The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-01-07 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS.

WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.—At the usual meeting
on Thursday evening Mr. Mann presided. The parlia-
mentary committee expressed its opinion in favour of the
Birkenhead dock works being completed at the earliest
possible period. Mr. Winch resigned his seat as one of the
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report
Colonel Hardinge, R.A , Director of th •
e Royal Labora-
tory, " upon the possibility of
lessening
the dangers in-
cidental to tcarryinghe present mode of on the trade in
powder at the Magazines near Liverpool, until means can
be taken for their removal." The chairman observed
that the commissioners would find this
reporta
complete
confirmation of the previous one made by Lieut..npe
aetei
Waters, although he had an idea that a second inspectionnl
was sought for with a very different expectatio. We
publish in another column the most important part of Col.
Hardinge's report.
HISTORIC SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE.
—On Thursday evening, the third meeting of this society
was held in the Collegiate Institution, J. W. Whitehead,
Esq., in the chair. In accordance with a by-law, the late
mayor of Liverpool was enrolled as a member, without
the formality of an election. Among the candidates for
membership were three other mayors of boroughs in the
two counties, and several. gentlemen were recommended
by the council for election as honorary members. The
donations of books, pamphlets, drawings, antiquities,
curiosities, &c., were from Dr. Kendrick, Warrington ;
Charles Roach Smith, Esq., F.S.A., London ; the Rev.
Canon Raines, Rochdale; the Royal Irish Academy ; An-
drew Lamb., Esq., and H, C. Pidgeon, Esq. The articles
exhibited, in addition to those which were intended to
illustrate the papers, were a Roman coin of gold, from
Wigan ; various antiquities, sent by the mayor of Clithe-
roe ; an ancient manuscript, lent by Canon Raines ; and
objects connected with the Pretender, from Preston. The
papers read were, notes of a visit to Heysham, by John
Robson, Esq., Warrington ; a memoir on ancient English
tobacco-pipes, and the practice of smoking, by Anarew
Lamb, Esq., Everton-road ; and an examination of the
implements of " the stone period," by Dr. Hume.
Dom( COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting on Thurs-
day, a deputation, consisting of the Rev. Charles Hesketh,
Captain Ball, and Mr. Richard Johnson, presented a
memorial from the fishermen of Southport, praying the
committee to put down Buoys in the roads at Southport.
A long conversation ensued on the subject, in the course
of which it transpired that, in the opinion of the Dock
solicitor, Southport is not within the limits of the port,
and therefore the committee could not legally incur the
expense required. The deputation were recommended to
take proceedings against the Ribble Commisioners by
whom the former buoys had been removed. With this
answer the deputation were politely bowed out. Two
hands were appointed to the Point of Ayr life-boat. A
letter was read stating the terms upon which the Health
Committee would adopt the continuation of Regent-road.
The letter was referred to the committee of Works. A
communication was read from the Customs' authorities,
stating that after the Ist of January, the sums paid to the
officers of the Customs, for information, should be paid at
the Customs' entries-office, from which office the infor-
mation would be for the future supplied. The report of
the Sub-committee on the Shipbuilding trades, with the
dicussion thereon, will be found in a separate article.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting, on
Thursday, Mr. Bennett asked Mr. Langsdale, as a large
owner of property, to state his opinion on the subject of
the new act intended to be applied for by the committee.
Mr, Langsdale " Taking it in a general view lam per-
fectly satisfied with it." (Hear, hear.)—The Town-clerk
stated that the General Board of Health, in London, were
prepared with by-laws for the towns in which the health act
bad been in operation, and they were desirous to have the
experience of Mr. Fresh, inspector of nuisances, as they
might be valuable in his department. The chairman
said it was satisfactory to state that the greater part of the
general sanitary bill was founded on their local bill. Dr.
Duncan remarked that many of the by-laws issued by the
Board of Health, and sent down, were copied resolutions
from the Liverpool by-laws. Mr. Fresh was ordered to
supply the required information to the General Board of
Health.—A communication was read from the Secretary
of the House-owners' Association, informing the Health
Committee that they had appointed a deputation to confer
with them and the Council on the subject of their newly-
projected bill, for the purpose of obviating, if possible,
opposition in parliament to the bill, and requesting an
interview for this purpose. The communication was re-
ferred to the Parliamentary Committee. The Town-clerk
was directed to place at the disposal of Messrs. Mallaby