The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-05-09 00:00:00

TIIE SEWERAGE.

The LAW-CLERK, in answer to a question from the
chairman, stated that, in compliance with instructions
from the board, on account of the remissness in executing
the sewerage, the remainder of the operations had been
taken out of the contractor's hands, and were now making
satisfactory progress by parties employed under the imme-
diate direction of Mr. Newlands, the engineer.
The CHAIRMAN expressed the satisfaction• of the board
at receiving this information, and said it would be of con-
siderable importance to know at what time it was probable
the operations would be completed.
Mr. GORE said, from the advanced state of the works,
and the rate of progress, the tunnel in Cow-lane would
be finished in a fortnight, and within three weeks from
the present time it might be reasonably expected that all
the operations in that lane would he completed.
Mr. RISHTON said that, before the next monthly meet-
ing of the board, he had no doubt all the gulley-holes and
surface drains would be completed.
The CHAIRMAN remarked that such information was
peculiarly gratifying, when it was considered how much
the inhabitants of the village had been inconvenienced by
the operations and the tardiness with which they had been
carried on.

Mr. HALTLEAD said, seeing the forward state of the
operations, he considered it highly desirable that means
for completing the communication of the house drains
with the main drains should be immediately adopted, and
concluded by moving that notice be immediately given
calling on parties to complete these communications.
Mr. CHAFFERS seconded the motion, which was unani-
mously carried.

INSPECTION OS DITTCHER'S MEAT.

The law:CLEux intimated that he had written to the
Market Committee of the Borough of Liverpool requesting
that their inspectors of meat might be allowed to inspect
meat at Wavertree , but that he had not received any
answer. SEWERAGE. OP OLIVE 310171 PT.

----iiI;LA.W-CLERIC next intimated that the plans for
constructing the sewerage of Olive Mount district, pro-
posed by Mr. Newlands, had been transmitted to the
General Board, and returned with a sanction, and general
approval. Through some unexplained mistake, however,
the report of the General Board had not been enclosed
along with the plans when they were returned, although
the approval and report were both mentioned in the letter
by which the plans were accompanied. No doubt, how-
ever, need be entertained that the report would be for-
warded, and in the meantime it was satisfactory to know
that the whole system had been sanctioned by the General
Board.

Mr. RanToiv, under these circumstances, after stating
that great advantage would accrue from completing the
drainage, moved that the law-clerk take the requisite
steps, and advertise for contracts for the execution of the
different portions of the work.

Mr. CiAPFERS seconded the motion, which was unani-
mously carried.
Mr. HALHEAD urged on the meeting the importance of
having the works pushed on while the weather is favour-
able, a recommendation concurred in by all the members
present.
Mr. RISIITOR then moved that a special district rate
be levied, for the purpose of carrying out the drainage of
Olive Mount.

Mr. CEA rpEns seconded the motion, which was unani-
mously carried.
After the despatch of some additional business, which
was merely routine, the meeting adjourned.

SUDDEN DEATRS.-Yesterday, Richard Stafford, 52
years of age, a stonemason, residing in Limekiln-lane,
Tranmere, came to Liverpool to see a friend in 13 Court,
Parr-street. Whilst conversing with parties there, he
burst a blood vessel, and expired almost immediately.—On
Saturday last, James M'Bride, 77 years of age, a cooper,
residing in a court in Cable-street, fell down suddenly in
Ranelagh-street, and was taken in a car to the Southern
Hospital, where:he died within a few hours.
THE LADY FALKLAND, which arrived here on Sunday,
from Apalachicola, reports having run foul of an iceberg
on the 19th ultimo, in lat. 42, lon. 46, by which she re-
ceived considerable damage. On the following day she
passed a great quantity of wreck ; also, a number of chests,
boxes, &c., which, as far as could be ascertained, appeared
to be the remains of some unfortunate passenger-ship
that had been beset and crushed by the masses of ice
which for the last two or three months have obstructed
the navigation of the Atlantic.
FIRE AT TRANMERE, YESTERDAY.—ShortIy before five
o'clock yesterday, a fire broke out in a building used as a
stable and shippon, in Prenton-lane, Higher Tranmere.
The fire originated in the shippon, and quickly communi-
cated with the loft above, which was filled with hay and
straw. In the stable were two valuable horses, the pro-
perty of Mr. Samuel Jones, farmer, one of the church-
wardens, who fortunately saved the animals before they
were much injured. Owing to the high wind which was
blowing, the fire rapidly gained head, and the flames hav-
ing communicated with the upper floors of a house adjoin-
ing, it began to be alarming, as there were other dwellings
also adjoining. Intelligence having been taken to the
Birkenhead Police-office, Inspector Birnie and Police-
officer Bradshaw, with one of the township engines, soon
arrived on the spot, and, after half an hour's exertion, in
which they were zealously assisted by the Tranmere po-
lice and the neighbours, the fire was subdued, but not
before it had entirely gutted the building in which it
originated. The damage done to the house adjoining was
trifling. Mr. Jones will be the principal loser, as, we
believe, his stock of hay and straw was not insured- The
fire is supposed to have been eau§ed by an ineencliarY.