Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-10 00:00:00

Ipasi declared it was

no use minding "that chap,
Which the latter gentleman left the
Mr. A. B. Barnett, assistant relieving officer, having
been calleil and sworn, said that he went to Thompson's
house in consequence of a communication from Mr.
Barnes. He went to Mr. Heath and informed
him of .the communication, and visited Thomp-
son in the evening about five or six o'clock. Mr.
Barnes's communication was to the effect that Thomp-
son had been ill-used by Mr. Heath. .He handed that
letter to Mr. Alpass, chairman of the board, the follow-
ing week. He advised Mrs. Thompson to get a medical
certificate and bring it to the office on the following
Monday. She did not do so, but brought it on the
following Tuesday, after her husband had died. He
went with her to Mr. Heath, and told her she might
apply for relief. He asked her if she wanted
relief? 'She said she did. He then left the
two together. He saw Thompson on Saturday, and
did not communicate with Mr. Heath till Monday.
Although he visited Thompson on Saturday, he did not
grant him any relief, as he understood the family had
sufficient to serve them till Monday, from money sup-
plied by Mr. Barnes. They did not tell him precisely
what siim.they received from their lodgers weekly, but
he imagined it all went in payment of the rent.
By Mr. Pickup.—He called Mr. Heath's attention
to the case on Monday, about midday. He told him
him that the complaint of Mr. Barnes was that he had
accused Thompson of being drunk, and that he had
neglected to relieve the case. Mr. Heath gave no ex-
planation, 'but said something of an evasive character.
'He received another communication from Mr. Barnes on
Monday evening, dated 6 p.m., of.that day, and went again
with Mr. Piekap to Thompson's. He did not try to find
Mr. Heath, because he knew he would pursue ,his own
They told him Mr. Heath had
not been there that day.

loss, upon

course in the matter

Mr. Bremner here said that there were several other
witnesses, but he would use his disoretion and not call
them. Mr. _Heath was present, and before he said any-
thing, perhaps the inspector would hear his statements.
The inspector said he would put a few questions to
Mr. Heath.

Mr. Edward Heath, being sworn, said that he had
been two years relieving officer in Toxteth Park, and
had held a similar situation in Nantwich.for five years,
and had testimonials from the guardians of that union.
He had heard,the evidence which had beengiven in this
case. He wrote a letter to the guardians,

in reference

to it ; and that letter contained a tri
statement. Mr Heath here entere

"aithful

into some details
is .books when

respecting the entries made in the varic

described -a

parish

their .res

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ign any

Honour o:

After some routine business had been disposed of,

board adjourned

A DES

,crue, a d(
5 with aespeed.

t the 11

ntE.—While Sir Charles Bagot
patch in cypher was put into his
lie is excited, because the mes-

loge is urgent aid the key to it is at the embassy. Not
moment is to be lost, the key is sent for, and Sir
gradually deciphers tb' following despatch :
fault of the Dutch is

Charle

"In matters of commerc.
giving too little and asking too much ;
-A the French are content, so we'll clap on Dutch
--Anty per a 1) '

with equal ad-

bottoms a twenty per cent
per cent, nous frapperons Falck with -twenty per c

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CANNING