The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-04-18 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS,

An adjourned meeting of the ratepayers of Birkenhead
was held. on Tuesday, for the purpose of receiving the re-
port of a committee appointed to consider the nature of
the duties of the assistant overseer, and the amount of
emolument he ought to be paid. The chair was taken by
the Rev. A. Knox, the incumbent of St. Mary's Church,
where the meeting was held. After some discussion, a
motion by Mr. Craven, "That in the opinion of this
meeting it is inexpedient to interfere at all with the salary
of the assistant overseer, and that the meeting do now
adjourn," was carried.
DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—The Secretary read a
presentment which had been made by the Grand Jury at
the sessions; it stated that cases had been brouzht before
them in which three men, represented as respectable, and
holding responsible situations as mates of vessels, were
charged_ with selling grain forming part of a ship's

They (the GrandJiiiy) consideririgthat a most erroneous
opinion prevailed, that sweepings might be disposed of by
the officers of ships without the consent of the owners,
suggested that a notice to that effect should be, added
to the list of dock regulations, and a caution to the 'officers
on board ships against lending themselves to such practi-
ces, which the laws of the country considered felonious.
The matter was referred to the Harbour-masters' Corn-

THE NORTHERN TEXAN LAND COMPANY.—On Thurs-
day a meeting was held in the Music-hall, Bold-street,
for the purpose of explaining the advantages held out by
the above land company. Mr. Thomas Wilson, the agent
for the company in this town, was called to the chair. Ile
said that the company had established, in the year 1839,
an , English colony on the Trinity River, in Texas ; the
principal founder was W. S. Peters, Esq., who was at
present in this country, but who was unable to attend,
owing to his numerous engagement's. The terms upon
which the land was granted free to emigrants was, to
every married man and his family 320 acres; to every
young man seventeen years of age and upwards, 160 ; to
every widow, or widower, with two or more children, 323
- The emigrants would have to pay their own pas-
Age out, and also a small sum for the surveying of the
estate. Part of this money would have to be paid in this
country, and the remainder when they arrived out. Mr.
Batchelor delivered a long address on Texas, its salubrity
and fertility. A gentleman in the room hoped before
persons parted with their money that they would see a
proper title was given to the land.
TOWN MISSION SOCIETY.—The annual meeting of this
society was held on Tuesday, in the 'Concert-hall. The
chair was taken by John Cropper, Esq. Mr. Davies read
the report, from whic:r it appeared that 80 persons nad
been united to Christian churches during the year. 66,276
visits were paid by the mission, more than 20,000 of which
were to the sick and dying. Upwards of 100,000 rOgious
tracts were distributed. The agents had also maa'd an ex-
tensive circulation of the Sacred Scriptures, chiefly by way
of loan, and they have lent other books of a religious cha-
racter, which appear to have produced salutary effects.
6,511 library books have been lent during the year. The
selection of books is most valuable. 3,636 meetings have
been held in dwelling-houses, with an average attendance
of 20 persons.' Some of the congregations have amounted
to 120 persons. Several of the people benefitted by the
have entered into penny subscriptions for the
. The agents have now upwards of
under instruction in daily and Sun-
-f 400 persons have been brought

nisslonaries
upport of the mission

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by the agency of the society to attend public worship in
churches. The treasurer read his accounts, from which it
appeared that the payments exceeded the income by £147
4s. Sd. The society is £lB3 17s. 2d. in debt to the trea-

surer.
CHESTER DIOCESAN CHURCH BUILDING SOCIETY.—
The annual meeting of this society was held on Thursday,
at tite Savings' Bank, Bold-street. The Rev. Rector
Brooks presided. Chancellor Raikes read the report, in

which reference was made to the separation of the diocese
)f Chester and Lancashire. The committee had ulti-

the two sees, and had made

angements for the
ft,ralrl lt In al Y

to the heavy loss which the society had sustained by the
appointment of the president to the see of Canterbury,

society

Since the

41 -had beer

ablished ninety

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than £200.000 ; £40,000 had be

society

statement of the

accounts shoiied the- folk

sults :—Balance to the society at the close of last year,
£10,133 14s. 7d.; received. £1,678 Os. 9d.'; interest,
£338 17s. 3d. ; total, £12,151 ls. 7d.; grants paid,
£3,850; expenditure, £4345. sd. ; balance, .-C8,257175. 2d ;
out-standing grants, £6,500; annual subscriptions, £l,
757 17s. 2d. Several resolutions of a formal character
were passed, and one, conveying the thanks of the meet-
ing to the most Rev. the Archbishop of Canterbury, for
the important benefits which had been derived from his