The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-05-28 00:00:00

_ , )1 17 28L 18511. g i • total Advs. • 28, lif' Abo ut A - vb..: u rt Y More of the large pipes to be used for the aY _ ---: i ) 4: -I r. mingei..llelne have been received. ---- p ' sio,,-:2l_ suPenntendent of Police of . the northern a ERI CAII 0, reperti :illencutrued governor of Carlisle Gaol, at J l lO V D .'" RS ER' CH- r dinitl , t d.„of lite fiztids of the School and Chapel for the Indi eld ar l i f en the ' b er lind, last, 71,,:-... 7 . Is_ ''.4jestY's stealt-ship Stromboli may be shortly iy ON.' ...4. ~i,_:, la the Mersey to navigate the lazarettoes La- OA' 141,n1 Bacchus from the Alersey to Davenport. • L'a "lege' , r d 0 , 75 w u eek, the dwelling -house of Mr. Wilson y St' Joilll° . , , Pper Parh ament-street, was entered by . ~t l !tici ,some silver forks and spoons, of the value f 4 61. ...z e ~ stolen, k r. inloke out on Thursday morning lees in the PeToth , PancTson, manufacturer of sailors ' oil-cloth tit,-ine• Although the fire police, with their c usual ', l tia L'i;de,,were quickly on the spot, the interior of the tiy w54111..143ta11y destroyed. Mr. Johnson, we regret l e 6n not IWurecl• the L - Liter Catnilla, Captain Huth Main, intended N11141'11)001 and iiavre trade, left Greenock on T av u ef tack t and made the passage, from the q in ID— the dock at Liverpool, in the asto u ncslily icip B 7, °f 14h. 32min thus fully realising the high tie rat .°ll 4 B ,.° ber sailing.'qualities. tall ,cingiirs.--0a Tuesday, a boy named Ca ll overerta, b; loved at the dock works, Birkenhead, was A le f°11,13 ; wa gg°n• He died shortly afterw r ard e s e . 7 i l -ctie.kftill,g tn°,„_rbing, another lad, (son of 11! .nßev(ii. I? ce at the-.`reP, w atson- street, ) who had give. singular late hi,.Nnest on the boy Cavannah, was, sing - Pt t47,..nver at tile same hour, at the same place, - ti l tli t I °aru n e wa ggon, and killed on the spot. ,iiLlt• fire day tnorning, the body of a woman about ,. It4oep,of age was washed up by the tide ,°e, '47144 40 lim i .. N s liP and the docks. About he body had one o'clock 14 the In Ntle i Tt° ll g in the water. /tieeLiNieu,..ltut a fir tippet and bonnet were found tltat e i: L e % ehipato the docks. The bonnet was trim nteito.... l'ati 1 4 ro!the dress of the deceased .n in r d e i d c u a n t e e d d Whi'nes, 'thing, but, apparently, i tiat Itripittto) NI (1 4 14 %hi t 4014 DAY S.—The streets of the town, and' ii Isle, and the ferry boats, have been throngedexes 1 b ill C Abi ael ,, • hl t eelc with country visiters of museum both, Ire .4tp,....'nuinbers who have visited the _ 1 6 °ll It --' 1 , Whi ttsd ar - mia t t ay cli was thrown open d fo n r ea t d h a e y wr 6 k s: 11: 1 . ka 10 10, 6156, Tuesday 71 W a e t the rate of gitbtite kir, 80 ~!1 Friday the , . colihtry 1,..nt Upwards f wentOu . O visitors, chiefly tAtkotbsphibize been gratified with a sight of this Li. 114111- Catholic bazaar was commenced on Tuesday ‘leblY•roo for the sale nlicl es of Pa, Great George -street, b‘le&c. ..,Kstn'aerle7tnheedlew ork w , e c r h e u e rc o l n i t x r -e ib st u m te e d nt b s y , , (1, 4 e,, .., . e _e articles till:sirittgoiiieurnieth Fdrench, l t a n d e in D s u n c f he t s h s e d c e a ß th e n r li ri e , eL ki i4 n e d te:ntrY'• " Th ni er a e ny were also contributions e ki t England and on the continent. ,T t No t ~ the appropriated to the comp at 1- s'e course of erection at the convent letion o the L., Bro#nuelC4 en's, ditto• to. Du b s. college , L., ditto. :ollege• tto. The ci Birkenhead . cester College' )'eens, dito. dalen, g chtt 4 ' a senose , am, ditto. Ouv t.; Colleg e ' hn'S, ditto.l, Eral Pant 31ag geget i Trinity Co :., ditto; 16, t. Bees g ib ad The° .°' unahl tring , r is apPr : cially resig curate off poiq ted w ormsk r ourseo. : 0 3, scure 0 have bee t n otorietY 9 001 to the , f s lll9 ' l Or '1513190f , r i nn ate3,_ W erf! ;ouriCil 11 '4 to. r thi atteoLl ke, s an d • ' lY a sail'oo 110 la clergY lB3 o foto iOO s an d bust po l se pr ii their Pr" ,, o ble all aec e P „,I i l ik k: 44444 kt tles0:1 th e 24. t biscovEßY.—A Liverpool corres• *ol4n el/es ter Guardi an wr it e s, th a t " the 4 4;1% 11 . 1 % o ti e r ss d People now seen taking pleasure it `e the speaks for itself as to the zni- AN ti e° P l w of te said well pc -Pe purchasfe i h hops n our would ,`O4 7 gre,thins lY• se With ferries charging a penny leqra runnin g at half fares, and our cot \tt )1 41d et gla d of an ex use for closing their mills, t or a brea L, t t h L at the mber of idle persons flock of fresh air was not very much ogs' - IP GITAI 30 0 lent 1 0011 0? tenth : - " one 0 ice th e Te reo i 1 state• , , , witbou! ...1 ! ; , Notior6sl Ye i l r o s t i ipable.' t or:4 des yob )U jure. It t i nfureethei The " 1 ' 0 00? untless 0 9 lea rd of 0 ;0 5c° 111. ,,, ,, ,,0 r, wh ere or pulPi t P t helli t i fiber 0 1 pit , yourCO4olo is ho • 506 i. 4B W,r, i t i ll e; fl i ti e s !uo...—The space of ground in con et l 'isy „ 'rnents of this admirable club was ll et he last'• Several improvements have been p. , Itscia season• A refreshment marquee has t kr fi le sloop. house in the vicinity rented as a of the used in th various games, also t te tY ll . g s a t° , d „Y for the divest e ed garments of the h e 'd by 11' n't requisition by the athletes have '4, quoits9St Whiteman, and comprise cricket, eßytnna., skittles, Sc.c. : besides which there Item,. Tun, and a splendid course for foot toeree'lasing ; in fact, there is everything, . eitc ; The lovers of athletic sports and aid i ' , as well as those desirous of bracing l ee th,;°lProving their physical condition, i , p °PPortunitie thus afforded. r. J., on. o ,__ s 3f h useph a tt YMr. Augustus Holman, and 4„, t ratt l i A '" 3l Man, of Silver Rovd Hill, Wort ti 4 ; 4 k.rt-ll;fabotli in the borough of Leeds, I d , arree„, ectur.ers, were . appreh . endeff mT o e i , i , otbwo tieee ' ,Charging them with having fi. , 3 I ,Plit i i' i 7 fo r tVances, one for the payment of .E 3( 0, ', t o rt ed t have been signed by Messrs. Rodger, tlAttitaY Liver Pool ltt by Messrs ' tt I, arid c_ , and the aer . 4 . f .ka t i e tid b ee .., also of Liverpool. Both these i t" i° °. of 4 Paid into the bank of Messrs. , *L c h Le eds , en e lo ts i .,. n , , upon the oath of one of the Lod, bts tves . tt.e warrant for the apprehension 4e' ii lltil tie t a z iss ued• After the prisoners had un it„,',ko4 10.4,0 olination, they were remanded in 'lll'ls%4'ls r,„ll.°w• The elder prisoner is 42 years AttlikietuYlvii'llotaeturer, he employed from 100 to ;`,lto ti li , N d. /11:° the public generally, he was , e **,,,.. Vl' rr i , Is son is onl 20 years of age. 0 • h f tli tb.lh et tlit y - sh i r,„ st af E T . r — an A y c e c r o a rd w. in a g s t t o hro th a e ge a d n w nu it al 14 0 1 i t e s V ll3 i r t iod m , sdav last, when the usual ti, P :t il t ° 4 4: 1 ,..., 1 'y e ue understand that the number VI N_"' th •°ll h - "e,d Was large, and that they reaped a k j , e . r, ( *k _A e htel tes ays * ' l 6 e 'r °t ° d Sveral individuals klti i ,..ieb otopi et , and money, whilst others ~ a w l e ia r d e teNZ Q 14114 ti „! , Y spoiled by the contents ot e _ d 1 0 ti .m uy,.._ et tl , , lo,er . the railway bridge into . fi I ~5z.9,442,,,,,,j),!1ang liberally thrown oNer a their iqC ll l on TAllh e 'llti ns stationed on the spot. ec The ua , Wlttet a ,,,er, en , Y . of police were quite ineffectual ca t ua- t SZ I / 4 4 41 ibe u d th e i' e f'j . one time the . rabble were afrards a iN,N ' it It isisg,raoeful sceneefselwlliviicrliwere lti;hiellYoutle'vell by a correspondent :--" I myself I L A N , t abs tf l °4ll Who was forcibly y allowed to thrown into a t..'t 0 ... 1 y e j findi r ,.°4 l l a piece of waste ground adjoin bstititt lt,,..itletioi',eOt searchi-nn' ld be of no service to him, I lintti l ,, , o b e ~,,_of the police, but, as usual, .. ote l 4 Z.% B. 7,oti ng `"e,...t_vith. On my return I p et th e vi aft e Za had got out, after . having been tu., , of hter Wards robbed. During the time t s TR,,t e ,!liti si L three young gentlemen, who had l ik liS ll ,,q,, ae 71 to see what was wrong, got most . N it 4K I ch a i hai rs; their hats, and one of them his loa n t4XI, i t t : 4 121 e .. 1 44.. rt, sit, MECHANICS INSTITUTIONS.—A test -na,„..Atlie.,gesting measures for the improve of4'Ne'costitutions has been made to the 470,1 4 t, t e e of the Lancas ' hire and Cheshire Union I tit tto lit ter ; c r et arY. The report is a distinct con. ti oh tet h lk4 ed it_lilure of the system so far pursued. IA; q.ts ti tp• I,4ls;ithat these institutions be converted NNI lte ( se ' i ng men, as originally intended. 10 e, t h ie t o . 1,6 Alr Hogg) is a course of instruc t keTl tra des,—divided into two great 14 44, ji l tttithrn4i special ; the first including reading, I tli t 4: 4o i;4 0 t he h; ° ,l 8, o• ; the second, including in a, . 1 11 4 , t14 4 4 1 1140 , 1 f a il earr tbrraadneesl.iesTohferknowledge be which ra.g u ! N, ' th e laid be stud admitted for a short period. 4, 444111 N I V) h. hatte r wi gly en by class-teaching and class bk, ha .tettli.e,„ exercises as in collegiate educa -4,46744r sep ar l i ,r-oght be open to the public. Each Tb t e litti ote '',! fee ; matriculation tickets to be t ki t l. - ` 4 4 a P 1 44 f o i ej i d e , and certificates and diplomas 4,,,,,eirßlielftl of on'il,erfilsligsseosri!fwionrslcrmueentminn differenttema th, 4 l ;, beNtlolle:illde lectureships of logic, political \ Nit s, - ,t 8 ,,,, e„ j3o.fees, there should be a ki t ViervettiOallop fee, and apprentices, the lat- Ai. liaal ler f un. , Lee, any deficiency to be made up liktkltEkt,.. Ae,c,oonsisting of the payments of hono- Me4ll l . , 11 - ""' n h' !I, elementary instruction would at tliZ t ktg I t 1 7 1 . 0 cla .ss wlLre,rnove the objection of men to Sk i kiß e Stabl, l °_,lne nt f u , s 2o r Ys, adult elementary classes it s k i e i;t 4 ilti e g n a a ti l d inr yzu en e . of a the plan. Day schools area y Il lk ll tlty ili tYin ,!' ve d,ay 'slinLancashire by l d attended 2,000 tA4\O:6- ti t tiof,- ye income schools,from fees of £5,000. I,'N t ,:tZ,t i e e d s,l", ka t a li y t almost ho all the children in t the a s d e 1 14 1 § 4 L ttit t - it ti p a t4 Y Usetie sillgerioorstaoletlos a e nd clNr e e n n wnehoaat h• it ireela.:(3l'e •G°ovEltivEq ' T hi L pea, th is ~,,.._. . .. SE I NSTITUTION.—On aNillbeilely iriremi institution, recently esta- N % 04, g te, F it ogurated by a lecture from Mr. I Ai' ll tel: ° ' which ' p is C. 8., at the Royal Institution. ti4,‘„:4.414. ~tio ? Sladie . 7 . 15'7_ numerous, was _ composed_ giNi... • Isle . "ed the 11 =u a very neat addrese, Mr. NI - -,4 A t b P 014.4 ature and advantages of the kl 4 %Wit), En r ayed aYfid the present isolated condition t itt l ll; o64. ° tlr t • ta anindd ri';ue,esWsahro,diid not enjoy that intercourse . f t , ,tl il lia lt t h ,1 841(1 Quit 'o preserve the faculties in t I Y t-ttl ied a- ari sen to the institution which he l opt pt. 0 12 h ag o. 1 .„ Meet the requirements of a 44 11 •44 - Kt ed fetvveeri her governess requires a home in I , ll tip p e r otid e( 7r . her recept i o n agements : it was here, a cla°alssiiilling Se u e Noy e a dth ose Every domestic corn -rild°4ht‘" b enefit , Whose taste themselves of the tlllectual a?sociation--: 1 414 11 &!ier ne a i ll: to ,te a th e Ptielie _whose habits were all ktA u 3h. sAp eri wire amp s were cultivated, and 6, e °m th or se e ' i 'e• Mr. Bainbrigge ably . t o , v i .,. e c ow. , a . arrangements and economy Ilia t kty 4 Aaj eZpendulnation of numbers ; and said the %Nel l sel f . th e ed upon b: 4 l le.t e it .ti teill i s d rs ei li ,• L i o l ?c til ke a .scanty lodging, an apo rYP'7a light, with life spent in 14. ,,. L k , 444 Bl a b scri, ro w' , i nto a one common fund, to st li ith AV , ero w elLa,,, s ue, woald produce lofty chambers, Iv Ft 10 '' Ilb "°inted table, cheerful fires, bril -4 , ed. ~,,!. etre establmztgyi 4 IT Word. °7 14 %11.- Noo Int Ball, e°ogenial • ' A . ....s cope for a s a t kind g n. c e o n m d -- et i sm ell , ;„ 'Nor ,„ ri gth in „ . , •tib rt._ tip ° -, ;stit„,7 o as th e ~, ~erything in which man ALkti a nd 11 1 ;4. ',7, n and'l'nfulltc,aitlion of this principle Ipo a l :4. T.° tntd., ilo Most 1 b- house in the country theinselve sti. t e 4 it ie ,t o t Iv, i , aied ‘o ,t_Oxurious establishments t i 1 . 4 : .„„z :13 1,„, z n s t th at in::::fglnregaffite.of small con 9ent incomes, 1 4 : 4 h. 41 1: 4 44 8 lil t , til d welP it h o e f Ensel y coursees revilep am en a g b e l d e '9ll -meei ti wh. a th e lug, f ound s within the narrow lyb..._ ti e , tel l eli se of ,44re-,lit. hick aht h e 0181.PAalacet, AN !II theMab.,"her ee ":. The members of these 41 k . vt,,, d o se i h enta than those of increased tiZ t4 5,1 44 illoaP.ll dated pithsea w ta : aaort of head-quarters am `grid,,.. asee.,i'la, naval, military, and tiltelkhkeprofitzepi,erturties Information was dif tetafiteliabelta to ti b usth The same " Promotion were it, op t , . e p rese , system would 0pe aw,440,,_ niz o .... . n PI. iest a - ice i and the r., 4wo2teeee fl'audtttt_itution worthy of the -44 41 angi the e eopaforts of the beat ' Met refinement and I N - 4 44 4 not less 0 5 f °1' 11/ 1 sent tbrioltt,'.f I is vi°'! ' sti Ivr 313J e . o natio, 'ir o ghi,risg.e e h b ed t tlet/1 n. Led it b l l d:Poi l 5 0 0 0) Tie,cl tfu ° t e t :4 l ioutilndco" olds bo's'ikoi y n t er r : wil t : s sV sities 101,fif • - • ; rr . , cr— ;a5P,,ipP ;e as gl 0 0 1 ; hie; 0 1 11 T,folog i .A sitY s ll 1S 2 :;" r" bad °ge' bele trio' dc i 0 t d i e 110 ;0 • et v og e ta bis ho fr o ng 0 9 Aer9 ov' ,„ r• ' .„ Fe t ll3 iori' !ot t° :;.l l 100U 5 ti° tO xre v h si s t l itl,o l ie Tr°ll..aCt!Atvi corr:--•orfor ti o bi et io...g li , pe 6 ,i5t0 4 ,0 r o A a t' t?, ' s ole it: l i: Lo ot' t hat' o CP o l svl ie 0,0 1 )o tte- o pe , 1 4° eloeii) two ;d 0 0: 0 1 0 5it 00 0 dr ], t oll . b r 11 0 '; ill NII ih t le, h order of the most opulent, on terms that rendered them available to those least amply remunerated in the profes sion. Such were the benefits of combination—of the union of resources. How pitiable, in comparison, was the position of the individual who stands unaided and alone. MUSICAL TALK OF THE WEEK, SUPPOSED TO HAVE DROPPED FROM THE POCKET OF SOME MUSICAL CORRESPONDENT. The general talk was that the Philharmonic Society took a step in the right direction at their last concert, and deserve the support of the town, though things did not go off altogether so well as was expected. The talk of the many was that Mr. Sullivan is a talented actor, but placed in a position which very few actors venture to occupy, and being somewhat under restrictions, he found himself rather unexpectedly surrounded with all the dis advantages of a first appearance. The talk of nearly all was that the music reflected great credit on the entire society; that the band, considering that the occasion was only their fifth appearance, fulfilled all reasonable expecta tions, and that its defects will disappear after'a little more practice; that the choruses and vocal solos gained the marked approbation of the audience. The talk of a very few was that although " music has charms to sooth the savage beast," it does not always Booth civilized breasts, and therefore it was said that the band performed indif ferently ; that the chorus was only to be identified by the benches they occupied, and that the vocalists were the worst in the town ; that, in short, if the public wish to acquire musical taste they must attend the threepenny concerts. " I have a remarkable good ear in music, let us have the tongs and the bones," said Master Bottom to Titania, and Bottom had a right to have his own taste, so has every one ; but the counter-talk was that the music pleased the general audience to whom it was addressed, and therefore that young ladies in the neighbourhood of their teens, and young gentlemen luxuriating in their first dress coats, should be careful how they inflict their superior taste on the public; that as the jay when dressed in peacock's feathers was only a jay after all, so thosewho affect to be pleased with nothing out of London, may perhaps have no better taste than their neighbours. Are sutor supra erepidam judicaret, said Apelles of old. The further talk was that the vocalists of the Philharmonic are worthy of the position they hold ; that Miss Stottneed not fear comparison with any in the town, though there are many worthy of honourable notice ; that she has earned the approbation and support of the public, and this is something worth having. The talk was that the Philharmonic is open to every vocalist who wishes to join, and that if some are not there who wish to be there, they have thoniseltco to blame. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. On Tuesday, a man named Tankard was fined £5 for stabbing Esther Whitby in the cheek, during a quarrel. In default of payment he was sent to gaol for two months. On Thursday a woman, charged with being drunk and disorderly, denied the latter offence, saving that she " was too drunk to be disorderly." Both charges were, how ever, established, On Wednesday, James Rock, a shopman in the employ of Mr. Estlin, grocer, Vauxhall-road, was committed for trial, for stealing, from time to time, from his master, large quantities of groceries, which he took to a small shop kept by his wife. He had represented himself as a single man. _ _ On Friday, three more informations were heard against the Lime-street ball nuisance, but without effect. The parties liable so manage matters that they cannot be got hold of. On Friday, the following were committed for trial : John Lynch, a youth in the employ of Mr. Goodwin, 26, Bold-street, charged with stealing £5 in gold, with which he had been entrusted by his master to get changed for a £5 note. John Bradley, for stealing a ham from a shop window in Park-lane. W. Brophy, charged by Henry Warnetz with stealing a handkerchief from his pocket, on board the ship Jamestown. John M`Ardler, for steal a coat from a house in Grayson-street, Which he directly pledged, and afterwards admitted the theft. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.—On Saturday a well spoken young man, of respectable appearance, named Samuel Marshall, was placed in the dock on a charge of embezzling various sums of money belonging to Messrs. Battersby. Telfourd and Co., iron-founders, Waterloo road. Mr. Joshua Syddal, coppersmith and brassfounder, Waterloo-road, stated, that he had paid the prisoner £-1 Ils. Bd. on account of his employers ' • a Mr. Oliver proved the payment of £l9 ss. ; and Mr. J. S. Dean, broker, had paid the prisoner X 7 Bs. on the same account. Mr. Battersby said that the prisoner had not accounted for these sums. The prisoner said that he had retained the sums in consequence of his only having received 15s. per week, whilst he considered himself entitled to 30s. Mr. Rushton committed the prisoner but expressed his willingness to take bail. ALARMING RIOT ON SHIPBOARD.—On Friday the attention of Mr. Rushton was occupied for a length of time in investigating a case of riot which took place on board the ship Jamestown on the previous day. It ap peared that in the steerage of the vessel a number of German emigrants had taken berths, and that a fellow had got amongst them who attempted to commit theft. This led to the foreigners manifesting much excitement, in consequence of which the second mate ordered them to go below ; and the Germans, supposing he had come to take Part with the obtruder, struck at him with knives. The mate defended himself as well as lie could, and in the fray several of the emigrants were wounded, as they alleged, by a knife. This charge was, however, satis factorily rebutted, and Mr. Rushton dismissed the case, and advised the Germans to go again on board and pro ceed with the vessel. YESTERDAY STEALING A WATCH.—John Mellor, a workman, was charged with having, on Friday, stolen a silver watch and chain, the property of George Ashby, a wheelwright. The watch was purloined from the shop where the com plainant worked, and was stated to be worth £3 103. The prisoner took it to the pawn-shop kept by Mrs. Callan, in Park-lane, where, in consequence of a notice having been received of such an article being stolen, it was detained. The prisoner was given into custody. The case being fully proved he was sent for trial. THEFT FROM A CAR DRIVER.—A little boy named Patrick Baines was sent for trial for stealing a horse-cloth, the property of Jas. Watson, from the back of a carman's horse, on Saturday, while the car was standing in Scot land-place. The value was ss. Thy prisoner ran off with it, but was pursued and captured. ASSAULT UPON BAILIFFS.—An old man, named Thos. Derbyshire, and his son, were charged with grossly as. saulting and ejecting a bailiff and his assistant, while in the execution of his duty, in executing a distress warrant for parish rates. The old man was ordered to gaol for ono month, and the son for two months. HOUSE ROBBERY DURING CHURCH TIME.—A young man was charged by an elderly female and her servant with being concerned in breaking into her house on Sun day forenoon last, while she and the servants and others were at church, A back door was broken open, and several of the rooms ransacked. A watch, a quantity of silver spoons, &c., were carried off. Further evidence being expected, the prisoner, who was defended by Mr. Wheeler, was remanded. A Goon HAUL.—An old woman, Catherine Hoare, and a young woman, Mary Radcliffe, were charged with robbing a man of 22 sovereigns, on Sunday last. Two sovereigns were found in possession of the elder prisoner, in her house, a low place in Banastre-street. The pri soners were remanded. ry OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES.—A man, named Anthony Wright, was charged with having, on Saturday, at the anchor manufactory of Messrs. Norris, in Norfolk-street, obtained a sum, as wages, of 13s. 3d., he representing himself to be W. Williams, a man who had worked there two days during the week. He applied to Miss Pett, daughter of the foreman of the works, whose father had left her the money to pay Wil liams. The prisoner was not employed on the promises, but used to hang about them, and, being out of work, was kindly treated. He was sent for trial. EMBEZZLEMENT FROM A RAILWAY COMPANY.—A young man, named Alexander Scott Roberts, was charged by Mr. Joseph Constantine, the younger, cashier of the goods station of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, Great Howard-street, with receiving several sums of money, without authority, the freight of goods, which had been received, and had not been accounted for—in all stated to be about £3O. Several sums of £6, £2 13s. 4d, and £1 were spoken to by witnesses who had paid the same on behalf of several parties, and to whom he had given receipts on the face of the freight notes. As it ap peared, however, that the prisoner had sometimes received money from parties during the dinner hour of the clerks, who were appointed receivers, and had entered the same in his own memorandum book, and paid it over, Mr. Rushton said, that although he had not accounted for the sums stated above, he should commit him for trial on the charge only of receiving the money on false pretences, especially as the prisoner's memorandum book had been taken away by a servant of the company, who did not appear in court. The company might prosecute for em bezzlement if they thought fit. It was intimated that they probably would. On an application being made by Mr. Davenport, who defended the prisoner, Mr. Rushton said he would admit him to bail—himself in £lOO, and two sureties in £5O each. LOCAL MEETINGS. Dom COMMITTEE.—The members of the Dock Com mittee held their weekly meeting on Thursday last ; Mr. Littledale presided. The Chairman announced what was a very unusual circumstance, that there was nothing to report from any of the committees.—A letter from Mr. T. C. Mullen, relative to a machine for testing chain cables, which he had sent to one of the works of the trust, was referred to the surveyor for inquiry.. --A letter was read from Mr. J. Mather, thanking the committee for allowing him a site on the Prince's Pier for a camera obscura.—Mr. Steel said he had heard a report that the dock surveyor was censured for errors in the plans of the new north docks ; he wished to know i f there was any truth in it. Mr. Hartley, jun., replied that there had been reports to that effect. Mr. Bold said he had heard such reports in London more than once, and that the Dock Committee had censured the surveyor. The Chair man read a letter from Mr. Royden, dated August, 1848, in which it was stated that the plans of the graving docks were shown to the shipbuilders, and approved of. Mr. Hartley stated that the attention of the shipbuilders had on several occasions been called to the plans of the graving docks;, but though arrangements had been made to meet them, only very few attended ; in one instance, Mr. Royden, and his son were present. Everything had been done to afford the shipbuilders the required facilities, and to Rain practicallnowledge from them in reference to the subject of the graving docks. The alterations required to carry out their ideas were only trifling, and would not inTalre &large awn of money., as bad been stated. J VIII LITIMPOOL ItINDALIC (Mr. Hartley) had seen the Chairman of the Shipbuilder s' Association on the subject of the proposed alterations, which could be easily carried out. If, however, there was any defect in the plan, it was the fault of the ship builders, to whom every opportunity had been afforded of offering advice or making suggestions. Mr. Jones and several other members of the committee appeared to concur in the views of Mr. Hartley. Mr. Fisher said what had taken place in Council showed that the land for graving docks, &c., at the north end, should be turned to the best account. He was glad that Mr. Steel had called attention to the matter, and hoped the committee of works would make inquiry into it. HEALTH COMMITTEE.--At the weekly meeting of this committee on Thursday, Mr. Parker presided.—A letter was read from Mr. Allan Kaye, offering to lease land at Formby, Kirkdale, and that neighbourhood, for the pur. pose of depositing manure, in the event of the health committee thinking it desirable to provide such a place on which pauper labour could be employed in the cultivation of the soil.—Mr. Hornby thought this was a subject which ought to engage the attention of the parish authori ties, with the view of employing the pauper population advantageously.—M r . D over sa i there was a feeling in the poor-law board against employing paupers out of the workhouse.—The subject was referred to the general purposes sub-committee.—The deaths in the borough for the week ending Saturday last, numbered 156, being a decrease of 22 as compared with last week, and of 40 (exclusive of the cases of cholera) as compared with the corresponding period last year. There were 37 deaths from zymotic diseases, including six from typhus and six from hooping cough, and from diseases of the lungs there were 54 deaths against 64 last week. There was one death from delirium tremens.. The atmosphere averaged 511 degrees, being 41 degrees higher than last week, but six degrees below the average.—A letter was read from Mr. Rose, the contractor for removing night soil, explaining that at this season there was a great difficulty in getting the farmers to take away manure in large quantities, and it must, therefore, either remain in the ashpits, be carried to the depots in town, or conveyed out of the borough to other depOts, at an extra cost of £lO,OOO per annum. Referred.—Plans for a urinal near the Exchange-build ings were approved.—A letter, recommending a watering cart for watering a whole street at once, was only parti ally read, the borough engineer having stated that a similar snggestion was made last year and rejected.—Mr. Newlands reported, on the claims of tenants in Plumbe and Prussia-streets for compensation, that the matter rested between the applicants and the solicitor of the railway company.—An application of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, as to the erection of pro jecting platforms over Love-lane, was referred to the Town-clerk.—Plans, and an offer for the lowering of Parliament-street and Smithdown-lane, were referred for further estimates.—Messrs. Walthew, Langsdale, and Lloyd were appointed a sub-committee to inspect, with the engineer, streets, previous to their adoptien as high ways.—On the motion of Mr. Walthew, it was ordered that the sewer should be carried from Prescot-street to Harper-street, for the purpose of draining the fever hospital there SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL On Wednesday, a special meeting of the Council was held, for the purpose of debating the policy of confirming a proceeding of the Finatv.e Committee, who recom mended the letting of a piece of pasture land, lying be tween Birkenhead and Tranmere, on a lease for twenty five years, at the annual rent of £450, to Mr. Thomas Wilson, for the purpose of a shipbuilding-yard. The Mayor presided, and there was a tolerably full attendance of members. Mr. HUGH HORNBY moved the confirmation of the resolution granting the lease to Mr. Wilson, and autho rising the construction of a river wall, and the formation of a graving dock. 'I he property sought to be so rented was a pasture field, consisting of 31 acres statute mea sure, and was now let for grazing four horses, at the annual rent of £l5. By adopting the resolution of the committee, they should obtain £450 a year for 14,000 square yards of land, on a lease of twenty-five years. The Corporation undertook to lay out a sum, not exceed. ing £lO,OOO, for the construction of a dock and the formation of a river wall, upon which money Mr. Wilson was to pay five per cent. It might reasonably be assumed that the trade of the port would increase in as great, if not greater, a ratio for the next twenty-five years as what it had done for the previous twenty-five years ; so that at the termination of the lease the property would be worth considerably more than now. But even should this not be the case, the difference between the rent paid and the rate of interest charged, and that for which the money could he obtained, would amount to £4,160, or one-half of the whole sum expended in the construction of the dock. But the advantages would not be confined to the increased rental : the adjacent property would be brought into play, more especially that of the ferry, of which so much had of late been said. The adoption of the measure proposed would add £lO,OOO to the value of the property on the other shore belonging to the Corporation. More over, it had been ascertained that on this side the water there was no site that would suit the purposes of Mr. Wilson ; and if he could not in this district obtain the requisite accommodation, he would go elsewhere. Mr. HORSFALL seconded the motion. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE rose to propose an amendment, and, in doing so, said his objection entirely rested upon the construction of the graving dock. In pursuing this policy the Council would be acting a suicidal part towards the Corporate estate, and would be inflictin , an injustice on the shipbuilders of Liverpool. They had on this side the water nine tenants, paying £1,600 a year, by renting land for shipbuilding purposes at ls. 3d. per yard, who would have to be brought into competition with a builder who had his yard at one quarter the rental, and which partook of advantages no other yard possessed. The measure would be suicidal in all its consequences, not only to the shipbuilding trade, but to all the interests connected with the Corporation. Mr. Hornby had said if the Dock Committee had bought this land years ago it would have saved the dock estate a million of money : if so, he (Mr. Moore) contended the Corporation would have been a million minus. It would not be an act of justice to the trustees of the dock estate to create any thing which would come into competition with the graving dock accommodation of that estate, and the granting of a graving dock to Mr. Wilson would have this effect; it would be a fortune to any man for whom they should construct such a dock. Mr. Moore con cluded by moving that that part of the proceedings of the Finance Committee relative to the construction of the graving dock be not confirmed. Mr. LITTLEDALE, chairman of the Dock Committee, moved an amendment for postponement for a few days. He thought it would be an act of injustice to the rate payers of the borough to take money from the corporate estate for the purpose of constructing a dock on the Cheshire side of the river. Mr. Wilson, with the accom modation sought to be afforded to him, would be able to admit ships without charging graving dock dues—simply charging the same amount as on this side without graving docks—and thus the corporate estate woald be placed in an unfair position. Besides this, by the trade being taken to the other side of the river, a considerable amount would be deducted from the parochial rates, and a considerable loss occasioned to the trade of the town. Mr. DOVER seconded the amendment, and supported it in a warm speech. He was desirous that every facility, consistent with the interest and welfare of the corporate estate, should be afforded to Mr. Wilson, and should therefore move an instruction to the Finance Committee that he (Mr. Wilson) should be allowed the land for the purposes required, but that if he had a dock, it should be constructed at his own expense. Mr. PARKER said the argument of the chairman of the Dock Committee was, that you would deprive Liverpool of the rate by renting land in Cheshire. Why, they would do the same thing by sending Mr. Wilson to the north. The opposition was unworthy of the Council, and by confirming the proceedings of the committee they would improve the trade of Liverpool, increase the value of the property on the other side of the water, and benefit the town at large. Mr. MANN supported the confirmation of the motion, with the exception of Mr. Wilson being left to his own resources in the construction of the dock. Mr. T. B. HORSFALL supported the motion in a speech of considerable length. It had been said if they granted the dock to Mr. Wilson, parties on this side would want the same accommodation. Well, if it should be to the interest of the public estate, let them have it. It was a farce to say that such an estate as the dock estate would be injured by the construction of a paltry graving dock on the other side of the river. The question with Mr. Wil son was not whether he should remain on this side, or go to Birkenhead. Mr. Wilson had said he would not remain here, and if he could not have accommodation where he now sought it, he would go into the north, and his trade would go with him. (Hear, hear.) The present was a new era in the financial legislation of Liverpool—that of making the corporate estate more beneficial to the inter ests of the inhabitants generally than it had been. The corporation had on amount of property yielding no ade- • quate return, and he called upon gentlemen to make this property really and bona fide beneficial to the inhabitants. Mr. HOLT would support an adjournment of the ques tion ; but if it were to be decided that day, he would vote for the motion. Mr. PICTON said the question to be answered was, were they to let the ship-building trade of Liverpool entirely slip away ; or were they, by extending facilities to it, to preserve it on their shores ? Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Turner, Mr. Tyrer, and Mr. Freme supported the motion ; Mr. A. F. Jones and Mr. Bigham opposed it. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE withdrew his amendment by merging it in that of Mr. Littledale. Mr. HORNBY having replied, the votes were taken, when there appeared for the amendment, 21; for the mo tion, 26 : majority for the original motion, 5. The fol lowing gentlemen voted — For the amendment.—Councillors Walthew, Woodruff, Thomson, Bigham, Preston, Atkinson, Briscoe, Godfrey, Littledale, Holt, Ferguson, Halberd, Rogers, Tobin, A. F. Jones, Henderson, and Fisher; Aldermen Dover, Bramley-Moore, Molyneux, and Chilton. For the Original Motion.—Councillors Langsdale, Hodson, Hill, Tyrer, Hornby, Avison, Bell, Fernihough, Rimmer, Wagstaff, Johnson, Picton, Parker, Freme, Hindley, W. J. Horsfall, Mann, and T. Lloyd ; Alder men Hodgson, Swainson, T. B. Horsfall, Cooper, Wood, Procter, Turner, and the Mayor. The motion was confirmed, and the Council separated. served BEARD'S - • CFLOURED PHOTOGRAPHIC,. PORTRAITS ARE TAKEN DAILY, FROM Nip 'TILL SIX, AT MR._ RICHARD BEARIY„ 6 S--TSTABLISHMENT , 34, CHURCH-STAEET LIVERPOOL; at 85, KING WILLIAM-STREET. CITY, "ifARLIAMENT-STREET, and the ROYAL POyfTECHNIC INSTITUTION, REGENT-STREET, LONDON. Pric‘iucluding 110TOCCO , Caste or Frame, from 15*. Zgritigtural aiib 30ortirultural COLUMN. The first mating of the Liverpool Horticultural Exhi bition Society► has, we areLN9Y to say, fully justified the prognostication we published in our last. Notwithstanding the severe winter which has but just left us, we have had an exhibition far exceeding any before held in this town, and one which bespeaks a remarkable progress in the art of plant growing. The whole affair was most creditable to those who managed it ; and we believe no small portion of the merit is due to the Messrs.. Leatherbarrow, to whose indefatigable exertions much of the success of these exhibitions is attributable. But while rendering " honour to whom honour is due," we cannot, and will not, flinch from the unpleasant duty of pointing out faults, the judicious correction of which will advance the status of the society, while the neglect to correct them may prove its destruction. We allude to what we conceive the errors in judgment committed by the judges. It is forbidden to the competitors to com plain ; and perhaps judiciously. It, therefore, becomes the more incumbent upon us to discharge our duty, as journalists, impartially and fearlessly ; and we do not hesitate to say that the decision of the judges in some instances at the recent exhibition was not in accordance with the principles by which specimen plants are usually judged. We will show one instance, and feel quite confi dent that the majority of those " practicals" who saw the plants will bear us out in our position. In one col lection was shown Polygala Dalmaisiana, Azalea var Apollo, Cytissus racemosus superbus. Bigenonia speciosa (erroneously labelled B : splendens.) Erica lzevis alba Oxylobium pultenem. Aphelexis macrantha purpurea and Leschenaultia formosa. Of these the Polygala and Aphelexis were certainly most beautiful specimens, and might have been placed in competition with the same species at the Chiswick exhi bitions, but we cannot award the same meed of praise to the others ; the Cytissus was certainly a fine specimen, but it is one of those plants which only want age and a good house to make them perfect—therefore, the gardener is not entitled to much praise for their culture. The Azalea and Oxylobium appeared to have followed their own course in growing ; apparently, they had never received any more attention than the multitudinous deni zens of the greenhouse usually experience, such as water ing, and the ordinary routine. The Azalea was a fine variety, but` a small, ill-formed, and not very well flowered piant—specimen it could not be called. The Erica was so much injured that it ought not to have been shown ; indeed, it was hardly fit for any purpose unless as one in a basket of plants, where its want of foliage could not be seen. The wrongly-named Bignonia was a nice healthy specimen, but not sufficiently flowered. Nor do we think Climbers ought to be shown with shrubby plants, unless they are something extraordinary ; and lastly, the Leschenaultia formosa was not a first-rate spe cimen in any particular, being deficient in size, form, and inflorescence. This collection took the first prize. Op posed to it was a collection of plants of smaller size truly, but of faultless cultivation, and all requiring core and attention ; we allude to those shown by Chas. Wilson, Esq.—a neater and more carefully grown collection was never exhibited. Another error in judgment was the placing Rhododendron aureum superbum as a hardy shrub. It would have been quite as correct to have called either of Mr. Sharpies' splendid Azaleas hardy shrubs. Smith's beautiful varieties of the Rhododenbron have none of them proved hardy, and have never yet flowered without the protection of the greenhouse. One fact has been proved by this exhibition—that is, we have gardeners capable of growing plants equal to any in the kingdom, and we have wealthy employers, who are not niggardly in the encouragement they afford to their gar deners' talents ; we must, therefore, have competent judges, even if it be necessary to seek them as far distant as the metropolis. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS J.T., Great George's-street.—We are much obliged by your communication, and will avail ourselves of it next P.N.—We cannot admit your critique upon the flower show ; it is too personal, and we believe wholly unde- LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION, CORN EXCHANGE The first exhibition of this season, which was held on Thursday, has far exceeded even the most sanguine wishes. There was a gorgeous display of plants, a—bril liant assemblage of the beauty and wealth of Liverpool, and a most auspicious day To attempt to name the company would take too much space ; to 'name a few on] would be invidious ; suffice it to say the building 7a found most inconveniently small, both for the collection and the company The leading features of the exhibi Feathered Roses.-Ist prize, T. W. Blundell, E/fri.•; . 2nct; Mr. Whittingham; 3rd, Mr. Appleton; 4th, do.: sth, - do. Flamed Bizarre.—lst prize, Mr. H. Yates; 2nd, Mr. Nei-;; 3rd, Mr. Appleton; 4th, do. ; sth, Mr. Whittingham. Flamed Bylihrmen.-Ist prize, Mr. New; 2nd, T. W. Blun dell, Esq.; 3rd, Mr. Yates; 4th, Mr. Whittingham; sth, Mr. Appleton. Flamed Roses.—lst prize, Mr. New ; 2nd, Mr.Whittingham ; 3rd, T. W. Blundell, Esq.; 4th, Mr. Yates ; sth ' Mr. Appleton. Best Pan of Breeders.—Mr. Applet on , and also an extra prize. Best Pan of Four Tulips.—Mr. Whittingham. FRUIT.—As might be expected from the untoward season, this department was not extensive, but the objects exhibited were of good quality. Ist prizes were awarded to the Earl of Derby, Mr. Jennings, gardener, for Pine Apples, Black Grapes, White Grapes, and Cherries; 2nd prizes to J. B. Yates, Esq., (Mr. Webster, gardener), for Black Grapes and White Grapes; 2nd prize to H. Winch, Esq., for Pine Apples; Ist prizes to J. Williams, for Gooseberries and Table Apples; Ist prize to H. Harrison, Esq., for Culinary Apples, and 2nd for Table Apples; 2nd, Charles Wilson, Esq., for Culinary Apples; Ist prize to Mr. J. B. Leatherbarrow, for very fine Strawberries; 2nd, R. B. Hill, Esq. (Mr. Sweeney, gardener); Ist prize to Mr. John Mather, for Red Currants; 2nd prize, Peter Wright, Esq. VEGETABLES.—In this department there was a fair show, and several prizes were awarded. T. W. Blundell, Esq. re ceived prizes for the best basket of six kinds of vegetables, Ist and 2nd for Cabbages, Ist and 2nd for Onions, and Ist and , 2nd for Rhubarb, and 2nd for Asparagus. Cucumbers,lst and 2nd, Mr. John Hayes. Lettuce, Ist, Mr. J. B. Leatherbarrow; 2nd, R. B. Hill, Esq. Potatoes. Ist, Mr. Leatherbarrow. French Beans, Mr. Jno. Mather. Curled Parsley, Ist. Mr. Charles Rvlance ; 2nd, James Stringer, Esq. Asparagus, Ist, Jno. Williams, gardener. Collection of Vegetables, 2nd, William Sharpe, Esq„ (Thomas Williams, gardener). having to _~ to military accomplishments under the command of Sir John e purse it is supported. Accounts onfirm the favourable impression this gallant body of • ' slated to gi ve t o a ll w h o h ave seen it. The sated by immense numbers of ration of ho e ns were .d the most unqualifi erpiece of the befo mio draftsman's art to whic by the hands of a fellow referre on of Mount, l'es The trus- Ity threw open the mu- um to the public and were rewarded by the sense of -fforch d instruction and gratification to thousands "mom the admission fee would have been a bar to their indulgence. It it gratifying to us to have to say that not withstanding the iminenFe traffic along thew several lines of railway not a single accident occurred by which life or limb was imperilled. In our IA briefly referred to pioiisfoir Tilt 1 101111 AX WEEK: nlatle by the various railway and other companies foi the cheap recreAtion of the working classes, and gave some particulars relative to the number of visitors then in the town. Every day since Monday has witnessed the incur sion of enormous bands from the eastern parts of thiS district. On no other occasion, excepting, perhaps, the visit of the Royal f'rince, was the town so filled witbt strangers. Before Liverpool was so accessible to the manufacturing operatives, Manchester was the centre:e attraction to this class—at least, to all resident beyond the town and in the neighbouring towns and villages; and these constitute the bulk of the persons who have been in Liverpool during the week, and not the Manchester people. They poured into Manchester on the Saturday ending Whit week in thousands ; every road, north, -south e east, and west, was, during the early part of the. day, literally lined by a chain of wagons, carts, and other cumbrous vehicles, laden with boisterous holiday-makers. The numbers thus conveyed were amazing, as many, as forty or fifty persons being packed in a single waggon. No doubt, many still visit Manchester in this guise; but the railways penetrating, as they now do, the most remote corners of this and the adjoining counties, going, as it were, to the very doors of the class referred to,- and being enabled to offer such extraordinary advan tages. in the way of low fares, have operated as an inducement tothousands to get a sight of the numerous attractions of a seaport, who would otherwise have been unable to have indulged in such a pleasure. It is quite impossible that so large a number of persons as came to this town in the course of the week, could leave it without having conferred substantial favours on the tradespeople generally. The town was never in a condition to appreciate more fully such extraneous custom, and is consequently sensible of the benefits thus re ceived during the week. Still the impulse h as b een ou t of all proportion to the number of strangers. small ; aF fact which is easily explained. In consequence of the depression in the manufacturing districts, in common with every branch of national industry, and the low scale of remuneration given, even where operations are unchecked, the working classes have but little money to spend, —very little indeed beyond the amount of their fare, the low ness of which,. in fact, was the main inducement to their indulging in the trip. The greater part in the morning's arrival left the town the same evening ; another body re peating the same programme on the following day. Most of these persons were provided with provisions, so that they avoided the necessity of laying out money with the only class of tradesmen who could expect to benefit from people whose stay was limited to a single day. This ap pears to have been the rule, though, of course, there have been exceptions, and the exceptions have redounded to the advantage of the town. The numbers that arrived on Saturday exceeded rather than otherwise those of the preceding days. The average, would he upwarns of eleven thousand per day. Undoubtedly the railway companies, the proprietors of the ferries, and other per sons connected with conveyances of various descriptions, were the parties who derived the greatest amount of be nefit. Such parties were not slow in arranging for the exigencies of the occasion, and the cheap excursions by land and water from Liverpool were unprecedented in number and attraction. Rural sports along the entire Cheshire shore, from Wallasey to Rock Ferry, conduced to fill the boats as soon as they disembarked their passen gers at the Landing Stage. By the Woodside Ferry, during the week, not many under 150,000 persons could have crossed. Tranmere came little short of this, and all the other ferries were proportionably patronised. The noble American steamer Atlantic was not forgotten, Messrs. Brown, Shipley, and Co., the agents, having ge nerously thrown her open to the view of the public for the small charge of fid. a head, the proceeds being devoted to the benefit of that admirable institution, the Blind Asylum. The numbers who inspected the Atlantic on. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, were about 4,000 ; the results of their visits being the sum of £73, which will all be given to the 'charity —nothing being deducted for the heavy and necessary expenses incurred. The Isle of Man and Bangor attracted severe/ thousand people, and as many availed themselves of the accommodation offered by the Lancashire, Crosby, and Southport Company, not only to enjoy the rich treat of a marine stroll on the splendid beach at Southport, but to witness the pretensions " The following facts, which we have ascertained by visit ing the railway stations and ferries on the Cheshire side of the Mersey, may be interesting :—There arrived by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Line on Monday, about 2400; Tuesday, 710; Wednesday, 2250; Thursday, 2100; Friday, 3000 ; Saturday, about 1500 ; total, 11,960. By the East Lancashire Line—Monday, 3100; Tuesday, not ascertained; Wednesday, 1000; Thursday, 700; Friday, 800; Saturday saw 300; total (without Tuesday), 5900. London and North-Western Line, during the week, about 14,000 from Manchester and vicinity, including parts of Yorkshire. From Bolton and neighbourhood, including Saturday, about 15,000 more ; making an entire total of 62,860. This is irrespective of large numbers who came by carts, shandries, canal boats, steamers from Runcorn, omnibuses, &c. The South port and Crosby line took back into the northern districts, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, a daily average of 450 passengers, and on Thursday, (the r ev i ew d a y,) 1,000. Supposing each stranger to have spent in the town only one shilling, the expenditure would be very considerable. It was amusing to hear the strange remarks of many of these factory people, especially when on board the steam boats. The children were many of them amazed, taking every boat fora species of sea -monster, with huge claws to push itself along. We must add that all, from whatever part of the country, showed a friendly feeling towards each other, and that little or no fighting or disorder was observable, nearly the whole being of temperate habits. They were rather well dressed, though in many instances with garments somewhat quaint in cut or fashion. The numbers who crossed the Mersey to the several ferries during the week were immense, as were also the numbers who went out by steamers to the North-west Light-ship, and to places in Wales, as well as to the Isle of Man. On Monday and Tuesday together, Messrs. Willoughby, of Tranmere ferry, took about 60,000 pence, in penny fares. There was a slight falling off in this amount on Wednesday and Thursday, but the numbers again rallied on Friday and Saturday. All the other ferries enjoyed their proportion, according to their popularity. Birkenhead ferry was not very successful, though Monk's Ferry was fair, through partiesgoing to Chester. At Wood side the number that passed and repassed during the week is stated at about 150,000. At the Royal Rock Ferry, about 15,500 passed during the week. There the pleasure grounds and gardens of the hotel, which are kept in beau tiful order by Mr. Huntriss, the landlord, were visited by delighted hundreds, The park, the esplanade along the shore to New Ferry, the beautiful villas, and the fine views obtained of the Mersey and the Lancashire shore, are peculiarly attractive. At Seacombe not far from. 100,000 passed to and fro during the week. Mr. Parry's pleasure grounds, with the bowling-green, alcoves, Ame rican howling-alieys, (within the large building on the green,) and other objects of interest, including a fine and direct view of Liverpool and the river, docks, &c., renders this peculiar spot most agreeable to those in search of rural or marine scenery. On Monday, 7300 persons passed over to this ferry, Messrs. Parry, as usual, at this season, kindly throwing open their ferry for a penny fare. A great number of the visitors appeared to be from the country ; and to bring with them plenty of eatables, &c., if we might judge from. the baskets they carried. On Tuesday, 6800 crossed ; and the neighbourhood was busy throughout the day. On the afternoon of Tuesday it was announced that wakes would he held on the following afternoon, when a series of old English sports would take place in a field behind Messrs. Parry's bowling green. On the afternoon named, the numbers crossing were swelled to 15,400 ; oa Thursday to 17,100 ! and on Friday they exceeded a little 20,000. The sports, including sack and other racing, climbing poles, drinking tea, &c., for small prizes, were managed by a committee of gentlemen of the neighbourhood, and went off well, and creditably to the locality. At Eastham Ferry, notwithstanding the beauty of the locality, the fine woods, &c., and the reduction of the fare, the steam-boats were not so fortu nate in obtaining stranger passengers as was expected, probably from the distance, and the place not being so well known and so readily accessible as the fer ries nearer Liverpool. Egremont bad some accession of passengers, but not to any great amount, the most having passed on by the boats (which belong . to the same party) to New Brighton, many of them having received tickets from the railway companies to take them on to that part of Wirrall without additional charge. One boat took :480 at one time. The fare to Egremont is 2d., and that to New Brighton (about a mile further) is 3d. The boats ran every quarter of an hour. Immense numbers went by steamers to the North West Light-ship during ;the whole week. On this service, and running as constantly as possible each day, were employed the Ayrshire Lassie, Sam Slick, Jenny Lind, the Albion, and one or two others, Vast crowds proceeded to the Isle of Man, by the fine steamers running to Douglas. A Manx contempo rary of last week states that,—" The total average e nu .b m a ; .Including ber of passengers brought by the Tynwald this we k d on abou e t s 6s a o y : the arrivals by the Whitehaven, steamer, and the Ben-my b4a o e d n ;F a or b ind o akiiyt,,e2wd,sneOebOs Wednesday, believe, ye o ; e n 7 ll ba l re o tem n w d e ai n o s so ohne Thursdayhaa d nd 3 6 Bo o o Chree, we may calculate the number of strangers who l i e crowded during the( every iv, a re v cr euoym.housevisited stAa n semet o shi u ,ga r hta shores can b o noe r euaesrffxaoplsroecdd edaccommodationnamountinggu_nhdoeurset os such tahree extraordinary hgra fullavi nd; having total ahladino o tsa f t l after dark. 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We know them to be so inconvenient—not walks which they farming% if , I • p o a n di t e he s h s a ta a g e e a b ch rid a ges k , nee joint in— tithe bridge ra shot* Pm °P 4 Timvtion which, it is tion were, first, the magnificent collections of Indian azalias shown by Henry Sharpies, Esq. and Charles Wilson, Esq. : finer, we dare venture to affirm, have never been exhibited Then the Cvcas revoluta from the Earl of Derby, which, though common in most collec tions, is rarely seen in flower. In this magnificent repre sentative of the Cycadm the flower was of immense size, though not fully developed. The floral bracts are covered with a rich fawn-coloured pubescence, and are delightfully aromatic. It is a dicecious plant, and, as far as we can judge in its present stage, this is the female plant. Many beautiful things were sent to adorn the building ; for instance, Mr:Skirving, with his accus tomed liberality, sent a selection of his choicest conifeme in pots. The Colebrook Dale Company sent down some fine vases, as did also Messrs. C. D. Young and Co., who also supplied a profusion of beautiful designs in wire work for every kind of horticultural ornament. also exhibited ti . handsome Wardian case, or drawing-room hothouse, filled with a choice selection of tropical plants, giving it the appearance of a miniature tropical intend to allude more fully to this adapta‘tion of horticulture to the amusements of tho domicile on a future occasion. F. Sorge's band, in full attendance, gave every ;satisfaction. Messrs. Dwerryhouse, Kefford, and Ellison were judges of the general collection, and Messrs. Lee, Walker, and Cook of the florists' flowers. Six AZALEAS. -- Ist prize_ to Henry Sharples, Esq., Mr. , . , Richardson, gardener, for the varieties, Murryana, Daniel siana Lateritia Superba, Ignescens, Variegata and Optima. This collection was most superb, and formed the grand feature of the show. 2nd prize to T. S. Gladstone, Esq., Mr. Brown, gardener, for Lateritia, Double Red, Indica alba, Triumphans, Lateritia superba, and Coronata. These were not quite such large specimens as the first, but they were exqui sitely beautiful. Six HEATiis.-Ist prize to Mr. Thomas Davies, Wavertree Nursery, for Erica Intermedia, vestita rosea, perspicua nana, pregnans coccinea, ventricosa coccinea minor, and cylindrica.- 2nd prize to T. S. Gladstone, Esq. FOUR HEATHS.— Ist prize to Henry Winch, Esq., (Mr. Young, gardener,) for E. Ventricosa carnea, elegans, mirabilis, and ventricosa fasciculata superba.-2nd prize, T. S. Glad stone Esq. • Srx FU6IIIAS.-Ist prize, to Julius Focke, Esq., Mr. Cahill, gardener, for Candidissima, Lady Alice Peel, Conqueror ; Dr. Jephson, Beauty of Leeds, and Sir George Mackenzie.-2nd prize to Mr. J. B. Leatherbarrow, (Charles Jones, gardener,) for Bianca, One in the Ring, Dr- Jephson, Napoleon, Eppsii, and Duchess of Sutherland. EIGHT PELARGONIUMS.-ISt prize to to R. B. Hill, Esq., of Bache-hall, (Mr. Sweeney, gardener,) for Gustavus, Achilles Cruenta, Jenny Lind, Margaret, Mustee, Orion, and Grandi flora.-2nd prize to Charles Wilson, Esq., of Beechly, Allerton, (Mr. Thomas, gardener,) for a very finely flowered collection. FOUR PELARGONIUMS.-Ist prize to James Stringer, Esq., (Mr. Liversidge, gardener.) Six FANCY FELARGONIUMS.--ISt prize to Charles Wilson, Esq., for Lady Flora Hastings, Ytolinski, Bouquet tout fait, Nosegay, Queen Victoria, and Yeatmannia granditlora, a beautifully grown collection.-2nd prize to Mr. Skirving, of Walton Nursery, (Mr. Mayor, gardener.) This was also a choice selection. EIGHT ROSES, (in Pots.)-Ist prize to Mr. Richaid Grif fiths, for Compte de Paris, Baronne Prevost, William Jesse, Rivers, Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Alice Peel, Melanie commie, and General Allard. FOUR ROSES.—lst prise in Mr. R. Griffiths, for La Reine, Mrs. Elliott, Aubernon, and Lady Fordwick.-2nd prize to Mr. J. B. Leatherbarrow. Six CALCEOLARIUS, (all Seedlings.)-Ist prize to Julius Focke, Esq., (Mr. Cahill, gardener.)-2nd to Charles Wilson, Esq., (Mr. Thomas, gardener.) The calceolarias, in both col lections, were fine and well grown; the varieties distinct and novel. _ _ SIX CINERAUIAS.-Ist prize to Mr. Skirving, for Beauty of St. John's Wood, Cerito, Royal Crimson, Newington Beauty, Wedding Riu, and CarlottaGrisi, _ AZALEA, (Greenhouse.)-Ist prize, to Charles Wilson, Esq., for variegata ;. 2nd, to H. Winch, Esq., for variegata ; 3rd, to Thomas Davies and Co., for Hebe. HEATH.-Ist prize to H. Winch, Esq., for E. Perspicua nana; 2nd, to Charles Bardswell, Esq., (Mr. North,) for E. Cavendishii ; 3rd, to H. Harrison, Esq., (Mr. Hutchinson,) for Cavendishii. FUCHSIA.-ISt prize, to Julius Focke, for Corallina ; 2nd, to J. Focke, Esq.; 3rd, to R. W. Preston, Esq., (John Morris, gardener.) PELARGONIUM (Fancy.)-Ist prize, to Robertson Gladstone, Esq., (Mr. Woolley, gardener,) for Witch ; 2nd, to It. Gladstone, Esq. ; 3rd, to Mr. Skirving. ORCHIDACEOUS PLANT.-ISt prize, to R. Gladstone, Esq., for Queen Victoria ; 2nd and 3rd, to the same gentleman. CALCEOLARIA.-Ist prize, to John Moss, Esq., for Cattleya Mossim ; 2nd, to H. Winch, Esq., for Tricophila tortilis. STOVE PLANT.-ISt prize, to R. W. Preston, Esq. ; 2nd, to J. Focke, Esq. ; 3rd, to Charles Wilson, Esq. GREENHOUSE PLANT.—ISt prize, to Thomas Davies and Co., for Pimelea Hend,ersonii ; 2nd, to Davies and Co., for Lesche naultia formosa; 3rd, to J. T. Raines, Esq., for Cineraria Newington Beauty. HARDY Sn RU8...-1 st prize, to Mr. George Cunningham, for Rhododendron aureum superbum. Thiswas improperly classed; it ought to have been called a greenhouse plant. FOUR DISTINCT SPECIES OF EXOTIC ORCHIDAC,E.—ISt prize, to Thomas Johnson, Esq., (Mr. Samuel Hughes, gar dener,) for Oncidium Crispmn, 0. divaricatum, O. luridum. and Cattleya Mossiw ; 2nd, to T. S. Gladstone, Esq., for Cym bidium aloifolium, Oncidum, luridum, C. flexuosum, and Dendrobium Moschatum. These specimens had received severe injuries in carriage. MISCELLANEOUS STOVE AND GREENHOUSE COLLECTIONS of not less than eight specimens -Ist prize to T. Stewart stoue, Esq., of Olive Mo un t, (M r . B rown , gardener,) for Aphe lexis macranthapurpurea, Polyg a l a D a l ma isiana (both admira ble speoimens,) Azalea indica var Apollo, Cytissus racemosus superba, Bignonia speciosa, Erica lxvis alba, Oxylobium Pul tenea and Leschenaultia formosa-2nd prize to Thos. Davies and Co : , nurseryman, for Leschenaultia formosa, Azalia indica you .Prince Albert, Tetratheca verticillata, Erica ventricosa cocc.innea minor, Chironia glntinosa, Dilwynia flo r ibunda, Pi melia Hendersonii, and Boronia serruIata.—COLLECTIONS OF FOUR SPECIMENS-ISt prize to T. S. Gladstone, .Esq., for Dracophyllum gracile, Carmichaelia Australis, Franciscea Au gusta, and Aschynanthus Boschianus-2d prize to T. S. Glad stone, Esq., for Epacris miniata, Azalea fulgens, Chorizema varium nana, and Aphelexis humilis. Basket of PLANTS, in Pots.—lst prize, Mr. J. B. Leatherbar row ; 2nd, Mr. Skirving. Collection of Cur FLOWERS, 24 Specimens, named.-Ist, Mr. Skirving; 2nd, Mr. Kellock. BOUQUET, for the Hand.—lst, H. Winch, Esq : Six Crr ROSES, (all distinct and named varieties).-Ist, Mr. Kellock, of Oxton Nursery. Twelve Drive., ditto.—Mr. Skirving. Twenty-four PANSIES.-Ist prize, Mr. Thos. O'Grady; 2nd, T. W. Blundell, Esq. Twelve DITTO.-Ist and 2nd prize, T. Weld Blundell, Esq. ; . Mr. Harrison, gardener. Tuurs..—There was a good display of this.favourite florists' flower, the prizes for which were as follows : ' Feathered Bitarre.—lst prize, T. W. Blundell, Esq.; 2nd, Mr. H. Yates- 3rd, Mr. Appleton ;. 1 Feathered Byblanten.-Ist prize, Mr. Winningham ; 2nd, Mr. Wm. Ne w; 3 r d, Mr..Wltittinsham ;, 4th, do .;, sth,. Mr. New. 4th, do. ; tli, do. Bislrutlus. Edmund Birley, Esq., of Kirkham, has been put on the commission of the peace for this county. Manchester and the neighbourhood were visited by a fearful thunder-storm, on Thursday afternoon. Several buildings were damaged by the electric fluid. The Bishop of Manchester will consecrate to-morrow Christ Church, Friesland, near Saddleworth. erected at the sole expense of Messrs. Whitehead. The building has cost about £lO,OOO. On Saturday week, a man eighty-two years of age, named John Hesketh, a farmer, in Lytham, hung him self in a barn. Deceased had lately been very depressed in spirits. On Friday week, an old woman, named Fanny Hilton, put an end to her existence by drowning herself in the Sankey Canal. The unfortunate woman was well known in Warrington, and no cause can be assigned for the com mission of the act. On Wednesday last, a full-grown white sparrow was - shot in the garden of James Pilkington, Esq., M.P., at Park-place. in Blackburn. It is of a pure snow-white colour; the bill pale yellow; the legs white, with a faint tinge of flesh-colour ; the eyes (as is usual in Albinos)_ of a bright pink. LIBERTY WITH A VENGEANCE.—The Rev. M. Mau rice, of Chester, addressing the editor of the Courant, a conservative journal, defends the principles of a State Church ; but would widen the pale of our own establish ment so as to comprehend Trinitarian and Unitarian, " chriatians of every varying shade of doctrinal opinion." The Rev. 'William Ewbank, M.A., preached two ser mons in the Parish Church, Stockton, on Sunday week, on behalf of the National Schools. Mr. Ewbank's former connection with the parish, as lecturer, and his well known great talents as a preacher, drew crowds to the church on this occasion. The sum of £23 was collected. A medical gentleman at Southport recently tried an experiment with a patient who was suffering from tic do loreux. He stopped the mouth and nostrils of the patient, and applied a little chloroform to the outside of the nerve, when the patient felt instant relief. Whether this is only a temporary or a permanent cure remains to be tried by experience. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Monday, at nufford, whilst a man named Richard Fairhurst, was endeavouring to stop a horse in a tshandray, he fell down, was trod:upon by the horse, and run over by the vehicle. He died in about tire minutes after the accident from the injuries which he received. Deceased was a farmer at Upholland, and was about forty-five years of age. CREWE CHESS CLUB. Greenwiei Chess Club, to pl challenge, made by the friendly game bi- co: . „ respondence with any club established within six months of that time, appeared in the Illustrated News of the Bth of last December. The members of the Crewe Club at once accepted the challenge, and have just obtained the victory, by Greenwich resigning a move second game will at onco be -c APPALLI, of the most mel about SO bar- pool Brewery rels, had been run out of the copper into the hopbeck, o sieve. Four of the men were seated in a corner near it taking their dinner, when all on a sudden the bear porting the im e quantity of scalding liquid snapped asunder, and it flowed over, instantly filling the place to the depth of some feet. The men were unable to escape, and were so dreadfully scalded that three of them died, after lingering a few hours, and the other man, named Cartwright, lies in a hopeless condition. No blame ap- pears to attach to any party. REVIEW OF THE LANCASHIRE HUSSARS.—OR Thurs day morning last, Sir John Gerard's fine regiment of Lancashire Hussars were reviewed at Southport, by Colonel Arthur, of the 3rd Dragoon Guards. The weather in the morning was very fine, bUt gradually became over cast. Thousands of visitors arrived long before the appointed hour, making the town of Southport a perfect scene of gaiety. Colonel Arthur was detained by the want of punctuality in the railway train ; but at half-past one be arrived, and the review commenced. The usual uvres and movements were performed with great accuracy ; the effect of the great cavalry charges was magnificent; and after the review the inspecting officer spoke of the troop in a high strain of eulogy. Almost immediately on its termination, the crowd were dispersed by a heavy thunder storm. The officers messed together at the Victoria Hotel, where the usual toasts were drunk and responded to. RETRIBUTION UPON THE MANCHESTER FREE-TRADE COTTON-SPINNERS. The subjoined extracts from the New York Herald of 1 the 20th of April last, deserve attention. It is the Lan cashire, Yorkshire, Cheshire, and Derbyshire cotton ma nufacturers who principally rule the cotton market, and , by their insane desire to keep down the price of the raw material by stringent money and banking laws, have undermined, says a sagacious writer, their own rower, and amazingly increased the power of the American spinners and manufacturers. This was the game of Mr. Cobden in the last banking investigation in parliament, and of Messrs. Strutt and Samuel Jones Lloyd (now Lord Over stone,) installed as a peer for his advice and assistance in the Currency-laws of 1844. Retribution is coming upon them more speedily than they imagined :-- "The consumption of cotton in this country," says the New York Herald," has become so great, and is progressing with such rapidity, that prices for any surplus that we may have for shipment will not depend entirely on the whims and caprices of the spinners of Manchester. The markets of Great Britain will not be so important as in past years, and as our shipments become more direct to the points of consumption in Europe, we shall be better ableto establish and maintain prices. OUR MANUFACTURERS ALREADY CONSUME HALF AS MUCH COTTON AS THOSE OF GREAT BRITAIN ; the rate of increase here is much greater than on the other side, and the produc tion of the raw material cannot keep pace with the increase in consumption throughout the world. We have shown that under the most favourable auspices a crop of 2,600,000 bales is as much as can be picked, and the annual consumption al ready reaches that quantity. _ . . . time has a;Tivedfor us to dictate to the spinners of Manchester what prices must rule, and if they do not choose to pay what we ask for the little cotton we have, they bave but one alternative, and that is to shut up their mills, while those in this country will continue to do what they have been doing for some time past, run day and night. Manchester was at last accounts nearly bare of stock, and holders of cotton in this country know it; and if English spinners buy cotton for the remainder of the season lower than those of Lowell, we have made a very great mistake in our calculations.' Well may friend Bright be anxious for the cultivation of cotton in our own colonies, and be importunate for a commission to enquire into the means of producing cotton in the East Indies. Would that some independent mem ber of parliament would ask our expediency ministers if any one of them has, foreseeing what must be the conse quences of the above information, taken any measures to meet such a fatal blow, not only to the manufacturing interests, but to the revenue of the country. A CANDID CONFESSION. Only a few days ago, when our corn markets ware rising, the organs of the free trade party were unani mous in their assertions that the low prices which had Prevailed were exceptional facts. Mr. Economist Wilson laboured to persuade us that the British farmer was suf fering from panic alone ; and that lie had only to resume possession of his senses in order to realise advanced rates. The Manchester Guardian indulged in the same strain ; and prophesied of a good and dearer time coming. All at once, however, we learn that these eminent authorities have been only hoaxing us. On Wednesday last, we found the London correspondent of the Guardian deli vering himself after the following fashion : '• As was anticipated, Mark Lane went down yesterday rather heavily. The cold weather and backward season gave a slight encouragement to the artificial effort to get prices up; but fine weather has neutralised it." __ _ -- "As,;;;;iiaia:;;" -- FrW, tell us by whom ! Some very good judges failed to anticipate anything like a fall; and gave very substantial reasons why such fall could not take place. We were actually going to send grain to the United States, instead of importing it from Brother Jona than. Norfolk and Suffolk flour was to drive Genessee and Ohio straight out of the market, and European growers to supply the consumers in the Atlantic ports. A change, however, has come over the dream of our con temporaries : and bread, in England, is to be cheaper than ever. Prices abroad are, in fact, discovered now to be no criterion of prices here. Hear what the same writer tells us : " It so happens that abundance and regular free trade have been coincident; and until there are i n di cat i ons of probable scarcity, it is injurious to the farmers themselves to encourage the notion that prices are likely speedily to rise again. Every thing indicates that during the present year a low range of prices will prevail ; nothing but the certainty of a deficient har vest will send prices up ; and the quotations of prices at Stettin or Odessa, or New York, are worthless, because they vary with the last intelligence from this country, and are no evidence of the actual state of things. We require not only several years, but years during which there shall occur at least one deficient season, in order to ascertain what shall be the average range of prices under free trade. Meantime our business is to go stea dily forward, and wait the changes that are sure to arise, from the prodigious emigration now going on, and the atten tion directed to Central America and Australia." There is no telling then what prices are to be. Under such circumstances, can any body tell what rents are to be, or how long there will be such a thing as rent ? We are to wait, it seems, until we have " at least one deficient season," before the average prices under a free, trade sys tem can be ascertained ; and how many of our,Armera will be ruined in the interval, how many estate,s be ] sanded over to mortgagees, ourtgmage philosopher ees, and how willman per y go hs p ot a d t ' of f o bitero lo ogether,ll t their 1 enced. .dnesday ar —On WI anenoly r A. brew of ale, containins ne occurred at the Wilders-