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      " ~~ BEAUTIES OFBYRON . so . sat . «« HEAVBX A ! iD EAKra . " j Vntik ' a Muitav" is in the list of "IfcaWH OT * **» ' ' ^ d is ackno wledged by Byron ' s drama |' ^ « ter-piece in its way . It is the best cn ticsw fthedelu 2 ; ei and that passase fonndeJon tnesio ^ ^ „^ nd - t came to pass in Gen esis wne ^ ^ daug | lters 0 f men that . thattii e so * * ^ , took theni wiYe 3 of aii ther were wr , Thft „ sublUne ia description ' thP beautiful in poetry , " fascinates ns fromfthe ^ L-ment to the close , nevertheless we rise ^ fpT rusal of thiaj" Mystery'lwitKa leeling of fr ° ™ " ifec pain , at the thought of a drowing world * ° hall the attcndast horrors which may becon-• * 1 bat which even the pen of a Byron cannot ^ nielv describe . Happily our feelings have v--Jipi * we cannot believe the monstrous fable , as gSai improb ^

      <« can rage and justice join in the same path ?" » - « But enough , the story is well enough on which t bnild the beautiful though appalling creations of •? painter and the poet . We are compelled to give ^ a very brief extract . Enter Mortals , flying for refuge . Chorus of Mortals . The heavens and earth are mingling—God ! Oh God 1 What have we dose ! Tet spare ! Hark ! even the forest beasts howl forth their prayer ! The dYagan cf & .-vleg from out his den . To herd in terror , innocent with men ; And the birds scream their agony through air Tet , yet , Jehovah J yet withdraw thy rod Of Wrath , and pity thine own world's despair J Rear not Man only but all nature plead J

      A Mother ( fijfirvng her infant to Japhet . ) Oh let this child embark ! I broug ht him forth in woe , But thought it joy To 803 him to my bosom clinging so . "Why was he born ! What hath he done—My unwean'd son—To move Jehovah ' s wrath or scorn *

      TCb . at is there in this milk of mine , that Death Should stir all heaven and earth up to destroy my boy f Ami roll the waters o ' er his placid breath ? Save him thou seed ot Seth I Or cursed be—with Mm who made Ihee and thy race , for which we are tetray'd I Japhet—Peace ! ' tis no hour for curses , but for prayer . Chorus of Mortals .

      Forprayer !!! And where Shall prayer ascend , When the swoln clouds noto the mountain's bend , Ana burst , And gushing ocean ' s every barrier rend , Until the very deserts know no thirst ! Accurst Be he who made thee and thy sire 1 We deem our curses vain ; we must expire ; But as we know the worst , Why should our hymn be raised , our knees he bent Before the implacable Omnipotent ,-Since we must fall the same ! If Hehath made earth , let it be his shame , To make a world for torture .

      3 fc - «• 3 ? * * * Enter a Woman . Woman . Oh , save me , save ! Oar ralley is no more : My father and my father ' s tent , My brethren and my brethren ' s herds , The pleasant trees that o ' er our noon-day bent And sent forth evening songs from sweetest birds , The title rivulet which freshened all Our pastures green , So more are to be seen . When to the mountain ' s cluTI climb'd this morn , I turn'd to bless tbe spot , And not a leaf appear'd about to fall

      ;—And now they are not!—Why was I born ? Jai ieU To die ! in youth to die ! And happier in that doom , Than to behold the universal tomb "Which I Am thus condemn'd to weep above in vain . Why , when aU perish , why must I remain

      Songs For The People. 25b. Xxv. The Past...

      SONGS FOR THE PEOPLE . 25 b . xxv . THE PAST . AND THE PRESENT , ( Air , "Sancy Dawson . ") Here comrades , give your labours o ' er , Let ' s sit awhile upon the floor , And chat of things that went before We got our present knowledge . It makes me smile to think how strange Tbe world wagg'd on before the change , When mind attain'd a wider range , Since we have been to CoRege . Onr fathers' no improvement found , They foRoWd as the rottl turn'd round , Nor dream'd to rise to higher ground , But took things as they brought ' em : We trod their steps—their very peers . Month followed month , and made up years Led blindfold by our asse s ears . The tniphrpd eons of Gotham .

      We rais'd the corn—the idlers eat ; We fed the ox—they got the meat : We shear'd the sheep—and heard him bleat , And Iook'd about as silly : The world grew full—oar toil increas'd ; Oar days grew long—our pay decreas'd ; When meal time came onr standing feast Potatoes and thin skillv . ' , We made the cloth—for others' wear ; The stockings wove—our legs were bare ; We made the shoes—ourselves no pair :

      The hat—we went bareheaded ; Gay vessels sail'd from shore to shore , Brought gold and gems and dainties o'er , We mann'd the deck and plyM the oar , >" or death or danger dreaded . The parson preach'd that all was right , Twas ours to pray , and work and fight , That white was black , and Mack was white , If onr superiors teld us ; Wita tythe pig cramm'd , he gravely said— . This world was but for suffering made , Wein tbe next should be repaid ,

      Bat fobb'd himself the gold dust . At length to shake vile knavery ' s throne , The Xorlh'rn Star in lustre shone , True knowledge spread from zone to zone , On sagest lore well founded ; To aid its march a fearless band , Spread o ' er the startled , list'ning land , Warm'd each true heart , nerv'd each true hand , And tyrants shook confounded . Tiie wondring millions heard the tale , B echo swell'd with every gale , And rushVJ from every hill and vale , Their willing aid to tender ; With globing breasts , the joyous throng , For Justice firm , for Freedom strong , kais'd to the « ky the glorious song—THE CHARTER—SO SURRENDER ! Lat ester . T . R . Smabt

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      The People's Journal. Parts Ix—X. London...

      THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL . Parts ix—x . London ; J . Bennett , GO , Fleet Street . The mass of interesting articles contained in tke > e j * o parts of the People ' s Journals S 3 overwhelming , 5 * we are at a loss how even to indicate , in the r ? j ued space we must assign to ourselves , the beaur ^ aud merits which demand comment . Here we t ^ ve the claims of our female and infant workers in ^ manufacturing districts , set forth ' . by the eloquent *?* ' ^ lary Lcman Gillies , with that power and tetness , which so well becomes an earnest and no-, , Voman pleading against oppression and wrong , ^ wew Winter shows the feas ibility of " Country

      J ™** for the Working Classes , " which by the aid fJr ^ Vk ' would furnish the woiking people with j ^ . ° ^ . -roomed houses in the country at a charge j . "tuns ; a free passage to and fram London ) , not j V * than is now paid for one or two-roomed dens - ^ we murky , filthy back streets of the metropolis . ^ Mieipates a . time " when cities , instead of j ^ r . ^ stagnating mul titudes , will revolve themtjjj ? lnto vast bazaars—crowded or deserted , as tF „„ - ° f labour began or ended for the day . " ^ tice some excellent articles ' signed J . M . W ., Sestj ^ - We fancy by a female hand , pleading earfi t n i People , and amongst other sections of tret !!? . for tu < Ee veritable and generally 111-Ka «„ ? , aves - "Servants of All Work . " Julia ^ J " ? h afiords ns a glimpse of " The French ertrJ ?? Class , " from which we cull the following

      » , THE FKE 3 TCH WOSKMaS . saa . , - rtn <; h workman derives his feeliuirs of dignity hour , p " ai tl ae high consideration he sets upon la-Iff of . ^ , ' ^ 'gners couid with liiuk-ulty uuderstaad th « ^^( al . "' ut < : In l , t > " « h which he looks down upon the IliS oij . ' l l auiiiered servant of the noble or the rich . tiy . J ' 0 I % Uie servitude , hut especially tbe conipuratfiia , ^ . li : e ' « ' ! by tuc retainers of wealthy families , , "" - Jt " ^ animadversion of these rude , though

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      proud , sons of toil . And , indeed , domesticity—not as we conceive it in patriarchal and primitive life , when the servant was as one of his master ' s family , hut as modern manners have made it—is sufficiently * repulsive and degrading to explain their aversion towards it . So strongly if this feeling developed in Prance , that we once knew an indigent nailer , burdened with a large famil y , indignantly refuse to give his dauhgter in marriage to a respectable young man , then a servant in a rich family , and possessed of what , in his condition , the father might consider a fortune . It is true , this proud nailer was not only a singularly intelligent man , familiar with the best authors of his country , but also a poet whose songs may , for aught we know , still form the delight of the neighbourhood in which he resided .

      In the eyes of the French workman , labour is a divine institution which hallows all that it touches . "He who labours , prays , is a favourite saying amongst the people . This noble and beautiful thought , which has been strongly encouraged and confirmed by several eminent writers of the modern French school , has greatly contributed to givetothe " characterofthe artisan a lofty and di gnified tone , worthy both of our respect and admiration . flow heartily we sympathise with the proud nailer in his contempt for the flunky crew ; of all twolegged animals bearing the form of men , the scarletplush gentry excite our most profound aversion . We shonld like to see more of Josep h Mazzini ' s " Thoughts upon Democracy in Europe" before

      expressing our own thoughts upon so important a subject ; there has been a lapse of some weeks since the second of Mr . M . 's articles appeared , without any word of the third being fortlicoining . Abel Paynter gives us a peep into Holland , under the head of " A few Sketches in the Low Countries , "very interesting . The intellectual and moral _ capabilities of the black races finds a champion in Goodwyn Barmby ; this gentleman seems to be landably engaged in endeavouring to compensate lor tho nonsense be has published in his own publications , by the good sense he is making manifest in this Journal and in JerrolcCs Magazine . In reply to the croakers against slave emancipation , we extract the following from Mr . Barmby's article : —

      KEGKO JOINT-STOCK ASSOCIATIONS , It may be useful to inquire , what bare been the doings of the emancipated negroes in the West Indies ! In connection with a return lately furnished to the British Government , as to the number of emancipated negroes who have become freeholders , etc ., in British Guiana , is appended a list of estates which they have purchased either in partnership or association . From this list we extract the following instances : — " Perseverance Estate . —470 acres , purchased by 63 labourers in association for 5000 dollars ; and 250 acres , purchased by 109 labourers for 1715 dollars , in the same

      manner . "litflefield Estate . —500 acres , purchased by 12 labourers in partnership for 9000 dollars . " Lovely Lass Estate . —500 acres , bought for 1715 dollars by 14 labourers in association . "North Brook Estate . —500 acres , purchased by 84 labourers in partnership for 10 , 000 dollars . " These are only examples from a list extending over five large foolscap sheets of paper . From the fact gathered from them , we see no cause to doubt the wisdom of these enfranchised blacks . They hare even set an example to the working classes of the whites . In a country where little labour is required for the sustenance of life , they appear determined to discontinue the oppressive system of overworked bard labour . This they effect by becoming freeholders through co-operation , in association , in partnership .

      We quite agree with Mr . Barmby that in all this " the image of God in ivory might take a lesson from the image of God in ebony . " The " ivories" are at length beginning to learn this lesson , but it appears that the " ebonies" are in advance of them . Andrew Delap gives an explanation of "TheElectro-Magnetic Telegraph , " which cannot fail to interest a wide circle of readers . From an account of the *« Obsequies of Thomns Clarksnn , " by Robinson . Taylor , we are happy to learn that the last labours of the venerable champion of the Alrican races were

      devoted to the hardships experienced by the _ seamen employed in the British commercial marine ; the last letter he wrote was to Lord John Russell in behalf of this noble but grossly ill used class of our countrymen . When will a man with the energy of Clarkson arise to vindicate the claims of British seamen ? It were a noble mission for a ] man worthy of it . " What is doing for the people in Dublin ?" is answered by James 11 aught on , who shows that in Dublin , as in roost other places , there is very little doing for the people except what they are doing for themselves .

      A great card in the People ' s Journal pack , is Harriet Martineau . Her articles or " Household Education , " so far as they have yet gone are admirable ; they should be read and studied by every parent , and bv all who can influence the training of children . We shonld much like to quote from these articles , but have not room . H . M . 's '' Lake and Mountain Holidays" are a rich treat ; their description being the next best thing to a participation in the actual enjoyment . How we should have relished the sight of " Master Bob " in " a pair of trousers made for a stout man , and ( what apneared to be ) tbe oastler ' s Sunday waistcoat ! " from H . M . ' s monthly " Survey from the Mountains" we give the following extract :

      ABDOEt-KADEB . Many who read romances about the days of the Crusades , and whose hearts beat over the romance of history—the narratives of heroes like William TeU , who waged a holy war against the invaders of their country —are unaware that as great a hero lives in our day , and is conducting as holy and undying a struggle . How few care to read of Abd-el-Kader ! yet who will venture to say that William Tell was nobler ! The Emir Abhel Eader is the indomitable foe of the French , who have conquered Algiers , and colonised , or attempted to colonise the neighbourhood . He is a Mahomcdan , and hates the Christians . He is a native , aud hates the intruders . He is a prince , aud hates the conquerors * f his country . He cannot drive them out ! but he has done

      everything short of it . He leaves them no peace or rest . Tbey in fact own no land but what they stand en . Every head that is put out beyond the cordon is cut off . Every straggler from the camps disappears . The settlers cannot till the field * , nor go on commercial errands ; for Abd-el-Kader comes down upon them whichever way they go . A company cannot pass from camp to camp without its number being thinned . If there is a burning sun , Abd-el K * der pounces upon the troops iu their hour of lassitude . If wintry weather comes up from the mountains , Abd-el-Kader comes up . with it , as if he rode upon the blast . If snow blocks up the way , Abd-el-Kader issues from the thickest drift . If there is a drought , he drives the foe far from the water brooks by harra'sing them , flank and rear . He is always on the

      eve of being canght : but no man has ever caught hi : n yet , nor any Christian touched his white banner . His tribes are dispersed , his stores taken , his supplies cut off . his horses shot under him , his allies bound over to deliver him up ; but he has always yet escaped . He ia reported dead ; but is presently seen and felt again . He has worn out and brought to disgrace French fieldmarshals ; and caused destitute , as he himself is , an expenditure of men and money such as a nation can long endure for the sake of so wretched a colony . He has now sent a . summons to the tribes of the south to be ready to renew the war against the invaders ; and all but those who are within immediate reach of the French answer with fervour to the call , One cannot but look forward wistfully to see the issue , to divine the lot

      and the death of such a man;—to watch ivhether his power of hope can sustain itself against such odds ; whether he dies on tbe field , or in a cave of the rocks , —as a warrior , or a prisoner , or as one « f Nature's princes in one of Nature ' s palaces , the only thing we know is that the man himself—his soul—will never be conquered . Being well assured of this , it will be endurable that his country and native tribes should be brought under European sway , if there were a . fair probability that it would be ultimately for their real good . But it is for their invaders to show that it would be so ; and till they do , our sympathies must inevitably be with the indomitable Abd-el-Kader , before whose mnjesty , —the native majesty of the soul , —every Hahomedan bows his head , and every Christian quails .

      It appears that Harriet Martineau is " going forth on a long and uncertain travel to Egypt , " and perhaps to visit some Asiatic countries . " This annauncement is followed by something like a promise that the readers of the People ' s Journal shall have " » f « rveys from the bosom of the . Nile , or the base of the Great Pyramid . " We shall , as tho Scotch say , " weary" lor them . We have yet to speak of those favourite writers who , more than any others connected with the People ' s Journal , have won for it its great and deserved popularity—William and Mary Uowitt . In these two parts , Biography principally claims the pen of Mary Uowitt , her subjects being those great American men , William Lloyd Garrisson and Eliliu

      Burritt . The eloquence of the writer invests the humblest thoughts and the simplest facts with all the charms of noetiy ^ aud romance imagine then , how full of interest must be tbe " lices" of such a glorious hero as Garrisson . and such a noble worker as BuHtt , narrated by such a writer . The life of Garrison exposes a state of things in America of which we had no previous conception . Thus , in Boston , the place where the banner of revolt was first unfurkd against the English aristocracy , ia that birth p ! acc of Republican liberty , Garrison could not obtain a p ' s : of mce' . ing in which to advocate the claims of black Americans to those rights proclaimed in the "Declaration of Independence . " Church , chapel , public ball , and private room , were all shut against him—all but one : —

      THE DISCIPLES OF THOMAS PA 1 SK ; Infidels by piofession , offered him the free use of their hall , for his ndvoency of the rights of man . In an infidel h :. ill , therefore , he first proclaimed " liberty to the captive , iiii . l the opening of the prison to them that were bound . " " I am a believer in Christianity , " said he , at tho close of his course of lectures , " aud Boston is professedly a Christian city ; hence , I Mush , while I am constrained to ai-kiinwled ^ e the superior humanity of what is called infidelity , to the Christianity of the day . " This circumstance nee-. ls no comment ; by their fruits , ye shall know thcui .

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      Garrison has bees more than once put into prison , and once fined a hundred dollars for preaching the great truth , that" all men are born free and equal . " He has been several times mobbed and threatened with the "tar-kettle ; " and once at the imminent peril of his life was dragged through the streets of Boston by an infuriated rabble ; his clothes torn from his body , and stones and brick-bats hurled at him , accompanied by cries of " Lynch him , Lynch him ;" his escape from death on this occasion may be considered as almost miraculous . He had the gallows erected in front of his own door ! he has received numberless letters containing challenges to fight him , or fiendish threats of assassination . Lastly , tho State of GeorgWhas , through its Legislature , offered a reward of 5 , 000 dollars for his life . Yet the man still lives , a terror to the tyrants , and the champion of the oppressed . We bid him good speed in his

      glorr us . It is enough to say that the articles by William Uowitt , are by William Uowitt , what more can we say to express our idea of th"ir worth and beauty ? For us to attempt to praise W . II . 's " Michaelmas , ' and the " Summer Day . " ard " Summer Night in the Forest , " would indeed bs to essay that vain task ot attempting

      " To gild refined gold , to paint the lilly , And throw a perfume on the vi ilet . " Let our readers read the articles referred to , and judge and enjoy for themselves . Sure we are that those who take our advice will thank us for pointing out to them so rich a store of enjoyment . Besides the above there are excellent articles by William Uowitt on the " Anti-Slavery Lea « ue , " the " Proposed Whittington Club , " and on the " Increasing Obstructions to Bathing , and Misuse of the Police , " which deserve and have our warmest commendation .

      The last named of the above articles we shall take the liberty of extracting entire ; we shall do so , not because it is the happiest selection we might make from Mr . Ilowitt's articles , but because in a " plain unvarnished " manner it exposes some of the plundering and tyrannical monopolies of our present social system . The despotism unveiled by Mr . II . is truly monstrous and intolerable : —

      INCREASING OBSTRUCTIONS TO BATHING , AND MISUSE OF THE POLICE . Bv William Howitt . At a time when the public is every day becoming more sensibly impressed with the necessity of carefully attending to the general health , and when , in consequence , baths and washhouses are at great expense provided for the people in the metropolis and other lar ^ e towns , it is singular that in the country and in the metropolitan suburbs scarcely a day passes without some fresh obstruction being thrown in tbe way of bathing . It is a subject which demands the earnest attention of the public , and the adoption of some measures to put a stop to this mischievous practice . Let us take a single ease which may sho-. v what is now doing almost everywhere .

      In the populous neighbourhood of Clapton , the river Lea has till lately afforded the means of bathing , hut the East London Water Company having monopolised that river to a great extent , have placed notice-boards that no person shall bathe in their water , even below the works , under penalty of prosecution . Now it would appear quite reasonable that , this water being intended for domestic uses , all bathing in it should be prevented , were it not that this Water Company , having by their act of Parliament monopolised the river all the way upwards for a good many miles—that is to where it joins the monopoly of the new River Company—have set down their engine-house so as to catch the far greater portion of the drainage of Clapton . The drainage includes a densely peopled district of houses of sit

      least a mile in length . The two rows of houses facing he high-way , leading from Clapton . gate to Stamford , hill , are drained with the sewer which does not fall into the Lea , at least so bii ; h up ; there is also provision to carry part of the heaviest drainage to below the esginehouse ; but much of the rest , as that of the poorer houses , and various extensive brickyards and manufactories , copper-mills , dye-houses , ifc a , fall into the Lea above the water-works . These water-works having thui caught the rich sewerage of this swarming population , there pump it up into the houses of the inhabitants from which it has been drained , at the rate of from £ 3 to £ 6 per house . I pay £ 6 . As may be imagined , the water is very unfit for culinary purposes , producing violent diarrhoeas , & c . Luckily , I have a pump on the

      premises , but the commissioners of sewers , many of them , I believe , very suspiciously , shareholders in this water company , have , by a recent sewer , laid nearly every pump on the premises adjoining the main road most tffectually dry , so that the inhabitants have no possible resource bat this drainage-saturated water at a costly price above named . Now after this , does it not seem a rich farce to prevent people bathing in this water ? As if sensible of this , and that no possible cause could make the water worse , I am not aware that any obstructions areoffered to bathing above the works , but unfortunately again this is the very part where people should not bathe . It is the psrt of the river where houses extend nearly along the whole length of one bank , and where on the other runs a very favourite walk of the

      inhabitants in the ' meadows . To say the least , and to ssy nothing of the nonsense of keeping people out of water into which such a heavy drainage runs , this part of the river might for public decency be avoided by bathers , if tbe rest of the river were open . But even then , the health of the inhabitants is greatly endangered by drinking this water , and it is a great neglect of government to allow private companies to monopolise rivers to such an extent as to keep out competing companies , and yet to take no care to compel them to convey their water from where it is pure . The company having monopolised tho water up the valley far beyond the Clapton drainage , ought to be compelled to convey the water from beyond thatpoint by pipes , or private canel . This is , however , a general neglect of our government . The sums levied

      on thepublicby private companies , as highway trusts , gas companies for lighting streets and roads , water companies , and the like , is 20 , 000 , 000 per annum , yet no care is taken in the acts effectually to restrain the extortion of these companies . They are let loose to fleece us pretty much at their pleasure . Thus , the original £ 100 shares of the New River Company now sell for £ 21 , 000 each . It is , therefore , evident that the rates levied on the people by the company are fir too high , and ought to be reduced by government . There ought to be some general inspecting and restraining body on the part of government to protect the people from such general wrong and imposition as prevails . Companies ought not to be able to pump by drainage-water into our houses at the rate of £ 6 per annum .

      But to return to the particular of bathing . At the Lea Bridge Water Works , the river is compelled into three separate channels . One from the canel running on towards Hackney Wick , Old Ford , < fcc . ; the second is a private canel of the water company , which goes to supply the East London with Clapton darinage ; the third pursues the old course through the meadows . Well , the company having got possession of the rich drainage of Clapton , warns all people from bathing iu its water-course—doubtless , considering the water already rich enough for East London . The canal runing from near the Lea Bridge in a parallel line for the con . veyance of goods , is a very suitable place for bathing , lying off the highway , and at the foot of Clapton Fields . There people , and especially boys in great numbers , have for the last sixty years been accustomed to bathe . Lately , however , the canal company have had notice-boards erected , and also warnings painted in large letters on the bridges , announcing a penalty of forty shillings to any persons bathing in the canal .

      On inquiring what was the cause of this prohibition , I was informed that it was alleged that the hoys injured the banks , and also used bad language . As to injuring the banks , that must he to a very trivial extent . What serious injury can naked boys do to strong gravelly banks ? Bad language it would be a subject of national congratulation if boys would avoid ; but if boys have dirty language , it is no reason why they should have dirty bodies too ; nor is there any fear of their either contaminating either the canel or the ears of the boatmen with it , boatmen being notoriously some of the rudest fellows in the country .

      But what it more , to keep these boys , & c , out of the water , a policeman is regularly stationed on a bridge near the usual bathing place . If the boys had been permitted to bathe , and the policeman had been posted to prevent mischief to the banks , or to the delicate ears of boatmen , there would have been some service in if . But the policeman is set theie to watch over nobody , and for this to be paid by whom ! By the canal proprietors ? No , by the country ! We have made particular inquiry , and find this to be the fact . This is a gross abuse of the institution of police . These men are intended to watch over

      the general peace , and over private property in a general way , no ; over particular private interests . This canal is a private property , and a means of profit to the company if , therefore , the property needs watching , it is clearly the business of the company to do it themselves . We have heard of country squires using the rural police to watch their game , to the non-necessity for gamekeepers ; but this practice of setting policemen to watch a canal is , in fact , to make the public pay for depriving themselves and their children of one of the most necessary and healthy of indulgences , that of bathing . This must be looked after by the public .

      But the mischief does not cease here . The bathers being driven from the canal , and not allowed to enter the water company ' s water-course , are obliged to resort to the river in the town meadows below the water-works Here , again , however , springs up a new opponent , and orders them off . This is the landlord of the Lea Bridge Inn , who rents the fishery of this stream , from the bridga ns far as Temple Hills , from the aforesaid East London Water Company , and acts under a clause in his lease from them . He also erects his notice boards threatening

      prosecution . Now where in the world are people to go to % They are driven from stream to stream , and at last find themselves without a single yard of water into which they can plunge in iveather equal in heat to that of India . Monopoly after monopoly pursues them . Those streams which God has caus « -d to How freely through the country for the good and refreshment of all arc shut up by acts of par . liament . Canal companies , water companies , traders in fisheries , are empowered to expel every ono from the simple , natural , and necessary enjoyment of theit waters . Is this common sense , or common justice ? If governments will grant certain uses of these waters hy acts of parliament to certain persons , ought it not to reserve carefully the original right of the public to drink of this

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      water , or to wash in it at suitable places ! When the sanatory condition of the people is pronounced to be a most important public object ; when baths and washhouses are deemed imperatively necessary for the people ; when we are threatened with Asiatic cholera , and every means of invi gorating thesystem , and of cultivating habits of cleanliness , are strenuously recommended by medical men , are the people to be driven everywhere from the water , that canal boats may not be blackened by the language of rude boys , and that landlords may pick up shillings from anglers ? The thing demands the immediate attention of government ; and to secure that attention , associations should everywkere be formed , not only to resist all groundless aggressions on the public right , but to procure numerous petitions to parliament , praying for a general act providing the necessary accommodation of the public as regards bathing throughout tha kingdom .

      Amongst the illustrations in these parts , all beautiful , we can only find room to single out portraits of William Lloyd Garrison , and Elihu Burritt , said to be correct likenesses . We beg to hint to tha editor that a portrait of William or Mary Howitt , to face the title-page oi the second volume , would be very acceptable to the readers of the " People ' s Journal . " e

      A"And V Book Of Instructions On Riibtvp ...

      A"AND BOOK OF INSTRUCTIONS ON riiBTVP iH IOnLAR RELATIVE TO SESVrf ^ nrJSS PARLIAMENTARY AND ELECTIVE FRANCHISE . The title of this little work sufficiently explains its objects , it has been prepared by the Executive Committee of the National Charter Association , and contains lull information on the subject treated of . It may be had of Mr . T . M . Wheeler , 83 , Deanstreet , Soho ; ot Messrs . M Grath , Clark , and Doyle , now on mission m furtherance of the objects of the Charter Association , and the sub-secretaries of the Association in all parts of the kingdom . No one who desires to possess a vote should be without this Hand Book .

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      Thf Land The Property Of All.—" The Land...

      Thf Land the Property of All . — " The land or earth , in any country or neighbourhood , with everything in or on the same , or pertaining thereto , belongs at all times to tho living inhabitants of the said country or neighbourhood in an equal manner . For , there is no living but on land and its productions , consequently , what we cannot live without , we have the same property in as in our lives . "Thos . Spenee . Britan , the Land op Tin . — Britain , signifying metal or tin land , is the most ancient name by which this island was known ; by the Latin authors it was called " Brittannia . " The first inhabitants came from Gaul ( Franee . ) The princes wore a kind of

      woollen tartan trowsers , or hraccm , tied at the ancles , a tunic and short cloak , containing seven colours , with chains of gold around their necks , and belts encircling their bodies : their women . adding bracelets . The Druids had dresses witli six colours , carried a wand or staff , a Druid ' s egg , enclosed in gold , on their necks , their heads shaved , and their beards long . The nobility were allowed to wear tartans having five colours ; the governors , four colours ; officers and young nobles , three colours , * soldiers , two colours ; and the people one colour ; but the last-named class were generally attired in skins of beasts , painting and dyeing their

      bodies with a sea-weed called " woad , which assisted in keeping them warm , and gave a fierce appearance when engaged in battle . —Mackenzie ' s Histor ;; of England . Pin ' s Fakknts . —Pitt was disputing at a cabinet dinner on the energy and beauty of the Latin language . In support of the superiority which he affirmed it to have over the English , he asserted that two nepatives ; made a thing more positive than one affirmative possibly could . " Then" said Thurlow , "your father and mother must have been two complete' negatives' to make such a ' positive' fellow as you are . "

      A Distinction without a Difference . —A philanthropist has proposed a modified form , of capital punishment . He suggests that all criminals condemned to death , should have their sentence commuted to a journey on thejJEastern Counties Railway . — Punch . A Summer ' s Evening is thus prettily described by Hood : — "the flowers have shut their eyes ; the zephyr ' s light has gone , having rocked the leaves to sleep , and the little birds have laid their heads under their wings , sleeping in feather beds . "

      A Complication of Disorders . — " How do do how do do , Doctor , I ' m dreadful glad I ' ve found you at , home ! I want you to give me a ' sleftikit' to get a quart of sperits , to put into some rates and barks , that I ' ve been getting to cure my poor old karkiss ! " " What is the matter with you madam ?" " Why I've got the information of the " liver , and my disguster is out of order ! I ' m . troubled , too , with the rebellious colic , and have it sometimes so that it seems as if it would screw me all up into nots , and I ' ve a notion of trying these rutesand barks , if I can get some sperits , to see if the medisum won't cure

      me . " " Well , madam , you certainly have a complication of diseases , by your account ; but I don't sec as I can help you about procuring sperits . Why don ' t you steep your roots and barks in water !" " Water ? well there , now , that heats all natur What ' s water good for ? Ye can '' g ; t the vartue of the stuff out , to steep it in water . ' * Whe . v Socuatkjs was told by a friend that the Judges had sentenced him to death , he replied"And hath not nature passed the same sentence upon them ?" Jacob and Rachel . —

      "Jacob kissed Rachel I And he lifted up his voice and wept . " Scriptures . If Rachel was a pretty girl , and kept her face clean , we cant see that Jacob had much to cry about . —^ Imcr c ' caw j > aper . The Wrong Pulpit . —On Sunday afternoon last a young man was seen to enter Middlcton , he was habited Ranter alamode , that is , in a black coat of a peculiar cut , white handkerchief , and a hat , the brim of which , was capacious . On arriving near the shamble in the market place , he inquired of a number of lads who were there congregated , for the Primitive Methodist chapel . "Primitive Methedy chapel dun yoa want ? " said one of the boys . " Yes , the Primitive Methodist chapel , " replied the preacher , for such he was afterwards ascertained to be . " Aw dunnot kno ony chapel o' that neme abcawt here , dus theaw , Bill ? " said the fad

      inquiringly of one of his companions . " Aw dar say felly wants to get to'th Uanters' chapel , " said Bill . " Yes , yes , the Ranters , " said the young man . " Oh , then , you mun goo deawn ehend o ' th shambtles , streight forrud , un you mun keep to yoar lift hont , un yo cum to'th chapel directly yo'll see neam on o ' stone owre th' dur . " The young man proceeded forward , and soon arrived at a chapel with a s'one over the dnor , called Providence Chapel , belonging to tho Indepeudants . He entered the chapel , found a numerous congregation , and he immediately ascended the pulpit , and gave out the 30 th hymn in the second book . After the congregation had sung seven verses , the real preacher , who also came from Manchester , arrived , and the other had to descend , and went in search of the real Primitive Methodist chapel , where he found the congregation had been for some time : however , he explained the matter , and then delivered a short sermon .

      Stage Coaches . —In the year 1072 , when throughout the king dom only sis stage coaches vere going , a pamphlet was written by one John Cressent , of the Charter-house , for their suppression , and among the many grave reasons given against their continuance is the following : —" Those stage coaches make gentlemen come to London upon very small occasions , which otherwise they would not do but upon urgent necessity ; nay , the conveniency of the passage makes their wives often come up , who , rather than come such long journies on horseback , would stay at home . Here , when they come to town they must presently be in the mode , get fine clothes , go to plays and treats ; and by these means get such a habit ot idleness , and love to pleasure , that the are uneasy ever after . "

      Kino Hudson . — ' 1 he monarch of the rail has lately taken to the decoration of his not particularly elegant English by the use of all sorts of foreign words he chances to overhear , without the least reference to their applicability or significance . One of the latest stories current about this new hobby of his is , that at a dinner he gave at the Albert Gate the other day , some noble lord who was to have been present did not show , whereupon the chairman of the Eastern Counties said he was sorry for his absence , as he regarded him as the pr < ma donna of the evening . A lady present whisperingly suggested to Mrs . Hudson that her spouse would do well to confine himself to a language he understood , and so avoid the ridicule which attended absurd displays like the one he had just perpetrated . Whereupon tho hostess observed , " Yes , I always tells George to give over his Latin , but the more he goes on with his parly roo , " —Livcrrtool Chronicle .

      A Strange Aristocracy . —There is an aristocracy among tho slaves of the south , who , when they wish to be very severe on each other , say , " go long , half , price nigger ! you wouldn't fetch fifty dollars , and I ' am wuth a thousand . " Time and Eternity . —Said Stubhs to one of his debtors , " Isn't it about time for you to pay me that little bill ! " "My dear sir , " was the consoling reply , " it is not a question of time —it is a quesion of eternity . " Editorial Laiiours . — The Otaheite Gazette is printed in a barn , which answers every purpose for a publication office , bulletin ollicc , editorial oliice , printing ollicc , and chamber , parlour , kitchen , doghouse , and stable for the editor , his family , and cattle , lie does all the composition , writing , selecting , book-keeping , and marketing , himself . He says , with perseverance and economy , he thinks he can get along . ^ If | liu don ' t , it will not be his fault ! General Prim is now in England .

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      More Poles Arrested.—Several Arrests Hav...

      More Poles Arrested . —Several arrests haVe lately taken plase in the Grand Duchy of Poscn , in consequence of the investigation tUa' » has been made into the disturbances in Poland . A New Conspiracy , has been discovered at Wadowicein Callicia , and some arrests have taken place in consequence . New Scale of Salary , to the General Postmen . —The Lords of the Treasury have authorised the following as the future scale of wages for the General Post letter-carriers :-60 men ( seniors ) at 30 s . per week ; 110 at 25 s . ; 130 at 23 s . According to the new scale the cost of the general delivery force will amount to £ 19 , 504 annually , the force being 300 men .

      Ridikg for the Million . —In consequence of the great success attending the running of omnibuses from the Strand to Paddington for 2 d ., the directors of the London Conveyance Company and Association have started a large number of their vehicles from Paddington to Tottenham-court-road ( Oxfordstreet end ) at a charge of 3 d . each passenger , and from Tottenham-court-road to the Bank for the same sum . The Anus Rouge having presented a petition to the King of Prussia for permission to preach , was ordered to leave Berlin immediately . Defeat of the Russians . —It was reported at Galacz that the Russians had suffered a severe defeat in the Caucasus . Dkath of an Unpronouncable . —The eldest son of the Prussian Minister , Van Bodclschwin ; : velmede , recently killed in a duel .

      German Customs' Union . —A Hamburg paper states , that the English Government has given notice that it does not intend to renew the treaty with the German Customs' Union . Lord Normandy has subscribed four thousand francs for ; the relief of the sufferers who have lost their all by the recent Hoods in France . Extraordinary Suicide . —A working man , named Odebey , at Lons le Saulnier , stifled himself by wrapping round his head and face a wet sheet , folded four times thick , and binding it tightly round his neck with a cord . Shoals op Herrings . —Wc are happy to state herrings are becoming abundant in the north . There is a Law in Holland which obliges the government to bring up , at its own charge , the seventh child of every family , in which there are already six living .

      A Contrast . —When the line of ran is completed between Berwick and N-wcastle , the journey from Edinburgh to London will be a matter of fifteen or sixteen hours . Little more than a century ago we find the following : — " 0 th May , 1734 . —A coach will set out towards the end of next week for London , or any place on the road . To be performed in nine days , being three days sooner than any other coach that travels the road ; for which purpose eight stout horses are stationed at proper distances . A Revolutionary Veteran . —There is now living in the town of New Salem ( United States ) a Mr . Thomas Adams , who is ninety-four years of age—his wife ninety-six . He is one of fifteen children , not one of whom died under sixty years of age , three of whom are still living , and the sum of all their ages is more than 1200 years . Said to be a Republic . —Three-fourths of all the

      houses in New York city are said to be the property of three or four individuals , among whom is Louis Phillioe , King of the French ! A New Roman Catholic Church . —On Saturday excavations for the erection of a Roman Catholic church in Dye-street , Bermondsey , was concluded . Lord Rkctorship of Glasgow University . —It is understood that Wordsworth , the poet , is to be nominated as a candidate at the approaehinjr election . Great Increase of Shipping at Leitli . —Since Sunday last one hundred vessels , chiefly from foreign ports , have arrived ; nearly one half of these arc with grain , The docks , round and round , are lined with shipping five and six deep . The Swede , the Dine , and the Russian , are lying in friendly unity with the Dutchman , German , and Prussian . [ What good reason is there that the friendly crews of these ships -should proceed at the bidding of rascallv governments to cut each others throats ? Think of the rationality of war !]

      Robbery in an Omnibus . —On Monday , Mr . Gerald , of Anslie-street , Somers Town , was robbed of a bng containing £ 147 in gold , whilst riding in an omnibus between Kingsland and Bishopsgate-street . The Mayor of Leeds . —Mr . J . D . Luccock , the rcl iring Mayor , has been unanimously elected for the ensuing year . Removal of the Wellington Statute from the Arch . —During the visit of the Queen and Prince Albert to town on Saturday last , Iler Majesty communicated her decision to the Commissioners of Woorls and Forests , that the Wellington statute shall be mniived fothwith from its present unsightly

      elevation . Statute of Godfrey de Bouillon . —The Place Royale , Brussels , l ) as | been selected for the site of Goilefroid de Bouillon . The Mayor of Cambridge . —Mr . Charles E . Brown , proprietor , printer and publisher , of the Cambridge Chronicle , has been elected mayor of Cambridge for the ensuing year . Alarming Firk at Limehouse .- -On Monday evening , a fire , causing great damage , broke out in an extensive cooperage at Limehouse . Marriage of the Duke de Bordeaux . —The news of the marriage of the Duke de Bordeaux with a sister of the Duke of Modenais confirmed . The future Duchess of Bordeaux is thirty years of age ; her fortune is estimated at £ 4 , 000 , 000 . The Duke de Bordeaux is twenty-six years of age .

      Running Matcii for Ten Pounds . —On Saturday the hall-mile race between Johnson and Fairbairn was decided in Hyde Park in favour of the former . The half mile was run in fwo minutes and eighteen seconds . The Model Lodging-house , St . Giles ' . —This erection , situate in George-street , St . Giles ' , is proceeding very rapidly towards completion . Monster Lobster . —Last week a large pea lobster was caught at Port Iron , which weighed Sib ., length 21 inches , and circumference 144 inches . Opening of a Daily Exchange at Newcastle . —On Friday afternoon , the Exchange on Sand-hill , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , was formally opened as a place of daily business , for tho merchants of that port . New Dock at Hull . — On Thursday the first stone of the Victoria Dock was laid at Hull by Mr . Beadle , the chairman of the dock company .

      Prince Michael Radzivill expired at the close of last month , on his estate , Podlicznim , The deceased was General and Commander of the Maltese Order . The Blind Traveller . —Mr . flolman , the celebrated blind traveller , has returned to this country after an absence of upwards of six years , during which time he visited Portugal and Spain , Algeria , and all the places in the Mediteranian , penetrated Egypt and Syria , crossed the desert to Jerusalem , and , finally , made an extensive tour through the least frequented parts of the south-east of Europe , including Hungary , Transylvania , Scrvia , Bosnia , & c , travelling , as usual , alone . A Novelty in the Streets of London . —Scats are now being placed , similar to those in the parks , tor the use of the public , beneath a handsome row of trees , on the foot pavement in Piccadilly .

      Baths in Marylebone . —On Saturday a special vestry decided unanimously on the establishment in the above parish of baths and washhouses for the labouringclasses . Magisterial Changes . —Mr . Yardley , barrister , of the Middle Temple , has recently been appointed a police magistrate of the metropolis , in the room of Mr . Bond , deceased , and will shortly commence his official duties at the Thames police court . Mr . Broderip , who has been a magistrate of the Thames police court for twenty-three years , removes to the Westminster police court . Wick . —Eight Men Drowned . —Last week a boat with eiaht fishermen on board , offthe coast of Wick , was upset and all were drowned . By this dreadful occurrence , upwards of thirty individuals have been plunged into want , and many of them thrown upon the charity of the world .

      The Project for establishing a Literary Institution at Southampton is very warmly taken up by many inhabitants of the town . The subscription set afoot for the purpose has reached £ 1 , 4000 . Tub Cheap Omnibus system , which is a novelty in London , has lung been common in Scotloml . The charge of conveyance from Edinburgh to Lcith was nevermore than twopence . [ This in incorrect , formerly the charge from Edinburgh to Leith was sixpence . ] State of Trade . — -The adoption of short time in the cotton mills in the district is becoming general , and many thousands ot our operatives will thus he thrown out of employment for two days a week . — Manchester Times . _ _

      A Prolific Goose . —Mr . George Wilson , of the Tercrosset , in Kingwatcr , has a goose , which has reared a brood of twelve goslings this last summer , and commenced lay ing again ten days ago , and will no doubt produce another brood ere Christmas . Tub New Planet . —The present distance of the new planet , expressed in common measure , is about 0 , 200 , 000 , 000 Eng lish miles from the sun , and about 3 , 100 , 000 , 000 froni the earth . Another fatal Mine Accident occurred on Friday , at the coal pits of Messrs . Kenworthy , at Ashton . William Charlesworth , aged forty years , and Francis Charlesworth , his brother , aged fortythree , met with an almost instantaneous death , whilst working in a shaft , 240 yards deep . The Mayor of Liverpool . —II . Laurence , Esq ., has been elected major , for' the ensuing year . Mr . Hardy , M . P . J for Bradford is in a very dangerous state of health .

      Trial for Murder , —The High Court Justiciary ( Scotland ) was occupied , during t . vo days last week , wilh the trial of Janet Campbell , or M'I . el ' an for tin ; murder of her husband by poison . She was acquitted . The Murder at Dagesiiam . — During the past week circumstances have transpired , which , it is hoped , will lead to something being tlonc with reference to bringing the mystery which envelopes this murder to light .

      More Poles Arrested.—Several Arrests Hav...

      Fanny Elssleb . has had an interview with tho 1 ope , and been permitted to kiss the feet of his Holiness . Robert Martineau , brother of Miss Harriet Martineau , has been Unanimously elected mayor of Birmingham for the ensuing year . Louis Piiiuppb ' s Advocate . —It is stated , that M . Uuizot ha-s furnished Lord Brougham with copies of an tno correspondence which has passed between , ' , fston and the French government on the subject ot the Spanish marriages , that his lordship may be prepared to defend his chum the king of the barricades . Piouos Express . - On Saturday , a celebrated pigeon belonging to Mr . Lawford , of Brixton , flew from Brighton to Brixton , a distance of fifty two miles , under an hour .

      The Atmospheric System . —The works upon the Croydon and South Devon Atmospheric Railways are progressing speedily to completion . Dr . Conneau , the accomplice in the escape of Frince Louis Napoleon , has been released from prison , and intends , it is said , to come to Enjland , Getting Ready . —The workmen are procesding rapidly with the f ' ortfications at Sheerncss ; the musket-proof battery already assumes a formidable appearance . Extraordinary Births at Johnstone . —On Tuesday week the wife of a labouring man at Johnstone , gavebirth to four children . Three of them lived only an hour , and the fourth is still alive and well . They were all males . Threepenny Omnibuses are nowxunning from the Elephant and Castle , to the Eastern Counties Railway .

      Work for the Iron Trade . —About 1 , 700 tons of iron rails , and 000 tons of iron chairs , are wanted for the works of the East Lincolnshire , now in operation , The Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction also notify that they are ready to receive tenders for the supply of 1 , 500 tons of iron rails , each rail to be 15 feet in length , and weighing about YOlbs . per yard . Prince Metternich . —A letter from Munich , in the Cologne Gazette , gives a very poor account of the health of the aged Chancellor of Austria . 1 'fhe sooner the devil gets his own , the better . ] Andover Union . —Two very bulky blue books have just been issued , containini ; thereport from and minutes of evidence adduced before the Commons ' committee , on the Andover Union , and the administration of the Poor Law therein .

      Great Running Match for £ 50 . —On Tuesday the running match befcwen Brookfon , of London , and Mathews , of Birmingham , came off in the presence of a large assemblage of spectators , near the Plough Inn , at Wandsworth . The distance was half a mile , and the stakes £ 25 aside . Mathews won . A Clerical Mayor . —The corporation of Appleby have elected the Rev . John Milner mayor for the ensuing year . > Renfrewshire Election . —The Gazette of Tuesday contains the Speaker ' s order for a new writ for Renfrewshire , in consequence of the death of Patrick Maxwell Stewart , Esq . Opened to the Public . —The Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar has opened to the public his numismatic collection , proverbially the richest of its kind in Germany . Polish Salt Mine . —The breadth of the saltmine at Cracow is 1 , 115 feet , its length is 0 , 601 feet , and its depth is 743 i ' eet .

      A Haddock was captured off the port of Whitehaven last week , in the belly of which was found a considerable part of a joiner ' s two-loot rule ! It is a wonder it did not ' * die by inches , " instead of by a hook . The Financial Crisis , which has been weighing down the Berlin market for several months ( says a letter from that city , ) has not yet ceased . The Grand Polish Ball at Guildhall is fixed for Wednesday , the 18 th inst . Thomas Moore the Poet . —It is said that Thomas Moore , Ireland ' s most famous poet is on his deathbed , Importation of "Bonks . —A vessel arrived from Algoa Bay , Cape of Good Hope , has brought the large quantity of 82 , 320 ibs . weight of dry bones .

      The Dreadful Hurricane , the effects of which were so disastrous at llavannah , onthclOtli , appears to have visited Charleston at the same time . A portion of the roof of Trinity Church was blown oft ? and tho vessels in the harbour had sustained great injury . Execution for Mutiny . — The execution of Samuel Jaclcson , a seamen on bo : ird one of the American war ships of Vera Cruz , took place on the 17 th of September , with all the pomp and circumstance of judicial murder . The culprit had been guilty of some mutinous offence . Fulminating Cotton . — The Bavarian government has just prohibited the sale of fulminating cotton . Suspected Murder . —A waterman at Davenport , named Davey , is in custody , on suspicion of having caused the death of a woman of indifferent character , who had engaged his boat to carry her on board the Stromboli lying in Hamoaze .

      Explosion or a Powder Mill in Bohemia . — Eger , Oct . 30 . —This morning the powder magazine , situated outside the town , blew up with a terrific noise , splitting the doors and smashing the windows of many of the houses . An officer had just entered . His mutilated body was found at 80 yards fpom the spot . The sentinel on duty escaped unhurt . The Prince de Joinville , it is said , is the inventor of a new species of marine battery , on the platform system , which can be adopted to all kinds of vessels ot war . This invention will bear the name of the Prince , and will be tried on board a corvette at present in process of construction . The New Reformation . —At Brunswick , on the SOth ult ., a grand banquet , at which there wore ISO guests , was given in honour of the Abbe Ronge . Many toasts were given , and among them one to Pope Pius IX .

      I he Sewage Company . —Notices have been given of the intention to apply to Parliament for in Act to enable the Sewage Manure Company to make drains , tunnels , sewers , & c , under the City , to Barking-reach where reservoirs , & c . are to be formed for the reception of the manure . Two children were burnt to death a few days ago at Manchester , in both instances the children had been left without a competent person to take charge of them . Thrown from a Horse . —On Monday , Mr . Champney , inspector nf the S division of police , was riding along Regent-street , when the animal suddenly took fright , and , coming in direct collision with a hackney cab , the rider was thrown with great violence , several of his ribs were fractured , and his leg broken .

      Forgery dy a Postmaster . — A reward of fifty guineas has been offered for the apprehension of Mr . James Morse , chemist and druggist , of Barnet , Hertfordshire , late deputy post-master , accused of forgeries to a very groat extent on the money-order department of the post-office . The Game Laws . —During the past fortnight , 26 poachers have been committed by the Buckinghamshire magistrates to Aylesbury House of Correction for terms of imprisonment , varying from seven daya up to three months . Robbery in the London Docks —On Monday at the Thames Police Office , Nicholas Ayros , a labourer , was committed for trial charged with having stolen six pounds of sugar the property of the London Dock Company .

      Treatment of the Poor . — On Monday , at Lambeth Police Office , William Stanley , oiieot those unhappy bciniis who , in order to obtain a wretched lodging and a piece of dry broad , night and morning , have to walk upwards of seven miles daily , was charged with having stolen a door-key belonging to the pauper ' s receiving ward of Marlborough-house , Peckham .. The charge was fully shown to have been " got up" for the purpose of annoying and oppressing the poor fellow , and Mr . Norton discharged him . Another Fall in Bread . — On Wednesday the majority of the bakers in the metropolis again lowered the price of bread one halfpenny in each 41 bs . loaf .

      A Curious Question . —At the election of the Mayor of Nottingham on Monday , a question was raised whether a citizen of the United States can hold that office . Mr . Cripps was objected to on tho ground that he had , when iu America , become a citizen of the United States . The town clerk was of opinion that that circumstance would be a legal objection , and as Mr . Cripps avowed himself to be a loyal subject of tho Queen he was unanimously elected . Loss of £ 300 . —On Wednesday the clerk of an extensive linen draper , in Oxford-street , whilst proceeding from that district to Cornhill , either lost or . was robbed of a pocket-book containing , in addition to other valuable papers , bank of England notes to the extent of upwards of £ 300 .

      Another Bridge over the Ihames . —Application will be made to parliament , in the next session , for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Bridge over the River Thames , near Essex-street , Strand , to the opposite shore , at or near to Dowsen ' s Wharf , in the Marsh and Wall liberty . The Trafalgar-square Fountains . —On Wednesday the play of these fountains was suspended during the cleansing of tho fountains . W hen tho water was drawn off many eels were discovered . The late Mr . Owen ' s Bequest . —It is stated , on the authority of one of the trustees , that the full amount of Mr . Owen ' s bequest for the foundation of a College near Manchester will bo about £ 100 , 000 . Railways . —It is expected that in twelve months there will be a continuous rail way communication between London and Aberdeen , by way of Carlisle . and that the distance of 5 W miles will be performed in one dav

      . HoRnmLE .-Somc eight or n ine unfeeling individuals , at l . hiudiio , put a bull [ to death on hriday week , bv shoo ting it with guns ; but so . unskilful were thev , that they fired at the poor nnimaUrom nine o ' clock till twelve before they finally killed it . The Pfwltvop Bolting . —A kingfisher , attemptin » to swallow a larch perch last week , was choked The bo'iutiful but greedy bird was ( omul ( lying dead on the bank ol a pool , near Hereford , with th O ^ Su ' half way down its throat .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 14, 1846, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_14111846/page/3/