The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-05-12 00:00:00

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May 12, 1846. THE LIVERPOOL ATM ARD.
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Vrobinrial pays. MEETING AT THE SESSIONS-HOUSE ON J Mr. ;Ym. EARLE said it was impossible for any body ON THE SANiTARt STArk: ',IR VII.
orai aItoFRIDAY.—THE WATER QUESTION. to manage their affairs worse than the Highway Board OF LlVERPOOYeeewLrt-
eee had done. in proof of this he appealed to the state of the
vDAIiD.
On Friday last a fine little girl, named Margaret Fearon, On Friday, pursuant to notice. a public meeting was 1 town,—to the staie of the streets, and to the state of the I TO THE EDITOR OF24II'E LIVERPO•OL §74.,
nine years and seven months old, living in Bedford-street. held ie the Sessions-house, for the purpose of determining t sewers ; and be could not imagine a man in his senses UPPER PARLIAMENT• STREET.
Toxteth-park, was run over by a car and killed. A deo- as to the bills of the Highway Board and the Town- who would vote for the motion now brought forward by There is a quantita of stinking water oppositteWlinds7-
dand of £lO was laid on the horse and car Council. The doors were not thrown open until a few the Highway Board. (Hear, hear.) It had been said terrace. Not far from this, there is seen the drainage. of
On Wednesday last three thieves, named Belton, Raw- minutes after twelve o'clock, when almost every part of that there were some who were determined not to pityeight or ten back-yard doors, which runs mote the (spell'
linson, and Dawson, were committed for trisl, by Francis the spacious building, including the galleries on each side, their rates if the hills passed. ground. Ashes and vegetable remains- are carelessly '
Heywood, Esq., at the county police-office, for having became immediately filled. There was a rush of the inha- Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said it was evidently the inten. thrown in, which must ultimately prove a eetejetelicial ac-
entered the house of Mr. Jenkinson, merchant, of Crosby, bitants into the area of the court. Among the gentlemen than of the legislature that all separate local bodies should cumulaeon to the inhabitants themselves it czatinued.
in broad day, and stripped a table of a quantity of vale- present we noticed :—Mr. Samuel Holme, Mr James merge into the corporation; and provisions were made in Between Crown-street and Falk ner-sqmare there is a con-
able plate. Procter, Mr. James Parker, Mr. Eyre Evans, Mr. Cabal. their acts accordingly. Abut ten years ago the Weeds siderable space of vacant ground allotted out for stree's;
THE HOOTON HUNT.—The gentlemen of this hunt Robertson, Mr. Thomas Bolton, Mr. James Aspitiall, Committee did so, and if it had not been for the strong some of these are already partially built. The soil is bog,
have declared their intention of giving a magnificent Mr. William Earle, Mr. William Birkett, Mr. Richard political feelings rife at this time, the Highway Board and fortes a part of the old Moss-lake fleris. The inter-
banquet, at the Monks' Ferry Hotel, to Sir Wm. Massey Shell, Mr. Thomas Bold, Mr. Vincent Higgins, Mr. would have done the same. They had been told by Mr, spaces between the street lines frequently retain laree
Stanley, Bart., in acknowledgment of the great courtesy Cooper. Mr. Thos. Thornely, Mr. William Thornhill, Holme that there never would be a surplus ; but there had plashes of water, over which small fogs may be frequently
and high sportsman-like qualities of the worthy baronet. Mr. Denson, Mr. Urquhart, Mr. Thomas Bage, Mr. been, ever since he had the honour of a seat at the coon- seen in an evening, indicating the unhealthy condition of i'
It is said that the chair will be taken by Colonel Clegg, Solomon May, Mr. Wightmen, Mr. Leatherbarrow, jell., cif, a surplus, and there would soon be a very large one. these plots. Many people regard with a sort of kindly ,'
of Thuraaston.hall. Mr. Wm. Walthew, Mr. Denton, Mr. James Reay, Mr. But the surplus of each year was the property of the court- superstition these pits, perhaps because the water, reflects '
On Wednesday, a poulterer in St. John's Market was Adam Hodgson, Mr. William Rathhona, Mr. Thine, Mr. cif of that year, and it was illegal to anticipate it. The the green hue of rustic life, &c. : such a conceit mire bet-
fined ss. by Mr. Rushton, for dressing fowls so as to Preston, Mr. Chalk, Mr. Shakeaheft, Mr. Grantham, corporation possessed a most magnificent estate, and the ter exorcised. Perhaps the ft:slowing fact may tend to do !
- resemble pheasants. The lower jaws of tee fowls had Mr. Taylor Mr. D. Rowlands, Mr. King, Mr. Robertson Highway board had none; and though he could no, give so.
Au professional gentleman informed me that eeveial ;
been taken away, red wafers placed round the eyes, and Gladstone, 'Sir Arnold Knight. M.D. a pledge fur what other counc.ls might choose to do, he individals happened to pass beside one of these very '
large pheasant feathers introduced into the tails. The Upon the motion of Mr. JAMES ASPINALL, seconded thought it very probable, that at no distant period, a large pools, over which the warning fog was at the time sus- i
defendant, in justification, said the practice was quite by Mr. WM. WALTHEW, the chair was taken by Mr. sum might be annually devoted to providing an ample pended. Within twelve hours one of the juniors got sear-
common in Dublin. John Holmes, amid loud applause. supply of water—(applause)—and he would say too that it latina, clearly traceable to that source, t'or there was no r
CURIOUS DOCUMENT.—A few days ago. in a case that The CHAIRMAN then rose, and briefly opened the pro- would be a wise outlay. (Renewed applause.) He strongly contagion of it near the house—no likelihood of deriving >;
came before the magistrates of Wigan the following docu- ceedings. He said that in conformity with a resolution of urged the concentration of all power in the hands of the it elsewhere; and this is confirmed by the fact, that no
rnent was presentee by one of the parties to a solicitor to the Commissioners of Highways, a bill had been prepared Council, for the more they were entrusted with, the bet- other member of the family caught it—it was simply con- i
be laid before the bench :—" This is to in form Her Ma- by that body for obtaining a better supply of water for the ter would they discharge the trust repose din them, fined to the one individual exposed to the cause. Such '
jestesk Justisses that Mary-ann Entwistley Bears a very inhabitants ; and the meeting was now called together for Mr. RATHUONE said there had been £150,000 spent by circumstances are notorious causes of scarlatina. t
Husband
Character a mongst Her Neighboors hand that Her the purpose of deciding the very important question as to the Highway Board, which might just as well have beet, The results of the sweepings of the streets are T
"usband as thretned to sell Her for Her had charreeter." whether the Highway Board or the Corporation should thrown into the river. If they sanctioned those bills they laid here, in order to elevate the street roads. In one 1,
Mr. Edward Martin, licensed victualler, of Greenland- proceed to Parliament for the bill for obtaining an increased would sanction the expenditure of a million of money ; line of street, from Falkner-street to Parliament-street,
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street, has been committed by the coroner for trial, for supply. He hoped that during the discussion of the es- but if they postponed the measure, in all probability they this embankment of Macadam mud is remarkable. Some "
the manslaughter of his wife. She was very much given tion a fair and patient hearing would be given to every might obtain what they required for much less, as, in all dust-carts shoot their contents in this district. New
to intoxication, and on Thursday night, whin she was in speaker ; and he concluded by calling on Mr. 13,atie, law- probability, there would be a large surplus fund belonging houses are rapidly building up around. The blank win- v
dow spaces in which tell graphically the folly of the win- I e
- that state, her husband had struck her and kit ked het in clerk of the Highway Board, to read the resolution con- to the corporation ; and it would be their own fault i,
the abdomen. The surgeon deposed that the cause of vening the meeting. that fund was not applied to lighten the taxation of Liver- dow tax. 1%
death was a rupture of the small intestines, the result of a Mr. DEANE having read the advertisement accordingly, pool. (Applause.) He concluded by observing that he There is a new street called Almond-street, running Y
fall, a blow, or a kick. proceeded next to read a report from Mr. Simpson, the had no doubt the object they had in view would be acs from Myrtle-street to Falkner-street. The horse-road is b"
Hoormv ANNUAL FAIR.—We perceive by an adver- engineer of the Board, as to the feasibility of obtaining a complished much more economically by the Council. evidently unmade, and ankle-deep in mud and slush.
figment in our columns of this day, that the spirited sufficiency of water from Kirby, and also from the red Mr. JAMES ASPINALL wished to explain his conduct There is no drainage: water consequently accumulates,
things. that
ii e h had
ad
lived yet been
tber
there eight
tt to
weeks,reroe
baronet, Sir William Stanley, has turned his attention to sandstone strata in the immediate vicinity of Liverpool. with respect to the bills now before them. When the
state
had
hiso f as,
and the inhabitant of a cellar,*of whom I inquired, stated °
agriculture, and has appointed his first atinnal sale of fat The CHAIRMAN sa'd, that as it had been represented Corporation Bill was coming before the Council, he
-stock to take place at the farm yard on Wednesday next, to the Highway Board that a good supply of water might called on the Mayor and told him that it was his inten..
cellar flooded half-a-dozen times during that period. Ile e
dayndthhiasd
had to lade the water out of hollows of the footpath con- '
- ' Messrs. Churton and Co., officiating. ?Ms will afford be obtained from Billinge, they had obtained a reeort from flog to absent himself from the Council on that occasion.
- our townsmen an excellent opportunity of ebtainiiig prime Mr. Simpson as to the desirableness of that locality, and With respect to the surplus income, he had sat, month,
' animals for consumption. The contiguity of the town to as to the feasibility of obtaining an adequate supply from after month, at the Finance Committee, and it had been stantly, and to level the horse-road as well as he could e
• Eastham ferry is very convenient for purchasers ; the that quarter. incessantly drummed into their ears by the chairman that to protect his cellar. ,
Conveyance is direct and expeditious, as new steamers are Mr. DEANE having accordingly read Mr. Simpson's they would not have a surplus income for years to come. A street called Date-street runs out of Almond-street,
plying every hour. report respecting Billinge, That he be ieved was really the case, if the Council paid of which I give a small plan, because it leads into a new
MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF MlLLowNEtts. Mr. PROCTER said the. Commissioners had taken the what they were bound by contract to pay. On the sth of
this month he bad copied a report from the books of the court which is in as bad a state as it can be, seeing it has c
On Tuesday a meeting of the Association WaS held at Mr. most honest and straightforward course, and submitted
Heron's offices, Princes-street, on the subject of the Bill the question to the rate-payers; and he trusted the meet- Finance Committee, from which it appeared that the gross MYRTLE STREET. I
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now before Parliament relating to reduction in the hours ing would come to a wise and honest conclusion. He also amount of contracts for the bare walls of George's Hall, 1 0 t
of labour. The meeting was attended by the spinners hoped some member of the Corporation would introduce without reckoning joiners' work, furniture, steps, organ,
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_ and manufacturers of Manchester and the immed ate the Town-hall Bill, and submit it to the meeting along or anything else, was £132,000, and at the present mo. i i
neighbourhood. Mr. R. 11. Gregg presided. It being with those of the Highway Board for the consideration of ment only £29,000 of this was paid. There was, there- MI: :Ili
agreed that the measure was both impolitic and unjust, the rate-payers. If the Corporation Bid was approved. fore, £52,000 yet to pay for the bare walls. They would b
and also opposed to the best interests of the operatives he had no wish to proceed further ; mid he trusted that if have to expend £lOO.OOO more before they were out of -=-__. e_-' .-. ..' aee. : :
themselves, a deputation was appointed to proceed to the meeting approved the other bills, ate corporation St. George's Hall. He strongly urged the meeting to ._ ft
London to give it the most strenuous opposition. The would be equally ready to withdraw theirs—(applause)— support the Highway Board. He could have no personal Palm-street.
second reading of the Bill is fixed for the 13.11 instant. and as it was by the wish of the rate-payers that the sup- motives, as he intended to withdraw from public life .. , 1— tl
DISCHARGING FIRE-ARMS—EXTRAORDINARY CASE. ply of water was entrusted to the highway hoard, the COT- altogether. He had been fifteen years at the Board, and
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"—On Wednesday, police-officer 452 preferred a charge poration would devote ten, fifteen, or twenty thousand h's health had suffered so severely he must now take care e
• against Margaret Boardman, of, B.Lmtle-1". Ktrkdale, pounds a-year of its surplus income, for ,o crest and bene. of himself. (Laughter.) He did not mean of his pockets, a
for discharging fire-arms several times during the night ficial a purpose. (Applause.) He concluded by moving but of his health. (Renewed laughter.)
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through her bed-room window. The defendant not ap- a resolution to the effect that an amalgamation of the. Mr. SFIIEL was in favour of the power being in the Pi - 1,11
peering, Mr Holmes, a
the owner of the property, was power of draining, raving, and cleansing the town, and hands of the Corporation, as the ratepayers had more .., 2a) I a
Called. and said that she was in the habit a carrying the providing an ample supply of water, should be vested Power over that body than the Highway Board. ,
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. Pistols about her, and discharging them, especially in the in the Commissioners for paving and sewerage, and that Mr. HIGGINS followed on the same side, with some Z 1111 E r
' enight time, and or. one occasion fired at him. Mr. Rush. they beaccordinglyauthorizedtoproceed with theirtwo bills. statistics. C Ti: kII
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ton : " Who is she ?" Mr. Holmes :" I dot.% know Mr. S. HOLMB seconded the motion, and in doing so, Mr. COOPER said a few words in behalf of the Highway 11112" 1111 ini 1
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. anything about her; but I would like very much to get complimented the Highway Board for the r jrulicious new Board. re --1
rid of her." Mr. Rushton :" It seems she wants to get sewerage of the town. The time had arrived fur a radical Mr. JOHN SMITH closed the debate in a luminous, but i-3 *1 1111 1111 . '
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rid of ,
you.' (Laughter.) The defendant was ultimately change in supplying the town with water. The only somewhat miscellaneous speech. Ship _
n ut pl I
fined 40s. and costs. question was, which of three bodies should supply it— The amendment was then put, and carried by an im-_. e_, pots, a......__0 °
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CHANGE RINGING.—On Monday. the 4th instant, the the Corporation, the Highway Board, or the Liverpool mense msjority, and the meeting broke up at half-past to e Vietoria Cottages. I
company of St. Peter's Change. Ringere, of this town, and Herrington Water Works Company ? After alluding three o'clock. .-3 -- ----i ' -=_--\ r------- t
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visited Wrexham, and run gon St. Gales' be:ls a true p ell to the several acts of parliament affecting the supply of — i I 1 i 1111
of grandsire cators. consistiag of 51;93 clmges, in three water to the town, he said that at present the Highway THE STRIKE IN THE BUILDING TRADES. , i t i
'boors and twenty-five minutes- The company were placed Bosrd were engaged in the construction of works and ___e i 1 II 11
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as follows: reservoirs in Green-lane, which were likely to prove very GREAT MEETING OF MASTER BUILDERS AT _ i 1 c
Wm. Evans, treble. 1 Hugh Walmslev, 6th. efficient, and produce a copious supply of water. The NEWTON. --, _ ii;: 1111 r
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George Wynne. 2d. 1 John Heron, 7,h. sot inn compact with the Corporation on the one hand, On Thursday, at twelve o'clock, a meeting of master 1111
Wm. Howard. 31. Richard Crosa. B'h. and with the public on the other, was an admission on tie builders, contractors, and others, took place at the Legh 1111 k
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John Grind el h
William_ it ,4t . Charles Smith, 9th. part of the Corporation that it could not carry out the Arms, Newton, to consider the best means of counter-
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Bates, sth. Robert Davies, tenor. aupply ; bat had the Board failed in the performance of acting the proceedings of the trades' unions, which have
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The , Conducted by Mr. John Heron. its duties ? (No.) Was there any reason for taking caused the stoppage of so much building throughout the
peat vras • , p
Ils.ened to by several of the Shrewsbury away from the Board the powers by which they were to manufacturing and other districts.
ringers,style in is hich
i who expressed their admiration at the masterly furnish a better supply of water? There were one or two The towns of Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham,
it was t ung
winos on which he himself differed from the Highway Macclesfield. Ashton-under-Lyne, Leeds. Bolton, Pres. FALK N E R STREET. ‘
last,
FEMALE BURIED ALIVE AT HOYLARE.—On Monday Board ; but, generally, they had done their duty, and the
an ioqiis ton, Wigan, Warrington, Blackburn, Stockport, Birken-
st wets held at Hoylake, before Henry Chur- rate-payers ought not to withdraw their confidence from head, Sheffield, Bury, Oldham, Bradford, and various been recently built. The above plan shows it to consist of a ,
ton, F,1., on the body of a voting woman, eighteen years them. He was glad to hear from Mr. Simpson* report other places of minor note. had appointed deputations number of courts and back streets, allot which, especially a
of
theu
age,, named Margaret Drury, who met her death under that the great sandstone formation. near Kirkby, would from the body of master builders in the various localities, after rain, are in a wretched plight, there being no proper 1
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'll°wine. circumst it ces :—The deceased was nurse- afford such an excellent supply of water. It was tp stowed The following is a correct statement of the numbers pre- escape for the water. I spoke to one poor occupant, who 0
:girl to John Smith, Esq , arid on Saturdav went out by God, in his infinite wisdom, and it was their duty to sent from the various towns : was aware, he said, that such a state " was unhealthy,
iongst the sand hill.; with two of her master's children raise it tram the earth, and distribute it in such copious Manchester.. . ...... 74 Blackburn.
for the purpose of enjoaing the fresh air. Amongst the streams as would be an inestimable boon to the Liverpool
pepula- dangerous indeed." The horse-road was a spectacle tt
Birmingham
hills she came to ri ,n ut where some of the sand had been than
-of the town. (Applause.) He seconded the mo • tion. Macclesfield 1 Sheleld
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On Friday last a fine little girl, named Margaret Fearon,
nine years and seven months old, living in Bedford-street.
ToVeth-park, was run over by a car and killed. A deo-
dand of £lO was laid on the horse and car
On Wednesday lest three thieves, named Belton. Raw-
linson, and Dawson, were committed for trial, by Francis
Heywood, Esq., at the county police-office, fur having
entered the house of Mr. Jenkinson, merchaui, of Crosby,
in broad day, and stripped a table of a quantity of valu-
able plate.
THE HOOTON HUNT.—The gentlemen of this hunt
'barn declared their intention of giving a magnificent
banquet, at the Monks' Ferry Hotel, to Sir Wm. Massey
Stanley, Bart., in acknowledgment of the great courtesy
and high sportsman-like qualities of the worthy baronet.
It is said that the chair will be taken by Colonel Clegg,
of Thuraaston•hall.
On Wednesday, a poulterer in St. John's Market was
fined ss. by Mr. Rushton, for dressing fowls so as to
• resemble pheasants. The lower jaws of tee fowls had
been taken away, red wafers placed round the eyes, and
large pheasant feathers introduced into the tails. The
defendant, in justification, said the practice was quite
common in Dublin.
CURIOUS DOCUMENT.—A few days ago. in a case that
came before the magistrates of Wigan the foilowing docu-
ment was presented by one of the parties to a solicitor to
be laid before the bench :—" This is to in form Her Ma-
jestes Justisses that Mary-ann Entwistley Bears a very
bad Character a mongst Her Neighboors hand that Her
Husband as thretned to sell Her for Her had cherrecter."
Mr. Edward Martin, licensed victualler, of Greenland-
street, has been committed by the coroner for trial, for
the manslaughter of his wife. She was very much given
to intoxication, and on Thursday night, whiin she was in
• that state, her husband had struck her and kirked het in
the abdomen. The surgeon deposed that the cause of
death was a rupture of the small intestines, the result of a
fall, a blow, or a kick.
Hooroer ANNUAL FAIR.—We perceive by an adver-
tisement in our columns of this day, that the spirited
baronet, Sir William Stanley, has turned his attention to
agriculture, and has appointed his first annual sale of fat
-stock to take place at the farm yard on Wednesday next,
-Messrs. Churton and Co., officiating. This will afford
• our townsmen an excellent opportunity of obtaining prime
animals for consumption. The contiguity of the town to
• Eastham ferry is very convenient for purchasers ; the
conveyance is direct and expeditious, as new steamers are
plying every hour.
MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF MILLOWNERS.—
On Tuesday a meeting of the Association was held at Mr.
Heron's offices, Princes-street, on the subject of the Bill
now before Parliament relating to reduction in the hours
of labour. The meeting was attended by the spinners
and manufacturers of Manchester and the immed ate
neighbourhood. Mr. R. 11. Gregg presided. It being
agreed that the measwe was both impolitic and utijnet,
and also opposed to the best interests of the operatives
themselves, a deputation was appointed to proceed to
London to give it the most strenuous opposition. The
second reading of the Bill is fixed for the 13•11 instant.
DISCHARGING FIRE-ARMS—EXTRAORDINARY CASE.
Wednesday. police-officer 452 preferred a charge
• against Margaret Boaratnan, of Bootle-laee, Ktrkdale,
for discharging fire-arms several times during the night
through her bed-room window. The defendant not ap-
Peering, Mr Holmes, the owner of the property, was
called, and said that she was in the habit ef carrying
. Pistols about her, and discharging them, especially in the
night time, and or. one occasion fired at him. Mr. Rush-
ton : " Who is she?" Mr. Holmes : " 1 doe't know
anvshing shout her; but I would like very much to get
• rid of her." Mr. Rushton : "It seems she wants to get
rid of you." (Laughter.) The defendant was ultimately
fined 40s. and costs.
CHANGE RINGING.—On Monday, the 4th instant, the
company of St. Peter's Change. Ringers, of this town,
visited Wrexham, and rung on St. Giles' he:ls a true pial
of grandsire cators. consistieg of 51;93 cleinges, ie three
hours and twenty-five minutes. The couipany were placed
as follows :--
Wm. Evans, treble. Hugh Walmslev, 6th.
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George Wynne, 2d. I John Heron, 7th.
Vim. Howard. 31. Richard Crose, B'h.
John Grindred, 4th. I Charles Smith, 9th.
William Bares, sth. Robert Davies, tenor.
The Peal Conducted by Mr. John Heron.
was listened to by several of the Shrewsbury
ringers,
expressed their admiration at the masterly
style in v Filch it was :ling
FEMALE BURIED ALIVE AT HOYLARE.—On Monday
last, an f •
netiest vies held at lioyleke, before Henry Chur-
ton, Esq., on the beck, of a 'tiling woman, eighteen years
of age, named Margaret Drury, who met her death under
the followine circumst it ces :—The deceased was nurse-
:girl to John Setith, Esq , and on Saturday went out
amongst the sand. hill' with two of her master's children
for the purpose of enjoying the fresh air. Amongst the
hills she came to a •p tt where some of the sand had been
excavated, anti crept into the hole ahilstthechildren were
playing about. She was shortly after missing, and the
children having given an alarm, the body of the poor girl
was discovered about an hour after, under a large quantity
of sand. quite dead. The jury found a verdict of "acci-
dental death."
SUICIDE OF SUPERINTENDENT RIMING.—On Mon-
• day week, William Henry Riding, one of the superin-
tendents of the Liverpool police force, committed suicide
-by taking poison. lie resided at Seaconibe; and on
Thursday an inquest was held on the body, at the Odd-
.fellows' Arms, before 11. Churton, Eeq., the coroner fcr
the county of Chester, and a highly respectable jury.
From the evidence, it appeared that the deceased on the
day of his ceath called upon a druegiet in Paradise-street,
-Liverpool, and succeeded in procuring sixpennyworth of
laudanum, under the pretence that it wits for the cute of
.tooth ache ; and that, after returning home, he said he
would have a glass of water, and went to bed, his wife
being in Liverpool. On her return, about half-last six
n'cinck, she went with a srrvsnt into his bedroom, and on
-seeing a glass exclaimed that he had taken poison. He
lingered from the effects until about half-past nine, when
death ensued. It was given in evidence, that he was in
-the habit of drinking, arid was embarrassed in his pecu-
niary affairs. A verdict wits teturned, that the deceased
cerionitted suicide whilst labouring under temporary
'llUanity.
~,..MEETING OF THE \VALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.-
-In • usual monthly meeting of the coutinissioners ap-
Pointed tinier the Wallasey improvement act was held
Tleir-d ty at the Qeeen's Arms, Lisevrd.
Henry Winch. E-q., presided. The proceedings of the
sameroverrient committee were rea I in reference to the
etliP__lication for a grant of land at the stone quarry, in
ageztries-roae, tor the purpose of bulling a school,
as
by the Rev. Mr. Tobin, and which had been re-
zee:ree d hick for consideration et a former meetine. The
sZTllittee recommended, after further considering the
t, that the grant be on the terms formerly stated
th
the ee, Mr. C • rump, seconded by Mr. Mann, moved
'siderZfirmat on of the proceedings. Mr. North, at con-
graeti 1e ngth, urged upon the hoard the jestice of
yeas the
a rite of lend for the purposes of a school, as it
web "e centre of a district a here upwards of 200 children
‘.ornwing up, deficient of all the meet's of instruction.
the' wiawd' sky objected to the grant, and considered
eu 'ltemisers of the church who asked for it were ride.
obtain,
to carry • ut such an object as that they sought to
by their own individual efforts. A divi-ion took
Place, when the antenclin• nt was cat ried by a majority of
elevenw to eight. The implication for the grant of land
► consequently. rij•cted. The proceediege of the
cette:iince committee were read tad confirmed. The pro-
'nes te re-Mewed shortly hefere nine o'clock.
131aKeN HEAD COMMISSIONERS.—RESIGNATION OF
..1311E CHAlRMAN.—Teerisuel monthly meeting of Ors
body wee held on "Tuesday evening last, et the board-
room, Presettt.—Misers. W. Jackson, (chairmen.) J.
_ Laird, W. Laird, Appleton, D hbe, Cole, Hind, Watson,
Bentham, Adernson. Greene. Potter, L'im, J. N. W. od,
and J. S. Jackson. The usual ploceedings laving teen
• gone through, a lone conversation took place with respect
to a resolution of the Health Committee, aenou icing a
proposed attemet to purchase the less and water works
having b, e-. !wilt in the gas and ewer company, the chair.
Man asserted without authority, and no sect) order to de
SO aliPeared nn the minute% of the committee. In the
report ef the Ferry Committee it appeared that the re-
ceipts of the terst year had been £23,000. and the expen-
diture £13.0e0. having a suriatie of £:10 000, which had
been spelled to increasing the ac,•ommnd.atienat the ferry
and not to decteaiiirig the rates of s he towlie.hif):- The ae:
counts of the terry were stared to he in the hands of the
auditors t•reperatery to their publication. After some un-
• important business had been gone through. the Chait man
rose to move that under the tereueistatices of an intention
existing on .he pert of the cotnna -Si ners to treat for the
Pnrclia-e of the gas and w der woike, of which lie and
his brother V, ere the principel proprietors, he could no
longer retain his seat et that board, as lie should tiles
stand iu the pesitiou of one who was both buyer end
seller. lie theught the tme vas not come e hen the
cotninissienere were j ieteied in melt ne such a purchase,
_aaathey hail now more responsibilities upon their hands
!,t, ft they cool t meet without sev• rely taxing the inhabi-
tants, The speaker proceeded to express his great regret
tt 'pitting now to Irate a position amongst them which
e hail so moue occupied, and his sense of the kindness
7ith which his services had always been met and rewarded
n. y his hrother commissioners ; and concluded by hoping
that muter whatever guidance th- y ntight place themselves
ir the sty tire they would be as successful as they had
been under his own. Several me.nhers express, d their
greate regret at the course which the cheirmatt had decided
t
It the
.t.ake. same intin toed that if they had etrierpated
had Y would not hyte moved in the matter by whit h it
te been eati•ed. Mr. Beetham hay isg exttresse I his in-
, tilion to 101 l w the example of Mrs-r-. W. Jackson and
the 2d rtl by resigning, the meeting was adjourned to
June.
Fe ORE.-TINE „. ..-TINE VENUS AND. ADONIS.—The exhibition
oar g
Slitirtee Fiore-nth, Venue and Adonis has, we
arid c„:. . sent", been well attended during the week,
toe. Y moividu tl who has visited it has, without excep-
t
ne" nee" highly delighted We think thl exception ay
taken to toe term,. eis aed Adonis," as being
haalq bout
eitnev „,, •seer Ile, O us swim, t list the exhibit inn
exe,,°E 1111 l !ling of classical indelicacy ; than which
sent,"atii,,_ls
ofurther trent tee truth. The models are repre-
tieese_ 1.1 t a male and fe mete fi we. of correct vrooor-
, _ tutu mach bettutv of form and feature. The exhibo or,
rn° 18 a P"'fe'sioltal gentlemen, removes the skin of the
face, and show
• anatomy
ref s the nerves, blood vessels, and general
otild a° din the head. He next removes, as a surgeon
s_
at n the dis,eming toem, the covering of the
br est, and exhibit. the internal strumute of
the ilUn'art form—the heart and its blood vessels, the
lgnan Lee liver, diaphragm, stomach, and inferior intestines,
'need with the greatest anatomical accuracy, and
aformed.personan,dhutcoloured after me are. It is impossible for
ny the admirable especially those previously uninitiated
neon all this e complexity of the human form, to look
g without astonishment and awe, and without
much useful practical information.

On Thursday, at twelve o'clock, a meeting of master
builders, contractors, and others, took place at the Legh
Arms, Newton, to consider the best means of counter-
acting the proceedings of the trades' unions, which have
caused the stoppage of so much building throughout the
manufacturing and other districts.
The towns of Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham,
Macclesfield. Ashton-under-Lyne, Leeds. Bolton, Pres-
ton, Wigan. Warrington, Blackburn, Stockport, Birken-
head, Sheffield, Bury, Oldham, Bradford, and various
other places of minor note. had appointed deputations
from the body of master builders in the vat ious localities.
The following is a correct statement of the numbers pre-
sent from the various towns:—
Manchester.. . ...... 74 Blackburn.. 4
Liverpool
Birmingham
Macclesfield 1 Shea eld
Bolton. lO I Bury
Leeds
Preston
being a total of 188 members of deputations from the
towns named. The deputations met in the Great Hall,
and Mr. David Bellhouse, of Manchester, was unani-
mously called to the chair.
The representatives of almost all the large building
firms in the various towns enumerated, were present, and
the utmost determinaion was shown not to yield to the
demands of the unions. A declaration of the reasons
which had called so large and extraordinary an assem-
blage together was read to the meeting, and was subse-
quently signed by every person in the room.
The motion for the adoption of the declaration was
proposed by Mr. Panting, of Manchester, and seconded
by Mr. Kilpin, of Liverpool. Other resolutions were
adopted (which will be found in our advertising columns),
in which the masters came to the determination to with-
stand the unions, especially in the way in which. as it
appeared from many documents, which were produced
the unions were interfering with the internal management
of the various employs, and the tyranny which they show,
especially in the manufacturing districts; and arrange-
ments were made for forming local branches in all towns,
to correspond wi'h a central association.
The various resolutions were moved and seconded by
Mr. Tomkinson, of Liverpool, and Mr. Gwyther, of
Birtningkarn ; by Mr. Marsden, of Bolton, and Mr.
ldoothman of Leeds ; by Mr. Wylie of Liverpool, and
Mr. Edwards, o' Manchester. Mr. Holme, Mr. Johnson,
and other gentlemen, also addressed the meeting, and the
whole of the proceedings, which occupied three hours,
were characterised by the utmost unanimity and determi-
nation.
A deputation of ten from the workmen of Liverpool,
Birkenhead, and Manchester, were at Newton, and
during the proceedings a note was handed to the chair-
man, expressing the desire of some of their body to be
admitted to the meeting. This was declined, on the
greund that their authority to make any proposition
could not be recognised ; but it was intimated that if
they had any terms to offer, and would put those terms
in writing, they would be considered by the committee.
After the business had terminated, a letter, of which
tie following is a copy, was sent to the chairman. It is
dated " Newton, Legh Hotel, May 7, 1846," and is in
the following terms :

been recently built. The above plan shows i► to consist of a
number of courts and back streets, allot which, especially
after rain, are in a wretched plight, there being no proper
escape for the water. I spoke to one poor occupant, who
was aware, he said, that such a sate " was unhealthy,
especially in hot summer time, when it would he very
dangerous indeed." The horse-road was a spectacle
of accumulated mud and stagnant water, the latter
of a green colour. There appeared to he no drain
age. The people knew of none. If there were any, it
must have been choked. An inhabitant of one of these
cottages had never seen the scavengers there. She had
been residing there eight months. At the en.) of the
court, where three other courts met it, a conjunction of
dirty water formed a pool. having no let-off. This cannot
be conducive to health, the fact of several children having
been iil in this street of c iurts being rather evidence to
the contrary. She had heard of one case of brain fever,
and another case with suspicious symptom.. Another
inhabitant adtni ted there had been hooping-cough, and
confirmed the account of the absence of scavengiag. On
being asked if they attempted to clear it themselves, they
advanced the fact of great discouragements from the ob-
vious cause of the want of authorised regulations. Two
other courts opened into this main also, the condition of
which was in a correspond'ng state. In tact, it WaS im-
possible to find a proper sanitary condition here. Be-
tween these two courts a very large midden esi-ted, and
the ground was very much sunk. The whole afftir was
very discouraging picture, which nererthtless, from the
fat t of the houses themst Ives having the neat appearance
of new buildings, admits of being put into a sound sani-
tary state if properly attended to by the authorit'es. The
first of these sunny days the gutters stunk horribly. The
people have since assured me they ate gratified to have
any notice taken as a chance of redress. Palm-place is
cramped up, and the gutters choked high.
It is a pity to have to remark the want of regulation in the
new parts of the town, wlti,:h would appear to be cemt.e-
ting with the older parts for the notorieos crecit f filth
and non-sanitary condition. Sewerage otOit to precede
new building.

Mr. 131.1CKBURN then rose to propose the following
am ndment

"That, as it appears from the proceedings of the
Council, at the special meeting held on Tuesday last, that
the sanatory bill promoted by the Council received almost
unanintou, approval ; that that bill contains many import-
ant provisions t►,r the sanatory regulation of the borough,
which are not contained in any HI promoted by this
Board ; that the Council have also under consideration a
plin for affording an ample supply of water for domestic,
manufacturing, and public purposes, and that a parlia-
mentary contest on the several local bills now before Par-
liament, all having for their professed otject the benefit
of the public, would be attended with great expense to
the rate-payers and public funds. Resolved—That it is
not expedient, or necessary for the public interests, to
proceed further with any of the bills promoted by this
Board."

It was quite unnecessary to endeavour to interest the pub-
lic rebid on the sublect ; because it was already agreed
that there was not a sufficient supply for the town, and it
was determined there should be. They were all agreed
upon that point—(hear)—and the only question was
whether it would not be wiser to stay awhile so as to per-
fer t their pl-ins, and consider which was the best mode of
obtaining a sufficient supply—the cheapest possible way,
and of the best quality. (Loud cheers.) Neither the
Council nor the Highway Board were in a position to go
forward with a bill on this subject during the present ses-
sion, an I therefore it was better to wait for further in-
formation. (Hear, hear.) They had had mischief
enr:ugh arising from hasty legislation, and he trusted the
raze payers would not involve themselves in any expense,
either through the Highway Board or the Council on the
sul,j-ct; but that they would postpone for the present
adopting any measure on the subject, in order that they
might be enabled to sanction the very best plan, so that
shortly Liverpool might become as destinguished for its
abundant supply of water as it was new tor the reverse.
(Applause.) He contended that the wisest course to pur-
sue was to give the whole of the power to the Council. '
They were sufficient in tinnier to do the work. (Cries
ef No," answered by loud cheers.) If they were not
sufficient in capacity, thecanstituency had only themselves
to blame. (Cheers.) He conceived that any ohjection
made against the Town-Cr until n.ust apply with equal
torte against any other t uhlic body. It was from a con-
sect on, in the first place, that they were not proceeding
w'sely and prudently with regard to the mode of accorn-
pbsivng the object they had in view, and in the next
dace, that the Council was the body in which the power
ought ultimately to he placed, that he begged to propose
.he amendment he bad already read to the meting.
(Loud cheers.)
Mr. ADAM HODGSON seconded the amendment, be-
cause he really felt the occasion to he one of the greatest
impertatice ; and the decision to which they might come
would be telt for an indefinite period of time. He gave
the Highway Board credit for having acted with a desire
to promote the welfare of the town, but he differed
entirely from their plans. He had seen much of the
it convenience of conflicting jorisdietiens ; and the ques-
tion windier they should avail them-tives ut the
epporunity which presented itself for uniting in one
body all the powers relating to the sanitary condition of
the town. (Hear.) For the reesons urged by Mr. Black-
burn it was quite obvious that they were all better lodged
in the Common Council of the town ; and it seemed
madness to create another body ! lie besought the meet-
ing nit to let the opportunity pass of consolidating their
local management.
Mr. BIRKETT said the only que-tion was, which of the
.ewo-nertira should entru-ted with the carrying nut or
the pre j cr. anti he thought that, as men of business, the
Highway Board had the best cl&m.
Mr. TINNE, as a member of the Highway Board, as-
surer' the meeting that his experience led him to a di-
rectly contrary opinion to that of Mr. Birkett, and
explained the inconveniences anti cbtficulties he had
experienced in the exertions he had made to improve the
sanatory condition of the town, by the divided nature of
tne put lie bodies, connected with that vital subject.
The present movement had been altriouted to many
causes, hut the true one was the wish to avoid the inflic-
tion of Lord Lincoln's bill upon the town of Liverpool.
The two adjuncts more especially indispensable to s-ina-
tory excellence were good drainage, especially of the
courts and back streets, and an ample supply of water.
(Applause.) Liverpool, in both particulars, had no great
reason to boast ; and its pre-ent condition was equally
the fault of tie Highway Board and the Council. He was
in favour of the supply of water being vested in the
Council.
Mr. J. TAYLOR said that the town was in a dreadful
state for want of water, and, as the Highway Board were
ready with a measure on the subject, he shou d suppot t
that nody. (Cheers.)
Mr. A. LACE said the real question was whether they
should go to Parliament then, or w healer the y ehou'd
wait until they could bang forward a more mature urea-
sure. There was no doubt that all the sanatory regula-
tions of the town ought to be placed under one body ;
' and unless they thought the Gevernment were prepared to
repeal the Munitepat Reform Bill and place those powers
in the Highway Board, it was not at a I likely, eve r it the
meeting weed to the bills being proceeded with, that
they would become law. The Highway B mard were
going for powers already possessed by the Corpotati 111 l
anti the meeting would at once s-e the absurdity into
which th y would be led. He dwelt at some length on
the went advantages of a concentration of local with, -
rity, and concluded by urging the meeting to wait ut-t1
they could proceed with a well-matured plats which would
I eventually trove no delay. (Applause.)
Mr. RoBeRTSON GLADSTONS congratulated them on
the large meeting which had then ii:sembled, as an evi-
dence of the strong feeling which existed of the necessity
for a large and complete supply of water. Ile rooked
upon an abundant supply of water to the working classes
as most essential to teaching them habits of cleanliness,
so important to their health and comfort. (Cheers.) His
object was not to take the opinions of the rate-payers as
to the details of the bill, but as to whether the power
should be invested in the Highway Board or in the Town-
Council. (Applause.)

" Mr. Chairman—Sir.--The operative c,rpenters and joiners
of Manchester agree to resume work upon the terms agreed
upon by the deputation of employers and employed, in the con-
ference I,efore the Worshipful the Mayor of Mal,chester. May
Ist. 180, provided the document be withdrawn - n I.ehalf of
the same, " JAS. LEVENS, Sec."

A similar note was also presented from the workmen of
Livet pool and Birkenhead.
As the meeting had terminated, the chairman (Mr.
Bel!house) could give no answer on its behalf to either of
these appliewions; but he gave the Liverpool workmen's
letter to members of the aseoe,arion of masters in that
town, to he referred to their eororni tee; and the Win-
chester workmen's letter was brought to this town, and
laid before the proper parties here, on Friday: when it
was resolved that the following answer should be re-
turned :

" 1, Dneie-place, Exchange hui'dings,
Manchts'er, May 8, ic-tri.

" Genttemen.—Yonr note stating that the op rative carpenters
and joiners were agreeith e to resume work upon the terms
agreed up ir by the d potations who had a confer, nce before
the Ma• or on the Ist Ma). 1,45, came too late to Ire consi 'fired
by the meeting at Newton. yesterday; but I am desired by the
master carper. ers and joiners to state. that they cannot consent
to withdraw the declaration.-13y order,
...I. B. wonERSON. ftedretary.
" To the Committee of operative carpenters and joiners,
"Carpenters'-hall. Manchester."

At half-past three o'clock, nearly two hundred gentle-
men dined together in the Great Hall, Mr. Tomkinson
in the ctt;r The dinner did not occupy more than an
Lour. and the gentlemen again quitted Newton for their
respective towns, at an early hour.

SUGGESTION TO WATER THE STREETS, AND
SUPPLY BATHS WITH SEA. WATER.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.4ND.4RD.
SIR.—As you have so long and sn ably yourself, and
through the correspondence of Dr. Watson, and Mr. li.
G. flarhord, advocated measures for the improvement of
the hea'th of the town, I would, at the present exciting
time of water battles, just mention a plan which 1 think
will be cenn'ueive to the health of the inhabitants, as a
hint to those pa, ties who fake an interest in this matter,
and are able to work out tne plan to act upon. Some
rime since, some person proposed a plan to supply the
town with salt water. I think be proposed to construct a
large wton,:hr iron tank. in the form of a tower, and
intended to have a water-wheel, to be worked by the
fi tiring and . being of the tide, which would give power to
work hydraulic presses to fill the tower. Now, to my
mind a much mote simple plan might be adopted. Water
f,om the river may be taken on a level nearly up the bed
of the old pool, to the top of Byrom-street, right into the
heart of the tow'', a large reservoir under ground could
be conoriicted somewhere in that locality, and, being ail
rock in that neighbourhood, it might be made without
interfering with ft, y property ; a tower and steam engine
to supply it might be erected there, and the whole town
supplied with salt water. By and bye. I would stippe,,e
-rime of the present water pipes will not be required, as
the water companies will be in one hand, and the large
ones that will he put down will supersede them, the salt
water can easily be turned into them without taking the
nipes on. I will leave both medical gentlemen named to
'how the advantages of salt water bathinw.. when you may
hive it at your t'oors; and I would ask them what effect
upon the health of the town watering the streets with salt
wa er would have, especially in hot weather, when cur
streets would he covered with a chloride or muriate of
soda. lam no chemist, but they can tell you this, but
have no de übt it woull be of great benefit to the public
health I trust you will think this of sufficient importance
to give it room in your columns; and in the hope that it
may induce some competent person to take up the question;
1 rennin,. &c.,
DICKEY SAM,