Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-15 00:00:00

SELECT VESTRY.-YESTERDAY.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Salect Vestry took
place yeatexday in the Board-room, Workhouse, at ten
o'clock. Previous, however, to the commencement of the
ordinary business, a special meeting was held at nine
o'clock, for the following purpose :—"j To rescind the
general Board's resolution of the Sad Juno last, which
fixed the salary of Messrs. Spray and Unwin, assistant
schoolmasters at the Industrial Schools, at such a salary
as they may be found entitled to receive after examination
by her Majesty's Inspector ; and, as recommended by the
Industrial Schools' Committee, to assign to the former a
salary of £3O per annum, and to the latter £2O per annum,
together with board, washing, and lodging in the estab-

lit-hment.
The chair was taken by the Rev. Rector Campbell, and
the other members present were Messrs. Owen, Denton,
Chesney, Syers, Richardson, Gibson, Williams, Cropper,
ired, Crawford, Shaw, Hughes, Bairstow, Smith, Wood-
ruff; Critchley, and W. Joves.
Mr. Owen proposed a formal resolution, emb)dying the
parport of the business mentioned.
A. short conversation took place, which resu'ted in tha
ad Iption of the resolution.
The ordinary business was then prozeeded with.
w °mum usg COMMITTEE.

The proceedings of this committee were read It ap
peered that the number of vagrants admitted into the
-hods, daring the past week, was 243 males, 84 females,
and 40 children, in all 367. The number of sick cases in
the house, on thel4th instant, was 499, including 38 fever
ind 19 itch. The total number of the house, on the 4th
instant, was 1855.
Mr. SIIAW moved the confirmation of the proceedings,
which was agreed to without any discussion.

INDUSTRIAL BCHOOLS.
The proceedings of this committee did not contain any
ling of public importance.
Mr. OWEN moved the congrmatitm, which was agreed to

FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Mr. Wouhiturr, in moving the confirmation of the pro.
ceedings, mentioned that one of the collectors having sent
in his resignation, it would become necessary to make a
new appointment, and he suggested that it should be
referred to the Finance Committee to make a selec ion of
one or two names out of the present officers, to be recom-
mended to the vestry ; or, if necessary, to advertise publicly
for candidates.
Mr. DENTON suggested that the Finance Committee
select two names, to be submitted to the Board for the
election of one.
Mr. CHESNEY asked what was the subject of difference
between the Vestry and the Poor-1 w Board? on which,
he perceived by the minutes, the opinion of counsel had
been taken ?
Mr. WOODRUFF said the Poor law Board wished to alter
the position of the collectors, and to make them more im-
mediately under their control The Vestry would not
give up its present authority, unless compelled by law to
do so. He thought the Poor-law Board had already more
control than they ought to have, and therefore the Vestry
was determined to resist any more encroachments. Mr.
Woodruff also called attention to the steps which were
being taken to prosecute males or females who deserted
their children, and left them a burtipm to the community.
Those proceedings had been carried out so far, very suc-
cessfully indeed. The names of the persons who deserted
their children were now placarded on the walls, and he
was happy to say that the magistrates were co-operating
with the Vestry, in sending thole to gaol who were con-
victed of such desertions.
The proceedings were conil-med, including the resolu-
tion to refer the selection of candidates for the office of
collector to the Finance Committee, by whom two names
are to be laid before the Board at the next meeting.
Mr. WOODRUFF gave notice that at the next meeting he
would move that the appointment be forthwith made.
Mr. JONES called attention to the canvassing which
lately took place among the effioers of the parish when
any vacancy occurred. It had been a source of great
inconvenience to the members of the Board to be waited
upon by the various candidates who were seeking an
appointment. He thought so long as an appointment was
confined to the (facers already employed by the Beard,
the Board knew sufficient of its own officers to render it
quite unnecessary for the candidate to canvass individual
members.
Mr. BAIRSTOW : Not only do they canvass themselves,
but they get all their friends to canvass for them.
Mr. JortEs : And the sub-t;fficers are employed, and
their time taken up, of course, in circulating their letters.
Mr. SHAW moved, according to notice, that Mr. Cropper
be appointed a member of the Finance Committee, Mr.
Gibson, of the Workhouse Committee, and Mr. Hughes of
the Industrial Schools' Committee.
Mr. WOODRUFF seconded the motion, which was agreed

to.
This concluded the business.

MANSLAUGHTER FROM JEALOUST—The • Birmingham
Daily Press records the death of an engine fitter, in that
town, named Frederick Pearce, in eonsequenee of serious
injuries inflicted upon him by a woman named Charlotte
Swanbro, with whom he had lived for some time. The
injuries were inflicted as far back slatortunis october.
deceased
wan'
bro, it appeared watched her opportunity as the
entered the house, picked up a poker, and as he was
walking in, she struck him with it across the head ; the
blood flew from the wound, and he fell on, the floor
insensible. She then dragged him into the house, locked
the door, and began beating him about the head and body
with a large candlestick, and kicked him in the most
savage manner ; after which she heaved :him on to the
sofa, and snatching up a pair of scissors, seven inches
long, from the table, deliberately opened them, and began
stabbing him him in the back. The deceased had been
for some time in "the hospital ; but left, and his wounds
having broken out again, he gradually sank. From an
expresion made use of by Sivanbro, when stabbing him, it
appears she was jealous of him visiting another woman iz,
the neighbourhood. Swanbro stands committed. Q1.,3/4 f:as

charge.
Trim Com N'G TT I —ARVEST.--It is stated that ill 'VI e more
forward districts in the south of England, No eat cutting
is expected to commence about next kiotta.,,y
week, should
the weather continue propitious. It is
vourable sign that little has been noticed as a fa-
Beard of the potato
blight, which was recently report.n., to have made its ap-
poarance in the south of ;FfAap 0.