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SOIfiJETS . ( From Cooper's Journal . ) TO MAZZINI . The noble Gracchi to lbs People ' s eanso , icroted heart , and though ^ and [ speech and life , TTndaunted , though opposed in deadly strife , Ttv all whose power lay m the ancient laws , rhev fell but others from their ashes rose , whose spirits roused by freedom ' s holy cry , Resolved to bravely win , or bravely die , jurun these fell , o'erwhelmed by mighty foes ; wjen doubters deemed no more again for Rome ffbuld daring Tribunes rise . But this our time Tilth seen thee—noblest , purest , most sublime , That ever told to earth the tyrant ' s doom ; And proudly to Rienzi ' s age-stamped fame , We join , with hopeful hearts , Mazzini ' s name ! jjinning ham . John Alfbed Lascford
TO KOSSUTH . The annals of the world contain no same , . \ t which we freely with more reverence bpxr , "Than thine , immortal Kossuth ! Thou art now Deal' to the hearts of all , whose bosoms flame "With hope for the redemption of mankind . TTell hast thou done and bravely . Hearts there be Thv name hath roused from hopeless lethargy , To ' haly work . Oh , that thy prophet mind Bad been united to a Cromwell ' s sword ; \ nd in the field thy guiding arm been seen , ^ , from the council thy strong ? oice tos heard . Ah then how changed thy Country ' s fate had been Uu ' t , we despair not ; if thy work be done , Yet ' thou undying fame hast surely won ! Birming ham . Jons AtFHED IiASOFOHD
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"WE MAT TET SEE HAPPIER DATS . BY J . B . M'SEJfZIB . "We may yet see happier days , Despite the world ' s vile jeer ; For Hope with bright and joyous rays , Breaks forth to conquer fear . "What though the past hath misery known , Our drooping hearts let ' s raise , All happiness hath not yet flown ; \ te may yet see happier days . And , as the time flies fleeting by , Unite in friendship ' s name , To assist the poor—to soothe the sigh Of those whom sorrows maim , Be kind to all—to none owe hate , But live in love ' s fond praise , The time will come , 'tis not yet late , We may yet see happier days .
The winter ' s blast may chill awhile , Our fireside hearts and homes , But summer ' s bright and joyous smile The past soon overcomes . Tie hopeful then of Future fate , That fortune oft delays ; The Past let ' s aR obliterate , We may yet see happier days .
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SEMKISCESCES OP EMMET'S ESSCRRECTIOX . ( Concluded from ihe Irishman . ) I now took up my residence in Dublin , where I "was in the constant habit of meeting my friend Emmet , and his associates . With the exception of Captain Knssell , these were remarkable neither for rank nor talents ; but most of them appeared uncommonly zealous in the cause ; and such of them as were delegates to the distant provinces drew the most encouraging picture of national discontent . They represented the peasantry as everywhere ripe for reT « ilt , and named several persons of consequence who only waited for an opportunity of declaring for a republican form of government . Emmet seemed confident of success : and , in the
anticipction of ttiumpb , we spent several nights discus--singthe best method of securing independence after the overthrow of government . Our plan of operation being already before the public , * it is quite unnecessary to state it here . It must be admitted that in drawing it up Emmet displayed consummate skill ; and , bad his means been equal to bis design , the consequence would have been deeply serious ; the metropolis would , in all likelihood , have fallen into our hands ; and such an event must have bad an alarming effect on the whole kingdom . "Unfortunately , there was failure in every part of our plan . A day was appointed for a general rising , Irat when that day arrived we were still unprepared : there were neither arms nor
ammunition—subordinate officers misunderstood their instructionsand several countrymen , who had come in to join us , returned home on being erroneously told that the day was postponed . Gladly would Emmet bave deferred the time of rising—but he had discovered all these mistakes at an hour too late for him to send information to distant counties , which be understood were to raise the standard of insurrection on the night of the 23 rd of July ; and , as he all along placed success on the event of simultaneous movements , he would not consent to endanger others without making an attempt himself on the metropolis .
On the night of the 32 nd , we assembled at the depot : and , though every thing wore a most gloomy aspect , we resolved to persevere . The different leaders received their instructions : —some were to assemble their forces in the Barley Fields , now Jfonnfjoy-square ; some on the Coal-quay ; and others in different parts of the town . These were to act only in case of seeing a third rocket , which Emmet was to send up when he considered the time arrived for the commencement of hostilities . Emmet , Malachy , Bryan , and I were to head the forces which were to attack the Castle . Everything being thus arranged , I bid my
companions farewell for the night , and returned to my lodgings . 1 could sleep but little , and when 1 awoke ' tae next morning , the consciousness of being on the eve of a great event filled my mind with gloomy apprehensions . Te reflect , however , was dow useless ; and , without giving my thoughts time to inform against my purpose , 1 hurried to the depot , where I found all in confusion . The place was thronged with insurgents who bad arrived from the country , and whose presence served to obstruct the workmen . Malachy and Emmet , with astonishing firmness , gave directions ; and I was handed the printed proclamation to read .
About six o clock , Emmet , Malachy , one or two others , and myself , put on our green uniform , trimmed with gold lace , and selected our arms . The Insurgents began to prepare for commencing an attack upon the Castle ; and . when all was ready , Emmet made an animated address to the conspirators . At eight o ' clock precisely we sallied out of the depot , and when we arrived in Thomas-street , the insurgents gave three deafening cheers . The consternation excited by our presence defies description . Every avenue emptied its curious hundreds , and almost every window exhibited half a dozen inquisitive heads , while peaceable shopkeepers ran to their doors , and beheld with amazement a lawless band of armed insurgents , in the midst of a peaceable city , an hour at least before dark . The scene at first might have appeared amusing to a careless spectator , from the singular and dubious
character which the riot bore , but when the rocket ascended , and buret over the heads of the people , the aspect of things underwent an immediate and "wonderful change . The impulse of the moment was Belf-preservation , and those who , a few minutes before , seemed to look on with vacant wonder , now assumed a-face of horror , and fled with precipitation . The wish to escape was simultaneous ; and the eagerness with which the people retreated from before us impeded their flight , as they crowded upon one another in the entrance of alleys , eoart-^ ays , and lanes ; while the screams of women and chuurea were frightful and heartrending . " To the Castle ! " cried our enthusiastic leader , urawii : » hig sword , and his followers appeared to ohey ; but when we reached the Market-house our adherents had wonderfully diminished , there not feeing more than twenty insurgents with us . " Fire the rocket I" cried Malachy .
"Hold a \ rinle , " said Emmet snatching the xnatchtrom the man ' s hand who was about applying 1 Let no lives be unnecessarily lost . Run back and see what detains the men . " Malachy obeyed ; and we remained near the Mar-Ket-nouse , waiting the arrival of our party , until the soldiers approached . " Our cause is lost ! " exclaimed Emmet , snatching the rockets from the man ' s hand who carried them , and trampling them under his feet , he continued , " Let our friends at a distance escape comrades , provide for your own safety . " A skirmish now ensued , and we succeeded in forcing our way into Francis-street , but bad not proceeded far before we saw another party of soldiers advancing against us from Cocmbe .
" This way , sir , " cried a voice I had heard before , and Denis Howlan seized my arms , and pulled me into a streetf resembling Monmouth-street in London , being full of old clothes' shops . About a dozen ^ oors down we turned into a shop , Denis asking , as » e entered , " Friend or foe ? " " Friend J" cried an old man , hurrving us into a back parlour , and then np stairs . * «• The roof—the roof , " he whiskered ; and accordingly we made our exit throiioli * dormant window . In . the gutter , between the houses , we found three men , who bad sought that place of safety ; and , bavin-also danger to apprettT ^ t 8 ° k " ^ ic . Uiei : u » a recumbent posture . Throughout the night our ears were assailed with noises like those of a town suddenly attacked—bells » nging , drums beating , and all the clamour of war * -Trmle an occasional shot announced that our danger was not vet over .
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Towards morning the indications of alarm began to subside ; but it was full twelve o ' clock before our friend , the old clothes * man , made his appearance . We departed cautiously , oiie by one ; and , when 1 descended from my aerial abode , a suit of common clothes were handed to . me : and , by direction of Denis , I made an exchange with the tailor , at the same time rewarding him for the shelter he had afforded . It was now agreed that I should accompany Denis to his house in the country , until the storm should blow over ; and , as the sooner we left Dublin the better , we set off by different routes , appointing Portobello as a place of meeting . 3 Tot being so well acquainted as Denis with the city , I took the most direct road , by Kevin ' s-port ; and , going up Camden-streeL I was startled at
seeing a party of soldiers approaching me . Conscious guilt deprived me of all presence of mind ; aud , as the impulse of the moment was concealment , I turned into the door of a private house , and rushed into the parlour . There was no one present but ladies ; and , before I could attempt an apology , my eyes encountered those of Miss'J She screamed on seeing me in my concealed dress ; but the loud knocking at the street door allowed , of no explanation . "A fugitive rebel , " said I to the mistress of the house ; " can you shelter me ? " " For God ' s sake , Mrs . C , do , " said Eliza , her face the picture of apprehension . One of the young ladies now seized my hand , and hurried me , followed by Eliza , to the back yard , that led into a stable-lane . "To Elmarove , " whispereu Eliza . "To the cottage of Howlan , " I replied , as the door was closed behind me .
I readily made my Tray to Fortobello , where I met my friend Denis . * ' I thought , " said he , as l came up , " that you were nabbed , like Master Malachy . " " Master Malachy a prisoner ' . " said I . "Ay , in troth , " answered Denis ; "he was ketched this morning , I hear , in a disguised dress , and his brother Bryan was killed last night m Thomas-street ; but come along or we'll be nabbed too . " One difficulty was no sooner surmounted than we had to encounter another . The roads near the metropolis were covered with patrols , and to pass these unobserved was no easy matter . Denis , who was familiar with hair-breadth escapes , appeared indifferent to his own situation , and seemed to feel only for mine . He reconnoitred the Philistines , as he called the soldiers and police , and avoided , with consummate skill , any contact with them . A lane , or cross-road , or hedge served his purpose of
concealment until the party had passed ; and , when we had got clear of the suburbs , he led me through the most intricate paths and by-ways , over ditches , rocks , and rivers , until we gained the Wicklow mountains . Here fresh difficulty arose . The people , alarmed for the safety of their friends , who had not yet returned from Dublin , were collected in groups , anxiously inquiring from all who passed the fortune of the precedin g evening ; while individuals endeavoured to obtain information respecting sons , brothers , and husbands . Fearful that the discord between mv dress and accent might create suspicion , I communicated my apprehensions to Denis , who was not long in deciding what should be done . Turning from the main road , he conducted me across a heathy hill into a most sequestered glen , where everything arou nd assured us of personal safety ; and here we resolved to stop until darkness enabled us to approach , unobserved , the cottage of my friend .
TVearied with apprehension , as well as with the exertions of the morning , I gladly threw myself upon a green bank , beneath a lofty beech ; and Denis took his place at a short distance from me . The address , coolness , and philosophy displayed by this untutored peasant excited my wonder ; and , on my inquiring whether our case was not desperate , he laughed m my face / and assured me that there was no danger " whatever . "Even if it went to that , " he continued , " we could join Captain Dwyer . "
Denis then went largely into the romantic history of this chief of a mountain banditti , and amused me with many curious anecdotes connected with himself . "When the night had fallen we arose from our simple couch , and proceeded in a direct line for the cottage of Denis . We had just gained the ascent of a lofty bill when a shrill whistle , apparently not far distant , brought us to a full stop ; and in an instant a dozen men started up , as if by some magic agency , from the heath around us . " Tour name and business ? " demanded a gloomy-looking figure who stood before us , wrapped up in a great cloak . "Our names and business ? " replied Denis : " may be we ' ve neither ; what would you have then * ?" " Tour life ! " replied our interrogator , approaching us with a pistol in each hand . "Hold ! " exclaimed a man , rushing between us , " these are friends . You spalpeen , don't you know Denis Howlan ?"
"Faith , Captain Dwyer , " said my companion , with the utmost saw froid , "it just is Denis Howlan himself , and this is a real friend of Giniral Emmet , though it is not himself that ' s in it , as he hasn't got onIds own clothes . " "So matter for that , " replied Dwyer , "Hasten to the glen . The council are meeting , and I am here to prevent intruders—pass on—good night—Bales , * to your cover . " In the glen , as the outlaw had informed us , we found several persons assembled ; and , when my name was announced , one of them advanced from a circle formed round him , and seized my band ; it was the unfortunate enthusiast , Robert Emmet . His manner was kind and affectionate ; and he congratulated me , with every demonstration of sincerity , on my escape from the slaughter of the preceding evening . He lamented the fate of Malachy and Bryan , and seemed deeply affected at the discomfiture of his scheme .
I soon learned that my friend , with some others , had escaped to these hills on Saturday night , in time to prevent a contemplated rising of the insurgents , and had met , this evening , the leaders in the conspiracy , to consult on plans of future operation . Most of them recommended vigorous measures , and strenuously advised an immediate attack on TvicKlow , Arklow , & c ., stating that all the kingdom was ripe for revolt . The time had passed for Emmet to credit such sweeping assertions , and , though he did not contradict his friends , he unhesitatingly condemned the having recourse to further hostilities . " For , " said he , " defeated in our first grand attempt , all further endeavours must be futile . Our enemies are armed , our friends are dispirited , and
our only hope is now in patience . The justice of our cause must one day triumph ; and let us not indiscreetly protract the period by any premature endeavours to accelerate it . No doubt I could , in forty-eight hours . ' wrap the whole kingdom in the flames of rebellion ; but , as I have no ambition beyond the good of my country , I best study her interest , and the interest of freedom , by declining to elevate my name upon the ruin of thousands , and afford our tyrants an apology to draw another chain around unhappy Ireland . In revolts the first blow decides the contest . We have aimed one ; and , missing the mark , let us retire unnoticed , and leave the enemy ignorant of the hand which was raised for their destruction . Impenetrable secresy
surrounds all our measures . The loss we have sustained is inconsiderable ; and , unacquainted with their own danger , and the extent of our resources , the tyrants of Ireland will relapse into false security , and afford us , perhaps sooner than we imagine , another opportunity to attack the hydra of oppression . Let me , therefore , my friends , advise you to act with that prudence which becomes men engaged in the grandest of all causes—the liberation of their country . Be cautious—be silent ; and do not afford our enemies any ground for either tyranny or suspicion ; but , above all , never forget that you are United Irishmen—sworn to promote
the liberty of your country by all the means in your power . Should I succeed in evading the pursuit of my enemies , you may expect to see me once more armed in the cause of Ireland ; but , should I fail on the scaffold , let not the coward or the knave intimidate you from again and again appealing to Heaven in behalf of your rights and liberties by alluding to my recent failure . Oh I I beseech you , as friends and fellow-patriots , to believe me , and , in the name of our common country , I charge you to transmit it to your children , that , had I only one thousand pounds more , and another thousand men , I had overthrown the temple of despotism , and given liberty to Ireland . "
He spoke in a subdued and feeling tone ; and , as he bade them all farewell , he appeared deeply affected . After some hesitation , his advice was acquiesced in ; and the assembly began to separate , two and three at a time . Emmet , having named a place to meet his Dublin friends on the morrow evening , consented to become mv companion for the night . i , r We made bur way for the homely cottage of Denis , where wc found ready prepared for us a supper of new potatoes and bacon , on which we fared sumptuously , in company with the worthy peasant , and Dwyer , the extraordinary captain of the Wicklow banditti . After supper we retired to repose in a small apartment above the kitchen ; and Dwyer promised that some of his men should ' take care that our place of retreat was not obtruded upon .
Next morning we arose early , and dispatched Denis to town with money to purchase clothes for us , if ho found any difficulty in procuring our own ; for Emmet was still dressed in regimentals , and I retained the old shopkeepers of the Plunket-street broker . Denis soon equipped himself , threw a sack of new potatoes across the horse ' s back for an apology , and , with a significant shake of his" head , bid us keep up our spirits , and remember that " all is not lost that is in danger . " The day appeared unusually long , and we waited
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with anxiety for sunset ; but , some 'hours before that period , Dwyer made his appearance , and begged to introduce a friend ; at the same time showing into the cavern Mr . J— , The Ex " seized our hands ; and , without reproaching ns for our rashness and folly , lamented the event which had reduced us to the necessity of seeking concealment in the neighbourhood of our friends . '' B ° *» ceremony apart , " he exclaimed , " why remain m th <* mouth of danger ? "Why not instantly quit the country , before government obtains information respecting your names , dress , and abode ? The
ports of Wexford , Waterford , Cork , and several other places are yet open ; why not instantly fly to them , and quit the kingdom ? This morning Denis acquainted me of your being in the country , and Dwyer has been good enough to conduct me hither , where my business is to afford you all the assistance in my power , and persuade you both instantly to fly from the dangers which surround you . I can feel for your situation , which was once my own , " " Thank you , thank you , my good friend / ' replied Emmet , with great emotion ; " your counsel is wise , and I shall follow it in a few days . "
" Why not now ? " replied the Exile ; "I am ready to accompany you to any place of embarkation , and shall instantly procure the means . " " Notfor a few days , " returned Emmet . "I cannot yet quit Ireland , whatever the consequence may be ; but my friend , I believe , has no ties like mine , and can readily avail himself of your generous offer . " " Mr . K— , " said the Exile , "being a stranger in the country , does not stand in the danger to which you are exposed . Your name—your connexion—and , above all , the part you have actedwill draw upon you the utmost vengeance 01 tDO government ; and depend upon it large rewards will soon be offered for your apprehension . "
" I have no doubt of that , " replied Emmet ; " but I cannot yet quit Ireland . Excuse my obstinacy ; but there is one to whom I must bid an eternal farewell before the terrors of government shall force me into exile . Why should I refuse to acknowledge the cause ? for I am not ashamed of a weakness that compels me to do an act of justice —to beg , and , if possible , to obtain , forgiveness from a woman whom I have unintentionally injured ; whom I have loved so well , that I must once more see her , hear her , and converse with her , though ton thousanddeaths awaited on the interview . You now see , Mr . " J , the cause of my not complying with your advice ; and though you should condemn mv notions as extravagant , I cannot consent to
forego my resolution . " The Exile now made an offer of his services to bring about the wished-for interview ; hut Emmet declined implicating his friend ; and it was finally agreed that he and I should venture into Dublin on this very romantic business . The lady to whom my poor friend was so enthusiastically attached was the youngest daughter of the celebrated Curran ; and , if report may be credited , she was every way worthy of the affection of a heart so fond , so gentle , and so noble as that of Robert Emmet . The Exile having assured us that for the present there was no occasion to remain in our concealment , insisted on our accompanying him to Elmgrove , promising at the same time that proper persons should be placed at a distance to watch the approach of strangers . As it was advisable that we should put on our own clothes as soon as possible ,
I left my friends on their way to Mr . J— - s , and went to see if Denis had returned from Dublin . On entering the cottage the first person who met my eyes was Eliza . She had , it appeared , ju st returned from town , and made her first visit , for very obvious reasons , to Mrs . Howlan . I was now convinced that I had made an impression on this lovely woman ' s heart ; and , as I gazed upon her animated countenance , I forgot for a moment my misfortunes ; and believed it possible yet to be in possession of happiness . In about half an hour Denis returned , having been successful in his mission . I quickly dressed myself ; and , dismissing one of the little boys with my friend ' s clothes to Elmgrove , then took Eliza's arm , and proceeded towards' her father ' s . On our way she betrayed her anxiety for my safety ; and before we reached her home , singular as it may appear under all the circumstances , we had nledged ourselves to an unalterable
attachment . Elmgrove , however , I was not destined to enter ; for just as we arrived at the door an alarm was given of a party of cavalry approaching ; and , without waiting to take leave of our friends , Emmet and I betook ourselves to the hills , where we continued until daylight next morning ; when , meeting two of our friends , we went into a farmer ' s house , and procured some breakfast . About twelve o ' clock we resolved to go towards Dublin ; and , as one almost totally unknown , I was chosen to precede the party , and provide lodgings in the neighbourhood of Harold's cross . Without meeting anything to alarm me , I succeeded in engaging apartments in a mean-looking house , which appeared peculiarly
adapted to my purpose , as it stood with its back to the road , the entrance being through an . obscure door that led into the garden . Immedintely after dusk I introduced Emmet , the others going to their respective homes ; and ^ here he continued for several days , during which time I took up my abode in the hotel , as usual , not thinking to act with anything like secrecy . Once every day I paid my friend a visit ; and as I passed through the streets without exciting any suspicion , I resolved on remaining in Ireland till tho whole affair blew over , as much with the intention of aiding the escape of Emmet , for whose apprehension a large reward was offered , as in the hope of again seeing Miss J—¦ . During the first few days Emmet sent
several notes to Miss Curran , without having obtained an answer : and at length I consented to be the bearer of a verbal message , which I was to manage with much delicacy and prudence , as the young lady had incurred , on Emmet's account , the displeasure of her friends . The day before my proposed visit to the Priory , Mr . Curran's residence , I was walking through Stephen ' s-grcen , when a person tapped me on the shoulder . Turning round in some alarm , I was at once surprised and rejoiced on seeing my cousin Malachy before me . He gave me a cordial shake of the hand , and appeared , by his friendly manner , to have forgotten the enmity which had existed between us for some time previous to the revolt . As I was sincerel y glad to see him , thus
unexpectedly , at perfect liberty , I did not ; conceal my feelings ; and having learned that some good fortune—too long then to detail—had released him from prison , 1 communicated the name of my hotel , and directed him to the lodgings of my friend . He expressed the greatest satisfaction at seeing me ; and having , as he said , some important information for Emmet , he proceeded towards -Harold ' s-cross , promising to . pay me a visit in the evening . . When I reached my hotel , it struck me that I had acted imprudently , and committed an error against friendship and judgment . Alas ! I had a prescience of what soon took place ; for , the moment the ebullition of joy on seeing Malachy had subsided , I regarded his release from prison as something
rather extraordinary ; it was , certainly , an event well calculated to create suspicion ; and , dreading the worst of consequences , I snatched up my'hat , and fled to Harold ' s-cross : But my speed was useless ; for , when I came within sight of Emmet ' s lodgings , I saw the house surrounded by police officers . Good God ! the feelings of that moment nearly overpowered me t my head reeled—my eyes lost their sight—and nothing but the sense of my own danger could have prevented me from falling on the road . A crowd soon collected ; and mingling in it , I bad the grief and mortification to see my heroic young friend marched off a prisoner . His countenance , which I narrowly observed , betrayed no tokens of fear or perturbation , but evinced the
same calm and dignified aspect which ever distinguished this extraordinary young man . Emmet's apprehension reminded me of my own danger ; and , hastening towards my hotel with the design of immediately quitting Dublin , I was met by oiie of the waiters , who desired me to fly , as police officers were in possession of my ' room and papers . There was evidently treason in all this ; and I had no hesitation in fixing on Malachy as the traitor . Perhaps I wronged him ; but not to suspect him was impossible . ' Dublin being no longer a place for me to reside in , and my money being now in possession of the police , I bad no resource but to take refuge once more in the- Wicklow mountains . About eight o'clock in the evening I reached the cottage ot Denis , and was not a little surprised to fand that search had been made for me there about _ half an
hour before ; and that for three days previous the yeomen were hunting through the hills for Emmet and me , they having received information ot our being concealed in the mountains . This information considerably heig htened my alarm ; and not tmkin <» it prudent to remain in the cottage all night , I went out into a neighbouring field , and made my couch of a- ' hay-stinck . ' - Fortunately for me that I did so ; for early that morning Denis ' s cottage underwent another search . For two days nothing was heard through the surrounding hills but the clangour of bugles , and the shouts of soldiers : while I kept continually shifting my quarters , to avoid the search that was making after me . On the night of the second day , I fell in , once more , with Captain Dwyer , under whose protection I Uremoved more to the south . Denis having renorted that I had sailed for England my
pursuers relaxed in their industry ; and , alter being the companion of a mountain banditti for several days , I paid a kind of experimental visit to lather Kavanagh , whom I had seen once at Castle — . The worthy priest received mo with the utmost kindness , aud informed me , that he had only just returned from administering to my uncle tho last rites of the church ; for , though tho poor old man bore the death of his eldest son with becoming-fortitude , he had sunk under the imputed disgrace which Malachy . had' brought upon his family , it being currently reported that my cousin had given information to government , " though no one could
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substantiate the charge .: Father Ksvanaga WaB- ] oad m his reprobation of Malachy ; and , haT % . < a-Mnd of secret chamber ; he requested 1 of me teo « become his guest . I gladly embraced his proposal ,-and continued his inmate for somo time . Qvercuine by anxiety , I at length , ventured to raakethe Sxile acquainted with my place of concealment ; That S ^ N ^ man , on receipt of my note , hastened to me , and by nis cheerfulnessand conversation contributed greatly to console me ; he recommended a speedy departure from the kingdom , and kindly undertook to provide the means . Respecting , the fate of poor h i ? ^' ho 8 p ° k ° vaguely , and seemed to think that he had no chance of escaping an ignominious death . t t ° ii u ° tivking his departure , ho promised that 1 Should hear from him when he had succeeded in making the proper arrangements for my . departure irom Ireland , and , from his confident manner , I had little doubt that the hour of my deliverance was at hand ,
For three days I suffered all the horrors of suspense , but on the fourth a letter arrived ; it was from my kind friend the Exile , and informed me tnat the captain of a merchant vessel then lying at J ; exford had instructions to convey ma to Lisbon , lie then made some reflections on the necessity of fortitude , ' counselled me to bear up against misfortu n . e ^ 'it , u firmness , and used all those arguments which humane persona think necessary to prepare a friend for some unexnected calamity . "Be not
alarmed , " he continued ; "Ihave melancholy intelligence to communicate : 1 have just returned from one of those Beenes which fill the soul with awe and melancholy , and leave upon'the mind an eternal impression of regret and . sorrow . Robert Emmet , the lofty-minded patriot—the amiable enthusiasttho warm-hearted friend , and ardent lover , is no more ! The hand of the executioner has extinguished the fire and energy of that soul , which burned for his country ' s good ; and that tongue , of the purest and sublimest eloquence , is now for ever
mute . The fate of Robert Emmet demanded something more than tears , and unprofitable as these may have been , I have continued to offer them still to his memory . But let my private sorrows pass , - history one day will do him justice , I have thrown my mite into tho scale in which his reputation yet trembles ; and' inadequate as that may be , it is sincere and impartial . All ye who knew him in his " hour of pride , " go and do likewise . My task is now concluded . After three years spent on the Continent I returned to England . A forgiving father provided in an effectual manner for
my security , and being no longer a child of apprehension , I paid , after some time , a visit to Ireland . Castle—I found in ruins—Malachy had joined the army , and died in the West Indies—Denis Howlan I found fondly anticipating another rebellionand all my friends at Elmgrove were as happy as virtue and independence could make them . Eliza , I thought , looked more lovely than ever ; and in an evening or two I persuaded her that we were destined for each other . She did not hesitate to believe me , and still thinks 1 was right : half a dozen "little ones" hold the same opinion ; and what more could even a republican like me . desire ?
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ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION . During the past week Doctor Baohhoffner has been engaged in delivering a series of lectures on Optics , at this Institution . The Doctor commenced his lecture by describing the formation and tho various lenses of the eye * which are accurately given and illustrated by models and drawings . The different effects which light , shape , and colour produce on the mind through the eye , next occupied the attention of the learned gentleman , which are followed by a series of experiments , illustrative and explanatory of the numerous optical delusions which formerly were regarded as marvellous achievements . The Doctor terminated his discourse with a grand scene exhibiting a gipsy ' s tent , which is illuminated by the monochromatic flame , a light
serving to reveal all tho objects it falls upon in a most gastly manner . A new series of dissolving views have just been executed , illustrative of the Artie Regions , a subject of all engrossing interest . The views are well executed ; giving faithful representations of the localities met with in those high latitudes . This series terminates with views of a climate quite opposite to the frigid North , conveying to the spectator the warmth ot the East . They are views in the Island of Ceylon , and among them we may mention the city of Kandy , with tho Temple of Budhha's tooth , followed by views of the manner of catching the wild elephant ; the hunters appear in all the ardour of the chase , some mounted on horseback , others on foot , and a third party en the backs of tame elephants , who , by the way , appear to enjoy the sport . These views are all admirable specimens of this delightful art .
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DRTJRY-LANE THEATRE . A painful impression has prevailed recently amongst those who watch the progress of the drama , that Mr . Anderson ' s lesseeship was about to terminate , in consequence of his not having hitherto received adequate support ; and this impression was strengthened by the fact that the performance on Wednesday evening was announced as a complimentary benefit proffered by the performers to their manager , in testimony of tho enterprising spirit which stimulated his attempt to restore to this theatre the representation of the British drama . From what is subjoined , however , it will bo seen that , for the present at least , Drury-lane will he closed . Previous to the performance of the first piece , The Lady of Lyons , an address , highly eulogistic of Mr . Anderson , was delivered by Mr .
Vandenhoff . Immediately after the curtain had fallen on the closing scene of the above play , Mr . Anderson presented himself in front of the stage , and spoke as follows;— "Ladies and gentlemen—my kind friends and patrons , —Suffer me for a few brief seconds to crave your patience while I offer to you the glowing gratitude of a sincere heart for the patronage and sympathy which you have this night bestowed upon our efforts . Let me also publicly express my warmest ,, and deepest thanks to my brother and sister artists , who have on this occasion heaped upon me such an honourable compliment —( loud cheers from all parts of the house)—a compliment whose true value is to me greater than that of silver and gold ; a compliment which speaks of their esteem and affection for , and ot their confidence in , the leader who has thus far struggled ' in their cause . ( Much cheering . ) This is a reward to mo for labour and
for loss ; a reward the remembrance of which must ever . cheer and gladden my heart . I will not detain you , ladies and gentlemen ^ by dwelling upon the trouble we have experienced—the-losses we have sustained—since the little gleam of sunshine which lightened us at Christmas to future darkness , AU this I leave untold . But let mo add a few words . Bad as our cause is , wo have still hope —( cheers)—and the growing attraction of our Easter spectacle , and promises of support received from many kind friends , have induced me to make such arrangements as supersede the necessity of immediately closing . ( A general burst of applause . ) I am not one who is easily given to despair ; and , confidently hoping that there iS * a good time coming , ' I have determined to ' wait a little longer . ' ( Laughter . ) Let me once more offer you the sincere thanks of a grateful heart , and bid you good night . " Mr . Anderson retired amidst congratulatory plaudits .
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Post Office Arrangements , —It has at length been finally' determined thatthe sorting duty ' neces sary for forwarding letters throughLondon on Sundays shall be performed iii railway carriages , and that such duty shall commence Saturday night . . The necessary instructions have just been issued from the General Post-Office to the provincial 'postmasters for that purpose . All . lettcrs that can possibly , be-sent onto their destinations on blank days * otherwise than through London , have been ordered to be sent through country ' offices , so that all the duties which will have to be performed in' the railway carriages , will be the sorting of the stamped letters which are posted in country offices , which cannot , possibly reach their destination except by nassing throueh
London . ' The railway sorting clerks will only have to perform road or divisional sorting , arid will not make up baas for every office . This latter duty will be performed by the principal forwarding offices , on the railway lines , and hence th ' i 1 reason why tlienumT her of offices which correspond direct with London on Saturday nights \ was dismissed sonic time since . The railway sorting will be done ' by . London Postoffice clerks , who will proceed to the provincialtermini every Saturday , to work the up mails to London on Saturday nights . Newspapers . —On Saturday last a parliamentary paper was printed ( obtained by Mr . Brptherton ) containing returns of the'number of stamps issued for newspapers in the year I 849 , and of tho number
oi newspaper and advertisement duty paid , in the year . From the first branch of the return it appears that in the year ending the ' 5 th of January last , there were 89 , 145 , 010 stamps issued for newspapers . In England and Wales there were 66 , 150 , 502 ' stamps atono penny , and 10 , 309 , 233 at ono halfpenny . In Scotland the . number at one penny was 6 , 288 i 205 and 205 , 000 at one halfpenny . In Ireland there were 6 , 345 , 227 at ono penny ,- and 38 , 843 at . ono halfpenny , making the total ,- 89 , 1-15 , 010 ... In C 03 newspapers in the United Kingdom , as appears from the second branch , there were 2 , 182 , 202 advertisements inserted ,. the duty ; on which in the year amounted to £ 158 , 104 : 16 » . The . duty in England and Scotland is Is . 6 U . ' , and : in Ireland Is . on each advertisement . "
W . SiiAnMAN Crawford , Esq . —On Tuesday week , this gentleman passed through Rochdale to his duties in the House of Commons . This is his first attendance this session , as ho has , been . prevented attending . by sickness , ' Several ; deputations of his constituents met him ; at the Gr ' apeg inn , by previous arrangement . " -
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! JFbirncAi , : Justice . —Everv m-in in ont : * . i ^ ji „ ,. : f as the general 3 tock wi ! .. ScJ 2 ^ 1 J ; the means of being , but of well-being . It is umue * iifone man-labour to the destruction of his heS that another may abound in luxuries ; it is uri ' fuW jifoneman be deprived of leisure to cultivate hisra ^ tional powersj while another man contributes ro ©& ' . ii single effort to add to the common stock . The > 'faculties of one man are like the faculties of 'another . Justice directs that each , unless , perhaps , ho be employed more beneficially to tho public * should contribute to the cultivation of the common harvest , of which each consumes a share . This reciprocity is the very essence of justice .
P © NTB » Ei . i . K . —A friend called on him one day , and after keeping him in conversation for some time arose- to- depart . * ' Pray stay a little longer , '' said FonteneHe , it will not be long before I dine ; I have some very fine asparagus , the first which I have seen this- season . I am quite alone , and it will be an act of charity to remain and partake of it with me . " "Excellent ! " replied the invited ' guest ; " I will stay and dine with you with pleasure ; but stay—how do you propose to dress the asparagus ?" " With oil , of course , * " said Fontenelle . " Ah . ' " replied his friend , who had his own theory on the subject , that is a great mistake ; let me assure
you that you will prefer it infinitely with butter . " " C ' est egal , " returned the courteous Amphitryon ; " and , besides , ho added triumphantly , as a brilliant thought flashed across him , " What is there to pro vent our having half the asparagus with butter and half with oil ? " As no objection could be made to so reasonable a compromise , away posted Fontenelle to the kitchen to give the necessary directions . On his return he found his poor friend on the floor struck by apoplexy .. The first thought of most of us under such circumstances would have been to go for a surgeon ; not so with Pontenelle . Rushing to the staircase , he bawled out at the top of his voice , " Cook , dress the whole of the asparacus with oil . ' " r a
On the Formation of Character . —Tho character of any man is the result of a long series of irnpres . sions communicated to his mind , and modifying it in a certain manner so as to enable us , from a number of these modifications and impressions being given , to predict his conduct . Hence arise his temper and habits , respecting which we reasonably conclude , that they will not be abruptly superseded and reversed ; and that , if they ever be reversed , it will not be accidentallyy but in consequence of some strong reason persuading , or some extraordinary event modifying his mind . If there were not this original and essential connexion between motives and actions , there could be no
such thing as character , or as a ground of inference enabling us to predict what men would be from what they have been . Why is a good sermon like a kiss ? Because it requires two heads and an application ! " Pa , " said a Devonshire boyj " what is punctuation f "— " It ' s the art of putting the stops , my child . " " Then I wish you would go down in the cellar and punctuate the cock of the cider barrel , as tho cider is running all over the floor , " A vouno man , visiting his mistress , met a rival , who was somewhat advanced in years , and , wishing to rally him , inquired how old he was . •« I can't exactly tell , " replied the other ; "but this I can tell you , that an ass Is older at twenty than a man is at sixty . "
,. Thb Rev . II . Giles , in a lecture on " manliness , " recently delivered in New York , thus designates the four great characteristics which have distinguished mankind : —•* The Hebrew was mighty by the power of faith—the Greek by knowledge and artthe Roman by arms—but tho mi ght of the modern man is placed in work . This is shown by the peculiar pride of each . The pride of the Hebrew was in religion—tho pride of the' Greek was in wisdom —the pride of the Roman was in power—the prido of the modern man Is placed in wealth . "
Kindnessbs . —Nothing is a courtesy , unless it be meant us ; and that friendly and lovingly . We owe no thanks to rivers , that they carry our boats ; or winds , that they be favouring and fill our sails ; or meats , that they be nourishing . For these are what they are necessarily . Horses carry us , trees shade us , but they know it not . It is true , some men may receive a courtesy , and not know it ; but' never any man received it from him that knew it not . Many men have been cured of diseases by accidents—but they were not remedies . I myself have known one helped of an ague by falling into a wateranother
, whipped out of a fever : but no man c- > uld ever use these for medicines . It is the mind , and not the event , that distinguished the courtesy from wrong . My adversary may offend the judge with his pride and impertinences , and I win my cause ; but he meant it not to me as a courtesy . I ' scaped pirates by being shipwrecked , was the wreck a benefit therefore ? No : the doins ; of courtesies , aright , is the mixing of the respects for his own sake , and-for mine . He that doeth them merely for his own sake , is like one that feeds his cattle to sell them ; he hath his horse well drest for Smithfield .
Rbv . Rowla . np . Hill and the Captain . —Once when I was returning from Ireland ( says Rowland Hill ) I found myself annoyed by the reprobate conduct of the captain and mate , who were both sadly given to the scandalous habit of swearing . First , the captain' swore at the mate j then the mate swore at the captain ; then they swore at the wind ; when I called to them with , a strong voice for Mr play . " Stop ! stop ! " said I , '" if you please , gentlemen , let us have fair play ; it ' s my turn now . " " At what is it yoiir turn , pray ? '* said the captain . VAt swearing , " I replied . Well ! they waited and waited , until their patience was exhausted , and then wanted me to make haste and take my turn . I told , them , however , that I had a right to take my own time , and swear at my convenience . To this the captain replied , with a laugh , " Perhaps you don ' t mean to take your turn ? " "Pardon ' me , captain , " 1
answered , but I do , as soon as I can find the good of doing " sb " . '" My friends , I did not hear another oath on the voyage . ' . . EacALiiY . —It was , perhaps , necessary that a period of monoply and oppression should subsist before a period of cullivated equality could subsist . Savages , perhaps , would never have been excited to the discovery of truth , and the invention of art , but by the narrow motives which sueh a period affords But , surely , after . the savage state has ceased , and men have set out in the glorious career of discovery and invention , monopoly and oppression cannot be necessary to prevent them from returning to a state of barbarism . This much is certain , that a state of cultivated equality is that slate which , In speculation and theory , appears ' most eonsoiiartt to the nature of man , arid most conducive to the extensive diffusion of felicity .
Q , « AL 1 FICATI 0 NS VOU CoUNSttLLORS . — The tWO chief things that give a man r « putation in counsel , are the opinion of his honesty , and the opinion of his wisdom :-the authority of these two will persuade , when the same counsels , uttered by other persons less qualified , are ol ho efficacy , or working . According to a Chinese notion , and it is not a very bad one , the soul of a poet passes into a grass : hopper ! because the latter , sings till it- starves . "Wales affords a fine field for the phonographers . One . of the most recent rrports- of the Bible Society acknowledges contributions from Mynyddyslwyn and Rhosllanerchrugois ! When have we an exhibi'ion of cannibalism in our own country . '—When we sec a rash man eating a rasher . ¦
In a lesson in parsing , the sentence , "Man court .-ingin capacity of bibs , " Sec , the word courting came to a miss of fourteen to parse . She commenced hesitatingly , but got along well enough until she was to tell what ^ t agreed with .- Here she stopped short . But as the teacher said " Very well , what . doesxuuriing agree with . ? " Ellen blushed , and held down her head . " Ellen , " don't " you know what courting agrees with ? " " Ye—ye—yes , ma ' am . " "Well , Ellen , why don ' t you parse th & t word ? " Blushing still more and stammering , Ellen at last said , "it agrees with all the girls , ma ' am ! " _ m Why A RE ladies' stays like an opposition railway ? —Because they reduce the fair . Why was Jonah , in the fish ' s belly , like a fashionable young lady ?—Because he had more of the whalebone about him than was good for him .
The Richmond Whig tells a pretty good story of a Virginia negro boy who professed to be d / eadfully alarmed at the cholera . He took to the woods to avoid it , and was there ftmsd asleep ., Being asked why he went to the woods , he said , 'to pray . " — . " But . " said the overseer , - 'how was it you went te sleep ? " —* ' Don't know ,. Massa , 'zackly , " responded the negro , " but I - ' spec * 1 must oyerprayed mysef , " Among the numerous acquirements of a ' celebrated Fienchlady , Mdlle . deLaunay , was geometry , which enab ' ed her to , express the amount-of
attachment felt for her by a lover , with a degree ofpreclsion that is seldom attained in chronicling a ( fairs of the heart . A certain M . de Ray was ' \ r \ the habit ol escorting her hoaie frem the house of a friend . They hail to cross a square , and , ia the ' edmmencemetvt of theacquaintaBsey to prolo ' rig . the moments of tender inter ' coursei he always conducted her alosg its ' sides ; time passed . ori , his . passion' became less warm , and , he led her directly . acvsssiit } on which thelady " concluded that his love had diminished in the same proportion , which exists belv / ten the diagonal of a iqmrc and the sides of the same "
: Inequality of Piiowsnrv . —5 n the most renned states of Europe the inequality of ^ property-nas arisen to an alarming height . Vast numbers ot their inhabitants are derived oi' al « spst every acMmmodation that can render life tolerable or pecttre . , mtf utmost industry scarcel y sufiices for their : bupnoit . The women and children lean ' w . th an WP ^ able weight upon the efforts of the man , 8 () that a . it , rge fauSy rSs in the lower order of'lifejhecoma a pro _ verbial expression for an . uncommon degree of poverty and wretchedness ; . It sickness , or some of thi , 5 ' e c ' suultles > hich are ; peiTetually .: inc , dent to in active ' and laborious life . 'be superadded toithose burdens , the distress ia still greater ,
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JAMES MORISON , THE HYGEIST , AND THB ilEUICAL PROFESSION . ( Extract of the concluding passages of , ' An Inquiry into the mode of action of Morisou's Ifvgeian Medicines , by Hush ... Marshall Smithson . ' ) It needs n « fire of . fancy—a sober imagination may easily realise the idea , Uiat it is permitted to tho disembodied spirit to contemplate , with a meek and gentle satisfaction , and j oy , the sweetly benoBcont fi-uits of iti philanthropic doings whilst on earth ; and the shade of James Morison , the fiygeist , may even now enjoy the privilege of sympathising , with a calm and chastened complaisance , and delight , in the comfort and happiness which his discoveries and writings have alrtany so widely dill ' uscd in this * vale of tears . ' And generations yut unhorn shall revere tho nnmo , and enibiilm with grateful tears , the wemory ot him , who , rescuing the art of healing from the mazes o £ dogmatical icieuce , taught the lame to forego their crutch ; the blind to see ; . tlie deaf to htar ; the palsied to rejoice in agility of limb ; the bed-ridden to resume life ' s uctiva
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* Some persons have fancied that Mr . Jlorison chose Jus motto , ' lino ictu '—at one Wow , in ncewdHni * whh iws system , by which with one medicine he completely routed tho whole tribe of ( lectors , '—but His not however so ; ' uuo ietit , ' and the-three Saracens' heads-joined in one mclc , with thodag S' r for tho crest , having been f or many centuries the armorial bearings of the ; Muhikons of B 'gnie , ¦» Aberdeoiishlre—hut the motto . 'at ono-UOW' iscsi ' tninly q , mntfr . Avlvftm'fli'nnfir pnmpidPitre . .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 20, 1850, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_20041850/page/3/
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