The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-09-07 00:00:00

THE WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.

The usual weekly meeting of the Wallasey Com-
missioners was held last evening, at the public-offices,
Wallasey. The chair was occupied by Mr. Pooley.
The aid members present were Messrs. Boyd, Bryerly,
Caine, Pishwick, Hdrtisot, Hill, Holmes, Marshall, and
Isaacs.

The proceedings of the Works and Elealth, Gas and
Water, and Finance Committees, were read and con-
firmed.

FERRY COMMITTEE.

. The proceedings of this committee were read.
AWE., in an able and lengthy speech, criticising
the history of the Ferry Cainmittee, and showing the
importance which the board and the public generally
would derive by purchasing lite tellies, roved the fol-
lowing resolution :
"Theinhabitants of the parish of Wallasey' fta'ving
declared in November, -1857, by the assent of a poll,
that the ferries, should no longer remain in the
hands of private traders, a special. Act of Parlia-
ment was passed 25th of June, 1858, to enable
the CoMmissioners of the Local Board to carry .out the
witheS of the" inhabitants. 'Under the provisions of that
Act the commissioners' proceeded to ascertain in the
manner therein.presaribed, the value of each ferries,.
and the sum awarded 'de such value is £60,002, including
compensation for -refining the boats. Having regard,
therefore, to the wishes of the inliabitants as expressed, •
and to the provisions of the Act of Parliament so obtained
1 thedeiire and at the expense of the ratepayers it
is resolved in order to keep faith with, the public,
and to_carry:into atfect:the:provisions of the Act of Par-
liament,' the Ferry ComMittee be, and are hereby,
authorised to borrow, 'at such rates, and for such
periods .as may appear to them desirable, and upon
the securities mentioned in the Act, a sum not exceed-
, ing £75,000, to be -applied to the payment of the
amount awarded to the New Brighton and Egremout
and lessees of S.eacombe Ferries, and to such other
purposes under the provisions of the act of Parliament
as may be hereafter determined ; and further,. that so
_soon as. arrangemetfts for obtainint the money shall be
Completed, the Lay.v7clerk be here y instructed to take
the necesszry steps to obtain fot the board the possession'
of all the three ferries."
The motion was seconded by Mr. Holmes.
Mr flo nOved an amendment to the effect " that
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until ther requisitions with ,respect to the title and deli-
very of the ferries are complied with, it is not expedient
matter."to take any further steps in the
The amendment rats seconded by Mr.- Fishwick, and
wad after a great deal ot,GisCussion, lost through the
casting Nide of the Chairtan.

, A committee Was alVointed to carry out the provi-
sions of the resolution, and ate the formal business had
been completed the meeting terminated. ,

THE BIDSTON Tulston appeared
at the Birkenhead Police-court, yesterday, in answer to
• a summons for refusing to pay the toll at the Bidston-
gate oh the 23rd nit. Mr. Bretherton appeared for the
)6iniiplainafit,,and Mr. Conway (barrister), for the defen-
dant. The facts of the case were these—On the day in
question a party of volunteers hired one of Evans's
omnibusses, and proceeded id Leasowe for.:riffe.practice.
At Bidston they claimed exeraptiat front the payment
of toll, on the ground that they were voittnteers. The
gate-keeper (a woman) refused to allow them to' pass;
but, after a good deal of squabbling, she was- removed,
and the omnibus and volunteers passed through the gate.
On cross-examinaiioa one of the volunteers failed to
substantiate the statement that all the parties •in the
vehicle were 'volunteers, and on that account, after a
great deal of argumentation on the part .of the legal
gentlemen; the magistrate fined the defendant 41s and
costs. Mr. Conway gave notice of appeal.
, NEW PATENTS.--Patents :granted for.the week ending
4th September, 1860:—Christian Schiele, of Lower
Bebbington, "Improvements in obtaining and apply-
ing motive power from ocean or other waves." Joseph
.Broel, of Manchester, " Certain improvements in the
manufacture of soap." A communication to him from
abroad,.by A. B.,Devine, of New York, U.S. George
Spiller, of London, " Improvements in knapsacks."
Jame Rae, of New Cross, "Improvements in construct-
ing iron ships, part of which are applicable to the
rivetting of boiler and other plates," • Johl Langman,
Of Devon, "An improved cartridge, anr method of
manufactnring the same." Alexander Shand, of Liver-
pool, " Improvements in preparing or bleaching coir
fibre and coir yarns." .A communication to him from
abroad, by Charles Shand, residing at Colombo, Ceylon.
—Communicated from the British, and Foreign Patent
Olives, 4, G'layton-square.