The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-04-02 00:00:00

LOCAL MEETINGS.

WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—At the weekly
meeting of this board, on Wednesday, Mr. Hardy, a rate-
payer of West Derby, appeared before the board, and
stated that he had been before the magistrates relating to
the appointment by one of the townships of a person
named Westmore as assistant-overseer in opposition to
Mr. Whitehead, who was elected by the board of guardi-
ans, and which election was confirmed by the poor-law
board a few months since. The magistrates desired that
something should be laid before them respecting the ap-
pointment of Mr. Whitehead, and he requested that the
chairman or the clerk of the board would appear before
them with the minute-book on Saturday next, in order
that they might be satisfied as to the legality of the ap-
pointment of Mr. Whitehead. He felt convinced that if
they acceded to his request the magistrates would not
sanction the appointment of Mr. Whitehead. The chair-
man having stated his willingness to attend with the clerk,
Mr. Hardy withdrew.

.SELECT VESTRY MEETING.—The last meeting of this
board, previous to the Annual General Vestry, took place
on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell in the chair.
The proceedings of a special meeting, held on Saturday,
for considering the contracts having been read, Mr.
Woodruff took exception to the legality of the meeting,
on the ground of the insufficiency of the notice, and other
informalities. The Chairman explained that he had been
consulted by Mr. Harbord respecting the meeting, and so
far it was legal. Letters from the Poor-law Board were
read, sanctioning an increase in the salary of Mr. and
Mrs. Coates from £l5O to £220 per annum, and inti-
mating that the appointment of Miss Foulds, as matron
of the Workhouse, must be considered as an appointment
for life, and not determinable by three months' notice.
Mr. Dover entered into some particulars as to the appro-
priation of the voluntary rate, which had been voted for
purposes to which the parish funds could not legally be
applied, such as assisting to obtain a bill for rating dock
and corporate property. A portion of that rate had been
lent to the Parochial Water Committee. Mr. Earle was
glad to hear Mr. Dover's explanation. He wished it to
go to the public that the officers of the parish had been
employed for purposes totally different from those for
which they were appointed. The next business was the
appointment of an assistant-cashier. The names of three
candidates had been selected by the Finance Committee
for the choice of the Vestry, namely, Mr. Thompson,
Mr. White, and Mr. Adams. On a ballot, Mr. Thomp-
son obtained twelve votes, Mr. White six, and Mr. Adams
five. The former was accordingly declared to be elected.
MEETING OF OPERATIVES FOR MENTAL IMIII.OVE-
MENT.—Thursday evening, a very numerous meeting of
the operative house joiners of this town and neighbour-
hood was held in the Assembly Rooms of the George the
Fourth, Hood-street, for the purpose of establishing an
institution to afford facilities to the members for the tran-
saction of business, the study of science, and mental
improvement.—Mr. William Thompson was called to the
chair, and read the address of the provisional committee,
which strongly set forth the advantages of the proposed
society. The provisions which were afforded for the cul-
tivation of the intellectual faculties and social feelings, the
instruction of the younger branches of the trade, and the
mutual improvement of all, were features peculiar to this
society, but which were called for by the increased appre-
ciation of art, the desire for scientific knowledge, and the
taste for literature, which were the distinguishing charac-
teristics of the age. The speaker then read the rules of