The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-06-02 00:00:00

WIGAN.

[From our own Correspondent.]
WIGAN FAIR.—The cattle fair at Wigan; on. Wednesdavlast ,
was but slenderly supplied, and for those brought into the
market only low prices were obtained; but, in consequence of
the change in the weather having produced a plentiful show
of grass, the owners 'were not so anxious to sell, and few changed
hands.
WIGAN FLORAL SOCIETY.—The first show of this society
took place in the New Town-hall, on Monday,last. The flowers
exhibited (tulips, &c) were not plentiful but very excellent, and
the company which assembled was numerous, a considerable
number of the fair Lancashire witches being present on the
occasion.

MR. IV.ILDERSPIN AND INFANT SCHo6l.9.—This gentleman,
who has delighted numerous audiences in many towns,with his
lectures on early education, is abOut to delivdt.a Course in the
National School-roem, Wigan. It is somewhat singular, that
when Mr. W.'s system was unpopular he was left to enjoy the
honour of being it's originator; now, however, when the public
are beginning to see the necessity of eduCkting infants in a sys-
tem having striptute for its basis, up start a number of claimants,
and even Lord Brougham seems to have an envious eye to it!

THE POCKET MEDICAL GUIDE.—We confess, from glancing
over the title, we took up this pocket volume with a decided
prejudice against it ; for we hate quackery of all kinds, whether
in medicine or in voluntaryism, or In any thing else. On turn-
ing over its pages, however, and happening, to fix our eye on
the seventy-fifth, we were glad to find our prejudices dispersing,
by ourphysician declaring he would go thus far in prescribing,
but no farther—that here " efficient medical assistance ought
instantly to be had recourse to." Impressed with the honesty
of his admission, and seeing, from this, that he did not belong
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lighted to find that,: on more intimate acquaintance, the physi-
cian is totally free from the character we,WCfe, at first meet-
ing, inclined to bestow upon him. His book is a Most sensible
'and judieious little treatise "on diet and regimen—on ebliland
effects, and the use and doses of medicine." The diseases
on which! he treats 'are' of such every day' Occurrence that we
should think no person who values his 'health will continue
without it. The price and portability, and general neatness of
the work, are all strong recommendations in its favour. —Glas-
gow Courier.

DUNFERMLINE:—THE RELIEF IN DISTRESS.—For some time
past, the relief body of this place—who can prove the efficiency
of voluntaryism beyond a doubt—have been so pinched in their
exchequer that they were last year under the necessity of re-
ducing the retired allowance of their talented and worthy old
. pastor, from the munificent sum of seventy pounds a-year, to
the more himourable and gentlemanly one of fifty, in order that
they might he the better able to pay his assistant. But this is
not all, as Providence has been kind enough to bestow on the
latter individual a better stipend in another quarter; this con-
gregation being in want, has get into great difficulties regard-
ing the choice of a successor. A congregational meeting was
held on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of moderating a call,
when a very great hubbub arose, whether they should proceed
or delay. On the roll being called, a number of individuals
complained that they were excluded, and to their surprise learn-
ed, that it was owing to their being in arrear of seat-rent. The
insult was too.personal—the practice so different from the the-
Ory of true voluntaryism, that numbers shouted out whar'v yer
voluntaryism Coo ?' The session having been found guilty of
this excluding act, severe taunts were passed on several of that
body. Confusion ensued—the chairman left—a new one was
chosen—numbers retired—the meeting 'evoked this decree of
the session ; the vote was taken, when there was 18 of a majori-
ty to proceed, leaving the congregation nearly divided, distress-
e'cl in body and means, with their inimitable principles of vo-
luntaryism, like the shadow of a death's head and cross-bones.—
Pi/as/lira Journal.