The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-03-09 00:00:00

LOCAL, _ME. TINGS..

ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLun.—At the monthly meet-
ing, on Tuesday, Mr. James S. Walker introduced to the
notice of the meeting an ingenious contrivance of his own
for a lay-sail. A very beautiful model of a Chinese
mandarin boat, full rigged and equipped with armament,
has been sent to the club-room for exhibition. It came
in the Queen Mab Indianian, belonging to Mr. Rotheram,
and the mate of the vessel has been busily engaged rigging
her up. Another month or two will again bring out the
yachting season, and as several fine new yachts have been
added to the club, we may expect it to be a brilliant one.
WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.—At the meeting on
Thursday, the Clerk read a memorial, which had been
prepared, addressed to the Postmaster-General complain-
ing of the defective state of the Post-office arrangements
for the township of Wallasey, and suggesting that there
should be two deliveries each day, instead of one as at
present. The memorial was approved, and signed by the
chairman on behalf of the Board. The Law-Clerk read
two letters relative to the grant of a site of land at New
Brighton for a coach and car stand. One was from Mr.
William Rowson, and to the effect that there was no ob-
jection to the application of the commissioners as a tem-
porary measure. Mi. Rowson stated in his letter that he
had some conversation with Mr. Atherton on the subject,
but that gentleman had nothing whatever to do with the
land. Mr. A.herton's letter was also read. It was to the
effect that he, on behalf of the trustees of the land referred
to, would facilitate the application of the commissioners.
THE TRADESMEN'S ASSISTANTS.—The annual meeting
of the Liverpool Association of Tradesmen's Assistants
was held on Wednesday evening,in the Clarendon-rooms.
Mr. Edward Flower occupied the chair. The secretary,
Mr. Lyon, read the report for the past year. It com-
menced by congratulating the meeting on the onward
progress of their movement, which had now become a
great national question. The committee had, however,
to regret that the advancement of their cause should be
retarded by those for whose moral and social elevation it
had been established. Thanks were voted to those em-
ployers who had carried out the system of early closing in
their establishments. The meeting was addressed by Mr.
Mirams, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Stuart, and Mr. J. B. Jack-
son. The latter gentleman stated that there was only
202 members on the books of the association, while there
were in the town 9000 assistants, exclusive of porters and
errand-boys, and of the £lOO required for relieving the
association from its difficulties, only £l7 had been raised.
WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the weekly meeting
on Wednesday, two appointments were made—Mr. T.
W. Christie, as vaccinator and surgeon to the rural district
of West Derby, at a remuneration of is. 6d. per case,
anti Mr. R. B. Reid, as medical officer to the Litherland
district, in place of Mr. Kilburn, deceased, at a salary of
£lO per annum. The appointment of a medical officer
and vaccinator to the West Derby district, in place of
Mr. Greatrix, resigned, was then brought under consi-
deration. dr. Taylor was proposed, but as it appeared
that he was not qualified, not being a licenciate of Apo-
thecaries'-hall, the proposals, after a long discussion, fell
to the ground, and no decision, we believe, was come to.
Mr. Shaw proposed an increase in the salary of Mr. D.
Chalmer, medical officer for the district of Everton, from
£l5 to £BO per annum, on the ground of increased duties ;
his weekly visits in 1840 being at the rate of 21 per week,
while there were now 86 per week. Mr. Smith proposed
that the salary should be £4O per annum. The original
motion was carried by a majority of five to three.
BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—At the usual monthly
meeting of the Birkenhead Commissioners, on Tuesday,
Wm. Potter, Esq., in the chair,—the health committee
reported that they had accepted the tender of Mr. Wm.
Rose, of Manchester, for cleansing the ash pits, &c., of
Birkenhead, for three years, commencing on Monday last,
Mr. Rose to pay £5O per year for the use of the commis-
sioners' yard. Mr. Wm. Laird said that the committee
thought that they were taking the right course in accept-
ing Mr. Rose's tender, as it would make a saving of £4OO
per annum to the township. Under the former arrange-
ment there had been a dead loss to the township of some-
thing under £lOOO a year. The proceedings were con-
firmed. From the report of the ferry committee it ap-
peered that the receipts for the month of February, 1846,
had been £1484 2s. sd. • and for February, 1847, £1212
18s. 4d. The receipts from the 23rd April to the Ist Feb.
had been, 1846, £20,493 9s. sd. •, 1847, £19,087 ss. 3d.
The total expenditure had been £13,917 15s. 9d. From
the report of the law clerks' committee it appeared that
Messrs. Mallaby and Townsend declined to give up the
charge of the Birkenhead Improvement and Gas and
Water Bills, &c., unless their charges were paid. The
appointment of Mr. Wain as law-clerk was confirmed.
The chairman stated that he had received two letters from
Mr. Mallaby on the subject of the matters in dispute
between him and the Commissioners of Birkenhead: but
the Commissioners refused to hear the letters read. After
some other business, Mr. Wm. Laird drew the attention
of the Commissioners to the circumstance that the Bir-
kenhead docks, and the railway to the docks, would be
opened on the sth of April, and he suggested that an
event so calculated to add to the importance of Birken-
head should be commemorated in a suitable manner. Ul-
timately a committee was appointed to take the necessary
measures for effecting that object.