The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-09-10 00:00:00

YESTERDAY.

W. Smith, Esq., presided on the bench, in the absence
of the stipendiary magistrate, who has not yet returned
from the lakes.

CAUTION TO BOYS.—Thos. White and Austin Living-
ston, two miserably clad boys, were charged by a police-
man with having amused themselves on the previous day,
(Sanday,) by throwing oyster shells into the railway tun•

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of his salary. Mr. Alpass said that when he gave notice
of his intending to move that the salary be reduced, he
was not cognisant of all the facts of the case, and he
would, therefore, withdraw his motion. The ,Rev. Mr.
Badnall moved that the motion that £-10 be allowed to
the ovbrseers of Toxteth-park for the use of the relieving-

officers' sheds, and office 'for the dispensary, be rescinded.
The motion was lost by a majority of two. Clayton,
the architect, extibited the plans of the proposed altera-
tions in the workhouse, whirl' were ordered to be sent to
London for the inspection of the Poor-law Board.
DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—Mr.Hatbord inquired
whether any opinion had been given by the Royal Assu-
rance Company as to the use of fires and lights on board
ships. The Seoretary read the correspondence which had
taken placo with the oompany, from which it appeared
til-at no expression of opinion had been made, as the com-
pany required certain information which it was not then
in the power of the committee to give.—A large crane was
ordered to be plaeed at the new north docks, the cost of
Which would be £2ooo.—ln reply to an application from
the Chamber of Commerce, the Surveyor submitted a
statement of the capacity of the new docks at the north
end, and the capabilities of receiving steamers of all
classes. The Chamber have under consideration the desi-
rability of concentrating all the mail steamers from foreign
ports into one place.—A letter was read from the Cus-
toms' authorities, sanctioning-some new sheds at:the north
docks.—A letter was read from Mr. W. Laird, enclosing
a copy of a resolution passed at a meeting of the coalown-
ers, held at Wigan on the 30th ultimo, the object of
which was to ascertain whether the Dock Trustees were
prepared to meet the wishes of the coal proprietors, in
providing proper accommodation for the trade. They
wished for an interview with the Dock Trust. The re-
quest was agreed to.

BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—The usual monthly
meeting of this board was held on Tuesday, Mr. J. Laird
in the chair. Mr. Pike called attention to a nuisance
existing between Park-street, St. Anne-street, Price-
street, and Watson-street, occasioned by a number of
cows and pigs herding there. Mr. Appleton said an extra
policeman had been already placed there to take cogni-
zance of the matter.—Mr. Rae asked the chairman what
would be the expense to the township of covering in
Tranmere Pool, and the construction of the road. Mr.
Pike replied that the whole of the expense would be borne
by the owners of property adjoining, except as to the sum
of about £3O, and this was anticipating the opposition of
one party who refused to fall in with the other landowners.
The Chairman observed that he understood they were not
to commence the works until they got the agreement now
in process of treaty signed.—Mr. Ravenscroft, in reference
to the archery-ground in the park, said he had a motion
for the suppression or removal of it, but he had with-
drawn it on the understanding that the Road and Im-
provement Committee would carry out the object con-
templated. Mr. Pike said the committee had surveyed
the ground, and the archery had been removed to a place
to which they thought there could be no objection. Mr.
Ravenscroft : It is bad in principle, and I withdrew my
motion on the understanding that the Road and Improve-
ment Committee did away with it altogether.—The total
receipts of the Woodside Ferry for the month ending the
31st August, 1849, and the 31st August, 1850, were-
-1849, £1,676 7s. 7d. ; 1850, £2,145 2s. sd. Total re-
ceipts from the 23d of April to the 21st of August, 1849,
£8,067 2s. 2d.; 1850, £8,947 Ils. 9d. Expenditure from
the 23d April to the 31st August, 1850, £7,183 Os. 2d.
SELECT VESTRY.—At the usual fortnightly meeting of
the Select Vestry held on Tuesday last, the Rev. Rector
Campbell presided. In the proceedings of the Work-
house Committee, it was stated that the number of per-
sons admitted into the night-sheds for the week was 674.
The total number of paupers in the house was 1,653,
against 1,679 of the corresponding week of last year. The
committee recommended that, in consequence of the un-
wholesome bread supplied to the house, a change should
be made in the person supplying that commodity. The
proceedings further stated that there were in the house
eight male and nine female lunatics, and the committee
recommended that they should be removed to the Asylum
at Denbigh.—Mr. Abraham said he should withdraw his
motion relative to the collecting of the rates on cottage
property, as the collecting was going on most satisfacto-
rily, and this he attributed to the motion authorising the
collectors to receive instalments from the owners.—Mr.
Abraham moved that Miss Casanave be appointed school-
mistress of the Workhouse, on the terms placed on the
minutes of the committee. The motion was carried una-
nimously.—Mr. Hand was appointed a member of the
Cottage-rating Committee.—Mr. Hodson moven the con-
firmation of the proceedings of the Medical Relief Com.
mittee, recommending that the medical staff should be
reduced in number to twelve officers, and that these be
paid £l4O each per year. Mr. Willmer said he was sorry
to be under the necessity of moving an amendment, but
he felt it to be his duty to the parish to do so. His only
object was to endeavour to secure that the business should
be satisfactorily done, that the poor should be well at-
tended to, but that the parish should not pay one shilling
beyond what was necessary for the efficient performance
of the duties. He moved that the salary be £125 a-year.
Mr. Denton seconded the amendment. The amendment
was then submitted ;. and, on the votes being taken, there
appeared 9 for it and 13 against it.—Mr. Jeffreys, in com-
pliance with notice previously given, moved that the time
for holding the fortnightly meetings of the vestry should
be ten instead of eleven o'clock. Mr. MeUor seconded.
the Mardi o, and it was carried.