The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-01 00:00:00

him. armed with a warrant
relied all the vessels

bout le;;ing the port, while the messer
treets in the hope of meeting V

ashore on

searched the
He did
ut the

ie runaway

trivial erranc

messenger, not having the warrant, was at a loss how to
apprehend him. The baker tried to get rid of his trouble-
some companion, and at last darted into an omnibus.

pedient of giving the runaway inta custody oil the charge
of picting.his pocket. Once in the hands of the police,
the warrant was soon brought to light, and the baker

briciegrooln is now in r
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;gow ; the

disconsolate

HEALTH COMMITTEE

sided at the supplemental
Leld on Tuesday

Mr. Alderman Langsdale
g l re-
of this body, which was
)osal of one or two miuor

plaining that he had to • cart away a quantity of street
sweepings, to an extent unanficipated at the time ,of his
making the contract. After some conversation, .it 'was
agreed that Mr. Newlands -should find as much additional
carting as might be.required, and that the cost sherd be
deducted from the amount of Mr. Rose's contract. A re-
port was then read from `-Jr. Duncan, the water-engineer,
in reference to the -charge brought against him by Mr.
Bigham, at the last Ineeting, of having neglected to
repair the water-pipes in Crown-street when laidtare, but
aftprwartig tearing 111) for the nuroose some street bottom-

ing, which had been laid after it had become solidified,
and thus causing expense and delaying the ,completion of
the pavement of the• Street. The gist of Mr. Duncan's de-
fence was, that he did not know that the level of the street
was goingto be lowered, and he said he had constantly en-
deavoured to work-in unison with the llettlfh Committee
officers. A number'•of tenders to contract for the construc-
tion of sewers-were'then opened. The sewers required had
been divided into five batches, in difrerentastricts. The
total cost of•tlle sewers on the various contracts was about
£7,000.
TIMLN.WIT Ar• BURNLEY.—On Friday zthe notices given
by the niasterspinners of the Burnley district, which in-
cludes Colne, Marsden, Barrowford, and a few smaller
places, expired.; and no arrangement having been effected
with the men,:about seventy mills were• stopped, many of
which, it is said, the masters do not care to start again
before 'Christmas. Some of these arc large concerns.
One of them, that of Messrs. George Barnes and Brothers,
employs about--a thousand hands ; another employs about
700. Some-are-very small concerns ; -nevertheless, it will
be under rather than over the mark•.ta•estimate the whole
as emfdoying.l.s„ooo hands, when it is 'borne in mind that
the population of Burnley alone is' 2x,000. In Bacup all
the factories; about forty in number, are out, with the ex-
ception of three. The masters appear-very resolved ; and,
as they stata.in their notice that "the present depressed
v... of the r..obavoo -rrlaCtl ftn in-
duced them- to take the course of elosing the factories,
there -seems no prospect of a speedy resumption. The
spinners of the Blackburn district .produce chiefly 32's
yarn,•and &few make the heavier count of 18. Those of
Bacup produce only 18's. The ,effeet -upon consumption
of the raw-ins.terial, caused by thesetextensive stoppages,
will therefore be much greater than. that of the Preston
stoppageovhere the finer counts are produced. It is es-
timated that Preston is at present- consuming from 4,000
to 6,000,ba5e.s per week less thanansual. The decrease
from.the-steppage in the Burnley district, and in Bacup,
will, however, be from 8,000 to AOOO bales, which will
create a.groat vacuum in the entire -consumption of the
country.

MEETITie OP MASTER SHIPWRIGHTS. —On Wednesday,
a meeting -ef the Master Shipwrights' Association was.
heldat.the Graving-dock Regulating...office, Strand-street.
Mr. J. Wilson Greene occupied the -chair. The circular
calling the meeting contained the following programme of
the business :—" To consider a letter-receivd from Messrs.
Joseph M"Lean and Co., stating that, not being able to
procure-hands to complete the work sequired at the ship
John Howl, in Sandon Graving-dcar at 7s. per day, and
the captain having engaged a number of men at Bs. per
day, Messrs. M`Lean and Co. wish to_dmow what course
the association will recommend them .topursue. Also, to
consider o letter received from the •Shipwrights' Associa-
tion." -After considerable discussion, it was resolved,
" That the original resolution, allowing no cartage to be
paid, remain intact." Several members expressed their
opinion that if the captain of the John Howel persisted in
paying the.-Bs. per day, Messrs. M`Lean ought to throw up
the job ;and let him finish the ship liimself.—After a
lengthy discussion Mr. M`Lean announcedihat they would
adopt that- course.—The Chairman then read a letter which
he had received from the secretary of the Shipwrights'
Association.invitin,,,, him to attendtheir meeting to be held
at noon that day.—On the motiou.of Mr. Jones, seconded
by Mr. Pope, it was resolved that the Chairman should
accept the Anvitation. Several .ruembers .e so expressed
their intention of being present—Mr. Garrett said he had
just come from the Clarence Graving-dock, where he had
been given,to understand that the.men inteujed to strike
that night for Bs. a day.—The Chairman. said they could
not do anytldng till the men had taken some,ateps. The
meeting then- separated:

Doci ExTZEBION.—It is 'stated that important dock
changes have ,been brought before the Committee of
Works by the dock surveyor. The first proposition relates
to the new docks at the extreme north end of the town,
between Beacon's-gutter and the Bootle-landmarks—the
land which was purchased from the Earl of Derby, on
condition that certain streets, running from west to east,
should be made on it, at the expense of the Dock Trust,
with a view to -the improvement of his lordship's. Bootle
property. On this-site Mr. Hartley proposes to erect two
docks of enormous ,extent, which will stover a water area
of at lead 70 acres. ,One of these two docks it is intended
to devote specially bathe wants of the timber trade, which
will include great storing space on the ground, and also
the floating of the timber in the dock. The other dock is
to be appropriated to
.-general purposes—to shipbuilding
on the margin, from which vessels, when completed, can
be launched into the dock, and to such other purposes as,
the wants of the port .may require. The second sugges-:
Lion of the dock surveyor is to erect two docks, running
.east and west, on the site of the present George's Dock.
There will be bridges in the centre, parallel with Bruns-
wick-street, so that easy access may be had at all times to
and from the Landing-stage. The scheme will involve.
the removal of the baths on. St. George's-pier. The-third
feature in the new plans is .to appropriate the laud be-
longeing to the Dock Estate, adjoining the Harrington
Dock, for the purpose of anther-yards, for the accommo-
dation of such portion of the trade as refuse to take
advantage of the north end. Jt is understood that,
though the plans have been prepared, no estimate has yet
been made of the cost of carrying out these extensive
works. Skould the plans be sanetioned by the general
committee, an application to carry .them into effect will
be made in the next session of parliament.
DOC% COMUITTEE.—At the weekly meeting on Thurs-
day, Mr. Turner in the chair, the secretary read several
documents showing that Mr. Stewart had been in com-
mnnieation with the London and North-western Railway
Company, relative to the giving up of the land at Wap-
ping required to complete the street and other improve-
ments. The chairman directed the surveyor to keep his
attention fixed on the matter.—A letter was read from Mr.
C. Pothonier, applying for a claim of £4l 10a. Gd., for
lifting the Abltese brig Tiger, which received damage by
grounding in the King's Dock, when the dock was allowed
to run dry. The claim had been before the committee,
who decided that it could not be entertained. After some
discussion, the matter was referred to the solicitor to re-
port upon it.—The chairman intimated that the Mayor and
Mr. Trafford, the chairman of the quarter sessions at
Knutsford, met in order to revise the rates for vessels
entering the port of Liverpool and not using the docks ;
no alteration was considered necessary, and they passed
the usual formal resolution, that the rates now levied
should continue in operation for three years longer.—A
letter was read from Mr. William Jolifl'e, owner of the
steamer Pelham, stating that a sum of £328 Bs. had been
expended upon that vessel in repairing the damage she
had sustained in consequence of striking against the bell
buoy. Mr. Tobin said the matter had been before the
Marine Committee, who decided against the claim.—Mr.
Evans wished to bring forward a matter, concerning the
Harrington property. After alluding to the purchase of
that estate, to which he was opposed, he said there was an
annual loss upon it of £B,oooor£9,oooa year, which equalled
a loss on a capital of £260,000. He would suggest an in-
quiry into the matter, in order that they might have such
rates as would give a return upon the real value of the
land. The chairman said they ought to take the rent of
the land occupied by the timber trade in connexion with
the dock dues which brought the timber. Take it as a
objection to refer the matter to the Com-
rawhitoteele,,4l43, some further couversatlon the
heof
Works, saw no
matter dropped,

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