The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-04-01 00:00:00

VESTRY MEETINGS

EVERTON.—At the annual meeting of the ratepayers,
on Tuesday, after some ludicrous and unseemly squabbl-
ing, Mr. Bremner, Mr. E. Blanchard, and Mr. W.
Nicholson were elected overseers by large majorities over
the gentlemen proposed in opposition to them. A volun-
tary rate of id. in the pound was agreed to, in order to
pay £2O a-year, as rent, to Mr. Jones, for the rooms used
as township offices.
BIRKENHEAD.—On Tuesday the annual vestry was
held in St. Mary's Church, the Rev. A. Knox in the
chair. The overseers nominated were Messrs. Edward
Storey, flour-dealer, Market-street; Thomas Bradley,
cabinet-maker and upholsterer, Chester-street ; William
Henderson, nursery and seedsman, Market-street; Henry
Gough, hotel-keeper, Woodside. A proposal for an addi-
tional assistant to the overseers' office was rejected by a
majority. The other proceedings were of a routine cha-
racter.

TRANMERE.—The annual meeting of the rate-payers
of this township was held on Tuesday, Mr. David Ross,
who has filled the office of senior overseer for the last
three years, being in the chair. Mr. E. G. Willoughby
r. Chomley Woodward were appointed overseers
ensuing year, and Messrs. Samuel Lightbound
mes Routledge were appointed surveyors of the
ys. Mr. W. W. Perry and Mr. W. Stewart con-
) replesent the township at the Board of Guardians
he. Wirral Union.
KIRKDALE.—The annual vestry meeting of this town-
ship took place on Thursday, Mr. T. F. Roskell, chair-
man. From the year ending 25th March, 1846, the cells
on the township, by the Board of Guardians, amounted
to £5lO 4s. sd. ; 1847, to £643 9s. 2.1. ; 1848, to
£914 13s. 2d. ; 1849, to £1,117 6s. 7d. ; 1850, to £1,495
Os. 2d. ; 1851, to £1,531 6s. 10d. ; being an increase
since the year 1845, ending March, 1846, to the present
time, of £3OO per cent. Mr. John Foden and Mr. Thos.
W. Taylor were recommended to the magistrates as over-
seers, for• the ensuing year. At the suggestion of

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mr. iNortn, a committee was appointed to consider the
propriety of increasing the salary of Mr. Parnell, the
assistant overseer.

BOOTLE.—At the annual vestry meeting on Tuesday,
T. Robinson, Esq., in the chair, the surveyors accounts
showed that, although property in this township had been
greatly depreciated during the past year, yet the collec-
tion of the highway rates and poor rates had been such as
to bear a favourable comparison with that of former years
Mr. Patriel,

4 Donally was re-elected surveyor of thehigh-
ways, as also collector of the government taxes. Mr. W.
Knowles and Mr. Charles Musker were re-elected over-
seers of the poor for the ensuing year. The highway
rate for next year will be sevenpence in the pound, and
the poor-rate one shilling in the pound. These rates are
calculated to cover the whole of the expenses in these
departments.

THE SOHO. STREET INDUSTRIAL RAGGED

SCHOOLS

The annual meeting of the friends and subscribers to
this institution was held on Wednesday evening. The
chair was occupied by T. B. Horsfall, Esq., and amongst
the gentlemen on the platform were—Rev. Hugh M'Neile,
F. Bishop, Rector Campbell. A. M'Conkey, Dr.
Asninall. and Messrs. Picton. C. I-Tenth. T.

Jecretary to the institution), Mr. Locke, (secretary to
the London Ragged School Union), Dr. Nottingham,
Mr. Duke, and other gentlemen. The audience also was
numerous, a great number of ladies being present.
The Chairman congratulated the friends of the institu.
tion upon the progress which'had been made, and parti.:
cularly upon the addition to the establishment of a school

for girls. Alluding to the statistics quoted in a recent
letter published by Mr. Rushton, he contended that it
was a matter of economy on the part of the inhabitants

Schools in Soho-street, in order to save the enormous
expenses entailed upon the ratepayers by public prosecu-
tions. With a view to show the beneficial operations of
ragged schools, when fully established, Mr. Horsfall
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The Report, which was very lengthy, was then read.
It stated that the working of the schools has been neces-
sarily, from the large extent of the town, confined. in a
great measure, to the destitute children of the more
northerly districts. "During the year 1850, 107 boys
have been admitted, of whom 51 were born in Liverpool ;
35 in Ireland ; and 21- in. other places. - Six were from

nine to ten years of age ; 42 from ten to twelve
twelve to fourteen ; and 14 from fourteen to sixteen
this whole number 26 were orphans ; 35 had m

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were beggars ; 48 had no occupation ; and 14 were chip
and grit sellers ; 49 could neither read nor write; 20 read
only; and 29 read and write. On the Ist January, 1850,
there were on the books 102, which, added to the 107
admitted during the year, gives a total of 209. Of these
4 have been dismissed as unfit subjects; 82 have 'left of
their own accord ; 32 have obtained situations ; 3 have
been sent to the workhouse; 1 to gaol ; and 1 has left for
a better school; leaving 86 upon the roll on the 31st
December, 1850. The average daily attendance has been
about 80. The hope expressed in last years report, with
respect to the establishment of a girls school, has been
realised. The house adjoining the boys' school was taken.

and, under the superintendence of the ladies' committee,
a school for girls was opened there on the Ist July last.
From that time to the 31st of December, 1850, 69 girls
have been admitted. Of these 42 were born in Liver-
pool ; 21 in Ireland ; and 6 in other places ; 12 were from
nine to ten years of age ; 28 from ten to twelve ; 15 from
twelve to fourteen ; and 9 from fourteen to sixteen. Or-
phans there were 5 ; 31 had mothers only alive; 6 fathers
only ; and 27 both parents. Five were beggars ;1 a thief ;
51 had no occupation ; and 12 were chip and grit sellers ;
26 could neither read nor write ; 41 read only ; and 2
could read and write. Of the 69, two had been dismissed
as unfit objects ; 12 had left of their own accord ; 7 bad
obtained situations, and had gone to work ; and 1 had left
the town : leaving, on the 31st of December, 1850, 47
upon the roll. The average daily attendance in the sum-
mer was from 16 to 20 ; in the winter from 30 to 35. * *
* * Diversity of occupation (the report goes on to
say) is found to be exceedingly suitable, almost requisite,
for this class of children. The rapid improvement in
both the moral and physical aspect of many of them is
truly surprising ; and the almost uciyersal satisfaction
which those who have obtained situations have given to
their employers is the best proof that the care bestowed
upon them has not been in vain. The committee point
with much pleasure to the increased amount received,
during the past year, for work done by the children, the
actual profit on which amounts to £lO7 17s. Id. It
must be remembered that this is independent of what has
been done by the boys in making clogs for themselves,
and making and mending their own clothes. The girls
have also made shirts for the boy 3, as well as various
articles of clothing for themselves. The principal indus