The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-07 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL SELECT FASTRY.

The usual fortnightly. meeting of the Select Vestry
wts held at lil-4.telock yesterday, in the parish offices,
'Brownlow hill, the Rec. Rector Campbell in the chair.
The other members present were Messrs. Woodruff,
Owen, Chesney, J. Jones, Mellor, Dalton, Crawford,
Bold, Smith, Syred, Jackson, Bairstow, Satchel!, Shaw,
and Taylor.

WORKHOUSE COMMITTEE.

The minutes of the committee were read. It appeared
that the numbers admitted last week to the vagrant sheds
were 205 males, 58 females, and 17 children, -in all 28 .
The number of sick cases in hospital, on the 31st ult,
was 763. The number in the house on the 31st ult. was
2,609. The minutes contained an acknowledgment of
from Mr. William Rathbone, with ,a number of toys
and books for the use of the sick children, and several
boxes of toys for the children, from Mrs. Melly, Bedford
street. The committee unanimously confirmed two
resolutions, which had been referred back to them for
consideration, with reference to male and female officers
marrying each other, and to the children of officers
rt Draining in the house. The only exception allowed
was id the case of Mr. and Mrs. Lodge, who superintend
the vagrant sheds, that department being outside the
workhouse, and requiring the management of a married
pair. The attention of the committee was drawn by the
governor to the overcrowded state of the boys' and girls'
schools, and an arrangement was suggested for transfer-
ring some of the children to the Kirkdale establishment.

Mr. Shaw, in moving the confirmation of the reoceed-
,
pigs, called attention to the two resolutions which had
been referred back for the committees consideration
The first resolution, that which had reference to the
'children of officers residing in the house, was brought
under the I,wice of the committee by a circular from the
Poor Law Beard, calling retention to tho fact, that 'in,
many of the perishes throughout the country, the children
of officers residing in the house, were allowed to remain
in the house, which led to much irregularity, inasmuch
as if the parents attended properly to their children
especially if the latter were young, it was impossible
that they could, at the same time do their duty to the
inmates. It must be obvious to everybody, that it was
irregular and wrong to carry on any such system. The
sevend resolution, which had reference to the case of two
n,iieets marrying each other, and being still allowed to
itenain in their respective departments, arose out of an
:application from a male officer for permission to marry
a female officer, and to be still allowed to remain both in
their departments. Now, whatever the private opinions
of individual members might be, they bad not alone to,
consult private feelings, but they innst also study what
would best suit the regulations and conduce to the regu-
larity and good order of the house. He felt quite sure,
that if one officer got married to another and both were
allowed to remain in the house, it mast lead to irregularity
Hot only iu the classification, but also in the good govern-
inent and management of the house, because if the head
Of one department were allowed to remove to another
,department,
the department of which that individual
was the recognised chief officer could not be conducted
with its f6rmer efficiency. (Hear.) At the last meeting
'of ithe committee the resolutions were again considered,
;and committee were unanimous in adhering to their
,fdriner determination. Mr. Shaw then moved the confir-
'.-nation of the committee's proceedings.
Mr. Owen seconded the motion. After a feu words
from Mr. Denton, the proceedings were confirmed.