The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-10-07 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The monthly meeting of the Council was held on
Wednesday.
The proceedings of tl-e Finance and Markets Commit-
tees comprised a reference for the in• Unctions of the
Council, relative to the i.urchase of a piece of land on the
west side of Gill-street, and of certain premises on the
east side of Moor-place, such purchases being recom-
mended by the Markets Committee. They also comprised
a recommendation to increase the salary of Mr. James
Stonehouse. superintendent of Gill-street Market, from
£l2O to £l6O per annum.
It was stated in the course of the debate on these sub-
jects that the market in Gill-street cost £lB,OOO, and last
year produced a revenue of £690, and was likely to be
more productive if the proposed purchase were carried
out, as a passage could then be opened from Copperas-
hill to the market, which would induce the residents of
Moor-place and St. Andrew-street to attend it. The
purchase of the land and premises would cost £1582.
Mr. Turner, Mr. Kaye, and Mr. Middleton, passed a
warm eulogium on the 'merits of Mr. Stonehouse, who,
they said, was a very valuaole officer, steady and attentive
to his duties. _ . _

The subject was referred to the Finance Committee on
financial considerations ; and the proposed increase of
Mr. Stonehenge's salary stands over for a month, pur-
suant to the standing orders.
Mr. HORSFALL said, the committee on Custom-house
restrictions had received a communication too late to be
inserted in the summons paper for to-day. but which they
considered of sufficient importance to communicate to
the Council, without waiting for a formal notice of it at
the next meeting. It would be remembered, that in the
last report of the Committee it was stated that there
were two points upon which, up to that time, no definite
decisions had been received. Those points were, with
reference to the supply of bonded stores, and the work-
ing overhours. The Committee expressed a conviction,
however, that the answers would be satisfactory ; and he
was happy to say, that they were so. With reference to
the s pply of bonded stores, the Commissioners had not
only granted a full and ample allowance to larger vessels,
but also to smaller ones, from which they had hitherto
been altogether withheld. With respect to working
overhours, in addition to the list of cases to which the
privilege was hitherto limited, the Commissioners had not
only granted the previlege in every special case of emer-
gency, but they had also declared, that the privilege
would be granted without the necessity of a previous
reference to the Board in London—(loud cries of hear.
Mr. Tv RER was glad to see that an excellent superin-
tendent had been appointed for the Albert Dock. He
wished to know when the officer for the general out-door
department would be elected?
Mr. MOORE replied that the consideration of the
subject was postponed for a month.
A memorial was lead from the Liverpool Guardian So-
ciety. stating that that society thiiught it desirable that
the jurisdiction of the Borough Court of Liverpool should
be extended to Walton-on-the-Hill, Wavertree, Toxtetb-
park, Garston, West Derby, Bootle, Wallasey, L scard,
Higher and Lower Bebbington, &c. , fordebts not exceeding
£2O. They prayed the Council to petition for this extension
and for the Secretary of State to declare the borough gaol
of Liverpool one of the gaols for the imprisonment of
debtors under the new act.
The memorial was referred to the Borough Court
Committee..

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A memorial from the Wallasey Commissioners, which
was strongly supported by Mr. North, relative to the want
of accommodation at Prince's Pier, was referred to the
Ferry Committee.
A memorial from the inhabitants of Cleveland-square;
praying for some improvements in the market and ap-
proaches thereto, was referred to the Market Committee,
Mr. G. H. Lawrence stating that the Council were about
to widen Park•lane, and that that would in some degree
meet the wishes of the memorialists.
Mr. CHALMERS then brought forward his motion for
the appointment of a committee to consider the best mode
of affording warm and cold salt water baths at reasonable
charges for the inhabitants of Liverpool. He argued that
the principle of the motion had already been admitted by
the council, but that salt water was better than fresh as a
preventative and cure of disease. His plan could be car-
ried out without interfering with the present shippint, ar-
rangements. He had been told that the tide flowed up to
Manchester-street ; and if this were the case, the inhabi-
tants could enjoy salt water bathing in the very centre of
the town. Mr. Tinne seconded the motion, and the sub-
ject was referred to the Health Committee.
Mr. PARKER, in a forcible speech, moved that £5O be
granted out of the surplus income as a prize for the best
painting in the Liverpool Exhibition by a resident artist.
The motion was eventually withdrawn, several members
thinking that a more comprehensive plan might be devised.
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE thought the best way to encou-
rage the fine arts was to throw the doors of the Institu-
tion wide open, to lower the price of admission, and to
patronize a school of design at the Collegiate Institution.

CORKESPONDE.NCE.

EDITORIAL FAITHFULNESS

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

Stn,—What a fulsome flourish of trumpets tlp?re is in
yesterday's Mercury under this egotistical title, while in
the same column, in the account of the proceedings in a
registration court, we are favoured with the number of
Tories struck off, and of Liberal claims allowed ; but
editorial faithfulness compelled the omission of the num-
ber of Liberals struck off, and of Tory claims allwed.-
-s, &c. - I MYSELF I.

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001, Oct. 4, 1845

WALTON OMNIBUS

TO TII EDITOR OF TR; LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
—S"llR;ThMeraey
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ask
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animals in Liverpool If there be, I wouttl call their
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attention to the very shocking state of some of the horses
in our Walton omnibus. There is generally one or two
of them so raw, that it is quite painful to ride outside
and witness their shrinking in agony from their harness.
This has been represented to the proprietor more than
once by the passengers, hut the nuisance is yet unabated.
Should neither this society, nor the prudence of the pro-
prietor put a stop to this barbarity, active steps are about
to be taken to establish an effective opposition on tbe
road, which (such is the feeling against the persevered-in
act of cruelty) would at once take the lead.
I am, sir, yours obediently,

H. T.

To sail on the 15th instant.
For CALCUTTA,
(With leave to call at MADEIRA,)
The Ship LINTIN,
JOHN Gim.ma.g,"Commander.
For terms of freight or passage apply to Messrs. BARTON,
IRLAaf, and HIGGINSON, Or to
W. N. MOORE & BROTHER, 4, India-buildings.

&aim bp uttton.

THIS DAY.

Tars DAY (Tuesday), the 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock,
At the Brokers' Office, 46, Dale-street,
50 Barrels Jamaica GINGER.
Apply to BUSHBYS, FOSTER and CO., Brokers.

Tuts DAY (Tuesday), the 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock,
At Adelaide Buildings, Chapel-street,
700 Bags Bengal SUGAR,
Per Malabar, from Calcutta.--Apply to
and CO., Brokers.

THIS DAY (Tuesday), the 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock,
At Adelaide Buildings Chapel-street,
3464 East India KIPS,
23 Bags HORN TIPS,
Per Malabar, from Calcutta Apply to
CORRIE and CO. or to
Brokers.
ROBINSON and HADWEN,S

THIS DAY, (Tuesday,) the 7th instant, at One o'clock,
in the Commercial Sale-room, Temple-court,
850 Boxes Layer MUSCATELL RAISINS,
300 e-Boxes DITTO,
700 Boxes Bunch DITTO,
200 i-Boxes „ DITTO,
800 *-Boxes „ DITTO,
140 *-Boxes „ DITTO,
77 Barrels Lexia DITTO,
200 Baskets „ DITTO,
32 Barrels Sun DITTO,
1000 Frails FIGS,- --
300 Boxes FIGS,
70 Boxes JORDAN ALMONDS,
20 -.1-Boxes DITTO,
50 Bags DITTO, in the Shell,
Being the Cargo of the Vivacious, from Malaga.
10 Cases imperial French PLUMS,
In rich Fancy Packages,
Ex Claret from Bordeaux.—Apply to Messrs. E. CLARICE
and Co., Merchants, or to
GEORGE BADENACH, Broker.