The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-08-03 00:00:00

STATISTICS.

From the year 1821 to the year 18.36, both included, the
average date on which the river Dwina opened for naviga-
tion, was April 25; closed October 31 ; duration of naviga-
tion 189 days—all old style.
The number of merchant vessels belonging to the several
ports in Sweden, in the year 1837, was 924, tons butthen in
Swedish lasts, 49.219, in English tons, 118,125.
ExrouTs IN MANUFACTURES.—The declared- value of the
British and Irish manufacturers exported in the year 1827
was £37,181,335; in 1828 it was £36,271,756: in 18,29 it was
£35,843,623; in 1830 it was £38,271.597; in 1831 it was
£37,164,372; in 1832 it was £36,540,594; in 1833 it was
£39,667,347; in 1834 it was £41,649,191; in 1835 it was
£47,372,270; and in 1836 it was £53,368,572.
" The nobility" of Sweden appear to be declining, and the
landed estates to be passing to the other classes. From Ist
January, 1832, to 31st December, 1835, the nobility dimi-
nished its freehold property by sales, no less than £640,721;
while the " middle class" increased its freehold property by
purchases, £306,316. The amount of mortgagls unredeemed
un the freehold property of the " nobility" at the end of 1835,
was £2,683,517; ditto of the " middle class," £2,360,224;
ditto the peasantry," £2,423,280.

EMIGRATION.-The number of emigrants from the United
Kingdom to British America in 1832, was 66,339; in 1833,
it was 28,8)8; in 1834, it was 40,060; in 1835, it was 15,573;
and in 1836, it was 34,226. To the United States of America,
in 1832, 32,980; in 1833, it was 29,225; in 1834, it was 33,074;
in 1835, it was 26,720; and.in 1836. it was 37,774. To the
Cape of Good Hope, in 1832, it was 202 ; in 1833, it was 517;
in 1834, it was 288; in 1835, it was 325; and in 1836, it was
293. To the British Settlements in Australia, in 1832. it was
3792; in 1833, it was 4134; and 1834, it was 2800; in 1835,
it was 1860 ; and in 1836, it was 3124. The total number of
emi'rants in 1832, was 103,313; in 1833, it was 62,681; in
1833, it was 76,222; it 1835, it was 44,478; and in 1833, it
was 75,417.
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ST. PETEnsauncu.-The increase in the capital of RUssia
has nut been at all in proportion with the •increase in the
empire. In the year 1765 the population of St. Petersburgh
was 150,385; at the end of the 18th century it was '220,208;
in 1814 it was 3.35,713; and in 1833 it was 442,896. At the
last perioa, however, t here were 301,870 males and only 141,026
females, clearly indicating that a large part of the population
was merely occasional. And this is further shown by the
return, which states that, " the great disproportion between
the males and females is attributed to the number of military
in garrison, of young men in the public offices and schools,
and above all to the number of labourers employed upon new
buildings and public works, whose families, for the most part,
remain in the interior." In 1778 the total number of houses
was 4433-there being of wood 3800, and of stone 633; in
1814 there were of woOLI 5942, of stone of stone 2181; and •
in 1833, of wood 5216. and of stone 2730.
MANUFACTURES IN SWEDEN.-No later account is pub-
lished than for the ,year 1835. From that it appears that
there were 40 cotton and linen manufactories' employing
1370 workpeople, and producing in value £37,160; woollen
123, workpeople 563, value £333,010; satin 21, workpeople
751, value £44,889; silk 17, workpeople 35, value £4,033;
sail cloth 10, workpeople 563, value £11,960; dye houses
279, workpeople 850, value £33,422; glass 14, workpeople
599, value £26,492; tanneries 218, workpeople • 618, value
£50,429; sugar refineries 26, 3vorkpeople 300, value £183,138;
tobacco 82, workpeople 696, value £80,874; cotton mills with
machinery 9, Workpeople 721, value £36,175. Various other
manufactories making a total of 2,037, workpeople 14,925,
value £1,042,299. The observations on the return state in
1826 only 540 articks of machinery were used in Sweden in
the manufactories of cloth, and that in 1835 the number was
953. The British Consul, however, "is of opinion, that
including what may have been produced last year, there has
already been an overproduction. English yarn, chiefly from
Hull, is now to tt. bought here at a cheaper rate than that
manufactured in the co'untry."
STEAM ENGINES IN THE MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS OF
IRELAND.-From a return given in the second report of the
Irish railway commission, we obtain the following facts, which
are there given in detail:-

No. Engines. Tot. Horse Power.
Belfast and neighbour.hood 50 .... 1,274
Clonmel and „ 3 .... 65
Cork 2B .... 412
Dublin
Galway -
Kilkenny
Limerick
Londonderry
Por►law
Waterford

164
206
116
300
90

151 ... • 3,111
Of the 50 engines in Belfast, two are used in spinning cotton
yarn, a third in spinning cotton and linen yarn, one in spin-
ning and weaving cotton, 17 in spinning linen yarn, and
four in bleaching, calico printing, and dyeing : the others
are used for a variety of purposes in connection with other
manufactures, &c. In Dublin, one is used for a cotton-
spinning mil!, and one for cotton-printing works. In Port-
law three, of the largest kind used in Ireland, of an aggre-
gate power of 300 horses, are used for a cotton factory; but
all the remainder of the 151 are used in grinding, pumping,
turning machinery in foundries, working collieries, &c.
Three are used in starch manufactories.

EXTRAORDINARY ANGLING ADVENTURE

A fewsurnmers ago I was pursuing my favourite amuse
ment, when I met with the following ludicrous incident, over
the recital of which I have since had many a hearty laugh,
in which, I have no doubt, my readers will join. The scene
of my adventure was a small lake in Perthshire, beautifully
situated at the head of a richly wooded glen, and the undu-
lating hills, which slope down to the water's edge, are clothed
with the noble specimens of the Scotch fir; the reflection of
the lofty trees, the grey rock, and the purple heather, upon
the quiet deep water, gives the picture the cast of the most
intense solitude, and the spirits gradually sink into a state of
melancholy pleasure. It is the recollection of wandering
amid such scenes as this which produces a sort of mania for
fishing which we often see in some anglers, and surely it is
an excusable one where the imagination can revel on the
wonderful and stupendous works of our Creator. I was
diligently working the little silvery trout, with which my
hook was baited, when my reflections were disturbed by a
low muttering from the wood behind me. I had not listeued
long before aloud crashing among the branches warned me
that it was time to cut; and, as a bull is an ugly customer
at all times, I seized my rod, and dashed for the nearest tree,
but a pike at this moment, not aware of my alarm, followed
my example in dashing at my bait. There was no time to
spare, so letting the reel run, with the aid of a little gymnas-
tics, I established myself firmly on the first stock of a stout
pine, and viewed, with great satisfaction, my savage Hear-
eyed foe just in time to be too late; he seemed determined,
however, on a blockage, and kept tearing up the turf, and
butting his broad forehead against my house of refuge, giving
me a good sample of his bloody intentions. My attention
was quickly recalled to my aquatic friend, who was snaking
most woful depredations on my line, which, foitunately,
could boast of nearly three score yards and ten; he had
nearly run it out, and it was with joy that 1 saw him throw
his huge carcase a couple of feet out of water, with the
view of breaking his bonds by, the .weight of his fall.—
I was prepared for this; and, after a few wild and unruly
runs, he became much more tractable. It was out of my
power power to come to terms so long as old homey stood sentry
below, so I sat very comfortably playing my fib*. At this
part of the lake the water covers a shallow bank to the depth
of a few inches. It was here, after in vain seeking to ease
himself of my steel, he made his last and grand struggle for
liberty: He took a furious diish, sprung and rolled about,
and, at length, run himself aground, producing an infernal
commotion in the water, which he lashed into foam around
him. It was not long before the fancy was tickled;
and, possibly, reasoning front my earnest attention to the
motion of the pike, that there existed some connexion be-
tween us, made furiously at hiS new acquaintance. Here
commenced one of the rarest combats that was ever fought,
but the knight of the water proved himself more than a match
for his more lordly antagonist. However skilful I may be in
playing my fish, 1 could not pretend to have any power over
the motions of the assailants, but sat, almost splitting with
laughter, whilst niv line, which was immediately broken, was
twisted round the horns and legs of the bull, who was going
right and left into the stranded fish, who was, notwithstand-
irig, scarcely hurt, as nothing very effectual could be done
against his shiny sides, whilst, every now and then, he would
turn to pin his enemy. An opportunity was not long in oc-
curring, and his long jaws and hooked teeth were firmly
fixed in the nether lip of the enraged and terrified animal,
who, bounding along the shore, tossing his head, and using
every effort to get of his tormentor; but it was all in vain,
his rearing and his rage were equally useless.
I was quickly on terra firma; leaving my rod, dashed on in
pursuit, in which I was joined- by two herdsmen, with their
dogs who had came up on hearing the noise. What is cones-
ing,what is fox-hunting, what is any chase that can be named,
in comparison with the sport we were now engaged in ? There
was the bull tearing on, tail erect, and bellowing with pain,
and three dogs keeping up with him, and every now and then
venturing- a spring at his ncstrils, or at the dead andtorn fish
whirls still appended to him, his (srasp in death as deadly as
in life. This, however, could not last long, and the poor bull,
completely exhausted,, sank down vanquished by a dead fish!
The dogs were taken off him, as likewise the remains of my
pike, which could have been little short of twenty pounds, and
it was so torn as to be fit only for the dogs, who did not,
, however, seem to relish it. The herdsmen were much
r amused with the recital of my adventure, and 'assured rue the
bull would quickly recover from the effects of his spree; and
such another, I hardly think, he would wish to be engaged in
again. Mawr Pberal.

SECRESY OF FREEMASONRY.—In the genuine Freema-
sonry, secresy was recommended and enforced by every pos-
sible expedient. The Egyptians set a statue of Harpocrates,
with his right hand on his heart and his left pendant by his
side, and full of eyes and ears, but without a tongue, to inti-
mate that whatever may be seen and heard in the mysterious
celebrations ought never to be spoken. The Greeks, in like
manner, erected a statue of brass at Athens without a
tongue, to enjoin secresy ; and the Romans had a goddess of
silence, who was represented with her forefinger on her lips.
—Freentas9ns' Quarterly.
THE PROVINCE ON ASSAM, INDIA.—Its climate is cold,
healthy, and congenial to European constitutions ; its
numerous crystal streams abound in gold dust and masses of
the solid metal; its mountains are pregnant with precious
stones and silver; its atmosphere is perfumed with tea, grow-
ing wild and luxuriantly ; and its soil is so well adapted to
all kinds of agricultural purposes, that it might be converted
into one continued garden of silk, and cotton, and toffee,
and sugar, and tea, over an extent of many hundred miles.
—Mr. M'Cosh's Topography of Assam.
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ARABIAN SWORD ERERCISE.—The Arabians of the pro-
vince of Oman combat in a singular manner. In their
sword exercise they have but two cuts; one directly down-
wards at the head, and the other horizontally across the legs
They parry neither with thee sword nor with the shield, but
avoid the blows by bounding or leaping backwards. The
blade of their sword is three feet in length, straight, thin,
double edged, and sharp as a razor. As they carry it up-
right before them, by a peculiar motion of the wrist they
cause it to vibrate in a very peculiar manner, which has a
singularly striking effect when they are assembled in any
considerable number. The shield is attached to the sword
by a leather thong; it measures about fourteen inches in di-
ameter, and is generally used to parry the thrust of the spear
or jambeer.

AN EXCELLENT MODE OF KEEPING LEGISLATORS COOL.
Somewhere in Java or in other eastern regions, the aboriginal
legislators while holding a "palaver," keep themselves cool
by a device that might perhaps be advantageously adopted in
Congress during the warm weather. A jar sufficiently large
and tilled with cold water is prOided for each member, who
gets into it during the session, and sits until the hour of ad-

The measures taken are therefore calm and deliberate, and
the debates are likewise free from beat and ill temper. The
Javanese Solons cannot lash themselves into a fury by vio-
lent gesticulation, for any attempt at making 'a splash would
probably result in being spilt. Thus, these cold water jars
have a tendency to prevent all jars of a warmer and disagree-
ble nature, and had the pugilistic Congressmen who have of
late been so outrageous in the House of Representatives,
been "put up" in the Javanese fashion, the recent difficul-
ties in all likelihood would not have occurred. Under these
arrangements, the phraseology of the House might perhaps
require alteration. Instead of " being out of order," a gen-
tleman might be told that he was "out of water," and instead
of ordering him to " take his seat," the member might be re-
quired to " get into his jar." The effect likewise of so many
diversified countenances protruding from the crockery could
not be otherwise than picturesque and entertaining. Ly-
curgus in a pipkin would surely be as imposing as Diogenes
in a tub.—Pennsylvanian.