The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-02-16 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

FIIJkR WOLFF, of the University of Leipsic,
, PROFESSOR of the GERMAN and HEBREW LAN-
GUAGES, receives CLASSES for the study_of the above Lan-
guages, at Signor ZANDoTTi's and French Academy,
26, BOLD-STREET, and at 19, R nrIMON-STREET.
school: and Pi e Pupils attended.
For further particular ply at the above-mentioned places,
or at the principal sellers of this town.

FASHIONABLE RESTAURANT and SUPPER
LOUNGE, 17; CLAYTON-SQUARE.
Those who have not yet visited the ORIENTAL DIVAN
should not omit an opportunity; for the arrangements not only
surpass those of every similar Hotel, but the viands are of the
choicest kinds. An excellent Steak, cut in the London style, is;
charged 9d., and it may be finished with a half-pint of splendid'
Amontillado Sherry, or fine-flavoured Port, for One Shilling.
The Oriental has been flattered by the following notices from
our local Press :

The elegance with which it is fitted, the promptitude and
neatness with which everything is served up,-render it the
Most fashionable restaurant.—Standard.
The It-staurant, Clayton-square.--We <ve no doubt the pro-
mises which Feeny makes to the ear will, unlike Macbeth's
witches, keep both to the ear and tire hope.—Mereura.
The inners and suppers cannot be excelled for variety, or
lowness of charges.—Albion.
It consolidates the reputatiqfi of the proprietor as a caterer
for the public.—Mail.
Suitable to all classes; th •
BILL OF FARE '
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For THIS DAY,O:eI
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One o'clock.—B
Two o'clock.—
Three o'clock.
Four o'clock. •
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. wine is undeniable.—Times.
T THE FASHIONABLE
ATAURANT, .
th, and TO-MORROW. the 17th inst.
THIS DAY.
SOUPS.
irtle, Gravy,.and Mutton Broth.
FISH.
ites, Codfish, and Whiting.
/led Beef, Roast Pork, Veal and Ham.
2ef Steak Pie, Boiled Leg of Mutton.
Harricot Mutton, Roast Beef.
Soiled Turkey and Oyster Sauce.
Shoulder of Mutton, and Roast Lamb.
Tarts and Puddings.
TO-MORROW.
SOUPS.
Gravy, Oxtail, Mutton Broth, and Mock 'Aidle.
FISH.
Codfish Soles, and Haddock.

One o'clock.—Roast Turkey, Calves' Head and Bacon, Roast
Pork.
Two o'clock.—Boiled Mutton, Veal and Ham.
Three o'clock.—Roast Beef, Boiled Fowl and Ham.
Four o'clock.—Roast Lamb. Pigeon Pie.
Five o'clock.—Haunch of Mutton.

12,istr:rt gtb3s.

J. St. John Yates, of Manchester, barrister, has been
appointed local court judge for the ast Cheshire Circuit.
The spacious mills of Messrs. Eckersley, and Messrs.
Woods and Co., at Wigan, have begun to work full time
again.
EASTIIAM.—Great improvements are taking place in
the neighbourhood of this pleasant village, the new park
is being laid out, and will soon be finished. A new pier
is building, and we understand that the boats will run
every hour during the season,:las, in addition to the Royal
Tar, (one of the fastest boats on the Mersey,) a new
steamer will be engaged.
REMOVAL OF A CANCEROUS BREAST WITHOUT PAIN.
—On Tuesday last, Mr. James Braid, surgeon, of Man-
chester, removed the whole of the right breast of a lady,
whilst under the influence of the ether, with the most
complete success, the patient having manifested no indi-
cations of suffering pain during the whole stages of the
operation or dressing of the wound.
FIRE IN SALFORD, FROM LUCIFER MATCTIES.—About
a quarter to ten o'clock on Saturday morning, a cottage
house in Brunswick-street, occupied 13y Richard Skelling,
was discovered to be on fire. An engine was got into play,
which speedily extinguished the tire. The damage was
confined to the destruction of two beds. The fire was
caused by a child, about five years of age, playing with
Congreve matches.

THE *COUNTY CONSTABULARY OF LANCASHIRE.-13y
a parliamentary return we see that the total number of the
constabulary force, officers and men, in this county pala-
tine, in the year 1845, was 441; and the amount of their
pay and allowances that year was £21,373. This is by far
the largest number of the force and amount of money, in
any county in England. The gross expenditure for the
force in that year amounted to £29,951; the net expendi.:
tare for the force in that year amounted to X 25,078, and
the amount raised by the police-rate, £25,110. The
county is divided into 16 police districts, the amount of
rate in which varies from 7-16ths of a penny in the pound
to 21d. in the pound ; and the average may be taken at
1d..15-16ths; the aggregate amount of assessment being
£3,110,426. 338 of the force are constables, in three
classes; the others are officers, the chief-constable baying
a salary of £5OO a-year, and the assistant chief-constable
£2OO.

WHOLESALE INFANTICIDE IN MANCHESTER.—Here,
in the most advanced nation in Europe—in one of the
largest towns of England—in the midst of a population
unmatched for its energy, industry, manufacturing skill—
in Manchester, the centre of a victorious agitation for a
commercial freedom—aspiring to literary culture—where
Percival wrote and Dalton lived—thirteen thousand three
hundred and sixty-two children perished in seven years,
over and above the mortality natural to mankind. These
" little children," brought up in unclean dwellings and
impure streets—were left alone long days by their mothers,
to breathe the subtle, sickly vapours—soothed by opium,
a more "cursed" distillation than "hebenon"—and when
assailed by mortal diseases, their stomachs torn, their
bodies convulsed, their brains bewildered, left to die with-
out medical aid, which, like Hope, should "come to all,"
—the skilled medical man never being called in at all, or
only summoned to witness the death, and sanction the
funeral.—Report of the Registrar General.
Tan HORSE SWINDLER.—On Monday, and, finally,
on Wednesday, a man named John, Miller, who %stated
he had recently been employed in a merchant's ware-
house in Liverpool, was brought before the magistrates,
at Warrington, charged with stealing a mare from Mr.
Hanshall, of the George Hotel, on the 29th January. He
had stopped all night at the inn, and, at his request, the
horse-was given to him to ride to Hoo Green. He, how-
ever, travelled with the beast through many towns'in th
county and Cheshire, and finally to Birmingham, having
picked7up a gig and harness by the way. He was appre-
hended.at the last town where he offered themare for sale.
Mr. Jones, the police-officer who captured him, said that
the prisoner was also charged with having stolen ten
cases of American clocks, each case containing six, whilst
in the service of a merchant in Liverpool ; but as that had
taken place.within the borough of Liverpool, the parties
interested,would wait the result of the case he was then
charged with.—lle was then committed to the ensuing
assizes for trial.

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Board of Trade, and other-bodies. The president of the
Esq.) called attention to the subject
of encouraging the cultivation of cotton iner
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ferred to the many occasiotnhsodetitirianmgbtehrehtd
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Company to the matter,
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with the advice of the late Bight Hon. C. P. Thompson,
j of ,the Board of Trade, procured seeds from
America to send to India, yet with so little effe4,t that the
importation of cotton from India was WMOO bags in
1836; whilst in '1845 it was only 155,00arhags ; yet the
importations from America, which were only 7:64,000 bags
in 1836, were 1,555,000 bags in 1845. lie had learnt this
from his own inquiries on this questihn, that a tract of
land, with proper soil and climate, equal to the county of
York, would grow all the cotton .consumed in the world
at the present time (4,000,000 ham) and with thisfact be-
fore him lie did say it was Preproach to this .country
(having such an immense extent of territory, with &tropi-
cal climate as it had) that we were almost wholly depend-
ent upon the United States.
•"PROPOSED DIVERSION OF TUE RIVER DOUGLAS.—
On Thursday, a public meeting, called by the mayor of
Wigan, in pursuance of a requisition—relative to the bill
;introduced into parliament by the Liverpool corporation,
,for powers to draw water for the supply of this town from
,Rivington and its neighbourhood, and also to consider
,how far our corporation plan may ,interfere with the :1
sources'ot supplying the river Douglas, and thereby be in- ,
jurious to the trade and health of Wigan—was held in
the Town-hall of that place. The meeting was well at-
tended, and the mayor and principal gentleman of the
town and neighbourhood were present. The Mayor said
that the Liverpool Corporation proposed draining for the
pnrpOse 10,000 acres of land, and forming two reservoirs
of two miles in extent—the water to be thence conveyed
by pipes to isiverpool. The plan might be injurious to
private parties in and about Wigan, but all parties must
represent their own cases respectively. The sources of
five rivers at Rivington would prevent the manufactories
on their banks from being worked, and would seriously
injure the town. A resolution, moved by. the rector, was
carried to the effect that the plan to intercept the springs
of the Douglas would injure Wigan. Several others were
passed, to the effect that the taking away of the springs
in the neighbourhood would be injurious ; that the town
was populous ; that the rate of mortality was great on ac-
Fount of bad sewerage, want 2f water, &c. A committee
was then appointed to watch, and to oppose, as far as ne-
Hcessary, the Liverpool Corporation - '
Au economical lady of 'Halifax 14:.,1y bought from a
groc..~r two lrigsheade of ;irgar, value upwards. of £99, for
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We are gratified to learn that Sir John Gladstone, Bart„
who was recently indisposed, is now recovered, and will
shortly pay a visit to his relatives in Liverpool.
o,Poiti or BIRKENHEAD.—OR Thursday a vessel was
insured to Matanzas and hence to Liverpool or Birken-
head. This is the first policy wherein the option of en-
tering the port of Birkenhead is given.
The old Strawberry Gardens, High Park-road, Toxteth-
park, for many years the favourite resort on holidays, of
persons residing in the town, has recently been cut up and
converted into streets. •
The sum collected on Thursday at Mr. Wombwell's
menagerie, for the destitute Irish, was about £l6, and,
strange to say, the smallest sum collected on any one day
since the menagerie was opened.
On Saturday week, Charles Beattie, soaphoiler, Vaux-
hall-road, was sentenced, by the Recorder, at the Sessions,
to nine months' imprisonment, for receiving two casks of
palm nil, knowing them to have been stolen. We reported
the case, when before the Police-court, a fortnight since.
A splendid new steam ship of 800 tons burden, with en-
gines of 400 horse power, was launched on Tuesday from
Mr. Napier's yard, at Govan. She was christened The
Pride of Erin, and is intended for the Dundalk and Li-
verpool trade, under the command of Capt. Williams.
THE NEW TRANS-ATLANTIC STEAM SHIPS.—The new
steamers of the British and North American Royal Mail
Company, intended for the increased service between
America and England, are to be called the Canada, the
Europa, the Niagara, and the America. These several
vessels are being forwarded with every dispatch.
JUVENILE CRIME IN LIVERPOOL.—From the report of
Mr. E. R. Highton, the governor of the Liverpool Borough
Prison, it appears that during the last year, 409 juvenile
offenders were either given up to their friends or sent to
the parish office. This arrangement has been attended
with the best results, and has diminished the recommittals
26 per cent.
The eight congregational or independent churches in
Liverpool, have succeeded in liquidating the whole of
their chapel debts, and are now, in the full sense of the
term, free churches. The effort was a joint one ; and,
encouraged by its success, the same body are about to
raise funds for erecting a number of new chapels, to meet
the increasing wants of the town.
The Total Abstinence Society of Liverpool have adopted
a new plan of obtaining an audience for their lectures,
having offered soup tickets to those who should attend.
By this means a goodly concourse assemble to hear the
advantages to be derived from total abstinence, and at the
close of the speeches hundreds of soup tickets are distri-
buted.

Carrow FROM CHINA.-On Monday, the Old England,
of Liverpool, arrived from Shanghae, which port she left
on, the Bth June, bringing a miscellaneous cargo of tea,
silk, hemp, lanterns, fans, hats, umbrellas, and paintings,
and one bale of cotton, which, we presume, has been sent
as a sample. It would be somewhat curious if we should
find, hereafter, that China, which has hitherto imported
cotton so largely, is able to export it to Europe.
A deputation of the Birkenhead Dock Company and
Commissioners had an interview with the Commissioners
of her Majesty's Woods and Forests on Monday. The
deputation consisted of Sir Philip Egerton,Messrs. Tatton
Egerton, Joseph Bailey, jun., Francis Mills, Joseph T.
Clay, Winch, Boothby, Lace, Radcliffe, Laird, Marcus
Brownrigg, Pollard, and Nelson ; and Messrs. Laird,
Potter, Brownrigg, and Rendel I,l3irkenhead Dock Com-
missioners).
THE COPPER TRADE.—Lord Sandon presented a pe-
tition to the House of Commons on Monday last, from
smelters of copper ore, resident in Liverpool. The peti-
tioners stated that this was the only instance now extant
of a duty being levied on a raw material; that the effect
of the duty had been to drive away the trade in smelting
from this country ; and that if the duty were not abol-
ished, the whole of the smelting trade would be carried
to other countries.

ADVENTURES OF A HALF SOVEREIGN.—A letter from
New York, transmitted by the Cambria, and directed to
Richard Sheil, Esq., Liverpool, duly arrived, but, by a
mistake at the Postoffice, it was sent forward in the Lon-
don bag. The general postmaster, of course, returned it
to Liverpool, and, after the necessary delay, it was thrown
into Mr. Sheil's box. On opening it, Mr. Sheil found
adhering to the seal a half sovereign, bright and undimmed
as when it was used as a substitute for a seal !
The Commissioners of Birkenhead are about making
extensive alterations at the Woodside Ferry, in order to
afford greater facilities for passengers. The present pay
and contractors' gates are aboui being removed, to make
room for an exceedingly neat structure, of which J. H.
Brine, Esq., surveyor to the Commissioners, is the archi-
tect. At the pay gates there will be a number of turn-
stiles, for the purpose of registering the number of persons
who may pass. _

SCHOOLS AT LISCARD.-At a meeting held last week,
the offer of Mr. Mainwaring of a piece of land at New
Brighton, on which to erect schools, was accepted by the
subscribers to the fund for carrying out that object, and
thanks were voted to him for his liberality. A committee
was then appointed to take the necessary steps for ob-
taining the lease, and to proceed with the buildings as
quickly as possible. Plans were produced, and explained
by Mr. Charles Reed, the architect, and highly approved
of. We understand that the subscription amounts to
about £9OO.

PHILANTHROPY.—At a meeting of the Liverpool ship-
wrights, held in the society's room, Bond-street, on the
sth instant, a case requiring the deepest sympathy was
laid before them, showing the deaths of Edward Carson
and his wife, who were carried to the grave and buried
the same day, leaving to the compassion of the world five
orphans helpless and destitute. The first consideration
of the members was a subscription, when £l2 was awarded
to them to relieve their present wants, and a further sum
of £3 forthe clothing of the youngest child, who is to be
provided for by a member, named Richard Richards, who
has kindly proffered to rear it as his own.
INQuEsTs.---On Monday morning, Sarah Chambers,
an infant, eleven weeks old, was found dead in bad beside
its mother. The cause of death was ascertained, by a
post mortem examination, to be asphyxia, supposed to
have been produced by being overlain.—On Monday,
while Thomas Heuerty, aged 46, was working in a shed
in Redcross-street, a pile of cotton fell on him, and frac-
tured several of his ribs. He was taken to the Northern
Hospital, where he died of the injuries received.—About
three weeks ago, an aged female, named Jane Stretch,
residing with her son-in-law, in Datisie-street, fell in
Rupert-street, and fractured her thigh. She died on
Wednesday of the injury received.—On Monday morning,
• Mary Bagshaw, aged 50, residing in Finch-street, was
found dead in a chair in the kitchen. The husband of
the deceased went to bed about ten o'clock on Sunday
night, and left her up, apparently quite well. The cause
of death was ascertained to be congestion of the lungs.—
On Thursday, a girl, named Rosanna O'Neill, was burnt
severely over the body, by her clothes taking fire during
the temporary, absence of her mother. She died of the
injuries received on Friday.—On Monday, Jas. Edwards,
aged five years, residing with his parents in Baptist-street,
was burnt to death by his clothes taking fire, whilst alone.
He was taken to the Infirmary, where he died.—On
Sunday, whilst William Guffie, aged 21, was crossing a
plank on going on board the ship Dart, lying in King's
Dock, his foot slipped, and he fell into the water. About
fifteen minute after lie was taken out dead.—On Wed-
nesday morning, Henry Dingle, aged 23 years, residing
with Mr. A. Powell, chemist, Copperas-hill, died sud-
denly : he had been ill for several days. From a post
mortem examination,, the cause of death was ascertained
to be effusion of serum on the brain, the result of natural
causes.—On Wednesday, Patrick Rock, aged 60, was
found dead in his berth on board the ship St. Patrick.
The deceased arrived with his wife in this town from
Ireland, on Saturday, and had taken his passage for New
York. He retired to his berth in his usual health the
night previous. A post mortem examination was made,
and the cause of death was ascertained to he ossification
of the heart.

LOCAL MEETINGS.

THE ROYAL INSTITUTION.

The annual meeting of the proprietors and friends of
this institution was held .on Friday in the. Board Room.
Amongst those present were the Rev. Dr. Raffles (chair-
man), the Rev. Rector Canipbell, the Rev. Dr. Crosby,
Messrs. J. B. Yates, Turner, &c. The chairman dcli-
.vered an eloquent speech, which will be published in the
:form of a pamphlet. He Adverted to the benefits arising
.to the public from the monthly opening gratuitously of
the museum; and the Curator bore testimony to the good
conduct of the Visitors. The Rev. Dawson Turner was
appointed president of the school. The accounts stood
well, and ail indicated prosperity to the institution. Votes
of thanks were passed, and uew members of the commit-
tee Appointed.

LADIES' CHARITY.
On Wednesday last, the annual meeting of the sub-
scribers to this excellent charity was held in the Blue
Coat Aiospitala The Reverend Rector Brooks, pre-
sident, in the chair. The report stated that in the
year 1845 the receipts amounted to £BB2 18s. 2d., while
the expenditure was £lll3 Is. 2d., leaving a deficiency of
£230 35., which would have most seriously affected the,
interests of the charity, had there not been a balance of
former yeass, from which it was supplied. In the year
just ended, the receipts had been £1262•65. 2d., and the
expenditure £lO4l 7s. 6d., leaving a surplus in favour of
the charity of £220 18s. Bd. This, aided to £135 10s.,
the balance of last year, would give the sum of £356
Bs. Bd. in hand at the commencement of the present year.
The number of females relieved during the past year has
been 1983, being 16 fewer than in the year preceding.
In consequence of the severity of the season and the
failure of the potato crop, which caused the prices of
other articles of food to rise, the deMands upon the in-
stitution had been very great.

TIIR• FIRE AND INSURANCE SOCIETY.
The 11th annual meeting of this Society was held on
Friday, at the Clarendon Rooms, W. Earle, Esq., chair-
man.of the board of directors, presiding.. The Chairman
said they had this year to report serious loss by fire, and
he feared that without a better provision for water in the
town, they would still be visited by heavy conflagrations.
He hoped the vigorous efforts which the Corporation were
now inakiug to provide that supply. would be effectual,
and that very soon. The report, which was read by Mr.
Swinten Boat, the secretary, stated that by the additional
issue of 2137 shares, the capital of the company had been
increased to £186,002 les. of which sum £71,530 10s.
still remained in the hands of the proprietors. The fire
bnsiness. of 18-16 contrasted unfavourably with the un-
usual immunity from fires woich was observable in the ac-
counts for 1845 ; but, although the losses largely exceeded
the annual average amount of the preceding ten years, the
guarantee fund with which the year was commeneAl, had
proved much mote than adeluate to discharge the claims.
The report as regards the Lite 'Department was also favor-
able. The present reserved fund was £129,001, and loss
Account of the year exhibited the sum of £76,318 is 11(1,
to the credit, and from thin fbc dirPctOrA PTOI/050 to de-

dare a dividend of 15 per cent. on the paid-up capital of
the company, deducting interest at the rate of 5 per cent.
in the case of those shares on which the £2 10s. had not
been paid up, and to add, as last year, a bonus of 5s per
share out of the fire business, leaving the guarantee fund
for the current year £31,151 17s. 3d. The dividend as
stated was agreed to. Five of the retiring directors were
re-elected, and two others were chosen in addition. On
the motion of Mr. Mozley. £BOO were placed at the dis-
posal of the directors, for distribution amongst themselves.
Thanks were voted to the secretary for his very efficient
services during the year.

SELECT- VESTRY.
The meeting of the Select Vestry on Tuesday was nu-
merously attended. Mr. Austin, the Assistant Poor-law
Commissioner, having to detail the working of the plan
put in operation to prevent impositions upon the parish
by the Irish poor. The Rev. Rector Brooks took the
chair.
The proceedings of the last meeting having been read,
the Vestry-clerk stated, that the cost of the relief to the
ordinary poor. for the week past, as being for 1276 pau-
pers, at 2s. ad. per head, and the cost of ten officers, at
Bs. Old. per head. The weekly payments and receipts
were then read, after which the Vestry-clerk stated the
amount of relief administered to the casual poor, in the
week ending the 6th of February, and in the preceding
week. We shall take the previous week first. The relief
given was—On Monday, to 23,022 persons ; Tuesday,
26,334 ; Wednesday, 24,315 ; Thursday, 24,912 ; Friday,
25,901: Saturday, 23,909. In all, 148,393 persons re-
lieved, at a cost of £4Ol 19s. 5:;d.. In the week ending
6th instant, under the new regulation introduced by Mr.
Austin, the number of persons relieved was—On Monday,
23,439 ; Tuesday, 6188 ; Wednesday, 5939 ; Thursday,
5578 ; Friday, 6268; Saturday, 8037. In all 55,549 re-
lieved, at an expense of £327 14s. M. It was explained,
that on the (Monday) the regulation was not in operation ;
and•that the above statement includes the permanent and
sick Irish relief. The number of Irish vagrants or immi-
grants, exclusively, Mr. Austin stated to be on Monday,
the last day of the old system, 22,348 ; Tuesday, 4,996 ;
Wednesday, 4,969 ; Thursday, 5,392 ; Friday, 6,040 ;
Saturday, 6,628 ;—in all, 50,373 of casual Irish, exclusive
of sick, relieved at an expense of £162 13s. bid. The
number relieved on Monday cost £45 17s. lid. ; and had
the same amount been spent every day during the week,
the cost would have been £275 7s. there having
been an arrival of 5,000 persons during the week. The
actual saving, therefore, is put, down at £ll2 9s. 3d. per
week; and Mr. Austin stated that there was still a great
amount of deception carried on, which would have to be
met in another way.
The Vestry then proceeded to the appointment of offi-
ters, including a Schoolmistress and some Teachers, and
to receive and accept the resignation of retiring parties.
In a discussion which ensued, Mr. Austin suggested that,
as difficulties sometimes arose where a man and his wife
were appointed to situations and one of them died, whilst
the Vestry would desire to till up the situations again by
a man and wife, it would save the Vestry the trouble of
having to apply for an order to the' Poor Law Commis-
sioners to remove the survivor, if such appointments were
in future made for the joint lives of the persons appointed
by which, on the death of either, the offices of both,
would he at once vacant. _ _ _. .

The Vestry-Clerk read the minutes of the Irish Relief
Committee, at which an application from the Health
Committee to the Vestry to provide accommodation to
the dispossessed occupants of cellars was refused, on the
suggestion of Mr. Austin, in order that the operations of
the vestry to relieve the Irish vagrant cases should not be
interrupted,. The committee reported that they had visi-
ted the places pointed out as convenient for setting the
vagrants to work, and approved of premises of Mr. Hors-
ley, and two other places. It was decided by the com-
mittee that additional accommodation for fever patients
should be provided.
A report from Mr. Austin way then read with respect
to the contract for bread from Mr. Blanchard, which
stated, that from the terms of the contract the vestry
might legally release Mr. Blanchard, if they thought
that insisting upon it would involve ruinous consequences
to the contractor • but under the present circumstances
he did not think they would be justified in releasing him.
A letter from Mr. Blanchard, addressed to Mr. Earle,
Was read, complaining of the position in which he had
been placed, by his contract being extended to the sup-
plying the casual Irish, who were not either Liverpool
poor or relieved in the Workhouse. He objected also that
the parish, when wheat was lower than at present, had
bought for themselves, and had again come upon him to
supply them when the price was l ls. 6d. per bushel.
Mr. Austin having explained that he was not aware of the
Vestry having purchased for themselves, which might
break the contract, and the subject was referred back to
him for reconsideration. The Vestry then proceeded to
the appointment of a person to fill up a vacant collector-
ship, when Mr. Wade, a clerk in the parish-office, was
appointed.
It was determined to send a deputation to London to
urge upon the government the necessity of some legisla-
tive enactment to prevent Liverpool being inundated with
Irish mendicants.

The Chairman read an address to the public as an ad-
dress of the meeting to the parishioners, calling upon
them to discontinue indiscriminate alms-giving, but it was
withdrawn for the present.
The resignation ,of Mr. Coates, the superintendent of
th 2 Industrial Schools at Kirkdale, was accepted.