The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-04-13 00:00:00

OPERATIVIt BAKERS.

On Friday evening, an important and numerous meet-
ing of the journeymen bakers in this town and Birkenhead
was held in the Music-hall; Alexander Dunlop, Esq., in
the chair. Letters were read from the Revs. W. M.
Falloon, T. Nolan, J. Cordeaux, and H. Hampton,
each expressing their regret that they could not attend
that evening, but giving their best wishes and approval of
the objects in view. Mr. Hulme of Salford, Mr. Turner
of Manchester, and Mr. Howarth of Bolton, attended as
delegates from their respective localities, and a number
of e :cellent speeches were delivered. The first resolution
was to the effect that the hours of labour of the journey-
mer should be defined—twelve hours—namely, from five
in the morning to five in the afternoon, meal times in-
cluded, as a maximum ; and that all Sunday work, except
what was absolutely necessary, should be abolished. The
second resolution pledged the meeting to carry this object
by all legitimate means. After a vote of thanks to the
Chairman, the meeting separated.

BIRKENHEAD DOMAI/SSIONERS.
The monthly meeting was held on Tuesday evening;
present--Messrs. J. Laird, Bryans, W. Laird, Little,
C. A. Watson, Pike, Barbour, Gilbertson, Thompson,
Pion, and Appleton.
The Watch Committee proceedings recommended form-
ing the police into three classes, the first to be paid 20s.
a week, the second 18s., and the third 165., and that the
'officers in the second and third classes be promoted ac-
cording to merit. Officers in the first and second classes
to be disrated for misconduct.—Confirmed.
The Ferry Committee, by their minutes, recommended
the appointment of Mr. William Rudd as manager of the
ferry, at a salary of £2OO a year, in the room of Captain
Hookey, appointed Harbour Master. The total receipts
of the ferry from April 23, 1846, to March 31, 1837, were
£20,702 ; for the corresponding period of the preceding
year, £22,337. Total expenditure, £15,477. The report
on original plans for the erection of the ferry gates was
referred back to the committee, with instructions to
confer with Mr. W. Jackson, so as to secure a handsome
erection.

The Gas and Water Committee recommended that both
bills should 'G proceeded with, notwithstanding the report
of the surveying officers.—Mr. Thompson said the reports
contained some very singular errors and mis-statements.
—Mr. W. Laird said that the Commissioners had every
prospect of succeeding with their gas and water bills, from
their similarity to the government measure.—The motion
that they be proceeded with was adopted.
Mr. W. LAIRD stated that a letter had been received
from the Admiralty, referring to a letter received from
Mr. Lloyd, explaining the mode of entering into the
docks through the Woodside Basin. It stated that those
explanations were perfectly satisfactory to the Admiralty.
Under these circumstances, and after what had passed the
previous day, he thought those bills quite safe.

ANNUAL EASTER VESTRY MEETING.
On Tuesday the annual vestry was held in St. Nicho-
las's Church, the Rev. Rector Brooks in the chair. It
appeared from the statement of accounts, read by Mr.
Hart, that the sum of £3,933 had been received on ac-
count of the church-rate for 1846, at VA. in the pound ;
that the expenditure had been £3,679, and that there was
a balance to the credit of the parish of £l,2oG.—The ac-
counts were unanimously passed.—Mr. John Ferguson
and Mr. Thomas Littledale were appointed churchwardens
for the ensuing year.—Mr. Charles Cotesworth and Mr.
William Bennett were elected sidesmcn for the ensuing
year.—Messrs. Johnson, Houghton, Lewin, and Poole,
were elected overseers.—Mr. Scholfield said that the select
vestrymen whose time of office had expired were Messrs.
Molyneux, Mayer, Hand, Groom, Bennett, Stems, Haigh,
Johnson, Stitt, Taylor, and Townsend. He moved the
appointment of Mr. Earle, in place of Mr. Molyneux,
and Mr. Riding in place of Mr. Mayer, also the reappoint-
ment of Mr. Hand, and that Mr. Harbord be appointed
in place of Mr. Groom. Several gentlemen were then
nominated by others : Mr. Smith nominating Mr. Caffe-
rata instead of Mr. Harbord, and on a show of hands the
majority were for the former. A poll was demanded by
Mr. Riding.—ln the room of Mr. Stitt, Mr. E. T.
M`Knight and Mr. Sharpe were severally proposed. The
question being put, Mr. Sharpe had the majority, and
Mr. Riding again demanded a poll.—Mr. Henry Fox and
Mr. Timothy Parkinson were next proposed. The ques-
tion was put, and the chairman finally decided that the
majority was in favour of Mr. Cafferata, Mr. Rogers,
Mr. Sharpe, and Mr. Fox. A poll was then demanded
on behalf of Mr. Harbord, Mr. M`Gregor, Mr. AP Knight,
and Mr. Parkinson.—The next subject was the laying of
a church-rate, and Mr. Scholfield, seconded by Mr. Riding,
moved that it be a penny. Mr. Bigham moved that it be
a halfpenny, but, finding it would not be enough, with-
drew his motion. The penny rate was carried.—Mr. John
Tatham and Mr. Sangster were appointed churchwardens
of St. Paul's, and £5O allowed the parish clerks in lieu of
Easter dues, and £5O for the Welsh evening service at

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St. Paul's in the usual proportions,—£3s to the clergy-
man, £lO to the clerk, and £5 to the sexton ; also, £3O
to the clergyman of St. Matthias's.—Alr. Bigham moved
as an amendment a direct negative to this, on the ground
that the church was the richest in the world, and that if
her funds were properly distributed, the working bees
would be provided for.—The amendment was not seconded,
and the motion was carried.—From the statements of
Mr. Hart and others, it appeared that the payments to
widows in the almshouses had amounted last year to £52;
and that there was a large balance to the credit of the
parish in the hands of the corporation, who paid interest
for it.—Mr. Bigham and Mr. Smith suggested a rate of
a farthing in the pound might be put in the bills for the
purpose of reimbursing Mr. Blanchard, and that it might
be left optional with the parishioners to pay it or not as -
they pleased.—The Chairman said he should lay the sug-
gestion before the Select Vestry, and recommend it.
There was, he said, another equally strong claim upon
their sympathy—the wives and families of those officers
who had met their deaths by attending on the parish du-
ties. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Smith suggested the same plan
in this case, and Mr. Bigham said no one would oJject
to the payment of a halfpenny rate. It was stated that
this would produce only £1,500, and that more was re-
quired.-7A vote of thanks was passed to the Church-
wardens and Select Vestry for their services.—The Chair-
man stated that the attention of the Select Vestry had
been directed to the state of St. Mary's Cemetery, and
that, in all probability, another place of interment would
shortly be obtained.—Mr. Scholfield made an ineffectual
attempt to induce Mr. Bryden to withdraw Mr. Parkin-
son.—A vote of thanks was passed by acclamation to
Rector Brooks, for his efficient conduct in the chair.--
The names of the Select Vestrymen appointed for the
ensuing year were Messrs. Henry Townsend, John Hard,
William Bennett, Arthur Steins, Thomas Haigh, Howard
Horsley, William Earle, Joseph Riding, Joseph Cafierata,
William M`Gregor' and Richard Sharp.—Mr. Fox having
stated, that if elected, it would be out of his power to
devote the necessary attention to parochial affairs, Mr.
Parkinson was elected.

At a meeting of the House Carpenters and Joiners'
Association, on Thursday evening, resolutions were
passed expressive of their determination to do all in their
power to stipport the union, as the best means of pre-
venting any oppression, and protecting their interests
generally.
At meetings of the Birkenhead Dock Company and the
Herculaneum Dock Company, on Wednesday, the draft
of a bill for amalgamating the two companies was agreed.
to. The chairman, Joseph Bailey, jun., Esq., M.P.,
announced that Baron Goldsmid, Alderman Thompson,
M.P., and Francis Mills, Esq., of London, had been
added to the direction.

WALTON.—At the annual vestry meeting of the rate-
payers of Walton-on-the-Hill, on Tuesday, a rate of one
penny in the pound was agreed to. It was resolved that
proceedings should be taken against all parties in arrear
with their rates. Mr. T. F. Roskell was re-elected
churchwarden, and Mr. E. Rogerson sidesman.

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