The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-08-29 00:00:00

LOCAL sIIEE'IIA Liz.

HARRINGTON WATER WORKS.—At a meeting on
Wednesday, for finally winding up the affairs, a dividend
of £9 5 per share was declared, and a vote of thanks car-
ried to Mr. Stanistreet, the able secretary of the company.
SELECT VESTRY.—The Select Vestry met on Tuesday.
The chair was occupied by the Rev. Rector Campbell.
The total number sick in the house was stated to be 458.
Mr.- Stc•ains sent in a letter tendering his resignation as a
vestryman, on account of his health. The aflnirs of Nel-
son, the late collector, it appeared were under examina-
tion, the Vestry having taken legal advice on the subject,
and applied to counsel for an opinion from which it was
expected they would be able to prosecute the defaulter.
William George, jun. and his wife were elected to the
situations of book-keeper, store-keeper, and porteress at
the Industrial School. The Medical Reliet Committee
reported the resignation of Dr. Torbuck, who requested
that Mr. Kelly might be appointed, he having engaged to
pay Dr. Torbuck a certain sum of money advanced by
himself. This arrangement was declined. On the sub-
ject of cholera the Rector said they were informed that,
should we be visited with it, Liverpool was better pre-
pared than when it was last here. He did not think
there was any cause for alarm.
DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—Amonest the bills
ordered for payment was one of £704 4s. 10d., for extra
watching at the docks, from the 14th of March to the 11th
of April, and from the 12th of July to the Ist of August.
The Chairman stated that this sum, with what had already
been paid, would make a total of £llOO with which the
surveyor's department of the Dock Estate had been taxed
in consequence of the recent appreh-nded disturbances.
Mr. Henderson said that great-expense had also been in-
curred by the shipowners in extra watching.—An applica-
tion was made from the Royal Mersey Yacht Club, for
the use of the life boats on the occasion of the approaching
regatta, the applicants to pay the•men. The committee
viewed the application favcurably; and it was left in the
b Inds of the sub-committee.—lt was reported that on
Tuesday last two flats with lighted fires on board, passed
through the cut from the canal into the docks, and that
the captains stated that they were ignorant of any regula-
tion to the contrary. Public notice was ordered to be
given of the regulation for preventing fires on board of
vessels in the docks.—The receipts of dock and light dues
at the port of Runcorn for the past month were stated to
be on 242 vessels, of 12,709 tons, £53 Os. 9d.

lIEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the meeting on Thursday,
the following returns of deaths were r

Parbh of Liverpool., Extra parochial Wards,
This week. Last week. This 'week. Last week
All causes l6l 184 52 57
Fever..

Scarlatina .. 28 23 10 12
Diarrhoea .. 31 45 12 12
Total deaths this week, 213; previous week, 241; de-
crease, 28.—The opinion of Mr. Cowling, barrister, had
been taken as to interments in pits, &e. It was the opi-
nion of the learned counsel that the magistrates had pro-
perly declined in the case of St. Patrick's burial-ground,
but that the act of parliament would enable toe committee
to sustain an indictment if, after any interment, the earth
was removed from the top of the coffin. The Town-clerk
was directed to give notice to the various sextons that
this course would be adopted without further notice.—A
letter was read from Mr. North, reminding the Health
Committee that the memorial of the inhabitants of Kirk-
dale, on the subject of the rates, was referred by them to
the Council, and requesting their prompt attention to the
wishes of the memorialists. The applicant was informed,
that the Sub-committee to whom it was referred would
be prepared to repOrt to the next Council.—Mr. Har-
bord, seconded by Mr. Parker, then moved that reporters
be admitted to the future meetings of the Health Com-
mittee. On a division the numbers were,—for the ad-
mission of rep' rters 8, against 4, namely,—For, Messrs.
Danson, Harbord, Rtade, J. Holme, Walthew, Parker,
Hornby, and Bennett; against, Messrs. Rathbone, Mor-
ris, Tinne, and Lace.—Mr. Harbord will have to obtain
the confirmation of this resolution from the Council.