The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-01-01 00:00:00

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FOREIGN AND COLONIAL MISCELLANY

CHINA.—THE LOWER CLASSES.-Sir George Staunton,
connected with the last British embassy in China, speaking
of the results of Chinese government, says—" In the course
of our journey through the Chinese empire, on the occasion
of that embassy, I can recall to my recollection (the seaport
of Canton, of course, excepted) but very few instances of beg-
gary or abject misery among the lower classes, or of splendid
extravagance among! the higher ; and 1 conceived myself en-
abled to trace almost universally throughout China the une-
quivocal signs of an industrious, thriving, and contented
people."—Davis's Chinese.
DR. LARDNER IN AMERICA.-Dr. Lardner and his suite
arrived in New York the other day, and took lodgings at one
of the fashionable hotels in Broadway. His suite consists
of ex-Mrs. Heaviside, who, in due process of time intends
to become Mrs. Lardner, and a young lady, a Miss Bennett,
from England, a scientific friend of the parties. It seems
that a suit has been commenced for a divorce between Capt.
Heaviside and his wife, and according to all accounts there
can be no difficulty in that piece of philosophical reaction.
Dr. Lardner and his lady insist upon it, that their conduct
was perfectly justified according to the most recent discoveries
in chemistry and the steam-engine, and it is probable he can
prove it to the satisfactio►► of every saran of the day. Dr.
Lardner is busy finishing his Encycl ptedia. The learned gent.
is also anxious to give lectures on the steam-engine, and
other scientific matters—and in these days of lectures—scien-
tific and curtain—we presume he would be well attended by
all the fashionable, polite, and pious.—New York Morning
Herald.

LISZT AT HAAtutißgat.,---,A. letter from lilamburgh, of
the 10th December, announces that M. Liszt gave the intire
proceeds of his first concert at the great theatre there,
amounting to 3189 rix dollars (nearly £i00), for the founda-
tion of a pension list for the benefit of the members of the
orchestra of that theatre. The musicians thus munificiently
provided for went in a body to the celebrated pianiste's hotel,
with an expression of their gratitude. On the following
evening they executed a magnificentserenade, including some
of his own chosen compositions, beneath the windows of the
apartment which he occupied at the hotel. The Senate also
addressed a letter to Liszt, testifying to him, in the name of
the city of Hamburgh, their satisfaction and gratitude for
this generous donation.
SINGULAR PROPOSAL.—The following singular proposi-
tion we find in a late St Louis Gazette :—A warm liarriso-
nian made following proposition to-day, which, however, was
not taken up—that he would pay 200 dollars to any man who
would agree to give him one kernel of coffee for the first sin-
gle vote Harrison got over Van Buren's whole vote, two for
the second, and so on in geometrical pr3gression. There
being some little curiosity to know what the result might be,
sundry grains of coffee were weighed, and it was ascertained
that 2500 grains of Java coffee weighed a pound. Suppos-
ing, then, that Harrison runs ahead of Van Buren 30
votes, the amount of coffee to be paid over would exceed
332,000,0001b5. worth, at 16 cents per pound, the pleasant
bagatelle of 53,000,000 dollars. The gentleman who de-
clined the bet was probably very prudent.—Philadelphia
Ledger.

Mn. JOHN EASTHOPE.—It was currently reported in this
town last week that the present M.P. for Leicester had ac-
cepted office under the Crown, but, in order to keep the
matter snug, no writ would be issued until Parliament met.
—Leicester Herald.

TRADE OF PERU.—In woollen cloths the English make is
preferred by the Peruvians, as being of better finish, better
pressed, lighter and cheaper than French or other foreign
woollens. French merinoes, however, were without compe-
tition, but being high priced they were of limited consump-
tion. The more favourite colours, some time ago, were
white, blue, pearl grey, soft yellow, red, and rose. All ()thin
sorts of woollen tissues are almost exclusively derived from
England, such as Cashmere shawls printed, stockings, baye-
tas or coarse flannels, imitation carpeting, &c. Linen cloths
are chiefly supplied from England and the Huse towns.
Iron unworked is furnished from' England, Spain, and Sweden.
Paper from Spain, France, and Italy. Perfumery from
France. Earthenware from England and France. Cutler),
English and German. Glass ware a good deal from Ger-
many. In assorting cargoes for the Peru-Bolivian markets,
care should be taken that the quantities of each article should
not be too large.—Morning Herald,