The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-18 00:00:00

FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

FRENCH NEWSPAPERS are forbidden to publish that
portion of Sir James Graham's recent speech at Carlisle
in which he spoke of " forty millions of people lying
prostrate in the dust at the feet of a single man."

AGES OF AMERICAN PRESIDENTS.—FrankIin Pierce
is the youngest man who has ever been elected President.
He is 48 years of age. Washington, John Adams, Jeffer-
son, Maddison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams, and Van
Buren were each 58, Jackson 62, Harrison 68, Taylor 66,
and Polk 49.

INSULTS TO THE EMPEROR.—TwO journeymen cabinet
makers have been convicted of an insult to the person of
the French Emperor, by defacing his image upon a sf.
piece. This offence is very prevalent. The prisoners were
sentenced one to six and the other to two months' im-
prisonment.

MOUNT ETNA.—The eruption which had nearly sub-
sided, recomme.iced with renewed vigour on the 9th ult.
Accounts of the 14th and 15th state that violent detona-
tions occur from time to time, and that the lava increases
daily. A shock of earthquake was experienced at
Zafferana on the 11th.

POISONOUS WATER-COLOURS.---At Danzig a child re-
ceived a box of colours as a Christmas present, and began
colouring in the usual way of children, moistening the
brush in its mouth. It was taken suddenly ill, and died
in a few hours, when it was found that the cake of green
was composed of copperas and arsenic.
BULL FIGHTS IN PARIS.-A prospectus has been
issued by a Spanish Company, a serious, bond fide com-
pany, of known names, proposing to the French govern-
ment to found in Paris a cirque for the celebration of
bullfights, which they assert by no means dangerous,
inasmuch as that men are very rarely lulled in them.

Srpractisedflocks
Piedmont, was
last a i t
season Toot.oot. .A —
between curious Lombardy
sortand
smugglingped
of sheep having their wool on being driven over the fron-
tier, and returned a few days after completely shorn. The
Austrian Minister of Finance has now directed that in
such cases the duty upon the exportation of wool shall be
charged upon the flocks at their return.
THE ERICSSON.—The machinery of this caloric ship
has been tried in New York, and works admirably. She
will shortly be in a condition to make a trial trip but it is
not expected that her speed will equal the paddle-wheel
steamers, though perhaps she may make the voyage to
Europe in as short a time as most of the propellers. • Her
great advantage is economy.
MESSRS. COUTTS AND CO. have become possessed of
the splendid domain of Chantilly, which was formerly the
property of the Duke d'Aumale, and which Louis Napo-
leon confiscated by his decree of January 22, 1852. The
price to be given for it is 14,000,090 f. It is said that the
purchase money has been made by the house of Orleans
and its partisans, and that the property will still remain
in the former.

SPECIFIC REMEDIES.—A fatal instance of the danger
of popular cures and remedies occurred recently at Naum-
burg, near Halle. A boy, 15 years of age, being attacked
with a violent cutaneous eruption, the father consulted a
quack, and was recommended to place his son in his warm
bakehouse oven, the heat of which would cause intense
perspiration, and throw off the disease. The father ac-
cordingly thrust the youtla into the oven, closed the door,
and retired to rest. Upon opening the oven next
morning the boy was found a baked corpse.

DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH IN THE UNITED STATES.
—The average of each inhabitant in the States is S'Bs6.
The distribution is as follows :—Alabama 5'532, Arkansas
£215, Connecticut $475, California £239, Delaware £260,
Florida £475, Georgina £640, Illinois £lB4, lowa £123,
Indiana £205, Kentucky £391, Louisianna £857, Maine
£2ll, Mississippi 8732, Massachusetts ,8'577, Maryland
£450, North Carolina £'39l, New Hampshire £326, New
York, £316, New Jersey £475, Oregon Territory £'3Bl,
Pennsylvania £313, Ohio £255, Rhode Island £546, South
Carolina £1,017. Texas £341, Tennessee £254, Vermont
£294, Virginia £4ll, Wisconsin £l3B.

NEW ROUTE TO THE PACIFIC.—The steamer Alba-
tross was to leave New York the first week in January,
for Vera Cruz direct. It is understood that this is the
pioneer steamer of the company formed to carry out the
grants made to Colonel Ramsay by the Mexican Govern-
ment, for the transportation of all foreign mails across
the territory of that Republic. The mails can be trans-
ported by land from Vera Cruz to Acapulco, a distance of
430 miles, in three days, thus effecting a saving of half
the distance on the Pacific Ocean, between Panama and
San Francisco. These gentlemen speak confidently of
transmitting letters between New Orleans and San Fran-
cisco in thirteen days, as soon as their arrangernents'are
perfected, which they hope to accomplish in the curse of
this month. On the supposition that mails can be carried
from San Francisco to Acapulco in seven days, and in six
days more to New Orleans, the telegraphic wires will be
extensively used in transmitting intelligence from New
York to California.

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EXECUTION.—A man named Durand, condemned s°lll/1
time ago for having violated a girl eleven years of
and then cut her to pieces, has just been executed el
Melun. Up to the last moment he treated with conteq:
the exhortations of the priest, and as he walked to t:0;
scaffold gaily sung different airs. On reaching the Pi io
of execution he cried, "Ah, ah ! we shall see; what fund
With much persuasion he was induced to kneel near;
fatal block. and to recite some prayers after the Prl,
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but he did so in a tone of bravado. When, in the .3in
of them, the priest extended the crucifix to him, he Pes7,l-
it aside, and said, " Let me be quiet ; I will embrace rt
ter wards !" Placed on the block, the executioner presem;
him with the cross—he kissed it, and the knife fell'
French paper.

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KIDNAPPING A BRITISH SUBJECT.—H.M.S. ilp9
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26, Captain Hamilton, was cruising in the neighbour)),
of the Havannah, where considerable excitement PI;
vailed, owing to a British subject, Plassy Lawrence, :00
had been kidnapped from the island of Nevis, and
into slavery at Havannah, having contrived to make ;
escape, and take refuge on board the Vestal. ApPlica:ii
had been made by the British government for the re)
of the poor woman, but in vain. Her children were s;
into slavery, and the marks of the most savage flog
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were evident on her back, when she went on board
ship. The Vestal was under the guns of the batter;
and surrounded by the Spanish fleet, but her Phi,.
captain would not listen to any proposal for giving
back to her inhuman masters, and she remains safello'
the protection of the British flag.—Morniny Post.
THE WEATHER IN PARIS.—The chesnut-tree
" The 20th of March," in the garden of the Tuilerieheo
nearly in leaf ; in the garden of the Luxembourg thr)
are several rose trees in full bearing as in the spring ;tip
at the Jardin des Plantes some of the almond trees are
flower. The mildness of the present winter renders w.,
following enumeration of mild winters of some interest',
In the winter of 1172 the trees were covered with leaf'
and in January the birds were seen to build their 101
In 1289 there was no winter ; the temperature
springlike at Christmas that the young girls at Ceht
wore violets and spring flowers during the festivities of Oil
part of the year. In 1481 the trees were in flowereo
March and the vines in April. Ripe cherries
gathered in May. In 1558 December and January 1015
the gardens variegated with bloom. In 1572 the 10i.
appeared on the trees, and birds built their nesloo.
February. In 1585 the same phenomena were seen e,„
same season. In 1607, 1609, and 1617 there was PF.l,,gtt
any winter. In 1659 there was neither snow not P-tb.
In 1722 the month of January was so warm, even in
north of Germany, that there was no occasion to "'0
the stoves, and all the trees were in flower in the re°l/
of February. In 1807 there was scarcely any winter,
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THE NIAGARA SUSPENSION BRlDGE.—lmagine a - . Poo
800 feet in length, forming a straight hollow beam 20.4
wide and about 18 feet deep, with top, bottom, and 50`i
There will be an upper floor to support the railroad r
cars, 20 feet wide between the railings, and suspended
two wire cables, assisted by stays. The lower floonm
feet wide and 15 feet high in the clear, is connected to
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upper floor by vertical trusses. The cohesion of good 5
wire, when properly united into cables or ropes, is f°,l,
to be from 90,0001 b. to 130,0001 b. per square inch, aceesi
ing to quality. The lime-stone used in constructing
towers will bear a pressure of 500 tons upon every Kw'
foot. The towers are 60 feet high, 15 feet square at tlO
al
base, and 8 feet at the top. When this bridge is colors
with a train of cars the whole length, it will sustsloj
pressure of not less than 405 tons. The speed is suPlllO
to add 15 per cent to the pressure—equal to 61 tons.
weight
tohfe
totalsuper aggregate weight sustainedtructureadded—estim a
tedat7B2
makes 1,273 tod
Assuming 2,000 tons as the greatest tension to which',.'
cables can be subjected, it is considered safe to allow Pd
times the regular strength, and providing for a weigVA
10,000 tons. For this, 15,000 miles of wire are requir7d
The number of wires in one cable is 3,000 ; the diarel
of the cable about 9/ inches. The bridge, we believeito
•
the longest between the points of support of any 10
world.

COURT

AND FASHION

THE COURT CIRCULAR, on Wednesday, gave us t°
somewhat unusual and homely announcement that If
Queen and Prince Albert " drank tea with the Duchess
Kent at Frogmore last night."
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M.P.,
THE RIGHT HON. EDWARD CARDWELL, cliof
with her Majesty, at Windsor Castle, on Monday.
id
THE SECOND DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE at Wills
Castle took place on Wednesday last. The pieces trf
" The Captain of the Watch," a one-act farce, by Pji
Planche, and " The Windmill," by Edward ADP
likewise a one-act farce.

DR. HAWTREY was, on Wednesday, elected POI
of Eton, by consent of the crown.
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ANOTHER NOBLE LECTURER.—ViSCOIUIt urOuw-1
M.P., has been lecturing at Hull on Entomology.
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THE DUKE Of WELLINGTON, it is said, purri,
visiting the scene of his father's triumphs in Spain
Portugal.
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VISCOUNT CANNING, the Postmaster-General, „d
appointed Mr. Charles F. Scott to be Private Secrel'"
to his Lordship.
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THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR in Paris on ---edol
notified to the Emperor the delivery of the Duch'
Montpensier of a daughter.
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LORD PANMURE, (late Mr. Fox Maule) in a special
Edinburgh, last week, announced that he contecoP"
retiring, for some time at least, from public life. di
EARL GRANVILLE has recovered from the effects of 00°F
recent accident, so much so as to be able to ad"ci dit
Cabinet Council, held at the Foreign office on Thurs
ON DlT.—According to the reports current at
West End, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli has made arrauDo
ments for an excursion of two years in the Orient, for
benefit of his health.
of the deceased, North Dalrymple, of Cleland
near O Edinburgh,RDSA
TlRdiedat nthoea Monday
geofeighwteyt,waot his
.The
hree stidroes
Fordel, father of Captain Dalrymple, M.P. for Vv
shire, is now Earl of Stair.
THE EXCLUDED WHIGS. The following Wl,'
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members of Lord John Russell's cabinet are exc'll 0,
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from the new coalition administration :—Lord
Lord Minto, Sir George Grey, Lord Grey, Sir F. Bari,
Lord Broughton, the Earl of Carlisle, Lord Pau°
Marquis of Clanricarde, and Lord Seymour.
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THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.—AS
as nine Chancellors of the Exchequer are alive: ty
Henry Petty (now Marquis of Lansdowne, aua/0141
senior Chancellor of the nine,) Mr. Frederick
Robinson (now Earl of Ripon,) Mr. Herries,
Goulburn. Mr. Spring Rice (now Lord MonteagluoJi
Francis Baring, Sir Charles Wood, Mr. Disraeli,
Mr. Gladstone.

LORD CrtAxwoam held his first levee as Lord
cellor of England on Tuesday, at his mansion, u.r so
Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, London, and cotertilis
the master of the rolls, the lords justices of appele,
vice-chancellors, the judges of the several courts at A
minster, the Courts of Arches, Admiralty and Prfor
tive, together with the Queen's counsel and serge
law, to breakfast.
THE RE-ELECTIONS.—The following have beeo4oo.
elected without opposition :—Tuesday : The Right P
Sidney Herbert, for South Wiltshire ; and the HO;
Charteris, for the county of Haddington. Wedneslfif
Lord Drumlanrig, for Drumfries-shire ; and Mr, goofed
for Limerick county. At the close of the poll, °lmo.,
University, Saturday, the figures were, Mr. Gleol34'
959 ; Mr. Perceval, 825 ; majority for Mr. Gladstone,
THE CABINET.—The respective ages of the Ca.r.oril
Ministers are as follows :—Lord Lansdowne, 73 ;_l3;
Aberdeen and Lord Palmerston, 69 ; Lord Cranwortm
Lord J. Russell and Sir J. Graham, 61 ; Sir C. Woodhif,
Mr. Gladstone, 44 ; Sir W. Molesworth and Sidney j'ag I
whteheiaarsttjoloeinst442a;
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Charlesoarrde v
.G6Broa9on,dva.ial 1,10400i/0,
Dbetirkt'e4o3f
;ADrgayklle, fifty-three, average
fetrhaegme aagreeufinfdtyer6o years of age, and six above three-oe
DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.--We have bee0:10
formed, from an authentic source, that all parties illod
pHaoruliasemeonftCwoimllmtoankse are
cpersuadedthis
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ei s
ares o l uvt °r•000
reasons for arriving at this conclusion. In the first p,70,
the opposition is sufficiently numerically strong to Fel
crastinate the public business ; and on some isolated,
important question, to place ministers in a minority•
moment it is perceived that faction is likely to frulf
the passage of ministerial measures, it is intended tbob
nation shall be appealed to.—Yorkshireman.