The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-06-20 00:00:00

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WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the weekly meeting,
on Wednesday, Mr. Roskell took the chair. Mr.
Appleby said that, week after week, they had sailors'
wives coming before them, seeking loans of money, in
consequence of the merchants sending their husbands to
sea without allowing their monthly money. He thought
that merchants ought to adopt a better system than the
one now in use, of shipping men without making some
provision for their wives during their absence. Mr. Peers
said that the giant's stride, which had been suggested to be
erected in the girls' yard, by the Rev. Mr. Badnall, had.
not been erected, in consequence of Mr. Dwyer, the
chaplain, objecting to the exercise as being too indelicate.
Mr. Jeffries said he agreed with Mr. Dwyer in thinking
that it was a very indelicate exercise. The other
guardians. however, were quite of a different opinion, and
ordered the " stride" to he put up at once. It was re-
solved to continue the increase of salary to the able law
clerk.
SELECT VESTRY.—The usual fortnightly meeting was
held on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell in the chair.
Messrs. Watson and Urquhart were appointed to the
Workhouse Committee. The principal resolution of this
committee which was confirmed, was to the effect that the
number of Protestants and Roman Catholics in the Work-
house should be ascertained, and that the Roman Catholic
inmates attending divine service on Sundays be attended
by an officer of the establishment. The Industrial School
Committee reported that Mr. Gillespie, the master, had
requested to withdraw his resignation. Acceded to.—A.
letter from the secretary of the Medical Relief Committee
was handed in, recommending that three dispensaries be
established at the north end of the town, at which the
poor should daily receive suitable medicines. Mr. Wylie
opposed the plan as injudicious ; the Rev. Rector Brooks
expressed his approbation of it ; and ultimately it was
decided by the laws of the Vestry that seven days' notice
of motion must be given to each member in reference to
the proposition. At the suggestion of Mr. Ferguson, it
was decided that a meeting of the Building Committee be,
called forthwith, and that Messrs. M`Taggart and Browne
should be added to that committee.

BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—The first general
,meeting of the newly constituted board was held on
Tuesday. Messrs. Highton, Bailiff, and Lightbound
attended and took their seats, they claiming to be elected
in consequence of Messrs. J. S. Jackson, Ravencroft, and
Watson not being duly qualified, at the time they were
elected. This led to a discussion, in the course of which
considerable personal feeling was evinced. The Town-
clerk being appealed to, said that if ,he three gentlemen
objected to were disqualified, the circumstance would not
entitle the three next on the poll to take their seats,
though it might be a reason for a new election. The
newly elected commissioners took the usual declaration of
qualification, as also did Messrs. Highton, Bailiff, and
Lightbound. The gentlemen named were requested to
withdraw, but refused. Upon this Mr. Laird moved to
the effect that they should be ejected, but they refused to
do so, and the proposition was withdrawn,—the same gen-
tleman proposing that at the next and future meetings
policemen be stationed at the door to prevent all parties
entering, except the reporters and those whom the Town-
clerk should declare duly elected commissioners.—Mr.
Bryans then took the chair, and after the appointment of
the committees, Messrs. Highton, Bailiff, and Lightbound
left the room.—Mr. Laird moved an instruction to the
Ferry Committee to consider the propriety of reducing the
ferry across the river to one penny, and also to establish
weekly contracts on a scale similar to those paid yearly.—
Mr. Fox seconded the motion.—Mr. Green said it would
be well for the Ferry Committee to consider whether they
might not reduce the fare to one halfpenny, and run three
boats constantly from both the Woodside and Monks'
Ferry.—The motion was carried.
THE NATIONAL CONFEDERATION.—The first meeting
of the members of this Association was held on Thursday
evening last, at the Portico,—Mr. J. Ferguson in the
chair. The chairman, in his opening address, stated in
an able and comprehensive manner the objects of the
members. Mr. Pool read the report. which detailed the
evils of indirect taxation, the cost of the collection of the
exorbitant amount (general and local), and embodie.: the
following heads :—" That all necessary taxation shall be
equitably adjusted, and be, as far as possible, direct.
That capitalization of income shall be the basis of assess-
ment. That economy and retrenchment in the public
expenditure be enforced. That the poor-rate be made
national (to be assessed on capitalized income,) and free

from government centralization. That all local taxation
shall be equitably assessed. That all docks, and corpora-
tion and other public property, be assessed for local
rates. That economy and retrenchment in local expendi-
ture be enforced." The report was received with much
approbation. Mr. Heyworth moved its adoption, which
was seconded by Mr. John Smith in a lengthy speech,
and carried unanimously. The second resolution,
prnhibiting the ietrodUetiOn of party politics was also
carried unanimously. Mr. Woodruff, who moved it,
deprecated party feeling being introduced into public
bodies, as detrimental to general interests, and urged an
union of all parties for the general good. Mr. J. R.
Jeffery moved the next resolution, expressing his opinion
that the unanimity of the Confederation was a cure augury
of its success. The other resolutions were passed with
equal cordiality. Mr. Pool, in seconding that for the;
appointment of a committee, called the attentlon 67 tlis,
meeting to the necessity of the burgesses looking after
their own estate, (the corporate trust,) and taking every
opportunity of testing the sentiments of their representa-
tives on the question of rating the dock estate to the
relief of the poor, and other local rates. (Applause)
It was agreed that the members of the association in each
ward should elect one person in each ward in conjunction
with their respective chairmen. After some other busi-
ness as to regulation, &c., the meeting separated,
TOXTETII-PARK.—On Friday. a meeting of a sub-com-
mittee appointed to inquire and make a return of all the
property assessed to the relief of the poor, between £lO
and £2O per annum, was held at the public-office in
Toxteth-park. The committee was appointed at a meet-
ing held on the 9th of May last, and their object was to
obtain the information as above stated, with the names
of the owners and tenants of that class of property.
Messrs. Lloyd, Short, and Appleby, the overseers, were
present ; also, Mr. W. B, Jones, Mr. 0. Williams, Mr.
Harrison, Mr. Fisher, and other gentlemen. Some expla-
nation took place as o the reason why the whole commit-
tee did not meet on Tuesday evening last, which had
arisen out of a misunderstanding, and Mr. Macauliffe was
exonerated from all blame. Mr. William Fisher was
unanimously called to the chair. After some routine
business had been transacted, Mr. Lloyd read a statement
of the several assessments in each year, and the amount
collected, which was as follows :—aate for 1844, (25th
March) the assessment was £10,897 4s 6d.; and there
was collected £5.736 4s. 11d., being 52 per cent.; 1845,
assessment £15,998 Bs., collected £7,689 6s. 91, being
48 per cent. ; 1846, assessment, £10,224 95.. collected,
£6,117 18s. 6d., being 59 per cent. ; 1847, the first rate
of Is. 6d. in the pound, assessment, £17,926 Bs. 4d.,
collected. £10,256 13s. 81d., being 571 per cent. • 1847,
rare at Is. 6d. in the pound, £16,197 155., collected,
£6,829 Bs. 101 d ; making 42 per cent. A statement read
by the Chairman showed the following result as to the
assessment of property. North Ward—total number of
houses assessed, 5,776; under £lO per annum, £2,940,
£lO and under £l2, 541 ; £l2 and under £l5, £741;
£l5 and under £2O, 681; £2O and under £3O, 386 ; £3O
and under £4O, 136 ; £4O and under £5O, 51; £5O and
upwards, 195. In the North Ward,—total number
assessed, 5,246 ; under £lO, 2,110; £lO and under £l2
421; £l2 and under £l5, 660 ; £l5 and under £2O, 713 ;
£2O and under £3O, 650; £3O and under £4O, 262; £4O
and under £5O, 104 ; £5O and upwards, 326. It was
stated that there was upwards upwards £l,OOO unoccupied
houses in the township. principally ranging from £lO to
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been- used in collecting the rates, and numerous sum-
monses had been issued. Some discussion of an irrelevent

character took place, and it was agreed that the names of
the owners and tenants of the houses from £lO to £2O,
the number that have paid rates, or been summoned, and
other information, which could not then be obtained, and
when the whole is complete, it should be embodied in a
report, and brought before the general committee.

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