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      1 Tde Hawthorn Bush In Bloom. « How Rich...

      1 TDE HAWTHORN BUSH IN BLOOM . « How rich the hawthorn blossom V—Barns . itravitrav to the woodlands , enriched srith perfumes ; tvtajtvtay t 0 the S ^ ™ wl , er 8 tho Hawthorn-bush l blooms ; _ ,. * wai » war to the hills-it is bliss to heboid _ - The The landscape all smiling , o ' er-sheeted with gold ! In iTii Tccnwood and brake , o'e r lo w l a nd and l a ic , We The cuckoo keeps echo , incessant , awake ; 4 iid 4 nd the Quiver of leaves and the buzz of bri ght plumes Fill Fill the air everywhere wben the Hawthorn-bush : blooms .

      The Tl'e bird to the brcczo-narp of tendcest sound Tics i { cspoudcth—the glades and green vistas resound : Ano Anew , one by one , the whole emulous choir fi \ full-throated anthem to heaven respire , — IicTiom the depth of the wood , where they nestle their brood , \ n < \ nd tlie step of the ranger doth seldom intrude ; WI Where none but rash truant to rob them presumes , 01 01 their young reared among the sweet llawthornhushbloonis . . 11 The whispering zephyrs unfold their fans wide , At Attending on ifature at sultry noontide , — Or On the glimmering heath where she lan < juisliina lies , 0 ' O * ercome by the glances of fond-gazing skies ! W When the sun sinks to rest , and the beautiful West Hi Bcsenihlcs sorae blissful abode of the blest , IK "ffinsed myriads avsake , as it were from their tombs , I To play with sweet May ' mong the Hawthorn-bush blooms .

      3 The owlet abroad is at eve early seen ; T The bat flitteth round the oak gloomy and green ; H The tinv silk moth is as full of delight J . As an angel of love ' ncath ' a sky ever bright ! 1 The dew on the Wade by fairy-hands laid , J Into millions of millions of globules is made ; 1 "Which the lingering twilight all night long illumes , 1 At that hour in each bower when the Havrthornbvsh blooms . ! T h e minn o ws , up-leapin » , disturb the starred rill ; ' The nightingale ' s ditty rings sweet round the hill ; " Dim shapes , such as none but the gifted can ken , i Converse , indistinct ; down the elm-shaded glen ! ' That part of the skies ' neath the pole-star which lies

      Is sparred with light's purest ethereal dyes'lis the fan-light of day o'er night ' s portal of glooms ! i - light and mirth bless the earth , when , the Hawthorn " bush blooms . And the coy village maiden , in silence and fear , To get " holy hawthorn" now hies to the mere ; Teat , laid on her pillow , in dreams she may see . The lad that ere long is her bridegroom to " be . Xo ! she starts with affright , as some sceptre of night Had . howled in . her ear-drops the blossoms so white , Unnerved by the chaffer , whose grave-buzzing p l umes Outstretched when shereached the sweet Hawthorn bush blooms !

      Thou childhood-loved insect , what thoughts com e with thee ! And what t a les , long since told , ' neatb y on old tillage tree ! Then , life seemed a vista of endless sweet Mays—-Ah ! those wore our innocent eockchaffer days ! "Pure hope-illumed years , like the'clime of the spheres , Tour sounds and your songs burst afresh on my ears ! ¦• • - : -- ¦ ¦ ' And what feelings are stirredby those deep Whitsundrums , That resound from towns round when the hawthornbu sh blooms !

      "'Tis charming to listen morn's earliest bird ; Or to linger alone where the ring-dove is heard ; Or at noon to recline on thebrink of clear wave , Where the lily-decked Naiads their naked charms lave ; 'Tis sweet aye to meet old friends and them greet—Tet nothing to me Is so charming , so sweet * As to walk at cool eve amidst wafted perfumes , Through th e gro ve with love , when the Hawthornbush blooms ! Coopers Journal . WniiiU Joses .

      Le Tte R From A Tictim Of The Powell Plo...

      LE TTE R FROM A TICTIM OF THE POWELL PLOT . The following extracts are from a letter received by Jfrs . lacey ; from her husband , " William Lacey , one of the victims of the Powell plot of lSiS : — Lauoceston , Jan .- 11 th , 1850 . Mr Peak Wife , —I have no doubt but you will think the time long before yon hear from me . We set sail from Portland on the 17 th of August , and , after a pleasant voyage , lauded safe on the 29 th of Sdvember , much to our surprise , a tHob a rt Tow n , for we , ( the Chartists ) , were always told that we should be landed at Port Philip . The whole of the Chartists ( with the exception of Afullins ) with

      thirty boys were landed here ; the rest went on to Port Philip ; b ut when t h ey got t he re they w ere not all o we d t o land , and were obliged to go on to Sydney .- I have not heard of them since , I shall not be surprised if they do sot have them there We had a ticket of leave given to us before we left the vessel , together with a first-rate character . On landing-, which was on Thursday evening , we were takerTto barracks , to remain there until we could meet with employment . Fay , Bowling , ' and myself , went out en Saturday ; I got engaged as forem e n i n o ne of the first sh ops in t h o town ; a s I was anxious to get out I did not stand for wages : for the first month I went for 15 s . a per week , with board and loddng , with a promise to be raised at

      the month's end ; but I found the pla ce not to su i t sae , the master requiring more of me than it was possible for man to perform ;; The whole of the business rested upon me , as he-was no tradesman himself , an d n o schol a r ; I h a d the books to keep , as wel l ^ 13 cu t out , and he was tine of the worst tempered men I ever met with , so I left him at the end of three weeks , for I knew I coald better myself . I am going to commence doing a little for myself , and I have no doubt but I shall get a good living ; t h e p r osp e c t s here are very much brighter than at home . It is a fine healthful country , I have no -doubt much more so than England . Provisions here are very cheap : good mutton , 2 d . per pound ; best beef , 4 d . ; I can get a good rump steak , id . ; bread , Id . per pound ; very good potatoes , 4 s . per cwt . ; So u r , from 8 s . to 10 s . per cwt . ; fruit in abundance , ^ nd Tery cheap . Rents are rather high in good situations , bnb very low outside the town . My

      trade is considered the best on the Island ; I can get good soleing leather at 6 d . per pound ; good kip , at Is . 2 d . ; lasts here are very dear ; men ' s 3 s . 6 d . per pair ; at home you can get them for lOd . ; women ' s are 2 s . 9 d ., at home 3 d . ; hemp , fl a x , awl , blades , bristles , and webbing , all these things are double the price that they are at home . Men ' s good woollen clothes are very de a r , but slop-made you can get very cheap . 3 Iy dear wife , I should like you not to be later in the year in setting sail than July or August , as it is the pleasantest time of the year you can come out in . I sa w a n account of the cholera-raging very bad , and that "Williams , the Chartist , died in prison . I hope , my dear , -the Lord has been pleased to spare you all in health , and t ha t the t i m e will not be long before we shall be happy together again .. Tour affectionate husband , War . Ijacet . Laonceston , Jan . lath , 1850 .

      P . S . —JIt Dmb Wife , —Since I wrote the above , I find the ship sails on the 16 th , and I now inform you that I have boug ht some very strong s o l eing leather at 6 d . per pound , and kipatls . 2 d ., and have got orders for nearly a week ' s work . I have taken a small cot near the harbour , where the shipping com es up , at 2 s . per week , until you come . Trade ia very good , and dress-making is very goo d here ; I shall write again in a month or less ; I hope you will write ever y month , as the expense is only id

      to pay out . Send me word the came of tho vessel , ^ d the time she sails , as soon as you know , as I Bay prepare for you , and be read y to receive you , as we know some time before the ship arrives , and what ship it is by the signal . I hope yoa will not oe later in the year in setting sail than I stated , as you will not be so liable to rough weather . Sol smst bid you adieu , my dear , praying that yon all aa y s & on " be landed With Your affectionate husband , Wsl Lacey .

      Jicsgarias Refugees.- The Tiranamrror Gi...

      JIcsgarias Refugees .- The TiranaMrror gives ^ e fo ltoiriBff as a correct list of the refugees now ander the surveillance of the Turkish government : — "Kossuth and Casimir Bathyany , with their J !* e s , Mc s s a ros Lembinsky , the two Perczels , ¦ pdinski , JIatrinski , Szolo si , Briganti , ' Visoczki , A * bofb , and Gyarmahn . The following have accompanied them voluntarily . - -Szereny i , Frattz , jar , Kalapa , W a gner , Acs , Spacey / Hala s i , Miha-3 le « ez , Hageman , Lorod e , and Tiniane . The f « ltowiiiz are tDe name 3 0 f those who , h aving em b ra c e d

      ^ waiisb , are now at Aleppo : —Bern , Tabacsinsky ^ d bis son , Balog and his son ( the latter remains * Christian ) , Zarsicocky ,. Slein , Honetby , Hallau , Aeweoyey , Albert Barati , Tork , Orosdy , - Levay ^ "d uis ' wifcj Scuofi , Sevtieruer , Schneider , and ^ ruaw . " . . " . ilrs . Glovee . —The stage has sustained a great ices in the retirement of this admirable actress , * bo took her leave of the public at ' the New Strand Theatre on Saturday , after an honourable career ° f upwards of fifty years . We understand that she j ™ take a farewell benefit at one of the large bouses .

      The Ten Nouns Factory Act. To The Right ...

      the ten nouns factory act . TO THE RIGHT HOS . Slit JAMBS GRAHAM , BAM ., M . F . oiE , —Knowing tlie great influence which vou possess with thr members oftho House ' of Commons , and that on the subject bf ~ the Factory Acts VOU are entitled to speak upon authority , I venture to press upon your attention the claim which the factory operatives believe they have to your support , on the question about to be submitted to the house by Lord John Manners . . It will be in your recollection that , in the r ea r 1 S 44 , as Secretary of State , you introduced ^ and passed an Act for the better regulation of factories .

      That Act , amongst other tilings , was intended to prevent a mode of working young persons , called working by " relays" or " shifts . " The reason for theprevention was that that rootle of working deprived young persons of the benefits of the acts passed to restrict the periods of their labour , firstly ,- by spreading theirrliours of work over so long a period of the clay as to deprive them of any means of recreation , healthful exercise , and education , and , secondly , by rendering the means of detecting violations of the law so-difficult that all masters who chose to do so might work the protected operatives beyond the legal limit of their labour with impunity . -.--..

      The just and necessary enactment so passed by yoa had for a time the desired effect . In I 84 S some masters apin adopted the injurious and prohibited mode of working . ' They were proceeded against , and in some instances sufii'red the punishment which the law provided for their crime . At last , however , the question having been carried to a court of appeal , it was found to the dismay" of tlie helpless persons intended to be protected , and to . the satisfaction of the few masters who had sought to deprive them of that protection , that the prohibition intended by your act had not been expressed with sufficient precision , and that , therefore , the evils which Parliament , at your suggestion and underyour advice , had determined to prevent , were still not prevented . At the commencement of the present session a

      preposition was made to anicnd-the- act of lSii ^ in order to effect the abject which pnrlinment by that act intended , and you on that occasion , answered every objection to the proposition , by the assertijpn , that this whs no question of the policy of factory legislation , but that it was a question of honour with parliament , whether it should permit those whom it hiid taken under its peculiar care to'be despoiled of their acknowledged rights by reason of an omission of . a- purely technical character . This , your answer , carried conviction to the minds of all men ; it fixed the course' of every honest man ; and it reassured and comforted the hearts of thousands who naturally looked to you as the statesman on whose judgment parliament would principallv relv .

      It w ou ld he out of p l ac e for me to tr o u b le y ou with a detail of the various turns of fortune which the cause of the factory operatives has met with in its course . The operative ' s have had much 'to complain of , and much to contend against , and they have loudly complained and manfully contended . At your hands , sir , they have had nothing to complain of . •• -.. j They know , th a t on the g ener a l su b j e ct o f fac tory legislation , you do not agree with them , but they know that you have taken the course becoming you in asserting their right to the full enjoyment of the advantages granted to them by . the act of 1844 , and they now respectfully but confidently ask you to follow the course indicated in your past conduct , and expressed opinions , byxisin ^ all your influence to defeat the measures now proposed by her Majesty ' s ministers .

      That that measure is in direct opposition to your opinion of what is just in our case , it is scarcely necessary to argue . Our position ; is this : —The government does not deny our rights to the benefits of the act of ISJ 4 , but , in confirming those benefits tons , , it proposes to repeal the act of 1 S 47 , by which the labour of young persons was limited to ten hours per day , and to extend the period of their labour to ten hours and a half per day . This , itlis said , is to be done by way of compromise . But , sir , permit me to ask , a compromise between whom ? The operatives have no question with any body but with t *> e parliament . They ask the parliament to do that which it is bound in honour to do . Surely , parliament does not intend to compromise a question of

      its own honour ? to ask the poor factory ' people to g ive it a consideration for doing that which it is b oun d in honour to d o without ? It is a d mitte d t ha t the people have a right to the act which they demand at the hands of parliament ; how then : can the parliament , with justice , affix a condition to that act which deprives the people of advantages of infinitely higher value ? It is disingenuous , sir , thus to assail the rights of the poor . With the question of ten hours we have now nothing to do . That limitation was granted by the parliament in 1 S 47 , and then acknowledged to be a measure of necessary though tardy justice . Hit can be shown that the parliament of ISiT was mistaken ; that the act passed by it has not realised

      the good expected from it , and that it has been productive of evil , it will be the duty of the government to propose , and of parliament to enact its repeal . -But at present , w h il e no voice , is raised against it ; while evidence of its beneficial effects come pouring in from all sides ; while all classes of the people , husbands , fathers , mothers ahd ' cbildren amongst the poori tho better portion of their ' emplo y ers , medical men , and the ministers of religion , all unite in petitioning parliament to preserve that act entire—surely'to attempt its repeal is to set at defiance every principle of truth and justice ! . In conclusion , I would - suggest for your consideration the fact , thai a breach of faith , on the part of parliament , towards the factory operatives ,

      would create feelings in them such as all good men must wish to prevent . The working peop le of Bo l ton , in an address lately presented by them to Lord John Manners , thus express themselves on this sutject : — " If parliament shall enact the measure proposed by her Majesty's ministers , * then thousands of her Majesty's faithful subjects will be learning for half an hour daily this dangerous lesson—to regard the government as the oppressor of th e poor , the defrauder of . the working classes , the invader of ceded rights , the f a wning sup p orter o f the encroachments of the rich and powerful , the

      violater of the Magna Charter of manufacturing labour . This would be a dangerous ' education for the people . * It would not oe the way vto form quiet , loyal , and loving subjects . " Such , sir , is the language of peop le who have no interest but "to speak as they feel , and , if such be their feeling , does there need a stronger proof to the mind of a statesman that to be just is ,. in this case , the only sound policy ?—I am , sir , your most obedient' and most humb l e servant , Jons Avisos , S e cr e t ar y to the Lanc a shire Centr a l Committee for the protection of the Ten Hours Factory Act . 27 , Bloom-street , Portland-street , Manchester , June 11 th .

      Parliamentary Reform Coxf Erexce. To The...

      PARLIAMENTARY REFORM COXf EREXCE . TO THE EOITOH OF THE XOKinESS STAH . Sib , —I was appointed as delegate to the Reform Conference by a society oi working men , with the view of their joining the above body if they considered them deserving of support , but ' not feeling satisfied with their conduct they resolved upon joining the National Charter Association . Some tim e after th e conclusion of t h e C o n f erenc e ; I received a letter from Mr . Thomas Beggs , calling upon me to sec to the enrolment of members and the collection of funds , which letter I laid before the members , when they unanimously resolved that I should send the following reply to Mr . Beggs . I am . Sir , yours respectfully , Kobeki Siokes . Trinity ChapelBethnal Green .

      , ' " Trinity Chapel , Bethnal Green . " Sib , —Having received your letter of the 8 th of May , I ha stene d to l a y i t b efore t h e m e m b ers w h om I had the honour to represent at the Reform . Conference , when having discusse d i ts contents , they came to t h e un a n i mou s conclu si on not to sup p ort the assoc ia ti o n at p r es ent , for the following reasons : —1 st . The refusal of the Conference to discuss the important resolutions introduced hy Mr . G . W . M . Reynolds . —2 nd . ; As a portion of the wor k ing c la sse s , they considered themselves ins ulted b y th e r ef u s al to be ar th e r e presentati v es of their own order at the aforesaid Conferencei- ^ -Srd .

      They were dissatisfied with the property qualification for the members of the council of the association .-4 th . The refusal ol the council to accept as a member an honest man , in the person of G . J . Holyoake , for the sole reason , as they believe d , of his having thought for himself . These , ' w ith other reasons which I shall not trouble you with " at present , have decided the members on the course they have adopted . ; They . instructed roe further to add , that should the association at any future time deem it expadt ' ent to a d opt a more liberal policy , t h ey woul d be m os t ha p py to a ssi s t them b y every me a n s in their power .

      "lam , dear Sir , " Yours , in the cause of true Democracy , 11 To Mr . T . Beggs . " . " Roceut Stokes . "

      The Floating Of The Tkiru Tcbh Of Tub Bh...

      The Floating of the Tkiru Tcbh of tub Bhitaxsia Bbidce was accomplished on Monday mornm " , ' amidst the enthusiastic cheering of a nunierous body of spectators . The t i me occup ied in the operation—from the time the signal was given hv Captain Claxton , to the time when the tube is deWed fietweea the piers-was exactly one hour ana * a half , being a much less period of time than was occu pied in floating the tubes now m their nlaces It is also worthy of remark ( and shows that experience in this , as in all other matters , is useful ) that this is the first tube that has been floated on the day ' appointed , the two first baying been attended with delays and difficulties which did not at all interpose in the present instance ,

      Borough Of Greenwich. The Testimonial Fu...

      BOROUGH OF GREENWICH . THE TESTIMONIAL FUND TO THE MEMORY OF J O SEPH WILLIAMS AND A LE X A N DER SHARP , AND IN SUPPORT OF THEIR ,

      WIDOWS ; AND ORPHANS . ..:.: ;; _ .. ' ,... j The good men and womenof Greenwich being desirous of aiding ' and assisting tbisbenevolerit object , took the Gloucester Gardens , near the Park gfite , for a tea festival and public meeting , on Monday , June the 10 th , " and invited ' the assistance of their friends . Between sixty and severity persons ; sat down te tea , served ' up in Mr . Larkin ' s be st sty le . The tables , cleare d , a material increase was made in tho numbers of the . company . A platform was erected ,, and the gardens prepared for a public meeting . Messrs . Bronterre O'Brien , W . Davis , Stallwood ; Miles , Araott , and the members oftho local committee , stepped forward amid much applause .: .. !' . ' ¦

      Mr . Buon was unanihiousl y called to the ' ehak and said : —Thosc who had read the public press , must be aware , th a t 'in' 1848 . ' Williams and " Sharp were convicted of po liti c al o ff e nces , that they were sentenced to long imprisonment , in Totbill Fields Prison ; the treatment they there received had doubtless induced cholera , of which' they had died , and that had met to , in some measure ,, solace their widows and ' orphans , by : adding to tho Testimonial Fund , and also to aid ; in the diffusion of those glor ious principles for which Williams and Sharp had offered up their lives . " ( Hear , hear . ) He had a letter placed in his hands from the Rev . William Linwood ; indisposition had prevented that gentleman from being present ; he nevertheless expressed himself in favour " of the . object , arid wrote | as follows : — "I cannot help enclosing a trifle towards the Philanthropic object of your meeting . " ( Loud cheers . )

      Mr . oeffkt then moved , and Mr ;' . Hodges seconded , the following resolution : — " That in the opinion of this meeting , Williams and Sharp , having sacrificed their lives in the cause of the people , it is the duty of-tte people to subscribe to the : Testimonial now raising to give sustenance to their widow ' s and families . " ¦ ' Mr . W . Davis rose , amidst much cheering , to s upport the r e solution , and said , the middle classes , who had been the jurymen in the caso of the Chartist victims , in 1 S 4 S , had seen their error ; some of them had repented of their deeds , and were now with the Chartists ; but Chartism itself was useless , unless used as a lever to' obtain social rights . ( Hear , hear . ) The resolution spoke of support to 'the

      Williams and Sharp testimonial , and he thought , if those " who . had cheered them on in their career , which bad , led to ; their imprisonment and subsequent deaths , now deserted their widows and orphans , and refused to aid the Testimonial Fund , they wpuldactbasely . indeedi , ( Loudcheers . ) He trusted the fiirie was fast approaching when men would think and act for themselves , and when they would read : and consult the b est books—among which ho numbered those written arid edited by Bronterre O'Brien . ( Loud cheers . ) When viewin » the apathy of the people ; hespmetimes thought that they had as good a government as ,. they deserved , but , reflecting . on the enthusiasm and manly virtues of the democratic few , he s e r i ou s ly ' " and earnest ! v

      prayed for a speedy change . Ho believed many of their Chartist friends had fallen victims tbrougli the ignorance of police reporters ; where good goverriineiit reporters had attended , good had invariably coine . of it , and their ' friends had nothing to fear—( hear , hear}—and the-latter-gentlemen had always been treated with all due courtesy and' respect . Those who wished ' wetland honestly to society , had nothing to fear , b ut much to ho p e , from Chartist speeches and actions . Mr . Davis -then briefly glanced at the points of the People ' s Charter , and declaredhebad no sympathy with Free Traders ; on the contrary , he thought they had justly been

      designated , traders inhuman flesh . Indeed , he did not believe that there " were three members in the present House of Commons for whom he could conscientiously vote . As an-illustration of the want of protection through representation , Mr . Davis quoted the case of the ' pobr Essex , labourer , who was summoned before the Bench to show cause why he did riot support . a wife and three children out of the misera b le p i tt a nce of seven ' shillings per week , without parochial aid ; and trusted whilst they , with their voices ' , carried the resolution they w ould , b y their funds , aid the testimonial . ( Loud cheers . )

      The resolution was then adopted , and a liberal collection made . Mr . ' Wtio moved , ahd Mr . Kkowies seconded , the following resolution : — " That in the opinion of this meeting no measure of Parliamentary Reform short of that proposed in the People ' s C h arter , will suffice to protect the industrious classes of this country fromsocialoppression ; and that we do therefore pledge ourselves ' to ' c ontinue t h e ag itation for the Charter tillit becomes the law of the land . " Mr . BnoxiERnE O'Brien was then called on to support the resolution amidst loud cheers , and said he thought he ' saw Messis ; Inspectors Mallilieu , and Marks present ; he hoped they had contributed largely to the funds , as , they represented a

      government that had much . to do with the prosecution , persecution , and ultimate death of tho victims ; and , as " Charity covejetn a Multitude of sins , " it might do somethirig for . them in heaven ; and he did not think they had much to hopo ' for inthat direction ( Great applause , ) Before he went further , h e mu s t ap olo g is e for the a bs ence of th e ir f r iend G . W . M . Reynolds , who was detained at the offict frompressure of business ( Hear , hear . ) The resolution he was supporting was drawn up in the style -it was ,- because there was a party in this country who thought ; or professed to think , that none should be enfranchised but those who could pay the poor rates , or , in other words , those / who could support themselves and others : but he

      contended that it was those who could not , under existing c ircumst a n ces , support t h e m s elve s , that required the franchise ( Loud cheers . ) There were but two" means of getting the Charter , viz ., by force and by law . This being so . it was the duty of policemen and soldiers to become Chartists , as then there would be no cause for brute force , and no fear of broken heads ( Hear ,, hear . ) In fine , government should be . Chartists ; and if it did not , ' in his conscience he believed it would not long be allowed to be a government ( Great . cheering . ) If the members of it were good christians , ; they must be Chartists , as Holy Writ said " The labourer , shall be the first partaker of the fruits , " w h ereas the labourer , under the present system , scarce ly tasted the fruits

      even ( Hear , hear . ) This was not the only piece of Christian doctrine in favour of the Chartists , for was it not written , " The rich' man shall not enter the Kingdom of Heaven ? '' Surely , if this be so £ it was not right that they should elect or have persons as their representatives in Parliament who had such a ' sure cnaoce of goin" to hell . ( Loud laughter arid applause . ) Again , " The bread of the needy is their life , and he who d e f rau d s them thereof is " a man of blood ; " yet were not the poor continually defrauded of their bread ? Look to Ireland at the " tiriie ' of the famine , food was literally carted away ; arid the people left to pine and perish of hunger ( Sensation j ) Thus had they the truth' of the Scripture with them ( Hear ,

      hear . ) Williamsand Sharp had injured no onethey had destroyed no property—yet not being educated , they may have spoken perhaps unwisely ; but if they were ignorant , surely it was the . faulfc of the government , who bad not caused tbem to be instructed . ( Hear , hear . ) The government had nought but physic ' aVfrirce on their side . The getters-up of that meeting should take care that the princip le s cont a ine d i n th a t r es olut i on w e re w id el y propagated . The present system of representation imposed a-property qualification ; and he cared not how low the line was drawn , if the qualification was as low as one shilling ; it must'have-its effect . Under the present social arrangement ! 1 , there was scarce a mechanic , when ho had paid his iust debts , who had a shilling to call his own .

      ( Hear , " hear ;) [ At tbismoment Mr . O'Brien had a bill placed in his hand , convening a meeting in support of tbeNatien . il Parliamentary ' and Financial Reform Association . ] Having read the principles enumerated at the head of the bill , there ( said Mr . O'Brien ) if there be any one who warits a double dose of humbug let him go to that meeting . Wh y these men called themselves , financial reformers ; and Cobden , who was the greatest amongst them , proposed to reduce tho expenditure by ten mill ion s ; now he shoul d mu ch l ike to know of wha t a v a il this would b e to t he m a n w h o w a s o n l y in receipt of e i ght shillings a w e ek , or what the poor men in Ireland , who obtained the riihgnificent remuneration of four pence or five pence" per day

      for his labour , would be benefited by this ? ( Loud cheers . ) The debt had been nearl y doubled sinc e tqe battle of Waterloo , b y the incr e as e o f mon e y value ; it was concocted in hank rags , at sixty per cent ., worth about forty pounds in silver , but had now increased in value to ninety , and if things were - as they should , be , an equalization would immediately take place . Be would not by any means advise interference at private mcetfugs ; but were a public meeting was called for a short coming measure , there he did advise the peop le to m o v e the whole Charter as a just , an d tho only official m e asure of p olitical reform , ( Loud cheers . ) Tho resolution . was then put and carried by acclamation , as was also a vote of thanks to the chairman , and the meeting separated .

      Weights Am> Measures.—On Saturday Last ,...

      Weights am > Measures . —On Saturday last , the bill , as amended hy the committee , to alter a n d amend the law relating to weights and measures was printed . It is provided that examiners are to cease to hold o & ce on the first of February , and to transmit tho standard weights to the Clerks of the Peace . There is power given to inspectors to enter premises , an d seiz e defec tiv e or unjust wei ghts . The CrasESB JuHRhas penetrated still further in ^ o the heart of European civilisation , and i s now airly in the Thames waters , alongside Essexftreet , ia tho Strand ,

      Vaxwim- ¦¦ -.• ' I A Rovm Lady Thus Writ...

      vaxwiM- ¦¦ -. ' i A rovm lady thus writes anonymously in ' the ^ aniity " . Herald -. — "For my own ' part , ! confess that the desire of my heart and my constant' p ra y er is that I may bj blessed ' with-a good and affectionate h nsban d , and that I may be enabled to bs a good affectionate wife and mother . Should I be denied lbis , I hope forgrace to' resign myself—but ! fear it will be , a hard trial to me . " Wr-havb a-man in Mississippi so lean tharj he makes no shadow at all . A rattlesnake stnickisix tunes at his legs . b ut in . vainj and retired in "disgust , He / riakes all hungry who look at Kim ; , and when children meet him in the street ,, they all run home crying forbread " . He was ' ruled out" of a company which started for California lately , lest his presence should increase the sufferings of that already starving country , —American paper . . ¦

      The EnmiESS of the lancaster Literary Gazette says she would as soon nestle her nose in arat ' s nest of swingle tow , as allow a man with whiskers to kiss her . ' . lit- is as well to give both opinions hi any twosided matter ; and weadd . to the ' above the Spanish proverb : — . A kiss without a niocstache , is an egg wihtont salt . " ] v - " So there ' s been , another rupture of Mount Vociferous ! " said Mrsi Partington , as she put down the caper . and p ut u p her ; specs .. V-= The p » pertells all abiut the burning lather running down the moiiintain , but it don ' t tell us how it was set fire to . There are many people full wicked enough to do it ; or perhaps it was caused by children . playing with frictions matches . I wish they had sent for our

      fire-brigade , they would soon have put a stop to the raging aliment ; and I dare say Mr . Braidwood arid all on ' em , would have gone , for they are what I call real civil engineers . . Perhaps TownsemVs sauce and p run e lla mi ght prove a cure for such ' ruptions . " :, At . Wigan a sweep stuck fast in a chimney-po , t ; in his struggles he broke it , and rolled off the roof encased in the , earthenware shell . Fortunately , he escaped ' nnhurt . \ ';; . ¦ ' ¦ ' < ' An old maid of Tbreadnoedle-streefc being at a loss for a-pincushion made use of an onion ! On the following morning she found that all her needles had tearsin . theiveyes . , Creoit Lost is like a Broken Looking-glass . —Exactly ., . Rather hard to . shave with any longer . Mas Proposes and Gold Disposes ^—A maiden lady of our acquaintance objects very strenuously to the first part of this proverb ; for she says the men don't propose at'alt . ,

      Lieutbsani , Elliott , of the 99 regiment ; has discov e red in the . interior- of Western Australia a race of cannibals who devour the bodies of frionds and foes .- Lieutenant Elliott writes , " The natives in those districts eat t heir de a d , old men , and children . The heart is given to the mother , as the y sa y it assuages her . grief ! " : . ,.-. , . - Guttapercha Boots . —Two days ago . a German , wearing gutta percha boots , left Brussels for Paris by Railway . He placed his feet oh . t h ez i hc pan containing hot water , ' . w i th , which the carriage

      was supplied ; and fell asleep . On arriving at the station of Tubize he prepared to alight , but , to his astonishment , found that his boots stuck fast to the w a r min g pan , and as he pulled to remove theriv ^ ue soles split into shreds .. At las * , amidsttheVlond laughter of his fellow-travellers , be bad to draw his feet out bf his boots altogether , and , having sent his baggage on before , had . to - wrap them inpockethandkerchiefsand newspapers ; and in that pitiable plight he came all the way to Paris . — Galigndnfs Messenger ' . ' . ' . ' .. ' . ' ' -. ' .- '

      The statue of Eve , sculptured by Powers , the American artist , and considered to be his masterpiece , was recently lost on the Spanish coast by the wreck of the vessel on board of which it was placed for transit to the United States . . ' . " .. ! "I ' m getting up in the world , " as the g ud g eon said when drawn out of the water . "VVhv is twice eleven ; like twicofen ? — Because twice eleven is twenty-two , an d twice ten i s t w ent y too . ¦ ... -. : ' . - : ¦ ¦¦ ' '¦'•• ' ¦ . The Constantinople correspondent of the homing Herald says the number of Polish and Hungarian

      refugees who have adopted the Mohammedan religion already exceeds 2 , 400 . A woman offering to sign a deed , the judg e asked her whether her husband compelled her to sign ? " He compel me ! '' said the lady , " no > nor twenty like him . " "I , for one am sick and weary , Of these everlasting prigs ; , Quite disgusted with the shuffling Of the miserable Whigs ; With their impudent averment ? . And their flagranttbimblerigs !" , . Blackwood ' s Magazine .

      A voung sailor was drowned last week at Wivenhoe . When stripped for burial , after the inquest , the body turned out to be that of a girl . She had shipped at Harwich in sailor ' s clothes the week before ^ ; There is a report current in "New Yorkthat Captain : Warner is about to settle in that , country ; having made arrangements with the American government for the purchase of the long range and the invisible shell . ' [ " How is your son to-day ? " asked a friend of a stock-broker . "Verybad , "replied the old gentlero a n , strivina to compose his ag it a t e d f e atures , " verybad indeed ! I would not give ten per cent for bis chance of life . "

      . " You had better ask for manners than money , " said a finely-dressed gentleman to a beggar boy who had asked for alms . " I asked for what I thought you had the most of , " was the boy ' s reply , Patrick Murphy , residing -in Raymond-street , was last week fined twenty shillings and costs , for keeping six full-grown pi gs in his front parlour ! — Liverpool Times . ¦ . Postage Stamps have been brought into use in New South Wales , the design being the great seal of the colonies , with the mottoes . " I wonder now they make lucifer matches ? V said ayounglady to her husband , with whom she was always quarrelling . ' . " Tlie process is very simple—I once made one , " he answered . "How did you manage it ? " — "By leading you to church . "

      We are authorised to say-that Mr . John Macdonald , of Mansfield Woodhouse , who attained his hundreth year last November , will run any man in En g lan d , his own weight and age , for any sum . — N . B .: No hurdles . —Nottingham Guardian . ¦ ¦¦ Remedy , for Dullness . —An author reading a tragedy to a friend who was a proctor , when he had gone'through three acts , asked him his opinion . "Why , reall y , " replied the proctor , "the third act is full of distress ; that I do not see bow you em possibly heighten it in the following ones , and then , consequently , it wilfgrow'flat . " " Oh , " said the a uth o r , "let me alone for that ; I intend ,-in the very : next act , to put my hero into the ! spiritual-court . " : ' 'Boors , " said Cuanmng , in a lecture to working men _< books are the true levellers , giving to all who will'faithfully use them , the socie ty and s piritual presence-of the best and greatest of our . race ; so that

      an individual may be . excluded from what is called good society , and yet not pine for want of intellectual companionship . " ' .- : DnEss .- ^ -In the matter of dress , whether you be m an or wom a n , the more you approximate to uniformity of colourthe better , i , The following witty couplet was uttered by an old gentleman , whose daughter , Arabella , import tuned him for money : — " Dear Bell , to gain money , sure sil e nce is best . For dimb . lelh are fittest to open the * chest . " Timing it . —A minister in the Highlands of Scotland found one of his parishioners intoxicated . Next day he called to reprove him for it . . "It iswrong ' to get drunk , " . said the parson . — "I ken that , " said the guilty person , '' . but then I dinna drink as meikle as you do . " ' . V Why , . Mi ' , how is that % "—* J , Why , gin it please ye , dinna ye aye take a glass o' whiskey and water after dinner ? " -

      '•' ¦ Why , yes , Jemmy , sure I take a glass of whiskey after dinner , merely to aid " digestion . "— " And dinna ye taken glass o' whiske y to ddy every n ig ht when ye aregangiu'tobed ?" '" Yes , to be ' sure , I just take . a little toddy every night to help me sleep . " " Well , " continued the parishioner , " that ' s just fourteen glasses a week , and about sixty every iriontk . I only get paid once a month , and then if I'd take sixty-glasses , it w ad mak e m e d ea d drunk for a weck . ^ Now , ye see , the only differ e nce is that ye time it better than I do . " ' . . ''" .

      How to make an Englishman . —Among the shipping detained by Sir W . Parker's squadron is a Maltese vessel ,. which , probably to secure , the advantages of nationality in the ports of Greece , had p rocure d Greek p .-ijers , and ,. therefore , though really British as to ownership and crew , became liable to the consequences 6 f the blockade . The master had married a youn « person ' of Falriiouth , and the time fof the appearance of their first-born arrived during their detention . The parents could not bear the thought of their little one being a Greek , and as the lady was staying on shore at the Pitvsus , a Union-Jack was landed and substituted for the counterpane ot the bed . In spite of the locality , therefore , it was undeniable that the child was born under the British flag .

      A Frenchman Fast . —The word "fust frequently troubles foreigners ( especially F r enchm e n , ) when l e arnin g t he En glish language . " The word fast admits a triple signification—hence the trouble . We heard a Frenchman last fast day , t e ll a boy to hold his horse swift . " F . ist , you mean , don't yon-sir ?" interrogated the lad . " Vel , fast , den ; mais ; I ho understand dis . " " There goes a fast horse , " exclaimed a bystander , as a lively trotting-horse passed by . " How Is zat ? " inqulredtho astonished Frenchman ; " zai'e is . von'fast horse , and ho goes like li ghtening alt- 'de time ; zai'e is my horse—ho ia fast , too , and he no move . " '' This is fast in reality , by the appearance of the road , " said another . OhJ ah ! I see den , " ^ aid monsieur : " dis is called fast day , and everything is fast—ze horse zat goes is fast , ze horse zat is tired is fast , and ze folks zat eat nothing and eat it slow is fast , Vpji a countries I "

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      ^ oTt ^^ tion of the »« w of JWBAMtrs . WmhtTaHa " BPJA FOOD , or wtih a pretence , of being similar to that de " licious-and invaluable remedy , for . Indigestion , Constini tion , Neuvous , Bilious , anil Liver Complaints , Messrs l ) tj BARRY and Co . caution Invalids against these barefaced attempts- sit ' imposture .: There is nothing in the ' whole . vcgetablelHrigdom that can . legitim . itelyue called simimb to 1 ) u JJiirryljUeValenta Arabica , a plantwhich is cultivated by Dn Barry and Co . on their estates alone , and for the preparation aiid pulverisation of which' -their'Own Patent Machinery alone is adapted . Let . Corn Chandlers sell their pease , beans , ' lentil , and iotiier meals under their proper names , and not trifle with tlie health of Invalids and Infants , for whom DU JiAKRY'S BEVALENTA AHABICA alone is adapted .

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      epileptic fits nrcr much less frequent than formerly ; instead ! of coming on every thrve weeks , there are now intervals oijuven or ' eight weeks between , and ivitli very little convulf Sinn :. I am in great hopes they are gradually leaving her , as-oheisgrentlyimproved in health ' and strength . lam , dear Sir ,, yours faithfully , John II , Alles , Oapt , -R . A ,, London , 9 thFebruary , 18-50 .. Respected Friend , —I think no one who had received or seen so much good ; and comfort result from it as in my motherfs case , would be without it in sickness . Thou art at liberty to use this letter as . thou tliinkest best , and I will cheerfully answer any inquiries . I am , thy friend , Edward Cordett , Sanitary Engineer ,-. & c ; 2 , Princes-street , Manchester , 3 rd month , 19 th , 1 S . 19 .. Dear Sir , —I am glad to tell you that the diarrhcea , of which I had suffered for two . years , is much improved , and all the attendant symptoms . considerably abated , since I commenced taking the 'Revalenta ; ' and should it continue without a relapse , I shall have little to complain of , & c . im 0 H ' Mari « t-strcet , Leicester , November 2 nd ,

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 15, 1850, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_15061850/page/3/