Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-21 00:00:00

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T DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS.
r the first weekly meeting of the new board was
held in the board-room of the workhouse. The members
H. Edwards (late chairman,) Ledger,
Pilling, Birch, Morris, Pitts,
Wareham, Medealf, Roberts, Wensley, Roscoe, Ward,
Maudsley, I. Edwards, Parkin, Clarke, French, Richmond,
Woods, and Bolshaw.

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On the motion of Mr. Hayes, Mr. H. Edwards, who had
declined to be pat in nomination as chairman for the

insuing year
Mr. Cleavi

as called upon to preside pro tern

he law-clerk, said the first business of the

board would be to elect a chairman for the ensuing year

Mr. Ledger said' he wished to propose Mr. Pitts. He
was a gentleman very well known to many of the board,
and he was well acquainted with parochial matters, and
he believed he would make an excellent and efficient
chairman.

Mr. Abrams seconded the nomination of Mr. Pitts as
chairman.

Mr. French begged to propose, as an amendment, the
name of Mr. Whitby as a fit and proper person to act as
chairman of the board. For some years he had attended
the board, and they had great confidence in him. Another
qualification was that he believed him to be a middle man—
not extreme in any way. He knew that he was well
acquainted with the parish matters of this board.
'Mr. Bolshaw, in seconding the nomination, remarked
that Mr. Whitby resided in the neighbourhood, and was
very well versed in the business of the board.

Mr. Ward asked which was the oldest member of the
board. •
Mr. Cleaver said he could not tell.
The amendment was then put, but was lost by 9 to 14.
Mr. Pitts was then called upon to take the chair which
he did.
Mr
Mr

Abrams moved, and Mr. Birch seconded, that
Whitby be appointed, vice-chairman, which
agreed to. - -

Mr. Parkin was elected deputy vice-chairman on the
motion of Mr. Woods,seconded by Mr. Maudsley.
The Chairman then said: For the unexpected honour
which you have conferred upon me to-day I thank you.
It is a position I did not anticipate, indeed it was without
my knowledge that I was put in nomination bs
a candidate for the office of guardian. As you have elected
me, I hope the duties you have imposed upon me—which: I
consider to be very arduous, and which I wish had fallen to
better hands—will be fulfilled as impartially as possible.
(Hear; hear.) Any person who may require to be checked
by the chair, I hope will' take it as no expressiOn
of unkind feeling. (Hear, hear.) I saw, by the last year's
reports of the proceedings, that our chairman had some
thorns pricking at him, and considerable difficulty to contend
with. I hope this year we will be a little more unanimous
It is my opinion that we shall be, arid that we shall in har-
mony carry out in sincerity the spirit of our election, and
the benefit of the union. (Hear, hear.) I will not allow
myself to 'become a party man—l never have been a
party man • and I would be very sorry to come to
this board as a partizan of any party 'whatever. (Hear,
hear.)

The board then proceeded to investigate applications
for. relief.

From the returns of the governor of the house, Mr,
Gough, it appeared that last week there were 652 paupers.
in the house ; admitted since, 4 ; born, 1; discharged, 13 ;
died, 1 ; making the number this week now remaining 648,
of which 371 belong to Toxteth Park. Compared with corres-
ponding week last year, these returns show a decrease of 46.
In the hospital, last week, under treatment, there were 111 ;
since, 6 have been admitted, and 17 discharged ; remaining
under treatment, 100, which is 27 less than the correspond-
ing week last year.

Cheques were drawn for out-door relief: Mr. Potts, £10;
Mr. Lythgoe, £22; Mr. Olney, £36.
Mr. Wensley said he thought it would be far more
convenient if they would amalgamate the visiting
committee and the hospital committee, as it Would
save them a vast deal of trouble, and he had no
doubt it would be found to work as well. He would, there-
fore, move, that the visiting and hospital committees be
one, and composed of the following gentlemen: —Messrs.
Abrams, Edwards, Wensley, Woods, Medcalf, Heyes,
Roberts, I. Edwards, Birch, Maudsley, Ledger, Wareham,
Garrett, Pilling, Bolshaw, Morris, French, and Clarke.
Mr. Abrams seconded the motion, which was
agreed to. •

Mr. I. Edwards moved, and Mr. Bolshaw seconded, that
the following gentlemen compose the finance committee:
Messrs. Roberts, Medealf, Morris Shaw, Woods, Abrams,
Bolshaw, Wensley, H. Edwards, Smith, Roscoe, French,
and Ward.
This was all the business before the board.

SECOND EDITION.

NORTHERN TIMES OFFICE, THURSDAY, 9 A. M

THE BOMBAY MAIL.

The general news by the Bombay mail of March
26th has been anticipated.
The Times, correspondent says things have become
so peaceable throughout India that there is little to
say - respecting the movements of rebels. A grand
entertainment was to be given to the following
regiments, previous to their departure for England :
—l4th Dragoons ; 64th, 86th, and 78th Regiments of
Foot. The greater part of the correspondence is
devoted to financial topics and the new customs
tariff. The whole of the mercantile classes at
Calcutta and Bombay are in arms against the tariff,
and protests have been sent down to Lord Stanley by
the present mail. _ _

The duty on cotton thread, twist, and yarn, is
raised from 3 to 5 per cent. ; that upon metals,
woollens, cotton piece goods, and all other manu-
factures of cotton and silk, from 5 to 1.0 per cent. ;
that on beer, and all other fermented liquors, from
5 to 20 per cent. ; and the duty on haberdashery,
millinery, and hosiery, has been raised from 5 to 20
per cent. On tobacco a duty of 20 per cent. has
been imposed where none existed before. In the
exports, duty on grain, pulse, and indigo has been
doubled.

BOMB IY, March 25.—The cotton market is perceptibly
advancing in activity. Oil seeds firm at last quotations.
Rates of freight steady, being £1 12s 6d to 15s 6d to
Liverpool.