The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-09-27 00:00:00

HINTS TO AUTHORS.

Sentiment Royal.—" Yours to command," as the Prince
said to our gracious Sovereign.
Sentiment National.—" Ease before elegance," as the
American envoy said when be was forbidden the Palace for
coming to Court without a coat.
Sentiment Hospitable.—" Come, and.briag your friends
with you," as Wellington said to Napoleon.
Sentiment Historical.--" Your quarters are better than
your father's," as Harry the Eighth said to Cardinal Wol-
sey at Hampton Court.
Sentiment Legal.—" That's a very bard case," as the
Irishman said when he hit his friend on the head.
Sentiment Suryieal.—"
Remove the limb," as the judge
said when he struck the attorney off the Rolls.
Sentiment Rural. —" I think I must look over it." as.the
horse said of the gate which divided it from the clover,
Sentiment Worldly.—" No ' noose' is good news," as the
criminal said to the hangman.
Sentimental Perspective.—" I'll be down upon you some
thy," as the old house said to the new tenant.
Sentiment Human.—" I'm a victim to an artificial state of
society," as the monkey said when they put trousers upon
him.
Sentiment Contemptuous.—" You are beneath my notice,"
as the hawk said to the field mouse.
Sentiment Apologetical.—" I was really not aware," as
the young rat said to the trap.
Sentiment Polite.—" Pray don't wait for me," as the
mouse said to the cat.
Sentiment Sentimental.—" Would that we ne e: had met,"
as the man said to the bailiff, '
Sentiment Romantic.—
Thine—ever thine," as the bat-
tle nose said to the butler.
Sentiment Agricultural.—" My corn feels the rain," as
the old woman said to herself.
Sentiment Musical.—" These notes enliven me," as the
man said s.vhen a remittance came.

Tits 44TH REGRA\treitNtzTiv,e WHICH WAS
the following
THE COLOURS OF
MASSACRED BY THE AFFonANs.---
reserved to the
statement on the authority of the Limerick
Was reduced to
Chronicle:—
superior force, in the midst of frost and
who hadl
" The colours of the .44th Regiment were
very last extremity, and until the battalion
six days' constant
twelve men, worn out and exhausted, after
.wiLthicaut'eTiatilYit Souter was tile made prisoner with the
sfirflot
y surrendered the precious charge to
Queen's colour, but the man
the regimental colours
wrapped round his bold
the ferocious enemy only with his life, for he was butchered
on the spot. He was colour seri
name was Carey." eant, and an Irishman. His
FATAL DUEL--
engrossing subject Aoffal;aolndv
conversation
a, foughttion in in
the
he Cadiz,sp anliisabs bLepnirtali 7
offence at some articileositical
message to the editor,b SenorititheLlGo
chief of
Senor Reisch, the
agreed to. The toss
several shots had"ei"il':hat
they should fire at ~een fired without effect, proposed
froebnete j.oCuatfni ia
Senori, having
Viiroaasir7ell::
"clothes-burningiprho al_ ,'
'' Which h was
I fire first laving been
if he did
won by the journalist, he maleloasigovernent to discharge his
pistol in the air, when his opponent declared, that,
so, he should still insist on his shot at him and kill him if l,e
could. Senor Llorente. to save his own life, was obliged to
fire, and shot Senor Reisch through the heart.
DESTRUCTIVE FLOOD AT ABERYSTWITH.—A few days
ago this town was visited by a terrific flood. At eleven
o'clock in the forenoon, a noise was heard resembling that of
distant thunder, and the inhabitants were soon apprised of
the cause by a tremendous body of water rolling several feet
above the waters of the riser Rhydol, carrying with it carts,
ssp\ainsht the
wheelbarrows, forks, rakes, and various implements of bus....
bandry. On its reaching the harbour, the force was so pow..
erful as to raise the shipping which were lying a-ground, and
dash theta on 7,1 boao spritslo.the
of se
otherwith such
afoufrythalto smash
to
masts,
sunk to 4
their anchors, and were nearly covered ; ei.s ;
oseveral
boats were instantly dashed to the bottom and hurled to
ocean. The waters continued to increase for up ni• itwhie,
hours, stripping the fields adjoining the bed of the - -
hay, wheat, oats, and barley ; and althou h the river, of
increasing and coming down, dashing andg the waters were-.
• t the children in Trefechan
3,e were to be
foaming headlong,.
Beal in the midst of the stream, seen up to their
the spoil borne on the bosom of theerldeavouring to eatch,
element. The most singular cir apparently infuriated!
this phenomenon was, that althougheumstance connecte4 with,
west, with a tremendous heavy the wind was blowing
river farced the ocean back sea, yet the waters of the
mile, filling the bay extending to the apparent distance of 1,••
with fresh water, and for's from Graiglas point to the pier
lion of the freshupwards of eight hours no atnalga-
awl
remaining as free from • briny elements took place, the bar
—Hereford paper. salt as if it had been a mountain lake,