The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-03-23 00:00:00

PUBLIC MEETINGS.

WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—AL the weekly meeting,
on Wednesday, cheques foront.door relief were given as fol-
lows ;—Allen, £76 ; Stain, £26 ; Potts, £95 ; and Shear-
son, £22. The following guardians were elected a build-
ing committee to superintend the erection of the hospital:
—Messrs. Craig, Miller, Shaw, Jeffries, Alpass, and
Joseph Harrison. Mr. John Evans was appointed, a
temporary relieving officer in place of Mr. Tomkins, who
is suffering from illness. -
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.—A special meeting was held
on Wednesday, Hugh Hornby, Esq., president, in the
chair, to receive the report of the committee appointed to
consider the present dock arrangements in reference to
goods destined for export, and to report whether any
alteration and improvement could be effected therein, so
as to facilitate the shipping of goods and to afford them
increased protection. The report, which comprised several
valuable suggestions in respect of the immediate object of
the committee, also pointed out circumstances threatening
to exercise a baneful influence on the growth of the export
trade of Liverpool. The following resolution was adopted.:
—" That the report of the Export Committee now read
be received and adopted, and that a copy be transmitted
to the Dock Committee, with a communication respect-
fully requesting their consideration of such suggestions
therein as may be deemed practicable, and expressive of
the satisfaction which the chamber feels in learning that
some of the subjects adverted to in the report are already
under the attention .of the Dock Committee." The pre-
sident read a communication received from London re-
specting the course of the Parliamentary Committee on
the customs, which he considered of much importance,
and hoped the commercial public would 'watch closely the
proceedings of that 'committee. Referred to the Customs
Committee.
SELECT VESTRY.—The usual meeting was held on
Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell in the chair. A dis-
cussion arose upon the reading of the medicil relief com-
mittee's proceedings, which rezommended that Mr. Dun-
levy, to whom has been recently awarded the charge of
two medical districts, should receive £2OQ per annum, in
addition to -vaccination fees. Mr. Kitchen moved an
amendment', that the question of salary he postponed, he
being of opinion that it was too high. Eventually, how-
ever, the original motion was carried.—Bills were passed
'for the payment of £5OO commission to Mr. Weightman,
the architect, for the new buildings at the workhouse
(being at the rate of five Der cent. upon the outlay), and
for an instalment of £l,BOO due to Messrs. Holme, on
their contract as builders. The workhouie committee
reported vacancies at the schools for 28 boys and 75 girls.
The appointment of a solicitor to the parish, in the place
of Mr. 'Lowndes, was postponed, in order that the com-
mittee might consider and report• upon the duties which
the legal adviser had to perform. _Several applications
for the vacancy were read, including those from Mr.
Edward Banner, Mr. Henry Forshaw, Mr. H. H. Sta-
tham, and Mr. Isaac Atherton. The next topic was the
motion of Mr. Hughes, that theßoman Catholic children in
the workhouse be taken, on Sunday afternoons as well as
forenoons, to some chapel of their own persuasion. 'On
going through the house one Sunday afternoon, while the
Protestant children wereat worship in the place, he had seen
about one hundred Roman Catholicchildren left to play and
amuse themselves without even the control of a superin-
tendent, and this was his reason for making the motion.
Mr. Fairhurst seconded the resolution, and Mr. Wylie
moved an amendment, that one of the school-rooms be
appropriated to the use of the Catholic children during
the time named. The-motion, after some conversation,
was postponed by general consent, until the board had
some report upon the subject from the governor.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the meeting of this Cam-
mittee on Thursday, Mr. Alderman • Langsdale presided,
and there were also present, Messrs. Atkinson, Beckwith,
Chalmer, Fleming, Godfrey, Henderson, Johnson; Lloyd,
and Tomlinson. A considerable decrease in the mortality
of the borough during the week ending the 13th instant
was reported. The deaths registered were 198, being 37
less than in` the previous week, and 20 below the average
mortality of the same week of the preceding four years.
Of the total deaths 140 were in the parish, and 58 in the
extra-parochial wards. Exactly one-half were below the
age of five years, and 21 were between 60 and-90. The
mean temperature of the week was 41 8-10 degrees—
more than one degree higher than that of the week pre-
vious, and nearly one and a half degrees below the aver-
age of the corresponding week of th preceding six years.
Some conversation took place as to the severing of Crown-
t and Lambert-street, but the subject was post-
poned for future consideration. The recommendations
of the general purposes sub•comrnittee, that crossings
should not be constructed in Dnke-street, corner of the
Cemetery, Mulberry-street, and Catherine-street, was
approved of. Mr. Lloyd's motion, to close all streets
against carts and other vehicles when sewers were in the
course of formation, was postponed until Mr. Nevvlands,
the borough engineer, had completed a plan be was pre-
paring for railing off open sewers in such a way as to ren-
der it impossible for any body to fall in. Mr. Chalmer
brought forward his motion for appointing a sub-com-
mittee of the health committee to confer with the agents
of the landowners, so as, if possible, to form the basis of
a sanatory bill which should not meet with any severe
opposition in the house of commons. A conversation
took place, and ultimately it was agreed that the commit.
tee proposed should consist of the remaining members of
the parliamentary sub-committee, appointed in November
last, namely,—Messrs. Beckwith, Dover, Godfrey, John-
son, Henderson, and Lloyd, with the chairman and
deputy chairman of the general committee.

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DOCK COMMITTEE.-At the usual weekly meeting, on
Thursday, the chairman, Mr. C. Turner, presided. The
following members were also present :—Messrs. Shand,
Molyneux, Robinson, Brocklebank, Gregson, Claxton,
Steele, Holme, Chaloner, Barber, Malcomson, Biaham,
Langsdale, Holden, Bold, Nicol, Rankin, Locket, Tobin,
and Royden. The harbour. masters' sub-committee re-
commended the erection of a number of houses for the
dock masters, the total estimated cost of the different
dwellings being £3,540. The Chairman said the allow-
ances now made to the dock masters on account of resi-
dences, which would be saved by the erection of these
residences, was £270 a year. 'The' recommendation was
approved of, the details to be carried out by the committee
of works. A letter was read from Messrs. Brown,
Shipley, and Co., asking if the committee intended erect-
ing sheds on the Huskisson Dock quays, and if so, sug-
gesting that transit sheds would materially facilitate the
discharge of large steamers. A letter was read from
Messrs. M'lver and Co., and from Messrs. Burns and
M'lver, drawing attention to the inadequacy of the shed
accommodation at the Coburg Dock for the efficient
working of the Mediterranean trade, and suggesting
improvements. A letter was read from Messrs. Gibbs,
Bright, and Co., asking permission to make use of the
sheds at the south-west corner of Wellington Dock, and
that a berth might be constructed there for their steam-
ship Great Britain, reserving the same for her future
voyages. The letters were severally referred to the
Harbour Masters' Committee. A communication was
read from Mr. Hugh Hornby, president of the Chamber
of Commerce, transmitting a copy of a report relative to
the arrangements for the export trade suggested by the
Chamber. The report having been read, an arrangement
was come to to send a copy of it to each member of the
Dock Committee. Mr. Charles John Moore, of Chapel-
street, sent in a suggestion relative to the prevention of
accidents on the river during fogs. Mr. Moore recom-
mended that a tube be made from the steamboiler in
the baths on the pierhead, 'to the edge of the land-
ing-stage, and that at the end of the tube there should be
a steam whistle, similar to that used on railways. In
answer to a question, Mr. John Hartley said the plan was
quite feasible and practicable.—Referred to the marine
committee.—The subject, referred from the previous
week, relative to the formation of a railway on the quays
of the north docks, and to the erection of warehouses on
the north and south sides of the Stanley Dock, was
again brought forward—the members having, on the pre-
vious day, inspected the localities.—The plan propounded
was again read ; and, after some conversation, that por-
tion of it which related to the formation was approved of,
and referred to the committee of works to carry out the
details. In reference to the erection of the warehouses, a
conversation took place as to whether it would not be
better to have vaults underneath them, of which the
majority of the committee appeared to be in favour.—A
long conversation ensued on the question as to whether
the committee possessed the necessary funds for carrying
the plan into execution. --A statistical statement drawn
out by the secretary exhibited that the amount deficient
was only £20,000, which it was proposed to draw from the
surplus fund ; and as the warehouses when built were
calculated to yield a profit of seven or eight per cent.,
there would be an absolute gain to the dock estate.—The
plan was approved of, and referred to the committee of
works, with a request that they would, in carrying out the
details, give the suggestion relative to the vaults their
consideration.—The committee then proceeded to matters
of finance.