The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-03-11 00:00:00

Ostritt petus.

Amongst the latest arrivals on the promenade, South-
port, may be named Lord and Lady Lindsay and family,
of Haigh-hall.
A meeting was held in Manchester, on Tuesday, for the
purpose of taking steps to retain the bonding system in
that town.
On Monday last, the bricksetters of Preston turned out
for an advance of wages-ss. per day instead of 4s. 6d.
Their claims have been generally acceded to by the
masters, and most of them are again at work.
A PULPIT STOLEN.—In addition to a very miscella-
neous list of articles found by the police in the question
of a suspected party, who is supposed to have stolen them
or obtained them by false pretences, are four casks of tal-
low and a pulpit. The pulpit is a large one of carved oak.
—Manchester Examiner. _ .

At a funeral in Manchester, a few days since, a boy
managed to get amongst the mourners, and it was
thought by everybody, from his composed procedure,
that he belonged to some party present. He managed to
get a crape hatband and some silver, and then, after going
to church in one of the mourning coaches, he decamped.
ORANGEMEN.—The executive committee of the Grand
Lodge of Loyal Orangemen of Great Britain are holding
their meetings twice a week, (in lieu of once a month, as
heretofore,) at the office of the grand secretary, (Chow-
bent. Manchester,) to deliberate upon the present
eventful crisis, and to arrange the future mode of action
of this loyal and stanch numerous body of Protestants.
THE HYDRO-CARBON GAS AT SOUTHPORT.—At the
usual fortnightly meeting of the Southport Improvement
Commissioners, held on Tuesday last, a statement of the
gas account was read, from which it appears:that the cost
of manufacturing the hydro-carbon gas, with the present
consumption, including interest of money invested in the
plant, materials, wages, wear and tear, and all other
possible expenses, is ss. 3d. per 1000 cubic feet. The
present charge to the consumer is 6s. Bd. per 1000 cubic
feet, leaving a profit to the credit of the ratepayers of
Is. sd. per 1000 cubic feet.
TRAINING. CHILDREN TO FIGHT.—A few days since
at the Manchester Police.court, a young man was fined
20s. for this shameful offence. Mr. Bennett, solicitor,
said that whilst passing along a street in Ardwick, he
observed a crowd of probably 200 persons, and went to
the spot to ascertain what had happened. There he
found the prisoner and another, each encouraging a child,
some six or seven years of age, to buffet its opponent,
until the blood streamed from the faces of both. The
two young men each held a child upon his knee, and had
their little hands fast enclosed within their own. Upon
his (Mr. Bennett's) asking them to desist, the prisoner

started to his feet and laid hold of him, swearing that he
" would do for him." He said, moreover, that one of
the children was his own brother, and he had a right to
train him up as he liked. Mr. Greaves, the collector to
the surveyors' office, then came up to assist Mr. Bennett,
but was advised not to interfere, or the prisoner and his

colleague in wic

ness wou

assures

FORGERS EXTRAORDINARY.—At Rochdale petty ses-
sions, on Wednesday last, Mr. John Whittles, of Nelson-
street, flannel-manufacturer, aged 58 years, (brother.in-
law of the late J. Fielden, Esq., late M.P. for Oldham,)
was brought up by the county police superintendent Jar-
vis, of Rochdale, and Carswell, of Burnley, charged with
having paid forged Bank of England notes. at Todmor-
den, Burnley, and other towns. When taken into cus-
tody on the day previous, he had upon him £220 in forged
notes, namely, thirty-six £5, and four £lO Bank of Eng-
land notes. Mr. Joshua Butterworth, a dealer in wool,
was also charged with a similar offence, and there were
found upon him one £lO and two £5 forged notes. The
prisoners were remanded till Friday. Several other per-
sons, residents of Rochdale, Littleborough, and Todinor-
den, who are supposed to have been carrying on a similar
business, and are connected with a gang, have absconded.
but the police are making great ext rtions to. apprehend
them. The notes are said to be excellent imitations.
GREAT PROTESTANT MEETING.—We devote a eery

cansider

ble space in onr present number to the proceea-
ings of the third great Protestant meeting that has taken
place in this town since the introduction of the Papal

bull. The meeting was again held in the FreeTrade•hall,'
which svas crowded, as on the previous occasion. It
would be idle to attempt in this place any criticism of the
admirable and sound Protestant speeches delivered on the

Pccasion

ne addresses t

elivereci

Stowell and the Rev. T. W. Trail!, minister of St. An-.
drew's Free Church, Oxford-street, miaht well warrant
not only particular notice, but not a few quotations, to
serve as inspiriting texts for future use. Messrs. Gibson
and Bright may be edified, but they will scarcely feel gra-
I I tified, by the manner in which their conduct on the

rapt question was spuavll ui ant& LUZ U ovual I.UCQVII
and his colleagues will act wisely if they will accept tie
proceedings of Thursday night as a slight foretaste of
what must happen generally, if they should be so rash as
to trifle with the Protestant feeling of the country.—
Manchester courier.

ti-..~.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

On Thursday afternoon, Michael Shields; residing in
Fisher-street, fell into the hold of the ship Tr--)y, lying in
the Queen's Graving Dock, and sustained a severe injury
of the head and a fracture of the left fore-arm. _

On Wednesday sight a police•officer found a wontait
lying in Elliot-street, in a helpless State of drunkenness.
She was conveyed to liotham-street Bridewell, and
thence to the hospital, where she died during the night.
She was a woman of respectability front the neighbour-
hood of Knowsley.