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THF SPIRIT OF WAT TYLER . 81 CHABLIB COLT . Taxation burthens ev ' ry thing By art or na . ure given ; The rick mau ' s rushlight , twinkling , Toe glorious btam « f He & vtn—Onr all of wear am all we eat , To gmttne scneming spoiler ; There wants te make onr list complete But a poll-tax , end a Trixt . ' A Tjler , 'murmured from the grave A voles the sound repelling'Peace ! wauld-ceBriton ! Dastard ! Slave !' And tr . jHi his earthly dwelling The » h « de of Tyler stood confets'd : His bad was gored and riven ; Bat no ; a mark was on nis breast By rFatttortk ' s degger given .
Ths same they fcail'd immortal steel ! Btnowned in civic story ! Satanic badge of servile seal , Converting shame to glory 1 * Dju nrak the wound , ' the spirit said , 'Neath which slaves saw me stagger From horse to earth \ 'tis well rtpald , For London wears tbe dagger ! How to tha purpose—I am He , Who not for tame competed , Bat would have seen my country free , And have h : r fo .-s dtfeatid i Mine was a deed the goot desired , The shackled chain was round as ; We rose at ones , lite men inspired , And bunt tie links that bound us !
Bat » hat avaii'd it * Seen the youth Whose kingly craft entrapp'd thim . To trust Alt hoaour and kit truth , Again bis chains enwrapp'd them . And aid ye oooards ye are bound , As ' iWtre a serpens coiling Its dreadful wesry length around Your limbs , all taint with toiling ! Long , long ye proudly bore tha load , Lit up your laurell'd casement , Bnt now the burthen brings the goad , Reward of self abasement ! Mark ! Man that would be—Pctbuoo , Wexvoid in slaughter sharing—Ubetsis , and NswxowHBisKT too , And thick of Cd * K and Bating /
Whilst locomotives move by steam , ( Earth shudders at the story ) Ton waggon boasts a ftvixan team , Acd tils is England ' s glory ! And this is Britain ! Worms like these Upon iu surface creeping—The tyrant of tha Portuguese Had sone ia viler keeping . * Sod save the Queea ;* Your dogs I see Have superseded donkeys ; Age of progrettiee industry / Of eovrte yo * work your noi & eyt . Gjs save the Queen ! Stilt Britons slaves , In this tbe land of bravery ; Ye ting , ' Britannia rules the waves / Yet bow ta baeest slavery .
A shadow calfd Rsfomc , lite Exulting o ' er aha nation ; Though C » M was slain inglorionsry . For inking reformation ! Mcia aad Ms fellow martyrs brave , Their mem ' rieaunr'sp * cted ; Ycu scarce can trace FmowtilB ' s grave , And Exxet lies neglected -, The world contains tbe graves of men , All trait of whom hath vanished ; Their spirit must revive again , Or freedom ' s ev « r banished . And thou , who sald ' si , to be complete Your list requires a poll-tax ; Dog » tbat csn ' it lick a tsram ' s feet , Out , thou would'stpay « soul-la * .
The spirit passed in bitter wrath , 'With eye indignant bles ' ng ; Aid wailing XfalmrA tracfc'd hta path , Still en hla deatb-wound gazing . Hay kindred spirits still survive , To rouse for coming slcry ; Til not a Briteu bat will strive To profit by His story .
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The Ethnological Journal September- Lond...
The Ethnological Journal September- Londea : 12 , Red Lion-court , Fleet-street We are rather disappointed in not finding a continuation of Mr Burke ' s rwelatiems of the Atlantean mystery in the present number of the Etkoohgieal Journal . We most warn Mr Burke against the danger of having too many irons in the fire . The 'Critical Analysis of the Hebrew Chronology , ' commenced in tbe first , and continued is the second , number , was not resumed in the third , and is again
• wanting in the fourth number . Again , the Inquiry into the Natore and Causes of the Physical Diffcresces of Mankind , ' commenced in No . 1 , and continued in Mo . 2 , was not resumed in No . 3 , and is again omitted in the present number . Entirely new questions are started in the number before us . This sort « f editorship may serve to show Mr Burke ' s abilHy to grapple with and illustrates variety of subjects , but , we fear , is also too likely to confuse and discourage his readers—not , we submit , the best method of ensuring the success of the Ethnological
Journal . In o ffering these remarks , it must not be inferred that we undervalue the contents of the present month ' s number . The article on the' Nature and Origin of Mythology '—the first of a promised series of Mythological sketches—volunteers explanations ofthe principles and origin of Mythology at once novel and convincing ; and contains abundance of curious information of great interest to tbe student of history . From this article we give the following extract : — THE AHCIEKTS HOT ' IDOLZMXS . '
All irqulry leads ta tho coaclmion tbat ths religion of primeval civUiiatioa was simple and sublime;—the worship ef a great ruling intelligence , infinitely exalted in nature , infinitely beyond human conception in wisdom , and goodness , and power . It is natural for lofty minds to borrow tbe language of poetry , when dealing with vast Ueas , and of course the attribttea of the Deity were olten illustrated by Images derived from physical phenomena . In a variety of wayt , the tun Became a beautiful type of his providence , and the etherial fire of hii nature . In the process of time , these types became so habitaUIy associated with tbe idea « f the Deity , that admiration beoamercverence , and reverence superstition . Thus arose what ia termed the fire worship , and the wor .
¦ hip ef the arm , the followers of which , however , neither in ancient or modern timsi , did or do worship these bodies , in the sense supposed by the advocates of other creeds . It is a most absurd prejudice to suppose tbat tile Persians , for Instance , worshipped tbe San , or Fire , as if theae were living , intelligent beings capable of bearing and seeing them . Their writings and practic plainly show that they merely regarded these bodies with high and superstition * respect , as the most appropriate symbols of tbe great ruling light and intelligence of the ujtverae , Ormuzd . The same remarks are applicable to tha superstitions of ancism Greece , Italy , and Bvypt , and to those of themodera Hindu , and other races . It is one of the most extraordinary evidence ! of the childish
credulity which religious antagonism it capable of pr > . 4 aelHg , that the Chri « tian world his almost universally believed tost Pagan nations worshiped animib and stataes . io tbe sense of actual gods . The ancient Greeks a & dBouuBS were not Idiots , who believed themselves Capable of creating & jd # ; nor were their lessee so ob . Sours as to lead them to suppose that a block , of wood er marble was a living , spiritual being , capable of searing tbeir supplications . Hid they believed thtlr consecrated statues to be godi , thty would have ttld »« that there were tbsasasds ef Apolloi and Jnpfters , whereas they baliered tbat there wai but one Apollo fo the nulverw , asd one Jupiter . People have lifted up
their eyes in astonishment at the folly of tbe Egyptians , who regard-d ores , end crocodiles , aad even leaks aad onions , as gods . The folly lies in their own cr . duUty . The Egyptians believed nothing cf the kind . These aui suit and vegetables were indeed viewed with a superatitionsreiprct , and in the minds ef some , Ideas of mystic power were connected with them , hut no one ever forgot their real character notwithstanding . Tbe American Isdtan regard * with supiratitious respect , or even aw- > . to * oontrnts of his medicine bag . but yet he is a pure theiit , who « orships the one Grcat Spirit ofthe universe . In a word , po'ytieism has « xiited , and dees exist ; but idtSolry , is the vulgar acceptation ofthe term , is impossible , even to the lowest ssvsgss .
A review of a number of American publications , throws some light on the ' Progress of Ethnology in the United States . ' The article on the ' Real Nature of Animal Mechanism'is logically and forcibly written ; but we warn tbe author that if—in the unanimous opinion of his readers—he succeeds in demonstrating what he calls ' the grandest and most important truth in the universe / he will then have settled nothing . ; a child may at any moment , by [ the simplest of questions , render his theory o f non-effect .
We are glad to observe that the Ethnological Journal has received a very flattering and encouraging welcome oa the other side of the Atlantic ; aad that at home its popularity is steadily advancing .
The Ethnological Journal September- Lond...
Peerage Jolbery ; or , tht Houtet of Corruption , and how to ckanse them , London : W . Strange , Paternoster-row . This is another of the valuable little publications issued by Mr Strange , and devotedjo the showingup of our ' wisest , virtuousest , discreetest , best , ' who rule tbe besotted people of this country through the medium of that blessed institution the Parliament of Lords and Commons . The opening chapter of this very excellent little book will best explain its character : —
TBI HOUSE 01 HUEOITAST . IMISIAT 0 B . 8 . Ths Home of Lord * , or House of Proud Flesh , it an embodiment of the mean and vulgar idea by which England is governed , and by which , wa regret to say , the Eighth people allow themselves to be governed . We mean the valg & r idea of pkopebtt ok wealth , allied to the mere accident of birth . D ws any one suppose that Jtmess forms any part nf the qualifications of tbe member of tbe House of Lords f It really forms no part of bis qualifications . For the only oae is thii—that be bas betnborn a peer !—a hereditary owner of laud , to which a title is attached 1 Born a peer , it at once follows , that he takes his seat in the LirJs at twenty one years of age , as a hereditary legislator of twenty-seven millions of peogle .
Think of hereditary pstntere . hereditsry poets laureate , hereditary philosophers , hereditary lawyers , hereditary doctors ! Who would dream of such absurdities ! Yet we have hereditary legislators 1 Will it be said , that the painter , the peet , the philosopher , the lawyer , and thedectcrnqalretmtHj . Bid that the hercdi ' ary legislator does not ! or that these require a special education , kcowledge , and experience , to fit them for the performance of their functions , but that hereditary legls latere sttnd in need of no such qualifications ! Is there any farmer who would trust his sheep to a hereditary shepherd , er bis swine to a hereditary gelder
Who is there that does not scout tbe idea as applied to the most ordinary business of life , requiring tbe moit ordinary qualities ! Y-. t we quietly submit to tbe continued infliction of this remnant of barbarism—this rag of the feudal system ; and consign ourselves , and all « ur interests , t » the keeping of men whose sole qualification to govern us consists in the fact ( hat that they are in the possession of certain heritable lands which their ancestors robbed from the people and made hereditary in their own families many centuries ago , —and who are designated by certain titles or nicknames , far too much honoured , fixed upon thtm by the reigning monarcks of the time bting .
The last hereditary occupation in Europe was that of hereditary hangman , now long since abolished ; for it was foucd that even hangmen required o'Ttaia' gifts ' aud practical qualities which did not descend by birth . The only hereditary occupation which ii still tolerated is that of legislator ; and it were full time that the hereditary legislators , like the hereditary hangmen , were put quietly upoa thethelf . Inquire into the origin of onr oldest peerages , and what do we find it to be ! Successful thievery ! That Is the qualification , which the law has made eternal . Lords now , lords ever—once a thief , always a thief . First , they stole our lands , —they were then chiefs of Norman Freebooters , Beb Roys mad Caterant— . Turpini of the Bin HaHS . Their tole title , originally , was the iword . The
motto * ofthe oldest noble heuses unblusblagly proclaim tha vocation of the aristocracy . * My crown by the spear , " bjatta the ICiddletoa family . To my power , ' says tbe Stamford family , under six gaping boars'heals , with tutka exposed . ' Forth fortune and fill the fetters , ' says Atfeoll , whose scions ssd asseciateshavefilled their fetters with a nation . ' The profit * of industry Increase / says Heytashury , whose industry has brought hlta iu apentloa of £ 1 , 760 a year , with fat places for his relatives in the army and the chosen , Soni soft fsi mat j ) pentt , — ' accursed be he who thinks there ' s evil in it , ' say the Iiords of the Garter , who fill their pockets out of the public taxes ! ' Kothiag that belongs to mao bat belongs tome , ' say tha Talbot *—large owners of plundered p , s » e « sl * n » . 'Prepared for every chance , ' says Sirl Cotpb-rmer * , who pockets an annual pension of £ * , IM 5 . ¦* The red hand of Ireland , ' ii flearUbed by the O'Neilli , Ua titled head « f tbs home being , appropriately enough ,
a lieutenant-general . « T he dragon's crest is to be feared , ' say * the Marquis of Londonderry—and fearful enough it is when he comes dowaupsn us ferourmoney , which he and his famHy absorb largely . f , Over , " forB ; ever , 'qua ' utly but-emphatically says Marquis Conyngham . ¦ Following the example of his Ancestors , ' says Baron Granville , whsseson was ejected even from the "corrupt House of Commons the other day , far practising bribery as Derby . "Spare sought , * says Marquis T weedate , who certainly apares not our packets , ' TUOU Shalt ' wkUt ere I want , ' says Baron Cranitows , —which last might indeed hs adapted as the motto of ths entire aristocratic olais . 'It is thins o / ro , ' says Earl Cowpar , a hereditary pen . sicner at the rate of £ l , f > 0 § a year—bat le is' bis own ' — tse public spoil—tha taxes—they are hit heritage and the heritage of his class . ' Watch and pray , ' says Viscount "Ciitlemaine—watch and prey is the true readings
While tbs fertaaes of rnawy of the peers have been founded in the dark ages of physical force aaddeipatic crime , other * have obtaised their titles and estates by servile toadying of kings ; some by treason to their ' legitimate' princes ; others by success iu modern warfare , aad others throegh the ahmy avenues oi the law courts . Allowing that a successful general , ora successful lar » yer who hat made a fortune , should be elevated to the pserage , is this any reason why his descendants for ever should lit as peers toot How many eldest sons have Inherited the ability and fame of their fathers ! Look at tbe representatives of oar great military lords now . ' What are they f Mostly dolts , as unfitted to be legislator *
as a brewer e horse . Take for Instance the present Bake ofH-rlbaraugh with his annual pension of £ 5 . 000 ; or the thick headed sons of the Dak * of Wellington ! Tbe only quality for which the Duke of Marlborough is distinguished , in his extreme meanness . Then what great lawyer peer has bsen succeeded by an heir of any note whatever ? What philosopher has the House of Lords produced ? Is there a single one ! But how many boobies could we enumerate , who have sprung from it ! We wauld respect an aristocracy of virtue and of goodness , and even reverence it . But where the aristocracy is oae only of brase—of brais in the pocket , brasson the heels , and brass in the fsce , —we can feel for it only indignation and contempt .
It is right tbat the best and ablest men should govern . But making legislators hereditary gives no secarlty whatever tbat the legislate ™ shall be either good or able men . On tbe otber hind , it makes them exclusive , proud , hostile to popular tights aad liberties , place-hunters , pension-seekers , abuse-preservers , tnr . ooBinmen , courthunters—glviag mora regard to a bit c-f Ribbon or a Garter conferred by tbe Monarch , than to the paaoe , the lives , the properties and the liberties of their fidlaw men . The majority of our House ef Peers de netpssieis the qualities of legislators . They are good hunters , horse jocktes , courtiers , some of them great warriors and lawyers , great lovers ef display , geod living , and Urge estates ; but in sympathy for the mass of their fellow men , knowledge of their condition , lofty guiding principle , aud ^ hlgb moral character , they are woefully destitute .
In fict , goadnm aad virtue have had nothing whatever to do with tbe creation of the House of Lords , or of any single individual peerage * . The Peerage has been a great job from tbe first to the last . Was a great owntr of land ambitious of title—be was made a hereditary legiilator ! Was he a great owner of rotten boroughs—ha was made a peer ! Was be alarge projrietor of church livings—he was ferked Into tbe lords ! Was ha a slavish lawyer . —he was added to the peerage ! Was a largo landowner troublesome as a ' pstrio . '—he was bougbtoff b * a title 1 Thus the Peerage is , and has ever bem , the Treasury of Corruption . Hence a large portion of tbe Peerage now consists of upstart men—but of men who
were rich . To be rich and powerful owners of boroughs aad consequently of votes—hive , in recint times , been ha mala qualifications tn be a peer . 1 Thus , it happen * , that the House of Lords is a house full of pensioners , placemen , ani siaecuriits , who employ their position and power , mainly for the purpote of providing for themselves and their families at the cost of ths industry , property , labour , and well-being of the iudn r > trious millions . 'Filthy lucre ' is their orjoct . Scarcely one of tbem but eigerly aspires after tbe unclean thingnot ev « a excepting those pillars ot Christian self-denialths well-paid Bishops . The peerage is , indeed , the rankest of all leas in this job-ridden country .
Some twenty pages of closely printed matter tells how the Peers fill their own pockets ; how they quarter their relatives on the public by giving them snug births in the army , navy , church , & c . ; how the House of Commons (?) is rendered an under Honse of Peers , & c , & c . Another twenty pages is devoted to a consideration of the remedy f or this monstrously wicked state of things ; and the author demonstrates that Charter-Suffrage is the only remedy . The arguments in support of the principles of the Charter are urged with great force and eloquence . This little book ( obtainable for the price of a pint of ale ) should be in the possession of every working man .
' Let wiling slaves in galling fetters lie , For none can save the men who wUhto die-But some there are to tyrants tamely bow , Who faiu would break their chains if they knew bow ; And thty from these truth . telling leaves may see How they wear bondage when they might be free . '
Emigrant's Guide To The Cape Of Good Hop...
Emigrant ' s Guide to the Cape of Good Hope . By J . C . Byrne , Esq . London : 1 . Wilson , 11 , Royal Exchange . Emigration by enterprising individuals—singly or associated—we have no objection to . Our hostility to emigration , as a ' national remedy' for the distress and increasing pauperism of the masses of this country , is too well known to render a repetition of onr reasons for that hostility necessary on the present occasion . Of course , we differ from Mr Byrne in the view he takes of emigration , which we by no means regard as the destined means of salvation for this country . Woe to England if no other course is open to her miserable masses . But , not . withstanding tbat we seriously dissent from Mr
Emigrant's Guide To The Cape Of Good Hop...
Byrne s views of the supreme importance of the emigration question , we must do justice to his evident candour and sincerity in pnblishing these Emigretion' Guides ; ' * which really carry with them the impress of truth and good faith on the part of their author . This little book contains a sketch of the discovery ofthe Cape of Good Hope by the Portuguese ; its settlement by the Dutch ; occupation by the English ; climate , seasons , and character of the country ; divisions of the colony ; government ; description of the eastern and western divisions ; produce of the colony , & c , & c . An interesting account of the settlement ot the late Caffre War , by Sir Harry Smith , is added to the above contents . A map of the colony faces the title-page .
This work lacks the instructions to emigrants which constituted a valuable feature of the ' Guide to New South Wales . ' We observe that Mr Byrne admits that the colony cannot healthily absorb a greater number than 4 , 000 emigrants annually ; and he is of opinion that the Cape can never become a great country , owing to tbe small extent of arable land in comparison to the whole , and the general scarcity of surface water . 'Yet , unquestionably / says Mr Byrne , ' there is arable land to support a population twenty times as great as that at present scattered over it . The return for capital invested is good , and tbe remuneration for labour far superior to what it is in great Britain . ' For further information respecting the advantages and disadvantages ( and the latter are neither few nor inconsiderable ) of emigration to the Cape of Good Hope , we must refer all interested to this ' Guide . '
The Third Woe, 8[C. London; W.Strange,21...
The Third Woe , 8 [ c . London ; W . Strange , 21 , Paternoster-row . The full title of this black-bordered , ominous * looking pamphlet , is as follows : — ' Tht third Woe just began , and universally felt ; or dashing ihe Nations to shivers as a potter ' s vessel ; with reflections on the first and second Woes ; the end ofthe civil power ofthe papacy ; audthe second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ- ' This religious rhapsody is an attempt to show the fulfilment of Old Testament ' prophecies' by the revolutionary events of the present year . Turning prophet himself , the author predicts all sorts oi horrors in the queer time coming .
•Mrbjrnev Emigrant's Guide To N.W South ...
• MrBjrneV Emigrant's Guide to N . w South Wales , ' was noticed in a late number of the Noitheih Stab .
O'Connorville. The Band Farmed From •Amo...
O'CONNORVILLE . The Band farmed from amongst the allottees , having resolved to hold a ' Harvest-home' festival on Monday , September 11 th , accordingly sent invitations to their friends , and the event' came off' in the School-house , which was tastefully decorated with evergreens , some of the choicest dahlias of the season , and Banners bearing appropriate mottoes , under the auspices of Mr Graves , the master of the school , who , with his pupils , delighted the audience by exhibiting' daring the ever-ing beautiful pen-and-ink sketches , seme of which gained him a money prhe from Queen Adelaide , and a letter written by command of her Majesty Queen Victoria . The Chartist band filled tbe orchestra , and played an
appropriate selection of music on the occasion . The allottees were met by a few friends from a distance , who were desirous to' take a cup for auld lane syne . ' Mr John Hornby , of Somen Town and O'Connorvilla , was unanimously called to the chair , \ fter a few remarks , he gave tbe first sentiment as follows : — ' The Sovereign People , and may they soon obtain their rights , as defined in tbe People ' s Charter . ' Mr G . J . Harney , amidst loud cheers was called on to respond . He clearly demonstrated that all moral , socia l , and political pewer Strang from the people , and that csnsequently the sentiment justly denominated them ' sovereign ; ' but tbat from the want of the Charter , they nevertheless did not exercise the power of which they were the fountain . Mr Harney concluded a most brilliant address by showing how easily the people could obtain the Charter , and become the controllers of all power whenever they
willed it , and resumed his seat amidst rapturous applause . Song by the Band— 'Bate Oppressors !' Theoext sentiment was—* Feargus O'Connor , Esq , M . P ., and may the People be speedily located on tne Land , ' which was responded to by an old Veteran from the Midland" . The Chairman then introduced the loUowing sentiment : —« Charterville , L-. wbaBds , and Snig ' s End , and may the efforts of their allottees be crowned with success . ' The Chairman then called upon Mir Edmund Stallwood , who had long w < rked in tbe cause , to respond . Mr Stallwood rose and gave a brief sketch of tha allottees of Charterville , and concluded by assuring the meeting that , although located , tbey had not forgotten their democratic rights or duties . ( Great Applause . ) The Chairman next called on Mr G . Wheeler to deliver a charac . teristio recitation , written by himself for the occasion , which he did in excellent style . It is as follows : —
THE O'CONNORVILLE HARVEST HOME So , friends and neighbours , sou are come , To celebrate our harvest home—And have a little feast to day , ( Butataprioe which scarce will pay)—And spend an hour in harmless glee , With music , dance , and harmony ; Aud , that we may not quite firget The cause for which we oft have met , kVII toast the Charter and the Land , O'Connor aud the noble band , Who long have struggkd in onr cause , The TiCTixt how of unjust laws—Laws that disgrace onr Statute Beok Laws that wa should not longer brook ,
Laws that'll make each bonett man amartyr , Until we get , as law the People ' s Charter , Then Labour ' s rights will be respeeted , And working men no more neglected . But I mnat cease tble sort of strain , And come to matter mare germala Unto the business now in hand—The harvest supper ofthe band , Who , having harvested together , And made the best of this bad weather , And carried out co-operation—A plan that yet will save tbe nation . This bstng taelr first farming season , They thought tbe ; should but act with reason To spend a night with friends aad neighbours , At this , the close of harvest labours . And , though our friends who come from town , Hay scarcely get their supper dewn , And think one course ia hardly eight
Of simplefood on such anight , Yet beef , carrots , pa < snips , and potatoes too , With 'hunger sauce ' may surely do . For though quite simple is our meat , Our irimtniags , they are fit to eat . ' Jaat gathered fresh from off the qeoon ' , ' Not pulled about by half ( he town , Or plied together ' gainst a wall , And messed about upon the stall . I with tbat each man in the land , Could aup to-night as sup ihe band . But I must nsw lean off this talk , Or else you'll all begin to walk . At this I see tbe ladies sxi'e , They ' ve thought of dancing all this while , And , unlets I'd better said or song , Thej ' d rather far I held my tongue , So , as I dread a ladj ' s frown , 111 makf my bow and sit ma down .
'The Ladies' was the next toast , which wai ably responded to by Mr Christopher Williams . 'The Chairman' waa given with acclamation , and the remainder of ibs evening waa spent right joyously and merrily , between tbe merry dance , the melodious song , and the choicest recitations , much to the delight of all present .
Thb Political Victims.—A Public Meatinz ...
Thb Political Victims . —A public meatinz wai held at the Scientific and Literary Institution , J « hn < street , Tottenham Court-road , on Tuesday evening September 12 . The meeting was but thinly attended Mr Brand was called to the ohair . and introduced Mi Merriman , who in a long and eloquent address moved tbe following resolution : — ' That tois meeting is of opinion that the prosecutions recently institute ! : for sedition , are contrary to the spirit of English Institutions . ' Mr Brown seconded the motion , woicfa was unanimously adapted . ' A vote of thanks wastber given to the chairman , and the meeting ditsolved . Royal Polttechihc Inshtotiok . —We recently visited this highly popular institution , and are happ ; to find that its attractions , both of an instructive and amusing kind , are increased . It is one of those peculiar institutions to which we can with perfect confidence call the attention of oar readers : it is , indeed , a temple dedicated to the' Arts and Sciences ; ' and here art and science is imparted with a grace acd
bearing that wins tbo approval of all . Since we last viftited this establishment a magnificent theatre has been added , in which the Dissolving Views are exhibited , those views at the present time being faithful representations of the Holy City , of Balbec with its rained temple ; also winter and summer , night and morning , which is most truthfully depicted . Amongst other things worthy of notice are lace making by steam , Dr Bachoffjer ' o lectures on 'Gutta Peroha , ' which is wel worth the hoar spent in listening thereto , the Ccsmorama , and the innumerable things to be fonnd in this gigantic temple , so nobly devoted to the improvement ofthe masses .
Natiohal Co-cpsBATiva Bbnbfit Society . —AH agents are requested to fill np and return to Mr Stallwood , % Little Vale-place , Hammersmith-road , the printed sheets immediately . Dkath ot a Pbophet . —The far-famed Couchman , * tm Piuckley Prophet , ' 'tha seventh son of a seventh son , ' died a few days ago at Slangbam , in Sussex . So reverenced was the old impostor , that his followers actually believe that he will shortly rise agalO ,
Louis Blano. To The Tnrrob, Oi The Tikbs...
LOUIS BLANO . To the tnrroB , oi the tikbs . Sib , —Three msnthi are passed blnoe , ln tho National Assembly , I acousid tho party ef reaction in France of a studied determination to mislead public opinion , of mleo » natrnlng and twisting the sense of my ideas In a mast odious manner , and of having warped against me the most dangerous of coniplraoles—that of falsehood . Here , In this country , I find tbe deplorable effects of this con . 'piracy in tho deceit practised upon your good faith , Wnen , sir , you shallbe batter acquainted with Ihe facts , you will have occasion to rejret . on your own account fhe violence of your own attacks ; fer it cannot be doubted that every « ne must feel uabappy in having committ' d an act ef injustice .
You attribute to my system and to tho National Ateliers—which you call my AtelUrs—the miseries of the pn sent tituation of my country . Allow me to repel , with all the indignation of an bones ! man , wounded In the most sensitive pars of bis heart , tuoh a horrible rosponsibil ' . ty . What ! ilr , my pnblte asseverations , twenty times repeated , never coatradlotod ; the official declare . ilon » * f M . Bailie Thomas , director of the National 4 t « K « r »; the noent debates of the French Assembly j the documents published in . 'he seoend volume of the Engwfe ;—all these have not convinced you that I was not tbe person who organised the National Alters . 'tbat they were brought Into existence against my wiebes against my will , in opposition to all my prlnclplas , and even with the avowed object of oouBterbalancln ? the
inflaenoe over the people that was attilimted to me * Ni > , sir , no ! Absolutel y I tras nothing In the creation of the National Ateliers . It was M . Marie , then Minister ot Public Works , who established tbem ; it was M . Emlle Thomas who was by M . M « ie appointed te tho direction of them . As for myself—I affirm it , and I defy contradiction—I took no part in the formation of the National Ateliers , neither In their organisation , nor in their dircoii m , nor in tbeir superintendence . If , then , there bas been imp udence—and I believe there has—in asiembling pall-molt , in the National AleUers , workmen taken by chance from all professions ; if there has been folly in giving thtm an uniform unproduolive tatk , and in paying them for this unproductive labour wages which were but alms In disguise ; if this deplorable institution
has bsoome for tbe state so flagrant a cauie ef ruin that it has been necessary to crush it ; if the workmtn ofthe National Ateliers , when they ceased to receive their habitual wages , fell into despair ; if , in short , a parly among thatn have produced the insurrection of June . , under the influence ofthe most terrible misery—by what strange tcv . rssl of nil the laws of justice can be imputed tome such results ?—to me , who—I repeat it—was a complete stranger to the National AttlUrs , who disapproved of their being called into existence who never put my foot iato tbem , and who never interfered in what c : ineerned them , neither ia their establishment cor in tbeir organisation , in their direction , nor when tho question aroie of their dissolution ? . To each , then , belongs the resaonsiblli'y of bis own works .
Tou impute to my system , sir , the bloody disorders of Paris . I may remark that my nysttm has , up to this time , received only two applications , altogether partial aad confined in a very narrow circle . Bat , far from condemning my doctrines , these twa partial applications form the moat striking justification of tbem ; for , tbe a « - sociatun of journeymen tallow , and tbat of journeymen saddlers , which I founded ,. still exist ; they prosper , notwithstanding all that has been doae to decry them , to dtstroy them ; and it is to be remarked , that they did not join In tbe Insurrection of June—a decisive fact which I recommend to the attention of all men of good faith !
Ii it meant tbat the popuhr agitation emanated from the very nature of my principle—from their moral In . flaonce f It la this thit you assert , sir ; and you repro & cb me with an imputation of having sought tbe happiness of ene class at tbe wretchedness only and the misery of another . As I do not , sir , doubt your honour or > eur gentle loyalty , I ou ^ ht to beltnve that you are unacquainted with my writings , and tbat you judge me only by tbe calumnies of my interested detractors . It is , then , by quotations that I shall reqatst permission of you to reply— -i kind of answer evi-iently the most peremptory . - It Is thus that in L'OaoAviiJtTioM i > n Tbavaii , I express myself upon the natural and necessary bonds which exist between all Interests : — ' I ask , who is really interested In tbe maintenance of social order such as It exists at present ? No one . No . Nobody . —For myself , I willingly persuade myielf , > that tbs evils created by an imperfect civilisation spread themselves , in difforent forma , over the whole Of society , '
' Ah ! Thanks be to God I there is not for society a partial progress or a partial rotrogrmion , Tbe whole . ol society is elevated , or tbe wnol-j of society fills . When the laws of justice are best understood , ell conditions profit by them . When the notions of justice are obscor d , all conditions In society suffer , A nation , in which one class Is oppressed , retemblcs a man who ha » a wound in bis leg ; fie l « me leg prevents the free exer else of tbe healthy limb . Ttui , however paradoxical such a proposition may appear , oppratsors and oppressed gain equally by the destruction of ths oppression . They lose tquoll ; by iu continuince . '—( 0 » 04 MS * TiOM no tBAVtu ., Sth edition , page 26 . )
You perceive , sir , the principle that governs my idea . It is that of human ioHdarit « . It is not only in the Interest of the people that I h-ive criticised tbe economical system followed In France ; It is also iu the Interest of the middle classes , as you may easily conceive yourself , by throwing your eyes over my little book on tbe Obga S 184 . TI 0 N » u Tbavau , ; and if I have required tbat to the principle nf individualism was substituted progress ivt-ly tbat of association , ba * od upon the sentiment of fraternity , it is preoiiely because tbe principle of iodivtdualism has appeared to me tin vndlsss source of hatred , of j alouty , of divisions , of tyrannies emanating from above , of revolts proceeding from beneath . Now . Sir , when jou ' i & y ^ that my ideas have a tendencj to legitimate insurrection under all circumstances , you hurl against ins an accusation which is contradic ed , most undoubtedly , by every pag » of my books , by each I ' . ne of my speeches . Here , again , it is by quotations that I must answer yon . ., \
Open L'Histoibe deb Dix Ans—you will read a passage relating to a celebrated Insurrection : — 'It would be to hold in too slight estimation reason end equity , to make their triumph dependent on the obances of a coup de main . Wisdom and time ar-j n-ceasary , aadpatienet la also a republican virtue . Assuredly It is tbe proportj and tbe glory of choice spirits to be in olvance of their epoch , but te do violence to suvlety is permitted to ntone '— ( L'Butoibb oes Dix Ans , tome 5 , page 428 . ) I have written likewise in the Obgamkatiok no
Tbavsil : — ' Violence is to fearod only , whin discussion isferbtdden . Order has net b-. tter shields than study If anger sometimes chastises evil , it is impotest for the production of good . A blind nud savage impatience can only heap up rulna ucSer which th >> seed of justice an ( i lave would be smothered . It it not the question as to the displacing of wealth , but as to its universal expansion and multiplication . For the happiness of all—oi all without exception —it l » hovrs us to elevate tbe level ef humanity , ' — ( OtomsmoN nu Tkavaii ., page 21 )
I could , Sir , If I did not fe . r to make this letter too long , multiply my quotations . I could produce bore numerous passages extracted from my speeches at the Luxembourg , and you would uerceUtt that I have everywhere condemned , as equail ; puerile and fearful , thy extravagance of force , and that I have always placed the victory nf justice la the calm and regular developmeat of public reason by tho liberty of the tribune , by the liberty of the press , by tbe right of discussion . Iu twelve years I have written much . Well , if there exists in my books , In my speeches , r-ne word , ene single word , which is an appeal to violence , to brute force ,-rlet it be shown to me ] I affirm that it is impossible to produce such * a word .
For the rest , sir , there is a foot whieb cannot be cantested , which now belongs to history , nod which ip-ak . more loudly in my favour than all reasonings .. Whilst I remained at the Luxembourg , and when I had it in my power to aot upon tbe people , d-. d tbe slightest dieordet take place ! Wai there in far Is tbe least agitation ? Did not the people—who , it has since been pretended , wereoxclted by my speeches — did they not exhibit an admirable example of moderation , ef resignation I Wa * it not then tbat they pronoueced this sublime sentcner' We bava three months ot misery to- offer to tbe
Republic V But to maintain order iu Paris during the twb months of passage to power , what force had I at my dls possli Speech—nothing but speech . For you are no Ignorant , sir , that there was not at that period a aiogl . soldier in tbe capital . What can possibly be opposed t < ¦ o demonstrative a fact f What 1 tha popular agitation * only commenced to date from the day when I cesser to have the power of efficient action upon the people and it is I whom they would held responsible for thoa agitations , Iu truth , this would be more than Injustice —it would ba folly .
I do not stop at the word ' pUlsge , ' which has founr itself , I kao * not how , under your pen , in an article » e lating to me . I caanot bellevi that you have wiehrd t . carry calumnies against both my bea > t and my intellect to such a point . For he who would perceive In p'llege » means of destroying misery , or iven of avenging it , would be the worst of madmen as well as tbe moat doproved cf wretches , Yourecall , InrslatlentomB , tbe affairs of Miy anr of June . As to the insnrrect ' on of Jnao , it was so manifest \ hat , far from having » ak ;» psrt in it In im } manner whatever , I was strcck with consternation at it , that the haired of even my most cruel enemies has no > betn . able to find here any aul jeet of accusation against me In what relates to the manifestation of the 15 th ol May , I reckon upon proving , by undeniable facts , to at tbey have sought In le only a pretext to place me at a distance from tbe National Asurmbly at tbe moment when the constitution was about to ba discussed .
Iu a recital upon which I am at present engaged , and which I shall have fhe honour of iddresfiag to you , I shall speak of the true causes of tbe troubles of May , ol tbe civil war of June , of the atat « of siege , and of the evils which ovtrwhelm my beloved country . In ( be meantime I limit myself to tbo declaralion , with tb > authority of a coasclenoe without reproach , that I have never bad a hand in any plot , in any attempt at vlo lencp , la eny disorder—and thtt to * p « e the pain of such to my country , I would with joy have given all tbe blood in my veins . I am , tir , Your very humble aud very devoted servant , Sept . Mb . Lowe Buico .
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aujs flATIOHAL LAND COMPANY . TO THE 2 D 1 TC * OF TBE HOBrHEBX STAB . Sib , — Vorlous are the suggestions now thrown out by some apparent well wishers of the Compaey for tho modifioalon of the propositions submitted to the -members by the Bosrd of Dlreetow , and setting forth as a plea for these modifications , that the propositions are aot likely to meet with general approval j and alleging tbat they ere not adapted to the want * and poverty of a large number of shareholders . Now I do think my friend at Brechin is cutting rather before the point , Inasmuch as be is passing judgment upon these propositions before 'h » y are properly understood by blm , w » lle It is a fact that
In every branch that the . Directors have visited—and ours was the 17 tb—all tht ; prepositions wore earrledwith great unanimity , and in our branch unanimously ; and I have no doubt tbat when theto propositions are explained to tho numbers by the Directors , they will b » looked upon In a very different light . The first suggestion my friend at Brechin m « k « la , the paying of ii . additional to each share , while it must be distinctly understood by tbe fewremarbs made in tbo Stab of the ivth ult ., that that proposition was overruled snd thrown out altogether . Now , as to tbe Aid Fund , we , in Blackburn , were ef the aamu opinion , that it was far too much ; but so soon os tbe Directors gave us a proper explanation upon the matter , tbe poorest number present at tbe meeting gave bis voice in favour ef it with tho greatest
pleasure , and I hav » no doubt other branches will do the same , because this weekly sum will be put to Interest , and be tbe same as depositing moneyjin the Bank ; and no uaptid up member Is asked to p-ty any more tbnn th » se weekly small sums until he bas his share paid up . Where there is a will thtro la generally a way , and I havo no doubt that if every member was only to give up part of his dissipation , they would be perfectly tble to pay these small some weekly . If working mtn would tat consider their own value , they mtyht redeem themselves in one year ^ frem evury existing burden with which tbey are txxed , and obtain their "V / . ry political right . How true are the words of Mr O'Connor in last Saturday ' s St *» , and every working man should read these letters , ' That there is neither combination , confederation , nor
cooperation amongst ut—hs-noe tbe continuation of our slavery . Next comes tbe B mas Fund , Nat I must say I am much surprised to sse that members have been so long blind to their own interest , Is not tbe Land and Lab > nr Bank established for tbo members and the working man , that he uiight deposit bis small savings , with safety 1 Why is there not an auxiliary to tbo Back established la every town , or where tbere is a branch of tbe Land Company t Had tho members Invested one penny each per week since tbe opportunity was held out to tbem , there would have been now belonging to the members upwards of £ 30 , 009 . And if working men had looked to their own interest , instead of being led away by tbe trumped up columns of staff in a profligate aad corrupt press ( mind you , these base tools arc just now laughing
at your easy gullibility )—I say , If members , Instead of paying attention to these things ; bad but continued pay . ing up their shares , hundred *—eves thousands—might have been at this moment happy on the land tbet are nit , and Instead of a capital between Bank and Land Fund of £ 100 , 000 , might have had between the two nearly half a million of capital . Working men should consider these things seriouslyC Now tho next tuggestion Is In regard to the land , or the interting of a clause to give tha occupant an opportunity , after a given num . ' rer of years , to purchase his allotment . Now all must bear In mind , tbat the main object is tbe locating the members , and if we get such clause inserted as tbe
above-named , it will certainly deteriorate the value of tbe estate ; hence tbe trustees will not realise the full amount of capital wanted , whereas without any Incumbrance the result desired will be arriv- d at , being the reproducing of the capital of the Company , and the speedier location of the members , Members will have every chance given them to purchase an estate , if a tnnlolent number come forward—and I am sure tbeDircotora will be happy to sell It them ]; as when parties find out that so much bas been saved in a few years , they will bo wll ing to give a largo bonus to the occupant selling out to go to an estate of his own , which will make up , and more , for the ttouhla of removing from one place to another .
I would now iay to those that have passed tbeir resolutions so far , sbow good earnest in carrying tbem out . Oar membt-rs in Blackburn ( pa'dup ones ) have commenced paying in their Aid Money , and a number are now stimulated and beginning to pay up their sharesthe Auxiliary Bank is again beginning to revive , and -verjthlHg seems atlrrin ; again . I would suggest tbat othir branches should beat < r themselves in contribution * and tbe Bank . Let us go on in tbe glorloas work , and strengthen the hands of our indefatigable leader , and no doubt ere long our dearest hopes will be realised . Etta . dish an Auxiliary Bank ia erery locality . Lot the members be true to themselves by paying up their shares , Gs on , and we prosper—backward , and we fall . I am , yours Ac , Blackburn , Sept . 11 . A Sh *» shoibx « .
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TO THI BD 1 TOS OF THB NOaiHEBN STAB , Sib , —We have , in our churoh-rldd & H parish , a very amiable rector , who Is in receipt o ( upwards ef a thou . ; nud a-year—cuts about with horse and gig—professes great love for tbe poor , and takes a great interest in the education ofthe children of tbe pltce ; and , altogether , puses for a good Christian . I feave accidentally obtained a small tract , recommended by him , from whto \ under tbe head of cheap and nourishing dishes , I extract tbe following : — 'Gar / M— Put one pint ol groats to six quarts of water . Let it boil gently , till it comes to little more ( ban half ; stir it often ail tbe time ; and when done , put in a quarter of a pound of sugar . This will be about seven pints of tbe best gruel for sixpence . It Is rather cheaper ma 4 o than oatmeal ; a basin of such gruel , warmed up , with a little bear and spice , is a good oreakfast or supper for a bard working man , and by itself . Is excellent food for children , '
Sir , comment on tbe above is unnecessary . How would this reverend gentleman like such fare f or , I would ask , is it carrying out tbe precept , 'Do unto others as ye would they should do unto you V I am , yours , in the cause of jnst ' oe , Rotberhitbe , John Psabcjbt , juu . Sept . 12 ib , 1848 .
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Starvation and Extraormnakt Death « f a MirER . —On Friday week , last an inquest was taken by Mr W . Garter , the coroner , at the Fountain Tavern , Walwortb-road , touching the death of Robert Pitt , aged 15 years , a miser , who was found dead under very extraordinary circumstances , at bis residence , No . 3 , Manor-place , Walworth-road . The evidence went to prove that the deceased was a superannuated officer ofthe East India Compiny , and tor many years be has been lending a life of great parsimony . His apartments were always kept in a most filthy condition , the corners being filled with bon <> s and rags . On Tuesday week last the deceased left his sitting roem , and shortly afterwards one of the lockers was alarmed by a heavy fall . She ran
out , and then discovered the deceased , lying on his back , in the yard . He was raised up and carried ioto ths house , where he was seen by Mr Kingston ' s assistant , who pronounced bim to be quite dead . Mr Vickermon , who lodged in the deceased ' s house , » tattd that the deceased subsisted on ) seup , which he made from stale bones that he purchased from tbe small butchers . He had a salary or income of £ 2 weekly , and lalso other means of living in great affluence . The room he slept in was very dirty , and swarmed with vermin . —Mr Thomas Cook , the con . stable , said he was called to tata charge of the body and his rooms , which were loaded with considerable valuable property , chiefly consisting of silver plate , books , and other things , to the value of £ 200 . Upon
making turther search he found fonr £ 120 shares in a building society , and deeds referring to a quantity ot houses at Kennington and Olapham-road . The body of the deceased had been discovered in such a dreadful state tbat the parochial authorities had the same removed to the workhouse . The officer added , that he had no doubt when theroom was more minutely searched a quantity ef other valuables would be ioacd . Tbe whole of the witnesses , who had known the deceased for many years , concurred in the opinion that deceased had died from the want of proper nourishment , which he denied himself owing va his parsimonious habits . —The coroner having remarked on the extraordinary nature of the oa « e , the jury unanimously agreed to a verdiot of
' Natural death , accelerated by the want of proper food . '—The churchwarden cave orders that Mr T . Coeke , the officer , should take charge of the property until further inquiry had been made . Asothbr Fatal Railway Occident —A poor woman , named Andttrton , net with her death on Monday , at Stitchtord , a fow miles south ot Birming--iam . It appears that she and her son were about to proceed by thdtp train to London , and for tbat ourpoip she took her place at the station in question . The noise of a train approaching caused her to run out of the station room and cross tbe line , supposing it to be the train by which she was about to proceed to town . Unhappily , it proved to ba tbe expriss down train , by which , on attempting Across tbe line , she was instantly knocked down and killed on the spot , The train was immediately stopped , and the body of the deceased carried by the engine
ilriver and Chapman , tbe guard , into the house . The eoalp of her head was completely cut off , and she vas in other respects greatly injured . Her son , as may be conceived , was greatly distressed . ' It does n ' t appear that any blame is attributed to the- conduot of the engine driver , or any other patties connected with the railway company . The unfortunate woman was informed tbat a down train was due , but , notwithstanding , she incautiously crossed the line at tbe moment of its arrival , and thus met with unexpected death . Mr Robinson , the station master at Birmingham , accompanied by Mr Simons , surgeon , immediately started for Stitehfovd , and the former took charge of the boy . Tnx Railwavb . —h seems that there are upwards of 60 , 000 men now employed iu working therailwajB ef tho United Kingdom ; and the average daily nuo ber of paseengcrs is about 144 , 000 .
Rent is an unearned revenue , which common oiution should teach its possessors to enjoy without oadeavouring to enhance it by artificial restrictions , injurious ! o Ihe trade aad labour cf tbe ctnntry .
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• We cull the choicest . ' BiWZET AftB TAUBBL 1 NX . Bajasst , after his capture , observing hisoanqaeroif to laugh at him , said , ' Do not laugb , Tamerlane , at my misfortune ; it is God has subdued mo , net you . lie is able to reverse our situations , and undo to-morrow what be has decreed to-day . ' Tamerlane , assuming a mere serious countenance , replied , ' I
laughed not with a design to exult over ycu , bat from a sudden impresMon of the low estimation at which thrones and kingdoms are held in Heaven , since royalty has teen bestowed on such a blinkeyed man as you are , and such a limping oil' ) as myself , ' A Wisb and Gen-emus Physician , — It is related of Goldsmith , whose charity often exceeded his means , that once having visited a poor woman , her sickness he plainly perceived was caused by an em )> ty cupboard ; he sent her a pill-box , containing ten guineas , bearing tbe inscription , ' To be taken aa occasion may require . '
MARA ! S DKJCHIPriOR < F A eCHRMEH , Ynu know Ceruttt , that accomplished disoiyie of Loyola , that subtle chameleon , to whom Heaven , stingy of its gilts , cave a florid style , a shallow < mnd , but wholly unaccompanied with elevation of soul « nd an honest heart . A low-born val ^ t of tho greai ; a vile slave of court favourites : whatever astuteness he is capable of has been devoted to please them . You have seen him a rampant parasite at the table of Noailles , and the outrageous toady of Nccktr , the adored monopolist . Trembling lest his country should triumph , we have seen him for a moment play the patriot ; charm ? d at finding despotism re >
gain the upper hand , wc have seen him shortly alter re-caress tbe court . In his Village Homilies , you always see him handle his subject in such measured ttrmx , that , no matter who m : > y be the next crowned faveurite ot blind Fortune , Ihero is still a doo ? left open for himself . Never bas feeling or conviction inspired his language ; and if sometimes he preaches the love of liberty to his lovers , it is always in such a way as to conserve to the dcs ,. ot tho love of hi ; ' subjects . However characterless his character , however devoid of tone and decision it may be , he is net the less dangerous . —Marat ' s Friend of the People , lltft September , 1791 .
THE WORLD FOR SALE . Tbe world for isle 1 bang out the sign , Call evety traveller here io me ; Who'll buy this real ota te of mine , And sot me from earth ' s bondage free ? 'lis going ! Yes , I mean to fling The banble from my soul away ; I'll sell It , whatsoe ' er it bring—The world at auct ' on here to-day : It is a glorious thing to ses-Ah I it bas cheated me so sore ; It is not what it teems to be—For sale ! It shall be mine no more . Come turn it o ' er end view it well , I would not have jtu purchase dear'Tit going 1 going—I must sell ; Who b'ds i Who ' ll buy this splendid tear 1 Here ' s Wealth in glittering heaps of
gold—Who bids I But let me tell von fair , A baser lot wa * never sold ; Who'll bny tbe heavy heaps of care ? And here tpreadt out In bread domain , A goodly landscape all may trace , Hal ) , cAt & ge , tree , field , bill , and plain , Who'll buy himself a burial place ! Here's Ir-ve , the dreamy potent spell , Tbat beau : ; flings nroautl tbe heart : I know its power , alas ! too well'lis going ! Love- and I must part . Must part ! What can I more with lore i All over tbe enchanter ' s reign ; Who'll boy tbe plumelcs * dying dove—An hoar of bliss—an ege of pain t And Friendship , rarest gem of earth—( Who e ' er bath found the jewel his t ) Frail , fickle , false , and little
worth—Who bids 'or Friendship—as it Is ? 'lis going 1 going—bear the call—Ouoe , twice , and thrice 1 ' tis very low ; 'Twas enoe my hops , my stoy . my ail-But now tbe broken staff must go ? Fame ! Hold the brilliant meteor high ; How dfzzling every gilded name ! Te millleus , nnw ' s the time to buy-How much for fame 1 How much for fam « 1 Hear how it thunders ! Would you stand On high Olympus , far renowned , Now purchase , and a world o ^ mmsni , And b ;—with a world ' s curses crowned ' . Sweet fttsr of Hope \ with ray to ahina In every sad foreboding breast Save this despoadiog one of mine—Wno bias for man ' s last ftiead and but 1 Ah 1 were not mine a bankrupt life ,
This treasure should my « oul sustain ' But hope and 1 f . r ^ now at strife ^ Nor ever may unite again , Acd Song I For sale ray tuneless lute ; Sweet eoiace , now no mora to bold ; The chords tbat charmed mj ssul are mul I cannot wake the notci of old I Or e ' en wore mine a « is 3 rd shell , Could chain a world In ruptures high ; Yet now a sad faro well ! farewell . ' Must on its last faint echoes die ,. Ambition , fashion , show and pride—I part from all for ever now ; Grief , in an overwhelming tide , Has taught my haughty heart to bsw ,-Poor heart 1 distracted , ab 1 so long—And still its aching throb te bear : How broken tbat was once so strong—H « w heavy , once so free from care ?
SICKENS AND MORPETH . Among the lions of Louisville is Mr James Porter , who stands seven feet eight inches in his stockings , the only man of his height I ever saw with a geod head on his shoulders and good legs beneath him . Ha is much respected , and has been one oi the councilmen of the city . He told me that Lord Morpeth called upon him at his coffee house , and tbat he was much pleased with his plain , unpretending manner . He did not like Dickens , who had een for him . ' He bad a double gold chain outside bis waistcoat , ' said Porter , ' and such breast pins that I thought ho looked like one of thu river gamblers ; ' a class of persons who , it seems , particularly , affect a show of jewellery . —Prentice ' s Letters .
IBB FKdPHKT ASD BIS ASS . Atterbury , Bishop of Rochester , when a certain bill was brought into the Hou « e of Lords , said among other things , ' That he prophesied last winter this bill would be attempted in the present session , and he was sorry to find he had proved a true prophet . ' Lord Coningsby , who spoke after the Bishop , and always spoke in a papsion , desired the honse to remark , ' that one of the right reverends had set himself forth as a prophet ; but for his part he did not know what prophet to liken him to unless to that furious prophet Balaam , who was reproved by his own Ass . ' Ths Bishop , in reply , with great wit and calmness exposed this rude attacik , concluding thus : ' Since the noble lord has discovered in our manners snob a simi « litude . I am well content to be compared to tbe pro * phet Balaam : but , my Lords , I am at a loss how te make oat the other part of the parallel ; I am sure I hare been rep-oved by nobody but his lordship , '
SKETCH Of BAIOK BOTH . CHILD , We yesterday dlaed at Ham House , te meet the Rothschilds , and very amuilng it was . He ( Rothschild ) told us ! his life and adventures . He was the third son of the banker at Frankfort , ' There was not / he said , ' room enough for us all in tbat city , I dealt in English goods . One great trader came there , who had the market to himself ; he was quite the great man , aad be did ua a favour if he sold us goods . Somehow I offendtd hiss , and he refused to sbow me bis patterns . This was ca Tuesday ; I said to my father , ' 1 will go to England , ' I could speak nothing but German , On tho Thursday I started . The nearer I got to England , the cheaper goods were . As soon as I got to Manchester , I Uld out all my money , things were so cheap ; and I made good
profit , I eoen found tbat there were three profits—tha raw material , tbe dyeing , and tbe manufacturing , X said to the manufacturer , 'I will supply sou with the material and dye , aud you supply mo with the manufactured goods . ' So I got three profits instead of ene , and I could sell goods cheaper than anybody . In a short time I made my £ 20 , 000 into £ 60 , 000 . My success all turned oa one maxim , I said , I can do what another man can ; and so I am a match for the man with tbe pat * terns , and for all the rf at of them . Another advantage I had . I was on off-hatd man , I made a bargain at once . When I wsa settled in London , the Bast India Company bad 800 , 600 pounds of gold to sell . I went to the sale , and bought it all . I knew the Bake of Welling , ton muit have it . I had bought a great many of hla bills at a discount . The jrovernment sent for me , ani said thoy must have It . When they had got It , they did not know how to get ft to Portugal . I undertook all that , and I sen ; it through France ; and tbat was tha
best business I ev < r did . ' Another maxim , on which he seemed to place great reliance , was , never to have t \ j ^ thing to do tilth an unlucky place or an unlucky man . 'IbavoBoen , ' said he , 'many clever men , very clerer mtn , who had not shoes to their feet . I never act with them . Their advice sounds vsry well ; bnt fate is against tbem : they cannot g « t on thtmselvet ; and if they can * not do gcodto themselves , how can tbey do good tonal ' By aid of these maxims he has acquired three million * of money . I hope , ' said — , ' tbat your children era net too fond of money and bu » iae »» , to toe eiclutlon of more Important things . I am sure you would not wish that !* Rothschtld— 'I on w * JrrtouWwfcfc tM . I wish then to gin mind , and sttA , mtdheart , mid & # dy , ani everything to business ]; that is tbe way to be happy , H requires a great deal of boldness , and a great deal e £ caution , to make a great fortune ; and whan yon bars got it , it requires ten times . as much wl * to keaplt . ^ From iUmWs of Sir T . JP . Buttle * .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 16, 1848, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_16091848/page/3/
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