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A NEW AND EASY METHOD OF ACQUIRING TIIE FRENCH LANGUAGE. BARON DE SEPRES. Member of the Academy of Paris, Founder, late Director, and Head Master of the National Lyceum, Fellow of the Poly technic School, 4-c., RESPECTFULLY informs the Nobility, Clergy, and Inhabitants generally th the earnest solicitation of several families of distincti , e has been induced to visit Liverpool, in order to ma nown his new and easy method of acquiring in a short s of time the French Language, and of imparting to his s the pure French Accent. Classes of Tw ve Gentlemen meet every Evening from Seven to Nine, at his residence, 57, Elizabeth-street, Biownlow-hill where his Terms may be known. Separate Morning Classes for Ladies Private Lessor PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT. LIVERPOOL, CROSBY, AND SOUTHPORT RA I ',WAY ACOMPANY for CONSTRUCTING the above RAILWAY is in course of FORMATION, and for afford ing to the Districts along the Coast a cheap and easy communi cation with Liverpool. The Landowners have beensomThunicated with, and are ge nerally favourable ; and thelFwishes will be consulted as far as possible as to the,co,ursf of the line. _ A detailed Prot;pfaus will he shortly issued, and communi cations may in the meantime be addressed to Messrs. DuNcAN and RADCLIFFE ; or to Messrs. H. and W. TOOGOOD, Solici tors, 22, Parliament-street, London. Liverpool, 28th August, 1846. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. THE Public is requested to take Notice, that on and after the Ist September = the Second-class Carriages run ning with the 6 a.m. up train from Liverpool, and 6 15 from Manchester to Birmingham and London, will be removed from that train and attached to the 9 15 a.m. train_ from Liverpool and 9 40 from Manc will be reduced as follows: Between London and Livegncle. „ London and lgatfchester from 455. 6d. to 37s from 425. 6d. to 355, Notice is also givfii, that,On 'and. after the same date, the various Short Fares on the Liverpool and Manchester branch will be reduced. (By order) Easton Station, Angnst 20, 1846. MARK HUISH LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. NOTICE of CALL on GRAND JUNCTION .i"25 SHARES. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Directors, in execution of the Acta of Parliament relating to the said Company, have, pursuant to the provisions thereof, made a CALL of FIVE POUNDS in respect of each of the x 25 Shares which were created by the Grand Junction Railway Company on the 10th day of September, 1845, and h ordered that such Call be paid to one of the undermertti e Bankers, namely : London Messrs. Glyn, Ha ax, and Co.; Birmingham .The Birminglimn Banking Company, or, Messrs. nolliet and Son ; Messrsyliloss and Co; or The Milk of Liverpool: Liverpool Manchester.. Sirtenj. Heywood and Co. ; or, The Manchester and Salford Bat on or before the 15th day of September next. And the several Proprietors of such .x'2s Shares are required to pay such Call accordingly GEO. CARR GLYN, Cjiairman By order CHAS. LAWRENCE, Deputy Chairman, RICHARD'CREED,} ecretaries, HENRY BOOTH, w LUC roau teaumgrrom tne village of Halsall t o t h e said township of Scarisbrick and North Meols, and terminating by a junction with the fence wall of the glebe in front of the said Rectory or Parsonage Hciuse, on the south side of the said last mentioned road, at a point about thirty _ ...„ 'row me three cottages fronting tne said road, in the several occupations of John Gill, Stephen Blundell, and Luke Huyton, on the east, in part by the said glebe lands in front of the said Rectory or Parsonage House on the north PAc. east, in other part by the said churchyard on the south, in other part by the said churchyard, and in other part by a road leading from the said churchyard towards the road to Liver pool, and on the south-westerly end thereof by buildings, gar dens, and a vacant space of ground belonging, to the said Charles .Scarisbrick, which said Closes or Parcels of Land, Cottages, Buildings, Hereditaments, and Premises, first, secondly, and thirdly last above mentioned, together with all cue rights, easements, and appurtenances thereto belonging, are- intended to be conveyed by the said Charts Scarisbrick, and other necessary parties, to the Rector of the said church, and his succesors, for ever, in exchange for the said Farm, House, Outbuildings, told, Garden, and Closes or Parcels and Butt r Al_• 11 I sixthly first Before inentioned. August, one thousand eight hundrea tniraly, tourtniy, nttniy, anti Dated this fourteenth day of nd forts-six. CHARLES SCARISBRICK RICHARD LEIGH. LADIES BEWARE OF SUMMER ! THOUGH the Season is delightful, yet exposure to -IL the scorching rays of the Styx produces upon the delicate skin a species of inflammation. which_ !I Permanent stain of inveterateTAN, or Sprinkles of FiecKLE In other instances, a discoloration inclining to REDNESS, or S wELLma—ultimately assuming one of the multitudinous forms of ERUPTION. The only efficacious preventive against these - leSe unpleasant liabilities of the SiczN ana COMPLEXION IS ROWLAND'S KALYDOR, a BOTANICAL PREPARATION from Balsamic-Exotics; for, whe ther resorted to in its specific character prst'a thorough purifier of existing defects of an eruptive nat tie and discolorations of the Skin, or as a benign PRESER R and PROMOTER of its already bright and glowing tin , this ELEGANT TOILET REQUISITE han in every i ance, maintained its claim to thetltle of "Tn I.; UN FA ILI UXI LIAR Y OE FEMALE GRACE." During SUMMER anebTUMN, which are peculiarly the seasons of FASHION ) LE MOVEMENTS, the invigorating and refreshing properties of ROWLAND'S KALYDOR will be 'found singularly agreeable t o LADIES TRAVE LLING. The effects produced by temporary •EXPOSURE TO SOLAR HEAT, upon the FACE, NECK, ARMS, an d HANDS , being neutral ized, and the cloud induced by relaxation and languor dispelled by its power of s u st a i n i ng a per f ect elast i city of the skin ; with out which, certain (though perhaps unheeded) deterioration takes place. Thus, in the usual Periodical Visits made to the Coast, ROWLAND's KALYKALYDOR is indispensable as a preserva tive after SEA BATHING, from the irritation caused by the chemical action of saline vapour. AS a perfect illustration of the unquestionable safety attend ing the application of Rowland's Kalydor, and of the wide range of its utility, its introduction to the nursery, with the ad vantage which ensues in that interesting dep ar t men t of ma ternal solicitude, is most convincing ;—liere it soothes every species of i nc i dental i nflammation, and fosters all those infan tine graces u p on w hi c h t h e parenta l eye dwells with delight. This EXOTIC PREPARATION in every case promotes_ a healthy tone of th e minute vessels, and is the most elegant as well as effective Toilet Appendage hitherto submitted to universal pa tronage. Price 4s. 6d. and Bs. 6d. per bottle. *4-* None are genuine without the words "ROWLAND'S KALYDoR" on the wrapper. The HEAT OF SUMMER, also, frequently communicates_ dryness to the Hair and a tendency to fall off, which may be completely obviated by the use of ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL, A DELIGHTFULLY FRAGRANT AND TRANSPARENT PREPARA dent. No TION; and r . as an in v i gorator and beautifier, beyond all prece at TEETH this season c an we b e too careful to preserve the from the deleterious effects of Vegetable Acids, (the immediate cause of Tooth-ach :) by a systematic employment, night and morning, of ROWLAND'S ODONTO, OR PEARL DENTIFRICE, A WHITE P OWDER, compounded' of the rarest and most ,fra grant exotics.—lt bestows on the Teeth a Pearl-like White ness, frees them from Tartar, and imparts to the Gums a healthy firmness, and to the Breath a delightful fragrance. CAUTION. Nu merous pernicious imitations of these admired articles are now offered for sale by SHOPKEEPERS of apparent respectl bility, who copy the Bills and Labels, and substitute either‘.; .fttftious narnc, or the word "GENUINE," in the place of RowLAND's : it is therefore necesslry on purchasino• either Article to see that the word " ROWIVAND'S" is on the Enve lope. For the Protection of the Public from Fraud and Impo sition, the Ilon. Commissioners of Iler Majesty's Stamps have authorised the Proprietors to have their Names engraved on the Government Stamp, which is affixed to the KALYDOR and ODONTO, thus : A. ROWLAND AND SON, .20. HATTON- GARDEN. 11:av' All without are SPURIOUS IMITATIONS I !—Ask for " ROWLAND'S" Articles. sold by them, and by Chemists and Perfumers. THE LINTRPOOL STANDARD, . . MILNER'S like a m i s t, an d s p rea d s a ll amongst th e trees. Recol- PATENT STRONG WROUGHT-IRON lects the night of the 2d November. Wind was from HOLD F A S T TREre S U R E SAFES, east, and the vapour was very bad. Was in Smith} CLOSETS, AND DOORS. Wood, in Garswood. There is a colliery or two between FIRE -RESISTING by internal non-conduction and that wood and the vitriol works. On Wednesday, the evaporation in Fire. 21st January, was at New-hall, and noticed the vapour at THE STRONGEST SAFES IN THE WORLD nine in the morning. Wat ched it, and went into a sand WITH IMPREGNABLE LOCKS AND FASTENINGS. MILNER'S !'T se EN T field near the Big Oak Wood, where he could see Mus- FIRE-RESISTING BOOK, s ,SIrFE, HEED-BOXES, prates chimney. Saw it come from that chimney from OF &LC - SIZES. nine until eleven, and go all amongst the trees. It was a CASH-BOXES and IMPREGNABLE LOCKS, for all uses. foggy morning—wind as near south as he can think. Witness deposed to being in Waggon-load Wood on ..e' r SHOW-ROOM, another occasion, and in a field on the 22d of March, and 15, SOUTH JOHN-STREET, near LORD-STREET, seeing the vapour coming towards him from the chimney. - WORKS, LORD-STREET and CABLE-STREET, Has lived with Sir John fifteen years, and has observed ' LIVERPOOL. the trees worsening every year since the establishment of the vitriol works, especially for the last five years. Many DI `GIBBON of the trees cut down during that time have been dead. 30, NORTH JOHN-STREET, LIVERPOOL, Cross-examined by Mr. SergeantMurerusr—Trees were BOOTMAKE SIR H. PR AND THE LATE GENERAL SALE, R To His ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT, 2 worse one year after another for the last five years. There RETURNS his sincere thanks to his numerous a re some wet places in S mith y wood. W a ter came , but it Friends for their liberal patronage since he commenced was just after very heavy in that rain. Dug again and a little business, and is happy to announce that he has lately been ini moisture came. There s more dry land than wet London and France, and selected from the first houses in those wood. Was from two to three miles from the chimney places the finest English and French C. LF FRONTS, MOR- on the night when he saw vapour coming from it. The ROCCO and PATENT LEATHER f ESS and WALKING moor, was overcast. Both saw and smelt the vapour. It BOOTS, that is possible to be p_t trod. He hopes, by strict attention, perseverance, and, frbm superior materials and ex- was . comin . g in the direction of the chimney. Did not quisite workmanship, an st style of fashion, with moderate see it coming out of it. It was in the day time when he charges, to give goner atisfaction to all who may favour him saw it coming out of the chimney. Had seen the vapour with their esteeme mmands. once on the grass in a stream about five yards in breadth. GREAT IM .TANCE TO MASTER BOOTMAKERS AND It travelled on and entered a wood. Did not observe INNKEEPERS.' IW what appearance it made on the field. There are very GIBBON has invented a Patent Machine for BRUSHING BOOTS and SHOES, by the use of which a lad can do more few away r a two i t syears in a g o t . h e Some woods.o o f the They rabbits began to c he rr le ew a r 1-. n t them work in ten minutes than a stout man can perform in an hour. woods and will sometimes bark the young trees when the Any person feeling r lle f s h ir . u rri s n o l l f a p a r i o a cu a r f in .t g l o o n b e, y bay post - n i f fn a c n e t f a ro k s e t in i s e o m n o r t a h n e d ground ro a u b n o d ni t S h i e r Joh n i ofGGerraAugust,rd t o 1 1 d 845 h i . m He to e said he was to take notice where these vapours came from. Has seen vapours five or six times coming fromCrosafield's. Re-examined by Mr. MARTIN.—Dug the soil in the Smithy Wood at the request of two men from Mr. Mus- The Court was opsned yesterday at nine o'clock, and a special jury sworn to try the case of e p x ra a t m e i s. ni e g Had thewoods.directions c t o Cannot e g j ieevery l v et say that facilityh be has e persons eeen e GERRARD BART. V. MUSPRATT, forest tree injured by a rabbit burrow. Mr. Cowling having read the declaration, which set Joseph King, accountant, examined by Mr. CROMPTON forth that injury had been sustained by pl a i n tiff, by the —llas been in the habit of going oy er to aniit Sir John Gerrard's accounts twice a year for upwards of thirty destruction of his timber by defendant's chemical works, years. Described the condition of the woods as very at Newton-in-the-Willows, healthy when he first knew them. They have been de- Mr. MARTIN opened the case, and stated that Sir John dining for the last five years, but only examined the trees Gerrard, the plaintiff, resided at New-hall, and had minutely three weeks ago, which he described in similar another estate, the hereditary seat of his family, one of terms to the previous witnesses. Has not the least doubt the oldest In the county, upon which was timber, some of w h atever that the injury proceeds f r orn the Vitriol Works, it 200 years old, and new ti m ber w as cons t an tly b e i ng from his own experience at his property in Evertor. grown. The learned counsel referred brit fly to the first Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant MURPHY as to Sir introduction into this country of the chemical alkali John ' s new colliery—Does" not think that the drought at manufacture. His works at that time were in Liverpool, the commencement of summer has affected .he leaves of from which,however,he was removed by indictment,on the trees. Has not noticed such injury elsewhere. complaint of the magistrates. lie had at the time a George Lynn, butler to plaintiff, examined by Mr. small manufactory of soda ash, near to where his present COWLING, deposed to a large window being opened about works now stand, to which he brought his entire business, on being compelled to leave Liverpool, erecting there he two years and a half ago, opposlte the chimney, and found on one occasion, the knives which had been laid there,well believecthe tallest chimney in Liverpool, to carry off the cleaned, turned to a dull blue colour. Saw and smelt at destructive gas evolved in the manufacture. The learned counsel, having stated that it was the opinion of scientific ttohethgelenerignhi;bttoeudrheoopden, p e T r c r e e e e d n ed din tod v e e s g c e r t ib e e tie th e e . a e c n t d ion th o e f men that the business might be carried on without injury e t he ra t same a, chimney.eme time e st s ro a t w ig the vapour a m same coming circumstanceom Mere. occur iN u 1 r uese g P another occasion ; and had, in consequence, to make dit r tent arrangements. Spoke to injuries tristained by the mode in which the plaintiff's timber was injured, first by t e ref i s e o e n za t m he ie - s e o d uth hy sid A e l o r. f the house chimney.o m pp u o n si p t i e ly th . L Hee eh. a species of blight, and in 4 or 5 years by the complete no effect ur.on the knives since the arrangements destruction of the trees. Having produced a map of the property, showing the situation of the works, and of serv ed were changed. The brass work on the drawing-room plaintiff's property, he proceeded to state that this was a table, and the gilding is affected every day. case of continually recurring injury, Mr. Muspratt carry- Re-examined as to the present state of the knives. ing on these works, knowingly to the injury of his neigh- William Pybus, examined by Mr. CROMPTON.—Is sur bours, some of whom were quite una bl e t o con t en d at veyor of the roads in the neighbourhood of Ashton. Had law against a man of his we a l t h. His client had already in one instance felt the smell in the neighbourhood of Ashton Cross, about three miles from it. sustained damages to the amount of £6OOO, which was He-examined by Mr. Sergeant MURPHY, and nothing going on every day. particular elicited. Wm. Daniels, examined by Mr. CROMPTON.—Was Mr. Mercer, land agent and collier viewer, at Ashton, gardener to Sir John Gerrard and to the late Sir William Gerrard, and it W 55 his duty to look after the gardens examined by ' Mr. MARTIN, was called to prove Mr. and timber. Entered the service of the family in 1828, M uspratt the owner of the works, which, however, was when he supposed that 70 to 80 acres of plantations were admitted. The witness corroborated the evidence of the laid out, and for some time the timber continued in a previous w itnesses, th as to the character, colour, &c., of the flourishing condition. In the years 1837 and 1838 per- G va r P r o ra n r e :l and othertsn.jury done to the woods of Sir John solved something going wrong with the timber. Th e Cross-examined by Mr. MURPHY.—Attributes part of shoots began to be less luxurious, and in the winter they died off. This effect has continued up to this time f ac i ng the damage done in the immediate vicinity of the works to the sulphurous gas thrown out from the waste which is the chimney. Was at first unable to account for the cir cumstance; but in 1838, 1839 and 1840 examined w i t h deposited the e. Land, where there is a coal formation, other persons other woods of the plaintiff's. I n 1840 ex - is quite as good for trees as any land. amined the woods at Newhall with Mr. Warrey, arid He-examined by Mr. MARTIN as to the situation of the found them very bad facing the chitnney,which was south- new colliery. east of New-hall. Some of them perished every year. Wm. Rothwell, land ag ent to the Rev. Mr. Hornby, Those that were struck they cut out. They found suc h examined by M r . COWLIN G as to the timber in the town. trees as were sheltered not so bad as those expo se d t o t h e ship of Win wick. Had been twelve years .i n t h e situa works. The alders and sycamores stood best; the oa k s tion. The timber was in a healthy state when he entered were very bad. Generally in this part of the country the upon it, but has been declining ever since on the north, trees are most luxuriant on the south side. H ere t h ey north west, and west, which are expose d M r. mto us were best to the north. Since 1840 they h a d cut d own Pratt ' s chimney, par many a thousand trees, from 100 years of an c i en t woo d totheti c h i mne y . culat ly in o On thesee where the land slopes down to south-easy sid e , five years. The bark of those had p er i s h e d f ac i ng the which lies very low, the tim ber l ne quarter,s healthy. The land is chimney, on the other side it was bett er . Wi tness de. the b scribed the appearance of the va p our com i ng out of the has had d t Iv?e be r e cutthe trees ar e down, he e d a y e i e n e g . i t wasA quantity o damaged. f whichwo o d chimney as ordinarily about a yard in breadth, but on a foggy day settling on the woods like a sheet. Saw the twirnouolndyoathsertwotheso m treated.ode of in .Witness'sjury to t t e l s i e . that of other witnesses. Last year vapour 26 times in 1841. In 1843, 1844, and 1845 ob- ise the n ; t a timber coincided with served it frequently, but did not make memorandums. a ev In 1846, from January to 30th June felt it 13 times. Had tired it this year. It had b een er, felt the vapour in big oak wood, canal side wood, woodhaveeo o r and be been n the vapour was very strongand fe cr t e i quent. wick Hall thi s . year. west of New-hall, young plantation, Vista plantation, would affect the growth of a tree unless its and Holland plantation. These woods are in a very bad thi C a ro e ss-g r a te mined by Mr. Sergeant MUR PHY.—Does 1/11PHY.—Does not state now. roots were loosened; and, if so, it would be six or seven order; can have it forwarded to any part of YESTERDAY'S ASSIZES. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant MURPII Y.—When he first became acquainted with the neighbourhood there were many collieries, and he knew of two which had been opened since—one belonging to Sir John Gerard himself, nearly half a mile from the canal plantation. One col liery of Sir John's is about a quarter of a mile from the canal plantation and the oak plantation ; and a north wind would drive colliery smoke over those woods. There had been glass works opened at St. Helen's, about a mile and a-half ofF. There had been some twelve or fourteen chimneys emitting smoke erected in the neighbourhood of the property since 1822, three of which are glass works. There had been also some copper works. Toere are some other alkali works in the neighbourhood of 'he New-hall Park. Muspratt's is nearest to the plantations he had mentioned. Had observed the effect of the vapour upon the fruit trees and the flowers in the garden. Had not taken notice of a long hedge in the neighbourho d. The field, in the centre of the woods, is a very luxuriant pas ture. A man named Jackson's property is close to the boundary wall. He has a number of fruit trees, and the vapour will pass over his garden to get to some of the woods, there are visible signs of injury upon Sir John's flowers, but the beds have not been destroyed. The leaves of the fruit trees are not parched up and withered. A number of evergreens are in the park. There is scarcely any good foliage, and not one good tree in the canal planta tion. There are evergreens near the steward's house in pretty fair luxuriance, about half a mile west of New-hall, near Ashton, about a furlong from the Vista plantation. This plantation has not good foliage on the south-east side. Other portions are pretty fair. Prevailing winds in that neighbourhood are west, soirh-west, and south east. A clover field between the chimney and the planta tations is in a good state. There is a lean to the east in the hedge-row timber. The soil is of various descriptions.. The town field is a yard thick of good brown soil. The plantations are drained by nature; some of them are wet, and these are in the best condition. Saw the vapour once in May, on the 9th, at eine o'clock in the morning. The trees were pretty fair for being in a forward state. The vapnur on the 9th spread to a very great extent, and spread and fell all round New-hall. A very large flower garden goes close up to the house. Had out then a few herba ceous plants. Did not take much notice of their state, as they had so few out at that time. A good many rabbits about. Does not know a burrow in the boundary planta tion. Dares say there might be some in the other woods. Sir John does not preserve rabbits, but has given notice to have them destroyed. Fourteen or fifteen years ago, they used to eat the bark of the young trees. They don't eat so much now. Believes that results from Mr. Mus pratt's vapour. (Loud laughter.) Re-examined by Mr. MARTIN.—Nearly 500 dead trees have been taken out of Townfield plantation, which is ex posed to Mr. Muspratt's chimney, this year. The same has gone on for some years. Previous to the erection of Mr. Muspratt's chimney no such thing occurred, and the rabbits were more numerous. A wall of about two feet above the gra-s with a sunk fence surrounds the pleasure garden, protected by trees and shrubs. The flower garden Is in-ide the pleasure garden. There is au ascent from St. Helen's to Garawood, and New Hall is a little below on the east. No timber has been taken out within a furlong of the colliery. Out of the other part, which is exposed to the alkali vapour, about 200 have been taken out this year. Colliery smoke does slightly iniure trees, but has not seen it near the colliery at Ashton Cross. At the steward's there is the house between the chimney and the evergreens mentioned before. The forest trees near, which are higher than the house, are injured. Mr. Unsworth, examined by Mr. COWLING.—Is a joiner and builder at Ashton Cross, and near Sir John Gerrard's estates. Was employed upon them from his first apprenticeship in 1804 to 1810, when he went away and returned in 1816, and had been employed there ever since. Had valued the timber. In 1816 the woods were very healthy, and there was some fine old timber full grown, about 100 years old, and some younger timber. The woods were well stocked. About 1836 and 7 observed the trees begin to decay bOth in the top and the foliage. File top of the tree began to be dead. The body of the large trees became brown towards the vitriol chimney, and the bark would not feed. On the other side it would be middling. His opinion was that the change was caused by the vitriol works. The smaller timber was much the same. Things have been worse since 1839 up to the present time. Has superintended the falling of the timber, and valued up to 1829. Has since been a purchaser every year, to the amount altogether of £l2OO or £l4OO, and has sold a large quantity. The wood since 1836 has been in a bad state, has not arrived at its growth, and was de. cayed. Alder, sycamore, and some beech have escaped. Ash, oak, and elm, partially. Poplar, willow, &c., hate been mast injured. Some of those protected from the vapour were in a healthy state. Cress-examined by Mr. Sergeant MuRPHY.—The price he has paid has been the same from 1839 until at present for the sound ; for the unsound the prices have differed. When he sold timber for Sir John. he sold some as da maged, and some he tiled to sell as sound. Lives about half a mile from New-hall. Had never been called upon to notice the vapour coming over the woods. Had smelt the vapour many times during the eresent year. It has never rusted the articles in his house. They are not so bright. (Laughter.) Before he went there there were very few dead trees. Re-examined by Mr. MARTlN.—Before the alkali works were erected there were few dead tries trona natural causes; since there have been a great many died. James Foster, gamekeeper to bit John, examined by Mr. MARTIN, deposedtoothye days. Had vapour affecting h i i t s eve s , especially on foggy. gloomy times in the pkintatiun on fogey days. Is often in the woods ot night, when he has found it strongest, It, comes rconi in Win- years before such tree would be killed. Re-examined.—Does not think the injury to the trees is caused by the wind. Attributes it to the vitriol works.' William Kerfoot, farmer, Winwick, examined by Mr. MARTlN.—Deposed to the jory done to his crops, and the timber on his farm, since the works were built, and the discolouration of articles in his house caused by the vapour. The injury is getting worse. cross-examined by Mr: Sergeant MuurnY.—There are glass-works a mile and a halt from his works. Be lieves the smell comes from the tall chimney. Richard Norman, farmer, Newton, examined by Mr. CnostrroN.—Had lived 32 years in Newton. Described the injury caused by the works on the crops and timber. Witness was asked whether he had not been paid . from time to time for such injury, and said that he bad, but not for last year. Mr. Sergeant MURPHY objected to the question, on the ground of a decision of the House of Lords, that it could not be put, on the ground that it involved a colla teral inquiry as to whether such money might have been paid for peace. Mr. Justice CRESSWELL thought that Lord Cottenham could never have expressed the judgment of the house in such broad terms. Mr. CROMPTON said it was not worth while pressing the question. Examination resumed.—Had felt the vapour nearly as much since the chimney was raised. It goes further off. Thinks that part of the injury felt by witness comes from the chambers. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant MURPHY, but no thing elicited. John Wardle, cow-keeper, St. Helens, examined by Mr, CowLING.—Was employed to watch the vapours from the chimney. Placed himself in a position to see the vapour come out of the chimney, and when he saw it enter Sir John Gerrard's woods, he followed it, and experienced its effect, smell, &c. Witness described the sensation felt, and the mode in which the vapour is carried. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant M URPHY.—Has fre quently felt the vapour in a warm state. It feels warm to the eyes, but not so much to any other place. • Thomas Green, examined by Mr. M ARTlN.—Lives at Hardystock, Der.bighshite. Has followed the trade of a timber-valuer for nearly fifty years, and was called upon in 1840 to survey the damage done to Sir John Gerrard's estate. In midsummer was called upon again ; found the timber much worse than in 1840. The trees exposed to Mr. Muspratt's works were the most damaged. Those nearest water were more affected. Many thousand trees on the estate are affected, more or less. Believes that the trees at present green will be dead in a few years, and if the works go on, Sir John may cut them down as soon as he pleases. Made an estimate of the present existing damage £5,525 12s. 2d., which does not include prospec tive damage. Could not give an estimate of the prospec tive value without taking the whole of the woods. Every tree will be destroyed. Mr. Warry was with him when he made his valuation, which occupied him four weeks. Could not make any value of the damage to the whole estate as an ornamental one. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant MURPHY, as to the mode in which the valuation was made.—Thotieht he surveyed all the woods of Sir John Gerrard. Had esti mates of the value of each particular wood, which was handed in. The total estimated injury put down by bins in 1840 was £2451 14s. 10-bd. On that occasion be only estimated the Garswood and not the New Hall property. Re-examined by Mr. MARTIN.—Did not include in his valuation any tree which he considered was affected by natural decay. When making his valuation this year found that many trees had been cut down since 1 840, which ought not to have been cut down under natural circumstances. Joseph Warry, nurseryman and seedsman. West Derby, examined by Mr. CROMPTON.—Formerly had a nursery at Everton, where he had considerable experience of the r A a i r r ds . ' G e r e s t e a n t , e w i n h e l n B,3 b 9 e , a fi n ) ednagain effect of alkalilvspours on tre e s. Ex am i ne d Si r J o h n Ger i t n r e t e h e e e present r a v b e l a y r w, eworsewith o this year. Attributes it to the effect of the various alkali vapours in the neighbourhood. Coal smoke does not pro duce the same effect. Mr. Green and himself took par ticulars of all trees above six inches in diameter, and they agreed in their estimate. Has the same opinion as to the prospective damage. Considers that the trees have re ceived so much injury ,that if the works were removed now they would never be good trees. Cross-examined by Mr. MURPHY.—Did not form the estimate without considering the value of the timber when cut down. They took about one-third of the value. Adolphus Moobert, land agent to Sir John Gerard.— Examined by Mr. COWLING. Had resided on the estate since 1839 bad made a calculation as to what amount of the eatimate of Mr. Green should be attributed to Air. Muspratt, and how much of the damage should be assigned to other parties. Had formed his calculation by the relative amount of business done by each, the height of the chimney, and the quantity of vapour from each, which he bad observed to infringe upon Sir John Gerard's woods. He estimated the damage done by Mr. Muspratt at £1309 14 s. 4 d. Cross-examined by M r. Ser g eant MURPHY.—lncludes woods four or five miles fr om Mr. Mus p ratt' s. His works are nearer than those of the other parties. In no one instance had pointed out to Mr. White a single tree injured amongst a group which were luxuriant. There were insects in the leaves of some trees. William Reynolds, M.D., deposed that he was ac quainted with the natur e of the manufacture carried on by andtti the d b e r f i e m n e d t a e n n t e .. Olt wail, prepared with nitre or, saltpetre n the production of the oil of vitriol a muriatic acid gas was evolved, which had a strong affinity for water or damp; and in damp weather, on corning into contact with the air, a white steam or smoke was pro duced which was ii.juriou; to vegetation. It had a strong pungent smell, irritating to the lungs and eyes; it acted upon trees in early spring, turning the leaves brown. The leaves had to do with the health of trees, and if de stroyed, the tree would shortly perish. He had seen the woods and plantations belonging to the plaintiff, and found a vast number of the trees injured, in such a manner as would arise from the operation of the muriatic acid gas. The greatest amount of injury bad been produced in that part of the lantation at New-hail, facing the defendant's works. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant MURPHY—Can assign no other ca u s e f o r the injury observed. A single dead tree may die from natural causes, but so many could not. The vapour will travel a considera ble distance sometimes before it falls. It will depend considerably upon the state of the atmosphere. It would depend upon the height of the chimney and the wind whether it would travel a mile and a half in a moist atmosphere. The effect of a strong stream of air passing up the chimney would be to condense a great quantity of the gas. With a tube of 500 feet and a chimney 350 feet in height met by water it would be weakened ; but the gas is very difficult to condense. The gas will not retain the same strength after passing 2i miles through the air, which it had when it left the chimney. If the vapour had fallen upon grass it might not be perceived. Grass is not so susceptible as forest trees, being always growing. A stream going over a grass field would depend upon the length of time it passed and the strength of the acid to cause an effect. It would be likely to affect flowers. Does not th a nk that flowers would suffer so much as forest trees. If the gas was deposited for a sufficient length of time it would affect the leaves of an apple tree two miles and a-half off. Re-examined by Mr. MARTIN.—Manv means have been adopted to condense this gas, none of which have ureu succestul. noes not believe it to be impossib:e. Witness described the processes tried, and how they failed. Professor Linlev examined by Mr. MARTIN. Is Profes sor of Botany to University College, London, and vice president to the Horticultural Society ; had gone through ot:e of the plantations of Sir John Gerrard, where tb trees were dying, and found the soil very good able for the growth of trees. Ther was no appearance of injury to the trees from damp. When thus iujureil they are invariably covered with lichens, noth;- 1 which h Described the na- liv at Sir John Gerrard which seemed to have arisen and suit- hire of the injur Gave a with one point towards Muspratt's chimney. The tree at the nearest point was quite dead. The next two were much injured. and the remainder, which were screened, showed no symptoms of present injury. Should consider that the action of the vapour from the vitriol corks would produce the results observed. Some trees are more sus ceptible than others to the operation of gas. The syca more is least so. Trees are blackened by coal smoke, but it would not produce the same appearance as is done by gases. Can refer to nothing as the cluse of destruction of Sir John Gerrares woods except the action: of some noxious vapour. Did not remark that there was mote de struction in the neighbourhood of water. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Murphy.—lt would 3 wers would be affected. If the a strong enough, a clover field in flower might be ,ted ; but could not say to what extent, except from t to say how al experiment Mr. MARTIN stated that here ended the plaint'ff's cas , after which, the witness explained the effect of acrid v pour upon a beech tree, by destroying the leaves on one bleb always caused the bark to fall off. There tree in a lot was found might be some cases where on unhealthy amongst others healthy. He accounted for this_by the difference in power in some to resist injury. Mr. Sergeant MURPHY rose to reply upon the fact as unfair to the defendant, when he saw the injury sustained in 1838, and has seen it going on since, to call upon him, in one sweeping action, to pay him the damages of succeeding years, without previously notifying the injury to Mr. Muspratt, and inviting him to take such remedies as science tells us will be efficacious. He called thl con:merited upon the jury to bear in mind the distance of the chimney from the places where the injury is said to have been in flicted, as he proposed to lay before them the result of tests resorted to for the purpose of determining the strength of the acid when it left the chimney, and to show that it must be quite innoxious after it bad arrived to such a distance. He remarked upon the fact that there bad been no evidence as to injury done to the flowers or the grass ; and commented upon the fact, as chewing that the injury could not arise from the gas, that single trees wer and affected, whilst those surround ing the - rn were not affected. Dr. Reynolds had slid that he could not be confident as to the cause of injury, were it not that the frequency of the injury ren dered natural causes inapplicable. Mr. Muspratt had done all that he could to check the noxious effects of this manufacture. Sir John Gerrard himself had invited the nuisance of a colliery his own door. He had located himself in a neighbourhood surrounded by such nuisances, and had no right to visit on the devoted head of Mr. M us pratt the consequences of all these. The learned counsel then enumberated a number of parties in the neighbour. hood, whose property he shou:d show had not been visited at all by this vapour. He then proceeded to remark 3- I upon the estimate of dam.ge nroduced. which, he con- tended Was most locsely fratc-d They had bad no dence—no joiner who had used the timber—to shew that the timber was rotten. He contended that there were a number of ways in which the injury complained of might have been caused ; and commented upon the fact that the landed proprietors around, none of whom could be said to be poor, had not come forward:to bring an action against, or to indict Mr. Muspratt. He should call before them lege, and Professor Miller, who would shevi Sept. 1, 18 M WINE AND SPIRIT TRADE APUBLIC MP,Bl'lfsld of W6Eand SPIRIT TRADE will, be held, at the CLARENDON ROOMS, THIS DAY, (Tuesday.,) the Ist instant, at Twelve o'clock precisely, to receive . varbrZis communications fro l e Chairman on subjects deeply mtvfresting the Trade, an take into consideration the Rates Mr Landing and B ing Wines and Spirits at the ALBERT DOCK ;as als e proposed new system of Porterage tX the other Docks. JOHN SMITH, Secretary pro tem EVANGELICAL RELIGION ON THE CONTINENT. AD 0 LPII E lontauban, will • deliver a LECTURE o TATE and PROSPECTS o EVANGELICAL REL . Non the CONTINENT, in SAINT GEORGE'S FREc TERIAN CHURCH, Myrtle-street, on FRIDAY EVENING n , the 4th instant, at Seven o'clock. A Collection will be made after the Lecture, in aid of the Funds of the Religious Tract Society of Toulon. THE ANDERTON CARRYING COMPANY, DIVIDEND. AT the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS, held in CI:ARENDON Rooms, on the 28th instant, it was Resolved,—" That a Divide . 6 d. per Share , being Three per Cent. for the -year, be paid to the Proprietors out of Profits realiz 30th June last-" The above divide will be payable at the Company's Office, King's Dock, on and after MONDAY, the 14th proximo, between the hours of Eleven and One. By order of the Directors. JAMES MACINTYRE, Secretary Liverpool, 31e August, 184:6, LIVERPOOL IMPERIAL LOAN AND INVEST- Al ENT COMPANY, Registered under the 7th and Bth Victoria, c. 110. THIS Company, being completely Registered, is prepared to make ADVANCES from .k2O and upwards, upon approved Personal, Freehold, or other available Securi ties, on advantageous terms. The Company will also PURCH PROPERTY and SELL the same to any Person wish' o become_an Owner, on pay- agreed upon. All applicatiops matl4ersonally or by letter, at the Com pany's Offices, 28, Gloucester-street, will receive immediate attention. W. EDWARDS, Secretary. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that under the authority of an Act of Parliament passed in the fifty-fifth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Third, for enabling spiritual persons to exchange their Parsonage Houses or Glebe Lands, and for other purposes, as altered by another Act of Parliament passed in the si ar of the reign of his late Majesty King George the F 2 for amending and rendering more effectual the said -mentioned Act. that FARM-HO ', OUTBUILDINGS, FOLD, and GARDEN, together wit ie nine several Closes or Parcels of LAND, formerly part anniker Moss, situate in the Town ship and Parish of liatSall, in the county of Lancaster, and containing ten acregthree roods and thirty perches, or therea- bouts, and now in - The occupation of Hobert Buck, which said Hereditaments and Premises are bounded on thesouth-easterly side thereof by a road leading from the Village of Halsall to the Township of Birkdale, in the said county ; on the north-east erly and south-westerly sides severally by occupation roads re spectively leading from the before-mentioned road; and on the north-easterly side by lands belonging to Charles Scarishrick, of Scarisbrici Hall, in the said Co - untY, Esquire SECONDLY,-All that Close or Parcel of LAND, situate in th, Township and Parish of Halsall aforesaid, containing two roods and sixteen•perches, statute measure, and in the occupation of the said Robert Buck, which said Close of Land is bounded on north-easterlythe side by the occupation road before-men- ments - and Premises . first before described; and on the north westerly and south-easterly sides severally by lands belonging to the said Charles Scarisbrick. Tn IRDLY,—AII those three Closes or Parcels of LAND, situ ate in the Township and Parish of Halsall aforesaid, containing together five acres one rood and eight perches, statute measure, and in the occupation of the said Robert Buck, which said se veral Closes of Land are bounded on the south-easterly and north-easterly sides severally by the said road leading from the Village of Halsall to the said Township of Birkdale; on the south-westerly side thereof by the said occupation road before mentioned as bounding on the north-easterly side of the first before-described Hereditaments and Premises, and on the north-westerly side thereof by Lands belonging to the said Charles Scarisbrick. FOURTHLY.—AII those Four several Closes or Parcels of LAND, situate in the Township and Parish of Halsall aforesaid, containing together Six Acres, Three Roods, and Sixteen Perches, statute measure, and in the occupation of the said Robert Buck, which said Closes of Land are bounded on the -east by an occupation road communicating with the said road, leading from the village of Halsall to the said Township of Birkdale, and on the north, south, and west sides respectively by Lands belonging to the said Charles Scarisbrick. FIFTHLY All those Two Closes or Parcels of LAND, situate and being in the Township and Parish of Halsall aforesaid, and known by the name of the Steel Crofts, containing together Nine Acres and Ten Perches, statute measure, and in the occu pation of the Reverend Richard Leigh, rector of the said Pa rish and Parish Church of Halsall, which said Closes of Lands are bounded on all sides by Lands belonging to the said Charles Scarisbrick. SIXTHLY,-All that Butt of LAND, situate in the Township and Parish of Halsall aforesaid, and being uninclosed and forming part of a Field known by the name of the Broad Field, containing One Rood and Twenty r seven Perches, statute mea sure, and in the occupation of John Longton, which said Butt of Land is bounded on the north-easterly and south-westerly ends thereof, severally, by occupation roads, and on the north westerly and south-easterly sides by the remainder of the said Field, which belongs to the said Charles Scarisbrick, which said Farm House, Outbuildings, Fold, and Garden, and the several Closes or Parcels and Bu tt of Land are part of the Glebe Lands belonging to the Parish Church of Halsall afore said, which, together with all the rights, easements, and ap purtenances to the same respectively belonging, are, with the consent of the Lord Bishop of Chester, intended to be con veyed by the said Rector of the said Church to the said Charles Scarisbrick, his heirs, and assigns, or as he shall direct in lieu and exchange for : FIRST S All that Close or Parcel of LAND situate and being in the township and parish of Halsall aforesaid, containing Two Acres One Rood and Thirty-five Perches, statute measure, and in the occupation of the said Rector, which said Close of Land is bounded on the north-westerly side by Glebe Lands belonging to the said Parish Church of Halsall, and on the south-easterly and south-westerly and north-easterly sides re spectively, by lands belonging to the said Charles Scarisbrick. SECONDLY,—AII those Two Closes or Parcels of LANI), for meily consisting of one Close, but one of which the said Rector has recently divided from the residue thereof, and planted, situate and being in the township and parish of Halsall afore _said, containing, together, Four Acres Two Roods and Three rerches, statute measure, and in the occupation of the said Rector, which said Closes of Land adjoin each other, and are bounded on the north-westerly side by the highway leading from the village of Halsall to the township of Scarisbrick and North Meols,in the ' said county, on the sonthieasterly side thereof by the said last-mentioned Glebe Lands, on the south- Westerly side thereof by other part of the Glebe Lands belong ing to the said Parish Church of Halsall, which form the Gar den and Pleasure Grounds to the Rectory or Parsonage-house of the parish of Halsall aforesaid, and on the north-easterly side by en occupation road. THIRDLY. —AII those several COTTAGES and BUILDINGS, with parts of the GARDENS at the back, and the ROAI/S in the front thereof, respectively, and also a small CLOSE of LAND adjoining on the north-easterly side thereof to the churchyard of the said parish church, all which said heredita ments and premises are situate in the said township and parish, and containing in the whole one acre, one rood, and eight perches statute measure, and are bounded on the north by the line of an intended road commencing at a point on the south side of th e marl frnm , : • • - LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND NEWCAS- TLE-UPON-TYNE JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY, (Late Liverpool, ATanck'ster, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction and Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway beinr Companies, now amalgamated.) THE Register of Shares in this un de r t a ki ng 6 now nearly completed, all holders of Scrip who have not yet forwarded the same for Registration are requested to do so without delay, as the Share Register will be absolutely closed on the first day of October next, after which time all Shares not transmitted for that purpose will be registered in the names of the original Allottees. It is requested that the Scrip in t mina] Liverpool, Man chester, and Newcastle-upon-Tv unction Railway Company may be forwarded to the Se ary, at 22, Parliament-street, London; and the Scrip e original Lancashire and North Yorkshire Railway ,, atrany to the Secretary, at 31, Princess street, Manchester, o will send an acknowledgment for the same. The Certificates under the Common Seal of the CoMpany will be ready for delivery in a short time, of which due notice will be given to the Shareholders. By order, (Signed,) THOS. ROBERT WILSON FRANCE, Chairman W. K. INGRAM, ll Secretaries. C. MOORE WILSON, August 11th, 1846. LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND N EWCAS TLE-UPON. TYNE JUNCTION RAILWAY • COM PA NY, (Late .Everpool,Manchester,and Nrwcastle-upon-Tyne Junction and Lancashire and North rkshire Railway Companies. now am . amated.) ENOTI CE IS HEREBY N, that INTEREST at the rate of FOUR P NUS per Centum per Annum will be allowed on the p ent Deposits from the first day of July last, and on all ure Calls from 'the day of payment The interest on slic eposits to become due on the January and the &St of July, of which due notice will b By - Order, THOS. ROBT. WILSON FRANCE, Chairman W. H. INGRANI, }Secretaries. C. MOORE WILSON, 411 pat 11 th, 1846, RKSIIIRE LATE LANCASHIRE AND NORTH Y RAILWAY COMPANY REGISTRATION OF SCRIP rpHE HOLDERS of SCRIP in this COMPANY are 11 hereby referred to the Advertisement, set forth by the Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-won -Tyne ./unction Railway Company, under date 11th August, (fixing the first o October next as the day on which the Share Register of THAT Company will be closed,) and requested to take NOTICE, that all Shares in THIS Con ny, not sent in to this Office, on or before that day, will p tively, and without further notice, be forthwith REGISTERED in the names of, and the Sealed Certificates issued to; the original Allottees. By order, Secretary C. ➢IOORL WILSON, . Secretary's Office, 31, Princess-street, Manchester, 26th day of August, 1816. THE GLASGOW, DUMF►ZIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAY. .REGISTRATION OF SHARES. THE Act authorising the Construction of this Line having received the Royal Assent, all persons holding Scrip Certificates for Shares are requested, on or before Thurs day, the third of September next, to transmit the same to the Secretary for Registration, at the Company's Offices, No. 98, St. Vincent-street, Glasgow, with their Names, - Professions, and Residences distinctly,written. Forma a Letters, claiming • • • Vices of the Company Rm . greami accwiL ,partiessen g Scrip hypos mended to Register their Lette , and to write of each Certificate " Forwar for Registration The Secretary will give acknowled on completion o- Ire recom cross the face [;;lnent for the Scrip, and :ompany By order, WILLIAM LOGIE, Secretary 'ow, 98, AF, FORM TO ACCOMPANY SCRIP. TO THE DIRECTORS OF THE GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAY COMPANY GENTLEMEN,-1 hereby request you to register me as the Proprietor, under the provisions of the Act of Incorporation, of Shares in the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway iany, and to issue to me Sealed Certificates in exclumer. for alike number of Scrip Certificates which I herewith trans mit. Christian and Surname in full Residence Numbers of Scrip— THE GLASGOW, DUMFRIES AND CARLISLE RAILWAY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, th a t th e FIRST ORDINARY MEETING of the GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, and CARLISLE RAILWAY COM PANY will he held pursuant to their Act of Incorporation, on TUESDAY, the Eighth day of s , September next, at Two o'clock Afternoon, within the Black Bull Hall, Glasgow. And NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY, that at the same hour and place, and immediately onation of the said Ordinary Meeting, a SPECIF A 1. 1 G pprivr2 -e rat, or the said Company will be held, pur nt to the said Act of Incor poration, to resolve and (let nine, in virtue of the powers to that effect conferred upo lem by the said Act, whether th e said Company shall h ited and amalgamated with the Glas - gow, Paisley, Kilm ock, and Ayr RailwaY Company, at the (late, and subject to the conditions mentioned in said Act of Incorporation - By order,JON LEADBETTER, Chairman, WILLIAM LOMB, Secretary. 98, St. T'incent-street, Glasgow, 18th Aug., 1846. SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY, 3, Moorgate-street, London, 4th August, 1846. REGISTRATION OF SHARES. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, ihat the Act authorising the construction of this Line aving received the Royal assent, all persons holding SCRIP ERTIFICATF.S for SHARES in this COMPANY are req ed to transmit the same for REGISTRATION to the Secr ry, at the Company's Offices, 3, Illoorgate-street, London nor before SATURDAY, the sth September next. In consequence of the subscri Capital having been reduced by the Act incorporating the ompany, Shareholders will only be entitled to receive for e y five Shares now held by them, (having a deposit of .e 2 . per Share,) four Shares with a de posit paid of .t'3 per S re, and a return of the surplus of 25. per Share : interest the rate of four per cent., will also be paid from the dal f Registration. All Shares not claimedby the actual holders of the Scrip on or before the sth September, will be liable to be registered as the property of the persons to whom they were originally allotted. In order that the Register of Proprietors may be correctly prepared, the Scrip must be accompanied by an application in the annexed form, c o pi es o f w hi c h may b e h a d on r e q uest. As a precaution, parties transmitting Scrips by post, are recom mended to write across the face of each certificate, "Forwarded for Registration." An acknowledgment of the receipt of the Scrip will be given, and notice will be issued of the time at which sealed certificates may be obtained, when the return of 2s. per Share will also be made. WM. ORMSBY GORE, Chairman. GEORGE KNOX, Secretary. To the Chairman of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Company. SIR, As the Holder of Scrip for Shares in the above Com pany, sent herewith, I hereby claim to be entered on the regis ter of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Company, as the proprietor of my proportion of the Stock of that Company, under the provisions of the Act incorporating the same. No. of Shares. Scrip for 1 Share, No Scrip for 5 Shares, Na Sera, for 10 Shares, Nos. Scrip for 20 Shares, Nos Profession or Business chemical analyses made, that the gas emitted from Mr. Muspratt's chimney w,.; rendered inn ,us by the means taken to condense it; and the injury charged against Mr. Muspratt was to be accounted for by a variety of other causes, which, taken i❑ the aggregate, are sufficient to cause it. Mr. Thomas Teebay, steward and agent to Mr. Mer rick ILnkes,examined by Mr. BRANDT, deposed that Mr. Baukcs had a; large estate next Sir John Gerrard. Made an accurate survey of Sir John Gerrard's woods in August last. Went through Smithy Wood, which he considered to be healthy and well managed. The trees on the west side were injured from exposure to the winds and the effects of a wet soil. On the whole, the planta tion was a healthy one. (The witness here banded in his report of the plantations, which be described as generally' healthy, tu,d, where otherwise, attributed theii Foote ep- pearance and condition to great age, exposur weather, or to wet soil end want of rainage. to the Some of the young wood was throwing up sprouts, and the under wood and hedges were fl )urishing. The sickly trees, he deposed, had been recently transplanted from other plan tations to a wet soil. Found liayd3ck Lodge, the resi dence of - Legh, Etl., and nearer to Muspratt's, with the park, gardens, hedges, &c., in the most flourishing state, and equal to any demesne in the midland counties. Cross-examined by Mr. MARTIN.—Made this exami nation a fortnightago, Four other gentlemen were with him—Messrs. S Went there by direction of Mr. Johnson. They did not all sign the.document put in. Drew it up himself, and does not know that the others have teen it. The trees on the opposite side of the estate are not quite so healthy as those on the Ashton and Ashton Cross side. Those that are not healthy are on a bad, wet soil. Did not see any upon them. Mr. Bapkes has an estate Concurred in a resolution, some twelve or fcurteen years ago, with some other landowners, in complaint against Mr. Muspratt. Thinks the tall chim ney was not built then. Is not confident that the tall chimney was not guilt. Concurred in joining in the expense of indicting Mr..Muspratt. Did not know at the time whether the works Were a nuisance or rot Went there to represent Mr. Bankes. Mr. Legh's far. mers complained of the nuisance. Was paid for the re. port put in r. Liankes he JUDGE Did not take Agreed to join, although none of Mr orrplained, because he was told tha' —ls an t ie nuisance would spread Jonathan Binns, examined by Mr. PA S FILEN estate and wood valuer. Was present in the present month of August, with oth?,r Gentlemen, inspecting the woods of Sir John Gerrard. Das seen the woods occa sionally from 1840 to the present time. A report by this witness was banded in end read by the clerk. This re port was generally of the same character as that of the preceding witness, attributing the injury to wet, careless transplanting, and ins Pets. The woods, he states confi dently, have been gradually improving since 3840. Two great faults have been committed in the management of this wood, first want of early thinning, and then too much thinning and bad drainage. Cross-examined by Mr. MARTIN.—A great number arc dead, principally those which have been transplanted, generally unhealthy. Only run over the ground in a very hurried manner, as stated in the report, on the second day, when it came on ►aining. In some parts the trees are healthy, in some looking rather sickly. Gene. rally, they are not unhealthy. (Wit less bad bis own re port banded to him), and stated afterwards that they are not generally unhealthy. (Report handed to witness again, who read it aloud.) Meant the injury to apply to the woods partially, and the neglect generally. Only a part of the woods was neglected. Has examined the woods for these alkali gentlemen sometimes once, some times twice a year. Went over the property in 1840, by desire of Cameron and Crossfield, Sir John Gerrard hav ing made a complaint of damage. Thought then the woods were principally damaged by the storm of 1839 ; could not say that the damage was done by the alkali. Examination then was confined to the Garawo d property. Mr. Crossfield paid for the damage done by the alkali ; did not advise the payment. Very likely the payment might arise from his valuation, which was £727. Believes a great part cf the damage was from the storm in 1839; his valuation was for the alkali works. Re-ermined by Mr. Sergeant MURPHY.—His yalu tion was not confined to the woods. By the COURT.---" Would the storm hurt the farms ?" It would hurt the hedges. There are not more dead trees in those woods than might be expected, or are to be found in any part of Lancashire, from Lancashire to Liverpool, taking into account soil and exposure to west winds. On the New-hall property trees are more luxu riant on the side next to the works. By the JUDGE. Attributes the state of Sir John Gerrard's woods to natural causes. John Shaw, evamined by Mr. Sergeant MURPHY. — Is a manager of Mr. Forrester 's nursery. Attributes the condition of the ash and the oaks to damp soil, and in some parts to pad thinning. The evidence of this witness was substantially the same as the two preceding. Cross-examined by Mr. Martin.—Did not see any lichen or moss. Does not consider the presence of moss an indication of injury arising from a wet soil. If a tree was injured by being in a wet soil, these would be moss. Was out two days and a half. It was say wtt the morn. ing of the first day. The third d was not the party for keeper. The ashes on the estate are gener The oaks are injured, but ”--` a cow The ashes are sickly to the ext tof r oaks of a quarter. The best 't c towards Muspratt's. ) a consul woods before on t: manager at Lord Hatt. Re-examin'ed by Serg, pays great attention to hi, for two-and-a-half under smoke would destroy in sufficiently strong. Wm. Heudersor URPHY ss or Hain on formerly foreman to Mr. Skirl near Birkenhead. Made a sure the same day as the last wituesse ing. Is noc y of pleintfl een in the - woods to I son and we ss.examined by Mr. M ,sties and a'n healthy, with the ekceptiout Re-examined to explain. Henry White, examined t agent, valuer, and survey° Mr. PA sn LET.- at Warringt on , gent to the late Mr. Aston, of Aston Hall, frc 1840. Has since been extensively employed in and is surveyor of farms for the'South Lancash South Cheshire Agricultural Associations, an( it hes. Deposed to making a survey of the August, accompanied the Mr. Woobert. His evid attributing much of. the ned of drainage. transplanting, & over coal formations good fo • Does not corsid wood. Did not find estate a greater number of ave expec drainage, &c., ar.d from natural this witness was s o that of the pr, ured tt but other breeds n7ov The Veal trade was THE LICENSING SYSTEM The able Secretary of the Lieen,:ed elation, Mr. Thomas R " Address to the Magistt of Liven corning ,censing session." which contains deserving of more than ephetnei own opinions on the policy of 1H Tuft • 0 --- a'ready inordinate number of tic well known. The cases tion should be made fro new licenses until the e which any ►e suburbs v re additic tiowiandson supplies t with very fort nature, and on to publip morality'to support In the first place—and the to the means afforded of indu ting drinks is a most important Mr. Rowlandson shows us that cognizlble by abundant tbai Where t iolit an d , waere vendors of eseit=ible liquors v bitants, the persons taken i was 1 in SIL ; in Liverpool, where tt,. beer-shops were as 1 to every 116 inbat ber taken into custody was 1 in 16; in C bers were respectively 1 to 143 as the proportion of crime: were 1 to 30-1 inhabitants, and 1 in 7 as 1 to e undue drini the Bir %111 Fest DR. M was very wet. He hom a sod was cut by the game. been wood- e if it wal rid was 1827 to re and tie and steward !ar to theirs to bad 'er land cn the than he Woobert He pointed e than 50 lame .e some of them ,t out to him y previous Asso ssued an on the forth argumtnts founded upon them, well '--.. Our away into s of advantage of criminal habits y 266 inba ato custody for variclusoffeuces ts„the num- 1, 1846 ses. The es edinz r Cross-exani'ned by Mr. MARTIN. pointed out about 50 sickly trees to him out a number of young trees, but trees. I said to him that the drai only four inches deep. Went an try own rule, and found them fro it three- or fou front of his oc‘n bo ted that it was roots had grown into nt that Mr. Woobert d above 50 trees, without includi plantations. Du g i n many of the . getting through the soil into the subsoil, water rushed in. Concluded that drainage was inefficient. The court adjourned after the examination of this wit ness, it being seven o'clock, to nine in the morning. young LATEST INTELLIGENCE, (BY EXPRESS.) LONDON CORN E. The weather is bec northern and Irish hai Essex and Kent. The trade ope could be made in sales until a ri HANG was yielded to buyers ng from We had a fair show of which was a Oats are to, We must note Arc tion, fully 6d. per the turn in favOur of bu and Indian Corn, here ar SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET From our own d rately extensive, but c niter reduc- ow, the num and 1 in 22,1 itauts, With respect to th the amount of crime is lar ger t h an in any other town, and the pro portion of public-houses less than in the three referred to, Mr. Rowlandson explains that, "it is sufficiently well known that by far the greatest amount of spirits, there and in other places in Ireland,: are vended in grocers' shops. The legislature found this so great an evil that, about the year 1838, a law wa s enac t e d . that ..--- • e proportion of case of Dublin, holding a Ilowed to _ grocer's license only, shall not, in future, p ers, be , sell exciseable spirits to be consumed cn the premises , notwithstanding which enactment, it was notorious that spirits continued to be sold and consumed in such places, so that the number of licensed victuallers in Dublin is no criterion of the number of places where spirits are actually consumed." It is also a fact noticed by him, that, in London, where the public-houses are least numerous, the greatest number of c&nces are those against pro perty ; and in Liverpool - --tot.--houses are excessive, the greate. against the person, removed, mere can crime here would speedily assium Jc no doubt but that the average of itself to that of the me►ropolis Mr. Rowlandson a present excess of public. houses— been increased from 1165 in 16: an increase of 235 in the ten v , that the umber of which I ributes to in crease the cric of character of a compelling them to cnauragi them to live. " Where thre live by a business which two, if honestly g to enable re trying to only nd fairly carried on, portion exists in Liverpool at the presen not be surf rited at the results we see support (and this prt t time,) we cart "—the gradual deterioration in t charac business, anti the ti to lament We wo to tbos rrive at t y wish to rtant sub- to read It will amply The gross receipts week, amounted to £ll SCO have been enormous ; but it is exp of 4:5000 for the General The Saturday Evening for the. season on S iturday eveni ilawes and Miss A. Romer are the A complimentary dinner was „_ Ryan, cif St. James's street, on Thursday evening last, to celebrate the compl-tion of the extensive alterations, and the open ing of his Mammoth Outfitting:Establishment. The din ner comprised the choicest delicacies of the season, and the attendance was pectable, ROYAL A' ..—Since po formed in Liverpool, a have not been so delighted as by Mr. Leonard's Irish r sentations. In consequence of Mr.lsfiacs having ern, ed that there will be a surplus Concerts will be resumed • next. Maria B. rs for th riven by M PHITREA ,r Power last per- for his .eßoyal, s for the thiseveuing,the company wi and Leonard the Laughable enacts his droll( last time prior to his departure for America. THE DISTIN FAMILY.—II is with pleasure we give in sertion to the fol'owing important opinions in 11 the talent of this distinguished family, whose perk it will be seen, by a paragraph iu another part of our paper. are two nights more at the Zoological Gardena, which will we learn, be positively their last appear,nce in Liverpool. "Eanover, 13/h of March, 1816. The Concert given yesterday by the Messieurs Distin (Father and Sons) was, in every respect, extremely inte resting. These Artists use their Sp'endid Instruments (the Sax- Horns) with a most remarkable superiority; and I feel bound to testify that their execution leaves nothing to be desired. An ensemble so perfect has never before been heard. These FIVE artists I lay as if tt ONE man. To say how great, how profound pression which produced upon the public, is BT Lvry—durirg the v, hole concert, not hi! slightest idea of criticism could enter the mi audience. Opportunities of - urh it the more c y!n pror ensemble (Ire to be so to 'heir tariiy ; and 1 do no which has ever been distinguidied Foreign A r Musicians, the truly spl deserve. I entirely truth, in the opinion expressed by my illustrious colleague. Niarschner, on the Messieurs Distin. Nee-r hove I heard wind instruments ploy& with so much splendour, dud preci,sion; to add to:this, that nothing equas th e grandeur of thei r sty l e — the aston i s hi ng enserOlf, w h i ch tul with a perfect convictionOrfts Pervaees lhNir execution. is only to say: that the brilliant reception which they have met with has been more than justified by taleut so truly admirable. (Signed) J. ME ystanazia,