The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-01-29 00:00:00

Ni t 29, 1950. W. oral P.t1115. The *ashingion ieoe§ New :r2rk on the 20th of Feb. rota Welsh Choral Society will he IV e ye .: , .nother grand per ance to-morrow at the Concert-hell, x`' Rra ralev-Moore, Esq., and W. M. Anderton, th;„ 51 " of Buxton Hall, have qualified as magistrates for county. aLthAlfred Higginson, Esq., last week delivered a lecture, a Tuckerman Instit framen the ilfeleton and other facture of the human YaSunday wee k , the Rev. W. W. Ewban;i7 Preached a Q rap es at Lancaster, in aid of the Church Far_itoral lie: of of Oxford on Th urs d a y con f err ed the of f Bachelor of Music on Mr. C. D.Hackett, organ ot. Peter's Church, in this town. th e i Lit ti ev L . Mr. R o bi nson, who has been appointed to tow no ; ilm eneY of St. Bartholomew's Church in this _as senior cu ra t e o f S t. Michael's Church, Ashton r-LYne ...711 Tuesday last, a shi p carpen t er , name d J o h n H enry , atTuesday med Work In the Q ueen ' s G rav i ng D oc k , w h en h e f e ll iatesminence of forty-fiv e f ee t. He died almost y. te ti air tia •i r AdY, car-driver, of Birkenhead, recovered, at the kr • w i r a urt, on Tuesday, the sum of £l3 18s. Bd. from a _ms, a rival in trade, as compensation for injury .7;7;9 h.orse. Tll,4.!the Birkenhead County Court, on Tuesday, Mr. ag:inns, car-driver, obtained a verdict for £l6 6s. 6d. ho rs st Ur- Morrison, ship chandler, for injury done to a 11! which had been hired from the plaintiff. b r i g for I'ders b roug h t from the United States b y the Cam attriburon are im mense l y l arge . Thi s i s p ar tly t o be giv ek ted to re v i v i ng prosper i ty, an d part l y to the notice G t: Y Mr. Meredith of his proposed increase of duties. Jatt ACCIDENT. —On Tuesday, a labourer, named gap es Whittle, residing at Mosley-vale, was taking his arm .„ ( , )11 , when it went off, and shot him through the G' A '`"eh was much shattered. He died in a few hours. tl'e% e' s- Ao unequalled variet of Chandeliers and Lus rooalOr Gas will be found e a factory and Show _°n't a °f - \,Y.U.LIAM PENN SMITH, 26 and 28, HAN- It s ilt Ar t Err opposite the Tax-offices. lltA,,antleinents have been made at Hull for forwarding, Cerro.,eastling spring and summer, many thousands of Np b ,:,l l emigrants to Liverpool, whence they will be tral l ' a ' to the United, States, South America, and Aus- O n Pea ts e s .ckf the w a it ers a t F een y' s , w h en a boy, fourteen alark g ` la ce, marked a penny with his initials and other Dean,' a nd then parted with it. Last week, the identical the ; w as given to him by a gentleman who had dined at by to bv ; e xtraordinary number of six prizes were obtained k an „ . l. Henry B e h ren d, o f Li ver p oo l, a s tudent at the rae e i':"ster Royal School of Medicine, at the public ehestZg of distributon, held at the Town-hall, Man ,tx on the 15th instant. Ing o , NATION OF MASTERS AND - MA TES.—At a m eet i)" Board of Examiners on Friday, the 25th inst., trti - in John Robertson, master of the Edmund, was ,h2lairtied, and found duly qualified for a first-class certificate. it ra " late frosts and sudden thaws have completely de 6,ed the asphalte foot-walk some years since laid down the :L ar ch-street along the wall of St. Peter's Church, 40 t ,;"enges of temperature having cracked the bitumi- Th e°a ting, and apparently rendered it quite rc!tten, e Prussian brig Geister Adolph, from Konigsberg to Virperpool, with wheat, &c., was wrecked off the coast of Th?" ) rd on Sunday week. All the crew were saved. io ßt i r v _e,esel was nearly new, of 200 tons burden, and not O'Z B,abb -anday evening week the first of the working men's ash services commenced at the Concert-hall, Lord TC°o-street. Two thousand persons were present. r_ndon.e ser vice was conducted by the Rev. Dr. Beaumont, of 'u et e t Thursday Luke Roberts, aged 35 years, mate of the 0 ,7,tug Ayrshire Lassie, while the steamer was off the I:C i s ileads was at the , and was observed to fall Ittry - i e j ll i on the deck. He had been seized with a fit, and l' ti p a -e q Only a few minutes. - Saturday week, the fishing-boat Sarah Alice, of e „ r Pool, h av i ng sprung a leak, near Fleetwood, the a ' a er being thi c k, g ot on shore near the Point, and be e a total wreck. The men, four in number, had to from the wreck to the shore. L a h e Rev. J. C. Richmond's lectures at the Collegiate etrltitution, last week, were extremely well attended, his y at ,Y i ng eloquence and deeply interesting facts and obser rob°ns having proved more attractive than even the If - teal treats afforded by the lectures of Sir Henry l q ,shop, og Blair schooner arrived at Tarbert, from Liverpool, Dorsey Island, picked up five sailors in an open boat, fs, llrt of the crew of the Catherine Charlotte, of Riga, from d p :woastl e to Barcelona, with coal, and which vessel they left sinking slate. Five more of the crew had yr' a boat a few hours before the Blair came up. t ti h: U RRAH FOR THE EXPORTS OF IRELAND !—The Times V r i a uras up the signs of the reviving prosperity of Ire- In other descriptions of shell fish there is spripg pp°, "P a profitable trade. Mussels, periwinkles, and hm ,,rl ! are purchased by an agent in Liverpool, to whic h raee„, they are sent by steamers." tht,!e Rev. J. H. Jones, incumbent of St. Augustine's bsr eh, in this town, ley fellow of Jesus College, Cam. •ge, was, on Tuesday, elected to a foundation fellow- ItP. The rev. gentleman obtained the Crosse UniveF 6scholarship in 1844, and was Norrisian prizeman in • IDEATH BY BEING RUN OVER. —On Friday a float 4 2 Passing along the gate of the Nelson Dock, when a fa aamed Farrel, aged twelve years_, son of a shipwright knocked down on Ins face 1 ) ;''Ig in Banastre-street, 14 ° ,_ne of the shafts, and v on a e s of the wheels passed over l uack. He died before he could be conveyed to the A 'sPital • ToSnICIDE BY HANGING.—On Friday night John Green, I led 18 , who resided in Back Milton-street, and had been tet t a watchman, and receivedweek from the parish, a l „,,,, v erY drunk, as he was in . the habit of doing. In the eb,-..aing he was found hanging by a hook in the kitchen eh,4'4 dead. was suspended by a black silk handker _,.. • H e A t Deceased had been feeble in mind. t h,`'n Wednesday, the body of a man was found in the id e ,..Pposite the King's Dock. He was subsequently tyrireevtified as Hugh Jones,. tailor, School-lane. On the i nns evening he was drinking at a public-house ; in th l)Pi ng and when he left he told a friend in company aft._ l4- " h'ln ' that he was going home. He was not seen alive -..erwairds. Pa T rt he -.s.shl.p Anna, Captain Moffat, which sailed hence to „ ...rhdip and Adelaide on the 12th of June last, taking a Vi ti 411 *• A. C. Dunlop and family, of this town, with a iin s r la.g parties, has arrived safe at Port Philip,. after ,71 1 , a s tit voyage of ninety-eight days, all well, with two birth on the passage. This noble ship is the property of k r ! s ta• Fielden Brothers and Co., and was dispatched by H enry Fox, of King-treet. a aNtAsorinv.—The installation of W.M., and the li hl' Z a al meeting of the brethren of the Zetland Lodge, thosewas held on . Wednesday last, at the Park H0t.,1, nhead, after which the bret_hren partook of a sump iv..lls banquet A Stephenson, Esq., surg . eon, Liverpool, al7_4 ll lY installed W.M., and the following offic . ers were .FS:Cluted : —John Fenton, Esq., surgeon, Liverpool, 1 . 0 7 ; Cornelius Sherlock, E q., J_.W_ D. ! _B . rothers W. T 'ng, S.D. ; Richard D. Reeves. .1.1.) , U Rampling, teasurer ; J. P. Platt, Secretary ; Samuelson, I.G. i BT. to 014 B ARTHOLOMEW'S ...HIM . 0 cri —The Rev. Mr. Ro of St. Bartholo raelln, the newly-appointed te incumbenton Sunday last and the 134:.,8, Naylor-street in.VaY previous. His l w powerful and eloquent delivery V:" Pleased and edifial p t o he congregation ; and no dot!bt TOk ilia t e z; l e l i b iv e e m ry ade a great blessing to the district over which Providence of God he haebeet . i called . to preside. gentleman is very impressive ; of the rev* lassical, whilst, at the same tik e ll i g.nage is copious and Poor e I s appeals may be . easily c comprehended by the th e .._st of the congregation. We are glad to hear that lea t l u etobers of the church, who were becoming rather add.!ered, are so i mpresse d with Mr. Robinson's scriptural : ek es that they are again becoming a united body. „ato t ,, -4e ...Utis IN CHESHIRE.—During o the wa e h a .ide the last fortnight ae lbd on the Cheshire s , be r m infested by a gang of thieves, supposed to be mem tae." the swell mob from Liverpool. The fellows attend . the', where they resort to pocket-picking, ladies being ttrincipai victims. On Thursdaya lady detected one 4 ed e e d s ? " gentry" named WilliamLawis who had suc k-co n drawing her purse andwas handing it to an DEtili,sll3Plice. Lewis was taken into custody, but his com tires,"n escaped. !:The prisoner . was very respectably Pla l , and, on finding the position in which he was to red' took fifteen sovereigns from hpocket and offered is AS committed to iielk„burse the amount taken. fte ` st ord for three months ; it b il ei e ng w . ordered that the ih- s overeigns should go to pay for his board and lodg 'g la th . gns 41 e prison. ''O xi s v,.. x eal. EXERCISE FOR THE DEGREE OF MUS. BAc. D tree ncw,_ednesday afternoon last, exercise for the e tres4l( 0i.13. was performed in ou a r n Music School, in the crof.. ce of the Vice-chancellor, Sir Henry Bishop (the 114,750 r offo Music), several Heads of Houses, and a large ce,;;'oer s and membersersity. The Of the of this exercise is Mr. Charles . D t a n n lv ver t s he Hackett, ti le agdalen Hall, Oxford, and organist .of Parish Teelh o f Liverpool. The exercise contained ten move- Preceded by an instrumental introduction and he v ,., and was conducted partMr Hackett in erson. 4 , t i h - eal and instrumental were ex l ceeding p le well vith a t —e d by members of the Oxford Chora .t.on Society, and itself we ,cittl n „ec ten choristers. Of the comfo e si i 4 e 44 1' 411 t speak in terms of high an s it abounds in and while it redounds in IN th e of N 11t,„,414ei and d egree ndeff t effective passages ere credit cif Mr. Hackett's musical Al le a d s, it affords great promise of future excellence. us. Bac. was . conferred upon Mr, Hackett d °l '''hat . following day. Abridged from the atfor Tttp paVe I:,een 'crTON TRADE.—The government authorities f the m emorialized by the associated cotton brokers th e firms t of Liverpool, embracing nearly . t e whole of stNires,„,lengaged in the buying and selling tn ` l ea o r„ng that it is desirable to have correct informs- oo _ ' l Port re quantity and descriptions of raw cotton wool t aerh,,, e ' hora this kingdom, and that by the presentthe \-0184,1` .„of entering raw cotton for expertation a 4i nds' o f "nuse, it is impossible to distinguish the several 4 cco urlt cotton exported, and thereforo to keep a e s orres n t a ttler t of the stocks lying at the different port . .1. th e ~_ .0 rectify this deficiency of statistical information, for egzuthoritiei are asked to issue an order that all entries e Weighrrtation shall give the quantity of bales, and th h - O f g 1 )al e; ea,nwdediegserigption of the article, as such a number so much of American cotton, or Brazil, entrihas b.'an, or East India cotton as the case may be. .It ourrie'seu „ascertained that this , alteration in the official es will give little or no extra trouble to any of the Of 1 , 1 ,_,°' the customs, and that it will enable the Board earteaue' as well as Merchants and brokers, to obtain toua... to information. It has hitherto been cue '"? to return the article as cotton wool only. nY P ri r se th eir ficl• P, A er 0 2d. r— epted,: ,e ` hew i n te .f. rm but 21 `' Lie CO11:ir pool: liar'' affa irs 0 ctoc-c 10 97 ty, lig th"" rn R 4ll. )ocicral e ? of im ,k at Par • d wlti l ; roe° isband been ell' le rirs a r d; l e d 31" e did b a t Insaoct7et • tbat POt" b t Jai c 0. ort °, f to ,ts; ric .e y t bil the hout wbYl t be ion o ladol' c ia C; cOll c ry t,to ca eXP ed for' . c ores c o if . we ,lll , w tst aN_A Ins 100;:e a s to nal oe done to intag e ij , have " , deta lP :s of bet Sir J°4l' last, a° t imer o to , lativ e The/ 0 5 ) ld of nu,ster,f, vner , I nd re,m of sclP" g o , 2cl t° ;d after ``. of ° earl De COW' ft , ,lild 1)9 Icht CP; ded bile Plac e I she licel l ka had 0 inssev Asky.eo, oroleeft indiodg Is the„ v o t en'. olf 33 ~askl l d 6, 1 , and we, pith P Q 0 f asal e bei it" , 1 913 0 ' the 4 o as a ;04 e xell e ? that t P AO polofretl. ia)' `f re' e s. , 0 # ntlY - o r li b° e eig 0 owing w ith " 4 ris ton p i Viio ' at of ones tej cop- - 9 won u., , :o se e d' toits , js , d to ro ,oncl°l tio e a s n a gl,tg ° °d fair Pifle ainr: ° e o 1 , 11 „ eil o tilt ) re .ntlY die fce l 7 ;re P e- t 5 40 000 , larg, e od, re loPvoer s , tb° to' • CV•ci e o, 0 , tic Lssoc,o foro A, o oi f 1 " er in 4 1 spit' tea 0. 00 ,0 EPled.s suPp ,der bi II a rt ot' s 'o (1 0 ,,a $1 a , sc e _ OO ,prO l il eop b ti,t 00) reP to LI ad ' a ,a 0 ncv ,d e L oth t iesi o jei: t o ° digt, ° 0 0' . L .rt l°"e a ti` P ero TEE LIVERPOOL STANDARD'. LIVERPOOL SHIPWRECK AND HUMANE SOCIETY.— The committee of this society held their monthly meet ing on Saturday, when numerous cases of various degrees of merit were disposed of and the parties rewarded ac cordingly. Among others was that of Serjeant March, Gunner Anderson, of the Royal Artillery, and a detach. ment of the 46th Regiment, stationed at the Rock Bat tery, for their prompt and judicious conduct, under the direction of the serjeant, by whom the crew of the Mary Sarah were rescued from their boat, subsequently fed and clothed by the soldiers, who vied with each other in their attentions and the next morning directed to Li ver p oo l. One poor tellatv was taken out of the boat in a dying state, but WAS restored to animation by the exertions and judicious treatment of the serjeant. Colonel Gar rett, in command of the regiment, attended the commit tee on t:2.9 occasion, and £l5 was handed over to him for distribution Do CIE COMM] ,;'Hong the men. * - -2•Er.—At the meeting on Thursday Mr. A. F. Jones deliv.7ed a congratulatory address to the newly-elected chairman, ;:,ho made a suitable reply, .. :: _esso er, and declaratory highly complimentary to his prey ,_ ~orgies to the ser of a determination to devote his best vice of the dock estate.—A letter was rest,. from Mr' Rudd, of Woodside Ferry, complaining that veasel;. are allowed to anchor in the direct track of the boats plying between Cheshire and the landing-stage, rendering it very difficult to prevent collisions, especially in foggy weather. Mr. Rudd alluded to the decision of Mr. Rushton, that providing proper precautions are taken by the steamer, she is not liable for damage done to a vessel not making the required signal. The committee had no power to interfere.—A communication was received from Chap man, Bowman, and Co., the receivers to the droits of Admiralty, complaining of the conduct of the men em ployed on the northern docks in retaining wrecked goods. It was stated that the men had acted under the directions of Mr. Hartley, the surveyor. Mr. Nicol was of opinion that the civil power was quite competent to take cogni zance of such matters. THE LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES.—The annual meet ing of the governors and friends of these excellent chari ties was held at the Clarendon-rooms on Thursday last. The Venerable Archdeacon Brooks in the chair. The report set forth important services rendered and measures taken during the cholera last autumn. The funds of the dispensaries were much reduced previously, and the medical staff of one of them had been necessarily reduced. The inroads of the disease became such, almost invaria bly in the night, that the committee engaged additional medical assistance at one of the dispensaries, and retained the officers of the other, though it had been previously contemplated to reduce their number. Notwithstanding the probability of a deficiency at the end of the year (from these circumstances) of £l,OOO, no fewer than 1,017 cases of cholera were attended to by the medical officers of the institution, whose labours were most har rassing and dangerous. Their exertions were beyond all praise. The committee are happy to state that their libe ral townsmen came to their aid. Simultaneous collec tions were made in the churches of the town and vicinity, and the sum of £721 17s. Ild. was appropriated to this charity, in accordance with a resolution passed at a meet ing of the clergy. Collections were also made at various chapels in the town, and the whole contributions had relieved the dispensaries from debt, and left a small sur plus for immediate expenses. Annual subscriptions, however, are the only income to be depended upon, and these fall sh)rt of the expenditure by £760. The insti tutions had offered medical aid, during the year, to 19,214 cases, and surgical aid to 12,216 cases, including 73 critical operations,—making together an amount of 31,430 persons relieved. The receipts during the year have been £3,156, and the expenditure less by £335, leaving a balance to meet, so far, the current expenditure. THE HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting. on Thursday, there were present, Mr. Parker, (chairman,) and thirteen other members. Mr. Godfrey gave notice of a motion to rescind a resolution of the health commit tee of the 17th instant, as affecting the rating of the owners of small property ; and that it be recommended to the council to postpone the bill until 1851, to give ' time for more mature consideration of its clauses. The Town-clerk said he should communicate with the land owners, and expected to be enabled to state their views next week, when the subject could be discussed. The inspector of nuisances gave in his usual statistical account of the operations of the week in his department. From the medical report it appeared that the mortality of the week had been 197, being six over that of the previous week. Owing to the severity of the weather, one-fifth of the deaths was amongst persons upwards of 60 years of age ' • eleven were•between 60 and 70, and 9 between 80 and 90 years of age. It was agreed to lay an information against the occupier of the oil works in Gibraltar-row, the same being considered a nuisance. A conversation took place relative to the employment of Irishmen as street-sweepers, and it was agreed that Mr. Newlands should give a preference to natives of the town, who might otherwise have to receive parish relief. An esti mate was ordered for flagging the footway of St. Peter's Church, in Church-street. A long conversation took place relative to the manner of collecting the parish rates, in which some of the speakers complained of the conduct of Mr. Parker. It appeared that some antagonistic feel ing had arisen in consequence of the health committee appointing Messrs. Langsdale and Rimmer, and the watch committee appointing Messrs. Lloyd and Walthew, as a sub-committee, to report on the defaulters in the payment of the rates. The result of a rather angry dis cussion was, that Mr. Lloyd threw up his office. Mr. Parker had merely told the gentlemen who were attempt ing to remit rates that they were empowered only to report on the ability of the defaulters to pay. SAILORS' HoME.—At the annual meeting of the friends of this excellent institution, on Thursday, Mr. James Aikin was called to the chair, and there were present Mr. J. Tyrer, Mr. Cotesworth, Mr. Tomlinson, and other gentlemen who take a warm interest in its progress. The report stated that " the large number of 16,183 seamen, each possessing certificates of good character, have been registered since the opening of the institution. The number registered during the past year is 1,734. The number of seamen shipped since the opening of the insti tution is 29,975, and the number shipped during the last year is 7,358. The number of crews paid off at the insti tution, (which during the year 1849, was 330,) leads the committee to believe that the advantages of the arrange ments are not sufficiently known, and they again try to impress upon shipowners and consignees of vessels its great importance, facilities being afforded thereby for ob taining a correct register of the characters and description of the men. An opportunity is also afforded of inducing =en to deposit a portion of their wages in tne Savings' Bank,' which tends to encourage habits of economy. The committee have pleasure in stating that the objectionable system of giving advance notes is in progress of abolition. No second or thirty day notes, except to a few for seamen on voyages to Africa, have been given at the Home during the past year, and many vessels have been supplied with crews, which, by a small addition to the wages, have A public meeting of the Toxteth-park branch of the dispensed with advance notes altogether." The Sunday Liverpool Houseowners' Guardian Society was held on evening services are efficiently conducted, and extremely Friday, to oppose the provisions of the New Senator y Act. well attended. A large sum will yet be required to cora- At the meeting of the Architectural Society, on Wed- plete the spacious building in Canning-place. The state nesday, Charles Barber, Esq. in the chair, a paper was ment of the accounts was considered satisfactory. The read by Mr. Horner, on the " Legitimate Use of Rusti- chairman said that at the time the estimates were made cation" in architecture. An animated discussion fol- the contractors assured the committee that the building lowed, and Mr. Charles Reid stated that the Town-hall would be equal with a common brick warehouse in point of Liverpool presented one of the oldest specimens of of cheapness. There would only be about £5OO difference rusticated architecture in the north of England. between the cost of the Home and a building such as that BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—A special meeting alluded to. The public offices would be open by autumn was held on Wednesday, to take into consideration the next, but he could not say when they would be able to bill to give further powers to the commissioners for pur- receive inmates, as they were deficient in the sum of chasing Woodside Ferry, and for regulating their mort- money required to complete the building for such purpose. gage debt, and facilitating the sale of lands. Mr. They hoped, by making another appeal, to obtain such a Mallaby, after referring to the importance of the bill, sum as to complete the whole for inmates as early as pos which affected so materially the affairs of the township, sible. He called the attention of the subscribers to a bill moved that the matter be referred back to the parlia- entitled the Mercha nt Seaman's Act, the object of which mentary committee for consideration ; that every member was to improve the condition of masters , mates , and sea of the board should have liberty to at tend the committee, men, in the merchant service. The bill was before Par but that those who were not members of the committee liament last session. They were all aware of the danger should have no vote ; that the committee should then of Government interference ; besides which, their insti report to a future meeting of the board ; but, in order to tution was carrying out a greater portion of the objects of save time, the law-clerk to be instructed to present the that bill ; and, as regarded Liverpool, it was quite unne bill to parliament forthwith, and get it read a first time. cessary, and ought to be withdrawn. Two gentlemen After some discussion, during which the motion of Mr., came down from the Government to collect facts, and Mallaby was objected to as unnecessary, seeing that suffi- ascertain by what means the bill could be improved ; and cient time had been allowed for the consideration of the they were very favourably impressed with the advantages bill, the reporter was requested to withdraw, and the fur of the Sailors' Home. There were numerous instances of ther proceedings were conducted in private. It was late, showing an itching desire to legislate unnecessarily, understood that the bill was finally approved of. which, he thought, was one of the greatest evils of the SELECT VESTRY.—The usual fortnight's Select Vestry present day. He was enabled to state that the views of was held on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell in the those gentlemen who came down to make inquiries had chair. An allowance of 15s. per week was voted to John made a favourable impression with the Board of Trade, Hewitt during his illness. Mr. M'Knight contended that so much so that Sir Dennis le Merchant had some inten the allowance was illegal; and intimated his intention to tion of coming down to see the working of an institution direct the notice of the auditor to it. Letters were read of which he had heard so much ; and he had no doubt the from the Poor-law Commissioners, sanctioning theappoint- bill would be unnecessary provided every place had an in ment of a schoolmaster and schoolmistress for the Work- stitution such as that at Liverpool. It was, however, house, at £25 per annum each, and of a superintendent said that the differences and disputes at London and other of the vagrant sheds in Brownlow-hill, at £4O per annum. places, rendered such a bill necessary, but if some general A letter was read from the House-owners' Guardian scheme were established, it should interfere, as little as Society, complaining of the harsh measures resorted to in possible, with the system adopted here, which will be the collection of rates from the poor. Mr. Willmer gave looked upon as a model. Mr. Cotesworth considered the notice that he would again bring this subject before the bill as objectionable altogether, and it ought to be opposed board. After a slight discussion, it was agreed that the by every seaman. After thanks had been voted to the motion should stand as follows : " That a special meeting officers of the institution for the past year, and some other of this board be held on Tuesday next, to reconsider the routine business transacted, the meeting broke up. resolution respecting the rating of cottage property." On MEETING OF PROPRIETORS IN THE MIDLAND RAlL the nomination of Mr. Cafferata, Mr. Thomas Savage, WAY.—The shareholders in the Midland Railway held a coal merchant, Oldhall-street, was elected a member of meeting in the Clarendon-rooms, on Saturday, for the the board, in the room of Mr. Avison, resigned. Mr. purpose of appointing a committee to represent their in- Brown, in reference to observations which had been made terests at the ensuing half-yearly Meeting. The meeting as to the oppression of the poor iu the collection of the bad been convened by advertisement, aid was attended rates, stated that, last year, whilst the overseers had only by about forty gentlemen.—Mr. Eyre Evans, on being distrained in fifty cases, the landlords had distrained in called to the chair, briefly stated the object of the meet five hundred instances for refit. Mr. Whitty said, in nine ing. Communications bad been bad with the directors, cases out of ten the distraints by the landlords were only which, he believed, had not been entirely satisfactory, and to obtain possession. he supposed that had given rise to the resolutions which WEST DERBY GUARDIANS. —On Wednesday, the Mr. Wylie had prepared.—Mr. A. H. Wylie said, that, weekly meeting of this board was held at the Workhouse, before moving any resolution in regard to the appoint- Mr. Roskell in the chair. A question arose as to whe- ment of a committee, he might be permitted to make a ther Mr. Griffiths, whose tender had been accepted by few observations. He alluded to the financial statement the building committee for fitting up the new church, forwarded to each of the shareholders by order of the should proceed with the work or not, his tender being Midland board, and sai&that, though it might be very higher than that of Mr. M'Clay. A very warm and satisfactory to persons pleased with a multiplicity of lengthened discussion ensued.—The clerk announced that figures, to business men like themselves it was not likely that was the day appointed to consider the report which to give satisfaction. In consequence of that statement, had been prepared by the committee, as to " the best some of the directors were induced to forward a memorial mode of affording relief (medical and otherwise) in the to the following purport :—That from an inspection of union ; and to suggest any change which might be consi- the financial statement, they (the undersigned) were of dered desirable as to the number of relieving and medical opinion, that to save the property from ruin the prompt officers, or the extent of their districts and salaries." co-operation of all parties interested was demanded. The The following clauses were adopted :—" That a dispensary memorial went on to request an explanation of their views be established for the whole of the township of Toxteth- on this important subject from the board. It was signed park (a suitable place having been already provided at the by Eyre Evans and A. H. Wylie. The reply to this do- Public Office, whereby no additional outlay will be re- cument stated that it was not the intention of the direc quired for rent) ; and that a salary of £75 per annum he tors to make any inquiry, as their proceedings had been given to a dispenser, with an allowance of £lO a year for sanctioned by act of parliament and the proprietors, con an assistant. That, in consequence of such arrangement, vened at different public meetings. But as to measures and with due regard to the extent and population of the for the improvement of the unguaranteed stock of the several medical districts in Toxteth-park, the following company, the attention of the directors has been devoted alterations be made in the salaries of the respective officers to the subject for some months past, and lam directed to attached to such districts, viz.:—Districts No. 1,2, and inform you, that, among other results, they have dimi 3, proposed salary £6O, instead of £BO ; district No. 4, nished the number of passenger trains, and lessened the proposed salary £4O, instead of £80." Several other speed of travelling by such of them as were more imme alterations of salaries were made. diately under their control;, have revised the salaries of WALLASEY LADIES' CHARITY BALL.—On Tuesday night, the annual ball in aid of this charity was given at the Egremont Hotel. The dancing took place in the large room, which was decorated with ivy and splendidly illuminated for the occasion. Mr, Robert Maurell, from the Alblo:: Hotel, New Brighton, has recently taken the hotel, and the exertions made on the occasion did him in finite credit. Among.... those present were Mr. Bucha nan, the president; Mr. S wart, vice- p resident ; Mr. North, whose lady is the pa t rofign Haroy Little dale, and several others well known in the neightm: .l ' °°(l : There were about 150 present, and the gentlemen nemea to have the majority. However, pleasure reigned without alloy, and the dancing was kept up unremittingly until three or four o'clock in the morning. Gribbin's Wel lington-room band was in attendance. SUICIDE BY POISON.—On Friday week, a man un kuowl:, but supposed to be of the name of Jordan, from some ps p e ,:ft found upon him, went to the lodging-house of Richard Gh;Yert in Union-street. He stated that he had come from NeNT York, and belonged to London, but did not tell his name. He took abed-room in the house. On Friday last, at one o'clockin the morning, he was found ill in his room. He had be:;n vomiting, and was also purged. On being asked what he 110 been drinking he said " nothing but a little warm liquor." He was afterwards heard to moan, and on being again seen was quite still in bed. About half-past six in the morning he was found lying in bed, quite dead. A. bottle was found with white powder in it near the top of the bed, and Mr. Callan, surgeon, pronounced the powder to be arsenic. It appears that deceased had recently lost his wife in New York, and he had also been unfortunate in money matters. GRAND BAZAAR.—The Committee of the Sailors' Home have decided to hold a grand bazaar in the build ing, a peculiar feature of which project, however, is, that it shall not be entirely dependent on home contributions, but that donations in works of art ; or specimens in natural history, shall be likewise solicited from our countrymen, and the friends of the British sailor in distant climes. Circulars for this object have been extensively distributed to merchants, with an urgent request that they would transmit them to their correspondents abroad. Copies have also been sent to the British Consuls in foreign ports, as well as the Collectors of the Customs in the ports of the colonies, and a copy has been given to every British shipmaster sailing from this port on a foreign voyage. However sanguine the committee may be as to the result of this experiment in respect to obtaining foreign aid, they must chiefly rely on the kind co-operation of the ladies at home, who have always evinced the live liest interest in the welfare of the British sailor, to make the bazaar worthy of this great emporium of commerce. THE FESTIVA'. CHORALSOCIETY.—This musical asso ciation gave their forty-seventh public performance at the Music-hall on Tuesday evening. The selection was the oratorio of the Messiah, with Mozart's accompaniments. Mr. G. Holden acted as the conductor, and Mr. Richard son performed on the organ ; Mr. C. Cummins was the leader. Mr. Ryalls sang the first solo (recitative), " Comfort ye my people ;', he was loudly applauded. The chorus, " For unto us a child is born,' was admira bly given. " Rejoice greatly 0 daughter of Zion," (air) by Mrs. G. Holden, was sweetly executed, the silver-like tones of the singer's voice harmonising exquisitely with the rapid inspiriting time of the music. Of the other vocalists, candour forbids more to be said, than that they acquitted themselves of their respective parts passably, certainly not in keeping with the character of the sublime composition of the performance which they attempted. The native excellence of the composition, and the true execution of the principal instrumentalists, also contri buted much to conceal some defects which would other wise have been observable in the choruses, which, though generally very well sung, frequently suffered by the over zeal of a few novices, who destroyed much of the general effect, by what can only be described as discordant shouting. THE TEA, TIMBER, AND OTHER DUTIES.-011 Tues day last a requisition, numerously signed by merchants and others interested in the trade of Liverpool, was pre sented to the mayor, and his worship, in compliance with the wish of the requisitionists, consented to call a meeting of the inhabitants, to consider the propriety of petitioning parliament for a repeal of those duties which press most heavily on the health, the morals, the industry, and the comforts of the people, including the duties on tea and timber, especially the timber employed in shipbuilding ; and, in order to do this, to effect such retrenchment in our national expenditure as may be consistent with the safety and welfare of the country. After the requisition had been presented, a meeting of gentlemen took place in the East India and China Association Room, when a sub-committee was appointed to draw up the resolutions, and make other arrangements. The requisitionists seek to reduce, or do away with, the duties on tea, soap, tim ber, bricks, and windows ; also the taxes on paper and advertisements; on wine, in order to open the trade with France; to equalise the duty on coffee; and also to miti r gate the duty on hops, so that the agriculturists may re ceive benefit. The gross amount of the taxes on thes e articles is £13,000,000. The day fixed for the meeting is Thursday next. _ _ WATER IN THE RED SANDSTONE ROCK.—The com mittee appointed for the purpose of procuring au increased supply of water from the well attached to the Industrial Schools, at Kirkdale, reported to the Vestry, on Tues day, that they had had the well and bore-hole thoroughly cleansed, and the depth of the bore-hole increased from 22 yards to 34 yards 2 feet. It appeared that this opera tion had increased the yield of the well about 1,000 gal lons per day, about one hour longer being required to pump the well dry. The depth of the water in the shaft each morning, previous to the additional boring, varied from 4to 6 feet: it had since averaged 8 feet 6 inches. Since the 29th of December, a period of seventeen days, the engineer bad only had occasion to take water three times from the cistern filled by the Corporation ; and the total quantity so taken had not exceeded 3,500 gallons. Had the rain water been available, even this extra supply would not have been required. By means of an addi tional wood cistern for rain water, and other measures, the increased supply would amount altogether to from 1,500 to 1,000 gallons per day, which was nearly sufficient for the present purposes of the schools. A much larger supply would be required during the summer months, for bathing and washing, probably to the extent of 1,000 gal lons per day ; and in order to provide for this increased supply, the committee unanimously recommended that an excavation of about 10 cubic yards be made, and that the depth of the bore-hole be increased by six yards, or forty yards in all. If this be done, they confidently anti cipated such an increase as would enable the committee to provide for all the wants of the establishment, and give up the supply now obtained from the Corporation, at an expense of £5O per annum. The total expense of the al terations, it was stated, would not exeeed £3O 15s. LOCAL MEETINGS. - 4; • the officers and the wages of the servants employed ; and have made such other reductions of expenditure as ap peared to them compatible with the safety of the public and the efficiency of the service. They are also endea vouring to increase the traffic by friendly arrangements with other companies, and by all other means in their power ar© to ocitam better rates wherever it ap zYars practicable. They believe it is by the adoption of such measures as these, the reduction of expenditure on the one hand and the increase of receipts upon the other, . that they can best serve the interests of the shareholders." Mr. Wylie considered this tantamount to the directors saying,—" Gentlemen, you have entered into a great many bad engagements, and you cannot help yourselves, but must abide the result." In illustrating the necessity for a revision, he spoke of the engagements of the company with the Leeds and Bradford line •, the company unfortu nately undertook a capital of £900,000 at ten per cent. He believed that the Bradford and Leeds was a good line, and that with proper management it might possEsly pay a dividend of six per cent, ; but as to the extension from Keighley to Colne, he did not believe there was a route less adapted for a railway. In giving his reasons for ask ing for a revision, he said,—l would not seek to disturb those engagements where innocent bond fide holders are ~,:ncerned, but only so far as their original framers were persomJiy concerned, and then only in vindication of the trust which was reposed in them, and which they vio lated. These were his views, and he had a right to de- I mand satisfaction. He advocated a system of repre sentation similar to the parliamentary, and concluded by , moving rather voluminous resolutions, exhibiting the views expounded above. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Catherine Evans and Mary Baker, two young girls, were committed, on Friday, for stealing 29 sovereigns from the person of James Spike, a Yorkshireman. James Simons, Edward Humphreys, and William Hum phreys, were committed to trial, on Friday, for having stolen two hams and a basket from the premises of Messrs. Rea and Son, South John-street. A woman who had lodged in the Workhorse sheds was charged, on Friday, with riotous conduct, and with as saulting the matron and assistants. She urged as a defence that the porridge given to her was not sufficiently boiled. Mr. Rushton said persons living on charity should not become epicures, and she must be imprisoned for 42 days. STEALING A LORRY.—On Thursday, a man, named Gibney, was charged with stealing a lorry from Mr. Okill, cartowner, Hurst-street. The lorry had been missing for some time, and was at length found on the premises of the prisoner in Back Ashton-street, where he was breaking it up to avoid detection. He was com mitted for trial. ASSAULT ON A WIFE.—On Saturday, William Oates, a dairyman, of Lower Parliament-street, was remanded on a charge of brutally assaulting his wife, whom he had been in the:habit of ill using. The fellow had attacked his wife with a poker, and in addition to several cuts on the head, her ribs and one of her fingers were broken. She made her escape out of the bedroom window, which is about fifteen feet from the ground, but did not sustain any injury in the descent. The poor woman remains in a dangerous state. UNJUSTIFIABLE STRIKING BY A POLICE-OFFICER: An elderly and slenderly built man, named James Feeney, was placed at the bar, on Wednesday, with his head ban daged. Police-officer Thomas Thomas, (No. 643,) a stout man, complained that the prisoner was drunk and disor derly, in Vauxhall-road, at one o'clock on the previous day, and that in apprehending him 111 struck him (the witness). Feeney protested that he was not drunk, for be had not tasted intoxicating liquor for a long time. He was a news-carrier, and on his return from Bootle was stopped by the officer, who struck him severely on the head, which the doctor had since dressed. Mr. Rushton strongly reprimanded the officer for using his stick. He ordered the prisoner to b.) discharged. ASSAULT BY AMERICAN SEAMEN.—We noticed last week that, on Monday, a mate of an American vessel, named Stowfort, was fined £5 for an unprovoked assault upon a black man, and dragging him out of the house of Mr. Timothy Parkinson, in Roe-street. On Thursday, the same Stowfort and another American, named G. Parrott, were brought up for an assault upon Mr. Par kinson on the same evening. The prisoners and thir teen other Americans went to the house, and called for glasses of ale each, for which payment was made. Par rott, before drinking his ale, told Mr. Parkinson that he had sworn falsely as regarded the black man. Stowfort then threw a glass of ale in his face, and all those in company followed the example. Mrs. Parkinson, who was standing near her husband, and a servant girl, also came in for a share of this gross outrage, and several glasses of beer were thrown upon her. Mr. Rushton said the prisoners seemed to think they were in some city in the southern states, where the aristocracy of the skin prevailed, more than anything else. They must each pay a fine of £5, or be imprisone two months, and further find bail, themselves in £2OO, and two sureties in £lOO each, and give forty-eight hours' notice of bail. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A SHOPKEEPER.—On Saturday Mr. Nailor, hosier, &c., Church-street, was summoned before Mr. Rushton for assaulting Mrs. Sker lam, the wife of an artist in Church-street. Complainant stated that she went into defendant's shop about twelve o'clock on Tuesday morning, for the purpose of purcha. sing a pair of gloves. Having looked at several pairs, she found they did not suit her either in price or colour •, and she was about to leave when the door was closed by the shopman. Mr. Nailor asked her what business she had to come into his shop without making a purchase, and he pushed her and tore her mantle, ultimately forcing her into the street. Mrs. Skerlam ' s daughter, an intelligent little girl, ten years of age, corroborated this statement. Mr. Nailer, in his defence, stated that complainant came into his shop and looked at at least thirty dozen pairs of gloves, and she split two pairs of kid gloves in trying them on. Mrs. Skerlam was in a state of intoxication and slapped him in the face. A shopman corroborated the statement made by defendant ; but Mr. Davies, who had performed a dental operation for the complainant soon after the occurrence took place, stated that she was quite sober. Mr. Rushton said that the imputation which the defendant had attempted to cast was only an aggravation of the offence, and he inflicted a fine of £5 for the assault. IMPORTANT TO MATES OF VESSELS.—On Wednesday, Edwin Ball, a seaman, preferred a claim for wages against Mr. William Barber, jun. Ball stated that he had joined the ship Charles Challinor, at Liverpool, on the 3rd of March last, as mate, and, according to the articles, had performed the voyage to New Orleans and back. He claimed the balance of his wages, £ll 11s. 10d. Mr. Mason (who appeared for Mr. Barber) said that the appli cant was first mate of the ship, and that, through his care lessness, one:bale of cotton was short when:delivered,—so it had been represented to him. The bale, was, he believed, marked FC. The value of the bale was from £l2 10s. to £l3.—Mr. Rushton asked the applicant if he counted all the bales as they came up the hatchway, and noted them down.—The mate said that the ship was so rapidly discharged that_he could not count them at the hatchway, but that he stood on the quay, and counted them as they were loaded into the carts, and the master porter, Wm. Sutton, stood opposite to him and received them.—Mr. Rushton stated that the mate had no business to be on the quay. He ought to have stood at the hatchway and there counted them. He was clearly answerable, (as acting for the owners of the ship,) until the packages were over the vessels, and then his responsibility ceased.—The mate said that in the value given was included the freight, &c., and he thought he ought not to be charged more than the cost price of the bale.—Mr. Rushton admitted this, and, on his suggestion, it was agreed to deduct the charge for freight.—The mate taid that, after all, fifteen bales were delivered over and above what it appeared had been shipped.—Mr. Rushton said that did not alter the case, but might be ground for another charge of neglect against the applicant. CORRESPONDENCE. 4 FIRES AND LIGHTS ON BOARD SHIPS IN PORT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,—As you gave insertion to two communications from correspondents,whose letters tended to throw obloquy on the exertions of those benevolent gentlemen who wish to improve the condition of the sailors trading to Liver pool, both morally and physically, I depend upon your known character for impartiality to allow the insertion of a few remarks in favour of the change, which I most sin cerely trust will be granted, on the principle of audi alte ram partem. . . NOtwithstanding that much talent has been displayed to give this question an unfavourable bias, yet the writers, whoever they may be, have in no way proved that great good would not arise from the change, nor is Mr. Chapman's original statement in any way invalidated. Indeed I may safely affirm that the opinions enunciated atj the public meeting have been wholly intact ; and as this is a clear proof of the groundlessness of the appre hensions which are so artfully held forth in order to frighten the public out of a truly useful and social reform. I am induced to think that it will not be without due effect at the proper quarter. Fires and lights on board would necessarily add to the comfort of the seamen ; they would be instrumental in materially improving their morals, by affording them in their ships the comforts of a house ; and the dram-shop— that moral cess-pool—would be the princjial loser. As for talking of injuring the trade of the trAW it is merely a cry got up to misguide the uninformed. The only suf ferers would be a few harpies who live on the vices and credulity of the sailor ; and I hope that the interests of the shipowners and seamen will not:be sacrificed to these pests of society. In my opinion, sir, Mr. Littledale, the new Chairman of the Dock Committee, could not more popularly com mence his reign than by lending his high influence to this measure, which really possesses the germs of religious, moral, and social improvement.—l have the honour to remain, yours &c., A SAILOR'S FRIEND. Liverpool, 26th January, 1850. MR. SIDNEY HERBERT'S PLAN OF FEMALE EMIGRATION TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD .SIA M I have observed the publication in last Saturday's Mail, of a correspondence between Mr. Brown, M.P., and the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, on the subject of female emigration. The objections of Mr. Brown and of the editor are grounded upon the erroneous supposition that the needlewomen of the metropolis are not accustomed to farm or household labour, and are therefore not suitable persons for our colonies. A little more acquaintance with this class would have convinced the hon. member that a large proportion of those engaged in coarse needlework have been previously farm and household servants, who, from ill health or other ,causes have lost their situations, and are obliged to purinle'peedlework as a last resource they are•therefore the - very class required. Having myself wit nessed the successful trial of a similar experiment in Lon don, I beg to trouble you with the following facts : About the year 1826, the committee of the Guardian Society for the Protection of Females, of which my father was chairman/ sent out, as voluntary emigrants to Hobart Town,. ..t i vV ., tv . e young w - ohien 'who had been reclaimed in max uotitution, the majority of whord were Peedleworatn. Lord Howick., then uricier-cecretary to the amies, took a kind interest in the °tied, Affil *rote himself to prepare them a favourable reception • their conduct, with one slight exception, was admirable on the voyage, mid they met with great respect and kindness on theit . ,rrival• Be. fore many days had passed they bad all accepted exe:°.".ellt situations, as farm and townservants, and several were en gaged in marriage to opulent settlers. Letters have since been received, detailing their subse quent happiness, and the gratitude of one of these females is touchingly recorded in page 83 of " Facts in a Clergy man's Life," by the Rev. C. B. Taylor, of Chester, who was personally acquainted with her as one of his parish ioners. Absence of funds alone has prevented the prosecution of, this interesting experiment on a larger scale. Now, sir, if women whose well known previous conduct placed them undereverydisadvantage, could meet with such signal protection and success, it is surely idle to suppose, when the great disparity of the sexes is considered, that women of fair character will now be in a less protected position, when the scheme is prosecuted after 20 years experience, by a far more influential party, and under the patronage and liberal subscription of the leading members of the cabinet. I am, sir, your obedient servant, North John-street, RICHARD FRY. Liverpool, 28th January, 1850. ST. MARK'S COLLEGE, CHELSEA TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SlR, — Some time since I drew the attention of the public, through your kindness, to the tractarian doings at St. Mark's College, Chelsm ; and I request the favour of you, by the insertion of this letter, to invite the attention of the Rev. William Pollock to a letter from Commander George S. Dyer, R.N., which appeared in the Record of the 24th instant. That the above college, as at present conducted, is a nursery for future perverts to the apostate Church of Rome, no one, who has any right views of Christian truth, and is acquainted with the transactions at that institution, can doubt. Let it be remembered that this is an institution in which are to be taught school masters for the education of the poor in the principles of the Church of England ; but the result will inevitably be, unless a stop be put to present proceedings there, that the children of the poor will be educated in the principles of Popery. It appears to me something like an infatuation in the superior and influential ministers of the Church of England, that, though they are continually witnessing the sad effects of Tractarian leaven in persons passing over to Rome, they will not use the least exertion to counteract such disasters, especially where its working is so notorious as at St. Mark's Training College, Chelsea. I am, Sir. your faithful servant, S. PRESBYTER. 2Gth January. Rgriruiturat anb I?ortirttltural COLUMN TO be SOLD, by PjotrATE TREATY, a moderate sized GREENHOUSE, with Hothouse attached thereto, including a quantity of Greenhouse Plants, &c. Apply to 51/m.sf/Aw, Gardener, Black Horse, Old Swan; or to Mr. JODIITA HEWITT, Plumber, Knotty Ash. In gardening we usually find the most enthusiastic amateurs in the immediate neighbourhood of large towns, where land is excessively dear, and is doled out almost by inches for gardens to houses. Under such circum stances, absence from everything rural, with no sweet meadows and blooming hedge-rows to meet his eye, the lover of nature clings to his small garden plot with re doubled fondness, and cultivates it with an ardour unknown to those who, dwelling amid nature's freshest scenes, know not the craving which is felt by those to whom we have alluded. Such lovers of gardening are always anxious to possess as many favourites as possible, both in fruits and flowers ; but in the former it has hitherto been a difficult matter, because the usual plan with fruit trees has been to let them grow to a large extent, and overspread the ground, so that a very few would engross the whole of a garden such as is usually attached to suburban houses. This has acted as a great drawback to amateur horticul turists of this class ; modern science, however, steps in to their assistance, and points out the means by which good crops may be raised on diminutive trees, and also the means by which trees may be kept small and produc tive. Thus apples, pears, cherries, and plums may be gathered from trees but little larger than currant and gooseberry bushes, and the latter may be grown much smaller than usual, with decided advantage. By a system of root pruning, the larger kinds of fruit trees are kept small, and are rendered prolific at a much earlier period than if otherwise treated ; and by grafting on proper stocks, and judiciously stopping superfluous shoots in the summer, they may be limited to very small sizes. Pear trees should be grafted on quince stocks, apples upon paradise stocks, plums upon the common sloe, and cherries upon the Mahaleb Cherry. These stocks confer a dwarf habit upon the scions, which is further increased by nipping in the small side shoots in the growing season. The reducing this mode of culture to a system is the work of Mr. Rivers, an eminent nurseryman, at Saw bridgeworth, in Hertfordshire, in whose nursery numbers of dwarf fruit trees may be seen, in pots, bearing their fruit in the proper season. Two new methods have also been tried with success in growing currant bushes (red and white.) Instead of the bush form, by one plan they are grown tall, with a single stem tied to a stake ; all side shoots are pruned in closely, and only the leader I suffered to advance. In this way they produce excellent crops, occupy scarcely any room, and have a very orna mental appearance. In this form they are easily protected from birds, by a few strings from the top of the stake to the ground, where they are held out a short distance by pegs. Through these strings birds will never fly, and one pennyworth of twine will serve three or four bushes, as well as so many expensive nets. They are, for the same reason, more easily and economically wrapped up in mats, to keep the fruit for autumn use. The other plan is to grow them as tall standards, but this, besides being very troublesome, has few advantages over the old system. Thus in a garden sufficiently large to allow the growth of two dozen currant and gooseberry bushes, by the old method, the cultivator may now grow, for example, two cherry trees, one plum, three pears, six apples, and a dozen currant and gooseberry bushes. For the first twelve we would advise the following selection : Apples : Keswick-codlin, an early, fruitful, and very useful kitchen variety ; the Manx-codlin, Blenheim orange, and Wareham-russet, all good culinary sorts ; the Ribsion Pippin, and Lamb-Abbey Peeamain, for table fruit : the last has scarcely its equal in the qualities of keeping and productiveness. Pears : The Aston Town, Jargonelle, and Maria Louise. Plums : Guthrie's Apricot. Cherries : May-Duke and Morello ; the latter for culinary purposes. These would form a nice variety, but there are others equally useful and hardy ; so that a miniature orchard might be rendered highly profitable and interesting PAPERS ON AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY end, near the banks of the lake, and the gardeners going about in their small boats to look after them. Thei- ap pearance is not at all picturesque ' • they look more like marshy ground than gardens, and but for the evidence of attempting. to walk on them, one would hardly give cre dence to their ^^ 4 "-- ry " , - uca urgeuub itml3 UR water-lily, found in pe r f ec ti on in the la is ke, seemed to be much more: worthy of admiration. The leaves of this water-plant are circular, and of about a foot in diameter, the stern from the centre growing from the lower surface. There is a peculiar secretion on the surface of the leaves which seems to repel the water, and a few drops getting on, float about in masses like crystal, glittering and anarkling in the sun, brighter than the brightest dia mond.,?_-ardener's Journal. Hoya Pieta.--;1"0.3m 0, De Winter and J. G. Jongel ing, horticulturists at 111 ail a Utrecht, have published special circular respecting this plant and another varie gated-leaved species named H. variegate, accompanied with two coloured drawings of it. From that source we obtain the following particulars of the species. It is to the zeal and efforts of Dr. Ph. Fr. Von Siebold, director of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Horticul ture, that we are indebted for these plants. That learned botanist was fortunate enough to have them transmitted from Japan in 1845, being their first introduction to Europe. About the end of the same year we purchased them for the Society for 3,000 florins, so that we are the only parties who possess them. These beautiful plants are usually objects of admiration with every one from the manner in which the leaves are shaded and coloured. In Hoya picta they are spotted with a golden yellow ; and in Hoya variegate they are striped, blotched, and bordered with pure white. At the Exhibition of Ghent, in the summer of 1846, among more than a hundred other new species, these were awarded the large silver medal. At Utrecht and Dordrecht, also, they attracted the attention of all, and at both received extra rewards. Mr. W. H. De Friese, Professor of Botany at the University of Ley den, having undertaken to give descriptions of these he has not hesitated to pronounce them quite distinct species of Hoya, and remarkably distinguished from all other known species. The Editor of the " Annals of the Royal Botanical Society of Ghent" is quite of Professor De. Frieses' opinion. Although these plants have not yet flowered in Europe, there is every reason to believe that their flowers will at least equal those of the Hoya car nosa [n—Annales de la Societi Royale de Botanique de Gand, quoted in Hort. Mag. NO. XVII In our last we mentioned burned bone dust as a valu able manure ; indeed, bones in any form are powerful regenerators of soil exhausted by heavy crops, as they supply the phosphates in great abundance. The best way of preparing them is, first to boil the bones until the oily particles are completely removed, then dissolve them in sulphuric acid diluted with three times its weight of water ; when the solid parts of the bones are dissolved by the acid make it one hundred times weaker by the admixture of water, and distribute it over the land as liquid manure ; but if bones are to be used with a fallow crop, such as turnips, they are best in a solid form, as dust, or crushed small, because the turnips readily assi milate sufficient for their growth, and the disintegration of the remainder is carried on slowly, and remains to supply the following crop of corn ; whereas, if adminis tered in the liquid form most of it would be carried into the subsoil by rain water percolating through the super stratum. Bones form admirable manure, in most soils, for wheat, oats, turnips, clover, and potatoes. Guano has been much used of late in urope, and its properties have long been known to the Peruvians, who made use of it even in the mountain districts far inland, to which it was conveyed from the sea shore on the backs of Llamas, two small bags being slung over each animal, like pan niers. Its value at first was much injured by its indiscri minate application to all kinds of soils and crops ; its real value is now understood, and it has become a most useful manure, particularly on account of its portability and easy application either in the liquid or solid form. The following analysis of Peruvian guano may be relied on : Oxalate of ammonia lo'o Urate of ammonia 9'6 Oxalate of lime Phosphate of ammonia 6 .0 Phosphate of magnesia and ammonia 2 .6 Sulphate of potash 5 .5 Sulphate of soda t 'Minute of ammonia 4 .2 Phosphate of life l4'3 Clay and sand 4 .7 Vanous organic substances and water 52'3 These proportions may vary in guano of different loca lities, but for general purposes it will be sufficient, prov ing that it is particularly rich in the ammoniacal combi nations whichfurnishnitrogen, and also in the phosphates ; hence, as a manure for the cereal and other grasses it is especially good. But perhaps no manure requires more judgment in its use than guano, for it possesses such powerful stimulants in so concentrated a form that injury rather than good will be sure to result from a careless application of it to land already rich in the nitrogenous compounds and phosphates. MISCELLANEA Another Water Lily.—The following we have ex tracted from a long and interesting letter in the Literary Gazette, entitled " Journal of a Trip made by three Offi cers of the Hon. East India Company's Service, from Jehelum to Cashmere, in 1849" :—" The Dell lake is a fine sheet of water, situated between the town and the mountains on the eastern side of the valley ; it is some five or six miles long by five wide, and lying in a slight hollow of the hills, which slope gracefully down to its edge, it has a lovely effect. In this lake are the celebra ted floating gardens. A kind of reed grows in the water, composed of strong stems, long and pliable : the inhabi tants make a sort of basket-work from these, upon which a little earth being spread, the whole floats. Melons, cucumbers, and others of the gourd tribe grow to great perfection in these gardens, which are about thirty feet long by six wider they are moored to a stick at either .44 2 42.4 l x ,u r Mr.5.e..4-4tl 33 OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK. In the open air, planting deciduous trees may be pro ceeded with, in the absence of frost. After planting, the roots should be mulched; for this purpose, either leaves, old tan, or short stable-litter, will do. Prune fruit and other deciduous trees ; the parts cut off should be collected and burned ; their ashes are invaluable as manure. When the ground is sufficiently free from frost, sow early peas, such as Early Frame, Early Warwick, &c. ; and Mazagan and Long-pod Beans. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. J. R—We answered your enquiry immediately, it was no fault of ours that you did not see it. J. Youell.—The South American Seed is that of a large climbing plant—Bignonia echinata, too large for ordinary glass structures. A Beginner.—Neill's Gardening is a useful and satisfac tory work, and will answer your purpose. R. Martin.—The flower which has excited your surprise in blooming at this inclement season is the Helleborus Niger, or Christmas rose, this is its proper time of inflor escence. DiEitrat The next annual meeting of the Manchester and Liver pool Agricultural Society will be held at Warrington. " Tim Ingham," of Preston, last week, for a wager of £2O to £lO, walked seventeen miles in eleven minutes under three hours. On Thursday next great rejoicings will take place at Poynton, Stockport, and other places, to celebrate the coming of age of Lord Vernon's eldest son. The people of Manchester are now engaged in a serious dispute with the inhabitants of Salford, with respect to the terms on which the former shall supply the latter with water. Benjamin Pierpoint, Esq., Mayor of Warrington, en tertained at dinner, on Tuesday, about 15 gentlemen. Among those present were J. W. Patten, Esq., M.P., Hon. and Rev. H. Powys, rector. We recently reported a case tried in the Manchester County Court, wherein a surgeon tried to obtain from the Yorkshire railway company remuneration for attend ing passengers injured by an accident. On Wednesday the judge decided in favour of the plaintiff. On Monday week Messrs. Byrom, Taylor, and Byrom, of Strangeways.hali Colliery, invited their hands to a treat, which took place at Hindley. According to previ ous arrangements, upwards of 250 hands sat down to well-cooked potato pies, bread, cheese, SLc. On Saturday night week six armed men entered the house of Mr. Marsh, at Rivington, and stole £270. They also took away two silver tankards, two silver watches, a silver snuff-box, and other plate. Three of the parties have been arrested at Wigan. Robert Mirfield, a porter at Manchester, has been com mitted for trial at the assizes, on the charge of stealing £l5O from a box belonging to Mr. J. R. Thompson, son of the vicar of Richmond, Yorkshire, and which he was entrusted to take to the Victoria Railway station. NOVEL APPLICATION OF A BOWLING GREEN.—The fall of snow on Saturday week having covered to some depth the bowling green of the Griffin Inn, Lower Broughton, the variable temperature has since converted it into a complete sheet of ice; and numbers of gentle men have had the pleasure of skating upon it without the danger of a ducking. John Bowker, an old man employed as a pointsman to the London and North-Western Railway Company, at Hunt's Bank, has, during a period of three years, regu larly fed a sparrow, which has become so much attached to him as to regularly attend at his whistle. The bird visits him at all his meals, and in the breeding season never fails to bring all his new fledged offspring to partake of his bounty. ST. HELEN'S SAVINGS BANK.--Warrants for the ar rest of Mr. John Johnson, the actuary, and Mr. William Johnson, the sub-actuary, of the above savings bank, on the charge of felony and conspiracy, were placed in the hands of the superintendent of the district police on Sunday. That on Mr. William Johnson was executed on Sunday night ; he was apprehended at a public-house which he was in the practice of frequenting. The other brother was taken on Monday morning. Both prisoners underwent an examination before the magistrates in the course of that day, and were remanded. We understand bail was refused. DRILLING A SIXPENCE.—As a novelty in drilling, the Liverpool papers noticed, a short time since, that Mr. William Preston, of that town, had drilled a hole, one 4000th part of an inch in size, edgeways through a six penny piece. This account was copied into the Guardian at the time, and we subsequently gave a paragraph stating that Mr. John Buchanan, of Ashton-under-Lyne, had also drilled a hole, one 4000th part of an inch in size, in the same manner, through a sixpence. We have now before us a very remarkable specimen of workmanship of the same kind, in the shape of a sixpenny piece, lately forwarded to us by Mr. William Hartley, who lives near Todmorden. This sixpence is perforated edgeways by a minute hole which, as we are informed by Mr. Hartley, does not exceed the 210th part of an inch in diameter, so that its size is not greater than the 44,100 th part of a square inch. What must be the size of the drill with which this hole was made, our readers may conjecture ; and we are informed that the hole was drilled in four hours, and that the same drill went through without being altered in the least. A hole, apparently of a simi lar size, is also drilled faceways through the coin, and minute wires are passed through the holes.—Manchester Guardian. THE TRAGEDY AT HIGHER BROUGHTON—We reported last week in the usual telegraphic news of the STANDARD, the awful strangulation of Mrs. Louis Novelli, by her brother-in-law, and the subsequent suicide of the mur derer. Both parties were in good circumstances, and the motives for the deed are inexplicable. It is surmised by some that the murderer, whose brother, the husband of the lady, died about twelve months ago, had been greatly attached to his sister-in-law, and had pressed her to marry him, but that she had refused to listen to his suit. She is described as being a very charming woman, and he has resided with her since the death of his brother, but was about to leave for London on the following morning (Monday.) It is conceived that he had pressed his suit, been repulsed, and in a fit of passion committed the dreadful act, which filled him with such remorse, that he put an end to his own existence also. It is further said that his family is disposed to insanity, though he was never known to betray any symptoms of that affliction. It appears that the inmates of Mrs. Novelli's house on Sunday night were herself, her brother-in-law, her two children, two female servants, and a servant boy, about 17 years old. The two deceased had, in the course of the day, been at church twice : and, in the evening, had taken tea with Mr. Coston, a co-executor with Mr. A. Novelli to the estate of Mrs. Novelli's late husband. They re turned home about ten, had porridge, with milk and treacle, for supper ; after which, it appears, Mr. Novelli drank.. 4 small glass of brandy and water. The servants retired' tit, rest, leaving them sitting in the dining-room. They had no disagreement, nor does it appear that there ever had arisen any dispute between them. Next morn ing, Mrs. Novelli was found lying dead, near her chair. The servants hereupon, having called assistance, pro ceeded up to Mr. Novelli's room, where he was found hanging lifeless, to the curtain-rod of his bed, to which he had suspended himself by the cord of his dressing gown. The body was still warm, but life was extinct. The bed was also warn,, indicating that be had recently been in it. A medical man was sent for, who examined Mrs. Novelli's body, and found that she had died from strangulation. She had evidently struggled for a short period, as her dress was somewhat disordered, and the cloth pulled partly off the table. There was also a fresh cut on Mr. Novelli's nose, which appeared as if inflicted with a finger nail. His body hung low with the knees bent as if he had drawn them up at first, and the feet had afterwards fallen down. He had evidently lain on the sofa some time after committing the murder, as the marks of his boots were on the cover. It is believed that he afterwards went to bed, and on hearing the servants stir ring, arose and hanged himself. The adjourned inquest on the bodies was held on Wednesday. Several addi tional witnesses were examined, amongst whom were Mr. John E. Hampson, an attorney, and Mr. Charles B. Bowker, both of whom had been well acquainted with Mr. Novelli, the latter for a long period. The evidence of both gentlemen went to show that the deceased wag irritable in temper, occasionally subject to fits of melan choly, and extremely violent in giving expression to hit thoughts. After remaining in deliberation for about ten minutes, the jury returned a verdict, that Mr. A. Novell' had destroyed the lives first of Mrs. Novelli, and after wards of himself, being at the time of unsound mind. er