The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-08 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY.

THE ANNUAL SESSION.

The Annual General Session of the Peace for the county,
pursuant to the statute, was held yesterday, by aljourn-
ment, at the Court-house in Preston.

The Right Hon. M. T. Baines, M.P. presided, and there
was a very numerous attendance of magistrates from
various parts of the county.
There were no less than twenty notices of motion for
discussion ; but several of thbm had reference to an
increase of policemen in dillerent parts of the county, and
other details connected with the management of the force.
One of the most important subjects for the consideration
of the court was a memorial from Mr. Christopher Moore
Wilson, the county treasurer, for an increase of his salary
from £5OO to t6OO a year. Ile stated in his memorial,
that he paid £lOO a year to his clerk, which reduced his
salary to £409 a yeat. That there was no pension or
superannuation allowance attached to the appointrhent of
county treasurer. That memorialist was compelled to
insure -.his life. That the gross Minna' sum passing
through his hands was from £160,000 to £190,000.
That since his appointment the business and respon-
sibilities of the office had very largely increased.
That from a return made to the House of Commons the
salary paid to the treasurer of Middlesex, was .4'520,
expenditure .e 102,876; Surrey £4OO, expenditure .'50,468 ;
Chester £3OO, expenditure 444,125; Kent £3OO, expendi_
ture 59,834; West Riding of York £5OO, expenditure
£52,903; and Lancashire £5OO, expenditure ,e 1.70,891..

AssEBskBNTS.

The assessment of money to be raised by rates during
the half year ibr the several public purposes of the county
was the first subject brought forward. The amount
required to carry on the expenditure of the county was
£41,501 2s 3d, exclusive of the treasurer's balances and
probable receipt!!, from other sources, and a rate to raise
that amount Was passed.

CJUNTY LUNATIC ASTLtat3.
The reports of the several county lunatic asylums were
next received and passed, and the commitee of visitors
for the current year were appointed.

INCREASE OF THE COUNTY TREASURER'S SALARY.

Mr. Jonathan Peel, the Chairman of the General
Finance Committee, then rose, and proposed the following
resolution—" That the salary of the County Treasurer be
increased from £5OO to £6OO per annum, and that the
words five bond, ed pounds' be struck out of the standing
order No. 4, p. 14, and that £6OO be inserted in lieu
thereof." Mr. Peel gave a narrative of the office of County
Treasurer from the year 1830, at which period he stated
that the salary of the County Treasurer was £6OO per
annum. At that period a change took place, and another
gentleman was appointed at a reduced salary of £4OO
a year. At that amount the salary remained up
to the year 1839, when the rural police force was estab-
lished. In consideration of the additional duties imposed
upon the treasurer by the establishment of the county
constailularyt £lOO a year was added to his salary, making
it .500 per annum. In 1845 a committee of magistrates
was appointed to enquire into the duties of county
treasurer, the result of which was that a further sum of
£lOO was allowed him for a clerk, thus again raising the
amount to £6OO per annum, the sum paid in 1830. In
1850 another change took place, when the present county
treasurer was appointed at a salary of £5OO a year,
that was to say, £4OO a year for the officer himself, and
£lOO a year for a clerk. Thus, during the last six years
the salary had been less by £lOO a year than it was
for five years before the present treasurer's appointment.
But there was another view to be taken of the
case, to which he asked the particular attention of the
court, because they had such a direct interest in it. Ho
had already said that before 1830, the salary of the then
county treasurer was £6OO per annum, whilst the money
that passed through his hands was only £40,000 annually.
whereas, at the present time, the money passing through
the hands of the treasurer was from £160,000 to £190,000
a year—so much tor the money part of the question. He
would now go into another branch of He meant the
labour discharged by the present officer as compared with
his predecessors. in former times there were only
three books kept, and the published accounts,
which were the only accounts called for from the
treasurer, were merely a transcript of the cash
book. kln 184.5 when the former treasurer had
an additional £lOO a year allowed for a clerk, a system of
double entry was introduced, which materially increased
the duties of the office, and since the appointment of the
present treasurer, the new system had been considerably
extended, and at the present time there were no fewer
than 1,100 ledger accounts, in which there were 24,926
entries, all of which had to undergo the personal inspec-
tion and superintendence of the county treasurer himself.
Again, he paid all the money himself referring to the
different purposes of the county. All went personally
through his hands, and he himself had all those payments
to enter in a hook, The douWe entry system, added to
the immense details of business ho had to perform, had
increased the labours of the office twenty-fold to what they
were before, even independently of the heavy amount of
money passing through his hands; After some further
remarks, eulogistic of the ability and zeal of the county
treasurer, he concluded by saying that the labourer was
worthy of his hire, and he hoped the court would sanction
the increase, which was proposed with the unanimous
approval of the finance committee.
Mr. Theodore W. Rath bone seconded the motion. His
own experience was somewhat extended, and be did not
know of any officer's salary'which was so inadequate for the
services required from him, as the salary of their county
treasurer. The remuneration was wholly inach crate, and
be gladly supported the advance.
Mr. Peter Catterall would ask the chairman of the finance
committee the length of time the treasurer was daily occu-
pied in the performance of his duties ?
Air. Peel replied that he was not precisely aware, but his
cffice was open all day long, and he knew that, fin- several
hours during the day, he was closely engaged at his duties.
' Mr. Edmund Ashworth, in supporting the motion, said
he:had never been of opinion that the salary of £5OO was
enough ; and year after year, since his appointment, they
hld been exacting more and more from the treasurer. After
dwelling, for some time, on the heavy duties imposed upon
the treasurer, to which he cheerfully submitted, he con-
cluded by stating that he conceived he was much underpaid ;
and, in his opinion, if it was a commercial trans-
action, he believed there was no commercial man
in Lancashire who would allow such an amount of
money to pass through tke hands of a servant, and
pay him such a small salary. He had never
greater pleasure in hie life than he now had in moving as
an amendment that instead of £lOO the increase be £l5O,
making the salary £650 a year. _ _ _

The Rev. T. Ylaekereth seconded the amendment.

Mr. T. B. Addison questioned whether it was compe-

tent for the court to receive the amendment without notice.
Many magistrates who had read the notice might have
stayed away in the confidence that an increase of £lOO and
no more would be proposed.
The Chairman said he had looked through the standing
orders, and he could not find anything i❑ them which pre-
vented him from putting the amendment. _ _

Mr. W. F. Saunders spoke at some length against the
increase, but would not divide the meeting.
Mr. Peel having replied, Mr. Ashworth's amendment was
lost by a majority of 31 to 22, after which the original
motion was carried unanimously.
The following motions were next carried in succession :

That the number of police constables in the Kirkdale
division be increased by the appointment of three additional
men, and ono in the Prescot division, subject to the
approval of the Secretary of State.
That the following magistrates, viz., Mr. T. B. Addi—
son, Mr. E. Ashworth, Rev. J. S. Birley, Dr. Broughton,
Mr. T. Dugdale, Mr. C. R. Jackson, Rev. T. Mackreth,
Mr. Jonathan Peel, and Mr. T. Rathbone be appointed a
committee, any three of whom shall form a quorum, for
the purpose of considering the duties and remuneration of
the c3unty police force generally, and esuecially as affected
by the late act of parliament (19 and 20 Vict., cap. 69) ;
and thet they do report thereon to the next adjournment of
this court.
That the resolution of the Court of Annual Session, of
the 11th September last, relating to a lease of certain pre-
mises at Birchfield, Liverpool, for a storehouse for the
Royal Lancashire Militia Artillery, fer three years, at a
rent of £260 per annum, be rescind( d so far as relates to
the rent of £260, and that such rent of the said premises be
£175 per annum.

That a memorial be presented to the Secretary of State
for War, representing that the magi t-ates find great diffi-
culty in charging on the county rate many expenses which
appear necessary to be incurred at the several militia store-
houses in the county, but which the magistrates consider
are not legally chargeable upon the ratepayers.
The Rey. J. S. Birley m ived that a committee he ap-
pointed to watch all the bills that may be introduced into
parliament connected with the duties of county magis-
trates, which committee shall be authorised, in case of
necessity, to send a deputation to wait on government, or
other parties, for the purpose of suggesting such alterations
as may be deemed ex;iedient, and of opposing all clauses
which may be considered to be injurious to the general
interests of the county. Three to be a quorum.

HORRIBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE.—We regret to have
to announce another of those dreadful occurrences which of
late have been so frequent. The quiet village of Wadsley-
bridge about three miles from Sheffield, was on Monday,
startled by the report of a horrible murder and suicide
having been committed at the Hagg, a small !Awe in the
immediate neighbourhood. Here resided in a little cottage,
John Green, foreman, employe.] at the Clay-wheel, and
with him the daughter of his wife by a former marriage,
named Betsy Jacques, an unmarried woman about 25 years
of age, who had an illegitimate child called Jahn Henry,
aged rather more than two years. On Monday morning
this wretched woman murdered her child by cutting his
throat from or to ear, and then, with a raz)r, cut her own
throat, surviving the act only a few minutes.
The rumour that Mr. Sydney Herbert has inherited any
part of the property of the late Prince Woronzoff is said to
be unfounded.

TEST DERBY UNION.

The usual weekly meeting of this Board of Guardians
was held yesterday, at the workhouse, Mill-lane. In
the absence of the chairman, the Rev. W. gadnall, and
dep'ut'y thaittnan Mr. J. Harrison, Mr. Siddeley
took the chair. The other guardians present were :
Messrs. I. Edwards, H. Morris, J. Davis, C. Callis, R.
Shaw, H. Edwards, Elias J. Sagar, W. Roscoe, W.
Medcalf, Johnson, Mawdsley, E. Watkinson, J. Rich-
mond, Leyland, T. Evans, Johns, Pickup, Baynes,
Wilson, Batten, Abrahams, Lunt, and Wensley.

OFFICIAL REPORTS.

The master of the workhouse; (Gbugh), reported that
last week there were 695 paupers in the workhouse,
since when 28 had been admitted, 25 discharged, 4
deaths, leaving for this week 694. There was for the
cbrresponding week of last year 704. The master of the
hospital, (Davi,), reported that last week there were 128
patients in the establishment under his command, since
when 1.5 has been admitted, 14 discharged, leaving for
this week 140. For the corresponding week of last
year there *ere 117. Cheques to the amount of £257
were voted for the maintenance of the out ddor podr.
The clerk reported that he had inspetted all the
books kept by the several officials of the union, and
found them all correctly made up.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL.
BEFORE MR. C CHALLONER.

Cemotes C ,se.—An elderly respectable looking person,
netted James Brindle, was charged with basing made a
false declaration before John Stewart, Estl., late mayor'',
in August last. Mr. Walter appeared for the prose-
cution, and Mr. Bluck defended the prisoner. The
following are the facts as collected from the evidence :--
it appeared that the prisoner was for a long time
engaged as a first rate workman in the employment of
:he late Mr. Lewis Samuel, the extensive watchmaker
of this town, and that he continued With his son, Mr.
Sylvester L. Samuel, who succeeded his father in tiusi-
teas. It would appear that the watches sent from
Liverpool by Mr. S. L. Samuel to his brother in New
York, had acquired a high reputation in America.
Old Mr. Samuel retired from business in 1845,
tut Mr. Sylvester L. Samuel, his son, who succeeded
lith, continued to maniifaeture *etches as usual. In
1847 a deed was drawn up, whereby the prisoner agreed
to let Mr S. L. Samuel have the exclusive right and privi-
lege of using his name on watches, and for this a con-
"ideration was given to the prisoner. The deed was drawn
ip by an attorney named Woods, and was duly signed
by the parties. This deed remained in full ot eration. It
'miler appeared that Mr Sylvester L. Samuel continued
to send his manufactured watches, under the prisoner's
name and deed, to America, to his brother, where the
articles gained the highest reptttatidn, being of the best
quality. The deed, &c., *as made over by Mr. Sylvester
L. Samuel to his brother Mr Morris Samuel, of New York '
and is in full force at present, In August last year the
prisoner was solicited by Mr. Russell, watch manufac-
turer, of Slater street, to give him his name, but he at
first refused. on the ground that he had already given it
to Mr S. L Samuel. However, he subsequently made a de-
claration, in August last, before the then Mayor, that he
never had entered into any deed with Mr S. L. Samtiel,
and that he did not know an attorney named Woods, &c,
and'orithis the prosecution was founded. Mr. Sylvester
L. Samuel was examined, and, so far as he was con-
cerned, he proved that portion of the ease as related to
the prisoner's transactions with him. In reply to Mr.
Bluck, Mr. S. L. Samuel said Mr. Morris Samuel of New
York was his brother, and carried on business in that
city. Witness was at the office when the deed was
signed, and it was read over to him. His (wit-
nesses) father was not present on that oc-
casion. He said he knew nothing whatever
of the prosecution until he received a notice on the
previous evening to attend there that morning, so the
prosecution was not on his behalf. To Mr. Wy-
bergh : I saw the prisoner sign the deed. John
Ball, who had been a clerk to Mr. Woods, the attorney
who prepared the deed, proved the execution of the
document, and Mr. Frodshaw, from the Mayor's office,
proved the making of the declaration, and said he had a
conversation with the prisoner at the time of making it.
This was the amount of evidence given to sustain the
charge ; but, in addition, detective officer Cozens was
called, and the substance of what he said will be found
in the reply of Mr. Bluck, who made an able and eloquent
address on behalf of the prisoner. The defence lay in
this —that the prisoner had worked for several years for
the late Mr. Samuel, to whom he owed a sum of £4 M.
On one occasion the old gentleman said he would forgive
him if he signed a document allowing his name to be
put on snatches. He agreed, and after several interviews,
the document was at last produced and signe I by the
prisoner, who knew nothing about it, being told by his
employer that it was all right. When the prisoner was
sent for by Mr. Russell, and asked to give his name, he
rememberea having done so to old Mr. Samuel, and he
was told it made no matter, as the old gentleman was
dead ; and then a declaratisn was drawn up by Mr.
Tvrer, and this was the subject of the prosecution. His
(Mr. Bluck's) client had instructed him to say that he
was totally innocent of having done wrong. His worship
said there was no way in wh:cli ho could decide the case
in that court. He would send the prisoner for trial, but
he would take bail for bis appearance, one surety in £2O.
Mr. Russell at once entered into bail foe the prisoner,
and he was then discharged.
TUB ROBBERY oar .£lo9.—Anne Allen and Mary
Clarke, mother and daughter, who were remanded on
a charge of having robbed Denis Kee, a butcher,
residing at Currie Street, of .£1.09, were brought up,. The
details of this case have already appeared in our paper.
The only money found out of the sum was £lO, which
was got up the chimney in the roam where the prisoners

lived. The evidence given on the former examination
was repeated. The younger prisoner was discharged, as
There was no evidence against her, and the mother was
again remanded.