The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-11-20 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS

HEALTH COMMITTEE.—The first meeting of this com-
mittee, since it wag newliconstituted, was held on Wed-
nesday. The medical officer reported that the health of
the town was in a most satisfactory state. The deaths in
the past week were thirty per cent. below the usual average
at this season of the year. Cholera might be said to have
totally disappeared, there having been within the last
fortnight but two fatal cases, and within the last week no
case of cholera has been reported. The general mortality
of the borough was less at present than it was ever before
reported to be, and this Dr. Duncan attributed, princi-
pally, to the sanatory measures adopted by the Health
Committee, which had been most admirably carried out
by the officers of the committee.
SELECT VESTRY.—The fortnightly meeting of the
Select Vestry was held on Tuesday. The proceedings of
the Workhouse Committee contained a recommendation
to the board to appoint a matron to the Workhouse, at
a salary of £lOO a-year, and apartments. Mr. Mellor
moved that that part of the proceedings which referred
to the appointment of a matron at a salary of £lOO per
annum, be not confirmed, but that the salary do not
exceed £5O per annum. The parish was already suffici-
ently burthened, without going to further expense. Mr.
Mellor said, that the governor of the workhouse stated

that a matron, if not his wife, might as well be in Paris
as in the Workhouse, for any use she would be of. Mr.
Woodruff seconded the amendment. Considerable dis-
cussion here took place on the subject,, and ultimately
the amendment was rejected by a majority of 14 to 8, and
the proceedings were confirmed.—Mr. Molyneux moved
that Mrs. Shirt be appointed clothing storekeeper at the
schools. at a salary of £l2 a year. Mr. Dover seconded
the motion, and facetiously remarked that it was a very
appropriate appointment, as Mrs. Skirt would necessarily
make a good clothing storekeeper.
DOCK COMMITTEE —A plan of the new north docks in
progress having been submitted, Mr. Fisher expressed a
hope that the land east of the dock works would be re-
served, so that if future dock accommodation should be
required, it might be provided there. They should attempt
as much as possible to centralize the docks in future. At
the present day, 99 out of every 100 people were com-
plaining of buildings now standing where docks should
have been made; and he thought the committee should
take care that no buildings were raised on the land in
question.—Mr. Nicol stated that the matter would re-
ceive all attention.—Mr. Robinson, on behalf of the Albert
warehouses' sub-committee, made theimportant announce-
ment that they had made some very considerable reduc-
tions in the storage rate on cotton, amounting to 25 per
cent. on American, and 30 per cent. on East Indian, The
reduction on American cotton would be about Id. per bale
per week. A letter was read from J. K. Rounthwaite, of
the City of Dublin Steam-packet Company, requesting
further accommodation for their steamers. To show the
trade who they were the means of bringing to the port, it
was stated that they had discharged 68 vessels in October,
above two a day. The letter was referred to the harbour
masters sub-committee.

MEETING ON BEHALF OF THE HIINGARIANS.—On Fri-
day night, a meeting of the Welsh residents of the town was
held in the Music-hall, to memorialise Lord Palmerston to
interpose the influence of the British government to obtain
for the remnant of the Maygars, not yet executed by
Austria, a restitution of their constitutional liberty, and
their property confiscated. The room was thronged, and
many clergymen and gentlemen of high standing were in
attendance. Mr. Councillor Thomas Lloyd was called to
the chair. The Rev. W. Rees addressed the meeting in
Welsh, and proposed the first resolution, to the effect
that the meeting viewed with horror the deceitful and
cruel conduct of Austria to the Hungarians, aided by
Russia, and called upon all free nations in Europe and
America to petition their respective governments to use
every means for the restoration of the Maygar people to
their rights, liberties, and property. He supported this
resolution with much argument and energy. the Rev.
Mr. Aubrey, Wesleyan minister, next addressed the
meeting in Welsh, in support of the resolution, and fur-
nished some interesting facts bearing on the oppressions
suffered by the Hungarians. The Rev. D. James, of
Kirkdale, spoke in English in moving a resolution highly
approving of the conduct of the Turkish Sultan in refusing
to deliver up Kossuth and other nobles to Austria, and
thanking Lord Palmerston for having energetically sup-
ported the Turkish government by despatching a fleet to
the Dardanelles. He showed that Hungary had, for 323
years, been a free and independent kingdom ; yet it was
deprived of its constitution, and reduced to a mere pro-
vince. The war in which Hungary took a part was only
one of self-defence ; but her inhabitants had suffered
unheard-of cruelties, for merely defending their inalien-
able rights. He urged a variety of arguments in support
of the cause in which they had that night met, and trusted
the sympathy shown here would manifest itself at similar
public meetings in Wales and elsewhere throughout the
kingdom. The rev. gentleman, in conclusion, referred to
the powerful terms in which previous speakers had in
Welsh language pleaded Hungary's cause. Their very
eloquent speeches in the Welsh languuge had rolled from
one beautiful sentiment to another, with all the beauty of
oriental imagery, and he good humouredly regretted that
the reporters were Saxons, and hence, however willing,
unable to do justice to the speakers who had gone before.
He was sure, however, that they would do justice to that
crowded assemblage, and let Liverpool know that the
Welsh, the most loyal inhabitants of the kingdom, had
bravely stood up on behalf of liberty and those who were
oppressed. (Loud cheers.) The Rev. John Hughes,
and D. Lewis, Esq., of the Branch Bank of England,
addressed the meeting in Welsh, and the resolution, as
were those before it, was carried unanimously. A reso-
lution was moved by the Rev. D. Price, regretting that
the Times and Morning Chronicle had prostituted them-
selves, by defending the cruel oppressors of Hungary, and
thanking the conductors of the Daily News, &c., and
also the local press of Liverpool generally, for the advo-
cacy of Hungarian independence. The Rev. Thomas
Pearce eloquently seconded, and the motion was carried.
A memorial to. Lord Palmerston was then read and
agreed to, and, after a vote of thanks to the chairman,
the meeting separated.