The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-01-20 00:00:00

DROLL ADVERTISEMENTS.—There are two !nett;,
weeks Times of a laughable description ; one B°loeo
for an an answer from T. S., if " still in Englsopsil
elsewhere;" and the other offers the sale of " a fel
that has been kept at a gentleman's seat for three flO
carrying his little family, and having a hando,-rdl
on January 1, 1846," just as if they were 0
breed—a donkey family affair !
THEr : it IS
manitom
0A
fNC E
rather S I SINGER.—The .
than— Th
thirty
rt y romancevear
s o
s lnfgaegre?, 0
and rubicund. It is in this stare that he alt
tnoetahl a
stout,
e pianoforte to sing of his blighted hopes, his vidiell
joys, his sunken eyes, and pale and melancholy_,,,e
Possessed of a most inordinate aft', ction for the IVwjel
ing stream, the warbling bird, the sighing brreze,rol
proposes excursions upon the water, reveries in the t 1
groves, kisses in the zephry breeze. Then, all at av
cries, " My poor mother ! my poor cottage !" sad ,
in despair, and he withers away and dies, like tneice
of the fields, but always with that fresh and rosY,,lo,
have before mentioned. Then he is but fifteen--
sults the oracle of love, which replies to him that ;
be loved to madness for ever. At length, the mole
he is content, be is happy. Page or demoisei
forth to sing under the c .sernent of noble dame or,,b,
maiden ; he performs duos with the breeze, witb,.'oo,
ters of the lake, with the rustling leaves—with Waled
what does he not perform duos? Meanwhile, as 40
necessary for the tranquil soul, he reposes hitnseldt
the shadow of some rose-tree, or under the white '''‘'.,
some guardian angel, who watches over his repot?'
smiles upon his waking glance. What a happy lifer'
of a romance singer ! a life strewn with flowers and
notes, a happy life for him, but not for others.--41l
Aspirant Magazine.
BITING HORSES.—I never knew an instance of
_.,':
ing horse being cured of the vice, and for this re'llayr•
never hit upon any expedient (at least I never Os
one) that would make him, like the boy striking the
hurt himself; if we could find any mode of mall'
do so, he would be cured at once. A somewhat C
mode of doing this appeared in the public prints, e'
the giving such a horse a hot roast leg of mutton 000
Absurd as this appears, it is really not so mill ~,i
many things that are done towards horses; in laia:
horse was addicted to biting legs of mutton, it woo
rational and certain way of curing him of his proPel' It
but as legs of mutton do not often come in his WlL,:gli
arms of men frequently do, unless he was stupid eve
not to be able to distinguish the one from the of.if
fear the mutton plan could not avail much. NO ,
could cover a man with a coat of mail with invisible ,
standing from it, two or three times seizing thed
would. I doubt not, radically cure the horse, not e
disposition to bite, but of attempting to do so; bilt:'
cannot well do this, I believe a short stick, and I',
an eye on him in approaching or quitting him, is tli
thing to be trusted to. Flogging him after he has
will tend to increase his propensity ro do it, for this.
—it is either dislike to man or fear of him that mall;
bite ; he seizes us to prevent our hurting him. rte I
venge for having been hurt; consequently, punishil,
only confirms his fear and hate ; so probably, il,d
this, and he finds he dare not bite, he tries the al'
a kick.—Sporting Magazine.
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LABOURS OF SIR WILLIAM FOLLETT.—,..ii °r
even the last eighteen mouths, or two years. if yid''
gone down one morning at half-past nine to Westin' oi
you might have heard him opening with mastekl,
clearness, and skill, a patent case, or some other iwit
taut matter, before a special jury ; and itnmediatel.Lef,
resuming his seat, you would see him go perhapsl7,l
adjoining Court of Nisi Priu., in which he was e,,i'V
as leading counsel, and where he would quickly afol,
the exact position of the case, and effectively crn"it
mine or re-examine a witness, or object to or suel)(!re,
admissibility of evidence ;—then, it you followed II"
steps, you would find him in the Lord ChancelloesLiit
engaged in some equity case of great magnitude and
culty. Some time afterwards he might be seen base
to the Privy Council—and by about two or three ed?
at the bar of the Hcuse of Lords, and in the midst of,
admirable reply in some great appeal or peeragee
When the house broke up, Sir William Follett vine
the full-bottomed wig in which alone Queen's
are allowed to appear before the House of Lords'tp:
assuming his short wig, re-appear in either, or II
in both, the Courts of Nisi Prins, where he had leigt
pending, having directed himself to be sent for if it
should arise any necessity for it. Then he won',
very few moments calmly possess himself of the 01
state of the cause, and resume his personal conclue'll
as effectively as if he had never quitted the court.,
could be spared for a quarter of au hour, he woulP,,
out, followed by one or two counsel and attorneio,
held one, or perhaps two, or even three, consultatt°
chaasi!as
afibxeeedtfosrixtheernseerryteedaey.eleeOkn. thh C
ee
weoeulrdt'sgfia-isiijon4Pee,
swallow a hasty dinner; then hold (NT, two, og
three, consultations at his own house ; read over7;o
but he could read—some briefs ; and about
~,ele4 .
twelve o'clock make his appearance in the ti°:
Commons, and perhaps take a leading part in soniv,
critical debate, listened to with uninterrupted silencer
with the admiration of both friends and foes.—Btac i'
SKETCH OF THE CORN LAWS.—A short sutra'
the history of the corn-laws cannot fail at this nl,/
to prove interestirg. The first act for regulan 0 i
rates of duty
twheawort
et:
act,s
rdale3t hfit
ehtchri Geo.eendsti
teaht aat letreltvedles.s,
tboscyr,...
_ce4irBtrdhc.
eurlspasirnnteavynicocoeusus,oriti."
as the
es
prosperouss i n go f
subjectwell!'
and settled principles. Usually, a greater quart ,1001;
corn was grown than was required for our own 001'01,
Lion. When there was a scarcity the exportation iftr,
kinds of grain was prohibited, and ev, n bounties °100!
for importa ions from abroad. When, on the other AF„
there was a glut in the country, bounties were offer't,
its exportation. From an early period. certainly asvii
as the reign of Henry VI., tt.e principle of protect,"
home-grown corn has been invariably maintained
riit
Legislature. In the reign of James I. the W30;0 v
of foreign wheat was prohibited when the price ip
English market, was below 325. per quarter; an:,
reign of Charles 11., when the commerce of 'r'''
became more extended, it seems a complete slidin,gsl,'
was established, the duty on foreign wheat be
i7;.,F
when the price here was 535. per quarter or undoehel`,l
when between 535. and 80s. ; and when above 'list l
price, all imports to be allotted free. The same lisp,
policy may be traced pervading the whole of the sijoitli
ing changes in the laws until 1773, when they as6eofcl
more constant and regular shape. By the act of 1 r
111., the duty was 245. 3d. when wheat was urine
01004
per quarter, and when the price was at or above
duty was 6d. These rates seemed to have beel., flf•
with a view of keeping the price of wheat as rte'
possible at 501. per quarter—which, regarding the spK,'
value of money in those days, would probably be,hril
equal to 655. the quarter at the present time. L',,fri
after the commencement of the last great war, t''''o4
was raised, and when the price was below 635. per qii,
the duty on foreign wheat was 30s. 3cl , fallinge ,
when the price reached 665. These duties were 9 oe. i
soon afterwards, and in 1815 Mr. Robinson succeetistir
passing an act absolutely prohibiting the impnr,."'esey
be foreign wheat until the price in our markets had Ai
three consecutive months. above 80s. per quarter•or4
tber law was passed in 1822, prohibiting the itnPder 'it,
of foreign wheat when the pa ices were at or grid
per quarter, admitting it when between 70s. and 011;-
duty of 12s. ; when between 80s. and 855., atebi,4l/)•
ss. ; and when above 855., at a duty of Is. rcdeti ii
however, never came into effect, as it was prof' ilif
a
its operations should be delayed until wheat r°,-heri
80s. per quarter, which did not occur before an(' bro ‘
ration took place. Early in 1827, Mr. Ciinnit'g,,f,
forward a series of resolutions for the purpose o',„ se
lf
them into a corn law. He proposed a sliding scs'ellis6;l
similar to the one afterwards carried by thew, fl°,t
Cabinet, and which remained in force until Slrifsio'i
Peel's bill in 1842, which now regulates the adai. I,
foreign corn.—Mark-lone Express.
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THE MODE OF GIVING COLOUR TO Pop.T.--tiee
the grapes of the Douro, having a thin skin. the os",
duced was of a fine dark ruby, which was then wool/
mired by all consumers ; but once, some darkApti
dye having by accident fallen into a tonel, the 7,lb,rii
pronounced so much superi-r to anything that bripq
been seen, that no other than dark wine woulfe $7
taste of the day. What was to be done ? lri'd to
were pressed to the utmost, but the skins refuseos
1 forth any further colouring matter. The wine b. her
beautiful ruby colour, but it was not black enotig, F
considered that through the ignorance of the farto /
best qualities were left behind. Notting sv,CR.,OO
rei
them. At last it oceurred to an intelligent fa tb‘i ,
was always ready to adopt any novelty which be..o7i
..
might be advantageous, that he had seen the fe.„' itt°
juice of the grape have a very wonderful effect n''Cs
man skin. In truth, he had observed that the ;fl
employed in dancing in the wine-presses went i,l3oAtti
dark brown legs, and came out, though stained ere ,
very white and clean when washed in water. r'o thy
,f(
that if brown becomizieolsenowfthhbietleya.ckssasOw. probably VriA,§lol)
extract a black colour. He forthwith therefore "bet 0 ,
aAvfreiscsae,lwt
wohweotrnhietedhtekhraieendcngadawrotimvesofertehtehAe
darkest, and
nodnstbbeiret:ooo"
Oportofreighted
s o The
many, inbBbel glocs?"
landed from the ship; but the farmer kept II1,6„00,,,
he merely observed that he thought they would '' re(
cheaply in his vineyards than would Gallegna:pte,
the vintage he closed the gates of his estate agal tbeli
body. People wondered what he was about ',.t 10,111
pected he was adulterating his wine. Now, :00"
known that the darkness of the negro race is C;lllefi.
black substance contained in the epidermis, °,410.04
skin of the body. The same is the case with o'o tlll4l
I have before observed. It is also well-knnet y
violent fermentation of a vinous fluid will extr„ fr!le
lour from any substance steeped in it, as it do; fsli
skin of the dark grape. I say no more. 'rub, 0„111i.
place, the farmers tonela were approved by t'-higy
I t
)
and he sold his dark-coloured wine at a ye-, ;le;
His Ashantees wore trousers and socks till tiwther
tage. Nobody guessed the fact. How shouldol of t
i
following year the wine was of an equally g et?'
and, as the competition for its purchase cot:oleo
great, it sold for an enormous sum. The A 910001,0
the surprise of every one, afterwards wore g
eistuprt
met the sleeves of their coats. On the third). o
was even better than before, for it had more d' of
body. On the fourth the blacks had disactPetr
at I
knew whither, though in their stead a very 0/
fectly white men were seen, who could not .1 spitehtfiN
guese. Still everybody was in the dark, tl
trot"(
sent for a fresh supply of neeroes, when the for'll'/4
pired, and the Royal Wine Company strietlY of „,
nefarious practice, under pain of the forteitorietee:l
tate. They however applied for and obtaineftheu:r/
poly themselves, offering as an excuse thal_ese°,,
01 re
thus washed white made better Christians. ,heit, •
' this plea, no Christian monarch could refuge erect pt
Now and then dreadful surmises were whisrlOg,l
but in a despotic country, as Portugal then _ it'
dared utter them aloud—only a dead black oh°
seen ! —Lusitanian Sketches.