The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-02-29 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETING

LTV ERPOOL. GUARDIAN SOCIETY.—On Tuesday even-
ing, the annual dinner of the Liverpool Guardian Society
was held at the large room of the Queen's Hotel, Lime-
street, and was in every way worthy of the excellent
landlord of that admirably-conducted establishment, Mr.
Henry Curchod, and of this most popular and useful of
our local institutions. Upwards of ninety gentlenien sat
down. The chair was occupied by the president of the
society, Mr. Richard Crossley. The vice-presidents
were Mr. Wild= Smethurst and Mr. Pemberton, of
Duke-street. Upon the right of the chair we noticed
Thomas B. Horsfall, EN., the mayor, several members
of the Town Council, and the leading tradesmen of the
town. After the usual loyal toasts, Mr. John Smith pro-
posed, " The Members for the County and Borough."
He hoped the members would still continue to advocate
the reduction of the tea and other duties which pressed
down the energies of the people.—(Applause.) The
chairman, in a complimentary speech, proposed the
" Mayor and Town Council." The mayor responded at
some length in an excellent speech. He alluded to the
efforts the society had made to reJuce the gas and tea
duties, and expressed his abhorrence of the budget the
premier had brought forward on Friday night.—Mr.
Shand returned thanks for the Town Council— The other
toasts were of the usual complimentary character; and
the company, after a happy evening, separated at a late
hour.

DocK COMMITTEE, THIIRSDAY.—The new dock bill, as
altered by the Council, was submitted, and the alterations
adopted. A memorial was read from Messrs. C. and D.
M`lver, praying for an alteration in the present plan of
booking vessels for turns, as such a system was injurious
to them, and would be still more so on the arrival of the
new steamers. The letter concluded by stating if some
alteration were not effected, they should petition govern--
ment for the removal of the station. Mr. Tobin said it
would not do to make any alteration in the present plan.
Mr. Aikin understood that a dock was especially set apart
for these large steamers. Mr. Nicol said that, as a dock
was enlarged for these vessels, it ought to be kept especi-
ally for their use, and any other vessel in it would only be
on sufferance. Mr. Royden said it might be that a vessel
would meet with adverse winds, and be detained for three
days longer than she was expected, or the time appointed ;
and. therefore, he' id not consider it right to keep the
dock free, to the detention of other vessels. Mr. Aikin
said, now that they had railways in every nook and cor-
ner of the kingdom, it was possible that any opposition of
that kind would cause them to move the station. He did
not wish them to act on that principle, but upon the prin-
ciple of doing everything they could for the accommoda-
tion of mail steamers. The Chairman thought a distinc-

tion ought to be made with these steamers. The memo-
rial was referred to the Harbour-masters Sub-committee.
A letter from Rooney, as to the theft of copper nails from
the Canning Dock, was referred to the surveyor. Mr.
Aikin said, the custom of captains of vessels selling their
sweepings and rubbish ought to be prohibited, as it led to
much theft.

THE BIRKENHEAD DOCK COMMISSIONERS.—On Sa-
turday a special meeting of this body was held at the

Rooms, in Hamilton-sqliare; for the Purpose of further
considering the Birkenhead Dock Bill, (transfer of the
power of the commissioners),and for the purpose of consi-
dering certain amendments proposed to be introduced
into the bill by Mr. F. S. Hull, solicitor. There were
but six commissioners present—Messrs. Nicholls, Wat-
son, Hind, Bryans, Hicklin, and Cole. Mr. Waln, the
law-clerk, read the letter of Mr. Hull. The letter said it
seemed to be admitted that the acquisition of trade to the
docks would he gradual, and it was for the interest of all
that the timber trade should be accommodated as speedily
as possible. The writer was consequently gratified to find
that, during the late government inquiry, Mr. Rendell
had announced such to be the intention of the promoters
of the works. He pointed out that, by the preamble of
the bill and the 41st section, £21,000 of the funds to be

he Woods and Forests, instead ofbe-
ing so applied, were to be devoted to the less important
object of completing the river wall on the north side of
the pool. Mr. Waln also read a minute, from which it
appeared that the matter had already been before the
Works' Committee, who resolved that it be referred to
the solicitor of the bill and the engineers, to take such
steps as they may deem requisite. Mr. Waln said he
ought to mention that since those amendments were sub-
mitted, he had received a letter relative to the maintain-
ing of a permanent level of water in the Wallasey Pool of
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thirteen feet above the old dock sill of Liverpool. unless
previous notice were given, and the consent of the con-
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the commissionershad acted with the bondholders through-
out, it would be better to consult with them before corn-
ing to a determination. He did not think the bondholders
knew the alterations which had already been made in the
bill. It was resolved to leave the matter as the committee
bad proposed. A conversation followed, from which it
transpired that the bill (now before parliament) has been
divided into two ; the one part authorizing the govern-
ment grant to be promoted by government; the other
part by the commissioners.

TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

On Wednesday a special meeting of the Council was
held at the Town-hall.

The Mayor having announced that the first object of
the meeting was the Bill of the Dock Committee,
Clauses 1,2, and 3, were read and passed.
Clauses 4 and 5 were proposed to be struck out.

Mr. HORNBY thought it injudicious to have the exist-
ing dock quays lying idle, and he moved ttat the 4th
clause, which provided for lie immediate erection of dock
warehouses, be not struck out of the bill.
Tho Council dividpit, whon thei rnntion—was carried by

a majority of 25 to 21.
Mr. EVANS moved that clause 5, which related to
transit sheds at the Prince's Dock, be reinstated in the bill.
Mr. MANN opposed the motion, as did also Mr. Hodg-
son.

Mr. BRADLEY-MOORS said the transit sheds at present
occasioned an animal loss to the dock estate of £llOO.

The Council divided, when the motion for reinstating
the clause was lost by a majority of 25 to 22.
The next clause was a manuscript clause, copied from
the Albert Dock Act, and was to the effect that the oc-
cupancy of the new dock warehouses should be subject to
the payment of all parochial rates and all other local rates,
now or hereafter to be levied in the same manner as if the
occupancy of the warehouses were beneficial.
The MAYOR.—It is perfectly understood that the bill
will be withdrawn if the rating clause be not inserted.
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Clauses 17, 18, and 19 were passed, as was also clause
20, upon the understanding that the Dock Committee
should obtain the power to construct additional docks,
but would not exercise it unless they were imperatively
called for.
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rowed for the buildinc, of warehouses, was lost by a ma-
jority of 23 to 15.
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houses and other purposes connected with the act, was
Clause 41 was a manuscript clause, enforcing payment
for goods deposited in the transit sheds.
The clause was struck out by a majority of 22 to 9.
The remaining clauses were then passed, and the bill

was adopted

HEALTH COMMITTEE.-COMPENSATION.
The Health Committee reported that Mr. Deane, soli-
citor, had agreed to accept of an annuity of £450 from
the first of January, 1847, and £2OO, being the amount
of costs he had incurred, for his loss of office under the

ball must be decided in the Superior Courts, and they had
accordingly made an application to the Court of Queen's
Bench, and the case was now on the Crown paper for ar-
gument. They had agreed to pay the following sums also
for the loss of office, and the partiff
was made had accepted it :—Mr.
£7l costs ; Mr. Dickenson £229
Rogers, £lB9. -c9.

3 to whoni the offer
M'Auliffe £270, and
£36 costs ; Mr.

and Mr. Griffith £.326, ark

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.fter some discussion