Vol. IV.— No. 102.] 
Saturday, December 9, 1854. 
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AGRICULTURE, &c. 
TIIE BIRMINGHAM CATTLE AND 
POULTRY snOVV, 1854. 
''HE SIXTH GREAT ANNUAL EX- 
HIBITION of STOCK and DOMESTIC 
POULTRY will be held in BINGLEY HALL, on 
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY, and 
FRIDAY, the 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th of 
DECEMBER next. 
The PRIVATE VIEW and ANNUAL DIN- 
NER on TUESDAY, December 12th. 
There will be Special Trains on all the principal 
Railways, full particulars of which will be an- 
nounced in the Advertisements and Bills of the 
several Companies. 
^EED WHEAT. — Samples and Prices 
H of RED HYBRID, NURSERY, and other 
kinds of \\ bent, suitable for late sowing after 
Turnips, will be sent on application to Mr. H 
RAYN BIRD, Basingstoke. 
r piIE FLUKE KIDNEY POTATO.— 
' This excellent variety is now planted here 
ns the principal crop, being more free from disease 
and more prolific than any other in cultivation. It 
was raised in Middleton, and may be had genuine 
in any quantity at 5s. per bushel of 56lbs.— Apply 
to JOHN HOLLAND, BRADSHAW GARDENS, 
M I DDLK I ON, near Manchester. 
NONPAREIL PEAS. 
YTTILLIAM FAIRIJEARD begs to in- 
y T form I Ire trade that he is now ready to 
execute any orders he maybe favoured with. This 
l’ca W. F. is confident will become a general 
favourite both for (iardeu and Field culture. Price 
can be had on application. MOUNT PLEASANT 
NURSERY, GREEN-STREET, SITTING 
BOURNE, KENT. 
SEWAGE CHARCOAL MANURE. 
rpiIIS highly fertilising MANURE, 
I which is Peat Charcoal, completely saturated 
with Loudon Sewage, will be found most efficient 
for every species of cron, more especially for Peas. 
Beans, Turnips. Mangold Wurzel, and other root 
crons It will produce a greater return for the 
outlay than Guano or any other manure at an 
equivalent value ; it also possesses the property of 
retaining Its fertilising power longer than other 
Manures now in use. It maybe obtained at the 
SEWAGE MANURE WORKS. Stanley-bridge. 
Fulham, at £4 per ton, and. in quantities less than 
half a ton, at 5s. per cwt., for ready money only; 
and in quantities not less than a ton will be deli- 
vered at the London Termini of the Railroads free 
of charge for carriage. It may also be had from 
Messrs, li. GIBBS and Co.. No. 20 , Down-street. 
Piccudilly, Agricultural Seedsmen, Agents lor 
London ; and from ull the other Agents of the 
Company. 
NEW CRIMSON DAHLIA 
PARABLE." 
•1NCOM- 
1YT R. E. ABLll 1 hogs most respectfully 
1'JL to announce to the Dahlia Trade that he 
purposes disposing of the above-named splendid 
Seedling Dahlia in ground roots. Colour rich 
ruby crimson, line shape, with great depth of well- 
arranged petals, and good centre; it has been 
shown at most of the exhibitions in the neighbour- 
hood, nnd greatly admired. Mr. Glenny also 
speaks of it in very high terms as one of the best 
in the crimson class. 
See Glcnny'sAlmnnnckforthisycar. and Lloyd's 
Weekly Newspaper for Oct. 29th, Initials E. A , 
and Nov. llth. 
Terms, 5 Guineas each root. 
Onehouse, Stowmarket, Suffolk 
IT'RUIT TREES, FOREST TREES, 
1 EVERGREENS, SHRUBS, &c. Catalogues 
of the above may bo had on application to 
WILLIAM It Alt It ATT, WAKEFIELD 
*.• A quantity of fine Transplanted White Thorns 
TIIE LARGEST mul CHEAPEST 
fi NURSERY' in ENGLAND for Geraniums 
(show and fancy), French Geraniums, Fuchsias, 
Verbenas, Fairy Roses, Chrysanthemums, Helio 
tropes, Cinerarias, Calceolarias. Primula-. and other 
soli -wooded plants, is the FLORAL NURSERY. 
ACTON -ROAD. TURNIIAM GREEN, near 
London. More than 250,000 plants are there culti- 
vated annually. 
The stock of show Geraniums exceeds 50,000. and 
comprises upwards of 750 varieties, amongst which 
almost every known kind will be found. The 
newest sorts, such as Carlos. Virginia Rosa (Foster's), 
Leah, l’ictu, Marginata, Empress, Neatness, &c., 
can be hnd nt 3s. each, or 3os. per dozen. The older 
varieties from 9s. to 25s. per dozen. 
The selection of FRENCH GERANIUMS con- 
sists of 40 distinct sorts, at 2s. 6d. each, or 25s. per 
dozen. 
SEEDLING CINERARIAS ( 10 , 000 ), from seed 
of first-rate flowers, at 4s. per dozen, in CO-sized pots. 
20.000 really good SEEDLING HERBACEOUS 
CALCEOLARIAS now on hand at 4s. per dozen, 
in GO-sized pots. 
30.000 VERBENAS.— Those let out in 1854 by 
Smith, Mockett, Turner, Chauvierre, Bragg, and 
others, 8s. per dozen ; all the older varieties, 6s. and 
4s. per dozen. 
An immense quantity of good fimbriated 
PRIMULAS at is. per dozen in GO-sized pots, and 
6s per dozen in 48's. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS (Lilliputian nnd large 
flowering) at Gs. and 83. per dozen, all the best 
sorts. 
70.000 SCARLET GERANIUMS, including all 
the new kinds, at prices remarkably low. 
The foregoing have been selected as examples 
only, it being impossible, within the limits of an 
advertisement, to afford particulars of a stock so 
extensive. Catalogues will, however, be forwarded 
to all parts gratis. 
Every possible exertion will be made to give the 
most perfect satisfaction to all wllo may favourthis 
Establishment with their patronage. None but 
thoroughly established Plants will te sent out, and 
full reliance may be placed on prompt attention 
and fair dealing. 
The Trade will be liberally dealt with. Provin- 
cial Nurserymen and Florists wi'l do well to try 
this Establishment. 
Terms cash, or a satisfactory reference 
JOHN WESTWOOD. Proprietor. 
T iie FOREST, the PARK, the SHRUB- 
M_ llERY', uinl the GARDEN —Noblemen nnd 
Gentlemen requiring Trees, Shrubs, or Fruit Trees, 
during the present Autumn should obtain REN- 
DER'S NEW AUTUMNAL DESCRIPTIVE 
CATALOGUE which can be bad on application 
from WILLIAM E. KENDLE and Co., Nursery- 
men and Foresters, Plymouth. Established 17 so. 
New Seeds, growth of 1854. Arrangements are now 
being made at this Establishment lor a largo supply 
of genuine and good Seeds for the coming season. 
HORTICULTURE, &c. 
WEEDS ON YVALKS. 
~\ TR. FLEMING’S WEEDING or 
all SALTING MACHINE for Gravel Walks. 
Court Yards. &c„ manufactured and sold by 
ALEXANDER SHANKS and SON. AR- 
BROATH, FORFARSHIRE, from whom par- 
ticulars, with prices, may be had. 
HYACINTHS, TULIPS. &c. 
\ \7TLLIAM E. RENDLE and Co-, 
> T SEED MERCHANTS, PLYMOUTH, 
have still on hand a tine assortment of all the best 
Hyacinths, Tulips, Anemones, Ranunculus Gladio- 
lus, Spuruxls. Lilium, Crocus. Iris, Jolmquille, 
Snowdrops, Amaryllis, and other kinds of Bulbous 
Roots. 
The present is an excellent time for planting 
them either in pots or in the ground, but the sooner 
the better. All orders will be properly attended to. 
RENDER'S CATALOGUE of BULBOUS 
ROOTS can be had in exchange for two penny 
stamps, on application to WILLIAM E. RENDLE 
and Co., Seed Mercliauts, Plymouth. 
LARGE SURPLUS STOCK OF TREES. 
SHRUBS. &c„ NOW ON SALE AT 
M essrs, william e. rendle and 
Co.'s NURSERY, PLYMOUTH. -The 
Proprietors, having a large surplus Stock of the 
following, can oiler them at greatly reduced prices ; 
and all Orders above £10 wilt be delivered free ol 
carriage to any Station on the Broad Gunge Rail- 
ways, and to Cork, Dublin, aud Liverpool by 
Steamers. 
400,000 Seedling Scotch 1* ir. 
500,0 a) „ Larch Fir. 
209,000 „ l’inus nustriaca. 
2 10,00 1 ,. Turkish ami English Oak. 
loooo .. Cedrua Deodaro, from 0 in. to 
3 ft. in height. 
lO.i'OO fine Laurels of various sizes. 
20,0 0 nil the best varieties of Strawberries. 
10.000 of the best Rhubarb Roots in cultivation. 
With n large «jid general assortment of Nursery 
Stock, including Forest Trees, Shrubs, nnd Fruit 
frees, such as are generally fouud in a large L ro- 
vincinl Nursery, 
TO BE LET, SOLD, &c. 
SALMON FISHINGS IN THE TWEED 
HPO BE LET, on LEASE, for such n 
A i 
FOR SALE. 
V N excellent P 1 1 .ETON, in condition 
equal to now, Morocco Lining, Colllngo’s 
Patent Axles, and Fittings for one Ilorse or a pair. 
Will be sold a bargain. 
Armly to Mr. GEORGE HURST, LITTLE 
GONERBY, GRANTHAM 
FOR SALE. 
4 FASHIONABLE BROUGHAM, 
i V with all the modern Improvements, in very 
good condition, the property of a gentleman 
having no further use for it. 
Alsu, iv Leopold Bnrouohe, forming an excellent 
close ami open carriage, very light and roomy, 
recently built for a gentleman. 
To he seen at It. mid K VF./.EY'S, COACH- 
BUILDERS, LONG ACRE, and 19, Milsoin- 
street, Hath. 
FANCY 1*01 LI KY PI RIODIC fcL 8A1 E 
It. J. C. STEVENS will SELL by 
AUCTION, at his GREAT ROOM. 38. 
K I N G-STREET. COY ENT-G ARDEN. on Til E8- 
DAY, 191 li DECEMBER, at twelve o'clock pro- 
M 
\ term of years as may be agreed on. with £• “ ■ »£ LEt 1 I,)N ? f W.’ ( J "J? 
entry at 26th May next, the FISHINGS amt j ", «->>. H»ch 
FERRY of EDENMOU 1 II. The Fishing* being Salisbury, and many very choice Spanish, Coehlns 
diings being 
about a mile below the Town of Kelso, extend to 
nearly three miles in length on the north side of 
the River, comprehend the whole Tweed Salmon 
Fishing within the Barony ot F.dnam, and embrace 
some of the best Angling Casts in that River 
Also, TO LET, with entry now or at Whlt- 
Sunday next, the Desirable VILLA of SIIAR- 
PITLAW HOUSE, situated within the Policy 
Grounds of Hondersydc Park, and containing 
Dining-room. Drawingroom, Five Bed-rooms, 
Kitchen, Servants' Apartments, nnd Conveniences. 
The House is within a mile of Kelso, nnd is in 
Polands,' Bantams, &c. &e., from celebrated 
Breeders. 
Catalogues by enclosing a stanipod-dirccted en- 
velope to Mr. J. C. stoveus, 38, King-street, 
Covent-garden. 
CJ WINESHEAD ASSOCIATION for 
n the PROSECUTION of FELONS, aud for 
(In* Mutual Protection of Property — NOTICE is 
HEREBY' GIVEN, that the Annual Meeting of 
the Members of the Association will bo held at tho 
GRIFFIN INN. in SWINESI1EAD. on THUR8- 
the immediate vicinity of Kdenmouth Fishings, VATm.-mih.' iVim. ti,„ 
and will be let either separately from, or in con- DAY. tho 30«h day ol NOVEMBER. 1854 I ho 
nection with these, os may be desired. 
Apply to SMITHS and ROBSON, Solicitors, 
Kelso. 
REA S CENTRAL HORSE AND CARRIAGE 
REPOSITORY. 
St. Georgc’s-road. Southwark (within a mile of the 
London bridges). 
r pO he SOLD by AUCTION, on 
1 TUESDAY, December 12th, 1854, at Twelve 
o’clock precisely, upwards of 
ONE HUNDRED AND TEN HORSES, 
(on Commission). 
A number of Carriages, &c., of vnrious descriptions, 
for unreserved sale ; several pairs of Holstein Cur- 
riuge and Brougham Ilors**s, Hunters (some of 
which are direct from Irelund), Weight-carrying 
Cobs. Ladies' Hacks, X c. Also Thirty powerful, 
sound Cart and Van Horses, Carriages and liar- 
ness, particulars of which may be had iii Catalogue 
on the morning of sale. 
PRIVATE COMMISSION DEPARTMENT. 
From Eighty to One Hundred Horses, and seve- 
ral Hundred Carriages and Vehicles, always on 
Sale daily by Private Treaty. 
Keep, 3s. per Day and Night. 
Horses taken from the London Railway Termini 
without charge to the owners. 
N.B.— Near the Elephant and Castle. 
HORSES. 
M R. JOHN ABBOTT lias received in- 
structions to SELL by AUCTION, without 
the least reserve, in the MAItKEl -PLACE, 
CHRISTCHURCH. HANTS, on TUESDAY Vh 
CEMBF.R 12, 1854. NINE powerful DKAUG1U 
HORSES, from 5 years old, belonging to her 
Majesty's Royal Horse Artillery. They are all 
staunch and tree from vice, but “cast” in couse- 
quence of not being equal to the great speed re- 
quired in their military evolutions. I hey may bo 
seen at the stables of the George Inn from Twelvo 
to Two o'Clock, at which time the sale will com- 
""ai'iIic same time will be SOLD, the property of 
a Gentleman who has bred them, an exceeding 
handsome BROWN FILLY, rising 4 years od. 
Directors will moot nt Eleven o'clock for receiving 
Subscriptions, Auditing Accounts, &0. Dinner at 
Also that tho Directors will meet ntthoGRIFFIN 
INN at Six o'Clock on TUESDAY Evening, tho 
-Hth of NOVEMBER Instant, when all Persons 
having any Claim on the Association arc requested 
to present the same. 
W I). REDDISH, Treasurer. 
Swim ahead, Nov. io, r854. 
| PROVISION AGAINST DISABILITY 
I by Sickness or Accident, effected with tho 
LAW PROPERTY and LIFE ASSURANCE 
SOCIETY. 30, Essex-direct, Strand. 
Example A person aged 30 . may secure an 
Annuity of £100 u year in case of permanent dis- 
ability, by payment of only 33s. per annum. 
Forms and particulars forwarded to any appli- 
cant, by Iv. BARNES. Secretary. 
1 > KDEMPi ION of MORTGAGES und 
I V LOANS secured by a Policy which guaran- 
tees the repayment of Loans at a fixed period, 
or earlier in case of death, so that tho Properly 
may pass unencumbered to the family, b Y JJ 1 ® 
LAW PROPERTY nnd Lli E ASSURANCE 
SOCIETY'. 30, Essex-strect, Strand. Apply to 
1 1 E. B ARNES, Secretary. 
| OANS —Persons desirous of obtaining 
\j ADVANCES from £30 to £250, upon ap- 
proved personal security, repayable by easy instal- 
ments. extending over a lengthened l-eno-l nro 
Invited tu examine the principles of the BRI TIS II 
MUTUAL SUBSCRIPTION LOAN ASSU- 
KANCE CLASSES. Prospectuses. Reports, and 
every information, may be obtained on application 
at tiie British Mutual Life Office, 17. New Bridge- 
street; ltluckfrian* Rules fid each copy. <£, '?• P cr 
I108t CHARLES JAMES THICKE, 
1 Resident Secretary. 
MONRY.— ESTABLISHED 1849. 
T OANS from £5 to £50 on the Pcr- 
I j tonal Security of the Borrower, to be repaid 
by small Weekly. Monthly, or tpiarterly instal- 
ments, as may suit the convenience of tho bor- 
rower A Form of Application and particulars 
handsome BROWN b ILLY, rising * years u ■ . ■ nny , mr t. on receipt of fournostage stamps 
and upwards ol 15 hands high ; nnd a handsome a t(»Tipcd directed envelope. Office (private). 
BAY FILLY, sister to the above. 3 ; years old. ^'VVnTiJN-STREE 1 . PENTON V1LLE, Lon- 
Tliev are both by the same sire, which is three- ’• T. SHORT, Secretary 
They arc both by the same sire - ------ 
parts bred, and the dam is half Arab and half do . 
English racer. They are animals of great promise 
Auction Offices. Bridge street, Christchurch, 20th 
November, 1854. 
FOR SALE. 
MONEY. 
M ONEY to any amount ADVANCED 
. upon Household Furnitur.% SUjokw in Irade. 
I Farming Stock. Linen ...id Woe .IKn 
4 PAIR of 1* II.E TO N PONIES, SS^Xlt Sods. repayable If ln- 
«£ ySMSSXtl G <!Ur Of Gilbert-street), 
TAGE, GUILLAKDS OAK. MIDHURST. 1 ' ■ - 
/V 
All who intend to plant, either in the Forest. Hie emu l 
Shrubbery, or the Garden, during the present Uor-e, 
. /• . . xU,.:- V,.... Ai.lun.n 11, •_ niMirlV 
A I ONLY for INVESTMENT on the 
1 nor^nal seeurity (without sureties) of gen- 
*or'a*l’mr of Horse-, with Pole ana Shafts r “, P ° r ” VlrMon *' e ‘'O mtervsts Thu 
letc. AUo a Cab-bodled 1‘II.KTON for one „ UI , y 0 f the highest rvspceUUUtr. 
a. with Head nnd Turnover Seat behind. J.o /will be given to responsible 
CAR It I AGES FOR SALE- 
Li»ht BROUGHAM, suitable for one 
r*ilrUOL>ur> , ui mihwx.i, -o • ,v • — . n .... | " ' — 
Autumn, should procure their New Autumn u ' - I “^ ‘/furLh'er uarticulnrs apply at Messrs W. nnd parties- enre of Mr. GRIGG. Bookseller, 
seriptlve Cnlalogue, vvhioh can be had iii exchan j,e RoBEK I'MiN'S CARRIAGE and IJAR- A d j* r .V' ? \ | . s 1 K E lv I' . London, and to whom 
cliimu, l-lyraouts. Established 1756. I SJAMFOKU. I 
