The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-09-30 00:00:00

SPECIAL VESTRY MEETING.

Yesterday. at one o'clock, a special vestry meeting was held
at St. Nicholas' Church, convened by public announcement,
for the purpose " oflaying a rate of one penny in the pound for
the service of the preent year." At one o'clock the Rev.
Rector Brooks took the- chair. About 100 persons were then
assembled: Mr. Lowndes, the Vestry-clerk, having read the
notice convening the meeting—
Mr. Churchwatden SHAND rose and said, before proceeding,
he would request the minutes of the last vestry meeting, held at
Easter, to be read.

A motion by Mr. Finney, from the minutes, "That a church-
rate of one penny in the pound be laid," and an amendment,
moved by Mr. Janes J3rancker, " That the laving of the rate
be postponed till after the present session of. Parliament, and
that after then no -further opposition be made to it," and the
minute, that " the motion was withdrawn on this understand-
ing," were then read.

Mr. SHAND then said, the meeting had heard the minutes of
the proceedings which occurred at the Easter meeting read,
which imposed the duty on him of moving for a rate of one
penny in the pound. This rate the meeting of last Easter had
aOceeded to, provided Parliament did not legislate to provide
some fund to obviate the necessity of imposing the rate. Par-
Lament not having done so, he should move, "That a church
rate of one penny in the pound'be laid for the service of the
present year." Ile hoped this rate would be laid by that vestry
as the question had been discussed so amicably befOre. At the'
same time it was. perfectly competent for any
gentleman to
move any'amendriteht they might think proper; but he hoped
the motion would pass withortt any opposition. Perhaps, on
another occasion,
,there would be no necessity for bringing for-
ward any such measure. He hoped the vestry, on this occasion,
would redeem what he considered as a- pledge, without any
further comment.

•
Mr. Wri.xrNsoN seconded the motion,
The CHAIRMAN having put the motion to the meeting, and
having enquired if there was any objection to it, to which there
was no reply, declared the resolution unanimously carried.
The CHAIRMAN then said he believed that that was the only
question to come before the Vestry, and, therefore, it was now
dissolved.

Mr; SHAND then moved a vote of thanks to the chair, and
:he meeting separated. ,

TO 7'LIE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STrIND.4RD.

Sin,—Permit me,,through the medium of Your colutnns, to
• draw the attention of the local authorities to the disgraceful
proceedings which take place on the Sundays in the neighbour-
hood of St. Nicholas' Church. I allude to the low characters
that are suffered to sell nuts, Oranges, &c., even during the time
of divine service. It is time that a slop should be put to this
scandalous out rage„upou the feelings of those oho frequent that
church.—Yours, &c., A PARENT.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.4.VD4RD.
SIR,—/ shall feel obliged if you will insert in your paper the
following statement of facts. A servant that was hired at LS per
year sued me in the Court. of Requests for a debt of Gs. 6d. She
came on the 23d oft August. and left on the 12th of September,
receiving at the time: 7s. Gd;,:deducting ls. 3d. for breakage,
which she• did not- demur at, The commissioner allowed her to
swear to that suns, and yet 'educed it to 3s. When my wife was
called upon, .under.the excitement of the moment, she said it
was unjust; the commissioner ordered the officers of the cf,;irt
to seize her, and put her below, and he would order a warrant
for ter committal to the common gaol for one 'month. I shall
leave your readers to judge what their feelings at the moment
would have been, to baVe seen a respectable woman, a house-
keeper for the last eighteen years. in Liverpool, ordered to h„
committed for one month to the common gaol for exclaiming
against so gross an act of injustice.—Yours, &c.,
A REFORMER.

INQUEST.—CHILDFOUND.—As two policemen were passing
up an entry in Granville-street, they found a bundle lying on
the ground, which on examining they found to contain a new-
born male child. On Wednesday an inquest was held on the
body, when the medical gentleme❑ who had examined it, gave
it as their opinion that the child had been born alive, and had
died from exposure to the cold. They found a verdict of wilf:11
'qturder against some person or persons unknown.

HIGH CIVILIZATION.—The eldest son of a not rich baron.
not a very long while ago, when about to be married, speaking
of the necessity of retrenching his ..personal expenses, which
matrimonx would bring on bim, was questioned as to the means.
Oh." said be, "1 can save a good deal in many ways; for in-
stance in. gloves." " Gloves!" " Aye, gloves: I cannot do with-
out, live pair a-day." " Five pair a-day !—how can you possibly
require such a' quantity ?" "Why, thus: I walk out, and my
gloves are.dirty ; I ride, and my gloves are ruined; I go out to
dinner, and I must have a fresh pair; and at balls I cannot
do with less than two pair." The demonstration was ac-
cepted ; and it demonstrates, at the same time, one trait in high
civilization of the " Life London" of this caste.—New
Monthly..

A late fashionable physician,- who; for some years, received
fees to the amount of about £20,000 annually, endeavoured,
during the three last fears of his life, to ascertain the sources
of the diseases to which he was principally indebted for his
wealth. After comparing the memorandums of each year, he
made the following as an average calculation :—Vatixhall,
theatres, and places of worship, 1,600; indulgence in wine.
spirits, and smoking, 1.300; indolence,, 1,000; sudden Changes
in the atmosphere; 1,200; prevalence of the north or east winds,
1.800; force. of unaginabonr, 1,500; gluttony, l,300.; quack
medicines, 900; I,,ve, 150 grief, 850 drisueeessful gambling,
9;,K); contagion; 900;' Mot n'g ev'e.:ff,' 450';' or the
doctor,