The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-02-02 00:00:00

DISTRESS IN rHE HIGHLANDS AND .ISLANDS

OF SCOTLAND.

A. T, a 131JBLM MEETING of the: Inhabitants of
ll_ Liverpool, hi tid in the Music-hall, Bold-street, the 29th
January, 1847 ; '
GEOR( 3-E GRANT, Esq., in'the Chair;
It-was moved by DUNCAN Gnus, Esq., and seconded by
WILLIAM V LvrsoN, Esq.,
Ist,—That the a: ilamity and extreme destitution of the com-
mon necessaries o f life, with which ithath.pleased Divine Pro-
Vidence to visit th e Inhabitants of the Highlands d Islands
-of Scotland, calls . for our warmest -sympat , and, strongly
impressed with a deep
.sense of gratitude he many blessings
we enjoy, and reci ionising it as one of .first of Christian du-
ties to seek to ne 'mister to the ne sities, and to relieve the
. sufferings,
_of our fellow-creatures; this Meeting determines to
takeimmediate st cps for the,otirryingoutof this object.
seer
Moved by A. C: DuNol,, F.sq.oseeontlett by JAstesSTlrr,
Esq., di'
2nd,—That whi le,ttils Meeting is impressed with a-strong
desire to relieve.-the great distress existing, they at the-same
time most emphatically disclaim the -idea of attempting any-
thing that can abs olve either the Government or the local pro-
prietors-front adt mting such remedial measures as the emer-
gency requires.
Moved by JOHN CLOW, Esq., seconded by WM. TARBEt,
Esq.,
That the follow ing Gentlemen be appointed a Committee
.(with power to add: to their number) forthe purpose-of raising
:....7ubscriptions and carrying out the foregoing Resolutions.:—
Chairman.
GEORGE GRANT, Esq.
Deputy Chairmen.
Geo. ARMSI•RONO, Esq., and A. C. DUNLOP, Esq.
The Rev. Rector Campbell, 'Messrs...George Glen,
Rev.- Dr. Cricbton, Duncan Gibb,
Rev: Mr. Ferguson, Wm. Henderson,
Rev.l4r. Graham, .R. J. Henderson, .
Rev.-Mr. Kelly, Win. Linde,
Rev.. Mr. Lister.. Robt. Jamieson
Rev.-.lllr. Reid,' .
• J. C. Jack, ,
Rev... Mr. Welsh, Archibald Kelso,
Rev.. Mr. Gardner, Wood- Robert Kirk,
side, Andrew Low,
Messrs. James Aikin, William Lindsay,
Thomas A. Arnott, -Robert Lamont,
Robert Angus, William M'Craken,
Thomas Anderson, - -Charles M'Murdo,
James Adam, James M`Murdo,
. George Armstrong, Daniel Macauley,
William Balleny, -Roderick M`Leod,
Thomas Boyd, !lugh Matheson,
. George Badenach, C. S. Middleton,
James Bell, Walter F. M`Gregor,
James Buchanan, Thomas Mills,
- David Cannan, 'Wellwood Maxwell,
John Campbell, Francis Maxwell
. Hugh Craig,.. . John Miller, ,
Daniel Campbell, - R..k .51`Fie,
William Cross, William Nicol,
James Cox, Charles Robertson,
W. H. Bobbie, R. Rankin,
Wm. Duncan, William Steel,
George Duncan, .John Scott,
Kenneth Dowie, W. B. Sangster,
James'llalglish, James Stitt,
Henry-Dawson, William Tarbett,
John Eason, John Thomson,
Francis Foster, James Twiname,
John Earle, William Watson,
James Graham. Robert Wilson,
Robertson Gladstone, John Wilson.
John Greenshields,
' CHARLES MIVER, Esq., '&erefary;
.1014 i: CLOW, Esq., Trea.eurer.
Duncan Gilds -'lOO -0 -41
Charles Wlver
Macfie and Sons lOO 0 0
Wm. Steel and Co • lOO 0 0
Tennants, Clow, and Co. lOO 0 0
Andrew Low.
50 0 -.0
William Rose and Co.
William Cross
"'William Watson - 60 0 0
...Tames Stitt, Suns, and Co 5O 0 0
Robert Rankin.
. .50 0 0
William Tarbett ,
50 0 0
George Grant
50 0 0
,Rowland and Dunlop.
.Daniel Campbell 550 0 0
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. George Armstrong
James Graham. 5O 0 0
. John Thompson..
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E. Rae and 80n5... 30 0 ,0-
Alexander Mitchell , 25 0 o
Watson Macdonald 25 0 0
T.H.
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Charles Robertson 2O 0 020 0 0
Thomas Seller 2O 0 0
Bell .and Gouldie .
G. J. Duwan 2O 0 0
Glen and Anderson
W. and A. Adamson 2O 0 0
James Logan. 2O 0 0
J. and W. Walker 2O 0 0
Licensed Victuallers' Society: Proceeds of
Caledonian Ball ..
Buchanan and Hill
Mrs. Grant
W. B. Sangster
Rector Campbell
William Dalglish.
Thomas Bouch . ,
James Cumming
Haripood Banner
Paoiel Waterhouse
G. Abercrombie
IL Angus
Boyd and Brown
Win. Rodger.
Roger Waterhouse
William Cochran
Wilson and• Dawson .
C. C. Tennant
Alured Gibson.
Henry Cox
D. Ribbert Taylor
Mrs. Taylor -
The Misses H.
Stewart Ker
Stewart Gladstori
Robert Lang.
Thomas IL. Arnott
. Thomas Croft
Mrs. Louden
Charles Falconer
Ronald Living-stone
Alexander Allan .--
James Grayson
Alexander-Petrie
, George Burges.
Two Friends, per Mr. Win. Dalglish .
John Mecbrayne.
Wm. Ma)twell

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Mr. Ak'X'artder
Miss Falcon, Workington
A Lady'
paniel Buchanan
A Scotchrnan .......
A Friend ....
A Seotehman
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