The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-06-15 00:00:00

FISHING EXCURSION INTO WALES.

" No, Sir. my honest scholar, no life so happy, so pleasant, as the
life of a well-governed angler ; for while the lawyer 13 swallowed up
with business, and the statesman is preventin_; or contriving plots,
there we sit near a lake enriched with inhaint.mts. where rocks are
Lnillortis awl trouts tenants."

The beauty and truth of Cie above quotation I have indeed
felt during a short sojourn of a few (lays in one of the most pic-
turesque parts of North Wales. As I profess to be tnereiy
fisherman, it cannot be expected that I should give a descriptiou
of the scenery, but merely a detail of my fishing success, %%filch
may be interesting to anglers. 1 may indulge in a few touches
noun the character of the Welsh. On Tuesday last, the stii
June, 183 S, at half-past five P.M., accompanied by two friends;
we set off on our excursion in the steamer to Rhyl. We got into
one of the many boats which ply for hire at the St. George's
Pier-head, and were put on board with the rest of the live i.nd
dead stock. I have often heard of persona being in a Welsh
fever, but never saw it exemplified so fully as to-day. The
boatman, before allowing the passengers to board the steamer,
required from each person two-pence, and on this usual charge
being demanded from a man who, from his pronunciation, was
evidently a Cambrian, he, "with fire in his heart and,
brimstone in his liver," let fly such an unintelligible quantity
of broken English in a high pitch that aroused my attention.
Amongst other absurdities, he threatened, with an oath, that he
would throw the boatman overboard. This Welshman was a
man about five feet six, and, as a sailor would say, slight in his
timbers; the boatman, six feet, with a frame like Hercules.
We enjoyed a hearty laugh at Taffy's expense, perceiving that
he could make no impression on the nerves of the boatman, who
treated hum in the way a Newfoundland dog does a little cur
when barking, he commenced a volley of abuse upon his wife,
a decent looking matronly woman, but she returned upon
him with such vigour that tamed him down to a subdued
grumble. The fellow fidgetted about some time, and at length
came up to me. 1 immediately prepared for action, thinking
he had marked me out as having laughed the loudest at his ex-
pense, but "was mistaken. He opened the conversation by
begging pardon fur addressing me—thought he had met me be-
fore. I mentioned the names of several noltleruen and gentle.
men at one of whose houses 1 might have seen him,—(un-
derstand, 1 am not like a certain gentleman in Lord-street. who
professes to be on terms of friendship with many of the nobility,
bat it so happens that I have been by accident introduced at
the tables of, some of them, as a certain broker in this town
would sac,)—however, we could not make out where w e had
met, so the conversation declined into his informing me, that
he was in the household of Lord —. I informed him that I
should pass near his lordship's house, and would ask for a glass
of his famous ate. , He remarked, that when I wanted that he
was the proper party to apply to. I made the application im-
mediately, and obtained a promise, that whenever I called he.
would be happy to give one as much as I could drink. I suppose
he was a servant out of livery. By the bye, these servants out
of lirery are very impudent kind of people, and 1 perfectly agree
with Sammy Neller, that they ought to be taken down a peg..
They are in the habit of assuming a vast quantity of importance
when on their travels without their masters, and their overbear-
ing insolence to innkeepers, coachmen, and guards, is, at times,
quite intolerable. They are often mistaken for irritat;le gentle-
men. by those who do not discriminate between a verb singular
and a verb. plural. There was another person flaring up at the
boatman. This person 1 know by report to have good preten-
sions to the character of a gentleman, but on this occasion he
made a great Judy of himself. He was a leetle involved, there-
fore some excuse for him. I hope he will not compromise his
respectability any more, as a friend of mine on Holt hill would
say. During the time we were going to Rhyl, (about four hours
and a half—ray-then too long !) most of the pas.eng,ers wete drop-
ping off into that state when folks don't care for a hurricane.
There was a jobbing sea: as we passed the point of Ayr Light-
house, and it got up still nigher as we approached Ithyl on
nearing the bar at the entrance of that nasty, narrow, crooked
channel The captain, who is a smart intelligent fellow, kept a
sharp look-out, and succeeded in rounding the spit of the bank,
and clearing the bar in a seamanlike mariner. In a few minutes
we were iti smooth water, which appeared a great relief to the
gentienmen with green and sollow faces, who had suffered th
agonies of sea sickness. Moored alongside the wooden pier,
and here an unpleasant part of our trip occurred. We were
left to the mercy of a parcel of stupid Welshmen; who either
cannot or will not understand anything one says or does. Be
sides, they are very inexpert even at rowing, and by the plung
ing and splashing of their oars, the boat waddles like a duck on
stinre, to the great alarm of the non-seagoing gentlemen and
ladies. As soon as we were landed on the other side of the es-
tuary, an omnibus took us to the Bee at A bergele, and there
about half-past eleven, took tea !—retired to bed at one, and,
owing to the tidgetty character of my little friend, who is as
active as a fresh caught monkey, was aroused at half-past four,
and at about five we set off to take a look at Gwrych Castle,
the seat of Lloyd Hesketh Bamford Hesketh, Esq.; and as it
happened to be fine a mos ning, we had a most delightful land
and sea view from oueof its highest turrets. Much to the praise
of this gentleman, be lives on his estate the year through, and
employs constantly between 30 and 40 men building and impro-
ving. He may be said to build castles in the air, but still they
are substantial, as many of the turrets being merely for orna-
ment, are built of solid masonry—lime, sand, and stone being
all within a few yards of the buildings. I perceive, wherever
he excavates from the side of the mountain, he replaces the
limeitone by an erection in the same style of architecture as.
the castle; and if Mr. Hesketh goes on in the same ratio during
the next ten as he has during the last few years, his buildings
will be too extensive even for a castle. The grounds are
well laid out, and the gardens arranged to accommodate the
formation of the turrets, bastions, curtains, scarps, and counter-
scarps, as they advance. The walk gave us a gusto for our
breakfast, and we had no complaint to make against the Bee,
except mine hostess would not allow her car to go to Llanw rat,
as the distance was too great and the road too heavy, so were
obliged to go to Conway.. After we had proceeded more than a
mile on the road, our little friend, whose nerves were not suffi-
ciently screwed after the blowing-up he had given to some of
the people of the Bee. In the excitement of going off, and also
for the want of sleep, forgot his Macintosh, (a most important
thing in Wales to gentlemen who intend to go up mountains, as 1
shallliereafter show,) and we turned back halt. Unfortunately
for our said little friend, we had got on the road agaiu about five
miles, when he discovered that he had forgotten his boots, and as
we would not turn back again his excitement evaporated by a few
good wishes to the people at the inn ; but to crown the whole of
his disasters at "The Bee," he informed us the following morn-
ing at breakfast that he had forgotten his night cap too ! Gen-
tlemen of nervous irritability ought to train down a little before
they go on a Welch journey. At Conway we went through the
ruins of the castle. I hail no idea they were so extensive. A
bird's eye view of Telford's Bridge, and the embankment, which
you have from the top of the, ruins, amply repaid us for oar
time, and the fee we gave to an old woman, who keeps the key
of the modern dour, to prevent persons entering the ruins with-
out- paying. In this country you must pay to see any thing, and
the view of the mountains even would be obstructed if it were
possible, unless you paid to see them. I suppose this system of
extortion has been caused by the easy mariner in which the peo-
ple in
,Wales have extracted the money front the. amateur tra-
velltrs, who have had heavy purses and light hearts. One of
our friends went to the top of Snowdon, with a guide from Capel
Corig". he paid him 45., and gave him his. dinner and as
much drink as made hint squint more than his natural cast of
eye, but the fellow actually had time impudence to demand 6s.
6d. more—a chap, too, whose labour in that country is not
worth more than Is. 6d. per diem. The fellow certainly de-
served 45., because onr tall friend with his well-turned pins and
antelope activity, (while my little friend and I were fishiug,)
gave him such a gallop up the mountain that made the dew
drops hang from his nose like an icicle on a Dutchman's beard.
These are heavy drawbacks on pleasure. As much of this'kind of
nuisance ought to he avoided, and can be, if the hints 1 ..give
are attented to; but this is a digression, end 1 must go on with
my, tour. From Conway we went to Llano rst, (a little shabby
uninteresting town,) and the only memento I. have of the place
is, that the car driver attempted to charge us for eleven miles
instead of nine to Capel Curig, where we arrived at the only inn
in the place, about which I shall say nothing more4han that we
remained there two days, merely for the purpose of trying some
lakes in the neighbourhood. Here it is where I would remind
the gentleman traveller of the virtues of a Macintosh. We
walked to one part of Mod Siabot, to try a lake half way
up that mountain ; and after toiling through a weaving tract
of road about two miles, we arrived puffed and blown like
'spavined coachers, and in a most profuse state of perspi-
ration. As we were preparing to cast our flies on the
water, a kind of monsoon on the mountain struck up such a
phizzer, whisking the water off the surface of the lake like peb-
bles, and driving through us like hencoops, that we immediately
put on our Macintosh coats, and got what shelter some detached
fragments from the higher part of the mountain would afford. In
the lulls of the tornado we fished, and merely caught half a
dozen about six-mince each. Not satisfied with this miserable .
affair, we went the next day to Beddgelert, and there had some
of the best fishing we could wish, on the lake about two miles from
the village, where we dined. Beddgelert is the place for an angler
to make to! Get to Carnarvon by the steamer for a few shillings,
and walk to Beddgelert, a distraice of twelve miles, decidedly
the best inn we met on the road—every attention, good fare,
and reasonable charges. 'lake with You a loose M'lutosh and
a good sized fishing-basket, which will contain all the change
of linen, &c, vou require. The fly this month on the lake has
dark brown Cody and lighter brown wings. The best plan would -
be to gel some flies dressed of various shades of brown, as the
fly after being wet assumes a darker shade than when dry. As
to bottom fishing, it is not to be compared. with the sport you
have with the fly; and if you happen to have a breeze on the
lake you are sure to kill, however cloudless the day may happen
to be, but the chances are 5 to 1 in your ,favour of having both
rain and wind at this lake sufficient, as the mountains surround
it so closely. We returned to Liverpool by the Eclipse steamer
from Bangor, and as we were going down the New Channel we
passed the turope, full of passengers. The captain hailed us,
and we took him in tow. This is very irregular, and highly im-
proper and unjust to passengers on board the steamers, and not
at all to he palliated by the necessity of the case, as there were
plenty of tug-steamers looking out for such jobs. Our captain,
not contented with getting £l5 for his business, exactedsixpence
each from the passengers by the ship for landing them, and then
when the steam-packet was brought to anchor they hada further
demand of sixpence front the boatmen for taking them from the
steamer to the slip. What will the Americans think of, such
conduct! The captain of the steamer was ridiculed both by his
own passengers and the passengers of the Europe, in conse-
quence of losing his mizentopmast and some of the stays, in his
clumsy attempt to clear the ship when be was going to land the
passengers; 'and at one time I thought his masts and chimney
would have victimized his passengers—they shook like reeds
when they came in contact with the spars of the Europe. With
the exception of a few of these trifling circumstances we had a
must delightful trip, and which is one of its best recommenda
lion', we had not an angry word or feeling towards each other
throughout our rambles.

LIVRRPOOL COURT OP PASSAGE BILL.—On the motion of
Mr. Cresswell, this bill was read a third time and passed the
House of Commons on Monday.
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innumerable Chemists and Naturalists, and although there have
been various compounds professing to accomplish this desirable
end, still nothing really capable of restoring and preserving, one
of the must beautiful of nature's gifts was discovered until 18'21,
when the result of a series of experiments tried for a long pre-
vious period upon persons of all ages and constitutions, fully
established the infallible virtues of this most potent restorative.
The wonderful virtues of this inestimable compound in restor-
ing the hair to its pristine beauty, and the certainty with which
its conservative agency operates in preserving it to the latest
period, has received, as might be expected, the most flattering
testimonials from the grateful thousands who have e::nerienced
its effects.—OLDRIDGE'S BALM causes Whiskers and
Eye-brows to grow, prevents the hair front turning grey,
and from falling off, and the very first application makes it
curl beautifully, and completely frees it from scurf.--At the
office of the Proprietors, C. and A. OLI)RIDGE, No. 1,
Wellington-street, Strand, the most convincing proofs of its in-
fallibility may be seen in innumerable certificates from Gentle-
men of the first respectability.— Sold at the Proprietor', (as I
above,) and by all respectable Pet turners and Aletlicine Vend-
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genuine.—N.B. The Public are requested t
counterfeits.
Ask fot OLDRIDGE'S BALM. 1.
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Emporto.

EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, AT,

Sarah Birkett, (202) R M Aikin, from Manilla, 5700 bags sugar, 227
baskets shells, 31 eases indigo, IS cases cigars, Murray, Byrne and co
—l5 tons salmi wood, 1 box patterns, R- Wise and co. - From Sin-
capbre, 6 boxes pearl sago. 2 boxes coral and shells, 1 box china
paintings, &c. 1 parcel patterns, 7 casks wild nutmegs, 320 boxes
cassia lignea, Murray, Byrne and co-3 boxes sago, E M Brodie-1
do, T Worthington-1 do, T Ripley—l box birds paradise, Little,
Sykes and co-3 packages 3 cases contents unknown, box coral, 1
package l box sago, 1 box pheasants, 20 bundles rattans, 4e ebony,
order-1 ease samples, 7wilelienbart and co-1 case shells, R Wise
and eo-2 boxes specimens, W P Paton-3 boxes stuffed birds, Nicol,
Duckworth and co—G D

Patriot King, (333) J Clark, from Calcutta, 1819 bags sugar. 150 bags
saltpetre, 875 bags rice, 60 pees teakwood, 377 bags horn tips, 1673
bags linseed, 294 bags cowries, 90 boxes cassia. 59 hales hides, 309
bags ginger, 70 boxes lac dye, 553 bales jute. 7 bales silk, 1 bundl
canes, 1 bundle mats. 1 box cane baskets, order—P D
Allertnn, (281) .1 Chatterton, from Calcutta, 1201 pockets 3685 bags
rice, 127 bags rice, (broken) 82 bales dry hides. 132 bales hemp, 1469
bundles munjeet, 31 pees teak planks, 3 tons loc red sandars' wood,
(exportation) C Pletcher and co-17 hales goat skins, 113 chests lac
dye, 113 chests shell lac, 20 bales hemp, 1 case stuC'ed birds, order—
PD

Alexander, (523) W Ramsay, from Mauritius, 3 tin boxes contents
unknown, J Aikin-3 do. W Clare--583 bags sugar. Taylor, Potter
and co.--4032 do, 11 Dutchman-1521 do, Z wilcbenbart.and co-4444
do. order-1 case liqueurs' J Smith-2 parcels stuffed birds. Dr
Robertson—P D •

AN ACCOUNT OF CATTLE,
Imported into Liverpool, from the 6th to the 1201 inst.
FROM IRELAND.

Cows. Sheep. Piz'. Horses. Mules. Calves. Lambs.
2407 5186 5057 120 0 20 838
Previously.. 27142 27986 104211 1269 134 85 4091
COASTWISE.

Cows. Sheep. Pigs. Horses. Calves. Lambs.
103 483 28 3 3 0
Previously 3418 38764 6231 100 74 0

LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES.

Nunsbe rof netnpatients entered on the hooksofthe Dispensaries during
the last leech:—

North. South. Twal
Received adviceand medicine at theinstitution. 297 242 :539
Visited at their own ^houses and supplied with
medicine

81 190

Totnlat each Dispensary 405 324 729
rtstrons.

North—Mr. Thomas Barber, Rev. C. W. Lawrence, and Mr. W. F.
Macgregor.
South—Mr V. Jordan. Mr. W. H. Hutchinson, and Mr. Jos. Cooper.