The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-09-24 00:00:00

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P whilst lately in Lochalsh, d 40 ~ S t. is .to the poor of the parish. le :t gis ti t e ei t e u d es g i onl s r t o l t n ah e i ' e s Church, Shaw-street, has been duly _solemnization of marriages. C4... ct ~,, ape.als presented to theßevJ.Kelly, of the Eck-,c,';' -,,, i, consisted of a purse containing £l6_o ; . 14 .1' ` r l, 4) and B ader, Esq., son of Joseph Bailey, E ! , hay eCn appointed a trustee of the Birkenhead q T h.. , la th e 1,),,:e of James Kennedy, Esq . ., resigned.ma ,e it,i'ree the ' thirty-seven of the objec . . d Ut the f ' C nstitutional Association w titkine free b y t o o ere Ile p 1 .° Ytech n i e / kat f,, 11°11 ha 1851 Sop - WA: ate su l ,l,:eribed £5O towards the , and hate atowards the 4 . 1,.' 1 . al Boni; si7l3vide_, the sculptor, haf !Waived a C allEsiQn Ntid s t'ho Gerard, for seven stataeiy Ilfe-size, Olistlar,ound the hon. baronet's new hall. . for the h_ lt‘4c heci n f ua7 w eek £3O were stolen from the resid b en e l . "%ve t ! ' es St Anthony's Chapel. The money had e bN b k 9 P collection during the day. oa i r. toonsld Ferguson, of this town,, has received Ne. '443(1111 for the Free Presbytery of Kilmadock, : t ot , ik.' t ea Ogitn'shiP Africa arrived here on Sunday morning . i'''Otile,he'°ek frorn Glasgow. She presented a fine n a ee p_ c Altird: she steamed up the river. She left Gree 1 ',:flee pie evening. / 4 ' 4la n South 11 has completed his task o . f w . alk , - 4 P, ra llES in livenwe ere He is six - 4,qtars oid e days at Trann? .• , to4l:crtitiaeodd. nished his work within tour hours of b "4 4,,lYir, B n 7daY the body of a female . child was disco st - V 4 J ttr eet . n a Privy of an unfinished house cif l e i)ti t , i,, , pear Hatfield-street. The cause of death 111 k4 Ilt ' ''n of the brain the result of natural causes. 141Pe•ktkaitnat'sth agoJol:n Crosby accidentally fell into titt,t.t4a,,7). severely burnt. The . unfortunate man li 1 111, k k i l, lot and a cripple; he resided in one of the ,tAlltni'lediliilic°F.f_rom the north end of Vauxhall-road. ! b akf a ! l i)ap, ;11.,:lionday last. `:ita y tr ` t ' f, dde n j y u fir i l n e, t 7 le se p r i v t an o t f a th t e Cr . o m xteth-hall, was A phithetrea caron .1.01 t.. ile,Nyas taken out and conveyed w 411 Vs elpltiree(lll s, in Rodney- street, where he shortly "14°:.4A13111.. —The advantages of short-hand are so te l'Qtt th e , a confident every one will be gratified nee _ , liI N IP eine Liverpool Phonetic Society have announced CZtlcss for instruction in phonograp%: :lit:B44s, and will, we hope, comman success. t ;tot te c r 4 tli, a„ us hman played in Liverpool on the 16th of ,eveniZ she is to appear at Niblo's Garden to , 1, 3 000 g.' the 3 0th—just a fortnight after her per 4'.ille hotrnies away. She had 500 dollars for that elk:fu:a4tel-,l9.lls,:thweas . crowded to the ceiling.—New 'sari, - 4 " 29 . Pedestrian, is still prosecuting his 4e ones,".l unabated vigour. He has now com tfatitid alf his task, having walked, up to last i t P,sd i i 4 e i g l i l. 526 miles. He is still in the enjoy g 'qofi. a tn and spirit. and confident hopes are at t , r , es success -, hseeill;:t,reet, Birkeno by, t 4 /I t , u w a l, Zleoriclini knocked week , Mr. r Taunton,i r c o h b aal dsom ewil e r o e f I w ie n a'd, an whilst on his return ti;' t arti', r obbed of his gold watch, some silver, l e head . e 'e.„,' ; and, in addition, was badly hurt I t 'ssda y iNnthing has been heard of the robbers. at b ‘ar tight, there were no less than three t 1 , 4; b i , g ; ar Y in Leicester -terrace, Canning-street, ‘..'se • the thieves, it is believed, only gained ~4 1, 1 , int o 0 house, ves, _ N''w as bei n . ' where they got' but trifling Si W ed tz ecte .. d disturbed, they decamped. The en kOd,l'esday by removing the coal-grids. Nip i' l tiri cen e Tening a serious affray occurred at the si,tlt, tind eo catr u ll e c a ti d o , ti agr c li o gg s n t u h m er b e e . r ;FlhneyaviLiedsbeemen -11:t2ly?Nd:_e•re all in a state of intoxication, when a N'Air ed 7ed and a fight ensued. One mto was 1 j il lt l4 l ifb e a c n il fi ar th g : . party by whom he was injured is .4 414 0 ° , 4 14(8 MADE BY MACEFINERY.—It will be to t ilp.ek e i a n e c e d ni .h !nt in our first ae that r by this itnPorta:tillinnvgesn'tiohnas. been appointed ll 'sNe . The desiderata at *ttl'ilialjs'erit are the exactness with which they 1 5 4 eCtt f. as Well as circularly—and the fact that ti n t La nd 'elia 20 to 50 per cent. below those menu iiio N T Nto h set l i t b NiclNG.—On Tuesday evening William t I ,4, a bit s ~a , er, who had been for many housetoll' ( k).,' l ,,, i nteroperance, went into the of V'lle B t at ' uogherty who lived in Cable-street) t kr :ti t ,: of i nebriation. After talking and joking iks4l 4 ; he fell asleep. At seven o'clock the sis ‘44k timed. as she did not hear him breathe, and N r oo ml life was found extinct. / NV ei,.Z °F PLATE —A few of the principal in irl,kiTkthey—mwall and Little Woolton, have testified 'tlhNiii:" hist r e e r t t ii - e n m f e o n r t from the c F u . ra A c m y o of b & P EI: kNt t l; P . o f nii,S°Me service of plate, manufactured by N 4 ,_ d a the t ? r cl-street. The object of the present a- Prd,t l r e irnes of the subscribers, were elegantly NI th e rev. by Mr. J. R. Isaac, who presented t f t otio,,ut t ll'ev. gentleman. I t t4 t ql Of foIPTION or FOOD.—We learn that a new it4i1: 1 :: j t () .d — ihe Dari—is being introduced into f op 'd li ld ' i s grain or p . ulse, something between LIZi., illi x i a an c_orn, and is described as excellently I .l d ni e h g with the lower descriptions of meal Sllac,..t has it improves both in taste and colour. i fic til q 4 tii already been imported. A cargo has , rs t , t '? l lo lu e hands of Mr. W. D. Fynney, of this Pt i t tikl. s amples of from 10 to 20 quarters can \ t iP a lli . S tu 1 6, 8: 4 4 :" . r. —Con Tuesday, a serious accident i tl i i t'N -I ' , ti h ln the service of Messrs. Nicol and le siiga,,i'cup merchants, Lower Harrington. The Il each in Li e in hoisting a balk, by means of a C 1 ,. (1 %whilst on rails placed along two elevated i s :42, : I T O engaged, one of the beams broke in 4 1 1 t ' 1 5 4 ,,er e , s ui.e . of the machinery along with the t t ,Y VY ird h " t eelpitated to the yard below, and the ^ m 'tepi' a t liire7 , re ,,,q• John Williams, whose skull was g. " l ed on Wednesday. The other men VI 41, 1 ::• ti Itbi lt . (I ' ttillite'llic, GRANITE..—The Kirkmabreck Quarry, 4 itp t 4 k(i4. t esjili',, '_,n Galloway cupplies Liverpool with l ' 'f,thi s • e " for the dohs, and here the method )N l , l ye 41,t!ractory material may be seen in per c'S 11l h e2 atlit e is here stratified nearly perpeneti- Voe s :,sslie'he tnasse s ' s arated by wedges and ~tl4eli " e t r , l 'eY fall a t r o e the bottom of the quarry. ' ', Vel.'"-ii,,`"need to the desired shape by " plug ',l44rtiltle of t is, holes are drilled by the jumper isio'',,sid:,are i:etended fracture, and two wedges, base , 4,l,,ectit,-,tserted in h, a third is inserted apex 1,,,N•q11 04 .;"ert the two eae wh . en they are simultane -oaia e ' and a few blows effect a separation of , '', , t, ,I.', te°,,,nol"serful is this mode of action, that 15 t,14,' Ili e ",, e 'il 500 tons, have been removed by it. tir 4 lt 4 Y t 0" e at and shaped, are transported by_a s S't to t i_ lb. 1 ttik,r_ he dock sore, and then skipped in vessel tqZeili,ttrustees for the Mersey. N 't ;(iith ttt erie l „, l "T's•—Tho mas Stirzaker, to be mas- N l i,,i4",,t l tn ,• - , s a ncl Trafalgar Docks, at a salary of 'i sor°,', l 4, the Place of Mr. Gilman, deceased ; k l til4 . Vee taste of the North-west Light-ship, to ,I,l 4 t soti h e a re airence pier, at a salary of £lOO per ,Ktii t li 4 l ii,,,gtad to see that the Dock Committee (V' Nii'•lnea'rir Old and well-tried servants. Mr. t sl: Si r lon • Y tsventy years in their service, and f,`'V l O t 4 1 th e ln ,. which he has been placed he has, we it,:ki;'Nli sluet'ireatest satisfaction. We may men- N A tiii i ,Mts ai n l i Pve Years ago he rescued seven men 'V th e fir - " i ng • Condition, and two years since ,1,, tit,ioe,est silver medal of the Humane Society 1 11: 1 1 rt ` B , a w of the M • e" h oner sunk on , c,,i •,, s ti,_ ajesac sc o ~ , li ; I N : i t , ti e ,ea unfortunate men were clinging to Ohu,tt i B api n 8 also on seven different occasions sN,..it Ntathe lives of as many men who had VT nee. Ks, and would have been drowned but 'el, 11 4 4 14 4 6,‘Vilti4lee" ;,' , ,,4 4 , 4 1 40 bee n A range of three large iron ware -4iii9l4 t Foundsercted by Messrs. Finch and Willey, i la tri V a n l'h red under the superintendence of N I , th e ,a ire, The are intended for California, and ki t Nl," t etl l , 4 asl u t , l en ,!e quantity of goods.. They are Al,t,,i4Ned is e'f, alftn,er, with frames, joists, beams, O t , i sty a e ,,he ers c ) ,! iron ; and the plates are galvan ito Of th'tsidera. tastened to by screw bolts. N, l l44, f ese i ii ,T.o 'the simplicity, cheapness, and Vee th i L n• th e . I ngs, it becomes a question of im- N 1 ,„7r e ,„,, s e ,„ 1)1.4- le i Pie may be applied to similar g t1" 4 8 0i ,10 11 , glitry / ' .r 0 entry h In many Parts of this town such 'l l ) it, t lit:tll 4 e ry ~o valuable. The warehouses at s , •etv' ef end , ) w id remain in their place for a few sy). il t oei v i n a7e interested in such erections n ), k' 4t it ,Otil y g . th en ,. It may be observed, that \i lt tri k c. b v ta ttll' h il r eLa t Z t stilpesie, b.Uild . i/gS is made in . this t 4. 11 ,Ak tit en gines .iea with two water-cisterns I' ti t , i hi re treAt pin case of fire. ks t it, it t t9 tl Nl t adq ell, ALLIANCE IN LIVERPOOL.-011T i deco 0 , 0 h o l d a,re that for the present year it has Ir.N, t 's7i tt ilr e lst of t ' , pctnnual conference at Liverpool, 4,1 siaell4i Peri,cher, and following days. The tkis ti l ar,deiN exerj'sn Tuesday evening , with a meeting oi t N rt tiP a -,;(1 i e e ,, s i at which the Rev. W. W -1/4Sit,,llts'4'4ltiii'Aerier tir.ratisi(2le,and deliver the annual ad -14..0 1 , 1 1 1(1 f s. o ti , I wick to read and enforce the 44. 4 ,4 a ,i)ttiinr.aternEd''et; !neetings . for devotional en ks,:t ti,ea lt ,':,.. arid ~a(tdressess will be held on the N i Bey Ile v ' e , ef"-a Thursday. At the first the it la t i t lg T h • D r , kPiorwich, has consented to pre irli.,,,4 re tty e Le s l ' - 'g, of Glasgow to t deliver an ' , I G t lbj e kle s° ns Tauoi - ' Ili, toy ect ed ;;ts t e ~ . bit on the Solemn and k S )4_ , of „ i r ,„ , 11/4nich the British Organization larthry \ l vslini, "". at the second, thd Rev. Dr. S it t Spqa /4 • A ad, at b e t es t i )0,, .th n ps been invited to preside, 4, l ,ii t t l soil l aY ey "siblii r „r, will deliver an address on N , ii, ji will s h eid eti ng tilit Relation to the Alliance." ya's Sa d bri ef' a % ly e rneMberS and friends of the t4 ttie et . o r , ~,Y ad dr erßaz lone, after which several s k e r d c .: nig 'btir sd .ess them • Mr. John Cropper to t isk Ase, 4 stl e ' ereai d ,"Y evenino! th bell neral i o 'Ne ic A ': o ll t , t'lislted over b ;Mr e . r T w . 1 11. r a a&m of 1 1 - 40 1 144 1 g5t t beet it; Liver •e members of the council ` r ll , 0114 t‘t, t,:ase whoitool on Monday evening it t ,•Sh N I , a„„, e 4,,,d ',aye signified th • intention , l 1, Oilt i ' . ' Ic e c's m erst and, _ , fir i,;Qti e ,lii rt el, th not gerne are . . , Sir Culling Eardley, t,:k ''', 'te v Y,„Oth e e Rev, j -, t-, ,Esq., the Hon. and tyti t e ' of i,p r , it i cler gy ,: uosuan, Vicar of Enstone, l,,, l sarr - nrr n i n enry C r e . o of the Church of Eng t4 ;4 l, i i ?os %, ghurn, e,l, of Edinburgh, Rev. J. 444 1 1N 'str °11e ntifor % "• 11 a large represinitation qr the ''et, witlinist bodies Tt- pi hat pio Its 8 , • _ „ u . "44 91 tli-te of " apartments, nas -e meeting. e THE ANTIQUITIES OF NINEVEH. On Tuesday, at the Collegiate Institution, Geo. Scharf, jun., Esq., delivered, to a crowded and respectable audi. dence, the first of two lectures on the interesting subject of " Nineveh and its Antiquities." The lecture was en riched by a variety of splendid drawings, illustrative of the curious sculpture recently discovered by Mr. Layard in his explorations of Nimroud. Mr. Scharf began by an explanation of the geographical features of the country lying between the Tigris and the Euphrates, the general feature of which he showed to ho a uniform flatness. On the seacoast Babylon was situated, but the ruins of Ni neveh were situated far inland. He made reference to the historical narrations of Diodorus Siculus, corrobora ting as they do the Biblical descriptions. Nineveh was the first great city of which the Bible bore record, (in the tenth chapter of Genesis,) and during a long course of years it appeared to alternate in prosperity with Babylon, which ultimately, from its position, gained commercial ascendancy. Both places, he need.not say, lay for many centuries neglected, if not forgotten. It was a peculiarity in Grecian antiquities that all their cities were found to have been erected o 3 eminences, and it Was well ic;;;;; that all Celtic nations raised mounds to cover the remains a their distinguished dead. In Mesopotamia to build upGn eminences of course was impossible, but research founded upon analogy had led to the discovery that its inhabitants, in founding cities, had reared, in the first instance, an immense artificial pedestal of baked clay, and built on this. M. Layard, during his travels in that region in 1840, was struck with the appearance of an immense mound on the banks of the Tigris 1,800 feet in length, 90 feet high, and 50 feet it diameter, in the im mediate neighbourhood of seven similar but smaller cones. Previously to this, M. Boiteux, the French consul, had made some excavations at Mom?, and enriched the Lou vre with specimens of sculpture which he had obtained. Encouraged by assistance from home, M. Layard com menced an excavation of these mounds in Nienrond, and the result was patent to the world. M. Boiteux had in that locality been discouraged by piercing the wall of brick referred to without making any discovery, but M. Layard, knowing that the practice of Celtic nations in burying the dead was first to deposit the body in a hole, then pile upon it a great mass of stone, and afterwards add earth, turned this knowledge to account in the pre sent instance, and, instead of commencing excavating from the bottom of the mounds, commenced his explora tion from the top, and with the richest results. He had laid bare three ancient palaces, which must have been constructed at least twelve centuries before our era, and had succeeded in dragging to light and the speculative inspection of antiquaries a variety of rich alabaster sculp ture, the most wonderful of which was the colossal " winged lion" which is now on its way to London, and which, it appears, may be expected every day. A very spirited representation of a lion, forming a pro minent object on a screen, which the lecturer exhibited, gave occasion to a few remarks on naturalhistory. When the original was first landed in England, it excited no little speculation among the learned. Having a kind of thorn or claw projecting from the end of its tail, which was coiled up over its back, some at once pronounced it to be of astronomical import, and to signify the conjunction of Leo and Scorpio. Others saw in it a realization of the story of the lion, when roused, lacerating his sides in order to stimulate himself to greater fury. By a singular coinci dence, about the same time, a living lion was brought to this country having the same appendage. It was thus ascertained that the sculpture at Nineveh was simply an accurate portrait of the animal, which, however, belonged to a species of which very few specimens had reached Europe. Out of nineteen examined by Professor Owen, only one of the kind had been found, and that was in the Jandin des Plantes, at Paris. The sculptured lion represented in the drawing had formed part of a hunting group, a portion of the wheel of the king's chariot, against which it had reared itself, being seen on the same slab. There seemed to be some association between this animal and the counts Ninevites ; for we found the prophet Nahum exclaming, " Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feeding. place of the young lions, where the lion, even the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and none mad( them afraid ?" This had also been curiously corroborated, peculiar !• of the Sir Robert Ker Porter and his friends, on one occasion, saw, on the heights at a distance, what they took to be a hostile party of Arabs taking aim at them. On a nearer approach, however, it turned out to be two noble lions, walking leisurely along the ridge of the hills fested no desire to escape, and were not scared away 'even by the clapping of hands. ho mani- Mr. Scharf next entered upon the subject of language in connexion with these sculptures, commencing with a review of the labours of Champollion and Young, and tracing the successive steps by which the art of decipher . ing ancient inscriptions has been brought down to the present time and applied to the cuneiform or arrow headed characters found at Nineveh. This was done in a very clear and satisfactory manner, the points immedi ately under consideration being rendered much more intelligible and interesting by reference to the system of which they form a part. The ingenious process suggested by Dr. Buckland for restoring the ivories and other matters of detail were subsequently brought forward, and the attention of the audience was kept up unremit tingly to the close of the lecture. EXHIBITION OF 1851 TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD SlR,—May 1 request the favour of you to correct an error in several papers in reference to the exhibition of 1851. It is the LIVERPOOL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY, and not the Royal Institution which has raised a fund to aid in carrying out the design of his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, for the exposition of 1851. Of that fund, £5O will be forwarded to the executive committee in London, and the balance will he paid to the local committee in Liverpool.—Yours respectfully, . _ _ C. F. SALT, Secretary Liverpool, September 23, 1850. THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER.—Considering the moment ous questions that will occupy the attention of the Town Council during the coming year, it is matter of surprise that the wards have not bestirred themselves before now in the selection of proper men to fill the seats that will fall vacant on the Ist of November. One or two vacan cies will be caused in addition to those arising from the ordinary operation of the municipal act. At the end of this month, Mr. George Booker, one of the members for Rodney-street Ward, will have been absent from En gland more than six months, and will consequently have become disqualified. He had not left the West Indies at the date of the last advices, and therefore cannot return in time. This, with the retirement of Mr. James Aspi nail Tobin, who, it is rumoured, is to be elected an alder man; will leave two openings in Rodney-street Ward. Mr. Samuel Holme ought to be returned for that ward, and as the water question is now disposed of, it is ex tremely probable that be will be. A new candidate will also be required in West Derby Ward, in the room of Mr. Josias Booker, whose stay in the West Indies will be more protracted than that of his brother. It is generally under. stood that Mr. T. B. Horsfall, whose term of office, a s alderman, expires this year, will not return to the Council. We trust the report will not be correct ; for we could ill afford to lose the benefit of his clear and culti vated understanding, sound practical information, and moderrte and gentlemanly bearing. We have as yet heard of very few names of parties who are likely to come forward. Overtures have been made, we helium, to Mr. Samuel Holme, from several wards, and declined. A number of the electors of St. Peter's Ward are desirous to secure the services of that gentleman's brother, Mr. James Holme, and he will be in all likelihood the sit ting member. Mr. Alderman Bent is spoken of as the next occupant of the civic chair. We subjoin a list of the retiring members for each ward, including aldermen : EVE RTON.. SCOTLAND VAUXHALL ST. PAUL'S EXCHANGE SECOND NOTICE. p t :ntings in this exhibiti on A further inspe c ti on o f t h e increases our estimati on o f it s mor .lthan usu a l merit ;and the pride whi c h we ought to feel, cm' only in the growing talent of th e artists belonging to °throw): academy, but as well in the fact that the painters of other I ,:aces in Great Britain app rec i a t e , by sending their pictures ?sere, the taste and liberality o f our merchant princes. Theo are, in every part of the rooms, productions, of which any ex hibition and gallery in Europe might by proud ; and some which, when the prestige and fashion of mere name shall have passed away, and pictures are valued in accordance with their intrinsic merit, instead of in accordance with the prices which they will bring from the dealer, or the collector, will rank side by side with those of some of our most popular masters. There are several, also, in which we recognize the gems of future excellence ; and which, when the author, by dint of study, matured taste, and finish, shall have reached a better standing in the world, will be prized more highly than the mediocre pro ductions of many an artist at present enjoying high repu tations, and reaping those rewards which greater discern. ment would distribute to encourage the meritorious beginnings of better men. In our course through the exhibition, we must explain, we shall not confine ourselves to any order, either of number in the catalogue, or of merit. We merely take our mornings stroll, and jot down otrr impressions of whatever painting chances to strike us. With this ex planation we shall commenc e with No. 104. " The ilayfield,' ; l;3 Alexander Johnston, an artist whose " scene from the Lady of the Lake" won the prize at the last exhibition. His picture of this year is, in our opinion, although faulty in some respects, a more meritorious one than that of last year. The sub ject is taken from the old song-- "'Twas within a mice of Edinboro' town, * In the rosy time of the year, Bonnie Jockey, blithe and gay, Kissed sweet Jenny making hay.'" The figures of Jockey and Jenny, which we presume are those on the left of the picture, are characteristic, and well painted. Another pair, in the background, more advanced in life, who seem to he carrying on a little flirtation, are also well painted. The gem of the picture, however, is the girl stooping in the foreground —a perfect specimen of the Scottish maiden. The group in the righthand corner of the foreground —a widow we con ceive, with her child in her arm, and a boy on one side playing with an unfledged lark, and a girl intent upon reading—is very meritoriously conceived and painted. The other figures are equally well executed, with the exception of the dog in the foreground, which ought not. to have been so wretchedly daubed, being a prominent object. Landseer or Ansdell would have made it a leading character in the picture; or if, through fear of withdrawing attention from the main subject, they had abstained from bestowing upon it their full powers, they would at least have painted a respectable dog. The light in the picture is beautifully managed, and the grouping good. The scenery in the background, however, is rather sketchy, and the hay decidedly a failure. We fancy, however, that hay, as ripe and being gathered, is rather difficult to paint. On a line with this picture is one, No. 109, " The Har vest Field," by TV. F. Witherington, R.A., to which, being a kindred subject, and the artist being enabled to append the magical letters R.A. to his name, one would imagine that some extent of merit would attach. A more meaningless picture, however, we never beheld. It is a mistake in painters to imagine that in copying nature, however faithfully, they are properly exercising their powers. A painter from nature is, after all, little better than a copyist. We require that a picture should possess a soul ; should tell a tale ; should give to nature some thing provocative of lofty emotions, or of those with which we are moved by the achievements of intellect em bodied in a poem or a play. A man who can place before us the conceptions of a Shakspeare, or who can paint for us a rural scene from Thompson, we should be disposed to class as an artist worthy of all honour; but we cannot treat thus one who, like Mr. Witherington, merely gives us a few meaningless reapers, and expends his skill in the elaborate painting of a few ears of wheat. No. 2, " A Baptism in Scotland," by John Phillip, is a production of a very different class from that which we have just noticed. In artistic merit it is very clever. The morning light streaming through the window upon the group assembled to witness the ceremony is finely distributed, and the figures well-grouped and full of cha ,e. The charm of the picture, however, is that it Jontains within itself the elements of a poem or a domes tic novel. What can be finer, for instance, than the sen timent embodied in the glance of the aged man on the right hand of the picture towards the aged female, sup ported by one of her children or grandchildren, and evi dently overcome by some memory of the past, or by the solemnity of the occasion ? What more provocative of a wish to learn the history of the family assembled together than the puckered-up features of the stout dame on the left of the picture ? As a whole the production is most meritorious ; and there are.few in the exhibition of which we should prefer the possession. 41. " Portrait of J. Brooks Yates, Esq.," by Philip TVestcott, is anZexcellent likeness, as well as a carefully finished picture. The calm thoughtfulness of the scholar and the eentleman, and the amiability of the philanthro pist beam upon us from the canvas as faithfully as if the original was seated before us. The picture will be an ornament to the room of the Literary and Philosophical Society, for whom it was painted, and will hand down to posterity the living lineaments of one of the most talented of its members. 164. " Portrait of Col. the lion. Sir Edward Cust," by Thos H. Midge, is another fine portrait. The figure is dignified and striking ; and the colouring and manage- rnent excellent throughout Next to this is a very cle;er production, No. 165," The Marchioness of Douro," by Gamlardella. Nothing can be imagined more beautiful and noble, both in feature and in figure, than the Mar chioness is pourtrayed for us by the artist. The details of the _picture are very clever,_ and the colouring rich, especially The red velvet body of the dress, which is very beautifully brought out from the canvas 169. " tomus - ," by R. Huskisson, is a clever produc tion, well conceived, and displaying great resources of imagination and fancy. The colouring is transparent, and the light and shade well contrasted. EXHIBITION OF 1851. EXHIBITION OF RAW MATERIALS AND PRODUCE IN THE ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, AND MINERAL KINGDOMS. The success which has attended the exhibitions of the Royal Agricultural Society and other similar societies in the United Kingdom, and the marked improvements they _ . have introduced, not only in the produce of corn, roots, and other vegetable sulistances, but in cattle, and all kinds of implements of husbandry and gardening, afford a sufficient guarantee that these departments will be fully represented in the Exhibition, and bear a satisfactory comparison with similar contributions furnished by France, Spain, Belgium, Germany, as well as the New World. There is no fear but that British growers of wheat will be fully prepared to exhibit their samples of produce alongside those from Dantzic and the Rhine, from Poland and the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and America ; and that the farmers of Sussex and Yorkshire will show their wools with those of Spain; and that our flax growers N'o.ll meet with confidence those of Belgium and Italy. It may, however, be remarked, that every district should be careful to ascertain that any culture which is peculiar to itself, such as hops to the South of England, dried medicinal herbs in Surrey, canary seed in the Isle of Thanet, mustard in Durham, &c., &c., is ade quately represented on this occasion. But although the public mind has already been suffi ciently influenced by the agricultural shows to be alive to the due representation of all the departments of the vege table and animal kingdoms, the section of the mineral kingdom is a novelty ; but almost every parish may contribute to the completeness of the Exhibition, and to the development of its own resources. Jet, agates, cornelians, and stones useful for personal decoration, are:found on many parts of our coasts. whilst rock chrystals, spars, and other similar stones, are yielded in most of the mountainous districts. Many villages in England. Scotland, and Ireland, are able to send such ob jects, and thus take their part in the exhibition. Numer rous localities might supply beautiful marbles and stones of great variety and value in building, which at present are not known out of their locality.- Clays of different kinds suitable for pottery abound in many parts of the United Kingdom, which would be likely to obtain a vary extended commercial value, if they were brought forward and made known on this occasion, accompanied, if possi ble, by some manufactured article. In Dorsetshire,, for example, a very common yellow earthenware is made of AMERICAN EXECUTIONS.—On the execution of Dr. the cheapest kind, which certainly ought to be shown, as should the clay used at Prescot and other pants of Webster the Times has the f o llo w i ng remar ks :—" The South Lancashire for the manufacture of the earthen good people of Massachussetts have made a very long ware so well known in this neighbourhood. Airy fine business of it. It is now half a year since the trial, and sands which may be considered as suitable for- glass several months since there was no doubt of the result. making should be exhibited, which may be easily done in America is, indeed, a land of strange contrasts. Much g l ass phials;. a specimen of such sands should be con excellent justice is meted and administered thereat twenty tributed from every looanty where they may be found. minutes notice, and other matters of importance are done The immense value of these discoveries to the locality there with singular despatch. Why, then, was this great itself where-they are found, may be illustrated by a recent and evident offender stretched on the rack of expectation case :—Within a short period, an estate has. been pur for so long a period ? It was not, as in some European chased near Maidstone, in ICent, and the new proprietor countries, to extract a confession, for the attempt was not forthwith examined its mineralogical properties. Ile made ; and shriven or not shriven, the Professor was found a pit of beautiful sand: suitable for glass-making, hung. As yet there is no clear understanding as to the grounds on which execution among us is p r e c ipit a t e d or which is now supplied ta , the metropolis in tons ;he also : found seams of clay suitable for pottery, and. now a large deferred. There is mercy in speed. and there is mercy in delay. As the interval between judgment and execution pottery is established,, with its steam-endue and proper is the most terrible that a man can have to endure, it is machinery, and thus a new means was opened for em_ is the superabundant labour o 1 the surrounding mercy to shorten it ; and, on the other hand, there is-the agricultural villages. Moreover, the proprietor, on his vague and precarious hope that a bad man, who knows own estate,. found excellent building stone. Five years his end and the number of his days, will tern them to age., these precious materials, which now yield him a pro better account than he had formerly done the uncertain and his neighbours tenure of his natural life. There was too much.finesse fl, work, went ring undiscovered in 't and policy in Webster's use of his six montlis to give the delay any value as a precedent. He was too much occur , the A e n a o i . I h le . r instance of a valus:nle discovery Is the Green Sand of Farnham ; an exhibition a few years back of the pied in contriving how to die a penitent,. and yet not a . valuable Green. Sand of Farnham would hnve had the murderer. In other respects the delay has not been pro- effect of drawing attention at an earlier date to this &dual fitable. Webster was literally the state criminal during rable assistant of the agricultural interest, and enabling that period ; cooped up for the gallows,. the first news of other districts to ler,rn that they too bad it, though they the day, the best thing on the editor's list. As one had not known its; value. The same remark may be ap. turned over a file of United States journals there was plied to. the Cor,rolites of Felixstowe. Fuller's Earth is Webster, Webster, Webster, expanded into infinite de now at ai'mkbl'a ' for commerce in only two or three dis tails. Jenny Lind. happily arrived almost on the very tricts,. but day of his execution, but she can hardly fill up the void It is a ursirable that inquiry should be made in every W obably exists in many if it he sought for. he has left. Qur own murderers are but a nine days' village # •' wonder. In . A mer i ca ever ythi ng i s co l o ss a l, a nd they a l s , seem r-'-s r :tveci to have the biggest murderer in the world, e d ' V 0 ascertain whether it has not some raw materi. , well as vegetable produce, which might be exhibit , and to . make the most of him. If the sober people of o n this occasion to its own great advantage. Any information may be obtained from the Liverpool -Alr . n sachussetts wished to set a good example to their nas ty neighbours in Texas and the Western States, thin L oca l Committee, whose office is in Lord-street, have overshot the mark , for these fiery children 'of ./ It should be borne in mind that the Commissioners for bright setting sun will never be able to keep the the the Exhibition have appointed the 31'st of (?etcher as the geance in bottle for more than half a year , " .r yen- last day for receiving demands fot 'space :s'?a Local Coeae tnittees, Mr. David Hodgson, alderman, Mr. William Walthew. Mr. A. Swainson, Alderman. Mr. John Woodruff. Mr. T. B. Horsfall, alderman. Mr. William Preston. Mr. It. B. Hill. Mr. James Lawrence, alderman Mr. G. H. Horsfall. CASTLE-STREET . Mr. R. S. Henderson, alderman Mr. George Holt. St. PETER'S Mr. Daniel Bell. PITT-STREET Mr. Thomas Sands, alderman. Mr. Thomas Rimmer. GREAT GEORGE Mr. Richard Harbord. RODNEY•STREET Mr. J. A. Tobin. ABERCROMIIT LIME-STREET Mr. George Booker. Mr. R. C. Gardner. Mr. J. B. Lloyd. ,Mr. James Parker. Mr. John Bent, Alderman. Mr. Josias Booker. Mr. J. H. Turner, alderman, Mr. R. L. Jones. Mr. William Mann. ST. ANNE'S.. WEST DERBY SO lITH TOXTETII NORTH TOXTErH THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. EXHIBITION OF LIVERPOOL ACADEMY. LOCAL MEETINGS. been maintained at an average cost of Is. 101 d. per head. Another return showed that there are.now 1,093 children in the Industrial Schools at Kirkdale. Here, too, there had been a diminution in the cost of keep. The cost per head, last week, had Veen ls. nd. against Is. lid. during the corresponding week of last year.—ln compliance with a motion passed at a former meeting, a return was sub mitted of the reductions made in the assessment of ware house property from March, 1848, till March, 1850. It appeared that during that interval the assessment had been reduced upwards of £16,000, and that since there had been further abatement, making the total reduction £19,589 per annum.—lt was resolved to proceed against twenty cottage occupiers, for the recovery of last year's rates, selecting such as were best able to pay. DOCK COMMITTEE.—Tnt RSDAT _ tion from the Wigan Coal Association had an audience on the subject of the coal trade. The deputa tion consisted of the following gentlemen :—Mr. James Brancker (chairman of the association), Mr. R. A. Thick nesse, M.A., Mr. Peace, Mr. R. Neilson, Mr. W. H. Brancker, Mr. Jerdein, and Mr. W. Laird. The fol lowing propositions were submitted for the consideration of the committee 1. That at different places in this country the high and low level modes of shipment are practised ; each had its peculiar advantages, but, at this time, it was generally admitted, that in places where the former can be easily attained, it offers superior advantages to the latter; that the high level may be adopted at the north of George's Dock, in connexion with the railway station and Leeds canal. 2. That there be provided at the north side of the Stanley Dock and on the east side of the new steam dock, proper ma- chinery for the shipment of t _ 3. That a smooth-water pass, he coal on a ingn level. ge be opened between the Clarence Dock and the CollingvtiOod Dock, in order to allow steam vessels using the former to take in coal from flats arriving by the Leeds Canal. _ . _ . 4. That 'the eastern quay of the Victoria Dock be allotted to the coal trade, in connexion with the London and North- Western Railway Company, and that proper shipping staiths be erected at that point. 5. That on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company connect- clfned railway plain, or an aqueduct, that . the Dock Committee give suitable facilities for the shipment of coal on the eastern G.' That on the quays of at least two docks south of the Duke's Dock, and at the Clarence Dock, be erected one or more cranes worked by steam power, and capable of delivering into the vessels' holds sixty to seventy tons of coal per hour, either from wagons, flats, or carts, and that access to such cranes Le provided from the railways on the dock quays. After some conversation the deputation withdrew, and the following resolution was then adopted :—" That the committee, feeling the importance of the coal trade, and of providing suitable accommodation for the same, refer the question to the Sub-committee of Works, for more mature consideration of the details of such plans as may be offered for effecting the object in view." It was reported that the lock on the north side of the Sandon Basin was completed, and ready for the recep tion of large steam-ships, Mr. Holt said the gates were eighty feet wide, and the largest by far in the world. A report from the Marine Committee, giving the re sult of an inspection of the telegraph stations in Wales, and suggesting some trifling repairs, was adopted. Mr. Harbord called attention to the dispute respecting the Southport life-boat, but the committee appeared adverse to any further inquiry, as the matter had been so frequently under consideration. are thus brought as it were into immediate contact with public meeting was held grand, and th e m i grat i on of a company of settlers is the observer. Th e v i ew of a burning prairie is awfully CHEAP Binflg.—Ciri Pligay a at St. George's Presbyterian Church, Myrtle-street, in equally interesting. The vast expanse of the western promotion of a proposed testimonial to th e Rev. Dr. prairie meets the eye like an inland sea—one unbroken Thomson, of Coldstream ; as a ; eompensation for the expanse of w av i ng green. The Niagara River is fraught losses which he has sustained i n obeing the Bible. John with objects of interest. The spectator is supposed to Holmes, Esq., the mayor, occu pi e d the chair, and the proceed on the Canad a s id e unt i l he arrive at the " falls, " chapel was about one-third tilled. The rceeting was ad. where he obtains a vis-a-vis view of the American cata dressed, amongst other gentlemen, by t h e nceerends Dr. tact ; a sublime stream descending in unchanged charac- MTarlane and Anderson, a deputation from OiaFgow ter, with all the impetuosity that may be conceived from and it was shewn that Dr. Thomson had, with his , ` .'tmi l y, the vast depth of the fall. Divided by a small island is been reduced to a state bordering on litmkruptcy. It .9 3 - the British fall, with its horse-shoe shape, the arc of the pears that Scoland has raised £2,(00. A collection wa' circle presenting 'to the eye a dull green colour. Then made at the close of the meeting, but the grmotint realised come the rapids which feed the cataracts, and they pos we have not ascertained, sess scarcely less interest than the latter. The appear . HEALTH CostiairrEz, THURSDAY.—At the w:ekly ance presented at the falls in winter is still more sublime meeting of the inspector of nuisances presented hi's usual than it's summer; every tree and edifice in the vicinity is report, from which, infer did, it appeared that the ship. ornamented with pendant icicles; the face of nature is meats of manure during the week exceeded the deposits wrapt in a mantle of snow, Owing to the absence of vi by 1212 tons.—Various fore grievances, in different parts sitors, a solemn stillness pervades the entire region, inn of the town, were considered and disposed of.—An viler broken save by the deep rushing of the mighty element by Mr. Swallow, to supply a steam-engine for the baths which knows no rest nor in winter nor slimmer. The and washhouses, for £l5O, was accepted.—The medical' painting diverges, if such a phrase can be applied, to give officer reported that during the week ending the 14th in- the spectator a view of Brock's monument, which was stant 200 deaths were registered in the borough, of which erected on the spot where the gallant Brock fell in the 143 were in the pariah of Liverpool. The mortality was year 1812. By another obliging detour a near view of thus greater by fifteen than in the previous week, but Itonnt Vernon, the residetee of the hero of American in forty less than in the same week of last year, excluding dependence, Washington, is- given. The mansion in of cholera. Bowel complaints were less frequent; the deaths unpretending appearance, ye bespeaks tlra presence of registered being 43 against 56 during the week previous. comfort ih its arrangements: Its present occupant The other fatal zymotic diseases were typhus, S cases; John Washington. The door Is-represented as open, itn measles, 8; scarlatina, 5; hopping cough, 5 ; croup, 2; viting the inspection of v i s it ors . B e hi n d t h e house, en syphilis, 1. One death took plate from delirium tremens. circled by iron rails, is the mausolenin of the General;: it The deaths of 131 children were registered, of which 34 contains two' sarcophagi, one containing the ashes of were from bowel complaints, 17 from convulsions, and 10 Washington, and the other those of his wile. At one side from teething. The mean temperature of the week was and immediately without the rails, ira plain monument 54 degrees, being nearly 4 degrees below the average to the memcry of Washington's grand niece; this menu mean temperature of the corresponding week of the five ment is also enclosed by rails. The last scene represent§ preceding years. the natural bridge of Virginia : this singular bridge is a SELECT VESTRY.—The usual fortnightly meeting was strip of rock connecting two rugged rocks, whose summits held on Tuesday. The Rev. Rector Campbell occupied are 215 feet from the ground ; it is supposed that this the chair. It was recommended that the various wings narrow arch is the only remaining portion of the roof of a of the Workhouse, also the new offices fronting Brown- i vast cavern, which some convulsion of natars has laid low-hill, should be insured for £22,500, the original cost open to the view of the property being £52,700. The insurance to be WI& effected in two Liverpool offices. Agreed to.—A letter from the Town-clerk was read, enclosing a resolution of '7 9il the Finance Committee. This claimed £2,100 as owing for magistrates' clerks' fees to the borough fund ; and it `en. was stated that the Town-clerk had been instructed to " take steps for the recovery of the amount." Mr. liar bord said the amount was very large, and that Mr. Hart, of the vestry-clerk, Mr. Lowndes, tine solicitor, and Mr. ; Weightmnn had been instructed to have a conference lace with the Town-clerk on the subject, tine result of which would be made known at a future meeting.—The pro- varea , ceedings of the Medical Relief Committee contained a cial ft, resolution, that tine medical officers of the parish should n affix` be asked whether they would accept a salary of £l4O per annum, inclusive of all fees except for vaccination.—Mr. hooted Weightman was instructed to report as to establishing has re plunge-baths in some portions of the new additions to the Workhouse. The Workhouse " consumption ac count " showed that there were, for the week ending tine 14th instant, 1,693 paupers in tine establishment, who had astrat Pam LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL A special meeting of the Town Council was held on Wednes day, for the purpose of disposing of the business left over from the adjourned council of Wednesday week, John Ho;mes, Esq., Mayor, in the chair. The proceedings of the_Health Committee contained a re- veyor's staff in the Engineer's-olliCe, to the situation of assist ant local surveyor, at the salary of £3OO per annum, in the place of Mr. Thomas Duncan, lately appointed engineer to the Waterworks. which it appeared that ano less sum than 80,000 was lodged in the bank to the credit of the Water Committee, being bor rowed on the water account, subject to the approval of the Lords of the Treasury, to giving the collateral security of the Corporate Estate; and several large slims were offered at four per cent., but a resolution was passi - d stating that, for the future, the committee would not borrow money at a higher rate of interest than tpree-tend-a-balf per cent. . awkslex, recommending t A report from of Mr: Statham be ..*1 per wee Mr. Owen _ _ _ hat the salary a ton f 5, Mr..BIOHAM objected to the contract for coals being given to Messrs. Byrom and Co., and contended that the coal con tract should be publicly adlertised. H e also wished to know security of the Corporate Estate gene If so, he would contend that the committee had gorge beyond its duty. They had no authority or right to pledge oi• promise the COrpprate Estate as a collateral security, until it had been Mr. Ho explained that the parties lending the money were• to the approval of the Lords of the Treasury ; there was no de ception practised. Mr. BIG*AM then moved,. as an amendment, that so much of the proceedings as related•to the contracts for coals be not confirmed. Mr. J. A -TontN seconded i the amendment, and- after some irregular Aiscussion the amendment was negative& by a large majority. The proceedings•were then confirmed.. The observatory Committee recommended the• purchase of one of naotler'S anemometers, for the Observatory, the cost of which would be about Mr. PA4I Elt gave notice , that at the next meeting of the Council he would move that tbt Observatory be banded over to the Dock Committee. Mr. PITTON observed that it was calculatethinit the expenses of the Mservatory wouict be 1460 a-year,,whilst it only cost X2OO. _ _ --- Mr. Rion AM was about moving an amendment, but as the general feeling of the Council was that tile instrument should , be obtained, he consented to withdraw leis-amendment, ands the proceedings passed. . A latter from the• Chairman of the Shipowners' Association,. enclosing resolhtionsagreed to by that body, for increased ac commodation for shipbuilding at a moderate charge, was refer,. red to the special committee appointed to, inquire in the pre sent condition of the shipbuilding trade of-Liverpool. A memorial from Christopher requesting to be eon. tinned in the service of the Corporation, in some capacity, suited to his age,•was ordered to lie on, the table. A memorial from severe? ratepayers that Athol-street may be continued from Great Howard-street to Regent-road was referred to the Finance Committee. A memorial, from the tenants. of St. Martin's Market, complainine% of injury by venders of WI, fruit, Sac, being allowed outside the market, and fro - ti shop keepers in Scotland road, complaining of the annoyance and obstrnctiOn caused by such .:enders, was referred to the Mar kets Committee. A letter tem Griffith Roberts, who had been discharged in consequenco.of• old age, and praying that the. Council would make some-provision for him, was. ordered to lie on the table. A memorial from owners of houses near Isliagton Market, that the walls serrounding the- late market may be palled down, was-referred to the Finance. Committee. A memorial from ths•owners ad property and other inhabi tants of Plumbe-street:and Kay-street, requesting the Council to rescind their permission for a slaughter-house in Flambe street, was referred to the Health Committee, and Mr. Bars cos moved his amendment that all applications for licenses for slaughter-houses shoal & be brought before the Council prior to their being granted, as a recommendation to the com mittee, and it was agreed to. Mr. Bittscax brought forward his note of motion, that so much of the proceedings of the Council of the Ist May last as approves of a resolution of the Markets Committee, authoris ing the Finance Committee to provide a wholesale market, be rescinded; but as it did not find a seconder it fell to the ground. Two notices of motion given by Mr. Henderson were, in that gentleman's absence, postponed to the next Council. The veenteditigs terminated at one o'clock. THE MIRROR OF THE WORLD. This interesting exhibition will remain on view during the present week, and we shall be mistaken if the great majority of our readers do not avail themselves of behold.. mg more than once its varied and extraordinary attrae. tions. We have already describedat length the cuxiousrepre sentations afforded of the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky, of the beautiful scenery of the River Nile, and other views as artistically drawn as they are spirited in conception. But these are only half the wondtas ot America, which Mr. Wilson Patten. M.P: will preside at the rn27,ting this week of the Manchester and Liverpool Agriculintal Society Mr. W. Ellis, son of a. perfumer in Chester drowned a few days since in the Tale of Man,:wb:fe bathing The Rev. Dr. Nolan appeared in the Manchester Counts Court, on Friday. No special feature of scandal was eli cited, but the rev. gentleman affirmed on oath that he did not seduce the wife of the plaintiff: On returning from the court he was hustled and hooted by the crowd. Mr. L Sharp, bookseller, _ ...ignect the office of stamp distributor for St. Helen's and the neighbourhood, in consequence of the great reduction matte by govern ment in the late new stamp act. Mr. Sharp, who is a gentleman held in high esteem by the inhabitants of St Helen's, has,. we believe, ' held the office for upwards of twenty-six years, and discharged his duties in the most satisfactory manner. GARSWOOD' AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.-1.311 t the fifth annual exhibition took place at Ashton, on the grounds at the Gerard Arms Inn. The show was really splendid, both of cattle, pigs, horses, and produce. During the day we remarked a considerable number of gentry from the immediate neighbourhood, and from Warrington, Wigan, St. Helen's, and Prescot,- with an unusual number of ladies. The Lancashire Hussar band was in attendance. We have no room for the list of prizes. A very excellent dinner was provided at the Gerard Arms; upwards of one hundred sat down. Pilkington, Esq., occupied the chair, and Mr the vice, when all the usual - irsday, Moubert, __ and complimentary toasts given and responded to, intervened by a number of CHESTER REGATTA. After an intermission of two years, a regatta took place, on Thursday, on the waters of the Dee. The day was beautifully fine, and scarcely a breeze ruffled the surface of the river. Each bank was crowded with spectators. The regatta maintained the former reputation of Chester for such sports, and the suc cess with which it went off showed that the ancient spirit was revived, and bade fair to be maintained in future years. The principal race of the day was for the Dee Stakes, of £lO 10s., which created much interest, being a trait of aquatic skill between the mechanics of Chester and Manchester ; two of the latter having beaten the Claspers at the late Manchester regatta. The boats got well off, but it was soon apparent that the Chester crew, in the Princess Royal, had the superiority, and they won in the returning to the , oming-in place. SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL.— The anniversary of the Chester Auxiliary to this society, was held in Chester, on Tuesday, when the Lord Bishop preached an excellent sermon and warmly commended the society to the auditors. In the aftetnoon a chapter meeting was held in the cathedral, for the purpose of taking counsel and organizing local associations. About ntty clergymen were present. 'l he Bishop took the chair, when the constitution and working of the society were fully and satisfactorily explained. The secretary (the Rev. W. H. Massie) gave information on all point's on which those present desired it. The meeting was una nimous in its determinations, and we may therefore speed ily expect to see the society established on a firm basis throughout the county generally. The collection at the cathedral amounted to £7O 55., and donations were an nounced at the a'ternoon meeting amounting to about £lOO more •, including from Wilbraham Egerton, Esq., £5O ; Sir E. S. Walker, £2O ; Egerton Leigh, Esq., £5; the Marquis of Cholmondely, £5 ; the Rev. Canon Slade, £5 ; and various smaller sums. MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL So -The special general meeting of the members of this society, which usually takes place about a week before the show, was held at Warrineton, on Monday last. The president for the year, John Wilson Patten, Esq., M.P., occupied the chair. The prizes for best cultivated farms were awarded as follows :—No. 2, to R. C. Lowndes, Es.q., West Derby, (as owner and occupier) the medal. No. 3, to M Robert Birch, of Netherton, (aa tenant) £l2 and a- medal to Mr. William Boys, of Speke, as en extra prize. No. 4, to Mr. John Birch, of Orrell, near Liver pool, £8 ; and a medal to Mr. Richard Dobell, Leftwich. No. 5, to Mr. Edward Whitehead, Black-ley, near Man. chester, £5; and No. 8 to Mr. William Taylor, Roby, For premiums Nos. I, 6, and 7,. there were no claimants. Prizes were also awarded for draining, laying .1a ;s No and eradicatini old ones 2, prizes were awardec ude as farm servants and ►abourers. and for bringing up families without parochial relief. The prizes for stacking and thatching were not decid6d,. the inspec tors having yet to view the competitor? work. The trial of implements will take place to-day, and the slow and for the best crops of turni bages ; ong servi' the dinner to-morrow. The committee for next year is to be the same as the past, with the addition of Mr. Jar. Hampson,. of High Legh, and Mr. Edwards, of Aintree. The officers were ail reappointed, and avote of thanks was passed' to the secretary, Mr. White... HkII3II...AGUICIULTETRAL SOCIETY.—The seventh annu I ,ane-en large attendance of:gentry and faime3s of the neighbour hood. On the ground were the Each of C!•awford and Balcarres, who, with the Countess, appeared hi excellent vigour ; Lindsay, president of the society. The show was upon the whole better than, it has been since the establishment of the society. The horses were superior,.cossidering the _ The broodmares were numerous,, and included several good animals. The two-year-oldl colts, for the sweep staltess.were the best we remember seeing at Haigh, and they would have done credit to any:ehow in the kingdom. The bulls, in the honorary members' stock, were name rens, hut that belonging to the 7-ter. FL J. Gunning, (the rector of Wean) eclipsed all others,. and carried off the premium. The pi%.,s were excellent, and a couple seat by 33r. T. J. parker, which were shown at Burnley attracted much attention. The horticultural' department did not .j present any very extraordinary:features r and does not call for special remark. The judges were :—Mr. Almond, of Orrell, and-Mr. Twining, ol Plabeld, of the cattle and pigs ; Mr. Oliver Ormrod, of Hindley, and Mr. James Howarth,,of Beyne Moss, near. Wigan of theltorses. At four o'clock in the afternoon a dinner took, place in the school-room. catmected wibi Haigh Church * , at which the Hon. Colonel Lindsay presided. Ciresutan A GRIC UL-TitRAL SO ci ETT. —The twelfth, annual meeting of the Cheshire Agriculeeral Society, foe the eahibitien of stock, implements of husbandry, &e., was.held on Thursday fast, in a large deli, behind the House of Correction, . Knutsford. The day was vary favourable, and a great number of persons visited the show-yard. The exhibition, on the whole, was scarcely an, average one, the show of cattle being very thin,, but the quality of the animals, especially the bulls atheigs, was very good. Perhaps the circumstance of the exhibi tion not being ece4-11 to those on former occasions may, be accounted for, in some measure, from the fact of several exhibitions of a similar nature having been held during the week—one at Garswood on. the same day, 3 report of which appears. in another part of our papa;, and the annual meetings of the Liverpool and Manchester arel the Radcliffe- societies being on the eve of taking place._ Perhaps another reason was,, that sufficient publi c it y h a d . not been given to the exhibition. The show o f imple ments was. very good. Mr. Wood, of Kn u t s f or d , exhi bited a variety of agricultural implements, amongst which was a model of a revolving harrow, which would do as much work in half a day as the common harrow would do in tws days. Mr. H. Bennett, of Liverpool, exhibited thirty various agricultural implements, most of which had received prizes at the principal shows in the country. lie exhibited an oat and bean mill, which took the prize at Burnley last week ; also, an atmospheric churn, which would churn six quarts in ten minutes, and had a prize awarded to it at Thirsk. Mr. Young, of Liverpool, exhi bited a great variety of tree guards., ornamental fencing, &X. Mr. James Cornes, of Barbridge, near Nantwich, exhibited two hay-cutting machines, the larger of which was fitted up with an additional pair of registered safety rollers, which regulated the materials before entering the front ones next the cut, whereby the danger of the feeders getting their hands into the , bay or straw was entirely avoided, when the machine was driven by steam or other power at a great velocity. Mr. Harkes, of Knutsford, exhibited a plough of tho same construction as those which had won the society's ploughing matches for several years ; also a parallel expanding horse lice, which gained the prize at the Royal 4e:cultural Society meeting at Southampton, and a .94 ten which attracted much attention. M r. C hivas, of ..; es e,, 61W6itpd an extensive assortm en t o f sEeds and roots, &c. His collee; tion of wheats embraced ninety varieties; a specimen of Peruvian barley attracted much attention. Rgrtruitural anb R?ortfrultural. A correspondent mks what we meant by suggesting that the principles of judgment should he put in the ache. dule of prizes for each horticultural exhibition. W e thought we had expressed ourselves with sufficient plain. ness, but as one of our readers has not thought so, others may have felt the remark to be wanting in clear ness. We will therefore endeavour to make ourselves better understood, premising, however, that the remark was in the first place thrown out hastily and without mature consideration ; subsequent reflection has however confirmed us hr the opinion that the course recommended would be in the highest (levee judicious. Every one who has had the smallest experience in the management of horticultural eabilyitions must be fully aware of the great amount of dissatisfaction which always follows the award of prizes at a flower' show ; and why ?" The reason is that persons are chosen as judges who act merely upon impression, and not upon any fixed principles. Their judgment is therefore of the most varied character, and cannot possibly give general satisfaction. A gardener cultivates a plant, accordirrg to his judgment, in a supe rior style; the jb-dge does not like it, becam e it does no t suit his taste; ask him, why ?" lie can g i ve no d e fi n i te reasons for lris - dislike;' it is with him a mere matter of taste. This is- altogether v.-mpg.; the qualities of a well grown plant may Le fixed by rale as certainly as any other branch of Lie art. This orree admitted, what is tee prevent the reciaisite tocints from being published in the' schedale as a guide to - the cultivator r and fixed rules to the' judges? It is true under this regulation some dissatisfac-- tion might arise, but it would be rarer from the disap pointment of the loser than the conviction of unfair judg-- ment. in judging ilbrists' flowers, nothing would be more easy. George Gienny has laid down such a com plete code of laws for the lodgment, that none better' could be adopted ; and beiog chosen, no discontent could' Ahre difficulty %coal& arise in fixing the qualifica tions ofspecimeallants; bet it only requires a little deli beratinn,-and a a f rules might be framed cubject to the improvement which experience might suggest. The re sult would be that cultivators would know what points to aim at, and judges would not srdistitute their own fancies for real principles, and much greater amount of satisfac tion would' lie' experienced. Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin.--7"bere is now in flower in this establishment the rare Allardia tomentosa (De caisne), which is-a new genus to our British collections, besides being important for its locality, viz:, on the Thi bet frontier, at an , elevation of 12,0110 feet. The plant vtien growing is very pretty, and will become a great favourite with those who look after plants suitable for rock-work. The large pink flowers, contrasted with the Ner, woolly leaves, make a fine appearance. The stems rise,• or rather grow, about 10 inches long, trailing on the surface of the ground. In this garden, from the same si tuation, are also specimens of the Potentilla rigida, of Wallich, a fine species, allied to P. fruticosa. It is very pretty, growing about a foot high, with large bright yel low flowers. The seeds from which both plants were raised were presented by- hz - Madden.—Gardeners' Chronicle.' Mangohi Wurzel.—We observed that Beet-root cut below the collar, produced neither leaves nor buds, even when in the earth. If Beet-root is pulled up and cut below the collar, it will not vegetate any more. The roots may therefore be exposed ell the more to air and light, in orditr that fermentation may be prevented, since the development of leaves and buds need be no longer feared. The wound thus caused in the roots never causes them to alter or rot, if they are exposed to a temperature of from 53 to 59 deg. F, in dry air. The wound soon. heals, and the roots can be preserved without rotting. In order to ascertain by experiment the effect of this mode of keeping beet-root, two lots of roots, the juice of which marked 7 deg., were taken in the month of November, 1848, the roots of one lot being cut across below the col lar, and the roots of the other lot being in the state is which they are usually stored up. The two lots were placed in a dry spot, out of the reacirof frost, and in which the air was renewed ; at the end of February the juice was extracted from them. Those roots which had their collars had nearly all vegetated, and gave a juice marking 3 deg., those, on the other hand, with success in intermittent fevers . which had resisted the action of sulphate of qui- '—Comptes rendus Transmutation of Species.—The state of natural his tory in India reminds us continually of Pliny, and the mass of facts, fiction, shrewdness, and credulity there preserved. Occasionally its revelations rival the most recent experiments or speculations of our own philoso phers. Ahubdev Teewaree, and other learned pundits of Almorab, affirm that the fact or fable of the transmuta tion of the Cerealia by means of frequent cutting or brow sing has been known in India from time- immemorial. The late Mr. G. T. Lushington informed me, that the same belief prevails at Bhurtpoor. According to Bhub dep., wheat becomes barley; barley, wild Oats (Avena fatua);. rice, Panic= f Irmentaceum ; while mundooa,. Eleusine corocano, degenerates into Khuroos or Jhurooa, which seems to be Eleusine indica. They do not seem to have any tradition as to how and where the finer Oerealia were obtained. Dr. Griffith (p. 3) mentions the wild form of Oryza saliva as common in Silhet.—Major Mad den, in the Jdurnal of the Agricultural and Horticultu ral Society of India. Winterini the Carnation.—As winter will soon ap proach us, perhaps the following plan of wintering the carnation may prove acceptable. My frame stands on legs, and has a false bottom eight inches from the ground, well drilled with a 14-inch augur. On this bottom I . put a layer of potsherds and brick-rubbish, and on , these my. posts (48'i r each containing two plants), are placed. I then fill up-to‘ the rims with a compost of three parts dn.._ der ashes and one part sawdust, with a small quantity of powdered charcoal, all well mixed. In this mixture the plants may be watered without the least fear of injury from mildew, &e., as the water passes off 'freely, and no damp is generated in the frame from the earth beneath. In this way I have grown carnations, &c. for a number of years, and have always had an extremely healthy stock. I have false bottoms in my frames, because I use them for other purposes, such as working dahlias and growing cucumbers in, &e.—Alpha, in Beck's Florist and Garden Miscellany ;"r September. Wash jax - Filtit Trees.—l aro, at this season of the year, frequently asked what is the best wash for fruit trees, both trunk and limbs. The following has given tried, an.l ace use d no other fo least twelve years. use a large vessel', say a tub, made by sawing a molasses hich will hold about 70 n , two, at the pl . l leelbarrow clay, and ameinal quantity of fresh cow manure, cover ing it with- water. After soaking and mixing a day or two, I add half a bushel wood ashes, 1115, of sulphur, 6 or - -- -" half hen sla a peck of time,.and add to the above,.using water suffici ent to make the whole about the consistency of thin cream, which will nearly fill the tub.; mix - well together for several days ; then, with a common whitewash brush (an old floor brush will answer), I paint the bodies of the trees, having first used a smaller brush to paint the and the limbs themselves, as far as y gentleman trying this wash, or will find iv to- giye him perfect sa- of fruit tree in ordinary cultiva otain Lover- '- Avvey's 111a - gazine of OPERATIONS FOR:, THE WEER of wagtiawer; and —Strc g yk)ung plants of pinks may spring ; likewise a few pots er early in a fresh imp& out to e nice management, will maim an into- Pleats•. intended for the greenhouse ppesrance 'Winter, ought to have a light, airy situation ; and tile soil should nit be of too stimulating a nature. The tlhifaise , primroses- sbouli not be neAlectcd. Pull the flowers of such as are about to bloom,.,and encourage a free growth. The plan: of placing three or four plants in a- good large pan,..lies a striking effect. The common ye/low crocus is useful ; let a dozen 6-inch pots be filled wiet. them ; a few large peas will likewise be of service. These things mix. well amongst more valuable specimens, and • thereby enable us, in a great measure, to moderate the formality attached to a stage. Layers of carnations cad piccotees requite to he potted. Various hardy. annuals may now, be sown. Sow a few seeds of some good stock : scarlet and white are the most useful co lours : they may. he put in some sheltered corner, and left to stand the winter in the seed,bed. Kitchen. Garden.—Hoe and earth up brocolies as they require it,. and clean off all dead. leaves. Plant out let tuce to stand the winter. Prier., zut in beds. early cab bage, for spring planting ; likewise cauliQower, on the wall bo:Ader ;. if under a frame, they may stand for ano ther fortnight. Fruit. Depart%lent .—Man of the lato-keeping plums.. pears, and peaches, will require careful bagging, as a protection from birds and wasps. Their depredations become peculiarly annoying as day by day the finest of' tl fruit becomes punctured and rendered useless. To, accomplish this is not a -gory easy task„ and we mention. t here for the purpose at drawing attention to the subject.. The fruit-room will require cleaning out. Lay the majo, rity of fruit upon the deal shelves, without any covering either - under or ores them. The finer varieties of pears may be wrapped is silk paper as they are put past. Avoid storing them in jars, with wood-dust, corn, &c. z there is more harm than good in such contrivances. MISCELLANEA. Last week we were favoured with. a sight of a fine seedling Libium, a variety of lazielfoltum, 11 veered by Mr. Whalley, at his nursery, Fairfield. Nye mentioned one a short time since , , exhibited by Mr. NI, halley at the last exhibition, which we thought very superior to any we had before seen, but this far surpasses the one exhibited ; it is exceedingly large, the petals are broadly de ve l ope d, and the colour rich and intense ; it wants but one quality to constitute it a perfect flower—a little improvement in the sepals, which are rather wavy. Mr. John Smith is the successful hybridiser. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Viator.—You complain that the herbaceous plants are not so fine as those of more inland places; perhaps so; but recollect the exposed situation, and also that horti culture is but a new amusement in this locality :we e however, making such rapid strides as will soo 1 ; on an equality with our neighbours. R. Makin.—T u li ps mus t no t be put in - 14 Padle' of November, and ranunculuses are 115 . , L plantecr-itr. February. Jones.—Next week. paint, if you plea tisfacti( tion with us Horticre:' re n , ,On every kind