The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-07-19 00:00:00

VARIETIES.

WHAT makes a lawyer's position so perilous ?—Because
he has other men's deeds to answer for as well as his own.
MEN in a passion should be treated like kettles—when
they boil over they should be taken off.

RETORT.—" I go through my work," as the needle
said t) the idle boy. " But not till you are bard pushed,"
as the idle boy said to the needle.

A BACHELOR has left a boarding-house, in which were
a number of very plain featured women, on account of
the miserablefair set before him at the table.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Boston Museum says—" If
a dog's tale is kut awf intirely, would it interfear with
his lowcomotion ?" Answer—Not exactly ; it would not
affect his carriage, but it would entirely stop his waggin'.
A belle's face, in the singular bonnet of a score of years
sincg, was like a rose at the bottom of a coal scuttle.
Now, it stands forth from her bonnet like that rose
bursting from the bud.

As AXIOM Is ACOUSTICS.—In order for the acoustic
properties of a theatre to have fair play, the house should
be empty—i. e. for an opera to be heard properly, there
should be nobody to hear it. Handel has been heard to
console his friends, when the curtain drew up and showed
an empty house, by saying, " Never mind. the music
will sound the better."

ONE of the admirers of Richard Coeur de Lion at-
tempts to portray him as a humourist, quoting the follow-
ing anecdote—When the Pope Celestine wrote to remon-
strate with him for keeping "his son," the Bishop of
Beauvais, in prison. Richard returned for answer the
bishop's coat of mail, with the text from the Vulgate,
" See whether this be thy son's coat or no."
AN IRISH PLEA.—Some very " pretty fooling" bas
been elicited by a question of informal pleading raised in
the case of Streetry v. the Professional Insurance Com-
pany, in which it appeared that the defendants had
pleaded that judgment had been signed without their
knowledge, " behind their backs." The judges took ex-
ception to this figurative way of pleading, and Mr. Justice
Maule requested Serjeant Byles to inform him whether
it would be a good plea that the plaintiff " badn't a leg to
stand upon." The same facetious judge related a case
within his experience, in which a woman had sworn by
affidavit that sbe was put into such fear that she could
have crept into a nutshell, and verily believed she would
have done so if it had not been for the interposition of a
third party.
A RICH ANECDOTE is told of an amusing colloquy that
took place between a Boston exquisite, reeking with hair
oil and eau de Cologne, who was " peming" the waiters,
and otherwise assuming very consequential airs, and a
raw Jonathan, who sat by his side dressed in homespun.
Turning to his- " vulgar" friend, the former pointed to
his jewelled finger and said, " Butter, sah I" " I see it
is," coolly replied Jonathan. "Butter, sah," fiercely
repeated the dandy. " I know it—very good—first-rate
article," provokingly replied the homespun. " Butter, I
tell you!" thundered the exquisite, in still louder tones,
pointing with slow, unmoving finger, and scowling upon
his neighbour, as if he would annihilate him. ' Well,
gosh all Jerusalem, what of it ?" yelled the countryman,
getting his dandruff up in return; " Yer don't think I
took it for lard, do ye ?"
NOVEL ILLUSTRATION OF COURTlNG.—Courtin' a
gall, I guess, is like catchin' a young horse in the pastor.
You put the oats in a pan, hide the halter, and soft-saw.
der the critter, and it comes up softly and shyly at first,
and puts its nose to the grain, and gets a taste, stands
off and munches a little, looks round to see that the coast
is clear, and advances cautious again, ready for a go if
you are rough. Well, you soft-sawder it all the time :
so-so, pet! gently, pet! that's a pretty doll ! and it gets
to kind a like it, and comes closer, and you think you
have it, make a grab at its mane, and it ups bead and
tail, snorts, wheels short round, lets go both hind feet
at you, and off like a shot. That comes of being in a
hurry. Now, if you had put your hand up slowly to-
wards its shoulder, and felt along the neck for the mane,
it might perhaps have drawed away, as much as to say,
hands off, if you please; I like your oats, but I don't
want you, the chance is you would have caught it. Well,
what's your play, now you have missed it ? Why, you
don't give chase, for that only scares a critter; but you
stand still, shake the oats in the pan, and say, cope, cope,
cope! and it stops, looks at you, and comas up again,
but awful skittish, stretches its neck out ever so far,
steals a few grains, and then keeps a respectful distance.
Now, what do you do then ? Why, shake the pan and
move slowly, as if you were goin' to leave the pastor and
make for hum ' • when it repents of bein' so distrustful,
comes up, and you slips the halter on.—Sam Slick's
Wise Saws and Modern Instances.

STATE OF THE GOVERNMENT HEALTH.

The anxiety which has been generally felt in consequence
of the critical disorder to which several members of the
royal family have recently been subjected, and under
which some of them are still suffering, has diverted the
public mind from the sanitary condition of the govern-
ment, which appears, however, to have occasioned, of
late, considerable uneasiness to the friends and supporters
of the present administration. The Morning Advertiser,
a highly liberal and progressive journal, and therefore,
we conclude, in the confidence of several members of
the existing cabinet, authentically alarmed the world at
the beginning of the week by publishing a regular bulletin
of the health of Whitehall and Downing-street. The
fact is, the constitution of the government is not very
strong, and it was originally ordered by its medical
attendants to try a milder climate. Nice, we believe,
was mentioned. It suffered very much in the earlier part
of the session, from a series of bad nights; but as the
spring advanced it seemed to rally, and its friends were
very sanguine of its permanent establishment. Of late,
however, it has experienced relapse. The prevalence of
easterly blasts has, no doubt, been very trying for it. Sir
Henry Holland and Dr. Ferguson have, we understand,
been called in since the appearance of the bulletin of the
Morning Advertiser. The indisposition of the various
members of the Cabinet takes, we hear, a very different
form, though they are all in some degree suffering. That
of Lord Palmerston is an indisposition to go down to his
office ; while that of Lord Clarendon, on the other hand,
is an indisposition to believe that the Russians have taken
possession of the principalities. The indisposition of Mr.
Gladstone to comprehend that the Exchequer Bills are at
a discount is, we are assured, extremely painful. Lord
John Russell's late attack was entirely indisposition to
acknowledge that he was no longer the Leader of the
House of Commons. Sir William Molesworth's com-
plaint is, that unfashionable people will persist in con-
sidering him a radical ; while the complaint of the Duke
of Newcastle is, that he is not Leader of the House of
Lords. The Duke of Argyll's indisposition to follow any
opinion except his own increases daily ; while the infir-
mity of Mr. Sidney Herbert consists merely of an indis-
position to ring his Rs. His uncle, Count Woronzow,
the Governor of Odessa, has recommended him to prac-
tise daily " God save the Emperor of Russia," we hear,
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JOSEPH SMALES has been convicted of having, on the
13th of March last, at Swillington, near Leeds, cut and
wounded his daughter, Isabella Smales, in the most fero-
cious manner, and sentenced to ten years' transportation.
A " SCENE" took place in the Vice-Chancellor's Court,
on Monday. A nurse and her husband openly misted an
guardian, and force had to be resorted to.
order of his lordship to deliver up a child to the custody
Theof an
nurse appn'is h n teuds band was taken into custody.

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correspondents

LORD'S DAY DESECRATION.

To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
SIR,—On going to Church yesterday morning, and again in
the afternoon, I had occasion to pass the eastern wing of the
Post-office, and was astonished and disgusted to observe the
windows wide open, and bricklayers, plasterers, Sze., hard at
work, just as any other day of the week.

I know not who are the authorities in this matter; but it
appears to me to be indecency, to say the least of it, that ought
immediately to be checked. I trust you will use your valuable
influence for the suppression of such a bold and barefaced

desecration of the Sabbath.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
A LOVER OF THE LORD'S DAY. .
Liverpool, Monday, July 11, 1853.
[This letter did not reach us until Tuesday morning last week.]

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THE BOLD ATTACK ON BRAMLEY-MOORE

To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD

feel so ashamed of Mr. Bold for his paltry attack on
Mr. Bramley-Moore, that I am doubtful whether to believe
him serious or no. He must have intended his notice of mo-
tion about altering the name of the Bramley-Moore Dock
merely as food for gossip, for he could hardly persuade himself
that the Dock Committee would lend themselves to such a
design. I would recommend some member to move, as an
amendment, that Mr. Bold be excused from attendance during
the next six weeks, in order that he may have time to cool, for
the election excitement seems to have driven him above fever
heat. I have no Moore-ish predilections, for I voted for Horsfall
and Liddell; but, in common with all the Dock Committee, I
like to see FAIR PLAY.

Toxteth-park, 16th July, 1853

MR. BOLD'S NOTICE OF MOTION.

To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

SlR,—However we may, as a party, censure the conduct of
Mr. Bramley-Moore in allowing himself to be nominated at the
late election, and throwing disunion into the Conservative
camp, now that the election is over, I think you will agree
with me that we have no right to persecute him further, for
surely the lesson which he had dealt to him, and the merited
castigation which he received on that unfortunate occasion,
must have been severely felt by that gentleman. How Mr.
Thomas Bold could so far commit himself, on Thursday last,
at the meeting of the Dock Committee, and evince such per-
sonal animosity towards Mr. Moore, is indeed astonishing.
There is but one feeling amongst all right-thinking men,
whatever shade of politics they espouse. and that is a disgust at
so violent and uncalled-for a proceeding. It was bad taste in
naming a dock after Mr. Moore, but that having been done
some years, this is not the moment to trample on a fallen foe.
The whole proceeding bears the character of such vindictive-
ness and bad taste, and so utterly at variance with the acknow-
ledged fairness of an Englishman,that gentlemen have scarcely
patience to name it. Were Mr. Bold's motion carried by the
Dock Committee and put into force, it would not only damage
the Conservatives, but reflect discredit on the town at large.
The whole country would cry shame, and very properly so.
But it must not be. Should Mr. Bold not relinquish such a
puerile yet preposterous proposition, and that immediately,
memorials should be forthwith prepared to the Dock Com-

mittee, and placed in every news-room in the town for sig-
nature, calling upon them to squash the matter in the bud, and
let us have no more of such nonsense.

Surely some kind friend of Mr. Bold's will point out to him
the false position in which he is not only placing himself, but
his party, and obviate any nece,sity for so painful and humi-
liating a step. I trust that you may deem the subject of suffi-
cient importance to insert these hastily-written lines in the
Standard of Tuesday ; and for your satisfaction I inclose my
card, to convince you, and the readers of the Standard, that, at
all events, at the late election 1 was not a follower " through
Coventry" of Mr. llloore.—l am,

AN OLD FREEMAN,
Who voted for Liddell and Horsfall,
IEII July, 1853. and a Detester of Foul Play.
[At the Exchange News-Room, a memorial to the Dock Com-
mittee is now in course of signature.]

LONDON & NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.

To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL ST,IND_IRD,

Sta,—liaving occasion to be in Manchester yesterday, I pro-
ceeded thither on the London and North-western line, engaging
a second-class fare ; and taking my seat accordingly in a
carriage of that name, I found on this, as on other journey',
third-class fares put in the same carriage. From the efforts of
your valuable paper in the vindication of principle, you will
not, I think, take offence in my asking, did the railway autho-
rities perpetrate a fraud on me, or have they not sufficient ac-
commodation for the third-class traffic ?—I remain, Sir, yours,

very respectfully,
Liverpool, July 18,1853.

WRECKS ON THE EAST COAST-LOSS
OF A STEAMER.

The violent gale of wind and rain on Thursday and
Friday mornings has been most destructive to life and
property on the east coast. Amongst the vessels wrecked
was a new iron screw steam-ship, the Countess of Strath-
more, J. Nicholson, master, one of the fleet of steam
colliers recently put on between London and the Tyne.
She took her departure from Shields about 8 30 p.m. on
Wednesday for London, and had not proceeded far to the
southward before she encountered the commencement of
the gale, which is reported to have been E.S.E. She
kept her way, however, the sea making breaches over her
bow with great fury. At daybreak the wind had con-
siderably increased, and fears were entertained for her
safety. As the „morning advanced, she neared the York-
shire coast, and it was then discovered that water was fast
gaining in her from the tremendous waves which kept
now and then dashing over her, to such an extent, indeed,
as to put out the fire. To add to the difficulty, the
pumps would not work, and the foundering of the ship
appeared inevitable, unless some harbour was made,
and the order was given to bear away for Hartlepool. There
was but little cessation in the violence of the weather,
and how the vessel lived in the gale so long is a matter
of some surprise. Towards evening a billyboy, called the
Sisters, belonging to Boston, observed the distressed
steamer, and at once made for her. Prompt efforts were
then made to preserve the crew. Their own boat had
broken adrift, and it was announced that the ship was fast
settling down. The fearful state of the sea rendered their
rescue most difficult. Lines were thrown to the poor
fellows from the billyboy, by which eight of them were
dragged from the wreck, through the sea, to the billyboy,
and another lot of four, contrived, by some extraordinary
good fortune, to reach their fellow-seamen in one of the
boats. The captain had secured a rope round his body,
but it broke, and he was drowned. The mate jumped
overboard with a ladder in his hand, in the hope of float-
ing with it to the Sisters, but he perished. A third sailor
shared a like fate. By this period the Countess of Strath-
more bad got low down, and within a short time of the
remaining portion of the crew getting clear of her, she
went down in deep water, Whitby bearing a few miles
distance of her. The Sisters then made for Hartlepool,
and landed the exhausted crew. The steamer life-boat
was picked up by a vessel which has reached the Tyne.
About the time she foundered, a laden brig was seen to
disappear with every soul on board, it was thought.
Mr. Aimes, the master of the Dolphin, belonging to
Rochester, on arriving at Hartlepool on Friday, reported
seeing the ill-fated ship go down near Robin Hood's
Bay. The wind was blowing very heavy, and no-
thing had been seen of the crew. In the vicinity of
Hartlepool the shipping suffered considerably. A vessel
was wrecked, which was attended by the most heart-
rending circumstances. A Sunderland sloop called the
Sisters, Mr. Lewis, master, bound to Newcastle, was cast
ashore, the breakers completely washing over her. Her
crew consisted of only two men and a boy, son of one of
the men. As she struck, father and son were swept off,
but they were rescued by the other man, and the three
clung to the rigging. A boat, manned by a crew of
daring fellows, endeavoured to reach them, but the heavy
character of the surf defied all their exertions. At length,
after a painful delay of some three hours, a rocket line
was passed to the wreck, by which she was boarded. The
father and son, who was insensible, and had been sup-
ported in the arms of his parent for some time, were then
got ashore, but all efforts were ineffectual to restore the
boy, who died from the effects of exhaustion and terror.
—A fine brig, named the Alexandria, Captain Sinclair,
bound to Gothenburg, in endeavouring to run into the
harbour to escape the fury of the gale, was thrown ashore
in the bay. Near Seaham several coasters were driven
on shore, amongst them the Ida, of Wisbeach, Waive,
and Fawn, of London, St. Giles, of Dunkirk, and Jane
Sinclair, of Sunderland ; some of them went to pieces.
Higher up the coast, towards the Spurn and Yarmouth
Roads, there appear to have been many disasters. A brig,
named the Rose, of Stockton, bound to London, drove
ashore on the Palling, and filled. The London, Hull
and London steam-ship, on her passage to the Thames,
put back into the North Roadstead, off Lowestoft, and
landed her passengers ; and a vessel, reported as the Royal
Frederick, bound from Sunderland to Portsmouth, struck
upon the Knock Sand, and, being got off, eventually
went down. The crew were preserved by a brig bound to
Rye.

THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The annual
exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society commenced
on Wednesday, at Gloucester. The pavilion dinner was,
as usual, well attended, nearly one thousand agriculturists
having assembled on the occasion. The chair was filled
by Lord Ashburton, the president for the year. Amongst
the company wero the American Minister, General Ariste,
(of Mexico,) and Judge Halliburton. On Thursday the
cattle-yard was thrown open, but the weather was exceed-
ingly unfavourable, torrents of rain having descended until
two o'clock in the afternoon. The attendance, however,
notwithstanding that every step taken was more than ankle
deep in mud, was surprisingly good. The general ex-
pectations formed of the show have not been realized.
The short horns made no great show, the Devons were
very good, the Herefords fair, and the Welsh very poor;
the Southdowns, Shropshires, and Cotswolds excellent,
but the last-named too fat ; the Leicesters did not reach
the usual standard of merit, and there was nothing very
striking about the horses exhibited ; but the Suffolk car-
ried away the palm. The display of Welsh ponies was
very inferior. On Friday, the concluding day, the wea-
ther was tolerably fine ; and, though the show-yard had
hardly recovered from the effects of the previous rain,
there was an immense influx of visitors. Among the prizes
for poultry, of which there was a good show, several were
awarded to Captain Hornby, of Knowsley Cottage, Pres-
cot ; Henry Worrall, of Knotty Ash House, near Liver-
pool ; W. C. Gwynne, of Sandbach, Cheshire, and T. T.
Parker, of Aaley-hall, Chorley.

I IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY, JULY 12

Several petitions were presented from Manchester and
Salford in favour of the Combination of Workmen Bill.
SCOTCH BANKRUPTCY.—Lord BROUGHAM said it was
not his intention to press his bill on this subject during
the present session.

RussrA AND TURKEY.—Some conversation took place
on this subject in answer to questions put by Lord Lynd-
hurst.—Lord CLARENDON said the English and the French
fleets are neither in the Turkish waters, nor are they
within sight of Constantinople ; and, although that may
be asserted in the Russian note, there is certainly no
reason for taking precautions on that subject. With
respect to the report of the Austrian troops having entered
Bosnia, I believe that it has, like many others, arisen
from the electric telegraph, which, as I took an oppor-
tunity of stating some time ago, now transacts, not very
correctly, a great portion of the diplomatic business of
Europe. (A laugh.)
The United Guarantee and Life Assurance Company
Bill was thrown out on the motion for the second reading.
JUVENILE MEND ICANC Y.—This bill passed through
committee on the motion of Lord Shaftesbury, Lord
ABERDEEN assenting to its progress on the condition that
its provisions should in the first instance be limited to the
metropolis.
Several other bills were advanced a stage, and their
lordships adjourned at twenty minutes before eight o'clock.
, THURSDAY JULY 14.

CRIMINAL LAW.—Lord Sr. LEONARD'S announced
that it was not his intention to press the Criminal Law
Amendment Bill during the present session.
CHURCH BUILDING.—The Church Building Acts
Amendment Bill was withdrawn by Lord Harrowby, for
the purpose of procuring further information on the subject.
JUVENILE MENDICANCY.—The report of the com-
mittee on the Juvenile Mendicancy (No. 2) Bill was
brought up and agreed to.
Several other Bills were advanced a stage, and their
lordships adjourned at three-quarters past seven o'clock.
FRIDAY, JULY 15.
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LAW OF EVIDENCE.—Lord BROUGHAM complained
of the delay which had taken place in the Commons with
regard to the bill which had passed their lordships' house,
enabling a husband and wife to give evidence in civil cases.
Such a bill had passed both houses for Scotland, and we
were now in the anomalous state of having one law of
evidence for Scotland and another for England.—The
LORD CHANCELLOR regretted as much as any one the
delay, but having recently seen the Attorney-General, he
could state that the bill would be proceeded with else-
where in the course of a few days.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.--The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH
moved for a copy of the oath taken by Directors of the
East India Company, and of any byelaws prohibiting
directors from deriving pecuniary advantage from patron.
age. After a brief discussion the returns were ordered.

POLLING AT ELECTIONS.—The Earl of SHAFTES-
BURY moved the second reading of the Polling at Elections
Bill.—The Earl of ABERDEEN hoped the bill would not
be pressed, more especially as next session government
intended to bring in a large measure of Parliamentary
Reform, which would embrace the subject.—After a brief
conversation, in which Lord Wharncliffe, Earl Fortescue,
and the Marquis of Lansdowne took part, the bill was
withdrawn.

Several bills were advanced a stage, and their lordships
adjourned at a quarter-past eight o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY, JULY 12.
The house met at noon.
A committee was appointed to prepare estimates of the
charge for the disembodied militia for the year.

MERCHANT SHIPPING.—The committee on the Mer-
chant Shipping Bill was resumed with the consideration
of clause 29. The clause provides for the repeal of the
12th and I3th of Victoria, c. 29, s. 7, which requires
every British ship to be navigated by a master who is a
British subject, and by a crew, of whom at least three-
fourths should also be British subjects. —ln the course of
the discussion which ensued, Mr. LIDDELL said that this
ouestion had been considered under two heads, comprising
the national and the commercial interests involved. With
regard to the national considerations, many gentlemen
had expressed their apprehensions, but he thought that
those apprehensions had been satisfactorily answered by
Mr. Cardwell. After all, the question was one involved
in much speculation. Apprehensions of the nature now
indulged in were, he remembered, much greater at the
time of the repeal of the navigation laws than they were
at this time ; but, having swallowed the camel, he thought
it absurd that they should now strain at the gnat. (Hear,
hear.) He was bound to say that the apprehensions
which he himself, in common with others, had entertained
had not been realised. The commercial part of the
question appeared to him to lie in a nutshell. He held in
his hand a letter from the Shipping Association of the
port of Liverpool, and he found that their opinions were
contained in a single sentence. They stated that they
approved of the 29th clause of the Merchant Shipping Act,
and that they considered that, as British ships were exposed
to competition with the ships of all nations, so all restric-
tions upon the employment of foreign sailors ought to be
removed. (Hear, hear.) He believed that he was acting
in accordance with the views of his constituents, and with
a regard to the best interests of the country, by supporting
this clause. (Hear, hear.)—After some further discussion,
the clause was carried by 144 to 38. Clauses up to 37
were agreed to, and the committee adjourned.
THE MALT DUTY.—The House met again at six
o'clock, and five minutes afterwards it was moved that the
house be counted. There were at that time only three or
four members on the Ministerial side of the House. The
Opposition mustered in sufficient numbers, however, to
render the attempt to "count out" the house abortive.
—Mr. E. BALL then presented a number of petitions for
an alteration of the duties on malt, and without obser-
vation moved " that this House do resolve itself into a
committee for the purpose of considering the duties on
malt, with a view of making such alteration in those
duties that the farmer may be exempt from the malt duty
on such quantity of malt as he may require for his own
use, made from barley of his own growth.—The CHAN-
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER appeared in his usual place,
but so unexpectedly that much laughter ensued when he
proceeded to address the House against the motion.
The House then divided, and the motion was negatived
by 75 to 71.
POOR LAW MEDICAL RELIEF.—Mr. MILES called
attention to the system of Poor Law medical relief, with
a view to its revision, and showed the burdens which fell
upon the poor rates owing to the refusal of medical relief
to the poor in sickness unless they became paupers.—Mr.
BAINES promised to adopt any suggestion that could be
offered for improving the system, and the subject dropped.

.
A COUNT-OUT.—Mr. AGLIUNBY made some motion
respecting the Woods and Forests, and was speaking
when the House was counted out, at three quarters past
eight o'clock.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13. . _

Mr. COBBETTpresented a petition from the borough of
Oldham, adopted at a public meeting, and signed by the
mayor, against opening the Crystal Palace or any other
places of public amusement on a Sunday.