The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-04-15 00:00:00

The distant fire

,orth of the city, and the internal flan'

from which ascend clouds of dense and lurid smoke, obscu-
ring the sky, are in striking contrast to the soft haze of sun-
rise, as seen over the distant Jorda►+-. The enormous though
temporary population of the city, is conveyed to the mind,
by the v.q multitudes crowding every eminence, tower,
-, within the walls; while bands pour out from
n,..oen gate and the sheep gate (that of St. Stephen) in
sorties of the foe. We shall not attempt to enumerate
the various objects of interest in this splendid picture,—
'-out fifty in number, and requiring a whole catalogue for
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by the artist, i;vho has already icon

so many laurels, in perpetuating and multiplying the
eastern sketches of 'David Roberts,—we mean Louis
Haghe. So desirous was Roberts, that in any transcript
of his picture, colour should be an element, that be

for the picture, with a view to its being engraved in
line ;—preferring 'to place it in the hands of his friend,
Mr. Haghe, who is devoting all his time, talent, and
energy, to its reproduction, in a style that Ail) equal
that of David Roberts's own most carefully finished water-
colour drawings. *To effect this, ten different minting

tint and hue to be found •in the original. -Undeethese
cumstances, this•engraving—which, we believe, is to be
both the last and the best work in this branch of art, of
Louis Haghe,—will be looked for with great and general
interest. Mr.-Haghe is now declining all other-commis-
sions for engraving, and when this is completed, intends
to devote himself wholly to the pencil drawings-; in which
branches of art 'his sketches in Belgium, '&c., are such
satisfactory pledges of high talent and large success.
A FALLING `AVALANCHE.—The inhabitants of the
village of Ferriere d'Allevard, near Grenoble, were ter-
ribly alarmed a few days ago on bearing some one cry
that an avlaanehe was falling from the peak df Arguilles,
which is 2,800 feet above the level of the sea. They
hurried from their houses, and saw a vast°mass of snow
descending rapidly. They expected to see the village
dashed to pieces, but at about fifty yards up the moun-
tain the mass eacountered a heap of reek, Which cut it in
two, and caused one part to fall in a torrent at one end
of the village, and the other in a-ravine at the other end.
Some of the snow which bounded over the rock fell on
the houses,. but did not cause material damage. The
avalanche, in descending the mountain,- rooted up more
than 100 yards of a forest of fir; and among the trees and
snow some-pheasants were afterwards 'discovered. At
about the same time another avalanche fell from the
mountains of the Sept Lana, near the hamlet of Mar-
tinelle, and caused an inundation in the valley which did
considerable damage.—La Paine.
A '4 FAIR" WIND AND ITS EFFECT£.—A circum-
stance bearing out the old adage that "the course of true
love never did run smooth,' occurred at Brixharn, in
Devonshire, on Sunday-week. The Pyrenese convict-ship,
for New South Wales, had put into Torbay for shelter;
when the second lientenant (who had obtained an Admi-
ralty order for the reception of 'his wife on hoard), came
on shore for the purpose of beinc united to the object of
his affection, who had come from Portsmouth on that de-
lightful errand. The yet happy couple repaired to the
new Church, hoping to get a licence,-which, however,
could not'be granted with so short a notice. Love brooks
no delay, and away they started •to Totnes, and applied at
the office of the registrar, wherethey were successful, and
returned to Brixham with the licence, when, to their utter
dismay, they found that a ' fair' wind having sprung up,
the vessel had proceeded on her voyage, notwithstanding
the promise of the captain that she shoed not sail that
night. Misfortunes never come alone. and the grief of
the unfortunate .couple was heightened by being left pen-
niless, the vessel having sailed with clothes, money, and
everything they-possessed, except their loves and a gold
watch valued aVZ2O. There was no resource left—a fish-
ing smack was engaged for the purpose of endeavouring
to overtake the vessel, and the crew being urged on by a
promise of the gold watch, made all possible dispatch ;
but, after two days' chase, returned with the disconsolate
lovers, who remained in Brixham until Wednesday, when
the indissoluble knot was tied, the Rev.:J. R. Hogg, who
officiated at the ceremony, presenting them with £5.
They immediately left the port, and since their departure
we understand this young son of Neptune has received an
appointment to another vessel, which will sail,from Lon•
don in about a month, and on board which his bride will

be received.
PARTICIPATION OF LIVERPOOL IN FRE REBELLION OF
1688.—N0 town in England had adopted the principles of
the revolution of 1683 more heartily than 'Liverpool, or
maintained them with greater steadiness and courage.
As soon as the approach of the Jacobites was heard of,
men of all ranks joined to place the town in a defensible
position. The waters,of the pool were dammed, r 4), so as
to cover the approaches from the east; and batteries,
armed with seventy pieces of cannon, were constructed at
the north side of the town, where alone it was accessible.
All the seamen of the-port were landed, and -joined in
manning the batteries. The town was thus not only
rendered secure, along with the Custom-house, the pub-
lic monies, and the property in the warehouses, but it
became the refuge and head-quarters of the Hanoverian
party in Lancashire. Thisit continued to be, until Gene-
ral Wills and Carpenter .arrived before Preston with a
strong`body of regular cavalry, and, after a sharp skir-
mish, compelled the Jacobite host to surrender. This
surrender took place on thelOth of November, the day on
which Mar's army was disorganised, and his ohms were
defeated .by the Duke of Argyle, in the hard-fought
battle of Dunblane. After the rebellion had been
entirely suppressed, a commission was opened at Liver-
pool, before Mr. Justice Eyre, Mr. Baron Bury, and Mr.
Baron Montague, to try the -prisoners. No less than 161
prisoners were tried, all of whom were convicted of high -1
treason, except seven. Of those convicted, upwards of 30
were hung: tour of them on :Liverpool Heath, near
Shaw's-brow. The most noted of the prisoners executed
at Liverpool.was a gentleman namedr,oliingwood,a mem-
ber of the family which, in happier times, gave birth to
Admiral Lord Collingwood, the friend of ;Nelson, and one
of the brightest ornaments of the Btitish navy. After
this rebellion theffacobites remained .quiet for 30 years.
During the greater part of that time Sir Robert Walpole
was at the head of affairs ; and, soon after he had been
raised to that arduous post, the Town ,Council of Liver-
pool expressed their opinion of his fitness by conferring
on him and his son-in-law, Lord Malpas, the freedom of
the borough.—Baines' History of Liverpool.

A FEMALE TRAVELLER ROUND THE WORLD.—A
lady of humble, simple appearance. but endowed with
uncommon qualities, has arrived in London. She has
distinguished herself by her extensive travels in distant
lands ; and, strange to say, she has gone immense dis-
tances without her companion, overcoming the• greatest
difficulties by her unaided genius, and penetrating into
the midst of what Europeans are pleased to call " the
most uncivilized nations," passing through them un-
scatbed, without any other protection than her harmless
disposition and her firm confidence in Providence. Mrs.
Pfeiffer is a native of Vienna. Her travelling propensity
manifested itself from her earliest childhood, and she
gratified it then by roaming about in the neighbourhood
of that city. It was only late in life that she was able to
indulge more fully in her predominant propensity. During
the earlier part of her life she attended with exemplary
devotion to the duties of a wife and mother. When her
children had grown up to manhood, and gained an inde-
pendence for themselves, she then thought herself justified
in following a propensity which was in her so powerfully
atwork, and which prompted her to leave a comfortable
home and many loving friends. She first directed her
steps to Palestine and Egypt. After her return, she
visited Scandinavia and Iceland. Then She set out on a
voyage round the world, landing in Brazil, surmounting
the Parahyby, and penetrating through thick, primitive
forests, to visit the aborigines at their own homes ; then
passing Cape Horn, touching at Valparaiso, the traversed
the Pacific Ocean to Otaheite and China, Singapore and
Ceylon, as far as Kpidy ; wandering hence to Bengal,
Hindostan, and Delhi, turning her steps to the caves of
Adjunta and Ellora, to Bombay. From that spot she
sailed through the Arabian and Persian Sea to Bassora,
followed the Tigris up to Bagdad, continuing to pass over
an immense country to Babylon, to. Mous!, Nineveh, into
Kurdistan, and Persia's second capital, Tabris. Pursuing
her course over Tiflis, along the Caucasus, she embarked

at Redout Kali for Constantinople and Greece, whence
she returned to her native country. She speaks in glow-
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ing terms of the kindness she met with at the han-ds of
some of the tribes who are considered to be poet back-

ward in civilization.—Aroneogformist.