The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-11-04 00:00:00

PICKWICKIAN PHILOSOPHY.

POVERTY AND OYSTERS.
" It's a wery remarkable circumstance, Sir," said Sam," that
poverty and oysters always seems to go together."
" I don't understand you, Sam," said Mr. Pickwick.
" What I mean, Sir," said Sam, "is, that the poorer a place
is, the greater call there seems to be for oysters. Look here,
Sir; here's a oyster stall to every half-dozen houses—the
street's lined vith 'em. Blessed if I don't think that yen a
man's wery poor, he rushes out of his lodgings, and eats oysters
in reg'lar desperation."

"To be sure he does," said Mr. Weller senior, "and it's just
.he same vith pickled salmon !"

"Those are two very remarkable facts, which never occurred
to me before," said Mi. Pickwick. "The very first place we
stop at, I'll make a note of them."

MISANTHROPY AND TURNPIKE TRUSTS.
By this time they had reached the turnpike at Mile-End; a
profound silence prevailed, until they had got two or three miles
further on, when Mr. Weller senior, turning suddenly to Mr.
Pickwick, said—
" Wery queer life is a pike-keeper's, Sir."
"A what ?" said Mr. Pickwick.
" A pike-keeper."
" What do you mean by a pike-keeper ?" inquired Mr. Peter
ManusThe Old 'un means a turnpike-keeper, gen'lm'n," observed
Mr. Weller, in explanation.
"Oh," said Mr. Pickwick, "I see. Yes; very curious life.
Very uncomfortable."
" They're all on 'em, men as has met vith some disappoint-
ment in life," said Mr. Weller, senior.
"Ay, ay ?'• said Mr. Pickwick.
" Yes. Consequence of vich, they retires from the world,
and shuts themselves up in pikes; partly vith the view of being
solitary, and partly to rewenge themselves on mankind, by
takin' tolls."
" Dear me," said Mr. Pickwick " I never knew that before."
" Fact, Sir," said Mr. Weller, "if they was gen'lin'n you'd
call 'em misanthropes, but as it is they only takes to pike-
keepin."

NEW SONG OF THE MEN OF ST. LEONARD'S; OR
A VOICE FROM SHOREDITCH.

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paunbduc a meremee,in farthing
argithisntg.
We now know Lord John Russell, and we hold him for nothing
more than
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ungratefulfthe ttaleay. Lord,
r Leonard's Shoreditch, on Friday last.

We know Lord John Russell—we know him at last ;....-
'Ah! would we had known him in times that are Past!
Small, small as he was, we once thought him a trump,
And up with a hop and a skip and a jump
He mounted our backs which' we tent hun'all.piiant,
And perch'd on our shoulders he look'd like a giant!
We shouted his praises by day and by night
And proulaim'd him a bright and a shining light ;
Though, alas!—he's the smallest of all our patricians,
And a mere farthing rushlight among politicians!
We know you 'Lord John !—yes, we know you at last—
Ah ! would we had known you in times that. are past!—
Though now in Court dress, as the Horne Secre-tary,
You strut. on Court days, a puff'd up dignitary,
You know very well you had never been sick,
Had you not had the help of we men of Shoreditch.
We men of St. Leonard's Shoreditch irere the people,
That in hollering for you almost shook down our steeple;—
Aye steeple and church too we nearly down tumbled,
The King, and the Lords, and the Bishops we humbled,
That you might get safe into place ;—and for which
Younow turn your back on we men of Shoreditch !
'Thou
thinnest and smallest of all our patricians !
mere farthing rushlight among politicians ! !
Yes, we know you Lord John!—we know you at last ;
Ali! would we had known you in times that are past
' !
When the King, quite aweary, had turned you adrift,
I was we men of St. Leonard's that lent you a lift ;
Down, down in the dirt you lay—You and your crew,
And what to be after you none of you knew;
Till we men of St. Leonard's Shoreditch, taking pity,
Kick'd up such a roar and a rout through the City,
That " the Duke" and " the Baronet" both fled amain,
And we forced poor King William to take you again !
WE did it !—we men of St. Leonard's ShOreditch,
We stuck you again up in Fame's highest niche;—
And now you make light of our earnest petitions !
You, the thinnest the smallest of all on:. patricians!!
You, the mere farthing rushlight—among politicians I!!

A SEA Cow.—A handbill was last week liberally placarded
about the streets of Newcastle, inviting the people to delight
themselves with the sight of a most remarkable animal captured
by Captain Kidd, off the coast of Holland, and described as a
"Sea Cow" alive. An immense number of naturalists (or
naturals) paid their sixpences for a view of this unique specimen,
which was placed for exhibition in a stable at the Scotch Arms,
where they beheld the sea cow, which bore a rather striking re-
semblance to a Scotch kvloe shorn of one of its horns. It was
surrounded by oystershells, by which the visitors were given to
understand that it fed upon oysters. Unfortnnatel for this
story, there happened to be some hay within reach, which the
inhabitant of the deep appeared greatly to prefer. The animal
was spotted on the back, had a blue belly and violet-coloured
legs. The creature was in truth a cow, which had leapt over-
board from a London steamer, and' was picked up b) Captain
Kidd, who broke one of its horns in getting it on board. He
sold it on arriving in the river Tyne, and the purchasers painted
it and made a few pounds from the admirers of natural curiosi-
ties.—Tyne Mercury.

MISCELLANEOUS.

The sudden appearance of winter seems to have blocked up
the Highland-road, as the Inverness mail had not found its way
to Perth on Saturday night.—Caledonian Mercury.
A TRADING BRIDIEGROOM.—After marriage in Connecticut
the bridegroom took the parson aside most mysteriously, and
whispered to him, " Can't you take the pay out in tatoes ?"
The Earl and Countess of Sefton were expected to arrive at
their mansion in Arlington-street, as yesterday from Brussels.
His lordship has relinquished Croxteth Hall, near Liverpool, to
Viscount and Viscountess Molyneux.
The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria and suite are
expected to remain at Westcliff house, Ramsgate, until the end
of next month, the mansion having been taken of the proprie-
tor, Mr. John Ashley Warre, until that period.
Sir Henry Parnell, after landing at Ramsgate from the con-
tinent, proceeded to Cobham Hall, near Gravesend, where the
Countess of Darnley, eldest daughter of the right honourable
gentleman, resides, with her infant family.
Mr. Tibbits, the late town-clerk of Warwick. whose claim for
compensation the council have refused to entertain, has refused
to give up the corporation documents in his possession until he
shall have been fully satisfied.—Leamington Chronicle.
PARLIAMENTARY MORTALITY.-.--II•is asserted in the recent
number of The Westminster Review that " the mortality among
the members of the House of Commons is greater than among
any similar number of men belonging to the same ranks of life."

George Colman, so long " the younger," and in his latter
days play-licenser, died at Brompton on Wednesday last, aged
'74. The Gazette-of Friday announces that Charles Kanable is
to succeed him as examiner of all theatrical entertainments "of
what denominatio❑ soever."
POTABLE MARBLE.—It is computed by Dr. Jackson, from
an analysis of the water of Boston, that our citizens drink an-
nually Time enough, to make a column of marble twojeet iri
diameter and forty feet long !—Boston paper.
WEATHER.—After two or three days of fine and dry but
cold and bracing weather, we had, on Friday night, a rather
plentiful fall of snow. Such a circumstance has not before oc-
curred at so early a period of the winter within our recollection.
—Leeds Intelligencer.
A LtriEtisr. CORPORATION.—At the meeting of the Exeter
town council on Monday, it was asserted that the corporation
attending in a body at church. would be an insult to the inha-
bitants of the city, and would be publicly proclaiming a par-
tiality on the part of the corporation in favour of the Church of
England.—Exeter Flying Post. •
DitorgitgNtiass AND 'DOCTORS.A surgeon at Madeley some
time ago, produced his book of debts to some of the temperance
friends, exhibiting accounts to the amount of £1,300 owing to
him by different persons, out of which, it appeared, £3OO were
for natural and accidental causes; all the rest was the result of
drunkenness.—StiffArdshire Examiner.
It is singular, but true, -that the late gales did not extend far
to the westward. Two West Indiamen were spoken with yes-
terday (Thursday) about seven leagues off the islands, which
bad performed the voyage with all sails set (including royals),
having experienced the most favourable weather.— West Briton.

Since the heavy fall of snow which took place on Friday
night, the weather continues clear, and intensely cold. The
ground is covered with snow as in the depth of winter, and the
pools are all frozen. In the course of Saturday night the ther-
mometer was at 27, and last Alight the cold was equally severe.—
Courant of Monday.

Mr. JUSTICE PATTESON.—The Ipswich Journal of Saturday
says, "we have been requested to contradict the rumour, which
has obtained general currency,. that Mr. Justice Patteson is
about to retire from the bench of judges. No such intention
aas yet been communicated to his friends resident in Ipswich;
and we believe the report to have originated from some interested
individuals, anxious to increase the amount of ministerial pa-
tronage."

Government have determined that the sinecure appointments
of general, lieutenant-general, and major-general of marines,
and the four sinecure colonelcieS of that corps, held by captains
of the navy, shall not be filled up as they become vacant. The
appointment of general has become vacant by the decease of
Lord de Saumarez, and one of the colonelcies by the decease of
Captain Sir Christopher Cole.—United Service Gazette.
After the famous battle of Lissa, in which Frederick the
Great, with 30.000 men, defeated the Austrian army of 90,000,
he unexpectedly rode on to- the Castle of Lissa, a small village
on the approach to Breslau, which still remained in the hands
of the Austrians. A party of Austrian officers were not a little
surprised when their conqueror entered the room where they
were assembled, modestly inquiring, " Have you any room fur
m• here, gentlemen ?"
Mr. Day, the celebrated blacking manufacturer, of Holborn,
London, (Day and Martin,) who died on Wednesday last, has,
by his will, bearing date immediately after the marriage of his
daughter with Mr. H. Clagget, left to her a life interest in
£4,000 a-year, payable to her receipt alone, and £2,000 a-year
to Mrs. Day. These sums to go in equal division after their
respective deaths to his nephews and nieces, whom he has ap-
pointed-residuary legatees to his estates, amounting to £450,000.
the business in °Holborn is ordered to be sold.

The following are the ages of the respective sovereigns o:
Europe :—The King of Sweden, (Bernadotte,) 72; the Pope,
71 ; King of England, 71 ; King of Denmark, 66; King 01
Prussia, 66; King of the Netherlands, 65 ; King of the French,
64; King of Wurtemberg, 55; the Sultan, 51; King of Bava.
ria, 50; King of the Belgians, 46; Emperor of Austria, 43;
Emperor of Russia, 40 ; King of Sardinia, 38 ; King of Naples,
36 ; King of Greece, 21 ; Queen of Portugal, 17, and Queen oi
Spain, 6 years old.

LUNAcY.—When the Earl of Bradford was brought before
the Chancellor to be examined upon application for a statute of
lunacy against him, the Chancellor asked him, " How many legs
has a sheep ?" Does your lordship mean," answered Lord
Bradford, " a live sheep or a dead sheep ?" "Is it not the same
thing?" said the Chancellor. "No, my lord," said Lord Brad-
ford, "there is much difference; a sheep may have four legs; a
dead sheep has only two ; the two fore limbs are shoulders, and
there are but two legs of mutton."
The peculiar friendship evinced by their Majestie+ towards
the family of Earl Howe, the premature death of whose ac-
complished countess is so generally lamented, is understood to
have arisen during the residence of these illustrious personages
at Bushy Park. The late Countess Howe was one of the ladies
of the bedchamber to the queen, and an especial favourite of
their Majesties. Her ladyship was in her 37th year, and was,
before her marriage to Earl Howe, Lady Harriet Georgiana
Brudenell, eldest surviving daughter of the Earl of Cardigan.
Her ladyship has left a family of ten children.

STEAM NAVIGATION TO AMERICA.—The company projected
for this undertaking in London has at length been formed, and
it is determined to proceed at once with the building of the ves-
sels. The application of Hall's condenser to the engines is cal-
culated to effect a saving of full one-third in fuel, and room for
greater stowage for merchandise. The following are the dimen-
sions of the first ship to be built :—Length of keel, 220 feet;
length between perpendiculars, 235 feet; 40 feet; depth in hold,
27 feet—the burthen, 1800 tons. The vessels are intended to
sail alternately from London and Liverpool, thus uniting all in-
terests in the scheme.

CAUTION TO MOTHERS.—A correspondent informs us of the
following circumstance:—On Monday last a' poor woman of
Chudleigh gave birth to a still-born child, and was attended by
a nurse of the same place, who suggested to the mother to bury
the child in the garden; and hinted that it (the child) would be
worth a guinea, which suggestions the mother spurned with dis-
gust; a shell was procured, and the child was, to all appearance,
bUried in the usual way. On the Wednesday following the
nurse was called away to attend on another person, when the
mother, on turning over some dirty clothes, to-her great horror,
discovered her child wrapped in the same clothes she had seen
it wear in the shell. She immediately caused the shell to be
dug up, which was found full of bran: The nurse, among other
improbable stories, asserts that it must have fallen out of the
shell.—Western Times.
MISERIES OF A BACHELOR'S LIFE.—Poor fellow! he returns
to his lodging—l will not say to his "home." There may be
everything he' can possibly desire, in the shape of mere exter-
nal comforts; provided for him bv the officious zeal of Mrs.
his housekeeper; but still the Mom has an air of chilling va-
cancy, the very atmosphere of the apartment has a dim, unin-
habited appearance—the chairs, set round with provoking neat-
ness, look reproachfully useless and unoccupied; and the tables
and other furniture shine with impertinent and futile brightriess.
All is dreary and repelling. No gentle face welcomes his arri-
val—no loving hands meet his---no kind looks answer the list-
less gaze he throws round the apartment. He sits down to a
book—alone; there is no one sitting by his side, to'enjoy with
him the favourite passage—the apt remark—the just criticism;
no, eyes in which to read his own feelings;- his own tastes are
unappreciated and unreilected ; he has no resource but himself
—no one to look up to but himself; all his happiness must
emanate from himself. He flings down the volume in despair;
hides his face in his hands, and sighs aloud, 0! me miserurn !
Book of Courtship.
DOINGS Of BAHAPOUII MACAULAY.—We recently read in a
Leeds paper, that their " highly talented late representative,
Mr. T. B. Macauley, was to return to England a year earlier
than he intended."—We know the reason. The exalted Tho-
mas has got into water rather considerably hot with the English
merchants of, Calcutta', by an act which is most peculiarly
whiggish, viz. on the plea of liberality taking away their pri- .
vileges. An attempt has 'been made, it is said, by Bahadour
Torn, to take away the right of appeal to the Supreme Court of
Judicature from all British-born subjects, and to render -them
amenable to the Native Courts. The object of this is, to put
the European and the native on an equal footing,—this is the
libei•al pretence; but, as a Calcutta journal well observes,
"this plan debases the European to a level with the native, in-
'stead of raising the native to a level with the European."—
However 600 merchants and others have met in Calcutta, and
are sending over Mr. Turton, the barrister, with' £2OOO per
rannumetor
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return of the ' highly talented late representative of Leeds."—
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OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATIONS.—The following
are the number of members enrolled in the Operative Conser•
♦ative Associations of South Lancashire, as.given in Mr. R. S.
So wler's address to operative conservatives, just published

.. .
No. of
• IVhen established. Members.
Manchester June 18, 1835 1240
Salford
Liverpool
Bolton November 5, 1835.. . 460
,
Rochdale February 9,1835 .... 400
Warrington
Wigan January 18; 1836.... 550
Oldham
Ashton-under-Lyne December, 1835 ..• . 230
Bury
St. Helen's December, 1835 .... 210
Blackrod July, 1836 • . .. 2(X)
Middleton
Ilnline Just established .... 40
l'ilkington November 23, 1835.. 200
Chadderton January 25. 1835 ... 50
Stockport ( Heaton Norris) October, 1835 ...... 400
florwich August, 1835 ....... 200
Atherton Just established .... 50
Lees February, 1836 ..... 53

Total
6323

DAVIS' STRAITS FISH SRT.—The Alfred, Walker, of Bo'ness,
left the ice on the '2sth ult., with one fish (50 butts,) reports as
under
ABERDEEN.—Dee, seven fish (GO tuns; ) Neptune, eight fish
(90 tuns; ) St. Andrew, three fish (35 tuns.)
BERWICK.—NorfoIk, three fish.
NEWCASTLE.— Grenville Bay, two fish ( 80 butts;) Lady
Jane, eight fish ( 180 butts ; ) Lord Gambier, five fish ( 106
bntts.)
HULL—Comet, one fish (seven tuns; ) Sisters, four fish
(50 tuns; ) Swan, three fish, (30 tuns; ) Truelove, one fish
(eight tuns.)
LONDON.—Margaret, lost in Pons Bay.—Glasgow Courier.
DAVIS' STRAITS FISHERY.—The Dorothy, arrived at Dun-
dee from Davis' Straits, reports as follows :—Thomas, 8 fish;
Ebor, 3; Thorn, clean ; Alexander, clean ; Princess Charlotte,
2; Aavice, 2; Heroine, 2; Friendship, 14; Dorothy, clean.--.
Scottish Guardian,