The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-08-14 00:00:00

being expressly
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slaves, are who

for the new 'society of Englishmen', who regard free institu-
tions as their birthright. The political independence of New
South Wales, therefore, is even more desirable for the colo-
nists of New Zealand than independence as regards church
government. A comparison between the views of the Church
Society and the Colonial Office, might be made with respect
to many subjects besides the question of the dependence of
the new settlement on the old penal colony, and with equal
advantage to the advocates of completeness from the begin-
ning. But we must turn to another matter.
It is very gratifying to observe the name of Mr. William
Gladstone among the committee of this New Zealand Church
Society. His uprightness, his general accomplishments, and
especially his knowledge of the economy of colonies, long
since marked him out as peculiarly qualified to take a leading
part in colonial politics ; but ft has recently been feared by
some that his very decided opinions with respect to the
Church of England might prevent him from attaining great
eminence as a colonial statesman. He was pledged irrevo-
cably to the support of the Church of England by endow-
ment in the colonies as well as at home ; and those who be-
lieve that it will soon be impossible in colonies to maintain
any one church by a state endowment, have perceived iu the
distance a rock on which they imagined that Mr. Gladstone's
talents and promising reputation would probably be wrecked.
That impediment to his future utility seems to be removed.
The new plan of dealing with the waste land of a colony by
selling it at a uniform and sufficient price, and using the
purchase-money as a fund for emigration, affords the means
of endowing all sorts of institutions without resorting to
general taxation. Wherever this system is adopted in full,
the friends of the church may easily and amply provide for
her without giving offence to anybody.

THE WEATHER AND CROPS

MANC H ESTER.—The fine warm weather of last week con-
tinued until Monday evening, about seven o'clock, when it
was succeeded by a sprinkling shower, apparently the result
of a thunder storm at a distance. Since then the weather
has continued to be unsettled, occasional slight showers
falling yesterday ; but we hope that we shall soon have a re-
turn of that fine weather which is so necessary and so much
desired, for the ripening of the crops and the securing of the
harvest.—Manchester Guardian.

KENT.—The harvest is now general. The wheat crop in
this county appears to be good, though on some lands there
will be by no means an average crop. All kinds of grain will
be got in well, and we think that, with the exception of beans,
which appear to be an unusually light crop, the harvest will
be a very satisfactory one.—Kentish Gazette,
Berks the harvest has commenced in many
parts, and in some few places wheat has been carried in Ox-
fordshire, it is not quite so forward.—Oxford Herald.
BOSTON, Auo. 7.—The harvest in this part of the country
is progressing most prosperously, with every appearance of
the greatest abundance. The fields yesterday, between
Stamford.and this town, were full of labourers busy with the
sickle.
TAUNTON.—The wheat harvest is now very general
throughout this and the neighbouring towns of Bridgwater,
rth Petherton, Milverton, Bishop's Lydeard, and their
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DEVONSHIRE,—The past week has been uncommonly fa-

vourable for the harvest; which is now commenced in differ-
ent parts of our neighbourhood. The crops are unusually
fine • indeed we have heard it remarked by several experi-
enced persons, that they have seldom seen the corn look so
well, the spring corn as well as the wheat.—North Devon
Advertiser. _ . .
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WORCESTER.—For the last few days we have been visited
with genuine dog-day weather, the heat having been very
great. The sun has smiled upon us "from morn till dewy
eve" in almust unclouded splendour, and the crops are
rapidly improving under its genial influence. The harvest
has commenced, which, perhaps, is as much as can be said;
some time must elapse, even under favourable circum-
stances, before it On become general. The harvest will of
necessity be a long one.— Worcester Chronicle.

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LEICESTER.—The continuance of fine weather during the
past week has rendered the chance of a prosperous harvest
almost a certainty ; and the agriculturists, generally speak-
ing, are full of confidence. Corn of every kind will soon be
ripe ; and, even if variable weather should occur at the
gathering, we feel justified in anticipating a flourishing sea-
son. In this county, the harvest promises to be very abun-
dant ; and, from the inquiries we have made, we believe that
such will be the case generally.—Leicester Journal.
NEWTOWN.—The later crops of hay have been got in, in
the most beautiful condition, and, though properly seasoned,
nearly as green as when cut. The corn harvest has com-
menced, and so rapidly does the grain ripen, that the change
is daily perceptible.—Salopian Journal.
EDINBURGII.—We have continued, with the exception of
Monday, to enjoy tlie most seasonable weather, and the crops
of all descriptions arc now in excellent order. On Monday,
a high wind prepiled, particularly towards evening, with oc.
casional slight showers ; but yesterday was a fine sunny day,
and made ample amends for the storm. The accounts from
all parts of the country are highly encouraging.—Scottish
Standard.

Cosy:.—We had a heavy fall of rain for several hours yes-
terday, but we hope no damage has been done by it. With
the exception of a couple of smart showers on Thursday, it
was the only interruption to the fine weather of the last ten
days, during which the progress of the crops has been most
encouraging. Some fields of oats have been cut and got into
stock, and the condition of the barley and the potato crops is
everything that could be wished. Wheat, we have already
spoken of as thin in some parts of the country, but in others
it is abundant, and the quality of the grain superior to what
it has generally been of recent years.—Cork Constitution.

BLA-CICBURN .-

—During the past week the weather has been

most seasonable, and its effect upon the crops has been such
as to fill us with a hope that a rich and abundant harvest will
be granted to us. In our own immediate neighbourhood little

grain is grown, but in the Fylde we understand there is every
prospect of more than an average yield. Oats especially look
remarkably well, and the crops must almost of necessity be
heavy. Here and there wheat is rather thin, but the ears are
invariably large. As to the barley, we heard a knowing old
fellow say a few days ago that nothing could be doing better
—" it hung its heed, an' was bent like a gonder's neck."—
Blackburn Standard.

The right hon. C. P. Thdmson, governor-general of Canada,
is to be immediately raised to the peerage. Sir Coliti Camp-
bell, griiiernor of Nova Scotiaris appointed governor of Cey-
lon, in place of the right hon. Alex. Stewart Mackenzie, who
retires. Lord Viscount Falkland is appointed to succeed Sir
Colin Campbell in the government of Nova Scotia.—Morn.
illy Chronicle.

SUSPENSION BRIDGE AT KENMARE.—The bridge is
composed of four chains, presenting a sectional area of forty-
five square inches, and which have been proved to be capable
of sustaining a tension of a hundred tons. Unlike the Menai
Bridge, which is composed of whole catenaries, the Lans-
downe Bridge is formed of two semi-catenaries, of a hundred
and fifty feet each. The points of suspension are fifty feet
above high-water mark. The tower, which is the centre of
suspension, is built of transition limestone, on the large
rock in the middle of the sound. The chains are fastened,
on the south side, in the solid rock, and, on the north side,
mason-work. The entire has been
eighteen asteemnms of heavy
onthsinprogress, and will be finished in about
four.—Kerry Post.
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A MoNsrEn.—On Tuesday, as several labourers were en-
gaged in reaping a field of wheat at Old Hurst, Hunts, a dis-
pute arose amongst them and a violent scuffle ensued, when
one of them named John Dowd, of Bury, in the county of
Lancaster, overpowered an Irish labourer, named Pat Foley,
and threw him upon the ground, who immediately in a most
ferocious manner with his mouth seized Dowd and entirely
severed his lower lip and the fleshy part of his chin from his
face. Mr. Longland Ekins, on being informed of this out-
rage, with his usual promptitude and kindness directed the
sufferer to be taken care of until surgical aid could be procured,
_flfter which the monster, Foley, was taken before the Rev. W.
Y inch, at Warboys, who committed him to Huntingdon gaol
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trial at the next quarter sessions.—Cambridge Chronicle.

FREEDOM OF THE CITY AND GRAND ENTERTAINMENT
TO PRINCE ALBERT AT THE MANsioN-HousE.--Prince
Albert has signified to the Lord Mayor his intention to be-
come a freeman of the city of London on Friday, the 28th
instant. His Royal Highness will be received at the Guild-
hall by the lord mayor, sheriffs, aldermen, and city officers,
Ind the ceremony will, it is said, take place in the court of
As, however, it is expected that a very
,rest curiosity will prevail to see his Royal Highness, the
hall itself will probably be the place in which the freedom
will be presented to the Prince. When Prince Leopold of
Saxe Coburg was presented with the freedom of the City,
soon after his marriage with the Princess Charlotte, the ce-
remony was performed in the hall. After the ceremony his
Royal Highness will honour the lord mayor with his company
to dinner at the Mansion-house, where a magnificent enter-
tainment will be prepared, and the Prince will meet the
members of both courts of the corporation. ation. The day is look-
ed forward to with great anxiety, not
. only on account of the
appointed honour oftßoy
the royal
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period selected by his
citizen, turbot and venison will be in the highest state of
perfection.

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