The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-09-20 00:00:00

provisions, an ac

Os. weekly, would
lered the dispro-

k is at present

)U the piecewol

masters that the employment of
hould be mowed to each master.
en to a deputation of
ited, to

; or the men should

reassemble when the mi.,.
ceived. A meetinc, of the journeymen was hell in tht.
^4- their Club-room, in Circus-street, when the
`'ors were separately corighlered.

propositions of the nt

The room was quite full ;. and the meeting unanimously,
but respectfully, declined beta resolutions. In conclusion,
the journeymen resolvedlo ',adhere to the original prepo-
sition for an advance of 4a. per week. Another meeting
took place on Friday night in the Circus-street Assembly
Rooms to determine definitely whether they would accept
the offered advance froin2Ss. to 30s. a week, with ,a pro-
portionate increase in the price for piece-work. :Several
employers were also ;present, among whom were Messrs.
Gladstone, Rowett, -"Crellin, Wilcox, and BroOke. The
room was crowded to excess. Mr. Rowett addressed the

company at great :length, urging unity between the em-
ployers and the 'employed. If wages were ‘-akivanced, the
advance could nit )e great, or it would not be•secure. Mr.
Crellin expressed -the willingness of the masters to meet
the men half way. Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Brooke also
addressed the --workmen. Several practical points were
aicpassed, and:ll:ten the main question, teas the proposed

advance to

carried.
Rats aic :LIVERPOOL AND ADELAIDE.—In the Ade-
laide Obeeetitr, of the 16th April, tables are given which
exhibit the fall of rain in Adelaide fr01ui1.239 to 1852. In
the proceedings of the Literary and Ptilosophical Society
of Liverpool tables are given which show the fall of rain
in Liverpool from 1846 to 1852. The following tables
exhibit ibtse results from 1846 to 1862:—
Fall of rain Nu. of days Fall of rain
in on which i n
"Liverpool]. rain fell. Adelaide.
;:27.190 in. ... 183 :T.6.845 in.
11.406 „ .

No. of days
on which
rain fell.
... 114
... 114
... 114
109

1846
1841•
184,8
1849
1860
1851

29.485 „
21.460 „

20.155
-19.684
25.414

19.274

Aver-arc•. 28.393
TheliilDowing is th,

30.633
27.340

25.049

aze fall -of rain for each month
In Australia.

January
February
March
April ...-
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

In Liverpool

2.173 in.
1.791 C.,,
1.340
1.871
1.738
'2.150,„
3.649 -.7,
2.561

2.825
2202 „

0.595 in,
0.562 „
0.701 „
1.600 „
2.427 „
3.301 „
3.023 ~
3.169 „
2.307 „
1.567 „
1.667 „
1.321 „

'The:largest fall of rain in Liverpool in any one month
Atiring the seven years was 4eB inches in December, 1847.
'The-largest fall of rain in Adelaide in any one month
:dui'itg the same period was .718 inches in June, 1847. The
-smallest fall of rain in Liverpool in any one months during
the --seven years was 0.21 of ~.en inch in April, 1852. In
January and February, 1848, and in January, 1849, no
rain Tell in Adelaide.
„RECLAIMING SEA FEGNTAGES.—We had occasion to
attend an arbitration, under the "Lands Clauses Act," in
-Lancashire, to settle what sumthe Ulverston and Lancaster
Railway Company should pay Airs. Maude for land taken
mid-damage done at a charming place called Blawith Cot-
tage, commanding one of the most beautiful views possible
• over Morecambe Bay. It kmmecessary to go into the
particulars of the arbitration to which we referred;—to
show how that some conscientiously believed and were
-.relay to swear the railway -company ought to pay two or
three thousands, while others were equally ready to swear
the .company ought not to be- curled on for as many luta-
drells, so strangely are men's minds influenced by those
-who engage them first ;—but there is one point of general
interest involved which may he-msefully brought forward.
The Ulverston and Lancaster Railway Company have
power under their Act, and .by arrangement with the
Duchy of Lancaster and the Office of Woods and Forests,
to reclaim from the sea some *thousands of acres of land,
cultivate, and sell it ' • and the reason urged for an increased
amount by some who have soughtcompensation from the
compisay was that they would thus be deprived of the
•facilities of water-carriage for building materials and sup-
plies -end a noble sea view; that the nature of the property
wonid,Fin fact, be wholly changed. The reply to this in
disensSion was, that they were -not .About to do anything

but *I

t the Admiralty or the Crown. in some other shape
could do at any time (the sands arsil.seashore belonging to
the Crown), and, therefore, that no compensation could be
enforced in that respect. If this argument be sound, and
the Crown have the right thus to take away without com-
pensation a water frontage enjoyed immemorially, we shall
one slay'fiad a company putting up •an embankment on
the Brighton sands a quarter of a mile out, under an over-
looked clause in their Act, and reclaiming a new sea
frontage without any compensation to -the owners of the
three milesauined. The object of the proposed line from
Ulverstow to Lancaster is a good one ; it will bring into
operation Nis iron districts abont Furuess, and we would
not, even if ue could, throw any obstacle in its way ; but
an importait-enestion is here involved Which certainly
ought to be set at rest. Our particular ,case was settled
in two hours" by arrangement, after costly preparations for
a fight.—The ;Builder.
SELECT Vsazny.—The Rev. Rector Campbell presided
at the usual fortnightly meeting of this body,an. Tuesday.
A letter had beeri- 'received from Mr. Thomas Norris,
district medical Otter, stating his willingness •to have the
district of thelate Cripps added to his own. On this
it had been resolved to rescind the resolution :passed at
the last meeting, advertising for a person to fill the
vacancy. There 'had been complaints at each ,s,f the
weekly meetings of the committee since the last board day
that there was some gritty substance in the bread. The
admissions to the ,vagrant sheds last week had-been
males, 494; females,-add ; children, 34; total, 769. There
i were n the workhouse, on the 7th instant, 1,804 persons.
There were of these 458,sick cases, 30 being of fever, and
51 of itch. A letter from. Mr. Sabel, complaining of the
amount charged for attendance on some cholera patients
sent by him to the hospital, was referred to the Finance
Committee. In answer to an " indignant" speech of
Mr. Moss relative to some grittiness in the bread, the
Chairman said the fact ought to go out, that when tile
sand was discovered in the bread the flour had been
returned to the contractor, and good flour had been
substituted. He gave a strong but quiet reproof to those
of the vestry who, casting reflections on others for the
want of humanity, tried to arrogate, by noisy professions,
a .certain amount of credit to themselves. (This was
greeted with applause.) From the proceedings of the
Industrial Schools Committee, it appeared that, since the
last board day, two boys and nine girls had been placed
in service, and not less than eight boys had absconded.
Mr. Hughes had again brought forward his motion in
committee, that the number of children in kept up by
draughts from the workhouse to the extent that the
schools will accommodate. After some discussion, a letter
from Mr. James Fleetwood, a Romanist priest, who
attends the workhouse, was read, requesting that; as a
resolution had been passed reflecting on his character and
veracity, in reference to a pauper named John Grant,
there might be a re-investigation of the circumstances.
After some conversation it was agreed to grant the re-
quested re-investigation, and the following gentlemen, in
addition to the chairman, churchwardens, and overseers,
who act ex officio on all occasions, were nominated a
special committee for the purpose :—Messrs. Moss, Bradley,
Blain, Clarke, and Kitchen.—Mr. Hart announced the
receipt of a printed • circular from the Poor Law Board, in
reference to the Compulsory Vaccination Act, recently
passed. It was agreed to refer it to the Workhouse Com-
mittee, that they might give the necessary instructions to
the medical officers, &c.—A bill was submitted, showing
that there was to be drawn from Her Majesty's Pay-
master-General the sum of £2,287 towards medical relief,
the payment of schoolmasters, mistresses, &c.—Another
communication was then submitted from the Poor Law
Board, drawing attention to various maps and education
books for the schools, stating the prices, and where they
were to be had. Referred to the Industrial Schools'
c9MMittee, The vestry then adjourned.