The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-07-27 00:00:00

AMERICAN "ITEMS."

(JUST ARRIVED.)
The Sarratoya Transcript says—There has been a horrible
mortality among the ducks—occasioned by a red insect
named the " Lady Bug."—Curiosity sug..gested the opening
the bodies of the ducks and the Lady Bugs were scoop'd out
alive by the handful. What wretches !

CORSETS.
(From the Western Emigrant.)
While thousands fall by clashing swords,
Ten thousand fall by corset boards,
Yet giddy females thoughtless train !
For sake of fashion yield to pain,
And health and comfort sacrifice
To please a dandy coxcomb's eves

WHIGGISM AT THE WEST.—The Pennsylvanian says that
in Missouri the federal candidates are rapidly withdrawing
from the chances of a defeat. General Watkins declines
running for congress on " the while reform and internal im-
provement' ticket." Their candidates for the legislature in
Marion county have backed out, and we understand that one
of the candidates on the St. Louis " whigh reform and in-
ternal improvement ticket" lately absconded with a large
amount of essential aid in his possession, which he had offici-
ally collected.

A WESTERN IlutirEa's NOTION OF LOVE.—" I say,
Earthquake., were you ever in love ?" " Ah! Rolfe, there
you are too hard for me; I hardly know what to say about
that. I have sometimes felt queer - When I've seen some
of your Kentucky gals I've felt quite funny—felt as if some
one was drawing a briar over me. Now if you call that love,
I have been in " Well, I think you have. Do you
know anybody that you would marry ?"v " I marry? What
for ? To be always boating a wife through the woods, or
across the swamps, to keep some red skin from taking her
hair off ? Fool, who? She'll be all sorts of a gal who
catches me," said Earthquake; " a wife is a queer thing,
and getting one is like taking a varmint out of a hollow;
you don't know until you've got it in your hand what sort of
a thing it is."—Daily Democrat.

SPEECH OF A PROSECUTING ATTORNEY IN INDIANA.—
"Now, gentlemen of the jury, this is the case. But I'll first
tell you one thing. Ever since I have been prosecuting attor-
ney there is certain big bugs of the law that has tried to ride
over me roughshod; but, thank HEAVEN, I have risen tri-
umphantly over the rights and liberties of the law ! yes, I rise
indignantly above the jurisdiction of civility, in a blaze of.
glory."—Dato.

The Buffitionian says, and we have ❑o mason to doubt the
fact, that Mr. Abner Bennett, of that, being more than com-
mon tall, and having held a lung conversat'on with a jacky-
thin-soul merchant there, actually at parting made a bow to
his cane in the corner and seizing the merchant by his heal
walked off with him instead of the stick.

Van Buren has lost six States and 44 members of congress,
in one year. He has gained John C. Calhoun and his
Nullifiers.— Troy Mail.

There are scores of persons who would never dream of walk-
into a tailor's shop and asking for the gift of a waistcoat, or
into a hatter's and begging to be favoured free gratis with a
hat, yet can see no impropriety in calling upon the publisher
of a newspaper for the gratuitous announcement of a course
of lectures, or a patent fly trap, or any other notion, in the
bringing of which before the public they happen to have an
interest.—Nantucket Inquirer.

It is an extraordinary but tolerably well authenticated fact
that down east they have a way of curing the most obstinate
lameness by administering crutches in small doses of from
one to fifty.—Ostvega Telegraph.

HOW TO PUT DOWN LlTlGATlON.—Mississipi to wit.—The
Louisville Journal allirmeth that in Lauderdale county ( Mis.)
on the night preceding the day fur the opening of the Spring
Circuit, the Court House was burnt down—as if by chance ;
but there's a doubt about it. judge unwilling to be thus
baffled, determined to hold the court in some other building.
and thereupon it so happened that in consequence of some
severe domestic calamity the sheriff resigned. The duties of
the sheriff then devolved upon the coroner, but the coroner
very unfortunately fell sick and resigned also; and at last
the learned judge was actually obliged to go borne and leave
the litigants to settle their matters among themselves.

The Nashville Banner has received an exchange slip, an-
nouncing the marriage of a Mr. John Julius Sweet to Miss
Anne Sour, and the editor says he has no doubt they are go-
ing extensively into the lemonade line. The same paper con-
tains the gratifying intelligence that Mrs. Peas, of Conner-
vine, last week, presented her husband with three fine young
Peas, and that Mr. P. is so proud of them that he has stowed
them away side by side iu a pod-shaped cradle, freely exhibit-
ing them to all comers.

The Cincinnati Daily News seems to hare something to do
to ward off the ill-natured attacks of its contemporaries. The
.paper is manifestly a " mark'd paper;" and editors of all
ranks seem to take a pleasure in girding at it. Here follow a
few specimens of its tootle of defence:—

" o*=• The way the Philadelphia Focus in squibbling us is
nobouy's business. When we notice anything more than a
flash in the pan we shall return the shot. The Focus man must
be sure that his powder is dry, and he will he less likely to
get kicked over with the butt of his own blunderbuss.
" a:3;,. The Bee had better be quiet, or one of these odd-
come-shortlies we shall squeeze him some, and then nip off
his extruded sting. The thing!—it would mote become it to
be laying in a little honey for its suctionary support next
winter. than be trying to pick holes hi a broadsheet like ours.
" CC?' The editor of the Philadelphia Ledger insinuates,
that ne sees more jibs in our paper than he can count. That
is not at all strange, for it is probable that he cannot count
at all. He must practice by numbering his fingers, and so
on, until his mathematical bump is fairly in motion. By that
time he will find out that lie cannot count the lies in our pa-
per, as nothing never was estimated at all.
" o*.. We have not received a slip from t he Cincinnati News
for the last four days!—Who is to blame ?—N. 0. herald.
Not any of our folks, by a jug full."—Cineinnati News.

ADVENTURES OF A DIAMOND.—A week or two since a Jew-
dealer, living in Long-lane, Smithfield, purchased a diamond
of great beauty, which, after keeping by him a few days, he
sold to another dealer, also en Israelite, for 18 sovereigns.
This man, who possessed considerable sagacity in matters of
the kind, soon atter disposed of it for 50 pounds. It then ob-
tained notice in a higher and inure respectable market, and
a jeweller living near Aldgate Pump becoming its owner,
sold it to a celebrated and extensive film on Ludgate-hill for
2601., arid it has since realized a sum exceeding 400 guineas.
TANNING.—It is an incontrovertible fact, that our English
oak bark is of a much superior quality to that imported from
Holland and other parts of the continent. The tanning busi-
ness, although "as old as Joppa," still appears to be in its
infancy, for if we may believe the statement of Messrs. Hera-
path and Cox, heavy butt hides, such as used to require six
to eight months to perfect, through the kindly asssimilation
of the animal and vegetable juices, will now be ready for the
shoemaker's lapstone in three weeks! Surely some more ex-
peditions mode of wearing shoes ought to he discovered, to
keep pace with this leathern wonder of modern times.—Me-
chanic's Magazine.

RAILWAY COMPENSATION.—A special jury was sum-
moned on Friday week before the sheriff of Middlesex, to
assess compensation to Mr. John Stevens, for the loss he
would sustain by the Blackwall Railway Company taking
premises which he occupied, as a soap-manufacturer, in
Rosemary-lane. Mr. Kelly, Mr. Adolphus, and Mr. C.
Phillips appeared for the claimant; and Mr. M. D. Hill
and Mr. Austin for the company. Mr. Kelly stated, that no
claim was put in for the leas€, but compensation was asked
for the loss of. a business which produced £l,BOO a year net
profit, and also for the plant, Sce., which was estimated at
£2,000. Several witnesses having been examined in support
of the statementof the learned counsel, Mr. Hill addressed
the jury, in which he told them that the company desired to
pay the claimant liberally, but nothing like the present
claim was ever heard of. They- were asked £3,605 for not
one inch of brick or land, but permission to go to about 77
feet for the railway, whilkin the whole must not cosmore
than £600,000. The tairtt was preposterous, and at the rate
the mines of Golconda would be as a dunghill compared to
Rosemary-lane. Those who could contemplate such a sum
for preparing the way for the purchase of 77 feetof land were
only fit for Bedlam. The learned counsel contended there
could be no good-will, and if there was not, what was there
to pay for? The under-sheriff summed up the evidence of
the numerous witnesses; and, the jury, alter about half an
hour's consultation, assessed. the damages at £1,500, the
claimant to take away the plant. It was stated in the room
that the company had offered £2,000. The trial lasted the
whole of the day.- On Tuesday week Mr. Jones, landlord of
the Wheat-sheaf public-house, in Anthony-street, St.
George's-in-the East, sought to recover compensation front
the 111ackwall railway company for Ais premises, which are
required by the company, and for the good-will of his busi-
ness. The claim was £2,500, the award of the jury £1,700.
In the course of the trial it was given in evidence that pub-
licans have a profit of 455. per butt upon porter, 35 percent.
on spirits, and nearly cent. percent. on the minor articles of
. their trade..

Standard Office, Three o'Clock.

LIVERPOOL MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE, FRIDAY, 27th JULY, 1838.

The Arrivals into this Port since Tuesday last consist of
7058 qrs. Wheat, 178 qrs. Peise,- andsl7 Barrels of Flour,
chiefly from the Baltic; but those of English and Irish Grain
generally small, as they have been latterly, continue to de.;
crease: of Flour, also, we have received very little since the
early part of the week, and have no Oatmeal worth naming
fresh up for to-day.-
Influenced by these considerations, the holders of free
'Wheats were decidedly firm this morning, requiring an ad-
vance of ld. to 2d. per 701b5., which, having checked the de.
mand was attainable, and the trade for these descriptions
concluded heavily at our last quotations. Of bonded Wheat,
however, the duty for the ensuing week being reduced to
18s. Bd., several thousand tluarters have changed hands at
the full rates of Tuesday.

English and Irish Flour, owing to the present short sup-
plies, was held with confidence at Is. per sack over late
prices, but the bakers, unprepared to meet the imrrovement,
bought sparingly to-day.
Grinding Barley, being in request for shipment coastwise,
was clearer, and a parcel or two of good foreign has realized
ss. 6d. to 6s. per 60lbs. Malt, Beans, and Pease, upon a mo-
derate sale, supported our last currency.
Having very few prime Oats offering, and some inquiry for
country account, a small amendment in value was obtained.
Oatmeal would have moved off readi:y at 6d. pet 2401b5.
above•former prices, but, beilig considered relatively cheaper
than other articles, many samples were withdrawn from sale,
which prevented any extensive business, which otherwise
might have been effected.