The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-03-02 00:00:00

RAILWAY AFFAIRS.

the be^x at Government-house, he sent a servant in quest
•Of amend who might be withdaim when the box was
opened. Having failed in finding' 'him, he proceeded to
open the box. His butler, who,was-present, reports that
he =looked at the countenance -earnestly, turned pale,
whispered a few words to himselfe walked hastily up to
his own room, was theard almost instantly to fall as lie
entered it, and his servants following up stairs, found him
stretched on the flow' a corpse.
Ai. INCREDIBLE STORY.—The following is an extract
of a letter from Tanjore In a neighbouring village a
r tragedy has been enacted, which for barbarity has few
parallels in the history of crime. An opulent farmer's wife
formed a liaison with a neighbour, and the intrigue was
successfully carried on for several months. On the day
in question, the farmer purchased a leg of mutton, with
which he ordered his wife to prepare him a savory dish.
:It was accordingly done ; but in.the interim, the paramour
coming in, the woman treated him with the nice things
she bad in readiness for her husband. The lover and his
'mistress partook of the dainties, and while they were yet
eating, the woman's son, a-fine young lad, returned from
school unexpectedly. He saw his mother in company
with a stranger enjoying herself, and threatening to report
the circumstance to his father he fled back to school. The
guilty pair then held a consultation, and it was deter-
mined to murder the boy, to amputate a limb and dress it
into a curry, of which the lover'said if the husband eat he
would shortly die. The unnatural mother then proceeded
to the school, and unfortunately prevailed on the boy to
go home with her. In execution of her plans she mur-
dered the child, cut offa leg, cooked it, and had the meal
ready against the arrival of her husband. The unsuspect-
ing good man came at the uaual hour, but the moment
he entered the house, a cow he was bringing up ran to
him and snuffed him, and theri,flew at the woman to butt
her. This she did repeatedly, when the farmer thought
that the cow wanted straw, and going to the hayrick he
pulled out a handful, when, tolis horror, the body of his
murdered son tumbled out mutilated. The parties have
been apprehended, and the case is now before the autho-
rities.'

IRELAND.

The average deaths per day in Cork 'Workhouse are 22.
The Limerick Examiner of Saturday put itself into
mourning on account of the rumoured death of O'Connell.

- The physician of the Cahir dispensary died last week of
fever caught while attending- his patients.
Vast crowds of the mo.re comfortable class of farmers
nigrating from Cork, Galway, Dublin, Derry, and
otho Irish ports.

are en

pays 7 percent

unary, 1847

of twenty

ncteasec

accommoc

dents'air

'ever and dys

lation is being sous:

ading widel

it for fevOr

hich is ful

A fire broke out Z)n-Vriday week, at the extensive bacon
concerns of Mr. G. Courtenay, William-street, Water-
ford; which destroyed property to the extent of £7,000.
Mr. O'Connell is daily expected to return to Ireland
for the remainder of the session, on account of the deli-
cate state of his health.
KILLARNEY.—Some idea may be formed of the state of
this district—proverbial as it is for its charities,—from
the fact that no less than thirteen funerals passed through
the town on Sunday week.
In Leitrim, the governor of the workhouse has died of
fever ; and ,from Monday, the Bth, to Wednesday, the
10th instant, fourteen of the inmates died—two of fever,
and twelve of dysentery.

Twenty persons have-died in the small village of Ballin-
thea, Ventry, within the last six weeks. The body of a
young woman, five days dead, was interred in the church-
yard of the village, on Friday, by two women only.
,On Tuesday a return was ordered by the House of

starvation in Ireland each week since the Ist of Novem-
ber, 1846.

It is affirmed that M. Soyer, the chef de cuisine at the
Reform Club, has been instructed by the Government to
proceed to Ireland for the purpose of submitting to the

of soup on a large seale.

DARING OUTRAGE.—On Sunday week within the in-
terval of half-an-hour three shots were fired „into the
dwelling of the Rev. Robert Carey, Donoughmore. AY
the second discharge two bullets entered one of the upper
windows, a third striking the widovf

A man named James Maloun has been fully"colkmitted
for trial, for the wilful murder of Patrick Breman, at
Mayo fair, thirty-six years back. Ile escaped' at the
time to America, but returned to Ireland eighteen years
afterwards, and has sive been residing at Meath, till
arrested about a fortnight back. He is now seventy

years of .age

THE POTATO.—The Dublin Mail, in quoting the sub-
joined paragraph from the Belfast Mercantile _Register,
says, that there is no doubt of its truth. "It is our opi-
nion, from what information we have received, from the

quantity of home produce with that of foreign at pregent
on hand and to arrive, that prices will be lower. We have
learned of late that there is a far greater quantity- of pota-
toes in the country than we expected, and after seed time,
we shall have the residue in the market at a moderate price ;
foreign potatoes are not so much inquired for, and sales
are generally effected at 10. to 12s. per cwt. as in quality.
Irish are more plentiful, and may be quoted at Bs. to 10s.
per cwt." - -

DARING ROBBERY
BRIM°, a; party of abo
with guns and bayonets, attacked the dwelling-house of
Mr. Wm. Adams, residing at Brackagh, near Tandragee,
Armagh ; they forced open the door, rushed into the

.—On the morning of the 17th
Lt twenty men. some of them armed

house, and demanded £2O. M

Adams gave them X 3

. .
of his hand, it having three or four pounds more in it,
they then ransacked the house, and carried off with them
about nine cwt.. of meal, some bacon and beef, Mr.
Adam's watch, some house linen, half-a-dozen silver
spoons, and other articles ; in all value for about £3O or
£3O.

REPEAL ASSOCIATION.—Mr. Themas Steele took oc-
casio.n at Monday's gathering of shreds and patches to
announce that all the reports respecting the indisposition
of Mr. O'Connell were utterly false, and that, although
not as young and healthy as his sons, the " beloved
leader " was extremely well indeed. Of course, the
learned.gentleman would be unworthy the title of ather
'of his country if he did not suffer in mind at the gross
conduct of the government in not taking active measures
to relieve the distress of his beloved father-land. This
announcement must, of course, be regarded as demi-offi-

cial, but as the Head Pacificator omitted to state any rea-
son for the non-receipt of Mr. O'Connells ordinary weekly
missive to Mr. Secretary Ray, the feeling of uneasiness,
either in or out of doors, was not altogether allayed.
•After some frothy declamation touching the signal defeat o f
the combined Repeal forces at Galway, the rent was an-

AWFUL.-Dr. Sweetman, the physician at Skull, writes
to the Cork Constitution as follows,—" This parish is at
this moment a charnel-house : onr mortality is fearful,
averaging daily from forty to forty-five at least. I could
not—east, west, north, or south, point to a poor man's
house where there is not fever, dysentery, or death. .Our
grave-yards are crowded to excess—so much so, that the
dogs have.rooted up and devoured some bodies. To the
west of Skull, at Recnahaning, the creatures are so weak
they are unable to dig

, graves sufficiently deeli. To ob-
viate this, the Rev. Dr. Trail has added half an acre to the
church-yard at Skull, and has a number of deep graves
daily dug, which are as soon occupied. *. *
I solemnly declare, in my very humble

majority of those poor people, who are crawling about the
streets and trying to work on the roads, are dying uncon-
sciously, literally walking in death: they are now beyond
the reach of food and medicine, save the Great Physician.
To give you an idea of our state, for it is not at all known,
nor can words convey it, what a change a few months have
_ _

nade—l was informed by the National Schoolmaster here,
that this time twelve. months he had one hundred and
:
forty school Children this day he has not one. Half, he
said, are dead, and the remainder are unable to attend for
want of sufficient food and raiment. and he is himcnif

main lir.

s on t

second time in th

lc carried

Vile Norfolk pays a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent.
per annum.
The Eastern Union is about to amalgamate with the
Norfolk. -

The Manchester and Leeds:have confirmed the amalga-
mation with the Preston and :Wyre.
The Manchester and Lincoln Union and Chesterfield
and Gainsborough Canal have agreed to incorporate with
the-Manchester,- Sheffield and Lincolnshire.
At least 51 per cent. .per annum certain has been gau-
ranteed by the South--Easternto the Reading, Guildford
and Reigate, and accepted by the latter.
The Middlesborough and -Redcar works having ex-
ceeded the contract, it was agreed to raise £15,000 addi-
tionally. The traffic thus farhad equalled expectation.
At a meeting of shareholders in the North Wales Rail-
way Company, held in this town on Tuesday, Mr. J. L.
Butler was authorised to attend the half-yearly meeting,
and try to effect an entire change in the directors.
The Enfield and Edmonton have disposed of their cor-
poration to the Eastern Counties, on receipt of a bonus of
ss. per share, and payment of all expenses up to time of
purchase. _

A perpetual lease of the South Wales to the Great
Western at 5 per cent. per annum for the first five years,
with half surplus profits afterwards, was reported as con-
.eluded at the meeting of the South Wales. The calls had
been paid with unusual alacrity.

The usual dividend of £2 2s. 6d.sper share, subject to
income-tax, was,declared at the meeting of the South-
Western, on Friday. It is now clear that the first effect
of lowering the fares, at first so discouraging, is passed,
and that the receipts are again buoyant.

The line from Blackburn to Darwen is expected to be
opened in May or June next, and the entire line to Bolton
early next year. The company is likely to amalgamate
with the Blackburn, Clitheroe and North-Western Junc-
tion.

' Better prospects at last are dawning on the Blackwall
shareholders. A half-yearly dividend of 4s. per share,
clear of income-tax, has been declared. In order to bring
the line into successful co-operation with others, it has
been determined to reduce the guage, and to alter the
present system of motive power.
The dividend declared at the meeting of the Norfolk
Railway shareholders, on Tuesday, was at the rate of 7
per cent. per annum, and the prospects of the under-
takin,, are regarded as encouraging. The report of the
directors met with the concurrence of the shareholders in
attendance. It recommended the acceptance of the offer
of _the North Union to lease their line at 71- per cent.,
and they confirmed the agreement. The line already

and valued at

£1,500 is about to be pre:

covers; w

rich represent

Cucumber, &c., are admirable

EXTRAORDINARY WIRE ROPE.—On Thursday, there
was shipped at the Galvanised iron and Wire-Rope Works
of Mr. Andrew Smith, Millwall, Poplar, a wire-rope,
which was no less than 3,600 yards long, 3 inches circum-
ference, and weighed 7 tons 15 cwts., and ordered for an
incline plane in Lancashire, between Blackburn and Bol-
ton. This is, no, doubt, the largest wire-rope ever yet
made ; and it was only commenced last Monday, and
the wire was in bars of iron not more than ten days
before.

A half yearly, dividend of 4s. per share, clear of income
tax, was declared at the meeting of the Blackwall Rail Way
shareholders on Tuesday, and the report presented was
received as.satisfactory. The total receipts amounted to
£34,801 6s. 9d. It appears to be considered necessary,
in order to bring the line into successful co-operation
with the Epping and other routes, to alter the rwpc,,,,t
system of motive power, and

le estimate of Mr: Locke
is, that the necessary arrangements will involve an expense
of £26,046.

EXTENSION OF THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—
On Saturday week, the viaduct reached Glasshouse-street,
Lambeth, having completed_ one-half of the proposed
.• TT • .

row, Princes-row, Moss-fields, Salamanca-place, street,
and row, together with several in Anderson's-walk, have
been demolished for the further progress ; as also, in the
course of a few days, the houses on either side of the
Westminster-bridge-road, where the railway crosses at
the Marsh-gate.—Globe.

The shareholders in the Northern Counties Union
Railway Company., at their half-yearly meeting held on
Wednesday in London, ratified the agreement entered
into for an amalgamation, on almost equal terms, with the
Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junc-
tion Company, and the opinion appeared to be entertained
that the arrangement will lead to the most beneficial re-
sults for the shareholders in both undertakings. With
the funds in.hand, amounting to £55,510 is. Bd. and th
proceeds of the call of £1
next, t

le directors propose to commence active operations
in the spring on that portion of the route from Wath np
to Wensleydale, and from Tebay to the junction with the

DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON THE HULL' AND SELBY
RAILWAY.—A most dreadful accident happened on this
line on Sunday week. The mail train left the Hull
station at six p.m. for London, being drawn by two
engines, the Kingston and York, and having eight pas-
senger carriages and five carriages laden with fish attached.
The train had proceeded to within about a mile and a half
of Hessle, tbr

first station, when, from some unexplained
cause, the second engine, the York, sprang off the rails,
and dashed_ into the passenger carriages attached to the

,o atoms

number of passengers were of course thrown our; one,
Mr. James Brown, of Hessle, tin plate worker, was killed
on the spot; another, named James Waring, of Dews-
bury, was so dreadfully injured that he died at the Coburg
Hotel, Hessle, whither he was taken on the followipg
evening ; and eight others are now lying at various•inns
in Hessle, suffering from the fearful injuries, they have
sustained.

BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE JUNC-
TION RAILWAY.—The half-yearly meeting of the propri-
etors took place at the Town-hall, Birkenhead, on Satur-
day, Joseph Bailey, Esq., Jun., M.P., in the chair. The
secretary read the report. The works on the line between
Chester and Warrington, contracted for by Mr. BrasseY,
a distance of 181 miles, and including a tunnel of 2,00
yords, and a viaduct of 580 yards, were in rapid progress
towards completion. These were the only heavy work
the whole line. The arrang

mers c

outer pm were proceeumg satisfactorily. Applications
were to be made this session of parliament for amalga-
mating the Chester and Birkenhead Railway with this
company ; also to deviate the line between Chester and
Helsby, and to confirm the purchase of land on the mar-
gin of the Birkenhead Docks for a station.. Arrange-

ments had been satisfactorily come to with other rail;tiy
companies for the erection of a joint station at Chester.
The committee, on .application, had decided to take an in-
terest to the amount of £20,000 in the Mold Railway. It
appeared by the accounts that the expenses of the Act of
Parliament had been £40,267, and that the general expen-
diture was £28,600. The deposit of £2 15s. per share, on.
44,308 shares, was £122,094 ; and the balance to the cre-
dit of the company was £57,767. The Chairman made
some observations of a gratifying nature relative to the
progress of the line, and moved the confirmation of the
report. This was seconded by Mr. John Laird, and car-
ried. There was no other business of importance, . and
)n,, I that the thanks- being voted to the chairman, the meeting se-
aerated.

POLITICAL MISCELLANY

Lord Lincoln has positively declined a contest for the
represention of Manchester.

Mr. William Brown, M.P., was presented to her Ma-
jesty, by Lord John Russell, at the levee on Wednesday.
Mr. Brown has the reputation of having been consulted
by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, before he made the

read a
. It is

:ommons on Friday

understood that the, motion for the bill going into Com-
mittee will be made on Wednesday. There will be some
opposition, but there is not
__ much doubt that the motion
—4. +1.,. ~,ostqurt. will try

ir.;;;in,m iiiee.to transfo.rin " ten" into " eleven" hours,
but it is much hoped that the bill will be preserved in its

present • form.
The House of Commons at present consists of GSG
members, the two vacant seats at Sudbury being still in
abeyance, making the total number 658. Of these there
are 4.1 members between the ages of 21 and 30, 139 be-
tween 31 and 40, 213 between 41 and 50, 155 between 51
and 60, 67 between GO and 70, and 15 above 70. The
oldest member in the house is Mr. Denison, the member
for West Surrey, aged 77—the youngeat the Earl of Gros-
venor, member for Chester, aged 22. The average age of
, --a• 1 •

DESERTION OF PROTESTANTISM.--The second reading
of the Roman Catholic Relief .Bill was carried on Wed-

mr It? Jut against it. Amongst the names in mu
majority for the measure, we find those of W. Brown,
W. Swart, Lord G. Bcntinck, J. Bright, J. Brotherton,
Sir J. Graham, Sir R. Peel, Lord J. Russell, and T.
Thornely. .Agaitmt the measure we find the votes of Sir
Howard Douglas, W, Entwisle, Sir P. Egerton, W. T.

Egerton, 'J. tollemaehe, J. I. lilarkburne, G. Finch,
Capt. Gladstone, Sir It. Inglis, 11. Goulburn, Col. Sib-
tliorp, &e. Lord Sandon and Mr. Wilson Patten were
absent

,0)07.—0n Monday, a num- I
itv assembled at thelreasury

NJ VII.. I.llcaa upallauaso cr. --
proposed loan. The chancellor of the Exchequer took
the chair. There were present—Baron Rothschild and
his brother. Mr. Bates, of-the firm of Baring Brothers,

oar 1.• L. UVlUYlluu Lys., oax•-,• ••- --
T. Baring, Wills, Thomson, A. flunkey, F. Ricardo,
St. J. Afildmay, .T. G. Scott, James Capel, George Bar..

next. He therefore proposed to take tenders on Monday
for the loan, in one lot. - The government desired to
make the loan in -Consols, and the biddings would be
in a money payment, £lOO Consols, (at a minimum price
to be fixed by the Government, a sealed paper with respect
to which would be placed-,upon the table,) at a price above
the quotation in the-sealed paper. The Chancellor of the
Exchequer would not on any account allow of discount
The payments to 'this loan are to be by monthlyinstal-
inents, and if regularly paid up to JUIY, to.-bear interest
from January last,

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL N_EWW'S•

The Rev. Mr. Wellesley has been appointed PrinciP
of New Inn Hall, Oxford.
The Rev. Edward Cardwell, D.D., Principal of St. Ai'
ban's Hall, is the new examiner in Theology at Oxford.
The Cambridge Chronicle, generally well informed 00,
church matters, says that the Rev. E. Blick, rector ot
Rotherhithe, will he one of the new bishops.
The annual general meeting Of the Manchester Church
Education Society was held on Monday, in the Town'
hall, King-street. There was a numerous attendance,
including the Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean (Dr. Tier-
bert), the Rev. Canon Wray, the Rev. Canon Sergeant,
the Rev. Canon Clifton, the Revs. H. Stowell H. N.
M'Grath. ,
A font for the baptism of grown-up persons by immer-
sion has been constructed in Trevethin Church, POnty-
pool. It is large enough to admit both minister and
candidate for baptism into the water, and yet there is e
provision made for the minister to administer it without
going into the water, by a flight of steps made almost as
low as the bottom of the cistern.
In the House of Commons, on Tuesday, Lord Jobe
Russell, in reply to Mr. J. Collet, observed that it WO
not intended to unite the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor;
that a new bishopric was to be founded for. Manchestert
and that three other new bishoprics were in contempla-
tion, to be endowed from the existing revenues of the
church, but without giving seats in the House of Lords.
ST. SAVIOUR'S CHURCH, LEEDS.—Recently we pre-
sented to our readers a copy of a clerical address to the
Lord Bishe.of Ripon in reference to this church, and
also his lordThip's answer to that address. The laity have
also taken up the matter, and an address to the bishop is
now in the course of signature in Leeds, thanking his
lordship for his seasonable interposition on that occasion.
CONVERSIONS TO ROMANISM.—Mr. Kingdon, of Tri-
nity College Cambridge, has made his profession of the
Roman Catholic faith. The Rev. John Gordon, M.A.,
whose registration of the curacy of Christ Church, St.
Pancras, has withdrawn from ministerial duty in the
Established Church, on grounds similar to those which
led to the resignation of his colleague.
WESTMINSTER ABBEY.—The Dean and Chapter of-
Westminster have determined on restoring to the tombs
of Queen Eleanor and King Henry V., the rich old con'
temporary
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oosswonuebtdmsheteugocurhreeucno:ttmi
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baron dt
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bir thenloDn
joining vault.

CHANCELLORSHIP OF CAMBRIDGE.—The election of a
chancellor for the University of Cambridge, in the room
of the late Duke of Northumberland, commenced ou
Thursday. At a quarter before ten, the doors of the "se-
n.+,.-hluse were opened, and shortly afterwards the gal-
.ere completely filled by the under-graduates, who
themselves by cheering and groaning in their
-4 yle. At ten o'clock the vice-chancellor
lmgc' n"a 's station at the ta-

amusec

se two proctors and the TtiniOr-aoi, i°
divinity present, stood in scrutiny. The proceedings were
commenced by'one of the beadles reading the 33d statute
of Elizabeth. The vice-chancellor then gave his vote (for
Prince Albert), next the senior proctor (for Earl Powis),
and then the junior proctor (for Prince Albert) ; after
which, the votes of the members of the senate generally
were received. The votes are written on a card; which
the voter delivers to the vice-chancellor, who, having read
it aloud, drops it into a box, which stands before him,
having two divisions, one labelled " For Prince Albert,"
the other " For Earl Powis " Amongst the earliest votes
for H.R.H. Prince Albert were the Bishops of Norwich,
Ely, and Hereford, the Marquis of Exeter, Lord Mon•
teagle, Sir J. Herschel', and the Right Hon. 'H. Goul-
burn. The Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl 'Grey, and the
Bishops of London and Norwich, also voted for Prince
Albert in the course of the morning. Amongst the vot-
ers for Lord Powis was Sir Lancelot Shadwell. The
for the first three hours was strongly in favour. of
.1,01
Powis, but in the afternoon Prince Albert gained upon his
competitor. At the close of the poll in the evening, the
numbers stated by the two committees .varied consider-
ably. The following are the two statements :—By Prince
Albert's committee, H.R.H. Prince Albert, 618 ; Earl
Powis, 601; majority for Prince Albert, 17.—8 y Earl
Powis's committee, Earl Powis, 610 ; H.R.H. Prince Al-
bert, 602 ; majority for Earl Powis, 8. On Friday, filo
voting was renewed. At half-past ten Prince Albert was-
-25 a-head, which was reduced at half-past twelve to 10.
At this time, the excitement of the earl's friends was a
the highest pitch. The Prince, however, then began to

le, and

increase his majority, which wore steadily upwarCrs until
the poll closed for the day, when the numbers were,—for
Prince 'Albert, 875 ; Earl Powis, 789 ;--majority for the
Prince 86. The Dean of Ely and Sir H. J.'Fust voted
for Prince Albert, and among those who voted for Earl
Powis was the Duke of Buccleuch, Mr. Justice Pattesoo,
W. Entwisle, Esq., Rev. C. Wordsworth. and Mr. Jos"
tkieceptCinrecsrseuaseilnl.g On
until
•twelve
Saturday,
Prince Albert's majority
returned by a majority of 112, the numbers being, for
Prince Albert, 951 ; for Earl Powis, 839. The greatest
u o'clock, when the Prince was
excitement prevailed the whole of the time; the under
graduates filling the Senate-house with all sorts of noises?
and
kl aausniitha
iiinsgtod:ews
.n pleta sn,ocwaprse,
m&acin'sfrtoombethseeegn h
galleries
Prince Albert will accept the honour. At the contest ip
1811, when the Duke of Gloucester was elected in oppo-
sition to the Duke of Rutland, the number polled NATO
819, and the majority 117. At the great struggle for tli
high stewardship, when Lord Lyndhurst was elected, tho
total number polled was 1,380, and the majority 446.
COURT AND FASIIIOAr.

Wednesday, the Queen held her second levee for Oc

and brilliantly attended,—remarkablyso:Whenii; ear
commencement of the season is taken into account. On
Thursday evening her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured
with their presence the performances at her MajestY'l
Theatre, in aid of the fund for the distressed Irish an,
Scotch ; and on Saturday, the Queen held a Privy Councl
at Buckingham Palace.

The Duke of Cambridge attained his 73rd year 011
rednesday.

FASHIONS FOR MARCH

(Prom the "London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Pashion.”)
There is ni? great variety in the make of evening dresses
this season, as far as the corsages are concerned: they
continue to be pointed and with draperie or berthe, and
irts are very long, and, if of
hey are still made very full•

Velvet, figured satins, moires, and damas, are mostly
used for evening dress, and accord well with the neck-
laces, bandeaux of diamonds, now so fashionable.- Tunics
of point d'Angleterre, forming short upper skirt, over s
satin dress, with deep berthe and flounce to corresponds

nave a very rich effect. Very small tips of i.nal.aboull:
feathers, on damaS or brocarts of gold or silver, in said?
Moorish patterns, have a beautiful effect. Generally
speaking, all dresses of clear materials, as gauzes, crapes'
&e., are made with several skirts, the upper one forming
arc
v e'ar;snhdi muchon:
lightness.
usedte
ea;si.di
corbeille or tuna for young ladies taffeta? are still much
in favour, and form toilettes of elegant simplicity.
maden
. ,o,tranna une
stgi
rnoegfa t
gdresses,piet
eny and
bo
reliefthgimp
asa is
to
very fashionable,
on each side the skirts of crape or galit dresses, raising
,the tucks so as to form draperie tern'"
re with a ?wend of gimp a jour : this nceud ma '
replaced by a feuillage of velvet. Dresses swt-441-
boutoU d'or, sea green or all white, with triple floe eOl
arc pretty tbr. demi toilette. rpm,. brrny1,.....;:1"

lowers

~.. u.pv i/WI.IICTS .311(1 eLly,"",.
being made ornamented with flowers, encircled with
some are intermixed with straw or gimp, and are
itness and elegance suitable to the spring season'
Bonnets of pudic guipure will be amongst the earliest 0
_
rruegnuneesrts ornamented
.Ca
tesaw
with velvet, and others haVe a narros es of pros d'e?e' have tit:
blond put on full at each coulisse. The evening eoiftires
offer many prettyn(velt
do ri novelties;
,rm
theint
ene newest awreiththerogsieps sYree
black lace or dpnit
and
leaves ; the coiffures Luisa and Odette are also pretty;
one formed of a half square of lace is quite novel; the
corners rounded, and falli.beolflitnidietiihechhue.ad;Taanrind
ethfleoswid:
a spray of which crosses the
aforieeved i
underk ed by
the honeysuckle,bon
are very fashionable this season, and compose manY
pretty roWures ; wreathes are numerous, and widen int47'
full bunches at the ears.

LIE WE

t AND THE CROPS.

(From the Church and State Gazette)
From a curious " Table of Prices of Wheat," by Lieut.,
Mackenzie, author of the " Elements of, the Cycles 01
the Winds, Weather, and Prices of Corn," compiled frig'
Smith's " Wealth of Nations," and our Parliamentart
records, the following deductions are made. We arc ill"
duced to lay these before our readers from the circuity
stance that, of late, public attention has been arousedo
both at home and abroad, to the discovery made by Mac-
kenzie of a fifty-four years' cycle or periodical revolution
of the weather. The " Table" we refer to records the
prices of wheat from the year 1203 to the present time
and, by a minute computation, it is proved that during
twenty-seven years of the cycle prices have a tendency titi
rise, and during the other twenty-seven years to fah'
From 1836 till 1847, the inclination of higher prices has
been perceptible ; and, from the present year till the yea
1862 they will, it is conjectured, still further advance.
This the author ascribes to the great preValenee of un,
favourable winds on this division of the fifty-four years
cycle. The dreadful years of 1800,-1801, when rice'
were at 110 s. and 116 s. ; and again 1812-13, when prices
were at. 116 s. a quarter, tell within the corresponding
division of twenty-seven years. There is no doubt (On
author admits) that the effect of corn laws, and other con"
vavt+;nrt n 1 . _

arrangements of legislators, political economist`'
changes in the currency, &c., materially affect the prices
these, and a state of peace or war, vary the rate and gene-
rally produce higher prices upon both the dear and cheaP
divisions ti_ _

-... ~, we cycle---more especially when Europe is
suffering under a striking visitation.of nature ; but legishv,
tine measures can have no placein any systematic account
of the weather or in the revolution of seasons ; and such
is the powerful influence of the weather, that prices, 0°
the average, are proved to be cheap and dear on the re'

spective divisions`of the fifty-four years' cycle. This very
influence of the weather—altogether independent of coo-
ventional arrangemeqts—would produce, as it has pro"
duced already, for a period extended back for more thao,
five Inindred years, an average of 5-1 s• on the dear hall
(or twenty-seven years) of the cycle ; and of 365. per (1;
on the cheap half. We are now in the commencement o'
a series of unfavourable years, which (if the theory be
well-founded) will prevail to 1862, when another revol
tion.bf the cycle will occur, which will have a tendencf
produce\greater abundance, and consequently the poet's
will decrease frOin thiit period tilt the year 18$9.