The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-09 00:00:00

APPOINTMENT OF PARISH CLERK

A memorial was read, reco:mnending Thomas. Downward
as aproper person to be clerk of St. Peter's.

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The TOWN-CLERIC, in reply to a question, said the coun-
cil had excereised the right of appointing the parish clerk for
nearly three centuries, but they had exercised the power
illegally. In the absence of proof of the appointment ever
having been made by the parishioners, it would be vested in
the minister of the church. It would therefore be in the
hands of the rectors. Of course, if the corporation had not
the appointment, neither would they have to pay the salary.
Mr. William Laird sent the following letter, which Was re-
ferred to the Committee on Fires :

" Deiby Buildings, Liverpool, June 6, 1843.
Sir,—The late fires having drawn the attention of all
parties interested in their prevention to the best means of
rendering future warehouses fireproof, or as nearly so as pod=
sible, I take the liberty of calling your attention to two now
in progress of erection by Messrs, Holme, in Vulcan-street,
Clarence Dock, and for which I am supplying the iron-work,
which enters very largely into their construction. My ob-
ject in thus addressing you is to call your attention, and that
of any other member of the council who may feel interested
in the subject, to the iron beams for carrying the floors and
the amount of pressure which they will sustain. Each beam
is proved on the ground with an hydraulic press before being
put in its place to the extent of 35 tons weight in the centre,
being equivalent to a weight on the whole floor of five tons
per square yard,---1 greater amount of weight by about. two
tons per square yard than is.generally calculated to be borne
by existing warehouses. Many doubts having been expressed
,ay to the .prudence of using iron beams for warehouse floors,
I am desirous that any parties who entertain such doubts
may have an opportunity of testing their opinion by actual
experiment, the proving of the beams being daily in progress.
At the shine. time I beg to call your attention to the other
iron-work used in the construction of these warehouses, the
intention being to complete them without any wood-work, so
that as far as stone, brick; and iron can make a building fire-
proof, they shall be so. The attention of the council is also
-called to a new and improved mode of recessing the ware-
house doors, thereby doing away with pent-houses, and af-
fording security to passengers from the fall of goods. I
whould
.not have ventured to bring the matter thus publicly
before you did I not feel that I addressed you on a subject
Which is becoming daily of more importance, and regarding
which it is desirable to obtain as much information as possi-
ble, both as to the best way of improving the construction of
future, and altering the existing warehouses, there being in
the building referred to many details connected with external
iron-work which might easily adapted to the present ware-
houses.

" I ant; Sir, your most obedient humble servant,
(Signed) " W. LAIRD."
" To His Worshipful the Mayor of Liverpool."
SITE FOR THE NEW BOROUGH GAOL.

The MAYOR read a letter from Major Jel;b,-addressed to
Mr. Rushton, stating 'that he had been over the site of the
intended new gaol, and' he did not see a..y force in the ob-
jections to it which would not apply to all clay soils. Of
course he would have preferred gravel, but it was not a sine
qna non There was no question that the drainage could be
effected whilst the water could be easily disposed of.—The
Mayor also read two reports, one from Dr. Duncan, and the
.other from Mr: Cunningham, architect, both addresedto Mr.
peter Wright, in opposition to the site. Dr. Duncan said
there could be no doubt that the proposed site, in its present
state, was quite unfitted for the purposes of a gaol, the sub-
stantial objection being the dampness of the soil.
The question of eligibility depended, however, upon a tho-
rough and perfect drainage, with regard to which he did not
feel qualified to offer an opinion. Mr. Cunningham, in his
report, stated decidedly that the land could not be effectually
drained.

Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE then read a memorial from many
inhabitants of places in the vicinity of Wavertree against
erecting the intended new gaol on the \Vavertree-hall estate;
and at some length contended that no better site could either
have been selected or obtained. Mr. Archer, the surgeon to
the Borough Gaol, was of opinion that the proposed site was
in all respects healthy, and he (Mr. Lawrence) really could
not think of asking the council to retrace their steps on the
subject.

Some further discussion caused upon the eligibility of the
site in the course of which Mr. PARKER gave notice that at
the next meeting he should move that the gaol be not erected
on the site of Wavertree Hall.

The council adjourned at a quarter past four o'clock

SIR HOWARD DOUGLAS AND THE LIVERPOOL

RADICALS

The following letters have recently been received from Sir
Howard Douglas in reply to some foolish remonstrances for-
warded by the corn-law repealers of this town to our worthy
representative:--

(Copy.)

" Green-street, Grosvenpr-square, April 26, 1843.
" SIR,—I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter,
dated the 22d instant, inclosing a copy of a resolution passed
at a meeting of the shipping trades connected with the port
of Liverpool, upon the subject of Mr. Villiers' motion for
the total and immediate repeal of the corn-laws ; and strongly
urging the representatives of the borough to support that
motion.

" With all clue respect for the
.meeting from which that
resolution emanates; with the greatest possible regard for
the well-being of that great national interest to which that
resolution. relates ; but with a deep conviction that the total
and immediate repeal of the corn-laws, fur from alleviating
the distress in which, in common with other interests, the
shipping interest of this country is now suffering; would
greatly aggravate all those existing, and, as 1 hope, tempo-
rary evils, and produce others of very formidable descrip-
tions, and permanent in their effects ; entirely convinced in
any conscience, and on the most mature deliberation, that
such would be the effects of passing any such law, and that
the shipping interests in particular would be severely preju-
diced by such a measure, I shall certainly act in conformity
with these nay convictions, in opposing the motion to which
the resolution, which you have transmitted, relates.
" I have the honour to be, &c.,
(Signed) " HOWARD DOUGLAS.
" Hugh Boyd, Esq., President."

(Copy 2.)
" Green-street, June 3d, 1843

" have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter, transmitting to me a copy of a resolution passed
at a meeting of the Anti-Monopoly Association, held at
Liverpool, on the 31st ultimo, upon the subject of the vote
given by me, against Mr. Villiers' late motion for a total and
immediate repeal of the Corn Laws.
" I gave that vote under the most firm, and conscientious
conviction, that the passing of such a law, whether considered
singly, or followed, as it Must be, either immediately or ul-
timately, by withdrawing protection from all other interests,
would be productive of the most formidable evils to this
country. That vote, was even, too, in strict conformity with
the declaration I most explicitly Made, before "became your
representative, that I would support, firmly, the protective
principle, applied to all national interests, believing this to
be essential to the prosperity, and even •to the existence, of
the empire ; subject, however, to such revisions, modifica-
tions, or adjustments of the degrees of protection, as might
appear to me, to'be most conducive to the general prosperity
of the trading, commercial, and shipping interests of the great
community o which I have the honor to be one of the repre-
sentatives.

" It must always be a matter of regret to me, to find my-
self compelled to differ, with any portion of my constituents ;
but, I shall continue to act according to the dictates of my
own conscience, in a fearless discharge of my duties, to ad-
vocate.and promote to the best of toy power, the local and
general interests of Liverpool ; and, 1 trust, that in so acting,
I shall best retain the confidence which that great consti-
tuency reposed in the integrity of my principles, when they
placed me, unsolicited, and unopposed, in the proud situation
which I have the honor to hold.

" I have the honor to be, Sir.
"Your most obedient
" Humble servant,
' (Signed) "HOWARD DOUGLAS.
" Charles Holland, Esq., Chairman, Anti-Monopoly As-
sociation."

WEATHER IN THE NORTH.—The month of 1843 has pro-
ved to be the wettest and most cold unseasonable ever re-
membered here, the prevailing winds blowing crow the east

nd noth- we:it

Nearly ull. tray on Friday tt

torrents, mingled with large hail stones, and in the evening
there was a partial thunder storm. The peals were loud and
continued, heralded by vivid flashes of lightning. During the
last week the mountains and hills in the neighbourhood of
Melmerby, Patterdale, Shap, and other places in the coun-
ties of Cumberland and Westmoreland, were all covered with
snow, which is an unusual circumstance at this advanced
period of the year.. The " helm wind " on Cross fell has con-
tinued to blow with great violence for fifteen successive days,
an unpreeented occurrence, we understand. The weather
indeed continues very rainy and cold up to Monda►-.

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'. TIRE TEA TRADE, June s.—The deliveries of tea last week
vtere 499,0271 b. This year. the deliveries have been
14.922,0001 b., and the imports 15,654.0001 b., and the stock
is now .28,658,0001 b To the corresponding dates of 1849 the
anddeliveries
owere w la ,s 1 ,
30335, i
2080 0,
01
(b)0. ,1 andb.The the imports
h 17,905,0001 b. consumption of
Loudon forms an item of the total deliveries to the extent
this year of 10,492,00011) The arrivals last month were con-
siderable, comprising 10 vessels.. By the overland mail we
have accounts, stating that very little business and no specu-
lation was going on in teas, though prices ruled moderate, and
the supplies received were of fine quality. Here the market is
quiet. Ou Thursday there will be another small public sale.