The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-04-18 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

CHARTIST DEMONSTRATION.—On Friday, another de-
monstration of the chartists, fraternizers, repealers, and
others, took place at the Music-hall, Bold-street; a Mr.
M'Clean in the chair. The meeting was not so well atten-
ded as some of the others, but as much sedition, &c., was
talked as on any former occasion. One of the speakers
(Dr. Reynolds) stated that a government reporter was
present, and another speaker, one Mr. Doyle, aroused an
uncommon quantity of lauhter by reading something
which, in the plenitude of Ida Irish wisdom, he mistook
for poetry. The Mercury and the Journal came in for
the compliments of their " friends."

Gas.—The surveying officers appointed by Government
to report on the Liverpool Gas Companies Amalgama-
tion Bill have strongly recommended a general adoption
of gas for domestic uses, as leading to cleanliness, warmth,
and comfort. They also state that a clause referring to

gas in the Health of Towns Bill, similar to the water
clause, might with advantage be introduced. They con-
chide " by submitting that facilities should be afforded
whereby gas companies may be enabled to contract with
the landlord both as to the fittings and the supply of gas,
and whereby the landlord on his side may be enabled to
oblige them to contract with such supply on reasonable
terms."

SIGNIFICANT FACT.—On Friday night last, between
ten and eleven o'clock, a gentleman of our acquaintance
met a number of Irishmen in Manchester-street, pro-
ceeding towards the docks. As the street named is on
the direct route from Lime-street to the quays, he natu-
rally inferred from this fact that they had just arrived in
town by railway, and were making their way to the north
wall station, whence the steamers for Ireland for the most
part put off. This opinion was confirmed by their con-
versation, which he overheard. They carried with them
several muskets, and one of them was heard to say that
he had purchased his weapon in Birmingham for five
shillings. Our informant observed that the muskets were
shorter than those usually made—being probably cut
down so as to be more portable, and more easily con-
cealed. The men were of the usual ragged class who
generally come to this country in droves in harvest time.
As there can be no doubt hut that fire-arms and other de-
structive instruments find their way to Ireland, and fall
into the hands of mischievous parties there, would it not
be well that the Government, or the authorities here, if
authorised, should search all luggage or packages likely to
contain arms, and detain them. We feel assured that the
respectable steam-packet companies have no interest in
exporting hence any such articles, and would do their
best, if they were called upon, to aid in preventing so
perilous a traffic.

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ASTRONOMICAL LECTURE IN SUPPORT OF CHF IST
CHURCH Scfloots.—We are glad to state that W. M.
Fisher, Esq., purposes to give a lecture in behalf of these
schools, on the interesting science of astronomy, on Tues-
day next, at the Concert-hall. Lord Nelson-street. We
know of no educational establishment in the town more
worthy of the encouragement of a benevolent public,
whether as regards its admirable management, or its great
success and utility in a crowded district of the town. No
fewer than 600 children are there usefully and religiously
instructed on week days, and 700 attend the Sunday-
school attached to it. The government inspector, who
was recently in the town, and examined the pupils of the
schools attached to the Church of England, with a view to
select from them those best qualified, from their in-
telligence to become teachers, found that out of those
who challenged the inquiry out of four schools,
seven out of fourteen boys who were eligible belonged to
this school. What is still more, he passed nine of them ;
but two of them were too young—one of whom being but
nine years of age. The schools (the cost of working which
is about £4OO per annum,) were two years ago enlarged
and improved, in order to meet the increased attendance,
at a cost of £l5O, £5O of which remains as a debt ; and it
is with a view to liquidate this outstanding amount that
Mr. Fisher has liberally come forward to devote his well-
known talents as a lecturer. He will ilustrate the various
branches of his subject by his beautiful series of diagrams,
and will also exhibit his beautiful dissolving views of scrip-
tural scenes and subjects ; and as the whole will be highly
instructive and amusing to both young and old, we trust
the members of the congregation, and others, wilt second the
generous effort by atteding with their families or friends.