The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-10-16 00:00:00

SUPPLEMENT TO THE LIVERPOOL STAN I, 04013 ER 16 1855 dealers adulterated their goods. If only men of the R ouse u gentlemanly habits were admissible e t u llouse of Lords, where would -his Grace be ? A l : of Somerset's " What do you want ? " to , ed Hamilton, the visitor from Totnes, is tila vcpal i n 4 . dignity to his " Get out of that, old ?i e , ll ,' ,±0 Mrs. Anne Hicks, of the Serpentine, g,t mate They may both, at some long-distant tt , - , 44 ° Part of his epitaph. We would fur- S t ;''''g,est, as typical of his Grace, that the IN r, il ' should be capped with one of Anne's MI6 b eer bottles :an earthy utensil, cold without, 1 1;4 )1 ," mere pop and froth within, ode C RAFFING.---Whatever may be the merits tlid euts of Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia, he lig. e4tl 4.1 1 8% Y a wag, or he would never have " left Berlin A m , ~to compliment the Emperor of Russia." N o „"„ilke to have heard a few of the compliments 714 14 7, 1- ne occasion, though we can imagine the effect ki tnt tis ,, have produced when the Prince began to corn fft,ir, 4e , ~,raperor on the state ofthe war, and the aspect Lod - ,, a, ebastopol. If we had just had our house ' l 4 i Wi l about our heads, if the seryant We had ' l ,lth, iellarge of it had run away, and if we had re- W t s i t . nearly all our money in a mad speculation, irkai ~,4 1 , 1 1° 'w exactly what we should say to an in t / 'e ' ln - Lc' Came to pay us compliments. Perhaps, i f lel-o.r ho the precise an sw er add resse d by the 0 Nui 4 4 uussia to the compliments of the Prince ' we should have some guide to follow. 1 SCIENCE AND ART. ptA.4r ItSl 4*V i (1 , OF THE NEW MUSEUM ( PICTURE "RESDEN —After a protracted labour of t t Years • and the raised expectation of the whole Obli e ' the above new temple of art was opened to O erao ° ll ll the 25th of September. No special open k•A Y took place, being incongruous to such ‘s• What had been predicted before, that (4 1 41 lit d recognise the gallery, really was the case, Paitttr ieS Sed treasure of art bursts on our eyes. sti n gs, which we were obliged formerly to view orred eyes, are now t o b e seen i n a c l ear, wi d e it? Toe greatest improvement has accrued L;714, 1 ,, 141 1 senol, which is now exhibited in the tq",cof the upper room. The Dutch pictures,. Ote t i o Which are placed in the northerly room, with and wide light, have not improved much hike lt iOn. The finest pictures are exhibited in k 2 saloons, which conclude towards the west '?ecial piece, containing the Madonna del Siste tl , l afi t 7., This jewel of pictorial art has now been i;te 4 t j ) late-glass covering, which lay like , adamp . er ;:mlli er ," canvas and the eye. Holbem s Maria, G erman sample of the Italian Madonna, is ° I I a separate scaffolding. The whole im „klt the first visit to the new Dresden gallery is 11 et grandeur, and by-and-by one gets accus th t wi c expanse and comfort of the new spaces. 4 ee v iiY Will be open every day except the Saturday; tile r ! week at a fee of four groschen (about 4-1-d.); '.,`'t sf `qtYs gratis. It is to be borne in mind that % v l lelt . 41 ' 4 : of these numerous and cos . tly . pictures to ofti:seum was accomplished within the short ( r?k2 t ee months. I{ •N P has been recently granted to Lieutenant VN )1 1: , P.R.S., Professor of Fortifications at Vga t j , " for improvements in the method of work- Ot at ,le fans called punkas, for agitating the air ,'s.l4 tr barracks, churches, and other large build korlical climates, and in the height of sum e northern latitudes." These punkas may by manual labour, or by horse, bulloek or 1 40q,: t ; The machine is so arranged that one N 1, 14 iii r]; sixteen punkas, with comparative ease. lnu m ber oh ,r' e usually required for fanning the thi r ty-two beds, arranged in pairs, in m J y ° NJnas, in an Indian hospital. • The appara ve °lliVe so applied as to work the punkas in adja- Ol e the connecting links being brought to f ocus or moving power, if that of horse or h e ased ; while the action of any single punka „ ar rested w ith ou t a ff ec ti ng t h e onwar d motion tille rs , and set to work again, at the will of the k. For private beds " revolving fans" are used, mosquito curtains, which, by a simple, mde expensive, a n d noiseless mechanism, are ma de ,iytie occupant for t wo , f our, s i x, or eight hours, 6 to the temp era t ure o f the room, and the -Neat speed required. Those only who have ex perienced the discomfort of restless nights in a hot climate, can duly appreciate the luxury of such a con trivance. The apparatus is very portable, and can be sent to and applied in, any part of the world. EXPERIMENT FOR THE DISPERSION OF THUNDER sToRms.---What I would wish is, that captive balloons should be resorted to for this great and important ex periment. I should wish them to be sent up to a much greater height than that attained by Romas's kites. If by rising 300 or 400 feet above the elevations ordi narily reached by the upper extremities of the rods of lightning conductors, there were obtained, instead of little plumes or tips of flame, flames 10 or 12 feet long, what may we not expect would happen when the whole apparatus, having risen to a height three, four, or ten times as great, according to circumstances, would al most graze the under surface of the clouds P and when, moreover (and this is an important particular), the metallic point which is to attract the fulminating mat ter, and which would be in communication with the long semi-metallic cord which officiates as conductor, being fixed on the upper part of the balloon, is pre sented to the clouds nearly vertically, or in the position of the rod of an ordinary lightning conductor ? It does not appear to me that there would be anything, too bold in supposing that it might be possible to dis sipate the most violent thunder or hail-storms by such means. At all events, an experiment so highly and directly interestinc , both to science and to the agri cultural wealth of countries is well deserving of trial. If balloons of moderate dimensions were employed, the expense would certainly be less than the vine-growing districts now expend uselessly in firing so many guns and mortars.---Arago's Meteorological Essays. SCHOOLS FOR MINERS' CIIILDREN.—III the wild lead-mining district of Alston, the miners consist of an honest, industrious, and intelligent body of men. Until lately, however, not much care was taken for education amongst them. Mr. Sopwith, a gentleman well known for his ability and anxiety to improve those by whom he is surrounded, was appointed to the management of this important neighbourhood, and found only a school of the old fashion, and which was quite inadequate. He went vigorously to work to reform this evil, and in the new school made the practice and knowledge of drawing an important consideration. In a short time this produced visible effects, and we saw not long ago specimens of the work of the children of the rough miners, consisting of outline and shad ow heads after Michael Angelo and Raffaelle, flowers copied from nature, and views. These children commenced by drawing the simple geometrical forms on a large scale, without instruments, and it would surprise the practised artist more than others, to note the wonderful firmness of hand shown in the latter copies, and the skill and taste of the more finished works. Who knows but that from this school amongst the moors of Alston, some artists may rise up who may do credit to our school of painting. At any rate, the knowledge thus acquired will not make the boys less intelligent as miners, or the girls less useful as wives or mothers.—The Builder. THE CITY WALL AT EXETER.---11l excavating for a house in Mrs. Pidsley's gardens, near the Dispensary, and the rear of Mr. E. Drake's repository, were found, a silver coin or Denarius of Trajan, bust to the right laureated ; reverse, cos. V 1... TRI.. .. the Emperor standing with shield and hasta. Half-groat, of Henry VI. most probably ; reverse, VILLA CALLIS (Calais) cross and pellets, POSVI, &c. (well preserved). A later coin, of Venice, with the winged lion of St. Mark. A quantity of the usual Roman pottery, or Samian ware, usually found on old sites in our Exeter, mostly of minute size ; on one fragment, the potter's name.... ECELSII ; some fir-cone patterns ; and on one large portion of a vase, with various embossed patterns, or mouldings, a dog running, athletes, &c. ; also a curious spinthriate, or Priapein group, something like the obscure gems of Tiberius, found at Caprw, or the Gnostic emblems. A small sculptured stone, appa rently bearing the bust of the Emperor Claudius. Portions of fibulae, and a small matrix of fine copper. Small brass studs, probably for armour. A number of tobacco-pipes, of the sort in use in the days of the " Rump," and of the merry monarch Charles 11., many of which era were found before, when the city wall was broken through. The remains of wood fires, and a large quantity of bones and teeth of various animals, point out an extensive occupation of this site, close to a fragment of the old city wall of King Athel stan, still entire with its bonded courses of stones and zigzag masonry. ARD HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY. NORMANDY PIPPINS.—Let them lie a few hours in a pan with cold wate r sufficient to cover them, allow ing for expansion, and in the morning add sugar (with wine and cloves), then let them be baked for two hqurs in a slow ove n . They will be found excellent either to be eaten as a preserve or with boiled rice, cold or warm. To CLEAN DECANTERS.—Put into them broken egg-shells, pieces of coarse brown or blotting-paper, with pcarlash, and nearly fill them with lukewarm water ; shake them well for a few minutes, or, if very dirty, leave them for a few hours, and then rinse them with cold water. Decanters that have been used during the clay should be rinsed with cold water at night, to prevent the crust from settling. To clean the outside, rub it with a sponge dipped in whiting, then brush it well, rinse it in cold water, and finish it with a dry cloth. Fox CURING HA3I.—To a large ham put two ounces of salt prunella and one ounce of saltpetre, beat them very fine and rub it well over the ham and let it stand till the next day, then take a pound and a quarter of salt well dried before the fire, and rub in hot with one pound of treacle ; cover the ham with it, and let it be well rubbed with the pickle, morning and night, for three weeks, turning the ham every time.— N.B. One pound of salt and one pound of treacle does for a small ham, with two ounces of red salt, and a fortnight in pickle. QUEEN CAKEs.---One pound of sifted sugar, a pound of butter, eight eggs, a pound and a quarter of flour, two ounces of currants, and half a nutmeg grated. Cream the butter, and mix it well with the sugar and spice ; then put in half the eggs, and beat it ten minutes ; add the remainder of the eggs, and beat it ten minutes longer ; stir in the flour lightly, and the currants afterwards ; then take small tin pans of any shape, rub the inside of each with butter, fill and bake them a few minutes in a hot oven, on a baking-tin ; when done, remove them as soon as possible from the pans. SPONGE BiscuiTs.---The weight of eight eggs in sugar, dried and sifted; the weight of five eggs in flour, dried and sifted; eight yolks of eggs, to be beaten in the sugar; the eight whites to be beaten to a solid froth. When the yolks and sugar are well mixed, add the whites and beat all well together, then add the flour by degrees. Add two table-spoonfuls of orange-flower water, some grated lemon-peel, and about three drops of the essence of lemon, to be all well beaten till it is in light bubbles. A quick oven will bake them in a few minutes. Sift a little sugar on the top of each cake before they are put into the oven. PROJECT FOR A GREAT DOMESTIC SAVING.—The tyranny of the washerwoman was intolerable, and we determined to become the Pyms and Hampdens of the laundry. Some were inclined to what may be called the fifth monarchy principles of total abolition, and talked of dirt and independence, by never having their clothes washed at all ; but the principles of cleanliness and moderation were dear to the great majority. So I laid before them a plan I had deeply studied. The lady of the present day, to whom wealth has been en trusted for the purpose of showing what a noble and unselfish use can be made of it, had presented to the hospital at Scutari an admirable contrivance for the rapid drying of the linen of a vast establishment for the reception of upwards of a thousand sick and wounded men. In the model wash-houses of London excellent appliances had been introduced for the saving of labour and fuel. Ii another quarter I heard of a con trivance for the washing of the clothes where machi nery performed the first and hardest part of the labour, leaving only the easier portion of the ironing and getting-up to the hands of the professional ladies. The calculations made by all the people I consulted as to the saving of expense by the adoption of these and other processes was, that it could not be less than a half of the usual outlay, and might be a great deal more. Here was a saving of half my annual bill—if of mine, of Jobbins' and Mobbins' and every body else's. Now the number of people in this district with in comes from 2001. to 12001. is immense, and although a man's outlay in this respect is not regulated by his income, but principally by the number of his family, I considered I was safe in taking the washing bill of 143