The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-08-17 00:00:00

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-G. F. Pollard, Esq. North Riding and its Bo-
roughs, except York.—Stephen Temple, Esq. Durham
and Boroughs,—Richard Mathews, Esq. Northumber-

, vv oronzow ureig, Esq.
Westmoreland, North Lancashire, Clithero, and Lan-
- —Charles Otter, Esq. South Lancashire, War-
and Rochdale.—P. A. Pickering, W. Corie
wad, Esp. Wigan, Bolton, Presto?

rington

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and Blackburn.—F. S. Brandreth, Esq. Boroughs ot
South Lancashire, except Liverpool,Wigan, Bolton, Roch-

dale, and Warrington
WOODSIDE FERRY

.-Hon. R. Denman.
—We understand that the corn-

mittee for conducting the affairs of this and the Monks'
Ferries contemplate recommending to the next general
meeting of the commissioners a reduction in the salaries
of the men employed in the establishment of ss. per week,
to commence after the 28th instant, and that notice to
this effect has been given by the manager to those func-
tionaries. It will be in the recollection of our readers
that it is only a few months ago since the sum proposed
to be abated was added. The reason assigned for taking
such an important step is, that the funds of this rising

city are deficient, and that they intend making up such
deficiency by lessening the expenditure of these ferries.
It can hardly be expected for one moment that the Ferry

nounce-

ment, for if the deficit should be so trifling that the re-
duction of a few shillings from the small pittance of some
ten or a dozen officers will make it up, we must condemn
it at once as a most imprudent and unwise step; and if,
on the contrary, the deficit should amount to a large sum,
we would ask how that object can be gained, upon the
same principle ? We know for a fact that this is the con-
struction which has been put upon it by some of the
largest and most respectable ratepayers in Birkenhead.
However, as the matter will have to be brought before
the board for their sanction, before it can be carried into
execution, we hope, for the credit of that intelligent and
highly respectable body, and the township generally, that
their face

they wil
transact

gainst such a paltry
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a, and will show their hide

We would ask how-

ible that they can expect to get the services of
t, who have wives and families depending
when provisions and everythinff
nts so high, for so small a pittance a

apport

ddition give a bona fide security to a
agrity. If they
selves sadly deceived, for

expect this ti

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ted, the duties of

re extremely heavy

THE CROPS IN OUR IMMEDIATE DISTRICTS.—The
weather has been extremely propitious during the past
week both for the growing and the ripening. crops. We
had some rains in the early part of last week, but nothing
to do any injury to the grain, while they greatly advanced
green crops. These, with sunshine intervening, were suc-
ceeded by the finest possible harvest weather,—the glass
on Thursday ranging at " Set Fair," and so continuing,
with a warm sun and a healthful drying breeze, up to the
time we write. The dews made up any want of moist-
ure during the day, as affecting green crops. Sun-
day was, perhaps, the finest of the fine days of a
fine summer, and we may say that, upon the whole,
a more prolific season was never realized (so far) and in
prospect. The only exceptions are in the late potatoes,
and the beans. In the former the disease has made its

appearance, rather formidably in some fields, (and it sel-
dom shews itself until towards the period of ripening)
but the breadth under culture is so great, that by careful
s-,;-..thering the general crop may yet amount to
a fair quantity. The price rose a little in our markets on
Saturday, (being ls. 3d. per score), and until the whole
crop is gathered in, and the result known, we can scarcely
anticipate a fall, the popular demand for this root being
greater than for any other vegetable of general consump-
tion. Much of the wheat is already in stock, and is
heavy and fine. The same may be said of the oats, and
with some few exceptions of the barley. Turnips and
mangels have swelled out amazingly both in verdure
and bulk, and a heavy yield may be safely anti-
cipated. We have seen, in the Wallasey district, some
splendid fields of wheat and oats, on the exten-
sive farm of our townsman, Mr. Harold Littledale.
Much is already cut, and the reapers here, as elsewhere
in the neighbourhood, will be vigorously employed this
week, should the weather hold, of which there is every
prospect. All sorts of vegetables, excepting potatoes, are
cheap, being abundant and fine. Nearly all the oats have
been cut, and the wheat yet standing is fully ripe. A
black insect has destroyed a great part of the beans, both
in gardens and fields ; but the breadth sown in this neigh-
bourhood is limited, so that the loss will be little felt.
The mangels in a large field of Mr. Littledale's, near the
south end of Wallasey village, are already of great size,
and the final product will, no doubt, be unusually large.
Barley, which in June was thin and unpromising, has
considerably improved. The after grasses are ferward,
and Wok beautiful,

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