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

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the journeymen, after which the meeting se-parated, to
reassemble when the answer of the men should be re-
ceived. A meeting of the journeymen was held in the
evening, at their Club-room, in Circus-street, when the
propositions of the masters were separately considered.
The room was quite full ; and the meeting 'unanimously,
but respectfully, declined both resolutions. • In conclusion,
the journeymen resolved to adhere to the "original propo-
sition for an advance of 4s. 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 from 28s. 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 advanced, the
advance could not be 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
discussed, and then the main question, was the proposed
advance to 30s. acceptable, was put from the chair, and
carried. _ _

IN LIVERPOOL AND ABELAIDE.—In the Ade-
laide Observer, of the 16th April, tables are given which
exhibit the fall of rain in Adelaide from 1839 to 1852. In
the proceedings of the Literary and Philosophical Society
of Liverpool tables are given which show the fall of rain
in Liverpool from 1846 to .1852. The following tables
exhibit these results from 1846 to 1852 :
Fall of rain No. of days Fall of rain No. of days
in on which in on which
Liverpooll. rain feU. Adelaide. rain fell.
1846...... 27.190 in. 183
1847 31.406 „ ... 173 26.155 „ ... 114
1848 30.728 „ ... 203 . ...... 19.684 „ ... 114
1849 29.485 „ 179 ..... . 25.414 „ 109
1850 21.460 „ ... 151.......... 19.274 „ 85
1851 26.280 „ 159.......... 30.633 „ ... 128
1852 32.202 „ ... 170 —...... 27.340 „ 115

Average. 28.393 174 25.040 111
The following is the average fall of rain for each month :
In Liverpool. In Australia.
January 2313 in. ..... .... 0.595 in.
February

March
April 1.871
May
June ... ........ .... 2.150 „
July ........ ...... . 2.050 „-,
August
September.— ••• 2.551 ~
October ' 3.552 „ ......... 1.567 „
November 2.825 „
December 2.202 , ......... 1.321 „
The largest fall of rain in Li;erpool in any one month
during the seven years was 4.8 inches in December, 1847.
The' largest fall of rain in Adelaide in any one month
during the same period was 7.8 inches in June, 1847. The
smallest fall of rain in Liverpool in any one month daring
the seven years was 0.21 of. an inch in April, 1852. in
January and February,lB4B, and in January, 1849, no
rain fell in Adelaide.

RECLAIMING SSA FRONT.&GEiL —We had occasion, to
attend an arbitration, under the "Lands Clauses Act," in
Lancashire, to settle what sum the Ulverston and Lancaster
Railway Company should pay Mrs. Maude for land taken
and damage done at a charming place called Blawith Cot=
tape, commanding one of the most beautiful views possible
over Morecambe Bay. It is :unnecessary to go into the
particulars of the arbitration to.which we referred;—to
show how that some conscientiously believed and were
ready to swear the railway company ought to pay two or
three thousands, while others werekqually ready to swear
the company ought not to be called.on for as many hun-
dreds, so strangely are men's minds influenced by those
who engage them first but there is one point of general
interest involved which may be usefully 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 .thousarais of acres of land,
cultivate, and sell it ; and the reason urged for an increased
amount by some who have sought compensation from the
company was that they would thus ',Le deprived of the
facilities of water-carriage for buildingtmaterials and sup-
plies, and a noble sea view ; that the nature of the property
would, in fact, be wholly changed. The reply to this in
discussion was, that they were not about to do anything
but what the Admiralty or the Crown in.eome other shape
could do at any time (the sands and 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 day find 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 miles ruined. The object of the. proposed line from
Ulverston to Lancaster is a good one; it will bring into
operation the iron districts about Furness, and we would
not, even if we could, throw any obstacle in its way; but
an important question is here involved which certainly
ought tote set at rest. Our particular case was settled
in two hours by arrangement, after costly preparations for
a fight. —The Builder.

SELECT Vr3TRY.—The Rev. Rector Campbell presided
at the usual fortnightly meeting of this body, on Tuesday.
A letter had been received from Mr. Thomas Norris,
district medical-officer, stating his willingness to have the
district of the-late Mr. 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 of 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, 241; children, 34; total, 769. There
were in the workhouse, on the.7th instant, 1,804 persons.
There were of these 458 sick cases, 30 being of fever, and
54 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 the
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 bad 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 be 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'
Commit*. The vestry then adjourned.