The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-10-24 00:00:00

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There was a daily ordinary, at which the guests might as-
semble if they did not dine in private. There were two
billiard-tables, fishing-tackle, guns, &c., buckhounds
and harriers, and twenty choice hunters in the stables.
There was also a bowling-green on the demesne ; and
Swift was so delighted with the place, that instead of a
fortnight he remained four months.—lreland and its
Rulers since 1829.

THE FULLERS' TEAZLE.—The wild teazle (Dypsaeuv
sylvestris) may now be seen in many of our hedges. Tni-
is a member of a very curious family of plants, and it is
supposed that the fullers' teazle, so extensively used by
clothiers, is only a variety of this plant. The name dip-
sacusis derived from dip.sao, to thirst, and is given on
account of the upper leaves of the plant holding water.
They do this to such a degree, that after a shower we have
poured from the various leaves what would be a very ac-
ceptable supply of water to a thirsty traveller. The blos-
soms of the teazle are lilac-coloured, numerous, and col-
lected in a large conical head. The plant grows to the
height of about four feet, and its large lance-shaped leaves
are defended, as is the whole plant, with an abundance of
prickles. The fullers' teazle is cultivated to a great extent
in the West of England ; and it is the bristly scales of the
flower heads that render the plant so valuable in dressing
cloth. These bristles are just strong enough to raise the
wool without tearing the cloth. The dressing of one piece
of cloth is said to require from 1,500 to 2,000 teazles.
When the common teazle is in blossom, it is a great orna-
ment to our hedgerows, from the delicate colour of the
flowers, but soon after the blossoming is over, the recept-
acle becomes dry and brown, and remains long on the
stalk in that condition.—Saturday Magazine.
THE INDIANS AND QUEEN VICTORIA.—A deputation
of chiefs and warriors from one of the tribes of Indians
located on the lands at the bead of Lake Superior, was in
New York, en route to the Court of Queen Victoria, to
lay before their royal mistress certain grievances under
which their people are labouring. The following account
of them is from the Aew York Inquirer :—" These veri-
table and rugged sons of the forest, with the wives of their
two principal chiefs, come fully equipped and appointed
with all the paraphernalia of war. hunting, travelling wig-
wam, &c. The venerable patriarch at the head of the
deputation is nearly 70 years of age, being the oldest war-
rior of his tribe ; and having fought upon the frontiers
during the war between Great Britain and the United
States, both his warriors and himself have enjoyed the
highest favour and confidence of the British government.
A difference having existed for some time between the
Chippewas and the Upper Canadians, these warriors have
been delegated to lay their grievances before the Queen
in person. 'rheirlocality is at the head of Lake Superior,
the most remote and isolated of any of the tribes of Ame-
rican Indians. It was a party of this tribe that accompa-
nied Captain Back in part of his celebrated expedition to
the North Pole in search of his friend Captain Ross.
Having never lived near the shore of the lake, every ob-
ject connected with civilisation is a matter of great curi-
osity to them. Their interpreter says that their astonish-
ment upon beholding a steam-boat for the first time was
unbounded; and that in descending the locks of the Erie
Canal, they went through a variety of heathen ceremo-
nials to propitiate the Evil Spirit, who they firmly be-
lieved had an agency in causing the waters to sink or rise
over hills and valleys. What their wonder will be on
witnessing the scenes of a play, or the wonderful exploits
of the circus riders, remains to be known. They are,
certainly, objects of great interest, and in fact the only
Indians from that remote region of country that have ever
been among us, or that in all probability ever will visit
these parts again."

DESCRIPTION OF ADEN.—Aden presents us with one
of those phenomena which the giant " steam" is every
day and everywhere achieving. Barren rocks, and a few
yards of sandy shore, once tenanted only by the sea-gull
and the crab, are now covered by cheerful domiciles, and
animated by a small but busy and contented population,
who live by unloading the fuel-ships, storing and protect-
ing the coal, and embarking it upon the steamers. Upon
the shore of a little bay, formed by a small belt of rocks,
stands a spacious and commodious building, of wood, wat-
tle, and dab, covered within and without by whitewash
and duly matted and thatched, which serves the purposes
of a hotel. Some enterprising Parsees from Bombay
started and maintain this establishment, where the steam-
boat traveller will find an excellent and (all things consi-
dered) not expensive table and cellar, clean beds, white
linen, and excellent attendance. Fire-wood and sweet
water, being brought from a considerable distance, must
necessarily he dear; but they do not constitute special
items in the bill, unless you indulge in a fresh bath, when
four shillings, or two rupees, are payable. Donkeys and
their attendant vagabond owners are available by scores,
and it is usual to hire one for a ride to the Arab town of
Aden, four miles from the anchorage, and inspect the
scene of many a bloody strife before our troops esta-
blished their present footing on the soil of the Ishrnaelite.
We were regaled with excellent fish, including oysters,
during our stay at Aden. But, indeed, there was no de-
ficiency of any of the necessaries of life. Every thing
that reasonable men can desire is obtained in abundance
from the interior ; and, judging from the specimens of
grain and vegetables daily brought in on camels' backs,
there can be no doubt of the richness and fertility of the
soil of Arabia. It was singular to see every Arab in and
about Aden unarmed. On the opposite coast, and on the
snores of the Persian Gulf—nay, from Bussorah to Con-
stantinople, from Bushire to Tahreez—you rarely meet
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fai',4nd Witifeltrines with all three, and a lance and pistols
into the bargain ; but here you would fancy that the Mos-
lem had ceased to war with his fellow, for if his hand be
against every body, it is at Aden an empty hand ! This
restriction upon the use of arms has, 1 suppose, originated
with Captain Haines, the political agent, and is no doubt
intended as a protection against treachery. There is not,
however, much of that to be apprehended now. The peo-
ple are evidently more than reconciled to British autho-
rity, for they flock to Aden in numbers totally unknown
during the government of the Sultan. From six hundred
to a thousand souls inhabited the town before our conquest
and occupation : at this moment there are not less than
20,000 living there !—From " Overland Trips in general,
and a Trip in particular," in the Asiatic Journal.

VARIETIES.

To what colour does a flogging change a boy's com-
plexion ?—lt makes him yell-O.

Paris is lighted every afternoon by 13,221 lamps of
which 5,894 are supplied with gas, and 7,321 with oil.
A REFRACTORY BUTT.—In a dispute between Sir W.
Lewes and Wilkes, the former said—" I'll be your butt
no longer." " With all my heart," said Wilkes, " I
never liked an empty one."

If you wish to hear all the evil in people's character,
wait until they get married. If you are desirous of learn-
ing all, and more than all their good qualities, have pa-
tience until they be dead.

ANCIENT NAME FOR TAYLOR.—Snyde, in-the ancient
Saxon language, signified to cut; snydee, a cutter, being
our ancient name for a taylor, till we took the name
tailleur from the French.

King Louis PhiHinpe, being born on the Gth of October,
1773, has now entered his 71st year. His Majesty is
the first of his race who has reached so advanced an age.
On Friday week there was a grand fete at St. Cloud on
the occasion of that anniversary.

GOLD NOT A POISON.—M. Le Grand, from frequent
experience of its effects in the treatment of disease by the
employment of large doses of the salts of gold arrives at
the conclusion that the received opinion that they are
poisonous is altogether erroneous, and that it is quite as
safe a remedy as iron.

GARRICK'S COTEMPORARY.—There is only one person
now living who performed on the same stage with Garrick
—Byrne, the celebrated harlequin in his time, and father
of Oscar Byrne. He is now in his eighty-second year,
walks as uprightly as in his best days, and is in possession
of all his faculties.—Dramatic and Musical Review.

A PRETTY QUESTION.—" Why don't you get mar-
ried?" said a young lady the other day to a rather elderly
bachelor friend. " I have been trying for the last ten
years, to find some one who would be silly enough to have
me" was the reply. " I guess you havn't been up our
way" was the insinuating rejoinder.

Watercresses will grow just as well on a damp shaded
border in the kitchen garden, as along the brook side. and
will be ten times safer for use from such a place than in
the naturvl way, where they are always more or less sown
over witla the eggs of insects, and other creatures frequent-
ing pools and running streams. Now is the best time to
plant slips of them.
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DRESS OF O'CoNNELL.—The following is a sketch by
the Times reporter of Mr, O'Connell's appearance at the
dinner after the great meeting at Mullaghmast :—" Mr.
O'Connell looked something like the Great Mogul, with
his curious ' national cap' of purple and blue velvet and
gold embroidery on his head, grey coat, aldermanic gold
chain, and purple velvet gown with fur trimmings."
Tint JESUIT COLLEGES.—This society was established
by Ignatius Loyola, in 1536; they were expelled from
France in 1591; from England in 1604; from Venice in
1606 ; from Paraguay in 1753 ; again from France in 1764 ;
from Portugal in 1759, having made an attempt to assas-
sinate the king ; from Bohemia and Denmark in 1766 ;
from Spain, Genoa, and Venice, in 1767; from Naples,
Malta, and Parma, in 1768. The society was suppressed
by the Pope, August 25, 1773; their establishment was
closed in Spain, and property confiscated, in 1836, exactly
three centuries after the first establishment of the order.
If any one has a horror of icicles, and would never
have the mild temperature of the air interrupted by the
presence of a hoar. frost, let him migrate with the climate
Let him spend the month of January in Portugal ; Feb.
ruary in Madeira; March in Spain; April in Sicily;
May in Lapland ; June in Italy ; July in Switzerland ;
August in France ' • September in England ; October
among the forests of America ; November in Crete and
December in the islands of the Cape de Verd. By this
rotarory motion, he may enjoy a delicious temperature,
and revel in honeysuckles and roses all the year round.

PEACE FOR WALES AND JUSTICE FOR

IRELAND

From day to day astounding tales

Arrive from Ireland and from Wales,
Portending future slaughters.
Bow shall we silence these great guns'—
Compel O'Connell And his sons
To used Rebecca and her daughters'

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