The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-03-18 00:00:00

TUE ceit kiII!IPING'ION

I'lrs. eiity to the editor of the STANDARD, and will
thank lain. to insert the enclosed lines ip nis paper, which she
hep io inform Min is anxiously read by every member of the
corporation, in order that. her nusband's friends !day know that,
since ne became a councilman, nis once thriving little busicess
has Deer rapidly going to rack anal ruin :
Farewell to the peace that once I enjoyed,
earewell to connubial oliss,
Th^ ouiet that 'eign'd at home is destroyed,
eol. (natters are going amiss.
The side of the !ire ml husband avoids,
toor comfort he pays ao regard,
I.E A%V see how ,hings change ,her patriots arise,
Like the member for Putnpingtop Ward !

'Twas-once his delight to weigh out the cheese,
Count e!tgs, and to deal out the scrap;
The customers all, who flocked to our shop,
)eclared him a very nice man.
Instead now of gossiphe talks of reform,
Bewildered, he calls "butter"—" lard;"
Oh ! why v,as he out at the dead of the poll,
As member fur Pumpiogton Watt!
Once neat were his nooks, no errors were there,
Correct were the items and sums,
Alas ' now you Ind oft " matches for "plus,",
And "Sgs" perhaps posted as "plums. '
Le praises the Whigs, abuses the tortes,
And says they would squander a hoard,
And vows in the council, " to go the whole hog,"
As ..member Vumpington Ward.
Y.itt see him no more his counter behind,
'le has the apror and sleeves,
The shopboys are left to revel in sweets,
And are turning most desperate thieves.
When council day comes, with paper in hand,
The speech io be spoken is roared;
And woe to the wight who dares to oppose .
The member for t'unipington Ward.
No longer at night his slumbers are calm,
Anti oft-times tie fancies he's mayor,
Valle restless he turns, and grumbles aloud,
" Your worship," " Lear," " Order," and "Chair."
If this thee is what I'n' to get by reform,
"go comfort at ned nor at board, ,
1 hope next election rejected will be
Tbe member for Punipingtor Ward.
!IIAIITHA MUFFIN.

SOAP-SUDS,

"Out, damned spot! out, 1 say—One, two !"—Macbeth.

Whitewash him, whitewash him !—never care
What the witnesses say or swear;
Whitewash him, whitewash him !—never look
In to the pondrous statute hook;
Black though he be from top to toe,
We must prove him as white as snow. •
• Whitewash him, whitewash him !—all who meet
Under his shelter in Downing-street ' •
Work for your wages, It—s S--41 and R—ce ;
fl—bh—se and-H—w—ck don't be nice ;
P-I—tt and P—lm—St—n; quack and beau,
Make your master as fair as snow.
• Whitewash him, whitewash him !7-rub and scrub,
Rampant radicals, round the tub ; , •
Wh-11—y and W—rh-rt—n, G-11—y and y—nn,
Dip your delicate fingers in;
You have no horror of dirt, we know,
•None of yourselves were always snow.
Whitewash him, whitewash him !—party's pains
Cleanse the filthiest spots and stains;
W—kl—y is innocent. W—lde is pure;
Il—rv—y's an injured Saint, be sure;
Greece is grateful to ll—me and Co.;
Demagogues all are radiant snow!
Whitewash him, whitewash him!—purge away
Alt that can shock the eye of day :
-Frawlalent.pledge, mid false pretence; r
Promised title, and pilfered pence ;
Briherv—beggary—off they go;
Is 'le 14 very nearly scow?
Whitewash him, whitewash him !—rare the fun
We shall have when oats task i$ done;
Dancing o'er principles, laughing at laws,
What are these in the people's cause?
Purity—pnAlity—ho, ho, ho!
Bruokes's will vote him `! nnsunned snow !"
Morning Post.

NTTEfIPT oN vnr.. LIFE (wF LADY (IovF,N I: Y.-- Extract .of a
letter of ;he ist instant from des nefore yester-
day, at ;;ve 1. 11., an attempt Wag Made he life of thelloun-
less n 7 Coventry 03 a (Ilan named floevo Ottaviani. naive of
the nrovint e Frnsione, ;11 he Homan States. The villain
enteied her .adyship's beflehantl,et• ,with a tamp
,hi one hand and
,reapor in the other. tt appears;hat her ladyship heard a
noise in tier :nom, and cried ,at, •V'ho is there.' when the
assassin entered, P.eceletiza, .1i- is ~locet., a,td ;ntinediately
rushed to• tier lied. In ;'peat .t,litrnt her ladyship slipped ;'rtnn
the bed, "an'.( a bell. end tot ,he dont of her mow, where
a struggle ensued: She :wale csenperl ;rum :he hatols of the
assassin, and reached another room, a here a i;readful struggle
fru:: place, thai 'Asted twent.) •nitio;es: the villain never
sitcceeded in throwing riPr torlyship prostrate, ;tut, when tilt her
Knees, defending nerseif with great courage end exertion, he
,iiersi=
attempted several limes,itliir,s,tr
we vh a
rat
,e
places.
(supposed torte !, clasp ,
At last ner lads shin Fell exhausted, altd~iuu stave
murdered me.' 'l7lie villain then ,lade nip escap, oack stair-
case. The-servants at last appeared, and found herladyship on
the lone exhausted, and her oight-elothes sa,tuarat, pronounced'edwit
hl,lood.
Doctor Kissock .vas immediately called it, and
that no mortal r,-oittol had taken place. Nir. Atibin, secretary'
o• legation to ihe embassy at F lorence, and 'Air. Freeborn, the
British Consider, Agent, repaired immediately to the Palace;
Ilarherini to reioler assistaner : and demand for net mpt and
ample-justice.froor the it omae ariverniocnt has not been, rte-•
elected.. The assasin had open employed. twelve- years.a.t the
Palace Bat herini as a house-t nrter Ucterkinri), had been!
diSchary;eo op the Ist of Jannarl reported that
revenge, and an ;plentioo to steal 'or ladyship's jewels that
were in her hed-room, actnated the -Main roulleit this out-.
rage. Tier !advshil, is now doing well."—'
6. V tiuNG Vot rt.r:.— There vas narried nere, 'londay
6.'s the ttev. .;er.7lands,•e !ovit-. ontrle, rt. hus- nnitod
awes. are one 'llitivire(l and tvent)-I,File sears • .tioori•os•
I,ndegrnon, w;d, ..nriuer •t•iitt ;v; }eau, at-41
the ,he •mod., jt rtrie in N.CP V,ll :ttr• tier
htisit;;TuN't,way, and its heiti ,Cap yea.r.;••fre- Cld traced pri-
vilege to. asking a third unite, and &AIM! 0110.—Periheltire
Adeertiser.