The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-24 00:00:00

i t 4 .1 ) Iss,- ,_ 0..] SUPPLEMENT TO THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Ili;: l ti e i A‘,, ky to feeds 1% a'tllB upon the Thames ;he breathes it. 10 1 18 " Ir 'k e , 54 . i_ t, and a large part, of his organism. i t ' e tt t 14,: 11 ' /A t l i ' 01 Father Thames ! He is all in t 4 co la a/Y tide lives in our veins, and give . s l atio li Z~ li tiol l t i l nliscle. Since he forms so inti tellt, L'a ot: 11 / existence, it would seem to be d ) ,"e Dl,‘Qd t o part to take a little more care of ell. •I th Kee him clean and wholesome. %Ile l ike . e pa r t p k , .. a reAL ,III b ; , of profligate and graceless h„ . .kitil th ' ues B , l 'us, we befoul our own nest ; we k ,7, t;getit a) , glitl insensate career, perverting a Nlo -e t "ee to the vilest and most self-des- Itt lai: i d II if W • the town in i, .t ell i ii e wish to preserve Oler ''*e , a S tate fit for habitation, or rather k4ojlreesq'llet determine 'Without delay to stop_ iii" m ot b e d c 'f pollution of the river.. This, of k ~ ,iO4, °4 til e done without providing new means t IN L This e erementious matters of our vas t''''ts,,,"' a v ,' „it will be said, as it often has 1 I°— ‘ll . 7 l PlY v iii °l*/ of time ; but, if we never begin, ON ' kid erk of time but of eternity. W e 'l ll tast e e gin in earnest. No one having ' , th at can look upon the Thames and not ti t ,,,l:;, i t f ow ls waters are year by year, and day 11 14 " ( 44, 11 vil o n• and more pestilential. A great 11 1 ,°Z/e t , it -48 1 ,,_ the rare and invaluable talent of kLi4t '44tne:r g by a happy experiment, shows el. of water is already so turbid that the St, 4q a the rv. e *INQN tof card, sinking edgeways, is ), at N a ti „„aPper part has become immersed. ha t i',' a tz ,'"senous properties must inevitably 4 111,, A ge ileh of concentration, that we shall ' 4 ted with fevers not less fatal than 11 1 1 , ab h Whel,4l eirally spread desolation througho u t e a ,, ,, Y of New Orleans. We cannot iad as our condition already from bad to worse. The Irruptions we pour into the Jme fondly hope, or falsely say, sea. The sea rejects the loath it back again with every flow. doomed 'city, it accumulates and To t of f f Sir B. Hall, in reply to Commons, indicates the present defeat all hope of stop the river. Our health and our ieril, and we are waiting for an it is there nothing to be done the means of arresting the of the*Thames ? Can we not, the dangers that surround us ? part of the penalties of our We cannot help breathing an 11 the gaseous emanations of into a sewer, but we need not teed not cook our food with it ; it, nor need we travel upon it. ten it will become compulsory les to ascend for their sources the river beyond the reach of i tt y te 4ltr aet evasion, no delay, in the fulfil /ta klti k • , The fluid they continue to sell kligt.o4 u s. e 840 111 d be carefully boiled and. 4 4 Qt . Ip‘e ry And we earnestly and emphati kw 8 ow n lie who values his health and life, t 4 ( l ll Ptil e sake, or that of his family, to ab kl tti a w ake, k, ik 4 ri ve months from travelling upon ' I NC as u. r , betw een Ri chmond an d Black otle NJ' it Were A c h eron itself. Had we Vlld , ; W ater, the salubrity of this huge x , ,,kost in all Probability, not be much in 01111ot.ai,v°11red spots in ihe country 4.k, ' a ye unless we first of all purify z .y. , „ 4e4 t 47 V ale `' - e' TABLE-TURNING. I ,sN e l 3 co: s (th ......._____ N t e - 404 Nsi i ?,., ll l 3l nan Emperor) was at Antioch Ite pil tati e v 'itli ii; 113 the year 370, several Pagans 4, empire 41 . 14 e Philosophers who were in so r ilt4ll 11,,,5, cod qt,„le,r Julian not being able to bear tli - p‘: 44 t ll ,l\l7: 4 4l t .tecilcontin'ue in the hands of the_ t l c ‘ 't, 44 ,l l :4ls, ; :!vately the demons, by the 11 h o t iN t i ( Wli o ' i order to know the destiny of thi s ~, ' 1 11. 4 ,',N ths4euld be his successor, per- I i t) .1411'PoZI Crest the oracle would name a lail il a ita tiOli - ti S; l l.e the worship of the gods. basin oft fide a three-footed stool of kv, h pod at Delphos, upon which Metals, they placed the 24 4Y. lla 1~~ t~ (1, 4 , so t 7 <<dj letters of the alphabet round it ; then one of these philosophers, who was a magician,being wrapped up in a large mantle, and his head covered, holding in one hand vervain, and in the other a ring, which hung at the end of a small thread, pronounce some execrable conjurations in order to invoke the devils ; at which the three-footed stool turning round and the ring moving of itself, and turning from one side to the other over the letters, it caused them to fall upon the table and place themselves near each other, while the persons who were there present set down the like let ters in their table-books, till their answer was delivered in heroic verse, which foretold them their criminal inquiry would cost them their lives, and that the Furies were waiting for the Emperor (he was subse quently burnt alive by the Goths) at Memas, where he was to die a horrid kind of death ; after which the enchanted ring turning about again over the letters, in order to express the name of him who should succeed the Emperor, formed first of all these three characters, TH E 0 ; then having added a D to form THEOD, the ring stopped, and was not seen to move any more; at which one of the assistants cried out in a transport of joy, "We must not doubt any longer of it; Theodorus is the person whom the gods appoint for our emperor." (Theodorus was a patron of idolatry ; it was not he, however, but Theodosius who ascended the throne after the dreadful end of Valens). . . The conspi racy was discovered by one of the accomplices, and Valens ordered them all to be put to death. And that cursed race of false sages, who, under the colour of philosophy, exercised the detestable art of infernal magic, particularly from the time of Julian, was almost entirely destroyed, with their magic books, which were strictly inquired after, and publicly burnt in large parcels. Valens, indeed, was in the right to punish so .horrid a crime, by means of which, in violation of both divine and human laws, men attempted to pene trate into the secrets of futurity, and, what is still more criminal, to inquire into the destiny of princes by such abominable practices.—Notes and Queries. On its shores, and on the banks of its numerous lakes, a considerable quantity of salt is gathered, which forms an important source of revenue to the Russian Government. That product, which is gathered during the summer, is transported in all directions even to the centre of the empire, by caravans, which in no place are more numerous, more laden, and more pic turesque, than on the isthmus of Perekop and the Tongue of Arabat. RUSSIAN COSTUME.—The mass of the Russian popu lation is clothed at a very small expense. Cotton trousers tucked into high boots of half-dressed leather, a cotton shirt and a sheep-skin coat, a coarse camlet caftan bound round with a sash, constitute the whole outward man of the moojik, whose entire equipment may cost about ten roubles (305.,) the sheepskin being the most expensive article. Ten shillings would buy a common female costume, which consists of a sarafan or long petticoat held by straps, which pass above the arms, a chemise with sleeves extending nearly to the elbow, a kerchief over the head, a pair of shoes, and sometimes stockings, but more frequently strips of cot ton or linen cloth wrapped round the leg and foot ; for out-of-door-wear, a quilted jacket is added to these, and, where circumstances will permit, a salope or long cloak in the German fashion. The simplicity of their dress is not a matter of taste with these people, who, when they can afford it, are strongly addicted to finery, and it is amusing to observe the gradual transformation of the servant women, who, on coming into town to their 'first service, wear the village sarafan, but as their wages are paid and increased, assume the nemetzkoy mode (foreign fashion), and indulge extensively in cri noline.---Notes of a Nine Years' Residence in Russia. PERSONAL EXPERIENCES.—I think I have seen London under as many aspects as most men, and know it tolerably well : its stoney streets, its hearts of marble, and its entrails of brass. I have seen London from the windows of a gilded carriage (not my own though), I have seen it frolli the kerb where on cold days I have been standing shivering : I have looked at London through the doors of mean coffee shops and through bars and gratings. The doors of London have been shut in my face, and then, after a season, they have been opened to me with great pomp and ceremony, and I have passed into Dives' house as a guest. I have seen London asleep and awake in the early morning and in the dead night; in rags and in state liveries, in sickness and in health, in murder and sudden death. I have gone up the Grand Stair case, and have taken an ice from John the footman's tray, and I have gone down into the cellar in Low lane, and slept there among the rags and bones. I have ridden a tall horse in the park, and drawn up at Achilles' statue among the dandy horsemen, and taken off my hat as the Queen went by. I have gone up Holborn Hill—in a cart—though I have not yet exactly taken my gill at St. Giles's or made my will at Tyburn. For I have had the key of the street, and have known the secrets of the gas, and have com muned with the paving -stones. And, perhaps with some fifty thousand others, I may be a curiosity of London myself—Household Words. A FOREIGNER'S OPINION OF ENGLAND.—The people of this beautiful island have the inestimable treasures of liberty, power, and honour. England is an uncon querable fortress, a charming garden fenced in by the ocean and by rocks : her tranquil safety is cheap at any price. No poisonous reptiles creep on her soil ; the wolves have been exterminated for centuries past ; but, in return, the sweets of existence are open only to hard labour or high birth. A consequence of this is a spirit of caste, a tendency to seclusion, a stubborn and rugged independence. Look at the continent. Hour towns, with their eternal state of siege, had your fogs and clouds of smoke, your penitential Sundays, and breathless week-days, who ever could resist the tempta tion of committing suicide P Why, such a state of things were a hell on earth. And can you believe that Providence would allow such a state of things to exist ? But to return to England :—This country has the greatest parliament, the most powerful orators, the most humane police, the freest newspapers, and the most untouchable liberty, and with all this you lay claim to a monopoly of good potatoes and manners. You would have all the gifts and perfections on earth. But if this same England could, in addition to its solid political heritage, have the charms of continental lei sure hours, why then this same England were a para dise on earth, literally a paradise, where no one could ever think of dying. "'s ' 4141 1 e 'ar e "' l w og ti o , , 3 ba keo I;:te'B',4:lol7th on e, 4 tii i , ay L, 3as son of 11 ; , e h ot Con Nit 4 4 , 1 e set .ceh,q heaves hvArt of the d ' 'a ji l 'e statemm y ..;_ !I. th„ the Housi 1 joy- 4N for the 1 t'' tai of t' 6ita1,, 1 -kti l i n. • ; A 11,, ., 44 ,,„ t ent p e: ' Irl e e441,,,v , 11 t - 'I ‘, -4 5 - toil 4 a(l 'e 'J r -lay ' av ea ' °, 0 . pr e ,.. ese a q )0 0 , .1 ) 11e r 'elit f Pe ' ts 11)E' t e tai tit ° I IY. ' IV / ) i lt i Iv we h ave " witl d ,.,' ot ter s w ade i _ n et r Ne . w ash e A til 1 4t with .. .„ 0 4 i ‘ I va , to i v ti Yto ter e o ,,' whe 0), a - lrd ( d'for • oti l ,T o i Part of t i ll ai 41 t '4l l A er ate , n, %Ohl_ ..v Rl ' , Ime gir aCt, , 011 . N 44l ' "t - liz e _, ipi# .'? to 'l t ,' Ilse su 0" o i 4,,,, ' Azi er y On AI , # 4 O , Itl', ° wil e w JP! , tithe sake . Fitq LITERARY EXTRACTS. COMMERCIAL VALUE OF INSECTS.—The cochineal insect, from which a beautiful scarlet dye is obtained, is imported to the extent of 1,000 tons annually, the value of which is estimated at about £149,000. From the silkworm we obtain no less than 2,716 tons of silk, 2,206 tons of which.are in the raw state, and are ma nufactured in this country ; the remaining 510 tons are already fabricated. When we consider that this quantity is the consumption of one country only, all being the produce of small insects, it appears sur prising how the industry of man could collect so much, and elaborate it into rich and gorgeous attire. One thousand tons of pearl shells are imported, the whole of which are manufactured into buttons and studs. " For better or for worse," we import no less than 8,000,000 leeches. THE SEA OF AZOFF AND NEIGHBOURING TERRI TORIES.—Mr. Seymour's summary on the importance of the coasts which the allied squadrons have lately swept of their defenders is as follows :—" The com merce of the Sea of Azoff is rapidly increasing in importance ; the countries surrounding it are rich and, as yet, undeveloped : and, from the fine system of river communication which reaches the sea at Rostof, it is constantly drawing towards it for shipment a larger portion of the productions of Great Russia. 'There cannot be a doubt that, when, peace is restored, a great impetus will be given to its trade ; that it will benefit by the increased movement that will probably take place on all the shores of the Black Sea; and, should the Russian government wisely change its military policy, and allow its stout-hearted and enter prising subjects to pursue their natural industrious bent, capital and population will flock to the south, and Rostof and Kertch will rival the Tana and Pant capmum of ancient days.—Seymour's ' Russia." SALT OF THE PUTRID SEA.---The Sivash, or Putrid Sea, is divided into two sorts of gulfs, one of which, to the west, bounds the Isthmus of Perekop, and the other, which is called Bikes (the ancient Boughes, or Buge), bends to the south towards Theodosia. Accord ing to some travellers, miasmas and foul vapours rise from this sea, which is warm even to its slimy bottom. Others, on the contrary, affirm that the air in its vici nity is salubrious. Be that as it may, the Putrid Sea is for these parts a source of commerce and activity.