The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-08-28 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

The crops of hazellnuts and filberts this year, it is said, will
be abundant almost beyond parallel.

Red currants, of a description superior to our own, have
been lately imported in large quantities from Rotterdam.
H. Waddington' Esq., of the midland circuit, has been ap-
pointed recorder of the city of Lichfield, in the room of the
late I'. Jervis, Esq.

Between the llthand 18th instant, 21 packets entered Bou-
logne with 1,578 passengers, and the same number with 1,150
sailed.

Mr. G. Shepperd, linen-draper and tailor, of Southmolton,
has a pear-tree in his garden, 15 feet wide and 5 feet high,
having on it the astonishing number of 1633 pears.
The ordnance department has had a survey made of the
lands surrounding the barracks at Winchester; preparatory,
it is said, to their being disposed of by public auction.
Gambling is said to be the besetting vice of Spanish offi-
cers, who are; in all other respects, models of abstinence and
sobriety.
Major Sir James Hamilton, Bart„ has been appointed to
the staff of the commander of the forces in Canada, Lieut-
General Sir John Colbourue, G.C.8., as brigade-major.
On Monday, a mushroom was gathered at Doncaster which
measured 35 inches in circumference. This is the inure re-
markable as mushrooms are exceedingly scarce.
The _Wank:Art Journal states that the Queen of England
has sent to Professor Itaumur, of Berlin; a coronation medal
in gold, accompanied with a letter couched in the most graci-
ous terins.

Sir Robert Peel is at Longshaw, on the Derbyshire moors,
(a shooting box ),elonging to his grace the Duke of Rutland)
enjoying the diversion of killing grouse.

Government have for the present postponed the appoint-
Meat of the Irish Poor Law Commissioners, in consequence
which the expected vacancy in the representation of Wa-
terford does not take place.
A gang of burglars, who have committed various depreda-
tions ►n the vale of Marchwood, Dorset, were last week ap-
prehended in a small coppice near Axminster, and committed
to Dorchester gaol for trial.
GREAT CuitioSlTY,—Mr; R. Ilemstock, of the Angel Inn,
Newark, has a young pig, which has two noses, with perfect
nostrile, two tr►ouths, t►ao tongues, and two complete sets of
teeth, in one head, all quite perfect, which is considered a
great curiosity.—Cambridge Chronicle.
In England the shoemakers are celebrated for their love of
political disquisition and free institutions. According to La-
vater shoemakers are all celebrated for hav►ng only female
children. In Paris the tailors form the class of operatives
which takes the lead in its love of what is called liberal go-
vernment.

THE Pocia-RATE.---Such is the state of the affairs of the
more needy rennin of the householders of the township of
Stockport, that the overseers, unable to collect the rates, are
under the unpleasant necessity of issuing 1500 summonses
against as many inhabitants for the amount of their respec-
tive rates, 200 of whom are summoned for Saturday next.—
Stockport Advertiser.
DEATH BY PEDESTRIANISM.-A young man, named Hull,
was killed by the rupture of a blood-vessel in the head, on
Monday week, on a piece of ground near Uxbridge. He
had been engaged to do 20 miles in three hours and a half;
but in going the 18th mile, within three hours; he fell to rise
no more alive. The heat of the weather, no doubt, contri-
buted to his death.

His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Alexander of
Russia and suite, alter visiting the courts of Nassau and the
Ilague (he is now at Ems), is expected to come over on a
visit to this country. Count Pon° di Borgo, who was on the
eve of quitting Ashburnham House on a short tour, has de-
ferred his departure from town, in the expectation of the
arrival of the grand duke.

A fact which is communicated by a correspondent who is
to be relied on, speaks volumes as to the destitution of top-
masts in our great naval arsenals at this moment. A noble-
man, a member of the Yacht Club, lost his topmast about
three weeks ago, and put both into Plymouth and into Ports-
mouth for a supply, but in vain. There was nothing!—
Times.

The Queen of Spain has sent over a commission for the
purchase of 500 horses in this country, for the purpose of
Partially remounting her cavalry. We have not heard that
any cash has accompanied the order.
A Treaty between France and Tripoli, executed in. August
1830, hes just been published for the first time! This docu-
ment gives notable evidence of the grasping ambition of
France, and of the deplorable incapacity of Lord Palmerston.
It is felt in well-informed quarters that the number of our
troops in Canada must be increased by at least 2,000 or 3,000
men. It will be remembered that the ministry refused, on
the application of Sir John Colborne, to grant an addition.
CAUTION TO SPORTSMEN.—Yesterday week, a serious acci-
dent occurred to Mr. Thomas Crosby, of Leeds, corn-porter.
As he was returnidg from the Craven Moors, where he had
been shooting during the week, he got out of the vehicle in
which he haebeen riding near Cookridge, and whilst pulling
his gu❑ after him by the muzzle it unfortunately discharged
itself, and lodged the contents in his ehoulder. He was con-
veyed to the Leeds General Infirmary, where several por-
tions of the fractured bone were removed on Saturday, and
the patient is now going on favourably.—Leeds Intelligencer.
A CANDIDATE FOR PLACE.—English people wonder ! an
American servant always (as in Miss Sedgwick's tale):ad-
dressing her mistress as " Mrs. Ardley," and Americans are
highly amused at such a dialogue as the following between a
nobleman of remarkable simple manners and habits and a
candidate for the office of butler in his house: "Bu•tler—
My lord, I find your lordship wants a butler. I should be
happy to take the place. Lord—(after some mutual explana-
tion)—What are your expectations ? Butler—Two hundred a-
year, my lord, and—yes, my lord, I expect two hundred a-
year. Lord—Have,you any thing more to say? Butler—l
should expect the liberty to go out when I please, my lord,
to spend the evening with a friend. Lord—Anything else?
Butler—l should expect the liberty of enjoying a bottle a wine
from the cellar when I have a friend with me. Lord—Any-
thing else ? Butler—As I said before, my lord, two hundred
a-year : my expectations are two hundred a-year. Lord—
Say three, and I will be your butler."

DYSPEPSIA.—The effect of mental disquietude in producing
this prevalent complaint is far greater than is generally sup-
posed. It is well known that persons in good health, of sound
digestive organs, who take plenty of exercise, and are free
from anxiety, may eat almost anything, and in quantities
which would kill those in different circumstances. In refer-
ence to this point, Dr. Brigham observes—" 'We do not find
dyspepsia prevalent in countries where the people do eat
most enormously. Travellers in Siberia say that the people
there often eat 40 pounds of. food in one day. Admiral Se-
ripchoff eat a Siberian cat, immediately after breakfast, 25
pounds of boiled rice, with 3 pounds of butter. But dyspep-
sia is not a common disease in Siberia. We do not learn
from Captain Parry or Captain Lyon that their friends the
Esquimaux are very nervous and dyspeptic, thougOt they in-
dividually eat 10 or 12 pounds of solid food in a day,' washing
it down with a gallon or so of train oil. Captain Lyon was,
to be sure, a little concerned for a delicate young lady Es-
quimaux, who ate her candles, wicks and all; yet he does not
allude to her inability to digest them.
A GHOST IN SPECTACLES.—I once saw what nobody, ex-
cepting always the audience of that particular night, could
have seen—the Ghost of Hamlet's father acted at Covent
garden Theatre in spectacles. Armour. of course, was the
costume, and chalk the complexion. The performer was
the late Mr. Chapman, who was remarkably near-sighted.
Having acted the Ghost so frequently as to have entirely
forgotten the part (for who can expect people to remember
things for ever ?), he had put on his spectacles on the out-
side of the casque which covered his " ancient" head, and
being suddenly called to the stage, on he went, helmet,
glasses, and all. When once on, to remove the glasses would
have been: impossible; a ghost without speculation in his
eyes, taking off a pair of spectacles, would have been fatal,
and, accordingly, the ghost. performed his duty, even to the
time of cock-crowing, framed and glazed, as ghost was never
seen before.

DELIRIUM TREMENS.—There is a most frightful malady
consequent upon the abuse of vinous and spirituous drinks,
which has been carefully and minutely delineated, called
delirium tremens, which bears with it a most melancholy
train of symptoms. There is great restlessness, a constant
excitement, objects of the most frightful nature are present
to the imagination—the eye. is wild—the patient cannot lie
down—he talks incoherently, and he fancies hs;.sees faces of
extreme 'hideousness before him. Dr. Pearson witnessed a
very distressing incident of a patient, who, for a consider-
sable time before his death imagined he saw the devil on the
ceiling above his bed, and as the disease which terminated
rapidly, incteased, he lanced the evil spirit approached him
with a knife to cut his throat, and he actually expired mak-
ing violent efforts to avoid the fatal instrument. The disease
sometimes burst-forth after a debauch, with tremendous vio-
lence, and in a most unmanagable form. Opium is the great
source of reliance in almost every state of these attacks,
but bloodletting, however much the inflammatory symptoms
may seem to require it, is in a vast proportion of cases most
objectionable. The quantity of opium that may be admis-
tered is very great; forty grains have been given in the
course of the
day, and 400 drops of laudanum in five hours;
for sleep must be obtained at all hazards, and sometimes after
the most violent paroxysms, the patient has awakened per-
fectly rational.—Dr. Sigmund's Lectures.
JEW'S WEDDING, ,AT WHITCHURCH, SHROPSHIRE.—On
Tuesday week, this town exhibited one universal scene of
delight. For the first time in this town, the interesting cere-
mony of an Israelitish wedding took place. Every lover of
scriptural antiquities-must venerate the customs of the patri-
archs of old—customs, preserved by the Jews to this day, as
confirmed by the law given by Moses, through all the vicis-
situdes and persecutions of their nations, throughout 3,000
or more years. An eye-witness has sent us the following
particulars :—" On entering the room we found Rabbi Aaron
Levi, Priest of the Jews, from London, occupied in writing
upon a parchment, what we understood to be the marriage
contract; the Rabbi having concluded the contract, handed
it to others prevent to read, and then to the happy bride-
groom, who, after apparently well considering the contents,
which were wiitten- in the Hebrew language, signed the
same, as did also two witnesses. This being done, the bride-
groom was conducted from the room again, the bride being
all this time invisible. A canopy was then erected, being
supported by four persons of the Jewish faith, and solemn
strains of music announced the approach of the bridegroom.
The rev, official having placed himself beneath the canopy,
the bridgroom was conducted in, supported on both sides
by two male friends. Again the sound of music proclaimed
the approach of the bride, who was supported as the bride-
groom, by two ladies. \Ve could not help here remarking
the strict scriptural dress of the fair bride, who was arrayed
in pure white, elegantly selected, being covered with a veil,
.as in Genesis, 21 c. 65 v. The music having ceased, the
bride, still supported, was thrice led round her future husband.
This part we take emanates from the marriage of Jacob and
Leah : Jacob having his bride veiled, marries Leah instead of
Rachel—Gen. 29 c. 31 v. Thus giving the bridegroom an op-
portunity of' judging from the gait or figure of his intended
wife, as he has no chance of viewing her countenance
through the folds of her veil. Having thus circled round
she was placed on the right side of her future lord. The
priest then proceeded to pronounce it blessing upon till pre-
sent, holding a glass of wine in his hand, which, after the
conclusion of the prayer, was handed by a friend to the
happy couple, in token of peace with all the world; they
having sipped the same modestly, handed it to the before-
named friend. The venerable Rabbi proceeded then to read
aloud the document before described, and then a second glass
was filled, and a prayer offered up for the future grace of the
new couple, and the wine was again tasted by both the young
people in token of consent to each other; then billowed a
solemn silence, a moment of suspense, and the ring was
produced. The fair hand of the bride was extended, and
-the ring being handed to the Rabbi, -who first exhibited it to
others, and then examined it himself, and handing the ring
to the bridegroom, he placed it upon the forefinger of the
right hand, pronouncing in these words—" Rahad Mekada-
sith Lch, Bethubath Zu Kadth Mosha Veh, Yesrael," anglo,
Thus 1 thee wed according to the laws of Israel, as by Moses
commanded. The bridegroom leaving the ring upon the
hand of the bride, a glass was placed upon (he ground, and
the brittle vessel was shattered in a thousand pieces by the
right foot of the bridegroom—a token of the uncertainty of
life; in all our joys we are shattered in a moment. The
sudden change from solemnity to joy was electric; no sooner
was the glass in the dust, than the music struck up in lively
Dote; the place resounded with the words, " Joy, joy," the
congratulations were heartfelt and exhilirating. The veil of
the bride was in a moment respectfully removed, and she
stood before us with eyes streaming thanks; and the cere-
monies were concluded by a prayer, a benediction, and a
supplication for the blessing of Jehovah on the young couple,
their friends, and all mankind. The lady was Miss S. C.
Lazarus, well known in Whitchurch, the gentleman is Mr.
Z. Earnett, from London. The Rev. Rabbi WAS brought ex-
press
from London for the oceasion,--Shrewstqy Chronicle.