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

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SELF-GOVERNMENT.—Let not any one say be cannot
govern his passions, nor hinder them from breaking out
and carrying him into action ; for what he can do before
a prince or a great man, he can do alone, or in the pre-
sence of God, if he will.—Locke.
MOZART ON COMPOSING.—During one of his jour-
neys, Mozart was the guest of a musician, whose son, a
boy of twelve years old, already played the pianoforte
very skillfully. " But, Herr Kapellmeister," said the
boy, " 1 should like very much to compose something.
How am I to begin ?" " Pho, pho, you must wait."
" You composed much earlier." " But asked nothing
about it. If one has the spirit of a composer, one writes
because one cannot help it." At these words, which
were uttered in a lively manner by Mozart, the boy
looked downcast and ashamed. He, however, said, " I
merely meant to ask if you could recommend me any
book." " Come, come," returned Mozart, kindly pat-
ting the boy's cheek, " all that's of no use. Here, here,
and here," pointing to the ear, the head, and the heart,
"is your school. If all is right there, then you may take
the pen without delay."—Life of Mozart.
THE BOOK TRADE IN ANCIENT ROME.—The nature of
the Roman book-trade is imperfectly known. The demand
created the supply, and the publisher rose as the reader
appeared. It had grown into a distinct branch of •com-
merce in the time of Augustus, before whose reign litera-
ture could not be said to have attained to any magnitude
or importance. The Roman bookseller was necessarily
his own printer, in a day when press and types were alike
unknown ; that is, he multiplied books by transcription,
and, when the demand was considerable, obtained the aid
of clever assistants in the same craft. We can fancy that
Horace's booksellers, the brothers Sosii, must have fre-
quently felt the pressure of a rapid run. In such a case a
very correct edition was not to be hoped for; and Mr.
Barclay would feel justly indignant if Oliver Yorke were
to open his October number with the same apology which
Martial offered for his rhymes, mutilated by the impe-
tuosity of the transcriber. A purchaser, therefore, was
often obliged to submit the copy of a book to theauthor,
and to depend for accuracy upon his emendations. Of
course this favour could only be asked from friends ; and
if Mr. Moore had lived with Virgil, one would scarcely
have known where to look for a correct version of the
" Light of Other Days," except in the library of a Lans-
downe, a Rogers, or a Blessington.—Fraser's Magazine.
THE CAUDLE LECTURES.—Whence, we ask, is the
universal favour with which these Caudle lectures are re-
ceived? Our own first impulse was to set a chivalrous
heel upon them, in the belief that they were a preposterous
and unmanly libel on the sex. With a Desdemona-like
innocence—if we may thus confound genders—we argued
that there was "no such woman." Ours was a blissful
ignorance, like that which hallowed the first joys of Para-
dise. But the fruit of a bitter knowledge has been forced
to our lips. The whole wedded world have cried out
" how truthful ! " A. candid and fearless correspondent
of our own (only recently emerged from the fabled sweets
of the honey moon) has pronounced them " inimitable."
We cannot resist such testimony. Partitions are thick
and curtains close drawn ; and what is a mere idea—a
myth—in opposition to nightly experience? Our gal-
lantry in this instance falls back disarmed, and we feel
compelled to accept Mr. Caudle as the type of universal
wifehood. The secret which weakness winked at—which
pity veiled—or which pride denied—is blazoned to the
world. Not a cowed benedict of them all had courage to
proclaim the wounding truth ; but they nevertheless ap-
plaud Caudle for making known their sufferings to man-
kind. Some of them muster even heart and make signifi-
cant allusion to the candling which goes on at home.
Not long ago we heard a f ol.hardy husband call his wife
" Mrs. Caudle," plump before a whole company of people.
What was this but to murder sleep as with a couple of
" Welsh rabbits ?" As we bugged our own cozy inde-
pendence, how we pitied the imprudent man that night.
Glasgow Citizen.
DIVINE PROVIDENCE OVER ENGLAND.—In the war
of our time, the greatest since the tall of the Roman em-
pire—the war of the French Revolution—l think, that I
can trace a divine protection, distinctly given to England
as the champion of justice, honour, and religion. I offer
but the outline of this view ; but to me the proof is de-
monstrative.—ln every instance in which France aimed
an especial blow at England, that blow was retorted by
an especial retribution; while her assaults on the con-
tinental kingdoms were made with triumphant impunity.
I give the examples. The French expedition to Egypt
was formed with the express object of breaking down the
ilfluence of England in the East, and ultimately sub-
verting her Indian empire—that expedition was thefirst
which tarnished the military renown of the Republic,
cost her a fleet, and lost her an army. Of the army
which Napoleon led to Egypt, not a battalion returned
to Europe but as the prisoners of England! The French
invasion of Spain was a blow aimed expressly at Eng-
land. Its object was the invasion of England—the
Spanish war broke down the military renown of the Em-
pire, and was pronounced by Napoleon to be the origin
of his ruin ! The invasion of Russia was a blow aimed
expressly at England. Its object was the extinct;on of
English commerce in the whole sea-line of the north—
that invasion was punished, by the ruin of the whole ve-
teran army of France! Napoleon himself at length met
the troops of England. He met them with an arrogant
assumption of victory—" Ah! je les tiens, ces Anglais."
Never was presumption more deeply punished. This
single conflict destroyed him; his laurels, his diadem,
and his dynasty, were blasted together !"—Blackwood.
IDLENESS AND MISERY OF THE IRISH.—The limes
Commissioner, in writing from Galway says, " I had the
opportunity the other day of visiting the estate of Lord
Wallscourt, near Galway, a nobleman who has made
great sacrifices and exertions to improve his tenants.
Still, with every advantage of nature round him,—abun-
dance of fish of every kind, oysters and muscles ; manure,
seaweed, calcareous sea-sand, marl, peat, and black mud
sea deposit,—he complains that he cannot get his tenants
to exert themselves beyond their half-acre of potatoes,
and he has the greatest difficulty to prevent them under-
letting their land in conacre at £4 or £5 the acre, which
he sets to them for 305., if they have any land beyond
Observe that the Signature of the Proprietor, "G. C. what is absolutely necessary for them to grow their pota-
Serjeant," is written on the Government Stamp. toes. He built a very neat cottage as a model, intending
QERJEANT'S LOTION, the only effectual Remedy to have them on his estate. Far five years no tenant
lei against Rheumatism, Rheumatic Gout, Sciatica, and would go into it, and the reason assigned was that, `Sure
Lumbago. Sold by the Proprietor, G. C. SERJEANT, it would be mighty cold, and my Lord would be expect-
No. 1, Lovell's-court, Paternoster-row, and 2, Bell-yard, ing them to keep it too clean.' A tenant's son, who had
Temple-bar, London ; and by all Vendors of Medicine. married and had no cottage, applied to him for some land
Price 2s. 9d. per Bottle. and a cottage, and Lord Wallscourt offered him this neat
The astonishing success which has crowned the applica- two-story slated cottage, and the man agreed to live in it
tion of this external Medicine in the most hopeless and at last, because, Sure it was better than nothing at all.'
deplorable cases, when the unhappy sufferer had despaired I went to see the family in this cottage. An English pea-
of ever gaining even the least relief, and this after the sant's wife would have been proud to make it as clean as
ablest advice and every other means had completely failed, hands could make. In one room a pile of turf was in the
most justly entitles it to the attention of the afflicted. corner, the floor was filthy, the woman was squatted with
This excellent Medicine, so universally esteemed, is un- her children before the fire , and the pig in the middle of
attended with the least danger or inconvenience, and them, whilst another room at the back of the house,
hundreds have experienced its happy and salutary effects where the turf and the pig (if it niust dwell in the house)
since it was first introduced. might have been put, was empty. The man (and it was
Such are the properties of this invaluable Specific that the best feature 1 saw) seemed ashamed of his dirty and
persons labouring unclrr the nuost:distres‘ing Rheumatism, disorderly wife, when Lord Wallscourt, in a tone of mor-
Rheumatic Gout, and Lumbago, and rendered thereby in- tification, pointed out all these things, for he kicked out
capable of assisting themselves, have been relieved in a the pig."
few hours. TRANSFERS OF SHARES.—If A, an original applicant,
Amongst many which are being daily received are the sells an allotment of 10 shares to B for £5, A may re-
following Testimonials:— tain the money and also claim the shares from the com•
4, Paternoster-row. pang ; B has no remedy for either money or shares. In
Sin,—Having been informed of the surprising cure of Air.
Barnes, of St. Paul's Churchyard, who was so severely afflicted by the same case, B may refuse to take the shares, and A
Rheumatism, the intense pain causing delirium, that he was com. will have to pay deposits, calls, and liabilities attaching
paled to be confined by a strait waistcoat to prevent his commit- upon them ; A may retain the purchase money, but has
ing any violence, and whose case was consi_dered entirely hopeless
2 no remedy against B. 2. If B sells the allotment to C,
twas induced to ascertain the particularf, and being satisfied ot A may still claim the shares, and B retain the purchase
he truth of my information, encouraged me to make a trial of your
most invaluable Medicine, entertAing little hopes of success, hay- money C has no remedy either against Aor B. In the
ing been many years so severe,trsufferer, and tried many said to be same case both B and C may refuse to take the shares;
very valuable remedies. lam very happy in being able in adding A and B may both Keep their purchase-moneys, but have
my testimony of the benefiil derived : after a few days' application I no remedy against either B or C, nor B against C, or C
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the use of my limbs perfectly restored,, and lam now able to against B, and Ais liable to the Company upon th
attend my business nd, making an allowance for my age, never
shares, but B and C are not. The circumstance that B
was better in my ffe. To those, however Severely afflicted and
hopeless their c e may have been pronounced, I beg of them to sells the letter of Allotment to C after the Complete
make a trial, f ing quite satisfied they will be restored to the use Registration of the Company would seem to make no
of their limbs, from the severe cases that nave yielded to this Me- difference. B had nothing to sell, and C knew it. The
dicine. Health is a great blessing to those who can enjoy it, but original sale from Ato B was void, and A may claim the
to those who are deprived, none feels it so severe as the tradesman
shares. Perhaps it may be questionable whether the
or mechanic, as it generally causes loss of business, and ruin on
families. I shall at all times feel it my duty to make it known to rights of the parties may not be somewhat different if the
those afflicted, to evince how grateful lam for my restoration, and sale be of Certificates of Shares instead of Letters of
am, Sir, yours truly, GEORGE POLLARD. I Allotments, for in that case the date of Complete Re-
October 20, 1844. gistration is stated in the Certificate, and the only ques-
tion is whether the sale is void because the original share-
-14, Belmont-place, Wandsworth-road, Oct. 26, 1844.
Sin,—l feel in duty bound to acknowledge, that after suffering holder has not been registered, the decision on which may
acute pains from Sciatica, or severe Rheumatic affection in the hip- depend on the knowledge or ignorance of the purchaser
joint, and being deprived of rest, I was persuaded to try your em- that he is unregistered. In such a case, although the sale
brocation, and have the pleasure to say that after three applications from Atoß is void, yet it may good from BtoC, so
I was restored to my usual health ; and, although two years have
passed, I have no return of the disorder.--I am, sir, gratefully far as to give C a remedy against B for non-performance
be
slowsan NOYES. of the agreement, in ease A should refuse to adhere to
yours,
his agreement. This observation is made from the cir-
Sold by Pendlebury, Russell-street ; Titherington, cumstance that the wording of the clause in the act does
Oxford-street; Hogarth, Great George-street; Fisher, not extend to more than the original contract, and that
Bold-street; Coupland, Parker-street; Gerrard, Oldhall- on the sale of a Certificate of Shares there is no neces-
street ; Parkinson. New Scotland-road ; Neal, Scotland- sary information to the purchaser, as in that of a mere
road ; Simpson, •Sootiand-road, opposite St. Martin's Letter of Allotment, that the provisions of the Act have
Market; M ck ow, Vauxhall-road Britten, corner of not been complied with. It follows from the preceding
Dale-street and Haymarket •, Smith, Great Homer-street ; observations, that all purchasers of Letters of Allotment
Cox, Fox-street; Gillard, Richmond-row; Low,:lsling- , are entirely at the mercy of the original applicant for
ton ; Walker, London-road ; Parry, Christian-street ; j shares, and the original applicant at the mercy of the
Wagstaff, Great George-place; Smith, Woodside; Price, subsequent holders of the Letter.—Lewin on Railway
WaTertree. Lietlities.

BETTS'S PATENT BRANDY
DR. TURNER'S TESTIMONIAL.
SIR,—I do not hesitate to express my conviction, that
YOUR PATENT BRANDY iS fully as free from everything
injurious to health, AND CONTAINS AS PURE A SPIRIT
AS THE BEST VARIETIES OF FOREIGN BRANDY.
I remain, Sir, your most obedient Servant,
EDWARD TURNER,
Professor of Chemistry in the University of London.

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