The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-05 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR MARCH.

(From. the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of

Fashion.)

White dmas is much worn- for evening or bridal
ch ess,s ; lace dresses are also very fashionable, either
w flounces or forming tunics; organdy embroidered or
t arlatane over coloured s.kirts, is alio worn, particularly by
young ladies; gimp trimmings are as much used in dress
as cn t 6,;.lige, for the latter in silk and for former in gold,
oily, r, steel, silk, or beads ; shaded fringes are vex%)
fashionable for carriage dresses, as many as three,
four, and five rows are pieced on the skirt to within
a small distance of the body ; the trimmings of ball
dresses are rather bouffante—if flounces, they are
made very full, and bouillons of tulle or gauz,, have
frequently noeuds of ribbon inside ; flounces are
headed by narrow gimp, in gold or -silver ; embroi-
deries of velvet are very pretty on morning dresses.
Coiffures of hair are worn higher and always rather
wide ; some young ladies adopt light rirgh is rer
sernbling theme a la neige, but all ringlets are-
shorter than they were last
.1 ear ; bandeaux bomb6s
are also fashionable, and short enough to allow the
earrings to be seen ; wreaths and detached flowers are
equally worn ; diamonds are frequently. mixed with
flowers, particularly with foliage ; the Hayee wteath
the rage in Paris ; fathers are very fashionable ;
yen a coiffur, s arc entirely composed of feathers, mixed
with co::age. •

'lle Pamela form of bonnet is, be ing replaced by
capotes with bavolets ; velours epingl6 has much de-
placed the plain velvet. Satin capotes are ornamented
with Teuillage of,,velvet ; pale primrose is a favourite
colour. Dress bonnets are mostly of crape.

REVERSION OF THE CORPORATION IN THE BITIKIN-
HEAD Docks.—We understand that the arbitrators who
which t o
they from fiftyrr en tode r s
.were appointed to fix the value of the reversionary interest.
of the Corporation of Liverpool in the Birkenhead Dock
estate, have decided that the value of the reversion is one
hundred and thirteen thousand pounds! We have also
s uitxut3 t-he Commissioners thousand p eui id s
f
heard that the arbitrators have decided that the Woods and
of Birkenhead.--Liverpool Times.
THE POTATO CROP.—For some days back the Isa-
bella Lawrence, of this port, has O t
}:,r ortehs te property
Forests are entitled
eel, ,a.itTgin a cargo of
potatoes for the London market. -It Was 1-Aelt, deiented expe-
dient to call in the local company of pensioners here, in case
of any outbreak, but it was considered unnecessary to re-
tain them longer than Monday. The price of po-
tatoes in Inverness may, in the meantime, be stated at
from 14s. to 16s. Potatoes are not keeping in pits so well as
was expected, and somd parties ate apprehensive of suffering
from the murrain, though we know of only two well- marked
cases in this neighbourhood. ur..
i{ that -he fewer
than seventy-four special constables ' were sworn in
by the authorities of Nairn, preparatory to the
sfiipmeut of potatoes from that port. In that neigh-
bourhood potatoes are slid at 12s. per boll, and the price in
the town is 14e. per boll. We regret to:learn that the po-
tato malady has appeared in the Isle of Skye, and also at
Fraserburgh, in Aberdeenshire. The disease prevails in the
district of Buchan also. Large quantities are annually
shipped from that quarter fur seed to Yorkshire, and
the dealers refuse to take them at present, even
at the low rate of 10s.' per boll. It is, however,
consolatory to learn that Professor Johnston has
submitted to the public the result of the investigation entered
into on this most important subject in October last. He
states that " the information elicited went to show that not
above one-sixth of the crop would be totally lost, and that
as the crop had been nearly one-third above an average, it
followed that, after all the losses, there would remain, in
Scotland,. an average crop of potatoes."—lnverness Courier.
APPOINTMENT EXTRAORDINARY.— We congratulate
the Government upon their having adopted Lord Mor-
peth's suggestion to infuse, in imitation of our trans-
atlantic brethren, a little more of the democratic prin-
ciple into our institutions. Southampton has been chosen
as the field for the first display of the new-born love
of democracy, and it is to the Iron Duke we are
indebted for the great fact. His Grace, as Lord Lieu-
tenant of Hampshire, has just been pleased (we hear) to
confer thp dignity of Deputy-Lieutenant upon two worthy
tradesmen of our borough—Mr. Lobb, citizen and haber-
dasher, our pitsent Mayor, and Mr.. Le Feuvre, packet
agent, &c. We understand that the appointment, gratifying
as it is to the gentlemen and their friends, is by no means
pleasing to the majority of their Confreres, who look upon
these honours as the exclusive privilege of the landed gentry.
—Hampshire Independent.
CITY OF LONDON TRUSS SOCIETY.—The anniversary
festival of this institution NVP.B held on Tuesday evening, at the Lon-
don Tavern ; Lord Elcion presided. The society, since the year 1808,
has relieved no less than 132,855 patients. In the past year 4,559
individuals had partaken of the benefits which are voluntarily be-
stowed upon those in need. In the course of the proceedings, the
Noble President stated that in the agricultural as well as in the ma-
nufacturing districts, hernia existed extensively, and that applica-
tions for assistance exceeded the means which were placed at the
disposal of the City of London Truss Society. In thousands of in-
stances the labouring population had, through the instrumentality of
this association, been enabled to return to their employment, and
maintained `their families. Including donations in the room and,
those on the secretary's list, from 1,2301. to 1,3001. was announced to
have been received; Sir Veils Booth, Benjamin Hawes, Esq., the
Noble President, and many others present, were liberal donors. The
entertainment was in the best style, and the company was enliveeed
during the evening by the excellent singing of Mr. Ilobbs, Mr.
Francis, Mr. Lockey, and Mr.' Hutton.
THE NEXT POTATO CROPs:— At the ordinary meeting
of the Horticultural Society, held on Tuesday, Er. Lindley exhibited
several specimens" of new franie potatoes, as well as those grown -in
the open ground, tient various parts of the, country, which prove the
lamentable fret that the disease will' be greater in the ensuing than
the past season. In addition to the trials made at the gardens of the.
Society at Chiswick, experiments with regard to the prospects of the
crops under-every variety' and the best advantages of skill, cultiva-
tion, and soil, had been undertaken, amongst other places, in the
gardens of Lady Rolle, and. Sir Thomas Dyke Aeland, in -Devon-
alaire, and Mr. Meyrickf in the Isle of Anglesea, specimens of which
.were !aid on the table. The details were very lengthy, but the
substance may be. conveyed In tile statement o a few facts. The
potatoes front Auglesea were from sets of 1 •844 ' when the disease had
not made its appearance; but -although they had not exceeded the
the disease be
ing
fully of marbles, they were to a lamentable condition, being
fully developed in the interior. From some sets new potatoes in an ap-
parently sound condition had been produced, although the decayed and
blighted haulm showed that they could not continue so. The pro-
Pagation of the disease was of an ambiguous character, as, although
potatoes-without apparent disease had Wen produced from diseased
sets, those in Which it was apparent it had not existed had produced
diseased issucs Experience and science had gone hand in hand
without producing any result, and no general practical remedy had
been suggested. Dr. Lindley farther staled that on Saturday he had
received from rel ALerdeen the correspondence with the different
British Consuls; amongst the most interesting of which was that
from Washington, in 'which it was stated that the disease first ap-
ity
peered in 1543, and had gone .on in intens
years. 'I he same might be expected in this the succeeding two
country, and it required
the utmost caution to guard- against its effects. 'that the disease
was not confined to potatoes Was apparent from seine carrots
,
exhibited by tile Marquis of Lansdowne, which were placed on the
table. It had shown it- elf also in onions, which would not keep this
season, ant all the Dutch hyacinths arc in a similar airceted
state.
LIALLINASLor, FED. 93.—We are extremely sorry to
hear the potato disease has again czannienced ravagesin
this neighbourhood.. Several persalls who h.cd them quite
sound a month ago, on a recent examination of their pits,
have found the disease to'have made considerable progress.
A gentleman to day informed us, that in the parish of Alias-
eregle the disease was proceeding with the most fearful
rapidity, and that he believed before May arrived, a sound-
potato would not he found in the district. SirJaraes
of Weston, near Ahascragle has ordered that extensive em-
ployment should be procured on his estate for the people
around him, and also that provisions should be stored to meet
the scarcity.—Bainasfoe ddvel user. _