The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-04-11 00:00:00

and it appears that the usual custom in the township has
been for the outgoing overseers, on receipt 'of a precept
from the high co stable, and as a ml:terpurelyofcourtesy,
to consult the parishioners in vestry .assembled as to
whom they should nominate to the magistrates-in petty
sessions- for appointaient to the office, in the, then ensu-
ing year. But little doubt as to the law seems to be felt
by most people, but there are not a few who say that
the retiring overseen have not only violated the
law, but heave outraged custom—immemorial custom
—which they take to be the lex non scripta,
and which, in the event of the absence of a
specific legislative enactment; they say will be taken
as the rule that ought to govern the overseers.
In Burns' Justice of the Peace it is stated that " With
a view to the selection of proper persons for the office,
two justices onf..,,ht to issue a precept to the High Con-
stable, directing him to require the petty constables to
enjoin all the overseers within their respective con-
stablewicks to deliver in a list of qualified inhabitants
within a certain time." Now this, direction does not
appear to have ,been repealed, and the absence of the
precept this year for the first time is stated to have
Placed the overseers in a difficulty from which they
sought to relieve themselves by an appeal to the magis-
trateS who are the parties bound- to direct the precept
to issue. This they did in a letter addressed to the
magistrates assembled in Petty Sessions at Neston, and
. the following is the copy of the 'body of the letter in
question Not having received a precept from the
Righ Censtable requiring us to submit a list of sub-
stantial householders to the magistrates in the Petty
Sessions for the appointment of two overseers of the
poor for the township of Trannsere, and no public
meeting of the ratepayers having been called to make
O.ut such list, we wish to know if a public
meeting of
the ratepayeri is requisite, and if so- on-what day must
we make the return of such list P'• The bench did not
consider a vestry meeting necessary, and no doubt, relied
upon the well-known tenor of the law, which is briefly
stated in "The Justice of the Peace" in the following
ms:—Magistrates in our opinion, are not bound to elect
overseers from the vestry list, but may appoint any other
duly qualified persons, if they think fit to do so. The
statute of Elizabeth (43 Eliz. e. 2, s. 1,) requires the
ihagistrates to appoint overseers, and throws the whole
Qere9onsibility of doing so upon them. In: order to
enableen them to ascertain who, are the proper parties
h
usual the-e
appointed,it is for the magistrates to require
P°atgoing overseers to furnish them with a list of
ersons qualified and liable to serve the office." The
del;ch' having required the overseen to hand in a list of
°l' qualified persons, we understand the retiring over-
irrs complied, and that -from that list Mr. William
_ oulter and Mr. William Stewart were selected by the
rgistrates, and 'appointed as the successors of Messrs.
ti,lock and Langley. . Of course all sorts of ungenerous
'lags a=rid about the late overseers, and an "indignation"
aleetin
a.
are , has been called for to-night. The. " scenes"
are Sure to be most amusing, and were it not that there
meetB° many entertainnaentsin Liverpool of a more happy
eter, it is possible that a Tranmere " indignation,'
perfecaig_urinight furThish the hypochacndrio with a
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,VERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY,

TT • (Before Mr. RAPPLES.)
. -.410
11„i Ronnen.v.—Ellen Burns, Ellen Gaffney,
1,4 Jane Isherwood, Ellen Hopkins, and
le,-,ard Downes, wete charged with violently assaulting
-,ut robbing William Houghton of £5 and a watch, in
had QQd-reet. On Monday the prisoners and prosecutor
Wt „been drinking together all the day, and the lattet
at ;"eutl3? drunk. Between eleven and twelve o'clock
night the offence was committed, and the prisoners
entered
Gaffney, and Kelly, -ran down Wood-street and
ii`,4,Lered Brady's public-house, where they were appre-
, vVed.
A -the prisoners were remanded for seven days.
eo•'‘,Nvard Ellis, on the charge of stealing Mr. Horner's
at, was further remanded for seven days.
'I7A.L'''IG SRAWL. Margaret Williams was
therlightat property
up on a charge of stealing a shawl worth 10s.,
of Margaret Edwards. The article. was
Tic', en
Wr a line in front of the prosecutrix's door on
taursday last, and it was offered at the pawnshop of Mr.
the Millstreet The prisoner was sent for trial to
Sessions
f-inoriQ
cher,,,ed ROBBERY.—Mary Doyle, a prostitute, was
arson oN
th stealing a watch, worth £7, from the
Yrtle
Al
-stt
"In Anderson, at a brothel in 1-court, Lower
Aea eet." Remanded.
A Roche
was brnkte," OF VIOLENTLY ASSAULTING.---mi
!nib, hjitipg„utt
,nl3 on a charge of assaulting Ann Mealy,
Illitud 4 -"" Lo do grievous bodily harm, and was re-
broufc'r sages da
AR,,„ ys,
°P STABBING. —. Henry Trueman was
Yorehg adu a Charge of stabbing John. Sands on the
""
appear.„
i" Sparling-street. The prosecutor did not
eet th.,- Mr. Warburton, surgeon, gave evidence to the
,Lat a deep and rather dangerous wound had been
Wilastlieted 04 the I,Voseeutor's forehead. The prisoner
remanded -
ehii-r4gl4l,a,Pn.BOllP.OOlL-Q Y —Thomas Campbell was
troperty ,ovitultirlateapinogksa. uiAepe. of cloth, worth £2r the
Para Hugh Hughes, captainth
same art, was. chailedwith feloniously receiving
West The cloth was stolen, on Thursday last, from the
et
in too
side of the Waterloo Dock, and it was found, cut
Who honboard 'the Dart, Captain Hugh Hughes, m
fcCbrd bought it for 6d of Campbell, who was sent
j.'4l. Hughes was dismissed.
S 1 467, c!NY a .—John Schw°, was charged with stealing
too._ tram Henry Newton. The offence
.was com-
move on board a tug-boat
on
Saturday night, the
W hams taken from under the prosecutor's head
sess•
in his hammock.—Sent for trial to the
tom. asleep
STE Frederick Scott, alias
14.r4ci. GAO rITTINGS.—
,as
utt, I Was charged with stealing a quantity of ,„
vir,„111.38, valued at fid„ the property of Henry Thompson,
I,,,utamson-square. 04 Monday night the fittings
pele s°lll to -James Sollons, marine-store dealer. A
; nained Ilasly saw the offence eommitted.—Sent
IQ oil for one month.
ehar -1 Ward. and Bridget Murray were brought up,
ged under the following' circumstances : Head-
from Miele stated that he had received a telegram
from the police authorities at Barnsley, giving the
description of a male and female charged with stealing
£l2 from a clergyman's house. The prisoners answered
ntoo.thte description and were • apprehended on Monday
theyand They had taken a vessel, it appears, for America,
expressed their opinion that the clergyman
Would not prosecut
to Barnsley e. A telegram had been despatched
; and the prisouers were remanded.
4t,,ST.EALING COATS.—James Cain was charged with
fk',i_nng two coats, worth £2, from a public-house, kept
oYbyatrick Collins. The articles were taken from the
ea,_°y on Monday 'night, and sold to John . Gines, a
rinan; for 2s. 6d. Sent to gaol for three months.
oil CHARGE OF FORGERY.—John Cahill, on a charge
Slacjerging orders purported to be signed by Charles
secretary of the Shoemakers' Friendly Society,
" remanded.
Sire •
11„ ocitiNG
cites .----William Ellwood, master of the Ellen
of tob,a was brought up on a charge of smuggling -Vbs.
e._ eto and 2-1.41b5. of cigars of the value of L 4 15s. 10c1.
een!storas officer proved finding the 'smuggled articles
'eztled on board. Ordered to pay the amount.
TRAM

*IYfE. I-4004 BOARD OF HEALTH.

..
held
last nix meeting Of-the above Board was
..
sec',ght at the offices, G7een-lane---Mr. Voider Liver-
Ate'e 'II the ehai pie ether members present were—_
V' 'C' ,i. ..... -th ' Wil-
M ,orge;oft2 Weie,; .ffegaT ~"Crimming,
Iraalg, liitchmouoli Macdqualdo Lee, Roll?, Petel's,o and
ght. '' '
oliTv44.Qeneral Purpose Committee brought up a report
.
repo:J.l°st Matters. they were not in a position to
rate as -O. the necessary officers, their duties, , and
tilittlMe_ratin,it "NwEs repommended. that four com-
%lasi '5. shcold be appointed,
tg_ &tie. 01 Viz., 4 Flamm Committee,.
t, five members ; a Water Committee of six_
ilieekbere. _
~,,, ' n Road aid Improvement Committee, of six
thrttleAb-4 3 and a Health Committee, of seven members;
ex oi aletobers to le a quorum, and the chairman to be
41.44: .°
a member of the several committies.—The c-om-
ttee; rePorted tlitt Mrs. Dunbar would let the precept
i 2 t'°. the Board for three or five years at a rent of
all'lha Yeiir, .htl rocommended that the offer be accepted,
t.
aunProviso Eat the Lialifd might give up the p.re-
tiql°4 '''' 4 si'l rpollths' notice, to date from the expire-
-1 Of env
Tic ' ' 4c leaf:
ifi Mod
.
kumdation was agrep4 to by Os B.Pitta? .
r.
ointment of the
phial, 010pT, in moviaig the OPP • .
ern.
be ee ecroinittee, said it was desirable thatnli ni of the
all board should have a fair sharp of 'ark-=-that
biol. this he ,at least on one committee, and none nn
.11°tele' auf!4 ti.o oonsinittees. The members he would
_Live':'---. for the Final's°, Committee ,were Messrs.
Af''cige,. Morecroft, Scott, HoPee and Seall
agreed IVillianis seconded the motion, which was
to.
The 0,
Nore airman moved, and it was seconded bY Mr.
°o ther?,,ft' that the following gentlemen be appointed
Eleette ~" ate? Committee :__,Neesrs. Weblo, Liversed ge,
114' "Litehmough, Morecroft, and Wright.
14itterp 44;.4?"11.TR-,—l should . like to be on that coni
kiaowi., .1 hive plenty of time, and as' T have practical_.
A.tr.e'v.,.ge I don't think it would be wise to keep me or
4413011 'riLtiAlts said the committee was a most
Si ka„,411,t °lle, and he thought a larger number than kr'cers should be placed upon it.: ' •
ijoqguttl.°ll-VItoPT said he would give way for Mr.
The OR,
acolonitt '''''ll4l44i said, if eight members 'were on the
Bisted Cea the) coul4 override the board, which con-
kr. 0.... the Nihole of fifteen metqbers;
Plieed 4°o4ltrix—lf I thought I would not have been
service:ll the fooniu2ittee, I would never have offered my
as Strit to the board, for I have deolared myself 'to be
Payer igellt ocon it as possible. lam the heaviest rate-
r s, the tovnship, except Mr. Willoughby.,
.!oion, vas' then agreed to; but
the ho gave gave notice that, at the next meeting of
eo, ,rtio he should move to add Mr. Hogarth to the
,nuttee.
wipeen • . ' ' ; .• '
, 141=Tiagave notice that he should move to add
mr.re_r to h( corrimittedinstead of Mr. Hogarth.
the following
denale. moved, and Mr. Lee seconded, that
1,.. "wing' geenoilleintnietnteesh,o_ulxd constitute the 'Road. and,
mprovement
kough, Maeclonal4, :'-Messrs, Hogarth, Iliten-
rang. Lee, Peters, Williams, and Cum-
The moti
on was zgrQed. to -
Mr. Williams nicr,e(l, acid-
the following gentlmen l Mr.' Webb seconded, 'that
tloluinittee, viz. : mem, pe°t:Ppointed on the Health
Iv.s
ite, Cummings, Mach-
,:aald, Wright, Webb, and
I: nominated also, but he deelineadina,
gentle' to serve, Mr. Ilogarhtis
as, e 'Was stack off. The other
anledcted.
ze. committee (appointed for the ptirosea,
) bwreorueolit up a
tiVt o.n the standing orders necessary to the conduct of
ahBlaess of the board,
After
some routine business, the board dj urned.
AO6. ----------------------7-_--- es
that.,. flin,-e' from the Board of Inland Revenue states
as reonireed
Aie'c'en-blls of exchange negotiated in the u t d
la/ t :14 Prior to the 3rd inst., and stamped
of Zt_ . then in force,- 17 and 18 Vie._ cap. 84,11
Act pf the
are
Ptekut 4ect -t° any stamp duty under the Asaion; . . ,