The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-29 00:00:00

THE DREAM OP A BAGPIPE.—The Earl of Aberdeen,
at the late Privy Council, looked very much pressed and
flattened. -It is -said that, for some weeks past, the noble
Earl has suffered a nightly dream, in which he believes
himself turned to a bagpipe, with the Emperor of Russia,
horned and tailed, playing upon him.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE.— I shay—my man," hiccuped
an elevated civic dignitary of Edinburgh, as he emerged
from the head of the Fleshmarket Close, and observing the
illuminated .dial of the Tron Church, addressed a sour
milk-man who had just dismounted from his cart; " I shay,
can you tell.me if that is the sun or the moon ?" " A
couldna say, gir," was the reply, " I dinna belang to this

MUSICAL WAITEILS.—In some parts of Norway, but
very generally in Sweden, occasionally servants have to
perform a duty which would astonish the ladies whose
suburban feats in this country are helped through with
the aid of the green grocer, or by a man from the con-
fectioner's. It is expected of a waiter, not only that he
should be able to announce names in a sonorous voice, to
hand dishes rapidly, to change plates quickly, to help
wine adroitly, to be staid and respectable in his own con-
duct in the kitchen; but that he should be a good
musician ! When the dishes have been cleared away and
the cloth has been removed, after he has been handing
about the delicacies of the season, the coffee, and in

summer the ices, he again appears, music in 'hand, to
perform on the piano-forte. The Norsk and Swedish
amateurs deem it beneath the dignity of the high art
music to which they aspire, to perform mere terpsichorean
tunes. Dance music is therefore delegated to waiters.—
Household Words.

PROMOTIONS IN YANICERLAND.—A singular exemplifi-
cation of the facilities afforded to " a rising man" in the
Transatlantic republic is the history of the newly-elected
Governor of Tenessee, as told by the Boston Courier:—
" Andrew Johnson, who has just been elected Governor of

Tenessee, is an extraordinary man. At two years of age,
Mr. Johnson was an inmate of an almshouse. On marry-
ing, just after he came of age, he emigrated to Eastern
Tenessee, trudging, bare-footed, it is said, with his faithful
helpmate by his side, and his pack on his back. Assiduous
labour at a tailor's trade placed him in ten years in com-
fortable circumstances, for his position in that region ; and
in that time, by dint of hard study during his leisure
moments, he had come to be actually a man of considerable
general information. Being a good talker on the stump,
he was sent consecutively, for a term of two years, to both
branches of the legislature. From thence he was trans-
ferred to the House of Representatives of the United
States, where he served six years, and is now governor of
Tennessee."

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

a
SEACOMBE FERRY,

TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

have before me a circular, dated Ist February,
1853, addressed to me as a contractor, from Mr. J. Penny,
who says he is for the proprietor of the above ferry, wherein
he observes that much inconvenience has been experienced
by all persons using the ferry, but that he hopes very
shortly to make such arrangements as will secure its effi-
cient working. Now I would first ask my neighbours
when this short time is to commence, for, setting aside the
numerous delays and difficulties experienced by us since
the date of that circular, I will just mention, that the five
o'clock boat from Seacombe, on Friday, did not land her
passengers at the Landing-stage at Liverpool until about
five minutes to six o'clock, and the half-past five boat from
Liverpool did not land her passengers at Seacombe until
after six o'clock ; and you know, as well as I, that delays of
this kind are very frequent, and the fact is the two boats
now employed to carry Her MAjesty's lieges across the river
are inefficient for the purpose, and not only so, but one or
other is very frequently taken off for repairs. How far
Mr. Penny may have been prevented by circumstances to
secure the efficient working of the ferry, I know not ; but
that the inhabitants should be so neglected, and conse-
quently suffer, by such mismanagement of some one, calls
for the immediate interference of all those whose property
is deteriorated by at least 15 per cent. ; and last, though
not least, of those parents who have sons in offices in
Liverpool, who are not able to be punctual to their business
in town. I, therefore, would advise that three or four
active men come forward and call a meeting of the inhabi-
tants, to devise upon the best method of extricating our-
selves from this abominable system, as at present carried
on ; and that a strong remonstrance be sent to the depart-
ment of government immediately concerned, praying thai
a strict inquiry may be instituted into the abuses carriffl
on with the working of the ferry, and that the outrage on
the public feeling of this district, so long perpetrated, meet
with its deserved censure.—l am, Sir, your obedient
servant, AN OLD RESIDENT.
Seacombe, November 28, 1853.

THE REV. E. GIRDLESTONE AND THE
AGENT OF THE' NATIONAL SOCIETY.
Deane Vicarage, Nov. 24, 1853.
THE Rev. E. Girdlestone presents his compliments to
the Editor of the Liverpool Standard, and requests the
favour of his inserting the subjoined correspondence.

Deane Vicarage, Bolton-le-Moors
October 27th, 1853.