The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-09-29 00:00:00

FOREI:GN AND COLONIAL. At Jamaica, on the 25th of July, the remarkable spec tacle ivas presented in the heavens of four rainbows , two THE OVERLAND ' MAIL . of which, those in the centre, being nearly perfect, and of An extraordinary express, in anticipation of the over- exceeding brighness, while the outer ones, which were land mail from India, arrived in London on f Thecday. cons depibly more apart, werelaint and imperfect. After Our advices from Bombay are not of a more recent date some time, .the centre ones were seen to amalgamate, than reached us by the last mail. The news brought by while those on either side faded away. this conveyance is of little political interest. From the The Count dellontemolin end Ge neral Cabrera arrived nort h- w est we have nothing but vague rumours, on which i n London on Saturday week, via Dover. His royal it is impossible to place any dependence. It is add that highness is residing for the present at tie Brunswick -reorganise their forces, Hotel, Hanover-square, and leads a very retired life , th e Sikhs have determined to thou he is su car should the British go ve rnment be.complaisant enough to pposed to be concerting measures for rying.sh people. out the declaration contained in his address to the perm it them to do so ; and that, under these circum stances, the Lahore Durbar had earnestly solicited that p an the army of occupation mi g ht remain at Lahcre for a --4 " - longer period than was originally fined by the Governor- General. Ghoo!ab Singh has of late largely inernased his army, and having 'b :upon called .uon to reduce it, to deliver up certain forts, and to abstain ' from with Persia and Akbar Khan, be has ri with the rtc• - • -s, therefore. tha —On Friday :the ship St. George, Captain Ferris, arrived in the Mersey, bringing papers one day later than those previously received. There is nothing additional from - Mexico or the seat of war, and some doubt is thrown on the reported proceedings in Cali,ar nia. Col. Allen, the commander of the Mormon regi ment, had died on the prairie, of cor.gestive fever. The anti-Mormons, fully armed and 1000 strong, were to march upon Nauvoo on the 26 th ult. An %gager:cent and bloodshed were deemed inevitable. ntri;:uing refused to It see corjunction of affairs, the Labor chance of being released this year. . - arrtson stand From China we !earn, le evacuation cf+•C;hu- san. A serious riot had taken place at Canton, which seems to have originated in some very trivial cause. '1 he correspondent of the Morning Herald complains that in this, as on a former occasion, the British inhabitants.were solely dependent on foreign vessels for assistance, not withstanding that a British squadron is maintained on that station for the .purpose of protecting British com merce. A bed feeling towards the•Englifili still exist.c at Canton., but is confined, for the most‘part, to the.lower orders of the people. been received, three days later than those brought by the steamer. These advices fully confirm our previous anti cipations as to the probability of another change of government in Mexico. (Paredes, the late president, has been overthrown and imprisoned, and Santa Anna is once more at the head of affairs. As to the effect which this new revolution will have on the relations between the United States and Mexico, nothing is yet known. Santa Anna is reported to have declared himself favourable to peace, but ready for war if his fellow-countrymen desireddt. THE SPANISH FEG,TIVES.—As soon as the French Government had ascertained that Cabrera and Count de Montemolm bad arrived in England, it sent off to Lon don four agents :of the secret police, who are to com municate, day by day, accounts of t heir movements. The government is very active in preventing either carlist or Progresista refugees from entering Spain. Villa Real, Bargaz, and Casa Eguia , have been arrested at Bordeaux, and will be imprisoned in ithe castle of Blaye. A royal ordinance has been published, calling into active service h 3,000 recruits of the class of 1845. 45,782 are intended Cut the army, and 7,218 for the navy. FRANCE The Faris gapers are principally oeaufied with the Montpensier marriage, and the atftirs of -Spain. The Courier Francais declares that the flight of the Count de Montemolino and General Cabrera is connected with a vast plan, the principal supporters of which are in Eng land. The Journal des Debate speaks in guarded and moderate terms,—La Preese with assumed.confidence in the conclusion of -the marriage. The COnsfitufionnel seems to anticipate a compromise between -England and France, and suggests the renunciation of all.claim to the French crown by the Duke de Montpensier. The,Wational is, if possible, additionally energetic in its opposition to the marriage. ":Up to the moment at which il write," says the Paris correspondent-of the Times, '• rioA3ammu nicatiou an the subject of the Montpensier marriage has, am assured, taken place between the British and Erench Governments." * * * "Alarm ban at length begun to make itself felt in Paris,—at Court, in the Ministry, among the public, and at the Bourse. At the very mo ment at which I write there is sitting under the presidenq of the King a council—not of ministers. but of the friends of his Majesty—to deliberate upon the present state of the Montpensier marriage question. The result will be, probably, a mission given to the Duke de Broglie to pro ceed forthwith to London, to endeavour to reconcile her Majesty Queen Victoria and her Minister to the Mont pensier marriage ; tar the affair has assumed a most serious aspect. * * The escape of Cabrera andof the Count de Moatemolin has wonderfully embarrassed and compli cated the question. The Progresistas are possibly by this time on the ere of revolt. It is true that the present Spanish army is an excellent one,—devoted to the Queen, —but, if the Carlists rise in the provinces, the garrisons of the large towns must be reduced, in order to send against them an overwhelming force. The strength of the Carlists lies in the fields. and in the villages ; that of the Progresistas in the cities and large towns. The Carlists must be opposed. To oppolie them, the garrisons of the towns and cities Must be wakened, and thus give to ihe ProgresiAas the very opportunity for which they pray. This will be all very lamentable if it takes place, and may, in its resulis,—supposing the double insurrection to sue ceed,—produce the dethronement of the Queen, and the placing on the throne of Don Enrique, or the Count de Montemolin. The Paris journals of Tuesday are on the one absorbing subject—the Spanish marriage. The mi nisterial papers dwell with much satisfaction upon the unanimous vote of the Cortes upon the address approving of both marriages, which they say is demonstrative that the feeling of the Spaniards is favourable, and not hostile, as assumed by the London papers; they also affirm that the British public is unmoved on te subject, and, in fine, appear quite confident that the storm will blow over, without leaving any permanent trace behind. The oppo sition papers, on the other hand, pretend to know that all overtures of conciliation made to the British Cabinet have been met with the mosrrepulsive coldness, and augur very serious consequences from the present embroiled state of relations, IRELAND. TacENniARY FIRE. On the morning of Wednesday week, a dreadful conflagration took place at Springfield Castle, in Limerick, the seat of Lord lluhkerry, where a • r • L— r.nfo v.nlrlch £5OO, was maliciously consumed. The mills in the Royal William Victualling Yard, at Plymouth, are immediately to commence grinding, night and day. Indian corn, for the supply of the distressed It is expected they will perform about eighty luarters, or 38,4031b5. of meal per day. Very recently, at Dungartion, in the county of Cork, ' , ere the average rate of wages is from 6d to Bd. a-day, ,ple were quite indignant, in fact, riotous, at learn were only to have Iod. a day on the public works, and they modestly demanded 2s. On Wedresdiy, Colonel Westenra and Mr. Palmer Doolin, of Sbinow, and a magistrate of King's county, were out shooting, when, by some accident, the Colonel's gun exploded, sending its contents through the lungs of Mr. Doolin, who only survived an hour. REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—Ar the usual weekly meeting of the Repeal Association, on Monday, the rent amounted only to £6l. A. letter was read from Mr. O,Connell re lative to the existing distress in the country, and the mea sures to be adopted for its relief. One of the sth Dra goon Guards was proposed as a member, but his admission was suspended until legal advice could be taken. TRADE OF DROGHEDA.—The Drogheda Argus of last week says:—During the week ending yesterday, no less than nine steam-ships left our port, besides several sailing vessels. We do not recollect any week in which so large a number of live stock was shipped hence. There were of horned cattle, 2,670 ; sheep, 2,065 ; pigs, 2,342 ; the pec ti horses, 46 Tun RENTAL OF TRiLAND.—LORI Mountcashel, in a letter to the Cork Constitution, says that the income arising from Ireland is £13,000,000. This sum, when compared with £85,800,000, which is the annual rental of property in England and Wales, will show how limited the resources of Ireland are, independent of the capital, commerce, trade, and manufactures possessed by the sister country ; independent also of the charges and lia bilities affecting Irish estates. On Thursday, a number of men, women, and boys en tered the village of Castlemartyr, Cork, and after march ing through it, entered the baker's and huxter's shops, and seized on all the bread 'hey could lay their hands on. They then went to the residence of the Earl of Shannon, and threatened to pull the castle down, but a troop of the Ist Dragoons coming up, they were prevented. The agent of his lordship had been sent that very morning to Cork, to buy £lOO worth of meal for gratuitous distribution among the poor of the village. Such is Romish gratitude. Disranss—Government have resolved upon employing all the available steam vessels in her Majesty's service in carrying food from the English and Scotch ports to those districts of Ireland in which the people are most distressed. The price of food will, it is expected, be much lower in a few months than it is at present, from the numerous heavy orders sent out to America for Indian meal and flour. On the arrival of those provisions in this country or in Scotland, they wiil immediately be tran shipped in the government steamers to the different ports of Ireland to which we have referred. TrtE POTATO CROP—GRATIFYING FICATIIRES.—SOIDD euxicm ,facta-............werng-iekwerammetrcton art-tlmpotEtto - Crap btu Ireland have been elicited within the last few days. It is ascertained that in consequence of the continued run of fine weather a sanitary process had set in, and that those which were sickly (wet and soapy) have recovered. A gentleman residing in the county of Wicklow, for instance, has two acres of potatoes planted on mountain land, which a month age he gave up as totally and irretrievably lost; on trying them again last week, be found but few rotten, and the rest rostored to health, forming an abundant crop, though still small in size. He reports the same of all his neighbours' farms ; in short, in that district it is asserted there will be no want, if an artificial one is not created. It has been also discovered that where a single stalk has not survived on the ridge, and that the whole field ap peared blighted, the tubers are yet to be found healthy, with a comparatively small per centage of loss. In one case the actually rotten did not exceed 10 per cent. upon the whole. This is not an isolated case; subsequent trials have led to similar discoveries in the immediate neighbour hood of the metropolis. RIOTS.—On the 24th instant, the extraordinary ses sions took place at Clashmore, Tipperary. Lords Hun tingdon, Stuart, and several magistrates attended. An immense concourse of people collected, some of the crowd asked would they be put to work next morning? They were answered that every arrangement was making to give them employment as soon as possible. This exasperated them and they got furious. They abused Lord Stuart when he came out of the court, and it was with difficulty he was enabled to get on his car, and escape. Several called out "to kill him." They followed his lordship along the road, but the horses in the carriage were kept at the fullest speed, and thus his lordship esc iped. Sir R. Musgrave had to take shelter in a house. The dragoons were pelted with stones from all directions. There are a number of high walls in the neighbourhood, which af forded great facilities to the mob of attacking the military with impunity. The dragoons had to retreat for the pur pose of loading, one man was knocked off his horse, and several were severely cut. Lord Huntingdon, used every exertion to pacify and calm the mob which his lordship ultimately succeeded in doing. Such conduct must be put down, or there is no knowing where it will end. %Ve understand that a very fine Durham cow, value £3O, was taken by the mob from the demesne of Muckridge, and roasted in the town of Youghal, where it was speedily THE RIVER PLATE. devoured. Intelligence has been received via Falmouth, from THREATENED RIOT AT KILWORTH.—It is with regret Monte Video, to so recent a date as the 28th of July. we have to state that a disposition to riot and intimidation, Matters continued in the same unsettled state, and there in parts of this county hitherto peaceable and orderly, is was little prospect of a speedy adjustment of differences every day more visible. On Monday night fires blazed, between the opposing factions, will remained in the field and horns sounded throughout the districts of Fermoy, without making any decisive movement. Mr. Hood, the Kilworth, and Arnim. Meetings of the relief committees British Commissioner, had gone to Buenos Ayres, but had previously to be held in Fermoy and Kilworth on the whether Ile had been able to accomplish anything had not Tuesday. Early in the morning a threatening notice was transpired, though it was supposed something had been found thrust under the hall door of the Earl of Mount done, as an improvement bad taken place in Buenos Ayres cashell ; at the hour of twelve, his lordship walked from paper currency. The general opinion was, that there his mansion to the town to attend the committee, where would be no peace with Rosas. On the 18th of July, he found thousands pouring in in bodies from the adjacent the grand anniversary of the country, the government glens and mountains. Fearing a serious breach of the sent a flag of truce. to Oribe's camp, to propose an ex- peace, he lost no time in sending a requisition to the change of prisoners, but the humane appeal being consi- 'officer in command of the 77th regiment stationed at Fer dered deficient in respect to Rosas' Lieutenant was not moy, and took other precautions for the maintenance of admitted. The enemy has evacuated the department of public order. Dense masses of the people with imple- Maldonado, and marched towards the lines. Rivera is talents of husbandry in their bands, soon co:locted in still at Las Vacas. front of the Police•barrack, where the Relief Committee had met, filling up every space in the broad street : Tbirty-three thousand copies of the sacred Scriptures at first they appeared to be peaceably inclined, but have been sold by the colporteurs of France during the when their numbers increased to some thousands, their last three months. riotous intentions became more apparent ; shouts, yells, SIR HENRY POTTINGER.—This eminent diplomatist, and threats were loudly uttered, and when the Rev. has been gazetted Governor of the Cape of Good Hope Mr. Daly, the parish priest, interposed, his advice was and the adjacent territory belonging to Great Britain. unheeded, and on one occasion he was insulted. The A druggist and his pupil have recently been brought up mob now determined to attack the shops : they first went before the tribunal of Correctional Police of Paris, on a to a baker, named Barrett, who, to protect himself from charge of manslaughter for having sold syrup of poppies violence, delivered up what bread he had in his premises. to'a woman for administration to her infant. The child Putting a loaf of bread on the top of a long pole, they died, and the accused have been remanded. then paraded the town, bodies of labourers following in Count Sternberg, the celebrated German geologist, has procession with their spades shouldered like firelocks. ordered in his last will, that his body shall be inclosed in Next they proceeded to the house of a publican, named the hollowed-out trunk of one of those gigantic antedilu- O'Brien, whose windows they broke, and from whom vian palm-trees, which have assumed the hardness of the they extorted food : a violent woman, named Nancy most compact sandstone. We are not aware whether his Hyde, on this occasion took a leading part, and made desire has been already carried into effect. herself very conspicuous in heading the rioters. After Mr. Newman is on his way to Rome, where he will re- this they proceeded in great force to Lord Mountcashel's main some months. The Univerg contains an account of demesne gate, which the porter refused to open for them, his reception at Paris, which was most cordial on the part and which they, with vociferations, attempted, but vainly, of the ecclesiastical authorities. The Archbishop of Paris to break. At this critical moment a body of the police and the Nuncio of the Pope paid great attention to this made their appearance, inside his lordship's grounds, and distinguished theologian. the rioters immediately retire'l. Almost at the same time It is rumoured that the ticklish question of Tahiti is a strong body of the 77th Regiment marched into the entirely settled between Lord Palmerston and M.Guizot ; town, and having taken up a position in front of the that the French protectorate is to remain as at present Police Birracks, the rioting ceased. Soon after the established, and a line of demarcation to be agreed on rioters began to retire to their homes, and the magistrates, between the two governments. Queen Pomare is to be militar y , and police, having remained until all was quiet, reinstated in part of her dominions. I some time after returned to their quarters.—Cork paper. COLONIAL GOVERNORS.—Friday's Gazette contains ; RIOTS AT YOUGHAL.—Afier a public meeting, held the appointment of Sir Charles E. Grey to be Governor of Jamaica ; Lieut.-Col. Reid to be Governor of the island of Barbadoes, Grenada, St. Vincent, Tobago, and St. Lucia; and Captain Elliott to be Governor of the Bermudas SPAIN. The Times of Tuesday says, that praparations for the marriage of the Duke de Montpensier were nearly com plete, and it was still deemed that government had gone too far to recede. Nevertheless, a misgiving about the af fair was entertained somewhat genera'•ly, because of the silence of the British cabinet, and of the probability of an insurrectionary war in Spain. The funds continued to fall, under this impression, on Sunday, and attempts were of course made to check that tendency. Among the means resorted to with that object was a report that the King of the French had announced to the British govern ment his readiness to renounce all claim of the descend ants of his son to the Spanish crown. This, if true, would put an end to the question ; but it was not credited. Our correspondent states, however, on what he deemed excel lent authority, that King Louis Philippe wrote from La Ferte Vidame, on Friday last, to her Majesty Queen Vic toria, a deprecatory letter of 12 pages, in which he detailed the progress of the Montpensier marriage. and described it as a matter long resolved or. He, of course, prayed his august ally to acquiesce in the match, and concluded by expressing his intense anxiety to learn the views and the resolve of the British cabinet. " Tbis letter," says our correspondent, " left Paris for London yesterday by a Cabinet courier, after having produced, I am assured, very serious disapprobation among his Majesty's advisers. The King, who was to have remained longer at La Ferte Vidame, returned to St. Cloud last night. lam assured that it was intended that, instead of the 24th instant, the Duke de Montrensier should have left Paris for Spain this day, and that his departure had been postponed in consequence of the arrival of a messenger from Madrid with a copy of the instructions sent Mr. Bulwer by Lord Palmerston, a report of what passed between our minister and Senor Itturiz on communicating those instructions, and despatches from M. Bessan, Queen_ Christina, and M. Isturiz." _ The Infante Don Enrique had addressed to the Presi dents of both Chambers of the Legislature a protest against the marriage of the Infanta Luisa with the Duke de Montpensier. He had done so as a member of the Royal Family of Spain, and as such interested in the question of the eventual succession to the throne, decreed to his family by the Constitution, in case of the failure of direct issue from the daughters of Ferdinand the Seventh. A telegraphic despatch, dated Madrid, 18th instant, announces that the Cortes adopted on that day, unani mously, with the exception of one vote (159 to 1,) the address in reply to the message from the Queen. It was believed in Paris that the Duke de Broglie was about to leave for London on a mission from the French government. The departure of the Duke de Montpensier was said to be fixed for Saturday. The Paris correspondent of the Herald, in a postscript to his letter of Thursday evening, says :—" It is asserted positively, by persons generally well informed, that the French Government received last night a telegraphic despatch, announcing that Mr. Bulwer had, in conformity with instructions from his Government, protested form ally against the marriage of the Infanta with the Duc de Montpensier. To this rumour may unquestionably be attributed the heavy fall that took place to-day in all public securities on the Bourse." AL ougnal, to constutr listrer•sed populaticn, a 1 pally labourers fritn the rural districts meditating mischief. In the after- ge coneou bled in the town, • .__ noon , they began to carry their intentions into execution. They pro'►ibited the further shipping of grain at the quay; and grain to be delivered at the corn merch-►nts stcres was driven out of the town by force. Every baker's shop in the town that was not closed was rifled, and all business suspended. The military and constables SWITZERLAND.--DREADFUL FIRE AND Loss OF LIFT. — Un thenight of the 15th September a conflagra tion burst out in the hotel of the Crown, at Tavannes, in "-orland, not far from Berne. There were thirty -ors staying at the hotel, six of whom perished „ in the flames. M. iimmer t engin!er, in: c hi e f o f the Can ton of Thun, was on the point of jumping fr om a w i n d ow , when the floor fell in with a loud crash, and he p er i s h e d. Two more persons have s i nce died from their wounds. Moat of the travellers were Englishmen. • - three st were ordered out, anct enueavouiu to imibudne coeni to Leave the town, which they did at night (alit. In the night, the portcullis of the bridge, connecting the counties of Cork and Waterford, was raised.and taken possession of. On Tuesday, a quantity of Indian heal, intended for THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. the Ardmore Relief Committee, was forced back by the mob, who had collected at an early hour. The military and constables were ordered. The bread shops were again attacked, and several of them rifled, and the military had to remain under arms the whole day. Towards evening, the greater part of the people again returned home. it is stated that the Roman Catholic zlergy again strenuously a-sisted the executive. A meeting of the authorities and others was held in the evening, and steps taken to afford extensive employment to some hundreds of the poor. , On Wednesday, some hundreds of men, who had entered the town .with spades and shovels, were met by numbers,of the relief committee, who suceeeded in setting them to work in cutting down a hill on the road to Fermoy. Others were employed on bye-roads. Another larg , party of men were dissuaded from violence, by a promise of extensive and continued employment, and setting some of them to work. Up to half-past three the town re maioe,i, quiet. The merchants were in a state of appre hension. No corn was allowtd to come into the town. One merchant had a notice posted that the corn on his store was for home consumption. The trade was in a great measure suspended. On Thursday, a mob of thou sands marched down to Mr.. Fisher's mill at Pilltown, just opposite Youghal, on the county of Waterford side, vowing vengeance if Indian meal was not sold for Is. per stone from the mill, and corn ground for Id. per stone ; they then proceeded, armed with sticks, spades, hammers, (such as are used in repairing roads) and other weapons, to the Ferrypoint just opposite the centre of the town, and considerable appre, hension was excited, that they meant to attack it. The Magistrates had the military in readiness immediately to repel them, but they contented themselves with threats of vengeance against the ferrymen and boatmen should they carry corn or provisions over to the Youghal merchants. A farmer's house of the name of Wynne, was plundered, several other farmers were sworn not to take their corn over to Youghal, and again they marched clown to the ;Ferry Point to show themselves. The military were, however, soon in readiness, and if the people attempt to pillage the town or seize any of the Goverment stores, the magistrates have fully made up their minds to repel them by tome. In the town itself all are greatly excited, the shops all dosed, the bank doors closed, and the porters stationed at the doors, as a report was abroad that th.ey were to be attacked. On Friday, a requisition came us from Killeagh for the military, as it is feared the mill wid he attacked again, and two stacks of corn were burnt belonging to a farmer named Gotsel ; a requisition came from Dungarvan, but a-man cannot be spared. The merchants held a meeting on Friday, at which a strong memorial was adopted to the Government, calling on them I o send in food and make the town a Commissariat Depot, I ; a resolution was come to immediately to bring into the town some thousands of barrels of Indian corn. A deputation left for the pur pose of purchasing it, and a subscription list of between Iwo and three thozaand pounds was signed to gua rantee any loss arising from a fall in the markets. In the affray at Clashmore, Thomas Joaeah Fitzgerald, Esq., J.P. of Ballinasparka, a Roman Catholic gentleman of considerable property and influence, had a narrow escape for his life, and but for the timely protection of James Power, Esq., of Clashmore, would, no doubt, have been severely injured. He was in favour of Lord Stuart's pro position, and against advancing the rate of wages. On Friday afternoon the military were still under arms, but no violence has taken place. THE C -ETAT 4- FASHIONABLE WORLD. The Court arrived at Windsor on Tuesday from the Isle of Wight. The Queen Dowager and the Princess of Prussia have h , en the guests of her Majesty at Windsor since Tuesday. They leave the castle to-day. Her Majesty gave a grand dinner party on Wednesday. Among the guests were the Queen Dowager, the Princess of Prussia, the Duke of Wellington, Lord Robert Gros- venor, &c. The Court is expected to leave Windsor in the course of this week for Claremont, where it will remain for about a week or ten days, to enable Prince Albert to enjoy the sport of shooting over the preserves of the Belgian Sove reign. The Queen Doifager has caused to be issued cards fora grand entertainment to the Princess of Prussia on the 30th instant, at Marlborough I-louse, the Princess having ap pointed the folio.ing day for her departure for Berlin. The Earl of Wilton is at present staying at the Vice- regal Lodge, Phoenix Park, Dublin, o❑ a visit to the lord. lieutenant of Ireland. . The vacancy in the representative peerage created by the death of the Marquis of '1 bocriond is to be filled up by the election of the Earl of Desart. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster and Ladies Grosvenor have arrived at Eaton Hall, Cheshire, for the autumn. The arrangements for the approaching festivities, in celebration of the coming of age of the Earl of Grosvenor, will shortly be determined on Her Mejesty has a bracelet, ornamented with four mag nificent diamonds formerly the property of female royalty, the death of each of whom has been unhappy. One of them belonged to the Princess Charlotte, two to Maria Antoinette, and the fourth to Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. UNSOPHISTICATED LOYALTY.—During Prince Albert's stay at Kynance Cove, several little children, belonging to a poor woman residing in a hut near, picked up a few of the choicest pebbles of the beach, and with infantine sim plicity presented them to his royal highness. They were received in the kindest manner, and every pebble enriched its giver with a sovereign, a return of which they knew not the value. APPROACHING MARRIAGES IN BIG 1 LIFE —.- We have to announce a tnarriage, stated to be on the tapes, between Lady Elizabeth Grosvenor, daug h ter of the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, and sister of Lady Prudhoe and Lady Parker, with the Hon. Mr. Lawley, son of Lord and Lady Wenlock. We have reason to believe that a matrimonial alliance is positively determined between the Marquis of Sligo and the Hon. Miss Smythe, daughter of Viscount Strangford. Among the marriages in high society on the eve of tak ing place, we can announce that of Mr. Hugh Horatio Seymour, only son of the late Lieut -Colonel Hugh 11.1. and Lady Charlotte Seymour, and nephew of the Marquis .of Cholmondeley, and Miss Ellice, daughter of Lieut.- General Robert Ellice. _ _ _ The day is not yet appointed for the marriage of Miss Drummond, daughter of Mr. Andrew and Lady Elizabeth Drummond, and granddaughter of the Duke of Rutland, and Mr. Lumley, who has inherited the valuable property of the Dowager Countess of Scarborough. Lady Margaret Grey, sister to the Earl of Stamford and Warrington, who, it has been stated is to be married to Mr. Milbanke, second son of Mr. Mark and Lady Au gusta Milbanke, and nephew to the Duke of Cleveland, is staying with Sir John and Lady Jane Walsh, and at pre sent no precise day is appointed for their union. There is not any day appointed for the nuptials of Lady Charlotte Herbert, second daughter of the Earl and Coun tess of Powis, and Mr. H. Montgomery. of Grey Abbey, county Antrim. SPO IiTING I N TEL LIGENCE A VETERAN ST. LEGER VISITOR.—Mr. Mapplebeck, of Doncaster, now seventy-eight years of age, has seen every St. Leger run since its institution, with the ex ception of last year, when he was confined to his bed. SALES.—Brocardo, to the Earl of Strathmore, for, as reported, 1,500 guineas ; Miss Sarah, to the Earl of Glasgow, for 1,200 guineas; and Grimston, to Sir Juba Gerard, for 1,200 guineas. LANERCOST.—Mr. Kirby, of York, the worthy owner of the celebrated stallion, Lanercost, the sire of Van Tromp, and other firt-rate runners, has refused 3,000 guineas for this valuable stallion. The offer was made on the 15th instant, at Doncaster, with a contingency of 500 guineas more, should any of the Lanercost stock win the champagne. CRICKET—THE EDGE-HILL v. THE ROCK FERRY.— The return match between the two first elevens of these clubs wasiplayed on Thursday. the 17th instant, on the ground of the former. After a game, which excited con siderable interest, the Edge-hill Club beat their oppo nents in a single innings. __ _ . - LANCASTER REGATTA.—This crack event of the North came off on Tuesday. The races were well con tested, and all passed orf to the satisfaction of the nu merous spectators. The Trial Stakes, for youths not ex ceeding eighteen years of age, in four-oared boats, first beat four guineas, second £l, was won by the Lune, beat ing Leander and Moonbeam.—The Borough Cup, value £ , lO, second boat to receive £lO, was won in three well contested heats by the Manchester boat, P. and B. R. C. The Open Race, for watermen and others, in tour-oared boats, for a plate of £lO, second boat £5, was won by the Lancashire Witch, beating three others.—The Ladies' Purse of £5, a scullers' match, for gentlemen amateurs, was won by the Alanchester boat S. R. C., beating the Fanny Ellsler (Liverpool boat.) THE BAY OF DUNDRUM The disaster which has unfortunately happened to the noble steam-ship Great Britain will, says the Dublin Mail, rivet the attention of the public to the neceseity of constructing a safety harbour, long since projected (and strongly recommended in the report of Mr. W. Makenzie, C. E), in the bay of Dundrutn. The importance of this bay, whether as a fishery station, or as a refuge for the channel trade, or as a packet station between the North of Ireland and the West of England, cannot be over-esti mated ; nor the want of a sufficient harbour, as evinced in the numerous shipwrecks and the serious loss of life within the last few years, be exaggerated. Within the time al luded to, no less than €3 vessels, involving a loss of £251,415, have been wrecked here; and it is no longer ago than the 15th January, 1843, that a whole fleet of fish ing boats belonging to the coast which stretches between Annalong and Newcastle, were swept away in one fell storm, and r.o fewer than 80 souls perished in the catas trophe for want of a refuge in this dangerous bey. This important improvement was taken up last year by a company of Liverpool merchants, and arrangements for the building of a harbour—towards the cost of which the government was to have contributed one-third, had pro ceeded to a considerable extent ; but for the want of some person of energy to carry on an enterprise so well begun, '‘e project fe.l to the ground ; and now in one night a amount of property has probably been lost than • , ve completed the work. -nt time is particularly favourable for resum- Public works must be provided for the .I._ eknow of none in which sefully, more humanely, in providing a harbour . eetiploymentot the I. the public money ee st favour- inproVCC, , ttention e coast of Ireland, p mperty, but for not inertly for the protection of life and the sake of the fishing interest, and as the Means of not only relieving the present distress, but of in.lreastng the future supply of food and money to the people. UNIVERSITY 4 CLERICAL NEWS. , Dr Parkinson yesterday commenced his duties as prin cipal of St. Bee's College. The congregation of St. DlattheW's Church, Birming ham,. met on Tuesday, and .-presented to the Rev. G. S. Bull, their minister, a purse of one hundred guineas. The Church and Stale Gazette says that Dr. Slade, vicar of Bolton, and prebeaci , ot Chester, is lc be the new Bishop of Manchester. The Rev. Hugh Stowell, incumbent of. Christ Church, Manche-ter, has been presented with the munificent sum of .t 2,000, as a token of respect for his sae:dons in the cause of Protestant principles during the last twenty years. CHURCH A FPAlRS.—We.uniterk . tatid that, in conse quence of a representation made to , the Bishop of Wor cester, by a reverend gentleman who was visiting at Leamington, the Rev. Mr. Bittlestone, one of the curates of this psrish, has been suspended, in consequence of his holding the Roman Catholic doctrines of auricular con fession and transubstantiation.—Record. THE ARCHBISHOP or YGRE..—The occasion of his Grace's return from Nuneham :Palk,- Oxford, to Bishops thorpe, on Wednesday, was an occasion of great re joicing. The horses were taken from the :carriage, and it was drawn forward to the palace by, the viiiagers. The entrance to the palace was decorated with a triumphal arch, bearing across its centre the inscription, " God save our gracious benefactor." REKAILZ ABLE LONGEVITY IN THE'SERVICE OF TH FIR DIVINE MASTER.-1 he present minister of the vale 01 Seathwaite, the Rev. Mr, Tyson, justly held in the high est respect by the whole of his parishioners, and his pre decessor, the Rev. Mr. Walker., surnamed:for his many surprising ani inestimable qualities, " Wonderful Walk er;" have held the living of Seathwaite for one hundred and twelve years; the former having Succeeded Mr. Vv'alker,in :1802, wno then died is the sixty-ninth year of his ministry. Bat AL SErtvicts.—By the act 9 and 10 'Victoria, c. 61, which came int) operation on the 26th of August last, provision is made to enable the burial service to be per formed in one chapel, where contiguous burial grounns are provided for two or more parishes or places. The Bishop of the diocese may declare, in the sentenceof con secration, that a chapel is intended fur the use of the se veral parishes or places. The act is to be extended to any parish or place already or hereafter to be formed un der the provisions of she Church Building Acts, and also any new pariah already or to be hereafter constituted by or Under the proceedings of the Ecclesiastical Commission ers for England. NEW CHURCH ES. —The 26th annual report of her Ma jesty's Commissioners for building New Churches, was issued on Thursday. The commissioners in their last report, stated that 343 churches had been completed, in which accommodation had been provided for 402,259 per sons, including 225,217 free seats appropriated to the use of the poor. They now state, that 27 churches have, by the aid of grants from the stun placed at their disposal, been since completed, in which 27 churches accomodarion has been provided fur 20,826 persons, including 12,879 free seats appropriated to the use of the poor. Thus, in the whole, 370 churches have now been completed, and provision has therein been made for 423,085 persons, in cluding 238,096 free seats appropriated to the use of the poor. There are 33 churches now in the course of build ing, and plans for more than 18 chu ches have been ap proved of, and they have under consideration other plans. The commissioners state that "it will appear from this report that during the present year considerable progress has been made by the board in the important branch of duty intrusted to them, of forming new parishes or dis tricts. Numerous other divisions of parishes are under consideration." The Committee of the National Society for Promoting the Education of the poor in the principles of the Esta blished Church, have resolved on the establishment of two examinations yearly, analogous to those in the Uni versities of Oxford and arnbridge, with a view to impart an additional stimulus to persons preparing themselves for the office of schoolmasters. To those who creditably pass, formal certificates will be given, and there will be immediately afterwards an examination of a higher kind, in which candidates who shall have passed the first trial will have an opportunity of showing their proficiency in any additional branches of knowledge, directly or indi rectly useful to an elementary teacher in the exercise of his vocation. For the " pass" examination, the subjects are to be reading, writing, grammar, the Liturgy and Scriptures, arithmetic, geography, history, vocal music, and the theory and practice of teaching. In the " exa mination for honours," most stress will be laid on high proficiency in the branches above enumerated—on skill in English composition, the elements of history and philoso phy, and knowledge of classics and mathematics. The first examination is to take place in London at Christmas next. THE SEE OF CHEC,TER.—ORBER IN COUNClL.—Fri day's Gazette contains an order in council made on tbc 27th ult., varying the amounts proposed by former schemes of the ecclesiastical commissioners to be contri buted by some sees and to be received by others. These alterations are based on later returns from the several sees. The sums payable to or by the commissioners are to be those stated in the fourth column of the &Bowing table : such payments to take effect " from and after the. avoidance of the said sees respectively :';— Intendea Contributing average Annual sum by former Annual sum by this Scheme. Income, Scheme. Canterbury 15000.... York .. London 10000.. 10000.. Receiving Sees. Chester 4500. Chichester... 4200, Lichfield..... 4500. Lincoln ..... 5000. 1100. . . 5000... 1450. 650. 850, 1250. 1100 150 900 500 Another part of the scheme takes the jurisdiction of pa rishes, churches, and chapels, out of various peculiar jurisdictions, or exempt from jurisdiction, to vest the jurisdiction thereover in the bishop and the archdeacons only. This provision has been carried into effect in the diocese of Canterbury, London, Chichester, and Lincoln, and the present order in council extends it (with the con sent of the Archbishop of York and the Bishop of Ches ter) to all parishes and places locally situate within the limits of the diocese of York, Chester, and Lichfield, and of the several archdeaconries respectively. The exceptions are the cathedral churches of and within the said several dioceses, and the Collegiate Church of Manchester, which are to remain and be subject to the jurisdiction and visi tation of any, to which they are now by law respectively subject, and to none other. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. Upwards of sixty projected railways, lost last session, are to be brought forward in the next. The Ashton and Stalybridge Branch Railway was opened on Wednesday. Reports have been circulated that the Great Western are about to reach Shrewsbury, and proceed thence, via" Oswestrv, to Chester. The Whitebaven and Harrington Railway isrin so for ward a state as to be likely to be opened for public traffic in the early part of October. SOUTHEASTERN RAILWAY.—The £30,000 has been paid over to the North Kent, who are now returning 30s. per share, to begin with, to the shareholders. The turning of the first sod on the works of the North Staffordshire railway was celebrated on Wednesday, by great rejoicings at Stock-on-Trent, the day being kept as a general holiday. The gigantic tunnel at the Edinburgh end of the Edin buagh, Leith, and Granton railway is nearly completed. Mr. Cubitt and the directors walked from end to end a few days since. SERIOUS FIRE AT THE CROYDON TERMINUS.--At an early hour on Tuesday, a fire broke out at the Croydon Railway station, which was not extinguished until about eight o'clock. Thirteen carriages, most of them of the first and second classes, have been totally destroyed, and two greatly injured. The damage is esti incited at £lO,OOO. From our official returns, it appears that the amount of traffic for the last week, on nearly 1,800 miles of railway, was £177,914, thus accounted for :—£95,061 for the con veyance of passengers only, £37,304 for the carriage of goods, and a remainder of £45,679 for passengers and goods together, not respectively apportioned ; be ng an increase over the corresponding week of last year of £35,362. - _ The opening of the railway, originally known as the Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale railway, but, from the recent additions, assuming the name of the East Lanca shire Railway, was opened on Friday with great echlt. The line, as may be known to some of our readers, is in tended to connect the manufacturing districts of East Lancashire with the town of Manchester, and, with its extension, has been completed in a space of time (consi dering the nature of the country) almost unequalled. SUMMARY OF RAILWAY LINES GRANTED.—It ap pears that the net total amount of railway capital autho rised to be raised during the last session was £90,802,550, for the purpose of constructing 4,705 miles of railway, averaging £19,399 per mile. There are 10-1,814 lineal yards of tunnelling to be executed (59k miles), being 1,27 per cent. of the whole length. The number of turnpike roads exceed 209, and of common roads 1,240, to be crossed by railways on the same level. The total quantity of land required for occupation is stated to be 53,356 acres, nearly 111 acres per mile. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAIL WAY.—On Tuesday evening, as the 4.45 train from Paddington neared the Swindon station, the rate of speed was, as usual, reduced; whereupon, from some un explained cause, a luggage van placed between the first passenger carriage and the engine got off the line, and forced its way through the first compartment of the car riage, causing the instant death of two passengers , and injuring several others who were in the same or adjoining carriages. The head of one of the passengers was lite rally dashed to pieces, and his fellow-traveller in the same compartment received so severe a concussion of the brain that almost instant death was the result. According to the last report of the Railway Department of the Board of Trade, it appears that the total n umber f accidents during the last six months of 1840 was 28, witoh 22 persons killed, and 131 injured ; in 1841, there were 29 accidents in all, 24 killed and 72 injured ;in 1812, 10. 3 accidents, 5 killed and 49 injured ; in 1543, 5 accidents, killed and 3 injured. While the number of accidents was thus diminishing, the number of miles open, and til more the number of passengers travelling , were greatly in creasing. ln 1840 there were 1,330 miles open, in 1843 there were 1.798 ; in 1840 there were about 12,000,000 of passengers, in 1843 there were about 25,000,000. In 1844 it there were 32 accidents, in which 10 per sons were lied and 74 injured. During the first six m onths of 1845 there were 15 accidents. 2 killed and 30 injured. . • FEARFUL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. —As the nine p.m. train was leaving Rugby station for Leicester onSatur day week, an engine belonging to the London and Noith- Western Railway Company was standing below the points at which the Midland line diverges Irnm the former; no sooner had the engine and tender passed the points, than the engine-driver of the 'London and North-Western Company turned on his steam, and the result was that the ,engine ran into the train before it had cleared the tine, broke tour of the carriages, throwing them cff the rails, and tearing up the latter for some distance, whilst several of the passengers were seriously shaken and bruised. Mr. Hudsun, the chairman to the Midland Company, but better known as the " Railway King," was in one of the carriages, but escaped unhurt. After a detention of about an hour, the passengers were placed in carriages belonging to the latter company. and for warded on their journey. The guard was so seriously in jured that he was obliged to he left behind. EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY. — The seven teenth half-early general meeting was held at Glasgow, on the 22d inst. The report was" received," and ordered to be laid on the table, and the directors resigned. The following directors were, en the motion of Mr. Cheetham, appointed in their place :—For Glasgow, Messrs. Peter Blackburn, of Kilearn ; J. Ord Ewing, of Bromley ; Henry Dunlop, of Craigton; A. G. Adams, of Denny, and John Henderson, of Park. For Edinburgh, Messrs. Jsmes Maitland Hog ; Alex. Clappeiton, and John Maitland. For England, Messrs. J. B. Smith, Rosson, Rawson, Openshaw, Coston, M`Kay, and Cheetham. The whole business of tile meeting, a report of which oc cupies nearly nine columns in the Glasgow Constitutional, was conducted with great gcod temper. The strength of the respective parties would,•on a division, have stood thus:—deputation, 580 prnxies, 1,283 votes; directors, 148 proxies, 1836 votes. Majority against the directors, 432 proxies, 5,447 votes. This does not include the votes of the deputation, nor those proxies which arrived too late. LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY rlis society held its annual meeting, on Thursday, at the New Haymarket, which has been recently enclosed. and the dinner took place in the evening at Lucas's Re pository.. The show of cattle wns not better than usual. A bull belonging to Mr. Atherton, of Upholland, gained the principal prize of £l3, and to one of Mr. Cropper's. of Melling, the prize of £lO was awarded. The show of pigs was good. There were few sheep on the ground, but some were good specimens of Southdowns. Mr. Whalley, of the Crescent, Mr. Peake, of Dale-street, Mr. Newton, of Manchester. Mr. CHwson, of Salford, and other gen tlemen, showed a variety of ploughs, harrows, and other agricultural implements. A curious atmospheric churn, by Mr. A. Weston, attracted some attention. The report of the committee spoke warmly of the ac commodation which the Corporation had provided, by enclosing the flaymarket—regretted that circumstances had prevented the junction of the Liverpool with the Manchester Agricultural Society—stated that the ar rangements for doing so would be submitted to a general meeting—and that the society had sustained a loss by the contract for the dinner last year, owing to the limited a,tendance. The report of the inspectors of farms spoke of the ex cellence of the first and second grass and clover crops— described the hay season as having been most favourable — said that wheat would prove a full average—that oars were under an averave crop—that the bean crop is a failure — and that potatoes, as every one knew, were in a lamentable state. The committee wind up by declaring that the crop of weeds has been the most abundant and flourisning of any. The accounts showed the receipts of the pact year to have been . And the expenditure 5ll 17 7 to see what advantage we can derive from the amount of misfortune; and it will be no small advantage to one part of this empire, and I will venture to say even more—no small advantage to this part of the country in which I am now speaking, if the uncertainty, or rather the general failure, of the potato crop shall lead the farmers—small farmers especially—to rest their attention and their trust less exclusively upon potatoes as a green crop, to the exclusion of many others that might be adopted. (Hear, and applause.) I think we have in this country, and I know it to my cost as an Irish landlord, relied too exten sively upon the cultivation of the potato. That sole stay tailing, distress has grievously increased. I recollect the time when it was confidently declared that the turnip would not grow in this country—that the soil, climate, and I know not what, were so a( cultivation, that to expect to grow turnips was looked upon as the height of absurdity. I will now venture to say that, take the distri.q of thisesociety throughout, there is no dis trict in England which, with proper cultivation and proper attention, wilt yield a more remunerative—perhaps there is hardly any one which will yield an equally remu nerative—return, in crops of turnips, than the district comprised in the limits of this society. He proceeded to impress upon farmers the necessity of cultivating the tur nip, for which the soil of this county was well adapted, now that the potato bad failed. His lordship next re ferred to the attendance of the . how. The money taken at the door last year was £63, this year it reached £lO3. He alluded to the poverty of the show, more especially. to the wretched display of horses. This was not a sheep growing county, but it might become so when the culti vation of turnips was extended. He impressed upon the farmers the necessity of draining. He concluded in the following terms :—Permit me to say that while I see in the cause of this society much to encourage, and much to induce us to be thankful for the exertions made, and to be pleased with the progress that has been made, I see, also, we have still much before us, and my earnest hope is that, stimulated by the emulation produced by such so cieties, both landlords and tenants will exert themselves, hand in hand, to meet the difficulties to which they may be exposed, whether by visitations of Providence, by the legislation of man, or by difficulties to which they may be unused Let them exert themselves with true English spirit to meet all these difficulties with corresponding exertions; and my belief and confidence is, more especially in this district, where we have the advantage of an abundant supply of manure, and the still greater advantage of con stant and overflowing markets close at our doors, those exertions, if applied to the soil, will not be invested in a treasury that will yield no return, but one which will yield a liberal return to both landlord and tenant. More than this, these increased exertions, and the increased in terest felt by both, will tend to that which is most for the interest of all classes of the community, namely, to a cordial and thorough good understanding between land lords and tenant farmers. (Cheers.) With these senti ments and apology for the length of my observations, I. beg to propose, as a bumper toast—" Prosperity to the Liverpool Agricultural Society." (Loud cheers.) Sir RICHARD . BROOKE proposed the health of Lord Stanley. The noble CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and in doing so. proposed the health of his father, the Earl of Derby, the president of the society. Tr,e CHAIRMAN then gave the Mayor and Corpo;ation, which was responded to by Mr. Alderman Lawrence, and the health of Thomas Weld Blundell, the senior vice president. which was responded to by that geniletnan in a suitable spe , -ch. The Chairman, with a flattering eulo gium on Mr. Robert Neilson, proposed his health. Mr. NEtr.soN responded. He thanked them for the manner in which the last toast had been received, and as a member of the commi•tee, he felt it to be his duty and privilege to give all the information in his power to every member of the society; he would accordingly state the result of some experiments he had made, as to the advan- • tages connected with the sowing of large and small grain, and when he mentioned the name of Mr. Woodman Earle as an authority on the subject, they would be well assured that that was a sufficient recommendation for the sugges tions he was about to make. He alluded to a paper he held in his hand, which had been furnished by that gen tleman, and he had given him liberty to make it public if he thought proper. He would, however, call their atten tion to one or two points as to sowing. There was a por tion of land, of twenty-four square yards; a number of grains of large and small seed were taken from a sample wheat, of the large 296, and of the small 2a9, those were plaaed in rows six inches apart, and the return on the, large wheat was three bushels per acre over that of the small ; the value per acre was as 7s. 9d. for the large, and 7s. 3d. for the small. He instanced a number of other improvements for the purpose of showing how much' might be gained by paying attention to th quantity of wheat placed in the ground. It was also necessary that the seed should on no account be placed in the ground until it was in proper order to receive it. It should be well tilled and well cultivated. He next alluded to t culture of Italian ryegrass and red clover, and stated that in April he tried the experiment of sowing one bushel of the grass and 1211 as. of red clover. The result was, that be had a sixth crop on the ground, and before Christmas.. expected to get a seventh. That was a proof what might,: be produced by proper attention. It was manured twelve' times, ten of which were with liquid manure, and so cola vinced was he of the efficacy of the liquid manure, Oaths -, gave it ten doses of the one against one of the otber'' Such was the result of using that portion of the walla' of the farm yard which, in nine cases out of ten, was suffered to go to waste. lie urged the necessity of e rect:- ing proper tanks for preserving the liquid manure, whic a was quite as necessary, and ought to be as much the duty of the landlord as proper drainage. There was another subject, rind he was interested with the observations that bad fallen from their noble chairman as to touching upon politics ; but he did think that in consequence of the repeal of the corn laws it became the duty of agriculturists to take into consideration whatever might be conducive, under the circumstances, to their own interests. He re ferred to the restriction on the growth of barley, owing to the malt tax. (Hear.) He had heard opinions favourable to it from many of the greatest farmers in the country. With reference to the disease which was so prevalent. amongst the cattle, and from which he bad suffered to a great extent, he stated that, from experiments which he had made, the disease might be mitigated, if not entirely removed by the use of mashed malt, and which, if the duty were taken off, the malt n.ight be used to a large extent. Mr. Harold Littledale, who kept about 100 cows, had told him the effect of grains as a food for cows,. which increased the milk fifteen per cent., and the dimi nution was perceptible to that extent when the food was changed. The consumption of malt would be very great if the duty were removed, and it might be cultivated with preater advantage than other grain, especially on some descriptions of land, and would be advantageous to the labourers, by opening a wider field for their operations.. He recommended the repeal of the malt tax upon certaia conditions, and felt convinced that it would be for the benefit of the farmers and the country at large. It might be objected that the repeal duty on an article from which an intoxicating beverage was manufactured would be pro ductive of evil results to the people ; but he trusted to the movement which was now going on for improving their tastes and habits, as a check to any of these cala mities which might be apprehended on that score. In conclusion, he thanked them for the patience with which they had listened to him, and the honor they bad done him by drinking his health. (Applause.) Several other toasts followed, amongst which was the health of Messrs. Lucas and Co., and thanks to them for the use of the room for the dinner. Lord STAN LEy and his son, the Hon. E. Stanley then left the room amidst most enthusiastic cheers. So large a number of premiums were awarded in ever) , department, that the full list would occupy more space than we can spare, and, moreover, be tedious to peruse. We shall, therefore, confine ourselves chiefly to the principal prizes awarded to parties in our own more im mediate locality. BEST CULTIVATED FARMS, &c.—To Richard Watt, Esq.. of Speke, as owner and occupier of 117 acres—the Medal; to Mr. Birch, of Orrell, £6 ; Mr. Ashton, of Speke,; Mr. Birch, of Sefton, for hedge planting, CROPS GROWN IN 1815.—Sir P. Mosiyii, Bart:, best Swedish turnips, the Silver Medal; Mrs. Ardern, of Penketh, ditto, £3. HORNED CATTLE.—Mr. Atherton, Upholland, the best bull, £l3; Sir T. de Trafford, Barr., best, ditto. under two years old, the Medal ; also other prizes—G- Greenall, Esq., best cow, the Medal ; 4lso other prizes -- Mr. Birch, Sefton, best cow in milk, Mrs. Howard. Knowsley, 2d best, ditto, £3. Honsgs.—Mr. Thos. H. Hardinge. Liverpool. (best stalli , n for agricultural purposes, £6; Mr. Howard , Knowsley. best filly for ditto, Li ; Mr. J. Ashcroft, .W!, - vertree, best three-year-old ditto, £o; Mr. Haigh, Sefton, best brood mare for ditto, £4; Mr. Thos. 'Wavertree, best pair of horses for general agric°"l - P urposes, the silver medal; Mr. Howard, Knowsley dittO, £5. Al P fr t e o d s. l3 — . M we r r . , G of ilb A er ig t bu H r a th ls , all ob , ta o iLe f B d al z w 2 oood lo, , ,. a e n a d ch lVTr. for fine sows. EXTRA.—For the best pair of draught horses employed in Liverpool Mr. Harbridge received .C 1 ; for the second best, Messrs. Woodall and Jones, £2 ; and for the best pair of draught-horses at all, the Earl of Sefton. Rewards were given to James Howard, carter to Mr. , ~. Ashcroft, of Bank-hall, near Liverpool, and to James Harrison, labourer to Colonel Williams, Woolton, for 37 years faithful service each—to the first £4, and to the se cond, £2. IMPLEMENTS.—A silver medal was awarded to each of the following makers, &c., for general assortments M r. William Thomas, Liverpool. Mr. Robert Elliot, Liverpool. Mrs. Cartmell, Liverpool. Robert Neilson, Esq., Halewood, for his liquid manure cart and pump, &c. The following implements were commended by the judges : Mr. William Thomas, Liverpool, for an oil box for wheels. Mr. John Craig. Liverpool, for an improved sacl‘ weighing machine. Mr. John Craig, Liverpool, for a household weighin; machine. M r. R. Elli Mrs. Carttnell, I verpool, fora turnip cutter Liverpool, for a f straw catt€ Alr I‘,l tx. Weston, Toxteth- Mr. I PPIe Mr. J James C rt, Liverr swin trees fin• three [ Mr. T. Wli ie. Mr. T. "Whalley, Liverpool, for an improved sibsoil plough. Mr. W. H. Peake. Liverpool, 111anv of our neighbours got superb Swedish turnips. ;ate. for the growing of Leaving due to the treasurer £2B 12 5 At the dinner upwards of three hundred sit down, which was considered a much better attendance than that of last year. The tables were literally supplied with every thing that could contribute to-the enjoyment of the company. The chair was occupied by Lord Stanley, and at the principal table were the following gentlemen amongst others :—John Ireland Blackburne, Esq ; the Hon. Edward Stanley, son of the chairman ; H. Lltledale, Esq. ; Robert Neilson, Esq. ; Weld Blundell, Esq. ; Richard Blundell, Esq. ; Sir R. Brooke, Bart. ; Mr. Alderman Griffith ; Mr. Alderman JatrlFS Lawrence, Richard Brook, Esq. ; Hardman Earle, Esq. ; William Eccles, Esq. ; William Grierson, Esq. ; Captain Mor gan; Bartholomew Bretberton, Esq.; Gilbert Greenhall, Esq : ; _William Rawson, Esq.; William Heyes, Esq. ; Philip Whiteway, Esq. The cloth was drawn at a quarter after six o,clock, and after the u=ual loyal toasts, Lord STANLEY then rose, amidst loud cheers, to pro pose the principal toast of the evening. The noble lord spoke nearly as follows :—Gentlemen, it now becomes my duty to propose to you a bumper toast. I propose to you to drink prosperity to that society whose anniversary you are now met to celebrate, and whose progress, from very small beginnings and by very gradual steps, to its present advanced stage of prosperity, I have had the satisfaction of witnessing through the period of sixteen years, during which I have had the honour of filling this chair as presi: dent. (Hear, hear, and applause.) I bad hoped, when I addressed you last year, that before this time we might have effected a com - bina . tion with another and a sister so ciety in this county, by which the means of usefulness of both, by which the sphere of emulation of both—which is the means of usefulness—might have been considerably extended. Th•tt arrangement has not been brought to a conclusion. Unforeseen impediments have, for the pre- sent, prevented it. But I trust that it is for the present only, and that before another year has expired, those dif ficulties may be surmounted which have hitherto pre vented the union of the Liverpool and Manchester Agri cultural Societies_ --(Cheara.) Gentlemen, I address you at a period of no small difficulty to me in my present po sition, and of no small anxiety to the agricultural in'er ests of the country generally. (Hear.) I address you at a period when it has been thought right by parliament to withdraw that legislative protection—or at least to make provisions by which that legislative protection shall shortly be withdrawn—which the agricultural interests of this country have hitherto enjoyed. And I address you also at a period when it has pleased Providence to vi it this country and the greater part of the civilized mild, with a mysterious visitation, in the almost entire failure of a crop essential to the maintenance and support of the poorest portion of the community. (Hear.) But gentlemen, these are topics upon which, here, I can hardly dwell. I cannot speak to you of the measures which it has pleased parliament to adopt, for several reasons. First, that it is a wise and judicious rule of this society. that it should exclude from its discussions everything that can lead to political dissension, or political differences of opinion ; next, that it is yet doubtful, and it remains to be proved, whether the change which parliament has decreed is a change which will be sanctioned and made perpetual by the feelings and opinions of the community at large. Thirdly, the operation of the measure has not yet come into effect — (hear)—for 1 need not tell those that I am addressing, that, at this time, and for the next two or three years, there still remains a du'y of 10s. per quarter upon the in troduction of foreign wheat ; lastly, I will not speak upon this topic, because whatever may be, even ultimately, the operation of this legislative measure, its even partial ope ration has been, in a great degree, counteracted and im peded by other and temporary causes. The enormous, — I will not say the exaggerated, I will not say the danger ously large, but I will say the unprecedentedly large— amount which is now being invested in various spe culations, and In various works, tending unnaturally to raisa tee price of labour, and, consequently, unna turally to increase the demand for provisions, at the time when that very visitation of Providence to which I have referred, presses upon this courery and upon the continent. Therefore, even were I not precluded as I am, from dwelling upon this topic, and upon the legislative measures which have been passed, by the rules of this society, 1 should be precluded by a conside ration that the effect of those legislative measures—if le gislative measures they are ultimately to be—must stand the test of time. This, alone, I will say, that, having ex pressed in another place, where it was my bounden duty to express it. my opinion, unhesitatingly and unreserv edly, upon the policy of those measures, the wisdom and the soundness of that opinion remains yet to be tested by time—(hear)—and no man will rejoice more than I shall, if the apprehensions I entertain should be found to be un founded or exaggerated. (Elear, hear.) Nay, more, gen tlemen. No man in his sphere and position shall do more, by increased exertions, to render those apprehen sions less founded than I believe them to be. (Hear, hear.) I also must abstain from offering to you, gentlemen, any observations upon the almost general, I may say the universal, failure of the potato crop—a failure so universal, not only in this country, but in every part of these united kingdoms, that in passing, about ten days ago, through the city of Edinburgh, I was assured there had not been exhibited for sale in the market of Edinburgh, a potato for at least ten days or a fortnight. (Hear.) I shall not dilate upon this topic, for the best of all possible reasons, because 1 know nothing about it. (Hear, and a laugb.) I believe if all the most learned men in Europe were to make an honest confession, the result would be that they know no more about it than I profess to know. (Hear, hear.) They know it is general—they know that it is fatal, most dangerous in its tendency, and most lament able in its effects. But as to its cause and origin—as to the mode of preventing or palliating the evil, there are many different opinions; but none of them have stood the test of experience, and none of them can be pro nounced upon with the smallest degree of certainty. (Hear.) Gentlemen, I do venture to hope, notwith standing, from indications which came in a remarkable manner under my own cognizance, some three or four years ago, when I had the honour of holding the office of Colonial Secretary, that this visitation will not be conti nuous. (Hear,hear.) I was applied to at that time from the distant island of St. Helena to consult well-skilled persons in London as to a mysterious disease which bad broken out three years ago. I say nothing of the uni versal prevalence of disease in the potatoes. I believe— and I trust the fact is so—that the disease does not owe its origin to any permanent failure of, or deficiency in, the root itself, but to some extraordinary atmospherical influences, and that as it has been the will of Providence to afflict us with this visitation, so we may look forward with an humble confidence to the withdrawal of the visita tion by the act of the same Providence, against which, it at present appears, no human skill or foresight can guard. I am the more led to entertain this conclusion, because I feel that those among us who are practical farmers will see, in the course of the present year. whether i; be from atmospherical influences or not, that other crops are similarly affected, though not to the same extent es the potato crop. I regret to say, in this county, and I hear in other districts. the turnip crop is also, to a great ex tent, a failure. „Even in the gardens (I do not know whe ther any of you will have remarked it) there is an extra ordinary disease, similar to that in the potato, exhibited upon a small scale in the celery beds, the leaves being spotted, black, and withered, and the plant itself rotting in the same manner as in crops of potatoes and turnips. I do not pretend to offer you any observations upon either of these two topics,. which yet are matters of the deepest interest to those who, like many of you, are en gaged as practical farmers in cultivation. I rather turn Sept. 29, 1846.