The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-07-10 00:00:00

SKETCHES OF THE JOLLY CLUB

(Written for the Liverpool Standard.)

JOE RATTLER'S PLANS FOR PRODUCING EFFECTS.
EFFECT THE SECOND.
_ New Brighton—that Elysium of marine
_ we strolled leisurely along the shore until we came
to a small inn by the way side, which Joe, bent upon another
effect, determined to enter. Being informed that we should
be more " comfortabler" on the bowling-green or in the tea-
gardens, we consequently, passing through the house, re-
paired thither, and found them to abound in shady bowers,
rustic chairs, pieces of flower plots, serpentine and elliptic
walks, some of them actually elongated to as much as five or
six yards, at every corner of which small boards met the eye
with, " Visitors are requested not to touch the flowers or
pluck the fruit," with other equally necessary information.
" Flowers ! where are ye ?" we asked, and echo answered—
NY, s •

Alter leavin

If, however, there were not many choice flowers or rare
exotics, there were plenty of lilies, and roses, and lad's love,
with some chickweed and heart's ease, sitting in the shady
bowers ; the lilies and roses, with green parasols, and white
veils—the lad's love with stiff cravats and high-heeled boots,
and trying how sick a cigar-a-piece would make 'em—the
heart's ease with long pipes, thick silver watch-guards, and
plenty of hot rum and water—the chickweeds eating straw-
berries, raspberries, gooseberries, oranges, cakes, nuts,
bread and butter, shrimps, drinking ginger-beer, ale, rum
and water, or any thing else they could get. Each bower
appeared to have its own party, and all were enjoying them-
selves as hard as they could.

Such was this modern Elysium ; and, we have no doubt,
superior in the opinion of its visitors, to the hanging gardens
of Ninevah. The place was tolerably tilled with company,
and Joe was for some time rather.puzzled to know which

" bower" would be the best place rib; his del;nilfriTeci
scarcely say that he chose the one best filled, and this lie did
with his usual nonchalance. Bowing slightly, throwing him-
self on the seat in a lounging position, and pointing out one
to me, he took off his hat and placed it on the table before
him ; then with a great deal of delicate caution, cominenced
taking off a pair of white kids that he had just put on for the
occasion, and displaying a brilliant, " hoped that he did not
intrude." " Certainly not" was the reply from half a dozen

ing half the fuss. Four-pen'orth o' lamb for two on ye !
These here gardens isn't used to be sarved a that 'uns."
" From all this I am to infer that I cannot get cheese to
my bread, although willing to pay for it," said Joe, holding
out the penny,—" take care what you do ; if my request be
not immediately complied with, I shall at once write to the
Home Secretary about it, and ask him whether one of her
Majesty's lieges, and a traveller, too, cannot get refresh-
ments at a licensed victualler's, when he is willing to pay for
it. Look to it, I say, look to it. Cannot I take mine ease
at mine inn ?" shouted Joe, in a voice that was heard half
over the garden. "We will see about this—look to your
next licensing day—that's all." With this he leisurely com-
menced wrapping the bread up in a piece of paper, and then
put it into his pocket. "We will see about this." The girl
took up the plates, jug, &c. and said " she didn't care a pin
about home secrets, she had no secrets she cared about any
one knowing—shabberness !" The other bower parties hear-
ing the altercation, came out to witness our departure, which
we endeavoured to effect in the best manner possible, Joe
leisurely pulling on his white kids—adjusting his beauteous
curls, walking slowly, and drawing his person up to his full
height, as a man would do after he conceived he had reformed
some monstrous abuse, or at least had attempted it, and ex-
pected to receive the thanks and good wishes of the commu-
nity for his exertions. Getting off easily was not, however,
a very easy matter, for the girl had preceded us ; and just as
we had arrived about half way down the walk, she called
out with all her might—" Fourpenn'orth o' lamb and a pint
of ale for two on 'em."

This was enough. Hisses, laughs, and groans followed
us ; and this was not the worst, for our party of the bower
had got into the house before us, and told the landlady,
waiters, and indeed the whole company, of our behaviour.
I had been afraid of this, and endeavoured to get out another
way, but could not succeed, as all was blocked up. We mail
pass through the house, and what I most feared Joe most
wished. He went boldly first ; I slunk very sheepishly after
him ; and there they were sure enough, three deep, all along
the lobby. Joe shrugged up his shoulders, crossed his arms
on his breast, looked sublime, and walked like Macready
making one of his grand exits. He looked like a man who
had dined sumptuously, and given half-a-crown apiece
to the waiters, who, with the landlord, landlady, and entire
company, had thus assembled to testify their respect and
esteem, and silently to breathe -a prayer for his future welfare
and happiness. A stranger might have thought for an in-
stant this to be the case, although such an idea would soon
have been dissipated; for scarcely had we got to the door
when such a peal of laughter, groans, hisses, and shouts I
never heard. " Lamh"—" fourpenny"—" a penn'orth of
cheese." " Where is it ?" " Hoorah ! hdorah !" " Ha,
ha, ha!" " Hoorah !" " One more hoorah !"
" There," said Joe, " what d'ye think of that, you dog ?
Why, man, if I had been a Member of Parliament, leaving
my delighted constituency previous to my going to make all
their fortunes in St. Stephens, or a popular landlord, leaving
his happy and prosperous tenantry, there could not have
been more fuss at my departure. Ha, ha! ho, ho, ho !" And
Joe verily shed tears with laughing.

Intelligentr.

TUESDAY, JULY 7.—Wind W.N.W.
AitliVED , from Stettin—Rainbow, Cotliani,
from Harwich—Harvey, Brice, and Ann, —, from Arklow.

Cervantes, Carmichael, from Quebec, at this port ; sailed lath
June In the Gulf, spoke the Bellona, from Liverpool. Yesterday,
off Dint Lynas, spoke the Charlotte, (timber laden) for Lancaster.
Ditdem, Ross, hence at Pernambuco
Mtrtin, Brown, hence at Trinidad
Mnerva, Crawford, hence at Honduras
Siov:drop, Nicholls, hence at Beirout, and sailed 16th May for
Alecandretta
fritish Queen, Evans, hence
saied 2gth May, for Alexandria
?almyra, Gill, hence at Beitout
Nathaniel Hooper, Freeto ; Louisa, Elliotts, and Trenton, Mas
(he, hence at Cadiz
Emilie, Bradhering, hence at Riga
Harmonie, Dilk, hence at Texel
Norval, Wright, and Azores Packet, hence at Helvoet
Lady Rowena. Clayton, sailed from Bombay 30th April, and Ma
ristrate, Allen, 12th May, both for Liverpool, and Lady East, for
London, 14th May
Colonist, Cownatn, hence at Ceylon 22nd April
Senator, -, from Mauritius, at Colombo
China, Phillips, and Euphrates, Wilson, from Sydney, N.S.W. at
Calcutta

and Alexandretta, at Beirout, and

Flowers of Ugie, Arnaud, sailed from Saugor for Mauritius 23rd
April
Gunga, Risiel, hence at Sincapore 26th March
Betsey, Angustie, hence at Dunkirk
The Thetis, Graves, sailed from Marseilles for Liverpool 27th
June

Christiana, , hence to Newfoundland, was spoken 2.
June, in lat. 48, long. 31

——, hence to New York, was spoken Ist July, in lat,

Roscoe,
51, long. 14
Bromilaw, Smith, hence for Ballina,
mast and foretopmast
Castries, —. from St. Lucia, at Dublin
Champion, Holt, hence at Rio Janeiro
I rarnAcomnE. July 4.—The Wilhelmine, Dugre, hence to Hol
stein, with loss of topmast, mainmast head, bowsprit, Re.
STRAMAN, JULY 4.—The Gertrude, Newman, from Clyde to Bris-
tol, has been towed into Loch Ryan, dismasted.
TRINIDAD, MAY 23.—The Royal Albert, late Hogg, from Deme-
rara to Liverpool, which put in here on the Bth inst. leaky, has
discharged her cargo
COLOMBO, MAY p. —A severe hurricane was experienced at Man-
ritius on the gth and lOth ult., during which the Patriot. Mullins,
from Singapore, went on shore and became a total wreck. The
Cove and the Stratford also went on shore, but were got off with
little damage. A schooner, name unknown, sunk in the harbour.
CALCUTTA, MAY B.—The Adrastus, for Liverpool, was on shore
in the Hooghley during the hurricane, but floated off.

t Sligo, with loss of main

WEDNESDAY, J Lv S.—Wind W. moderate

ARRIVED.—Wm. Ackers, Nichol, nom Puerto Cabello ; sailed and
JUT:e—Paragon, , from Apalachicola—Aurora, Mendicolancia,
from Havana.

SA ILE I. —Superior, Johnston. for Bombay— Atalanta, Shapley,
for Naples and Palermo—and Elizabeth, Ackerwell, for Revel.