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~ ~ ~~ ~ I_~ . . . , . i ' ~ : N , . , p.tiu VitbTfratfons. ....' , .,.z Just published; price is., Second Edition, REPORT UPON DEAFNESS when resulting from .1 - 1. Diseases of the Eustachian Passages ' • with the modern Methods of Cure: being a Paper read to the Liverpool Me dical Association, ontlie 19th December, 1839. By HUGH NEILL, Surgeon to the,lnstitution for Curing Diseases of the Ear, and Surgeon to the Ophthalmic Infirmary. WALMSLEY, Church-street, Liverpool. 1840. Extract from the Records of the Lirerpool Medical Insti- tution. " December 19th, 1839. " Mr. Neill read his paper entitled ' the Diseases of the EustachiAn Tubes, and their treatn►ent ; particularly with reference to the use of the Catheter and Air-Press.' _ " The object of Mr. Neill's paper was to bring under the notice of the Association the recent improvements in Aural Surgery, which have been introduced by Delau, 'ramer, and others, particularly in the examination an t tment of the diseases of the Eustachian tubes by the ca ter and air press. He gave a general account of the mor id conditions to which the Eustachian tubes are liable, with the diagnostic marks peculiar to each. He next described the apparatus employed by . Kramer (the catheter and air-press), which he stated he had used with much advantage; and exhibited its mode of application in several cases. " A lengthened discussion took place on the merits of the plan of treatment, after which a vote of thanks to Mr. Neill was carried unanimously for his having brought th e sub j ect before the Association.' 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Secondly—To provide a Fund, by appropriating one-tenth of the profits, to relieve the Families of Deceased Clergymen recommended by the Diocesants, and toenable Congregations to Insure the Lives of their Clergy at very favourable rates. Clergymen's lives will be insured with as little profit to the office as will be consistent with its obligations to the share holders ; and by being themselves also holders of shares, they may, in addition, secure the profits arising from their own as well as other insurances. The Dissenters have their Insurance Company, the Roman Catholics have their Trust Association ; it will soon be seen that the Church of England can have both, to an extent vastly beyond either the one or the other. Tables, by an eminent Mathematician, are prepared, and will speedily be published, with the List of the Patrons, when it is completed ; in the meantime, Shares, Agencies, and information may be applied for, by addressing E. M. ELDER TON, Esq., 40, Queen-square, Bloomsbury ; or by applying at the head office, 6, King William-street; the City of Lon don Loan and Annuity Company, which has formed a junc tion with and added its large paid-up capital and valuable business to the Church of England Institution. Applications for Shares, &c. may also be made to OKILL and COOKE, No. 2, Dale-street, Agents for Liverpool. Surveyor for Liverpool—SAMUEL HOLME, Esq., Seel-street. Medical Officer for Liverpool—J. P. HALTON, Esq., Surgeon, Mount-pleasant. PARISH OF LIVERPOOL. AT the ANNUAL GENERAL VESTRY, held in SAINT NICHOLAS'S CHURCH, on TUESDAY, the 21st April, 1840, The Rev. JONATHAN BROOKS, one of the Rectors, in the Chair ; The minutes of the meetings, proceedings, resolutions, and orders of the Select Vestry, and of all sums received, applied, and expended by their direction, together with a summary, or report, of their accounts and transactions since the month of October last, were laid before the Inhabitants, pursuant to Act of Parliament, and the report of the accounts having been read, It was resolved,—That the Accounts of the Churchwardens and Select Vestry now read do pass, and that the Report and a brief abstract of the Accounts be inserted once in each Liverpool paper. The following Officers were then appointed : Mr. William Birkett, Churchwardens of the 1 Mr. Isaac Hutchinson, Parish. Mr. John Wilkinson, Sidesmen. Mr. William Foster, Mr. Johif.Tatham, 1 Churchwardens of Saint Mr. William Taylor, 1 Paul's. Mr. Robert M`Kee, Churchwardens of Saint Mr. Thom as St retc h, 1 John's. SELECT VESTRY. Mr. John M`G u ffie Mr. John Paton Mr. John Deakin Mr. Thomas Dover Mr. James N. Holmes Mr. William Slater Mr. John Wilkinson Mr. Edward Ford Mr. William Laycock Mr. William Foster Mr. John Cowgill Mr. R. W. Houghton Mr. Thomas D. Butler Mr. Mark Rlmmer Mr. John Hand Mr. John Mellor Mr. James Harvey, jun. Mr. William Woods Mr. William Henderson Mr. Singleton Cooper. Resolved—That Mr. M. D. L own d es b e continued Vestry clerk. Resolved—That Mr. Charles Hart be continued Treasurer and Rate-book Clerk. Resolved—That Mr. Edward Gray be continued an As sistant-Overseer, with the same salary and d ut i es as in the last year. Resolved—That Mr. John Evans be continued an Assist ant-Overseer, with the same duties as in the last year, but at the salary of £2lO. Resolved —That Mr. James Eckersley be continued an Assistant-Overseer and Secretary. Resolved —That the six Collectors, Mr. Thomas Raven shaw, Mr. William Gibson, Mr. Zachariah Barnes Hough ton, Mr. Thomas Ellerton, Mr. William Jones Peachey, and Mr. Joseph Robinson, be continued Assistant-Overseersand Collectors. Resolved—That a salary of £l2O. (instead of £100.) be paid to Mr. William Welch, the Treasurer's Clerk. Resolved—That Mr. James Dowdall be continued Gover nor of the Workhouse, with the same duties and salary as last year ; with the addition, however, of £lOO., upon the understanding that he insure his life therewith. Resolved—That Mrs. Mary Dowdall be continued Matron of the Workhouse, with the same duties and salary as last year. Resolved—That the Rev. H. S. Joseph be continued Chap lain of the Workhouse, with the same stipend as last year. Resolved—That Mr. Brereton Nightingall be continued the Resident Surgeon of the Workhouse, with the same duties and salary as last year. Resolved —That a Church-rate of One Penny in the Pound be laid for the ensuing year. Resolved—That each of the Parish Clerks be paid the sum of £50., in consideration of their giving up their fees on the Bills of Mortality, and circulating them gratuitously as usual. Resolved—That the sum of £525. be paid to the Trustees of the North and South Dispensaries, on the same conditions as last year. Resolved—That the sum of £2lO. be paid to the Treasurer of the Northern Hospital, under the same conditions as last year. Resolved—That the sum of £l5O. be allowed to the Eastern Dispensary, under the same conditions as the other charities. Resolved—That the thanks of the Vestry be given to Dr. Macrorie, Dr. Gouthwaite, and Mr. M'Culloch, the Hono rary Physicians and Surgeon of the Workhouse and Fever Ward, for their valuable services during the past year. Resolved—That the sum of £2O. be applied by the Select Vestry for the benefit of Mrs. Richardson. g!!c-A.. Resolved—That the annual allowance of £lOO. be made to Mr. Wainewright of the Liverpool Office. Resolved—That the thanks of this meeting be given to EdWard Baines, Esq., Member for Leeds, for his courtesy to the Deputation from the Parish of Liverpool, and his kind ness in undertaking the charge in the House of Commons of the Watch Rate Amendment Bill, in which the parish of Liverpool are so materially interested. Resolved—That in the opinion of this Vestry, the measure introduced into Parliament by her Majesty's Ministers to extend the Bonding System to Inland Towns is, in every re spect, highly objectionable. And that , the Select Vestry be'accordingly requested, and are hereby empowered, to op pose the passing of this bill by all means in their power. Resolved—That Mr. John Walthew be appointed an as sistant-overseer and visiter for the ensuing year, with a salary of £lOO. Resolved—That the thanks of the Vestry be given to the Churchwardens, Overseers, and Select Vestry, for their very efficient services during the past year, and particularly for their great attention to the interests of the inhabitants of this parish, on accasions when those interests have i bpen materially jeopardised. JONATHAN BROOKS, Chairman. The Chairman having left the Chair, Resolved unanimously,—On the motion of Mr. JAMES ASPINALL, seconded by Mr. RUSHTON, that the thanks of the Vestry be given to the Chairman for his able conduct in the chair. M. D. LOWNDES, Vestry-clerk. The following is a Summary of the Accounts Balance received from the Churchwardens of 1838 Received Poor-rates Do. Church-rates Do. from Workhouse Do. from Out Poor Do. from Illegitimates Account Do. Sundries £5,279 11 5 .... 48,136 7 7A .... 5,270 7 7 .... 2,884 3 4 .... 2,487 3 2 .... 1,353 15 6 .... 1,212 6 X 65,623 15 2 Paid on account of the Workhouse £16,617 8 0 Do. on account of Out Poor 21,620 13 2 Do. on account of 111egitimates .... 2,123 6 0 Do. on account of General Management 20,885 4 7 Do. on account of Churches Balance 25th March, 1840 £66,623 15 2 Errors excepted. Liverpool, 25th March, 1840. CHARLES HART, Treasurer. Examined with the vouchers produced, and found correct. ISAAC HUTCHINSON, JOHN WILKINSON, Auditors. JOHN PATON, JOHN DEAKIN, REPORT OF THE CHURCHWARDENS AND SELECT VESTRY, For the Year ending 25th March, 1840. In conformity with annual custom, the Churchwardens and Celect Vestry present to the Parishioners a statement of their Accounts for the Year ending 25th March, 1840. Notwithstanding the high price of corn and other provi sions during the year, it is satisfactory to state, that, through the good management of the Governor, there has been an increase only of three farthings more per head per week, or £2BO 9s. 6d. for the whole year, and upon the whole net expenditure upon the Workhouse there has been a diminu tion of about £220. The Churchwardens and Select Vestry, by the early pay ment of the Rate during the present year, have been enabled to get an allowance of interest upon the parish bills, by which a considerable saving has been accomplished. Several important regulations have been suggested by the Treasurer, in his department, since the last Vestry in Sep tember, which have been approved of and adopted by the Select Vestry . by means of which the returns of the Rates paid to the Collectors, and the examinations of then by the Treasurer, are daily secured ; and thus the recurrence of such errors and omissions as were formerly complained of will be, in a great degree, prevented. This system, too, will unquestionably promote the prompt and efficient Collection of the Rates, by which means only the Registration can be accurately and completely kept up. And the Select Vestry have again the pleasure of bearing testimony to the unwea ried assiduity of their Treasurer, who has accomplished, to their entire satisfaction, the object proposed by the union of the Rate-book Office with that of Treasurer, viz., that of greater correctness in both departments, with considerable saving of expense to the Parish. The Churchwardens and Overseers, along with the Governor of the Workhouse, visited during the last year, the Appren tices in the Manufactories at Patricroft, Winslow, Congle ton, Havannah Mills, Luddenden Foot, near Halifax and Rochdale, and they have much pleasure in reporting that they found them healthy and comfortable ; and it is a simple act of justice to, bear testimony to the admirable system and regulations observed in Messrs. Greggs' Factory, at Quarry bank, Mr. Hobson's Silk Manufactory, at tthe Havannah Mills, and at Messrs. Smiths' Worsted Spinning Factory, at Luddenden Foot. The result of the improved collections, and of the system of economy prevailing in the parish expenditure, leads the Churchwardens and Select Vestry to indulge the hope, that a further reduction in the Rate, of at least one penny in the pound, may be made for the ensuing year, provided that the levying of a borough watch-rate of sixpence in the pound should not be compulsory in this parish. After having ad verted to the subject of the watch-rate, it may be convenient here to explain to the inhabitants the exact object of Mr. Baines's act of last Session, and its bearing upon the Parish of Liverpool, as Considerable misapprehension has gone abroad upon the question. Under the' Municipal Corpora tions Amendment Act, the Council of certain boroughs were reouieed to establish a day and night police, and the expense of such establishment was directed to be borne out of the corporate estate. But in those boroughs in which there had been previously a power to levy a watch-rate, the act proceeds to charge upon the inhabitants a sum equal to the average expended upon the watch during the preceding 7 years. The average amount so paid by the parish of Liverpool was £8527 ; or from 3d to 3Ad in the pound upon the parish assessment ; and the parish has contributed that sum annually to the Cor poration until the present time. In several boroughs, how ever, where a day and night police was established under the Municipal Corporations Act the corporate revenues were inadequate to the maintenance of the police force in addition to other corporate expenses, and it early became necessary, therefore, for the Town Councils to lay borough rates to make good the deficiency ; but as the new police were not required to watch throughout all parts of each borough, although all the borough had contributed to the borough rate, it was soon perceived that it was unequal and unjust to pay the expense of the police-force out of the borough rate. And it was to remedy this injustice, and for no other purpose, that Mr. Baines, the member for Leeds, brought in and obtained the passing of the act of last Session, which enables each Town Council to levy a rate, not exceeding six pence in the pound, upon the annual value of all property watched, to be recovered from the overseers in the manner of a county rate. It happens that, for the want of a few words to narrow its application, the act in question is consi dered to apply to all boroughs having a police force, but there is a great difference of opinion as to the amount of rate being compulsory or discretionary with the Town Council of each borough. Sir Frederick Pollock and Sir William Follett, on a case submitted to them on behalf of the parish of Liverpool, advised that the amount is at the discretion of the Council ; and on the other baud, the At torney-General, Mr. Wightman, and Mr. Rogers, are of opinion, upon a case submitted by the Town-clerk of Liver pool, that the Town. Council have no discretion in the matter, and must enforce the whole rate of sixpence in the pound. If such be the case, and the rate of sixpence must be levied, instead of a probable reduction of one penny, it will be ne cessary to lay an additional rate upon the inhabitants of threepence or fourpence, because a rate of sixpence in the pound upon the assessment value of all property watched is equal to a parish rate of at least eightpence in the pound, the sum actually collected by the parish being from 1:75 to £BO per cent. only of the actual rates laid. The Church wardens and Select Vestry, however, have the satisfaction of stating, that a deputation from their board have had several interviews with Mr. Baines, the member for Leeds, and have succeeded in satisfying him of the justice, and even necessity, of amending this act of last Session ; and he has accordingly introduced a bill into the House of Commons, which, if passed into a law, will relieve the parish from all apprehen sion in this respect. And there is every reason to believe that the bill will pass, unless the Town Council of thi . borough should oppose it, on account of the facility given to them. by the act of last Session of transferring a large sum annually out of the pockets of the parishioners into the cor porate treasury, without imposing upon the Council any obligation to show (as the Municipal Act requires before a borough rate can be laid) the inadequacy of their income for all legitimate corporate purposes. The Dock Bill, which the Select Vestry were intrusted to oppose by the Special General Vestry held last month, as to matters injurious to the interest of the parish, has been read a second time, and will go into committee on the seventh of May,. or very soon afterwards. The Select Vestry have taken the necessary preliminary steps in accordance with the resolutions of the inhabitants, and it will remain for their successors to carry them out. The Deputation appointed by the parish last year strenu ously opposed the Prisons' Act Amendment Bill, by which a great expenditure would, in all probability, have been im posed upon this parish, and the bill was eventually defeated in the House of Lords, and at present there is no prospect of the measure being revived. But the Churchwardens and Se lect Vestry regret to find, that there is an earnest endeavour to establish inland bonding warehouses, a measure which, whilst it would gratuitously interfere with existing property at the outports, must give rise to a great increase of revenue officers, both along the lines of the transit of goods and at the bonding towns, or must greatly endanger the revenue. The Town Council look upon this bill, if not with approbation, at least with a degree of indifference irreconcileable with their bounden duties as the public protectors of the corporate es tate, which is so largely interested in the bonding system now existing at the outports. As they, however, think fit to aban don the post they ought to maintain, it will deserve the con sideration of the parishioners whether, as the parish is inter ested next in degree to the corporation in the conservation of the property of the town, they should not instruct the Select Vestry to oppose the inland bonding bill to the utmost of their power. Tho Select Vestry have, during the last year, made addi tions to the workhouse for the reception of Lunatic Paupers, by which it is expected that an annual saving to the pariah of £3OO at least will be effected. They have also made alter ations in the house for the comfort of the inmates, and seve ral reservoirs have been made for the better supply of water, which had begun to fail. These extraordinary expenses will account for the greater sum appearing this year under the head of building and repairs for the workouse. The Churchwardens and Select Vestry take leave to bring ddhi:,nreuiunderincit;ritTelieetsiod,saltu consideration of the Vestry, the devoted and un weariedattentionsitiinninosgimtil the f their ohri eeren e.t articlesuttaireturn. offices d. comparativei rA as governor and matron of the work house.p trMrs. o tdhDue coewsappointmentcaldmat expenditure reiekmr kind lehi I ,da i as the ahnbne b edte e hs e ni esc a yakmn ar)anaidt, nhuia graduallysympathising workhouse, dgy a n so s due to the sick of the parishioners and as they never shrink from the charities and at s ider exposedat i o tno m i t willr Dowdall not escapeconstantly a c o o t n l y iseases of a malignant d character. And as Mr. Dowdall is now the well -tried and faithful servant of the time of a sum Parish, the Select Vestry would recommend to the parish ionershundred pounds, to enable himotfomeoffneecy; m . Governor the pr preceding l e -I d a i the allow • his life—the benefit of liberality ha n an o v gsxubcreeseeodnei insurance exceeding one upon n in e •l a i o a n r . t of this report, the lt ca w s i e ll of b t e he se l e a l t i e , M fro r. that a great number of measures are now progress in Parliament materially affecting the interests w l o u t* this From Mr. Wainewright, of the Liverpool-office parish. , the Church wardens and Select Vestry continue to re ce i ve m as sistance, and they, therefore, recommend liatoi:tsefficient stipend of £lOO for the ensuing year should be continued. Since 'the General Vestry in October last, the district of the late collector, Mr. John Walthew, has been gone through by his successor; and , it is g ratif y in g to state that, instead of any deficiency, there is a small balance of front 1.3 to ;t5 in his favour. . The attention of the Select Vestry having been called to the important services rendered to the sick poor by means of the Eastern Dispensary, the Select Vestry recommend that a sum of one hundred guineas be voted to that charity, upon the same condition as the other dispensaries. Extracted from the M Minutes of the Select Vestry, JAMES ECKERSLEY, Secretary. Liverpool, 25th March, 1840. ANNUAL GENERAL VESTRY. The annual Easter Vestry for the parish of Liverpool, for re reception of the report and accounts of the select vestry, 1r the election of officers,. and the despatch of other usual arochial bisiness, was held on Tuesday, at.twelve, o'clock, n St. Nicholas's Church, the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, in the chair. The Secretary, Mr. JAMES ECKERSLEY, read the report, the points of which we need not enumerate, as the document is already before the public. Mr. Ham- read an abstract of the accounts. On the question being put, that the accounts do pass — Mr. BIGHAM said there were Several items in the accounts which consideration. He was glad, however, to find, that the general expenditure exhibited signs of having been well conducted. There was one point to which he took exception. He was of opinion, that the expenses incurred in those de putations to London, which were set forth, in the accounts, to have been per order of the vestry, upon the " prisons bill" and the " watch rate bill," should not pass. Here were three deputations from the parish of Liverpool to London, which had cost the sum of £240. Here was a very serious item whielt had been incurred without remark, while those who drew out the report exulted that a saving had been effected which amounted to three farthings per bead. He vestry-clerk if there were not some legal limit to the amount which could be demanded by persons going on deputations. Could they legally demand more than one guinea per day. Mr. LOWNDES replied, that there was no legal rule on the subject ; parties, in such cases, were allowed their expenses. Mr. SIGHAM would then appeal to the common sense of fellow-parishioners, if this were not a gross and uncalled-for expenditure. There had been two deputations to London on the prisons bill alone. One had been sent to the commons, the expenses of which were £7O; and immediately after, another was sent to the House of Lords, which cost £6O ; making a total of £l3O for deputations for opposing one bill. Did his fellow-parishioners calculate upon any such expense when they authorised the opposing of that bill ? There was .another point which had attracted his attention : he found that the taxes in the year 1838 had amounted to £19,032 18s. 5d., and in 1839, at the same rate, to £27,354 Gs. llid. Hints have been thrown out, that to the poor, who paid in small sums, the vestry had been severe and pressing, while to those who paid in hundreds, they were lenient and for bearing, allowing the money to stand over till it. was conve nient for the parties to pay. This was unjust, and the interest of such money was lost to the parish. They ought to have an annual statement laid before the parish of those who bad paid and those who had not paid their rates, and then they would have an opportunity of seeing whether the poor were oppressed. He appealed to his fellow-parishioners whether they would allow the expenses of the deputations to pass without showing that they considered them exorbitant. In conclusion, Mr. Bigham moved, that the sum of £240, for the expenses of the three deputations named in the ac counts, be not allowed. Mr. BARNES said he had some remarks to make on a par ticular department of the parochial expenditure, not with a view to having it lessened, but with a view to having it greatly increased. (Hear.) He observed that a sum of £250 was paid to the two assistant-overseers, whose duty it was to visit the distressed individuals about the parish. The number he thought insufficient, as they could not possibly pay as much attention as they ought to this department, and he thought these officers ought to be greatly increased. There ought, at least, to be six of them to perform the duty efficiently. He had himself visited aged and distressed individuals, and, though he must say, whvnever he called at the parish-office, every attention was paid to them, yet they required to be dis covered first by private individuals, and it was not possible for two officers to attend to all the claims upon their attention. (Hear, hear.) He hoped, therefore, that a sufficient number of men fitted for the office would be selected, and appointed to this department. He moved that the select vestry be re quested to take the subject into consideration, with the view of increasing the number of visiting overseers to four or six. The CHAIRMAN said Mr. Barnes was correct as to the number of the visiting officers employed, but not as to the salaries, which were included in those stated in the accounts as paid to visiting overseers, clerks, and constables, £484 18s. They had better decide upon the accounts first, and then it would be regular to entertain the motioubrought forward by Mr. Barnes. The accounts were put and passed without opposition. Mr. HENSIIAW inquired the average number of cases which the officers had to visit per day. Mr. KILSHAW—about thirty. Mr. IlEssuAw said, formerly there was only one officer for the performance of this duty, and he believed he did it very easily. Another was afterwards appointed. The CHAIRMAN said he had inquired whether it had ever happened thata poor person, whose case had been represented, had not been visited. He found that no such case had oc curred ; that all had been visited. Mr. BARNES'S motion was put and lost. Mr. Churchwarden KILSHAW said, it has been agreed at a recent vestry to recommend Mr. William Birkett and Mr. Isaac Hutchinson to be churchwardens for the next year ; seconded by Mr. Bushby. Mr. KNArratt—l beg leave to propose Mr. Alderman James Aspinall. (Laughter.) Mr. James Aspinall, I am sure, will ►nake a very efficient churchwarden. The CHAIRMAN said, Mr. Aspinall objected on the ground of not having time to attend to the duties of such an office, and as he was a magistrate of the county, he was legally ex empt, so that they had no means of compelling him to serve them as churchwarden. Mr. CLARKE had an individual to propose, and he did it because he thought that every man who did anything for the benefit of the parish was worthy to be rewarded for his ser vices. He understood that one of the present churchwardens had discovered a sum of money which had been lying dor mant for some years. The gentleman to whom he alluded was Mr. Kilshaw, and how this sum had been reserved for him to discover, and why it had escaped the attention of other persons for so long a time, he could not tell. He thought, however, as he had shown himself so vigilant, and as they had no other mark of esteem that they could bestow upon him, that they ought to re--appoint him one of the church wardens. If Mr. Kilshaw would tell them how he had made this discovery, he would move that, as a mark of their ap probation, and as a reward to him for his excellent conduct, he should be re-appointed churchwarden. The CHAIRMAN said, they were well aware of this sum before, and he believed it was left originally as an individual charity to poor persons ; and he was not quite sure that the parish were acting legally in incorporating it with their ac counts. It was only £5O originally, and the interest was about £2, which had, in nine years, accumulated so that £l9 lOs had been placed to the credit of the parish accounts. Mr. CLARKE wished to know how it had been formerly appropriated, and what was the reason why it had lain dor mant for nine years. Mr. KILSHAW said, he believed the interest was formerly, by the governor and governess of the Workhouse, divided amongst a certain number of indigent individuals. Mr. CLARKE said, this practice, then, ought not to have been discontinued. At the suggestion of Kr. Kilshaw, Mr. Clarke withdrew his motion, and Mr..Birkett and Mr. Hutchinson were.ap pointed. Mr. Wilkinson and Mr. William Foster, of Roscommon street and Vauxhall-road, were appointed sidesmen for the ensuing year. Mr. John Tatham and Mr. William Taylor appointed churchwardens of St. Paul's. Mr. Robt. AP Kee and Mr. Thos. Stretch were appointed churchwardens of St. John's. Mr. KILSAW said it was recommended to re-appoint all the same individuals (with the exception of three) members of the Select Vestry who had constituted that body last year. As it had been requested that the number of times each party had attended during the last year should be stated, he was prepared to give that information to the meeting. Mr. Kil shaw read a statement of the number of times each indivi dual had attended the board and the meetings. Mr. EPHRAIM KNAPPER thought it very inconvenient that twenty individuals should be proposed in a body. He wished to hear the names of the old members whom it was proposed to retain. The names of the seventeen old members were read, and it was intimated, that the three members who retired were the two churchwardens and Mr. Muncaster, who had been cho sen overseer. The CHAIRMAN put the seventeen old members to the meeting first. Mr. KNAPPER said he would move that the name of Mr. William Waithew be introduced as one of the seventeen in lieu of that of the person who had attended the fewest times. Mr. KILSHAW said that was Mr. Laycock. Mr. Knapper could not find a seconder to his motion, and it fell to the ground. The seventeen old members were re appointed. Mr. WILKINSON, seconded by Mr. HENSH AW, proposed Mr. John Mellor us one of the three new members. Mr. KNAPPER, as an amendment, proposed Mr. William Walthew. Not seconded. A PARISHIONER proposed Mr. John Clarke. Mr. Clarke declined, and the original motion was carried. Mr. MUNCASTER, seconded by Mr. GROOM, proposed Mr. William Woods, of Pembroke-place. Carried. Mr. Foen, seconded by Mr. BUTLER, proposed Mr... Si ngleton Cooper. Carried. Mr. Lowndes was re-appointed vestry-cle r k ; M r . Hart, treasurer ; Mr. Edward Gray, overseer ; and Mr. John Evans, assistant-overseer; all with the same duties and emo luments as heretofore. Mr. WILKINSON spoke in very high terms of the services of Mr. John Evans, who, he said, had most arduous duties, which he performed in a most exemplary manner. Mr. Wil kinson produced and read a letter from Thomas James Hall, Esq., formerly stipendiary magistrate of this borough. Mr. Hall spoke in very high terms of the character and services of Mr. Evans. Mr. Wilkinson said this officer was greatly underpaid, his present salary being only £lBO per annum. He was a very worthy member of society, as well as an ex cellent officer, and he had also a young and increasing family. He begged, therefore, to propose, that his salary be increased to two hundred guineas per annum. The motion was carried without opposition. Mr. JAMES ECKERSLEY was re-appointed Secretary. with the same salary and duties as last year. The six Collectors were re-appointed on the same terms. Instead of renewing the gratuity of £2O to Mr. Welsh, it was determined to fix his salary at £l2O per annum. Mr. KILSHAW proposed that Mr. and Mrs. Dowdall be re-appointed Governor and Matron of the workhouse, with an addition to Mr. Dowdall's income of £lOO per annum to enable him to effect an insurance on his life. Mr. Kilshaw pointed out the constant exposure of Mr. and Mrs. Dowdall to disease, from their constant attention to the sick under their care, and spoke in warm terms of the services of the Governor and Matron. Mr. CLARKE said he was fully sensible of the excellent conduct of Mr. and Mrs. Dowdall. No person could have a higher estimation than he had of the value of their services, but it was clearly understood, when they were appointed, that their salaries should not go on increasing with that ra pidity which had before been too common. He thought the sum of £250 per annum, which they received, with the per quisites which they enjoyed, making the salary equal to more than £4OO per annum, was a very handsome allowance. He thought that out of this Mr. Dowdall might and ought to lay by sufficient to produce an annuity for his children. He did not speak with any personal feeling, but he knew that some of Mr. Dowdall's children were advanced in life, and lie thought it was not well to be too precipitate in carrying a resolution of this sort, for which there was no precedent. Mr. HENSHAW said the thing was not without prece dent, as it had been done in the case of Mr. Hardman. and it was on the fruits of a similar resolution that the children of Mr. Hardman had relied for support, otherwise they might have come to the vestry for assistance. Mr. CLARKE said, if such a thing had been done in the case of Mr. 11 ardman, he had never heard of it. It was the principle, however, which lie opposed. These sort of en croachments should not be allowed, otherwise their money would soon be wantonly thrown away. The parish-rates were collected for the poor, and those who could hardly afford to pay them, nevertheless did pay them cheerfully on that occount, and they ought to pause before they gave that money which was intended to support the destitute, in in creasing salaries, and particularly before they gave it to those who could afford to do without it. (Hear, hear, and cheers 4) Mr. Kusii.lw spoke warmly and energetically in favour of Mr. and Mrs. Dowdall. They had not paid them nearly so well as the last governor and matron, who had £4OO a year, and he would say they deserved more,—they deserved £5OO a year. (Loud cheers.) Mr. KNAPpEn. was greatly opposed to the increase of sa laries, but he thought an additional £lOO a year in this case was not out of the way. Mr. CLARKE said, us be perceived the opinion of the meet ing was against him, and as lie meant nothing personal as regarded Mr. and Mrs. Dowdall, he would withdraw his op position to the grant. He only feared that these encroach ments would be continued. The motion was carried, it being stipulated that the addi tional £lOO per annum was for the express purpose of pro. curing a life assurance. On the motion of re-appointing the Rev. Mr. Joseph Chap lain to the Workhouse, _ Mr. HOLLAND stepped forward, and after repeating a story against Mr. Joseph, containing similar chary% to those brought forward by him at the last general vestry, he moved that he be not re-appointed Chaplain -to the Workhouse. Mr. W. RUstrroN spoke in high terms of the conduct and qualifications of Mr. Joseph. If they searched England through they could not find a better man or one more fitted for the office. .. Mr. HOLLAND.—likrote a letter to the Bishop of Chester detailing the whole circumstances. (To Mr. Rushton.) Per haps you never-put your hand in your pocket for him as I have done. alt has been said I told all this at the last vestry, and I 'did ; and I shall oppose him at every vestry. The CHAIRMAN said he decidedly objected to ex parte statements without proofs against individuals at vestry meet ings. (Applause.) As the Bishop of Chester had been men tioned, he might state that since the letter alluded to was written the Bishop of Chester had ordained Mr. Joseph, which he would not have done had he conceived anything to exist against his character. He might state furher, that the Bishop of Chester, in consequence of what he had heard, ap pointed a commission, consisting of himself (Rector Brooks,) Mr. Campbell, and Dr. Tattershall, to investigate the allega tions against Mr. Joseph. The result was that his moral character came out quite clear. That he had been guilty of indiscretions he did not deny, but nothing' worse. lie had been indiscreet, for he was a simple minded man who knew little or nothing of the world, and, in consequence, he had been stripped of all of which he was possessed, which he (the Chairman) believed was not much. Since his appointment he had performed his duty undefatigably. With regard to his having been a Jew, as had been stated, they had no right to find fault with him for that now. If he had left the Jews and become a Christian they had still less reason to find fault with him. (Cheers.) As his case had been fairly in vestigated, and the result in his favour, it was hardly fair to him to bring it forward now. (Cheers.) A Parishioner in the gallery spoke very highly of Mr. Joseph, both in regard to his character and the manner in which he had discharged the duties of his office. If he had any fault it was his great charity to the poor. The CHAIRMAN said lie had fallen into an error in respect of the letter spoken off, which he now understood waswritten to the Bishop not only after Mr. Joseph's ordination but after his appointment as Chaplain to the Workhouse. How ever, there was a letter written to the Bishop before his or- dination, and it was to that he had alluded. Mr. HOLLAND renewed his amendment, which was se conded by Mr. MORETON. It was negativeed by a very large majority, not above four or six hands being held up in its favour. It was proposed that a reduced church-rate of one penny in the pound be paid in lieu of the former rate of three-half pence in the pound. Carried with great applause. On the proposal to grant one hundred guineas to the East ern Dispensary, Mr. JAMES MULLENEUX opposed the motion. Mr. Mul leneux stood so far back under the gallery, and spoke in so low a tone, that it was with d►fficulty we could catch the im port of what he said. We understood him to state, that, as Vice-President of the old Dispensary, he felt it his duty to oppose the proposition. The Eastern Dispensary owed its origin to a private party, and was not entitled to any support from the parish. It had taken away subscriptions from the old institution without relieving it 'of its patients, for the latter had of late greatly increased. The old institution took in precisely the same district as the new one, therefore, while it did its - duty properly the latter was uncalled for. He hoped he should gain credit for not being influenced by any motive but that of wishing to support the oldest charities in the town, and desiring to protect the interests of the poor. He should move that this grant be not allowed. Mr. CLARICE seconded the motion. Mr. JAMES Asriri ALL, as Chairman of the Committee of the Eastern Dispensary, disclaimed the idea of that charity having been instituted for private purposes. He had sat upon the committee of that charity to which Mr. Mulleneux alluded, as he believed he had upon almost every other, for he had been connected with every other in the town, and he was certain the funds of the Eastern Dispensary would be as properly applied as those of any other Dispensary whatever. Every one knew how the town had increased, and the neces sity there was for another Dispensary. He believed when the old Dispensary got into funds, they intended again to take in beds. He hoped, when they considered the good which the Eastern Dispensary had done, that the parish would allow them the same privileges as the others. He re peated that he thought the funds of the Eastern Dispensary were as well applied, and as much needed also, as those of any other institution, and he could not but think any opposi tion to their claims exceedingly invidious. Mr. MULLENEUX. (Cries of spoke, spoke.) He wished to say a few words lu explanation. It would be well if, be fore they decided this question, they would give themselves a little time for inquiry. (Spoke, spoke.) This dispensary would make a claim on the queen's marriage fund. (Spoke, spoke.) He merely wished to explain that he did not imply for a moment that the funds of the new dispensary,were not properly aplied, but that they would interfere with and crip ple the operations of the old institution. Mr. ASPINALL said the committee of the queen's mar riage fund had consented that the eastern dispensary should participate in its benefits. Mr. PARKER said, if Mr. Mulleneux, with his philantro phic mind, only knew the necessity which existed for the new dispensary, he was sure he would not continue his oppo sition to this grant for one moment. The question was put, and the motion for the grant was carried by a large majority. Mr. IsAAc HOLMES wished to ask the vestry-clerk whe ther he had any reason to suppose that the town council intended to oppose the rescinding of the watch rate act. Mr. LOWNOES said he had seen the town-clerk a few days since, and the latter gave him to understand, that any mea sures they might take on the subject would not be opposed. Mr. WtetetNsofe proposed the usual grant of 20 guineas to Mr. Dowdall, but at the suggestion of Mr. Lowndes, and some others, he withdrew the motion. Mr. MONTGOMERY proposed a resolution to the effect that the select vestry be requested and empowered to oppose the Inland Bonding Bill to the utmost of their power. Mr. BUSHBY seconded the motion. Mr. CLARKE said he could not see what the parishioners had to do with this question. Those gentlemen who were benefitted by the present bonding system should, if they thought themselves likely to be injured by that which it was proposed to introduce, do it of themselves by private sub scription out of their pocks. There were hundreds of pa rishioners who had no benefit from the bonding of goods in Liverpool, and he did not see why the owners of warehouses, whose interests were affected, should come and endeavour to saddle the parish with the expense of opposing a bill which they thought would injure their business. Every individual who felt his interests touched upon might now go to the vestry and call upon the parish for aid, and so the system would go on till, what with deputations and other expenses, instead of the rate being one penny it would be two pence or three pence or four pence or eigt t pence. In every trade in Liverpool it might happen that an act of parliament might be brought forward which would appear to do some injury, and the persons engaged in that trade, instead of thinking, as they naturally ought to do, of protecting their interests out of their own resources, would say, " Oh, we have nothing to do but go to the vestry and the parish will bear all the expense of our deputation and of our application to parliament !" This was a very objectionable proposition altogether. If the par ties who held warehouses felt aggrieved they were quite monied men enough to oppose this bill without calling upon the parish to expend the money which was paid by many persons with difficulty enough, for the poor, to assist them. Mr. CHRISTOPHER BUSHELL said their opponents had evidently not given the subject on which they had spoken much consideration. They were great economists, as it ap peared by their professions ; but it did not appear to have struck them that it was a principle of economy to oppose this measure (cheers), which was that of keeping as much money in their own pockets as possible. (Cheers.) Was there any economy in driving trade from their own doors, in sending away rental that helped to pay their parochial rates, in rais in.. up a number of expensive Custom-house establishments in Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield, Wolverhampton, and other places ? These establishments would entail upon the country an enormous additional expenditure. This was a question which materially affected the parishioners of Liver pool, and if they would look into its various bearings, they would see that it was their duty to oppose it. (Hear and cheers.) With respect to the Council, with which he had the honour, if honour it were, and he supposed he must call it so, to be connected, he regretted that that body should have act ed, on so important a question, with a degree of apathy that was disgraceful to them. The question was one of vital im portance to every individual in the town, whether it were a tradesman or a shopkeeper, or an artisan, or a labourer, yet the Council had not entertained it at all. They could discuss many questions with which they might appear to haze less to do : they could discuss, forsooth, the corn-laws, the privi lege question (laughter), and appeal to the sympathies by speaking loudly and eloquently in favour of humanity ; but when the best interests of the parishioners were concerned, where there was a measure brought forward for taking away one-half your trade, which this would do, they were as silent as the grave. (Cheers.) This question was by no means a warehouse question ; it was one which concerned all the trad ing interests of the town, for it would narrow the trade of, the town fully one-half. (Hear, hear.) Could any one, there fore, refuse to admit that the fate of the town was much in volved in it. If the value of the warehouses were reduced ; looking on it in that point of view alone, would not the rates be reduced ? • The trade itself would be reduced, he repeated, at least one-half, and, as it could not be pretended that such reduction would not injure the parishioners at large ) it was their duty to oppose the measure. Mr. DOVER said, the parties who had taken up this matter were wholly disconnected with the warehouse party. He be lieved the matter was first moved by those interested in the wine and tea trade. At the same time, the warehouse pro prietors rightly considered that the measure would do them no good; and that it would be injurious to the parishioners, and even to the county at large, could not admit of a doubt. He had it from a gentleman high in the Custom •house esta blishment, that they would have to institute customs esta blishments in other places, which would be as expensive, in proportion to the business, as this in Liverpool. On these grounds he thought the measure should be opposed. Mr. CLARKE. in explanation, said, he had opposed the parish going into the matter, on the ground that it was not a proper question on which the parochial funds should be ex pended. The money of the parish was collected for poor peo ple, and not for the aid of the rich. Mr. Bushell intimated, • that having got into the council, he bad got into bad corn-. pany, and he (Mr. Clarke) thought the sooner he got out of it, the better. (Laughter.) A voice—We'll not let him ; we'll give him good company. (Renewed laughter.) When L the council came forward to improve the commerce of the , port, and to erect warehouses for the accommodation of the , merchants, who found fault with them, and who voted against • them ? And now, when they did not choose to interfere with L persons who wished to have the warehousing of a portion of • their own goods, who again found fault with them ?' People voted for cross-purposes, for their own benefit, and not for the public good.—(A voice—Was it for the public good that Mr. Clarke got his license ? ) l After a few words from Mr. Bushell, Mr. Clarke's propo sition for negativing the motion was put and lost. The origi nal motion was carried by a large majority. L Mr. KNAPPER expressed his gratification that, so far from any defalcation being found against Mr. Walthew, it had • turned out that there was a balance of four or five pounds in L his favour. His services had been very great to the parish L during a very long period, and he would propose that £lOO • IT granted to him as a gratuity, to be renewed annually. Mr. Eters seconded the proposition. Mr. BRYDEN opposed the motion, on the ground that it opend the door for an endless routine of similar pensions to • several individuals. This sort of gratuity was entirely with • out precedent, and the parish was heavily enough burdened already. If this would be merely to Mr. Walthew, he would not oppose it ; but who was there that had served the parish for any length of time who was not entitled to a similar grant as much as Mr. Walthew ? It was a new thing, and he ob jected to it, and he was convinced that the bulk of the parishi oners would object to it too. Mr. BIGHAM seconded the amendment. He was proceed • fag to recapitulate the charges against Mr. Walthew, when he was stopped by Mr. KILSHAW, who said they had found out, on examin ing Mr. Walthew's accounts, that he had credited more money than he had received. Mr. BIGHAM said he was glad Mr. Walthew had come out of it so well. No one, however, could prove that he had not been a political partisan. (Disapprobation.) He only wanted to show that he had used the influence of his office impro perly. (Hisses.) If he could make out that, he should move that he ought not to receive this annuity. He had stated the same before, and was informed that Mr. : Walthew had behaved in like manner to tories as well as well as libe rals. (A voice, " Call them radicals or destructives.") H e could .produce cases that would illustrate his charge, but he would confine himself to one which was his own. Mr. Bigham proceeded to state that he resided in Marybone, whence he removed, and when Mr. Walthew called upon him he asked him what he had to pay on the two houses. Mr. Walthew told him, and he paid the amount, asking Mr. Wal thew if his removal would affect his franchise. Mr. Walthew said he would take care that it should not do so, and he made a note in the margin of his book for the purpose. He found that he was objected to—went before the barrister, and was struck off. When he called upon Mr. Hart to ascertain the reason, lie found it stated in the margin of the book that on the day when he had removed to another house he had be come a lodger. He asked if that conduct were just or was it not? How could they expect parties to act justly if they overlooked such conduct, and even rewarded those who were guilty of it? However, if they granted this annuity, they would do so illegally, and he had power to oppose it before a magistrate—and that would be done. It would be an illegal grant. Mr. Walthew had been the means of depriving him of his franchise, which was dearer to him than money, be cause money he could make, but his franchise he could not get back when deprived of it. Mr. ELLis expressed his satisfaction that Mr. Walthew had come out clear. He had served the parish.twenty-six years, and had been turned out upon mere report, and a new collector appointed, whereby they had gained £6O per annum, so that he thought Mr. Walthew was entitled to this grant. Mr. JAMES ASPINALL said it had been proved that Mr. Walthew had acted the same by tories as by radicals. As an old freeman, he would remind the gentleman who had talked of his franchise being dearer to him than money, that the old freemen had been deprived of their franchise. He thought it was but common justice to Mr. Walthew to give him this small grant. Mr. LOWNDES produced a letter which had been received in reply to one written by Mr. Mozley, to the poor-law com missioners. The latter stated, that it would be decidedly il legal to pay any pension whatever to a parochial officer. It was probable, however, Mr. Lowndes thought, that Mr. Barnes' motion might be carried into effect, by appointing Mr. Walthew one of the visiting overseers, with the sum proposed as a salary. Mr. BARNES adopted the proposition, which was seconded by Mr. Bigham and adopted. Mr. FORD was proceeding to call the attention of the vestry to the bill of the corporation to empower them to borrow money on bond instead of mortgage, when Mr. LOWNDES informed him, that the parish could not interfere in the matter. Mr. LEYLAND proposed the thanks of the meeting to the chairman, and the latter returned a suitable reply. The meeting broke up at three o'clock. WALTON-ON-THE-HILL. The annual meeting in vesting of the ley-payers of the parish of Walton-on-the-Hill, was held in the parish church on Tuesday morning, at ten o'clock. The Rev. Mr. Moss, the vicar, took the chair. There was a very numerous attendance. Mr. BIRKETT, one of the retiring churchwardens, opened :he proceedings by reading the notice convening the meeting. Mr. HARDY produced a newspaper in which the notice gad been advertised, and enquired whether it was a copy of the original notice ? The CHAIRMAN replied that by law notice was required to be given only on the church doors, and that to advertise it in the newspapers was not compulsory by the act of parliament. Mr. HARDY said it was ordered by the last vestry that the notice shoald be advertised in all the papers, and also fixed upon the doors of all the churches in the parish. The notice stated that the meeting was called according to ancient cus tom to pass the accounts of the church wardens for the past year; now he wanted to know whether it was the ancient custom to call the meeting for ten o'clock? Mr. BIRKETT replied that the meeting had been appointed to he held at ten o'clock in compliance with the wishes of many of the pasishioners. As to the advertisement in the newspapers it was not necessary, and notice had been given to the owners of all the various townships in the parish that the meeting would be held at ten o'clock, and copies of the churchwardens accounts had been sent to them. Mr. HARDY enquired in what papers notice of the meet ing had been given ? Mr. BIRKETT said in the Mail and the Journal of last Saturday—one paper on each side. Mr. LEDGER asked what was the hour at which former meetings had been held? Mr. BIRKETT replied that it was twelve, adding, as he had before observed, that it had been changed for ten, which was better for most of the parishioners. Mr. HALL requested the vestry clerk to give his opinion, whether the notice was a legal notice or not? Mr. SANDARS (vestry clerk) said there could be no ques tion that the notice was perfectly legal. Mr. HEATON wished there was a legal adviser on his side' of the question to contradict that opinion. Mr. BIRKETT then read the accounts, from which it ap peared that the last rate had been nearly collected, except in the districts of West Derby and Everton. There was a de ficiency of about £29, on the account of the current year, in which was included the expense of rebuilding the south wall of the church, painting and joiner's work. It was im possible to catch many of the items as they were read, owing to the confusion and disorder that prevailed throughout the whole proceedings. Mr. HEATON said he should oppose the accounts, because the ringers could not legally be paid out of the funds of the parish. He should like to know whether there were no rich people attending the church who could afford to find sacra mental wine for the poor, without imposing the expense of it upon the parish ? Mr. H ALL called for the minutes of the last vestry to be read. Mr. BIRKETT read them ; whereupon Mr. HARDY complained that a resolution to the effect that no rate should be laid for the last year had not been entered on the books. Mr. HALL said a motion had also been passed—that the expense of repairing the church should be limited to a certain sum, but there was no entry of it. Mr. BIRKETT said, if the vestry would allow a rate of two pence this year, the wardens would require no more rates for the parish of Walton, If the vestry would not allow it, they must wait till it was in a better humour. He could beg the money very easily, but for one circumstance : wherever he went they said it was the undoubted law of the land that the parish church ought to be kept in repair by the parish, and it ought to be so ; but if he wanted £BOO for decorating the in side, or for building an organ afterwards, they said if he came, they would subscribe it. Mr. HALL said the walls should be kept up and the roof repaired, there was no doubt, but it was the extra expense of the ornamental part, to which he objected. If the expense arose from making the church an ornamental building, church men•ought to subscribe for it themselves, and not lay a rate for it on the parish. Mr. LAWRENCE HEYWORTII considered it premature to speak of a rate before it was proposed. Mr. HALL proceeded to say that the collectors last year asserted they could collect £320 or more of the arrears, but the accounts proved that only about £152 had been collected, —not more than half. He wished to know where the balance was. He did not like the manner of stating that £2O had been paid on account, leaving a considerable sum due. It was unsatisfactory. Mr. BIRKETT said there had been some mistakes. When he came to ask Mr. Hodgson, the collector, about it, he found there was a great mistake in the municipal district of West Derby. There he expected to get £3O but he had only got £9 12s. 6d. Other mistakes had also occurred. Mr. LAWRENCE HEYWORTII contended that the affairs of the parish had been managed with propriety. The accounts proved that there had been great economy, and he did not quarrel with the churchwardens for erecting the wall sub stantially. They had done right. The whole of the items of the accounts were satisfactory, and he would give his full as sent to them. He moved that the accounts, as they stood, do pass. Mr. MOORE seconded the motion. Mr. HALL wished to know whether there were any out standing accounts relative to the building of the wall of which they did not know. Last year there were accounts outstand ing to the amount of £3OO. Mr. BIRKETT said there was a small one about which, as with all the others, he might have a good deal of wrangling to keep down as low as possible. He would not have kept par ties so closely down had he been expending his own money, but it belonged to the public and ought to be safely guarded. (Hear, hear.) There was also the architect's commission for looking after the building, about £3O, certainly not more than £35. Mr. HARDY was surprised at the quarter from which the resolution came. He did not know why the other church warden was not there ; but at the last vestry dinner, when Mr. Formby's health was drunk, he had declared he would pull down and rebuild the church, or if his brother church warden would pull it down, he would build it up, and take the consequences. (Great uproar.) He meant to move that the accounts do not pass, because in his opinion they were illegal. He gave M r . Birkett credit for having expended the money economically and satisfactorily to the minds of many persons assembling to worship at that church, but it was not satisfactory to the minds of nine-tenths of the persons who did not worship there. They had no right to expend £5OO without the sanction of the parish vestry, and he was asto nished that any person should move that the accounts do pass. He hoped they were prepared to oppose the passing of the accounts, for they were illegal. He moved that they do not pass. Mr. HEATON seconded the amendment. Mr. LAWRENCE HEYWORTH wished to reply to what had been stated. Th e mee ti ng h a d be en summoned to tax them selves ; they had been summoned there to decide whether or not a tax should be laid, but after they had once submitted to be taxed, and appointed gentlemen to carry on the work, he thought it very ungrateful and very unbecoming to attempt to deprive them of the tax. (Cheers.) He thought he could consistently make these remarks, although he objected to being taxed for a church which he never entered, which he would prove if a motion for a church rate were introduced that day. A PARISHIONER asked if persons could vote who bad no paid their rates. 0 Mr. SANDARS said that no person as entitled to vote or be present unless he had paid his churh rates. Mr. HALL said he had heard the accounts read with a good deal of attention. He had also looked at the expenses, and found that economy had been the order of the day, and seeing that there was a prospect of economy for the future, he would vote that the accounts do pass, having ascertained that there were only two accounts besides Mr. Sandar's to be paid. Mr. HARDY maintained that the expenditure for rebuilding the wall was illegal, but said he did, not so much object to it as to the manner in which it had been incurred. The pulling down of the old wall was clearly illegal, as it was done with out the consent of the parishioners. Mr. HEATON said it was illegal altogether. It was an " illegal job." An architect had offered to rebuild the wall for £lOO ; and if •the vestry pressed this account, he would vote for the robbing of anybody, from the beggar to the king. Indeed, they were all Sir Francis Burdetts, for they were turning their tail. After this, he would vote for any man who would put on twenty times more taxation. (Laughter.) The amendment and the original motion were then put from the chair. There was a decided majority in favour of the latter. Mr. HEATON (before the declaration) shouted out, " There are five to four against you." (Uproar.) The CHAIRMAN.—I am clearly of opinion that the majo rity is in favour of the accounts being passed. (Cheers.) Mr. H A RDY.—N o , no ; the majority was in favour of the other. (Uproar.) Mr. HEATON,—You are all Sir Francis Burdetts, and I will vote for none of you. (The zealous parishioner then left the church, amidst loud laughter.) Mr. HARDY said he was dissatisfied with the decision of the Chairman, and he should demand a poll. He moved a resolution to this effect. Mr. LEDGER seconded the motion, on the ground that, in his opinion, the absent parishioners would be against the motion. Mr. WEBB thought it was too late to demand a poll. Mr. HARDY.—I will go to the poll, gentlemen. I declare, upon my honour, that the majority was against the accounts passing. (Uproar.) I maintain that £7OO has been expended illegally, and I demand a poll. Mr. L. HEYWORTII said, granting that the money had been expended illegally, what better would Mr. Hardy be for a poll? He could not get the money back, and he (Mr. Heyworth) therefore did not see what object would be gained by a poll. If he had been able to see any rational end to be accomplished by it, he would support the motion ; but as he could not, he should oppose it. Mr. HARD Y.—Oh ! I disapprove of the system altogether. The churchwardens are ignorant of the law ; and I maintain they have taken down the church wall at their own haz ar d, and on their own responsibility. (Uproar : ) Mr. L. HEYWORTII said Mr. Hardy might enjoy hi s own opinion ; lnit those who thought otherwise would not depart from theirs because he conceived a poll necessary. A PARISHIONER begged to ask the Vestry-clerk whether this payment was legal or not ? Mr. SAND ARS said, that, supposing the vestry determined that the accounts were not right, and carried the motion that they should not pass, there was no law—and he said it with out fear of contradiction—there was no power in law to com pel the churchwardens to repay the money. Mr. BIRKETT asked if the expenditure of money in hand to repair the walls was not legal? Was there a lawyer pre sent who weld tell him that the expenditure of money for that purpose was not legal? Mr. LEDGER would not take the law from the ipse dixit of any gentleman. There was a motion made last year that the►e should be no rate, and that had not been entered on the books. - A PARISHIONER said. that he hoped gentlemen who wanted to involve the parish in law would pay the expenses out of their own pockets. " I beg," said the speaker, "to pass a motion that they pay it out of their own pockets." Mr. LEDGER.—You can only move the motion, you cannot pass it. Talk sense, and then I'll take to you. Mr. HARDY then quoted Burn's Justice, to prove that the item was illegal. _ Mr. WEBDE.—We are not a court of justice, and cannot hear you. Mr. HARDY.—But Dr. Lushington, whom I have in my pocket,—(loud laughter,)—says that churchwardens cannot pull down or erect without the sanction of the leypayers. Mr. "EBB.-But you cannot pull down after you have once erected. _ . _ Mr. H ALL recommended that they should at once decide whether there should be a poll. Mr. L. HLvwon•rut suggested that the question of a poll should be deferred till the regular business had been disposed of. Mr. HARDY said he would consent to that course. Mr. C ARTWRIGHT.-I move that the poll be taken accord- g to Sturges Bourne's act. Mr. WEBB.—I second it. Mr. LEDGER.—Before we decide how we shall vote, let it be explained what Sturges Bourne's act is. A PARISHIONER.—It's bricks against brains in plain Eng lish. (Laughter.) Mr. WEBB asked whether the collector for West Derby was in the meeting? Mr. BinKETT replied in the affirmative. Mr. \%EBB would take the liberty of asking whether Mr. Hardy had paid his rates? (Hear, hear.) The COLLECTOR.—Mr. Hardy has paid no rates or paro chial taxes for eighteen months. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WEBB.—Then I say Mr. Hardy has no right to be here or to speak in this meeting. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BAINES.—Mr. Hardy, pay your taxes ! If you don't, you have no business here. (Uproar.) Mr. HARDY.—I have a right to be here if I have not paid my rates. Dr. Lushington says—(great uproar)—Oh, you'll not carry your point by trying to put me down. Mr. WEBB.—You may be present by courtesy ; but you have no right to be here unless you have paid your rates. Mr. LEDGER said if Mr. Hardy was disqualified he would demand a poll. Mr. HARDT said that according to the best legal Whorl- tics he had a right to demand a poll, notwithstanding he had not paid his rates. (Uproar.) After some further discussion, the details of which it was npossible to collect amidst the disorder that prevailed, the lotion was understood to be withdrawn. _ _ The CHAIRMAN said that, on behalf of the Rector of Wal ton, he begged to name Mr. Thomas Birkett as the rector's churchwarden for the ensuing year. It was the duty of the vestry to elect another. Mr. BIRKETT said that nothing but the friendly manner in which he had been treated by the Chairman, since he came into that neighbourhood, could have induced him to take - office again. It had been asked why Mr. Formby, his brother churchwarden, was not there. He would not say ; but they had worked together harmoniously, excepting on one point. A PARISHIONER. — Was not that difference about this wall? Mr. BIRKETT. — We did not differ with regard to any ex pense. A. PARISHIONER said he had heard on respectable autho rity, that the reason why Mr. Formby was not present was, that he expected to be asked some questions which he would not like to answer. Mr. SANDARS had reason to think that Mr. Formby's absence was caused by his attendance at the Board of Guar dians, at Low-hill workhouse, to hear some communication • from the poor-law commissioners. Mr. HOLT then moved, and a l'Antsztioxua seconded :1 resolution, to the effect that Mr. John Broadbent be ap pointed the other churchwarden. It was carried. _ A long and unimportant discussion followed on the ques tion, whether the powers of the two churchwardens were equal. It terminated in a resolution proposed by Mr. HALL, to the effect, that the churchwardens have equal power and controul over the disbursements of any rate that may be laid. The CHAIRMAN then announced that the next business would be the levying of a church-rate for the year ensuing. Mr. HALL moved that a rate of two pence in the pound be granted. Mr. Rosicira, seconded the motion. It was disgraceful to a parish like Walton, that the church wall was not rebuilt. About £9OO would rebuild it, and the remainder of the money would be appropriated to current expenses. Mr. LEYLAND said that less than 24d. would not be suf ficient. Mr. CARTWRIGHT hoped that so long as the law placed the burden of repairing the church on the parishioners, it would be observed ; and he trusted a 2!,d. rate would be granted. It would be a paltry consideration to every indi vidual in the parish. • Mr. L. HEYWORTII, in a long speech, said that, although he was a churchman, he should oppose the rate, on the ground that it was unjust, and also that the parishioners could not be taxed but with their own consent. Mr. BAINES supported the motion, and Mr. LEDGER supported it. A very long and most irregular debate followed, in which all sorts of topics were introduced. On a division, the CHAIRMAN declared that the majority was against the rate. This announcement was received with shouts of applause by the anti-rate party. A poll was then demanded by Mr. CARTWRIGHT and Mr. LEYLAND, which the • CITAIRMAN granted, and announced that it would be taken according to Sturges Bourne's Act, and commence at ten o'clock on Thursday morning, in the School-room. Thanks were then voted to the rearing churchwarden 6 and to the chairman, and the meeting separated. THE POLLING-GLORIOUS TRIUMPH OF TH E CITURC,II.. In accordance with the notice, the polling commenced at ten o'clock yesterday morning, in the School-room in the church-yard. The " liberal" party the day before had Alen' tifully circulated hand-bills calling on the people, if the!' wished to be robbed, to go and poll for the rate, and con taining other similar ingenuities, betraying a consciousnes s of weakness in their camp. On the other hand, the frieno of the church used no clap-trap—they relied on the got' sense of the parishionerA, and on their attachment to the in stitutions of their country. The Rev. Mr. Moss presided. Exactly at four o'clock the poll-books were closed, and the Rev. Chairman an' nounced this gratifying result : For the Rate Against the Rate Persons. 273 144 votes. 630 258 372 MAJORITY FOR THE RATE 129 The poll will be resunlettat ten o'clock this morning. KIRKDALE SESSIONS. The Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the division 01 Kirkdale commenced' yesterday, at the Court-house, Kirk' dale, before the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, Chairman, and $ full bench of Magistrates. The calendar is unusually light, there being only fifty -fi ve cases for trial. The following gentlemen were sworn on the Grand Jul —George Walker, Aughton ; Henry Underwood, Aughtoo; W. C. Jones, Bedford; John Aspinall, Ormskirk ; Georg e Harriott, Ormskirk ; Sylvester Morecroft, Ormskirk ; NC° . Barton, Warrington ; Hugh Clare, Warrington ; Tholos i May, Warrington ; Thomas Robinson, Warrington ; mund Hill, Atley ; Ralph Poole, Allerton ; Wtn. Settle, A te lerton ; Robert Gill, Much Woolton; Joseph Allen, Litt , Woolton; Peter Weadle, Warrington; John Gaskell, Pres cot ; Thomas Morecroft, Aughton. Mr. Thomas Bowkcr, of Warrington, and Mr. Robt.Neit son, of Much Woolton, were each tined X 5. for non.atteW ance. The CHAIRMAN, in addressing the grand jury, said, t llllt , on looking over the calendar he was happy to congratuit them on its being a short one, and both to save their ti ' and that the court might not be kept longer than necessary , u; was glad to say that the number of persons brought the'', was very greatly reduced. He did' not see that there W e `d any . cases but those continually coming before the 0 1 % juries, and about which they would feel no difficulty ; bu' ' e they found any difficulty the court would be happy to g' v j them any information. lie was not aware of anything that h$ occurred since they last met requiring particular observaii°T excepting as regarded the Rural Police Act, which was 1 1 °‘', in force. An act was lately passed, authorising those cou, l , l e ties who chose to adopt it, to form a rural police for , agricultural and rural portion of the county. In this eon% that act had been adopted unanimously, and there w as II e dissentient voice raised against it by th e mag i s t rates I r on 11 , surrounding districts, at a large meeting, held for the P L u et pose. Not only they themselves said it w as nec e s sary, b u t they expressed the opinions of many per sons rou nd tib °- t , them, saying, that the act was necess a ry on thi s ahx°` l9 ,4 In many of the large towns they had establish e d a very I;° ( ,, e and excellent police force, and the co nsequence was , that thieves would be driven from the towns to live on the rue d portions of the country, if there were no protection atiorogeto to them, the depredations i n th e t own would be remove d ,De the country, and that had already' been experienced in ts neighbourhood of Live r p oo l. Th e es t a bli s h men t o f rural police would have the eff ec t of protecting the proPeroN• of those who lived separ a t e f rom l a rge towns. It was 0 0 0 , organizing, and in many of the principal parts of the cotloles it was already in force. They had been successful in secu rl he the services of Captain Woodford, as superintendent, A t ha hoped it would be found•of great service in protecting property of the country. of A few cases were afterwards dispo se d o f, b u t th e y were no public interest. tl 3 ' NEW LIFE-80a.T.--The Steam-tug Company have J oy, added to their establishment a large, commodious, and c ° plete life-boat. Sh e w ill, on t h e occurrence ofdangerlol, . towed to sea by one o f th e company ' s steamers, and 01' there cannot be a doubt, be found extremely useful iu ing shipwrecked mariners from danger and, probably, el e- t, ACCIDENT TO PRINCE ALBERT.—On Monday an a cciu gp . which might have proved of very serious consequence , ° jo g pened to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, while jourue ) o ot towards Ascot Heath, the spot selected for the turuiagos of the sta onofr the royal hunt. His royal highness, wlw„i r a , mounted a fine-spirited horse, left the castle about !' l ,Ol o'clock, and, in coming down the Home Park, the a1,.'„ 1 0 ,1' took fright and ran away. His royal highness, notwiths:,the ing he is a good rider, was precipitated from his saddle w i ,aig ground, but, fortunately, was not much hurt, and 1 10, mounted another horse, which was speedily brought tei, r i v eu proceeded on to the " meet." Her majesty, w h o was " c otle in a phaeton by Prince Ernest, had not q uitted the ga THE when WE A h t THER e occurrence With i allu the last few days, e ben such a v erY ficial change has taken place in the weather as Ill,l l ole seldom been experienced ; so much so indeed that the face of nature has assumed a different aspect. Til e 'coo' has put on its summer livery ; and the corn, which sva. s . 13 0 1 / siderable affected by the late cold and wet season , 1 , 0 looking as prosperous as the most fastidiou s co uld d e '',,,,oulY the neighbourhood of Retford, the wheat s , ar e Imola . pr iag promising, particularly theearly sown flats ; whilst the the, sown is improving daily. Since the late genial !In t l:. and barley has been making its appearance most !uxorial' a s and farmers state they have never seen it look better. S,! 7 ___por pasture-grounds have improved almost beyond belief . easier Gazette. f INDUCTION OF THE VICAR OF PRESTON.—The rose Parr, A.M., recently appointed vicar of this parish , a ec ailY in Preston on Thursday morning, and his visit was Th e welcomed by cheerful peals from the parish church belle, rev. gentleman some tune afterwards went through t n I;villg s ral ancient ceremonies performed at the induction t(;,_!: For in the church. Perhaps we may add here, that l'sllL rr ogo preached a most excellent sermon on Good Friday and afterwards took p ar t i n th e holy communion se : I r e,irel which occasion the number of communicauts j bi n th e than usual. The reverend gentleman also preaullet.;, r ega* evening to a large, attentive, and highly gratified 0" tion.—Preston Pilot. ~\