The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-01 00:00:00

NEW PUBLIC OFFICES

The sub-committee of the health and water committees,
recommended, that as the property of the Saracen's Head,
Dale-street, was for sale, that it bo purchased for erecting the
new public offices.
Mr. Beckwith moved that the report be received and
adopted.

Mr, J. Holme strongly urged upon the committee to go
and visit the place, and see for themselves the great
improvement that would be effected by such an edifice. He
did not think that the expense would exceed £l,OOO per
annum.

The report was unanimously adopted.

TO THE MIAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE-OWNERS'
GUARDIAN SOCIETY FOR THE PARISH OF
WEST DERBY.

Sir,—My attention having been called to the proceed-
ings of your society on Friday last, a report of which
appeared in papers of Saturday last, and particularly to
that part of it complaining " that the overseers raised
the rates year after year, and who knew how the money
was expended ?" As all the other charges brought against
the overseers at that meeting have been fully met and
explained, to the entire satisfaction of the numerous and
highly respectable deputation who waited upon us in
Harper-street, on Monday last, and who, lam sorry
should have been so grossly misinformed as to cause them
so much trouble ; yet, as this charge of increasing rates
and non-responsible expenditure is one affecting the whole
of the ratepayers, I think the following statement of facts
is required to be placed before them, which, I trust, will
-satisfy the ratepayers generally of the West Derby portion
43f the Union that they are not in any worse position
'since I and my colleagues came into office in 1853.
The rates for the poor for the four years previous to
our being in office were as follows :

1849... is 3d in the pound
r 1g50...1s 4d being is bid on the average
1851...1s 6d )9 in the pound.
1852...1s 10d

' The poor rates for the last four years during the present
overseer's term of office have been as follows :

1853 Os lOd in the pound being an average of
1A1854....
1855 is id ~ j pound.
towing to the extremer
price of provisions
this and last year.
,F'
.You will perceive, by the above statement, that instead
of the burdens of the ratepayers being increased, that a
considerable reduction has been made by the present
overseers ; and, at the same time, to inform you that the
Board of Guardians, and not the overseers, have the
control of the expenditure of the money paid by you, and
demanded by them by calls from the overseers. And
should any ratepayer feel aggrieved, or require any
explanation whatever, the books are open to his inspec-
tion; and that the auditor, Mr. Rees, of West Derby-
street, always gives fourteen days' notice of his intention
to receive any complaint twice in every iyear, so that all
the overseers have to do is, to collect the money required
of them : and in so doing, to endeavour, by every means
in their power, to give as little annoyance and trouble as
possible to the ratepayers, which, I believe, the collectors
have hitherto done.—l remain your obedient servant,
JouN WHIMSY,
One of the Honorary Overseers for the
township of West Derby.
45, Kensington, 31st July, 1856.

LP 856

is 6d

NOTTINGHAM ELECTION. -The nomination for this
borough took place on Wednesday morning at the Exchange
Hall. The large room was densely crowded. On the
previous night, Mr. Mills issued an address to the electors,
_____ ___ _ , stating his determination to withdraw from the contest.
Amongst the supporters of Mr. Paget were gentlemen
EXTREME SCAUCITT.—Within all our experience we do embracing every shade of political opinions. Mr. E.
not recollect such an extreme scarcity of extraordinary M. Thaekeray said he had the honour to propose a
„,g"",b,erries as in the present year. However, as Parlia- gentleman as a candidate for the borough who would
-,;l3ll_,‘,nas just put up its shutters, there is still hope before well follow in the steps of his predecessor, Mr. Strutt. He
.`,.'.,_; 'sinus of a few ripening begged to name Mr. Charles Paget, of Ruddington Grange,
usual full-blown
h so fixed on M.P.'s,
hadrra ae;e
dimensions. The faettoist,htehier penny-a-liner has near Nottingham. (Cheers.) Mr. Mundela seconded the
that he has had no time to nomination. Mr. Sweet proposed the' nomination of Mr.
hunt for gooseberries. The greenness of the one pursuit Ernest Jones. Mr. Mawson seconded the nomination.
interferes with the greenness of the other. But now, the Both the candidates addressed the electors at considerable
field of vegetable discovery is fairly open to him. As Par- length. A show of hands was then taken, which was in
liament closes, his hunting-season begins. What
.grouse favour of Mr. Jones, but he stating his determination pot to
is to the member, the gooseberry is to the penny-a-liner.— go to the poll, Mr. Paget was declared duly elected. A vote
Punch. of thanks to the Sheriff terminated the proceedings.