The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-12-31 00:00:00

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ELLEN TREE.
Graceful and gentle on the mimic scene
As in the quiet of the social hour;
Nature's own lady, both in form and mein
Stately and proud, yet flexible as a flow(
Round THEE may rally those who would u

A fair profession doOmed to suffer sli
And, by thy very purity made bold,
Choose thee as , type whereby to do i

For never be the Krlis.t-calling. scorned
Which in its motley bosom fostered 1
Many bright names its annals have ado
Nor least among the highest, THINE

THE PRINCESS ROYAL.
God's blessing on thee, Royal babe !
Welcome thy little picture comes,
Whether the hearts that greet it dwell
In lofty or in humble homes.
For many a mother while she rocks
Her own young darling on her knee
And many a father pleased to watch

His daughter's btidding infancy—
Mingle with these, their household car

Thoughts which to thee are fondly given
Thou art " the child of many prayers ;"
Oh ! may they all be heard in heaven.

A Letter to the .Right Hon. L

migration to Jamaica, British Guiana, and
Liverpool: William Grapel, Church-street. IS
We have pleasure in directing the attention of (

to an able letter addressed to the Colo

the subject of African Immign
Guiana, and Trinidad. The vi

forward in a calm and temperate tone, and are c
pressed ; and, backed by the strong statistical evide
he brings forward with respect to the present con,

wants of our colonies, are well calculated to carry c
to the mind of the most prejudiced reader, of the

the course which he points out for the adoption of the C

nial-office

We shall recur to the statement
tained in this letter, in which we ful
occasion. At present we shall only recommer
perusal of every reader who is interested in th
of our West India possessions, and, more particularly, of
who have at heart the future welfare and civilization of t
African race, and the abolition of negro slavery and the sla
trade throughout the world.

concur, on

It is somewhat a remarkable circumstal
three or four Christmas-days fires of a m
racter have occurred in London.
turday last, when no less than eight fires
attended with a frightful sacrifice of vale
place.

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THE LATE Mn. WEST.--The press of Dubli
unanimous tribute of respect to the memory o
man, and the inhabitants of that city have resol
monument to his memory.
The three Chancellors who have held the
longest are, Lord Ellesmere, twenty years with
Lord Hardwicke, twenty years and nine moat
Eldon, during the two periods of his being in (
five years within a few days.

The appetite of Louis XIV. wa
are informed, he used frequently to eat
of soup, a whole pheasant, a partridg
salad, mutton with gravy and garlic, ti
and a plateful of pastry, besides fruits
We are gratified at learning that, no
veiling distress, there is a manifest improv
revenue receipts for the current quarter. The
steady, and if what we hear be true the January
be very favourable indeed.—Observer.
Lord John Russell, Lord Palmerston, and oth
of the late cabinet, are to be on New Year's Day
the noble Marquis of Lausdowne's seat, on a vis
condolence at the prospect of the coming session
Sir Philip Egerton, one of the members for Sou
in addition to his usual Christmas donations
blankets to 80 poor families, residing near Oultor
Egerton, Broxton, and Bickerton, in this county,
considerable portion of Sir Philip's estates lie, ii
brance of the birth of the Prince of Wales and Ear]

o remarkat

a large p]
No good slices

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ter. In the centre of each blanket is wove the Pri
thers, and the day of his birth.

of mutual

VACANT SEATS IN THE HOUSE OF CO3
election of the following conservative candidates ft
cant seats may be regarded as certain :—Lord Joc
Lynn ; Mr. Arkwright, for Leominster; Mr. Serjear
son, for the University of Dublin ; Lord Barnard, ft
don.

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" Eight devils why a man told me a mile back, that i
only six," " Well, seeing that your an old man, and
horse looks tired, and you seem impatient, we'll c

three."

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all their

A NEW YEAR'S-DAY IN New Yonx
in New York for the gentlemen to visit
ances on the first day of the year, and the omission of thi
observance, in regard to any particular observance, would b
considered as a decided slight. The routine is as follows :
The ladies of a family remain at home to receive visits, th
gentlemen are abroad actively engaged in paying them. Yoi
enter. shake hands, are seated, talk for a minute or two o
the topics of the day, then hurry off as fast as you can. Win
and cake are upon the table, of which each visitor is invite
to partake. The custom is of Dutch origin, and its influence
on the social intercourse of families is very salutary ; the
first day of the year is considered a day of kindness and re-
conciliation, on which petty differences are forgotten, and
trifling injuries are forgiven. It sometimes happens that be-
tween friends long connected a misunderstanding takes place;
each is too proud to make concessions, alienation follows,
and thus are two families, very probably, permanently es-
tranged. But, on this day of annual amnesty, each of the
offended parties call on the wife of the other ; kind feelings.
are recalled, past grievances overlooked, and, at the next
meeting, they take each other by the hand, and are again
friends.

DEATH FROM GLANDERS.—John Hessian, carrier between
Dublin and Balinrobe, died on Sunday morning, 2Gth inst.,
of this dreadful disease, caught by infection from his own
horse. The animal presented some signs of the disease, and.
about three weeks since, the unfortunate owner supposed
that he might be able to save his beast by cutting out the
swelled gland from under the animals jaws. It could not be
ascertained that in this operation he suffered from a cut. He
came to Dublin with the same horse for a loading on the 16th
instant; on the 18th he complained of being ill; and on the
22d he was received into the Hardwick Hospital, under Dr.
Corrigan, when he died on the morning of the 26th, with alt
the usual terribly repulsive symptoms of this formidable poi-
son. Instances of this kind have of late years become not
unfrequent, both in this country and in France. Measures
of inspection and prevention are already under consideration
in France, and the growing frequency of the occurrence, with
the certain termination of the disease in death, calls for some-
thing similar among ourselves. Not only is the disease cer-
tain death to the human being who first catches it, but it is
equally fatal to those about the sick person, should they hap-
pen to catch the infection ; and some idea may be formed of
the terror inspired even in the medical profession by this
dreadful malady, when it is known that bed and heckling are
ordered to be burnt which may have come in contact with
glanders.—Dublin Mail.
WONDERFUL INSTANCE OF SAGACITY IN A DOG.—
About eight months ago a gentleman belonging to this city
embarked at Port Philip for Scotland. In the bustle and
confusion of preparing for so long a voyage a favourite dog
disappeared, about a couple of days before the vessel in which
he returned left Port Philip ; and as all the enquiry he was
able to make turned out to be fruitless, he was under the
necessity of leaving his four-footed friend behind him. He
arrived in Edinburgh about two months ago, and, wonderful
to tell, within the last three weeks was surprised by a visit
from the animal he had left at Port Philip about eight months
before. Upon enquiry it turns out that the dog had gone a-
board of a ship on the eve of sailing for London ; that once
aboard, he resolutely refused to be put ashore, and by dint of
sheer resolution obtained a passage. On his arrival in Lon-
don, it is ascertained, that he visited the lodgings formerly
occupied by his master, and failing in discovering the object
of his search,:iminediately disappeared, and was not again
heard of until his arrival in Edinburgh. Familiar as we are
with instances of the affection and sagacity of the dog, this is
perhaps the most extraordinary example on record. His
going on board of an English ship many thousand miles tem)
home, his refusal to quit it, his visit to the former lodgie
of his master on his arrival in London, and his jourm ,
London to Edinburgh, rank the subject of this brief not
as one of the most wonderful animals of his species. '
gentleman to whom he belongs is well known in Edinhe
and is the son of a gentleman, who, within the last 20
has filled various offices of civic dignity.—Scotswan.
NEW YEAR'S GIFTS.—The custom of new year's
very ancient, and was formerly carried to a ,„
The Sovereign used to accept gifts from his court
principal favourites, and was also in the habit of
presents to certain individuals ; the prince, however,
taking care that the presents he received greatly excee
value those which he gave. It is recorded of Bishop La
that, on one Occasion, he presented to his master, H
VIII., instead of a sum in gold for a new year's gift, a .
Testament, with the leaf folded down at Hebrews, cl
xiii. verse 4 ; on reference to which be found a text 1
suited as an admonition to liimseli. Queen Elizabeth si
plied herself with wardrobe and jewels principally from n
year's gifts. Dr. Drake has given a list of some of the.
presents ; amongst the items we find the following :.
" most of the peers and peeresses of the realm, the bishopi
the chief officers of state, her Majesty's household, even a
low as the master of the pantry and head cook, all gee
Majesty a Christmas-box, consisting either of a
money, jewels, trinkets, or wearing apparel. The Arc:bins-.
of Canterbury usually gave £4O, the Archbishop of Yorl
£3O, and the other prelates from £lO to £2O. The peer
gave in the same proportion, whilst the peeresses presence
rich gowns, petticoats, shifts, stockings, garters, &
physician presented her with a box of foreign resente
c.
sweetmeat
and from her apothecary the received a box of ginger-cane
and a box of green ginger. Ambrose Lupo gave her a
lute strings; and Smith, the royal dustman, p
Majesty with two bolls of cambric."rsn
Mexico.—(Extract from a private Letter.,
no doubt, heard that our revolution has termini,.
favour of the Liberal party. Santa Anna, who has replac
Bustamente in the Presidency, works with energy for t
public good : we look forward to 'great reforms, which w
ensure us tranquillity, and promote the happiness of t,
country for a long time to come. Trade has already of
tamed a reduction of 33 1-3 d per cent. on the consumptie
duty here. This change, so long desired, will give gret
activity to business, which according to all appearance, wi
shortly be very befsk. Goods, being, generally speaking, fa
from abundant. will sell at more favourable prices, for, as
the interior if short of stocks, it must necessarily be suppliec
from the
capital. The custom-house debentures, 16 2-3di
admissable to the payment of duties in our custom-
,continue to be wanted here ; the duties must curiae-
pheoru:eeisst''
quently be paid in cash, and in many cases at an expense M.
5 per cent., arising from the exchange. It is difficult to un-
derstand why the holders of such certificates do not send them
here to be cashed. The State of Tobasco has just recognised
the government of Santa Anna, and it is expected that Cams
peachy will follow its example. A conducta, with specie.
will leave for Vera Cruz at the end of the month. Those of
the interior ase already en route.

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