The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-07-02 00:00:00

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Ro b e rt of The ir n obly p cl• a ptain tur dar ur on ' l 'lll 0 sing g sl a r s ; e .T . ftr . 3 ca lled in I\ ei ePifngl eeing a de o • toP lc absrb notrin all the g me` Olt, t ut tbere sre fter the noire 9 un,dgY mod Spacbl t t dt Ne ig , a n .ftbe r ita te ~, ,onsuiton a O le .perhaps sat. urds. l Iled , e to 0181;bitibet daY " obi li 0 tY f the bo lleti° llow" v f a coll!ii of t he 3 tte r'ci o r til e" ' ;ht b°°' b3One4 a er e ! ,cidet r id e (1 0 4 s Ps st ' e j r ,b a t e.ot 0100, sine' o iu , )ore -;10.poo, tbr ci ` rn liti ll ' o t cket t i t is P lee. tell b t °r e t be P gia °I igrriege 10 11 f pig ote si )11or ° t tbe b ° to ° t better 40° . ?Jr: :grid goer+, !" c 3 btoo;i,i, Brig • t lB ' lieu di 3 01:;0° Dr° ( err o , lo s °n r e f of iapt fl°,lo7o it _„ t „ie SII. ,eoii4le, to f b a ) 1". l ! r ce' t 30' too eso i t d • be no n dloif cia e • io' e d t he e fr oo ) uotl nol„ b! T oo'lft , ot elt rt inl eo p3ll :pi "e, , e t yr j 4 7 , )1r: :0 g" tile,el9 31. °froa, $ gl i od? cf o ,.onip o , 4 0 0 a t; !fev u ,otele 6, Sco.' p % Old tO ; a l i e; to P c i ti r o v I ;(1 1 b at be oit i; the ire ~11"pif t ver e ,i ait A , A pr, er t ;:9"‘ „P Ile P r o k ( 4Dv v loY 15 DOo) , f t i t oo e b eeo e te v ; b ad d r rio le ; L io , y tbe fr ot gt Pt s b) weii " 1 160 •a 9. 0 oni e iv, c , s clt tb a te , fru , • P oo rov e fr,or' go-v 0 11 4 0 , ab'ot b o: 1 e P letof Ist' 0 , 0. h j e' isticillie? o s ll e 1 , 0 s flo i ,`; 'e . oe dg 1 1. 1,1 0 5 7 t0 fel e ro g, 1 0 9 1 ro'ocf be b e fo c t a t o ri or be foo 9 !:), et 0 10 oe' t po 5 0 r t n s• ift t oo l A g ce to Sri ' a pe l lot V .; 00 o r icor° trio. , isty I, 18511. total 4Arius. 14, Rob ert -------- i,„_ , Boggs , late mate of the Burrell, has been Fit"etalified a second-class certificate as master. for thert°vs! Mail Stearn-ship Africa, built at Greenock Halifax squadron, was safely launched at 2 20., P.,111 on Friday last. -the cutter yacht Sultana, R. Naylor, Esq., of Liver - - Pool, left Cowes on Wednesday for Liverpool and Gib rafter, 4zabeth Woodward, nine years of age, was so severely burnt ofhee°e!lnaturday, in West Derby-road, in consequence Th e ' thes igniting, that she died on Wednesday. 0 „ Liv er a 14r d Bishop of Chester, the Archdeacon t ~.. P 01, and the Rev. D. James have kindly promised t it,'e,Pr7tich the annual Sunday -school sermons of S . - et sehurach, Aintree, on Sunday, the 7th instant._ His torshi p th li r e - `laYor has kindly promised to attend. L as b. Andrew Leighton, secretary of the Roscoe Club, Itreete€4aPpointe manager of the Exchange C.l I itCas! tu e- - ti on, ; u _ Mr. Hill, accountant to the Mechanic sl ns , k eßsrs ec e,l l ,S Mr. Leighton in the former o ffi ce. th e f orm vailson and Co., shipbuilders, have commenced tcll,—, a ion of their shipyard, at Birkenhead. A large b; i T', O of w ork men are at present employed in paringp _ itaranadef. reception of buildings for the purposes of Th e ..... it nah tr..' relative to the Pike closed on Thursday with a asthe . I "ritY in f avour of Mr. Gream's amendment • but, 01 churchwarde ns refused to give up the balance Of the torTarY rate in order to oppose the bill in the House of bbtspathe result of the poll is valueless. Pool, i cnki,ll:Nr.—Mr. Phillip Forshaw, brewer, Liver -41 h i s T"ak'ag' considerable alteration and improvement ui _ toad ProPerty in the Scholes. which will add vteryrmndh. ,auty of the neighbourhood. We hope o he la Ca will follow the e xample.—Preston Ptlot. _ ack 'iral , '' B evis, of this port, has sent, by order o w f it t h h a e dock,„4, her Majesty's steam sloop Salamander, Iwo j e g t l h lighter in tow, to assist in raising th Orion. twig se N er s of her Majesty's vessels are also ordered on 4 ,01 1 . rice• i c e• , ,ti txit'isysi;s,ii. bitchy a meeting of the Royal Commission, for est ' , Lion of 1851 was hela in the new palace at 1111,rq kl'itier, E irl Grar;ville presiding. Delegates from ."' , 4 .. t,riti_e Principal towns were present. J. Grantham, pier baitZlited Liverpool. Piece 4. 1/ 01. _ftig of the . new Blind Asylum, from wit te , sig a n n s t b h y e , ofwa_4e, is being rapidly proceeded.l '''Pestr Ws arehi 'te ground opposite the Phi harmonic-hall and veo, I fel, and will be another ornament to t i • lb a dy de e , a g n The old Church for ji.htid rated part oi the tow .. 'rtiolitionlll Lord Nelson -street is now in process of 6 e W P An g 4 isQ ,TENrs.—During the past week patents have It 't:v, 14enecficieto the following gentlemen :—Ro bert improve cha r nt, i n u, , of Liverpool, sugar-refiner, for improve so, tarl. s,autacturing, refining,. and -siii•toal: c',,nents in manufacturing andanimal sugar itoprove•Nvilliam Laird, of Liverpool, merchant, for repa treating ri n IN iall T i ents in lifeboats, and an apparatus for J., pool, mere Sin Y'ag water. James swa t t o r and other filtering 1 911 id, i for improvements in filtering Y • be e , t ?aeLt `. Albion," late in her Majesty's service, has !tiat " AtilllNG I.o a. HE MILLION.—Since the beautiful as %ilclittoPerty of her present owners, e she d h sa s tisfaction she 19e goi,."l,7aN'eidnt7tierdeajiueroewtnrieprss, t a o n beautify and refit t he a r t . 11 'eis e tt re te by an advertisement in another accompany ke to -kin a series of excursions—one , to ttitd '''' Mers'q yacht " Flotilla, equal 1 44 1 ._ 'Y, for the Challenge Cup, and other trips of vst. in their race on Le Per from 14 al ai the late an advertisement Exchange Club, but per- f ti l Pt better e steward of the that Mr. George the ' (ient. kn own to our readers as the obliging host o b lio art ge Inn, in Fenwick-street, has undertaken itclonk.raent of th e " shades" in connection with the kien,l4otel. Some t i„ P. 4 w.. ~o me years ago, by his un tinlied "s Inanaged by Mr. Latham, who, id obliging this department of the 71,,eana,,Practical ability and gentlemanly 0444., contributed much to the success . which an . the - ` l. of," are well known to have enjoyed during a 4 1J , cars, stea Sears, —er Majesty's Port o e m Salamander Dr T HE . Mers e y on Monday. til, sine .r. laz, 4'ollth with jurymasts for the Lavinia,_one of ao ek avi n i a a __ c r so many }ea . onport I h e L " :" t es f ' --, rs moored in the eY • d made fit for active ser vi,,t.ord, ti,_ an the Bacchus will be ken to Dey Lrasif foll_ve verhauled, an of Tabley-street, q t w ere lln to be worthy. The Newcastle and Red- It o ° late ral s ° 4 l to Mr. John Brown, th..isey s ureaking them up. The quarantine in the I t. , i o .4 e ra . w consists of only two vessels, the Akbar and 1 the st, k it Art 'TtSPY YACHT . CLUB.— , se of tti ve an no - of giving a purse t o b e ~ unced their intention open to all yachts The . membereof this 01 eight'rled for on Saturday next, d in coming in, 4 ti 41 he a time race, to be allowed nit m e ° ., It „J' i r,is and upwards belonging to a Royal Yacht Saar 1 43 . p.,,,ter.of ,---lialf-a-tninute up to fifty to be sr ( ' asen- ~l;lninute above fifty tons. Schooners 1) •b ,, 'I IS, -. ::"" i g to Acker's Graduated Scale.. The entry, tons, and a at eight, Re;', and `,a,ch, closes on Wednesday evening at at the IV , iNtet.;"e ballot for station is to take a n v - Or no prize i t ip t Ya e h t eY Yacht Club-rooms on Thursday, at noon. ,t iie fr; 8 are to enter, and three to start, w .i.q''en. ks i s RAN— tile , 4 ld i„ „ , RUPTcy COURT.— tton-spinner, for ni t 'sit e " toe case of W. Threlfall, co 111 (I fel, xaMination. Mr. Bremner, that an- On Tuesday a meeting charge of forgery, kti l) ri t hmairl adjournment on the gronn ' l f tl the bank zlt,conti potStody in Liverpool on a kv a h. come up. t of the , a le , -.t. It „ with consen , siA'nite s, su..r. Bremner then, the support of the The case was adjourned to the as k NIA aPPlied for an allowance for honour. un cle? f 8 r n i ,tind his two daughters, and stated that the gra t4 c , ip tit he estimated at £46,000.' funds to prepare keliiii ft,..4ltristances, refused the His application, 'as the only r,otila,l' ori allowance was to provide 4i''lltit,'t shet. 14:veil the kaicuEs.—On Monday a match club, of ,ft . ,, tf icst e : Pascoe club and the Athenaeum at Lower sa-4klitati•t Manchester. the ground of the latter, won was played by the 94,e,, the sl The match was On IC 2 tki 8, score being as follows :—Roscoe, Ist 2 in s n .— ings, 1 , 4 ' "• ir Atl 1 t innings, 58; the '43' a" ' nteinn' s h - s played betwee f or 'ver tiesday last a matc wa nd of the 'ler • P° ° l ad si i at • labs on the g r . ° . u h d e ar' Into i n 4 irops ire c , 2nd, . n n excited st e n late,. Wave rtree-latte. The match. victorious, 1 1Ccat t i est, was well contested, and th w ere ic w was some 2sde ",110;qing- The Liverpool club come o ff -I,"' 6 1. - 8 111 1} 1 is the. core :—Liverpool, Ist innings, 109 ; lleri's.rt ,npshire, Ist innings. inquest was *0 ori ti'lens DEA-TH•—On Saturday 41 ; 2nd, 74. an h Sun-street, Tox- Usti i kh hati t i l l 3 YdY of a young woman, named Sara Kelly, k tri 'Da t k . k,;,en found in a cesspool in by some ~,i,biltt , , 4 he body had been discovered to say liiio d e a s so decomposed that it was impo night yets weocatli resulted from violence or from other causes. dc k ° , k at S .4'o the deceased left her house, about eleven h ash er l.lr ois,i in ght, to purchase flour and potatoes, left had Ifpt,4 in ever since. She was married, and ta l they hadn the house. He is much older than she, ta p - they lived on good terms together, and er 4.tipa Le suspect that she contemn Se thait' ,Teci by four I ouses, and it is a matter ofn Under laced suicide. Sur. verdict. ,p h e-ire aty ,' '?. bodY was not discovered sooner. Uel ItlcANl4,,'sLances the jury returned an open (14 ): 1 , ^ ,th -'ll`,--It will be seen from an advertisement Of tif i to: aer)r4triri that the Grand Lodge will be h /v k , u..8,1ay), a , 0% 1 . „and Master the Earl of Enniskillen. Those who r u Bilston, in Staffordshire, by command then,li;`%ttlirrotest and Protectionist principles—whether NPre4tto clergy or the laity —are strongly urged to 1 4 tn ide r at the ban t t be held on this occasion , ancl 0&44 stn ad tl pie o. . d Master, i a e ,,,, Pr otai _, mt, in addition to the personal counte nivOof tit s , s " hY the noble lord the Gran Choip rt , , a nd e•,) oacts, a and committee from nearly every /t h e " t, 1 unt Y hi Englend, Scotland, and Wales will be t, °Other with the grand chaplains ; amongst ki t .'• 1c,4111Y enumerate the Revs. Dr. Burnet, Bradford, st 4 t t !/' oti,„", London • S Fenton, Liverpool; besides ZoL. ',i,itninistera and pr . vate gentlemen of wealth and_ M Th The associated mmbers amount to upwards of n e r ,rli a 13 tn il ‘,0,-erlf• `-'IILTRCII IN KEY -STREET.—In the act of ehniant,':, authorising the Liverpool and Bury Railway to ' ti lt tt h 449 take down St. Matthew's Church, it?• order thj she anon in Titti ebar . n-street, it was provided that , ticalßrona(r b uild a new Church, and pay Dr. Hillcoat for I it, , I ss tile 13°I.whieh the old church stood, at such valu on f ' 44 5 - ; 1 1. 1e hi 1 1 1811° Pa of York and Chester should put up til, ,; , Lat 4 °Ps estimated the value at X 200; at all events, titcA"ti '8 - ' 4 ' was paid for it ; and Dr. Hillcoat, consider isi "' l a too - s action against the s et of eaotmabll, brought an lt d ict s o e :'" and tl e e l u ji; I op ofY ceased and obtained a lib s 's wi t , , 1, 540 who had ased to ne Bishop callieg t.. .- , 1 01 o nrain .d rule Lei nisi in he r Court of Common - sth e plaint; 1 on behalf of the defendants . , the ent rei Y to sh oo' cause why the verdict should_ Na il ". 4%, t . tor them on the firstand second issues, and iittlisehar g Zil should not be had. On Monday, the rule 1 1)i ' P ea r • 411 °11 Of • ISI NG I 11 1 , , MPosTons.—There seems- to be a fa ik,4Rt ar , De Post ure and human gullibilit as well as of other tti l :4 an ~Ptaining to nature.Last week we 31- . 4 . pe,_..e ap na „.._ o ,_ a 4114, t o 4eB te l l - - e - -. r i ll t certain sel-styled " professor , : di e e ctiti t °l _,vin a louvBec people, for . a "consideration, 44, 4°i:dressed to ihe editor communication,fni Ptl w i ln ifaaehester Guar ; ke r Pl l Beeson who signs himself of F. John Bull. jun.," ko a. itlas bee t _relate to an individual whose .% 1. ., sr:_ :tiovwa_lns.erted in a Liverpool paper, may s not n :tatl:t"-eeaciperuarannlotTtto some of our readers : k ag e d to t.,_ :aid John RobinBan' Zotl ' Z''aqn an art forelnOesnt i n one us of John Robinson. y adveitisec rtelin' tl tli the" ltPiacas lie; % v Y eeTt. ea l s b o ave speculated to this i,,':_itikno"wY.o the precious secret. It is a composition c.n and I now beg leave to . ttor.l4,lth expi'4° Make shoe leather impervious to wet.lniss ko l t 4 ; ai, Ilie k i n : te at, 1 ?) , which you may make ten guine n ti, tie h. ti„. rshining art, is the art of cleaning o !n tht itiA'Yr at,t 's_o!l.er valuable arts to dispose of for IT c2l A44lbt, h ,d r ipouuluraions, varying in prie from worth; .1. 4 korttrtioanaseeol,4eo do l l, in rat of to ehattil°l3. theft' 9tl _,SR IN WHITn EC S H " AP In ei s :—A small house *4l),ilY font. oer'n,sl3._Yoa, person named Dodd, in White thein,ll eket vlda y ria 7 . _ t eter-street, partiall i y fe . ll down t wat ; e do,n -,thilng. The adjoining premises are wait therefor:lJ: a view to alteration and improve loch want t h_ , became necessary to strengthen the santas do e souse referred to by means of beams, t la i llt ni ti T ti e l ,,, tl t .l in e g , .and , tin, this %ye): the place was left on b een tim e e ste t About five o clock on the following , t ;ti sa '_ all a,,,,_nren_ recommenced operations, and at tn:,tled 0 e "7 4 . , en secur e ; they had not, however, tt,Z l g h ,... the 50pwroove .than an hour, when they were roreati°_;tY retreat aching casualty ; they accordingly it ''. At . 1 ; bri a ,, in i and soon after the entire wall fell,to thin g 1 : 1 4 ti smog dawn in threent a portion of the luterseilt.:,,, his there were persons in the house — las t I tiv (4 4 Utthurt °tiler, and sister and by a miracle, t , t as th , the Hotta •By this Si accident the whole 4i.Zt Of"' frighte was exposedto vie ' W • the beds seen z '6 ht kteethoeiother",,eodoto,eneupanta .left ther'n, and the din e the the accia'den7ruaining as it stood on the SUNDAY LABOUR TN THE POST-OFFICE The lay association formed in this town for the purpose of obtaining the cessation of all labour in the Postoffice on the Sunday, held a meeting at the Clarendon-rooms, yesterday. Among the gentlemen present were, T. B. llorsfall, Esq., Charles Inman, Esq., James Tyrer, Esq., J. K. Rounthwaite, Esq., Christopher Bushell, Esq., George norsfall, Esq., T. Muncaster, Esq., T. D. Ander son, Esq., Wm. Fisher, Esq., (T.C.,) J. Grantham, Esq., A. Steains, Esq., &c., &c. T. B. HORSFALL, Esq., the chairman, stated that at a meeting of the association, held in that room on Friday last, a sub-committee had been formed to get up an address to her Majesty. That document was now before them. It was read by C. BUSHELL, Esq., the hon. secretary, and was as follows : TO THE QUEENS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. The humble and dutiful Address of the Committee of the " Liverpool Lay Association, for the total cessation of Pos tal Operations, throughout the United Kingdom on Sunday." MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MAJESTY, We, the undersigned bankers, merchants, traders, and others of Liverpool, being members of the committee of the Liverpool Lay Association, for the total cessation of postal operations throughout the United Kingdom on the Sabbath, (from which association emanated a petition to the legislature, in favour of the measure, signed by 14,000 persons,) approach your Majesty with feelings of devoted loyalty to your Majesty's throne and person. . . • The attainment, under the blessing of Divine Providence, through the instrumentality of your Majesty, of the object for which our committee was called into existence, renders it not less an imperative than a pleasing duty thus to offer to your Majesty our heart-felt thanks for the great boon which the recent order in council has conferred upon the community. The various pursuits connected with commerce, in which the undersigned are for the most part extensively engaged, render them peculiarly well qualified to form a j a dg men t as to the effect of the change which has taken place ; and they venture to express their firm conviction to your Majesty that no injury to commerce can possibly arise, while incalculable religious, social, and domestic advantages, will result from closing the Post Offices on the Sabbath. That the blessing of Him " by whom alone kings do reign and princes decree justice," may continue to rest upon your Majesty, your Consort, and your children, and that your Majesty may long be spared to rule over a religious, loyal, and happy people, is the fervent prayer of your Majesty's devoted subjects and servants. After the reading of the address, it was moved and seconded that his Worship the Mayor, and T. B. Hors fall, Esq., be deputed to go to London for the purpose of presenting the address to her Majesty, through the Lome secretary. Mr. Horsfall signified his willingness to under take the mission, and it was determined that the two gentlemen should proceed forthwith to the metropolis. The address will be accompanied by the signatures of every member of the association, numbering close on three hundred of the principal merchants in the town, whose names we give elsewhere. The business, which was purely of a routine character, was then concluded. INCREASE OF FOREIGN TONNAGE IN THE DOCKS OF LIVERPOOL. The alteration of the navigation laws, by which the shipping of foreign countries were admitted to become carriers on the high seas, from their own or neutral ports, to Great Britain, has now been six months in operation ; and we have thought it worth while to institute an enquiry as to the quantity of such shipping, and of British, now lying in our docks, as compared with the same period last year. In this matter we have been very kindly assisted by the compilers of the Liverpool Tele graph, published by Messrs. Mead and Corney, Redcross street, the correctness of whose information on all matters connected with the shipping of the port is well known. We have taken at random the 27th of June in the two years ; and it is fair to state that, on that date this year, our docks were very scarce of ships as compared with their usual state—there having been few arrivals within the past week,—whilst the sailings have been rather numerous. The selection of a day, following a week's favourable wind for inward-bound craft, would probably show a much greater quantity of foreign ship ping, which, as it generally leaves port, whether with or without cargo, as soon as discharged, is very fluctuating. The following were the contents of our various docks on the dates referred to, which are six months preceding, and six months subsequent to, the repeal of the naviga tion laws:— JUNE 27, 1849. JUNE 27, 1850. NAMES OF DOCKS. British. Foreign. British. Foreign Birkenhead . Bramley-Moore .... 4 1 6 0 Nelson Stanley 6 12 9 2 Salisbury Victoria .. Waterloo . Prince's George's .. 32 4 36 14 Canning 14 0 Salthouse 26 1 36 0 Albert . King's 57 3 41 6 Queen's Union Brunswick 21 5 20 17 Graving Increase in Foreign Decrease in British Thel)reponderance of the increase of foreign vessels, it will be seen, is to be found in the Queen's and Brunswick Docks. These consist principally of vessels, grain or timber laden, from the northern ports of Europe and the Mediterranean. The increase in Prince's Dock is princi pally composed of the large American emigrant ships, whilst that in the George's Dock is made up of Spanish, Brazilian, and other countries, with various cargoes from all quarters of the world. What is most felt by the com munity at large, as the result of this falling off in the em ployment of British shipping and increase of foreign, is the fact that the European crews spend literally nothing with the tradesmen of the town. During the week imports of specie from New York have again commenced. On Wednesday the steam-ship At lantic brought £50,000. arid on Sunday £40,000 was re ceived by the royal mail steamer America. THE LIVERPOOL Docxs.—Mr. George Withers, the treasurer to the dock estate has just presented to the dock trustees his comparative statement of the rates and duties received in the years ending on the 23rd of June, 1849, and 24th of June, 1850. The receipts during the year 1850, as compared with the previous twelve months, show a decrease of £12,936 In the number of vessels there is also a decrease of 276, and in the tonnage of 102,809 tons. In 1849 the duties received on tonnage were £122,073 25.; on goods, £102,151 175.; lighthouses, £10,411 Is. 54. ; floating lights, £4.49616.2d. ; graving docks, £12.956 16s. ; graving blocks, £2334 10s. 6d. ; and extra (lock ret.t, £l5Ol 17s. Bd. ; making a grand total of £255.926 Os. 9d, In 1850 there were received on tonnage £116,541 7s. lid. ; on goods, £95,201 19a. Bd.. lighthouses, £10,066 ss. 6d. ; floating lights, £4332; graving docks, £241 1 0145. 6d.; extra rent, £1241 Os. 2d.; making a total of £242,989 14s. 9d. ; and showing, as be fore stated, a decrease of £12,936 6s. In 1849 the num ber of vessels was 20,733, and the tonnage 3.639,146. In 1850 the number of vessels was 20 457, and the tonnage 3,536,337, showing, as above, that the decrease in the number of vessels is 276, and the decrease in the tonnage 102,809. Comparing the receipts on tonnage for the year 1848 with those of last year, we find there is an increase in 1850 of £8552 Ils. 7d.. and on goods an increase of £5,173 3s. 2d. In the number of vessels there is also an tons. The number of vessels in 1848 was 20,311, and the tonnage 3,284,963. The duties paid on tonnage were £107,589 10s. 4d, and on goods £90,028 Gs. 6d. In 1847 the number of vessels was 20.889, being 432 more than in 1850; but the tonnage in 1850 was 184,798 tons greater than in 1847. CON SEC RATION.—On Wed nesday, thenew parish church of St. Alban's, in Limekiln-lane, erected by the Church Building Society, was consecrated by the Lord Bishop of Chester. There were present on the occasion the Vene rable Archdeacon Brooks, the Rev. Rector Campbell, and about twenty-five of the resident clergy. There was also a numerous attendance of the laity. A few minutes be fore eleven o'clock the Lord Bishop, with his chaplain, arrived at the church in the Mayor's carriage, and was received at the doors by the Worshipful Chancellor Raikes and the churchwardens. Having been conducted to the Vestry, his lordship robed, and then proceeded to the front of the communion table, where the sentence of c m secration was read by the Chancellor. The Bishop and clergy then walked down the principal aisles of the church, reading the 24th Psalm. Having returned to the com munion table, the ceremony was completed, the Bishop offering up the usual prayers. The regular services of the day were then read by the Rev. F. Power, the incumbent, after which the Lord Bishop ascended the pulpit, and de livered an appropriate discourse from the 13th chapter of Hebrews and the 16th verse. After some preliminary observations on the sacred object which had brought them together, his lordship alluded in feeling and complimen tary terms to the venerable Archdeacon Brooks, in con noxion with the church in which they were assembled. Originally, he said, the 15th instant had been fixed upon for the interesting ceremony to take place, but circum stances had taken place to render it impracticable on that day. It might not, however, be uninteresting to know why that day had been fixed upon. That day, he under stood, was the anniversary day on which, 52 years ago, the venerable Archdeacon was first ordained to the work of the ministry, and it was thought by many of his friends that it might be agreeable to his feelings to witness on that anniversary such an interesting ceremony ; whilst, on the other hand, it would have been equally gratifying to his friends to have such an opportunity of testifying their respect and esteem for him. This, then, would have been a suitable day for the ceremony ; for it must be known to them that on all former occasions the venerable Arch deacon had been active in the performance of such under takings, and had rendered most available assistance by his influence and advice. On this account the day had been thought a fit opportunity for conveying such a mark of respect ; and not only on this account, but on other grounds. The venerable Archdeacon had of f iciated among them as a minister of the gospel for a long time—a period of time permitted to few ; and from the length of his services, and the manner in which, during that, time, he had discharged the duties devolving upon him, he had rendered himself—and justly rendered himself—respected and esteemed both by the clergy and the laity of the town. If he had dwelt upon the subject, it was in order that he might have an opportunity of adding his testi mony to the respect in which the venerable Archdeacon was held amongst them. After an eloquent discourse, peculiarly suitable to the occasion, a collection was made on behalf of the North Church of England Schools, amounting to £l5, which was afterwards increased to £2O, by a donation of £5 from the Lord Bishop. A liberal and Christian benefactor, itrho declines to have his name made publie, has offered to present the church with the requi site communion plate. TIE LITIII fa aviculture anb *?ortirtiltural COLUMN. The last flower show at the Corn Exchange, like all which have preceded it, afforded many points for critcism; and it is only by constantly subjecting them to the ordeal that we can have any hope of improvement: we asserted in our last notice upon this subject that the judgment had been faulty, and we maintain that this is still the case ; the fruits of this evil were never more conspicuous than on Thursday last. At the June show in 1849, a first prize was given to a long drawn-up fuchsia of some fourteen or fifteen feet in length, looking more like the staff of a May pole than a living shrub; we recollect hearing something about it being sent there to fill up, it, however unexpect edly, received a first prize; the gardener who placed it there finding himself rewarded, and that the judges valued fuchsias by the yard, sent this season a long-legged set which would have answered for ceiling brooms to the dingy room in which they were placed ; this time the judges awarded the prizes to plants of better form, and correctly so too; but the exhibitor of the lanky standards had reason to complain of his being misled and all his time wasted. There must be some definite rules laid down for judging the plants, their cultivation has become a complete science, and nothing would be easier than to lay down fixed rules for the guidance of the judges, whose caprices when not so repressed are often very remarkable. Thus at the last Exhibition prizes are offered for collections of Stove or Greenhouse plants, every gardener would under stand by this that hardwooded Greenhouse plants were alone admitted, such being the rule everywhere else, and yet the first prize was awarded to a set in which the two best-grown plants were Nierembergia filicaulis and Kalos anthos miniata ; if this is correct gardeners who intend to compete next year will be wise to make up their collections of Cinerarias, Calceolarias, Verbenas, and such like things which are of easy culture, and they will th?reby spare their more valuable plants the injury of removal. The judgment of the bouquets was unquestionably had ; the competitors were numerous and the subject worth a careful decision, nevertheless the prize was given to a jumble of flowers and fennel, while several were most tastefully made up with choice flowers and fern. These things furnish an argument against centralizing these exhibitions in Liverpool, the more competitors there are the better, and we are glad to see that the gentlemen who formed the committee of the Bebhington and Rock Ferry flower show have been induced to alter their resolu tion, and are aboutto give us another of their choice floral entertainments. LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL AND FLORICULTURAL _ EXHIBITION.-JUNE 27TH. The second meeting of the season was held at the Corn Exchange, on Thursday last. The attendance was numer ous and highly respectable. The insufficiency of the building for this purpose was never more fully seen ; for during that part of the afternoon when the influx of visitors was greatest, the crowding was so inconvenient that numbers were compelled to leave without seeing the plants. The first arrival was the Earl of Derby and several members of his family. The noble lord appeared very much to enjoy the beauties of the collection, and staid a considerable time. The most brilliant part of the exhibition was that comprising the pelargoniums : it ex tended the full length of the hall, and contained some very well-grown plants. The fruits and vegetables were also fine; but the stove and greenhouse plants and orchids were not equal to those of former occasions. Messrs. C. D. Young and Co. had, as usual, a splendid collection of ornamental iron wire-work in the shape of seats, trellises, hurdles, vases stands, &c., which greatly added to the appearance of the exhibition and the comfort of the visitors• We saw four scarlet geraniums unrewarded, but we think they richly deserved something more even than the first prize ; we could not obtain the name of the ex hibitor. Two were dwarfs, and two standards : they were exceedingly well grown, and the standards were novelties in the Liverpool exhibitions. Mr. Charles Rylance exhi bited a vase full of seedling foxgloves, all varieties, of great beauty, and likely to recommend that beautiful flower to more general attention. LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL AWARDS 6. Heaths.-Ist prize, T. Davies and Co., Waverti ee Nursery, for Erica ventricosa, E. v. superba, E. v. breviflora, E. savillea major, E. Cnvendishii and E. tricolor superba. All very clean grown well flowered plants. 6. Fuchsias.-Ist to Mr. J. B. Leatherbarrow (Chas. Jones, eardener,l for Elizabeth, Nicholson, Beauty, One in the Ring, Dr. Jephson, Dr. Smith. 2d prize to R. W. Preston, Esq., (Mr. Morris, gardener,) White Perfection, Dr. Jephson, Beauty of Leeds, Napoleon, Cleopatra, and No. 4 Seedling. he extra prize was given to Mr. Kellock, of Oxton Nursery, for six well-grown specimens, consisting of Dr. Jephson, Duchess of Kent, The Admiral, Coraiine, Conductor, and One in the Ring. 4. Fnchsiaq, (for amateurs only.)-Ist prize to S. Harrison, Esq., (Mr. Jackson. gardener,) for Epsii,Dr. Jephson,Sir Henry Pottingfr, and Lady Sale. 2d prize to Mr. J: B. Leatherbarrow, for Uttoxeter Beauty, Bianca, Dr. Jephson, Epsii. 8. Pelarzoniums, (common.)-Ist prize to Henry Winch, Esq., (Mr. Young, gardener,) for Zenobia, Duke of Cornwall, Enchantress, Sir 8010 - ft Peel, Desdemonia, Nymph, Orion, Prince of Wales; all beautifully flowered. 2d, to Julius Pocke, gardener,) for Alex andrine, Malvina, Duke of Cornwall, Lord Ebrington, Sylph, Gigantic, Priory. Queen, and a seedling. An extra prize was a xarded to R. W. Preston, Esq. 4. Pelargoniums.-Ist prize, James Stringer. Esq., (Mr. Liver. side, gardener.) for Hebe. Othello, Witch, and Meteor. ' 2d prize, Julius Focke. Esq. Extra prize to R. W. Preston, ESQ. 6. Pelargoriums (Fancy).-Ist prize, Messrs. T. Davies and Co., Wavertree Nursery, for Lady Flora Hastings, Jenny Lind, Bouquet tout fait. Alboni, Queen Victoria, Ste tuiski. These were most brilliant, and contributed much to the beauty of the show. 2d prize to Julius Focke, Esq., for Jehu, Queen Victoria. Bouquet tout fait, Nosegay, Ibrahim Pacha, and La Belle d' Africain. 4. Scarlet Pelargoniums.—lst prize, Mr. Charles Rylance, nurseryman of Lydiate, one plant of the General Tom Thumb was a magnificent specimen. 2d prize, T. W. Mundell, Esq. (Mr. Harrison, garderer. 8. Roses in pots.-Ist prize, Alr. Richard Griffiths, for Mad. Laffay, Devoniensis, Charles Duval, Van Huisson, Marshal Bugeaud, Smith's Yellow, Lady Stuart, and Lady Fordwick. 4. Roses in pots.—lst prize, Mr. J. B. Leatherbarrow, for Carolina, Mrs. Bousanquet, Gaubauld, and Vicomptesse de Cazes. The last was a beautiful specimen. 2d prize, to J. T. Raynes, Req. (Mr. Williams, gardener), f o r La Reine,Boule de Nanteuil. Belle d' St. Cyr and Mobac. 4. Achimenes (in pans) (Mr. Brown, gardener.) 2d prize to Charles Wilson, Esq. (Mr. Thomas, gardener). 6. Petunias.-Ist. prize, Mr. Skirving (John Mayor, gardener) 2d prize, Smith Harrison. Esq. 6. Verbenas.-Ist prize, Mr. Charles Rylance, who also re. ceived an extra prize for Petunias and Foxgloves. .-Ist prize to T. S. Gladstone, Esq 6. Calceolarias . gardener. —lst prize, S. P. Hope, - Esq. (Mr. Wilson, 2d nrize, Messes. T. Davies and — o., Wavertree Nursery 6. Gloxinias.—lst prize, C. Wilson. Esq., for Alba•Purpurea, Passinghamii, Tenchlerii, Alba Sanguinea, Carminata dens and Grandiflora. 2d prize, H. Winch, Esq. Both sets were very fine. 4. Exotic Orchideous Plants.-Ist prize, Thomas Johnston Esq. (Mr. Hughes, gardener), for (Brides Odorata, Brassiz Wravii, Cattleya Loddigesii, and Epidendron Schomburglikii also, 2d prize for single specimen of Oncidium Pulvinatum. Collection of Eight Stove or Greenhouse Plants.--Ist prize to T. S. Gladstone, Esq., for Rondeletia Speciosa, Niereniber gia filicaulis, Kalosanthos miniata, Xschynanthus Boschia rins, Lescbenaultia formosa, Aphelexis purpurea macrantha Chironia glutinosa and Erica Beaumontiana. _ 2d prize to Henry Sharpies, Esq. (Mr. Richardson, gardener) for cyrtoceras Reflexa, Echites suberecta. Stephanotis flora hunda, Erica tricolor, Crowea saligna, Rondeletia speciosa, Adamia versicolor, and Viminaria denudata. An extra prize to Charles Wilson, Esq. (Mr. Thomas, gar dener). Collection of Four Stow Yo P- Winch. R.- nd Greenhouse Plants .-Ist prize mg., (Mr, Young, garuene , ,, _ nea, Begonia nitida, Gloxinia maxima, and Erica ventricosa densa. xora cocci 2d prize to Chai. Wilson Esq., for Rondeletia speciosa Plain SINGLE SPECIMENS. Heath.-Ist, H. Winch. Esq., 2d and 3d, Thomas Davies, and Co. Fuchsia.—lst, Smith Harrison, Esq.; 2d, Julius Focke, Esq.; 3d, Wm. Kellock, of Oxton Nursery. Pelargonium.—lst and 2d, H. Winch, Esq., 3d, Julius Focke, Esq. Pelargonium, (Fancy).—lst and 2d, Robertson Gladstone, Esq., (Mr. Woolley, gardener), 3d, T. Davies and Co. S':arlet Geranium.—Extra prize to Julius Focke, Esq. Orchid.—lst, to H. Winch, Esq., for Vanda Roxburghia. Calceo!aria.-Ist, T. Davies and Co., td, H. winch, Esq. Stove Plant.-Ist prize to John Moss, Esq., Otterspool, (Noah James, gardener,) for Stephanotis florabunda; a fine specimen but too recently planted in its tub ; 2nd, to H. Har rison, Esq., (Hutchinson, gardener,) for Gesneria Cooperi ; 3d, to Robertson Gladstone, Esq., (Mr. Woolley, gardener,) for Stephanotis florabunda. Greenhouse Plant.—lst and 2d, to T. Davies, Esq., for Chi ronica glutinosa, and Tetrathea verticellata ; 3d, to Charles Esq„ for Euthallis macrophylla. Herbaceous Plant.—lst, to Mr. Thomas Whalley, Fairfield Nursery, for a very beautiful specimen of Myosotis azoricus ; 2d, to M r. Skirving, Walton Nursery, tor Campanula garganira ; 3d, to Charles Bardswill, Esq., for Phlox Van Houttei, (Mr. North, gardener.) An Extra Prize was awarded to Charles Wilson, Esq., fur a fine specimen of the new Rose Geant des Battailes. MISCELLANEOUS GROUPS. BaSket of Plants, in Pots.-Ist, Mr. J. R. Leatherbarrow, 2d, Mr. Skirving. Device of Flowers.—lst, T. W. Blundell, Esq., 2d, Smith Harrison; Esq. Collection of Cut Flowers, 24 specimens, named.-Ist, H. Winch, Esq., 2d, Mr. Skirving. Bouquet,for the hand.—lst, H. Winch, Esq., 2d, Mr. Skirving. Cut Roses, (all distinct and named varieties) 21.--lst, Mr. John Smith, gardener to Mr. Whalley, Fairfield Nursery, 2d, Richard Alison, Esq., (Mr. Hill, gardener.) Cut Ros s, (all distinct and named varietes) 12.—Ist, T. S. Gladstone, Esq., 2d, Mr. J. P. Campbell. Cut Roses, (alldistinct and named varieties),6.-Ist, Richard Alison, Esq., (Mr. Hill; gardener,) 2d, J. T. Raynes, Esq. The prize for correctly-written names was awarded to Mr. J. H. Richardson, gardener to H. Sharpies, Esq. The plants of Charles Wilson, Esq., were also very creditably labelled. paper, and Tam satisfied with it this season. Another year must be the decisive one, but eight fine dishes this year, and only three poor ones last, seem to augurwell for the future.—John T. Y., Parkhead, in Gareknere Chronicle. Tropeeolum specrioturn.—This plant was left h 2 the open border all winter, and it is now ceming up vigour , ously in many places, the tubers having gone deep enough to escape the frosts. My garden is 500 feet above the level of the sea; but I never mark the thermometer so low as is• given. in the lists from Chiswick.—C. J. Di,. Rivington. Plumbago Larpentce.—•l turned this plant out into the. border last year, and left it there, little caring whether it lived or died ; but I see, as others do, that it will stand the winter.—C. J. 8., Rivinglon. Exhausted Land and Green Manure.—Now that so many small estates are thrown on hand, mostly in a very exhausted condition, it is desirable to landlords to restore their fertility at the least cost of culture. Farming, in the regular course, will be a kitting concern to those not practically acquainted with it; and covering the land with green crops to feed down, requires an outlay, for live stock as well as culture, more than inconvenient to many whose chief income has been their land rental; and with little prospect of an adequate return. Thus some thou sands of acres are said to be left, especially in Ireland, without a plough or a hoof. But this outlay may be con siderably reduced, and the land equally improved (leav ing of course out of the question the precarious return), by fallowing with green manure, to plough down two or three suc,lessive crops during the season. A mere list of cheap quick growing plants suited to this purpose would not much avail; but it would be very useful if such of your correspondents who have tried them, would inform us which they have found answer best for restoring im poverished sols. Belgian practice gives Spurry the pre ference ; ploughing down two or three crops one upon another at 10 or 12 weeks' interval. In this country, white mustard has been found to throw up a rich produce in less than ten weeks; and appears to have expelled the wireworm. The roots of Rape and Clover have baen found very effective. White Lupin seed was imported two years since for this purpose; but I have seen no ac counts of its efficacy. In Italy it has been employed for centuries, with the most unequival benefit ; but the cli mate may make great difference. Until more satisfactory and practical information appears, I will venture to recommend the trial of white Mustard against Spurry, acre for acre ; not only for the apparent quantities thrown up, but for their effect on the quality of the soil. And in addition, a third plot of the two mixed; a method which is found in many other cases to increase the pro duce and improve the condition of both crops. In this way, much land which the owners cannot conveniently farm or stock, may be brought into condition, in mode rate time, and at comparatively small expense. Can you say where Spurry seed may be obtained of good quality, at what price, and how much is sown per acre for green manuring in Belgium ?—J. Prideaux, in Plymouth Herald. MISCELLANEA Salting Asparagus Beds.—This year T followed as closely as possible the directions given in your paper some time ago for renewing apparently worn out Asparagus beds. My beds are situated on limestone land, but the soil is deep and rich. The beds have never been raised more than 18 inches or 2 feet from the level (not being considered necessary.) They are at least 20 or 21 years old, and every year they have been gradually declining, but whether from bad management or age I cannot deter mine. About the end of January or beginning of February, the weather being tolerably mild for the season, T raked the soil off the beds with a small hand rake until I had sufficiently bared them, without hurting the plants. I shen laid 11 inch or 2 inches of rich stable manure over them, and afterwards completed the beds with soil from the trenches which had been thrown back. Next day I watered with salt and water (refuse salt, 2d. per stone,) the weather being mild and dry. and in wet weather I sprinkled them over with dry refuse salt, which the rain most effectually washed in. The effect was more expedi tious than I had anticipated. About the end of March I cut a tolerably good dish, very much largerand more deli. cate than I have had during the last two years, and, on Thursday, June 4, I had cut my eighth dish. They now seem disposed to run to seed, so I' have ceased cutting. The beds. I have are only 17 feet long by 4 broad, but they occupy so favourable a situation that they should be more productive than they are (with proper management). So far I have followed the plan recommended in your ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS Galen.—The prize for correctly naming the plants exhi bited was given at tne meeting on Thursday last to the only collection that could claim it. You must understand that good writing is not the primary point ; the first is correct names, then correct spelling, and lastly good writing. J. N.—Your letter accuses a most respectable nursery man of lending a specimen azalea to an exhibitor to com plete a lot for exhibition. We believe him utterly inca pable of doing such an act of gross dishonesty, and if you are of a different opinion you ought to call the attention of the committee to the circumstance, and let it be met by all the parties concerned, and not endeavour to publish what we believe is a calumny, to which you have only attached your initials. If such a thing proved true we would con sider it a duty to expose it. COTTON WOOL IMPORTED INTO LIVERPOOL IN 1815, GIVING THE TOTAL AMOUNT FROM EACH COUNTRY, AND THE QUANTITY IMPORTED BY EACH FIRM January, Bahamas, 294.-275, Hannet, Roscoe, and Wilson; 12, J. Bar low ; 7, J. Rickarly and Co. Pensecola, 910.-233, Barclay. Selkirk, and Co.; 218, Easer, Jenner, and Co.; 67, Hannett, Roscoe, and Co.; 6, order; 386. W. Forde, and Co. Havannah, 21.-21, Easer, Jenner, and Co. Amelia Island, 544.-544, Ogden, Richards, and Selden. Brazil, 1700.-91, Harrison and Latham ; 50, Kemp and Co; 346, Carvalho and Co.; 13, D. Holford and Co ; 222, A. M. Pedra and Co. ; 60. J. Johnson and Co.; 69, G. Roach and Co.; 75, Koster and C0.;12, W. and T. Marsh ; 30, Costa and Co. ; 6, A. Mertcn; 26, J. Crowther; 20, Brew and Co. ; 30, Dyson Bros. and Co.; 50, Hancock and Co.; 600, R Broughton and Co. Dunkirk, 237.—Order Total, January, 3,706. February Amelia Island, 4,136.-527:Eason, Jenner, and Co. ; 1,138, Hughes and Duncan ; 1,429, Ogden, Richards, and Co.; 142, J. Gordon ; 10, D. E. Hogman • 890, order. Barhadoes, 719.-603, Barton, Irtam, and Higginson ; 10, Rodie and Shands ; 51, J. G. Foderingham ; 40, Duff. Finlay and Co.; 15, E. Fuller. 509.-43, Gladstone and Grart ; 12, Bolton and Lit tledale; 156, Sandbach, Tinne, and C. •' iO, J. Ackers and Co.; 4, R. Peel; 26, T. Daniel and Sons; 10, Read, Bell, and Co. ; 5, Ewart, Ritson, and Co.;. 24, J. B. and J. Hopkinson; 3. 'l'. Powell; 14, C. D. Forester; 4, Douglass and Co. ; Order, 198. Havre-de-Grace, 278.-54, W. Alsope; 224, W. Forde and Co. Lisbon, 1,027.-40, S. Searles; 392, Dyson Bros. and Co.; 130, T. and J. Littledale ; 323, G. Roach and Co.; 67, S. J. and J. Alder ; 23, Koster and Co. ; order, 52. Maranham, 3,515.-20, J. Burn and Co.; 68, J. Teixeira ; 13, A. M. Pedra and Co. ; 336, Lyne Bros. end C0.;3, J. A. Ferreira; 47, Carvalho and Fortunato ; 1,069, Costa Guima raens and Co. ; 52, J. A. C. de Olivera ; 310, B. Heyworth and Co. ; 47, Turner and Taylor ' • 15, S. B. Wilde; 281, G. Co.; Roach and • 50, R. Peel; 6, Crosbie and Urrnston; 29, Dias and Co. •, 315, Cavalho and Co.; 30, W. Rushton ; 20, C. Nleades ; 64, 11..1. Teixeira ; 50, Costa and Co. ; 137, J. S. de Silva; 6, A. J. Minto ; 18, F. D. Monteiro ; 507, order. St. Thomas, 78.-48, Burrow and Nottage; 30, Fawkner and Mawdsleys. _ Total, February, 10,262. Amelia Isle, 1,591.-314, R. and F. Breed and Co. ; 3, M. Ro dus; 63, J. Watson; 1,211, order. Bahamas, 722.-536. J. Moss and Co.; 126, H. Wood; 60, Ea son, J,•nner, and Co. Bermuda, 781.-418, Fawkner and Mawdsley ; 76, J. Whittle 67, R. Seddon and Sons; 55, Barton, Irlam and Co.; 130, Ewart, Rutson, and Co. ; 34, Finlay, Baumatyne and Co. ; 1, Smith and Co. Maranbam, 2,493.-1,270, Costa, Guimaraens, and Co.; 416, Carvalho and Co.; 13, Coleman and Co.;• 20, A. M. Pedra, ; Son, and Co. l7O, G. Roach and C o . ; 30.3 . . R. de Silva; 49 Carvalho and Fortunnatto ; 168, J. T. Koster and Co. ; 6, Dyson Bros. and Co.;• 56, A. G. Feriara ; 10, P. M. Pedro and Co. ; 3, J. NI Crowther : 3, Turner and Co. ; 279, order. Oporto, 31.-23, Lyne Bros. and Kemn t R. A. Van Zeller • Pernambuco. 693. 1. --200, J. Burn and Co.; 392, .1. Hancock and Co. ; 57, G. Roach and Co. ; 24, Duff, Finlay and Co.;• 20, Beck and Buchanan. Total, March, 6,311. Amelia ble. 1,439.-240, W. Dixon and Co.; 30, W. Christie 56. G. Johnson and Co.; 368, Hughes and Duncan; 743, J ,3 Stewart ; 5. orc Barbadoes, 618. Irlam, and Co. Berbit e, E 'art, Rutson, -56, Gihbs, Thompson, and Co. ; 555, Barton, ; 7, order. 35, J. Brancker; 50, Rougemont and Co.; 54, a, tag 4; 11.ilLOU11, 01111 k/U. ; ,19 1. UM U ; 11UUSUrt ; ` I U, Blair and Co.; 106, Davidsons and Brown ; 144, J. Rickerly and Co. ; 302. Bolton and Littledale ; 368, T. W. Earl & Co.; 11. Dyatt ; 185, N. Waterhouse and Co. ; 60, J. Gladstone and Grant ; 9 L. E. Thornton ; 203, order. /1.-491, Fawkner Mawdeslev. —6l, W. Brown ; 33, W. Foide and Co. ; 21, Lodges Boston, 117 and Co. Demerara, 6,545.-761, J. Gladstone , -• Gladstone; 25. J. Dobson and Co.; 5, L. Blair •, 1,123, Bolton and Littledale ; 57, J. Labalmondier ; 189, I'. Daniel & Son ; 105, Rothe and Shands ; 50, H. Rose; 18, Davidson, Graham, and Co. ; 578, Barton Irlam and Co. ; 77, R. Peel ; 80, Chor ley and Co.; 60, S. Mackay ; 25, B. J. Hopkinson •, 20, C. 1). Forrester; 20, Ewart, Burson, and Co.; 77, J. Dobson and Co.; 40. J. and W. King ; 20, G. Beardsworth ; 50, J. Millie; 18, E. Gibbons; 10, T. Robinson; 100, Lang, Chauncey, and Co. ; 22, Munroe and Co. ; 500, Sandbach, Tinne, and Co. ; 1,563, N. Waterhouse and Co.; 47, Campbell and Co. ; 2, Hughes and Tobin ; 70, J. Jackson and Co. ; 50, Bell, Reid, and Co. ; 30, A Littledale and Neilson : 15, E. Austin • 24, J. Porter; 90, R. and W. Pulsworth ; •10, Renkens an d ; 30, S. Meckie; 14, A. Thornborrow ; 11, Gibbs, Thompson, and Co.; 50, H. Ross ; 47, 3. Ackers and Co. ; 40, H. T. Storr; Ir, Roberts and Donavon ; 33, T. Porter; 272, order. Jamaica, 2,905.-158, J. and H. Cumming; 21, Munroe & Co.; 158, Baring and Co. ; 1,966, J. Garnett; 72, A. Garnett; 4, Burrow and Co.; 47, J. Simpson ; 313, Ewart, Rutson, and Co. ; 166. order. Marti nico, 58.-58, Duff Finlay, and Co. New York, 529.-105, Ogden, Richards, and Co.;150, A. M`Gregor and Co. ; 37, T. and J. '1 hornley ; 120, 1. M'Adam and Co.; 117, Cropper. Benson, and Co. Norfolk, 20.-20. W. Brown. Oporto, 86.-86, A. Zeller and Co. Philadelphia, 137,-50. Rathbone, Hodgson, and Co. ; 78, order. S. Domingo. 42.-42, J. Garnett. St. Jago de Cuba, 26 .-26. J. Garnett. St. Thomas, 1,090.-186, Fawkner and Mawdsley ; 904, order. Surinam, 820.-118, W. Weal' and Orr; 150, Bolton end Little. dale • 134, Davidson and Brown ; 13, S. M'Dowall and Co ; 8, T. Worrall ; 7, R. H. Pennington and Co. ; 4, C. G. Marwade 32, J. T. Danbeig ; 53, D, Knott ; 52, Duff, Finlay, and Co 60, J. Gordon ; 13, Thorley and Fell ; 176, order. Trinidad, 29.-29, Clarke, Grundy, and Co. Virginia, 23.-23, R. and J. Gwathruey. Wilmington, 10.-10, Leigh and Sherlocks. Total, April, 16,672. SUMMARY January February March .. April .. May.... June .. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec Russia Brazil } 9034 3170 5984 4573 5597 11511 Portugal. 4312 New Orleans.... 3211 France 2834 2279 112 533 East Indies ... 1484 United States.. 27118 27278 21107 13260 6828 12587 Barbadoes — 121 Holland 3O 633 150 172 West Indies 322 1152 728 25 506 989 Ireland - 50 Demerara, Ber bice,&Surinam 403 2191 58 440 Tcaa1....36724 32003 35010 20287 13273 33854 6311 16672 27386 32438 171151 Total Cotton Wool imported into Liverpool in 1815.. 267926 Last week three children were drowned in the Rochdale canal. Meyrick Bankes, Esq.. Winstanley Hall, Cheshire, has returned to the tenants on his estates at Cudworth, near Barnsley, ten per cent. on the amount of their several rentals. A NUNNERY IN BLACKBURN.—Next week, the house lately occupied by Mr. Robert Railton, Paradise-street, will be converted into a nunnery. The founders of it will be six " Sisters of Mercy," from Belgium. The Chester Courant relates the tale of a dog belonging to a gentleman in that city, suddenly leaving his master's house, which he was not in the habit of doing, alone on Saturday week, and marching straight to the shop of Mr. Platt, a chemist, attracted attention by holding out his fore-paw, which, on examination, was found to have a pin deeply imbedded in it. it was extracted, and bow-wow wagged his thanks, and returned home. BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY. On Saturday an extraordinary meeting of this company was held, "to receive th e report o f th e di rec t ors on the Chancery instit u t e d b y certa i n s h are h o ld ers aga i ns t the company; on th e bill i ntro d uce d i nto P ar li ament f or the better auditing of railway accounts ; and on the Rail way Abandonment bill; and to pass resolutions thereon." Mr. Bancroft occupied the chair. Mr. Ginsox, the secretary, read the report, which stated—" In reference to the Audit Bill, the directors ,think it better they should not express any opinion, unless at the meeting they should be required to do so simply as shareholders: On the 9th of February Mr. Dumvile filed • a bill , ostensibly to restrain the company from making the line from Chester to Lower Walton only, but attempting also to. make the directors personally liable for the money expended on the line since the resumption of the works. The plaintiff and those with whom he was acting professed themselves unable to pay their calls, and considering, from the previous decision of the Master of the Rolls, that it was possible- he might make an order which might de prive. the company of the benefit of Lord Granville's pro posed act, and that the plaintiff's solicitors were anxious to erect a-compromise of the suit, advised the directors to consent•to pay the plaintiff's taxed costs, and to forfeit the shares of himself and those acting with him, upon hav ing a declaration signed by them that they were unable to pay the. calls upon them, and that they renounced all fur -1 they interest in the shares forfeited. The directors did not feel themselves authorized to act otherwise than as counsel advised, and the compromise was effected upon these terms, and they confidently rely upon the sanction of the proprietors thereto. On the 4th of May Mr. John Gra ham and Mr. David Barclay filed two bills, nearly, if not exactly, copies of the bill filed by Mr. Dumvile. These parties, being in concert, only proceed with Mr. Graham's bill, which was argued before the Master of the Roils on Monday, the 27th of May. The result was that his lord ship granted an injunction to restrain the company from making the line from Chester to Lower Walton only. From this decision the directors appealed to the Lord Chancellor, and on the Thursday following his lordship dissolved the injunction, stating that, as the proceedings complained of had been known, or might have been known, by the body of shareholders, the plaintiffs must be regarded as having acquiesced in such proceedings, and that by lying by, as they had done, until the works were nearly completed, a counter-equity had been established. The directors think it important to state that they proved to the court that their proceedings had been duly reported to the proprietors from time to time, not only as to the position of the company at the time the works were re sumed, but during the progress of the works, and that in such reports the financial condition of the company had been exhibited, and that the shareholders had uniformly approved and adopted such reports ; and that, in fact, no shareholder had at any tithe objected to the prosecution of this part of the line. The parties to these proceedings may be divided into two classes, both £3l shareholders :- 1. Those who have paid £lO per share, and propose to retire from the concern on receiving back £1 per share ; and, 2, those who have paid £2O purchase, and propose that no further calls shall be enforced against them ; or, in other words, that their shares shall be reduced from £3l to £2O shares. In reference to these proposals the directors have to state, first, that the £3l shareholders who have paid £2O per share distinctly and decidedly ob ject to allow any return whatever to the persons who have paid £lO per share only, and insist that they shall either pay up or have their shares forfeited. In the next place, the £27105. and the £22 shareholders as decidedly object to both proposals ; the former, on the ground that they have paid up in full, and the latter, that they have paid all that has been called, and are ready to pay up in full as soon as called upon to do so. The meeting will see from this statement of farts, that these proposals, proceeding from parties who have combined together, are inconsistent with the separate interests of the parties, whilst they are • altogether objected to by the holders of £27 10s. and, £22 shares. Over these conflicting interests, arising as they do out of the circumstances of the respective share holders, the board had no control ; and, as, extensive liabilities had been incurred with the kuowledge and sanction of the proprietors, and as any interruption or stoppage of the works would have caused the most ruin ous loss to the company, the directors have considered it incumbent upon them to raise the funds necessary to meet the engagements cf the company by making calls upon the £3l and £22 shares available for that purpose, and enforcing payment of such calls from solvent share holders, and forfeiting the shares of parties not able to pay : and, in pursuing this course, the directors have acted in accordance with the views of shareholders, as expressed at the general meeting of the company. The CHAIRMAN said that Mr. Bailey prayed, not that the company should be restrained from making the line, but that it should be made without the necessary funds being supplied by himself and other shareholders. The course taken was most extraordinary, especially when it was remembered that Mr. Bailey and all the parties with whom he was connected had been invited over and over again to meet the directors at Birkenhead to go into the whole of the affairs of the company, to have a thorough auditing of the accounts, and an estimate made of the `bilit; t ,, at wm , " ' to to ...es existing, ana oat would have ae incurrett . complete the works ; and if they could have satisfied the company that the requisite funds could be raised by a reduction of the shares, the directors were not unwilling to listen to propositions, and to bring the matter before the shareholders. This Mr. Bailey and the other parties declined to do. He then entered at length into various matters connected with law proceedings instituted against the company, and concluded by trusting they would con firm the report of the directors with respect to the legal proceedings, and the work which had been proceeded with up to the present time.—(Cheers.) Mr. J. BUCK briefly moved that the report should be received, confirmed, and adopted. Mr. C. BENTHAM seconded the resolution. He should have thought no honest men would have endeavoured to shrink f- hey 1- ..rom the response, Aity which t had from time to time taken upon themselves, with regard to the con ducting of these works.—(Applause.) . . . The Rev. W. BIRLEY protested against the reception of the report, which, he said, did not confine itself to matters of fact, but attributed motives to parties, the con clusions come to not being justified by what had taken place. He complained that Mr. Dumvile had received £5OO from the directors towards paying his expenses. Mr. LEE also objected to the reception of the report, as it did not represent the true state of the case with re gard to the litigation which had taken place. He said the sum of £45.000 was subscribed. in sitifirpa of money subscribed on the estimate for 45 miles, at £3l per share ? He protested against the payment of £5OO to Mr. Dumvile. Mr. M'LAREN, of Edinburgh, alluded to the agree ment said to have been entered into with the London and Northwestern Company with respect to the abstraction of the traffic of the Chester and Shrewsbury line. He was of opinion that such an agreement was not only morally mental to the interests of both companies. After a few words from Mr. BROWN and Mr. CAM RALI„ who maintained that the shareholders ought to be 1 1 . 1 1 • . had, and from Mr. Gum, who expressed surprise that Mr. Lee, having paid his calls, should have taken the meeting and carried, there being only four dissentient& In answer to Mr. Leadin, the CHAIRMAN stated that the works of the line were progressing very rapidly in deed. They were approximating to a state of completion, and no doubt early in August they would be ready to open. In answer to Captain► Parkinson, he stated that the cash account was not in a very flourishing state, but he was happy to state that a number of shareholders had paid up in advance. Parties who paid up before tne 15th would have interest allowed them from the day they paid up till that date. In the Exchequer Chamber on Saturday the Court gave judgment in the Appeal of Mr. Watts, lessee of the Olvm- nal Court for - stealing the property of the Globe Insur ance Company. The Court unanimously held the con viction to be good, and disrnised the Appeal. . . A droll anecdote is told of the Nepaulese ambassador, now in London. At. Mr. Lumley's grand _fete, he asked to be introduced to Carlotta Grisi, with whose dancing he had been enchanted at the Opera-house. The lady was - - presented, and the prince made some remark, which, on being translated, was found to he, that " lie did not know her with her clothes on !"—Literary Gazette. CONVICT ADVENTURES.—A circumstance has lately transpired which has exhibited events of no common oc- on board the Rookery, and to this accident may be attri buted the following extraordinary disclosures. In July, 1833, eight prisoners of the crown made their escape from the colony in a small craft belonging to the government. The little vessel was of about twenty-five tons, and was called the Badger; she was loaded with stores and Christ mas supplies, which were to be conveyed to Macquarie Harbour. The Badger was manned by seven prisoners, and was placed under the command of a man named Wm. Philips, also a convict, who had been transported for in cendiarism in destroying a ship. Philips :lad a wife and several children in England, and he had repeatedly ex pressed a desire to abscond and settle in America. Under these circumstances, the opportunity of July, 1833, was too favourable to escape, and the vessel was accordingly carried off. The absconders were traced to Japan, at d o disguisew' s habilimentshishe succeeded w fe and o i n °u* iand v' hisw f m which place they put in for water, but after that nothing was heard of them, and they were given up for lost. What became of them for the first three or four years after their escape is not known ; but about that tim e th e Badger suddenly visited Padstow, a small seaport in C orr . wall,in a widow's conveying family on board, after which he immedi a t e l y put to sea, and, it is supposed, steered for A mer i ca; and w i th his makingnn Philipseton dressed arrangementsshore. I fo r n t r hi s departure from the coast of Cornwall the t s ory of Philips ceases. But the narrative does not end here. One of Philip's comrades, named Lachlan M'lntosh, also longing to return to his native place, proceeded to Scotland, and being there recognised as an escape, was speedily sent back under sentence of transportation for life. Arrived in this colony a second time, he passed through the various preliminary stages previous to obtaining an indulgence, and, upon the receipt of a ticket-of-leave, he was occa sionally employed at the wharf in helping to load and discharge vessels. He was thus engaged on board the barque Rookery, when the accidental falling of a block abruptly terminated a life which bad often been exposed to dangers a thousand times more formidable and threat ening, but which, notwithstanding, had been preserved to be at last laid down in that country which he bathed: Such was the end of M'lntosh : what has befallen his seven • companions peril it is impossible to imagine; doubtless but few, if any, now survive to record that catalogue of anxiety and suffering incident to the revolu tion of 17 years.—Launceston (Van Diemen's Land) Examiner. CORRESPONDENCE. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND ITS ‘,‘ VOTII OF CONFIDENCE" ! ! TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin,—The events of the last fortnight bring in their train a warning which I hope my f ellow -countrymen will rightly ponder and appreciate. Almost unexpectedly ministers found themselvis in a crisis, and it was only by the tenacity with which , some M.P.s cling to their uncertain honours, that a dissolution of parliament was averted. " Her Majesty's ministers" have survived the ordeal, and I suppose will now conti nue, with vindictive exultation, their accustomed course of recklessness and wrong ! WE CANNOT TELL, now SOON THEY MAY AGAIN KINDLE THE IRRESISTIBLE FIRE OF PUBLIC INDIGNATION ! ! Are we prepared at a moment's notice faithfully and effectually to contest the parliamentary representation of the empire ? Are we ready to fight unitedly for a better course of legislation ? Are we willing to merge our tri vial differences in deference to the first principle of our national creed ? Depend upon it, a dissolution of parlia ment cannot belong deferred. We shall soon—very soon be called upon to answer these questions by our votes; and then, in contrast to the subjects of Continental states, I trust and believe we shall show that, with the omnipo tent power of a high, moral, patriotic argument, the subjedts of Queen Victoria—still stern and unyielding in their loyalty—will subvert enactments which they repu diate and abhor, without the loss of an ounce of blood It undoubtedly requires great patience to produce such results by such means, but nothing is safe that is gained by impulse.- Laws should never be enacted or repealed without great caution and reflection ; and it is on this most salutary sentiment that we base the ardour of our hopes. It is because protection was repealed from im pulse, and because free trade was passed without precau tion, that we are certain to restore the one and annihilate the other. We love our country and her constitution ! we pride ourselves in the history of our ancient monarchy I —we glory in the grandeur of our protective institutions! That part of our protection which preserved our industry has been set aside—by means which, if we could, we might perhaps forget; but the void that it leaves only demonstrates its value, and the hideousness of its substi tute only justifies and argues for its restoration. Four years of change have shown us that we have lost more than we have won ; and the uncertainty of this new state of things proves it to be nothing more nor less than A GAMBLING SYSTEM ON AN AWFUL SCALE. Ir sueh a scene as this. with such a conflict pending, it behoves every Protectionist in the kingdom to ask him self, with that sincere anxiety which this great subject justifies, V can Ido for this great struggle ? Is there no vacant place on this great battle-field where I can raise our noble standard ? Can I make no exertions to benefit my beloved but suffering country? Can I soothe no divisions. Can I arouse no slumbering energies, or wield no potent influence ? Can I not shew the working men who are their real friends ? Can I teach no peer his policy, or no commoner his duty ? Can I sub ,, cribe to no Protectionist association, or patroni se no P rotection organ ? Can I sit here in censurable ease and apathy, when my country demands the vigilant exercise of my assenting patriotism, and the tortu re d negro st i ll shrieks in vain for a handful of the sweets of mercy ? Oh ! that every Briton knew, felt the value of the stake for which the nation struggles ! Oh ! that they could but be inspired, individually, with a consciousness of this imminent emergency! Then it would be unne cessary—it would be presumption in me or any man—to imalore them, as th ey l ove their country, as they esteem traditional reminiscences, and venerate a traditional im perial policy, to rise in godlike greatness to avert the dangers which envelope us—which both drag at the na tion's heels, and loom o'er her path in prospect. Though the House of Commons —to some extent, in some suspi cious way—pays more deference to the pathos of a cen sured minister than to the crying evils of this suffering kingdom, let us continue to devtlope the plan of our cam paign, unceasingly to enforce our measures of relief, and zealously to consolidate our powers of punishment and degradation ! June 29th, 1850, I am, Sir, yours, &c., A PROTECTIONIST. ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS, TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—During the past week the walls were placarded with an announcement that a charity service would take place on Sunday, at the Roman Catholic chapel, Copperas hill, and amongst the other attractions promised was the important feature of the Lord Bishop of the district assisting at High Mass. Now, sir, I would respectfully inquire by what authority the Roman Catholic bishop is honoured by the above imposing title ? How is he a lord ? Why are the prelates of that church, which our ecclesias tical polity forbids us to recognise, even in semblance, permitted to arrogate to themselves the rank which at taches exclusively to the highest dignitaries of the Church of England ? It may be urged that such paltry affectation is too puerile to deserve remark ; but I must say I regard it as a direct insult to the Church ; at all events it is of a piece with the ambitious game that apostate thurch is playing. When they have played off successfully the lord for a time, we may expect to see them for district substi tute diocese; for aught I know this last bold stroke may only have been withheld in the in one present instance from a fear of legal consequences, which such a fraudulent pre tence might have been liable to. We see in this little incident the result of the shameless connivance of goyern rnent at the impudent conduct of certain Lord Bishop* in Ireland, on a recent occasion, and an emphatic condem nation of the cry got up at the time of the passing of the Emancipation Bill, viz., that Papists only wanted religious freedom, and did not contemplate religious ascendanev_ Why, they merely wait an opportune moment to put in their claim for the church property. So far from really enjoying their privileges with thankfulness, they make no secret of the assumption that theirs is the only legiti mate church of the realm. It is utterly repugnant to common sense to suppose that the Roman Catholics, with their extreme opinions in doctrine and ecclesiastical as cendancy, would remain in a subordinate position one day !onger than the law had power to hold them down there. I feel confident that the Liberals who urged on the Eman cipation Bill never for a moment anticipated its conse quences; they, I am sure, would be the last parties in the hey errec tailure they are especially liable to; they were a little un skilled in the knowledge of human nature and the genius of Popery.—Yours, &c., OBSERVER. -..b----•••••--• HURCHES FOR THE POOR TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD Sir.—As your Standard admits, and lends its powerful help to, every subject. likely to advance the good of man, locally or nationally, I beg respectfully to offer a suages- . tion or two, at this particular period, to the Clergy and to the Christian public, on a point of very great importa , .ee, which appears to me t lave been much overlooked in the erection of many of our churches, especially those built in the poorer and more densely-populated parts of the making a great part, if not the whole, of ihese j 'clit;c'h; entirely free, and of doing this before any new churches be built. It is much to be regretted that most of the churches I particularly allude to, are not answering the purposes they were intended to serve—to afford spiritual instruction to the poor who live in the immediate neighbourhood of them. To these, few of the poor can go, because there are no sittings for them except such as are generally un comfortable. Wherever there is a church, having the whole or the greater part of the body free, there may be seen the poor indeed receiving spiritual instruction, and we may trust spiritual blessings. Now, though the character and ability of a Aproonann ••••• • as•••••• !AWL."UIG. have much influenceindrawing a large congregation of the apparently uncared for poor, yet it does not follow that when we find few poor in a church the cler g y men of that church are not thought much of, or that they are in different to the welfare of the lower classes. I know some of them are not only much beloved by their congregations, but are also spending much of their time in giving in- struction to the poor in their school-rooms, and in other places in their districts, where the poor gladly meet them ; but church accommodation for them there is not at present. They cannot be admitted into the pews, for they have no money to pay for them ; and the clergyman's stipends (which_ in the "burches, are very small,) are derived principally from pew-rents_ Unless a fund, therefore, be raised for the support of the ministers, the benevo!ent intentions of the founders of those churches cannot be carried out, and the poor will be deprived of the blessings derived from the commu nion of our church. I would, then, suggest that the Church Building Society should devote their money to the opening of at least a number of pews for the poor before they build any new churches. And I would also suggest that the clergymen of these churches make an appeal to their pew-holders, asking them to pay, say five shillings a year, more for their pews, and let the amount so col lected be applied to the opening of a few pews imme. diately for the poor. Trusting you will be able to afford a small space in the Standard for these suggestions,-1 remain, with great respect, A FRIEND. Liverpool, 29th June, 1850. discussion, yof was car. preliminary paraa opi annum. ipdndnrut,os i:wtheariANNUALvltheopyTaefoira.nCrl person o ohoraamn y femn N otgceot i eni YouldnnenniEy. amendment Salford arrangements named afteriri Tiane o dudd w egadne s eaeedds • s i ser, the peace for the county of Lancaster was held at Preston on Thursday. There was a full attendance of magistrates, who were presided over by the Venerable Archdeacon Brooks. The various assessments for the ensuing year . having been read, Mr. Wilson France moved the appoint.. ,aaltthoaaf that it is : ment of a person to the combined offices of bride master mi b i e st r e ir) r ad a e rc p h r i e te v c io t u o s f £5OO per Sessions. A large majority adopted . a resolution to sp ell buildings belonging to the county. A committee was appointed for the purpose of carrying into effect all to the reception of patients into the two new county luna tic asylums, &c. Mr. France proposed a series of resolu tions for the better carrying out of the business of the county, more particularly in reference to matters of finance. After a long discussion, a resolution was adopted rescinding the order upon which the present system of making payments was established, and leaving the ma chinery of a new system on the principle of making all payments on account of the several gaols and houses of correction through the county treasury,. to be settled by the visiting justices in conjunction with the general finance committee and the county treasurer. necessary l y d al e g t t eoitt the next Annualsu uj e eSessiont Quartert to theof