Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-01 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL VOLUNTEER
ARTILLERY AND. RIFLE BRIGADE.
Inaugurated at a Meeting held in the Town-hall, on Monday,
7th NovsnibrT, 1859;
His Worship the MAYOR, in the Chair. _ _

The undersigned haling been constituted by the General
Committee a Finance Committee, to aid and assist the Forma-
tion of Volunteer Companies, it is our intention to take means,
in the different wards, to solicit subscriptions. The funds to
be paid into the Banks of Messrs. X. Heywood, Son, and Co:,
and Messrs. Moss and Co., to be held at the disposal of the
General Committee But no application for aid can be enter-
tained for any Companies until their services have been
accepted by her Majesty, and they are in other respects fit for
their duties.

Each company's claim will be considered on its own merits,
and in the order in which their services have been accepted
by the Queen.
It is hoped that our townsmen will see the importance of
placing a large sum at the disposal of the Committee, to
increase the number of Volunteers.
HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR,
T. D. ANDERSON, ESQ., Chairman.
T. DOWDALL, Hon. Treasurers.
J.. H. DICKINSON,
W. BROWN, ESQ., ex M.P.
B. HEY WOOD JONES, ESQ.
- J. BRAMLEY-MOORE; ESQ. -
J, A. TOBIN, ESQ.
T. A. BUSBY, ESQ.
Capt. ADAM GLADSTONE.
JOSEPH MAYER, ESQ. •
G. H. HORSFALL, ESQ.
R. J. TINLEY, ESQ.
Capt. TYNDALL BRIGHT.
J. B. COOPER, Honorary
R. MARINER, j Secretaries.
The Committee beg to tender their best thanks to Messrs.
A. Heywood and Co. for placing at the disposal of the Finance
Committee the sum of £.75.5 18s. VI. being a balance of
£322 174. I Id., with interest since 1816, £433 Os. 3d., at the
cridit of the Liverpool Defence Fund.

The TREASURERS beg to acknowledge the following DONA-
TIONS and SUBSCRIPTIONS ; and, whilst soliciting an early
return of the Fund Books now out, would point out the great
importance of Annual Subscriptions being added to Donations,
with a view to making the force a permanent institution.

DONATIONS.
-
Amount already received £2903 8 0
James Aikin, Esq. £lo 0 0 . 1
John Naylor, Esq.
Littledale and Co 5O 0 0
Holliday and Storrs lO 0 0
Phipps and Co. 2O 0 0
James Bland and Co. ... . 50 0 0
Buchanan, Browne, and Co lO 0 0
Caim and Son 5 0 0
Tarbet and Sons
Humble, Grayson, and Co lO 0 0
Balance Fund £322 17 11
Interest since 1316 433 0 3

At the credit of the Liverpool Defence Fund of -----755 18 2
1816, per Messrs. A. Heywood, Son, & Co.
Wm. Laird, Esq 25 0 0
J. Plumpton, Esq.
John Naylor, Esq., Walton-hall 25 0 0
Richard Alison, Esq 25 0 0
Jacob Fletcher, Esq.
Caleb Fletcher, Esq.
Subscribed by Clerks at Messrs. Garston and
Co., £4 12s. 6d. ; Master Garston, £1 5 12 0
Charles Turner, Esq.
--
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.
£l9l 12 0
Amount already subscribed
ptoorctanontcreibouftwe
hliibeheraitll.z
£5 5 0
James Bland and Co.
30 0 0
Tarbet and Sons
5 0 0
J. K. Blair, Esq
the Honorary Treasurers and Secretaries, and by the
unnecessary to enlarge upon..
and The
promptlyPubli c taor e
this
movement,
• will received by the Members of the Subscriptions beCom-
mittee,
Bankers to the Brigade, Messrs. A. Heywood, Sonand Co.,
and Messrs. Moss and Co. intlieteidm
JOSEPH H. DICKINSON,
THOMAS DOWDALL, onorary
Treasurers.
Head quarters, 10, St. George's-crescent.

LIVERPOOL VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY AND
RIFLE BRIGADE.
HEAD QUARTERS, 10, ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT.
WEST DERBY WARD DISTRICT.
A PUBLIC MEETING will be held at Sr. MARY'S SenooLs,
King-street, Edge-hill (by the kind permission of the Rev.
F. M. Harke, M.A.), at Half-past Seven p.m., This Evening,
the Ist December, when the attendance of all who can in any
way assist in the promotion of this truly national movement is
earnestly requested.
F. A. CUNT, Esq., in the Chair.
Several influential gentlemen will address the meeting, and
every information will be afforded to intending Volunteers.
G. WM. MORTIMORE, District Hon.
31, Gloucester-place, Sec.