The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-05-18 00:00:00

Dis Tudor PROVIDENT socitTY.

The annual meeting of the subscribers and friends of the
Liverpool District Provident Society was held on Tuesday, at
one o'cleck, at the Savings' Bank.
Ou the motion of the Bev. JONATHAN BROOKS,,the Mayor
took the chair.
it. L. CA flu, Esq. barrister at law, one of the secretaries, read
the report to the follow 'effect: The cotntnitte expressed
their disappointment. that the prospects held out to the society
at the last annual meeting, had not been realised. '1 he hope
that they had entertained of extending..the operations of the
society society had been blighted, though its useluluess had not been
materially climinished. That important class, the visiters, hail
been much reduced, from 377 to 3-10, notwithstanding the strong
appeals that bad been put forth. The number. required Wad
952, so that worth good was lost fur want of this essential aid.
'Tice Ladies' Visiters' Society had been always prepared to give
'their assistance in procuring visiters, in those districts which'.
were within the spinete of their influence; and the committee
were apprehensive, ft °in the tenor of the report which they had
received, tl:at the district committees did not appreciate as they
omflit, the set vices which that society had the power of render-
ing them. Time donations during the past year haul been liberal
beyond precedent. The main support of charitable societies,
however, were their annual subset iptions, and those on the so-
ciety's list at present amounted only to £1,092 an addition of
only Et/ over those of last year, and wet e quite indequaie to
supply the wants of the Institution. The committee earnestly
pressed upon the society the necessity of exerting themselves
to placing on a firmer basis this source of revenue. The report
proceeded to speak of the distress which had prevailed during
the past winter. when numbers were thrown out of work. Many
Who had become.depositors had no earnings out of which the
'usual weekly sum could be taken, and were reduced to the HO.
cessity of withdrawing their little savings as a substitute for
their wagec, whilst those who had not been so provident were
obliged to have resource to the relief afforded by the charity.
The consequences were inure apparent on the general funds of
the Instittmun than on the deposit fund. During the year end-
ing 1837 the amount deposited was £15,199, and in the last year
£14.570, making a diffei Once of only £920 in favour of the pre-
ceding year. The larest numttey of depositors in any one
mouth was 7.052, and the fornier year 7,108. The claims hi
the relief departineut had been pat ticularly heavy. During the
four preceding years the number of cases relieved by the board
was 4,892, at a cost in provisions of £557 4s. 2d. ; whereas dur-
ing the past year the number was 9.902, at a cost of £1,338 Is.
2.1., the number in the month of February alone amounting to
3,940. 'llO meet these sums the committee were amply provided
by donations to the amount of £1.773 19a. Bd., and soup tickets
to the value of £l6O, presented 10 them by the Society •for Be-
lieving the Distressed Pont. The labour impOSed upon the
officers was most arduous, and would •have been iinpracticable
if it had nut been relieved by the exertions and contributions of
the inhabitants of some of the welds, a course Which it was hoped
would be followed in future

There was a subject connected with the administration of the
deposit department which the committee approached with reluc-
tance, from the discredit which it threw upon some, though few
of the members; they felt. howev.er, that they should not be
submitting to the subscribers a faithful account of the occur-
rences of the year, if they lefrainod trout alluding to it. Upon.
the first formation of a society, it could not be expected that
the machinery' of its operations cunt(' be exactly framed. The
defects could only be learned from experience. After a test of
eight years without a loss of any moment being-detected either
from the neglect or dishonesty of the visitors or paid officers of
the society, although a sum exceeding £70,000 had passed
through their hands, the committee had every leason to be
satisfied that their funds were sufficiently guaidedAiv,the rules
as originally con:Dosed. In the course of the last twelve months, .
bifwever, it was discovered that eight Of the Visitiirs were de-
faulters, and that in one instance the•chegneeof the Visiters
been forged, whet eby the society had Sustained a loss 'of £3OB
Iss. Ild. The report then went on to exhibit the rutes which
have been framed to guard against similar losses in future. The
banking establishment in Frettetick-street, it was stated with
regret, had been given up. The refmrt contained n high cube-
gium Mt. James Shaw, the society's agent:• "In taking a ,
review of the proceedings of the society for the past year," the
report '.proceeded, "notwithstanding, their is muclvtootn for
disappointment anti regret, there is great cause for ethigratula-
lion upon the general result. The trilling diminution which the
deposits have undeigone, although tt pot tint] of the veer com-
prised a period of great distress, exhibits a continued ilisposition
in the pour to availthemselves of the-advantages to lie derived
from the society, and to provide against any accidental want
that may occur.
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The report having been passed, and the treasurer's accounts
read and approved of, a variety of resolutions mete adhpted., fur
which We must refer to the advertisement.

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SUNDAY SCHOOL TESTIMONiAL.We are gratified to learti
that Mr. Wiiliam \Vorrall, whose zeal in promoting every good
work which has for its object the improvement of the moral.
condition of mankind by means of the dissemination of divine
truth cannot be too highly•apprcciated, was 'presented on Sun-
day last (May 13,) with a copy. of Balfster's Polyglot Bible, In-
dex, and Book of Common Prayer. handsomely bound. silver
mounted and lettered Nit a suitable inscription, as a mark of
respect, and some token of the high esteem in which he is held
by the teachers and children Of St. Prxurs Church Sunday
School.

ST. GEORGE'S BATHS.—We understand that these baths,
under the excellent management of Mr. Penn, are receiving
considerable improvements and alterations, which will greatly
add to their public value.
Nkw CHURCH AT ADLINGTON, IN THE PARISH OF STAND-
tsll.—The foundation stone of a new church was laid at Adling-
ton, on Monday last, Ly the Rev. Mr. Orrett,rectorof Standish.
Although the day was unfavourable the company was numerous,
and appeared to take great interest in the ceremony. Very
excellent and appropriate addresses were made by the rector,
and by the Rev. Messrs. \Vkittock ann Marsden. The building
is to be in the Norman style of architecture, fruit the design of
Mr. Edwd. Welch, of this town ; to contain 430 adult sittings,
and 20f) sittings fur children, at the cost of £lOOO.
LhCTURES ON AlicutuaoGv.—We understand that Mr.
Rogers, a gentleman of considerable attainments in literature,
and a writer in some of the first periodicals of the day, will, on
Tuesday next, commence a ceurse of Six Lectures on M valto-
Low/. at the Medical Hall, Mount Pleasant. Some of these
lectures have, during the last winter, been delivered before
more than one Philosophical institution iu the south of Elie-
land, and received with emphatic approbation. Mr. B.'s
syllabus (which will be issued to-morrow) embraces so many
topics of extreme interest to the lovers of mental philosophy
and classical literature, and the terms of adthissinn to his
lectures are So moderate, that we triist'he will be rewarded fur
his exertions by u twine; ous and respectable attendance.
We are glad to perceive that the late venerable and spirited
Mr. Bowyer. of Goldeu-sipiare, has been ably succeeded by Mrs.
Parkes. The lovers of the fine arts have long associ..ted with
that gentleman's memory his splendid publications of "The
Finding of Nla,tin Charts," " Lord 'William Russell's Trial,"
" Lady Jane Grey's Refusal of the Crown," and many other
-permanent illustrations of our national history. To these Mrs.
Parkes is new about to add an engraving from Mr. C. Land-
seer's weil-kuow it painting to " The Pillage of Basing house."
If we may. torte any judgment of what the perfect engraiing
will be from an inspection of the highly-finished etching of Mr.
Murray, we shall confidently expect a magnificent specimen of
British genius. Nothing can be more touching than the sub-
ject of the picture itsetf. It is full of beautiful contrasts. The
revered figure of the old Marquis of Winchester, boived down
by ' rief is finely relieved by the graceful,' firm, and filial piety
of h tiuthful daughter, who' bends over hint, while' both are
adat in y contrasted by the burly group of Crointtell's mailed
ti
felloWers quarrelling over their plunder. The painting itself
commemorates a most interesting era in English history, and
the skill of its executiou not only well deserved the prize award-
ed it by the Liverpool Association, but was a proud herald to
the subsequent 'academical elevation of the artist. When we
say that the engraving promises to be every way worthy of the
picture itself, it is impossible to go farther in its praise.
We have frequently adverted to the strange desire manifested
by our good friends, the citizens of Glasgow, to have large.ves-
sels at the Broutielaw without much regard to the capacity of
the river to carry them safely up and down. On Friday morn-
ing, the Sackville left for Constantinople with a cargo of uni-
chitiery. but she had not got down below the Steam-boat Quay
when she took the ground, and the efforts to get her off, termi-
nated in leaving her directly athwart the river, to the complete
stoppage of the torigation. About twenty steam-boats.were by
this means prevented from leaving the Brootnielaw Until the
afternoon tide Hostel hey. In this case the common saying that
"it is an ill wind that, does nobody good" was completely realised.
The steamers from .the lower ports landed their passengers as
far up as the übstructiiin would permit. and. had is complete
monopoly of the vitro lug trade during the day., We doubt very
much if Chet Saukville can be included iii the list of gainers by
the accident.--Greenock Adverti,er.[We finite agree with our
contemporary that 'lie proposed Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock
Railway would obviate the inconvenience, referred to.]
THE Status.—We have been infOrined that some passengers
arrived at Plymouth on the 14th instant, who state this vessel
had arrived at New York, and that they had met the Great
Western, after sailing from that port.
CONSERVATIVE N EWSPAPER IN MANCHE.STER.—Oar adver-
tising columns contavi..an intimation that a plan ae&p..-eseectus
of another newspaper tor Mato Lester will slimily be Fubwittert
to the public consitteration. From the title chosen for the print
we should suppose th'e'declaration of the South Lancashire
Conservative Associatiou would embody the leading principles
which the management will endeavour to carry out. Alan-
(+ester has three radical newspapers, .all well enema:reed, We
know not why it should have a less numuei,not fully aui.putted,
in the conservative interest. .
IMP('ttTANT DECISIoN—CAUTIoN TO WOREMEN.—At the
Coort of Requests, on Monday, Thomas Derbyslitte, lineman
of Mr. Lucas, Great Charlotte-street, was summoned by Thos.
Dignv, blacksmith, for wages one•day and a:half, amounting to
Gs, It was proved by Mr. Lucas's ripik; that the man was in-
toxicated, and demanded his ei-'ts, a hirib were temlered him.
but he refused to take less than his lull a'ag, :, ,s.ii:ds was 245.
The learned Commissioner deputed, I Inc
a that . at s hui enti.fied to
even the 6s. as he had violated his engaueineo with Mi..i.ut.:a.s.
' lie axcuidivaly deciattal in layour of the deleudant.