The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-10-21 00:00:00

PfBLIC MEETINGS.

CHURCH SCHOOLMASTERS' ASSOCIATION.—The
monthly meeting of this society took place on Tuesday
evening, Mr. J. Bowes in the chair. After prayer, the
chairman called upon Mr. A. Boardman, who read a most
interesting paper on Pneumatics, illustrating the subject
with diagrams. The next paper will be read by Mr.
J. L. Murphy, on " The present position and future
prospects of the Church Schoolmaster."
ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCILEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.—
The second meeting of the present session of this society
was held on Wednesday evening last, at the Royal Insti-
tution. The president, Mr. J. A. Picton, F.S.A. in the
chair. Mr. Samuel Huggins read a paper on " Fine Art
Criticism ; with especial reference to the works of Ruskin."
An animated discussion took place on the various points
embraced by the paper, in which Messrs. Boult, Frank
Howard, Barber, and the president took part.
WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—The usual weekly meet-
ing of this board was held on Wednesday, at the Workhouse
—Mr. Roskell in the chair. The other guardians present
were Messrs. Harrison, Tattersall, Brown, Carter, Bunt-
ing, Lunt, Alpass, Siddeley, Craig, Miller, Shaw, John
Birch, Jeffries, Mountfield, and J. Jones. The balance
in the hands of the treasurer was reported to be £895 10s.,
and cheques for the subjoined amounts were ordered to
be given to the relieving officers—Allen, £75; Staint, £3O;
Potts, £100; and Shearson, £2O. The Rev. W. Badnall
was appointed a deputation on behalf of the board to at-
tend the meeting of the County Rates and Expenditure
Bill Committee; and Miss M. J. Evans, the matron, hav-
ing requested permission to withdraw her resignation,
Mr. Tattersall gave notice that at the next meeting he
should move that she be reappointed. The rest of the
business possessed no public interest.
ADDRESS TO KOSSUTH.—On Saturday a preliminary
meeting was held at the office of the Financial Reform
Association, York-buildings, to discuss the question of an
address to Kossuth, on his arrival in this country. There
were present Messrs. Charles Hclland, F. Boult, Black-
burn, J. Taylor, Holt, R. C. Rawlins, jun., Ronald,
Stewart, Mott, and Dr. Baylis, Of Birkenhead, Bcc. Mr.
Robertson Gladstone, who was unable to attend the
meeting, has since expressed his concurrence with the
object in view. Mr. R. C. Rawlins, who it was under-
stood had been mainly instrumental in calling the meet-
ing together, was unanimously called to the chair. After
some discussion, it was agreed that Messrs. Blackburn,
Holt, R. C. Rawlins, jun., Taylor, Holland, I3oult, and
Ronald should be a committee to prepare •an address,
which will be submitted to a future meeting, when the
best mode of submitting it to the public will be deter-
mined on.

CHURCH OF ENGLAND INSTITUTION.—On Thursday
evening a meeting of the members of this institution was
held at the society's rooms, Bold.street, to present a
testimonial to the Rev. Henry Moore Mosse, 8.A., secre-
tary, who is about leaving Liverpool for a short period,
on account of ill health. The chair was taken by the
Rev. W. Pollock, M.A., and the meeting having been
opened with prayer, the chairman reviewed briefly the
history of the society, pointed out its early difficulties,
and showed that Mr. Mosse had undertaken its manage-
ment at a time when its friends had despaired of success.
That, notwithstanding the odium then attached to it,
their lion. secretary, by unremitting exertion, had raised
it to its present brilliant position. In presenting Mr.
Mosse with the elegant timepiece, manufactured by Mr.
Hausburg, which was accompanied with a purse of sove-
reigns, the chairman said that it afforded him the greatest
pleasure that he had been invited to discharge so pleasing
a duty ; and he wished Mr. Mosse to accept them rather as
a proof of the kind feeling which the members entertained
towards him than as an adequate discharge of their duty.
Mr. Mosse, in an appropriate speech, thanked the members
for their valuable present, and said that the kind manner
in which the chairman bad spoken of him, and the cordial
manner in which the meeting had expressed their concur-
rence, greatly enhanced what was in itself ti uly valuable.
After a vote of thanks to the chairman, the benediction
was pronounced, and the meeting separated.

SELECT VESTRY.—The usual rortnightly meeting of the
Vestry was held on Tuesday. The Rev. Rector Camp-
bell presided • and the members present were Messrs.
Banner, Willmer, Carne, Wiggins, Fairhurst, Kitchen,
Hughes, Blain, Gardner, Mellor, Pemberton, Denton,
Luff, Whitby, Shakeshaft. Ireland, and Savage. The
Venerable Archdeacon Brooks was also in attendance.—
The vexata questioof thegovernor of the workhouse formed
the chief topic of discussion. The chairman stated the
result of an interview which he and the remainder of the
deputation had with the Poor-law Board in relation to the
matter. The board had intimated that the Vestry were
competent to dismiss the governor, if he were inefficient,
from whatever cause that inefficiency arose; and what he
( the chairman) recommended was, that they should ap-
point an assistant-governor to act as storekeeper, to keep
the key of the stores, and to deliver nothing from them
without a cheque from the governor ; that he should give
access to the governor whenever required, and keep a book,
directing the governor's attention to all matters neces
sary; that book to be laid before the Workhouse Commit-
tee. The Vestry would then be able to consider what
steps should be taken as to the present unfortunate state
of the house- He wished to cast no reflection on Mr.
Evans, or to say anything which would injure him, or
wound his feelings, but he thought they must all be of
opinion, from what had occurred, that he was utterly in-
competent to havetbe management of such a vast concern
as the Liverpool Workhouse. ( Hear, hear.) Some con-
versation arose as to the desirability of appointing Mr.
Heathcote to the assistant-office, his duties as book-keeper
being sufficiently engrossing. Mr. Widmer remarked that
the governor had expressed his intention to resign at the
end of thrEe months, and was it worth while to make any

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alteration for this time. The chairman said if they had
any assurance that the governor would resign in three
months, their duty would be clear. Still he thought that
they should appoint an assistant-governor, though he did
not say whom. If Mr. Heathcote, somebody should be
appointed to take part of his present specific duties. P
did not think there would be any difficulty in that. Mr.
Willmer said they were assuming a great deal. Let the
board have before them what the irrevulf.,..4:-- -

house were. They had heard a deal about disorganisation,
but they had no proof that such existed. The chairman
observed that the workhouse committee had reported al-
ready on the subject ; and Mr. Savage that the irregulari-
ties were obvious to any one who went into the house.
After some more discussion the report of the Workhouse
Committee alluded to was read, and Mr. Hughes pro-
posed, according to previous notice, that Mr. W. Heath-
cote should be appointed assistant-governor. Mr. Luff
seconded the motion, it being understood that the appoint-
ment was only for three months, and it was carried. The
miscellaneous business was devoid of interest.

Dom COMMITTEE.—The usual weekly meeting of this
body was held on Thursday. Mr. Charles Turner, the
chairman, presided ; and the other members present were
Messrs. Shand, Molyneux, Robinson, Brocklebank,
Holme, Barber, Bigham, Langsdale, Bold, Tobin, Steele,
Rankin, and Nicol.—The tender of Messrs. Meers and
Co., of London, to supply brass for the bells about to be
placed at the various docks, was accepted, the price being
ls. 2d. per foot.—The men belonging to the Formby, Ma-
gazine, and Liverpool Lifeboats had an additional day's
pay awarded to them for their promptness and bravery in
going to the rescue of the American barque Cazone.—
Votes of thanks were passed to the committee which had
charge of the preparations for the Queen's visit, and to
the officials of the body, Messrs. Hartley, Mr. Mason, and
others who took so active a part in practically carrying out
the arrangements.—A communication was read from
Messrs. Brown, Shipley, and Co., complaining of the
high charges for the use of scales and weights in respect to
steamers to foreign ports, and recommending an alteration
to be made in favour of such steamers. The communi-
cation was referred to one of the sub-committees.—A
return is to be made by the Dock Committee of the
amount of money expended in preparations for the recent
reception of her Majesty. A similar return is to be made
by the Corporation.—A letter was read from Mr. John
Stewart, whose charges for surveying, &c., had formed the
subject at the last meeting. Mr. Stewart had understood
the remarks of Mr. Bigham to be condemnatory of his
charges as unreasonable ; he was quite willing, however,
to submit them to any.gentleman accustomed to business
of that description whom the Dock Committee might
name. Mr. Bigham observed that he did not mean to
cast the slightest imputation upon Mr. Stewart ; he
rather found fault with the committee ; he did not say
Mr. Stewart's demand was unreasonable, he merely called
attention to the' fact that they were paying £l,OOO a-year
for valuing property. Mr. James Holme and Mr. Nichol
spoke highly in praise of Mr. Stewart, and, after some
further opinions had been expressed, the secretary was
directed to write to Mr. Stewart to inform him that the
committee entirely appreciated the value of his services.—
The recommendation of the Committee of Works to
continue the system of tenders for work, instead of adver-
tising in the newspapers for contracts, caused some dis-
cussion. Mr. Shand, who advocated the retention of the
system earnestly, said that they thus elicited offers from
most respectable tradesmen, while they avoided the incon-
venience of getting tenders from those who were incom-
petent. Mr. Bighorn was strongly in favour of public
advertisements. It gave the gentlemen on the committees
additional trouble, certainly ; but, for the good of the
Dock Estate, all tradesmen were entitled to a fair share of
the work by competition. He moved, therefore, as an
amendment, on the recommendation of the sub-committee,
that the Dock Committee adopt as a principle advisable to
be acted upon in all cases, unless otherwise determined by
the Dock Committee, of offering all work to be done for
the Dock Estate, involving a certain outlay, to public com-
petition by advertisements in the newspapers. Mr.
Langsdale seconded the amendment. After some further
discussion, however, Mr. Bigham withdrew his amend-,
ment on the understanding that, in all important cases,
the sub-committees should advertise, and have a discre-
tionary power either to advertise or to obtain tenders, as
at present, in other cases.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.—The medical officer reported,
at the meeting on
_Thursday, that during the week 209

deaths haTocc—urred, being 38 fewer than in the previous
week, and 25 more than in the corresponding week of the
three preceding years. Zymotic diseases had caused 35
deaths, 5 less than in the previous week. 137 deaths had
occurred in the parish, and 72 in the extra parochial
wards. There was no increase in diseases of the lungs.—

The Baths' Committee announced that Edward JrO"
money-taker at the George's Baths

had been dis

missed for drunkenness. A memorial was presented
praying for his restoration. A discussion followed upon
the subject, and eventually the matter was referred back
to the committee for consideration.—Mr. Rishton, the
building-surveyor, Mr. Newlands, the borough-engineer,
and-Mr. Fresh, the inspector of nuisances, severally read
their reports.—The application of Mr. C. F. Jones for
leave to construct a cellar opening to his premises in Lon-
don-road, was refueed.—The tender of Mr. Tomkinson to

contract for the proposed sewer in Back Huskisson-street,
was accepted.—Tenders were directed to be obtained for
the proposed sewer in Norfolk-street.—The application
of Mr. Thomas Mackey to erect a portico in the front of
Mr. Hughes's house, in Kirkdale, was refused.—The clerk
submitted a report relative to the disputed encroachment
on Salisbury-street. He reported that the block of land
in question was 36 yards in depth, and Salisbury-street
was 18 yards wide. He found, by taking the actual
measurement of street, that the wall of the school pro-
jected four feet eight inches into that portion of the road
which should be a street. After a brief discussion, the
matter was referred to the Town-clerk to see Mr. J. B.
Lloyd, the trustee of the property, upon the subject.—A
report was read from the Parliamentary Sub-committee
relative to the assessing of property for the cost of the
outlet sewers. The committee had seen the represen-

tatives of the landholders upon this subject, and they
recommended that the usual Parliamentary notices
should be given of their intention to apply for an amended
Sanatory Act, and that the Town-clerk be instructed
to take counsel's opinion as to the arrangements proposed
for assessing the cost of the outlet sewers. After some
discussion, the matter dropped, it being understood the
notices were to be given.—A communication, read from.
Mr. Arthur Henderson, calling attention to the very bad
state of Sleeper's-hill, was referred to the borough
engineer.—A letter, read from the Rev. W. Brancker, of
St. George's Church, complaining that the staff of the
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t,11.-11. letter was reaa airectinz attention to tue state
of cellars in Perry-street, Park, which were full of water;
also, to some pig-styes in the new road to the Park.
Referred to the Medical-officer.—A note, read from Mr.
Theodore Rathbone, complaining of a nuisance arising
to the children attending the Royal institution Schools,
and to the institution itself, from the smoke of the Seel-
street saw-mills, was referred.—A memorial was read

from the overseers and ratepayers of Toxteth-park, corn-
plaining of the numbering and naming of the streets in
that locality, and directing the attention of the committee
to the subject. The Borough-engineer said, that the
naming of the streets had commenced, but the nn"
of the houses.

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postponed to the
would ad in conjunction with the publishe
ceedings then terminated.

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