The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-25 00:00:00

vineyards ❑nder c

,±,ZIVO gallons or wine, and 1,433 gallons of bi"
In 1846 the quantity of land under vine was 749
and its production was 52,337 gallons of wine and
In 1847 there were 809 acres of
educing 0%,,35 gallons of wine and 1,402 gs'
In 1848 there were 887 acres of vine
97,300 gallons of wine and 1,163 gallol

yards,

of branC

e 1103 acres of vineyards,'
e and 1,266 gallons of b!

t acres of vineyards, prod
nd 1,958 gallons of brandy.;

proco:
ons of wine and 1,641 gallons of brandy.
atest difficulties which the manufacturers of
...sLvaiian wine have had to contend against of late
been that of procuring bottles, and they now haveul
`'rin the propriety of establishinp fact'

or vineya:

consider

RING.-

.1 he Nee
Imes gives an account of the discovery of what is
posed to be the wedding-ring of Martin Luther, o'
name and the maiden name of his wife are inscribe'cl°
it. The story of the relic is, that a German, a jewelle
Broadway, recently presented to Lieut. D. a gold rill
sale, and wished merely its amount in weight as an
valent. The ring attracted the attention of Lieut. V.',
he purchased it at an advance of its nominal value.,
inspection it was found to be the wedding-ring of Lo
It is in good condition, bearing little mark of chafillt
extraordinary wear. It is by no means massive, 19,1'
the contrary, slight and delicate in form. Previous te,
being shaped to the finger, the plate was chased it
figure of the Crucifixion, most delicately and beautiP
wrought, so that the cross and paraphernalia appertd
are distinctly visible. On the centre of the body of
Saviour is inserted a ruby. The inside of the rin3ll
this inscription, in bold letters, in German text:—`'„
tin Luther, Catherine de Bore, 13th January, 1525.

DEATH OF GENERAL PIERCE'S SON.—By a eel!
accident on the Boston and Maine Railroad, the Preso,
elect has been deprived of his only child. The f,
York Herald says :—" The simple fact is, that the c"
which General Pierce, his lady, and son happened
“Ic
passengers, was thrown off the track, and precipio
down a steep embankment, making a complete for':
turnover in its descent. General and Mrs. Pierce,
some ten or twelve other persons, were severely, tO
not dangerously, injured. But when the former recoil
his child, he he found that his brains were dashed out/
was dead. Personal injuries and sufferings were ell,
sorbed in that dreadful affliction which had thus suat
overtaken,--even in the hour when the sky was brigliti
when Heaven looked most propitious, and when theb°'
and aspirations of a great nation had centred in ~
Wondrous and inscrutable are the ways of Provide
Who can fathom thy mysteries ! The deceased wag
only surviving child of Franklin and Mrs. Pieyc3.
bore the name of Benjamin, in remembrance of his 13'
grandsire. He was a fine, healthy, and amiable hoS,,,
whose future the brightest prospects might have
anticipated."

THE MEANING OF THE EMPEROR'S STAG Hc
The London correspondent of the Manchester Gtiq
says :—" The Paris papers contain the most elar,
notices of the intended halls and hunts of Louis Napo%
Orders have been given to the principal veneur 0'
Germains to hunt a stag in the forest there twice I
through the season. Accounts differ as to the °tin)
has in view in devoting so much of his time too
amusement. By some it is said that the score of P
cians whom be has in his pay have unanimously ori
that he must take a great deal more active exercised
study less, or he will suffer from a softening of the
Others affirm that these hunting parties have been 0$
merely as a blind to screen from public observatioPy
frequent, long, and earnest conferences which lie s
lately been holding with several of his generals,
r4ol
matters of much more importance than the price of 4
and railway shares are discussed. One result of
discussions, I suppose, must have been the incres
four millions of francs which is said to have been mad,,
e
the marine department of the budget, for the purlo,4
increase the ocean squadron, ' to finish Cherbourg,
arm the coasts.' "

A HIT IN THE DARK.—The Englishman (Dal
4) publishes the following amusing episode in the 40
mesa war ;—" The setting sun was gilding the I'd
waters of the Irrawaddy as the steamer Mozuffer,
the Calcutta mail, cast her anchor below the Hash
(
shoal, dreading, at that late hour, to attempt its doll
ous passage. But a little time had she lain there Zget
the Mahanuddy, feeling her way, cautiously yet old
approached her, and a staff-officer from the last-
the Ito",
about
b vessel,u
50 hailing
persons, eolcoerz us ffaeurd, eagerlyprivates,
clustered
tfeoir. e
news. ' The news !—the news ! ' exclaimed beiVi
anxiously awaiting the desired information. P-0P
responded a gruff voice from the Mozuffer—' ay, there
news, and good news, too, for you military. „cti
old woman, Godwin, has been superseded, and Genet,
Cheap° has been appointed to the command in his teo
General Godwin was himself the officer who was esdl
tha news ; those around him were his staff, or the
proceeding to the capture of Pegue ! We willo
attempt to describe the scene ; it sufficeth to say'
the principal actor in it was furious, immediately st"„,,
,;111,
the Mahanuddy, and ordered the officer commandie:oo
Mozuffer to send him his- despatches. Those pre
id
tell us that it was difficult to say which was most ei,'"oo
ing, the rage of the General or the consternation on
tM
the Mozuffer, when they learnt the name and rank otejlr,
officer to whom they had imparted the interesting ill
gence."
AWFUL CATASTROPHE.—A correspondent -ar
Panama Star of the 18th ult. gives the following ';',,
of the destruction of Acapulco by an earthquake " key
Cortes will bring you the news of a severe earthque ,
Acapulco. The first shock occurred at 20 minuteytS
10 o'clock on Saturday night, December 4th • o'loo
shocks, although less severe than the first, ;lave
repeated every hour or so since. It came without PO
or previous indication, except that about six, P• 133.40,
Wit mercury suddenly rose to 88, being three degrees IP
than during the day ; but even this cannot, perhor,:tlo
attributed to the earthquake. The ground rolled
ocean in a swell, and then a trembling motion vlciinc
lasting thirty seconds. About thirty of the best be" bile
in town have been ruined, some falling completet.incosl
all of any worth have been seriously injured. Triis, and
at least 200,000 dollars. All the bottles, %""-gwerl
crockery ware in the hotels and private h?"-raoto',1
r"
thrown from the shelves and tables. Yesterday OP:
quite a severe shock was felt, throwing down a to, ”Fuito9
which had partly fallen at the first shock. The
Hotel fell at the first shock on Saturday, but by ounisfe
miracle every one was saved in the town. In fact, fed
not beard of a single life being lost, although not °AA
were seriously injured. The whole population now ",,i9
in the streets or in the court-yards, and processions,eetf
images of the Virgin and Christ, perambulate the sir
with solemn strains of music, singing, and muffled eh1.,,e10
imploring God for mercy, Is I write to-day, Del; 0,
9, at noon, I have constantly to spring from my deg
shock after shock is repeated, for fear of falling tiles _ 0
walls. Writing under such circumstances is rathe..''l4o
uncomfortable business; so, having given you the 880
facts, I will close. A volcano in eruption was s.l
..., u•
plainly by the passengers of the Cortes on the evenlef
the 9th, about 60 miles back of Acapulco. The west b 0
previous to the earthquake, and during the stay e.,os
Cortes, was very sultry, with a clear sky and but'
sun."
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DEFINITION OF A " SNUBBER."—An Albany (~hr
paper thus chronicles a scene in the police-court olp
creittyurTs.: At
ix
qou,cirloecPka, rosonnsswunadsay morning,attendin
attending to the POO3
a youolhaSo
was brought up charged with a breach of the peace,ii,lo°',
personal appearance was the signal for a general %out 0
of merriment from the spectators. His hat, ft' dat 101
crown and with but half a rim, stood on his
angle of forty-five degrees; his coat, bereft of
skirt, bronzed throughout with dirt and grease; 1115 1 01
taloons of as many colours as Joseph's coat, each el'o
or
having its own patch of territory; while his boots Oro
gled hard to resist the disposition of his feet to protlll.oo
Thus accoutred, the squire bade him stand up, an', It%
likely inquired his name. Ichabod Smith, your ho
tleto
' Where do you live ? ' asked the magistrate. 4111101
Erie Canal.' How long have you lived there ? ,tt4
since the scow-boat Betsy Baker was launched.' obi
you the captain ? ' No, I'm the snubber.''Tie sn
ber ; what's that ? " Well, now, your honour, I suslifot
that you was a lamed and eddicated man, and yet A;
don't know what a snubber ,am ! ' I confess I 0,1)*
please tell us.' Swelling and raising to his full 1140
with a sense of the dignity of his position as lexicogrePopo
to a court of justice, Mr. Smith, with a bow of DlAleof
consequence, thus unbosomed himself A snubber, .01
it please the court, is one notch higher than the first toy
and betwixt him and the cook. He has double 11040
and an extra pint of grog a-day. He snubs the boat ltd
she heaves-to on the heel-path shore, and unshipod
whiffle-trees in passing a lock. In a storm he takesls
post of danger immediately abaft the stove-pipe, wited
axe in hand, ready to cut it away if the craft is thool
on her beam-ends. If the gale carries away the tori;to
I mounts the hencoop and raises a flag of distress. IV
crew heave-to the small boats, lis the last man to 410
the ship, and then only not till he has lashed the "1,,i0
to keep the boat before the wind and prevent her sink (<i
crosswise the canal. In a calm I waits upon the COl
washes dishes, peels potatoes, and snubbs the captain '0.4
he interferes with the cook or the kitchen arrangerooier
In short, the snubber is the biggest man on the qua .n.
deck or before the mast, excepting, perhaps, the cal'_.ol
Now, squire, if you're satisfied with this explanation, ;Ty
Igo ? ' The squire let him off this time, and in he'loo
minute he was leaning it down State-street as if the 03
or an anti-renter was after him."

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HORTICULTURE.—OPERATIONS FOR THE la/ d
—The Greenhouse is now in full beauty. Camel es
acacias, many of the winter flowering heaths, epoprieto
Daphnes, and several showy New Holland plants arein rotO,
fection ; to keep them so all they want is a carefully modericy
supply of water and fresh air whenever the weather
00/
permit. The beautiful Coronilla glance is now in lA°
but like many winter plants which lose the fosterlogo it
fluence of the summer flower shows, we very rarely t', sof
grown well, although the profusion of its little coronets to
golden flowers, and its sweet primrose scent, entitle loff
careful attention. Our winter plants will never have 00
chance until.jardins d'lliver are established inlarge"
Id
and winter exhibitions held for their encouragement' at
the out-door departments nothing can be atten3P`oo4
present, for until the soil becomes drier all the operate
of digging, trenching, &c, will be impracticable.

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