The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-08-10 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS.

WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.—The usual monthy
meeting of this body was held on Thursday. Being the
first meeting of the newly-constituted board, the business
was wholly confined to the election of the committees.
The following gentlemen were elected on the Finance-
committee :—Messrs. W. Peers, Barton, Sharland, Gold-
smith, Livesey, Halliday, and T. Peers. On the improve-
ment committee : Messrs. Mann, Ewart, Coalburne, Hol-
land, Ripley, Mawdsley, and T. Peers. On the Bye-Law-
committee : Messrs. Littledale, Healing, Coalbourne, T.
Peers, W. Peers, Carton, Mawdsley, Meadows, Lister,
Holland, Livesey, and Dean. The following gentlemen
were elected on the Ferry' Committee :—Messrs. Peers,
Ewart, Winch, Littledale, Atherton, and Mann.
BIRKENHEAD DOCK COMMISSIONERS.—The weekly
meeting was held on Wednesday, Joseph Mallaby Esq.,
in the chair. • As this was the first meeting since the
passing of the new Dock Acts, it was necessary that a
chairman should be appointed. Upon the motion of Mr.
Watson, Mr. Mallaby was appointed to the office. The
next business was the appointment of the committees, and
this having been completed, Mr. Potter read the report of
Mr. Rendel, the engineer, respecting the state of the
works, and the expense required to complete those sanc-
tioned in the New Dock Acts. These matters were re-
ferred to a committee. The next business was a personal
explanation between Mr. Mallaby and Mr. Potter, but as
reporters were requested to withdraw, we heard nothing
of what afterwards took place.
BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—The usual monthly
meeting was held on Tuesday, C. Bentham, Esq., in the
chair. The proceedings comprised a recommendation
from the Watch Committee to reduce the police force of
the township to the extent of a saving of £2OO a year.
The proceedings of the Finance Committee referred to a
negociation on foot between Mr. Watson and the commit-
tee for the sale of the Park land to the new building com-
pany, at ss. per yard. The minutes of the Ferry Commit-
tee stated that Mr. Wood had been appointed sub-mana-
ger in the room of Captain Strong, resigned. The monthly
receipts were stated to be in 1846; £2996, in 1847,
£2,686. It was agreed that the Monks' Ferry be re-
opened, and the students in the Theological College were to
be considered as one family, as far as related to those
living in the college, and contracts received accordingly.
SELECT VESTRY.—A meeting was held on Tuesday,
at the Parish-offices. An investigation arising from some
complaints made by the Infirmary Committee against the
Governor of the .Workhouse, relative ,to his refusal to
admit a patient into the fever sheds, though the commit-
tee had waited upon him, had been under consideration ;
and, after some discussion, the Workhouse Committee
passed a resolution to the effect that the case in question
was not that of a person in poor circumstances, and that
the governor had not shown any want of courtesy. The
Industrial Schools, it was reported, were going on most
satisfactorily in every respect. There was now not one
case of fever amongst the children. It was also stated
that the inmates of the fever hospital in Soho-street
would be removed to the Workhouse. The Irish Com-
mittee recommended that the use of the ship Lancaster,
sent by the Admiralty, be declined ; and that the whole
of the medical relief stations be discontinued after Satur-
day (last). Mr. Earle stated that the parish were ship-
ping the Irish poor back at the rate of 450 to 500 per
week. It was finally agreed that the Lancaster be ac-
cepted, and fitted up as an hospital ship. The number
of patients in the different hospitals was 1,200. In a
conversation relative to Mr. Eckersley's offices, in Isling-
ton, it was stated that that gentleman's offices were to be
amalgamated with the Workhouse, and that a portion of
the front of the building was to be appropriated for that
purpose. The other business was unimportant.

DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—A letter was read from
Messrs. Cato and Miller, relative to some repairs required
in the Prince, North-west Light-ship. Mr. Tobin sug-
gested that Mr. Laird, who built the vessel, should be
communicated with on the subject ; but, after some con-
versation, the matter was referred to the sub-committee.
—The sub-committee of the marine department reported
that an accumulation of sand had taken place under the
new landing-stage, at the south end, and that Mr. Cubitt's
assistant wished it to be removed by dredging, which
could not be done without taking up the moorings. A
letter was read from Mr. J. W. Brooks, suggesting moor-
ings for the landing stage instead of those now in use.
Some discussion arose as to the best course to be pursued,
as it was thought the removal of the moorings would be
attended with great inconvenience. Mr. Henderson said
that Lieutenant Lord had made an examination, and found
that there was a considerable quantity of sand accumulated
at the south end; he (Mr. Henderson) had little hope of
the formation of sand being got away by dredging, for the
stage had already been removed, because it grounded at
low water with an eighteen feet tide, and what might be
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