The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-02-06 00:00:00

THE DUBLIN PETITION.

(From the Dahlia Evening Mail.
There Aril/ he a meeting at Morrisson's Great, Rooms, to-mor-
row, of the friends of Messrs. West and Hamilton, and those
favourable to their rdturn. The committee who have under-
taken to prepare the petition are anxious to meet a more nume-
rous body of their friends. 'This will be a good occasion of
adopting. measures for the registration, and for protecting the
tradespeople who voted for the conservative candidates.
In ilk speech of yesterday, Mr. O'Connell says :
" This I will say, that I.tiave a case such as man never had
.against whom a petition was presented to parliament. And
evea if I Lad nut, I believe they could not keep use out of the
house." _ .

Ile knows well he will be turned out, and is making prepara.
ions sectudingly. In fact, three O'Connells move—iu 1 uughal,
in 'lralee, and in Dublin.

FINE ARTS. AMONC, THE NIGGERS.—If we may credit the
newspapers, the Religious Tract Society have sent out 150,000
of their tracts. illutrated with wood-cuts, for eistribution among
the Diggers. Those who have inspected any of these chef-d' eacres
of 'art must be c'nivinced of the powerful influence they will
have in retining the taste of the sable labourers, antLelevating
the standard of civilization generally amonf uncultivated tribes.
Isscusass OF THE SLAVE Tusaie.—(hxtract of a letter,
dated Fernando Po, November 10, 1b.31.)—Yesterday the
American ship General Hill arrived here, and reported that
there are to the south of the Line '25 slavers; , in Wydah, to the
northward Of us, 12 ; .in Bonny 6; in Old Calabar 4; and one
in the Cameroons. These vessels will take aaav about 20,000
poor victims. lam further informed that there are 100 sail of
slave vessels fitting out fur the coast. We have but one cruiser
now on the station, the Lynx, so that the trade of our mer-
chants will he ruined if steps are not taken to stop these mis-
creants. Five sale of merchant ships will have to remain at
Calabar until next year, for want of cargoes, which will be a
great loss to both their owners and the revenue.
Exraaoanitsaiiv Musical. CAPACITY.---A Paris paper con-
tains it curious account of the musical capacity exhibited by an
old woman of sixty, wilt) had, from an early age, been an in-
mate of Salpetrire (a receptacle for lunatics.) A young
actress of one of the minor theatres of Paris having become an
inmate of the asylum, was impressed with the idea that she was
representing sonic character, and sung, danced, and recited by
turns. One day the old woman, upon hearing the actress sing,
beat time with' wonderful precision, and appeared highly de-
lighted. The moment she heard an air she was able to retain it,
and•eould hum it over when asked, although she could not
spea4aind what is still more extraordinary, an individual
114011 w-sung over au air whcih he had composed off-hand, she
i•aught it instantly and repeated it. An air having been play-
ed ;olsee upon the piano she seemed quite enraptured, and ap-
kared to appreciate the most striking passages. with the taste
au; finished musician. The head of this woman is said to
nuKits, 4lite4ihrenalogists, for, so far from having the organ of
•Inusic strongly iniiiked; she is totally destitute of it.
Asieenore oP Geonosi I (I.—lt is related of George 111.,
that be ('lice came down to Blarkwall to review the troops pre-
. vitiatly to their embarkation. It was in the middle of summer,
..the Weather was very oppressive, and the sight an unusual one
at that end of the town. The concourse of spectators, as might,
therefore, be expected was very great. A " jolly tar," a little
more than " three sheets in the wind," but " brim full of loy-
alty," and consequently regardless of all the rules of etiquette
or decorum, designed to approach "his Majesty's royal persi • "
with a full quart of humlee porter, which he Lad just brought
from a neighbouring ale-house. Jack " tongued his quid,"
unshipped his sky-scraper," i" hitch'd up his canvas.," and
hoped his Majesty would Hot refuse to drink with a " true blue."
The King, as may be suppcsed, was fur a moment astounded at
the impudeuce of the fellow;. lint Jack was not to be beat off,"
and a second time importuned him to " take a sup." His Ma-
jesty, finding that the remonstrances of his courtiers were use.
less, good-humoureillv took the jug from the hands of the tar,
gave fur a toast " The army and the navy," and " drank deep"
of the invigorating bsverage; then returning the remains to
Jack, IN it " a coin of the realm," desired he would go and buy
more, that with his shipmates he might drink success to the
campaign, and long life to the Kiug and Queen.—Parochial
Magazine. •
'PP-OGRESS OP GLASOOW.—In 1712. the population was 13,832;
iri 1831, 202,426. In 1712, the rental amounted to £7840; in
1831, in the royalty, without the suburbs, to £319.372. In 1712
there were only 202 shops, at from £5 to 10s. ; in 18,31, 3181
shops. at from about 1:250 to about £5. In 1740 the dwelling-,
houses of the higher classes of citizens contained only one
public room, a dining-room, and even that was only used when
they had company, the family at other times eating in a bed-
room. Entertainments were few and simple; and the dinner
,hoar was one o'clock. The husband went to his business after
dinner, and the wife gave tea at four o'clock to her female
friends. Shopkeepers locked their shops during the breakfast.
and dinner hours. At this period the people were in general
religious,and particularly strict the observance of the Sab-
batli so indeed, to an extent that was considered
by others extravagant and fanatical. There were families who
ic of them,
did not sweep or dust Chair houses, did nut make the beds, nor
allow any fiaal to be dressed on Sundays. The magistrates
'employed what they called compuryaturs, to peiambulate the
streets during divine service, and seize all persons whom they-
found strolling about. At this period the houses, with few ex-
ceptions, were coveied with thatch. Entertainments are now
given- more frequently, and the mode of giving them is mate-
rially changed. The va'ue of the tabld service, and the style
of the furniture,
in the houses of a great number of the Glas-
gow merchants, are inferior to none in the land.--Neu Edition
of the Encyclopedia Brilannica.