The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-31 00:00:00

SUPPLEMENT TO THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. leY to my mind the same impression Mn of your correspondent. Your cor7 reader s to infer that the inhabitants sir houses of wood and on piles to irthquakes. He should hive more la houses are principally used because cheaper than houses of any other a thousand at the kiln, and very lediately they are required; good lime scarcer still. Wooden houses are % al ways, built on piles driven in the th e doors a thorough current of air under floors from rotting, as they would 6 , For my own part, I should be very " l ouse in any part of. New Zealand, OF "PUNCH." ••••.. E.Ii tINTERS.—The surest way to get a want it. Shoeblack : You don't catch me any o' them banks, I can tell yer !" ,- -The fines levied upon dishonest Weights and measures. ladder that helps statesmen to climb, ►de as soon as they have reached the y. —The Czar has been said to be in a 'las been contradicted ; but whether or not, it is tolerably certain that his i ignation ; a Moral Essay (with Cuts). leydell Bouverie, Esq., M.P. for Kil "roicated by the writer to his out-and- Russell.—To be had at Bellamy's. JoAL—We understand that the King iderg o the ceremony of complete coro iese bondholders are, in some way, Ice delicate and conscientious on the 'hen the bondholders have received pound, then his Majesty proposes to ,he two and sixpence is made five undergo the other moiety of the nvn complete. LIMITED LIABILITY.—Since the traveller has become such a serious it is as well to provide against any :ure enactment, and we therefore call •hether the following cases will fall a person sits in a draught, will the take cold ? If an individual hires a tit his liability to be overcharged and S into a Ch ancery suit, will the pro hi liability to be ruined by the p o ints are c l ear l y settled, we may , prop ose. his attents* lirt • wor Parliamente .—Ld Mayor Moon, while exp ressea a toll t theft lth in the Thames, e heap of ; "that the matter rill thuds • Surely Parliament has Just no . w without adding the nuisances with which it still to dispose of. The progress of ' enough, but if at this period of the go into the Thames, we may expect to stick i n th e mud for the short re ' 'We do not agree with the Lord 'er house to act as a dredge , for the !natter up," and we prefer lesving the Corporation, who will knew Ii ow to 'ator of the Thames it is peculiarly Mayor to go into the matter and :om ; though we confess we cannot ip to get over head and ears fin ,asant business. " DIOGENES." handsome does." How then can a tamentary train is what one may fancy. .to a yo ung l a d y w h o wou ld wear a are that a swarm of bees mistook it :0 a perfect fright. •eE,IDS DOUBTFUL, ,4fa1.411 the reports together vvliethung to barley, wheat, and hops, 1. 1 P r iler the crops will weather the weather t 4lt et ,t 4 4 ( T! t , n r, e weather will crop the crops. Lz'44 tita.m.A.L. - -Some one has discovered the fact 1' L to , 1 11 g 1,, . . • •__ w e are . not ,' k 'i4t ' 4 .41 )4 -.s very ancient origin. .41 k :()Nol ai eit ; all that we know is, that coat - turning so I t : ost as respectable an antiquity, haN a ing y been oung %, 1 1 14 I lg back as when Palmerston was 1 ; , ti ti(11 111 . .ial. le Do e ea, 101111 NATIONAL MELODIES. ki 11 ('A t P3•3? we took upon ourselves the task of reform tollll4t i 1 :q ti the Piano —in other words, we fell foul el l es 141)'l ftq'trrlse in connexion with glees and cat e l n : fo r silo t e se wers of son.. to lvery wholesome.ext in tie „e,,e titaa°llallawk of taste 'was never required i 1 d `ttg, Prunirq wh a t are clapanur nationa , L ai l f " e e he old P.nglish trap 0 - Hu Britannia" is an instance, which, without more ado, we shall commence trimming. This spirited refrain, whichiie shall refrain from singing until our reforms are adopted,' commences With an assertion quite irreconcileable with the present state of scientific know ledge, in the words : " When Britain first at Heaven's command, Arose from out the azure main"— usually sung When Britain fir-it-ir-it-rst at Heaven's cor-or-or mand, Ar-ro-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ose from out the a-a-a-a-vire main. What evidence have we to the fact here assumed in the most reckless manner, that our island is of volcanic origin ? A fact, by the bye, which, if proved true, would be anything but comforting—on the principle of easy come easy gone; seeing that, by a frightful subsidence, we might wake some morning and find ourselves beneath the azure main again. But let us go on. "This was the charter, the charter of the land, And guardian angels sang the strain." A very remarkable charter, of which, however, we have no traces whatever—whether we consider the ambiguity of its introduction, or the mode of its delivery—in vocal music. However, now for tLe charter. " Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves, Britons, never, never r never, never, shall be slaves." Passing over the time-honoured joke involved in the query of the sea-sick voyager, " Why doesn't she rule them straight," we should be gill of something like an answer to the follow ing :- 1. Who's BRITANNIA ? 2: if collective idea, does it include Wales and the Isles of Wight and Man, the Islets of Scilly, Dogs, Eel Pie, and Jacob in Bermondse3 ? 3. Since the union with Scotland is that country included in the term, and how about Ireland ? 4. When dd the charter come into force, and who were the witnesses ? r 5. How di you connect the wave-ruling with the Anti- Slavery movement 6. flow cb you get over the difficulty involved in the words, " never slull be slaves," when it is notorious that serfdom prevailed ix the earlier ages ; and to this day a good deal of slavery stil remains in England—witness the miners, the needlewouen, the servants of all-work, and others ? Pendin; the arrival of a reply to these questions, let us pro test against the folly of dignifying with the style and title of national a strophe which involves contradictions and absur dities enough for a schoolboy's nonsense verses joined to several tarradidles. (To be resumed at the next opportunity.) HORTICULTURE. FLOWER GARDEN.—Where roses are extensively grown (which they should be about every place in proportion to its size), they form the principal attraction of the out-door de partment of the garden at present, and should be frequently looked over, removing decayed flowers, &c., which, if allowed to hang on the plant, have a very unsightly appearance, and tend to encourage mildew, &c. Roses, if grown in masses or beds, should be arranged so as to contrast the colours in the most effective manner ; and where this has not otherwise been attended to, the effect of the present arrangement should be carefully looked to while the plants are in full beauty, noting any alterations that may be deemed necessary, which will greatly facilitate the execution of the same at the proper season. See that the plants are not allowtd to suffer through want of moisture at the root; and where the soil is of a light sandy nature, the plants should be liberally supplied with manure water, giving a good soaking two nr three times a week if possible ; but if the soil is stronc , sad rich, manure water may be dispensed with, as the plants' 'rill grow freely enough if kept moist at the root. Proceed wish the propaga tion of favourite sorts either by buddings or ' , ;uttings. We prefer the hybrid perpetuals, teas, Chinas, and Bourbons on their own roots, and firm short-jointed cuttingSof these root freely enough at the present season if properly managed, but rose-cuttings taken from plants grown in the ope* air should not be put into heat. They will, however, root fret , enough under a hand-glass on a mild bottom heat, or evetOn a shady situation in the open border, but they are very liable to " damp off" in a moist warm situation. The readiest way Ef propa gating these, however, is by cuttings taken from plants grown under glass for flowering in spring, which root almost is freely as cuttings of verbenas. The propagation of the alinary bedding-out plants will soon require a large share of attention, therefore see that the most is made of the present leisure and convenience for getting up a good stock of the more viued kinds of hardy things, and do not forget a good stock of phks, picotees, &c. See that the bedded-out stock is kept moist at the root until the beds are fairly covered, which will soonbe the case if the plants are well attended to and the weathq continues such as it has been lately. _ - . FRUIT.— KITCHEN GARDEN. — Tomatoes must be wet. attended to, keeping the shoots thin and stopping above a cluster of fruit; for if the plants are allowed to grow too freely, there will be but a poor chance of a good crop, save in very favourable localities. Attend carefully to celery and other growing crops with water, giving a liberal supply to lettuce and cauliflower and recently-planted green stuff. Take advantage of showery days to plant out a farther supply of winter greens, broccoli, &c., and if a sufficient quantity of celery is not already planted, this should be attended to at once, and must be well cared for after planting, with water. &c., otherwise good-sized heads need hardly be expected. If not already done, sow cabbage for early spring use, and attend to keeping up a succession of lettuce, endive.&c.— Gard. 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Y r "'Sk4t't/I'Peir".a Parl o n t , 4 , 1 1 4 it . ccI DEN P I , 4 q e a be e - hi' l lin g II ot R 0) p tv Ter int ( ft l " i ,i ,Il t 2g all rt„PPI SOUS.ESOLD ECONOMY.. Ir should be generally known that a small quantity of vinegar will generally destroy immediately any insect that may find its way into the stomach ; and a little salad oil will kill any insect that may enter the ear. BRANDY CHERRIES.—Weigh the finest morelas, having cut off half the stalk ; prick them with a needle, and drop them into a jar or wide-mouthed bottle. Pound three-quarters the weight of sugar or white candy; strew over; fill up with brandy, and tie a bladder over. BEIIING A RAT.—A correspondent of a Glasgow paper writes :—" Having heard that a belled rat would drive all other rats away, I tried the experiment a few weeks since, by procuring a fine sized one, and putting a small sleigh-bell on his neck. Since then his troublesome fellows, of whom there were a great many before, have disappeared, leaving him an undisputed monopoly of their old haunts." REISIEDY FOR BLISTERED FEET.—Soldiers or pedestrians whose feet are . apt to blister during long journies, should rub the feet at night with spirits mixed with tallow dropped from a ,candle into the ,palm of the hand. On the following morning no blister will exist, for the spirits possess healing power, and the tallow keeps the skin soft and pliant.— Gallon's Art of Travel. MACKEREL PUDDING.—Cut off the heads of two mackerel; cat each one in four pieces, keeping the roe in ; fill the pud ding with the pieces, season with salt, a little chopped onions and fennel; add a gill of water; boil one hour, and serve with fennel sauce over. To pot them, clean, season, and bake them in a pan, with bay leaves, spice, and some butter; when cold place them in a pot and cover them with clarified butter. RASPBERRY JA.ll.—Weigh equal quantities of fruit and sugar; put the former in a preserving -pan, boil and break it, stir constantly, and let it boil quickly. When most of the jlice is evaporated, add the sugar, and simmer half an hour. 'This way is greatly superior in colour and flavour to that which is made by putting the sugar in at first. Gooseberries and currants may be done the same way. GINGER DROPS.—Reduce four ounces of candied orange peel to a paste, in a mortar, add two ounces of white ginger, finely ground, and two pounds of powdered sugar, moisten these with a coffee-cupful of clove-water, and boil till the syrup is sufficiently thick to be dropped on buttered paper. Set the drops in the oven for five minutes, and then remove the paper from the. bottom. RASPBERRY VINEGAR.—To a market-gallon of raspberries, take half-a-gallon of common vinegar, put it into an earthen pan, and let it stand three days ; then strain them through a flannel bag, turning back the juice till it runs bright; and to every quart of juice take a quart of clarified sugar, put in the juice and boil it a few minutes, take off the scum, put it in a stone bottle, and it will keep, if necessary, two years. To PRESERVE STRAWBERRIES MI OLE.—Take equal weights of fruit and double-refined sugar ; lay the former in a large dish, and sprinkle half the sugar in fine powder over ; give a gentle shake to the dish, that the sugar may touch the under side of the fruit. Next day make a thin syrup with the re mainder of the sugar, and, instead of water, allow one pint of currant juice to every pound of strawberries ; in this simmer them till sufficiently jellied. Choose the largest starlets ; or others, when not dead ripe. In either of the above w ays th e y eat well served in thin cream, in glasses. To MAKE ANCHOVIES.— PrOCIITe a quantity of sprats, as fresh as possible ; do not wash or wipe them, but just take them as caught, and for every peck of the fish take two pounds of common salt, a quarter of a pound of bay salt, four pounds of saltpetre, two ounces of sal prunella, and two pennyworth of cochineal; pound all these ingredients in a mortar, mixing them well together. Then take stone jars, or small kegs, according to your quantity of sprats, and lay a layer of the fish and a layer of the mixed ingredients,. alter nately, until the pot is full; then press hard down, and cover close for six months, they will then be fit for use. I can vouch for the excellence and cheapness of the anchovies made in this manner; in fact, most of the "fine Gorgona an chovies " sold in the oil and pickle shops are made in this or a similar manner, from British sprats. Cur IN A PIE-DISH.—The custom of placing an inverted cup in a fruit pie, the cook will inform us, is to contain the juice while the pie is baking in the oven, and prevent its boiling over ; and she is the more convinced in her theory, because when the pie is withdrawn from the oven, the cup will be found full of juice. When the cup is first put iu, the dish is full of cold air ; and when the pie is placed in the oven, this air will expand by the heat and fill the cup, and drive out all the juice and a portion of the present air it contains, in which state it will continue until removed from the oven, when the air in, the cup will condense, and occupy a very small space, leaving the remainder to be filled with juice : but this does not take place till the danger of the juice boiling over is passed. If a small glass tumbler is inverted in .the pie, its contents can be examined into while it is in the oven, and it will be found what has been advanced is correct.—Gower's Scientific Phenomena of Domestic Life. AGRICULTURE. ' HOME-MADE SUPEIIPILOSPIIATE.—There are souse farmers to located that they cannot conveniently procure the mann fictured superphosphate of lime—others, who could obtain i t madily are fearful of putting a spurious or adulterated article. ani many others who would make it themselves if they knew exactly how to set about it. I have seen several direction's at various times, and in various publications, but they have lacked precision, and omitted some point or other in the maul ulation of more or less importance. Raving given the L) t, ;..1 c4 l . OtAl,