The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-10-20 00:00:00

THE BRITISH GRENADIERS.

This song, composed for the occasion, was sung at the New•
ton Conservative dinner, on Thursday last, by Mr. Walton.
But fur the want of time and space it would have appeared in
our report of the proceedings in the STAN DA Ft D of the following
day :

Come listen to my story,
An old one and a true,
A tale of England's glory,
A song of Waterloo.
That story shall compel you,
To lend me all your ears,
And listen while I tell you
Of the British Grenaidiers.

All Grenalliers take pride, sir,

The bear skin cap io wear ;
But Boney sold the hide, sir,
Before he killed the bear.
For thinking of the tassels
He wou iu former years,
He ordered beds at Brussels
-Far al! his Grenadiers.-

'Twas in the worst of weather,

-
One Sunday-morn he drew,
Horse, foot, and guns together,
In front of Waterloo;
And while the, rain was pouring
He called his marshals. round,

And wiih his glass exploring,
He scanned that rising ground,

He saw that ridge surmounted
With scanty lines of red,
And in his heart he counted
That England's might was fled ;
Nur knowing Arthur's dealing
Had substance more than show,
Cried " Soult, those troops are stealing
Atvay without a blow l'

Soult answered, " If you please, sir,
Though small their furce appears,
I rather think I see, sir,
The British Grenadiers ;
And if they are but now, sir,
The men I knew in Spain,
You'll find that rising brow, sir,
An awkward place to gain."
Each flatterer shrugged his shoulder,
Napoleon answered, " Pooh l"
Two. hours they made him older,
And made him wiser too ;
For his troops advancing right on,
To ease him of his fears,
Had little pains to light on
The British Grenadiers..

To drive them from that hill, sir,
They tried the livelong day,
But where there is a will, sir,

Not alwaNis lies a way,
All parts collected round from
Guns, foot, and Cuirassiers;
Could gain no inch of ground froth
The British Grenadiers.

When fast the hours were wearing

Towards the close of day,
Napoleon, not despairing,
Called out to Marshal Ney,
" Come take of all my guard now,
The bravest, best, and last,
And it shall sure go hard now,
But we will win the cast.

" And all to make your men go
More fiercely on the foe,
Speak to them of Maren,go,
. Of Lodi, and Eylaw."
Then on they all came pouring
In columns down the hill,
" Long live the Emperor!" roaring,
But ours were mute and still.
Atrd on the ground they sat them
Till a voice the silence bl'oke,
Saying, "Up now guards and at therm
'Twas Arthur's self that spoke.
At Brussels they were heard, sir,
The three tretuendows cheers
Which started at that word, sir,
From the British Grenadiers.
They poured three rounds of shot, sir,
With muskets levelled low,
And then wound up the plot, sir,
With bayonets of a row.
The French cry as they ran, sir,
. In one another's ears,
'Twas save himself who can, sir,
From the British Grenadiers.
'Twas proved, without bravadue,
By this immortal fight,
To wear the hand greuadoe
Who have a better right.
You may search the wide world's story
And never find his peer,
Who led that day to glory
The British Grenadier.

Mr. Cuthbert, the seedsmau, in Clayton-square, has in his
possess on a curious instrument for projecting water— it is
so,
worth the attention of the scientific.
BURGLARY.—On Sunday morning week, between one and
three o'clock, the watchman of Capel Cure, Esq.. Chipping
Ungar Essex, discovered that thieves had broken into his mas-
ter's house, and were busy in removing articles of plate and
other valuables. ' He instantly attempted to secure the villains,
but they made off and contrived to snake their escape. 'l' hey,
however, left behind them a horse and gig, evidently hired for
the purpose, and on examining the vehicle a quantity of the
stolen property Was found. The robbers were two jew-looking
men, and no doubt London thieves.
CRUELTY To ANIMALS.—By an act of parliament passed last
session to consolidate and amend the several laws relating to
the cruel and improper treatment of animals, it is enacted,
"That if any person shall, from and after the passing of this
act, wantonly and cruelly beat, ill-treat, abuse, or torture any,
horse, mare, gelding, bull, ox, cow, heifer, calf, mule, ass, sheep,
lamb, dog, or any other cattle or domestic animal; or if any
person who shall',lrive any cattle or animal shall by negligence
or ill usage in the driving thereof, by means whereby any mis_
chief, damage, or injury shall be done by any such cattle or
animal, every such offender, being convicted of any or either of
the said offences, before any one justice of the city, town, or
county, in which any such offence shall have been committed,:
shall for every such offence forfeit and pay such a sum of money,
not exceeding 405., nor less than 55., with costs, as to such jus-
tice shall seem meet; and in default of payment be committed
to gaol for a time not exceeding fourteen days."
THE WEATIIEII.—It has been often observed, both by foreign
and native writers, that in England October is frequently one
of the most pleasant mouths iu the year. However true the ob-
servation may be as to this mouth in the mother country, it is
certainly.niui:h less applicable to in the Isle of Man,—at least
so far as it has proceeded for the present season. Since our last
we have had a continual succession of cold and ungenial show-
ers, with very little sunshine; but however scanty the portion
of fair weather, so great has been the exertion of the farmers,
that. we believe very little, if any, grain remains exposed to the
elements. Of the produce of the crops in the barn, we have
heard no complaints, and are therefore inclined to think that
the damage sustained by the bread-corn is by no means so great
as has been represented.
GtineNwicit I-loser-rats—His Majesty has caused—to Ise
erected in the royal chapel a very beautiful monument, the work
of Chantry, to the memory of the late Sir Richard Kects, which
was exposed to view for the first time on Sunday last. It con-
sists of au animated bust of the admiral in pure white marble,
resting on an elegantly forined pedeStal, and bearing the fol-
lowing inscription :—" This monument is erected by King
William IV. to the memory of Admiral Sir Richard Goodwin
Keats, G.C.8., governor of this hospital, who was his Majesty's
shipmate and watchmate on board the Prince George, of 110
guns. in which that admiral served as lieutenant. and the King
as midshipman, from June, 1779, to November, 1781. In com-
memorating this early period of their respective careers, the
King desires also to record his esteem for the exemplary cha-
racter of a friend, and his grateful sense of the valuable ser-
vices rendered to his country by a highly distinguished and
gallant officer. He died April sth, 1834, aged 77 yea t s."
Some of the Bristol coachmasters, it is Said, have it in con-
templation to run some of the most iniproved locomotive steam-
carriages on the turnpike road, in order to test the possibility of
competing with the railway, to which, as may be imagined, they
are warmly opposed.
RnsinNaTiost OF ROMAN CATHOLIC MAGISTRATES.—As a
proof that it is not only amongst protestants that a sensation has
been produced by the open acknowledgment Of Mr. O'Conuell's
power, and the undisguised coalition between that dangerous
person and the Irish government—we have to state that a com-
munication has just been made to us to the effect—that the Earl
of Ts:emote has resigned his lieutenancy of the county of Kerry;
and that all the respectable Roman Catholic magistrates in the
county mean to follow his lordship's example. Our information
further goes—that Mr. John O'Connell is to be the successor of
Lord Kentnare,! Is not this a monstrous —an unnatural state of
things?—Is it one that can last ? Postively—No.—llublin Eve-
ning Mail.
The present rage for speculation in railway shares is much fa-
cilitated by .a practice which prevails in soiree of the companies,
and which ought, on that ascount, to be put a stop to. We al-
hide to the issuing of shares without any name attached, and
without requiring subscription to any deed or instrument under
which the company is formed, so as to throw no responsibility
do the shareholders beyond the payment of the deposit. In
many instances the deposit does not exceed £l. or £2., and it is
seldom more than £5., so that great numbers avail themselves
of the existing disposition to gamble in them, having a chance
of realiziing the money paid twice or three times over, while
they incur no risk beyond the amount. of the deposit; and if the
speculation prove an adverse one, may abandon the undertak-
ing altogether.— Times.
CARLISLE FREEMEN.—At the revising barrister's court for
this town on Mondai Week, all the freemen %Sere disfranchised
for this year, in consequence of the town-officer having ne-
glected to exhibit the lames on the door of the Town-hall, on
the first Sabbath of August; conform to the act of Parliament.