The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-19 00:00:00

IRELAND.

LAST week the proprietor of the Roscommon Joto
obtained a verdict for g. 25 damages against the proprietor. !`,
a rival paper, the Roscommon Reporter, foi stating that thaw
journal had died.
WHILE a gentleman, named Behan, residing near
gar, was standing near his parlour fire a few days since, ""'
clothes suddenly ignited, and before any assistance /1,31:
available he was so materially injured that death ensued a 0
hours afterwards.

SIR EDWARD WDONNELL, who- Wds. LOrd-Mayor u`
Dublin in 1854, has been made to pay rattier dearly fort
reforms which he endeavoured to effect in the Dublin mart's ,
during his year of office. On Tuesday, in the: queen's Beat'
a verdict for £3OO damages was given.: against him in
action taken by a hay factor named M`Dermat, for Wee':
interfering with his business of weighmaster on that occasion'
REFORMATORY SCHOOLS IN IR,RLAND.—An.applicatioo,
intended to be made to parliament in the ensuing session,
an act to enable the commissioners of public works in IrelA.
to acquire certain lands, called the " racecourse Commans't,
situate in the parish of Lusk, in thebarony of Balrothery
and in the county of Dublin, and toerect, establish, and rue'
tain thereon a prison for the reception- of juvenile convicts.
A BREACH of PROMISE case, which had been looked for•
ward to with some interest, has been arranged in Dublin'
The plaintiff was a civil engineer, named Whitty, and the (let
fendant a Miss Warburton, who is said to be connected wit
some of the first families in England and Ireland. A 1034
it is reported, of £lOO, with the costs of the action, sufficea„_
heal the wounds inflicted on the sensitive spirit of the di
appointed swain.
ASB.ICULTURAL STATISTICS.--Returns have been issued Of
nf
the-live stock in Ireland in the year 1855 i and of the esteat,"
land in statute acres under crops for each county and proviirs,e'
The total value of the live stock in Ireland in each of "
years 1852, 1853, 1854, and 1855, calculated aoccording to Of
ratea,assumed by the census commissioners of 1841, viz., !),1
horses,. £8 each; cattle, £6 10s. ; sheep, 225. ; and pigs, 20,
each,. shows an increase in value from 1858, to 1855, in horti':
of 2513,584 ; cattle, £3,000,069 ; sheep, £1,082,981 ;
£126,057 ; making a total increase of £4,453,591. The inerei'
in numbers in 1853 over 1852 was, in horses, 30,448 ; cattle
461,544); sheep, 984,528 ; pigs, 101,566. The total incre,
in the extent of land under crops in 1855 over 1854, is 11.9 Per:
statute 'acres. In 1855 there were of acres under wheat CO,'
in Ireland, 445,509, being an increase over the previous tefri,
of 34,225-acres ; of oats, 2,117,955, being au increase of 7,619,,
;!
r
of barley, bere, rye, &c., 267,565, being a decrease of 19,0,9r
„.
potatoes-, 981,529, being a decrease of 8131; turnips, 366,aw''
being an-increase of 37,327 ; other green crops,/ 95,094, be
a decrease of 3683. The total number of acres under c
crops was-in 1855, 2,831,029 ;in 1854, 2,743,76, showing e',
increase-last year of 87,293 acres; of green crops there We,
1,417,607. acres in 1854, and 1,443,120 in 1855, being.an incre
last year of 25,513 acres. In meadow and clover there was
increase.of 53,873 acres, but in flax a decrease of 54,297..
Tnw lulus Fonnairs.—The report of the Fishery t;°'''.
missioners of Ireland for 1854, just printed, states that tbe
fishery laws are working steadily and well, and .that tot
success may be attributed the increased prosperity. observn
in the Irish salmon fisheries, protection being-invariably for
lowed by, increased production. Every proof is, afforded be
inquiry of the great falling off of the fishing trade since tof
famine of 1.848-47, and it is suggested that if the cost
transit were reduced by the railway companies of Ireland tb,e4
trade might be encouraged. The autumn herring fishery
-e
was less abundant than usual, but the commissioners re:r
port the adoption of improved appliances for capture and fla
netting. The mackerel fishery has been, till lately, unsucees2;
ful. The, cod and ling fishery was above the average.
oyster fishery, so far as it extends, is progressingsatisfactorw'
but the trade is checked by the exorbitant charges of conslii
ance, in consequence of which a large dealer on. the Clare. cod
has thrown up the business. A disregard for the close sex*"
fixed by law is complained of. The condition- of the fisber
men is reported as dreadfully depressed, but the commissioned
are sanguine enough to augur " the coming o£ a better-dg•
The report complains of the want of data for supplying.acetioi
rate information as to the physical resources. on the shoKes,,,
Ireland for purposes of national defence. .Aa..regards the
artificial!propagation of salmon, it is stated that sufficient birro
has not yet elapsed to test the merits of the experimen-t,
Ireland, but that those engaged in it are sanguine of sure";
and where. as at Perth, it has been
.prosecuted on. mbirls"
scale it would appear that the hope is justifiable. The last
missiouers-refer to the question of using nets in fresh wale''
and to an arrangement recently effected by which amatew.„t
fishermen will be attracted more than ever, to thelakas
iS
Killarney for the purpose of enjoying their favourite-sport
that delightful locality.

CO?nERVATIVB LAND SOCIRTY.-011 Wednesday,. a. pub
meeting w.as held at the Corn Exchange, Newark-uponare°
to hear a-lecture from Charles Lewis Greaneisen, se'
tary to-the-Conservative Land Society, in eynlanatime of t
principleseobjects, and plans of the society.. The lectureiWeic
included a- comprehensive statement of the principles of a%
elation,. and the history of co-operative eines. amongst t
industrious. classes, explained very fully, the rationale
working system of the society, and its great commercial;
well as political advantages; showing at the same time that,„
highrate-of profit was a necessary result from investment_,)
a well-conducted land society. The drier. details- of facts avi,
figures were enlivened by some interesting.lllustratioas drat,
from.history. At the close of the lecture;a, vote of thaer„
was, on the motion of Mr. Newton, coroner for the cottak''
erased to-the lecturer for his able and interesting statemen!w
LIVERPOOL AND LONDON INST:WCEI., COMBANY.---1L
annual meeting of this company was held on Thursday, at n,
cakes of the company, in Castle-street: Thomas BrocklebeL
Esce, chairman of the board of direetors, presided.
secretary read the report for the past year, which shoWe
steady increase in the business of the.- company, both iu
and life departments. From the statement of the profit 07,,,
loss account it appeared that, after paying a dividend of
per share, free of income tax, to each proprietor, there w° of
'still remain a balance at the credit of this acconot,,4
£82;52.13 17s. sd. On the motien.of the chairman, the rep"'d
and dividend was agreed to. It was stated, that the pillviv'e
of the es re block of buildingson ;the east side of the Tell:A,
hall had teen completed ; the wosk,of demolition is proce7e,
ing, and it is hoped that the new structure, for which
ke
e;ations and plans are being nrePared by Mr. Cockerell,l-',;
will be commenced during tke spring, Several directors if.!.,4
re-elected ; and thanks having been voted to the secre
and other officers, the proceedings terminated with the tl.9'
compliment to the chairman.. ,e;
tlOl
Thu Loss OP TRW -1/(sLXPTlexua,—lt appears that
officers and crew of Her Majesty's pedals-sloop Polyphell;1
six guns, Commander Warren, lost on, the north-west coils' of
Jutland, on the 29th of January, had to reach the coast re.
Jutland from the wreck_ by means of' the masts, which
cut away, all the boats. being, either- swamped when lover'Sl
stove in, or separated from the ship. The fog was very hei'„e'
and thick, and a stroagecurrent aided in getting the ship ,i).L4
sandbank, south of Hensholmen Light. Although only aoo,
a quarter of a mile from. the• shore, no land. could be
Mr. Herbert, in mad the paddle-box boats, with ten ulo
had left the, ship, for the purpcse of laying out an anchorop
warp off the vessei.by, and having succeeded in this duff'
returning, the boat was swamped, and all hands were•tore
The second gig and the cutters endeavoured to reach the
to get aid, but the-surf was too great to allow them to P',.l/1
and they pulled out tea, vessel in the offing, about (apparen'"ee
seven miles off. On reaching the shore the officers, and wae.
were very hospitably treated by the natives, mostly fiaberat.,yo
A number of vessel and men of the lost vess arrive4,-ty
Portsmouth, an Tuesday, and were at once placed on board e'
Victory flag-ship, pending the court-martial. Capt. Walroe
waits for orders from the Admiralty as to his future Laid
ments, and in order to secure any portion of the shipZ,4
engines,.or stores, if possible. It is stated that all the o0P;61
speak is the highest terms of the coolness and judgal;i‘
displayed by Commander Warren under the- trying circa
stances. of .the wreck.
t'f4
ADULTERATION OP FLOUR.—A charge of athuteratilce
wheat flour with alum was preferred at the Wakefield e°,4o
house, on Monday, against Mr. Abraham Ginn, who carri
the business of maltster and flour-dealer- on a large scale of
that town. It appears that on the 31st ult. the vigor te
Wakefield (Mr. J. Holdsworth) caused printed notices
_,t°loi
posted on the walls of the town, cautioning persons ag'tice
adulterating flour. Ginn had been suspected of this prticipi
by the police for some time past, and early on Friday ineleir
a constable named Slack obserVed a waggon loaded with je;
near Ginn's warehouse, which led, to a search warrant be
eot
obtained from the magistrates. A large quantity of ',lot
and flour was found on the premises, and 84 sacks of the °A
were seized. The contents wore tested with litmus 13%0°
In 57 of the sacks alum was fouud mixed with the flour'
in 17 of them it was present in highly deleterious proportifill
After a lengthened hearing, the magistrates ordered th'cor
bags to be forfeited, and inflicted a penalty of £lO, the j
demised flour to be sold for cattle, and the proceeds to be rye
plied in equal proportions to the Wakefield Soup Kitchel3',l4°
Wakefield Dispensary, and the Clayton Hospital. Theft for
ordered the other 40 bags to be detained for a fortnigli bet
further analysis of the contents previous to its disposs,apt
in the meantime inflicted a penalty of on the defended to
27 out of the 81 bags seized were adjudged to be rester or
the defendant. The mayor strongly animadverted ue0,11,01
culpability of persons selling adulterated articles of foo"'tioll
expressed his hope that the present case would act as a rio;
to dealers generally. The court was crowded to excess d nyt
the hearing of the case. The proceedings were take!' tl
the Oth and 7th William IV., c. 37, ss- 9 end 12. •__,./1"

STANDARD-OFFICE, FEB. 19, TWO F.M.

(By Electric Telegraph.)

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.—NooN QUOTATIONS.
I Consols for Money, 90-i I ; Ditto Account, 901 lf ; Three
per Cents., 91i a d ; Exchequer-bills, L. and S., 3 dis.
FOREIGN STOCK:S.—Turkish, 934; Ditto, new, 991 100;
Great West. Canada, 261`;- 5i ; Canada Land, 129.

LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.—THIS DAY.
The fresh arrivals since Friday comprise a good accession of
-Wheat and Indian Corn—the former principally from Egypt,
and the latter from America; the arrivals for the week being
14,767 quarters of Wheat, and 20,933 quarters of Indian
-Corn. Of Flour we have received 11,078 barrels from the
United States, and 8,7.12 sacks chiefly from Spain. The only
exports of consequence are 5,658 quarters of Indian Corn to
Ireland.
The latest advices from New York report a decline of 60
cents per barrel on Flour, and 10 cents per bushel on Wheat.
The ifitelligenee regarding negotiations for peace has pro-
duced a very depressing effect on the trade there, and rendered
.ldova anxious- tolkress sales ; while shippers refrained from
operatiVgtand the exports show a great falling off in quantity.
-'Tie markets held at the close of the past week throughout
fuid'lrehind 'continue to show considerable firm-
ugsr-fsor-Witeat and. Flour. • The deliveries: from the growers
barely keep pace with the wants of consumers, and the advance
acquired in the early part of the week, as noted above, has
been pretty generally responded to.
The trade here, during the-same period, has not assumed a
like firm, aspect, the late numerous arrivals of Wheat and
Flout: leading buyers to operate with much caution, and we
have experienced a very dragging sale for both articles, with
prides'. 'nominally unvaried. Indian Corn continues much
depressed,.and 325, 6d. was reported to have been accepted
yesterday for mixed American ; subsequently, more firmness
was evinced, and nothing was obtainable under 335.
At the market to-day there was a somewhat better tone
evinced, and Wheat of good quality may be quoted about 2d.
per 701155. higher than on Friday last. Flour was also the
turn higher. Indian Corn, though dearer than yesterday, is
not equal to Friday's rates. Oatmeal is about the same. In
other articles transaction are hit limited, And no change in
lutetium.

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