The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-08-15 00:00:00

ta...._Aavtst 15, 1848

Ktterature.

NOTICES.
rile Land tae toe Live in. Parts 12 and 13. London :
'this 'n Chles Kniht.
ektri..,l ustrated Sketch Book of the British Empire is
to ,so on with Mr. Knight's usual spirit, and cannot fail
I,l7come a favourite with the public. The present parts
io, jve think, about the best that have yet appeared,
part
12 is we view the literary or the illustrated department.
kid devoted to Bristol—its docks, its manufactures,
Part Trninerce, of which it gives a vivid descriptiou.
lee, 13 leads us through the delightful and romantic
lery of the Lakes. g

VARIETIES.
Gt/tu s
babitantA, MARCH OF INTELLECT.—Five hundred in-
of of the e,' °f Germany have " protested against h
inje,.: 'earl° wires through our lands, becaus.e they are
et0r,3.°,11, s to our lives and property, and pernicious to our
4 CT]
blent ADVANTAGE.—The following advertise-
house aPeears in a Dublin paper :—" If Edward Headers,
Parts advertise-
house Peers
who is in the habit of travelling to all
eo„,',. (4 the country in prosecution of his business, will GoVanicate with his brother, Henry Headen, at 4E.3,
Wife sa]lalle, Dublin it will be for his advantage, as his
.tkx uead!, '
Salon hiIIIGNANT IRlSHMAN.—lrishmen ! the base
fated )""s what way he has insulted us ? Is it in-
ns tax, ca Hasn't he exempted us from income-tax, window-
t ttriage-tax, and servant-tax ? Isn't that as much
and, ell as that we have no incomes, windies, carriage.s,
es wirsestic menials to bless ourselves ? Isn't ithtraretin_
3Pectabill•t°Fri and contempt, and castin a slur on t_ueneh.
'euoftL Y and opulence of our illigant nation ?—P
ectstie OAST OF THE FEMALE BRICKLAYERS.—The New-
fetrie''n, at thus records the death of the last of a race
as the
nie tabaurers who some years ago, more especially,
10 the rn:a•le is, " in the war time," were very common
thr,",.ns of Newcastle Shields, and Sunderland :
30b, this 'wll, on the 3d instant, Mrs. Elizabeth
.Johr-
te;_, , e last of the female bricklayers' labourers in this
tlol,<Jl,bourhood : she had followed her laborious occupai
1.0. !oft), years' and was latterly in the employment of
-IsrEllobert Rutledge. builder."
AfETßrin
thi
ss, the
Naesnclererd more clear and colourless than by the 91.1
roilsilof tin and mercury. The silvering Tatter, v 71,11111
With.o7 of silver held in
.solution in nitric acid, and mixed
Plate " of cloves or cassia, is poured upon the back of the
tee;Land the silver, being precipitated, adheres firmly to
fareP's3----so firmly, indeed, that-, it requires considerable
Plste 40,r the use of powerful acids to remove it. The
ettlili lees silvered is exceedingly brilgant.
byThe time
tlee4ed is less than a fourth of that occupied the old
its.V• the proce attendt more expensive, is certain in 11
etl;geets, and is ed with none,df those teyrible.
la Ties by which the lives of those who are
lei eddmorptelenye.
The i°Perations in which mercury is usedare s
foNstwention can, moreover, be applied te glass of all
tireg' Se that cups, bowls, vases, no matter how full of
eattecations or angles or circular bosses they may be,
the be silvered on the inside, and by being so silvered
Thes;iternally resemble cups, &c., of polished metal.
sklecfne,_l'illg being hard and tenacious, the cups can be
water without danger of its removal and used
kt s !lowers.
FOUNDLING ASYLIM.—The card (playing
a pr. '„ uussians are inveterate gamblers) manufactory
Nee IY"ege reserved to itself by the government, and the.
totindi°3 are devoted to the maintenance of the
eoe
extent
(witiet:nF asylum—l say colossal, not because of
Nee nowever, would justify the appellation,) be-
tsbut_
e; of the number of children registered on its books ,
144 an'°unt, I am informed, to 15,000. These, you
the Onderstand, are not foundlings in th.e.real sense of
the
but children (many of them illegitimate) placed
s4eklin:aetlietlinetor by the poverty of their parents, or their dis-
rear them. A rapid increase of population
gre:°st essential in Russia, not only on account of the
:nrfael,:at:sotie oo ff human life, but from the thinly.-peePled
thp-'l,°' the country ; thus, while an asylum is offer)?
414 "9Pless, a door is opened to immorality and. to te
the most sacred of parental duties. The
disrsror claims, in returnefor this privilege, the absolute
t°hal°f the unfortunate-beings thus thrown friendless
vice 15 world. Whit a revolting picture !"- A national
Of a
ek,al?lbling) is made subservient to the main enan
raiikluaritable institution • which in its turn offers a pre-
thet, t° Prat;
otsh,.; -.guy, and to the unnatural abandonment of
e`ulg by pafents.—Life in Russia.
cried; Pr A TRADESMAN.—Vyhat is the daily life of a
New, it Iradesman ? In a political and moral point_ of
tick s., no doubt, entitled to the highest commends-
kith. It is a pattern of industry, punctuality, and goo
ksh 11 11t if we contemplate it under its sanitary aspect,
4.3 hind that it deserves more censure than praise.
, daily life ? He rises early, and begins busi-
Seraftyelofghbt e'clock, having opened his shop before the
11:;ae_ la! 0.:7-as
1;
Customers have opened their eyes. At nine
littess halt breakfas, and immediately retunstob
he
Y business be is engrossed till two, when t
a beefsteak, and returns again to business. At
t withdraws from business for a brief interval to tea,
te'.. 'ls haring gulped down some cups of souchong, re-
sit°l again to business. He continues immersed in bu-
-1,4,'.3s till eight or nine, when he begins to think that
.Voi.e 8.8 may yield the place, to relaxation or amusement.
1)4;1', Is the nature of this relaxation or amusement ?
tat,,'l!le brace his nerves, reanimate his spirits, or circu-
garo blood by any gymnastic exercise, any invigorating
r Nothing of the kind. If fond of literature or po
le4 s, he retires to read the last review, or study the le.ad-
letliartiele in the Times. If he be convivial, he strreiveos_
haxie few boon companions torelieceleathree.preffsure
be
(1%14, and escape the persecutions
to,ve lc. he seeks on the household hearth the solace of
kte,r3atioe and repose. Heaven forbid that. I should
110,41)tf to de.cry the pleasures derived from society, from
Me
role. intellectual employment.—Lord Dalmeny s
1•448 to the Middle Classes on Gymnastic Exercises.
413).t. 40RALS OF THE BRITISH ARMY.—While the
IV' In Point of morals, has stood stationary, we think,
kttiothe
l's we believe are of the same opinion, that the
%sap haat large has gone decidedly forward. That we are
eMbi,ellind the state to which the high standard held
"N 1 mr emulation by the Gospel points, cannot, in-
aft4,4"' denied. The growth of population, the incre.ase
4111te,"e, the vicissitudes attendant thereon, and an.
relA of pauperism lead unavoidably to discon-
im-
r 3chin-erinle• And the inability both of the church and
Nell -001 to keep pace with the necessities which call for
'fie Operates as a heavy drawback on the social. .and
improve of the people. Nevertheless, in times
idle -„Krative prosperity—when the mill does not stand
'3"48.41' the loom lie neglected—when we have good
beat.,i:_lud fair weather, and brisk markets and plenty to
~,ela"„,,would be a libel upon the age to deny that
,"'Ett,;Ltake her for all in all, is not only the most moral
ereermul nations, but that she is by many degrees
,ep -oral
thiepthe facts t
han she to be a century ago. Admittipg,
as we have stated them, and assuming
great boodye f the people is in the main habitually
ttilteas,ll„_well-dis-poesed, while th. e standard of morality
tiers
that itiLY is lamentably low, it cannot surprise us to
ktil at. 4° sentiment with which both officers and sol-
pba here in England is not one of respect..
V„ualitiit,:l. We deprecate war, and doggedly believe in its
tiljtety We hate taxes ;we look with
.a jealous eye
41hh enl ja th yearly budget
for we see in this docu-
ic.,4l-Is°B tesitions regularly made
..expending so many
kolde;4 too ),11°n the military machine , and we conclude,
ti`w%-astilY that because the sole use to which the.
14444%44 is turned seems to be the ministering to his
,n, , and the spread of vice by his.profliate ex-
st4ll43de'gmo'l_t•_ the so long as an. enemy is not actsally
gpe ler ur shores, nor we opposing him in his own, the
se all tliself is a mere nuisance. But. in this we
4,l'NseZ• The soldier is not a. mere nuisance, even in
(,3%4 Profound peace. He is evidence to other na-
hj,el to Yoa are prepared to resen wrongs, if they be
34, "tl• You fro broad •he is the best supporter of
balld. of suchraa as administer the law, should its
tlit•eatened. at home. He is well worth his
sj iltiti.'eu he be trained to do.e. his duty • not merely as
hoP 6 but as a public servant 'likewise. The
e 11, therefore, for us to ask is, whether or
qts tae d'arY body is such as we culd wish it to be ?
3,41144111 Possible respect for then courage and parade
11'04; 'or which is renwnede are co tr dto
letiNforlvictionit o ot, that it is n.— w
Frazer'snsMagnaezine.
the. the "DEGElVERATE?—ManYper.sonsunae uainted
ltilZ.lsoul'owerful influence of exercise, will cittribute
ae
innate
'l-ed,lloritcerflll exploits of our ancestors to s9mAc-
'llisj;llt ?I the ancient over the modern nations.e
ra.
Sall
eou actiniilern the physical powers of man baveng
re
Having thus settled to their own ti a
' I ' that man is doomed by the fiat of fate to
theePisiltisial;ltiegeneracy, and having thus made Providence
114: esehe for that inferiority, which is the offspring oft
tl4-la'rdsi°th, they quietly resign. themselves to what
he !Is their inevitable destiny, or ensure its fulfil-
pet,,deolla life of sensuality and inaction. This notion
uof.
slilitittoeeraay ef man is an inveterate and antiquatedts
it
!ih;Bl.llbbr, -911 t though superannuated and worn.ou ,
vttll the -1111 Y retains a decrepit vitality. It had its on-
di4l(ldsearliest and will, probably, survive to the latest.
litVey,var the world. Men have displayed, and ever will
kshMspaLtt.lige delight in exaltin their predecessors,
t°,1441; itTil_g their
.contemporaries. Homer. set the
g 3 *v es alp" !adopted by his successors, is continued by
I)4°,lsieb, (4,, will be perpetuated by our posterity. _
Nqrlo4t°: Poets. are no ground.for the conclusions of
illth 84do • This idea of a continual physiTl degene-
'4?;43tett Osull), which is supported by no evidence and
j ,Y no facts. It belongs to the region of chi
-
41; There is a degeneracy of habits, but
143, -;,l)°V°Y °f Nature That the artificial habits of a
th,l a 0f rnankindmay have enervated their frames
Ne." 3kitge,,l but the capabilities of the human frame,
ItiYe lel3l. 4%""Y trained are equal to what they were in the
‘4ials off SOCietT E lishmen are born with all the
'lat. ttcti • • Englishmen
lons 'MY and strength possessed by the. prim!-
'l% tied' have seen a few specimens of ancient cui-
etelt% these
were so narrow, that but few of my
t!ltp,' attZ could wear them. The' Greeks and Romans
eoe4ePt, smaller men than the inhabitants of nor-
silt; to thp r',es• Their historians make constant allu-
ted 4 ,0-- %%antic size of the Tuetonic nations. Yet
`4ord trete kr°llnd for concluding that we have degene-
Nee Egiitire stature and bulk of our forefathers. At
'loy:hitns°lYl ournament, scarcely a knight could
1:13 peel. into the corslets of the middle as. A
'3a °le whiltnellt as made by the late Sir Samuel
the defers
Pesessed the finest collection of armour. in
ire
tiefensivetO 1115 the
hung sixty complete suits, once
1131411)Posedareas of that heroic chivalry, of whom we
tried • 1,1%, to be the dwarfish and degenerate descpn-
-41141 °ll °f his guests, Englishmen of average size,
tett Pe hie el,whole sixty in succession, and encountered
httealode:ze,". ease. The chests and shoulders of the ef-
Ply of
.Were found too brawny and broad for the
auestors.—Dalmeny on Gymnastics'