The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-03-11 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS.

DOCK COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting of this body
was held on Thursday. Mr. Rankin, deputy-chairman,
presided in the absence of the chairman in London. The
plan of the proposed alterations in the Dock-offices for
the accommodation of the Post-office was submitted and
approved. The Committee of Works recommended that
the plans of the Emigrants' Home, &c., should be pro-
duced before a committee of the House of Commons,
without a Speaker's order being sent for their production.
A short discussion followed, and after the strong expres-
sion of feeling which had been exhibited on the subject
on the previous day, it was agreed to withdraw the re-
commendation. A communication was read from Messrs.
Vernon and Co., calling attention to a crane which they
had patented for discharging timber-laden vessels. The
crane, it was stated, would save five-sixths of the present
expense of discharging, the vessels would be more quickly
discharged, get more rapidly to sea, and less dock and
quay space would be required.

WALLASEY COMM nstoNEßs.—The usual monthly
meeting of the commissioners was held on Thursday even-
ing, at the Queen's Arms Hotel, Liscard. The proceed.
ings of the improvement committee contained a recom-
mendation that Rake-lane be widened, and that the tender
of Messrs. Brough and Craven for doing the work for
£5OO be accepted. It was also recommended that, for
the purpose of defraying the expense of such alteration,
lands under the control of the commissioners at Wal-
lasey-breck, Little Brighton, should be offered for sale
either by private treaty or public auction. An amendment
to the effect that the improvement should not be made
at present in consequence of the expense, was carried by
a majority of eight to five. A second amendment, which
went to negative the sale of the commissioners' land, at
Little Brighton, was also adopted, by a majority of nine
to four. A report was read relative to the conduct of
Superintendent Scamhler, on occasion of the robbery of
Mr. Bewley's house, Mill-lane, a few weeks ago. It sta-
ted that he was not guilty of any neglect of duty, but that
he had done all that lay in his power to bring the offen-
ders to justice. A resolution of the parliamentary com-
mittee, to the effect that every support should be given to
the Birkenhead dock bill, for an extension of the dock
works, was confirmed.

BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—The monthly meet-
ine was held on Tuesda,, Mr. R. Bryans in the chair.
The Finance Committee stated that they ordered proceed-
ings to be instituted against Messrs. Prichard, Fry, and
others, for the recovery of street accounts, and that they
bad resolved that 71 per cent. should he deducted from
the assessment of cottage property for 1851, as in former
years. The Ferry Committee reported that they had
taken measures to recover damages from several parties
for injuries sustained by collisions. The manager of the
ferry bad reported th'et it was necessary to have a new set
of bye-laws, and these were ordered to be framed by the
law-clerk and manager. They had also given instruc-
tions to the captains of the boats as to what goods they
were to carry over. Inconvenience having been experi-
enced by omnibuses drawing up to the ferry gate, mea-
sures were to be taken to prevent the evil. The commit-
tee had had a communication from Mr. Willoughby re-
specting the carriage of goods. in which he desired that
the same rates should be used by both ferries. He was
informed that the committee had not yet come to a deci-
sion on the rates to be imposed, but they were about to
do so. The monthly receipts at the Ferry, up to the 28th
Feb. 1850, amounted to £1149 18s. Bd. To thesamedate, in
the present year, the proceeds were £l2OB 2s. 9d. The
receipts, from the 23rd April, 1849, to the 28th February,
1850, were £16,324 4s. 3d.. and for the same period end-
ing 28th Fein nary, 1851, £18,456 ss. The total expendi-
ture for the latter period was £14,115 lls. ld.
HISTORIC SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE.
—The fifth meeting of this society was held in the Colle-
giate Institution, on Thursday, Dr. Kendrick, of War-
rington, in the chair. Rowland Warburton Egerton,
Esq.. of Asley-hall, Cheshire, and Richard Brooke, Esq.,
of Norton Priory, were elected members. Among the
donations announced were—Proceedings and Transactions
from the Society of Antiquaries, Scotland, the Sussex
Archaeological Society. the Kilkenny Archaeological So-
ciety, the Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society,
the Dublin University Philosophical Society, and the. :So-
ciety of Antiquaries, Newcastle-on-Tyne. There were
also a brass rubbing from the tomb of Sir Edward Fitton,
of Gawsworth, in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, pre-
sented by Henry Kingsmill, Esq.; report as to the pay-
ments made in respect of the churches, and copy of the
proposed Sanatory Amendment Bill, from the Town-
clerk ; newspaper cuttings relating to the family of Lever,
in Lancashire. from the Rev. George B. Sandford, M.A.,
and two pamphlets, by the Rev. A. Home, D.C.L., from
the author. Various interesting oijects in gold were ex-
hibited by Joseph Mayer, Esq., including curious antique
armlets ; and drawings, executed by H. C. Pidgeon. Esq.,
to illustrate Lydiate-hall, by W. J. Roberts, E-q. Dr.
Hume read a letter, and exhibited a reap from Thomas
Lyon, Esq., of Appleton-hall, Warrington. containing
further researches respecting the Roman road there; Mr.
Robson, of Warrington, read a paper; Sir William Be-
them, F.S.A., of the Ulster-office, in Dublin Castle, con-
tributed some rematks on Lancashire and Cheshire gene-
alogies; and a paper by W. J. Roberts. Esq., was read,
descriptive of the ancient hall of Lydiate, on the Orrnskirk-
road.
WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the usual meeting of
this board. on Wednesday, a letter was read front the
Poor-law Board, to the effect that medical officers are re- ,
' quired by the general regulations to perform their duties
personally. unless under certain exceptions, set forth in.,
rule No. 202. Mr. Ledger, on whose motion the ques-
tion had been put to ',Le Poor-law Board, observed that
the answer was not explicit on the point ; on which it was
resolved that the clerk should again write to the board,
to request a precise answer as to whether it was right that
an apprentice to a medical officer should attend female
paupers as an aecoucheur.—A conversation took place re-
lative to a pauper named Hall, who had been for several
years supported by the ratepayers of Toxteth-park,
though his son was in the receipt of £lOO a-year. It was
understood that the son should be called upon to support
his parent, and that a request should be wade that he re-
fund the money.—The committee appointed to receive
and investigate any charges brought by the overseers of
West Derby against Mr. Allen, the relieving-officer, re-
ported that no complaint cr charge had been made to
them, although Mr. Thomas Smith was present, and sit-
ting with the committee at the time. This led to a long
discussion, in the course of which Mr. Smith failed in
proving his charges; and it was ultimately agreed that
Mr. Allen should produce his books at the next meeting.
Mr. 'Harrison thought the board ought not to separate
without same expressions of opinion on the subject. From
what they had seen of the statements, Mr. Allen had
shown that there had been no wrong; and it should he
known that he went from that board still possessing its
confidence. Mr. Ledger said, "nothing has occurred this
morning to diminish our confidence in Mr. Allen."
ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHJEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.—
This society held its usual fortnightly meeting on Wed-.
nesday evening, Mr. .1. A. Picton, the president, pre-
siding. Mr. Charles Reed, the secretary, announced
that there were a greater number of members subscribing
to the society at the present time than at any other
period of its existence. Mr. Benjamin Gculden exhi-
bited a model of Rodley's registered safety and venti-
lating revolving and sliding window sashes, by which
the risk and danger to life is done away with, and greater
facilities for cleaning afforded. The extra expense of
constructing windows on this principle was stated to be
about 65., and windows on the old plan can be altered for
Bi. Mr. Forrest exhibited a glass chimney-piece three-
fourths of an inch thick, a graceful ornament being ena-
melled on the under side of the glass •, also a beautiful
stained glass window. He stated that both were intended
for the great exhibition in Ilyde-park. A discussion
then ensued as to the best position for the organ in St.
George's-hall. The adverse opinions were, as to whether
it should be placed at the end on the side. If at the end,
it was deemed that it would destroy the beautiful vista
intended by thg architect ; whilst at the side it would
also interfere with the original design; and the acoustic
effect, it was thought, would not be so good. Letters on
the subject were read from Mr. Arthur Holme, and Mr.
H. P. Horner, who were unavoidably absent, together
with one addressed to the society by Mr. W. Earle, which
had appeared in print. The Chairman. Mr. Charles Reed,
Joseph Boult, R. Brown, Wordley, and other gentlemen,
stated their views ; but the general conclusion appeared
to be; that either the architectural or musical effect must

eventually be sacrificed.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting on
Thursday, Mr. Alderman Parker in the chair, the state of
South Castle-street was ordered to be immediately atten-
ded to.—A letter was read frcm Mr. E. Bradley, of Falk-
ner.square. in reference to certain overcharges on the part
of the collector against one of his tenants, which was
ordered to be replied to by the Clerk, under direction of
the General Purposes Committee. An application was
made on behalf of the promoters of the American Cham-
ber of Commerce Bill, now before Parliament, to obtain
the evidence of Mr. Fresh on the subject of their intende
Emigrants' Home ; but it was agreed that Mr. Fresh
should only give evidence under a speaker's order. In
the course of the discussion that ensued on this proposal,
it was stated that the great evil which originated this
scheme of an Emigrants' Home had abated ;_ the lodging-
houses were under better management ; and it was con-
idered a most unfair thing that the Dock Committee
' a small town with two hotels within their
-" like the emigrant ship. go an-
• • *h. tradesmen and

hey would

shopkeepers. The chairman observed there was a large
mass of respectable lodging-houses in Liverpool capable
of accommodating these emigrants. Last year 130,000
emigrants were accommodated in Liverpool without an
Emigrants Home; and if they took the Everate of those

unCKWUrd and forward at any other place, they
would have as little depredation, and as little annoyance,
as amongst an) other class. He thought this was a great
stretch of power to apply for, affecting as it did the rate-
payers and rates, because the borne was to be free from
rates. Eventually, a deputation was appointed to pro-
ceed to London to oppose the bill.—The medical officer

reported that, during the week ending the Ist of March,
223 deaths were registered in the borough. As cowpared
with the previous week, this shows an increase of 15, and
is 18 more than the average mortality of the same week
of the three preceding 3-far!. The increase is owine to

diseases of the lungs, which are always prevalent at this
season, and which caused ninety deaths last week. In
the mortality from zymotic diseases there was a decrease,

SELECT VESTRY.—The usual fortnightly meeting was
held on Tuesday, the Yen. the Archdeacon presiding.
The minutes of the Finance Committee showed that the
Secretary of the Mechanics' Institution had appealed
against the rates levied upon that building. The com-
mittee bad resolved that " The collectors' returns of the
various premises, combining steam,power. be forwarded
to the surveyors, with instructions to report to the com-
mittee the full rateable value of which each of such pre-
raises, with the steam-power, machinery, &c., attached,
may be charged as a whole, and without regard to exist-
ing assessments in respect of any other property." The
su&.committee appointed to inquire into a complaint of
the very inferior quality of the tins supplied by Messrs.
Chapman and Callis, of Mersev-street, under their con-
tract, reported that after the tins in question had been
sent to the schools, their inferiority was immediately
discovered ; but an additional quantity of bread being re-
quired, they were brought into use sooner than they would
otherwise have been. Mr. Callis had appeared bifore the
committee, and had admitted the tins to be inferior to the
sample. Re had offered, that the parish might not suffer,
to have the tins returned. The report concluded by an
expression of the committee's belief that the inferiority
arose rather from accident and error than wilful intent to
furnish goods of a lower character than those contracted
for. Some discussion followed the report, which, however,
was adopted.—The Medical Relief Committee reconi,-
mended the appointment of a medical officer in the room
of Mr. Walton, who had left England for America,. to
have charge of one of the new districts, at a salary of £:141.1
per annum, exclusive of vaccination fees, it being under-
stood that he devote the whole of his time to parish cases.
Mr. Abraham moved the confirmation of the proceedings,
and discussion resultingrit was found that the recommen-
dation, as framed, was not strictly in axordance with that
passed on the 26th November, which requires that the
medical.officers shall reside in their respective districts ;
and Mr. Abraham gave notice of a motion for the next
meeting, which will leave a dispensing power in regard to
that provision with the board. In according with a minute
of the Building Committee, it was agreed to erect a small
lodge for a night porter at the outer entrance of the
Workhouse. The interview which the deputation had
with the Finance Committee of the Corporation being
unsatisfactory, (with regard to the claim by the Corpora-
tion of £2174 for the transaction of parish business by the
magistrates' clerks, and the counter claim of the parish au-
thorities on the Corporation of £2112, owing as poor-
rates on the Waterworks), a memorial to the Council was
submitted for approval, praying that the fees for the
clerks' services might he reduced to a reasonable scale,
and that the sum of £2102 2s. 10d. be paid to the memo-
jalists. The memorial was adopted.