The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-09 00:00:00

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I,4II'I4(4VENII4:ST HE THE. Pohl' ¶)roitTi).—The
iroverialueilt has anwitiiice us iys eau,' sitai of
I iiiineV 14) thw iinpriitut•lit of the ivirtiour of Oporto, the se-
cond capital of the kitigil,m.

MR. ROEBUCK.—Ajew or the most ultra ridicals of the city
of Bath are just now clubbing their pence 101 l the purpose of
purchasing some little present for their late memoer Um,
buck) by aav of consoiing him for the loss of his seat. A Mi-
niature portrait of Monsieur Panineau, in a bonnet range,'
and g,rasping a bowie knife, set in a cast-non locket, has been
talked M. as an appropriate device ; whilst others have recom-
mended au allegorical painting. representing Britannia about
to undergo amputation against her will.
QUALIFICATION OF A CANDIOATE.—A man resident in In-
,diatia has announced himself a candidate for a seat in the legis-
lature, and in his address to the public Milne Up his qualifications
as follows: '• I believe 1 was the first civilised man who skinned
a coon, chased a deer, caught a hear, or treed a wild cat, on the
west Side of White River." His views on the currency are not
novel, but he seems disposed to go againSt hickory leaves—
" Fellow-citizens, I am aware that von are now satisfied that
the salvation of us Ili viers depends upon having an honest
man to represent us; therefore I pledge myself, it eleMed, to
regulate, and to render entirely quiescent, the legalantl natural
currency of the country, to wit, Loon skins."—American paper.

DUKE OF NORFOLK —lt is reported in the countyrf Not-
tingham, that the Duke of Norfolk is about to sell the splendid
mansion in that county now occupied by the Earl of Surrey,
called W orsup 11'14nm...house, to hiss Angela Burdett Coons.
This miusion is one of the finest in the kingdom, and came
Into the family of the Dukes of Norfolk through the marriage
of an aw•estor with 30 heiress of an E,lll of Shrewsbury. The
holder of \Vorsop Manor has a right to support the arm of the
fnwereign of England at the coronation, but receives no fee in
return fur the Service. —Notticyham Journal.

SINGULAR CIRCLIMsTANCEJA FEMALE SWEEP.-011 Mhh-
(lay last, an itinerant chimney sweep. named Wm. Greenwood,
was taken into custody by the police constables of Preston,
charged by the sot ho;ities of Burnley with absconding from
his family, and leaving them chargeable to the parish 'With
him was a little sweep, about ten years of age, who was dressed
in the ordinary way Of a sweet,. and was, when taken by the
constab4.s, riding ci lrr chevalier upon a donkey. On the arrival
of the parties at the police station, this young sweep was found,
front inquiry, to be a girt, and her twister stated that she was a
most excellent sweep, " the best he ever knew." Greenwood
and his female apprentice were sent in custody, to Burnley. The
girl stated her name to be Jane Nolte'.
AIM AT INDEPENDENCE tip MlND.—There are some men
who go in leading•st rings all their days. They, always follow in
the path of others, without being able to give any reason for
their opinions. There is a proper mental independence which
alt should maintain ;—self-respect, and the stability of our clt-
. racier require it The man who pins his opinions entirely on
anuther's sleeve can have no resnect for his own judgement, and
is likely to be a changeline.. When we consider carefully what
appeals loom- mind, and exercise upon it our own reason, taking
into respectful consideration what others say upon it, and then
come to a conclusion of our own, we act as intelligent beings
should act, and only then. This proper independence of mind
is far removed from presumptions self-confidence, than which
there is nothing more severely to be condemned. Presmnplion
is the associate of ignorance; and it is hateful in the extreme
to hear smite half-taught stripling delivering his opinions with
all the authority of an oracle. This is not what we mean by
mental independ,nrce; and it is hoped none will mistake what
has been said. We refer to a modest yet firtp and independent
exercise ofludgment upon subjects which the mind understands;
in short, we intend °pity the opposite of that slavish habit which
makes one man the mere shadow of another.--Rev. J. Hoag/awes
Addre".

A.NOTHRa WRECK oN THK BLACKWATER BANK.-I.l'e re•
gret to state, that about 5 o'clock, A. N. on Saturday last, there
being a dense fog, and the wind blowing a stiff gale from the
S.S.W..at the time, the fine brig Wateraitch,"of Whitehaven.
Captain Newbv, burden 4(X) tuns, general cargo, and bound
from Liverpool to Barbadoes. struck on the Blackwater Hank,
and imtnediate!y sunk on her beam ends. Just us she sunk, the
lung boat was carried away from her fastenings, and one of the
men dashed into her by a succeeding wave—who- was thus most
providentially saved, as the boat was soon after washed ashore,
near Courtown Harbour. We are gratified to add, that all
hands made the land in safety in a five-oared boat—and Mr.
William Powell, with his accustomed zeal, is actively engaged
in saving as much of the cargo aS may he practicable. If Go-
vernment abd Lloyds longer defer the practical consideration
of a s•rlety harbour on our South Coast, and a floating light in
the North Bay, let the consequences be on their own heads.—
Ifeaford bidependerif.
THK TuRF IN IN nta.—Few men in India have been ruined
by the turf, white it may certainly be said that all the affairs
connected witn racing are conducted in a more gentlemanlike
manner than at home, an u without the least admixture of the
strategy which is so frequently resorted to by persons who con-
sider that all is fair in horseflesh, or at least are quite-satisfied
to cheat, provided they run little risk of being discovered.
There are no persons to he found upon the turf in India who
live by it, or who, having spent large fortunes in a disreputable
career., are now obliged to practise those arts by which they,
themselves were fleeced. It lots been very justly observed that
in India, the best horse is always brought out to win ; and
should he fail, the disappointment is ascribed to the right cause
—accident or bad riding ; anti it is in this latter point that the
sport in the Midussil is decidedly inferior to that of Calcutta,
and falls sn many • degrees short of what is enjoyed at home.—
Asiatic Journal,
ACCIDENT TO Loan Arm-Laura FrrzcrattaNce..--On Wee.-
nesdav evening an accident occurred to Lunt Adolphus Fitz-
clarence which caused a great alarm, anti might have been
arteeded with the most serious consequences. It appears that
his lordship was driving tip Ma rylebone-lane, in his cab, about
eight o'clock, accompanied by his groom, when, on turtling an
angle, near the station house, he came to violent collision with
a inilkinates cart, which Was proceeding in an opposite direc-
tion. Tire shock was so violent that both vehicles were nearly
overturned. The groom, Otl nut to ascertain what was
the matter, fount! that the shalt of the cart had entered the chest
of his lordship's horse so deeply that he found it impossible to
draw it out. Prompt assistance having arrived, the shaft was
taith.difficulty disengaged, a nen a torrent of blood followed,
and the aniii;al tell dead to the ground. Linton, the driver and
..vnor of the cart, who reside on the spot, was Conveyed to the
station house, where his lordship also attended, but refused to
press any charge, kindly ebserving that he did not know whom
to 11K the blame on. The horse whirls his lordship was driving
was a reinarkahv flee animal, and, as it is said, his noble
Owner his refused 300 guineas for him.
MINIsTEMAI. MoVEMENTS LYTHoGRAPHRD.--The indefa-
tigable /1. 8., like all those who strike trot a new method of
operating, in any art tit science, if followed by H. •11., in his
praiseworthy attempts to intim. ialise our unhappy ministry. But
,is it has 1:),,e0 well remarked long ago, " When t wo persons ride
tome the same harse, nue of them must he behind." This is
"'isrlY the ease with the moltitactions hobby under our con-
sideration ; 11, a being in advance, high chronologically and
graphically, his
that
nut allowing him to vulgarise those dra-
tinsa e
umt sr '
ir fir pass
astidious i under his inspection. H. H., however,
.teeling. nor me accurate as lo the nice
delineation of a tike64 or general knowledge of the drawing,
and proportions of the ,!,gore at large, neither of our graphists
have more than they actually
now before us, we have ;he e7quir". In the aeries by H. El .
Lords, between the great l'P eh
I.4ted
scene.
in the House of
chancellor Whackum." and his
noble friend Wind'em•next the said Whack= doing
the "Schoolmaster at
)
10 a poor little skinny mortal,
bawl, he is laying on
,one of the Russells, who is
mounted on the back of ~nv j
tsieems to tvear.a
broad grin at the Ilagellatti7rxivihei,c„liii
et flarbam friend is un-
decgming. The third is •
schoolmaster and his other fried This is very
good, done somewhat con amore, comps next in the
N4Vind'eme.tw"h the said
mask of Wind'etn, holding the little Queen of
Lilliputians
at arm's length, on his left, or, more classicallv
The last of this Niter, is rather tumultuous scro' n
ie sinister
hrehril;
of the exchequer. The title of it is The .uncivil List:" It
represents a crowd of pensioners rushing • ttimUltuously at the
Limerick butter manufacturer, who is pinned up with his back
against the door, whilst several enraged ladies and gentlemen
are pitching into him a la Crib, in a most scientific manner.
There are some others, but these are the most intelligible of the
present collection.
THE LAST NIGHT OP THE PARIS GAMING HOUSER. In
conformity with the law passed the session before last for the
abolition of gambling houses in France, every house of the
description in Paris was punctually closed at twelve o'clock on
Sunday night, that being the last hour of their pernicious exis-
tence. A notice had been previously put up in all the rooms,
stating that no one would he allowed to play a moment after
the expiration of the old year, The Cercle des Extranyeries,
the twist arisfocratic of all the gaming houses, which it was not
customary to open till eleven o'clock at night, and close till
three or four in the morning, on this, the last night of its exis-
tence opened at nine. All the principal ft equenters haul been
informed of this arranirement by letter. The erowd at all the
houses on the last two thys iris very veer, anti particulerly. so
No. 151 in the Palais Royal, and at Fraescati's. Several scenes
'which may be described as dramatic signalized these last oppor-
tunities for public gaming; and agabouring man was killed
coming
,opt of one of the houses. It is stated that two young
men lost enormous sums. and have not since returned to their
homes. Other scenes of a ludicrous, and many of an amusing
character also occurred. One well-dressed individual, who had
been very nufortunate in play, risked the last note of a thousand
francs which he possessed, and lost it-; but before the croupier
(-mild get the unluckey note within his grasp. the player seized
it. and bolted out of the house. A cry Of "stop thief was
raised, the inspector.; the proprietors, anti waiters, all ran in
pursuit of the fugitive; and when he saw himself in danger of
being taken, he relied up the note and swallowed it in the face
of his pursuers. He was threatened and scolded, but the note
being fairly gone he was allured to depart', 'No one wasaalowed
in enter any of the houses after ten o'clock; indeed it was al-
most impossible for them to dui so. so. densely full were they
previously to that hour. Crowds lingered outside the doors.
however, and in the Rue Richelieu numbers assembled to wit-
ness the sortie at twelve o'clock.
Mr. PAPINEAU, TUE CANADIAN RERELS.—Louis Joseph
Papineau, who, Fur stone years past, has occupied the most con-
spicuous position in Canadian affairs, is still in the prime of life,
being about forty-two years of age. Ile is a notary by prays-
sums, and possesses a handsome fortune as there is no country
in the world where litigation Or so virulent and lucrative to its
ministers as in Lower Canada: Mr. Papineau is well informed
for a Canadian; is a fair orator, being more a declaimer than
a reasoner ; passionate invective, conveyed iii a thtert torrent
of words, is his reason anti facts; anti being intensely convinced
of the justice anti holiness of his cause, and that Great Britain
is (tete:milted to oppress its colony, all the energies of his mind
have heen devoted, since 1825, to an indiscriminate anti uncom-
promising hostility to every measure of the provincial adminis-
tration. H is a man of ungovernable-passion in every thing
relating to politics, and holds everything British or American
in utter abhorrence. Helonks upon commerce as an innova-
tion, and its extension its corrupting' the innocence and simpli-
city of his countrymen; agriculture is with him their natural
vocation; and in the prosperity of merchants he sees the com-
mencement of a s,ystent by which their lands will be wrested
from the seigneurs and farmers by the sure but gradual pro-
iziess of trade, and the necessary mutation of real 'impart v.—
He is hostile to the diffusion of the English language, as he
considers its propagation as a latent anti dangerous auxiliary to
the dissemination of the modern principles of business; as
teaching his ignorant countrymen new wants and a metros of
emancipating themselves from the brutal tyranny of their grip.
jug feudal masters, Such a man's inejudices insure
his integrity;. and his. vanity will always make him atilicre to
the party where his pretension,: to supremacy are undisputed.
Mr. Papineau, however, has one fatting which incapacitates
hint from being so dangerous to the government as he other-
wise might be—and that is a want of personal courage. He is
loud-tongued and zealous assertor of the tights of the house of
assembly, and a Mild and unmeasured denouncer or the govt., n-
rilent sad its administrators; he has chanted Laud Dalhousie,
Lord Aylmer, and Lord Gosford, With alti},,st every political
mime and personal corruption that public oe private men can
he gwity ; Hit when lie has iissaded individuals in society in
hke manner, awl they lin%e called him to account and demand-
ed sa isfaction. -he has term/ably explained away his charges,
or refused the rsnaratnin • repined. In the late affairs at St.
Charles, he removed to a ;dace of safety a hen that fort was me-
"aced by the troops; arid with all the zeal and energy of Cats-
hale, he will never jeopardise his bodily safety like that haughty
and bold-spirited revolutionist.—Veto York Herald,