The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-09-07 00:00:00

Are shorn

Here's a health to the Ninety-one

A glorious feat they've done •
The foes of church have fled their perch,
And quailed like Frank or Hun.

Here's a health to the Ninety-one !
Long life to them, sire and son ;
O'er Britain's crown a shield they've thrown
Which traitors. hence, must shun.

Here's a health to the Ninety-one!
With their comrades cheering on ;
The reign of jobs and lawless mobs
Is finished beneath the sun.

Here's a health to to the Ninety-one !
O'Connell's shroud is spun ;
With a glorious PEEL they've knelled Repeal,
Quiet as coffined nun.

Here's a health to the Ninety-one !
The course of the Whigs is run ;
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less ballot GROTES)

By hot
The fight of years is won

THE HARVEST IN YORKSHIRE.—We are informed by a
person who has recently been making a tour through York-
shire, that the harvest will be most abundant, as all agree
that appearances are highly favourable to the hopes of the
husbandman. This is cheering, and we trust that it may
prove the case everywhere.
BRISTOL TEA SALE.—BRISTO L, SEPT. 2.—The tea sale
took pltce this day, at which the remaining stock of tea on
hand here, consisting of 1331 packages, was offered, and the
whole sold, with the exception of a small quantity of Con-
gou. The sale comprised 606 half-chests of Congou, 589
cheets ditto, 94 chests of Twankay, 20 chests of Hyson,
and 20 half-chests of Imperial. The Congous realised from
2s 3d to 2s 6d, being a shade higher than yesterday's London
market ; Twankay, 2s 2d to 2s 21d ; Hyson, 2s Bfld to
2s 9d ; Imperial, 3s 3d
LAW AS TO P

.....NLISTMET.—The Glasgow Courier says,
a young man in Ayr having enlisted in the 26th Foot on
Sabbath, the 15th instant, and having on the following day
repented of his engagement, he applied to Mr. Miller, justice
of peace, to cancel the enlistment, on the ground that it was
made on a Sunday. The magistrate, being at a loss how to
act, addressed the Secretary at War for advice, and the fol-
lowing is a copy of the answer which he received :
" War-office, Aug. 20.
" Sir, I am directed to acknowledge the recept of your let-
ter of the 16th instant, and to acquaint you that the secretary
at war has no right to encourage the enlistment of recruits
on a Sunday, but that such enlistment has been declared
to be perfectly valid by the highest legal authorities.
" I have the honour to be, sir,
" Your most obedient servant,
" Hugh Miller, Esq., Ayr." " E. MARSHALL.

ANECDOTES OF " JEMMY WOOD."—Commencing in a
small shop, vending cottons, tapes, garters, living on about
4s. a week, he laid the foundation of that gorgeous heap now
appropriated under his will to his legatees. His brother had
lived and died a bachelor also ; he breathed his last several
years since, bequeathing to Jemmy a large sum, as it had
been agreed between them several years before that the sur-
vivor should inherit all the property of the first that died.
Jemmy's great profits were realised by discounting bills, ob-
taining mortgages, and cashing securities of every kind, both
for the needy trader as well as the improvident disciple of
fashion and extravagance. At last he established a bank,
and issued notes to a large amount. These notes were re-
ceived almost universally, as they were considered quite as
valuable as those of the national bank. When a panic arose
in the money-market some years since, several establish-
ments were obliged to meet the runs upon them by providing
gold, and weathering the storm at great loss and inconvenience.
Well aware that nothing could damage his reputation for the
certain possession of ample means to meet every engagement,
he declared, when crowds pressed him to hand out hard
cash, " I will do nothing of the sort. What, pay largely to
buy gold for you. Then take them back, keep my notes,
they are as good as the Bank of England. I have property
to pay all my notes twenty times over. Panic, indeed, what
have I to do with your panic. You must give me time—
time I say," and to get rid of further importunity, he ordered
his bank to be shut up, and no more visitors admitted for
some time. Quite aware of his solvency, many houses in-
stantly discounted his paper, at a small per centage, and
awaited Jemmy's perfect convenience for payment. Col-
lecting together a considerable number of notes issued by a
neighbouring bank—at that time hard pressed, and surrounded
by gaping and clamorous creditors—Jemmy walked from
Gloucester several miles, and presented the heap at the
counter, resolutely demanding gold, as well as the rest, who
filled the banker's cash-office. He was invited into the
private office, where, on opening a bureau, an unexpected
sight was disclosed to his startled eye—a large quantity of
his own paper was handed to him, with, in return, a demand
for the immediate payment of gold for every pound of the
huge mass. Jemmy rubbed his eyes, seemed in turn panic
struck and fairly taken by surprise, but drew instantly an
order on his own London banker for a large surplus—then
pocketing the unexpected and unwelcomed heap, was forced
to incur the expense of a returning post-chaise to regain his
home. On Sunday mornings he visited some of the neigh-
bouring farmers at breakfast time, and usually returned
home with pockets well filled with fruits, vegetables, and
other edibles, on which he eked out his day's meal. One of
his hosts, needing no loans of money, resolving on being rid
of him, caused a sturdy ploughman of his to watch Jemmy,
thinking he might discover occasions to find fault with his
movements. He watched accordingly and thought he be-
held him picking up turnips that lay in his master's path.
Jumping from his thicket, he instantly belaboured the shoul-.
ders of the unwelcome visitor, exclaiming, " Domthee
willee tak'um from maister, willee" " aul,l hold," ex
:
claimed the tortured Jemmy, " M. Wood, Of Glo'ster."
" Thee, toad, for shame of thee—indeed it's a lie, th' ar'nt
Mr. Wood, of Glo'ster, I know," and continued his exercise
until the other, fairly takinugowto,"his heels, ran away beyond
his tormentor's reach. lie- became by accident acquainted
with Sir Matthew Wood. Flatteredre by his courteous atten-
tions, he formed gradually that regard
aftergard for him which led to
airings
visiting
the present result. Frequently
turned home again to boast of his him, he re-
turned in the carriage of
his great London friend. Several also that on some
state
mutter,ts "Cousin
of those occasions he has been beard to
Matthew Wood," who always treated him with
tinction, civility, and friendship. Ile rose earl y
aonc(iiiuch dis-
before the door of his house when the weather erpai:aded
The tall figure and well-worn wardrobe of Jemmy permitted.
The as he strode up and down ' tied in
his schedule at _ his quaintly
as often coloured a
cut coat, thrice turneo, and new, are well
neighbours
remembered : nor will the old soon forget the
antique leather
.-hat fur many years shone literally
On one occasion a con-

; knee

from wear on his be,—
tryman accosting- him bargained for change of a Welsh note
for £5, which he gave, deducting 103, after a long negotia-
tion. The schemer, for such he proved, walked off, seem_
hands
rubbed his hands
ingly dissatisfied with £4 10s. ; Jy
with glee, and exclaimed to a clerk who just arrived at his
desk, " Ha, ha, the early bird biteth the worm. Ha, ha.
Made 10s. while you slept. Ha, ha." The cashier eyed the
note in silence until Jemmy's self-congratulation had reached
its asme, then handing back the £5 Welsh note, said with a
grin, " I thought you recollected that bank failed nine
nlonths ago."

The vessel stopped, for a short time, without dropping her
anchor, opposite a boat-house and cottage under a romantic
cliff ; and a boat pushed off from the shore, and received
those who wished to debark—myself amongst the number.
We were landed on a pebbly beach, there being here no pier
or stage. Passing the cottage and the neat whitewashed
boat-house, which is built in the form of a lodge, I ascended
the hill by a lane, striking through the plantation into the
interior, and made rather a circuitous course to the principal
entrance to the hall. The gateway is an elegant piece of
architecture, of fine gray granite, (from Foyne's, Island, on
the opposite shore,) enriched with lonic colomns. The
lodge, of fine cut stone, is classically beautiful. It is square,
and of chaste Grecian design, with an ornamental chimney in
the centre. At each corner ere is a square recess, with a
fluted lonic column at the outer angle. The roof is nearly
flat, and the cornicing in perfect keeping. In the middle of
the main front there is an ornamental niche, in relief, con-
taining a full length statue of Venus. The whole is sur-
rounded by a flower garden and shrubberies.
A delightful walk down the sloping carriage road through
the park, which is skirted by fine woods, and diversified with
clumps and decorative shrubs, brought me to the hall, where
I was received with the utmost hospitality and kindness by
Mr. Scott, and the amiable and accomplished ladies of the
family.
Cahircon is certainly one of the most beautiful of the many
beautiful domains on the Lower Shannon. The house, and
the grounds immediately around it, are situated on the north
margin of the Shannon, (about twenty-eight miles below
Limerick,) in a bight pr bay, backed and sheltered by a range
of undulated hills that sweep round them in the form of a
segment from west to east, forming an effectual shelter from
the northerly winds, and (with the advantage of a southern as-
pect) imparting a warmth and luxuriance to the whole, rarely
attainable so near the stormy " far west" coast of Ireland.
The house is a comparatively modern structure, erected on
the site of the original mansion, which was of the old-
fashioned and somewhat fantastic Dutch style of architecture.
It is a plain but neat, compact, and substantial building of
durable lime-stone, in which the few adornments are of the
Grecian order,—with wings slightly in projection, and an
addition at one end. The principal front, in the centre of
which there is a handsome portico of wrought granite, sup-
ported by four lonic columns, commands a fine diagonal
view across and up the river, which, widened immediately
above by the estuary of the Fergus, presents a sheet of
water extending many miles to the south and east. There
is also a pleasant frontage to the lawn on the south and west.
The building is fire-proof, the floors being supported on arch-
work. The principal rooms are large and lofty. The en-
trance hall or vestibule is square and roomy, and is orna-
mented with columns and stucco-work. The walls are hung
with paintings and engravings, and I observed a large gong
suspended in a mahogany frame, for the purpose, no doubt,
of ringing the guests and members of the family, who may
stroll over the grounds, to the repast. The principal stair-
case is handsomely designed, and is lighted by a stained win-
dow above. The steps are of Portland stone, carved at the
outer end. The bannisters supporting the hand-rail are of
polished brass of a massive classical pattern. The dining-
room, facing the lawn behind, is enriched at one end by a
colonade of Corinthian Scagliola pillars, forming a recess.
The library and drawing-room, both in the western wing, are
splendid apartments, lighted by large windows : the latter,
(splendidly furnished,) is replete with books and articles of
vertu. The whole building is surrounded by park or par-
terre. Amongst the decorative trees and shrubs, are con-
spicuous the weeping ash, the willow, the holly and hawthorn
of gigantic growth, the yew, the cedar of Lebanon, the Ar-
butus, &c. Immediately facing the lawn is the anchoring
ground of a fine yacht, of 30 tons burthen, belonging to the
worthy proprietor of the domain, who is fond of aquatic
recreation, and whose skill and experience have obtained him
the rank of Admiral of the Limerick Yacht Fleet. With this
little vessel, which is fitted up with great taste, he has fre-
quently made excursions as far as Cork, including a long ex-
tent of dangerous sea-coast.
The high wooded lands behind, (which extend along the
shore to.the westward) and the gardens and grounds east of
the house afford many pleasant rambles to those who delight
in rural and romantic scenery,—the whole being so pleasingly
indulated and deversified, as to remind one of the expression
of Milton, that _ _

" Earth had this variety from heaven,
Of pleasure situate in hill and dale."
Numerous deer are seen sporting up and down in the park
and adjacent woods, commingled with cattle and sheep; and
the sweet notes of the blackbird and thrush, fall on the ear
with a soothing influence, occasionally, however, cruelly dis-
turbed by the arrogant competition of the gaudy peacock.
The oak, ash, and other forest trees attain a large, but not
generally a gigantic size,—the sea air sweeping through
them in western gales, being unkindly, particularly to " the
monarch of the wood." Considerable breadths of the forest
are here indigenous, never having been planted by the hand
of man ; and comprise, besides numerous varieties of the
oak, the alder, birch, ash, lime, sycamore, willow, poplar,
holly, and hazel. W hen these are cut down, a stately copse
succeeds from the old stoles in a few years. The former
proprietor (the father of the present) was, I heard, somewhat
eccentric in his notions of arboriculture. He was so fond of
trees that he would rather plant one where a yard of open
ground was to be found, than weed those out that obstructed
the growth of the more promising ; and would not even dis-
turb the underwood that stunted or choked them up. There
was something more amiable than wise in such forbearance,
and the present possessor has adopted a more scientific
course, by clearing away redundancies, and cutting the stems
of the fatally clasping ivy, the woods have now the advantage
of additional air and nurture, and his redeeming exertions
will ere long be rewarded by the superior size, quality, and
even quEntity of the timber produced.
A fine shady walk through the woods, on the west of the
Hall, leads to the Ferry House. In the evening my polite
and intelligent host took a stroll with me along this sylvan
path, which is embowered in natural wood, abounding with
deer. Here the " royal hawk" is frequently seen, wheeling
in ruthless fright overhead ; and the martin (a wild cat) with
equal avidity seeks his prey below. Emerging from the
hanging wood we reached " the cliff," above the boat-house
at the landing station, an almost perpendicular height of
about one hundred and forty feet over the river. We there
obtained a delightful view of the Shannon, which here re-
sembles an inland sea, and of the Limerick shores opposite,
—Foynes Island, and the high hill of Knock Patrick, on the
top of which, bearing about S. by E., round the ruins of an
ancient church, is the remote and somewhat fanciful ceme-
tery of some of the first families in that district. Westward
of us lay an extensive park, formerly filled with deer; but as
many of them were lost by falling over the cliff, while crop-
ping tvy in the winter, their range in this direction is occu-
pied by cattle and sheep. We returned homeward by another
and higher route, through beautiful grass fields, rising on
hilly eminences, and surrounded with trees, the views increas-
ing in richness and extent as we proceeded, the expanse of
the Shannon being visible in one sheet to the extent of seven
miles below, and thirteen above. On the apex of one of the
green hills are the remains of one of those circular Danish
" camps" or forts, continuous lines of which may be traced
along both shores of the river, on eminences commanding a
view of each other. The descent to the hall was by a suc-
cession of beautiful meadows and woodlands. _ .

..........,.. __ ......roused_..... ..._
I was next morning (Sunday) by the songs of the
birds, and the less welcome discordant cry of the peacocks,
that strutted about in all their pride of plumage on the ver-
dant lawn. The steward of the property obligingly accom-
panied me over a considerable portion of the eastern part of
the domain. The entrance to the gardens, which slope
finely to the southern sun, is by a rustic bridge, which
crosses a purling brook, almost lost above amongst the foli-
age of trees that encroach upon its bed. Here, close to the
beach, is a fine old moss-grown spring well, which, however,
is never overflowed by the tidal waters, and is regarded by
the peasantry with no little degree of veneration. The gar-
dens are well enclosed, laid out in grass and gravel walks,
and produce abundance of choice fruit, flowers, and vegeta-
bles. The scene, indeed, " far from the noisy haunts of
plodding men," is " sacred to contemplation and repose."
I observed a fine peach wall, and a fine variety of the blood
currant. These grounds are walled in from what may be
called the sea, by rocks, round which natural copse-wood
and shrubs introduce their " fantastic roots." Along the
tobank above, on which the furze, the heath, the broom, the
productions of
waislll-flower, and a variety of native creeping plants and
bs, flourish iu the wild luxuriance of uncultivated na-
parterre
, a walk is formed, on the borders of which the simpler
embayed rock
and I need a Flota are alone appropriately introduced ;
witielaFeelv say that it is as favourite a resort as the
rising to the its exotics. Further east is a romantic and
lands, divided by hedgesac
alishtre, lined with copse-wood, behind which,
generally ground, are rich arable and meadow
these the visitor obtains,
and belts of trees. Ascending by
the river, which is bs, at every point, charming views of
enlivened by vessels and boats

I was pressed by Mr. S. to prolong my stay, but being
anxious to visit (if possible) the remarkable bathing place of
Kilkee, and to return via Kilrush to Limerick by the Garry
Owen on the following day, I was constrained to forego the
kind invitation. After an early dinner—kindly ordered on
my account, a handsome Irish car was drawn up to the door
of the hall, driven by one of the men-servants ; and having
bid farewell to my worthy entertainer and the amiable

ladies of his household, we drove off through the ptirk,
and taking a westward direction, soon lost sight of the hos-
pitable mansion of Cahircon. The road at the commence-
ment of our journey occasionally skirted the margin of the
Shannon, and afterwards took a sweep to the north-west, in
order to avoid Clounderlagh Bay, which stretching inland
from the river to the north-east, resembles an arm of the
sea. We passed the interesting village of Labeshida, in a
bay of that name, with its church and white-washed houses,
—leaving it on the right. The country here is for the most
part rather uninviting, but objects of interest occasionally
present themselves. I observed several gentlemen's seats,
one of them romantically situated on a wooded ridge, with an
old rookery, and near it the ivy mantled ruins of a castle.
The distance we had to travel was about fourteen Irish miles,
a pretty long stage ; but the horse was a fine animal, and
trotted along at good speed, without turning a hair. For
some miles before coming within sight of Kilrush, the road
passes through a sterile boggy country, with here and there a
mud cabin, and occasionally a more comfortable dwelling.
The process of burning the superstratum for manure was go-
ing oa in several directions ; the smoke from the ignited
heaps of the material, frequently covering the ground to a
great extent, so that the country would seem to a stranger
to be on fire. Its appearance in the night must be singular.
As we approached the town the bleak moor gradually gave
way to cultivated fields. Before entering it, I observed on
the left, the fine seat of J. Vandelean, Esq., on a woody
eminence commanding an extensive and interesting pros-
pect. This gentleman is the mayor of the town and lord of
the manor, and is highly respected by both rich and poor.

KILRUSH

Is a thriving market town, and has greatly improved since
the introduction of steam navigation on the Shannon. It is
said to contain above 7,000 inhabitants. The principal line
of street runs north and south, and is, for the most part,
very wide and airy. There is a market-house and square in
the centre, and the shops are well stocked with the general
merchandise in requisition in country towns. West of the
•town is the new Union Workhouse, in the Elizabethan style
of architecture, with double piqued wings in front. The
buildings. including an infirmary behind, enclose a large
interior square. It appears to be well designed for light and
ventilation, and will accommodate about 80 persons. Near
it stands a handsome new School-house, a separate establish-
ment. The town is about a mile from the Shannon, with
which its southern extremity has a water communication, by
a creek, for vessels of moderate burthen. Several fine, large
warehouses are built on the quay. The principal quay, how-
ever, is on a point or projection, a short distance to the
south-east of the creek, and immediately facing Scattery
Island. Here there is a revenue station and a number of
cottage-built houses, one of which is the domicile of Captain
Bingham, of the steamer Garry-Owen. I paid him a
visit soon after my arrival at Kilrush, and passed a pleasant
evening with him and his amiable family. I remained for the
night at the hotel of Kilrush ; and, as the vessel was to sail
for Limerick on the forenoon of the following day, (Mon-
day,) I rose at an earty hour, to enjoy a walk in the outskirts
of the town. From an eminence called Broom Hill, a short
distance to the west, a magnificent view is obtained of the
Shannon, from the mouth of the estuary to a great distance
inland, together with many interesting head-lands, hills,
islands, and a large extent of the counties of Clare and
Kerry, to the west. From this point Scatter)! Island, with
its seven ruined churches, and tall round tower, forms a
highly interesting object. Several large vessels and numerous
turf-boats stooping to the breeze enlivened the wide waters
of the Shannon, that gleamed in the gladdening rays of the
morning sun.