David JARDINE, Liverpool's Greatest Lumber Merchant - A Native of Richibucto (Kent Co.) from 'London Timber Journal, Dec. 25': of well known firm of Farnworth and Jardine of Canada Dock, Liverpool. Mr. Jardine is of Scotch descent. His father was for many years a well known merchant and shipowner of Liverpool and some years previous to his settling in that city carried on a business in the town of Richibucto, N.B. There Mr. Jardine was born in 1827, and there also he received his education and spent the first fifteen years of his life. Coming to Liverpool in 1842, he entered the office of Messrs. Dempsey, Frost & Co., will known firm of timber brokers and measurers whose business premises were then situated in Greenland St. at the Queen's dock. Mr. Dempsey, dying about 1848 and Mr. Frost retiring, the late John FARNSWORTH was then the only partner, and in 1852, he admitted Mr. Jardine into the firm which then adopted the title Farnworth & Jardine. Mr. Jardine married Miss CURRIE, a sister of the present Sir Donald CURRIE. (see original for career)