The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-10-09 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STAND4RD.

Stu,—At a period of comparative cessation in the public
business of the country I feel assured )ou will find room in
your valuable 'paper for the following observations of a local
nature.

While the law of the land takes severe cognizance of any
personal injury received by any of his Majely's liege subjects,
and when we consider the many and fatal accidents which have
taken place in our town under the different warehouses, when
removing goods either in or out of the same, it is a subject of
very important inquiry how such risks as at present exist may
he avoided, and the plan which I would offer to general notice
I conceive would have the desired effect; and either it or some
other, which can be shown to be better, ought to be adopted, as
the increase of passengers in our streets an'a the building of new
warehouses are daily adding to the evil complained of. The
plan which 1 offer is as follows, which I will endeavour to detail
as briefly and concisely as possible, so as to be understood
We will suppose the breadth of the doorways in a warehouse
to he five feet, and the breadth of the side-path for foot passen-
gers to be eight feet from edge of warehouse to edge of water
course or Channel. On the edge of channel, and opposite to
each side of.ground floor doorway of warehouse and the height
of that ground floor, 1 would put two strong upright cast iron
pillars on a foundation of stone or brick work ; from each pil-
lar to warehouse at the upper end a strong piece of oak, well
secured both to pillar and warehouse; also another piece from
pillar to pillar, and secured to the two first. On these I would
build a superstructure of brick work, with the doors of ware-
house placed in front, txcepting those of the ground floor being
left as before, as well as those of the cellar. At the top of this
projeCting building, and in front, as is usual, I would place the
cathead for the jigger rope to pass through, and the top of the
whole roofed with slate. This addition to every warehouse
would give these advantages:Ho the public it Would afford se-
curity by passengers walking under the portico formed over the
footpath, and the carts loading outside the same, and, instead
of the goods hanging over the footpath, they would he beyond
it; to the proprietor it would give additional room for a hogs-
head or two of sugar, or two or three bales of cotton, (as the
goods may be,) in each story, which would nearly coinpensate
him for the expense, and it would in no way be an inconveni-
ence to the public. Indeed, the plan recommends itself strong-
ly, if- only as a security against those accidents, the very.idea
of which makei one shudder to think of. For who cannot but
recollect the sudden and melancholy death of that highly re-
spected merchant Mr. EL at the George's Dock, by a lifty-six
pound weight falling. upon him, or the nearly fatal accident to
Mr. B. by a bale of cotton falling, as well as the numerous in-
juries recorded at diflerent periods in the papers from this
cause. But one of the most dangerous periods is, when remov-
ing. goods from one room to another, (not at all uufrequent,)
when the innocent and unwary passenger, seeing no cart, passes
'on unconscious of any danger, and sees not "the sword hanging
by a single thread" above his head.
The Common Connell have very partially obviated this griev-
ous evil by the erection of piazzas, but on a plan; as a general
one, quite too expensive for individuals to attempt,-and, there-
fore, hits not the advantage which that has which I have offered.-
, To attempt the plan I have endeavoured clearly to. explain,
'(and which I should like to put into practice myself, in order to
'escape consequences so serious to my fellows,) I believe it would
be necessary to-have the consent of the Cominon Council and
special vestry, if, indeed, they are empoWered to grant it with-
out the authority of an act of parliament; but when its advan-
tages are considered, (and I would that it were in better hands
fully to set them forth,) in my humble judgment it ought to be
made imperative to make the addition to all warehouses in great
thoroughfares, and in the erection of all future warehouses. -
If a' more eligible; or economical, or safe plan can be sug-
gested, it would give me great satisfaction to see such put .into
practice, as it must be self-evident that it would be a benefit
conferred upon the .town at large, and show on the part of the
authorities a paternal care over the lives of "the inhabitants. by
doing away with a disgraceful and a crying evil.— Yours Sec.
IN H ABITA'N S.
Liverpool, 7th October, 1835.

The Rev. Frederick Barker, WA., has been licenFed by the
Lord Bishop of Chester to the perpetual curacy of St. Mary,
Edge-hill, on the nomination of the Rev. C.' L. Swainson, of
St. Giles's, Oxford.

REA' ISING 'BARRISTERS COURT.--,SUSIM A OF TOE HALI-
FAX DISTRICT REVISION.—The objections raised by the con-
servatives were 752, of which number 503 were sustained against
the radicals before the revising barristers. The radicals mus-
tered 141 objections against the conservatives, of which 74 only
were allowed.-LHatifax Guardian.
MEDlCAL.Secturt.—The first Meeting of the Liverpool Me-
dical Society was held at the Royal Institution, on Wednesday
evening last, when the following officers were appointed for the
session, IS:15-6 :—Presidents, Dr. Carson. Dr. Baird, Dr. Ban-
ning, Mr. Worthington; Treasurer, Mr. Batty;. Secretary, Dr.
Thorburn.

MCNICIPAL CORPORATTONS.—The Gazette of Tuesday con-
tains an order in council extending the time for fixing the limits
and boundary lines of the wards, into which certain boroughs
are to be divided; to sixty days from the passing of the corpora-
tions' bill, instead of six weeks as prescribed by that act. The
same order in council also directs that the council of every bo-
rough named in the schedules A or B shall appoint their town-
clerks on the Ist of January, WS.

THE POUT OF, ChSTEIES, ST. LCCIA.—This port, under
f' the act to reg,ulite.the trade of the British possessions abroad"
has been declared by order in council to be a ftee warehousing
port for all the purposes of that act.
ADVANCE ON SUGARS.—In consequence of the advance in
raw sugars, full 10s. per cwt. front the loss est point, the retail
grocers have agreed to snake an advanc:', of hi. per lb. to their
customers.