The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-04-08 00:00:00

LOCAL MIiETINGS.

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LIVERPOOL Tow); Missrox.—The annual meeting
was held on Tuesday night, Mr. .R. A. Macfie in the
chair. After some observations from the chairrcan upon
the decrease of dePravity in the town which had been
effected throrigh theagency of the society, Mr. Mathieson
read the --report, which showed that the number of visits
made during 1850 was 68.504 ; the number of tracts cir-
culated, 106,865 ; the number of meetings held in the
open air, 103, at which there was an aggregate attendance
.of 26,400 persons. Prom the treasurer's report, which
was read by Mr. Jones, it appeared that,. during the past
year, there bad been an excess of expenditure 0f.£36198.
6d. Several resolutions were passed, atid addresses given
by the Revs. H. Hampton," R. Newstead, Mr. Cropper.
and D. Hibbert Taylor-
SELECT VESTRY.-At the fortnightly meeting on Tues.
day, the Rev. Rector Campbell presided. The number
of inmates in the house was announced to be 1,862. as
compared with 1;776 in the corresponding week of last
year. The Workhouse Committee's proceedings were
confirmed, with the exception of a resolution recommend-
ing a money payment of £4O a year in lieu of rations to
the governor. This stands over. The Industrial Corn.
mittee reported against the appropriation of • £2OO in
building a new store-room. Confirmed.--The Cottage
Rating Committee reported that the rates collected on
this class of property (for what period we did not gather)
amounted to £B,so4.—The master stevedores' memorial
to the Town Council was. submitted, with a request that
the Vestry would support. its • prayer, but the beard
thought the subject was one which could not be enter-
tained.

HEALTH COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting was held
on Thursday, Mr. Parker in the chair. After the weekly
report of the inspector of nuisances had been read, Mr.
Thomson drew attention to the alteration which was being
effected in the level of South Castle-street, and complained
of the injury it would occasion to the property in the
street. A long conversation ensued on the subject,
which was eventually referred back to the Committee of
Works.—The medical officer of health reported that the
deaths for the last week were 214—a decrease of 14 as
compared with the previous week. and of 7 as compared
with the same week of the preceding three years. The
mortality from diseases of the lungs was still larger than
usual, amounting to 21 against 12 in the preceding week.
The atmosphere was warmer and rather moister than
usual; the mean temperature of the week was 46 degrees,
being three degrees higher than that of the corresponding
week of the five preceding years, and air temperature
being 24. degrees less than the average. The reading of
the barometer was below the average. The mean was
29.47 inches. The rainfall amounted to nearly one inch
and a fifth.

ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.—
At the usual fortnightly meeting of this society, on Wed-
nesday, Mr. J. A. Picton, the president, occupied the
chair, and the attendance was numerous. The council
reported that the successful competitors for the student's
prizes for schools were, as regarded plan and drawing,
" Non quo sed comodo" ; design "In spe." A note was
read from the Rev. S. J. Phillips, presenting two casts ;
one of the seal of the Bishop of Llandaff, cast from a brass
seal found in the garden of the deanery at St. Asaph, it.
the possession of J. Dearden. Esq. ; and the other of the
seal of the Abbey of Dunkeld. The chairman directed
attention to Mr. Edmund Sharpe's recent work. defining
and illustrating the seven periods of English architecture.
The paper of the evening was read by Mr. Joseph Boult,
on " Some of the Impediments to the Advancement of
Architecture." In the course of a very interesting essay,
Mr. Boult pointed out the evils of the competition sys-
tem, both as affects the employer and employed. He also
alluded to some of the " tricks" of the profession with
regard to competition and contracts, and dwelt on the
desirability of rendering the calling more dignified and
respectable. Mr. Charles Reed defended the profession
generally from the charges made; and the discussion was
followed up by Mr. H. P. Horner and Mr Picton.
WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.—The usui.l monthly
meeting of the commissioners was held on Thursday
evening, Mr. W. Mann in the chair. The proceedings
of the Improvement Committee contained a recom-
mendation to adopt a road at Sandv-lane, on condition
that it should be put in proper repair. Agreed to.—A
discussion followed as to the propriety of laying down
some general rules for the guidance of persons construct-
ing new roads, in the course of which the chairman re-
commen.led that the stright, where roads were already in
existence, and where the owners of land were willing to
allow sufficient width to the roads.—The Finance Com-
mittee reported that a sum of upwards of £4OOO in bonds
had become due, and some discussion followed as to the
necessity of reducing the rate of interest on those bonds,
and in the event of the reduction not being submitted to,
that an effort should be made to pay the bonds off. The
subject was referred to the law-clerk, who was directed to
summon the Finance Committee in case he thought ne-
cessary to do so.—The Watch Committee proceedings
stated that notice had been given to the four extra con-
stables that their services would not be required after
Saturday night. The chief constable, however, recom-
mended that one of the men should be continued.—Mr.
Bryce moved it, as an instruction to the committee, that
the number of constables be not reduced, and that the
notices be withdrawn. This resolution was unanimously
agreed to.
DOCK COMMITTEE.—The usual weekly meeting of the
Dock Committee was held on Thursday, Mr. Rankin in
the chair. The Sub-committee of Works recommended
that gas-lights be placed inside the Graving Docks to
enable vessels to be shored during the night.—An allow-
ance of 7s. per week was granted to Thomas Ford, a
labourer, who had been hurt whilst at work in the Albert
Dock.—Certain parties were appointed as masters and
gatemen of the new north docks. Two reports were sub-
mitted from the harbour masters, the one recommending
sheds to be erected on the north and south sides of the
Stanley Dock, an•l all foreign-going screw-steamers re-
moved to that dock, in the middle of which coal could he
loaded from canal flats ; all the steamers now in the
Nelson should be removed into the Collingwood Dock,
and that the Nelson and Bramley-Moore Docks should
be set apart for the accommodation of all the lines of
American packets. When the sheds around the Welling-
ton Dock were completed, it was recommended that
large class paddle steamers should be placed there, and
this would dispose of all the dock space north of the
Clarence Dock. Mr. James Holme contended that the
Stanley Dock should be reserved for the coal trade, and a
discussion ensued, but the subject was ultimately referred
to the Sub-committee.—A communication was read from
the City of Dublin Steam-packet Company asking that
the Kingstown boats might be permitted to remain at the
great landing-stage from six to seven o'clock each evening.
It seemed to be the general impression of the board that
it would be impossible to comply with this, and the letter
was referred to the Marine Committee.