The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-12-30 00:00:00

OBSERVATIONS OF A NATURALIST

This being about the time for the meeting of parlia-
ment, the Stag begins to draw in bis horns. The Railway-
Pigeon makes a deposit of its nest-egg, End the Lawyer-
bird comes to carry it off with its long bill. The latter
has been preparing all the season for feathering his nest,
and now succeeds in doing so.

RAILWAY TIDE TABLE.
It will be low water-mark at Capel-court until the be-
ginning of May, when the tide will turn, and after several

fluctuations will rise to its level.
We believe the last remark will prove true

A BUBBLE BDRST.—Tdere are few absurdities which
our neighbours, the cotton lords of Manchester, would
not countenance in the hope of striking a blow at the
prosperity of Liverpool. But the notion of transporting
our ships of 500 tons burthen overland by railway, in
troughs filled with water, was we thought when it was first
proposed too much for even Manchester folks to swallow.
We are not, therefore, surprised to find that its projector,
Mr. James Arland, of Leazue notoriety, has been obliged
to advertise that" the qualifying number (100) for election
to the directory were not written for to the extent of the
advertised quorum," and that the project must be shelved
for the present. We should wonder if it should ever be
taken down again.
EXTRAORDINARY CHARACTER.—A person was found
on 'Change yesterday who had actually read President
Polk's message. This circumstance has put the finishing
stroke to the man's reputation for sanity ; and a commis.
sion de lunalito inquirendo will be immediately sued out.
Mephyslophiles.—[The Liverpool Mercury of Friday co-
pied the message entire, we presume for the purpose of
satisfying himself as to the fitness of his own readers for
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such an inquiry into their sanity, which has been a little
doubted of lately from the tact of their swallowing co-
lumn after column of his own leaders. Whilst upon this
subject, we are obliged to several of our contemporaries
for their favonra'ile opinion of the abridgement which
we gave in our last, in order to render Mr. Polk's long-
winded manifesto readable.]
EPIPHANY QV ARTI3,II. SES,nONS.—Lancaster Castle,
Monday, January 5 ; Court-house, Preston. 'Wednesday,
January 7; NCNI Bailey Court-house, Salford. Monday,
January 12; Court-house, Kirkdale, Wednesday, Ja-

nuary 21.
Fifteen of the clerks at the Park-lane Station have pr,
sented Andrew Comber, Esq., with three elegant pieces
of plate, weighing 82 ounces,—a compliment not less to
he prized than:that paid him by the company.
REMARKABLE INSTANCE OF PUNCTUALITY.--Pre-
viously to Captain Judkins, of the Cambria, sailing from
Liverpool, on his last outward passage for America. he
made a trifling wager with a gentleman that, on Sunday "ne
morning, the 28th December, at eleven o'clock in the bed ooree.
forenoon, he would be off George's Pier-head, delivering oleley, Dec 6, 1815
the mail bags. Such aas his correcteess of calculation, ....--
that he actually arrived about two hours before the time.
MISS ELEANOR GEORGE'S CONCERT LAST NIGHT. -Fe
--This Concert, for the benefit of a very clever little girl, dent occurred on Saturday alt
took place last night. We were, however, only able to the daughter of the late Ada.
attend during the first part. which, we feel bound to say. Hill, " also to the groom who
went off very well. The gems of this part were Miss Handyman drove into Windsor i
Holden's song of " 0 softly sleep my baby Boy," which phaeton and pair, and upon arri
was beautifully sung and encored. Mss Eleanor George's - fantry Barracks, in Sheet-street,
fantasia on the accordion, which was also encored most speed, and in turning the corner i
heartily, and which, for so yonng a child, was a triumph grown, in jumping out, with the ii
of musical skill, and " Away to the Forest Green," by the more effectually to stop "
Miss Holden and Miss E. George, which most deservedly pent and bloke his leg.
deserved the encore which was attempted, and, in our the White Hart Hotel (the wtie,
opinion, was the sweetest performance of the evening. againat the kerb stone) was i'
The house was moderately well filled. violence, seriously injurin
TICE CATASTROPHE TN ROCK-STREET.—WC have venal bruises. The poriier.
elsewhere given all that is known respecting this lament- at a tremendous rate down
able event. The inquest on the sufferers, five in number, the bottom of which they were
is appointed to commence on Wednesday morning, and dashing against stone iron railing-
we have no doubt that a full and searching inquiry will be directions, breaking then ole of the s
made into all the circumstances. We may here mention one of the noules so severely that is gut
that the subject was brought under the consideration of ever be fit for work again.—London Pa,
the Finance Committee of the Town Council, at their OSTRICH FEATHERS.—In another
weekly meeting, on Friday last, and the Town-Clerk was found lath er Used, :by S. Girvan, of
instructed to watch and to prosecute those portions of the amazing variety of that very beautiful am
investigation which may concern the public safety. It is nameut " the feather of the. - ird."
' ‘-e that one of the departments of govern- Those about to provide for the festivities
,eit has, or will send down a scientific gentleman to would do well to peruse the announceineut
make an independent report as to the causes of the BM- of Manchester-street. The prices are exct.
dent, to the proper quarter. Upon inquiry made at the and a single trial will prove their excellence.
Southern llospital last night, we are glad to say, from the TIIE „aMONSTR CAKE."-- %We yes
polite information of the surgeons, that all the patients titled by cursory glance e , leviathan ct.
are doing remarkably well, with the exception of Ann De- tisod in our paper of to-day. It defies des,
veney, the younger (wife of one of the other inmates). the limits of a paragra as it exceeds in sit
ph,
who is suffering from inflammation of the chest, the result eearance everything hitberti be of
of the injuries received. Strong hopes are stiil enter- department is the united
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tained of her recovery. artists. Some idea may be eaten
A CURIOUS FecT.—You never called to a waiter, when we state that it circumference is eighteen feet,
he was leaving the room, but he ansvrered " Coming, Sir,'' depth proportionate. It is surmounted by a splentou
I --Punch• fnamental tower, and will be exhibited to-morrow.

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