The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-05 00:00:00

WORKHOUSE COMMITTEE.

The weekly meeting of the Liverpool Workhouse
Committee vras htld yesterday, in the board room at the
parish offices, Broviilow-hill. The chair was occupied
by Mr. Churchwarden Owen ; mid the other members
present were Messrs. Oluirchwurden Smith, Critchley,
Goodacre, Lightbound, Peck, Byford, and Denton.
Mr. Carr, the governor, reported the number of
inmates in the establishment to be last week 1,888;
'this week, 1,975; corresponding week last year, 1,808;
being an increase over last week of 87 inmates, and over
the corresponding week last year, 167. The hospital
returns were as follows :—ln hospital last week, 511;
admitted since, 14/ ;; cured and discharged, 102; dead,
13; remaining under treatment, 535. Vagrants sheltered
in the Right sheds during the week, 133 men, 118
women, and 55 children, making a total of 306, shewing
a decrease of 37 persons during tlie past week, and au
increase of 6 as compared with the cornsponding week
of last year.
Mr. Pnex drew attention to the woollen aml flannel
goods supplied by Mr. Peter Williams. The flannels
were not equal to the samples; and this was not the
first time that complaints had been made upon the same
subyeet.- Bad articles had been sent again and again,
and he kit that it was now high time that such conduct
should he severely dealt with.
Mr. DEN -rtx,t concurred in Mr. Peck's remarks, but
felt that perhaps it was premature to recourse to extreme
meamres.

The Governor explained that the contractor had not
only sent in flannel of bad quality; he had not supplied
the blankets rordered months ago:,
Arr. Churchwarden SMITH remarked that they must
take decisive steps in the matter.

On the motion of Mr. Byford it was resolved to return
the inferior articles, and allow Mr. Williams one week
to supply the house with the necessary articles, accordin,.'
to contract. In case the order be not complied with,
the governor was instructed to purchase elsewhere.

" FAMINE IN THE WORKIIOUSE."

The Clerk read a report by the Governor with re-
spect to • the supply of wheat and flour sent in by Mr.
John Phillips,, of Itedcross-street. The following is an
extract from the report :—" I have now most respect-
fully, but earnestly, to call the attention of the com-
mittee to the contract for flour and wheat. The question
is referred to in my last week's report. Since then,
with the exception of some sixteen sacks of seconds
flour, every delivery of flour or wheat was rejected, by
order of the sample committee. The contractor has
suffered his stock of flour to run so low that I have had
either to use the rejected flour or else to fall back on my
limited stock of house-ground flour; and while I now
write I am without flour of any kind."
In answer to a question, Mr. Carr stated that the
weekly consumption of flour amounted to about 100
sacks Of the 382 packs sent in by Mr. Phillips for the
houss supply since 6th of September last, 340 had been
rejected, being unequal to the sample. That which had
been passed as all right had been supplied from day to
day; and in consequence he had had to fall back upon
the rough house-ground meal, which was such as the
committee had disallowed the use.

Mr. DENTON, seeiug that this offence was repeated
from time to time, and that cautions and remonstrances
were unavailing, suggested that the governor be in-
structed to go into the market to buy a supply for
present use. This, he contended, was the only way to
meet the case • and punish persons who treated them so
badly repeatedly, and in spite of all remonstrances. He
moved a resolution to the effect that the governor be
instructed to buy 100 sacks of flour, the excess over
contract flour being debited against the contractor.
The motion was seconded without comment by Mr.
Lightbound.
The Clerk remarked that Mr. Phillip's contract had
expired eleven days since, and he questioned their ability
to recover the excess over the prices mentioned in the
original contract.
Mr. Carr explained that the deficiency had existed
for several days, and therefore Mr. Phillip would be
liable for the excess up to the 10th day after the date of
the expiration of the contract.
Mr. DENTON remarked that he acted upon principle,
irrespective of Mr. Phillip's liability for the excess.
The motion was put to the vote, and carried unani-
mously.

MR. PEA.RSON AND THE COMMITTEE.-SUSPECTED FRAUD.

The Clerk read the following report by the governor :
"I beg to refer to my report of last week on the subject
of the mustard supplied by Mr. Henry Pearson, and to
add that six kegs have since been supplied in lieu of
those rejected, and that those also have been condemned
as inferior to sample. This is the fourth time that the
mustard delivered on the order of the 23rd ult. has been
rejected, while at the present moment the greatest want
exists for a supply for the hospital."
Mr. GOODNCRE referred indignantly to certain calls
made upon him, at his private office, by Mr. Pearson
and otheri', with reference to the question of the quality
of mustard. He thought it enough to attend the
Vestries and the committees without being intruded
upon during his hours of business or leisure. With
reference to the quality of the mustard supplied by Mr.
Pearson, he asserted that it might be seen at a glance
that it was vastly—probably two-thirds in value—inferior
to the sample. In company with Mr. Peck, the draper,
he had inspected the kegs, and finding them inferior,
the contractor promised to send for a quantity equal to
the sample, to the house of Colman, in London. He
had subsequently seen those which arrived ; and he
must say that it only resembled the sample of Colman's
in the outward appearance of the "keg." Of this he
was satisfied. He never complained on the first occa-
sions that inferior articles were supplied by contractors,
because he considered that through the carelessness of
servants mistakes might be occasionally made ; but
when he found that these mistakes amounted to three
or four he thought it but right to speak out. He had
scarcely any hesitation in saying that the mustard in
the six kegs supplied last was not from Colman's, and
he could no less than denounce the whole transaction as
a contemptible trick.
Mr. BYFORD knew something about mustard. The
kegs (" Colman's") which he had seen on Tuesday was
not marked- as honourable people marked their goods
when he was in the trade.
Further conversation took place.
The Clerk suggested that a keg of the mustard last
supplied should be sent to the Messrs. Colman, in order
to find out if it had been really supplied by them to the
contractor.

Mr. DENTON proposed that the mustard be returned,
and the governor instructed to buy three casks for im-
mediate use.
The CHAIRMAN remarked that if fraud had been
attempted there was another important consideration.
Mr. Churchwarden SMITH—If there is any ground
for Mr. Goodacre's suspicion, it is a very black matter
indeed.
Mr. BYFORD seconded Mr. Denton's motion.
After same further conversation,
Mr. DENTON withdrew his motion, and
Mr. Churchwarden SMITH, in proposing that the con-
tract be cancelled and the mustard returned, remarked
that that would meet all the requirements of the case.
In all cases of this nature there was a difficulty to prove
fraud.

Mr. BYFORD concurred in that remark.
The CHAIRMAN, however, replied that the process
was simple, and the correct result easily attainable.
Mr. Smith's motion was put to the meeting and
carried.

It was ultimately resolved, on the motion of Mr.
Goodacre, seconded by Mr. Critchlev, that a keg of the
mustard be sent for examination to Messrs. Colman, and
that they be requested to state whether it was their
genuine best brown mustard.
Applications from Mrs. Morton and the matron, for
advance of salaries, were read, and ordered to lie over
until the next meeting.
This was the whole of the business.

GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY OP CANADA.—
Traffic for the week ending September 15th, 1860, and
corresponding week in 1859:—
Passengers, &c. Merchandise, &c. Total Miles
Date No. Amount. Tons. Amount. sterling. open
1860 19492 £6346 11 4 102191E7409 0 3 £137 55 11 7 970
1859 14675 4302 5 6 11532 6258 11 2 18560 16 8 880

Increase £3194 14 11

BASE Comr.—Edward Fenlon, tramp from Derby-
shire, was brought up at the Magistrates' Court, Birken-
head, yesterday, on a charge of attempting to pass abase
two-shilling piece to Mr. Owen, and remanded until
this day.—ELzabeth Brophy, of Spitalfields, Liver-
pool, was sent to gaol for 14 days for stealing a quantity
of china ornaments from Mr. Coffin's stall, in the
market.
THE LATE FIRE IN HARRINGTON-STREET.—The
premises, yesterday, looked much worse than on the
morning after the fire. The heat was so intense that it
burst the iron bars and smashed the stones in the
windows of the front, and caused several splits in the
rear of the building. Tt is questionable if a portion of
the walls will not have to be taken down. The fire was
first discovered by Mr. John Woods. hatter, of Lord-
street, the rear of whose premises adjoins the handily*,
and he first communicated to Mr. Superintendent Quick
that a hose should be got in through his shop to play on
the burning premises. This suggestion, and its adoption,
was most effective ; for had not the back been played on
with such success, the entire of the warehouses in the
place would have taken fire. Mr. Woods' premises
suffered much damage, but had it not been for him, and
the presence of mind he exhibited, along with his
exertions, backed by two young gentlemen from Man-
chester, the Messrs: Lyster, who were stopping at his
house, the consequences would have been much more
calamitous. Mr. Wood directed the firemen, by a
ladder, from his yard on to the back part of his house:,
and also on a shed in the yard, from which they had a
complete command of the fire by direction of the hose.
Major Greig and Mr. Quick expressed to Mr. Wood their
sense of his valuable assistance. Crowds collected yes-
terday to look at the ruins. It is a curious fact that
this time twelve months there was a fire in the same
warehouse.
THE MUFFLED PEAL OF BELLS, LAST EVENING.—
Last evening considerabk excitement was created by a I
muffled peal of bells, rung in the tower of St. Peter's
Church. A large number of persons congregated near
the churchyard, and were exceedingly anxious to know
the name of the departed. By inquiry in the tower, we
were told that the peal—"grandsire's triples"—was rung
in honour of the late Mr. Charles Ball, traveller for a
London publishing house—ono of the " College youths"
—who has been an occasional ringer at St. Peter's

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Church for the last twenty years. " Colle.ge Youth" is
the designation of a society of ringers. The following
persons were engaged at the ropes on the occasion :
John Heron, jun., (conductor,) treble; Rich. Williams,
seconds ; Isaac Meadows, thirds William Heron,
fourths; George Crute, fifths ; Thomas Gay, sixths ;
John Burkiushaw, sevenths ; and John Aspinwall,
tenor.

Nr.w PATRNTB.—(Week ending the 2nd October,
1860) : Alphonse Rene Le Mire de Normandy, of
Surrey, "improvements in obtaining fresh water from
salt water."—James Lamb Hancock, of London, "an

improved apparatus for working and shaping butter,
and for separating it from the butter milk."-2-Stephen
Randall Smith of Bristol, "improvements in vessels, and
apparatus used for raising sunken vessels and other
bodies in the water, and for lowering materials for
structural purposes in the water."—George Haseltine
and John Adam Knight, of London, "improvements in
spring bed bottoms ;" partly a communication to them
from abroad, by Philip Ulmer, of New York. James
Farmer, of London, "improvements in the manufacture
of cocoa and chocolate." —Cecil Johnson, of London,
" improvements in the manufacture of shoes and boots."
—Felix Fontenau, of Paris, "an apparatus for the
preservation of life and property in cases of shipwreck."—
William Renwick Bowditob, Wakefield, "improvements
in the purification of coal gas and of coal oils."—com_
onanicated from the British and Foreign Patent ow
awes,
Clacton-square.

VOLUNTEER MOVEMENTS

ilsr HIGHLAND RIFLE VOLUNTEERS.

This corps was officially inspected last night, at their
store-house, in Back Canning-street, by Major Bu-
chanan, assistant inspector of volunteers for the district.
Colonel Gladstone and Major Tinley of the 2nd Batta-
lion (to which the 71st belongs) were also present.
The company was put through the manual and platoon
exercises and several manoeuvres; at the end of
which Major Buchanan expressed himself as perfectly
satisfied with the efficiency to which they had. attained,
daring the short time they had been embodied, and had
consequently much pleasure in passing them for firing..
He urged upon them the necessity of being most
particular in their position drill, and not for one moment
to fancy they could not all with proper attention to this
most important practice become excellent shots. Ma
then called the officers to the front, and urged upon
them the necessity of qualifying themselves in every
respect for the important parts they occupied. He said
he would be most happy to give them every assistance
in his power at any time, and would be glad to attend
their drills occasionally if they would allow him, and
give them every information they would require.
The company were then addressed by Colonel Glad-
stone and Major Tinley—the former urging them to
compete for the company and other prizes at the forth-
coming match at Hightown ; and the latter assuring
them that, although the time was very short, still, if
made good use of, they might be able to acquit them-
selves creditably.
Three hearty cheers were then given for Major
Buchanan and the same compliment was most enthn-
siactically accorded to Colonel Gladstone and Major
Tinley, after which the inspector proceeded to examine
the store-house, and expressed himself as greatly pleased
with the excellent arrangements made for keeping the
arms.

ME PRESS CORPS OF VOLUNTEERS, No. 1, COM-
PANY.—From au advertisement in another column, it
will be observed that the members of this corps will be
sworn in by J. R. Jdffery, Esq., at the drill-room of the
Lycedm Company, Bold-street, on Saturday evening
next. - We believe that arrangements have been made
for the attendance of a guard of honour ; and several
members of other corps, and numerous influential gen-
tlemen connected with the press and the printing pro-
fession, have been invited to attend.

MAGHULL FLORAL AND HORTICUL-
TURAL SOCIETY.

The first meeting of this nemly-established society
was held on Tuesday last, at Mr. Mason's, the Hare
and Hounds Inn, Maghull. There is no district in the
vicinity of Liverpool which possesses advantages for the
encouragement of horticulture equal to that of this
locality ; being intersected by railways, and having the
advantage of canal communicaton and excellent roads.
The facilities for obtaining natural, as well as artificial,
manure from populous districts was well established by
the display of horticultural and agricultural produce.
It is scarcely possible to conceive culture carried on to a
greater extent than were the various diversified speci-
mens—the objects of competition. Everything was
giant-like ; and the most experienced admitted that in
quality, in quantity, and beauty of growth, the show
excelled anything hitherto witnessed. The room,
though spacious, was scarcely sufficiently so ; but great
credit is due to the manner in which everything was
staged by Mr. Stephen Atherton. Mr. Chas. Rylance,
of Town-green, with Mr. R. M'C. Walker, of the
Mansion-house, Liverpool, were the judges. The
former provided a large quantity of flowenng plants,
in pots, for decoration, which, from their lightness and
delicacy, produced a pleasing effect in contrast with the
monstrous productions of that highly cultivated agri-
cultural district.

LIST OF PRIZES.

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Best 6 culinary apples, William Hesketh; second best ditto,.
John Lockett. Best 6 table apples, William Moorcroft ; second
ditto, Robert Tasker. Best 6 pears, Robert Tasker; second
ditto, Henry Kiggins. Best dish of plums. Peter Banks ;
second ditto, John Lockett. Best dish of damsons, John Bol-
ton; second ditto, John Grayson. Best collection of vege-
tables, six varieties, John Lockett ; second ditto, Stephen
Atherton. Best six round potatoes, Peter Riley ; second ditto,
James Berry. Best six kidney potatoes, Henry Lunt; second
ditto, John Grayson. Best six largest potatoes of any kind.
John Lockett; second ditto, William Huyton. Best three
sticks of celery, Peter Banks ; second ditto, John Bolton.
Best two white cabbages, John Bolton; second ditto, Robert
Tasker. Best two red cabbages, John Bolton; second ditto,
John Lockett. Best two Savoy cabbages, William Hesketh;
second ditto, Stephen Atherton. Best Scotch cabbage,
George Wood,. Best two curled greens, Hobert Tasker.
Best two cauliflowers, John Lockett ; second ditto, Henry
Kiggins. Best dish of parsley, William Hesketh. Best
six onions. Thomas Sumner ; second ditto, William Hesketh.
Best two cucumbers, Robert Tasker ; second ditto, John
Lockett. Best six turnips for table use, William Huyton;
second ditto, Robert Tasker. Best six carrots, John Hesketh;
second ditto, William Huyton. Best two Swede turnips, Jas.
Berry ; second ditto, William Tinsley. Best two mangold
wurtzel, John Lockett ; second ditto, William Hesketh. Best
dish of peas, John Bolton. Best dish of scarlet runners, John
Lockett. Best di •h of broad beans, William Moorcroft. Best
twelve stalks of field beans, Thomas Mawdsley ; second ditto,
William Tinsley. Best three parsnips, Peter Banks ; second
ditto, William Tinsley. Dahlias : twelve cut blooms, distinct
(for amateurs only), Robert Tasker; second ditto,
John Lockett.