The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-02-09
CITY NIlELLIGENCE.

LENT.-The Archbishop of the diocese of Balti
more has issued the following order of regulations
to be observed in the Catholic Church during Lent
which commences on next Wednesday, the 18th
instant:
/. All the faithful who have completed their
twenty -rst year are, unless legitimately dispensed
bound 10 observe the Fast of Lent.
g They are to make only one meal day ex.
cepting Sundays.
8. The meal allowed on fast days is not to be
taken till about noon.
4. At that meal, if on any day permission sbould
be granted for eating hesh both flesh and fish are
not to be used at the same time, even by way OF
seasoning.
5. a small refreshment commonly called COLA
ton, Is allowed in the evening; general rule as
to the quantity OF food permitted at this time is or
can be made. But the practice of the most regular
Christian is, never to let it exceed the fourth part
of an ordinary meal.
G. The quality of food allowed at collation. is
in this diocese bread, butter, cheese all kinds of
fruits, salads, vegetables and fish. Milk and eggs
are prohibited.
7. General usage has made it lawful to drink in
the morning some warm liquid, as tea, coffee or
thin chocolate, made with water.
8. Necessity and custom have authorized the use
OF hogs lard instead of butter, in preparing fish,
vegetables, &c.
8. The following persons are exempted from the
obligation ofiasting: Dung persons under twenty
one years of age, the SICK nursing women. those
who are obliged to do hard labor, all who through
weakness, cannot fast without great prejudice to
their health
10. BY dspensation, the use of flesh meat will be
allowed at any time on Sundays and once day on
Mondays, TUESDAYS and Thursdays with tho oxcor
ton OF Holy Thursday.
IL. Persons dispensed from the obligation of fast
ing on account OF tender or advanced age or hard
labor, are not bound by the restriction of using
meat only at one meal on days on which its use is
granted by dispensatiOn. Others dispene6 from
the fast for other causes, well as those who are
Obliged to fast are permitted to use meat only at
meal.
W WoRKINGMEN's MEErrNG.-A meeting of the
Norklngmen and Mechanics was held last nioht in
the old Franklin Bank, on North street, for the
purpose OF relieving, as far as practicable, the
wants OF the suffering working classes of our civ
me several committees appointed to call upon our
citizens, reported that during the week thew had
received SS7690, making total of nearly So. 200
received since the organization of the Society
Inc committee last night expressed the most san
gulne belief, that before the close of next week
over $4,000 would be placed in the hands of the
treasurer. 1t is the impression of a great many
persons, that the Society limit their contributions
only to the mechanics and workingmen At tho
meeting last night it was decided that the
ward committees should relieve the wants of oil
who were suffering, not only to mechanics. but To
the hundreds of females who have been thrown out
OF employment during the past few months. Its
estimated that the Society WILL in few DAYS. be-
stow help upon at least four thousand families II
having been aseertained that that number are at
present thrown out of employment. Among the
INST OF contributors to the fund, we find the names
OF the following gentlemen:-Noah Walker & Co,
500; +. L. Brauus d Co., $50; Alex Turnbul S25.
Taylor d Gardner S25; John S. Barry, S25; HODGES
BROS, go; Geo. Tiffany. $751; John NJ. Orem, S25;
Alex Murdoch & Co., SIS; Close & Bro, SlO: r.
Moore Bro, $40; Dean. Crabbe & Co., $40. An
other meeting will be held on next Monday night.
hUMoRED DRoWNING.-A report was extensively
circulated yesterday that on Thursday afternoon.
during the heavy blow, four men had been drowned
near the Iron Light House off Sandy Point. The
rpnor states that the steamboat Pioneer, Captain
Norwood, passed by the Light House between and
4 O'Clock in the afternoon and that dismantlad
schooner, with signals of distress hvipp was oh
served tossing upon the waves. Upon nearing the |
wreck the four men were seen dashed to the masts
inpi9rInS ASSISTANCE. No assistance, however, |
could be rendered, as more lives would have been |
Sacrlhed mad an attempt been made to launch a |
BOAT from the steamer. The schooner in a short |
llme after sunk. The matter had not been report |
cd at the Merchants Reading Rooms Yesterday. and
untrue. '' F0'
STEALING MONEY FROM LETTERS Thursday a
young man named John w. Maxwell, clerk in the
post-ohcewas arrested by Col. Henry SNYDER spe- |
clal agent at the pOstOiice, on the CHARGE of pnr
Joining money from letters. Maxwell was SUSPECT |
ed, and accordingly decoy letter containing gold
was placed in the letter box at one O'Clock At |
three O'Clock, when the letter should have been in
the hands Ut a certain clerk il could not he found
Maxwell was then arrested and had an examination
before United States Commissioner Hannah, who
held him to bail for further hearing. Maxwell
entered the postotiice as clerk on the 5th of Au-
gust, 1859. " ~
hoBbERY OF ScHooNER.-On Thursday evening,
man named Wesley Kirwin was arrested by no
neeman Bouchet. on the charge of robbing the
schooner Cold. Capt. Thomas, lying at Pratt
street Wnari, OF $780, During the afternoon of that
cay h,rwin was seen lettering about the schooner
When capt. lhomas directed one of the crew 10 |
keep watch On him. The Captain was comnaIIeS
TO leave the boat and during his absence Kirrr;n
entered the cabin, broke open the desk and tool
the money. Kirwin had hearing before Justice
Hiss, who committed him to Jail for Court.
NEARLY FRozsN.-Y eSterday morning, between
and o'clock, man named Henry Banded was
found lying upon pile of oyster shells, in the rear
OF MIR. Oler's lime kiln, on Pennsylvania avenue,
nearly frozen. He was taken to the house of Ser
geant Meredith, of the Western police, where he
was kindly treated, and Afterwards sent to the
Aimshouse by Capt. Brown. The man stated that
ne mad no place of shelter. and had laid down near
the kiln, when he fell asleep. He appeared to be
perfectly sober.
SUPPOSED SPIEs.-Within the past day or two
attention has been attracted to the presence of
several strangers in our city who have manifested
particular interest In the movements Of our volun-
teer military companies. 1t is said, and generally
believed, that they are attaches of the New York
Police Department, and that they have been sent
here as spies in the interest of the Republicans to
scrutinize the proceedings of our military, whose
armories they are known to have visited.