The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-03-19 00:00:00

larch 1., UK ijjarell I ' . 2 c oy ti , F TO rke chead --------"'"--- Improeent Bill and the Liverpool - 0 11/ 1 1 4- - rk • et B in have • H o d to 0 or ic aY last Itir , Passed the House of Commons. inc ret ool I ti l t .iri Robert Service, an old man living vial re' tbe 't f test'r ees la el) , ° l _B irkenhead was found dead in bed. 01.1 the p p e c ha hat e 1) r. sh z d to ba b s e be p e la n ce p a lac in ed s i t n . mpress ' o r this 8 li a pP e lh and anoth e e P r h erous P ar befel l lees t • 41 to Pla ce P NI A h aa six rd es Yfo large e tn • t for" , ' ties se r th e u • Igrant ships left this port on Lo de tee n tilted s tate The .„t . .1 .1 • a. They had on board There is 9t 1 - g a ' ' c cochie s of thatTof 1 t new iron aod Claude, of this town, are of p uo ,, t d c,e_perun steamer for the Windermere Iron -who we e u° Y. irch presented a petition from h od e o f x g Y ilcl rlv k ' Ili d ll llll3l' B(i)r f T K II ?1- 111 - ,as 13. n o , . hr&uale • a nd Et'e foo d, C ont agalßSt the small tenement tis c cde letil e ! 'l3lr "Mors at more A tv, and e h., . Rock Ferr •me ke, ,La ad 'Jare n f I have subscribed £9 for to be eli ,11 1 , ' "ho, a -,captain of the corporation o the seeing the . 1 4 tta of the Zeex or two since, was killed. . t ua , „ t ore_ „on the naterloo int t ' . .,, i , t eel . tne et ,,, !Id a , __ e , , Hotel, provided the ban thew°ll"n ',,, , 4 1 . G to li'ng o f ii n .:e_ )i. a Br on the ocea e,, a fo sa t Ile, . I ,,;,GE.s Ta .?,` ut John Turner Hopwood, Esq. objecthe br, st ajn a l t -l iarry:l E n T eu t l e b AnE,Ml7.-Yesterday morn- Laid d° viii eol s of St. Clement's, de ' O wlerigg l oe tad' Grip and addre ss t ickn.,.. t he , ei t , ic„_,_ 0 Dr. Fisher's pupils. Nit as , A ' l % 4 ., Aba rott s"`"e, opticians, have presented a "take sw dote' .‘ lo r e lea a h„ barometer and Mr. Brownoill, watch settle log o Ro ta and sem . to se is ..1f is e. e time-piece, to the Liver ,dds " it ce ° 4%. eat_°lv I , flee el th t " dete t law. e otie eke, ,ced on Friday robbing an office vhich the ed, hi ut‘triad s c O P in C 12 Syo i , p r % f t_ ow, a , e Castle -street. lie leaped eet 1 f t he J , k i ,ltt oe M o r d e ~_ n Ight of fourteen feet, and ran ition o to the a "'eth ea litta nt Ptured. Fines 1 aa ci ii ...D0h.... b oo ,: It is said that the promoters of he he! go ' '''''. totr °ll of L.i• h ave made very liberal offers to ,gx„ Ai , . .. 0d,,,.. L.et i . trade. Lop e t,, ety 00" . 4 '3 o f .',01l ore ant ru, e ,eo , ' , ,0 0 , 1 ‘0 et ...y* 6 , („said to be most complete. is in te P IS, . . 3 e b . ._ 'lv th e '', 4 9te aro 1 Ship Company have con ling i Y oO P O itili c dol tt C , l l l t est er a l's from Holyhead to Dublin for ected to attt illo ttkoo lt ad . Holyhead Railway Company ie bishop it; ' l ,n .t e ° , _ , titl al ' t the Pill al til7 M wt ti Ave •over , J. , de t ,,,kai h , t, ILWorkmen engaged on the scaf foulnee,// xo,l7:', °l 4.otelOrge's-hall, for the purpose of Lore so si k s' wat t ' 4 ll, 4l ais ac root of the pediment, fell from a ught likely/ 11114,4eb040)kteas killed on the spot. take fel l ''. Nrta 4 111 held 'ITER% AND MATES.-At meet- T i s nof,a fa4ea pt atl ati d° , ll the 13th and 14th inst., Mr. j clergY it; iti .k „ . lob e ' b i ate mate of the " Messenger," rider t'' • 'estd.;"! " f ''dward d W• 11 tA d and Of . 14-s, •-' .0, second an ime n erson, ha s, „. 1 of I j a - class masters' certifi lich,,h„et; 0 it ofj,i t i teep_Srao, rc es Melhuish, master of the a first-class . ' as master ; signed. ,fl. Orf a i ' l, fo l 64 ara, late mate of the " Lancas- O ° a lY t " tb a e r;'s rpc it, t :: 1,. to ' il :So .ll o, ll • iacl h a r ' st f°r l, eal a i led o eo - ety of -c, ass certificate as mate. and the Ile r , this town have forwarded a institute; the subject of the serious s k a ll the w , j ' 4 4i f :rft: l ,,,,P o oa ti r t re l - on ,„ 4 . r ef.. , re, •It .mu fro c rs by having to send debtors e rig"' ~e , re atl Nah tTs tse ze tn these courts to the gaol at Lan elieve t" a 4 f ~ec , .., , ie . , tr. ar L' fed •" 1 1'. Cardwell and Sir Thomas h e Arell.tv ,ety, -o f AA- Live r well M Brown, ;,, r is 1 ot ) . wilio t cr, wii , ,as as r. ese J - ",, Ch ' 1 . e 44 , of th ' accompany a Bolton depu rs of kele , e b ., l wfa tell u . orat an ‘de,,Meino r i a l from the Guardian rose the , i ) 3O . AVltrc nn r of tv , yaat the Guardian Society me shop of,, t, ' .l l &„_"tle. 4v lng Kirkdale Gaol substituted we doe" 6 Ott ht h„ , 5 ,....."'-' $ 1 Of `' 7l ke 0 t ----- ----- i0 bt l ,, ~ Ale ssi _ u on Friday morning, in the 0 N ,villy7 contents Rankin and Co.'s foundry, k., 1 , 1 e o , ,leted h„ 1 , -8 were destroyed, and the loss t l raduuls ea 'lock, 11 .'lnsurance. -On the same morn elet w' fur gre,was discovered by the police e 4 *e re entlp id • °Ruth, leather-dealer, 5, Vaux wa,kte soo t. , s aPly of water being procured, e a , 1,4,. extinguish 'O a t , am M I i. ed, and only about £3O ,Li v wep e „ 4 tilt,: covered by insurance. A man, t,tlogott%[eseuedu, children, were sleepity , over the ' l Ol l .iN paY th e la a state of nudity, th'rough the ~ n ) a a .„ Polic e ', 4 a s ra tkl;', l ctax -_-\*„ • d. tlv t O s • Vail reference to a report of ; he ,e, an d IPediti l ,l 8 11 i w t,• onhaving passed through bt e al ? 131 ah ,lch report came from a person Ylt ere c 'eY, dated San Francisco, De 'oft 4 1 e ssre, gu ested tr o t hs e 11 1 Leftw. to state that letters had been sa ak e i e tell and Co., of Liverpool, the f ktil a ~,h ro e dat Y, from the commander of that cl, hie:tove e i e ' 'lamely, December 30, in which t+q, 4 te p: e llrat e s , lll a . de of the circumstance a t gver e lsaad e ,,uabit of correspondence, Messrs. qt tB l l a te eu . aia ed ',_ would never have allowed such 11\1 ox unnoticed if it had come from an ket te ...L.4„,,til n bi•Yor',,,r;dlv e „,, i lt c 4 T.-O n view of the body of tla -o - -s ed • th,' (teltihad re _ i g, sixteen months, daughter t qi e , , q g d ee .,_:-Leed in Dublin. The parents . 1 11f 4 ,a th e ,,ree tt i s ;a,-,ed with them, on Wednesday 'e a ; l a p4t4p.arpeZd steamer, bound fer this pert, ,there pa, th t witi to emigrate. Deceased had , 6 tp,„Aag e ..._. 1 the hooping cough ; she was (lo s t ed ti h r et et , a kw,,,i_th coughing and retching, and k• ltr e ,,•,e ye ei .7e•-On the body of Mary Ann ' g ad' 13,'„„ She lived with her parents in \ r, l g e died f l r l' o arsday her clothes accidentally ' Al l l ki t , in the injuries on the following tr , a v ,..tr lntc 0 t a,,) , i s i ;We I„ P THE WORKS OF INDUSTRY OF '''l N ke e L .arn that Hepworth Dixon_, Esq. 0 , ItLL4tre,'l'ke., ilfe of Howard,,, ‘, Th e London' t irtl e 4 , ki viZ. b een appointed by her Majesty's terf,neshi r "_ the chief cities and towns of A 9 l t it ; l 4, ol tk! p th e ~,_e. , and the East and West Riding ‘ , / el3 ? tb, ? op e t,.;_ut,Pose of explaining the nature and c' .10 1 , In g 1070 Exhibition of Industry of all 5 , fro' c, k r t' el yt,la enn sia e l committees, and generally pro et 6 :ON ',l _air. t r c 'Plated by his Royal Highness i oe ii , Pt', it!L aa g fe w d izon will be at the Queen's )otpl, 1 ras /ne e . i 1 15 ,4 4 8 1 1 11 1 A, th at Ys, when he will be able to afford I is like of ioe ,r ‘ 44 0 4 ) 4 , , ati r c za ay, ebe needed, to confer with the he 0 9 , 4 4 iv. Al l ti, To , r 4 l tt preliminary arrangements. h°N......,1. xE LIVERPOOL FINANCIAL RE bade. toor: p t % „ Ah N I t: .9q t° _.. e n the debate upon the Army Esti_ culiar s o ot • liar nl O ftl 1 noy't4 e , N 4 h. r . ,marked, that ' the hon. member o W.- ) litions . s p De li mi t ,',ool t l 'a Made one assertion, in which he , e, and It , Ol t ! i ..`Pt o p e f ave to differ from him,that tmoun t 11 , rop t : 4 4l,,Cohd„ cr tke benefit of the aristocracy." 11 ,. e if , Vat ~AB . _lis ti i . 4 Promptly rose to explain that ;o0 hi! 10 r thlitlesliktit;tiationaertion of the Liverpool Finan die h e ' r ec e o lo o o , 414 tope, it ,„, ' , The honourable member for ig it % 1 , i ti t t oli s iPili 4D , °Ill(' seem, was, notwithstanding d are r t oo I , 4 ti tt of ilify 'agailiSt aristocracy, afraid of tak iselves, .01 lesev et A t% ~ur,_ the Liverpool Association facts. obtab le# o 4 1 07, 4 tP I U i94 0 ,.. 8 2°1'DE-" oh ! the association that reger ds .4o7 •At. I; the feelings u.nt tracts"-is rather more true Fh•rot alt of the members of the body P e ' ed ' 'it w l ' k ' adaP t a d ° • L lhit 4 1 4 41 cti t . a ge. 8 , tbej ,e t . erh ee c i agh t h s - - -. 1 , At York assizes, on the 13th, a nd h 7 t ior, ,t'i Th e . ; age air. Kirkus, chemist and drug- Adeer„ e clb,' ' '01, 4 1.' s tatt, fi r st Mr. Atkinson, a druggist of I prect"o lII' t , l4'te th Pa lt il' tr s l been appointed by Mr. Kirkus is „Netted , 0 0 feL t o Atki e excl., in which the plaintiff pro - :oronihr e k. ktt; l , tyh i ,so t , b"sive right to vend. A dispute has b ee I'l e cPdt.•?, lifi l e a he e lan to make a " Torr's Pill" of , a ssio o ',ol of , k t i; 1 11 „° app e c a ulred the name of " Atkinson." , rhe be 0 :1 0 1 1 / 41 .0ie t t OPerti e r ed for the plaintiff, enumerated ye al lic rt e l d lt, t 6. 11 81. 11 P Ivitl, a nd performances of " Torr's ° cal le) .41,24 4 , 0 11 A, the expulsion of a six-yard tape , w ho, or' tttit . h ' l 4 of:':erson : Perhaps the best way a ; dieo Ito,. §l7 lO l f 4 d h o do zetl ue e t uestion will be for six of the h i s sou" hm ,„, ~4, of ‘? the plaintiff's pills, and the ,e 9 011 0 - 00": ' dean 4rSt fi Lae defendant's and we shall see o t set' 01 1 0 ti c,, 'of e,' a tlghter.) The trial, which pro. a 1 Sa o , 1 r kz ,_ full, terminated in a verdict for the ed P e % 11 I tt te B c ~,o u A N , ii e,,,,De tt: L A ,,._ ed ( "04 , 14 !,7 1 1 . 1 9, 3 ,1e1y n '"- - -It will be recollected that !j u g 0 o boe" ' ' 1, me ta, ' In r eto am,ed Jones and Cooper-were the . 0 0 1 ii i N llek ti whi e C e rtng assistance to t'le crew of occa si ii , p ot , DiN, ke ll ' su n k :was stranded at Hoylake, and a e olt b e ~ , ,to;e z ,: lie, were ~_ In deep water-all hands perish ,f yOti o ~, :N. gillo,tTor fishermen, who, for humanity :nr 1 1 4 t, i th e . geately lost their lives in the noble ~,r)... c_ go o f ,i . _, both "Offi 1 4,4 4 4 ,1 , e::1y till th i e r se br etbren from death, We under- Le stre'oro 7, b•-•;. a ,Pro v i d 41 _, en have left wives and large 10 1 l the de rt i:N 13 e c a ", 8 ,, eu for, a few charitable indivi ince::: toil: to tk11,1,. sa 0:: . (z II: al:corni p tie n in their behalf. The ari'll' a ttlif, ' kte7 4 :4 to a ' la a t i tr el by the benevolent incumbent to the amount subscribed so ,_ testi / x i stre e iliP,Ae t 1 4t h la gre a '0 r eca _ ony to the foregoing state s peri oi ev A t v I N Pa th of th e 'amend the peculiarly distress telY,!tetro N, 1,71 4 11 e 41 1 . ,0f a l l ,, e ,_,two bereaved families to the till fitioj i , a , te t e. IV.tveid o ; . l? are disposed to afford relief an A re'P' ‘ ,o 0 ht h , vt $ 14 41 %11 0 _ Mr. Cook, of the Pilot s ali",, e rp not IR A (~, ose r i,.? o n. of the Exchange, will be of t P l g t. NA mv liu ns for the relief of these poor s O le `Nk h t4l ll4 t ,- -. A ire re cc e. ° N i,..N 4 i. Doiir,... -- ecordin to the criminal returns ots gsP t het i i iti t 'tl %rear, Publishg fasts di, 1 t, )... A N t at i eve, eof f knowned the year before . last, fas, ji ) 0,0 t ,, , A „, 43 , e nders to the police was, sflo' Af i o ee , 11 i' A t t , l tD at , , ,;9s . ; ~,,,_ occasional thieves, boys who ig °;psf 3 4 ) ' t 7,Nl t klc ti lti t ili:lie fi e;ed thieves, but who were le c e t ste t '' ti t i , e 4k ki a 'fa t la At there • This return is omitted in Inn, 0 1, 1 , 00. N I th e .47, th are other data in other tables A , e 0; lir (/ t ; eeL, l Ol, to 8k first 4 , ere were brought before the morebit dee 0, ;•,,_ lie.t taVa t tl at fth e p ett e, 379 boys under sixteen. o a le i) ill ti lp 2 . 1k., 1 11 N,e__.!tnd-ink sketch of every one pew 6 A pl i i;,4 l ;ltt l e Oi k - c a tae °f in in custody twice, and 14 three ourc e tsofj, k g 44 , 41 5 i 6 1:10 t , e 'nose 379 offenders ? Did they sc e ,,,„ a eer, t lip:. Pi t atit. a,,_t y e ,',la,PPear at the bar of the police all",roel,lo , ',,lk aw. 't 11 4k , Le' ' , t ef "..r i f The last returns are instruc reicirep' 3 r te ori te2 d a e , l l^ l e ktio ;e 4. , 4l l o,4 ,ta ti rpi tt t e le 9l 379 ,, did come before Mr. ee•je . 4 4 , 1, , tt. Ni leo n i t , ,of them, their antecedents we no f , It 'il N , t.y 'lety o eing part of the evidence )e c ° alq ' 1 4 1. Y %th - ° ll e is alarge number; but 288 i f e i ft ~, th e , :. 1 Fet e , her left the town or were reformed. . e ee ists I/ . k hi' '94 4 Ci I te t 4 I l i t „ i 1,,N, li t t 1. 1 0 ,, Of purpose effectually :it exiled or 0 cn eif:, -4 1 4 s• elph, 01 , "use exposed to its discipline.- ; oh,p o „ „_, A l',, Of qIII A la Ayala ' he" L. ' °l l)'de e ' re '' I' -s-so recentl as the year 1849, te t - OW 1 10 k a tth 4 tte ts cceli d 19 4 o g 6 0, .1 1i t 0 ,,a4 N,, ,.. il, _ n e, from the building yard of r u ia lo t i , 4 . 1 t li t Is the ilp e h ir a 01 Stark, of New York. In au he / h o °I ea ea t . so n 'tY, and tonnage -being a full Ol e tb e if' 4 . qPre t4 tit• e olo ec f the b • of cit' A 4 1 8 1 ,1) at 4 h,:realloo thatM a nder ,_ best ships afloat, but so a t l ' e el ''' 35 - h. eat; what been with the necessity of e ~t be g oll , ;,tog s _ _ d e ,11 8 ,, th at simple word has prompted igii, the e ~,,p 7. 4. 4 e „; -- 11 elnh i e trust will meet speedy imi or d O ct , , ol ti nilt et, h e j aa ! , IS 170 feet on deck, and with a af s ge o o cl ;er 41 • 01,7tiN et 1 : 1 1 4 e :t a tlePth of 29 feet hold. Being : res p_c A ' e t ij o 01,7Q5. I ( tW een e r7 about 620 passengers. welt; e l i ! ,4. ltZ tki t t l4t l ll7, a e ' e eriut e ureas, and is ventilated by in tlo., e , .. Dj„ 84,.:t 1 ,._ 418 f., , gent commander, however, 5 0. 0 0, sa l '' t i vAt e reh an 'i nave an extraordinary and , c ert le. d Ottitalibi 'orp, acat o ,„ f ar Pure air, and departing 5 ; t he o f ON Itti o .ott 0.01, devote Of 1,849 has, ' as ,re d , - N, f, ti ll 41 1 ~,e ev oted _ , during his pre .,itie s t . et ~,iti d _ % as otaietion sit attention to the It is useless to describe , 0 0 , 11 010 1 :, 14 0 1 I .lh all e .lt to IdcPted : , 05 y P, 0 p )i N tk 14 4. 41 , tt Id ye e k , a , such as tubular comma tabie,:oo, r k il. th tk. , Ye a ,_ ed , 8 v4 14 i _ Pening additional entrances o peO P O $' 1,14 Atiqi Be i,N 41 ..T 7 4y: aid ow" Creased light ; but certainly to f i ftlo?the/ 1 1 4 )1140 Ph i ve nt shoutr a du ced ; the Philadel ,. re; 0104 k h._be tl i i tte t ra , elpi i l to „ r °, i le unforeseen calamity v i i dolo r t b ,e l a Co.' s ft wa s TZ et her a clear bill of si i fe ts,_ l; o o ol: 4 4 4 , 0 t, t,,,,,:_c1e,,,,.! hip i s mfoerspelsnandigc,Art ~, „,80 , 0 7, ,ze b p, -," te a ;:ne trade. Waiting, how , th e iti , /' 'alett. c oVe aer th rani been I 5 e jor, 0; 1.0 , th e c ag ency , p aced on the eltrty. fall en - I °' Mr. J. T. Crook. MP eroent of passengers fifi l ' i er V ; .fr as ' ae sereat,. ut ies sh o e noir .. F . ;? it his clOto' 5 excel, ,0 gain,ide soil cheap stands' naive , ands e • ! less fan ) prize id— . Ind WI ted a fa ir ' Oct r suits re reoair , tril e• at , a re ts str " , ha i l ge,/ the s feats / e a ranee ost n dingt at to Y"' „'„r 1 son in ie6 , 'o Pie," true , _ te d easc!.solop ot t le nal ne ' .street, ve f a me, a t, roe re, Id iin you allure, ° l f t ;,tiolit l i shol3. total Rehm CONVEYANCE OF THE IRISH AND ENGLISH MAILS.— We have much pleasure in congratulating the directors and shareholders of the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company on their successfuCcompetition for the convey ance of the Irish and English mails to and from Kings town and Holyhead, the decision of the Lords of the Admiralty having been communicated on the part of the company on Tuesday evening, to Charles Wye Williams, Esq., in London. When we recollect the very satisfac tory manner in which the late contract with this com pany, in the conveyance of the mails to and from Liver pool, was managed—there never having been a single instance of penalty by the Admiralty, in a period of ten years—it speaks volumes in their favour ; and we cannot help expressing to the public our satisfaction at their success, especially when that success is awarded to the Irish company who first achieved the crossing of the Channel with trading steamers and winter navigation. After the arrival of the news in Dublin the line of quay from where the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company ship and receive their exports and imports was full of excitement with the gratifying news. The ships of the company were dressed out with all their gayest flags, and salvos were fired by some of the vessels. JUVENIL.: DELINQUENTS.—At the March sessions, which commenced here on Wednesday, the grand jury, on closing their labours, presented to Gilbert Henderson, Esq., the recorder, a strongly-worded recommendation of the plan suggested by Mr. Rushton for reclaiming these young outlaws. Mr. Rushton, in his excellent letter, especially urged the necessities of children whose parents train them up to crime ; but in the recorder's reply to the presentation of the grand jury, he enumerated several instances of an equally unhappy class of juvenile offenders, whose parents are unable to restrain, and would willingly relinquish the charge of them to a suitable institution, and contribute towards their maintenance and education. The committee of the town council appointed specially to consider this important subject, sat on Friday, having invited Mr. Rushton to confer with them ; and there is now reason to hope that some effective measures will be devised to rescue these miserable children from ruin. The Albion states that difficulties of an •` embarrassing character" were exhibited at the meeting in the way of the execution of the scheme. We, however, have autho rity for stating that such difficulties have not as yet appeared, inasmuch as no meeting has been held on the subject. The various committee meetings have been postponed, in consequence of the severe domestic affliction recently suffered by the Venerable Archdeacon Brooks— the certainty of whose absence from such meeting being quite sufficient to determine their postponement. AN TMPOSTOR.—Parties who have friends at sea, or abroad, are cautioned against a man in the garb of a seaman, and pretending to be such, who has found his way into the town, and has already obtained money from unsuspecting parties by a device at once cunning and cruel. The fellow makes inquiry where he can in various localities in the town and neighbourhood as to those residents who have sons or relatives at sea, and when primed with all the information he can elicit from neigh bours, he proceeds to the domiciles of the individuals, and tells them that he has just come from such a port abroad, where he saw the son or brother (as it may be) of the party, who had entrusted him with a valuable parcel to deliver to them, but that it is detained at the Custom-house, for duty or dues, at Dublin (or elsewhere), to which he is about to return, and that if money were given to him to release it, he will bring it to them. The sum he generally states as being required is 155., and he, of course, conciliates favour and confidence by dilating upon the excellent health and great prosperity of the absent party. In one instance he thus imposed upon a poor old woman living near Cabbage-hall, who has a son at sea, and from whom he required 153. She said she had no more than is. 6d., on which he said " he could make that do ;" but the woman at the moment thought of her rent, and said with regret that she could not possibly part with it. In another instance one of the same gang visited a lady at the south end with even more success. So rejoiced was she to hear good tidings of - her son, that she treated him with food and drink at her own table, and readily gave him the 15s. It were needless to add that he has not since been seen or heard of by either of the parties. DISPOSAL OF JUVENILE DELINQUENTS.---At the Sessions on Saturday, two youths, named Price and Thomas. we re indicted for robbing a till. Mr. Hibbert, the barrister who prosecuted, referred to the Act of the 3d and 4th Vic., cap. 90, by which the Court of Chancery is empowered " to assign the care of any infant convicted cf felony during his or her minority, or any part thereof, to any person other than the parent or guardian of such infant, upon such terms as the court shall direct;" and stated that Mr. Rushton, the stipendiary magistrate, in accordance with this act, had determined to commit all juvenile offenders for trial at the sessions, that when the jury found them guilty the conviction might be recorded againt them ; and then it was proposed to ask the learned Recorder to suspend judgment, that application might be made by the authorities to the Court of Chancery to assign them to some person, so that attempts might be made to reform them. The prisoner Price pleaded guilty, and Thomas, who pleaded not guilty, was discharged. It appeared, however, that Thomas had been in custody before, and the Recorder expressed an opinion that be was the most guilty of the two. It was stated, with regard to Price, that his mother had died of cholera, and that his father was a labouring man with four children, three boys and one girl. There was no one to look after the children but a person who lodged in the house. The prisoner had not been before the court previously. The prisoner Price was remanded that the attendance of his father might be obtained, in order to ascertain what he would do towards checking the evil habits of his son. We understand that, in cacao where it is thought neccs,ary, application will bo made to the Court of Chancery to assign such of the juvenile prisoners as are convicted to the care of a person at the Kirkdale Schools. THE OLNAMENTAL SCULPTURE ON ST. GEORGE'S HALL.—As this sculpture will shortly be thrown open to public view, a slight notice of it may be acceptable to our readers. The design was furnished gratuitously by Mr. C. R. Cockerill, Professor of Architecture at the Royal Academy, whose taste and genius are universally acknow ledged. The work was executed by Mr. G. Nicholl, one of the most skilful men of the day, under the superin tendence of Mr. C. L. Eastlake. The following is a brief description of the design :—" Britannia, her spear in her right hand, offering the olive branch with her left, is seated on her island rock, the lion at her side, and the Mersey or the ocean at her feet. By her side is Mercury bringing to her the four quarters of the globe; Asia first, with the cornucopia at her feet; America, behind Europe, with her sword of power in her right hand, raising Africa with her left ; and, lastly, Africa, in posture of gratitude and humility, with her sons in her arms, the breaking of whose chains is the work of Britannia. Beyond is Bacchus, the panther and the wine-vase. The other foreign products are represented by two figures drawing to land their several cargoes. On the right of Britannia are the English arts and products advancing to meet the foreign Apollo. Silence holds the torch and guides the car, and Agriculture is at her side. Behind are the plough, the spindles and the beehive, the peasant and his child forming a group to represent the domesticity of England. Beyond is the metallurgy, the fabric of arms and machinery, which she knows so well how to use." Such is the intention of the group. The composition is in the manner of the Parthenon, and has about the same number of figures ; a material point, for more would be a mob, while less might have proved insufficient. The horses and the prows of the foreign vessels give sym metry to the quantities and forms, and the groups balance on either side. The ocean below is a novelty in compo sition, designed to raise Britannia, and give her dig nity, and suits the more acute angle of the pediment than in the Parthenon. Mits. H. BEALE'S CONCERTS.—Friday evening last presented the fourth and last (for the season) of a series of performances which, whether we look at selection or per formance, we cannot but regard as equal to any in our previous knowledge. The respective programmes have announced gems from the works of the greatest masters, with the introduction of novelties no less indicative of the genius of the composers, than the discrimination and sound judgement of the selector. It is with peculiar gratification that we have to report the numerous, no less than select audiences, which have graced the entire series of these truly classical performances. Mrs. Beale's claims to estimation on the score of fine taste, in conjunc tion with rapid and perfect execution, have placed her unquestionably high in the splendid list of pianists, who now place their instrument at an elevation of which it was formerly deemed incapable. The quartett department has been admirably sustained, in proof of which we need only adduce the names of Willy, Herrmann, and Thomas, as alternate first violins, and Mr. Haddock as violoncello. We recollect no instance in which recognition of superior talent and its due appreciation have been manifested more decidedly than in the case of this last named gen tleman. The good taste and sound judgement which selected Mr. Haddock to fill the position he now holds in the Philharmonic Orchestra has been more than justified ; and we cannot refrain from expressing a hope that so unequivocal a demonstration of resident talent may tend to diminish what we have long regarded as an injury of the most serious description, a wilful blindness to the wholesome merits of the products of our own soil. A sestette by W. Sterndale Bennett, and a quintette by Gebel, were produced for the first time in Liverpool ; they were heard to every advantage. In the latter of these productions we had additional cause for gratulation in the possession of so superior an artiste as Mr. Haddock, affording, as it did, striking instances of a peculiar apt ness for adopting his author's style, bespeaking what may be termed the philosophy of art to an extent rarely to be found. Mr. Thomas has a finished elegance, added to tone and executive facility, which at once accounts for his high position in the art ; and we congratulate the Phil harmonic Society upon the acquirements of such a clef cretonne. We do not recollect more unalloyed gratifi cation than was afforded by the performance of Men delssohn's Trio in D minor, by Mrs. Beale. and Messrs. Thomas and Haddock, improved as it had been immedi ately previous by the superb Duette of the giant Buttro ven, for piano and violoncello, so beautifully rendered by Mrs. Beale and Mr. Haddock. Mozart's quartette, by the universal delight it gave, proved that sterling air deminishes not in value by acquaintance. We anticipate a repetition of these concerts, no less confidently from their intrinsic merits than the obvious discrimination and good taste so liberally evinced by Mrs. Beale's friends and supporters. ANOTHER CURE OF DROPSY BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. —Mr. Duncan, an extensive farmer, residing at the Elms, near Boston, had been for years in a bad state of health ; the disease assumed a swelling in the feet and ankles, which gradually ascended until the whole of his body was affected. Convinced, from advice, that he was labouring under a confirmed case of dropsy, he ccasulted many of the most eminent of the faculty, and used their remedies, from which he derived no benefit, but became worse. In this state he determined to try HcAlosvay's Pills, and, to the wonder of all, this superior madicine cured him is an incredibly short space of time. THE IiItERPOOL STANDAR% THE 13};,qINNING OF THE END: As a proof of the so:t of feeling which is' manifesting itself amongst the insulte.i agriculturists, and which the Cobdens and Wahnsleys of the free trade party have helped forward by their agitation for large reductions in the expenditure of the. country, the following remarks, which appeared in the Doncaster Chronicle, a Conserva tive paper, of Friday last, are rather startling : So long as the present ruinous system of free imports is to be persisted in, the agriculturists have a right to demand that the most stringent economy shall be observed in every department of the state—by no means excepting even the charges of roy alty itself. The fundholder must also he made to contribute his share to the reduction of the national expenditure; in fact, when the enormous sum which is annually paid for the interest of our huge debt comes to be looked at a little more closely, it will be found that this is the department from which the largest amount of retrenchment is to be effected. We venture to predict when these necessary results of free trade are found to be inevitable, a very great change will come over the minds of that class who have helped, more than any other, to ruin and prostrate the agricultural interest. At present, the monied and manufacturing interests are battening upon the £91,000,000 which, according to Mr. Villiers, have been abstracted from the pockets of the cultivators of the soil ; but we tell them that the time is rapidly approaching when this monstrous in justice will be put an end to, and when either the free trade principles must be retracted, or every other class in the com munity must be let down to the level of the agricultural inte rest. Of course it is impossible for ourselves to sympathise with the doctrine here propounded, and thus to admit that the widow, the orphan, and other classes, of which the bulk of the holders of our national securities are com posed, should be sacrificed for the misdoings of the free traders, and the griping exactions of selfish capitalists. But it is not difficult to see that a crisis is at hand, which we ourselves long ago prophesied, and in which the ques tion of innocent or guilty will be very little regarded by an outraged and desperate people. qtgrintitural anb 30ortirultural COLUMN, We see that a popular horticultural writer has again brought forward the subject of copings for fruit tree walls, and strongly recommends their use. In addition to the stone coping of four inches, he recommends a moveable wooden coping, two feet wide, to be fixed by means of brackets, during the winter months, and affixed to these bracket boards long rods and rings for curtains. All this appears very plausible, and, doubtless, would look very comfortable when secured for the winter, but will it answer all that it is intended to do ? Vie doubt not : besides, the expense. which ought always to be considered, would, in the end, be greater than would be required tv make glass shades, which would answer the purpose infinitely better, and could be rendered available for other useful purposes as soon as they ceased to be required for the fruit trees. But if glass is objectionable, on the score of expense, another plan might be used which would be fully as efficacious, and not liable to any of the objections which stone copings are liable to. It is this : a sort of hood might be made, by nailing two boards in the form of a trough (thus A). A succession of these being inverted on the top of the wall, and so made as to project twelve or fourteen inches beyond the wall, would furnish an efficient protection ; and also the same means for attaching a curtain. There is one objection to stone copings which we think insuperable, and that is the drip, which is inevitable. It is useless to take expensive precautions to protect the tree from frost, and then when in bloom have half the blossoms spoiled by the first shower of rain ; or even should they escape, and produce fine fruit, what chance would that have of escaping uninjured from the same cause ? It requires but little ingenuity to make the plan we have proposed quite practicable ; and we believe it would really be much more efficacious than the one advocated, with its extensive combination of four-inch stone coping, ironbrackets and bracket boards. Of course, we do not mean to imply that no coping is necessary ; on the con trary, we think it very desirable, if stone can be obtained, to have one of that material, channelled at the top, to carry off any rain that falls on the top, and thus prevent the injurious consequences of drip—besides the protection afforded to the brickwork. We have thought it necessary to bring this subject before our readers, because, when a well-known writer brings forward a favourite project, and advocates it in a leading paper, he is sure to lead many into the expense of following his plans ; and, should they fail, it is too often attributed to the bad management of the gardener—the employer thinking that all the expense he has incurred in carrying out new schemes ought to insure him success, whereas the fault too frequently lies in the plans them selves. PAPERS ON AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY NO. XXIV Gypsum, as an inorganic manure, is of great value to some crops, as saintfoin, clover, vetches, lucerne, and sometimes to grasses. The effect of gypsum is very deci sive and rapid, but the modes operandi is not satisfactorily understood. Its principal effect is to increase the amount of foliage to a remarkable degree : hence its utility in cul tivating the artificial grasses. Unlike lime, the fertilising effects of gypsum are not increased by the operation of burning; all that is required in preparing it for applica tion to the crops is to grind it to a fine powder, which should be sprinkled over the young crop, either between showers in wet weather, or when rain is threatening. The quantity should not exceed 2- cwt. per acre. On the ce real and other grasses gypsum produces no very good ef fect, and it may be taken as a rule that it is in no instance beneficial where the seed of a crop is the result aimed at; but its benefits are shewn, where the increase of foliage is sought, highly productive. Liebig attributes the fertilising power of gypsum to the interchange of principles between it and the carbonate of ammonia contained in the soil. This is a probable theory, and has almost been proved by actual experiment. The rationale is this. Rain-water contains carbonate of am monia in solution, when it falls. When this comes in contact with the gypsum, it is decomposed ; the sulphuric acid of the gypsum (sulphate of lime) unites with the am monia, and forms soluble sulphate of ammonia ; while the carbonic acid, which formed the carbonate of ammonia, unites with the lime of the gypsum and forms carbonate of lime, which we have shewn in our remarks on lime to be of great benefit. We have thus two valuable agents formed, both of well-known fertilising powers—carbo nate of lime and fixed ammonia, in the form of a soluble sulphate. This is a rational hypothesis ; but, although backed by the powerful authority of Liebig, it still re quires further confirmation from actual experiment way in which the great German chemist tried his experi ment was first to obtain a soil free from any carbonate. This he ascertained by testing it with acids. He then mixed pure gypsum with it, and manured it with fresh horse-dung, which contains carbonate of ammonia. Some peas and beans were sown in it, and in dry weather they were watered with spring water, free from all trace of ammonia, and in wet weather the rain was carefully excluded. Upon examining some of the gypsum a few weeks afterwards, the whole was found to be converted into carbonate of lime. This is the direction in which we should try further experiments. LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, MARCH 11TH. At the monthly meeting of this society, a spirited dis cussion was opened by Mr. Selkirk, upon the formation of vine borders, in which most of the members joined. A great diversity of opinion prevailed upon the question of heating, but all were in favour of borders on arches ; and Mr. Roberts's theory of feeding vines with carrion burned in the border was condemned by all who had had an op portunity of seeing its effects. Mr. Selkirk stated that from actual observation he found that the spongioles of the roots invariably died when they came in contact with the carrion. A stong impression also prevailed against concrete borders. It was agreed to resume the subject at a future opportunity. The principal speakers were Messrs. Selkirk, Richardson, Thomas, George Davies, T. Mayor, and Locksley. Mr. Salisbury exhibited a fine specimen of Boronia Serrulata, well bloomed. At the April meet ing, Dr. Inman intends giving his second lecture upon Structural Botany, illustrated by his powerful microscopes. VISITS TO GARDENS Charles Wilson, Esq., Beechley, Allerton : Mr. Wm. Thomas, Gardener.—We visited this place for the pur pose of seeing two new houses which have been erected since we last noticed it. The builder is the same we spoke of in our last as having put up Mr. Joseph Shipley's new houses, and their construction is the same. They are very light and spacious structures, admirably adapted for plant growing. Some very nice specimens are already in a state of forwardness, and are likely to do the proprietor much credit at the ensuing exhibitions. Amongst the most con spicuous, we noticed in the first house or stove the cele brated Haked Victoria, the magnificent floral leaves of which are said to make this plant one of the most showy of all the gay Australian plants. Begonia albococcinea, Ixora superba, I. Griffithsii, I. Javanicum, Stephanotis floribunda, YEschynanthuspulcher, Aden ocaly mna comosa, &c., were fine healthy specimens, growing with a degree' of vigour which proved that the house suited them. In the second or greenhouse we saw large show specimens of Syphocampylos macrostemma, Selago corymbosa, Pimelea spectahilis, P. Hendersonii, Pleroma elegans, Cytissus racemosus superbus, Boronia serrulata, and Luculia gratissima. The whole range, consisting of a handsome conservatory and greenhouse, were in nice order, and exhibing a profusion of plants in flower of the best varie ties of camellia and other plants of the season. LOCAL MEETINGS. The commissioners for better paving of that part of the extra-parochial place of Toxteth-park, which is situate beyond the municipal boundary of the borough of Liver pool, met on Friday, and fixed the rate for paving at ten pence in the pound. On Tuesday a special meeting of the Birkenhead Com missioners was held " To execute the agreement entered into by the Commissioners with F. R. Price, Charles Potts, and Thomas Dixon, for effecting certain aarange ments for the lease and purchase of the Woodside Ferry." EXHIBITION, 1851.—A meeting of the Liverpool com mittee was held on Thursday at the Town-hall; his Wor ship the Mayor in the chair. The secretary, Mr. Gran tham, read a report of the proceedings of the committee up to the present period, and an executive and finance committee were appointed, who are to report to the gene ral body as to the best means of forwarding the interests of the exhibition. The Mayor was requested to confer with the Dock Chairman on the subject of the proposed dock model. His Worship also expressed his intention of sub scribing £5O to the exhibition. Dom( COMMITTEE.—This committee held its usual weekly meeting on Thursday, Mr. Holt, in the absence of both the chairman, and deputy-chairman, presiding. The sub-committee of works presented a statement of the amount of money due by the Manchester and Leeds Rail way Company to the dock trust for land which had been sold for the railway arches, &c. The account, amounting to £2,706 10s. 5d., was ordered to be sent to the company. The usual notices were ordered to be given preparatory to running the Harrington Dock dry, on the 17th instant.— The sub-committee could not recommend the return of the dues paid on the brig Thetis, which entered the King's Dock on the 9th of July. and afterwards was taken over to Birkenhead. Mr. Bold said the bill of lading clearly showed that the captain only followed his instructions in docking at Liverpool. It was ordered that twenty-seven capstans should be placed in various convenient situations at the new dock. The shed on the south quay of the Salisbury Dock being in the way of vessels going to the graving docks, was ordered to be removed to the Coburg Dock, at the cost of £lso.—The expenses of the police force for the quarter were stated to be £496 13s. 10d. PITT-STREET WARD RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION.—A preliminary meeting of the ratepayers of Pitt-street Ward was held on Tuesday evening, at Mr. Henderson's, Cleve land-square. There was a good attendance of influential ratepayers, including three overseers and several gentle men of the select vestry.—Mr. M`Millan was called to the chair, and stated that the meeting had been called for the purpose of considering the propriety of forming a rate payers' association, having for its object the equalization of the rates of the ward. He was glad to see three or four of the overseers present, and he hoped they would co operate with the association. Another object they had in view would be the revising of the lists of voters, municipal and parliamentary. Party feeling would be completely laid aside, and henceforth candidates would be selected, whether for the vestry, town council, or parliament, who would attend to the interests of their constituents. Mr. Brown, Mr. Manight, and Mr. W. P. Jeffreys, over seers, promised their best efforts, and threw out valuable suggestions. A committee was formed for carrying out the objects of the association ' and subscriptions made for paying the expenses. The large amount subscribed in the room, nearly £2O, indicates the feelings of the rate payers in the movement. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the'usual weekly meet ing of this board, Mr. Griffiths, builder, attended before the board with reference to the completion of the fittings of the chapel and the schools of the Workhouse, the cost of which exceeded the sum for which he undertook to do the work ; and on the motion of Mr. Betteley, seconded by Mr. Tattersall, Mr. Griffiths was authorised to com plete the work according to the specification, with the exception of the ornamental painting, for the sum of £167. Mr. Shaw was understood to object to the motion.—On the motion of Mr. Peers, seconded by Mr, Hartison, it was agreed that the sums recommended by the committee to the several medical officers of the union for their ser vices, &c. during the prevalence of the cholera, should be paid, with the exception of the sum awarded to Mr. Chalmers, the medical officer for Everton, the considera tion of whose claim was postponed till next week. An altercation of a personal nature arising on this subject ensued.—A communication was received from the General Board of Health, forwarding a copy of a report presented to the board by Mr. Rawlinson, superintendent inspector, on the subject of the complaint against the Fever and Cholera Hospital, by certain owners and occupiers of the property adjoining it ; and the board recommended the adoption of Mr. Rawlinson's suggestions. It was agreed that the report should be referred to the Local Board of Health, to carry out the suggestions therein contained. _ LIVERPOOL MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.—The annual general meeting was held on Wednesday evening, —the president of the year, George Holt, Esq., in the chair. The first business was the distribution of the prizes, of which the following were the chief awards :-Ist Section. —English, M. Guthrie • writing, (composition,) W. Weiss ; arithmetic, P. Woodfine. 2nd Section,—Eng lish, John Jonas ; writing ; arithmetic, A. Armour and J. Cullington ; mathematics, G. G. Walmsley and Thos. Miller; landscape drawing, W. J. Mason, &c. A num ber of honorary certificates were granted to pupils who had shown industry and talent in the several departments in which they had been successful. A number of other pupils were also honourably mentioned. The report was then read, and showed that,— The total receipts for the year have been . - '4078 10 2 The payments for the same period 4447 12 1 Leaving a balance not met by receipts of 369 1 11 And balance due to treasurer at Ist March, 1849 236 5 7 Together £6os 7 6 owing to the treasurer at this date. The directors have also to report that the sum of .'B9 10s. 4d. now stands at the credit of the account for the liquidation of the mortgage fund, which is thus practicallyreduced to .530 Os. Bd. The number of life members entered for the year is four, the roll now amounting to 634. The number of annual members is 505, being a decrease of 235 as compared with last year. The number who have declined to renew their tickets have been 412, the number of new mem bers entered 177. The evening school is to be made self-supporting. The number of lectures given during the year was fifty-three. A comfortable reading-room, attached to the library, had been provided by applying £250 given by Mr. Brown, M.P.-170 volumes have been added to the library, partly donations. In some of the schools there was a slight decrease in the number of pupils during the year. The directors have issued a pamphlet, embodying a com plete statement of the privileges enjoyed by those con nected with the institution, and of the importance of those privileges to the several classes of persons in this great community. This is preparatory to asking for sub scriptions towards the liquidation £1,200 of debt. The report was adopted, and after the usual votes of thanks to the directors and teachers, Thomas Blackburn, Esq., was appointed president, and George Holt, Esq., vice chairman. The meeting then terminated. THE CHASE. The Cheshire hounds meet to-morrow, Wednesday, March 20th, at Broonaland ; Thursday, March 21st, at Cholmondeley ; Saturday, March 23rd, at Crewe Hall. Sir W. W. Wynn's hounds meet to-morrow, Wednes day, March 20th, at Pentre Bychan ; Friday, March 22nd. at Plas Teg—at half-past ten. THE COMING OF SPRING. There is a sound of music en the breeze, And shade and sunshine on green meadows lie; The birds pour forth their early melodies, And azure beauty hangs about the sky. The trees are holding verdant promise out, And showing buds and blossoms to the sun, And life and loveliness are all ab6ut, By lane and mead, and where bright rivers run. The flowers are peeping meekly from the ground, The silver snowdrop, with its virgin look, Is with its mate the golden crocus found, Giving a charm to many a shelter'd nook. Winter may cast his frosty sceptre down, And wag his beard, and shake his hoary head; We care not now liow sternly he may frown, We know his icy influence hath fled. Nature his ermin'd mantle will not wear, She looks with smiles upon her emerald vest, And soon wilt she, with features fresh and fair, Walk o'er he land in gayest garments drest. All that we see and hear cries out " Prepare !" The seasons ever their own warnings bring, And eat th's example tells us we must wear A raiment suited to the coming spring. Go, thin, to HYAM'S Mart, and you will find Something the wish of every man to meet; Garments for spring, where you will see combni'd All that is tasteful, graceful, cheap, and neat I HYAM, NATI_O_NAL CLOTHIER, LORD-STREET, LIVERPOOL. MOURNING, to any extent, at five minutes notice; a large stock always ready. MISCELLANEA. Cryptomeria Japonica (Botanical Gardens, Sheffield.) James Montgomery, Esq.—The two cryptomeria japonica (or Chinese pine trees) which Mr. Montgomery some months ago planted on either side of the great centre walk, just before the magnificent conservatories in these beautiful gardens, having been destroyed by the severity of the frost during the inclemency of the winter, Mr. Law, the curator, invited Mr. Montgomery to plant two Aran caria imbricata (or Chili pines) in their stead; and an English oak also, in another part of the grounds. This interesting operation the venerable poet performed on Tuesday, the 26th February, between three and four o'clock on the afternoon, in the midst of a delighted assembly of visitors and friends. On the first tree being put into the ground, a brass band, which had been spe cially obtained for the occasion, struck up a lively tune, and afterwards played several pieces in a very effective style. The flag was hoisted .in commemoration of the event, and gaily fluttered in the breeze. Culture of the True Intermediate Stock.—Amongst the many beautiful subjects which have hitherto been recommended i 1 the pages of the Journal, for the purpose of beautifying the parterre or flower borders during the summer and autumn months, I consider there is the In termediate Stock which merits our attention more parti cularly at the present season, as a good display of double flowering Stocks, either of the Brompton Giant or the Intermediate, are always greatly admired in Britain, if either in the gardens of the wealthy or in those of the industrious cottager. Four years ago, in the month of June, after attending one of the horticultural exhibitions in the Regent's-park, I called on a friend of mine, near town, and there I had the pleasure of witnessing a splen did bed on the lawn of the Intermediate Stock in full bloom. I make a sowing about the middle of August, and transplant it into forty-eight-sized pots to stand through the winter, for the purpose of turning out in a bed in the spring for an early display, and frequently there are not more than two single flowers out of thirty flowering plants ; but the sowing I find to be of the most importance is one to be made in the second week in April, on a raised bed where there is a little bottom heat, with some hoops thrown over to receive mats to protect them from heavy rains and spring frosts : and when the plants are sufficiently strong, thin them out and prick five plants into a forty-eight-sized pot, with plenty of drainage. If eight or ten dozen pots can be spared for the purpose, it will afford a good supply. It will be necessary to shade them, until they are established, when they can be turned out for bedding or for filling up vacancies along the front of borders ; for the latter they are invaluable. If pots cannot conveniently be spared, prick the young plants out in groups round the borders, and if the sun should be scorching at the time, spread some cabbage leaves over them for a few days. Stocks enjoy plenty of heat when once established, and towards the latter part of the sum mer they make a most cheering display.—JAs. DREwErr, Hursley Park. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. J. H. R.—Your orchid is not a Catasetum ; it is Mona canthus Viridis. Juvenis.—Wait another fortnight before you sow your annuals;, they will be quite as forward, and will not run the same risk of failure. Nemophila insignis, Collinsea bicolor, Eryssimum peroffskianum, Clarkia pulchella, Bartonia aurea, and Kaulfussiaamelloides, are half a dozen good small growing sorts, well adapted for your little plot. OPERATIONS FOR TAE WEEK Stove, Conservatory, B(c.--The temperature of the plant stove should range from 70 deg. to 80 deg. by day ► and 5 deg. to 10 deg. less at night; and that of the con servatory, 60 deg. by day, and 45 deg. at night. Give moderate ventilation in both departments, and increase the supply of Water. Flower Garden.—Where protections of various kinds have been used, begin gradually to remove them, and get the borders trimmed. Sow tender annuals on a slight hot-bed, and, when the hardy ones have been similarly treated, commence pricking them out into small pots, and harden them off. Kitchen Garden.—Proceed actively with potatoe plant ing, for which this dry season is admirably adapted.. Sow all the various kinds of cabbage, and plant out early York and cauliflower plants. Sow turnip, carrot, parsnip, peas, spinach, and small sallad, seeds. J. Egan.—Keep your imported orchids rather cool at note to the complainant, statieg that he would give up first. The greenhouse is preferable to the stove until they the watch and coat which had come into his possession, have fairly started. 'and this led to the recovery of the property.—The pri soner was committed for trial. CONIMITMENTS.—Patrick Farnan was sent to gaol for three months, for stealing a muffler in Williamson-square, on Saturday.—Mary Hughes, charged by Colena IWD°- nald with robbing her of five shillings, in Liver-street, — two months. A NEW IRON HOUSE FOR CALIFORNIA. It may not be known to many of our readers that the discovery of a second El Dorado has tended to stimulate trade in a branch hitherto unknown in the annals of com— merce—that of the export of iron houses. It is scarcely eighteen months since the first iron house was constructed. but wehave them now building in Liverpool, in London, in Manchester, and a score other places. One, however, of the largest yet completed is that constructed by Messrs. M'Kean and Perkes, of the Victoria Works, Birkenhead. Being now ready for shipment they invited on Thursday a party of about 200 ladies and gentlemen to a luncheon at their works, in Cathcart -street, Birkenhead. The company, which included several merchants and others from Liver— pool, inspected the iron -house, and the unanimous approval expressed told much for the architectural skill as and combines th q e u a g o r t e i a t t y e s o t f d i e r g o r t e l . e o f Thestrength ii,a o 7 i i n t g li well as the wo r k mans hi p d isplayed. The principle adopted iron, not u n lik e th a t used for ordinary deck— beamiti s s b eo n fo ssmallest‘epTlti, purposes, but it is so arranged as to clip the plating, all of which is of corrugated galvanized iron, but sa placed as to give the house the appearance of being formed of latticing on the Venetian principle. The internal appear— ance of the rooms was most novel and effective. The apartment appropriated for the dejeuner was the upper , floor, where the ties of the beautiful light iron roof were brought under notice. It was most appropriately deoo.. rated. At the head of the table was a large ensign, on which was emblazoned in gold "May the ken-house prove a Golden Enterprise;" at the reverse end the motto "The Town and Trade of Birkenhead." Frora each of the:cross-ties were suspended the code and national flags—the code flags reading, we learn, on one side " Hail to California !" on the other, " Our Sheet Anchor." The decorations, as well as the luncheon, was left to the entire management of Mr. Feeney, the acting partner of our Merchants Dining Rooms, and were of that class in. character that cannot fail to add weight to an already unparalelled celebrity. .... The chair was occupied by Mr. Harold Littledale, and the vice-chair by Mr. M'Kean. The chairman proposed the health of the firm and success to the iron house, which was drunk with great enthusiasm. The vice-chair.. man acknowledged the toast in an appropriate manner, and referred to the improvements which had taken place in the building of houses, and other structures where iron was employed with similar advantageous results. He ex pressed an opinion that there was yet room for further improvement, and concluded by stating the gratification he felt at the approval bestowed on the building in which they were then assembled, which was one of other efforts resulting from the combined exertions of himself and his partner, and which had the great advantage of giving em ployment to an immense number of the working popula tion.—The health of Mr. Osgood was next proposed by the vice-chairman, who lauded much the enterprize of the firm to which he was attached—that of Messrs. Hamden and Co. Mr. Osgood responded neatly and appropriately, concluding with the pertinent and good wish that the gold of California may long be continued, and be ex changed for the iron of England.—The worthy Chairman then gave Mr. Denny, the celebrated iron ship builder, Dum barton. Mr. Denny replied.—The press was then pro posed and responded to by the reporter of the Standard.— After several other toasts were given, the Chairman, who had previously intimated that he had an important appoint ment to ratify, vacated the seat, and was about leaving the room, when Mr. Feeny, w ith properattention, expresse his regret that no one had proposed the worthy president, and, feeling it was due, craved the permission of the assembly, and gave the health of Harold Littledale, Esq. eloquently and with all honours. The Chairman, resum ing his seat, replied most courteously, and concluded by hureourously remarking that to no one was he more indebted than to Mr. Feeny, from the fact that his health was promoted by the excellent provision supplied at his establishment, the Merchants' Dining-rooms. Letters of apology for absence were read from the Earl of Sefton, the Mayor of Liverpool, and from several other zentlemen, to whom invitations had been sent. Mr. J. Finch proposed the toast of " The inhabitants of Cali fornia," which he prefaced with some appropriate remarks. This was drunk ith great warmth, and acknowledged by a gentleman present. A toast, expressive of friendly in tercourse between the United States and this country, esuonded to in an appropriate speech by The conviviality was kept up for some er which the company broke up, highly gratified with the agreeable entertainment provided. This monster building is the first of a series of iron dwellings and warehouses about to be constructed through the instrumentality of Messrs. Harnden and Co., who, it will be remembered, were about the earliest of our enter prising merchants to establish a permanent firm in the new and promising port of San Francisco. We learn that the cost of this erection is about £2OOO, and it will be shipped for Boston in their packet, the Esther May, on the 25th instant. was drunk, and r Mr. C, Jerome. COURT AND FASHION. The Queen and Prince Albert attended the Haymarket Theatre on Monday. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice. visited the new palace at Westminster nn Saturday afternoon. Her Majesty and the Prince, with the royal party, viewed the frescoes, and after visiting the Upper Waiting Hall, inspected the new House of Commons, the Centre Hall, St. Stephen's Hall, and the Peers' Library- Her Maiest , -f r - - - ana toe court remain at Juckinham - On Saturday. the Count and Countess de Neuilly arrived at the palace from Claremont to visit her Majesty and Prince Albert. palace Bistrtrt petus, _ _ _ Last week Mr. Joseph Rogerson, the Wigan coroner, died very suddenly whilst at Bolton on business. The Bishop of Manchester will take the chair, this evening, at the annual meeting of the Church Missionary Society in that town. Mr. Fletcher and Mr. Watkins, for the South Lancashire coal proprietors, had an interview on Monday with the Right Hon. H. Labouchere. Lancaster is the only town in this county which is placed under the provisions of the Public Health Act, but fifteen others, among which are Preston, Ormskirk, Wi gan, and Wavertree, have applied for inspection. A deputation from the magistrates of Lancashire, upon the county rates and expenditure bill, had an interview, on Monday, with Secretary Sir G. Grey. The deputation consisted of Mr. Wilson Ffrance, Mr. Addison, Rev. T. S. Mills, Rev. J. S- Birley, Mr. J. Peel, Mr. Ashworth, and Mr. Heald, M.P. The Manchester Guardian says—" We are informed by an eminent spinner and manufacturer at Rochdale, that there are twenty-two mills (of various extent) within the limits of that borough which have entirely ceased working, besides a number of others which are restricted to short time." _ WARRINGTON. — On Thursday, a public meeting of the ratepayers of Warrington was held in the Music-hall, to protest against the proposed introduction of the Health of Towns Act into the borough. The meeting was convened by his worship the mayor (Benjamin Pierpoint, Esq.), in compliance with a requisition presented to his worship. A " Poor-law Association" has been formed in Man chester, seeking " to make the unemployed independent and self-supporting, by the substitution of productive em ployment for useless labour tests, and of proportionate payment, either in money or kind, for the work done, in lieu of the present arbitrary and invariable weekly re lief." Edward James, aged thirty-five, an attorney, who for merly possessed a lucrative legal appointment in Chester, was, on Monday, committed for trial by Mr. Maude, at Manchester, for having stolen a pair of silver sugar tongs, a silver inkstand, and a book. The prisoner, a gentlemanly-looking man, shed tears, and said indigence had made him desperate, and he committed the act in order to relieve the necessities of himself and his wife. SERIOUS CHARGE.—On Wednesday last, John Hall, a labourer, aged thirty-five years, a married man, was taken before Robert Kay, Esq., magistrate, at Heywood, near Bury. On Saturday evening last, his wife's sister, Ann. Wild, aged nineteen years, was delivered of a male child, whilst in the road, at Pilsworth Fold, The prisoner was with her at the time, and the child was buried in Moss Field. The female returned home and confessed what had taken place. It is supposed the prisoner was the father. He was remanded. The female is also in custody. DR. WOLFF.—On Friday week, a sermon was preached in St. Peter's, Congleton, by Dr. Wolff', on behalf of the expenses connected with the maintenance of divine ser vice in the above church. The reyerend gentleman deli vered a most powerful address, for upwards of two hours, on the final restoration of the Jews, and the renovation of all things. His arguments were most powerful and well placed, his scriptural quotations most apposite, and the deep attention which he gained was maintained throughout. All must have gone away with a full con viction of the truth of the positions which Dr. Wolff laid down, and so ably and scripturally proved. A CLEVER ARTIFICE.— One day last week, a man named Joseph Bransdall rushed into the shop of Mr. Gorst, a grocer, in Butter Market-street, Warrington, without his hat, and with a nen behind his ear, and in great haste asked Mr. Gorst if he could oblige Mr. Milner with £2 in silver. Knowing Mr. Milner, Mr. Gorst at once counted out . the money, which the prisoner imme diately took, saying he would be back in half a minute with the sovereigns. he did not come, however, and on n inquiry at Mr. Milner's, it appeared that no person afterwards arrested. THE FATAL AFFRAY WITH POACHERS NEAR CHES.. TER.—The inquest on the body of Thos. Jones , a poacher, who died in consequence of a blow received from one of The been authorised to get the money. person was soon the Chester police, in execution of his duty, on Wednes day, Gth instant, was resumed on Monday. Mr. S. J. Roberts attended on behalf of the relatives of the de ceased, and addressed the jury in support of a verdict to inculpate Hughes, the officer who struck the blow. It was, however, acknowledged by the companions of the deceased, on the night of the affray, that they were all in pursuit of game, and by other witnesses that the deceased attempted to rescue the prisoner from the custody of Hughes. The medical witnesses, although contied that death was the res u lt o f t h e b low, thought i t cou have been an unjustifiably hard blow, as no extermeerrft Or a , of injury was apparent.—The jury, therefon3Fed 4 r) verdict to the effect, that the deceased died of ceived from John Hughes, in discharge d • -‘ 44 Y I in his own defence. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. On Thursday, Margaret Jones, Ann Fowler, and Te rence Murphy, who occupy stalls in St. John's Market, were severally fined ss. and costs for swearing and using obscene language in that market on Saturday. On Wednesday, William Wharton, a carter, was fined 10s. for overloading a horse, so that the poor animal dropped down dead in consequence of bursting a blood. vessel. Same day, George Williams, and three others, were charged with knocking down a coloured man, cook of a ship, in Sir Thomas's Buildings, and robbing him of his watch. Williams was committed for trial. STEALING HARNESS. - On Saturday, a man named Warner, was committed for trial, charged with stealing a set of gig harness, two saddles, and other articles, from the stables of Mr. Newman, in Edge-lane. Mr. Rushton commented strongly about Mr. Abraham, a car-owner, having bought the harness from the prisoner at a price much below its value. EMBEZZLEMENT.—A young man, of respectable ap pearance, named William Moreland, was brought up on Saturday, charged with embezzling at various times, £650, belonging to Messrs. Blundell and Sons, coal dealers and merchants, of Liverpool, Manchester, and Preston. The prisoner absconded to America, and the Guarantee Society made good his defalcations to the amount of £421 6s. Mr. Rushton ordered the prisoner to be sent to Manchester. On Friday, John Smith was committed for trial, on a charge of having stolen three coats from no fewer than three shops. When apprehended he wore one of the coats ; the other two he had pledged.—Patrick M`Gerri gan was committed for trial for stealing 221 b. of bacon from the house of Elizabeth Maclean, of Rose Vale. He had managed to creep upon his hands and knees noise lessly into the cellar, and got clear off with his booty, un til perceived running across some fields close by, when lie was followed and captured. CHILD STEALING.—An aged and forbidding-looking woman was brought up on this now uncommon charge. The mother, with her child in her arms ta very pretty and interesting-looking girl, th r ee ye a rs of age,) stated that, about eleven o'clock on Thursday morning, she missed the child from the door, where she hcd seen it a few minutes before. After searching in every direction, and giving notice to the police of her loss, the child could not be found, nor was anything heard of it until that morning, when, being advised to go to the sheds in Brownlow-hill, the prisoner was there found with the childlin her possession. She was remanded. ALLEGED USE OF THREATENING LANGUAGE TO THE MANAGER OF THE WOODSIDE FERRY.-At the Birken head police-court, on Thursday, before the Rev. Mr. Fielden, Mr. George Wade, junior, paper dealer of this town (but who resides at Birkenhead), appeared to answer a summons issued against him at the instance of Mr. Rudd, the head manager of the Woodside Ferry, to the effect that. he (the defendant) had, on the 22d February used language to Mr. Rudd calculated to provoke a breach of the peace, contrary to the Birkenhead Improvement act. Mr. Conway, barrister, appeared for Mr. Rudd, and Mr. Dodge, solicitor, for Mr. Wade. Mr. Conway stated the case. The summons, he said, was taken out under the Birkenhead local act (6th Vic.) which empowered that court to inflict a penalty of 40s. and costs, if the offence charged were proved. On the night of the 21st Feb., it being then very stormy, Mr. Rudd g ave orders at the ferry that if the storm did not a b a t e th e boats were to stop running after 2 a.m. next morning, and should not again run until 5 a.m. The storm (he continued), not abating, the boats ceased running as directed. The defendant and his wife, it appeared, had occasion to remain in Liverpool till a late hour, and not reaching the landing stage until shortly after 2, a.m., were no doubt inconvenienced by finding no boat went across until five o'clock. Next day defendant went to Mr. Rudd's office, and made use of the language complained of.—Thos. Nicholls, bookkeeper at the ferry, being called, said he remembered an altercation that morning between the two parties, but admitted he was not present the whole time. He had not a perfect recollection of all that was said. He heard the words " d—d fellow ; d—d thing," and presumed the words were used to Mr. Rudd. He did not hear Mr. Rudd' reply, or what he said at all ; he heard only what Mr Wade said. Other wore s passed in the office, but he could not remember them. On cross• examination, he said he could not swear that Mr. Rudd did not say to Mr. Wade " I don't care a d--n for you or your wife either !" Mr. Dodge remarked that the witness had a very conveni ent memory.—Ambrose, a police-officer, said he heard the row, and also heard Mr. Rudd say that the bcats were to run if the weather permitted. Mr. Wade said he and his wife had bcon kept throo hours and a half un the lantlhw stage, all through Mr. Rudd, and that "the commission ers were a d—d set of composed imposters, and that he (Rudd) was at the head of them ;" " a d—d fellow like him." In cross-examination he said he had no need to take a memorandum of the words, as he had a capital memory ! He did not hear Mr. Wade complain about the boats.—Mr. John Moss said he was on the slip during the fracas, and the first words he heard were " It's a lie, sir !" Both the parties were much excited, and Rudd said, " If you repeat that I'll take notice it in another way." Mr. Wade then told him, " your conduct [in stopping the boats] is actuated by a contemptible caprice, sir." He also charged him with being a public servant, and said, " You are my servant, and the servant of the ratepayers, sir."—Mr. Thos. Williams Lloyd heard the words, " It's a lie." Mr. Rudd walked up about half a step towards Mr. Wade, with his arms raised in a boxing attitude ; but he drew back again, saying, " 1 had a very great mind to take the law in my own hands, but I won't now : I will take another way of it." The night preceding was boister ous up to about 11 or 12 o'cleck.—Mr, Wood, the sub manager of the ferry, spoke to the orders given by Mr. Rudd. It blew fresh till half-past 12 ; but it was more moderate at four o'clock.—Mr. Dodge (who called no witnesses) regretted that Mr. Rudd (who was in court) had not been put into the witness box; for, had the learned gentleman on the other side done so, he (Mr. Dodge) would have no difficulty in at once proving that the conduct of Mr. Rudd, so far from meriting the sympathy or support of that court, was such as to bring upon him the censure of all peaceable men. Had he been placed in the witness box—he alone, of all the witnesses, who could speak to the whole of the facts—such a case would have been established as would have led to the instant dismissal of the summons. Mr. Conway had taken a wise course, deeming it better to keep that gentle man sitting beside him. He did not intend to justify anything Mr. Wade had said in a moment of passion ; for Mr. Wade himself much regretted it, though the provo cation was assuredly great. The fact was, that being put to inconvenience by being so long detained on the stage during the night, notwithstanding the boats were adver tised in the Standard (produced) and other papers to run every hour; he had called in a gentlemanly manner to remonstrate with Mr. Rudd, and was treated with great rudeness, which provoked him to retaliate. He left the case in the hands of the court, in the assurance that the smallest coin in the realm would be a sufficient penalty to meet the justice of the case.—The Magistrate remarked that it certainly was extraordinary that Mr. Rudd had not himself been examined, and the detention of Mr. Wade so long on the stage was enough to excite the ire of that gentleman ; but an apology for the language uttered being made, he put it to the parties whether it would not be the best course, as between gentlemen, to let the case drop where it was.—Mr. Rudd declined to do so unless the defendant paid all the costs.—Mr. Dodge said he would prefer taking the judgment of the court to any such compromise. —After some further conversation, the bench decided upon fining Mr. Wade one shilling.— The parties then left the court.—[We think the magistrates might have been very well spared from adjudicating on such a case as this. The officials of the Birkenhead Com missioners appear very thin-skinned, but they are not likely by any such exposures as the above to conciliate the public in their favour.] YESTERDAY CHARGE OF ROBBERY OF MONEY.—Catharine Smith, a young woman, was charged by a woman calling herself Mrs. Vizard, the wife of a labourer, (but whose real name is Connor,) with havina robbed her of £3 16s. 6d. The complainant said that she lived at 15, Hodson-street, and that the prisoner was her servant. Her allß.gation was, that the prisoner broke open a box in one of, the rooms, and, after abstracting the money, had left the house. The complainant seized her by the throat, and £1 4s. 6d. was found upon her. The depositions were taken, preparatory to the prisoner being sent for trial ; but being asked what she had to say, it came out, from her story, that the com plainant kept a house of ill fame, and that the probability was that the money was the result of a robbery of some one (of which prisoner had taken her share) ; the court re manded the case, so that inquiry might be made, and that if possible any party who may have lost the money may be found. STEALING FOWLS.—A rough-looking youth, named Patrick Rowan, was charged with having stolen seven domestic fowls from the premises of Mr. Jonathan Braith waite, publican, Peach-street, on Sunday. The prisoner was seen in the street, and was then carrying two dead fowls in his hand. On finding himself observed, he drop ped the birds, and made off ; but was soon captured. Other dead fowls were found on the cellar steps of the house where he lodged. When taken, his hands were covered with blood. It appeared that the fowls had been stolen alive from the place where they were kept, and that the prisoner had drawn their necks, or otherwise killed them. He was committed for trial. ROBBERY OF A WAICH, 8;c. 1 1 young man, named Joseph Devaney, was charged by a coloured man, named Thomas Potts, cook of the ship Jon a th a n, with receiving his watch and other property knowing the same to have been stolen. The complainant had gone on the 11th inst.l into a certain house kept by a person named Sweeney,. i n Spitalfields, and remained for the night. In the morni ng he missed his gold watch, worth £lO or £l2- . a coat wh ich had cost him £3, and 17s. 4d. in money. In the morning he found all the parties had left it,. The RrISCRet WNW h. 1- 4s At