The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-04-25 00:00:00

April z 5,1848.

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NOTICES.
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tlureA of England London: W. Quarterly Review. April, 1848.
01,. E. Pain, Strand.
e number before uster of this able periodical is one of
TivrewMost interesting with which we have been lately
it, Cred; and it will be seen that we have borrowed from
tin jghter papers somewhat largely. It contains sufficien
.74 for the theologian and the politician ; and at the
glineee_itime a number of highly attractive articles for. the
tre.,_', reader, in which popular topics and studies are
1,,..74 in a most and manner, lgiterargo ssiyping
re-
474 and learninggrace being abl
mixed with pleasin wile._
.aecurate perception and judgment of the subjects
te,rittli• Amongst the latter description of papers is. a
10./r4 of " Zlological Recreations, by W. P. Broderip,
gehm..•-_," which has evidently fallen into. the hands of a
irrisir, extensively read in the ancient and mode:tn.
4. ir Upon natural history. It is sparkling thm.ngho sill:de,P4
_resent Movement in Italy, by the Marquis Mas-
h% ,:"eg110," affords the subject of some very striking
the ar4s upon the political aspect of Christendom ; and
til notice of Mr. Jesse's " Literary and Historical Me-
ch:riels of London is not only pleasingly written, but is
writer for
by a right spirit, and justly rebukes the
ciao
for occasional lapses and inaccuracies. We have
cia'l mne interesting remarks on the social and commer-
4,Progress of Great Britain, in a notice of Sir Edward
cols
tir:l:olnPfthetie Memoirs during Half a Century," The
Asnect of the Times," in which the bearing of
tvrnilmrary events upon the venerally received interpre-
;.ll.l.of the prophecies in the'Old and New Testaments.
'Z, let the
of attentive perusal.
tt—ailo_ °lore serious and theological articles are, " A No-
Romans t Dr. peel's Annotations on St. Paul's Epistle to the
liwthiordswio'rt' ii",5A Notice of the Views of 'Chalmers, Hume,
1,, Campbell on Miracle," and " A Review of Dr.
Nteraarks u England Works," which afford a theme for some
vrc, spective positions and claimsof the
iti .01 and the Church of Rome. The only
_ eO-econmaical article is entitled " The Theory of
cation, in which the writer dissents from direct tx-
lottne " the hest mode of raising revenue. It contains
'fails
faihfesuennut mode hich he offers U 3
VSt4Ol; 1 Y
taxissd i; nea on rod
a rented
the
goes to prove gthe inequality
such
aibiliteycionify eafolatrhnodtuhgephrotpheertry7 wo
difficulty, if not iinp.os-
"Post ea dise°vering any mode by which such an mat-
._ . . nbe rendered acce tible, or just. We have omi -_
rLel:9 ttptice an excellent review of " Ranke's History of
e ia,' in which the reader will find an excellently eon-
48ed "tice of a eople hose history is little known,
tld whose destiny is lik l; to be an important one.
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409ricultural and Industrial Journal, including the
Nit 4, -Essays, and Transactions of the Royal Agrz-
)4,ral Improvement Society of Ireland. James
angashan, 21, D'Olier-street, Dublin ; W. S. Orr
London.
loul.„„u,al'a only recently received the first number of this
cort,j‘t---a quarterly publication—which promises to be-
the a most important aid the movement makingt by
tatlasiti:::::oeunst and the worthy portion of the.weal hy
.s of Ireland for the regeneration ,f her agricultural
classes. It contains, in addition to the
411;1741.1Y rePort and proceedidgs of the Royal Agricul-
hl4,olProYernent Society of Ireland, a number of very.
effe,t te articles on draining the potatoe failure, and its
the brims of
agriculture .the payment of farm servants,
of poultry best suited to the farm, the best
rotation
for the potatoe, the reclamation of deep bog,
lattv,.‘,"on of crops, advice to small farmers, and on other
Prileti2l,ll
.sobjects. They are characterised by sound
meant ability, and if studied by the small farmers and
ilioi,lrl7 offo Ireland, and their teachings acted upon, we
lieit;4 dea of witnessin the advance of Ireland to
„4e Position in the social scgale. What a boon woull
theyvw_sthood of that country confer upon their people if
ofto tirlid direct them to the study of such books instead
114t1 theeArinalitiaoillnmatory columns of the United Irishman
le Art of

This Mating and Mending Fishing Nets.
Lno: Whittaker and Co.
toftie earnhplet recently published by S. F.Every, Esq.,
n_ortt oyn'iTtlatnaitirliesrsuluch information worthy the perusalcoas.
tr:nerime en, it is inusbtruatt
,pdrawcittincapllaitneala,n
adndafnradinsejl-eaholet,.
klletti,n; list' pert they ythse'Y
hick this sub'e willun areL d scribed, the difficult art t
"44 be r ifiede: As this
aist the
length,first workthere
little cloubilil3ebuetsneful to many.

„ tali, , VARIETIES.
4taai -1 Litcmv.—The ” rebels" who seized Metternsinchin'es
1,000 LI ef Johannisberg containing a standtheof
cruelty
to se4",i'a), bottles of glorious wine, have had
. The `.° the expatriated Prince—a corkperew.
lan _
was
'4O ePtat extensive dinner ever given in En d
The tables
NTltrge fa.le}tieowtnejndeyt,h to tnheearK:inaitdsVtnonluen.teegrs, when
hail:eil miles aunt halfe long, and the boards for the
A ?cost R 15,000 1 a
Itl/Nal:P.la FOR THE EASTERN HOLIDAYS. —Fifteen
ire%qii," walk out seven days in succession, In.
thatZoo-ttast• It is required to arrange them_ afco°r 1 eachumn
- vatt b not
two shall walk twice abreast. There are
Josi'llualber of ways in which it may be done.sa, _
to a
e°ll4lli,.ttY -‘althl'?"•--Counsellor Wallace once id
6,7Laatilli.- ta a. smock frock who was u
hille,-a La the witness-boa, ~ you, in • undergoing
smock-
er oing his
100 tnf,sirileb are you paid for lying" "
i ' ' -"rulnately, or you would be in a smock-frock
t V A,„ Less than
lei b) IDEA. In speaking of the Ctetelehtl4.le authorities of Nottingham, du.
' Under the
NZ of ")', the Nottingham Journal says .flugprteheae ruetcioennst
we are informed, oireoaoaeutions, we must not omit. to mention
thean
sae %B. that was adopted,
tx7qtk- At every gate a moveable
L-tlit '' At
that the persons inside
~na A, ns, was fixed up, so
they attempted to break
pipe, attached to
tra tat 'aPon the mob, in case
that would force the
4414iabielk:tooi5edsesiastv;olaunmde tolifusth flame,e
works
dragonsw ere
vomitingguarded
i,. an is castles of old, by
lioti".° eei,
141titit..3PL/MENT TO THE LAWYE
his sojourn in
ate:7... by Peter the Great, during .
aS.—Among the
wa. v...
iild ofd,the"' westminster Hall
in their wigs
tllo 80 the
Id was crowded with lawyers
in term time, when the
1....1e Per.,,- Peter, struck by the sight, enquired "Who
y
t.O-r(tfes. Ilsattl_eould possiblyßeir.g inform l a
sloe, he.en that they were all persons of the eg 1 ,Ixelaim , aPpeared to be greatly mystified, and at
Ilk' 140mira-eq, L....y rs !—why I have only two in all
A-4 11.10-ie-4°113, and-i-beelievel shall hang one of them
-4191 d Quarterly
I get back." Happy Peter !—Church of
ijjit:- Veartei•ly Review.
17.%).ft_tb!ARY TENDENCY TO ,SUICIDE.—There
familiesare
Zte 010 as instances on record where whole
n).....17,4 swept away by suicide. I will only cite one
LadFek.i.4 rich merchant, of an impetuous character, was
ttoler of six children, to each of whom he gave a con-
ovezelo um of money when they were all fully grown up.
ansgest son became melancholy, and at the age of
th,oll'ailt or twenty-seven threw himself from the top of
"oesm""e• One of his brothers became especially li-
e,--1,1 at his death, and after frequent attempts at sui-
Lmati ~led a year afterwards from often repeated prolonged
7eicllt'''f* The following year another brother had an at-
.‘`ao yZaania; a fourth, who was a physician, and who
,lest; -firB Previously remarked to me, with horrible cool-
-1,1410 oa4he mould not escape his fate, killed himself.
-"Nal ..uree Years afterwards, a sister was affected
ebr3:
teBelf ; disease and made many attempts to destroy
_ha -
Bt tfo:' iltstlY, the sixth brother, who lived in theehe co
14,. d:ee..tefort:eSi)at i et e
d d relations
ur during
g ,maanndy seemed in C 0 I Ims eingillt
tee%
su i .
kbINC' Sm.
"'" '4%441 V PsyChologicayleilair esdiaclinoec.o
of his trial he was attendedhis
byhisrPoat...l76Naa OF THdFa. TRIAL OF THE EARL Of
%ide at YteOlig child the last day of frnti ....e bar.
Iteren, who were allowed
.lootoksstoafnddeebpy
af.
liil ?a, and . . gc.rding them with
1, oenntif,,,Pointing towards them,. lie t.hu,s, concluded
Waive a '''' appeal to the vast audience . My lords,
gatl I°W troubled lordships a great deal longer_
tiLes shnoid Lay your .
his , Pledg"
whilei' done were
.it not for the interest of
tot eelmgs
over h a saint in heaven has left me." Here
1 fo4rffew seeoud", him, and compelled him to pause
1n,,. eir form s.,._
is I should b. e_ loath,p
my lords—what
but I confess, that my
deeprr.etkca sioYult nothing; but
it wounds me very
11%, eikih.`,9ll will
be
-"ute, ''s
' should P
said, but I see I shall not
.s
be forfeit
to pardon my infirmity .
ter , arid therefore I havewill leave it. And now,
tewrtgelf I thank God I have been, mylelsosrini g,
are 4 tile. tatted that the afflictions of the present
that ot to be
ecnii . by his good b
life
everl
soalialt
,be
evPeaafee(dl
to
oltuhs the eternal l weight
All d, of glory
my lorddso,
,bl/11,13tai'„vith all humility and tranquillity of mind,
"4eth -Yself elearl • and freely to your judgments ; land
dakth.et that
tighteous judgment shall be to life or to
'''J
e
r
0/i
:' le Deem laudamus to Denm confitemur." ,
4ve Literary and Historical Memorials of Lonaoin.
o, 04,A,..,1t
,RERE DISAFFECTED MEN ?—Even in t ie
OU0," clan;ue.Q countries' there has always been a numer.-
-,,,,°,,i Persons who have thrown away all their
iti',.ts. ' Th---spsosilt themselves for the existing state of
%or away, t:re ' no form of. gm government whatever that
ICI,e to a f le stigm
ll der
a of crime, that will give
.common
ti„'-'s_aa, of di°B°_' :lid activity to a drohn.e or that wi ren
liiutattlLui._ 4g eettble temper anything else than a con-
,,,,Niae to himself and his friends. The United
kto rne".'at with their free institutions and their unlimited
li'et ilk til'iPve,a man as many chances as mortal caeneieexty-
Iliteotar tirb;:nerneral existence ; but.even_th
tll, 1!11.e backgo_lit, a considerable portion of itesremesmbeis
thol'ritisb ii.,..009,!, or into holes and corners, or across
a.....e1ty. d‘ too thousands finding first this city, then
el% 4 Joe hot for them," roam about under. a sue-
tireett, :times, and either open gin-shops in a new set-
to: altiresf,,as a last resourse, cut fuel for the steamers on
0 , to
s'Y eanks of the Mississippi. In England
.h _
1n.114e. irlell Outlets for branded guilt or disappointed
-"r 11 "re exist everywhere amongst us men who have
01 eed ir - rt°Yertl,,... reconcilably with their friends or their nor
or
ruien who have only half-learnt their trade or
tt.4lltltes,sion,--reen of de-sultory and useless abilities,
ts'illete bei`tboeeiads full of schemes applicable to every other
41. raee of I.r OWE. Such men are generally beaten in
the•Nll Life by steady and industrious worth. They
weir s°
.3' at the tail while plodders are at the head of
oleh.l4eheottr.
is T.her'efore, their only chance is a row.
i110zv,...,/e4t;etcto
tsrntararvtietnisnonrfasntizkeed,, alien large
fully
populations are
!* ~ the same that causes
iql,lbing jet_
e,.. raises such persons as e have been
I:dsearttllitiodsgorti:o,inwioad:ehys and comfortable men. They are
the -LS Of 1,, PeOPle to be the presidents and vice-pre-
-I°n_ , of course with the management of
' and with no end of meetings and. deputations.
Nate • 4 as ther tio, /la' for here are many such men, there is always the.
ti like „sediti n ; and, therefore, it is necessary, in
vir teamLoese, for the working classes to be put on
--- Times.