The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-22 00:00:00

SELECT VESTRY.-TUESDAY.

The usual reading of the minutes of the last meeting
and of the various committees, by the Secretary, having
been gone through, he presented the report of the ex-
penditure of in and out-door poor, by which it appeared
there were, for the week ending sth October, !,650
paupers in the house, who cost is.. lip. per head,—
amount, £1,7,9 165.. 10d.; for the corresponding week of
last year the number was 1,657, at an expense of Is. 7d.
per head, and £l3l ss. 2d. in money.
The out-door cases relieved during the last fortnight
were 6,573, amounting to £738 2s. 2d.. which were 82
cases and £ll 14s. 10d. in money less tha❑ at the same
time last year.
The sick-list showed an increase of four fever cases
and two of smalpox more than last week ; whilst the
opthalmic report is about the same as it then was, and
there are only five patients at present in the house
afflicted with that complaint.
Considerable time of the Board was taken up discuss-
ing an extra bill of £790 15s. brought in by the con-
tractors for the Industrial School, the settlement of
which, however, was deferred, until an engagement had
been entered into with them to leave the question of the
quantity of bricks used on the building to the decision of
some competent person
The return, as moved for by Mr. A. Henderson, was
presented, and was as follows :

Average i. umber of paupers in the house, from March, 1841,
to March, 1842, was 1,778, during which time there were
16 paid officers.
Average number from March, 1842, to March, 1843, 1,943,
and 26 paid officers.
Average number from March, 1843, to March, 1344, 1,758,
and 28 paid officers.
Average number from March, 1844, to the present time,
1,654, and 29 paid officers.

Mr. BREMNER postponed, until the next meeting,
his motion for the appointment of a committee to take
into consideration the propriety of purchasing the land
in front of the Industrial School.

Mr. THORNILY moved for the following, viz., a re-
turn of the names, duties, and salaries, of all te paid
officers in the Parish-offices for the years 1841, 42, 43,
and 44 ; for 1841 ending the 25th March 1842, and so
on in each year successively, and for the current year
from the 23th March to the Ist October.
Contracts were enterel into with Messrs. John Mack-
arell and Sons, for the fitting up the Industrial School
with desks, platforms, according to plans and spe-
cifications, for the sum 0f.E308 ; and with Mr. Holgate,
for the cooking apparatus, for the sum of £B4.
The Boatel adjourned at a quarter-past one o'clock.

PROPOSED COMMISSIO'iERS FOR WALLASEY

PARISH.

On Thur: day last, a public meeting of the ratepayers and
landowners of the parish of Wallasey was held at the King's
Arms Inn, in Wallasey, to consider the heads of a proposed bill
—to be applied for to parliament if approved—for the purpose
of electing a Board of Commissioners to govern and improve
the township. The attendance was very numerous, including
ratepayers, and owners of land in the parish, from Liverpool
and elsewhere.
The Rev. Dr. BYRTII, who occupied the chair, said, in effect,
that he came not so much to advocate or recommend the pro-
posed measure; as to hear it demmistrated and explained by
those who had given it t eir attention, and hoped the subject
would be discussed without allowing temper or prejudice to
interfere. tie then real the report. which was afterwards ex-
plained in detail by the next speaker.
H. Wise a, Esq., said that for some time past many indivi-
duals in the pirish had been of opinion that its local govern-
ment was not adequate to the altered stiite of affairs, and
thought that great advantages would accrue from the election
of a Board of Commissioners, with pow r to carry out improve-
ment and protect the rights of the public. The leading fea-
tures of the scheme were the election of Commissioners, with
powers similar to those of the Conunissione.a of Birkenhead;
and the establishment of a more efficient police force, there
being now, by the Constabulary Act, lily one coristah.e for the
whole parish. It was proposed that the Commissioners shou d
have power to light and sewer such piirts of the parish as re-
quired it, and to raise a rate for that purpose from such portion
only as should he benefitted : also power to take on lease ferry,
or ler ries, the working of which would be a vantageous to the
parish—without, however, h,terfering with the right of existing
ferry companies. From the advantages deriv dby Birkenhead
from their fe ry, lie thought such a measure would be considered
unobjectionable. It was also proposed hereafter to erect a pub-
lic market, the period of its erection to be left to the Commis
sioners. The rate proposed to be called for would not be (as
j rumoured) 4s. 6a. in the pound, but Is. 6d. only. unless with the
consent of two-thirds of the rate-payers; and at pres lit the
surveyors of highways had power to lay a rate of ltd. in the
year. His only object in taking any part in the propose mea-
sure was to benefit the inhabitants at large.
Major FLETCHER designated the measure as one got up in
secret, and tetal y urcalled for.
The Rev. MAINWARING, of Brombro, proposed (in effect
the adoption of the Report, which was seconded by Mr. MBA-
! DOWS.
Mr. emeivan moved as an amendment that the subject be
postponed for twelve months.
Mr. C. HILL seconded the amendment.
Sir EDWARD COST strongly objected to the measure, as inap-
plicable to the rural district of the township of Wallasey. He
had no' objection to its being applied to the more populous
townships, provided the inhabitants thought proper to adopt it.
but as to its being extended to the township of Wallasey. he at
once told them the measure should have every opposition he
could give it, both in Parliament and out of it. The Hon. Batt.
suggested the propriety of uniting Poulton and Seacombe with
the township of Birkenhead, as, he said, the fact of the new
docks being about to br made rendered such a proceeding ad-
visable (cheers and hear).
Mr. HOLLAND. Mr. aRAWLINS, and Mr. H. T. LITTLADALS.
spoke in favour:of the measure. After which. Mr Ft:MD pro-
posed as another amendment, ihat the, further considerati- in
of the subject be postponed until that GB fortnight.
This was adopted by
,the meeting, after which the alvembly
separated.

Her Majesty has appointed Monday next for the
open.
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