The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-11-05 00:00:00

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D %liche ` tir e ' r "od, Esq., has been elected honorary ac- , to the Lying-in Hospital. to i i _ ! , et nhabit ants of Higher Tranmere have resolved not The or watch the township. ,exhibition of paintings is now open in an evening , , ligiit e bY gas. ar r i ve h n ew American steam-ship Arctic will, no doubt, A tk , e re to-morrow from New York. ird persln has died from the effects of .the late ex -liv.spirit drinking at Wallasey. bott: D. James preached two sermons in Rams- I;ibrin.7isli church on Sunday week. U lathorne, the new Roman Catholic bishop of to tn Viam, is brother of the Messrs. Ullathorne, of this The watch Rev. D. Loxton has been presented with a gold ChapZ‘ld..F.liain by the congregation of Hanover-street ~, mut-street. hertio Liverpool gentlemen are about to commence ship- Ch,,,, 4 4in the old yard, near the Roodee Foundry, in Th e s ubscripti on to th e Liverpool Art Union will shortly elf '4T'd every lover of art should immediately avail him- The the liberal p roposa l s o ff ere d by th e U n ion. e ,, ser ` l e screw steam-ship Sarah Sands, arrived at San Fran strt i" SePtember 7, having made the voyage from Pan oln thirty and-a-helf days q4 .ll , s u esdaY Phcehe na, who resided at No'. 4, toad, " 4- Plac i e, Gladstone-street, fell down in Scotland triold died suddenly. tr adc , i t In the spring of next year the steam-ships in the Ilectr'etween Liverpool and Havre, running in con . - St ee r r ,with the British and North-American Royal Mail m"loPany, will call at Southampton. "Y th - I ) ",day about a hundred of the flatmen employed Rakes —use of Bridgewater, at Runcorn, struck for higher . seht f ' a nd ehaved so riotously that the police rested to be /sirroip L iverool and the ringleaders were a.. tonia,:i'Yalis who one of our local favourites, gave his ar e ,C., c °nce4 on Monday night, at the Concert-hall. We Se t C e ' 4 to state that it was highly successful, and that the Brea ' tra nces of the different vocalists engaged gave the 3t s atisfaction to a numerous audience. 4114 British ship Rosolinda, Captain Simpson, from 7th for Li verpoo l, caps i ze d in a heavy gale on the tep'"Pternher. The captain, mate, two apprentices, and jl utt; ' h ea "'eus were drowned ; and the survivors, eight in tr l ' , were picked up by a French vessel. Pai:43 great Wizard of the North commenced his cam- ItOa' t i S t the Theatre Royal last night. Great as were the bot,„ ; e 2 l displayed by him on former occasiohs, he has, t e „,',7distanding, made great progress in his magical irernents. Samuel Walters, the marine artist, has executed " i nting of considerable dimensions, representing tal e • e • Lind's departure from the Mersey. The nightin- Atte r epresented standing on the paddle-box of the le antic steam-ship, waving her handkerchief in acknow pnl'ent of the greetings from all sides. " 7 r t ii 7, E STANT ASSOCIATIONS OF LOYAL ORANGEMEN. t hedr, l oYal institution is not for tamely submitting to c 'ates of Popery. A special grand lodge meeting is tto be held either in Wigan or Liverpool, for the . btlt se , of adopting a petition to her Majesty. It is thi a L ; e u the Earl of Enniskillen, G.M., will be present at ST l'eeial meeting. rs tsn i f,' l °Rtst's Selloots.—The Earl of Derby has gene lia,„Jkcontributed £5O to the fund for erecting St. John's Iten - f' 4 Schools, in Great Crosshall-street. It will be t hat, ° m the appeal of the committee of these schools kak e4 toParatively, only a small sum is now required to thi s e t hese schools ready for their work ; and no doubt ar!loUnt will be immediately provided by the friends T eri ptural education. til e tl i f l GUNPOWDER MAGAZINES AT LISCARD. — At the th e ` l og of the Town Council, on Tuesday, a report from tsite s .:' L oommittee appointed at the previous council, to ka„` t ',to consideration the project for the removal of the Illti?i' z 'aes from Liscard, was read. It concluded by 114 4 4 tha the committee were of opinion that no toa, n g,etnent could be effected tor the removal of the '' z lnes without the aid of an act of parliament. At hed the. Kirkdale sessions the following gentlemen quail -4,1" Magistrates of the county :—Hen. Charles Henry E. Pox Stanley, Present ; George Hall Lawrence, BYt(ii'• Liverpool; Gilbert Henderson, Esq., 24, Hyde- park ittg". London, and Recorder of Liverpool. The follow tie.a,7e,,reYinert took the oaths I—Rev. W. Rawstorne, as Of th - Ortnskirk. son of the late W. Rawstorne, Esq., _ ates ,Rev. t 'ciwn • — Glazebrook ; and the Rev. Arthur 1/6 i 'MARINE TELEGRAPH UNDER THE MERSEY. — The t t1q, (1 ,., 4 s ays, with reference to the proposal to carry this elit;',1) 1 1 across the Mersey. " We are not at liberty to to' Into details, but we believe that one or more wires, fifty, may be laid down in the Mersey, from the Pierhead to the Birkenhead Docks, within the Iti eo ', 4 six hours • and not only placed, but placed in 41 i f e lPajable secur'ily, inasmuch as they would be buried below the surface of the bed of the river." tlCity of Dublin Steam-packet Company have had liti c :?Y-fifth half-yearly meeting. The reckless oppo lAailip,'° which they had been subjected was loudly coin - Agir l af• However, there had only been a defieieiry of etude I n th e half-year's trading. Of course no dividend e lared. The company are building a splendid new NO, k ' „ t in London, for the ma!l service between Holy- Dublin, to tgke the place of the Eblana, which "ri to the station between Liverpodl and Kings- r , un dertaken, SCHOOLS, WINDSOR. - Dr. Fisher has m Oiv e . ndertaken, at the request of the Rev. F. Parry,. to t!eli - ri t ,: l lecture in behalf of these schools,. on Friday 1 „' 4 41 1 ,' next, in St. James' School-room, which has oeen l ' "ant for ihat purpose by the Rev. H. Hampton. n e •it) ( „ ; „' , scarcely say Dr. . that Fisher's accurate and 'u id of s l' u nns of science, accompanied . by his extensive series l'est l) ;endid dia7rams and views, will afford a most inte h"g and ratiOnal entertainment. The topics announced qisp t r e above lecture. together with the scenic viws to be qed cannot fail to attract a large and highly-re etabl, 'n audience. The Rev. F. Parry will occupy the 4 11.0 i; ASSURANCE.—The transmission of proposals Nen Agents having been matter of objection . by Parties tion a e l l't in the Country, by reason of the publicity occa oets, 3' thereby given to private arrangement s, . we un to„taad that the Directors of the ASYLUM Life Office, Ileoltll3ll' Will facilitate the objects of Proposers whose iir i a and habits are unexceptionable, by waiving the L o r eferences f rom those who shall appear at the O ffi ce 44 11Fo ild na- Forms of proposals will, we learn, be fur- Otte; L i an direct by the Resident Director, who is in daily of whi L ee at the Company's house, London, the address 41 ent. ea may be learned by referring to the adver tise- L A . ‘ll C t b - " s tBAL CHAMBER CONCERTS.—The first of Mr. t iV° -48 ' and M r . Haddock's series of concerts was kss on Wednesday evening last, in the saloon of the 51 4(1 a "lonic-hell. The executants were Messrs. Thomas Lawson,eels violins ; Baetens, viola ; Haddock, violon tlie. ward, contra basso ; and Mrs. Beale, piano-forte. or,,' e llowin g judiciously-selected programme was per with a finish and elegance indicative no less of A N'lidividnal• talent than severe training :—Quartet is hOth e :; 5 , Beethoven, quintet in D minor, Hammel, 6:"usquartet music op 81, Mendelssohn, sonata op . 01 1 ' ,L -4 ,ccinor q , Beethoven, and quintet No. 12, Onslow. 201 e - ,,: t asohn's quartet was most excellently played, the , 11 01 ineetin with a hearty encore. Beethoven's ' o 4 Qce llo sonat g a, played by Mrs. Beale and Mr. Had tvetii Was the most perfect performance during the :Iscu4tF• Mr. Haddock's correct reading, facility of f 4 en e ,. ; 1311 , and singularly pure tone were the theme o litic,. s ` admiration. Onslow's quintet is a noble compo- NC' and it was played in a manner to reflect the highest hod" Oh all engaged in it. We were pleased to see so an attendance. 1111 7, 1 7° 1 1 AND DERBY ESTATES.—The correspondent of mwiles says—•• On the estates of the Earl of Derby, ho Re sj e s e i n en? of e og n r l e i htened and judicious improve g for many years, there has been treat °eral reduction or abatement of rent. Each case is k rit e u on its own merits. When a tenant asks an abate t4tties 4 . new valuation at ' times' prices,' by impartial ei t i! is offered to him, on condi!ion that the rent !hal! ,at ti,"er reduced or raised according to that valuation , 'sta 1," a lternative is seldom or never accepted, and the eaTTiTi l aihs as before. On this estate drainage has been I :ala e , A 2 ll very extensively, a corps of seventy to one Oder"; .l 'nen being regularly employed under a superin ,,h, who lays off the work and sees its perfect execu ,Tts without the farmer's intervention, except that he is ue tiles and pays five per cent. on the ou )7hali understood to be the rule on the estate, though in I.,,' Pri velh e4se e small farmers receive the benefit of the im iusat,--eht without any charge. Very substantial and p ans rm g . i°llB fa b •1(1•11 are also being erected in seve- Ve. h °I . these extensive estates ; beautiful Welsh p c ,`ul at the quarries of the requisite dimensions, rs hsively used in the internal fittings, for man vision stalls, &c. On Lord Sefton's estate, near Po o l b li v - ted n the same judicious improvements have been 1 1 ; stra• - ' 4 " - useless fences being removed, and replaced I,„ P ,Red i ght lines of trimly-kept hedges ; the fields en k`uldit.uhvenient roads of access provided, the farm er , th, B made suitable for the occupation, and . the . far- A ltie Placed in the most favourable position for 5 f Nlegt.the best of his capital and skill. In the township t it4 4; e l eight miles south of Liverpool, and on the 1 441°1 the Mersey, the landlord, tort. Richard Watt, t h ' h v eaj,"„"i a railway from the river e town for the lit,igsPoW e e of his tenants, by which they are enabled to kt;rißhbo,!: , t he Liverpool manure from the barges to the Pct,', l4 eig f r , u°o d of their own farms with great economy the er h $ e • Other improvements of a permanent cha thesoil b etlikevvise been executed by the landlord, and, %%Pen t favourable, there is probably no p or tion of and In which there is such a general system of )1,41, ~,t er ounerative farming, or a more industrious, ell %;,``' successful set of farmers." f ol !la it said by Dr. Johnson, "that the inventor . of I . t ttee,„ lle gout ought to have a monument raised to 4 1t. e;',iis high as St. Pau ' a wide as the Isi kt 'tor il cut in his day a on so afflicted had . to bear ° I) , a , i ?util natural nges might abate the inflam lh',. the L e " ( 1 0, art b • g then ineffective. Happily in our lir t .,"(dlar n th ° e at eh ory action is not only quickly allayed, rum taking place by a few doses of Blair 's k k. St g .namatic Pills being taken on the approach of IN Ytnp torns. P LA: L( 'W. & ,TESTIB LE PROOF OF THE EFFICACY OF 4 '4": , ....... \ ? / PILLS FOR T . HE CURE OF LIVER COM 4Ve. Wal e Robert Elkins, of Can3pbeltown, New 11 *• t4 ti liv er s ' h ad been afflicted for several. months - with a t ,` 45 t t jinat 6 c°4l Plaint which reduced him to so low a ' f w as comp'elled to take to his bed. 'Tiding k4v:lve li f ri the medical aid be received, he was advised T ictjy Z v p's Pills a trial, which he did . ; and this -t4 it; 1 U01t7,, 1 ,f1e (the instructions given with it being t,,A - the er ", in the course of a few weeks reestablished ill id s J.clraent of as good health as ever he pos -14. LOCAL MEETINGS. Dock COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting on Thurs day, Mr. Langsdale was unanimously elected a member of the Corn miittee of Works, in the place of Mr. Alderman Nicol, resigned. Mr. Rankin was appointed deputy chairman of the Dock Committee. The sum of £3OO was ordered to he paid to Mathew Coffee, publican, for giving up his premises at Wappinz. The Albert light-ship having been run into by the ship Laconic, the owners of the latter were ordered to be served with a claim for the damage. A new iron lightship, to be launched on Wed nesday next, was ordered to be called " The Tobin," amidst much laughter. The Sub-committee recommended the discharge of John Murphy, master of the Liverpool life-boat, in consequence of the unsatisfactory reason given for his absence during the wreck of the Providence. Orders were given that the City of Glasgow, Philadelphia steam-ship, should be temporarily accommodated at the south-west corner of the Nelson Dock, and that the pri vileges as to fires and lights be granted. Sheds were re commended to be erected on the quays of the Wellington Dock. Mr. Smith said the trade was advancing beyond the amount of accommodation. Mr. Fisher submitted the following comparative statement of dock and light dues:— From June 25 to October 30, 1848 , £48,845 17 4 ft 1849.... 87.924 11 8 1850.... 92 : 351 5 4 A letter was read from William Brown and Wm. Williams, of Coventry, to the effect that they intended to carry a submarine telegraph across the Mersey, from the Albert Pier to Monks' Ferry, and asking the sanction of the committee to the undertaking. It was stated that the Corporation were conservators of the river, and that the ,Dock Committee had nothing to do with it. SELECT VESTRY.—The fortnightly meeting was held on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell in the chair. After reading the minutes of the Finance Committee, a discus sion ensued on the much-debated question of warehouse assessments. Mr. Denton and Mr. Gardner contended that warehouse property was not assessed at its proper value, and made several statements in connexion with the subject which were rebutted by Mr. Harbord. The dis cuqsion, which assumed rather a personal character, re sulted in a notice of motion from Mr. Denton, that he would propose an extension of powers to the Rating Committee.—ln answer to a question as to the over crowding of steamers, it was stated that the Collector of Customs had been in communication with Mr. Hart, and he had received instructions to co-operate with the rnagis trats, in enforcing the fines.—A report relative to the cost of children at the Industrial Schools, moved for at a former meeting, showed that the expense for each child was £ll 4s. 2d., and deducting the rent of building, would leave the sum of £9 10s. Archdeacon Brooks thought it was well that such a report had been made, as they had been led to believe that the expense was from £l5 to £lB per head. The expense per head in the Blue Coat Hospital was £lo.—Some discussion took place as to the appointment of a deputation to Birmingham, to inspect the mills erected there for the employment of able-bodied paupers. Mr. Earle said the plan had had the effect of ridding the house of the able-bodied paupers, and it would he worth while to appoint a deputation to inquire into the matter. Mr. Brown, who had, in com pany of Mr. Ferguson, inspected the Birmingham mills, understood the plan worked most satisfactorily, and thought an inquiry should belmade. It was understood that a deputation would be appointed. SANITARY MOVEMENT AT WAVERTREE.—An impor tant meeting, relative to the sanitary condition of Waver tree, took place on Wednesday morning last, in Mr. Kirkup's Coffee-house, before Robert Rawlinson, Esq., one of the superintending inspectors appointed for the purposes of the Public Health Act of 1848. The meeting was called in consequence of a memorial pre sented to the General Board of Health, emanating from a public meeting of the ratepayers, held some time since, requesting that body to send down a commissioner to institute inquiries respecting the sanitary state of Wavertree, with the ultimate view of establishing a local board of health in that township. Amongst the gentlemen present were William Rathbone Esq., J. A. Picton, Esq., William Coward, Esq., the Rev. W. Bad nall, and a number of other influential gentlemen. Mr. Rawlinson. in opening the business, said his only object was to ascertain facts, and to report accordingly to the general board. His report would be a month before the inhabitants for their consideration. The local board, if established, would have power to mortgage the rates of the township in order to carry out the intentions of that body ; but the General Board in London would see that every regard was had to economy and efficiency. He would be happy to hear any evidence or statement which any gentleman had to make. He then read the par ticular objects to which their attention would be called — namely, 1. The sewerage, drainage, and supply of water. 2. The state of the burial grounds. 3. The number and sanitary condition of the inhabitants. 4. The local acts of Parliament (if any) for paving, lighting. cleansing, watching, regulating, supplying with water, or improving or having relation to the purposes of the said act. 5. The natural drainage areas. 6. The existing parochial or other local boundaries. 7. The boundaries which may be most advantageously adopted for the purposes of the said act. 8. And other matters, &c., with a view to the application of the said act, or any part thereof, to the said township. Evidence was accordingly given, at consider able length, on all these points, and at its conclusion, Mr. Rawlinson said his report would be ready in four or five weeks. In the mean time he would be open to re ceive any suggestion from the ratepayers. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL TUESDAY The MAYOR having announced that Mr. Alderman Nicol had paid the fine of £5O, and vacated his office as a member of the Council, _ Mr. FERNIHOUGH proposed and Mr. ROBINSON se conded Mr. James Parker as a proper person to fill the office. Mr. GEORGE HOLT having intimated that he felt disin clined to vote on the occasion ; and The TOWN-CLERK having read the clause in the act of Parliament, which states that all parties present must vote, left the room without voting. The papers were then taken and read by the MAYOR, who declared Mr. Parker unanimously elected. Mr. Parker's own vote was given for Mr. Johnson. Mr. HODSON moved the election of Mr. Langsdale as a member of the Dock Committee, in the place of Mr. Nicol. _ _ _ . . Mr. A. F. JONES seconded the proposition. Mr. LANOSDALE was unanimously elected. Mr. PARKER having entered the room was received with applause, and duly took the declaration required by the Act. _ _ _ The Council then proceeded to declare vacant the seat of George Booker, Esq., for Rodney-street Ward, owing to six months' absence rom the Borough. The TOWN-CLERK read the proceedings of the Finance Committee, amongst which was a recommendation to the Council to accede to the request contained in the memo rial of Mr. Wilson, for leave to withdraw from his con tract with the Corporation at the end of any five years of his term, upon his giving six months' notice, the Cor poration to remunerate him for any buildings which he may have erected ; such concession, however, to be con tingent upon the formation of yards on the Liverpool side of the Mersey for the shipbuilding trades, Mr. HORNBY moved the confirmation of the proceed ings of the Finance Committee, and defended the claim of Mr. Wilson to withdraw from the strict terms of his lease, on the ground that at the time that lease was entered into the Council had no intention to provide the accommoda tion required by the shipbuilders on this side of the water. Mr. H. announced that the gentleman with whom they had been in treaty for letting the Birkenhead Ferry, had finally relinquished any intention of taking it. Mr. T. B. HORSPALL seconded the resolution. Mr. THOMSON, after a few remarks condemnatory of the working of the Birkenhead Ferry, supported the pro posal, to allow Mr. 'Wilson to re-establish himself on this side of the water. Mr. TOBIN opposed this portion of the proceedings, and argued that the terms of Mr. Wilson's bargain, by which the Corporation were bound to lay out £lO,OOO upon a sea wall, and to take all the buildings which he may have put upon the land, would be a most preposter ous one if that gentlemen were allowed to void his lease at the end of five years. He contended also that to con cede Mr. Wilson's request would be to favour him at the expense of other shipbuilders. Mr. Tobin concluded by moving that the subject of Mr. Wilson's lease be referred back to the Finance Committee. After some remarks by Mr. Fisher. Mr. Freme, Mr. R. L. Jones, Mr. Bighorn, and Mr. Rogers, in support of the amendment, and Mr. T. B. Horsfall and Mr. Parker in support of the original motion, Mr. J. Bramley-Moore expressed himself in favour of the amendment of Mr. Tobin, and contended that such a course as it was proposed to pursue with re pect to Mr. Wilson's lease had never been adopted by the Council, and would be a most injurious precedent shewn to the other lessees of the Corporation. Mr. Procter supported the Finance Committee's motion, and Mr. Hornby having replied, the Council divided, when the votes were— For the amendment Against it Majority .... The amendment was t her eforecarried. The minutes of the Watch Committee having been read, Alderman TURNER moved their confirmation, and that so much of a resolution of the Council, passed at a meeting held on the 7th day of August last, as disap proves of the recommendation of the Watch Committee to pay to Superintendent Towerson the salary of £2OO per annum, as divisional superintendent, be rescinded. The motion was carried. The Improvement Committee adjudged that the first prize should be given to the plan bearing the motto, Rus in Urbe," (Mr. Homer,) and that " Curator" (Mr. J. Henderson,) was entitled to the second premium. These plans have reference to improving the approaches to the town. St. George's Hall Courts, it appeared from the report, were rapidly proceeding towards completion, and will be ready by the March assizes. Mr. Alderman PARKER, in moving the confirmation of the report of the Health Committee, observed that the Paul-street baths had not only paid all their expenses, but had thrown a profit of £136 in the corporate funds. The committee appointed to consider the coach and cab fares made their report : That for half a mile the fare shall be 6d.; fora mile, Is. &c. ; that each driver wear a badge, and be provided with an hexagonal map ; that all cars shall carry lights at night, and that, in place of the present cheek string, each vehicle shall be furnished with a one stroke bell. _ _ _ Mr. ii - o . usorr proposed a vote of thanks to the Mayor, than whom n o . man had ev er filled the civic chair with mor e satisfaction to the Council and the town. Alderman PARKRR cordially seconded the motion. The MAYOR, in neat terms. bu . sn re t urned en.o th f a t n ha k , m a ti n u d i Council' thus terinjUated the year— THE LIVERPOOL CHAMBER . OF COMMERCE The quarterly meeting of the members of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce was held on Tuesday, Mr. Thos. Berry Horsfall, the president, in the chair. The report of the council contained several important statements in reference to the stamp duties, and also re commended that a memorial be forwarded to Government setting forth the important advantages of Liverpool as a port for the arrival and departure of the foreign mails, and recommending its appointment as such. The memo rial stated that Liverpool presented a combinat'on of advantages greater than any other port in Great Britain, for the despatch and arrival of the steamers conveying the mails to and from this country to all parts of the world, with the single exception of the north of Europe. The magnitude of the trade between [Liverpool and the United States, the Brazils, and the east and west coasts of South America, exceeded that of any other port of the united kingdom, and would alone entitle Liverpool to a preference as a mail station for the receipt and transmis sion of the correspondence with those parts of the world. But there were other considerations of still greater impor tance which gave Liverpool a very decided superiority over Southamptoa, or any other port in the British Channel, for the object in question. As respected dis tance, Liverpool was equal. if not superior, to South ampton, with regard to New York, Bermuda, and Madeira, whilst its dock accommodation was unapproachable. The memorial referred to the regularity of the steamers now carrying the mails between Liverpool and the United States, furnishing, as they did, the earliest information, not only from those parts of the world, but from the west coast of South America and Mexico, and in most instances from some of the West India islands. The central posi. tion of Liverpool and its proximity to the large manufac turing district of the country, to which it was the natural outlet, also to the north, and to Ireland, were urged as an additional reason for transferring the mails to Liver pool. The memorial concluded by praying that the claims of the port of Liverpool to a preference as a packet station for the Atlantic mails generally might receive the favourable consideration of Government. The memorial (embodied in the report) relating to the stamp duties stated, that commercial maritime stamps were most ob. jectionable, being a burden imposed on a class who re ceived no benefit in return. The ad valorem principle should be established in all stamps relating to commerce. Receipt stamps were strongly reprobated, and the Cham bers ought to urge that they be totally abandoned. The loss to the revenue would only be £290,000 per annum net. A uniform penny receipt stamp, recently agitated, would be troublesome and grievous. If receipt stamps were repealed, bills at sight should also be exempt from duty. Bills of lading. bonds, award deeds, and insurance policies, should also all be free of duty, for the purpose of promoting and increasing trading transactions. With reference to insurance policies, the memorial said, "The duty on insurance policies is not only objectionable as a burden upon commerce, but injurious, because it trans. fers to foreign countries a considerable amount of insu rance business, the gains of which are necessarily lost to British underwriters." _ After the adoption of the report had been moved by Mr. SIIIEL, and seconded by Mr. HEATH, . Mr. H. LITTLEDALE said he thought it was desirable to petition Government to have the foreign mails de spatched from Liverpool; but until the Liverpool people took an interest in these steamers. by risking something in shares or contracts, they could not expect to have them. Arrangements were not yet made as to where the mails to the Cape of Good Hope were to sail from, and he believed that if the Liverpool merchants would take an interest in this contract, Liverpool might be made the point of departure. After a few remarks from the Chairman, who admitted the force of Mr. Littledale's suggestion, the report was adopted. Mr. C. HOLLAND moved a resolution to the effect that the memorial be adopted, and that the members of the borough and the county be requested to present it. He condemned the apathy of the mercantile commu nity in the matter, and thouiht they could not too often bring it before Government, that they were prepared to incur some risk and sacrifice with these contracts, in order to have the mails sent from Liverp 01. He was sure that they could show Government that they were ready to run some risk that they might have Liverpool made the station for the foreign mails. The memorial was adopted. Mr. WYLIE, seconded by Mr. MACFIE, moved the adoption of the report on the stamp duties, which they urged on the ground of the number of policies effected at Homburg and elsewhere. Agreed to. Mr. HOLLAND referred to the formation of a chamber of commerce in London, which contemplated obtaining the legislative sanction to a portion of their proceedings involving the legalisation of commercial tribunals for the settlement of commercial disputes. Should the legisla ture sanction such a bill, he thought they would all agree that it would be most satisfactory to the mercantile interests of the country. (Hear, hear.) It would he a most satisfactory era in commercial history, for its effect would be to take them out of the hands of the present judicial courts, with all their difficulties and disadvan tages, and to make them, as they ought to be, subject to a purely commercial tribunal. (Hear, hear.) After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting broke up. THE CHA MBER OF COMMERCE.—A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held in the rooms of the association yesterday, for the consideration of various points of business. Amongst other affairs discussed was a letter from the Manchester clamber of Commerce, re questing the appointment of a deputation to Manchester relative to the cultivation of cotton in India. Messrs. Horsfall, (president,) Riley, and Aikin were accordingly appointed. LIVERPOOL CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL SOCIETY. — The annual general meeting of this society was held on Thursday, in the Savings Bank, Bold. street,—Adam Hodgson. Esq., in the chair. There were only five gen tlemen present. The report for the past year was read, from which it appeared that the income derived from an nual subscriptions and church collections exceeded that of the previous year. The accounts showed an expenditure of £1,146 2s. 2d. against £1,145 Os. 2d. receipts, leaving a balance due to the treasurer of £1 2s. THE PROTECTIONISTS IN THE RIGHT GROOVE AT LAST It is cheering to observe that the agricultural party are at length beginning to open their eyes to the effect of our present iniquitous monetary laws upon native industry. At the recent election for Herefordshire the following conversation occurred between a Mr. Palmer and the new member, Mr. Booker : "Mr. Palmer.—Do you think that the affairs of the people of this country can be carried on successfully with the same amount of circulating medium as when the population num bered one-half its present amount? Mr. Booker.—l a 0 not think they can. Mr. Palmer.—lf not, will you advocate in parliament a re form in the currency? Mr. Booker.—l will." A similar declaration was made by the Marquis of Granby at an agricultural meeting held last week at Waltham in the wolds in the county of Leicester. A gentleman present, in replying to a toast, remarked that "He did not deny that the agriculturists had a right to be protected, but he believed that they would never regain the protection which they had lost; and the only remedy he could devise was an alteration of the monetary system (hear, hear)." The remark called forth a declaration upon the subject from the Marquis of Granby, that " he was equally anxious with Mr. Harrison to have the currency altered, which he believed would have a very beneficial effect." CHARGE OF HAVING TWO THOUSAND POUNDS WEIGHT OF GUNPOWDER ON BOARD THE EGREMONT COAL HULK. At a special sessions of the magistrates of the parish of Wallasey, held on Saturday, at the Magistrate-room, Liscard, before Henry Winch and T. F. Maddocks, Esqrs., Jonathan Baxter. boatman, of magazines, was charged with having put 2,0001b5. weight of gunpowder on board the hulk used for supplying the New Brighton steamers with coal, and keeping it there, without having a license for so doing. The accused pleaded guilty, owing to which plea the facts of the case did not transpire with the circumstantiality which otherwise they would have done. Mr. Aspinall, barrister, appeared on behalf of the Corpora tion of Liverpool, and briefly explained the law upon the subject, which imposed penalties upon any person who may be found with more than 501bs. weight of gunpowder in his possesion, in any building or place, or in any river within a mile from any borough, not being in prosecution of or returning from a voyage. The penalty is 2s. per lb. weight upon all the excess of such gunpowder over 501b5., with confiscation of the same. The circumstances of the case, owing to the prisoner having pleaded guilty, were not brought out so fully before the bench as they otherwise would have been. The following, however, is learnt from other sources, and from a statement made by Mr. Radcliffe, (of the firm of Duncan and Radcliffe, solicitors,) who appeared for the owners of the gunpowder, we learn that his clients (Messrs • Stephen and Son, of Glasgow,) had shipped the powder in question in the manner appointed by law, to be put on board of a vessel here bound for Africa. On the arrival of the schooner containing it, however, the vessel was not ready to take it on board, and the captain applied to Mr. Peers, of the magazines, for leave to store it there, which he refused, on the ground that the magazines were private property, and, therefore, not compelled to receive it. On this it seems that the powder was tak3n in charge by the accused, (Baxter,) and stored in the hulk moored off New Brighton to supply coals to the steamers, of which hulk he was the care-keeper. Mr. Radcliffe's object in appearing was to obtain from the bench a recom medation to government to authorize the gunpowder to be handed back to the owners ; but the bench, owing to the evidence not having been gone into, thought that they had no standing to enable them to make such recom mendation. The quantity of gunpowder was then sworn to be 2,000 lbs., consisting of 20i barrels of 501bs. each, and 41 barrels. The magistrates declared 1950 lbs. of this quantity for feited ; and imposed the penalty, which the act gave them no power to reduce, of £195 upon the man Baxter. It was announced by Mr. Aspinall on the part of the Corpo ration that it was not likely_ that they would move for the execution of the warrant adistress granted agaiust Baxter. The only difficulty would be with respect to the half of the penalty, which the act awards to the informer, who is one of the Wallow police. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. The annual election of Councillors took place on Friday last, when about half of the Wards were contested, and several of the struggles were close and animated. The " Pike" and the dock rating questions were the chief matters of interest to the constituencies; but the electors seemed more desirous than last year to obtain gentlemen of standing and intelligence, irrespective of their opinions on any isolated subject. The following members were returned without any opposition :—Mr. Preston for Vauxhall, Mr. J. A. Tobin and Mr. T. Fleming for Rodney-street, Mr. R. C. Gardner for Abercromby, Mr. C. Turner for Exchange, Mr. W. P. Jeffries for Pitt street, Mr. W. A. Clayton for Great George, Mr. S. Holme for South Toxteth, and Mr. M. Gregson for North Toxteth. In St. Anne's. St. Peter's, and Everton, the colitests were closely sustained, especially in the two former, where for some time the respective candidates were neck and neck. The following shows the state of the poll in the various contested wards at the close : EVERTON. Mr. Mellor . . Mr. Walthew SCOTLAND. Mr. Woodruff Mr. Houghton ..., ST. PETER'S. Mr. J. Holme Mr. W. Henderson LIME-STREET Mr. J. B. Lloyd Mr. Liversedge ST. PAUL'S. Mr. Holden... Dr. Games ...... CASTLE-STREET Mr. Holt Mr. Smith ST. ANNE'S. Mr. J. Nicholson ... Mr. W. K. Tyrer WEST DERBY. Mr. J. M. Wood ... Mr. Eyre Evans Though we regret the loss of the services of such a gentleman as Mr. Richard Harbord from the Council, yet the result upon the whole ought to oe very satisfac tory to all who desire to see the municipal affairs of the town placed in the hands of gentlemen competent to direct them with honour and intelligence. We rejoice to welcome again Messrs. Samuel and James Holme to the Council, and several of the new members will be great acquisitions. The Council is now constituted as follows ; but on Friday two or three new aldermen will be chosen. The retiring aldermen's names we print in italics : Yrs. to serve. Yrs. to serve. 1. EVERTON WARD. 9 GREAT GEORGE WARD. Ald. D. Hodyson. . Aid. J. Cooper 3 E. Langsdale T. Chalmer S. M. Mellor.. 2. SCOTLAND WARD. 10. RODNEY- STREET WARD. d. A. Swainson Ald. J. N. Wood.. 3 Thomson Bigham . . . 2 A. F. Jones . Woodruff 3 J. A. Tobin 3. VAUXHALL WARD. 11. ABERCROMBY WARD, Ald. T. B. Horsfall Ald. J. Procter T. L. Hodson J. Atkinson .. W. Preston 12. LIME-STREET WARD. Ald. J. B. Moore J. Johnson 1 J. A. Picton 2 Al J. J. J. 4. ST. PAUL'S WARD Ald. J. Holmes _ J. Briscoe . . .... T. Godfrey 0. Holden 5. EXCHANGE WARD A1d..7. Lawrence T. Littledale J. Tyrer C. Turner J. B. Lloyd 13. ST. ANNE'S WARD Ald. E. Molyneux 1 W. .1 1 . Freme 2 W. Bennett 3 J. Nicholson 6. CASTLE-STREET WARD. 14. WEST DERBY WARD Ald. T. Dover 3 Ald. J. Bent Hugh Hornby T. Avison G. Holt 7. ST. PETER'S WARD. 15. SOUTH TOXTETH WARD Ald. J. Parker . J. Ferguson 1 E. C. Hindley J. C. Fernihough .. 2 W. J. Horsfall.... J. Holme 8. PITT-STREET WARD. 16. NORTH TOXTETH WARD Ald. T. Sands Ald. T. Chilton ...... 3 T. Robinson . T. Toulmin W. P. Jeffreys In the event of Mr. J. A. Tobin being made an alder man, as is expected, Mr. Thomas Lee, the West India merchant, a dock-rater, and an opponent of the Rivington scheme, will be brought forward for Rodney-street Ward. The great majority of the Council are now of similar sentiments. Twelve of the gentlemen elected on Friday are Conservative in politics. It is said that Mr. Nichol son owes his election in St. Anne's Ward to the circum stance of Mr. Alderman Patter having voted tor him—so popular is the latter gentleman among all classes of the constituency. It is added that Mr. Hugh Hornby will be made an alderman, and that Mr. Ambrose Lace will come forward to supply his place, and he will no doubt meet with strong and deserved support, as many gentle men are anxious to see him again returned to the Coun cil chamber. The result of the polling in West Derby Ward must be galling in the extreme to Mr. Eyre Evans; but that gentleman has taken the best means to make himself unpopular among all classes of the community. According to a good old custom in Rodney-street Ward, the members elect and the committee and a few friends dined together in the evening, at the Adelphi. • The chair was occupied by the chairman of the com mittee, R. A. Payne. Esq., and the vice-chair by Robert Procter, Esq. After a good dinner and the usual loyal toasts, the meeting separated about eleven o'clock. The newly-elected members for Toxteth Wards have invited about a hundred of the principal members of their constituencies to a splendid banquet, at the Assembly rooms, Great George-street, to-morrow evening. BIRKENHEAD. LANCASHIRE. AND CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY, On Thursday the completion and opening of this rail way, between,.Chester and Warrington, was observed here with considerable ceremony, the new route providing, in dependent of Liverpool, another route between Birken head, the western shore of the Mersey, the manufacturing districts, and the Transatlantic trade; also opening up to Birkenhead a direct and sole communication between Manchester, Chester, and Wales. The train left Birkenhead at 10 a.m., carrying the di rectors, shareholders, and a large number of the inhabi tants in 26 carriages, containing 400 persons, driven by Mr. Rendell and Mr. Lister, the engineers of the line, arriving at Chester at 10,45, soon after at Dunham, and at Warrington at exactly 11.40, a distance of 17 miles. The whole of this portion of the line will be opened in a few days, and it will save a distance, as between Chester and Manchester, over the present route by Crewe, of 14 miles. The train stopped at intervals in its progress over the new line, the works of which, constructcd by Messrs. Rondell and Lister, the engineers, have been of a somewhat expensive chara'ter, having cost upwards of £40,000 per mile. The stations, both at Birkenhead and elsewhere along the line to Warrington, were decorated with flags and evergreens. At 11 o'clock a train containing Mr. Alderman Bancroft, the Chairman of the Company, the Mayor of Manchester, and members of the corporation, left Manchester and arrived at Warrington at 11.40, where they were met by the train from Birkenhead, which took them up, and returned with 500 passengers in 40 carriages at half-past twelve o'clock to Birkenhe ad. Up to the present moment only eight acres of dock have been opened for the reception of shipping, but during the pre sent month of November 45 acres more, now completed, will be opened, and in the course of the new year a total of 156 acres, for the accommodation and relief of the ves sels that now crowd the inadequate doekroom at Liver pool. To effect this there are now 3,000 men constantly at work. The great hope of Birkenhead now appears to be in the effect that the reduction of dock rates will have upon Liverpool. The competition that the new docks will bring into play will have the effect of compelling much of the shipping trade to go over from Liverpool to Bir kenhead. The chief traders to be accommodated on the Cheshire side of the river will be those who employ coast ing and steam-vessels, which pay no dock dues, and Bir kenhead is expected to have a large portion of this trade. The overcrowded port of Liverpool will be relieved at Birkenhead, combined with a saving in the amount of dock dues. There will also always be on the Cheshire side a constant supply of heavy freight, such as coals, slate, and salt, in procuring and taking which on board great delays are said to occur at Liverpool. The banquet to celebrate the opening took place at the large hotel adjoining the Birkenhead station shortly after three o'clock, Mr. Alderman Bancroft in the chair, sup ported by Mr. Tollemache, M.P., Mr. Brown, M.P., Mr. Duncuft, M.P., Mr. Jackson. M.P., Mr. H. T. Hope, M.P., and the Mayors of Manchester and Chester, with several members of the respective corporations, the direc tors of the company, and other gentlemen. There were also present the corporation of Liverpool, the Birkenhead Dock Commissioners, and the High Sheriff and magis tiates of the county ; comprising altogether nearly 300 gentlemen. The cloth having been removed, and after the usual loyal toasts, The CHAIRMAN, in proposing " Prosperity to the Bir kenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Railway," ' alluded at some length to the magnitude of the works at Birkenhead, and to the great local and national benefits their comple tion was calculated to confer. It was at all times the wish and disposition of the directors to work in harmony with all the lines in alliance with the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire line (cheers), and to give the fullest acco mmodation now that their system of railway might be said to be completed, to the requirements of the district. (Cheers.) He glanced at the present and future prospect of Birkenhead and its interests as identified with the com merce of the Mersey and the near manufacturing districts, and pointed out in a pleasant:way the facility the newly opened line of communication would afford between Cheshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, and Wales. The other toasts of the evening were, " the Commis sioners of Birkenhead," " the Dock Interests of Birken head," " the Railway Companies in connexion with the Line," " the Chairman and Directors," " the Commerce of the Mersey," " Manchester and the manufacturing districts," " the engineer and other officers of the com pany," and '• Messrs. Brassey, the contractors." The Liverpool band (Mr. Stubbs'), and Messrs. Ryall and other vocalists, enlivened the ;entertainments ; and, shortly before eight o'clock, a heavily-laden train, with a large portion of the company,. left Birkenhead on their return to Manchester, Chester, and other towns. The day was observed as a general holiday in Birkenhead and at all the other places on the railway. THE LATE ROBBERIES.OF WATCHES.—On Thursday, Joseph Wolfe, the man who, as stated last week, had been apprehended, by Bates, of the detective force, on the charge of receivthg stolen watches, was again brought be fore Mr. Rustston and committed to trial. Geo. Byres, a watch-fidisher, Westmorland-street, Scotland-road, (who becarsie acquainted with the prisoner at the house of Martin Maguire, who was lately apprehended on sus picion 'of being concerned in the great plate robbery ) , stated, that, for the last month, atter leaving his daily ernl: o .oy with Mr. Sylvester Samuel, of Duke-street, he ha'.4 been engaged in erasing names and numbers of vtatches for the prisoner. A MANLY AVOWAL OF PRINCIPLE. The following manly avowal of attachment to the Church of England was delivered by Mr. Booker, the newly elected member for Herefordshire, at his nomination : "It has been intimated to me since I arrived in this hall that a deep feeling of anxiety pervades a large and influential body of my constituents to know what my religious opinions and bias may be (hear, hear). I have no difficulty in telling you ; for, by conviction, I am a member of the Church of England (great applause). Gentlemen, I would say of her, in the words of a !ate eloquent statesman. Henry Grattan, " I love the mild government of the Church of England. There is a home com fort about her that makes her dear to all classes, and a modest, humble grandeur that makes her equally distant from poverty and ostentation. She is the source of hope—the cradle of science—the balm of aflliction—the handmaid of charity. She sways the sense to the side of salvation, and holds direct com munion with the Majesty of Heaven" (tremendous applause). Gentlemen, with this devotion to my own communion, it has ever been my pride and my happiness to live in cordial concord and amity with my dissenting fellow-Christians of all denom inations. And, gentlemen, while I never can consent to any measure which will i,yeaken the influence or lower the authority of our National Church, yet to the fair claims and to the religi ous scruples of my dissenting fellow-Christians I shall ever give die most anxious consideration (hear, hear). Gentlemen, I believe the Church of England to be founded on a rock—im pregnable. I fear for her no assault from bout; what I fear is disunion from within. I know, gentlemen, how to meet the open hostility of the Dissenter or the Romanist, but I do not know how to meet the Romanist tendency of the Tracta rian, with whose views of ecclesiastical and religious policy I must disclaim all sympathy. England is a Protestant ':onntry, and our Protestant institutions must be maintained. She is, thank God ! pre-eminently a Christian country, and my opi nion is that neither the unbeliever nor the Jew should find admission into her Christian legislature (cheers and applause, with partial hissing and cries of " Oh !"). Equally satisfactory and straightforward are the senti ments of the honourable member upon the subject of education : " Gentlemen, my opinions on the great question of popular education are these :—I believe that the union between Church and state should be indissoluble. I cannot consent to and measure that would weaken it. I believe, gentleman, that it is the duty of th s state as much to prevent as it is to repress and punish crime, and I believe that the most effectual preventive to crime is education. Ido not mean mere secular education —the mere teaching a boy or girl to read and write, for that, with the natural proneness of the human heart to evil, may be only increasing his or her powers and capabilities for mischief. But what I mean is a sound mbral and religious education, founded upon the Bible (great applause). Gentlemen, Ido not believe that the voluntary pr►nciple alone will afford the ade quate means for providing education. I believe that the state should enforce it, that the National Church shoulti take the lead in it ; and I hope that there is no class amongst my Dis senting fellow-Christians that will not willingly lend a helping hand to it, that all may work in harmony together for objects so essential as the temporal advancement of the wants of our bodies, as well as for the furtherance of the eternal destinies of our souls (great applause)." With a House of Commons com posed of such genuine Englishmen as Mr. Booker, we might reasonably look for the adoption of a decided and bold policy, conservative alike of the industry of the people and of the time-ho_ noured institutions of the country. agrituiturat anti 31?ortattItitraI. The value of space in horticultural buildings demands much care on the part of the cultivator in selecting plants to occupy permanent positions ; thus, for instance, to plant climbers of no beauty or value to cover the rafters is in fact to throw away so much room, because they oc cupy much space, and are permanent. Nothing can conduce more fully to the beauty of the house than well covered rafters, and no plants should be selected but those of the most showy description ; thus, instead of 'porn( as, and other evanescent things ( say there are six rafters), lee them be covered with fine plants of Allemande cathartica, Mandevillea suaveoleus, Echites splendens, Bignonia ve nusta, Passiflora Kermesina, and Stephanotis florabunda. These carefully kept, and brought down in graceful fes toons, would be sufficient to make glorious display. We have seen Echites ( dipladenia) splendens with more than a hundred trusses of magnificent flowers covering a rafter trellis ; and no situation can be better suited to it. Fancy not-trellises may be desirable in small houses, where a number of plants are kept, but it must not be imagined that such climbers as those we have mentioned can ever succeed with their roots cramped in pots, and their branches twisted into unnatural forms, and confined to ridiculously small spaces. Their natural habit is to ramble like our native honeysuckle, from bush to bush, or tree to tree; often spreading to a great extent, mantling the bor ders of forests with cloth of gold or silver, or the inimitable tapestry of nature. Hoya imperialis has been recom mended as a rafter plant, but in our opinion it ought not to be planted in a house where ornament is a first consi deration. As an ornamental plant it has been much over rated; the large size of its flowers are their only recom mendation; but they are of a dull brown leather colour, and appear to be made of that material; besides which. they are very apt to fall—even before they are per fectly developed. No climbing Hoya has yet been intro duced which equals the old H. carnosa, or wax flower, as it is often called : it requires good management, and at tention to its foliage, which, if neglected, becomes dirty. H. carnosa will, however, do for a greenhouse rafter : its colours are not sufficiently bright to match with the gaudy stove climbers. In the greenhouse and conservatory less showy climbers will do very well, because the constant gaiety of these houses, during their season, will admit of the more Qober colours of such plants as the one last mentioned, Kennedya monophylla, &c. • but even in the conservatory, it is better to have bright colours, if possible, and they may be had in abundance, as we will endeavour to show in a future article. BIRKENHEAD CHEMICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL. SOCIETY. The first conversazione of this society was held at the Craven-rooms on the 29th instant. The attendance was excellent, and comprised not only a great portion of the professional talent of Birkenhead, but a good share of the Liverpool Sevens. A large number of elegantly attired ladies also graced the meeting, and took a warm interest in the proceedings. The room was tastefully decorated with objects of interest in the arts and sciences, and an abundant supply of refreshments of a superior description was furnished. The chair was taken by T. B. Blackburne, Esq., who opened the meeting with a neat and appropriate speed:. The president of the society, Mr. T. S. Waring, then gave a sketch of the nature and objects of the society, which he said had now for twelve months past been increasing both in members and the means of intellectual enjoyment, and being actuated by motives the reverse of selfish ; the society was anxious to share its amusements with its friends, and, there fore, intended to hold public conversaziones from time to time. He concluded amid much applause, and the chairman then called upon Mr. T. C. Archer to give a lecture on Botany. Mr. Archer addressed the meeting for fifteen minutes ( the time allowed for the lectures) upon the peculiarities in the foliar organs of several plants, par ticularly those of the great South American water lily ( illustrated by an immense diagram), the pitcher plants ( Sarracenia, Nepenthes, and Cephalotus), and various others. The lecturer had a splendid series of ferns arid other plants, which he stated had been furnished by Mr. Henderson, of the Oxton- hill Nursery. The lecture was warmly applauded. The next was by Mr. J. B. Edwardes, F. C. S.. on Electricity and Galvanism, illustrated by powerful and interesting apparatus and a variety of very beautiful experiments which gave much pleasure. The chairman announced the absence of J. Price, Esq. M. A., in consequence of ill health, and begged to re-introduce Mr. T. C. Archer, who would fill up the interval allotted to Mr. Price with a short lecture on fossil animals. He pointed to the walls of the room which were covered with a splendid series of diagrams, and proceeded to inform the company present that they were indebted to the kindness of Professor Ansted for those interesting illustrations of the ancient world ; and gave a brief sketch of the discovery and comparative anatomy of the gigantic fossil elk (Megaceros Hibernicus), the Dinornis, or great fossil bird ; Labrynthodon of Stourton quarry ; Mylodon, Glyptodon, Icthyosaurus,Plesiosaurus,and various others, which was listened to with much interest. After an in terval of one hour, which was spent at the refreshment tables and in examining the various objects of interest on the tables, particularly a splendid set of five microscopes provided by Drs. Inman and Higgins, and an interesting series of ornamental and useful articles in Gutta Percha, sent by Messrs. Johnston of Church-street ; Curiosities in Electrotype, Calotype, Daguerreotype, Talbotype, Natural History, (particularly insects), the lectures were resumed by Dr. Higgins, who almost convulsed the meet ing by an amusing lecture on the sense of smell and the various uses of the nose. Mr. Wm. Johnson, F.C.S., fol lowed with one on chemistry, which he illustrated withsome brilliant and well conducted experiments; nothing could surpass the admirably lucid manner in which Mr. Johnston explained the priciples of combustion, and much approba tion was repeatedly expressed. A slight accident in re moving a jar containing phosphorus was near marring the lecture, but it was fortunately remedied. Between each lecture the company was regaled with some admirable music, by the members of the Birkenhead Philharmonic Society, the piano being in the masterly hands of Mr. Molyneux, and the whole under the management of Mr. Buckton, whose arrangements gave great satisfaction. After a concluding address by the Rev. S. El. Booth, Mr. Waring moved a vote of thanks to the amiable chairman, whose kindness the society have great reason to appreciate. We need not say that thanks were heartily accorded, and the meeting broke up much pleased with this novel at tempt to combine amusement and instruction in a popular entertainment, in the town of Birkenhead. MISCELLANEA The following remarks from the Gardeners' Chronicle are in unison with our article on winter flowering plants last week, and cannot fail to interest our readers : The importance of keeping up a succession of bloom during winter and spring, is felt by every amateur whose garden possesses a greenhouse ; and to point out such plants as are of easy culture, and, at the same time, ac ceptable to a light purse, has been my object in many of these papers. Epacrises now consist of numerous varie ties, of great diversity of colour and habit, and they are all procurable at a small cost ; in fact, 20s. will purchase a tolera b ly good collection. They form, when out of bloom, interesting evergreen bushes. The foliage is sin gularly beautiful and diversified. The constitution of the plant is hardy, resisting, without injury, several degrees of frost. A great point in the management of the epacris, so as to get a good bloom, is never to stop the young shoots when in a growing state ; because it is chiefly upon these that the flowers are produced. E. miniata, for example, should be cut back after it has done blooming in sum mer; and when it begins to grow it should be repotted, and the ball slightly reduced. When the operation of potting is over, place it in a close frame, or pit, until it is again in a growing state ; admit air by degrees, and when fully hardened to enable it to sustain exposure, place it in a shady position , suc h as the north side of a hedge. Supply it with water, and occasionally, a little liquid manure, so that the growth ma y be promoted with all possible rapidity. Towards autumn, expose it to the full sun, in outer that its woo d may be perfectly ripened' and the bloom-buds set. It should then, as winter app proaches, be housed in a greenhouse ; and it permitted to flower in that situation, few plants will present a more lovely aspect. The beauty of this variety of Epacris wilt greatly depend upon the absence of stakes. Allow it to follow its natural growth ; to twist it into a wire hurdle is to destroy its beauty completely. All the varieties of the Epacris require little support, if properly managed, and the fewer stakes seen i❑ the plant, the better. All the varieties of the Epacris may be grown in good peat, with a little silver sand mixed with it. In potting, take care that the pots are effectually drained. The potting season is whelp the plants have done flowering, when the size of the plant should be reduced, as circumstances may suggest. Phare. _ _ _ British Association for the Advancement of Science.— In the Natural History Section, Dr. Hugh Cleghorrt made a communication On the Grass. cloth (Chu Ina) of India. He stated that several species of plants belonging to the order Urticact re were employed in Hindostan for the purpose of y elding fibres used in the manufacture of texile fabrics. He exhibited several articles of dress very white and light, which were made from the fibres of an Urticaceous plant, the Bohmeria nivea, and known itt India as Grass-cloth.—Dr. D. Maclagan inquired if the fibres of this plant had been examined microscopically, as he had found that on being used for rubbing the glasses of optical instruments it scratched them. Should it become generally used in this country, care must be taken to avoid its application to delicate objects.—Mr. GDurlie, Glaszow, stated that we knew very little of the raw material of many of the fabrics from other parts of the world. We were for a long time ignorant of the materials from which Manilla handkerchiefs were made. It was said to be the fibres of the bof of the Pine-apple, but we had not suc ceeded in manufacturing them in this country.—Dr. Lankester remarked on the importance of an increase of our knowledge of those forms of plants which were capa ble of yielding materials for manufacture. Although the exhibition of raw materials had been deprecated by some in the coming Exhibition of 1851, he believed that it might be made one of the most important and valuable features of the Exhibition.—Dr. Royle said that it had been long doubtful what plant yielded the grass-cloth of India, and now that we knew the plant. it would un doubtedly lead to its further employment. There were many other fabrics in India of which we know nothing of the materials. He thought that one of the most impor tant branches of the Exhibition of 1851, for the manu facturers of this country, was that of raw materials. Every pains should be taken to obtain the name and his tory of every species of plant which yielded any substance useful in the arts, manufactures, or medicine. OPERATIONS FOR THE WEER Stove, Conservatory, Sre.—This is a trying season for plants under glass, for unless well looked after and judi ciously ventilated, they are apt to suffer seriously from damp, indeed a drop of moisture will sometimes ruin a plant entirely, especially any of the succulent species. It is too mild for fire-heat and there is too little sun to cause the evaporation of moisture with sufficient speediness to prevent injury. It is therefore necessary in order to avoid this evil to raise a brisk fire-beat occasionally, and at the same time admit a free current of air. By this means the damp will be expelled without rendering the plants tender. In pits and frames where this is impracticable from the absence of heating apparatus and flues, the sashes should be tilted or removed upon every occasion that the weather will permit. Flower Garden.—Neatness and cleanliness is now the only resort left to render this department attractive. The fall of the leaf is now complete in most places, and a thorough clearing up should take place, and the beds be rough dug and left in that state to be mellowed by the 'rost. Tulips, crocusses, hyacinths, anemones, &c., may De planted for spring decoration. ANSWRRS TO CORRESPONDENTS J. Roberts.—We have seen the manure called Buenos- Ayrean guano ; it is composed of the refuse of the South American shambles, and will possibly answer well for vine borders, especially where the soil is heavy and tenacious. H. Weston.—lf your choice Gladiolus roots are only now pushin , up their flower scapes, it is plain they can not either perfect their flowers or ripen their corms, it will therefore be best to raise them carefully and put them in pots, and they will most likely bloom well in the con servatory. Jas. Lister, Everton.—The Hlowing will be found good selection of hyacinths they are intended for pot culture, it is worth while to procure the proper hyacinth pots, which are cylindrical in shape, and about nine inches in depth ; they may be bad of any respectable seedsman, either plain or in ornamental shapes. The soil best suited to them is old fibrous loam, two parts sharp clean sand, one part and well-rotted manure front an old hot-bed, one part mix them well together, and Pass through a riddle. For Blues: take Kroom Van lndien. Le Lustre and Violet Fonce.—Reds: Groot Vorst, Madam Zoutman, and Waterloo.—Whites : Couronne Blanche, Nannette, and Don Gratuit.—Yellows: L )uisd 'or, La Favorite, and Bouquet d'Orange. These are all early, and very double. As simile ones are no less pleasing we also give you ass I:ction of the same number.--Blues ; La plus Noir, Pronkijuweel, and La Majestense.—Reds : Acteur, Maria Dorothea, and Plaisir des Dames.— Whites: Madame deTallyrand , Voltaire, and Grand Blanche Imperiale. Yel lows; Ophir, Chrysolora, and Pure d'Or. THE CHASE The Cheshire hounds will meet This Day, Tuesday, the sth, at Oxhey Farm ; Thursday, 7th, at Duddon.heath ; Friday Bth, at Highway-side ; Monday, llth, at Tatton park ; Wednesday. 13th, at Davenham ; Thursday, 14th, at Crewe-hall; Saturday, 16th, at Arley. Each day at half-past ten o'clock. Sir W. W. Wynn's bounds will meet on Wednesday, 6th, at Penley-hall ; Friday, Bth, at Carden ; Saturday, 9th, at Whittington. Each day at half-past ten o'clock. faistrta Rellls. Sir John Gerard has ordered a revaluation of his estates with a view to reducing the rents. The poll for aid. church-rate at Present, in preference to a 14d. was carried by a majority of 289. Lord Derby intends to dispose of his land at Bury by lease for 999 years, instead of 99 years as heretofore. John Holland, gardener to Mrs. Mainwaring, of Brow borough, Cheshire, has a peach growing in the open air that measures 101 inches in circumference. It is intended, for the third time, to re-elect the mayors of Manchester and Salford—Messrs. Potter and Long- worthy. On Friday some children were getting sand near to Bary, when a quantity of earth fell on them, and two were killed. Sir Robert Peel paid a visit to his property, in Oswald. wistle, near Blackburn, last week, and in many instances left handsome gratuities with his tenants. SECESSION FROM THE CHURCH OF ROME.—T. East wood, Esq., of Brindle Lodge, a magistrate of the county of Lancaster, has, with Mrs. Eastwood and his family, renounced the errors of the Roman Catholic church. No less than 2,020 persons have subscribed small sums towards the erection of a monument in memory of the late Sir Robert Peel, in Peel Park, Salford. The total sum subscribed is £4Ol 17s. ad. CLOSE YOUR DOORS.—Within the last month, no less than forty robberries from the lobbies of houses in Chorl ton.upon-Medlock, Hulme, and Greenheys, have been reported. The Town Council of Chester have resolved to apply for a mandamus against the River Dee Company, com pelling the restoration of the lost standard for the navi gation of the river. On Saturday night last, while the Wigan market-place was crowded, the omnibus that plies between the Royal Hotel and the railway stations, ran over a man named Henry Ross, a weaver, who was afflicted with deafness, and killed him on the spot. A fatal ace'dent occurred on Monday last by an unex pected fall of sand at a pit in the occupation of Mr. Thos. Grundy, in the Furnace-road, near Longton, by which two man were instantaneously killed, and another was seriously injured; several others had most providential escapes. On Wednesday, an educational conference, originated by the Lancashire School Association, took place in the Mechanics' institution, Manchester, avowedly for pro moting " a general system of secular instruction, main tained by local authorities." Upwards of 350 persons were present. A LABORING MAN'S NOTION OF PAYING POOR-RATES. —On Friday, at the Manchester Borough Court, an old man of the labouring class, appeared to want Mr. Maude to interfere to obtain him relief from the overseers, of which he said he stood so much in need ; but after hearing his statement, Mr. Maude told him he had no power in the matter, and advised him hlw to proceed to bring his case under the notice of the Manchester board of guardians. The following dialogue then took place : Applicant: Well, but I've paid t' poor-rates and king's taxes these thirty years, you know.—Mr. Maude I cannot interfere ; you must apply to the guardians.— Applicant : Well, but I always thowt, when I paid t' poor rate, that I wur putting my money in a sort o' savings bank like. (Laughter.)—Mr. Maude : That's rather a new idea.—Applicant : I think it's rather hard, after live paid t' rates for so many years, and now I want it, I can't get it.---Mr. Maude: I'm afraid, my good man, there are many of us who pay more into that sort of savings bank than we was only after repeated assurances that the magistrates had no power, that the old man withdrew, apparently much astonished at the unsuccessful result of his application. EXTRAORDINARY SCENE.—One of those outrages on the proprieties of divine worship occurred at Ilkeston, on Sunday morning last, in the Wesleyan chapel, which are at all times a drawback upon religion, and especially a discredit to their immediate perpetrators. It appears that the Rev. A. Hume is so unpopular in the Ilkeston cir cuit, through his combative propensities, in uncere moniously expelling members from the society, reading what the people call the " Riot Act," from the pulpits, and continually " breathing out threeenings against all that shall oppose his authority," that the Wesleyans o f Ilkeston determined to hold public service in the old chapel, in order to give him a view of his unpop u l ar ity. About ten o'clock, while the teachers and scholars were busily engaged in the duties of their large and flourishing Sunday school, Mr. Hume entered the chapel, and mail for the singers' pew, in which both the superintendents happened to be at the time. After some parleying, he told them he was come to preach. They replied, he could not, and should not. He then tried to pull up the benches, to gain possession of the pulpit ; but in that attempt he failed. He then began to address the scholars, but the scholars made noise to drown his voice. Foiled at every point, he left the place for the new chapel, saluted by the hootings of the more thoughtless part of the populace:— Notts Review.