The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-04-03 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

ELECTION OF OVERSEERS FOR EVERTON

The annual meeting of the ratepayers of the township of
Everton was held yesterday morning, at Halliday's Coffee-
house, for the election of overseers of the poor for the ensuing
year. and for the consideration of other business in connexion
with the township. Amongst the gentlemen present were
Messrs. Eyre Evans, Mellor, Carter, Shaw, Ledger, 015 en,
Harrison, and others.

Mr. LEDGER announced that a note had been addressed to
the Ven. Archdeacon Brooks, inviting his attendance, and that
if he should arrive within the time appointed for the com-
mencement of business, he would be asked to take the chair.
The time having elapsed, and the Ven. Rector not being
present, Mr. Mellor was called to the chair. Mr. Ledger read
a written statement of the proceedings of the overseers since
the meeting in May last, from which it appeared that the busi-
ness of the parish-office had been removed from the small and
inconvenient room attached to Mr. Shaw's residence, to more
commodious premises. The document went on to refer to the
misunderstanding existing between the ratepayers and Mr.
Shaw. The report, which had been industriously circulated, to
the effect that the Poor-law Commissioners had declined to in-
vestigate the matter as regarded Mr. Shaw, on the ground that
the charges were unfounded, was untrue. The reason assigned
was that legal difficulties were in the way of prosecuting the
investigation. It recounted complaints of irregularity in the
mode of keeping the books by Mr. Shaw, and objected to the
large sums of money paid Mr. Shaw, for which little or no
duties were given. A deputy had been appointed who per-
formed the pressing duties connected with the office„ and
',.refore, it was thought that a reduction should be made in
Shaw's salary. Besides these grievances, there were
-such as heavy law expenses for the performance, by
which, it was contended, ought to be dis-
Shaw. The salary of the latter was raised in
10 to x'3oo; and in 1847. in consequence of an
law owing to the sanatory act coming into
'haw claimed .i 1550 as compensation on the
urn of .tl5O, which he succeeded in obtaining. _ His

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present income was, therefore, in the shape of a salary and fees
little short of .t5OO. out of which, however, he pays ..elOO per
year to his clerk. It also charged him with complicity in the
affair of Mr. Griffiths, who absconded with a sum of money be-
longing to the township, so far as the concealment of the fact
of the defalcation of Air. Griffiths was concerned.
Mr•. OwEN, solicitor, exonerated Mr. Shaw from all re-
sponsibility respecting certain law expenses with which lie was
charged, and took the whole of the odium, if odium the

on himself. He complained that at the foimer meeting of rat,
payers, at which these charges were made, it had been promised
that a report of the proceedings should be furnished to Mr.
Shaw, which had not been fulfilled.
Mr. LEDGER also read a memorial addressed to the Secretary
of State, which it was intended to- propose. It prayed that the
investigation commenced by the Poor Law Commissioners
should be proceeded with, on the ground that unfair means
had been had recourse to in order to arrest it.
Mr. R. SHAW, the son of the assistant-overseer of that name,
was present as a rate-payer, and repudiated the pretensions on
the part of the overseers to economy, and pointed out items in
their expenditure corroborative of this; he also contended that
the -apparent balance in favour of the township, of .-'217 18s. 4,1.,
as it appeared on the printed balance sheet, was incorrect
Mr. Shaw

spoke at some length in refutation of the state-
ments as concerned his father, and a good deal of discussion
ensued. With respect to the balance as represented not being
in exact accordance with the real state of the funds, Mr. Langs-
dale explained that it was owint to an unforseen circumstance.

Mr. EYRE EVANS would not allow it to be said that 11cr:
Shaw was acquitted of the imputations because the inquiry had
ceased in consequence of legal difficulties ; this was a sufficient
bar to the prosecution of many just inquiries. He considered
that the same means had been resorted to in London to stop
the proceedings as had been used here.

Mr. LEDOEIt announced his intention to resign the office of
overseer, which he had held eight years.
On the motion of Mr. Ewart, seconded by Mr. Cox, a resolu-
tion was passel that the salary of the Pssistant-overseer should
in future be .El5O, and that that functionary should discharge
the duties of the office himself ; thus the office of registrar now
held by Mr. Shaw would become a distinct appointment.
The accounts were at length passed. The adoption of the
memorial also being passed, it was moved by Mr. Ledger and

he meeting

Mr. EDWARDS proposed and Mr. Cox seconded a resolution,
recommending to the consideration of the magistrates, the fol-

ror the office of overseers for t: a ensuing

two former

Tveilihe previous year

1, and Mr. Kerford the
. An amendment moved

Votes of thanks to the late overseers and the chairman having

were then scraped out as now; and Holmes's indorsefieni had
not been on it. Never got the beef, or a' farthing of yak*" for
it from Holmes,
Cross-examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL.—Had never
had one share transaction with Holmes, awl only two business
transactions. Knew Holmes very well. Wallace generally
went to the bank with bills for Holmes. Thinks he did not
,we vt`-'

—.fines anything at the time he received the money for
Holmes on the 17th. A bill produced was accepted by the
partner of witness. It would fall due on. the 18th February.
Did not want money from Holmes to take up that particular
bill. Hail others to meet ; and they would be taken up in the
ordinary course. A letter produced. Witness was by when
Holmes wrote it. Thinks Holmes had money in London to
take up the acceptance. Holmes never said if he would pay
him ,'6O lent and £26 for discounting a bill he would lend
him £3O), and afterwards £2OO on the bill. Never kept an
account at Barned's. Witness acknowledged that a cheque on
Barned's produced was his handwriting, but remembered
nothing about it. If he had ever any transactions with
Barned's, they must have been close upon this period. Corn •
menced ao account with them on the 14th June. Drew cheques
against bills. Never owed them a large sum of money. Never
owed them £BOO or £9OO. Never made any application to
them about the bill whilst he was doing business with them.
Probably from Stockdale's failure tip to the time of his bank-
ruptcy discounted £12,000 or £14,000. Was told by his
attorneys that there was no chance of his getting the bill,
'ever employed ft(' t^

141 r. Baru. . to go to Barned's about the
Employed Messrs. Stockley and Thomson. They did
y that they had been allowed to look into the books, and
that it was a discount transaction.

Re-examined.—Messrs. Stockley and Thomson told him that
it was no use bringing an action, for he could not depend upon
Wallace's evidence. Holmes has told him so himself. On the
19th January, discounted a bill with them for £1,496. Never
kept a regular bank account with Barned's, but discounted
occasionally. The cheques in January made up the amount of

the 41,460 bill. The share transaction was in East Lincoln-
shires. Holmes drew upon him for the whole amount, 4650,
for both their shares, which witness paid. Holmes wrote a
letter produced, promising to find £214 to meet that bill. In
the interview with Mr. Mozley nothing was said about the
4214 being advanced upon the £1,300 bill. An admission
was read that the indorsement by the defendants was before
the Ist ofJune, and before it became due, with an indorsement
"in need" to James Bult and Co., and that it was paid away by
Messrs. Brand to a third person.
Tire ATTORNEY-GENERAL began his defence by stating his
reasons for not calling either Holmes or Wallace, both of
whom lie felt would not be exonerated by that Jury from hav-
ing behaved ill to Hemingway. He would prove his case by
totally different evidence, and maintain that as bankers Messrs.
Barneds had not anything to do with the arrangement made
between Hemingway and Holmes, and that he should prove
that they got possession of the Bill legitimately, and gave a
consideration for it. After a lengthened argument he called
Mr. Godier, a clerk in the bank of liarneds' and Co., who
recollected Wallace coming with a Bill for £l3OO for discount,
who was told that it could not be discounted until Mr. L.
Mozely returned. Wallace called again afterwards when he
received a reply that Mr. Mozley had not returned. On thi
occasion he had three Bills with him, one of them the Bill for
.41300. One, was discounted and two rejected. On the morn-
ing of the 16th Wallace called again and asked if the Bill for
£l3OO was to be discounted. The reply was that they had not
made up their mind. Mr. Mozley added that if he could bring
some more fi7st-class paper to make the transaction better he
might entertain it. Wallace called again in the middle of the
day, and had some conversation with Mr. Clis. Mozley, who
handed witness a bill for £3OO on Lovatt and Crum, and said
let this and the 41300 Bill be passed for Mr. Holmes. Wit-
ness then filled up one of the paid up slips, and asked what
was the rate of discount. His reply was 5 per cent. and com-
mission. Mr. Charles then said they may want a larger amount ;
and he then handed back the slip and said he was to have
41775 on paying in a bill for £2OO on Brown, Todd and Co.
Witness produced the discount book of 16th February, in which
the amount taken from the bill, and their amounts, were en-
tered. The witness traced the progress of the transaction
through the various books, and produced an order for a draft
on London, at 21 days sight, for 41775. This was given him
when he brought the bill for Browns. At the close of the 16th
February Mr. Holmes' account stood about 421 to his credit.
On the 17th Wallace paid in £2070 7s. lid. in mnnpv and a

Din £79. He chequed for £3OO. On the same day he received
a letter of credit on London for .e 214, and a draft for .e 213.
The account on the evening of the 17th would be about £1773,

and took away the .200 bill
of Holmes on Stockdale. wt

he early part of

e•s moire, tie cnequect for
At that time the hank held drafts

Throughout tfiee--ti7l;n;

before maturity, which was paid

FIRST ANNUAL SOIREE OF THE ARCHITEC-
TURAL AND ARCHCEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

On Wednesday evening, the members of the above in-
teresting society gave their first annual soiree at the Exhi-
bition-rooms, Post Office-place, which were attended on

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the occasion by a most numerous and faShionable party,
including the officers of the grrrison, and some of the
leading gentlemen in our town who take an interest in
scientific pursuits. The rooms had been decorated for
the occasion by Mr. Rainford, of Renshaw-street, and
presented a very unique appearance, the large room espe-
cially, which was draped with coloured calico from the
centre of the ceiling to represent a tent. The walls of the
whole suite of rooms were hung with nAintings architec-
tural drawings, &c., and furnished with a number of very
fine sculptures, models, &c. L. the corridor (generally
appropriated to water-colour paintings) the fine band of
the 46th Regiment was stationed, and played during the
evening a succession of overtures, marches, waltzes, &c.

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The small room was apjiropriated for r,freshments, which
were supplied with profusion, and with his accustomed
taste and attention to the quality of the viands, by the
spirited host of the Waterloo Hotel. Mr. Lynn.

The chair was occupied by the Rev. D. James, F.S.A.,
of Kirkdale, one of the vice-presidents of the society, in
the absence of T. B. Horsfall, Esq., the president.
Amongst the gentlemen present we noticed Mr. Cock-
erell of London, the honoured guest of the evening ; Mr.
Sharp, the Mayor of Lancaster; Rev. Mr. Massey, and
Mr. Harrison, of Chester; Rev. Mr. Phiilips, of Woot-
ton ; Messrs. J. B. Yate, S. H )111e. T. Harvey, Milner,
Bennet, Piston, Hay, A. H. 1-I.)tme, Frank Howard,
Barber, J. A. Ferest, P. M. Dove, Joseph Boult, J.
Grantham, and the officers of the 46th Regiment.