The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-25 00:00:00

HORTICULTURE.

STOVE, CONSERVATORY, IC.—The temperature of the
conservatories should now be about 60° by day, and 55° at
night ; that of the stove 75° by day, and 60' at night. It
is impossible to grow the fine specimen plants demanded
by modern taste with the old-fashioned and unnatural
practice of increasing the temperature at night, when
plants, like animals, require the rest which nature indi-
cates. Orchids are particularly liable to mealy lug during
the winter months, and it will well repay any amount of
trouble to conquer this pest now, whilst it is manageable.
A piece of whalebone cut small at one end, with a small
piece of sponge or cotton, wetted with solution of soft soap,
should be pushed in the axils of the leaves to their bases,
and not only full-grown insects, but also the ovx must be
cleaned out. An industrious man will clean a hundred
plants in a day; so that a week's work will save a large
collection from a pest which destroys its beauty, and makes
it worse than useless. As scarcely anything remains to be
done in the flower and kitchen gardens, now is the time
for such cleaning processes. In the conservatory, the ca-
mellias, oranges, daphnes, crysanthemums, and other
plants which are to constitute the winter decorations must
be carefully supplied with water. The soil in the pots
must never be allowed to be sodden with wet, or become
quite dry. On all bright days admit plenty of air, but
close early, so as to retain some portion of the solar heat.
KITCHEN GARDEN.—Prick out a further supply of
seedling lettuce, in any spare frames ; and in dry weather
raise and store beet and other roots.

THE REV. DR. ASPINALL preached his farewell sermon
on Sunday, at St. Mathias's, Great Howard-street.
THE QUEEN has approved of Mr. Alfred Wm. Powles
as Consul at Liverpool for the Republic of New Granada.
SHIPWRECK.—The Mary, Captain Leveno, of Glasgow,
which arrived here on Sunday, from Baltimore, fell in, on
the 20th instant, with the brigantine John Barry, from
Cardiff, bound to Malta, in a helpless condition, and took
off the crew, seven in number, and brought them to this
port.
CHETHAM'S COLLEGE, MANCHESTER.—At the banquet
recently given in commemoration of the inauguration of
the statue of the founder, in the Cathedral, we observed
among the distinguished guests, Mr. Bowes, of Warrington
Blue Coat Hospital, and Mr. Croxton of the Oldham In-
stitution. Both these gentlemen were formerly engaged
in the cause of education in this town.

GALE ON THE IRISH COAST.—The steam-ship Ad-
miral, of Glasgow, which left Londonderry for Liverpool,
on Thursday, did not arrive here until Sunday morning.
She met with a violent storm, and was obliged to put
into Belfast for coal and provisions. The steamer Sea
Nymph, which left Newry, for Liverpool, at half-past
eleven o'clock on Saturday morning, did not arrive here
until half-past five o'clock on Sunday night. A heavy
sea was running during the whole of her passage, and
the force of the gale carried away her figure head.

THE LIVERPOOL AND PHILADELPHIA STEAM-SHIP
COMPANY have completed a contract with Messrs. Tod
and M`Gregor, of Glasgow (the builders of their vessels
the City of Glasgow and City of Manchester, as also the
City of Philadelphia, now rapidly approaching completion,)
for a fourth iron screw steam-ship for their line, to be
called the City of Baltimore. She will be about 2500 tons
measurement, with a length overall of about 350 feet ; and
when this vessel is completed, and on the station, there
will be a departure once every fortnight, instead of once
every four weeks, as at present.
FRAUD ON THE CORPORATION.—At the Police-court,
on Saturday, Mr. Walter, of the Town-hall, appeared with
a voluminous brief, but after a few words, in which " re-
manded till next Saturday" were the only ones distinctly
uttered, he left the court. We believe the following is the
true statement of the affair :—A Mr. Rowson has been the
contractor for supplying bricks to the new gaol at Walton,
where a Mr. Clark acted as clerk of the works, and his
duty was to examine the bricks furnished by Mr. Rowson
and to sign receipts as to the correctness of the deliveries.
During the progress of the building, it has been discovered,
Mr. Clarke signed receipts for 900,000 bricks which were
either spoiled or never delivered, and for which Mr. Row-
son has received the sum of £1,726 14s. 9d. The latter
has been taken into custody, but Mr. Clark has evaded the
officers of justice, who expect to have him in custody by
Saturday next, when the whole case will be made public.
INFRINGEMENT OF THE BUILDING ACT.-011 Wed-
nesday James Ford was summoned before the magistrates,
for an infringement of the local act. Mr. Wm. Johnson,
building surveyor, stated that the defendant had erected a
house in Bamber-street, and the joists which he had laid
in the attic of the same were not of the strength required
by schedule B of the Building Act, according to the length
of the bearings. /There were two bearings, one 11 feet
6 inches, the joists of which were only 3 inches by 14
inch, instead of 6 inches by 24 inches ; and the other 14
feet 9 inches, the joists of which were only 3 inches by 14
inch, instead of 8 inches by 24 inches. They ranged from
12 to 144 inches apart, whilst they should not exceed 11
inches apart ; and what still increased their danger, not
being long enough, they were spliced about 2 feet from
the wall. The defendant had had notice to alter them on
the 10th instant, but he had disregarded it. After being
repeatedly called by the officer of the court, the defendant
came forward. He was proceeding with some irrelevant
remarks, when he was interrupted by the magistrates ask-
ing him if he would enter into his recognizance to alter
the work. He refused to do so, and the magistrates then
issued a warrant, ordering the attic to be pulled down, or
the defendant to be committed to gaol for a period not
exceeding three months.
SPLENDID COLLECTION OF ARTICLES OF VERTU.—
Those who have a taste for beautiful furniture, elegant
services of china, bronzes, and other articles of taste and
elegance, will have an opportunity this week, of inspecting
a magnificent collection, on view at the rooms of Mr.
Branch, and which will be sold on Wednesday, Thursday,
and Friday. The collection has been consigned to the care
of Mr. Branch, by a metropolitan collector of rare and
beautiful specimens from Paris, and other continental
cities. The cabinets, of which there is a large number,
are composed of ebony, tulip, and king woods. They in-
clude some which were manufactured for the late Louis
Philippe of France and the Duchess of Orleans. These,
like the others, are most elaborately wrought, mounted
with ormolu, and a few adorned with panels of Sevres
china, painted with marvellous minuteness and beauty.
There are two particularly splendid cabinets of ebony,
massively mounted with chaste ormolu. The doors of one
of these is formed of a vase of flowers in raised Florentine
mosaic, the flowers themselves being composed of genuine
precious stones—Cassio Caruli, agate, cornelian, jasper,
bloodstone, &c. ; while the door of the other cabinet is
formed of a basket of fruit, composed of the same rare
and valuable materials. There are buhl and marqueterie
tables in sufficient number and beautiful variety to furnish
a palace, while the collection is no less rich in vases and
stands of Dresden and Sevres china, beautifully painted,
as well as dessert and other services. Some of the latter
also were manufactured for Louis Philippe, and bear his
initials. The suite of carved oak furniture is admirably
adapted for a library, the bookcase being particularly mas-
sive and finely worked. Several trophies of antique ar-
mour are also on view. The bronzes and marble busts
include some rare and valuable specimens, while there are
also several cabinet pictures, both by ancient and modern
masters, well deserving attention. The curious in clocks
will find ample scope for selection. The pieces of Gobelin
tapestry, representing scenes from the career of Antony
and Cleopatra, are interesting and valuable specimens of
the period. _ .

EMPLOYMENT OF NAVAL DESERTERS.—At the Police-
court, on Saturday, there were four informations against
Clayton Guthrie, for penalties amounting to £l2O, for
employing four seamen who had shipped themselves on
board the Medina, at Savanilla. Mr. Parr opened the
case, as one in which these seamen had signed articles,
avowing themselves at the time to be deserters from Her
Majesty's ship Espiegle. He proposed to take the infor-
mations separately, and to support each by the evidence
of the seaman to whom it applied. Sir George Stephen
objected, on the part of the defendant, to such a novel
proposition, as convicting a party on the evidence of an
approver alone, that approver not being produced, and it
being avowed that no further:evidence would be tendered.
A long argument ensued, which terminated in the magis-
trate determining to take the evidence. Mr. Parr then
called one of the seamen, named Thompson, who sup-
ported the case as opened, and swore that he and the rest
of the party, while standing in the street, by the custom-
house at Savanilla, were first addressed by the defendant,
to whom they acknowledged they were deserters, notwith-
standing which he shipped them on board of his vessel,
the Medina, they at the time being in their naval uniform.
The witness, on cross-examination, admitted there was
no clandestine conduct throughout, but, on the contrary,
that they always manned the ship's boat to take the captain
ashore during the ten days they remained off Savanilla.
Roper, the chief mate of the Medina, was called for the
defence, and contradicted Thompson on almost every
point. He stated that, though he had his suspicions,
which led him, at the captain's instance, to examine the
men closely, they reported themselves as shipwrecked
sailors out of the American barque Eliza. They were
dressed as ordinary sailors, and not in uniform. Through
a conversation which was overheard after they had been
some days at sea, the witness again examined them closely,
and they then confessed that they were deserters, and after
that time wore their• naval uniform openly. The contra-
dictions in the evidence were so many, that the magistrates
said they must dismiss the charge. Mr. Parr then, on
behalf of the Admiralty, said he should withdraw the
other informations.
NELSON AND WELLINGTON.—Portraits of these two
heroes, from the pencil of Mr. T. J. Barker, are now on
view at the gallery of Mr. Grundy, in Church-street. The
incident recorded in each of the pictures possesses an in-
terest peculiarly its own. The naval chief is represented
in an act of solemn supplication to the Disposer of all
events, for a favourable issue of the great struggle, which,
in accordance with the decrees of Providence, was to ter-
minate his own existence, and crown with the issue he so
earnestly prayed for the momentous contest in which his
days had been chiefly spent. The great military conqueror
is represented near the placid sunset of his brilliant career.
Calm and dispassionate, yet deeply interested, he is en-
gaged poring over the despatches by which he was in-
formed of gallant deeds achieved by that army he so greatly
loved, and which he had contributed so much to render
invincible ; but which also conveyed to him intelli-
gence of one equivocal, if not derogatory circumstance.
Both incidents are characteristic and interesting. The
solemn bravery of the maritime commander, exalted
and assured by an appeal to that Throne of Grace,
which his severe sense of duty taught him to ap-
proach and reverence on all occasions, whether mo-
mentous or of less import, invests the scene with ele-
vating beauty. The sedately scrutinising gaze of Wel-
lington, as he seems to drag piecemeal to light the points
explanatory of the charge he is unwilling to believe, imparts
to the canvass the eloquent fidelity of a printed volume.
In each instance, the value of the pictures is enhanced by
their showing the men " in form and habit as they lived.'
As likenesses, they are both admirable, a fact sufficiently
attested on unquestionable authority, apart from the
striking intrinsic evidence they furnish at a glance. As
works of art they deserve high praise. In their drawing,
colouring, and expression, the artist has been eminently
successful—the accessories are introduced with skill and
painted with fidelity—the light and shade so powerful, 3:et
so balanced, as to suit them admirably for engraving, the
purpose they have been painted for. The execution f
this portion of the work has been entrusted to two of the
most skilful line engravers of the day ;
ngton
be engraved by F. Bacon ; Nelson by F.
names are sufficient guarantee for the excellent is to
eform
a
completion of the task. When finished th. will Wjenihu
beautiful as well as an interesting pair of national portraits.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1853.

ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGESC-&.

PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. Pau
Rev. C. Abbott. to the StipendarrCuracy of sr•
Church
S.
Andg, Cheshire. of
Rev. S. W.Andrews M.A., to the Rectory
Horncastle.
Rev. Rev. J. A
Baker,rtns t ron tAo.,the o Ctuhrea cNylocfa
rAalgien
Teme,
C.C.
kland,
of 31a1
Rev. . Barnard, M.A., to the Rectory of ---c 'den'
with the Rectory of Farforth and the Vicarage
Well annexed, near Louth.
cs to
Rev. J. Edwards. late of the ill-fated Dauntle,
Chaplain to the Ajax, flag-ship for QUeelleoWlll.
Rey. F. J. Beere. to the Curacy of Toomna,
Rev. H. J. Fynn, to the Curacy
Rev. H. Fry. to the Curacy of Kilkeevan, Rosconto tiog,
Rev. N. M. Germon, 8.A., to the Curacy of Bish
Somerset. e of
Rev. C. J. Le Geyt, 8.A., of Exeter College,
the Chaplains at Magdalen College, Oxford.got
fo
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ne.ruiepolto.
Rev. J. Gumley, to the Curacy ooffoErinPnb.ißn'oltscistmco°7?;:::
Rev. W. T. Harte, to the Curacy of Cricklade, Voi'"000ptl
Rev. J. Hemphill, to the Ciracy of TempletuchY,
Tippßeer.
y.ary W. Holderness. M.A., to be Chaplain of the CanVilt
Prison Establishment at Prtlan. Let°
Rev. F. W. Kittermaster,o M.A., to the Curacy an
ship of St. Paul's Church Lisson-grove. .
Rev. C. F. Newmarch, to the Living of Levert
Boston. Hunts.
Rev. B. H. Puckle, to the Rectory of Graffham,
Rev. R. P. Powell, to the Curacy of Killooly, TiPPeryerve
Rev. G. Protheio, M.A., late Vicar of Clifton-Wltot
to the Curacy of Whippingham, Isle of Wight, and „so,
Chaplaincy of the Royal Establishment at Osborne-at:4s
Rev. H. T. Ridley, to the Assistant Curacy of St. "
Deyonort. Peg
D. Rowland, to the Curacy of St. Dogwan'
brokeshi re.
Rev. F. Swire B.A , Curate of Stroud, Glaucestersbire,
the Rectory of Elston, Notts.ey pitsentlitale
R. F. It. Traill, M A., Incumbent of Trinity
Chapel, Haddington. N. 8., to be Domestic Chaplain o
Earl of Wemyss and March. , With
Rey. F. T 1 ench, to the Rectory of WorlingWort
Southolt
Rev. G. W. annexed, near Woodbride, S iffolk
• Seib° Ibe
Weldon, 8.A., to the Curacy of St.
Martyr, St. John's-wood. on stings'
Rev. R. West, M.A., to the Rectory of Pett, near
Sussex.
Rev. H. Wyndham, S.C.L., to the Curacy of Burhaq'e,ford;
Rev. F. H. Whitfield, to the Curacy of Horetaavib sou
Rev. W. F. Young. to the Curacy of Ballysbeeha-
Eryy, Tipperary. I,„g bee J 3
THE REV. HOWARD ST. GEORGE, M.A./ has
licensed by the Lord Bishop of Chester to the Petite
no-
curacy of Billinge, in the county of Lancaster, on ti`r,„.6,
mination of the Rev. Henry J. Gunning, Rector of *l-
- patron. ,ecro,te
THE LORD BISHOP of St. Asaph will this day CO
the new church at Gorsedd, in the parish of Poiett
near Holywell. This is one of the churches erectedi,,rd
of the chapel lately alienated from the church by roo
Fielding, and now attached to the convent of Frallei
Monks at Pantasa. v4lO 3f
DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER.—On Tuesday the„.-vi-oore,
Manchester licensed the Rev. Henry Holme °Nair
M.A., to be a minor canon of the Cathedral Church n'..„,*iiig•
chester, vacant by the death of the Rev. Richard Few od
ton—on the nomination and election of the deant the
canons of Manchester, the patrons, and his lordship 3
same time issued his mandate for induction thereto. aunt
THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATIONS have become sic'
by the removal .or death of the Incumbents :—The ° f the
age of Tidenham, near Chepstow, by the promotionfoo.
Rev. John Armstrong, M.A., to the Bishopric ~troii,
ham's Town, South Africa ; value, £5OO a year ; not
Mr. D. H. D. Burr. The Vicarage of Ruralle,Pchor
Cardiff; value, £lOO a-year ; patrons, the Dean 311-1105'
ter of Bristol. The Vicarage of Barnby-in-the-I‘l ,r of
near Newark • value, £2OO a-year ; patron, the ChaPitortli
outhwell Collegiate Church. The Rectory .9f, 114'
Hurst, Devon ; as also the Mastership of St. 31-a,J ter's/
dalen's Hospital, Bath. The Incumbency of St. epoic
Bishopsworth, Bedminster, by the resignation of WI- of
H. Brancker ; patron, Rev. H. G. Eland. The licit
Aldford, near Chester, by the resignation of the ntvest,
Brandt ; value, £350 a-year ; patron, the Marquis of ii,360
minster. Rectory of Ringwould, near Deal ; value'
a-year; patrons, representatives of the late Incuraho
EFFECTS OF SPIRIT-RAPPING

AMERICA.
• jlls.
INSANITY is another fearful consequence of the raPP of
i„,ts
Thus we read of six patients at once becoming ant--4.,,noic'
the Indiana Lunatic Asylum from this cause. Th,e,.:,-,0151
inn. are a few extracts out of hundreds which mign" ,
be'selected from any of the American papers : paw
" The wife of Michael Catt, of Decker Township, icbo
ana, was shot on Monday last by her daughter-in-la t;"
was much excited on supernatural objects at the time._ v,
" Mr. Orville Hatch, of Franklin, Connecticut, to
come insane, having devoted considerable attention "oa
tappings.
introducing
provements in agriculture." Ogee'
" Mr. Barber, a deacon in one of the churches
gational) in Warwick, has become insane in COnserstoo.
de ineot
of surrendering himself to the ' spiritual ranPing'
r. Hatch is a farmer,
His wife and other members of the family are in 3 6
state." often,
" Mr. B. Peabody hung himself in a barn in,“bie,
Lovain county, on Friday last. He was an anna ab'
telligent, and respected yoUng man, and bean, cease
sorbed in rappings as to unbalance his mind. Mr
odern
but one of a long list of insane, made so by In
pings and spiritualism." ai (115-
" The annual report of the Ohio Lunatic AsYllierse°
closes the fact, that there are no fewer than 26.31; there
(13 men and 13 women) who have found their "
by
means of the spiritual rappings." ; vas °it:
" Samuel Dole, of Warlington county, 010,' ed • itt
insane by the spirit-rappings, and became Ve'-e:ascriflee
the idea that he must offer, like many impart`
Abraham, a ooe 0.
the Supreme. He accordingly proceeded to cat °".„:verY
his own feet, which he succeeded in doing -
scientific manner, and with heroic determination•be
family, fearing fearing that some other of his limbs miglitiotie
manded in a like cause, had him conveYed
Asylum." t Vti°
"A young woman was removed to the Asylum f
this week, having become insane in consenneneeilaotts'
nessing some spiritual' experiments in 111assar
She is now wild with madness." a no"
" Mr. Christopher Snevely, a very worthy an becoo
trious citizen of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has nifef'
insane in consequence of attending to spiritual loot
tations,' and has been conveyed to the frins3
to the
Lunatic Asylum, and is now a raving maniac? a 140
"Ebenezer Pope, of Milton, hung himself on
)f the
instant ; cause, spiritual rappings.' He was clue ers•
select men, and leaves a family to mourn over his
ble delusion." oll;
"We regret to announce that a lady of North, eeo
Massachusetts, a lady, too, of great beauty, lovelines„„;',4ll
intelligence, the mother of six children, has become ',lOO.
mad through the influence of ' spiritual manifes_t.%„itair
She was conveyed to the Battleborough Insane tic.'rtoo
on Wednesday, in such a state of excitement that 1.41 tr
two attendants to hold her. These instances are; tb!
plying with fearful rapidity in every quarterh e
country. Some of the most sane, too, out of t
house, talk like mad-men."
An American paper, commenting on such facts as
above, makes the following remarks : bf
ver- hoe!
" A very large share of those who are ae
sly -0
spiritual rappings are infidels, or such as previ°ll,.. P
little belief in the existence of disembodied
alarming proportion, also, of them become insane:a gaeo
it is that infidels are so susceptible is a philosophy,
tion worth considering. As a religious quest), de`of
settled in this : ' And God shall send them streilieaci.,:f
sion, so that they shall believe a lie.' The ten, lestl
the system to mental derangement is also an ,iii
question of philosophy. But the religious niiriad t 143
fail to see in it a righteous retribution. The sni old, "4,4
people is the same as that of those who, of
were apt
fa
puns
familiar spirits, and anndder thewlio law of God with semingledimwpositsuerve:le::ti.;•
Now the providence of God is doing essentially
merly was done under the law of God."
fifriAffri
THE FAITH'S BOAT.—The boat belonging to th,e•tb "
mail steamer Faith, reported lost off Lagos, iced
Whitford, purser, and a crew of Kroomen, haves'. the
Benin
THE , all well. to bet
COURT DRESS on a formal introduction
eve
Pope, is, for a lady, a black dress and a black veil aov.
head : and a gentleman, if not an officer of theas
ment, and consequently wearing " uniform, shut, C°
in black. with the exception of the vest, whie"' •
venient, should be white. been the
NEW DOCKS IN SURREY.—A company hn, AO
nounced for the construction of capacious doe_n..4
Surrey side of the Thames, close to the Spa-ru,T 009 V
of the Greenwich Railway. The capital is to he oeffrited
in £25 shares, and the area contemplated eons' be
acres, of which sixty will be water. They are n yos v
foc
the Wellington Docks, and are to be capable orte tio,efroal
the largest steamers. The promoters point,tl,,n o°l/
that' ,
of 9,986 vessels which entered inwards °
foreign ports, not above half received memo° tipt tip et.,
the existing companies, while, in additio_Al'' the, th
28,000 coasters and fishing vessels diseharge"w iiiliti'etor'
and they add that, although the want of ", the ‘lO the
demonstrated will be partially remedied 1,)„,1ed e
Docks, these will not supply what is denl3-ses c'"-°
Surrey side, where new docks and warelien all tile
London, and in immediate connexion iv ° ipi 01/
tbr
portant railway lines, have become essential. giverS
APPREHENDED DUEL.—Mr. Samuel, 3 orties, XO4
"pecuniarily interested in the life of one of the
e. liondouti
information at Marlborough-streetPolice4l betweef tilfre
Friday, that a duel was about to be fe, Fo%, „freft
Robert Jukes Clifton and Mr. Charles Lad for the `",c0.4
Grenadier Guards. A warrant was grant° - C/ift°ll.4ad
it..berl lily 1
of the parties ; and, accordingly, Sir .---several due
brought into court, accompanied
bY
believed Ito tert
friends. Mr. Samuel now said that lie , sir
would take place ; and Mr. Hardwick
eae.rg 104 is;
whether the probability of a hostile t•
In
best of MY P".„ct,
closed? Sir Robert Clifton : "To the. IV
the quarrel between myself and my.Te:n,n,
be amicably arranged." Mr. Hardwicthe It
littio
Then thae
leaves an opinion for the belief that.
t It is nlYenn 1,0
be amicably adjusted as you I must ofel*'rt
secure the public peace, keep the peace for itet, 0
you to find sureties in £l,OOO 0,
Hardwick accepted Sirtot
months." Ultimately, Mr-
ILaiid his assurance had 1:44
Clifton's own recognizances,
As soon as the paries.
duel should take place.
rt's militarfrier sugn, the
the court, one of Sir Robee the report /.,;:i0t1
and therefore
the expediency of
givo4.s.
Mr.exPei,,clavis,
matter out of the p_e
paouid not do as £lO had been,d 1)?,,
solicitor, said that w
and had not only been refil
on another occasion,
entionet.
of the offer had been f the ee
the circumstance Fox, o pea
On Saturday, Mr. Charles Lane on ith
papers. the dele'offel
duel
eC
warrant, on suspicion of being about to tigl e%
ve persoi sit_•
Sir R. J. Clifton. The defendant ga
__„, ' r
battalion, Grenadier Guards, was brought.aluy_
of having been recently engaged in a frn,9"7, eyes.
of considerable discolouration of one ofeini•be_ lie pa a•c
Samuel, in answer to a question as to wli tl r
a hostile aced
rumours still afloat as to the probability ofhe was PrePi°4
ing. Mr. Hardwick asked defendant if ,
thing to add to his previous statement, said thereoileet.
to state that no hostile meeting was likelY. '" the inane
to keel, ogo
trate called upon him to provide security
_. rec ,„e
for twelve months, in the sumo f £1,1,1 ,fcioft
Mr. Fox declining to make such deglaration,
zances were entered into, And the del cm'
court.