The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-06-22 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,. TUESDAY, JUNE 1852.

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ball, of R

.tiSTITUTION.—The Rev. G. F. Snow-
rv, has been presented with a very feeling
my address by his late colleagues in this
is retirement. Tile rev. gentleman has
pupils of the upper school, with which
erted for many years, an elegant time-
of their respect and esteem.

and cow

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piece, as a

GRAT
OFFICIP
collectot
life in ti:

IFYING TESTIMONIAL TO A DECEASED RAILWAY
will be recollected that an honest ticket
r at the Edgehill Station some time back lost his
ie magnanimous endeavour to rescue a child from

y an engine in motion. Mr. Holland,
-master at Edgehill, consented to act as trea-
fund for the benefit of his bereaved relatives,
;h his exertions and those of other kind-hearted
no less a sum than upwards of £l6O has been
paid over by the treasurer—about two-thirds
)w and one-third to his daughter.

being run over

the tat

surer for
and throe

collectors

raised and

to his wi
WEST
nesday,:

At the meeting on Wed-
,on Miss Berry, the school-
oeen absent for a day, without the con-
4rd, it was agreed that the matter should
J Mr. Farnall, the poor-law inspector.—The
money in the bank to the credit of the union

sided.

mistress

sent o

be referre

A motion for summoning the
overseers of all the townships in arrear was, after a warm
discussion, withdrawn.—The committee that bad met in
, on the 11th instant, were of opinion that
s, the relieving officer, had discharged his
,ose and unsatisfactory manner, and, there-
Tommended that the subject should be
e Mr. Farnall. Agreed to.

was st

'fox zeth
Mr. Ton
duties in

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brough

ST. TF

(AS'S CHURCH, HILL-STREET. TOXTETH-
friends and supporters of this church and
tea together in the school-rooms beneath the
'ednesday evening. The place was tastefully
r the occasion, and there were upwards of
present. After tea the Rev. W. Brewster
Dse present, and was proud to say that the
isteners at the church was increasing, espe-
►r, and the schools were also on the increase.
Minton and Mr. Bardsey also delivered ad-
were warmly applauded. During the evening
lies and gentlemen delighted the auditory by
amber of anthems. The proceedings were
a vote of thanks to the choir, which was re-

church

decorate
250 pers

addressed
number o

a choir o

singing

conchided
sponded t

singing the national anthem

lON IN ST. JOHN'S CHURCH.—On Tuesday
15th instant, five persons, formerly belonging
h persthision, were received into communion
rch of England, in St. John's Church, by
F. Taylor, M.A., incumbent. They read
on according to the form drawn up by
in the reign of Queen Anne, and
_ H. M'Neile, D.D. A sermon was
e occasion by the rev. incumbent, from
—3, " Now, the Spirit speaketh expressly,
tter times some shall depart (apostatize)
giving heed to seducing spirits and doe.
, (demons, or dead men canonized,)' speak.
crisy, having their conscience seared with a

evening

tathe R
with the

the Re

their reca
Archbisho

Tenison,
he Rev.

preached
Ist Tim.
that in 1
from the
trines of

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ag to marry, and commanding to ab-
which God bath created to be received

of the

-e and know the

;le attendance was, if possible, more numerous
e last similar occasion : not less than two

than o

,s were present, many of whom were Ro-
r door was wide open, and hundreds went

PRIZES A

THE COLLEGIATE INSTI-

)a Wednesday last the prizes were distributed
in the Lecture-hall of the Collegiate Institution, previous
to the dispersion for the holidays. The Venerable
Brooks took the chair at twelve o'clock,
dance on the platform was thinner than usual
ce of the wetness of the morning. The chair-
itroductory remarks, gave some statistics of
racter. In the last five years there had been
Table increase in the number of pupils. Five
number in the upper school was 87 ; middle
lower, 230 ; total, 454. In the quarter just
upper school the number had risen to 109 ;
lower, to 318 ; making an aggre-

Arch d eal

but the at

in conse

man, in
a pleasini

a very co

years ag

school, 1

gate of 651, or, in round numbers, an increase within the
last five years of 200. The progress of several pupils of
the institution was noticed, who had obtained distinctions
at the universities. The prizes were distributed by the
principal ; and allusion was made to the retirement of Mr.
Snowball. The company then proceeded to examine the

specimens of drawing, writing, mapping, &c., performed
by the pupils. Thanks to the chairman were moved by the
Rev. Dr. M'Neile, and seconded by Chas. Turner, Esq. ;
and the business terminated by singing the national anthem.

MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. DISTRIBUTION OF
PRIZES.—The half-yearly distribution of prizes and cer-
tificates to the pupils of the Lower and Evening Schools

took place in the Lecture-hall of the Institution, on Tues-
day evening last ; Richard V. Yates, Esq., in the chair.
In the Lower School no prizes are riven, and the hono-
rary testimonials are confined to the pupils of the Ist, 2d,
and 3d classes. They were, on this occasion, 28 in num-
ber. The number of pupils honourably mentioned in the
various classes and subjects must have included nearly
every pupil in the school ; for the list of these alone is more
than twice as low:- as that of all the prizemen in the three
schools of the Collegiate Institution. A handsome gold
chain was presented to Mr. M'llveen, the head master,
by the pupils of the school, with an address, to which he
returned a feeling and suitable reply. The chairman made
some remarks on the unsatisfactory remuneration of the
teachers, and the eventful rear of 1851 to merchants, as
well as to others. The Rev. George' Aspinall, Ph.D.,
distinguished between national and voluntary education.
The Mechanics' Institution was of the latter kind, in short
only a large private school. After some remarks from Mr.
Taylor, the business concluded by the singing of the
national anthem.

SELECT VESTRY.—The fortnightly meeting was held
on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell presiding. Mr.
Farnall, assistant poor-law inspector, and the Venerable
Archdeacon Brooks also attended. The resignation of
Mr. Perris, one of the poor-rate collectors, was accepted,
further irregularities having been discovered in his ac-
counts. The Workhouse, it was reported, contained
2,044 inmates, against 1,876 in the previous week, and,
during the week 800 had been admitted to the vagrant
sheds.—Mr. Fairhurst, in moving the confirmation of the
Medical Relief Committee's proceedings, brought the
subject of the alleged vaccination frauds before the board,
alluding to the mode which the committee had adopted to
detect the irregularities, and asking Mr. Farnall's opinion
with respect to the propriety of the course which they
had adopted in obtaining evidence of the frauds. Mr.
Farnall characterised the conduct of the commmittee as
correct and straightforward, and intimated that the evi-
dence obtained by their employe's was, in his opinion, quite
of a reliable character. He thought the Vestry owed
their thanks to the committee for having thus brought
the case to an issue. Without charging the doctors with
acting fraudulently, they had yet shown that the business
had been done in a loose and irregular manner. A vote
of thanks was then awarded to the committe, and their
proceedings were confirmed. Mr. Farnall read a number
of statistics having reference to pauperism in this district.
From these it appeared that, whilst there had been an in-
crease of pauperism in Liverpool within the last few years,
there had been a considerable decrease in the expenditure.
Each pauper cost £3 12s Sd per annum. In a conversa-
tion which ensued, Mr. Willmer said the non-removal of
Irish paupers cost the parish £15,000 a-year. He had
been informed, however, that the act would bear such an
interpretation as to give the required power of removal ;
and the Vestry, if strengthened by the support of other
towns, intended to bring the matter for decision before
the CDurt of Queen's Bench.

Doc K COMMITTEE.-At the weekly meeting, on Thurs-
day, Mr. Charles Turner presided. Reports from the
dock surveyor, recommending the close of the flues made
for ventilating the vaults of the Albert Dock Warehouses,
was produced, as in case of fire those flues would increase
the combustion and beat. After some conversation the
flues were ordered to be closed. Mr. Mason read a report
from the Harbour-masters Sub-committee, stating that
they had inquired into the complaint made by Mr. Evans,
at the general committee, of bribes having been given to
the dock gatemen by the masters of coasting vessels. No
specific charge of bribery was made against the dock gate-
men. Fifteen dock masters had been before the commit-
tee, not one of whom had any knowledge of bribes
being given. The sub-committee had directed the dock
masters to pay every attention to coasters, and to use
their exertion to prevent the taking of bribes. Nothing
was established against the dock gatemen. Mr. Mason
read the following communication from Mr. William
Laird •—" Liverpool, June 17, 1852.—5ir,--On behalf of
the Ince-hall Coal and Cannel Company, I beg to call
your attention to a tax now levied upon that portion of
the coal trade of this port which comes into the Liverpool
docks via the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, as I feel assured
that it only requires to be brought prominently under the
notice of the dock committee to be inquired into, and if
found, as it really is, injurious to trade, removed. The
tax to which I allude is a toll of Id. per ton levied only
on coal entering the Stanley dock on its eastward and
landward side, while coal entering the same dock on its
westward or river side is untaxed, whether that coal come
from Birkenhead, Runcorn, St. Helens, or Garston.
Coal arriving from the Wigan district, via the Leeds
Canal, is therefore placed at a disadvantage in competing
with that supplied from the places above-named by the
amount of the toll in question, which, though apparently
small in amount, is equal to 21 per cent. on the value
of the coal. The jurisdiction of the Leeds and Liverpool
Canal Company extends, I believe, to the western extre-
mity of the locks connecting the canal with the Stanley
dock, and the rate is laid as a dock, and not a canal, rate.
If the dock committee consider that the coal trade ought
to pay toll for using the Liverpool docks, I submit that,
in fairness, one local interest should not suffer for the
benefit of others, but that all should be placed on an equal
footing, and each or none pay. It may be said that the
toll does not affect the export trade in coal, inasmuch as
your committee allow a drawback to the amount of the
whole toll paid for every ton exported. This is true, but
the forms which have to be gone through, in order to
obtain tl:is drawback, are so tedious and troublesome as
to entah considerable loss, both in time and money, to
every coal proprietor seeking to recover those dues. If
you will refer this question to one of your committees,
and grant me the favour of a personal interview, I think
I shall be able clearly to prove to you that this tax does
tuallv realise £lOO a year profit after paying expense
and you will easily understand how I arrive
hen I state that there are not 'O,OOO tons of
these docks other than
I not do more than allude
a tax on an article so
the large sum which the
docks has brought to the
rted, or to the great con-
trade of the port by the
in place of putting
; but conclude by
leration of the sub-
hich is not only

coal inten
to the imi
necessary

connec

of the car

requesting v(

'our obe-

—To the Chairman

I would remit

ported