The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-04 00:00:00

We repot to mount— -.Arles Birch, Esq., one Of
the magistrates of this county, died at his residence on
Wednesday last. Mr. Birch was much esteemed in his offi-
cial capacity, as well as in private life; and his unexpected
demise is deeply lamented.

as that CI

CALISTHENICS. —This elegant and necessary accom-
plishment, with dancing, is taught most excellently by Mr.
Harwood. His style is easy and graceful, and those who
place themselves under his care cannot fail to become profi-
cient.

Anderson, the stet

DISTRESS IN PAISLEY.—Mr.
has very considerately and kindly determined to appropria,
two days' receipts of his exhibition of statuary to the use of
the weavers of Paisley. It is a most praiseworthy design of
this clever man, and we hope Englishmen and Scots will
crowd his room throughout the day. The adini
one penny, but larger sums will be duly accounted for.
believe many thousands have visited this exhibition during;
the past week. Monday and Tuesday next are fixed upon.

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LIVER THEATRE.—We refer to the portion of our paper
where we insert the theatrical announcements.
there be seen that the very civil and polite box bard,
the Liver, Mr. Fogg, takes his benefit this evi
deserves to-have a good house, for lie is most a
endeavouring to please the frequenters of_ this ti
ladies he is always especially polite

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LECTURES AT 1111
our Protestant friends of the lectures on the nov

creed of Pope Pius the Fourth, which commence
ing. The subscribers to this series of al
plish a double object—they will not onl3
of valuable, and in the present day, indispensable inforn
tion, but they will also contribute to the relief of the Proti
tint Association, which is in immediate want of large pecu-
niary assistance. We are glad to hear that the third lecture
will be delivered by the Rev. J. Cyons, late of All Saints' in
this town, and whom we have not heard or seen since:his re-
moval from this field of labour. 'The lecture this evening
will be by the liev. Thomas Nolan,'and the subject we may
as well repeat :—" I most steadfastly admit a
apostolical and ecclesiastical traditions, and a
servances and constitutions of the same ch
doubt, at a time when so much is said on the
tradition ought to occupy in scriptural teaching, t
known sound judgment of the talented' lecturer will induce a
more numerous auditory than usual

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SPEEDY DETECTION, AND PUNISHMENT OF A THIEF.—
At the Police-court, yesterday afternoon, some time after the
disposal of the usual felony cases, a good looking, and well-
dressed youth, named John Lee, was placed at the bar,
charged with an attempt to pick a gentleman's pocket. A
gentleman named Whitmore, stated,. about ten minutes be-
fore, while he was passing, at the top of Dale-o.
his coat tail lifted, and an attempt made at .
which he had a pocket-book, and other articles or yaw,.
turning round, he saw the prisoner was the man, and imme-
diately secured him, and gave .him, in charge. The pris,-
is well known to the police, as one of the lid,
gentry, who infest this, and other. large arid, "
towns. He said nothing in his defence,
denial, though the case was clearly proved.
said, he had before warned him, in what his iniquiti,
end, and ordered him to gaol for three months. Th
seine youth, who was concerned in a robbery a sh
ago, at Newcastle, of 19 gold lever watches, av
here on that account, but escaped from
of evidence being deficient. • He is
Glasgow.

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FATAAL ACCIDENTS, SUDDEN DEATHS, SUECIDES, &C.,
IN LIVERPOOL.—The annual increase of cases in which in-
quests have been held before the coroner of this borough,
within the ten years ending wit'n December last, exhibits a
progressive and painful increase in the number of fatalities;
though, at the same time, it must h.,
hi the coroner's department. in intestigatim.

Imitted that vigilance

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