On Monday last, no fewer than 140 prisoners were brought
up at the New Bailey, two-thirds of whom had been found on Sunday in the streets in a state of intoxication. In most of the cases penalties of 10s. were inflicted.— 211orichester Guardian.
The Morning Herald quotes this paragraph, and beads it, "RECREATIONS OF THE LOWER ORDERS." it is to be observed that the penalty was levied on the Manchester men for being tipsy in the streets, not simply for being intoxicated. Were there a law authorizing the Police to enter the residences of gentle- men, their club-houses, and places of resort, and to carry before a Magistrate all who were the worse for wine, we suspect any Monday in Manchester might see at least 140 gentlemen fined for intemperance. Their case would supply our contemporary with a paragraph as a set-off to that quoted, and entitled, " RECREATIONS OF THE HIGHER ORDERS."
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