The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-12-31 00:00:00

STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON RAILWAY.—One of the
most singular effects of railways upon the growth of towns
is to found at Middlesborough, a shipping port, on a branch
of the Stock ton and Darlington Railway. This little town
at the terminus of the Darlington and Stockton Railway,
from which there is a branch to Middlesborough, has sprung
completely into existence in the course of about ten years,
and now numbers about 5,000 inhabitants, with a church,
market, and all the appurtenances of a town of active indus-
try and business. Many of its houses bear the appearance
of being occupied by persons in very comfortable circum-
stances, and the town looks more like one of settled and
matured habits than, of recent growth.. It is a good speci-
men of what trade induced by railways can do, although it
is only fair to state that prosperity is in some measure arising
from larger ships being enabled to lie there than at Stockton.
—Northern Times.
THE Nzw MANURE.—We have received several commu-
nications during the past week, relative to the discovery of a
new manure, by Mr. Daniel, of Twerton, which we reported
fully last week in the proceedings of the Bristol Agricultural
Society. We have it asserted by himself, that upon land of
a very inferior quality—which ought not to be sown with
wheat more than once in four or five years—he raised four
successiv crops of wheat, averaging from five to six sacks
per acre, and weighing 641bs. per bushel ; and he calculates
that the crop for 1841 would be seven sacks. He further adds,
that the crop of straw in each year was exceedingly heavy,
quite equal alone in value to any one entire crop of grain or
other produce grown on the land during the nine years which
he possessed it. Moreover, we have the statement of a gen-
tleman, with a mind free from all bias, and one fully compe-
tent to judge, that the land upon which Mr. Daniel has
tried his experiment, is in a bad situation, that it is of a bad
character, and that "according to the rules of good cultiva-
tion, wheat ought not to have been grown upon it more than
once in four or five years ;" * * * " yet upon this land,
without having the advantage of good cultivation (for Mr.
Daniel is a bad farmer), he could say the amount of wheat
grown was above the average crop of the United Kingdom on
its average soil—viz., 641 b. per bushel; and these results had
been produced with a diminution of the seed applied of two-
thirds." * * * "He has seen the ears of corn growing on
the land, and he had no more hesitation in believing all he
heard respecting it than he had in believing that he was then
addressing them." Then, again, the manure will be exceed-

ingly cheap, the cost per acre being estimated at between
15s. and 20s. ; it is light in its bulk, and can be conveyed at

a small cost to different parts of the country. We are glad
to find that experiments are about to be tried by several of
the principal agriculturists of the kingdom. At a meeting of

the Royal Agricultural Society of England, held at London
on the 11th instant, the Duke of Richmond said, " He would
try_it on any land the party
.liked ; he had some very poor

New Yoax, Dec. B.—The American ship Holden, from Liver-
pool to New York, with 210 passengers, was spoken 30th Nov. in
lat. 39, long. 70, in great distress, having nothing ow board to eat,
and was supplied by the Northumberland, arrived at Salem
ELsixoftn, Dec. 18.—The Port Revel, Chernitsky, from St. Pe-
tersburg to Liverpool, put into Arendahl 6th instant, being leaky,
and must discharge to repair
CARTHAGENA, Dec. 15.—The Grace, Jones, from Liverpool to
Trieste, put into this port 13th instant, with bowsprit sprung, cat
head broken, foresail split, &c. having been in contact with H.M.S.
Indus, Bth instant.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29.—Wind N.W. moderate,

ARRIVED.—The Kalamazoo, M'Cerran, from New Orleans-,
Diana, Eldridge, from Nathez—Diadem, —, from Savanilla.
SAlLxD.—James Graham, Graham, for Gibraltar—Parker,
Risien, for Demerara—Thomas Bell, Booth, for New York—and
Felicity, M'Donald, for Sincapore.

Robert Henderson, —, hence off Anjer Ist September
Rebecca, Longford, hence at Madeira
Saxe Gotha, White, hence at ditto, and sailed 22nd Nov. for
Bombay
Thomas, Banks, hence at Demerara
Plymouth, 'I ullock, and Victory, Brooks, hence at Havana
Rossendale, Friend, hence at Bahia
Jane, Chandler, hence at Matanzas
Catharine, Coffey, from Trinidad, at Savanilla
Ann, Hughes, hence at Constantinople
Arno, Hicks, from Taganrog, at ditto
Atwick, Mather; Bertha, Elliot; Rebecca, Anderson, and Bride
of Abydos, Weakner, hence at Naples

, .
Lym, Kitt°. hence at St. Michael's
Caledonia, Irvine, sailed from Vera Cruz for Laguna 12th Nov.
St. Vincent, Sheppard, sailed from Madeira for St. Vincent 20th
November

C.R.C., Huelin, sailed from Naples 27th Nov.; John Souchay,
Williams, 28th, and Elizabeth, Archer, igth Dec. for this port
Le Foy, Abe, hence at Havre
Helene, Bjerta, hence at Arendahl
Newburgh, Lawrenson hence at Pillau
Bee, hence for Arica, was spoken 29th Nov. in lat. 4 9 N, long.
35 0 W

Anthony, Anderson, hence for Savannah, was spoken 30th Nov.
in lat. 25, long. 35
Fernandez, hence for Lisbon, was spoken 22nd Dec. in lat. 48,
long. 10