The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1838-09-04 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

FIRE.-011 Saturday morning, a fire broke out in the card] Saturday on the fourth story of Mr. William Turner's cotton factory, at Fliers' Green, soon after the work people ha commencati their labours of 'the day. By great exertion on their part it was got under. Had it hpened at a time when assistance was nut immediately atap hand, the whole building would have been destroyed, as there is not a lireengine in Warrington of sufficient power to reach to such a height.  THE TExToTaLtsTs.--On Sunday evening, a rather strange contrast presented itself, in the conduct of some members of this body. During the time one party were engaged in the open air, in the front of the " Social Institution," in proclaiming the merits and mercies of the Saviour of men, and the evils resulting to body and soul from the excessive use of intoxicating drinks, another party, in the interior of the "Social Institution." were trying to prove that the Bible was not the revealed will of God, and that there was no credit to be placed in its directions or rule of faith. Mr. John Finch, who styles himself " King of the Teetotallers df Ireland, Scotland, Cumberland, and Liverpool," delivered a long lecture iu support of infidelity, and proposed to his auditory the formation of an " Infidel Teetotal Society," to consist of Christians, Jews, Mahometans, Hindoos, pagans, Cannibals, Deists, Atheists, Socialists; of all classes, prolessions, employments, of both sexes; of all characters, qualifications, circumstances, and of all political and religious opinions ; inviting into its ranks thieves, murderers, adulterers, pi ostitures, backbiters, slanderers, liars, cheats, hypocrites, miscreants, wretches, drunkards, moderate drinkers, teetotallers, usurers, misers, gluttons, sensualists, revilers, the wrathful, hateful, malicious, envious, discontented, seditious, traitorous. ambitious, proud, ignorant, prejudiced, witches, conjurers, amblers' horse racers, sportsmen, bull batters, cockfighters, hirdcatchers ; of all sorts, both in and out of prisons and workhouses." They are to be governed by a code of laws, the principal features of which are—a denial of all religion, 4114 the ceasing to make any reflection upon the past or pre'lent occupation of the members. Some such a rule was in'lt:duce(' into the laws, rules and regulations of the "United Order of Cadgers" meeting in London, in the days of the celebrated " Billy Waters." No doubt it is from that noble ;,Tiety that the present has its origin. For the honour of i,,,rrsugton, be it said, Mr. Finch did not prevail upon any the present at the meeting to put his or her name to ne pledge. THE HA nvEsT.—A considerable quantity of oats, and a ally of wheat, has been cut in the neighbourhood of Wraren_ngtun, during the course of the last ten days. Some who have been haymaking for seven weeks, will The, before Saturday ight; terminated that ot field labour. °at crop in most parts is said to be heavy. t kroEs.—Good potatoes were selling in Warrington theilte.t, nn Wednesday, at nine shillings a load. At Mansuch "44 fo °II the. previous day, the same article realized as urteen: