The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-11-13 00:00:00

stances in these narrow courts there was no mode of venti-
Many of the courts as well as the cellars
It was evident, that these were the places
where levers and pestilences were generated, so that if fever
ever got in, it would be difficult to get it out. It was lament-
able to remark, that the mortality of last year was no less
than one in thirty-three of our population. This called for
inquiry ; and if they could ameliorate the condition of the
poor, they would be able to lower the rate of mortality. It
was natural to suppose, when they contemplated the dark,
gloomy, damp, and noisome dwellings in which many of.
them resided, that when they had finished their daily toil,
they were tempted to the alehouse or the gin-shop rather
than to their homes. After some further remarks, for which
we regret that we cannot spare space, Mr. Case moved,
that a committee be appointed to make all necessary inqui-
ries, and to take into consideration the subject of the inha-
bited cellars and small dwellings in back courts, with reference
to the health of the poorer inhabitants, and to report to the
Council thereon, with any recommendation that may seem
proper to such committee.
Mr. JORDAN seconded the motion.

After some discussion the committee was appointed, and,
at the suggestion of Mr. Gladstone, a member was chosen
from each ward. The following is a list of the commit tee :
Messrs. John Holmes. Houghton, Case, Wright, Mellor,
Aikin, Bright, Yates, Cooper, Birkett, Gladstone, Kilshaw,
Slaiter, Moon, Jordan, and Harbord.

NEW JUSTICES

Mr. SHELL, after many compliments to the late mayor,
for the great services which he has rendered to the town, pro-
posed the following resolutions :

"That Sir Joshua Walmsley, knight, Mayor of Liverpool
for the year.that has just expired, be recommended to her
Majesty's principal Secretary of State as a person who, from
his station and standing in the Borough, would be proper, if
her Majesty should be so advised, to be included in the Com-
mission of the Peace for this Borough, and who, if appointed,
would, in the judgment of the Council, discharge the duties.
of the office of magistrate to the general satisfaction of the
community ; and

Resolved unanimously,
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That the Mayor be requested to lay this recommendation
of the Council respectfully before the Secretary of. State, ac-
knowledging the consideration given to the recommendation
of the Council on former occasions, and requesting a continu-
ance of his Lordship's courtesy in this present instance."
Mr. HENRY LAWRENCE rose for the ptirpose of seconding
the resolution, but he was forestalled by Mr. Jordan.
The resolution was passed unanimously.

Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE hoped, as the niajoilty of one party
in the magistracy was so large, that the Council would be
disposed to hold out the olive branch in this instance, and to
send a similar recommendation in behalf of a gentleman
whom he would name, and whom his constituents had de-
lighted to honour. He would propose that Mr. Sands be
similarly recommended.

Mr. GLADSTONE seconded the motion; which was carried
unanimously.

Mr. EARLE said, he could not but admire this offering of
the olive branch. He remembered the time when he sat in
that room, and when there was no such offering by the other
party.

Mr. CASE remembered it too. He remembered that Mr.
Earle sat in that room, and he was a Reformer.
Mr. GLADSTONE.—Mr. Earle certainly sat in this room at
that time ; how he got in I cannot telt.

Mr. EARLE.—I;as not made a magistrateAcertainly ; and
if they had known my politics, 1 should not have been ad-
mitted.

The Council broke up at a quarter before two o'clock

MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE

The Dock Committee held a meeting in Revenue-buildings
yesterday for the dispatch of business. Mr. Sands and Mr.
Aikin, the two new members of the committee, appointed by
the council on Monday, were introduced. There were pre-
sent besides these gentlemen, Messrs. Leathom, Benn,
Barclay, T. Holt, Holmes. Middleton, Booth, Mellor, Bul..
ley, G. Holt, Evans, Horsfall, Martin, and Chapman.
Mr. LEATBOM took the chair.
The proceedings of the last meeting were confirmed, and a
number of accounts ordered to be paid.
Mr. Franklin, the corporation surveyor, in a letter to the
surveyor, applied for a quantity of the committee's mortar for
the purpose of being used in repairing the south side of the
Chester and Ellesmere Basin, and in the reconstruction of
the steps in part of the wharf.—The application was granted,
on condition that it be paid for at its fair value.
A letter from the manager of the Steam Tug Company was
read, acknowledging the offer of a piece of land by the com-
mittee, for a life-boat station ; and stating that the directors
of the company gratefully accepted the terms.
The north harbour-master presented a reportdated the sth
instant, in which he recommended the immediate deepening
of the Prince's basin. The report assigned several reasons
for this proposal ; and after a few remarks, it was referred to
the Committee on Works. _
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The CHAIRMAN reported to the committee the appointment
of Messrs. Sands and Aikin in the place of Messrs Gladstone
and Segar. _ . _

The Harbour-master and Dock-masters' Sub-Committee
presented a long report, from which it appeared that the
north harbour master had been under the necessity of em-
ploying a number of men on Sunday, in place of the dock-
gatemen, and that he requested the instructions of the sub-
committee thereon. The sub-committee decided that the
men should be paid their wages, and that they approved of an
extra number of men being employed in cases of emergency,
but each case to be reported to them. The report further
stated that the snb-committee could not recommend any alter-
ation in the dock-masters' regulations for discharging berths,
and also that they had most peremptorily required all
dock-masters to place a copy of the dock-laws on board of
every vessel entering any .dock. The report concluded with
suggesting a list of fines on the servants for petty offences.
The report was approved, with the exception of the list of fines,
which was ordered to be printed for further consideration.
On the motion Mr. CHAPMAN, a resolution was passed,
recommending the ship owners and steam-packet proprietors
to confer on the best means of preventing collisions, and that
a letter be written to the Admiralty ,suggesting the introduc-
tion of some general enactment on the subject.
Mr. HORSFALL referred to an account which appeared in
one* of the Liverpool papers of a disturbance amongst the
extra men employed by the committee, on Sunday ; and ex-
pressed his fear that they often occurred.—A resolution was
passed that Mr. Hartley should report on the subject.
The committee then separated.
* The STANDARD.

CO II RESPONDENCE.

BRIBERY IN EXCHANGE WARD

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

Sia,—A case of unparalleled bribery occurred in this ward
during the late contest. The niece of a butcher, not a hun-
dred miles from Byrom-street, was promised by the better
half of a celebrated Jewish pawnbroker, and in expectation
of victory, a gift in remembrance of the eventful day. When
the present arrived, all was expectation and gratitude, for
the size of the article seemed to forebode something in the
shape of a plate-chest. What, therefore, was the surprise of
the parties, when the cover was carefully removed, and be-
hold ! a—a cradle was exhibited to their wondering eyes.
The " daughter of Israel" proceeded to set off its value to
the young lady by stating, that it had rocked all her large
and interesting family ; but the butcher, not liking the looks
of the relic, ordered it off to the house of a neighbouring
publican, where it remained for two days. It is said that
the independence of the butcher and the liberality of the
pawnbroker were well matched on this occasion.
I am, sir, &c.,
UNCLE BEN.
Moss-brook, Nov. ith, 1840.

IMPROVEMENT OF THE TOWN.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

you or any other person give me an answer to
my inquiry, viz. :—The liberals, or rather I should say radi-
cals, are constantly boasting of the mighty great acts that
their party have done for us since they got into power. I
heg to, ask, how many streets have they widened ? or what
ave they done to add to the improvement of the " good old
town?" There are a number of old, narrow streets in the
central part of the town, which might be widened at a low
cost, and would add greatly not only to the facility of busi-
ness, but would be a great improvement and comfort to the
town at large. It was only the other day I read in all the
newspapers that a poor man, driving a brewer's dray, was
killed in Cunliffe-street, owing to no other reason than the
narrowness of the street. It is a well-known fact that there
is an immense communication from the north end of the
town to the central part. Now Leeds-street and Highfield-
street arc good streets; and if Cunliffe-street and Sir Tho-
mas's-buildings were taken down on either side, we should
then have an excellent thoroughfare from the north end of
the town to the neighbourhood of the railway, the principal
streets and hotels, &c. By giving me any information re-
specting the above inquiries, you will greatly oblige
/Ours, &c., A CONSTANT READER.

THE ELECTION IN EVERTON WARD

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

SIR,—I would not have troubled you by noticing anything
respecting the late election for Everton ward, had it not been
for the remarks which appeared in the Journal on Saturday,
which contained, with respect to Everton ward, a complete
tissue of falsehoods. He says 15 voters were sent to Ire-
land. This is- false. He says £l5 was in many instances
given to voters. I do most solemnly assert that no voter
received, to the knowledge of the committee or to the know-
ledge of a single canvasser, a single shilling ; and I do not
suppose that now-a-days gentlemen are so liberal as to spend
£3OO or £4OO without some one knowing about it.
The same number polled for Mr. Hodgson this time as
last, and the falling off was in the radical majority 21. This
is accounted for in some measure by deaths, and by many
voting for Mr. Hodgson who last time were out of town, and
did not vote at all. His success, however, was chiefly gene-
ral, owing to the management of the worthy chairman, the
committee, the canvassers, and to the desire of the intelli-
gent portion of the community for good, honest, and inde-
pendent town councillors to represent them.
The case about the watch you have noticed. Now I will
give you another sample of radical liberality, which I defy
our opponents to contradict. A man named Taylor, with
eight children, and who drove a cart for a Mr. , and
who was not bribed, went up and voted for Mr. Hodgson.
His master, who was standing by, abused the poor fellow,
and dismissed him from his employ at the hustings, before
the public. I will not comment on this; but I do hope the
poor fellow's case will be taken into consideration by the
committee at Everton, and that they will have the satisfac-
tion of knowing that, if they get the poor man a situation,
they will prevent him and his family from starving, merely
for giving a conscientious vote. I hope you will make this
public; and if this fact is denied, the man lives at Kirkdale,
and can easily prove it himself. I am, sir, your's, &c.,
ONE OF THE COMMITTEE.

NORTHERN HOSPITAL

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

In your paper of this day I perceive the following editorial
remark :—" • Humanity' asks us why we have not taken no-
tice of the late disgraceful proceeding at the Northern Hos-
pital. Our rule has hitherto been, that if we cannot advance
the interests of a useful charity, at least we refrain from do-
ing it harm ; and however we may feel inclined to expose
such an improper manifestation of liberal' spirit on the part
of some individuals connected with the Northern Hospital,
we are content, for the sake of charity, to allow the affair,
as far as we are concerned, to remain in oblivion."
With due respect for your kind feelings displayed towards
the charity in the foregoing remarks, I think its interests
would have been better served by its omission, as the inser-
tion of such a paragraph must tend to injure the hospital in
the eyes of those who are not in possession of the facts
alluded to ; and as they have given rise to much discussion in
the town, I consider it only an act of justice towards the
subscribers, from the position I hold as their honorafy trea-
surer, as well as to the public generally who feel an interest