The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-07-20 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS,

MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE.--On Thursday,
the usual weekly meeting of the Dock Committee was
held at the Revenue-buildings. Mr. Alderman Nicol
presided. The following members were present :—Messrs.
Molyneux, Wood, Mann, Lockett, Rankin, Kendall,
Sandbach, Royden, and Shand. The business was very
unimportant. A complaint relative to the non-erection
of a porter's lodge between the point of Ayr and Mos-
tyn, was referred to the marine surveyors' committee, to
inquire and report ; and a conveyance of certain land at
Wapping was stated to have been executed.
LIVERPOOL AND HARRINGTON WATER WORKS COM-
PANY.—The half-yearly meeting took place on Tuesday.
H. Banner, Esq., the Chairman, read an abstract of the
accounts, by which it appeared that the nett receipts left
available for a dividend were £9926. This was more than
the amount for the corresponding period last year, and
shewed the progressive increase of the works which were
going on to meet the increased population of the town.
They had been enabled to supply every tenant when re-
quired, notwithstanding the great increase in buildings.
They had also obtained water proportioned to the demand.
The increase of money received within the half-year was
£2,120. New tenants had been taken to the amount of
£2OOO. The supply was most abundant, and of excellent
quality. The flourishing state of the accounts would per-
mit of a dividend of 5 per cent. on the half-year. In reply
to a question, he said that they could not exceed the ca-
pital unless further shares were issued. If purchased by
the Corporation, they could not issue shares ; if permitted
to go on, they could issue them. If the Corporation got
their bill, there was a clause making it compulsory onthem
to purchase the existing water-works, before they exer-
cised the privilege of supplying Liverpool with water from
any other source or scheme. The statement of accounts
was adopted, and a dividend of five per cent. was agreed
upon, payable on the 2d of August. The amount per
share would be £23 16s. 9d. The meeting then ad-
journed.

THE DOCK BILLS.-MEETING AT BIRKENHEAD.-
On Friday evening, a public meeting of the ratepayers
and inhabitants of Birkenhead was held at the Craven-
rooms, for the purpose of considering the present critical
position of the commissioners' dock bills, and urging on
the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, and the House
of Lords, the great importance of passing the same as
they now stand. The room was entirely filled, principally
by working men. Mr. David Appleton was called to
the chair • and having stated the object of the meeting,
mentioned that the petitions to the Woods and Forests
and the House of Lords had received not less that 6000

or 7000 signatures,—a very large proportion in a popula-
tion of 18,000. Mr. Boyle proposed the first resolution,
expressive of the opinion that the bills in question were
of the utmost importance to Birkenhead and the sur-

rounding districts, and that the most strenuous effOrts
should be made by the Commissioners to carry the bills
in their integrity as they came from the Committee of the
House of Lords. The resolution was carried unani-
mously. No opposition was offered, but questions were
put and indefinite remarks made by Mr. Shaw, of Price-
street, which were construed into opposition, and occa-
sioned some uproar. Mr. R. Hughes astonished the
meeting by proposing that every owner of property in
Birkenhead should from that day forthwith reduce the
rent of his tenants 50 per cent. till the dock bills were
passed ! The proposition was received with loud cheers.
The chairman refused to put it, as contrary to the meet-
ing ; Mr. Hughes persisted, and a scene of indescribable
uproar, cheers, hisses, &c., for some time ensued. On
the motion of Mr. Joseph Snow, a resolution was then
nassed. reauestinff the members for the county to aid the

passing of the bills, and after a vote of thanks to the
chairman, the meeting was declared dissolved. Three
cheers were given for Mr. Laird.
SELECT VESTRY.—At the meeting on Tuesday (the
Rev. Rector Campbell in the chair), it was ordered that
paupers in future should be buried in St. Martin's C!ne-

tery. The report of the committee on the impositions
practised in St. Anne-street was read, and various causes
were assigned for it, including the want of a sufficient
number of medical and relieving officers. They recom-
mended the appointment of eight additional relieving-
officers ; that relief in food and not in money should be

given in all cases where it is practicable ; that tne quo-
rums resume their daily sittings. The committee thanked
Mr. Woodruff for calling their attention to the subject,

who moved that the report be sent back to be corrected
so that it might show that all he had stated had been fully
established, but this, on a satisfactory explanation, was
withdrawn. It was agreed to appoint eight additional re-
Peving-officers. The total cost of relief during the week
!lad been £579 4s. 6d. The Workhouse contains 1,935
inmates, 782 fever cases, and several of the wards Fe
are
overcrowded. The house is not fully supplied with
water. The, arrivAb. - were 4,737

Ireland last weeK
against 8,50 a in the previous seven days. In reply to M
Lewin, Mr. Hart observed that the greatest quantity a
the arrivals consisted of able-bodied men. After some
discussion, a public address was ordered to be issued, re-
questing inhabitants not to give alms to unknown streel
mendicants. The board refused to comply with the re-
quest of certain steata-boat agents for the suspension a
the quarantine regulations of- this port, A letter•was re-
ceived from Ma. Rushton, enclosing.a complaint of certair
abuses at the Workhouse. It was.. referred to the Work-
house committee.. The board Then proceeded to theelee.
tiou_of a registror.of births, deaths, and marriages for. St