The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-11-17 00:00:00

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Louis Philippe is thericliest private Europe,
The is stipposefl, eniii,l at a week's tintieet
realite four millions' but the Citizen King could cokttlittlad
eleven ruillion.4:

DR. ABER.NIiTH '1 AND THE COM who
was of a scorbutic habit, was, for a c,insiderable time, the patient
of Abernethy; the guineas followed one another into 'the pocket
of the doctor, and the actor got nti better. At length, in no
pleasant humour, he presented himself. No better, doctor!'
" Urn," said Abernethy, "I,'m afraid y-oti dua't strictly adhere
to your regimen—vegetable diet." " Sir," said the enraged
actor, "I've taken as much green stuff as a jackass; and yet I'm
no-better;" and flounced out of the house. Abernethy, who
was toe eccentric himself to be offended by eccentricity in others,
had a prescription made up, and sent it with hii red pills to Mr.
with this direction :—" Let the jackass take one of these
per night; and go oh with his hut mdsh y* green btoff as usual."
—New Monthly Magazine.
SNUFF TA 15JNG.—Louis XIV. was a bit ter discourager of this
habit. valets were obliged to tenoiince it wheti they were
appointed to their office ; and the Duke of 'Harcourt was sup-
posed to have died of apopleXy. in ccal,,equente of having, to
please his Majesty, left off a habit which he had Carried to excess,

ORIGIN or STEAM POWER.-It appears front a letter written
to the Marquess de Cinq Mars, in the reign of Louis XIII., by
the celebrated Marion de Lonny, that a man confined in the
Bicetre by Cardinal Richelieu as a monomaniac had discovered,
in the application of the steam of boiling water, a substitute for
the power of man, and the force of water in directing various
operations. Marion de Lortne saw this pretended madman
during a visit she paid to the Bicetre in company with the Mar-
quess of \Votcester, who is considered in England the first
discoverer of the power of steam.

Irish PnEss.—There were, until within a late period, five
daily newspapers printed in Dubin), but two of them have sunk
after a three years' struggle, although the stamp duty is in Ire-
land only oue-half of its amount in Great Britain. There are
yet. five three-daily and six weekiy papers in Dublin. No daily
paper exists. iu Scotland.
MR INFALLIBLE REFORM Bir.t...—We believe we were the
first to direct public attention to the eiceeding fallibility of the
present tribunals of registration. We trust we shall soon have
to announce measures fur the reform of their futictions.—Globe.
(An organ of the government.)
ELEGANT FLATTERY.—When the ambassador of Henry the
Fetirth of France was in England, he was at court on a birth-
night, and Qaeen Elizabeth asking him has htr liked her ladies,
he replied, knowing her majesty h:id no dislike for flattery, "It
is hard to judge of the Stars in the presence of the sun."
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Lord Denman continues so tin well'as to he unable to take his
seat in the Court of King's Bench. His lordship's complaint is
said to be erysipelas.
A report was very prevalent in Westminster Hall yesterday
that sir. Justice,Vau;'::- r i his seat on the bench of
the Court of Commou Ni.e believe there is no
truth in the teport- ut-presootr..the c, he Icil robe
were not long in naming two or three genlioinyil, one tit whom
is a singly gown, as the learned judge's sticceisor. To the last
inquiries after the learned judge'S health, we are i.appy to state
much more favourable answers have been received.

The preliminaries of a Mail iage are understood to be arranged
between the II on. Thomas Liddell, second son of Lord Ravens-
worth, and brother of the Countess of Mulgrave, and Miss Cecil
Wellesley, daughter of the Hon. and l.ev. Dr. Wellesley, and
niece to the Duke of Wellington. Mr. Liddell is one of the com-
missioners for examining and deciding ou the architectural plans
for building the Houses of-Parliament. The ceremony will take
place at Ravensworth Caetlealierthumberfand.
TRUE PATEroTism.—To love ourcountry with elevated feel-
ing, we ought to begin by supplying it, in ourselves, With citizens
of whom that country need not be ashamed. The bare idea of
being scoffers of religion and of good manners, a'td yet loving
our country worthily, is a thing wholly incompatible, as much
so as that of forming a just appreciation of some beloved object,
and yet imagining that we are not bound tie be constant to her.
If any man revile religion, conjugal faith, decency and probity,
and still exclaims, " My couutry, my country !" ;to not believe
him to be sincere. He is a hypocrite of patriotism; be is one
of the worst of bad citizens. No man can be a good patriot
who is not a virtuous man—who does not feel and tote the
whole of his duties, and use every exertion to diechage them.
ANNUAL CONsUMPTION OF FOOD IN LONDON.—SOTIIe idea of
the traffic of the vast metropolis may be gained from the follow-
ing account of the annual consumption of fund :—Of the qnan-
tity of cattle soldin Smithfield market, we have the most ac-
curate returns, and find that during the last twelve months the
numbers' were 156;000 beasts, 21,000 calves,. 1,5004X)0 sheep,
land 20,000 pigs. This does not, however, by any means form
' the total consumed in London, as large quantities of meat in
carcasses, particularly pork, are daily brought from the coun-
ties round the metropolis. The total value of the cattle sold iu
Smithfield annually, is calculated at £8,500,000. It is sup-
posed_ that a million a Year is expended in fruits and vegetables.
The consumption of wheat ad-mums to a million of quarters an-
nually, of this four-fifths are supposed to be made into bread,
being a consnmption of sixty-four millions of quartern loaves,
every year, in the metropolis atone. The annual consumption
of butter in London, amounts to about 11,000, and that of cheese
to 13,(Y00 tons. The money paid annually for milk is supposed
to amount to £1,250,000. The quantity of poultry annually
consumed in London, is supposed to cost between VO,OOO and
£80,000; that of gaMe depends upon the plentifulness of the
season. There is nothing, however, more surprising than the
sale ef rabbits; one salesman in Leadenhallonarket, during a
considerable portion of the year, is said to have sold 14,000 rab-
bits weekly.
WARSAW, Oct. 20.—Potosit CONFISCATED ESTATES.—By
an ordinance of the 16th October, the Emperor Nicholas
has apportioned a number of estates its the kingdom of Poland,
the property of Polish patriots, among sixteen Russian generals,
whose tenure of those lands will be as their hereditary property
in perpetuity. The individuals thus endowed ere bound to bear
the same charges and obligations which no set on the rest of
landed property in that country. The estates shall, however,
on no account whatever be parcelled in portions by succession;
or be charged with any new übligations, or mortgaged, or aliens
ated in any way. The right of inheritance is confined to all
legitimate descendants professing the religion of the Greek
Church; and in_pueticular it titian always eleseenel on thilieldeet
cEild—on the sons in preference to the aitkOiters. In default o f
a lineal heir, the inheritance is under the same conditions to
descend on the nearest collateral branch of that family. In case
.or the. extinction of it, the estate shall return to the treasury.
This is likewise to take place iu case no successor of that family
of the Russian nobility and of the Russo-Greek Church should
remain alive. The endowed' have to bear all the costs arising
from the circumstance of the grant.
The French have at Algiers an establishment called the Gar=
den of Experiment and Naturalization; its object is great and
useful, timely, to try among almost ail horticultural produce
tioos what kinds will best succeed in this country. On a space •
of eighty acres there are twenty-five thousand trees, bushes, and
plants. All this tells interestingly and honourably for France.
The experiment seems magnificent, but, like a French compli.•
went, it is mere showy than stile:tumid. linquired of the bead
gardener how many labourers he bail in the Piipinire. Twenty
he told me. I ton ene great judge of the subject, but it struck
me that twenty pail; of hands were too ~few for eighty acres of
nursery ground and 2.5,000 trees and plants. " For that matter,"
lie replied, ".if I had but twenty active fellows, and thee were
weihpahl, I should have no tear; but 1 have only miserable na-
tives, or Europeans that are the scum of the earth, and even
these are ill paid." " And what is your own salary, may I
ask ?" " Why, sir, 1,500 francs aevear, but they are not regu-
larly forthcoming. lu short, the eer'hole concern is starved by
the French government; and though it would cost no great
matter to get abundanoe of aster, I: have not more than a third
part of what• would suffice ,tor ereigation."—Letters from. the
South, ix Nett, Non filly Aloomeate.
einca Idtaw of 144)“11 JoaN RUSSELL'S SPEECH AT
Buis-Pito—The speech of Lord John Russel; at the Bristol
dinner constitutes a fair defence of the conduct of ministers
during the last session. The outdo loid appears to us rather
sensitive on the subject of Mr. O'Connell',; adhesion to the
ministry. It would be more honest and more independent in
Lord John ltiissell and his lolleog,ues to despise tory slanders;
and acknowledge the übliganotis of giatitude which ministers
owe to O'Connell. Instead of this trank and honourable act,
mission, we are treated to a string of jesuitical sophistries, which
affect to show• that ministets are iodependent of the agitator.
This we deny. O'Connell's defection from the whig party would
precipitate thedissolution of the preseut cabinet and restore the
tories to power. The hopes of Sir It. Peel to protract the exise
tence of his a.dunuistration reseed on li_ie chance of a dissension
between O'Conuelland the present ministry. The learned mem-
ber for Dublin is the main prop of the ministry, though we must
admit his services ate treated rather contemptuously at the after-
dinner orations of Lord John Russell and others of his colleagpes:
It is absurd in the extreme to deny that ministers have been in-
fluenced iu their policy towards Ireland by Mr. O'Connell. The
reverse is the case, and the hon. and it...aided gentieman's powere
ful support is given in return fur the ministerial adoption of his
views with respect to Ireland. The wings are ton prone to MD-
promise with their enemies, end to conciliate the favour of an ad-:
verse faction, at the expense of devoted friends. With the ex-
ception of the cold and aristocratic meaner in tehich O'Connell'i
influence was treated, we have nuthing else to censure in the
speech.-7'ette Sitio
Darer:Aloe Betitea AND POI.ITICAL DIFFERENCES OF THE
QUEEN of FORTEGAI..—Li4uIi, uv..s.—:lier imperial Majesty
the Duchess of Bragauza is on the eve of removing to the palace
of Bemposta, from whence the Infanta Donna Isabel Maria
moved yesterday to the small palace near Ajuda, in order to
leave it for her illustrious relative. The _change from the Neces-
sidades must be an agreeable one, because I know from most
unquestionable authority that her imperial mejesty and the queen
are hardly upon speaking terms, and often do not exchange a
word during forty-eight hours, her must faithful majesty having
been worked upon by the Camat illa until she has conceived a
very great dislike, bordering on hatred, towards her lamented
father's most exemplary widow,, The
,said Cm:patina is now
reported to base received the
_uceeesion of the Archbishop of
Lacedaemonia, generally known in England as Padre Marcos.
They are now doing their hest to induce the queen to change her
ministers, that is to say, all but Marshal litildaOha and Captain
Jervis, which would have been done yesterday had a proper subs
stitute foe N. Silva Carvalho been found. Count Lavradio was
painted
out to replace the Duke of Painiella, M. Trigoso instead
' of Rodrigo da Fonseca Megalhaes, lac. 1 must du the gallant
marshal the credit to say that he has no hand in the intrigues in
question; and that he stands firm by his colleagues ; a pretended
insult, said by the Archbishop of Laeedeemonia to have been
given to him by the dean of the cathetlial, a brother of M. Silva
! Carvalhu, was the pretext seized _upon in order to irritate bet
majesty's mind against her ministers.. Very hard words were
used by her to two of then-I.—Letter of a Contemporary.
FREDERICK WILLIAM 1., KING OF Pausste.--The King ex-
pected every one who spoke to. him to look him full in _the face,
for lie thought that he could read iu. every one's eves whether
the story he told was true or not. He was therefore very angry
when persons olio saw him cooling endeaeoured to .avoid hinn
A poor dancing-master one day tiled to escape the usual com-
pliments by scampering as fast as possible into a neighbouring
house. The King perceived him, and sent one of his pages to
fetch him back; and, it, order to be quite sure that be was what
be represented himself to lea the King obliged him on the spot
to, dance a sarabande. A still harder sentence was passed on
another French dancing-master,
who met the King on horse-
back on the public road, anti set -off at a gallop without paying
any attention to the King's desire that be should. stop. The
King despatched a page after him. Whe at length found him se-
creted in a hay-hilt. V; ben brought before the King, he passed
him Sell off as a travelling agent of a commercial honse at Mar-
seillet; hut this story hawing turned out to be false, the King
sentenced him to care rubbish for one month at the rebuilding
of St. Peter's Church. A Jew boy ii Ito, in order to avoid meet-
ing him in a very narrow street, endeavoured to get away as
fast as possible, was overtaken be the King. "Wby do vou
run away?" said he to hint. " because lam afraid," replied
the tree bliug Jew. "You should not be afraid of me, eott
ought to love me," iejoined the King, at the same time letting
him feel the weight of his cane. Peesous, however, who knew
how to return au answer, often made their fertene. The King
• one day stopped in the street a young student in theology, and
finding that he was a native of Berlin, said, " Ahothe bean
people are good for nothing!" "That may be trite in the
main," answered the student, 'but I know two natives of Bere
lin who are exceptions to the rule." "And who ate they ? "
asked the King. "Your majesty and myself," replied the sdi-
dent. Th'e King desired him to call at the palate next day, and,
having 'passed a very favourable ,examination; he was immesli:
etely appointed to a vacant living_—Foreign Quartet-1y