The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-08-21 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS.

WESI DERBY GUARDIANS.—On Wednesday the usual
weekly meeting was held at Everton. The number of
members composing the Nuisance Committee was in-
creased to twelve, and several suggestions agreed to for
the better carrying out of the act. A letter was read from
the Poor-law Board, in which they state that, from the
inquiries made last week by the assistant-commissioner,
Mr. Austin, and forwarded to them, they have come to
the conclusion that the Rev. Thomas Moore is the gen-

tleman legally appointed to fill the office of chaplain to the
Workhouse. £3O was voted to the Rev. Mr. Matthias
for his services as chaplain to the Workhouse.
DOCK COMMITTEE.—At the usual weekly meeting, on

Thursday, Mr. Steel was the only new member present.
A communication was read from Mr. Joseph Norris, of
the Brunswick-terrace, North Shore, setting forth that,
in consequence of the dock works extending so rapidly,
and the influx of labourers and their families caused
thereby, most of the respectable inhabitants were leaving
the neighbourhood ; there was not a church in the dis-
trict, and the writer requested that the Dock Committee
would grant the loan of 500 or 600 feet of timber for the
purpose of forming seats for a temp Drary place of worship,
the Rev. Mr. James, of Kirkdale, having offered to un-
dertake ministerial duties, on condition that a building
was provided, and the Earl of Derby bad kindly tendered
£lO towards the fitting up of a suitable room.—Mr. Ro-
binson remarked that Bootle Church would shortly be
ready. The subject was referred to the committee of
works.—The committee then proceeded to the re-forma-
tion of the various committees. For the committee of
works, Messrs. Steel and Holt were elected in place of
Messrs. Wood and Mann; and Messrs. Aikin and Sand-
bach were reappointed. Marine committee, Messrs.
Tobin and Robinson were reappointed. Warehouse ma-
nagement committee : Mr. Bold was reappointed, and Mr.
Robinson was elected in place of Mr. Mann. Harbour-
masters' committee: Mr. Bold was reappointed; Mr.
Lockett was elected in place of Mr. Gladstone, and Mr.
Littledale in place of Mr. Chilton. Finance committee :
Mr. Bent was elected in place of Mr. Chilton, and Mr.
Steel was appointed as an additional member. Master-
porters' committee : Messrs. Robinson and Aikin were
appointed.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.--The annual meeting
was held on Thursday, at the companies' rooms, Charles
Turner, Esq. presiding. The chairman passed a high
compliment on Mr. Josias Booker, the late chairman,
who had retired. Mr. Dove, the manager, read the
report. It showed that, notwithstanding the diminution
in the amount and value of produce in Liverpool in 1848,
in the whole year the amount of premium was but £2,369
less than for the preceding year, whilst it exceeded that
of 1846. The amount of claims (£9,777) was less than
the average. Out of four hundred lives accepted for
insurance, only one had died ; while out of ninety rejected
eight deaths had occurred. Up to the present time the
number of shares issued was 89,280, and the capital paid
up £178,560. The statement of accounts showed an
amount to the credit of profit and loss, for the past year
of £27,804 2s. 4d. ; to the credit of reserved fund of
£52,268 9s. 4d. ; and to the credit of re-assurance fund
of £25,569 3s. 3d. ; making together £108,641 14s. Ild.
The directors, after due and lengthened consideration of
the best mode of dealing with this amount, bad agreed
to recommend that the sum of £89,280 should be taken
from this accumulation, and capitalised, by adding £1 to
every share held by each proprietor, and that a dividend
ne declared for the present of 2s. per share, which would
amount to £8,928. This would leave but £10,433 14s. 11d.
to be carried to the re-assurance fund; but an investiga-
tion of the state of affairs of the company, for the six
mouths ending the present midsummer quarter, showed
that an amount of £15,397 might be considered as stand
ing to the credit of profit and loss in that period, and
which might be added to the re-assurance fund, making
it in all £25,830 14s. 11d. The total cost of the new
building in Dale. street was £29,100, but they had already
let offices giving a rental of £1,138, and had others to let
valued at £230 a year.
TOWN COUNCIL.—A special meeting of the Town
Council was held on Wednesday to elect five members of
the Dock Committee. Mr. Parker proposed and Mr.
Ferguson seconded the election of Mr. Littledale in the
place of Mr. Mann. Considerable discussion ensued, and
Mr. Alderman Molyneux proposed and Mr. George Holt
seconded the re-election of Mr. Mann. On a division,
the numbers were—For Mr. Littledale :—Messrs. Langs-
dale, Walthew, Jas. Holme, Woodruff, Thomson, Pres-
ton, Hodson, Briscoe, Hornby, Bell, Ferguson, Toulmin,
Robinson, Harbord, Rogers, Wagstaff, Samuel Holme,
Booker, Kaye, Gardner, Johnson, Bennett, Parker,
Freme, Beckwith, Watson, Hindley, Mann, and Fisher.
Aldermen Hodgson, Holmes, and Henderson.—For Mr.
Mann :—Messrs. Morris, Hill, Holt, Tinne, Rimmer,
Tobin, Lloyd, Lawrence, Jones, and Benn. Aldermen
Swainson, Horsfall, Wood, Molyneux, Chilton, and the
Mayor.—On the motion of Mr. Harbord, Mr. Thomas
Robinson was then re-elected a member of the Dock
Committee.—Mr. Fisher then proposed Mr. Watson as a
member of the Dock Committee in place of Mr. Aikin.—
Mr. Harbord seconded the motion.—Mr. H. Hornby
proposed, as an amendment, the re-election of Mr. Aikin.
—Considerable discussion took place, and on a division
Mr. Aikin was elected by a majority of 34 to 14.—Mr. S.
Holme next proposed Mr. Alderman Bent in place of Mr.
Chilton.—Mr. Parker seconded the motion.—Mr. G. H.
Lawrence moved as an amendment the re-election of Mr.
Chilton, which was seconded by Mr. Alderman Horsfall.
—After an animated discussion, Mr. Alderman Bent was
elected by a majority of 32 to 17.—Mr. S. Holme next
proposed Mr. Stitt in place of Mr. Wood, seconded by
Mr. Rogers.—Mr. Thomson proposed Mr. Langsdale,
seconded by Mr. Beckwith.—On a division, Mr. Stitt had
a majority of votes.—Mr. Wood was next proposed, and
on a second division Mr. Stitt was declared to have been
elected by a considerable majority.—The rest of the busi-
ness, which included the proceedings of several of the
committees standing over from the last Council, was then
disposed of.—Mr. Thomson brought forward his motion
that all work of the Health and Water Committee above
£3O be done by contract, which, after some discussion,
was negatived, and the Council broke up about half-east 1.
NORTH AND SOUTH WALES BANK.—On Friday the
annual meeting of the shareholders in this company was
held at the Clarendon-rooms ; Richard Griffith, Esq., the
head director, in the chair. He said the report would
shew that they were now in a much more prosperous
state than be and others had expected.—Mr. Rae, the
manager, read the report. The purport was that the
position of the affairs of the bank had gradually improved.
The whole of the post bills issued at the time of the sus-
pension, and amounting to £189,000, had been cleared
off, and the business had been steadily on the increase.
The profits for the whole year (ending June last) were
£5859 15s. sd. ; and the position of the capital spewed
that the now deficiency, or balance of losses, was only
£37,264. It was hoped that in the course of the present
year a small dividend might be paid to the proprietors ;
and the directors had it in contemplation to repay the
proprietors, before the next annual meeting, their sub-
scriptions on account of preference shares. In conclu-
sion, the prospects were such as to justify a belief that in
a few years the bank would resume a position yet more
satisfactory to the shareholders, and of increased advan-
tage to the Principality,—a result which would be has-
tened by the hearty co-operation of the shareholders and
their friends in supporting the interests of the bank.—
The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, said
that during the first half-year the profits had been £2OOO,
and during that ending June last £4OOO. During the
next 12 months they might fairly estimate their profits at
£BOOO to £lO,OOO, as the business was now conducted on
safe and sound principles. The directors were also work-
ing in such a manner as to avoid bad debts.—Mr. Staley
moved, in accordance with a section of the ad of incor-
poration, that a dissolution of the company should take
place, in consequence of one-fourth of the capital having
been lost.—Mr. Mallaby (the law clerk) said the motion
could not be legally put at the present meeting. It could
only be done at a special meeting.—The chairman ex-
plained that the present capital of the company was
£166,180, and there was only a deficiency of £37,000
shown, which was not one-fourth of the capital.—No one
appeared to second Mr. Staley's motion.—Mr. Richard
Roberts then said, that in company with Mr. Prichard,
he had, at the request of the directors, gone minutely
into their estimates of the assets of the bank, and he had
no hesitation in saying that if he had the money to spare
he would take the whole of the assets at the value put
upon them in the report. (Cheers.)—Mr. Prichard con-
firmed this view, as did Mr. Andrew Paten, of Glasgow,
who said that coming from a distance he was naturally
disposed to take an unfavourable view of matters, but
that he was glad to find, in going over the accounts, that
if the directors had erred in their estimates it had been on
the safe side.—The report was- then unanimously carried.
—Messrs. Tomkinson and Mr. Maurice, the retiring direc-
tors, were re-elected, and a vote of £5OO-was passed to
the directors for their services..

THE ASSIZES.

CROWN C LOU RT.—Tu asp mr.
Peter M'Evoy (33), Teter M'Evoy k 7), and Sarah
Jenkins (26), were charged with having uttered a coun-
terfeit shilling at Kersley, near Manchester, in July last,
and with having at the same time 117 other counterfeit
shillings in their possession. The two elder prisoners
were found guilty ; but the boy, against whom no evi-
dence was offered was acquitted. M'Evoy had been con-
victed of felony four times previously, and the female
once. They were sentenced to transportation for seven
years. M'Evoy asked where he should find his son on his
return. His lordship replied that he could make no order
as to that. No doubt the boy would be taken care of,
and he thought it a fortunate circumstance that he should
be separated from the two elder prisoners, as that would
give him a chance of growing up an honest man.
Peter Riley was found guilty of uttering base coin in
Liverpool.—Thomas Baines was sentenced to twelve
months' imprisonment, with hard labour, for the same
offence; and Mary Duncan, for the like crime, at Bol-
ton, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, with
hard labour.
Denis Malone was found guilty of stabbing, at Bolton,
John Peace.
George Porter was sentenced to one year's imprison-
ment, with hard labour, for having assaulted, at Lathorm,
Mary Rylance, and stealing from her seven shillings and
other articles.