The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-09-14 00:00:00

THE HEALTH COMMITTEE.

This committee niet yesteTdayin the council-chamber
of till, Aideinian Dover yesid.ing.
The tithe' present were—ilessrs. Shell, fleelc-
with, Avison, Haydock, Nickson, Steel, Ridley, .
Bow-
ring, Stitt, and Crellin.

The borough engineer, building surveyor, and inspec-
tor of nuisances reported various par.ticalart of the
operations in their several cleplltinents dilritl,t! tie week`
from which it aiPeated that 1.0 nuisances Complained
of by the inhabitants had been inspected and mean
taken to remedy them; 1,284 houses in the unhealthiest
districts, containing 3,038 apartments and 965 cellars,
had been put under examination with the view of
improving their sanitary condition.
"Public Offices, Cornivtlis,street,
"Meclital Offteel. of Health's Denaittleiit,
Sept: 13, 186 d,
".De. acting for the medical officer of
fcleath, reports that 162 deaths were registered in the
Week diding Satnrday, Sept. 8--Lbeing 120 fewer than
the, corrected average for the same week in the last ten
years.
Zyino,tic• diseases. occasioned deg is, the, ave4dgte
'for the samp Week licking 113, of irtitth iatilA t caed
16 deit TI-eragt tYPhils fever, ; simple fever,
sear e fever, 3; hooping-cough, 1 ; measles, 2.
Diseases of the lungs and consumption caused 39 deaths :
diseases of the heart, 6; diseases of the brain, 1.5 ; con-
vulsions, 9 ; diseases of the liver, 4 ; dentition, 4 ;, diph-
theria, 1 ; paralysis, 3; wasting, 21; debility and old
age,
~ •
, "The, triean height tlit durtng the Ivoek
Cis 30.25 ; the mean temperature, 58.1°.
" With reference to the resolution passed at the last
meeting of the Health Committee, requesting the medical
officer of health to report whether reports can be ob-
tained showing the number of persons dying in the
borough, not being permanent residents, but only coming
into the town a few days prior to their death.
"Dr. Cameron, acting for the medical of health,
reports that the information desired by the Health Coni-
nitttee Cane,* be obtained tbrotigh the Rex,,,,ristf.ars;,with
4hOni. he has dornvitiiiieated; add who; with one excep-
hs,ir.e.aiiravo,ct a Lo Meet the
df the Health domniittee. The answer of_ the,
latter is appended.
"To carry out the object in view, it will be necessary
to add another column to the form at present in use, In
which the particulars required may be inserted by the
registrar opposite the name of every individual whose
- death ho registers. It is suggested, however, that one
month or under' be substituted for a few days' -=the
time specified in the resolution—a coniparatively few
diseases prove fatal In so short a *kid as a re* ddy,
and thus Many deaths *odld be ekelihied MAO Slicaud
strictly be refereed ti the class tinder. ConSidgiAtiOU."
" TOlteth/'pArk,fiS, tipper Sill-s't'reet
,
Bepternb'ar, 1860.
s"
On- receipt of your letter dated Bth instant,
forwarded the .same for instruction to the Registrar
General. I beg to hand you, herewith, a copy of his
reply.-1 remain, sir, yours faithfully,
" n. BUCK3USTER, Registrar.
"J. Cameron, Esq., M.D."
"General Register Office, Sept. 11th, 1860.
"Sin,--LI am directed by the Registrar General to
return, herewith, the letter addressed to pod by Mr.
Cameron, which accompanied years (If the ldth 145t*,
and to inforrii you with reference his silikeiti,Jn—
that ha dots nOt see how it is, possible for yolf,
as rebi-
st:at, td itompbr thaovith, Mid he has no instruction to
Give yolk Upon the silbjebt, With the view of enabling
you to carry such suggestion into effect.-1
am, sir,
your obedient servant,
" TdOs. MA.iO4, Chief Clerk.
" Mr, A. iittekrtasie-, Rea stray, 93, Thiper
Hill-street) Tditeth-park, Liverpool."

A brief conversation took place in reference to the
letter from Mr. Buckmaster upon the deputy town-clerk
observing that all the other registrars had assented to
give the statistical information required of them with
the exception of Mr. Buckmaster, and that as they
would be put to some additional trouble they thought

he committee would not object to give them some little

remuneration

Mr. BEwvirn---Certiltly not,

Mr. Bowntrin then implired when the atifinal statistics
were made np, and expressed a hope that every informa-
tion would be given, in order to disabuse the Otiblit
mind of the idea that Live4ool was 'Aire tinliealthy,
.and that the mortality was higher than in other places.
lie made that request in consequence of a friend of his,
a. member of the Town Council, having only that very,
morning asserted to him that the mortality of Liver
pool was as high as ever it was, and he really did hope
that such statistics would be prepared as to. settle that
important point. •
Mr. BECKWITH said if Mr. Bowring's friend would
compare the statioics given weekly it world be sufficient.
The CHAIM/04—U he only looks at the returns this
week he will find that there are 190 deaths less than
there were this time twelve months. That alone is a
saving of life at the rate of 6,24'0 per annum. Re also
alluded to the Exchange district, which, it was said, was
one of the worst districts in town. That had been con-
siderably improved, for now the mortality was low; so
it was clear that there had been great sanitary improve-
ments within the boundaries of the town, as well as in
the out-town hips. .

It was then decided that the recAircd statistics—the
number of persons who died—and who actually belonged
to the borough, should be given weekly, but that
instead of a seven days' residence being taken, it should'
be those who had resided there for one month, and that
the registrars of deaths should be paid a reasonable sum
for the extra trouble they might be put to in preparing
such returns.

THE OFFICERS OF HEALTH AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCE

MEETING.

Mr. NICKSON requested per Mission to allude to a
discussion which had taken place on the previous Thurs-
day. He then detailed all-that had taken place, from
the first request on the part of the committee, that Mr.
M`Gowan and the borough engineer should go, lec
observations made in the Council, which had ca
31r. M'Gowan to hope that the committee would, after
the observations made in the Council by a certain member,
permit him to decline proceeding to Glasgdw to attend
the Social Science Meeting. He went on to say that he
thought that Mr. M'Gowan had had some severe obser-
vations made upon him .which he did not deserve, and
that, on such an importing occasion, the town of Liver:
pool should have its authorised officers present ; and
without making a motion on the subject, he did hope
that the committee would take some steps to ensure that

both Mr. M'Gowan and the borough Engineer would
attend the meeting in Glasgow.
Mr. SHEIL said that there had been more importance
attached to the observation made in the Council than it
deserved. It was a hasty observation made in the
height of debate, and he (Mr. Sheii)"was quite sure that
there was, no insult intended in the observation that
was made.

Mr. BECKWITH said he thought that the gentleman
who made the observation was the last person who
should have taken notice of it, as he attended the same
meetings as the representative of a society in that
town", and had all his expenses paid by. that society.,
(Laughter.)
. Mr. Syrr thought that the two officers should not
only attend the meeting, but that their expenses should
be paid•for doing so, as it was to the interest and bene-
fit of the town that they should be present, not only to
refute the charges made with respect to Liverpool, by
the Registrar-General, but also to read their own piipers
and hear what took place, which would be a great
benefit to the town.
After some further conversation, in the course of
which it appeared to be the unanimous wish of the com-
mittee, that Mr. M'Gowan and the borough engineer
should attend the meeting ; it was decided that leave
of absence be given to them for so doin. The chairman
observing that that was all the committee could do on
the subject.

•-
THE COURTS AND ALLEYS COMMITTEE.

A report from.this committee was read, which detailed
.the visits the committee had made, and the improvements
which had taken place,
Mr. STITT observing, that in alknitary point of view
that was one of the most valuable and important com-
mittees connected with the Council, and that the work
done by that committee was much better done than it
could possibly be by any servants. If they had paid
servants to do it, it would not be done so efficiently, and
would be a great expense to the town. Many thanks
were due to the committee for their valuable services.
(Hear, hear.)

MISCELL 4SEOL`S IirSINESS.

A -letter from Mr. Busby was referred to the sub-
committee.

The CHAIRMKN stated that he had a letter from. the
Mayor, but Mr. Sheil thought the proper course would
,be to have the motion contained therein brought before
.the Council at the next meeting, ai one of the Mayor's
communications. 1

Mr. Amor: thought the later should be read, and as
several other geutlemen expressed the same views it was
agred that it should be read.
The Deputy Town-clerk then read the letter addressed
by the Mayor to the Chairman of the committee,
which was simply enclosing a letter that he had
received froni Mr. Theodore Rathbone.
Mr. liO4'ittriei Aged that he lMd perused Mr. Theo-
dore Rathbone's letter, and it figs COMplainin# of
the conduct of the committee's officers at the last meet-
ing of the Social Science Association. He said, he did
not conceive that the committee had anything to do with
the subject, as the officers at that meeting were acting
in their own private capacity, and not as the -servants of
the committee. _ .

Af IlEcawint said it was only the old thing over
again. It had been clisoisstel before, and what was he
use of bringing it tip again:
After a brief conversation, the Mayor's letter, with
that of Theodore liathbone *as refetred to the
sub-committee tit their tolisidetaiion, dii4 for them to
report thereon.
After some routine bu iness the committee separated.

THE ACCIDENT AT THE WINDSOR
FOUNDRY.

Yesterday the coroner held an inquest on the body of
William Hughes, twenty-four years of age, who was
killed, on Tuesday, at Air.
•Hamilton's, jun., Windsor
kodndrY, gPetielaiidttea, the-hill. The facts of the ,
case will be gailiei evidence
The men were putting up a roof on some new Preinises
when the accident happened. Owen Roberts, a rigger,
who lives in a eat in Pall-mall, stated that deceased
William Hugh `as an iron titter, and lived in Speke;
lida,:itieet. .was twenty.four years of
.age. He
started to wort merit three ii!eehs d3o; to get the ken
roof on the new foandry. They had all new ropes,
blocks, and derrick poles. Witness had charge of the
work, and had been in' Preston and Co.'s for thirteen
years and a half, and had experience in loading and
disehaighie heavy nidehirieiry, and eotild heist any weight
with proper niachindy addtael le, gnat WoUld' not offer
to do such without proper gear. He had four. of the
iron-framed principals of the roof across the building,
and was preparing thelifth ; the centre derrick was inside
the building, near the crab winch ; there was a derrick
at each end of the principles -by the sidewalls ; and there
was a detrick ()aside the Wall td keep the firot, principal
in itS The' iiitriese. thee *pet unto genie details of what
was done and said the deceased Was on the Ceritfe derrick
overhauling the blocks; the head of the derrick fell over
with a jerk, and the guys were cut by coming in contact
,with the head of the iron principal. The outside derrick
broke with.t,he weight, and all went down by the run,
16 had orders ,td he very 6tiefi.4 about the work, and ,
was so to .the best of his ability. All, bloc's, spars,
and ropes were new ; he had only to ask for and get
anything he wanted, and the materials were of the best
description. The derrick was 54 feet long, and the
dry red .wastup,, overhauling the blocks, sitting on a
ipatt.idpe that ittlfs,,sittng ,for;,k‘1111.; jhe fell with the
derrick to thb grenind,---flettirder :tug said he is a
boiler maker, and was present at the putting together
of the principals, and they, were put together in a work-
manlike manner, but he could not accounV for their
falling.—John M‘Gaffin, the manager of the works,
said the building is 500 feet long, and 95 feet vide, and
they had erected and put up similar roofs in different
Parts of the country.. The hoisting departtitent was
intrusted to dWell Roberts as fereniari. lie. Produced
Plags and ties Cf lialings.dnfl the , The
first f;ttis ileeated, and said theO was nothing
could prevent the fall. There was no preventive guy
rope; but had there been, it would have gone the same.
A diagram was handed in showing the position of the
place, and the place where deceased was before the acci-
dent; and the manager said he attributed the falling of
the derrick to the slackening of the guy rope, and said' •
it was very difficult to artitt at the tauiaor the guy,
rope sleekening; fie would sap theY had what is call
~., . . ,
a pieVentiVe guy rope', to preivent the slackening. He
could not say that there wJ.r atif detlierie6 pin the part
df EllY vile tioniiected frith, the itiOtt itisiitdn, the
building surveyor, said—My duty is to survey rind
make examination of all buildings in course ef,erection
in the borough, in order to see that they are properly
built. I have continually examined the building in ques-,
tion by myself or assistants. I con Sider the .building
fitted and proper iii &et.), respect) according: td the act
Of Parliament: it Was shilleient, so fir as the Walls were.
Concerned. I Hato tiotliiiit,ilrider the act, to do with
iron roolik. , I surveyed the iirernises singe the occur-
red&
cause
theplans flnhniii6d to you ,cad -you give
its any tor what has happened I am of
opinion from the slackening of the guy-ropes too much
at a time to the westward guy-ropes, and, the derrick
being then in an upright position, was brought over by
the weight of the blocks and ropes, and dragged the
whole roof OVei. into the building. I think it could
haiie heed pretented liy slilit the ild3r4c4tes gently,
letting the derrick fall with it, not too quickly, anti moving
the foot of the derrick along the ground gradually—that
would prevent it. Proof of the death having been given
by a surgeon of the Southern Hospital, the coroner then
addressed the jury, and cited a ease that happened hr
Dale-street, when a Liverpool merchant was found guilty
of manslaughter for not slinging casks properly. If the
jury thought there was sufficient care used in this instance,
it *Ad cot rttaiislatigkitef. werild derept that-
eeVeta.l of the Principals had been got tip proPeklv, and
the same Means were used with that which fell. Re
then called their attention to the evidence Of Mr. Risltton,
and left the *hots qiiestidn to the jury for their cinisi,
deration. The jury; fter it. brief bonstiltatioti, returned
a verdict of accidental death.

ACCIDENTS, WEDNESDAY.—Wm. Pendleton, residing
in Bevington-street, Brecklield-road North, sustained a
compound fracture of the arm and severely contused
back, by being run over by a cart -in Circus-street,
Byrom-street. John Rowlands, residing hi Tyndal-
street, Scotland-road, sustained a compoud fracture of
the leg, by being run over by a tart in Blenheintreet,
Seotlanthroad. Catheilb. residing in Paul-
street, sustairltd‘ k CompoUrid fracttire of the leg and
severe wound in the arm, by being run over by a spring
cart in Marybone. She was intoticated at the time. •
THE AND How TO LSE IT. —This 'vas the
title bf a most futeresting and useful lecture delivered at
the Assenibly-roots, New Brightbri, oil the evening of
Tuesday last, by Cipttin pans Busk. A numerous and
highly fashionable audience honoured the occasion with
their Presence, and amongst the distinguished gentle-
fti en present we noticed J. Ewart, Esq., Mr. Com-
missioner Perry, Captain Grey, and Captain Reynolds.
The chair was taken by Captain Chambers, and during
the delivery of the lecture, which occupied- nearly two
hours, frequent and cordial applause was elicited from.
the numerous auditory. There were nearly 400 per-
sons present, 150 of whom consisted of the members of
the 3rd. Cheshire Rifles and the 4th Cheshire Artillery.
The companies ranged themselves round the room two
deep, and the visitors occupied the centre of the room,
an arrangement which had a very fine effect. After
the lecture the corps marched home preceded by their
various bands:

THE WORKHOUSE COHHITTEE.—The usual weekly
meeting of this committee was held yesterday, at the
board-room, Brownlow-hill. Mr. Churchwarden Smith
presided. -The other gentlemen present. were Messrs.
Scott, Whitty, Satchell, Owens, Critchley, Goodacre,
13yford. Broom, and Peck. The number of PR" pe rs in
the house on the 12th of September was 1,828 ; and for
the corresponding period of last year, 1,8 M; showing a
decrease of 23. The number of vagrants relieved during
the past week was 270 men, 93 women, and 23 children,
making a total of 326 ; being an increase of 24 over the
corresponding period of last year. A letter was read
from one of the paupers complaining that he had been
subjected to an injtistice by the act of the governor and
Mr. Power, who had, as he alleged, conspired against
him, and he requested the committee to inquire into the
facts. From the statement of the governor, it did
appear that the complainant's tobacco had been stopped
because he reused to work, although the surgeon bad
certified that-he was fully competent. With the excep-
tion of the governor's report, which we have published
in another column, the remainder of the business was of
a routine character.

}, : , ,

THE NOTORIOUS SWINDLER.

THOMAS PARR GILMOUR.

EXTRAORDINAnY REVELATIONS

SH,OcKING DEPRAItrY.

WORKING AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS
-BEWARE!

ATTEMPTED DECOYING OF YOUNG
PROTESTANT GIRLS.

Who has not heard of the renowned Thomas Parr
Gilmour ? For upwards of thirty years he has lived
entirely upon his wits—that is to say, by swindling his
neighbours. There is scarcely a county or a city in the
_United Kingdom which has not been visited by this
notorious individual. The natives of the Emerald Isle
have been made dupes by him, as also has the country
that produced the poet who wrote "A man's a man for
a' that." But the county of Lancaster has been the
centre from which he has so successfully worked. A
biographical sketch of such a man as Thomas Parr Gil-
ntour there is no doubt would be very interesting, but,
where a man's operations in swindling have extended
over every village, town, and county of England, Scot-
land, and Ireland, it would be almost impossible, but froth
his dame so constantly appearing in print we have no
doubt that our readers will form a fair estimate of the
man. We can only say.that some thirty years since he
commenced business as a commission agent and broker,
in the Goree Piazza, where he traded under the firm of
Malcolm, Gilmour, and Co. This firm soon disappeared,
and it is only in a very early edition of "Gore's
Directory" that we find it mentioned. Who Malcolm
Was is still a mystery; suffice it to say, Thomas Parr
Gilmour was the working partner. After the failure of
the firm, Gilmour first commenced to live on the vitals
of others ; and we find him in Manchester, then only a
borough, now a city. He had a large house elegantly
furnished, and he dressed himself as an ecclesiastic.
Morning, noon, and night he was seen standing at the
window of his house, bible in hand, apparently in the
deepest study ; and whenever any person of respecta-
bility'passed, Gilmour would fall upon his knees in the
attitude of prayer. By this means he gained the confi-
dence of a number of tradesmen. His larder was well
supplied with all sorts of provisions; but, as there must
be a payday, in the course of time the tradesmen who
had been so been so benevolent as to supply him with
food and raiment, and had luxuriously furnished his
house, required something in the shape of money. They
applied, arid applied again, payment constantly being
avoided, that teeing the last thing which Gilmour
evidently ever contemplated. At last the duped disco-
vered the imposition ; and the result was, that the house
was besieged by creditors and Thomas Parr Gillmour
sought protection of the police authorities, which he
obtained, or he would not have survived to continue his
depredations. On that occasion he said he bad "a mis-
sion from the Almighty to perform such acts." As he
had only contracted debts, arid had not been guilty of
any criminal offence, he could not he punished, unless
he got caught, and as the Manchester people could not
catch him, he was never punished by them. After that
little affair, this man of ingenuity was frequently heard
of in various tarts of the country, as a begging letter
impostor, and varidds ether erally respectable callings,
uutil the year 1843, when be e beard of in Edinburgh,
where he was living in a large house, selth every article of '
luxury in his possession, but still without any aeailsrble
means. The persons from whom all these good things
were supplied, however, began to be dissatisfied with
"promises of payment," but at last, finding that they
have been duped, took the very wise precaution of
" catehing him if possible ;" and by dint of perse-
verance they at last succeeded. The following graphic
chScription extracted front a Beata journal of October,
1843,_ will fully describe the man, and the esteem in
which he Was held by the baillie, who had to adjudicate
on the else .
" One of those an:insist; ecenes Which are oneasionelly
so graphically described by . the metropolitan penny-a-
liners, occurred in the police-court here on Monday last.
For some time past an individual whose ' outward
man might claim the euphonious title of Don Ferolo
Whiskerandos, tut who is better known under the
humble appelative of Mr. Thom, has been figuring about
town, doing the natives out of all kinds of furnishings,
whetherwn for the outer or the inner Mari. Wide met-
chants, grocers, tailors, ready-made linen merchants,
tinsmith-a, et hoc genus omne ; wisehead!, as well as
bleekteeads, hive been imposed upon by the specious
appearance kni bland manners of this moustached
scoundrel; and so adtoitlY did he manage Matters, that
nut of scores of cases not ' one ccitild he Made out as
swindling, although had it been in " B'abylosi the
;rent," it is probable our worthy countryman, Sir
Peter would have made a law of his own, and consigned
our bete to the Compter for any one
atone the baroftliem of
. theOn
form the sitting placedg
magistrate, Baillie
itli tiaistig obtqaitedi under false pre-
tences, a quire of post gaper
From thtieb erashdeonpetofefMthre.
Wilkie,
edey ,
Court,
charged,lest Aite,. •
ffe
fre'62
Warburton, prince ee
two shopmen; it appeared that on the previous Tuesday,
Prince's-street.
Mr. Warburton being from horde, Thom called at the
selected one, lie Ordered halt a roam to be sent to his
shop, et..fd asked to see different sorts of paper. Having
lodging in Elder-street, in tight days,., staling
that lie would carry home a quire id Ins pocket,
and that he had made an agreement with Ni'..
Warburton to have a credit account till the New Year.
Upon the faith of this statement he was allowed to take
awasethe quite. • When Mr. Warburton returned home
on l'i-edrieidat 'hoofs stttrY, turned out a fabrication,
and he was forthsiiiii given id Ctiafig to' the police.
The prisoner displayed no little ciiinneg iti 6tosa-ei-
amining the shopmen, particularly the younger (life,
whom he tried to confuse, and failing in that to flatter;
as for example when the lad, misunderstanding a ques-
tion front the insidious way in which it was put, replied
in a dike JON, Them..thought favourable to himself.
' You are goea TiOf —PR speak the troth--I like you
better than the last sfittiese ; li#J lira told lies.' rhe
evidence being closed, Baillie Wilkie nailed Tleoin if Ire
could name any respectable inhabitant who kneed Bird, •
and who would speak to his character. The prisoner
Mentioned the name of a highly respectable officer in
the arstlY, ntho left Edinburgh some months ago ; but
on being duestignet) itsi to the number of that gentle-
man's family, and other ntirticarl4sknovYn to the Baillie,
it turned out that Thom knei Wei n 0 Of his referee.
Thom then proceeded to sum up the emdenee ring adPgef
his 1"41til). Having called for a glass of water and
Wiped
his brush; he addressed the bench in the melodious
whine of a wild sectarian, vibrating between G alt. and
D below !-4Mr. Baillie, false witnesses have risen up
against tile to accuse me falsely ; but I stand before you
in my integrity. The Witnesses hate sworn away my
lift--yes, My lig, Mr. Baillie-4or .I ant splttltig blood.
I have been plieed.thiCnbarel &tr.& ili`y that,perseenting
M'Levy since Lira Saturday; and is Veal the treat-
ment for an officer arid a geritlennin—tii.nian allieii
to the first families in the couutry. 1 tisk ydiii
indulgence, Mr. Baillie. I will pay the is 6d, and have
no more to do with Mr. Warburton. Mr.. Baillie, I have
lost a'great part of my fortune by the failure of a Joint
Bunk4lock(?); but before the new year I will pay all I
owe--=it is but a trifle—the coat on my back would pay
it all--ilideed It Weald: I will pay all! I assure you,
except ilios€ iflui hate trained my character ; and I
will pay theoi also, tiPoti their Making rile an hiimble
apology.
_But, 015,!,Mr,. Bzliillie, don't take My life, for
you take My life if I it'd to lawiiaiy lthiglr On; flicfse !lard
boards: We wonder nitich Nit the Wrirtldy god
M:acte no
inquiry into the officership, gentlemanship, high altiania;-:
ship, and joint bank stockship of the Dou. We much
suspect him to be some rogue and afienkey in disguise.
However, his eloquence was thrown to the winds; and
after an admonition he was Sent to gaol for twenty days.
Having eahausted the modern Athens, Mr. Thom, when
liberated, Will probably ply his vocation somewhere else,
and we feheiiinietid tEI Blank
US caft provincial contem-
poraries its a catftion: Blank nionsisielible ntUst no* go
out of fashion."
From duct data much was heard of the sayings isn'd
doings of tflis "iill4tijous.gentlem.ari," htit.he was never
to be fciultdm The 111004 ptpteetion societies were co':
stantly receiving letters about VA fiet e.very dou'riti "ti
the three kingdoms, some hundreds of whichiiidy tie
seen'by applying to the secretary of the Liverpool Guar-
dian Society, Mr. Reay..who has had his detective eyes
upon him since the breaking up of the firm of " Malcolm
and Gilmour." Although, to use a legal technicality,
the eaid Thomas Parr Gilmour continued to successfully
practitc Vie kt 11.112 i,ti
,etety,,part of the country, he is
not again eaugut until lie visit spotland, where
laws, we believe, are rather striegent against cfsvil
doers," and there he is sentenced to twelve months'
imprisonment. Although carrying on his profes-
sion for a period extending over thirty years, and
still existing, it does not appear that, with the exception of
the above two instances, this renowned swindler bas
ever peen-ppnished-eeall the legal ingenuity of England
and Ireland liiti tibt Been mole to catch him. notwith-
standing that he hits thiell ie*.s'er, kiietfn and Watched
under every id'ssi he lias aisalifled, to feEo'ro *lllO
would fill a much greater space than We can deiote tip
such a-11W*. . BUt Wi hont farther itteMpting to give
a netratiVe 41 the e4lo is of this: Thomas Parr ,Gilmour;whose name, as a milli 14; .!..i ie fknilikir as " Household
Words," to all readers of newspapiefg, Vii ii;) ill only
say that for the last few years be has taken flp
his abode at Dougliis, in the Isle of Mau, and
as a resident of this' place he has, by his con-
duct, again btought himself before the public—not
in the capacity of a matt who obtains goods by false
represetitatiOns (he it siteli art adept at that, that he
always hai tilangbd lb tialie the transaction out a debt)
—not as a begging-letter littlest*, fbi in lliat line lie
always trusts to the credtility Of the pettons sVitottf Ile
honours Witli, his conimtinications-Llaut as the deCoyer of
children. , Whether lie *ill succeed ,iii , getting Clear
w\onrkhaotilasreetbe
Committee,fact hAeltd tybeestNetredeakll.:tth
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MA of his last oitenee still terdains to Pe seed.
the workhouse, Mr. Carr, submitted a report which,
while it reflects the greatest credit upon him, exposes a
scheme of depravity in connection with Thomas Parr
Gilmour, which requires the greatest amount of vigilance
and attention to see that justice is done, not only to the
,t poor and ignorant" of the youthful population of this
and other great towns, but to the offender. The report
states that "on the 29th ult.. a man of gentlemanly
eppearance applied at the workhouse for a servant girl.
He infoinied the Otter that his name ‘Vas Thomas Parr, '
and that name was entered in the porter's book. The
matron being absent, he was introduced to the school-
mistress: subsequently an arrangement was made with the
consent of the girl's father, who was then in the house,
to take as a servant Louisa Ashcroft, a child only eleven
years old, and to pay her Is per week. He did not then
take her away, but on the 3rd of the present month he
again called at, the workhouse, when he as before gave
the name of Parr, and took the child away with him
to the Isle of Man. The girl returned on the 10th inst,,
"
bringing with her a written paper signed "John Soyle,
chief-constable of Douglas, .
which stated that the girl
had applielt to him to be passed over to Liverpool, and
that she- had 'escaped from her master, who the , chief- '
constable designated as the renowned " Thomas Parr
Gilmour," who was then living there. [The certificate
was subsequently read. from which it appeared that
upon the girl making her case known to Mr. Soyle he
Slay, and that
passage to Liverpool.] The
they
td
ythakaden her to
grantedthe her
a steam
free packet company,
report goes on to state that the girl said, after she eft the
workhouse Parr look her over to Douglas to a lodging-
house, and for the first two nights she slept in the same
room, but not in the same-Ned. They then removed to
another room in the same house, in which there was
only one bed. She refused to sleep with him, but he
made her, and then he took' indecent liberties with her.
She left him because she did not like to sleep with him,
...

and because a lady told her_ that if she stopped with
him she would be ruined. -Gilmour had also written
several letters to the schoolmistress, to one of which the
report especially alluded, as the governor had underlined
'certain passages in that letter, and likewise to a most
respectable female in Ireland, to engage her as a gover-
ness: The governor then goes on to state his reasons
for, making such an elaborate report of the matter, and
also to state that he has understood the same Thomas
Parr Gilmour had written letters to Mr. Coats, the.
master of the Industrial Schools, requesting to have
some more girls sent to him from that institution.
The Vestry-clerk read the letters referred to in the
governor's .report, the first of which was addressed
to the schoolmistress, and was written after the girl
bad left Douglas, in which he accuses the child of an
attempt to commit a felony, by running away with
thq clothes she had on, and requesting that they might
be taken from her. He also warned the schoolmistress
from paying attention to any statement she might make,
as she would " forge lies" to screen herself.
The letter to the Master of the Industrial Schools was
rather an unique specimen of letter-writing. It was
dated from Douglas, from Thomas Parr, in the care of
Moore and Co., and was to the following effect : " I
want
w_ several girls about twelve years of age, Protestants,
o can read and write, and are competent to cast up
accounts."

A brief conversation ensued on the report; after
which it was unanimously decided that the whole sub-
ject should be referred to a special committee, for the
express purpose of getting at the real facts of the girl's
statement, and, if possible, taking legal proceedings,
either criminally or otherwise, against Thomas Parr
Gilmour.
CORRESPONDENCE.

HIGHLAND VOLUNTEERS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY TIMES.

Sin,—"A Private in the New Highland Company,"
whose letter appeared in to-day's Times, has evidently
heard and profited by the story of the attorney whose
ief instructions to his counsel were as follow :—"
case ; abuse the plaintiff!" An exposure of a statement
calculated to mislead is called " howling down ;" and
the members of the 71st Highland L. R. V. generally
(in addition to proving traitors to the tartan) are
accused of " spreading disparaging remarks" respecting
the "new company." In short, to judge by our bare-
legged brother's letter, a mare injured and persecuted
set of heroes than the body he belongs to cannot be
found anywhere.
Now, what are the facts of the case ? At the review
at Knowsley, the 71st Highland L. R. V., having been
appointed as guard of .honour to the Countess of Derby,
were extended on each side of the grand stand, and in
front of the great body of spectators—who had pre-
viously cheered us most hearily on marching on the
ground with the second battalion. Being stationed in
a position where we were most conspicuous, we had the
good fortune to be mentioned with approbation in most
of the newspapers in the kingdom. An entirely dis-
tinct company—wearing a different uniform from the
71st, and represented on the field by two members in
uniform—calling themselves " Highland Volunteers "
(thereby ignoring the fact of a killed corps having been
established here before them), having commenced their
advertisement as follows, "The uniform of this com-
pany, which excited so much enthusiasm at Knowsley,"
I was atrocious enough to contradict in your columns
what I considered an incorrect statement. I was then
in ignorance of the fact, vouched for by " A Private in
the New Highland Company," that "not only ladies
on the grand stand, but mounted and other officers, and
the pablic generally who saw us—(the two members
aforesaid)--,-tipressed themselves as described by our
indefatigable secretary in the advertisement referred to."
In conclusion, I beg to deny that any ill-feeling
towards the "new company" exists among the mem-
bers of the 71st; rather the contrary, as the success of
an artisan "kilted" -corps cannot in any way interfere
with us. And if the promoters of the "pew company"
are sincerely desirous of beinc, on good terms with the
71st, all they have to do is to word their advertisements
so as not to lead to the belief that they are the only
"Highland Volunteers" .in Liverpool.—l remain, sir,
yours respectfully,
A MEMBER or THE 71sT HIGHLAND L. R. V.