The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-02-25 00:00:00

THE COLLECTION OF IMPORTS

The valuable collection of imports, illustrating the
statistics and commerce of the port of Liverpool,.is now
rapidly approaching completion, and will reflect the
greatest credit upon the committee. A contemporary,
speaking upon this subject, asks "What can be sent to
London in this collection which is not already there ?"
We answer, if nothing is to be sent to the Great Indus-
trial Exhibitionwhich is not already in London, compara-
tively very little would be sent. Moreover, taking the
Liverpool collection altogether as an exposition of the
trade and commerce of the second port in the kingdom,
we are prepared to say that such an exposition has never
before appeared in London or: elsewhere. We feel sure
had our contemporary seen the collection now forminz,
and to which ho would be a welcome visitor, he would
not have made the remark.—Mr. T. C. Archer, on Friday
last, commenced a course of lectures, at the Collegiate
Institution, upon one section of the collection, namely,
the vegetable products, and was listened to most atten-
tively by a numerous audience. The first lecture was on
the vegetable substances used in themanufactures. To-night
the second lecture wiil be delivered, on the vegetable
substances used as food for man ; and the concluding lec-
ture, on Friday next, is to be on the commercial materia
medico: the course is illustrated with a profusion of spe-
cimens and diagrams. If the collection excites in London
a tithe of the interest it has roused In Liverpool, it will
be no mean acquisition to the Great Exhibition ; but even
should it not, the failure can hardly be imputed to the
Liverpool committee, who have only carried out the re-
peatedly expressed wishes of the Royal Commissioners.

MISCELLANEA.

THE HONEY-HUNTERS OF NEW ENGLAND.-It is re-
markable, and certainly strikingly indicative of consider-
able powers of observation and memory, that bees, on re-
turning to their nests, fly in a direct line—a practice
which proves an evident saving both in time and labour.
Availing themselves of this well-ascertained fact, the
honey hunters of New England have recourse to the fol-
lowing expedient for discovering the nests of the wild hive-
bees in the woods, so that they may rob them of their con-
tained treasures. On a clear day, a plate, containing some
honey, or sugar, is placed upon the ground. Of those
bees that first discover and attack this relished dish, two
or three are secured after they have taken their satisfaction ;
one of these the hunter then lets go, which, rising in the
air, makes straight for its nest ; meanwhile he himself
strikes off at right angles with its course, and letting ano-
ther fly, observes its course with his pocket compass, and
the point where the two courses intersect is that where the
nest is situated.

H 0 RTICULTURAL. cotton machinery, and that his experiments, which have
New Mode of Propagating Herbaceous P€eonies.— been for some time carried on at the works of Messrs.
Over a tuft of Pwony with herbaceous stems, place a box Bright, are at an end. The common system of carding
or pot without a bottom ; fill the box or pot up with cotton appears not to be at all applicable to the flax fibre,
well-worked vegetable mould ; the stems have then to and a more extensive and tedious process will have to be
make their way throu eh this earth before they can pro- adopted. We understand that a Bradford manufacturer
duce any flowers. If the height of the box is from 13 has purchased a share in the patent, and intends making
to 15 inches, it is of no consequence ; the stems always some further experiments, which, it is hoped, may result
rise through this thickness, and always attain the height in the successful amalgamation of flax with worsted
fixed for them, and then develope their flowers. The goods.—Manchester Examiner.
soil should be kept damp all the summer, in order that EXTRAORDINARY SLEEPWALKING.—It is related that,
roots may be formed in a proper way. Towards Novem- a short time since at St. Helens, a respectable young man
ber or December, the stems may be cut off flush with rose from his bed about six o'clock, and after attiring
the bottom box or pot, for they will be found furnished himself in his Sunday clothing he left the house, and pro-
with roots throughout their entire lengths. The same ceeded through the town to Southport, 22 miles, by way
stems may be cut into lengths, and each length having a of Rainford and Ormskirk ; and not till five o'clock in the
bud and some roots, will, if placed in well-worked soil, afternoon did he awake, when he found himself jolting
produce a new plant. In planting these lengths, each among the sand-hills of the village. After some inquiries
should be covered with earth, about 2 inches deep. so that as to his whereabouts, &c., he immediately started back
the plant may draw nourishment from the soil, and not to walk home again, where he arrived about one o'clock
be killed in frosty weather. In this way the stems of the next morning, not a little fatigued, and without breaking
double-flowered Pwonia officinalis, which are commonly his fast. This is not the first instance of this younz
annuals, become perennials, by the absence of light, and man's mistake when in a state of sleep, for on two occa-
the obstruction artificially applied to their growth. All sions previously he has got up about two o'clock in the
my experiments have been made on this plant, but lam morning, made his bed, and regulated his room in the
convinced that similar results could ke obtained from most orderly manner, and soon after lie has been found by
others of like nature. Although the common Paeony is ex- the fireside, below stairs, in a chair, perfectly asleep.
ceedingly hardy and strong in constitution, no mode of THE GRAND PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION OF LOYAL
multiplying it has been hit upon, except by dividing ORANGEMEN.—A meeting of the above association was
its roots, which greatly disorders the course of its vege- held in Wigan on Monday, for the purpose of expounding
tation. By the new process, many plants can Z/e obtained, the principles and objects of the association, and also for
and the large roots of the original one remain undis- the purpose of enrolling new members into the association.
turbed. Propagation by dividing the great roots is The room was densely crowded, and amongst the corn-
exceedingly easy, for each piece carefully treated gives in pany present we noticed the Rev. 1. Bennett, LL.D.,
time a plant; hut the plant thus obtained does not bear vicar of Bradford ; the Rev. S. Fenton, incumbent of
any flowers for the first three years, after which time Wavertree, Grand Chaplains of the Association ; the Rev.
development proceeds rapidly. The new process above 'S. Doris, the Rev. B. Powell, Mr. Wm. Caldwell, Mr.
described is much quicker. Chinese Peonies, which Squire Auty, Mr. T. Gibson, Grand Secretary ; Mr. W.
have been hitherto universally propagated by the division I Rigg, Mr. F. Price, Mr. 11. Wells, Mr. T. Rigby, Mr.
of their under-ground stem, may, I have every reason to A. M. Mort, Secretary ; Mr. T. Grimshaw, and several
believe, be multiplied in the new way. The common other gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood. The
purple Paeony and its varieties are often planted in the Rev. S. Doris occupied the chair. The Chairman, on
most unsuitable situations ; they are put under trees in I rising, said that he was exceedingly sorry to inform the
large parks, or in clumps in Pleasure-gardens ; their stems meeting that their Master was detained by illness from
are consequently poor, and their flowers not half so large filling the chair on that occasion. He would therefore
as they should be. Placed in proper situations, the I call upon the Rev. S. Fenton, who expounded the princi-
common height of the purple PHony and its varieties is pies of the order in an able speech.;
about three feet. In order that a tuft of Paeony may THE NEW MANCHESTER EDUCATIONAL SCHEME.—
An important meeting was held in the Mayor's parlour,
and be e I
placed
it shouldhe r
Manchester, on Wednesday, to receive the report on the
grow well,
where
occupya
gardenerscircumference
spadoe of
can two yards,
never
wound its roots. The plant likes to be left alone and Rev. C. Richson's Manchester and Salford Municipal
undisturbed i. it does not like to be placed near other Boroughs' Education Scheme. The subscriptions put
plants with long roots which intermix with its own, and down will show the influential character of the meeting :
—Sir J. Kay Shuttleworth, £5OO ; W. Entwisle, £5OO ;
dwehpernivethtehseemenonfditthinenms onirestunrebstehrevyedretqhuntireinelipites
nonnileys
Samuel Fletcher, £500; W. Neild, £500; J. C. Harter,
are produced ; if they are put under the shade of a £5OO ' Robert Gardner, £5OO ; Edward Tootal, £500;
large tree, their stems are weak, and are beaten down R. J. Jones, £500; Wm. Slater, £500; T. &R. Barnes,
by the first storm of wind and rain. The space of two , £5OO ; John Peel, £5OO ; George Chappell, £100; the
yards may seem unnecessary in the eyes of many ama- Dean and Chapter, £2OO ; J. Westhead, £lOO ; Dr.
teurs; but let them recollect that it will soon be filled Wood, £250; J. Aspinall Turner, £lOO. The £lOO
by stems themselves a yard long, and which spread out subscriptions are available at once; the £5OO subscrip-
from a common centre ; besides the roots are longer tions are to be called for in sums of £lOO at a time. The
than the stems, and ought not to be interfered with. munificent sum of £6,000 was announced (since increased
There used to be, many years ago, in M. Mold's park, at to upwards of £7,000), as having been subscribed in aid
Meri-sur-Pise, a horse-shoe plantation of clipped yews. of the scheme, namely £1,700 in the shape of donations
Between each yew there was a peony; there was plenty to meet the expenses of obtaining tho bill, ard at: •e-
-of room for the growth of the pteonies; they had plenty mainder as a guarantee fund.

Zritist Rintrtra.

First Spring Ships, and established traders
For MONTREAL,

The fast-sailing Ship LORD GEORGE BENTINCK

Captain JAMES FARLEY 4--
529 tons register ; A I • coppered.
For QUEBEC lONTREAL,
The well-known rque TAM O'SHANTER,
Ca in JOHN HUGHES ;
r ; ~E I in red ; and newly coppered.
els are commanded hymen of great experience
of the St. Lawrence, and will be promptly
ow loading west side of Queen's Dock.—For
f n... innes

270 tons ret

FIBHVi

ply to
t and SON

7, Redcr

Unita" tatto.

THE LORD RIVERSDALE,

For SA CISCO,
a abin and Steerage Passengers

e.-4fiply to

J. KENNEDY, 15, Goree-piazzaa

'I be immediately despatched,
For CHARLESTON,

fine first-class American Ship
HARRIET AND JESSIE, _
J. CONNOR, Complaird'EF; _

Eir traopy

red 'and copper-

1, and well' know; as sailer.—Apply to -
ANSON. HARD 0., 13, North John-street, or to
JACOT, TANE & TIPPER, 15, Fenwick-street.

Loading berth south side Waterloo Moen,

BLACK STAR

LINE OF PACKETS

LIVERPOOL TO NEW YORK.

,i 1 punctually on the 4th March

first-class American Packet-ship

CON QU__f,,Ye'MlE
,

icmi.ll.l''

C. Boi,preln, Commander

ra her first voyage ; and one of the

C. GRIMSHAW and CO.

Goods will be r

till M

fight of the 3d proximc

he succeeding Packet