The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-08-05 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL DdelCt
ELECTION OF DOCK RATEPATERS.

GRAND NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF THE
PRODUCTS OF THE GARDEN, THE FIELD,
THE POULTRY YARD, & THE COTTAGE,

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

To the MERCHANTS, OWNERS, and PART-OWNERS of
SHIPS, and other PERSONS DULY QUALIFIED to VOTE
for the ELECTION of TWELVE LIVERPOOL DOCK
RATEPAYERS to be MEMBERS of the DOCK COM-
_MITTEE. .

TOGETHER 'WITH ALL THAT IS' InErut OR ORNAMENTAL

IN THE CULTIVATION OF THE LAND.
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and THURSDAY, the
26th. 27th, and 28th instant, in the Grounds and Premises
of TAR IN' HALL, near Chester._

ITHOMAS LITTLEDALE, Esquire, Chairman of
"The Committee for the Affairs of the Estate of the
Trustees of the Liverpool Docks," in pursuance of the powers
and provisions of "The Liverpool Dock Act, 1851," do hereby
convene a MEETING of the DOCK RATEPAYERS of LIVER-
POOL, (duly qualified as hereinafter in, ntioned,) to he holden
on WEDNESDAY, the 13th day of August instant; between the
Hours of Eleven of the Clock in the Fgremion and Four of the
Clock in the Afternoon, at the DOEPCD-FFICE, in Liverpool, for
the purpose of the ELECTION: NOMINATION, and AP-
POINTMENT of TWELVE'DOCK RATEPAYERS to be
MEMBERS of the said COMMITTEE, in the manner and for
the periods in the said 4d mentioned.
Ca nnidates for Electfon to the said Office must not be Mem-
bers of the LiverpoorTuwn Council, must be natural born, or
duly naturalized„teubjects of the United Kingdom, must have
resided in Liverpool, or within eight miles therefrom, for live
years last past, and must each have paid, within one year then
last, Dock-rates to the amount of ..25 on his individual account,
or as Agent for others residing not less than eight miles from
Liverpool, or £5O, if paid by any House of Trade in Liverpool
in which he may be a Partner.
The Ratepayers qualified as Electors to vote at such Election
are those Persons who, during one year them last past, shall
have respectively paid, as Principals or Agents, as aforesaid,
Liverpool Dock,rates to the amount of .elO, and whose names
now appear on the Revised Alphabetical Printed List ot Persons
so qualified, which List has been duly published, according to
Law, and may at any time be inspected at the Dock-office.
THOMAS urrLEDALE.
Dock-office, Liverpool, 2d August, 1851.

PATROS.
Rt. Hon. the Earl of DERBY, theN Earl of SysitToTaAord HILL,
Sir PHILIP DE M. GREY EBERTON, Bart., M.P., Sir RICHARD
BROOKE, Bart., GEO. CORNWALL LEON, Esq., M.P., and
BROCKLEHURST, Esq.. M.P. Several of whom also intend to
be Exhibitors.

COMMITTEE.
The following Gentlemen, well known to that portion of the
Scientific World interested in the progress of Botanical, Hor-
ticultural, and Agricultural Improvement, compose the Com-
mittee for general purposes :
Jos. Dickinson, M.A., M.D. F.L.S., Yellow of.-the Botanical
Societies of London and Edinburgh.
G. B. Knowles, F.L.S., Professor of Botany, QUeen's College,
Birmingham.
Mr. K. Marnoek, F.L.S., Curator Of the Royal Botanic Society.
Mr. It. Glendinning, F. H.S,"iswick.
Mr. George Glenny, F.H.K Florist Censor.
Mr. E. Kemp, Curaturfir Birkenhead Park.
Mr. B. Mannd, Editor of the Botanic Garden and
Fruitist, Broom rove.
Mr. G. FleminoyTrentharn.
Mr. R. ErriWon, Oulton Park Gardens.
Mr. Thoma loore, F.L.S., Curator of the Botanic Garden,
Chelsea.
Mr. Lane, Florist, Berkhnmpstead.
Messrs. Paul, Florists, Chesbunt.
Mr. Tiley, Florist, Bath.
Mr. John Churton, Chester.
Mr. Edward Simons, Birmingham.
Mr. J. H. Wood, F.H.S., Editor of the Midland Florist.
Mr. Braithwaite Poole.
Messrs. Harper, Whitchurch.
Mr. W. Palin, Stapleton] Hall, author of the Royal Agricultural
Society's prize essay o Cheshire Farming.
Mr. Edward Bate, Kelsterton, Flint.
Mr. Henderson, Oxton Nursery, Cheshire.
M r. Thomas Hignett, Stapleford.
Mr. W. Milburn, Tarvin.
Mr. H. White, Land Agent, Warrington.
Mr. T. Beckett, Agent to Sir Phi ip Egerton, Bart.
Mr. R. Ledger, Agent to the Earl of Sefton.
Messrs. t'eitch and Sons, Nurserymen, Exeter.
Messrs. F. and J. Dickson, Nurserymen, Chester.
Mr. George Chivas, Nurseryman, Chester.
Mr. G. Cunningham, Nurseryman, Liverpool and Vanchester.
Messrs. Young and Co., Manufacturers of Agricultural and
Horticultural Ironwork, Liverpool, &c.
Messrs. Neighbour and Sons, Manufacturers of Bee Hives,
London.
Mr. W. H. Ziegler, Landican.
JOH BRINDLEY, LL.D., President.
T. C. ARCHER, M.R.C.S., Hon. Secretary.
LEADING DIVISIONS.
THE DARDEN. THE FIELD.
Corn in the Straw.
Flax,
Hops on the Bine.
Gra-ses.
Agricultural Roots.

Fruits.
Flowers.
Cut Flowers.
Bouquets.
Wax Flowers.
Vineyard Produce.
Orchard Produce of Ke►.t,
Worcester, Hereford.
Culinary Vegetables.

THE COTTA OE.

FOWL.
Fowls, Ornamental.
Fowls, Domestic.
Birds, Ornamental.
Birds, Stuffed.

Fruits.
Vegetables.
Flowers.
Wild Flowers of the District.
Domestic Poultry.
Muth and Insects common to the District.

IMPLEM.ENTS AND USEFUL
APPLIANCES.
Horticultural Implements.
Glass.
Agricultural Tiles.
Flower Stands.
„ Vases.
Bee Hives.

ORNAMENTAL APPLIANCES.
Ornamental Rock Work.
If Wire Work.
OP Wood Work.
•
PP Glass and Stone
Work.

ItIODELS AND DESIGNS.
Models and Designs, Horticultural.
ff for Parks.
/9 „ for Ornamental Garden Buildings.
IP ff for Far•ui Buildings.

• A-TiculturPl Impiementg.
The Premiums will consist of Gold and Silver Medals, Certi-
ficates, &c.
The products exhibited will be classified, arranged into sec-
tions, and completely catalogued, under the direction of T. C.
Archer, Esq.. who was appointed by the Committee to arrange
for the Great Exhibition the Natural Products in ported into
Liverpool. _ _

There will be a cold Collation each day. when Papers and
Essays will be read by eminent practical men in their several
departments.

The most ample accommodation wi'l be provided; and Tents
and Stages erected for each description of produce.
I"pwards of four acres will be laid not as Show Ground.
There will be Marquee accommodation of a quarter of a mile
in length, besides the following ',Lille of Rooms, on the ground
floor, 40 by 24 feet, 40 by 3G feet, 75 by 20 feet, 35 by 25 feet,
an•t 50 by 20 feet.

An Avlary, in cane work, about (10 feet by 20 feet, will be
suitably divisioned for Poultry and Ornamental Birds.
Great care be taken to collect Specimens of all the known
varieties of Potatoes, Turnips, Mangold Wu! zell, Corn, and
Grasses, which will be classified according to the soil, climate,
weight or m op, and time or coming to maturity, proper to each.
Time anti price of admission in next adve:tiseinent.

PRIZE ESSAYS.
For the best Essay on the Management of a mixed Farm of
one hundred acres, on the relative economy of artificial and
other manures, nod spade and plough tillage—(A GOLD MEDAL,
of the value of Ten Guineas.)
For the best Essay on laying out, end keeping in perfection
throughout the year, an Ornamental Garden from one acre
upwards. The names, co!ours, and height of the Flowers and
Flowering Shrubs, arranged as they will bloom each month in
the year; the mode of culture suitable for each—(A GOLD
MEDAL, value Five Guineas.)
For the best Essay on the management of the Vegetable and
Fruit Garden throughout the year; sorts to be crown, suitable
situation, tune of sowing or p/anting,qui,ntity of seed or plants
to a given space, time of fruiting or coming to perfection in
the Northern, Miami!, and Southern Districts of England—
(A MEDAL, value Five Guineas.)
For the best Essay on the laving out and management of
Cottage Allotment, fur a quarter of an acre in extent—(A•SIL-
VER MEDAL, value Three Guineas.)

MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL DISTRICT
BANKING COMPANY.
THE DIRECTORS HEREBY corm- NOTICE, that a
DIVIDEND of Eight Shillin,, er Share, for the Half-
year ending 30th June last, (beh t the rate of Eight per Cent.
per Annum, clear of income , which is paid by Bank.)
will be pa, able to the ' ,prietors, at the Ilead Bank and
Branches, on and after ell nesday, the 13111 of Auzust.
The TRANSFER )01iS will be CLOSED from the date of
this notice till th ay of paying the Dividend.
By order of the Board,
Pill LIP THOMSON.

Manchester, 31st July, 1851.

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TtESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1851.

0:30. We shalt be happy at all times to receive communication's
on subjects of local or general interest; and if our friends
will be good enough to authenticate the same by their signa-
tures, for our own satisfaction, we shall feel obliged.

the result deduced from the fact that "there is no
valuing human life," was, by the lawyers, declared
to be that human life had no value. This was a
smart deduction, but a little more learned than
logical.. To be sure there was the Popish law of
' deodand, which Lord Campbell most properly
abolished. In those days, when there were no
barristers who were not priests, (Hullos clericus nisi
causidicus,) the law, of course, favoured the church,
and though no remedy would be given to the widow
or children, the animal or machine that caused the
death was confiscated for masses for the soul of the
deceased ; and at the Reformation the perquisite
was claimed by the Crown. Jeremy Bentham, who
said a few good things., (and very few,) said that an
illustration of a deodand was this. "A farmer sends
out his son to work with a horse, the horse kills
the son ; and the king, to comfort the father, takes
the horse." This was too like the truth ; but to
Lord Campbell, whose Law Reforms have been
eminently practical, we are indebted for the whole-
some and equitable law by which, when the accident
is attributable in any degree to carelessness or
neglect, the survivors of those who suffer are
entitled to the fullest compensation. Railway
companies would' do wisely to make such an occa-
sion as this an opportunity for impressing on all
that are employed in situations of tr►sst under them,
the absolute necessity of looking to the effect that
negligence may have on the company, and of
consequence upon themselves. We abstain, as we
think we are right in doing, from any mention of
the circumstances that led to the death of Mr. Blake,
of Sheffield. The company have suffered severely
for the negligence of their servants. But we cannot
pass, without pointing out to our readers, for their
amusement, the defence made by the learned
counsel for the company. He showed the jury
that Mrs. Blake had, in consequence of her hus-
band's death, inherited a fortune that could enable
her to live even in a better style than in his lifetime ;
and this was seriously given as an argument against
the amount of her damages. In fact, the counsel
seemed to think that Mrs. Blake ought to be rather
obliged to the company than otherwise. Is it not
strange that grown-up men should exhibit folly
like this ?