The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-09-20 00:00:00

CHRSHIRJ

:----Railway : Passengers,
itc £4,317 19s. ; goods, £1,394 ss. 3d.
cats £693 4s. Bd. Total, £6,405 9s. 2d. Increase
?arec with the corresponding week last Year,
17s. id.

Member 11, 1853

Steam

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occured at the Holyhead to
line. On Monday night
from thaporterOldin
Pier
excursion carriages, and, when
e act of crossing a portion of the line which is under-
• some repairs, his foot slipped into a trench which is
made to erect a new platform. His head fell on the
is whilst the carriages were in motion, and it Was
thetosetrhveicestoaftitohn.
e
shed to pieces.
7'2TATIONAL SCHOOLS.—These schools having
_a found inadequate for the increasing juvenile popt!l3,"
don of the locality, the foundation-stone of a new haw
was laid some months ago. The new school was for"
led on Monday week, by the usual interesting
proceatmgs. The children walked in procession fr°t°
their old school ou the Holt, and, on arriving at the
View one, they were met by the Rev. B. Arthure, RA., the
ley. A. Willink, M.A., and the committee. After prgets'
Id the singing of a hymn, the building was declared to
opened, amidst the cheers of all present. The Ilevir
col was erected by subscription.
rORMONISM IN WALES.—The adherents to the doe-
Mormonism increase rather than diminish
Its of South Wales where they have establisheu,
and of late they have received an accession
veral persons of middle class station.
Welsh lecturer, named Robert Parry, better
gown by his appellation of " Robyn Ddu," has recently
—1 the ranks of Mormonism, and is now holding forth
leluded people. An extensive exodus has taken
,comer, and numbers have found then'
Salt Lake. Large bodies °t
tilamorganshire, Caring'
of Monmouth for Ameriot
for
r native land next spring
-les are reputed to have been
" which are faith-

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WELCOME.-011 Wednesday a tea part)*
iven by Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson, of Ashton HaY
'ester, on the occasion of the settlement of then'ff-
Lew incumbent, the Rev. John W. Lester, late curate 0
St. Andrew's, in this town. The school-room was taste-
fully decorated with flowers and evergreens, and all the
heads of houses were invited. After a bountiful repast'
the meeting was addressed by the worthy squire, the De
incumbent, the vicar of Tarvin, and the Rev. T. Mar
Leiter, curate of St. Barnabas's, Liverpool. As the scho°l-
- could not accommodate all the invited, a second to
party was given to the remaining half, on the following
-ning, when they were addressed by the Rev. T. C. Cowan,
cent of St. Andrew's, in this town, in addition O
al of the above gentlemen. Altogether two pleasant
flu' . profitable evenings were spent.

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RECENT ROYAL VISIT TO HOLYHEAD —Miring
y of the Queen at Holyhead, Mr. John 'Jones, the
keeper of the principal tower in darnarvon Castle, for"
warded to the Prince of Wales a basket of apples, acli
•,^^;.-1 by a memorial, stating that he had made a 01
apon a part of the castle wall, known in the pre;
nt times as the Green-gate. The garden was 40 f
from the street, was 36 feet in length, and 9
width. He had planted an apple tree in it, which bore P°,
first fruit this year, and of which Mr. Jones beggedllls
royal highness's acceptance, " for the name of the lo_"':
where it had been grown." To thi

the following acknoß'
jolonel Phipps has be'e,,'
commanded to thank Mr. John Jones for some apP
grown on Carnarvon Castle, which he has been go't
enough to send to His Royal Highness the Prince cm,
Wales." Her Majesty was graciously pleased to acre?
the present on behalf of the prince, and to order it to be
_
ler the royal party were just aboll"b

to proceed,

—.E.EWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY.—On Tuesdoti
a special meeting of the shareholders of this line was he'
at the Royal Hotel, Chester, for the purpose of consider'
ing terms of amalgamation with the Great wester!
Company. John Williams, Esq., chairman of the daec,
tors, presided; and, after a lengthy speech, movea„
resolution to the effect that a memorandum of aural
oration with the Great Western be ratified.—Sir `,„.;
Johnston, of Edinburgh, proposed an amendment, to t,,_a
effect that no offer from any company be considered
the shareholders until after the half-yearly meeting, "ify,
new directors will be appointed, which was seconded, .7
Mr. Kennedy, of London.—After considerable discusali
the motion was carried by a large majority, when a Pe,t,
was demanded, and the meeting was adjourned till
day.—On Wednesday the scrutineers declared the 0;
—according to the number of shares representedclon
in favour of the motion sanctioning the amaligri,Tera-
with the Great Western Company. One of the the
tineers, however, Henry Kennedy, Esq., dispal'—fe t,
validity of some of the votes, and". hand in "a rre,
reporting the amendment to be carried_ The chalr,rl,-is,
received it, but declared the original motion carried•
decision was received with loud cheers. A supPlenl7ra
Lary motion was also carried, under a protest ,r?th
Mr. Munroe, authorising the directors to proceed wl'n
the bill for amalgamation with the Great Western, else
should the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Company
ref
to become pa,-'

_.:ties thereto.
SEIZURE OF GUNPOWDER.—At the Birkenhead Police'
court, on Friday, before Sir Edward Cust, J. D. Case,Wlsll
Hall, and J. S. Jackson, Esqrs., Mrs. Winder, the owner
of the Windermere steamer, and John Lamb, the captaio.
appeared to a summons granted on the information
.!
Captain Gregg, head constable of Liverpool, for having' '
larger quantity of gunpowder on board the Windermere,:
in the river, than allowed by taw. The information rir.
supported by Mr. Aspinall, and Mr. Simon appeared N•
the defendants. A short • time ago a vessel belonging ~4:
Mrs. Winder, called the Elizabeth, arrived in this rTr.'
from Cardiff, having on board 1500 kegs of gunPocue,-;
(about 25,000 lbs.,) which was to be put on board the An
Watson, for Africa. The Elizabeth was detained .1,
Beaumaris Bay from stress of weather, and did not arril'th
until the Anna Watson had gone to sea. The EijiOche,
had ninety tons of coal under the gunpowder, for to
Arctic steamer, and the owners not knowing what to u,
with the gunpowder, sent the Windermere out of her
where she was lying for sale, into the river, near I,'"er
Magazines, and transhipped the powder on board of PAle
until it could be returned to Cardiff. Whilst lying fr','","at
river, the steamer had a red flag flying to indicate to
she had powder on board, and no attempt was mad the
conceal the fact. She was, however, seized, as well as the
gunpowder, the latter being removed to the depot, and
present proceeding was to recover a penalty of 2s. etile
for all above the quantity allowed by law (50 lbs.) at
veil
close, the Bench, at the request of Mr. Simon, refl'ol
from giving their judgment until the government cO,lej
be communicated with on the subject, they being ent,l` to
to half the penalty, &c. The gunpowder belongeu
Messrs. Wakefield and Co., of Kendal. of
SEPULCHRAL MONUMENTS. Mr. :William

Birmingham, has laid the foundation of a new 0'3'212 be
most important branch of industry, which bids fair 00.
the means of producing an entire revolution in the et of
racter of our sepulchral monuments. It is the Wee, tileair.
Mr. Potts to correct the wide and undeveloped taste
age in this respect—fo make the grave spots of the.oo
parted truly eloquent with the life thoughts and ernotl„
of the living—to exalt and dignify the human affectiori
manifested in those solemn and painful tributes whic,,,,o,
devolves upon the living to offer to the dead. Ile, rt,
poses to accomplish this by cheapening monumental
,nd embodying it in such forms and materials as S
its`
it within the reach of all classes of the commui;e""s.
In the designs and models which we have had the IZA),
sure to inspect, the intentions of the patentee are Ilea
disclosed. He has availed himself of the facilities afro,:;„,
-:ther
by the proses. - tr

fss of electro-deposition to produce ei. bio.
Tres or groups in bronze, in which a verY
of art is attained, and which, from the 66°t 4. al/
their reproduction, can be supplied these
_.;eedingly reasonable cost. The principal of.rtile
is a memorial illustrative of " Valour dyinq ``.hi,
arms of Fame," and represents a general oiVe,
has been slain in battle reclining in a dyniFjoillroc
tion, whilst Fame, stretching forth the palt°
ore 1.l e
bends over him. At the back of the figure
phies of flags and other warlike accessorc
whole is a deposit of metal in bronze, ands An .itn th
black marble entablature, supported by truss
iparenta:
design conveys the idea of " filial love honoarlijil the
memory," and consists of an elegant Las re„.`t 5
centre of which is an urn or an altar, with t°6_,l o°ll
the deceased, in attitudes of mourning, gathereu'sor,, 101
The gro.up is broken by the figure of the eldeLt suppusf:
kneels in front examining the inscription Ile...„"'undeti
_0"
to have cut upon the tomb. The whole is su"i, less 134",,,i
a marble border. A third monument, of ran:, poin'',
tensions than either of the above, consiststa a brolil
slab of dove-coloured marble, on which is ru"—"„ figuresh
trefoil, bearing in very low relief three dellea,_„ven.
angels, typical of the ascent of the soul t° '"_.-4.,ays lng
detail is remarkably fine, inasmuch as stir effect.
devotional feeling, without any strainilagn;ber of 'o°ll,
addition to the foregoing, there are,...°A ia every circus.
models ready for execution, and ad'l In
stance and emotion—the whole bearing sewity of the inat,
of the skill of the designer, and the.P.ce The aioniA,r
rials Mr. Potts has pressed into
lus'i rentalnielOrYz
ment alluded to as "filial love the
pa of the laLtli
has been designed at the request of the u
i i3rn the P3ll'
Mr. Churton, and is intended to be erects
P 7 indubitable
church of Whitchurch to his memory.

standard of art is
certainty of the

117-ORTICULTV

themums, which may remain out as long as t11r,7,56 ,
all greenhouse
oCuoseix sarnn dveAoTnosneny Cator plaomnptsl,eteextcherethcorri;sge,
weather lasts. The various bulbs, such as AniarY',sy
Libinus, &c., which have passed the blooming seasoll:
en
be placed under a south wall, or in a cold frame, to rniej
off: this may be done effectually, if they are 10";-ca
from the heavy rains. A similar process will be regtoveg,
for Gloxinias, Gesnerias, Senningias, Nipas, they
and other similar plants, with this difference,—theY s
be placed near the light, either in the greenhouse or: of
well-covered frame, where they must have the suPPIJ
water dually diminished.
FLOWEn GARDEN.— Neatness requires the constsoLe,
moval of the stems of plants which have done floweerrol.
and the frequent examination of the bands and sta,kteroo-
- plants, liable to injury from the wind : L,te
Stenactis, Rudbeckias, Phloxes, and other show"' t. 64
flowering ornamental plants, should have their stein by.
out separately. We have seen a very neat plan ad them to
lovers of the herbaceous plants, for displaYing
advantage ;it consists in putting four neat stakes tewir,
tuft, and fixing a small hoop, made of some plia,_„ll/.4 0
near the top of the stakes ; the stalks of the Pub"
then tied separately to the hoop. thoe