The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-07-25 00:00:00

MORE PROCLAMATIONS.

The Irish Privy Council have proclaimed the county of
Kilkenny, city of Kilkenny, county of Meath, four baro-
nies in the county of Waterford, and thirteen baronies in
the county of Cork.

EXCITEMENT IN THE PROVINCES.

The city of Waterford is still fearfully excited.. Strong
reinforcements of military have arrived. The Lord Lieu-
tenant's proclamation, ending with the usual phrase
" God save the Queen," has been posted over with a
counter proclamation, signed T. F. Meagher, and ending
" God save the People." The police, according to their
instructions, tore down the latter, and in doing so re-
ceived every possible annoyance and obstruction. There
are several smithies hard at work making pikes ; and all
the young ash trees near the town have been cut down for
pike-handles. The Waterford Chronicle says that the
influence of such of the Roman Catholic clergy as do not
sanction the clubs has been declining apace, and their
admonitions are without effect.

THE PIKEMEN.—Within the last few days a sturdy
application was made by some persons, in the adjacent
town, for a small piece of iron, and a bit of steel, to
make a few pikes, to a Quaker gentleman in the iron trade.
The merchant, more kind than merchants usually are,
gave the poor applicants iron and steel sufficient to make
two thousand pikes ! Honest quaker, that, say we.
Other gentlemen in the same neighbourhood volunteered
to supply handles gratis for the pikes, and now, we under-
stand, there are no less than 4,000 armed men ready to
take the field with arms well calculated to turn the tables,
and what's better, without much drilling.—Waterford
Chronicle.

It is said that informations have been sworn against
Mr. Doheny for a seditious speech.

Infantry and cavalry are daily arriving at Carlow, Kil•
kenny, and other places. The 'Rhadamanthus steam fri.
gate arrived at Waterford on Friday.

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The sale of pikes, guns, blunderbusses, and pistols, is
still very brisk in every town in the disturbed districts.
Mr. John O'Connell has issued a letter to the repealers
of Cork, again advocating his moral-force doctrines.

A DEAR RIDE.—An incident connected with the statue
of Peter the Great at St. Petersburgh occurred a few days
since. Some American sailors, who had been making
rather too free with the jolly god, sallied forth on a frolic-
some cruise, and one of them not having the fear of the
police before his eyes, climbed over the iron palisade sur-
rounding the statue, and, clambering up the rock, seated
himself en troupe behind the Emperor. He was speedily
dismounted, and, after a night's confinement, was brought
before the divisional officer of police. His case was sum-
marily disposed of, and so heavy a fine inflicted that he
naturally remonstrated. " No, nu," said the officer,
"we can make no abatement ; if you will ride with great
people, you must pay great people's price."—Lettersjrom
Russia.
QUEEN VICTORIA'S VISIT TO FRANC.—The Siecle
contains a most amusing article with reference to the
circumstances under which this visit was arranged. The
account given by that paper is, that Queen Victoria
was exceedingly anxious to spend a few days in Ireland,
but to this her ministers remonstrated in the strongest
manner. The Queen gave way, but with such evident
ill-humour that the prime minister thought it advisable to
plan some other expedition. Just then the Princess
Clementine arrived at Windsor, and Queen Victoria ex-
pressing a wish to visit France, Clementine said, " Oh !
do come while papa is at the Chateau d'Eu." "Thus,"
says the Siecle, " the matter was arranged between these
two illustrious ladies, sauf le consentement de ce maudit
Sir Peel." The Queen, proceeds the French journal,
finds ennui in her island (!) and yearns to visit our opera,
our Versailles, our museums. &c.—Rollo and his Race.
TROUT IN NORWAY.—Properly speaking, all fresh-
water trout in Norway are lacustrine, and all mrigratory.
The trout of the lower lakes ascend the streams only in
autumn; but the fell-trout and the tarn-trout first des-
cend about midsummer; then in August and September
ascend again, passing through the lakes they may have
traversed in their descent, up to the very highest pools of
the remotest streams they can attain. While the larger
trout are in the river, they monopolise the streams ; and
though very small trout may be taken in the eddies and
shallows, I have fished at such seasons in the Aadal river,
and the Snarum, and in other streams of the inner val-
leys, taking many a splendid trout, but for days together
not raising one under three-quarters of a pound. Where
the small trout resort in the meantime I cannot tell ; but
a few hours after the larger fish have passed, one or two
tiny adventurers presume to peep at your fly. In a few
hours more the stream swarms with them ; and then, if
not satisfied with trout fishing for that season, you ad
best change your quarters : in summer, journeying down
the river ; in autumn, higher up the course of the waters.
For though here and there a stray giant may still be
taken, the little fishes know full well that the main body
of the big bullies has passed ; and they, therefore, give
themselves great airs, playing the most extravagant
pranks, and swaggering about in pools and dark mysteri-
ous eddies, where no little fish should ever be seen—
monsters of impertinence.—Remember, then, when fish-
ing in Norway, that in whatever deep and rapid stream
you raise many small trout, no large fish in healthy,
feeding condition, is at that time to be found. This is
not the case, however, with regard to grayling. At least
I have taken them of the tiniest size in the Laugen of
Gudbransdale, cheek by jowl with a Salmo feral', as if,
the dearest friends in life, they had determined to die
together.—The Naturalist in Norway.
THE OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH.-Our opinion is
that in this country an imitation of the laxity observed,
and occasionally perhaps admired, on the Continent, would
end in nothing less than the final and total absorption of
the Sabbath in the days of labour. If every person could
indulge his own caprices on this day without any restraint
except such as economical considerations might suggest,
it is very clear that in a short time no place of amusement,
and very few places of trade, would remain closed.
Every shop would soon be opened when it was found that
half the world would be likely to buy, and thus the rest of
the Sabbath-day would be confined to one half of the po-
pulation instead of being extended to the whole. Nor
would the destruction of its character stop here, for no
person acquainted with our national disposition and ne-
cessities will conceive it probable that one class would see
another making money seven days in the week instead of
six without speedily experiencing a desire to imitate so
lucrative a practice. When the sacred character of the
day had once been obscured there would not remain be-
hind any influence strong enough to keep a thrifty trades-
man from his counter for twelve hours together. A man
who would observe the day as a Sabbath would retrench it
as a holiday, and thus competition and imitation would at
length bring all to a common level of universal profanity
and continuous toil. We are not prepared to say that
Mr. Hindley's bill, or indeed that any bill, can be ex-
pected to effect thoroughly the object desired, though they
are somewhat more within the scope of direct legislation
than such as were to have been compassed by the mea-
sure which was lost in the Lords. But the enactment will
be undoubtedly serviceable, not only as a recognition of a
high national duty, but also as seconding the impulse of
popular opinion, which appears, by the petitions presented
and by the representations made, to have set throughout
the metropolis very decidedly and very creditably in favour
of a stricter observance of the Sabbath than that which
now prevails.— Times.
PLEASURE.—PIeasure is nothing else but the intermis-
sion of pain the enjoying of something I am in great
trouble for till I have it. 'Tis a wrong way to proportion
other men's pleasures to ourselves : 'tis like a child's
using a little bird—" 0 poor bird, thou shalt sleep with
me," so lays it in his bosom, and stifles it with his hot
breath ; the bird had rather been in cold air : yet, too,
'tis the most pleasing flattery to like what other men like.
'Tis most undoubtedly true that all men are equally given
to their pleasures ; only thus, one man's pleasure lies one
way, and anothers's another; pleasures are all alike,
simply considered in themselves ; he that hunts or he that
governs the commonwealth ; they both please themselves
alike, only we commend that whereby we ourselves receive
some benefit. As if a man place his delight in things that
tend to the common good ; he that takes pleasure to hear
sermons enjoys himself as much as he that hears plays ;
and could he that loves plays endeavour to love sermons
possibly he might bring himself to it as well as to any
other pleasure. At first it may seem harsh and tedious,
but afterwards 'twould be pleasing and delightful. So it
falls out in that, which is the great pleasure of some men,
tobacco; at first they could not abide it, and now they
cannot be without it. Whilst you are upon earth enjoy
the good things that are here, (to that end were they
given,) and be not melancholy and wish yourself in hea-
ven. If a king should give you the keeping of a castle,
with all things belonging to it, orchards, gardens, &c.,
and bid you use them ; withal promise you. that after
twenty years to remove you to the court and make you
a privy councillor. If you should neglect your castle,
and refuse to eat of those fruits, and sit down and whine,
and wish you were privy councillor, do you think the
king would be pleased with you ? Pleasure of meat,
drink, clothes, &c., are forbidden those that know not
not how to use them, just as nurses cry " Pah," when
they see a knife in a child's hand ; they will never: say
anything to a man.—Selden's •