The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-04-01 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS.

The monthly meeting of the Council will be held to-
morrow, and the proceedings will be important. An ad-
journment will probably be resorted to.
WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.—At a special meeting
on Friday, it was resolved to rescind the resolution passed
at a previous meeting against the proposed alteration in
Rake-lane. and to proceed with the improvements recom-
mended by 'he committee.
WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the weekly meeting,
on Wednesday, it was resolved that new averages should
be taken for the union. A resolution of confidence in Mr.
Allen (whose case has been so often brought forward), and
that the charges against him were frivolous and vexatious,
was carried by a majority of sixteen to two.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.—THURSDAY.—The medical
officer of health reported that in consequence of the
increased prevalence of bronchitis and other diseases of
the lungs, the mortality of the borough continued some-
what about the average. The temperature was rather
below the average on the first three days of the week, and
about three degrees below on the last four days. The
rain fall was nearly three quarters of an inch. A long
conversation took place relative to the baths on George's-
pier, the land being wanted by the Dock Committee for
dock purposes. The chairman and other members were
opposed to the removal of the baths, but the subject was
ultimately referred to the Baths Committee.
LIVERPOOL FEMALE PENITENTIARY.—The annual
meeting was held on Tuesday. There was a highly !e-
-spectable attendance, the majority of those present being
ladies. The Rev. F. Parry was called by acclamation to
the chair, and the report was read by Dr. Anderson, the
secretary. This referred to the erection of new buildings
during the year. The admissions and dismissals during
the year had been as follows :—ln the house as per last
report, 51; applicants for admission, 94 ; applicants re-
fused as unsuitable, 36; applicants taken into probation-
ary ward, 58 ; total in the house during the year, 109 :
restored to friends or placed in service, 23 ; left by their
own desire, or for disobedience to rules, 17; proved im-
becile, 1 ; eloped, 3 ; removed to another institution, 1 ;
not returned from hospital, 14; remaining in the house
at this time, 50. The statement of accounts showed that
there had been an expenditure of £145 on account of the
new buildings, and that the balance in hand was about
£34. On the motion of the Rev. J. Lister, seconded by
Mr. Howdall, the report was adopted, the committees
were re-elected, and tile usual routine business was gone
through.
DOCK COMMITTEE.—THURSDAY.—A communication
was read from the harbour masters, suggesting the ap-
pointment of a dock master for the Sandon Dock and
Basin, and eight gatemen. Referred. Mr. Lockett said
the docks would be opened on the 14th of May. Mr.
Hartley hoped they would. A letter was read from Mr.
J. Grantham, requesting a donation from the Dock Com-
mittee towards the expenses incurred in the construction
of the model of the town and docks, and the collection of
imports. The. amount required was £5OO, already ex-
pended £BOO. A communication from Mr. Wainwright
stated that it would be necessary to send a deputation to
the committee on the subject of the station for transat-
lantic steamers. A communication was read from Messrs.
M'lslicol and Vernon, accompanied with a plan illustra-
ting the working of their new timber cranes. They pro-
posed to erect nineteen of those cranes on the Brunswick
Dock for the unloading of vessels, &c., to be worked by
steam power, which would render more quay space unne-
cessary, for £42,000, inclusive of their patent-right, and
to take the cranes on a lease fir twenty years, paying five
per cent. on the cost, and reducing the charges nearly
one half. The communication was referred to the Special
Committee. Mr. Holt : If they can carry that out it will
be a cheap way for creating dock space. A memorial was
read from the Rev. D. James, of Kirkdale. requesting the
committee to grant £5O per annum for the payment of an
additional curate in the district, made necessary by the
large accession of the population caused by the parties
working at the north docks. The application was refused.
The chairman said this would lead them much farther,
for three-fourths of the persons employed at those works
did not belong to the Church of England.