The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-04 00:00:00

sir, if commer
ners? (hear, hear.) To them we lay'

message, who,

as they are emphatically and justly called, by which the two o'clock—John Pennington, Esq., in t
extension of our commerce is administered. What would the purpo3e of receiving the report of the
the richcst commodities avail without intercourse? What electing three directors, in the room of tho,
the most varied productions, natural and artificial, if the by rotation. The attendance was very nn'

rolling waves of the sea formed a boundary beyond which report, which was submitted, explained t
man could not pass ? (hear, and cheers). Such a would be declared on t
thought points going back to the most circumscribed and terest accoun
hopeless barbarism ; and to such we must rapidly sink, bank had

it, in consequence of the los
t:iined by reason of its advan4

anu
eventually a benefit to all nations (cheers). What should nently qualified. had been appoius
be done for them? My old friend the noble and gallant also stated that the two managing
admiral (Lord James O'Brien), who will, I am sure, theram and Mr. Dixon, bad resigned
excuse this passing reference to his kindness in years long that Mr. William ltathbone and Mr. J. Bran
passed away, has said_ to you,_ " Educate your sailors. had been elected in their stead. The report co

It is a part of our plan to do so. We rejoice in the expressing the firm belief of the dire.
advancement of knowledge of every kind, natural siness of the bank was yielding av(
knowledge in all its ramifications, everything that profit on its regular transactions, th
mathematical science can demonstrate, everything that to believe that in the course of the
experimental philosophy can verify; and more than capital would be restored to its
all this, we rejoice in the advancement of the the affairs of the bank would go on prosperously
knowledge of God. An army without a general is a having been proposed and seconded that the report 1
dangerous power. We think the same of an education ceived, a warm discussion took place; but it was
without religion. The noble and gallant admiral added, unanimously carried, that the report, as submitted, w
•' Bring upi your sailors in the nurture and admonition of the resignation of Mr. Jerdein, should be received ; a
the Lord. ' Sir, let this be done, and we cordially rejoice that the directors should be at full liberty to retain 1
and co-operate in everything else you desire to teach them. services of Mr. Jerdein, so long as his assistance might
It is an unfounded calumny to say that we are opposed to required by the new manager, or be of utility to the bu
the advancement of any description of knowledge (shouts ness of the bank. The three retiring directors, Mess
of" hear,hear,") but our honest antagonism is roused when Jones , Mellor, and Pennington, were then unanimous
we hear every description of knowledge loudly commended re-elected, and the proceedings terminated with a vot
with the studied exception of what we know to be the thanks to the chairman
highest and best description of all. (Tremendous cheers.)
This, however, is not the time or the place for any pro-
longed discussion. Among what are pleasantly called
the miseries of human life might be enumerated, to
address a larger auditory, not too unwilling to choose to
hear, but too happy to be able to be quiet. The objects
of the Sailors' Home are now before the world. We do
not exaggerate them when we claim for them a worthiness
of the honour conferred upon them this day. Indeed,
were they as comparatively insignificant as they are in
truth comparatively important, still, in soliciting for them
the attention of royalty, we would not be magnifying our
little work into undue importance, but we would be cal-
culating on that genuine characteristic of real greatness,
that while it administers an empire, it can indulgently in-
spect and benevolently smile upon the domicile and the
industry of an insect

xt six months

Etttraturr.

POETRY

SONG OF THE OLD BELL

ircling Alps I ye hear the wail
Of Saint Mary's bell ;

Hark! upon the sobbing gale

Rings the funeral knell!

Soon, my latest murmur past,

gh no more

Silent on the list'

Silent on the shore

At the conclusion of the Rev. gentleman's speech, 1
thunders of applause again re-echoed through the building.
Several other healths were drunk and replied to, in-
cluding those of the Rev. Tod Brown, Mr. Eyre Evans

Dumb on wild Lugano's waves,
That shall mourn in vain;
Mute in Salvatore's caves,
Ne'er to wake again

Heard no more on Cima's broc

; and the party separated at a tolerably 'late hour,
highly delighted with the proceedings of the evening.
We were sorry to observe something very faulty in the
supply of provisions to the above entertainment, which,
like the previous ones, was furnished by Mr. Lynn, and the
supply of dishes was not so plentiful as it ought to have
been. The reason, we understand, is, that that gentle-
man attempted on the occasion more than, with his other
engagements. he was quite able to fulfil, in endeavouring
to provide all the dinner hot instead of cold. An apology
was made from the chair for the non-entree of a baron of
beef, which was na quite ready. In fact, we understand
that half the dishes provided never made their appearance.
We regret this failure the more because we are sure it was
the wish both of the committee and of Mr. Lynn himself,
that our tars should be provided with all that could con-
duce to their comfort on such an occasion. Perhaps it
would have been better, considering Mr. Lynn's heavy
engagements during the week, if some other caterer had
been engaged for this dinner.

Where, her elm beside

Meet the council even now
And her laws decide.

Heard not where the su
Swelling loud and hig..
Where the echoing rocks repeat

Songs of liberty

Mrnte Rosa, 'midst tl
Shall no more rejuic
_ • .

That above her crest s

My accustom cdr voice

Dark Caprino and her cells,
Ask another tone—
When to San Lorenzo's bells,
They reply alone.

Holy Mary's glories all
Other voices tell ;
Silence and oblivion's pall

Closes o'er her bell!
—Miss Costello's Tour from Venice

BIRKENHEAD FERRY.—The public have a right to be
obliged to the spirited lessees of this ferry, Messrs. Wil-
loughby, for the arrangements made during the past week
to afford the utmost facilities for obtaining a view of the
royal yachts, stationed in the Sloyne Their boats sailed
'id - I AP gnd tittle

VARIETIES

ctim to artificial societ
ut the trousers on him

" as the monkey said

round the ictori§ anc -inert, and approact,.. the 1,
Fairy every trip ; and we were glad to see that thousands
daily availed themselves of the opportunity, notwith-
standing the rather little minded attempt of the commis-
sioners to persuade the public that the direct route to Bir-
kenhead wis by the Woodside slip.

neither read

PA RLIAM
a return of

nor write, viz., 124,131 out of 252,383 men.
ENTARY PAPKRS.—Mr. Mir/2e: To move for
all the policemen in plain clothes.—Mr.
o move for a return of all the Railway Di-
rectors who have left England.—Lord Brougham: To
move for a return of Loid Lyndhurst to the woolsack.—
Punch.

Hudson : Ti

THE ROYAL YACHTS.—It was fully expected, that we
should have lrd a more extended time allowed us of in-
specting these beautifully fitted vessels during the present
week. On Friday, however, probably owing to the visit
of the King and Queen of the Belgians, a despatch was
received ordering them round to Plymouth to convey the
royal party to Cowes ; and on Saturday afternoon they
quitted our river to proceed on their voyage. We should,
however, be wanting in our duty, if we omitted to record
the thanks of numbers of our townsmen and fair towns-
women to Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence • also to Com-
mander Crispin and his brother officers, for the opportu-
nities so kindly accorded, during their short stay with us.

YANKEE PRILOSOPHY.—If you wish to be happy,
keep busy. Idleness is harder work than ploughing, a
good deal. There is more fun sweating an hour than in
yawning a century. Few people, however, will believe
this, yet it is as true as Genesis. Indolence is not easy—
neither is wealth happiness. " Life's cares are comforts.
and he that has none must be wretched."

PLEASURES OF ACTIVE LIFE.—None so little enjoy
life, and are such burdens to themselves, as those who
have nothing to do. The active only enjoy life. lie who
knows not what it is to labour, knows not what it is to
enjoy. Recreation is only valuable as it unbends us; the
idle know nothing of it. It is exertion that renders life
rest delightful, and sleep sweet and undisturbed. That
the happiness of life depends on the regular prosscution
of some laudable purpose, or lawful calling, which en-
gages, helps, and enlivens all our powers, let those bear
witness who, after spending years in active usefulness,

STATE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE
SPRING QUARTER, 1846.

(From the Registrar-General's Report.)

The qUarterly returns are obtained from. 115 district

sub-divided into 576 sub-districts. Thirty-four districts
are in the metropolis, and the remaining 81 districts com-
prise, with some agricultural districts, the principal towns
and cities of England. The population was 6,579,693 in
1841.

retire to enjoy thenaielvesJ-they are a burden to them

A LADY'S OPINION OF THB QUALITIES OF A 1-1011. SE.
—Juliana Rernes, sister to Richard Lord Bernes, and
prioress of the Nunnery of Sopewell, about the year 1481,
wrote three treatises on hunting, hawking, and armoury,
or heraldry, which soon afterwards were first printed in
the neighbouring monastery of St. Alban's, in which she
qintained " that - - I 1,-

43 582 deaths were registered in the spring quarter end-
ing June 30th—a number greater by 2,853 than were re-
gistered in the corresvnding quarter of 1845, and 4,731
more than in the June quarter of 1844. The mortality

was little lower than in the preceding mild winter quarter,
when the deaths were nearly 5000 less than the average.
The districts of Lancashire and Yorkshire were the most
unhealthy. Taking the whole of the 115 districts, the
mortality was above the average in the spring quarters
(ending June 30th) of 1839, 1840, 1846; and below the
average in the spring quarters of 1811, 1842, 1843, 1844,
1845. There was an evident tendency to decline through
the eight years • but in 1846 this tendency was counter-
acted, and the deaths exceeded the calculated average.
The inadequate supplies of water by companies, the
imperfect sewerage in towns, the open drains and ditches,
and the general neglect of cleanliness, leave\everywhere
great quantities of organic matter to decay and putrify in

a gooc aorse should always have XV
good proprytes and condycions. That is to wyte, thre of
a man, thre of a woman, thre of a fox, thre of a hare, and
thre of an asse. Of a man, bolde, pryde, and hardye. Of
a woman, fayrebreasted, fair of heere, and easy move. Of
a fox, a fayre tayelle, short eeres, with a good trotte. Of
an hare, &great eye, a dry heed, and well renaynge. Of
an asse, a big chynn, a flat legge, and a good hove" (hoof).
Ju'Ares Toma.—A sulky German woman showed me
the sarcophagus, called Juliet's tomb, which still stands
in a dirty shed at the bottom of a slovenly but luxuriant
garden, evidently once belonging to a convent, no doubt
that of Friar Lawrence. The zoffin was half full of water;
the edges of red marble were much mutilated, havine

stances, the mortality, like putrefaction, is always in-
creased when the temperature is high ; and epidemics of
diarrhoea, dysentery, and cholera prevail. Many thou-
sands of the people of England were carried off in the
last quarter by these diseases and others of the zymotic
class.

in the stone to receive the head of the corpse, and it is of
very large size, and clumsily constructed. It is certainly,
although earlier than the date assigned as the period when
the lovers lived, not Roman, as has been asserted, and
that is all that probably can be known about it. A shabby
old house, now a common inn, is shown as the palace of
the Cdpulets ; the antique vaulted passage, under which I
passed to the yard behind, is curious, and there is much
in the building which proves it to belong to the thirteenth
century ; a row of pretty ancient pointed windows may
have faced the garden, and to one of them Juliet's balcony
might have been attached j though this is one of the few
houses in Verona which has no,balcony. I never saw so
many in any place before, and a few are extremely ancient.
some of carved wood, and some of ponderous ornamented
stone.—Miss Costello's Italy.

The deaths in the quarter were 43,582. If the mor-
tality had not been higher in the towns than in the poor
country districts, where the air is purer, the deaths in the
quarter would not have exceeded 33,000. Within the last
three months, ten thousand lives have been destroyed in
a part only of England by causes which there is every
reason to believe may be removed.

In the metropolis, the deaths at the close of June from
diarrhoea, dysentery, and common cholera rose to 40
weekly, and have since increased. Nor is that to be won-
dered at. Notwithstanding the improvements effected
when cholera was last epidemic, the foul untrOped sewers
and the ground areas of the best streets emit noisome
smells and volatile poisons, which are as fatal as arsenic
to a certain number of persons, London is surrounded,
ton, by stagnant, putrid ditches, as some cities are by
walls. It would be well not to wait rarele:alv until

MILITARY SPORT.—The musket-ammunition within
the walls became so scarce that instructions were given to
collect the bullets which the enemy threw, and to run
them into moulds for the use of the garrison. Some
idea, likewise, may be formed of the nature of the leaden-
hail under which the garrison lived, when it is stated, that
one officer collected in a day, for his
than one hundred and t

lera reaches the country. but to "10,,k before," remove
these nuisances, and purify the reeking atmosphere,
which gives the disease breath, life, and being. These
remarks apply with tenfold force to Liverpool, Sheffield,

ets ' • and, as powder wa
happily abundant, a Euoplyof cartridges came into store
not before it was needed. And here it way be well to ob
serve, that among the officers in garrison, there were

ae epidemics in

last quarter were more fatal
fore, and diseases were in pr

Jortion to the population at

capita shot

FJr example, the grass-cutters
forth every morning to collect fodder for the animals

for it aros

preSvta.leMnta.rtin.—The number of deaths (458) regis.
, this quarter is above the average by nearly 100; pooping
- cough, measles, and bowel complaint having been very

. -
Dale-slreet.—Deaths 287. An increase of deaths over
the corresponding quarter of last year of 70. The increase
is caused by diarrhoea in grown persons, and convulsions
in young children.

. . ,
there seemed to be forage enough near at hand, they were
permitted to go unguarded, the sentinels on the ramparts
looking out for them. On these occasions it was that the
good aim of one or more amateur riflemen saved many
a valuable life, and secured food for the cavalry horses ;
for it was considered a mere amusement to keep an eye
upon the enemy's parties, and to knock down the boldest
as often as in the attempt to cut off the foragers they
ventured within range.—Sale's Brigade in Afghanistan.

St. Thomas.—The deaths this quarter (296) are 86
more than the spring quarters of the two previous yea's.
Theincrease has been principally in the month of June;
the numbers were in April 86, May 83, June 127. The
diseases are phthisis 42, measles 52, pneumonia, &c. 33,
diarrhoea 34, hydrocephalus 11, fever 5, dropsy 4, small
pox 2 (one of these a child not vaccinated), hooping cough
8, and disease of the heart 15. Coroners' inquests 20.
Islington.—Deaths 273. There is an increase of 60
over the corresponding quarter of last year, principally to
be attributed to measles and hooping cough.

CURIOUS TALE ABOUT PAGANiNI.—A sit gular tale
appeared in the papers, stating that Paganini was a violin-
maker, living in one of the narrow streets of Milan. He
kept a little shop with his violins hanging in his window,
and was so good-looking that the lasses of Milan used to
Pass down the street to have a look at the handsome fid-
dle-maker. One day a gentleman called with a violin to
be repaired, and accidentally left a book behind him on
the transmigration of souls, a subject, of all others, that
interested Paganini. He read it with avidity. In a small
room, at the back of his shop, lay his aged and accomp-
lished mother on her deathbed. Paganini had just
finished a fine violin, and, in the full persuasion of the
transmigration of souls, he placed a leathern tube over
the mouth of his mother, at the instant of her departure,
and received her last breath at the S holes of the fiddle.
This was his magical violin, with which he set out upon,
his travels. When performing in the Opera-house, and
imitating the tones of the voice, in a piece which he called
"The Witches under the Walnut Trees," a French valet
with inex-
pressible thrown into a state of frenzy. He waited upon
18)nisd ptehraftOrtnance. last
Paganini the next mdrning, and told him that when young
.
hpre-ehssaidbleb"denli gahlto:werhoilfe
night, he recognised her voice in the tones of his violin.
I have preserved this ridiculous tale, as it may
. tend to
hiiisstmenoit4erto,
show the extent of the sensation created by
. this extraor-
dinary man, on his arrival here,
. when public writers could
think it worth their while to invent such stories.—Gar-
diner's Music and Friends.

WE:NT DERBY

West .Derby.—Deaths 143. There is an increase of 4
in the number of deaths as compared with the preceding
quarter. Dysentery, pulmonary complaints, and fever
are prevalent, and probably have been more than ordina-
rily developed in consequence of the excessive heat of the
weather, and the want of drainage of the most populous
parts of my district.
Toxleth-park.—The number of deaths this quarter
450, being an increase of 60 compared with the March
quarter 1846. The increase is owing to the number of
children that have died during the quarter of measles,
holcping cough, diarrhcea, and hydrocephalus.

MR. CRESWICK IN LONDON.—Mr. Creswick, the
talented performer, who has long been so great a favourite
with the critics of Liverpool, is now performing with
ogsp and made a very favourable impression.
great success before a London auditory. The Britannia,
an authority of acknowledged excellence, in its review of
the Shaksperian performances at Sadlers' Wells, says—
" An actor nevi to the London boards, Mr. Creswick ap-
peared as li
He has
--salmi requisites for the stage, with great in-
ur,
h

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even from our present pinnacle, but for our seamen. Stockdale and Co., which had entirely absorbed the re-
They` supply the magic link of intercommunication, which served fund of the bank, and reduced the capital by
thereby becomes the stimulus to ever-varying production £40,000. The report also stated that Mr. Jerdein, the
Through their medium it becomes true, that a measure manager of the bank, had tendered his resignation, that it
)f real comprehensive wisdom for one nation proves had been accent "1 that Mr. Cross, a gentleman etni-

situation. It
)rs, Mr. Ro-