The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-07-17 00:00:00

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A chain, which hung over the portals of prisons in
England, is suspended over the doors of houses in Spain,
honoris causa ; it denotes that the King has deigned to enter.
This badge of servitude, which the absolute monarch leaves
as ►he impress of his foot, exempts the owner, among other
immunities, from the hated necessity of admitting billetted
troops.—Quarterly Review.
WILBEIIFORCE ON MATRINIONY.—Her friends, according
to the usual error of even well-disposed people, had fallen
into the absurdity of considering her having a good fortune
as a reason for not marrying a man whose income was not
also large—instead of following the directly opposite, which
is unquestionably the just reasoning, that there being money
on the one side, worth and temper, and such other points,
might be more entirely the objects to be considered on the
other.

CARING.—This is an accomplishment which no gentle-
man should be deficient in, however the want of it may be
excusable in a lady. A satirical writer says, that the only
time be ever thought seriously of cutting h►s throat was,
when, having excused himself from cutting up a fowl at a
large and fashionable dinner party, a little well-dressed boy,
of twelve years of age, carved it elegantly before his face.—
New York Paper.

THE RUINS OF HUMANITY.—Of all the ruins on which the
eye of man can gaze, or on which his memory can dwell,
none are more painfully sublime than the ruins of humanity;
and what are they ? Not the deep furrow which time ploughs
on the cheeks, or the silvery whiteness with which years
cover the head—not the curved spine, which bows the face to
the earth, as if looking for a grave to rest in ; for the wrinkled
cheek, and the bleached head, and the stooping frame, are
the appropriate accompaniments of old age, and as beautiful
in the system of life, as winter with its leafless trees and fro-
zen streams, in the system of the seasons; but the ruins of
humanity are seen in the wrinkles.which time has trt made,
in a frame trembling with anxiety, shaken by sorrow, burn-
bled by sin, withered by despair—when the beauty. of youth
is gone, and the beauty of age has not supplied its place :
'tis as melancholy as snow in harvest.

MENAI BRIDGE.—We have been assured of the truth of
the following singular anecdote of Telford, the great archi-
tect of the bridge, whose monument, it has been well said
"hangs over the Menai Straits." A small cottage bad been
fitted up for his (Telford's) use, and on the day on wkich
the hopes and expectations of his life were to be realised or
blighted, when the first chain was to be fixed connecting the
two shores together—when thousands had assembled to wit-
ness the scene, and, as the time approached, were watching
in breathless silence, Telford, unable to bear it any longer,
retired to the little cottage, and there, with the blinds drawn,
awaited the result. At the appointed hour, slowly, but surely,
the immense chain rose from the raft, and the bolt was fixed.
A loud and long-continued huzza from the multitude told the
event to the happy Telford ; and, when the narrator of this
incident entered the cottage, Telford was on his knees before
Heaven, returning thanks for the fulfilment, thus far, of the
grand scheme of his life!

EXTRAORDINA rot ECHo.—About a mile out of Milan is a
decayed palace, called the Villa Simmonetta, where there is
an extraordinary echo. You ascend to the second floor of
the house, and in a room, at the aperture of a large square
window which is opposite to the blank wall of a corresponding
wing of the house, the echo has been counted to repeat the
report of a pistol eighty-five times. In the echo some words
in the same sentence are repeated stronger than others, and
do not always regularly diminish and die away; but, after
several faint repetitions, return to the ear with increased
strength, similar to the effect produced in the Whispering
Gallery in Gloucester Cathedral, by a person walking round
it, which is the only instance of the peculiarity. This effect
at the Villa Simmonetta applies to the sound of some par-
ticular word in a sentence, and not to all indiscriminately.
This echo interested Napoleon very much ; he went several
times, and used to discharge two pistols at once, and al-
ways exclaimed, that it was the most extraordinary thing he
ever heard.

THUNDER AND ARTILLERY.—On one other occasion I
witnessed a storm of thunder and hail, sufficiently remarkable
for its terrific violence, but still more memorable owing to
the accompanying appearances and sounds of cannon and
battle. The third division was quartered in the little town of
Huarte, about a mite and a half from the walls of Pampe-
luna, which city was then garrisoned by the enemy, and,
consequently, till reduced, a bar to the progress of the allied
army within the French territory. The battle of the Pyrenees
had not yet been fought, and our troops were continually on
the alert, ready to repel at a moment the menaces of Soult,
whose line was extended in position on the heights contigu-
ous to ours. I shall, hereafter, briefly revert to the move-
ment on the occasion of the junction between the third and
fourth divisions, on the attack of Soult on the latter corps,
that brought us to the present spot, in fact, as soon as the
anecdote lam now about to relate is off my bands. At the
time I am speaking of we were roused almost daily to a state
of stirring excitement by the frequent brisk skirmishes that
took place among the light troops on the hills, close above
the town, on which occasion the drums and bugles of the di-
vision immediately sounded to arms, the general was a-field,
all staff officers were amounted and ready, and the commis-
sariat stores packed on the mules' backs were waiting to de-
part. One summer's evening the clouds hung particularly
(lark and lowering on the hills, a deep stillness pervaded the
air, the swallows swept the earth with their bosoms in de-
pressed flight, large spreading drops of rain began to fall,
when, during those few moments of dreary expectant repose
that invariably precede an approaching thunder-storm, the
universal silence of nature was broken by a rattling crash of
musketry, and almost at the same instant the sky, rent by a
vivid streak of white lightning, and loud thunder, simultan-
taneously cracked from end to end of the horizon. Officers
started quickly on foot, and called aloud for their horses;
drums, bugles, and trumpets burst forth in unison, and the
"boot and saddle" call adding to the din, soon set in motion
the rumbling wheels of the artillery: The firing among the
troops and the storm's fury both increased together; the
former affording reasonable apprehension that the enemy,
then within the distance of a mile, were about to make a des-
perate attempt to break through our line, while rain-fell in
torrents amid glaring flashes of lightning, and explosions of
thunder shook the mountains to the very foundations. Being
unfortunately unable.
at this conjuncture to get my people
together, and therefore behind hand in preparation for de-
parture, my various boxes and packages ready for loading
lying, for want of mules to carry them away, before the door
of my quarters in the street, I was in serious expectation of
being obliged to leave everything in the clutches of the
enemy, when my_faithful Spaniards with their mules oppor-
tunely made their appearance. Nothing daunted by the
present aspect of affairs, but all aroused by the urgency of
the moment to a corresponding pitch of energy, each quickly
.-r^^ ^ ta‘l, to perform. and sc quoted
himself with the same degree of ease and promptitude which
was always forthcoming whenever the British interests were
at stake on the part of these people on any trying occasion.
An astounding cannonade now broke forth below from the
garrison within the fort-
ress,to wn
about
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mileluna. and
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nt, flushed with the hope of
succour from their countrymen, responded to their volleys on
the hills; and the fury of the elements, by the heavy pieces
of ordnance mounted on the walls, which now continued to
boom amid the storm in rapid succession. The thunder of
heaven, lightning and rain streaming from the overcharged
clouds, were awfully mingled with sounds of mortal strife
and the intrepid murmur of preparation,—and, in addition to
all, a regiment of Spanish cavalry expecting a Bottle from
Pampeluna, galloping rapidly and fiercely towards the fort-
ress, contributed other new and warlike sounds to the existing
clamour. In the short space of half an hour the tranquillity
of our village was restored. The storm passed away, the
sun beamed again on the plain, the firing on the hills ceased,
and the cannonade, faint as it were with exhausted hope,
died away in despair. Our troops on the heights firmly held
their ground, and the captive garrison of Pampeluna ex-
pended in vain their powder.—From Sir George Head's Me-
moirs of an Assistant Commissary-General.

A DUBLIN CAR-DRIVER.—The car-driver, his beast, and
his machine, must be unique to all who have not visited Ire-
land. Dust of his own creation is the atmosphere in which
he lives and exists. It seems to strengthen his lungs and
clear his voice; and through the cloud of atoms which almost
hides him from the view of others, his invigorated eye keenly
darts upon an unexpected customer. Standing up in his
seat, his loose outside garment in tatters, his battered hat
covered with dust of months, perhaps of years, and his face
also encrusted with a mask of the same niaterial, he glares
fitfully round upon all corners. His whip is flourished over
his head, and his parched and puddled lips are in endless
motion to shape the words of vociferous, yet sycophantic,
entreaty with which he hopes to fill his car. Hum au energy
never exceeded the variety of his gesticulations or the ardour
of his address; and amid a crowd of equally zealous compe-
titors, the utmost he can do must never be called too much,
considering his responsibility; for his business is not merely
guiding his beast through the perils of a thronged road, he
has to provide "full fare," upon a busy day like this, pre-
vious to starting, that is, to load his ricketty machine with
six human beings, three at a side, fat or lean, as they happen
to come and clamber up, 'tis nothing to him, nor, he avers,
to his horse, however they may distress each other. Nay,
the horse himself; the poor, jaded, shaggy, soiled, puffing
horse, keeps his master's promise, while he exhibits, in many
respects, his master's characteristics. At every moment of
rest, indeed, he pokes down his head, and seems drooping
into nonentity; but the instant his services are required, he
starts into strength and energy, as if suddenly endowed with
a wild recklessness, and with a power of motion little ex-
pected from his recent appearance. Even the vehicle he is
attached to does wonders not to be hoped for at a glance.
As clumsy and imperfect in construction, and as seemingly
fragile in material, as it is shabby in general expression, yet
it bears a burden, and endures a ceaseless whirl, that would
shake piecemeal the most tastily built and highly ornamented
phaeton.— Tait's Magazine.

IRISH PRODUCE AND MANUFACTURE.
DUBLIN, July 13.
BRICK —Tullamore per thousand 20s to 21s. County Dublin 30s
to 325.

BEEF—Per tierce India, £7 5s to £7 10s ; prime mess, f 5 10s to
£5 Iss; plant mess, £2 lOs to £2 15s ' • barrels £3 lOs to £3 15s.
BACON—Per cwt. 51s to 535: heavy 39s to 40s ; pigs' cheeks 37s
to 40s ; hams 50s to 525; pork per barrel 85s to 90s ; tongues per
firkin 28s to 30s. upwards
BUTTER—First per cwt. 90s to 92s ; in cools 8d to Old per lb.
firkin, Ns to 925. new 945.
CANDLES—Export, 712 per lb; mould, 7s ; dipt, 6s.
FEATIIERS—From the country per stone, 7s to 9s; white Its
tolls 62 ; mixed tis to 8s 6d.

GLUE—Per cwt. 60s to 655.
GLASS —Wine and porter quarts per gross 34s ; ditto pints 30s ;
ditto half pints 22s ; imperial quarts 42s ; ditto pints 335. 2 per
cent, off for breakage.
HIDES AND SKlNS.—Salted hides per cwt. 30s to 31s ; ditto calf
skins: d to 30 per lb.
LEATHER—Per lb. British 10d to 120; native light 8d to 101 d;
ditto 421 b. to 451 b. per hide, 131 d to 141 d ; ditto 481 b. to 501 b. 15d
to 161 d ; calf skins 18d to 21d per lb. slitters ditto 14d to 15;d ;
kips, Irish, 18d to 20d ; English 22d to 2W ; cordovan 18d to 20d;
bellies 9d to Ild. Prices firm.
LEAD.—Pig per ton £22 ; sheet £24; pipe £2610s ; shot £26.
OlLS—Rape refined per cwt. 42s ; brown rape 40s ; turpentine
75s to 80s ; linseed 32s to 355.

RAPESEED-14s to 15s per Mt.
SLATES—Queens, tons, sized, 50s ; tons, 355; quarters, in lengths,
50s • half ditto 255; commons Its: duchesses lsts £9 lOs ; 2nd
£7 10s ; countesses, lsts, £6 ; seconds, 90s ; ladies, lsts, 35s ;
2nds, 40s, doubles, 30s; and mosses 80s per thousand.
SALT—Per ton 48s to :ICs.
Soap—White per cwt. 35s to 38s Od; yellow 25s to 28s Od.
STARCII-285 to 30s.

TH.Es—Flooring per dozen 4s to ss.
TALLow—Melted per cwt. Ms to 609; bladdered lard 60s to 63s ;
rough ditto 38s to 40s; fat per stone 4s 6d to 4s 10d.
Tonacco—Roll per lb. 3s 4d to 4s.
WooL—Fleece per 161 b. 22s to 28s 6d; skin 20s 6d to 2ss 6d;
pockets, new, 22s to 23s—firm.
Win SKFX, OLD—lmperial gallon, 7s Od to 8s Od ; new 6s Od to
Gs 2d. In bond 2s ltd to 3s.

SMITHFIELD HAY M ARK ET.—Hay, IS 3d to 2s 6d per cwt. ;
Straw is to Is 8d per ditto.
SPITALFIELDS.—JuIy s.—Bacon per cwt. 51s to 53s ; Hams 50s
to 525; cheeks, 37s to 40s Od ; cool butter 8d to 91d ; new 84s
bladdered lard, 60s to 625.
"POCTirit4 IVOLItICRT; CO L'E' Mg per.- pair f.ni -40
3s 6d ; Chickens, Is 8d to 2s Od.
Eno MA RK ET—Wholesale, 3s 9d; retail, 4s 2d per 124.
POTATOE M A RKET—A pples 3s bd to 3s 8d ; blacks, Os Od to Os Od ;
Cups, 2s 8d to 2s 10d ; lumpers, Os Od to Os Od per cwt ; new pota-
toes, Id per lb.
BUTTER MARKET—Per lb. ; cool, 7d to 9d ; fresh 8d to 91d.
FlSH—Turbot, per M. is to is 3d ; crimped cod, 5d to 7d ; soles
lld to is 3d ; lobsters, 2s to 4s 6d each; oysters, Os Od to Os ; fresh
herrings, 5s Od to 6s Od per hhd.
COALS—Whitehaven, 16s; Carlisle, 16s; Harrington, 14s; Scotch
13s ; Kilkenny- 33s to 37s per ton.

LIVERPOOL TIDE TABLE
Days. i Mrn. I Ern. 1 M.
I

H. 11. H. 11. I F. t.
Tuesday 17 715 7 6 112 11 Jupiter rises bh 53m morn.
Wedne3. 18 I 82S 951 12 9 Venus c with M. Oh 15m e.
Thursday )9 930 939 i 13 6 Jupiter sets 1011 8m even.
Friday 20 ilO 23 10 29 14 1 Margaret.
Saturday 21 111 8 11 25 14 10 Saturn rises eh 58m even.
Sunday 22 ill 38 - 15 3 6th Sun. af. Trin. Magdalen
Monday 23 1 0 4 024 15 7

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