The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-06-13 00:00:00

TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1854 LOCAL INTELLIG_EX-CE. THE SUPPLY OF WATER in the reservoirs at Bolton is so scanty that the town-council have suspended the supply of water for manufacturing purposes, which will entail an immense loss upon the town. THREATENING- TO STAB A CONSTABLE.—At the Police court, on Thursday last, a Greek sailor, named Alexander WEllay, was fined 20s. and costs, or ordered to suffer 14 days' imprisonment, for attempting to stab police constable 220, who had interfered in a riot in which the prisoner was engaged. LIVERPOOL STEAM-TUG COMPANY.—The annual gene ral meeting of this company was held on Wednesday, at the Clarendon-rooms, South John-street. A dividend of five per cent. was declared, and a bonus of 2s. 6d. per share in Addition. THE MATILDA WITTENBA CH.—ln the Court of Ex chequer, on Tuesday, the application for a rule to enter a Verdict for the defendants in the case of " Rodriguez v. Melhuish and Jones," tried at the last assizes held here, was discharged. The action was brought to recover the value of an anchor-boat, sunk by the ship Matilda Wat tenbach, belonging to the defendant Melhuish, and in charge of Jones (a pilot) at the time of the accident. _ _ NOVEL APPLICATION OF POTTERY AND GLASS.—Mr. Mayer, of Lord-street, has been exhibiting an extraordi nary and novel piece of workmanship in the shape of a trowel, the handle of which is made of glass and the blade of porcelain. It is emblematic of Staffordshire, and, as the inscription proclaims, was presented as such by the Burs lem local board of health to William Davenport, Esq., on the occasion of his laying the corner stone of the new Town-hall, May 24, 1854. DISHONESTY OF A SHIP'S COOK.—On Friday last, John Britain, cook on board the Iron Duke steamer, ply ing between Liverpool and Kingstown, was charged at the Police-court with having stolen a gallon and a half of oil, part of the ship's stores. Possession of the oil was clearly enough traced to the prisoner, but, some difficulty appear ing as to proof of the felonious intent, he was dismissed with a caution. STEALING SPIRITS AND WINES. — On Tuesday last, two men, named respectively Peter Whittle and John Gifford, were charged at the Police-court with being concerned in the theft of a considerable quantity of wines and spirits, from the premises of Messrs. Penn and Co. In course of the hearing, the charge against Gifford was withdrawn, and he was admitted as a witness against Whittle, who was remanded. THE ROBBERY AT MESSRS. FRISBY, DYKE, AND Co.'s. —Richard William Humphries, a young man in the em ployment of Messrs. Frisby, Dyke and Co., of Lord-street, was on Thursday brought before the Police-court on re mand, charged with stealing several articles belonging to his employers, and some articles of wearing apparel belong ing to one of the young men in the establishment. Se veral of the articles found on the prisoner were identified. Mr. Clough said, as the police had not yet been able to trace the carpet-bag, with which the prisoner was seen to leave his employer's premises, it was desirable that the case should be further remanded, and a second remand for a week was granted. A SUCKING NELSON, of fourteen, writes home from the fleet to his "Dearest Cuz" in the following terms : "You remember my darling, that when you saw my sword -Vino. ' on your drawing-room table, you made me promise that the first Russian blood with which it was soiled should be wiped upon my pocket handkerchief, and sent home. By all that's sacred, my dear, if I can, I will keep my word. Every night I say my prayers, and look affec tionately at that little piece of steel." ASSAULT UPON A WIFE.—On Tuesday, a ruffianly looking fellow was brought before the Police-court, charged with an unmanly and savage assault upon his wife, at an early hour of the same morning. From the testimony of the prosecutrix, it appeared that the prisoner had been in the habit of ill-using his wife. On Tuesday morning, after an absence of several days from home, he returned , and while she was in bed, he took off one of his boots, and with its iron-clad heel struck her in the face, at the same time nearly strangling her. The poor woman's face was much cut, and she bore other marks of violence. He was committed for three months, with hard labour. WOOLTON FLOWER SHOW AND POULTRY EXHIBI TIoN.—The first exhibition for the season was held on Thursday, in a large marquee erected on a piece of ground near Woollen church, the use of which was granted for the occasion by Mr. James Langton. The weather being fine, an immense number of people was attracted to the exhibition during the day. Nothing could exceed the beauty and vigour Of the plants, and the show of fruit and vegetables was very fine; in fact, in all departments the exhibition was far superior to any previous one. An ex -cellent band was in attendance. LAMMAS ASSIZE.—Mr. Baron Platt and Mr. Justice • - Crowder have appointed the following days and places for bolding the assize on the northern circuit :—Yorkshire, Wednesday, July 12, at the Castle at York ; City of York, the same day, at the Guildhall of the city; Durham Saturday, July 22, at Durham ; 'Northumberland, Tues day, July 27, at Newcastle; town of Newcastle, the same day, at the same place ; Cumberland, Monday, July 31, at Carlisle; Westmoreland, Thursday, Aug. 3, at Appleby; I Northern Division of Lancaster, Saturday, Au g . 5, a t the Castle of Lancaster ; Southern Division of Lancaster, Wed nesday, Aug. 9, at Liverpool. AINTREE HOPWOOD BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.—The an niversary of this society was celebrated on Tuesday. The members assembled at the Old Roan Inn, Aintree, and thence proceeded in procession, headed by a brass band from Ince Blundell, to St. Peter's church, where the Rev. J. R. Conor, of St. Simon's, Liverpool, preached from Acts 37. On their return, the members were kindly per mitted to pass through the gardens and pleasure-grounds of Robert Frodsham, Esq. Arrived at their inn, they sat down to a substantial dinner. The Rev. Mr. Conor pre sided, and Robert Woods, Esq., the medical officer, was the vice-chairman. NEW ROUTE FROM MANCHESTER TO LIVERPOOL.- - A. new route from Manchester to Liverpool has just been ,:opened, by the Manchester, South Junction and Altrin *am line to Timperley, changing carriages there for the VVarrington and Stockport Company's line to Garston, and thence by steamer to Liverpool. In course of a short time it is intended that the Warrington and Stockport `Company's carriages shall run over the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham line direct to Garston, and the delay caused by changing carriages will then be avoided. To those who would like to view this part of the country, and have a six miles ride by water, this new route to Liver- Pool will offer its attractions.—Blackburn Standard. WAVERTREE.—The marriage of Miss Badnall, daughter of the incumbent of Wavertree, to E. Challoner, Esq., of Leek, which w as so lemnised on Thursday, was the occasion of a most flattering presentation. The ladies attending Wavertree Church, desirous of commemorating the joyful event and of giving expression to the feelings with which they regarded the fair heroine of the day, presented the latter with a very elegant timepiece and a pair of cande labra, en suite. Upon the timepiece was engraved the following inscription :—" Presented to Miss Badnall, on her marriage, by the ladies of her father's congregation, Trinity Church, Wavertree, as an affectionate mark of their love and esteem." This gratifying testimonial will be invested with peculiar value by its fair recipient; who Will look upon it not merely as a lasting memorial of the affection felt for her by those who have long and intimately known her, but also as a compliment to her reverend father, who has ministered in this thriving village for the space of twenty years. GENERAL POST-OFFICE.—The mail packets established under a contract made by the government of Canada, to run between Liverpool and Quebec, are appointed to be despatched from Liverpool on the 10th and 25th of each of the months of June, July, August, September, and October next. Mails will be made up for conveyance by these contract packets, and such correspondence will be forwarded by them as may be specially addressed "by Canadian mail packet." The postage upon letters sent by these packets will be 6d. for a letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight, ls. for one exceeding half an ounce and not exceeding one ounce, and so on, according to the scale for charging inland letters; and such letters may be paid in advance, or forwarded unpaid, at the option of the sender. Upon books the rate of postage of 6d. for a packet 'not exceeding 41b. in weight, ls. for one exceeding Vb. and not exceeding 11b., and so on, will be chargeable. Newspapers will be free of postage. Books and newspa- Pers, as well as letters, intended to be sent by these vessels, Must be specially addressed, " by Canadian mail packet." FEROCIOUS ASSAULT.—On Thursday, a man, named Michael Cunningham, was charged at the Polic e-court with having committed a most violent assault on a woman named Mary Levens, with whom he lived, in Bannastre- street, about two o'clock that morning. From the evi dence of police-constable Wilson, it appeared that the pri soner, who is a most dangerous character, had beaten the Poor woman, who was very drunk at the ti me, in a most ueastly manner, with the leg of a table , a nd had nearly killed her. On attempting to take the prisoner into h cu:- 1° 421 Y, he endeavoured to snatch a knife wi b tl i i I.. tatended to wound, if not to kill, the constable, and The Ntt, s. ter was forced to knock him ° voor woman had to be carried " d to w c n ou ln rt, and presented a Most wretched appearance, her l face being haggard, and her clothes clotted with blood. Cunningham wassen -fenced to be imprisoned for six months with hard labour. LIABILITY OF AN ATTORNEY. —In the County Court, last week, an action was brought by Mr. W. RiFhards_o_n, residing in Chapel-place, Erskine-street, against Mr. Edward Bluck, attorney, of Dale-street. It appeared that 'the defendant had been employed by the plaintiff to bring -an action for £2 lls. 6d., in the Court of Passage, against a person named Harden. The case did not comee plain trial on the day on which it was expected, and th tiff instructed the defendant to withdraw it on the follow t ng day, as he (the plaintiff) had to g and could not attend to give evidence. c Ti c,)eu of town defendant 'did not do this, and no appearance being made , for the Plaintiff when the case was called, he was nonsmted, ino tarring an expense of £ 3 18s. 6d. He now sough - t t recover that sum, and also the amount of the original debt. The Judge said he saw no defence to that part of the case which regarded the costs of the nonsuit ; but he old not see how the claim could be suppodrte farther. e debt was not lost so far as he (the j ainst udge) could see. Judg the defendant. raent was given for £3 18s. 6d. ag AN ARCHITECT'S CLAim.—AChet County Court, last n-square, sued Mr. Week, Mr. Peter Ellis, arelli—c-2 Charles Hart, vestry-clerk parish officer, Brownlow-hill, for the sum of £2O 10s., being the amount l i ar fu ed rn b is y h t in h g e Plaintiff as professional fees, for preparing a of a house in Plans ands pecifications for the building 1 -TPper Parliament-street ; but which he pgrucfosuednedd i m ri o t r h e . , t°s tlY than the defendant' wished was not plf and re he defendant had intimated this to quested him to send in his bill. This th h e e - did not do ; but himlaand but S ubsequently another plan was prepared by Proved of by the defendant. For the two Sonp nsa, after plaintiff sent in a claim amounting to £ . s2 ea . s which the Wards the defendant sent him thirty gum Pintiff averred he took merely Th e.,, Point in dispute was whether the plain as a pa ymrl:Xo t u n n h t e . for the first plans, he having, in consequence of a misunderstanding, exceeded in his estimate the price to Which he was limited by thedefendant. t said was h ad 4 been stated was glOOO, which the defendan The price which .include the purchase of the ground, but w_hielni the i tintiff understood as the sum to be expended o • `goling alone. After having heard the evidence the - -,,. 111 t1ge retired, accompanied by Mr. Picton an . d Mr. Chas. .‘v erelst, with whom he remained in consultation fuorr.a,bo.u.t L . . quarter of an hour. On returning into co t veryr .„,""ilour said he had been assisted by two gentlemen _ ; el l qualified to aid him, and he had come to the concliiii I . l en that a verdict ought to be entered for the V ahu or Zl2 IN. THE BOROUGH BANK has been removed to offices in 1 the new Waimer-buildings, on the opposite side of Water street. The old bank, with the block of adjoining houses jutting into Water-street, are to be taken down and new buidings erected. EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA.—The Morning Star, one of the Golden Line of Australian packets, sailed on the 6th, for Melbourne, with a full complement of passengers on board. On Friday, the John and Lucy, Capt. Brewer, belonging to James Baines and Co., Black Ball Line, sailed for the same port, with 410 passengers, and a full cargo. The succeeding packet of this line will be the new ship Oliver Lang, Capt. Manning, on Thursday, for Syd ney, and which has all her berths (upwards of four hundred) already engaged. She will be followed, towards the end of the month, by the celebrated ship Star of the East, Capt. Robertson, chartered by the Black Ball Line, and whose recent voyage to Australia and China, and back to Liverpool, was made in less than ten months. She is rapidly filling up with passengers, and, from the number already offered, there is little doubt she will be quite full, which will make nearly 1,500 carried out by one line in the course of a month. The Fitzjames, Oracle, and the other ships, loading for Australia, are also rapidly filling with passengers ; and, altogether ; we can safely assert that the emigration trade was never more active than at the present period. ROBBERY BY DOMESTIC SERVANTS.—At the Police court, on Friday, Mary Ann Guyer, a young woman, was charged under the following circumstances. The prisoner and her sister were domestic servants in the house of the Rev. Mr. Glazebrook, near 'Blackburn. The family had been absent for some days, and the servants were left in charge of the house. Upon returning, it was found that the two servants had absconded, and a diamond pin, a gold pencil-case, a brooch, a guard, and some wearing apparel had been stolen. The young women were traced to Liverpool, and found in their mother's house. A boa had been secretly and quickly removed, and the other sister had escaped. None of the missing property had been found, though a red neckerchief, in the possession of the prisoner, was very similar to one stolen. Mrs. Glazebrook could not identify the handkerchief, nor could she prove any felony. The prisoner was, therefore, discharged, though with the suggestion that she should be taken before the Blackburn magistrates if further evidence could be obtained. THE RECENT ATTACK ON CAPT. GREIG.—On Fridaylast, a dangerous-looking fellow, named Nicholas Cunningham, was charged at the Police-court with having been impli cated in the assault on the head-constable, at the distur bance in Brick-street, on the 28th ult.—Capt. Greig again detailed the circumstances resulting in the assault. The prisoner was there, and interfered with him in his autho rity ; but he could not say that he struck Min.—The officer who apprehended the prisoner said, that on the way to bridewell, he (the prisoner) said he had struck- the captain, but it was only one in return for blows the captain had given him.—A witness stated that he was present on the occasion of the disturbance. The captain was keeping down the mob with his cane, and he struck the prisoner, and then he and the captain " got to saucing." He did not see the prisoner strike the captain.—Mr. Parkinson, the bridewell-keeper, said the prisoner was well known, having been eight or ten times in bridewell.—The prisoner appealed to the police-officer having charge of the case, and also to the witness called for the complaint, and they stated that they knew nothing against his character. — The magistrate said there was not sufficient evidence to show that the prisoner struck Captain Greig; but it was clear he had interfered with that gentleman in the dis charge of his duty. He sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of 405., or be imprisoned for one month. LIE ROYAL MTISEY • YACHT RACE.—The first sailing match of the season of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club took place on Wednesday,for vessels of the secondclass. The prize was a silver claret-jug, value £3O. The race excited more than ordinary interest, from the fact that two new boats were to contend amongst the others. The starting wait from the Marine-station, Birkenhead Ferry, and the cour i r to be sailed was down the Victoria Channel, round the Bell Buoy, back to the Formby Lightship, round the Bell Buoy again, and then home. The following boats started : Boats. Tons. Owners. Mirage (new) Ranger Victoria Challenge (new) The new boats, the Mirage and the Challenge, claimed attention from the local fame which their builders have attained. The Mirage has been constructed by Mr. Hicks, of Birkenhead, and her hull' was only finished on Tuesday night. She is a finely-modelled boat, evidently bui l t to be capable of "carrying on" plenty of canvas in a smart breeze. The Challenge, which is one of the fleet of the Birkenhead Model Yacht Club, is from the hands of Mr. Kelly, of Liverpool, the builder of the Presto, which won the Birkenhead Challenge Cup last year. The first boat that got away was the Mirage, and after her the Challenge and Victory—the Ranger starting last. There was a ligh t breeze from N.N.W. After an interesting race, during which the boats frequently changed their relative positions, the flag-ship was passed by the Ranger, at Challenge, at The Mirage close after, and the Victoria following at some distance. At the concluSion of the race the prize was presented to the owner of the Ranger (G. W. Moss, Esq.,) by the commodore. LIVERPOOL Ye CRT CLUB.—The first sailing . match of this club (which was formed during the last winter) for yachts of the second class, took place on Thursday. Four yachts were entered for the race, namely, Jessica, eight tons, J. A. Clarke, Esq., commodore, owner; Sirocco, eight tons, W. Brown, Esq., ow ner ; Kelpie, four tons , E . A. Horley, Esq., vice-commodore, owner; Electric, eight tons, T. Wilkinson, Esq., owner. The match was for a prize of £25. The yachts started at twenty minutes to one, from opposite the Birkenhead Ferry, the course being round the Formby lightship and back. There was a good breeze from N.W. by W. and the sailing of the boats was capital. The Kelpie had the start, and kept ahead for a considerable distance, but in consequence of a leakage occurring, she gave up the contest. The Electric then took the lead, followed by the Jessica and Sirocco. At about a sparter past four o'clock the Electric reached the flag-ship anchored in the river, the Jessica in about nine minutes after, and the Sirocco in about a minute and a half after the latter vessel. The Electric was de clared the winner. The yachts were accompanied by the steamer Satellite, on board which vessel there were a large number of ladies and gentlemen. A band of music was in attendance, and the company enjoyed themselves on board the steamer by dancing, &c. A cold coll was provided by Mr. Hilliar , of the Monks' Ferry Hotel. ASSAULT ON A CIIINAMAN.—On Friday, at the police court, John Arsom, a Chinese, charged Captain Cornelius Moss, master of the William R. Hallet, lying in the Hus kisson Dock, with having assaulted him. From the evidence it appeared that, on Tuesday last, the complainant had the consent of the master to leave the ship,. but it was necessary for him to go first and see the American consul on the subject. Accordingly he Went and consulted the consul, who told him to go back and get a note from thon e captain. The man did so. On applying to the captain th e board, he (the captain) went into the cabin, as the man supposed, for the purpose of writin g the note; and, in the interim, the complainant got his clothes in readiness to leave the ship. On returning from the cabin the captain began to use violent language, threatened to , throw both the clothes and the man into the dock, and upon the instant took up a large stick and struck him a violent blow on the side of the head, the effect of which was to fell him, insensible, on to the deck. For the defence it wa s contended that the complain, having engaged n i a n American ship, under Amer ican regulations he was bound to go back in the vessel; and that the present was an attempt to get rid of that obligation,—Captain Moss being bound, under a penalty of 500 dollars, to take all his crew back with him t o New Orleans.—The magistrate considered that an assault had been committed, but under circumstances of great provocation. It was to be regretted that masters of vessels were not above lifting their hands against such men in cases like these.—A fine of 10s., with costs, was imposed. HEALTH CO3IMITTEE.—The weekly meeting was held on Thursday, Mr. Langsdale in the chair.—Mr. Dover as k e d whither any steps had been taken to make known the provisions of the late amended Sanitary Bill. Several accidents had recently occurred from persons standing outside of windows to clean them, rt The ne ill endi n w b made that a penal offence , and subjected parties offg to a penalty of £s.—The Town-clerk replied that a docume of dic nt had been prepared whic h would show the points It was f eren ce between the former an d the present act. a work of considerable labour, and when completed would be printed for circulation. —The Town-clerk called the attention of the committee to two bills. One was an act to amend the Nuisance Removal and Disease PreVentio in n Bill; the other had referenc e to the appointment of - spectors of nuisances throughout the country. As to the last, it was necessary to have an alteration made, other wise the parishes which ha d p ower to appoint inspectors might get into collision with the officers of the Health Committee. It would be necessary to get in a clause confining the new bill to places where no inspectors were already appointed. The other act required some modifi cation. Power was given in it to appoint a sanitary or medical officer on the assumption that it would apply where no medical officer existed. It was proposed to have a .modifying clause, to the effect that where there was already a medical officer he should exercise those duties. The matter was referred to the Town-clerk, to take measures for effecting such modifications and altera tions as may be required. DOCK COMMITTEE. — The weekly meeting of this body was held on Thursday, Mr. C. Turner in the chair. Mr. Bigham directed attention to the fact that vessels dis charging in the Albert Dock, and putting thei w r cargoes on the quay sides , had absolutely to pay double hat they would have to pay in any other dock.—Mr. Tobin could quite bear out what had been stated by Mr. Bigham.— The Chairman said it was desirable to encourage vessels which did not use the warehouses thugo in, and if the com mittee were to reduce the prices s probably would be the case. Whether at present they were actually too high or not was a fair question for the committee to consider. — Mr. Robinson had before told the committee that the Mas ter Porters Committee had no power to alter the rates. This rate of charges was imposed upon the whole, to cover the expenses of the staff, and it was not possible, without this, to defray the expense of the dock at all.—Thti e C fromhair man said the matter should ha ve every consideration the committee. He then submitted the plan prepared by the special committee on dock arrangements for giving graving dock accommodation to large steamers at the north end, the consideration of which had been postponed from the previous week,—Mr. Barber objected to such a large space being used as a lock, especially if they were going to build another large graving dock for steamers.— Mr. Hart ley thought the lock necessary. They should never trust to one gate, even independent of the lock . A long dis cussion ensued, but ultimately the subject was referred back to the special sub-committee for reconsideration. — A letter was read from Messrs. W. Wilson and Son, com plaining of the great loss they were continually sustaining from the want of proper accommodation to discharge sea going steamers into lock-up sheds. After some conver sation the letter was referred to the harbour-masters snb committee. An application was read from the Rev. G. Dover, ins. of St. Mary's, Kirkdale, requesting the committee to continue the grant 0f,£50 per annum towards the maintenance of a chaplain on the North Shore. A w discussion ensued, but on a division the motion was carried by a m ajority Of 12 to 7. And it was agreed that the solicitor be directed to give his opinion as regards the egality of the grant, COXMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF LANCASHIRE.-2d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia—to be lieutenants : Ensign C. Garraway ;J. Pennyfather, gentleman. DR. Drcwrsow has been elected a Fellow of the ofe Fellow; teaocMedicine Member the e of the fromLt mh Royal Society. Dr. Dickinson holds the titles of Master Physicians, s l? e n s and a a n n d, London e nßoyalw a Trinity n s Society Colleges, g ae n e o s df , bt4 on rridg ; of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh. FIRE IN LODGE-LANE.—On Wednesday afternoon, about half-past 4 o'clock, a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Ritchie, car proprietor, Lodge-lane. The stable adjoined some sheds, containing twine and other inflam matory materials, and-before the arrival of the fire brigade, the fire had made considerable progress. The stable and sheds were destroyed, with a large portion of their contents. CHURCH Scuooas.—The members of the Liverpool Church of England Sunday School Teachers' Association, upon the dissolution of their society, have presented the balance in the hands of their treasurer to the committee of the Church of England' Institution, to be expended by them in works bearing upon Sunday-school teaching, in the hope that their late members may be induced to join the latter institution. ExcuasioNs To KILLARNEY.--Arrangements have been made by the City of Dublin Steam-packet Company for a series of summer excursions to the romantic district of Killarney. Tourists and others who avail themselves • of these trips can proceed in any of the company's first class vessels to Dublin, or Kingstown, whence they will be conveyed to their destination by railway. The arrange ments offer facilities-for visiting at a cheap rate one of the most attractive and interesting districts in Ireland. ADDITIONAL GUARDIANS FOR WARRINGTON.—The Poor-law Board, having received a memorial from the Warrington Town Council, asking for an increase in the number of guardians, have concluded, " That the condition of the township of Warrington, Latchford, and Newton, p ar ticularly as regards• the population and expenditure, are such as to warrant an increase in the number of guardians assigned to those townships." They therefore propose to issue an order for the election of two additional guardians for the township of Warrington, and one each for the townships of Newton and Latchford, making a total increase of four guardians for the union. ROBBERY OF AN EXIGRA.NT.On Wednesday morning, an emigrant, who had taken his passa g e in the steam-ship Great Britain, was walking near docks,the when he met several men, who, after engaging h conversation, induced him to go 'to a public-house, where he was liberally treated with some porter, and shortly after he had taken it he became insensible. The fellows then took from him sixteen £5 notes and several sovereigns, and immediately afterwards decamped with their booty. They have not yet been heard of. DRUNKENNESS AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. —On Friday an inquest was held upon the body of Martha Dutton, aged 41 years, the wife of John Dutton, a shipcarpenter, residing in High Park-street. On Tuesday last a brother of the deceased paid herself and husband a visit, when the three, besides the female servant, named Margaret Mahon, partook freely of liquor, aud the wole of them became disgracefully intoxicated. At twelve h o'clock at night, the' deceased was removed to bed by her husband and her brother, the former sleeping with her. Between five and six o'clock in the morning, the husband went to his work, and at seven o'clock the wife was found lying on her face in bed, and quite dead. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidentally suffocated. MANCHESTER BOYS.—From a scene which recently oc curred in Manchester , we may judge of the condition of the juvenile population of that town. A young thief, named John Parry, met a little girl in the street, and seeing money in her hand, forced her to give it up. The child cried, and a man who was passing seized the prisoner • . —ln a moment he was surrounded by a gang of l a d s , between two or thre e hundred, var in ying age from nine to fourteen, who assailed him with sticks, stones, and every - description of missile they could find. This made the prisoner quite refractory, and the man could scarcely get him along. The lads ur if ed him to resist, and cried out `• Don't walk ; la y down. Eventually he was obliged to let the boy go, but he has since been secured, and sen tenced by the magistrates to three months' imprisonment' and a whipping. Tni LIVERPOOL CHIIIES.—The committee, at their meeting on Wednesday to arrange for the opening of the chimes, fixed the 20th inst., the day on which the annual processions of school children usually takes place, and when large crowds of people assemble, to open the chimes, and selected the following tunes as appropriate for the chimes, viz. :—" Home, Sweet Home," " Sicilian Mariner's Hymn," " Canadian Boat Song," " Blue Bells of Scotland," " There's nae luck aboot the House," " Life let us Cherish," " Rousseau's Dream." These tunes are suitable to the chimes, which are arranged for tunes of eight notes each, owing to the paucity of subscriptions, as the entire peal in St. Peter's (ten bells) would have admitted a wider selection. Parties who have subscribed, and those who intend to subscribe, are requested to pay the amount to Mr. Thomas Clark, Cable-st , at their earliest convenience. LUNAR PHOTOGRAPHY. — At the meeting of the Photo graphic Society, on Tuesday, Mr. Newlands iu the chair, the subject of lunar photography was introduced, and an interesting discussion ensued. It was stated that some of the photographs had been magnified twenty-four feet in diameter, and that the details came out with singular force and clearness. The volcano, Tycho, measured ten inches in diameter, and was a fine object. The Chair man suggested that, at the meeting of the British Asso ciation, a magnified representation of the moon, fifty feet in diameter, might be obtained in St. George's-hall. A member of the Society mentioned an important means of 'correcting the tendency of collodion to crack upon the glass. It was by the addition of a small solution of wax ether. Mr. Saddler exhibited a number of specimens of very successful wet-paper process landscape, and described the method. Dr. Inman exhibited some beautiful micros copic objects, and promised to pursue the subject. There were paper positives taken from collodion negatives. A paper by Mr. Davies, of Warrington, giving a detailed description of the ealotype process as practised by him, was read by the chairman in the writer's absence. Photographic lunar experiments are being conducted on an extensive scale at the Liverpool Observatory. THE NEW RESERVOIRS, intended for supplying Liver pool wifh the water to be brought from Rivington, are rapidly approaching completion. The one is situated in Audley-street, Everton ' • the second at Kensington ; and the third at Park-hill, intended for the supply of Aigburth and the neighbourhood. The Audley-street reservoir is being constructed between Audley-street, Everton - road, and the carpet-field, Breck-road, and is a massive and im posing structure. It will be 15 feet deep round the edges, 16 feet deep in the middle, and is calculated to hold up wards of six million gallons of water. The Kensington reservoir stands close beside the old waterworks at Ken sington, but is built upon a different principle, being somewhat similar to the Audley-street reservoir. It is 15 feet deep at the sides, 18 feet in the centre, and is cal culated to hold nine million gallons of water. The Park road reservoir is calculated to contain 2,500,000 gallons of water. The three will contain upwards of 18,500,00 0 gal lons. Ample provisions are made for cleansing the reser voirs when required, and the water will be protected from the action of the atmosphere by being covered. Messrs. Arthur and George Holme are the contractors for the Audley-street reservoir ; Messrs. George Thompson and Co. for the Kensington reservoir ; and Messrs. Dempster, Housley, and Co., for the Park-hill reservoir. RAILWAY ENGINE-DRIVERS.—The London and North- Western Railway Company have lately introduced a sys tem amongst their engine-drivers of working by contract instead of at weekly wages. The men are guaranteed their ordinary rate of wages at least, and are allowed to make as much over as they can, but are not allowed, under any circumstances, to work more than twelve hours a day, and are subject to fines of ls. for every minute their train comes in late at the termini, and other conditions with regard to minor repairs of their engines, &c., not imposed upon the men who work under the ordinary system. Only about thirty, however, have as yet accepted the arrange ment, and these, it is said, are making, some of them, £5. a week. At the same time the company reckon that they would save £lOO,OOO a year if their engine-drivers would universally adopt the method. The gre at body of the men are irritated against these thirty, and a few days ago threatened to strike, unless they were for the future paid at the rate of 7s. a day after a year's service, their present pay being Os. 6d. On consideration , however, they laid their case peaceably before the committee. MANSLA.UGHTER.—On Wednesday night, G. Hickey, a market porter, who resided in a court in Standish-street, died from the effects of a fractured skull, sustained by a blow inflicted with a poker by a young man named John M`Donough on the Tuesd a y week previous. Shortly before Hickey expired M`Donough called at his house and wished to effect some sort of a compromise with the family, but, not succeeding in his object, he immediately absconded. An inquest was held on the body on Thurs day, and, after the coroner had summed up the evid h ence, the J ury returned a verdict of mans lau g hter against Jon M`Donough. A warrant for his apprehension was issued by the coroner, and placed in the hands of Inspe c t or Heaton, of the detective force. After considerable search, the officer discovered the accused in a house in Bispham street, where he was working as a shoemaker. When questioned by the officer, he at first gave his name as Smith, but, on finding that he was known, he admitted that he was the person the officer was looking after, and said that the death of his brother-in-law was the result of a quarrel between them. The prisoner was on Friday morning conveyed to Kirkdale Gaol, to await his trial at the ensuing summer assizes. LIVERPOOL WORKING MEN'S CHURCH Associanos. —This combination of our labouring classes (says a cor respondent) affords a cheering aspect of the influences of religion. We have had but too frequently, in bygone times, to censure combinations of master against man and man against master, of various kinds, all in the end tend ing more or less to disunion instead of peace and goodwill. But when we hear of several thousands of our hard-work ing, toil-worn labourers and artisans uniting to provide clergymen and places of worship for themselves, we can not but regard such a movement as a striking result of the improved state of education, and as a practical fruit of true and deep-seated Christian principles. We are told that the stipends of four clergymen are supported by the hard-earned coppers of the labouring men of our town, and surely they deserve the countenance of our merchants and gentry to encourage them in so noble a work ; therefore, we rejoice to see that a large number of our leading clergy are about to meet them at St. James's school-room, this ev ening (Tuesday) where we recommend all friends of the working men to attend. WEST DEBBY GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting was held at the Workhouse, Everton, on Wednesday ; present, the Rev. Wm. Bacluall„chairman, Mr. Edwards, vice chair man, Messrs. Mountfield, Smith, Daly, M'Gee, Appleby, Alpass, Kirkus, Jeffries, Morris, Medcalf, James Birch, Ledger, and Heyes. The balance in the hands of the treasurer was reported to be £497 4s. Bd. Letters from the Poor-law Board, relative to the evidence given before the select committee of the House of Commons on the subject of the removal of statuelriScotch poor, and from Mr. Clayton, architect, as d ra ins, were referred to the Visiting and Hospital Com mittees. An account was ordered to be laid before the Board, showing the amount of all extras, together with the contracts fore recting and finally completing the Union hospital. , The chairman, (the Rev. W. %dna%) Messrs. Edwards, Medcalf, Kirkus, Smith, and the Clerk, were appointed a deputation to visit the lunatics confined in the Lancaster and Rainhill Asylums. The number of inmate e s of the Workhouse was stated to be 56(1, against 637. of th corresponding week of last year, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. GENERAE INTELLIGENCE. TnE GOVERNMENT have presented Mr. Pritchett with £l,OOO for improving the bullet which they have adopted. TwlNs.—M. Ducos, the French minister of marine, is the-father of twins. On their birth, the Emperor sent Madame Ducos a portrait of the King of Rome; and the two infants are to be named:by the Emperor and Empress, in person, Napoleon and Eugene! hiroaTATros OF GULstfo.—The quantity of guano im ported in the last four years has been as follows :—ln 1850,•.116,925 tons ; in 1861, 243,014 tons ; in 1862, 12%889 tons ; in 1853, 123,1:66' tons. Nearly all was from Peru; but 6,828 tons of last year's supply came from Chili, 2,209 from Patagonia, and: 1,058 from Bolivia. A small quantity came from Brazil, Buenos Aryes, and Uruguay, and a little from the Falkland Islands. CLOTHING COLONELS.—Mr. Sidney Herbert, as Secre tary of War, has issued a circular, putting an end to the " clothing colonels." In,future they are to receive a fixed annual payment in lieu , of varying profits derived from the off-reekonings. The colonels who have just equipped their regiments are to render an account, and receive com pensation accordingly. FALSE PaETENCE.—A man named Robert Jones, coming up to London from the country, and having nowhere to -go for a night's lodging, pretended that he was a deserter from the. 41st Regiment, for the sake of getting shelter in the Westminster Police-station. Next morning he was brought up before the magistrate, when he was disagreeably astonished to find that he was liable, under the Mutiny Act, to compulsory service as a soldier, for having declared himself, although falsely, a deserter. THE BEARD MOVEMENT.—Lord Frederic Fitzelarence, .as commander-in-chief of a presidency in India, has ordered his officers and soldiers in future to wear their whiskers and moustaches, " his excellency being of opinion that these appendages will be found most conducive to the sol dier's comfort in this country, by protecting him from the scorching.rays of a- tropical sun, to which, when on field service, he must necessarily be exposed, oftentimes for hours together, at all seasons of the year." PITCAII&S- ISLAND.—The committee of the Pitcairn's Island Fund met last week to hear a statement from Admiral Moresby, lately returned from the Pacific. It appears that, partly from the increase of numbers and partly from the impoverishment of the soil, a dearth has been experienced by the Pitcairn people. It is proposed to remove them to Norfolk Island, as soon as that island is clear of convicts —a change which the Pitcairners them selves have solicited. Admiral Moresby had relieved them in their time of need. RAILWAY LAw.—A passenger on the Great Western Railway, named Williams, has brought an action against the company for the loss of his portmanteau, containing the ordinary luggage allowed to a first-class passenger, which- was heard in the Exchequer Court on Tuesday. The company pleaded a by-law of their own, declaring "that they would not be responsible for passengers' luggage unless booked and paid for." It was, however, clearly shown that this by-law was in direct contradiction to-a section of their act ; and that they were responsible for passengers' luggage up to the allowed quantity. Judgment was given by all the judges, without hesitation, for the plaintiff, Mr. Baron Martin expressing his surprise that the company should have raised such a question. EDUCATION GRANT.—In the year 1853 the amount expended from the Parliamentary vote for education was £250,658. Two-thirds of this sum were absorbed by the stipends of pupil teachers, and the augmentation of the salaries of certificated schoolmasters and mistresses ; about £35,000 in building, repairing, and furnishing schools ; nearly £20,000 in grants to normal schools ; and £29,260 in inspection. Since 1839 the sum of £1,306,948 has been laid out from the public funds in thus aiding schools. The portion of this sum expended on schools connected with the Church of England was £880,960; on schools con nected with the British and, Foreign School Society £117,000 ; on Wesleyan schools £46,113; on Roman Catholic schools (Great Britain) £24,372 (£9,789 in 1853) ; on workhouse schools £81,784; on Schools in Scotland connected with (1) the Established Church £78,673, (2) the Free Church £9,745, (3) the Episcopal Church £393. A MUSsULMAN WIFE.—It is related that in the long inspection which Omer Pacha made two months back from Widdin to Giurgevo and Turtukai, he was always accom panied by his young wife, a lady whom he married in 1849. Such an act was altogether out of conformity with Mussulman customs, but the following is more extraordi nary :—During this inspection there was a sharp exchange of shots between a Russian battery and a Turkish one. The wife of the general, being desirous of seeing the spec tacle more closely, took her husband's arm, and, having put down her veil, proceeded with him to the battery. It is contrary to all the rules of Mussulman propriety for a woman to take her husband's arm in public, and it was thought the soldiers would be quite scandalised at such a derogation from the habits of the East. But such was not by any means the case, as they declared that by her courage she was worthy to be their general's wife. AN AFFECTING OCCURRENCE happened a few days ago 'at Birmingham. The father of a boy named Thomas Morton, had for twenty-four years been engaged in the band of the 38th Regiment of Foot, and only obtained his discharge about four months ago, when he left England for Egypt as a musical performer on board the steamer,—on Wednesday returned home, and at once proceeded to the shop of a file-maker, where his son was employed. The boy was much excited, and having em braced his father affectionately, asked him to enter the shop to see him work. The boy then took up a hammer and chisel and begun to cut the indentions in a file which he was preparing. Owing to his excitement he struck one of his fingers with the hammer, and in a few minutes afterwards turned very pale, and said he felt faint and sick. He was taken into the open air, some water given him, and a surgeon sent for, but in a short time after he was a corpse. It appeared that the deceased had died from extravassation of blood upon the brain caused by voilent excitement. Juv.urrial INSURBECTION. — PaisIey was the scene of a disgraceful riot a few days since, which the magistrates had recommended as a holiday to celebrate the anniversary of Her Majesty's birth. In the evening a crowd of boys and young men collected about the Cross, and began to annoy every respectable person who ventured to pass through it. The police force was called out, but was found to be unable to quell the disturbance ; and the conse quence was, that a small collection of young blackguards had the command of the town for an hour or two. After some delay the water-pipes were opened, and hose being affixed, a plentiful supply of water was thrown in amongst the crowd, which was thus speedily dispersed. In break ing up, however, one gang proceeded westwards, and deli berately smashed every lamp for nearly a couple of miles of street. WRECK OF AN EMIGRANT SHlP.—Capt. Browne, master of the ship Helen Thomson, of Ayr, writes on the 21st ult., informing the owners that that vessel went down amongst the ice on Thursday, the 18th ult., near the Bird Isles, 'ulph of St. Laurence. She got amongst it so far back as the 7th ult., between Cape Ray and St. Paul's, and when nearly clear of it a piece of ice struck her on the larboard bow, which was stove in, and she went down almost immediately afterwards. The ship left Troon on the 14th April, with about 200 passengers, for Quebec, and was progressing favourably when this happened, but the whole passengers and crew were saved. Capt. Browne writes that a great many lives must have been lost, had it not been for the attention of Capt. M`Lay, of the barque Sarah, of Liverpool, who saw the ship's signals, and sent his boats to assist those of the ship in getting out the pas sengers and crew, which, under Providence, was accom plished with safety, and afterwards the ship went down head foremost. A short time afterwards the barque Ava, of Scarbro, took ten of the passengers on board. The brig Dykes, of Maryport, took 12, and the brig Wilkinson, of Whitehaven, also took 12, on their way to Quebec. The remainder of the passengers were on board the Sarah with Capt. Browne, and got into Richibucto, where he dates his letter from. He says Capt. 111`Lay has done everything in his power for the comfort of all on board. THE NBW NAVAL PAY AND PRIZE ACT.—This enact ment in reference to the present war, which received the royal assent on Friday, has been printed. It contains 14, clauses, and took effect from' Thursday last. The title is, "An Act for facilitating the Payment of Her Majesty's Navy, and the Payment and Distribution of Prize, Bounty, ' Salvage, and other Moneys to and amongst the officers and crews of Her Majesty's ships and vessels of war, and for the better regulation of the accounts relating thereto." The object of the act is to give effect to certain proclama tions connected with the war. It is now enacted that the proceeds of any prize are to be paid to the naval prize account, as well as all bounties and salvage. Parties claiming the benefit of the act may resort to the Court of Admiralty, which court may compel the production of the proceeds of a prize. A penalty of £1 per cent. is to be levied on persons retaining the proceeds of a prize contrary to the act. There are several provisions to allow in the Paymaster-General's accounts certain sums without the production of vouchers. By the last section but one the Lords of the Admiralty may, by order in council, alter the mode of paying the navy, and also distributing prize money, &c. The act is not to extend to any seizures made by the officers of Customs, &c. The new law is to be cited as The Naval Pay and Prize Act, 1854." AN EXPERIENCED PICKPOCKET.—The police have just arrested the oldest and most experienced of Parisian fe male pickpockets—a woman nicknamed, from her dex terity, the Main d'Or. A few days ago they received in telligence that several pockets had been picked at railway stations, and that the Main d'Or had just arrived in Paris. Thinking that she must be the author of the rob beries, they set a watch for her, and saw her in the bureau of the Passey omnibuses, near the Palais Royal. She was finely dressed, but preserved an air of demure respect ability. Several ladies were in the office at the time ; and presently the police saw her slip her hand into the pocket of a young lady, and draw from it a well filled purse. They immediately, in polite terms, asked her to accom pany them, and they carried her off to the prefecture of police. Main d'Or made no attempt to deny her guilt, but said it was her first offence, and that she had only recently arrived from Holland, where her husband died a short time ago. The history of this woman is very curious. She married at the early age of 15, and immediately took to thieving. Her success was such that she and her hus band lived in a fine hotel and kept a carriage and pair. . After his death she lived with several emminent thieves, , most of whom are now in gaol. Her age at present is ,about 67, and for upwards of 50 years she has constantly practised thieving. In the course of that time she has frequently been condemned in France, and also in Swit zerland, Germany, Italy, Holland, and other countries. A FARM ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILES LONG. — This may not, perhaps, be anything, remarkable in Aus tralia or America, but in England it is a rare occurrence : yet such is the fact, and furthermore, there is no other farm in Great Britain with every inch of which the public are better acquainted. The owner, or rather renter, of this farm, is Mr. Brotherhood of Chippenham, the con tractor. This gentleman has an engagement for keeping the permanent way or rails of the Great Western in repair, and he rents at the same time all the land on both sides of the line, slopes, &c., belonging to the Company. In some places between the line and the fence there may be twenty yards ; in other spots it is not more than six feet, but all equally constitutes Mr. Brotherhood's farm, which, however narrow, is literally 150 miles long, and through its whole length—whether in grass or arable — is well, and, we have heard, profitably kept by Mr. Bro therhood, who has risen by his own industry from originally being a workman on the line, and whose enter prise is only equalled by his 'kindness and liberality to ;those he employs and others. He has a factory, at Chippenham, where he employs 300 men.--oath Wen. . A SocrErr is being-formed in Paris for the - purchase of the famousplain in which the battleof Marengovvas fought. Mn. A. T. WILLEsrexT, commoner of Christ Church, Oxford; was thrown from his horse as he was riding on the Woodstock road; last week, and was killed or the spot. TAT OFFTCE:OF PiIME to the royal household, vacant by the death:of Mackay, is filled up by Piper-Major Ross, of the 42nd Royal Highlanders. COST OFSZEIALS..—For an 8 inch, or 321 b. shell;: the cost is 245., and with , powder - and wads, 38s. The guns for the =b. hell weigh about two tons, and cost about 310. The guns for the 681 b: shells weigh from 3} to 4/ 'axis, and cost fr0m:x65 . 40 £96 each.—Herapath's Journcil TEN.TIIOUSAND.CkrA.LRY SABRES have been taken out of the -stores• in the Tower of London, and sent to the government works at Enfield to be ground, previous to being :forwarded to Constantinople, to arm the above number•of Turkish cavalry officers. Tun : DEFENCES OF' LEITH.—The martello • tower, which was formerly fitted up for guns of ordinary calibre, is now being altered; and will in a few days be mounted with three 68-pounders. At the same time, alterations have been made in the fort, and the live-shell store replenished. STEAM, TO , AssEsicA.—An important extension of the means of steam communication between Southampton and the 'United States is about to be placed in immediate operation; by some of the magnificent steamships belong ing to the General Screw Steam Shipping Company, hitherto used for carrying oat the Cape and India mail contract,. now abandoned by this company. The first of the new: departures from Southampton to New York will be that of the Indiana, of 1,850 tons, on the 12th of July, . to be followed at stated intervals by other steamers of similar•or larger class. • GBELT WEsTEns HOTEL.—On Friday the magnificent hotel attached to the new station of this company at Pad dington:was opened to the public. Passengers arriving or departibgby the trains can reach the hotel by the departure platform under a covered gallery, without the necessity of any intermediate conveyance. The building is of con siderable-extent, and contains, besides the usual arrange-1 ments-of an hotel, suites of apartments for families, an , admirable coffee-room, and reading-room. There are also, 15 sitting-r00m5,.103 bed-rooms, 0 drOsing-rooms, a club-- room, and dining-room. Mulrnsu ix LINCOLN sninz.—On. Tuesday last a fero cious and fatal assault was perpetrated in the small town of Crowland, in Lincolnshire. A farmer named Hickling lived there, and had a daughter by his former wife, mar ried to a man named John 'Baines, a tailor and draper re siding in the same place. On the day in question Baines went to the house of his father-in-law, and in a few minutes afterwards Mrs. Hickling was seen to rush, out; followed by Baines with a poker in his hand, with which, he struck Mrs. Hickling violently on the head, after she ' had fallen to the ground; whether knocked down by him: or not was not quito so apparent. He seemed greatly excited and struck the deceased several times over the. head: with great force, using the poker with both his hands. After striking her he ran away, but returned; and picking up the poker, which he had thrown down, again struck her, and again ran off. It was found that the poor woman had her arms broken, and her skull frightfully fractured by the blows. Baines, on being taken into custody, behaved in a very wild and incoherent man ner. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against him, and he was committed for trial. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.—Sir John Walsham. has made a further report on the subject of agricultural sta tistics, from which it appears that he and Mr. Hall Max well (representing the Highland Society) have agreed upon the form of schedule that should be sent to, occu piers, and generally upon the mode of proceeding; They agree that the inquiry should be at first confined within the simplest limits, and not elaborated by questions calcu lated to excite the distrust, and so the opposition of the farmers. They propose that the distribution of crops and the amount of stock throughout Great Britiain should be ascertained on the Ist of July ; that the estimates of the produce per acre, to be prepared by the enumerators of the Scotch districts and the statistical committees of the English unions, in respect of the harvest, should be lodged with the superintending authority, by whom the results of such harvest would have to be calculated, between the 20th of October and 20th of December; and that the Board of Trade should publish the estimates before the Ist of January. Sir J. Walsham believes that in England the Poor Law organisation supplies the best agency for obtaining these statistics, and that a voteof £15,000 would suffice to remunerate the officials for their trouble and defray the expenses. The English vote to be proposed, however, stands in the miscellaneous estimates at only £4,000 for'" further experiments." OUR CUSTOMERS IN Ann RALIA.—Few, comparatively, are aware of the enormous increase of our export trade with the Australian settlements. In 1851, produce and manufactures of this kingdom of the value of £2,807,356 were exported to those settlements ; the value of our ex ports thither in 1853 was no less than £14,506,532. Among the exports of last year were—apparel, £3,633,908 ; woollen manufactures, £1,355,755 ; cotton manufactures, £1,032,303 ; linen manufactures, £317,318 ; silk manu factures, £138,430; plate and watches, £313,997; hard wares and cutlery, £631,667; iron and steel, £704,291; leather, £851,560 ; butter and cheese, £207,094. These thirsty settlers also took of us last year 206,348 barrels of beef, and 536,772 gallons of British spirits ; while among our exports to them of foreign and colonial merchandise in that year (not included in the £14,506,532) were -1,876,438 gallons (proof) of brandy, 846,107 gallons of rum, 88,853 gallons of Geneva, and 1,335,056 gallons of wine. We imported from Australia last year 47,075,9631 h. of wool (an increase of one-eighth over the import of 1852,) 125,206, cwts. of tallow, 41,987 cwts. of hides (not tanned.) In 1851, 272 ships cleared from this kingdom for Australia ; in 1853, 1,201. TICKET OF LEAVE COSVICTS.—Daring the last few weeks a large number of convicts, under the uew ticket of leave system, hate been discharged from the Government prisons in Dartmoor. On leaving they are supplied with money sufficient to carry them to their last place of resi dence, and, in addition, they receive a post-office order for the money they have earned by the extra work they have performed while in the prisons. These orders are made payable at the nearest poet town to the place of their des tination, so that they cannot spend the money on their way. It is to be regretted, however, that in very numerous in stances they waste the whole of their available cash, which should be spent in travelling home, in drink, which leads them to the commission of other offences. Within the last few weeks no less than five of these cases have been brought before the magistrates at Exeter. In one instance the licensed convict, a most sullen brutal-looking fellow, threatened to murder the two policemen by whom he was apprehended. APPALLING DEATH.—A few nights since a young man named James Smith, who had been an apprentice with Messrs. Hatteraley, of Keighley, but had latterly been wandering about the country, lay down to sleep between two limekilns beside the canal at Bradford. One was partly empty, but still emitted a sulphurous smoke, and the other was burning and red, from the compression of the calcined limestone, partly sunk beneath the edge of the wall. A person named William Wakefield approached the kiln about half-past six o'clock, and found the body on the top of the burning lime. He immediately aroused a workman, and the remains were drawn off with an iron drag. The legs and bowels were entirely consumed, the flesh burnt from the ribs, the eyes from their sockets, the hair and scalp from the skull, and the arm upon which he had fallen was entirely gone. A mass of charred and blackened matter alone remained, scarcely distinguishable as the vestiges of a human being. It is supposed that he had been partly suffocated by the fumes issuing from the nearly empty kiln, and that when rolling over in half unconscious agony he had dropped into the one adjoining. HORRIBLE MURDER.—At the Southwark police-station, on Wednesday, Henry Simmons, aged 25, an advertising agent, was charged with the murder of Rosina Murray, widow, of Mead's-place, Newington-causeway, in whose house he was a lodger. It was stated that about half past five o'clock that morning Mrs. Murray cried out to another female living in the house, "My dear Mrs. Lar ter, my °dear Mrs. Larter, I am being Murdered ; I am dead !I am dead !" Mrs. Larter got up and opened her bedroom door, when she saw the deceased creeping up stairs. At the top of the stairs, the deceased caught hold of Mrs. Larter's dress, with her hands bleeding, which so frightened her, that she fell back against the wall, and the deceased fell exhausted down stairs again. The alarm was given, and various residents in the house were quickly on the spot. The prisoner was standing near, with a knife in his hand. He said, " The great bear is dead ! The cat flew at me, and I took a knife and stuck it. " A person went to the nearest surgeon's—Mr. Johnson—to call his assistance, but Mr. Johnson, speaking from his room win dow, refused to attend. Dr. Fleming, who afterwards attended, gave it as his opinion that immediate medical treatment might, perhaps, have saved the life of the woman. The body was found to be full of cuts and stabs, though the fatal one appeared to be the severing of the artery of the thigh. It was mentioned that the prisoner's conduct had frequently caused suspicion as to his sanity, and that within the last two or three months he had become possessed of a large sum of money through the death of a relative, and since then he had carried on a veary dissipated life, being continually intoxicated and in a state of great excitement, so much so that his conduct has been remarked by several persons. The case was remanded for a week. - M. KOSSUTH AT SIEEPPIELD.--011 Monday a public demonstration was made at Sheffield in favour of the nationality of Poland. The procee din g originated with the Polish and Hungarian exiles and their friends. The spirit of Kossutles speech was in the following passage:— ` Russia's overwhelming power cannot be reduced with out Poland being reconstructed an independent nation with its national territory ; nor can the integrity and in dependence of Turkey be secured without a free and in dependent Hungary. All these aims would be subverted by England taking despotic Austria for her ally. Then you would fight for Austrian despotism, and not for free dom. That cannot, that would not suit you. Therefore, if you agree with me, that the honour, the interests, and the sympathies of the people of England are all for the oppressed, and not for the'oppressors, pronounce your will —protest against marrying England to despotic Austria. Sign petitions, and do all that you lawfully can do for free dom, a nd against serving oppression on the continent." ,After the great assemblage in Paradise-square, in the afternoon, there was a second meeting the same evening in the Music-hall, in furtherance of the same object as the previous one.- The audience on this occasion was by no means large, and there were hardly as many hundreds present as there had been thousands at the earlier meet mg—a fact which may be easily accounted for, inasmuch as the admission was by ticket, for which various charges, according to the class, were made. Several resolutions were unanimously carried, asserting the war against Russia was a just war, inasmuch as the latter power had shown its aggressive character in the robbery of Finland from Sweden, the mutilation of Turkey, the oppression of Hungary, and the destruction of Poland. Another reso lution condemned the policy of the Western Powers, in seeking the alliance of Austria in the war, inasmuch as Austria was too intimately mixed up with the evil doings of Russia in Hungary and Poland. M. Kossuth also addressed the meeting at some length. He earnestly urged upon the English and French governments the advisability of enlisting the Poles and Hungarians in their cause. He strongly denounced the alliance with Austria, and argued that the only effectual guarantee which the Western Powers could give of their dpsire to curb the en- croacbang and aggressive spirit of Paissia was the restora tion of the extinct nationalities of Poland and Hungary. The meeting was then concluded, and, three sympathising cheera,given for 111, Kostiutlk MUSIC AND THE DRAMA SIIIIMIS ORATORTOS.—At thispoprdar oratorio, which takes place this evening in the Phil h armonic-hall, the Creation_ end Attwoodi-Coronation Anthem will be per• formed- Roysa Aram' TILEATIEE.—The' entertainments' at this establishment during the past week have not presented much novelty—in dramaticvepresentation none—and the exception-has been the introduction of the Aztec Lillipu tians on the stage. These singular strangers have been shown orkthe..' b oar d s, " and:have gone through most of the circumscribed performances- they appear capable of exhibiting; The deseriptiOn: of their original place of resi dence, and the assumed circumstances, of their birth and social position, has been giVen nightly by Mr. Morris in his usual style of forcibleand suggestive eloquence. The dramatic pieces have consisted of The English Fleet," " Mephistopheles," " and "'La Diable a Quatre." The attendance, has generally been considerable, and the audiences have generally expressed in loud terms their approbation-of the performances. THEATR3S-1300YAL--FSEIVCIC PLAYS IN LIVERPOOL.— The marked! success which attended the three perform ances of M. Lafont and company last year, has led this fine actor to return to us, accompanied by faces old and new. Among: the ladies, Mad'lle St. Georges again ap. wars, and she is a dashing actress both in style and dress. For their reception, the Theatre-Royal has undergone some costly alterations, and looks extremely well. We hope the- management will be encouraged in this enter prise, for • the- gratification afforded by this company and the risk are both great. The first performance took place on Wednesday last, when "Le Chevalier de St. Georges," and ." La- Conic Sensible," were represented. We saw the first piece only, and there-was much about it to please and praise. The-plot keeps up the attention, and is in itself interesting,. as we follow the fortunes of the lady and the creole: M. Lafont and Mad'lle St. Georges gave a very touching interpretation, and displayed highly finished acting.. They were summoned before the curtain at the the second act, and again at the fall of the curtain. Their reception was very cordial, and well worthy of acting so charming. The second; of' the series was given on Friday, and in cluded " Livre III," "La Deruiere Conquete," and "Le Philtre Champenois." The first oftheie, which produced oonsiderable-merrixnent, though it fell rather coldly, was 'characterised by the appearance of Mad'lle Roqueville, from the. Odeon, who was stated in the bills then to make her- " first appearance in England." If so, we congratu late the lady upon her debut, and shall-be glad to see her more frequently, for there was cleyerness in the reading, and great naturalness throughout, albeit the Madame de -Madly is not a very amiable character. This same lady ' was set down in some of the bills in the next piece, and, we were somewhat perplexed at first sight, when one sozneivlait less in stature, and ,absolutely white from: crown to foot entered as Lauri.. But the mystery was. solved wLen we found the bills were wrong, and this. was Mad'lle Blanche ! The play went off admirably_ The house was very fashionably attended, a large • proPer tion of those present being foreigners. These excellent performances will be continued three times a week, and the repertoire is large enough to give a succession of pieces: some of them, however, as the first of the series for example, we would like to see repeated. ALLEGED THEFT OF A £l,OOO BANK-RILL BY A LIVERPOOL SHAREBROKER. COMMITTAL OP - THE PRISONER. George Forster was again brought up yesterday, on a charge of having stolen a bank post bill of the value of £l,OOO from the counter of the Borough Bank, on the 22nd of April last. The - prisoner had been remanded from yesterday week, and the particulars of the charge were detailed in last week's Standard. The case for the pro secution was again conducted by Mr. Raines, and Mr. Aspinall attended on behalf of the prisoner. The facts of the case, as they transpired on the previous examination, were briefly, that on the day in question a bank post bill for £l,OOO was abstracted from a desk on the counter of the Borough Bank, but it was not missed for several days, the prisoner having been in the bank that day, and near enough to take the bill; after being missed, payment of the bill was stopped at the Bank of England, and no more was heard of the matter till the 28th of May, when the bill was presented for payment at the Bank of England and stopped. On inquiry it was found that the note had been again presented at the Borough Bank, in Liverpool, taken in that establishment without being detected, and by them transmitted to Messrs. Glynn, their correspond. ents in London, who, in the ordinary course of business, presented it for payment. Inquiry showed that the bill, in the second instance, had been presented by Mr. Eccles, of J. Eccles and Co., who had got it from the prisoner. The prisoner's account of the matter was that he got the bill from a Mr. Harris, whom he did not know much about, and it being past bank hours on the 24th of May he gave it to Mr. Eccles, from whom he got two £5OO notes in return for it. _ _ _ Mr. Raffles said he had only one other witness to call, and he only did so as it was wished on the part of the prisoner. He then called Josiah Pemberton Williams, second cashier at the Borough Bank.—On Saturday, 22nd of April, was short of cast► in the middle of the day, and applied to Mr. Kershaw for a supply. He, in the absence of Mr. Finney, sub-manager, gave me some £lOOO notes, but I do not know the exact amount; while he was getting this, a sum came in which was sufficient for my purpose. I was very busy that morning, and do not remember whether the one in question was there or not. . By Mr. Aspinall.-1 have no recollection of what I did with the notes, but I recollect seeing them. I cannot say whether I received this bank bill or not; or how many notes were given me by Mr. Kershaw. A thousand pound bill may be received by a clerk or cashier, and lost, and the loss not found out for a week. The same thing may happen with a £lOOO note. If Mr. Kershaw had not re membered better than I do as to this note, I do not know whether it could have been traced or not. It was discovered that the £lOOO was short, but some days elapsed before it was ascertained that the missing bill had been in my possession. No other person was charged with having stolen it, as it was conjectured to have been mislaid in the bank. I have no recollection that it was put on my desk, but the cashier told me it had been. The desk was not a proper place to put it, but in the hurry of business I might have put it there. It could have been reached from the swing door, but not without leaning over it. I had received money from the prisoner that day (the 22d April). We close early on Saturday, and there is generally a crowd up to the moment of closing. There are not generally many people near the swing door. I did not know that the bill in question had been given me till a few days after it was first missed. Several days had elapsed before any due had been found of how it got out of the bill case. Bills given in by customers are taken as bills and not as cash. Re-examined by Mr. Raffles.—Mr. Kershaw was absent on leave almost immediately after this bill was lost. These bills are registered in a book, and it is only after registry that they could be lost in passing from one clerk in the bank to another. It is usual in banks to balance such bills once a week. I received money from the prisoner that day (a book produced), that is the prisoner's pass bank-book. It contains an entry of £9O paid on that day. Joseph Bates, detective inspector, searched prisoner's offices, and found a letter book (now produced). It pur ports to be letters signed by the prisoner. Six pages are missing from it. The date immediately preceding the blank is 13th May. Mr. Raffles produced a note, and had it entered on the depositions. Concerning it he examined Mr. Williams. — It is in the prisoner's hand-writing, and purports that he paid the money. I received the money, and my initials are on the note. Bates cross-examined.—l have found that the £BOO found in the prisoner's possession belongs to the Stock Exchange. I have not been able to trace anything as to the £5OO notes, got by the prisoner from Mr. Eccles. The Royal Bank keeps a note of the large notes they re ceive, but not of those they pay away. Re-examined.—l think I may be able to trace these notes. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. Aspinall said would be unfair to commit the prisoner fully for trial while evidence is still in the course of being traced. He contended the only thing bearing against his client was the fact of recent possession. He did not wish to say anything which would be in any way painful to the highlyrespectable officers of the bank ; but he could not avoid remarking on the very careless way in which this valuable property had been placed in the way of almost any one who chose to take it. He then alluded to the intelligence and respectability of his client, and contended that a person whose credit was so good on the stock exchange, as to be entrusted with a large sum by its secretary, was not likely to steal any sum of money, and no person of the least intelligence was likely to act in so insane a manner as his client did, if he had any guilty knowledge that the bill was a stolen ono. Should his worship deem the case one fit to be sent for the consideration of a jury, he trusted that his client would be admitted to bail. _ _ Mr. Mansfield said lie thought the case was one which could not be well disposed of in any other way than by the decision of a jury. He could not help referring to the singularity of a person of the prisoner's intelligence con senting to act in the way he did for a person whom he knew as little of as the prisoner said he did of Mr. Harris. In the circumstances he should not object to admit the prisoner to bail, himself in £l,OOO, and two sureties of £5OO each. He was committed for trial at the Borough Sessions. LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL. THE monthly meeting of the Council was held on Wed nesday last, J. B. Lloyd , Esq., Mayor, presiding. Mr. Moss endeavoured to obtain an expression of the Council's opinion in reference to the stoppage of the parish clocks by the parochial authorities; but the subject was declared to be irregular, and the minutes of the pre vious meeting were read. Th e p roc eedings of the Finance Committee comprised several recommendations, among which was one to pur chase freehold property in Hood-street, Marble-street, and Charles-street, for the sum of £4,520.—1n reference to this purchase, Mr. HORNBY said the corporatio n were much indebted to Mr. Alderman Bennett, who had pur chased the property which was in the line of proposed improvements, and had re-sold it to the corporation for the same amount which he had given. This sum was acknowledged to be a low one ; and Mr. Bennett could, in fact, have obtained a considerable advance upon his pur chase the day he made it. The general proceedings of the committee were confirmed, on the proposition of Mr. Hornby, seconded by Mr. Alderman Cooper. The proceedings of the Watch, Lighfing, Fire-police, and Fire-prevention Committee comprised recommenda tions to allow various sums, during the pleasure of the Council, as compensation and allowance to police-con stables disabled by severe bodily injury rece i ve d by them in the performance of th e i r duty, and worn out by length' of service.—The payments to be made under a prosg e ) in the Municipal Corporation Act, which em po wered treasurer to pay such sums, awarded by ouncil. to any person belonging to the constabulary force, as an allowance for bodily injury cases where the officer may beet' ! " corn out by length of rece ived in his duties, or ill service, &c. After some obj e Mr. Bigham, the proceedings werei°ic°' had been urged by 9 1fi n imed. the proceed. Oa a proposition king 111QTe" _ C firin 'lugs of the Dock Committee, a question was put as tcr whether it was true that, within the last three weeks, , and on the same day, the committee had accepted two. 'tendersfor the loan of money, the one to bear interest at the rate of 4f per cent, and the other at the rate of five per cent.—Mr. C. TURNER explained that, while these were advertising 41 per cent., they did, about the same time, receive two tenders of loans, one being offered at the advertised rate of 41 per cent., and the other at five per cent. They, of course, took the 41, and as at that particular time a large payment was coming round, and other loans• were terminating, it was deemed advisable to give the five per cent. Bat the committee had, on nu. occasion, agreed to pay five per cent. to one person, and, refused it to another. Some conversation ensued, in. which the come referred to was condemned, after which the 'proceedings were confirmed. The proceedings of the Courts of Law and St. George's: Hall. Committee comprised a recommendation that this acouippoinmited a special ttee, with nine' other members mfeomrbemarskinof gthearranCounegemile,nbt: s for the opening' of St. George's Hall by the Council ; and Mr.. STEWART, in moving the adoption of the report, pro posed that the following gentlemen should be added to the • committee :—The Mayor and Sir John Bent, with Messrs. R. Gladstone, T. Littledale, C. Turner, G. Holt„ Fernihough, Tobin, and Bigham.—Carried unanimously.. The Mai/lets Committee recommended the Council to increase the salaries of John Radcliffe'and Thos. S.' Tyrer r collectors at St. John's Market, from £9O to £llO per annum each ; Robert T3-rer, collector at the Fish Market.- from £7B to £9O per annum, and William Appleton, Collectorat Pownall-square Market, from 30s. to 335. per week. The recommendations were confirmed, on the proposition of Mr. Alderman COOPER. The Education, Gaol, and Town-hall Establishment Committees' reports were read and confirmed. The proceedings of the Health Committee comprised a recommendation to increase the salary of Mr. James Lothean Ascroft, in the Borough Engineer's department,. from £l2O to £l5O per annum, and the salary of Mr. James Wilson, in the same department, from £52 to £7O per annum.—On the suggestion of Mr. Mumma, the recom mendations as to the increase of salary were adjourned for— a month, to give the members of the Council an opportu nity of making themselves acquainted with the return of the corporation officials, with their duties, and the salaries they received. With these exceptions, the report, on the proposition of Mr. Alderman LINGSDA.LE, was adopted. The proceedings of the Gardens' Committee were con firmed, as were also those of the Church Expenditure - Committee. Mr. Alderman BENNETT complained, on the reading or the Water Committee's report, that all information as to the progress of the Rivington Waterworks was carefully withheld; and that every member of the Council was thus made party to a responsibility which he might some day regret, if it was found that the water was either deficient in quantity or defective in quality. He called on the committee to tell the Council everything they had to reveal. If there was anything wrong the Council ought to know it. —Mr. JAMES HOLME, as a member of the Water Committee, said they had nothing to conceal. They had unfortunately let their contract to the lowest tender. If it had been placed in other hands it would have been finished by now. (Hear, hear.) The works generally were progressing with all the speed that, under the circumstances, he could desire; and he was satisfied that they were being well executed ; that the water was good ; and that, when the works were finished, Liverpool would be the best supplied town in the world.—Mr. Gon- FREY It is at present, without the Pike.—Mr. BIGRA3E expressed great dissatisfaction with the cavalier manner in which the corporation were treated by Mr. Hawksley. He said he believed that ultimately the works would bee excellent ones.—After an explanation, in reply, from Mr.. HOLT, the proceedings were confirmed. In moving the confirmation of the Library and Museum Committee's proceedings, Mr. PICTON directedattentiom to the model of ancient Liverpool, which Mr. Harding, who had made it, had offered to place at the disposal of the Council for £lOO. —Mr. Hopson moved, and Mr., Alderman GARDNER seconded, a proposition to the effect that the model be purchased.—After some discussion, the resolution was put to the vote, and carried by a majority of 21 to 6, the members who voted against it being Messrs. Bighorn, Bradley, Hornby, Wagstaff, W. P. Jeffreys, and Fleming. The Library and Museum Committee's report had also reference to a proposal for establishing a central board in. Liverpool, to aid the schools in the town and neighbour hood in availing themselves of the assistance offered by the Government Board of Science and Art, in obtaining competent masters to give such instructi ons as may tend. to the improvement of art and design in connexion with our manufactures, not only in drawin g , but in modelling, and other branches. It w as thought that the machinery might be applied to the Collegiate, Mechanics, and other schools which desired to avail themselves of the aid ; it is sought to extend the benefits to them. For this purpose it was necessary that a general Board of Management should be formed in the town ' • and on the suggestion of Captain Owen, it was deem e d advisable that the Council should form themselves into such a board. Mr. PICTON, in explaining the matter, said, on receiving applications' from any particular school, the Local Board would com municate with the Board in London, who would send down a competent master. Such schools as the Collegiate and the Mechanics' Institution would have to make some contribution for the advantages, to enable them to be en tended to the poorer schools in the town. A resolutiom appointing the Council the Local Board, and giving power to the Library and Museum Committee to act on their behalf, but to report to the Council from time to time, was then adopted, and the proceedings were confirmed. The proceedings of the Hackney Car and Licensing- Committee, and of the Baths Committee, were confirmed. A voluminous return of all the officials of the corpora tion, showing their duties and the salaries they have received during the last ten years, with the amount of the recent increases, was presented, in pursuance of a motion. by Mr. Bigham; on whose proposition its consideration was adjourned until the next Council-meeting, before when it was ordered to be printed and circulated amongst the members of the Council. The Coroner's account of disbursements for the month,. amounting to £4B Bs. 6d., was passed. The account di& not include the Coroner's fee, which in each case amounted to £1 6s. Bd., as fixed by act of parliament. The Mayor's communications, comprising several ap plications for increase of salaries, and an application from Mr. Rose to be released from that part of the contract relating to the removal of the street sweepings, were referred.—The following was also among the Mayor's communications : THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR AND THE TOWN COUNCIL OF LIVERPOOL. We, the undersigned clergy of the town and neighbour hood of Liverpool, feeling the want of due provision for the teaching of Elementary Drawing in the schools under our care, and having heard that the Government Depart ment of Science and Art proposes to communicate with Liverpool through the Town Council, beg respectfully to lay our wishes before you. The services of an efficient master are required for the CisoaillesgoiathteoulgnlsittitdueAiornabfloertliniatasctelasms,esnsihisoturellebse held pupil-teachers. We think it i mportant that the teaching of drawi ng i n th e El ementary Schools themselves. d a in nd th i e t Master should be a member of the Church of England ; and we: are prepared to guarantee to him, if well qualified for his duties, a salary of 1.70 a year,. to find him f u ll employ ment, and to fulfil all the printed instructions of the department. Hugh M`Neile, D.D. Hen. Hampton, M.A., J. Jones, M.A., Rural Dean J. Herbert Jones, M.A., Josiah B. Lowe, A. 8., Joseph Baylee, D.D., Henry Marlen, D. I. Hirsch, k., Thomas C. Cowan, 8.A., A. Hume, D.C.L., Wm. Pollock, M.A., T. Bowman, A.B. June, 6, 1854. The document was referred. Mr. Alderman BENNETT brought forward the tbilowlng; motion, of which he had previously given notice :—" That, as the report of the committee, appointed by the inhabit ants in public meeting, has been printed, and a copy sent to each member of the Council, a sum, not exceeding £lOO, be placed at the disposal of such committee for defraying the expenses incurred in preparing and printing the report." He spoke highly of the manner in which the document had been published, the whole expense of which had as yet been borne by Mr. Earle. The commit tee, however, could not allow him to be out of pocket for an object which it was peculiarly the duty of the Council to undertake. —Mr. R. GLADSTONE seconded the proposi tion.—Mr. Alderman PARKER objected to the principle that the Council should be called on to support the pro ceedings of any committee appointed outside of its ONVI2 body.—After some discussion, the proposition was carried' nem. dis., it-being understood that the publication of the report did not commit the Council to its recommendation -The report was referred to the Improvement Committee of the Council. This concluded the business, and the Council rose a& three o'clock. HORTICULTURE. GARDENING OPERATIONS.—NeWIy planted beds should be kept well watered, and as the nights are cold, this had, perhaps, better be done in the morning. The surface should be stirred, as it is apt to become close. Trees that have not got well established since removal should be looked to and well watered, after mulching the surface to prevent evaporation. Strawberries should also be welt watered. Early celery should be planted out at once. Remove awnings from tulip-beds, and cover with a hand glass any pods which may have been fertilised. Mulcts dahlias with rotten dung, and give plenty of water whea the weather is dry. Disbud pinks, and give occasional doses of weak liquid manure. Propagate pansies by the' side shoots. To RAISE GIANT ASPA.RAGrEI.—A writer in one of the volumes of the Horticulturist tells how to grow common asparagus, so that it will always rival any giant produc tion. He says :—Every one who has seen my begged me for the seed, thinking it a new sort ; but 11 0 %1 pointed to the manure heap (the farmer's best ba w n jk , only. told them that the secret all lay there. The seed the first of beds has such as might be had in every garden. 11 - d ac k e eed the bur ni t. etiti ,. thet° l a li e n go to d my barn - November, as soon as the frost has !:,,,, a ll close down asparagus tops, I take a scythe, Flad day to the surface of the bed ; as. es o , r an tw . o s , p t read hen t s i t i t fire to the heap of stalks; ashes over the surface of a n bed turning over and mix stable manure, and add y th a e r r d e ; to l h th ai k f e a a b l u o s a n d e} o e f orf f t r ieriol u. , o ' . f un res g h , throughout. This makes a pretty' ing the whole together st. all mss, which are six feet _ m ly asparagus qy o e such load every twenty three pronged spud or fork, I dig - th a strong wide. WI under. The whole is now left for the winter:. this dressing early as possible, I turn the top of the In the spring, flewteirnfulleen°gmthP°of of the ocean, and loves salt water, on the side its favour ite b e d o ver lightly once more. Now, as the asparagus grows, naturally; annual supply of its condiment 1 cover . fl u e pickling salt; it is not too much. As the Igi.eiltieausurface of the bed about a quarter of an inch. thick with spr i n g rains come down, it gradually dissolves. Not a w eed will appear during the whole season. E verything ese, pig -weed, chick-weed, purslane, all refuse to grow on. the top of my briny asparagus beds. But it would do your good to see the strong, stout, tender stalks of the vegetable itself, pushing through the surface' early in the season. Ido not at all stretch as when I say that,-,, they are o ft en as large round as n ot hen tender and succulent as any Lever tipted, Th e m otor round of treatment is given to rnr Log every T e ak and li' • n J 04 474' • ii