The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-04 00:00:00

HORTICULTURE.

STOVE, CONSERVATORY, AND GREENUOUSE.—The want
of sunlight during the past season has been very detri-
mental to plants under glass ; every care will, therefore, be
required in wintering them. In order to harden them as
much as possible, every opportunity must be taken for
admitting air during the fine weather we may hope for
during this month. This must be done in the middle of
the day for an hour or two ; and the houses should be
closed early before the sun declines, in order to retain
some of the solar heat for the night. Recollect that direct
solar heat penetrates rapidly through glass ; but radiated
heat passes out very slowly indeed.
KITCHEN GARDEN.—Gather and house the apple and
pear crop ; at least so much of it as the storms have left.
In this neighbourhood the operation will not occupy much
time.

CTIOLERA. IN SCOTLAND.—A few insulated cases of
cholera have appeared in some of the large towns in Scot-
land, but it does not appear to.have fixed itself seriously in
any of them.
TREASURES OF NATURE.—It has been well remarked, that
there is not an imperfection that flesh is heir to. for which a
remedy is not at hand, to discover which we have only to
search the vast laboi atory of Nature. A more apt illustra-
tion can scarcely be offered, than in the application of a
natural production, of American growth, namely the BALM
OF COLUMBIA, in cases where the human head has been
deprived of its becoming and natural ornament. As a pro-
moter of growth, strengthener and restorer of the Hair,
C. and A. OLDRIDGE'S BALM OF COLUMBIA, is unrivalled,
and in cases of baldness its virtues are inestimable.. The
further advantages of the Balm may be summed up in its
freeing the hair from scurf, producing a beautiful curl, pre-
serving it from premature greyness, and
its
it, excellentno adapta-
tion to the nursery, which should never be without
a
climate destroys its efficacy, andit
valuable article of trading eet North, Strand,
London, and by most o fthe speculation.
r espe t a ,
retail by the Proprietors, 13, Wellington-sttrie
Perfumers and
has
p roved a most
Sold wholesale and
c
Medicine Venders, Price 3s. 6d., 65.,
other prices are genuine.—N.B. The public are requested to
and Us. per bottle; no
Strand, London.—Sold
Balm,' IS, Wellington-street North,Co.,be on their guard 'against counterfeits; ask for Oldridge's
wholesale by Messrs. Rein" and 4O, Hanover-street,
Liverpool.

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ox, aged 74 years, re- 0
iary
erere
eek, and received such s
d
internal injuries as to cause her death on Monday.
shop No. 22, Chester-street, Birkenhead,
ON SUNDAY NIGUT, during the gale, the house
ke mead, accidentally fell clo
persons, and stripped of all the gas u
was enteredg

Irdav night v

some evil-dispos_ ,_
ting,s and lead piping. n rrhurs
BIRKENHEAD PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. R.o°
day a most interesting and instructive lecture scasdelive7,,
to the above society and their friends, in the Concert-r°
Hamilton-street, by Mr. T. C. Archer, on the sultiecV
the Physiology of Insects. ffic ?the
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—Tra— °„•erg,
week ended September 25, 1853 :—Railway : passen
2s. ga,
parcels, &c., £3,548 17s. 6d. ; goods, £1,496
.....,e
Steam-boats: £646 18s. 9 Total, corresponding week 11d. Ine;.,
as compared with the
£1,131 11s. Od

On Saturday, the train fee
" did u(4 .nd

Chester, due at Birkenhead at 11, the—en „Ane
until noon. The delay was caused by b_tatico
tender running off the line, near the Suttca.,,, ;no
owing to some new plates which were being
sustai- Asr

properly fastened. .No personal mjury Tuesw,
CHESTER CATTLE FAIR.—At this fair, on 0101
there was but a small show of all kinds of stock;„ this
might be expected, as we have already had one ir tattle
month, and the great October is at hand. Fauper 16.
averaged 6d, fat sheep 6d to 6-}d, and pins sexceF
There was a very short supply of all store stoe
sheep, of which there were a fair quantity. sung
ACCIDENT AT THE BIRKENHEAD DocKs.--on.,—talli
morning, a labourer named James 'Conway aecir.„,,tit
fell into the hold of the ship Sultan, lying in
Dock, whilst discharging the cargo of guano.
came in contact with a beam, splitting his nose.
bruising other parts of his face and injurin, 111] ere
l
severely. He was conveyed to the dispensary, I'd tte
attention was paid to his wounds. Had the h° life.
vessel been empty he would doubtless have lost his oirli
HOLYHEAD BREAKWATER.—The recent storui,ool
was severely felt in many parts of North Wales, ba;,
serious damage to the works at the new harbour tiist
head, particularly to the pilings. It is calenl3',, to le,
upwards of 500 logs have been driven by the gAid`po
ward on the opposite side of the bay. The gar,s DO!,
plantations at Holywell, Ruthin, and other Jr:a A.
suffered severely, the trees being completely strlPP,,
Carnarvon the sea washed completely over the €in"
but no damage was done. •olit
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—An accident, which
of
;:roce
proved fatal to Mr. W. Vernon and a pariy of mdriogi:
curred on Friday morning. Mr. Vernon Not., En
Ar
spirited horse in a phaeton between the Four 17:1e,
and Beeston Station, and as he was descendine
towards the station the reins broke, when thethe (IA
became furious, and started off at a terrific p ace !tholi.Av
riage came in contact with the canal bridge wilt
force, throwing the ladies and Mr. Vernon out W,liblen
violence. One of the ladies was picked up insert "f
the remainder of the party escaped with bruises °re
serious nature. Mr. Vernon and his friends ,"epyollili
ceeding to join a picnic at Peckforton Castle.
lady is progressing favourably.—Chester Conran • 41.0'
LANDORE POWDER MAGAZINE. The tli:;(11
position and state of the powder magazine at ICI
near Swansea, has often aroused public attention'
length it is to be removed from its present pig° te'dosil
suitable spot. This magazine, which has contain , sto
of six tons of gunpowder, has been allowed Tljr(
within a few yards of the South Wales RailwaY,„-tible
nightly passed by workmen with lights and coan;4so
It was also in immediate proximity to dwelling'll°,cteil
manufactories. The new magazine has been e'tion,
Crumlin Burrows, and is now ready for occuP.,3`l9ted
committee of the Swansea Town-council was aPr"

effect the removal.
ROT 'BY IN BIRICENIIBA.D MARI

ET.—On

nom:Lb-
night, last week, some young miscreants conceal of
selves in Birkenhead market, and plundered °flea otl'el
stalls of a quantity of brooches, braces, knives,
articles. In the morning, upon the market beinFoetell
they escaped with their booty without being cle`-ree1.513,4
the keeper. Subsequently the robbery was disc
upon search being made in the township, a youtnropel
Brown was discovered offering a portion of the IV
for sale. Two other lads were afterwards aPPA',/ 0";
upon the dock quay, and they confessed to hacni',
tO
cealed a portion of the plunder under a large Wileei 7,f
upon search being made, the young thieves assertoolo4
a second robbery had been committed, nearly the 'broti:,i
the property having been taken away. They Were
..A0 tb
before the magistrates, but were remanded, in (4" hi
the police might trace the stolen articles.
SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM' RAU,. 0,1
meeting went off with a wonderful degree of 11,i'd4131
in comparison with former meetings. One %von ele
have known that there had been any dissensievstotil
from the allusion made to them in some stray obser the
by the chairman in reference to the publication on` e
filed by the opponents against the directors.
man, the Hon. R. H. Clive, retired tram the direr of td,
the strongest expressions of regret on the Pv`"iile'lt
shareholders. He mentioned one thing which Pi've
a little to understand, namely, with the knowlVetet;
the line is under agreement of lease to the Great tbresv,
iG
at 34 per cent., he said he should do his best :°„0
open equally to all parties. How is that to 19 Teel
be leased to the Great Western ? Six tlehpwo elect
recommended by the Great Western, have
to seats at the board.—Herapatla. _Ate
1 p 0
SIIIIEWSErrity AND CHESTER RAlLWll.CheSteAr';„g
yearly meeting was held at the Royal irow^"n presiu'd:
Wednesday, John Williams, Eso ehttirala-,' 11(2;•;,/
The secretary read the report, and aiterwarus e;tli
ment which had been prepared in accordance kith
6";
vote of the meeting of the 13th ult for ain't sir
with the Great Western. The chairman stated, titaby Ole
the meeting a subsequent offer had been nnideldenl
Great Western Company, tendering to the sharebe ,el-,
alternative of 34 per cent. upon their capital, from foce4!
He t
January next, with half surplus profits. hellbP'ol
seriatim, resolutions to the following effect, 's"bleed; tb:(I
carried unanimously :—That the report be adopt be
a dividend at the rate of 1 per cent. per anannithe J 1,14
over the ordinary stock of the company ;
dend on the 8 per cent. and 5 per cent. PrefereTrecor
be made payable on the 14th October; that 31r n
Jo!
;
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re-elected auditor ; that the appointment Of scli°
that 0
Nicholls as secretary, in the room of Mr. Darkin,
signed from illness, be confirmed. Imashas
CHESTER AUTUMN MEETING.—Michae---
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arrived, and with it the anniversary of our a,
which are appointed to take place on TuesdaY
nesday next, under the most favourable at's') teo;.l,
The a
with every prospect of abundant success. -tote
not
for the present meeting are the Marquis of
the aPtl34
Viscount Clifden, and C. Greville, M.P., and 3cDegitl
of public money added to the various stakes re 001414
munificent sum of £7OO, a sufficient proof of the le'rore'd
of the sport and the high opinion in which tlirar:j.,9,
held by all classes of our fellow-citizens. The Pp
for the present meeting is the best that has Lee
of fir' r'
and is another indication of the skill and abilitY„al4o.
W. Topham, the clerk of the course and ba:04110,
The first day's sport comprises The Shorts, ',,,elit°tiff,
race • the Mostyn Stakes, for two and thri.ef 'piJ
the 'lnnkeepers' Plate, a handicap ; a Ilall'Igy,l)e?
stakes, and a Selling Stakes. On the Wedues copyr
the Chester Handicap Stakes and the
Welter
programme includes the Grand Stand Stakes, Weate,
olds ; a Sweepstakes, for all ages ; a handicap mit a fri
concludes with a Selling Race.—Chester Cetir:ppiley'
THE GUNPOWDER SEIZURE.-At the
lice Court on Tuesday, before J. D. Case, Datr, tAolie„
oto?0i
Esq., J. S. Jackson, Esq., and the Rev. foil"
the adjourned information against Mrs. Wil„1.
of the Windermere Steamer, and CaP'&ferect4;
came on for hearing. Mr. Simon, for the et
stated what had been done since the fereloblef,
sion, when an adjournment took place to
of
clients to communicate with the Corpor a • tIY
tion c'f. or t
to induce them to take some steps, either ican ferlif
rately, for the purpose of obtaining from the Fsoll t't:t
a mitigation of the penalty, supposing the dee.lgre
Bench to be adverse. The Finance Colvall,ront 61;
Corporation had refused to interfere, on the,' deel:o e
there had been no judgment delivered, atlu the t
te)
take any steps pending the proceedings before i
trates. Under these circumstances, assilnilethaPrical;
judgment of the Bench would be adverse! Pia ft
of t
would allow him to ask the Bench to jou' 601 alit
mendation to the government for a initirifroorotol
penalty. The Messrs. Wakefield were Arli°lltll %Olio
what was done on the Mersey, and conseclubeeli Icieer
innocent of how the letter of the law had go.
Then, with respect to the other defendants'eb taZet
and Captain Lamb, he besought the Bello) aPbe
tit
that there was no evidence whatever,.,,,
of tlifej
liability of the latter. If that were Votn
joined in the information charging, 1., be disroisr.,4
with actual possession of the gunposc'e,t be done ,`",gl
that, with regard to Lamb, the case la4t ic3s, whatol
Then, with respect to Mrs. Winder,.ll orpt tto 6N,
by her agents, and she was entirely ig.ll,l,Tice scellthe
taken place; and the whole of the ecl":
that there was no intention wilfully the the 11 'ie it
that the gunpowder was placed on boar-tace of t to ,r
openly in the face of the law, and in oared face
procleo3 prot
and that the red flag was displayed;pt. It wfetill;e te
whole community that such was the did 11°.ellerdll
fest, too, from the circumstance that the desire '"
the leoe
gunpowder into dock, that there 1 hoPeu IP'
obey the law than violate it. 1% the gh°c
would assist the parties in their aPPe_ under t-eof
for a mitigation of the penalty, fa., ;„flicti°ll.oll 0.1
stances, the case was one in which tne Aslo
minal penalty would satisfy justice.
f pregSilie
there was no intention whatever
any ebst9'
Pea
miteroloether Presverejectet
caliFii,iiiiiiostfttMe
theirer s. TheyW
pi
procuring
odceulrvr,
hou org
would
any
Tylootthoeirrotpv.voarutieos,f bYti:eocioleev;s:o;
The magistrates having consult
public, .00 VI
v stringent m-4.1001'44!
aMnra.:aiesleesoaifdththeegraecattoefstpdanarligaemretnt
fore required to be under ve.r„.
at the same time it must be born
whole 4:N ;poi (le
been sustained, and therefore the
to the lau +he PI
must be considered as amenable
o intention on tv
bench concurred in the opinion that the iiixre the p. 01,4
believed that there hge besevn,
e la and the boistinli Jo.
to
eointZVhinaesinvertyhast_
ilitcrtivere
()wen ore er
party in their application to a higher P and he
steamer—thaanflitcl:tifdiriwc-nlicihonwtohuladt guben.opfogwrdeeart ad3sva;Tht°gee
ivide*thmatucthhefreor
of the Finance Committee to do an 1
U the be clef oil
procure a mitigation of the penalty ; ,
gtratdestofelfit
bound to act strictly, and to declare tns.ei.tirng., psfe.
wallastheveedryefechn_sdpaonstistioieliroo;7_to:wric_o
felted, and to impose a penalty of twow !I'll.
felt
every. pound above the quantity two wed m
wder
decision declared 24,950 lbs. of gunpso
Wrinderoe,
inflicted a penalty of £2,495 upon Mee: De 9,
Lamb. Of this penalty the bench d los• ta_hje
be the property of the Crown, and :I"*L cout.'soolv,
property of the informer, Capt. Greir
pay the costs, and that
.Mr. Townse
ch for a
Liverpool. It was also decided that thide,dteifieencreriievii
of the penalty to the Finance Committee.
convey the recommendation of the ben

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BEFORE TUE NAVIGATION IS CLOSED, 1- besi•
that between four and five million 'bushes of ic
be chipped from Canada.

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