The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-08-24 00:00:00

Lem up, and save, i

ble, such as are available for food
ground on the chance of their rec
(which they did in some instances last year,) is a ques

, or leave them in the
',overy from the disease,

not its cure, have yet been definitely discovered, and agri
culturists and chemists are equally at sea,—none of their
conjectures or speculations having yet been found to be,
as the Scottish lawyers would say, " proven." New seed
has been introduced from Asia and South America, and
seedlings have been obtained from the potato apple at
home, but all, without effect, for these have been equally
affected. None have been wholly spared ; and it is re-
markable that the old " Kemp" seedling has not been so
much attacked as other kinds. The disease, indeed, has
appeared in some of the regions of which the plant is a
native ; and without further futile attempts to analyse or
eradicate it, we begin to think that it were wise policy not
to rely upon the root for so large a portion of the food of
the people, but to cultivate in its place other articles of
produce, such as additional bread stuffs, and especially
turnips, parsnips, &c., more certain in growth, and equally
as nutricious.
It is a consolation, that though the loss in the potato
crop will be great, it will not be so grievously felt as last
year, from the general abundance of other field produce
and the heavy imports. There was not so large a quantity
of potatoes sown as last year, and we are better prepared
to meet the deficiency than we were last autumn.
The other green crops are, we are happy to say, going
on very favourably. The turnip crop is particularly good
in this county and in Cheshire. Carrots and parsnips, for
which the neighbouring districts are famous, are also most
abundant. Mangel wurzel is also good, and will be gene-
rally of large size. The Swedish field turnip, (it is,
perhaps, not popularly known,) when gathered before it
hardens too much, is superior to the garden turnip as a
table vegetable. It contains more saccharine, and is
well flavoured and highly nutritive. Any of our readers
who have not tried it may soon test the truth of this
re mark
Our 'local markets have hitherto been well supplied
with potatoes, and at a comparatively low price. This is
to be accounted for by farmers being uncertain of the
crop keeping, and therefore hurrying it in for sale. It
therefore affords no criterion of the ultimate dearth or
abundance of this article. On Saturday potatoes ranged
(sold from carts) at about 3s. Bd. per measure,, and were
retailed at 10d. per score. All kinds of other vegetables
are abundant and cheap.
With regard to the crops generally throughout the
kingdom, and also in Ireland, (a few particulars as to the
state of which we give in another article,) we are happy
to say, from all accounts, and from the personal observa-
tion of an agricultural friend who has made a tour through
the best counties in the South of England, that the wheat
crop is a full average, or rather more. In the great corn-
growing counties (the southern and eastern), it is above
the average, while oats awl barley are about a fair ave-
rage. In those counties the turnip crop has suffered
much from the drouent, and the bean crop is almost a
failure. Taking t.b:e whole United Kingdom, however,
into account, the prospect for the poor man (even if great
part of the petatoes fail) is much better than it was last
year.

The weather has continued since our last publication to
be upon. the whole propitious for harvest operations, with
the exception of some rather heavy rain on Saturday night
and, Sunday morning, with a strong wind. Yesterday,
towever, WM fine, with a bright sun and a drying breeze ;

4iiAlkekV

eo. IV. contains the same

3rd and 4th of William IV., chap
Mr. KNOWLES.—The 6th of (

statute.

MARTIN continued—

In the early part of the rei
th
is

of William IV. steam navigation had sprung up iu ---
country to a great extent, and as a deal of room was taken
up by the engine, it was but right and fair that that romp;
should be excluded in ascertaining the tonnage, and that
'hat steam-boats should be taxed for, should be their Be

wha.
tual capacity for carrying merchandise. The Bth and ri
Vic., cap. 89, was the present registration act, and sectio.il
15 was the commencement of a_series of sections on 011

subject. ine seamen counsel slaving react tine
following sections, proceeded to say that if the entire of
the interior of the hull of the largest steam vessel OW
were converted into an engine room the tonnage of the
vessel would be reduced to less than four tons. NOw'
what had been done with the Dart, in order to reduce
her to less than four tons, was this. When she originally
plied to Sunderland, she had the engine-room, as was cus-
tomary in steam vessels, in the centre of the hull. At eilce
end of the engine-room there was a bulk-head, and beturee
the bulk-head forward and the bow, and also betwe.e°
the bulk-head and the stern, there were two little eabto9
of about 131 feet in length each, into which passenger'
.vent in ease of rain. When the vessel went to the fe,1:1:3.

acrossASK the Tyne, the foremost bulk-head was knoCK,,..u`;
down, and the whole of the interior of the hull, with.t"
exception of the cabin aft, was converted into an engine
room. She was, by this process, converted into a boat,
of a little above three tons hurthen, in order to evade-the
provisions of the act of parliament ; and, in point of fact,
if the same thing were done with the Great Britain'
the Medina, the Undine, or any other large steamer, each
of these vessels would be reduced to a lesser tonnage than
four tons. This was the clumsy contrivance to which 01

)in into a mere I

I converw"
moved the

LW: unly luu reatuy•A
her aft from the en,
but the contrivitr jar!

might see it was a clumsy evasion ;of the provision. -
act of parliament, because the argument of the defendant!
now was, that as she had been rcduced to a lesser blke' ",
than four tons, they were entitled to ferry passengers

virtue of the act of parliament.
The JUDGE.-It is obvious here that the question re-
solves itself into matter of law. It seems as if they calla
not construe the acts of Parliament, and.that they sell
the cases down here for us to construe them.
Mr. KNowLEs.—My Lord, I recollect Mr. Justil
Pattison saying, some time ago, at. York, that he had the
for three days been trying questions of equity which ottgli,,s
to have been disposed-of in the courts above. If the csc
of Norris and Fresh is taken up to the House of Lords9,o
will have to be decided at last by the very individual 'lv'.

sent it down here. (A laugh.)
Evidence for the plaintiff was here taken, a great 1111,1/10:
ber of acts of Parliament were cited, and several in
tures and documents were put in and read.
ige
A long conversation ensued between the learned -co
and counsel on both sides, in the course of which
KNOWLES contended that an important improvement it
been effected in the Dart by the removal of the after blar
head of some machinery there, and that there were dlff
ent modes of ascertaining the tonnage.
Mr. MARTIN admitted that the tonnage of the ve,-,0.
as she at present stood would, according to the 6th u'
IV., be less than four tons. fot
Ultimately a verdict was returned for the plaintix.
405., with liberty to move to enter a verdict for the do,e"
dant on any of the issues.
This terminated the business of the assizes
was closed at one o'clock

The .-
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The twenty-first list of the " British Associatin ;,C•
the Relief of the Distress in Ireland and Scotland,
knowledges contributions amounting to £430,000. Aft.
THE " LoNnor" ENGINE.—This engine (on-_:,ojlo
Crampton's principle), on Friday, took the morning Toro
with 12 carriages, a distance of 31 miles, namely,
Euston station to Tring, in 39 minutes.

LIVERPOOL
TUESDAY, AUG.

24, 1847

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