Councillor A. Brown seconded the amend mentj which was carried. Councillor Newman taid the corporation could not get anything by attacking Mr Travers. He (Councillor Newman) did not think Mr Travers had treated the council properly. The council had committed blunders in connection with Mr Reeves* cass. He was strongly of opinion that before the town clerk was appealed to, they ought, if they possibly could, settle these questions without going to law. They had acted very hastily in connection with Corcoran's case, when they might, per haps, have settled it. Councillor S. Brown said it paid better to fight the action than to compromise it. Tbe Mayor contended that tbe council had not attacked Mr Travers. The action of the council had been framed on the exact words of the Attorney-General. Ha was astonished that any member of tbe council should lay himself open to be thus turned inside out. Councillor Newman asked how hie Worship could speak on the assignment when be bad said that he bad not seen it.
The Mayor replied he knew from the Town Clerk.
The Mayor was about to explain his opinion of the Corcoran action, when in consequence of e communication from one of the coun cillors, he put the motion, which was lost, Councillors Thompson, Newman, and Danks only supporting it. This concluded the busi ness.
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
