Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-10 00:00:00

NORTHERN DAILY TIMES.

suppress mmulicity and imposture, ,and_ which, whilst it
refuses not cheerfully to relieve the truly deserving
when casually distressed, - endeavours above all to
prevent the necessity, as far as possible; of such appeals
being made at all, by fostering habits of industry and
frugality, and teaching the poor to make seasonable
provision for themselves."
From the general account it appeared that the total
athount received during the year, including donations,
legacies, &c., was £2,363 7s. 10d. ; expenditure,
£1,802 9s. 6. ; balance in,hand of £660 18s. 4d. ; and
that they had received in the course of the year as
deposits, £12,405 Bs. no.
Mr. R. A. PAYNE moved th

inove _de adoption of the report,
and expressed his conviction that every sentence in it
would recommend the society to the public.
The Rev. C. WRAY seconded the motion, which was
carried.
On the motion of Mr. Robberds, the Mayor was
appointed president for the ensuing year; the. Rev.
Rector Campbell, J. Pemberton Heywood, E.sq., George
Holt, Esq., and Charles Turner, Esq., vice-presidents;
William Harrison, Esq., treasurer of the general fund;
and the Rev. W. Bannister, treasurer of the provident
department, and the Rev. Richard Appleton, secretary.
The same resolution, which was seconded by the Ref.
B. Maddock, included the appointment of a large num-
ber of gentlemen as the committee,
Mr. JONES moved the thanks. of the meeting to the
officers of the society during the past year, and
Major GREIG, in seconding the Motion, said he had
great pleasure in doing so, and was always glad to have,
a share in any society which sought to do so much
good to the working classes, and deserved as much
praise as that society did.
The proposition having been agreed to,
The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL, in moving a proposition
to the effect that the meeting records its grateful,
feelings for the active and zealous services of the visitors
during the part year, 'said, he was perfectly confident
that no one ni the room had a more grateful feeling of
the valuable services of the visitors than he had himself ;
and. he- felt convinced that if the number of visitors
could be increased, and if they merely gave 'a few hours
in the week to the duty, the society might beCome one
of the most useful, if not the most useful institution in
the town. The services of the visitors were as grati-
fying to the society as they were useful to the commu-
nity. (Hear, hear.)
The Rev. Mr. HUNT seconded the motion, which was
carried neon. dig.

WILLIAM BROWN, Esq. then moved a vote of thanks
to the chairman, and in doing so expressed his conviction
that the society was one of the most valuable and most
important in the town,' and was managed in a most
admirable manner by the gentlemen who took charge of
it. It was an honour to those who deposit. their earnings
in the bank, and came- forward voluntarily to lay by a
reserve for a future time. "The mayor was always
found where duty called him, whether night or day, 'and
where his services might be useful. lie was sure they
could not be more useful than on that occasion, and that
his presence would be an encouragement to those who
managed the charity. , •
The Rev. A. WELSH seconded the motion, which was
carried by acclamation ; and
The MAYOR, in reply, said it was one of the most
pleasing of the duties connected with his high office, to
be brought into closer and more immediate connection
with many of the excellent charitable institutions in the
town. He had had the pleasure of presiding at many of
them, and on no occasion had more pleasure than in
taking the chair at that meeting, as ho considered that
there was perhaps no society which was doing more
good than the District Provident Society:
The meeting then broke up.