The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-04-22 00:00:00

April 22, Wi.

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wGasUAhßeDldlAoNnS:w—eTdhneestldeitaiay,
meeting of the board since the election of new glieruita
Mr. Thomas Tattershall was called to the chair.,..4t
names of the new guardians were read over by the
after which the Rev. Mr. Badnall was proposed 19 e'keo
man of the board ; but an amendment that Mr. s*,
be re-appointed chairman, was carried. The Ref. le
Badnall was then appointed vice, and Mr. J. Harrison .01
cuty-vice-chairman. The recent arrangement of re,!.6
districts and the salaries of the officers was sanctionea!,
the Poor-law Board. Notice was given for the aPPPI;;;*
ment of an in-door clerk for West Derby. A coull.k,
consisting of the guardians of West Derby, Walton, et,
dale, and Bootle, was then appointed to investigate
ter received from Mr. Whitehead, assistant- of
relative to the late charge against Mr. Allen, ones el, be
relieving-officers. An application from Mr. Owen War
allowed to prosecute in a case in which the board sej
concerned, was not entertained. Mr. Tattershall prltes
and Mr. Jones seconded, drat Mr. Cleaver be allow!4 tiop
pounds. his usual allowance, for conducting the el
of guardians.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.-At the usual meeting on f
day, Mr. Parker took the chair. The usual rePerts°o4
inspector of nuisances and of the building sUrveYeLpi
read. The medical officer reported a considerable t"tfto
in the mortality of the town during the past wee'Veelp
deaths numbering 177 against 216 of the previess
Zvmotic diseases had caused 45 deaths ;• last We; of
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number was 61. 01 these twelve were from sies'e'ir
(eight children and tour adults), seven of the former ,1
out vamination. The other diseases of this class incl.sa'"
nine from typhus, six from scarlatina, five cronP,
measles, and two erysipelas. Of the total' deaths: 0i
occurred in the parish, and 57 in the extra-fTrjego
wards. The mean temperature of the week was 401
.d
about a degree lower than the previous week, 0' re,
degree less than the same week on an average of the, P A
ceding years. The air was much drier than 115°8".arf
renewed representation had been made of the initbf
caused by the want of sewerage in Grove-street; at.bea
corner of Oxford-street, where several houses had , of
unoccupied for a considerable time, in consequelle'os6
their damp condition. The case was postponed. j". A
of fever was reported in a registered lodging-house' ettil
communication, which had been sent from the hest
Board of Health to Mr. Fresh, was read, requesting,i'v-Af
to transmit certain particulars with regard to the vor":,red
of the act. Mr. Fresh was authorised to give the re9Liji
information. A letter was read from Mr. N. P. ',di.
treasurer to the trustees of the St. James's Cenle%o
requesting that the rating might be fixed at £7OO, ins—

of
Doe 192'. -Comlied wb. OA
0 ettx Comprree. it
The usual meeting was held el
Thursday,. Mr. Lit tledale in the chair. After the
of the preceding meeting had been read and coorirl;b:
several payments were ordered to be made. The
committee made several recommendations, the Prin-tn
of which were for the supplying of a new boat,t°,.nest
North-west Lightship, the appointment of Thos. os'
who had been for a many years engaged as a doekg ibe
man, at the George's Dock, to be pier-master si of
Prince's Pier, and the placing of twenty to twenty'e,si
lamps around the Sandon Graving Dock. A letter
coo
read from the harbour-master, intimating that the sl_ lock
Great Britain had entered the Sandon Graying to
safely. The sub-committee appointed to investiga,tiedd
charge against Mr. G. Wright, a master-porter, (111.04
to last week,) reported that, in their opinion, the c"-/10
had been proved, and they recommended that ore
Wright be given to understand that, if such conduel; „ye
repeated his license would be endangered. Some ufilr'
sion followed upon a motion of Mr. Lockett's, th'llar
Wright be suspended for six months. Ultimately'
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ever, the matter was referred back to the committebee'r
communication was react from tne Liverpool Chai%etifr
Commerce, requesting the support of the Dock
tee to the memorial of the chamber in favour of t'-0111_:
pointment of Liverpool as an additional governmee
gild ion dean. A copy. of the memorial was-read• ve
little discussion resulted as to the propriety of the ititioa
Committee taking any steps in the matter. A res°vorili
was proposed to the effect that the chairman of tl'ebtlfa!,
Committee transmit a memorial to government °ie.., t0W.,1
of the committee, showing the advantages from t'l:Jec3P-
having a depBt for emigration, to be erected and.coo
at government expense. This was adopted.
ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCH/ROLOGICAL`SDEtfte,edI
At the usual fortnightly meeting of this society °,(!eco
nesday, Mr. P. Horner in the chair, several sal ibite,",
interest were brought forward.—Mr. John HO
a model of a church, by Garratt, which he (Mr' • I°'
executing in Perth. It would afford accomniodat%)",,iia'
.550 persons, at a cost of about £1,618: The sioq
tug in England would cost £2,500 The wages el it :AO;
men its Perth were only 12s. per week.—Mr. Doer,iteai
mitted a communication from the secretary of theveneend
Dessicaang Company, of London. The wooden. P 0
itieo
of the Coal Exchange, in the metropolis, was 1081
awgiotirssed
as an instance of the efficacy of the processe-413.4.7,
mer announced that he had been for some time
as
in collecting drawings of the ancient halls of LT!' 00J
and Cheshire, which he contemplated lithograPPincS sr;
publishing. Some specimens submitted were lea tO
proved of.—Mr. Charles Reed (the secretary) elle objec.,
t pot?,
ltiligchfltoooorks.plaHceesohmade
stiinmeee
Fox and Barrett's patent process, and thought verY _ioo,
of it, as did Messrs. Wyatt and Brandon, they ta%iiiP
odfisficures-spiornool.
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architects of London ; and Messrs. Parnell 09 d Na
were at one time about to use it in the Army 00 no I,i
Club-house. The expense of the patents was °oll'
cent. upon the cost of the building or the P. 1;5)1
would take the insurance upon the building for t ..
seven years. He (Mr. Reed) strongly recorninen•Ar Ila
process to gentlemen about to use fire- proof floeflfi,friectAl
was himself going to use it very largely. It was P-alltelc"
rigid. Mr. Hay, whilst approving of the process uggei
to, urged the claims of the ordinary method of r be P.
on the score of economy. Mr. Duncan stated thaj
recently filled up a floor with a mixture of pounded
smithy ashes and lime, about two-and-a half itioleive;a!,
The proportions were two of brick rubbish, two °I.
ashes, and one of lime.—Mr. H. P. Howard sia'be,looo7l
the successful competitor for the Palatine Clef deigo,
design was Mr. Parnell, of London. Three sets ;tee, trio
were selected for the final decision of the co'llmlvirielo, 0
of them by members, of this society,—Messrs• yirowif
and Arthur Holtne.—Mr. Thomas D. Barry Iheelcturro
comprehensive paper on " Ecclesiastical Arcliit c
A short discussion ensued, and the thanks_ of the
were voted to Mr, Barry for his contribution.

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS, Ott.l
The adjourned meeting of the council was held 01,100 00
day for the purpose of disposing of the business ief.to`;„ tile the
at the last sitting. A letter of acknowledgmeuti
of the late Mr. Rushton, of the vote of condoler"' ~10"
Council, was read. the', pef
tot Je‘
The Cars and Coaches' Committee reported „volt. „,,
come to resolutions to carry out the recent alter°"ivilltsTof
had ordered badges from James Mackey, of Biota ,
the coach drivers, and they had also made some oche
ments as to the carrying out of the objects of the u7.„ere„4.4
The Juvenile Offenders' Committee proceedingtir".
The committee had received offers for land--"' ve t'te°,
before these proceedings were confirmed, rose to le sto, tb,
be an instruction to the committee to inquire i he
juvenile vagrancy, and the best means fur the rell7ciotel.
evil.—Mr. PARKER. seccnded the motion of Mr.,;;,bt
would arm the committee with power, and it "or• 0111
tpl
means of extending the services of the cammittee•-`4 btp,t
HoRNBY thought that the committee had enoughe'otod oe'tores
on hand already, and he thought that this subject
„nose lh
taken up in a little way. 'they should therefore r littee•
c
so responsible a duty was imposed upon a condi_
3olu fi,ffe,
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arising from the exposure of goods by
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hbey theoltdi aj yo or
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'I he master stevedores sent a memorial to the Coo dooel
plaining. or the employment of lads instead of men to oor rot:
csloloop ooti ltotoeres:• was then read. It was- referred to tli 01"
which had caused many men to be thrown upon the Peel 10',
for support. They also alleged that the storing of ca":ris'ipoi
indifferently done by unpractised porters. The 10'60 AIV,'
signed by fifteen master stevedores. A discussion '
place, in which it was affirmed that merchants were ryto,,,
itself, u ttetal
stot
eciansjeu
injury
yn
the underp workers.—Mr. PARKED said that the c,liitr:,o,lo
great.extent, was to be traced to the practice of „be,,a'll°,sl74
the price for discharging and loading
scaorwgon
system had been proved. The evil was one which r.,eof,efe
tohi treat'', I
more than the saving in stowage.—The memorial Wa
efrxopmerieitnncrer,oipue: b re.. .001" el
to lie on the table.
A letter from the son of the, late Col. Williares;octicyj
pair of colours to the Town Council, the work of 1.., 00
used by the regiment of volunteers commandeciccuipteo el
Williams was read. The gift was cotuteousil a tioopt
to. be acknowkdged by the Mayor. volo9
'I he Messrs. Willoughby drew attention to the cod,
'
the steam-boats, requesting that it might be qows-0;'
value set on the boats was most exorbitant.—The,,he eon ;
said Him. the conditions had been observed. „,peof
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refused to comply with the request. ce"'
' The importers of tobacco sent in a letter clay no ,
t.- pie
tion for damage to their property in the Cori)",ionti
houses, which had been allowed on former occtojer'- ,11t
this the allowance was refused. The letter Ivo „
on the table. trit
A question by Mr. Freme as to the present P°,',,,poe'fietfi,r
Dock Management Bill in the House of C°l'"frolo efir
rise to considerable discussion. It appeared, ocs,i
nations from the Town-Clerk, that several cis Deet,bi!iit
dicial to the interests of the Council, had either e oc,rre,lol
drawn or altered, and that, notwithstanding ~',evir`
ptl
offered by the Council to the different clauses, Vyiplethio,T
position to oppose, without prejudice, the PO., ptio'cov'ir
entire bill in all or any of its future stages throng.; the
—lt seemed to be the wish of several members. ttledei,
that a special meeting should be called to cossi",s(ioo',l,loA
sions of the bill.—The AlAvoit, after some (Us"— Sitfrj `,l
himself to call a special meeting of the Council fortvinefit
The proceedings of the Water Committee coa,
plaints from the Town-Clerk to Mr. Hawksley, 1000,e'l
cations for the Rivington works not being reran,' gtscpeos,,
ceedings also contained Mr. Hawksley's itrisweltor
• the lel e
difficulties under which he was labouring in, s th, 1,1
land, and other matters. Mr, Hawksley's ieiyor° 00e
the specifications would be ready in three weeks ‘,l,ss 0 '
of his letter, (March 28th.)—Mr. Alderman 1-Mwee:pet.
absence of Mr. Holt, the chairman of the colhgot tio,4
the confirmation of the proceedings. and stated hadWl
Hawksley's letter was written, the Town-Clerh
gentleman in London, who had told him that hClerKrenor
• Liverpool next day, and be assured the Town' d to
i!ocee",'
specifications would be ready, and be submittef
Committee next week. After some discussion, t" ' 0/41;
were confirmed.
The Council was then made special to deter? front Valo
.0e Irf
cessor to Mr. ltushton's office. A memo: ial shot ,be

park was read, suggesting that two magistraw":d tetrop',
pointed, and that a police-conrt at the south evfor 0.5 g 05
be opened. • Another, from a number of ageuts„,ijoir Ofir,l
sets, recommended the appointment of Mr. 1-I°oicirieiderlll
diary magistrate. 'ibis was signed by the P'ctieri,
ship companies. There was also a third frolrelaoetivce li
Esq., stipendiary magistrate at Tipperaryt recA
hmimucshellfaauszhatcearn.—disdiart.e for tuhEeloffiticoeL.zrthen "swirooi;lsqtkiloo
pointment of a committee to consider the de 00, ele
pointing one or two magistrates.—Mr. pv
objected to the motion of Mr. Moline. He re114010.)00F,
that it was tacitly understood, when Mr...'ept `e
was increased, that when a future appointn,e of r
there should be a stipendiary magistrate, the °`" ojoP)y,
.el,OOO, and the other at .e6OO a•year 00 cry 11,
. _ to °
Mr. Holme's motion was adopted, and !, ti. 0000
list of the committee: Messrs. HornbY, VerelAio
Lloyd, Parker, Freme, Toulmin, Bighorn. Gres
hough, Piston, Godfrey, S. Holmes Littled.elet
Mayor,