The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-02-11 00:00:00

WARRINGTON.

The Oddfellows' Ball, of the Manchester Unity, took
place, on Monday evening last, in the large rcom at the
Red Lion Hotel, under the immediate patronage of John
Wilson Patten, Esq., M.P., the proceeds of which to go
to the widows and orphans of the order. Every thing
passed off very comfortably. There was a throng com-
pany. and all appeared to be harmonious and lively. Mr.
Peer's elegant band attended on the occasion. It did
much credit to the worthy host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs.
Thorpe.

MEETING OF GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting of
the Board of Guardians was held, on Wednesday, at the
Poorhouse ; there was a tolerable attendance of guardians
present, William Burditt, Esq., in the cbair. The usual
applications for relief were gone through in the regular
way, when it appeared from the returns that Mr. Cruik-
shank, the relieving officer for Warrington, had had, dur-
ing the sixth week, 480 cases, relieved with £42 16s. Id.
in money, and £l3 19s. 6J. in kind, making together £56
155. 7d. ; and Mr. Owen, the relieving officer for the
rural district, 498 cases, relieved with £49 13s. sd. in
money, and in kind £5 17s. 4d., making toeether £55
10s. 9d. The number of inmates in the Warrington
workhouse is 85, and in Newton, 53 ; making tog! they,
138. The Clerk then proceeded to read several commu-
nications from the Poor-law Commissioners respecting
the new mode of elections for guardians and defraying
the expenses relating, thereto ; and sanctioning. the ap-
pointment of Mr. Thomas Norman as Superintendent of
Pauper Labour, at the salary of £5O per annum; and also
wishing to know if Mr. Rigby, the present Governor of
Newton Poorhouse, was competent enough to conduct
this workhouse in a proper and rigid manner, they under-
Kanding that the whole business of that house was left for
his daughter to manage, the Hon. Mr. Clements having
called, but the nvlster was not at home. The Workhouse
Visiting Committee was requested to inquire into the al-
leged inability of the said Governor. This workhouse is
for the male paupers, and the Warrington workhouse for
the women and children. Mr. William Okell, one of the
medical officers, attended,' and asked the board if they
would allow him to have a joint partner? if not, he would
resign, the contract to terminate in the quarter ending
August next. The board could not agree to Mr. Okell
taking a joint partner, one officer being sufficient for his
district; they must hold him responsible, and him alone,
for the visiting of the sick paupers.—Susannah Gleave
was bound an in-door apprentice to Mr. James Rigby,
of Lowton, a weaver. The committee for conducting
the stone-yard and pauper labour adjourned to Mr.
Cruikahanks' office for the purpose of providing scales and
other implements, and fixing what time the paupers were
to work, their wages to be regulated according to their
families, &c. The meeting then broke up until Wednes-
day next.
SIR,—As a great admirer of your talented journal, PHRENOLOGY LECTURE.—On Thursday evening last
which has ever been consistent, Ido not doubt that you Mr. C. Butler, of Fearnhead Academy, gave his first lee-
will lend your powerful aid against the encouragement of ture on this science at the Town-hall market place. Ins
Romanism, with which we are now threatened by Sir R. delivery was very admirable, and it seemed to be no
Peel. No Protestant with his eyes open can for a mo- trouble to him. He pleased his hearers very much, and
ment doubt, from the tenor of her Majesty's speech, that stated that he hoped to give another lecture in the course
our brother Protestants in Ireland are to be inundated of a short time. He had not a very large attendance.
with hot beds of Romanism, in other words, an increase
of P‘imish colleges. What, let me ask, would have been GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.—An additional train is
now despatched every morning for .Manchester, leaving
the cr) of our party, bad the whigs (when in power) pro-
the Warrington station at 9 o'clock to meet the one leav-
posed so monstrous a measure? England, almost to a
ing Liverpool at 8 45 A.M. at Newton bridge, except Sun-
andman,with the assistance of our clergy, would have risen
day, when it will leave at 8 A.M.; and the train which
protested azainst it. Again, let me ask, now that
,
our Pt otestant faith is attacked by " sappers and miners '
' before left Warrington at 725 A.M. for Liver pool and
why should we look on with indifference? Most as- Manchester now leaves at 740 A.M., making altogether
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suredly it is our duty, come what may, to convene meet- eight trains to Liverpool, six to Manchester and the
ings from one end of the count!), to the other; to call North, and eight to London and Birmingham.
upon our clergy for their powerful assistance ; and pour
in petitions to our Queen, calling upon her to ward off
this " heavy blow and great discouragement" to our pure
faith.

" Although the Church be a witness and keeper of
Holy Writ, yet, as it ought not to decree anything against
same, so, besides the same, ought it not to enforce
any thing to be believed for necessity of salvation."
Again,—A clergyman, at the time of his ordination,
is admonished by the Bishop " to teach NOTHING as re-
quired of NECESSITY to eternal salvation but THAT which
he shall be persuaded may be CONCLUDED and PROVED
by the Scripture."

-Now, let me deferentially ask, is there any con-
FORMITY in the conduct of those gentlemen, who have
caused such d;ssension in their respective congregations,
to the above extracts, which they are SOLEMNLY PLEDGED
TO OBSERVE ? None. Is there any authority derived
from Scripture for the use of either black gown or sur-
plice ? None. Why, then, this obstinacy in things in-
different."

It is not, however, to be inferred that I am opposed to
the use of gown or surplice. True, they impart no effi-
cacy to doctrine, but are to be regarded as mere profes-
'onal badges, investing the wearer with befitting respect
and importance.

The Church of England requires no representations of
purity, which is an argument used by the advocates for
the use of the surplice. She knows tbat, though ser-
vices may maintain a semblance of piety, it is into the
state of the heart God looks. It is this consideration
which stamps with folly all the services of the formalist.
Trusting that the clergy will, in the words of the ordi-
nation service, maintain and set forth. as much as
Heal in them, quietness, peace, and love, among all Chris-
tian people, and especially among them that are or shall
be committed to their charge."—l remain. &c.,

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