The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-09-12 00:00:00

THE FIRE BILL

It was announced that the above bill had received the
royal assent.

The bye-law on the subject of blowing meat was post-
poned because there were not 45 members present.

THE SURVEYORS

The resolution passed at the last council, in conformity
with the recommendation from the Health of the Town
Committee, was read. It called upon the surveyors to
account for not having complied with the directions of
the Building Act, and for having done business on their
own account, contrary to the terms of the agreement.
A letter was read from Mr. Wood, accounting for his
books haring been irr"eularly kept, by stating that he
had been kept employed by the Health of the Town Com-
mittee, and admitting that he had done other business for
the purpose of increasing his very scanty pecuniary means.

Kletier was also read from Mr. Wood, accounting for
having done other business, by stating that he was con-
nected with building societies before he was appointed to

his present office

It was proposed that the subject should be referred to
the Finance Committee.
Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE said Mr. Wood had distinctly
stated, in his evidence before the Paid Officers Commit-
that he did no other busing.
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. AAA WRENCE said he thonet,„ would be for
the council to state whether they would dismiss or repri-
mand the parties.
Mr. EVANS would not be deterred by any false notions
of sympathy from declaring that a man who had commit-
ted numerous infractions of his trust, and garnished his
faults over with falsehood, was not worthy the confidence
of the council, and he would move his dismissal.
Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE said there was a difference be-
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.nd that of Mr. Rishton,

iought

ought to be dismissed ; how-
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trlllUtt Llitabe rz plants were utvmen Into oz, WDICII in ever. he thought it mould be better for this to come from
November were divided into 50 plants, and then placed in the Finance Committe.
open ground. In July, 1843, 12 of the plants failed, but The case was referred to the Finance Committee.
the remainder, 28, were healthy. On the 19th of August A bye-law before the Markets Committee for the due
they were-cut down, and counted 1,972 stems, with an occupation of shops, stalls, standings, &c., was read and
average of 50 grains to a stem, giving an increase of
approved.
98,000 ! "
The subject of the increase of salaries, and a progressive
A NOVEL Csruncia-GOER.—On Wednesday, as some salary increase regulation at the Gaol, recommended by
butcher's boys arre• driving a cow from the market up the Gaol Committee to the council in July 1812, was re-
St. Peter Gate, Nottingham, the animal deliberately ferred to the Paid Officers Committee, with a request
walked into the churchyard, and was speedily followed by that they would report to the council.
her drivers. After perambulating the churchyard several
times, and performing several feats among the tomb- SAILORS AND SHIPPING OFFICES.
stones, she bolted into the church just at the moment A memorial was read from the seamen of this port,
complaining of the exorbitant exactions of the shitving
when the congregation were assembling for prayers, and
it was some time ere the animal could be got out. offices, and praying the interference of the council.
Various attempts were made by parties at the doors to Mr • AtHrst said he had devoted much attention to this
subject for years, and there was too much truth in the
drive her out, but without success. The clerk himself
complaint. Mr. Atkin recommended the establishment
wasamongst the first to set the example of fleeing from
of a Sailors' Home as the only remedy.
The MAYOR bore testimony to the truth of the com-
plaints, and asked what was to be done with the memorial.
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said of course the Mayor would
give a kind answer to the parties, but the council had no
power,

out the pale of the church, whilst-in the possession of
such a formidable mistress.—Derby Reporter.
THE TEA TRADE, Sept. 4.—The deliveries of tea last
week ft cm the London w E houses again show a decline
as compared with the preceding week, being 441,776 lb.
The Overland Mail being expected, there is very little
business doing, and at the public sales last week only
7,000 packages found buyers at a decline, the present rates
being—for congou, ordinary to good ordinary, ls. ld. to
ls-. 'di, ; rather blackish leaf, ls. 4d. to ls. 7d.; pekoe
kind, 2s. to 2s. sd. ; souchong. good ordinary to but mid-
dling, ls. to 25.; middling to good middling, 2s. 10d. to
3s. 3d. ; pouchong. 7d. to ls. Id. ; twankay, good ordi-
nary to but middling, ls. 3di. to Is. sd. middling to
hyson kind, ls. Bd. to 2s. 2d.; byson, good ordinary,
is. My. ; middling to good middling, 2s. 9d. to 4s. 3d. ;
gunpowder, 3s. to ss. ; Canton kind, Is. 6d. to 2s. per lb.
A large supply is expected this season, and this keeps
prices down. The stock is 25,774.000 lb., against
31,274,000 lb. at this time last year. The imports this
year have been 22,294,CC0 lb. against 24,932.000 lb. to
September, 1842, and the deliveries 24,434,3001 b. against
23,485,0001 b. to the same date last year. The imports
and deliveries of congou have increased in nearly epual
proportion this year, but the stock is less by upwards of
2,500,000.

Mr. ATKIN said he would endeavour before long to put
the subject into some sort of shape, and bring it before
the council. He wished the Mayor would tell them, in
the mean time, to get certificates of good conduct from
their captains, and that would do to go on with till they
got something else.