The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-05-27 00:00:00

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Liverpool, 21st May, 1851

LOCAL

rETINGS

WEST DERBY.—At a special vestry meeting, on Thurs-
day, the Rev. John Stewart, rector, in the chair, a church
rate of one half-penny in the pound was carried unani-
mously.

On Tuesday evening an adjourned meeting of the Church
Missionary Association, was held in the Collegiate Insti-
tution, the chair being taken by the Lord Bishop of Ches-
ter, who delivered an animated and impressive address
regard to the objects of the society. The Rev. J. Scott,
of Hull, moved the first resolution, which was seconded
by the Rev. J. Tucker, who took a general review of the
progress of missionary operations throughout the world.
The Rev. R. B. Arthy, of Macclesfield, followed in an
eloquent and earnest strain, and he was succeeded by thZ
Rev. J. East and Dr. M'Neile.

HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the usual meeting, on
Thursday, Mr. Alderman Parker presided. The Inspector
of Nuisances reported the cleansing of 1201 cesspools and
ashpits, the issue of 713 midden-notes to persons whose
middens were to be emptied, the inspection of 112
nuisances complained of by the inhabitants, the reference
of 62 others to the Borough Engineer for remedy by
drainage, the sanatory examination of 1090 court houses in
the most crowded and unhealthy districts of the town,
and the inspection of 1418 cellars which had been for-
merly cleared of their inmates. The Building Surveyor
also reported as usual. The Medical-officer reported that
daring the week 188 deaths had occurred, being the same
as the average mortality of the corresponding week of the
three preceding years, and three more than occurred in
the previous week. 118 of the deaths were in the borough,
and 70 in the extra-parochial wards. The Chairman
remarked that it was rather surprising the mortality
during the past week was not greater than it had been
shown by the medical report, since, during the past week,
4,000 Irish emigrants had come into the town, twenty-
five per cent. of whom were paupers and beggars. A
memorial was read from a number of inhabitants of South-
hill, Dingle-mount, complaining of a serious and
dangerous nuisance caused by stagnant water in Bright-
street. The medical officer was instructed to report upon
the nuisance. The other business had no special interest.
Dom COMMITTEE.---A resolution was read from the
Finance Committee of the Council agreeing to refer the
valuation of the reversionary interest of the corporation in
the property required by the Dock Committee in Wapping

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to arbitratiOn. An arrangement entered into between the
committee and the directors of the London and North-
Western Railway, relative to the exchange of land at Wap-
ping, required for the construction of the new docks, was
read and agreed to. By this arrangement the railway
surrender some valuable land in Wapping to the Dock
Committee when the committee are in a position to hand
over some land less eligible, which they are about to pur-
chase. The committee will have to pay the difference in
value of the lands. The assistant marine surveyor reported
that he carefully inspected the West Middle Bank in the
life-boat, on Saturday, the 17th instant. This bank has
been gradually growing to the northward, and the tail of
it now extends itself about half-way into the Victoria

Channel. He therefore recommended that the buoy V 3,
red, be moved one hundred and thirty fathoms to the N.
N.W., into twelve feet at low water, in ordinary spring
tides, as the Crosby lighthouse will then appear from this
buoy a little at the northward of the Formby lightship,_it

in London, deposed that he bad made an analysis of the
leaves representing tea then produced, and found that
they were those of the plane and birch tree, the former
being in the preponderance of 80 or 90 per cent. He had
also been shown a substance called catechu which was used
for the purpose of giving that peculiar stringent taste com-
mon to tea. The magistrates inflicted the penalty of
£250, on account of the 53 lbs. of leaves found in a com-
pletely manufactured state. The next information was
against D. Pheran, for carrying on an unlicensed manu-
factory for tobacco, at 21, Jamaica-street. On the 15th of
March the excise officers visited the premises, and found
a quantity of rhubarb and chesnut leaves, some of which
were partially manufactured as tobacco ; also a quantity
of snuff-work, consisting principally of oatmeal, sawdust,
dock seed, &c. ; and these were in process of being made
to resemble snuff. The penalty of £3OO was imposed.

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