The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-06-30 00:00:00

Stine 30, 11446:

THE POTATO CROP.—Of last year's crop large quan-
tities arrive daily at our quay.. They come principally
from the Carberrvs. On Tuesday, while a number of
boats were following in quick succession, a sloop laden
with 50 tons, was dropping down the river to try her
chance in Waterford or elsewhere, the owner not wishing
to part with the cargo for the prices obtainable here.
And yet the poor are paying nil, and Bd. a weight ! We
suspect that, if he had sold them here, he would have
found the speculation as " safe " a one as it is likely to
prove in Waterford. We have heard the opinion ex-
pressed by gentlemen who look at the matter with an in-
telligent eye, that we must expect the disease to manifest
itself, under probably modified Corms, for two or three
years. and that then, like the disease among the cattle, it
will die away. At present, notwithstanding occasional
exceptions, the prospects are most promising. Any of
the new crop that we have seen at table are free from even
the oppearance of disease nr taint. A
gentleman who ;is
a large grower, and who planted, as an experiment, a
quantity of the produce of last year literally black from
disease, examined the bed on Monday, and found not so
much as a leaf discoloured—the roots were invariably ex-
empt. Of all his potatres he gives the same account—
long as he is growing, he never had a finer looking crop.
From other gentlemen we heve heard similar statements
respecting the produce both from diseased seed and-
sound. We must not, however, expect to escape without
some loss.—Cork Constitution.

" SPORTING" INTELLIGENCE.—The following incident
is given in a report of the Bellewstown races published in
a Dublin paper. One of the actors is well known on the
racecourses in this country :—" A. short time previous to
the start for the first race a most unpleasant fracas took
place between Mr. Allan M`Donagh, the well-known
weenie-chase rider, and Mr. G. N. Hamilton, of Morn-
ington, who recently acted as the friend of Capt. Smyth,
on the occasion of his receiving a hostile message from Mr.
M`Donagh, but refused to allow Captain Smyth to meet
him. Mr. Hamilton was standing on the racecourse
when Mr. M'Donagh walked up to him, and, addressing
him, said, Hamilton. you are one of the greatest scoun-
drels and cowards I ever knew, and but that I fear you
would bring me into the Queen's Bench, I would horse-•
whip you within an inch of your life,' at the same time
shaking a small stick or cane, which he held in his hand,
over his shoulders, and telling him to consider himself
horsewhipped, adding, I will serve your blackguard com-
panion the same way the first time I meet him.' Mr. Ha—
milton then said. ' Your present ciinduct proves to me that
you are just the scoundrel I always took you for.' Mr.
Nl'Donagh again repeated, that, ' but for fe,r of being
brought into the Queen's Bench he would thrash him ;'
whereupon Mr. Hamilton said, 'I pledge you my honour,
sir, I will not hying you into the Queen's Bench if you
strike me.' Then, have at you, and be d— dto you.'
replied Mr. M'Donagh, striking Mr. Hamilton on the
shoulders with his cane, and afterwards across his face.
Mr. Hamilton immediately struck at Mr, M'Donagh, and
come one present handed him a stick; on seeing which
Mr. M'Donagh fled, pursued by Mr. Hamilton, who Over-
took and dealt him two or three severe blows, which cut
him on the head, and thus stands this very unpleasant
affair for the present."

LAW IN FELLIGENCE.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—TUESDAY.
(Before Mr. Justice Erie and a Special Jury.)
WARTNER V. SHARP.-AELOTTEF.S':RIGHT TO RECOVER

BACK DEPOSIT ON RAILWAY SHARES.
This action was brought to recover back £B2 10s.,
being the amount of the deposit which the plaintiff, who

was a solicitor, had paid on 60 shares in the Direct Lon—
don and Exeter Railway, on the izround—first, of alleged
fraud by the directors of the company ; and, secondly, of
a failure of the consideration on which the plaintiff bad
brcome a shareholder, and had paid the amount of such