The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-01-05 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SINGULARITY IN THE FRENCH DYNASTY.-It is a re-
markable fact in the history of France, that since the time
of Louis XIV., who succeeded his father Louis XIII.,
there his not been a single instance of the crown descend-
ing directly from father to son. Louis XV. was the grand-
son of Louis XIV. ; Louis XVI. was one of the grandsons
of Louis XV. ; the son of Louis XVI. died, (query if not
murdered in the Temple.) Napoleon did not succeed in
_ .

tne crown to his only son, who died at
Schoenbrunn. Louis XVIII., brother of Louis XVI.,
had his brother, Charles X., for his successor. The Duke
of Orleans, Prince Royal, was carried off by an accident
ted as

it was deplorable, and interrupted, it may
be said, before even it commenced, the order of succession
under the new dynasty. Louis Phillippe I, will not have,
as his royal heir, a son ; it is his grandson, the Count de
Paris, son of the late Duke of Orleans, who is to be his
heir presumptive to the crown.

" In the
THE PHILOSOPHY
ne 0
s of rthNe mmedl:a7Polittei7.o—f the West
Unions,al loattended a family of thirteen, twelve of
horn had typhus_ fever, without a bed in the cellar,

-ear 1836

without straw (
They lay on the floor

timber shavings—frequent substitutes.
id so crowded that I could scarcely
een them. In another house I attended four-
n patients : there were only two beds in the house. All
the patients lay on the boards, and during their illness
had their clothes off. I met with many cases in similar

conditions ; yet amidst the greatest destitution and want
of domestic comfort, I have never heard, during the course
of twelve years' practice, a complaint of inconvenient
accommodation." This fearful statement would be in-

complete without Dr. Southwood Smith's commentary.
" This want of complaint," he says' "under such circum-
stances, appears to me to constitute a very melancholy
part of this condition. It shows that physical wretched-

ness has done its worst on the human sufferer, for it has
destroyed his mind. The wretchedness being greater

than humanity can bear, annihilates the mental faculties—
the faculties distinctive of the human being. There is a
kind of satisfaction in the thought, for it sits a limit to
the capacity of suffering which would otherwise be with-
out bound."—Liverpool Health of Towns Advocate.
Louis Philippe is at a loss to know what to do with the
Victoria Gallery at Versailles. The meetings, the royal
embraces, the festivities at Eu,—the whole series of pic-
tures representing the entente cordiale have been com-
pletely thrown in the shade by recent events,that the visi-
tors only laugh at them. It has been sugzested to put

them into mourning, and cover them with the deepest
crape. Another recommendation has been to turn the
pictures round and set their faces to the wall. The blank
canvas would certainly present a correct picture of the
present state of affairs, and could not possibly offend the

ye or t

e amour propre of the most
.ptriotic Englishman

or Frenchman. The blanks, also, 'night be taken as a
gallery of portraits of the greatest statesmen of thedaresent
day, and a strong family likeness to be traced between the
Thierses and the Palmerstons of the two countries. But
we think we have a proposition which will save Louis Phi-
lippe the necessity of colouring over the past, or drawing
on the future. Let him send the pictures to the Commis-
sioners of our National Gallery, with directions to have
them thoroughly cleaned. When they have undergone
that operation, the. pictures can be hung up with the
greatest safety, as no one will be able to know what they
mean. They might illustrate .the next dozen victories
which the French are sure to win, the coming twelve

SIR ROBERT PEEL AND C` SAFE" STATESMANSHIP.—
We will hazard the opinion, that Sir Robert Peel is no
child of light. We suspect that there are very few prin-
ciples for which he would suffer himself to be burnt

tured on a career beyond his power
mi:Ekp 2T OPixll Inv.+

Fitted by nature

. .
not known how to content himself with his proper post.
A narrow egotist, he has attempted to guide the destinies
of a great nation. His career, as might have been expected,
has been a notable failure. If it be not exposed to very
heavy blame, we decidedl' wi''' '

aly must ~tihold all praise
if it have little of the execrable, it, certainly has
nothing of the admirable. Unstable as water, how could
he excel ? and excellence has been wanting accordingly.
His career has been one continuous mistake, the greatest
mistake of all being that he ever began. it. His only
discoveries have been, that he had previously been in
error. His only victories have been over his friends,
whom thrice he has dragged through the mire of dishonour.
(Catholic bill, factory bill, corn bill.) He has portioned

street, in the furthest house to the left, on the third
st orey."

" Has any physician as yet visited her ?"
" I was just going in search of one, but I know neither
how to recompense trim, nor how to provide what I shall
have ordered."

The unknown gentleman drew from his purse some
florins, and offering them to him, " Go quickly," said he,
" and procure medical aid."
The youth having rendered thanks in the most simple,
but at the' same time most energetic, expressions of a
grateful heart, departed immediately.
The gentleman, meantime,' whilst he was away in an-
other direction, resolved to go himself, and • see the af-
flicted widow. Having ascended the stairs, he entered a
small raom where he saw nothing but a few chairs of straw ;
a few kitchen utensils ; a table; rough, and ill put together ;
an old chest of drawers ; a bed, on which lay the sick
widow ; and a small couch beside it. She was in the most
profound dejection,, and the little ,son at the foot of the
bed was dissolved in tears. The mother strove to .com-
fort him, but she had herself need of comfort. The per-
sonage approached softly, and, as a • physician, questioned
her regarding her distress. She stated briefly the symp-
toms_ ; then, with a sigh and with tears, "Ah ! signor,"
she said, "my malady arises from too deep a cause ; the
medical art has no remedy for it. lam the mother, alas !
the unhappy mother of two miserable children. My'
misfortunes and those of my children have already pierced
this heart too deeply. Death alone can put an end to my
affliction, but this even makes me tremble for the deso-
lation in which my poor children will be left." Here
her weeping increased ; she related her own misfortunes,
which the supposed physician, notwithstanding the in-
formation which he had already obtained, feigned not to
know, and which anew drew tears from his eyes.
" dome, cheer up," said he at last ; "do not yet de-
spair ; Heaven will not be unmindful of you. I pity your
calamity, but Heaven is provident ; you will not be aban-
doned. Think, in the mean time, on preserving a life
which is too precious to your children. Have you any
writing paper ?"

She tore a leaf from a small hook on which she exer-
cised the child of about seven years of age, which was at
the foot of the bed.
The unknown, after having written, said, ",This re-
medy will begin to comfort you ; we will proceed by and
by to another better when necessary, and by degrees I
hope you will become well." He left the note on the ta-

Me. and went away.
A few minutes after, the elder son returned. " Dear
mother," said he, " take courage, Heaven has had pity
Look at the money which a gentleman has ge-
nerously given me this morning ; this will be sufficient
for a few days. I have been for a physician, who will be

nere r.
self."

console your:-

embrace A . my
oyu . sonzsc
jae.indi
rins loiht_yhl,eirr,, "come
nwoeneontche
—a
stmhbaeateynilti,ie
vme
raeeyr,
protect it. A'
and has just now left. Behold the receipt on the table :
go, dear, and bring what he prescribes. 3
The son took the billet, read it, and made a motion of
extreme astonishment ; he looked at it again, read it over
once more ; then raised a cry, "Ah, mother ! what can
this be ?"

The mother, amazed and perplexed, took the paper and
ad it impatiently: "nh t +1„. Itt

ua catal. .n. was an or(ier trom Augustus
IL, in which he assigned from his own private treasury a
generous asSistance. The doctor arrived opportunely to
)m the. swoon into which the sur-
mhe remedies applied soon re-

recover the mother fl
prise had thrown. he:
covered her from. th,

ions of

her mi

monarch, loaded with praises and 134enedictions,TaTii;
pleasure of restoring health and life, and of forming the
happiness of an honeSt family, harshly persecuted by
fortune.

entrrai

Passages between Folkestone and Boulogne are now

made twice a-,

The Free ChM•ch of Scotland has collected considerably
upwards of £lO,OOO for the famishing poor in that country.
A line of packet ships will shortly be established between
New York and the rising port of Belfast. •
The Morning
_Chronicle of Saturday announces that Mr.
Mandeville will shortly replace Mr. Ouseley in the River
Plate. ,

have given notice of their intentior

!ge, excavate, build re-

deepen Holyhead harbour, to dre(
taming walls, and erect timber jetties.
On the seventh edition of the Encycloptedia Britanidea
alone there, has been expended, to the close of 1845. no

less a sum than £125,667 9s. 3a
It has been said that the late. Mr. Grenville possessed
the secret of the authorship of `! Junius ;" at least, it was
a question to which he would not speak directly. _

_ c mue paupers cleat in the Mallow workhouse
on Christmas • day. The next rate, it is thought, will
amount to five shillings in the pound.
The incorporation of bakers in Glasgow. this week raised

the price of bread : the
household ditto 9d.

41b. fine loaf is now selling at 10d.

cuu,autuutu. nus ueen estannanen in
Huddersfield, and no fewer than sixty-three females en-
tered their names as members during the three evenings
that were set azurt last week for that purpose.
Sir Fianeis Ttnri- at Lie

ter, on Thursday... He was. .father of the -present Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, who is now the Right Hon. Sir
Charles Wood, Bart:,: M. P. for. Halifax.
The H - -1 r

...ion:and Rb v Spencer, brother of .Earl Spencer,
has joined the Order of the PASSieniStS, one of the severest
in the Roman Catholic church. Mr. Spencer will be ena-

poor. There are now 1630 inmates in the Manchester
workhouse, a greafer number than was ever known.
On Saturday week, a woman was burnt to death at
Southwark. She had fallen asleep before the fire, when
her clothes became ignited and the house was almost
destroyed.

The4iill of Z. Massa Alsager, late city correspondent
to the Times, has just been proved. His share in the
Times newspaper has been left to his son, Thomas Hicks

CONVERSIONS TO ROME.—The Rev. 11. M. Walker,
of Oriel College, Oxford, and the Rev. E. Laing, of
Queen's College, Cambridge, have made their public
•

Mr. T. C: Foster is at present publishing a series of
letters, in the Morning Post, on the subject of marriampa

with a deceased wife's .sister

Tuesday

The firs

VORACITY OP THE RAT.—A few

appeared on I

longing to Mr. John Barnes, farmer, near Leach-hall,
WoodplumPton; farrowed seven pigs, the whole of which
were destroyed by rats the following morning.
GREEN PEAS • IN JANUARY.—On Friday, green
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to possess the same flavour and quality as when gathered
in the middle of summer, were being sold in the streets
of the metropolis at Gd. the quart.
A wolf was shot at Peckham, on Wednesday. It was
an old animal, and is supposed 3 have escaped from some

travelling menagerie. Near its place of refuge a number
of cats' skins were -found, as if it had fed on the tabbies
of the neighbourhood.

SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—At Newquay, on Friday last, a
lad, six years of age, son of Capt. Champion, of Treloggan
Mine, in getting out of bed, hitched his foot in the bed-
clothes, fell on the floor, and broke his thigh above the
knee.— West Briton.
At - '--^nt. 1 meet - Exete-, a few days since

an educational ang in -
of dissenting clergymen from most of the towns in th
count-- "

the question of Accepting government aid was
discussed with much earnestness, and, on the whole, ole,the
feeling.seernedtO lie in favour of accepting, but the ques-
tion was adjourned.
On Thursday, a pigeon flying match came off between
pigeonfLoorntdhoenpriz e eafcahnfleiyeirnsg. 'nreh
ge
ewo enr. e fiTftheee ns t a
lc o.
tmi tpiltao
place
was Southampton, where the pigeons were thrown up, and
the winning bird flew the distance between that town and
London, 77 miles,e p.
person
nnn Fleet-street
heading
hste o.
.asdtiru rneeagnd twenty-seven,
Smithfield? Guildhall,
iexaminationi
, ro The
li‘fn
new
oor
brought,a foriminutes.
A. HAPPY REFORMATION.—The London Times states,
under the usual-ohnoeus
p e
year commenced happily in the western portion of the
tcbitey.staNtioont
Moor-
fields, nor was any charge brought in during the day."
MELANCHOLY DEATHS.—On Wednesday, an Irishman
bdeieindgibnisaonlolydgbinedg:_hoAuisied,t
LS\tvo,cedkip
cfrine'd° nfargoemr spongea ne xc.
cake, from sheer want.
posure to the frost. wdde r for
mnstOrrstal
tried for five years past at Birming-
ham, of binding young ydo beenu
n g oeffoemncmleirtstet!'comtirlYst°leire-SnibniWnaghrgeenleistthwesaes
held
Aodl
,opn:ainaierpiejoashorebfeealelnowwhonh:dfeet.tli
can be found to receive apprentices from the :lock, instead
of committing them to prison. The number of such ap-
prentices, up to last Michaelmas, was 113. Of these, ,40
had returned to bad Courses ; 29 were doubtful ; and 44
had entirely reformed, " their reform having stood the

INTERESTING ANTIQUARIAN DISCOVERY.—A corres-
pondent of the Glasgow Argus says :—" In regard to the
paragraph at present going the round of the newspapers,
headed ' Interesting Antiquarian Discovery,' and refer-
ring to sundry Roman coins, manuscripts (!) &c., said to
have been found in the neighbourhood of Beattock, I have
to inform you, on the bestatithority, that the whole story
is a fabrication—' got up' apparently with the .object of

hoaxing the respected editor of the Dumfries Courier."
Dr. Wolff has made " an appeal to the British nation,"
to induce the people to petition ministers to interfere on
behalf of the. Nestorian Christians. If necessary, he
says, though tired, fatigued, and worn out by my yet late
expedition to Bokhara, still I am ready to face, if re-
quired, the Koordish tyrant, and try to persuade him to
revoke his horrid order for exterminating all the Chris-
tians in Koordistaun.

OMNIBUS ADVERTISING.—The public are invited, by
advertisements in the London papers, to inspect the om-
nibuses containing the Omnibus Publicity Company's re-
tered frames, fitted with advertisement cards. Orders
Advertisement compartments in

Lre now being received fc

100 omnibuses, which will be started as soon as the liSt is
filled up and the frames completed. The size of such
compartments is nearly one foot square ; but no order for

CURIOUS- ACCIDENT.—On the 19th ultimo, a horse,
the property of a person known by the name of Twin y
Jocky, strayed into Llansarnlet Church yard, and walking
among or over the graves seems to have sunk into a vault.
On Tuesday, the place where he sank was discovered, and
on descending into the vault, the horse was found dead ;
several of the coffins were broken, apparently by the
struggles of the poor animal. By means of a pulley and
a triangle he waa taken up.

DEADLY FISH ENCOUNTER.—The other day an un-
usual commotion was observed in the Findhorn, at one
of the spawning beds, by a party of men. It was soon
discovered to be occasioned by the fighting of two salmon,
both large males. After a long struggle the water be-
came still, and one of the combatants floated to the sur-
face dead. The fish was picked up by the onlookers, and
it was found that the whole of its flesh, or fish, had been
torn, to the depth of the bone, from head to tail.—lnver-
ness Courier.

TRADE WITH CHINA.—It appears from a table pub-
lished in the China Mail of October 30, that there has
been an increase in the quantity of tea imported into
Great Britain, during the last two years, to the amount of
nearly 7,000,0001b5. The return for the year ending
June 30, 1844, is 97 vessels, and 50,613,3281b5. ; for the
year ending June 30, 1845, 105 vessels, and 53,570,2671b5.;
and for the year ending June 30, 1846, 117 vessels, and
57,504,5611b5. The quantity of raw silk imported in 1845
was 10,727 bales ; in 1846, 18,600 bales.
At *he London Mansion House, on Friday, three per-
sons were brought up charged with conspiring to obtain
£lOO from a gentleman, who was' induced to lend them
the money on the deposit of railway scrip in the Direct
Lincoln, East Retford, and Sheffi6ld Railway, the defen-
dants having produced copies of the Times containing ad-
vertisements announcing the intention of the directors to
return £1 12s. 6d. per share. The defendants said they
wanted money before the deposits could be returned. The
advertisements were forgeries, and the defendants were
remanded.

CONVERSIONS FROM ROMANISM.—On Sunday last,
the first in the year, an unusually large number of persons
were admitted into the communion of the ancient Irish
Church, in St. Audoen's Chitrch, Dublin. The class in-
cluded three superior young men, who were intended by
their parents for the Romish priesthood, and others who
are also well versed in the Scriptures of truth. There are
now 150 names of persons on the renunciation roll of St.
Audoen's Church, who have abjured the false tenets of
Rome. Two fresh priests have applied to the Priests'
Society for protection.

A WOMAN FROZEN TO DEATH.—Another shocking case
of death from the inclemency of the weather has occurred
near Worcester. The circumstances are briefly as follow:
On the 23rd of December, a woman, named Elizabeth
Sefton, aged 66, who, with her husband, receives a scanty
support from the Droitwich Union—half-a-crown a week
each—left her cottage at Warndon, about four miles east
of Worcester, to walk to Cotheridge, about the same dis-
tance on the west side of the same city, for the purpose of
seeking alms. After wandering about the country, how-
ever, it appears that she lost herself, and having been for
several days subjected to the severity of the weather, was
at length found, on Sunday, five days after, she left home,
frozen to death, at Hallow.

" A CURIOUS COINCIDENCE."—It is seldom that, writ-
ing upon the same topics, and often with a parity of rea-
soning, day after day, that there is to be observed in the
morning newspapers anything like a. paraphrase, or, in
two papers, the use of one simile. There are, however,
exceptions, and one occurred on Thursday. The Times
had a long article abusing Mr. President Polk, and the
Daily News had another long article doing the same
thing ; and in setting out the two journalists indite the
fable of the lamb and the wolf, and with equal wit, if not
with truth. They compare the complaints urged by Mr.
Polk against the Mexicans as having been suggested by
the special pleading of the fabulous aggressor. The same

LONDON DOCKS.—TRADE OF LONDON.—At the half
yearly meeting of the proprietors on Monday, Mr. W.
King in the chair, the directors presented an interesting
report of the business done in the half-year to Nov. 30.
From this it appears that the number of loaded ships
which entered the London Docks during the six months

ending the 30th Nov. last, was 703, measuring 181,196
tons. In the corresponding period of last year it was 731
ships, measuring 168,553 tons. The amount of earnings
last half-year were £209,166 ss. sd. Same time in 1845,
£209,094 Bs. 6d. Expenditure in the last six months had
been £110,885 Bs. 9d., including the income-tax. The
income had exceeded the expenditure in the last six
months by £90,979 ls. 10d. The directors recommended
a dividend of £2 l Os: per share.

FOUR YOUNG MEN DROWNED.-
young-men, of. the parish of Allcamlings, returning from
Stanton, were rash enough to venture on the canal, the
ice of which is daily broken by the barges. Still

-On Sunday, five

went upon it, whether to slide or merely to cross the
water is not known, and were instantly immersed, and
soon sank to rise no more. One of the party, however,
Igh the mercy of God, and after struggling
an hour, and by the help of the masses of_ ice

escaped, throu

around him finally reached the shore. What overwhelm-
ing sorrow to the families of these deceased youths this
fearful visitation has occasioned , may too easily be con-
ceived. Nor should the voice of God, here admonishing

the young,

of the uncertainty or nre and t
each returning Sabbath, be speedily forgotten

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