The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-19 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.

Sir,—Although I cannot subscribe myself " A Liverpool
Merchant," perhaps you will give me a corner to remark
upon a paragraph in your paper to-day, signed by one of
our " Prince's.' From his remarks you would naturally
conclude that, at the instance of an honourable councillor,
the sum of 47,000 or 48,000 had been voted for the
amusement of the 29th inst. Any one who has read the
account of the proceedings in council, and is disposed to
put a proper construction upon the affair, knows that it
is only 4500 which has been so disposed of, and instead
of the gentleman alluded to having proposed such extra-
vagance as our " Liverpool Merchant' states, he was
anxious to devise such amusement as would bring in the
large sum spoken of, for the benefit of the local charities.
I have no doubt whatever that our " Liverpool Merchant "
would gladly abolish all holidays (Sundays included), and
from the whole tenor of his letter I fancy he thinks there
is no class in the town to be consulted except his own.
Amongst ray class I know that the proposed holiday is
popular, and if we had more of them society in general
would derive great benefit. Your correspondent is one of
a rather numerous class, which know no pleasure or
amusement except at their desks, and have no thought
whatever for those in their employ. I wonder whether
your correspondent has adopted the Saturday half-holi-
day system ?—Yours, &c., A MEnctrANT S CLERK.
Liverpool, May 16, 1856.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN TIMES.

Sir,—The " Merchant" who states, in your paper of this
date, that be is largely interested in hid own " Port,"
thinks it " highly ridiculous" that merchants should be
schoolboys, because common people want a holiday. It
is a great pity that " a Liverpool Merchant" should write
such a letter, and make mistakes both in common sense
and grammar.—Yours, &c.
May 16, 1856. A LIVERPOOL COBLHON PERSON.

P.S.—He says, " Merchants want no holidays, Sundays
excepted." Why don't Sundays want holidays ? and are
Sundays merchants ?

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES,

Sir,— Observing a letter in to-day's NORTIIERN TIMES,
purporting to he signed by a " Liverpool Merchant," I
beg you will allow me to offer a few remarks thereon. In
the first place, I have some doubts whether this writer is
a bona fide " Liverpool Merchant," as he certainly appears
more like a " Scotch Shipbroker," who complained lately,
through your columns, of the expense of going to " dinner
parties." Secondly, that if a solitary "Liverpool Mer-
chant" (supposing the writer to be one), thinks holidays
only fit for schoolboys—there are thousands of Liverpool
clerks who think otherwise, Thirdly, that Liverpool
merchants being their own masters, can take holidays
when they please, and they can come to their offices at
what hour, and go away at whatever hour they please;
while, with their clerks, &'., the contrary is the case.
Trusting that all real " Liverpool Merchants " will give
an entire holiday to clerks, apprentices, and office boys,
including the person who is usually deprived of a holiday
by attending to the Post-office department,—l remain, &c.,
Everton, May 16, Mg. A LIVERPOOL CLERK.