The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-10-02 00:00:00

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The PRESIDENT then proposed Mr. Ledger's health.
Mr. LEDGER begged to return his grateful thanks. It had
been stated that the duties of his office were onerous, and to
perform them properly they were so ; but with every wish for
the prosperity of the society he felt himself amply rewarded
by the approbation which had been so handsomely conveyed
to him.
A x said fl•

The CHAIRMAN said that he was gratified to see present a
gentleman much attached to the interests of agriculture, Mr.
Hilliard, who could afford the company some valuable infor-
mation on the subject of applying nitfate of soda to the land.
His lordship, after furnishine,., some details of the experience
of Mr. Hilliard, proposed his health, which was received
with great applause.

Mr: 1-11mT.Ann returned thanks for the compliment paid
to him, and stated that he should present his book on the
subject to the society's library, and hoped it would speak for
itself. After some facetious remarks with reference to the
subject in question, he gave it as his opinion that the produce
of the soil depended nerhans more iinnn „e

L.. cuoice Oi
good seed, than upon any chemical appliances. With respect
to nitrate of soda, he must admit that he had applied it
to such effect in a turnip-field that not a seed had come up.
(Laughter.) He then related a remarkable fact in reference
to the epidemic amongst cattle, skewing that the cattle in
some fields were affected, while those immediately adjoining
were unscathed. It was suggested to him, and he concurred
in the probability, that the disease arose from the animals
eating, with the grass, some sort of animalcuhe produced in
the land in which they grazed.

Several gentlemen iir—esent gave their testimony to the ex-
cellent effects of muriate of soda, when used in moderate
quantities of from 1 cwt. a statute acre to a larger quantity,
according to the nature of the soil.

The -C-U4IRMAN then proposed the health of Mr. Lucas,
who had again been a successful competitor. (Drank with
much applause.)_

JonN SHAW'LEIGII, Esq., in a neat address, proliosed
the health of the members for the county. This was re-
ceived with loud cheers:

The noble CHAIRMAN said, in effect, that on such an oc-
casion all political feeling should be submerged. All he re-
quired from others was that they should Five him cre-
dit for entertaining his own political opinions conscien-
tiously, and he was willing to accede the same to those
who might be opposed to him. (Loud cheers.) lie
felt assured, however, and at the same time grateful, that all
who were present, whether they

_ agrveu or disagreed with
him in politics, united with him in the promotion of agricul-
ture. (Cheers.) He could assure them that no individual
difference of opinion would interfere with his desire to pro-
mote to the utmost of his power the interests of all his
constituents. (Loud and prolonged cheers.)
The Cu AIRMAN, in a very facetious and happy manner,'
then proposed the health of " The Lancashire witches,"
which was responded to by acclamation.
The last toast given from the chair was " Liberal land-
lords and industrious tenants," which, we need scarcely say,
was drunk "con amore."

resting character
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vamn, Daftin, M. Jugnor, 11. G. Guet-
ter, J. Bogardus and lady, Mrs. Salt and infant%, child and
servant, George Buchanan, • Chas. A. .Miller, William Par-
kinson, Chas. Braham, William Stone, Captain Jenkins,
Mr. Patterson, Rev. Archibald M'Clay and niece, Miss
Fanny Froy, .Mrs. Mary Kay. and two children, Mrs. Par-
kinson, M. Gavelle, Mr. Brown, Joseph E. Ralph, G. Guth,
Mrs. Rankin and child, C, Richards, T. Lattridge, T. B.
Coster, G. Rainsford, Mrs. Rainsford, Miss Rainsford, Miss
Rainsford, Miss Rainsford, Mrs. Hillier, two-servants, J. C.
, Douglas, and Charles Bagley.—We understand that of the
,
published two I above nassengers . •

0,) agu Were booked sinc
Monday last sand although orders were given to the Liver-
pool agent, Mr. Pin, to return the passage money to any one
not
i.wishing to go in the vessel in consequence of the late
eharp nf

Docic cOMlklirrEr.--The usual weekly meeting was held
yesterday. Present Messrs. Leathom (in the chrir) Benn,
Barclay, T. Holt, Holnies, Middleton, Martin, Moon, Chap-
man, Tobin, Evans, Smith, Horstall. Melon, and Ripley. A
statement of the dock dues received at Runcorn from the
25th of August to the 24th September was read. The sum
of 1:106 9s. Gd. was obtained from 206. vessels of 9459 tons
burden. The business transacted did not
present any
im-
portant features.

• ,
riMPETUAL MOTION.—The search after impossibilities,
although so much ridiculed, has had its uses. To the efforts
of the 4-I,n " Philnsonlier's Stone," May

—•••• las SOL• %Al MILL l,luai
be ascribed the surprising discoveries in chemistry. To the
vain attempts to invent " Perpetual Motion" may he attri-
buted the present advanced state of mechanical knowledge,
and to the perseveranCe of the hermetic philosophers, in their
attempts to discover the " Elixir of Life, we are indebted
for much valuable knowledge of the properties of many drugs
and plants. Whilst the invalid may be amusing himself with
.

the lIISIOry OT tntse 1 alli ....••••••-, ..., ••• -., -••••• • --,....6 Li., ',cue-
fit of some of their discoveries. The martyr to Gout or
Rheumatism may have cause to rejoice at the unwearied ap.
plication of individuals to chimerical purposes ; but, as
Boerhaave said,
." that all the discoveries in medicine were
either' by chance or necessity," so, after sundry difficult'
had long obstructed the pursuit to find a specific. I"
for Gout
and Rheumatism, the great object in view has been attained
by the discovery of Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills,
which
are certain in their result and convenient in their application.
LAIDLAW'S ArOVING PANORAMA. —To
o those who wish
to enjoy a cheap trip across the Atl • antic to the great em-
porium of New York, we would recommend'
an early visit to
Laidlaw's Panorama in Newington-bridge. There they way
realise, in imagination at least, th
splendid bay of N 1 w iew York, pleasure of a sail up the
ere they will meet with innu-
merable objects which •
cannot fail to interest them. They
will also obtain a bird's
_flume, the public eye
view
of that great mart of corn-
degree of that buildings of which are pourtraved with a
_ , fidelity we I,:p.u. ..m,. ... .ii—i Thp

v uave seidom seen equalled. ine
indeed, is of the most pleasing and inte-

3 thousand 6 of visitors are, ready to

SAILING OF TIIE GREAT LIVERPOOL.—This splendid
vessel went.out of dock on Tuesday a short time before high
water. It was bl • S W at the time, and
before anchoring in
strong from . • .
anchoring in the Sloyne, she proceeded down the river
to the rock. and back in gallant style. The steadiness and
stiffness of the ship, with a strong beam wind, and her great
steam power were strongly evinced on this occasion, and jus.
titles all that has been said of , her since the alterations that
have been effected in her hull and machinery. She sailed on
the following day (Wednesday) for Falmouth, with a consi-
derable number of passengers, some of whom propose to pro.
ceed to India by the new and beautiful route which her
spirited proprietors have through her and the Oriental marked
out for voyagers to " the far east." Her cabins (which we
shall hereafter again notice) are most beautifuily finished . A
she is in all respects well found and appointed, and we wisl;
her every success.