The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-22 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL DISTRESSED NEEDLE-
WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION. IMPERIAL PARLIAM ENT.

sympithy that could be bestowed upon them. He hoped,
with God's blessing, that the society would go on and
prosper.

The following annual repert was then read

REPORT,

The emmittce of the estab ishment for needlewomen, in
again submitting their annual and third report to the sub-
scribers and friends of the institution, have much pleasure
in shoving the increased good which has been effected for
the netalewbriicti.

On referring to the first report, they gnd the average of
the monthly payments for work done by the institution was
£lO 135., and for the last year the average is £l2 14s. per
Month.

That the poor needlewottien fully appreciate the advan-
tages of the establishment is evidenced by the fact that 74
additional' names have been registered for employment
during the last twelve months: these, in addition to 240
previously registered, and 29 on the out-register, maks a
total of 343 since opening.
The number remaining on the books at the close of the
past year is 253. The public are now earnestly appealed
to to aid the committee in their anxious endeavours thus
to find employment for these otherwise helpless, and in many
cases destitute, women (by sending large supplies of work to
the establishment in Great Orford-street.)
Your committee cannot refrain from a brief allusion to the
class of applicants who have sought for employment at the
institution. They have included the wives, widows, and
orphans, not merely of artisans, labourers, seamen and
tradesmen, but of professional men of various grades, and
denoiiiinatiOna, and even of the famillea of thosti formerly
occupying the position of Wealthy iiiertharits in this town.
Of the many painful reverses for which this institution
has opened a channel of private benevolence- your c -m-
-mittee will but allude to one, that of a well-educatad
female of irreproachable character, the daughter of a late
surgeon in this town, who for twenty years filled that
office most creditably to one of the dispensaries, aad died
at his post of duty. Long and dangerous illness deprived
his daughter of the triflng provision in store for her, and
in ettreme destitution she applied to this establishment,
which has hitherto succeeded in supplying her with em-
ployment, and in teitiporarily relieving her distress,
tin reviewing the past year; the - committee have most
painfully to deplore the loss of their late tespected patron,
the Ven. Archdeacon 13rooks; who was ever their kind
adviser.; and as this institution was founded and mainly
supported through his influence, the committee feel they
cannot do-more honour to his memory than by using every
exertion to support and perpetuate it, both by endeavouring
to obtain "additional subscriptions, and by enlising the
sympathy and aid of the public in favour of this establish-
ment.

The committee gladly take this opportunity of eipress-
ing their thanks to those ladies and gentlemen who have
giten their patronage and support to this institution.

From the statement of the treasurer's accounts, it
appeared that there was but a small balance in hand.
The Rev. Mr. Pollock then proposed a code of rules for
the future government of the society, in doing which, he
earnestly and eloquently pleaded on behalf of the poor
nee'dlewomen, who really were objects of commiseration,
and deserved their sympathy. He concluded his remarks
by expressing a hope the time was not far distant when
Li4rerpool would follow the example set by the metropolis
and establish a house for distressed needlewomen. (Hear,
hear.)

The llev. Mr. Appleton then proposed that the following
ladies should be the officers and committee for the ensuing
year".--

PATRoNs :—The Countess of Derby, the Lady Cust,
the Hon. Mrs. Bootle Wilbrahan, the Venerable Arch-
deacon Jones, the Rev. Augustus Campbell, Rector of
Liverpool.

PRESIDENT —Mrs. William Fletcher.
ViOl3-PitEsinsivis Mrs. Shuttleworth, and Mrs
Molyneux.

COMMITTEE:--Miss Alexander, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Bow.
wan, Mrs. Burton, Miss S. Booth, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs.
Drysdale, Mrs. Eccles, Mrs. T• Foster, Mrs. Harvey, Mrs.
Humble, Mrs. Inman, Mrs. Kearsley, Mrs. Stewart Ker,
Mrs. Langton, Mrs. Yates Lee, Mrs. Littledale, Miss. B.
Long, Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Molyneux, Mrs.
Moss, Miss Phibbs, Mrs. Rotberam, Miss Samuel, Mrs.
Saunders, Miss Swainson, Miss Statham, Mrs. Thompson,
Miss Turnbull, Mrs. Wray, Miss Wood, Miss Wainwright,
Miss S. J. "Vales.

TREASURER :-Miss Horsfall.
TREASURER TO THE POOR CLOTHING FUND : —Mrs.
Rawdon.

HONORARY SECRETARIES :—Mrs. J. G. Wainwright,
and Miss Brooks.
SUPERINTENDANT : —Miss Skeapin, late matron of the
Birkenhead Emigrant's Home.
A vote of thanks to the ladies who had the management
of the society was unanimously carried.

Feveral gentlemen briefly addressed the Meeting, urging
on the public to give the society their support, and offering
suggestions for its future management, one of which was,
that when possible, the society should better remunerate the
officials, which was received with applause.
A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the business.

COUNTY COURT.-WEDNESDAY

,s,,_.

(BEFORE JOSEPH POLLOCK, ESQ., JUDGE.)

RIGHTS OF MERCHANT SEAMEN VOLUNTEERING INTO
THE NAVY.—CHAMBERS V. OXLEY; FARMER V. THE SAME.
—The plaintiffs are seamen, and the defendant is a merchant
and shipowner of Liverpool, and the actions were brought to
recover £l9 7s. 51., and £24 16s. 3d., amount of wages,
under the following circumstances : —The plaintiffs were able
seamen on board the War Cloud, which belongs to defendant,
and was engaged in the transport service. In December she
was in the Bosphorus, and on the 29th of that month the
plaintiffs had leave to go on shore to purchase some clothes.
From an arrangement, however, with thelmate, the leave was
transferred to the 30th (the day following), and on that day,
which was Saturday, they went ashore. They did not return
within the leave, which, at the utmost, expired on Sunday
morning, but waited until the day following (Monday), and
then volunteered into her Majesty's ship London. The captain
was then summoned before Admiral Boxer to give the usual
note on his owners for the balance of wages due, as prescribed
by the act, but he declined to do so, on the ground that the
men bad forfeited their wages by desertion, and hence the
present actions. Mr. Parr appeared for the
plaintiffs, and Mr. Forshaw for the defendant. The questions
involved were, whether the plaintiffs had deserted from the
War Cloud, and whether, having committed an act of
desertion, their subsequent volunteering into the navy freed
them from the forfeiture of their wages ? his Honour said that
the question was evidently one of great importance to the
merchant service, and he would therefore take some time to
consider his judgment in the matter. His then impression
was that ityvas quite clear on the evidence that there had been
a leaving of tho merchant vessel before the seamen entered her
Majesty's ship. No doubt the words of the act were not that
the seaman should leave and forthwith enter the service of her
Majesty, but that he should leave for the purpose of forthwith
entering her Majesty's service; and his then impression-
therefore was that the meaning of the act was, not that a man
might go and commit an act of desertion and then get out
of that act of desertion by going into one of her Majesty's
vessels, but that he should carry out his intention before
committing au act of desertion, relinquishing ono service to
enter another. He would give the question his best considera-
tion, and for that purpose would postpone his judgment for a
week.

HOGAN v. JAMES BAINES AND CO.—The plaintiff was a
seaman ,m board the Lightning, and he sought to recover from
the defendants, owners of the vessel £l6 Bs, the amount of
wages up to the period of his volunteering on board one of her
Majftty's vessels at Port Philip. Mr. Forshaw applied to
have the case postponed until the arrival of Captain Forbes,
and observed that the delay could be of no inconvenience to
the plaintiff, as he too was at sea. Mr. Parr opposed the
application on the part of the plaintiff. His Honour said he
did not see how Captain Forbes could alter
the facts of the case which were before the court
in a previous matter arising out of the same circumstance, and
ho would therefore order that Vac money be paid into court,
but that before application was made to have it paid out on the
arrival of the plaintiff, notice be first served on the defendants.
MortAx v. SCHILLINSEI.—The plaintiff is a journeyman
tailor, and he sought to reeover from the defendant, who keeps
an outfitting establishment in Whitechapel, the sum of £4,
which he deposited in July, 1852, in the hands of the defend-
ant's foreman, as security, before ho could obtain work from
the establishment. The foreman left for Australia some time
afterwards, but the plaintiff held his receipt for the money.
He also produced two of his brother workmen, who deposed
that it was the practice in the defendant's establishment to
require security before wolk was given out to any journeyman.
The defendant professed ignorance of the practice, but he
would not say that it was not enforced by those who
had the management of his business, or that the receipt produced
was not in the handwriting of his former foreman.—
His Honour gave a verdict for the plaintiff, and fined the
defendant 2s 64 for frequent interrup'ions during the hearing
of the case, notwithstanding that he had been frequently
warned of the result.
(BEFORE JOSEPH POLLOCE,
Mt., JUDGE.)—YESTERDAY.

Cooxu v. IlxLcoTE.—This cause, which was an action to
recover X2O, some odd shillings, for money paid by the plain-
tiff, the Rev. Mr. Cooke, on account of the church of which
the defendant isitrcumbent, was entered for hearing this clay,
but in the morning notice was received that it had be
moved by oirtivari to Ow Court of Common Pleas,

The annual Meeting of this association was held yesferday
afternoon, at the Savings' Bank, t okl-street. The Rev,
Rector Campbell took the chair. fa his introductory
observations, he expressed the great pleasure he felt at
taking part in the proceedings of that society, especially
because it Ntas established by, and had the warm support of
bis late reverend friend Archdeacon Brooks, and secondly
ecause

its objects were to relieve the distress of a poor
untortunate class, who richly deserted all the care and

HOUSE OF LORDS.-THIIRSDAY

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his teat on the Woolsack at five
. _

o'clock,

The Leases and Sales of Settled Estates Bill went through

committee,

The Trial of Offences Bill was reported as amended

'TILE CRIMEAN REPORT.

Lori PANIMIIRE stated that the Board of General Officers would
be allowed to consider so much of the report of the Crimean Com-

dssion as reflected upon the conduct of commanding

the Earl of HAno; luck; censured the Government for leaving

several officers eavosed, withou. protection to comments by an ex

parte representation of the case

Att.r a brief discussion, in which Lord PAN/ACRE, the Earl of
DERBY, Earl GREY, and Lord BROUGHAM, took part, &c, the subject
dr, pped.

TRH WAR DIPARTMR,T,

The Earl of DErillY made same enquiries of the Ge vernment re,
kiting' to the resil:!C: ve duties. of the Secretary of State for War,
and the Commanders-i,Ch.ef, and moved for the p•od iction of
any ,:oeumetit that might give inf rmati ,n a's td the distinct fune-
tiot Bof each. His 10..dship I.:leered to the recent ch ,nge in the
War Departm-n, ; and oi-served that, notwithstanding that the
dntics and responsibiliqes of the War Minister were increased,
the relationship of the Feceetary for War and the C .mmander.ln-
Chkf remained the same as those exercised by the Secretary at
War, He enumerated the evils seining from this contliet of
authoriles between ttie!e tyro Government offices, ;referring to
the fact .hat the first report of the Crimean comeniss'on, which
cast an imputation upon a distinguished officer, had not been seen
by the Commander-in-Chief.

Lerd NM UKE replied that the first rep mit of the Crimean corn
mission contained only one instant, e that hzd reference to :hit di,
cipline of the army—the rJusar of Lord Cardigan to send to Bala-
klava for forage, for Which be might have lad good reason. With
respect to tke functions of the Commancler-in-C, ief, and Sec etary
for War, the Commander-in-Chief had to conduct the discipline of
the arm y, and to make preperatiaos, but in matters of great imp 'l-
ance cortnec ed wi is either of those functions, it was the practise
of the Commander-in Chief to ask for assent of the Secretary of
State for Ww, and ho (Lord Penn:lure) was prepared to take his
sha-e or the resnons bility. With regard to the charges which were
made in the war department, by which matters connected wills
war exercised by the Colon.al Secretary were transfer: ed to the Secre-
tirry for War, the nob'e lord referred to she appointment or the Earl
cue of Cardigan to the office of Inspecor-general of Cavalry, and of
eral Airey tr the office of Quartermaster•general, and stated
that both were made by his authori• y and under his r spons:bility.
After some remarks from Earl HA RDINGE, the subj:ct dropped.
Their Lordships rote at a gusrter past seven o'clock.

HOUSE or COMMONS.-THURSDAY

The SFR AKER took the chair a' four o'clock

NEW MEMBER

Mr. HARDY took the oaths and his seat for Leominster.

PETITIONS

A very eonsiderable number of petitions were presented from
various parts of the United Kingdom against opening pub:ic exhi-
bitions on the Lord's Day, and several were presented by Sir J.
Walmesky, Mr. W. A. Wilkinson, Sir John Shelley, Mr. Biggs,
Mr. Murrough, an i others, from working men of different plae. s,
and from printers of the metropolis in favour of openi”g the Blitish
Museum, National Gallery, Crystal Pal ce on the Lord's Day.
Mr. SCholield presented a petition from the corporation of Bir.
mingham against the police bill.