The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-08-12 00:00:00

BRIEF CHRONICLE.

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'During the terrific storm of the sth instant, a grass field at
Whaldon was so completely cut up by the hail, that it will not
require to be ploughed, but may be sown with
on
as it
is.—An e,gle's nest was discovered last week on one of the
Gtengary mountains, containing a pair of those noble birds,
with two young ones. In the nest were the remains of two
lambs and a Young fox. It is expected that parliament will
be prorogued on Friday the 19th instant, and that it will meet
again in November.—Mr. N. Rothschild has left seven
children, four boys and three girls, He was born in Frankfort,
which town he lett more than twenty years ago and returned
again, where he died in the heart of his ,familv, who were as-
sembled to the number of GO individuals.4-A vessel, propelled
by means of quicksilver, has been plying on the Thames for seve-,
ral days past. Her speed is great.--At a meeting at Madras
it was resolved to petition the British parliament for the imme-
diate establishment of a regular steam communication between
Great Britain and I ndia.—At Cambridge assizes t wo men tried
for sheep stealing were acquitted on the ground that the animals
were hoygetts (two-year old ewes); which are not mentioned in
statute I—According to the most recent letters from Lombardy
the cholera is still making great ravages.—The annual meet-
ing of the Cheltenham Conservative Association is fixed for
Thursday, 18th inst., on which occasion, it is understood that
Lord Eilenborough will preside.—Rewards amounting to
Fifteen Thousand Pounds. have been offered by the corporation
of Gloucester and the other legatees named in the disputed co-
died, for the discovery of the person who sent the codicil to Mr.
Helps.—lt is a striking fact that the Russell family are in
possession of more Church property than all the English bishops
together.—Record.—lntelligence was rkeived at the Man-
sion-house in the course of Saturday that a merchant had ob-
taMed, fraudulently, several sums of money from money brokers.
'the tricks were played Off by changing the dates of nid bills of
lading; and it is said, that the delinquent has got hold of about
E 20,) by his skill.—A new telegraphic system, applicable to
nautical purposes, invented by M. Claude Sala, has just been
presented as laying claim to the Monthyon prize. It is described
as remarkable for its simplicity; for, by the aid of eight signs
it produces, without difficulty, all the words of the vocabulary,
and, by means Of two lanterns, it can carry on a nightly cones-
pondence.—A thewum.—Du ring the thunder storm on the 29th
ult., James Rose, of Catterick, who was cutting thistles in a
field near the village, was k MO by lightning; his hat and gaiters
were torn into shreds. It is Apposed his scythe had attracted
the electrical fluid.—York Heralir—The adjutant of a volun-
kteer corns, doubtful whether he had distributed muskets to all
the men, cried out, "all you that are without arms will please
to hold up your hands."

THE LATE MR. ROTHSCHILD.—About thirty years ago, he
left Frankfort, where his father was a money-lender in a small
way of business, and came to Manchester, as the purchaser of
goods for the German market. He soon found his way to Lon-
don, where he married a lady of some fortune, and commenced
operations as a stuck-jobber and dealer in bullion. is shrewd-
ness, constant attention to business, and cautious mode of pro-
ceeding were rewarded by immense success; and he is said to
have died worth an enormous fortune. Mr. Rothschild was a
mere dealer in money, coarse in mind and manners, and reck-
less of the injury he caused to others in the pursuit of his own pro-
jects. If thwarted, he was not unfrequently spiteful; and, though
liberal by fits, was generally close-fisted.—Spectator.
. TURNING THE Tanrazs.—Oshaldiston's late partner in the
Surrey, a gentleman of the name of Ewins. whose claims in
Chancery the fanner has endeavoured to get rid of by pleading
that they were for illegally playing the regular drama, has
turned the tables by laying twenty-five double indictments
against Osbaldiston, as manager and actor, for the illegal per-
formance of Viryinius, William Tell, at Sadler's Wells.
The penalties, it is said, amount to nearly £3,000.-0/derver.
ELOPEMENT FROM THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, LONDON.—
On Wednesday afternoon, between two and three o'clock, se-
veral young ladies, from the ages of sixteen to twenty years,
belonging to a ladies' finishing seminary in the vicinity of St.
John's Wood, Regent's Park, were indulged with a promenade
in the Zoological Gardens, Regent's Park. On the party ar-
riving on the north side of the gardens, where the giraffes'
habitation is situated, one of the young ladies, about eighteen
years of age, was suddenly missed. An immediate search was
made throughout the extensive gardens, but not any trace could
be discovered of the fair fugitive, until the governess was in-
formed by some visitors that a young lady answering the de-
scription was observed hastening out of the gardens with a
gentleman, when, on their arrival at .the entrance gates in the
Regent's Park, they both entered au elegant cabriolet that was
waiting with the gentleman's groom. and drove off at a furious
rate through Gleucester gate, taking the new north road, in the
direction of Holloway.
PacivineNTra Escare.--The family of the Rev. S. Middle•
ton, late of Priory-street, in this Wan, but now resident at
Thurston Hall, hail, a few days since, a most singular and pro-
vidential escape. A dog in a rabid condition, after biting se-
veral other animals, wandered in a state of total exhaustion
into the Hall, and was caressed by Mr. Middleton and his chil-
dren—who supposing it to be the property of a neighbouring
clergyman, who with his lady hail just-left the Hall—actually
patted it. At that moment the dog appeared perfectly sensible,
and obeyed the slightest call: but in a few seconds the pa-
roxysm returned, and he flew at the man-servant, who most
fortunately was enabled to defend himself with a garden hoe,
and killed the animal. Thus, it clearly appears, the dog at
certain stages of the disease has intermiii; nil moments—a fact
which renders such cases more alanning, and deserving of can-
tion.—Citeltenham Journal.
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WHITL ELEPHANTS.--An animal of this rare variety is
about to ne presented by the King of. Siam to the Jardin des
Plantes at Paris, as a return fur the eNtreine kindness which
the Siamese twins met from.the people of the French capital
during their late exhibitions. It appears that these youths
wrote: in the .most enthusiastic .terms to their parents of the
treatment which they met with, and this reaching the king's
ears, he determined to evince the gratitude of his nation by this
much-prized present. The white elephant is said not to be a
separate species of thealass,- .but what. is :callerianaabiao. It
has, however, the peculiarity of having natural-coloured eyes,
and can bear the alterations of light and darkness without in-
convenience. It is an animal beyond all price in India. In
the time of the ancient Persians it was treated with divine ho-
nours. The King of Siam has but five in his managerie, .
al-
though very large rewards are constantly offered to persons who
can catch the animal in a wild state.-4forniaj Herald.
Tue O'CONNELL SouscitieTioN.—The name of Mr. John
Ashln, of Mark-lane, is inserted in the - O'Connell subscrip-
tion list, with EIGO against it. Mr. John Asian), on being
asked if he had given .Elul) to the O'Connell subscription, re-
plied that he had not given one penny, or authorised his name
to be put down. So much for Mr. Joseph Hume's O'Connell
bonds.—Morning Post.
MANAGING A lic'snaNn.—This is a branch of female educa-
tion too much neglected • it ought to be taught with "-French,
Italian, and the use of the globes." To be sure, as Mrs. Glass
most sensibly observes, "first catch your hare," and You must
also first catch your husband. But we will suppose him caught
—and, therefore, to be roasted, boiled, stewed, or jugged. All
these methods of cooking have their matrimonial prototypes.
The roasted husband is done to death by the fiery temper, the
boiled husband dissolves in the warm water of conjugal tears,
the stewed husband becomes ductile by the application of worry,
and the jugged husband is fairly subilued by sauce and spice.
Women have all a natural genius for having their own was', I
still the finest talents, like " the finest pisantry in the world,"
require cultivation. We recommend beginning soon.
HORSEWHIPPING AN EDITOR.—When the Rev. Henry Bate
Dudley had the management of.the Morning Herald, a person,
whose name had been mentioned in the fashionable informa-
tion, called to know the name of the writer. lie addressed the
rev. editor, and complained of what he considered a calumny.
Brandishing a stout cudgel, he said his intention was to inflict
chastisement on the editor, unless he received the satisfaction
he required. You shall have satisfaction, said the doctor. Wait
a few moments. He then went up to the press-room, and call-
ing the men told them he had been threatened by a person in
consequence of an article which had appeared in the paper.
Now, continued the doctor, you must satisfy him; get your
blacking-balls well covered .with ink,. and cone down to my
room. They obeyed his instruction, and followed him down
stairs. Now, sir, :mid the doctor, you may exercise your cud-
gel; these men are ready .for you. Before the stranger could
make an answer, the printers attacked him right and left with
their balls, and drove him out of the office into the street. It is
scarcely necessary-to state that his person was as black as any
printer's devil could be, and that he never after aspired to the
honour of horsewhipping an editor. -
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RATHER H A RD.—Lord Langdale has caused to be stuck up
in the Rol►s' Court, a notification in the following. words:—
" Gentlemen are particularly desired not to talk in court."
Some of the bar have been heard to ask, by what other means
than by talking in that very court, the noble and learned lord
raised himself to the head of it and to the peerage.