The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-04-20 00:00:00

OVERSEERS AND VESTRYMEN.
ater and Mr. C.F. Came were elected

sidesinen for t 11.2 ensuing year,
Mr. BANNER moved Mr,

awes reelection as

Mr. JOHNS moved, as an amendment, and Mr. ELLIOTT
Mr. Wiggins be elected in the place of

Wilimer

Mr. CARNE supported the original motion, and sus-
pected that the proposers of the amendment wished to in-
crease the influence of the Cottage ONners' Association

After a somewhat animated discussion, in the course of
which the Vett. Rector, Mr. Wm. Earle, and others
spoke highly of Mr. -Willmer's services ; and Mr. Bradley
and Mr. Wiggins rebutted the assertion of Mr. Carne, as
to being desirous of increasing the influence of the Cot-
tage or the Houseowners' Association ; Mr, Willmer was
chosen by a large majority.
Mr.
ELLIOTT demanded a poll.

Mr. Thomas Savage and Mr. John Smith were reelected
as overseers, with Mr. Gardner ; and Mr. Shakeshaft and
Mr. Luff were severally nominated for overseers, in the
room of Mr. Johnson, who retires. The former, as the
Churchwardens' nominee, was elected.
Mr BANNER next proposed the confirmation of the
election of those gentlemen chosen by the board during the
year. Agreed to. These were Mr. Bradley. Mr. Wm.
Earle, and Mr. Kitchen. The following gentlemen were
then elected or reelected :—Mr. Came Mr. Denton, Mr.
Johnson, Mr. Moss (slate-merchant), Mr. W. Jones
(timber-merchant), Mr. Luff, Mr. Mellor, and Mr.
gentlemen named in opposition were
Meacock, and Mr. Urquhart. The
s an amendment to Mr. Moss, and,
Smith demanded a poll.

Troughton. Th,
Mr. John Bold, 2,
latter was proposed
on his behalf, M

Mr. James Brownbill and Mr. John Williams were
then elected churchwardens for St. Paul's Church, and
Mr. George Nixon and Mr. Thomas Gregory churchwar-
dens for St. John's.

THE NEW CHURC

RATE AND ST. NICIIOI

ALTERATIONS

31. r. BANNER moved that the rate for the ensuing year
be 2d. in the pound.
Mr. BIGHAM moved an amendment, that the rate be
lid. only, but ultimately withdrew it. The rate of 2d.
was then carried. After which,
Mr. URQUHART moved that the overplus in the expen-
diture of £337 be paid by the churchwardens themselves,
which was supported by Mr. BIGHAM.
_ _

A noisy discussion followed, during which it transpired
that Mr. Bighacn never paid church-rates at all !

The Rev. CHAIRMAN then put it to the vestry whether
the churchwardens should be made to pay for affording
more accommodation to the parishioners, or otherwise;
when Mr. Urquhart's motion was lost, only six voting in
its favour, while a forest of hands were held up against it.
Some miscellaneous rates were then passed, and Mr.
Dover suggested to Mr. Smith and Mr. Bradley not to go
to a poll in the election of overseers and vestrymen, on ac-
count of the expense and inconvenience it would cause.
Those gentlemen said they would consult their friends.
After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting was
adjourned to Alonday at noon, for the purpose of receiving
the accounts of the Equitable Rating Committee.

WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—The last weekly meeting
of the present Board of Guardians for the West Derby
Union was held on Wednesday at the Workhouse, Mr.
Roskell presiding. The list of newly-elected guardians
was read by the clerk, who also stated that the number of
paupers in the Workhouse was 734, in the hospital 30,
and receiving out-door relief 4,105. Before the meeting
broke up, thanks were voted to the chairman, vice-chair-
man, and clerk, and suitably acknowledged by those gen-
tlemen.