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common with every man in that Council, that illness prevented the late Sheriff from being present that day. Mr. Harle was well known to them all; and they knew also that his business capacities well fitted him for any public office. During his term of office in the past year- a year, he believed, in which there had been rather more work to do than usual-he had discharged the duties of Sheriff not only with credit to himself, but he had no doubt to the satisfaction of every member of the Council. (Applause) The hon. gentleman said he could only move a vote of thanks to Mr. Harle, and he regretted that gentleman was not present to return thanks on his own behalf.

Mr. Ald. ORMSTON begged most respectfully to second the vote of thanks to Mr. Harle for the way in which he had gone through the duties of the office of Sheriff. He had now to make an announcement with regard to himself, that in consequence of the altered position of his place of business, he had become disqualified from holding a seat in that Council. That would in all probability be his last appearance there.

The usual routine business of the Council was then proceeded with,

THE RETIREMENT OF MR. ALD. ORMSTON.

Mr. JOSEPH COWEN, jun.: Mr. Mayor, may I ask the Town Clerk, for the information of those gentlemen in this part of the room, where we cannot hear anything, whether Mr. Ormston is disqualified from being an alderman?

The TOWN CLERK: Clearly.

Mr. JOSEPH COWEN, jun: Is he also disqualified from being a Tyne Commissioner?

The TOWN CLERK said he was disqualified for both offices. Mr. Ormston was not on the burgess roll. If his name was on the burgess roll he would have been eligible for appointment as a River Commissioner; but not being on the burgess roll at all he is not eligible. If he were able to show that he is entitled to have his name on the roll, and had been accidentally omitted, they might supply the deficiency. But neither being on the burgess roll nor entitled to be on, he was neither eligible for the office of alderman nor Tyne Commissioner.

RETIREMENT OF THE MAYOR FROM THE TYNE COMMISSION.

Mr. HUNTER wished to know whether the Mayor (Mr. Ald. Dodds) would again act as Tyne Commissioner, as some gentlemen were at a loss how to record their votes in the matter.

The MAYOR said he had intimated some time ago that it was not his intention again to act as Tyne Commissioner.

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ELECTION OF ALDERMEN.

This year seven aldermen retired by rotation. They were all re-elected with the exception of Mr. Ormston, for reasons already stated, and the vacancy caused by his retirement was filled by the election of Mr. Thomas Wilson, the voting being as follows:

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The following did not vote:-Messrs. Ald. Sillick, Cowen, Keenlyside, Dodds Ridley, and Nichol, and Councillors R. B. Sanderson and C. Curry. Messrs. Sillick, Cowen, Keenlyside, Dodds, Ridley, Nichol, and Wilson were consequently declared to be duly elected aldermen.

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Mr. Ald. WILSON said that as he had been elected alderman for the first time he might be permitted to thank the Council for the high compliment they had been pleased to pay him. He could assure them that he very highly appreciated their kindness; and he hoped it would be his privilege to attend to the duties as an alderman as he had done to those of a councillor. (Applause.)

ELECTION OF TYNE COMMISSIONERS.

The Council next proeeeded with the election of six gentlemen to act as Tyne Commissioners.

Mr. GREGSON said he rose with great pleasure to propose a gentleman as a member of the Tyne Commission; and when he mentioned the name of Mr. Milvain, he thought he placed before them the name of a gentleman who combined every requisite qualification for the office. (Hear, hear.) First of all he was a great commercial man, and a thriving one; and, secondly, he was a great shipowner. Now, he (Mr. Gregson) thought that a man who was well acquainted with commerce and shipping was one of the fittest men to represent the interests of the town in the Tyne Commission. At the same time, he did not think that the Commission was a mere shipowners' question, or one of men to represent the three towns; but he thought that a man properly to represent their interests should be entirely independent of any particular interest. Now, as Mr. Milvain was not only a manufacturer but a shipowner, he (Mr. Gregson) thought that he contained within himself all the elements calculated to make a first-rate Tyne Commissioner.

Mr. Jos. CowEN, jun., said he had great pleasure in nominating Mr. Lockey Harle as a member of the Tyne Commission.

Mr. BENSON proposed Mr. Benjamin Plummer, feeling sure that the services of that gentleman were appreciated by them all.

Mr. HODGE nominated Mr. Ald. Philipson.

Mr. Ald. INGLEDEW proposed Mr. Ald. Ridley, whose merits, he said, were well known to them all.

Mr. Ald. BLACKWELL nominated Mr. R. B. M'Allum.

Mr. M'Allum proposed Mr. William Hunter.

Mr. JON. ANGUS proposed Mr. Thomas Hedley.

Mr. HEDLEY declined to stand.

Mr. R. B. BROWN begged to propose another gentleman for the vacancy in the River Tyne Commission. He had the pleasure of proposing Mr. John Harrison to represent the Council in the Tyne Commission. Mr. Harrison had been connected with a river in the county (at Warkworth), and he believed he had accomplished great things as regarded improvements. In fact, he had made a great harbour, and in the Tyne Commission he would be of great assistance to Mr. Ure and other gentlemen connected with the River Tyne. He had great pleasure in proposing that Mr. Harrison be elected a Tyne Commissioner.

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Mr. J. ROBINSON proposed Mr. Gregson.

Mr. HARRISON had great pleasure in seconding the nomination of Mr. M'Allum. He had known him for a great number of years. He was sure he would make a most excellent River Commissioner. The voting was then proceeded with, the result being as follows:

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Messrs. Ald. Keenlyside and Ridley declined to vote.

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The gentlemen thus elected were-Ald. Philipson and Ridley; Messrs. Plummer, Milvain, Harle, and Hunter. The whole of the retiring members were re-elected, with the exception of Mr. Ald. Dodds and Mr. Ald. Ormston, the vacancies created by the retirement of those gentlemen being filled by the election of Mr. Milvain and Mr. Hunter.

AUDITOR OF TYNE COMMISSIONERS' ACCOUNTS.

On the motion of Mr. Ald. RIDLEY, Mr. John Benson was reappointed auditor of the accounts of the Tyne Commissioners.

HACKNEY CARRIAGE BYE-LAWS.

A motion on the subject of these bye-laws, by Mr. John Benson, had appeared amongst the notices of motion for some months past, without an opportunity for discussing it having been given.

Mr. BENSON said there was an understanding a few months ago that before they proceeded with what might be called the breaking up of the Council, he should take the opportunity of the quorum present that day to give a final decision on the question of these Îong deferred bye-laws. He believed that they would lead to no discussion, as there could not be two opinions as to the desirability of such laws. He would take the liberty of just moving them.

Mr. Ald. HODGSON said he could not do that now.

Mr. BENSON said the bye-laws in question had nothing to do with the fares paid, but were necessarily a sequence of what had been done previously. The Town Clerk had looked these bye-laws over, and he (Mr. Benson) believed he was correct in stating that they were quite unobjectionable. Unless there was a disposition to raise technical difficulties, he saw no reason why they should not come to a formal decision on these bye-laws at that meeting. He begged to move formally

Mr. Ald. HODGSON: There are a great many objections to the regulations. You cannot move their adoption to-day.

Mr. BENSON said he must do his duty. He begged to move that the bye-laws of which he had given notice receive that day the approval of the Council. The Town Clerk had been kind enough to go through them, and to make some alterations; and he (Mr. Benson) believed that there was nothing in them that could be offensive to the town.

Mr. GREGSON begged to second the proposition. He might say in a very few words there was a decided necessity for these regulations. There was a large meeting that day, and it was a perfect farce for any gentleman to get up and say that these regulations should be shelved from time to time. A few months ago he took a cab from the Central Station to his house in New Bridge Street. He said "What is the fare?" The answer was 1s. 6d." He told the cabman that such a fare was not 1s. 6d. The cabman replied "Oh,

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