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

INDUSTRIAL SC 1100 L's' COMMITTEE.

The minutes ofithis committee were read. The chap-
lain acknowledged the receipt of a quantity of books and
toys for the use of the children, and a donation of £.5, to
he applied in the purchase of other books, &c., for their
use, from Mrs. Rathbone. Au invitation for the children
in attend the exhibition of paintings in Old Post Office
Place.was accepted. The minutes also stated that the
'vestry Clerk having called attention to a paragraph in the
.Liverpool Mercury, of the 27th ult , stating that the tender
"of Messrs. Brookes and Japha for baths recommended
for acceptance at the last meeting,was higher than that of
Messrs. Edward and Son. The matter was in-
`quired into, when it appeared that, owing to an
error of the latter's messenger, the tender in question
did not reach the 'vestry clerk's office until
.the committee hid broken. :up. It was resolved, under
the circumstances, to recommend the tender for accept-
it4ce, it being loWer by £37.

The minufet were confirmed.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.

The minutes of this committee contained a letter from
Rev. Rector Campbell, making a formal demand upon
the select vestry for the amount of fees claimed to be
`die
to him, in respect of the Walton cemetery, and a
'similar letter from Rev. Mr. Stewart upon the same
subject. In consequence of the attendance of members
not being numerous, the consideration of these subjects
was postponed until the next meeting of the committee.
The' minutes were confirmed.

Mr. Woodruff moved, pursuant to notice, that Mr.
Braneker, who had been for some time prevented from
attending the vestry, be re-elected apember.

Mr. Shaw seconded the motion, which was carried.

Mr. Woodruff moved the re election of Mr. H Jones,
under similar circumstances, which was seconded by
Mr. Shaw, and carried.
Mr. Denton moved the election of Mr. Samuel Richard.
son, of Sperling street, sailmaker, as vestryman in the
room of Mr. Gardner, who resigned his office. The
motion was carried

A letter was read from the Poor Law Boird, in
reference to the proposed increase :of the Governor's
salary from £3OO to £350 per annum, stating that the
Board conceived the present salary considerable,
compared with that allowed by similar institutions
throughout the country, and recrtestinz to be. furnished
with ►he reasons which led the vestry to consider it
insufficient.

The CL'rk was directed, in reply, to call the attention
of the Board to the fact that the proposed increase was
merely to compensate the Governor for the withdrawal
from him of pauper service, which he had always been
previously allowed, and to enable him to provide his
bwn servants.

Two applications were received for the office of
assistant medical officer, at a salary of £75 a year, from
Mr. John H. Walsh and Mr. Henry Emmett. The
applications were referred to the committee.
Mr. Denton asked if any communication had since
the I.tst inee'ing been received from Mr. Weightman, in
reference lo the measurement of Messrs. Holmes contract.

The Clerk answered in the negative. This concluded
the business.

TOXTETH PARK LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.

The usual monthly meeting of this board of commission-
ers was held at ►he public offices, Park place, yesterday
morning. Mr. Alpas presided. The other commissioners
present were—Messrs. Jeffery, Rathbone, Siddeley, Boult,
Darsie, Currie, Ibbotson, &c.
The minutes of the last meeting having been read,
The proceedings of the several committees were con-
firmed.

Mr. Boult then offered to prepare a plan for the sewer-
age of Grove park, free of expense.
This offer—which will be a saving to the board of about
£3o—was accepted, and a vote of thanks was passed to
Mr. Boult for his kind offer.

No:other business of public importance was transacted.

The Minister of the Interior at Berlin has published a
rescript, intimating to the correspondents of foreign jour-
nals that they are to refrain from giving any account of
the strategical movements of the Prussian army.
EMBEZZLEMENT BY A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER AT LEEDS
—At the Leeds Court House, on Monday, a respectable
looking man, of middle age, named William Sewell, was
charged with embezzling £5OO, the property of his em-
ployer, Mr. William Jewett Clough, corn miller, Fernley,
near Leeds.. The prisoner, who is very respectably con-
nected, has been in the service of Mr. Clough fat a consi-
derable period. Letters were read from the prisoner, in
which ho admitted his deficiencies. The case was remanded.
The prisoner's difficulties, it is said, have been caused by
unsuccessful speculations in a great lottery at Frankfort on
the Maine.
SIR PETER LAURIE AND THE TICKET OF LEAVE SYSTEM.
—Sir Pater Laurie having on a recent occasion, in drawing
public attention to the number of foreigners charged with
offences within the city of London, promised a return of the
number of ticket of leave convicts who had been tried at the
Old Bailey, attended at Guildhall for that purpose, when
he stated that in the year 1856 no less than forty-three ticket
of leave men were tried at the Central Criminal Court, out
of which number one was sentenced to death, one trans_
ported for life, two for twenty years, two for fifteen years,
four for fourteen years, one for eight years penal servitude,
seven for six years, sixteen for four years, and three were
sentenced to various terms of imprisonment for uttering
counterfeit coin, leaving a balance of six who were acquitted.
Sir Peter Laurie said he was no advocate of the ticket of
leave eestere, and therefore objected to the liberation of
convicts under such circumstances. He had put the question
openly to Mr. Mr. Hill, and other advocates of the
system ; but he found none of them willing to take these
men into their service to complete the reformation
commenced under the auspices or the chaplains of the
different gaols. Alderman Hale said he had put the
same question to many who approved of the system, with
the same result. Sir Peter Laurie said b had
endeavoured to nrorture a similar return from Middlesex,
but had not succeeded. Neither had he found it possible
to get at the number of ticket of leave men brought under
the notice of the magistrates and summarily disposed of
during that period. However, the number of criminals in
the return in question was an undeniable fact, which must
speak for itself.

TOXTETH PARK SPECIAL VESTRY MEETING.