The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-15 00:00:00

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POLL FOR VESTRYMAN.

PLAIN FACTS FOR, THE CONSIDERATION OF
PARISHIONERS.

IN Compliance with an arrangement made some
years ago by the different political parties the Vestry
consists of an equal number of Liberals and Conservatives.
This old custom having given satisfaction up to the present time,
the Churchwardens determined to adhere to it, considering it lair
and reasonable. This year about two-thirds of the retiring members
are Conservatives The Churchwardens do not oppose one of these,
not even the most extreme; b..t th's does not satisfy a certain clique
of Orangemen. who desire not only to have half the members Con-
servatives, but would replace Liberals by Orangemen.
Parishioners, if you des're good and economical government in
parish maters to continue, VOTE FOR THE CHURCH WARDENS'
LlSP,and avoid extreme men of all parties.

1(T)lje kortOrn (Timeo

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1857

THE DAY'S NEWS.

Tile leading incident of the day is the annual
general Vestry, held yesterday. From what took
place it is quite evident that the ratepayers would
do well to look after the election of overseers and
vestrymen. At the meeting yesterday Rector
Campbell took the chair, and at some length
explained the law respecting the elections to be
made at a general Vestry. On Mr. Denton moving
that the accounts be adopted, Alderman Dover
wished to know whether it was a fact that the
churchwardens had not used compulsory means
for the collection of the parochial rates when they
could not otherwise be obtained. Ho said that it
was currently reported that the churchwardens
would not summon anybody for their rates, thereby
letting those people off whose motto was " never
pay"- —until they were compelled. He asked
the churchwardens how was this ? If the
rates were compulsory then every one ought to
bear :their proportion of them. Mr. Woodruff
replied. He accused Mr. Dover of wishing to raise
a question between Dissenters and Churchmen,
and Roman Catholics and Churchmen, and said
that 83 per cent of the rate had been collected
without an angry word. After some remarks from
Mr. Carne of a similar charmer to those of Mr.
Dover, the accounts were confirmed, and Mr. J.
R. Jeffery proposed that Mr. Woodruff should
again be selected for churchwarden, as also Mr.
Sliaw—ultimately this was agreed to. Mr.
Churchwarden Woodruff then rose, and in a few
remarks, in which he bitterly attacked those prc-
fessing churchmen who refused to pay the volun.
tary rate, and eulogized many dissenters who
had cheerfully contributed to it, stated

that it was the intention of himself and
hia colleague in office, to follow out their
principle of last year, and not move a compulsory
chinch rate he would take him to be the
worst friend the Church could have who would
attempt to renew it—but proposed that a voluntary
rate of id in the pound be sanctioned : id. of

this would he required for the repairs of St. Paul's
Church. Mr. Alderman Dever denounced the
speech of Mr. Churchwarden Woodruff—the parish
churches were the. property of the people, and as
such they had a right to keep them in repair and
efficiency, and a compulsory rate should be levied.
['he voluntary principle was a complete failure.
Mr. J. B. Jeffrey defended the voluntary principle.
Mr. Charles Willmer asked. the Churchwarden
what amount of money had been paid out of the
parish rate towards the expenses of the parish
churches. Mr, Woodruff was not aware of any-
thing being paid, but in answer to anothEr
question he stated that a dozen or so of persons
\Nilo were Maintained at the expense of the parish,
were employed about the churches. The voluntary
rate of ld. was ultimately carried, as also a Paro-
chial rate of Messrs Nixon and Wiley were
appointed assessors. Messrs. W. B. Bairstow,
Thomas Owen, and James Crellin, were unani-
mously elected overseers. Mr. Thomas Smith was
opposed by Mr. Satehell, and a poll Was demanded
for the latter gentleman. Several vestrymen were
elected. A poll was also demanded for some other
names. On the motion of Mr. Sidney, it was agreed
that the accounts of the parish should be published
in the Liverpool papers a clear seven days before
the audit. The report of the Burial Board was
read, but it did not allude to matters of much
interest. The board state that they hope to be
shortly enabled to conclude the purchase of an
eligible site for a cemetery.
In our police news this morning will be found
several cases of much interest reported at full
length. One was in connexion with the kidnapping
of sailors on board the J. L. Bogart, and the other
respecting a charge of receiving stolen goods made
against a pawnbroker and bullion broker in this
town. In the former case the accused were
discharged, in the latter a remand to this day took
place.

A most appallinc„, accident happened at Man.
chester on Mondsy afternoon. The cage belonging
to a hoist in one of the warehouses in that city,
when nearly at the top story, got disconnected
with the rope, and, consequently, fell, coming
down with fearful velocity. One man was killed,
and three received very severe injuries.
A London paper gives a list of 639 members

returned to Parliament, and thus classifies
them :—" Palmerstonians, 274 ; Derbyites, 229 ;
Reformers, 91 ; Liberal Conservatives, 45. This
shows that the party which professes to adhere to
the Premier is the largest party in the CDmmons,
but that it by no means forms a majority of the
House. Were we to regard the Radicals, the
Derbyites, and the Liberal Conservatives as forming
the Opposition, the numbers would be: Opposi-
tion members, 365 ; ministerial members, 275
But then w:1 are to expect that in certain cases
of danger the Ministers might count upon Tory
votes—that is to say, in those cases when
they propose to follow a Tory policy. No matter ;
the new Parliament, it cannot be doubted, has a
majority of members thoroughly Liberal, and k.--1-Ef:
sense very different from the meaning of that
word when pronounced by Ministerial lips. Yet
it will be seen from these returns, that Lord
Palmerston holds the key of the Ministerial
position. Hitherto his professed object has been to
keep the powers of Europe balanced, and now his
work may possibly be to balance parties in the
House of Commons, so that no party save his own
may have a majority. At present, the Palmer-
stonians number 45 more than the Derbyites,
while the Reformers or the Liberal Conservatives
e oild not of themselves offer any successful
opposition. Now, the Premier may coalesce with
one or the other of these parties. Should he
introduce really Liberal measures, the Reformers
will prove his best support, and by bringing him
an addition of 91 votes, they would make his
majority over the Derbyites 130, or over the
Derbyites and Liberal Conservatives united, of not
less than 91."

The Overland Mail has arrived, and some
details of Indian News will be found in another
column.

The news from the Continent does not possess
much importance. The Paris Pays states, on the
authority of private correspondence from the Persian
txuir, teat tne peace concluded between Persia anti
England vas announced on the 9th of March to
the General Commanding the British expedition
at Bushire.

Accounts from Vienna show that the Council of
the Empire is busily engaged in preparing the
constitutions for the different parts composing the
Empire, which the Emperor is to carry on his
projected journeys, as conciliatory presents to his
subjects.

The Madrid Gazette of the 9th contains a royal
decree, granting an " ample and general amnesty
to all those who, in any manner whatsoever, have
taken part in the Carlist, insurrections and conspi-
racies of the last two years." The decree is based
on a report signed by all the Ministers, in which
an indulgent view is taken of the Carlist move
ments, and in which it is said that the pardon-
ing of the offenders will cause no danger to public
order.

The Mexican government, in a note addressed
to the Spanish cabinet, showed a a disposition to
give satisfaction to Spain, and stated that, in
addition to the four men shot for the assassination
of Spaniards, a functionary of the Republic named
Abercal, who had been convicted of complicity
therein, had also been put to death.
A letter from Palermo of the 31st, in the Opinione
of Turin, announces the execution of Spinuzza,
one of the insurgents engaged in the late out-
break. " Pursuant to the sentence," the corres.•
pondent writes, " he was shot at Cefalu, before his
Own house, his family having previously been sent
out of the town in order to spare them the sorrow
of witnessing the tragedy. Before his execution,
Spinuzza was taken to a church opposite his house,
where he confessed his sins, obtained absolution,
received the sacrament, and heard mass.

According to accounts from Constantinople of
the 6th inst., the first experiment in European
colonisation has just been made. A party of 130
Poles have embarked for the purpose of settling on
the domains of Reschid Pacha in Thessaly.
We have one day's later news from the United
States by the City of Baltimore, but it is not of the
slightest importance. A !etter from London,
setting forth the instructions of the British govern.
ment to Lord Elgin, the ambassador to Pekin, had
found its way into print. "It is important," says
a New York paper. "if, as it is alleged, it has been
put forth, through Lord Napier. to sound the United
States government and people on the Chinese
question, and to discover how far the Americans are
willing to go in prosecuting, the war to common
commercial advantage." We give the letter in
another column.

To-day the foundation stone of the New Library
will be laid in Shaw's Brow, by Mr. W. Brown,
M.P., at whose solo expense the building will be
erected. In honour of the occasion, there will be
a grand salute fired from ordnance which has been
planted opposite St. George's hall. It would bo
well if the inhabitants around the local ty would
keep their windows open with the view of prevent-
ing any accident arising from concussion caused
by the firing of the cannon. The proceedings will
be of an unusually interesting character, which
we will report at full length in to-morrow's paper.
Yesterday afternoon the Queen was safely
delivered of a daughter, or as people will have it,
" a princess."

ONE of the most remarkable and distinctive
features of the age is the congregation and mul-

tiplication of the labouring classes in our large
cities and towns. At each census of the people
the truth of this assertion is more and more
revealed, for we find, on these occasions, that in
the purely agricultural districts the returns of the
population show but a trifling increase, whilst
that of the cities and towns manifest a large
augmentation. As in the good " old times,"
villages are disappearing, whilst "suburbs" take
their place in all directions. Nevertheless, no
adequate preparation is made for the change,
and the lower classes are left to shift as beat they