The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-27 00:00:00

1 TITESDAir9 DECEMBER 27, 1853. THE LIVE I
,
CHESHIRE AND WALES. s.ZII.PPING AND MERCANTILE perienced severe mortality on
gers to their destination wit
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MISCELLANY.
• The address thus alludes to
the
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itiloee-An inquiry tees at the Mold post-office is now going on, by order into the system of carrying on the " We, the undersigned passe:
e
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SHIP Ciatseia.-Amidst the distressing reports of dis- rating without expressing ou
a °tu
air- ease and death on board the passenger ships, hence to having, under Divine Provide
a of nacre n, suspended, Postmaster general, and the local postmaster is, ad
New York, it is gratifying to notice that the fine new uninterrupted health,-(whits
son 2 frship Cambria, Capt. Kerry, (Tapscott's line,) with 340 pas- York papers, brought out by
ion a'lonwsy RATES.—At the Birkenhead Police-court, on
sengers, had neither sickness nor death on the passage. the extent of thirty-five to thi
his ofetaa was ordered to pay the sum of £8 175., the amount rirsday, Mr. James Lockhart, farmer, of Barton, near
Loss OF THE HUMBOLDT.—The wreck of this fine vessels running the same we
the saaiusagnavray rate, for which he had been assessed, and first-class steamer announced in this journal on Tuesday that during the short space
the he had refused to pay on technical grounds.
last, has created some sensation at Lloyds, on account of which period we encountered
the heavy amount of insurances that had been effected on tend against a long confirm:
hey'
tbekstranroa.-On Thursday, an interesting meeting of
her cargo, which is reported to have been worth upwards expressing the confidence ins!
cis, in ile"gregatioll of Christ Church, Claughton, took place
out the voyage, by the intrepi
in- f le school-room connected with it. There were about of £300,000.
THE ALBATROSS, screw steamer, the propertyl of the and his endeavours in enema
• att°ll!. hundred. present. The Rev. Dr. Blakeney delivered
Cork Steam Ship Company, bound from Liverpool to Lis- moments of serious difficulty
Lsoa interesting lecture on the Greek Church.
bon with a general cargo, was compelled to put into "We have to bear testimonyl
ta,-AESTER TRAINING COLLEGE.—OH Wednesday a depu-
latien from a bod of masters trained at this institution Queenstown, on Tuesday, having sustained damage in the . after our health, contfi
goofgale, and being short of coal. She proceeded to Cork to atton, and to the good qualil
'Resented to the La. Arthur Rigg, M.A., the principal, a
we have been supplied." H(
field tr.er tea and coffee service, with an address, expressive of refit, and was to sail again on Saturday.
PROGRESS OF IRON Snips.-The owners of the cele- which accounts for a healthy a
eu' kind feelings towards himself and Mrs. Rigg.
ion, heir
Marco Polo-James Baines and Co.-have, in addi- ships were full of disease at
eig, ."lESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the
tion to their magnificent ships building in Boston, ordered mingle] amongst the passen
ages as_•'eek ended December 18, 1853 :-Railway : Passengers,
£1,608 Os. Id.; from the Belfast Iron Company, an iron sailing vessel, ragement, led them to cultiva
Lea' ref,. I, Ste. 21 957 ls. 4(1.-; goods,
lid. „ which
_ will be the largest iron sailing ship in the world. cheerfulness. All emigrant 1
617 tseasaana:boats: £296' lls. 6d. Total, £3,861 12s. ln
The length will be 300 feet ; beam 45 ; depth of hold 30 more or less, efficiently ventila
ites se as compared with the corresponding week last year,
eSea 68. sd. feet. She is to be a three decker, and will have light in this necessary particular,
cial steam power and a screw. twined such perfect ventilation
CTIRISTMAS AS IT OUGHT TO BE.—The goOd old English
ong THE NORTHERN PORTS CLOSED BY ICE.—Thursday and from the good quality of
aed mom of looking after the poor at this festive season, has
notices were posted up at the Royal Exchange, that in result of his voyage, and the
;let been forgotten by Mr. Robert Hughes, of Birkenhead ;
sell or- consequence of the ports of Hamburgh and Rotterdam which his services were rowan
be tasa•anungst other good things, which he is noted for at being closed by the ice, no more steamers will be de5..................
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Lich -a"' tuns of theyear, he has not overlooked his cottage
tenant ''
having . patcheda from the port of London to those cities. At
ab- fs 8, provided for them, as usual, a fat gooseRECEIPTS FOR
antwerp also the channel is frozen to a distance of twenty
the their Christmas dinner, which was delivered to each of
see '-ee . , miles below that city. - The traffic to the north of Europe ..._____.
ill oln on Saturday morning. i
will now take place via Dover and Ostend by the Belgian SAVOURY RICE.—Put llb.o
Ile' fall's
ExAatiarAriore-The pupils of the Rev. R.
Government Railway. water, let it simmer for 20 mi
lea syss'ul s school, in Birkenhead-park, were examined on
STEAM TO AUSTRALIA.—The Association for Pro- and add loz. of hog's lard, an
Sir. 'lnegday, when the following prizes were awarded.- '
cotsing Steam Communication with Australia have ad- let it simmer gently over the
4,,ature. Class 1-Prichard ;2, Salt ; 3, Sammerfield ;
a 4'l-Waster. Classics. Class 1-Prichard ;2, Schofield; sed a memorial to the Colonial Secretary, urging the hour and a quarter, when it
ss Salmon; 4, Cooke ;5, Massfield, V. ; 6, Eaton ,• 7, necessity of immediate steps for establishing an efficient produce rather more than 81b
;-juristian. Mathematics. Class 1 -Prichard; 2, Fair- fortnightly mail to Melbourne and Sydney. They point purchased at a moderate prix
out the unsatisfactory state in which the matter at present pound.
465 - °llOl ;3, Christian. History.-English, Roman and
by a recian, and Geography. Class 1-Smith, R. ;2, Mase- stands, and the complete failure of the retrograde plan of BARED Rica PUDDING.—P
it° isicl',„, W. ,' Christian. French. Class 1-Laird ; 2, G. employing sailing vessels ; at the same time, not wishing of skim milk, and add 2 oz. a
"'Len ;3, Atkinson •, 4, R. Schofield ;5, Morton. ,to appear to favour any particular colony, they abstain and salt, and bake it. It will
sat No from offering suggestions as to the route that should be ding, and will cost about ld,
NOBLE EXAMPLE.—On Saturday week, as some boys '
*ea selected, and content themselves by calling attention to rice is used, it should be previa
car' -e Playing in Oxton-road, where a cart laden with
ion's
knaaare was standing, one of them knocked away the . the extent of the interests involved. in water.
NORWEGIAN TRA.DS.—The scarcity of Norwegian birch BOILED RICE PUDDING.—.
iltf "In Prop, when th hole load fell upon I
jaeasaa e, timber threatens to send ns back to the old American pipe ding-bag, so loose as' to be ca
----"a a'scla coining riwp at the time, set to work to re- i
ate move the manure off the boy, and encouraged others both ' staves for supplies of barrel wool. If we can believe the (Identity. It will produce
ier by word and example. The boy, y, however, was not rescued , report, the Norwegian forests of suitable.timber for barrel- may be eaten with treacle. It I
ay nil%
ea. too late, as he was suffocated. The boy's name was 1 making are becoming rapidly exhausted, and the price, MAccsnorri RICE.-Put 111]
is - ~,,•" al., Aspinall, the son of a Liverpool warehouseman living ! delivered here, has risen during the current year from water, and boil it gently for t
8d• to ls. 2d. per foot. The number of cargoes has this will be of the consistence of thi
os- -‘ Richmond-terrace, Oxton-road. An inquest was held I
rel
a--Monday, at the Park Hotel, and a verdict of accidental year diminished by 15 compared with last year, as will be of skim milk, and 2 oz. of stn
ng 7tl was returned. seen by the following :-In 1852 there were imported at pretty fine ;- add a little pepp
Wick 118 cargoes, containing 263,830 feet of billet wood, whole very gently for another I
re- turt LANDING-SLIP AT TRA.NMERE.—On Wednesday,
7ed sap the arrival of the seven o'clock boat, a passenger' and 75,000 superficial feet of cut staves. In 1853, 103 of maccaroni rice, and will cosi
cargoes, containing 214,195 feet of billets, and 107,672 RICE AND BARLEY PORRI]
)11. 7, a narrow escape from drowning. Whilst crossing a
ea tank from the packet to the landing-slip. he was thrown superficial feet of cut staves. 11b. of Scotch barley into 2 g
n-t tank
ke„. his balance by the pressure froth-the other passen- DERELICT VESSEL AND CARGO.—The schooner Eliza- them very gently for four he
,rd 8,,,,7, and fell into the river, from which he was with beth, with a cargo of 200 tons of sugar, bound to Liver- add 4oz. of treacle and loz. of 9
a-,,as`" difficulty rescued by means of a boat-hook. On the pool from Southampton, was abandoned off the Old Head mer for half-an-hour more.
ali L'alcuis Saturday, a soldier was immersed; and within the of Kinsale, on Monday evening, in a disabled state. The weight, and will cost rather mo
of the two months no fewer than five persons have fallen into vessel had sustained considerable injury in the gales of SWEET RICE.—Put 1 lb. of r
by Tleeriver through the insecurity of walking the plank." Saturday and Sunday, having lost her foremast, main-top- and boil it gently for two hour
mast, and bowsprit • aesides damages to the hull, which of the consistency of thick pc
al, fs, „clanger might be averted by adopting the same means .
5t I. the landing ofpassengers as are employed at the great indn4d th on boa' rd her to believe she would strike off skim milk and 4 ozs. of treacle
lie arena_
_. .. the Old Head. She was fallen in with by a Qaeenstown gently for another hour. It v
a aratage for embarkation.
pilot cutter, the property of Messrs. Scott, and subse- pudding, and will cost rather n
al eestaaesiasONßY IN CHESTER.—At the Lodge 'of the
qnently the Eagle steamer was despatched to her assist- 1- Where no milk is to be had;
Irian 615, held on Wednesday at the Royal Hotel, in
A illas°
the mysteries of the ancient and honourable craft. city, several distinguished individuals were initiated anae. The schooner was then towed into Queenstown, receipts are recommended ; who
11, Iti where she arrived on Monday. The captain and crew, the second receipt is recommei
r' 'l4
1, 113' applications have been made by others, for the after abandoning the vessel, got on shore at Kinsale, little skim milk to be obtain
to IZPose of being present at the coming ball, and also to
whence they proceeded to Queenstown. The value of the mended to try the fourth and
te the resent at the banquet to-day, the 27th instant ; bat cargo was between £15,000 and £16,000. receipts those of the poorer cl
at asa 'Ws of masonry being stringent with regard to due FAST PASSAGE BY A LIVERPOOL Sarir.-The ship Star shillings a week, are able to 1
<ee, they have been postponed until the lodge in Jane,of the East •ed tat Port Philip in 71- days, but,cheap,good,and
arrived on
e- den they are to be proposed. Communications have being unable to procure a pilot, was compelled to anchor, ECONOMY IN Foon.-1 lb.
and finally reached Melbourne in 78 days, from this port. quarts of water, thickened wi
4 received from Coinbermere Abbey that a large
aThe vessel took out a heavy cargo, besides her full comple- make 8i lb. of good food. Put -
8 trtY of fashionables are expected, who will accompany
le
ta.r(l and Lady Combermere to Chester, to be present at ment of passengers, upwards of 400, which makes her run quart of water, and add the re
the more remarkable, as all the other ships that have as the rice swells ; then put in banquet and ball.-Chester Courant.
x..
4 , ~,iITTAL OF FIFTY THREE PERSONS FOR TRIAL.— made the passage in from 80 to 90 days have gone out cost, 6d. Add salt, or pepper, a
withpassengers anly, and in "ballast trim." Only two 1 If the rice is steeped for five or
k`•unPute has been long continued as to the right of
deaths occurred on the passage, one of which was an I Rice SOUP..—Take an ox h
or It Ili- fishermen to take oysters out of certain beds in the
infant eight days old. The Stratford, which had been arse at of tripe, lean beef, or
at oiaai4,ts. A legal opinion having 'been obtained in favour
-• ate
111 ta fishermen, they went last week to dredge as usual taken up by her Majesty's government for the mails of with 4or 5 quarts of water, and
against the 4th of Jame, had not delivered her letters in Mel- ;let it stand till cold, take off tl
I ta ue river. Warrants were therefore procured
ke Whole body, fifty-three in number, at the instance of bourne when the Star of the East (which sailed from two for three onions ; put these
t 1,,!: Jonathan Russell, to whom the Bishop of Bangor has Liverpool 34 days after her) arrived out. i cow heel, add 21b. of rice, and
)• r ecl the fishery, and on Tuesday they were all committed Naval, PUNTSITHENTS.—A circular has been issued by half slowly; then add pepper at
''
os t •
the Admiraltaa -signed B. Oaborne," mid forwarded to all skim milk, and two spoonfuls
a, sad 1241 at the assizes for larceny under the act of the 6th
t oa taitil Geo. IV, c. 29: They were, however. liberated commandersam-chief, captains, :commanders and com- soup by degrees keep stirrina fi
mending officers of her Majestyas ships and vessels, and to serve. ' '
aaeir own recognizances.-Carnarvon Herald.
'' wall UISANCE FROM A THRESHING MACHINE.—A case all the superintendents at all the-naval ports. It consists TCRITIP SOUP—Slice four c
of a set of regulations for estatblishing a more uniform sys- : onions, put them into a stem
fi_ tried on Thursday, before a jury of the Birkenhead
f tom of punishments : and it minutely' describes their dripping; cover close and let it
aaansty-court, in which Mr. T. C. Archer, living in Higher
nature and duration. Officers
are strictly to avoid ' • ing -'
ff: mere, sued his neighisour, Mr. Houghton, a farmer,. at now and then, for half-an-
t- 474ciontractor for removing the filth of Birkenhead. for abusive language and de g expressions," and to ,of cold water, boil slowly two h
C i,„_ nuisance in working a horse-power threshing machine check " any tendency to
"and Mo
ofpower." Punish-' in
e
s- Vulediately in front of the plaintiff's windows by which ments are 'LOU definite: an MO punishment is ever to and salt to taste ; boil half-an-h
e av Was seriously annoyed and rendered uncoMfortable, be prolonged "until further orders."' Great care is to be smooth, then add two spoonfuls
a-or the defence .
hail it was alle,aed that the threshing machine then in toning certificates of -character ; and the captain fore.
is, to consult 'the officer next nreommand to himself. The MEGETARLE SOUP (FRENCH
a'
taken
cthe
' been used in the same place long before the occupation
e,' terms of a scale of character to be adopted in future are lettuces, handfulof • a
Plaintiff, and was no nuisance. The jury, however, . a
tound that given- 'very -good; good; fair or passable ;'indifferent ; washed ; chop them very small;
r takin it was a nuisance, but, on the defendant under-
r ea • g abate it, made the amount of damages merely bad." Corporeal punishment is to be rarely used, and turnips, three or four onions, t
.1-- „liana; s„
given -Z• "le understand that-the defendant has since when inflicted, the fact and the attendant circumstances in a alb. of butter or drippi
1 a notice for tiial are to be stated in the quarterly returns. The use of bailing water, stew them for t
headaa TRADING a new .
irons is to 'be avoided as much as possible ; and confine- pepper and salt,: a pint of ye
h • pone AT BIRKENHEID.—At the Birken-
e - the Manoierairt,
A on Thursday, Mr. John Braithwaite, of ment in -coal-bunkers is forbidden. Such is the spirit of grey pease in winter, but the 1
i the cirelEar. viously soaked and boiled ; let a
Hodgson saartua Hotel, was complained of by police-officer
r he '" ao said that en theprevious Sunday FREIGHT AND DEMURRAGE.—in the Court of Exche- Where there is a garden all
, saw several morning quer,. on Wednesday, the case of DoeF v. Oxley was an at.a cost of very little more ti
10 11011 Se, and foundprsons in front of Mr: Braithwaite's
~I__„.. _
that three persons iniiile. Mr. Braithwaite action to recover £72, as the loss -sustained by the plaintiff dinner may be provided for two
in diminishei freight under harter of b • the b addedthe '
a a his rig, e. to stock than is he
s-- , omitted he had sold a glass of rum to a man from •
1. sae of the steamers, who -said he was very ill. He had Fourteen, in consequence of the-defendant, who had char- this broth, thickened with a
'ever been tered her on a voyage to Port Wallace,in Nova Scotia, make a comfortable breakfast fa
ea. ~ complained of except in one instance, and that . „
1: th:ll7the same officer, when he was at once acquitted by and back with a cargo of deals-nnd deal ends for broken went to his work, instead of his
.1; spia,niagistrates. He, therefore, charged the officer with stowage," neglecting to provide ,deals, and substituting of dry bread and sloppy tea.
t/ lii'X in bringing the information. The magistrates in- battens, and omitting a deck cargo altogether. The ilinA SOUP WITHOUT MEAT.
a ease'
plaintiff also claimed compensation for the demurrage. pease, let them soak all night
,f. tl,sd
The defendant paid £4O into court. It appeared that, three quarts of boiling water, l
a mitigated penalty of Jas.-Mr. Braithwaite said,
a 17 that small -fine would cause aloss of £2OO to him in value of his license.-The magistrates remarked that when the brig arrived at Port Wallace, in the summer of then smash them together so
tts
G - tri
p tbe more careful in future. 1852, there was a great scarcity of-timber, and the captain them back into the water along
, k 488ENGER STEAMERS' CERTIFICA.TES.-011 Saturday refused to load with battens, on the ground that his cargo nipe.and carrots, all cut into dice
• laeZe. Edward and Seymour Willoughby, owners of the would not be so productive as was contemplated by the let the soup simmer gently for
5
et (head and Liverpool packets, were charged with charter party. The consequence was, that the cargo was with .oatmeal, and season with 13
' as,„lng the Britannia "to proceed on her voyage" with not completed till after the lay days, and twenty-five de-
i users without having a -certificate from the Board of tnreTfea'ail September, after vs had run out, and thewessel lay unloaded on
l-- as ode, authorizing her to carry passengers. On the 29th .'which .
, 5,„,. ~.. a day no vessel. can by law DIARY FO
and she did not ,scul until 20th Sept.
trauvernber, she was boarded 'by a Custom-horse officer, sail ".na'aeeK earg°,
lttled-LateThe Jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff £l5O for () 4 ly after she had landed twenty passengers. The - . ..1
'i
• I
rage, and i£4. for the deck load, in suldition to the £4O, • = ta?
demur-
}'itlt ten*
1 iflcate on board was one vahich had expired on the
hail been 'd ' paid into court. • a:_ sa >a cr, . ~., eaaa of last month. Mr. Willoughb explained that, which a CP "0 ›,.. ~..,
Comas's-ore-The Gravesend steamer Meteor has been . ••• -J 'U 1 c 4 a a
-
Itifie7 to some misunderstanding, Mr. GY Grantham, who had
ran am,
run down 'by the Sylph, Dublin screw-steam-ship, off the • a 1a sa -•C sa
r ,going
engaged to survey the vessel, she wanted a !--7= E-1 5 g-i" .., 1
aksgoing certificate, and matte la, report accordingly. coast of Kent. As soon as the Metes -hitd rounded the he
1` VI created delay,which eee a prevented them from receiving point above the Halfway House, a large-sea-going steamer --a - 1 -
was obserred coming up, and the master of the Meteor at Jan.._.: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Jr
L sate enficate in time. He, hewever, produced a certifi-
!at' which bore date December :sth -to show that he had once ordered-her helm to be ported, and hailed the Sylph 89101112 13 14
to do the same. No answer was, howesser, returned ; she 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
al •no time inprocuring it. The ownerswere convicted
lithe-t .
kept on at full speed, and struck the Meteor with tremen- 222312425 26 27 28
• Penalty of £1 and costs, and the master of the
• • dons force Just above her larboard paddae-box, completely 2it 30'31-..- ... ••• ...
lei' against whom there was aI • • miller information, ill jl ' and ' burying her: bows in the fore part of the'unlucky ship, in - 1 -
11, costs.
rukto, ROBBERY p - , s which posit:len-the two ships held togethertfor some time. Feb. -..- ...1... 123 4 —a.„ 8 IN A AWISHRONER S ILOP.-•
. 4 ,4',‘ 44-4,, Robinson, a poor widow living in Brunswick
. There were twenty or thirty passengers intthe cabin. who 661718911 11 Au
414,n went into Mr. Barlow' pawnshop,Market-street, did not know -of the danger till the hew of the Sylph 12 1311415 16 17 18
,
4"n 1, Tuesday,with6 hdl tai •silk burst right jet° the apartment, and shut outall escape for 10 20 21 22 23 24 25
Ph11(11,„ ,on aun e man nmg a them by th .ealb. d If the vessels had then
e in- oor. parted, 26 27 28L.• ... - ...
all -rehief and a vest, which she intended to pawn.
,
instead of still ng together, the whole of ihe passengers - -- - - - -
a^lits,„waa was very full, and while Mrs. Robinson was
"at 't her turn,' the bundle slipped fromher arm, and must have perished by the water rushing in ; as it was, March- •• • ... ... 1 2 3 4
a Ilea it . they were saved 'by the captain and crew teating open a 6 li :8 910 11 se/
a-,,, 'amble to find again. After.a lirttle she went
al2 13,141 16 17 18
44t1-- Al ood'sin Albion-street, close b
ra
4, w
~ pawnshop, . comitinnication to 'the cabin, and taking these on board
y' the Sylph. Vilma the vessels parted, the Meteor went 19 20:2.122 324 25
tailaa,,,-ntering his shop, the first thing .she saw was
• . down head foremost. The cause of the accident appears 26 27 28f39 30 31 ...
I I`4l:2lZ9)mdle, lying on the counter. The-assistant in- aacter that ' had been pawned by
, 'le,. ~it
to be that river-pang steamers, like the Meteor, carry -' --- - - -
only two white lights instead of coloured which the April ... • •••• a ~. „. a--• • 1
S'ioaa'Preeton, whom he described. Mrs. Robinson gave • , ones,
-a 3 41 5 6 7 8 Oct
us. -alatior
1,44.„, -Ito the police, and the delinquent-was appre- sea-going stearaers .carry, and vessels at anchor early only
one white light; th taiof the Sylph alleges that they e,eap n
ar-, the same afternoon, in Hanillton-square. On
It t head, only saw one of the Meteor's lights, and so mistook her 1' 17118;19 20,21 22
' rates, when - a taass. Y he was brought before the -maps ,
for a vessel lying at anchor. 23 245,251.26 ' 28 a 9
a the alretleihat the prisoner was also in Barlow's shop
VENTILATION .OF SHIPS.—The Shipping Gazette says 30 ... ... ... ... -- ..
Se)lie anne lie bundle was lost. She is a woman very
-The principle of ventilation on board ship has hitherto - - _
tta tahl
addicted to drinking, though her husband is a • •
heen either misunderstood, or the means of obtaining it May ... •• - 1 2 3 4 '5 6, Noi
Betio ta dealtaclopducted and industrious
ramming
„The raag,is- have been of an imperfectehameter. The numerous-eom- 7 8 910 1112 13
I,a With ,her under the Illegal mem! Act, in-
%eat a Penalty of 20s. fine, and 2s. the value-of the as,,, . •
plaints of passengers, and,the sickness and frequent anor-
-1 Y pledgedsor, in default, to go to prison for 21 days. "auLY in emigrant ships, w s
'terian. will 'testify tify to the truthof 11. t Wail-.
section. Mr. Robinson, -who for many years has had the
Aretie P.."--011 Fhtirsday a lecture was delivered by T. superintendence of flee cabin .fittings in the steam-ships of l4 15 16 17 18 19
21 22 23 24 ' , 26 27,
28 29 3 31 ... ••• ...;
- --!
143•stai P Earls, at the Monks Ferry Hotel, on the New the Peninsular and Oriential Steam Navigation Company, June ... ... .... ... ..., 1 2 3
Ova
„, dace at Sydenham, which from Mr. Archees has supplied the want heretofore experienced in this 4 5 6 7 8 .910 lata,
•s sonn •
, a sa connexion With the company proved most interest- .' respect, by the invention of a Van in which the utmost 11 12 13 1415 16 17
r,l'ashalle lecturer, -after characterizing the site of the . efficiency' and economy are corabined and one to which we 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Ara"' Palace as the most eligible that could'be fixed would beg to draw the attention oaf 'steam companies and 25 26 27 28 20 30 ...
saaa not oil for •
a For y its proximity to the metropolis, but .sltipowners generally. The simplicity of the contrivance ... ... ... ... ... .... .... atss,,atie beauty of -the surrounding scenery, and the as one of its best recommendations, and whilst it may be frog
raanteary advantages that the land possesses for land- adopted with much elegance and beauty of appearance in -FESTIVALS, ANNIWEILSAiI
„i: fa radning,proeeededto give a history of the building the saloons and cabins of passenger weasels, it can also be Golden Number l2 falls
ree.,.,r. elevation of the first scaffolding pole up to its introduced into ships conveying-emigrants or convicts at '""'• i in
aat more complete atete and to render his d • • • a Solar Cycle
141 Inore -„ - less .expense than the ordinary fitting=s. The directors of Dom le ical Letter
I,,p_tegraphsligy intelligible produced several beautiful the Peninsular and Oriental Company are so completely Roinan Indiction
Oh the buildlistrating almost every phase through satisfied with the efficiency of the plan, that they have in- Julian Period 6367 Low
1%14 of the nig has passed. Mr. Archer then gave au trodueed it into all the vessels they have lately built and are Septuagesima Sunday, Feb.l2 Asce
U•nt in each various courts and the leading objects of iu- now constructing. The cabins of the splendid steam-ship Quinquagesima, or Shrove Whi,
Cato },
of
of them. This part of the design cannot (the Himalaya) now lying at Blackwell -ate fitted on Mr. Sunday Feb. 26 Tin
Ash Wednesday First
Qe4467,1,`.- Frelt importance to the ethnological student, Robinson's new principle, and afford present opportunity The y 3615 of the Jewis
h Era co
elatie,". u,rt Nydl contain
.the principal zoological, geologi- for testing its efficiency. The year 1271 of the Mahomedan
iZtz;uotanieal productions of tbecountry. Mr. Archer
1854.
bested to the •
ha a, . Directors of the Company the im- THE WHITE STAR LINE OF PACKET- Ramadan (month of abstinence
Oer °l
laying out one or more courts as a globe, or a commences May 24, 3854.
eess; a rasp of the world, in which the tables would SHIP lOWA.
14" ii,",ialalids which would be covered with their princi- . • ECLIPSES OF THE SUN AN
In the year 1854 there will be two I
141 ass,, togas] productions, whilst the visitors would be TESTIMONIAL TO THE COMMANDER. two of the Moon,
a.o;cll_to be walking in the sea. He then described Tns many cases of cholera which have lately occurred Ist. -A pertial Eclipse of the MOs
f'l?e as `,,i'l hydraulic works, which will far surpass on board the emigrant ships arriving in the United States Greenwich. .
take, .•• eaaailles, and will form one of the principal have naturally attracted public attention, both in that end.-An annular Eclipse of the Sin %ha latakattraetion to the visitors. One of the lakes in Greenwich.
country and in Great Britain, and have 'been variously Srd.-A partial Eclipse of the Mo
th: eat& Part of the grounds will, it appears, represent' unted for. The New York Herald, received by the Greenwich. Commencement of ti
`pisssi„ in its different epochs, from chaos itself throu h ace°gives '
g last mail, a long list of vessels, which have arrived 45m. past 8, afternoon. Middle of
t)1: 14Z1,8 vegetable and animal eras up to that of man. i d • ditto. End of the Eclipse, 29m. pil
RI, I)l,,tri,ere see lifelike representations of the mastodon . during the last few months, that out
n the city
passengers,' showing 4th.-A total Eclipse of the Sun,
of an aggregate number of amounting to
as•rao "Luerium the megalos a •on and other animal;Greenwich.
13,762 souls, with which they sailed from Europe, no less YEAR'S QUARTEF
aaai, eligtence ' k . ill ' •thi th 1 t few
, 414 t In co l 7as un nown t wi n e as
han 1,141 fell victims, during the voyage, chiefly to Spring Quarter commences March
o the tic uchng Mr. Archer gave a favourable cholera, whilst a very great number landed in ave Summer ditto ditto June 21
ealninereiai expectations of the company.
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August

October

Novem

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Tin? many cases of cholera which have lately occurred
on board the emigrant ships arriving in the United States,
have naturally attracted public attention, both in that
country and in Great Britain, and have been variously
accounted for. The New York Herald, received by the
last mail, gives a long list of vessels, which have arrived
in the city during the last few months, showing that out
of an aggregate number of passengers, amounting to
13,762 souls, with which they sailed from Europe, no less
than 1,141 fell victims, during the voyage, chiefly to
cholera, whilst a very great number landed in a very
diseased condition. The New York Morning Courier,
commenting upon this statement, attributes the high rate
of mortality to the generally filthy habits of the emigrants
themselves, and to the inability of the captains and
officers of vessels engaged in the trade to enforce attention
to the sanitary regulations, or even to compel that per-
sonal cleanliness which is so conducive alike to health and
comfort. There is, unfortunately, much truth in this
view of the cause of the evil. There are classes of Irish and
German emigrants to whom even pure air seems to be rather
an annoyance to be shunned than a blessing to be enjoyed
—people who have herded from childhood with pigs, or
spent their whole lives in an atmosphere of tobacco smoke,
fetid with the effluvium of the garbage which forms their
usual and favourite food. But that emigration might be
carried on without being attended with such wretched-
ness and calamity, we are perfectly satisfied. Ventila-
tion can be insisted upon if a proper degree of firmness
be displayed by the captains of emigrant ships and
their officers ; and gratitude for the result—health
and comfort during the voyage—will most assuredly
reward the efforts made. A proof of this is now just before
us in the form of an address, signed by a number of the
passengers on board of the British ship lowa, belonging to
Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson's " White Star line of
Packets" to New York, presented to her commander, Capt.
Reed, in the presence of the whole body, on their arrival
in New York. The lowa sailed from this port and Cork, in
company with several other ships, in very severe weather;
and, whilst those ships made long passages, and ea•

ZORTICULTURE.

r'4OI,ZSERVATORY, AND GREENHOUSE.—The tem-
toh7n be maintained in these structures at thi
llVZ‘hiolisl.,of course, of the utmost importance. Ths.
ktkrki bA'n respecting the night temperature, that ie
tlic,,liobj,,u,lgher than during the day, is very erroneoust
titctib7 ne particularly guarded against. In the Stove,
tizt ee, verature should now be 60 degrees by day, and 50
t fight ; Conservatory, 55 degrees day tempera-
-41'4 4:" degrees at night ; and the Greenhouse 50
be tY, and 40 night. In watering the plants care
/4)(1141Y thaken that the temperature of the water used is
phut anme as that of the house. Keep a vigilant
be y ;„" insects which, if neoiected, will increase
.11,04; 'he close 'warm atmosphere now necessary in
flows; ,Amaryllises will now he pushing forward
tk14,1: itioi'l:"Alds, and should in consequence be kept
1)4. lyif Ferns should he kept tolerably dry, par-
. 0716 LheY chew any tendency to damp off. Lyco-
yhhVlre Ira should have as little water as possible ; they
eusable than Ferns to injury from damp. In the
ktdeY to 1., and Conservatory all plants skewing a ten-
(le 4trate bloom
0,.
Icourse, require a regular but
stßalleePlo3;
resting Hater,
until their ow n proper season
ll;,
t r a very small quantity, or none at a equines the exereiee of some little imigmeut.

perienced severe mortality on board, he carried his passen-
gers to their destination without the loss of a single life.
The address thus alludes to the result of the voyage :
" We, the undersigned passengers, cannot think of sepa-
rating without expressing our grateful thanks to you for
having, under Divine Providence, landed us safely and in
uninterrupted health,—(whilst we perceive by a file of New
York papers, brought out by the pilot, that mortality to
the extent of thirty-five to thirty-eight souls on board two
vessels running the same voyage has taken place,)—and
that during the short space of thirty-two days, during
which period we encountered heavy gales, and had to con-
tend against a long continuance of head wind." After
expressing the confidence inspired in their minds through-
out the voyage, by the intrepid demeanour of Capt. Reed,
and his endeavours in encouraging his crew to exertion in
moments of serious difficulty, the memorial proceeds :
" We have to bear testimony to your urbanity, when look-
, after our health, comfort, ventilation and recre-
ation, and to the good quality of the stares with which
we have been supplied." Here, we suspect, is the secret,
which accounts for a healthy and safe voyage ; whilst other
ships were full of disease and calamity. Captain Reed
minglei amongst the passengeis, and, by kindly encou-
ragement, led them to cultivate habits of cleanliness and
cheerfulness. All emigrant vessels, when they sail, are,
more or less, efficiently ventilated. The lowa was perfect
in this necessary particular, and her commander main-
tained such perfect ventilation during the voyage. Hence,
and from the good quality of the stores, the gratifying
result of his voyage, and the flattering testimonial with
which his services were rewarded.

RECEIPTS FOR THE MILLION.

SAVOURY RICE.-Put 11b. of rice into 3 quarts of boiling
water, let it simmer for 20 minutes, then skim the water,
and add loz. of hog's lard, and a little salt and allspice ;
let it simmer gently over the fire, closely covered, for an
hour and a quarter, when it will be fit for use. It will
produce rather more than 81bs. of savoury rice, which, if
purchased at a moderate price, will not cost quite id. a
pound.

BARED RICE PUDDING.—Put ill). of rice into 3 quarts
of skim milk, and add 2 oz. of treacle, or a little pepper
and salt, and bake it. It will make nearly 41bs. of pud-
ding, and will cost about Id. a-pound. If East Indian
rice is used, it should be previously soaked for a few hours

BOILED RICE PIIDDING.—BoiI 11b. of rice in a pud-
ding-bag, so loose as' to be capable of holding five times
the qttantity. It will produce fibs. of solid pudding, and
may be eaten with treacle. It will cost about id. a-pound.
MACCARONI RICE.—Put llb. of rice in 6 pints of cold
water, and boil it gently for two hours, by which time it
will be of the consistence of thick paste ; that add 2 pints
of skim milk, and 2 oz. of strong Cheshire cheese grated
pretty fine ;. add a little pepper and salt, and boil the
whole very gently for another hour. It will produce 91bs.
of maccaroni rice, and will cost not quite -id. a-pound.
RICE AND BARLEY PORRIDGE.—Put 11b. of rice and
11b. of Scotch barley into 2 gallons of water, and boil
them very gently for four hours over a slow fire ; then
add 4oz. of treacle and loz. of salt, and let the whole sim-
mer for half-an-hour more. It will produce 161bs. in
weight, and will cost rather more than id. a-pound.
SWEET RICE.—Put 1 lb. of rice in 5 pints of cold water
and boil it gently for two hours, by which time it will be
of the consistency of thick paste ; then add 2 pints of
skim milk and 4 ozs. of treacle, and boil the whole very
gently for another hour. It will produce 9 lb. of sweet
Rudding, and will cost rather more than id. a pound.
ill Where no milk is to be had, the first, third, and fifth
receipts are recommended ; where there is plenty of milk
the second receipt is recommended; and where there is
little skim milk to be obtained the cottager is recom-
mended to try the fourth and sixth. By means of these
receipts those of the poorer classes, who earn but a few
shillings a week, are able to be furnished daily with a
cheap, good, and wholesome meal.
ECONOMY IN F 009.-1 lb. of whole rice boiled in 5
quarts of water, thickened with 1 lb. of oatmeal, will
make 81-Ib. of good food. Put the rice down first with 1
quart of water, and add the remaining 4 quarts of water
as the rice swells ; then put in the oatmeal, stirring all ;
cost, 6d. Add salt, or pepper, or sugar, to suit the taste.
If the rice is steeped for five or six hours it will be better.

RICE SOUP. -Take an ox heel (cost 94.), or the same
anus at of tripe, lean beef, or sheep's liver:; put it on
with 4 or 5 quarts of water, and stew it gently five hours ;
let it stand till cold, take off the fat, and in this fat fry
two for three onions ; put these to the stock made by the
cow .heel, add 21b. of rice, and boil for an hour and a
half slowly ; then add pepper and salt to taste, 1 quart of
skim milk, and two spoonfuls of flour:; stir it into the
soup by degrees, keep stirring for a few minutes, and then
serve.

Than SOllP—Slice four or five turnips and three
onions, put them into a stewpan with half-a-pound of
dripping; cover close and let it stew without water, turn-
ing it now and then, for half-an-hour. Theu add 3 quarts
of mid water, boil slowly two hours, •or until the turnips
are all in a pulp, break them fine with a spoon, add pepper
and salt to taste ; boil half-an-hour longer till it is quite
smooth, then add two spoonfuls of lour and milk as be-
fore.

RE GETABLE SOUP (FRENcn).—Take two cabbages or
lettuces, a handful of spinage, and :a little parsley, all well
washed; chop them very small; take six carrots, as many
turnips, three or four onions, alsouut small : stew them
in a Vb. of butter or dripping ; and two quarts of
bailing water, stew them for two _hours ; put in a little
pepper and salt, a pint of young pease, in summer, or
grey pease in winter, but the latter must have been pre-
viously soaked and boiled ; let all stew another hour.
Where there is a garden all these soups may be made
at.a cost of very little more than Is, for which a good
dhmer may be provided for two days, as more water may
be.added to the stock than is here stated ; and a basin of
this broth, thickened with a little toiled rice, would
make a comfortable breakfast for a poor man before he
went to his work; instead of his present comfortless meal
of dry bread and sloppy tea.

13! A SOUP WITHOUT MEAT.—Take a pint of whole
pease, let them soak all night ; next day put them into
three quarts of boiling water, let them boil till tender;
them smash them together so as :to form a paste ; put
them back into the water along with a quantity qi,,tur-
nips.and carrots, all cut into dice, with some sliced Mans;
let the soup simmer gently for two lours, then thicken
with .oatmeal, and season with pepper and salt.

DIARY FOR 3:854,

3 41 5 6
10 11 12 13
117 18119 20
2425128 27
311...

30
21 3
7 A 910
1416,1617
2122 23 24
28129' 31
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inir 67 /
111213;44115 16
18,19;20 2R 22 23
2526 27 2 210
-3 4 6 7
2 -I- g
91011, 11 us, 4
'16117118 16 20 1
23'2425 26 27
- -- - - -
. . •. • 1 2 31 .0,
61 6 7 91011'1
12 13 14 15 1617118
19 20 21 22 23 24126
26 27 28 29 30
... _

10 11 12 13;14
17 18 19 20 21
2412526 2728
31'...1...

NNTIWEILSARS'FA,
... 12 Quadrage
.. i in ;UM..
.. 15 Patin Sunday.
. A. Good Friday .
12 Easter Sunday
'567 Low Sunday
12 Ascension Day

&c., IN 1854.
aims, first Sunday
March 5
April 9
April 14
April 16
April 23
May 25

QUingw, _ .....irove Whit Sunday, June 4
Sundai, Feb. 26 Trinity Sunday June 11
Ash Wednesday .. . March 1 First Sunday is Advent, Dec. 3
The year 5615 of the Jewish Era commences Sept. 23, 1854.
The year 1271 of the Mahomedan Era commences Sept. 24,
1854.

Ramadan (month of abstinence observed by the Turks)
commences May 24, 3854.

ECLIPSES OF THE SUN AND MOON IN 1854.
In the year 1854 there will be two Eclipses of the Sun, and
two of the Moon,
Ist.—A partial Eclipse of the Moon, May 12, invisible at
Greenwich.
2nd.—An annular Eclipse of the Sun, May 26th, invisible at
Greenwich.
Srd.—A partial Eclipse of the Moon, Nov. 4th, visible at
N
Greenwich. Commencement of the Eclipse, ov. 4th, at
45m. past 8 afternoon. Middle of the Eclipse, 12m. past 9,
ditto. End of the Eclipse, 29rn. past 9, ditto.
40.—A total Eclipse of the Sun, Nov. 19th, invisible at
Greenwich.

YEAR'S QUARTERS, 1854.
Spring Quarter commences March 20, 21m. past 10, P.M.
Summer ditto ditto June 21, Bm. past 7, P.M.
Autumn ditto ditto Sept. 23, 13m. past 9, A.M.
Winter ditto ditto Dec. 22, 59m. past 2, A.M.