The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-03-16 00:00:00

ANTI-MAYNOOTH MEETING AT PRESTON.

One of the most Popish towns in England is Preston,
in this county ; and there a meeting was held this day
week, to promote the withdrawal of the Maynooth grant.
The first and the principal speaker was Dr. M'Neile, in
whom there was no faltering, nor any symptoms of the
Standard-bearer fainting." In the following passage
he notices the arguments of those who would maintain
the endowment as fixed in 1845 :
" When you hear gentlemen say, as many do say now
---‘ Well, I 'am so convinced by the Papal aggression that
it is impracticable and impossible to conciliate these Ro-
manists, that if the thing were to be done now, I would
not do it ; hut it is a fixed thing, and I cannot see that we
can undo it"—l would say to these gentlemen, your sense
of right and wrong is chronological. (Laughter and
cheers). But, again, this is urged as a reason against the
repeal of the Maynooth grant :—` You will give the Ro-
man Catholics (it is said) an appearance of a grievance if
you repeal it.' They are sorely at a loss, it seems, for a
grievance ; we have been so outrageously liberal and kind
to them that they have nothing to complain of. And
some of our opponents come very slyly round us and say
—` We dislike Romanism as much as you, and we would
not give them the advantage of a grievance to complain
Of ; if you repeal this grant, they will put themselves
forward as a persecuted sect ; but now they can't say
say they are persecuted ; and, for goodness sake, let them,
alone. Now, is that an argument in favour of it ? A.
grievance ! What would they do if they had a grievance ?
It is said that that would separate the Roman Catholic
and Protestant population. I think I have an extract
from a newspaper in which I have the honour of getting
a round cudgellation for this myself ;---‘ We object
(writes the editor) to the withdrawal of the grant on the
ground of sound policy, believing that the witdrawal not
only of that, but of all other grants to Roman Catholics,
would be most acceptable to Archbishops Cullen and
M'Hale, whose grand object is to render Protestantism
odious in the eyes of their followers, and to build up an
impassable wall between the professors of the two creeds.
What they are afraid of is the growth of a friendly feeling
between the Roman Catholics and Protestants, and a
grievance helps them as much as it helps a political agi-
tator.'" (Laughter).

ORMSKIRK.

DEATH FROM BURNING.—On Tuesday last, an in-
quest was held before C. E. Driflield, E-q.. at the Bull's
Head, Orrnskirk, on view of the body of a girl named
Ann Bimpson, aged nine years, daughter of Mark Bimp-
son, brazier, Ormskirk, and who was burnt to death by
her clothes taking fire. Verdict "Accidental death."
COUNTY COURT.—This monthly court for the district
of Ormskirk wa3 holden on Tuesday last, before Wm.
Adam Hulton, Esq , judge. The list contined forty-six
cases for adjudication ; eighteen of which were settled
before hearing, and twenty-eight stood for t•ial. Robert
lddon was committed to Preston House of Correction for
fifteen days, for non-payment.
A CURIOUS FREAK OF NATURE.-011 Sunday last, a
cow belonging to Mr. George Peet, of Ormskirk, calved
a fine cow calf having five legs and six feet. The four
legs and feet are perfectly formed, hut from between the
shoulder blades protrudes a fifth leg, having two feet, one
of which is perfect, and the other under-part uppermost.
The calf is now in the possession of Mr. John Smith, of
Ormskirk, veterinary sur,,eon.

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—This board met on Thursday
morning. Present—Messrs. Stoner (in the chair), Baker,
Holoroft, Peet, Iz3yland, Mercer, Titsley, B. Forshaw,
TT .1-1. -n1

and isalshaw. l'he expenditure .
the past week was £36 193. Id. ; unk, non-
resident poor, .£1 7s. 6d. ; leaving a halance of £lO Is. 9d.
in the relieving officer's hands. The expenditure on ac-
count of the inmates of the workhouse, for the week,
amounted to £4 is. 91d. Number of inmates, 83 ; num-
ber of vagrants lodged in the ward, 22- A deed, for the
purpose of obtaining money for th-

township during
£9 ss. 13

wilding of the new

poorhouse, was excel
was signed. directing

certificate

uut mg, int; commissioners of the public
works to dc-posit the money in the Liverpool Royal Bank,
to the building account of the board of guardians. Calls
were made on the several townships in the union, and
directed to be paid to the treasurer in two equal instal-
ments. one on the 26•11 Amil. and the other on Vith July.

BIRTHS

On the Ist inst., the wife of Mr. G. Ashton, of Harrington-
street, Tovet h-park, of a daughter.
On the 3d inst., the wife of Mr. T. Minster, of Mulberry-
, street, of a son.
On the sth inst., in King-street, Edge-hill, the widow of Mr

Twedttle. ticket-collector at the Ed,e-hill-station, of a sot
On the 7th inst., the wife of Mr. Owen Roberts, of Sparlint
tteet, Everton, of a son.

Gilchrist, of a son
On the Oth inst
squ,re, of a qaughte,.
On the 7th inst., at Seaforth, Mrs. John
of a son, who only survived tno days.
On the 711) inst., Li I,lllkt-ler-terrace
copulo, of a son.
On the 9th inst., at Green-heys, Aigburth, Mrs. Henry Cox,
of a daughter.
On the 9th inst., in London, Mrs. E. M. Whitt of of a
daughter.
11 On the gth inst , at Lower Bebin
V •

Mrs. Edward Johnston, of Abel cromby-

;sby Huntley,

Mrs. D. N. Gianna-

gton, Clash

On the loth inst.,
Nl'avertree, of a &tight _ _
On the 14th inst., in Berry-street, Mrs

rs. William Rushton, of Birch-house,

(in the 11th inst., at Seaforth, the wife of Mr. Thomas Rad
ford Hope, of a (laughter.

011 the 14th instant, the wife of Mr. Joseph Hodgson, Bir
kenhead Park, of a son.

MARRIED

On the 28th ultimo, at t. - fiel;A;Church, Rock Ferry, by
the Rev. 'l'. F. Redhead, assisted by the Rev. C. Jones, Mr.
Thomas Mitchinson, of Oxford-street, London, to Miss IL
Lamb, of I/acre-park.
On the 6th instant, at St. Patrick's Chapel, by the Rev. E.
Kendrick, Mr. Williams to Catherine Mary, youngest daughter
or Mrs. Brown, staytnaker, South-street, Park-read.
On the 7th instant, at St. Silas's Church, by the Rev. H. W.
Duck, Mr. John Carter to Miss Alice-Jones.
On the Bth instant, at St. James's Church, by the Rev. H.
Hampton, Mr.T. F. Richards to Mary Ann, youngest daughter
of the late Mr. J. We:hereil, cabinet-maker.
On the Bth instant, at St. James's Church, Mr. John Wallace,
of Whitehaven, first officer of the barque Mary Ismay, of this
port, to Jane, eldest daughter of Captain John Watt, of Mary-
port. _