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P ^ MSTEX D ^ TO ^ PALACES ! ^ I ^ tionrfrom the sod ' U "H each noble brow - t « , ! J oId-fiend worshipped now ' In aU these toU-ennoble & s ' ^^ haveno heritage , Oh teU them in their palaces , « IW ? n " * f knd and money ! T o rob them of life ' s honey . A thousandI years , in pain and tears , We ve toiled like branded slaves , i " iil power s red hand hath made a land - ^ M better times are coming
now , TOthin the souls of men ' The bursting buds of promise blow . ^ And freedom lives again ' On , listen in your palaces Proud lords of land and money' - Teshall not kili the poor like bees . To rob them of life ' s honey . 3 fo moremust Labour ' s nobles kneel Before " exalted rank , " WitlOn our souls the iron we feel And near our fetters clank ; A glorious voice goes throbbing forth , from millions stirring now , « ho yet before these Gods of Earth Shall stand with unblenehedbrow . Tour day of retribution comes .
Proud lords of land and money ! Ye shall not ' wreck our smiling homes . 2 for rob as of life ' s honey . - T . Gerald Masset
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ACROSTIC . £ nthusiastie , b old , and brave , 11 esolved his countr r for to s a ve ; J * or daunted by the tyrants'laws , £ ngaged to plead the people ' s cause 3 olely from his bwulorerof lig ht , T houg h knaves oppos'd with all their might C ourageous he did nobly stand , II ending the Chartist patriot band , -And urged them on to strike a blow , II esolved to dash the despots low . L o , from his lips descend in showers , E loquent words which all o ' erpowers , S tarting the sympathetic tear . J oincd with the overwhelming cheer , = 0 ppressors trembled at his speech , 3 T or shall forgot what he did teach . 33 ventuallythi s " work of love " $ hall over aU triumphant prove . Newcastle , Staffordshire . James JPkexcb-.
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COSMOS : A SKETCH OF A PHYSI
GAL DESCRIPTION OF THE UNI TEKSE . B y AiEXAKDEK V 0 JS HU 3 rB 0 LDT Translated from tlie German , by E . C . Oue . 2 vols . London : Henry ( x . 33 ohn , York-street , Covent-Garden . These two volumes moat "worthily form part and parcel of Mr . Bonn's "Scientific Lib-1317 / ' But for that gentleman ' s enterprising spirit , tliis work -would have heen a sealed "book to the people of this kingdom . It is true that editions had been previously published by
Mr . Baillierc , and by the Messrs . Longman and Co ., but both were published at a very high price . Of course the price was no obstacle to the Golden Million becoming possessors of this work ; but , as our readers well know , juice is a primary consideration with the mass of the reading public . These two Tolumes ( containing together nearly eight hundred pages , ) beautifully printed on excellent paper , and neatly bound , may be purchased for three shillings and sixpence each volume . We hare seen them ticketed , at even
a lower figure at more than one Bookseller s in this metropolis . For about one-fourth of the price of Baillierc's and Longman ' s editions , the scientific student may become the possessor of a work pronounced by the Chevalier Bux-SEX , " the great work of the age . " It is true , that since this edition was published by Mr . Bohn , the Messrs . Longman have brought out an edition nominally cheaper than the one under notice ; but only nominally 50 as the Messrs . Longmans' cheap edition is
very inferior in appearance to Mr . Bonn ' s ; and , worse still , like the dear edition , it is not a faithful translation , several passages having heen omitted because supposed to be " obnoxious to our national prejudices . " Prom this grievous fault Mr . Bonn ' s edition is perfectl y free . Some of the best judges have pro-Bounced Mr . Otie ' s translation to be perfectly faithful , and admirably executed ; qualities of the first importance in works rendered into English from the languages of other nations .
The fame of Alexasdekvox Humboldt is world-wide , and this Ms latest work , and , in all likelihood , Ms last , for he is now in theSOth year of his age , will add " a crowning laurel " to the wreath he has so nobl y won , and so proudly wears . In saying this we must add , that to the non-scientific reader there is much in these volumes that will be dark and incomprehensible . On the other hand , to the studeniof Mature these volumes will be most iute-Testjpg , and esteemed most valuable . TVc quote from the author ' s " Introduction , " the foil iwiug remarks on the
OBSTACLES IX THE W . « OF SCIENTIFIC ESOCIET . Tbe history of science teaches us tbe difficulties that h ave opposed the progress of t his active spirit of isquirv . Inaccurate and imperfect observations have le . lV false inductions to tbe great number of p liTsical views that have been perpetuated by popular prejudices among all classes of society . Thus l $ - the side of a solid and scientific knowled ge of natural p henomena there has been preserved a system of the pretended result * of observations , which
is so much the more difficult to shake , as it denies the validity of the facts by which it may be refuted . 5 ? bis empiricism , the mel a nchol y heritage transmitted to us from former times , invariably contends for the truth of its axioms with the arrogance of a narrow-minded spirit . Physical philosophy , on the other hand , when based upon science , doubts because it seeks to investigate , < lisrir » guishes between that which is certain and that which is merely probable , and strives incessantly to perfect theory by extending the circle of observation .
This ssscmblaire of imperfect dogmas bequeathed by one a « c to another—this physical philosophy , which is composed of popular prejudices—is not only injurious because it perpetuates error with the obstiaucv engendered by the evidence of ill-observed feets , but also because it hinders the mind from attaining to hig her views of nature . Instead of seekin ^ to discover the mean or medium point , around which oscillate , in apparent independence of forces , all the p henomena of the external world , this system
delig hts in multiplying exceptions to the law , anu seeks , ainitiphenomena and . in organic forms , for Something beyond the marvel of a regular succession , and an internal and progressive dcvclopenicnt . jEver inclined that the order of nature is disturbed , it refuses to recognise -In the- present any analogy with the past , and guided by its own varying hypothesis , seeks at h a zard , either iu the interior of the g lobe or in th e r e g ions of space , for the cause of these pretended perturbations . ,. - ' .
In reply to those who arc in the niibit " of expressingtheir fears that '" . Natnrc may , by degrees , lose a portion of tlie charm and magic © flier power , as we learn more and more howto unveil hex secrets , the author iusti y
observes : — - .. . "We must , not confound the disposition of mind in the observer at the time lie is pursuing his labours With the -ulterior greatness- of the views ivniVm from / investigation nnd r thc" exercise of f'ou ^ iitf The physicafphilosopber measures with V'liirable sagacity the waves of lig ht of unequ a l iwt » i which bv . interference . mutually strengthen ov Sckrov ' each other , evm . with . respect to their JAicalartH RTi-tlie astronomer , armed with pow : P-f « l telescopes , penetrates-t he regions *> f . space , ? . f 4 S 2 , -on the ex tremist confines ofour solar isSJ .-thelites «* mW * £ ™ E 2 » into double stars d & cni "
Wt & waU fos points . KcSvuf ! Vlm botani ^ sebrcrs the . constancy * f £ e ^ iw motisu of tke / ckara m the . greato l ^ aber of : Vegetable : eclhv and i neogu tas m tr . c £ n 1 ra and natural ; families of p lants-the ^ intimate ? -latiens of cranio j forais . The ; vault of leaven , s p udded wtiriTebulai and stars ; and the vicl 1 YCKcra-Ue mantle'that covers the soil in the climax of vahns , caimbi surely fail to produce on the . minds of th-4 e laborious observers of nature an impresgi oumorc imposing and more wwihyof the majesty 5 ? crwrion'i & n . on those who arc unaccustomed to iavesti « ate the great mutual relations of phenomena . iSS therefore , agree with Burke vhen he
Cosmos: A Sketch Of A Physi
c ^ P sVu ^ onr Wi >« i ? Pe natura l thi n gs that 2 „ o « r admiration , and chiefly excites our Persons utterly devoid of scientific acquirements will find much in this work which will excite their admiration , particularl y in the second volume , in which the author exhibits the impressions of Nature entertained by the an cient Greeks , Eomans , Indians , Persians Hebrews , Arabs , Early Christians , & c . Next he examines the descri ption of Nature contained m the writings of the earl y Italian poets 0 tSand n , ; , ,-, - -
™ il \ T ? ! £ ! i Prose liters . He nextexhibits tlieinfiuence ofLandscapePaint-« 4 ° -Se ? tudy ° f Nature- In treating of tne ^ Ph ysical Contemplation of the Universe , the historical branch of the subject cannot fail to interest and delight every reader . From the almost boundless riches ot science , historical research , and descriptive eloquence of this part of "Cosmos , " we ton again to the "introduction" to the first volume , from which we extract tlie following cuarming passage , descriptive of the mental effects arising from the contemplation of
THE WOXDEBS AND 0 IU 5 UEUR OF NATURE . In reflcctins upon tbe different degrees of enjoyment presented to us in the contemplation of nature , we find that the first place must be assi gned to a sensation ,. which is wholly independent of an intimate acquaintance with the ph ysical p henomena presented to our view , or of the peculiar character of the region surrounding , us . In the uniform plain bounded only b y a di s t a nt horizon , where the lowl y heather , the cistus , or waving grasses , deck the soil ; on the ocean shore , where th e waves , softly rippling over the beach , leave a track , green with the weeds of the sea ; every where , the mind is penetrated b y the same sense of the grandeur and vast expanse of nature ; revealing to the soul , by a
mysterious inspiration , ' the existence of laws that regulate the forces of the universe . Mere communion with nature , mere contact with the free air , exercise a soothingyet strengthening influence on the wearied spirit , calm the storm of passion , and soften the heart when shaken by sorrow to itsinmostdepths . Every where , in every religion of the globe , in every stage of intellectual culture , the same sources of enjoyment are alike vouchsafed to man . The earnest and solemn thoughts awakened by a communion withnatiu-e intuitivel y arise from a presentiment of the order and harmony pervading the whole universe , and from the contrast we draw between the narrow limits of our own existence and the image of infinity revealed on every side , whether we look upwards to the starry vault of heaven , scan the farstretching plain before us , or seek to trace the dun horizon across the vast expanse of ocean .
. The contemplation of the individual characteristics of the landscape , and of . the conformation of the land in any definitive reg ion of the earth , gives rise to a dinerent source of enjoyment , aw a kening impressions that a re more vivi d , better defined , arid more congenial to certain phases of the mind , than those of which we have already spoken . Atone time the heart is stirred by a sense of the grandeur ofthe face of nature , by the strife of the elements , or , as in Northern Asi a , by tbe aspect of the dreary barrenness ofthe far-stretching steppes : at another time , softer emotions are excited by'the contemplation of rich harvests , wrested b y the h a nd of m a n from the Avild fertility of nature , or by the si ht of human habitations raised beside some wild and foaming torrent . Here I regard less the degree of intensity , than the difference existing in the various sensations that derive their charm and permanence from tbeseculiar character ofthe scene .
If I might be allowed to abandon , myself , to the recollections of my own distant travels , * ! would inst a nce , among the most striking scenes of nature , the calm sublimity of a tropical ni g ht , when the stars , not sparkling as in our northern skies , shed their soft and p l a n e t a ry li g ht over the gentl y-heaving ocean : —or 1 would rccal the deep valleys , of tbe Cordilleras , where the tall and slender palms pierce the leaf y veil around them , and waving on hig h their feathery and arrow-like , branches , form , as it were , " a forest above a forest ; " or I would describe the summit of the Peak of Teneriffe , when a horizontal layer of clouds , dazzling in whiteness , has separated the cone of cinders from the p l a in below , and suddenl y tbe ascending current pierces the cloudy veil , so that the eye ofthe traveller may range from the brink ofthe crater , along the vine-clad slopes of
Orotava , to the orange-gardens and banana-groves that skirt the shore . In scenes like these , it is not the peaceful charm uniforml y spread over tbe face of nature that moves the heart , but rather the peculiar physiognomy and conformation of the land , the features ofthe landscape , the ever-varying outline of the clouds , and their blending with the horizo n o fthe se a , whether it lies spread before us like a smooth and shining mirror , or is diml y , seen t h roug h the morning mist . All that the senses can but imperfectly comprehend , all that is most awful in such romantic scenes of nature , may become a source of enjoyment to man , b y opening a wide field to the creative powers of his imagination . Impressions change with the varying movements of the mind , and we are led by a h a ppy illusion to believe that we receive from the external world that with which we have ourselves invested it .
To all ouv readers who may be desirous of adding to their stock of scientific information , and to all for whom the wonders of Nature , and the learning and eloquence of man , have charms , avc cordially recommend this edition of Alexander Yon Hujujolst's " COSMOS . ' '
The History Of Ireland. B Y T. Weight, E...
The History of Ireland . B y T . Weight , Esq . Part All . London : J . and F . Tain ' s , 100 , St . John-street . Tins Part contains an ably-written narrative of a very interesting portion of Irish historythe wars ol Eed Hugh O'Doxxeli , and the more - celebrated , though less chivalrous , O'Neil , Earl of Tyrone ; the struggles and adventures of J-UfES JTitztiiomas , the " Sagan Earl" of-Desmond ; the almost fatal vice-regal rule of the favourite Essex , and other events of the latter years of the reign of Elizabeth . The very beautiful illustration is designed to p icture " Ireland ' s Golden Age'' in the reign ofBia-VxBOEU . The principal figure
represents that fair lad y immortalised in " MOORE ' S Irish Melodies . " The reader will pardon us quoting the lines : — Eich and rare were thegems she wore , And a bright gold ring on her wand she bore ; But , oh ! nci-Tieauty was far beyond . Her sparkling gems and snow-white wand . " L a d y 3 dost thou not fear to stray , "So lone aud lovely , throug h this bleak way ? "Are Erin ' s sons so good or so cold " As not to be tempted b y woman or gold ?" "Sir Knig ht , I feel not the least alarm , " ! No son of Erin will otfer me harm : " Por thoug h they love woman and golden store . "Sir Knight ! they lave honour and virtue more 1 "
On she went , and her maiden smile In safety li g hted her round tlie Green Isle ; And blesscd . for ever is she-who relied Upon E r i n's honour and Erin ' s pride ! The illustration , in which the artist hasi so faithfull y expressed the tradition sung by thcpoeVis alone -worth ., more than the price charged for this " Tuft" of lh : Weight ' s excellent " History . "
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Destructive Stobm at the Isle oiMYigut . — Ossoiuck House struck ' by Lightxixg . —An awful thunder-storm took p l a ce in the nei ghbourhood of Cowcs , on Friday , the Stb inst . The first " flashi of lightning struck ' the foretopinast head of a new * barque in the building yard of Mr .- Joseph , White , at E a st Coves , and which was . just . ready for haulin ° - ; the effects of it were that the head of the , top aiul mast ' were shivered to splint e rs , ' _ and the truck and mast head hurled to some'distance ; the lightnins ,- inits-descent , broke the- 'lower mast -head short' otf , and-shivered ;; off-several pieces of . the ma t , passed over the spider-hoop , and , a ttracted probably by the metal cl ; -ats " above ;^ he partners , split the mast below , t o re up several planks of the
deck hi the neighbour hood ot tne partners-ami « plit > the combings . Frovidentialljy - though ¦ . the shipwri'hts wcre " at work at-the time ,.. no jnjiiry was sustained by them . . .-In the . meantime an . exr . press arrived from her ? . I : ijcsty ' s ' niariuc -palace of . O s bo r ne , at DrlHoffineisters , requiring his immediate assistance , as in tho words cf-tlnr message , " bsbori-c-house bad been struck by the electric fluid , and several persons were injured . " Jjessrs . IIolTuicister and Cass were . speedily . oh their way thwnifh the fearful storm , and on arrivsd at the " pal ac e it was found that the lightning had struck the clock tower , knocked off a p iece ' of the cornice 6 / the . amde of the tower , and b roke ' sever a l w indows
in the ^ coriidov .-: Three , men . were struck by ; the shock ; : The cap of one man , named Corncy ,.. was burnt * llo was struck at the back of the head , and , rendered i nse n s ible , and it is" reported he has since Hied . The other two wevenot materially injured . The li g htning ; also " struck- tbe - ' mast of the Hebe vacht " ( cutter ,, sixty-eight tons , . the property : . of A . W . Cci-b ' ctt . Esq . ) , oiiAIivRntsoy , ;* repairing sli p , Str kin «> -. the mast head and in its dcscent . rendcring the ' mast « Td ! e a-bundle ' of laths . " The fluid dispersed itself oh reaching the ' sp ider-hoop ofthe jiast ; -- . inst abovo the- deck . ' ; ' -- ' - The value of the heor brewed in France last year was 59 , 00 , 009 francs .
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SUNSHINE AND SHADOW ; A TALE OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY . by thomas martix wheeler ; Late Secretary to the National Charter Association - - ' " and NnHonnl 'Land ComiVanv
CnAFrEB XI . Boldly I venture on a naval scene I f or fe a r the cri t ic ' s frown—the pedant ' s spleen . * - - « - -- ' ¦ - . » - ' * Thus the rich vessel moves in trim array Like some fair virgin on her bridal day : Thus like a swan she cleaves tbe watery plain The pride and wonder ofthe JJgean main . * . * ''• -. . ^ * ' ' The sea-breached vessel can no longer bear Th e flood s th a t o ' er her burst in dread career . ' The labouring hull alread y seems half-filled With water , through an hundred leaks distilled : 1 bus , d renched by every wave her riven deck , Stnpt and defenceless floats a naked wreck . Falconer .
With mingled feelings did Arthur view the vessel s _ progress up the Mersey toils parent Ocean , all bis bright hopes were dimmed and clouded , and he was compelled to seek in other lands thnt home which Britain denied him . Still he felt joyous at his fortunate escape , and the novelty of being on shipboard hel ped to amuse his thoughts ; but no sooner did they clear the Mersey , and the wide expanse of ocean spread before them , than all other thoughts were buried in the contemplation of the grandeur ofthe scene . The sun was slowly setting-, tinging the clouds and the sails of tho . vessels . in the distance with its golden hues , whilst the crested waves shone s " parklmg in their er iierald sheen , as their falling or rising billows caught its lingering rays , w hil s t th e moon , rising in the opposite horizon , shed a flood of gentle light on all around . Breathing the spirit of calm and meditation , forgetting aught but the scene before him , Arthur thus gave audible utterance to hisfeelings-i- < O
' 'Oh ! thou sublime , m a j e stic ocean ! thou mi ghty world of waters—which encompasses * be a utifies , and fertilises the earth ! who can view thee in thy grandeur and have no joy in thy magnificence ? Earth hasher gorgeous . towns and castellated mansions , but the earth-encircling sea has spires nnd mansions more amazing still ; men ' s volant homosthat measure liquid space on wheel or wing—that circumscribe the earth , and make it the hi g hway of nations , and the grand agent of human civilisation ! Oh ! he who hath not gazed on thee hath riot seen the sublimcr portion of nature ' s king dom , and can form no adequate notion of intensity or space 1 " With a mind calmed and elevated b y these thoughts , he sought his cabin , and p ondered over
the events of his short but stormy career , since entering into manhood . Disappointed hopes had not yet deprived the glass of life of its silver p late , thoug h its surface was beclouded and disfigured , his musings were still on his country ' s welfare . Harsh stepmother as she had proved to him , he still loved her ivith unimpaired devotion , and though he would correct her faults , apd reform her abuses , yet barih from his hand would never fall on her . Type was he of his class / Our novelists—even the most liberal—can never draw a democrat save in warpaint .: " Sincere , but stern and hardhearted "" honest , but blustering and insolent "— " ignorant , dogmatic , and fierce , but a lover of princip le : " such are the characters they present' to their readers , when they condescend to introduce so vulgar a being . They profess to paint from life : but
t hey g ive us a daubed copy .. Experience has never furnished them with an original ; they cannot describe what they do not comprehend . Shades of the martyred democrats of all time ! ye noble , but calumniated band ! though dead , ye yet speak t * tbe world , and attest that ye fell victims to your love of mercy—to your nobility of heart—in sparing those who never spared their fellow-man . If the aphorism be true—and of its truth there can be but little doubt— " that a political error is worse than a crime "—worse in its consequences—more enduring in its effects , of all the crimes that can be laid to the charge of Democracy , that of sparing its enemies when in its power is the most fatal to human progression . The last French revolution and its accompanying events afford a complete realisation of this fact .
Speedily rode the vessel on her homeward course , bounding o ' er the billows as though instinct with life and motion . Much did our hero find to admire —much to learn , on this his first entrance to a large v essel , a ll was novel , and entertaining . Tho weather was delightfully calm , and that most excruciating torment , sea-sickness , had not yet laid hands on him ; but on the second day of their voyage , just as tbe loneliness ever accompanying to a landsman tlie constant view of the water ' s . wide expanse , had begun to supersede the emotion of admiration , tho clouds began to look heavy and impending , and the vessel to roll and pitch in tlie trough of the
sea . Arthur , who , in the spirit of curiosity , had been anxious to observe a storm at sea , had now the opportunity ; but , alas ! he , in common with the other passengers , was confined to his hammock in a state which none can imagine but those who have felt the sensation , and which no pretended remedies seem to have power to remove . The mi g hty element , over whoso bosom they have been tranquilly sailing , almost forgetting they were not on the firm set ear t h , seems to take this gentle niethod ' of reminding the novices of her power and potency ; happy are they who encounter hor not in W wrath . Towards noon it blew what the seamen
called a stiff gale , but to a landsman s apprehensions it was a perfect hurricane ; gallantl y d id tbcvessel contend against the wrathful wind and waves , and with seaman-like alacrity did the crew perforin their duty , but the storm increased to such a degree , that the loss of the ship appeared certain , the sea breaking so continually over her a * to render incessant labour at the pumps necessary to keep her afloat ; a billow , more mountainous than the rest , at length swept over the deck , and the tapering masts , and graceful yards , that so adorned tile bird-like f a bric , were whelmed beneath the waves , and the dismantled ship , no longer obeying b u r he l m , was left floating at the " mercy of the wild winds and ra « rinsr waters , and gradually breaking up beneath
th e ir combined aud powerful attacks . The pass e nger s confined below , sick and exhausted , were but " impcrfectly acquainted with their true situation , nor until cvery ' ineans of saving the vessel was despaired of , were they inform e d of th e i r aw ful peril . Oh , who could describe the feeling created in these heretofore almost inanimate beings ! sixty human souls brought face to face with the insatiate monarch , Death , in one of his most terrific forms one powerful emotion subdued all minor feelings , the nausea of sea-sickness was forgotten , all was merged in the one sole , idea of escape from present death . Men—bold men , who under other forms would have faced death without shrinking—WGl'O to be seen wring ing their hands , and making no effort
to asstsi in their own preservation . Women—delicate , mod e st w omen , half dressed—were clinging wildly to the sailors , praying them to save them , whilst they , with , almost rudeness , threw off their embraces , and coolly but mechanicall y employed themsel v es -in'launching the boats , as their onl y means of escape . Darkness now added itself to their other evils , thoug h it shrouded from view terrors appalling enough to shake the . stoutest heart . Women and children shrieking loudly for hope , as the waves washed over their prostrate bodies ; men maddened with liquor , flown to w hen all order waslostjor , nolessmaddenedbyfanaticism , c a lling loudly upon . Heaven for help ,, but neglecting to aiv themselves to the human means . . Arthur
pp Morton , naturally brave and self-possessed , though far froin being an assistance to the sailors , ( this his want of nautical experience alone would have prevented ) , was sufficiently self-collected to exercise a restraining . power lover his-fellow , passengers and keep them in something like order , though all lus efforts would- have been unavailing , 'had thoy not been seconded by those of another passenger , ' a Lancashire farmer , arid likewise by those ofthe officers of the" shi p . AH the preparatory steps being comp leted ,. the passengers , with the exception of one man . and two women , iwho were washed overboard , were safely stowed in the three boats , and the officers aiul crew , and what provisions and water could be hurriedly obtained ^ divided among them . Scarcel y
were they" clear of the wrcck ' r when the-ill-fated fa ;" brie , trembling as if vvithlciiiotioii , ' burst asunder , and p lunged beneath the waves ., . The boats keeping as . near each " other as thcdarkiiess arid tlicir violent " pitching , w ould allow , steered 'for the . nearest . 'port on tlie Irish cbast . " As " nig ht fell the violence' 61 the lrind somcwbat'abatcil ; 'but eVeri ' tlitf- most hopeful jliad-but a / faint idea that they ' - , could ' . survive- until daylig ht , anil then'thoiv only chance of ; safety , was ' falling in . with some vessel ,. as tlje hope of reaching aiiy p br ' fc " was almost . chimerical . " . ' In after 'lite : Arthur Morton often j'Oeallod' the 'horrors of that hit' -ht . ' -an'di'thedaiigefsvthon endured amrjsiu ' - mounted : nerved his'heart to minor troubles , and caused him to look witlu p hilosop hical indifference liuon " tli ' c potty- But-harassing . casualties of everyday life . " . The boatr tt ' which he ; 'with ' . twontyrOight others . - ' - ' includin g- tlie ' ca ptain and ' -purser , ; , was
sto w ed ,-was barely largo enoug h to allow -them-to sit or . dayVand their , limbs . -were cramped anilbc . -. numbed with their confined position ; . thCjWayos kept continual ] v .. washjng . over . thotti , and .-the " .. dark- ' iiess arid ' eoiifihed ' space preventing thoni \ from takirig ' iviiy : cflectual hreans to bale . the water , ; they were consequentl y ' -every ¦ ' moment" iiv danger of sin king ,. -anil the iii tense cold-added ' to their , other horrors . - As daylight brokcand discovered to each other their , wretched p li ght , . they ; saw with dismay ; tt-. it ' lic'itlicr ' of , " . the other . 'bbats ; w ! is . . visiblp , —each looked a g bast inhis fello w ' s -face , and anticipated the fate wliichhaxi'ddubtlcs ' g'falleh on theircompa- fnioiiS ; ! i ; Ottt ' 0 f twelve female - passengers ; origmally-. on board two-had . been ; washed ovcr . prior to cmharkin" in ihc ; boats , . eight were in . . the ; lo st boats , ami . two ^ n the boat with ' our li ' erpi—the . one , a f air girl of about nineteen , " and'the otlier about the middle age , and apparently her mother . In . the IdarlmcBS of the night , and the selfishness which ab-
Destructive Stobm At The Isle Oimyigut.—...
sorbed . all their own energies in the preservation of their own individuality , the females wore forgotten but returning daylight , whilst giving them fresh hopes , renewed within them the feelings of urbanity towards the weaker ' sex . Overcome by" cold- and fatigue they were nearly insensible ,. ' but a little wine being poured down their throats they gradually revived ; but better far had they been left to sleep the sleep of death , for the loss of the other boats being abruptly communicated to them , heartrending were the shrieks they uttered . Tho youngest had lost a husband , to whom she had been but a few weeks united / and a father to whom she was tenderl y attached ; the elder had to mourn the loss of an affectionate husband , the Lancashire farmer previously mentioned ,. who , with his wife and youngest daughter and her husband , wove
about to proceed to Texas , and commence lifo anew in that El Dorado of the New World ; separated from each other in the darkness and confusion , though united in life they , were dissevered in death ; the sci-cariis of these bereaved ones , though fri g htful at first , soon subsided into a low moaning ; , nature seemed exhausted , and to have imparted her last energies to their Convulsive grief , they-never ' again raised their heads from their bosoms , —all efforts to rouse them from their state of . bodily and mental torpor were fruitless , they never spoke again ; - As soon as d a yli ght appeared a signal had been hoisted , but no sail appeared in ' sight ; -Hours rolled on in misery and almost despair ; two of tho passengers had died from'the effects offear . andcold , —noon was approaching ; : the storm had ceased —the
waters were becoming calm , and a : bright sun was just beginning to beam upon them , warming their benumbed bodies , arid " cheering , their " drooping spirits , when they descried an outward-bound vessel hearing direct upon their course . Oh ! the agony of suspense embodied in the next hour , a whole lifetime of emotion was experienced in those fleeting moment s , vary ing from the intensity of despair to -tlie' wildest joy ; as doubt no longer existed that they were descried ; and would spee d ily be rescued , this joy was not misplaced , as ¦ a , few hours saw them safely on board the Esmeralda , a vessel bound for the West Indies , where they received every attention from the captain and ' crew which their . sad situation demanded ; many hours did the captain delay , in hopes to see something-of -the other two boats , but in vain—they were never heard of more . ( To be " continued-. )"
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Sunney Theatre.— We Recently Visited Thi...
SunnEY Theatre . — We recently visited this house , to witness the representation of Sheridan Kriowles ' s play of The . , Hunchback . Mr . Creswick was the * ' Master Walter , " and his performance was reall y a fine conception of softened misanthropy and genuine kindness of heart . Mr . Creswick was hi ghly successful , exhibiting as he did a great degree of fervour , and great propriety of style and elocution , „ blended with much pathos . Mr . Shepherd ' s " Modus " was decidedly good . Mr . Mead was passable as " Sir Thontas Clifford , " and Mr . Widdicomb was decidedly and richly quaint as " Fathom . " To speak in praise of that exquisite , ever charming actress . Mrs . Nisbett as " Helen , " would be but to
" paint the lily and perfume the violet ; " suffice it to say , she was herself again . The great feature of the evening ' s performance was Miss Jane'Mordaunt ' s " Julia . " . This lady has decidedly improved since we lust saw hor at the Haymarkefc . To our mind she is superior in this character to Miss Ilolcn Faucit—she is loss noisy but more impressive , because more ladylike and more in keeping with the gentle "Julia , " whose feelings are worked up with the contending emotions of love and pride . Her first scene with "Helen , " after her arrival in the great metropolis , was true to nature ; her scene with Clifford , as the " secretary of my lord , " was a great and impressive piece of acting , and deeply affected the audience . Her appeal to the " Hunchback , " : to save her from "these hated nuptials , "
was a piece of intense acting that drew down the applause of the whole house . Miss Jane Mordaunt , if she but take care , taking nature as her guide , with the careful tuition of hor experienced sister , is destined to hold a'hi gh position on the boards . At the conclusion ofthe play , Miss Mordaunt , Mrs . Nisbett , and Messrs . Creswick , Shepherd , Widdicomb , and Mead , were called before the curtain , and curtsied and bowed their acknowledgments amidst the loud app lause of the audience . The otlier performances were a Bead Shot and JaneLomax , Mrs . Nisbett playing " Louisa Lovotrick " , " and Madame Ponisi * ' Jane Lomax . " We ' regret to hoar that Mrs . Nisbett is so much indisposed as to have been unable to perform during the current week , but it is hoped she will be enabled to resume her engagement on Monday the 18 th instant .
ASTtEYSi—A new spectacle , called Mooltan and Ooojerat , produced for the Whitsuntide holidays , promises fair to have a long and successful run . The piece of course relates to the recent victories gained by the British arms over the Sikhs , and although we have entered our protest against the injustice of this invasion , still we are not so fastidious on that account as to refuse to do justice to the enterprising manager for the sp lendid spectacle set before us . This theatre is peculiarly adapted for such subjects , in order to produce the mammoth resources of the establishment , and both plot and language , which must be adapted to the subject , are
a secondary consideration : still ,- however , wo have on many occasions , when the author has taken the part of the invaded or oppressed , given him our meed of approbation . On the present occasion the sp lendid scenery and the gorgeous groupings of several hundreds of auxiliaries and actors—not the subject or the language—received the most rapturous plaudits . Indeed , this was manifest , when tlie commander-in-chief ( we presume the representative of Lord G o ug h ) gave his insulting and brutal answer to the Sikh ambassador , by tho stifled murmur that rau through the house : the delivery : of this speech , had it contained more noble sentiments , woul d h a ve rewar d ed b o t h t h e author a nd ac tor
with app lause . ' It is , however , a good s i gn of the times , th a t the peopl e arc beginning ri g htl y to appreciate the glories of conquest and'the horrors of war , and to those of our renders who have not yet seen the Siege ofMooltan , we strong l y recommen d this spectacle , as one offering a lesson which cannot be too well learned by the working classes . The embarkation of troops for India from Gri-avescnd , is on the most grand and extensive scale , and the stage bcing : too small to accommodate suoh an overwhelming force , the troops arc marched across the circle—cavalry , - artillery with their cannon , pioneers , ' infantry , and raw recruits . These latter arc , on foot , some apparently fatigued , with a wife or lover . leaning on their arms , ' sbme of the fair carrying basket * containing fruit , tape , 'Ac , to turn the ready .-penny ; and support them on their
journey j while tliooflicors and . their ladies , m gay attire , are riding sp lendid coursers . -The massing together of the conflicting-parties in tlie storming of Mooltan , is cleverly contrived j and the difficulty of conveying the notion of a vast multitude is solved with more than usual success .: In the scene representing the battle of Ooojerat , thosevwho thirst for g lory will see that the greatest quantity of shot and , blows fall where the least pay is received , the privates forming ' a hollow square , ' and presenting with ' their bodies an impenetrable wall for the protection of well-paid 1 officers- safely ensconced in the centre . The piece concludes with : a- gorgeous grouping occupying the whole stage , with Britannia at the top , and the whole , establishment , bi ped and quadruped , picturesquely arranged' below . This is one ol tho most sp lendid spectacles we ever witnessed . - .: ' ' ' : ;] . ¦ . ' ¦' ,
To The Trades Of Great-Britain And Irela...
to the trades of great-britain and Ireland :. ' : . ' ( From No . 1 of the Democratic Itevicwi June , 1849 . ) : Fmxow Mex , —As the great fundamental prlnciplev of truth and justice Uipon Which political and social institutions oug ht to be b a sed , _ . are becoming dailv better understood anvng the naions ofthe continent , it i is of tho highest importance that every workirg niari-in this " country should clearly understand the measures ile ? essa ry to jecu-e the' rights of laboiir , and permaneritiy establish'anewand better ord e r of . things : in r thi * country . ' ' . Whatever bo the future ; ( 'cstinies' of Grea t Britain . the , . onward courseof her people must be ' thvovigh Uie legislalu ' . 'e ^ and , 1 presum e t l m g Veat ' mass are agreed that their universal , enfranchisement must be . acc 6 mpHVhe'd < bef 6 ie any good can be effected in that quarter .:: I » jj the meantime it is-our duty , to create an , enlightened public
opiivon ^ tb , cqucentrate our . energies ; and husband our-stfciigth in order tHatwe ^ may- be able to make ' theniostiofacris ! s 4 whensucha period shall . arrive ,, iis-arriveit mus . t ^ whe t her . thc workingmen , will it or U 0 > " -The / middle ' . " classes .. arc . ' ab" 6 ut \ to . commence . a . vigorous agitation , which they wil turn to tHeir own account , unless ( he men of the Trades , and * the working classes gcner . iljyj become united and clearly linde . rsiah . d . ' tbe . measures . neceVsary . to ensure ! ' ' si fair day ' s wage ' for a fair ' . day ' s ' work . " The first ' and most important steptobb taken is . ' that-ivb should become thoroughly united ; '" 'We may ' -bshohV ' -iti that talismanic . word-- ; UNiONl'thcv . leYer .: by which , the sons of labour fmay acquire that gigantic strength which win laise them to their leg it i ma t e . position in
the ; social . scale . . Let ' it not , however , -be forgotten tha ' tif . " Union U strength , " . V Knowledge is ' powcr . "' Web'holdthe " mo st'a pi ' rited steed directed ,. at-thewill of tlie rder . by . the mere cheek . ' of ; the ! ; rein ; > 'ih . that we uiay . observe . Ih ' eiiulhig power ; ot * mindl ; "jAnd . l-hua it' is tly >* tsuppressive . vujera , throw themselves , astride . " tlie shoulders of ' u carel ' e ^ . aiid / unthi ' nking | people whom 'tbey makc'iise' of asfcierc ' coasts of bur " ; tbin : '' ¦ "What ' then-is iiecessary tobe"done-in order to pu t- -an - ' -erid ¦ to' £ tliis terrible oppressitfn ¦? . ! - ' First . tft ' ' . unite ; : audv ^ ec ' ondly-, , to- acqmrO ;! knosvledgei'i'l ; hC ; 'Trades ol 'London b . ave . conimeuced ;| an organira- ' ion whic-hi is already . ¦ -being . ' extended . ' to 'tbe provinces ; and the increased facilities which ' are 'likely to ba opened for acquiring a thorough knowledge » f the eouisite measures 1 ' ov the emancipation of labour )
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ought to be eagerly , en . " braced by evervworking man All periodicals or newspapers advocating sound principles , and conducted by tfienof experience and independent minds , ought to receive onr support . It is only by having intercourse with nfnda better informed than our own , that we e & n obtain thu information necessary to accomplish the industrial , s .-cial , and political emancipation of labour . Wherever such public instructors arc found , weought to busld a wall of brass around them . If men had not been found to speak boldly the truth in " spite of fines ' and , im-, prisonment , through the medium of the press in France , and had not b * cn well ' supported by the people , tlie old reg ime would again have been ' . established ere this , and the burthen which that brave nation
threw off last year re-imposed . : Iu this letter I shall not go into any of the eig ht fundamental principles propoanded by the London Trades' Delegates . If , however , 1 should have an opportunity afforded me , I shall be glad to devote a series of articles to explain the principles set forth * y the London t rides , whi c h all the trade s in the provinces ought to at once ado p t as the only me a ns of securing that pr otection to their labour which ' i ra ? es Unions have yet failed to accomplish . If the last address which the Delegates published to the country be acted upon , an organisation will shortly be created which will render the trades and working classes generally all-powerful . Without union ' there 13 h 0 De , 01 anything being done , and ' great care
ra ust be ta Ken l « at it be a , don of minds ' nmre than o f mere nu muers- I am convinced that nntilwecan find men to step out from the _ ranks of laho'ir who are above mercenary considerations , and who clearly understand the causes by which 1 hour is enslaved , and ' are prepared to make some degree of self-sacrificei there is no hope for our deliverance , as wo may look in vain for our emancipation from the upper or middle classes . The working classes must be the instruments of their own regeneration . The two questions , employment and the suffrage , are the le-iding features recommended to the attention of the tr a des , in the address already alluded to . I look upon the suffrage as the means to the end . See
what sacrifices the men of France , Germany , Italy , and Hungary , have made to obtain their enfranchisement ! Are Britons , who boast they " never sha 'l'b-i slaves , " to remain alone in political bondage ? Surely not . Let us then unite and demand to be no longer treated as outlaws by the constitution of nur country . Let there be no bombastieal speech making , but strong in the justice of our cause and th * rectitude of our conduct , let us pursue an energetic and undeviat . ing course until we have accomplished the industrial , social , and political emancipation of labour . To you . men of the trades , the accomplishment of this great work chiefly belongs . Alfred A . Walton * .
Destructive Fires. Oxford-Street.—On Sun...
DESTRUCTIVE FIRES . Oxford-Street . —On Sunday night , about eleven o ' clo c k , a very destructive fire broke out in the premises belonging to Mr . W . Leaver , a hat manufacturer , No . 5 , Oxford-street , adjoining the . Boar and Castle hotel and coach-office . The discovery was made by the police-constable . An unusual glare of li g ht shining throug h the fanli ght convinced him th a t , the building was in flames . The officer inst a ntl y sent for the escape and , engines . Before , ho w ever , a ny assistance h a d time to a rrive , the flames shot forth from the-back of-the-premises with such fury that tho destruction ofthe house , at least , appeared certain , and strong fears were entertained for the safety ofthe Boar and Castle . Three fire-escapes of the Royal Society , together with numerous engines arrived in rapid succession , when
thehrementoundalmontevory portion of the promises enveloped in flames . Fortunately there was an abundant supply of water , from which the engines were quickly set to work ; but , in spite ofthe vast torrents of water scattered over the property , it was deemed advisable to . have one of the bri g a de engines taken down the Boar and Castle yard in order to prevent the flames from communicating with the hotel and coach-houses . The reflection of the fire in the air caused so many thousands of spectators to assemble in tho road that the services of a strong body of police , under Mr . Superintendent Foxall ofthe E division , were required to keep the populace out of the way of the firemen . The engines were all kept in full operation until past twelve o ' clock , when the firemen succeeded iir
extinguishing the flames , but not until the whole of Mr . Leaver ' s stock-in-trade was reduced to ashes , and every room in the building burnt out . For some time it was supposed , owing to no one making his appearance after the alarm was given , that the occupants had been burned to death ; but from ' the examination of tho promises since made by the firemen there is good ground for supposing that at the time of the outbreak no person was ' in the house . The Boar and Castle , although it escaped destruction by fire , has received serious damage by water , the collars and several ofthe rooms being so flooded th a t a n eng ine was obliged to be employed to pump the water out . Tho premises of Mr . J . Ewing , upholsterer , Kos . ' " an '' ^> Oxford-street , arc also seriou s l y damaged by water . The ori g in of the fire is at tlie present time enveloped in obscuritv .
Baker-street . — On Sunday afternoon a fire broke out on the premises belong ing to Messrs . J . J . Griffin and Co ., chemical apparatus manufacturers , at 58 , Baker-street , Porfcman-sqtmre . The flames were first discovered in the ground-floor . back , and their origin has been traced to some bond timbers behind the stove 'having become ignited . Tho eng ines of the parish , Londonbri gade , and West of England Company were soon on the spot ; but the firemen were unable to extinguish the fire before two rooms wore burned out , and a quantity of books and otlier valuable property consumed , ' The occupiers of the promises were out of town when the fire occur re d , and it was impossible to tell whotherthey were insured or not .
Limmer ' s Hotel , Hanoveu-square . —On Monday morning , at an early hour , considerable alarm was caused in George-street , llanover-squaro , in censcquence of a fire breaking out in tho extensive pile of premises belonging to Mr .-Charles Renaud , termed "Limmer ' s Hotel . " -, Thc flames commenced in the second floor front , occupied as a sleeping apartment . The escapes of the Royal Society were quickly on the spot ; and throe engines ofthe London Bri gade , with that of tho parish . The firemen succeeded in confining tbe flames to that portion of the property in which they ori g inated , but not until nearly the whole of tho bedding and furniture in tho room were destroyed , and the window g lass demolished . The party who was sleeping in the room had a very hiuxoff escape , but fortunately no one was injured . The outbreak was caused from a spark flying - out of a lig hte d c a ndl e and f a lling upon the bed curtains . Mr . Renaud was insured in the Sun Fire-office .
Kingslaxd-hoao . —On Tuesday morning , shortly before two o ' clock , a fire broke out on tho premises belbd ging to Messrs . J . and E .. Long hurst , sheet zinc manufactures , loi , Kingsland-road . The premises were of . great extent , and at the time of the disaster were stored with goods of considerable value . The polico-officcr who ' - was on duty in the road perceived a dense mass of-smoko coming from the lower portion of the works . He raised an alarm , and commenced knocking at the houses on either side , in order to apprise the inmates of the danger to which thoy were exposed . "While thus engaged flames burst forth from several parts of the premises . , As soon as possible two engines of the parish , six of the London Brigade , with that of the West of England Company , were on the spot . The firemen set their ines to
eng work , and by . conveying the hose round the adjoining promises . they were , enabled to prevent the flames from extending , but' whilst so engaged tlie roof of the zinc works fell in . At the same time ii great portion-of . one ofthe . walls fell . into the premises ' of Mr . SetoriigrAngi-bcur , and seriously injm-cd the roof ovor the back shop . The engines wore , kept at work until half-past four o ' clock , wben'they . at length got the fire under , but not until Messrs ; Lbng hurst ' s premises and their valuable contents j . were -destroyed . The roof of the Mail Coach tavern adjoining is also damaged / The origin ofthe fire cannot be accounted for . Messrs . Long hurst ' s loss , will be partially covered by insurancesi h- the Sun and Royal -Exchange offices , and Mr . Bird , the landlord of the Mail Coach , ' was insured inthe Licensed Victuallers' office . : ,
"The Tootii-Aciie.— This Pain Seems Desi...
" The Tootii-Aciie . — This pain seems designed to call our attention tb the oeeriv going on inth ' u tedtli , and" warns us to see to their preservation . When teetFaro partially decayed to touch tlierhSvith food often causes -intense wn . Uiimasticated substances are , therefore , ; , passed -into . tUo stomach , aiio " . indigestion' / and its attendant pams soon ensue . By : filiing'decayed teeth ' -with Buande ' s . Examel ,-which hardSis- slioi-tly nftei- "it'lias been plnckd- j n the ' cavity , " the dfeAy ' maS ' -bfr . e-liiecked ; tlie tenth rendemi painless ; and mastication bv ^ ul y-jierforniedLwith comiort . - BAD LEOS OE F 0 UHTEES _ YEAlis' DimiiTlON ; CURED ; B ^ ttO ^ loway ' s Ointment aiicl I * ills .-Mi ; s . P . nscil ! a . . V at « 's ,,. o , t , Pentney near Lynn , haA been a dreailtul suRMer 4 or upwavdk ' ofaui ' tcciT ' ycavs , with » w wiifch-several ; of the foeulty had tried to r " . < ' bat ; without success , llev dio-Mtidnlwas aIso . ' . much . imtiiiiwd ; and at times her heaiQ * was so bad . as to . render her ( uHte . iucnpaulq or attending ;^ her household affairs ; - . , As . tltu medicines which . she !« -, « been taking jdfiMrded . . nft relief , . she . , was j'ecommeiided to' tfV , ] lollownj-. ' . 8 ! pilj * i » r » d- . ointmeut ,, « -ljiuli comylstely cured her ; since which , for more than twelve , mentis past , she has'beemable to : i « tond to' ; her - . domestic ' .-duties , aud , ' eduld ; it ' . necessary , -walk ; ten or twenty . miles . wUK ease . ;;
1 i fJwriox T <> T " I ' ciitic Xo sooner is a medicine wx-11-esta on ^ lied ' mlmbH « U \ 'W « Uun"a-hostof--imitntors-spi-iiigl ub .-. Tvlio , ' for ' tbe fa ke- ' of pvoflfiiot only wrong , thcipi-piivier tor of the genuine n-. t-dleine , ' but infuet a serious sujuvy oij . tho unwary , purcliaser /' dt their , ' uiisc ^' couritei-fi-lt 'tVash . These remarks app ly , ' to ' thc rcinedy . wuleli , is s c well known Vis . ' ^\ berne ^ jiy ' s . 'Me . Qiii ' tment . | . V 7-Thw ' Sov piles ' hnVbeen ostabiislie'd' by undoubted pi ' c-bPof its ' , 'ffiOKcy .. !> i uvchas « -p may be aAiie-to detect tliese fraudkby " astaiig : particiuarly ^ coveredpots ; 'i ) ncD " 4 s ,. M . ( which is ' ttic "' lowcst / vvi « e / the . proprietor is enabled to sell it , owing to the great expense of the ingredients ) , and observe thenamoof C . King , isoii the government stamp , pasted round each pot . Suft ' ererg from p iles will not repent grriug the ointment a trial ,
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The Xkw Puxkt.—At Naples, On- The 12th O...
The Xkw PuxKT . —At Naples , on- the 12 th of A pril , Si gnor de Gasnaris discovered the tenth planet between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter . This new member of the ultra-zodiacal group of planets is hardly brighter than the stars of the tenth magnitude . It is . not named . Tho names of the other members of the group are as follows , in the order of discovery—Ceres , ¦ Pallas , Juno . Vesta , Astrasa , Hebe , Iris , Flora , and Metis . - They are supposed to be f ragment of one large pianet that has been split
asunder by $ ome convulsion . Only four had been discovered before 1815 . Their most remarkableproperty is their small size , having diameters sup » posed to vary fi'o-m fifty to 250- miles . Their gra * vity is in proportion ; and hence , as Sir John Ilerschel observes , " ff man p laced on one of them woufdspring , with ease sixty feet hi g h , and sustain no greater shock in bis descent than be does on the earth from leap ing a yard . On such pianets g i a nts might exist ; and thoae-enormous animals winch on earth require the buoyant power of watsr to counteract there weight , mig ht there be denisens of the land .
_ The JJoston Chronotype announces an important ad- * dition to the Washington Museum—a boot made by a sherry cobbler from the Last of the Mohicans . The Pope . — "A curious fact , " says the Globe lately , "is mentioned to ua in a letter from Bologna . Although the Austrian intervention is nnuld in the name ofthe Pope , his holiness is so little respect e d b y the Austrian soldiers , that in every house * in Bologna which they entered , and where they found a bust of the Pope , they amused themselves ' b y decapitating it with tlicir sabres . Thus , whilst
Pius the Ninth is rejected by the Romans as a tyrant , he is hated by the Austrians as having been tlie first cause ofthe liberal movement . " _ Womax . —The perception of woman is as quick as li ghtning . Her penetration is intuition , almost instinct . " By a g lance she will draw a deep and just conclusion . Ask her how she formed it , a nd she cannot answer the question ; while she trusts her instinct sho is scarcely ever deceived ; but' she is generally lost when she begins to reason . —Sherlock .
Confession . —A peasant , being at confession , accused himself of having stolen some hay ; the father confessor asked him how many bundles he had taken from the stack ? "That is of no consequence , " replied the peasant , " you may set it down a waggon load , for my wife and I arc going to fetch the remainder very soon . " . The Mockery of Goybrhmbst . — 'Why talk to thc myriads' of houseless and impoverished hcings which the present artificial state of things have thrown unfriended on the world , of a government ? There is no government for them ; it is a mockery . Why mention the word constitution in their hearing . Are they not p laced beyond its pale ? Thoy are born into this world with wants and feelings the same as others , and the means of honourable subsistence is
taken from them by absurd and selfish regulations . This part of the question is wilfully overlooked by the political economists , who argue so eloquently about t h e natural re s ults of supp ly and demand , as they seldom refer to the cause . of a redundancy of labou r , which is clearly , traceable to the unjust monopoly of the soil . What wonder then that wc are-. pifor ,..-when-the- means of wealth is hernietically sealed against us , and we arc left a ' prey to the selfishness and cunning of greedy speculators . —Charti . it Tracts for the ' limes . Dr . W . B . Carpenter , in a lecture at tho I pswich Museum , allowed tho possession of reason , to a cert a in exte n t , in animals . Ue instanced that the young ladies in a Bristol school used to lunch in they garden at twelve , and crumb-picking sparrows
congregated a little before ; but on Sundays , as the g irls did not lunch , the sparrows never appeared . The Conjurek and the Clows . —On Sunday morning last , " Professor Eagle , " the great wizard , who had a performing booth at Hereford fair on the preceding day , missed some of his horses which had been sent to graze in a lane conti guou s to the city r and in his search for thein he encountered a rustic who had chanced to be at his exhibition . The professor asked the rustic if he had seen his horses . Instead of answering the question , John asked another : — - "Beyn ' t you the conjuror a s was cutting off the folks ' heads and putting urn on again isterday ? " The professor answered in the affirmative . " Then , " said the rustic , ' * if thee be ' st a conjuror , I ' m sure thee dost not want me to tell thee where
th y bosses be ' The ballast defence or Rome against tho piratical invasion of the French , reil c ct s glory upon the Homan people , and corresponding disgrace upon France . That miserable adventurer Buonaparte has pronounced his own doom . The tool—wc believe , the bought tool—of the confederated tyrantsof Europe , he will share the doom of his masters , Bologna has succumbed to the Austrians after a fri g htful bombardment . Its inhabitants—men , women , and children—fought'with desperate courage . But in vain . Their doom was massacre . —Wholesale pitiless murder .. Tbe keys ofthe city have been sent to the Pope . Those keys stained with the blood ofthe virtuous and heroic Bolognesc will open for that holy hypocrite the gates of perdition . —Democratic Review .
. The General Council of the British Association for the Advancement of Science has appointed Birming ham for holding the ensuing meeting . - A "Peop le ' s College , " similar to that in Sheffield , is about to bo established in Jforivieh . A gentleman of fortune ; wishing to benefit the . working olas ' ses of his native city , lias supplied tiic means for commencing the undei'takit < g . The Toad . — This poor , despised , and harmless reptile is admirable in its proportions , and has an oye ' . of . s . uclitranscendant beauty , thac when I find Olio I p ' aco it on my hand , " to view it more minutely ; its skin , too , so completely adapted to the subterraneous places into which it goes for shelter , is well worthy the attention of t h e p hilosopher . As this little animal is innocuous , I fee ! sorry when 1 sco it trampled under foot by inconsiderate people , who have learned from their grandmother that it is full of venom . —Waterum . ^
/ No Ghost of a Bakgaix- — Dick e ns , it is calculated , received 2 s . Od . for every word in bis last work , " The Ghost ' s Bargain . " The Past and the Puesent ;—Forever hallowed bo the mi ghty , spirits of yore , tiie star of whose li v es set in darkness , often iu blood , to rise iti immortal g lory ! Thanks ! eternal thanks to the heaven-born martyrs of liberty , and the patriot friends o f m a n ! who , in ni . Miy a terrible day ot g loom , still held on their way in exil e , or in deathv .-Iio wrote their words and deeds , in letters ot flame , upon the world ' s memory , and left their names as watch-words for us to battle by ! They
set our hearts yearning with true . l ' roniethean fire ; ¦—but , for . all tliis , weilo not like paying a slavish deference to the Past . Tho *' wisdom of our ancestors " is , after all , but a wretched humbug , Wherefore should we cling to laws which the past lias established , when they wring the hearts of millions ? The past is not the only Oracle of Revelation—every being sentient with soul , hath an inward revelation , and every soul possesses the elements of greatness . Away then with this imp licit faith iu the bygone ! We misrepresent ourselves , and lose our self-reliance , which is the true majesty of men . —Uxbridqc Spirit of Freedom ,
STATE 01 ' THE JIAI 1 KBT . Honour—Boar and scarce . The . old stock nearly exhausted , and the new crops rather unpromising . . Virtue--Few importations , and that of native gro- \ Yth degenerating . "" Ifosw'tij—Sone'in market . 1 ' atrioh ' m , first quality—So demand . Ditto , second quality—Principally , boug ht vp on speculation , at par . '" ¦ . ' ., Prudence—All held by old stockholders . . Modesty— None but d a m a ged parcels in market . Vice—Large quantities held ; no Side . Pride—Market glutted . rolilencu—Yery cheap , but the owners appear indiftercnt about . the-disposal of it .. Scandal—None offered ^ at " wholesale ; the article altogether engrossed by liawkers and pedlars .
J < V % / ' « i—When brought into ' market it , w .-generally highly aduUeratcdr ¦ Sales nominal . Xoi'c- ^ -Xcmo offered except for real estate . Talent—A- scarce article . -No credit allowed . ' ' SinccriJy-rrOvt-of season . - . " ... ...:, ; . ' /' A . touch .. ' Jen . —A fellow writing from ' somowhere OUt . west , Says :. " We . ; st £ rted . for " , sonic- iittlc towiiiu the vic iniiy of Holsteia-rl .-. would noi . undertake-, to spell or -pronounce tho'iiamo ; but if you ' would take Kickitp ' oo . and Oj . vbl'cway , ; mix- iheui up with Passamaq , « o ' ddy , and ¦ . ¦ pronounce . ths whole . backwnrdsj ¦ " ydiij ' will get rvithih about . six . milesof thename . " " * ' ¦ ¦ - ' . . ¦ , ; :. ,. ' " _ WLseynien learn . irjjre by fools . ' . tSsan . fools by wise : men / ,, The .. 'foriu . ee ' . -see t'be ' wcatee * s . ef ' tlie'Inttbiv a ' n ' d . exercise-,. t , lie ! i \ judgments . ' . !!! - avoiding their foiliOTi'but- t ' OOi 9 ; . * onshlcv . ' . noV-ihc . < virtues of . wise inea , arid , " of ' " coarse , do not finitatc them ,-. tferfefeii iiault . " . '' . . " , •' ¦ ' . •'' ' "' . ' ' , ' 77 "' / : ;; •' . - '/ " / - ' . "; . ' . - . , ' ! ; "
! " A . 'ChihawGEian ; to t-e coabidercd : hauil 3 omo , niu & t bave '; a lon ^ thin , flat- f : \ ee-, ' high chock- bones ,-a circular . nWntli ; ' thin lips ,.-very sii !( - ! H"long ; eyos , arched eyebrows , ; remiirkably ' 'narrow ,. ' low .. forehead , ' a countenanceiiroid of exprt'ssion ; sli ' e must bo rather tall , her , figure . nearl y , iieshlcss , and any : development oUouhev hips or . " bosom would conir p ietoly . mk ?^ ' all- ¦ hc l pi-etfiisiGns ( 0 beauty . The . cottiple ^ ioii " / n \ iJ 5 t ho without -: V vesti » e of health ' s ' - . roseate ' ' liue ^ Uuid > tho ' / sldh ' oiVrt-yellbw . tiiit . . A / Ciiitiese boM-Ucdiiubs hor fac' 6 ; ami hands ' with a
white- stone , ground to powder , -, used as a ;' . cosnietic , v . r . til . lior . complexion ; is an agreeable mixture of dirty white and saffron ; -, ' - ; ' .-- ' ¦ ' •; . i \ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . - : ; The cost of tlie . hall-and o . lliecsCii .-tho Euston- ' star tion of tlm L ' ondon ^ . andvKorth-We ? tcrii , i >' ailway-is understated sit' £ 125 , 01 ) 0 ';• ' the interest / of-which at ; fi ' . e fei' bent , is £ u , 250 . pbr nhnmiii , 'Tlie ' eomp ' any must , th ' erei " oi'b ' darn movo tliah £ 17 per da . y for every day ' in the yeiw , 'including Sundays , simply j for tho use of these new buildings , oxolusife of W * cost of repairs ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 16, 1849, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_16061849/page/3/
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