The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-02-09 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

several applications had been sent in. Mr. Howard Hors-
ley ha ,1 offered toe use of two sheds free, and those v
found to be well adapted fir t
cainmittee had renuested th

lie purpose

Rector Campbell to
prepare an address to the inhabitants on the impropriety
a•resolu-

licriminate

y giving

ms, and

tion acknowledging the services of the rector in this mat-
ter.—ln the course of the conversation which ensued, it
appeared to be the general opinion that the new, plan of

Mr. Austin had worked well, and a vo,

given to that gentleman.—The CHAIRMAN said the im-
portations since the 13th of January had been 13,911.
In the last eight days in the month of January the im-
portations were 8499. It is worthy of observation that
the number of men had been enormously increased within
the last eight days. The number was 4553, and children
only 1652. The number of men that came last Sunday
was 1216, women 1615, and children 458.—Mr. EARLE
said it was quite possible that those gentlemen had sent
their ladies first, who, finding they got so much money by
egging, and so much good soup and bread, thought they
- send for their husbands.—

could not do better

(Laughter.l--Mr. AUSTIN said, that was an ingenious
thelry; but if the figures were looked at, it_would be

bat every day

men exceec

been paised to him ; but he could not help mentioning
the great exertions every officer of the establishment had
made. He never saw a set of officers who did their duty
so well ; they had their hearts in their work. He wished

TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

The usual monthly meeting of the Council was held on
Wednesday. _ _

After the proceedings of the Finance Committee had
been read, Sir Thos. BRANCKER said that since the last
meeting of the Finance Committee, the Royal Insurance
Clinpany had• agreed to pay the Council the sum of £960
for the piece of land situated at the corner of Dale-street,
and North John-street.—A brief conversation took place
as to why a proposition from the Earl of Derby for open-

been entertained by the Finance Committee ; Sir Thos.
Brancker said the Council had no funds to deal with tb(

owners of land. Mr. EARLE wished the subject referred
back, and eventually the consittera

he quest
r. Higg

House estate

had been purchased for investment, not forihe use of the
public. The property was not yet entirely paid for, and

On the Dock Con

)een rear

Mr B RAAILEY-MOORE said:in reply to Mr. Robinson, that
the Liverpool and Bury Railway Company in crossing the
street leading from the Borough Gaol to Regent-street,
would have to make the bridge at an elevation of 17 feet.
They would cross the dock estate with what was called a
" skew" bridge, and also a lift bridge.
The Courts of Law Committee recommended the Coun-
cil not to proceed with the erection of the organ for St.
George's Hall, as there was nbt sufficient time now to
erect it, and to postpone the building of it until the hall
was finished, when a better idea could be formed than
now of the size and power of the instrument. Dr. Wes-

ley was requested to send in his account for paymE

a vote of thanks was passed to the professional gentlemen
who had kindly lent their services to the Council. - Er.
JAs. HOLME and Mr. SAMUEL HOLME made some obser-

vations as to the bad accommodation of the interior of
the Hall. The latter gentleman said he thought the 6.-1.)
had arrived , when some practical man should interfere,
with reference to the ventilation of the hall. Hitherto it
had been a tissue of alterations, and Dr. Reid, with all
his tinkering, knew not what to do, and was not prepared
with any plan far ventilating the building. The whole of
the chimney flues had at one time to be abandoned and
blocked up again at great expense. Then immense sums
of money were expended in the excavations, cold air flues,
and mill wheels (loud laughter.) The whole edifice was a
thing of shreds and patches ; and now the architect was
making an enormous horizontal flue. into which the smoke
from every fire-place was to pass; and unless a proper
temperature could be arrived at throughout the building,
the whole thing would have to be taken down again.—Mr.
EARLE said he would never consent to pay £7OO for an
organ ; and that subject was agreed to be postponed until
that day month. _ _

The salary of Mr. Highton, the Governor, of the
Borough Gaol, was increased from £350 to £450 per