The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-08-26 00:00:00

.ovrest rates

HAIL Irmtrance.—Premium Sixpence per acre for I
Wheat, Barley, Turnips, and Peas ; Fourne”-- acre
for Oats, Bean., and Potatoes

re per
Glass in Hothouses

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Greenhouse, or Private Houses, 20s. per cent

Prospectuses nav be obtained at the Office, or will be
forwarded, post free, upon application. The usual corn-

mission to Solicitors. -
Agents are appointed in the Principal Towns in the

Kingdom

W. SHAW

Managing Director

AGENTS

Mr. RiAardson.
Mr. E. Dornina, 27, Cros,•street.
Mr. HA KE, Mr.J.DOW DALL,
11, Covent-g 1-den, and Me=sra.
R. and R. JOHNSON, Coal
Merchantq.
Bolton-le-Moors .... Mr. Hayhurst.
Garstang and Poulton. Mr. C. Atkinson. of Clevely.

Lancaster
Manchester
LIVERPOOL

HALE:.
Chorley
Preston..
Rnehlale

Mr. R. LEDGER.
Air. Birkett & Mr. A.Bannerman.
Mr. Y. H. Lewis, Friar gate.
Mr. W. Fulton.
Messrs. Town and Co.

U Iverstone

slingdon

Mr. E

Ir. tlopktnson.
Mr. L Crat'tree.
Mr. CARDEN.
Mr. Asquith.
Broughton-in-Furness Mr. J. I'. Myers.
Bury Mr. E. Potts and W. T. Slatter.
Lytham .. Mr. J. Fair.
Mr. J. Ousey.
Mr. J. B. Meller.
Mr. W. A. Willis.
Mr. Williamson.
Mr. Hammerton.
M r. T. Ains worth& Mr.J.Waring
Mr. T. Whitehead.
Mr. J. Serjent, Warren4treet.
Mr. R. Remington.
Mr. Ji. Roper, jun.

BI RKEN EAD
Culne

A:lv on under-Lyne
Fl+rtwood
Clitheroe
Wigan .... • • ..... •
Burnley
Blackburn
Southport
Stockport
Kendal.
Kirby Lonsdale

Baroness

M r. G. H . Gaicner,of Birtbwaite

Mr. J. Selby

Runcorn

Mr. Watt

rHE GAME LAWS COMMITTEE

a short

time since a Scottish agriculturalist took up the cause of
the persecuted crows, and proved to the world that, in-
stead of being detrimental, they were highly useful to the
farmer. It remained for Mr. Grantley Berkeley, how-
ever, to demonstrate what was the real value of a crow.
He was examined as a witness in the Parliamentary Com-
mittee upon the Game Laws Bill. Mr. Bright was a
member of the committee, and it is to his inqui,itiveness
that the world owes this vsluable addition to its stock of
information. :Mr. G. Berkeley said thlt crows were
exceedingly useful to the farmers in destroying were
worms, and that where there were no such agents for the

abatement of this agricultural nuisance, the farmer was
obliged to hire boys to do the work of the truant crow.
These boys are paid by tha number of worms they de-
stroy—the tariff being lid. a-hundred. Mr. Bright asked
Mr. Berkeley how much a boy could make at this rate
per day, and was told 9d. He was then asked if a boy
made 94. a-day at the rate of lid a hundred, bow many
worms did be deAroy per day? This was altogether too
intricate a problem for Mr. Berkeley's brain ; so, finding
himself puzzled, he thought the best way to get out of it
was to get in a rage, which he accordingly did, telling
Mr. Bright that he had not come there to ansAer arith-
^al questions, hut this did not satisfy the inquisitor.
-- asked Mr. Berkeley it a boy did his work as
Mr. Berkeley replied that a crow at such
work was worth 50 boys. This was very star
Mr. Bright, wishing to know the precise but r

He there

well as the crow

ing, and
wly-dit.

lac of th; crow, asked the witness, if a b(iy v

worth 9d. a-day, and a crow worth 50 boys, how much
was a crow worth to the farmer in sterling money ?
Mr. Berkeley hereupon got into passion No. 2; but it
was of no use Paper, pen, and ink were hanJed him,
and he was assisted in his calculations, when it appeared
that the crow was worth to the farmer very nearly £2 per
day. At this rate per day, Mr. 11-rkeley was asked the
yearly value of the bird, which turned out .o be above
COO. He had before said that fifty would be a low
average for the number of crows in some districts upon
each farm ; and the last problem which was put to him

f his proper quota o

these useful. bir.ds ? This evolved
.tlusion of all, for it appeared that

armer was

gainer o

:y he ca

The scene was altogether most amusing; the
rage of the discomfited Mr. Grantley Berkeley ,contrast-
ing well with Mr. Bright's impurturbability.—GAuvow