The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-11 00:00:00

posted sick on the 19. h of Match, and that on t
the sorittv oassen a resolution that the sick money was
nn► in hp milnwpti him. if_ as he was advised to do by the

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surgeon attending him, he went into the country for the
htm-fit of his health. Ihe defence was th'tt, despite the
piss ig of this resolution, snd the rules of the society, he
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the 1-,ox. Mr. Rushton, after investigating the case corn-
ment,d very severely upon the prepo-terous character of
tt,e rules of the soc,e y. which prohib•ted is sick mem-
bers foln adopting the most efficac;ous means for the
restoration of health, and hoped this expo-ute would
oper-te as a caution to working men to avoid entering this

or any othrr ritnilar soci,t y without previonblv examining
its rules. As the cape btood be could not interfere between

the ;battle!.

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WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS —The first meetinz
since the election of the ahoy...! commissioners was held on
Thursday eve. itig, in the Queen's Arms Hotel. Liiieard.
There was a full a tendoncc, and the new members made
the necessary declaration of goolificotion.—Mr. Fisher,
•econded by Mr. Halliday, moved that J. C Ewart, Esq .
s,,ould be re-elected chats-mom—Mr. Meadows proposed
NI r. Fisher, principally. he observed. because in a Canning
district they should not be presided over be a chairman of
an Anti-torn-law league!—Mr. Mann hoped ti,e Ant -
corn-law Lengthe had nothing to do with t em or their
proceedings.—Mr. Meadows : But it has to do with ate :
speak as I feel.—Mr. Mann hoped the commissioners
would ale ass keep clear of polities while sitting in that
room.— S vetal members expre-sed a similar Opinion.—
Mr. Meadows said he would press his motion to a diyi-
stun ; but it was discovered that it had not been seconded,
and it consequent:y fell to the ground. Mr. W inch was
elected vice•chatratan; and a _some% hat lengthy discus-
won ensiled as to the co•nmittees to be appo nted. It was
e.entuallv resolved that, as list year, there should be
thr,e t ommittees,—a finance, an improvement, and a hle-
I•tw entronittee, hut that the ta o former should in tutu,
consist of seven members, the 1a tt r of fis e, the chairman
and vice-chairman bring ex-rjficio members of each.
The committees were then appointed, and after some rou-
tine bosh,• as. the b,-iard ailjoutned.
A ARMING ACCIDKNT AND MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—
One of tile most alarming accidents and providential
ese,iprs.from a sudden and awful death ever rt corded by
the press of &island occurred near Upholland, on the

week. About two miles from the village of Upht 11,nd.
on the tiru.skirk road. is a d-1f close by the way s de,
and worked up to th' rdg- of the toad, at least thirty feet
deep, with no other prott ctiqn than a tenni), hedge, a rail
or ty bank f ' f- 'he re

„pro, and a cop or r tisso 4or mu I,OM t.
or scrapings I f the road. Tire approach to this spot is by
a narrow-turned and ill-shaped road, and also a stef p hill
in the direction tnentioi,ed, and to a stracaer (and indeed
to the regular traveller) presents an awful chasm from
which he is glad to escape. In cnrnirl down the hill, at
the approach to the delf, you face the most fearful and

almost unprotected corner of it. I was at this spot that
a cart, he'i•na'ng to a pert.on named William Knight, re-
aiding at Wigan, and driven by a man apuaiently ignorant
rf the danger, was pap.sing, at a bii4 trot, about Pen
n'el ek in the morointr, havirg n h s charge eight
men and • 110--

persgass,

women, iut. otne Wl►en nearing the
corner of the delf, to which place there are three lam-ends,
he hesitated as to whirl. wa► to turn, and the horse at the
moment t holed to ward, cl,aring the cop, and, to the
horror of the travell, is, hung over the precipice, the side
rock of which is at least ten or twelve v»rd• de, p. The
violence of the shock produced by the eart•wh els coming
in contact with the r►►isrd earth on the brink of the deli
fortunately threw the whole party out of the vehicle into
the road, and the horse, in its fearful and mom, Mary
struggle, bloke the hind traces h, its uriAtt, and at I.st
hung by the collar, a►h'ch se-curd fine) fixed round his
neck. Another violent struggle of the animal dis, titan-
vied the culler, and he fell to the bottom of the delt.
The travellers, thanktul for their own mitt►culous pree.er-
vAtion, at once gave the horse up as lost ; but on looking

over it was discovered 'hat the nob e aonbal had alighted

feet of water, and that it was then making an effi r, to
eain a landing. The party, by a circuit! us road, got into
the dell. and. rendering the horse every assistance. safely
landed it bruiseless, and apparently u• injured. The only
loss susta'ned was the carter's hat, which sunk in the
water. 'I he horse was benughr up into the read, and the
tui,ellers, well shaken but lit, lei jured, enntinued their
j urnev with the same conveyance in w h ch they had
encountered ao perilous an adventuse.-111unelrester Exa-

Docx COMMITTEE, THURSDAY —The following mern-
rs were presel,t !—Mess,.. Moore (chair m.h), Nicol,
Nlo;yneux, sliddle,en. E-I,,setall, Maim. tiel,derson,
Ran lon, Houghton, Tobin. llovdon, Bold• Kendal, Chi'.
ton, Wood, and Aiken. The Commit tee of Works r• com-
mended that orders he 6/iv •n for the dis!ontmuinz i.f the
use o lights in the offiers r huts on th dock trays con-

W-reht,use M ,tiagernent et thd aoi.oitittnt tit
of J. 1 hristian as for, mai, of ;Fie h ld, and four labourers,
Edwards. Holland, Prrstun, and Williams. at 18s per
week—cotifi.m,d. The camutittee suhmtited copies a
iiirtiuctions for the officers of tie Altirrt Dock %,‘ are-
tiou.es. the cansideration of which whs p,stponed until
nest week. The warehr uses w• re stated to be tea& for
the reception of cargoes. The receipts of the lion of
Runc To, for the trotoh ending July. were a.: Gain*,
—258 yessds, 13.735 ton:. amount. £72 10.1., being
an "C' ease, river the corresponoing mouth f last )ear, of
18 vessels. 252 tots, and £3 17s. 101. A letter re spect_
tog the fikilnBY. sustained by the steamer 8.11 nasloe, in

sequ.nee of groundint in the Calming nit the
ht in t
h---ni
• way re•erred to the North Harbour Alitoer,
in urder that
\lr. W inqu•ries n itcht he miale. A letter from

rti.ingt,,i,,
,he Dock Solicitor, as to some pro-
posed regula ions for landing t tuber at the east quay of
the Brun.wi. k Dock. was referred to the Harbour Mas-
ters' l'onttnittee. A I,t•er from Mr. 11. Turner. ag, nt
tor the fresh Iterr•ng boats,
discharging at tie (hi tge's
Duck B trio, wishieg instructions to be given to the cot k
iniliver. co that he mithi ennn,..l .1- ~—.1.. in /nib the

dock %hen dii•ChariVa. Vitis it rred to the sane ct nun"-
tee. A report ails read s•
had been it jur,d tlyat.ng that two of g.oett en
t xPlos on of gds at the r
Dock; in con. queonre of aoit g into one ti the fficri% with

Th., secrete,. y was d•re ctrl to evite-
a I glited ea, die.
i vento,.inhde
..i.ii,etziaini
0 unicate with the Ita. Corot.ai, on iii
To in. seconded by Mr. Middleton. mi,s,llc,Cibl,;., ,41.,t;
thanks of the fork Committee be
and sub.coq mit tee, for their indefatigable
t xertir ns en the m ening of the A lher t Dock. Mr Tobin
added that the Prince had exvrtssed his satisfaction at the
igav in which he had I eel] received at the d. ck. The re-
golut.on was unanimously ridmted. The Chairman, , n
behalf of himself and the ron•mittee. exi r-sged his g, ati.
ficatinte that such was ti e case. and said they felt unip y
repaid for 'heir labours by the ki.owle.dae 'bat everything
went elf well and gave general satisfaction. anti that no
accident whatever occurred. lie concluded by thanking
them on behalf of the committee. The finatecul business
was then pructedtd with, and the reporters withdrew.