The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-02-26 00:00:00

Feb. 26, 11' .;__....._.., ------ , !el) efi wearer or ll se -Ar ': ' 4 Ui 1854). The n atliiiaendllaonarceoi 's•--------------_______ ... rliament, was i ss • it railway comp. l.oral li. b ) t 4 nissioners eof ~--________ -e• re s-I led th e ' the 140 kings. Th Y. e, . e i _ Mary, Union Buildin •S • lair,. R. t ic Iwo lectures of of either Oohs: tt it t d . ae , lir. Plant . g ociety , with a handsome en issue of it, t e s "red b e Past w ity to wake t t s h w to ~e rY , es on Egypt have rhere.contrac , eel: n emeee V. y te, at th 'r been uckerman Insti -1 (by arbitratiee). tgeurial hall been audiences. e te st; ei nstth e ueen Placed • AND ug() bis :, n.: A svb, rem ova l 0 in the Exchange N.ews f the Post-office to the site of ;holders in t r e "nteie r°, London_ ns, on Tuestial,f; 'dud ~eat Baxter, a aura o ri of the Shrohire olice, who sn appointed s b t o e e a t t r l: , Jo lt e• knol at Liverpool, and Mr.h share , 0 be r g headed money belonging to the f J. C. V Ax ' ender eommitted re t e o , e . the ~t ee e rre . Pere is current in Lancaster, utes of whst te , e t t g hae0.......it re a remand. ~.. es Fur In Liverpool, hav purchased ns at Malle he' efe red to Plac e siters 4' Purpose of o I the six dire e ,e. ealeed P en ing a branch establishment P in d, Heneage,f;re I s tornt se ar for te e en suing assizes of South Lance e board Lord is • eetit tine to e e l ' tne only a4n6 Persons light one. Up to [r. Greig, 31r • f t te '• d that five v e ey. , ) e litie e s have been committed IderrnaT. eet,. l l'etl a ships that a merchant of this town recently • Mr. , r* Ga' sd' ,:i4aastee'unPe'da:_onsiderable expense, to an island .ate Burton ; end; 1 seat vacant wee SatBatid. the i s r l Y . told was a fine deposit of guano. and, the captain found nothing but of Mr. 3 . 1 !' g o .eird a ig that the P C ., : 1 Asiae t Y night .._ te e with he s on c new . &recto , 0 ,e l a , wh o ree eeek. an aged woman , named El' he propose . t II V i arter ic • led in Back B 'Fa ePcieetete• 111 i. 4 0 . t a n o d u be n d d a a u r g y h - t s e t r r , eet w n h g i l a s t t in that 0, Ze w d a as es li d i a ll e e o . f in toxication, fell head first down meetingAND CO I :. '1 r 'ae 0 ? after" of th e ' robbed °n, two serious robberies took mi... 1, , !ined a leas ide boats. One of Captain 3rday. ; report. stategii,oppt,!lbhisse b a e d ett y, ifto,oß of £54 on his trip across the heard °f the was robbed of £7 odd. ithstanding t .l t ee're• icreased 8130,1,1,0e_ tes fn l e. 'me property or perpetrators of 3 half-year. 11:5,10Z1 t 57" thl thl'OetipooL.—At the Preston sessions, he following ..- t ti l l % a k ‘utoe t .° reed ;ember:, 184 8 e e ee at le4 Al ette,e1 the of Mr. Peel, a resolution was y h ueetlege ta t t l e eee clerk of the peace to take pro goo t ' be 'l l 4 : ti . pt x gh, ka , , stunt of Liverpool for the recovery .151 4 8 ; ,6 t 82 0ta1, 50. During s j•,tee ‘4, .14e'Veeng to £10,487 18s. levied on d on the line 8 ,, t eed lett e 7tsed leaeo a _rate Liverpool refused' to pay. aye b ee se N di stt eet •Eliz a b n 'Yhursday night last a female, 2,700 tons , material, batelei: l, ll te d eo ,' w eet etn , Houghton, who resided in yed by the cod r eie, , sa te ' ap h , ‘. up stairs to make her son's bed, I*in the Wee d t h ie erOli el eeet ieg_r, for about twenty minutes after issoi.o,l4 s e apt :l he f° airs to ascertain the cause of her Shrewsbury o w hi c h this u 0 ?0, ste t trit t ,sioe A uu her lying on the floor - quite dead s ea s s tb , li e t t ; .\ tc Y,, b y t te he s eeto n or e _SociETY.—On Sunday week, cent. per l be payable 0, 0 A s , t ,44 1 ,. ~ It ev. . 1 , , , were preached on behalf of hat interest s'sderen,tteeLchereh reCarpenter. M.A., incumbent 11 shares be r3i , 2 ,00 9s, ; j et t h7e, an e Liverpool—namely two in St. sort of 111 1 '. 'IR ke et °.; et'lloreleruUe in St. Mark's, Witten. The latter to £6. Sth of ..teng] . . l t , , e i i le T ett ° at the rurch amounted to the sum of derable raliele,r,bel,2highT i , 1 he Board eras e 'ec f, Peg of y o f Arr ilELAND.—The Waterford Mail h ,ec 3 lr s . be e; s lides and Monsieur Wehli : derable' sajei: 11, 'ester and g e e ' efej eel a_ for t h?" in that exquisite song, ' Kate Llso in a forseV ' d e jet eti',trje, ii rapturous encore; she also sang .y rapid pre ere:; , a l he ee t thetiase-eth great taste, and was again the chairo'ee ‘ t 'se` theford, mica te th l i callY, as well as in several other concern wa s tV lrabie taste, Mrs. Hiles's sweet voice, as taken aloeg, i o II ?C a t te has marked her a favourite in ; as by th e , P ni ,t, l eeti ati ,k-collCßlmsnAve.—The last New York papers Brassey's ' es, e tti S s a er s i n e ee t r by th i e , presentation of £1,750, which as about - 4.5- fO l irrington alo e , e p , 4 2 , h ae ate sti_ the underwriters and merchants The a p: th e 4 S oa , ' , lomat to Captain David Cook, 01 stock. SO . Ileh Pass. a' and his crew, for their exertions ;Ir. BrYa ll , s , n il , 1511,..'4 .taps'`llg by the Caleb Grirnshaw. The ks, it woe , " r t i v: b all b i-, ,e.ntai N.k PlainA ll a letter from Captain Cook, las the re a tbe ,o4 t In 1 Hof he clia 3 io l lo,e l , ,l a tl t t l , Z e i t ic ea l v t i t ti the v l e e s , se o l f . the Caleb Grimshaw, ited ; h £lO have s t /t Atp l'l 'idee P4 's ProacZatn Spanish seaman, named Ret tev o , el a ~ 1 t o 1 bi g h t g towards the Prince's TERN , /4 0 0 0 e week, to get on board his vessel. e er , ,, w, f i nt iluston-sq uare ll: a fight, and, whilst standing, re tied, t Of 'ill juet re attended. t i , ; ‘o ,e 0 her h ey accident d • d or design has not presided, e n •stf 'I, The hew,llich caused 1 upon the 9 ,: j 0 IN ~, de died on him to fall, from the ednesday, in the Northern he had bee ' et ' ktemlid note asee was unacquainted with Liver et to the 0 0 ?°;oo , e lle, i ß t.tt, tell where T._THE the occurrence happened. is for his °tot th e 8 whichtet•sue tin any OLP' th, e rab th e ,,_ H w LIVERPOOL CORPORATION. e k Or i r rat es e! _ere the parties, came last week the secrew P e°' , te tb e tee te e _elati on se at Birkenhead. The overseers had alludea , we r; lit ktt ite Pip es f tor £7, the at ls in the pound, for land id, after u''' if t k'tin ti r kled tk nr hR• • ' ether bodies , - ete f et th e !eat the ivington scheme were laid. Corporation were merely sub les earnings' '`II ,!th e Isle - "irkenh ' is, , e lo t se ead Warehouse Company for £532,749 I ,ese t ete ) , °ve ts t hey Paid a weekly rent, and conse the six 10 0e ' oe t s e e than eers h ad n more right to assess the eve a balatice,, t 'at ,;ess th the Paro 11 ? t vie ap e _ os e e _ e .c ial authorities in Liverpool ext half-Y esr e' ' _. s , e s e v eoe ses el rehants who deposited goods in adopted , le a f , , el , ' th e • The bench, h ffect that t . ' t I ' l, t ease, a nd however. took a di& tin t 1 8/... ordered the full amount to received , ot uee,,,,e..e ) ition at the. li d '!lat tl '' th e n Tuesda the f • • lave estabbsot (. 4, d J o . bo ron , Y following inquests were t4icetiehi) . tu t m , ,, g:: coroner :—On the body of a —This arr e st it was ulthe 't elly in tiled ot t i e lis n, a seaman on board the ship Er. Dean, It 0 , ivi i Nw s° ," after t r e ss v a e g s e se f l ro l lN is ry york. He f New York, and chair' e go' f eel e ° Ns found On th b d e e o y o . a woman un e capital ae t be e 4, l akla in th • that no fe r et littslb e eae y more:ea. _ e river, opposite the Duke's el e , ii ,.•-•-•(), ;;ne, last. She had a wound on the 3 called fo r e ta s ee , ef,Rt l oed 7 7 Inc body of a man named William e given. .''' eq, t li , et t - , t oil ~, who was struck by as lost bY see/131V the 'fie 4th of aently earelfe ;4464 of e i ni __ es January last, and died from s ar ere_ he received on Saturday last.— r. Locke, e' 4 , t'ea n et At , 0 , od ,ove r i " Wright, a child two months old a staten l ee. bDi ed eee _ a3ll b y her ' a t ,On the body of a Ursetnents , il e # i t le4 dro.,;zenee B s uch p ren s.-- that a difl l ol , h et% i 'lds,'"ed et , nd aen, thirty years old, who ay morning last in a pit in upon whieVe tel tie e S Ze oo tl ear H op s i ng a , 00 0 / tr i t , i tt r , o n tdaene with, Scotland- row.— t interest s de ' l4 g j 4 St vosThhreda the evidence were given in An an3e e es: 1 111, t ' l e ' Lic h hadY an inquest was held on the body ie questioettle 4 4 0 4 Ve e ly with been suffocated by the mother ;co 84, that ) 1 11 4 N l e letblesda a cloak while on her passage from a lt , l , y, st , k Nov ,Y night. perch, an li' . lie bs t '` 1 0? "41 'R-SEET.—A fire broke out on speech,, the q est reet. Y after twelve ' o clock, on the premises, sperity el e br j te bt LI se " f ° l nerl %Tided, therfutte „ 41e N tite e veral Parties who carry on business there. w e t b ,e e l l. i ., olli oy lir• j aver story of the ho use, which was unt. sent rice 1 1 ,ef ','„e f leaci i ' f roea a a ez Vale, printer, and originated hich price 0 0' ~te • rang fr ,,_ quantity of paper which was placed e ____, wee s. e.te i : I , l l •2 k Onz. ' - ',T stove to the chimney, for the ` " I l ly l , 1 ' e e te e 'n th e 'lne to the combustible nature of nera_ori e ,, es, Premises, ,the place was soon enve iriewev.-- Del d i 14g th, and a married many c , ti , wk .,„, es, became so frightened that she wont in w ii , o,', ~,,, S t :eell i - ' One of the upper . windows of the t six wont . o f?, Iv toi ° as s bout forty d e A s 4 s feet in height, to the ding eerie re fr k, tt a t at . 0 severel • . d injure that she died the ss have de e e ei t s t . ,:ete t ,oe 8 11 o' c l oc k y It was also stated that h a E:2,444, ag a ' s o'Y le e k' Qti " l e Premises . s and 10 5 ; iNie d s ad tiled. Considerable when the fire broke out, lin exe cs- • `''' 04 elle p renli _ damage was done to re live' e e"eas hit, ee l 8 ' The stock of Mr. Rogers, total su ill i)i corer Ikl i Ver y II ~. 0 occupied the •lowstory of er PaYiag fore 4 t e 'lls /sh ort ' lll°ll illiu d The total damage will i revenue If!, ; I *th r ihse °f 800 e re ' , ut a portion of this sum will g o n the i s Dl e - 1 1 e e b rane e . eon tbe 1 •4,e• witi l l ghie ' v AnmE R , from whet e, -fele te.ll s ete ._, e CLUB.—On Thursday, the ig r et , ,, , q k -% uta , ' 4,11 and show of live 'ins for reel, N ne e of k lub, . i stock, in con s, r r , ook place at Noctorurc, on the vhich the ( t De s4t - k th • Geo rge e' :dared fer 'r p' ~N for th e w oo h , ackson. There was a large 17e. 6da, pt No e kr g mg match, and the ground 17s. of Peen"' , ,_,,,,,,,,. Th Pose was in good order, owing to 4 . 25 ditte h ete tt el4 l b e tke b e .. e ? . 'e were twenty-two competitors OAI 101 %le "tee 't Ploughman for the first class 8 fro° ore Net, alt, ab, ' With ed for r e- 0 r e h tlr t .--11,---edal. _ Mr. Barker, Spittal, who was balance t rei . eii, I, . t 4 at stailin The following prizes for stock )f the eicie4 Oltt, i.beat boar,n, Mr. Jackson Ellison, of ras from '" to P f o 1 . ''. - "e balern Henry Neald, Spittal, £2 ; ea , ,tt ” I s e e e U ton £4 ; T , P , best cow, Mr. the aose'e t • ee di ce Up % h . the Pr' ' re , V _ hpci onse _ e ne usual dinner was held in the ser half sl' t ot , e'ee;ire a s of' on ?! Mr. Hillier, the Monks' Ferry in additet v e s t ; ~ t ' .1ik t, , ' 3 1 ,,,„.0 t 11 „v, hundred gentlemen sat down. Bli se kbre e `tillo ,o, I , l;esu c i;" 'n a most liberal style, and the 0 1 ' 9 , R, l th ~ e e h • as to reflect the hi hes • m the , e e o eW . au air wa _ . g t credit cn hen the ',t r ill l i . i k„,..1`14 and the vice-chair occupied by Charles Stanley, Crackan is inWo r ' o f $, I) ,e t e d ' 3, te were tee-chair by Harvey ,a a ccou e c e , I,t, e w are k ainu , also present, Mr. Melville, of ,3 ha d be e pe r e t 'l , e '' Ce st 'ring, Rev. R. M. Fielding of A' De ci it ' l 'll ' Mr. W. W. Mortimer, Mr. J. holder „ t ,14 . et 41. holders roper 4 1 k 1 ., s t h v i a tr , a' s- Po!' Bo me of tl ',!-)tliesi est e Li e e e ,e . ,_, ,me weeks past the crew of the ieee ess ee e t ll .l t: they'vettsgoase`aeytean packet-ship, have been t far d r is: t4 t,e P r tis 0.. t0 Bai r_ Mrs. Stowens, Gibraltar-row. wet 01 'd tl' e l t ' it ,) ,ll,!lale il r so, Oti ° ll her outward voyage to New Tuesday some money was ad gton e ll e fse ss i ' l l4 k e i; 88 is sati „ F e. se, 1 4 ,A,, 4 e' t re _ customary, to purchase any ne great d e /j 0 P: 1 4, g i t t I t ' Is i ti the ire." Instead of doing so, how greateel e lttle e ,) 4 Ilk f ie r ew went ing to , a t o ,ilv ~ap, atteeat ' e on what - is termed " a w v eer , co s `i e t ,q, , a;:ttl'ete kilf nded le_ Tuesday and Wednesday ed. I le sh e et` - th, th 8 f t l,kp ) kt jAspast twelveAire. Stowens's at the usual , t w hie t eee. i t , s , e e tel e t eei _ o'clock. Amongst those , pa/ g t ,so 4 J r t acil dohrt cleated on ,r tke ,aiv v N. k, 'as yf . c an ., Wednesday forenoon were l autue'eele,“ tt e ,e 4 ltNi_eehne had Pbell and Jas. Payne, between aof the -/ Vitlt.till;V:,kti,ll!it,7d, Nvi ' l i e never existed. During din vccipts aje dl. f e lt e e' t eefa.hei nw n _ayne stabbed Campbell in the of thaBe It '3t` li th e ne i k es t r e t i . e a d t e n sp e n a n b t d e omen, the knife passing b.ocd 44AWIleet1 Hospirtal wound. Campbell w was t i tl , t, , j e l ,!t ep t rene e e ,Wound he had received. At the Is geaN ,e a b'at'e tseet ( per so rth Campbell and Payne were bi er ti tt„D lit t le ti ,! Wh at much a so, that he was unable to ittendea , ~: ,p, ,7.t t t , ,,,, , ,1 i 1e of hius death, occurred . between him and iurstleYbe e l liii , e i t s .ts e t f el l t t e e t ; et: °tern which took place about of th e O s li 'eV' 4 41 4 `'li lirrence"n* Payne was apprehended D al De l° ol i Ost; I te. °l e is i le 4 nate; m, 0t e,,,,, ar e a h , e o e . ob ee , ee . I ..4NTERTAINMENT. Mr. ha ve t:. a d it , o l 4 e te e 9 q e ` o 'O elee te a r lety the oldest of our native vo les t he , 0 , 4 'ol 1 ") , 1 .(4 tbp 'him `" upon a new department of the to 0 e e y e le i th osee 'turd' evebi o 11 e t a the h .1 , ,i u m s f e ~ , appeared g, the deservedly-popular levee of 00 N,l t haoi. l q t re At erryl for the first time in the in p a lace ,i i IN: ti t t! . ! ar i pti, s /' Man's 1 Budget,"e fat grey man," in the co l to. it i eeto eoeti..et. The at the Concert e Steveeeigb, (i ti; ol 4 , t ,lts.4 tf h rlst s of i I _ , ,e entertainment is got up at nu% 0 s , h t lte i t. t qle ( t ) .!'es t s s droll muse comic reading of the l ent, °- 0 1 ' 'ta ' a I ne 'e• and voeaPs, interspersed with some of / ! so l ~11,etlts Th e he e illustrations, accompanied relation en 1f lee i , fe s ts),„: app ror. ~as crowded, and the most , Gen era: o o% s eti ati :,i! eee tirei?.. m r. 1 . 1 ,,1!en were given by the au ,tee firs t ' , k t f ,? 1 ,,,, a a ° _,he !sior ta i _anlewitt alluded to the early u , e d l'r 1, 1 1. 4 , 1)„11) 1 , q serrinposee,reer, which were passed in , e v. di es e, 11 t,llie e O PI I .e other g . the popular jigof e Judy I eloe ha t i •ty , r t Msh er si m ii . 1 1 i'lt ts ,,, , 8 i . ,, N .., pi , e _ ar airs ; the one named out fre lii,v e,_ ! eith;e'r e jeee t !eel: t t e' t h e at an entertainment given Cotir t d ie te Y tie' l lit;'D ; 0 4 . Chtle n "' i t to ' Ireland. Queen, on the occasion of Pl an" do tie t h t t ' "f ' O ll l 'er e 'Nu " betweee and. This circumstance .nee re to j t il , ( l 0 41 . ce ll tn a j e est of te n the composer and pete ee tO ftoit • cl coin 9 are Sty an ne former forwarded the orwarded a cor eleSeree'en 11 t 4 411 • still t he • sstY ad be viand es eit y hi g h ] Prince. The Saturday 1 eh i a INd eo e for whose td b b a e were por e's 01 r i i te ed elite benefit ac e u et , ite the ), 144 oes the ithey ori i ..... o f the ~. p O VP Mesh 1 , 4, 1 .‘ a f ew e lY by Personse 13 °4 of the hall is . e g ' can /l or e tip _ I ) ,Wi ve ,.. .of tiv. in the lower gkne ran s of mein, to fit aft tr y ei; t l O th e ' 'Defter pa i d re ti e t e. e, i e et st , erh ed ,ealleries artizans may be m ore e t te ti ete e e ‘‘ , 11 .48 lien by o i a , Yet in no instance e 4 4, 1 1, _e ev teh fi ou nced t moor or violence. A t4 tte r t ' e l l th e n Mall, e l: Carl Formes place in the hall ' i t If:4 8 Po I s l i l t s° n, we' tnreetsoalnd several ve ts Ns , of Miss ave appeared, mend to s Newton, one of Friday evening next. LOCAL MEETINGS. LITERARY AND PHILoSOPHICAL SOCIETY. —At the meeting of this society on Monday last, Mr. J. B. Yates' presided. Mr. J. Parham read a paper on the essence and nature of body, the general design of which was to show that all material objects having been created, must have been emanations of a divine power or will,—that that power still pervaded all things, and was an essential part of them. The world was therefore an assemblage of divine powers, and the so-called properties of matter had only a conditional existence. A paper was also read by Dr. Thompson on Dr. Reid's theory of storms. Hb pointed out how very simple it was for any seaman, with the knowledge of the rotatory character of storms, to es cape them altogether, or, if caught in them, to escape in tho shortest possible time. A want of this knowledge often drove seamen deeper into a hurricane, and they were really doing the worst for their ship when they imagined they were taking the safest course. ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCLIZEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.— The fortnightly meeting of this society was held at the Royal Institution, Colquitt-street, on Wednesday even ing, the Rev. David James in the chair. Mr. J. A. Pic ton stated that the prizes for architectural designs would be confined to those studying as pupils merely, and that clerks in, architects' offices could not be regarded in the light of students; but those who were not articled pupils would not be excluded from the competition. The same gentleman presented several parliamentary documents of interest to the profession from Mr. Robert Rawlinson, of the sanatory board, of London, a corresponding member of the association. A discussion took place relative to Dr. Chowne's " air-syphon" system of ventilation, the sublect being introduced by Mr. Chas. Reed, the secre tory ; but the general opinion of the members seemed to be that the doctor's plan would not be attended with success. The paper of the evening was read by Mr. Thomas Duncan, the deputy borough engineer, on " Rubble Walling," and a short discussion afterwards ensued, the thanks of the society being conveyed to Mr. Duncan. SELECT VESTRY.—The usual fortnightly meeting of this body was held on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Camp bell in the chair. The Workhouse Committee recom mended that the salaries of the medical officers should be reduced from £l9O to £7O a year. Mr. Hodson strongly opposed this recommendation, and moved an amendment to it. A long discussion followed on the subject, after which the amendment was negatived by a majority of 12 to 9.—A case of overcharge in the account of Mr. Bing ham, draper, Brownlow-hill, who supplied the industrial school with flannel, was brought under the notice of the vestry. It appeared that he had charged 4s. 10d. per yard for flannel, which two respectable referees declared not to be worth more than 2s. 3d. per yard, whilst a third valued it at 3s. per yard.—Mr. Willmer withdrew his motion for rescinding the resolution of tneFinance Committee against the application of the new regulation to rates now due. He considered it would be unfair to those who had paid to relieve those who had not.—Mr. Dover called attention to the cost of the children in the industrial schools. It amounted to from £l5 to £lB per head, while the cost at the Orphan Asylum was not more than £9, and at the Blue Coat Hospital from £lO to £ll. At the same time the number of the children in the workhouse was as great ['ellre the Industrial Schools were opened. In answer to a question from Mr. Earle, Mr. Dover admitted that his calculation included the cost of the building ; but, under _ _ es he considered it £lB,OOO - throwii away ...HE DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY.—The annual meeting of the friends of this society was held on Tues day, the Mayor in the chair. The report for the past year was read by the Rev. R. Appleton. It regretted that, while the great objects of the society, since its com mencement in 1829, had ever been kept in view, the pub lic had not offered them proper support. The visitors had fallen off from 462 to 105, hut still 106,638 14s. 74d., or an average amount of £lO,OOO, had been collected in small sums in deposits. The committee referred with satisfaction to the amount of unsolicited deposits. The amount which had been expended on occasional relief had been £21,955 2s. ld., and the number of'cases 258,516. The subscriptions of 1849, as compared with the amount collected in the previous year, showed a deficiency of £177 3s. 6d. The donations had also fallen off, being less than those of 1848. The extraordinary calls during the past year, owing to the visitation of the cholera, had reduced the balance in the treasurer's hands to £356125., a sum greatly inadequate to meet the anticipated de mands. The accounts having been read, the various re solutions given in our advertising columns were carried unanimously. [This society deserves more liberal sup port than it has ever received. Though contending with some difficulties from want of support by those who, having ample means and abundant leisure, might do much for the encouragement of the humbler classes in economy and industry, and much for the amelioration of human suffering, it still continues vigorously to pursue its career of usefulness. We have pleasure in calling fa vourable attention to this institution, because we regard it as one eminently distinguished for the soundness of its principles. It should be the almoner of all who desire to encourage the deserving poor, to assist in the formation of good habits amongst the indigent, and to aid the needy without risk of bestowing gifts upon idle and dis sipated impostors.] LADIES' CHARITY.—On Tuesday the annual meeting of the Ladies' Charity was held in the board-room, at the Blue Coat Hospital, the Venerable Archdeacon Brooks in the chair. The following report of the pro ceedings for the past year was read :—ln the month of April last a statement was laid before the committee by the treasurer, showing that, if the same amount of relief as had been granted in the then preceding three months were continued to the end of the year, the charity would, at that time, be involved in a debt to the extent of up wards of £4OO. It became necessary therefore, either to encumber the charity with this heavy burden, or materi ally to contract its operations and narrow the limits of its usefulness. In this emergency the committee called together a general meeting of the trustees and subscribers, when it was decided to alter the fifth rule, and to limit the relief to " poor married women, having two children (instead of one, as heretofore) living at the time of their application, and who had been resident in the district therein described two years, instead of twelve months, as previously." But, even with the assistance gained by the adoption of this painful alternative, the Ist January, 1850, finds the charity in debt to the amount of £l2O 6s. sd. The committee know from experience that many deserving objects have thus been shut out from procuring relief, and they cannot but feel that this partial success of their endeavours to equalise the receipts and expenditure of the charity has been attained at a great, though una voidable, cost. This is shown by the numbers relieved during the past year, being 1,866 against 2,325 in the preceding twelve months. The accounts showed that the receipts for the past year amounted to £BB3 ss. Id., and the disbursements to £966 18s. 5d., which, with a balance against the society on the let of January, 1849, of £36 17s. ld. ' left a present balance due to the treasu rer of £l2O 6i. sd. The report and accounts were then passed, and, after the transaction of some routine busi ness, the proceedings terminated. HEALTH COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting of this Board was held as usual on Thursday, Mr. Parker in the chair. The medical officer reported that, during the past week, there had been 162 deaths in the borough, being 17 more than in the previous week, and 40 fewer than in the corresponding week of 1849. Contracts for the construc tion of sewers were accepted from Messrs. Johnson and Robinson, Duckworth, Housley, and Murgatroyd. A memorial of the association of warehousekeepers prayed a reduction of their rates. In consequence of the serious depreciation in the value of their property, the parochial authorities had been induced to reduce their rates, and the memorialists desired the Health Committee to reduce their rates in the same proportion. After some conver sation as to the power of the Committee to reduce the rates, Mr. M'Knight and another gentleman, who attended as a deputation from the warehouse-owners, were intro duced to the board. Mr. M'Knight explained the object which the memorialists had in view, which was to have the rates reduced, on account of the depreciation of their property, and he brought under notice of the Committee several instances in which he considered an excess of rates bad been demanded. It was ultimately agreed to refer the matter to a sub-committee, to make inquiry into the matter, and report. It was intimated that the rates would be paid under protest until the legal powers of the Health Committee under the Act of Parliament should be ascertained. A statement was read by the clerk, to the effect that Mr. Rose received at the rate of about £2O for three months for removing the refuse from the markets. Mr. Godfrey called attention to what he understood was the fact, that formerly Mr. Neilson paid £5O a year for being allowed to take the refuse of the markets, while Mr. Rose was now paid £lOO for removing it ; he would not give anything for it. During a conversation on the subject, it was stated that Mr. Rose's terms included the supplying of a number of extra sweepers at his own ex pense ; and as to the refuse, though it might formerly have been purchased, its value had deteriorated, and no one would now give anything for it. The matter dropped without any resolution being come to. THE LIVERPOOL UNITED GAS COMPANY.—The annual meeting of shareholders in this undertaking was held on Tuesday last, at the Royal Hotel, Mr. W. Fosbery in the chair. The report, which was read by Mr. Carson, the solicitor, stated that the business of the company had re covered, in a great measure, from the depression which existed in the corresponding half year of 1848. "By the company's act of parliament, the financial year terminates on the 30th of June in each year ; but thi directors had prepared a statement of the accounts for the half year ending on the 31st December last, and they recommend that the dividend for the last half year be at the rate of 41 per cent., that is, £4los. per share on the£loo shares ; £1 2s. 6d. per share on the £25 shares issued previous to the Ist Nov. 1849 ; 7s. 6d. per share on the £25 shares issued subsequent to that date. The directors have plea sure in stating that the foregoing dividend will be payable entirely out of the profits of the half year, the previous two half-yearly dividends at the like rate having been made up out of the then reserved fund of the company. The directors under the authority of the resolution passed at the meeting of the shareholders on the 21st day of August last, to sell 940 £25 shares, had, under the dis cretionary power given to the board, issued 500 of such shares, which were sold by auction on the 10th of October last, when the capital of the company was augmented by the sum of £12,500, and the premiums obtained on such sale realized the sum of £9,178. The directors reported that they had not thought it advisable to exercise the power of borrowing, placed at their discretion. They had disposed of the company's property in Queen-square, and the new offices at Newington would be ready for occupa tion in the ensuing summer. The report was adopted, and the dividend declared to be paid on the 26th instant. Mr. Lewin Mozley, as one of the directors, thought he could assure the proprietors that up to the 31st of Decem ber there was an ample fund to pay 44 per cent. on the profits of the half year. On the 30th of June, the ac counts would come before the proprietors, and he had no doubt they would be satisfactoay. The directors saw every probability of the Owne rattle' dividenlbeing con, tinued. Tlli lIIVIRPOOL STiNDARIL THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of this association was held at the Clarendon Rooms on Tuesday evening, and was well attended. Thos. Littledale, Esq., presided ; and among those present were the leading gentlemen of the town. The Chairman urged upon those present to make such sacrifices as were necessary in the present day to give due support to the church and state. _ _ Mr. Buckmaster, the secretary,read the report, of which the following are the heads :, The committee appeal to the enthusiastic zeal with which ward meetings pronounced in favour of a just pro tection to British industry. Liverpool only awaited the ':opportunity, which during the recess was given to South Devonshire, Staffordshire, and many counties and towns, in order to return, like them, protectionist members, who will faithfully represent the wishes of the nation. .The enemies of the British Constitution had gained an important position in the abrogation of our time-honoured navigation laws, which had fostered the commerce of England, secured for her flag the dominion of the seas, guarded her colonies, and made her the exalted mission ary of civilization. This act of reckless misrule would close the profitable industry of tens of thousands of our laborious, our skilful artizans in the shipbuilding depart ment. It was in vain that a petition was sent from Liverpool, signed by 48,000 inhabitants, against the abrogation of those laws • and eqeally vain that nume rous deputations of merchants waited on the ministers of the crown, to implore them to avert a measure so suicidal 'to the commerce of the country. The prime minister in timated that Mr. Cardwell was the representative of the interests of Liverpool e though it was well known that that gentleman had deceived his very proposer and se conder into the belief that he should advocate the funda mental principles of these laws. Lord Grey had also doubly insulted them by asserting that" the Liverpool petition was signed by paupers, and worse," which was not the truth. The anarchists further triumph in the assault they have made against the influence, dignity, and stability of the church, by attempting to crush numerous bishoprics in Ireland and Wales, and our national schools, but encour aging godless colleges, and the encroachments in our colo nies and elsewhere of the Roman Catholic church. The committee next notice at length the evils resulting from free trade, which has spread distress far and wide, and has already " multiplied the wealth of those great capitalists whose riches press as mortgages upon the toil ing diligence of the country ; but it has also peopled the workhouses with those poor sufferers whose occupations have been transferred to the untaxed operatives of other climes. * 4 ' It has added to the gains of the master-spinner; but it has raised such a cry of misery from the helpless needlewomen, that humanity shudders at their fate, and charity seeks to transport them from a country which Cobden and Peel promised to make the El Dorado of the world. It has produced letters to tenants, and generated agricultural schemes most worthy the Triptolemus Yellowleys of the day : but it has filled the counties with agitation, and roused to turbulence the once loyal and peaceable yeomanry of England. It was ushered in by fair promises of reciprocity ; but it has been met by hostile tariffs. It has been lauded by German students in memorable letters to Sir Robert Peel ; but it has been repudiated as an insane principle of legislation by the President of those United States which ere our great rivals in the marts of commerce. * * * The free traders idolize cheapness, and extol it as a motive of action, far beyond all moral, social, and politi cal principles. In order to save one penny in the pound of sugar, these avaricious hucksters sacrifice the trans. cendant glory of negro emancipation—nullify the labours of Wilberforce and his philanthropic coadjutors—en courage the infamous slave trade—perpetuate the horrors of the middle passage—blight the hopes of the Afri can stimulate the tyrannies of Cuba and Brazil, and reject all the claims of justice and humanity." An instance of the evil effect of free importations of provi sions was found in the article of " cured beef" from America, which had not only risen greatly in price, to the sole advantage of the foreigner, hut he'd largely and ruinously decreased the exports from Ireland. Even the navy was victualled with American beef. Agricultural labourers in Ireland were driven to emigration (and some 'of them to crime) to effect it • and the agricultural labourers of England are also feeling that dire extremity of distress which is the necessary result of' cheapness' obtained by the holders of money at the cost of the venders of labour." The interests of buyers and sellers were ren dered antagonist, and the rivalry of free imports • will eventually press with baneful force on every branch of British industry for the taxation required for the payment of our National Debt has given to the foreigner advantages commensurate to the most stringent laws of protection." The whole of these destructive measures were attribu table to Sir Robert Peel, who, by his free trade system and his currency bills of 1819, had tyrannously crushed British industry. The report, which is ably and elabo rately drawn up, concludes as follows :—" Your commit tee will continue, by every constitutional means, to resist this novel course of legislation. They will advocate a return to that " great league of mutual insurance" which once bound the colonies to the mother country, and strengthened, by the closest ties of reciprocal support, the whole varied fabric of the empire. They will oppose the schemes of anarchists, who prepare, by wrongs done to the yeomanry, peasantry, and labourers of England, the opportunities' of revolution and civil war. They will withstand the devices of those restless politicians of the Manchester school of economists, who, under the leader ship of Mr. Cobden, use the catch-word of free trade as a mask to ulterior designs ; and who, for their own aggrandisement, would destroy that " territorial basis" on which rest the monarchy, the church, the aristocracy, the laws, the whole polity and constitution of our once envied and glorious country." At that portion of the report referring to the return of Lord John Manners for Colchester, the greatest enthu siasm was manifested, and three hearty cheers were given for his lordship, whilst the allusion to the treachery of Mr. Cardwell, with regard to the navigation laws, was responded to by hisses and other marks of disapprobation. Mr. Councillor FISHER, in moving the first resolution, said that the report had left him little to say, and he fully concurred in it. He alluded to the letter of William Brown, Esq., M.P., in which he expressed his surprise that the American Treasury had not followed the exam ple of Great Britain in the career of free trade ; but he (Mr. Fisher) would have been surprised if American statesmen had ventured upon so dangerous a plan. The member for South Lancashire expressed surprise that the Americans should tax themselves by levying a duty upon British produce. Now he (Mr. Fisher) wondered that the hon. member did not find out long ago that we should tax ourselves by allowing foreign produce to come into this country free. (Hear, hear.) He would reduce the duty on all British and colonial produce, but he deprecated the principle of taking the duty off one article and laying it upon another, which was only shifting the burden, and the experiment, nine times out of ten, was a failure. Mr. Brown asked how could the United States find people to work their mills, to spin, and to weave, so as to com pete with British industry ; but they could find hands enough, when 300,000 persons left our shores annually, driven to a country in which their labour was protected. Our poor dare not trust their own legislature, but pre ferred to live under the stripes and stars of a foreign country to living under tharitisliflag. ( Hear, hear, and cheers.) He then alluded to the shipbuilding of our port which was now at a stand-still. We had but eight ships being built, while in New York there were not less than eighty. America had not reciprocated our free trade, and did not allow us to take freight to New York, and so give us the benefit of her trade to California. He concluded by alluding to a letter written by Mr. W. Lindsay, in the Economist, in which he made the best of bad legislation, and attempted to show that the farmers of Great Britain were a lazy set of men, and deserved to perish if they did not rouse up to save themselves. He considered the as sertion devoid of principle and of truth. He moved that the report and accounts be adopted. Mr. RANKIN seconded the resolution, and it was una• nimously carried. Mr. KILPIN urged the necessity of increased exertion, in the face of the difficulties that beset them. The pre sent Government had entered into a reckless series of po litical experiments which could not be carried ott without totally setting aside laws, interests, usages, customs, long-tried principles, and time-honoured institutions, which we, as Tories, have always cherished as essential to the strength and safety of England, and under which we know that she has grown in greatness and in glory. After alluding to the devastating revolutions in France and other states, he said that to sound political informa tion—to mutual confidence and knowledge of each other —to loyal principles, and those habits of acting together with vigour in political emergencies as ours, are more than all things else, calculated to create and perpetuate, he be lieved, we owed, under heaven, our happy exemption under similar calamities. He concluded by urging the imperative claims of this association upon the support of every one professing constitutional principles, as pre senting, in conjunction with others, the most efficient and almost the only means by which they could send men to Parliament, who, strong in the confidence of a united, increasing, and powerful party, could assume a deter mined attitude, and say to the rash innovator, whether in office or not—" you may be eager to attack, but you shall find us resolute to defend—you may endeavour to-over throw and destroy, but we will maintain and withhold— you may try to substitute your crude theories and untried projects for laws and institutions which have stood the test of ages, and have made Britain the pride and envy of the world, but you shall not "Rashly lay your hands upon fie ark Of her magnificent and awful cirse.' " —(Cheers.) Mr. HENRY BREMNER, in seconding the resolution, also urged greater energy in the association. He com plained of the smallness of the contributions for the year, and said it was a disgrace to the tory party of Liverpool to think that so few were willing to give their time and subscribe their money to rescue Liverpool from the dis grace of being represented by a Radical baronet and a disciple of the apostate Peel. (Cheers.) He attributed this to party dissensions, amongst some, and ambition in others. Let them rouse themselves from their apathy— heal their unhappy divisions—throw away all personal vanity and ambition ; and reject this insidious spirit that would abolish pasty, and if they once more become united, they should again resume the triumphant position which they had occupied in previous years. Mr. P. B. DRINKWATER proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. E. Molyneux, the chairman of the association, for his great exertions in its behalf; also thanks to the members of the committee. (Cheers.\ Mr. H. C. CHAPMAN alluded to three measures now before parliament, and wished they had been before the committee previous to the preparation of the report, so that they might have been noticed—he alluded to Mr. Labouchere's bill for the improvement of the mercantile marine of this country ; the Merchant Seaman's Fund Bill ; and a bill for an improveraent in the measurement of ships in this country. (Hear, hem) With regard to those three measures, he was not one of those who were at once prepared to condemn that.. (Hear, hear.) On the contrary, he gave in his adhesion to the principles of protection and encouragement enunciated in Mr. Labou chere's speech ; but, in doing so, he took the liberty of differing with the honourable gentleman's details. With regard to the merchant service bill, that was in course of receiving , great improvements and alterations, and he thought it would be beneficial to all parties concerned ;. but he came to that measure which be thought was of the greatest importance to the town of Liverpool—the Mer chant Seaman's Fund Bill. Four years ago, he was one of a deputation to go up to London to oppose that mea sure when introduced by Mr. William Ewart Gladstone, and they were successful. The bill would have the effect of confiscating the local fund of Liverpool, which had accumulated through the energy and zeal of those who had undertaken its management to the amount of £50,000. Now, it was-the intention of this bill, because other par ties had mismanaged their affairs, to confiscate this large fund. If this fund was taken from Liverpool, it would deprive the. Liverpool seamen of the exclusive benefit. He deprecated the bill as encouraging the system of cen tralisation, and said they would not do their duty as mem bers of an association which professed to protect the artisan, the peasant, and the merchant seaman, unless they called a.public meeting to consider the proposed bill. He maintained the Seamen's Fund of Liverpool ought to be held as sacred for local purposes as the property of the Corporation, in which Manchester may some day be claiming a joint interest, unless the inhabitants of Liver pool rose in defence of their Merchant Seamen's Fund. He appealed to the meeting whether they did.not think this was a fit subject for the association to take up ; and when they were perfectly prepared to come. before the inhabitants of Liverpool, let it be known what the sub ject was, then he contended that they would have all men rallying around them and raising their ; voice against the measure. (Hear, hear.) He hoped some-gentleman would second his proposition, so that in due.time a public meeting could be called on the subject. Mr. Imq/ix said that in the ward in which, ho resided nine-tenths of the population, especially. the labouring classes, were in favour of constitutional opinions. He related a case which had come under his own knowledge shewing the effects of free trade. It was only, five or six months ago that a vessel sailed from this port to Austra lia, and a manufacturer from the neighbourhood of Wal sall, near Birmingham, emigrated to New- South Wales with his family, admitting that he possessed property to the amount of £lO,OOO or £12,000. He (Mr. Inman) naturally inquired how it was that a man possessing a competency at home should leave his own country to go to a strange land. The manufacturer candidly admitted that he commenced life without a shillin& and that, owing to his own exertions and the goodness. of trade, he had realized a handsome competency; but he added, that for several years past he had been losing money, and that eventually he gave up the manufacture of goods himself as he could obtain them cheaper from the continent, and from that source he supplied his customers in this coun try. His property continued to dwindle away notwith standing, and be thought it best to emigrate to a new country, in order to add to the money he had remaining, or at any rate to prevent himself losing any more. He (Mr. Inman) was quite satisfied,. whatever the manufac turers might say, that the time would arrive when they would lose as well as other people. (Hear, hear.) He expressed his conviction, that at no period were the labour ing classes and tradesmen in a worse position than at the present time ; and he said it was for those who were in the higher positions of society to see that this state of things did not go on any longer. Mr. Berreeee said, that as a manufacturer, perhaps one of the largest in this part of the country, of chain cables and anchors, he could give a little information rela tive to the effects of free trade. In the year 1846 he was manufacturing 50 tons per week : in 1849 the quantity was reduced to 40 tons per week ; and now they were only making 20 tons per week. He was sorry to inform them that the result was that he was obliged to propose a reduc tion in the wages of Vie workmen, and he regretted that he was obliged to discharge some deserving and industri ous men. He urged the great importance of the proper management of our colonies, and invited the meeting to give its support to a forthcoming journal to be called the Colonial Advocate, to be established in London, by Dr. Bartlett, late of the New York Albion. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. ABOLITION OF SUNDAY LABOUR IN THE POST-OFFICE-GREAT MEETING IN THE AMPHITHEATRE. On Wednesday, at noon, a meeting of persons favour able to the total cessation of postal operations throughout the kingdom, on Sundays, was held in the Amphitheatre. No meeting has been held in Liverpool for some time at which there was such a large attendance; pit, boxes, and gallery were crowded. Amongst the company present we noticed most of the principal gentlemen of the town. On the proposition of JOHN Moss, Esq., banker, John Holmes, Esq., the mayor, was called to the chair. His Worship the 'MAYOR, in opening the proceedings, said that he considered himself highly honoured in being called upon to preside over a meeting having such an excellent object in view as that of putting an end to the work of the post on Sunday. The house with which he was connected had most important transactions with the Isle of Man, and during the winter there were only two mails per week; but they experienced no inconvenience in convenienced by that circumstance, nor would they be by their letters being delivered on a Monday, instead of a Sunday. (Hear, hear.) THOMAS B. HORSFALL, Esq., then came forward to propose the first resolution. This was the chief speech of the day. He said—Mr. Mayor, in looking at this ques tion it is right that we should look to it in its practical bearings, and, sir, it is right to notice the objections which are urged against what we now propose. We are told that it will be very inconvenient to the mercantile com munity of Liverpool. Now, sir, I meet that by asking whether it is inconvenient to the mercantile community of London, where they have no postal delivery ?—(hear) —but it is, perhaps, desirable that the people of London should speak for themselves ; and, sir, they have spoken for themselves. I hold in my hand the Times of Monday, with a declaration covering the whole side of it; and not only do they require no delivery of letters in London on a Sunday, but they declare that they believe it is quite unnecessary to have the post-office open on a Sunday in any part of the country. (Loud cheers.) Now, sir, I may be told that this is the opinion of the London bank ers ; what is the opinion of the Liverpool bankers ? We have three old-established banks in Liverpool which are well known. There is Moss and Company, the principal of which is here, and has spoken for himself to-day. (Cheers.) There is the firm of Heywood and Company, and Leyland and Company, both of whom have autho rised me to say that, so far as Liverpool is concerned, they entirely concur in the declaration of the London bankers—(cheers)—that they do not get their letters on Sunday, and they experience no inconvenience from it. (Continued applause.) Now, having alluded to these two objections, there is only one other which I have heard stated with reference to the steamer from America, which frequently comes in on a Sunday. Now, sir, we well know the steamer arrives regularly almost to the day. (Hear, hear.) Let it go out to America that the post office is closed on Sunday : they will alter the days of sailing of the vessels, and you will have the steamer to arrive in mid-week. (Applause.) I venture to express an opinion which I have heard from various quarters, that however desirous we may be to obtain this boon, this pri vilege, this right, we are not more anxious to obtain it than, I believe, the prime minister of England will be to grant it. (Great and prolonged applause.) The resolution having been seconded by RICHARD HOUGHTON, Esq., was passed unanimously. FRANCIS SHAND, Esq., proposed the second resolution, in the spirit of which he fully concurred. He alluded to an inconvenience which he thought ought to be amended. When the mails from the West or East, or from Spain, arrived at Southampton on Saturday evening or Sunday, they got the letters in Liverpool too late for any purpose on Monday evening, and only in time for business on Tuesday morning. That did not arise becouse the post office in Southampton was not working, for the letters were transmitted to London, where they remained all Sunday, and were then returned to Southampton, for the letters to be forwarded to their destinations. The resolution, which was seconded by JOHN CAMP BELL, Esq., passed unanimously. ADAM GLADSTONE. Esq., proposed the third resolution. They were merely endeavouring to carry out a simple di vine command, to which there were many and eternal blessings attached, and in the disobedience of which we incurred the wrath of the Almighty. (Cheers). The resolution was seconded by JOHN CROPPER, Esq., and carried unanimously. CHARLES INMAN, Esq., proposed the next resolution. He contended that the man who did not look for success in business first of all by fearing God was not likely to prosper. He knew many persons who had for a long time discontinued receiving letters on Sunday, and they had not found any disadvaatage to arise therefrom. Much had been said about the inconvenience of closing the postoffice on account of sickness at a distance, but not a single instance had come to his knowledge in which the loss of the Sunday's post would be felt in that respect. At present they could have letters by the four o'clock mail up to midnight on Saturday ; they could have them the first thing on Monday morning; and what more could they desire _? They heard nothing of these disadvantages when there was a mail only every second, or, perhaps, every third day. (Hear, hear.) He had heard gentlemen in the commission business complain that they were sorry that they were obliged to get their letters on Sunday, but they were compelled to do so because others in the same business get their letters and correspondence with their connexions on the continent on that day ; and if they did not do so, the others would get the credit of being the more diligent men of business. Now, he would say that the sooner the Government prevented one man injuring another, by transgressing the commands of God, the more ought they to rejoice. (Cheers.) He proceeded to show that the present system interfered with merchants' clerks, who had to convey the letters to their employers—with the Postoffice clerks and letter-carriers, who had to be at work from an early hour, and with the merchant himself, for the letters might be of a nature so unsatisfactory as to interfere with his peace of mind throughout the day. WILLIAM HALL, Esq., who seconded the resolution, urged them to seek for an alteration in the system com plained of, on the higher ground of obedience to the commands of God; and concluded by seconding the re solution, which was carried unanimously. _ _ SAMUEL HOLME, Esq., made a long"and able speech, referring to his own exertions in the Town Council on the subject. He dwelt on the pleasureable anticipations, in the midst of an arduous life, of spending the Sabbath in the society of those around whom our affections are cen tred; and he said that the opportunity of spending the Sabbath, drawn away from the cares, disappointments, competitions, add anxieties of life, always cheered the labourer, and gave a fair taste of the enjoyments of the Sabbath, without which, he felt, that he could scarcely have existed ; and he did say, from his own. experience,— fromlaving spent many years in labour, that,, if. it, had, not been for these abstractions, for the rest which he en joyed, and the associations with which he was privileged, he-believed that he should not have been there that day for the purpose of advocating the cause of those who were not similarly situated with himself. (Cheers.) het did not ask for the rigid observance of the Jewish Sab bath ; the position of society- in which we were placed rendered it impossible to carry that out. The observance of the Sabbath was a matter between individuals and God ; but what he asked was, that our Government would obey the law of God—would set an. example of obedience to the law of God, in the same way that they required ua to pay obedience to the law of man._ _ _ The meeting, was then addressed by C. Bushell, Esq. A. Hodgson, Esq., and Dr. M'Neile, 2grtruiturat anb li/ortiruiturai COLUMN A correspondent has transmitted us a " Catalouge de Plantes Nouvelles et Ex.otique," ' and another has addressed a series of questions to us upon the same sub ject,—the object of both .being to ascertain whether.any dependence can he placed, upon the horticultural and floricultural miracles mentioned in the aforesaid catalogue. Now, we cannot answer our. correspondents in the way they evidently wish; but, as it is highly desirable that they and others should have the best information we can give on the subject, we will do our utmost to enlighten them. In the first place, if our , readers wish for foreign novel ties, and can afford to pay for them, let them write to M. Louis Van Houtte, of Ghent, who will either furnish them with all they require, or give such information as will enable the amateur to obtain what he wants. From the catalogues of the same respectable tradesman he will also be able to learn whatnovelties are in the Continental market ; but he mush: not. expect to find blue dahlias, blue roses, or blue carnations : .Mr. L. Van Houtte, having a character worth keeping, does not offer impossibilities to his customers. We have thus pointed out a ready means-of attaining those novelties of floriculture which are raised on the neighbouring portion of the Continent: we will now say a few words on the state of horticulture and floriculture in France, Belgium, and Holland, in order that our readers may know- how far it is advisable for them to turn their attention away from their own country in search of novelty. First, then, with respect to exotic plants, there is no country that can compete with our own ; and if the English traveller is struck with any beautiful plant in the foreign nurseries, _ it is more than probable that it was first introduced to Europe by English enterprise, and is to be found in- the nurseries of his native country grown to a degree of perfection unknown on the Continent. The enterprising spirit of our native botanists and col lectors has ransacked every known portion of the globe, while the commercial spirit of our-country has enabled us to receive the exotics collected with a degree of facility unknown in any other country :• it is perfectly plain, therefore,. that we should be extravagantly foolish to look to foreign, dealers, whether respectable nurserymen or perambulatory fleuristes, for anything which we can procure better in our own country of respectable men de serving encouragement. In most branches of floriculture we are also immeasurably bupc..i , r—for instance, in dahlias, auriculas, pansies,_ carnaiiclis, tulips, ranun culuses, geraniums (pelargoniums), fuchsias, verbenas, peturias, calceolarias, cinerariat, &c : in these things we have no equals. Formerl ) 11.1cli excelled us in tulips, but we are behind them no longer. In roses we are rapidly taking the lead, formerly held by the French florists, who still excel us in some particulars; but if the Engiish rose-grower relies upon the catalogue before us— which is the most heterogeneous mixture of bad French, bad Latin, and vile English we ever beheld—and expects to procure a rose, red with a yellow star ! fire coloured with a white border brown and violet with red border ! yellow and violet ! ! velvet ground with yellow border ! red with violet ground ! one with four different colours or a red rose with yellow stripes and a red border ! !—we say, if any one expects to procure such impossibilities as these, we strongly advise him to look out for some varie gated roses of the various Scotch plaid patterns and colours. Camellias are sent from England to the Con tinent, and those raised here far surpass the best of Con tinental origin. Of mountain peonias we have a greater number of species than our neighbours, and much finer and more numerous varieties. In rhododendrons they are half a century behind us. In raising fruit trees, we give the palm to the French horticulturist for pears, whilst we far surpass them in apples; in peaches, nectarines, &c., we are perhaps equal ; but there is not a good sort of any fruit, especially the pear, which is known in France, that is not readily procurable in most of our nurseries. We must not omit, in noticing the above-mentioned catalogue, to call attention to the following remarkable plant—" Aurora, climbing plant, which forms a Pavilion, with flowers and leaves ; it smells like jasmin, and is of three colours." Verily, we believe it must be an off-set from that wonderful bean which formed its stalk into a ladder for the aspiring Jack of juvenile celebrity. As a book, this "Catalogue des Plantes Nouvelles etExotiques" is of much value; it is a proof that fools exist in such plenty as to require little trouble to catch them ; and it also completely exemplifies the Gallic appreciation of the English character. PAPERS ON AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY. NO. XX Lime, the article upon which we last treated, is in its natural state and in its natural combinations a substance of the utmost importance in agriculture, but it is even more powerful as a regenerator of the soil when calcined or burnt; it then possesses all the qualities of the com mon carbonate in a much stronger degree ; placed on clayey soils, which resist all other means, it renders them porous, and, to a certain extent, fertile, and also makes them ca pable of easy mixture with other soils. The extraordinary affinity which quicklime has for carbonic acid and water is one of its most valuable properties, for by its attraction of these it is quickly reduced to an impalpable powder, which can be more thoroughly disseminated than any other fertilizer. The hardest rocks are thus made availa ble for the purposes of agriculture, and the very stones are made to produce bread. Caustic lime exerts a benefi cial effect upon lands which, technically speaking, have become effete or worn out, and the addition of lime in the highly comminuted state which quicklime assumes on exposure. completely removes the evil, and, in some instances converts it into a positive benefit; thus sulphate of iron frequently exists in some soils to such an extent as to be highly detrimental to vegetation; if lime be applied the metallic salt is quickly decomposed, the sulphuric acid having greater affinity for lime than for iron, combines with it and forms gypsum, or sulphate of lime, a substance in the highest degree beneficial to most lands under culti vation ! the iron thus set at liberty and having no more acids to combine with it, quickly attracts oxygen from the atmosphere, and in the form of oxide of iron also possesses beneficial properties. . _ We must not omit another very peculiar property of quicklime, one which is especially useful, but is not tho roughly appreciated ; it is the extraordinary power it pos sesses of decomposing both atiimal and vegetable sub stances, and rendering them more easy of assimilation by the roots of vegetable. Thus we have in nature a provi sion for the supply of vegetable waste furnished to our wants in unlimited profusion. MISCELLANEA "Encephalartus Altensteinii.—There are at Chats worth two splendid specimens of this species, which are labelled as such. Some of their leaves are two metres long [about six feet]. One of the two specimens has thrown out bulbs, producing effects of considerable size. On comparing the leaves of the offsets with those of the parent plant, the former are observed to be much more spinous and smaller than the latter, the number of the leaflets also being much less. This individual, therefore, affords a decided proof that such diversities in the leaves may depend upon the age of the plant or upon other cir cumstances. Hence, it may be inferred that many indi viduals in our conservatories are distinguished by other names, and especially many of those called Zamia pun gens or Encephalartus Altensteinii of Lehmann and Mi guel. Lehmann assigned this name and made his de scription of the species from the study of specimens di rectly imported from South Africa. But if the view here taken be correct, the species was already common in Eu rope under other names. A plant called Zamia Pungens, in the Botanic Garden at Birmingham, agrees exactly in appearance with Lehmann's plate of E. Altensteinii in his Pugillus Sextus' (Hamburgh, 1834). The history of two of these plants called Zamia pungens is remarkable. They are a male and a female of about equal size and similar appearance, and formerly belonged to Lord Tan kerville's collection at Walton-on-Thames. When they were sold, the male plant went to Kew, the female to Chatsworth. Both have flowered, and the flower of each has been represented. An engraving of the female with its cone, produced in 1832, was published by A. B. Lam bert, Esq., (see Buckland's Bridgewater Treatise, i. 494, ii. plate 59), and Mr. R. Horsman Sony obtained a fine drawing of the flower of the male in 1839 (Proceedings of Linn. Society, p. 52). This male cone is preserved in the collection of the Linmean Society, and a cone after wards produced by the same plant in the museum at Kew. This plant is now putting up a new crown of leaves. Its fellow, the female, at Chatsworth, has been in fruit many months. Miguel observes that this species was formerly cultivated in European conservatories under the name of Yamia spinulosan or Z. spinosissima. Both he and Leh mann assign the name of Edcephalartus pungens to an entirely different species." Victoria Repia.—This interesting plant is still in a flourishing condition at Chatsworth, and continues to ex pand in beautiful flowers, two of which have generally opened every week during the winter ' • these, however, are much smaller in size than those produced during the earlier stages of the plant's growth, the largest now sel dom exceeding in measurement more than seven inches in diameter, whilst the first flowers were nearly eleven.. Although the plant for some time past appears to have been enjoying a partial rest, yet its growth has never been suspended ; a gradual production of leaves as well as flowers has constantly been taking place, but these leaves, when fully matured, have in very few cases much exceeded two feet in diameter—a small size, when compared with those unfolded during the full vigour of the plant's growth, ttie diameter then reaching nearly five feet, and the suc culent leaf stocks, which at that time, had they been allowed room, would have reached to an immense length, are now greatly diminished in size, and only extend to three or four feet from the root. At the present time, however, the plant exhibits no symptoms of decay, but is evidently. in the most perfect health ; the growth also appears on the increase ; the leaves develop themselves with. more rapidity, and are becoming of a larger size, and, if we may judge of future success by present ap • pearances, a most vigorous growth may be anticipated in • spring. All these expectations, however, may prove delu sive, as our knowledge of the habits of the plant is at present too limited to admit of our deciding whether the p cu la n n e t t i o s t a h n e a b n e n n u ef al . bienn ial, , th a atitw w p o r r ov a e plre e n la n t i t a e l r ; . % o v a % in. be short-lived, weshave been fortunate enough to save a quantity of fine-looking seeds, some of which are already sown. The plant at present contains fifteen leaves, the fifty-fifth is now developing itself, and the twenty-fifth flower-bud has just appeared.—JOSEPH PAXTON, Chats worth, Jan. 30.; Sheffield Independent.—[We learn from information received to-day, Feb. 13. that the plant was still increasing in the size of the leaves, and still pro. ducing flowers, and that some of the seeds alluded, to above had vegetated.] OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK Stove Conservatory, 4c.—The fine mild weather we have had has given ample opportunity for admitting a good supply of air,the benefit of which will soon be per ceptible in the improved health of the plants, which will give them greater: strength to endure any severe weather we may have in the month of March, which is 'ery often a trying season to•plants. All the bedding plants-may be stimulated to growth, and cuttings propagated as fast as possible for the.summer stock . Flower Garden...—Ranunculuses and tigridias may be planted ; the former must not be longer delayed.. Clear away the faded leaves from auriculas, and water occasion ally ; still, however, with great caution. All hardy pe rennials may be transplante. Kitchen Garden.—This month requires all the garden ers activity in preparing the ground, and getting in the crops. Peas,. beans, early home carrots, dutch turnips, and onions, may be sown, and shallots sh)uld be planted.. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Enquirer.,.—Your question respecting exhausted tan we are enabled to answer from personal experience; we have seen it used. mixed with heath soil in several instances with great success, the plants thriving, much better thania the pure heath soil. The plan adopted was to screen the tan and mix, the fine parts with the soil ; the coarser lumps were placed at the bottom of the bed, and about two feet of the mixed soil laid on the top the coarse part served as drainage -No, time better than the present for getting Pan• Any nurseryman will supply you. THEATRE. ROYAL, Mr. Macready took his farewell of the Liverpool stage on Tuesday, as Cardinal Welsey, in " Henry the Eighth," and Lord Townley, in " The Provoked Husband." The previous night he performed Macbeth. The house on both occasions was densely crowded, and many hundreds were unable to obtain admission. His performances in the Shaksperian pieces differed little, if any, from his pre vious rendering of the same characters, which are familiar to all playgoers. We fancied that he played them with more than his usual intensity and interest,—particularly Macbeth, which may be said to leave the stage with him. Lord Townley was given with fine tact and delicacy in the more subdued, and with a noble energy in the more impassioned scenes.. Few things on the stage surpass Mrs. Warner's acting as Lady Townley. The following is the farewell address : " Ladies and Gentlemen,—lt has been usual for me to attend with pleasure and alacrity the complimentary summons with which you have so often honmareame ; but now, I must con fess, I obey your call with reluctance and regret, I must Count back many years for the date of my first appearance before you, but time has not weakened my recollection of the cheer ing welcome with which you greeted my more youthful essays, and equally well do I remember the many subsequent occa sions when my humble efforts have been favoured with your liberal appreciation, and when my endeavours to realise the conception of our great dramatic poets—(cheering)—have found a ready response in the intelligence and sympathies of my audience here. (Cheering.) What more have I to say ? The exercise of my art I relinquish at somewhat an earlier period of my life than my more distinguished predecessors have done, and I yield the scene to younger but scarcely less ardent aspirers to your favour, not from any consciousness, allow me to say, of enfeebled powers—(loud cheers)—but be cause I would not risk the chance of lingering to read in the eyes of men, bent idly on me, the melancholy truth of my decline. (Loud cheers.) Even at a considerable pecuniary sacrifice, I would prefer submitting to you a proof print of my illustration, such as it is, of Shakspeare's characters, than to offer you a faded and indistinct impression of a worn out plate. (Tremendous cheering.) It has al ways been to me a gratifica tion to appear before you, and it is, therefore, painful for me to reflect that that is a pleasure I shall never again enjoy. La dies and gentlemen, I take my leave of you with many ack nowledgments for your long-continued and liberal patronage, and, with sentiments of considerable regret, I beg you, regret. tingly and most respectfully, in my profession, as an actor, a last farewell." —(The loudest cheering followed the conclusion of this address.) The speech was exquisitely delivered, particularly the last sentence, which touched every one. He retired amidst the enthusiastic cheering of the audience. A painful incident occurred after he left the theatre. On reaching the Adelphi, where he stayed, a letter awaited his arrival, announcing that one of his daughters was on the point of death. He sent his servant immediately to the railway to have a special engine to convey him to London, but found that at so late an hour, and without previous notice, it could not be had. He left the next morning at six o'clock, instead of proceeding to Halifax, where he was announced to appear on Wednesday even ing. Mr. Macready has a large family—eight children, and is a most devoted f a the r . The sweets and bitters of life are often commingled. This heavy stroke assails him during his provincial ovations, and may, perhaps, retard for some time the resumption of the concluding engage ments into which he has entered elsewhere, A NEW MUSICAL CELEBRITY IN LIVERPOOL. Towards the latter end of the past year, the name of Mr. Silas, a young artist, of Amsterdam, was mentioned to Mr. W. Sudlow, the honorary secretary of the Phil harmonic Society, by a resident Dutch gentleman of this town. So exceedingly strong were the terms of eulogy in which the young musician's name was introduced, both as a composer and pianist, that Mr. Sudlow hesitated even to hope that so rare a jewel was to be picked up within the dykes of the Dutch capital. A short time since, however, a series of five romances in MSS., the composition of Mr. Silas, came into the hands of Mr. Sudlow, through the agency of the gentleman above allu ded to. After a careful examination of these compositions, Mr. Sudlow, himself an amateur of refined taste, and an acknowledged high authority and impartial judge in such matters—now pronounces them to be equal to the best compositions of Mendelssohn in the same style. They are written in a somewhat similar form to the great maes tro's lieder ohn work, and are shortly to be published, we believe, under the auspices of the Philharmonic Society. An engagement to appear at an instrumental concert on the 9th of April (being the third in the subscription), has been forwarded to Mr. Silas, at Amsterdam, and accepted by that gentleman. He is to arrive h ere a fortnight pre vious to the concert, to superintend the rehearsal of a MSS. overture, also his own composition, and which he will conduct. At this concert his power of extemporising upon a given theme will be tested in the presence of the audience. It will be seen, by the annexed translated ex tract from an elaborate critique which appeared in the Handelsblad (Amsterdam newspaper) of the 24th Decem ber last, that he possesses wonderful facility in this respect, and is otherwise a fertile and promising genius. inflated may premisecriedwith these this feuilletons issued by the Paris press : Amsterdamlngiving the criticism i n i g s not ex t r t a o c t b , e 's c 'e lass " At a concert given at the Felix Meritis, on the 21st inst., a young pianist, Mr. E. Silas, a native of this town, made his debut, and produced a sensation which for a long time has not been equalled, " Ile . played a concerto of his own composition, which, for depth of conception and elegance of style, may be placed at the side of any of the principal composers of our time ; its execu tion was a perfect model of all we could wish to hear, and was received by a crowded audience of the first families in this town with rapturous applause ; but the enthusiasm was at its height when, on being recalled, he extemporised on a theme given to him by an eminent professor present in such a won derful manner, that the delighted audience could not rest sa tisfied without giving him a unanimous and enthusiastic third recall to continue, which he did on another melody. " Indeed we cannot find words sufficiently strong to express the admiration we felt, and which seemed to prevail with every one present. The orchestra also executed an overture of his composition, which showed equal merit and gave evidence of what may be expected from so accomplished a musician. " He received his principal musical education in Germany, and finished at the Conservatoire de Musique, in Paris, where he gained, last month, the first prize for a performance on the organ." THE NIGHT BOATS TO WOODSIDE.—To render any promised accommodation valuable to the public we must be able to depend upon it being faithfully afforded. Punctuality in the appointments of men with each other, —punctuality in the arrival and departure of mails, rail ways, steamboats, and conveyances of every kind—is a social necessity. If a man chooses to throw away his own time, he has no right to throw away that of his neighbour, by forgetting, or procrastinating, the perform ance of a promise; and there may even arise occasions in which to do so becomes a positive crime. An instance of this has been brought to our knowledge, in the conduct, or neglect, or by whatever more polite term it may be called, of some official connected with the work of the Woodside Ferry. The Commissioners of that enterpris ing locality, it is well known, recently engaged with the public to run a boat, hourly, from twelve at night until morning, charging contractors, as well as casual passen gers, sixpence per trip for the accommodation. Now no man can tell under what important circumstances such accommodation might be sought. Sometimes it might be made the means of postponing that separation of friends met around the social board, which the necessity of meeting an eleven or twelve boat occasions. Often it might enable us to perform more serious duties. But we must be able to depend upon it being punctually afforded ; and parties taking advantage of it ought not to be dis appointed, and indeed punished, as was the case on Fr iday morning last. It so occurred on Thursday evening that . a gentleman, well known to many of our readers , was, wit:- his wife, at a party on the Liverpool side of the Mersey , and with the promise of the Birkenhead Commissioners before him, conceived that he might depend upon being conveyed across thu • river. Although, however, he was on the Landing-stage could be had from Woodside until half-past five i n t h e zi,nigg..sta For ge threetwowas hours and-a-half did our frie n d an d ed, were af ra id o f sub f jthe gale of that very m his wife wait on the Landing-stage the lei sure of some of the kid-gloved o ffi cials . o t f the Woodsid e C ommissioners, fine morning .. We beg to d irect the attention of thh pro p er authorities to the nece ss it y o f punctuality, and the fact that when public bodies make pro m i ses , muc h p r i va te injury may accrue from thos e p rom i ses no t b e i ng per oerc jetting themselves captains, r per formed. Even a sold su s t a i ne d b y an i nten d e d passenger . from having waited an hour upon s o expos e d a locality as the landing-stage, 18 not a light matter. At all events, the pattern, ferry of the river, well paid as its officials are, ought to-be the last to behave in this manner. GAS.—An unequalled variety of Chaarlagra_and Lus tres_for Gas will be found at thelilimea7tory and Show rooms of WILLIAK,ZENN SMITH, 26 and 28, HAN. O,I7JEIt aromu L opposita the Tax-offices.