The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-01-20 00:00:00

PRESENT,

Rev. Rector Brooks, Mr. Robertson Gladstone, Mr. Adam
Hodgson, Mr. Samuel Sandbach, Mr. Harmood Banner, Mr.
John Crossfield, the Rev. T. Bold, the Rev. R. L. Townsend,
Mr. James Holme, Mr• John Rigby, and many other influen-
tial gentlemen.
Moved by Rev. Tilos. BOLD, seconded by JOHN CROSSFIELD,

Esq,
Ist.—That the Report, with the Treasurer's Accounts, be re-
ceived, printed, and distributed among the Subscribers.
Moved by SAMUEL SANDBACII, Esq., seconded by ALFRED A.

WATERHOUSE, Esq.
2d.—That the proceedings of the Committee, in the purchase
of a piece of land and dwelling-house, in Mount Pleasant, for
the purposes of the Institution, be confirmed ; and that this
meeting pledges itself to the exertion of its influence in obtain-
ing Donations to cover the amount required.

Moved by ADAM HODGSON, Esq, seconded by CHARLES
WILSON, Esq..
3d.—That the thanks of this meeting are due, and they are
hereby given, to the President, Vice-Presidents, and Commit-
tee, for their services during the past year, and that the follow-
ing Gentlemen be appointed for the ensuing year :

PRESIDENT.
Edmund Alolyneux, Esq.

PATRONS.
Right Hon. Lord Stanley,
Right Hon. Lord Sandon,
Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone,
M.P.
Charles Scarisbrick, Esq.
.SI DENTS.
George Grant, Esq.

Right Hon. Earl of Derby,
Right Hon. Lord Sefton,
Right Hon. Earl Skelmersdale,
Right Hon. Lord Francis
Egerton,

VICE-PRE
Rev. Thos. Bold,
John Ripley, Esq.,
COMM

Rev. A. Campbell,
Rev. R. L, Townsend,
Harmond Banner, Esq.,
W. P. Hutchinson, Esq.,
Charles Groves, Esq.,
James Holme, Esq.,
Charles Armstrong,' Esq.,
John Rigby, Esq.,
John Huddleston, Esq.,
Adam Hodgson, Esq.,
Lawrence Heyworth, 'Esq.,

Henry Ormrod, Esq.,
George Crosfield, Esq.,
Thomas Bold, Esq.,
J. A. Tinne, Esq.,
T. S. Gladstone, Esq.,
William Brown Esq.,
Henry Booth, Esq.,
Thomas Boyden, Esq.,
Thomas Wilson, Esq.,
Charles Tayleur, Esq.,
Thomas Bouch, Esq.

PURER.
Osfield, Esq.
_=TORS.
T.,. Banner, Esq., I James Holme, Esq.
HONORARY SECRETARY.
William Mann, Esq.
MEDICAL OFFICERS.
Dr. Edwards, I Hugh Neill, Esq.

TREAS
Henry Cro:
AUDI'

ASSISTANT SURGEON.
Mr. J. B. Barrow.
COLLECTOR.
Mr. C. W. Townshend.
MATRON.
Mrs. Atkinson.

Move(t:by GEO. CROSFIELD, Esq., seconded by SAMUEL
SANDBACH, Esq.
4th.—That the thanks of the meeting be given to the Medical
Gentlemen for their services during the past year, and that
they be re-appointed.
Moved by JOHN RIGBY, Esq., seconded by the Rev. R. L.
TOWNSEND,
sth.—That the thanks of this meeting be given to the Donors
to the Charity.
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Moved by ADAM HODGSON, Esq., seconded by HARMOOD
BANNER, Esq.
6th.—That a respectful application be made, on the part of
this meeting, to the various Railways, Foundries, and other large
public companies in the town and neighbourhood, for assist-
ance in raising a Fund for the purchase of the New Premises.
JON. BROOKS, Chairman.

TO THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY AND RATE-
PAYERS IN THE TOWNSHIP OF TRANM ERE.
THE Committee appointed for carrying through
Parliament the Bill for the Improvement of the Township,
although they did not consider it incumbent upon them to at-
tend the Meeting which was held at the Queen's Arms, in Lower
Tranmere, on Friday, the 9th day of January instant, for the
purpose of opposing the above bill, yet they deem it right, in
justice to themselves, and to disabuse the minds of the inhabi-
tants, to point out and correct certain misstatements that were
at such meeting promulgated by Mr. W. W. Perrey.
Mr. Perrey stated—
That the inhabitants had been imposed upon with respect to
the bill, and that they wruld not have consented to it if, among
the benefits to be derived from the bill, there had not been
powers for the supply of water and the manufacturing of gas.
In answer to that the Committee reply—
That at the public meeting' of the inhabitants of Tranmere,
held at the Tranmere Castle Hotel, on the 21st day of Novem-
ber last, at which Mr. William Sharp acted as chairman, and
this same Mr. W. W. Perrey attended, a report, drawn up by
the Committee, of which Mr. Perry formed one, was read, one
clause of which was as follows :

"That the bill, in consequence of rigid standing orders of
parliament, cannot be made available in the next session of
the legislature for the purpose of constructing works, so much
desired by the inhabitants, for a supply of water. The standing
orders referred to render it necessary that, before such powers
can be granted for erecting water works, certain plans, designs,
sites and sections shall be prepared for parliamentary cogni-
zance. These your Committee had not had the time or the op-
portunity to furnish ;',
and there are clauses in the bill enabling the Commissioners to
manufacture gas themselves, or supply it under contract.
Mr. Perrey further stated—
That he (Mr. Perrey) had, at one of the meetings of the Com-
mittee, referred to the schedule annexed to the bill ; that he
had found ie to contain all the property in the township—and
that powers were taken in the bill to pull down property, to
form new roads and widen others, at a cost of from ~2()(1, ,000
.t'to 30.,,000 !! ! and that, therefore, he had left the Committee.
To that the Committee reply—
That, at the time Mr. W. W. Perrey was a member of the
Committee, the schedule to the bill which he said contained all
the property in the township did not contain a single entry, for
the Committee did not decide until Tuesday, 2.3 rd of December
(some weeks after Mr. Perrey left the Committee), what pro-
perty they would insert in the schedule for the necessary in-
tended improvements ! and as to the statament that the in-
tended improvemeets would cost from -ie2000,000 to -€3oo,eon,
the Committee, to show the fallacy of that, merely reply that
such amount is about the value of the whole township.
The Committee do not think it requisite to notice any other
statements which were made at the meeting, and they will, in
conclusion, merely state, that they have the satisfaction of in-
forming the owners and ratepayers that all the standing orders
of the House of Commons have been complied with—that the
ComMittee are in a position to go to Parliament—and that, in
pursuance of the confidence reposed in them by the inhabitants,
and according to their declared wishes in two public meetings
assembled, the bill will be vigorously prosecuted through all its
stages. By order of the Committee,
HENRY BREMNER,
Solicitor for the Bill.
Crooked Billet, Lower Tranmere,
13th January, 1846.