The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-08-03 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS,

ROSCOE CLUB.-PUBLIC MEETING

A public meeting of the members of the Roscoe Club
was held at the Royal Institution, Colquit-street, on Tu-
esday evening, for the purpose of approving of the code of
laws drawn up by the provisional committee, and appoint-
ing office bearers to carry on the business of the society.
H. R. Sandbach, Esq., the president, occupied the
chair, and amongst other gentlemen present we observed
William Brown, Esq., M.P., Lawrence Heyworth, Esq„
T. Sands, J. A. Tinne, J. H. Sammond, (treasurer) Mr.
Young, Mr. Ledger, Mr. Charles Redish, (hon. secretary)
and other, gentlemen.

The CHAIRMAN having briefly and appropriately ad-
dressed the meeting, called upon Mr. J. H. Sammond to
read the report, of which we give the following abstract :
" In accordance with the fourth resolution passed at the
first meeting of the promoters of the Roscoe Club, the
provisional committee have convened the present meeting.
" It is exceedingly gratifying to them that they have
been enabled so soon to realise the confident anticipations
in which they indulged on the last occasion of their meet-
ing the members ; gratifying, in the first place, because
the prospects of the club are, therefore, brighter than
ever ; and, in the second, because the policy of calling the
preliminary meeting of the 24th June has thus been ap-
proved by marked success. At that time, as stated in the
report, there were 404 members on the books, of whom
16 were life members ; in the report which your commit-
tee have now the honour to present, they are happy in
being able to announce an accession of 170 members, thus
making a total of 574, of whom 30 are members for life.
Comment upon so satisfactory a statement as this is almost
superfluous. It speaks much for the spirit and taste of
the public of Liverpool, who, by the promptitude they
have evinced in coming forward to support an institution
as yet existing only in name, testify more strongly than
words can do, the anxious desire which possesses them to
adopt all means in their power for self-cultivation and im-
provement. It proves that here, in the very focus, as it
were, in the very focus of trade and commerce, the mer-
cantile spirit is not necessarily the foe of intelligence, and
that the temporary interests of the purse do not super-
sede the enduring interests of the mind. It shows the
existence of trade, all-important as it is, is but one of the
many sciences with which men should be familiar, and
argues a general recognition of the fact, that education,
far from ending, has scarcely begun at that early period
of life which too often includes the systematic instruction
of our youth.

" Much attention has been devoted to the selection of an
eligible building in which to commence the business of
the club, and from the information procured, your com-
mittee feel assured that suitable premises will shortly be
provided for the permanent accommodation of the mem-
bers.

" To the press your committee feel deeply indebted for
the powerful assistance it has upon all occasions afforded
them ; and for the kindness and cheerfulness with which
its leaders, without any exception, have always entered
into their views, frequently at the very latest hour before
publication, submitting to personal inconvenience, when
by so doing they could promote the interests of the Ros-
coe Club.

" Your committee have at all times had most cheering
assurances of support from all parties. Whenever the
Roscoe Club has been mentioned, an immediate and lively
interest' has been excited. A hallowing influence seems
to De associated with the name of Roscoe ; and to this,
perhaps, as well as to the growing desire of progress in
mental, moral, and social improvement, may be attri-
buted the fact, that, within the short space of time that
has elapsed since the first meeting, so many members
have enrolled themselves.

" In concluding their report, your committee would
express a fervent hope that the Roscoe Club may continue
as it has begun, acknowledging no party or sectarian feel-
ing, recognising no distinctions of nations or class, and
that henceforth the spirit which impels it may be as uni-
versal as the knowledge it should impart."
William Brown, Esq., and Lawrence Heyworth, Esq.,
then addressed the meeting ; after which, the Secretary
read the rules to the meeting, and after a few observa-
tions from the President, the meeting separated.

DOCK COMMITTEE.—On account of the election taking
place on Thursday the meeting of the committee was held
on Friday. There were present Mr. Bramley Moore,
Chairman, Messrs. Nicol, IMiolyneux, Houghton, Middle-
ton, Wood, Lockett, Rankin, Tobin, Shand, Kendall,
Sandbach, and Henderson. It was ageeed to erect resi-
dences for the Dock Master and Chief Superintendent of
Warehouses at the Albert Dock. The receipts at Run-
corn for the month just ended were £96, on 17,927 tons,
an increase of £24 over the same month last year.—The
Chairman said it would now be necessary to deal with the
property at the North Shore, and in order that they might
approve of the principle without committing themselves
in any way, he proposed a resolution to the effect—That the
Chairman having explained the negotiations that had been
going on between him and the Earl of Derby, for the bet-
ter accommodation of the timber trade, the Committee
approved of the same, and that power be given to a cer-
tain number of gentlemen to carry the same to maturity,
with such alterations as might be deemed desirable, sub-
ject to the approval of this committee.—ln reply to Mr.
Tobin, he said that the Earl of Derby would permit them
to go as far north with the docks as was desirable,—even
to the Rimrose Hotel, and that the streets would be con-
veniently laid out.—The resolution was unanimously car-
ried, and the following gentlemen were then appointed to
carry out the scheme: the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman,
Mr. Rankin, Mr. Shand, and Mr. Middleton.—Mr. Tobin
said there was a subject often spoken of at that board, to
which he hoped the committee now appointed would pay
particular attention,—he alluded to shipwrights' yards.
Mr. Wilson used to have 140 apprentices. Another very
respectable ship-builder used to have 120, but neither of
these had ten apprentices at present, and they had given
up their yards, owing to the expense of removing from
place to place. In a few years we should not have a man
able to handle an axe in Liverpool, unless the committee
provided the artisans with yards.—Mr. Kendall said there
would be plenty of room for shipwrights' yards when the
land was rendered available.—The gentlemen who had
before composed the Parliamentary Committee were re-
appointed to the same duty, and after some financial busi-
ness the meeting adjourned.