The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-03-12 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS.

LIVERPOOL BANKING COMPANY.—The annual meeting
of the Liverpool Banking Company was held on Friday,
Mr. Ramsden in the chair, when the report of the direc-
tors stated that all the liabilities of the bank had been
paid, and that a respectable amount was expected ere
long to be handed over to the shareholders.
ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCILEOLOGICAL SOCIETY,—
At the fortnightly meeting of this society, held at the
Royal Institution, Colquitt-street, on Wednesday, the
Rev. David James, the chairman, presided. Mr. Picton
announced that the best student's design for a terrace of
houses was that signed " Ultimus." On the motion of
Mr. Hay, seconded by Mr. Wylie, it was agreed that a
petition to parliament should be sent from this society
against the duties on windows and bricks. To show the
oppression of the tax on bricks, Mr. Charles Reed, the
secretary, stated that the amount of the duty on a house
which he was building, at a cost of £650, was £25 ; and
on another, costing £2,500, £lO5. Mr. Taylor, the
manager for Mr. Wm. Laird, stated that the amount of
window-tax paid on the " Morpeth Buildings," Birken-
head, was no less than £127 per annum. An eloquent
and elaborate paper was read by Mr. E. S. Strype, " On
the Analogies and Sympathies of the Fine Arts." An
animated discout se followed the reading of the paper, and
the thanks of the society were unanimously voted to Mr.
Strype, for his brilliant contribution.

HISTORIC SOCIETY.—The fifth meeting for the session
was held on Thursday evening last, in the Collegiate In-
stitution ; Thomas Avison, Esq., F.S.A., in the chair.
Sir Thomas B. Birch, Bart., M.P., John Wilson Patten,
Esq., M.P., and several other gentlemen, were elected
members. The donations to the society consisted of a
large map of Liverpool of the date 1769 ; a sermon by
one of the early rectors of the parish, 1719 ; an antiqua-
rian essay on the history of Great Britain ; lithographs and
drawings, medals and seals in gutta percha, cotton pods, a
Chinese map, &c. The articles for exhibition were a large
and. beautiful collection of brazen dishes, supposed to
have been used as alms dishes, with Scripture subjects
embossed and carved upon them ; original parchment
deeds, a walking stick from the stern of the cotton plant,
a carving in hone stone, specimens of Saurian ware found
in this country, original letters relating to the Lords-lieu-
tenant of Cheshire, commissions issued by them, &c.
David Lamb, Esq., read a paper on " Cotton and the
Cotton Trade ;" and another paper by Sir Philip Grey
Egerton, Part., was read, consisting of " Remarks on the
Lords-Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Chester,
from the Restoration till the year 1690." Both of the
papers were of great interest.

WERT Duni.iv GCARDIANS.—At the usual weekly
meeting of this board, on Wednesday, Mr. Roskell pre-
sided. The committee appointed to examine and report
upon the claims made by the medical officers of the union
for medicine and appliances supplied by them to cholera
patients, reported, and recommended various sums to be
given to the medical officers. On the motion of Mr.
Peers, seconded by Mr. Batten, the report was received
and adopted, and notice was given by Mr. Peers that he
would, at the next meeting, move that the sums recom-
mended would be paid. A letter was read from the Poor-
law Board, stating the increase of guardians for the
township announced in our last paper. The board con-
sidered that the increased business of their townships
demanded additional guardians, but, at the same time,
the hoard had endeavoured to adjust the number of
guardians to be elected in future so as not to interfere
with the fair right and influence which the several town-
ships of the union ought, according to their respective
interests, to possess at the board. The nomination of
candidates for the vacant seats must be made after the
14th, and before the 27th instant; and, in case of con-
tests, the result will not be known before the 18th of

BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—The usual monthly
meeting was held on Tuesday, Richard Bryans, Esq., in
the chair. The Road and Improvement Committee's
proceedings terminated by Mr. Ravenscroft giving notice
that he should move at the next meeting that steps be
taken to compel the railway company to complete Market-
street and Lord-street bridges. The proceedings of the
Finance Committee being read, Mr. Golborne said he had
just received a letter addresssd to the worshipful the mayor
of Birkenhead. (A. laugh.) It was from the Admiralty,
requesting the use of the Town-hall for some investiga-
tions shortly to take place. Referred. The receipts of
the Ferry Committee showed that they were for February,
1849, £ll5O Os. 10d. ; for the same month of 1850,
£1504 16s. sd. ; from the 23d of April to the 28th Fe-
bruary, in 1849, £13,645 Os. 10d.: in 1850, £16,234 4s. 3d.
The total expenditure for the latter period was £16,750
6s. 11d. Mr. Fox spoke of the number of cases of pocket
picking which had lately taken place on board the boats
to Woodside, and suggested that a couple of policemen
should be placed on board the boats as detectives for a
short time. It was announced that the bill before the
House of Commons had passed the committee on
Monday. Several regulations were made relative to
hackney coaches, and the board adjourned.

LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.—The usual
meeting of this society was held on Monday evening. It
was agreed to subscribe from the funds of the institution
towards the exhibition of all nations. J. A. Picton, Esq.,
read a most interesting paper on " Tracings of the Anglo-
Saxon Settlements in Great Britain." He alluded parti-
cularly to the language of the Saxons, much of which was
still retained, perfect or modified, in our present names of
towns, villages, and localities, as well as law terms, Sec.
He showed, by marks upon a map of Lancashire, the
lands and towns which were possessed by the Saxons,
which were in the interior, and those possessed by the
Danes, which were on the sea-board. He thought the
study of the language and antiquities of the Saxons in
other countries would be followed by a highly valuable
result. He wound up by an eloquent peroration, showing
how much we were indebted to our Saxon ancestors espe-
cially, and to the Danes, whose conquests were succeeded
by the settling down in peaceful agricultural life, and who
had handed down to us the very spirit of our laws for the
protection of life, property, and industry. A vote of
thanks was accorded to Mr. Picton for his paper. Dr.
Thompson continued his " Review of the Theory of
Storms," and a discussion followed on the subject. The
proceedings then terminated. _

HEALTII COMMITTEE.-At the weekly meeting of this
committee, on Thursday,—Mr. Parker in the chair,—the
medical officer of health reported the deaths last week in
the borough to be 169, being 10 fewer than the previous
week, and 50 fewer than the average of the season. There
were only 53 deaths from diseases of the lungs, against
83 in the corresponding week of last year.—Dr. Duncan,
in reply to Mr. Bennett, said the town at no former time
had ever been so clear from anything like an epidemic.—
An application from Mr. Wood to drain Clare-terrace,
Edge-hill, was postponed.—A letter was read from Mr.
William Jones, objecting to the payment of £192 for re-
paving Saltney-street, on the ground that the street had
previously been adopted. There appeared every disposi-
tion on the part of the committee to meet the views of
Mr. Jones, and his letter was referred to the Town-clerk,
in the hope that some suggestion might be made to
relieve Mr. Jones from the whole or some portion of the
expense.—The quarterly returns of the baths and wash-
houses were read. At Paul-street baths the receipts for
5884 baths were £BB 14s. 3d.; for washing, £5l 13s. 5d.;
making a total of £139 7s. Bd. At Frederick-street the
receipts for 3277 baths were £47 7s. 2d, and for washing
£2O 14s. 4d., making a total of £6B ls. 6d. At Paul-
street there had been 4421 gratuitous baths.—A letter
was read from Mr. John O'Donnell, of Marybone, setting
forth that a short time ago he was summoned by the
Corporation surveyor before Mr. Rushton, who ordered
a dangerous building which he occupied as tenant to be
pulled down, and the expense deducted from the rent.
This he bad done,, but the landlord, Mr. Horrocks, sued
him in the County Court and lost the action. Since that
time, however, a writ had been issued against him from
the Court of Queen's Bench, and as he was not able to
pay the expenses of pleading, unless the Health Com-
mittee interfered, judgment would go by default, and he
would, be imprisoned.,--The committee considered this a
case- of great harde'ni-p, and unanimously recommended
the Finance• Eom•mittee to givi instruction§ to the Town-
clerk to,deicwl.. the action.