The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-11 00:00:00

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Liverpool, and subject to the
Mr. Woodruff stated that, as soon as convenient, the
cemetery at Walton would be used for interments. It only
waited now to be laid out for the purpose. The church-
wardens were of opinion that the time had arrived when
they should make no further interments in St. Martin's. In
consequence of this fact the present arrangements were not
so perfect as they would be when they got to the new burial
ground. With regard to the employment of paupers there,
he observed that if they did not allow pauper labour, which
cost nothing, to be used there, they would have to pay very
largely for other labour.
The proceedings were then confirmed.
Mr. Shaw proposed, according to notice, that Mr. Thomas
Smith, of 136, Islington, be elected a member of the board,
in the room of Mr. Jardine, disqualified by non-attendance.
Mr. Wise seconded the motion which was carried.

.me fees,

THE THSMI

[SSA L OF TH E MEDICAL OFFICERS

The next business before the board was, the motion of
which notice was given by Mr. Shaw the preceding day,
"That the appointment of the present medical officers (Drs.
Thompson and Newton), be determined by the board, the
same to take effect at the expiration of three months from
the present day."
The following letter
addressed to the clerk

was read from Mr. Newton,

" 55; Summerseat, J tine 10, 1856.
" Sir,—l have to revest that you will communicate to the
ry my wish to resign my appointment as medical

)11Icer of the Liverpool union, at the termination of the
usual three months' notice. This Ido on tho supposition
that the select vestry are prepared to sanction and maintain
the recent most unjust and arbitrary proceedings of the

relief committee.-1

have tl3

.0 remain et
"JOHN NEWTON."

A long letter was read from Dr. Thompson, de!ending
himself against the charge of neglec

nd contending that

emendation of the committee should not b
firmed. This letter had been previously circulated in a
printed form among the members of the board and others.
Mr. Shaw moved the resolution, of which he had given
He said that, had De. Thompson displayed the
same amount of feeling towards his family end to himself
before the committee, as he had done in his letter, the
committee might have come to a different conclusion. At
the same time, they had u duty to perform, not only to the
board, the parishioners, and the poor people entrusted to
their charge, but also to themselves; and, having unani•
mously arrived at the opinion that Dr. Thompson was now
unworthy of their confidence, he thought it would be very
unwise, indeed, of them to shrink from their responsibility,
or their duty. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Shaw added that, as
Mr. Newton's letter did not seem to convey a distinct
resignation, it was thought necessary to hare his name in-
cluded in the resolution, to prevent future questions being
raised. _ _

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notice

Mr. Owen seconded the motion.
Mr. Gardner proposed, as an amendment, that the
question be referred to the whole board ; but his amend-
ment was not seconded.
After a short conversation, the moti^n was adopted.
This was the whole of the general business.

Letters from Milan state, that the Austrian Govern-
ment, anxious to neutralise the popularity of Piedmont,
has resolved to erect the Lombardo-Venetian provinces
into a kingdom of Upper Italy, and to place a prince of
Italian birth, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, on the
throne.

The floods, which have desolated at least thirty of the
French departments, exercise a fatal influence over
trade generally. Fortunately, in those parts of the
country which have escaped, the crops present a magni-
ficent appearance. The fluctuations in the corn markets
have greatly risen from the interruption of traffic.
The Moniteur• of Monday notifies that the Emperor,
on returning from the departments that have suffered
from the floods, thought of devoting to purposes of suc-
cour the sums set apart for the public fetes of the lnp-
tism ; but his Majesty has become convinced that the
preparations were too far advanced to permit of this
wish being usefully realised,and nothing will be changed
in the arrangements already made.