The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-05-07 00:00:00

GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851.—A meeting of the exe-
cutive committee was held at the Town-hall, on Monday►
Samuel Holme, Esq. in the chair. The secretary stated
that 2,500 circulars were prepared for distribution, and
recommended that 1,500 more should be issued. These
contain directions to those who have any objects for exhi-
bition, and information to those who are willing to sub-
scribe to the funds. The circulars will be followed up by
collectors, whO will wait on all the parties to whom they
have been addressed. It appears that the few names
which head the list of subscriptions amount to upwards of
£5OO, from which it is to be inferred that the amount col-
lected will ranch exceed the original expectations. Seve-
ral architects and scientific men have offered their gratui-
tous services for assisting to execute the great model.
HISTORIC SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE.
—The second meeting was held on Thursday, Thomas
Moore, Esq., in the chair. Several new members were
elected, including Albert Way, Esq., of the Archaeologi-
cal Institute, as well as Mr. Crossley, the president, and
Dr. Fleming, the secretary of the Cheetham Society,
Manchester. The articles presented and exhibited were
numerous and varied in character. The whole collection
of flint arrowheads, stone axes and hammers, celts, &c.,
was presented to the society by William Bragge, Esq.
The curious Hoylake anchor, with its immense incrusta-
tion of sand, &c., was also presented by Benjamin
Hornby, Esq. ; but, from its great weight. could not be
produced on that occasion. Two journal papers were
read, and one brief memoir ; also an account of some oc-
currences in the neighbourhood of Warrington, in 1745,
by William Beaumont, Esq ; observations on an old tilting
ground still existing at Eastworth, in Cheshire, and an
appendix to his late paper on the Scottish kirks, by Dr.
Thom.

WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.—The monthly meeting
was held on Thursday. The law-clerk was instructed to
take counsel's opinion as to the power of the commis-
sioners relative to an objection made by Mr. Pemberton
and Mr. Crook, to pay towards the construction of a
sewer at Seacombe.—A letter was read from the secretary
to the Birkenhead Dock Commissioners, requesting the
commissioners to co-operate with them in a memorial to
the dock trustees, praying an extension of the time for
opening the docks, in order to meet the views of the
frontagers. Agreed to.—A letter was read from Mr.
W. R. Colborn, requesting the commissioners to reim-
burse him the expenses he had incurred in repairing the
road at the south end of Egremont ferry, which was
damaged during the storm in January last. It appeared
there had been some arrangement as to repairs at the
ferry ; but the point at issue was, whether the road in
question was in such a state that it could be adopted by
the commissioners. The amount claimed by Mr. Col-
born was £lOO 14s. Bd. It was decided that the applica-
tion could not be entertained, as the road was not under
the jurisdiction of the commissioners.
DOCK Commirree.—At the meeting of this committee,
on Thursday, the sub-committee of the marine depart-
ment reported that on the 26th instant the schooner
Planet, of Preston, ran foul of the Formby Light-ship,
breaking one of the chains, and doing other damage.
The men on board the schooner were drunk, and ran her
ashore near Formby Point. A claim for the damage was
ordered to be made under the direction of the solicitor.—
The tenders of Messrs. Silver and Co., for clothes, and
J. J. Taylor, for hats, for the dock gatemen, were ac-
cepted —The Marine Surveyor reported that accommoda-
tion for discharging the lighters from the large American
steamer, expected to arrive next week, might be pro-
vided, if the committee would order the depot of the
west side of Waterloo Dock to be kept clear. Agreed to.
An application from Mr. J. Mather, St. Paul's-square, to
erect a camera obscura at the north end of the Prince's-
parade, was granted on condition that it should be re-
moved when required.—A memorial was sent from a
number of master-porters relative to the proposed altera-
tions in the system of porterage on the dock-quays,
which they consider will be prejudicial to their interests.
They propose that the largest consignee, or the party pay-
ing the greatest amount of freight, whether licensed or
not, should nominate the master porter, a system which
would not injuriously affect the interests either of the
master porter, the dock estate, or the operative. The
memorial was referred.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.—A this meeting, on Thursday,
the chairman called attention to the remarks made by
Mr. Fernihough in the council on Wednesday, relative to
the arrangements which he (the chairman) had made for
the reduction of the charges at the Pierhead baths. He
intimated that if the reduction caused any loss to the
corporate estate, he would hold himself responsible for it,
besides which he would pay for the advertisements inserted
in the newspapers.—Mr. Fernihough explained that he
had no personal feeling in the matter; he had merely
exercised his right of remarking on the impropriety of a
chairman giving orders without the sanction of the com-
mittee ; it was merely an inadvertence.—The medical
officer reported that the mortality of the borough during
the last week was lower than in any week previously
recorded, the deaths registered being 125 against 159 in
the previous week, and 223 in the corresponding week of
1849. The deaths in the parish were 95 ; the lowest
number previously recorded being 101, and the average
mortality nearly 169. In the extra-parochial wards the
deaths were 30, 14 of which were in Toxteth-park, the
lowest number of any previous week being 16, and the
average upwards of 30. The deaths from zymotic diseases
were 25 ; diseases of the lungs, 45, against 51 in the pre-
vious week, and 78 in the corresponding week of last year.
The mean temperature of the weather was 48k, being two
degrees below that of the previous week, and three-
quarters of a degree higher than the average of the four
preceding years. The mean of the barometer was
30in. 2-10ths above average.—Mr. Duncan said that the
town was never in such a healthy condition since the
registration act came into operation, which was nearly
13 years ago.—An application from Mr. J. Lawrence, for
a sewer in Sparling-street, was referred to the borough
engineer to report upon.
SELECT VESTRY.—The fortnightly meeting of this body
was held on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell in the
chair. After a short discussion relative to a statement
made by Mr. Miller at the last meeting, Mr. Brown ex-
plained the reasons why he withdrew his resignation as
one of the overseers.—The proceedings of the Industrial
School Committee included the resignation of Mr. and
Mrs. Evans, master and mistress of the infant school,
which was accepted by the committee. Confirmed.—The
proceeding of the Medical Relief Committee having been
read, Mr. Abraham said, that, as a variety of statements
had latterly been made as to the amount paid to the
medical officers during the past few years, he begged to
lay before the board some returns. For the year ending
March, 1849, the cost to the parish in out-door relief was
£3,519 7s. Bd., inclusive of vaccination ; and for the year
ending March, 1850, which, it must be remembered, was
the cholera year, the total amount of all kinds of medical
relief was £5,605 lls. 3d. According to these two re-
turns, which were based exactly on the same calculations,
the increased expenditure for the past year over 1849,
was £2,086 3s. 7d. Now, he thought that any one who
would consider this increase must say, that the funds of
the parish, in affording medical relief during the time
that the cholera was here, must have been expended with
economy, or, in a town like Liverpool it could not pos-
sibly have been supplied for such a sum. He firmly
believed that, if the Medical Relief Committee had not
been sitting during that time, the expenditure would have
been double or treble the amount it actually was. Mr.
Dover said the Vestry ought to know what the medical
staff actually cost us now. The cost during the past year
was £7,304 Os. 9d., because the drawback of £1,363 15d.
3d. they had not yet received from the treasury, and the
Vestry-clerk now told them that they were raising an
objection to it, and, therefore, it might not perhaps be
paid at all. Mr. Abraham moved for a return of medical
relief in the parish during the last twelve years, distin-
guishing the manner in which it was applied, and also a
return for the same period of out-door relief. The mo-
tion was carried, and the proceedings of the committee
confirmed.—A letter from Mr. F. Cripps, as chairman of
the medical officers, was next read. The letter complained
of the annual allowance of £175 each, including the sup-
ply of medicines, which had been agreed upon at the last
meeting of the board. It referred to a resolution agreed
upon by the medical men, to the effect that they consi-
dered £2OO a-year would be a reasonable sum, and asked
the Vestry to consider the subject.—The names of the
ratepayers in Pitt-street Ward, excused their rates, were
ordered to be supplied to the ratepayers' association of the
ward.—Mr. Luff was appointed a member of the board,
in place of Mr. Molyneux, appointed overseer by a majo-
rity of five over Mr. Knight.