The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-06-13 00:00:00

OUR LOCAL RESOURCES.

Mr. Simpson ilnovv—;;;;;CibitheManchester and
Salford-Water Works Company in the work of sinking a
large well, and tunnelling in the red rock, at that com-
pany's works at Gorton, with the confident expectation
of obtaining a large supply of water. He has succeeded
in obtaining 1,500,000 gallons daily, and they are now
fixing the permanent pumps, which will raise 2,500,000
gallons daily.; and it is the intention of the company to
continue working until that quantity is obtained. Mr.
Simpson says :
" There can be no doubt about the practicability of ob-
taining large supplies of water in Liverpool and the
vicinity, by sinking and tunnelling in the red sandstone
formation. It pervades large tracts of the country to the
northward and northeastward of the town. Considerable
areas of the porous or alluvial soil overlying it are tra-
versed by brooks and streams, parts of the water of
which are absorbed in its passages, in dry seasons, while
in wet seasons floods occur and cover large tracts of the
country, and by these means so completely saturate the
red rock that water cannot fail to be abundant in it at all
seasons, if proper means are applied to procure, raise,
and convey it for the convenience of the inhabitants."

RECEIPTS AND PRESENT EXPENDITURE.
The Corporation find themselves in this position. They
have already, by the award of Mr. Stephenson, to pay
£537,500 in round numbers : the works in Green-lane, in
round numbers, colt £BO,OOO. Then I have added to
this, parliamentary expenses already incurred—a new
system of pipes—a great many new ones and a great
many alterations—which will be necessary in case the
system is thoroughly improved and the mains made as
they ought to be, with a new engine and station, if found
necessary ; which together I put down at £150,000 :
making a total of £767,500 as the cutlay, in case the
present supply is retained, but with certain improvements.
Interest upon this &t 5 percent.—(for wemust notreckonless
to be safe)—would be £38,375. Working expenses I
have increased from £23,000 to £30,000; although, as an
amalgamated concern, I believe Green-lane and altogether
may be worked for less. This would make the gross ex-
pense £68,375, coming hard upon the very sum which is
named as the receipts expected even from the Rivington
Pike scheme. It comes to £68,000, instead of £75,000,
reported as the probable amount of the receipts. Here
we are, without any extension at all, very near the
amount.

WHERE IS THE MONEY TO COME FROM ?
Another serious question presents itself, and although
I, as an engineer, should not perhaps deal with it, yet I
was drawn into it the other evening, and I will go on.
Some members were talking about rates when they heard
my statement; and a member of the Water Committee, I
believe, said there would be no increase of rates—that
there was a limitation fixed by the act of parliament, so
that we could have no increase. Well, I asked the ques-
tion before and I ask it again. If no more than 5 per cent.
on the rents is to be charged, and if 10 per cent. will not
cover the expenses, who is to pay the difference? Sup-
posing 10 per cent. is required, where is the additional 5
per cent. to come from ? Ido not ask this for the purpose
of cavilling, or to make out a case, but in sober earnestness.
We are at this time surrounded with difficulties. I find
my taxes and rates together will be something like half
my rent, and I am not living in a very cheap part of the
town—Prince's Park. I say half my rent, not half the
assessment. I am beginning to feel the weight of the
taxes, which I did not do before. It becomes a serious
question for me, as it is for every body else, how we are
to pay for these grand schemes.

TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AINTREE HOPWOOD
BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—This very useful and prosperous
society held their annual meeting on Tuesday ; the mem-
bers assembled, at eleven o'clock, at the house of host
Rossall, at Aintree, from whence they marched in exre!ient
order, accompanied by their splendid band, to Aint,Lc
chapel where they attended divine service, and heard a very
appropriate sermon from the Rev. W. H. Vernon, who gave
for his text, Luke x, xxix, "And who is my neighbour."
After explaining the parable of the good Samaritan, that the
parables of our Lord have been justly regarded in all ages of
the church as one of her richest treasures, containing the
choicest instruction in a shape that will neither over burden
or elude the memory; the reverend gentleman, in a very
striking and beautiful manner, enlarged on the well known
parable of the good Samaritan and showed that we are
not now living itt-cyS t-eoTainditterence te the Churns or
the needy anddistressed, having the advantage of so many
useful societies and clubs, especially such as the Aintree
Hopwood Benevolent Society, which he was happy to hear
was now in a most prosperous and flourishing condition.
The discourse, which was both interesting and profitable,
was listened to with great attention. After the service
was concluded, the members formed in order, preceded by
their medical doctor and other officers of the society, with
band playing and colours flying, marched to their rooms at
Aintree, where they sat down to an excellent dinner, pre-
pared by the host. The cloth being removed, the loyal
toasts, the Queen, and the other Members of the Royal
Family, were given. The Church, Army, and Navy, the
healths of the Earl and Countess of Sefton, the worthy
Rector of Sefton, &c., &c., were received with applause.
The funds have increased upwards of £5O Bs. Bd. during
the last year. We should have been glad to have added
that the funds for the provision for the spiritual exigencies
of the district are in an equally prosperous condition ; but
we regret to find that there is a debt of nearly LIN still
hanging over the promoters of the new church at Aintree.
We hope that this will soon be liquidated, for the district
is an extensive one. and the advantages likely to accrue
from the services of the new incumbent are calculated to
be great and lasting.
THE CENTRAL FIRE GUN.—The shooting season will
soon be here, and our sporting friends will do well to call
on our neighbours, Messrs. Bentley of South Castle-
street. Prince Albert, last July, had a gun made by them
on their patented principle, and they have, in consequence,
recently been appointed gun-makers to his Royal High-
ness, a proof that the Prince, who is an excellent shot,
must have been pleased with their work. We repeat, our
Sporting friends will do well to call on Messrs. Bentley.
CORNS AND BUNIONS.—So numerous have been the de
ceptions practised by unskilful operations, that it takes
no little time for a really skilful chiropodest, to gain con-
fidence with the public. Mr. Levi, whose advertisement
appears in to-day's paper, paid his fourth annual visit to
Liverpool some time'since, and after a more than usually
long sojourn returned to London, but such satisfaction
had his operations given, that in order to meet the wishes
of many who had addressed him, he has been compelled
after a limited absence to honour us with another visit,
which is certainly a proof of the appreciation of that skill
so fully born out in the numerous testimonials he daily
obtains from those who for years have been relieved by
him,