The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-10-24 00:00:00

MEETING OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
BIRKENHEAD.

An adjourned meeting of the commissioners of the
township of Birkenhead, was held in the commissioners'
room, Birkenhead. on Thursday, for the purpose of confirm-
ing the appointment of a superintendent to the police
department, as well as that of a surveyor of buildings for
the township. The night was very stormy, and there was
but a thin attendance of members. Mr. Jackson, in the
absence of J. D. Case Esq., took the chair. The follow
ing members were present : Messrs. Wm. Jackson, Cole,
Adamson, Kerr, M'Nicoll, Appleton, Hitide, Hammond,
Dale, Pim, and Bentham.
Mr. MALLABY stated the object of the meeting, and
said that the committee appointed to fix upon a superin-
tendent of the police were unanimous in recommending
Mr. Samuel Moss to that situation. Mr. Mallaby then
read the report of the committee on the subject. It
stated the various duties which the superintendent would
have to perform. Independent of his services as super-
intendent of police, he was to act as collector of rates,
and treasurer of the township. His salary was to be £l4O
per annum, and he was to find adequate surety for the
due performance of his respective situations.
Mr. BENTHAM thought the arrangement a very good
one. He was, however, of opinion, that as the collector
on some days would only collect a few shilling, it would
not be necessary to give him the trouble of going over to
Liverpool to place it in the bank.
The CHAIRMAN said, that there wonld be feat days in
which the collector would not receive £lO. The arrange-
ments, however, had been come to in order to put the
township to as little expense as possible.
Mr. HINDS said, that the collecting of taxes was always
a disagreeable occupation, and the less expense the town-
ship was put to the better.
The CHAIRMAN said, that the committee had come to
the determination of appointing Mr. Samuel Moss for a
certain time to see if he would answer. It was, however,
his (the Chairman's) opinion, that they could not find a
more suitable person. _

Mr. BENTHAM begged to say., that when he had, on a
former occasion, opposed the appointment of Mr. Moss,
it was not that he thought that person unfit for the situe.
tion, but he thought his appointment at the time was
placing an improper power in the hands of the board. He
had, however, since come to the conclusion that they had
done right, and thought they could not find a more suita-
ble person.
The appointment of Mr. Moss was then confirmed,

The'dii AIRMAN said, that the next business of the
board was the appointment of a surveyor of buildings for
the township. There had been five applications to the
committee, three of whom were architects, and the other
'two were engineers. The committee had fixed upon Mr.
Walter Scott, architect, for the situation, at a salary of
£250 per annum.
The appointment was confirmed by the board, after
which they adjourned.

At .the Police-court, on Friday, two publicans were
fined 60s. and 20s. each for infringing the law. One was
acquitted, as was one beerhouse-keeper ; and -two of the
latter 'were fined 20s. each, and one 40s.
CAUTION TO SERVANTS.—One morning last week,
during the temporary absence of the servant, who had
gone for a pail of water, leaving the front door open, some
evil disposed person entered the house of Mr. Godfrey,
Renshaw-street, and todk thence two aver-coats.
A CAUTION TO REPEALERS.—The directors of the
Liverpool docks have given notice, that if any of the men
employed either in the docks or in their police shall take
any part in the Repeal movement of O'Connell, they shall

be discontinued from any further occupation in their ser-
vice. The same notice has been given at Bristol, where a
great number of Irish are also employed.—[This para-
graph has been going the round of the papers, though
there is not the slightest foundation for it.]

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT NEW YORIC.—A robbery
yeas committed on the 3d ult., by breaking into the pre-
mises of E. and S. S. Rockwell, of Broadway, New York,
the particulars of which reached Liverpool by the Caledo-
nia, on the 17th instant. It appears that the thieves
escaped with 108 valuable watches, 60 diamond rings, 60
diamond breastpins, 25 gold rings set with stones, 36 gold
pencil cases, 30 gold guard chains, 20 fob chains, 36 gold
bracelets, a number of acqua-marine, amethyst, and topac
necklaces and brooches, black enamel brooches, and about
15 dozen of silver forks and spoons, &c. &c. One thou-
sand dollars are offered for their recovery.
fyrANtstt CATTLE.—Another cargo of Spanish cattle
arrived in Liverpool fromNorunna last week. They are
said to be the finest yet received from Spain. and are
worth from twelve to fifteen pounds a-head. The pre-
vious lot proved to he very good catsle when slaughtered,
the-meat being of fine quality and with the proper mix-
ture of fat and lean. From the continuance of these im-
portations, it is reasonable to conclude that the trade is
not unprofitable even at present prices, although they are
said to be the lowest that have been known for a dozen
years, Should prices rise to their former level, the im-
portations from Spain would doubtless increase consider-
ably.

CORINTHIAN ESTARLDIHMENT, LORD-STREET,

Great as have been the improvements of late in the prin.
cipal thoroughfares of this town, none, we are justified in
saying, can be compared with those just effected by Mr.
Tuton, in the above establishment, which has, under his
correct taste and good judgment, become a most pleasing
and conspicuous object from all points whence a view of
it can be obtained. The centre squares of plate glass each
measure ten feet six, being the largest hitherto introduced
into this town. The interior has undergone extensive
alterations, improvements, and embellishments; and, al-
together, the premises may fairly vie with any other of

the kind in or out of Liverpool. We trust the respected
proprietor will meet with an increased support comtnen-
surate with 'his great outlay. The establishmen is again
in full operation.—Albion.
THE TURN-OUT SAILORS AT LIVERPOOL.-It will
be recollected that the sailors of Liverpool made several
public demonstrations, a short time since, against the
enormous exactions to which they were subjected, as they
alleged, by the shipping masters of the port for obtaining
them berths on board vessels. They have at length suc-
ceeded in accomplishigg one of the oblects they had in
view, namely, that-of 'Laying a general registry office es-
tablished, where they could have their names and charac-
ters entered on the Looks on paying the small sum of is.
each, and where the captains could resort and select their
hands. The General Registry office was opened in Liver-
pool on Thursday morning, under the auspices of the
Seamen's Friend Society, and bids fair to be eminently
successful. The sailors had a great meeting in Liverpool
on Wednesday night, at the Queen's Theatre to celebrate
their triumph over the shipping masters and to pledge
themselves to unity of action and determination of con-
duct.

LUNATICS IN THE WORKIIOUSE.—OH Friday last,
some conversation took place (partly privately) between
Mr. Rushton, at the Police-court, and several of the
overseers of the parish relative to the keeping in the
Workhouse of seven poor lunatics, who, it appeared, had
been sent home from the Asylum at Lancaster. Mr.
Rushton said that it was not proper or legal to keep them
there, where they could have no proper medical attend-
ance from which a cure or alleviation of their disease
could be expected. It was stated in explanation that
there was no room for them in the Liverpool Asylum.
Mr. Rushton contradicted this allegation—stated that he
had made personal enquiry of the governor of that es-
tablishment, and found that he had never been applied
to at all on the subject, and that he had room for ten
patients. He further gave notice to the overseers, that
if the unfortunate individuals were not removed on the
following day, he should inflictithe full penalty of the law
on them (the overseers). The parties thereupon left the
court.

NEW LIFE-PRESERVER.—lnventions for the preser-
vation of life, in cases of shipwreck or disaster at sea,
have of recent years been t ery numerous, and several of
them highly ingenious, and apparently of great practical
utility. One of the best, if we may judge from its appear-
ance, and the ease and readiness with which it may be
available in cases, or in apprehension, of danger, is that
now on sale at the Union Cloth Hall, North John-street,
and a specimen of which may be seen for a few days at the
office of this paper. It consists of a handsome double-
breasted waistcoat, of fine woollen tartan, lined, or rather
doubly cased within, with strong patent air-tight cloth,
which may be immediately inflated by the breath through
a tube attached to each side near the top, and which may
be instantly raised to the month on an emergency. When
thus filled with air, it is capable of sustaining any one in
the water, even though he were no swimmer, and weighed
upwards of 20 stone. It is a garment, moreover, which
would evidently be exceedingly warm and comfortable on
shipboard, and withal very becoming. (See advert.)

SINGULAR ACCIDENTS PROS! LIGHTNING.—During
the thunderstorm on Thursday week the house of Mr. J.
Langshaw, farmer, at Speke, was struck by lightning.
The electric fluid, it is said, entered through the window,
knocking part of it down. It passed into a room in
which Mrs. Langshaw's brother was sleeping, and must
have crossed very near to him, for it knocked out several
of his teeth and singed all the hair of his head. The walls
of the apartment were blackened, many articles of apparel
which hung therein were perforated as if riddled by shot,
and a chest of drawers completely shattered to pieces.
The lightning next ascended to tile lower part of the
building. tore up the floor of the milk house, smashed the
vessels that contained the cream, hut. did not touch the
crockery-ware on the shelves. Mrs. Langshaw was seated
at the kitchen fire when the fluid r assed through that
apartment. She states, that th. lightning appeared to
settle upon her knee for a moment, and then disappeared
without doing her any injury. A horse belonging to a
iieigl,bouring farmer was found dead in a ditch, having

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