The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-07 00:00:00

PORT OF LIVERPOOL.

Number of Vessels, with their amount of Tonnage, Reported in-
wards at the Custom-house, from the 25th Dec., 1839, to the
24th Jan., 1840, viz.—

British. Foreign. TOTAL.
Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons. VesseL.. Tons.
Africa
Azores
British
America .
Belgium •• 33 15748 0 0— 33 15748
Denmark
00--0 0 0 0
East Indies . •• 8 2831 - France
-- 3 366 —l2 1811 Germany
Guernsey
Holland .
Iceland
Isle of Man . • • . 26 1837 1 160
--27 1997
Jersey ..... , 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 30 0 o 1 30
Mediterranean . .
P
Prussia
Madeira
ortugal. .
4 481 0 0 4 481
7 .119 7 9.
ills 6)
6
Russia
Sweden
ti 564
Spain . .
South America . .
United States .. . 3 1317 —49 2792'50) 17
'227
3961540126
0 20 "
West Indies . . . . 20 6553 0
-3', 111809
0 -- i •
Ireland and Coastwise. 7:35 111809 0

919 154666 69 51907

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981 186573

ressels and Tonnage entered the Port of Liverpool, in the Months
ending 24th Jan., 1839 and 1840.
1440 Liverpool.... 981
vessels 10573 tons
Runcorn .. • • 113 5617

1094 vessels 192190 tons.

1839 Liverpool.
Runcorn .

146239
4241

926 vessels 150480 tons

Increase

41710 toms.

IP RICE Fi VEPENCE.

PRIVATE PUPIL.
A GENTLEMAN wishes to place his Son, twelve years of
LA. age, whose health and education require particular at-
tention, in the Family of a CLERGYMAN, residing near
the Sea-side, in the neighbourhood of Liverpool.
Application to be made to Dr. GOODWIN, 42, Mosley-
street, Manchester.

WOMBWELL, THE GREATEST LION BREEDEIi.
IN THE WORLD,
Has Bred more than One Hundred Lions, in his Travels.
NOW IN THE NEW HAY MARKET,
With fourteen Waggon Loads of Wild Animals. Su-L
GEORGE WOMBWELL (the Sore Proprietor) begs to
assert to the Public and his nu roux Friends, that there
k
never has been seen such a C ection of Carniverous
Animals assembled together since the days of Noah, consist-
ing of the following specimens, viz., Six Lions, three Tigers,
seven Leopards, .six Hyaenas, (three spotted and three
striped,) two of those beautiful animals, the Ocelot and the
Marguay, the smallest of the Tiger species ; likewise that
scarce animal the Jaguar or Spotted Tiger, the Fiery Lynx,
the Lion Tiger, and Leopard living together in one social
group; three of those scarce animals the Polar or Sea Mon-
sters, the great Wolf of Hudson's Bay, a pair of Esquiniaux
Sledge Dogs ; and a numerous variety of the lesser Carni-
verous Animals too tedious to mention.
The Herbiverous Class contains tiro fine ELEPHANTS,
(male and female,) that singular animal the one HORNED
ltruNnoutos, two of the finest- and handsomest Zebras ever
imported; a singular variety of Buffalo, imported in the
Lintin East Indiaman ; the Guiana or Zebu, Silver or Axis
Deer of India ; the Alpacha, a variety of the Llama ; a pair
of Kangaroos ; and a most extensive Collection of the Semia
and Feathered Tribes.

Mr. Wombwell wishes to impress on the public mind, that
it is useless for hitti ttrassert that his- Lions are the Largest
and finest ever seen, but leaVes that consideration to the
Naturalist and Connoisseur.
N.B. The Heads.of the Public Charities are respectfully
informed, that Mr.'Wombwell will admit the Children of the
Schools gratis to his Menagerie, in succession, as application
is made, one School attending each Morning at Ten o'Clock.

FRESH ARRIVAL OP
SPLENDID FOREIGN CABINET FURNITURE.
Q ALEXANDER invites the attention of the Nobility
0 • and Gentry of Liverpool and its Vicinity to inspect his
splendid Collection pf
HAMBURGH FURNITURE,
(RECENTLY IMPORTED.) •
Comprising Sideboards, Spring-bottomed gofas, Chairs,
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Tables, Secretaires, Chiffoniers, Dressing asses, Chests of
' with Glasses attached, Dini Tables, French
Drawers
Bedstead, with 1)-0 to CO spring-bottoms ea h, Cheval Glasses,
Ladies' Work Tables, Bookcases, Washing Stands, and other
Articles of Furniture, of rare and curious workmanship, in
Rosewood .and Mahogany.
The whole of these Articles were made from original de-
signs, presenting great novelty, combined with elegance and
strength in the construction and execution which cannot be
surpassed. They are now arranged for SALE, at the BRI-
TISH HOTEL. MOOR-FIELDS, DALE-STREET,
where they may be inspected daily.

PRICES MODERATE.
Liverpool, January, 22, 1840.

LIVERPOOL AND HARRINGTON WATER-WORKS
Hotham-street, January 28, 1840.
DERSONS desirous of CONTRACTING, for a period of
i One or Three Years, to supply these Water-works with
CAST-IRON PIPES, of the best quality and-manufacture,
and of the dimensions, &c. following, viz.: /
3 in. diameter, 9 ft. long, 7-16 thick, and weighing 421 b. per yd.
4 ditto, 9 ditto, 8-16 ditto, ditto, 56 ditto.
5 ditto, 9 ditto, 10-16 ditto, itto, 73 ditto.
6 ditto, 9 ditto, 12-16 ditto, ditto, 112 ditto.
7 ditto, 9 ditto, 12-16 ditto, ditto, 150 ditto.
8 ditto, 9 ditto, 12-16 ditto, ditto, 175 ditto.
9 ditto, 9in proportion,
and able to sustain a pressure equal to 1001bs. on each square
inch, are requested to communicate their respective Tenders
(under seal) to the Chairman of Directors, at the Works, in
Hotham.street, on or before FRIDAY, the 28th day of
February next.
The Pipes must be delivered at the Works as above.
By order,
THOMAS THOMPSON, Manager.

SOUTH CHESHIRE.
. ,
TO THE GENTRY, CLERGY, AND ELECTORS OF THE SOUTHERN
DIVISION OF THE COUNTY OF HESTER.
Gentlemen,
IHAVE this day received a notif ation of my appoint-
ment as High Sheriff of this unty, and I hasten to
apprise you of this circumstance.
Her Majesty's Ministers having thus incapacitated me
from coming forward as a Candidate for the Representation
of the Southern Division of the County, in event of a disso-
lution of Parliament occurring this year, I have only to
return my warmest thanks to those who honoured me with
their support, and, at the same time, to express my sense of
the civility I experienced in the course of my canvass from
those to whom I am politically opposed.
The subjoined Correspondence has taken place betifeen
her Majesty's Secretary for the Home Department and me.
I beg to remain, Gentlemen,
With much respect,
Your very faithful Servant,
.1. TOLLEMACHE.

Tilston Lodge, Jan.3l, 1840.

Tilston Lodge, Tarporley, Artir, 19, 1839.
Mr LORD,—Having seen my name on the Sheriff's list
for the County of Cheshire, I take the liberty of addressing
this letter to your Lordship, as her Majesty's Secretary of
State for the Home Department.
Yesterday afternoon it was communicated to me that a
Requisition signed by a large body of the Gentry and Electors
of this County, would be presented in a few days, calling on
me, in the event of a dissolution of Parliament, to offer my-
self as a Candidate for South Cheshire.
I therefore beg to express a hope that Her Majesty's Mi-
nisters will not appoint me Sheriff, and thus, probably, de-
prive a large body of the Electors of the county of Cheshire
of the power of bringing forward, at the next Election, a
Candidate whom they wish to be their Representative in
Parliament.

Waiting your Lordship's reply,
I have the honour to be, my Lord,
Your most obedient humble Servant,
J. TOLLEMACH E.
To the Marquis of Normanby, &c. &c. &c.

Whitehall, November 21st, 1839.
SIR,—I am directed by the Marquess of Normanby to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th instant, in
which you apply to be exempted from serving the office of
Sheriff for Cheshire, and to acquaint you that your letter has
been forwarded to the Lord President of the Council.
I have the honour to he, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
T. M. PHILLIPS.
J. Tollemache, Esq., Tilstone Lodge, Tarporley.

- • •
THE celebrated Cordial BALM of SYRIACUM, or
NATURE'S GRAND RESTORATIVE.
There is nothing more remarkable in the social habits of
the present day, and more particularly in those of the past
century, than a general disregard to the maxims of prudence
in regard to health and enjoyment. Hence the vast multi-
tudes who, having acquired the portion of an enfeebled con-
stitution, are doomed to the class of habitua -valids. Their
minds anxious, unsteady, or sluggish rid their bodies
weak, the natural functions of life ar charged laboriously,
with pain and difficulty. For this s to of nervous derange-
ment, the celebrated
CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACUAI
will be found to have peculiar efficacy, strengthening the lan-
guid system and shedding new hope on the mind. A perse-
verance in its use has been the happy means of relieving
many thousands, and of restoring a great number to the per-
manent enjoyment of life. It is remarkable for its efficacy in
all disorders of the digestive organs, and is especially recom-
mended to those who, 'from the irregularities of youthful age,
habits of studious application, or a life of pleasure, have
fallen into a despondent state of mind, and that distressing
train of symptoms commonly denominated the NERVOUS.
In such persons the mental are not less enfeebled than the
corporeal, and to them a remedy that acts with efficacy, with-
out interfering with domestic habits, is peculiarly desirable.
Its primary object is to relieve those persons who, by an
immoderate indulgence in their passions, have ruined their
constitutions and brought on a perfect tabis dorsalis ; or, in
their way to the consummation of that deplorable malady,
the affected with any of those previous symptoms that betray
its approach, as the various affections of the nervous system,
obstinate gleets, involuntary emissions, excesses, irregu-
larity, weakness, total impotency, barrenness. &c. But
the relief the CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACUM ge-
nerally administers is not confined to these alone : the
latitudinarian by birth, who has received from his parents
the inheritance of a diseased and unprolific frame—the deli-
cate female, whom an immured and inactive life, together
with an immoderate use of tea and other weak and watery
aliments, has, without any fault of hers, brought on all the
calamitous symptoms of a consumptive habit, and are, with-
out timely assistance, sinking into a premature grave ! Such
as these, under Divine Influence, the Cordial Balm of Sv-
riacum will restore to the enjoyment of all the comforts of
life. It is universally admired, being pleasant to the taste and
smell, gently astringes the fibres of the stomach, and gives
that proper tensity which a good digestion requires.
To the young it will afford lasting health, strength, and
spirits, in place of lassitude and debility, and to the aged and
infirm it will assuredly furnish great relief and comfort, by
gently and safely invigorating the system. It will not give
immortality, but if it be in the power of medicine to gild the
t
autumn of declining years, and calmly and serenely protract
the close of life beyond its narrow span, this restorative
capable of effecting this grand desideratum.
The Cordial is highly esteemed in the East and,\l'est In-
stem and
dies for nourishing and invigorating the nervous
acting as a general restorative on debilitated. constitutions,
arising from bilious complaints contracted in hot climates.
The studious as well as the sedentary part a the community,.
should never be without the Cordial Balm oft Syi iacum,
which removes diseases of the head, invigorates the mind,
mproves the memory, and enlivens tlitrie imagination.
four in
Sold in bottles, price I ls.beyawchh,ieoiri
onel cuisa.nbtiottytloefisfos
one Family Bottle for 355.,
duty included.
Prepared only by Messrs. Perry and Co.' Surgeons, at 22,
Slater-street, Liverpool, and 4, 'Great Charles-street, Bir-
mingham.
Observe, none are genuine without the signature of R. and
L. PERRY and Co., impressed in a stamp on the outside of
each wrapper, to imitate which is a felony of the deepest dye.
Letters for advice must be post paid, and contain the usual
fee of one pound.
At 22, SLATER-STREET, LIVERPOOL,
/Private Entrance First Door up the Passage.)

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SHERIFFS APPOINTED BY HER MAJESTY IN COUNCIL
FOE THE YEAR 1840.—Cheshire, John Tollemache, of Til-
stone Lodge, Esq. ; Cumberland, Sir George Musgrave, of
Eden Hall, Bart. ; Derbyshire, Sir Henry John Joseph
Hunloke, of Wingerworth, Bart. ; Herefordshire, Thomas
Heywood, of Hope End, Esq. ; Yorkshire, Sir Thos. Aston
Clifford Constable, of Burton Constable, Bart.
ANTIDOTES FOR POISONS.—When poison has been
oof
swal-
lowed, ascertain from the patient what the nature the
.-poi-
son is. If mineral ; viz. either corrosive sublimate, r arsenic,
give a teaspoonful of sulphur, or half a teaspoonfulivea teaspoon-
of pearl
ash, or a wine glass of soapsuds ; afterwards g
ful of antimonial wine, and plenty of warm
ic, give pearlash, orchalk,
water. If vegetable,
or oil of vitriol, aquafortis, or oxalic d
chalk, or magnesia, or soapsuds, in plentya of warm water,
with a dessert spoonful of antimon ial wine, or a scruple of
simple powder of ipecacuhana. keep the patient walking. If laudanum, give a tea-
spoonful of domestic mustard, and
If carbonic acid or fumes of charcoal, open air, keep the body
cool ; medical aid is required.

THE Per ANTELOPE.—One of our men caught a young
antelope; which he brought to the camp upon his saddle. It
was a beautiful and most delicate little creature, and in a few
days became so tame as to remain with the camp without
being tied, and to drink, from a tin cup, the milk which our
good missionaries spared from their own scanty meals. The
men christened it " Zip Koom ;" andit soon became familiar
with its name, running-to them when called, and exhibiting
many evidences of affection and attachment. It became a
great favourite with every one. A little pannier of willows.
was made for it, which was packed on the back of a mule;
and when the camp moved in the mornings, little Zip ran to
his station beside his long-eared hack, bleating with impa-
tience until some one came to assist him in mounting.—
Tatenseend's Sporting Excursions in the Rocky Mountains.
PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF PRINCE ALBERT.—The
countenance of his highness is round, and devoid of colour ;
the forehead moderate, its greatest breadth being above the
outer angle of the eyes, forming projections where phrenolo-
gists place the organs of music and order. The hair, worn
straight and entirely off the forehead, is not what is termed
"fair," but is a light hue, much like that of her Majesty.
The brows are broad, lowest at the inner angle, and but
slightly arched. The eyes, cheerful in expression, are of a
greenish hazel, and not large. The nose rather long, with a
slight depression below the bridge, and another rise at the
point, somewhat similar in profile to that of the late .Lord.
Byron. The mouth is moderate, the lips well coloured, sur-
mounted by a narrow short moustache, which, with the brows
and eyelashes, are rather lighter in tint than the hair. In
figure his highness is slight, and not tall ; hut his carriage is
erect, mid his movements active.
AFRICAN SHEEP.—The African sheep generally are co-
vered with fur or hair, instead of wool; and when these skins
are properly cleaned and dressed, and a number of them
sewed together, they form a much warmer covering than
could be made from any other materials. The boors, who
are enabled by their immense flocks to select only such as
have a smooth fur, obtain a handsome kombaars, or coverlet,.
so unlike what a European would imagine for sheep skins,
that many persons would not even guess from what animal
it was made. Those which I have brought to England have
often been viewed as the skin of soineunknown animal. Few
furs can be more beautiful than the selected skins of lambs
thus prepared ; and, if prejudice did not stand in the way, I
think they might supplant many which are seen in our fur-
riers' shops. Such a branch of commerce might prove not
unimportant to the colonists or to the colony in general; it
might open a new source of profit. and turn to better ac-
count those innumerable flocks, for the rearing of which the,
greater part of the Cape of Good Hope seems by nature pe
culiarly adapted. Since the Cape, it seems, is not so fortu-
nate as to possess a climate and herbage, like New South
Wales, suited for the growth of the finest wools, it may prove
equally favoured in having such as to give to its sheep a soft
and useful fur.—Rurcinll'sls-.anels irt .Scut ern Africa. -
VARYING A DANCE.—in the very heart of evening, and
immediately after a long and lively dance, some one calls for
torches and sledges. Let no man be afraid of taking cold,
or talk scientifically about draughts of air. A long bundle
of fir lathsgas combustible as the turpentine itself, is brought
you by way of a torch ; the night is pitch dark, or at least
ought to be so, you hurry on your
.driving geir, and put
yourself in a sledge. No lady' thinks of the chill air. One
and all, they take to the sledges, and tru.steo their drivers,
of which perhaps forty .or fitty Stare all in a row, with their
fir tree torches blazing like beacons, blown about by the'
wind, and scattering their red sparks in every direction.
There is no lack of noise ; forty sledges, with two persons in
each, do not travel without noise, even over the smoothest
road. Perhaps the steeds are froward. so much the worse
for the driver; if he flounders he will be run over,; for the
cavalcade loves not to stop in its careen Those who would
shine in the chariot-race should not give the torch to his
partner, but hold reins and all (whips are not wanted) them-
selves, and toss and wave their timing brands over their own
heads, and across the backs of their horses. When the road
leads up a hill, and through a dark fir-forest, the sight .of
waving fires, galloping horses, and the flame-coloured snow,
contrasted with the black gloom of the trees aroudd, is
doubly striking. All but your ,own immediate atmosphere:
is dark; the dense thicket, penetrated by no star,.serving as
a window-shutter. Provided that the wind blows, and the
laths keep a light, and no steed stumble, and no lady scream,
torch-driving is a grand sight. When the roads are good,
and the snow packs closely, it is well for two trains to meet,
for then the drivers may salute each other by crossing their
torches. A good cavalcade looks like a train of comets broke
loose, or a party of firemen at their recreations. Such as
read Greek, think of the torch-racaof the ancients: I had to
think of keeping my horse's head straight. . When the
torches are burnt out (as after about twenty minutes they
generally are) the party returns home in the dark, which now
seems twice as gloomy as it did before, through its contrast
with the late blaze. Dancing recommences. Glasses of
brandy are taken medicinally. No one catches cold.—
Latham's Norway.
DAILY LIFE AT CHRISTINA.—A person, let us say in
the month of June, at the Hatel du Nord, passes his day
much in the following manner. He breakfasts in his own
room, on coffee and whatever else lie chooses to order; at
two o'clock he dines at the table d'h3te, where he may meet,
perhaps, half a dozen of his own countrymen, a few Ger-
mans, some of the unmarried merchants of the town,
tied some professors of the university. His dinner will
eonellt of fish ; to which, in deference to the Norwegian
rule that
.fish must swim, he will drink some red wine,
most probably Medoc. In joints, the Scandinaviahs are
not allowed to shine ; but a beefsteak can be got there
as easily and as good as in England. London (or Got-
tenburg) porter, Seltzer water, and champagne, or, what
is better, a mixture of the two, can be had by calling
for. If there be game, it will be grouse ; and pudding
and cheese wind up the meal. There are soups, as it hap-
pens : the natives, we will observe, generally throw in a
glass of brandy. Their example is very well to follow, if
you mean to stay but a short time in the country, and to
make few or no acquaintances : unless, however, you mean
to do so, it is well to economise your powers of potation.
There is so much of necessary drinking in the way of healths
and pledges, that superfluous drams should not be indulged
in. _Afterwards, you go down into a parlour on the ground
floor (the bar), and take a cup of coffee ; after this, you can
either go to sleep or play at billiards. There is a billiard
table at the house, at which visitors can play gratis. The
habit of drinking tea, at least in the summer, may be dis-
carded after crossing the Baltic. If you think of walking
about Until it gets dusk, and then going to bed, you will have
to promenade for about three weeks. There is no darkness
at this season of the year. Return to your inn about half-
past seven.or eight, aud_thtsn take supper : strawberries and
cream is the grand dish at present—mountain, or it least
hill strawberries and cream, of richness unknown .to the
Southron. If this does not suit, there is a carte; so -that
you may order according to your fancy.—Lathan' Norway.
ELIZABETII FIGG'S ACCOONT OF THE MISERIES OF A
STEAMER.—My berth is the uppermost one, and I have to
climb up to it, putting one foot on the lower one, and the
other away out on the washhand-stand, which is a gieat
stretch, and makes it very straining ; then I lift one knee
on the berth, and roll in sideways. This is very inconve-
nient to a woman of my size, and very dangerous. Last
night I put my foot on Mrs. Brown's face, as she lay asleep
close to the edge of the lower one, and nearly put out her
eye; and I have torn all the skin off my knees, and then I
have a large black spot where I have been hurt, and my
head is swelled. To dismount is another feat of horseman-
ship only fit for a sailor. You can't sit up for the floor
overhead; so you have to turn round and roll your legs
out first, and then hold on till you touch bottom somewhere,
and then let yourself down upright. It is dreadful work ;
and not very decent for a delicate female, if the steward
happens to come in when yon are in the act this way. I
don't know which is hardest, to get in or out of the berth—
both arc the most difficult things in the world, and I
shall be glad when lam done with it. I am obligated to
dress in bed afore I leave it, and nobody that hasn't tried
to put on their clothes lying down can tell what a task it is.
Lacing stays behind your back, and you on your face-,
nearly smothered in the bed-clothes, and feeling for the
eyelet-hole with one hand and trying to put the tag in with
the other, while you are rolling about from side to side is
no laughing matter. Yesterday 1 fastened on the Pillow
to my bustle by mistake in a hurry, and never knew it till
people laughed, and said the sea agreed with me, I had'
grown so fat ; but putting on stockings is the worst, for
there aint room to stoop forward ; so you have to bring 1
your feet to you, and stretching out on your back, lift up
your leg till you can reach it, and then drag it on. Corpu-
lent people can't do this easy, I can tell you. It always
gives me the cramp. and takes away my breath. You would
pity me, if you could conceive, John, but you can't; no,
nobody but a woman can tell what a female suffers being
confined in a berth at sea.—Sant Slick's Leiter-bag of the
Great Western.

A TORNADA.—In Sillimans' American Journal of Science
and Arts, for July, 1839, there is a very interesting account
of an extraordinary tornado, from which we shall transcribe
the following portion :—" Having visited and examined the
scene of the tornado, as well described by Mr. Willis Gay-
ford, of Otisco, Onondago County, New York, in the
Genessec Farmer, Nov. 10, 1838, we can also bear witness to
the tremendous devastation which that whirlwind produced.
We were on the ground in September, about two months
after the event. Before the tornado a region of 400 or 500
acres had been covered by a dense forest of pine trees, many
of them very tall and large; roads had been cut through this
forest and a few solitary houses were planted in it, here and
there. Now we looked in vain for a single perfect tree.
Those which had not been uprooted or broken in two near
the ground, where shivered and twisted off at differenfeleva-
tions, leaving only a portion of a shattered trunk, so that not
a single tree top, and hardly a single branch, were found
standing in the air; there were, instead, only mutilated stems,
presenting a striking scene of desolation wherever our eyes
ranged over the now almost empty aerial space. On the
ground the appearances were still more remarkable. The
trees were interwoven in every possible way, so as to form a
truly military abattis of the most impassable kind, nor im-
mediately after the gale could any progress be in fact made
through the gigantic thickets of entangled trunks and
branches, without the labour of bands of pioneers, who cut
off the innumerable logs that choked every avenue. We bad
before
;e suchvv h i ae
hp eurlfee cult ,iek andbefore seen many avenues made through forests by winds,
prostrating the trees arid laying them down in the direction
of its cotairsgey; never,
movement, ha d w e
desola-
tion by
lofty forest and the strongest framed buildings vanished in an
instant, and their ruins were whirled irresistibly around like
e ruins
sl
(i)
ft
theirlNa s trulyhouse
houses, and
travellers wonderful tha t
gyratory
bgu°rsisednine rt
h.
With their horses and cattle were exposed to this driving
storm of trees which literally
pflevoinpfel we leaven
ee nootr
filled the air, and still not, a
single life was lost.
GAS COOKING APPARATTTS. --This is truly an _age of
improvement—au age of
wonders
! Steam and gas are driving
out of existence many of those powers and agents which
have been in existence for centuries, which, by our forefathers,
were considered the very acme of perfection, and in their
stead have supplied us with light and heat, combined with
safety and cheapness, altogether unparalleled in the history of
the world. Amongst the many uses to which gas has
recently been applied, there are none more perfect, more
cheap, or more expeditious than that of cooking by it; of
which we have, within the last few days, had ample demon-
stration. Mr. Rippingate, of this place,. (Retford) has
recently had fitted up an apparatus so commodiousn as to
cook a dinner for twenty people, yet standing on a space of
ground not exceeding one square yard ; and whilst every
process of boiling, roasting, baking, &c. is in full operation,
there is so little of exterior heat and smell, that a person
might go out of the air into the kitchen, without knowing
that any extraordinary process seas in operation. Besides,
this process is peculiarly adapted to the roasting of. meat,
poultry, game, &c. All the heat which in cooking by the
ordinary means escapes up the chimney, is here concentrated,
and being applied equally to all parts, the meat is riot liahle
to be scorched or burnt, but is brought up to the table a
beautiful brown colour, all the nutritious juices being retained,
and the flavour decidedly improved : besides the additional
desideratum that of being at a trifling expense oombiued
with a saving of labour, and the total absence of all dirt or
dust arising from ashes, dust, &c. At one and the same
time within this small compass, a piece of beef, 201 b. in
weight, may be boiling, whilst another of the same-Size may
be baking. A leg of mutton, and a large.sized:lislimy be
making ready for the table ; whilst a Yorkshire pttdding, a
plum pudding, pies, fowls, game, vegetables, are 'all pro-
gressing at the same period, either at a ,quickor-4,46.w,pace.; at the option of the cook
,-and all this, when competed, an.
its contents ready for the table, at a 'CoSf,`.etialic 'fraction
under twopence ! This is a true relation of the rtpabilities
of this wonderful invention, without entimerating:the advan-
tages of always having a plentiful supply.74syater,. a
place for warming the dishes auJ plates, a, rest 41,r for the
dripping, &c. &c. We have seen it in aetive'o
,T4ion, :we
have tested the effects of it, powers, and think-4 e- tune can.
not be far distant when, in every town where gas is manufac-
tured, it must come into use, and prove itself to, be ,one of
the most useful and economioal disgoveriee whitliibe present
age has yet wittissse4.