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OH ! THE "WEARY AGES . Oh , the weary ages , That -have rolled away in wrong ; The martyrdom of sages . The triumphs of the strong . Oh , thecruelfurrowi , ' : Pkiig hed deep on labour ' s brow , By toils , and cares , and [ sorrows , -. 1 From earliest" time till now . - Ever the alow anguish , ¦ - ' Of the lowly hearts that bleed In secret—souls that languish Under force , and . frand , and greed lake a night wind , moaning . ¦ - Throngh a ^ field ' ofgraTes ; Comes the unpitie'd groaning . Of that universe of slaves .
All bur hopes are shrouded In that gloomyi gory past ; Our faith is darkly clouded , . Arid our spirit smkethfast . But from the East , before ' -as , We feel the morning wind ; . It stirs the black clouds o ' er us"We'll leave the past behind . Through the shades of sorrow Love ' s lamp shall light our way "We'll greet the coming morrow Of freedom ' s dawning day . A prophet-lark sings o ' er us ;
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Robert Owen's. Journal Paet L J. Clayton...
Robert Owen ' s . Journal Paet L J . Clayton and Son , Strand ; and Watson , Qneen's "Head-passage , Faternpster-row . . TflE venerable patriarch of Socialism in bis new Journal , exhibits his wonted philanthropy , hopefulness , enthusiasm , and consistency . He proposes through its medium to explain * 'the means to well-place , well-employ , and well educate the population of the world . " Those . who are familiar with the . previous writings of Mr . Owen , will see little that is
novel in his journal , those who are not so , will find the leading principles and objects of Lis system stated with force and perspicuity . As usual Mr . Owen reproduces- and insists emphatically on the fundamental importance of the great principle he . has so long , expounded , relative to the formationToi' [ the human character . This is the cardMaXprincipte of his new Science of Society , and-upon its truth or falsehood rests the whole , of the elaborate system he propounds to the world . It is essential , therefore , to a right comprehension of Owenian Socialism , that the student should master this primary principle .
Mr . Owen , however , shows jhat he is notas most people who have not " read his works fancy him—a mere abstract theorist or dreamy metaphysician . - The interesting account of what he did at New Lanark , proves , that , toTiis conclusions ri g ht or wrong , they were deduced from a larger , more varied , and more practical experienc ' e- ' . 'Qian it has fallen to the lot of most men to "be . favoured with , and to all who test theories by their practical results , Sir . Owen ' s must commend itself as being based on the only true and sound method of reasoning—that , of induction . It rests on facts , not assumptions .
As a sample of the eminently practical nature of Mr . Owen ' s mind , we take a few extracts from the article entitled "The Practical Arrangements requisite to he united with Spade Cultivation . " Thirty years ago he explained his views in a Seport to the County of Lanark , and they are even more applicable and . pertinent at the present day , than they were when he first presented them . He says : — The evil for which your Beporter has been required to provide a remedy , is the general want of employment , at wages sufficient to support the family , of a working man beneficially for the community .
After the most earnest consideration of the subject , he has been compelled to conclude , that such employment cannot be procured through the medium of trade , commerce , or manufactures , or even of agriculture , until the government and the legislature , cordially supported by the country , shall previously adopt measures to remove obstacles , which , without such interference , will now perma nently keep the ; working classes in poverty and discontent , and gradually deteriorate all the re-Eonrces of the empire .
The following considerations , deduced from the first and most obvious principles of the science of Dolitical economy , have convinced your Reporter , that some formidable artificial obstacle intervenes to obstruct the natural improvement and progress of society . 1 st , That manual labour , properly directed , is the source of all wealth , and of national prosperity . 2 nd , That when properly directed , labour is of far more value to the community than the expense necessary to maintain the labourer in considerable comfort .. " 3 rd , That manual labour , properly directed , may be made to continue of this value in all p arts of the world , under any supposable increase of its populaiionCfor many centuries to come . .
. 4 th , That under a proper direction of manual labour , Great Britain and its dependencies may be made to support an incalculable increase of population ;' iribst advantageously for all its inhabitants . otft , That , when manual labour shall he so directed , it will ho found that population cannot , for many years , be" stimulated to advance , as rapidly as society might be benefuted by its increase . After showing the immense increase , of productive power placed at our disposal hy modern science , and the mischief that results from the misapp lication of these means , Mr . Owen proceeds : —
Measures are required , which will permit the labouring . unoccupied poor to be employed to raise their own subsistence , and as largea surplus forthe infant , the aged , and the incapacitated poor , as their labour can be made to yield ; the labourer to receive an equitable remuneration for the surplus he may create . The leading principle which should direct us in the outline of these necessary arrangements , and from which , there should be no deviation in any of their parts , is the public good , or the general interest of the whole population . To this end , the following considerations must be
1 st , TOiere , in general , can the labourers he best placed for spade cultivation ? ^ 2 nd , "Whatis thequahtity of land which it maybe the most advantageous to cultivate , in cumvJo , by Srd , What number of workmen eanhe most beneficially employed together , with a view to all the objects of their labour ? 4 tL What are the best arrangements under wnicn these men and their families can be well and economically lodged , fed , clothed , trained , educated , cmphved , and governed ? . ... oth . Whatis the best moie of disposing of the
Eurplus produce to be thus created by their lanour 5 Gth , What are the means best calculated to render the conduct and industry of these workmen beneficial to their neighbours , to their country , and to foreign nations ? These are some of the leading objects which naturally arise for onr consideration , in forming Brrangements for the introduction of the spade , as a substitute for the plough cultivation . The first object of the political economist , in forming these arrangements , must be , to consider well under what limitation of numbers individuals should be associated to form the first nucleus or division of society .
All his future proceedings will be materially influenced by the decision of this point , which is one of the most difiicult problems in the science of political economy . It will affect essentially the future character of individuals , and influence the general proceedings of mankind : It Is in fact the corner-stone of the whole fabric of human society . The consequences , immediate and remote , which depend upon it , are so numerous and important , that to do justice to this , part of the arrangement alone , would require a work of iaiany volumes .
To form any thing resembling a rational opinion en tmVsobjecfc , the mind must steadily survey the ¦ parlous effects which have arisen from the associations which accident has hitherto combined in the iistory of the human species ; and it should have a distinct idea " of the results which other associations ar e . capSbfe of producing . . ' ,. ' .. — ^ ourj 5 pp ? r t J " thus [ impressed with the magnitude ' and important of the subject , after many years of deep and anxious reflection , and viewing i with reference to ah . improved spade cultivation , and to all the purposes , of . society , Ventures to re commend the formation of such arrangements as will unite about 3 $ men ; women , and children , in
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their natural proportions , as the . ' . tnintJiium , i and about 2 , 000 as the maximum for the future associa-. tionsof the . caltivaiors of the aoil i who .- will . he employed also in , suchf additional ; occupations as may be advantagebusly ' annexed to it . ' ; ' : * In coming to this conclusion , your Reporter never lost sight of that- only sure guide to the political economist , the principle- ^ zftal . t * it the interest of all men , whatever may . & e their , present artificial station in society , thatthereshould . le ifit largest , amount of intrinsically valuable produce , created , ' at the ' least expense p / iabour , and in a way the mest advantageous to the producers arid to society ¦' .- , •" - ' ¦ : :: ¦" .- ¦ "Whatever . f & nciral notions may : govern the mere closet theorist , who . so ; often leads the public mind astray from its true course , the practical economist will never come to any one conclusion that is incon-BistenS with the . foregoing fundamental principle of his science ; well knowing that where there is
inconsistency , there mustbe error . " .... It is with reference to this principle , that the minimum and maximum above stated , ( viz . 300 and 2 , 000 ) have been fixed upon , as will be more particularly'developed under the subsequent heads . ¦ "Within this range , more advantages can be given to theindividuals , andto society , than by the association of any lesser or greater number . But from 800 to 1 , 200 , will be found the most desirable number to form into agricultural villages ; and , unless some very strong local causes interfere , the permanent arrangements should be adapted to the complete accommodation of that amount of population only . Villages . of this extent ,. in the neighbourhood of others of a similar description , at due distances , will be found ' capable of combining within themselves all the advantages that city and country residencies now afford , without any of the numerous inconveniences and evils , ' which necessarily attach toboth those modes of society .
But a very erroneous opinion will be formed of the proposed arrangements , and of the social ad vantages Which they will exhibit , if it should be imagined from" what' has been said , that they will in any respect ; resemble any of the present agricultural Tillages of Europe , or the associated communities in America , except in so far as the latter may be founded on the principle o f united labour , expenditure , " and property , and equal privileges . The earnestness , devotedness , and all
embracing charity and benevolence which have distinguished the protracted and noble public life and labours of Bobert Owen , will , we are certain , ensure for him the heartfelt respect and esteem of all who honour humanity in its highest manifestations . [ Those who desire to learn what Socialism is , as taught and advocated by him , will find it in his Journal , which we cordially commend to * public support , as containing much valuable and most important matter in a small compass . -
The Christian Socialist. Nos. 1, 2, And ...
The Christian Socialist . Nos . 1 , 2 , and 3 . J . Watson , London . Thenewparty—whose tracts are recently noticed in this department of the " Star "—have taken another step in advance , by issuing this weeMy and authorised organ of its principles and objects . The fact of itself implies progress and organisation , and the admirable spirit in which the new periodical is written , promises to win fresh accessions of strength to the new movement . We have already alluded to it as one of the most hopeful of the day . Progress and
Christianity have been too long tacitly set down as alien to each other . Infidelity in some shape has been assumed and asserted to lie at the basis of every attempt to win for the toiling masses any large and liberal measures of political and social amelioration . Tens of thousands of honest and benevolent men have thus been induced to close their ears to the advocates of these measures , and have lived in ignorance of the real sentiments
and objects of those who proposed them , when in reality , their hearts and sympathies were directed towards the same ends . It is not to be wondered at , that persons who live under a deep and habitual sense of the awfull y preponderating importance of spiritual , compared with temporal interests , should shrink from aiding those who seek to promote the latter , if by so doing they necessarily expose themselves to come in contact with parties who scoff at their most cherished and most sacred
feelings and associations . Hence such persons have heretofore been lost to the popular cause for all radical and substantial purposes , and yet they are , by constitution and habit , peculiarly fitted to promote its success . They are accustomed to pay deference to authority , to act in organised bodies for a common object , to work more than talk , when once they understand the kind of work they have to do ;< and it is precisely these qualities that are required , to enable the popular cause to make head against similar qualities and agencies at the controul and disposal of those who now rule over us , for their benefit , not ours . "
Whatever , therefore , may be the ultimate result of some of the p lans of the "Christian Socialists , ' - '—whether their co-operative workshops and stores may realise their benevolent wishes and anticiparions or not— -they must effect an immediate benefit , by appealing to this large class of our fellow countrymen , and by showing them that . Socialism , instead of being incompatible with , is in fact the positive and practical embodiment of Christianity for this age . The idea is by no means anew one ; but it comes from a new quarter . What might have been listened to with a pardonable
scepticism , when put forward by those who professed to belong to no Christian communion , and who merely deduced the assertion as a logical inference from certain texts in the Scriptures , must command grave and earnest attention , when enunciated by clergymen occupying distinguished positions in the Church , for the vast extent of their learning , the blameless nature of their lives , and their unassuming , but genuine philanthropy . The opening article of the first number"The New Idea "—vigorously and frankly expounds the basal propositions on which
the Christian Socialists take their stand . It asserts that Socialism , without those moral grounds of self-sacrifice , mutual affection , and common brotherhood which Christianity vindicates to itself for an everlasting heritage—is as lifeless as the feathers without the bird , however skilfully the staffer may dress them , up . into an artificial semblance of life . On the other hand , Christianity , ' when divorced from Socialism , when cramped up within the four walls of its churches or chapels , and "forbidden to go forth into the wide world , conquering and to conquer , to assert
God's rightful dominion over every process of trade and industry , over every act of our common life , and to embody in due forms of organisation every deepest truth of that faith committed to its charge , " becomes chilly and helpless . They say that Christ ' s gospel "is wholly incompatible with a political economy which proclaims self-interest to be ' the very pivot of social action , " and that a system of Profit , which has adopted for its maxim " buy cheap and sell dear , " cannot cohere'with a gospel which commands , " Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself . " And , finally , they
conclude-That if Christ ' s gospel be true , then it is compatible with those theories or systems which , however mistaken in their means , yet have for common object to bind up into fellowship , and not to divide by selfishness and rivalry ; to substitute fair prices and living wages for a false cheapness and starvation its child . And they have adopted for their watch-words " Association" and "Exchange , " instead of « Competition" and " Profit . The Council of " the Society for Promoting Working Men ' s Associations" have , therefore , undertaken to diffuse the principles of co-operatien ' as the practical app lication of Christianit y to the purposes of trade and industry . ' " But they use the term Christianity In no sectarian sense , as mil be seen by what follows : — . . ..- . i ¦ : ' ... •• !
Donot let us to misunderstood . The members ot those associations , nor even , the writers , of this PJP "» . J ? required to make in words a profession or UimUanity . The men who , claiming for themselves as their , dearest privilege the title of " Chris-Sfi ™ ^ the con "noh ground of cooperative praciphHvof Socialism in I word , gladly ! 3 , te ™ te" 0 *? 1 " ? oi those for whom that title may have seemed hitherto but an insult oramock-^ t ^ JT haVe don e so with their eyes open They have done so , we repeat it , because theymain-
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tarn Socialism to be essentially Christian , even when struggling against that blessed name . • : And they thusnobl y anticipate , ' and repl y tqj the probable unpopularity and misconstruction which this courseniayoccasion : — - Somomaysay , "Indeed ; be Christian Socialistsas muchasyou please ; but why put the wordsinthe very fore-front of-your paper ;? " Bepausethese . are times , above all . others , in ^ which it . is . needful for men to speak out what they , mean . ; Because what we mean to " speak , put above jail , things , is ' , ' that" hew idea of , the essential-harmony between' Christianity and Socialism . ' Because ; it isi yet a disgrace , or at least a motive for . distrust , to be a Christian among
Socialists , or . a Socialist ampng Christians . " . Because for men as conscious as we are of imperfection and sin , there would-be spiritual affectation and' pride'to call ourselves ; simply Christians .- Because tbere would be as much intellectual vanity and / pretence to call ourselves simply Socialists , whilst several of ua at least . feel . " ourselves jet . soignorant of the science of co - operativei organisation . " ' ' If it be givehto ' - us to' vindicate for Christianity its true authority- over the realms of industry and trade ; for Socialism its true character . as the great Christian revolution . of the nineteenth century , so that the title of "Socialist" shall be only a bugbear to the' idle r and to the wicked , and
society , from the highest rank to the lowest , shall avowedly regulate itself upon the principle of cooperation , and . not drift rudderless upon the sea of competition , as ' our let-alone political economists would have it-do ; then , indeed ,, we shall have achieved our task ; and , in the meanwhile , we trust in God that no amount of obloquy , ridicule , calumny , orjneglect ; shall make us desert it , so long as we have strength and- means to carry on the fight . Eor a fight it is , " a long one , and a deadly one—a fight against all the armies of Mammon . . Will the working men of England stand by us ? We have no fear of the issue if they will , ' . - ¦ -,. ; This will suffice to give an idea of the spirit by which the conductors of this new periodical are animated , and of the purposes to which theyintend to devote their . energies . The
cheapness of the paper which brings it within the reach of the poorest , renders it unnecessary for us to quote from its pages . It is only requisite to add that the Contents of each number are varied , and the articles written with great ability . Among them we recognise the forcible and graphic pen of the author of "Alton Locke . " The weekl y reports of the progress of the various co-operative societies and workshops in London Vand the provinces , constitute a peculiar feature of interest in a periodical which we cordially commend to the support of all who wish to see a spirit of union and good-will diffused throughout society , and the mighty , means at its disposal employed to promote the prosperity and-happiness of all classes .
The Lever.- Social And' Political. Part ...
The Lever .- Social and' Political . Part 1 . James O'Neil , Castle'Flace , Belfast . One of the most hopeful signs of progress that have reached us from f the Sister Isle " for many a long year . The Press of Ireland has been so purely sectarian or partisan , that the eye of the genuine Folitical and Social Reformer , could : discern in the future few indications of the emancipation of a people , whose
mental food was such dry stubble ; and rubbish as that supplied by mere party 'writers . The appearance of the TheLever marks a newera of Irish periodical literature . It is a proof that a public has at length been created to whom such writers can : appeal , however small it may he , and it is in : the nature of such publications as Tke Lever , when once introduced , to leaven the whole mass of society with the great and glorious principles it propounds .
¦ Besides proving an immense advance in public opinion on the other side of the Irish Channel , The Lever adds another to the numerous manifestations of a growing identity and unity between Political and Social Reformers . We do not mean small societies that assume to themselves names , the largeness of which is belied by the limited sphere of their influence , the paucity of their numbers , and the meagreness of their resources .
There is a great public opinion outside of these petty sectional movements , as yet unorganised , but thoroughly imbued with the spirit which'breathes through the columns of The Lever ; and the next National Movement will ' most assuredly not be for the Charter alone , but include the Land and Labour Questions , which now more and more grow into their true dimensions before the eyes of the struggling industrial millions .
Wehail with pleasure TheLever " as a fellowlabourer in the vineyard . " The series of articles which commence the five numbers before us are pregnant with matter for reflection , and treat some of the weightiest and most pressing Social problems of the age , as will be seen by an enumeration of their titles—" Machines and Men ; " "The Labour Question ; " " Disease and Cure ; " ' " The Land ; " " The Right to the Land . " We may on some future occasion transfer to our columns some of these eloquent and boldly written articles . In the meantime we cannot better convey an idea to our readers of the spirit in which TheLever is conducted than by quoting from the . first
numberarticles of my creed . I believe that all men are brothers ; and that , as such , they should ever live . I believe that , as it is essential to the well-being of a nation there should be laws for its government , those laws should , as far as possible , provide equally for the interests of all the people . I believe that , as the whole people , without distinction of rank or sex , are expected to obey the laws , the whole people , without distinction , should have a voice in the making of them . I believe , also , that the form of government should always be the choice of ( if possible ) the whole people ; and that , in all cases in which there is not unanimity , the will of the majority— -never that of the minority , however rich or powerfulshould decide . '
I believe that the people of this country are not fairly represented in the Senate , the House of Lords being chiefly hereditary , and the Commons representatives of a - very small minority of the people ; and that , in justice , the people ought not to be required to obey the laws such legislators make , nor to pay the taxes they impose . I believe that the . only legitimate claim to confidence or favour is personal merit—that fitness is the only qualification for office ; and that neither titles , nor honours , nor offices of any kind , should bo hereditary . . I brieve that life is a heaven-signed title to the means of life ; and that , as the earth is the common parent of all , it should be permitted to extend a parent ' s care to all . I believe that labour should be more equally distributed , and that labour ' s profits should be more fairly divided .
I believe that over-toil and constant idleness are alike injurious , and that hone should be subjected to either ; and that no industrious man should have to over-toil himself to obtain the necessaries of life , while pampered idleness may , without labour , enjoy its luxuries . . . 1 believe that an industrious man uhould never have to beg for work while an acre of land remains unused—unproductive . ' -I believe that , by wise association , tho workers may secure to themselves all the . privileges and profits of proprietors and employers . I believe that a sound education is indispensable to tho . full development of man's , nature ; and ,
therefore , that such education should be within the reach of every child in the natiohi I believe that , in holding and expressing his opinions , every , man should be left perfectly free and uncontrolled , so long as such opinions do not interfere with the just ' rights of others . I believe that the State Church in this countryone of the greatest injustices ever perpetratedshould be speedily overthrown , and that every Church should support its own clergy . ; I believe that a nation ' s greatness consists—not in the number or wealth of its nobility , the splendour of its palaces , the power of its armies and navies , nor the magnificence of its cities—but in the
intelligence , the independence , the comfort , the virtue of its inhabitants . I believe that the only successful way of making a nation truly great and prosperous , is by making the individuals whq ' compose it intelligent , independent , moral , and religious . And , lastly , I believe that it is the duty of every one who loves his country , and his brethren , and desires to see them great and happy , to become as intelligent , as moral , as virtuous as possib . le himself and to labour to make others intelligent , moral , and virtuous , also * ¦ . The leading articles grapple with the social and political abuses' of Ireland and the age , in a truthful and uncompromising style , and the contents are varied by sketches < f present
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stateuf societ y ^ ana poetry TO % p ' erior descnption . WQ trust the wielders of the Lever will have the -satisfactioti of Seeing " that they Have aided in no - small'deWee to pull down the present ; | igahtic ; fabric . of ^ yraniry and oppression , and to build up a-fairer social edifice on . tnei grand and imperishable'foundation of justice , - ..
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Aspirations of Manhood . ' By Joseph Morgan . Pattie / Shbe-larie . : .. ' / V v _ In this tract the writer has endeavoured to indicate the solution of the ^ great problems of the age . Ho hau thrown his thoughts into the form of a Catechism , and in that shape they are calculated to be extremely useful , and ,-deserve wide circulation , . Those who . : ; are ; yet ignorant of the principles and objects of the People ' s Charter , could not go to abetter preliminary teacher than Mr . ^ Morgan ; an extract from whose preface will best tell what " manner of spirit he is of : "—
, The author sincerely hopes that his efforts will be successful in carrying . conviction to the minds of his fellow working men , ; that self , culture . is indispensably necessary to a higher , state of being—that the pernicious habits of seeking for pleasure in the beer shops or gin . palaces instead of " developing . the affections of home ; ' that '' the embossment of truth ¦ s ^ ?? cred - 4 uty , imperative , because oo-existent with the brotherhood of man ; that human ' perfectil syroP ^ th y < isnP ideal doctrinej but founded on the cheering progress of humanity ; that the time will assuredl y come when the' great wealth
producers of society will claim their heaven-born privileges so long withheld by force and fraud ; when equal laws will . bedictated'by love ; when no one will enrich , himself at the expense of another's happiness , ' but labour ardently and energetically for each and all , until poverty and its gloomy train of attendant horrors are for ever banished from the earth ; when the whole fabric of society will be based upon mutual rights and duties , instead of the present' system described by Carlyle , as ' ' the Gospel of laissez faire , universal competition , and the Devil take the hindmost . " -
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' ADELPHI THEATRE . A new domestic drama , from the pens of Messrs . Brough and Bridgman , called lessee Gray , has been produced at this theatre , and with that sure success which cannot fair to procure for it a long and triumphant run . ; -A certain wealthy baronet' ( Mr . H . Hughes ) , has a nephew ( Mr . Boyco ) , who looks up to him for his patrimony , and who , at the moment the piece : opens , ia , clandestinely paying his addresses to . a young lady . ( Madame Celeste ) , who passes as the niece of a medical man ( Mr . O . Smith . ) The match is distasteful to the baronet , who spurns the notion of allowing hisnephW to
unite with one beneath him in worldly rank , and who , in fact , designs him as the husband of a certain lady of title . The nephew chivalrously prosecutes his suit in spite of his uncle ' s remonstrances , and boldly braves the threat of disinheritance in case of his contumacy . The uncle in this extremity has recourse to artifice to prevent the match , and by means , allowable , perhaps , in melodrama , but hardly coming within the limits . of toleration in the world ' s warfare , succeeds in blasting the . character of the young lady , and in severing the tie of . love which had subsisted between her and tho nephew . But the uncle , repulsive as his character is made in the " melodrama , is not without his troubles in this life . Some years before the drama opens , he , as
he . supposes , ' has lost his only child , theissue of a marriage contracted in defiance of the wishes Of his relatives . This child , however , as the story of the drama explains ; has been fostered and brought up by a kind friend ; and the indefatigable explorer of the intricacies of Adelpbi plots will , perhaps , not receive a very violent shock to his sense of dramatic probability , when he is told that the supposed niece of the doctor and the daughter of the baronet are one and the same person ; or , that the father , raaugre some little scruples on the score of consanguinity , which to this , day have not been entirely set at rest , is only too happy to be at once an " unky " and a father-in-law . Nothing could be finer in that peculiar style of acting whichMadame
Celeste has made her own than her impersonation of the heroine . Her innocence , "her lore , her sorrow , and her ultimate triumph , were depicted with a fidelity which met withthe warmest appreciation . A striking proof of the completeness of the illusion was afforded in a scene in . which she is tendered a letter by means of which slie is to be entrapped . In the midstof the . most breathless silence a sten ? torian voice from the gallery roared out "don't take it ; " with an energy which set the whole house laughine in a moment . For once in a way Mr . O . Smith is permitted to appear on the stage as an honest man ..: After the terrible reputation he has made as a stage villain , it was quite a relief to find him in a character , which required perpetual optical reference to the . pocket handkerchief , and draughts upon the sentimental . In' the ; underplot
the principal personage is Jukes ( Mr . Honey ) , a medical student , and also pupil and assistant of Dr . Gray . Mr . Honey , by his quaint and dry style of acting , kept the house in a roar of laughter from beginning to end ; and another great hit was in the person of Professor Octavius Chester ( Mr . Paul Bedford ) , of the poses plastiques , who parodies the Professor-Warton-like look irresistibly ; and Lizzy Walters ( a marchanda de mode ) was piquantly played by Miss . II . Pitzwilliam . The piece is admirably put on the stage . At the close of the drama the applause was loud and general ; and after tho curtain had drawn upon the whole of the company , and in obedience to a unanimous call , the gentlemen whose names we have stated bowed thenacknowledgments from a private box as the authors . The piece is announced for repetition every evening .
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ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE . The grand spectacle of Mazeppd has been succeeded by a new and splendid entertainment , called the Enchanted Palfrey , or the Warrior of the Crescent , Mirza , the Warrior of the Crescent , conceives a violent liking in his youth for a young maiden of Ispahan ; but considerations of a worldly character will not permit the immediate fruition of his hopes , and he postpones matrimony to a more convenient opportunity . Compelled to hew his way to fortune by the sword , he enters the service of the Shah of Persia , and attains the . highest military rank in that Eastern potentate ' s army . Fortune has smiled on him , and he thinks that the very best reason for not frowning upon the object of his choice' in less prosperous days . That common infirmity of Eastern princes , an inordinate admiration of the fair sex , is shared by our Shah , and he ho sooner beholds the chosen bride of his victorious general than he desires to possess her . This little want Alirza has considerable scruples in grathyinsr . and he flatlv tells
the Shah to look nearer home for his amorous amusements . The Shah thereupon declares Mirza to be rebellious , and he is banished from the land ; but he contrives , in the disguise of an Arab , and with the aid of the miraculous palfrey , to enter the palace of the Shah and carry off the lady of his heart , whom our Bluebeard had enslaved . The Shah is ultimately made to pay dearly for his little error , for Mirza goes to i » ar with him and deprives him of his life and kingdom . As . a spectacle , this piece is very successful . It is put upon the stage with great regard to effect , and the storming of the fortresi served admirably to display the resources of the establishment .. That noble animal , the horse , plays no insignificant part in the drama , and serves to exhibit , in a high degree , the perfect training of Mr . Batty ' s admirable atud . The piece will no doubt have a long and successful run . The scenes in the circle are as attractive as ever , and the Dance of Garlands , which is splendidly devised and executed , elicits rapturous applause .
Robbemes Which There Is No Noise Abodt.—...
ROBBEMES WHICH THERE IS NO NOISE ABODT . — Just now much excitement is prevalent on account of the numerous burglaries which have been committed Of late J but the robberies which have provoked a universal outcry are nothing to those which are submitted to in silence .. Between tho government , the prerogative office , the proctor , and the officials , legatees are robbed in the Ecclesiastical Court to the amount of three or four per cent .
An inventor , before he can secure the benefit of bis own device , is plundered to the tune of some £ 400 in the Patent' Office . The householder ' s pocket is picked by means of the assessed taxes , as at present levied ; and the tradesman , artist , or author , with a large family , living from hand to mouth—if the rogues who commit these depredations can only find out . that he gets £ 150 a year—is subjected to spoliation in the shape of an unequal income tax . — lunch .
Printing on the Covers of N ewspapers . — Gbnbrai , Post-office , November . — Henceforward all newsventes will be allowed to print upon the covers of any newspapers and stamped periodicals which they may send by post , the title or name of such newspaper or periodical , and also their own names and addresses . No writing or printing of any description whatsoever ; either on the outer or inner side of the wrapper , except that above-mentioned , and the name arid address of tho party for whom the newspaper or periodical may be intended , will bo permitted . .
Mouei , Life-Boats , —We . understand , that in addition to . tho 100 guineas , which , tho : DukO i pf Northumberland offers for the best model life-boat , ^ he also offers ( and not the Royal National Ship- ! wreck Institution as previously stated , ) 100 guineas for a life-boat' built according to the model which shall be appro'ed of .
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j Pusetitk CoNUNnaijM . —What is the difference jbetweenforms anaceremoniesi—Wesit on . the one jand stand on the other . ¦¦ * ¦• : - Politeness . —The climax of superflous politeness : has been declared to be that of holding an umbrella over a d « ck in the rain . ^ . . . .. .. . ... j An Irishman , writing a sketch of his life , says he ; early ran away from his fatherbecauss he discovered he was only his uncle . ,. ;; . : ' Tiberius , how do you make an H ? "— "Why , as to . that , master , I generally place a horizontal beam between two upright posts . " , An inoolent boy being asked by his teacher , who came latest to school ? replied * "Indeed , sir , I cannot say , for I did not get here early enough to see . " Jenni Lind . —The produce of eight Concerts given at Boston , by Jenny Lind , amounted to 170 , 000 dollars .
SvNTAX . —Afd mechanics' institute , an adult in a grammar class being asked what is . syntax , replied , " Money- paid to thei Pope for absolution of sins . " ' ( Sin tax . ) ¦ Caution to Widowers . —Lightning never strikes but once in the same place—therefore , let . a man whose first wife was . a good one , never marry again . Pride of Dress . —Those who are incapable of shining but by . dress , would do well to consider that the contrast between them and their clothes turns out much to their disadvantage .
EPIGRAM . After such years of dissension and strife , Some wonder that Peter . should weep , for his wife : But his tears on her grave are nothing surprising—He ' s laying her dust , for fear of its rising . 'r-ffood ! . ' There are three things in the world that know no kind of restraint , and are governed b y no laws , but merely by passion and brutality : —civil wars , family quarrels , and religious disputes . i Nkveb believe that rank necessarily includes superiority , whilst there is a single bad ' man near the throne ; or , that the multitude are without dignity , whilst a solitary individual is to be found who proudly worships alreasoh's shrine . —Zimmerman . Different Ways of doing the Same Thins .- *
' ? Pray excuse me , " said a well-dressed young man to a young lady in . the second tier of boxes at the theatre , " I wish to go up stairs and getsoraorefresh * ment—don't leave your seat . " . A sailor seated in the box near his sweetheart , and disposed to do the same thing , arose and said , " Harkee , Poll , I ' m going aloft to wet my whistle—don ' t fall overboard while I ' m gone . " Next Door to a Brute . —A gentleman dining with a friend one day , was struck by the earnestness with which a little girl regarded him , and taking her on his lap he caressed her . " Please , sir , " said she , "tell me what is in the house next to you j I'd like very much to know , and to see it . " "And tell me nay little dear , why you wish to know ? " "Because I heard mamma say , sir , that you was next door to a brute . "
Pkidb of AnCestrv . —He thatboasteth of his ancestors confesseth he hath no virtue of his own . No other person hath lived for our honour ; nor ought that to be reputed ours , which was long before we had a being . For what advantage can it be to a blind man that his parents had good eyes ? Can he see the better?—Charron . A Wiseacre . —The mayor of a certain Engliah borough was lately asked , " Is it on account of some utility supposed to be connected with the practice , that you have the maces carried before you to church every Sunday ? and , if so , what is it ? * . ' It is of no use , only it is the custom , and the Bible tells us to keep to all the old customs . " " The Bible ? how ? where ? " " Don ' t you know that , it ' says , Custom to whom custom ? " ' " ' Then nothing , whatever it is , if it becomes once the custom , should : ever , be laid aside ? " " No , certainly not ; the Bible says .. . it should not . "
Courts and Courtiers . — " I have known courts these thirty-six years , and know they differ ; but . in some things they ^ are . extremely constant .. First in the old trite maxim of a minister ' s never forgiving those he has injured . Secondly , in the insincerity of those who would be thought the best friends . Thirdly , in the love of fawning , cringing , and tale bearing . Fourthly , in sacrificing those we really wish well to a point of interest or intrigue . Fifthly , in keeping everything worth taking for those who can do service or disservice , " —Swift . Cure for a Cold . —The following prescription has been taken from an old black letter book , a . d . 1430 : — Putte your feette in hot water , As high as your thighes ; Wrappe your head up in flannelle , As lowe as your eyees ; Take a quart of rum'd gruelle ,
When in bedde , as a dose ; With a number four dippe Well tallowe your nose . An Ungrateful Client . —Soon after I was called . to the bar , and had published the first number of my " Nisi Prius Reports , " while defending a prisoner in the Crown Court , I had occasion to consult my client , and I went into the dock , where I conversed with him for a minute or two . I got him off , and be was immediately discharged . But my joy was soon disturbed . Putting my hand in my pocket to pay the '' junior " of the circuit my quota for yesterday ' s dinner , I found that my purse was gone , containing several bank notes , the currency of that day . The incident causing much merriment , it was communicated to Lord Chief Baron Macdonald , the presiding judge , who said , " What ! does Mr . Campbell think that no cue is entitled to take notes in the court but himself ? "—Lord Campbell .
Popular Games and Pastimes . —The great body of the people are but children of a larger growth , and are as much in need of pastimes | nay , more so , for they require wholesome exhiliration to enable them to bear up against thewear and tear of toil , and the stern realities of life . ' Deprived of innocent amusements , they droop , they become listless , morose , dangerous , they cease to love their country . Theie are persons who maintain that the pleasures of religion , and a knowledge ! of their duties , are sufficient , or ought to be sufficient , to enable the working classes to endure the hardships of their lot with patience ; if not with cheerfulness ; but this is to infer that the majority of those who are doomed to a life of toil and suffering , have attained to a perfection of Christian heroism not often practised-by those who preach its necessity . Solomon tells us , "There is a time to work , and a time to play . " Why should those who work be denied their share of pastime l—Agnes Strickland .
Extent of the United States . —It has been computed that the United States have a frontier line of 10 , ft > 0 miles , a sea coast of 5 , 130 miles , and a lake coast of 1 , 160 miles . One of its rivers is twice as long as the Danube , the largest river in Europe . The Ohio is 600 miles longer than the Rhine , and the noble Hudson has a navigation in the "Empire State " 120 miles longer than the Thames . Within Louisiana are bays and creeks , almost unknown , that would shame by comparison the Tiber or Seine . The State of Virginia alone is onerthird larger than England . The State of Ohio contains 3 , 000 square miles more than Scotland . The harbour of New York receives the vessels that navigate rivers , canals , and lakes to the extent of 3 , 000 miles—equal to the ditance from America to Europe . From the . capital of Maine to the " Crescent City "is 200 miles further than from London to Constantinople—a route tbat would cross England , Belgium , a part of Prussia , Austria , and Turkey . —National Intelligence .
Ages of Public Mbn . —Duke of Wellington , 81 ; Lord Lynduur & t , 78 \ Mr . Joseph Hume , lis Lord Brougham , 72 5 Lord Denham , 71 ; Lord Campbell , 71 ; Lord Gough , 71 ; Marquis of Lansdowne , 70 ; Lord Cottenham , 69 ; Earl of Aberdeen , 66 ; Viscount Palmerston , 66 ; Right Hon . H . Golburn , 66 ; Viscount Hardinge , G 5 ; Sir Robert Inglis , 64 : Duke of Richmond , 59 ; Sir James Graham , 58 ; Lord John Russell , 58 ; Right Hon . C . S . Lefevre , Speaker of the House of Commons , 56 ; Bight Hon . Richard L . Shiel , 56 j Sir FrederickThesiger , 56 ; Sir Francis Baring , First Lord of the Admiralty , 54 ;
SirFitzroy Kelly , 51 ; Marquis of Normanby , 53 ; Right Hon . H . Labouchere . 52 ; Lord Stanley , 51 ; Sir George Grey , 51 ; Right Hon . T . B * Macauley , 51 ; Earl of Clarendon , 50 ; Right Hon . Sir Charles Wood , 50 ; Right Hon . Fox Maule , 49 ; Lord Ashley , 49 ; Mr . J . A . Roebuck , 49 ; Earl of Carlisle , 48 ; Marquis of Clanrioarde , 48 ; Earl Grey , 48 ; Sir John Jervis , 48 * Mr . Cobden , 47 ; Mr . Benjamin Disraeli , 45 ; Right Hon . W . E . Gladstone , 41 ; Right Hon . Sidney Herbert , 40 ; Earl of Lincoln , 39 ; Mr . John Bright , 39 ; Marquis of Granby , 35 ; Hon . Georgo A . Smythei 32 ; Lord John Manners 32
A Candid Appeal—A wife , whose husband is now undergoing a sentence of transportation for a term of years in one of the hulks at Woolwich , has sent him the following consoling letter : —*! Dear Husband : I take this opportunity of addressing these few lines to you , hoping to find you in good health , as it leaves me at present , thank God for it . Dear Husband , I am going to change my line of life , and I hope it will be for the better . I must tell you that I am going to be married , and hope you will have no objection , for you know you have not behaved to me as a husband ought to have done s both you and your family have used me very ill , but everybody knows that I never gave you any cause to illtreat me . I have been to the advice
overseers to ask their , and they told me I had better get another husband , as I did not expect you would ever come home again . You need not fret about . it , nor make yourself in the least ' alarmed at what I say , for I can assure you it is true . The overseers of the parish are going to give the man £ 10 to take me out oi the parish . I have invited your brotherRobert , to the wedding and I wish you was at home to make one amongst us . I shall tell you—the man ' s . namcis William — - ; You . need hot forget me for a 11 that ; and if you should ' ever come where I am , I hopeiyou will call and see me . So I conclude , andstill remain . your . affectionate wife . Catherine . To William - — . Ganymede Hulk , Woolwichi —Manchester Spectator .
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CURES POR THE UN 0 U 11 ED ! HOLLO WA T' S . ' OI NT ME N T . An Extraordinary Cure of Scroful * , or King ' s . Evil , Extract of aletter from Mr . J . II . Alliday , 209 High-street , Cheltenham , dated January 22 nd , 1850 . Sir , —My eldest son , when about three years of age , was afflicted with a glandular swelling in the neck , which after a short time broke out into an ulcer . An eminent medical man pronounced itas a very bad case of scrofula , and prescribed for a considerable time without effect . The disease then for years went on graduall y increasing ia virulence , when besWes the ulcer in the neck , another formed below the left knee , and a third under the eye , besides seven others on the left arm , with a tumour between the . eyes which * as expected to break . During the whole of the tune my suffering boy had received the constant advice of . the most celebrated medical gentlemen at Cheltenham , besides being for several months at the General Hospital where one of the surgeons said that he would amputate the left arm , but that the blood was so impure , that if
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 23, 1850, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_23111850/page/3/
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