The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-08-06 00:00:00

6 18. total Janus. thell_hroe•yiliaifilveerspaparetachedin Londonderry on Sunday last. - Corporation Waterworks Bill received The .J. assent on Tuesday. ti:,-°,_l3l.itenhead Dock Trustees 13111 was read a third day'Z47 'garetia.e Lzirds, on Friday evening. ies. mo ds on Friday evening I'lr a for Y persons were fined by the Mayor, on r,weallaig deficient weights and measures._ . taitt ee ._ gdutigton, formerly solicitor to the Dock Cqnl , r 0r. , .,1 now in business in Adelaide, New South "Wales. tiots, 11,411‘TerPeol, rosby, and Southport Railway (Dev!a tme, i'n argenient of Stations, &c.,) Bill was read a third i:,. v!..se House of Lords, on Friday. received an 1 . 1 ', 1 o, the shipbuilder of Birkenhead, has la rg e Os 'rota the Brazilian government to erect two I,zl3renntsTirioi.,day an infant, named Ann Towers, whose tolis., esided in Cu2rdon-street, Byrom-street, died in 4. l i o ue i ce °f l'ac'ing h-en smothered in the bedclothes. by d; ut.' named :lliela'ael O'Hara met with his death t(iiia't°wr'inZ in a pit •,t Windsor on' Thursday. War, I° bathe with another“ boy, ' and had not been H 'i e n li th ad e o ' n '' more than three minute; when he sunk. tat o a ' atutrlaY week John Gandy 21 months old. fell talti, a Pan of boiling water whilst playing at Edge-Inll, aarl s. 8° SeVerelY scalded that he died a few days after -28, ‘l4l2ttflesdaY the body of a man unknown,. aged about str ut ? In 'd lYing on the top of a brick-kiln in Berkeley the,,,ifibeds, the deceased having apparently smo- T i l: the carbonic acid produced from thekiln, ,thre,e tears, s ut'aY William Llewellyn Griffiths, aged a nK t W a r' °I. Parents residing in SalisburY-street' teN.oe from the spout of a teakettle, and was ra so tolle tosealded that he died the following day. et at ti-, Y 2 ,John Langster , one of theartle! -e'lat,C 'ate Ora n ge disturbance in Chadwick - street,. ttas„,,iue tospital on Saturday who was l 'Oei ti , e ,, r Y much since the amputation of h i l i s g l h e t g , . IttNah,"°_,L PROVIDENT CLERKS' ASSOCIATIONcn"'ere, having 11,: l lity,; ea .uera to an advertisement of the annual t 11 4 , , i ',, t p r s , l e r i ti !li r e chair. Upwards of . sixty the issue closes a 0,,N,. of Yesterday afternoon . bels' kintickets had tch seaman boerktitig k:day Leopold Van Napeng, b ee .. c 0,,, ,he ship Baltimore, it He had l ett N upted suicide by hangi ng hi of m n s o e t r . eceiving a lying . a in pu . the Stanley 4 /, is frs s t ta h u i e s Pr es mother,d i n consequence 4:,t) ablated d , as a sign of improvement thein Berkstenahheaapds, itild e !e ttai three years since, one of fizttitZs t wee k ed 4Eo oc r a pie b d e u n pw a a i r d d f s or of th t e w g e a lv a e d- m wi o l n l t a h a s d , _A th a ti les se p t 14r Illeet* an'e' I) , N'ilt I ng of the British Association for the Asdir to4tvifi trevtof cience, at Edinburgh, on Wednest h ey, madekleB st''r paid a very high compliment t° il of it,), is astronomical science, by Mr. Lasse , ,to T al , l ') , t, it n • %at.' D1,,,,"°1 rtEGATTA.—This regatta ta ' 4 re --' (nt Wed d v the 14th August, when Preston, 4f'aezpected Wedn es d ay a- Manchester, is announced h od , ste t,,,,,i , to contend from . ,440t,,'‘s);,:dsrispsecirt°.tner Places. There is every prospect of a at th e was d i aY, a foreign seaman, named 1 the gal ey e shi ,scovered hangin by the nee twelve 4,1, 0 P nilt i ore, in the Stanley Dock. kinpl Na. 11 IZ.ltlesclav night, he appeared to h A av t e been 11 4 4 , l'a 4d „ lien discovered he was quite eold• 14(t:delphi'Y, John Hampton, a tailor, lafterryy-abwoaatit,eropa.t 4 tal,„ the Ak l nPi d from the Tranmere e latia74eted e'tPierhead but was picked up OMR • tia+h.-- ' li. ri D.—ll(' ' by a boat ii;str:l4;a7s li c j a li e. ID o rtiin _ or. i k i lh o t si,,nnee ss f t a seaman fell overboard from the ® O dor w erp oot ( la], whilst on her passage from the No h 'r t o er e ag o ',. a nd, being unable to swim, although N,•pt th r eseli e manned with remarkable celerity ,t itl it iqr ell e Pass e , ,: e Was drowned. £lO were subcribed .4 11 ek tl , • r 3 for the unfortunate man's widow 1 11, 4 "ki I,OY a Thatch it a nd Th Was played, on the evenings of x . lll O, c r; ursdav last, (3 ,11 th e 'ekt et_, b etween the first eleven ti ka vi et p o ' O, and the second eleve, of the to th aria a cte dof the latter, Birkenhead Park, I,Al, r o a y a . m!ijor . ity 29 runs,. and an oria, Ist !st innings, 20; 2nd ditto, 26; I .6 iti th no o t To Innin 2 s, 75. t,tt p , ) ,80 4 , 1 _ 47 t.rd s t „ s tAT . E SIR ROBERT PEEL.—The 4 0 ,?1, de ßte :' object has at length been taken Lki i t ' , kb ° °Very 0 - energy by the merchants of t r ,`' , i o °l a t: t 150 e u 'e of politics. In the course of ii. 4 er 4tl othe n g u i ee r_ms or individuals have contributed 1 / 4 711, 4 sta r , W eek : B _ to one ; and there is no doubt 11 b oo ,:ne ecr ,!,' sufficient amount wilt be raised yt ' 4 40 th e to . those of Canning and Hus /;k lk LAT E tVe. subscribers are Messrs. T. B. Hors -1414h. t) t th e ritt stl ; Brown, W. Nicol, A. Lace, &c. !:0 1 ,"1,,,,t4 et Aci a t ; E NT oF THE UNITED STATES. —Oll of t ', l _ l tel . ligence of the death of General t te 4 , t c oh _ue citizens of the States, resident in job, ' „ e nec . l on Tuesday at the American or wh e , Kiarrison the United States consul, 1, 88 1,41t1 ) :li e I:ieg'holutio.n; were unanimously adopted, 11 14 etti abili tt , admiration cherished by his coun bee 40,„ottiolaki: , Zeal, integrity, and public spirit of .„Pe rte Wit to and statesman, and of regret for his L'Es t ,.qt t , ,7 1 4 4e ,,,engress was also adopted, praying tftt`publi'AtoNlqashi"c monument to Gen. Taylor should ; Oen, till'epre,el,lsl. last passengers on . board the ship 4 1 atieter "ted voyage from this port to New tti,it:ki.lo,,,,,,ext,,,e"r commander, Captain Marshall, Up of their thanks " for his very N, l ad t ,: i a th a t' t p i ehaviour.." The letti.r conrludea kt v et ef , We ar i e , eY entertain a high sense of " his u, exertions at a time when, under tt4to o ?t1 Wit o :/e t h e consummate ab lity and dili (ot ~D4r d a th e Z r d a !rorn a total wreck ; also, their k e ihle4s 3rd w i l i e Ptrable discipline and cleanliness drd li and n they attribute the very healthy kte A d" pli o. h t thi 9 ,„ re d Passengers." lit co at ' at $ O "'antb a fire broke out in the hold of - „"'''.aY, which arrived from Liverpool, 1..44 ;er e "‘1)1. 1 — astgned to the firm of Messrs. Bates 4 b (I 'seo` ee. As • k ta, ke., 9l 411, 4er e d i bo2n as the fir!t indicatipns of ',! tl ivh os Tot eiy u a b 4rnin a g e alarmu lights.was given by ringing t _ These signals 17! 1 1 11 , 1 4„ e "eiv s ils 'Vered by the h k4't4 ( 1111eki„ ps in he nFighbour :tetio and b"ePaired to the assistance of e re b y t , Y their indefatigable exertions, N iet , P "l rl ' go e r r i E advice and superintendence of • os.ted clanging to the port, the fire was ▪ tto; kr, t Goliali is a fine ship, and is fi ve aines, of Liverpool, whence she N1,47e ell AN month s ago. thNtithe, CROPS.—During the past 410,,,,everter variable weather ; the general Ptt Y ' W4 ll v ar i a ' b i ?eing cloudy, accompanied with tt: V, With' ro •On Saturday we had a fine 101, el° at h kt l 44 gh th g t,• and on Sunday a hot tem tt4i ever , reatening from time to time heavy h o K ept off till night. Yesterday was - kOtt i % e t 'verp o , w ever at intervals. Th country taa tt p' eal on both sides of the river, is reported 4 Nlie e Yell i ti the green crops especially are Et~~F did ch we have seen is full in the f og jet read • We have heard, however, • p ot l N r is w as _ Y_ for cutting. We are informed ettet . t.m ss !att ut t l i t last week at Stourton, Cheshire. NIN tid e ! ti vriod of It AD.---" An Old Housepeeper" oiee (114 house thirty years I have never had so I , `" Mil Paper a few months ago. Re ..iring 17 1 1,46 e : 0 1th i ron, of ',.?ried, in Parr-street obtained Ikti t h ter k , lsl ( • our a 'Te , and . found i . ite true that e, i t _; easily as s. , giving no trou iNklitytind s ' f ly ; _ Pands t .ough, and enlarges r.l .00 and that . Vit l f e it of a t ri 'l fl out flat . • an ounce of the farina N tity e the e.. , a decided improvement in 4 A h e Coleot wring freshness of the bread, QS 4i 'QeticaP or is not ness of flavour till the last cut. r too much for very dry flour, W t i o d t ' 4 t h e finest English, though for the tit„, tl , a elight a a g:ad t. proportion ; but, most approved ion may . be mad . e th e mixture is Y % t, th e i' . .1.-St. Hp • td iog , K ETROLOGER.—The follow th whi ch t he s crew -steamer on her voyage t een days , we stated last week, she ac j been discharge Z . Ftft ''. tata • l '' 4 '4 1 1 / 4 , I: tv i - Lat. Lon. ~ 4 8 2 1'°°1 ' S i br a ' "gP \Z ,165 '2'ell4e/IT 6Pilcil'W :,,, 1 0 :' 2 1 NV - 4 2 ° 4 8 16 N 8 OWicalm head winds s 't ) 3 IV 156 45 16 N 8 30W;light ~ 3 : 10 E 197 12 32 N 9 20W head winds k si, t i , 222 ' 3 2 1 4 „ 5 „,,,N 9 20 Wlelm. & It. head wd 'w ' 8 1. "1- 1 , 280 1 36 , Th o , A, l 8 30Wicalm ‘ 1 k , 8n ;:, 226 ! ‘-. N 220 W;fine bze &fair wnd ~ 6 ~ 1' . 4 t 6 .r. 220 1 3 6 40 N 145 Might head winds li, ,S 6 , I.; 2 ,„ , 3 7 18 N 544 El ditto ' , Is 4 k 2 7 7, , , 3 7 20 N 925 E strng wind a-head ,' ik % 264 3 6 30 Nl4 5 Elditto, fair c . , 'ti 54 E! 40 3 620 N 19 10 Efine &fair winds /',k/ 1 , , i t i 207 36 48 N 23 20 E; calm (.!0G 3 8 40 N,26 36 E. head winds 1, . ()? it .. "' -------- -""-!------- 'i 'I'Ali"118. il.i ki111144t1044e ISH/vp„, SBY, DYKE, AND c.NT, LORD -STREET. kI N v ) 1 34 „, of eo ---____ Uo i t, IN ,lnt. tnPetitiOn wl • • Ut t j i r b i ,,,ay t)';: , eer, ers ~,, a ,. rich is non taking place 6 t ," ht I,`'/le sB v , s.t ensi , .II d escriptions has of late ti.)l(ft by th e goin g 0 „ ii Irnprovements and enlarge iCit ,qtaeh,asm,!towth " f l ,n_ all our great thoroughfares, _.%-qt.Q,':Otiol;4(jefi b,fol_iiiirge establishments, in which 0 f•Pid t , 41 1 ° o r. go e d s '_ ','11.41, under one roof, nearly zt,,i4.4:, hr ,_ 4,,, wi,_vy,i, tell l!e can require. We do .111i:.1„ * Li c h`' eapll.7, er t i l lll r this is a healthy siga. lt bqn si3 eri , y q t, i, ;and fl '., , atbese establishments, by the e t , r Peai s n.sil e ,` 4 "___ l e stem of c oncentrating busi it 4 w, t ,,,,E5 4t _ e t() b e W e 11111)!ed to sell cheap ; and Sttl litml ikeriganerati,:`;4 desired c onsummation at 1 4 ,,. P ti,b 4 berd 4 nther ore Itutung• We have during tk, 414. ,. 1,, Llysiier,,, ~ these large concerns in the 4111144 N I t l ed b y i ! r ce, afici";,,es opened in Lord -street, by t4iii. I,lelohimeltessrs. ,1-°mPany, upon the site for 41110% ti t % N o e oi rrl e rettiod:,l9n, Whose premises have 41, 1 _,K of ~, Of this new t !lig and been considerably c,, Q ,,,, j f, ~,,,od., in ever firtn is expressed to be to 4 tiZ;k 1 4 ri ' ls l D ro e ,ry cla ss oefll dePartment of the busi ''ucl'tierrsos,rNanedxaatmtinhaetiloonweostf I.4 , il i t ; 4 f , . ' ,, t :,,, ,i'f o es,ti ,. ° e rk" c ,t (;o l l' ,7 ) , :rn s t \•Sky -tt, lii - throe find es certainlY up - pear to be the t,..4 to t i er O a , nest anionsilkast it goods of • d „P l '4t 'vat", fronts and satins to th ele7e. -. 1 ,,, i r 4 i _ e ar In inter th e s h awls e garments 1, ,,, %, 0 ear, S v, ‘ e,erin_ of . and mantles of "1,,,ik,t rjtolleernof hair bentlets, A.otnne vvork!ng man, tNI I 41 ? e re N ' 4 ''El of ' i t (I° e'l ) s., smallwares,— kto,l ( . 4 , ss t t:t t o b , er e d 4 , trades included in one Illtite intl. ituenarssee°ll:4ledtsi.bi Y Niil 3 ' tti)ita,rl the ei.ther hall rY reasonable rates, Will • 4 .• 0 Pricesa stocks or to extensive louyers s point of cheapness State of Weather ). c in4 roN • the ' lee P D e l ° re um, $' - c ted l4 o °l siri o bee!' 0' ~ i ff na g , '01; his tic o t ' dim to e ,d frau o rio) sc hollY 03ence tei e re e - • l ee P ° k e" th e W I et 01 x der seit Clare' k, to see re ids)" „ Afor on Cr ed 0 / roP °s riv P r hea ',"e ue a a. com Pi t t ror Ti° , (1 ;$ oclCa l in t s oi3. srree ;er ? r ofn 4 1 11. • , e sset. 0 IJi e Jers opt. F 1 01. lan ta nubile.s t `!‘ re are idd, ° ,loo l i l i racier t he • - lu te,l !Icier .115, 1, an co h o • (al orr - her ° . 5 11 t h e n e°, t fe' er Slir9 tO Le h d e a calY aeP 0 to 'lO O,OO, l ',_ be ?)P rli esg , Fall ne t' . ,te oef' ~, too, 0.- c ot o t ' ly pl o t i t co t o on o., no.. 105- , ick diunt ova sola te f a lle° o „ti°; o ce . 01 ICC iden,l 73C ll ;: . le t he ' he r - (l „ctiv to(0 P oo ls lit of 'life': to oress - e P. r les i his t : c !rs Vo' te deal 5. ~1, 0 0, 1 ec tea Tiej. I 1 t ‘ Pe r r tbe fed ° rra - o iste d I t. 1 Jittero! qUlr o ffici9 cl itil l ao his t . t he ti er , y c oe 0 . 11 3 0 be v a se It ; 0 41 , kebo o i c te raS fef; I;(4°' orve r tO 1° 1 0 . 6 €ll' orb ate'. di ;ether olee (0 1 or' e rt roa. o , f li° o re iciel ce or O , OIP - o rcr Gong but f ag? 013'1 the ~ 00 f) 'v- r C C' 14 E t.. e' P I w o o oci lj lio_the efot O l ttf cOC f: fa ir' l6 ol P 4 ft c ds ysr e ,to ii p r3 t it ftl fi n b P , ` 11 0 51 er e • ti r& pi) ;o rij tc ee tbeJoti ‘ b or i 0 oW foO•pf` q 0 11, 1 „ I 'd l e 1,10; did lit °r lll olti llt , rpo o sv or r _ s . 0 ,0 , ti " 0 if 1 1 ,c/ 0 , tea br 00 171#1 LOCAL MEETINGS. At the meeting of the West Derby Guardians,'on Wed nesday, a call was ordered to be made on the several townships in the union for payment of county rates. COLONIZATION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. —On Wednesday another meeting, for the above object, was held at the Mechanics' Institution, when there was a large attendince. Mr. William Rathbone again pre sided. and Mr. Copway addressed the meeting, after which Mr. Rathbone suggested a subscription ; but the hint was not responded to. Thanks were then voted to Mr. Copway and to the chairman, and the proceedings terminated. The annual meeting of the Liverpool Borough Bank was held on Tuesday. The net profits of the year were stated at £51,263, from which two half-yearly dividends have been paid at the rate of five per cent. per annum, amounting to £24,953, causing the reserved fund, which at the last report was £3,381, to amount at present to £25,747, after making a further reduction of £3,339 in the valuation of the assets on the doubtful debt account. The paid-up capital is now £500,000, and a proposition was agreed to for an issue of 50.000 new shares of £lO each, to be paid in calls of £1 per share, at intervals of six months. UNION MILL AND BREAD COMPANY. —The annual meeting of the shareholders in this abortive project was held on Tuesday, at the Clarendon-rooms. Mr. White man, of the Brunswick Hotel, presided, and the attend ance was exceedingly numerous. The report of the directors was to the effect that they had failed in finding purchasers for the land • the obstacle b e i ng th e reso l ut i on passed by the shareholders, that the payment should be made in full at the time of the purchase; and that they recommend bolding on the land, in the hope that the dock extension at the north would soon tend to enhance its value. The balance-sheet exhibited the sum of £163 9s. sd. in favour of the company. A discussion then took place, and it was decided to sell the land at once by auction, at a reserve price of ls. Id. per yard. THE WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.—The first meeting of this body since the election was held on Thursday. The following members were present :—Messrs. J. Parry, R. Parry, Meadows, Bryce, Stringer, Mann, Hill, Dean, Halliday. Banner, Littledale, Lester, Webster, Penny, Callow, Barton, Blundell, Healing, Maddock, and Holland. Some doubt having arisen as to the legality of Mr. Mann being allowed to act 93 chairman to the new board after his retirement and re-election, the Law-clerk submitted an opinion of Mr. Crompton, which was to the effect that he might continue in office. Mr. Mann was then appointed to the chair. The committees were appointed as follows : —lmprovement Committee : Messrs. Meadows, Stringer, Bryce, Maddock, Penny, Ewart, and R. Parry. Finance Committee : Messrs. Hill, Barton, Blundell, R. Parry, Callow, Banner, and Lester. Health, By-law, and Watch Committee : Messrs. Barton, Holland, Hill, Ha liday, J. Parry, Littledele, and Healing. Mr. Bryce proposed a resolution that a special committee be appointed to consider the question of the powder magazines, with a view to their removal from the parish, and make an early report and recommendation thereon. The resolution was adopted unanimously. COLTNCIL MEETING.—At the monthly meeting to morrow, the Health' Committee will recommend the appointment of Mr. Comenius Davies, now head of the surveyor's staff in the engineer's office, to the situation of assistant local surveyor, at a salary of £3OO per annu m , i n the place of Mr. Thomas Duncan, lately appointed engineer to the water-works. The Special Committee appointed to consider the subject of the reformation of juvenile offenders recommend the erection of a suitable building, on the property of the Corporation, at Wall-hill Farm, West Derby, at a cost of £2,808, in lieu of renting Library Committee report as to .ben-net. premises tions with the proprietors of the Royal Institution for the transfer to the Corporation of the lands and buildings, with the museum and gallery of art, belonging to the Institution. The Mayor's communications comprise a letter from the Southport Improvement Commissioners relative to placing a buoy on the bar of the channel leading to the anchorage in the tidal water of Southport, called Bugs' Hole; memorial from the clergy and magistrates of Southport, and others on the same subject, and a letter from the chai man o' the Shipowners' Association, inclosing a resolution of that body for increased accommo dation for shipbuilding at a very moderate charge. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—Mr. Nicol presided. A report was read as to the supply of water to the dock warehouses ; the cost of laying down the pipes was £928, and the cost of supplying water, for about two years end ing July 12, 1850, was £421 4s. 6d.—A sum of XlO6 was ordered to be paid for damage done to the barque Irence. —The Chairman submitted the new regulations and rates of charges for the master porters, to come into operation on the 15th instant, which he was happy to say, now met with the approval of all parties. Agreed to.—A letter from Mr. Wm, Banks, of . Seacombe, recommending a local currency, by which a large amount of money would be saved to the trust, was ordered to lie on the table.— An application was read from a large portion of the im porters of timber, calling attention to the disadvantages under which they laboured for the wan t o f d oc k room, quay space, and - floatage. Referred.—A letter, inelosing a resolution passed at the Shipowners' Association, ex pressing an opinion that increased space should be afforded by the dock trustees for shipbuilding, at the north end cf the town, was referred.—Mr. Tobin said he had asked, at a previous meeting, for the cause of the decrease in the dock rates; it was talked of by every body, and he wished to know if any explanatory statement had been furnished. The chairman believed the treasurer had given a state ment to Mr. Littledale, but he was absent; as to the de fwic.nev_in the rates, the imports of enttrm from Amorioa would account for a great portion, as in that article alone the falling off amounted to £22,400. HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the meeting of the Health Committee, on Thursday, the medical officer reported that there was an increase in the mortality of the borough during the last week, the deaths being 212, more numer ous than in any week since the disappearance of cholera, though not more than the average of the season. An application from parties in two of the principal streets, to be allowed to cover their window areas with glass, was agreed to. It was agreed that a labourer, who had been injured in the performance of his duty by a flag falling upon him, should be allowed ss. per week until his reco very. A report was read from the inspector of nuisances on the state of the Dead-house. The place was in a most filthy state, and it was highly necessary that some mea sures should be adopted for putting it in proper order. It was agreed that the attention of the parish authorities should be called to the matter. Two reports to the Health Committee were read relative to the privilege re cently granted to the inspectors of lodging-houses of bathing at the baths in Paul-street. Inspector Haynes stated that he went to get a free bath ; but as he could only .have a twopenny one, he declined taking it, and ob. tained one of a more respectable kind, for which he paid fourpence. Sergeant Halliday pursued a similar course, and added, in his report, that he had no wish to become associated with such characters as those frequenting the twopenny baths. (Laughter.) The chairman said he had no objection to the twopenny baths, as they were as clean as any of the others, but they had no looking-glass for persons to view themselves. Mr. Hornby thought that any baths purchased by the corporation were suffici ent for an inspector or any member of the force; it was improper for any officer to say it was beneath him to bathe in those baths which had been founded for the public. After some general conversation a motion was submitted by Mr. Fernihough to the effect, that the officers should have the same baths as formerly, namely those charged 4d. The motion was, however, lost on a division. Mr. Fernihough asked whether there was any order that boys bathing at the baths should have only one towel, while two were allowed to others. Mr. Langsdale : One is quite sufficient ; I bathed in the river forty years ago, and what towel did I want except my shirt. (Laughter.) SPECIAL VESTRY MEETING.—On Friday, a special meeting of the Select Vestry was held in the new offices, Brownlow-hill, for the purpose of taking into' considera tion a proposal of Mr. Willmer to rescind a resolution passed at a meeting of the board last week, referring all offers to compound the rates on their property, on the part of cottage-owners, to the finance committee. There was a very numerous attendance of the board present. The Rev. Rector Campbell presided. There being only a few members present at the hour appointed for the commencement of the proceedings, Mr. Willmer sug gested that they should wait for a sh or t ti me . r. Cafferata thought there was no reason why they should wait, and moved that the board adjourn. The motion having been seconded, Mr. Willmer moved, as an amend ment, that all offers of compromise for rates, on the part of the owners of cottage property, be referred to the cottage-rating committee sitting in those districts where the property is situate. Mr. Willmer urged the board to adopt the amendment in a speech of considerable length. In the course of his observations, he stated that, if they had two distinct committees sitting on the different rates, there would be nothing but collisions. The pro ceedings of the cottage-rating committee would be a failure, if the resolution giving the finance committee control over a portion of the collection of this class of rides was not rescinded. If the system failed, it would be attributable to those members of the board who were determined to throw obstacles in the way of carrying it out. Mr. Woodruff seconded the amendment, and strongly deprecated the course pursued by certain mem bers of the finance committee, in thwarting the opera tions of the cottage-rating committee. Mr. Brown pointedly protested against the system pursued by Mr. Shakeshaft and Mr. Gardner, and other members of the cottage-rating committee. He charged them with going personally to the different landlords, and endeavouring to induce them not to compound for the rates ; and, in a speech which occupied a considerable time in its delivery, Mr. Brown made a determined attack upon the whole system adopted by the cottage-rating committee, insisting that the rates would not be collected under it, and that the parish would lose thousands of pounds by continuing to refuse to compound with the landlords. Mr. Abra ham charged Mr. Gardner, Mr. Shakeshaft, and other members of the cottage-rating committee, with illegally remitting rates, and sitting on cases where there was not a quorum. Mr. Gardner admitted it had been so, in one or two cases, after he had waited an hour for a quorum. The Chairman expressed astonishment at the illegal pro ceedings which Mr. Gardner had admitted. An exceed ingly lonz and personal discussion followed ; and, on a division, Mr. Willmer's amendment was carried by a majority of 12 to 9. The Vestry voted as follows —For Mr. Willmer's amendment : Messrs. Clarke, Gardner, Johnson, Fairhurst, Willmer, Hand, Woodruff, Denton, Luff, Dover, Shakeshaft, and Savage. Against it: Messrs. Harbord, Ireland, Molyneux, Abraham, Brown, Cafferata, Mellor, Hindley, and Jeffery. On the numbers being announced, the Chairman said—Now, gentlemen, Mr. Willmer's amendment having been carried, I think it right to tell you that if these illegal acts are continued on the part of the cottage-rating committee, remitting rates when there is not a committee, I shall consider it my' duty to lay the whole matter. before the Foor-law Commissioners. Tlll LIVERPOOL St 4IIiDARD; THE DRAMA. went to the East Lancashire Station utql . there found the 0 , carpet bag in the possession of P ar ki nson; as well as the gm'sco" AT THE' AMPHITHEATRE. 1 great coat, which he wore at the time: he was sitting in the waiting-room, ev id en tly w ith th e intention- of" leaving The efforts made by th e l essee o f our l ea die s l ocal thea- tres to place b e f ore th e pu bli c t h e ` most popular by the next t ra i n . Mr. R us ht on a t once committed populardramatic . the novelties of th e d a y, are wor th y a ll pra i se; and if, during wan for trial ; s u bs equen tly, h owever, M r. Davenport, the eng agemen t o f M r. J ames A nderson, Schiller's who appeared for the prisoner, i n t ro d uce d a respectable " Fiesco" had no t b een pro d uce d , t h e p l ay-go i ng pub- person who assured the bench that th ere must b e some lie would not have b een sa ti s fi e d. Th e enactment of great mistake in the case as he kn ew M r . P ar ki nson to be Memo by M r . A n d erson i s a master l y stady, and . his fine a respectable man ;Le w a s a c o mmerc i a l t rave ll er and well voice and figure emine n tly a d ap t hi m f or t h e represents- rr know in town, but unfortunately w a s s o grea tl y a d d i cted tive of the p o p u l ar l ea d er o f an i ntest i nal commotion; to control his acti ons . Th e ev id ence o f th e b ar-maid of to habits of inte m p erance , th a t occas i ona ll y h e was unable • the cast generally w as e ffe c ti ve , an d t h e c h aracters well the Imperial went t o s h ow th a t M r . P ar ki nson h ad been sustained ; but we must p ass over any f urt h er personal . criticism, in orde r t o h as t en t o anot h er i mportant branch intoxicated- prior to leaving the house, and the p rosecutors of the subject, v i z . th e pl ay it se lf ; an d we must aeknow- also said he was drunk when arr e st e d ; u n d er th ese cir ledge, with all its b eau ti es — an d i t contains many —we do cumstances the case w a s a dj our n e d t o thi s d a y. not like it. Fiesco, a Genoese count, living in the latter SUSPENSION OF Two POLICE-OEFICEICS.--TWO sailors, days of the renowned Andrea Ilona, and ambitious for Richard Westleigh and John Macdonald, were charged supreme power, feigns a love for the sister of Gianettino by Tanis, 72; one of the fire-police, with having been Doria (Andrea's nephew), in order to draw upon him the drunk and disorderly in Shaw's-alley, Park-lane, on brother's resentment. Gianettino—(who at that time, Saturday evening. Westleigh stated that he and his on account of his uncle's ad-anced age, wields the power companion were standing in the street conversing, when of the perpetual censorship of Genoa, has already incensed the constable came up and ordered them- to " move on ;" the people by offering dishonour to the daughter of they proceeded about fifty yards, when he overtook them Verrina, an old republican) —engages Hassan, a bravo, to and ordered them to go " faster," at the same time assassinate Fiesco : the attempt is frustrated, the bravo thrusting his stick between them, for the purpose of reveals his employer's name, is forgiven by Fiesco, and separating them : by this time they had reached the door afterwards assists him in the furtherance of his ambitious of the house at which they lodged, and, after knocking at designs. So far there is something like a plot, and the the door, were about to enter, when the officer pulled second act ends with the selection of Fiesco as the peo- Macdonald out and struck him over the head, inflicting a ple's champion ; but after this the piece halts wretchedly, wound, from which the blood flowed profusely. Mrs. without any interest whatever, until the denouement, Maxwell, the landlady, corroborated this testimony, and when the people being triumphant, and grateful for further stated that she was awoke by cries of "'murder," Fiesco's services, present him with the ducal crown, and uttered by Macdonald, and upon throwing up her win poetical justice is rendered by Verrina, whose daughter dow saw two policemen strike the man repeatedly with be has saved from dishonour, suffering his republican en- their sticks. Other witnesses saw the same, and• joined thusiasm to get the better of his paternal feeling, and first in remonstrating with the constables, but without effect. basely assassinating Fiesco, and then killing himself. Tallis desired Mr. Maxwell, the witness's husband. to be This may be according to history, so we will not called ; this was complied with ; but the only difference find fault with it ; so may the incident in the third in his evidence was, that another constable, not present, act, where Fiesco, who in other matters displays ex- was worse than Tallis. This witness went between the traotdinary circumspection, pernetrates the palpable constable and Westleigh, to prevent his receiving the absurdity of curtly telling the moor, Hassan, that he can same treatment as his companion. He conducted the men dispense with his services, at the very moment when the to bridewell, and pointed out to them how easily with latter is in possession of the most important state secrets; temperate management they might have captured the —but, at the least, the one incident is unnatural, and the men if that were their intention. Mr. Rushton said he other vastly improbable. Then the suddenness of Fiesco's could not conceive how two stout fellows could have any remorse, at the beginning of the third act, without any occasion to use violence in arresting men already enfeebled adequate cause, is not in accordance with the previous by intoxication. They had no right whatever to resort to delineation of his character. He has not, like Macbeth, violence in such cases, and both men must be suspended ; committed a cold-blooded murder, nor, like Richard the I what further punishment would be awarded them he did Third, ordered the death of sleeping innocence ; the im- not know, but he could tell them the case would be in pulse which made him ambitious has received no check, vestigated. The name of the other officer is Armstrong, and, consequently, the new direction of his thoughts 297. Mr. Rushton directed Mr. Murphy, the Superin appears totally uncalled for. His subsequent vaccillation, dent of the divison to which the men are attached, to and the unguarded manner in which he suffers himself to prepare a full report of the transaction. become the victim of a plot to assassinate him, contra distinguished by the commanding ability he has otherwise displayed, present .an alternate strength and weakness, clearsightedness and blindness of character, in one indivi dual, which may have existence in a German myth, but we must admit it is not to be found in our philosophy. Much good, however, might be done by condensation. Let the three last acts be abridged to one, and we have no doubt considerable improvement might he effected. During the present week it will be seen from the adver tisement that the entertainments at the Amphitheatre will be of a most attractive character. On to-morrow Mr. Emery, it will be seen, takes his benefit, when " The Cricket on the Hearth" will be reintroduced, with two other pieces ; and on Friday an old favourite of the Liverpool public, Mr. Baker, takes his benefit, which we trust will be a bumper. We must also remind our play going readers that on Monday next Miss Cushman will make her only appearance in England during her present A JUVENILE HOUSEBREAKER.—A lad named South hurst, about eighteen years oid, and a litle boy apparently not much beyond half that age, were placed in the dock on the following charge :—A working man stated that, at a little before seven o'clock that morning, as he was at work, he saw the little boy attempt to open the window of a house in Longman-street, Toxteth-park. He made the attempt with a table-knife, but did not succeed ; he then joh.ed the older lad, who appeared to be on the alert, in the event of the junior's success, and immediately afterwards made a second attempt on a cellar window; but a number of persons being in bed within, occasioned some alarm to the young thief, and he ran off, pursued by the man who had been watchinc , his movements. The eld,ir lad, who has b een i n custody before, was committed to prison for two months; the other was discharged. SEAMAN'S WAGES.—Richard Baxter, a Cockney sailor, summoned the captain of the Ivanhoe for £6, the alleged amount of wages due to complainant, who shipped in Ja nuary at London, as an able seaman at £2 ss. per month for the voyage to Cuba. The vessel arrivel in Liverpool on the 26th ult. The captain adduced evidence of the want of skill on the part of Baxter, who, he said, could not steer the vessel. Mr. Rushton decided that the wages of an ordinary seaman would meet the case. These had already been paid ; the case therefore ended by complain ant losing his demand. so,L L. our country, ana give ner powerful delineation o Meg Merrilies, a character which she has made her own POLICE INTELLIGENCE THREATENING TO SHOOT.—OiI Wednesday, Mr. Hime, solicitor, applied to have Mr. La Guerrande, who has lately been a bankrupt, bound to keep the peace. The ease has often been before the Bankruptcy Court, and it will be remembered that Mr. La Guerrande's furniture (which he contends is the property of his wife and children) had been seized by the assignees. It was announced for sale on Thursday, but, in the meantime, Mr. Gaskell, auctioneer, thought it necessary to apply for the protection of the police. The bankrupt had, it appears, stated to Mr. Ainger, Mr. Gaskell's clerk, that there would be bloody work before the sale was over, and that he and others would have a bullet through their heads.—Mr. Rushton issued a summons to be immediately served upon Mr. La Guerrande, and in two hours he appeared with his solicitor, Mr. Cross.—Mr. Cross designated the affair as a foul conspiracy. The alleged threatening took place on Saturday, and yet Monday and Tuesday were allowed to pass and no complaint made.—Mr, Rushton ordered that in consequence of his threats he must find bail, him self in £2OO, and two sureties in £lOO each.—Mr. Cross then left the court, and shortly returned. accompanied by Mr. Baines, shipbroker; and these gentlemen became sureties in the required amounts.—[The sale took place as advertised, on Thursday It went off peaceably, but (owing, no doubt, to the event we have narrated) there was an unusually large attendance.l ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON,—Michael Regan, de 3cribed as a labourer, charged Maria Lewis, a prostitute, with having robbed him at a house in Neston-street. Complainant had about ten shillings in his pockets when he entered the house. He saw the girl thrust her hand nto his pockets and take out the whole contents. Lewis vas committed for trial. EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN A CHURCH.—An extraor scene was presented in Christ Church on Sunday JuSt as the Rev. F. Odd was leaving the vestry to end the pulpit, a man, rising from the seats iminedi .ely before the communion table, rushed past him and succeeded in getting into the pulpit, although the sexton and others attempted to arrest his progress. Having gained the pulpit, the man commenced gesticulating, and conducted himself in so extraordinary a manner that little doubt was felt as to his state of mind. Force was found to be of more efficacy than persuasion ; though it required a rather formidable complement before the un seemly intruder could be brought to abandon his post ; and then he brought the two gas-chandeliers uown with him, to the serious alarm of the parties seated beneath the, pulpit. While this was enacting, the greatest confu sion prevailed throughout the church ; many persons, not being able to ascertain the cause of the excitement, ap prehended more than the circumstances would warrant and were in the greatest disorder, some of the lad; tainting. At length the man was dragged dov. ejected from the church, and taken to the Rese-hill tion. Subsequently, at the main bridewell, Messrs. Gibbons and A rnnt. of the northern hospital, examines it,. man and pronounced nim insane. ms name is Joseph Whittingham, and he formerly was an inmate in the asylum attached to the workhouse. Yesterday he was brought before Mr. Rushton, who directed that he should be taken to his old quarters at the workhouse. INTIMIDATING WORKMEN.—At the Police-court, on Tuesday, James and George Richardson were summoned under the Combination Act, for having, by threats and otherwise, attempted to induce John Mahony to leave his lawful employment. The complainant is in the service of Mr. Timothy Hughes, cabinet-maker, Bold-street, whose workshops are sitn.te in Ivel-Fitrppt. an y Flees-sreet. Disputes had arizen with Ir. Hughes's men an d the Cabinet-makers' Society relative to Mr. Hughes employ ing his men at piece prices, instead of paying them by the day. It appeared from the statement of Mr. Hughes that deputations from the union had frequently waited upon him to induce him to alter his system, that piquets were stationed about his premises, and that his men were in tercepted. The complainant, John Mahony, gave evidence to the effect that, on Saturday evening week, he was passing along Hanover-street, when the defendants called to him, and they went, together with another man, into Carter's publichouse, where the defendants endeavoured to persuade him to leave his employment, and said he should have his head cut off for working in such a hole, and if he did not come out his name would be posted throughout the country. They insisted upon him going with them to the Tam o'Shanter, their club-house, and , ttempted to drag him there. and - 1 from n and UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS, The Church Building Society last week acknowledged £3OO, and the Additional Curates! Society £2OO, from " E. L." The Rev. John Ryle Wood, late Domestic Chaplain to the Queen Dowager, has been appointed one of the Chap lains to H.R.H..the Duke of Cambridge. On Friday week, a gr ac nrccontod hv FAA N. ace-cup, containing 300 guineas , lenn —r 41. , ne only escapec. them by promising to attend there on the following Mon day. For the defence a man named Barton was called, who denied the truth of the assertions said to have been made at Carter's public-house ; and contradicted the other part of the statement relative to Bartletts. James Mahony, the complainant's brother, was called, who de posed to John Mahony being so drunk that the officers placed the handcuffs on him. The case, after a hearing of several hours, was adjourned, and the defendants were • of Curzon Chapel, to Dr. Fulford, . _ %.•.• • the new Bishop y o. Montreal. The Rev. Henry Christmas, minister of Veralam Epis copal Chapel, Lambeth, Librarian and Secretary of Sion College, was presented, July 24, with an address and a purse of £lOO by the congregation. CONSECRATIONS.—On Tuesday, by the Bishop of Lich field, Christ Church, Belper. On Wednesday, by the Bishop of Salisbury, acting for the Bishop of London, St. TI.- !NI 1 NTT 1 • • tusenargeu. Another case was heard on Thursday, when Mr. Rushton bound the defendant over in £lOO, and two sureties in £5O each. uvulas s unurcn, Vv ootwicn, accommodating 800 persons, erected, by subscriptions, at a cost of about £4,000. MORE PERVERTS.^It is stated that the Rev. Edward H. Ballard, of Ballot College, formerly curate of Wick, near Bristol, and his brother, George F. Ballard, Esq., gentleman commoner of Worcester College, have lately joined the Church of Rome. THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER."-At the Police-court, on Thursday, a seaman, named John H. Brown, steward of the ship Robert C. Winthrop, was summoned by Wm. Brown, a shipchandler, for having, on the 22nd ultimo, threatened to take his life, for which purpose he (the de fendant) had purchased a pistol in America, whither he had been on a voyage. It appeared from the evidence, that the defendant went to sea in April last, and during his stay in Boston he heard that an improper intimacy had existed between the complainant, who was an unmar ried man, and the defendant's wife. On returning home, the complainant saw the defendant passing along Water loo-road, when he went up to him, and held out his hand to shake hands. The defendant, however, refused, swore, and said he had something against him. They subse quently met again, when the complainant desired to know the charge he (the defendant) had against him. Mr. Bretherton, solicitor, who appeared for the defendant, John H. Brown, cross-examined the defendant at some length, and elicited the following statement :—He was a prayer-leader of the Wesleyan connexion, and had been at defendant's house, but was as innocent of the accusa tion as the child unborn, meaning innocent of having had improper intimacy with the defendant's wife. The de fendant then said, " I have not yet accused you, but your conscience accuses you." He had met at his house for prayers. He believed the defendant said something to the effect, that when he first heard the news in Boston, he had sworn to kill him the first time he met him ; but lie had since altered his mind, and he would leave it to God and his conscience. Mr. Bretherton then said— The Bishop of Exeter, who is now in residen c e a s a canon of Durham, preached on Sunday l a st, i n th e Cathe dral of that city, from the fifth chapter of Ephesians, and the 30th verse—" For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones." The cathedral was densely crowded, the auditors including many of the banisters of the northern circuit, as well as a great number of strangers. The Rev. Mr. Lowe, of Madeira, has, de facto, excom municated and admonished the Bishop of Bombay " not to present himself as a communicant," he being a "schis matic." No wonder the Bishop of London stands aghast at the treatment of his rev. brother ! We are not sur prised at his lordship's complaint of " this stretch of ecclesiastical authority," or that he "finds himself in an embarrassing and painful position." THE BISHOP OF MANCHESTER AND THE CURATES' AID FUND.—It is stated that, under an arrangement made by the Committee of the Additional Curates' Fund, under which Episcopal countersignature to an application for a grant shall be understood to attest only the spiritual necessities of the applicant's sphere of duty, and the inability of the applicant out of his own Benefice to pro vide the requisite ministrations, the Bishop of Manchester has countersigned Mr. Irvine's application, and that the Leigh Grant has been renewed, and paid up ; with the prospect of Mr. Alsop's meeting with similar considera tion. " Now, upon your oath, as a zlass-leader, did not you say to Mrs. Brown, after her husband had gone to sea— ' Now you are a grass widow ?' " To this the complain ant denied that he used the word " grass." He did say— " You will be a widow now, I suppose." In answer to other questions, the complainant replied that he went there to pray with Mrs. Brown ; fiat there were other women present on one occasion; and in a very sarcastic manner added—" Can't do anything without women, you know." Was twice in defendant's house praying after he sailed. On being asked whether he ever held religious worship in the open air, he answered—" I am not like the publicans and sinners, going praying in the streets." After several other very strange statements and admis sions, and a remark from Mr. Bretherton that he had done with the complainant, Mr. Rushton observed that the bench did not believe the defendant had used any direct threat. The case was therefore dismissed. The magistrate further remarked, that it was the business of a wise man not to entertain any such opinion against a wife unless he was sure. He hoped she was a good and virtuous woman. TITHE REDEMPTION TRUST.—On Tuesday, a general meeting of the clergy and laity was held at St. Martin's hall, Long-acre, with the view of promoting the restora tion of alienated tithes to their legitimate purposes, viz. the service of the church. Lord J. Manners, M,P. took the chair. His lordship having regretted the absence of Mr. Prosser, M.P., Mr. Stafford, M.P., and Mr. Howell Gwynn, M.P., observed that the fact which had called the Tithe Redemption Trust into existence was, that the clergy of the Church of England were inadequate in point of numbers to fulfil the duties imposed upon them, and were in many instances very ill paid for their labours. According to a pamphlet lately published by Mr. Palmer, 4000 additional clergy were required to render the service of the Church of England effectual, and of these 1400 were required in the metropolis alone. The tithes of 4,600 parishes in this country were alienated, taking away from the service of the Church £1,500,000 yearly. (Hear.) The Tithe Redemption Trust had for its object the gradual redemption of these funds, with a view to their application to their original use. By the expenditure of £5OO they had already re stored £5O yearly to the Church ; and, at that rate, if the public would contribute £5,000 yearly, at the end of twenty years £lO,OOO yearly would be restored to the use of the Church of England. About £l,lOO tithes were an nually restored to the use of the Church by the efforts of private individuals unconnected with the society, and amongst these were the present and the late Archbishop of Canterbury, and also the University of Oxford. He earnestly hoped for a liberal support in effecting the good object they sought to attain. The Rev. James Davis and other clergymen and laymen proposed and supported re solutions in accordance with the objects of the meeting. TRACTS RY " ONE WHO HAS WHISTLED AT THE PLouGx."--Mr. A. Somerville is engaged in writing a periodical entitled " The Manchester School of Political Economy." The number for the present month has just issued from the press. The principal article is an exposition of Lord Palmerstou'S foreign policy, as re spects the interference in the affairs of Spain fourteen years ago. Mr. Somerville had the honour of serving under General De Lacy Evans, and his " personal experiences" throughout the campaign are most inte resting to the general as well as the political reader, Some of the principal actions of that memorable epoch are most graphically and minutely, detailed. The Nona part b mortsplaabely ,clortrultural anb lOorticultural s trongest runners, put n em at once s i ng l y i nto six or- OLUMN. I seven-inch pots, using a str ong so il . R. C 1 not necessary foSt: EprßesScotT:pegs CO RR ESPONDENT Eiperienee gained by fairly-tried experiments has decided that the old-fashioned rough garden pot is net Jas. AN S Smith, lV ding plants ; a piece of bass twistedround bed . the shoot and essential to the well-being of plants cultivated in pots ;in its endspressed into the ground with the finger answers other words, plants maybe cultivated as well in well i ornamental puts as in the rude inelegant specimens of quite as well. pottery now universally empl o y e d. S uch being the case, it becomes a matter'of importance to create and foster a better taste—a inatteirof no small difficulty, where preju dice has so strong a hold. Long habit has so. accustomed us to the use of those pats now employed, that the necessity for a change will not be apparent to those who)are most engaged in using them r. but the entire absenceof beauty is so palpable to others, constituting the majority of the public, that we shall have no difficulty in convincing them that a change is required. The principal arguments in favour of the pots at present employed are—first, the great facility and cheapneas with which they are produced; and secondly, the evident liking which the roots of plants have for the porous material of which the pots are composed. The first objection is a strong one, but ought not to stand in the way of improvement, because it is probable that when other methods of manufacture are tried means may also be found for rendering them as economical ; but even supposing an ornamental pot cannot be made for less than six times the amount of the ordinary ones, that circumstance will alone render them more economical, for the extreme cheapness of the common flower-pot renders its preservation a matter of so little importance that in the end it becomes a very expensive affair, whereas dearer ones would b e t a k en so much care of that they would in the end prove the least costly. The second objection is even less tenable. Gardeners are prejudiced against smooth pots in enr....---- --r •• back to intiod uce i e —t,,ce ot tne attemt some tie terracotta pots, which pro p ved an entire failure, in conspor.n".. haished surfaces e coming speedily coveredor with gree lt n -p vegetable matter, b a circumstance well known to be injurious to the growth of the plant; this will always , be the case with an imperfectly porous material having a smooth surface, but not with a perfectly porous material having the outside glazed and impervious. All the glad pots which have been made hitherto have been made of a close compact earthenware, glazed on both sides. Such pots will never answer well, because the moisture, having no absorbent material at the sides to arrest its progress downwards, will all fall to the bottom of the pot, and the roots will follow it ; now if the side of the pot is thoroughly porous, it will act as an ab sorbent, and draw to it a considerable share of the moisture which the rootlets will follow, and thus be spread through the vv . /Joie of the soil, thereby coming into contact with all the aliment provided for them, as richness of soil, air, and moisture. This is the reason we find the roots invariably seek the sides of a common flower pot : its sides absorb moisture, which the roots require. But much of this moisture is lost b y evaporat i on from the external surfa"e, and if exposed to the sun, which is the case generally with nntS Of", tn; 1 N uts containing plants, the roots are apt to suffer from the very circumstance that they previously benefited by. This would to a great extent be remedied by a glazed ex terior, which would prevent the evaporation of the mois ture absorbed by the material of the pot. Once admit the nrnetinnh;l4.. -c • . or glazing the outsides of flower pot! without injuring the plants, and the question of improve• ment in flower pots will be decided. Good taste is ar imperious power which, sooner or later, will carry the day, cur artists are fully capable of improving the form, ant our manufacturers of supplying the cheapest articles, s( that in the arrangement of ornamental conservatories n( excus- exists for the continuance of the shapeless-clay pot: ow in use ; but in the nurseries, where plants are sold -ase is different, and the present plan is not likely tc -seded. STEAM-BOAT OPPOSITION. 1 TO THE EDITOR OF SAU NDERS ' S NEWSLETTER. Sir, --As the public are under the impression that the, interposition of impartial persons might put an end to the. present wasteful opposition to the Dublin Steam Company,. I am authorised to submit to them the following stale merit : A deputation from the Council of the Chamber of Corn- , merce having called on the directors of the Dublin Steani Company, stated, that, as the contest materially and in juriously affected the trading interests of the port, they had considered it within their province to mediate between the parties, in the hope of effecting some satisfactory arrangement. With that view they proposed that the several parties should refer the matters at issue to arbitra tir!. To this the directors of the Dublin Steam Company promptly acquiesced. A meeting was held at the Chamber of Commerce, and several parties were there represented. Mr. Malcolinson, being present, declined to any arbitra tion unless certain conditions, which he submitted in writing, were previously imposed on the arbitrators. I here give these nine conditions, with the remarks of the mediators of the council. A lengthened conference took place. Mr. Malcolmson, however, positively declined to -st, of his propositions, or leave it to first involved the original casus __.l Y • waive any, even the fi arbitration, although t Lela between him an, and for which that gen Dublin Steam Compat of steam companies. best speak for thernselv ‘. • Lie _Druisn and Irish Company, itleman has visited his anger on the ty, and thus caused the general war A perusal of these conditions will 'DC • - MALCOLMSON'S PRO- POSITION REMARKS BY THE MEDIA TORS OF THE COUNCIL. That the purchase of the We are of opinion that Senator Screw Company's this point should be left alto— share of the Dublin and gether to the arbitrators. London line by Malcolmson Brothers be acknowledged as valid from the date of their entering on the occu pation of it. a line in he two con pajunctio n, rties workin g We consider thi sreasona b le. dividing receipts', be consi dered partners as regards that line, and each responsi- uiv zur toe other tor any breach of the non-interfe- rence principle committed interest, such joint the_placing of the Devonshire between Watt ford and Liverpool was • rence principle as regardsthe Waterford Company, and committed on account of the Dublin line, occupied conjointly by . the . City of _ A Britis Irish Companies That the Waterford pany and Malcolms ro thers be considere distinct parties. The Wat ford Company claim fo all damages to tneir tr a becween Water- Altogether for the arbi trators. Altogether for the arbi— trators. The Waterford Company at liberty to make any claim they please, to be decided by the arbitrators. ford mfd Liverpool, from the Devonshire being placed on ranatory proceedings on the Dublin and Liverpool line, nd on the Belfast and Liver- pool line Nialcolmsoniirothers claim rages to their trade between Dublin and Lon ion since their first occu- all damages to their Waterford and between Waterford and London ; as also all damages to their Dutch trade ; and they fur ther claim the loss of taking retaliatory proceedings on the Dublin and Liverpool line and the Dublin and Belfast line. Malcolinson Brothers IV make any claim they please, to be decided by the arbi- trators The cond va Liika tlr bitration being to justify Malcolmson Brothers OrMA- aitiOte on Cita 6it:;;4 DlY lin- Company's line, Malcolm_ son Brothers decline to ar bitrate any claim for loss to the City of Dublin Company arising nit of inadmissible. The conditions of this ar bitration being to justify the Waterford Company's op position on the City of Dub lin Company's line, the Wa terford comn..-.. -- r -••, arbitrate any claim for loss to the City of Dublin Com pany for such opposition. Wholly i. nadtnissib!e. Present disputes being settled by arbitration, this would be a fair arrangement for the future. That the respective parties be responsible that their agents do not interfere, di rectly or indirectly, with the lines occupied by the others. On these I beg to offer the following remarks : As to No. 2—This, as the council observes, is "rea sonable," provid e d b o th part i es had previously consented to be thus mutually bound. As no such law, however, has been admitted or promulgated by any authority, and as it is here manifestly and expressly framed to cover Mr.. Malcolmson's acts, and, as he himself observes "to justify" him, no company could possibly submit to be judged by this ex-post facto dictation or law, and which could not be legally enforced or recognised. Mr. Mal colmson seeks to convert into a legal partnership as regards all lines the dividing of freights received on one particular line; a measure which has frequently been adopted by steam companies merely as a more convenient mode of equalising the extent:of business done and goods carried, and thus avoiding the necessity of canvassing for freights; no amount of expenditure or any consideration being had as to a division of profits that could lead to or infer a partnership. As to No. 3—Respecting the chartering the Devonshire, my own opinion always was that the act of the British and Irish Company in chartering their vessel to the Kilkenny and Waterford Railway Company, and for the express purpose of opposing Mr. Malcolmson's Waterford line, was a violation of the non-interference principle. With that charter, however, the Dublin Company had no con nexion whatever. I leave that Company to make out their justification to the arbitrators. At all events the charter and its subsequent renewal were made without the know ledge of the Dublin Steam Company, who even strongly remonstrated against the measure when informed of it. The Dublin Steam Company and the British and Irish Company, so far from being partners, are wholly distinct and independent companies, and nothing could be more unreasonable or unjust than making the former account able for the acts of the latter, over whom they bad no con trol or even influence, and for acts which they had even condemned. With respect to No. 4—The requiring that the arbitra tors should consider the Waterford Company and the Messrs. Malcolmson to be " distinct parties." Thia comes strangely from Mr. Malcolmson, who is the ruling director in both, and at the very moment when he is insisting on the Dublin Company and the British and Irish Company being considered as one and the same, and as legal partners. The fact is, Mr. Malcolmson having, throughout, taken on himself the sole rule and manage. ment of the vessels belonging to the parties, he now requires to be considered as distinct; he is, also, the prin cipal and leading director in the Cork Company—Mr. Pike, who is a paid managing-director, of necessity acting under authority of the board of which Mr. Malcolmson is the influential member. Indeed, Mr. Pike admitted that, at the election of directors, Mr. Malcolmson had the corn mand, by reason of his preponderating interest in the company. I now of businel s n s v i t t o e e N o l n r s . i d M e a r I t c h o e l m s e s o n n i n e o anyr prop o d s disinterested w m h aur at they lead to. Ist. He dictates an e.r.post facto law, con verting mere business regulations between distinct com panies into legal partnerships, and solely to suit his present case. 2nd. He consents to arbitration for the mere one sided purpose of giving effect to that law, and " to justify" his aggressions under it. 3rd. Ile requires the arbitrators to consider the several companies under his control as. sanction and thesesth. novele requiresviews " distinct parties," while be himself acts on the principle of treating really distinct companies as if they were one and the same, and as legal partners and amenable for each others acts. 4th. His several companies are to be allowed to claim for losses arising out of his own attacks„ while the parties attacked by him are to be debar re d to corresponding nlaim; The whole, indeed, is a good specimen of Irish reciprocity, ' . t m h a e k Council imaking any , namely, all one side.—l am, sir, yours, & c ., July 29, 1850. of the Chamber C. W. WILLIAMS. YESTERDAY CANCELLING AN INDENTURE.-Mr. Brakell, printer, appeared to complain of the conduct of an apprentice, named John Armstrong. The lad was in custody, and his master stated that, finding he paid no attention to the repeated counsel given to him, and that he was doing no good either for him or himself, he was agreeable to a separation. The lad's friends were present, and also acceded ; there was, therefore, no occasion for the pre sence of a second magistrate. The ceremony of tearing off the seals was then gone through by the lad and his master, and thus the case terminated. CHARGE OF FELONY AGAINST A COMMERCIAL TRA VELLER.—A man of respectable exterior who gave his name as Robert Parkinson, was brought up on the charge of having stolen a great coat and a carpet bag containing. clothes. The great coat was the property of Mr. William Kershaw, a cotton broker, residing in Ashton-under-Lyne, and the carpet bag belonged to Mr. Thos. Milne, a manu facturer of Oldham. From the statement of these gentle men it appeared that they had been stopping at the Im perial Hotel, where they breakfasted on Saturday morning about seven o'clock ; after which they agreed to• take a stroll. They accordingly went out leaving their luggage in the coffee-room as well as the prisoner, who was par taking of breakfast. About noon they returner 4 and when preparing to pack up for their departure, discovered that the above articles were Wolin ;,ther immediately MISCELLANEA Haymaking.. The best farmers put it through the fol lowing process. Suppose the weather fine, all the grass cut before noon, and in the afternoon of the preceding uay, is very well shook out by hand (not with a pitch: fork) so that scarcely two straws together lie in the same direction. That part which was shook out before ten o'clock is turned over before dinner, and the remainder , The whole is tom , yen o'cloc [ADVERTISEMINT.I , CONSUMERS of GAS are i nv i ted to inspect the varied CHANDELIERSAortnNn GAS FITT& , Displayed in theSliow-room of WILLIAM PENN SMITH'S BRASS FOUNDRY, 26 and 2011NOVER-STREHT, (Two Door: from the bottom of Duhe-strect,) where an immense variety of elegant designs afford the greaiefiC advantages of choice. None but experienced Gasfittera employed. coils. with the rat 4fter the dew is off next - --n, the han, nto ;; the int erva l s narrow, o g r ai wide, with according d to i the ht of the crop. Then turned over before dinner, )k out again after dinner, turned over again by four -tole mornir le into foot well shook out a. ings each, and put into co( Next day ^' - Ind-rows of five or seven turn s of about one hundred weight .a snook ut and d benner, id after dinner tuned over again, turne being then fore made into find carted to barn or stark ; or, made or six cwt. each, to be carted the large wind-row into big cocks of fly - k.are is taken to cock u ever niht before the dew falls, w hi c h i s of considerable importance in making good hay. Neither should the sun be allowed to burn one part by its lying undisturbed half or a whole day. By this mode hay is made in one or two days less time than by a more careless manner of making. In showery weather the farmer has to be exceedingly watch ful to see that it is always put into cock before rain. In other parts of the country far less care is taken in hay making, but I am quite satisfied to the loss of the farmer. Very frequently allowing it to lie in the swath a whole uay, ana sometimes in showery weather several days ; and the same spread out. A saving of wages seems to be the principal object of the farmer more than makinz rood nay. - rco importance Is Wrbern"g — wlt'w`lig dew in the night, or scorched with sun in the day ; and very little importance to its being wet with rain, when after the process is advanced. What would a houswife think of having her tea watered, and perhaps remaining in a damp or wet state for a day or twn. And than s.a ucia before being put i n to th e tea-pot' for use ? r.su It L should UrICU be borne in mind that dew, when the grass is made into hay, will do the same in both, and both cut on the same day ; yet, from management alone, I calculated the difference in value when carted at 50s. per acre.—Rothtvell's Ag. of Lancashire. Cocoa-nut Sugar source —Ceylon newspapers mention a new likely to ha of irnr.n,4.....,... .., +1,... - - &Lacs), LU (A, of importance to that colony. The sugar is obtained by cutting off the cocoa nut flower stem, attaching a vessel to it, and evaporating the liquid ; it flows over in quantities so great as to be almost incredible, and I have seen samples of the sugar equal to anything ever obtained from the sugar-cane, and produced in such abundance from a tree as to produce im mense returns yearly to the owner. Preservation of Green Kidney Beans.—The following is the process employed by M. Gehen de Montigny, for the preservation of green kidney beans. In fine weather gather the pods, before the seeds are too visible, take the threads off, plunge the pods in boiling water, and take them out again immediately ; let them cool, put them into a tub in layers 5 inches deep, alternating with Vine leaves, which mu s t b eg i n an d en d the series; on the top of the last layer of Vine leaves put a stone, heavy enough to keep the whole well pressed. Then pour in some salt water until the top is covered ; replace the water as it evaporates. The beans can thus be preserved quite fresh. —Fiore des Serres. Destruction of Wasps.—The annual sport among the youths of Traquair came to a close on Saturday, the Ist of June. They have bagged less game, and also less money, than usual this year. Let us take a retrospective view of the havoc that has been made among wasps for the last seven years, which will show how anxious the Earl of Traquair is to get rid of this destructive pest in his neighbourhood :-1n 1844 there were destroyed 244 dozen ; in 1845, 1,573 dozen, weight 4 lbs. 91. oz. ; in 1846, not a wasp to be found ; in 1847, 4 dozen only, weight 4 oz. ; in 1848, there were destroyed 1,2731 dozen, weight 41bs. 7 oz. ; in 1849, 8651 dozen, weight 2 lbs, 8 oz. ; in 1850, 5281 dozen, weight 1 lb. 112 oz. Total, 44591 doz., weight 13 lbs. 8 oz. during the last seven years, or rather five years, as in 1846-47, only four dozens were taken : these dozens will make the number of wasps to be 53,514—a good round number certainly in a circuit of three miles. Now, if all, or even one-half, of the proprie tors in the country would use the same means to extermi nate these insects, a wasp would soon be as rare a sight as a red deer on the hills around us.—Edinburgh Eve ning Courant. OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK Plant Department.—Last week we gave some hurried directions about the preparation of a cutting frame. We advised peat earth as a plunging material, in preference to anything else, having found it to answer much better than sand, wood dust, &c. The medium degree of dryness, so essential to the well being of the cuttings, is kept with much less trouble than with e ith er o f the above substances. We advised the frame, likewise, to face the sun, and to be placed in an open situation. By doing so we as it were gain upon the season, have a more robust plant, and damp, the great evil in this department, is more readily guarded against. This is a good time to strike roses : the most simple method is to place three or four cuttings round the edge of a small pot. Use a light friable soil, with a good portion of sand in it ; give a light sprinkling of water and place them in the frame. They will root in time for potting off late in the autumn ; or they may be put in quantity, allowed to remain in the cutting pots all winter, potted in early spring, and transferred to the flower border at the proper season. Bourbon and China sorts are the most proper for this work. Pelargoniums o choice varieties pot singly in two or three-inch pots ' • in placing the pot do not allow one leaf to rest on another, and see that no mould collects about the surface of the pots; air sufficient must be given to dispel even the ap pearance of this. A great deal has been said and written about the making of a cutting ; always take a wood shoot, never a flowering shoot, cut clean through at the union of a joint, remove one or two of the lower leaves without injuring the buds, and do not plant too deep ; experience will soon teach the remainder. Amongst floral pits, it is to be hoped the pink and carnation have received their due share of attention ; their propagating season is fast drawing to a close. The dahlia and hollyhock are now beautiful ; this is a good time to mark a few good varie ties, and our nurseries supply choice collections. Allow abundance of air in the greenhouse; be afraid of nothing in this respect but the pots blowing over. Kitchen Garden.--Attend to the cropping of spare ground, and dust with soot wherever the slug, or cater pillar is to be found on young growing plants. I have found this a complete preventive. Encourage celery by good applications of liquid manure. Fruit department.--Grapes not forced nor retarded, will now be colouring ; a little fire night and morning will assist them in.cloudy weather, and allow the sashes to be worked with greater freedom.. The temperature should range between 55Q- and 85°1 give a change of air at all times- Keep nailing the young shoots of wall trees as they require it. It is bad plan to lay the wood too cloose ; allow a fair apace between each branch ; peaches especially are often 77.flich injured by this very wrong pro ceeding. Strawbe r ries look through 0% 0 beds and lift carefully some of th e for late forcing may yet be potted : the whole is m