The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-02-09 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

There is a rumour that the speaker does not find his strength
equal to the fatigues of the session, and has intimated a wish to
be relieved front them.
The Paris Jockey Club, under the auspices of Lord Henry
Seymour, is iu a flourishing state of progression.
We are authorised to state that no expresses will in future
he furwatded by the Post-office but such as are on the public
service.—Ministerial Paper.
"Where are the radicals ?" asked a country cousin, who had
got admission into the House of Commons to hear the debate
one day last week. ‘• Oh t" said his neighbour, looking
about, " they must have clubbed up fur a hackney-coach and
gone home: for there are none of them visible in the house."—
Spectator.
When Lord Brougham braved Lord Melbourne "to the
head," he appears to have forgot that the noble premier and
his colleagues depend more upon the tail.
Ministers, it is said, destiue Mr. Spring Rice for the speaker's
chair, in the event of Mr. Abercromby's resignation,. but
whether with the view of availing themselves of his talents in
one capacity, or getting rid of theta in another, is not stated.
On Tuesday last, at. Crabbett Park, Sussex, the seat of F.
S. Blunt, Esq., 14 wild swans came and settled upon the lake
in front of the house. Mr. Blunt, with a single ball in his gun,
levelled and killed two of them; one measured eight feet across
the wings, and weighed 19ibs., the other weighed 131bS.
' SEVERE ILLNESS OF THE CROWN PI,•ACE OF HANOVER..--•
A letter from Hanover, dated January 23, says his Royal High-
ness the Crown Prince has been severely ill for some days past.
As the constitution of the young prime, who is touch beloved,
is very delicate, the violence of the disorder excites the greatest
apprehensions. No bulletins have yet been published.
Mr. Brinsley Sheridan, brother to the Hon. Mrs. Norton,
and to Lady Seymour, who married the heiress of the late
General Sir Colquhuun Grant, has beeu appointed to all the
office of high sheriff of Dursetshire for the ensuing year.
SIR DANIEL SANDFORD.—It is with the deepest regret that
we announce the death of this accomplished scholar and highly-
respected gentleman. Sir Daniel died yesterday morning at
seven o'clock, of typhus fever, after en illness of only eight
days.--Scottish Guardian, Monday.
The ship City of Edinburgh, Captain Ryan, with about 200
passengers on board, arrived sate at Sy duey on the 30th of
August last, in 105 days front Plymouth. The whole of the
passengers landed in good health', without the loss of one on the
passage, and they all immediately obtained employment.
The small-pox has committed dreadful savages in the west
of England during the last few weeks. 'l'auutou has suffered
severely limn this dreadful scourge, many of our townsmen
having lost one or more children front the disease. Mr.
Brewer lost four children within one for Night, and on Sunday
last three of them were buried iu one grave.—Taunton Courier.
IMPORTANT TO ATTORNEYS.—In the Bail Court on Monday
week, before Justice Patieson. in the case of " r GUM-
pertz." a warrant of attorney, which had been given by the de-
fendant, who set aside upon the ground, that fbe attorney, who
attested its execution, was the attorney of the plaintiff, and was
the attorney to whom the warrant of attorney itself was ad-
dressed
MottaLiTv OF BOLTON.—The number of members in the
abstinence society is 4114; in the temperance society, 1800.
there are 362 taverns, taps, and licensed beer houses iu Bolton:
being in the proportion to the population of I to 136.7, or as
one to every 65 males and females of 20 years of age and up-
wards. The number of cases of felony from Bolton, tried at the
New Bailey in lour years, was 216: of persons tried fur felony
at the assizes in the saute period, 19; and within the same time
151 inquests had been held in the
wereburoucgohn.sullnued ;Ib3l:?,thneo lesshtt,
than 43,902 gallons of ardent spiri
rough, being in the proportion of one gailon, to every man,
woman, and child above a year old.
In the number of the Quarterly Review' just published, is a
short but powerful article upon the Canada question, which
exposes the whig policy with as powerful and unsparing a hand
as Lord Brougham. the writer, with much truth, says, "the
real grievance of the Canadians, and the real source of their
dissatisfaction, may be told in one word—the monarchical sore-
rciyuey of Leyland. To throw off this, the lightest Yoke and
the easiest burden that ever colony bore, is the sole prliiciple of
the Canadian revolt, and they are egregiously mistaken who
attribute to any minor causes."
Novet. TRAVELLING CA RR I &GR.—A carriage has just been
built for George Newman, Esq. of Bedford-place, Kensington,
which, for elegance and comfort in travelling, surpasses any
thing we have ever seen. It is divided into two compartments,
one being used as an anti waiting rooin, and the other as a
drawing room or bed room, with every comfort, convenience,
avid elegance that could be desired. The anti room contains a
table, drawers, and culinary utensils; the drawing room, re-
clining sofas, sofa bedsteads, six chairs, table, cupboards, &c.
a splendid chandelier of nine lights in the middle. A stove and
fuel for warming are also taken. The length of the carriage is
2.5 feet, the breadth niue. height of the body nine, and length
of drawing room 20. The whole weight 21- tous.--fluilway
Magazine.
FANCIFUL WRlTEES.—Experience seems to confirm the fact
that no persons are more unfit for the higher duties of states-
men than fanciful writers. Sheridan, one of the most brilliant
wits anti powerful orators of the last age, was never held by his
party as fit to be a member ef the council. Lord Brougham,
powerful as he is, has been found wanting. Were the sante
question asked as to the noble author of " Yes or no," no
would be the answer. While Sir Francis Head, whose writings
have amused everybody, as a person placed in high trust can-
not in prudence he trusted. There is little doubt that both Sir
Walter Scott anti Lord Byron, strong as their political opinions
were, would have made but sorry political statesmen—so true
is it that those who give a loose to the imagination are rarely
fitted for the higher calls of judgment.
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• REPORTING EXTR A ORDIN A RY.—We believe that the quickest
reporting ever known was Mr. Sheil's speech at Pedenden-
heath, which appeared in print in London about three hours
after it was spoken. Our readers will admit that the following
curious instance of despatt h throws the above into total in-
signiticance:—Sir Wm. Molesworth's speech on the Canada
question was actually receivPil In Cornwall iu a printed form.
with all the anticipated '• hear, hears" and •• great laughter,"
'!.cheers," and other parliamentary expressions, mare than
three hours before it was spoken in the House of Cowman'!--
Cornwall Royal Gazette.
THE ARMY OF CHINA.—A monk of the Greek church in
Russia was sent some time ago by the government into China
wan orders to ascertain the militity force of that empire. This
man, by bribery, and •by his artful cajoleries of the roanderine
wives, has obtained an exact knowledge of all that he was sent
to learn, and of which he has rendered the followingaccount :
" The Chinese artrt is ills bled into ft ur parts; the first is a
guard, composed of Manchous and Mogul l'artars and Chincse,
amouciting to 315.2(M men ; the sect nd is called the army of
the Conquering Banner, and comprises 266,000 Mancht,us and
Mogul Tartars; the third is the avuty of the Green Banner,
formed of Chinese alone, amounting toliti6.3oo; and the fourth
is the army of Thrhet and Turkistan, numbering 2800 men.
The total amount, it will be secs, is 1.275,500 men. • 'These
armies are subdivided into corps, divisions, regiments..hatta-t•
lions, and sivadroos, like tuose of Euruo,"—:- French Paper.