The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-10-16 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS.

CAR PROPRIETORS.—The car proprietors held a meet-
ing on Monday, at the house of Mr. Jones, Hunter-street,
to oppose the recent inroads of the Council. Mr. Lyon,
Mr. Busby, and others, complained strongly of the re-
duction in price, and more especially of the change pro-
posed in the s;ze in cars, which will throw many now run-
ning out of use. A conversation rose as to what would
be the best proposition to submit to the Finance Com-
mittee, and several proposed to work in a circle, charging
one shilling for a mile within a given circumference, but
the majority were in favour of proposing to the authori-
ties one uniform rate of one shilling for the first mile,
one shilling and sixpence for a mile and a half, and so on
for the distance, and on the proposition of Mr. Boothby
this was unanimously carried, at the same time allowing
four passengers and 200Ibs. of luggage. A committee,
consisting of Messrs. Busby, Boothby, T. Loyd, Shuffile-
bottom, Lyon, Thornley, Austin, Hamer, and Fletcher,
was then appointed, to consider the best course to pur-
sue in representing the feelings of that meeting to the
Finance Committee of the Council, and to introduce the
subject by a deputation to that body.
Docx COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—The secretary read a
report from the marine surveyor of his annual survey of
Liverpool Bay, for 1849, accompanied by two charts,
which were laid on the table for the inspection of the
committee. The charts showed the alterations which had
taken place between 1840, 1846, and 1849. Since the
survey of 1646, the Little Burbo Bank had advanced into
the Victoria Channel, in a westerly direction, about a
quarter of a mile ; and the West Middle had also advanced
a quarter of a mile to the northward, overlapping the
lights, and rendering it necessary to open the lights first
to the southward and then to the northward, to avoid the
Little Burbo and West Middle. There also appeared to
be a narrowing of the deep-water channel abreast of the
Formby Lightship. The outer part of the Victoria
Channel, since 1846, appeared to have been freed out to
the north- west a quarter of a mile, the depth of water
continuing the same ; in the half-tide swash-way the
depth bad increased slightly. The swash-way between
the Jordan Swash and Taylor's Bank had become filled
up, so as to form a continuous sand bank, dry at springs,
of about 21 miles in length, having risen 13 feet during
the last few years. The western entrance to Hoylake was
filled up, and had risen ten feet, a long tongue of sand
being formed at the easterly entrance of Hoyle. The
Horse Channel, the Rock Channel, and Hilbre Swash
continue as heretofore. The report was adopted, several
members expressing their satisfaction that the great en-
trances to the channel had not been interfered with.—
The tenders of Conway and Co., and Silver and Co., to
supply the required clothing for the dock-gatemen, were
accepted.—A letter was read from Mr. B. Poole, manager
of the goods department of the London and North-Wes-
tern Railway Company, calling the attention of the com-
mittee to the desirability of affording greater facilities at
the docks for the export and general encouragement of
the coal trade. The letter was accompanied with copies
of a report on the subject. After a short conversation,
the matter was referred to the Sub-committee of Works.
—A letter was read from Mr. Cyrus Morrell, of Beau-
marls, calling the attention of the committee to the desi-
rability of stationing a person on Puffin Island, who should
sound a gong in foggy weather, to warn vessels of their
nearness to the coast. The letter was referred, with
thanks to Mr. Morrell for his suggestion.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting. held
on Thursday, Mr. Hugh Hornby in the chair, Mr. Har-
bord called attention to a notice of injunction which the
Water Committee had received from Mr. T. Bold, of
West Derby, to restrain them from applying the water
from the Kensington reservoir to other than sanitory
purposes and the extinction of fires. He (Mr. Harbord)
thought it better for the Water Committee to give in-
structions to the borough engineer to obey the notice;
that had been done, and he thought the Health Commit-
tee ought to do the same. He mentioned the circumstance
in order that, if the inhabitants complained of a deficient
supply of water, they would know who to thank for it.
The subject was disposed of by the opinion of the Town-
clerk, that the Health Committee had nothing to do with
the distribution of the water, they were only required to
get it for public purposes. The Medical Officer for
Health reported that the state of the public health con-
tinued favourable. During the weekending the 6th inst.,
the deaths from all causes were 278, and in the previous
week 348. There had been 96 deaths from cholera, against
139 in the previous week ; of bowel complaints 29, against
49 in the preceding week. In Vauxhall Ward the mor-
tality fell below the average, 16 deaths only being regis-
tered, including 4 from cholera. The whole maximum
mortality during the previous quarter was 113, including
89 deaths from cholera. In Scotland Ward the deaths
registered were 63 from all causes, including 33 from cho-
lera, the maximum mortality having been 203, including
146 from cholera. The epidemic was rapidly declining,
and the new cases reported during the first four days of
the present week, were 47 against 149 in the same period
of the preceding week. From the weekly register at the
Observatory it appeared that the mean temperature of the
last week was 51 degrees below that of the corresponding
week for the last four years. In connexion with that
fact, there was, last week, an increase of 30 per cent. in
the mortality from diseases of the lungs. More than 21-3
inches of rain had fallen during the week, being about
three times the weekly average. During the quarter end-
ing the 30th September last, the deaths registered were
7,648, exclusive of cases on which inquests were held.
The number for the previous quarter was 3,432, and in
the corresponding quarter of last year 2,805. The cholera
carried off 4,455 during the months from June to Septem-
ber last, and 821 died from diarrhoea and dysentery. The
medical officer stated that he had not received a report of
one case of cholera on Wednesday last,—a circumstance
which had not taken place since the prevalence of the
epidemic. A letter was read from rector Campbell to
Dr. Duncan, relative to reporting the proceedings of the
Vestry, which thus concluded,—" If every thing that is
said in Vestry should go forth to the public, the only
policy for a wise man to adopt will be for him to hold his
tongue."—At which the Board of health laughed heartily.
A resolution proposed by Mr. Walthew was carried,—
" that the rate of interest paid for loans on the sewer
rates, after the Ist November next, be reduced from
£4 10s. to £4 ss. per cent. per annum." He supported
his resolution on the ground that the Dock Committee
and the Finance Committee only paid that rate of interest.