Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-11 00:00:00

tg cart most Stull• d se: , but peror et at nove• it On aim , ale ck". LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION. PROM OUR OWN REPORTZR. Ills annual meeting of the Society for the exhibition of Live Stock, Implements, Poultry, and Agricultural produce, . 3 2k Place yeste r d a y, a t W arr i ng t on , i n a commo di ous fi.ld adjoinin g the London and N a orth Western Railway. The morning opened unfavorably, but towards noon the weather Bleared up, the sun shone out brilliantly, and the rest of Th e day was as fine and agreeable as could be desired. The sho w ground was opened to visitors at ten o'clock, but it was not until about one o'clock that the general e° ,.. fli PatlY began to arrive. The various ra lway trains 'am Liverpool, Manchester, and other places in the anrr°n ading districts, brought large numbers of strangers to the town, and from about one o'clock to the close of the exhibition, the show ground was crowded with visitors, e)lli9 tiDg of some of the foremost agriculturists of the p anty and al so i nc l u di ng a b r illia n t display o f Lancashire i ' le lles," and the gaiety of the scene was heightened by os" ` me band of the 4th Royal Lancashire Militia, which was stationed on the field, and at intervals duriog the ch.y Played several national and military airs in admirable style. A mongst the company on the field daring the day r r a —Mon s A. Mills, Engineer Chef des Arts et cien rses ' Mons L. C. E. Moll, Professor de Conserva iatairs Imperial des Arts et Mettiera ; and three other French gentlemen, who are at present on a visit to this I: un ti7, as commissioners sent by the Emperor of the 41103 , for the purpose of making themselves acquainted ivith the improvements g ing forward in England. Tila general aspect of the field was exceedingly animated, 7 in additton to the stock exhibited, and a large number 13 te nts, in which re f r e s hments were supplied in profusion, 0 4 m e te was a splendid display of agricultural implements lincl Machinery, several thrashing machines worked by ; 3 441 being i n ac ti ve o p era ti on ; and it may not inaptly 2 said, that altogether the appearance of the show ground was a griculturally commercial. 4 . 8 regards the exhibition of stock, it cannot be said that '34 t he 'whole it was equal to those of former y ears, especially .48 regards the horned cattle, the numbers shown being less than formerly, and scarcely commensurate with the impor ta4ee of the district. The quality of the limi' ed stock shown, ho Never, good, more particularly the young stock, i.4llWas of ve r y su p er i o r q uality. The same remark as inateher s w hi ch we have made on t h e h orne d catt l e a l so ap p li es,,,, to h orses, b ut i n qua lit y th e var i ous sped '-4 e ns show n were all that cou ld b e d es i re d. Th ere was a sple n did g display o f pi gs , b o th as r ega r ds number and ofyF An enormous sow, shown by Mr. Thomas Baxter, t h a ,""ington, attrac ed much attention. It was so large ) 1 1 ' it was f oun d necessary t o en l arge th e p an before it th tt . ba admitted. We understand that the weight of 4414aaqina1 was upwards of thirty score ; it was one year , p _ fu ar Months o ld. „ ra Poul'ry exhibited was small in numbers, but there re " some fine specimens of Dorking-4 shown by Captain 1 , 13 7)Y, of Knowsley fotsti. di'play o f agricultural . implements was one of the 1:t attractive portions of the show, and this department i i the exhibition was superior to any which had preceded in s T h ere were no less than thirty-six exhibitors, and several from London, Birmingham, Linco'n, i k ,„ 4 er distant parts of the country, as well as our own e re ;: lt ai ste locality. Amongst the Liverpool exhibitors eoli e , t; .4 srs- C. D. Young and Co., who showed a large and / It -14 ; Messrs. Longton and Son, of Woolton Mills ; koti, l essta • Forshaw and Co., of the Atlas Works, lici-r oad. " I ng a na tta ll in th a day, a potato° getting machine (an entirely th l ,;" ti na,) was tried in a field near Sankey Bridge, tat ars. ? n esse was witnessed by a large body of spec ghly °Perations were pronounced quite successful 13ell' ast la tisfactory. The inventor is Mr. Hanwell, of Th e sh and th,,. OW of vegetables, seeds, and roots, was very large; Itur "'" Were some monster specimens of turnip., mangel Di zel and cabbages. "'aOrtly before four o'clock, the various prizes awarded We re delivered to tho successful candidates in a large 14 4 ,Nuee on the ground, which hal been specially erected or the occasion. The chairman presided, and there was l arge attendance of ladies and gentlemen. The following Were the PPIZE9. ISIFLEMENTS AND OTHER ARTICLES. kmars. Richmond, Chandler, & Nortoo, Salford, Manchester, and 'South John zztreet, Liverpool, £4 ; J. C. Etches, of Harley Thorn, tear : Anne, Staff irdshire, XI ; the Lancashire Manure Company ( 0 3. ' K n'ght & Co.), Widnes, near Warrington, silver medal; Messrs. s, of Collins Sto e l) k . .Qung & C'L, of Derily Sqn ,ro, Liverpool, .£2 ; Samuel Standing ' G - een Foundry, near Warrington, £2 ; Mr. Thomas Lancashire, •!', 153 ; Preu, .Galvanised Wire Netting and Fenoiog Works, Fishergate Lei,h pn LI" 20, ,„1 Lalleishire, £2; Messrs. Piekal •y, Sims gz Co., Bedford, Robert B. Les & Co., St. Mary's Iron Worl , s, Wire rket-'ls^ f „,,,, , ' --4, Manchester, iron grate and hurdle ma- ufacturer, , i ,..,. — " e tng and wire n'tting, £1 ; Messrs: White & Payne, Man w;,er, . e , , i • ; is.t - c Dein Ga,ston, nsar Liverpool . £4 ; Georce Venn, ho u ,: a n , -t1 10s; Goorge Chivas, seedsman, &c., seed ware .v,va'r'r? Chet r, £3; Thomas Worrell. jun., Higher Whitley, near I) ol ,: i n r ° ' , , 10s ; William Hall, Daresbury, near P. eaten Brook, ,e 8 ; 1) ; ~,, 41111 , More, near Knat,forl, Cheshire, £1 103; Tv . 11. Rork; 41, W ool-stree, Liverpool, . 1 1 103; James runes, Banbrid .r. , " wdtri ' n ,: le ' ,l ' Aantwich .e 1 Ps ; Rich ird Cookson, ironmonger, el ; r ''° ll , .e 2 • Will .m II irke-, Lost , ek Gralata, near Knutsford, Atli,. Wont. Wn,t' head, Preston, £3 ; Messrs. R. Forshaw & Co , r5,.415, Scotland-roa, Liverpool, z£ 2. F orth HORNED CATTLE. and n test B u ll- o f an y s h or t-h o rned breed, above two dit,t o, - I . s er lour years old, £10; and for the second best J ales 11* 2, jail " Parrot cf Uplso al lland, n Warr ingear Wigan. liitton H, near ton. 1 , 4 4 ' the beat Bull of any sh o rt-horned breed, above one clitt o l ,r two years old, £8; and for the second b 2'rh o as Ath rstone, of Chap& Hone, Garston, near Liverpopl. ''onus W a ll er, of Mellor (DcrL,yshire), neat r,tockport 0 the ab ove tenant farmer, for the best Bull of any breed, tenam t , w ° and under three years 4 termer for the second best ditto, £5lO ; and to the . ,p,„„ a lael Clon,h o f Milton near Warrington. . - , 0e% lokenson, of Upholland, near Wigan. also „ t he tenant farmer for the best Bull of any breed, t fa and under two years old, £8 ; and to the e ,. "' i armer for the second best ditto, .e 4. 113 0 , Higdon, of N ‘w Hall Farm, Pendleton, near Mancherer. T o , um WI d, of Wt aver , am, near Nortlwich. breed I t h,e landlord who shall keep the best Bull of any °letraOerve the cows of his tenantry, gratis, the So il " ). aver Medal. eaFEarl Of Crawford and Balearres, cf Haigh Hell, near Wigan. or the best C )w or Heifer of' any breed, in milk or in ; and for the second best ditto. £2 10. 2, Tries Parr, of Hatton Hall; Lear Warrington. 1 4tv erp 3ol.. 6on "las ther' of • Coop,' Hosise, Garston,. Spoke, near , Por th etOr- hest two-y x.ear-old Heifer of any 1. breed, 41; and th e second best ditto 2 10s. Thomas Johnson, of Halton Grange, near Runcorn. the " t he best yearling Heifer of any breed, 4'3; and for second best ditto, .E 1 10s. , .4-iv Tho °las Atherton, of Chapel Hcuse, Garston, Spoke , nea r 2 erPaol, 'nannies Johnson, of Halton G. ange, naar Runcorn. pos:s the tenant farmer for the best Cow for dairy pur the in milk or i n ca l r, £5 ; and to the tenant farmer for second best ditto, &2 103. 1, Jam 2. es Dicke nson, of Upho ll an d, near Wigan. Th omas Athol tun, of Chapel House, Garston Spoke. u r r i o the tenant farmer for the beet pair of one-year-old t h e ler. of any breed, and to the tenant farmer for e second best pair of ditto, £2 10s• 1. g 2 ;tlnuel Cl onah, of Ashton near Warrington. 1., j rri ° 3l as Forrest of , purst,w Ha Tarporley, Cheshire. 2 Ames or ton, of Seedley, near Ma.,qsester. ' lr anel Clotgh, of Ash Lon, tear Warrstp,ton. th" b the farmer, not being a cattle dealer, who shall show 4st lot of Mulch Cows, not less than six in number, Rh and to the tenant farmer, not beirg a cattle dealer, 0 shall show the second best lot of do., do., £2 108. 2. James Parr, of H at t on H a ll, near Warrinptn. James Gorton, of Seedley, near DI ancheat,r. 0 7 , 0 the t enant farmer, not beirg a cattle dealer, who 1 ::_ 841 show the best lot of calves, of hts own rearing, not t han six in number, nor more than ten months old, V s ; and to tho tenant farmer, ng not bei a cattle dealer, " m ° Shall show the second best lot of calves, of his own THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1857. rearing, net leas than six in number, nor more than ten months old, £1 10s. • 1, Thomas Atherton, of Chapel House, Garston Speke. 2, Silas Doming, of Little Wardley, Worbley, near Manchester. roots of Lang Red Mangel Wurzel, of any kind, of his or her growing, 10s. John Ireland Blackburn?, of Hale Hall, near Warrington. - - To the owner or occupier who shall show the best six roots of any kind of Globe Mengel Wurzel, 10s. Thomas Atherton, of Speke, near Ltverpor 1. EXTRA STOCK —HORNED CATTLE. 1. Henry Lafone, of Harbrick farm, Fazakerley, near Liverpool. To the owner or occupier who steal' show the best twenty Potatoes, of auy kind ; the kind to be named on entry, Ws. Thomas Burnett, of Hutton, near Preston; twenty "Flukes." HORSES. For the Stallion best adapted for agricultural purposes: N 6; 'and for the second best do. £3. 1. Thomas Persia:A.', of tho Fazakerley Arms nn, Chor 2. James Dale, of 14 Rigby-str,er, Liverpoo'. For the best Stallion for dray purposes, 4 . G. r and for the second-best ditto, £3. 1. Thomas Forshaw, of the Fa akerlsy Arms Pan Chorl.y. 2. James Robinson, of the GrJY..! tun, Broughton, Manches'er. For the best Stallion adapted for road purposes, £6. and for the second-best dittc, £3 1. Bmgden, of Sale, near itiaaches . er. 2. Ihomas Smith of the Royal Brew ry, near Nor kwich. To the landlord who shall keep the best Stallion for agricultural purposes. to serve the mares of his tenantry, gratis, the society's Silver Medal. The Rt. Hon. the Earl of S4f_en, Croxteth, near Liverpool; Stall on "Captain,' bred by Mr. Osborne, aged 8 years off. EXTRA aTOCK—VEGETABLES. William Palin, of stapl,ford Hall, near Chester; six roots of " Long Yellow" Dl angel Wurzel. For the best brood Mare fur ay.:cultural purposes, £5. and for the second-hest ditto, £2 10s. 1. Martin Newton, of Oldilen, near Altrineiam. 2. Isar.:. Htsketh, of B lothatown, ne..r Jt.inchester. For the best :three-year-old Gelling or Filly for agri cultural purposes, £5.; and fur the second-best ditto, £2 las. I.ciamnel Brooks, of Wharey iron , e, near 'chaster. 2. John Ireland Blackburne, of Hale Hall, near Warrinotan. For the best two-year old Gelding or Filly for agricul tural purposes, ; and for the second-best ditto, 1. Margaret Tyrer, of the Stag's Had Farm, Aintree, near Liver pool. 2. Isaac Hesketh, of Moss Hour, BiAlistown, near Manchester ; Filly, bred by himself, agsl 2 year!" and 3 months. On Sale. For the best one-year old Golding or Filly for agricul tural purposes, £3 ; and for the second best do., £1 10s. 1. William Pdlin, of StapTefo;d Hall, near Chester. 2. Isaac Hesketh, of Moss Hour, Bcothstown, flair Manchester. For the best three year old half-bred Gelding or Filly, ; and for the second best do., £2 103. 1. Thomas Smin, of the Royal Brewery, r ear Northwich. 2. Robert Bell, of Ilasbro' Hail, Rainford, n3ar St. Helena. For the best Mare or Gelding, in actual use in the dis trict as a roadster, £5 ; and for the second best do., £2 104. 1. Henry Barton, of Charlton-on—Medlock, Manchester. 2. George McCullock, of Pemberton, near Wigan. For the best pair of Draught Horses employed in the district, and belonging to one party or concern, £5; and for the second best pair of do., do., £2 10s. 1.-2. Richard Lill ton, of 4, Parr•street, Liverpool. To the tenant farmer, principally dependant upon farm ing. for the best Pair of Horses for agricultural purposes, and which are his own property, £5; and to the tenant farmer, principally dependant upon farming, for the second best pair of do., do., £2 103. I. John Birch, of Orrell, near Liverpool. 2. John C"rta right, of Spako, near Liverpool. SPECIAL PE/ZEN FOR oneusr, Offered by the Local Cenami tee at Warrington. Given by the 21laycr To any person in Cheshire or Lancashire, who shall exbihit the best three Cheeses, the produce of his or her own dairy, and not less than 50 lbs weight, £6; and to do for the second best do, £3. 1. Ralph T ek'e, Kcckwick. 2. II B. Briscoe, Littleton, near Chester. Given by the Local Committee. To any person in Cheshire or Lancashire, who shall exhibit the best three Cheeses, the produce of his or her oc It dairy, and under 50 lbs weight, £5 ; and to do for the second best do, £2 lOs. 1 P. A. Wood, oakhou.o, Over. 2. John Eowker, Yew Tree Farm, Aston by Budworth. THE DINNER. At five o'clock in the afternoon the annual dinner of the society took place in the Aseembly-rooms at the Lion Hotel. Thera were upwards of 230 gentlemen sat 'down Colonel Wilson Fatten, M P for North Lancashire in the chair. On the chairman's right sat Mona. A Mille, Engineer, Chef des Arts et Sciences; Paris; Monte Moll, Professor de Conservatoire Imperial des Arts et Mettiere; Gilbert Greenall, Esq , MP. far Warrington; Colonel Blackburn, P. Ryland, Esq.; Joseph Chrims, E q., Mayor of Warrington ; and oo his left J. Ireland Blackburn. Erg ; Edwin Chadwick, Lg., Sanitary Commissioner ; Rev. W. Quekett, Rector of Harrington ; Major Harper, Captain J W. Fox, W. Hayes, Esq ; Lieutenant INPlver, &C , &c In other p .rts of the room were James Nicholson, E 3 q.. District County Coroner; W. Beaumont. Esq ; W. Alcard, E q. ; Benjamin Pierpoint, Esq ; J. F. Marsh, Esq . , Town Clerk of Warrington ; W. White, Esq , &c., &r, Dinner being over, and the cloth removed, The Chairman gave in succession, " The Queen," and the lintel loyal toasts, which were received and drunk with applause. The Rev. W. Quekett, rector of Warrington, returned thanks for the toast of '• The Bishop aad C.ergy of the Diocese." The Chairman next proposed "The Army and the Navy." He believed they were now about to Fee the ser vices of our army called forth by her Majesty, in a more extensive degree then common ; and, he had no doubt, as to what the result would be. (Cheers.) The services of the navy might not be so actively called into requisition as those of the army, but he felt quite sure that both ser vices would quickly show her Majesty that she had not called upon them in vain. (Cheers) Colonel BI ckburne returne i thanks for the toast; re marking than these were momentous times, when our army had been called upon, at the shortest notice, to come forward in defence of the lives and liberties of our fellow subjects in India. The Chairman next proposed the health of the two patrons of the society—the Ea, I of Deeby and Mr. Tatton Egerton. He had reason to know that both those gen le men would have balm present but for circumstances over which they had no con r 01. The Earl of Deiby was in a distant part of the country, and he lamented to say that Mr. Egerton had at the last moment been prevented front attending, in consequence of the death of a near r elative. (Cheers.) The Chairman again rose to propose the toast of the evening. After an explanation re'ative to the rules of the society, by virtue of which some intending competitors had been prevented from obtaining prizes, in consequence of not having sent in their entries within the time required The chairman remarked that the committee felt some degree of surprise at the paucity of competition for tae best cultivated farms. They regretted to perceive that it was not so active as might be desired. He believed that all the prizes on this; occasion for the best cultivated farms had been obtained by farmers from Speke, for it really appeared that all the farms there were entered for c mpetition He did not see why there should not be the same compe tition in other pats of the county as in one corner of it ; and he hoped that in future years there would be greater competition for the best cultivated farms. With reference to the day's exhibition they had had, he would not say it was the best meeting that the society ever had, but they certainly had had a most satisfactory meeting Ile belisved that a meeting of this kind was very much tested by the peeple who attended it, and he had the greatest possible pleasure in informing them that there had been. no less than 4,000 visitors on the field in the course of the day. (Loud cheers.) On the present occasion he should not infringe on the duties of the judges by taking any part of those duties upon himself, and expressing their opinions, which was much better in the hands of r.ho judges thensseleee than in h's. He should not attempt to give them practical information upon points which the judges were so much better enabled to do, and therefore in this respect he wished to steer clear of the judges ; but there were one or two quee - ions of general interest which every one of them, whether they were practical farmers or not, muss have a strong opinion upon. Great changes had taken place in the agricultural world within the last few years, and in no two counties in England had these changes been more marked than in Lancashire and Cheshire, as regarded the difficulties attendant upon getting in the harvest. They were. perhaps, all aware that formerly Lancashire and Chelai e were in this position, that they could have Irish labour ahtiost at any price to assist them in getting in their harvest. Indeed, so many of them were in the habit of frequenting the district that he recollected making a bet that they could always see an Irish labourer at this period anywhere within ten miles of his (the chair man's) ite sidence But our relative positions had changed, and he thanked God hat they end charged, becau , :e it proved that the Irish ware ie a better state than they for merly were. Indeed, he very much doubted whether the tide had not enti (sly charged, and whether English labour was not now being dratted ever to Ireland, in con sequence of the improvement of trade and agriculture in that country. There had been a great rise in the price of labour; and, ho had reason to believe, that in the north ern portions of this country as much as five and six shil lings a-day had been paid for it. Now, this greatly increased demand for agricultural labourers proved that as r girded getting in the harvest the farmers of this coun try were now in a position of difficulty, and if this was so, how were they to get over it ? He answered that it was by the encouragement of age cul-ural machinery, the ap plication of which would render the getting in of the harvest cheaper than it was at present and would therefore, help them to meet this d;fficulfy. Oee of the moa inter esting amongst the specimens of agricultural machinery was the reaping machine. He would not say that it was yet perfect, but he had frequently seen them at work, and he had observed them to work in such a manner as to satisfy him that farmers must adopt and use them, provided they could obtain them at a reasonable price. Re next alluded to the potatoe getting machine, which hal been exhibited, and which he had seen at work yesterday, in a manner which led him to believe that :t was well worth the atten tion of farmers. After adverting to the meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society next year at Ch seer, and expressin g his be ief that this district would be able suc cessfully to compote on that occasion, he concluded by proposing " Success to the Liverpool and Manchester Agricultural Society." The toast was drunk with lout and long continued cheers. The Cummis - again rose, and said that he was going through the list of toasts which had been placed before him, but they would perhaes excu'o him if, under pe culiar circumstances, he in' erposed to propose another toast at the present moment. He did not know whether they might be aware that at their meeting today th.,y were honoured by the presence of some distinguished foreigners. rLoud cheers.) They had been honoured by the presence of distinguished foreigners, two of them having been sent to this country by his Majesty the Emperor of the French. (Cheers.) Professor Moll, who enjoyed a distinguished reputation not only in France, but in this country and in Europe. The professor was the editor of several works of great value, which had made his name known in this country and through the rest of Europe, and, in addition to this, he was also a practical farmer. At the time of the great exhibition in this country, Pro fessor Moll was one of the jury of different countrymen who were appointed to award the various exhibition prizes. 'I he other gentleman was Mons. Millar, who had charge of the internal communications in France. '1 a gentlemen had been sent over by the Emperor of The French to visit and ascertain the improvements that were going on in this country, and with that view, in company with . three others of their countrymen, they had to-day visited the field. On such a foundation he thought he might esta- VEGETABLES AND SEEDS. blish a twist which would meet with a hearty reception at To the owner or occupier who shall show the best six the hen Is of the meeting, but there were othen citcum roots of Swedish Turnips, of any kind, of his or her stance's which induced him to say a few words more growing, 10s. on this toast—circumstances which h'd occurred John Leland Mar kburne, of Itale Hall, near Warrington. Nvi'Lhin the lest few days The Emperor of the To the owner or occupier who shall show the best six l ii'rench, looking at the miseries and the diffi roots of ady other kind of Turnips, of his or her growing, culties which our countrymen in India were suatain lOs. ing, bad himself come forward with a subscription Robert Jchnson Owen, of Rainbill. to meet this difficulty. That subscripiion did him great To the owner or occupier who . shall show the bei",t six honour. (Cheers.) The Emperor said that he had aet SlidEP Open to General Competition.—For the best Leicester Ram, £3 ; and for the second best do., 10s. 1 John S. Wi'san, of Norton-hill, near Preston Brook. 2. Thorna; Jobn,on, of Hatton-grange, near Runcorn. For the best Southdown Ram, . 4 3; and for the second best do , £1 103. 1-2. Llewelya F. Lloyd, of Nannerch, near Mold. For the best pen of five Leicester Breeding Ewes, £3; and for the second best do., £1 I,ls. 1. John S. Wilson, oz Norton-hill, near Preston-broek. 2. Thomas Johaz:on, of Halton-grange, near Runcorn. For the best Leicester Ram, £3; and for the second best do., £1 103. I. John S. Wi son, of N :rton-hill, near Preston-brook. 2 Thomas Wild, of Weaverham, near Northwich,ACheehire. For the best shearling Leicester Ran, £2 ; and for the second best do.. £l. 1. John S. Wilsan, of Norton-hill, near Preston-book. 2. Thomas Johnson, of Halton-grange, near Ruuc,,,ro. For the best pen of five shcarling Ewes of the short oolled breed, £3; and for the second best• pm of do., £1 10s. 1. Llewelyn F. Lloyd, of Nannerch, near Mold. For the best pen of five sheit-woolled Breeding Ewe:, £3 ; and for the second best pen of do., £1 10s. 1. Llewelyn F. Lloyd, of Nannerch, near Mold. For the best short-woolled Ham, £3 ; and for the second best do., 103. 1-2. Llewelyn F. Lloyd, of Nann3rch, near Mo'd. For the best shearling short-woollecilltara, £2 ; and for the second best do., 1. Peter Wright. of Church Minshull, near Midd;ewich. 2 Lewalyn F. Lloyd, of Nannerch, near Mold. For the best pen of fire Leicester Lambs, £2 10s; and for the second best do., £1 ss. 1. John P. Wilson, of Norton•hill, near Preston-brook. ZIETRA. STOCK :-SHEEP. Sir Robert T. Gerrard Bart., of the Home Farm, Garswood, near Warrington ; Shearling Ram of the Cotswold bred, bred by Mr. Wells, of llampnett, Gloucestershire, the Silver Medal. For the beast Boar of the large breed, not more than three years old .E 3 ; and for the second best ditto £2. 1. John Harrison. an.. of Heaton Norris, Stockport. 2. James Birch, of Sefton, near Liverpool. For the best boar of the small breed, not more than three years old, ; and for the second-best ditto £2. 1. John Harrison,jun., of 11 aton Norris, Stockport. 2. James Mosley Leigh,of Davenl am House, near North sifch. For the best Sow, of the large breed, not more than three years old, £3; and for the second-best ditto £2. 1. Samuel Munro, of Salford, Mancheste% 2. Wilthm Brachhaw, Slade House, Levenshalme, Manchester, POULTRY. FOWLS. For the best speckled or grey Dorking Fowls, £l. 1. W. W. Hornby, Capt. R.N., Knowsley, near Frascot. For the best Spanish Fowls, £l. 1. W. W. Hornby, Capt., R.N., Knowley. For the best Cochin China Fowls, LI 1. William Copple, of Eccles ton, near Prescot. For the best Golden pencilled Hamburgh Fowls, £l. 1. W. C. Worral', of Rice House, Liverpool. For the best Silver pencillel Hamburgh Fowls, £l. 1. Geor:: e Fell, of Warring•on. For the best Golden spangled Hamburgh Fowls, £l. 1. Gesrge Fell, of Warrington. For the best Silxer spangled Hamburgh Fowls, 41. 1. Thomas Burnett, of Hutton, near Preston. For the best Poland Fowls, thl. 1. Thomas Burgess, j in.. of Burley l)am, near Nantwich. For the best Bantam Fo.vls, 1. W. W. Hornby, Capt., R N., Know•s'ey, near Pre scot. For the best of any other breed, and all other breeds, or cross breeds, exhibited, 1. George - Felt, of Warrington. Fir the best Geese, 1. W. W. Hornby, Capt., R.N., Knowsley, near Pre:cot. DUCKS. For the best Aylesbury Ducks, XI. 7 homas 13urnett, of Hutton, ne:z Preston. For the best Rouen Ducks, £l. James Longtcn and Son, of Woolton Mills, rear Liverpool. For the best of any other breed, and of all other breeds of Ducks exhibited, £l. Frederick V, illiam Earle, of Edenhurst, Pie cot; pen of black Duiks, of the Buenos Ayrai breed. TURKEYS. For the best Turkeys, 1. James Langton and Son, of Woalton near I iverpool. YOUNG POULTRY. For the best four Gosling!, Li. W. W. Hornby, Capt.R.N., of Knowsley. For the best four Duckling!, gl. Edward Lister, of Cassia Lodge, near Northw:ch. For the best four Chickens (one cocker el and three pul— lets) of the Dorking breed, £t. w. w. Ifornby, Capt. R.V., Itlows l ey, near Present ; Yo;eg u Poultry, bred by himself, the elerel aged 6 months, and the ptliets 8 months. For the best four Chickens (one cocker(' and three pul- Lets) of the Spanish breed, 41. Joseph Bellian, of 15, Froghall lane, Warrington. For the best four Chickens (one cockerel and three pal lets) of the Game breed, XI. W. W. lit rnby, Capt. It.N., linctws'ey. For the best four Chickens (one cockerel and three pul lets) of the Golden-pencilled Hawburgh breed, William Pierce, of Hartford, near Northwich. For the best four Chickens (one cockerel and three pal lets) of the Silver-pencilled Ilamburgh breed, LI. Thomas B 1 by, of Fanny Wood, near Over, Cheshire. For the best four Chickens (one cockerel and three pul. lets) of the Silver-spaugled Hawburgh breed, Thomas Burnt tt, of Hutton, near Preston; pen of Fowls. bred by himself, aged 4 months. For the best four Chickens (one cockerel and three pul lets) of the Poland breed, 41. Thomas Burnett, of Hutton, near Preston. forgotten what the English recently did for Franco in a time of difficulty, and he was anxious to show that his nation felt with us under circumstances of similar difficulty (Cheers) He (tbe chairman) might, in addition, say that the Imperial Guard cf his Majesty—thve who were the immediate attendants on his person —had shown that they also felt for us ; and whilst the Etrlperor had sub scribed .El,OOO, the Inwrial Guard had subscribed £4OO for the same object. (Renewed cheers.) Under these circumstances, he thought he might be excused if, for the honour which had been con farred upon the society this day, and the visit of these dis tinguished gentlemen front France, he ventured to prop)se the health of their sovereign the Emperor Napoleon, and that they druil that toast in a manner which would show the sense they entertained of the kindly feeling wnich his Maja‘ty the Emperor had evinced towar 'a this nation. The toast was received with loud and long continued cheers. _ Professor Molt, in rising to acknowledge the toast, was most euhasissvically cheered He spoke in French, and commenced by expres,ing his regret at being unable ti addPess the c mnpany in English. After warmly returning thank; for the meaner in which the name of his ma4ter, the Emperor, had been received, he eulogised the system of agrieultu e which was pursued in this country, And observed that the agriculture of Fngl ind was the first in the world. I t stood fu.em ,st in the ranks of agricultural seleuce throughout the world. Mono. Millar, in a brief speech, alAo acknowledged t'e toast; and concluded by proposing the health of the Chtirman. The Chairman having b'iefly returned thanke, Gilbert G; eenall, Esq., M P., proposed " The Successful. Can dales." He venture Ito tell therh, that they could have no more valuable element in their society than those who contended for their prizes. The sule;cription of a guinea was a small thing compared wi , h the subscription of those who brought stock to their Pxhibition. (Cheers.) The toast having been acknowledged, several other toasts were proposed and t esponded to Mr. Niekson, in returning thanks for " The Judgee," spoke of the farms in Speke being in a higher state of cultivation than any be had seen in any part of England or Scotland, whe•e he hal recently been. He had been in Scotland, and other places, but in none of these places had he seen 53 great an amesnt of produce grown on the same space of land as the farms at Speke. (II ear, hear.) As regarded the potatoe getting machine which had been tried at the sh lw, he said it was capa , yle of doing a great deal of work, but he vestioned the pru fence of every farmer getting one, and thought it should be used, going from farmn to farm, is the same manner as the steam thrashirg machine.. The proceedings terminated shortly after eight o'clock. JUDGES. Fot ITCHNED CAT rrx.—.Mr. Heaton Clarke, Ellint'aorpe near Borough Bridre ; Mr. W. Torr, Al) sby Manor, neat Grimsby. F. HAVES.—Nr. Stephen Cox, Stamford-street, Dlack,riors ro at, London ; Mr. Jame - ) Broaden, Old fr itforJ„near Manchester ; Mr. John E is, Upper Hit-street Liverpool. Fon HE:CP AND PIGS —Mr. JAM C. Ftch-s, Harley Thorn, near Stone;' Mr. Wil Lao) Fair, Astou-by-Budwoith, near Nnthwie, Fon Pouvray.--Mr. Thomis Cheoner, Burnt Legs, near Cieste, fist I ; Mr. WEliani Mercer. Newto near Warringtoo. FOR IMPLEMENTS —Mr. William Palin, Sta !,ford Hall. near Chester; Mr. Winton), Ito coe, Kirkby, ne. , :r Presc—t ; Mr. Tealdale, Liscard Kam, near Birkenloeod. FOR SEnos AND It: ors.—'4r. John Niekson, Hale, near Warring. ton ; Mr. J. hn lle. Farline, Spoke, near Uverpool. CON'IILTSNO VETER'NARY lIRGEON.—Mr. John Ellis, of Upper Pitt-street, Liverpool, aatoa as Consultiv Veterinary .Sts...geon daring the Show. THE LIVERPOOL ART UNION. The annual distribution of pr , z?s of the Liverpool Art Onion, took place yesterday at the St- George's Hall. In tha absence of the Mayor, who usually preside on these occasions, Mr. J. 11. Jeffery, was called to the chair. In opening the business of the meeting, the chiarman said, that in the absenee of the Mayor he had much pleasure in taking the position he then occupied, and atter expressing his regret that the exchequer of the society was so low, and that works of art were not more appreciated in Liverpool, called upon the secretary to read the annual report, which was as follows : Et EPOIT. It appears th art-unions, like transactions in comm'ree., are sub ject to fluctuations over which we have but small control, and the causes of which a e diffinf tto ascertain. Last year, when the tmae of drawing was altered, coat to allo.v the prize-holders to sele,t at the comme reeTeat of the exhibition, haste 31 of at the close, and when the additional pr.vilege was granted of iaviting the pr:ze-hotie a to t'r to private view, it was anticipate ! that th , r3 would be a large edi tion to the funds, and that the annual average of subscribers would at le ist be doub•e,l. This, however, was nit the eta r, ths snbscrip_ tions bel g very little mere than n-nal. This year, although these privileges have rseen extensive'y advertised, no suitable raspo 353 has been returned by the public, and the suhscriprions are materially less than they were last year. Oae reason of this ap 'ear: to be that the sea-on is unfavourable for the collection, on account of al many persons beteg out of town. Ass Cher, is th 3 difference of opinion wi.h respect to the propriety of drawing it at this period, aad allowing tare prize-holler a first choice with the bnza file purchaser of a pi.rture. It will be well to put this in its proper bearing before the public, in order that they may form their own judg.neat of the various views entertained. It fb sLaLtd, oa the on, hnn t, that, by allivrin the nc:ze holders to select en the first day, they sweep away a cl 193 of pictures which would, without them, fin I ready sa'e, and at the cloie of tee ertliibi ten there'is always ample to tterial for choice which wo.lll then cornc. in to swell the Academydis salea ; an I also, it is said, that the pre holder wise risks his guinea is not enfalel to al eqoalchas:te with the bola file purchaser echo peeps Ws money down. On the o her hand it is s ated that pri seholder comes equally with money in hand, and tint by giving' him an eiaal first choice OR the op :flint day, it would increa:e the power ant num')er Of sabacribers, Betwee a these two dilemmas the Art Union stiff Ira, ors account of one or other withholling from It their support. Now , however, it is feared that Vs: small am )nut of su. ,scriptions wt 1 laid at once to a return to the for ter timeof selecting, as there ap pears a great proba'aildy f the facile:my withdrawing the privi leges now granted t r the society. Ana:her year, ho rover, every effort will be male to na he it an etfactire support to the arts in LicerpJol. The number of ,übslribers this year is 274 ; from these has been r;:ceived the sum of s d The expenses are : Printing 3 1 6 Advert'ising Gene:al m .namment, whi ch in lades piper, envelopes po ;Mg), the use of St. , eorge'n Hall the parchaic and 57 3 cutting of tickets aul other incidental expe,.s.s £25 18 3 Leaving £317, with a em :11 b,lance ci £7—£3"4: To be meat io I,r,zes, which has been divided ai follows : One €fs3 . . 0.,e cf 30 . . . Two of 25 . , Thr eof2o . . Fonr of 15 S , ve tor 10 ......... Four of 5 .... . (Incleave of £7 balaa.e) . £347 The Chairman, then, finding that the funds of the f , ciety were so low, requested any gentleman present to offer some suggestions, by which the exchequer would be augmented, and a taste for the fine aris increased. A. brief conversation ensue 3, in which Me. V,,relst, Mr. 11, and setw other g,ntlemen took a part, in the coarse o which-several suggestions were made. The d , •aWing then took place, and the following were awarded PRIZES :- 501, Hugh Neil, AlPrcrornsyl;qusre; 30/, Joho Joynson, Fzehalge buil lings ; 25/, \V'iliiim D ivies, Hoyton ; 25/, C. 11. Hall; H 1 Ch •Aborcromby-squ Ire ; 20 1 , James Crostiell, Lo.ige-1 one; 20/, Thomas Blackburn, Lira-chambers; 151, Georlo Ii Thompioa, No. 4 . 72 ; 15/, W. It. Jeff ry ; 151, John Pillt . ngtol, Mount-pleasant ; 15/, M•ss Isabel Wri.ler, 10, Castl2 street; 101, J. J. Ridley, Fie.kner suture; 10/, Richard Arkle, Fal'uvr-square ; 101, Anthony Jones, Brackfle'd park ; 101, G. War.l,Rridg,e-street ; 10/, Dr. Jo-eph Dickenson, gelford-st not FoLvii; 10/, Wiliiam Nicholson, junior, Bistiopwe3rmouth; 10/, W. A. R.Frno, 71, Richard Roberts, °s, Llacki.i's-hey; s. W'illico t, 72, Itoscorn non str ,et ; 5/, J. 1). 1;“n?, 01,1b311-3'reet ; 51, Robert BrebLer, 14, Water%street ; 5/, A. H Cavrnie, Claughton ; 51, TIOMAS Bird, 49, Newland•street, Everton, A. vote of thanks to the Glairmin eonf.,•lailed the 13.u3 i ness of the meeting. THE REMEDY ExmoDED.—A lady in a railway carriage being seated by the side or an old matron who was very deaf, " Ma'am," said she in a high tore, did you ever try electricity for your deafness ?" "Oh, yes, indeed I did ; it's only last seamier I gut struck by lightning, but I don't see as it did me a bit f A REMARKABLE HIGHLAND PAR ' SlL—The Rel. Dr. Macfailane, of Arrochar, at the annual festival of the Kin tyre Club, on Friday last, said—" In the district to which I • am rnraovod we are meat barmoniees, au.l free from all sec tarian jealousies and bittkruess. The Free Church minister is there to me like another parish minister. When lam absent, as I am now, he visits the sick, ;sod marries for me, and as one good torn deserves an - .User, I jot do the same for hint when rccasion regain- s it." The reputations of pub is men are sometimes very easily made, and olmost as rapidly tics•royed,. A new name passes suddenly from mouth to mouth, people cast up their eyes with admiration or a4enislpueni ; a sudden change comes, the meteor disappears, and darkness supervenes. The achievement of greatness is truly a marvellously un certain process. To some persons it comes quickly, to others it, is the labour of a lifttime Yet suddenly acquired reputations are for the most part ephemeral. They do not repose upon sure foued,tions, and at the first puff of adversity away goes the mighty superstructure. Probably no era in our history has prulticed fi more abun dant crop of the mnehroom kind of celebrities thav, the present.—Morning Herald. TORONTO OPPOSING THE HUDSON'S BAY MONOPOLY. A great public meeting was held in S. Lawrence Hall, Toronto, on the 23th ult., for the purpose of protesting against the continuance of the monopoly claimed by the Hudson's Bay Company over half of the• North American continent. The Mayor occupied the chair. Mr. A. M'Donnell moved the following resolution R solveri—That in the opin'on of this meeting the period has ar rived when every part of that •act portion of the Amer can continent witch is held by the Hudson's Bay Corp nation, should be wholly enfranchised from the iron sway of that company, and thrown open to conmere;al enterprise, traffic and trade, in as free a , d unre stricted a meaner as any other portion of British dominions; that the right and the duty of extending to it civilisation and developing it• resort C 39, manifestly rest wth the people of the British North kmerican pro ;laces and that vigorous steps should at ones be taken to discharge the-responsibility thus devolvinx upon us. The speaker said that the exposure of the character of the Hudson's Bay Company, through the Canadian Press, had provoked investigation, and it will show that their claims are neither founded in law nor in equity, but that they are merely founded on fiction, on assumption—and they will be flung to the winds of heaven forthwith. (Cheers.) The speaker examined the hirtorical preten sions or the company, and d'eclarel that they were based upon as feeble a foundation as the charter itself. He denounced-the report of the Special Committee of the House Of Commons ; and declared that the country was not theirs te- give—it was ours. (Great applause.) In °lnclusion, he solemnly warned Mr. Labouchere, and the Hudson's Bay Company, that their acts would not be tolerated on the North American-continent. and that thcq might drive the Red River colonists into the arms of the' United States. (Cheers ) I f Mr. Mc. Murrich having sccondel the resolution, Mr. Gowan suggested the adjournment of the meeting, that. Mr. Chief justice Draper, who had returned from It:s mission to England, might have an opportunity of explaining the course which he had pursued as the repre sentative of C made. The mention of Mr. Draper's name was the signal for a volley of hissing: Mr. Brown, M.P., said : Mr. Mayor and fellow citizens —I do think it would- be moat unfortunate if the resolution in the Mayor's hand were put to this large and influential meeting without soma- answer having. been given to the observations which have just been addressed to you from this platform. What, forsooth, does Mr. Gowan tell Us ? Why,. that we do not knoir anything about the Hudson's Bay question, but most wait till Mr. Draper comes back to entighten 113 upon it. That we, sir, are not fit to decide whether the locking up of the half of this continent from cividsation is right, or wrong, until Mr. Draper instructs us. That we are not 'competent to say whether the rule of the Ilealtoa's Bay Company on this continent has been injurious or not. That we are not fit to- say whether the people of British Americz- are in a position to extend civilisation- through these g eat northern territories (Loud cheers.) Let us telt the people•of England and the whole world that we hold the northern half of this continent as the rightful domain of the British American people—that the narrow torts of the Hudson Bay Com pany can no longer continue-,and that we are prepared to assume now the government of the country, and gradually extend to it the blessings of civilisation. (.sheers.) Let us at least lay. the foundation of , a great North Ame rican people—a people who, should that day ever come, when the British flig- shall , have to , be main- Coined on this continent against the aggrandizing spirit of another nation, will be found ready and able to meet the issue as they have always been-in bygone times. (Cheers.) , , But long may that day be off—long may we remain in peace and cultivating every friendly relation with our neighbours the United States. Let it be our high aim to build up here a people, worthy to rule the northern half of this vast continent, and to establish and maintain it in wise laws and salutary institutions. (Loud cheers.) He can be no true Canadian, no true- British American, who talks of concession indhis matter—who does not feel that a. solemn trust has-been committed to our hands, in the filling up of this great territory, and it becomes us not to lose a week nor an hour in commencing to discharge it. Mr. Brown resumed his- seat amidst general and enthusiastic cheering. Captain Kennedy, who has re:imed fro& an embassy to the Red River, moved the followiag„resolution : That this meeting repudiates the proposal that the fin ison's Bay monopoly should be permitted to exist in part of the territory, regards such a privilege as presenting a serious bar to the settlement of even the emancipated distr cts of the country, and holds the complete abo.ition of all exclusivis rights of trading In favour of the company as de Leaded by considerations of loyalty, Justice,. au-I humanity, as well as of sound political policy. The speaker expatiated - . in. glowing terms upon the I boundless resoutces of the Hudson's Bay territories ; and said that, as a proof of the fertility of soil of that vast territory, it had been given. in evidence that six milds square of the Red River district would yield a revenue exceeding all the revenue of the fur trade of the company put togethvr. (Loud cheers.) , This may appear extraor dinary, but it was no less true,.and figures could be fur nished in proof. Wheat has been , harvested, yielding a return of 40 to 60 bushels, and weighing from 60 lb to 7u lb the bushel. (Cheers.). And in the valley of the Sas katchewan there was land equally productive. And was this the land that the people of Canada would desire to see locked up as fur trading grounds, until the Americans take it and main!ain possession 7. - (Cheers.) The resolution, having been seconded by Mr. Rumour, was carried amid applause. Mr. MowaTT, Q. C., moved the folio-wing. resolution, which U 72% unanimnnely adapted :. " Resolved,—Tlrq this meeting cannot but empress its desp regret that the Cana lien a /ministration shonld. on a question of such sur pa.sing imptiftiince to the people of British am.sriea, have remained to this moment without any defined pslicy, and sh - ,uld have sent a gentleman to England as the representative of Canada in this matter without any spec.iic instructions whatever, andwith a discretion so ' unlimited as toVac3 him at liberty to urge views up m the Import,' authorities which he knew an d acknoviledged were not shared in laS the wople he was appointed t) repiesent." Mr.CLartrisoN, President of the Board of Trade, moved the following resolution, which was carried by acclama tion " Retolved,—That a humble address. to the Queen and to the two Houses of the Imperial Parliament, founded on the foregoing res du ti .ns, earnestly praying that the license of trade to the Hartscro's Bay Company may not be renewed, and that the claims of the Com pany under their charter may be immediately brought to issue and extinguished—be prep ed and signed by the Mayor ou behalf of the city, and forwarded for presentation." The following resolutions were also carried unani mously : "R es Divei hat this meeting has heard with astonishment and indignation that, while the people of Canada have been earnestly desiring and contending_ for the extinction of the baneful domination of the Hudson's Bay Compri) , on this continent, the Canadian government has, within a few months past, made over in fee simple to that monopoly, for the sum of .€3O, 4G,000 acres of Canadian territory, hoarding the m iuths of the six principal rivers lead:ng from the Canadian Lakes far into the int rior, and commanding tha trade of the far north; that in the opinion of this meeting a strict mentory inquiry into this most reprehensible transact on should. be in ttuted immediately on the assembling of Parliament; and that in the meantime the government will demonstrate their own complicity in the outrage, if they do not take immediate steps for canz-olUng the patents which have been. perfected." Reso'ved,--" That this- Meeting has read with great pleasure the petition of their fellow-subjects at. Red River to the Canadian House of Assembly, praying to havees'enled to their country the laws and 'Lorin:Lamas of Canada, and will hail the day when the. Red River colonists are nni ed to Canada by the bonds of comman4instiintions. commercial interconzse,amd social regard." THE PRESENTATION NUISANCE. TO THE. EDITOR OF THE NORTIDIERN TIMES. Sir,—Right glad am I to see that Mr. Bennett has had the good taste to decline the testimonial which some of his well meaning, but injudicious, friends have suggested should be raised by the public, to mark their appreciation of his services in the Pike matter., Mr. Bennett feels that the good old town knows how he has fought its battle ; and now that success has crowned his efforts, he wisely declines being mixed up with the " lot " to whom testi-. menials are always being presented. When, Mr. Oliver was on the point of bankruptcy, what is to be done?-.- A testimonial. Mr. Humphrey Brown, of the Royal British Rank, is on the verge ot: ruin and disgrace !—A. testimonial, of course. No curate can remove but a tea pot mu,t be presented;, and the thing has now become a nuisance. People are "•toated" for subscriptions, and, I' reallygbelieve, give against their inclination, from the fear of being thought singular and illiberal if they refuse. How rilictilous do such things appear in the two cases quoted above, and in numberless other instances ? I can understand presenting a testi monial at the close of a long and useful life, to a gentleman who has done the "State some service," but here are our Birkenhead friends getting up and adver tising a testimonial to Mr. .1 Aln Laird; for doing what? Why, what every delegate from the Town Council and Dock Committee has been doing for us. Ws know how such things are done. lam old enough to recollect the chairiv of Mr. Mallabey, and how it was got up. Ask any one concerned in it, what he thinks of it now, and if he is not very thick skinned, the rising blush will answer. I trust Mr. Laird may have the good sense and taste to come forward at once and follow Mr. Bennett's example. All independent men stiuld make a stand against this intolerable nuisance. In this age of hutnbag there is not a greater sham than the testimonial one, and the sooner it is stopped the better. ANTI }lumina. Liverpool, 10th Sept. Ma. J. M. Commit - rt., M.P.—Mr• Cobbett has intimated Ms intention of paying his annual viait to his constituents at Oldham in ,about a fortnight, and arrangements are now in progress by his committee for entertaining him at a public dinner in the Town-hall on the 23rd instant. THE LATE SIR CHA.RLE3 3IA.NSFIELD CLARKE, BART. Death has recently carried off one of the most dim-. tinguished ornaments of the medical profession, in the person of Sir Charles Clarke, who died on Monday, the Vta instant, at his residence on the Marine Parade, Brighton, in his 76th year, af. er a lingering illness of nearly two years' duration. Charles Mansfie'd Clarke. , the younger son of the late Mr. John Clarke. surgeon, of Chancery-lane, by a daughter of Mr. William M msfield, of Thrapstorte, N nohampton3hire, was born in London. May 28, 1782, and received the rudiments of his classical education at St. Paul's S-pool, where ha was the schoolfellow, and we believe lhe playmate and form felow of the late Lord Chandelier Truro and the present Chief Baron Pollock. His father's example led him, at an early age, to turn his attention to medical studies; and accordingly, instead of p issing to one of the universities, he attended St. George's Hospital, and the lectures on anatomy delivered at the Hanterian Sithool by Mr. Wilma . and Mr. Thomas, and those on miffveifery by his elder brother. the late Dr. , john Clarke, who• for many years enjoyed a most extensive practice in that particular branch of the profession in which his younger brother was destined to become se distinguished. Having finished his preliminary studies, Charles Clarice was admitted` a member ofhthe Royal Collega of Strgeons, and spent - the,tirst two years of his professional life as assistant sergeon in the Hertford hire Militia, which he subs culently exchanged for the post of surgeon in the 3rel Regiment of not Guards. Of this part of his early career he always felt proud, and frevently in his latter yeare`;t was his lot to• return' thanks on public occasions at once for the military and the medical profession'. Subsequently, hoWever,, he was induced by his elder' brother to give tep the army, and to devote his whole atten tion to the diseases of women and children,' and more pare ticalarly to the practice o'' mid mifery 1-reassociated with his brother as a lecturer on these subjects as early as 1804, and continued to delicver his reenter course of lectures doom to the year 1821, during which time he could reckon alerrest all the eminent accoucheurs among hiThearers and pupi7h. For many years he hell the appointment of surgsme to Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital, which he resigned. about the same time that he ceased to lecture, though- the interests and welfare of that institution con tinued teethe last to be the - obj;cts of his attention and re gard. Ice 1525 he was chosen a Fellow of the Royal Society , Hithert.i'Mr. Clarke had practised only as an accouchear , in which capacity hi,,, rise to fame and celebrity had been speetry, if not sudden, though not more than he well deserved ; for no man ever threw himself more zealously into his professional duties, or showed more ten , lerness and sympathy in all his dealings with his patients, or mere kindness , and courtesy to his profess'et el rivets. He always had a kind word for every one around him, and even when in the-height of his London practice, and when carriages thronged his doors in Seville-row, he would go on any distant visit to the wife or daughter of a me lied gentler:a an, regardless of the conaecteences tat himself. these m. , ans, aided by his great sagacity and knowledge of the w mankind, he attained so solid and sub stantial a position that he was able to retire from the coustarrr cares of his London practice, at an age when most men are still cher:bine up the hill, and to purchase the estate .of Dunham Lodge in Norfolk, when ho had scarcely entssed his 41th year. Having obtained. atm degree of /CD. from Lambeth, in 1827 Dr. Clarke bee/thee a Licentiate of the Royal College ot' Physicians, and on the accession. of King William IV. to the throne he was hout:eared by, the appointment of physician to Q.leen Adelaide. On Senteraber 30,1831;he was created a Baronet, and in the yea " 1936-he was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. fir 1842 he had conferred upon hirer the honorary d egree of M.A.'. by the University of 'Care — bridge, and was created , a D.C.L of Oxford in .1845 e. Incessantly eng. Ted in the performance of the active• duties of a most laborious department of ,his profession, Sir Charles Clar.ke had not the leisure for many literary - Productions, but it is observed by no less an authority than Dr. Pettigre v that the excellence of that which he - - published serves only to awaken regret that he should not have written 'more. His chief work, and that by whicle his name will be longest remembered among medibal cireleS, is his "Observations on the Diseases of Women and Children," whieth he s published in two parts, in 1814 and 1821 respectively, and' forms an essential part. or every medical library. He was Phsident of the Society for the Relief of the , Widowe and Orphans of Medical' M ,n, in which he toeek the deepest interest to the last- He was the personal friend'of nearly all the medical celebri , ies of the present century, and was beloved by all who knew him, whether in or out of his profession, Of - late 'years he had resided almost entirely at Brighton. Sir Charles Clarke married ire 1806 Mary Anne, daughter of the late Wrght Tho Mas Scerire, Es'ce, of Pe:ernorouirh. who died in 1856, by whom' he had a • faintly of five daughters and also two sons, the elder of whom has now succeeded to the title as second baronet. He is in holy - orders and was appointed to the rectory of Ilanwell„. Middlesex, in 1847. DEATH OF LIEUT.-GENAIRAL IZENDEESOIT. Another eolonelcy is vacant by the death of Lient. Georg George Augustus Henderson, colonel of the 59th Regi , .• meat who died on Monday last at his cou-ntry residence in Worcestershire. The gallant getter alentered the army in 1793, and up to his retirement .:on half-pray in 1817 has seen considerable service He embarked in 1793 with the army under General Sir Ralph Abercromby destined for the West Indies, but malignant , fever breaking out on board the ship the troops were disembarked. Afterwards he served with his regiment diming the rebellion in Ire— land in 1793. He accompanied- the expedition to the - Vidlihtf hi 1799, mil was prcoont,at the lahn ine. and at the battle of the 19th of September, and of the 2nd: and 16th of October. In 1801 he proceeded to Egypt lc. :the expedition under General Sir ,R,alph Abercromby. Its 1808 he landed with his regiment in Portugal, And took part in the battle of Virniera, the disa•grotts retreat to and the battle of Cerunna. He ref.:Mgt • to England with the other British forces after: Corunea, and was next employed' in the expedition le the Scheldt, and was at the siege- of Fleshing. He, ia-113014-- went to the Peninsula, and served until the close ofthat war in 1814. He commanded the Qtreen's at the tattlee-or Toulouse, on which occaiioa he- received the bre•;-etrank of Lieut.-Colonel. General Henderson, received the,war medal and four clasps for Egypt, Vinaiera, Coruana, and Toulouse. In 1836 .he was. nominated a Knight , of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order,. having previously received the Order (second class) of the Crescent. The,,gallant officer's commission bore date as follows;-Ensign, Sept. Iv 1793; Lieutenant, March. l, 1795 ; Captain, August 20, 1801 ; Major, June 4, 18134. Lieutenant-Colonel,)Aprii 12. 1814 ; Colonel, January 10. 1831 ; Major Genors4Ntiv• P., 1e46 ; and Lieutenant General,. June 20, 1854 After his retirement on half pay he was one of the inspecting.dield officers, In April, 1852,.he• was appointed Colonel ei the 59th Regiment by the late Duke of Wellington. FUND FOR TRRIRELIEF OF THE. SUFFERERS BY THE, MUTINY IN INDIA., ' Oa Wednesday the committee appointed _at the meeting held at the Mansion-house on the 25th ult.,.for the pur pose of collecting funds for the relief a the sufferers by the rebellion in India, again assembled in the Egyptian Halt, under the presidency of the Llrd.M .- xvor. There were present.-,Mr. Grogson, M.P.. AgimiratSir S'ephen Lushington, B„ Colonel Iredell, Colonel Goodwin, Lieutenant-Colonel Henderson, Sir Moses nontefiore Mr. Alderman Salotnons, Mr. Alderman. Wire, Mr. Alderman Hose, Mr. Dent,. Mr. J. Candy, Mr. Gordon‘ Mr. Skipper., !Ir. Hadow, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Oasenove.. Mr. Foanss.r, the acting secretary, read a great nuca , ber of letters from M.tgistrates and:gentlemen of influence in various parts of the kingdom s _ the writers of which pressed. their hearty approval of the peoce.edings of the committee, and enclosed subsoript The following letter, addressed - by the Secretary o f the East India Company to _Colonel, Henderson, waa,also read Indfa-bottse, Sept. 5.3857. "My de .r sir.—The East' Inaia .Company have given it tractions to the Government of India to adopt ras saxes for the immediate relief of t &ferret's, whether connected with the public service.or not. Thio of course is only a tertparary arrangement, and ought. not to interfere in the slightest deg , ee with, the voltriat .ry collection of funds thatmay hove a moat imp. rtent effect in permanently miti— gating the losses and privations so, extensively caused by thin mutinous outbreak. .r t wed ru,t assure you how strongly the synspathies of all persons here aro excited: by the heaxtr-uding accnunts, which hav• been received, Lor how cordially we wish success to the , subscription for an object which should be regarded as national. "Very faithfully yours,. jAASZS, C. Mmva.ure,„ "Colonel Hende2zon." The secretary nsxt read the copy of a letter, dated the Bth inst.. frorn. the Lord Mayor, as president of the com mittee, to the Givernar-General of India, enclosing a further order for tso.ootl rupees, which. has been placed at his Excellency's (iispubsa.l in the Balk of Agra, for the relief of the sufferers. Sir S. Lushingtou said he had receivod a communica— tion to the effect that a number of persons from the scene of the mutiny, principally widows. and children, had just arrived at Southampton in a perfectly destitute condition. He therefore proposed that an agent should be appointed_ at Southampton with full powers to relieve these persona, and suggested that Captain W. Ramsay, R.N., should be requested to undertake the of f ice. After a short discussion, in the course of which . it was u rged that, as the second original, resolution stood, and until it had been amended at a public meeling, the committee were not justified in appropriating any portion of the funds collected to cases of distress in this country (the resolution decreeing that the amounts as collected were to be forwarded to• the Governor-General), the proposition of Sir S. Luabington was ` referred to the sub— committee. Alderman Salomona said that something ought to be done with a view to modifying the terms of the second. resolution.' It was then agreed that a public meeting should be called without delay. The Lord Mayor announced that. the subscriptions ix baud amounted to 116,716. A. vote of thanks to [the Lord Mayor brought :lb* proceedings to a close. • .... r s 0 )avid ;ere. Leers cone t the abet, king , ,eone ierra TO. errs tutor, ort will duly bu of t, , t hat 0 to of iliti3 t th e j gaet [,evYt 00' mile, Treat