The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-04 00:00:00

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and the Royal Concert on Saturday, at Windsor
Castle, has given the highest stamp of sanction to this

SALES OF SHIPS IN LIVERPOOL.—The number of new
vessels that have come into Liverpool within the year and
been sold is 120, equal to 50,000 tons ; and the number of
ships launched, or in the course of erection, during the
inr, LADIES.—A TOAST.—" No skylights or heel- same period, is 39, computed at 15,000 tons, of which 13
taps," exclaimed Castigan, standing up with oratorical were steamers, estimated at 4,050 tons. 11 foreign ships,
pomp, and looking around to see that every glass was full. equal to 5,000, have changed hands in Liverpool since the
" Sir—There are moments when the human heart is agi. passing of the new Marine Act in 1850, and been registered
tated by emotions—don't laugh, young man, you'll know by British owners. The number of vessels, including
better when you grow older. We've enjoyed, sir, at your steamers, supposed to have changed hands in Liverpool
hospitable board this day, an intellectual feast that'll be in 1852 is 425, equal to 198,000 tons. There are 53 sailing
remembered by our great grand-children, to whom we will vessels, equal to 16,418 tons, new measurement, and 16
feel it cur duty to communicate the rich trate. A grateful steamers equal to upwards of 2,000 tons, now on sale in
posterity, sir, will hold the day in reverence, and every Liverpool. The above facts are taken from the annual
mother's son of them will emulate your example, and circular of Messrs. Ton acts
Curry, and Co., shipbrokers.
consider himself bound to give a dinner on the occasion. CAVAN ELECTION.—It is stated that the " Conserva-
But I appale to every one o' you, in your concave and tive landlords " held a meeting last week in Cavan, when
convex connections with the world at large, as husbands, a resolution was adopted to the effect that the return of
fathers, sons, brothers, lovers, and cousin-germans, what , Sir John Young should be opposed, and, with this object
would this intellectual trate have been without the pre- , in view, it was proposed that Mr. Robert Burrows, of
sence of lovely woman ? The eye of a woman, sir, is Stradone, should be called upon to fight the battle of the
the growing refulgence that lights up the transparency of Conservatives.
human life. Is there a heart amongst you that doesn't i CONFRIMATION IN A PRISON.—The Bishop of Man-
respond to my appale ? Sir, the extent of our applications 1 chester held a confirmation last week in Preston Gaol, at
to that sex is unknown. From the cradle to the grave.— 1 the request of the Rev. J. Clay, the chaplain, when 28
I spake advisedly—woman is with us everywhere. We prisoners, varying in age from 14 to 55, were admitted to
are born of woman, and when we die we go back to her 1 that solemn rite. After the service, the Bishop delivered
arms, for aren't we then put to sleep in our mother earth? 1 an impressive address to the prisoners, touching their
Everything that's beautiful, and grand, and glorious, is of , present position, and the further responsibility they had
the female gender. Isn't Liberty a woman? Isn't incurred by receivingthe ' • rite administered to them.
Britannia a woman ? and when does she look so like a real Mrs. Harris will never visit Europe till the
divinity as when she's leaning on her anchor, and shaking i " Autograph says she 'of Russia " is entirely bereft of his
hands across the green waters with her sister Hibernia ? , . •.
tyrannical powers.
Aren't the Muses and the Graces women to a man ? And .
A TES:IY Oen GENTLEMAN was incessantl pestered
the only bull in the fine ancient heathen mythology was
making Love a little boy. If we had had the making of the neighbo ••• • by his urs with inquiries after his health; at last
losing all patience with the most assiduous of these gods and goddesses in Ireland, maybe we wouldn't put
in-
petticoats upon Cupid, and convert him into a girl ? If quirers, " Tell your master," said he to the servant, " with
Love isn't a woman, the deuce is in the dice. A bumper, my compliments, that lam pretty well this morninq, and
boys, for woman, upstanding, with one foot on your shall continue so for twenty-one mornings to come. '
chairs, and three times three, and all the honours ! Im- A COUPLE OF PEDESTRIANS, " gents from town,"
maculate, immutable women! Take the fire from me— passing through a toll-gate, attempted a joke at the expense
The ladies, sir, that have left us, and may they never leave of a young woman who stood at the door, by asking what
us again, and my blessing be on them wherever they go. the charge was for passing through. "If you are gentle-
One, two, three, hurrah !—bathershiu !—one, two, three, men, nothing •if you are donkeys, a penny each," replied
,
hurrah ! hurrah I" the damsel, much to their discomfiture,

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