The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-02-25 00:00:00

Feb. ;Local gam Mr. Radley, of the Adelphi Hotel, has offered to make a contribution of wine to the Sailors' Home Bazaar. A. large measure of support is being accorded to the pro 03 new line of telegraph between London and Liverpool. Charles Holland has left town for Amsterdam to attend imPortant meeting of the Dutch Rhenish ra ilway dire c t ors. There will be no steamer from America this week. in nclu sequence of the Atlantic not being ready to take station. The freight upon flour from New York to Liverpool 'Was from 5s to 95 per barrel in 1847. In 185 0 , is. 6 d. to 2 a. ; but on ihe Ist of February last the freight was only Bd. A. plasterer named Madden, fell from a scaffold fifty feet h igh er at' St. George's-hall, on T hursda y , He was conveyed to the Infirmary in an almost lifeless state. , Mr. G eorge Aiki n , a res id en t merchant at that port, "on of our townsman, Mr. James Aikin,) ted her is appointed Britannic Majesty's Consul at San Francisco . , The packet-ship Albert Gallatin, Captain ar rived in the river on Sunday from New York, after i a very ' one run of fourteen days, having sailed from New Y ork on the 9th instant. MARINERS' CHURCH TEA PARTY.—This interes ting celebrati on y i elded, for t h e f un d s o f the schools, &c., attached to the church, no less a sum than £4l 45., after Paying all the expenses. The United States mail steam-ship Pacific, Nye, com taander, which left the Mersey on Saturday, with the usual mails for New York direct, took out twenty passengers and a fair freignt of merchandize. Letters from Marseilles announce, that the Liverpool ! cr ew steam-ship Arno arrived at that port on the 16th ) . 41 .stant, after a run of 48 houss from Palermo ; and the l ' l varno from Palermo, on the 17th instant ;mr THE LATE RIOT AT BIRKENHEAD. —Mr. Welsby, recorder of Chester, has been appointed to state . w hat Portion of the c h a rges for this affair ought to be paid by the county, the hundred of Wirral, or other parties. Mr. Sh aw , a gen tl em an long known in this town as co nnected with the carrying trade, h as been chosen by the dir ectors of the Southeastern Railway Company to the ° I to of goods manager. We perceive that an eminent minister from Wales is to each at St. David's Church, on the anniversary of the welsh Patron Saint ; and that eminent ministers of this town are to preach there on Sunday next. John Murphy, a child two years old, who resided with its parents in Hook-street, was dreadfully burned on Monday l as t, and it died from the i n j ur i es rece i ve d nex t morning. The model of Liverpool, preparing for the great exhibi tion, will be ope n for inspection esch day, between twelve end one o'cloc, on and after Monday, at the rooms, in Lord -street. C hur The Rev. Thos. Nolan, M.A., incumbent of St. J ohn's ch, B edfor d -r ow, London, preached two p owerf ul n,errcions, on S un d a y week, in support of the Sunday and ma y schools connected with the church, when upwards of 1013 were collected in aid of the funds of the schools. G ° a Monday, a fine screw steamer, intended for the . I ,_aseow and Liverpool Shipping Company. .. for the , Me claerranean trade, was launched at Mr. Napier 's yard, s '" a a• Herl leng th of keel is 200 feet, and her engines a re On horse- e wer. She is to be called the Arabian. 1"n Tuesd ay m orning last, between one and two o'clock, " e hn Iles h li s t a h evn , eur a me g lh a e m r ekee game keeper to the Earl of Derby, was a ttacked of men, armed with bludgeons and ;ague▪ s, an y inj ured. The unfortunate man's life .• al, of. LnARMONIC SOCIETY.—The second concert will :tee place on Tuesday. The first part will include Bee *unveil's Symp h ony in D, and the finale to the opera of "Pidelio."• The second part will consist of a selection fr r. the operatic works of Sir Henry R. Bishop. t “IstY, brilliant weather has prevailed during the last Ivo or three days. Yesterday and Sunday the atmos- P h ere was especially pure and invigorating, and unusual untnbers of strollers were abroad to enjoy the sunshine a nd Pleasant breezes. to br. Fisher has kindly undertaken, by special request, r delive r a popular lecture on the solar system, inCo itallis-street School-room , this evening, at seven o ' clock. the Bev. H. 'Carpenter will preside. and the whole of ciiolioriosc.eeds are to be devoted to the Church of England 13 11 "BERY OF L E TTERS.—Mrs. Travers, plumber, of a Olbo nt Posted two letters on Monday last, addressed to th,:au merchant of Liverpool, and inclosing bank notes to dei t Y a hl.e of £ll5, neither of which letters arrived at their andThation They were posted at nine and twelve o'clock, contained halves of the notes. p tt ° hi ? Thursday a court for the transfer and removal of Pec,.can's licenses was held in the Sessions-house, Cha orif,,reet. Fr There were three applications for removals, Ida" of which was granted, namely, that of John w er ;-'ana fr om M ason-street to P or tl an d-street. There n umerous applications for transfers, the great ma y of which were sanctioned by the magistrates. serie (i s N , TRe VRKSIAL LECTURES.—The next lecture of the of th - ,,„,°r_ in course of delivery in this town on the errors C„hur c h' ll 4 . ll rch of Rome, will be delivered, in S t. Jude's J• B. I.4'a-morrow (Wednesday) evening, by the Rev. ,ereni ne o we, on " Justification." o n the followiHg lii"O l an e rher of the same course will be delivered in ▪ •, 1 ' 8 Church, Toxteth-park, by the Rev. J. 0. u i n d enn uhent. IsPon ers ta u(' that the Rev. Dr. Aspinall's sermon is on the 11° Thish doctrine of " sacramental justification," s;-- ere of publication, dedicated by express permis- Zi t ! to I.: -is Grace the Duke of Argyll, with an original bre ace added, addressed by the Doctor to his Grace. Aspinan, we hear, received s p ec i a l mar k s o f attent i on Marquis the Duke, when in Scotla n d, as we ll as f rom the of Ailsa, who had a pew in Dr. Aspinall's chapel at Maybole. ST. June's.--The Rev. Josiah B. Lowe o n Sunday evenin g last delivered the second of a series of l ec ture s on The S " mass ' " as taught by the Church of Rome. 11,O.iect was transubstantiation ; and in order to shew so" u at was really taught and believed by the Church of ' s ome on that head a , the talented divine read the decrees of the C ounc i l of Trent, b y wh i ch i t was ma d e an art i c l e eem° co laf ; and then, after shewing it was repugnant to Mtnonice sense, defended our own beautiful and scriptural serv . BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE JUNC erIION RAILWAY. —The traffic of this line seems to be ogressing very satisfactorily, into which a new element I t ' r as been recently introduced,' by the arrival of the first l a al n of crates from the Pottery districts on Thursday. sast, which were stored in the Dock Warehouses on the daY. The directors of this company seem deter por• ned so avail themselves of all the advantages of the eenaly_f Birkenhead, by giving every encouragement to its s e l e i rcial interests. Taesd o n ,, l lß Rim—About eight o'clock on the evening of Cause sp' l ; B ‘ t, serious disturbance took place at a public •jtlrnedi t r - "aeharn-street, when a navigator from Preston, disp ute . "; e aShan, who was in liquor at the time, had a to, e n ßith one of his companions ; blows were resorted brow ; eaghan was knocked down, when his antagonist con k • icked him several times over the head. He was it p r • In a state of insensibility to the hospital, where fr acture ascertai ne that he had received a severe compound of the skull. He remains in considerable danger. chi Y i ll' CLUB BALI..—The ball of the Royal Mersey h a i Club, on the 20th March, in the Philharmonic pro to be a very brilliant affair, and will ap ii,..uxitnate to similar splendid entertainments in the me- Mr. Castl e , o f th e Ge orge , w ill su pply ever y • j" e aeY with hi s usua l cre dit ; an d among the ornamentsts elegant and well-filled refresnment-table will be of' sell beautiful models in sugar of yachts, the property cotiembers of the club. Everything is being done by the hayvaittee to command the most complete success. A RGE SAFE.—"Within the last few days, Mr. Harrison g; ex hibited for inspe c ti on , a t hi s s h o p i n L or d- s t ree t, a Thp.Vntic safe, of Tan n ' s manu f ac t ure , ma d e f or M r. o Ph Samuel, watch-case manufacturer, Wood-street. ve r i safe weighs nearly two tons, and is fitted Hp with bolt us ingenious applian ces , th e manner in whic h the d o Ls, with incredible ease, are thrown out all round the I , o r, being p er f ec tly unique. I t i s capa b le of resisting, c o e nlY the utost action of fire, but its strength and Istruction re n der it impregnable to burglars. ed , I PTHei t CLIPPER.—On Saturday week, w as launch .l.°ln the yard of the celebrated shipbuilders at 'White folgen, Messrs. L. Kennedy and Co., a remarkably fine Sh e geed ship, of 400 tons register, called the Braganza, in t „l classed A 1 at Lloyd's for thirteen years, and is the Z l ed for the Brazil trade. The launch took place in anao - r ,: i ! i ng. amidst the cheers ;of numerous spectators, (the whom were Messrs. B. Nicholson, A. W. Lyon Reatr en 7ers of this fine vessel), Frederick Lyon, and other Ts ii - n e n from this town. iron, AC KET-SHIP YORKSHIRE.—This vessel sailed s epse s -Lire rlsool on the 4th ultimo, but met with very h ead gales, and on the 19th instant was forced into Holy ,labed•L'a3'. She let o an anchor, and when the tide had -the - l e ,°asiderabl g she began to strike on the bottom. th e L'l'P's boat w as Y ' then sent on shore for assistance. By Wa s of some steamers and other boats, the Yorkshire am', tow ed into harbour, when all the passengers were The'l l anded, and forwar ded' in a steamer to Liverpool. th e C onduct of Captain Shearman has been spoken of in of th e c ommendable commendable terms. We understand that one veih.e,yessels alluded to above, and which rendered most Wttell,ule assistance to the Yorkshire, having towed her off, to p!'" 0 Prince of Wales—the •' spare" mail boat belonging 1 , 4 2 City of Dublin Steam-packet Company. IyeeTIVIDENTIAL RESCUE.—In the early part of the pest leoe'",,tt Publican, residing in the neighbourhood of Park ,elincipuad a serious quarrel with his wife. One of their coo,, e ' e n was sleeping in the upper front room of the altere.a"O ..nd was st ar tl e d b y t h e no i se ar i s i ng f rom t h e and j n to such an extent th a t it rus h e d ou t o f b e d ofe4"rraPed through the window into the street. A police Cas s, 1 7as Passing at the time, and hearing the crash of pr ese ri "e saw the child rapidly descending. With great eei ved ef mind he prepared himself to save it, and re. child n n In his arms. The concussion was serious. The sestai;.niPed uninjured, but we regret to say the officer keo ta l'u some injuries about the chest and arms, and the hi r o f iend bodily shock he experienced has since unfitted Ra o! the discharge of his ordinary duties. t l'ettrly saLieIToTfLEDALE'S ANNUAL CATTLE SALE.—The cattle on the estate of Harold Littledale, tk , " Banksfield Liscard, took place on Tuesday ; and f o u t u t u a g e h r tohe display' of cattle' was not so large as upon some spia,;, cessions, it was most excellent as regarded the th e and condition of the animals. The appearanc e of shOrt.h orne M tn th d bullocks called forth general admiration, eXer • e care and judgment which . had evidently been br a cis ed in the breeding. The Lincolnshire was the -emaini aiting breed, as far as the cattle were concerned an d the f artne tteeptv . ere of the Leicester class. The attendance 'Anti and butchers from our own and neighbouring , s ea WaS moat numerous ; and the eneral impression a b , 4 "4- I. t a finer show of cattle, consider i ng its extent had Scot ue en offered to the public. The prices realized ' for Scot fro m from £l2 to £l5 ; and for short horned cat co 418 to £l5- Sheep were sold at from 335. to 425. HONESTY IN RAGS.—On Saturday night last, a gen tleman, in passing along Ranelagh-street, dropped from his pocket a coin, which he supposed at the time to be a fourpenny-piece. A poor, wretched-looking man was passing. The gentleman, after looking about for a few minutes, told the apparent mendicant the amount of the money lost, saying that if he found it he could keep it. The man, after considerable search, found a half-sove reign, and proceeded straight to the police-station, where he told Sergeant Carnes the circumstance, adding that he would leave the money, as he was desirous it should be returned to the rightful owner. The poor man said that his name was Mullin,—that he was a mason on " tramp," —had but fivepence in the world, but he was desirous that every one should have his own. _ TIMBER SALE AT BIRKENHEAD.—On Thursday and Friday, an extensive sale of timber took place on the quays of the Morpeth and Egerton Docks, Birkenhead, by Messrs. Holme, Slater, and Crook. The sales were well attended, by persons from all parts of Cheshire, North Wales, Manchester, .87c. The bidding was ani mated, and the prices obtained most satisfactory. These sales tend to show that a great timber trade will imme diately be concentrated on the Cheshire side of the Mersey. At the cemmencement of the sale Mr. Slater announced to the meeting that the Cheshire Junction Railway was opened for the carriage of goods that day, by which means timber sold could be sent direct through to Manchester, and delivered within an hour or two after its purchase. Mr. Roberts, the manager to the company, was present to treat with any party to forward lots to Manchester at the same rates as from Liverpool, which circumstance places Birkenhead in a better position, and the directors of the railway have exercised a wise discretion. BEAUTIFUL MODEL.—A model of the church and hall of Wavertree has been constructed for the great exhibi. tiou, by Mr. Lascelles, a resident of that township. The model, which is under a glass case, measures 16 inches by 12, and has occupied the leisure hours of its designer during the last eighteen months. As a representation of the locality it is as exact as possible ; nothing is omitted, the level of the ground being in strict accordance with nature. The figures, which are of remarkable minuteness, were all carved by a penknife in wood, and are beautifully and correctly coloured. Before the church is a wedding party, and in the churchyard a gravedigger busily engaged in following his avocation. In the gardens and grounds attached to Wavertree-hall, the trees, cucumber frames, beehives, cattle, swans, and the various inhabitants, are all present; and in front of it we noticed the well-known newsman, George Day, whose likeness is most perfect. In an adjacent barn a man is busily employed in thrashing out corn, and close by are several hives of bees. The whole model is, in fact, a most ingenious specimen of patient and industrious talent. THE GUNPOWDER MAGAZINES.—The returns moved for by Mr. William Brown, in reference to the magazines, have just been published. They comprise, with little that is new, all the correspondence which has taken place be tween our local authorities and Sir George Grey. The following are the last propositions which were made by the trustees :—" That should the suggestion of magazines up the river be approved of by the government and the Town Council, the lessees would propose the following as the basis of the arrangement :—That the Corporation should obtain, at their expense, the requisite powers by act of parliament, or otherwise, for the erection of the store magazines and the land which should be purchased by them. That the lessees should have leases granted to them, at a nominal rent, of the sites of their store maga zines, for a term of not less than 75 years. That the les sees should bear, by arrangement amongst themselves, all the expenses of constructing the magazines, walls, roads, piers, &c. That with respect to the magazines at Walla sey, the lessees would consent to limit the quantity stored there for issue to a maximum of 5,000 barrels at one time, entertaining at the same time the hope that, with a store magazine up the river, this quantity would be in practice much diminished. That the lessees would consent to adopt such improvements in the management of the maga zines at Wallasey as may be considered requisite." LIABILITY OF AN UNLICENSED MEDICAL PRACTI TIONER.-011 Wednesday an inquiry was held at Parry's Hotel, Seacombe, relative to the death of a child, three and-a-half years old, named Mary France, whose death it is supposed resulted from improper treatment on the part of the medical gentleman who attended her. It appeared from the evidence that the child and her brother, a boy about six years old, had been taken ill about three weeks ago. The mother applied for two notes to the dispensary, which she presented to Mr. Horne, the surgeon, who asked her why she had not come at an earlier hour, and he did not call to see the children until one o'clock the following day, when he left them some powders which he had in his pocket. He did not call again for a day or two. The parents of the children thought this neglect, and called in Mr. Bird, who gave the boy some medicine, and he has since recovered. On Saturday the girl became worse, and Mr. Bird administered some more medicine. On Sunday Mr. Bird was again sent for, and he ordered her a little wine, which had the effect of reviving her for a short time. On Sunday evening Mr. Halliday called and prescribed a mustard plaster and some barley water, which, however, took no effect, and she soon died. Mr. Bird was treating her for dropsy. The jury returned a verdict of " natural death," urging that Mr. Bird was called in when the child was in an almost hopeless state:t ST. PAUL'S AND ST. JOHN'S CHURCHES.—The report of the Committee, which was read at the adjourned meet ing of commissioners under the acts of Parliament of the 2d of George 111., c. SO ; and also the 7th of George 111., c. 80 ; showed that out of the reserved-seat rents of St. Paul's Church there was a sum of £l5O ; of this there was a payment of £5O to the head minister and £5O to the second minister. These payments were obligatory. As to the remaining £5O, the commissioners had the power to dispose of it in any manner they thought proper be tween head and second ministers, the clerk, and sexton. The committee recommended that the second minister have an addition of £2O to his salary (now £150,) making it £l7O per annum ; that the clerk have £l5 per snnum, with £5 additional on condition of his collecting the pew rents and accounting to the commissioners for the same; and that the salary of the sexton be fixed at £lO per an num. Mr. Dover moved the addition of .t2O to the salary of Mr. George Reed. the second minister of St. Paul's, £2O to the clerk, and £lO to the sexton. The resolution was adopted. Mr. Dover called attention to the arrears for ground rents of certain pews, amounting to £l5O, due from several magistrates and members of the Council. If the rents were not paid the seats were forfeited, and fell into the hands of the Corporation, who then became re sponsible. He thought Mr. Lowndes should take steps with a view to the recovery of the ground-rents, and give notice to the seatholders. Kmotion, embodying this sug gestion was adopted. Mr. Dover said an application had been made by the ministers, for improving the ventilation of St. John's Church ; and, from a report made by Mr. Picton, the cost of doing the work would be about £l5O. This matter, however was reserved. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF CHILD MURDER.—A dis tressing case of child murder occurred at Edge-lane on Wednesday. About six months since, a woman, named ' Mary Kennedy, engaged herself as cook at the house of Mr. M. D. Lowndes, and, until the evening of the day in question, no suspicion was entertained of her condition. She had prepared the dinner in the usual way, and went across the yard to the water-closet. Shortly afterwards a Peculiar noise was heard, which attracted the attention of the waiter, a charwoman, and the butler, who all three went into the yard, and were met by the woman Kennedy. She carried a sack, containing something bulky, in her hand, and when she saw them, threw it under a settle, kicking it with her foot. The charwoman endeavoured to possess herself of the bundle ; but Kennedy took it up, and ran down the garden, where she threw it against a stone wall. The butler at length succeeded in getting possession of the sack, and, on being opened, it was found to contain a newly- born male child. The poor little creature was immediately put in a warm bath, Dr. Pritchard having been sent for, and it was found that a piece of cotton rag had been tied tightly round its neck, evidently in order to produce strangulation. It was badly bruised at the back of the head ; but the conjecture is, that when the unfortunate and inhuman mother put the child in the bag, she supposed it to be dead. When the discovery was made, she tried to escape; but information was conveyed to the intelligent and efficient officer Inspector Thomas Orton, at the police-station, and the woman was found, about two hours afterwards, loitering about Laurel-road. She was taken back to the house, where she has since remained in a somewhat precarious condition. The infant died about twelve hours after the discovery : and on Saturday, Mr. Hayes, the coroner, held an inquest on the body, and, after a lengthy investi gation, a verdict of wilful murder was recorded. CLASSICAL CHAMBER CONCERTS.—On Wednesday evening last was held the fifth of Messrs. Thomas and Haddock's concerts.. The programme was choice, as usual. Mr. Wilberforce took the viola on the occasion, in the place of Mr. Baetens ; with this exception the execu tants were the same as heretofore. Mrs. H. Beale, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Haddock, played Beethoven's unique trio in D, op. 70, for piano -forte, violin, and violoncello. This is an extremely difficult work, not as requiring more than usual manual dexterity ; the difficulty consists in giving a clear and faithful interpretation of the author's meaning. The first and last movements were somewhat wanting in that high finish which ought to be the chief consideration in performing the latter works of Beethoven, and which is the main reason why those wonderful creations have so generally been looked upon as crude and unintelligible. The largo was more satisfactory. Haydn's fresh and sparkling quartett was well played by Messrs. Thomas, Lawson, Wilberforce, and Haddock. In Bee thoven's sonata in G, op. 30, for piano -forte and violin, the violin was coarse, and wanting in delicacy. The allegro assai is particularly animated and brilliant ; the second movement, tempo di menuetto,is calm and simple, characterised by a melancholy dignity that is quite charming. Mr. Thomas appeared not to have entered into the true spirit of it. The allegro vivace went the best. The duo, by Schubert and Kummer, for violin and violon cello, played by Mr. Thomas and Mr. Haddock in their best style, afforded us another opportunity of recording the excellence of Mr. Haddock as a violoncellist. His executive yerfection, and careful finish, were particularly remarkable. The trio in E flat, by Hummel, for piano- forte, violin, and violoncello, excellently played by Mrs. H. Beale, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Haddock, was a welcome item in the programme.. Hummel's piano-forte works are unjustly neglected ; the trio in question, and others we could mention, are inferior only to those of Beethoven and Mendelssohn. THE LAST WEEK.—We cannot allow Mr. Colles to leave Liverpool, without once more directing the atten tion of our readers to his very clever and entertaining ex hibition and sale of magical curiosities; next Saturday terminates his present very successful visit to this town ; we must confess that we are rather surprised at his leav ing, as it certainly is not for want of business. his rooms being so fully attended, and his pupils as. numerous, if not more so, than on his arrival ; we believe he has received numerous invitations from different towns throughout the county, where the reportsof the wonders wrought by him in Liverpool have, excited intense curio sity ; whether he intends responding ; to these various calls upon him we have not heard. HOLYHEAD RAILWAY AND THE CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.—It is stated that all the dif ferences that have existed between the Chester and Holy head Railway Company and the Dublin Steam-packet Company have been fully adjusted—the latter company having, during the week, purchased all the steam vessels belonging to the former. A contract has been made be tween the two companies, by which the Chester and Holyhead company bind itself not to compete with the Dublin company for the sea traffic—the Dublin company binding itself to carry out certain arrangements which will bring traffic to the railway. Among the results which it is expected will follow from the harmonious action of the two companies, will be a plan for the transit from Ireland, which will enable the southern farmer to transmit his fattened cattle to London by sea and rail, at a cost of £1 per head. The proposed plan includes the supply, by the company, of caretakers during the whole transit. BLUE-COAT BROTHERLY SOCIETY.—The annual dinner of this excellent society was held at the Adelphi Hotel, on Tuesday evening, when upwards of eighty gentlemen were present. The chair was ably filled by Mr. Wood, master of the hospital, and president of the society ; and amongst the gentlemen present were the Yen. Archdeacon Brooks, Rev. T. Halton, Joseph Langton, Anthony Swainson, John Swainson, G. Withers, and G. Gibson, Esqrs. After the usual loyal toasts, the chairman pro posed " The Church," which was responded to in an admirable address by the Ven. Archdeacon, who dwelt forcibly upon the necessity of a sound Scriptural educa tion, and the advantages of the hospital in particular. Mr. Joseph Langton proposed the health of Mr. and Mrs. Foster, the late master and matron, which was re ceived in a manner that fully proved the high estimation in which they were held by their late pupils. The " Town and Trade of Liverpool" followed, responded to by Mr. Thomas Brakell. The health of the chairman was proposed by the Yen. Archdeacon, after which several other toasts and sentiments followed, and the proceedings were greatly enlivened by the excellent glee-singing of Messrs. George Holden, Boothby, Evans, &c. THE MERCANTILE MARINE ACT.—The sailors be longing to this port have continued during the week to exhibit their antipathy to this act by street processions, accompanied by flags and bands of music. We trust, however, that the following intelligence will moderate their wrath :—A deputation of seamen from Shields, Sunderland, Hartlepool, and Stockton, were received by Mr. Labouchere on Wednesday. They were accom panied by Mr. Hume and Mr. Wawn. Their principal grievances were the compulsory attendance at shipping offices and the regulations as to fines. The following answer was read and delivered to them by Mr. Labou chere, and in accordance with it he has in the north eastern ports suspended the use of the regulations above .mentioned, and of the forms which contain them. They are no essential part of the act : they may, one or all, be either adopted or omitted, as either the master or the crew choose; they were not intended to be all adopted in all ships; but were so framed that some might be taken in one trade, and some in another, according to the wants of the case. Mr. Labouchere said—" The shipping-offices are established by law, and can only be abrogated by an act of parliament. I believe that when they are fairly tried, they will be found to be equally beneficial to sailors and their employers ; but I repeat it, that if, after they have received a fair trial, any portions of the system recently introduced shall be found to be injurious or op pressive, I will take an early opportunity of proposing that the law shall be altered in such respects as may be proved to require it. With regard to the regulations as to fines, which are now completely optional, and certainly not an essential part of the act, they can, of course, be modified or suspended by the Board of Trade. I have given directions that the use of the forms which contain these regulations shall be discontinued in the northern ports, where it appears they have given rise to misappre hension and dissatisfaction. In conclusion, I must ex press an opinion that the seamen of the northern ports will consider their true interests, and will best insure the careful consideration of any complaints which they may desire to lay before the government or parliament, by dis couraging those scenes of violence in which a portion among them have been persuaded to engage." CURABILITY OF CONSUMPTION.—It appears that the views lately put forth by Dr. Turnbull, physician to the Infirmary of Liverpool, in a work on the Curability and Treatment of Consumption, which are of a more encou raging nature than those generally entertained, have pained the sanction of the profession ; and the following extract from an article on the subject of consumption in the British and Foreign Medico-Chirurgical Review (January 1, 1851), the leading quarterly medical journal, must be interesting to many :—" His (Dr. Turnbull's) object is simply to investigate the question of the curability of phthisis, and having rendered an affirmative answer, to indicate the best means of bringing about a result so de sirable. We are quite at one with him in nearly all he says ; and being deeply persuaded of the necessity of a clear apprehension of the point at issue, seeing that a combatant without hope is most likely to be defeated, we purpose, very briefly, to indicate the nature and source of the proofs we possess, that consumptive patients are not ipso facto incurable. The most conclusive evidence of the possibility of a recovery from phthisis is derived from necroscopic examinations. But we are not limited to pa thological revelations for all our arguments in favour of the curability of phthisis. There are, besides these, nu merous instances on record of the recovery of patients, who nad presented all the rational signs and symptoms of consumption ; and every year adds to the number of these. In the work before us, Dr. Turnbull narrated 13 cases. In two of these, recovery took place from the first stage. In a third, the second stage had commenced ; there was complete restoration of health, and the physical signs were reduced to mere roughness of respiration, with prolonged expiration, and vocal and tussive resonance. In another; with hmmoptysis and cavity, there was recovery of the general health and removal of the cavity. In ano ther, in the third stage, the cavity remained patent. but contracted, and the health was restored. In another, where there were evidences of extensive disease and cavity, similar improvement took place in the system at large, and almost all physical signs were removed. In the re mainder, the disease was arrested. How far these reco veries may be permanent—for recoveries they are, though it is too early to speak of them as aosolute cures—we can not of course say. But the experience derived from the first source will surely warrant the hope, that by the avoidance of known exciting causes, the health may be retained at a moderately good point for the ordinary term of life. We have ourselves had for six or seven years a very interesting case under our notice, in which the gra dual hut steady improvement has been most gratifying,— the signs of active disease which once existed being gone, snuffling bronchophony remaining as the almost sole evi dence of local mischief. In this case, we believe, that a cavity was healed by the formation of a thick lining mem brane, and is now probably undergoing the process of contraction. These things surely teach us a lesson of no little importance : they cannot but tell us that despair is unwise ; that we may hope even for our consumptive pa tients ; and that, hoping, we are bound to use all the ap pliances which our art makes known, medicinal, hygienic, climatic, to bring about what some will call an arrest, what others will designate by the more cheering name of recovery, but what, call it as we may, is in numberless instances a priceless boon."— Cheltenham Examiner. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—The Chairman inti mated that the interest of the Corporation in Nova Scotia bad been valued at £112,584. It was recommended that Wm. Martin, master of the Liver tender, was too old for service, and that another person be appointed in his stead. It was recommended by the Harbour-Master's Committee to appoint Mr. Garniss assistant-superinten dent of the timber-gates at the Harrington estate, at a salary of £BO per annum. A letter was read from Capt. Evans, applying for leave to have the lazaretto now in the Sloyne admitted into one of the docks, as the anchor age was required for the American steamers. A commu nication was read from Mr. Rudd, superintendent of the Woodside Ferry, requesting that the payment of £2 lls. 6d., for damage done by the Eliza Price at the landing stage, might not be demanded. An application was read from Messrs. Fitzsimons and Appleby, for additional berthing accommodation in the Trafalgar Dock, for the Bristol and Swansea steamers.—Tenders were ordered to be renewed with Messrs. Harris and Co. for stationery, and Mr. M'Corquodale for printing. SELECT VESTRY.—The Rev. Rector Campbell took the chair at the usual vestry meeting on Tuesday. A petition was signed by the board for the insertion of a clause in the new dock bill in favour of the parochial rating of the docks. A new arrangement for the better administration of pecuniary and medical relief is about to be put into operation ; a plan of the town, divided into six districts for the relieving officers, and twelve for the medical officers, having been approved. A memorial was read, signed by the principal inhabitants of Brownlow hill, complaining of the nuisance and noise caused by paupers coming for out-door relief to the new building, and suggesting that a back entrance might easily be made from Mount-pleasant. The memorial stated that the failure of Mr. Casey, boot and shDe maker, was solely owing to this cause. Mr. Earle showed, that when the avenue to the Workhouse and the enclosed gates were completed, the evil would be remedied.—Mr. Hodson moved that 100 guineas a-year should be voted by the parish to the Southern Hospital. He read a return, showing that at present there are 32 patients in that hos pital who, if such an institution had not existed, must have been chargeable to the parish. Some of these cases Mr. Hodson referred to to show that they required prompt attention, and that poor people might be dead before they could be carried all the way from the docks to the Work house. Suppose that these 32 patients cost each 2s. 6d. a-week, that was £220 per annum ; but when all the beds at the hospital were filled, the average number charge able to the parish would vary from 60 to 70. At the sug gestion of Mr. Abraham, Mr. Hodson consented to reduce the grant to 50 guineas, which, after considerable discus sion, was carried by a majority of 12 to 9.—Mr. Dover, in the absence of Mr. Harhord, moved the adoption of the report of the Committee for the Reduction of Assess l i - ments, which recommended the appointment of a stipen diary valuer. Mr. Carne seconded the motion, which was negatived by a majority of 14 to 6.—The board ad journed, after re-electing Mr. Wylie member of the Vestry. HEALTH COMMITTEE.—On Thursday, at the weekly meeting of this committee, Alderman Parker, the Chair man, presided;; Mr. Langsdale said he had been some time ago summoned for having some manure carted out of a back street in day time ; but Mr. Rushton, as be thought, had very properly quashed the indictment. Now he was to be summoned because his man exercised his horses. Was that law ? (Loud laughter).—The Chairman : If you tramp them about to sell them.—Mr. Langsdale : No, but that is the best thing which I can do. The policeman tells me that when the weather is bad, and the carriage is not taken out, that my man cannot go out and exercise the horses (laughter).—Mr. Hughes : There is no such law as that.—The medical officer of health reported that the deaths in the borough during the past week had been 212, of which 150 were in the parish, and 62 in the extra parochial wards. The deaths were 25 below the morta lity of the previous week, and nine above the average of the same week for the three preceding years. Of the total number of 212 deaths, 120 were children and 92 adults, 21 of the latter being above 60 years of age.— Mr. Beckwith and Mr, Dover were on the motion of Mr. Godfrey, added to the rating committee had had under their consideration an application to put down flagging in the neighbourhood of the Presbyterian Church, Canning street. The cost. it appeared, would be £lO7 ; and the sub-committee recommended that the work should be postponed.—The chairman : Tf they have a good minister, he will bring them through the mud and all (laughter).— The sewerage and repair of a great number of streets were ordered.—A letter was read from Mr. North, the dock solicitor, enclosing one from Mr. Simpson, stating that there was a great obstruction to the carting of stones to the new north docks owing to the delay in opening some new streets. This led to some conversation relative to the adoption of streets ; and it appeared that none had been formally adopted since January, 1848. Mr. Johnson said he believed that many parties laboured under the supposition that streets had been adopted which were not actually so. DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY.—The annual meeting cf this excellent society, on Tuesday, was presided over by our worthy chief magistrate, J. Bent, Esq., and there were present several clergymen and influential laymen. The report showed the amount of subscriptions for the past year to be £826 10s. 6d. ; donations, £BO4 6s. 7d. A legacy of £lO had been received, and £3 2s. derived from the sale of tickets. The total amount of receipts had thus been £1,643 19s. ld., exceeding that of the previous year by £389 16s. Id. The number of success fill applicants for relief has been 8,150 • 3,585 being English, 3,983 Irish, 178 Scotch, 386 Welsh, and 18 whose country was not ascertained. These have been relieved at an expenditure of £9OB Os. 10d. The total amount of deposits received has been £8,592 3s. 4d. ; exceeding that of the previous year by £1,462 7s. 104 d. The amount returned during the past year has been £8,571 17s. 10d., greater by £1,618 12s. bid. that that of 1849. The greatest number of depositors in any one month has been 3,073, whilst iu the previous year it only reached 2,633. The following statement shows a con siderable increase in the deposit operations at the general and the branch offices during the past year : General Office, Marybone .... Bevington.... _ 11,915 £2,89410 7 . 1,661 5,558 Total in 1850 19,134 £3,562 3 9 Total in 1849 13,566 3,018 4 11 Increase in 1850 £543 18 10 • One more pleasing fact remains to be stated with regard to the deposits ; namely, that whilst in the previous year the amount transferred to the Savings'-bank was only £9B Gs., that for the past year has been £l74.—Mr. Richard Rathbone said the subscriptions were frightfully less than they ought to be in a town of 400,000 inhabi tants. The society prevented mendicity, and did a deal of good which none but those acquainted with it could know.—Mr. William Rathbone bore personal testimony to the extent and ingenuity with which the begging-letter impostures referred to in the report were carried on ; he particularly dwelt upon the object of the society, being not so much to give the poor food and money, as to in duce them to cultivate habits of thrift and economy.— The Rev. Rector Campbell showed that injury rather than good was generally done by the benevolent giving alms to beggars in the street. It would be much better for them to save what they would so give, and hand it over to this society, who would employ it in relieving cases of distress which had been strictly inquired into. The resolutions will be found in our advertising columns. GUARDIAN SOCIETY. — The dinner to celebrate the twenty-eighth anniversary of the Liverpool Guardian Society was held on Tuesday evening, at Mr. Ford's, Wel lington Hotel, Dale-street. Between seventy and eighty gentlemen sat down. Mr. John Smith, the president elect, (in the absence, through illness, of Mr. H. G. Ire land, president of the society,) occupied the chair. The chairman was supported on the right by the Mayor, Mr. Alderman Parker, and Mr. Councillor Gardner; and on his left by the Earl of Sefton and Councillors Ferguson and Thomson. The usual loyal toasts were given from the chair. The Earl of Sefton's health was then proposed. His lordship, in returning thanks, said,—" It may be a question to persons like myself, to those not immediately amongst you, and to the public at a distance, whether, in assuming the power given under the Municipal Reform Act, you have acted in a manner perfectly consistent with the interests of your town. It may be a question whether the erasion of the names of many tried friends—men of eminence as merchants, men of high talent, men of know ledge of the business of the town and of the Council— whether the erasure of these has been for the interest and prosperity of this town ? It is not for me to say. Such things have arisen, I believe, from various causes. At the moment at which these changes were made, there were one or two most interesting topics which tore men into different factions—the question of the town's rates and the water question. But there is another question in my mind which I must honestly put to you—whether there was not a question of self-love, and a wish for the intro duction of your own class into the Council, which has been the cause of the erasion of the names to which I allude. It is, perhaps, uncourteous for me, in return for the hospitality shown me to-night, to make such allusions; but I must say to you, were I to select to manage the affairs of this country—not of the town only, mind you, but of this country—men of my own class—were I to select men, fox-hunters and hare-hunters, and men who drive coaches and four, I perhaps should make a mistake." (Hear, and applause.)—The Mayor's health, and that of the Corporation, was then proposed, and warmly received, being acknowledged by the Mayor, Alderman Parker, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Jeffreys, and Mr. Hod son.—Mr. Parker said he trusted his lordship would not leave that evening, supposing that, as tradesmen, they were misplaced in the Council, but rather that they did their duty for the benefit of the town at large with as much anxious zeal as was ever exhibited since the passing of the Municipal Reform Act. (Hear.)—Mr. Gardner stated that, through the information which he derived from the society, he had been saved, during the period he was a member of it, many a £loo.—The Mayor then rose to propose the health of the president and the other officers of the Liverpool Guardian Society, whose twenty eighth anniversary they were assembled to celebrate. It had saved much of the property of the members from falling into the hands of systematic plunderers. (Hear.) When we considered how useful the society had been in other respects, by boldly defending, from time to time, the rights and privileges and the many interests of its nu merous members, by not only discovering, but successfully resisting, both local as well as general measures of an oppressive and injurious character; and also by prejudg ing and advocating, with the very best results, many of an opposite and valuable tendeney—(cheers)—he be lieved they would all think with him, that a society which was capabie of performing such invaluable services to its supporters could not be too highly appreciated, nor too greatly increased by their support.—The Chairman re turned thanks. In conclusion, he proposed, as a senti ment, " Promotion to the soeiety's object,—guarding the industrious from spoliation, and' compelling even rogues to see that honesty is the best policy." (Applause.)—The Earl of Sefton proposed? the "Town and Trade of Liver pool,"----responded toby. Mr. Hastings.—The health of the solicitor, secretary, the Lancashire Witches, and other routine toasts were disposed, of. MEETING OF SEAMEN--A public meeting of seamen, &c. of this port was held in the Music-hall, on Friday. The meeting was very numerously attended ; Capt. Palmer took the chair. The assembly was addressed by Capt. Fildes, Capt. Cook, Mr M'Quelan, and Mr. Smith, who, it must be observed, advocated more the cause of the tailors (he being one of that body) than that of the sailors. Resolutions were moved to the effect, " That it was great presumption in any Minister to legislate for the seamen without their consent, and they were determined to resist any measure of the kind." A letter was read by the Chairman from a seaman, who called the Sailors' home a " Sailor's Gaol and a Sailor's Market." During the evening a telegraphic communication was received from Shields, stating that the seamen there had determined to go to sea, in consequence of Mr. Labouchere having con sented to repeal the 22 articles of the act ; but the Liverpool seamen refused to proceed to sea unless the whole of the act was repealed. Allusion was also made to the answer of Mr. Labouchere to the deputation of seamen who waited on him on Thursday. [Mr. Labouchere's answer will be found in another column.] The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman, and three hearty cheers from the seamen as sembled. UNITED GAS LIGHT COMPANY.—At the half-yearly meeting on Tuesday, Mr. W. R. Sandbach presided, and referred to the new offices in Newington as being very convenient. The report was unanimously carried, and the dividend recommended declared, viz. :—for the half year at the rate of £5 per cent., that is, £5 per share on the £lOO shares : £1 ss. per share on the £25 shares paid up previously to Ist January 1851. The following embraces the chief features of the report : " The directors have sold the 440 £25 shares, being the resi due of the 940 £25 shares issued by the proprietors at their meeting on 21st August, 1849. These 440 shares have aug mented the share capital account by the sum of 1,000. The premiums obtained on such sale realised .e 9,428. "The subscription payable on these 440 £25 shares was only called up on the 2nd January last, and, therefore, such shares are not entitled to participate in the division of profits for the half-year ending on the 31st December last. " The above 940 shares having been sold, each holder of the .elOO A shares is now entitled, under the provisions of the company's act of parliament, to have offered to him a £25 share in respect of each .elOO A share, and the proprietors are now called upon to issue 1,270 -e25 shares, which are to be immediately offered to the holders of the .elOO A shares, under the provisions of the company's act." The annual dinner of the Early-closing Association took place on Tuesday evening, at the house of Mr. Churchod, Queen's Arms Hotel, Lime-street. There were about forty gentlemen present. The chair was occupied by Mr. Mirams, and the vice-chair by Mr. Nicholson. The din ner was excellent. The efforts of a glee party, consisting of several members of the association, diversified the pro ceedings. The chairman,in proposing "The Early-closing Association," said he looked with pleasure on these an nual reunions, not only as a gratification, but as an indi cation of increasing interest in the association and its proceedings. After pointing out the evils arising from the drudgery of long hours, he said that many of the young men confined in shops came to the years of matu rity without possessing scarcely any of the social feelings of - humanity. It had the effect of producing a principle of selfishness, not only among shopmen but their em ployers. To a certain extent, the present system of business promoted these evils of selfishness. Mr. Mirams then at great length took a review of the rise and progress of the Early-closing Association, and said he was only sorry to find so few assistants recognised the association as the legitimate mode of expressing their feelings and opinions. THE COLUMN OF 'rime aub L tirtiritlturt. The scientific meetings of the past week were the Poly technic on Monday evening, the Architectural and Arche ological on Wednesday evening, and the Chemists Associa tion on Friday. At the Polytechnic, the president, Mr. Milner, and Mr. Grantham brought forward, conjointly, a plan for powder magazines, the principle of which was submerged iron tanks coated with gutta percha. The opinion of the society was in favour of the plan, which was ably argued by the two gentlemen who proposed it, At the Architectural Society a discussion took place upon the quality of Bath stone, which convinced us fully of the importance of the science of geology, a slight knowledge of which would have assisted most materially in forming a correct opinion. After this discussion a paper on the manufacture of glass was read by Mr. Henry Deacon, of the St. Helens crown and sheet glass works. It was pro fusely illustrated by splendid models, specimens, and dia grams, and we have seldom or ever listened to a more interesting paper. We forbear to enter more fully upon it,:as we are enabled, through the kindness of Mr. Dea con, to promise our readers a series of letters from Mr. Henry Deacon, in which this the most interesting of all manufacturing processes will be most fully described. The series will be followed by others, giving a description of the plate-glass, chemical, and other manufactures, for which the town of St. Helens is remarkable. The Che mists' Association was occupied by a lecture on chemistry by Mr. Evans, forming one of a valuable course with which that gentleman is now favouring the society. of air and light, were never disturbed in any way, and bore magnificent flowers which produced a very fine effect. I have never since seen so beautiful a plantation. The ground intended for ponies must be well dug and loosen ed at least three feet deep, so that the roots, which spread in every direction, may act freely and for a long time; for these plants will continue to flourish for 40 or 50 years without showing any symptoms of decay, provided always they are never disturbed. The pmony is one of the few plants not attacked by grubs and insects; this is true of all its varieties. The earwig alone is sometimes found among the petals ; but they do not stay long, as the first fall of rain or heavy dew causes them to decamp. What we have said about the preparation of the earth is of special importance when we are dealing with the Chinese pmonies, for their roots are as long again as those of the common variety, and their stems cannot acquire their proper height ; nor can their flowers attain perfection unless there is a plentiful supply of nourishment. Pmonia edulis requires peculiar attention, for its steins naturally grow 3,4, or4l feet high. Pmonies are extremely useful for decorating gardens, as the quality of the soil is not of great consequence, and the beauty and odour of the flowers are of the highest degree of merit.—Duval ; Fiore des Serries. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. " J. M."—We have tried for two years past the Beech wood seedling potato advertised by Mr. Tynan, and are satisfied that it is the earliest round potato yet raised in this locality, coming at least a fortnight earlier than early Kemps. " Botanicus."—Sowerby's English Botany gives co loured figures of every British flowering plant. LOCAL MEETINGS. The friends of the national scheme for secular education held a public meeting, in the Concert-hall, on Wednesday, Mr. J. A. Picton, councillor, in the chair. There was a numerous attendance, and amongst the gentlemen on the platform were the Revs. J. Edwards, J. A. Baynes, Not tingham ; and Messrs. W. Ferguson, Wm. Cross, W. Rathbone, jun., C. E. Rawlins; jun., Mellor, W. Estill, J. Aikin, J. C. Dyer, (Manchester,) &c. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the usual weekly meeting, on Wednesday, Mr. Roskell presided. After a smart discussion, it was resolved, on the motion of Mr. Shaw, seconded by Mr. Coward, that in consequence of some continuation of irregularity in the present system of out-door relief in the district of West Derby, the overseers of the poor of the township be requested to submit to this board, at the next meeting, any complaint they may think desirable, and that in the meantime the relieving-officer be requested to allow the said overseers to have access to his books. It was resolved, that the sum of £l5 be paid to the Southern Hospital as a subscription from the township of Toxteth-park. BIRKENHEA D COMMISSIONERS.—A special meeting was held yesterday week, to adopt a petition against a Bill " for making better provision for the execution of the works of the trustees of the Birkenhead Docks." Strong objection was taken to the clauses in the bill which pro posed to change the trust, to take away all power from Birkenhead, and to remove the meetings of the trustees to London. Several members expressed themselves warmly against these clauses as likely to prove most pre judicial to Birkenhead. A petition against the bill was adopted, with a modification, at the suggestion of Mr. Greene, that no subsequent steps be taken after the pre sentation without the further sanction of the board. ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCII2EOLOGICAL SOCIETY. — At the usual fortnightly meeting of this society, held on Wednesday evening, Mr. Arthur Holme occupied the chair. A short conversation took place on the subject of desiccating timber.—Mr. Holme said that, as far as he understood the subject, it was a process of passing a cur rent of air over timber. The air was heated in a furnace, and then, either by a fan, or other mechanical means, was blown over the timber, so that the drying was effected in a very short time. He did not know the result of that system ; but he thought that if the timber was dried too rapidly it would either crack or would be liable to give way again. He alluded to Payne's process, which gives the timber an artificial coating, which resists the plane of the carpenter, and is not considered successful.—lt was suggested that a portion of the time at the next meeting should be devoted to considering the proper situation for the organ of St. George's-hall. Mr. H. P. Horner ad verted to the competition going forward amongst the profession for a design for the proposed Palatine Club, and deprecated the suggestion for the use of stucco in the place of honest brick or stone.—An interesting discussion next took place rel tive to the durability of Bath stone in buildings. Instances of its failure were mentioned, but Mr. Holme was of opinion that it would answer in Liver pool quite as well as the best Yorkshire stone we had got, provided it was laid on the quarry bed, and brought from neighbourhoods that could be depended upon.—Mr. H. Deacon, F.C.S., of St. Helens, read a very instructive and diverting paper on the " Manufacture of Blown Glass." He set out by glancing at the historical portion of his subject, and it appeared from an ancient writer, named Blancourt, who had compiled a work on the sub ject, the original glass-blowers were all of them gentle men, the noblemen of art. Mr. Deacon turned from ancient to modern practice, and described the various processes of blowing glass. Alluding to Messrs. Pilking ton's extensive works at St. Helens, he said that between eight and nine hundred workpeople were employed, and they had a school for the education of the boys attended by 117 pupils. The thanks of the society were unani mously voted to Mr. Deacon, whose interesting discourse was elucidated by numerous specimens and illustrations. THE COLLECTION OF IMPORTS The valuable collection of imports, illustrating the statistics and commerce of the port of Liverpool,.is now rapidly approaching completion, and will reflect the greatest credit upon the committee. A contemporary, speaking upon this subject, asks "What can be sent to London in this collection which is not already there ?" We answer, if nothing is to be sent to the Great Indus trial Exhibitionwhich is not already in London, compara tively very little would be sent. Moreover, taking the Liverpool collection altogether as an exposition of the trade and commerce of the second port in the kingdom, we are prepared to say that such an exposition has never before appeared in London or: elsewhere. We feel sure had our contemporary seen the collection now forminz, and to which ho would be a welcome visitor, he would not have made the remark.—Mr. T. C. Archer, on Friday last, commenced a course of lectures, at the Collegiate Institution, upon one section of the collection, namely, the vegetable products, and was listened to most atten tively by a numerous audience. The first lecture was on the vegetable substances used in themanufactures. To-night the second lecture wiil be delivered, on the vegetable substances used as food for man ; and the concluding lec ture, on Friday next, is to be on the commercial materia medico: the course is illustrated with a profusion of spe cimens and diagrams. If the collection excites in London a tithe of the interest it has roused In Liverpool, it will be no mean acquisition to the Great Exhibition ; but even should it not, the failure can hardly be imputed to the Liverpool committee, who have only carried out the re peatedly expressed wishes of the Royal Commissioners. MISCELLANEA. THE HONEY-HUNTERS OF NEW ENGLAND.-It is re markable, and certainly strikingly indicative of consider able powers of observation and memory, that bees, on re turning to their nests, fly in a direct line—a practice which proves an evident saving both in time and labour. Availing themselves of this well-ascertained fact, the honey hunters of New England have recourse to the fol lowing expedient for discovering the nests of the wild hive bees in the woods, so that they may rob them of their con tained treasures. On a clear day, a plate, containing some honey, or sugar, is placed upon the ground. Of those bees that first discover and attack this relished dish, two or three are secured after they have taken their satisfaction ; one of these the hunter then lets go, which, rising in the air, makes straight for its nest ; meanwhile he himself strikes off at right angles with its course, and letting ano ther fly, observes its course with his pocket compass, and the point where the two courses intersect is that where the nest is situated. H 0 RTICULTURAL. cotton machinery, and that his experiments, which have New Mode of Propagating Herbaceous P€eonies.— been for some time carried on at the works of Messrs. Over a tuft of Pwony with herbaceous stems, place a box Bright, are at an end. The common system of carding or pot without a bottom ; fill the box or pot up with cotton appears not to be at all applicable to the flax fibre, well-worked vegetable mould ; the stems have then to and a more extensive and tedious process will have to be make their way throu eh this earth before they can pro- adopted. We understand that a Bradford manufacturer duce any flowers. If the height of the box is from 13 has purchased a share in the patent, and intends making to 15 inches, it is of no consequence ; the stems always some further experiments , which , it is hoped , may result rise through this thickness, and always attain the height in the successful amalgamation of flax with worsted fixed for them, and then develope their flowers. The goods.—Manchester Examiner. soil should be kept damp all the summer, in order that EXTRAORDINARY SLEEPWALKING.—It is related that, roots may be formed in a proper way. Towards Novem- a short time since at St. Helens, a respectable young man ber or December, the stems may be cut off flush with rose from his bed about six o'clock, and after attiring the bottom box or pot, for they will be found furnished himself in his Sunday clothing he left the house, and pro with roots throughout their entire lengths. The same ceeded through the town to Southport, 22 miles, by way stems may be cut into lengths, and each length having a of Rainford and Ormskirk ; and not till five o'clock in the bud and some roots, will, if placed in well-worked soil, afternoon did he awake, when he found himself jolting produce a new plant. In planting these lengths, each among the sand-hills of the village. After some inquiries should be covered with earth, about 2 inches deep. so that as to his whereabouts, &c., he immediately started back the plant may draw nourishment from the soil, and not to walk home again, where he arrived about one o'clock be killed in frosty weather. In this way the stems of the next morning, not a little fatigued, and without breaking double-flowered Pwonia officinalis, which are commonly his fast. This is not the first instance of this younz annuals, become perennials, by the absence of light, and man's mistake when in a state of sleep, for on two occa the obstruction artificially applied to their growth. All sions previously he has got up about two o'clock in the my experiments have been made on this plant, but lam morning, made his bed, and regulated his room in the convinced that similar results could ke obtained from most orderly manner, and soon after lie has been found by others of like nature. Although the common Paeony is ex- the fireside, below stairs, in a chair, perfectly asleep. ceedingly hardy and strong in constitution, no mode of THE GRAND PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION OF LOYAL multiplying it has been hit upon, except by dividing ORANGEMEN.—A meeting of the above association was its roots, which greatly disorders the course of its vege- held in Wigan on Monday, for the purpose of expounding tation. By the new process, many plants can Z/e obtained, the principles and objects of the association, and also for and the large roots of the original one remain undis- the purpose of enrolling new members into the association. turbed. Propagation by dividing the great roots is The room was densely crowded, and amongst the corn exceedingly easy, for each piece carefully treated gives in pany present we noticed the Rev. 1. Bennett, LL.D., time a plant; hut the plant thus obtained does not bear vicar of Bradford ; the Rev. S. Fenton, incumbent of any flowers for the first three years, after which time Wavertree, Grand Chaplains of the Association ; the Rev. development proceeds rapidly. The new process above 'S. Doris, the Rev. B. Powell, Mr. Wm. Caldwell, Mr. described is much quicker. Chinese Peonies, which Squire Auty, Mr. T. Gibson, Grand Secretary ; Mr. W. have been hitherto universally propagated by the division I Rigg, Mr. F. Price, Mr. 11. Wells, Mr. T. Rigby, Mr. of their under-ground stem, may, I have every reason to A. M. Mort, Secretary ; Mr. T. Grimshaw, and several believe, be multiplied in the new way. The common other gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood. The purple Paeony and its varieties are often planted in the Rev. S. Doris occupied the chair. The Chairman, on most unsuitable situations ; they are put under trees in I rising, said that he was exceedingly sorry to inform the large parks, or in clumps in Pleasure - gardens ; their stems meeting that their Master was detained by illness from are consequently poor, and their flowers not half so large filling the chair on that occasion. He would therefore as they should be. Placed in proper situations, the I call upon the Rev. S. F en ton, who expounded the princi common height of the purple PHony and its va rieties is pies of the order in an able speech.; about three feet. In order that a tuft of Paeony may THE NEW MANCHESTER EDUCATIONAL SCHEME.— An important meeting was held in the Mayor's parlour, and be e I placed it should he r Manchester, on Wednesday, to receive the report on the grow well, where occupya gardenerscircumference spad o e of can two yards , never wound its roots. The plant likes to be left alone and Rev. C. Richson's Manchester and Salford Municipal undisturbed i . it d oe s not like to be placed near other Boroughs' Education Scheme. The subscriptions put plants with long roots which intermix with its own, and down will show the influential character of the meeting : —Sir J. Kay Shuttleworth, £5OO ; W. Entwisle, £ 5OO ; dwehpernivethtehseemenonfditthinenms o n i re stu n re bs t e h r e v y ed re t q h u nt ire ine li p i te s n o n n i l e y s Samuel Fletcher, £500; W. Neild, £500; J. C. Harter, are produced ; if they are put under the shade of a £5OO ' Robert Gardner, £5OO ; Edward Tootal , £500 ; large tree, their stems are weak , a nd are b eaten down R. J. Jones, £500; Wm. Slater, £500; T. &R. Barnes, by the first storm of wind and rain. The space of two , £5OO ; John Peel, £5OO ; George Chappell, £100; the yards may seem unnecessary in the eyes of many ama- Dean and Chapter, £2OO ; J. Westhead, £lOO ; Dr. teurs; but let them recollect that it will soon be filled Wood, £250; J. Aspinall Turner, £lOO. The £lOO by stems themselves a yard long, and which spread out subscriptions are available at once; the £5OO subscrip from a common centre ; besides the roots are longer tions are to be called for in sums of £lOO at a time. The than the stems, and ought n ot to be interfered with. munificent sum of £ 6,000 was announced (since increased There used to be, many years ago, in M. Mold's park, at to upwards of £7,000), as having been subscribed in aid Meri-sur-Pise, a horse-shoe plantation of clipped yews. o f the scheme, namely £1,700 in the shape of donations Between each yew there was a peony; there was plenty to meet the expenses of obtaining tho bill, ard at: •e -of room for the growth of the pteonies; they had plenty mainder as a guarantee fund. TO THE ELECTORS OF LIVERPOOL GENTLEMEN,—The time seems rapidly drawing nigh when you will be called upon to select two persons quali fied to represent the great interests of this port; and as we have so much local talent amongst our townsmen, why cast our eyes abroad and look for strangers or noble lords? I say, and many more have said, that T. B. HORSFALL, ESQ., and SAMUEL HOLME, ESQ., would do honour to the body of electors—two staunch, uncompromising cham pions of civil and religious liberty, and men possessing the knowledge necessary to fulfil the duties of such a trust. Mr. Horsfall has been named before, and no doubt Mr. S. Holme would! assent (as he is retiring from business). Let a deputation wait upon these two gentle men, and obtain their reply, in case of a dissolution taking plac, and let us prepare ourselves for the struggle. and take as our watchword, The Protestant Religion and the Liberties of England.—Yours respectfully, A DICKY SAM. i3istrirt prb3s. The Rev. G. H. Sumner has been appointed Chaplain to the Sheriff of Lancashire. An excellent paved road is about to be constructed from Southport to Birkdale. A portion of the sea wall and promenade at Southport, has been again washed away. An auctioneer of Southport rode to Ormskirk and back for a wager, in an hour and a half, the other day, the dis tance being eighteen miles. The new station at Southport will be only a few yards from London-street, one of the most central streets in the town. The old church at Southport, after undergoing an ex tensive enlargement involving an outlay of £lOOO, will be reopened early in April. Mr. Palmer, solicitor, of Preston, paid his 124th visit to Lancaster assizes last week. The venerable gentleman is in his 79th year. Many stranaers are now in Southport. The mildness of the season has, no doubt, induced them to come. One lady, who keeps a respectable boarding-house, has refused five families, her apartments being all engaged. The Corporation of Warrington have purchased the market-tolls from J. I. Blackburne, Esq., lord of the manor. It is understood that this is the first step to wards a covered market being erected in the town. A ball, which a pensioner, named Nicholson, now living at Lancaster, received in his right hip, at the battle of Moodkee, in December, 1845, worked its way out of his thieh on Saturday week. On Thursday evening, as a gentleman named Alford, residing in Manchester, was waiting the arrival of the train at the Bolton Railway Station, New Bailey-street, Salford, some adroit thieves contrived to abstract a red morocco pocket-book, containing £BOO, from his person. It is currently reported that the individual who was tried at Lancaster, upwards of twenty years ago. for the murder of Mary Downes, at Heaton Norris, and acquit ted, died on Tuesday, at Dukinfield, after confessing that he committed the dreadful crime. One of the workmen, who was seriously injured by the naphtha explosion in Salford on Friday week, by which Mr. Hodgetts, manufacturing chemist, lost his life, ex pired the following day, making the second victim to the calamity . The citizens of Chester have presented to the Rev. H. S. Joseph, chaplain of Chester Castle, a massive silver inkstand, with silver penholder, pencil case, &c., for having kindly delivered a course of thirteen lectures on the errors of the Church of Rome. Mr. Baily, R.A., has been selected to execute the bronze statue to be erected in honour of the late Sir R. Peel at Bury, his native town. It will stand in an open space of ground in front of the market-place. The sum subscribed for this purpose amounts to £2,500. BOILER EXPLOSION AT MANCHESTER.—On Thursday, a boiler attached to a timber yard, near Victoria-station, exploded, killing one person, and so seriously injuring another that he died soon after. The cause of the explo sion is not accurately known. Samuel Donaldson, the late actuary of the Ulverston Savings Bank, was convicted at the Lancaster assizes, on Wednesday, of having obtained by false pretences several sums of money, the property of the trustees of the bank. Sentence was deferred. On Friday week, Sarah Mottram, and Ann, her child (aged eighteen month s ), w e re f o u n d drowned in a lodge at Breightmet, near Bolton. The mother was twenty-four years of aee, and, it is said, had been at variance with her husband, whom she left on the 4th instant. The infant was tied upon the mother's back. A tailor at Manchester offers to provide a " splendid suit of clothes," and a ticket to London and back, after the opening of the Great Exhibition, for three guineas, to be paid by instalments of 3s. per week. Great emer gencies produce great efforts, and the tailor is evidently determined not to be left behind in the race of competi tion. A CASE FOR COUNSEL.—During the Manchester ses sions, which are just terminated, a brief, of which the following is a copy, was put into the hands of one of the leading counsel by an attorney engaged to defend a person tried for felony : Mr. -, 1 have no defence to offer; but blackguard the police as much as you possibly can. -, Solicitor. ALLEGED ELOPEMENT.—The Manchester correspon dent of the Daily News gives a gossiping account of an elopement from that place, which has been pretty exten sively copied into the local journals. We see in the Manchester papers a formal announcement of a marriage, written in that commonplace, every-day style, which no one ever dreams of connecting with incidents of ro mance. The statement alluded to, which appears under the interesting head " Married," shows that, however the young lady and her gallant admirer, urged by love and opposition, may have departed from the every-day routine of hymeneal proceedings, they have nevertheless become man and wife. FAILURE OF THE FLAX EXPERIMENTS AT ROCH DALE.—We regret to learn that Chevalier Claussen has abandoned the idea of spinning flax on the ordinary