The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-07-01 00:00:00

DISCOVERY AT WALLASEY POOL.—In excavating for
one of the canals beloneing to the Warehouse Company
in the upper part of Wallasey Pool a few days ago, the
navigators having excavated through a bed of decayed ve-
getable matter for fifteen feet below the surface, came to a
bed of clay, which it was necessary to pass through.
Upon getting through this clay they found beneath it the
turf sod, and in it large masses of trees. with all the ap•
pearance of being charred by fire. This is below the level
of the old dock 11:11, and it would answer with the level of
the sub- marine forest—so called—opposite the Leasowe
embankment.

METEOII.—A correspondent sends us the following
account of a meteor which he observed on Sunday night,
near Inverkeithing, in Fifeshire :—" The meteor appeared
at a quarter to eleven, p.m., in a north-westerly direction
from Inverkeithing, at an elevation of about 20 degrees
above the horizon, and. when I fist saw it, it had the
appearance of a ball of fire, about the size of a man's
head. It ran along parallel to the horizon, in an easterly
direction, gradually dissolving into something having the
appearance of a light cloud. In the space of about
twenty seconds, it had wholly assumed this vapoury look.
remaining very brilliant, and shooting out trains of light
like an aurora for fully four minutes, at the end of which
time it began to grow much fainter, but had not quite
disappeared till fully a quarter of an hour had elapsed. It
was altogether exceedingly beautiful"— Scoternan.—A
similar meteor was observed in Liverpool the same night.

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IMPORTANT TO TRAVELLERS.-Mr. Jacobs, manager
at Bradford for Moses and Son, took a second-class ticket
from Liverpool to' Bradford on the 17th of May. At
Accrington the train was unduly delayed, waiting for the
Manchester train. Jacobs, being pressed for time, took a
gig and proceeded to Bradford, where he arrived twenty
minutes before the train. He sued the East Lancashire
.Railway Company in the County Court, at Collie, for £1
6s. 3d. paid for the horse and gig, man, and bars. The
company contended that they were not liable, as the delay
had arisen from an accident to one of the Lancashire and
Yorkshire trains, which had detained the Manchester
train above an hour. Their time bills, moreover, stated
that they did not pledge themselves to strict punctuality
with these trains. Mr. Addison, the judge, decided for
the defendants, who had not, in his opinion, been guilty
of negligence.

FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The second
exhibition this season of plants, fruits, flowers, vege-
tables, &c., took place on Thursday, at the Botanic
Gardens, Edge-lane. An extensive temporary building
wqs erected for the occasion near the large greenhouse,
which was most tastefully decorated with banners, fes-
toons of foliage, &c. The day was beautifully fine, and
the attendance, as usual, numerous and fashionable. The
band of the 91st. Regiment enlivened and added animation
to the scene. The show -of fruit was exceedingly fine,
but the floral display was not quite equal to previous
exhibitions. Amongst the fruits and vegetables there
were monster sticks of rhubarb and some remarkably fine
specimens of black and white grapes. exhibited by Mr.
SinP'air, Mr. Gardner, and the Earl of Derby. Mr. J.
B. Yates sent a dish of well.coloured peaches, and Mr.
Washington Jackson several large sweetsrnelling pines.
The currants and gooseberries were only middling, but
some strawberries in pots, exhibited by Mr. Henry Winch,
were universally admired fcr their size and rich appearance.

SCENE AMONG THE WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At
the meeting of this board, on Wednesday, a disgraceful
scene occurred during the proceedings. Miss Carter, the
matron of the Fever Hospital, attended before the board
to answer some-complaints which had been made against
her of having ordered large amounts of goods without
having consulted the committee. Mr. Shaw thought it
wrong that those things should be ordered at discretion,
and that the parties who had to pay for them should have
nothing to say to them. This was illegal. Who was it
(he continued, addressing Miss Carter), that told you to
come here to-day? (Cries of " Oh, oh.")—Miss Carter
had not been told by any person to come ; she came on
her own account.—Mr. Shaw (pointedly): I think you
would be much better employed at home with the patients
(great uproar, and cries of " shame," " scandalous,"
and unmanly.") During this outburst of feeling, -Miss
Carter, who seemed to feel the remarks made very keenly.,
took a seat and shed tears.—On the motion of Mr. Shaw
it was agreed to contract for the supply of goods to the
Fever Hospital, the Workhouse , and Dispensary, by doing
which it-wasstated a saving of £lOO per year would be
effected.

THE. PUBLIC BATHS.—At the meeting of the Health
Committee, on Thursday, the quarterly returns of the
public baths were read. In the Paul-street establish-
ment the number of cold baths taken up to the 30th Slay
were: at Id., 267 males, 102 females • at 3d. 45 males,
3 females ;at 6d., 100 males, 17 females. Warm baths :
at 2d.,3209 males. 245 females •, at 4d., 2242 males, 184
females; at .Bd.. 1231 males, 117 females. Plunge baths:
at 2d., 3729 males; at 4d,, 316. 'Vapour baths: at ls.,
128 males, 12 females ; snaking the total number of oaths,
males 11;267, females 680, or a grand total of 11,947, and
the total amount of receipts £162 Hs. -Id. In the wash-
ing and drying department the number of tubs and
maidens used was 11,312, while the dozens of clothes
washed were 18,470. The amount realised by this depart-
ment was £47 2s. which, added to the previous sum,
makes a total of £269 13s. 9d., received for the quarter.
The gratuitous baths given to the children of the Corpora-
tion, Ragged, and Church of 'England Schools, amounted
t0:505. In •Cornwallis.street the cold bathers at ld.
have numbered 85 males and :39 females ; at 3d..,
males and 18 females; at 6d.,'26 males and 11 females.
The warm baths taken have been, at 2d., 1273 males,
218 females ; at 6d., 1459 males, 185 females ; at as.,
5C6 males, 64 females. The plunge baths at 2d., males,
4977;. at. 4d., males 2856; making altogether 11,'t20 male
and 535 female bathers, or a grand total of 11,755, and a
total amount of receipts of £173 7d.
ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE LICENSED VICTUALGEIVS'
ABSOCIATION.—The annual
,f,te of the Licensed Victual-
lers' Association took place, 'on Tuesday last, at the
-Zoological Gardens. The day was remarkably fine, and
conduced to enhance the 'zest of the proceedings, which
were in the highest degreesatisfactory. The amusements
were quite as numerous and varied as on former similar
occasions, and embraced the sylvan sports of racing,
archery, &c., as well as theatrical representations by a
company. specially engaged for the season, by the pro-
prietor of the Gardens. A ball concluded the festivities,
which were maintained with much spirit until a late hour.
The principal feature in the entertainment was the
soiree, which' was attendrd by about 500 persons, among
whom were the Mayor, Mr. Alderman Procter, and
several members of the Town Council. The arms of the
Liverpool Corporation, emblazoned upon an immense
banner of silk, was suspended over the table at which tae
Mayor sat. Mr. Alderman'Proctor filled the vice-chair.
Amongst the principal guests were Captain Greig, Messrs.
Gardner, Peter Wright, (clerk of the peace), James
(Childwall), Frank, (Aigburth),eLawrence, Tinley, Row-
land, Bent, (brother to the mayor), Alderman H-Imes,
Godfrey, James Hughes, 'Thomas Griffith, (Anglesea),
&c. "Letters of apology for absence were read from Mr.
W. Brown, M.P., S'r 'Thomas Birch, M.P., and Mr.
Cardwell, ALP. The toast of-the evening, " Prosperity
to the Licensed Victuallers' Association, and the health
of the Chairman and Committee;" was proposed by the
Mayor, in a speech which showed the necessity that ex-
isted for such associations as the one with which they were
connected.

OCEPN STEAM NAVIGATION.—The years 1850 and
1851 will form an important era in the history of ocean
steam navigation in the United States. Beginning with
the launch of the Washington in 1847, a fleet of not less
than seventy sea-going steamers has been created, averag-
ing something more than 1,000 tons each, and forming an
aggregate of about seventy-five thousand tons. [This does
not include those in the naval service.] Near a dozen
more will be added in the course of the present season,
six of which, (the Pioneer and. City ofTittsburgh, for the
Liverpool trade—the Gordon and Calhoun owned in
Savannab,-to run on the southern coast,-,and two others
for Howland and Asp.nall's Pacific line,) are nearly ready
tor sea. Of the steamers employed on the Atlantic, 9 are
running between the United States and foreign ports; 10
between New York and Chagres ; 13 between domestic
ports on the Atlantic coast, or on the Gulf of Mexico; 1
between New. Orleans and Vera :Cruz.; and 1 between
Charleston and Havana. T0ta1,:34. On the Pacific, 13
are running between San Francisco and •Panama, exclusive
of the Sarah -Sands (foreign built) ; 4 between San
Francisco and -Oregon ; 4 between San Francisco, Gold
Bluff, and Trinity Bay ; and 4 on the Sacramento river.
Ten others are either at or on their way to• San !Francisco,
and lis at New Orleans. Total, 35. For speed, strength,
and elegance of model and finish, some of these steamers
are unsurpassed in the wise world. The outward passage
of the Pacific to Liverpool, in 9 days, 19 hours, .and 25
minutes, and her homeward trip in 9 days, 20 hours, and
:15 minutes, have -never been equalled, notwithstanding
thelallant achievements of the Asia, of the Cunard line.
Seven-eighths of the American sea-going steamers are the
result of private enterprise, without the aid of thefGorern-
nrkent.—New York Jettrnal of Commerce.

THE LIVERPOOL DOCK ESTATE.-The Liverpool dock
returns, from the 24th lune, 1850, to the 24th.June,;.1.81i1,
have just been published, and we are happy to say that
they are highly satisfactory, both as relates to the position
of the dock estate, and to the state of the commerce and
navigationof the port of Liverpool. It appears from these
accounts, that the ordinary revenue of the dock trust for
the financial year just ended, amounted to £269,020 14s.
The income of the previous .year ►cas £242,989 14s. ,9d.
This gives an increase, in comparison with 1850, of
£26,030 19e. 3d. On comparing the items which form
these totals, we find the following results :-In 18.50, the
duties on tonnage produced £116,541 7s. Ild. ; and in
1851, £128,026 be. 7d. ; increase, £11,484 12s. 84. In
1850, the duties .on goods imported produced £95,201
19s. Bd.; in 1851, £107,501 sa. 7d.; increase, £12.299
ss. Ild. In 1850, The lighthouse dues produced £10,066
ss. 64, - in 1851, £10,909 lls. 94. ; increase, £8.43 6*. 3d.
In 1850, the-floating light dues produced £4332; in 1851,
£4759 17s. 6d. ; increase. £427 17s. 6d. In 1850, the
graving dock dues produced £13,206 75.; in 1851, £13,989
19s. ; increase, £783 12s. In 1850. the graving block
dues produced £2400 14s. 6d. ; in 1851, £2475 ss. 64. ;
increase, £74 lls. In 1850, the extra dock rent produced
£1241 Os. 2d. ; in 1851, £1358 14s. 14. ; increase, £ll7
13s. lld. Thus, there is an increase in every department,
amounting, in the whole, to £26,030 19s. 3d. Results so
satisfactory as these could not have been attained without
a great increase of tonnage or goods, or of both. The
total number of ships which paid dock dues in Liverpool
in 1850 was 20,457 ; in 1851, 21,071 ; showing an increase
of 614 in 1851. The increase in tonnage is much greater.
In 1850, the amount of tonnage was 3,536,337 tons ; in
1851, 3,737,666 tons ; showing an increase of 201,329 tons
of shipping in 1851. The increase of the value of the
goods imported is not so easily ascertained ; but the amount
of the dock rates on the increase is £12,299 ss. Ild. This,
we should think, represents an increase of goods of the
value of a million sterling. We ought to mention that,
in addition to the dock revenue, derived from the numer-
ous sources mentioned above, the Albert Dock Warehouses
will this year produce an income of about £20,000. making
the total income of the dock estate for the year 1851 up.
wards of £2811V)90,--Prerpool Times.