The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-08-20 00:00:00

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A mOng' Ving d° llt the b — ot l of P A ° e e l en 10- isos 'obohli n l et/I ; n3ll t he !sentin es ft he ha d i t) 6o l n tbe I° o - , 00 1 &to"' ri the yet t, a nd ne, 000 t be h" He has el. :r e o r p t e e r ddell,i n ::o l laid d oe y Et t l y i ,tes• ery or, discol bpualreeleideliv las arrstongthe ea e nsig - he Ritb d °ne t tri c ' got witbousigee ,chies'6ll ,The tu 031° 'Foie roing • re Oi 'looooastin' the ting urow e t the c b y n r. citie Zia g el scoP e i looped, , tb e tia a° ccu st % Ol t 11d n .c▪ o° feta,, e : 0/ -b°°';itee.:o‘4l Bill R itba4 5 the t a jorit crea n Pr: 3 5101 ie (1 , 1 0 or be 11.% o re g tO • be ll ch itd., dered r :40 The the dy °! t o ofor c01 1515 ., 50 0ec 0 11l the P r iore w ho a boee p ti .kin on b o a! je The fb e l i ti' . poun d ' ol . sis t4 ° life' 0 7 rted f° „o f WV, 'ibe x —Gio the age d 114 300 A coos the c),ltbe aga tn- the ." or' t ° o ed her s: ob o e I. 10 11 14 a c ies s ball sbo 110 or e iv e ver, 11 . 4 prisa a s ato' tY —A fell o 01 ' 1 ' 1)1 e rdo D igo 0 0, o f c o none„lko ° 6 0 0 i cing c oos 00 hain h er e ioy d l3 tit° s ib° „me r oe he for s op O A the esP V ..tto e ut uttcftibe pros ova o de° 0 0 4 1,0 aCP p t Or eSSi le ot P r' r 01 ',0 Ming . e . 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That, '4. , ealthy serflef•i4{o.l;, sod to ojteiroeill ay suggsterltioorA rial savi.o% ° f op s.ro)l st vaoto? lor 19 on this subjecdioot, le, 5, That l'ffe . add be set the,:o . le 1 valuable io. ; 2 4 if atterly extirpe (If jet hich :night bed. ,ip ye trade sterei!o,4o ion of thetro"iftritcli d world, Gretoibe/ If wuld.he i , ,As there is `ler7o( c.ri is stiseetibleder, Lacy, by tbS . 0 ~e reef:ooole.. toje 9 ed, aided bl °llliel eason to bebrAosil.44 1 certsildf °b,: POO rsir%v STEAO.•,-0,0 irticulars o ft 0 from Glasger veliio#, it by lueso; 1; of lt of iron, out fee y le about lw oilliel f bold 8. &ell', obottiOj trial,. le °`' 0 rot, grip whe!ebf _,OOOl/ this pacc s ee era a °weer, tkere, oc• of ;rtake tbe awl ' 01, ?, she stestoofecitel;, 0:0401 thes and, _de . time ge ls, ,4',) , led for co Pte 70 VI 41 e gallant ealOgio st, j pas, or rather t.d :I:;p at each end. u,40,01 s aead. in . j considered fi';o4 $ t or, ntering os, _go its, together fee .04,74, al " sea beet. 3401pta n Wick•• on tie bet r ;IL and NO ioef 01, 1 coarse weittb,„ol), a 84 hours, bey'letif nglisb wileg, o°l, te jib and oee y/ lie took abot...cop of under cbe.;,/ ;hted with hi'' ANg. 20, MO. iii.,,,„.__ i, I~s~' V. 0 rat lulus. I lk Cu s h di l ibrary nog contains 36,761 volumes. 16 t nall retur nraer A in . returned to New York on Saturday, by tk. % elle, 4-• lot g_ a t the County C o urt h u ve been adjourned 4 Wa n t , o;TPtember, 61)!hi e tr . j a few weeks old was found " Tuesday ,nTseedfelffield near Blackfi eld ,, terrace, Kirkdale. b7:9loseft;,Y,tlP‘vards of 300 of the boys of the Blue -zdwy4 ite;:ited the steatn-ship Atlantic, and were tho °diet of eshments while on board. t iki rain who Manslaughter has been returned against 41as,jan941.2rescribed for the infant which died from ta i resin Ra n as mentioned in our last. se;;ZlEgretnn;;l)!tented by Mr. White, is i n . full opTra- A t "I io Ma i r etry, and the adoption of it is rapidly 1 44 the tihchester. It gives much satisfaction. gravi d Societ y ! :til -half-yearly meeting of the Liverpool eStl itt t he Clarendon-rooms, on Thursday, a 3,0 f 44 5 7.. ate of ten per cent. was declared, and a ',Las Po etic 4 a. carried to the reserved fund. titT,id t ic Baltic, the third and fourth of the &Zio n , ie hips of the Collins' line, are approaching . At 14 that?' ta PidiY, and will be ready to take their _a.ta eet; ,.'oe on or about the first of October next. 1,47. , os. en :g of the Union Bread Company, in . the itoir‘adi7 , en Thursday, Messrs. Boult, William- TLISiI A t ' Cook were elected directors, and Messrs. 1014,4. in auditors. Pi t - 74, Ysi t a Minerva performed a vary rapid run, on ' O % I Die t i i tem Kingstown, arriving alongside the O e tad i ei , 13 . the unprecedently short space of nine ley eitthiestionnutes. tilie li tStit lep a Y night, while the smack Sarah, of Ram- NeNs,,,_Passage from Liverpool to Douglas, one L ti,, tke;.lrued Robert Radcliff, was knocked over kit ueoni and drowned. 1' , 1 4 0 1 , aeLfhe Birkenhead Dock Company set three a, , I %lll,nsens to work on the construction of their at 'l* the extensive warehouses belonging to ..74, 'ty Fit e ..4,erfon and f am il y , C ap t a i n I re l an d Black 40IcethearnilY, and Capt a i n Charles Houghton, 444 e4 4 vis i tors staying at the Marine Hotel, New ob it % t h , e4v ofrvie taentions that in the Prince's Park there -",... '44014801ue mummy wheat, from seeds taken is , j,, in the Belfast Museum, five or six years Ktlieetetetiol Cricket Club will, to-day, play a match ° llit e. :gh b e ;„tY of Salop at Shrewsbury ; the Liver ie - 1 assisted by , Ellis, and the Salopians by ( 1 4) * Il let i P i 114 4. 14t ifso a e Z re al d i er ' e k Ha gitt late C. of Welwyn, Herts, of aseY, Cheshire, ) g ' has been presented - with i i t.th., re gard by the nhabitants of the former k top` o !taa l i t . i,, hi ed, taierlcenzie, well known in Liverpool, , IZe . , o f o n ffi a_:h the influence of Lor d h tl ek ti`e op elie ster. et I assignee of th e Co urt of Bank- S, illeho4 COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER.—On Friday Nil" Oil ' Mr. William M'Allister, who was well t , ..to" nand Cheshire,as an extensive dealer Jki k /t a 4 8 1: 1 - 11 „ e 2s: Was found lying g on the highway, five A k lt ti e .tiosourY, quit e d ea d. C 4,,, C e „ ll „et^ M ASTERS AND M ATES .—O n th e : of iirl Samuel Cauley, late master of the esti!l 4,l C,,l t Ol, was found qualified as a first-class 10I,Laf ch"'ain John AP Lag,master of the " David 0 -viday Werpoel, as a second-class master. OkiipNele,„eateot, helcnging to Mr. Hugh ii l‘ s Castle-street, , iziAf o li ciey 4 7 phig !I:1' 04 s w e i p tl a i ra a tin ca g b t i li ft e hind wheels ilill ' , l , l i t l b la red t he vehicle. - A gentleman in the cab i li2 t e ._ l sl 4 . t i i , cll have already borrowed the sum of o.'etl oe ". tinder the powers of the water act. kPii . eip erise flu e 8 ,sUrn is 1,35,165 7s. Bd. above the ' t he annual income is estimated at 44 Ittil ltlileP b oil . - pi g s n ow on view, in his shop in Lord-street, Ni,Stli;eal,se, made after the model of a portion INL Isli c i v dge. The cigar-case, which is manu- N e .srid e . !aver, from a' working drawing of the 7 1 1 CM ir7,;','s intended for presentation to a gentle- Mflay th e erectio o f it. Ve t 'tta,' „`"e, Recorder, on her arrival at this poet , 1 %t146 tic k eted the Albert Dock. The crew, 'I. ' If % ves sel, mustered on the quarter-deck, ,; 4/ i Le 1% - „" three cheers for the captain," '''' mi eel l i - le i tu e gallant ship," and three awful '°n, fur " the mate and the other I - St„ NO 1 111 x U 0 4, e NPoRTIINATE.—On Thursday night Qap l tteet , a gentleman was crossing the fields 4; 4 0 1 4 , zverton, his foot slipped and he fell %lAN Pla e , ti r nal,l and woman kindly came to his kilN, l t t l i fo ttltti him on his legs. On arriving at ~t ) 4s 4 4 a lt ht eh a te gentleman found that he was bh t/. jo s Chain, and seals, value £5O. ;" 4 . ~"n Kinder, the commercial traveller ;°lt al h liikli v he" Paper-hancrers, Hanover-street, who ri a'ards of £5OO, was apprehended in :fauk 4 eoitt ; another servant of Messrs. Cuffiey, 7aircePto t o assist in the detection of Kinder, th't .1), 1 , 1 4: and it has been discovered that he is ih m e b o io4 amount. p j a e of b." .-- Yesterday, an inquest was held 4 101„ ve.a , a , woman named Mary Kelly, found tAL'a i s ' a t , on Sunday, near Chisenhale Bridge. '; jet, 'waicit, husband that she laboured under , 1 1% L i et e fob attributed to her spitting blood. alj l e t o *lliet -ilu on the banks of the canal, perfectly k ok i l t ocki ngs on. Co ~socics.—Pursuant to the late orders k i to ,co ttee, the Isaac Webb, Capt. Cropper, , * „ l 4o, ll e4 t ain Turley, went into the docks ap c Lakt 0. 4 1 e atiean trade but such was the roll of 41; q 4 w 4 ese j' e ' e s were opened, during last Saturday's ' e ht I";l,'4tiemen hauled their ships out of the 0 the Waterloo Dock for safety.— :4 (1 4e 44.%d r-tu vid er aY week a match was commenced 4. 134 e and Victoria Clubs, on the ground li kB 4 ld er thead Park, but which, owing to the 10 1 , 4 t e , ii :t be proceeded with. On Saturday , 1 0!14 4 1ori t e nR „ d i and terminated in favour of the of 16 runs and an innings to spare, 4,108. L3lvidere first innings, 44 second 111, steamer first innings, 124. tor oy ntoer Ayrshire Lassie, left the N l / 4 0 , "4 til a h e an excursion party o, two bun. ks ad, a slight accident occurred to 14 4 o hl tOli ne ,,a smart gale blew, her commander Dats'er t 0,3" to return to prt. She reached eng e _tiro about three o kin a receiving back their cloc money the in every vkt d , L. 2 ev e , NlSt;l l ojech'g , in St. John's Market. a gou- Id b af snuff from a very handsome silver . L tul been pre s tc , til loh ich , ented to him as a . test r im ip o tt n o i n a . l (N S e b Gore a complimentary inscription. i ,6 41 0 10 ,9 z to b; L . ..s pocket, took out his handkerid 42titlikd Bo elation, and, on replacing it, tout . k - N I ty had n e , and that a young gentleman in (11 1 i_Iv c) It 0 also disappeared. !tlisNPitles)(l„Qks.--A f&trf o l explosion of gas took i ~,,_) . L. ti)lorning at the Conway Arms Hotel, Lk'SLoSk -.4 t tacu7igßitis formerly civil engineer to the "N ..) stot,l):ers, ' andwkl lives in the hotel, 4 ,1 :14d the escape, when a boy, named John ;' l l. 1. 44 1 q iit tu s e. l , 3 t for some matches, entered 4: 4 ;11 6 4 1t „Ititb the a match. The flame instantly % tet4"Liegin" s e gas, and a te b r u r ;, i t lle 1 , t he b 0,,, Was dreadfullyburnt a l x , o p u l o t s t i o h n e )04.1.t0tektptn.1:cwas also severely scorched. The The and 'h t ' 1411tete shatteredas blown completely 40,4 8 „ . _ A ,, and damaged. The damage Lktot,,,ed ~Linaated at about £200; but the k‘ t s. ' Ntte, l . ry , 1' REGATTA.—The annual regatta iNI vtitraoll:lLler the special patronage of the t iN IN t iter ,`-lub, took place on Wednesday 5 t c .:24, 11 e ,' kid , 48 all that could be desired, the 00k totriteele attendance numerous. A flag ; fc i i, k loo k ' d Waa Moored off the Rock Ferry, S k tr id %the racing tlbeyond New Ferry, marked 1., 4,, 4 ,hmi. from boats to run, which was about t ill' "as the starting place and back. N ite.oeo,„Btatio liOt 74 - ,„ , i th e onen the lawn opposite t c l ,e ie r 01\4 . , v •L'h e itez2by performing u 11 t/ ets 4 i n atitner Satellite, by permission of N,,, , , 4 10 to th., e ndance for the accornm U to t h il; u te rß ee t r ae ; rwetatt fund. At for the Mersey quarter Plate, Iklk L l / 1 441 . 1 1e al 13° et, 2 runsovs. For four-oared t ii ;ge thrilegsa.der ; Ariel second, and Fairy N L. tbZt) tr,°- por'lure Stakes value 10 sows.; S'‘lli t : l 7 optg th e rcLoared boats. The Princess 1 1110 LhkiPpots t eLd, at a killing pace, and t so t o t ,,'. i',,,,'‘t, 2 ae di s i:" they gave up the contest 1 %, - ' l l ua larv a . nee•--The Flatman's Prize, 'SN,.CA, by the • ' second boat, 1 soy. ; third - N 641 . 11 1ue 2 5 Ntlt John Bull.—The Royal 14, 0 e,,. t C ` ) l 4 fire. signal s w ° _vs• second boat, 5 e . s raceo v s . 14:ytiimittill:1117ittiloselitil4hlozitiegLul geh(ibeensit the Shamrock ace 11._ittli: Pot, -817 i 1 P 1 i fi e rs nedaßAilel.a rapid sli'am, L t x, ,„:„,43:31 wa s ex , cene a u n t s . heeee n coml, and by two ‘N.Net by of th e Purse, value 10 sovs • second (IKi kid ~,olum t eßatt o f und • ttip 4 , , e41 t?e ; k lyin • For two-oared 4tttilioll4ll4tihlever4esiaps DutchmanfaotUdrthru.--cid— second,ter Tehe Helter l,f Ske a l red 4.,' ti,Z kore,.;.„Crusader second, or and Secret -mtki, ;aaptA?talces, for two silver oars and ''''L 1 third Won by the Ripple; Nthti, . ke' elit - ----'''""•• k° Nvr kt "ltitly ~ 1 01 , ._____,.4l7/vGs. Ell toot lleel.tiZ,k: tnee—tin llNl.lt,!ltti f2lired 'tkUrsda,g o f the Liverpool Loan til t -- Lil 4 -‘ll4 Lind •,, "then a dividend of ten ,N. to, out of a sorb of Ns, , 0 4 , , th e h,,,, 115 Os. 2d. added PZ 0 ;41: )8 ' ,eb o 4littas 4-Year's business. N'Atlie'l,Ptiol/an, stit.,:r--A letter was read \ IN l li . 4 llll l4, l34 t; l t rvio g I. 4'n_g_ that . , in consequence *tlti ittolliie,ittlattat:lketrresiel uzeputsoserneigneursnefrr:mte kl4oyetittilok4p° he ° D oe t t n e o bi l o ria ll it he should th. i Seit' etit o t i 4 ;_e st4l l l l l ° ° ,:o e l e t l i;' e c,q . lt being deemed 441 1 1 44 11 1 4e:1'A b e r i l ti 'itio n frounifetimt nearer to ) 1 4: 4 . t o ..ottki,°!lt entif absorbed in ecommittee 1 th, 1 04,7e0 x ,,,he boceLY belon repairs.-. -1" d totn th . kt4 l :tt e ' itaete the Commtte eou - .1 r _ Iv,— . in. xi. e .gaye them „., was .3044..3 •,_ Mr Tobin strongly' ' I I,'`‘ 1 tef err d'-‘4 by SeVe I hre °ri e ti th ra other mem rpool, t nero oti ,,, e harbour -master's olotingutas read from the vat the great bacon. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. venience, restrictions, and disadvantages under which the deration of such application be adjourned to the next shipbuilders laboured—urging that more room was re- monthly tneeting, and that in the meantime counsel's quired for shipbuilding purposes on the margin of the otiittiOn be taken as to the construction of the clauses of river, and at a less rent—soliciting the committee to use the bet relating to giving the corporate estate as collateral their influence wit% the shipbuilders to employ more com- security. petent journeymen in the building of ships—opposing Mr. FztontrouGu seconded the amendment, which private patent slips and graving docks—and deprecating was negatived by a majority of 29 to 18. the lease of land at Birkenhead for shipbuilding purposes. For the amendment,—Councillors Walthew, Chalmer, The momorial was signed by 1,102 shipwrights. Mr. jun., Woodruff, Bigham, Preston, Atkinson, Godfrey, Tobin said more men would be employed if they would A v i son , F erguson , F ern ih oug h, Harbord, Jones, Gard agree to an alteration in the wages. In other ports the ner, Picton, Bennett, Beckwith, Henderson, Hindley. wages of shipwrights were 3s. or 3s. 6d. a day ; herethev Against it,—Councillors Langsdale, Thomson, Hodson, got ss. The memorial was referred to the special sub- Briscoe, Horsfall, Littledale, Tyrer, Holt, Hornby, Bell, committee on shipbuilding. Rimmer, Wags aff, Tobin, Neill, Lloyd, Johnson, Freme, NORTH AND SOUTH WALES BANK.—The fourteenth Mann, and Fisher ; Aldermen Hodgson, Swainson, annusl meeting was held on Friday, at the Clarendon- Sands, Cooper, Wood, Bramley -Moore, Bent, Turner, rooms, Richard Griffith, Esq., chairman of the board of Chilton, and the Mayor. _ _ _ directors, presiding. The report slated, that during the past twelve months the ordinary business of the bank has steadily improved. The following statement was sub- mitted : The proceedings were then confirmed, the discussion having occupied upwards of two hours. The proceedings of the Church Expenditure Commit tee, the Observatory Committee, and the Ferries Com- For the year ended 30th June, 1849, as stated in last report, the profits of the bank were £5,859 15s. sd. ; whereas, for the year ended 29th June last, the profits were... Dividend free of income tax to the proprie tors at 3 per cent. per annum, for the half year ended 31st December, 1849 £3,231 15 0 Dittoditto,for half-year ended 29th June, 1850 mittee, were severally read and confirmed. The proceedings of the Special Committee for the Reformation of Juvenile Offenders comprised a recom mendation to erect a suitable building, on the property of the Corporation, at Wallhill Farm, West Derby, at a cost of £2,808, in lieu of renting premises. Mr. HORNBY having moved the confirmation of the proceedings, another very long and irregular discussion took place, in the course of which several objections were taken, and amendments suggested ; but, ultimately, after the time of the Council had been occupied for an other hour, the proceedings were confirmed. The Coroner's account, amounting to £29 18s., and it being four o'clock, the Council adjourned, having agreed to defer the consideration of the Library Committee to the next monthly meeting. 3,231 15 0 -- £6,46310 0 Leaving a surplus of .. which has been carried to the credit of bad debt account. The retiring directors were re-elected, and the sum of £6OO was awarded to the board. A hearty vote of thanks was also passed to Mr. Rae for his excellent management of the bank. _ _ HEALTH CommirrEE, THURSDAY.—At the weekly meeting the medical officer of health reported that the deaths in the borough last week were 247, being an in crease of 17 over the previous week, but exactly the aver age of the same week during the last two years, cholera cases deducted. There were 65 deaths from bowel com plaints, 57 of whom were children. Of the total number of deaths, two-thirds, or 165, were children.—Bostock street was ordered to be sewered.—The altering and re pairing of Dale-street at the lower end, the estimated expense of which was £3OO, was postponed.—The flagging of the footway from Basnett-street to Williamson-square was ordered to be relaid.—A letter was read from two persons, named M'Andrew, of Aigburth, and Lionel, of West Derby, complaining that, since the reduction in the admission to St. George's Baths, they were now crowded with the " lower orders," and that after some of the cheap trips, the water was so filthy that " gentlemen" were deprived of the use of baths, to which they formerly sub scribed. The young gentlemen modestly suggested that the ladies should be deprived of their plunge bath and that it should be open to the " gentlemen," at an increased charge for admission. Mr. Thomson said he never heard a more selfish letter in his life. Mr. Bennett said he had gone over the baths with the engineer, and he found the statements in the letter not at all exaggerated. He found that the plunge baths were a good deal used by the ladies, and, of course, these could not be granted. The chairman (Mr. Parker) conceived they could not draw a distinction between gentlemen and others. The medical officer of health said salt water baths were conducive to the health of the poor, and to appropriate them exclusively to the use of gentlemen, would be contrary to the principles upon which the committee acted. Mr. Hornby said the committee ought to do everything to promote the cleanli ness of the lower orders, and let the gentlemen take care of themselves. These baths were constructed by the corporation for the use of the poor, and not for the use of the rich. Mr. Hodson said they must provide salt water accommodation for all classes. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. — The annual meeting of the shareholders was held on Thursday. The attend ance was very considerable. Mr. Charles Turner occu pied the chair. Mr. Dove read the report, from which it stnpeared that the amount of fire premium for 1849 was £34.469 lOs 4d., exceeding the sum received under that head in any other year since the company was established. The premiums collected during the first six months of the present year amounted to £19747 12s. 3d., exhibiting a still more striking advance, as they showed a surplus, when compared with the corresponding months of 1849, of ro less than twenty-five per cent. The amount re ceived in the life department, which so recently as 1846 only reached £1574, was in the past year £7044 lls. 2d., and it was expected that for the present year the sum of the premiums would be between £BOOO and £9OOO. The total number of deaths in the five years bad been but four, whilst, if there had been the estimated rate of mor tality, there ought to have been ten. The report for ]B4B stated that after the adoption of the plan proposed of capitalising £89,280, and paying a dividend of 2s. per share, there would remain but the sum of £10,433 14s lld as a re-assurance fund to meet any possible contingency. It would be gratifying to the shareholders now to learn that the amount of the profit and loss, as' the result of the business of 1849, was £27,809 17s. ld. The direc tors had, therefore, to propose a dividend of 3s. per share, free of income-tax, being five per cent. on the ac cumulated capital of the company, which would be equal to 71 on the amount of the £2, originally paid by the shareholders only five years since. The payment of this dividend would absorb £13,512 of the amount of profit and loss, and leave a sum of £14,297 17s. ld., which should be carried at once to the credit of the re-assurance fund. The balance of`hat account would therefore he £24,731 125., which sum, the directors considered, should be kept apart to meet any claim of unusual magnitude which might arise. After some remarks by the chairman, Mr. G. H. Horsfall, and Mr.' S. Holme, the report was unanimously adopted, and the dividend declared. The retiring directors and auditors were re-elected. and party, Mrs. Mason and party, Mrs. Tinley, Mrs. H. Barton and daughters, Geo. Corner, Esq., Joseph Okell, Esq., and lady, John Herd, Esq., Mrs. Haselden and party, Miss Dowson, Henry Jerkins, Esq., Mrs. Dodson, Mrs. and Miss Straw, the Misses Copeland, Owen, Esq., Henry Walford, Esq., the Misses Willis, Mrs. T. Aspinal and daughter, James Campbell, Esq., Mrs. Banks and party, Wm. Bolderston. Esq.,— Hayes, Esq., Wm. Fox, Esq., J. T. Raynes, Esq., and lady, Mrs. L. Hardman, Geo. Brown, Esq., Wen. Buchannan, Esq., P. Sowerby, Esq., Samuel Sharman, Esq., Mrs. and the Misses Morecroft, T. Kent, Esq., and numerous others. The splendid band of the 52nd Regiment added in no small degree to the pleasures of the day, and the greatest satisfaction was expressed at the successful termination of the Floral fete, which will lead to a repetition next season of one or more similar treats. The prizes were awarded as follows :—To Henry Winch, Esq. (Mr. Young, gar dener,) Ist prize for six exotic ferns, Pteris hastata, Pteris serrulata, Doodia c,audata, Gymnogramma chrysophyllum (the. golden fern), Adiantum cuneatum, and Blechnum corc l ovadense ; Ist prize for six pelargoniums; Ist prize for four pelargoniums; Ist prize for four Achimenes; 2nd prize for four Exotic Orchids :—Vanda multiflora. Oncidium leucochilum, Oncidium Wentworthianurn and Epidendrum Cochleatum ; 2nd prize for eight stove and greenhouse plants, consisting of Achmea fulgens, Fran-•oa zermosa, Lilium lancifolium rubrum, Cuphea platycentra, Cyrtoceras reflexus, Achimenes grandiflora, and Pitcairnia punicea. Ist prize for four stove and greenhouse plants.—Statice sinuata, Achimenes longiflora ; Ist prizn for six calcco larias ; Ist prize for a bouquet for the hand ; 2nd prize for a single specimen of Exotic Orchidacese, oncidium sanguineian (?) Ist prize for single specimen of Pelargo nium, and also for a fancy Pelargonium ; Ist for calceo laria, for pine apples, for nectarines, and 2nd for melons. To Harold Littledale, Esq., (Mr. Taylor, gardener,) Ist prizes for six heaths, Erica Macnacbbiana roses E. am pullacea major, E. excinia, E. Vestita roses, E. tricolor dumosa, and E. Banksiana. For eight stove and green house plants, Ixora cocbinea Gloxinia alba-sangninea. Vince roses, /Eschynanthus grandiflorus, Torenia asiatica, Lantana mutabilis, Euphorbia Boleri and Cegonia fuch sioides. For six roses in pots,—Don Carlos, Triomph de la Guillotiere, Safrano, Eugene Beauharnois, Theresita, and Mrs. Bousanquet. For single specimen of heath, — E. exinia and single stove plants, Gloxinia rubra. For black grapes, peaches, and gooseberries,-2nd prizes, for six exotic ferns, Gyrnnogram ma chrysophyllum, Blechnum corcovadense, Pteris lanceolate, P. Lastata, Adiantum formosum, and A. Cuneatum. Fcr pine apples, necta rines, and apricots,-Ist prize to J. T. Raynes, Esq., (Mr. Williams, gardener,) for six fuchsias, Serratifolia, Empress, (Halley's,) Lady Sale, Elegantissima, Acantha, and Flavescens,—for single specimens of fuchsias (Corralina) of Lilium (L. lancifolium rubrum) and greenhouse plant (Nerium Splenders) ; 2d prizes, four stove and greenhouse plants. Zauschneria Californica, Gloxinia Passinghamii, Begonia undulate, and Erica ampullacea, for collection of plants in basket ; for single specimen of Erica E. ampullacea, and an extra prize for a collection of eight stove and greenhouseplants, consisting of Tritonia aurea, Lilium speciosum rubrum, Plumbago capensis, Statice sinuata, Erica ventricosa superba, Cestrum aurautiacum, and Primula Sinensis. S. Liar rison, Esq., (Mr. Jackson, gardener) Ist prizes, for four fuchsias, Smithii, Dr. Jephson, Purity, and Corallina-- for twelve panzies, and for parsnips ; 2d prizes, for six fuchsias, six pelargoniums, for single dahlia, and single fuchsia. W. Hall, Esq., (J. Dickenson, gardener,) Ist prizes, for six verbenas, for cut flowers, Apricots, Cher ries, Plums, collection of hardy fruit, Apples, curled Parsley, and Turnips. T. Johnston, Esq., (Mr. Hughes, gardener,) Ist prizes, for four exotic Orchids, Peristeria elate, Cattleya Crispa, C. Loddigesii, and C intermedia ; for single specimen Stanhopea aurea, a splendid specimen, with three large clusters of bloom—(these orchids formed the gem of the collection) ; for melons and apples, and 2d prizes, for Black Grapes. Joseph Finch, jun., Esq., (Mr. M'Cord, gardener,) Ist prizes, for basket of Plants, for twenty Panzies ; 2d prizes, for six Roses in pots, for twelve Panzies, for a Rose in a pot, and for Herbaceous plant in pot. J. W. Harden, Esq•,l (Mr. Redfern, gardener,) Ist prizes, for Herbaceous plant in pot, and for carrots; 2d prizes, for six Verbenas, and for Leeks. Mrs. Swan, (Mr. Roberts, gardener,) ]st prize, for cut Roses. William Sharp, Esq., (Yr. Williams. gardener,) Ist prizes, for six Dahlias, sit gle specimen Rose in pot, Pears, and Celery ; 2d Tyizez, for cut Flowers, Hand Boquet, and collection of 113t , iouse and Wall Fruit. Rev. R. M. Fielden, (Mr. Golden, gar dener,) Ist prizes, for an elegant del ice in flowers, made by the Misses Fielden, in which the (010 irs were most tastefully arranged ; for Black Currai Is a id Cucumbers, and 2d prize, for Leeks. J. W. Swan, Esq., (Mr. Hanmer, gardener,) Ist prizes, for welve uahlias, single specimen Dahlia, White and Red Cur -ants, and Red Beet-root; 2d prize, for six Dahlias. John Herd, Esq., 2d prize for Lilium lancifolium roseum. Mr. Huntriss, Ist prize for Cabbages. NURSERYMEN ' S PRIZES .04 Eight Greenhouse Plants-Ist prize to Messrs. Hen derson and Brown, of Oxton-hill Nursery, for Erica Hartnelli, E. eximia, E. tricolor superba, E: aristata minor, E. ampulacea, Crowea saligna, Plumbago larpent, and the Otaheite orange. They had also a large basket of plants, a collection of very choice named Hollyoaks, Phloxes, and a variety of showy things. Ist prize to Mr. Kellock, Oxton Nursery, for t enty-four superb Dahlia blooms, all distinct varieties, and the finest we ever remember to have seen ; and an extra prize for a large specimen of Fuschia Riccartonii : he also had fine col lections of Hollyoaks, Phloxes, Roses, and French Marigolds. 2d prize to Messrs. Dickson, of Chester, for twenty-four Dahlias : they also exhibited several novel ties, as Chaetogastra strigosa, Hoya campanulata, Dichorisandra ovate, Chironia glutinosa, a handsome new annual called Euchnidium Bartonidides, and the now well-known Scyphanthus elegans. Messrs. Whalley, of the Fairfield Nursery, Liverpool. had a most beautiful seedling fuchsia, one of the best dark ones we ever saw, and a collection of Anterrhiums. William Moon, Esq., of Oxton, sent two remarkably flu e bunches of Black Grapes, which, as they were not for competition, were not rewarded with a prize. We are happy to state that the exhibition was most successful in a pecuniary sense, sufficient funds having been realised to pay off the old debt, which was a great impediment to the society. cagrituitural aiib 3ortirultural. The Bebington Horticultural Society, at their exhi bition this week, introduced two features new to this locality, namely, the prizes offered for exotic ferns and Liliums. Of the latter several very fair specimens were exhibited, and of the former two very superior collec tions were shown, and were greatly admired. We are pleased to see this onward progress, and hope to see the spirit which has induced it extend until it embraces many other neglected groups of horticultural objects, particu larly hardy herbaceous plants and Alpines : there are objections to the former, but to the latter there can be none. They always appear at the metropolitan shows in beautiful perfection, and could be produced with even greater ease in our purer and more congenial atmosphere. The flower garden herbacea are objected to on account of the difficulty of exhibiting them in perfection. Cut flowers give no idea of the merits of the plant, and the roots cannot be moved when the flowers are in perfection. We imagine, however, that this might be obviated by planting the specimens in large pots early in the spring; then plunge them in the borders, and give them a fair share of attention ; this would be better done in a reserve bed, using rich strong loam as the soil for the pots. A few stakes driven in round the bed would suffice to sup port a canvas. Covering, when shading, would be neces sary. By these simple means, specimens might be brought to the exhibition tables, by persons possessing neither frame nor greenhouse, which in beauty would rival many of the choicest things raised under glass. Another objection we have occasionally heard, and that is, the already too numerous prizes in our schedules. It is quite true we have too many, but why not strike out such things as parsley, turnips, &c., rather than exclude objects which are not only valuable but require a large share of attention and skill from the horticulturist. MISCELLANEA In another column will be seen an advertisement of the Aigburth seedling strawberry, raised by Mr. Hutchinson, gardener to J. Harrison, Esq. The excellent quality of the fruit is known to many, and we can bear testimony to the extreme hardiness and prolific habit of the plant, which we have grown with great success. Vegetation of Bhotan.—On the rocky dry emi nences Pinus longifolia grew, and on the flats the beautiful Cycas pectinate, with a stem about ten feet high, and a tuft of foliage like that of C. revoluta. Many Scitaminete, but especially Curcuma, were springing up, and the cha racter of the vegetation was altogether that of the Terai. The contrast of the tropical Cycas and Scotch-looking Pine was most wonderful. Much of the forest had been burnt, and we traversed great blackened patches, where the . heat was terrific, and increased by the prostrate and still-burning trunks of great trees, which smoulder for months, and leave a heap of white ashes. The larger timber, being hollow in the centre, a current of air is pro duced, that eats away all the circumference, the sides fall in over the burning centre, and all is consumed. You are cften startled, when walking in the forest, by the hot blast proceeding from such trunks, which are approached without suspicion of their being other than cold dead trunks.—Dr. Hooker, in Hooker's Journal of Botany. Veronica Speciosa, var. Kerniesima.—l send you a specimen of a very pretty seedling variety of the well known Veronica speciosa, which I think merits the name I have given it. It is perfectly distinct from the parent plant, and the colour is brilliant in the full sunshine. It is growing in my shrubbery border, where, with many others, it has survived the last inclement winter, which it passed uninjured. The recent introduction to the flori cultural public, by the Messrs. Henderson, of a hybrid between V. speciosa and Lindleyana, induces me to think that a still more distinct race might be originated between V. speciosa and V. decussata, which blooms freely in this neighbourhood, where it is known as the Botany Bay Myrtle. I have, however, been seeking in vain for a stray I flower or two with which to make the experiment, the blooming season being towards the end of May, so that I speciosa must be brought on in heat to effect the union. My research led me to measure one plant that came un der my notice, and I found it exactly 16 feet in circum ference. It is growing in the narrow strip of garden in front of a cottage occupied by a boatman in the Preventive Service, very near the edge of a cliff, but sheltered by the house from the tempestuous south-west gales, which are our chief enemy, and which in the romantic little hamlet of Hope blow with tremendous violence.—A DEVONIAN. [The variety sent with this was charming, a decided rose ] colour having mingled with the violet.]—Gardener's Chronicle. OPERATION'S FOR THE WEEK Plant - -1); iartment.—The plan adopted by many of growing camellias in a warm house till the flower buds are set, and then to turn them out of doors, has not our approbation. Better, if room cannot be found in the greenhouse when the buds are fully matured, to erect something like a " makeshift," which at the least may protect the plants from the drenching rains they must have experienced lately. This we know to be the prac tice of many ; still there are those, who for want of a lit tle exertion or to save a trifling expense, allow the system to continue. Whenever shifting is required let it be done. Camellias, which require top-dressing only, should also have it ; for this purpose we use decayed turf, with a good portion of sand. Stir up the old surface and remove it before adding the compost, and then (thanks to the porosity of the material) try with a scrubbing brush to improve the appearance of the pots. Remove to the greenhouse, and use the syringe once or twice a week, as judgment may direct. Lift, with care, a plant or two of Weigela roses from the reserve ground, and get them prepared for spring flowering. This is a most useful plant for the amateur, if potted now and allowed a place in the greenhouse through winter ; it will flower well, early in the spring without further trouble. As it is easily propagated from cuttings, we would expect plants of this description to be both plentiful and cheap in the nurseries. Azaleas, for forcing, ought to have their flower-buds full and well set ; if so, a cold pit, or something approaching to it, answer for them, t'll appearance of frosty weather. The Persian lilac is still a favourite for early work : this is as it should be, let us not discard an old friend for the sake of a phantom, which may owe its existence to the broad sheet of a newspaper ; its sweet nes, w 2:f cure it a place early i,l the season for some time to come. Pay all attention to the young stock of Cinerarias and Calceolarias ; one great means of encou ragement is to repot always in good time. Should the ball of roots once get thoroughly matted, a long time must elapse before a recov. ry from the stunted state takes place. Primulas and double violets ought to be looked to, made free in their pots, and their foliage kept clear from insects. _ _ _ Kitchen Garden.--The principal crops of celery will soon require blanching. To accomplish this, if tiles are not to be had, proceed in the following manner :—Tie up the leaves of the individual plants, and clean off any de cayed matter from the stem ; procure a couple of boards about one foot in depth, and of a manageable length, place them on each side of the row, leaving a space of two or three inches between them and the plants ; fill in this space with sand, which is the best material for the purpose I know of. Back up the boards from the ridge in the usual manner; when this is finished, remove the boards to the space next to be operated upon. Early potato seed will require getting up; they may be left in an open shed for a week or two; when the superfluous moisture is dryed out of them, and well picked over, place them in their winter quarters, always bearing in mind, that the thinner they lie the better chance they have of keeping sound. In our various crops, up to this date, we have not met with a diseased potato, which is more than we have been able to say during the last six years. Not withstanding, the utmost vigilance ought to be exercised ; and whenever disease appears first in the stalk, if the crop is worth saving, let it pulled up and carried off. The top of the drill made sharp with soil from the furrow, and the crop left to mature itself as it best may. Fruit Department.—The Muscat of Alexandria vine requires more sunshine to bring its fruit to perfection than any other grape I know of. Others will colour well, and have a tolerable good flavour, although grown in the shade, not so the muscat of Alexandria, except the rays of the sun shine fully upon the bunch. The bright amber colour is wanting; and we have a strange idea that without its presence the superior flavour of the muscat cannot be got. On this account we advise the leaves to be gently put aside, without injuring them, and if possible the individual berries fully exposed. —rep— BEBBINGTON HORTICULTURAL AND FLORICULTURAL EXHIBITION SOCIETY. The exhibition of this society took place in the beautiful grounds of the Royal Oak Ferry Hotel, on Thursday last. The weather was delightful, the gardens in excellent order, and the company numerous and select. Amongst the crowd of fashionables present, we noticed Mr. and Mrs. Fielden, Mrs. Aspinall, Mrs. Clay, the Rev. Rector Campbell, Rev. Chas. Barton, John Mathew, Esq., John Finch. junior, Esq., Chas. Mac Iver, Esq., J. B. Mars- den, Esq., and family, F. St. John. Esq., and lady, Mrs. Bowring and family, H. Banning, Esq., Thomas Branch, Esq., and family, Wm. Robinson , Esq., and party, Dr. Scholfield, Rudd, Esq., lady, and p ar ty, M rs . Swan ADJOURNED COUNCIL MEETING The adjourned monthly meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday. _ Before t he ordina'ry proceedings commenced, the MAYOR impressed upon the different members of the Council the necessity of not taking up the time of the Council for the mere purpose of making speeches. Mr. Alderman BENT moved the confirmation of the proceedings of the Improvement Committee, and said the committee expected soon to be in possession of the land on Shaws-brow, which they were authorised to purchase for the purposes of improvements, but that, in order to widen the neighbourhood of Shaws-brow and the old Haymarket, so as to give a more commanding view of St. George's Hall, it would be necessary that the Council should grant the committee the sum of £lB,OOO more than they had at present in hand. After some discussion, the proceedings were confirmed. The proceedings of the Health Committee, including Wash-houses and Baths, comprised a recommendation to appoint Mr. Comenius Davies, now head of the surveyor's staff in the engineer's office, to the situation of assistant local surveyor, at the salary of £3OO per annum, in the place of Mr. Thomas Duncan, lately appoined engineer to the Water Works. Mr. I3ENNETT having moved the confirmation of the proceedings, some discussion took place on a resolution of the committee, ordering an information for a nuisance to be laid against parties storing guano in Tempest-hey. On the motion of Mr. Alderman CHILTON, who said that the crews on the guano ships were all very healthy, the resolution was referred back to the committee. A proposal of the committee to charge a certain amount to builders, for boarding on the foot-path in front of buildings, during their erection, was objected to by seve ral members of the Council, and On the motion of Mr. THOMSON, was referred back to the committee for further consideration. The rest of the proceedings were then confirmed TILE WATER QUESTION AGAIN-PLEDGING OP THE CORPORATE ESTATE The proceedings of the Water Committee comprised a report that " The Liverpool Corporation Water Works (Amendment) Act, 1850," has received the Royal assent —a recommendation to apply to the Lords of the Trea sury for their sanction that the estate of the Corporation may be a collateral security for money to be borrowed on the water account. Mr. G. IIoLT then moved that the proceedings be confirmed. The Act for prosecuting the works had now passed the two houses, and had received the royal assent ; and it now only remained for the Council to carry it out. The time for carrying out the Act was limited, and with these few remarks, there being nothing more on the pro ceedings that called for observation, he moved the con firmation of the proceedings. _ _ The TowN-CLEnx said it would be necessary for the chairman of the committee to move formally that the ap plication be made to the Lords of the Treasury for their sanction to give the corporate property as a collateral security for all money borrowed on account of the Rivington works. Mr. HOLT moved accordingly. Mr. LANGSDALE seconded the motion. Mr. FERGUSON moved, as an amendment, that the recommendation of the Committee to apply to the Lords of the Treasury be not confirmed. Dlr. Ferguson went on to complain that the Water Committee were breaking faith with the public by now asking the Council to pledge the corporate estate, when it had all along been said that if the act was again obtained they could borrow money sufficient to carry out the Rivington works on the security of the waterl account itself. As the bill had only just been passed, he thought it was discourteous to the Coun cil to ask them so soon to pledge the corporate estate. Mr. HENDERSON seconded the amendment. Mr. lionsoN warmly supported the original motion, and urged that all further oppos.tion to carrying out the Rivington works, as quickly as possible, was useless. in answer to a question from Mr. Picton, the TOWN CLERI said that he had taken the opinion of \lr. Cromp ton, who said that for all debts hitherto contracted on account of the Rivington works the corporate estate was liable, without it being necessary to apply to the Lords of the Treasury ; but that for all debts to be contracted it would be necessary to apply to the Lords of the Trea sury before the corporate estate could be given as security for any money to be borrowed. _ _ _ A discussion took place, in the course of which Mr. Bennett, Mr. Chalmers, Mr. Bigham, and Mr. Jones, supported the amendment, and Mr. Alderman Moore, Mr. Alderman Cooper, Mr. Avison, Mr. Hornby, Mr. Freme, Mr. Alderman Hodgson, Mr. Woodruff, and other members of the Council opposed. Mr. HoLT having replied, a division took place, when the amendment was lost by a majority of 36 to 11. Mr. BEN - NETT then moved as another amendment that plans and specifications, and tenders be obtained before any application be made to the Lords of the Treasury to mortgage the corporate estate. Mr. HENDERSON seconded the amendment, wilich was loit by 31 to 16. Mr. PICTON then moved, as a third amendment, that the proceedings of the committee be confirmed, with the exception of that portion of them which referred to the application to the Lords of the Treasury—that the consi- POLICE INTELLIGENCE, On Tuesday, Miss Martha Ilelsby applied to the magis trates to cancel the indenture of one of her pupils, Miss Hannah Evans, a pupil teacher at St. Clement's School, Windsor, on account. of disobedience of orders and refrac tory conduct. After a long investigation the indenture was cancelled. On Tuesday, Michael Murray, an:lrishman, was charged with using threatening language towards a Mr. Elliott, of Waterloo-road, to induce him to forego the prosecution of a prisoner at the present assizes, who was charged with breaking a man's skull with a hammer. The prisoner was ordered to find bail to keep the peace, himself in £3O, and two sureties of £l5 ; in default to be committed to gaol. SMOKE NUISANCE.—On Wednesday, no fewer than eight informations were laid against the owners of the Cato, Birkenhead, and Eliza Price, river steamers, plying between Liverpool and Birkenhead, for not consuming their smoke. In five cases out of the eight a fine of ss. and costs was inflicted. Three of the informations were against the Liverpool Corporation. On Wednesday, a young man, named James Ellis, was brought up on suspicion of having stolen two silver forks, two spoons, and a fish knife, from the residence of the Rev. W. W. Ewbank, at Everton. The prisoner was remanded. A lad, named Mitchell, was, on Thursday, committed for trial for stealing a valuable gold watch from a Mr. Black, a merchant, who had been dining out, and was re turning through Prescot-street in a state of intoxication. AN ARTFUL. DODGER.—In the Liverpool Police-court, on Thursday, a female, named Mary Sadler, was charged by Messrs. Oakley and Chadwick, Custom-house officers, with smuggling one gallon and three quarts of whiskey. The prisoner was a passenger on board the Hercules, Newry steamer, and had just arrived from Ireland. Sus picion having been excited, the prisoner was searched, when it was discovered that two tin cans were very inge niously made to fit the body, suspended from the shoul ders, and hanging underneath each arm. The cans were double cased. The prisoner was fined £lO, or in default to be imprisoned for one month. EVENING'S AMUSEMENTS.—Four young gentlemen, whose names did not transpire, were brought up fur break ing windows in Edge-lane on "Wednesday night. An officer stated that he saw them attempting to twist the knockers off several doors. They were each fined ss. and costs for being drunk, and Is. 4d. and costs for breaking windows. Two sailors, named John Crome and Richard Muse, were charged with an assault upon two coloured men, a steward and seaman on board of the American packet ship New World. The complainants said they were pro ceeding quietly along Great Crosshall-street, when the prisoners knocked them down, and made an ineffectual attempt to steal the watch of one of them. Mr. Rushton sentenced them to pay a fine of 20s. and costs. William Gamble, ati ex-police-officer, now a potato merchant, was charged with throwing a bad potato into the shop of Mrs. Eliza Scott, a rival dealer in that article, in Roscoe-lane. Mr. Rushton remarked that Gamble, being an old police-officer, ought to have known better, and ordered him to find bail, himself in £2O, and two and two sureties in £lO each, with twenty-four hours' notice of bail. ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD THE ROYAL INSURANCE COM PANY.-At the Police-court, on Friday, Mr. George Smith, of Scotland-road, tailor and draper, together with a person called Mark Carson, were brought up on the above charge. It a pp eare d that Mr. Smith applied to the Royal Insurance Company for the purpose of effecting a policy of insurance upon his stock-in-trade and shop fix tures. The amount of the policy was £B7O, and the date of the same was the 15th of May. On the 13th of July the premises were partially destroyed by fire, and on the 26th he put in a declaration, in which he stated his losses were over £l5OO for goods, and £5O for fixtures. Three men, Edwin Roe, William Roe, and Mark Carson, had been brought up previously, having in their possession a quantity of woollen cloth, supposed to be stolen. This charge failed, but it turned out in the evidence that it was got from Smith's, and that the numbers upon it corre sponded to that in his invoices. The two Roes were dis charged, but Carson was kept in custody ; and an appli cation was made by Mr. Booker for a warrant to arrest Smith on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the Royal In surance Company. After much evidence had been gone into, tending to prove the conspiracy, the prisoners were remanded until Wednesday. On Monday a notorious thief, named George Coleman, alias John Makin, who had been taken into custody by the Birkenhead police-officers on a charge of felony, whilst being placed in the police-office, preparatory to being locked up, coolly walked out of the . office, and has not since been apprehended. JENNY LIND AT THE PHILHARMONIC HALL The long expected treat, secured to the lovers of music in Liverpool and its neighbourhood by the engagement made by the committee of the Philharmonic Society with Jenny Lind, to appear at two evening performances, prior to her departure to the United States, took place on Fri day and yesterday evenings, on which occasions the splendid hall in Hope-street was filled with the elite of the fashion and taste of the town and district. Such, in deed, was the excitement occasioned by the first an nouncement of her consent having been gained to the arrangement, that the entire space which could be aff)rded to the public was very early taken up, and in very many cases large premiums were given for the most eligible seats. But for this promptitude a large number of our fellow townsmen and townswomen would, no doubt, have been disappointed of the pleasure of being present on the occasion, and their places been filled by the strangers whom the assizes and the season have brought to the locality. In addition to the great attrac tion, Miss Lind herself, the committee had secured the services of Miss Williams, deservedly a favourite with the musical public of Liverpool ; Miss Andrews, whom we heard for the first time; Signor Belletti, a bass of great power and finish ; and Monsieur Vivier, the celebrated French horn player. Mr. Benedict led on the occasion, as on that of previous visits of the Swedish Queen of Song. The orchestra was composed nearly altogether of native talent, with a few of the band of the 52nd regiment giving very effective assistance. The reception given to Miss Lind on her first entrance was most enthusiastic, and could not bat have assured her of the strong hold which she possesses upon the ad miration and affection of the people of Liverpool—feelings elicited not only by her great gifts and talents, but as well by her personal virtues. Gratitude, indeed, might also be said to have had a share in producing the enthusiasm manifested; for not only do we remember the noble pre sent made of her services in aid of a charity which has since been instrumental in assuaging the pangs of many a poor sufferer, but we feel the compliment she has just paid uslin selecting Liverpool as the first and only place in which she has met an audience in this country since her temporary retirement from the public exercise of her profession, and the last place in which she has displayed her rare talents previously to leaving Europe for that new world for which she is about to embark. The first part Df the concert commenced with the " Overture from Zauberflote," which was very effectively given, as was ?the Chorus by Mozart, " All hail our Queen Victoria !" Rossini's beautiful Duet from Semi ramide, " E dunque vero ?" followed, and was excellently sung by Miss M. Williams and Signor Beiletti. Jenny Lind made her appearance for the first time in the Aria from I Puritani, " Qui la voce," which she gave with an expression and force which at once assured her audience that not only were her marvellous powers undiminished, but they had even increased since she last appeared before the public of Liverpool. We were delighted, at the same time, to observe the evident improvement in her health which her native air had brought about, and the absence of all appearance of physical effort whilst executing pas sages which, in other vocalists, would have seemed the result of a painful taxing of their powers. The clear glow of spirits to be seen in every feature of her speaking coun tenance was reflected, if we may use the term, in the rich and silvery tones of her voice, and at the close of her exe cution of one of the sweetest of Bellini's compositions, to which her gen'us imparted much more feeling and beauty than the composer had given to his music, fine as it is, she was rewarded with a storm of applause. By the way, we may remark here upon the very great consideration evinced by the audience throughout, with respect to the exaction of encores. Not a song was sung by her which the audience would not have been glad to hear repeated, vet on every occasion, except one or two, they were satis fied with her reappearance on the stage to curtsey her acknowledgements. Signor Belletti next sung the Bar carol's " Sulla poppa" with great spirit and effect, and won amazingly upon the audience. He possesses a good voice, excellently cultivated, and an ease of manner most desirable in a singer. Miss Andrews made her first ap pearance in a pleasing ballad by Benedict, " The Gipsey's Warning." which she sung with much feeling. Her or gan is of very good quality—a rich soprano—and, with a little more cultivation of it, she will make a very pleasing concert singer. A Duetto from Il Turco in Italia, by Jenny Lind and Signor Belletti, followed, which was charmingly sung The next nieee was a Solo on the Horn by Monsieur Vivier, in which, besides giving some of the finest tones capable of being produced on the instrument, the player presented us with some very novel effects, the most sin- gular of which was the introduction of a second or a bass accompaniment, in apparently the same breath as the original air. How this was managed—whether Monsieur Vivier ventriloquized his accompaniment, or it was the work of double-tongueing, passes our comprehension. Sufficient it is that was very wonderful and very beau tiful. His bass noes were especially excellent. In an other piece, entitled " The Chase,' a light and very pleasing composition of his own, he was most successful, and elicited a unanimous encore The concluding piece of the first part was a cavatina from " Der Frieschutz," " Und ob die wolke," or better known by the English version, " Though clouds by tern pests may be driven," was sung by Jenny Lind as no other vocalist can sing it. We may, indeed, instance this piece as one of her triumphs. After Spohr's overture of " Jessonda," and a two-part song by Miss Andrews and Miss M. Williams, very nicely given, Miss Lind sung a ballad, " Take thou this lute," composed expressly for her by Benedict, so beautifully, that, for the first time, an encore was insisted upon. It was a splendid performance ; and we are inclined to think that the composer and conductor, Benedict, ought to have been included in the applause given. A very pretty four part song was next sung by the choir, and encored amidst merited applause. Rossini's Tarantella, from "La Danza," followed, in which Signor Belletti displayed buffo powers of a very high order, and was heartily en cored. The next piece, an aria from Mozart, "11 Flauto Majico," by Miss Lind, was one of the gems of the evening's performance ; and, much as she must have taxed her powers in its execution, it was encored. We may remark here that no singer we ever heard submits so cheerfully to an encore as this accomplished lady. After a very pretty ballad, by Miss M. Williams, and a madri gal by the choir, the concert was concluded by Jenny Lind singing two of her exquisite Swedish melodies. The first, which, although unacquainted with the language, we may term a sort of farm-call to the milking or to rest, many of our readers may have heard before. The echo introduced is especially beautiful ; and the entire compo sition recals scenes most grateful to the memory of those who have been brought up amidst rural life. The second, given as an encore, is an arch and lively song, and was so delightfully sung as to cause an unan►mous rising of the audience to greet its accomplished singer on her retirement from the stage. As usual, she accompa nied herself during the performance of these melodies. Between the first and second parts, an American pro fessor introduced a new and beautiful piano-forte, manu factured by Messrs. Boardman and Gray, of New York, which, we believe, is intended to be put on board the Atlantic steamer for the use of Jenny Lind, on her pas sage to New York. The instrument used by Mons. Benedict was a very fine Broadwood, supplied from the establishment of Mr. T. Edgar, Great George-street. We may mention, now that our criticism on the per formances is completed, that the number present, includ ing the orchestra, was 2771. Persons were there from all quarters of Great Britain, and it is stated that one gentle man purposely made a trip from Vienna to be present at the concert. A party from Knowsley occupied two boxes, one on each side the hall, and appropriated to Lord Sef ton and Mr. Southern. Amongst others noticed were Lord Ward, Lord Ingestre, Ladies Bentinck, the Baro ness French, Sir John Bayley, Sir George Gibbs, Mr. Justice Cresswell, Mr. Justice Wightman, John Royds, Esq., the high sheriff, Thos. Littledale, Esq., and several officers of the 52d regiment, in full uniform. The Rev. George Copway, Ka-Ge-Ga-Go-Bowh, attired in his na tive costume, that of an Indian chief, was also present, and attracted much attention. We should state that, pre vious to the commencement of the concert, Mr. J. H. Turner, on behalf of the committee of the Liverpool Phil harmonic Society, presented Maddle. Lind with a beauti ful boquetle, which had arrived the same evening from Mr. Harding's celebrated establishment, in Clifford-street, London ; and it was brought on by the prima donna when she sang the Swedish melodies towards the close of the performance. On Saturday the beautiful cluster of grapes alluded to in our last was presented to Jenny Lind, and in the even ing she attended the rehearsal of the performance which took place last night. During the rehearsal an address from the Philharmonic Society was presented to Mr. Be nedict, expressive of the " lively satisfaction and pleasure with which on several occasions they had been united with him in one common cause," The address, enclosed in a morocco case, was handed to Mr. Benedict, amidst great applause. He was sensibly affected in returning thanks, and after three cheers for Jenny Lind, the music ticketsl other a fo r head,t was resumed. The address was beautifully written on vellum by Mr. Joseph Watts, of this town. On Sunday morning Mad'lle. Lind attended at St. Nicholas's Church, in company with Mr. Bald, of Aig burth, and family. Mr. I'. B. Brancker placed his pew at her disposal. Few people were aware of her presence; but St. George's Church, where she was expected, was crowded to suffocation. The Rev. Rector Campbell preached, and Mr. W. Sudlow presided at the organ. The Atlantic steam-ship sails at ten o'clock to-morrow morning, and Mdlle. Lind is to go on board at nine. She will carry with her from these shores the affectionate wishes and grateful admiration of the people of this and every celebrated other American,s o t o n w g n s t r ie whons s the, hasl has s e kingdom.maderec teerected, ,h eißncaornntu conjunctionrma e , tt withl i e enter prisingwt hi with some the r e per ties, firstes , a theatr e twelve performancesinN e n'l - ot k a r , e that disposed will hold ,of a 4,500 persons, for the express purpose. It i s sa id th a t His contract atin, ewdrihgt he is gentlemen, s iN tl l te d om l :Mlle. y,Leti through rp d oeun i gss expenses. Yesterday the3o £30,000 for - 200 exerted per formances, sg. . a nd other Mane. Lind was es c o r t e d by J. B. Yates, Esq.. nobly a short time since—th e concer t w hi c h s h e attended at the Amphitheatre p ro d uc i ng t h e sp l en did sum of £l2OO. rted Southern herself H o s Hospi tal, i tal, for the enlargement of w hi c h she She expressed herself much gratified with the arrange ments of the institution. To-day, we believe, the silver tea-kettle, which has been made for some time, will be presented to this noble-hearted lady. Last night Mad'lle Lind sang before an equally fashion able, and, if possible, still more numerous audience. The greatest curiosity prevailed about this performance, as Madlle Lip - id had never before-sung in any oratorio of -Handel since her arrival in this country. La!t- night proved, what might have been expected, that this gifted lady was equ a lly successful in the Messiah as in the Crea tion and Elijah - . The audience were enraptured,..b?t we cannot to-day give any lengthened notice of the inimitable performance. The Liverpool public owe much to the Philharmonic Society for these rich treats. The belief is that of the number of nights for which Barnum has engaged Jenny Lind, a considerable portion will be fulfilled in England, and that the "exposition" of next year will see the American manager and th e S we di s h nighhtingale in the metropolis in their respective profes sional capacities. Btstrirt P,CII/5. The new church at Heaton Norris will be consecrated by the Bishop of Manchester on Monday. . - . . The subscriptions in Manchester for the Sir Robert Peel monument amount now to £5OOO. A man named Gregson was suffocated in a well, near Ashton, on Friday week, by the foul air. The people of Blackburn are going to erect either a park, baths, dispensary, or cemetery, as their testimonial to the memory of Sir Robert Peel. The Rev. J. F. Herschell, of Preston, has received the appointment of chaplain to the Gloucestershire county gaol. A boy has died at Manchester from internal hurts given by an hydraulic press. The boy had thoughtlessly got under the press, and he was crushed before he could be got out. PLEASURES AT A WATERING PLACE.—No less than 1:2(1) a.week are spent in donkey riding, at Southport ; as much as £lOO in bathing on the shore, and £5O per week at the baths. Captain Mangles Denham, R.N., F.R.S., has repaired to Southport, on the coast of Lancashire, to hold a government inquiry into the causes and circumstances attending the recent wreck of the Prince Arthur steamer. On Monday the boiler at the mill of Messrs. Lees and Mills, at Oldham, suddenly burst, and Mr. Fox, a boiler maker, who was at that moment leaving the premises with an order in his pocket for two new boilers, was killed, and two others were very severely scalded. THE EARL OF STAMFORD:—On Tu"sday, the Earl and Countess of Stamford and Warrington arrived at their seat, Dunham Hall, for a stay of several weeks. They had a large number of attendants with them. A party of gentlemen from the neighbourhood, with a couple of flags, met and cheered them as they entered the lawn. THE STANDISH GALLERY.—It has been decided that the gallery of paintings bequeathed by the late Frank Hall Standish, Esq., of Duxbury Park, to Louis Philippe, is the personal property of the ex.king. It is not improba ble, therefore, !hat these pictures may find their way into England. A VERY PROPER REBUKE.—During the trial of a criminal case before Mr. Justice Talfourd on Friday, the book containing the four Gospels on which the witnesses were sworn were several times thrown rather violently across the barristers' table. His lordship, on observing this, emphatically addressed the crier of the court—" Pray, Mr. Ta) lor, don't allow the Testament to be thrown about in that manner. Always show becoming respect to the sacred volume."—Chester Courant. At Chester assizes, Mrs. Milward, a publican's widow, obtained £2OO damages from a man named Littlewood, a machine-maker, who under a promise of marriage se duced her. The servant and a female friend of the plaintiff spoke positively as to the promise, and that the widow had given up her late husband's business in con sequence. For the defence it was alleged, and sworn to by the friends of the defendant, that they had warned Mrs. Alilward that her suitor was already " a married man," o which s to replied, " She didn't care." I t however appeared the t she had made inquiries of his brother's wife, and fie m her had learnt the tact. SLANDER.-At Chester assizes, a case was tried in. which Mr. Thomason, brewer, of this town, sought to recover compensation from Mr. Forshaw, also a brewer. It appears that before the Borough Court, some time ago, the plaintiff produced a receipt with the initials P.F. on it, and produced witnesses who swore they were the defendants. The defendant, on the other hand, pro duced witnesses who swore they were not his. The decision was against Mr. Thomason. After the defen dant stated in a public-house at Birkenhead " that the plaintiff was a d—d rogue, and if he could get hold of the document he would transport him." The jury found for the plaintiff, damages £6. MANCHESTER REGATTA : SUCCESS OF THE CLASPERS. —The annual boat races on the river Irwell commenced yesterday week. The principal event of the day was the Chadwick Cup, of twenty pounds, for four-oar gigs. There were three entries, two of them being Manchester boats, and the other being a Newcastle-upon-Tyne boat, manned by John Salter and the four Claspers. The course is a mile up the stream and a mile down again, and a good start being obtained, and the boats getting well off to gether, the breath of the spectators seemed suspended almost for twenty lengths or so, so equally did the com petitors appear to pull with each other. The boat of the Claspers, however, now drew slightly ahead. The up stream race virtually decided the contest, and the New castle boat came back half-a-dozen lengths a-head, an apparently easy winner, the Princess rowing in second. • LEGAL HINDRANCES TO THE MILLENIUM.—At Lan caster assizes, last week, Mr. Justice Cresswell and a jury were occupied in an action for slander arising from some drunken remarks at an inn, near Chorley. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, for the defendant, designated the whole as a dis graceful public-house brawl, which but for the interference of the village attorney, to whom the plaintiff's wife had gone, would have been amicably settled by a friend in five minutes. It was complained of by some that there would soon be no more business for the lawyers ; but they might depend on it that the millennium would not arrive so long as there were pot-house quarrels, an attorney living near, one of the parties comfortably off, and with enough to pay the costs. He submitted to their judgments that the smallest coin in the realm would be adequate compensa tion for the damage the plaintiff had received. His lord ship having summed up, the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—damages, one farthing. A STRANGE PAIR.—The Manchester papers give some curious details respecting two individuals, Cropper and Booth, both of whom left this country some time since in debt. Cropper set up a gun-manufactory in Philadel phia, and took Booth into his service. Booth having abstracted £4BO from Cropper's carpet-bag, absconded and hid himself in Manchester. Cropper, on discover ing his whereabout, sent over warrants to Mr. Beswick, Chief-Constable of Manchester, who, however, could not make use of them because they were informal. Cropper then came over to England himself, but was unable to make his charge out to the satisfaction of the magistrates. Cropper, with several men, then seized Booth forcibly and were about to convey him to Liverpool, but the men fearing trouble, relinquished the job. Finally, one of Cropper's old creditor's hearing that he was in England, lodged him in Lancaster Castle, where he now is. Booth is said to have 2,000 dollars in one of the Philadelphia banks ; and efforts are being made to attach this sum. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS, 3 . ...............0... 1 •M1i The Rev. Henry Wray, M.A., senior curate of Kirk ham, has been presented to the Incumbency of St. An drew's Church, Manchester. The Birmingham Gas Company, at their meeting on Tuesday, unanimously voted the sum of £5O to the St. Martin's Church Restoration Fund. It is stated that the whole costs in the Gorham case amount to nearly £BO,OOO. Sir F. Kelly received nearly £2OOO. THE COMMISSION TO THE UNIVERSITIES OF OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE.—We are enabled to state authorita tively that the names of the commissioners appointed under the Royal Sign Manual to visit the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge have been communicated by the premier to the respective chancellors of these learned bodies, and that they have been transmitted to the go verning bodies in residence. At the time we write, the only names which have transpired are those of the very reverend Dr. Talt, Dean of Carlisle, formerly Fellow and Tutor of Balliol College, and late Head Master of Rugby School ; the Rev. Dr. Jenne, Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, formerly Dean of Jersey, and late Fel low and Tutor of Lis Society ; and the Rev. H. Liddell, formerly Student and Censor of Christ Church, Oxford, as commissioners to that University. Certainly, what ever objections may exist in various quarters to the prin ciple of a commission, the parties named thue f:er are a guarantee of the perfect fairness, intelligence, and friendly feeling, with which the crown desires the enquiry to be conducted.—Church and State Gazette. INDUCTION ON MR. GORHAM.—On Saturday week Mr. Gorham went to Brampford Speke accompanied by two clergymen and Montague B. Bere, Esq., of Barley House, Exeter, and though the curate, who was appointed by the Bishop of Exeter, had been apprised of the vicar's intended visit, he had left for the afternoon and locked up the keys of the church. It was soon evident from the servants' mi.nner and from hints by several inhabitants that the cause of this impediment to induction was not acci dental. Neither the vicar nor any of his friends were asked into the vicarage; they were compelled to loiter about the vicarage grounds or the churchyard for nearly two hours, when one of the principal inhabitants, Furs den, Esq., invited them to take refuge in his beautiful villa. At half-past four the curate returned, expressed no regret at the delay, acknowledged that he thought it pro bable that the keys would be wanted, but said it was his " usual habit" to lock them up. lie then delivered them to the vicar, did not accompany him to the church, but said he should not continue the charge of the parish after the induction had taken place. Mr. Gorham reminded him of his obligation to give three months' notice, accord ing to the ninety-seventh section of the Pluralities Act, or to accept a s i x wee k s ' not i ce, accor di ng to th e ninety fifth section, which Mr. Gorham left with him. He per severed, however, in his determination to throw up the curacy, and to leave the church unsupplied, the very next day, though he is in actual occupation of the vicarage, which he has furnished. During this unpleasant delay, the villagers had collected in considerable numbers to welcome the new vicar, and to witness the induction; after which they nearly filled the church while the man date was being endorsed as executed, and, on the Vicar withdrawing, a merry peal was rung. ADVANTAGES OF EARLY TRAINING.—The following dialogue is reported to have taken place at the Queen's County Assize between a medical witness and a barrister: Mr. Hayes (the barrister)—" If a person, lying on wet straw, were deprived of all the comforts or necessaries of life, would it not hasten death ?" Dr. Edge—" That would greatly depend upon whether he had been accus tomed to them ?" Mr. Hayes—" Do you mean to tell us that if a person lived in a horse-pond it would not be injurious to him ?" Dr. Edge—" I think not if he bad lived sixty or seventy years in it." ANECDOTE OF THE LATE VICE-CHANCELLOR.—The health of the Vice-Chancellor was, till within a late period, most robust. He was in the habit of bathing every day, no tnatter how severe the season, in one of the creeks running from th e Th ames, near his house, at Barn Elms, and to this practice the vigour of .body which he showed, even at his advanced period of life, is, we believe, to be attributed. Th ere i s an anec d ote, th at on one occa sion his honour granted an injunction in the water, during the long vacation. The counsel and solicitor having come to Barn Elms, counsel stated the facts of the case from the bank ; after which his honour ducked under the master, and, sputtering out water, said, " Take an in. teem order, sir."