The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-11-15 00:00:00

WHIMSICAL.—A few weeks ago a bull was placed in
charge of two persons, which, on journeying to Dumfries,
entered a field and assaulted a peaceful bullock so rudely that
the animal had to be killed. He then escaped front his
keepers, and trudged along the public read at whatever pace
he pleased. By this time it was getting dark, and a person
moving in an opposite direction, on haring footsteps ap-
proaching, sung out " Hoo's a' wi' you ? I thought you'd
hae met me afore this." This challenge the saucy animal
instantly accepted, and, tossing his shaggy head, sent the
luckless wight heels over head into a ditch situated at several
yards distance. The blow was attended with stunning effects,
and when the man recovered so far as to be able to gather
himself together, he exclaimed right piteously "Ye d—d
scoundrel, d'ye mean to drown me ?"—Dumfries Courier.
POPERY AND THE ATHENEUM.—It is curious but me-
lancholy, to observe how Popery is gradually insinuating
itself into every nook and cranny of literature ; poisoning
streams which ought to be kept pure from such pollution ;
and when no reason can be assigned for introducing the sub-
ject, except the extensive circulation of the vehicle through
which its errors may thus be circulated without suspicion.
The London Athena um, professing to be merely a journal of
science, has long been suspected, by observing men, of hav-
ing deeper objects hid under the profession of impartiality.
No man has greater weight in the decision of any question
than one who is supposed to have no farther interest or ob-
ject in touching upon it at all than merely to ascertain the
truth, in a philosophical spirit. This character the Athe-
nceum has all along affected ; but it has been observed, that
whenever it does touch upon a religious question, it is always
with a deep feeling of dislike to the doctrines of the church.
This feeling it has shown, though very cautiously, in the
education question ; but much more strongly in reviewing
the Unitarian Fox's Political Sermons ; and now most un-
disguisedly, in its number for Nov. 2, in reviewing Mr.
Latlibury, on the " Gunpowder Treason." As a literary
article merely, it is a piece of most unfair and unsound rea-
soning ; as insinuating Popery through the channel of a
scientific journal, it is perfectly unpardonable. We warn
our readers against it. We warn the Editor as to his future
conduct. Whether he be Romanist or Unitarian it matters
not, he shall be thoroughly exposed if he offend again after
a similar fashion.—Manchester Courier.
THE EUSTON HOTEL.—The directors of the London and
Birmingham railway entertained their friends on Saturday
evening with an excellent dinner at the Euston hotel, in
Euston-square. About 50 persons were entertained. The
establishment is intended to afford what was formerly called
" entertainment" to the travellers by the trains from. Bir-
mingham, Liverpool, &c., and to those journeying to those
places, and it is well adapted for the purpose. The building
is erected after a design,, and under the direction' of Mr.
Hardwicke, by whom the portico of the railroad at Euston-
square was erected. The building is very elegant, and the
kitchens, cellars, and sleeping-rooms, are all well contrived.
The large coffee-room is a very fine one. It is divided by
lonic pillars of elegant form, is lofty and well ventilated.
There are, besides this, many handsome sitting-rooms, and a
great number of bedchambers. This place was much wanted
Is the immediate neighbourhood. The want is now supplied.
SIR JAMES CLARK.—Sir James is the son of a farmer in
Banffshire, and studied In Edinburgh. After graduating,
Dr. Clark, in 1817, obtained the appointment of travelling
physician to a nobleman, and settled at Rome, where he be-
came among the English, a famous " lung doctor," or curer
of the English complaint, consumption. This memoir states,
that it was in consequence of " his unparalleled success in
curing consumption " (which we had fancied incurable,) " and
other affections of the lungs, that the English nobility and
gentry signed a requisition requesting him to leave Rome and
settle in Londo-n." This, to Dr. Clark, towards gaining a
fashionable practice, was a diploma worth all the medical de-
gree of all the UniverSities 'or Medical Faculties in Europe.
As a " lung doctor," Dr. Clark at once took root, and flou-
rished in London, and became phy,ician to the Duchess of
Kent. 'When the Princess Victoria ascended, the` throne,
he was ordered by her Majesty, at Avllose sUggestion is not
said, to make out a list of the physicians and surgeons of the
Court for her inspection, which he 'did, placing himself first
on the list. Sir Henry El afford,' as physician to the late King,
President of the College of Physicians, and private physician
to Lord Melbourne, fancied himself entitled to take prece-
dence of the Duchess of Kent's physician. But not So the-tight
Dr. Clark. Poor Lord Melbourne, who, between the dames
and the doctors, has not of late led altogether the " easy life"
hich he is said to love, was appealed to in this difficult di-
lemma; but Dr. Clark would take no second place. It was
ant Ccesar ant nullus. If not at the very head, then he would
figure at the very bottom of the list ! He would take no
middle or intermediate station. In the toss up, it should be
heads or tails; and when Le and Lord Melbourne both ap-
pealed to the young Queen, Sir James, if he vas then Sir
James, carried his grand point ; and the Halfords, Chain-
berses, and Brights, &c. &c. accordingly form his sequence.
Such was his ambition and her Majesty's will. The Queen
expressed her resolute determination to have her wishes com-
plied with. She observed—" As lam now Queen, I expect
that my views and private feelings shotild be consulted. Sir
James Clark has always been my physician, and shall remain
so in spite of every opposition, from whatever quarter it may
originate." So Lord Melbourne " bowed submission to the
royal mandate," and the triumphant Sir James Clark was
gazetted first physician to Victoria 1.---Tait' s Magazine.
ROSE WINE.—In a letter from Bremen is the following :
M. Charles Deli-inlayer, of Dusseldorf, who has travelled
through all the wine-growing countries, and who has pub-
lished a valuable work on wines in general, has just sent out
a pamphlet, from which it appears that the celebrated wines
in the cellars of the Senate of Bremen, known as the Rose
Wines, are the most choice, and at the same time the most
expensive in the world. The Rose Wines, observes M.
Dehnmayer, were purchased in 1624, and are consequently
215 years old. They are the production of two different
vineyards, Johannisberg and Hocheim. There were twelve
foudres in all, six of each growth, each of which contains
five barriques of 204 bottles each. These wines were
originally purchased in 1624, at 300 thalers (1,080 frs.) the
barrique. Add to this the expense of stock, and compound
interest on the capital, up to the present year, and each
barrique will be found to he of the enormous value of
555,657,240 thalers (2 milliands 365,065 frs. ;) each bottle
worth 2,723,810 thralers (9,805,716 frs. ;) each glass, 8 to
the bottle, worth 340,476 thralers (1,255,713 frs. ;) and eat h
drop, reckoning 1,000 to the glass, 340 thalers (1,224 frs.)
These wines are not to be purchased. The Burgomaster,
for the time being, is intitled to two bottles a year for his
own particular use, on payment of 3Q thalers (108 frs. per
bottle.) It is however, a custom of the Senate of Bremen
to grant one bottle, at the price of 12 thalers, to any citizen,
who, being afflicted with serious illness, shall be able to pro-
duce a certificate of a • physician that the wine in question
is likely to effect a cure. A similar grant is allowed to a,
citizen who may entertain at dinner any stranger of celebrity.
Formerly the Senate presented annually two bottles of this
precious liquid to the Emperor of Germany, as protector of
the Hanse Towns. In.lBl4,est bottle was presented by the
Senate to the celebrated Goethe, on the 75th birthday of
that great man. This was, the last present made of ,the
Rose Wine. The cellar contains 24 more barriques of the
wines of Johannisberg and Hocheim, 12 of which date
from the commencement of the last century, these are
specially destined to keep up the stock of the Rose Wine.
They are each inscribed, with the name of an Apostle, and
by a curious Accident, that marked Judas is infinitely superior
in quality to the 11 other !
LORD PENRHYN'S POULTRY HOUSE.—The most magni-
fcent poultry-place perhaps that ever has been built, is at
Lord Penrhyn's, at Winnington, in Cheshire. It consists of
regulara handsome front, extending about 140 feet, at each
extremity of which is a neat pavilion, with a large arched
window. These pavilions are united to the centre of the de-
sign by a colonnade of small cast-iron pillars, painted white,
which support a cornice and a slate roof, covering a paved
walk, and a variety of different conveniences for th poultry,
for keeping eggs, corn, and the like. The doors into these
are all of lattice-work, also painted white, and the framing
green. In the middle of the front are four handsome stone
columns, and four pilasters, supporting likewise a cornice
and a slate roof, under which and between the columns is a
beautiful mosaic iron gate : on one side of this gate is an ele..
gant little parlour, beautifully papered and furnished ;' and,
at the other end of the colonnade, a very neat kitchen, so
excessively clean, and in such high order, that it is delightful
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to view it. This front is the diameter or chord of a large
semi-circular court behind, round which there is also a co-
lonnade, and a great variety of conveniences for the poultry;
This court is neatly paved, and a circular pond and pump in
the middle of it. The whole fronts towards a rich little field
or paddock, called the poultry-paddock, in which the poultry
have liberty to walk about between meals. At one o'clock a
bell rings, and the beautiful gate in the centre is opened.
The poultry, being then mostly walking in the paddock, and
knowing by the sound of the bell that their repast is ready
for them, fly and run from all corners, and rush in at the
gate, every one striving which can get the first share in the
scramble. There are about 600 poultry, of different kinds,
in the place; and although so large a number, the semi-cir-
cular court is kept so very neat and clean, that not a speck
of dung is to be seen. This poultry-place is built of brick,
excepting the pillars and cornices, and the lintels and jambs
of the doors and windows ; but the bricks are not seen, be-
ing all covered with a remarkably fine kind of slate from his
lordship's estate in Wales. These slates are closely jointed,
and fastened with screw nails, on small spars fixed to the
bricks : they are afterwards painted, and fine white sand
thrown on while the paint is wet, which
.gives the whole the
appearance of the most beautiful freestone.—The Poultry
Yard.