The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-20 00:00:00

WEST DERBY GUARDIANS

The usual weekly meeting of this board was held yes-
terday, at the boardroom, Mill-lane. Mr. J. Harrison, in
the absence of the chairman, presided. The other guar-
dians present were Messrs. Shaw, Kirkus, Pitts, Wensley,
Roberts, Whitty, Birch, Abrahams, Lunt, Edwards,
Pickup, Kidd, Siddeley, Mountfield, Batten, Bolshaw,
Mullens, and Morris.
The clerk reported that he had examined all the books
kept by the several officers of the union, and found them
correct.
The master of the workhouse reported that last week
there were 711 paupers in the house, since when 31 were
admitted, 7 born, 22 discharged, 1 dead. This week
726, and for the corresponding week of last year, 746 in
the house.
The master of the hospital reported that there were
112 patients in that establishment last week, since when,
14 had been admitted, 10 discharged, dead 4.
Cheques to the amount of £193 were voted to the
relieving officers, for the relief of the out door poor
within their respective districts.
In consequence of the intimation made by Mr.
Cleaver, the clerk to the union, as to the financial
statement of the union, it was moved by Mr. Lunt, and
seconded by Mr. Kirkus, that the whole of the townships
in arrear be summoned, but an amendment was moved
by Mr. Wensley, and seconded by :Mr. Shawe, that all
the townships with the exception of Everton, be sum-
moned. A desultory conversation ensued, when a divis-
sion took place, and the original motion was carried by
the casting vote of the chairman.
After some routine business had been disposed of, at the
request of the clerk
The Chairman asked the board to state whether it was
their intention that all the townships should be summoned,
as it'was necessary that there should be a decided major-
ity of the guardians present on such a point ?
Mr. Kirkus objected to the motion being again taken,
and threatened:to expose such a procedure in all the public
prints.
The Clerk was quite willing to take the responsibility.
The Board again divided, when it was decided that none
of the township should be summoned.
The following tenders for provisions, &c., for the use of
the hospital and workhouse were then accepted :—For
coals, Wm. Harding; timber, John Kilshaw ; buttermilk,
Nancy Woods and Humphrey Hulme ; milk, butter, and
potatoes, Thos. Birch; meat, William Madden; butter
and bacon, John Bradburn ; soap and groceries, Samuel
Hughes ; bread, Thomas Allen ; out-door provisions and
groceries, W. Taylor Leigh and Samuel Cottrell ; brushes,
Walter Morgan; linen drapery and small wares, Wool-
wright and Co. ; and for woollen drapery, Thos. Rogers,
St. James's-place.
Total amount of bills and salaries for the last quarter
were £4,272.
This concluded the business of the board.

THE ATTENDANCE OF THE WEST DERBY

GUARDIANS

As the annual period for the re-election of the guardians
composing this board draws near, a natural Interest is
felt in ascertaining how those elected for the previous
year have attended to their duties. To realise this result,
and that the ratepayers may be put in possession of the
facts, some short time since Mr. Abrahams moved for a
return of the attendance of guardians for the first 48
weeks .duriag the year 1855-56. The following is the
result :

Guardians. Attendance
Henry Clayton 1
....George Green
. Henry Morris l6
. John Davies . 1
James Heyes .
, . Charles Callis
) Henry Edwards
44
Owen Roberts. .
Wilson Ledger 29
. Richard Shaw 43
..John Lightbody ...... „ I
.11.enry Hyde
.William Roscoe
1 Thomas W. Medcalf 3O
I George Pitts ..
. Cornelius D. Fitzpatrick 15
..Thomas W. Taylor ..
. Robert W. Kirkus .. 21
—William Knowles
.James Birch ..
Joshua Bolshaw .
'Joseph Harrison
Abraham Horsfall
James Semple
John Kidd . . .. 11
Samuel Siddeley
Alfred Pickup . 36
Joseph Brundritt l4
William Mountfield
LJames Mullins
.Charles Batten
. Rev. William Badnall 33
John Abraham..
Samuel Lunt
43
John Whitby
26
James Wensley
The following was the attendance of the members of the
several committee-men : •
FINANCE (eight meetings).—Mr. Callis, chairman, 6 ; Mr;
Shaw, 5 ; Mr. Lunt, 8 ; Mr. Ledger, 0; Mr. Whitby, 0
Mr. Siddelcy, 1 ; Mr. Kidd, 1 ; Mr. Heyes, 0 ; Mr. Abra•
hams, 6 ; Mr. Edwards, 1.
Vrsinso (23 meetings).—Mr. Shaw, chairman, 20; Mr.
Ledger, 9 ; Mr. Medcalf, 3; Mr. Siddeley, 7 ; Mr. Mount-
field, 6 ; Mr. Whitby, 5 ; Mr. Wensley, 3; Mr. Kirkus, 2 ;
Mr. Morris, 1 ; Mr. Reyes, 0 ; Mr. Pickup, 9.
HOSPITAL (24 meetings).—Mr. Abrahams, chairman, 23 ;
Mr. Wensley, 5 ; Mr. Lunt, 16; Mr. Whitby, 7 ; Mr.
Edwards, 13 ; Mr. Ledger, 4 ; Mr. Pitts, 4 ; Mr. Horsfall
2 ; Mr. Fitzpatrick, 0.

Township.

Aintree....

Allerton
Bootle-cum Linsere....
Childwall
Crosby Great
Crosby Little

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CAUTION TO THE POLICE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.

Sir.—As you have on all occasions, since the commence-
ment of the NORTHERN TIMES, appeared to me the advo-
cate of the oppressed, and the denouncer of the oppressor,
more especially when that oppression has become exercised
by those in authority, I most respectfully request your
insertion of the following few lines respecting the conduct
of some members of the police force.
A few daysliago a youth visited Liverpool. He has
been for:some time past subject to fits of epilepsy, and
has very frequently, to my knowledge, fallen down sud-
denly in a fit, from which he does not recover for some
time, and on coming out of which he is, occasionally, for
some time, slightly delirious. This youth on the occasion
of his visit had partaken of tea with a relation, and was
on his way from Everton to the Vier-head, when he fell
down in one of his usual fits. A policeman was called, and
without any ceremony, at once conveyed hilt). to Bride-
well, when he was booked " for drunk and safety."
Next morning, on being brought before Mr. Mansfield,
he was at once discharged. My caution to the police is
this, not to assume that every one who happens to fall
upon the pavement in the street is therefore drunk, and
ought to be treated as a drunken character, but care
should be taken that the attack is not from disease. I
recollect a case which was brought before Mr. Wakley,
coroner for Middlesex, where a similar case occurred, and
was attended with fatal consequences, whereas, had the
police officer at once called in medical assistance, the
deceased, according to the medical testimony, would have
lived for some time.
These, and other facts which I could mention, ought to
induce police officers to act with caution.—Yours,
DEN.

THE AUSTRIAN RAILWAYS.
Letters from Vienna, of the date of the 14th inst., state
that the firms, which have so long been treating with the
Austrian ,Government for the Lombardo-Venetian and
Central-Italian Railways, on that day came ~to a complete
understanding with Baron Bruck and the Chevalier de
Toggenburg, the Ministers of Finances and Public Works.
In the course of the day the railroads in question passed
into the,hands of a Company composed of the Austrian
Credit Bank, of some of the leading Italian firms (repre-
sented by the Dukes de Galliera and de Molzi, and the
Marquis Archinti), and of an Anglo-French Society, at
the head of which are Messrs. Rothschild, of Paris and
London, Mr. Laing, M.P., Mr4.lzielli, Messrs. Blount &
Co., and M. Talabot. The neilz above given will hardly
fail to create some sensation in the financial world, as it
is generally known that the Rothschilds and their parti-
sans have for many months been doing battle for the
Italian railroads with the French Credit Mobilier. After
a long and obstinate struggle the Rothschilds have obtained
a complete victory over their rivals.
The entire " net " conceded will, when complete, consist
of about 680 English miles of railway, forming-1. The
line from Trieste by Udine, Treviso, Venice, Padua,
Vicenza, Verona, Brescia, Bergamo, and Milan, to Pavia,
where will be the junction with the Sardinian railroads.
2. The line from north to south, connecting the Tuscan
and Roman States, Parma, and Modena with the Lom-
bardo-Venetian provinces.
The Companyoo,of. g(ltve2s,4toomoothe).StaTtbeisforstithme
ifisnitsohebde rpaaiild-
roads 600
within six years in instalments, and without interest.
However, if at the end of the six years the net profits on
the whole capital should exceed 7 per cent., the Compa
ny
will have to make an additional payment so Government
of 16,500,000 f. (£660,000).

In the Court of Bankruptcy on Tuesday in the case
of Mr. C. J. Mare, the examination meeting was
finally adjourned until the 20th of May. Liabilities
to the amount of £200,000 have already been
proved.
We are informed that the Royal Australian
Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company have
recently had an offer of £170,000, less 3 per cent, for
their four steamers. The proposal the directors
declined. Another proposal has since been made
for the two largest vessels.
A very good idea of the traffic which seeks an outlet
from the States to and through Canada by the Great
Western of Canada railway. may be formed from the fact
that, at the present time there are 200,000 Ma f Agoda
lying st_Digcott for ouriado by that railtystya