The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-10-10 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS.

WEST DERBY.-At the weekly meeting of the Board of
Guardians, on Wednesday, Mr. Roskell was appointed
chairman, in the place of Mr. Sheppard, who had re-
signed. Mr. Appleby gave notice that he should, next
week, move that the township of Toxteth-park be di-
vided into three districts, and a relieving officer appointed
for epch. The report of the Fever Hospital stated that
there were remaining in the hospital, last week, 11 ; ad-
mitted during the week, 5 ; died, 1 ; remaining in the
house, 15. The Rev. Mr. Badnall called the attention
of the board to the necessity of a chaplain to the Fever
Hospital. _

TITHE REDEMPTION TRUST.—A preliminary meeting
was held at the Savings Bank on Friday, for the purpose
of forming a branch association to co-operate with the
central board of the tithe redemption trust. The chair
was taken by the Rev. the Archdeacon of Liverpool.
Many of the clergy and influential gentry of the town and
neighbourhood were present. After a prefatory state-
ment by the Rev. William Pollock, in which the objects
of the trust were explained, resolutions adopting the
general principle, and nominating a local committee,
were moved and seconded by the Rev. Rector Campbell,
Mr. Edmund Molyneux ; Rev. John Stewart, Rector of
West Derby, Mr. Castellain ; Rev. Thomas Nolan, and
Mr. H. C. Chapman. The important question agitated,
involved the sacred character of tithes, and the possi-
bility of redeeming them for the holy purposes for which
they were originally bestowed. Meanwhile, we can but
wish God speed to the movement commenced. Lord
John Manners is the chairman of the board in London,
and three of our local clergy, viz., Rev. John Jones, the
Rev. William Pollock, and the Rev. J. Baylee, were
lately elected to the trust.

THE BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.--The monthly
meeting was held on Tuesday evening, and there were
present thirteen members, including Mr. Bryans, the
Chairman. It was agreed that in consequence of the ex-
pected resumption of the Dock Works, the police force

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should not be reduced. It was also agreed that the Rail'
way Company should be urged to complete the bridges hi
Canning-street and Bridge-street. The proceedings of
,
the Finance Committee recommended that the services (/'
Mr. Gregory be dispensed with ; but, from the high
character given of that gentleman, it was agreed that
should have three months' notice. The Ferry Com:
mittee reported that the receipts were as follows :-18404
£1306 ss. 9d. ; 1847, £1635 16s. sd. From the 23d April
to the 30th September, 1848, £BOl9 lbs. sd. ; 1847,
£10,631 2s. 6d• Expenditure from the 20th April to the
30th September, £7346 13s. 3d.—Confirmed. A motion
by Mr. Hughes, was agreed to as follows:—" That the
Finance Committee and Treasurer be authorized to make
an allowance of one-third of the rates to the owners of
all cottage property who pay them within three month
after the said rates are laid."
SELECT VESTRY.—On Tuesday the usual fortnightly
meeting was held. The Rev. Rector Campbell presided-
In reply to a question from Mr. Earle, Mr. Poole stated
that the report relative to the propriety of erecting a nevi,
workhouse out of the parish would be submitted the nest
',loud day. Mr. Charles Pemberton, solicitor, applied h 1
letter to the Finance Committee for the amount of salarl
owing to Mr. Chubb, the late registrar of Great Ho Kard-
, street district, and in this letter he expressed a hope that
the money would be paid in the course of the present week,
to prevent unpleasant proceedings being taken against the
parish. The committee ordered Mr. Pemberton's letter
to lie on the table. In reply to a question from the chair-
man, Mr. Hart stated that no official sanction for the pro'
motion of Mr. Gurdon to the registrarship of Great
Howard-street district had yet been received from the
Registrar-general, and that, therefore, the election of •
registrar for St. George's district must, for the present, be
postponed. The following were declared to be the parish
contractors :—For the supply of coffins, Mr. M'Donald
for the supply of timber, Mr. Kilshaw ; for the supply of
shoes, Mr. Capey ; for the supply of smallwares and ho-
siery, Mr. Bingham, of Brownlow-hill; and for the sup-
ply of linen and woollen drapery, Messrs. Adamson and
Tapley. The contractors for the supply of brushes, iron-'
mongery, and tinware, were not declared, as the board
resolved upon seeing samples, in the first instance, of these
several articles. Messrs. Lowndes, Robinson, and Bee
son, wrote to request that a letter of credit for upwards of
£4OOO, due to a Mr. Myers. as an award upon a general
lease, might be immediately transmitted by the parish
to the London bankers. Mr. Daniel Mason, secretary to
the Dock Committee, wrote to say that the names of such
of the boys at the Industrial Schools as were willing to go
as apprentices in merchant vessels (and several of thenr
have volunteered to go) would be posted in the Telegraph
rooms, for the information of captains. The gratuity of
£5 was lowered to £3, to be given in future with such of
the boys ss lea-re the schools and become apprentices.
THE ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLEl3.—This flourishing
nautical association held their monthly meeting on Toes"
day evening, at the club-house, in Duke-street. In the
absence of the Commodore, in consequence of the death
of a relative, the cup-bearer, Mr. Fletcher, was called to
the chair. Five members were ballotted for, and all dull
elected. Mr. Councillor Parker then introduced the
motion relative to the worthy commodore, T. Littledale,
Esq. He stated that the commodore and his crew, had
on the occasion of the burning of the Ocean Monarch,
exhibited an equal degree of gallantry and humanity in
the saving of lives at the imminent hazard of their own.
The club felt proud that one of their little vessels was the
first to be at the scene of the distressing calamity. (Hear.)
The commodore had, by his humane and fearless conduct
on that occasion, combined the character of the true
English gentleman with that of the British tar. (Cheers.)
It was a characteristic of our seamen never to trample
upon a fallen foe, but to succour all who were vanquished
or distressed. The modest and retiring manner in which ,
the commodore received the laurels and the honours
which the public. had awarded to him, added to his high
merits. He might add that in the Council, the same gen-
tleman manifested the warmest interest in the welfare and ,
good local regulation• of the borough. He had exhibited
in several of his speeches excellent abilities, and acute
powers of observation. He was already, indeed, as •
member of the Council, a valuable acquisition to the
town ; and he (Mr. P:), hoped that the time would not be
far distant whon the Commodore of the Yacht Club wonli
become the chief magistrate of the borough. (Cheers.) •
He:moved a resolution to the effect that the club should invite
the commodore to a dinner at their rooms, and there pre-
sent to him some substantial token of their esteem Into
regard for his gallant and generous conduct, and also for
the warm interest he had over taken in promoting the
prosperity of the club. This was enthusiastically carried,
and the dinner was appointed to take place on the 25th
instant. A subscription paper was opened for the put'
chase of the testimonial, and was liberally signed by the'
members present.