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    November22, 1851. THE NORTHERN STAR. «i>...

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    THE TOICE OF THE EXILE, Oa a. red sword ...

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    . A Wdtwolisfs Sojourn in Jamaica. By Pf...

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    The Ansayrii, or Assassins; with Travels...

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    M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. the vogue of ihes...

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    November22, 1851. The Northern Star. «I>...

    November 22 , 1851 . THE NORTHERN STAR . i * I i l „ ( I ~ " * " — ' —™ " ' mrnniiii

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    The Toice Of The Exile, Oa A. Red Sword ...

    THE TOICE OF THE EXILE , Oa a . red sword her ill-knit bulk up-propping , The Anarch Fcfce I saw ; Across her knees was laid a Knout , blood-dropping ; Beneath her feet was Law . E ach with his heel upon a nation ' s forehead , Eer armed guards stood round ; Nations—that Btripp'd of all wherein they gloried , Were lying gagged and bound . There , Italy , still lOTely through her anguish , Bled , but disdained to Treep ; Her cheeks were sunk and white , like theirs who languish For years in dungeons deep . Germany , with her kind face , made for luring , Sow wr vthen , sharp , and sour , Lay , ever and anon her large limbs moving , Half conscious of their power .

    Passionate Poland her chained bauds was clenching , While her full Eastern eye "With fires of hate , perennial and unblenching , Glared upwards to the sky , And like a war-spent soldier , faint and breathless , Hungary , prostrate there , Lay , seeming wounded to the death ; hut deathless Was her defiant stare . At first , the seat where Anarch Force was sitting , Seemed set in living stone , And all those mail-clad guards , supporters fitting 3 ? or such a firm-based throne . But , lo ! the clamps which chair to base did fasten Were almost eat away And the blood dropping from the knout did hasten A change of rock to clay ;

    And those huge guards , whose firm and even tread ing Seemed proof ' gainst overthrow , On foot-hold wet with gore of their own shedding Slipped , swaying to and fro . Then she aud they , with jubilant acclamations , Their song of triumph sung—An impious Te Deum o ' er the nations That neath their feet were flung .. But all at once that song did cheek and waver , Then stopped with sudden jar , As a roice came , lo * first , but swelling ever—A voice , heard , frem afar , Singing like a caged hird , in spite of chains , And calumny , and wrong—Singing like one who , looking from the plains , Sees morning strike along

    The mountain-tops , and tells how with the day The sunlight will descend , And chase the mists that choke the valley gray , Muffling it , end to end . Anon , from hope rising into defiance , It spoke with trumpet tone . Calling mankind to holiest alliance 'Gainst Brute Force on her throne . And , though in a strange tongue , with wondrous power That deep voice filled the land , Till Anarch Force upon her throne did cower ; Her sword shook in her hand :

    And her huge guards were sodden terror-stricken , "With dull brows ashy-white ; While those down-trodden Nations seemed to quicken "With now-awakened might , Thrilled by the power that in their half-numbed members Aroused the pulse of men , lake the seer's word that kindled life ' s dead embers la the dry hones again . Puncfi . * H »^*<«< ^ I ^ Mfc ^ Hl ¦ > J ItMJ ***

    . A Wdtwolisfs Sojourn In Jamaica. By Pf...

    . A Wdtwolisfs Sojourn in Jamaica . By PfllUP Henry Gosse . London : Longman and Co . Tub author of this volume is already well known , by his 'Canadian "Naturalist" and other works , and in his own department of literature has achieved the highest eminence . It appears that other pursuits than natural history led him to Jamaica , bat he carried ¦ with him the educated eye and inquiring disposition , acquired bj his previous pursuits . The voyage was fruitful in interesting results , and immediatel y on his arrival , Jamaica was laid under contribution for materials to his

    note and sketch books . In short , had he gone out on a special mission as a naturalist , he could not have pursued it with greater vigour . Admirably does he describe the new forms of animal and vegetable life in the island , aud its scenery iu general , for Mr . Gosse does not confine himself to the objects of a naturalist proper , but takes in all the accessories of the landscape , and conveys to the mind of the reader the game impression of novelty which he felt himself . Here is a charming description of what may be termed the bri g ht side of Jamaica ;¦—One cannot look on a little negro hamlet without being struck with its extreme pietnresqueness .

    The peasants who commonly labour on the same estate usually have their huts congregated together , not by the side of a high road , but retired into some secluded nook , approachable through a narrow winding path . Ton might pass within a stone ' s throw of the Tillage , and hardly be aware of its existence , except by the hogs which scamper away on the sight of a stranger into the bush , or the poultry that strut and pick about the vicinity . This love of seclusion is almost invariable , and is ar > doubt a habit inherited from * slavery-time , ' -when it was an object to keep the domestic economy as much outof the way of Buckra as possible . If you purposely seek the collection of cabins , yon will probably have some difficulty in threading iaal fence

    the maze of Pinguins into which the orig has spread . This plant ( Bromelia pinguin ) is very commonly cultivated asa fence , beingabsolutely impenetrable ; when not in flower cr fruit it can hardly be distinguished from the pine-apple , but is more vigorous and formidable , the recurved spines with ¦ w hich the edges of the long leaves ate set being exceedingly sharp , and inflicting terrible scratches . "When flowering in March it is a beautiful object ; the central leaves being of the most brilliant glossy vermilion , and the thick spike of blossom of a delicate pink-white . This is replaced by a dense head of hard woodv capsules , not united into a compound succulent fruit as in the pine-apple , but separate , though closely packed . They contain an acid

    juice , which is pleasant to moisten the lips or tongue , but is found to be acrid and caustic if used iu any quantity . The picturesque beauty of which I have spoken as characterising tbe peasants hamlets does not depend en the habitations themselves ; these are small huts , generally made of wattle or hurdle-work , and thatched with the fronds of some of the palms . But it is in the variety and grandeur of the various trees in which they are embowered . It so happens that the tropical trees most valued for their fruit are also eminently conspicuous for beauty . The Fapaw , whose large fruit has the singular property of rendering tender the toughest meat with a few drops of its juice , and the Cocoa-nut which supplies meat ,

    and drink , are fine examples of tall and slender grace . The glossy evergreens of all the Citron tribe , from the great Shaddock to the little Lime , — how beautifully it throws out into relief the noble golden fruit , or serves as a ground for the delicately -white blossoms , studding the dark trees like stars on a winter night's say , as fragrant too as lovely ! The Star-apple , with its party-coloured loaves shining green on one surface , and on the other a bright golden bay , has an indescribable effect , as its mass of foliage , all quivering and dancing in the breeze , changes momentarily in a thousand points from the one hue to the other . But there are two other trees which help more than all the rest to produce the admired result . Both are of stately form and

    noble dimensions . The one is the Mango , which , though introduced at no very distant period , now grows almost everywhere , at least around every homestead , gentle or simple . It forms a towenog , compact , conical head of foliage peculiarly dense and dark , through which no ray of the sun penetrates . He who has once seen the 3 fango growing ia its own ample dimensions , will never mistake it for another tree , nor ever forget the impression produced bv its magnificent form and massive pro portions . The other is the Bread-fruit ; like the JIango , a foreigner made to feel himself at home . The negroes cultivate it more than tbe higher Classes : I was myself disappointed in the fruit ; it has a sort of wool'iness not agreeable ; but I bear

    willing testimony to the fine appearance presented by it When hanging by scores from the thick manyointed twigs . The enormous leaves , eighteen inches in length and breadth , elegantly cut into fingers , and of a beautiful green , weU set off the lar ^ e depending fruit , and seem to suit its colossal dimensions . These are the grander features of the scene , which , minded with other trees , form groves of many tinted foliage , and . much variety of light and shadow . The under growth , however , is no less pleasing . The lively tender green of the Plantains and Bananas planted in regular , avenues , the light tracery of the Yams , the Cho-chos , the Melons aa . i Gourds , the numerous sorts of Peas , and other climber ? , among which several species of Tassion- i flower throw their elegant foliage , magnificent Wos- i

    . A Wdtwolisfs Sojourn In Jamaica. By Pf...

    sores , and grateful acid fruits over the branches of the trees , —the delicate forms of the Castor-oil tree and the Cassavas ; the noble flower of the esculent Hibiscus or Okra—these are the ordinary , almost . I might say universal , features of a Jamaican negrogarden 5 and when I add to these fine Convolvuli and Ipomaja of rainbow hues , the pride of our conservatories , and large white and yellow species of Echites , that , altogether unsought , trail in wild luxuriance about the fences , —I shall be justified in pronouncing the scene one of more than common loveliness ; even in the grandeur and beauty of a tropical land . _ « . _ _„_ ... _

    There is , however , a per contra , which M , Gosse honestl y states , in order to enable the reader to draw abalance sheet for himself . Indry weather , troops of ants walk into the traveller's bed-room , to quench their thirst in his water-j ug and hand-basin . Bats domicile in the walls of his house . ' Lizards , lizards , ' says Air . Gosse , are everywhere : —in the forests , the I'Oaue , the lanes , the outbuildings . Even when the stranger walks into the dwelling-house , tlie lizard still meets his eye . They are quite harmless , and very interesting : —still , not choice companions , especially in bed . Musquitoes , too , must be regarded as very disagreeable companions , —not easyto beavoided

    These troublesome insects seems nearly equally annoying throughout the 2 ~ ew World . I do not think them at all worse in Jamaica than in Canada or Sewfoundland , perhaps not so bad . Iu marshy places , even in England , the punctures of these minute tormentors ( for musquitoes are merely goats ) are as painful , and perhaps as numerous , as in many parts of Jamaica . Some situations , are , of course , more subject to their presence than others . Bluefields , situated on a rising ground , open and exposed to tho invigorating sea breeze , enjoys a remarkable immunity from them . The humid forest harbours them , especially la the mountains ; and in many cases the roads are almost quite free from them , where , if you step

    into the wood on either side , though but a few paces , you . would presently be surrounded by their shrill trumpets , and covered with their bites . There is a good deal of difference in the character of the wounds inflicted by different species : those from the lowlands ( Culex pungens , for example ) are of larger size , sing with a graver sound , and insert the proboscis often without any present pain , but a hard white tumour presently rises on the spot as large as a silver threepence , which itches intolerably , and remains attended with dull pain and tension for many hoars . The mountain UUttquitOeS are generally very much smaller , C . fosciatus , for instance , a minute species ; they arc more pertinacious , associate in more numerous swarms , emit a sharp shrill hum , and produce a sudden twinge aa

    they pierce the flesh , as if a spark of fire had fallen on it . A violent itching is the immediate result , but it soon goes off , leaves scarcely any perceptible tumour , and is soon forgotten . These , however , are more intolerable than the former , tbe recurrence of the spark-like prick at every moment , or rather all over the exposed parts of the person at the same momenta ' s too maddening to be endured and it is almost ' impossible to face a phalanx of these tiny adversaries , where tbey are numerous , without some device for keeping them off . A fragment of the earthy nest of the Duck-ants ( Termites ) answers well for this purpose ; being ignited , it continues to smoulder a considerable time , sending forth a large volume of smoke ; this carried in the hand , and waved to aud fro , is the most effective weapon against these winged warriors .

    The work is well got up , and contains sketches of scenery , as well as drawings of beasts , fishes , and reptiles of a novel kind .

    The Ansayrii, Or Assassins; With Travels...

    The Ansayrii , or Assassins ; with Travels in the further East in 1850-51 . Including a Visit to Nineveh . By Lieut , the Hon . F . Walpole , 3 vole . London : Bentley . TJp in the Southern spurs of Lebanon , there dwells a people whose tenets resemble those of the singular people described by Marco Polo , under the name of Assassins . This sect was at one time spread over half the Mahommedan world . The sheikh established a branch of his power in the mountains of Lebanon ; and for more than a century and a half the

    repose of the greatest princes in Europe and in Asia was disturbed by incessant fears of p oison and the dagger . But the time of retribution came . The Mongol conquerors rooted the sect out of Persia;—fourteen years later , they were subdued in Syria by tbe Mameluke Sultan of Egypt . A remnant , as is generally supposed , survived this terrible chastisement , —taking refuge in the wild ranges and recesses of the mountains , where they have continued to reside apart from all the other sects and populations of Syria , hating all and hated by all , Jew , Greek , Catholic , and Mohammedan , down to our own

    time . Of this people—and of the tract of country which they occupy—little is known in Europe . Our best maps are there left blank , —our most adventurous travellers tell us little of that region . The Turks themselves , sovereigns of the country , seldom or never venture into it . In ancient times , the inhabitants called themselves the children of Ishmael ; and the old announcement that the hand of the son of that chief should be against every man , and every man ' s hand against bim , has been literally fulfilled in regard to the Ansayrii . Mr . Walpole has consequently a novel and curious theme on which to employ his narrative powers . His first night at an Ansayrii village was

    not very encouraging : — Pulled up at an Ansayrii village ; tbe women were unveiled , the men fair-complexioned , but with eyes , brows , hair , « fec , as black as coal . The head-man pressed me much to stop with him at the village . My guards seemed rather afraid : in fact , had some hours before made an endeavour to stop at a set of tents ; but I wished to push on to Tar ^ tousa . "We now forced our way through a low wood , putting up woodcocks at every step . 1 counted , during the hour we were going through it , two hundred and seven . Passed a ruined borge , and then , taking tbe lower road , arrived at ten o ' clock at night at Tartousa . It bad poured with

    rain for the last three hours . We had to make the circuit of the town to arrive at tbe gate , and then all our bawling produced no effect . At last we pushed the boy Ibraham inside , who is one of those clever boys nature has made , to balance their happier fortunes , supernaturalJy ugly : he opened thogate , and then ran on shouting " fire , " so we entered a caf e , leaving a dreadful tumult and confusion outside . It was useless at that hour waiting for a house , so a part of the cafe was cleared for me , and I sat in silent grandeur eating my supper , enveloped in smoke and dust . We had an awful fight of steeds ; then all relapsed into silence . There were besides myself , about fifty

    muleteers , Arabs , and Ansayrii in the khan . I did not undress , for my bed was soaked with wet from crossing the river , but lay on my carpet , leaning against a large saddle-bag . After all had been quiet for a coup le of hours or so , 1 felt a hand introduced deep into the saddle-bag at my back . I waited till the fellow was hard at work , when , seizing his beard with one hand , I administered my kourbash most stingingly witb the other , lie was a heavy powerful fellow , but the part I had seized on was most painfully sensitive , lie , however , at last broke awav , and by that time all were roused and swearing ; my antagonist loudly calling on the Mahometans to avenge the insults to their

    faith . Knowing the people , however , I called for a nargilleh , which Ibrahim brought : he seems to take a fiendish delight in strong excitements . They now cursed and swore frigbtfullly : —their faith , their name , mothers ' , fathers ' , sisters ' , honoursall were involved in disgrace if the insult were not avenged . At last they approached me where I sat , the three servants standing before roe , and were going to begin ; but this 1 spared them , by saying that if the thief was not at once given in charge , and the Montselim sent for , I should do wonders ; that such a deadly insult had never , & c , « fcc . The soldiers had slunk off , but ultimately , in consequence of my servants' bluster , who represented

    me as a sort of judge of kings—who did not rule because it was low . ^ or for some private reason of my own —( their bright arms and my numerous weapons no doubt also had their effect )—my slumber remained undisturbed till daylight ; when a man in high authority returned with the servant I had sent with my bourydees and firmans , and , apologising for the lodgings I occupied , and for the ilontselini ' s not having known of my arrival , and , receiving me with due honours , asked me if I wished to see the man tried . Answering in the

    affirmative , a short court was held , and about one hundred sound cuts administered , when I begged him off . The foremost iu abuse were then seized and thrown down , when I begged for them also . They all mumbled kisses ( probably curses ) over my hand , hoped " Ishould live long , and grow fat . " At Lutakea , which he made his head quarters for some time , he began to make acquaintances among the people , and to get glimpses of their doctrines , though what is g iven as the result of his inquiries is by no

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    means very precise or informing . He appears , however , to havo boon respectfully treated , partly on account of his being an Englishman ¦ —which is , it seems , a recommendation of itself to the people—and partl y , as ho states , to his own steadiness and their strange determination to believe him one of their own sect . Everywhere he met with the rude hospitality of the desert and the hill-side , and , frequently , with the warmest courtesy and good nature . The hospitality was in one case pushed very far , as the following will show ;—

    On returning to the village , the people had propared a feast ample far twenty , and pressed me to eat . On my complimenting my host on the extreme beauty of his daughters , he said— " In your country would they fetch two thousand piastres ? " " But have the mountain youth no taste ; will they not give two thousand for such angels ?"— " Tes , Y » Beg , tbey would , hut then they cannot ; they have it not . They pay ten now , and twenty then : perhaps the whole is not paid before ten years ; then he gives a sheep to-day , and n felt to-morrow , but I want two thousand down . Come marry , Ya Beg ; why waste your youth in wandering over old mountains , looking at ruined stones ? Marry , and live long , Kishmet , Kiahmet !"

    The sheik of course considered Mr . Walpole a true Ansayrii , or he would not have made such an offer . The young females of this race are often spoken of as extremely beautiful ; but their lot in life is far from being an enviable one . They are bought in the first instance like slaves—received into the husband's bouse like wild beasts—and ever afterwards treated like domestic animals . Aa in the East generally , the plan of making presents was universal , but , unlike Jew or Greek in this respect , the Ansayrii felt a strange reluctance to receive more valuable gifts in return for his own .

    It is necessary to mention the good offices of the Ansayrii towards me , nor did others fail to reap an abundant harvest , I am sorry to say ; for less scrupulous than I , they availed themselves of it te the fullest extent : greatly to my annoyance , presents flowed in daily ; butter , grease , eggs , vegetables , lamhs , goats , gazelles , partridges , frankolin , sour milk , coals , tobacco , felts , cotton—in fact , all that they possessed ; invariably a present of thrice tho value was offered in return , but not accepted . However , I provided every day burgoul ( millet ) cooked with grease , coffee , nargillehs , and arrack , for all who came , and seldom fewer than one hundred or upwards fed in my corridor ; money they would not receive : in fact , it sometimes went

    so far that the present was dashed on the ground , because my servants steadily maintained I would receive none unless they received one in return . One morning jthe hadjee came to me in a state of great excitement , and said " Wallah billah ya beg : here is the devil's third wife below ; may I beat her ?"— " God forbid ! " I replied : » What is it ?" —Hesaid , " There is Abdallah , with his tongue like honey , can make nothing of her . She vows by your beard she cannot receive anything , and says you are Ali ; God preserve you from her words . There she stands naked ( unveiled ) , till my old eyes are ashamed . " —I said , " Pray send her up : " he uttered some invocation to protect me , and she ascended to my little snuggery , he discreetly waiting

    below . She was a young girl of about fifteen , wife of my great friend , a Sheik Hassan . Snouting Allah , the usual salutation of an Ansayrii woman , she knelt down in a corner , and said , "There are tho . Christians and tbe Turks eat us up , and love our gifts ; you , one of my man ' s own holy chiefs , will not take my offering . "—I said , " I shall bo proud to do so if you will take mine . "— "Ah , " she said , " great as you are , you cannot feel for your slaves ; icy lord will beat me if I go back with money—how shall I creep to him ? . take it , take it , for his head . "—Perhaps it was not his head that changed my opinion , but I took it . The sheiks even ate with me , a thing they would have lost their lives sooner than have done with a Turk , even though it were the dreaded Pasha himself .

    Mr . walpole gives a very good description of this strange people , from which we select a few passages : — They are a fine , large race , with more bone and muscle than is generally found among Orientals ; browner than the Osmanlee , but lighter , fairer , than the Arab ; brown hair is not by any means uncommon . The women , when young , are handsome , often fair , with light hair , and jet black eyes ; or tho rarer beauty of fair eyes and coal-black hail or eye-brows ; but exposure to the sun , and the labours they perform , soon wear them out . The traveller will see these poor girls staggering along under a load of wood a horse could hardly carry , and the child being suckled until two or even four

    years of age , naturally weakens the mother , who has thus , perhaps , on very insufficient diet , to support three from her breast . * * The nation , for such it is , being capable of mustering forty thou sand warriors able to bear arms , is divided into two classes , sheiks and people ; the sheiks again into two , the Sheiks or Chiefs of Religion , Sheik el Maalem , and the temporal sheiks , or the Sheiks of Government ; these being generally called Sheik el Zollurn , or Sheiks of Oppression . These latter , though some of them are of good families , are not so generally ; having gained favour with the government , they have received the appointment : others there are , however , whore families have held it for many generations , such as

    Sliemseen Sultan , Sheik Succor , & c . The sheiks of religion are held as almost infallible , and the rest pay them the greatest respect . With regard to the succession , there seems no fixed rule ; the elder brother has , however , rule over tho rest , but then I have seen ihe son the head of the family while the father was living . The sheik of religion enjoys great privileges ; as a boy he is taught to read and write ; he is marked from his fellows from bis very earliest childhood by a white handkerchief round his head . Early as his sense will admit , he is initiated into the principles of his faith ; in this he is schooled and perfected . Early he is taught that death , martyrdom , is a glorious reward , and that sooner

    than divulge one word , be is to suffer the case in which his soul is enshrined to be mangled or tortured in any way . Frequent instances have been known where they have defied the Turks , who have threatened them with death if they would not divulge , saying , " Try me , cut my heart out , and see if anything is within there . " * * The lower classes are initiated into the principles of their religion , but not its more mystical or higher parts they aro taught to obey their chief without question , without hesitation , and to give to him abundantly at feasts and religious ceremonies : and above all , to die a thousand deaths sooner than reveal the same faith he inherits from his race .

    This bigotted attachment to their own creed is associated with an amount of ignorance about common things , surprising in a people living within eig ht of the Mediterra * nean ;—A story was related of Count La Borde . While among the Arabs , be faw a very fine mare which he wished to purchase ; while the bargain was going on ( another was bargaining , he not speaking Arabic)—hearing a talk , the Arabs thronged round and jostled him rather rudely . Ho drew his sword as quick as his ready steel flashed , came forward

    the rummah and cobba of the Arab ; ho was borne back by numbers ; burning with rage he plucked his head-dress ( oh , shade of theunduteous son , his wig and all came too ) , and he cast it amidst the crowd . They fell back in terror from this man of wonderous make . ' * Ya wallah , the Kaffir has pulled his head off—God help us , God pardon us , " This gave time to appease all anger ; the Count replaced his wig , which had proved to him a better defence than the triple shield of Ajax or tlie petrifyipg head of Medusa : Backshish , backshish , and all was forgotten .

    Who was the most sensible party iu the subjoined story we leave to the decision of our readers ;—A Christian peasant , being anxious to witness the worship of the Druses , laid himself in a window hole , whence he could not be seen . Presently the Druses assembled , and sitting down , recited several prayers ; then they produced a figure . One said , " You are God , who made the world ; who made so and so , who did so and so . iou Jet the Druses be beaten , and gave them up to the Turks . Sow , save yourself . " And the figure was hanaed over to others , who soundly flogged it . Another was produced . " you are the Saviour , the Son of God . You have brought more trouble , wars , fights on the earth than aught else . Save yourself . And

    this idol was handed over , and treated like the first . Another was produced . " You are Mahomet , and what have you done ? Wo owe you wars , fightings—our tyrants , our persecutors . Hand him over . " And he was whipped . Another now was produced . "You are Providence . Now , see what you can do . Save yourself . " The Christian could stand it no longer . He dashed a loose stone down anion ? them , and they all fled . He made a retreat as swn aa he could , but treading on a loose rock , it capsized over him , ar . d ho remained imprisoned . Tlie nest day his brother , working in the field , heard his cries , and forthwith released him , sayinsr , " Thank Providence for your release . '"Ah , " said the other , " Providence must thank me also ; had I not- thrown the stone he would have

    caught it nicely . " « Their belief , ' Mr . Walpole says , " Is a most confused medlev—a unity , a trinity , a deity , ' These are five ; these five are three ;

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    hese three are two these two , theso throo , tbess ti « } ai- f ' Tiie J helieve in the transmigration of souls . Those who in this life do well , are hospitable , and follow their faith , become stars : the souls of others return to the earth , and become Ansayrii again , until purified , they flv to rest . The souls of bad men become Jews , Christians , and lUi-Ks ; while the souls of those who believe not . become pigs . " ' Poor human nature ! how it has been rendered insa ne by its varied superstitions I , —~

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    M. Jullien's Concerts. The Vogue Of Ihes...

    M . JULLIEN'S CONCERTS . the vogue of ihese highly popular entertainments remains unabated ; the house is nightly crowded , auuihe programmes give general satisfaction . M . JUlIien knows how to vary his bills to meet every taste ; those who affect " classical music" can amtt 8 e themselves in the reading-room while the quadrilles , wa ] tzes , and polkas are going on ( providing always that the difficulty of passing to and « k-i , not render loco ' uoti 8 r » impracticable ) , While , on the other hand , the exclusive amateurs of uance muSic may disembarrass themselves of Beethoven and Mendelssohn by a '' rash " in the same direction . The performance of Tuesday niglT , the eighth of the present season , was in all respects attractive

    . Miss Dolby's engagement having terminated , she has been succeeded by Mrs . Alexander jN ewton , a very clever vocalist , who originally made her reputation at the London Wednesday Concerts , under the direction of Mr . Stammers . Mrs . Newton sang " Qui [ a VOCe . " from Bellini ' s I Puritani , with a good deal of vigour and brilliancv , but produced a more legitimate effect in a charming ballad byMacfarren , "Iam alone , " which was deservedly complimented by an encore . The engagement of M . Alexandre Billet , a pianist who has acquired a wellearned reputation as a performer of the highest class of pianoforte music , was a judicious step on the part ofM . Jullien , but , it must be confessed , the talent of this excellent professor is entirely thrown away upon such threadbare trumpery as Thalberg ' s fantasia on airs from zYorma . M . Billet is a " classical" pianist in the strict meaning of the term , whom the public has been accustomed to

    applaud in music of another and a far higher order . Among the novelties in the dance music may be mentioned a set of quadrilles , called " The Bloomer Quadrilles , " in which some of the most popular American tunes are happilv introduced , and a new waltz , entitled ' La Prima Donna , " one of the most elegant and sparkling of M . Jullien ' s compositions , not only remarkably for a felicitous vein of melody , but for a large amount of ingenuity , more especially in the coda , where the four principal themes are brought together in a clever and effective manner , showing a more familiar acquaintance with the art of counterpart than many would be inclined to accord to M . Jullien . Both these compositions were well received , especially the last , which is evidently destined for a more lasting popularity than nine-tenths of tbe effusions of its class . The " Great Exhibition Quadrille " retains the favour of the public , and the coda , with the National Anthem , created the accustomed furore .

    HAYMARKET THEATRE . That lively and versatile actress Mrs . Stirling made her first appearance at this theatre on Tuesday night . The English adaptation of the popular French piece , Les Battailes des Dames , recently played With such pleasant effect at the Olympic , was tho vehicle selected for her debut . It will easily be imagined that she played with no relaxation of her former spirit , and that her personation of the quick-witted countess was replete with dexterous fineness and piquancy . The engagement of this lady promises to be of service to the management . She was received with the greatest enthusiasm , and her acting brought forth , from time to time , tbe loudest plaudits . Mr . Leigh Murray , who joined tho Ilaymarket at the close of last season , also resumed his original part , though not one of his happiest , in the Ladies' Bailie . An actor

    of considerable intelligence , of polished manners , and of graceful , prepossessing exterior , this gentleman may likewise be welcomed as a valuable acquisition to the establishment . In the serious drama of the modern school Mr . L ? igh Murray has alwaysdistinguished himself , and we have no doubt that his talents will be useiully developed during his present career under tho rule of Mr . Webster . The comedy in other respects was efficiently embodied ; and the dresses and decorations were all that could be required to ensure tasteful illusion . In Mr . Oxenford s close and scholastic version of the Tarliiffc , which followed , Mr , Webster made his introductory bow . The skilful and enterprising manager was received with becoming honour when ho appeared as Mollere ' s arch hypocrite—a character which , we need now hardly remark , he fills with exquisite tact and ability . Such personations as these are indeed rare upon our stage .

    QUEEN'S THEATRE . The Marble King still continues its attractions . The second niece is a drama , in two acts , by Dibdin Pit , entitled The Welsh Wolf , or the Lily of Snoivdm . Sir David Glendower , a Welsh chieftain , in early life seduced tho sister of Oorman-ap-Tudor , who , in a fit of insanity , destroyed herself . Uer brother devotes himself to avenge his sister , and for this purpose leagues himself within a band of freebooters , and under the name of the WeJsb Wolf spreads terror far and wide . During one of his excursions ho is seized by his enemy , Sir David , aud having escaped from hia hands , Ma life

    is preserved by Llewelly-ap-Ris , and his betrothed , Mabel-ap-Shenkin , the Lily of Snowdon . The brigand , in gratitude , watches over their interests ; and Glendower having inveigled Mabel into his power , and cast her lover into prison , they are rescued by the Welsh Wolf , who ia killed in tho combat , having previously satiated his revenge in the life blood of Sir David Glendower . Tho piece is well got up , The entertainments conclude with an historical drama , called Yaromeev the Yager , or the Hungarian William Tell . This piece from its historical interest is well adapted to the present tinie , and nightly receives unequivocal applause .

    Ixteknational CoPYMGiiT . —A treaty for tho suppression of literary piracy has been actually signed between Great Britain and France . Bo details re-• pecting this important convention ave given ; but I learn that it was signed on the 3 rd of this month at tho Ministry of Foreign Affairs in this city , by the Marquis of Xormanby on the part of England , and the Count Tuvgot on the part of France ; and I learn also that the principal points of it are—1 , an absolute prohibition of literary piracy in the two countries ; 2 , the prohibition in both countries of the importation of piracies of the works of either from other countries ,- 3 , the same protection to musical compositions , designs , paintings , sculpture , and other artistic productions , as to books : i , protection to translations of original

    works , published in either country , when made by or for tbe author—also translations of works published in other countries ; 5 , the assimilation of dramatic productions to hooks , and the protection to them accordingly . This is the first time England and Prance have entered into a treaty of this kind . Although it is to be regretted that it has been delayed so long , the best thanks for the public arc due to the governments of both nations for having , in spite of many obstacles , concluded it . It is to be hoped , aud indeed expected , that the United States and Belgium will now be shamed into the adoption of similar conventions—the former with England , the latter with France . They are at present the only two countries in which

    piracy is carried on on an extensive scale , and when they shall have abolished it it can be suppressed e ery where else by a few scratches of tbo pen . The new treaty will bo advantageous to English authors and publishers by securing them the foreign as well as the home market for their books ; and ic will be indirectly advantageous to the public also—for the larger the certain sale ofany work the cheaper each copy can be made ; but the parties who will be principally affected will be dramatists and translators—henceforth they must pay a toll to the authors whose works they take . En revanche their translations will be protected . To be sure , dramatic translators and managers will

    grumble at the payment of the toll , seeing that the protection will scarcely be worth a straw to them , as the same piece is seldom produced at two theatres ; but really it is hut simple justice that they should give the Frenchmen whose pieces they borrow a portion of their gains . As to translations of books , the new treaty cannot fail to be satisfactory to translators , publishers , and the public—to the two former by preserving them , in return for the payment of a certain sum , from competition and underselling ; to the latter , b y causing works of real sterling merit , which have heretofore , from want of protection , been totally neglected , to be translated . —Literary Gazette .

    Grave Proceedings op American J cooks , —It is reported that a difficulty occurred on Saturday evening in Jackson , the country seat of Calaveras between Judge Smith , of the County Court , and Captain Lewis A . Collier , tbe clerk , which resulted in the death of the latter . Judge Smith , who had been' detained for some time by sickness in Sacramento , returned to Jackson on Saturday afternoon , and as the votes for county clerks had not been counted , inasmuch as Collier was a

    candidate , ; md therefore incapacitated , and as Saturday was tlie last day allowed by law on \ thich they could bo counted , he repaired immediately to the house where the ballots were deposited . Finding die door locked , he forced an entrance , and proceeded to make tlie count . Soon afterwards Collier heard of it , and went to the house much excited , nigh words followed , pistols were drawn , and in the affray Collier was shot twice through the body , and once through the arm . He died on the spot , so says the report . — £ «» Faancisco Herald .

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    A * heir ( air ) Loom a , p - , aer - B Web # Ax Imsii \ UKE .-Tho coming pi , „ perih- Ireland . Pkoplb ' s toes are like oaks wheu thev bear ache-corns . Figuratively Spearing . —Tho actions of a dumb person : Cons . —What is the most difficult thing in the world?—To find out the most difficult . What constellation most resembles an empty nre-pjace J-Sorne one says the Orate Bear . Why is a man ' s coat larger when he pulls it out of a carpet-bag ? -Because he finds it in-creases .-Utic Month .

    , ANovELTY . -Among the novelties advertised in the papers are ' singleand married bedsteads . " A Hero . —A fellow who had worked out a long confinement , „ the treadmill , claimed the honour due to a jRevotulionary Hero . Meaning Wbia—There is only one objection to people who ' < mean well , " and that is , they never hnd time to carry out their meaning . A iHOrjGHT FOR THB TlUtPBRAIfCK LeAGUK .-total abstinence may improve tho Customs of the country , but will ruin the Easiae .-finwA . AN Irish Editor _ A certain editor , in speaking 01 the miseries of Ireland , says , " Ireland ' s cup of ES ^ JB " * * esoverflowin e ' and itsee » ls Cass for Counsel ' s Opinion . —Would an author nave an action of false imprisonment against his 55 * misaPPrehending him 1-l > unch ' s Pocket

    A Misbr . —A complete miser is said to be a happy man ; but Dr . Johnson remarKs that a man who spends and saves is the happiest man , becaussbe has both enjoyments . . An Akcien ' t Coupie . —George Tyrrell , a pensioner of the Lancers , in his ninety-seventh year , has married , at Limerick , a woman of seventy , ihe happy couple have buried three partners apiece . bHAViNG . —It is said that a pair of pretty eyes are the best mirror for a man to shave by . — 'Zackly so , and it is unquestionabl y the case that many a man has been shaved by thorn . Tub Kaffir War . —It is said that the troops lately despatched from England for the Cape of Good Hope were supplied with double-barrelled rifles , throwing a ball similar in composition to a shell .

    "Not very Bad . "—A lady being about to marry a man who was very low in stature was told that he was a very bad fellow . " Well , " eays she , " if he is bad . there ' s one comfort—there is very little of him . " Railway Luggage Charges . —In the seventeenth century it cost £ 7 to convey a ton of heavy goods from London to Birmingham , and £ 12 to convey the same from London to Exeter , now the the charge is not quite so many shillings . Lovk at ah Ages . —At thrue years of age , we love our mothers ; at six , our lathers ; at ten hulldays ; at sixteen , dress ; at twenty our sweethearts ; at twenty-five , our wives ; at forty , our children ; at sixty , ourselves .

    Strange if True . —The " State Journal" announces that Betsy Overstoke , wife of Abram Overstoke , of Highland County , Ohio , seventy-one years old , gave birth to a son a few weeks since . She had not had one for thirty-one years . BtooMERisM and Petticoats , & c—Owing to the unpleasant difficulties that have arisen on the controverted points in female dress , it has been proposed , to end all disputes , that for the future they be cut ihort . Beggino the Question . — Lately , at a whist party , a gentleman asked a lady opposite him , " 1 say , Miss . , are you my partner V '— " Yes , for life , if you like ! " softly responded the lady . The gentleman looked sheepish .

    A Dbfuncx Sect . —There was formerly a sect in Kentucky known as the " Live For Evers , " the principal feature of whose creed was , that its faithful disciples would never die . As there are none of them left , it is to be presumed that they all departed from the faith ! Total Abstinence . —A moderate drinker refused to sign the pledge , presented hy a lady , observing at the same time " that half who sign ic break it the next day . "— That may be , " replied the lady , " but we want you to sign ; we are getting a new set now . " Hibernicism , —A merchant of a certain city , who died suddenly , left iu his desk a letter written to one of his correspondents . His sagacious clerk , a son of Erin , seeing it necessary to send tbe letter , wrote at the bottom , " Since writing the above I have died . "

    An American Lawyer . — " Gentleman of the Jury , " said a western lawyer , " 1 don ' t mean to insinuate that this man is a covetous person , but I will bet five to one tbat if you should bait a stee ! trap with a new shilling , and place it within six inches of his mouth , you would catch his soul . *' Austrian Si-ies . —It is stated by Mr . Pridham that at Vienna there is not a cafe of any note without its spy ; not an hotel without its waiter , who will carefully inspect your luggage ; not a railway train without its keen observer ; nor a railway station without its hanger-on . Nor is there any foreign % Tn \> Tissy withoai it irakor .

    Solomon not a Scotchman . — There was some sense in the remark of a Scotsman , who , on reading the saying of Solomon , "Snow is beautiful in its season , " exclaimed ; " Ay , nae dook it was beautiful to you , sitting with the vines and lasses o' Jerusalem aside you ; but had you been a puir stonemason , ye'd hae said nae such Iking . " A " Colourable" Answer . — A connoisseur happening to be in a celebrated artist ' s stuilio , an animated discussion arose as to the colour of immaterial objects . " Thus , " said the one , " how would you colour a tempest , supposing there were no clouds ' . "—'' Why , " replied the artist promptly , "I should say—the storm rose , and the wind blue . "

    MasaMELLO is universally recognised as the name of the celebrated Neapolitan insurrectionist , who at one time nearly overturned the government of that kingdom . How few who use the word are aware that" Mas-Aniello" is but a corruption of Thomuso A ? delh , so pronounced by his vulgar companions , and now raised to the dignity of an historical name . Vkrv Libkral . —The fine moral tone and exquisite sense ofjuatice of " An Unfortunate Debtor , " is worthy of all acceptation , lie was in the kindly-benevolent stage ef inebrity and full of universal philanthropy and exuberant liberality . After pouring forth his warmest desire to make all men happy , he wound up thus : " And if I owe any man anything , I freely forgive him the debt !"

    As ignorant Dutchman , passing a number of railroad tracks in the course of a day ' s journey , and never having seen any before , was non-phissed to account for their use . At length , after examining one of them for about twenty-five minutes , and scratching his Uead quite bait ' , he Maculated—* ' Tey musht pe iron clamps , to keep der ertquakes from preaking up der road . " A Scene in Hungeuford MaKKBt . — Customer : I wish to purchase some very good eggs , to be used in making sponge cake . —Shopkeeper : Yes , I have some eggs that can ' t be beaten . —C .: Can ' t be beaten ?—S . ; No , ma ' am ; I defy any one in the market to beat them . —C .: They won ' t answer my purpose at all , then . How can eggs be made into sponge cake without being beaten ?

    A Grumbler Silenced . —A married gentleman , every time he met the father of his wife , complained to him of the ugly temper and disposition of his daughter . At last , upon one occasion , the old gentleman , becoming weary of ihe grumblings of his son-in-law , exclaimed , "You are right , she is an impertinent jade , aad if 1 hear any more complaints of her I will disinherit her . " The husband made no more complaints . The Word " Fast . "—This word is as great a contradiction as we have in the English dictionary . The Delaware was fast because the ice was immovable , and the ice disappeared fast for the contrary reason , it was loose . A clock is called fast when it goes quicker than time , but a man is told to stand fast when he is desired to remain stationary . People fast when they have nothing to eat ; and eat fast , consequently , when opportunity oilers to eat .

    A Grandmother . —As two urchins were trotting along together , one of them fell and broke a pitcher which he was carrying . lie then commenced crying , when tbe other boy asked him " why he took on go ?"—'" Cause , " says he , " when I get home , mother 'Jl lick me for breaking the mug . "— " What , " said the other , " haint you got no grandmother living at your house ?"— "No , " was the reply . — " Well , I have , and I might break two mugs and they daren ' t lick me . "

    Singular Death . —Caution . —A young woman died lately in a somewhat curious manner . She discovered blood oozing out of one of her legs , but as the aperture was not larger than the puncture of an ordinary pin , very little notice was taken of the circumstance . Afterwards becoming faint , however , her friends removed her to the Bath United Hospital , when it was discovered that she had ruptured a blood-vessel by tying her garter too tight , as it was supposed ; and , notwithstanding the skill which was applied to tier-case , the poor creature died from exhauotiou soon after her removal to the hospital . —

    Eatli Chronicle , Distance of the Su >? . —Traagine a railway from here to the sun . 11 ow many hours is the sun from us ? Why , if wc were to send a baby in aa exureis train , going incessantly at a ( iundrc' 1 miles an ht < v »" , without making any stoppages , the baby would grow to be a boy—the boy would grow to be a man—the man would grow old and die—without reaching the gun , for it is distant more than a hundred years from us . But what is this compared with Neptune ' s distance ? Had Adam and Eve started , by our railway at the creation , to go from Kcptune to the Sim tt ' t a rate of fifty miles an hour , they would not have got there yet ; for Neptune is more than six thousand years from the centre of our system . —Household ]]\ rds ,

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• Citation
  • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 22, 1851, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_22111851/page/3/