The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-30 00:00:00

SELECT VESTRY.

Yesterday morning the ordinary fortnightly meeting
of the Select Vestry was held in the Parish-offices,
Brownlow-hill, Mr. Churchwarden Cropper in the chair
The other members present were: Messrs. Churchwarden
Smith;. Owen, Scott, Critchley, Satchell, Cooke, Peck,
Bairstow, Syred, E. Byford, Denton, Lightbound, S.
Whitty, Williams, Turner, and F. L. Jones.

WORE-HOUSE COMMITTEE.
The proceedings of this committee were read : and
Mr. Denton moved and Mr. ;'satchell seconded that
they be confirmed.
Mr. PECK made a few remarks in reply to an adver-

tisement in a contemporary writt En by Mr. Tomlinson,
the contractor for meat to the Workhouse, relative to
the quality of the article supplied., The advertisement
charged him with having made an unfounded statement
about the subject.
A MEMBER stated that the qua lity of the meat bad
greatly improved, and
The CHAIRMAN said that inasmuch as a report on the
quality of the meat would be presented at the nest
Vestry, he thought that it was premature to enter into
the subject.

Mr. Runs-row denounced the resolution of the com-
mittee, depriving the house-surgeons of the fees paid at
coroner's inquests and for makingpost mortent examina-
tions. He maintained the Vestry had no right to deprive*
them of such fees.
Mr. SCOTT charaterised the resolution as mean' and
shabby.

Mr. DENTON explained that the resolution in question
was passed several years ago, and at a time the riodi.C3l
officers' salaries were raised as a compensation foe the'
less of fees.

After some conversational discussion,
Mr. BAIRSTOW moved, as an amendment, "That this
resolution be referred back to the committee, for the,
purpose of defining what particular fees were included.
in the resolution."

The amendment was seconded by Mr. Critcbley, and
on a division it was agreed to. The other proceedings of
the committee were confirmed.

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.

The proceedings of this committee were nest read.
They were confirmed on the motion of Mr. Bairstow.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.

The proceedings of this committee were read, and a
return recommending that the medical districts be re-
distributed.
Mr. SMITH having moved the confirmation of the
proceedings of the committee,
Mr. DENTON moved the committee be requested to
prepare a plan in reference to the appointment of out-
door medical officers, and gave notice that at the neat
vestry he would move that all resolutions bearing on the
appointment, of out-door medical officers be rescinded.
The resolution was agreed to, and the proceedings of
the committee were confirmed.

A COMPLAINT PROM THE OLD MEN IN THE WOItKSOESE'
The Vestry-Clerk read the following communication'
and enclosure from the Poor-law Board :
Poor-law Board, Whitehall, S.W., 26th May, WO.
bra,—l am directed by the Poor-law Board to forward, for
the consideration of the Select Vestry of the Parish of Liver-
pool, the enclosed copy of a communication which has been
addressed to the board by certain aged inmates of the Liver-
pool Workhouse.
I am directed to request that the Select Vestry will be good
enough to furnish the Board with their observations in refe
rence to the representations of the complainants. I am, sirs.
your obedient servant, H. FLE/SING, Secretary-
To H. J. Hagler, Esq., Vestry-clerk, Liverpool.

(Copy.)

21st May, 1450.
TO THE NOISOURABLIL THE POOR-LAW BOARD.
The humble petition of the undersigned old men of the
Liverpool Workhouse,
Most sincerely beg your honourable board to take our ease
into your kind consideration, believing yon do not know we are
kept in a cold damp cellar and a stone floor without tire, from
nine to ten feet below the surface of the ground. There is
sixteen steps to come down, with a confined yard (the sun
shines on it only about three months in the year) but little
and then go to the wards to die; where there is
larger than the cellar. A number of the old men stop as long
as they can,
boarded floors they might put us in, with airy yards to walk
about, and preserve us in health. Your inspector is always led
out another way, and never sees the confined cellar we are in.
(Signed)
Aged 70
John
M'Carthy
Aged 79
82 John Obul
„ 68 Michael Naughton
• ~ 74 Peter 80re63
. „ 65 James M'Night l/ 67
65 John eamnbell
~ 62 Arthur O'llare

,Tames Chambers
peter Byrrcs
Williams Collins
John liamPson
P. MTarlan
D. Kelly
Tt. Murry
Peter Kerr

Mr. BAIRSTOW—They appear to live a good long
time there, at any rate.

A COMPLIMENT FROM THE INDIA BOARD.

The VESTRY CLERK also read the following commu-
nication from the India Board :
India Office, E.C., 25th May, Is6o.
am ditected by the Sccrctary of State for India its
Council to acquaint you, that he has readily concurred in the
suggestions which you communicated to Mr. Itathbone as to
the remuneration of the medical officers and Workhouse officers
who have attended upon the discharged soldiers who arrive'
in Liverpool by the Great Tasmania.
Sir Chas. Wood begs at the same time that you will be goo
enough to convey to the medical officers, to tae master of
the
Workhouse, and to the nurses and others who have been ill
attendance upon the men, his most cordial thanks for the ser-
vices which they have so heartilc rendered, and for the kind-
ness which they have shown to the invalids.
I have been able to bear testimony from personal inspection
of the arrangements of the hospital. that in no public institu-
tion could greater attention have been paid to the comfort of
the men, or better provision made for their medical treatment.
They expressed to me, without exception, and in the warmest
terms, the gratitude which they felt to the authorities of the
Workhouse.
I am also directed to request that you will yourself accept,
and that you will communicate to the committee, Sir Charles
Wood's very sincere thanks for the readiness with which the
accommodation in the Workhouse Hospital was placed at the
thsvosal of the men,—for the prompt measures which were
taken for th,ir reception,—and for the admirable arrangements