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

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

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, THIIRSDAY.—The Secretary read a
presentment which had been made by the Grand Jury at
the sessions; it stated that cases had been broueht 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 cargo.
They (the Grand Jury) considering that 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' Com-
mittee.

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. lie
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 engagements. 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 snore children, 323
acres. The emigrants would have to pay their own pas-
sage 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'a 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 religious
tracts were distributed. The agents had also made 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
missionaries have entered into penny subscriptions for the
support of the mission. The agents have now upwards of
one thousand persons under instruction in daily and Sun-
day schools. Upwards of 400 persons have been brought
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. Bd. The society is £lB3 17s. 2d. in debt to the tree-

CHESTER DIOCESAN CHURCH BUILDING SOCIETY.—
The annual meeting of this society was held on Thursday,
at the 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
of Chester and. Lancashire. The committee had ulti-
mately come to the conclusion to separate the society of

the two sees, and had made arrangements for the. fair
apportionment of the funds. Reference was also made
to the heavy losS.which the society had sustained by the
appointment of the president to the see of Canterbury,
and to his active labours as president and founder of the