The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-04-13 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF "JOHN BULL."

A List of the proposed New Ministry—formed on a
wider basis—to supersede that of Lord Derby.

First Lord of the Treasury—Lord John Russell.
Lord Chancellor—Mr. Ernest Jones (created Baron
Bridewell).
President of the Board of Trade—Mr. Bright.
Chancellor of the Exchequer—Mr. R. Cobden.
Home Department—Mr. Bronterre O'Brien.
Foreign Secretary Mr. Urquhart.
Board of Control—Mr. Joseph Hume.
Woods and Forrests—Mr. Tom Duncombe.
President of the Council—Sir J. Walmsley.
Privy Seal—Mr. Wakley.
Postmaster-General—Sir Benjamin Hall.
Colonial Secretary—Mr. Cuffey (with a free pardon.)
Duchy of Lancaster—Mr. W. Williams.
First Lord of the Admiralty—Captain Scobell.
Secretary at War—Mr. Bernal Osborne.
Master-General of the Ordnance—Colonel Thompson.
Master of the Mint—Mr. Feargus O'Connor.
Commander-in-Chief—Sir De Lacy Evans.
Judge AdvOcate-General—Mr. Anstey.
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland—(with a Peerage and a free
pardon) Mr. Smith O'Brien.
Secretary for Ireland—Mr. John O'Connell.
Gold Stick in Waiting—Lord Dudley Stuart.
N.B.—All the other high offices in the Queen's house-
hold are abolished, as absurd remnants of a barbarous
age. VERBUM SAP.

DOUBLE SUICIDE.—A dreadful sensation has been
created at Burnamtofts, near Leeds, by the suicide of
Mary and James Smith, a brother and sister. The father
is a handle-setter, and dip deceased young man was a
cloth-dresser, 21 years of age. The sister was 23, and
unmarried, as well as her brother. For some weeks past
she had been in a very desponding state of mind, and on
the 25th ult. she drowned herself in the river Aire, but
the body was not found till some time afterwards. This
melancholy event occasioned the deepest grief to her
family, but especially to her brother James, who had a
predisposition to constitutional despondency. On Thurs-
day morning he escaped from another brother on some
pretence, as they were going to work, and it was soon
found that he had returned to the house and hanged him-
self by means of a silk handkerchief. The verdict in the
former case was " Found drowned," and in the latter
" Temporary insanity."

TRAFFIC RETURNS.—The traffic returns for the week
ending the 4th instant, on the undermentioned English
lines of railway, are as follows : 1852. 1851.
London and North «'ester❑ £43,246 .. £13,027
Midland
15,608 .. 15,154
9,680 .. 9,309
9,659

Lancashire and Yorkshire
London and South Western
London and Brighton
Great Western • •

South Eastern ..
York and North Midland
Manches.,Sheffield, &Lincolr
Bristol and Exet(
York,

Shrewsbury and Birmingi

Chest(

. 7,280
lire 6,278

10,110

South D,

ts on t

miles open on th
in 1851, 4,1171

, showing an increase

of 1061 mile

HORTICULTURE.

To those who love to cultivate the gal a"; 0,
colourel flowers of the summer which Pass 11,11„,e1041;
neral denomination of annuals, we think a 1,".141/ 00.
the mode of cultivation and treatment, as well
the choicest sorts, will be acceptable. This 0!
sowing time, though certainly not the best. 1." Or
iu"
have hardy annuals in perfection, they shoillatol
September, as indicated by the natural disir otY
their seed at that season of the year. WheilAsllie,sll
autumn they are very much stronger, 10re '11:611 4,
flower much more profusely ; however, in 521141 Avg
it is not often convenient to have the charge , -
ters during the winter, and they are consoldentgliff,
sown in spring. The present is quite earl)! elly.lo/
space,d
th epr oapne(ri
very
ythod slightlyisto
esprinkle
hethraemwittlihil'isYo°lllo:
over the spot with the hand. If the weatiler..edf,
after sowing them, it is a good plan to cover the
co,
a large flower-pot until they germinate, which °.
ftsl
they do much more readily in the dark. I\lB,ll,:besfall
in either
; coarsehutwe
goirve hratggee dn,aamn
names
of a dozen
consequently f
are about the best of the whole tribe
Nemophila insicrnis A. dwarf plant, with %id be
twoligh to blue
reflowers,times, beautiful.voeor.yd—w-il This sal:od 5a0710,."
of bloom. There s a fine larl gleenvamr?eiye caa 5;110,110AS
Chrysanthemum tricolor.—A fine annual' elruldli
eltaierencgitgoercliwt;
lit2aet
ibidiaccrioisalleytosh-r.selri daisy-shaped
stiffd flowers, e ,r
thrives
with
bestric In
rcri a 1
equalled by any.—
been
genus. It is very dwarf in habit, seldom
elece
inches. bicolor.—An
the
ed
nfaevwourpieteelessviolifichtiflohil?°llll

colas 11:
.nryssitrium Peroffskianum.—A fine oraulteite
flower, resembling a very small wall-flower',
rivalled in its fine colour. Height 12 to 1' ea Si,
Clarkia pulchella.—A pretty pink-colourtpro
about 18 inches in height, with flowers in grey ter
There is an elegant white variety. , tio„bi
weA
ocef erdoilnl
ign
six
b inches
Kaulfussia amelluides.—A bright blue n°,,,11100
pi in
theight,ls th:',,Pro"
tr
cti°Po
Gilia tricolor.—Notwithstanding the In' 000 t,
several new species, this is still unrivalled ftittO
Gilles. Its clusters of lilac-coloured fiowerboeip"
purple and yellow centre, are very pretty

of'
vith:
Silen° pendula.—A low growing species,
salver-shaped flowers in great profusion.
inchn

0/
Llik°

Sphenogyne specios.—A yellow marigold-on"joblit
eat beauty and neatness of habit. Height, flejlefoll
Eschscholtzia Californica.—A fine popPY-913.,,8„ruid
eXect, and Con d

flower, giving a
long time. Height, 18 inches. Wag!
Leptosiplion densiflorus.—A very neat gr°, iloclP-,,0
with lilac-coloured flowers. Height, about 'pr, 01 -41'
markable metallic lustre, showing
Bartonia aurea. A very showy yellow fl°wtbe
well ill
Height, 12 inches.
These are quite suT

cient for a small garden, cd
be sown successionally ; that is, two or three 6°1.1 ,Isol
each may be made; the second when the 051150fili
ground, and so on : a good continuance of bia°

thus be secured

OPERATIONS FOR TIIE WEEIC•
The 1°10,5 Stove, Conservatory, and Greenhonse.—
tinned easterly wind has much interfered With t,lle Ofbi
ventilation of these structures, and the Plants,:preeforej
quently suffering. Every means should now t"-hfolf
taken to remedy the mischief, and secure that " fcrA,
compact growth which is so essential to 10°Pe:1-Ctlib;
vated plants. The Azalias of India, the Weigelavi
Htheaths
numeroustbsfrom
th
the
c leguminousape, cughptlannotws otfoAb
eusitnragi:o9l.lcolitilit
faction, making the greenhouse and conserve
with their profuse and richly-coloured flowers' Olt;
The Kitchen and Flower Gardens are aildetisOrr)
stand-still, in consequence of the long-cc/I,6°u; ortj
wind. We may now, however, look fora "btbrit
change and activity ; the directions given duril (I°'
three weeks should still be carried out, if not eire)l

tor
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. yakßhodophilas.—Do not use guano-water t°

until you have seen a good fall of rain. f ille
Zeo.—The flower No. lis a white variety o j
thus muscari : it is an elegant little thing.

THE BOARD OF TRADE RBI uh" jf
Trin returns of the Board of Trade for the inc)lithilelr
two months ended the sth of March, have kistunethebo4
lished, and exhibit an increase of exports in ,'OlO
In the month to March sth the exports were 'of 10,,1
against £4,740,278 in 1851, and £4,801,970 in 18dg ';)
two months the amounts are £10,175,333 in 18,r5-'
£9,558,148 in 1851, and £8,871,401 in 1850. 4"rfri."l,o
of the increase is in cotton manufactures-'rr:oi
the month—notwithstanding the fact, state“;
foreign ; 10:00
published circular from Manchester, that td-
markets are glutted with goods. ` i."-10 115
manufactures
there is also a slight increase' h tl
and silk goods there is a decline. The Briht'o9- t°
110"
both inwards and outwards, is in excess of -
the corresponding two months of the past Yesr.
A.

THE AUSTRALIAN GOLD FIELIdi,SI4?
WILL RESULT FROM T°'

The Melbourne Argus of 20th December eon;reilre,
statistics respecting the yield of the newly dise!prio°o,)
mines in Australia, which are well worth the g." 000.41
sideration both of the statesman and the opoo
sptoartteiso,nonof
the
ee
Ip9uthblioef.
NTolvieermebwere,r4e2,
42,000 °n
:tic)!
1,1:01,001
„ce.,
he values at £3 per ounce, or £125,000, in thneceStiO
Melbourne and Geelong ; and about 8,000 °°-13,40
value £24,000, were estimated to be in priOte"so2
those towns. Up to the 17th of December, ;1451
received through the Government escorts, °l'tbefifd
private hands, and the gold in the possession °f, tone
at the mines, is estimated to have reaeheufti,
243,414 ounces, or ten tons two hundred Wei igo rfel
two pounds ten ounces, valued at £73ok 040
The Argus remarks frifetjef.4;
" These astonishing results have all been i'r'Serporj
less than three short months. On the 29th c'irct.ej
the announcement of the first' large y ield
made known, and since then wonders have %fin— b,ehl-0.,
around us, and where it is to end no humble,
guess. The field is reported to be illimita
cations of gold extending over scores of ew-- rev".
last-found digging apparently eclipsing
911 beerkeJeaflitlff
:elinbtys aagnrye e
ntuhma tbtehre
oafurpife people
hgau,fg.ibi'v.
profitably worked, will neverer be dugr Overby.l-
-
reach them.'' Fill IVA
The question must shortly be mooted-4111:t 13134
effect upon the monetary systems of till beit
countries, of the immense addition which T 1309
made to the stock of gold in the world ? 00/,
yield, both in California and Australia, hasbnear/ or,
by the increase of commerce which it be° "-;‘,/,Orr:i
in the countries adjacent to the discoveries'„larorA
availed herself of the riches thrown into Pe d 111,1.6r4
vide her people with a gold coinag both 000rype0;
countries, the increase of supply from prill°ll,o,l°„/,
been used to widen the basis of their ov toe,'"
systems. But there is a point beyond whic"npot oe,
ment of the precious metals as money c%ol:oP`e,:fit
fitably carried. The Bank of England, for 'of,
net afford to retain in her coffers an 131130,e0t,,5°
bullion, which may shortly be double bet ,PerbilosteO;
She must fix a limit to her compulsory reot);,,
present standard price; and, this step °llc,:tooib;;P',o
gold must inevitably become a mere C°"-yedoto
dwhpeehccoluinnfweriaoasrmseyriously in value. Here, then, it/
question for statesmanship to determine The
to arrange with the national creditor? peott.
one of the deepest importance ; and, sae
re
shortly press itself upon our consideration'
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formerly proprietor of the East .1" ble P„oo9!dir
p
Maaagazzne of Science, and other valul in "-AO'
low and desponding state
THE
an extra duty of four shillings per OP, Pc(
poOr
would diminish the size of the
half at least, if we might form any Jedg—r,,,,ael'air/.11?
ject from the " enormous lying of of the
What will our readeresussayitnog the follovviaddit'e6p,
lotion of the actual difference which alts effeeilteV
of 4s. per quarter would really make ? GJ•
at the most, to cause an extra charge oi, rol:g
fifteen four pound loaves; but which, ,:rge, I;i(riol
cause not more than half that extra eteacl.
any advance at all upon the price of,'procet
necessary to explain to some
It
"led thgltileifol
we arrive at these results It is believfoor eArVi
cinal rffrpf of f h:e ij r or p
0 ~If

yi,t, 01 I,IIIS measure vv jeu O'
corn in foreign countries to the este be 511
the duty to be paid here. It 'lid °f ritrYls
la
--ever, that not more than one
licollijo
-Id fall upon the people of t °
1 • as the °ilia 5.
effect of

of flour, tn. roo re t
if
But as there is no P t A
e. • - ,-,f brett,;ol,e,

of bread, 11
be as stated

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