Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-17 00:00:00

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that stentorian voice and rough exterior there may be a
kind and benevolent heart. We should be sorry to say
that Mr. Wilson is a cruel man -we don't believe he is;
but there is a style of conferring favours which can make

us prefer being without them. But we won't quarrel
with the worthy guardian : we are glad to learn that he
is not cruel, and if our observations may lead to a more
soothing manner of investigating the cases of the miser-

able people who are driven to solicit parish relief, we
shall consider that we did not write in vain, and that Mr.
Wilson has not suffered either in character or reputation
by avowing that hard-heartedness is foreign to his nature..
We will not do him an injustice if we can avoid, it.
But Mr. Wilson is not the only gentleman we have
offended ; we have not pleased Mr. Moss--the terrible !
but as he does not appear to complain of any special
injury or grievance, we don't think it would be
worth our while to say anything harsh concerning him,
only we cannot adopt his impertinent advice as to what
is and what is not " called for" in the shape of comment
in a public journal. The case against ourselves having
been disposed of, Mr. Urquhart, the chairman, brought
on his case, and read the truculent members of the Board a
wholesome lesson upon their various escapades and
irregularities ; but ere he had ended, tht) qaect ut

:Preachment was so stinging that an emute
Becelirrecil and for -a time the board-room was
,e,ne of confusion, the lectured declaring that they
hued eozi not be lectured; and a number of them even
their hats and left the room, uttering the fiercest
'glaciations on the chairman, who met this strange
:roonstration with a placidity appearing very like enjoy-
tholist. Mr. Moss and Mr. John Wilson were among
the e who rose and seized their hats, but before quitting
room it occurred to them that such a proceeding
laid
•
sightunply cowardice ; the former gentleman, therefore,
halt
t„hei_ would not desert his post, and a
Dl;"enit -4'4. place. Mr. Harrison then settled the
be they of their position,
•" that the public would
Was best. judges of who was right and who
" whereupon the intending deserters resumed
their Beats", and sat out the inflction of the chairman's
uture, which had a most " stunnin g " effect, as was
wordy
from the fact of Mr. Moss—ever ready with his
„144 ?rtlY weapon—despairingly calling out to the clerk,
clerk You no response to that, Mr, Cleaver ? " The
lNho
at once-made a formal reply, drawing distinctions
aut a difference, such as might be illustrated by
flotiting whether twice two make four, or whether
ap composed of twice two. This not
:I•,?4eating so triumphant as might have been de-
11°wed Mr• Moss took up the cudgels, and exultingly
thefo~y Z3,--probably the cigar or whiskey
Nul
had only been deducted by the auditor.
Penditure --
the
expensesex of the deputation ; and Mr. Moss
such
little 4 Went point out the shabbiness of knocking off
tnelitl luxuries as a gentleman would naturally be
aed to Indulge in, and such little gratuities as
bi,gentlerilan would—if going on the strength of
"rll egainbPurse—be inclined to bestow upon pretty
keeti erruaids and smart ostlers. So the last
ng' of the Toxteth guardians ended, the chair-
t man expressing a hope that they might go on better
the future ; and in that hope we cordially join,
cause we think .that a board which includes among its
itinbers, such respectable and sensible men as Mr.
~..ogers, who efficiently acted as chairman for several
(!e
's —has before it an honourable and useful career,
and
I; is not bound to imitate the notorious vagaries of a
"Idred body.