The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-06-08 00:00:00

BOTANIC GARDEN.

At the Botanic Garden, on Wednesday, there was a pleasing
exhibition of choice specimens of plants, vegetables, flowers,
hnts, &c. The weather was exceedingly propitious, and the
company numerous, above a thousand ladies and gentlemen
being present. Mr. Stubb's band was in attendduce.
Among the visitors we noticed Charles Horsetail, Esq. and
family; Dr. and Mrs. Winstanlev, Mr. Winstanley, jun., Mrs.
and Miss Sandbach, Mrs. Bud, H. Glynn, Esq., and family;
the Misses Salisbury, Mrs. F. Heywood, Mrs. Turner, Mr. and
Miss Wilson, the Misses kr, Mrs. Armstrong, M rs. Dawson,
Mrs. Glover, the Misses Ocklestones, Mrs. Walker,—Fair-
clough, Esq , Mr. and Miss Light bod y, Mrs. Harding, Mr. and
the Misses Aspinall, J. B. Braucker, Esq., and sun; 11ev. Rec-
tor Brooks, and many others.

The specimens, (which were excetAinglv good and much
admired,) weie exhibited in a spacious marquee, erected for
the purpose, itnmediately in front of the hot-houses; and the
garden, which at all times affords an agreeable walk, presented
a very lovely and animated scene. At. four o'clock the itrizes
were awarded to the different competitors, and at the same time
the medals gained at the last exhibition were distributed. We
annex a list of the prizes:
Calceol•trias—J. N. Walker, Esq.
Cocumbers.—C hat les Tayleure, Esq.
Dishes of Grapes.—lst prize.—Hugh Jones, Esq.
Ditto 2d do.—Mr. Gibson.
Best Pan of Pansies.— Hugh Jones, Esq.
lst Prize of Erit•as, six var.—,J. N. Walker, Esq.

2d dn. do.—Mrs. Dyson
Orchidem. single specimen—lst ptiztl—Oncidium
Charles Tavleure, Esq.
Do. do. 2(1 do
Tayleure, Esq.
Pelargoniums.—Mrs. Cropper.
Pines—Providence, Ist and 2d.—Charles 'ravleurii Esq.
Ist Pr:ze—Stove or Greenhouse, Class No. 18 Erythrittacri,da
galli•—Polvgala oppositifolia—Cactus speciosissimus—Ne-
Hunt album.--Charles Tayleure,
2d do. do.—Fuchsia glohosa—Pelargonium pertection—Cal-
ceolaria
,var. Euphorbia splendens.—Hugh Jones, Esq.
Ist Prize—Stove or Greenhouse, Class No 19 —Epidendrum
spe. Pholeorlola —Cattleva Forbe.sii—Ontidium
flexttosum—Onctrlium parlor"—
Calauthe verattilidia—Brassia maculafa.—Chas. Tayleure,
Esq.
2d Prize—Cactus speciosissitnus—Cactus Ackerinannii major
—llelichrvsum hutnilii—Berronia serrulata—Troprelton
peutaph‘tium—ruch;:iaararilis, var.—Chas. Horstail, Esq.
Ist Prize—Single sp.-clap-its of Stove or Greenhouse—Blic
hrt-
• slum hontilii.-111rs. Dyson.
S. Parker, Es
21 Prize—Cactus spectossitnits.—C q..
do.—Pitncha decassata.—Mrs. Crupper.
I. do.—Shrubbv plant—lleutzia scabra.—.-!kl rs. Cropper.
9rl do,—lthothalentiron Ferrugenium.—Chas. Tol.ure, Esq.
1 Basket of Vegetables.--Mrs. Ctopper.
2 ditto ditto.—William smith, Esq.
1 Cut Flowers.--Hugh Jones, Esq.
2do do.—J. S. Leigh, Esq.
1 Pan of Tulips —Trafalgar, Phoenix, Ilero of the Nile, Lord
Bagot, Violet Wallers.—Mr. Thomas Roby.
I Basket. of Plants.-7VI rs. Cropper
2 ditto. r. Isaac Hadwen..
3 ditto ditto.—J. N. Walker, E'(l.
Extra Prize for 6 Orchidece —Maxi 11, ia a romatica Maxillaria
tetragona—Epidendrunt onacrochviuM—Oneidium putni-
durn—Epidendrom Cociaceutn—Epidendrum fragrans.---
'rhe Earl of Derby.
Baskets or Planis.—nugh Jones. Esq.; C. S. Parker Esq" •
Charles Tayleure, Esq.; Mr. Gibson,

ditto.—Charles

" ,•
The Carlton Club find their house, though so recently erected
and entered upon, by no means large enough, and are, about to
build One upon a much grander scale. For their vesent hpuse
they .are said to he in treaty with the members of the Par-
thenon.

DREAD AND WATER.—St. Anthony is said to have lived tho
}•ears on bread and cater, James .the Hermit 104, and Ai-
senius 120.

The. Lady Mary Talbot. daughter of the Roman Catholic
Earl of Shrewslti.y, is tiNed,upon to be principal train-bearer
to the Queen, at the col onation.--Illinisfeqal Organ.

We regiet to announce the death of the Dowager Lady
Southampton, which took place at Cheltenham on Sunday
evening last, in the 62d year of her age..
ANOTHER HEinuss.—By the death of the late Mr. Outlie,
his grand-daughter. Miss Richards, becomes entitled to a for-
tune of upwards of £300,0(.'0.
11 has been often remarked that shocking occurrences seldom
occur singly; hut never that we can remember has such a
catalogue of homicide *wen rred in England, as within the last
ten days. As signs of the times these horrid details cannot fail
to have their influence on reflecting

The P.arl of Chesterf;eld is said to have let his surerb family
mansion, in Mayfair, for one fortnight only, to his Serene
Highness Prince Sehwartvenberg, the Austrian special mi-
nister, for the sum of £3.500. The noble earl's winnings on
the Oaks are very considerable.

STEAMERS versus LINERS.-- he Garrick and the England,
New York and Liverpool line Of packets, sailed from Liver-
pool on the 16th Apia,' nine days after the Great Western
steamer, and reached New York on the 12th May, nineteen
days after the steamer's arrival at that port, and when she t.sas
re-crossing the' Atlantic on her return. It is stated th;t.
steamer called the Sir Lionel Smith, was tti start front New
York for London on the 12th May. • What this vessel is does
not appear; hut frosts tho name ssls shoo la suppitse het to he ell•
English steamer, whit', has bent plying M the West Indies.
As'she has not arrived at hondotti she is imiki4g rather Ft long
toydgctuf

,STHANt NAVIGATION TO NEW-YORK?".,:,

TO TOE RDITOIf OP TIM 1,117?RPOOL ,qT,A.NPARD.

' a.—l o the Licerpool Mercury of this day. 1 observe semi;
reo:arks on the it.•l/VC subject, v•• A Mechaidc." He states
(n4-t,'•to, consuroption ottaral, viz. in the Great Western is very
istore th4o6it,s. of -coal per horse power per Ikhur, andi hat
our ton per horse power per.hour lia4 carried her a distance of
3266 ldes." This is erioently a rids eke, and he means, no
doubt, uric ton per hour for the whole 450 horse power of the
engines. Now. Gibs. per horse power would be about 24 cwt.,
instead of one tho-only for the 350 horse power lie goes on
to say, lb it the clean, rs worked so: lar.ex,pansively as to enter
the c%limier during oak, one' half of the Stroke of the piston;
now,. according to the usual calculation of the horse power, the
cylinders of the Great Western are equal to only 450. horse,
-provided the steam he admitted at about 4or 51bs. pressure on
the square inch 'luring the whole , of the, stroke of the! piston,
and as it on:y admitted into the cylinders of the Great Westeirt
during one halt of the stroke ofithe piston, •of Course-,only
as much steam is generated as is equal to the supply of engines .
id half that size, or 225 horse power; accenting to that mode of
calcuiatiou. That there is a great saving of fuel by using the
steam expansively, there can be uo doubt but to suppose, that
in so doing, with the cylinders of the Great Western, you are
gaining 450 horse piiWer or any thing near it, tinder the above
mentioned circumstances is a complete mistake. What power
the engines on board that teasel are really working up to I cam
not, tel:, as "NM echauic" does not say at what preSsuretbesteam
is Onerated, hut when that datum is furnished, I have no hesi-
tation io saying that the enginesot the Great Western will be
found tet•onsinhe more than Gibs. or even 71bs. per horse power,
accrirding-• to }+, usual acceptation of the horse power as above
mentioned. " A Merhauic' says, that " she is fitted tip with
the countoin injection engines," and speaking of the boilers,
he says, " there are lour of these, and any one of them can be
cleaned, and the • water readmitted, and so on, as wanteit
throughout the voyage as they beefline successively foul,'!
While upon this part trf the • subject, I would ask whether, with
all these arrangements, end. the pumping instead of blutt7iny nut
of salt water to boot, Sri nnider the common condenserseffi-
cient. the report which is generally current in this place, that
one of the bolters is salted or burnt, is or is not true. If it be
true, is not " A Mechanic'' of opinion; that the condensers
on board the Sinus ( respecting which he is quite silent) whereby
pure distilled water is supplied
.to the boilers are essential to
steam navigation to New York, and other distant places ?
I ant in haste, yoUrS, &c.
I'LAYFAIR.
June, 1, 1838.

CORONATION OF OUR GRACIOUS QUEEN, VIC-
TORIA THE FIRS T.

TO TIIF EDITOR OF ME LIVERPOOL ST4ND,II2D.

:318,7-The ~,w8 of Liverpool at all times has stood pre-emi-
nently high
,in the opinion of Old England in attachment
to the throne.

The period of the coronation is fast approaching,' and, with
the exception of the !proceedings in Council, [ do not hear of
any prepliatiott being made to celebrate the event worthy of
this town. I siorerely hope that a public meeting of the inha-
bitants ut,v be forthwith called, in order that every individual,
without., egard to party or political feeling, may have an oppor-
tunity of testifying, by hiS zeal on so propitious an occasion,
than iervent attachment to monarchical principles which has
ever characteriSed the people of this country.—That peace and
happiness may be long secured to us, is the fervent wish of

. .
A LOYAL ENGLISHMAN.
Exchange-alley, Liverpool, June 7, 1838.