The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-09-17 00:00:00

ibers or not, residing within the limit (with this dis

.ded only half the

hetber sub-

ction, that non-subseribersare
ount of the prize), it is to be hoped t

agriculturist

themselves of the opportunity

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e 18th instant, and catalogues are to be printed between
at day and the 24th, when the trial of implements will
(e place, the cattle show and the public dinner being on
e 25th, the day following. It appears, from the journal
the society, that silty-two different prizes are offered
horned cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, and roots ; the

mounts
o forty-
mitiv.tp

to ti. These are in addition
which are offered for the best

otal amount of prizes to be distributed on the 25th, and
twarded, if contended for, is £393 lOs ; besides 18 silver
John Wilson Patten, Esq., M.P., the president
at the special meeting, and also

3r the year, will

at the dinner; and both will be held in the large assem-
blvroom of the Town Hall. The mayor and corporation
of the borough have intimated their desire to promote the
success of the exhibition, and have also made arrange.

ments by which the museum and other exhibitions are to
be open to the public on the 25th, free of charge. We
believe it is also intended that a soiree shall be given on
the evening of the 24th. Arrangements have already been
made for a special train to leave Warrington for Man-
chester, and intermediate stations, after the dinner on the
25th; and, it is anticipated, a similar accommodation will
be obtained for parties returning to Liverpool. The day
after the show it is intended to have a public sale of live
stock, &c., which, it is believed, will prove a great con-
venience to all parties interested.
LOCAL MEETINGS.

THE ROSCOE CLUB.—On Wednesday evening an ad-
journed meeting of this club was held at the club-room,
Clayton-square, for the purpose of extricating the club
from its present financial difficulties. Mr. E. Estill,
president of the council, occupied the chair, and, after a
few remarks on the embarrassed position of the club,
called upon Mr. Boult, the secretary, to read the report,
which recommended a plan for meeting the debts, amount-
ing to £2,485. The main feature of the plan is the as-

seisment of every member, past and present, at the rate
of five shillings for every quarter of his term of mem-
bership. The plan also embraces an arrangement for
placing the club on a sound basis for the future, by
creating an entrance fee of £2 25., to be applied to the
redemption of the furniture, library, &c., and an annual
subscription of £2 2s.

THE COUNCIL.—A meeting of the Council (by adjourn-
ment from the previous week) was summoned for Wed-
nesday last, in order to dispose of the business remaining
on the notice paper. The Mayor was in attendance at
the usual hour, but very few of the members were present.
This number received some addition, but up to a quarter
past eleven only nine teen mustered, being three short of
the complement required to constitute a Council. Under
these circumstances the Mayor intimated that business
could not be proceeded with, and the meeting was accord-
ingly dissolved. The following are the names of the
members who were present :—Messrs. Langsdale, Thom-
son, Preston, Hill, Briscoe, Holt. Hornby, Avison, Rim-
mer, Wagstaff, Tobin, Parker, Beckwith, Mann, T. Lloyd,
Wood, Procter, Bent, and the Mayor. Messrs. Dover,
Johnson, and Bigham entered the room immediately after
the Mayor had dissolved the meeting.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At a meeting of this commit-
tee, on Thursday, it was reported that the mortality of the
town continued to decrease, the deaths registered being
185, against 240 in the corresponding week of last year ;
125 were children, and the remaining 60 adults. The
medical officer, who is in the country for the benefit of his
health, sent a letter requesting an extension of the time of
absence. Granted.—A letter was read from Mr. J. Holt,
claiming an amount of £24, on account of work done for
a contractor under the committee, named Collins, which
had not been paid to him. It was stated that the com-
mittee had no power in the matter, Collins's account hav-
ing been settled.—A letter was read on behalf of a person
in Plumbe-street, claiming compensation for loss sus-
tained owing to the alterations made in the street by the
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company. It was
stated that the matter rested between the complainant
and the company, and the clerk was directed to return an
answer to that effect.

WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting was
held on Wednesday. A letter was read from the Poor-
law Board, fixing the salary of the schoolmistress to the
Workhouse at £2B per annum. A building committee
was appointed to carry out the alterations connected with
the Workhouse. Mr. Shaw moved that the resolution for
a payment of £4O for a relieving office in Toxteth-park,
be rescinded. He did so on the ground that the office
was not requisite, and that it was unfair to tax the out-
townships for any such purpose. The motion was seconded
by the Rev. W. Badnall. After some remarks from Mr.
I'. Smith, who expressed himself adverse to Mr. Shaw's
views, the motion was put and carried by a large majority.
Mr. J. Harrison gave notice that at the meeting on that
day fortnight, he would move the reconsideration of the
report of the committee adopted in December last,. so far
as related to the relieving officers, their salaries, duties,
and an alteration in their districts.

DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—There was a very
scanty attendance, the only members present being Messrs.
Holt, (in the chair,) Rankin,. Preston, Bent, Horsfall,
Fisher, Tobin, and Harbord. A letter was received an-
nouncing the death of Mr. .L:Gilman, master of the Cla-
rence and Trafalgar Docks.. Referred to the Harbour-
master's Committee.—& letter from the Town-clerk,
relative to the paving of Love-lane, was referred to the
Committee of Works.—&letter from Mr. Edward Barrow,
relative to the grant of £5O towards the Southport life-
boat, was referred. to the Marine Sub-committee.. Mr.
Fisher thought there was a great many mis-stattro outs on
both sides, and it would be much better to with'aold the
money until it, was ascertained who were the proper per