The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-10-28 00:00:00

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OYSTER PLANT.—There is a tree .11 ...011. ...„
whose fruit resembles roast beef in taste ; the hilt..„ this
grows in Africa, and the bread tree is to be foulluobserted
South Sea Islands. A lively friend of ours onces_dilich
that if they could be grafted one to anothertahtstoo
•
tree might be produced. Certainly, we order to
luncheon growing in our conservatory; and 10 „lot.
extend the meal, we might also cultivate the oYars..l.,ets
It is called Lithospermum by some, and Steennau"-
Of the
by others ; its leaves are said to have the flavour
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butter, would make an excellent substitute fnitte. ,
sauce. It is said to be indigenous to the coast of
above molusca, and if chopped small and put into _..7tvei
umberland.— The Naturalist.
INDIAN SIMPLICITY.—But the simplicity d'eP„, los
an aged chief in the matter of a child's toy tv.:ae 01.
amusing still. Having picked up one of those 01'.40, of
diers stuck on a box with a wire handle, at
which causes the arms to rise and fall upon his 014 he
the same time that it produces a few hard Irna' the
turned the wire twice or thrice. Then be regal's,: Of
toy with intense earnestness, and again tame
este],
course the same sound and movement were rdeli3t with
He was growing much astonished. He inspeele _re the
the greatest care, and tried again. The results 1"0, let
same, but he was involved in deeper tnysterY.,_ sides
fall his hands, and turning his face upwards to we most
in the most thoughtful of attitudes and with "-
log the
powerful expression of amazement, continued dur..
own
space of at least ten minutes to consider within his oiet
soul the cause of this marvellous effect. But the .e_
re.
was too abstruse for him to solve; and eventually Lire, it
placed the toy with great care on the spot from be
had been taken, and without word or sign to the
sP and
who solicited him to purchase it, folded his al 'cote
stalked grandly away to his quarters.—Sinsmone
nial Magazine. LeolAla,
MOZART AT Six YEARS OLD.—One day, as d
Mozart, accompanied by a friend, bad just returne .th peg
from church, he found little Wolfgang very husl, look
and ink. " What are you doing there ? " said boy.
Writing a concerto for the clavier," replied tu dome
" The first part is just finished." "It musabven,oor
thing very fine, I dare say—let us look .1— Soir'
the tu!u..o,,t
said Wolfgang, "it is not ready yet." The fath,_er,ao et
ever, took up the paper, and he and his friend °e°oeich
fiwrasst
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blaloutgthedheaasrtitloy obveerstehairseeglayllilmegaitiblself
froThtgte,toraiatlool
composer had continually thrust his pen to the al- 10 of
the inkstand, and as wied away with the Plow
his hand the blot thusbrought up, intent solely ur,st,
miffing his thoughts to writing. But as the fal";eorne
amined the composition more attentively, his Pie —0 his
rivetted to the page, and tears of joy rolled d°lll,l the
cheeks, for there were ideas in this music far heyogeod,
years of his son. " See," said he, smiling to hia,lnnuse
" how regularly and correctly written it is • thong'sooy
can be made of it, for it is so immensely difficult, nobody
•
could play it." "Itis a concerto," returned little
gang, " and must be practised before it can be perfo.rt's
it
It ought to go in this way." He then began to PIOIn or
but was unable to accomplish more than give a non
ocore
his design. This concerto was written with a full
of accompaniments, and even trumpets and &ern .Ally
NEWSPAPER LITERATURE.—There has been a re
of
advance, of late years, in the talent and whole staP with
our periodical literature. The very newspapers teem ooh
of the highest order—inasmuch that welds 01
to compile now a volume of extracts, under the All at
Beauties or Specimens of British Classics, he neee- did
no loss to find editorial articles, in some of oufelhooo,
journals, which outrival the finest paragraphs of d°,,sioul
or Milton, or Addison. They are precisely such into
as might be expected from the highest minds, in,reY
offers
the service of great capitalists and proprietors, u,_ bap.
of the highest remuneration ; and so, if the subject_o
pened to be one which they have mastered, and tbotresere.
studied, with all its bearings, we are presented wit° .rise
positions which, in respect of matter, are charaete_. of
by deep and sound philosophy, and which, in resPeu:iool
style, charm and even astonish the reader, by the oare
powers and combinations of a most fertile phrase.°..t oe
Even on subjects which they have not studied, l'uncies
which they are called to write by the present esige,
ao
true principles of the question at issue—still, in
of the day, if they often fail in apprehending the ins'oeroe
the U.., se
of their rapid and extemporaneous sentences, are " and
often presented with the impressive plausibilitiessc;ile
salient features of the argument. It is thus
that pr
powerful organs for giving a right direction to Po„it•
and public sentiment, they may be alike powerful Vogl
ing currency and diffusion to error, and in mein us de-
for a time at least, the ascendancy of a mischievoliarge,
lusion over the understandings of the community at lop
—Dr. Chalmers's Article in the North British gee ts to
PRESERVING POTATOES.—The three great eol°,,eop
be looked to in spring potatoes are these—lst, t 0
,eheie
them dry ; 2nd, to keep them cool ; and 3rd, to keeP2ecti
well covered from the light and frost. All of these O°J
may be gained by the following method of storing lher,r;cet!
In the first place, the holes in which they see rde et
should be extremely shallow (if any holes are made
all), end the foundations of the bogs should not be,,ld be
than 3 feet or 31 feet wide. On these potatoes sh°"teso
placed in such quantities that there will not be
wore i,ed
from eight cwt. to half a ton in a running yard. nod
the potatoes dry, a small drain should be formed all rwprecl
the pits or bogs, and the heaps should be well eniept
with sods and earth. To furnish them with a suneet
supply of fresh air, which is the only way to Per the
their beating, a row of tiles should be placed unuetrber;
potatoes, running from one end of the bog to the °
tileO
and, to render the ventilation still more complete' nrt•
should also be placed at right angles to this main vecacti
lator, at the distance of from 11 to 2 yards fru°o in to
other; and chimneys of tiles rising from the bottdig
the top of the bogs, should be formed at moderate the
tances, say every two yards. In frosty sveathec.aei
row of brushwood under the potatoes, or,
openings may easily be closed with straw. Where
cannot be obtained, a very small drain in theirrth, lee
other contrivance by which such a supply felt,et ;ill
of aem
prevent the heating of the mass, will answer. jo
this method has always succeeded with us; 80°' ono
season like this, when the potatoe is full of moisture, the
when the whole crop has ripened prematurely fronlote
frost, we feel confident that nothing but the utnlo,e,ttresh
in supplying the potatoe pits with abundance of
the
air, either by this or some other method, will I>eeProoa
potatoes long enough either to serve as wholesomer, eto
through the winter months, or as healthy seed 1"
spring of next year.—Liverpool Times.
RUSSIAN ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAIY'
are rightly termed by our author the soul of socielP disoo
the publicity of procedure and pleading
are the guar' dr
of it; but in this case there is no pleading, ne
fence—all is done by tardy and voluminous wrlbtliciti
there is no publicity for the examination, 110 P.O pose°l
of verdicts or sentences. The accuser, the wited us'
the judges, the gaolers, are alike unknown s°
seen ; all is involved in impenetrable raysterY'oibis
inquire after the arraigned, or simply to e
an imprudent curiosity to know what he 11;00°,
done, or what will become of him, is already sunincre
have incurred the dread guilt of the doukh (sieve'locrab'
spirit), the gravest of high treasons. A more deP .ri stb'
state of society can hardly be imagined. The oese
sence of men educated for the law and the bar, and lio
for judicial functions after years of study, is itself I°oo
In Russia, every one and any one who is bold enougura
on himself the office of ad vocate. The deficient the
luded to is the source of the corruption of both t'lLoil"
cial and legislative authorities : and our author,ll,reolle„:
suppose to be fully conversant with the usages of log 11;
try, declares that women of high birth and star the:
society are not unfrequently to be seen perform
functions with the judges and senators on vile coe,"eoe
and influencing these high notabilities in favour of 01;
the other litigant party. Again, the underlings 11 at
ficious as to undertake to work for both Part` e; csus,*
same time, in order that they may not lose by 3%00*j
Want of publicity is inseparably accompanied 11„,V cote,.'t
tion : in fact, it is its inexhaustible source. P.R. eire.:o
tempt to check the evil appears to have no (Abe qtel,
than to heighten the tariff of illicit gain. An uss.,g,eiloPet,
contrary to the " nulli vendemus justitiam" of 117x11 o'ol
Charts, obtains with all the Russian tribunals.
ance on the morality of or the scrupulous perft'll'ey
the duties by the officials is nugatory : it is onY, of se'
fecting the institutions of the state that the torrea'
ruption can be stemmed.—New Quarterly.
of 01„,•0;
LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDBRS.—If an acs
ment be obtained the shareholders must be Oros 0,
within two months, and in practice it is the "tee the
scrip at the time who are thus registered. Frombie to *e•
ment the shareholders are registered they are onglielt
whole extent of their shares for the debts en" of t`l4e
ments of the company, and no sale or transfe,eoo4 "do.
shares can relieve them from that liability be toa.es
parties to whom such transfer or sales may I.tie egoio
Hitherto it has been the practice in the nurnefe,otorese
where calls were not complied with, for the errecollnoe
declare the shares forfeited, and not to see' ey, itriee
back upon the original shareholders. In this wet ore.
of the existing companies no less than 8,000 °_,ete
entire quantity of 12,000 shares, or two-thirds, eist'ele
feited before the line was ever begun. Such itsne
however, cannot be but injurious to the eoo3Peuet,ll-ur
for if the shares were worth anything in the rner,,o tbe.oe,
ever much might be the discount, it would he, "low Pro,
terest of some one to buy them at an extrernel loos 'OO
and pay the calla ; and if they are really vvorsetter teeol
nothing, then the company takes them ou better
than the public will, and to that extent injures t di eery
property of the shareholders. It is true th,a,,, o°,ol
may think it better to do so than to bring Torel3o,`,oo
into disrepute by going back to the originals ooesi ten
(they have no claim upon the intermediate befiebeo
cornpellintethe payment of the call. In futureotoses Zee'
if such cases occur, and especially if a tirne coat 'Os
they are numerous, we have reason to belie/chow! visit
tors will be obliged to go back to the original% toe forfeit
and failing their power to pay the calls, lniolder.i tell"
the shares, but not before. The other share folly-ktb.,
to the 00. 01
however liable, under any circumstances,
of their shares, for all liabilities of the con3Plqulitit
directors may be unable to discharge, in
the failure of any part of the shareholders. I'd 0700
according to the present practice, thereforteib; settiore.;
subscribers is definite until the passing o, fie
then compels them to register as shareholde! o tO
by incur all future liabilities, if the holder tio4lll7tert
either unwilling to do so, or the companY Nu crib°
accept him in lieu of the original subscriire:t 010.01
mediate holder of scrip between the origwntoreovioa,
and the party willing to register, nor stnY.,egiotere;
holder of shares between the one originslititeeer 1)0 lei
the bolder at the time, has any liability wrta, the 00
000
company. After the act is really oblalltbga;or
future liability of each party extends te the
__7o
represented by his shares, whether the u roof!::
finished or not.—Railway Examiner. . issl%
The celebrated " H. 8.," the caricaturist+, oi.ot 1440
pf
a native of Cork. His eon, a young wutile'auscre"
patronized by her Majesty, is one of W.
Pinch.