The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-07-23 00:00:00

enteral 11415tellaion Above 1500 persons landed at Douglas, Isle of Man, on Monday and Tuesday last. On Sunday week no fewer than seven persons met their deaths by drowning in the Thames. Alfred Tennyson has taken unto himself a wife. Our young bards might try their lyres at an epithalamium. Lady Thesiger, and Sir Culling Eardley, Bart., and family, embarked on Wednesday, for Antwerp. Meetings were held last week for erecting memorials of Sir R. Peel at London, Birmingham, Preston, Ashton under-Lyne, and several other places. The East India Company have granted an allowance during life, of £lOO per annum, to the gallant Major Herbert Edwardes. A youth, named Alexander Cowans, white being sen tenced a few days since at the Durham sessions, fell down in the dock and expired. from disease of the heart. The house in which Burns lived and died in Dumfries, has been purchased by Lieutenant-Colonel W. N. Burns, the second son of the poet. The census of 1851 is to be taken, not on the day origi nally named, but on the 31st of March, when our coun trymen are less vagrant than in summer. Mr. Thos. Chadwick, gardener, of Woodhouse Ridge, Leeds, a few days ago gathered an unripe strawberry which measured 4-1 inches in circumference. _ _ Two persons were fined at Maxwell town, Dumfries shire, a few days since, for having exposed for sale and sold the flesh of an ass instead of beef. The late Sir R. Peel's father, on the anniversary of his seventy-eighth birthday, in 1828, presented a silver medal to each of fifty children and grandchildren. A fire broke out, last week, in a house in Brighton, in one of the rooms of which lay a dead body in its coffin. The fire was not extinguished until—the body has been utterly destroyed. Herrings have come on the east coast in grsat abun dance, and though selling at ninepence a dozen at pre sent, it is not unlikely but they will be as low as nine a penny in a few days. NOVEL UMBRELLA.—A gentleman residing in Taun ton has constructed an umbrella, the main feature of which is, that it can be carried in the pocket with ease. He intends sending it to the Great Exhibition. Within the last week or two a valuable discovery has been made of a silver mine at Tytherington, near Thorn bury, Gloucestershire. Gentlemen of London have gone down to work it, and have most encouraging prospects. Mr. Gilkes' printing mill at Leominster ARS nearly destroyed by fire on Sunday. The only cause of the fire is attributed to the inflammable composition necessary to manufacture ink During a storm which visited Mansfield, Notts, on Friday week, a vegetable stall in the Market Place was overturned, and a great portion of the vegetables was driven by the wind through the windows of a jeweller's shop, about 20 yards off. A match at cricket, which was played at Sutton-in- Ashfield, Notts, yesterday week, caused much amusement. The placers were two women, one married and the other single, and the single beat, having scored one notch, and the married none. An extraordinary circumstance occurred the other day while the Ostend Cricket Club was playing. Captain Sutton, late of the 12th regiment, an extremely fast bowler, delivered a ball which, between wickets, hit and killed a swallow while on the wing. The bullion in both departments of the bank has de creased from £16,868,608 to £16,814,307, being a differ ence of £22,301. The naper in actual circulation had increased from £20,706,909 to £21,605,639, being a differ- 898,730 the last Sessions, a communication was made to the Court of an offer, from Lady Noel Byron, of a house and twelve acres of land at Solihull, rent free from Michaelmas next, for the purpose of form ing a second Juvenile Offenders' Asylum. Ar Bedford assizes a poacher was acquitted of the charge of shooting at a gamekeeper, as it appeared the prisoner mistook the prosecutor, who was secreted in a piece of growing barley, for a rabbit. The occurrence took place at twilight. Prince George, now Duke of Cambridge, is to succeed the late duke in the colonelcy of the Coldstream Guards. This causes a vacancy in a cavalry regiment, but it is not yet decided who will succeed Prince George as Colonel of the lith Lancers. _ _ . . . The deposits with the Scotch Banks are absolutely larger than those in the English Banks. One Scotch unclarteTied banking company - presented, at the close of 1847, when a severe pressure of business reduced the ba lances of all traders, a debit, under the head deposits, of n. a country church, to be ed Lydbrook, in the lower part of rs were delivered end opened last TIMATIN G.-i erected in a village Glou shire, t week as follows:—Myers, London, £4,800; Coleman, Westbury, near Gloucester, £3,900; Roberts, Mon mouth' £3,565 ; Pearson, Ross, Herefordshire, £ 2 , 5 00. The West India Royal Mail Steam-packet Company have at length determined on building timber, and not iron, ships, as was at one time contemplated, for the five new 2,000 tons steamer. One of them will be built at Southampton, one at Bristol, and three in London, of which it is reported Mr. Pilcher will build two. _ A " WET' ; SALE.—During a cause which was tried at the Lancaster County Court, last week, it transpired that at a recent sale which had taken place in the neighbour hood, no less than eighteen gallons of gin, a quantity of rum, and a quantity of ale had been consumed, in addi tion to no small quantity of edibles. SINGULAR. FORGETFULNESS. — One morning last week, a gold watch was found in the letter-box of the Hull post office, wrapped in a piece of paper without any direction. It is conjectured that the party wishing to forward the enclosure forgot to direct the parcel. The watch has since been forwarded to the general post-office. LOYAL ORANGEMEN. — The various Orange Lodges in the West Riding, as well as in other parts of the kingdom, held their usual festivities yesterday week, the 12th of July—the anniversary of the day on which William Prince of Orange crossed the Boyne. The proceedings were of a highly gratifying and cheering character. DISTRESSING ACClDENT.—Yesterdai week two young ladies, daughters of Mrs. Stonor, of Ringrone-house, and nieces of Lord Camoys, whilst walking among the rocks of the seashgre at Salcombe, were overtaken by the flow ing tide, when one of them was unfortunately drowned. Her sister held on by the rocks and was saved by the coast guard. William Gray, a labourer at Tetbury, has experienced something of retributive justice. He permitted his house to be made a meeting place for a young man and a married womon, with whom the young man had an intrigue. On Friday Gray's wife eloped with this young man, leaving Gray to take care of his two children with out the aid of a helpmate. The central arch' of Blackfriars-bridge has sunk so much, in consequence of the agitation of the water by the steam-boats passing at ebb tide, that it has been found necessary to employ divers and other persons, who have been engaged for the last three weeks securing the foundation, and adopting other measures to prevent fur ther cause of alarm. At the meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, held last week at Exeter, Mr. Wm. Crosskill, terley, received £lO for the best light waggon for general purposes, and a silver medal for a permanent and portable farm railway. The largest prize for imple ments is that of £5O, given to Messrs. Hornby and Son, of Grantham, for the best portable steam-engine appli cable to thrashing and other agricultural purposes. DEATH AT A CRICKET MATCH.—At Streatham, George Howell, aged twenty-eight, in a match on Clapham Com mon, on the 2d instant, fielded the ball and ran with such force to the wicket, that, after knocking out the off stump in his progress, he could not stop himself, and he fell the stump entering about two inches above the knee, passing by the side of the bone and coming out at the back full four inches, from the effects of which he died. of Bev THE . OR!ON.—The investigatio n i n t o th e l oss o f th e Orion is being proceeded with ; but the preli m i nary pro ceedings are not in a sufficiently forward state to allow of the case coming before the sittings of the Justiciary Court at Edinburgh which are appointed for the 22nd of th e current month. A special meeting of the court will, therefore, be held about the middle of August, at which the captain and second. mate—the parties charged—will be brought up for trial. NOISELESS CARRIAGE WII invention, by which a band of solid vulcanized India-rubber is fixed by means of a flange round the iron tyre of carriage wheels, has been patented by Messrs. Marks, of Langliam-place, and may be seen at the Polytechnic Institution, Regent street The advantages derived from it are that Much jolting over rough roads or streets is avoided ; no noise is occasioned in passing along the streets by the rattling of the iron tyre. the wheels to which it is applied are rendered less liable to strain upon the nave or fellies by the elasticity of the material, and the material itself from its pliability and toughness lasts longer than the common iron tyre. THE HOUNSLOW POWDEE MILLS. —On Wednesday evening, at about a quarter to 6 o'clock, another explo sion took place at Messrs. Curtis and llarvey's powder mills, Hounslow-heath. The consternation excited was not allayed until it was ascertained that no person was killed or injured. During the latter part of the afternoon the lightning was extremely vivid, and the men, women, and children, of whom there are nearly 200 employed in this dangerous occupation, left their work much earlier in consequence. In a short time afterwards the lightning struck one of the buildings, the roof of which was blown off and everything in the building destroyed. THE SEA SERPENT REDIVIVUS.—The subjoined para graph is from The Friend of China. of May 23. It would seem that our old friend, the sea serpent, who had been set down as a seal, and of uncertain form, is deter. mined to convince the intruders on his own fathomless domain not only of his identity, but of the reality of all those terrible minutiae which were originally conceded to this monster of the pathless deep. Extract from the log book of the ship Lancastrian, March 15, 1830 :—" Lat. 35 30 s, long. 93 43 E, saw an enormous monster of the serpent kind; it passed close under our stern with its head six feet above the water, making a hissing noise. We examined it minutely with our gtasses. It appeared about the length of the ship, and about three feet in diameter."—Shippiny List. Cuprous STORY.—It is currently stated that on the death of an individual not many weeks ago in the Vale of Belvoir, and on the examination of his papers, a packet was found, with seals unbroken, purporting to be the last will and testament of his mother, who had died thirty years before. Being of miserly habits, that is to say, " penny wise and pound foolish," he had really taken possession of the property without " proving," as it is termed, the will in question, and had actually kept it by him all these years. On opening the packet three pro. missory notes were found enclosed for two hundred pounds each. The Statute of Limitations, therefore, will in all probability bar the recovery of the principal, whilst the interest lost will have been £3O a year for 30 years ! At compound interest the sum would leave made nearly about X 2,500. It appears that the miserable food resorted to by the starving peasantry on the sea coasts of Ireland, the common "sea weed," is becoming, even in this country. extensively used by the poor for food. It is now forwarded by rail from Shields to Manchester and Leeds, by women who gather it from the rocks at Tynemouth ; and. on arrival at its destination, it is regularly sold in th markets for from 3d. to 4d. per lb. UNCERTAINTY OF LIFE.—The Duke of Norfolk issued invitations for a dinner which was in the first instance put off on account of the death of Lord Cantilupe. one of the invited guests. It was to have taken place on Wednesday, when it was also postponed, in consequence of the death of Sir Robert Peel, and next of the Duke of Cambridge, to meet whom the invitations were given. The death of three invited guests for the same dinner party is a strikinr , illustration of the uncertainty of life. A BURGLAR SHOT.—On Wednesday week the house of Mr. J. Green, surgeon, of Peckham, near London, was entered by burglars. Mr. Green, on hearing the alarm, looked through the window, and seeing two men leave the house, he fired, and one of them fell. A police-officer who came up shortly afterwards, traced the prisoners from some marks cf blood on the ground, and took them into custody. One of them had received the shot in the neck ' • he was conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital, with little hopes of his recovery. The other man whose name is James Carpenter has been apprehended. MORE LONDON DRAPERY TRADE EXPOSURES.—A lady went into a shop in Oxford-street, London, the other (lay, and purchased two corded petticoats, marked two for 2s. 6il. The shopman took the money, but kept the goods, declaring that it was not the practice to sell petticoats alone, and that she must also purchase three dresses, of five yards each, at Is. Hid. each. She would not buy these dresses; her money was detained. Another lady was similarly served, and another lady had 4s. 6d. de tained. The parties complained to a magistrate, who informed them that they would, through the county court, recover the money with facility. PRINCE ALBERT'S VISIT TO FORT-GEORGE.—Tues day, the 6th of August next, is the day fixed for the visit of Prince Albert to Fort-George. The Prince will review the fine regiment the 13th Foot, of which he is colonel, and which is now garrisoned at the Fort. Tt is not sup posed that her Majesty will accompany the Prince or uroceed further north than Balmoral, although Dunrobin Castle will be prepared for the reception of her Majesty, should the long-promised visit to the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland be ultimately resolved upon this season. The date of the Prince's visit may be considered as indi cating the period before which parliament will be pro rogued. His royal highness will most probably leave London at the same time as the Queen, and as her Majesty (with her usual attention to het public duties) may be expected to prorogue parliament in person, the event will take place before the 6th of next month.— Lieerness Courier. NOVEL To EFT.—At the Marlborough-street Police court, London, last week, Charles Crisp was charged with stealing a cage, containing a blackbird, under the follow- ing circumstances :—A police constable stated that about a quarter-past four that morning, he was on duty in King street, Soho, when he saw the prisoner join two long poles together, go up to a house, in the front of which a cage, containing a blackbird, was hanging, and, after looking stealthily round, put the pole up to the first floor window, and lift the cage from the hook on which it was hanging. 'Witness rushed forward, when the prisoner dropped the cage and ran away. Witness pursued him and took him into custody. A constable stated that latterly numerous complaints bad been made to him by parties who had lost their birds, and, no doubt, the pri soner had stolen them, as he had frequently met him, at an early hour in the morning, with the poles in his pos session, but, thinking he was a bill-sticker, lie took no notice of him. The prisoner was fully committed for trial. WRECK OF A STEAMER ON LOCIILOMOND. — We regret much to announce that on Friday there occurred a most unfortunate wreck of a steamer on Lochlomond. About three o'clock p.m. the Pilot, one of the steamers carrying excursion parties up the Loch, while making a delightful trip, suddenly struck on a sunken rock with a short dis tance of the shore, near Ross Point, south of Rowardenan. The shock was so violent that many of the passengers were almost upset on deck, and the greatest alarm and excite ment prevailed. The sensation felt by those on board was as if the vessel had, by some sudden and 'mysterious agency, been sawn asunder. The shock was so sudden that the machinery was not stopped ; and no sooner had one been felt, than another and another succeeded. The alarm now prevalent was greatly increased, but the Pilot immediately afterwards reached deep water, and the cap tain, who was standing all the while on the paddle-box, had the great presence of mind immediately to steer the vessel direct for the shore. He succeeded, without further damage or further alarm, in bringing her ashore in the bay between Ross Point and Rowardenan. We are happy to add no lives were lost. A VENERABLE TORTOISE FOR THE QUEEN.—A num ber of persons visited Woolwich, on Saturday, to see the tortoise brought from the Cape of Good Hope. The tortoise is in remarkably good health, and takes its regu lar promenades upon deck, and makes no apparent dif ference in its walks although a full grown person sits on its back. Its age has been handed down in the families in whose possession it remained until sent to this coun try as a present to her Majesty, and it is known to be 179 years old. It subsisted during the voyage to this coun try on pumpkins, taken on board to supply it with food. There is also a Madagascar cat on board, remarkably tame and fond of the crew, and several young tortoises. MATRIMONIAL.—The following announcement appears in one of the London papers, and, judging from the word ing of the advertisement, the object of the writer is that, so as he can obtain £5OO or £6OO, it is quite immaterial whom he marries :—" A gentleman, preparing for one of the learned professions, is desirous of meeting with a lady, of liberal education, affectionate disposition, and domestic habits. Being himself of a kind and even temper, and attached to the comforts of home, is de sirous of falling in with one like-minded. It is requisite that the lady be possessed of available property from about five to six hundred pounds. Satisfactory reasons given. No objection to a widow lady, without incum brance. Age not a material point. The most honourable secrecy and integrity may be relied on. Any lady having an inclination to these views, will please to state particu lars, with name and address, which will meet with every attention. Address," &c. EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE.—On Saturday morning week, early, a policeman found a child asleep under a haystack at Tulse Hill, near London, and ascertained, after much hesitation on her part, that her father was a very respectable carpenter, in the Green-lane, Tulse-hill, of the name of Chandler, that her name was Sophia Chandler, and that she was barely fourteen years of age. She was, besides, of very small stature. She went with the constable, apparently in high spirits, and running after butterflies for amusement. When they had gone into the Green-lane, in sight of her father's house, she rushed through a gap in a hedge, and across a field, in which is a deep pond, dug for making bricks, and into which she resolutely plunged. The policeman proceeded after her, and his feet sticking in the clay at the bottom, he was very nearly drowned ; but a young gentleman hap pening to witness the whole occurrence, went to his as sistance, and he was got out. A quarter of an hour elapsed before the body of the poor child could be re covered, and She was then quite dead. It seems a neigh bour of MK Chandler had missed some silver, and a policeman had been sent for, but not to take her into custody. This appeared to have alarmed her, and she ran away from home, and then the next day coming slid denly in sight of her father's house with a policeman by her side, although not in his charge, is supposed to have had a momentary impulse on her mind, and led her to commit suicide. FATAL THUNDER-STORM.—On Thursday evening, a dreadful thunder-storm took place at Bury, and was at tended with fatal consequences. About half-past five o'clock, a boy, named Samuel Hulme, about ten years of age, son of Wm. Hulme, cowman to Mr. J. Robinson Kay, of Bass-lane House, one of the magistrates in the Bury di vision, was riding ahorse to which milk cans were attached, and when near to Littlewood-cross, the electric fluid struck boy and horse, and both were killed on the spot. Nearly at the same time, two men were ascending a coal pit, at Fern-hill, near Bury. When about eight yards from the top, it was supposed that the electric fluid scorched the rope so that it broke, and the men were precipitated to the bottom, a distance of about forty yards. They were dreadfully injured. At Bristol the storm . was felt with much violence. A chimney attached to Acraman, Morgan, and Co.'s ironworks was thrown down by the lightning, the telegraph flag-post at the dock-master's office was demolished, and a house in Old Market-street much damaged. A woman was thrown down and injured, and two horses were blinded. A man who was crossing Durdhan Down was also blinded by the electric fluid, and two labouring men were nearly killed at Compton, Glo cestershire. They were working in a field, and upon the storm coming on took shelter under the branches of an elm tree, accompanied by a dog. The lightning, attracted by the tree, passed between them, killing their dog on the spot, and throwing them both down in a state of in sensibility. . FUNERAL OF THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE.—The mortal remains of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge were interred on Tuesday morning, at Kew Church, and under circumstances of a somewhat different nature to those which have attended the funerals of other illus trious princes of this country. The ceremony of form ing the procession commenced at the early hour of five o'clock, and shortly after six the funeral cortege left Cambridge House, and proceeded to Kew, where it ar rived soon after nine o'clock. The funeral was afterwards joined by Prince George of Cambridge, (chief mourner,) Prince Albert, the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklen burg-Strelitz, (with their attendants,) and the Alarquis of Breadalbane, (Lord Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household.) The procession then left the ducal resi dence for the church, in which were assembled various members of the Government, and of the aristocracy, in cluding his Grace the Duke of Wellington. At a few minutes before ten, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, (the widow of the deceased,) the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg- Strelitz, and the Princess Mary, (his Royal Highness's daughters,) attended by Lady A. Cadogan, the Baroness Arrifeldt, and another lady, entered the church by the eastern door, and proceedeed at once to their private pew. The service within the church being concluded, the procession again formed, her Royal High ness the Dowager Duchess leaning on the arm of her royal son, followed with him to the grave, joining in the duties of chief mourner, the Princess Mary leaning on the arm of the Grand Duke, and the Grand Duchess on that of Prince Albert. The remaining part of the service was then read, during which, at the commencement of the prayer, " Our Father," &c., the three royal ladies fell on their knees by the side of the grave, and remained for some moments absorbed in the deepest grief. It may be worthy of remark, that the usual ceremony of pro claiming the names, titles, and honours of the deceased Prince by Garter King-at-Arms was dispensed with, and the rite concluded with no more form than in the case of the funeral obsequies of a private individual. Mr. Thomas Whitehead, of Hulme, on pulling up a potato plant in his garden, a few days since, discovered upon the root the very unusual number of 110 potatoes. The plant was a kidney, and was raised from seedling potatoes. The banquet of the Rnyal Agricultural Society took place at Exeter on Thursday afternoon, in a large pavi lion, which was completely filled. The dinner was pro vided by M. Sayer. The Most Noble the Marquis of Devonshire, president of the association, occupied the chair. He was supported on his right and left by the French Ambassador, the American Ambassador, the American Ambassador to Paris, Earl Yarborough, Earl Fortescue, Sir J. Duckworth, Bart.. M.P., Lord Fever sham, Earl Falmouth, Sir J. Y. Buller, Bart., M.P., Earl Ilchester, Lord Wodehouse, Viscount Courtenay, Sir J. Kennaway, and a host of other noble lords, mem bers of parliament, &c., &c. Mr. Joseph Paxton, the well-known gardener to the Duke of Devonshire, is among the competitors offering designs for the building to contain the Exposition of 1851, and he has circulated a wood-cut of his design—a purullelo gram, tong and tall. It would be formed of a gram frame-work, with glass panels; and it is calculated that, after use, no materials would retain so large a proportion of their original cost. The building would be compara tively inexpensive, light in both senses, handsome, suited to the garden-like Park, and probably Mr. Paxton took his ideas from garden structures ; above all, it would be novel. We can fancy it, light, gay, and glittering, like palace in a fairy tale—certainly such an object as London ers have never seen.—Spectator.—This plan has been adopted by the royal commissioners. THE PLANNERS OF ROBBERIES.—At a trial, last week, at Devizes, for house robbery, a woman was auprehended who was in the company of the prisoners. She was searched, and in her " bustle" were found three pieces of canvass, on which were written the names of about 50 persons, whose houses were to be broken into in different parts of the country. The modes in which they were to be entered were stated, as well as the property to be taken and where it was placed ; and one thing will show the im portance attached to such a thing, in all instances, it was said, "No dog," or " Dog chained." Upon inquiry it has been ascertained that the houses answer the descrip tion given. The police and the parties have all had notice. Many houses have already been robbed. It was further stated whether there were any police, and whether there were shutters to the house. THE FAITHLESSNESS OF ROME.—The Romish corres pondent who asks us if we can seriously believe that the Popish authorities can sanction deliberate deception, we beg to refer to ' Lord Cloncurry's Memoirs." He will there find one instance out of a million. In that book we are told that the King of Sardinia used to march through the streets of Rome, in public religious proces sions, bearing a wonderful cross large enough to be used as an instrument of execution. It was of such a size as to be heavy even for the powers of a coal-porter ; but, to the universal astoaishment, was carried with the utmost ease by the feeble tottering king. Lord Cloncurry pays the devout sovereign a visit. In his ante-chamber stands this marvellous cross. his lordship lifts it. It is com paratively light as a feather. He investigates its nature, and finds that it is a mere case of bark ! It would be wise in our correspondent not to ask us for further sam ples.—Church and State Gazette, CHAMPAGNE AND REAL PAIN.—In a cause tried be fore Mr. Justice Wightman, at the Yorkshire Assizes, the other day, certain railway transactions were alluded to, and one of the witnesses spoke of a sharebroker being in the habit of treating his customers with champagne, which he kept at his office for the purpose.—Mr. Knowles asked where the champagne came from ?—Witness : From the broker's cupboard, of course. (Laughter.)— Mr. Knowles : Was it the gentleman's duty to provide champagne for his customers ? Witness : Yes, in those days. (Laughter.) Mr. Serjeant Wilkins : There's a great deal of real pain now. (Renewed laughter.)— Mr. Hill asked if the share fever was at its height at the period referred to ?—Witness : Yes, it was.—Mr. Hill : Then it required a good deal of champagne to keep the fever up ?—Witness : Yes.—Mr. Serjeant Wilkins: And now it requires a good deal of bleeding to keep it down. (Laughter.) ROMANTIC OCCURRENCE.—About six weeks ago, there came to Drumlanrig Tunnel, a young man, about eighteen years of age, of the name of William M`Dougall, who obtained work as a labourer in the tunnel at the bottom of one of the shafts, which is much inundated with water, and about 150 feet from the surface of the ground. While at work his clothes were scarcely ever dry, but notwithstanding this he wrought ten hours a day alongside the best navvies on the shaft, and soon be came, by his kind and obliging disposition, a great favourite with his fellow-workmen. A few days ago, from various circumstances, suspicions arose in the minds of some of the managers that lie was other than he appeared to be—in short, they suspected him to belong to the " better half of creation." The house in which he lodged was discovered, and, on inquiry of the landlady as to the descriptions of her lodgers, she answered they were all miners except one labourer, named " Willie" M`Dougall, a quiet, Lien, well doing lad, who had a good stock of clothes of his own, besides some of his sister's, which he had brought away from her by mistake ; and as this latter information increased preceding suspi cion, " Willie" was immediately sent for and taken roundly to task, when he stoutly denied being other than a man ' • however, on being strongly questioned, and seeing she could keep her secret no longer, she at length acknowledged herself to belong to the fair sex, and gave as reasons for her strange proceedings that she wished to raise, by honest industry, the " needful" to carry her to America. By the kind aSsistatice of the lady of one of the managers, she was soon attired in habiliments becoming her sex and position in life. A subscription has been commenced for the purpose of raising a sufficient sum to enable this spirited, enterprising, and dauntless girl to accomplish the object she had in view, and which pro mises fair, from the spirit in which her brother workmen and others are entering into the scheme, to provide her with ample funds for her laudable object. We may add, that our heroine is a native of the " sister isle."— Dumfries Courier. _ . . . THE EXHIBITION OF 1851.—The Times furnishes the following account of the financial prospects of the pro posed Exhibition :—" Mr. Paxton's (the projector of the glasshouse structure) estimate for the building alone — for the mere shell—if we understand the matter aright— without room, gallery, or convenience of any kind, amounts to £90,000. Now, let the promoters of the Exhibition struggle as they will, it does not appear that the subscriptions—deductions being made for expenses of collection—will exceed £60,000. It is calculated that half a million of people will visit the Exhibition ; the receipts from this source, at Is. per head, will amount to £25,000. The total amount of receipts is, then, £85,000. Now for the per contra. The least sum which can be named for the expense of prizes, &c., is £20,000. Mr. Paxton's estimate would, as a matter of course, advance frem £90,000 to £lOO,OOO, even leaving matters of arrangement within the building out of the question. Thus, then, we have on the one side £120,000 for expen diture ; for receipts, £Bs,ooo;—deficit, for the consider ration of the House of Commons, £35,000. Our calcu lations may be depended on. It is not astonishing if, with these figures before them, the deliberations of the committee have within the last few days taken an unfa vourable turn for that princely structure which was to cost £150,000." THE CITY OF GLASGOW.—The steam-ship City of Glasgow, Mathews, from Glasgow, arrived at New York on the 29th June, having made the voyage in fourteen days six hours. The following is taken from the New York Commercial Advertiser of the Ist July : " New York, June 29, 1850. " Dear Sir,—At a meeting of the first cabin passengers of the steam-ship City of Glasgow, held on Friday, June 23, 1850, Mr. Robert Renfrew in the chair, Mr. P. Carter, secretary, on the motion of Mr. A. Stoddard it was proposed that the passengers be allowed the satis faction of presenting you with some small mark of their esteem and regard. To carry out the views of the meeting the following gentlemen were appointed a com mittee :—Messrs. Robert Renfrew, J. Harrison, Robert Hall, S. A. Cochrane, A. F. Stoddart, and Peter Carter. You will please, therefore, accept the accompanying piece of plate as a slight testimonial of gratitude for your gen tlemanly conduct, kind attention to the sick, untiring assi quiry to meet the wants of all, not to mention that skilful seamanship for which you have been so long celebrated, and of which this fine passage, of little over fourteen days between Glasgow and New York, has given ample testi mony. By your judicious management and urbanity of disposition, as well as that of your officers and the physi cian, a miscellaneous collection of individuals, made up from different nations, have been rendered like one large family ; and though some of us are in the habit of fre quently crossing the Atlantic, yet we all agree that we never accomplished a voyage so pleasantly before. We cannot allow this opportunity to pass without testifying our satisfaction at the working of the vessel, to her ample accommodations, her superior qualities as a sea boat, and her fine sailing powers. We hail this successful beginning of a line of steamers which has for its object the connecting of two countries like the United States and Scotland, already linked by so many ties of relationship and friendship, and rejoice to find that this, the first steamer, is meeting with that ample patronage, both in passengers and freight, which it so well deserves. We congratulate the enterprising firm of Messrs. Tod and M`Gregor, of Glasgow, the owners, on having secured the services of so able an officer as yourself. Wishing you all health, happiness, and prosperity, and though this is your ninety-third voyage over the broad Atlantic, that you may have many more, and that they may be as much to the satisfaction of your passengers as the one just termi nated.—We are, in behalf of the passengers, as well as ourselves individually, yours very truly, " PETER CARTER, Secretary. " To Capt. R. B. Mathews, of steam-ship City of Glasgow." ANOTHER PERMANENT CURE OF A NERVOUS HEAD ACHE AND GIDDINESS IN THE HEAD BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—Mr. W. Smith, of No. 5, LittkiThomas.street, Lambeth, suffered for many years with a nervous head ache and giddiness in the head, which so prostrated his strength that he had very little hope of recovery. His disorders completely baffled the skin of several eminent doctors, who, it appears, mistook his complaint for an affection of the spine, and he got worse under their treat ment. In despair, and as a last resource, he commenced taking Holloway's Pills, which have had the effect of re storing him to perfect health. PREMATURE BALDNESS.—Mr. J. Sergeant, bookseller, of Linton, Cambridge, has made public a curious case of a young man, named Haylock, of Ashdon, whose hair came off entire from some unaccountable cause, and left him in a state of premature baldness. He purchased from Mr. Sergeant several popular preparations, which he applied, but without any effect whatever. At last, however, he made trial of the Macassar Oil of Messrs. Rowlands, of London, and exhibited to the most incredulous the proof of its efficacy. In a thick crop of hair. Mr. Sergeant permits, a' direct reference to him out his very interesting fact.—The Okerver. THE LIVEIIPOOL STANDARn. NORWICH UNION LIFE INSURANCE SOCIETY. On Friday, the 28th of June, the annual general meet ing of the members of this society was held at the office, in Surrey-street, Norwich. At twelve o'clock the presi dent (Major-General Sir Robert John Harvey) took the chair ; and the following directors and insurers were Present :—Dr. Evans, George Durant, Esq., .1. Steward, Esq., P. Finch, Esq., E. K. Harvey, Esq., J. Wright, Esq., J. H. Barnard, Esq., Me.srs. Winter, Neave, G. Jay, R. Steward, W. S. Wilson, James Hardy, Noverre, R. Griffin, Eagle Willett, and A. Bailey. S. Bignold, the secretary, and R. Morgan, Esq., the actuary, were also present. The CumitmArr said that he need not inform the gen tlemen present that this was the general annual meeting of the society—not under their deed, but under a resolu tion passed at the meeting in 1842, which recommended that anniversary meetings should be held in the month of June. He was very glad to see so respectable, and, at the same time, so small an attendance as was then pre sent ; because he considered that when a meeting of a society involving such important interests, and such large funds, as the present one, was not numerously attended, it manifested full confidence in the management and in the principles of the society. (Applause.) The secretary would now read the advertisement calling the meeting, and then present a statement of the accounts. Mr. BIGNOLD then observed that the meeting had been convened in the usual way, by advertisement, which had been inserted in all the Norwich papers. After reading the advertisement in question, he proceeded—He should now lay before the meeting the annual statement of the accounts for the past year, ending on the 30th June, 1849. These accounts had been submitted to the directors, and by them fully sanctioned and approved. He might also state that they had undergone the usual revision by the auditors (according to the deed of settlement), who reported that "they had examined the accounts from 30th June, 1848, to 30th June, 1849, and had found them correct." The first was an account of the receipts for the twelve months, and, on the other side, the disbursements during the same period. He then read the statement, as follows : ACCOUNT No. 1, FOR TWELVE MONTHS' TRANSACTIONS. £ s. d. To receipts from premiums on insurances 162,671 14 4 Endowments 319 15 6 Consideration for annuities granted 19,602 19 11 Dividends on funded investments 14,763 5 2 Interest on mortgages Interest for anticipated payment of claims £257,482 2 11 By sums disbursed under the several heads of claims by death, annuitants, endowments, in come-tax, and general expenses 257,148 5 10 Capital increased 333 17 1 .257,482 211 ACCOUNT No. 2. To total capital at 30th June, 1848 2,119,666 15 7 Addition as above R 2,120,000 12 9 This sum was invested under various beads, consisting of the public funds, mortgages, loans to insurers on their policies, agents and bankers' balances, and stock of stamps, and WAS divisible under two heads—first, the general capital of the society, amounting to .e 1,945,675 19s. 2d.; and second, the reserve fund, amounting to £174,324 13s. 6d. ACCOUNT No. 3. Exhibited the nzregate liabilities of the society classified under the heads of whole life policies, specified contracts, po licies for terms, and endowments.—Also the aggregate of the sums payable to annuitants, whether to males, females, or un der special contracts. This statement showed an increase of 49 in the policies, and nearly £30,000 in the amount insured in the depart ment of life insurance, as contrasted with the previous year. There had also been an increase in the number of annuitants, 68 to 72, as compared with the preceding year. He trusted that they should go on increasing, and that every year would show the same satisfactory results. (Applause.) The PRESIDENT then addressed the meeting. He sub mitted, that on a view of these accounts the position of this great institution was at once both sound and prosper ous. That few similar societies, indeed but one, could show so large an accumulated capital, and estimated with reference to the liability of the society, so ample to sustain those liabilities, and to yield a prospect of advantage to all connected with the undertaking, equal to every just expectation. That this would be fully tested prior to the general meeting in 1852, when it was the intention of the directors to declare a further bonus to the holders of po licies for the whole term of life, (the only class in this institution to share such bonus,) should the state of the funds justify such declaration, of which the directors en tertained no doubt. __ _ Mr. JAY.—Can you tell us what the bonus will amount The CHAIRMAN. — No ; of course he could not say what would be the extent of the operations of the Society in 1852. Notwithstanding the age of the society, now 42 years since its commencement, the rate of mortality fell below the computed rate on which the tables of premiums were based, and hence the grounds for a bonus. The new business also essentially kept up, exceeding in the last twelve months both in number of policies issued, amount insured, and yearly premiums, that of the preceding year, thus affording an unerring criterion of the public confidence in the stability of the institution. Mr. BIGNOLD. — From documents now before me, it appears that whilst the Norwich Union has issued during the last year 449 policies, insuring £204,236, at an annual premium of £6,482, the Equitable has only granted 129 policies, insuring £146,150, at an annual premium off' £4,848. These two societies are the most important in stitutions which have been establishediupon the principle of mutual assurance. _ _ The CHAIRMAN.—In the management of its large capital, the directors exercised their best skill to place it out so as td secure a good rate of interest, without risk to the principal; and on this point the directors felt that there never was a period in the past history of the society, in which they could express themselves with greater con fidence in the integrity of the large funds placed under their control. He knew of no other points calling for remarks from himself. Their society was in a proud position in extent of business, and in a sound and pros perous condition, and its directors qsteemed it an honour to be entrusted with the management of so great an un dertaking, and would continue to devote to it their best and untiring energies. (Hear, hear.) Mr. JAY rose to express his confidence in the stability of the society ; ftt the same time, there was one point on which he felt that some alteration in its affairs might be made which would work beneficially in the coming bonus of 1852. He thought he had been told that one-fourth of the funds of the society had been laid by for the bene fit of future generations. Now if this was the case—if one-fourth of the accumulated fund was reserved for the benefit of those who came after them,—he thought the directors ought to consider, whether it would not be de sirable to limit this fund to its present amount ? He thought they possessed ample funds to give security to the public; and it was a question for serious considera tion, whether they ought not to take that one-fourth being the parties interested, and apportion it amongst themselves, by increasing the bonuses, which would thus become much more considerable. Mr. Bic,Non) said that the principle upon which they proceeded had been founded upon calculations and investi gations of a most unusually minute discription, made by both Mr. Morgan and himself. The members derived a prospective benefit from this fund upon their bonuses. It was considered to be both safe and prudent that there should be s reserved fund, consisting of one-fifth of the profits, to guard against any increased demands that might be made upon the society from undue mortality. Mr. JAIL thought they might safely make some altera tion with respect to this fund, but he would leave the matter in the hands of the directors. _ Mr. HARDY drew attention to the disadvantages which the office laboured under, in consequence of other offices holding out to the public larger bonuses, which they were enabled to do by not creating any reserved fund ; and asked whether it would not be policy—the office possess ing so large a reserved fund—to divide whatever future profits might arise among the then exitsing insurers ? He thought that parties insuring looked more to immedi ate benefit than to prospective advantage. Mr. MORGAN thought that the stream of insurers would necessarily run in the direction of the society, in consequence of their affording such ample security for the payment of all liabilities. This reserved fund af forded insurers an ample guarantee against the conse quences of any inc : ease of undue mortality. Mr, HARDY said, that the Equitable Office did not injure their business by withholding immediate advantage to insurers. The bas of the public was undoubtedly in favour of immediate advantage. Mr. R. STEWARD thought that the argument of Mr. Hardy was very strong, and it was a question for the con. sideration of the directors, whether they should go on in creasing the reserved fund. They now possessed £174,000 and the directors might consider whether it was desirable to increase it to .£200,000, and then stop. He was of opi nion that tho stemma of mounts that had been laid before the meeting must be very gratifying to the insurers. With respect to one item in the accounts—.£4oo for ad vertising—he should have been very glad had it been four times the amount, as he was convinced therz was a wide field in the country still untouched, which might be reached through the medium of a more extended plan of advertising. Through the establishment of railways, new towns wire springing up in different parts of the country, whilst others were increasing in importance ; and he thought that, if proper efforts were made, the business of the society might be increased to a much greater extent than had been shown (hear, hear). Although the cost of management could not be decreased below a certain amount, still that expense might be thrown over a much wider field, and thus decrease it in proportion to the in come. Under all circumstances, he considered that it must prove very gratifying to find that they were making head and increasing ; and that after the past year, when they were visited by the cholera, and an increase in the mortality, and adding to their reserved fund, so as to in crease it to £174,000, there was a balance left. He con fessed that, for his own part, he was not prepared to find such a favourable state of things, and he considered the thanks of the meeting were eminently due to the directors for the valuable services they had rendered (applause). He trusted they would continue, for many years to come, to conduct the business of the society in an equally sa tisfactory manner (applause). He then moved that the thanks of the meeting be given to the chairman and the directors, for their attention to the business of the society during the past year. Mr. BIGNOLD observed that the directors had been turning their attention to the propriety of establishing new branches throughout the whole kingdom. The CHAIRMAN observed that it was a subject which had been discussed by the directors on several occasions. There were few offices so favourably situated as regarded the number of its branches, (Hear, hear.) Dr. EVANS thought that the society might extend its business both in England and Wales (especially in the latter) with advantage. Mr. JAY had great pleasure in seconding the motion of Mr. Steward. He felt assured that their thanks were eminently due to the directors, for the attention they had devoted to the duties of this important office; and, from what he knew of them, he believed that the same zeal and ability would distinguish their future proceedings. He trusted that they would take into their consideration the suggestions that had been thrown out ; and that, at the general meeting, next year, some information, or report, would be presented on the subject.—The motion was carried nem. con. The CHAIRMAN begged to return thanks, in the name of himself and brother directors, for the compliment that had been paid them. Nothing could be more gratifying than to be assured that the insurers considered they had discharged their duty satisfactorily. They should continue to pursue the same course they had heretofore followed ; and he trusted their future course would merit the appro bation of the insurers. (Applause.) Mr. HARDY begged to move the thanks of the meeting to their able secretary. (Applause.) If he might speak as an auditor upon such a subject, he could truly say that their secretary, by the clear and comprehensive way in which he rendered the books of the society, showed that he was perfect master of the subject ; and it was no small gratification to the auditors to find that the books and accounts of the society were kept in such a way as to give them entire confidence in the management. (Ap plause.) From his knowledge of Mr. Bignold, he felt the utmost confidence that the business would be conducted with a degree of correctness that gave assurance of pre sent as well as future success. (Applause.) Mr. EAGLE WILLETT, another of the auditors, seconded the motion, which was carried by acclamation. Mr. BIGNOLD expressed his deep obligations to the meeting for this complimentary expression of their confi dence. When he cast his mind back to the Is . : of July, 1808, and considered the business that had been trans acted by the society since that period, he almost began to think that it was time for him to retire. He felt, how ever, great satisfaction on finding that the duties of the office had been discharged by himself and the band of efficient and faithful clerks, in a way that had elicited the approbation of the insurers ; and he could assure the meeting that the same care and watchfulness that had hitherto marked their conduct should in future be devoted to the advancement of the interests of the society. (Ap plause.)—The meeting then separated.—Norwich Chro nicle. ACCOUNT No. 4 Exhibited the total number of life members under their re spective ages, such number amounting to 6892.—A150, the total number and ages of the annuitants, being both of males and females, 763. _ _ As regfirded the general business, he observed that they had three classes in the society—First, insurances on lives; secondly, endowments ; and thirdly, annuitants. Endowments did not require to be scheduled under any table of mortality; but in the case of life insurers and annuitants, it was necessary to keep a strict mortality table. At the present time there were 260 male annui tants, the youngest of whom was 24, and the oldest 90 ; and 503 female annuitants, the youngest being 17 years of age, and the oldest, he was sorry to say, 101. (Laughter.) They were, however, obliged to take the rough and the smooth together. A short time ago, a gentleman sunk several hundred pounds in an annuity, and did not live many days after ' • and it was the profits arising from short lives like this, that had to be set against the long ones. The annuity branch of the business, although not very profitable, yet from the most carefdcaleulation made, a short time since, had been shown not to be a losing one, and it was one which they could not do without in an in stitution like this. The fifth head of the account exhi bited the business for the last twelve months; and this was an account that always possessed great interest, inas much as it evidenced the temper of the public as to the estimation in which the society was held. ACCOUNT No. 5. Comparative Statement of New Business for the years 1849 and No. of Policies Sum Annual Sum Annual on Lives. Insured. Premium. Insured. Premium. 1849. 1850. 1849. 1850. 361 403 Whole 1ife.156,462 10 C 4985 13 1 184,241 1 016063 12 7 20 27 For terms . 11,533 6 8 332 4 8 10,785 13 4 232 1 4 19 19 Spcl. cont . 10,034 00, 283 18 0 9,210 001 187 410 -e178,029 16 85651 15 9'204,23614 4 6482 18 9 400 449 No. of Policies to Annuitants. Amount sunk. 1849. 1850. 1849. 1830. 68 72 £19,177 2 5 £29,08315 3 LOCAL MEETINGS. HEALTH COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—A conversation arose relative to the storage of guano in the cellars of warehouses, a complaint having been made of a nuisance arising therefrom. As Dr. Duncan was unable to attend the board, it was agreed to postpone the matter until a future meeting.—The inspector of nuisances reported the clearing of 1063 cesspools during the week, and the refer ence of 298 to the building surveyor for examination and repairs ; the inspection of 69 nuisances complained of by inhabitants, and the reference of 30 others to the borough engineer for remedy by drainage; the delivery of 46 no tices to cleanse and purify unhealthy dwellings, and a variety of other statistical details of the operations of bis staff, including the particulars of a sanatory examination of 1268 court-houses, and of 716 cellars, formerly cleared of inmates, in the lower parts of the town.—The medical officer reported that the number of deaths for the week was 185, against 180 in each of the previous weeks, and 230 (deducting cholera) in the corresponding week of 1849. The temperature of the week had been below the average, the mean being 60.—An application for a sewer in Tarl ton-street, in order to drain Messrs. Jefferyand Morrish's property, was agreed to.—Mr. Walthew moved for a return of the amount of money paid since the passing of the Sanatory Act, by the owners of property for paving, flagging, draining, and repairing privies ; but as the mo tion did not meet with a seconder, it fell to the ground. DOCK COMMITTEE, THIIRSDAY.—The Harbour-mas ters' Committee recommended the appointment of an additional dockmaster to the north docks, to share the duties with Mr. Ashton, the present dockmaster ; the salary to be £2OO per annum, with £4O in lieu of a house. Some conversation arose as to the desirability of a general revision of the salaries of the dockmasters, and the feeling of the committee was in favour of such a course being carried out, more especially in reference to new appointments. The recommendation of the Har bour-masters' Committee was approved of, and they were instructed to recommend a person to fill the proposed office.—Mr. Robinson called attention to the proposed by-laws for regulating the porterage at the docks, copies of which had been printed so as to be submitted to the parties interested ; be thought the effect of the clause empowering the owner or consignee to appoint another master porter, in case the principal consignee was quali fied to act, would not meet the views of the operative porters. After some discussion, during which the chairman said the subject was not before the committee, and any remarks upon it were out of place, the matter dropped without any practical result.—Mr. Steele said that Mr. Rankin and himself had, in accordance with the instructions of the committee, inspected the Harrington estate in reference to its capabilities for accommodating the timber trade. The result was satisfactory. SELECT VESTRY.—A meeting of this body was held on Tuesday ; Mr. Harbord in the chair.—Mr. Earle, in accordance with his intention, expressed at the last meet ing, submitted a statement, the result of an inquiry he bad made relative to three men employed at his oil mills having had a portion of their rates excused by one of the quorums. The quorum consisted of Messrs. Dover, Den ton, and Savage. It appeared that the three men alluded to earned, one of them 3s. 4d. per day, and the other two 3s. per day, and, under such circumstances, he (Mr. Earle) thought the rates ought not to have been excused. In the course of a long discussion, it appeared that Mr. Earle had been in communication with the poor law com missioners on the subject.—Mr. Wylie moved a resolution expressive of the disapproval by the Vestry of the course pursued by Mr. Earle, which was carried by a majority of 10 to B.—Mr. Wilimer brought forward his motion to fix the amount of salary to the district medical officer, and for a re-division of the thirteen districts into twelve, giving each officer £125 per annum, such salary to include all out-door duties, but not the supply of drugs.—Mr. Hodson objected to the resolution, and moved a negative. It was stated that the medical arrangements were to come under the consideration of Dr. Duncan, the medical officer of health, and, under these circumstances, any immediate decision upon the question would be prema ture. After considerable discussion, it was agreed to postpone the further consideration of the subject until a report be received from Dr. Duncan.—Mr. Wylie moved that the resolution abolishing the medical relief committee be rescinded, and that a medical relief committee be appointed. This originated a long discussion. On a division, Mr. Wylie's motion was carried by a majority of 13 to 6. The medical relief committee was then re-formed. —Mr. Dover said he had been requested by the health committee to request the Vestry to co-operate with them in opposing the growing disposition on the part of the government to increase centralisation. There was an association in London with which the Town Council had been in communication, and the Council wished the Ves try to form a committee to act with them.—The proposi tion was agreed to, and a committee was formed.—Mr. Wylie inquired from the chairman as to the application of the funds raised for opposing the Rivington Pike scheme. The Vestry decided upon opposing the bill, but they were only to pay the legitimate expenses incurred in that opposition.—The Chairman said that the Vestry had no control over the equitable rating funds, but further in quiry must be made upon the subject. THE GORHAM CASE. ARCHES' COURT —SATURDAY. (Before Sir Herbert Jenner Fust, Judge.) GORHAM v. BISHOP OF EXETER.—At the opening of the Court this morning, Dr. Addams said—ln the matter of Gorham v. the Bishop of Exeter, I am to inform the Court that the Bishop, in obedience to the monition, brings in the pre sentation under a protest annexed thereto. lam furt her instructed to s a y that it never was the Lord Bishop's intention to resist the monition. The Judge—l do not understand, Dr. Addams, by bringing in the presentation under protest. Dr. Addams—The protest is merely an exp l anat i on his Lordship' s reasons for declining to present n the fi r t instance.f The Judge—Where are they ? Dr. A ddams—l produce the presentation and protest. Mr. Bowdler—l attend as proctor on behalf of Mr. Gorham, and I must say that the protest comes upon us by surprise. I have had no opportunity of knowing its contents. The Judge—l cannot admit it in this way. It is a very unusual proceeding. The monition is peremptory, and admits of no qualification. Dr. Addams—lt is merely tendered in the way of ex planation. It does not affect the presentation at all. The Judge—Has the order of the Court of Exchequer been brought in ? Dr. Addams—lt has. The Judge—lf it had not, Mr. Bowdler would be ea. July ti, _ 10i! tviacflatu or ti s - _ the lA rg ti ehh t sinoao l l e tri d to call upon the Court to pronou n° Bishop in contempt. Sanaa* Dr. Addams—lt might stand over till next if the Court thinks fit. be inffy TmeDl The acohrtrnpe:r A J I 3Rna u tdoega d dgwos g aiis e r n. ti — ersTar— T rha h le et Courti s presentationmerely ecannot i lanno e should rap ciianadmit ta h t ai it,ov 11 . hee a cc : 0 7 p ~.... . :* d e 0 11 I i s I t h i The Judge—lt is altogether irregular. I . lle „ n d I should have had notice. I admit the presentation, 0- reject the protest. Mr. Gorham's in hs s ka ti ve t d u ili t ig i f on tmh ? eadCe i fee* The Judge—When the fiat of the Archbishop! _;„d. let me know. The Court will then fix a time tor " tution. b• i t ill Mr. Gorham will be instituted to the living Archbishop of Canterbury nest eek. / lartrultural anD Portit ultlital COLUMN. bablfi efet The rose has ever been a favourite, and, Pr ° s yce' will be ; and it would be a difficult task for anY t P , if o f logist to determine why this flower should 8 101°3 4 03 0 quite, universally captivate the infinite minds. Flowers with perfume quite an al oare e _ o ti ther cbs ee i quite as brilliant, forms as perfect, and eq in t hes° racteristics, are merely partial favourites; even d lited b l perfect, itynsntehdeuinrstaattlioiouartfowrmoualidilifixinlitiet:etbstiof violet, next the rose in popular esteem , is - 000 - ii jsllniook:mieaeneare,dsdiatbtnodtuwrepehnativnee.eveTnhehreoasredhietss n3dealnicyioArt bac ki is torel,t : e t : tr ial :of: l4 ; subject to the attacks of insect depredators; Yeuoidbef is a question worth discus • But there is isdie sing. d that. f ige ipo nt almost as difficult to understand, an w ent slowness with which some flowers of first-ratet dodo! into public esteem. We cannot lay this faul t te ee l :, in public is rules veryo f f a vfloour. short,ra. l c e r i n : dh i e y i 1 it ii : : of that fickle goddess Fashion, because it aPr i k &On, the enthusiastic conoisseur who sets fashioNalopeo.; nor can we attribute it to aught else than a S o bel! i fi fl pr o en w i e aehr r faot s soeporf a ef s a t r h ti e fic c i h a r l y snannlitihveamtinunm and dd hoatvhee;,11,01000017!,(16 tuh e e ruisfisoe r i 1 ro n nyn, a ndd g e taaaonooarhuntmenafolhdbwoicto.woaethltuher,eeigiere, ,nroor t ewi characters. hsemiestiivhen. -for )etrnttrri:yloi is usdri 11 a ie:pun l nshsocoopoatn e wtemip x ocips i 1 tt s soil _s i lt e e oshshsu n uivienb c rmlrr e ysereor icirropsd:eh.ifeu:apecbgvdnypet e s r iot. rii i vo a nit ca u l ii tigu e ctt: t 1 : 7u t tl v i ::: e .,t, 1. 3 0: :or e c to. : e l , 003,. dt o c ° ,:tivi i: r l 30. ° ,, tor t I I 0.1 to us rLebatihetvneabunreptaitofuwnotlelyolitnlyobrluft,otrtmhe, cohfrycsaraniotuhrbsole 00 0 p,...A.005 1 Why is it, then, with such stron g . reeetairth us, 2 W a . n and e t ti n xm e e i er r tw a h t hie e sn a t t a i fil o e n onwt t s o e—r t s l i i . e subject. It is true , th e A wereg'is. o m n u e m of ca t n h n e o g t, re o a n te a st c o c ao o rr; unt of the time of ts u° it 0 ;6 brought into any of our exhibitions ; but e r y thet, cs ' bered that there ought to be a primary obi ot 0nr.,4 fwroilml fo e or t mn r e o a po s l t i r s ik fr in o g m It is not g, , f thy:. known that a new and e singularly beautiful . v ow: flowers is now in cultivation, • been 1° e sa ha,ing,,b jO B the m of Mr. Fortune's introductions,,,,if, a dimensions and dwarf habit. These new F rei ' cl i p ro i of the . approaching season ; and as they a,? r , fe,' habit as diminutive in the flower, they vciu albeliv i rably for the enlivening of the greenhouse dreary in the winter season "Chusan ... Daisy," a chnirfay.mswaeennitlthsecibellfutimtvha e o t e f c e °' x ri c s e e e 0 6 "sicb:eq, co r ill feFartaunlrcneevnalwtueihachaeuercisreteo'u. tnrs.ils°lesjetrv°ysu.s3rW_,llautiv'cw:as'icionbss iftcsillafiriliol;?o°'h':,. , ft MISCELLANE A ' . 11 0C1f Or' Spade Husbandry.—lt is an erro neoul r j e ns o r only very good soils can be cultivated as 15 " . 'lb e of i 5 garden-farms, with a profit to the 9ccupier.,,te 3 15 0 0 againstrtd ih i io e se n nt rp c ii e ocntos o Frt f olhcafeh a nb l adc l lleookrrw c ssr o ie;n u ocwg n ft n- t hs r ßei i als e enss s atd , coi ihn e fi y s ays p vau e eHre c i b i hoe a eau l ea l ds y nn, pb d aionrr u pot r siti.o i e n gogi g befs 0 it l eniegi3: B Bse : f :ot e:fe. a tti ii s tv: : : ;, husbandry, although yet only in its infallioto 001 equally satem b rpol e leoat e mfvtd n aeiebgnr:legaiirs o of th s e uc b e l e a s c s k fu , l h : unwgirtnyezdtshoelg,...:;:htobt :e"eojclet! fertilisers, g sdfe rt b thsh o , ee g ns s soopti o al o f dpnerl L oyo d a nfu n loy c er a e, gs s s h aoi r i nm r dca e ee . niocs of BbitauhY;frepooriDgrleeire:ete:rhg;3l:e Jr 1: : agriculturists the spade is considered 0 be th tde . . ora once less expensive and more p r oduetir e ' e fit• •poe' t i ,s tables,k n o ne g dasrludacenhnd gardener," os, been o S bu potatoes ,sr observed v y e have, actvhaebe, cabbages. a glatee sp. rp:e d s u s e l : : 0. 0 5 ; h & u c n . gr T y h h e ea s th am s w e h r i e c t h ur a n d s joi h n av th e e b s eLn by th e cool , 4 n o t th e . tti c gteru 'll ii the cottagers, made to produce all rhecorelhe r think of planting potatoes, cabbages,, -,. be I,ifere" ploughed land, if he could it d • L °. t "• e °I get ug , tile a of t ai, of produce far more than compensate fo r ro an t o ~6 of cost. By turning up or loosening the g' s° ' til e 'i do es 1 0 six inches deeper than the plough, which f s-ie 1 narily act on more than three or four inches° dills' ger/ pa pc i ll is an opportunity afforded for the descent l 'olr• ot° o the roots of plants." Another author % 0, efely tb e emphatically remarks that, for many reao° l3 , hetor Is farmer should use the spade. In drill er°Plvd,' •. se s 7,o " put in a quicker succession of his croll s, ice" of - r JD le e 4tlr coming forward as the other is ripening-„, il',,spo' le he can dig when he can't plough; and ''''' ss'• 11. et spade in turning up stiff clay land in autano,„,, g ifie,,,itit- a the soil to frost and snow, is hardly to be, ..,`Tiere l ' i i 5, e , ° 0 all such lands the plan should be pursued i' d tbob, h oic' e . crop is put in." Experience has PO" land ' p si. t digging or forking is more beneficial to the (0 11% 0 fol d or three ploughings, as the soil is thus 10° ,, re j, .g , rised, and the land more completely leveu e e 3 0, 1) pull usually employed is a strong one of tbreThio pro s 14 inches in depth, and 71 inches in wid2ilesse, i sP o oo k to to be more manageable than the spode , 'prig , "riliog r ing , For boys and lads, a somewhat lighter jtec° r isg, same construction, should be procured'„ the dig: to: 1 ; Dr. Yellowly, when men are employed, t h at l ' e ptlt' n f effected by taking in about 4 inches of ea r ro per 7 oflt 1 ,6 pressing perpendicularly, and getting to 3 Ptorrie u all t ,5 two thrusts. The earth is not, howev er l ,, th ° " t ° 4 l ;' the trench to a•greater depth than 10 itl"ipt thl a rii ta is 'll fork may get down as far as 13 or 1 : 1 ' ,,,1 iled, q w - liic_„ o P 0 remains at the bottom in a state of what's `".• ertu ,he r'rey answers the purpose equally well with the ..„ e for ' t v;o ll ' thrown out, of forming a permeable raediul t he f • ~, of the plants which are to grow in it."- -4111 " . de t i 1 ;11 Manuals of Industry, No. 11. r o d isil ii ° fe Application of Manure.—lt admits 0. n ag , or' t 10 00 the fertility of alluvial soils, better gretnriels o f lowlands, arises from the qnantity of lun deP ° :, - c iecqi been carried from the higher localities se otf l''„ wl'„ r w the flats, and more chiefly from the verY 111 la l'elor; of the ingredients, and the intimater elationtsbe c lei , eti oe s they are placed to each other. This allori s 00 1Y. b b le ii . l ti ; Y":l,:ltoocolfArro,illett? ment of chemical action, which takes Obleinsensl.olo,l the ultimate elements of matter, and a" • ilsor'' o so t ' f tances. The general fertility of all loatals° t he %air' c the combination of the elements ther thou J , tuft ra . e toe' tbiol'dotv or quality in any particular form or ex's Re a - 0 1 ' ir from the above natural appearances, . 1 ° the 0 05 _ of e. O l manures should be mixed with the soil in Liot ion lo ot 0 possible manner, and since a chemical eelrT he toe 4( jer,,A meats exceeds human power to uerforn3,,"; in OP' si bie, ,A be , o' mixture must be done as perfectly as P o ' how fl s ei supply its place. In this way a farm P l e nd s K lac if with the soil, by repeated workings of t,. oe 00 of son's harrow, after the winter Ploughing of ' .6., tP f e s oce- gal 011 6 in depth ; and, in order to facilitate this Pr_ t he , 0 i, for litter should be cut into short length I,Y. t ats t h e 5,, the cutting machinery, which will allo faec esOw o f . t.P 001, straw with the soil along with the solid _ f dr e fi hol,,l coals. A mass of dung laid in the hollow ac ' t i o e i b e io tio:ii no influence on the land ; any chemical ew coil ( De c , between the materials of the dung,. es o es, °jaok o s. between bodies are inversely as their mu an d the ab eo p , as the surfaces they present. The Ig oo of 9 0 111 00 3 in masses. and thence is only the attra _ ess eo. 4 a _ O , Intimatecontact and minute adherence "'The s t,* er i ID, cessary for the affinity of comPosi tinn ' will b e P1 ° ,3 11 0: 4 ' dung being mixed in this way, the drills a corn in', o llf veniently formed by one furrow of the,orges e n ivili. moved as deeply as the power of two 1. :og . b e ~s bi of depends.—.T. The soil will be full of moisture, br e d aP T o tit t lyt wrought by the grubber, and never t urn the qu itoe e plough to the exposure of drought. u",.. 0.00 1 moisture in the land the safety of the turTe_ile. t tice 0 „e 0 00 Stove, Coraervatory. B(c.—The prac t he er. 1 . 9 0,, e ir e t 0 fCP a t 0 a those plants which will bear exposured : o l e t v e‘ a very good one, if properly nualo.g_ ve c einP e t he kb enl mean such hard-wooded plants as rui d te 115 f ciug bie c i growth under the glass, and require. _ o f plf L i , o , 0 wood ripened. Many adopt the praeqe u we tlo,`:. o teio;okii under the shelter of a north wall : 01 17 4 w et, 1 ;011,00 OPERATIONS .Dn tAe Ag r ri o e guilli-rr H al s ti 31.14;; f °% seit i li °ll4 tionable, for, if the season is warm an o cil ripening wood already formed, it Wllll, teP; to e : l b: 4 to a fresh growth of even a more. ce”7 oo irob li doPt e ll plan may do for plants which t 2 15 _,_ tie ntlf c os l P th e growing for several seasons, and is :TY - t theY are CO "e" the growers of exhibition plants ; b ..r ing i 5 the 0 171 to discontinue it as soon as the flow lung ,dange ee tio o l ,o primary object. Another method is t o re °bj es °sl; the consequence is they make their Dyed ,itt,,4,,, bottom of the pot, which cannot be p° is to t n i• p erl o o ashes f f aenrmd einr tpholeer plan, — l r d efe ta otri n on — for .exposed to the sun is equally injurioUs.,_ whi cp retteiblei i ti m n n h o g aa i n s m b t n a te h r n d e e y o , 'is to set the pots on some material into 90 ar o p 4 a, cannot penetrate—slates are best,a liu u ch os ; r dil i i iigt'' of them off. To allow the Poeno PO plants that they will shade the pot to I, 0 b° 0 , se! and the whole should be surrounded ~„,),; po ts ; 0 1 0 1 , about 18 inches, to protect the outs .. th e fel 0 41 so K lo it n c g hen pre G va a i r l d ed en can be had at a very trifling expense. , et , Ow' by a w ws o eat o ot d h e pe n err. f m ra iA m t na e n - ar w ara o w r ne k gie s e h gm o te u on ld tbeo b f e stt e rh r ei e ts c e t i ien d d d o k e 7 ` ba s ev s i i ? O r b cv i e e ya! 11 0 be all made to take in pieces,. and if tao vi c' , t ht 1 4 would last many years. soon as the ground is moistened. ~_"„r op . „ 0 , j 0 greens of all kinds, and celery for a lao: ri v 0 so ord t ;o6 ANSWERS TO. CORRE3l7_,sdia;bolo L. Manchester.—The fault is ofer s t '• :0 0 5 t he, will grow more luxuriantly such treatment is not best adapted fq_Batur et ~ ii! , ',' is opposed,to every principle of vegetaerret. Boil cf', flowers lutist have light for their dev n' . 00 00:i io no t s ; . Philip. James.—Yoar plant 1 5 CYurhest o °_ ; 1 ;00;41' a very beautiful ann ual; it is, b9w.el e ' ail int°, ( iato tember, and pricked out of the secl ig h the after. which it shottl ,m l lhse treA aeinscinee d esici t ilitehcitillig:l' ") :llll:' ;t naMekint. 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