The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-07-04 00:00:00

increa5e.........1,540 426,602
The rates and duties received during the last two years
were as under :

Tonnage

1854. 1853.
£161,441 0 0 £140,619 19 1
136,637 8 0
12,937 7 6
5,845 5 3
24,223 15 0 19,170 8 0
2,247 17 0
674 6 1

Goods
Lighthouse
Floating light
Graving dock
Graving block
Extra dock rent

Total £344,006 18 10 £296,081 19 4
A reduction in the dock dues, amounting to £40,000,
was made in 1848.

HEALTH COMMITTEE.—Mr. Dover presided at the
meeting on Thursday, and there were present—Messrs.
Beckwith, Moss, Gladstone, Fleming, Nicholson, Robin-
son, and Halhead.—A conversation took place in reference
to the new sanitary bill. Mr. Dover (the chairman)observed
that the Corporation held a large amount of property, the
leases of which could not be renewed unless the property
were built or altered in accordance with the wishes of the
Corporation. More than fifty years would elapse beforethese
leases fell in ; but, if they were to inform the tenants that
their leases would be renewed on condition of opening the
ends of the courts, probably the object desired would be
accomplished within the lifetime of those present.—The
medical officer of health reported that the returns for the
week exhibited a considerable reduction on the mortality,
the deaths registered being 212, against 236 in the prece-
ding week. In the parish the deaths were 151, and in the
out-townships 61. The mortality of last week was not
above the average of the season, and, with the exception
of the measles, no disease is more than usually prevalent.
Diseases of the lungs, &c., caused 65 deaths, being a de-
crease of 13 as compared with the previous week. Two
persons, a male and female, had died from the effects of
excessive drinking. Of the 212 deaths, 180 occurred below
5 years of age, and only 12 (an unusually small proportion)
above the age of 60.—Mr. Godfrey had an interview with
the committee, in order to rebut some statements which
had been made in regard to some houses of which he is
the owner, namely, that they had been erected for infa-
mous purposes ; but as Mr. Rishton, the building surveyor,
was not present, the question was adjourned to a future
day.—The subject of Mr. Rose's contract for street sweep-
ing was brought forward, and the report of the borough
engineer, as to the comparative amounts of work per-
formed, was read. The committee, however, decided not
to recommend the liberation of Mr. Rose from his con-
tract ; for as they had not, when he was earning a very
large sum yearly under it, interfered with his gains, they
had no right to interfere to protect him from loss through
an undertaking with the nature of which he himself
was so well acquainted.—The remainder of the business
was uninteresting.

ANNUAL GENERAL SESSION.—The annual meeting of
the justices of the peace for this county was held in the
Court-house, Preston, on Thursday. The chair was occu-
pied by T. B. Addison, Esq. The Rev. J. S. Birley pre-
sented the accounts of the treasurer for the past year, and
moved that they be printed and circulated. After some
conversation the resolution was agreed to. An estimate
of the funds required by the treasurer to carry on the ex-
penditure of the county from the 31st May, 1854, to the
end of February, 1855, was submitted and agreed to.
The sum of £7OO was granted for the erection of a police-
station at Fleetwood; £l6OO for one at Garstang ; and
£l4OO for one at Kirkham. The sum of £lOO was placed
at the disposal of Mr. Clay, the chaplain of the house of
correction at Preston, to enable him to provide himself
with an assistant for the ensuing year. Mr. Clay has
held the office for 33 years, and the chairman alluded to
the great ability displayed by that gentleman in the com-
pilation of his " Statistics of Crime," which had been not
only of material utility, but of European fame. Four ad-
ditional constables were then appointed, to be stationed in
the district of St. Helen's, and the proceedings terminated.
THE ASSIZES.—The following has been issued by the
deputy prothonotary of the county :—The next assizes at
Lancaster will commence on Saturday, the sth of August,
and at Liverpool on the 9th of August. The records in
causes to be tried at Lancaster, and at issue on or before
Friday, the 21st of July, should be ordered on that day ;
and in those to be tried at Liverpool, and at issue on or
before Tuesday, the 25th of July, should be ordered on
that day. The last day for making up issues in time for
trial at the next assizes at Lancaster will be Thursday, the
the 27th of July,on which day the records must be ordered.
The last day for making up issues in time for trial at the
next assizes at Liverpool will be Monday, the 31st of July,
on which day the records must be ordered. Rule day
before the assizes, Thursday, the 13th of July. Rule day
after the assizes, Thur:sday, the 7th of September. In
pursuance of the rule otcourt of March assizes, 1842, the
causes intended to be tried at Liverpool will be entered in
the following order :-Ist list, of Salford Hundred ; 2nd
list, West Derby Hundred, or elsewhere. The entry of
causes at Lancaster will close at nine o'clock on Monday
morning, the 7th of August, and at twelve o'clock at noon
on Thursday, the 10th of August. The causes in the se-
cond list will not be called on for trial before Saturday,
the 12th of August. The chancery court will be held at
St. George's Hall, in Liverpool, on Thursday, the 10th of
Auemst, at ten o' clock in the forenoon. The business. of
the.public offices will be transacted at Preston dam; Ott
assizes, as usual