The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1832-12-28 00:00:00

AN HONEST BEGGAR.—On Thursday evening, a gentleman
had just alighted from one of the Canterbury stages, near the
Elephant and Castle, and was proceeding in the direction of
the London-road, when a poor old match-man accosted him with
" NOR have dropped this, kir," holding forth a pocket-book.
The gentleman immediately recognized it as his own, and find-
ing the contents all right (bank notes and bills of exchange to a
very considerable amount,) presented the poor fellow with a
sovereign, as a reward for his honesty. The joy of the beggar
can be better imagined than described, as he took no pains to
conceal his delight.
COBBETT'S CUT AT " WESTMINSTER'S GLORY."—CObbetI
seems to have had but short breathing time for his Register of
last week ; but the following, touching the Westminster elec-
tion,.is powerful :—" I read that these base fellows were covered
with every species of opprobrium; that they were saluted by
showers of decayed vegetables, and handfalls of that mud, a sup-
ply of which was so much wanted for them in August, 1830.
(god ! thou art just,' thy ways are inscrutable; but, in some
way or other, sooner or later, punishment is sure to overtake
cool, premeditated, intentional wickedness. This Burdett,
once, in conversation with me, laughed at this notion of mine,
that wickedness brought in time its own punishment; and he
mentioned the instance of Sheridan, as a proof of the contrary.
Sheridan had several years to live after that, and Sheridan
verified my notion; for he almost died without a penny-piece
to lay upon his eve-lids; and was shunned and scorned, even
by those who had been the companions of his days of successful
imposture."

DISCOVERY OF THE TRUE SOURCES OF THE MISSISSIPPI.—
Extract of a letter dated St. Peter's, July 25.—" I arrived at
this place yesterday, from an expedition through the Chippewa
country to the sources of the Mississippi, accompanied by a
detachment of troops under the command of Lieutenant Allen,
of the sth Infantry. We found the waters of the Mississipi in
good state for ascending, and I availed myself of this circum-
stance to carry into effect the desire of visiting its actual
sources; a point which has continued to be problertlatical in
our geography. Pike placed it at Leech Lake, in 1806. Go-
vernor Cass carried it much further north, and left it at Red
Ceder Lake, in 1820. But it was then ascertained, that its
sources were considerably north and west of that Lake. I
encamped the expedition (with the troops and heavy baggage)
at this last-named place and proceeded up the river in five
small birch canoes, capable of containing one man and his
bed, in addition to the Indian and Canadian who conducted it.
'The Mississippi, above this point, expands into several lakes,
the largest of which is called Traverse. A few miles above
'this it is formed by the junction of a southwest and north-west
Ibranch. We ascended the former, through a number of lakes,
to its source, in a small creek; being an inlet into a lake.—
From thence we made a portage of six miles, with our canoes,
into La Biche or Ibasca Lake,. (the latter being a derivation
from veritas caput,) which is the true source of this celebrated
stream, being at the same time, its most northern head. This
lake is about seven miles long, having somewhat the shape
of the letter Y,. It has clear water, and pleasant woody shores.
It has a single island, upon which I landed, caused some trees
to be felled, and hoisted the national flag. We left this flag
flying, and proceeded down the northwest or main fork."

MINISTERIAL MAXIMS.
" Wisdom crieth out in the streets, and no man regards'her."
SHAKgPEARR.
I take a'state to he truly in danger, both as to its religion and
government, when a set of ambitious politicians, bred -up in
atred to the constitution,,and a contempt of all religion, are
forced upon exerting those qualities to keep or increase their
power. EARL GREY.
• Those who are always undervaluing the advantages of birth,
and celebrating personal merit, have an eye only to their own,
Which they are fully satisfied with, and which. nobody will dis-
pute with them about. Loan BROUGHAM.
a has often happened..thal those very men who have pretend-
ed most to relieve the,peoiDle from fanCied grievances' and op-
pression,, have, instead restoring the old constitution, delud-
Vd the people into a worse tind more ignominious tyranny.
'LORD JOHN ELssELL.
All great changes have the same effects upon commonwealths
as thunder has•upon liquors, making the dregs 'fly upto the top.
LORD 'DURHAM.
By a weak or corrupt administration the madness of the peo-
ple riath risen to such a'height as to break in pieces the whole
frame of the *best instituted, go verinnents. Loan "HO LLAN D.
They who take their measures of administration only with a
view to popular applause, are called the governors, but are in
fact only the slaves of 'the people. Loan Aurnolie.
An immoderate passion for fame in all affairs is dangerous,
and lir political matters dettructive. Loan PLI'NE,ETT.
if a 'statesman suffers himself to be carried along with the
erroneous notions of the people, the government will' soon be
in a tottering and ruinous condition. LORD PALMERSTON.
The lowest plebeians rise to the head of affairs, 'and there
preserve themselves by representing the nobles and other friends
to the old government, as enemies to the_peoplb:
rOULETT THOMSON.