The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-01-28 00:00:00

PROTESTANT MARTYRS,

The following are extracts from an old church history:—
About the same time and yeare, or not much before,
when John Lambert suffered at London, there was one
Puttedew also condemned to the fire, about the parts of
Suffolke, who comming into the church, and merrily
telling the priest that after he haci drunke up all the wine
alone, hee afterwards blessed the hungrie people with the
emptie chalice, was for the same immediately appre-
hended, and shortly after burned, leaving to us an experi-
ment, quam parum sit tutum ludere cum sanclis, as the
old saying was then ; but rather, as wee may see now,
quam mall tutum sit ludere cum impiis.
The other, William Leiton, was a monke of Aye, in the
countie of Suffolke, and was burned at Norwich, for speak-
ing against a certaine idoll which was accustomed to be
carried about the processions at Aye ; and also for holding
that the sacramentall supper ought to be administered in
both kindes, about the yeare and time aforesayd.
About the same time also a certain priest was burned at
Salisburie, who leaving his papistrie had maried a wife,
and became a player in enterludes with one Ramsey and
Hewet, which three were all condemned and burned
against whom, and specially against Spenser, was laid
matter concerning the sacrament of the altar. He suffered
at Salisbury. Although this inquisition above-mentioned
was meant properly and especially concerning the six
articles, yet so it fell out that in short space doubts began
to rise, and to be moored by the quest, whether they
might enquire as well of all other opinions, articles, and
causes of Lollardie, or for speaking against the holy bread,
holy water, or for favouring the cause of Barnes, of Frier-
Ward, Sir Thomas Rose, &c. Whereupon great purtur-
bation followed in all parishes almost through London, in
the year aforesaid, which was 1541.
About the same time John Lougland, bishop of Lin-
coln, burned two upon one day, the one named Thom.
Bernard, and the other James Morton : the one for teach
ing the Lord's prayer in English, and the other for keeping
the epistle of Saint James translated into English.

Bistrirt getus.

The Borough Court at Bolton was not opened on Sa-
turday, week, for want of either prisoners or summonses—
a circumstance unparalleled in the municipality.

The floors of the warehouse of Messrs. Ormrod and
Hardcastle, Pall-mall, Manchester, fell in yesterday week,
Fortunately the accident was not attended with

serious

results

On Monday, the tenantry of George C. Legh, Esq.,
M.P., High Legh, Cheshire, presented Mr. Jas. Hamp-
son, the agent to Mr. Legh, with a beautiful silver tea
service, on his return from a wedding tour. _

Three sailors were drowned at -Lytham, on Sunday
week, by the upsetting of a boat which put off from the
schooner Hope, for the purpose of making a rope fast to
the shore.

The assizes will open at Chester on March 29th ; at
Mold, March 26th ; at Ruthin, March 22; at Beaumaris,
March 19th ; at Carnarvon, March 15th ; and at Bala,
March 13.

Government have offered a reward of £l5O for the dis—
covery of the person or persons who so brutally murdered
Mrs. Mary Kinder, on the evening of the 16th instant, at
Roads Fold, Chester.

The Mayor of Liverpool was entertained at dinner by
the Mayor of Manchester on Friday. There were also
present the Bishop of Manchester, T. M. Gibson, M.P.,
A. Henry, M.P., R. Cobden, M.P.. J. Brotherton, M.P.,
and the Mayors of most of the towns in Lancashire.
A MARTIAL RABBI.—One Dr. Schiller Szinessy has just
been installed as Rabbi of one of the Synagogues at Man-
chester. The Doctor comes recommended as a great
Canonist having taken an active part in the Hungarian
rebellion, and received some severe wounds while fighting
on the " popular" side.
BLACKBURN.—Mr. Rogerson, the surgeon, who had
been charged with disfiguring one of a confederacy of
boys who annoyed him by ringing at his door-bell and
running away, by branding his forehead with caustic, has
been fined £5, and ordered to find sureties. The penalty
paid,
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BONDING IN MANCHESTER.—The Corporation of
MowfaastnhicemhemTsetrederai haveastuerlyy determined
that at the end of
three months the
Corporation will throw off a liability to maintain the
Customs establishment in Manchester. Doing that gives
the Lords of the Treasury power to deprive that town of
the privilege of bonding, and both the Mayor and Sir
Elkanah Armitago expressed their opinion that that would
be the result. The Town-clerk, however, was more san-

guine.
RATHER TOO Soon.—On Tuesday, at Warrington, s
tradesman's wife (not a paragon of mildness or good tem-
per), who had been ill for a short time, was thought to
have breathed her last, and her husband ordered her to be
laid out and washed, and the shutters of the shop to be
put up ; when, lo ! and behold, on touching her with the
water (which was perhaps too warm for a corpse) the wo-
men were surprised by her sitting rp, and asking them
what they were doing—" Did they r can to scald her
The women were ordered away, the shutters were taken
down, and the old lady still lives.—Blackburn Standard.
EDUCATION AT MANCHESTER.—On Wednesday at
the National Public School Association. recently founded
on the basis of the late Lancashire Public School Assoc:-
ation, held its annual meeting, and there was a very large
attendance. Mr. Alexander Henry, M.P., the president
took the chair. Mr. Cobden in a long speech, moved the
following resolution :—" That the present aspect of the
educational question gives high testimony to the value of
the efforts of this association, and promises a complete
and speedy triumph." Mr. Milner Gibson seconded the
motion, which was carried unanimously. Several other
speakers also followed.
ORANGE DEMONSTRATION IN WIGAN.—On Monday
a meeting, called by order of the Grand Committee of
Loyal Orangemen in Great Britain, was held in Wigan.
The avowed object was to expound the principles of the
association, and to take measures for establishing a new
lodge in connexion with that body. This step was taken
in following up the movement which has lately been car-
ried on with unprecedented success for diffusing staunch
Protestant opinions, and concentrating the scattered sone
of the National Church of this country in one compact
body, for the purpose of resisting and defeating the last
and any future measure of Papal aggression. The spa-
cious apartment was well filled long before the proceed-
ings were opened, and shortly after the chair was
taken it was densely crowded. Large numbers were una-
ble to gain admittance. James W. Sylvester, Esq., of
the Grange, Westhoughton, was unanimously elected to
preside. A deputation of the Grand Committee of the
institution was present, consisting of the Rev. S. Fenton,
of Wavertree, near Liverpool ; Mr. Thomas Gibson, the
Grand Secretary ; Mr. Slater, Presiding Officer of the
Stockport District ; Mr. Martin, ditto, of Liverpool Dis-
trict ; Mr. Rigby, ditto of Chowbent District ; Mr. Reis-
trick, of Birkenhead ; Mr. Zechariah Jameson, of Ash-
ton, &c. The Rev. S. Doris, of Wigan, and a number of
gentlemen and tradesmen, were accommodated at the
head of the room. Many admirable speeches were made.
MANCHESTER COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION.-011 MOD.'
day, this association held their annual meeting. The
meeting was attended bylabout 50 or 60 members of the
association. Mr. A. Turner, president, occupied the
chair, and in his opening remarks made some important
observations upon the operations which private enter-
prise is at present carrying out in India, along the coast
from Tuticorin to Trinchindoor, stating, from informa-
tion received from Mr. David Lees, a member of that
body, who was at present engaged in personally superin-
tending the growth of cotton from the New Orleans or

Mexican seed, that it can be produced at 2V. per lb.,
and, after deducting all charges in its transit to Liverpool
from Trichindoor, will only cost 4d. per lb. Samples of
this cotton were recently exhibited in Manchester, and
declared to be worth Id. per lb. After making other re-
marks, he called upon Mr. Fleming, the secretary, to read
the report, from which it appeared that the directors
during the past year had been engaged in the following
subjects :—Trade of Siam, tea duties, Birkenhead Docks,
Ten hours Bill, Mr. Bowker on the West Indies, Lord
John Russell on his visit to Manchester, Danish ports on
the west coast of Africa, Manchester Custom-house,
bankruptcy law in reference to the remuneration of official
assignees, Australian mails, Port Natal, Gibraltar trade,
cotton cultivation of India, &c. The meeting having been
addressed by Messrs. Clegg, W. Gibb, Lees, and M-
Ross, in moving the election of the several officers for the
ensuing year, with the usual vote of thanks, the proceed-
ings terminated.

We are informed by a gentleman of Ruabon, that
snow is lying there two feet thick. The hills at Burnie,'
aro also covered with snow.
SHORT-HAND WRITERS IN CHURCH.—On Wednesdal
two assault cases were brought before the Magistrates of
Devonport, by two reporters of the Plymouth Journal,
who had attended at St. Stephen's district Church to
take notes of a sermon, contrary to the wishes of the
preacher, and were interfered with by a member of the
congregation. After a five hours' hearing, the magis-
trates dismissed the first, and adjourned the second case•
Two HORSES KILLED BY FEEDING ON WHEAT.
On the night of Wednesday week, owing to the negli-
gence of his servant man, four horses belonging to Mr.
Joseph Dines, who resides at Odell, but whose farm is at
Risely, got into the barn and fed on the wheat, which
was 15ing on the floor. The man never informed his
master of the circumstance till Thursday evening week,
when the horses were taken ill. The most powerful
remedies were applied ; but, unfortunately, it was too
late to he of any avail i❑ the case of two of them, as they
died the next (lay. The other two, after suffering great
agony, are recovering. The two which died were valuable
animals, one being as excellent brood mare.—Bradford