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

6, 11 )an dl 01331111 fibre; canw such 5, ill ; ' P tio ) 01$ el tbi° tai t s 4 jell $ t be ei 30 6 11 SUPP ieilliat-4),- Or 269;764, and that of Constantine . no ,' 'lla 630,657. Among the woods are in -444 the almond, the arbutus, whitethern, alder, ~. arbsrea, carob tree, and cedar. The fact AfLthe•cedar of Lebanon inhabits also Mount -48 'is it pla c e a'eonaparatively recent discovery, but it 44 beyond • all doubt by the magnificent iletttta of in -the Annexe, including 14 4 48 al trunk 5m `)5 in diameter at the .etil f f eire 1 ;1 4 .414 a magnificent table made of one aer ok r P i Ze, and measuring four -and-a-half feet cool_ Alia collection of Algerian woods also th e Zs .citron well -adapted for furniture_ velletZorpsleaved variety of ash, excellent for ho d sor - ,l, ll eneil cedar, which besides makes y re Ilw-oglboards for musical instruments— tile 81„llrkable for its size and the whiteness of hard 1;;--lentish for ornamental cabinet work, Rrai t led:Ltsefulwhite mulberry —myrtle, close roi,ot porti-Arcpsd,,,and suitable for turnery, with the ° uve, t h e ,14 oaadsomely veined— walnut and 1 . 11 4 be aat latter especially of extraordinary size 1, aboilatlast of all, Thuja wood, which, while ?3' th e p 4 . (.11 Algeria, is unanimously preferred its Pane 411414 C ab . t me - makers to every other for t t a a il a t' tketked. xi. chness of hues, their permanence, 7;:,,e;'Dtiblell4l° Polish of which the material is lt h i ,"Ja la th e eit 'ir W. ifooker states that this . 80 °, ace ordi ' 14,2 of the ancient Romans, among re rare and ng to Pliny, tables made of it were dr P e a r , °4° lled b y , Itre;ieus that when ladies were tabl e -) 'Lies , retoneir husbands for extravagance in t o . Ciee„ is With the prices paid for these ~,.. I#o,o oo for said to have given a sum r a Lerial was one of theni, and, though the neering, the equal i euerally vitie4 f • 1 i ng and Cu ti Mad e of .t 133Peror o ay -culltriodous had vases and Zesid e • 1 ' it oadB, g Its valuaLi_ toot Algeri a li ule and interestiug display of li ,% fgr diatili f P exhibits fruits, seeds, and vte15..,0143 nit, for au on into alcohols and table 41' 4 ,, le Iloilo, utachinery as well as burning, la said egll4oa4d soa p , medicinal plants, A,. °be 'recently introduced, and which 0(4 let ' aPeei fie agai • nst snake bites. t ad; 4B t ,,, ea;;aa colonie:ru f ora amoment to our own West_ Wh• t bi lted b 1 13 a .n , - , we find among the woods C:Apietm. a PPear Y t o l ' i tts . h Guiana and Jamaica some . et t u Fa u k e ue particularly worthy of notice. %W e d ia a) N 7 ll ° has for some time past been he --. nit • • experiments r ek re ngth of eresting series of los "" .4 . that a Woods shown in the Exhibition, t _ e havel telo4,Peehnens of brown ebony from h Ei tra °rile 42. gad of ironwood from the latter, „ le,„ .4-114,,,,, the to .., W ood .i. considerably greater than any the 4b llgh leas With which we are acquainted, °th e r es, 1 44 Of the ironwood being such *4 l ; allo wi „ 'ad of breaking, merely slid each on that tt°4.4 sin gle the Wood to bend almost double, No Will reo. fracture. le e tiel4 otl lvae rs to h the hearts of the Algeria,Manchester but the r A aatr i• ear that not only in litt,oti plant a de pendencies, the . culvat l i l o i n lic o h f nces 16 ,th b,'coibitio'n' aPPears, from the evidences AR goo,. BuPplies to have been taken up c,,,,_` sai r ,„; and favourable ' promises of success. Nat - i4e B , (l Ae w i t Y t ! are of.silv°wo, especially from the latter ,lettil Whichbple% erY superior quality, and, if the moub - sat, the question of labour presents , -, th mkotint A Res, at clip there seems no reason . to 14,014 t he. climate and soil of these regions k i w t t il iit. I th e eaBl favourable conditions for the of io, P ant as exist in America. The Feat u°llr Power j a n ow . th elcte si°ri in th e 1 -ateriai. 14 .udeavouring to rials for manufacti the only obstacle to draw su PPlY of this important attention to the raw from India, t a k e 4 11 ,g us 6 which are exhi -1) and t he light ..., , war s' th e samples of silk warm counterpane made OCTOBER 16,'85 ,EMENT TO THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. with it. Here is a mate r i a l w hi c h I n dia supplies in great abundance, the difficulties of spinning which are shown not to be insuperable. Then look at the Morool fibre, which botanists call sanseviera, which is sent from the Punjaub and Madras—more than 1,000 miles apart—and flourishes in the most desert wastes. There is nothing to prevent this from being extensively used in a variety of ways. The French show bonnets, and the Austrians beautiful mats, made from the fibre of the American aloe, of which an abundant supply can be obtained from India. So also with pineapple fibre, which is exhibited, con verted into excellent rope, and even the tow of which is pronounced by competent judges to pos sess valuable manufacturing properties. Take again plaintain fibre, and consider the encouraging prospect which it holds out to the paper-maker. The plant is cultivated for its fruit, and the stem must be cut down every year, so that the fibre is a refuse material which will neither rot nor burn easily. Numerous specimens of paper made from it in Dr. Hunter's school at Madras, and in the gaols, are exhibited, for the most part in the un bleached state; and British Guiana and Algeria dis play a similar reliance upon the feasibility of apply ing the fibre to this use. Of course, nothing short of a full and fair trial by people engaged in the manu facture can determine whether the material is capable of being utilized in the way thus sug gested ; but many of the conditions which it presents seem highly favourable to the experi ment, and the fact that changes must be made in the present machinery of our paper-mills in order to carry it out ought not to be considered as tan tamount to a condemnation. The fibre called yercum, with a medium strength between hemp and China grass, will be found worthy of attentive examination, as also the Dhanchee fibre from Bengal, and the Wuckoo Nar from Travancore. This last material seems excellently adapted for the canvas of which our coal-sacks are made, the extensive patching to which they are at present subjected proving that something stouter and cheaper is required. Some fine specimens of cables made at Calcutta with Jubbulpore hemp, drawn from the centre of India, are exhibited ; and there are also excellent samples of the Hima laya hemp, which is considerably stronger than the best Russian. Perhaps, however, the most remarkable and valuable feature in this collection of fibres will be found in the wild nettles from Assam. These have a great length of staple, stand an immense strain, and in the cultivated state are not distinguishable from China grass. Dr. Boyle also draws attention to the hibiscus as a substitute for jute, and superior to it in several respects. At his suggestion the East India Com pany have given orders for the annual importa tion of small quantities of the Morool Himalaya hemp, Assam nettle, and other fibres, in order to give manufacturers a fair opportunity of testing their quality, and, if satisfied therewith, of making their own arrangements for obtaining a regular supply. The Indian raw produce collection is further distinguished by samples of silk in the unmanufactured state, which have excited an im mense interest here, and which are not less worthy of increased attention in England. The French silk trade will not be slow to esti mate the importance of turning to useful account the supplies that can be obtained of Tusser silk, the worm which produces it being found all over the jungles of India. Its lustre is inferior to that of the common silkworm, but we find the natives turning it to excellent account. The two varieties of Moonga and Eri silk from Assam have also been closely examined ; and English visitors ob serve with satisfaction some remarkable specimens of raw silk produced in the Punjaub, where the 139 mulberry flourishes in great abundance, and where within the last two years the culture of the silk worm has been introduced with every prospect of successful results. LITERARY EXTRACTS. A NOBLE COMPLIMENT. — When Lord Cateret, the British ambassador, took leave of Frederick IV. of Denmark, the king unbuckled his sword and said, " Since his excellency the ambassador has made peace between us and Sweden, we have no longer any need of a sword, and his excellency will oblige us by keep ing it as a souvenir." BARRISTERS' BAGS.—Fifty years ago no junior barrister presumed to carry a bag in the Court of Chancery, unless one had been presented to him by the King's Counsel, who, when a junior was advanc ing in practice, took an opportunity of complimenting him on his increase of business, and giving him his own bag to carry home his papers. It was then a distinction to carry a bag, and a proof that a junior was rising in his profession. NAPOLEON'S OPINION OF MURAT.—Murat was a singular character. He loved, I may say, he adored me. With me, he was my right arm—without me, he was nothing. Order Murat to attack and destroy 4,000 or 5,000 men in such a direction, it was done in a moment ; leave him to himself, he was an imbecile without judgment. In battle he was, perhaps, the bravest man in the world; his boiling courage carried him into the midst of the enemy, covered with plumes and glittering with gold ; how he escaped was a miracle, for, being so distinguished a mark, every one fired at him. Every day Murat was engaged in single combat, and returned with his sabre dripping with the blood of those he had slain. He was a Palladio in the field, but in the cabinet destitute of either decision or judgment. —The Use of Cavalry in Witr. ANECDOTE OF THE SULTAN.—A story goes the rounds, which I cannot vouch for as being more than a report. It is said that the Sultan has been so struck with the fact of English ladies charitably devoting themselves to the good of the soldiers as they have done here, that he came to the conclusion it must be " their Book," which made such a difference between them and the Turkish females. So he has begun to read the Bible, in order to compare its teaching with that of the Koran ! Whether this be the true version or not, it would certainly be a matter of incalculable importance if English Christians out here were to be seen and noted as apostles of Christ indeed. Very quickly do the Turks perceive the difference between the old Armenians who are truly converted by the Protestant missionaries. Very soon, too, will they observe and appreciate, as the case may be, the character of English Christianity ; and much must, therefore, depend on the specimens which may now be exhibited hereabouts as samples of the material.— , Evangelical Christendom, Lours XVI.---"Listen," said he, "and remember. I desired to mitigate the sufferings of the nation ; I required money to pay the debts which had been con tracted by my ancestors, and to improve the public finances. I therefore demanded taxes from those whose privilege it was not to pay any. They refused to contribute, and my parliament supported them against my ministers. I then summoned to Versailles the leading men of every city and province to deliberate with me on the best means of establishing a better administration in the kingdom. Instead of thus deliberating, they put forward demands to which, neither for myself nor for my successors, could I con sent. Factious individuals excited the people against me, and they came to Versailles in crowds to murder my guards, to drag me out of my dwelling, and to become masters of my family. It is not the people, however, that has willed this ; they, on the whole, are amiable, just, and well-meaning : if they knew all that is in my heart, they would defend instead of attacking me ; but wicked men have come between . me and the nation.---De Lanutitine's History." THE DECAY OF NATURE, AND HER " COMPENSA TION" TO MAN.—An observant eye feels great delight whilst watching the progress of Nature out of doors. Just now (October), we are halting midway between Autumn and Winter. The gees, hitherto clad in the most lovely of liveries, are now about to lay aside their leafy garments for the season ; and a complete change will soon cover the face of the whole earth. Present