Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-26 00:00:00

THE SELECT VESTRY.

The usual periodical meeting of this Thud was held
yesterday at the public offices, Brownlow Hill. The Rev.
Rector Campbell presided. The other vestrymen present
were, Messrs. Woodruff, Denton, Chesney, Sy era, Jackson,
Bairstow, Mellor, Williams, Crawford, buff, Owen,
Smith, Bichards,,n, Cock, Jones, Creilin.
The `ESTRY.CLEIUK read the minutes of the lazit meet-
ing, which were confirmed.
TIIFI WORKIMUSE COMMITTI6III.

The proceedings of this committee were read, from
which it apppared that the number in the house was on
the 10th instant, 1,874. In the sick 'wards there were
470, including 42 fever cases, and six itch eases. On the
flame elate the vagrants were 236 maiss, 100 females, and
47 children —total, 383.
The proceedings of the committee were confirmed.
TIIIC INDUSTRIAL SQROOLS.

The proceedings of t'4l4 committee were read.
Mr. B I+ STOW moved that they be adopted,
Mr. DgNrorr, before these proceedings are passed, allow
me to a k one or two questions Some six months ago, I
brought before the committee tae subject of the piggeries.
I now wish to ask the committee whether it is their
intention to take that matter into their consideration, and
to know whether the piggeries are to -remain ? I also
wish to know whether the Roman Cflatholic children still
refuse to sing the little hymn before wad after meals ? If
they do so. I this k it is an Bet of insthlrdination, and that
the resolution enforcing should either be enforced or
rescinded alt,ge her.
BArttsrow : With regard V-) the piggeries If Mr.
Denton had paid proper utten` ion to the proceedings of
this Board, he would have form 3 enat the-subject had been
taken into consideration, and 'it bad been decided that the
present piggeries should no' ; be altered, but that they
should remvn in the present State.

Mr. DENTort : I milli! not 7 la^.° been present.
Mr. BAtasrow 'With rerslro to the chaunting of the
little prayer, the committee had found that by the instruc-
tions of the Poor-law Board the grace was to be said and
not sung, and they had th 3refore, in accordance with those
instructions, directed th? the 'grace shmld be said, and
such was done in the prk4 ,sense of the children.
Mr. D SNTO:q : And I • suppose all the children utter the
response.
Mr. BAIRSTOW : Res- ponsestre not necessary.
The subject then dr pped.
THE fiICAME COMM,TTXR.

The proceedi' g7of this calamittee having been read,
Mr. WOODRUFF /no ved that they should be c3rtfirraed,
and in doing so eta' Ad that he Should ask the Vestry to
allow him to postpot le the motion of which he had given
notice of, with respe et to the collectors of cottage property,
until the next meetit ig, by which time heshould be prepared
with more details, I lad for that time the service would not
suffer. He next rt Arred to,tae reports from the medical
officers of the diffe tent districts, from which it appeared
that during the wi sek, ending Friday last, there had not
been one case of c aoler 1 in tho town, andthe believed very
few fever cases. ' That state of things he considered very
satisfactory. He then alluded to a subject that had been
mooted at the B, and some months since, as to the necessity
of giving seven cl• 'ye' notice of any special subject that was
to be brought ut tder their consideration, end the opinion
taken was the the Testy had laitHerto pursued
the right and proper course ; and, in conclusion,
he again referred to the necessity that existed
for keeping cart ain harmless lunatics in the workhouse,
instead ot send log them to a lunatic asylum, as
they had tr.rery accommodation for them, and it would be
a great saying i;o the parish. He also referred to the
crowded state of the asylums to which they were in the
habit of sendicg their pauper lunatics, and-concluded by
moving a rosol..tit in to the effect, that the ;Vestry ask the
visiting magietra.ms to increase the accommodation at
Rainhi:l, which wr, aid enable then to effect a considerable
saving to the parish.
Mr. B.:-.11:1.TOW seecoded the motion, which was
adopted.
A conversation then arose as to the legeity of Mr.
Denton being -a surety fur a collector named Thompson,
which resulted in the Clerk stating that the' Poor Law
Board had, on a previous occasion, been consulted on the
subject, and they had replied that such a course was un-
desirable, but it4a-as not illegal. .Mr. Denton declined to
withdraw from being the surety.
Mr. Iviroonaur said that the Poor Law Board had re-
ported in favour of the Vestry appointing their own
collectors, and an7ised the Board on all occasions to
maintain its rights, and not give in to any general
Board.

Taz WALTON BURILL..GDOUND.
A conversation then took place on the subject of having
the Walton, Burial Ground placed under the control of the
Burial Board, Mr. Jgckion observing that the Board was
perfectly willing, no that an act of Parliament was
formed enabling them to do so, to undertake its manage-
ment.
The CIikIRMAN thought that something' should be done
to make it more available for the parishioners. and ex-
pressed his readiness to eoncur in any movement by which
that cpuld be secured.
There beiskg no other business, the Board adjourned.

BANKRUPTS.

By Brit,ish and Irish Magnetic Tele6raph

Thomas Eldridge, Upper North-p?ac•, coach maker.
Nathaniel liadaore, Hammet, Cardiff, grocer.
James Phillips, Anthem, Cheshire, draper.
Peter Lawrence, Eastchear, fruit dealer.
J )hn Peqc( ck, Mancliestter, manufacturer.
Samuel Cooks,,Dndley, leather dealer.
Toqeph Longton, Liverpool, ship broker.
John Stokes George, corn chandler.
Giorge Holt Skinner, Queet-street, corn mercbc.ist.
Edward Atter and William Arundel, Oatey, Bertstaple,
ironfounders.
John swan, Loada,nhall-street, merchant.
William Steward, Darliston, clothier.

15/I,ZZERIPTCY ANN U Li, ID.
C. K❑owsley, &gni, draper.
John and Joseph V3ngeins, Birmingham, silrerplatero.
Joseph Crafts, Walsall, builder.

At LEWIS & COMPANY'S, Ranelagh-street.
BOYS are 01, )THED from the Ages of 6 to 20. Year

RAILWAY TRAVELLING is •THE W HST INIZES —A laugh-
able incident took place at the Spanish Town Railway
Station yesterday morniag. An old man, probably not
having seen a locomotive isefor.:, .took his seat in one of
the carriages at Kingston ter conveyance to Spanish Town
to see the ne.v Governor. lae was, no doubt, delighted at
the trip anti easy tiding. On ,the train arriving at the
terminus the door was opened by the guard, who requested
him to step out, bat the reply was, No;' I shall not get
out ; you chmts, I have hardly ,seated myself yet ; I have
paid my fare to go to Spaniik Town to see the new
Governor, and there I will go." 4' My good man," said
Mr. Smith, " you are at Spanish Town - come out and
convince yourself." After' a great deal of persuasion he
very reluctantly relitquished his seat, and stepped on the
platform, and, looking round with astonishment, exclaimed
with great earnestness, "Is this Spanish Town ? well,
this is the devil's own work, and I will have no more to do,
with railways." So saying the old man hastily took his'
departure for the gooen's house.—. Jamaica Morning
Journal. _ _

ABUNDAYCS IN Axesuca,.—We congratulate the poor
of this and other cities en the cheering and Witold pros-
pee. Cheap flour is a vary small matter to the rich; to
the poor it is a matter of-the highest and most momentous
consequence. It means ,plenty, happiness, prosperity,
and health, Already do we see symptoms of change in
the west. We hear that a heavy contract has bcen made
to supply a largc quantity of lour at Louisville, for 4 dig.
50c. per barrel, in March next ; and our own operators
here are Tcokingzooiliently for a heavy fall. Simultane-
ously we hear that potatoes are selling at twenty-five
cents in Cincinnati, and that contracts have been made to
deliver lots of 1,000-bushels each at Cleaysland at twenty
cents. CJnj)intly with these gratity-ing tokens of plenty
we note a growing tendency toward a decline is sugar.
There is reason to believe that a large ceoriomy has been
and is still being practised in thin staple; thus diminishing
the dem-nd, while the supply is being rapidly increased.
In a short time, it is calculated, the patience if not the
means of the sugar growers will be exhausted, and their
" e -.rner " rill break down.—\ew York Herat, l,
DEPARTURE OF Mess 'SMITH Faom Smi:h
has sought retirement elsewhere. kihe has gone, we be-
lieve to the south of England for a permanent residence.
Her departure was managed so quietly that it was scarcely
known till some time after she was gone. She went on
board the steamer at Reeeneath an Friday last, and sailed
up the river unnoticed, and he.d completed her journey
before even those who were partially in the sec-et and on
the look out were aware of her movements. The morbid
curiosi.y which seems to ir.flaence a large a( ellen of
societi, had latterly developed Pself in an amazing quan-
tity of letters which were p-uled in upn this unhappy
girl—letters, we believe of the most frivolous nature, and
chiefly written with a view of securing ber autcgrapb.
Amongst three epistles, she told a friend, there were ten
offers of marriage ! If this be true, and there seems little
doubt of it, we may well blush at the moral degradation
of the men who wrote them.—Dumbarton Herald.

At LEWIS & COMPANY'S, Ranelagh street,
EOYS are CLOTEIED trona the AggB of 6 to 20 Years.