The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-09-06 00:00:00

been represented. He hoped that that statement would
be published to the world. There was no doubt that

Liverpool had, at one time, stood in a very unenviable
position in a sanitary point of view ; but she had gone
on gradually improving, for in 1837 they found that the
death-rate was at 39 in the 1,000, and now it was only
171. This statement should be made known, and it
was only fair that the London papers which had pub-
lished the Registrar-General's statement should
these facts. He hoped also that the ratepayers would
consider these facts, and not be again deceived. The
committee had spent nearly four millions of money, and
everything had been done that could be fur the
improvement of the sanitary state of the town. Mr.
Dover, then, in reply to the observation made by Mr.
Jeffery, said it was perfectly true that Dr. Duncan, Mr.
Newlands, and Mr. M'Gowan were about to attend the
Social Science meeting in Glasgow, and he knew that
such visits were of great advantage to the town, and he
was surprised that Mr. Jeffery should have alluded to
it in the manner he had done. Those gentlemen did
not drive the committee to any expense; they paid all
their own expenses; and by so doing rendered great
and valuable services to the town, as they got informa-
tion at such gatherings which was extremely useful.
In conclusion, he said he had been requested by the
Health Committee to complain of the want of accom-
modation at the Cornwallis-street offices, and to request
an answer 89 to what pusition they stood in in reference
to the new public offices in Dale-street, and whether it
was likely that there would be soon any steps taken on
that point.
The MAYOR said it would be out of order to answer
that question until the Finance Committee had sent up
their report.

Mr. BELOE thanked Mr. Dover for affording himself
and the public so much valuable information as to the
state of the town in a sanitary point of view. He urged
upon the committee the desirability of having the most
accurate returns, and suggested that in consequence of
the great number of strangers who visited Liverpool
(20,000 at least.) that there should be a distinction made
in the returns of those who had only lived seven days in
the one place, and those who might be considered as the
real inhabitants.

Mr. BOWRTNU thought that considerable benefits
would accrue from the visits of the three gentlemen to
the Social Science meetings.
Mr. CROPPER said that at the last meeting of the
association, at Bradford, he had attended, and be could
assure them it was a most painful exhibition to hear the
hour's discussion between Mr. Theodore Rathbone and
Mr. M'Gowan, in reference to the lodging-house ques-
tion. That squabble lasted for upwards of an hour, and
he hoped that if suoh another scene was to be enacted,
that none of their officers would be permitted to take
part in it.
Mr. Clint was proceeding to comment upon the Health
Committee sending their servants to Social Science
meetings, when
Mr. DOVER said—We do not send anybody. Those
three gentlemen go in their own time, and pay their own
expenses. It was all very well for persons to make
statements and say that the committee had sent them,
:end then base their own argurneLts upon such asser-
tions. The committee had not, nor did they intend to
send anybody.
The general proceedings were then confirmed.
ST. GEORGE'S HALL COMMITTEE.

The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Courts
of Law and St. George's Hall Committee comprised-
1. A recommendation to adopt the plan and estimates
submitted by the Surveyor for a fiooring for St. George's
Hall, at a cost not exceeding £4OO. 2. A recommenda-
tion to adopt a scale of charges for the use of St. George's
Hall for concerts, which was to the effect that, for cheap
concerts, the Hall should be let for 16 guineas, and the
next price should be £2l, and the highest £2B.
On the motion of Alderman J. H. Turner the pro-
ceedings were confirmed.