Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-04 00:00:00

SELECT VESTRY.

The fortnightly meeting of the Select Vestry W 5
in the Workhouse Board Room, at ten o'clock, yeate'r;
The Rev. Rector Campbell presieed, and the °Mil
members present were —Messrs. Woodruff, Bast?th,
Owens, Chesney, Jackson ,"Denton, Whitt)+, Syers,
W. Jones. Critchley, Hughes, Richardson, Mellor, Taylo rI
Hand, Williams, and Luff.
WORKHOUSE COMMITTFE. •ch it
The minutes of this committee were read, from
appeared that the number in the vagrant sheds last,'.
was 241 males, 97 females, and 24 children : tots,
The sick cases in the wards on the 29th ult. were
~:t
including 49 fever, and 35 itch cases The total nuitt
of paupers in the Workhouse on the same day were
Mr. Ow.gx moved the confirmation of the proceecluwl
which was seconded by Mr. Woodruff, and carried.

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS' COMMITTEE
The procee3ii.g4 of this committee were Miro
appeared that there were on the 29th. ult. 914 chilumnre
the schools, of whom 60 were suffering from "
There were 6 itch cases.

The proceedings were confirmed.

FINANCE COMAITTEZ.
ea the
The proceedings of this committee contaio foe
following resolutions, " Resolved, that the overseers °teste
township of Birkenhead, Kirkdale, Bootle, and To ad
park, be requested to meet the churchwardenecio—cx
overseers of the parish on Tuesday morning at 11 I.,eatioti
to take into consideration the propriety of an BO" -to
to parliament for power under existing circumstall
render dock property chargeable to the local rates!, vie
the conference which resulted from this resolution,
reso:ved that the-churchwardens and overseers of of
pool, with the overseers and assistant overseerweii
Birkenhead, should communicate-with the Town Tutheie
and the Wallasy Commissioners, with a view to 000'eeetf
co-operation in taking steps to render dock proles
rateable.
The re ocaedings of the Finance Committee alga eo
tained a recommendation to alter some of the arrangto
of the medical district, by which it would be unne_
to make a new appointment in the room of Mr Bra"
deceased. f the
Mr. WOODRUFF, in moving the confirmation °mod
proceedings mentioned that application had been reethe
from Messrs. Baines, Bremner, and Bell, to oceePloi
position held by the late Mr. Wainwright. dolt
Vestry, however, unfortunately had no funds at gee
disposal, and therefore could not take any
in reference to the applications. Mr. "°, t 1.012
then said he felt it his duty to call the st—acgr
of the members to the resolution of the Finance
mittee, authorising an interview of the churchwarderliej of
overseers of Liverpool with the overseers and ofect-tbe
the township on the other side of the water, as svelllof
townships adjoining Liverpool on this side. with the two
of considering the propriety of bringing into eit4rege, of
dock property, for the relief of the poor on both we.; go
the water. He di -I not intend, at the present time, to
into the reasons which induced the Finance Conolitt eltt
adopt this course, but he thought it more than Pr°.,"-tee
that, in the ensuing session of Parliament, some Itte."-pof
would be adopted to secure to the parishioners ai.Pao4
share of the parochial burdens being borne by t'6▪
000
trust. He believed it was an admitted principle for.' off
past, and that a great number of members of Parlieultioe
during the late Parliamentary contest upon the (re: the
of town dues, were entirely under the impression til:tigle
dock estate did cmtribute to the local rates of the b°-,1,012
Mr. Woodruff mentioned that, in consequence of the • 1a •
of the late Mr. Brad haw, medical officer, some ehantriel
the arrangements had been found necessary, and Aiteetli
proposed to transfer a portion of the late medical °'-:et
dis.rict to Me. Norris, giving a portion of the deert
the latter to Mr. Games, at an increased salary of Sefteo
year. In conclusion, Mr. Woodruff congratulate bf
Board upon the total absence of cholera, as reporw
the district medical offieers.
The Ceeteereer passed a high eulogium upon the
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Mr. Wainwright, who, he mentioned, had condoned
render important services to the Vestry after they'
ceased to give him any remuneration. In his but, to
tolljudgement it was not too late for the Vestry, at '
offer the tribute of its sympathy to the surviving we; one
of the family of an ind vidual whom all respecteat,ve
whom he (tile Chairman) loved as a personal frier' big!
man of the s ric:est and highest integrity, and evhSaisr.)
rendered to that Board the most valuable services. ( 'Jut-0
The proceedings were confirmed, Mr. Woodruff giliery
notice of a motion, for the purpose of making the 94,0011
tions alluded to in the arrangements of the medical
districts.

Mr. WOODRUFF movsd the 1)1lowing resolution foil/
the Vestry, deeply sympathising with the surviving 00
and frienus of the late Mr. William Wainwright, req
the Chairman to communicAte to Mrs. Wainwrigua heey
expres'ion of their sympathy, and trust that she rota
family will accept this as a blight testimony °
esteem "
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Thl,4 Vtliallifb% Tfii hu mess.

SINGULAR HERISCITARY BEQUEST. —ln a late nose'
of the British Medical Journal, Dr. Nlackind.,r, of „ of
borough, gives the follewine interesting partieul''; els
di ficiency of parts, .xtentilieg hroug,l: six generation 'lips,
family named Smi:h, living at Gainsborough :—" lasts
Thomas Chapman, of this town, on the 31st Mare'
was attended in her confinement by my assistsnt'sefal
Capron. In consegeence of an absence of certain ° tee.
members of the bo.'y to be pareiculirised hereafter'
mother was very naturally era's:us to know if hermsish
had been modelled more in accordance with the Pur",,—ed
prototype than with her imperfictly sculptured self' a
te,
we can well imagine the parental jey on hearing tu and
non-profes,imial observer:, her first-born daughter frg of
readily pass muster as a fair specimen of the datiehtesors
England. .In the presein;e of Mr.. Ceproe's olec.ely fie
Mr. Sin,dlmen, and three generations of the fatnid, f
cres!ion. I obtained the following particulars, Isla tee
will endeavone to give, in an intelliteible Ern:, traciloti
generations leecewards :—Generetioe first : The into:P
t he middle ehaln ages of the eight fiegers ate sv3`!viog
the last phal e„,es arVeulaieng with the first, and gills of
peculler short and tapering appearance. The I',3t- rid
both liole fingers are abseat, and th it of the 140'80°
finger is abortive 'lh: kirs are all nearly of the ta•
length, and well suite a for the square-toed heots.--11:deght
tion s'z'canod : Tee mu hoe The middle phalanges
fingers and all the nails ere absent. The first phalange;p9oet
culete with the last, which are much sh_rter than eadlopir
and have the exact appearance of having undergone- •
tetion at the middle of each third phalanx by a tre,friseP
fl •p. The fourth toe of each !oat hes only the first ph' the
Mrs. Ch :preen is the ecnngest of a family of nil' the
seven elder of who n and their children were ° bads'
legitimate conformation. Her brother, the eighth :both
who was drowned, had the rine and little fingers e 1 sils;-
hands Minus the second and third phalanges and :bye
and thse. fourth and fifth tees of each foot were United
only
web.—GenerationTne grandfather possessed
botOf
the first phlanges of the eight finger:, the there „feet"
flattened, and the phalangeal nrticulations very irnp;ister
tie had two brothers and ten sisters, of whom one
had the eight middle phalanges and the nails wantioile.
second sister had the third- middle phalanges and 1, 001
wanting. Anoth:r sister had the right index norwes eV'
seven fingers minus.the s.ccond and third phalanges
le last ;
nails. A brother had the same malformations as, t 0:114
mentioned sister. All the four had an irregularitll r
Y i,eete
the toes. The other brother and sister were eit•O
One of his brothers married, and had four daughter tlie
floe': was properly formed ; and the other three wanted th°:
second• phalanges and nails to all the fingers. %till/
families of the ether brother and sisters nothingis ace (Aber
known.— Generation fourth. The grandfather's nine tb°
and three of his ristere, like himself, wero all wino'
second end third phalanges and nails of the eight "e Bra'
and the second phalanges of the fourth toes---`lratioe
tion fifth. His maternal grandmother, and—gene
sato°
sixth—his. m•ternal great-grandmother had the her
parts deficient as himself —Generation seventh- ot to
mother was the soil which gaze such vigorous re bag
the unfortunate weed. There were other branches'
foro
of the nature of their deviation from the regular ie be
no reliable infunm ttion is at hand. Whatever
the theory of learned plapialogists and profound !lino
peers with reference to such cherelitory
their abstract speculation will at once be diffo
jimeuotbet:
vapour by the rationale of the infant's grauu„riarch
According to this veaerable lady, the foolish r"sceielk
of the six generation s had in his garden a treet ore,
bore a, single apple. Fur this he entertained the.F3';weak
found respect, aed furoade anyone to pluck it. bee
torale, ipto
anct evil m,ment, beguiled by aeme unha'lowed. „roe.
spouse put faith ter hand and stole the solitarY,ern he
Mighty was the anger of her lord and snastern:_ipeot, be
beheld the frtft'ess tree ; and, itt language u '''offeneer
nursed the thief, and prayed, for so heinous au tall all he
that the fingers which touched the apple inr and in,
chopped off. His wife, enceinte, feared rauciing 130;
solitude poured oat her mournful regrets, bet
.01_,r. hour to
to confers the crime. Alas! time passed bY ; her
to confers the crime, Atas! time passed Y ' bad beeu°
pain drew near ; the fearful prayeie too trnlY, "era which
heard; a child was born; but sad to tell, the 614-fraVgeil
s.. ihe
its father had wished to be amputated ha's ins of "-0
torgotton to grow. Since the vi-itation of tho 8 more
as be" full fathers to the third and fourth generation h t the
than accomplished 'Jere,
penalty of the misdeed has been paid, and
thi' wit
we will now hope
.t_htneeclitti
formation will henceforth be discussed as a tel
in time past."

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