The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-09-07 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS.

WALL A.S COMMISSIONERS.—The usual monthly
meeting of this board was held on Thursday, at Liscard ;
Henry Winch, Esq., in the chair. It was recommended
that the wages of Mr. Thomas Scambler, head constable,
should be raised from £23 to £25. The Improvement
Committee reported that £lBOO would be required for the
current expenses of improvements for the year. It was
supposed that the rate would not exceed ls. in the pound.
In answer to inquiries, Mr. Hassan stated that the
amount of assessment of the parish was £32,000 ; and the
uncollected arrears up to the 4th of June were from £4OO
to £5OO. Mr. Meadows moved, as an amendment, that
the rate to be levied should be ninepence. Mr. Lester
seconded the amendment, but only three members voted
for it, and the proceedings of the committee were con-
firmed. _ _ _

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WEST DERBY UNION.—On Wednesday Mr. Sheppard
took the chair. It was agreed to recommend an advance
of Mr. Allen's salary from £lOO to £l3O, and that Mr.
Lister and Mr. Christie, medical officers for the West
Derby district and the rural district, receive 12s.per week,
in addition to their usual salary, during the present pre-
valence of sickness in their respective districts.—The de-
putation to the Hay dock Lodge and Lancaster Lunatic
Asylums reported that there were 26 patients in the latter
asylum, namely, 10 men and 16 women ; and 19 patients
in the former asylum, namely, 14 men and 5 women.
The report spoke in high terms of the excellent,' clean,
and comfortable condition of the inmates.—The chairman
said he had received a letter from Mr. Hart, containing
the resolution of the Select Vestry, in reply to the appli-
cation of the Board of Guardians for the use of a fever-
shed, and offering the use of one of the lazarettoes, if the
Guardians would fit it up. A vote of thanks was, after
some conversation, given to the Select Vestry ' - but their
offer was respectfully declined. The chairman said, du-
ring the proceedings, that there were 116 cases of fever in
Toxteth-park alone during the past week. In the fever
hospital there were 123 patients; admitted during the
week, 32 ; discharged cured, 36 ; died, 7 ; remaining in
the house, 112.

DOCK COMMITTEE.-At the weekly meeting, on Thurs-
day, Mr. Nicol presided, and there were fourteen mem-
bers also present. Tenders were produced for effecting
insurance on the Albert Dock Warehouses, as follows :
Royal Insurance £35,000 at ss. • Liverpool and
London, £35,000 at ss. ; and Yorkshire, £30,000 at ss.
Mr. Royden and other members remarked that these
charges were extremely high, much higher than they were
in London; and the subject was referred for a week. Ju-
dicious regulations were adopted for the security of ves-
sels by proper moorings, masters or mates being required
to attend to the same. Mr. Thos. Taylor was appointed
Delivery Foreman at the Albert Dock; at 245. a week..
The Ship-builders' Association, through Mr. C. Gray-
son, requested that as there was but one graving dock for
large steamers, the Great Britain should be permitted to
remain in it only a month at a, as while she was
there no other large steamer could enter. The matter
was referred to the Harbour Master's committee.—Mr.
Cubit, writing from Dover, said he had inspected the
sanding at the south end of the new landing stage, and
was of opinion that Pluckington Bank was the cause. He
had always anticipated that a little dredging would be re-
quired at its south end. There was a tendency to accu-
mulation under the pontoons, for which he had several
remedies. He said the stage would answer well, and
would not hereafter be affected by any sand-bank.—The
Chairman said, the bill and parliamentary plans of the
new dock works were in preparation, and they would be
submitted to the Council.—ln reply to Mr. Aikin, the
Chairman observed that there was no truth in a paragraph
which appeared in the Times, on Thursday, to the effect
that the Herculaneum Dock estate had been purchased
by the Dock Committee, and that they had given a bonus
of £160,000 for it.
BIRICENIREAD DOCK COMMISSIONERS.-At the usual
meeting, on Wednesday. Mr. Mallaby occupied the
chair. An important proposition was received from the
Birkenhead Railway Company, in a letter from E. P.
Charlewood, dated 25th August. The company state
their traffic is affected by the present high tonnage in the
Birkenhead Docks, and propose, Ist, that the commis-
sioners reduce their rates to 6d. per ton on vessels from
foreign parts, and to Id. on coasters ; 2nd, that if this be
done, the company will pay the rates upon all ships dis-
charging there from Ist September, 1847 to Ist January,
1849, guaranteeing that such rates shall not be less than
£2,000 for that time, and accounting for any additional
sum ; the principle being to make these docks virtually
free to ships (as they are now to cargoes) for the period
stated. From a conversation, it appeared that the propo-
sition could not be fully entertained till the consent of
the crown was obtained ; but a resolution was adopted to
the effect that a special meeting should be held on the
16th instant to consider the desirable proposal, and for
amending the rates, and taking steps to carry it into
effect, On the motion of 'art Potter, it was unanimously