The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-13 00:00:00

THE NEW POST OFFICE.

The following letter was read by the Depot •; Town
Clerk in reference to this subject:—

6th Feb., 1857.
Sir,—l beg to acknowledge- receipt of your further
letter of the 4th instant, or.quainting -me that the committee
of the corporation hese read avith surprise my statement
that the present
-
post office at Liverpool can be made to
answer all t_te pus
,ses of the department for several, years
to comb ; aPA., rommittee have acted under the impression
i""' was admitted by the authorities that the post office
es notnote adequate to the present business, and cannot be made
so without the expeediture of a considerable sum ; and that
a wise economy dictated the propriety of erecting a new
post office, adequate to present and future requirements,
instead of attempting, at a large outlay, improvemeats in the
present post office, which can be consid:red only as
temporary that, tinder this impression, the committee
would gladly have en operated with the post office on fair
and reasonable terms; but that, under the circumstances
stated in my letter of the 30th ult., they do not feel justified
in recommending the council to postpone further the
appropriatien of the land in Dale street. I think I have
already pointed out to you that the proposal to build a post
office in Dale street had originated with the Chamber of
_Commerce, and not with this department.' This prop ,sal
was, mod-; after the question of enlarging the present office
"had been fully considered, and submitted to the Postmaster
General ;.and you will no doubt perceive, therefore, that the
Committee have acted under a wrong impression in
supposing either that this department suggested the idea of
a new Office, or that the circumstances of the case were
sech as to render the suggestion necessary. The case
appears to stand thus : The Chamber of Commerce
prOpose _ that a new post office should be erected
in Dale street. A new po,t office is not required
for the purposes of the department; but the Postmaster
General, in deference to the opinion of the Chamber of
Commerce, lays the question before the corporation, and
requests that body, if they coincide with the opinion of the
-Chamber of Commerce, to acquaint the department with any
proposal they may think fit to Make for the furtherance of
the object in view. Lehell be obliged by your informing
me Whether I am te understand your last letter as conveying
LUEr COI understand wey UULdiu,
ally such proposal.—l am, sir, your obedient servant,
W. L. BEAUFORT, Surveyor G. P.O.
Wtra Shuttleworth, Esq., Town-clerk.
The letter was referred to the sub-committee appointed
to consider this subject, the Chairman suggesting, that
at the next council th y should be prepared to submit a
.igopOsition for the removal of their own offices to Dale
street.
A letter was read from Mr. W. R. Jones, secretary of
the Athenmum, offering to pay the rates to which that
institution had been assessed for the present, but stated
that as since the trial before the magistrates in 1849, the
committee did not think they were liable for local rates,
and had consequently no provision to pay any arrears,
they hoped the health committee would not seek to
enforce any.
In reply to Mr. R,,bertson Gladstone, the law clerk
stated that the Athenmum was assessed at £l5O, and
they even thought that too much.
On the motion of Mr. Anthony, it was agreed to
forego the arrears, and receive the rates of the present
year, both from the Athenmum and the Lyceum.
Several members expressed their opinion that the
assessment was too low, and Mr. Gladstone said the
matter should be investigated.
This concluded the business.

KOSSUTH AT STALYBRIDOE.—We see that Louis Kossuth
is to deliver his lecture on the " Austrian concordat with
the Pope," to-morrow evening, at the Town Hall, Staly-
bridge.
It appears from the last accounts that the Ptcairn
Islanders are not very happy in their new home—Norfolk
Island. They complain principally of scarcity of supplies
and of cold.
On Wednesday was printed a convention between her
Majesty and the-'King of the Belgians, to enable their
respective post ofces to make postal arrangements as
regards the two countries.
The convict William Dove, who was executed last July
for murdering his wife by poisoning her with strychnine,
cost .the borough of Leeds no less than £1,200 in the
prosecution. This item was included in a return which
was passed at a meeting of the Leeds town council held
yesterday.
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—At a meeting
Of directors of this company, on Wednesday, it was decided
to recommend to the proprietors at their next meeting, to
declare a Cr idend from the earnings of the past half year,
at the rate of 5 per cent per annum, and leaving an amount
to be added to the surplus.
DUBLIN AND BELFAST JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.—
Tbe directors of this company, at their board meeting on
Saturday last, resolved to commend to the proprietors at
the half yearly general meeting of shareholders, to be held
, on the 25th instant, to declare a dividend for the half year
ending 31st December, 1856, at the rate of 5 per cent. per
annum (less by income tax) on the paid-up capital of the
company.
Fouey's AMERICAN GOLD PENS.—Charles Willmer
wholesale and retail stationer, 19, South John. street
respectfully intimates to merchants, traders, and dealers,
that be his been appointed sole agent for the sale of Foley's
celebrated American Gold Pens, which are universally
acknowledged to be far superior to any other manufactured
either in. America or this country, They are sold cheaper,
are made of the best gold, with superior points, and are
warranted to wear at least ten years. In America they
, have been extensively used for that period, and are pre-
ferred to new ones. The prices range from five shillings to
ar gUiEeft each. , Supplied wholesale by Charles Willmer,
9. South John-street. Liverpool.—Advt.
PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIES ASSURANCE SOCIETY,
• BENEVOLENT DEPARTMENT.—The annual meeting of this
society,_was held on Wednesday. evening, at,the London
Tavern, Thompson Hankey, Esq , M.P., one of the trustees,
in the chair: From the report„it appeared that the bene-
volent fund amounted to £17,000, the interest of which,
together with the floating capital, and the annual sub-
scriptions, is applicable to the relief, of clerks and warehouse-
men being members, and to their families, in the shape of
loans, annuities, and donations. The annual subscriptions
for the past year, amounted to £507 13s. ; life subscrip
tions, £42 ; annual subscriptions from insurers, £612 ;
donations, £3lO ss: At present, as annuitants, there were
ten clerks, each in receipt of £25; five widowa of clerks,
. each' in receipt of £2O ; and thirty • one widows, each in
receipt of £l5; being forty-six in number, amounting, in
the aggregate, to £Bl5 per annum. The chairman expressed
the kindliest sympathy towards the young men who were
members of the society, and to the necessitous and bereaved
who were now dependent on its funds for a part of their
livelihood. A great variety of improvements and alterations
were suggested by the members present, and a strong deter-
mination manifested to work harder to make the benevolent
department still more useful than it had hitherto been; and
with a vote of thanks to the various officers of the society,
the proceedings terminated,