The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-12-07 00:00:00

MISCELLANEA.

Preserving Fruit.—The general complaints which have
arisen this season of apples not keeping will give interest
to the following suggestion from the Gardener's Journal ;
—"Many persons have a custom of spreading out their
apples, which were gathered in the month of October, on
the bottom or on shelves in an upper spare room, with the
view to dry them, in order, as supposed, to make them
keep ; but this is erroneous, as apples kept in such rooms
for weeks together will shrivel and loose their aroma, with-
out having gained any benefit in point of keeping. It is
stated that the following method of preserving apples till
spring answers exceedingly well. The apples are left as
long as possible on the trees, till frost is expected ; when
the fruits are gathered they are placed in large tuns, and
filled with dry sand ; during summer the sand ought to
be dried by exposing it to the rays of the sun. After the
bottom of the tuns is covered with some of the sand, a
layer of apples is put upon it ; having filled the space be-
tween the apples, and covered them sufficiently with
sand, an additional layer of apples is placed, again covered
with sand, and so the process is continued till the tun is
full. The peculiar advantages of this management are-
-Ist, the sand excludes the air, which is essentially requisite
for their duration ; 2nd, the sands prevents the evapora-
tion of the apples, therefore their aroma is conserved, and
th,, humidity or `sweat' which appears on all apples is
quickly absorbed by the dry sand. Pippins kept in this
he months of May and June quite fresh,
aroma ; even the stalks have the appear-
ave when just gathered."

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY, Nov. 30.

A petition was presented by the Earl of DONOUGHMORE,
complaining of intimidation and violence at the late elec-
tion for Cork.

The• Earl of CLARENDON presented a petition praying
that the system of national education in Ireland might
not be altered.—The Earl of DERBY said that, after serious
consideration, the government had determined to make no
alteration. MINISTERIAL POLICY.

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE gave notice that, on an
early day, he would move a series of resolutions on com-
mercial policy, similar to those agreed to in the Commons.
—The Earl of DERBY suggested that a resolution like the
following would meet with the concurrence of the house :
—" That this house thankfully acknowledges the general
prosperity of the country ; and, recognizing the evils of
frequent changes in the financial system of the country,
is prepared to accept and adhere to the commercial system
recently established, and will regret any attempt to dis-
turb it." He was not desirous to bind himself or noble
lords opposite to any particular words ; but such a reso-
lution as he had indicated would entirely satisfy those who
only desired security for the future ; and he confessed that
he thought it would be more satisfactory to their lordships
and the country generally if such a resolution should be
come to, rather than have a discussion and wrangling with
regard to particular terms, such as he was bound to say
could not reflect very great credit on the proceedings of
the Legislature.—The Marquis of CLANRICARDE agreed
to postpone his notice of motion till Thursday.