The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1842-03-11 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE.—The following members were present at the weekly meeting of the Dock Committee, which was held yesterday :—Messrs. Horsfall, Barclay, Holt, Holmes, Middleton, Smith, Sandbach, Aikin, Nicol, Molyneux, Mellor, Bailey, Chilton, Evans, Tobin, Bold, Shand, Moon, and Ripley. In the absence of the chairman of the committee (Mr. Sands), Mr. Horsfall, the deputy chairman, presided. The following tenders were accepted :—From Messrs. Bowers and Murray, for deepening Salthouse Dock ; from the Coalbroolcdale Company, for grates for the dock-masters' houses ; and from Messrs. Berry, Curtis. and Co., for two steam-engine boilers on No. 1 pierhead. The accounts of Messrs. Walker and Cubitt, the engineers, for their reports on the dock plans were produced : that of Mr. Walker amounted to £315, and that of Mr. Cubitt to £262 10s.—Mr. Aikin inquired to what account these bills should be charged ?—The Chairman said he could not tell.—Mr. Sandbach asked what the committee had obtained in return for these charges ?—The Chairmen could not exactly tell; he apprehended, however, that they bad obtained some little knowledge.—Mr. Holmes said there was no question that the bills must be paid.—A resolution was then passed that they be paid. The subject of advertising for a bell beacon with machinery, after some discussion, was referred back to the Sub-committee of Works. John Jones, the keeper of the Leasowe Lighthouse, was reprimanded for neglect of duty, and cautioned that if he again transgressed he would be discharged. The Finance Committee of the Town Council forwarded a resolution, agreed to by them, applying for the use of the slip at Sea_ cornbe basin, and requesting the Dock Committee to make the necessary repairs previously to its occupation as a landing stage.—Agreed to. The Town-clerk forwarded copies of the Mersey Conservancy Bill, and in his note stated that he should have great pleasure iii explaining any of its provisions to the committee. The Chairman said he had read the bill since the last meeting, and that it was of limited powers, falling very far short of what was contemplated before. It would be unnecessary to give the town-clerk the trouble of attending the committee, as he saw no objection to the bill. After a brief discussion, it was resolved that the secretary should acknowledge the receipt of the 'copies of the bill, and add that the committee, on perusing it, thought it would be unnecessary for the town-clerk to attend. The Solicitor reported on the application from Messrs. Richard Harbord and Co., claiming compensation for damage done to 100 hogsheads of sugar, by the tidal waters, of the Mersey breaking had intoctahreef'nallry examined alleheoxuaseinceeliar the (Frame s, King's Dock,) that he stances, and that there was not the slightest ground for resting a claim against the dock trust for compensation. The committee then separated. sltlureddennets,.cittyevening, Mr. committed suicide MELANCHOLageYSdU2I2C,IDa -,ns out with a horse pistol, at the cottage d Elliot, residing at Lewisham. He failed to pass his examination, which  ..... _ . . . by blowing his I of his aunt, a la had the preceding preyed upon his mind  dy names  MELANCHOLY Ac Dlent Inweient  DENT AND Loss  which I  isited the west