The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-18 00:00:00

SMOICENUISINCE.—Itr.AIderman BENNETT said it
was included.in the recommendations of the Health Com-
mittee to send a deputation to Edinburgh, Manchester,
and other places, to ascertain the working of the plans,
adopted in those places for the prevention of nuisances by
smoke. He considered the object in view would be more
fully accomplished by corresponding with the parties in -
the respective localities than by deputation. He concluded
by moving that the clerk be instructed to enter into such
correspondence.—Mr. M`Gurriß seconded the resolution,
which, after some acrimonious discussion, was carried by a
majority of 15 to 14. The proceedings of the Council
were then confirmed ; as were also those of the Garden
Committee.
OBSERVATORY CO3IMITTEE.—The proceedings and re-
solutions of the Observatory Committee were read, recom-
mending, among other matters, that the salary of Mr.
Shearn, assistant to Mr. liartnup, be raised from £BO to
£lOO per annum; and also to grant permission to the
Magnetic Telegraph Company to erect a clock, to be
worked from the Observatory, so as to give the true time.
Proceedings confirmed; as were also the reports and pro-
ceedings of the Water Committee.

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LIBRARY AND SEITM COM MITTER.—The proceeding's,
resolutions, and recommendations of the Library and.
Museum Committee were read and confirmed. They re.
commended an application to Parliament for powers to
purchase sufficient land at the north side of Shaw's-brow,
as the site for the Public Museum and Library; and also
that the sum of £lO,OOO out of the surplus funds of the
Corporation be devoted towards the erection of the build-
iug.—The recommendations were carried.
BATHS COMMITTEE.—The report of the Baths Com-
mitteeoccasion been
read' Mr. Wagstaff, in moving their
to remark that the number of
parties availing themselves of the baths had greatly in-
comintfiteenn ilaatronn
in-
creased, having this year reached the number of 205,000,
being 16,680 more than last year. The recommendation
involved an outlay of £23,000 for improving and repair-
ing the baths. A considerable
.amount of discussion en-
sued, of which Mr. C. Turner moved
at the conclusion
that the proceedings. be approved of, with the exception of
that part which required the
outlay of £23,000, Which, on
a division, was carried by a majority of 25 to 0,
Ma. FERNIIIOUGH AND MU. H. atA.DSTONE,
Mr. C. TURNER, after explaining the unavoidable ab.
sence of Mr. Fernihough, on account of some domestic
affliction, said he was requested by that gentleman to say;
that he;(Mr. Fernihough,) conceiving himself aggrieved
by a resolution of the Health Committee, of which he be-
lieved Mr. Gladstone to be the author, in, the excitement
of the moment had used expressions Which Mr. Gladstone
considered to be offensive to him : he was sorry for it, and
begged to retract them. After some demur, on the
Council rose.
of Mr. Gladstone, this apology was accepted, and the

LO2fDOII AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY:At the
monthly meeting of the board of this company, held
at Euston station, on Saturday, the 'Alarqui of Chandos
was unanimously elected a director of the coompany, and
subsequently the chairman of the board of directors,
which, it is said, is an unpaid office.
LANCASHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.—The first annual
meeting of this company was held in the Royal Exchange,
Manchester, on Wednesday, for the appointment of two
auditors and eleven directors, Mr. Nicholas Heald in the
chair. Mr. Kennedy, the general manager, read the re.
port, which stated that the society was Protected in the
spring of 1852, but that, in consequence of the necessary
formalities, business was not commenced until the 23d of
June, which prevented the company from reaping the full •
benefit of the Midsummer quarter; that the satisfactory
results of their Liverpool offices had justified. not only the
allotments made by • the provisional directors in the most
important places, but had quite warranted themetablish-
on favourable
t of a local board there ; that the direc, early in
terms, the entire business of the late British Fire and
traheelir career, had succeeded. in purchasing,
Life
secured establ an Assurance Company, by 'which arrangement they
had ished position in the metropolis,
where they had now an influential and important board;
that the British life policies gave an income upwards of £2,500, which had since been increasinthat,
after paying all losses, the necessarily heavy expenses
of a new office, and five per cent. interest to the
shareholders, upwards of £7,500 was laid by for life
reserve and life bonus purposes ; and that, including
the premiums en
.shares, the sum of nearly £B,OOO had
accumulated for similar purposes in the fire department.
In addition to the large amount of duty, the income of the
company from other sources was stated to amount to
£32,593 12s. 11d. After some further particulars, the
report stated the following as the names of the retiring
directors :—Messrs. Knowles, Owen Shelmerdine, Symonds,Leech, Duncuft, • (deceased,) and Slitter, the first four of
whom were proposed for re-election. It was also proposed
that the following seven other gentlemen should be elected :
—Messrs. Robert Aders, W. H. Bradley, James ChneOm
John Fender, J. C. Pickersgill, J. G. Saunders, a
seconded d Win.
,
Wanklyn. On the proposition of the Chairman, li
by Mr. Jenkinson; (deputy chairman,)
remarks,
said they had course
their premiums
every prospect of 2 s
chairmanse,)ofthe report was
adopted. Mr. Jenkinson, in the c
the first year were nearly 02 ~ , and he had every
year they would not
alone. On the pro. be less than £.80,000 on fire premiums
irm
A t , h ' an the first
• nan and deputy-chairman, 3•-c a ,
reason to believe that in the coming
position of the chain
Proposed as
elected, and Mr. 1 • Browne,
andthe Dir. F. G. T. Child, on
difmtroemtithinitghedhreiergentlemen___ _ T _
ofonhiefhalftioife
tassured, were appointed auditors. Resolu-
pecothrtrscompany, were and
Irb
ons' of thanks to the London Board, and their se etary
(Mr. J. B. Northcott,) and to the Liverpool , and
their secretary, (Mr. J. Semple) were passed. Mr. satin.
ders, on behalf of the London Board, a Eyre Evans,
of the Liverpool Board, returned thannd k-s.r.
Thanks were
also accorded to the general manager for his
services. A vote of thanks to the chairman and to the board, with a
ceedings,
grant of £l,OOO for their services, terminated the pro-