The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-10-22 00:00:00

Hundred and Forty

BARLOW and ASTON,
Solicitors for the Patentees

Manchester, .Tune 14th, 1850.

The above applies also to Milner's Scotch and Irish Patents.
THOMAS MILNER and SON.

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WHAT DO FALLEN TOWERS DECLARE ?

Mouldering, crumbling castles speak ?
What but that old time was there,
Was there in some malienant freak !
But does this truth, the ruin tells,
Whisper not another too
As sad, as painful, and as true?
It does—yes strongly it compels
My soul to feel that time will do
With me, with you, with all that breathe;

A havoc equal in' our death,
When pain, disease, and suffering meet
Allied to wreck, to cruciate and heat
Our " earthly house" to dust beneath our feet !

The Oddfellows have erected a grand edifice at San
Francisco, for the accommodation of the order.
The Australian wines have at length found their way
into the Calcutta markets, and are selling there for 323. a
dozen.

The rise of the Nile this year is reported to be below
the average, and it is feared that next year's crops will
suffer from it.

NEW SAINTS.—Two decrees of the Congregation of
Rites permit proceedings to be taken for the beatification
of Maria Anna do Paredes, and to the discussion on the
existence of three miracles attributed to Sister Angela
Maria Astorch.
THE DOMINICANS IN FRANCE.—The establishment of
the Dominicans in France has been canonically recognised
by the Pope. Father Lacordaire, hitherto Superior of the
Dominican mission in France, has been appointed Provin-
cial of the Order.
ANOTHER AMERICAN WONDER.—Our New York cor-
respondent informs us that the " ninth wonder of the
world has been discovered in Wisconsin. It is a cave ex-
tending under the greater portion of two counties. One
field of lead ore was found three miles in extent! A
water-fall is in the cave, and a lake thirty-seven feet deep.
A party lately passed three days in making explorations.
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MYSTERIOUS Monitev; states that the
French Consul at Palma has written to the minister of
marine at Paris, to say that a ship, 200 tons burthen, had
been found abandoned on the coast by some peasants of
Pormentara, and-taken into the port of Ivica. It was in
good state, completely rigged, and had its anchor and even
boats ; but the only living things discovered on board
were a fowl and a cat. There were no provisions, no
papers, except a certificate of health given at Leghorn in
Ise to a man named Elvira. The only thing which
could give any clue to the nationality of the ship were
that. a strip of a Tuscan flag was found on board, and that
the build of the vessel appeared to be Austrian, Sardinian,
or Tuscan. It was supposed that the ship came from
Algiers. It bore every appearance of having been very
recently abandoned. _ _ _ _ _ _

CALIFORNIAN GOLD.—We can safely say that the ship-
ment of gold from this country, during the month of Au-
gust, exceeds that of any other month since the discovery
of the mines. The amount is almost incredibly large,
verging an three millions of dollars. This sum has been
regularly manifested, and is exclusive of the parcels car-
ried through by private hands. The following exhibits
the amount by each steamer :—August 15, per Carolina,
150,000 dollars:; ,per Columbus, 350,000 dollars. Aug.
31,
per Oregon, 1,500,000 dollars ; per Northerner,
339,124 dollars. Total, 2,089.124 dollars. The Oregon
and Republic leave to-day for Panama. The former takes
-530 passengers and 1,500.000 dlrs in gold dust; the latter 150
passengers and 400,000 dirs. in dust.—Alta Californian.
—One man, at one haul, had taken out a forty pound
luny of pure gold, on the Yuba, about fourteen miles
from garysville. On the Trinity, Shaste, and Klamath
rivers, thousands are at work, with extraordinary success,
and new diggings were almost daily opening.
THE ,A,MiTRALLAN COLONIES —The new law for the
better govsernment her Majesty's Australian colonies (13
and 14 Victoria, cap. 59) will shortly be procleimed by the
governors in the respective colonies. These colonies have
greatly increased in population and commerce. In popu-
lation (omitting New Zealand) the inereaee in ten years was
168,088. The population, according to the last return, was
333,764. The imports and exports have greatly increased.
The new act confers the elective franchise on a number of
inhabitants who had not previously possessed the privi-
lege. Port Philip is to form a separate colcny, and to
be called in honour of her Majesty, " Victoria," for
which a separate Legislative Council will be elected.
Electoral districts are to be established in New South
Wales, where freeholders, householders, to £lO a-year,
and landowners, may vote in the election of members of
the Legislative Council. A registration of voters will
take place. Legislative Councils may now be established
in Van Dieman s Land and South Australia, as also in
Western Australia. Ne,-y laws will be made for the
government of the several colonies, and taxes levied for
certain civil and judicial service.', not omitting consider-
able sums for public worship.

advantages of cleanliness and order. Such is the
general character of the London streets and squares.
The well-painted railings and polished bell-handles, the
broad and clean pavements, all show the minute and un-
ceasing attention paid by the population to those things
which are supposed to conduce to comfort, or to the
equally important object of respectability. With nations,
as with individuals, character is most easily detected in
trifles. From the aspect of the London streets a careful

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deficiencies of the people.--111077itny
Co'rrox IN JAMAICA.—The company recently formed
in Kingston, through the instrumentality of Mr. William
Wright, for the purpose of testing the capabilities of the
island to produce cotton remuneratively, had increased its
capital, by small shares, to £l,OOO. The suggestion was
made that the amount should be applied to the cultivation
of small properties in different localities, in order to give
the subject a fair trial, but it was ultimately resolved to
embark the whole capital in one property. Pembroke-hall
estate, in the parish of St. Andrew, adjacent to Kingston,
has been leased for the purpose. The lease, we believe,
has been taken for three years, terminable at the option
of the association at the end of the first or second year,
three months' notice being given. Various subscribers to
the scheme having objected to a copartnership, feat ful of
their being involved in liabilities beyond the amcunt of
their subscriptions, trustees have been appointed to
transact the whole business in their own names, and
to account to the subscribers at stated periods. Inde-
pendently of this joint movement, several other expe-
riments of a private nature were being made, and
doubt existed, indeed no doubt at all, as to the capa-
bility of the country to produce this important staple.
It was, however, pretty generally admitted, that to render
the experiment universally beneficial, an influx of African
emigrants into the colony would he necessary. The anti.
emigration organs were, of course, opposed to further
emigration, but by persons competent to judge it was,
nevertheless, said to be absolutely necessary.
A MUSICAL GENIUS.—We read in the National de
I'Ouest:—" Some years ago a young peasant girl, about 21
years of age, with an intelligent look and a modest yet re-
solute bearing, went to the Grand Vicar of a diocese and
told him, that having heard speak of his kindness for
young women. who destined themselves to teaching, she
begged of him to interest himself for her. But, my
child,' said he, ' to have the right to teach you must ob-
tain a diploma, and for that must submit to examination.
Have you received the necessary instruction ?" In my
infancy I learned to read and write, then I went as an
apprentice to a dressmaker, and at present I work at that
business, going from farm to farm, for 6 sous a day. But
my needle does not get me food enough, for I lose time
in thinking how I shall become a governess.' My poor
child,' said the Grand Vicar, • it is something to read
and write, but not enough ; you must know French, spel-
ling, geography, history, a little more than the four rules
of arithmetic, and, finally, be capable of writing a compo-
sition.' I believe, Monsieur le Grand Vicar, that I
should pass tolerably through those proofs, for, on my
return home from my work, I have for some time past
spent part of my nights, and great part of my Sundays, in
studying books which I bought with my savings. But I
beg of you, sir, to be kind enough to examine me ; you
shall be my judge, and you will tell me frankly if I can
hope to obtain the brevet of the superior degree.' 'Of
the superior degree ! Good God ! do not think of it !
That is a very different thing ! To deliver this brevet,
the examining committee is mach more severe. You
must answer in all parts of arithmetic, know a little geo-
metry, vocal music, and even play on an instrument. I
fancy that you have learnt neither the piano nor harp ?'
' No ! but does the law, Monsieur I'Abbe, absolutely re-
quire the piano or harp ?" No ! the law says that the
candidate must know sufficient music to play on an in-
strument. Those which I designated are ordinarily the
instruments which are studied by young persons in the
schools. That is why I spoke to you of them. I think,
howeTer, that the examiners might be satisfied if you
knew the guitar.' All ! well. Monsieur l'Abbe, since
the law requires the candidate to know music, without
designating the instrument, I am satisfied, for I have
learned, without masters, to play on an instrument.' At d
she pulled out a flageolet. The Grand Vicar burst out
laughing. The girl blushed a good deal ; but, fancying
that the venerable ecclesiastic only laughed because he
thought she must play ill, she performed an air with such
skill as to astonish her hearer. This gentleman, who
had himself risen from the ranks of the people, thought
that a girl of the people who had, unassisted, learnt to
play so well, could not be an ordinary girl. He had the
complaisance to examine her, and was stupid on seeing
what a rare degree of instruction the poor country dress-
maker had obtained by her own efforts alone. He de-
clared without hesitation that she might in full confidence
present herself at the examinations. He, however, ob-
tained a dispensation for her with respect to playing on
the flageolet, as he knew that the examiners and candi-
dates mild not refrain from laughing at such an exhibi-
tion. The examining committee was as much astonished
as the Grand Vicar had been at the varied and profound
knowledge of the ming peasant. :,he was received una-
nimously. She is at present chief of a school,—we will
not say where but we gwantee the truth of the am.
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