The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-24 00:00:00

WEST DERBY UNION.

Yesterday the guardians of this board held their usual
weekly meeting at the Board-room, Mill-street, Everton.
The Rev. Mr. Badnall, the chairman of the board, pre-
sided. The other guardians present were, Messrs. Lunt,
Shaw, Abrahams, Roberts, Wensley, Pitts, Edwards,
Clayton, Medcalf, Siddeley, Harrison, Morris, Mount-
field, Pickup, Batten, Birch, and Mullens.

OFFICIAL RETURNS,

The master of the hospital reported, that there were
at last report 104 patients in that establishment, admitted
since, 9 ; discharged, 4. Number last week, 109, and
for the corresponding week of last year, 77.
The master of the workhouse reported, that there were
Tats report, 704 paupers in the workhouse ; since which,
19 have been admitted ; .51 discharged, born, 2. This
weett, 738, and for the corresponding week last year,
667.

Cheques to the amount of £216 were voted for the
maintenance of the out-door floor, within the several
districts of the union.

On the motion of Mr. Harrison, it was agreed that the
poor law board should be requested to send an inspector
for the purpose of taking the averages of the different
townships, in consequence of the inequalities that at
present existed.

The visiting committee recommended that the rooms
formerly known and occupied as a girl's school room,
be used for a dormitory for the dissolute and disorderly
female inmates in the workhouse ; that the master of
the workhouse in connection with the medical officer,
and the workhouse committee, he instructed to prepare
an inferior dietary for disorderly females. In regard tr>
provision for pregnant single women, the committee
reported, that there is not sufficient space in the present
workhouse to make any further classification.
Several letters were read from the Poor-law Board,
relative to various matters, amongst wnich was cne
refusing to give their consent to increasing the salaries
of three relieving officers, Messrs. Barnett, Allen, and
Latham, which the board had voted at a former meeting.
It was agreed that the board should be requested to
re-consider the matter, and direct their inspector to
inquire into the merits of the case.

After transacting some business of a purely routine
character, the board adjourned.

COUNTY COURT. v- - E STE RDAY

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(BEFORE JOSEPH POLLOCK, BSC2.)

PARSONS V. FINLAY.—The plaintiff was proprietor of
the Alersey Hotel, and the action was brought to receive
£3 17s. The defendant admitted £1 2s. for sundries
supplied by plaintiff. The remainder of the amount
£2 155., was for the value of four fowls destroyed by the
defendant's dog. The defendant resided near the plain-
tiff, and was found one moraing in the fowl-house,
where two of the fowls were found dead, and two abets
so badly injured that they died. The fowls were Cochin-
China, and were shown to be worth the amount claimed.
A verdict was given for the plaintiff accordingly.

ARMY CONTRACTS.-It is rumoured that the present
mode of supplying the army with regimental clothing and,
necessaries will be discontinued at the end of the military
year. and that a general contract for the whole army will be
entered into, the supply to be furnished by one contractor,
and that Weedon will be the great depot to receive all
clothing and stores for inspection, previous to their being
forwarded on requisition' to the different corps.