The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-05-04 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOt STANDARD, TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1852.

THE WEST INDIA. MAIL STFIAMERS
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rcantile firms

WARRINGTON.

Docrc COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting was held on
Thursday. The Chairman intimated that, as the Town-
clerk had not returned from London, the consideration of
the levels of the streets at the Wapping Dock would be
Postponed.—An agreement to purchase some property in
Sparling_street from Mr. Thomas Gladstone, for £260,
was confirmed.—The Chairman said that was all the pro-
perty the committee had to purchase to complete the ar-
rangement with the railway company.—A letter was read
from Mr. William Laird, on behalf of the Ince Hall Coal
Company, requesting to know whether any decision had
been come to as to leasing the land between the Canal
and the Stanley Dock, as the company would be glad to
take the plot on the east side of the viaduct.—After some
conversation, the matter was referred to the Committee of
Works.—A representation from the Health Committee,
relative to a nuisance from ashes and refuse from ships
deposited in back streets in the vicinity of the docks, was
referred to the Harbour Masters' Committee.—An appli-
cation from Messrs. Brown, Shipley, and Co., requesting
the Dock Committee to co-operate with them in making
an application to the Commissioners of Revenue for ashed
at the Huskieson Dock, required for conducting the busi-
ness of the American mail steamers, was referred.—A
letter was read from Mr. Jackson, of Carnarvon, stating
that the government had voted £6,000 to improve the
navigation of the Swilly, and thanking the Dock Com-
mittee for their efforts in the matter.—A letter was read
from Mr. Daglish, to the effect that, on Saturday last, he
delivered a steam-boiler at the Clarence Dock, intended
for one of the Londonderry steamers, and that he had
been put the expense of £5 or £6, in consequence of not
being allowed to leave the boiler under the crane until the
following morning. One of the dock officers would not
allow the crane to remain, as it was contrary to the dock
regulations. The complainant thought the officer ought
to be allowed to exercise his discretion where despatch and
economy would result. The letter was referred.

WARD MEETINGS OF CONSERVATIVE

ELECTORS.

NORTH AND SOUTH TOXTETH WARDS,

A very numerous and influential meeting of the Con-
servative electors of these wards was held on Wednesday
evening, at the Toxteth-hall, Mill-street. The hall was
crowded to excess, and hundreds were unable to gain
admission. The greatest enthusiasm was manifested,
and all seemed animated by the same spirit, viz., a de-
termination that the first seaport in the world should no
longer be represented by Whig-Radical members.

Amongst the numerous company there were Mr. Alder-
man Thos. Chilton, Messrs. John Campbell, T. Clarke,
James Lawrence, T. B. Molyneux, Thos. Bold, Hilton
lialhead, J. T. Glazebrook, E. Lawrence, J. Robertson,
Thos. D. Anderson, John Lockett, James Holme, John
Fazackerly, &c., &c.

,
Mr. Alderman CHILTON was called to the chair.
The first resolution, to the effect that the meeting
" hailed with satisfaction the formation of a Conservative
Government, with Lord Derby at its head, believing that
the stability of the throne and constitution. and the in-
terests of the country, will be promoted and maintained
by her Majesty's advisers," was moved by Mr. EDWARD
LAWRRNCE, and seconded by Mr. J. T. GLAZEBROOK,
both of whom at great length exposed the one.sided sys-
tem of free trade, and proved that the policy of Lord
Derby and his colleagues in office was the only one which
could adequately promote the prosperity of her Majesty's
subjects.

Mr. W. FISHER proposed, and Mr. JAS. ROBERTSON
seconded the next resolution, pledging the meeting to
use every exertion to secure the return of Messrs. W. F.
Mackenzie and C. Turner at the ensuing election.

--Mr. Cardwell, HEALTH COMMITTEE.—The usual weekly meeting was I
to the Chancellor of the Exchequer held on Thursday.—Alderman Lansdale in the chair; -..-....._____
i Liverpool merchants, and present also, Messrs. Atkinson, Dover, Johnson,
1-, Fleming and Beckwith.—The medical officer reported that ORMSKIRK.
the mortality of the borough continued higher than it CHURCH-WARDENS AND SIDESMEIV.—The fellow,„
usually is in the month of April. The deaths registered '
are the Church-wardens for the various townships within
during the last two weeks were 233 and 235, making 468 , the parish, for the ensuing year :—for Ormskirk, Mr. R.
al was also pre- for the fortnight ; eight less than in the preceding fort- ! Ashton ; Burscough, Mr. James Berry ; Bickerstaffe, Mr.
night, but SG more than the average of the same period of ! Henry Foster; Scarisbrick, Mr. R. Sumner; Skelmers-
the four previous years. From zymotic diseases the ! dale, Mr. J. Stopford ; Lathom, Mr. W. Farrimond.
deaths were above the weekly average of the preceding six Sidesmen :—of St. John's church. Lathom, Mr. W.
months, owing to the increased mortality from measles and Shawe; of St. James's, Seath-hill, Mr. Richard Holland ;
scarlatina, the latter having caused more deaths than in and of Bickerstaffe church, Mr. John Rimtner.
any previous week since the beginning of February, while , a
;ISITATION OF THE ARCHDEACON.—On Wednesday,
measles was more fatal than in any similar period since the annual visitation was holden in the Parish Church,
the sanatory act came into operation. The total deaths by the Yen. J. Brooks, Archdeacon of Liverpool. After
from this class of diseases were 161 ; in the first week 752-
in the second week 86. Diseases of the lungs caused 145 the usual morning prayers, which were read by Rev. H.
Ormskirk,
deaths, the average of the same period of the two previous
Rows, curate of
excellent charge to the several church-wardens and years being , exs being 108. Of the 145 deaths, 65 were caused by
,' men, on their duties and responsibilites in the office they
consumption, The death of a labourer, aged 65, was re-
gistered from gout. Four males and one female died from
excessive drinking and delirium tremens. Of the total BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting was
deaths, 228 were children, and 180 adults ;of the latter heldThursday,the board rcm when the chair was
,on. atr - o ,
56 were above 60 years of age. occupied by W. IN elsby, Esq., and thefollowing other
guardians were also present :—.Messrs. Stoner, J. Holcroft,
THE ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHXOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
nt. Edge, Whalley, and Hu git. The aof o
—The members of this society held the sixteenth meeting
relief administered durin the past week had b out-df
r een as l-
of the session on Wednesday evening last, at the Royal
lows :—For the townships, £4O ss. lid. ; union, £9 Gs.;
Institution; Mr. J. R. Picton in the chair. After the non-resident poor, £9 14s. 9d.; total, £52 ss. 101 d.
transaction of some routine business, the chairman called The books showed also a balance in favour of the union of
attention to the students' designs, the prizes for which £5 9s. 9d. The expenditure for the week on account of
had been awarded. The secretary announced that the the inmates of the workhouse, had been £3 17s 40. The
first prize was awarded to Mr. Price, and the second to number of inmates was reported to be 66. There had
Mr. Richardson. It was agreed that the annual meeting been 46 vagrants lodged in the vagrant ward during the
should be held on the 12th, instead of the sth of May. past week. The Chairman next read a letter from the
Mr. Edwards, of the Liverpool Gas-works, explained the clerk of the Liverpool vestry, showine• that the sum of
'principle of the new sunflower gas-burner, for lighting £l2O is owing to the parish of Liverpool for non-resident
churches, chapels, and other public buildings. The con- relief, and threatening the board with legal proceedings if
sumption of one of the improved turners was at the rate the amount be not paid immediately.
of 95 feet per hour, the cost being 5 4 10d. for that period
of time. It appears that the plan has been introduced -
into several places of worship in this town with the greatest
success. The chairman stated that Mr. Horner's design
for the organ at St. George's-hall had been laid before the
committee, and was highly spoken of by several gentlemen
present on the occasion. The chairman called attention
to the mode by which the large stones, found in the ruins
of the ancient cities of Baalbeck, could have been raised
to the elevated positions they occupied. Several of them
which had been measured were 62 and and 63 feet long,
and would weigh 1,100 or 1,200 tons. Mr. G. F. Chant-
/ell read a paper on the application of fire and other clays
to building and sanatory purposes. The meeting then-
broke up.

DISTRICT NEWS

THE WESLEYAN CHAPEL, WARRINGTON, has been
licensed for the solemnisation of marriages.
NEW POOR RATE.—The overseers of the poor-law laid
a rate of Is. Bd. in the pound for the ensuing half-year,
towards the relief of the poor. There will not be any bo-
rough rate.

THE HOLAIFIRTFI CATASTROPHE.—The amount sub-
scribed, in this borough, to the fund for the relief of the
sufferers from the Holmfirth inundation, is £260. 16s. Id.
BOARD OF GUARD! ANS.—The weekly meeting took
place on Tuesday, at the workhouse. Fourteen guardians
were present ; Mr. Hodgson, the chairman of the board,
presided

Out-Relief to Persons and Cost During Past Week.—District
No. 1, 1074, 19s. Id.; District No. 2, 250, 2s. ; Dis-
trict No. 3, 411, .e 22. 17s. 6d. ;—total, 1735 persons ; cost,
.eB6. 18s. 7cl. Number of inmates in the workhonse, 134 ; and
the number of vagrants lodged and relieved, 171. Compared
with the corresponding periods of last year, these returns show
a clecreaseof 110 in the number relieved, en increase of .W 2. 9s. sd.
in the cost of relief, a decrease of 6 in the number of inmates in
the workhouse, and of 87 in the number of vagrants. Balance in
treasurer's hands, AS'26.

he could say that they had

frariehw; was to be discussed, the house rntis't be pre-
pared 101' prviongatlon of the session.—A debate ensucd, I from the abl
in which LC rti Robert Grosvenor (as to confinin-
to a day), Mr. H. Drummond, Mr. Bri2J''
Wakiey supported the motion ; and AT-

Buck, and Col. Sibthorpd opposed it.—The CHANL_
of the EXCHEQUER contended that the question of tl
representation ought to be considered

and a p

extend

a very great deficiency in t

Lie act of 1832