The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-10-29 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STAN.Ait

in favour of the Corporation. The expenses of the estab-
lishment of the Town-hall are £1,918, about £3OO more

than last year. 'II
the Observatory is £604, ant
rating chronometers, leaving the nett expens
establishment at £519. The Paul-street baths and
wash-houses have yielded a profit of £136 ; but t
Frederick-street show a loss of £ll5. £211.1

id on account of
Lieen received for

I £B5 h

expended in port, whilst, last year, £l5O was the item for
sherry. From the £2OO this year is deducted £199,
received from the Mayor for wine used at his entertain-
£l49 was the sum paid for wine by the Mayor

merits.
of 184

SPECIAL

AfEETING C

THE WALL

SEY Commis-
Id ves-

STONERS

A. special meeting of this board was

terday evening upon imp,).
rously attended. The report of the special I
mittee was read, in which the question was cons
between Mr. Smyth, the owner of the St
and the Messrs. Parry, the lessees

and was TiU

as to t

of the commissioners purchasing or leasing the ferry. The
terms offered, however, did not, in he opinion of the com-
missioners, warrant their acceding to the purchase. The
report also embodied a recommendation to the commis-
sioners to apply for a new ferry ; and coupled with it, cer-
tain amendments of the present act, containing increased
powers as to roads, sewerage, gas, water supply, &c.
The report was adopted, with the exception of that por-
tion of it which referred to the applying for power for
constructing a new ferry. The whole subject was ulti-
mately referred to a special committee to inquire and
report.
A SCOTTISH CON.—Why did tl
to_ travel incoy. when in Scotland lately

Le Queen's mother

Because she

did not wish to The "Kent."
SPIDERS A CURE FOR AGUE.—Seeing a note on this
subject reminds me that a few years since a lady in the
south of Ireland was celebrated far and near amongst her

poorer neighbours for the cure of this disorder. Her v

versal remedy was a large houie-spider, alive, and enve-
loped in treacle or preserve. Of course the persons were
carefully kept in ignorance of what the wonderful remedy
was. Whilst lam on the subject of cures I may as well
state, that in parts of the county of Carlow the blood
drawn from a black cat's ear, and rubbed upon the part
affected, is esteemed a certain cure for St. Anthony's fire.

—Notes and Queries:
THE MINISTER'S SONG.—Certain Scotchmen at Ar-
broath once so pestered a reverend doctor for a song that
he promised to comply if they would pay him

diately sent round his bat. Thinking it a joke, they
dropped in gold, silver, and bank notes. The minister
pocketed the money, and sung the song. While the par-
ties were expecting that the merle; would be returned,
as the joke was ended, the minister got up, gravely
thanked them for their liberality, named the sum he had
received, and said it would make a handsome addition to
the funds of the Destitute and Sick Society, which
in a very low condition. The minister was
to sing again

never as

KING JAMES IN LANCASIITRE.
only " pleasant conceit" of which the " wise monarcu
is said to have delivered himself during his visit to
Hogiiton Tower. On the way from Preston his attention
was attracted by a huge boulder stone which lay in f'
road side, and was still in existence not a
" 0' my saul," cried he, " that meikie st
a bra' chappin block for my Lord Provost

—But this is not the

ntury ago

:tane would

Stop ! there

be letters thereon ; unto what purport

Sevi;ral voices

recited the

nseription

a long and

wing satisluctc