The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-20 00:00:00

WALLASEY LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.

At a meeting of this board, held at the board room, Egro-
mont, Mr. Pooley presided. The following members wore
present :—Messrs. W. R. Coulborn, E. W. Coulborn, S.
Ball, H. Fishwick, J. Wilson, T. B. Hughes, Nathaniel
Caine, H. Littledale, and W. Chambers.
The first business was the adoption of a motion to the
following effect :—" That Messrs. Chambers, Caine, W. Coul-
born, Odell, Ball, and the Chairman, be a committee to con_
sider and conduct, under control of the board, all proceedings
that may arise out of the resolution agreed to by the last
extraordinary meeting of the board, and all ocher parliamentary
business of the board for the session 1857." The chairman
said this course had been rendered necessary by two members
of the former committee having retired, through which the
committee was, de facto, defunct. _ _

Mr. Littledalo was requested again to form one of the com.
mittee, but that gentleman declined to accede to the request.

After some discussion, Mr. W. Coulborn proposed that the
best thanks of the board be given to the former committee for
its services ; and that Mr. Hughes, Mr. W. Coul born, and the
chairman, be selected as the new parliamentary committee.
Mr. Littledale seconded the amendment, which was then
adopted.
Mr. W. Coulborn said the chairman and himself had an
interview at the town hall with the chairman of the committee
of the Liverpool corporation, before bringing in the bill. On
that occasion they pointed out to him that if 600, or any like
number of yards, were kept clear for the Woodside steamers,
there ought, in all fairness, to be a passage kept clear for the
Wallasey steamers. The chairman told them very frankly, in
point of fact, that they wanted, in times of fog, to compel people
to go by the Woodside ferry. Ho (Mr. Coulborn) had perso-
nally no objection to this arrangement; but he believed the
people of Wallasey would scarcely subscribe to that doc-
trine. Ho considered this an important point, and it was
requisite that the committee should have the power to deal
with if:

Mr. Ball, to strengthen the hands of the committee in
reference to this matter, proposed that a memorial be sent froin
that board to the Liverpool town council, embodying these
vie ws.

This suggestion was agreed to.
The Chairman then submitted a resolution to the following
effect :—" That existing circumstances render it advisable to
make an alteration in the office of clerk to the board." A
month ago a claim was made by Mr. Penny, a member of that
board, as the representative of the lord of the manor, to the
proprietorship of a piece of land called "The Hooks," of
which that board had always been considered the owners.
Recent circumstances had brought this dispute to a much
nearer issue, and rendered a final settlement more imminent.
They stood antagonistic to Mr. Penny in this matter, and they
would have to proceed to law to sustain their right to the land,
or give it up altogether. Now it happened, very unfortunately
for them, that the clerk of that board was also the solicitor to
their opponents. He (the chairmain) did not see how Mr.
Hassall could be their solicitor and Mr. Penny's also. He
had no feeling against Mr. Hassall ; ho only wished the in-
terests of the parish to be effectually secured. The land in
dispute was of very great value to the parish, as it would
by and by, it was anticipated, put the parish in an easy
financial position.
Mr. Littledale strongly opposed the motion. He thought it
was altogether uncalled for; and if they could not repose
confidence in a gentleman who had so ably and faithfully
served them, upon his word, he should be sorry to continue a
member of the board.

Mr. Chambers then addressed the board in favour of Mr.
Hassall, eulogising his character, and denouncing the contem-
plated change as unnecessary and dishonourable. He
concluded by proposing a motion expressive of the thanks
of the board to Mr. Hassall, for his past services, and its full
confidence in him.
Mr. Caine was glad that explanations had been made, and
after them he was happy in approving of the motion.
Mr. Coulborn also expressed his desire that Mr. Hassall
should be retained, with every confidence.
The motion was approved.
The board then adjourned.

Mom, MESS REGULATIONS.—The Lords of the Admiralty
have issued a circular calling the attention of the officers
of the fleet to the fact, that the mess expenses are greater
than are sanctioned by the rules of the service, and direct-
ing that the existing extravagance and irregularity be put
a stop to, and that stewards be prohibited from selling
wines, spirits, &c., such unnecessary expenses and irregulari-
ties being embarrassing, prejudicial for example, and
iipjurious to discipline.
EMIGRATION TO MEXI'O.--In. order to encourage emigra-
tion to Mexico, nearly 50,000 acres of land, between Vera
Cruz and Jalapa, have been set apart by the Mexican
government. The emigrants are to form four colonies. 100
acres are to be given to each emigrant for cultivation, and
also enough land to build a residence. For the first
three years the emigrant is to pay no taxes, and he cut
introduce, free of duty, all-kinds of grain, field and agricul-
tural implements, and whatever is necessary for personal
use. All emigrants are to be conveyed from Vera Cruz to
their place of residence at the expense of the government,
and to receive a present of a milch cow each. The soil
between Vera Cruz and Jalapa is described as most fertile,
and the climate salubrious.

DEBT OF HoNDUR tS. —A "Sufferer" complains, to a
London morning cotemporary of yesterday, as follows :—A
convention having been lately signed between this country
and Honduras, by which valuable territory has been ceded
by England to the latter, and a commission having also
been appointed to settle 11 British claims on that state, a
favourableopportunity now presents itself to bring to the
notice of government the following fact : Honduras, as one
of the five federal central American states, contracted a debt
in England in 1824, of which debt she subsequently (in
1838) engaged to take upon herself two-twelfths as her
proportion. The non-fulfilment of this engagement up to
the present day has inflicted severe loss on the unfortunate
bondholders.