The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-06-08 00:00:00

DOCK COMMITTEE

The confirmation of the proceedings of the Dock Com-

mittee having been moved, Mr. BIGHAM drew the atten-
tion of the Council to the subject of the evasion of dock
dues, and said he was prepared with a list of the names of
some of the most respectable houses in the town, which
showed there was a continual system of this evasion going
on.—After a discussion the proceedings were confirmed.
The proceedings of the Courts of Law, the M arkets, Edu-
cation, Gaol, Town-ball, Health, and Church Expenditure
Committees were then read. The Town-hall Committee
proceedings contained a recommendation that a contract
be entered into with Mr. William Bulmer for horsing the
Mayor's carriages for three years, at the sum of £450 per
annum, and to purchase carriages for the Mayor's use,
instead of contracting for them ; and those of the church
expenditure committee a recommendation that the whole
of the pews in the galleries of St. George's Church be ap-
propriated as free sittings, the consideration of which
subject was postponed at the last meeting of the Council.
—The proceedings of the committee were confirmed.
Mr. HOLT, chairman of the Water Committee, in
moving the confirmation of the committee's proceedings,
alluded at some length to the late bursting of water pipes
at Green-lane, and contended that such casualties were
not confined to this locality, but were such as all engi-

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neers calculated on.—Mr:I3ENNETT replied at great
length, and contended that the pipes had not been pro-
perly tested.—After a long discussion the proceedings

sere confirmed

The Mayor s communications embraced a letter from
Mr. James. the assessor, demurring to the legality of the
Council reducing the salary of his office, and claiming the
amount paid to his predecessor. The consideration of a
motion, of which Mr. Parker had given notice, was post-
poned; and the Council, after five hours' sitting, dissolved.

THE WEST DERBY GUARDIANS met, as usual, on
Wednesday, but the business was of no public interest.
THE LIVERPOOL STEAM TUG COMPANY.—The annual
meeting of the old Steam Tug Company was held at the
Clarendom-rooms on Wednesday, Mr. Cotesworth, the
president, in the chair. Mr. Joseph Williams and other
dissentients to the policy pursued by the board were there
in attendance, and moved that reporters, as on the pre-
vious occasion, should be admitted to the meeting. This
was met by a counter resolution of the directors, which
was carried, and the representatives of the press accord-
ingly retired.

MERSEY YACHT CLUB.—At the monthly meeting, on
Tuesday, the following gentlemen were elected :—Mr.
Langtry, Belfast, Queen of the Isles yacht, 55 tons, re-
cently launched, and built at this port; Mr. F. 0. P.
Astley, Fellfoot, Windermere Lake, a new yacht of 16
tons, from his own model, and built by Messrs. Cato and
Co. ; Mr. Robert Grinnel, merchant ; Mr. Thomas C.
Eyton, Derby Castle, Douglas, Columnie yacht, 16 tons;
Mr. A. S. Aikin, merchant, and Mr. Henry Thorpe,
merchant, of this town. The sailing match for the first
and second class yachts will take place on Saturday next,
from the Birkenhead ferry.

HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the meeting, on Thursday,
Mr. Lansdale presided. River-street, between Finch-
street and Craven-street, was reported to be in a deplora-
ble state for the want of drainage. Summonses were
ordered to be issued against the owners of the property,
to compel them to make the necessary drainage. The
medical officer of health reported the number of deaths
during the week to be 197, of which 134 were in the parish,
and 63 in the extra-parochial wards. The mortality was
16 below that of the previous week, but 12 higher than
the average of the corresponding week of the four pre-
ceding years, exclusive of cholera in 1849.—1 t was agreed
that notice should be served upon the Dock Committee,
calling upon them to make a footpath in Waterloo-road,
where the new wall is built.

SELECT VESTRY.-At the meeting, on Tuesday, the
Rev. Rector Campbell presided. The Ven. Archdeacon
Brooks was also present. The minutes of the Workhouse
Committee showed a total number of inmates in the house
of 1981 against 1957 in the corresponding period of last
year. The proceedings of the Building Committee led to
some discussion, from the frequent and costly alterations
made in the plans ; and Mr. Weightman, the architect,
was reflected upon for not giving more of his personal
atten!ance. There were reported to he 931 sick cases
under the charge of the outdoor parish doctors, 222 of
(Nirried, permitting