The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-23 00:00:00

man feel that a barbarous murder is an atrocious crime

AMERICAN ALOE.—A beautiful specimen of this plant
is now bursting into bloom in the Italian garden of the
Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, at Plymouth. It is now nearly
as high as the orange conservatory, but it is expected to
reach about 30 feet when it is at its full growth. The
plant is said to be about 100 years old, and there are about
30 spikes of flowers coming into blossom. _

ANEW TIIEVTRE, on an improved and elegant plan, by
Mr. David Bryce, architect, is to be erected in Edinburgh,
on the same site as the one burnt down. The accommo-
dation both for the actors and audience will be very much
greater than previously. It is calculated-the theatre will
hold 2,000 persons. The contract for the building is at
£7,000, and the decorations and fittings will cost some
thousands more.
PERFIIMERY.—Some idea 111$1 be formed of the im-
portance of perfumery as an article of commerce, when
it is stated that one of the latige perfumers of Grasse, in
France, employs annually 80,000 lbs. of orange blossoms,
60,000 lbs. of cassie flowers, 54,000 lbs. of rose leaves,
32,0001b5. of jessamine blossoms, 35,000 lbs. of violet
flowers, 20,000 lbs. of 'tuberoses, 16,000 lbs. of lilac
flowers, besides rosemary, mint, lavender, thyme, lemon,
orange, and other odorens plants in like proportion.
ARRIVAL OF FIIE BELGIAN PRINCES AT RAMKG.UTE.—
On Thursday last Duke de Brabant and the Comte de
Flandre landed at Ratnsgate from Ostend, on a visit to the
ex-Queen of the French, and immediately proceeded to the
Royal Hotel, at Ulich the ex-Queen and the whole of the
French ex-Roydl'family now in England are assembled,
viz. :—The Prince de Cond, the Duchess kl'Orleans,
Comte de Paks, the Duke de Chartres, the Prince de
Joinville, grlii the Princess de Salerne.
THE .StizroSED ATTEMPT TO AESiSSMATE 'THE
PRENCA ThrPEROR.—At the Central :Criminal Court, on
Wednesdhy, before Mr. Baron Plait, Edward Rai :laud,
aged 36, .a, 'diminutive Frenchman described as a tailor,
was indicted for misdemeanour, in having unlawfully so-
licited the Prince de Joinville 'to 'concur with -him in a
conspiracy to assassinate Loub Napoleon,. the Emperor of
the Fttnch. The particulars of the case have already ap-
peared. After half an hour's 'consideration the jury re-
turned a verdict of not gußty,Tilae foreman explaining that
therwere of opinion the only 'object the prisioner had in
writing the letters was to eit,rt money fromlhe prince.
111 E BRAINTREE CrttfllClTl RATE CAsn.—The House
of 'Lords met on Friday, to dispose of two4tppeals, one of
which related to the cage 46f " GoSling s. Veley," better
known as the celebrated: Braintree churclivate case. The
'question which has been tao. long litigatedvms as to whether
11 minority of the paiishioners of a'pnrish in vestry as.
sembled can bind the majority in the imposition of a
church rate, and whether such rate isvalid. Lord Truro
delivered the judgment: of their LorAships' House, and
after elaborately ltiiewing the hints and arguments,
moved that the atidgment of the Court of Exchequer
Chamber—whiChnidtmed the legality of a rate so made--
be reversed. The .Lord Chancelke stated his oult,ron-
currence and thdt'Of Lord BroUghtetu.

FATAL ACCititT AND DRAlta FROM GRIEF.—The
frequent accidents which occur feom the inc,aatious7ase of
fire-arms seeiteto have little efitet on the people vOlia use
them. Theiellowing account is from a Limerickpaper :
—" Sunday lest, a respectable farmer of the name of
Heffernaneeesiding at Coolmgre, between Fethard and
Killenauleewhen going' to /less, left his gine, charged,
with a see 'ant boy, for the propose of protectiug his corn-
fields from-crews. The, boy was not more that ,15 years
of age. 'Having laid the --wen on the kitehen table, he
commented fingering the trigger, when it exploded; and
the contents lodged in the 39ody of a servant girl who was-
in the k.Wchen at the tlinereausing instantimeoes death.
The grief and terror of Ike boy cannot be -described ; he
was tilt nd-erstruek and Appalled at the texident. The
police'were immediately roe the spot, mil took him into
custody ; but he was not hag in the ham& when it was
discovered that all that elould be done ,ceedd not appease
his feedings, and in the tense of the same night he died.
N. TONAL Gkeetetes..—The report of fate committee cif
the `Mouse of Commons, appointed to 'inquire into the
management of the National Gallery, -contains the follow-
ingesecommendations —l. That a system of managemeet
bpsboard of trustees should be =Aimed. 2. That eo
person should in future, in virtue of .any -office, become a
trtiSeee. 3. That the trustees be aiiited by the treasteey.
4. That the number of trustees bediniheished as vacancies
occur. 5. That the 'office of keeper of the gallery be
'abolished. 6. That a salaried directerbe appointed 17 the
treasury for a definite time, at the expiration of white he
may be re-appointed. 7, That every recommendaticre for
the purchase of a 'Picture shmild originate with the
lA/rectors, and bemadein writing tothe trustees. 8. -That
almed sum should be annually erropased to parliament for
'the 'purchase of pictures, and pleeeil at the disposalof the
trustees. 9. That eat site of the present National nallery
is vat well adapted Tor the corittradtion of a new' gallery.
10. With respect to the estate At Kensington Gore, pur-
H'clanzed by the meal commisisiaiveif 1851, and` lay them
-'offered to the nation, the committee recommend the
acceptance of the offer of the :raranaissionens. ;-51. The
committee are of opinion that ithc, question of .asmibining
'tore various artistic and archteolugical collections in the
Thoitish Museum with the Nationid. Gallery be- referred to
a.rokal commission, and that -no time should he lost in
,:obtaining a decision on the sdkjett, in order thatehe New
),G`driery should be commenced-WAIL all convenient speed.
'1111: DERBY ELECT/ON.—A-memg the last bills brought
into the Central Criminal Court by the grand jury, On
'Wednesday, was one against alk‘or Beresfordell.P., and
some other personsefor misilenamesour, arising:reit of the
egg-is:rated election for Debby ine2s2.—Mr. Bodkin, who
appeared on, behalf of-some nf the defendants, made an
Fpliliration to the comeueon'theeubject of the indictment
anetnestion. He said: he lidioved that the charge arose
'out- af certain election proceedings, and the indictment
extended to very great length. The defendants had no
means of knowing what offeneetaiey were charged with,
but Ahey were prepared.to. miner into recognisances
appear at the next sessions; mid this delay woiild afford
nu opportunity of ascertainin'what the offence-Ims they
had lc answer.—Baron Platt.said, that it appeared to him
thatil.,e application was :a eeasmeable one, and:-that the
indictment ought to stand intr.—L.3dr. Bodkin said it was
the :customary course for theeeoint to fix :the azneunt of
bialrftlai he apprehended that-the ordinary reeeenisances
in cases of such a description were all that would be re-
qtaired. Baron Platt said he saw ne reason to depart from
the ordinary course, and the Whole of the defendants were
accoedißgly called upon to enter into personal r6mgni-
sanees in the sum of £6O, With-to sureties of £4O each.
The nasaes of the defendants ;,m'e William Beresford,
George 'Nenry Richardson Coe, William Thomas Cox,
John HOU- , Alfred AkermanneJobei Clark, Christopher
Hibliert,lohn Calow, John Savage,' Thomas Morgan, and
Thomas Lund. There are a great =any counts is the
indictment, but the principal bharge against the de-
fendantsele that of combining together for the purpose
of bribiressertain electors of the teem of Derby, in erler
to procure elle election of a member. of Parliament by on-
constitutional means.—Mr. B. James, Q.C., Mr. Bulbul-
tine, and Mr. Hawkins are retalued: for the prosecution -
Sir F. Thesiger, Mr. Bodkin, anii,eeverel other counsel,
are, already-retained for the defendants. shortly after the
disposal of the night charges, at Bow-etreet Police-office,
on Saturday, ;!major Beresford, 31. P„ accompanied by his
.solicitor's clerk, Lord Wynford, and-Mr. George Whateley,
;of. Birminghameettended before Mr. Jitgaine, to give the
requisite suretieslor the appearanee of the late Secretary
at War to answer the charge of Isavingeoespired, with
others, to secure the election of a member f for Derby by
unconstitutional, means.—Lord Wynford stepped forward
as one of the gallant major's sureties, and, es the usher
was .about to ielatirileter the oath, observed, -" 1 believe
*hat the real—

. }being a -peer -0; m, my honour will be suf-
ficient.
.Atleast Lean assert that privilege,filthcmgh, of
course, have no objection to be sworn."=-Mr.,Jardine
rather thought thatin:all criminal proceedings Abe oath
must be ,administered -4'n the ordinary manner.—Lord
NVynford,: I am quite wiring to take the oatkaltimigh I
think you find lam exempt. His lordship was then
sworn, and ills hail was accepted. The other surety, Mr.
George I'Vhateley, of lirrilitsgham, was also eworn .; upon
which Mr. Jardine ordered the defendant,:the Right Hon,
William Bereeford,.of 'Hampton Court, to enter inth-ihis
own recognizantes in £BO,-.lu :addition to the sureties of

£4O each; to answer the various charges set forth in the
indictment.

MIDLAND RAILWAY.—The .trrectors of this company
have just issued their half-yearly statement of receipts
and expenditure. The capital account shows that the total
outlay to the 30th of June last an*unted to £18,353,241,
including £214,953 expended during the half-year. The
•estimated liabilities and further outlay amount t0£106,5,
making thetotal probable outlay £18,419,765. The amount
Authorized to be raised by act of Parliament on shares is
£14,456,473, and by debentures £4,403,685, together,
£19,860,158. The estimated surplus ,eapital amounts to
£1,400,393. The receipts on shares -amounted to £14,424,756,
and on debentures to £3,751,261, total, £18,198,767 ; and
the expenditure, £18,353,241, leaving a balance against
the ,company of £151,474. The debenture ,aceount shows
that £3,751,261 had been borrowed, of which £534,890 was
borrowed at 5 per cent., £458,089 at 43 per cent., £56,300
at 41 per cent., £915,247 at 4 per cent., £281,635 at 3 per
cent., £1,294,198 at 31 per, cent., £92,220 A 3i per cent.,
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and £118,680 at 3 per cent. The loan notes account shows
that £5OO was borrowed at 5 per cent., and £22,250 at 41
per cent. The renewal of permanent way account shows
that £18,339 had been expended during the half-year, and
that £lO,OOO was ect aside from revenue towards it. A
balance is shown against the account of £22,006. The
rolling stock account shows that £106,629 has been added
to it during the half-year, including £34,789 purchase of
rolling stock from the North Western, making the total
outlay on the stock £1,940,216. The total number of
miles worked by the company is 577, and the average cost
of rolling stock £3,363 per mile. The revenue account for
the half-year ending the 30th of June last shows that
£877,168 had been -received, including £10,935 for rents,
and £2,648 dividends on shares helkby the company, and
£322,296 expended, including £13,007 rates and taxes,
£7,199 government duty, £lO,OOO for permanent way
renewal, £6,250 provision for increase of rolling stock, and
£492 bad debts for the half-year, leaving £354,872. Out
of this sum is deducted £74,365 for interest on loans,
£104,589 dividends on guaranteed stock and shares ;
£2,011, Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock deficiency ; and
£5OO, redemption of mortgage debentures ; leaving a dis-
posable sum of £173,406 for dividend. The dividend at
the rate of a per cent. per annum for the half-year on the
consolidated stock (£9,120,751) amounts to £148,358 ; on
the 41 per cent. stock (a8e,225) to 0,690; on the Bir-
minghaatt and Derby stock (2978,633), at El 17s. 6d. per
per cent, annum, to £9,173; on the 6 per cent. preferen-
tial stock (£25,000, to £750 ; and on the Erewash Valley 6
per cent. shares (£115,000), to £4,360 ; making a total of
£171,322, and leaving a balance of £2,081