The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-08-07 00:00:00

SUPPLEMENT. TO THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD momentary on several recent :nsions to the - litle of scientific. m, the Wonders of the Shore," -; " The Aquarium," by P. H. m," by Agnes.Catlow ; " Epi ).., by Achetu; and " Food and Lis article is followed by one of essays for which Blackwood' s pre-eminent, the subject Cabinet, and the Conferences." vith a continuation of " The written in a tent in the his brief notice it may be seen current month is more than 'zinc. London.: Richardson .rothem. a new series of a magazine mercial and monetary subjects. `hat the large and important ion whits so much of national nd a more permanent organ the day, inasmuch as many of be treated at greater length le columns of a journal. This efficiently supplied in the I not only contains several )n the subject, but also statis , 4iust prove invaluable for 'bent, the banker, the manu the number just published ite article on " the relation , ommerce, with remarks and 'ng," the chief object of the ;he necessity of a paid-up nks, and of the publication of 11 banks. " The Journal of is a brief report of all legal questions. There are also companies and tables ,ntile and monetary affairs, ;ne almost indispensable to preached in St. .George's wkshire. By the Rev. W. London : Longmans. 'olumes of sermons that are the press, we are often in- That they are simply good, ton for publishing. In truth, great mistake in this matter. as—they see, and they are and do good. Without any -hat has done good in their same effect if it has a wider enough, but there is the tg in the pulpit is not neces lanner, voice, and delivery, of the preacher, have often words or the matter of his a hearer as striking and me and common-place to the 'ubt but that these sermons by Mr. Brock from the coat that his congregation •••••••MI••• Pool Free Public Library, ~yor, Aldermen, and Bur- a first-class library will by If only small literary preten inted with the labour and Jmpilation of such a book is 7 rank will require no de- Tore us is a work of great Jour, the classification is in he selection of books con tich it is the index, is highly and good taste of the com ,rge, and, from the general which it contains, it is an `own of which its inhabitants - is particularly rich in the 'ilogr al , ThY, and Voyages, and Travels, ' 6 01)6 111 Py fu PtY, and the Sciences.; and it is lj n islied in Theology and Mental Pography and Antiquities, and in short'in most departments of standard literature. Such an institution is one reflecting honour on the liberality and intelligence of the community, securing as it does the means of spreading sound and well-founded infor mation. Edgar ; this she declined. She had not, she said, for many weeks seen him, except in the presence of a third person ; but she promised me that, in honour of my arrival, she would dine at the table that day. It was a formal and melancholy dinner, and Mr. Chambers, who made the fourth of our little party, was the only unembarrassed person among us. Lady Falkland quitted us soon after dinner. Mr. Chambers and I joined her in the drawing-room, but Sir Edgar had retired to his study. Lady Falkland was sad and silent ; in fact, the whole room presented' a dreary appearance ; her harp and pianoforte were in packing cases ready for removal ; a table near the window, which used to be covered with engravings, books in gay bindings, and a splendid album, was now diSpoiled of all its ornaments ;-her writing-desk and work-box were not in their accustomed places,' and a beautiful portrait of herself, taken before her marriage, was removed. • " Mr. Chambers retired early. I made one more attempt to work on the feelings of Lady Falkland. I even appealed to the weakness of her character, by endeavouring to represent to her the consequence and responsibility of the situation she was deserting, and the insignificant station in society held by a separated wife; but Lady Falkland wa's not worldly or ambi tious, she was only vain and exacting ; she persevered in her resolution, and I sorrowfully bade her good night. All that now remained in my power was fervently to entreat the heavenly Disposer of events, in my prayers, to have pity on these poor deluded young people, to change their proud hearts, to bow their headstrong spirits, and to lead them at some future time again to find comfort and happiness in each other. I remained wrapt in thought for about an hour, looking with dread to the events of the morrow, and at length fell asleep. " I awoke again; it was still dark, and I was im mediately sensible of a decided smell of fire. I was thoroughly alarmed; several fires had lately taken place in that neighbourhood, which were supposed to be the work of a man of low character and habits, who had rendered himself offensive to many of the sur rounding families ; and this man, the garrulous old steward had informed me on the preceding day, had been threatened by Sir Edgar with a prosecution for poaching, and had been heard to vow that he would be revenged on him. I instantly aroused Sir Edgar; we gave the alarm to the servants, and finding that the fire had only reached a part of the building, and that we had plenty of time for our operations, I dismissed some of them to the neighbouring farm-houses for assistance, and employed others to rescue whatever was most valuable and important from the flames. " First of all, however, I spoke to Lady Falkland's own maid, telling her to awaken her lady gently and quietly, to explain to her that the flames were yet far from the part of the house where she slept ; and, having assisted her to dress, to conduct her to a large covered summer-house at the bottom of the garden, where I desired all the females of the family to assem ble for the present. Sir Edgar and I were actively employed for some time in directing the labours of the servants, who removed many articles from the house;. at length the flames spread with such rapidity that we were compelled to desist, and I walked down to the summer-house to console and re-assure Lady Falk land. Imagine my surprise at discovering that she was not there. Her maid informed me that on enter ing her room she found it vacant, her bed had not been slept on, nor were any of her clothes to be disco vered; it was evident that she had been awake and sitting up at the time of the alarm, and had provided for her own safety by flight. "I must say that I felt more angry with Lady Falk land than terrified about her, for I supposed that, un willing to identify herself with the interests of her household, or to run the risk of any communication with the husband she was about to leave, she had sought a refuge in one of the farm-houses in the vicinity. I thought it right, however, to inform Sir Edgar of her absence, and was returning to the front of the house with that intention, when I was startled by a piercing shriek from Lady Falkland's maid, who followed me. I looked up in the direction to which she pointed, and at the window of a little apartment above the drawing-room, what was my horror tobehold Lady Falkland making despairing signs for assistance ! This little room had been a great favourite with Sir Edgar and herself during the early months after their marriage, on account of the extensive prospect it com- , •AtTG ATs . u l' 7, I - 8 - 5 5.] e 6 itia. , l as ant rillinill i g •Col fib; Theze'larleOLS,b, atrillg pyetel ; ce ll 4 th e 1),, Glalicus.; . m 'loll' I°, sie ; 7 l) ,, ° ' C ' K nlggloYl i t tv k( 1 4.6 f t imPs of Water iii to it s Ad , nseet Life," Vic, Ile those alterations." 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" Yes, Emma," replied Major Harvey ; " I was once at a fire tremendous enough to gratify a young lady's taste for horrors. About twenty years ago, I went to pay a visit to a young married couple, for wom I had a sincere regard. They had decided on a sepa ration, and the purpose of my journey was to inspect and witness a deed of separate maintenance. I think the faults were as nearly as possible equal on each side. The lady complained of the want of the atten tions of a lover in her husband ; and the gentleman complained that his wife would not condescend to dress, sing, or smile for his gratification alone, as she was wont to do in the days of courtship. They be came contradictory, peevish and sullen, and fatal want of confidence, ensued in every affair of life, whether trifling or important." " How different from my dear father and mother," said Emma, " who can never keep anything a moment from each other !" " The confidence which they withheld from each other," pursued Major Harvey, " they reposed in various quarters, and several of the friends thus inju dieipusly distinguished, made use of the idle and common-place phrase, When married people 'cannot live happily together, it is best for them to separate.' This advice had an effect which sounder advice often fails in having. It was accepted by each of the parties and carried into execution. My friends, as you may imagine, were not sitting together. I was shown into the study of Sir Edgar, and 'spared no pains or argu ments to prevail on him to reconsider his determina tion, and to endeavour to bear with the little imperfec tions of his wife, and to persuade her to bear with his own. He would not, however, admit that he had given her any provocation ; he seemed thoroughly convinced of her coldness and want of attachment to him. After some cross-questioning, I succeeded in getting him to allow that he was occasionally a little irritable ; but such irritability, he said, would soon disappear, were it not kept alive by the provoking and taunting remarks of his wife. When I found," continued Major Hervey, " that all my persuasions were in vain, I was obliged tacitly to consent to the introduction of Mr. Chambers, the lawyer, with the deed of separation ; he produced this document out of a tin box, which appeared to me more fatal than the box of Pandora, since hope could not be supposed to repose at the bottom of it. When the deed, however, was read to me, I could not but do justice to the liberality of Sir Edgar; the fortune brought to him by his wife was small, and had been settled on herself for pin-money, but the allowance he proposed making to her was large, even in proportion to his extensive income. He expressed every wish for her comfort and happiness. Her father and mother were to come to the hall on the following day to witness the deed of separation, and to take their daughter to their home. He asked me whether I thought they would be satis fied with the liberality of his provision for her, and I unhesitatingly answered in the affirmative; although, knowing their kind, tender, and feeling natures, My heart was wrung at the anticipation of their visit. " I proceeded from Sir Edgar's apartment to that of Lady Falkland, and vainly hoped that I might be more successful with her than I had been with her husband. I had known and loved her from her earliest youth ; I had stood by the altar when her hand was joined to that of Sir Edgar, and deep was my sorrow to think that aught but death should dissolve that holy union. I could not, however, bend or soften her haughty spirit. 'She was undervalued,' she said ; ' she was despised by her husband ; she had always met with fondness and affection under the roof of her parents, and thither she should return.' I wished her to request a private interview with Sir