The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-02-20 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY,

ASPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the
TRUSTEES of the LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY will be
holden, in the BOARD-ROOM, on MONDAY, the 26th instant, at
Ten o'clock in the Forenoon, for the purpose of ELECTING a
PHYSICIAN to the INFIRMARY, in consequence of the re-
signation of Dr. Freckleton.

At the same time a Motion will be made to appoint Dr,
Freckleton a Consulting Physician of the Infirmary.
By order of the Committee,
EDWARD GIBBON, Chairman.
February Bth, 1849.

TO THE PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES OF THE
LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY.
MY LORD, LADIES, AND GENTLEMEN,

AVACANCY having occurred in the Office of
PHYSICIAN to the INFIRMARY, I beg to offer myself
a CANDIDATE for the appointment ; and, if elected, my best
exertions shall be devoted to the interests of your valuable In-
stitution.

I have the honour to be,
Your obedient Servant,
JAMES TURNBULL, M.D.,
Physician to the northern Hospital
4, Afornington-terrace, 9th Feb., 1849.

THE LIVERPOOL

AND LONDON FIRE AND

LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
THIRTEENTH DIVIDEND.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVES,tUtia. DIVIDEND
of TEN SHILLINGS on each SHARE on which the sum
of lOs has been paid, and of SEVEN SHILLINGS and SIX-
PENCE on each SHARE in regard to which such payment
has not been made, deducting Income Tax, has been declared
for the year ending the 31st December last, and will be payable
to the Proprietors on and after the Ist March next, between
the hours of Eleven and Three o'clock, at the offices of the
Company, No. 8, Water-street, Liverpool, and No. 3, Charlotte-
itioncinr. T

BY order of the Board,
SWINTON BOULT,
secretary to the Company

Liverpool, Feb. 18, 1849

AT a METING of the RATEPAYERS' and other
INHABITANTS of the BOROUGH of LIVERPOOL,
held in the Sessions House, Chapel-street, on TUESDAY, the
13th instant, convened by public advertisement, pursuant to a
Requisition, of which the following is a copy:
"To JOHN BRAMLEY-MOORE, Esq., Mayor of Liverpool.
" We, the undersigned Ratepayers and other Inhabitants of
the Borough of Liverpool, having learned that the Town Clerk

bas stated, in his place in 'Council, that he, as Town Clerk, was
informed that a Professional Gentleman had been instructed to
take proceedings against the Council, which proceedings we
understand to be for the purpose of compelling the Corporation
immediately to carry out the RIVINGTON PIKE SCHEME,
notwithstanding the late decision of the Council directing the
suspension of the Works, until Reports from certain Commit-
tees are received, respectfully request your Worship to call a
Public Meeting of the Ratepayers and Inhabitants generally,
that they may have an opportunity of expressing their opinions
on this important subject."

JOHN BRAMLEf-MOORE, Esq., Mayor, in the Chair.
It was moved by Mr. JEFFERY, and seconded by Mr. JOHN
FINCH,

1. That we, the burgesses and other inhabitants of Liverpool,
in public meeting assembled, express our hearty concurrence
in the resolution of the Council on the 3d of January last, by
which the progress of the Rivington Pike scheme is suspended
until a thorough surety has been made of the practicability of
obtaining a sufficient supply of water to the town, with due re-
gard to economy of expenditure.

Whereupon ft was moved, as an amendment, by Mr.
AMBROSE LACE, seconded by Mr. HENRY HANSON,
That a thorough and searching survey and investigation hav-
ing been made previous to the application for the Act enabling
the Corporation to procure a supply of water from the Riving-

ton district, and the same having been approved by the ToWril
Council, and most fully confirmed by eminent witnesses called
before them by the Committees of the Houses of Lords and
Commons in passing the Act, this Meeting deem it unnecessary
and unadvisable to suspend the progress of the Rivington
W *a, or to put the town to any further

Which amendment, being put by the Mayor, was negatived,
whereupon the original motion was put and declared to be
carried.

It was moved by Mr. J. A. PICTON, and seconded by Mr
THOMAS AVISON,

2. That we have every confidence in the appointments which
have been made of the Borough Engineer, Mr. Newlands, and
the Consulting Engineer, Mr. Simpson—men qualiffed, by their
scientific knowledge and practical experience, to test the exist-
ing works and other resources in the immediate vicinity of the
town, entertaining, as we do, the hope that an abundant supply
of water may be obtained without incurring the incalculable
expense of a distant supply, the exposure of its conduit to ca-
sualty and consequent litigation, together with all the impuri-
ties incident to surface drainage.
t, by Mr. SAMUEL

Whereupo:

[let it is the

dnion of this Meeting, tlia

two to be made as to the capability of procuring a supply-of
Water from the Red Sandstone Rock, no Engineers should be
employed who eitherhold office under the Corporation, or have
been engaged in the construction of works of a like character
•

Which amendment, being put by the Mayor, was negatived,
whereupon the original motion was put and deciared to be
carried.

It was moved by Mr. JouN SMITH, seconded by Mr. T. W
PILCHER, and resolved,

3. That we heard with astonishment that the majority of the
Council, though acting under the conviction of their minds and
in the discharge of their public duty, are individually threaten
ed with proceedings in the Court of Queen's Bench for the ye
‘)1, which the Rivington Pike se- ' .

We there

into execution, from whatever quarter, and request tl;e Vo7:-
shipful the Mayor, the Chairman of this meeting, will present
this resolution as a memorial to the Council at its next meeting.
JOHN BRAMLEY-MOORE, Chairman.
The Mayor having vacated the Chair,
It was moved by Mr. THOMAS HAIGH, seconded by Mr. J.
A. TINNE,
4. That the cordial thanks of this Meeting be given to John
Bramley-Moore, Esq., Mayor, for his attention to the wishes
of the Requisitionists, and for his able and impartial conduct
in the chair this day.
Toteu-ball, 13th February, 1849.