The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-05-07 00:00:00

LOCAL LITERATURE.

We gite the f•llowing selectim s from Punch in Liver-
pool, No. 3.
PuNcH's FASHIONS FOR LIVFRPOOL.—Ci.a's for
ge,thanen a. e tilts season worn ov•-r the waistcoats, and
give an extraordin,, y elongation to the baek. They are
ut'oti,d hetme, i•xci-pt when confined by studs. As a
sunst.tot• for gloves the back puckers are e)censively
d, which has the advai tare of conc,aling tue naked
digits, and at the same ti ott of allowing a glance at the
deer-al formation, which is worn a little protruded for toe
I,mpo.e. Slops, Chest-rfields, and Down-the•ft.ads are
se:noted—the prrre.•'s devil suggests spouted—far this
season, except where the tine quality and preservation itt
the under glt meeits are modestly sought to be concealed.
From fr.-bugs of phiomthrn y, no do iht, to encourage
the distressed artisans of Brummagrui—tPunch adop's
here the pronunciation of Lord Brougham)—jewellery is
ex'ensively worn in the cravats and on t fingers; and
where the latter is the c se, one hand only is worn in the
hark coat pocket, which mode has th- disadvantage of
disclosing only one-half of the dorsal extremity. Punch
may remark that the riding whip, carrie I in the hand
adorned with jewilery, is very grace'u! ; and appropriate
especially for gentlemen who ride only in °nimbuses or
the packets,

LADIES FASHIONS are out of Pu irh's line, and will
be expounded by Mrs. Judy, frolic. her Mercurial establish-
ment 'n Lord-strt-et.
MARKKTS.—Ships have been very slow of sail during
the p rsr seek, steamers having been ihe only kind amongst
which there I-a been any great movement, owing to the
calm prevailinz in the market. Lead is heavy. particu.
1-.rly pigs, cf which gre-it numbers are anivi .g front
Ireland. Cot Its are buoyitit, and Guinness's toi 'er corks
owing io ti e warn weather, are pit tie lirly lively. Cork
•ole+ may be sail to he shelved 'or the season. Paper Is
statioaary, except some Standard sorts, which go off
readily Brimstone is just now a drug, and treacle dull.
II h.iugh we ha% e had a hole demand for both this seas
fr. m the Yorksh're schools. Yi how ochre ai.d cinder,
have been taken if extensively for agricultur 1 purposes,
in lieu of guano, which is vet y sea, ce 'n the market. Soot
has fall n elnsiilera ly within the last few days; but
although clouds have presented a lowering aspect, Punch
has to rei o d no tall in rain.—lii shares we have bad little
doing. Birkenhead Dock+ have been mentioned, but
nothing done in them. All kinds of rails are steady,
;Ind maintain their position of list week, .vith the excep-
tion of Chester and B rkenheiid, which were much gone
upon on Wednesday and Thursday, at increased prices.
stat,d-tips being s 11 at the rate of first-class. In banks
there is no change—Burbo and West Hoyle remain as
b-fire.

DtsTtiEsslNG CAst.—Punch feels it his painful duty
:0 infrn-i his friends, that the Old Church cluck is still

rawell, bring as yet unable to strike. Itt complains of
;rea panes in hi, tact.; arid from the cireum-tance of two

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or three I irge red spots appearing upon it every evening,
which move about in a circular direction, Punch suspects
the presence of St. Anthony's fire, although he is unable
to state precisely the com► Tint Of the sufferer, notwi►h-
s'anrding he has studied Clockology ever since he knew
what time it was.

Friday, 3d M,y.—The clock is somewhat better, having
recoverA his voi, e.

Saturday, 4th Ilay.—The patient seems perfectly re-
covered, and is b-gioning a dispute with his brother on
the pier-head upon the su'ljeer of time. The old clock
maintanis, that, in respect of his seniori.v, although not
going so fast as his youbhful opponent on the parade, the
rublic cught .0 look up to him as the most enlightened
authority. He of the parade retorts that the old 'tin,
because one of the light-fi,gered g-ntry, is not regular in
his hahits, and should nit be trusted after dark. Punch
r-greys that he cannot himself decide the question Iwt weer'
toem ; and still more regrets that two suet' great authori-
ties as to time should direr.

THE" CROPS " IN THE NEIGHBoURHOOD.—Since
the ac,•ession of warm weather, a good drat of hAr has
heel cut, although there is st 11 a great quantity of pro-
duce of this class which req Ores the shears. Carrots
especially shouli be operated upon at once; and when
grown upon etrosed localities night be rooted up with
advantage. Punch deprecates the use of guano as a
fertilizer upon tho-e facial localities which nature has
d mmed to be unproductive of a full crop; and would
advise the sprouts which have appeared to be clean shorn
daily.