The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-03 00:00:00

WEST DERBY GUARDIANS

The usual weekly meeting of this board was held at
the board-room, yesterday, the Rev. W. Badnall, the
chairman, presided. The other gentlemen present
were—Messrs. Mount&ld, Siddeley, Bolshaw, Batten,
Edwards, Pitts, Wensley, Roberts, Shaw,,, Harrison,
Abrahams, and Lunt..

The Clerk read- the minutes -of the last meeting,
which were confirmed.

• Fhe Master of the pospital reported that therio -were
118 patients in the hospital, and during the past week
14 had been admitted, and l'2 had been discharged.
Last week the number of patients in the hospital was
117, and for the corresponding week last year 77.
'11;e Master of the Workhouse reported that laSt week
there were 693 paupers in the house, since which, 28
had been admitted, 32 discharged,; this week there were
668, and for the corresponding week of the previous
year 673.

Cheques to the amount uf £226
,were voted for the
relief ofthe out-door poor within the several townships
in the union.
Mr. Cleaver informed the board that by a letter, this
morning received from London, he had ascertained that
the corporation had abandoned their scheme for the
extension of the borough of which they had given

The Master of the Hospital reported that, amongst
other things, two nurses had left the hospital without
leave, and were absent from the ward upwards of forty
minutes. It was said that they were gone to register
two deaths, but one of them was distinctly told she was
not to go until the following. morning, but she stated
that Mr. Lister, the surgeon, had given her leave.
Mr. Harrison moved that the nurse -be discharged.
The Chairman : Wbo has the pOwer of giving a nurse
leave to go out ?

The Clerk :- ,Mr. Mann, the master of the hospital,
has sole authority in that establishment.
Mr. Edwards objected to the dismissal of the nurses,
and could. not believe that Mr: 'Lister had ever given
permission.

The Surgeon pr the Hospital stated that he conceived
he had the sole right to have the cantronl• of the nurses.
Mr. Batten argued that there must be only one head
in the establishment, and that the proper head was the

Mr. Shaw,' in - a few rambling remarks, touched
upon various matters totally irrevelant to be matter
under discussion, accusing the guardians of various
irrecrularities, .in the course of which he 'was repea-
teory corrected in his
statements by other guardians,
find a "scene" would have occurred between him
and Mr. Edwards, had not the chairman imperatively
called the parties to order. , . ,

It Ivas decided that the nurse should not be dismissed,
With regard to the other point,. whether IVIr.: Lister
had the authority of
.kiving,the nurses leaye.to 70.4 rut of
he himse, it was statsd by the clerk that Mr.. Lister
'and 'Marin had ;the sole

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tracts for the supply of an immense quantity o provi-
sions in the spring. The ar.ny which Fre,rce is to. s;
into the Baltic provinces is to obtain'its supplies from
Sweden, and already* it appears, contracts are being
entered into. ,As to Sweden herself, it appears that she.
is making extensive warlike preparations in. her dna-
yards, but it is asserted that her army is neither sa
numerous nor soeffiOen,t as could be desired,
The litarqeillOs telegraph, today, irifwarts us that the
Paclia of Egypt has re-established the free exportation
of corn., owing to his having ascertained that the harvest
will be sulacient to supply the people's wants, and that
the oomtni,..sion for, cutting through the Isthmus of Sties.
had terminated'im inApections, which were satisfactory.
Also, that General Scarlett, commander of I,he EPglish
cavalry in the Crimea, bad arrived at Malta, on his way
to France, to, as' was sippes4, 'attend the council of
war which is about to be held in Paris.