Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-27 00:00:00

MARKETS COMMITTEE

'The-fortnightly meeting of this committee, postponed
from last week in consequence of the, lamented death of Mr.
Alderman Chilton; was held yesterday, at theirown-hall.
Mr. Johnson, the chairman, presided, and the other
members present were--Messrs. sidley, Shimmin, Mel-
lor, and Haydock. Mr. Hutchinson, the general market
superintendent, Mr. Weiglitman, Cie surveyor, and Mr.
Tweedie, the treasurer, were in attendance.
Returns were submitted, showing a large increase of
revenue from St. John's Market. From the Fish Mar-
ket the receipt& for the past month were £ll6 17s. Bd.;
against £56 6s. Bd. in the corresponding month of last
yehr. The wage&in the same period last year, were £25;
thiS year, only £l4 13s. 6d. From St. John's Market
proper,. the receipts last month were £623 odd, against
£499 in the corresponding period of last year.
Mr. WEIGHTMAN, the Surveyor, explained his plans
for the renovation and enlargement of the public weigh-
ing machine in the Old Haymarket. With the improve-
ments contemplated on Shaw's-brow, it would:become
Ifemsaly tv remove the old machine house, and perhaps
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set it back a little.

Mr. Preston offered ss. ioa. per week for the butcher's
shop No. 20, in. St.. John's Market; another butcher
6s. ; and then there was a second offer from Mr. Preston
of 6s. 3d. The superintendent was instructed to make
inquiries, and the matter was left in his hands..
)1' It was agreed to post in every market a notice re-
questing the public not to employ any porter without a
badge.

THE MARKET RENTAL HOOKS.

The Treasurer submitted the following report upon
the subject of the market rental, and in reference to the
books :

ST. JOHN'S MARKET.

Arrears at commencement of the quarter ... £6 9 11
Total rental for quarter, if fully occupied ...1712 12 0

Cash received

£1719 1 11
1239 18 4

Leaving uncollected £179 3 7
Explained thus—Unlet during quarter:- Shops, El 17s. 3d. ;
butchers' stalls, £29 Is, 3d: ; butter stalls, £8 18s. 9d. ; egg
stalls, 4s: 7d. ; fowl tables, El Bs. ; flower stalls, El 7s. ; space,
£3 ; tables (hucksters' occupied,) £307 16s. 7d. ; tables (far-
mers occupied,) £123 Bs. Total, £477 Is. sd. Arrears to next
quarter, £2 2s. 2d. -

-.The lota receipts for St. John's Market in the quarter
being :-

For weekly rents
„ casual tolls._

£1239 18 4
. 750 11 9

Making altogether
, .
FISH MARKET.
Total rental for quarter
Cash received (account weekly rents)
Difference arrears, &c., carried forward
The total receipts for the Fish Market being
For weekly rents (as above)
„ casual tolls; weighing, &c

£1990 10 1

.£259 14 5
. 258.18 0
r £0 16 5

.£258 18 0
89 9 2

Making altogether £348 7 2
The committee will observe that the system upon which the
books have been made up is as follows : •
The tttal amount of the rental being ascertained by charging
each shop, stall, &c., at a weekly value, and this being taken
as the charge against the manager each week, the difference of
short payment is required to be explained either by the unlet
shops, stalls, &c., or by arrears to be collected in the next week
—a statement being made up each week and appended to the
account.

The committee having ordered that those books shall be laid
before them at each meeting, their attention, as also the atten-
tion of the inspector, will be regulary drawn to the subject.
At the end of each quarter the total differences are carried
out, showing the loss by unlet tenancies on the quarter, the
arrears to carry forward, &c.

It may be as Well to observe that the amount shown as repre-
senting unlet space, ,&c., John's Market—the amount
£307 16s. 7d. for huckstets' tables, and £123 Bs. for farmers'
tables, together £431 4s. 7d.---must be credited with £B5 of
the £750 Us. 9d. received as casual tolls during the quarter;
this latter amount being boa& up in part by casual lettings of
the hucksters' and farmers' tables.

The auditor, Mr. Rhind, has expressed himself satisfied
that the method upon which the books have been made up is
capable of showing satisfactorily the working of the market,
and also that it will much facilitate him in checking the ac-
counts. .

The committee's attention is drawn to the privilege claimed
by freemen to occupy stalls, &e., at half the amount of rent
paid by other tenants in the market. At the present time the
amount of this abatement is £45 3-i. 6d. per annum—viz., St.
John's, £2B 7s. Bd. ; St. Martin's, £l5 Ps. 10d. ; St.' James's
£1 Bs. ; total £45 Bs. 6d.

Aaeup. TWEEDIER Treasurer.
The CHAIRMAN observed that there appeared from
the report a large amount of unlet property ; but he
thought the returns were not accurate as to the amount
of the casual tolls.

Mr. SHIMMIN attempted to renew a motion which he
had made on the 20th. of July last, in reference to the
form of the rent-roll, and the mode of collecting the
market tolls,*but was stopped by an intimation from the
Chairman that such a motion would be irregular without
notice being given. Mr. Shimmin stated that he should
never be satisfied till the system of accounts was perfect.
This was thewhole of the general business; and the
committee soon afterwards adjourned.

CRICKETS, ANTS, COCKROACHES, OR BLACK BEETLES.—Their
effectual exterroinationby Greer's Patent Anti-Vermin Solution,
3d.; 6d., and is., at the Anti-Vermin Office, 49, 33rownlow-hill.

RATS, MICE, AND COCKROACHES.—Their extinction in one
night, or a few hours, by Greer's Patent Anti-Vermin Mixture,
2.1. ad., 6d., and Is., at the Anti-Vermin Oftiee 49, Brownlow-

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. . TILE BED-MCG AND FLl4.—Thbir immediate extirpation by
Grcer's Patent Anti-Vermin Lotion, 3d., 6d., and Is., at the
Anti-Vermin Office, 49, Brownlow-hill.

Mom I Fulls, AND FLEAS ON DOGS.—Their prevention and
cure, by Greer's Patent Anti-Vermin Lotion (Camphorated),
3d., 6d., and Is., at the Anti-Vermin Office, 49, Brovixlow-hill.

To MOTHERS AND NURSES.—To supersede the tardy use of
the line tooth comb in the nursery, and to cleanse the hair and
skin, preventing animalcule°, obtain Greer's Patent Anti-Vermin
Lotion (perfumed), 3d., 6d., and Is., at the Anti-Vermin Office,
49, Brownlow-hill.
INSECTS ON TREES, SHRUBS, AND PLANTS.—lnstantly and
effectually destroyed, and futurely prevented, by Greer's Patent
Anti-Vermin Lotion, ss. per gallon (sufficiently strong di.uted
with six gallons of water), at the Anti-Vermin Office, 49,

EXPORTS OF BRITISH AND IRISH PRODUCE.--The
Board of Trade returns for the month and eight months
ending the 31st of August, 1859, were issued on Satur-
day. We subjoin a statement of the total declared value
of the exports of British and Irish produce and manu-
factures during the month and eight months, including
only the ." enumerated" articles :
For the month. For eight months.
1857 L 19,750,149
1853 10,385,349
1859 11,269,341
Including the "unenumerated" articles, the aggregate
exports stand thus

For, the month. For
. 11,638,805
. 11,134,763
. 12,117,275

eight months,
84,666,718
75,596,564

BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.—WILLS V.
GIDLET. —This action, which was referred by order
of the Court of Queen's Bench, at the last summer
assizes, came on for hearing before Baldwin Fulford,
Esq., the arbitrator, last week, at Great Fulford. The
plaintiff is a middle-aged damsel of 68, and the de-
fendant an old gentleman of 70. It appears that some
two years since, defendant executed a marriage settle-
ment, by which he gave plaintiff an annuity during her
life ; from that time he has neglected to fulfil his con-
tract, while she has been hopelessly grieving at the
loss of her prospective husband, or, as the defendant
says, of -her annuity, he declaring that he has been
ready to marry, but that she, preferring his money to
himself, would never • "come to the scratch." Several
witnesses were examined, and the arbitrator having
heard the facts,. has reserved his decision.— Western
Vines.

DEATIt OF PROFESSOR ALISON OF EDINBURGH.—
We regret to notice the death of Dr. -William Pulteney
Alison, late Professor of the Practice of Physic in the
University of Edinburgh, which took place at Edin-
burgh in the end of last week. The deceased, who was
born in 1790, was the brother of Sir Archibald Alison,
the historian, and was the son of the Rev. Archibald
Alison, an Episcopal clergyman in Edinburgh, who about
the end of last century obtained a considerable literary
reputation by the publication of his Essays on
Taste. Dr. W. P. Alison," who had while yet a young
man shown the highest talent in and devotion to his
profession as a medical practitioner, was as early as
1820 chosen by the Edinburgh Town Council to fill
the chair of Medical Jurisprudence in the University
there, and was successfully promoted to chairs of still
higher importance until in 1842 he was appointed
Professor of the Practice of Physic. This chair he
held till 1855, when he resigned owing to ill health,
being succeeded in it by Dr. Thomas Laycock. The
deceased was not only for many years one of the
heads of the medical profession at • Edinburgh, and
gained for himself a wide reputation by the publication
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will long bo cherished with a degree of affection and
admiration which are the posthumous inheritance of
few. He will long be remembered as one of the most
humane, the most upright, and the most amiable of
men.

SEPTEMBER 27, 1853

THE WATER COMMITTEE.

This committee met yesterday, at the usual hour, in.
the Town-hall. Mr. Hodson presided ; and there were
present—Messrs. Crellin, Turner, Farnworth, Mellor,
iJeffery, Woodruff, Wagstaff, and Bennett.