The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-06-29 00:00:00

WOODSIDE.

An immense number of persons passed over to this ferry
during the day; 'natty to -walk, to Rock Ferry. A number of
games and rejoicings were . engaged in. guns fired, &C., and in
the evening there was a large public dinner at Poole's hotel.
During the day there was a pracession, in which the schools
joined, and oxen and sheep were cut upend distributed amongst
the poor. Tile amusements of the day concluded with a dis-
play of fire works.
The lower ferries have been largely patronized by those who
preferred quiet walks to the confusion of the day.

Mr. Papineau, the Canadian rebel, it is said, has succeeded
in reaching Philadelphia safe.
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, JUNE 25.—The
demand for coarse and dyed flannels has been good, and con-
siderably more goods would have been sold if the buyers would
have given an advance. The wool market has been heavy, but
prices remain firm.
STATE OF TRADE—There was rather more demand for yarns
yesterday than on the two preceding Tuesdays, but it was not
attended with any improvement in prices. Most descriptions of
goods were somewhat flatter, and, in many cases, rather lower
prices were submitted to—Nlandteqer Gua;dian of Wednesday.

Ansilast,lista.—We regret, to learn, that. the gallant
veteran has been prevented as yet from paying a visit to his new
domains, owing to an unlucky accident which betel his lady a
few days, ago. Next Week we hope to be able to announce with
certainty the precise day of his arrival. Mr. Higgiu and the
"sheriff's depute" have gone through the form of taking poe.
session of all the lands and tenements upon the estate, which,
occupied them four (lays. The order of proceeding was for the
sheriff's officer to order the tenants out, to lock the dbor, and to
present the key to Mr. Higgin, as representative of Admiral
Tatham.—Lancaster Guardian.

Sr. JOHN. LONG'S LOTION.—At a meeting of the Medico.
Botanical SocietY on Wednesday last, Dr. Macreight detailed
the results of analysis of St: John Long's celebrated lotion,
which, it seems, is merely a compound of oil of turpentine, a
strong acetic, held in suspension in water by means of the yolk
of an egg, The ingredients htrAte long been in use as counter.
irritants with regular practitioners, and could only prove dan-
germ's in the hands of an, ignorant quack. He also proved,
on pathological principles, that the supported parodoxical effects
of the lotion were such as would follow the application of almost
any substance with skilful manipulation.
MORE STEAM WONDERS.—A piece of mechanism has been
invented by Dr. Larduer, and constructed I'm the steam naviga-
tion committee of the British Association, which must tend in a
great degree to remove the causes which have recently produced
so many lamentable accidents in steam-vessels. The object of
this machine is to keep a self-acting register of *tho state of
every part of the working machinery and boilers, co that not
only the captain and engineers can at all times, by the mere in-
spection of a sheer of paper, ascertain the state of every part of
the machinery on which its safely and efficiency depend, but
the owners of the vessel will have a faithful and accurate record
OreAervetl of the state and performance of the engines every
hour during the voyage. On the return of the vessel to port,
this scroll or self-written journal being taken out, any neglect
which may have been committed either in feeding the boilers,
tending the fires, or, in a word, any omission of duty on the part
of any person employed about the machinery, will be there
Miter!, with the exact time at which such neglect or omission
occurred. If a register, therefore, be kept of the succession of
men employed in the several departments, the culpable party
will be made known. The mechanism is enclosed in an• octa-
gonal case, to be locked during the voyage, and inaccessible to
any one on board the vessel, the keys remaining ashore with
the owners. A casing of idate.glaSs. surrounds the paper scroll
on which the performance of the machinery will be written so
that those in care of the vessel may see what is written but
cannot interfere with it. This Mechanism is now completed,
and will be shown during the present week to scientific men
and others who' feel an interest in such matters, after which it
kill he placed in'the Peninsular COMpany's steaM4hip.TaguS,,
for whiCh this particular machine has been adapted.—Evening
Paper.

• • VOTARIES OF THE OPERA.—There is no livelier page in the
history of art than could be furnished by the earli, triumphs of
opera in Paris. Lulli, the scit4.7lumniton, in Madathe de Mont-
pensier's kitchen, besides distinguishing himself as a musician,
"out his bright way through" to royal favour by adother en=
gine; which has rarely failed possessor in Frane—nainely,
wit. He was even elevated to the post of royal secretary ; and,
on the evening, of his installAtion, " gave a grand dinner to the
official gentlemen whom he had joined. In the evening, his
Triomphe tie ('Amour' was performed; and it was amusing to
see, Seated on the benches near the stage, two or three rows of
grave pershfitiges, in black cloaks and big wigs,,liatening with
serious faces to the minuets and gavots of their new colleague."
A scene, paralled, though " with a difference,!' at our own
Covent Garden Theatie, on the first night of " Ion"! The
whole of Lullei life offers excellent materials for the nove-
list's uses. A yet More striking figure offers itself in "La
Minipill," one of the first French songstresses of whom we.
find any account, and whose cleverness, eccentricity, and
trlnPildence, eurioirilv enough illustrate national character,
as.d*)layed in the relations between artist and public, especially
if they- he contrasted with those of a no less bizarre Italian wren,
who appeared some fifty eiirs later—La Gabrielli. The French-
woinan was perthitted to put on male attire, and to cane or kill
whomsyrever the pleased, witliOnt losing, the sympathy. of her
friends at court,-at last ending her whimsical life by turning
d eeolee.. ,The Italian ryas despaiChed to prison for a fit of the
sullens or a Simi throat' taking her revenge, and gaining her
• liberation, by treaf.ing aW her fellow captives with rich banquets,
and the yet richer cadences and cavatinas, which angry viceroys
were dying to hear. Even in our own enlightened .days the
prima donna alone is the known deipot, whom mitiii4y,but hersel
can depose! Atheneum.