The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-08-04 00:00:00

LITERARY NOTICES

Blackwood's Magazine. August, 1840.
Ten Thousand a Year" continues to be
extremely well supportedin Blackwood. The part contained
in the present number is fi-aught with deep pathos contrasted
iisite humour and keen satire. The " Second Chapter
of Turkish History" ind

The interest of

tes considerable historical re-
search, and furnishes a clue to many events which have
hitherto been but imperfectly traced to their sources. " A
Few Passages concerning Omens, Dreams, &c." is a very
amusing article, replete with illustrative anecdotes. " The
Tobias Correspondence" is very cleverly written. The
article on " Tee-totalism and Total Abstinence" is an
exquisite satire. The method by which the writer throws
ridicule upon the principles of the rigid advocates of total
abstinence is frequently amusing, especially when he demon-
strates that " the very water which we drink is composed of
two stimulating poisons of the most destructive character."
" The Metropolitan Stage" abounds in original thoughts,
and displays a thorough acquaintance with the subject. The
critique on " The History of the Celtic Language" is fre-
quently highly humorous. " Art and its Vehicles" is written
with,much good taste. The poetical articles in this number
are far above mediocrity.

Fraser's Magazine

August, 1840

We have seldom opened a more interesting number of
Fraser than the present. It opens with an elaborate review
of " Ranke's History of the Popes of the Sixteenth and Se-
venteenth Centuries," in which the Neologian views of the
Professor are suitably animadverted upon. We heartily re-
joice to see the " Epistles to the Literati" revived. We
should be sorry to miss these agreeable notices of men and
manners. " Going to see a Man Hanged " is the abrupt
title to an excellent paper. We cannot, however, agree with
the writer in his conclusions on the subject of capital punish-
ment. The continuation of the "Tableaux of the most emi-
will afford a rich
treat to the military reader. The " Blue Friar Pleasantries"

nent Soldiers of the Eighteenth Century"

are as lively and piquant as ever. The short notice of "Beau-
mont and Fletcher" is very interesting and curious. We
have perused with much delight the " Extracts from my
Journal between Chili and Jamaica." The writer furnishes
much novel information respecting Puna, Guayaquil,. and
Panania. The " Sketches of National Literature

are evi-
' A Shabby

dently from the pen of an accomplished scholar

Genteel Story

—and the " French Se-

cret Societies and Clubs

Wheat Qrs. 1 204 1956 t 1014 3016 6190
Barley Qrs. 863 542 I 2238 3643
Malt Qrs. 10 572 582
Oats Qrs. 1854 435 430 2963
Rye Qrs.
Beans Qrs. 14 14
Pease. Qrs. 230 I 235 535
Shelled Barley . Qrs.
Indian Corn . . • Qrs. I
Rapeseed Qrs
Oatmeal . . . . Load:
Flour. Sack
Ditto

5931 6231

ERPORTS.—Foreign. Barley, 3 qrs. ; Oats, 148 qrs. ; Rye,
qrs. ; Pease, 3 qrs. ; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Flour, 637 brls.—
Ireland. Wheat, 1770 qrs. ; Barley, qrs. ; Rye, 125 qrs. ; Indian
Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, 140 loads; Flour, 50 sacks.—Coast-
wise. Wheat, 663 qrs. ; Barley, 1383 qrs.; Malt, 25 qrs. ; Oats, 47g
qrs. ; Rye, 20 qrs. ; Beans, qrs. ; Pease, 77 qrs. ; Oat-
meal, 555 loads ; Flour, 591 sacks, 1180 brls.

Average prices of Grain, for the week ending July 24 1840.
Wheat 71$. 4d. I Barley.. 325. Bd. I Oats.. 28s. 10d. Rye.. 368.8 d
Beans.. 455: 11 d. Pease, 455. 6d.

Aggregate average of the six weeks.
Wheat.. 68s. Bd. I Barley.. 345. gd. I Oats.. 285. 3d. I Rye.. 365. Id.
Beans .. 455. 6d. I Pease .. 445. 10d.

Duty on Foreign Grain, &c. this week

Wheatl6s. Bd. Brley 10s.10d. Oats ...... 4s. gd. Rye .. 15s. 6d
Beans, 2s. Od. I Pease 3s. 6d. I Indian Crul Os. 10d. I FlourlOs. °id
Liverpool Averages, week ending 28st July, 1840.
heat. 9 I Barley. I Oats. 1 Beans. 1 Pease.
Qr 5..... 207 1544 2 0
Prices.. 7W2s. Bd. Os. Od. 28s. Bd. 4gs.B Bd. 00s. Od.