Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-21 00:00:00

THE FIRST MEETING OF THE BOARD.

By an order from the General Poor Law Board, the
first meeting of this Board of Guardians was held yester-
thy morning, at the public offices, Pdrk-road, The while
of the guardians elected by the order of the Board, as well
as Messrs. Campbell, Aspinall, and Ed Cropper, resident
magistrates, and therefore ex officio members of the Board,
wete present. The Board consists of the following
members :

G. H. Horsfall, Aigbnrth-road, merchant.
W. H. Ogden, Dingle hill, ironfounder.
John McNicoll, Criildwall, timber merchant.
Wm. Leyland, Miles-street, builder.
Jos. Harrison, Dingle terrace, S'outh.hill, ironmonger.
Samuel Siddeley, Aigburth road, draper.
James Lord, Prince's-road, timber merchant.
Geo. Win. Ewing, Aighurth road, timber merchant.
Horace Seymour Alpass, Park-road, chemist.
Wm Buck:ey Jones, Brunswick-dock, shipbuilder.
Thomas Robinson, 5, Olive-mount, Wavertree, timber
merchant.

Edmund Merc,lr, Warwick-street, timber merchant.
Alex. Miller, Miles street, builder.
John Briscie, Sr. Michael's hamlet, gentleman.
Arthur Grindrod, St. James's-place, pawnbroker.
J. Wilson, D.4vonshire-r, ad, Pr nee's-park, gentleman.
Alfred Pickup St. James's-place, pawnbroker.
Charles Batten, Hill-street, insurance broker.

Before the admission of the reporters it was unanimously
agreed that Mr. G. 11. Horsfall should be the chairman
for the ensuing year. The next subject that was brought
before the Board was as to whether the press should be
admitted to 'heir deliberations, which was decided in the
affirmative, and upon the reporters entering the room,
Mr. HARRISON was proposing that Mr. Alpass should
be the deputy-chairman for the ensuing year.
This motion was seconded by Mr. Jones.
Mr. Bgrscos then moved as an amendment that Mr.
McNicoll should be the deputy-chairman.
This amendment was seconded by Mr. Ogden.
The B )ard then divided, when the numbers were—
For Mr. Alpase, 10 ; and for Mr. McNicoll, 7. The
former gentleman was therefore duly elected, and briefly
acknowledged the compliment that had been paesed upon
him.

On the motion of Mr. Alpass, seconded by Mr. Batten,
Mr. G. W Filing was elected deputy-vice-chairman
without any opposition.

TIIE ELECTION OF LAW ciazaK,
Mr. ALrAss said the next, and indeed one of the most
important dela, they had to perform, was the appointment
of law clerk to the Board and as it was necessary that they
should get the best man that they possibly could, he would
request ilia returning ofTher to read over the application
from Mr. Cleaver, the geltleman he intended to propose,
as that application would explain the position in which
they stood. _

[Mr. Alpass here read the application ]
Mr. ALPASS continued : Ile thought that it was absolutely
necessary that they should have the services of the most
efficient man ; and after passing a very high eulogium on
the ability and integrity of Mr. Cleaver, proposed that he
should be the law clerk to the Board on the terms he had
proposed.
J. CAMPBET4L, Esq., said, after the able way in which
Mr. Alpass had proposed Mr. Cleaver, it was unnecessary
that he should casr any further remarks ; but there was
one point to which he would allude, and that was to the
kindness always shown by Mr. Cleaver to the poor, and
therefore he 114 d g.'eat pleasure, and most cordially seconded
the appointment.

EDWARD CROPPER, Esq., also supported the appointment
of Mr. Cleaver.

Mr. McNtc Ito thought that the salary of the law-clerk
should be fixed, and that the office should be advertised in
the Liverpool papers. He moved that the clerk's salary
should be £l5O per annum.
Mr. ROBINSON seconded the motion, bat it was lost by a
large majority.
Mr. BRtSCOE then moved, and Mr. MERCER seconded,
that the salary should be £l2O per annum, and consented
that he should return all electioneering fees.
This amendment was also lost by a large majority.
Mr. ALrASS, to bring the affair to a climax, moved that
the salary should be £6O per annum, which was seconded
by Mr. Harrison, and carried by 9 to 6 votes.
Mr. ALPASS then formally moved the appointment of
Mr. Cleaver as the law-clerk, which was seconded by Mr.
McNicoll, and unanimously carried, Mr. Ogden only
dissenting, and moving that relieving officer Barnett should
be appointed, but that was not seconded, and therefore fell
to the ground.
Mr. CLEAVER was then introduced to the Board, and
having briefly acknowlo3ged the compliment that had been
passed upon him, proceeded at once to discharge his official
duties. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.

The appointment of a treasurer was referred to the chair-
man, the deputy chairman, and the vice-chairman. The
relieving officers and medical officers were appointed pro
tern for one month, and a committee was chosen to report
to the Board as to their duties and salaries, &a. Some
other routine business having been disposed of, the Board
adjourned.