The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-11 00:00:00

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djacent streets, But I conceive that, to a great extent,
an
thee
difficulties may be overcome. At all events. I will not
longer remain chargeable with being a persevering censor vit.thna
~
out submitting a definite and practicable plan for Tam
rio
the defects pointed out. With all deference, therefore, I
a proposition to the council. If you will place 74:,
block plans at my disposal, with your surveyor's or e
Ita
noer's levels of the adjacent streets, I will, at my
charge, cause to be prepared a model, constructed to a smiler
showing the foot walks and carriage ways, with the se'reTe
flights of steps, as, in me judgment, they ought t°, •;6
arranged ; also the adjacent streets, each with its reetti,
position and inclination. This I will submit to the counilaret:
approval, modification, and rejection, as to them may seeal
Waiting the favour of a reply to this proposal. I ani° 6-4
faithfully yours, DooTfl•
Liverpool, Ist Dec., 1856.
Mr. Alderman Turner suggested that it should
referred to the St. George's Hall committee. nress
Mr. Gladstone thought the council ought to ex; or
the,r thanks to Mr. Booth. They had in bin
raceoo
man, who offered to help them out of the disg e,„,
lehle'e they had got ; and the town stood indebted to
fat' his ee,,e,eeunication. To refer the letter merely t,t, L.;
St. Hatt committee, would be to refer it to bil°lo'b
who had been lookine
would have built a library eed museum twice overt. the
on while all that money irwas
being wasted. He moved that ti;e grateful thanks
council be presented to Mr. Booth.
Mr. Livingstone seconded the motion. ,e tatetelell
Mr. Jeffery suggested that the motion a.--
1P saeefeee
order to avoid any delay, that the council -.•
accepted Mr. Booth's proposal. iisoll
Mr. Gladstone agreed to embody the suggestion
motion. tnOti
Mr.
,Turner said he had no objection', to ae°l'
motion.
The motion eras accordingly carried. ,„,,wjedt
A letter from Mr. Wybergh, late treasurer, aee,"etity
ing the receipt of the council's resolution, on el° „0" the
meat, and expressing his thanks, was read ; and, le, fee
motion of Mr. S. Hohne, ordered to be inserted 0"
minutes. re'
A Memorial from the Homoeopathic nisPerleaelloWds
questing the use of St. George's Hall, for a eolicee.
of the institution; and a letter from Mr. Fredericatectio
requesting the use of the hall, on behalf of the Pr,°°'
erse
Burial Society, for the purpose of holding a ineet'
referred to the St. George's Hall committee. te,if for:,
A memorial from Mr. Charles Reynolds, prar"ee'ef eeo"
revision of the existing scale of charges for the e'D'iloite'
George's Hall, was read. [This memorial was Pe
in our paper of Thursday last.] that that
Mr. Robertson Gladstone said : :In moving "„,mittrl
memorial be referred to the St. George's Hall ee'"„eatiote
and in the hope that it will receive their serious .tuba'
I cannot refrain from expressing my deep regre4. distir
meritorious an effort should have met with slieh,"ass"te%
trous result. (Hear, hear.) I think we may ret; tAtv"
that there is much more than merely meets the,etY,;'betiv-,
opening of St. George's Hall at a low price, for dare
of the poorer classes of society. The council, u."-ea art
are aware that, under the present system, lieell'eerfor:
granted by the magistrates to publichouses, for the,Copt
mance of music and singing. if the poorer Cla99eBlo
tba
obtain admission to hear music without P3341* Alegi
e,-
shape which is so extremely injurious to tbe taro ie
that is, by the purchase of drink in the I 0
stance, I should be the very last to interfereiderett
, manner which, in other respects, would not be o°_ li
,eg t 4/
rong
1 justifiable, because it is both unpleasant and;o beittempt to deny to one class what is allowed the 0,00°"
But I would venture to draw the attention la tbe
to the fact, and I hope they will agree with iels,e4 irtel
opinion I venture to form upon the subject, that
pew
price of St. George's Hall be reduced to a minin3° 00'
for cheap concerts, under these circumstances tilfgralite
rid
trates might be relieved altogether from the duty f
ing licenses to public houses for the purpose o wool
what they call concerts. I feel convinced that thispeopie
confer a great moral boon ; and I think the Peereraphd
themselves would join with us in expressing ea,
the licenses should be withdrawn in such cases, Lie er
we allowed them to be afforded an unobjectionae
Talent. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Alderman Parker said he intended on the ebo
day to make a motion in the committee, whie.heleld be
would meet the views of the memorial. 110 made,
ever, to correct a statement which had been ter„,"' rto,dl
effect that the organ performances had not pai-n
October, 1855, to October, 1856, no less a 9tn plt
had been paid into the treasury of Liverpool a 9 1040'0
tees of these performances by the skill of that Ode
nary man, Mr. Best, upon that instrument. o.'ooo
extraordinary, for no otizer man could have drawn
peonle in the hall in that time. aside° tw
Mr. Jeffery asked what amount was set the
committee for the use of thelha
Mr. i
Parker sad uo
i they didnot put anything d°Wilf°l:o,
use of the hall. (Oh. oh, and laughter.) A the N.
Mr. Alderman S. Holme : The council flxese",sto'
for the hall, and the memorial referred by L"s.--,e
committee, will receive every consideration. evee'JbolleL
ber of the committee being desirous of letting the
feu,
cheaply as possible. Every performance invollooteri
great expense in gas light, and a great number ei g, int
are required to clean the hall the following 1n0r,,,° rete
at the same time, I admit that the charges shoti,ee,,o te7,
as reasonable as they possibly can, and as useful ; bee,"
great class of the community, to whom allusion noel
made. I rise more especially for the purpose by Ce
that I cordially agree with the remarks M- f vi
Gladstone with reference to the haunts of irf.
by which the building is surrounded esose
anything could be done for the 'Pap
drawing people away from those demoralising den 1, fo
are ruining young men by hundreds in this town_ettd
one, should be glad if the legislature arnrd
with the power to refuse licenses to those den er'1"0":411'0
which—l speak from my experience as a n3agl:s,t,7° (Or'
a disgrace and an abomination to the COranautml•
hear.) Gleerge
The memorial was then referred to the St•nrrier...4.4
Hall committee.
A memorial was read from several coal Pr:ae'?
requesting to be informed whether the council Acre f.f
according to the former practice, to invite teneeerr
the supply of coals to the pumping engines a the
reiSe+
water sttions. edgebatedo
Mr. S. a
Holme said the council did invariabllt t.
but in consequence of Messrs. Parry and Fee 4 di host
supplied such a bad article, 'the /committee bad
the nip
circulars to be sent round to eight or nine olrolo,ho'fi
respectable coal proprietors who had tendered rer.
and of these they would accept the lowest te011„10c1
of
would only apply until the completion of the Per
ti
nt coract. 0101
Mr. James Holine said, as far as the seater beef tiele
ll
were concerned, they expected that in a ye
the pumping engines would be stopped.
es tot°
Mr. Jeffery asked whether the sections we he
continued.weald
Mr. Alderman Cooper said some of thew' ,00
discontinued. uestWlo
A. letter was read from Mr. Waddington Ng,' oil :,
the part of Sir George Grey, to be infornle" al re
grounds the council were of opinion that addition
th.c
trates are required. Wee foll
Mr. Alderman Turner said one plain reason tbeo,
nine magistrates. whose names appeared uP°I/ 10 ev'.
never
quence attendof having ed, either because of ill-health, or
tao e
The Mayor was requested to reply to the 0o
pre'tion. at eig,
A letter from Mr. B. Collis, complaining e en, eye
miser were injured by a steam engine, erect e" fioa °Any
Heap near them, which he alleged to be a eriolegeoo, ,
terms of -Messrs. Heap's lease from the ee
referred to the finance committee. •
The council then rose.
ate
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Some investimations are, it appears, beings.,„barg sot
gularities committed by employes of the Yeritise
Glasgow Railway. The nature of these irregUlar
tea to
explained. • derlio°ial
On Monday a new Roman Catholic church,thes oul sttal
pelt
St. Mary and St. Michael, and erected in C j3lo°-nii.
Roadßal east, close to the Shadwell station of 0%00
Railway, was was opened for public worship, his Put"
dinal Wiseman officiating on theoccasin. ste
figs
The committee appointed some time ago to of Pi deb
establish a Juvenile Reformatory for the boronglito
have determined to erect the building npon 10
about four miles from the town, and subscriptions'
commenced for defraying the necessary exPensesijusfiliGrsoll
MELANCHOLY AND FATAL ACCIDENT F10°,3 der6tioet
On Sunday evening, at the Belton Park Poe", g-vpreieidth
tham, Mr. W. H. Newcome, aged 20, a cbentisees.-00°,i,ird
was drowned while skating.
another apprentice, named Welborn, and there 13:heleiteg
peerson, W. Cook, anprentice te M.
Gamble, renit-tio
He bad gone to tP.' ret
fromlccome had first ventured on the ice, and Wel atbetlaV
ice near a little island to the edge of the Po,Pia sesi.tfals
broke, and he was immersed up to the Itee's,n foe Ligcsseti
Cook attempted to get to him in his k but t'" or" e
and he scrambled out as well as he csouald." Weibr°,ll. efollli
to the island without skates, to get nearer to Polo his, to
but gat in up to his middle, and el
was glad to eed oil
out. He got a rail about three yards loogAa it to s' oce
throw it to him, but did not succeed, and odista.npie
chance of rescuing his companion. Cook then wiling
the root
of about a quarter of a mile to the pond wher;si hei or
were skating, to ask their assistance. 03 hjs: deed !IVO
Mr. Hutchinson, of Manthrope Lodge, and i°ll3; ato alto
what had taken place. Mr Hutchinson proceeue groom t
House for the d nd d I
ropes, a distance of a mile, a h bear- Pop
off with them to the spot. As he came OP, I:,eunsoccNefoolts
Newcome say, " Oh, make haste." After a" the 9.
atfempt bad been made to throw the rope to hiratile ice tad
and his fellow-servant crossed to the island over. r ,pe eri
oth
ropes tied to them—the groom with one end °f aan • or
him and the other end being held by anoth riraof P:ot
advanced on the ice to within five or six Yoruabe Could 00
fellow in the water, but it we; too late, for teeth' oat
grasp it, and only caught hold of it with 11.,,,e rope -pot
groom advanced another step to try to throvi out, ,
and entangle him for the purpose of draWiDg ;00..0
t that moment the poor fellow sank from Oben