The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-24 00:00:00

enquiry

Mr. Whitby said;sixty•four of the Cases were reduced
to fifteen by the outdoor inspector, and when the in-
splctor was asked distinctly, did he think there had
been any fraud in regard to the fifteen, he said, from
She difficulty of finding the parties, he had not the least
doubt that no fraud had been intended.

Mr. Satchel( asked, if Dr. Kelly had charged for a
case in which h© had not vaccinated.

Mr. Woodruff said, distinctly not. A division was
then taken, when the amendment was lost by eleven to
eight. The proceedings were therefore confirmed.
Mr. Woodruff stated, that since the last day the com-
mittee had ascertained that the sum of £6 3s 23 charged
by the rector of 'Walton on the industrial schools in
lieu of tithes, was'the regular and win' charge, The

charge was according

APPOINTMENT OF A MEDICAL OFFICER.
The board then proceeded to the election of a district

medica

Out of eleven candidates, the committee had selected
two— Mr.. Stephen EL Gaimes, Liverpool, and Mr.

John M'

A division took -place upon these names, which
resulted in. Mr. Gaines being elected, fourte

en being

for that gentleman, and seven for Mr. M'Loghlen.
• Mr. Woodruff moved, according to notice, that the
governor receive £5O annually, on condition that he
provide his own servants, in lieu of the pauper service
previously allowed.
Mr. Denton seconded the motion, which was carried
without'any discussion.'
A letter was read from Mr. Farnall. poor law inspec-
tor, who has been removed to a metropolitan district,
thanking the board for their uniform courtesy, and
stating that, Mr. Mainwaring had been appointed his
successor in this district.

The vestry soon after adjourned, having disposed of
some routine business.

THE CHRISTMAS DINNER

The inmates of the workhouse will receive as usual
their Christmas dinner of roast beef and plum pudding
on Thursday.

ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM ASSOCIATION.

One of our Manchester cotemponries, alluding to tbiq
movement, makes the following, among other remarks:—

"Our opinion of the Administrative Reform Association
has, on more occasions than one, been pretty freely ex
pressed. Its object is undoubtedly good, and its modes of
procedure are, to a certain extent, fitted to be useful. The
exposure which it makes of Government mismanagement,
shows the magnitude and multiplicity of the evils from
which the country has long been suffering; and cannot fail
to excite public indignation. We should have been gl id,
however, to have seen the influence of its memters directed
to the accomplishment of those Parliamentary Reforms
which, alone, can secure the removal of the abuses that

have been revealed ; and prevent their recurrence when the
public mind has relapsed into a state of quietude. A cor-
rupt tree will always bring forth corrupt fruit. The im-
proper conduct of public functionaries may be held up to
view ; but the benefits resulting from the exposure, will
only be of temporary duration, because, where interest is
associated with idleness and corruption, there will always be
a tendency to return to such evils, when the attention
which has been excited is withdrawn. The labours of the
Administrative Reform Association, though not by any
means sufficient to meet the necessities of the case, will, no
doubt, however, help forward the change that is required,
and may lead to the formation of a public opinion, which
will demand the removal of the instrumentalities by which
the system complained of is produced."