Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-04 00:00:00

SAVED

Mr. Gardner, Mr. Joshua M'Evoy, Mrs. Von de
Nahmer and child, Mr. T. Gundry, Mr.NV. H. Morse,
Mr. J. Carew Taylor.

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce, infant, and servant, Mr. Hugh
Bethune, Mr. Beanies, Mr. and Mrs. J. Davis, two sons, and
two daughters, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Edwin Fowler, child,
and servant, Mrs. Fenwick and four children, Mrs.
Foster, Mr. and Mrs. 'William Grove, Mrs. Gardner,
Dr. Hatch, Rev. Charles Hodge, Mr. J. Solomon Henry,
Mr. Hutton, Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins and five children,
Mr. Walter Nugent La Fargue, Mr. Molyneut, Mr. F.
M'George, Mr. Mellor, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Murray (for-'
merly of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Melbourne), Miss
and Master Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Pitcher two children,
and servant, Mr. Francis.Rufford, the child and servant
of Mr. J. Carew Taylor; Mrs. Tweedale, Capt. Withers,
Mr. Welch, Mr. G. Watson, Mrs. Aroodruffe and
child.

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RATS, MICE, AND ComaoAcuEs.—Their extinction in on
night, or a few hours, by Greer's Patent Anti-Vermin Mixture,
2d., 3d., Gd., and is., at the Anti-Vermin Office, 49, Brownlow-
hill _ _

POOR-RATES AND PAUPERISM.—The monthly return
on these subjects.,emanating from the Poor-law Board,.
has just been published, from which it appears that
during the mokiths of July and August there was a
decrease, and during the month of September a slight
increase, in the number of paupers. There were 802,307
paupers relieved in the last week of June ; but in the
fourth week of September the number had fallen to
783,-465, which is a decrease of 18,-842, or 2.3 per cent.
less at Michaelmas than Midsummer. The population of the
places returnedwas, in 1851,17,652,733; but, estimating
the increase' of the people by the ratio which existed be-
tween 1841 and 1851, the numbers are now probably, say
the Poor-law authorities in Whitehall, 19,500,000, which
' gives one person as a pauper in every 24; in other words,
there is one pauper to every 23 self-supporting members
Of the community. This is exclusive of lunatic paupers
in asylums, and of vagrants ; but the addition of these
two classes to the total would not, it is stated, materially
alter the proportion. On a comparison of 1859 with
1857 and 1858 respectively, the return also exhibits
a considerable diminution in the pauperism for the
last quarter. The lowest number, daring the three
Michaelmas quarters, is stated to be that entered
for the last week of the month of August, 1859
namely, 778,161. Looking to the principal manufactur-
ing districts of the country, the table embracing that
View shOws the equally satisfactory result of a decline of
pauperism. There is a decrease of 14,435'paupers, com-
paring Michaelmas, 1859 and 1858, but it is observed
that the decrease was still greater in the earlier weeks of
the quarter. The Metropolis, notwithstanding • thou
misery occasioned by the strike, also
a decreased amount of pauperism as compared with 1857
and 1,858, the numbers of paupers on the 'relief lists
being unusually low during the weeks of 'the 11 continues to exhibit
past'
quarter, but more particularly during the earlier
weeks. It likewise appears that there are at pre-
sent 14,709 parishes in England and Wales main-
taining, or liable to maintain, their own ppor ; that
of that number returns of pauperism are received
weekly in respect of • 14,421 ; and that 288 parishes
incorporated under Gilbert's' Act, or still under the pro-
visions of the 43rd of Elizabeth, make no return of the
number of paupers which they relieve. Many places,
however, not heretofore liable to maintain their own
poor, we are informed, are becOminovarishes under the
nnrrati an of p'.,o" Art

,JIM7I4t
extent

is will —ultimately increase the number of
England and Wales the authorities cannot
but since the publication of the return
;58, 51 new parishes have been recorded
of the Poor-law Board.

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