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

lEMENT TO THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

the Hebrews were essentially an agricultural and pas-
toral people, equally averse to commerce and manufac-
turing industry. Solomon exerted himself to reform
the national habits ; he established an emporium at
Eziongeber to open trading communications with the
eastern seas, while his connection with the Tyrians
enabled him to participate in the commerce of the
Mediterranean. It appears that he wished to make
textile fabrics one part of his exports, by his entering
into a league with the reigning Pharoah to receive
linen yarn at a stipulated price, or, as the words may
be rendered, at a fixed duty. This early example of a
commercial treaty for regulating a tariff of intercourse
is curiously illustrated by the recent discoveries in
Egyptian antiquities ; we find from them, that the
Pharaohs had very large spinning establishments, such
as we should in the present day call factories, so that
there was not only enough of yarn left for home con-
sumption in the valley of the Nile, but also for ex-
portation. Had Solomon resembled some modern
statesmen, he would have protected the spinning in-
dustry of Judaea by laying a prohibitory duty on the
import of foreign yarns ; but Solomon was aware that
the protection to Hebrew flax growers and spinners
would so enhance the price of yarn to Hebrew weavers,
that they could not bring their goods into a foreign
market. He did not establish a monopoly, for he saw
very clearly that every monopoly is a great injury to
the many for the small benefit of the few, and instead
of telling his weavers to look exclusively to the home
market, he endeavoured to open for them as many
foreign markets as possible.
A VOYAGE ON THE THAMES LAST CENTURY.—Then
a voyage up or down the Thames was an event well to
be considered beforehand, and also to be held in
memory for long after it took place ; and so important
were some of their voyages considered, that the daring
travellers have, on certain occasions, by the advice of
numerous friends; gone to the expense of printing and
paper to place the particulars before the public. In
1738, one Weddell, as we learn by a published account,
accompanied by four or five friends, determined upon
a voyage from London to Windsor. A large store of
provisions, wine, brandy, &c. was laid in, and, after
grave discussion, it was determined that they should
start from London at seven o'clock in the evening, in
order that they might watch the break of day in the
pleasant country. Their vessel was a barge partly
covered at the stem, in the same manner as those -of
the Lord Mayor and City companies. After running
aground, and experiencing some other alarms, the
travellers put into port at Chelsea for refreshment,
when some of them are desirous to spend the night
ashore : this, however, is overruled. In the neighbour-
hood of Fulham they again land about midnight, and
an account is given of this hostelry on the Thames'
bank, thronged with persons of all descriptions, who
are here halting on their journeys of business and
pleasure up and down the river. Here the travellers
sup, and at the earnest entreaties of the sailors, are
prevailed upon once more to embark, in order that
they may catch the remainder of the tide. The day-
light discovers them near Richmond ; and in course of
time, and after calling at many ports, they arrive,
nothing loath, at Eton, where they rest three days,
the vessel in the meantime lying up in the harbour
awaiting their pleasure. Weddell employs the greatest
portion of his time in writing the book of the voyage,
and is anxious to proceed again to London by water,
but is overruled by a majority of his companions, and
they proceed to town by chaise conveyance, preferring
the dangers of the heaths and highways rather than
trusting to those of Father Thames.—The Builder.
ADVANTAGES OF A BAD TEMPER.—SureIy a fine
furious temper (observes Thackery) if accompanied with
a certain magnanimity and bravery which often go
together with it, is one of the most precious and for-
tunate gifts with which a lady or gentleman can be
endowed. A person always ready to fight is certain of
the greatest consideration amongst his or her family
circles. The lazy grow tired of contending with him ;
the timid coax and flatter him ; and as almost every
one is timid or lazy, a bad-tempered man is sure to
have his own way. It is he who commands, and all
the others obey. If he is a gourmand, he has what he
likes for dinner ; and the taste of all the rest are sub-
servient to him. She—We playfully transfer the gender,
as a bad temper is of both sexes—has the place which
she likes best in the drawing-room ; nor do her parents,
nor her brothers and sisters venture to take her fa-
vourite chair. If she wants to go to a party, mamma

will dress herself, in spite of her Ix
who hates those dreadful soirees
wi
dinner and put on his poor old whit
he has been toiling in the chamb
hel
be there early in the morning—
we say, and stay for the cotillon:
taking their tour in the summer,
whither they shall go, and where
he comes home late, the dinner is k
one dares to say a word, though
he is in good humour, how every
is happy ! How the servants jum
to wait upon him ! How they
how eagerly they rush out to fete,
Whereas for you and me, who
angels, and never were found to be
nobody cares whether we are
pl
wives go to the milliners and sent
pay it ; our John finishes reading.it
he answers our bell, and brings fill 4,,
in the arm-chair we should like ;
their young men, and smoke in the Tole
tailor fits us badly ; our butchers give uoretb
mutton ; our tradesmen dun us much Illato
people, because they know we are gig:, sod
our servants go out whenever the
have their friends to supper iother late,r: to b
HOMER.—Greece has no orti_ln' but
pared with our Shakspere and our 31ilwr the?
who possesses some advantages arewes
Shakspere, buoyant and full of life 04'
felt evidently the waves of hisimp )
times from about him, and leave Ills ble
and bare on the shores of the irameasTo6,
Melancholy creeps over him, like a blnte/
cealing the Titas4an head wont to tower,
gion of the clouds. Even over 31ilto.n
in its fiery brightness as it usuallY.,,,ls:,bl; 4ij
cover something which at times obse'' :a* Cr
himself and human nature, and producere'
the fancy. But in Homer this nererds3Pe 'ci„th frill
fully and joyously he pursues his beg Mitts
sunshine on his brow, and a ore "",,, as
true, as if the life of all the woo' s,ee-i;
There is no end of his vitality ine" sees'
could never grow old. His stre& wilrfosst9if
Equal to whatever may happens i'e ",o°lles
be hurried by his subject, or COn%
nerve to accomplish what he desirie:to elfj
appears happy as a god, and 011: ,sofP4-
human suffering from the boundlesstle"ovji
He comes forth as the sun in tbel,4 C:„1
brightness, showing all the tears t7;il
ouaneeaartlskyhbl,iovimnanehud.
il:ddE:frltv-aibenmurgyeu.gthfbuneHimucettireooennoai,loibyotufys twliteitelsguXovee!'sy9:7!
within the circle of his expertence. bioqll
with rapture the freshness of dawa",ooo,o
in the blaze of noon—welcomes the s' .41er,"
ing—the solemn grandeur of night',l,4
for him inexpressible charms, and on 'Pea J,
taste among its bowers he has beWw
ful, every endearing epithet.
spiritual, and careers m a course Tie 0d,,04,1'
Shakspere, in his metaphysical subtle
to pierce beyond the grave, suggests Pit.to,
and calls up a world of wilder fancies', cleif4
as if admitted behind the veil, Pell-ore ~01
moment. Habitually, too, his thougreitis%
of man as he is, of the virtue of the of tile";
the His weifyee.
soldier, of the husband, of the father, otil
cHaueldlovdeedtetehte
bweoarultdy, and all toe or/
where
sceptic beholds nothing but deformity' '
390
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Customs of Ancient Greece.
A WEDDING AT NEWFOTINDLADW,,n,s 100
ing, I went to a wedding at a fisherarsool3Q
company consisting of young men an' "tit s'Y
with a few of the seniors, assembled orb°, 51
and sat round the table drinking grPreels
Presently a piper struck up a tune, an „.00/,be'
began. There was much bustling at
to i,vi
out of a back room ; and about hail 441 o !A-f
was said to be ready. The Wale Ce9Set:
brought forward, the priest put on PAs ad VA
the bride and bridegroom came forvaIrT)001:,
fore the table. The priest opened W road
usual questions in English, rapidly 00'W
ber of Latin prayers, and the cerenioathe Y°'
Instantly there was a struggle among

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they sit .tip patioo A a sal,
to fetch cabs hi io4e.'
who have the t Priestur
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