The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-10-10 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL REPORT.

In most parts of this country and Ireland farmers
complain of heavy rains ; and as in mountainous and late
situations a great many Oats are still out, and some
Wheat, this portion of "the crops is certainly in jeopardy.
We subjoin extracts from the latest letters which have
come to hand, from which it will be seen that little men-
tion is made of the Potato crop, the Belfast letter alone
alluding to the quality:—
Newcastle-on-Tyne, Oct. 7.—Although we have to
note some improvement in the weather this week, still it
has not been what is termed good winning weather, not-
withstanding that within the last two days some quantity
of Oats has been housed, but they cannot be fit for mar-
ket before the spring. A considerable deal of injury has
been done by the rains "of last week by sprouting, and
altogether our prospects are much less cheering than they
were three weeks ago.
Great Yarmouth, Oct. 7.—The weather is fine, and
farmers begin field labour for Wheat seeding, which in a
few days will affect supply.
Peterborough, Oct. 7.—We have a good supply of
Wheat, Oats, and Barley at market ; but the Oats that
are still in the fields have taken much harm during the
week.

Cork, Oct. 7.—The weather this week has been bro-
ken, and much rain has fallen since the 4th ; however, as
there is little Corn standing, no injury of consequence
arises therefrom. Wheat is a wretched crop in quality,
and in quantity not half a crop ; and unless we be largely
supplied with foreign in the spring, prices will be sure to
run high.
Limerick, Oct. 7.—The market has been more libe-
rally supplied by the farmers, with all descriptions of
Grain ; the quality and condition showing the extremest
range observable for many years.

Waterford, Oct. 7.—A good deal of rain has fallen
since our last, and the condition of farmers' Grain is not
so good as last week ; the deliveries are but moderate on
the whole. Indian Corn has been but little looked for
here this week, for the reasons mentioned in our last, and
also owing to the people living more on Potatoes, the
main crop of which they are now digging out.
Belfast, Oct. s.—The weather has become unsettled
and unfavourable for the harvest in the few late districts
where it is yet to gather in. The reports as to the Potato
crop are not worse than they were, which is the most I
can say for them. The supplies of Grain are gradually
increasing, but it would seem, from the inferiority of the
quality, as if the farmers were disposed to thrash out the
worst of their stock in the first instance.

IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION BY THE GENERAL
BOARD OF HEALTH.

Friday night's Gazette contains a notification from the
Board of Health respecting the cholera. It is of extreme
length ; but the following brief extracts are of such uni-
versal application, and so important to be borne in mind
at the present moment, that we hasten to place them
before our readers :

"To HOUSEHOLDERS. Householders of all classes
should be warned, that their first means of safety lies in
the removal of dung heaps and solid and liquid filth of
every description from beneath or about their houses and
premises. Though persons long familiarised to the pre-
sence of such refuse may not perceive its offensiveness,
nor believe in its noxious properties, yet all who desire to
secure themselves from danger should labour for the
entire removal of filth and the thorough cleansing of
their premises ; which also the law will require of each
person for the protection of his neighbours, as well as for
his own safety.
Next to the perfect cleansing of the premises, dryness
ought to be carefully promoted, which will of course re-
quire the keeping up of sufficient fires, particularly in the
damp and unhealthy districts, where this means should
be resorted to for the sake of ventilation as well as of
warmth and dryness.
Particular attention should be paid to keeping the feet
warm and dry; changing the clothes immediately after
exposure to wet ; and maintaining the sitting and bed-
rooms well-aired, dry, and warm.
It may be necessary to add a caution against the use of
cold purgative medicines, such as salts, particularly Glau-
ber salts, Epsom salts, and Seidlitz powders, which taken,
in any quantity, in such a season, are dangerous. Drastic
purgatives of all kinds should be avoided, such as senna,
colocynth, and aloes, except under special medical direc-
tion.

If, notwithstanding these precautionary measures, a
person is seized suddenly with cold, giddiness, nausea,

vomiting, and cramps, under circumstances in which in-
stant medical assistance cannot be procured, the concur-
rent testimony of the most experienced medical authority
shows that the proper course is to get as soon as possible
into a warm bed ; to apply warmth by means of heated
flannel, or bottles filled with hot water, or bags of heated
camomile flowers, sand, bran, or salt, to the feet and along
the spine; to have the extremities diligently rubbed; to
apply a large poultice of mustard and vinegar over the
region of the stomach, keeping it on 15 or 20 minutes ;
and to take every half hour a tea spoonful of salt voltaile
in a little hot water, or a desert spoonful of brandy in a
little hot water, or a wine glass of hot wine whey, made by
pouring a wine glass of sherry into a tumbler of hot milk
—in a word to do everything practicable to procure a
warm, general perspiration until the arrival of the medical
attendant, whose immediate care, under such circum-
stances, is indispensable.

THE PROPHETIC HERALD

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

DEAR SIR,—In reply to the letter of a subscriber, I
beg
.to state that no Liverpool subscriber need be sur-
prised at any delay in the publication of the second vo-
lume of the " Prophetic
. . . _

It is very painful to bring one's private affairs before
the public; but the letter referred to makes it right that I
should state what I hope is amply sufficient to justify the
delay.
Two years since I was commissioned by the Lord
Bishop of this Diocese to found a college for the educa-
tion of candidates for orders, who would at the same time
attend to the pastoral care of the poor of Liverpool, so
far as that duty could be performed by lay assistants.
I am thankful to say that the Birkenhead Theological
College has, under the direction of the respective local
clergy, provided in this manner for 40,000 people, and
paid nearly 150,000 visits, during the first twelve months
of its existence.

By the blessing of God that number is weekly increasing.

TO accomplish such a task without one farthing assist-
ance from any public fund ought to be quite a sufficient
reason for any delay complained of by the subscriber.
In addition to this I have had the charge of a populous
district, and I feel it due to my sense of its responsibility
to say that its duties are attended to.

It has pleased God to visit me with severe family
afflictions, which took me three times to Ireland within
ten months, and left but little power to compose essays
and papers on prophetic subjects. _
__

The illness of same contributors to the " Herald," and
other casualties deprived me of the assistance promised by
some of the best-known students of prophecy in the
kingdom.

Under those circumstances but one of two ways was
open to me: either to return the few subscriptions paid
in for the second year, or to defer the completion of the
volume to such a time as the arrangement of my other af-
fairs would allow. The former would have saved me more
than £5O, a,s the casualties amongst more than 700 sub-
scribers will cause a loss far beyond the money I have re-
ceived.
The latter I felt to be the morebonourable fulfilment of
my engagements, and I am now ready to go to press with
a new number of the " Herald," and to continue it with-
out any further delay.
I may add, that I have never had in my hands any mo-
ney received from subscriptions. Every body acquainted
with publishing is well aware how the expenses connected
with it more than absorb any ready money paid by sub-
scribers.

I take this opportunity of returning my grateful thanks
for the forbearance of so many subscribers and friends
under so long a delay.
Amongst more than 700 individuals not one has acted
as I regret to say the one who has written to you has
done.—Your faithful servant,

STATIONS OF Till
ON THE IST O

JOSEPH BAYLEE

E BRITISH ARMY,
CTOBER, 1848.

(From Colburn'a United Service Magazine.)

[Where two places are mentioned} the last:nam edia that at

. which the dep6t of the regiment
Ist Life Guards—Hyde Park 56th—(1st batt.) Corfu.
2d Ditto—Windsor (2d batt.) Cephalonia
Royal H. Guards—Regent's Pk 37th—Ceylon, Chatham

38th—Halifax,g.., Boyle
lsfbrag.Guards—Caliir
2d—Piershill 39th—Preston
3d—Nottingham 40th—Galway
4th—Mancbester 41st—Buttevant
sth—Birmingham 42d—Bermuda 'lsle of Wight ;
6th—Dundalk .
_ . Reserve batt., Bermuda.
...

7th—Brighton 43d—Templemore .
Ist Dragoons—York 44th—(1st batt.) Malta
2d—Athlone (Reserve batt.) Malta

3d—Bengal, Maidstone 45th—Cape G.Hope, i.of Wight;
4th—Newbridge Res. batt., Cape G. hope
6th—Dublin 46th—Liverpool
7th Hussars—Dublin 47th—Clonmel
48th—Dublin
Bth—Newbridge
9th Lancers—Bengal, Maidan. 49th—Dublin
10th Hussars—Bombay, Maid- 50th—Dover
stone 51st—Madras, Chatham
11th Hussars—Hounslow 52d—Hull
12th Lancers—Cork 53d—Bengal, Chatham
13th Lt. Dragoons—Longford 54th—Antigua, Jersey
14th—Bengal, Maidstone 55th—Dublin
15th Huss.—Madras, Maidston 56th—(lst batt.) Gibraltar
16th Lancers—Norwich (2d batt.) Gibraltar, I. of

17th—Dublin 57th—Enniskillen [Wight
Grenadier Guards— 58th—N. S. Wales, Chatham
(Ist batt.) St. John's Wood 59th—Templemore
(2d batt.) The Tower 60th—(1st bt.) Bombay,Chathm
(3d batt.) Portman-st. Bar. (2d bt.) Dublin
Coldstream Guards— 61st—Bengal, Chatham
(Ist batt.) Weedon 62d—Bury
eatire&ANJ gralrgCs Bar. 64117-.ltiatiVlP-n"-rr—
(lst batt.) Chichester 65th—N. S. Wales. Chatham
(2d batt.) Wellington Bar. 66th—Barbadoes, Kinsale
Ist Foot— 67th—Gibraltar, Portsmouth
(Ist batt.) N. Scotia, Abrdn. Reserve batt., Gibraltar.
(2d batt.)—Birr 68th—Galway
2d—Dublin 69th—Malta—Portsmouth
3d—Limerick 70th—Cork
4th—Winchester. 71st—Naas
sth—(lst batt.,) Mauritius Reserve batt., Canalla
Reserve batt., Mauritius, 72d—West Indies, Sheerness
Isle of Wight 73d—Cape G.-Hope, Fermoy
6th7-(lst batt.,) Cape G. Hope 74th—Dublin
Reserve batt. 3co.'s,Hud- 75th—Kilkenny
son's Bay 3 co.'s, Fermoy 76th—Zante—PortsmoutA
7th—Halifax, N.S., Youghal Reserve batt., Corfu
Bth—Bombay, Chatham . 77th—Portsmouth _

9th—Newry 78th—Bombay, Chatham
10th—Bengal, Chatham 79th—Canada, Mullingar
11th—N. S. Wales, Chatham 80th—Bengal, Chatham

12th—Weedon 181st—Prestoni
Reserve batt., MauritiuslB2d—Devonport
13th—Belfast 183d—Fer.roy

14th—Newport .
84th—Madras, Chatham
lath—Ceylon, Brecon 85th—Waterford
16th—Corfu, Guernsey 86th—Bombay, Chatham
17th—Chatham 87th—Weedon
18th—Bengal, Chatham 88th—Trinidad, Tralee
19th—Montreal, Castlebar 89th—Birr
20th—Canada, Isle of Wight; 90th—Ashton-under-Lyne
_..

Reserve batt., Canada 91st—Gosport ; Reserve batt.,
21st—Edinburgh Cape of Good Hops
22d—Bombay, Chatham 92d—Limerick
23d—Halifax, Isle of Wight ;93d—S • 'ling Castl
Reserve batt., Canada 94th—Madras, Chatham
24th—Bengal, Chatham 95th—China, Londonderry
25th—Madras, Chatham 96th—N. S.Wales, Chathasa
26th—Cork 97th—Jamaica,Isle of Wight •
27th—Glasgow Reserve batt, Jamaica.
28th—Devon port 98th—Bengal, Chatham
29th—Bengal, Chatham 99th—N. S. Wales, Chatham
30th—Manchester Rifle Brigade-
31st—Athlone (Ist batt.) Caps of G. IT•pe,
32d—Bengal, Chatham Bristol
33d—Manchester (2d batt.) Canada, Isle of
34th—Gibraltar, Nenagh Wight
35th—Mullingar Reserve batt., Quebec

COLONIAL CORPS.
Ist West India Regiment—Jamaica
2d Ditto—Windward and Leeward Islands.
3d Ditto—Demerara, Sierra Leone, &c.
Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Ceylon and Hong Kong
Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Canada
Caps Mounted Riflemen—Cape of Good Hope
Royal Newfoundland tilompanies—Newfoandlood
Royal Malta Fencibles—Malta
St. Helena Regiment—St. Helena