The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-03 00:00:00

DOCK CO,lflfl.77'Eli.

The usual weeldyineeting of this committee was held
at one o'clock, yesterday, in the Dock Offices, Mr, Charles
Tartur in the chair, The other members present were
Messrs. Rankin, R.)binson, Evans, Halhead, .Ohiloner,
Rounthwaite, Robertson Glidstone, Barber, Clint, Ailder-
son„ Rathbone, lin,b,back, Bold, Chilton, Smith, and
Lockett.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and
confirmed.
The Sub Committee of works recommended that-tile'
tender of Mr. Robert DAlgleislk jun., to make and erect
.on .the south side of the quay of the Prince's Doelth
ten ton crane for 4245, and :of Messrs. Pickup and
Buchanan to restore the crane on the quay of the half
tide Canning,Basin, both, works to be completed in a
month, be accepted and confirmed.
The Warehouse Sub Committee reported, in regard to
the Albert warehouses, the resignation of Mr. J. Bell,
assistant examining clerk. The sub Committee were
ordered to fill up the vacancy.
In the Marine Departnient the sub committee recom-
mended that Richard Formby be appointed one- of. the
crew of the Formby life boat in the room of his brother
deceased. • Confirmed.

A letter was read from Mr. Chapman, tenant of the
Refreshment' R oms, Landing Stage, requesting to be
allowed to make' certain, alterations, and also to sell
British wines in them'. It, was rderred to the sub com.
mittee. '
At the instance of the Health Committee, sanctioned
by the Council, it was ordered that the surveyor should
confer with the borough engineer as, to the levels of
Wellington street, Toxteth Park, and report on the same.
The death of' Mr. \Whim clerk of the
treasurer, was reported, and the treasurer was authorised
to recommend a person for the vacancy. •
This concluded the gener .1 business.

LIVERPOOL A.RCH4TECII.URAL 'AND
,ARCIUEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

The friends of thissociety held their usual periodical 'mUeting
on VS edriesdaY evening, at .the Royal Institution, Colquitt
street. Mr. Hargraves, one of the vice presidents, occupied the
chair. The 'secretary announced the following donations :
A pamphlet on Brickmaking, by Mr: William Chamberlain ;
.the Building News; the Examiners' Report of the Society
for the Eneouragement -of Arts,, Manufactures; and Com-
merce, presented_ by ,Dr. Hume ; Designs for Enamelled,
and Ornamental Window Glass, and Designs for Coloured
Ornamental Windows, from the glass works of Chance
thers and Co., near Birmingham; alio, the concluding portion
of the late Mr. Biitton's Autobiography, from Mit. Britton.
• Mr. E. G. Paley, of Lancaster, was unanimously elected a
professional member of the society.
There was no paper read, but the evening was devoted to
what is termed miscellaneous communications, and amongst
others, Mr. Davis explained, frorn.aldrawing that had previously
been exhibited geographically, the Rivington Pike schen* fog
which he received the thanks of the meeting.:
The Wellington_testimonial .question 'Was mooted by Mr.
Haigh, who exhibited , the plan of a Colatim; but condemned.
the idea of having such a testinionial as 'a Column where there
were so many shafts, and the difficulty wo&d'he to distinguish
the one from the ether. He thought' that the observations
made by Mr. Aikin and oliers,.at the meeting of the cora-
mittee, ridiculing the idea of a oolumn, wire welt deserving of
attention.

Mr. Bonk censured the idea of having a column for a statue
on the top of it.
After Borne further remarks, in the mrse of which the idea
of having a column and a statue was unanimously condemned,
a vote of thanks was passed, to the chairman, and the meeting
separated,