The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-11-26 00:00:00

SELECT VESTRY

t he
tio ,llsUal fortnightly meeting of the Select Vestry was
f;11..11% ten o'clock yesterday, in the Parish-office, 8r0wn-
,,,,`,". Mr. Churchwarden Woodruff' presided, and the
members were present :—Messrs. Shaw, Owen,
4.,tl'°;°, Satchel], Whitty, Cook, Chesney, J. Jones, W.
1,41-8' ellor'
Denton, Crawford, Critchley, Smith, Syred,

THE BURIAL FEES.
11, e THE
said he exceedingly regretted not having
Zf,~rePresent on the last board day, and he still more
hQ't'te,tted that the rector was not present that day, as if the
Were there, he should have felt justifi d in making a
1^,1„11,_ arks in his presence as to the claim he had made
klf; !Luc parish. In the absence of the rector he should
'n'saese remarks, but he thought it only right now to
Chat the question involved was not between the rector
'ilidep'"e churchwardens. Ile wished it to be distinctly
,tccd by the town, that the question in dispute was
lisBt,:en the rector and the churchwardens. It was a
l':if°4 between the rector and the whole of the Select
teltrZ, as to certain fees the rector had demanded for the
4al vent of paupers. The rector had complained that he
t,:tu,''at received that courtesy at the hands of the finance
12:Itlei,titee to which he was entitled. Ile regretted very
',l‘ciat the rector had such a statement. Ile was
vert,„ling to believe that emither his colleague or himself, t he
ra t„,l', or any member of the finance committee would have
t4:;'-') or attempted to treat, the rector with any thing but
t4ltEilf eatest courtesy throughout the whole of the arrange-
The question involved was a question of law, not
bg; For a great many years a certain fee had been
reffitlae vestry, and received by the late archdeacon and
ZPoli s',`,Cl', and the latter was now advancing a new claim
h"„ ere „"ise,_ same existing laws. Now, the churchwardens
hiai`cis position : if they paid the rector the new claim,
Ove,„-,,,' no law hereafter to back them up, the difference
Olt);„" the old charges paid and the new claim would
a Personal payment to him and his colleague. If
\tliee;teihwarden did not pay the claim, and the rector
~0141 °Le had a right to demand and enforce it, then it
Poetb e better, he thought, for all parties concerned, to
lr teot jaw clearly defined by some decision in the supe.
("4„"8, so that neither vestryman, overseer, or church—.
ts'ap*,would have any thing but a clear course before him
it'4iLli: A certain statement had gone forth to the
o4ef) and he was most anxious that the rector and the
;16100uld stand in their proper position before the
lj t 4, b There was no attempt on the part of any member
61t tt,°ard to withhold from the rector all that he had a
teceive and that the law commanded. (Hear, hear.)
th_ie WORKHOUSE commrrrE E.
14'etkreciNrOceedings of this committee were read. It
kliq that the number admitted, last week, into
11.4tant sheds were-257 males, 83 females, and 20
f,;115,",'; in all 360. The number of sick cases in
Ztal, on the 19 h instant, was 673 ; including 27
4".'t4) :37 itch. The total number in the house on the
4% 2 9' r, 4.
tklqi ; 'law moved the confirmation of the. proceedings,
el
tuded the appointment of an assistant medical
~Aer
c?,,ard proceeded to the the appointment. From a
.I;c4encit candidates, the committee had selected and re-
-I,Zte Ler the names of two—Messrs. Lyster and Hughes.
e prong taken, Mr. Lyster was elected.
veeedin s were then confirmed.
111„ T,„ g
s. .DUSTRIAL SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.
4'441 clings of this committee were read, but did not
oie Y.Ping of any public importance.
01;:,,e'nes moved the confirmation of the proceedings.
neY seconded the motion, which was carried.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
lacil,o'Les of this committee were read and confirmed.
k‘°ll of any importance arose out of them.
44i'for4w moved, aceordinging. to order, that Mr.
krexv.nlaced on all the committees where his prede-
Vihot; '' 13e, had a seat.
elosT,4 was carried.
the business.

1)5411k `4,1(1,,,,,
'41.,n? A LADT —.M. Bragalone tells a story of a
1)•tql! Pretieut lady who •has just arrived in Paris, and who
4, a nsion to believe that she knew how to speak
at),',..:0 dress herself in the French mode. She
,1111,'; for the these air crinolines, ordered it home, and put
er wa a first time, for a soil te. But the cloth, it
'T)t,ial'riviB defective; for the first time she sat down,
Pres4,at the party, a formidable noise startled the
iNet,lO 4 and the lady sprang to her feet, flit as a
(15tliih of rb,sed• Like a true Briton, she did not lose her
tiotr,.uld, and added, tranquilly, "Oh I that is
°ed !). "'ug at all—it is only my meccanipe that is
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