Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-08 00:00:00

TOXTETH PARK ,BOARD OF 114A1,ff1L

• , .
The monthlY meeting of. .this Board was held yester-
day at the Pahlie .offices, Park ,Road. Mr. '{pass
ocenpiedthe chair, and the other nse,nabers pr seat viore
, —Mgcas
re us, 'Woodhead, Daroic,.lllll, faddltey,,O.
Boult, Rogers, and E. :Hughes. -
The minutes of the Last 'mepting_having been read,
Mr. IttrouEs asked 'for a copy of the letter in which
Mr. Atherton made an ofer to the board respecting the
sewer in Wellington Road.
The CHAIkoiAN explained that the letter referred to
contained no offer. The ,eriginal was .not there at
hand, but they had a copy,which Mr. lipighes could
refer to.
The letter wi
gs, then read, And after some discussion
as to whether it did or not cotritain an offer, 412 e Board
.concluded it did ;not contain any precise offer.
Mr. Huou ES alter a long and irksultory speeeL during
which he was frefoently called to .order, said that the
subject he had to bring before the,toard was, the sup-
posed offer of £2BO which they ware led to suppose
emanated from the Wavertree board, but which it now
turned out was not a tcen4 fide offer.
Mr. BOULT said that Mr. Hughes had made senral
insinuations which were vite unfounded„ and which be
considered ought to be withdrawn.
After a great deal of further discussion the matter
dropped, and the proceedings of the committee were
read and their confirmation moved by Ur. Whitehead.
The committee, among otker matters,
recommended
that a petition ebe presented to Parliament "raying that
a standing order be maintained, so that the rolooters of
private bills for public works be- reluire to Aleposit
Parliamelitary plans with the clerks of localiboikrds of
health whose districts are effected by the bills, 'ruut that
other local boards be invited to support the petitiop,
That a copy . of Sir G. C. Lewis's highway bill be pro-
Tnt also, that clauses ,A-9 B, C, D, and E be inserted
bill, xol37posed London and North Western Railway
Messrs. .2 .ae prepared by Mr. Baylis, and altered by
~,,Toth
hat a
Aoki wan nd Co.
or-
tion of the Es said he objected. to confirming
the,
p
bill. lie dir?eeedings which related to the Railway
this in consequence of the enormous ex-
pense to which theleaving the matter i board had been put last year by
discussion the procenerl'he hands of the law. After some
caption of the clause ings
tioned by Mr. Hughes.
The Engineer's repnloreitl were confirmed, with the ex-
reference to the proposers laid before the board, with
by which it appeared tha'Jit'ilieuing
ably improved and widened Pr,: This
of mithdown-lane,
This wagall the business haSd been consider-
) an, the board adjourned,

MERCANT'ILE- MARINE SERVICE
ASSOCIATION.

•Theousnal monthly meeting of this association was
held:yesterdaY, at twdlve o'clock, in the office, Water-
•street. Capt. Sproule:presided, and the other members
present were —Captains W. 0. Campbell, H. R. Cum-
ming, John Olive, G. H. Corbett, M. J. Hammith, IL
.I'..Thamionby- W. P. Worwell, Samuel Roddock, George
1: Wheeler, Robert Kenny, Sydney Smith, William James
Bryan, H. E. Strickland, John B. Westcott, William
.Avoa, Tucker (Ist ,officer of the Conway), Joseph
Thompson, William :Hamilton, H. J. Ward, George
,Roeke, Edward Ccenforth, J. S. Walker; R. Laniont,
Esq., Thomas Clarke, Jun., Esq., and D. B. Morton,
13461. _

- -
itt the request %Mlle vehairmln, Mr. B. J. Thomson,
secretary, read tke lolloWing report for the last two
months:—
•

During the montlas.ict December and January, the council is
2 lappy to report thattke same steady advance which has marked
the progress of the awociation, has continued. The old members
citl maintain their interest in its efforts, and a large addition of
:mew members has been obtained. During the last two months
tka number of new members was twenty-five. In the month of
sDecember the receipte'frorn donations and subscriptions were
..430 19s. 6d., and in.lanuary436 4s. 6d.
The council has had,under its notice, at the request of the
committee for estahlishingand maintaining a Mission to Seamen
,on the •river Merseyothe prospectus of that institution, and
iheartily sympathising, in every attempt to improve theinordl
.s.s well as the sociaLoondition of all classes of the sere ce, it
drusts that all the members of the association will tssist, and
give such facilities as they can for furthering the progress of
this good work.

• Learning that the*lot ~committee of the Mersey Docks and
;Harbour Board were about to-appoint examiners for the exami-
Aiation of the masters and officers of coasting steamers for
:pilotage certificates,.the. ()often suggested to the pilot coin-
=Wee the advisability of the association being allowed to re-'•
.command one of such,examiners. The council was, however,
Informed that the -.superintendent of pilots, the marine sur-;
veyor, the assi4.tut =amine surveyor, andthe harbour master,
ii had already been appointed examiners, and that the appli-
-- ration on behalf of the association must be declined. A .
representation wa. then adiressed to the Mersey Docks and
Harbou, Board, urging that, independently of the fact of the
entlemen named as examiners being all in the service of the
board, very great dissatisfaction has existed since the passing
of the 31errhant Shipping Act, 1854, among the members of
the service in the coasting trade, on Account of the want of
proper arrangements for,the examination of masters and officers
• and the obstacles which, notwlthstaading every remonstrance
had been- placed in the .way of gentlemen desirous to obtain ,
pilotage certifteates, that any one named by the Council would
'bring to
,the ,assistanceof the examiners an-ampunt of practical
;knowledge gained from experience in tradiiig to and from the
snort which could not fail to be of great value and service, and ,
'that the granting* of the request would give to the masters and
~officers inteuevsaliinotataining pilotase certificates confidence .1
in the examiners.

The Dock Board having replied that it did not deem •it ex-
,rpedient to mid to The examiners, the Council has felt it to he
its duty to lay the ,eorrespondence on the subject before the
/Board of Trade.

The Counethrosseh,regrots to. have been obliged to take this
reourse, but it feels.that the examiners, having been ap7ointed
rrofessedly to gi3,-e satisfaction to the service, it was only fair
,that there shoula be upon it some gentlemen at all events

horou ghly amisversant ;with the coasting steam trade; and

that. as by the Merchant'Shipping -Act 01.1654, the exclusive
Night of pilotagp :formerly enjoyed:by the pilots 'was allowed,
.and the principle laid down that any master might pilot .his
eirtrn shin, care .being. taken that- he .posseste 1 the necessary.
!,I,,floalificationi to ;insure, the safety of life and...property, it Was
proper that the oertioe, es a body, should be represented
3.among the examiners.

TheMenisriallo Ake-13oarti of Trade, setting out the altera-
4r-dons which were, en behalf of the asseciatiOursUggested to be
:made in the. Merchant; Shipping Act has been-embodied hi the
dorm of a petitiou.to the House of Commons.
A committee hassecently been granted by the house, on the
,nnotion of Mr. Linelgay,.M,P:, to inquire into the act. The
.cnuncil is thetrefose desirous that the petition whould be for-
warded to Parliament as'early as practicable. dt now lies for
Aiv—..ature •in the Rending-room, 20. Water-street; and the
eoskiteil trusts that all masters, and officers, whether they have
joined the association or not, will show the unanimous wish of
ti . .C.vice for the amendment of the act by signing the
ixttition. Captain C. H. E...luclkins, of the Britich and North
American royal mail 'steamship Persia, has been appointed a
:member of the school-ship committee, in the place of Captain
Watkins, who bac left Liverpool.. The council is happy to have
fbeenenabled to katocure,the active services of a member who
hasathe interest elf Ihe sebool.ship so much at heart, and:who
jittlig.laone so muck to.make.it known and Promote its success.
,The council leatzted :with sincere regret the death of Captain
ILurriFon, of the Great Eastern. He was one of the first mem-
bers of the association, and though necessarily absent i i,Lon-
tioupaiways took the fis'eliest interest in its .operstions, and
alwas gave ris active assistance to the various ,4eontations
ivt3OhlavT from lime to time waited on behalf of the associa-
tion on the Government. As; a• sailor and as a gentleman he
was ds.ervedly ost.eemed '.-)y every one who knew him ; and,
as the able commander of the greatest ship in the world, his
deathigsa national lose. The council has .xpresled its sincere
sympathy and condalence with his. widow and family, and took
the aecersare steps Goir,tbe last trilmtc of respect bemg,paid to
hisottemary by arras*ing for the 'members of the association
acc.)aftpanying his funeral.
20, Wat?r-street, 7tia ,Fehruaryols6o.
The tCamitarAzi, in moving the adoption of the report,
observedrthat the asiociation was daily adding to its Mem-
bers; antlas it was sow known throiighout the kingdom,
he hadraistioubt their example:would be followed by other
, places. reference to it4e.P€ltititC: to Government kr
the amendment of the Merchant. Shipping Act, he would
strongly trecommended them;,all to...cign it. He ought
also tell them that there were.on.board the Conway tlO7
boys ; they,coulcl only accommodate 128, and 10 or±l7
more .wet:l treacly to come. Thy would require a
'larger ship, luid he had been inforined they should have
,one, as soots, gs they chose iS.tipplAtd.Gaiernment far, at.
Captain CilitlPßEl?l,beggedleave to-.accond the adop-!
tion of the report, which was unanirociisly agreed to.
orOymiontifhought -the association was- gradually'
extending itself, and as it spread wouldtbe found to pos-,1.,
ants great ad.vautaiveies.' Expetience shows that unity,
can accompliah:anything.. &forms ,;were only to be!
got -by assiduous ,'work, and he :thoitght the slow but
sufeplan they vier& adOpting woidd be, offectual. ' •,
Captain J. Tuci3rpSoN' reminded the members that
they mould get a boy educated 'ton hoard the Conway
dor .0323, while .otters had to pay £35. He thought '
theremas.not the,Proportion of sans of members of .the
association that thus should be. He waa,also desirOus
of callinp,...attention':th the fact of a great, iany sailors
11)0,ag.4apiect to disose shortly after leavingfport, when
.t -eaptain,..,is..generadly tormented witlythroe.of four of
Abistrom,baing laid up. 'When they were.shipped they
eught .to kiindergo an examination lity.a madical man ;
some meat*, at ,allAvents, ought to be takan to remedy
tlaetevil.

a£ter,a•fyv remarks cfrom the chainemm,•tbe,rteeting
brake up.

MARWON 130ARD OF HEALTH.

The monthly. meeting of this board was held yes-
terday, iiii the. eces at, Gaaston. Mr, Morris:presided,
and Musts. , Cower, Moline'', Harrison, Maclstyre,
and Tinge were present.- ,The minutes of theicerks
and rillithee :Copmittkes ,were- read and confirmed.—
The Lawrderk road a', correepondenee with the Ilbsue,
Othee 00. die Arne:4omm of the rating powers gives by
the Local (Cover,ninent • Act of 4458. It appeared,that
the board had divided the district into three pasts; \viz.,
kigliurth, Vrassendate, and Gars,t4n ; and, in order >to
enable thew tis exeento the required works, they Lad ob-
tained power tto ;barna./ the following sums of money:-
1
On the security of the district rate for Aigburth division,
£11,432 ; on die sarnelorms'ror Grassendale, £6,219.;
and for Garstes, V,986. Of the abiire sums the board
kid exercised their pdwere to the following extent : for
Aighurth they &mowed 0035 o; for "Grassendale, £1,810;
nad have levied rates ..for sthe payment,of the interest
Tan those sums, and the ,tepayment .ot the principal, as
dteacted by the Patoic Health Act. They have done
nothing. in Garston, which iis almost entireiyan agricul-
tural district ;• but they contemplate immediate action.
The hoard believed that the ~new act took away the
power of local boards to levy special dist44,,,t rates,
except for the purpose, of repalisg money borrowed on
the eeeprity of those rates, and. the 'effect of it would be
to throw the cost of all sewers, 4 c,, upon the entire dis-
trict, The board felt this would he a great hardship
upon A,igburth and Grassendale, Mho would have to
contribute ,co the expense of sewering the Garston &vi-
sion, while ,the division would :not contribute anything
to the payment of the principal or interest of the loans
obtained OR the security of the rates of Grassendale and
Aigburth. The board thought that either their power
to go on treating the separate districts as for-
merly
should 'he continued, or that the division
ought to be dose away with and all moneys expended,
sad to be expended, on permanent works, ought
to be provided for by a rate levied on the entire
district. In reply..ts this communication, the secre-
tary to the . General Board says the Local Board
are is error in
_supposiac, that the power of separately
assessigg portions of. the district is taken away by, the
new act., Though the power of levying.special district.
rates eo corvine (except for payment of moneys bor-
rowed), is taken away by the Local Government Act,
Local Boards, still retain the power of dividing their
district for separate assessment, for all or any of the
purposes in the act of 1848 or the new act. The cor-
respondence was ordered to be entered on the minutes.
There was no other business of importance.

NEW LEOOINGS.—We have seen a new and useul
article in the shape of leggings, or, as the article may be
called, " spatterdashes," introduced by Messrs, Blakey
Brothers, and from their utility we think they must
become universal, They are light and becoming, an -I
adapted peculiarly for the rifle corps, but still the general
public will receive benefit from their use. Blalv7
Brothers' easy elastic-side walking boots deserve our
oberration and public thanks, f 9