The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-07-18 00:00:00

TO ADVERTISERS. We beg respectfully to call Me attention of Merchants, Brokers, Auctioneers, and others, to the important fact that the LIVERPOOL STANDARD IS NOW THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED WEEKLY ON TUESDAY, be read on that day by the thousand: of Manufacturers and others attending THE TUESDAY'S MARKET IN MANCHESTER The STAND ) is taken at all the Newsrooms and resj 'eatable Inns in that town and the surrounding manufacturing district A SECOND .Z DI7ION is published at Half-past Two, in time for the North Mails, containing the MARKETS, and any news of importance that nay arrive in the course of the morning ETR Eibtrpool .I:anbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 18, 1848 IT is one of the prevailing follies of the present age that, for every passing ill which afflicts our Social body, we involuntarily look to some organic change as the remedy. Our commerce is suffering ; our industry is depressed ; we feel inconveniently the burthen of taxation ; and the legislature appears to have no sympathy towards our sufferings, and takes no steps for our relief. Forthwith we raise a cry for reform in the system of our representation. Yet, where is the real root of the evil ? It consists, in nine cases out of ten, where real evils, suscepti ble of cure by legislation, are complained of, in either the apathy or the folly, or want:of judgment of ourselves as electors, It is not that the popular will has been checked ; that the aristocratic element of the constitution has been too powerful; but that we have actually had too much of our own way. is electors of the legislature, of which we com plain, we have somewhat mistaken our duty, and even our own interests, in the selection which we make of men to represent us. We have lost sight entirely of the very principle of representation in parliament. Where are the members in our present house who so completely realise the ideal of a representative as the " knight of the shire" of the olden time, or the neighbouring baron who repre sented the borough of which he was the patron and protector. We have ceased to look for the identity of interest which then existed. When we are called upon to exercise the franchise, and to make known our wishes in parliament, instead of select ing from amongst ourselves the man whom we think most worthy to be trusted to be their expo nent—a man intimate with all our wants, and allied to us by interest and by local pride and feel ing—we run up and down to find some strange demagogue, perhaps, or some very rising young man, who is very likely to be in the next cabinet, or some very eloquent young lord who has attracted our notice, for probably some reason differing widely from a conviction that he is likely to be practically of use to us. The result—disappointment—is perfectly natural. We want to bring our influence to bear upon some question of great moment to us, and upon which we are almost unanimously but when we approach our representatives, we find our demagogue has not the slightest prac tical idea upon any subject whatever. Our very rising young man, with excellent business-talents, is not quite so independent as he should be—hesi tates, in fact, between his duty to his constituents and his duty to his parliamentary chief; and, with respect to our very eloquent young lord, we have his vote certainly, prefaced by some very fine and poetical sentiments, followed by a drubbing from some astute matter-of-fact opponent, who succeeds in convincing both ourselves and the world that by him we are not represented at all. agreed) The practical error, we repeat, lies in ourselves, not in the system. We are either too aristocratic in our leanings, or we rush to the opposite extreme. We permit ourselves to be made the instruments by which a statesman in embryo raises himself to power, or we stultify ourselves by committing our interests to the hands of some empty spoute: mob-flatterer or one-idead quack. To the former all our appeals for the suppression of the national —some extravagance n vain He is part and parcel of the CoUit, or he is tramelled and inexorably bound up with the fortunes of his party. He has con nexions amongst those whose profits and very depend upon the extent to which the national purse is kept open, or he looks forward to the time when the liberty of putting his hand in it to buy adherents and supporters will be useful to him as a minister. Complain to him that any par ticular policy is injurious to you, and he tells you that it is part of the system—part of the stock-in trade of the leader whose political cadet he boasts himself to be, and that its surrender by him would be downright insurgency, which he dares not To the latter appeal is equally hopeless. He is a mere blown bubble, if he has not already existent attempt We must amend this system. We, the people of Liverpool in particular must do so. We have mighty interests to promote, in comparison to which the fate of ministries or of parties is no import. We require in our members only a fair portion of business talent, identity of interest with ourselves, and, above all, independence alike of the frowns of power and the temptations of office. Those quali ties we possess in abundance amongst the members of our own mercantile body. We do not aspire to the honour of furnishing future Chancellors of the Exchequer or Home Secretaries. We should seek only to select honest, upright and intelligent repre sentatives of Liverpool. Such men,—and we need scarcely point to the noble lord who recently repre sented us, and who only ceased to enjoy our full confidence when he gave in his adhesion to a party — will conduct the private business of his constituents quite as well as an aspirant to ministerial honours, or as a minister himself, whilst his voice, merely as the chosen of such a constituency as this, will have ;ht upon all national questions. respectfully urge upon the elect e consieeration of this vital sub in all possibility, be called upon sent anticipate, to exercise the We wou ors of Liv We m a ,00ner than we at y deCide the moral The seal of approb t to be given to a ministry n to be given by the voice Of the commercial and trading public of Liverpool, is of no small weight. Its possession would be an object of ambition to the greatest statesman, or to the most talented aspirant to senatorial honours. But we object, on the ground of expediency, to com mit Liverpool interests, by any sanction, to un )arty objects, such as would be given by We object to commit ourselves to known such a vot Aber a Peelite, a Protectionist, or a Whig Ministry; and would rather reserve to ourselves the liberty of affirming such measures of whatever government , - nver, as we can conscientiously approve Our object here is to ask of this constituency, - 4 ieular of the Conservative section of it, .....,wselves to be led away by names; above all, to be prepared beforehand, and, when not to be a di v id e d the hour of struggle arrives, may be in and in par Loral fittu.l. On Saturday St. Swithin's day—we had a shower or WO of rain Captain Denham has arrived in Liverpool, on a govern ment inquiry into recent steam-vessel accidents. ers by the Europa on Saturday to erson, Esq. James Nuttall, of this town, passed his examination'at Apothecaries' Hall, and received a cer tificate to practice. A school of practical chemistry, under the superintend ence of Dr. Muspratt, is about to be established in Liver pool. Among the passem America was W On Thursday A woman of the name of Ann Williams has been com mitted from Manchester for trial at the ensuing assizes at Liverpool, charged with stealing a child. Mr. J. C. Ewart has been appointed chairman for the year of the Wallasey Commissioners. Mr. Mann is the deputy chairman. At the annual meeting of the proprietors of the Athe naeum on Tuesday, a proposition to close the library on Sundays was unanimously agreed to. On Sunday, the Rev. J. Martineau, who is about to leave town for twelve months, prior to the opening of the rew Unitarian Chapel in Hope-street, preached his fare well sermon in Paradise-street Chapel. The Birkenhead Dock Commissioners (Transfer of Powers to New Commissioners) Bill has been read a third time and passed in the House of Lords. Hooton-hall and the Stanley estate, and Thornton house estate, Cheshire. are, we see, advertised for sale by auction. The sale, the advertisement states, is "by order of the mortgagees." At the annual meeting of the Birkenhead Dock Com missioners, on Friday, John Laird, Esq., was elected chairman. It was announced that there is no opposition to the dock bill. The meeting was then adjourned till the first week in August. On Wednesday, Brian Givan, a child six years old, was burnt to death in a cellar in Great Oxford-street, where he lived with his parents. He had been left in the cellar for a short time, during which he ignited a piece of paper, which fell on his clothes. and set them on fire. The Rev. W. R. Arthy, on leaving St. James's Church for the incumbency of St. George's, Sutton, Macclesfield, has been presented by his former congregation with a pocket Communion Service, a handsome Bible, and apurse of sovereigns. CRICKET MATCH. - A match at cricket was played on Thursday at Edge-hill, between the Liverpool and Olym pus clubs. The Olympus went in first, and after a spirited contest, beat their opponent 3 by 55 runs. The return match will be played in few weeks. A match will also be played on Thursday next between the Olympus and Pres ton clubs. UPSETTING OF A BOAT, AT HOYLARE.—On Sunday morning, about nine o'clock, the boat Esther, of Birken head, capsized on the West Hoyle Bank. There was a party of five gentlemen on board, Messrs. Aspinall, Cle minson, Potter, Tyndall, and Sewell. The accident was perceived from the shore, and the Point of Ayr and Hoy lake life-boats immediately set out to render assistance to the distressed yacht. The former, which was the first to reach her, rescued the whole of those on board, and landed them safe at the Talacre Hotel. GREAT GEORGE STREET ACADEMY.—We are much pleased to observe that, in addition to the substantial advantages realised in tdat establishment, which has been so ably conducted by the talentel principal, Mr. W. M. Fisher, the pupils are in future to be addressed on Scrip tural subjects by the following eminent Divines :—The Rev. H. Carpenter. A.M., Rev. H. Hampton, A.M., Rev. B. A. Marshall, A.M., Rev. T. Nolan. A.M., Rev. F. Ould, A.M., Rev. F. Parry, 8.D., Rev. W. Pollock, A.M., Rev. T. Raffles, D.D., LL.D., and the Rev. D. D. Stewart, A.M. SHARP PRACTICE.—A gentleman at present staying at Harrogate for the benefit of his health, on Wednesday morning sent his watch by a servant man to a watchmaker in that town to be repaired. The man left the watch, and shortly after, under some pretence, regained possession of it, and decamped. His destination was supposed to be Liverpool, and communication was immediately made with the police here. Prompt measures were taken, and the thief was arrested almost as soon as he arrived here. He was sent back to Harrogate in charge of the police. THE NEW DOCKS.—We are glad to find that the new docks at the north end are rapidly approaching completion. Three of them will be ready during the present month, two others shortly after. The remaining three, together with six graving docks and an open basin, may be com pleted, if required, by March, 1850. The five first will contain a water space of 331 acres. The expenditure by the Dock Committtee during the last year for new works was £341,980; and for repairs £19,437, making a total expenditure of £361,417. The amount of repairs was less than last year. ORANGEISM.—The anniversary of the 12th of July was celebrated by the Loyal Orange body in this town on Wednesday last. In accordance with the wishes of the authorities there was no public procession ; a fact highly creditable to the fraternity. Most of the lodges dined together in their Lodge Rooms, and enjoyed themselves with considerable zest. Lodge No. 24, dined at Childwall Abbey, where a magnificent spread was laid out for the brethren and their friends. The chair was occupied by the W.M. The usual loyal toasts were drank, and many excellent speeches were delivered by the brethren and their friends. The mode in which the order is conducted is gaining for it a considerable extension throughout the country, and several new lodges have teen lately opened. COMMITTAL OF A CAR DRIVER.-011 Wednesday night, a girl, named Sarah Ann Buchanan, four years old, was run over by a coach in Stanhope-street, and killed upon the spot. The deceased and a bigger girl, with a child in her arms, were crossing the street, when the coach came up, and though the driver was called on re peatedly to stop, he took no notice ; the deceased was knocked down, and the horses and two wheels of the coach passed over her. She died immediately. The evidence went to show that Thomas Davies, the driver, had been guilty of negligence; that he was driving at an improper pace; and might have prevented the accident had he been on the alert. The jury returned a verdict of manslaugh ter against him. FATAL ACCIDENT.—Last week, a porter at the Wap ping station, named Manning, was assisting to hoist bales by means of a jigger, and after attaching a bale to the rope he fastened on himself for the purpose of being hoisted to the upper part of the warehouse. When he had thus ascended several feet the rope broke, and the bale and man were precipitated into a waggon below. His injuries were so great that death took place shortly afterwards. The rope was produced in court and adjudged unfit for use from age. It appeared that a man was kept by the com pany to inspect these ropes. The jury thought a more responsible person than the one at present engaged should be appointed to so responsible a duty, and that his whole time should be devoted to this inspection. THE YACHT RACE.—On Tuesday all the yachts enumerated in our last, except the Sultana and the Water Wyvern, started for the prize. The weather was beautiful The start took place about eleven o'clock, but there being little or no wind, the yachts were a long time in beating out to the bell-buoy, whence to the north-west Light ship, and back again, they had a free sheet. After again taking the same course they came in before the wind home. The Drift and the Vision kept together until near the close, the Gondola and the Bacchante some distance behind, and the Queen of the Ocean a long way off. On approaching the bell-buoy the second time, from the Light-ship, the Gondola, which was a long way behind the Drift, took advantage of a slight change of wind, and rounded the buoy a hundred yards before either of them —a piece of seamanship which was much admired. The voyage home (to New Brighton) was not concluded till about ten o'clock at night, when they came in thus : _ . Gondola, 1; Drift, 2 ; Vision, 3 ; Bacchante, 4 ; Queen of the Ocean, 5 ; but it being a time race, and the hour of return limited to nine o'clock, the prize, which is a silver tea-kettle and stend, was not awarded. On Thurs day a second race took place, when Mr. Hopes " Drift " won by about five minutes. CHEAP TRIP TO LONDONDERRY.—Those who wish to view the Giant's Causeway and the other wonders of na ture in the vicinity of Derry have now ample opportunites afforded them to gratify their desires, by the competition existing between the boats on the line, which have brought the fares down to a minimum. A fine new vessel has re cently been put upon the station, the merits of which, as well as those of her commander, have been thus suitably acknowledged :—" We, the undersigned cabin passengers, who came from Londonderry to Liverpool by the Foyle steamer, on Thursday, the 13th day of July, think it only right to testify our very high approval of the boat, as being one of the best we have ever crossed the channel in, com bined with the kind attention of Captain Forrest and the other officers of the vessel, as also the comfort and elegance of her cabin, berths, &c., in our opinion, render her a most desirable conveyance for passengers on the Londonderry and Liverpool line."—Signed by nine passengers. The " Foyle" ;ailed for Londonderry on Saturday evening last, and, we are informed, she took with her the heaviest car go that ever left this port in a coasting steamer, having had upwards of 450 tons dead weight on board, and even with this immense cargo she was in good sailing trim and only drawing about 121 feet water ; in stating this it may be] necessary to add that the " Foyle" is an iron vessel, which accounts for her great buoyancy. We doubt not such a fine ship will be duly appreciated by all parties in terested in the traffic between the two ports. _ _ EXTRAORDINARY CASE. — We reported last week the inquest, as far as it bad then proceeded, on the body of a young female, named Ellen Gollagher, who had been married on the Thursday previous, and bad died the Sa turday after, having been found dead in bed by her hus band as stated by him. Further investigation has given the crse a more serious aspect. The husband, a seaman, called on the coroner on the day of her death, and reques ted an inquest might be held on the body, as he was de- sirous of going to sea immediate lis was not practi- cable, a post-mortem examination of the body was made, the result of which was that suspicion arose of the poor Further examination creature strat confirmed the horrible suspicion. The trachia was rup tured and compressed, as it was thought, from manual force, yet there were no external marks of violence. This was accounted an extraordinary feature, yet the medical men were disposed to think it quite possible that death might have been accomplished by such a mode without leaving external evidence of violence. Mr. Hill's opinion, in which the other surgeons agreed, was, that compression had been effected by the deceased's neck being clasped by some person, the fingers being united behind her neck, and the thumbs forced laterally and inwardly from the front of the trachea, and he considered it quite possible that such violent compression may have taken place without leavingany visible mark behind. After two adjourn ments and a very lengthened enquiry, the jury on Thurs day returned a verdict of " Wilful murder" against the husband, and he was committed to take his trial at the next assizes. Another man who, it appeared, had slept in the same room, and was consequently apprehended on suspicion, was discharged. LOCAL , TIEE77NGS, WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—On Wednesday the usual weekly meeting was held. The chair was filled by Mr. Roskell. From the report of the Fever Hospital it ap peared there were remaining in the house last week, 8 : admitted during the week, 5 ; dismissed, cured, 1 ; died, 0; remaining in the house, 12. It was agreed that, as the number of patients had so considerably diminished, that several of the nurses be dispensed with. Two letters from the Poor-law Board were read, sanctioning the appoint ment of Mrs. Ross as matron of the Fever Hospital, and the other enclosing three copies of the bills recently intro duced by the president of the Poor-law Board into the House of Commons. Mr. Griffiths and Mr. Shaw ap peared, in accordance with the wi s h es o f t h e b oar d , re specting the defalcations of Mr. Griffiths, jun. Mr. Edwards, one of the sureties, not being in attendance, at the request of Mr. G . riffiths the matt er was allowed to stand over for a fortnight. SELECT VESTRY. On Tuesday the usual fortnightly meeting of the Select Ves try w•as held. The Rev. Rector Brookspresided. The Building Committee reported that, after having duly taken into consideration the plans adopted by the Poor-law Commissioners for enlarging and rebuilding the Workhouse at Brownlow•hill, they had come to the conclusion of recom mending the Select Vestry to . purchase a quantity of land be yond the boundary of the parl iamentary borough, and to erect buildings thereon suitable for all the purposes of a workhouse, lunatic asylum, and receptacle for idiots and imbeciles, in order that it might be available for the residence of all the paupers belonging to the parish of Liverpool, and also that they had come to the conclusion of recommending the vestry to consider how far the recently erected wing of the Work house, situate opposite Mount-pleasant and the end of Hope street, might be converted from its present purpose, as a part of the Workhouse, and rendered available for the parish-offices. It appeared that, in committee, an amendment was moved to proceed with the plans already sanctioned for enlarging and rebuilding the Workhouse at Brownlow-hill, but that, upon a division, there- were only three members who supported the amendment, and that the foregoing recommendations were accordingly adopted. The startling nature of these recommendations seemed to occasion considerable surprise in the minds of some of the members of the vestry when they were read over by Mr. Hart, the vestry-clerk. Mr. URQUHART, in a lengthened speech, moved the adop tion of the recommendation. Mr. RIDING pronounced the scheme to be wild and vision ary, and one that was worthy only of the " new lights" who had been lately elected members of the board. (Hear, and laughter.) People talked of the march of intellect, but he thought that if the board adopted these recommendations, they would be marching backwards. The plan of going out of the town to erect the Liverpool Workhouse had been consi., dered heretofore, but it was abandoned for a variety of consi derations. He concluded by moving as an amendment, that the plans already adopted by the board for enlarging the workhouse at Brownlow-hill, and which had been approved of by the Poor-law Commissioners, be polkeeded with forthwith. The CHAIRMAN said he could not take Mr. Urquhart's mo tion, because, if adopted, it would completely rescind what the board had previously done; and, in order to do that, notice of such a motion must be given in due form, and it must be de bated at a subsequent meeting of the board. Mr. POOLE said that they could get £50,000 for the land in Brownlow-hill, and the buildings thereon; and that for £5,00 more they could erect a workhouse out of the town, with luna tic asylum and other offices, to stand on from 27 to 30 acres of land. Mr. EARLE said that the very utmost they could get for the land in Brownlow-hill was £30,000, and they could not expect to realise the other £20,000 from the buildings. The land was not worth more than 15s. per yard, and one-third of it would have to be laid out in streets. A long discussion followed, at the close of which the board divided, when there appeared—For Mr. Riding's amendment, 9; against it, 13. The amendment was consequently lost. The following gentlemen voted in the division :—For the amend ment—Messrs. Riding, Bennett, Molyneux, Earle, Ferguson, Wylie, Hand, Mellor, and the Chairman. Against it— Messrs. Clarke, M‘Taggart, Watson, Hodgson, Cafferata, Seward. Brown, Shakeshaft, Poole, Woodruff, Urquhart, Abraham, and Hindley. Mr. URQUHART said he had no doubt, after the decision to. which the board had just arrived, that the recommendations of the Building Committee would be adopted, and that on that day fortnight he would submit a motion for their adoption forthwith. Upon the motion of Mr. WATSON, Mr. Joseph Gardner, of Scotland-road, was elected a member of th e ves t r y, i n the place of Mr. Haigh, resigned. to The vestry agree print, in a pamphlet form, the names and residences of all persons at present on the books of the parish, and receiving relief, with the amount of such relief, and also the names and residences of all persons who, for the last nine months, have been excused their rates, together with the amount of the rate excused. They also agreed to notify this resolution by public placards ox the walls, and to distri bute the pamphlets in the various wards of the town. MEDICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WORRHOLT.E. Messrs. Abraham, Watson, and Brown, being a sub-com mittee of the Workhouse Committee appointed to consider the medical arrangements for the Workhouse, submitted a printed report of their recommendations, of which the following is a brief abstract :.--That the medical staff consist of a physician, a surgeon, a house surgeon, and an apothecary, with a medical qualification; and then at great length they set forth the du ties of these several officers. They recommended that the physician and surgeon should be non-resident, and be allowed to introduce pupils into the house, because on these conditions, they say, men can be obtained of experience and standing, superior to those who seek the position of house surgeons. They believed that the following salaries would obtain the services of suitable men : physician -t - 'lOO, surgeon £lOO, house surgeon -,*loo, apothecary .470 and rations, £370, say with rations .410. Mr. ABRAHAM gave notice that he would move the adoption of this report at the next meeting of the board. CHARGE AGAINST AN IN-DOOR MEDICAL SURGEON. The Workhouse Sub-committee reported that they had in vestigated the case of Ellen Ashcroft, who "ad died in the lock ward, and that after the examination of various witnesses, in cluding Drs. Gee and flingers, they were of opinion that the administration of acetate for nitrate of mercury was improner under the circumstances of the case, and that it had caused the death of the patient; and they, therefore, recommended that Mr. Steel be discontinued in his office of in-door medical sur- The CHAIRMAN produced a letter on the subject, which he had received from Mr. Steel, and it was read by Mr. Hart. Mr. Steel, in this letter, di s t in ctly declared that he was able to show that his plan of treatment had been recognised by Dr. Cooper, of London, and Dr. Parker, of Birmingham; and if these high medical authorities were not deemed conclusive, he would prove the excellency of his plan before any impartial gentlemen of eminence. He suggested that the Poor-law Com missioners should be called upon to send down an inspector an(l a medical man to investigate the whole case. Some conversation followed, in the course of which Mr. HODGSON suggested that the investigation be conducted by Drs. Bickersteth, Alton, and Bainbrigge. Eventually, upon the motion of Mr. RIDING, seconded by Mr. MELLOR, it was agreed to adopt Mr. Steel's suggestions, and to request the l'oor-law Commissioners to send down an inspector and a medical man to investigate. It was next agreed to suspend the minute of the committee relative to the whole case until after the official inquiry has taken place. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. On Saturday a Sicilian sailor, named Lango, was re manded on a charge of smuggling 1151bs. of tobacco, and 231bs of cigars. THE FRUIT SEASON.—Five young men were brought up at the Police-court, on Tuesday last, charged with rob bing the gardens of Mr. Cropper and Mr. Yates, in Din gle-lane. They had plentifully filled their pockets with fruit. As soon as they were discovered, they took to their heels, and before they were captured the police had to pur sue them into the river. They were sent before the county justices, the jurisdiction of the stipendiary not reaching to the place where the depredations were committed. INFORMATION UNDER THE BUILDING ACT.—On Wed nesday Mr. Samuel Marshall was summoned before the magistrates for placing a beam of improper dimensions over the front of two shops now being altered by him in Renshaw-street. He had received notice from Mr. John son, surveyor, to remove the same within forty-eight hours, but he neglected to do so. Mr. Rushton ordered him to enter into his recognizance in the sum of £lOO to make the required alteration to the satisfaction of the surveyor within three days. YOUNG, BUT CLEVER.—A boy, about nine years old, named Thomas Murphy, was committed for three months on Tuesday, charged with picking ladies' pockets at the Theatre Royal, on Monday evening. The officer who ap prehended him said that he was the cleverest pickpocket in Liverpool. He had been three times committed and four times discharged at the Liverpool offices for similar offences. He was then just discharged from Knutsford Gaol after three months' servitude. He travelled to Glas gow, London, and all over the country, in pursuit of his urofession. EXPULSION FROM A BURIAL SOCIETY.—On Tuesday a man named Thomas Holmes summoned the members of the Philanthropic Burial Society, for expelling him from the society. It appeared that he had been an officer, and was not content with his remuneration, which caused him to make some severe remarks upon the society. The of ficers then met, and on one of the rules, which had no application to the case, gravely came to a resolution to expel him. Mr. Rushton rebuked the officers of the so ciety. who attended in court, for their disregard of law and justice, and ordered the restoration of the suspended member. HEARTLESS FRAUD.—Two Irish emigrants came before Mr. Rushton on Friday, to complain of imposition on the part of a lodging-house keeper named Farrington. The men stated that the defendant accosted them, and solicited them to put up at his house, offering them lodgings at the rate of fourpence each a night. After staying two nights at his house, they signified their intention of leaving, when Farrington made the unexpected claim of twelve shillings for the storage of a few boxes belonging to them. Mr. Rushton said he found, from daily experience, that no sooner had persons of the description of the complainants landed in this port than they were set upon by a parcel of fellows whose object was to plunder them. He also told Farrington that unless he paid the fine of £4 within a very short time, he would cause him to be sold up. USE OF THE KNIFE.—John Anthony, a man of colour, was placed in the dock at the Police -court on Friday, on the following charge :—Henry Stewart, a lad having the appearance of an operative, stated that he was passing along Paul-street between one and two o'clock on that morning, when the prisoner, who was standing on the pa rapet talking to a number of females, pushed him into the middle of the road, and followed up this unjustifiable con duct by stabbing him in the breast and back. A surgeon who had examined the wounds declared them to be dan gerous from their position, though he did not apprehend any serious results from them. The black, whose shirt was covered with blood, said he was struck first, and in so violent a manner as to cause him to bleed profusely. The surgeon found a slight wound on the man's head, but could not account for its presence. Stewart admitted the possibility of having struck the black after being wounded himself. The prisoner was fined £5, or in default to be imprisoned two months. DR. S. LOEWE'S LECTURE ON THE VARIOUS INCIDENTS OF HIS TRAVELS IN RUSSIA. t delightful iv e ly listened and to b interesting a very numerous lecture, e which nd was highly r m es oA p s e t c va t et a rt b ye l n e audience, was delivered by D r . L oewe, i n S t. Mary's National Schools, Kirkdale, on Wednesday even ing week. The subject was the various incidents of the doc tor's travels in Russia, which, he said, occupied an area of 347,49 - square miles, and was more than twice the size of Europe, and one-eighth of the whole inhabited globe. He stated that it was possessed of all the elements, both moral and physical, which constituted the greatness of a nation. It bad possessions in Europe, Northern Asia, and the North-western point of America ; and, besides the most extensive forests, navigable rivers, a grateful soil, and the richest mines ; its inhabitants, i. e., the Russian portion of them, possessed the character and moral features of a superior nation, the whole number of which amounted to 62,000,000, more than one-fourth of them being peasants, while the whole population was a mix ture of more than one hundred different nations. No other kingdom, he said; counted so great a variety of nations. He further described the main features of the govern ment, which was autocratical; the emperor, czar, or samor dershits, being the highest lawgiver. ruler, j u d ge , an d head of all spiritual and physical, or political, affairs, from whom there was no appeal. After mentioning the religion of the state, which is Greek, and which binds the sove reign of that country and his family to profess it, and is managed by 3 metropolitans, 28 archbishops, 38 bishops, and more than three hundred thousand priests and monks, the former of which were called popes, and betrayed great ignorance,—the doctor made some graphic remarks on the character of the Russians, who were v er y shrewd, hospitable, generous, quick in acquiring know ledge, persevering and plodding, and men of business habits, but given much to drink and other vicious habits, such as gambling, &c. He then requested his audience to accompany him to the Baltic, especially to the city of Riga, a commercial town of tonsiderable importance, which had a very g ood harhour. stivd was the main staple place of the Russian trade in flAx, ?temp, tallow, and the like articles for foreign exportation. He there pointed out to them some of the most remarkable and striking buildings of the place, such as the Rathhause, i.e., Townhall, the Exchange, St. Pe ter's Church, with a spire more than 300 feet In height, the Domkirche, or Cathedral, the Ritter-saal, or assem bly-rooms, which was the property of the nobility residing in the Baltic provinces. He gave also a description of the character of the natives, by far the greater portion of which were Germans. They were, the Doctor said, ge nerally speaking, well-informed, hospitable, and courteous towards strangers, especially the English, whom they es teemed on account of their integrity, love of peace, and m anly courage. Proceeding - from thence to Dorpat, a university town of considerable celebrity,—Narva. an ancient Swedish for tress, but which now belonged to the Russians, in conse quence of the blunders made by Charles XII, King of Swe den, in his war with Peter the Great. He described the sal mon spearing which takes place in the, neighbourhood of the last-mentioned place, and which afforded occupation to hundreds of poor people. Passing over places of minor im portance, he brought his audience to St. Petersburg, one of the finest capitals in Europe. After describing the ge neral aspects of this city with its hundreds of palaces, public places of resort, churches, and institutions, he spoke of its inhabitants, who were a mixture of many foreign nations, chiefly Germans, English, French, Ita lians, and the natives, the main languages for con versation being the French, English, and German ; he dwelt on the importance of the passport in visiting the metropolis of Russia and the country itself, without which no admission can be obtained at the hotels, inns, and private houses, while the absence of it would in volve any person in great trouble and unpleasantness. Having given a description of the church dedicated to the Virgin of Kasan, St. Isaac's, and other churches, the Alexander Newski Monastery, the Admiralty, with its gilt spire, the Senate-house, Summergarden, with its magnificent railings, the canal, and iron suspensionbridges, the wood pavement of some of the streets of St. Peters burg, the fortress near it, on the other side of the river Neva, and the magnificent church containing the vaults and last resting place of the imperial family, the learned doctor described the character of the present Em peror of Russia in favourable terms, and the rare modesty and popularity of each member of his family, who walked along the streets of the northern capital without any ostentation, and returned every respectful salute with great benignity. Having narra ted a very interesting interview he had with the Countess . ****, the Doctor begged of his audi ence to accompany him on his way to the second metro polis of Russia—Moscow. The road from Petersburg to Moscow having been described, which, said the lecturer, was more than 500 English miles in extent, macadamised, and intersected by numerous rivers or rivulets, across which were constructed the most elegant bridges, built of granite, and ornamented with gilt iron railings from the factory of an Englishman, who, he said, had amassed immense wealth by this and other underta kings, he brought his audience to Twer, Volagda, No vogorod, in one of the churches of which latter place the lecturer saw a solid silver altar, which had been presented to it by the present Emperor of Russia. And having dwelt in this place, which had formerly been a Swedish fortress, and during the middle ages a place of considera ble importance in a mercantile point of view, and an ally of the Hanseatic towns, but became Russian in conse quence of the bad policy and ill fate of Charles XII., King of Sweden,—we ere long find the learned Doctor at Moscow, which was, according to his description, com posed of huts and palaces, in which the trade was ma a most flourishing state, and the wealth immense. He presently referred to the commercial intercourse of the Muscovites with the Chinese. and many eastern nations, especially the Persians and Turks, which was very con siderable. He also dwelt on the fortress, called the Kremlin, which, he said, was a curionsconstruction, betray ing strongly its Eastern origin. Having there spent Easter week, the doctor described the noise of the thousands of bells during that period as most terrific, as the "trump of doom," as Carlyle bath it, and so much excited the temper of a Frenchman that he wished the Mus covites had the bell-ropes on their necks, instead of having them in their bands, and causing this infernal noise and tumult. He also referred to the amusing cus tom of the Russians in exchanging eggs and kisses during the Easter week. This takes place between both sexes, and awakening the members of each sex separately, without the slightest sense of indecorum, &c. In this place too, the propensity to drunkenness is very great, and the doctor gave an instance of a Russian princess, whom he found greatly intoxicated. He then described the battle field of Moshaisk which was near Moscow, and on which more than 2,000 guns were vomiting death and destruc tion on the French army under Napoleon, and the combatants that were there assembled in the ; ear 1812, which ended in the defeat of the modern Alexander the Great, and the ruin of his empire. The lecturer then proceeded to Tula, (which is the Russian Birmingham,) Nishni, Novogorod, Simbersk, &c. We regret that our space will not permit us to dwell on any of his pointed remarks concerning them. At the conclusion of the lecture, the doctor was vehemently cheered by his delighted audience, who regretted much the shortness of the lecture, although it had lasted rather more than two hours. A vote of thanks, moved by Mr. Roskell, and seconded by Mr. Hampson, was carried by acclamation. ißistrirt getus. The potatoes about Ormskirk promise to be most abundant•. Not a single indication of disease has ap peared. The Scarth-hill corn-mill, near Ormskirk, was destroyed by fire on Thursday. It was insured for about half the value. Yesterday week the greater part of the cotton-manu facturers in Stockport commenced working full time, having for several months back only been running three or four days a week. EMPLOYMENT AT MANCHESTER.----The number work ing full time last week was 32,409; this week, 32,611; — the number working short time last week, 5,127; this week, 4,702 ;—showing an increase in those working full time of 212, and a decrease of those working short time of 425. So large has been the supply of potatoes in the Manchester market, this week, that good potatoes have been sold as low as 7s. 6d. per load, of 2521b5. The breadth sown by some individuals is almost incredible : a single farmer, near High Legh, has planted no fewer than 2000 loads ; so that, with a fair crop, he may expect to gather 20,000 loads ! ! ! The Bolton Times, a. radical paper, expired on Satur day week. In its concluding number the editor says, " There is no reform party to lead, no party to defend, no party to support," and, 0 worse than all, so sunk are the reformers in Bolton, as deposed to by one who knows them well, that " their conduct as a party is not worthy of support." DISTRESSING EVENT.—On Thursday night or Friday morning, at Manchester, Ann Davis, whose husband died on the previous Tuesday, killed her child by drown ing it in a tub of water, and afterwards made attempts to hang herself. She afterwards drowned herself in the rain tub. Her grief for the loss of her husband:, which was of the most poignant character, is supposed to have overturned her reason. SINGULAR ADVENTURE.—There is at present, a poor woman in the Bolton Workhouse, who left her home about a fortnight ago, and had an amusing adventure. She is the wife of a gardener named Steward, residing in Kearsley, and she left her house on Thursday fortnight unobserved by any of the family, in order to visit Lady Ellesmere, before whom she wished to lay some petition or complaint. At the railway station at Clifden, the car-. riage of Jacob Fletcher Esq., of Peel-hall, was in waiting for a French gentleman, who was com.ng on a visit to Mr. Fletcher. The gentleman in question arrived in the same train as the poor lunatic, and being rather peculiarly dressed, Mr. Fletcher's servants appear to have taken her for a friend or companion of the foreign visitor. She marched forward from the railway to Mr. Fletcher's car riage, followed by the Frenchman. When the gentleman got into the carriage, he bowed to her with Parisian po liteness, under the impression that she was one of Mr. Fletcher's household sent to escort him to Peel-hall. When the carriage :arrived at Mr. Fletcher's residence, the lunatic still passed as a friend of the French gentle man ; but a feeling of delicacy prevented either from ask ing for an explanation. At length the party sat down to an elegant repast, when the conduct of the lunatic became so marked and extraordinary that Mr. Fletcher and his French friend looked at each other in mute astonishment. An explanation ensued. The French gentleman declared that he knew nothing of Mr. Fletcher's visitor, having found her in the carriage when he entered. The poor creature was then.requested to withdraw, but she was too fond of her new quarters, and obstinately refused to move. A policeman, however was sent for, who took the unfor tunate woman away. THE TWELFTH .OF JULY-THE ORANGE INSTITUTION The Orange demonstration which took place in the North of Ireland on the 12th instant, must, on several accounts, be regarded as one of the most important events of the times, Not meant, in the first instance, to be a counteraction to the Confederate Club system which is now pervading the country, it will eventually have that effect ; for it displays the loyal and well-affected subjects of the Northern province in a state of organization, ar mament, and discipline (all gained from long experience) far superior to any that can be suddenly arrayed against the peace, order, and law, or the safety of the Crown and Government of the realm. And we venture to say that, let Her Majesty's Ministers frown as they may, or their literary organs growl as they will, they would, one and all of them—were they to speak the truth from their se cret heart—confess their deep satisfaction at a display of loyalty, and an array of force, which gives such strength to their hands in their endeavours to suppress treason, and prevent an impending rebellion. The Dublin papers overflow with accounts of the mag nitude and the sincerity of this great movement—the order with which it was conducted—the unanimity which pervaded the numerous assemblies—the loyalty which marked all the speeches and proceedings, and the perfect peace which prevailed in every direction, and at all times of the day, and in all parts of the routes taken by the several lodges to their respective rendezvous, whether going or returning. We are not yet able to ascertain, with a near approach to exactness, the aggregate number of those who, at various distances scattered all over the province of Ulster, assembled on this grand occasion. A cotemporary calculates on it as exceeding 120,000. This we are able to say, that the muster at several points, with which we happen to be acquainted, greatly exceeded the anticipations formed by persons thought to be well W. quainted with the locality._ Many of the resident nobility and gentry (Lord Roden, Hon. S. Maxwell, &c.) took their places amongst their loyal countrymen ; and, in some instances, the clergy— however naturally dis;ndined to mix themselves up in the turmoils of politics—felt it their sacred' duty to identify themselves with their parishioners, especially at a season so critical as the present. " I am happy to say," (sloth one of our correspondents, " that the greater part of the gentry of this influential county are going to join the in stitution [the Orange] and become members of the grand committee." Indeed, from all that we can observe of the signs of the times, and collect from the incidents of this great demonstration, there is every likelihood that a very short time, indeed, will elapse before we shall see the Orange Institution placed upon a broader, firmer, and more ex tensive basis than ever. Does not the state of the country demand it ? We must, before we conclude, call attention to the fact, that the legal and constitutional object of those assem blies was to adopt an address to her sacred Majesty, the Queen, and that in no instance was this solemn duty neg lected. We have only to repeat the gratifying fact, that in no instance that we have heard was there the slightest ten dency to a breach of the peace. The meetings seem to have inspired the well-affected peasantry with joy and confidence. CORRESPONDENCE, THE WATER QUESTION.-LETTER II TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. It is said that the opinion of the people respecting the. increased supply of water to the town has been taken — this statement is made in allusion to the course pursued a short time since of sending policemen to make enquiries at every house as to the supply of water and the wishes of the inhabitants—what the result of this enquiry was I am not aware—but there can be little doubt that the impres sion on the public mind then was, that the town was really short of water, and that the new plans would sup ply the supposed defect and make water at the same time much cheaper. They begin now, however, to doubt whether the advantages thus held out may not prove fallacious. The advocates of the Rivington Pike water then may ask us what we recommend. For my part it appears to me that the feeling of the town has been too clearly ex pressed to leave much doubt as to which course they would lean—but if the council are not satisfied of this let them take some simple means of ascertaining in each ward the wishes of the ratepayers. What object are the people seeking to obtain ? Simply this, — That such measures shall be adopted as shall prove satisfactory whether the local supply is sufficient for the town or not. We contend that this question is not proved, and that there are grave reasons- why the new project should not be persevered in until it is proved. Is this unreasonable ? I will first consider what this en quiry will involve, and then attempt to shew the reasons which make it one of rather serious importance. The enquiry involves delay, and two circumstances have been urged as arguments against delay. First.—The Act limits the Corporation' to time in the purchase of land, and in the completion of the works ; and twelve months delay, (the least period required for a satisfactory test of the local supply) would involve an Act for extending the time of the present one. The answer to this objection is, that there are quite sufficient grounds why such an extension is reasonable, and would, therefore, be granted—although I beileve a new Act might not. Secondly.—lt is stated that if the Corporation do not go on, a private company will start and carry out the project, and thus- injure the Corporation Water-works, and cause great embarrassment. I think a few minutes consideration of the prospects of the gross receipts from water rents will shew us the best security against any such attempts. These being the principal reasons against delay, let us now tun to those which seem to favour such a step, and we think they will be seen to be of a very serious nature— should the time thus given hold out a prosp ec t o f post poning for some years the gigantic scheme which is now contemplated. The following simple table may give some general' idea of the pecuniary position of the relative methods of sup ply. In considering this I shall follow the estimates given in the parliamentary returns : O 0 C. 0 I O 0 0 Cr llp 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 cz co. cc c> <=3. cr, cm op ... d . oil ,--. ,-7 c 3 c) c> kn oo in 1 0 , kr,. NI r-I .1q ~.4., c p' =l . '.. .a) . P . n • 8 8 <?. G> B G, ii Z ~ U ~`~ ~~ d 4g.gg: t. ' gt4 4g4a4rin) O.Et 0 0;40 0 0 G 7 C C C 47 . kn c, c 4 '° Y I !", t -- ''' - -i r-.-. o E B c ) -n I 0 Le, 1,-- , -, ~.,...„, .F gl vs e 4 8 >, • •,7 r: 1 8 a : tv' • E ;-• • 4, 4:5 51 70. C it .4 t i c s g ""i • - Ea n i gho 9 ›-. , 5.7 '• • 49 c •e ,c 2 At. o °37' • Suppose the rents in both cases to be reduced, the de ficiency to be met by a rate, in the local supply, will be £16,000 against £40,800 in the Rivington scheme; thus shewing the utter fallacy of the promised reduction in the rates. But this is not all. I have only taken the parliamen tary estimates for the Rivington scheme. Is it prudent, in such an undertaking, to look no further than this, when universal experience teaches another lesson? Even if the contracts were all made and signed, no reliance should be placed on the result : and this implies no reflection on the engineer ; for who can provide for the contingencies when such a hornet's nest as this scheme opens out is once dis turbed. So that, taking the most favourable view of the case, the new plans will require an increase, in either rents or rates, of £24,000 per annum, while it is probable it will be much greater. Thus, again, supposing the local supply capable of be ing maintained for about fifteen years, the amount saved, and the interest on the savings, would probably pay off the whole of the amount at present chargeable to the wa ter account. I am told, however, that another question may arise. It is said that the water rate cannot, by act of parliament, exceed the actual cost of watering streets, flushing sewers, and extinguishing fires. This quantity may, I suppose, be ascertained by calculating the actual amount of water used for these purposes and . for private purposes, and charging each account in proportion to the water con sumed. If this is the true construction of the question, our position is as follows :—For example, supposing three fourths of the water used is for private account, and one fourth for public account, and taking my former calcula tion, which makes the gross receipts in round numbers at £51,000, the water rate will consequently be £17,000 — total £6B,ooo—to meet £91,800, or a deficiency of £23,800, which deficiency falls on the bondholders if the above view is the correct one. But it must also be re membered, that my calculation is based on the most favourable view of the case. It may, and probably will be found, too favourable. On the other hand, the rents will be gradually increasing, and the deficiency will be constantly diminishing ; but how rapidly, and to what extent, no man can say. And here let me ask two ques tions—(Have the rents of this year equalled those of last ?) If not, the inference I wish to draw is but too plain. Again, Is there any certainty, or I may say probability, for some years, of being able to get even the small addi tional sum of £5OOO, which I have set down for manufac tories, should Rivington water be brought here ? Having thus exhibited our position in a pecuniary point of view, I must again briefly draw attention to the prospects as to the quantity and quality of the water. I have elsewhere given a rough calculation of our local supply with the present works. I estimate the quantity of water at present delivered to the town by all the wells to be about 3,200,000 gallons, and with this the supply is six days per week, and it includes the water for the streets, which now must be a severe drain. The wells, when pumped at the high levels, yield 4,670,000 gallons, and may, by bori ngs an d excava ti ons , in my opinion, be increased one-fourth, or 1,140,000 gallons—total, 5,810,000 gallons—thus showing a large surplus over the demand. This, with the aid of salt water for grosser purposes, will probably be sufficient for ten or fifteen years—giving as much as people can use. And if such is the fact, what do we want with 16,000,000 gallons. All parties now, I presume, with a few trifling exceptions which will always exist, get as much as they require, while the Green Lane works are still in reserve. But let me again refer to Mr. Booker's speech in the Council, in which serious doubt is thrown on the regu larity of the supply from Rivington Pike—not only that 16,000,000 cannot always be relied upon, but that cases may arise, of which there are recent examples, when the water may not much exceed the amount required for compensation. Once more, I call attention to Mr. Booker's statement, against which I have seen no attempt at a reply. The quality of the water has also not been placed beyond suspicion, although on this score, as well as on all others, the objections have been greatly magnified—and we regret this, as the public, constantly seeing exaggerated statements, must suspect that they are strained too far, and thus lose all confidence in those by whom they would otherwise be guided —not that this evil has been confined to the opponents of the Rivington scheme, for even in the Council we see an importance attached to mere frivolous matters that gives the whole question a strong tincture of partizanship. Tdo not mean to question the possibility of bringing a good supply of good water from Rivington ; but I mean to question the certainty of it, and the benefit to be derived to the town should it ever come, while an, immense outlay is inevitable. There may be a question raised as to the dependencelo be placed even on our local supTily. I quite agree toihis ; but we may carry it a little further, and ask where isthere a certainty in any thing connected with this material world ? We do not presume to do more than appeal to a balance of probabilities, grounded on well-attoted expe rience—and here we have a case. Our local supply is of the same nature , that it was fifty years ago; the demand has coritinu,sity been increasing, while the supply has kept pace wit} The. wiva. is ignx July 18, 184 S. better supplied than it ever Wa3, and we have a larger sur plus than at any other period. No well-designed attempt to improve the supply, as far as I can learn, has ever failed. When new works are sunk the wells in the neigh bourhood are drained, but in general the supply is restored when the lodzes of :the public wells are kept well filled, and at a little extra expense in sinking or boring. Again, looking at the quality of our present supply, we all know what it is. For drinking purposes it is not to be i surpassed in the world, and, when not mismanaged, s perfectly free from animalcula. It has, till now, been the boast of our townsmen and the admiration of strangers. Softer water may be found to make better tea, and to re quire less soap in washing, but who cares to drink it ? I have tasted the best water to be found in any of the streams at Rivington, and it is far from agreeable. The country people seldom drink it when they can get a spring' within a reasonable distance. There is, also, no certainty of the quality being preserved, during hot weather, in t h e reservoirs. The experience we have to guide us on this point is not wholly favourable. - I have thus attempted fairly and candidly to place some of the leading features of this question before the public. There are still some points of comparatively rayn nor importance ; these, however, should not be passed unnoticed, and will be resumed in my next letter. M the same time I propose to lay bare a few of those points which h9ve been started,. and unduly magnified, with the' view of diverting at tention from the main facts, and stop ping the clamour that has been raised against the Riving-' ton water works. The se will be styled " falhicies." JOHN GRANTHAM, P. S.—ln these letters I have not thought it dQ;;l 7 .de to' break the thread of my remarks by noticing any of the observations of anon) , mous writers in other papers. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, Sir,—Respecting a paragraph now appearing in the papers of a Yacht upsetting off East Hoyle, I wish to observe that she is not a Yacht;. but merely an open shrimping boat. Had she been constructed on the principle of the smallest Yacht in- the R.M.Y.C. this accident could not have occurred.—l'remain, yours truly,' HENRY MELIING, Hon. Sec. Royal Mersey Yacht Club, Liverpool, July 17, 1848. ROYAL AG-ICITLTURAL SOCIETY &F ENGLAND The actual proceedings of this meeting commenced on Tuesday. The implement yard was thrown open, and the trials of implements commenced. The Duke of Cambridge, the Dukes of Richmond, Buckingham, &c., and various other visitors of distinction, had arrived, and most of the first agriculturists in , the kingdom were present. The appearance of the city of York was very peculiar—the streets were almost tenantless. implement Sh'ow.—There is this year again a progressive increase in the number of exhibitors, who now amount to 158 firms, displaying all varieties of implements and ma chines for farming- purposes. The silver medal was awarded to Mr. T. Chandler, of Stockton, for his liquid manure drill ; and Mr. Stratton, of Bristol, gained a pre mium of £lO for the best waggon, and £2O for the best thrashing machine. Mr, Paul, near Scole, Norfolk ; exhi bited a patent deep draining and subsoil raising machine, which was said would, by a single operation, cut a drain from three to five feet in depth at the rate of four feet per minute, leaving it with a level bottom for the tiles to rest upon. Mr. Hornsby was awarded a premium of £l5 for the best drill for general purposes. This implement is an improvement upon that which has already been successful on former similar occasions. At noon, Mr. Mechi deli vered a brief lecture to a respectable body of agriculturists, in the Merchants'-hall, Fossgate, on the subject of ma nures. The Duke of Richmond presided. Mr. Mechi strongly advocated the system of feeding with corn, the farmer breeding his own cattle, and raising manure from their feed ; and also the system of burning earth as a ma nure, and cutting the weeds from the hedge-row, and mixing them in the compost heaps on the farm. Several gentlemen took part in the discussion which ensued, and the meeting separated after voting thanks to Mr. Mechi for his lecture, and to the noble chairman for presiding. The implement yard, was on Wednesday crowded with people. Prince Albert arrived, and the Lord Mayor and Corporation of the city presented a loyal address to his Royal Highness. The Prince was received at Rugby by Mr. Hudson, as chairman of the Midland and York and North Midland Railways. The special engine by which he was conveyed, with the Prince's banner and a union jack surmounting it, arrived at York at twenty minutes to three o'clock, considerably behind the time at which it had been expected. Shortly after his arrival, Prince Al bert visited the cattle-yard, the judges having previously' made their award of prizes. His Royal Highness was ac companied by the President of the Society, the Earl of Yarborough, and other distinguished persons. At six o'clock the Council dinner took place in the Guildhall, which was entirely filled by the company. Upwards of 300 noblemen and gentlemen sat down to dinner; Prince Albert occupied a seat on the right of the President. The health of the Queen having been drunk with much enthu siasm, the President proposed that of the Royal family, a compliment which was briefly acknowledged by his Royal Highness Prince Albert in appropriate terms. A discussion was then introduced by the President, re lating to the best way of rearing cattle from the time of birth till they were a year old. Mr. Thompson, Sir T. Sykes, Mr. Turner. of Exeter; Mr. Shaw, of Northamp ton ; Mr. Barnat, Mr. Mechi, and others, addressed the company on the subject. There seemed to exist conside rable difference of opinion among them as to the best mode of calf-rearing. Some advocate high feeding with an early weaning ; others, early weaning, an attention to cleanliness, and exercise out of doors in fine weather; while some recommend an adherence, as nearly as possi ble, to the laws of nature, and dwelt upon the analogies of child-rearing. Mr. Turner's and Mr. Mechi's observa tions seemed to be most favourably received. The spea kers had to compress their observations within 15 minutes. SILVER MEDALS • Mr. Croskill, Norwegian harrow ; Mr.. Smith, of Stam ford,) hay-making machine; Mr. Hensman, horse-rake; Mr. Garrett, horse hoe on the flat ; Mr. Busby, horse boo on the ridge; Mr. B us by, grass l an d cult i vator; Messrs. Sharman and Co., li nsee d an d corn , crusher ; M r . Thos. Chandler, liquid manure d r ill ; M r . C omes, chaff cutter; Mr. W. N. Ni c h o l son , ca k e breaker ; ; Mr: Croskill, root washer ; Messrs. D ean , D ray , an d C O., cesspoo l and tank cleanser; M r . B ruc k s h aw , c h eese press; M r . Sum mers, shock re mover; M r . Bl un d e ll, level; M r. H o we, for his impro v e men t s i n th e transparent water gauge as attached to the st eam eng i ne ; M r. R . Ro bi nson, steam i n g apparatus. -Amongst the exhibitors were our ingenious townsmen, Messrs. Cartmel, of 34, London-road, and Messrs. Robert Elliott and Son, Oxford-street North ; the former, amongst other implements, exhibiting , a three-knife bar cutter, which has won five prizes ; a machine for kibbeling oats, which has received thirteen prizes; and an excellent turnip cutter, to which has been awarded seven premiums- The latter had some excellent ploughs and drilling ma chines, the drilling machines being adapted to sow the seed and manure, (such as guano, &c.) in combination, a practise common in all the agricultural districts of England, and which we hope to see generally adopted in . Lancashire in a few years. LIVERPOOL RACES-WEDNESDAY THE CROXTETH STAKES. One mile and a quarter. Maid of my Soul, 1; Godfrey, 2. THE MERSEY STAKES of 25 sous each, for two yrs old. T.Y.C. Elthiron, 1 ; Strongbow, 2 ; Garrick, 3. Won easy. THE PRODUCE STAKES. Archery, 1 ; Red Knight. 2'; Laccadive, 3. SWEEPSTAKES. of 200 sovs each. Flying Dutchman, 1; Escalade, 2. Four ran. WOa easy. THURSDAY. The FOAL STARES of 100 sous each. Mr Watt's Crazy Lad, Bst 61b. Sir R Bulkeley' s Mi ss O r b e ll, B st 31b.... (Temp(leFm°lat 5 to 4 on Crazy Lad, who made all the running am'. won easy The DERBY HANDICAP of 10 sous each. Sir J Jerard's Jest, by Jerry, 3 yrs Mr Worthingto n ' s Sh ars t on, 5 yrs The following also s t ar t e d :—Ulysses, B ( e (WC tt h y . a6 Siv iattoe i n p B3l Wanota, and All's Well. MATCH, 200, h ft., Bst 71b each. Lord Stanley's Uriel (Butler) 1 Sir J Jerard's Fitzpatrick . (Marlow) t Flatcatcher walked over for the GROSVENOR STAKES. The LIVERPOOL CUP, value 300 sous, added to, a sweep of 25 soya each. Two miles. Y (106 subs.) Mr. S L Fox's Executor, 4 yrs (A,bdale) Mr B Green's Sylvan, 3 yrs.. Lord Glasgow's Miss Sarah, 6 yrs (Holmes) The following also started :—Cawrouch, Grimstoe , Montpensier, Ulysses, Tuscan, Glen. Saddel, Maid of Soul, and Prince Charley. 6 to 4 agst Cawrouch, 5 to 1 agst Prince Charley, 5 to agst Executor, 12 to 1 agst Montpensier, (taken), 14 to agst Glen Saddle, 16 to 1 agst Tuscan, 16 to 1 agst Afis s Sarah, and 20 to 1 agst Grimston. After, two, false starts? Cawrouch took the lead at a terrific pace, Executor second , Ulysses being third on the side near the rails, the rest lying well up, so close, i n d ee d, th a t it was impossible t n a tell which had the advant age . In this order they Pass e t the stand. On getting near the stable turn, Sylvan creP a-head, but soon fell b ac k aga i n i n t o t h e ruc k . On tho other side of the course Cawrouch still led, E xecu tor sr cond, Sylvan being about f our th, an d Montpensierla s t: At the turn into the straight run, Executor had taken to? first place, with the Prince close at his heels. CavirN nej :' seemed to have had , enough, and gradually fell br at Sylvan now made a. rush, a n d th e cry a t onet i me wta- t d i e he would win. Miss Sarah, too, seemed inclined, to 0 game, but without avail. Ab ou t way up the clista, t e e Executor made a pull, a nd won c l ever l y , Sylvansbei n Z s t good second, and Miss Sarah a decent third, the r beaten by some lengths. drie d The SWEEPSTAKES of 1,0 sovs each, and 25 i s. p e dlel (TYC), l subs, were wo n by a nec k by ZOO% ~,,,; p kena Lady Mary, beating Eli mea , M o th er Carey's t'"'"xll* Own Sister to Wanota, Lillie, W.G. by Charles Vignette colt, Om Ben, and Miss Fish. rges ) Her MAJESTY'S PLAT E of 100 gs (heats, , two. Ox was won easy by Mr. W a tt' s C razy L a d ), b ea ting burn, Reality, and Mentor. FRIDAY. THE STANLEY STAKES. T:X.C• Provost Filly, 1,3 Archery, 2 ;, jest, 3. Ars- LIVERPOOL ST. LEGER STAKES. Mile and tore .1• Flatcatcher, 1 ; Corsican, 23 Eagle's Plume► federacy, 4. Won in a canter. _ THE AINTEXE STAKES. AbbOt of Meaux, 1; Strongbow 2. A A half. TUE BENTINCK TEST,WONIAL. 0,149 mile arh. Aspasia, 1; Godfrey, 2. THE KNQNSLEY S TAKE * Mle and a-ha lf ° coneson iyAted Vireo trj 'ther ILAeht F a :ma Pi4 37 ' t t ' e Aßni ti,'4;go it] +1111RIv• r tn , 4 3 frc i)shal , Go„ ''bok tir 44, 1 the \ '4`e, t; }I 411 d ' 2 l) 44 11)' 7 N I (Irk Voouj" , her s i did n Until ttantl o rn , tn.,- 1 , 1 Aft Licat _ SAI net t ' Gr ' Ort an ' Trott Alij a 7:th e TA 4 vY ...r e eh