The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-10-19 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS.

WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.-At the meeting, on Wed-
nesday, Mr. Sheppard was in the chair. Six persons
applied for relief, to enable them to return to their re-
spective parishes, under the following circumstances:—
They were miners from Cornwall and South Wales, and
were engaged to proceed in the ship Cobric, to Valparaiso,
but when off Rio de Janeiro the vessel unfortunately
caught fire, and was totally destroyed. The passengers
were sent on to Rio Janeiro, and remained there for some
time under the protection of the British consul, until a
ship was found to bring them to this country. They
arrived on Monday by the Antelope. It was, after a great
deal of discussion, resolved to allow them to remain in
the house until an opportunity presented itself for send-
them to Cornwall and Swansea. _ _ _

SELECT VESTRY.-At the meeting on Tuesday, the
chairman (Rector Campbell) called the board's attention
to the question whether or not it would be possible to ad-
minister relief to the paupers more economically than at
present without diminishing its quantity. He enumerated
the results of M. Soyers culinary labours in Dublin (which
we gave in our last), but stated that gentleman's soup
cost lid. per quart, while the parish soup cost lid. His
was meat soup, but the parish gruel was also more nutri-
tious, and much more acceptable to the poor. M. Soyer,
however, alluded to a saving in the price of bread, and
this was well worthy the Vestry's consideration. He said
that by the use of patent ovens in Dublin, 25 per cent.
had been saved, and he (the Chairman) was sure that if
they could save anything like that amount to the parish-
ioners of Liverpool, they would rejoice to do so.—Mr.
Woodruff said that at present about 5000 cards were dis-
tributed amounting to £6OO or £7OO per week, all in
money, and that this was like offering a premium for im-
posture. There were now about 5000 families, constituting
in the whole between 22,000 and 25,000 persons, receiving
weekly relief from the 'parish, and he could not believe at
the end of the summer season that they were all legitimate
claimants.—The chairman said that money might be given
where it was absolutely necessary towards the payment of
rent, but relief should be given principally in provisions.
He thought the strictest investigation should take place
into the condition of the applicants for relief.—On the
motion of Mr. Bennett, a committee consisting of Messrs.
Earle, Woodruff, Johnson, and Bennett, was appointed
to make inquiries relative to M. Soyer's plan.—lt was re-
ported that the influx of the Irish from the lot to the 11th

instant amounted to 3,218 individuals; 49 had been sent
back to Ireland from the hospitals, and 365 had gone back
to their own country voluntarily. The expense of sending.
back these 414 individuals was £99 4s. 6d. The Irish are
evidently again increasing on us rapidly. From the 4th
to the 9th of October inclusive, 2363 Irish paupers were
relieved at a cost of £94. The total amount of relief given
for the week ending the 9th of October was £554, being
an increase over the corresponding week of 1846. The
number of families relieved was 5,004.—Mr. Thornely said
that he found it would be inconvenient for several mem-
bers to attend the meetings of the vestry on any other day
but Tuesday, and that that day would accordingly be the
day 'of meeting in future as it had been for years past.—
Some conversation took place as to the disgraceful state of
the wall at the front of the Workhouse in Mount Pleasant,
but it appeared that an arrangement must be made with
the Corporation before an entirely . new wall could be
erected.

DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—The Sub-committee
of Works reported that it would be desirable for the Dock
Trust to have the present Postoffice buildings, if the rent
were reasonable. • Confirmed.—The Warehouse Manage-
ment Committee recommended the appointment of Mr.
Ebenezer Allen as receiver of charges at the Albert Dock,
at a salary of £2OO per annum, with a bond of £2OOO for
the faithful performance of the duties of his office.
Confirmed. The Lisbon packets were ordered to
have berths in future, at the Salthouse Docks, in-
instead of, as formerly, at George's Dock. The
Sub-committee recommended that Mr. Askew, the
late harbour-master, be allowed £240 per annum,
as a superannuated allowance, being at the rate of two-
thirds of his salary and house rent, having served the
trust twenty-seven years ; some discussion ensued upon
the subject, Imd Mr. Tobin expressed an opinion that
£3OO ought to be allowed, as Mr. Askew had performed a
great amount of extra service; he moved an amendment
to the effect, but afterwards agreed to withdraw it in fa-
vour of a recommendation from Mr. Nicol, which was,
that the allowance be £240 per annum, with a gratuity of
£3OO for his extra services.—The Harbour-Master's Com-
mittee recommended that a senior harbour-master be
appointed at a salary of £4OO per annum, with a house,
and a junior at £350 per annum, also with a house, and
that there be only one central office. After some remarks
from Mr. Tobin, who thought the business could never be
done efficiently without a north, south, and centre har-
bour-master, the recommendation was confirmed.—A
letter was read from Mr. Thomas Jones, calling the atten-
tion of the committee to a plan he had discovered for
keepinsr_the sand free ()film newlanding stage. No decis-
sion was come to upon it.