The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-09-19 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

Sept. 19, 1g4:3.

LATEST FROM MONTE VIDEO

0-146c11,,P20, L FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM. GREAT REDUCTION
. SED i1"0( MO RNING-nixt, the 24th instant, a IN THE PRICE OF
DST's &it" ON will he Preaored at ST. JOHN BAP- VENETIAN BLINDS,
(From the Albion.)
giulktlB(iSkLin 13 AR.CmH tT 01.,' et-park by the Rev. JAMES AT
W. LEDGER'S We have seen letters from Monte Video to the Ist of
h for BUild' •'i arle a Collection made in aid of the
Y July, up to which period Oribe had not made his " grand
4,i,ilne
daily and nightly expectation of such an event. Mean-
SPECIAI IT IXTHO has cons ntly on dan extensive and well-
time the invading general contented himself with commit-
NITFAcTFL,-,ND FOR SCHOOLS IN THE MA- V V seasoned ST CK, a can furnish a House com-
ting such small atrocities as chance and the "fortune of
l' am E - RING AND MINING DISTRICTS. plete with them in
_-'
A ile6ht. ETING of the CLERGY n the town and SI HOURS' NOTICE. war" threw in his way, and suffered no opportunity to
it)si,,..,t, unuthood of Liverpool, held in the BLUE COAT pAsasrawcitieicrhtocowult tend to keep up that sanguinary vindictive
Gauze Wire and every other description of Blinds, at
to,_, ..,,,L, ,-
h h his career, as Roses s general, so justly
~:dise into
n THURSDAY, the 12th day of September, very moderate Priced, and superior workmanship.
OBSERVE, entitles him, and which has gained him so much of Rosas's
D4hop of consideration the Circular Letter of the Arch- OBSERVE, confidence. Every prisoner that unhappily falls into his
ktIeCIAL Canterbury,uNto recommending the formation of a 31, PARADISE-STREET,
power is put to death, according to our
. informant, with
Mango . for the establishment of SCHOOLS Between the Unitarian Chapel and the Star and Garter
Manufacturing and Mining Distrife----- Hotel. greater or less babarity ; but throatcutting seems to be the
mode he most usually adopts. The following is from the
pen of an eye witness:—
" On the 29th nor ^-'-'

PRESENT,
_...-
Rep. A The Rev. J. BROOKS, in.tir
ld F. Barks.
North'. Campbell, H. MNeitewr. Ho ,
nty, J. J Blau
Chair,
Siel, N . A. Marsh 11, T. DG r, T. Hor %on. J. H
°l',", R. Applet n, C. Wray, C. T. I
Git:hiap, R. L. Town hend, C. Morrall, R. Davies, G
The
r,4,1 R. Licester T. alton,—
the C'Pwieg resolut s, adopted by th
.4,rti°llal Society, were laid before tbei
1441, at at the present crisis it is the P. e,,,
rttr„"118
, of the Church, Laity as we' 'ctre
ill the Binary efforts for ,-"! .
rink
tlittriettslre ""i
anc .
tilizati,_ ?In the alarmin; .
tients.ua mselosed to public view by r nt inquiries and
41 'ilhat the success which has attende
tire4.,en,Ntional Society, tinder. the n
Sti,7lanPes, and with very limited ir
grovir " Schools in the most neglect
for athe sron----

I GRATE, STOVE, AND FENDER WAREHOUSE,

_.. ~ ~„, . cricket club. along with the officers
69, BOLD-ST.REET.
... , of the English vessels of war, went to the Mount for a
...---
G. MADDOCK begs respectfully to inform his day's play. At the time a party of 30 of Oribe's cavalry
T• Friends and the Public, that he has OPENED the were there, which had cut- off and made prisoners of 12
above Premises with a New.and well-selected STOCK of of the Montevidean infantry, who had been despatched
ii,,:t Sheffield GR ES and FENDERS, IRON BED- from the Cerro to keep them in check. We saw the
STEADS, with P tent Dovetail Joints, KITCHEN bodies of eight of them (seven blacks and one white), all
RANGES. SMO E JACKS, BELGIAN STOVES, degollados and worse done to some of them. The bodies
&c.. on the mns
AI
nnnrntrprl nrinrinlP were vet warm. and_ nn being praminpri h sand hnnpa by t. tha rhininr nf

e Committee o

special

y of the

S nt the Manufac
g state of i

and Mining

'atronage, whin

h it will alwayS be his most earnest en-

gnor an ce and demo-

deavour-to merit

than that of the throat, leaving it certain that they had
been murdered when prisoners. I was filled with horror
all the day and night afterwards, and I mention the thing
to you as a duty. Every man should expose such bar-
barity, that it may be known by the whole world and put
down."

REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF-COKE.
THE Public are respectfully inform,ed that the Price of
COKE is this day REDUCTO to FIVE SHIL-
LINGS PER TON, at the:Copfany's Works, in Dale-
street, or Vauvhall-roai
For the L

the endeavours

unfavourable
to found and

Our correspondent continues
" Early this week a ca

..,„ :-..ges,
till, "Pfeifle object
411ti,tt Immediate measures be taken to collect a special
41,4irdihnolesof which shall be exnp,,,l.A
°r, Lareahr?teleing the salaries of thers for
triet,.„ Periods, in the Manufacturing and Mining dis,

encouragement to increased exertion

iiverpool Gis-ligfeCompany,
f cr. MILLARD, Chief-deli

..ptain each of the French and
~nglish squadrons went on a parliamento to General
''s camp, offering mediation for his retiring hisforces
under his present lost hopes. Oribe would not admit
them to a conference, but said he would have no treaty
with ',savage Unitarios,' and that, within 15 days, he
would have possession of this plaza. People cannot con-
ceive upon what grounds he appears so confident, when
the city is much hettpr nrPnararl fur elpfent, than ;t has

Dale-street, Septemket: 18, 1843

-rooms, and, in certain case

CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY.
TN pursuance of the Acts of Parliament r ti the
1. Company, the HALF-YEARLY GE AL MEET-
ING of the PROPRIETORS will be don MONDAY,

liade .t."IY coney,
I.l4,!igned Cle
ti,,llercli_rs to
tne
theiti"ell the necessity of ge.ner,
Promotion of so talpo.
1:t. the
above resolutions be advertised, with a list of
I,
r!ibers.
4•C:tn°k,' J H

been lying

gY of tI

James-street Liverpool

cl

:k at noon ; but

averment,
He added,

,f the Jstab-

day of February next, wan iydrill be held at the Claren--
don-rooms, South Johnl., street, Liverpool, at the same
hour, for the purpose of 14tosacting the busines-
(Signed) 'WILLIAM DIXON, Chairman
Birkenhead, 18th September, 1843.

son wituin
ificantly en

e quest

at an object—

h, that, on his entry, he would have
respect for none. Regarding the intended interference of
Great Britain and France, as some time ago announced by
their respective ministers, Messrs. Mandeville and De
Lurdi, in Buenos Ayres, and the protective and humane
steps taken by our Commodore Purvis, more recently,
it appears that nothing further will be done until fresh in-
structions are sent out, subsequent to the receipt of the
commodore's despatches' per Partida, of the 27th of
March. Answers will be due by the end of this month,
and we are all sanguine that they will he satisfactory. The
national arms, however, bid fair to smother the invaders
of themselves.

hereof

4.11q,P1),!11, G. Gibbon,
,L.ll4eite, R. Leicester,
.1,11.N0 th' R. Davies.
Pk: ' C. Morrall,
.' til".' R. L. Townshend
Pk 1;1 T. Nolan,
`ok,rer.
11 Jas. Hassall,
'.4'C
OW C. T. ,Wilson

Stewart,

R.lAppleton,

J. C. Prince,
J. H. Stafford,
F. Ould,

T. Tattershall, D.D

T. M‘Gill

" The late affair at Solis Grande has given the greatest
confidence in the bravery of the troops under Dr. Frulos,
and the result shows that it has been a serious disaster to

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Jtosas."

Up to Saturday no official intelligence of Dadd's arrest
had been received.—Observer.

Her Royal Highness the Princess of Orange was happily
delivered of a prince on Friday morning, at half-past six
o'clock. Her royal highness and the infant prince are
doing well.
The Rev. James Norris, one of the s-nior fellows of
Corpus Christi College, has been elected to succeed the
late Dr. Bridges as president of that society. The late
president did not hold any college living.
On Saturday last, the Prince and Princess Hohenlohe
arrived at Woolwich, where a carriage drawn by four fine
horses was awaiting, and which conveyed the noble vi-
sitors to the residence of her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent.

CID
-tot.

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The Wheat harvest in Michigan is now completed, and
we are gratified to hear that the crop has been gathered in
excellent order. The yield is said to be fully equal to the
highest expectation before the harvest, and the berry as
as represented plump and fine. We have a heavy surplus
for exportation from the State this fall—Detaait Free
Press.

Government, it is said, is about to appoint a commis-
sion of inquiry into the relations between landlord and
tenant in Ireland. We will not say that such an inquiry,
if instituted, will lead to no good ; but of this we feel as-
sured, that the relations between landlord and tenant in
any country must always adjust themselves; they cannot
be made the subject of compulsory legislative regulation.

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ORANGE LODGE.—No. 14 of the Grand Protestant
Confederation of Loyal Orangemen, held their lodge night
on Wednesday evening last, at the house of Mr. W. Bar-
row, the Pitt and Nelson Inn, Ashton, when upwards of
thirty new members were elected. A considerable num-
ber of visitors from Oldham and Denton districts attended,
and the evening was spent in the greatest harmony and
enjoyment.

FISHING EXTRAORDINARY.—A few days azo a gen-
tleman, residing in Warwickshire, was engaged in fishing
in one of those numerous pools which contribute so much
to the romantic beauty of this picturesque part of the
country. After about an hour's diversion in the " gentle
art," he succeeded in hooking a fish, which, after about
an hour's play, he finally secured. It proved to be a pike
of the enormous weight of 36ilbs. On its being after.
wards opened it was found to contain, besides several
small fish, a plump and full fledged partridge.

FRAUDS ON THE REVENUE.—A few weeks since a
large seizure of contraband tobacco was made by Mr.
James Fogg. an inspector of the Thames police, on the
ut a Lallor in Eactfiold street, Lit:nohow., N.Phioh
was removed to the Custom-house. Since that time an
inquiry has been made by the Commissioners and Solici-
tors of Customs, on the information of: some of the parties
engaged in the transaction, which has terminated in Ex-
chequer writs being issued against Fogg and ten other
persons, two of whom not being able to procure bail, are
now in Whitecross-street Prison. The amt 4 nti of Fogg's
bail is for £llOO, the amount of penalties ught to be
recovered by the crown. 14S
MORE FIRES IN LONDON.—We have elsewhere given
a few particulars of several destructive fires whiQh oc-
curred in London last week, and the Times of yestltrday
states that several more took place on Saturday and
Sunday last. On Saturday night a fire was discovered in
the extensive premises of Mr. Burchfield, rope manu-
facturer, Penny-fields, Poplar, by which a tar furnace,
one of the yarn warehouses, a hemp loft, and the oakum
house were reduced to ruins. On Sunday night a very
alarming fire took place on the spacious premises belong-
ing to Messrs. Killind, situated in Wentworth-street,
Whitechapel, and termed the City Saw Mills. In little
better than an hour the place was burnt to the ground,
and the adjoining premises were extensively injured. The
origin of both fires is a mystery.

THE IRON TRADE.—Within these few days an ad-
ditional advance of 10s. per ton (making £1 per ton since
the late reduction) on manufactured iron has been effected,
and, we are most happy to state, without any apparent
diminution of the aemand. Upon pig iron the advance
now certified is 14s. per ton, making its full price £3 per
ton, and in some instances a greater amount has been
asked and obtained. The stock in hand, however, is
understood to be large, and a considerable portion is held
by speculators, who, it is expected, so soon as they can
realise a somewhat larger profit on their purchases, will
bring their stocks into the market. So extensive, indeed,
is this supply, that a firm manufacturing four or five hun-
dred tons per week expects for some time to come to
derive its supply of pig iron principally from this source.
The forges and mills around are, we may say, completely
employed, and preparations are making for putting about
six blast furnaces into work ; one, if not two, being already
in operation. As each of these furnaces will, directly or
indirectly, give employment to from 200 to 250 men, we
look to their resuscitation with considerable interest, and
even anxiety. Their continuance in blast will test the
ma! character of the existing demand, and, we trust,
prove it to be permanent. At one or two of the works
the operations in rails are lively, the late lowness of price
having induced the despatch of several orders from the
Continent, and from America. In Scotch pigs the ad.
vance, we are informed, is about 7s. 6d. per ton ; and in
Wales, the demand, at an advance commensurate with
that in this quarter, is brisk. The trade of the town,
speaking generally, is in a fair condition, but prices (and
profits necessarily) low. Indications of an advance,
however, present themselves, lists of reduced discounts,
in two or three branches of trade, having been handed to
factors.—Wolverhampton Chronicle, Sept. 13.
DUELLING AT BRIGHTON.—A laughable incident has
just occurred here, and given rise to much conversation
and merriment, not unmixed, however, with feelings of
an opposite character. A draper's sbopman, or, in the
modern trading phraseology, " assistant," not,we imagine,
over-gifted in the upper story, having a desire to obtain
" a situation under Government," conceived the idea of
making his wishes known directly to his Sovereign on her
arrival at Brighton, and he accordingly penned a missive
to that effect, directed to her Majesty at the Palace, the
day after her arrival from France. " Somehow or other,"
a phrase brought into notoriety here by one of our ma-
gisterial Solons, the letter fell into the hands of a fellow-
shopman, who, in concert with others of the counter,
concocted a reply, dated from the Pavilion, informing the
applicant that her Majesty would grant him an audience.
Accordingly, away he posted on the following morning, at
the time named in the note, and, of course, found that lie
was hoaxed, and the smiling and smirking which greeted
him on his return to the shop informed him by whom.
In a short time he:discovered the individual delinquent,
and, foaming with rage, demanded satisfaction. "Of
what sort ?" demanded the challenged, doubling his fists.
Nothing of that sort, however, would do ; pistols were de-
manded and agreed to, and the parties met on Monday
morning on the Race-hill. To carry on the joke! the
seconds arranged with the challenged that the pistols
should contain powder only, and that in the event of
his antagonist being dissatisfied with the first fire,
the challenged should fall at the second, as if mortally
wounded ; and, to carry on the deception, his shirt
beneath his waistcoat was saturated with blood.
The meeting took place, the ground was measured, the
seconds took their station, and both parties at a given
signal fired, of course without effect. The seconds then
tried to arrange matters, but the challenger declared that
one of the two must fall, and the pistols were again loaded.
This time, according to arrangement, the other fell. His
antagonist rushed up, and the seconds, opening the waist.
coat, declared that the shot had taken a fatal effect. The
challenger, in a state of distraction, started over the hills
in the direction of Lewes, and the party who remained,
judging he would look back, carried on the joke by lifting
the supposed dead man from the ground, and carrying the
body towards the town. This had the effect of doubling
the speed of the fugitive ; but the most serious part of the
Liz•S•••••- bv=r

HALE FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL

MEETING

The annual (and third) meeting at Hale for the exhibi-
tion of fruits, flowers, &c., and especially for the en.'
couragement of the rural population of that delightful
locality, in the neatness of their cottages and the superior
cultivation of their gardens, took place on Thursday last;
and, notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather
during the hours of the show, it was the most interesting
that has yet taken place, whether as regards the specimens
produced—which strongly proved the excellent effects of
the labours of the society—or the magnitude and respect-
ability of the attendance. The forenoon was fine, without
any indication of downfal, and the village (in the full
luxuriance of early autumn) presented its usual animated
appearance on such occasions—the inhabitants young and
old being arrayed in their best, every dwelling being
beautifully clean, and every garden blooming over the
green fences, with roses, dahlias, and other choice plants
and flowers—each cottage forming, as it were, a picture
in itself. Towards two o'clock, however, an approaching
misty gathering from the Welsh mountains on the west
side of the Mersey was the forerunner to a thick warm
rain, which continued to descend more or less for upwards
of three hours, and considerably damped the garments
though scarcely the spirits of those who were exposed to
it. A number of persons who had intended to be present
were consequently deterred from_ the adventure. As it
was, such was the interest excited that the numbers pre-
sent greatly surpassed, we think, those of the former
shows, so that the tent and the domestic arrangements,
though enlarged, were inadequate to their convenient ac-
commodation.
The show-tent, which in former years
fixed on the Smithy Green, was on this occasion
pitched on a fine level grass-plot, about fifty yards to the
northward of it ; a choice site, surrounded by gardens and
cottages. About two o'clock it was opened to the public,
and towards three became filled to repletion. The yard
of the inn (" The Childe of Hale") was filled with car-
riages, gigs, &c., and others, including omnibuses, conti-
nued to arrive, and lined the main street of the village.
An estimate may be formed of the multitude present when
we state that within two hours no -- than 1""

fewer L.. .iud indivi-
duals entered the tent. They comprised parties of the
first respectability and distinction, from within a circuit
of many miles, including Liverpool, Prescot, Aigburth,
Woolton, Warrington, St. Helen's, Runcorn, and other
places in Cheshire, as well as not a few from more distant
parts. An excellent military band was in attendance.
The tent was handsomely decorated with evergreens,
&c., and the devices were numerous and beautiful. At
one end we observed a crown, formed of dahlias of the
brightest hues, and surrounded by foliage. At the other
was a full-length likeness of `• The Childe," in the ancient
showy dress in which that gigantic personage is usually
represented, all wrought out in flowers, mosses, &c., by
Ralph Ashton, and surmounted with V. R. in dahlias.
Two handsome banners, painted in oil, and suspended
from the roof, represented Britannia, the Prince of Wales's
Feathers, the Bible and Crown, and other national sub-
jects. The devices on the centre table were also nume-
rous and striking, including a large and beautiful one, in
heath and flowers, resembling an umbrella, by Mrs. Fleet-
wood, of Tarbuck, made on a very short notice; vases ; a
large (pheasant) " Cock and Trumpet," the crest of the
family of John Ireland Blackburne, Esq., M.P., the re-
spected president of the society; a splendid tree, loaded
with apples of various sorts, from the smallest to the
largest ; a globe or balloon, of heath and flowers ; a fine
imitation of a plantain tree, a crown, &c. Many of the
devices were made by the direction of Mr. John Nickson,
the zealous and active secretary of the society.

There were also a number of interesting models, faithful
likenesses of interesting objects in the neighbourhood,—
Hale Church and church-yard; the Parsonage-house and
grounds, by Thomas Brookfield, the constable of the
village; a cave piece (" The Hut," we believe, of Hale-
wood), the entrance lodge of Hale Hall, by Jas. Edging-
ton. The objects and figures in these were admirably
represented in miniature proportion, and the parsonage,
church, and lodge, in particular, were much admired.
We also observed a model garden, with the old gardener
and his dame vending vegetables, &c., a capital and
humorous resemblance of a mart of " green groceries."
The articles, including all kinds of garden productions,
were real, but of miniature size, and behind were hung up
minute models of every sort of horticultural and agricul-
tural implements. The figures, too, were true, both in
look and apparel. This was by Betty Winstanley.
The horticultural and other products with which the
tables were plenished were all that could be desired, and
more than was anticipated, particularly as regarded those
exhibited by the cottagers, whose exertions to excel are
highly honourable to themselves; and our meed of praise
must necessarily be equally shared by the society, who
have called forth the latent energies, and improved the
taste and habits, of the industrial population of the neigh-
bourhood. The plants and flowers they brought up were
exceedingly good, especially the panzies, fuchsias, and
geraniums. The show of cottage dahlias, though not
large, contained some fine specimens; and all the vegeta-
bles were excellent, including some giant samples of celery.
The fruits, though, from the nature of the season, not
numerous, were quite as good in quality as those of last
year. We do not remember to have seen such a collection
of immense cabbages, red and white. The farmers (who
competed for premiums offered by subscribers) brought
up many specimens of wheat, oats, and barley, in the
straw, of great weight and excellent quality—the sight of
which would have driven an anti-corn-law leaguer to ab-
solute despair. The turnips, mangel-wurzel, &c.,. were
also large and fine. One basket of roses attracted much
attention, but we have not space to particularize. Amongst
the fruit sent—but not for competition—were some dishes
of remarkable fine pears and plums, contributed by Mr.
Shaw, a very active member of the committee.
Shortly after the opening, a large and handsome balloon
wnq QM: up from an adjoining g.r,Lan hr. Mr F. Pp..
surgeon, and presented a pleasing sight. This same bal-
loon was originally found, in 1841, in a wood at Speke,
and was supposed to have come from the Zoological
Gardens. At the show last year it was set up by Mr. P.,
and was recovered at Hale Bank. On this occasion it
took a direction towards Eastham, and happening to drop
before it reached the rive:, •.• dn pecked up within 100 yards
of the spot wirere it v 11::.t found, and brought back—
so that it will be ageiia available at the next meeting.
Previously to the opening of the exhibition, the Rev.
Mr. Stewart, the highly-esteemed pastor, entertained a
large number of friends in a spacious tent erected in front
of the parsonage, where a sumptious collation, wil% jellies,
fruits, &c., was laid oat. In the evening, his visiters
partook of tea in the same rural retreat. Tents weiihnso
pitched in other parts of the village, where treats were
given to friends, and every house was filled with joyous
parties, who will long remember the hospitalities of Hale.
Towards four o'clock (from which hour the exhibition
was opened gratuitously to the public), the Rev. Mr.
Stewart addressed the assemblage prefatory to announcing
the prizes. He said the object of the society was prin-
cipally to give encouragement to industrious cottagers,
within three miles, to increase the comforts of their humble
dwellings, and to cultivate their gardens with taste as well
as profit. Such an occupation, besides forming an agree-
able recreation during leisure hours, attached the tenant
to his home and his country; induced industrious habits,
and excited that feeling of independence which was the
best security against improvidence and poverty. The
state of a cottage garden might be taken as a criterion of
the character of its possessor ; for where weeds prevailed,
there would destitution be found ; and when cleanliness,
order, and beauty were observable, there would plenty
and domestic virtues and happiness be conspicuous. A
great improvement was, he was rejoiced to say, obvious
in the neighbourhood—the result of the labours of the
society. He expatiated on the love of a garden as in-
herent in our nature. Flowers where, he said, the first
delight of our infant days, and often the last of our de-
clining years. All civilized nations, ancient and modern,
had delighted in horticultural labours and enjoyments ;
and when man came pure from the hands of his Divine
Maker, a garden was selected as the fittest place of his
abode. He concluded by reading a number of elegant
and appropriate stanzas, written by a resident, illustrative
of the rural beauties and antiquities of Hale; and after-
wards announced the prizes to the several successful
visiters, making a suitable address to each.
The rev. gentleman then proposed a vote of thanks to
the patron—J. I. Blackburne, Esq. of Hale Hall.
Mr. BLACKBURN made a feeling and kindly reply. He
congratulated the meeting on the success of the society,
which had worked well, as was evinced by all around them
that day. It had already done much good, and he as-
sured them he should give it all the future support that
was in his power. His brief address was enthusiastically
received.

The thanks of the meeting being proposed to the com-
mittee for their great exertions, and also agreed to with
hearty cheers,

Mr. ROSE replied. He said that, though unprepared,
he was happy to return thanks on behalf of the commit-
tee ; but while be admitted their services, he could not
avoid reminding them of the great end nnwearied ser-
vices of their secretary ; for, though the committee had
nominally the direction, he, in reality was the guiding
spirit. He therefore proposed the thanks of the meeting
to that gentleman, and the call was met with loud ap-
plause.
Mr. NICKSON returned his grateful thanks for their
approval of his services. lie had done all in his power,
consistently with his duty in another quarter, to promote
the objects of the society, which had been so well de-
scribed by the worthy and rev. president. How far their
efforts had succeeded, the splendid exhibition of that day
best testified. Notwithstanding the humble origin of the
society. only three years ago, so well had its merits been
appreciated by the public, that in a few months 200 per-
sons had enrolled their names as subscribers, and in a
short time their funds amounted to £3O. In the follow-
ing year this sum was doubled, and 100 names were
added to the list of subscribers. The present year the
number of subscribers was nearly 500 ; the funds amounted
to £9O; and as their resources increased, so he trusted
would also their usefulness. But, although their labours
had been highly successful, he for one would not rest con-
tented until every cottager in the district became a com-
petitor; and so far as his abilities and influence extended,
he would, with the consent of his kind employer, and the
assistance of his friends, endeavour so to frame the rules
and regulate the future rewards, that every cottager lay-
ingelaim to the smallest share of industry might have an
equal chance of success. He congratulated the cottagers
who bad won prizes, and considered that all who had
competed were worthy of praise and encouragement.
Those who had been unsuccessful, and those who, appre-
hending defeat, had not competed, would, he trusted, not
return to their homes disheartened ; for if they began in
time and persevered, they too would find success easy of
attainment. He reminded them that the labour of the
committee were given to them gratuitously—their only
object being their good ; and they could not, he felt as-
sured, look around upon the large assemblage there met
for the same purpose, and ungratefully reject their prof-
fered services. In conclusion he thanked the visiters who
bad honoured them by their attendance, and hoped to see
•

The Rev. Mr. STEWART proposed thanks to the farm-
ers, for the encouragement they had given to the society,
and the fine specimens they had produced.
This was cheerfully complied with.
Mr. ALLEN proposed thtee cheers for the president,
which were cordially given.

The REV. GENTiE-MAN briefly replied, concluding by
paying a marked and humourous compliment to the" Lan-
cashire Witches" for gracing the meeting by their attend-

The public generally afterwards viewed the exhibition,
as the higher grades dispersed ; and the remainder of the
evening was spent in village frolics, the rain having ceased
towards sundown. The inn (Mrs. Esther Allen's) was
crowded to excess during the day, and some rustic dances
highly amused many of the strangers. The following is a
list of the principal prizes :