The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-12-17 00:00:00

REG ALTA.—Since the regalia was opened for the inspec-
tiou of the public, on the 15th of April last, through orders
issued by the Lord Provost, the immense number of 28,000
individuals have availed themselves of the opportunity of
viewing this beautiful and interesting relic of our ancient
monarchy. The visiters. from the prince to the peasant,
bare been from all quarters of the globe.—Edinburgh Even-
ing Post. -- . • •
AN HONEST MAN.—Last week, a man named Ramsay, a
farmer, from the United States, arrived at Perth on his way
to Aberdeenshire, to pay a visit to his friends there. His
reason for coming this way was, that about four years ago, he
received ten soverigns from a neighbour farmer, when on his
death-bed, to give to a brother of his, (if ever he came to
SeOtland,) to whom he had sent many letters, but never re-
ceived any answer ; but the last he, had heard of him was,
that he had removed from Edinburgh and gone to live in
Perth. After a long and anxious search, he found the man
living in a garret in High-street, in very embarrassed circum-
stances, and gave him the ten s3vereigns ; a welcame supply,
no doubt, to one in his condition.—Edinburgh Evening
Post.

JUSTICE' TO THE ARMY.—It would appear that Lord
Hill is fast adapting to the army Mr. O'Connell's mode of
doing justic to Ireland. He has, since our last, censured
Colonel Thomas, and the officers of the 20th, not for speech
making at a public political dinner. What a marvellous
change has come over the spirit of his lordship's dream since
January, 1837. On the 25th of that month a public political
dinner was given to the arch-demagogue O'Connell by the
radicals of this county in Mullingar, at which a lieutenant
Sandyman, of the 73rd depot, then stationed here, was
present, and made a speech, of which his lordship at the
Horse Guards was apprised both by public newspapers and
private letters ; yet his lordship did not think it a fit occa-
sion to issue a " circular," or make the least inquiry about
it. It was a radical dinner that Mr. Sandyman attended.
but Colonel Thomas had the misfortune of being present at
a conservative feast, which " alters the case in toto."—
Mullingar. paper.
THE MONEY LENDER.—" lf, sir, you persist in your
course—if you refuse me the mercy of even six days—' I
do persist, and I do refuse : and what then, sir?" Then,
sir, you will inevitably ruin me !" Sir,' made answer
Mr. Bite, fixing his raven eye on the agonised features of his
supplicant, sir, I ruin a man a week.' And in this instance
—for we would do all justice to the Money-Lender—Mr.
Bite uttered the stern, the simple truth. My good sir—'
Well, come, you shall have the time,' said Mr. Bite. And
let the leader take his assurance ; we paint no shadow, but a
real serf of Plutus, a veritable Bite, even as he lived. You
shall have the time,- sir,' and Bite's eye sparkled, and he
leered like an ogre on his prey. ' We'll call the five hundred,
six hundred and fifty, and—' What, sir !—a hundred and
fifty for one week ?—you can't ask it ! exclaimed the victim,
aghast. You want the accommodation, eh, sir? meekly
enquired Bite. It is life or death to me." I know that,'
said the flinty Money-Lender, ' and, in such cases, it is
always my maxim to sell life as dearly as I can.' ' But Mr.
Bite--.' Mr. Bite coughed, took out his watch, and said,
Past ten o'clock.' "—Douglas Jerrold.
PROSPECTS OF MINISTERS.—Day after day we find the

ministerial newspapers employed in the most rancorous, and
yet, we must add, ridiculous abuse of Sir Robert Peel. There
is something peculiar in the yell of fear and hatred with which
their mention of the right honourable baronet's name is now,
on all occasions, accompanied. We attribute this to an in-
stinct of impending destruction, like that which prompts
some of the lower animals of the forest to shriek when they
hear the lion's approaching tramp. The ministerialists are
evidently in an agony of terror, from having heard that Sir
Robert Peel means to spare them no longer, but to be down
upon them, with the honest indignation of all England at his
back, as soon as parliament meets. Most fervently do we
hope and trust that Sir Robert will in no degree disappoint
either their fears or the hopes of his loyal Protestant fellow-
countrymen. The time has come to crush these minions of
Rowanism—these paltry dependents up m an Irish conspi-
racy agsinst the British Protestant constitution. We hope,
and we believe, that a blow will be struck, and that imme-
diately, upon the meeting of parliament.—Morning Post.

DESTRUCTION OF THE " BRILLIANT" STEAMER.—We
have just received accounts from Aberdeen of the total des-
truction of the Brillient, Leith and Aberdeen steamer,
yesterday morning. From the information we have received,
we learn that in consequence of the state of the weather
during the night, she was obliged to attempt making the
harbour of Aberdeen at half-past six o'clock, an hour and a
half after high water ; but the heavy sea at the mouth of the
harbour rendered her totally unmanageable, and she drove
upon the south side of the north pier, nearly opposite the
light-staff, and there struck fast upon the flat part of the
shoeing. Planks were laid from the vessel to the pier, by
means of which almost all the cargo was got ashore, though
a great deal of it much damaged. It was thought very
dombtful if the vessel would not go to pieces before she was
got off; hut, to make the catastrophe sti:l surer, between
eight and nine o'clock she took fire, owing it is supposed, to
the engine fires having been neglected in the confusion ; and,
when the letter conveying our information was written, she
was burning with great fury. The masts and funnel had
fallen, and there can he no doubt that she has been
completely destroyed. We regret to add that the Master
(Captain Wade) had been washed overboard and lost before
reaching the Aberdeen Bay. The passengers and crew were
all saved.—Montrose Standard.

Ilona.—A piece of mischievous pleasantry, tarred on to
an unwarrantable extent, was playing off upon an unfortunate
and credulous individual in Stroud, a few days ago. The
person alluded to is a shoemaker in the above town, of the
name of James Scuse. It appears Ile had been thinking
about the reward offered by government for the best plan for
carrying out the penny postage system, and on Tuesday last
he received a letter purporting to be from the Secretary of
State, informing him that his plan was adopted, and that his
presence was required at the Home Office on the following
morning. In high glee he informed his neighbours that he
was going to London to receive the reward, and actually took
his place and started by the mail that night. On his arrival
at the Secretary of State's office he sent in his card, and was
requested to wait; when Mr. Phillips saw him he showed
the letter he had received, but much to the amazement and
mortification of poor Scuse, Mr. Phillips informed him it
was not his writing, but whoever had done it had executed it
well. Mr. Phillips then showed Mr. Scuse that it was an
old envelope, the surname on which had been erased, and
that of Scuse substituted ; it read—" James Scuse,• Esq.
Stroud." So deeply mortified was Mr. Sense, that some
other business he intended to perform he was not able to do,.
he therefore returned to Stroud by the day coach" the neit
day, after expending between four and five pounds, which,
if his tormentor has any honesty he will take some means
ofrefandingo—Glotteeder Chronicte.