The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-06-17 00:00:00

the river
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oecame nue, tile breeze stii,
buoy towards the Lightship the sailing q

continuing,

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aa. 0471 G-1„cu L/U2SLS nave men omit tor toe purpose of dis-
placing -some of the old ones ; and every modern improve-
ment having been introduced, there can be no doubt
these vessels are well suited for the tremendous weather
they will have to encounter off 'the coast. At a quarter
before 'three o'clock the steamer and cutters anchored in
the Bight of Hoyle, where a sumptuous dinner was pre-
pared on board the steamer by Mr. Fisk, of Castle-street.
John nelson Wood, Esq., the chairman of the pilot corn.
mittee, presided ; the vice-chairs being occupied by W.
Potter, H. Jenkins, and John Worrell, Esqrs. There
were about 45 gentlemen present. After dinner, a
sweepstakes was got up for a race by the

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punts. Five started •, and .the first race, which was a_.,
contested, was won by No. 7, which also won a match
with No. 2's punt. The weather continued fine.

LOCAL MEETINGS.

The annual meeting of the Baptist Union took place in
Myrtle-street Chapel on Tuesday. There were delegates
from many towns, and the Rev. H. Stowell Brown was
elected moderator.

IMPORTANT MEETING OF CREDITORS.—On Tuesday
a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Finch and Willey,
of the Windsor Foundry, Liverpool, was held at the
Clarendon-rooms. The large room was crowded. Mr.
Wickham, of the Lowmoor iron Company, was unani-
mously voted to the chair, and a statement of the Recounts,
drawn up by Mr. 'Bewley, was submitted to the meeting,
from which it appeared that the total liabilities of the 'firm
were £65,000, to meet which it was calculated the assets
from all sources would realise ten shillings in the round.
Mr. B. Finch stated that eighteen months ago, on the
retirement of Mr. Smith, who is a creditor for £6,000,
there was a loss of £6,000 on the concern, and that the
completion of contracts then on haiid since entailed a
further loss 0f,X7,000. The bank of Liverpool is well se-
cured, as alsollr. Geach, of Birmingham, on account of
Chepstow-bridge. The creditors of J. Finch and Son
are creditors, on this estate to upwards of £,40,000. A
committee, consisting of Mr. Pearce, of the firm of Jones,
Bland, and Co.; Mr. Ledward, and Mr. Langton, were ap-
pointed to wind up the concern as speedily as possible,
and the best feeling prevailed amongst the creditors.
HEALTIITOMMITTP:E.—TIIC usual weekly .tneeting was
held on Thursday, Mr. Bennett in the chair. The Baths
and Washhoeses Sub-committee recommended the ap-
pointment of an assistant at the Pierhead Baths to 'receive
money ;.and had requested Mr. Newlands to make an
estimate for the deepening of the four-feet plunge baths.
The unseasonable weather had had an unfavourable effect
on the health of the town, the deatl.s registered during
the week ending the 7th instant having been- 05, showing
an excess 007 over the previous week, and being a greater
number than in any of the preceding ten weeks. The
deaths in the parish were 147, and in the extra-parochial
parts of the borough 58. The increase has been almost
exclusively in the class of diseases chiefly influenced by
atmospheric causes, diseases of the lungs having caused
78 deaths, about the average of the winter season, and
exceeding the number registered in the previous week by
29. The daily mean temperature was below the average
on every day of the week. The rainfall during the last
four"days of the week amounted to 8-10ths of an inch.
A letter was read from Mr. Roe, solicitor, claiming £450
compensation for alleged injury to property in Elliott-
street. by the alteration of the levels of the footwalk.
Mr. Newlands said it was difficult to know on what ground
the claim bad been made : the footwalk had been raised
about six inches, and he would recommend that it be
restored to its former level, if this claim were persevered
in. Agreed-to.

BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—The first meeting of
the Birkenhead Commissioners was held on Tuesday.
The Town-clerk said he had heard that Mr. Webster,
one of the gentlemen who had been elected, was disquali-
fied ; and in that case Mr. Golborne, who stood next in
the number of votes, would take his place. Mr. Webster
contended that, although he bad not paid upon the rate-
able value of C 35, still he was duly qualified. After son:e
further discussion, Mr. Webster said he should certainly
take the declaration, and leave Mr. Golborne to his re-
medy, either by .quo warrant() or mandamus.—Mr. Bryans
then proposed that Mr. J. Laird should be chairman of
the board. Mr. Pike seconded the motion. Mr. Greene
did not rise to propose any amendment to Mr. Laird, but
as that gentleman had made a large claim against the
township, he put. it to the board whether it would not be
more prudent that some one else should take the chair.
The motion having been carried, Mr. Laird, on taking
the. chair, said he was glad that Mr. Greene had given
him an opportunity of alluding to a charge which bad
been made against him for electioneering purposes only.
He distinctly denied that lie had made, or intended to
make, any claim against the township. In 1842 or 1843
he sold a quantity of land, at a very low price, to the
commissioners, and was perfectly willing to have the bar-
gain carried out.—The various committees were then
appointed.—A letter from the Birkenhead. and .Chester
;Railway Company, respecting a bridge across Tran mere
Tool, to be built by Messrs. Willoughby, was referred to
the To-It/and Roads Committee.—Mr. Watson ast
the chairman knew anything a

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stipendiary magistrate •by the commissioners ? The
Chairman replied that he never heard of the matter-until
he saw it mentioned in the newspapers.
DOCK COMMITTEE.—The usual weekly meeting of the
Dock Committee was held on Thursday. A letter was
read from Mr. W. Gerrard, ‘vharfinger of the Albert
Dock, resigning his situation, and thanking the com-
mittee for the kindness which he had experienced at their
hands since his appointment.—A

Mr. Hughes, on bilalf of

lr was read from
stating

Health Committee

that the,flagging of Light
with on the payment of A
said it would be a waste

9-street wou:

ium of £377

d be proceeded
Mr. J. Holme

if the curbs were put down, and.a single line of flags laid,
it would be quite sufficient. The matter was referred to

comet

police were deprived of fires in the dock huts.—A letter
was read from Mr. John Kennedy, chairman of the mas-
ter stevedores' committee, again calling the attention of
the Dock Committee to the necessity of establishing a
test of qualification as to the eligibility of persons to act
as master stevedores, and pointine•

out the evils which
arose from the present system. Some discussion fol-
lowed, and it was eventually decided to inforniMr. Ken-
nedy that the Deck Committee had nozuthorily in the
matter, but that the Council had power to deal with it.—
A letter was read from Messrs. H. Steele:and Co., apply-
ing for a yard, as a avast and spar yard, at the north end
of the Prince's Dock, where the land was to be re-par-
cAled, and hoping they would not be driven away from
e site which they '

tl
We should

—utt so long occupied. Mr. liolme :
. bec tenders for that piece of land, it is of such
The letter was referred to the Sub•cornmittee of
—ln reference to the claim of Ellen Drew, Mr.
matter to be referred to one of
Mr. North also reported there was
sanction by which they could grant .£5O
~Ishment .of religious services at the
north shore, applied for by the Rev. Mr. James ; but the
committee was authorised to spend considerable sums for
charitable purposes analogous, and they would incur no
liability by granting this application. Mr. gr,,,hin ;f

value.
Work
North recommended ths,
the subcommittees
no direct 1
9 1 towards the estal

anted, how could they with propriety refuse a
nt to Roman Catholi other clenorni-
lication ?

or any o

s referred to

cornmitt

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