The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-04 00:00:00

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SCOTLAND.—It is too early to speak decisively of the tracts for one -...
crop in this part of the United Kingdom, but in general After some conversation, Mr. Alderman
appearances are favourable. Liverpool, moved as an amendment, " That a comn.
THE WEATHER, &c.—The weather is now delightful cf investigation be appointed to inquire and report on
and warm, and everything looks well. Wherever we have accounts of the two companies, and also on the vans
trave led of late, the potatoes look healthy and luxuriant, transactions relating to the charges made in the Reis
and promise an excellent crop. This has not prevented and other journals, as to the conduct of the directors, ac
the most alarming reports from being circulated respect. also as to the disposal of the shares in the companies DO%
ing them, however, but we do trust that these reports are amalgamated, and that the committee make an earl)
as greatly exaggerated this, as they were the last, year. report to the directors;" which, after a poll, was declared
We did not believe in one-half that was said then— to be carried by a majority of 1314 ; the numbers being—
neither do we now.—Glasgow Constitutional. for, 19,984; against, 13,670.
IRELAND.—CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS.—The country A secretary was then appointed, at a salary of £3OO
people are very much alarmed by the appearance of the per annum, and £ICOO voted for the directors' remune-
potato stalks, which is exactly similar to that which pre- ration.
ceded the disease in the fibres last year. The Mayo Con- On the motion of Mr. Gray, Mr. Gibb, Mr. Cram, and
stitution—a respectable journal and well deserving of Mr. Nicol, were appointed a committee of investigation,
credit—has the following :—" The Potato Crop—We It was also resolved, "that it be an instruction to the di
have received distressing accounts of the potato crop rectors of the two original companies to ascertain thei
within the last week from too many and trust-worthy liabilities as speedily as possible; to close there account
sources to allow us to feel easy about the coming pros- and to furnish the committee with a balance sheet and tl
pects of the country. Disease is manifesting itself on vonchers ; and that the committee have power to call f
lands where it was either lightly felt, or altogether absent, all further books and documents they might require."
last year. And when we take into consideration the early W. G bb, Esq., moved that the following get.tlemer
period at which, as compared with the first appearance of appointed directors for the ensuing year, viz :—Wi'
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the blight last year, it is now assailing the growing crop, Hutt, M. P., C. Allhusen, Nicholas Wood, A. G
our alarm is increased. It is, however, right to state that W. A. S. Westoby, T. R.W.France, Henry Ho.--
all the new potatoes which have been sold in our market J. S. J. Yates. Edward Harper, T. Broad;-
during the past week were perfectly sound, and went from and Lot Gardiner, Esqs.
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conversed on the subject are inclined to take a less des- tors for their s,.
ponding view than those above them." Mr. Allhusen expressed his nisi...,
THIS GRAIN CROPS.—While there is unmistakeable his hope that for the future the- proceedings
evidence of failure in the potato crop, and consequently conducted harmoniously. The line, in his opinion, O.
it is highly gratifying Newcastle and Darlington jointly ; and if some arrung
much appeeheesign excited as to the supply of fOod for to be taken up by the Manchester and Leeds, and t
the poor during the ensuing year,
to learn that the grain crop generally throughout the went of this kind were not entered into, still greater cos
country gives promise of an unusually productive yi
eld fusion would ensue than had been witnessed already.
this harvest. Wheat is fast ripening, and where the choice Some private business having been transacted, an
varieties of seeds have been sown, especially red blood, thanks voted to the chairman, the meeting broke up.

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