Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-29 00:00:00

into their consideration

On the motion Of Mr. MAcr

lIOLLAND,

vote of thanks was accorded to the chair

man, and the proceedings terminated

WATER COMMITTEE

held in the Couneil-rOom of the Town-hall, yesterday

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Mr. Hodson in the chair. There were. also present,
Messrs. Crellin, Farr, worth, Earle, Rae, Estill,' Wag:.
staff, Beloe, and Jeffery.

awson, a

- respect-
_
portant one hereafter. At present, all they knew was Mr. DUNCAN, water engineer, reported as follows :--
able-looking young woman, who was out on bail,
that the two funds went into the same exchequer and Filters : The only work done here has been the ordinary
ribbonappeared to answer to the charge of stealing some
from the shop of Mr. Allcott, draper, Brown-
were applied for dock purposes. It was quite possible, clearing and sand-washing. No. 6 filter has been re- low-hill. Mr Snowball conducted the def cM if the town dues did increase, that the dock dues might sanded for half the depth required ; the remaining per- Lees, assistan't to Mr Allcott, said that OnenSea.turdary.
be decreased pro- rata. As the town dues formed a charge tion will be put on the first opportunity. At White I afternoon last he was told by a customer that the prise-
,which fell in a great measure upon articles which passed Coppice, the asphalting in the bottom of the goit is
filer had taken a piece of ribbon. He allowed her to go
`through Liverpool in transit, he thought it would he about.,,three-quarters complete. At the Roddlesworth out of the shop, then followed her, and asked her to
step , back with him. She denied having taken the
r
highly desirable to know upon what principle the nevi- Grange Basin the work is now complete, and the Grange ibbon at first, but on being taken to bridewell she
sion of the town dues had been based. - The few alterations in use, a' little trimming of earthwork is all that is now confessed it. Mrs. Grey, Prescot, was •called and said,
he had glanced at left him quite perplexed as to what princi- required, and four men will be retained for a short time, I she was in the shop at the time the prisoner was ; she
ple had been adopted. A large reduction had certainly until this is done. The rain-fall for the week ending heard her ask the person who was serving her to
Saturday, the 26th, was 1-100th of an inch, and the
_unpLisorerrpidirtesths e piece shei was
(siorr othert ribbon ; when the person
been made in salt, which was, no doubt, very much de-
tsuhrened herro
depths of water under the respective overflows of the
mended, looking at the excessive charge previously mac charged withml steeasrne•
upon it. Ile believed that, instead of sixpence, it was undernoted reservoirs were on the above date---Roddles- diately informed the stealing -under
and after prisonerminwase-
reduced to threepence. On the other hand, they found worth, 9 feet 4 inches ; Rake, 12 feet &inches ; Angle- called back, she. denied any knowledge of it at first, but
that the article of coals, which one would suppose was zark, 12 feet 111 inches ; Rivington, 6 feet 31 inches ; afterwards ' confessed she did take it.—Mr. Snowball
equally important to the trade of Liverpool, re- Prescot, No. 1, 111 inches; ditto No. 2, 9 feet 10i- said ho considered there was no case against the young
mained at the excessive charge of twopence in the ton, inches. The quantity of water received from Rivington wwoesmanno,t sitiimereebodyshweas
was dressed
hder with ribbons, who
afterossle prevailingeeo
and had not been altered. Why coal should be burdened during the week was 44,127,944 gallons; pumped from fashion, and- the ribbonw‘ might seve
with that severe tax was quite unintelligible to him ; be- the wells, 35,817,786. The proportion of Rivington to some way or other attached to very possibly
dressy. Shemehall€ll
cause they all knew that the large coal field behind well water being as 44 to 35. always borne a good character, and he would call wit-
Liverpool, forming as it ought to do an immense fund Mr. STITT introduced a deputation from the owners nesses to prove it. She had been an apprentice to a
some purchases
and on one occasionr
h she received, in making
tosno
discovering much
for the export trade of this town, had to compete with of cottage property, who, he said, felt that their, interests
were prejudiced, and they believed the interests of the she returnecl
the coal fields in various parts of the country, and it mmeediatel,
became therefore a great object to Liverpool to encourage Corporation would also be prejudiced by the recent take. He thought it immediately on
have been better 'if
that article. They had almost a monopoly of the resolution of the committee, which laid down' as a Mr. Allcott had sent for her father and mother rather
salt trade, and why salt should have a consideration rule, that no house above £l3 would have the than have sent her to bridewell. He then called upon
Mrs. Snowdciwn, who said that the 'prisoner had been
1
shown to it and coals remain as they were, privilege of compounding. The owners of such houses n
apprentice with her for two years, and always found
he was really at a loss to understand. He • fully understood the deficiency of the water revenue, her truthful and honest.- She remembered the circum-
hoped the appeal' for delay made to the Board of and were willing to enter into such new regulations as stance alluded to by Mr. Snowball, of the prisoner re-
Trade might be granted, because it was highly necessary might remedy that deficiency. They found a clause in ! Ceiving too much change and returning with it. Mr.
that the Chamber should see there was some principle the act of Parliament, which was intended to benefit, Mansfield said there was a link wanting in the evidence,
he 'would,. therefore, remand the case till Saturday,
in that revision based upon equity and consistent with them, but which had been taken advantage of. They
onmeanime the prisoner. would be allowed to go at liberty
the future extension of the trade of the port.. therefore considered that when the committee passed thethe same bail.
Mr. MA.eFIE felt very grateful to the Chamber for the resolution they went beyond the mark, though not in- SHEEP-STEALING. --Joseph Allan, a tall, greasy,
request they had made that there should be a delay in tentionally. They felt that if the resolution were car- stolid-looking man, was charged with stealing four
this matter ; for he was sure that if persons practically • rued into effect, the result would be that not only an black-faced ewes from two fields at Low-hill, opluleil-f
engaged in the various businesses had been called injury would be done to the owners of cottage property, lane,them the property of Robert Shacklawdyinr
eaor, y 1
k nm,cl;utcher,
together, some of the inconsistencies complained of but that the revenue of the committee would be and three
wthne.tpr,opertly of li. . T
was proved that the
might have been removed. (Hear.) lie had attended diminished. He understood that the deputation were prisonerr -streetiad,take laectlare.in Lord-street, Edge-hill, for
n is,tt..
house • that a person had
the Social Science meeting of Bradfvd, and he was glad ' Ito give statistical informationto the committee the opieparet,
that lace •that -
assisted him to put a sheep into . p , th re
to see that Mr. Denson, as representing the Chamber, had is substantiation of what he had stated,
three sheep in it at the time; and that they
..,1 u.,, then handed in, whigh will be answeredw ere othert
ot hthe (
loser p
i tion of four skins which had beer
''ed Li 4 a pamphlet form in a few found and taken to OA Police-office, The prisoner -
remanded till Friday.

an opportunity of meeting various persor
Scotland, who had taken an interest
Executi9a Bill, and the United King(

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ill. I days,