The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-09-07 00:00:00

epmmon sense. Ours—What do you call it—"Uncorn.:
Mon sense ? " (Laughter.)
The CairtiNiA)i said that it was clearly proved that,
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although thn mother had expressed a desire that the
children should be brought up as Catholics, they
were all illegitimate; that she had been living with
Buchannaa in a state of adultery, he having a wife who
was even then alive.

Mr. P4cK—The mother was the nearest living rela-
tion; and her wishes should have been respected.
The CHAIRMIN—I cannot tell who the surviving parent
Was. At the time this matter was considered she was
dead ; but after Buchannan died she went to live with a
man named Henderson, and sent the children to Protes-
tant schools. He did not take either one side or the
other; and he was quite, sure
.that the col:limit* was
actuated by one feeliug-,that of doing right. He could
not, Under the circumstances, see What answer could be
returned to the Poor-law Board. •
• 121 r. PEcii7-Send them the reason you had for coming
to the conclusion yon.

The Rev. Rector CAuntil—The. character of the
woman is very indifferent—she was living in adultery;
she allowed her children to go to a Protestant place of
worship, and to Protestant schools for the purpose of
getting 'charity; then; at the last, she wishes to have
the children brought up as Catholics.; and one of them
64, although being admitted as a Catholic, insisted upon
behic.p a Protesi •
PEca--Or ore 1.1E.c acne this.
_sector CAMPBELL—The girl had expressed that wish
Mr. GOODA.CRE—Was she sensible at that 4-

. wme, or
'ma anybody been Cercising any influence over her ?
Rector CAMPBELL,--YOl.l must recollect how the
Woman was living at the time—in a state of open
adultery. We find that she was quite indifferent as to
the character or faith of her children—so indifferent as
to let them go to school with heretics. The committee
had decided the best way they could; therefore, if any
further information is required, let the onus be put on
the poor-law Board. But there was one thing which he
Very much regretted—that was the statement in the
concluding part of the letter, that the Roman Catholics
regretted that they had so often complaints to make
of the treatment to their children: lie thought -the
Board would agree with him that there was no fowl-
.ciation.for such a remark.
The LAW-Cimus said the obseriatierit did not refer
as he read it, to that Board in particdliirbdt to 63T1-
tlaihtS in-general. , „ . „..
Rector CAmt., nni,i--The remark was not *.erited on
the part of that :werkhente or. that- Board, for he was
1-Ire they had' altraya done' their utmost to hold the
valance even between the two great parties—Protestants
'tad Catholics—and he hoped it always would be done.
The CKAIRMA.N—What is to be done with the letter ?
ReCtOr CAMPBELL—Send it up to the Poor-law
Board, with the information as to how we have acted in
this matter, and let them take what steps they please ;
but, above things, let it be explained that there is no
tnith in the accusation made in the letter as far as Lirer.-
pool is concerned. •

T 4 Vesty-Clerk was then instructed to communicate
with the'Poor-law Board ; and there being no other
bus iUess the committee adjourned.

THE HEALTH COMMITTEE.

The .ustial weekly meeting of this committee was
hellcat the Town-hall, yesterday; Mr. Alderman Dover,

chair. Other members present—Messrs. Sheil,
eckwith, Crosthwaite, Ridley, Vernon, Bowring,
Steel, Stitt, and Avison.
t The Borough Engineer, Minding' Siirrey eF, anu
tsf Nuisances reported various particulars_of
LVe—Orelitions in their several departments during the
,eek, from which it appeared that. 245 nuisances com-
.plained of by inhabitants had been inspected and means
•aken to remedy them ; 1,586 houses in' the unhealthiest
districts containing 5,197 apartments, and 741 cellars,
had been put under examination, with the view of
,linproving their sanitary condition.