The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-17 00:00:00

WEST DERBY UNION.

The first meeting of this board was held yesterday, at
the board room, Mill-lane, Everton. This being the first
meeting of the guardians since the annual elections,
The Clerk read the return of the members elected, from
which it appeared, that the following townships had
returned the undermentioned gentlemen to represent them
at THE BOARD.

Aintree : Isaac Edwards, Aintree, farmer ; Allerton :
George Green, Allerton, farmer ; Bootle-cum-Linacre
Henry Morris, BootlP-cum-Linacre, gentleman ; Child wall :
John Davis, Childwall, farmer; Crosby, Great : James
Hayes, Great Crosby, appraiser; Crosby, Little : Charles
Calls, Stanley Home, Great Crosby, ironmonger; Ever-
ton : Richard Shaw, Everton road, builder; Henry Ed-
wards, Audley street, architect ; William Elias, 2, Magnum
terrace, Netherfield road, north, huilder, &c. ; Fazakerley :
Jackson S gar, Fazakerlev, farmer ; Garston : The Rev.
Abraham Hume, L.L.D., Clarence street, Everton,
clerk in orders ; Ince Blundell : Stodart Rutherford Clarke,
the Grange, Ince Blundell, farmer; Kirkby: William
Roscoe. Kirkby, farmer ; Kirkdale Thomas William Med-
calf. _Bootle lane, Kirkdale, gentleman ; George Pitts,
Walton-on-the-Hill, hide rope manufacturer; Litherland :
Cornelius Donovan Fitzpatrick, Litherland. curge:m ; Lunt :
Peter Almond, Lunt, farmer ; Netherton : William John-
son, Netherton, millwright; Orrell and Ford : Richard
Mawdsley, Orrell, farmer ; Sefton : Edward Watkinson,
Sefton, farmer; Thornton : John Richmond, Thornton,
farmer ; Toxteth Park : David Craig, Park place, builder ;
Joseph Harrison, Dingle terrace, south hill, ironmonger;
Samuel Siddeley, Mill street, draper; William Leyland,
Miles street, builder; Thomas Evans, 13, Eagle terrace,
Upper Hill street, ship bread baker; Matthew Augustus
Johns, Park street, agent ; Alfred Pickup, Stanhope street,
pawnbroker ; William Baynes, jun., 75, Windsor street,
builder ; Joseph Wilson, 234, Mill strict, gentleman ;
Wavertree : The Rev. William Badnall, Wavertree, clerk ;
West Derby : John Abrahams, 2, Beech street, Fairfield,
gentleman ; Samuel Lunt, 2, Low hill, tailor and draper
John Whitby, 41, Kensington, gentleman ; James Wensley,
28, Gloucester place, agent.

No election took place for the township of Walton-on.
the-Hill, in consequence of which Mr. Charles Batten, who
was elected last year, continues to represent that township
at the board. All the above guardians were present at this
meeting, except Messrs. J. Green, John Davies, Dr. Hume,
S. R. Clarke, P. Almond, and W. Johnson.

THE APPOINTMENT OP OFFICERS.
Mr. H. Edwards, after passing some complimentary
remarks upon the way in which their chairman for the past
year had performed his duties, and conducted the business
of the board, begged again to nominate him for the chairman
for the ensuing year.

Mr. Lunt had the greatest pleasure in seconding the
nomination. They had all seen the manner in which he had
performed the duties of the board, and that was a grand
criterion for his future conduct.

The motion was then put, and carried unanimously,
amidst the cheers of the board.

The Rev. Mr. Badnall, in appropriate terms, acknow-
ledged the compliment which had been paid him in again
electing him as their chairman, and promised to fulfil the
duties as efficiently as ho possibly could. To the old
guardians he need scarcely say a word, they had seen his
acts, but to the new guardians he would only say that he
would do his best to, please, both the guardians, the
ratepayers, and the poor. He next alluded to the respon-
sibility which attached to the office of guardians,. and
expressed a hope that in all their acts they would, with
respect to the poor, mix justice with mercy.
Mr. Abrahams then proposed that Mr. H. Edwards be
elected the Vice-Chairman for the ensuing year. He bore
testimony to the valuable services that gentleman had
rendered the board, and to his constant attendance.
Mr. Whitby seconded the proposition. • -
Mr. Pitts proposed, as an amendment'," that Mr. Joseph
Harrison, who had performed the duties so well for the
past year, should be again elected. His past services were a
good qualification.
Mr. Hayes seconded the amendment.
Mr. Abrahams said he had no objection to Mr. Harrison.
The Board divided, when Mr. Harrison was elected to
be vice-chairm al by a majority of three.

Mr. Harrison briefly acknowledged the compliment,
expressing a determination to do his duty, as he had hereto-
fore done, and to watch carefully over the interests'of the
ratepayers and the poor, and to render all the assistance he
could to his brother guardians.
Mr. Hensley then proposed, and Mr. Lunt seconded, a
proposition, that Mr. H. Edwards be appointed the deputy
vice-chairman for the ensuing year.
Mr. J. Harrison then moved, as an amendment, without
any disrespect to Mr. Edwards, that Mr. Abrahams be
appointed to fulfil the duties of deputy vice-chairman.
Mr. Craig seconded the amendment.
Mr. Edwards expressed a determination to decline the
honour of taking the office; upon which,
After some conversation, the beard divided, when Mr.
Edwards was elected by a majority of four.
Mr. Edwards said he felt exceedingly obliged to his
friends for the compliment they had paid him, although he
did not covet the honour; and was much obliged to his
old friend Harrison for his opposing him.

THE RELIEF.
The general relief of paupers was then proceeded with

THE CHEQUES

Cheques to the amount of £203 were voted for the relief
of the out-door poor within the several districts of the
union. THE RETURN.

-The master of the workhouse reported that the number
of paupers in the workhouse last week was 708. Since
then nineteen had been admitted, two born, thirty-one
discharged, one death, leaving this week 698, and for the
corresponding week of last year 666.