The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-09-26 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS.

SELECT VESTRY.—A meeting was held on Tuesday,
the Rev. Rector Campbell in the chair. Mr. Hart stated
that the examination into the case of Chubb, the late
registrar of births in Great Howard-street district, was
still being carried on ; and that, commencing with the
month of April, of 437 entries made during that month,
only 68 were found to be correct ; in the month of May,
of 286 entries 65 were found to be correct ; June, 332
entries, 73 found correct ; July, 204 entries, 13 correct ;
and in the month of August a still smaller per tentage
was presented. Mr. Abraham proposed that the Clerk
of the Vestry be called upon to make a representation of
the matter to the Poor-law Commissioners, and request
their immediate attention and advice in the matter. The
proposal was agreed to.—The Vestry, on the motion of
Mr. Hodgson, next proceeded to the selection of a com-
petent person to fill the situation of collector of poor-
rates. Mr. Perris was elected. The sureties required are
for £lOOO.—A number of testimonials having been pre-
sented from candidates for the office of registrar, they
were referred to the Finance Committee to make a selec-
tion.
DOCK COMMITTEE, TIIIIRSDAY.—The Sub-committee
of Works recommended that instead of constructing sheds
on the quays of the Waterloo Dock, according to plans
submitted, sheds should be placed round the new Nelson
Dock. The recommendation was confirmed.—An appli-
cation from Mr. Newlands, the borough engineer, for
leave to put a quantity of paving-stones, intended for the
pavement of Great Howard-street, on the quays of the
Stanley Dock, was agreed to.—The Surveyor reported,
that, owing to a great quantity of stones having been
piled up against the boundary wall of one of the new
north docks, in Great Howard-street, the wall had given
way. Mr. Gladstone ren.arlced that it was the wall built
by contract; the one built by the Trustees, although it
had cost less, was standing yet. Mr. Chilton: That
shows what is done by contract. The Surveyor was in-
structed to have the wall rebuilt without delay, Mr. Roy-
den remarking that those who bad been the means of
causing it to fall oug ht to be at the cost of putting it up.
—The Harbour-masters' Committee submitted a list of
the appointment of berths in the new north docks for the
steam-vessels, which it is intended to remove from the
Trafalgar and Clarence Docks. They proposed to ac-
commodate the Belfast steamers in the Salisbury Dock ;
the Glasgow and Brogheda steamers in the Collingwood
Dock ; the City of Dublin Company's steamers, with the
Dublin, Glasgow, and Newry screw steamers in the Stan-
ley Dock. The Chairman said that the Trafalgar Dock
would, when that arrangement was carried out, be cleared
of steamers altogether. Three out of the five new docks
would, for the present, be exclusively appropriated for
the accommodation of steamers. The proposed appro-
priation was approved of.—An application from boatmen
and others, for the construction of an additional landing
place, (where the small stage stood,) WU referred to the
Corporation.