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BEAUTIES OF BTRON . XO . XXVI . " tb » GiAora . " "Be " ffe P 0 T € r ^ ne ma " * port » ° f * Ws story , for vvhichvbicn wc must refer the reader to the work itself , t « d if t > A if he would know the victims to the Giaour ' s lore , nJ n , nJ ba'c . he will do well to make that reference m » 5 fh « ttOTV fe * »' iU"'S 'f interesting from the comnmeneitieni < mcnt to ^ c , ose ' ' ^ fitstappearanoeof the Srf ' KW ' K *' ' wllfn sccn ^ t ! ie narrator of the * £ * ' n * " ^ " ^ - , jh fisherman ; the lovely picture of Leila , and ( the me &* k * tory of her death ; the encounter of the ^ j ^ jjf—their terrific combat and death of
flas" . . t he desolation oi masons nail ana domains ; " ! " ! jiei jiei niprccations of the story-teller against the " ac-I pjjjjljj ^ d Giaour ;" , these , with other passages abound---jj ^ jjjj . tfith minute and heautiful descriptions , language j the i the n * 084 , luxuriant , and poetry of the highest order—1 thrSthta" portioas of the poem mutt be read to rightly . grZ ^ jitciate the extract we give below . As the confoa fca 0 * ^ Giaour on i " 3 death-bed gives a rtmma i nf il nf the story , we prefer extracting it This portion p ? t ' nf the poem nas ai " 50 t ^ e merit of containing some of the tie i ' , ( , st fmrfal au'l beautiful passages io be found in i in the -work .
THE COKFESSIOS . « Father ! thy days have pass'd in peace , 'Mid counted beads , and countless prayer ; To bid the sins of others cease , Thyself without a crime or care , cave transient ills that all must bear , jlas been thy lot from youth to age ; And thou wilt bless thee from the raga Of lesions fierce and uncontroll'd , each as thy penitents unfold , Whose secret tins aad sorrows rest Within thy purs and pitying breast . 3 Sy days , though few , have passed below
In muc-K of joy , but mors of woe ; Yet still in hours of love or strife , I ' ve ' scaped the weariness of life : >\ w leagued with friends , now girt by foes , I loathed the languor of repose . > " ow nothing left to love or hat ^ | 5 # more with hope or pride elate , \ I'd rather be the thing that crawls [ Jlost nosious o ' er a dungeon ' s walls , \ | Joan pass my dull , unvarying days , ! fondeir . u'd to meditate and gaze . ' ! ! " Yet , larks a wish within my breast ! For reft—but not to feel 'tis rest
I I . 11 I Soon shall my fate that wUh fulfil ; j Aud I shall sleep without the dream j || Oi n'h « I was , and would be still , : a Park as to thee my deeds may seem : | I } 5 ; memory now is bat the tomb ¦ ( . if joys long dead ; my hope , their doom f ' § Though better to have died with those s I Than bear a life of lingering woe * . a a y v spirit shrank not to sustain s s The searching throes of ceaseless pain ;
I ? Sor soujbt tb * self-accorded grave ' ' Of ancient fool and modern knave : | yet death 1 have not fear * d to meet ; \ \ And in the field it bad been sweet , ' Had danger woo'd me on to move If The slave of glory , not of love . II pte braved it—not for honour ' s boast If 1 smile at laurels won or lost ; II To such let others carve their way , l"i F « r high , renown , or hireling pay ; 11 liaf place again before my eyes 1 1 Auzht that I deem a worthy prize ;
The maid 1 love , the man I hate , And I will hunt the steps of fete , To save or slay , as these require , Through rending steel , and rouing fire ; > " or need ' st thou doubt this speech from one Who would but do—what he hath done . Peath is but whut the haughty brave , The weak must bear , the wretch must crave ; Then let life go to Him who gave : Ifcareuotquail'dto danger ' s tae-w Whtu high and happy—need I now ' * * * . * « 'Ilovedher , PriarI nay , adored—But these are words that all can use—I proved it more in deed than word ; There ' s blood npon that dinted sword , A stain its steel can never lose ; ' T was shed for her , who died for me ,
Is warm'd the heart of one acborr"d : Nay , start not—no—nor bend thy knee , Xor midst my sins snch act record ; Thou wilt absolve me from the deed , For he was hostile to thy creed ! The very name of Xazarene Was wormwood to his Paynim spleen . Ungrateful fool 2 since but for brands Well wielded in some hardy hands . And wounds by Galilean * given , The surest pass to Turkish heaven , For him hie Boons still might wait Impatient at the Prophet ' s gate . I loved her—lave will find its way Through paths where wolves would fear to jTey
And if it dares enough , ' t were bard If parson met not some reward-So matter how , or where , or why , I did not vainly seek , nor sigh ; Te : sometimes , with remorse , in vain 1 wish she had not loved again . She died—I dare not tell thee how ; Bui look— -t is written on my brow ! There read of Cain the curse and crime , In charaaters unworn by time ; Still , ere thou dost condemn me , pause ; > "ot mine the act , though I the cause . Ttt did he but what I had done
Had ^ he been false more than one : Faithless to him , he gave the blow ; But true to me , I laid him low : Howe ' er deserved her doom might be , Her treachery was troth to me ; To me she gave her heart , that oil Which tyranny ean ne ' er enthral ; And I , alas 1 too late to save ! Ttt all I then could give I gave , Twas some relief , our foe a grave . His death sits lightly ; but her fete lia « made me—what thon weB niay ' st hate . " * Tk- " Confession" will be continued in our next number .
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BTJtOS DEFENDED ; Thanks , , to your honest pen , That truth « nd Byron has defended , And seonnJ the arts of little men , Who with their prsises malice blecde *" . The well-paid priests for sordid gain Would fain have crufh'd him with their thunder ; Twere priests who forged the very chain That Byron strove to rend asunder . Wh » a will this world have done with cant And humbug priests call " true religion V Xever , while they are paid to rant , And mystify our mental vision . 1 never cared for " holy" things—Those cheributns on Mountain " Zion ; I si : ;" i not for a pair of wines , And yet I love the "lord "—Lord Byron 1 I lov'd him iu my early years , " vThen faintly was hi * praises caroll'd , And now , whtu pressM with um \ j cares , J wasder with the "ri ' gr ' ni Harold . " W . L . Waeeis .
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SOMJS FOR THE PEOPLE . m ii . TO TIIE HEX OF EXGLASD . Et JEUCV BTSSHE SBELLEI . Hen of England , wherefore plough -For the lords who lay je low ? Whi-iefore weav # , -with toil and care , The rich rofces jour tyrants wear ? When-fore feed , and clothe , aad eave , From tlie cradle to the grave , Those uuiTatefol drones who would Drain your £ we » t—nay , drink your blood ' "Wht-refort , Bees of England , forge Jiany a weapon , chain , and scourge . That those stiugless drones may spoil The forced produce of your toil ? 3 ! ai eye leisure , comfort , calm , Shtittr , f « id , love's gentle balin ? Or nhat i « it ye buy so dear , With your pain and with your fear ? Tiie ivt-a ye sow another reaps—The health ye find ti & bthtr keeps—Tht roln-r ' ye weave another wears—The arms y « lorge another bears . Sv , w tttfi , hut let no tyrant reap—Hiiil weJth , Itt no impostor heap—^• " t-a : c robes , let not the idle wearl ' : r % ~ . anns , in your defence to hear .
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Ji ' iUr . S LOXDOX REVIEW . London : ( J . B . ?; CbiisuMi , AYhitefriars-street , Elect-street . 7 Jsecobb . \ otkj :. ] i Ihe Jsjinrry number commences the third volume j Iks " Review , " which we arc glad to leani has j 1 ««*< 1 triiiiiiiihaiiik" the ordeal of introduction to wit public , " ami , " says the Editor , "for once a tereotyjit-u j-. lirasc is true and applicable—we can f tirdialiy tisaiik a '« ; Aim > ux public . "' The Editor adds : "Our success , however , lias onlv served to
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article * in this number . The Editorcommettoas with a n % w Tomanc * . entitled " The Phases of Love , " which opens with some just reflections on the character and condition of women in our present social state . The story itself we desire to see more of before we further notice it . The " Life of Liszt , the celebrated Tianist and Composer , " is interesting . " Wooing , Wedding , and Repenting , " by the authoreis of "Leaves torn from a Record of Life " is one of her homely but truthful stories which never fail to leave a lasting impression on the reader . " Our Political Prospects , " is , we think , a somewhat inflated article , and not wholly to our taste . A number of " reviews" and "theatrical notices" are contained in this number . The article which has best pleased us is that entitled " Persia and her Poets . " TJits article has afforded us great pleasure ; from it wegive the following sketch ot the life of the Persian poet : —
ABCL K 1 S 1 M riaucei Was born in the village of Shadab , in the district of Tus , in Khoraesan , about the year 940 . His father was a gardener , amd woiked , it is said , in the domains of the governor of Tus . TJ « and his . brother MaUsoud both seemed to have worked as husbandmen ; but in consequence of ths insults of an enemy , the high-spirited poet urged his brother to leave the spot , and seek another home elsewhere . Mahsoud , however , refused , preferring * life of persecution and insult , with certain gnins , to one of uncertainty and danger . Firdusi , however , was no waverer ; his whole life is that of a stormy ,
iron-willed being , too proud in the consciousness of genius to bow to eithw- the dictates of man or the outreges of fortune ; and he forthwith departed from Tus alone , to carve out a fairer destiny by himself , lie bent his steps towards Gbartii , where ilabmoud held his court , and had gathered round him all the intellect of the land . Here h * formed a * acquaintance with the three great poets of the day , Unsari , Usjudi and Furroki , and was introduced by them to the monarch , who gave him a favour , ablereception . Mabnioud' s great ambition was to leave a history of all the legends of Persia , as a monument of his patronage i 4 literature-. An old chronicle , called th « Bastan Kameh ( something similar to that mentioned iu Esther vi . L ) , had been lately discovered , nudPirdusi was appointed to make a series of poems , embodying all
the various legends of Persian history . He was promised a magnificent reward ( a thousand gold pieces for every thousand couplets ) , and for thirty yean he laboured at that great work . At length it was completed in 60 , 000 couplet * , and the poet sent the copy to Hahm * ud , and waited for a reply . Hut he waited in vain . He had had theill fortune to offend a favourite of the king , one Aiyah , who resolved on his ruin . He accordingly studiously represented to the king that his poetry was full ol the most dangerous heresies , and that the poet had endeavoured to set the religion ot Zoroaster above that of Mahomet , ilaumoud , alas ! was too ready to believe , and the poor poet was left to wait in vain . After some months ot anxious expectation , he sent an epigram , in which he compares the Sultan ' s liberality to a sea without a shore ,
• ' and what though I have dived in it and found no pearls f ft is the fault of my nature , not of the sea . " But , as Sir W . Jones says , " where an epic poem had failed , how could an epigram succeed ! " The malignity of Aiyah had poisoned the royal mind , and Uahraoud resolved to add insult to neglect , and he sent the poet 60 , 000 durhems instead of pieces of gold . Firdusi was in the bath at the time that the present ' arrived , and his proud soul fired at the indignity . He immediately distributed the money among the attendants , and exclaimed in the bitterness of his heart , " the Sultan shall learn that I did not spend my thirty years to be paid in dirrhems . " * His bold words were repeated ( doublles * with exaggerations ) to the monarch , who ordered him , with true Oriental despotism , to be trampled to death by an
elephant , Firdusi , however , after many solicitations , obtained a remission of this cruel sentence , and then returned to his house , aud wrote the bitterest satire that ever injured genius devised , aud sent it to one of the courtiers , telling him to give it to the Sultan whenever public business should disturb him more than usual . In the meanwhile be fled from Gliazni , and took refuge iu Mazindaran . But he soon had to rJy elsewhere , as Malitnoud ' s vengeance tracked him . and he sought shelter at Bagdad . There the Caliph , Kader Billah , received him with hospitality , till a steru message fram the Sultan compelled him to dismiss the fugitive from his court , and send him again an exile on the earth . He was consider .
ably more than seventy years old when he was again driven from bis hiding place . It is not known whither , after this , he bent his steps ; when history next sees him he is living in want and oticurity at his native place . His sun , isdeed , went down in daikness . Poverty , old age , and the insults of friends and fortune , enveleped his declining years in sorrow and bitterness . There he died , and one feels glad to ham that when Mabmoud , in tardy justice and remorse on hearing of his death , sent the longpromised
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HOWS ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF BRITISH SO > "G . London : J . Dow , 209 , Piccadilly . We have received the concluding numbers of this truly national work , which we have beforetune spoken of in terms of the highest commendation These numbers , 25 , 2 d , 27 , 28 , 29 , and 30 , contain the whole of Lock ' s beautiful music in Macbeth ; ths popular " Pray Goody , " from the burletta of Midas ; and the world-wide famous " Rule Britaxsu . " As the authorship of this national anthem is not generally known , we may be permitted to state that the poetry is supposed to have been the work of Thomsox , the author of " The Seasotu . " Its original appearance was in a masque entitled Alfred , first performed en the 1 st of August , 1740 , in the garden ol Cliefdcn ,
Berks , in honour of the birth-day of the Princess of Brunswick , and in commemoration of the accession of George I . This masque was the joint production of Tnoiisos * the poet , and David Muxet ; of these two , however , to Tbomsox is assigned the honour of the authorship of " Rule Britannia . " For the music of this famous song the English people are indebted to the celebrated composer Dr . Akse . We cannot take leave of this truly splendid work without offering eur humble tribute of thanks both to the enterprising publisher and to the talented and highlv accomplished editor ( George If ogmitu , Eto . . } ,
for this their noble attempt to rescue from obscurity , if not oblivion , the treasures of our national melody . British vocalmusic . asMr . HocARinremarks , "ierich in the highest beauties of the art , rich in melody , rich in expression , rich in the poetry to which it is united . It is the fitting languege of every variety of passion and sentiment . By turns sublime , vigorous , tender , and gay ; it is always simple , natural , and unaffected . Our most cherished music is ' married to immortal verse ; ' and at the social board , or in . the family circle , where the character of a nation ' s music is best understood and seen , it is the strain wherein dwells
' That magic sympathy of sense with sound Which pictures all it sings , ' and is followed by that heartfelt , yet silent adtniratioM , which is nu-st dear to the poet and composer . " This wwk is but a selection from the gems of British melody , but in that selection is contained some of the most beautiful compositions iu the nation ' s language and music . We trust that the success of this volume will be such as to warrant at no distant day the publication of a work on a still larser scale , based on the same principle , and with the same hject in view as this . Let us add , to be also conducted by the same ably-qualified editor . The biographical notices of eminent composers and dramatic authors contained in this work , and the beauty of its illustrations , add greatly to its worth . Lastly , its exceeding clieapncs-, placing it within the reach of all , makes llow ' s Book of British So > ig a book for the people , to whom we heartily recommend it .
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PICTORIAL PENNY BALLADIST—Part IV . PICTORIAL PENNY SUAKSPE . UIE—Paki IV . London : J . C . Moore , 12 , Wellington-street North , Strand . The part before u ? , ot the "Pictorial Balladist " contains , first , the dear , delightful , diverting narrative of " John Gilpin , " written by the Poet Cowver . The story on which the ballad is founded , was related to Cowi'tn by Lady Avstex , who had heard it in her childhood , and made so vivid an impression upon the poet , that the next morning he told her the ludicrous incident had kept him awake with laughter during the night , aud that he had converted it into a ballad . It first appeared anonymously , in tho i '« W < c Advcrti & r , in 17 > 2 . It was first published , as Cowrrn ' s
avowed producth n , in tho second volume of his poems . Second , this part contains " Tho Bristewe Trudgtdie ; or tho Death of Sir Clnrles Bawiliu , " written by the " marvellous boy , " Thomas Chat-Tunrif - v , who died by his own hand , » victim to the world's cruelty , iu 1770 , aged seventeen years , nine months , and some dsys . This is ono of the poems which CuATMitTOK gave to the world under the pretence of having been written by KowtBT , the " parish prceste . " This ballad is mt * t pathetic and Iwuitiful . "The l « vit of All iMiilvs , " awl" The Chile of Kile , " are also contained in this part . Part IV . of the "Pictorial Sbakspeave" contains the conclusion of the " Comedv of Errors , " and four acts of " iiuch ado about Nothing . " The " Baifadist , "
as we have before said , is a most praiseworthy woik —well worthy the public ' s support . In the present day . when so many excellent editions of the works of Sjiakspoiu : arc in e . \ 'istcnee , ~ it ' iii ; iy seem unfair to recommend any particular edition ; but this wc may > ay , that Mooici : ' s ;> cni > v edition is one that the poorest can ail ' ord to purchase , and has , therefore , claims upon the working clws-ses , of whom lar « e masses arc uuac-quaiutcd with the sublime works of the great dramatist , because their pecuniary means will not allow them to purchase the more exi ciisive editions . To all classes wc recommend both the "Shaksptare" and the "Balladist , " pan i'uku-ly to the working class . Every Englishman shou ' . d possess these two excellent works .
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a lawe portion of toI . i . ) , with i ' vMtVaiie'iyWother novels , tales , romances , & c . Amongst the novels and tales contained in the third volume , there is an excellent translation of that thrilling romance , ' * The Regent ' * Daughter , " from the French of the eetaurr . ted Aiexamirh Dumas . The volumes are beautifully printed , elegantly bound , and published at an astonishingly low price . They contain an almost inexhaustible fund of entertainment , and must command a large circulation .
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ItEES' IMPROVED DIARY AND ALMANACK FOR 1 S 46 . Llandovery : W . RtC 3 . We owe an apology to the publisher of this Almanack for not before this time noticing his excellent Bixpennyworth of information . Mr . Reks' Diary and Almanack has , we understand , been published annually for the last fifteen years , and judging by the specimen before us , we think there can be no doubt that the proprietor will find it profitable to continue its publication for even a still longer period as regards the future . Amidst the great variety ot almanacks now published every year , it is somewhat difficult to assign superiority to any one of so many abb competitors , but we may safely say that this little annual will bear comparison with the best of its rivals . The ma . ss of information contained in this work is well selected , and , we think , leaves nothing wanting necessary in such a publication ; besides which , it possesses certain distinctive features of a very useful character . The Diarn portion is well arranged , each day in the year having a blank space allotted to it for the insertion of occurrences , remarks , & C . This Diary and Almanack really does credit to the Welsh press . It is one of the best and cheapest works of the kind nubliehed .
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THE l'ATIUOT . HimVlyvKtribedtothe Veteran Patriot Fund Conimiitee . hj their much obliged brother labourer , allbs Davenport . The patriot . ' Ob , 'tis a glorious name , Thi pride of nations and the pet of fame . ' "What doss he not deserve , who , ' midst the storm , Stands fwemost in the buttle of Reform ? And who , with principles of fr «« dom r . fe , To frtehis country nobly risks his life . Sueh wasyoung Emmext , though incautious , bold , Whose free-born spirit scorned to be controlled By the proud tyrants of his native land , 'Gainst whom he hravsly raised his during hand ; And when condemned to die a traitor ' s death , Hurled buck the sentence with his latest breath , Upon thchireling judge who tried his eauiv , And gained a rerdict by distorted laws : By witnesses suborned , in swearing bold , And juries labelled , "To be let or sold !" Such Paine , whose birthday now is drawing near , A name to every friend of freedom dear . Bis graphic pen defined the Rights or Man , And liberty h « glorious march began : Before whose light Kuroptun tjrants fled ! It fleshed through France , and struck a monarch dead ; And had Napoleon had the soul of Paine , Not one erovrneii head would now in Europe reign ! Nor must we pass by lVilliains . Joues , and Frost , And other pa-. riots a numerous host ; Perhaps ever banished from the British shore , And doomed to see tha ' r native land no more ! Condemned to labour and to groan in chains , In penal settle mints where torture reigns ! And there are others still that I could naiue , Whose virtuous lives are not unknown to fame , "Whene'er their country shall their aid require , Would march with anns of steel and souls of lire , To wrench away the chains that bind the slave , Or nobly fall , and fill a patriot ' s gravel Then let such spirits wheresoever found , Whether on English or ou Irish ground , Be cherished aud sustained , for they are gems , More brilliant than all kingly diadems !
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v MR . COOPER AND THE PROJECTED CHARTIST SONG AND HYMN-BOOK . TO THB EOUOn OF THE XORTHERX STAR . Sir , —Mr . John . Matthias says I have " surprised and grieved" him , " as a Chartist . " I ean only say that 1 will never grieve any Chartist willingly . J give vp the project which 1 had formed , and purposed to carry out , solely for the good of others , and at the risk of pecuniary loss , together with expenditure of valuable time . 1 make no comments on Mr . Matthias ' s charge of " despotism , " farther than to say that 1 am resolved to bear insult from working men , but will never insult them in return . 1 beseech Mr . M ., since he claims to be oonsidercd " a man of thought , " to think a little farther , when , I humbly opine , he will see the difference between one man arrogating to himself the right to " legislate for all , " and a poor rhymer offering to select from the contributions of his brother rhymers pieces proper to form a volume . * I beg to return most respectful acknowledgments to all who have forwarded to me copies of verse ; and 1 cannot omit expressing regret that such poetry as that which has been sent me by All ? n Davcnportand Thomas Raynor Smart , —( veteran patriots who have passed their seventieth year ] , together with the one splendid song furnished by the patriotic Irishman , M'Kowcn , of Lembeg , —should not be ; at once , given to the world . Under the circumstances of objection , however , I positively decline the project altogether . I can certainly spend my time much more beneficially , in a pecuniary and personal sense—though I could cheerfully have undertaken the labour requisite for getting out a volume which 1 , and hundreds more , think is much wanted . I am , Sir , yours respectfully , Thomas Coor . EB .
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Bradfokd . —On Sunday night last seme person or persons broke into the Chartist Council Room , and broke open the box , and destroyed the minute-book , the cash-book , andregister-book . ' . Some "dialogues , " and six collecting bookc of the Veterans' and Exiles ' funds were also destroyed . A quire of paper and some old newspapers , and various other articles , shared the same late . There wag no money for the rascals to get , though that , no doubt , was their object . Meiavcihuv Death from Fire . —It is " our painful duty to record the death of Miss Augusta Jane Drewe , of Woodlands , Kilton , near Bristol , who was found burnt to death in her dressing-room on Tuesday morning week . An iuquest was held on the body of the deceased lady , by \ V . Mo » ckton , Esq .,
deputy coroner , when the following facts were ascer tained . It appears that the unfortunate lady on the night iu question slept with her little nephew , Master J . F . f . uttrcll , who deposed as follows : — " I was awoke about six o ' clock on Tuesday by a noise , and missing my aunt , got out of bed and went to the adjoining dressing-room , which I found full of smoke , and where I also found deceased burnt to death , lying on her back near the dressing-table ; the floor and washing-stand were very much burnt . " It is supposed deceased had occasion to go into her dressing-room with it lighted candle , and i « U down in a fit , at the same time igniting her dressing-gown . Verdict , Accidental Death . The deceased lady was sister-in-Jaw to Colonel Luttvell , of Kiive-court . ller Joss will be severely felt and lamented by the whole neighbourhood .
Deatu from the Ikcaitious Usr of Laibasbi . — On Monday forenoon an inquiry took place before Mr . Carter , at flic Black Dog , Vauxhall-walk , Lambeth , respecting the death ef a female child , aged two months ; , the Hlegi iin & to offspring of Emma Kent , residing at No . 44 , Walcot-square , Lambethroad , who died from tho effects of poison . Mary Ann Lloyd , of No . 51 , Wtekhani-strcct , Vauxhall , deposed that the deceased was born at the residence of Mr . Manual , a nurse , living in the same street , who had the care of several children . On the evening ef Sunday , tho Hth hist ., whuets was called to eccthe deceased , whom she found iu » dying state . Mrs . Manual said that she had given it about three drops of laudanum to compose it . Witness
remonstrated with her as to the impropriety of using such ( bingproKs mcdiiine , but she said she had been in the habit of giving it to her own children when they were restless . The deceased expired at eleven o ' clock the fame night . Witness had several times seen -Mrs . Manual administer the laudanum to the deceased when it was unwell . The coroner remarked on the danger of using such improper medicine for children , and he trusted that it would act as a warning to others frr the future . The jury returned a verdict , " Thai tho deceased died from the effects of laudanum administered inadvertently by its nurse ;" and stwinsly reprimanded Mi's . Manual for administering such dangerous medicine , of the poisonous e / iects of which site appeared to be ( utaJJv ignorant .
"Brotuei :, Buothkr , we are uotii is the Wuosc . "—The CouriYr de la Moselle relates , as authentic , the following anecdote , which circulates throughout Rhenish Germany . The King of Prussia and the King of Bavaria took occasion to give each other mutual advice . The former , who affects a certain superiority over Louis Charles , commenced by saying , with an affected air of good nature : —Come " , my dear brother , make no more verses ; cither they arc not read , or they arc laughed at . when they are looked at by chance . " The poet-king of Uavaria , whose vanity was stung io tiie quick by this komcthrust , quickly retorted : — "Sire , your piece of good advice demands another : ami as we have each our monomania , I will say to you in my turn , —make no more constitutional speeches or promises to grant a constitution , for nobody believ es you . " One is in the right , and the other is not in the wrong !
Extexsivk line i . v Oxroitn-sTREET . —On Sunday morning au extensive fire broke out in the shop of Mr . Wilson , straw buimct manufacturer , Oxfordstreet , near Marylcbone-laiie . Information was soon forwarded to the several brigade station ;! , and only a few minutes elapsed before four engines , with a strong body of the London establishment , were present . The engines were ably worked , aud there was no want of water , but before the firemen had obtained their object the entire stock of the shop w ; is destroyed . Mr . Wilson is insured .
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MEETINGS IN BEHALF OF THE CHARTIST EXILES . MEKTIXO AT CARLISLE . A public meeting of the working classes , for the above-named object , convened by placard , was held on Wednesday evening week , in the Town Hall . About a quarter past eight the proceedings were commenced by Mr . Richardson taking the chair , who said they had been called together that evening to discharge a most important duty , to petition Parliament for the restoration ot John Frost , Zcphaniah Williams , William Jones , and William Ellis . Many persons present might not know the particulars liow they came to include a fourth man in the petition : he would
state it to them briefly . Ellis was a ycung man , a potter , a native of Staffordshire ; he had entered very early in life into politics , and had stood prominently forward on several occasions , in advocating the rights of his suffering fellow men , in a manner not to the liking of several persons in his neighbourhood ; consequentl y a trap had been set to ensnare him . He was indicted at the assizes for arson , and the trial , up till the Saturday , was in his favour , when his persecutors , during Sunday , sought out one witness , by whose single evidence he was convicted , and sentenced to bo transported ; and for what ? Why , 'for being innocent , as had been
clearly proved since Ellis had been sent abroad . His innocence had even been acknowledged by the very parties who then gave evidence ; and they had very properly considered that he should be included in their petition . lie would not detain them longer , but would conclude b y reading tho bill calling the meeting . lie might as well state that , ou Sunday evening last , a very large meeting was held to appoint a deputation to wait on P . H . Howard , Esq ., M . P ., to ascertain whether he would support the prayer of the petition , and undertake to present it to Parliament . Mr . Howard hud since sent to the " Restoration Committee" the following letter : —
Corby Caetie , Carlisle , 14 th January , 1816 . Sir , —I am sorry to be un-. ible to attend the meeting which jou inform me is to take place at the Town Hall , Carlisle , this CTcKing . The circumstance of the Royal clemency having been extended to those implicated in the Canadian insurrection , would appear to be a precedent and a plen ibr mercy . I remain , your obedient servant , Philip 11 . Howabd . Mr . J . B . Hanson then came forward to move the first resolution . He said he well recollected the last occasion they had met iu that hall tus a similar purpose : party animosities then ran high , —the working , and middle , aud upper classes were at daggers drawn . The motion brought forward by their
champion , 'ihomas Slingsby Buncombe , for therecall of these men from their incarccrai ion , , ivas lost in the House of Commons by the casting vote of the Speaker , Charles Shaw Lefevre , who never had a drop of the milk of human kindness in his bosom . They owed their defeat on that occasion to that greatest of all political humbugs , Daniel O'Council , who had promised to be at his post and vote for their motion , but he had betrayed them . Since that period a great change had taken place in tiie public mind ; there was no longer the same estrangement of feeling between the working and other classes—a brighter dawn had shone forth among them , and he thought they could not have a better opportunity than the present for demanding
the restoration of their expatriated fellow countrymen , —men who had been illegally convicted , as he could prove from one of the highest authorities of the day—Lord Brougham , who had declared in the House of Lords , on the 3 rd of February , 1840 , that these men had been illegally sent out of the country . Then , on what grounds , he would ask , should these patriots not be restored to their homes and the bosoms of their families \ The Canadian insurgents had been pardoned , whose crime was much more iniquitous than that of Frost , Williams , and Jones . The crime of the Canadians , as openly professed by their leaders , waste shake off the yoke r , f the government of the mother country and establish a government of their own , in
accordance with that of the United States : this was openly proclaimed by Papineau and Lyon Mackenzie . Not so John Frost and his exiled brethren . They sought to give more constitutional liberty to their oppressed fellow-countrymen . It was , then , their bounden duty to endeavour to effect their recall ; and if they remained , he should consider it to he the fault of the people of tin s country , and not the government , as he was one of those who believed all power proceeded from the people . Had they not , in the events that were passing , seen the effects of public opinion ? Why , it had broken up one government , and in twenty-four hours displaced another . The present , ho said , was a favourable opportunity for them . There , was not such a deadly feeling in the Tories against the working classes as was experienced in the . Whigs . As a proof of this , he neeu only refer them to the conduct of the two parties in " 39 aud ' 42 . The Whigs
had sent these men out of the country , and imprisoned most of their leaders , in ' 39 . In ' 42 , the Tories , after a mysterious outbreak , caused by none knew whom , —some attributed it to the Chartists , others to the Anti-Corn Law League—59 were prosecuted , yet not one was sent to prison . This showed a different feeling on the part of the Tories , to the working classes , than was exhibited by the Whigs . He was sure the Queen had more of the milk of human kindness inhcrbotom than that cunning monarch , Louis Philippe , who had on wore than one occasion granted a general amnesty to all political offenders ; and if left to her he doubted not the result , as they were all aware that the brightest gem of the British crown was mercy . In the course of Mr . Hanson ' s address he read an extract ot a letter lately received from Mr . Frost , in which he entertained great hopes of seeing old England again , and that at no distant period . He concluded by moviug the following
resolutions : — That this meeting is of opinion that it is a duty which they are called upon to discharge , to petition Parliament to memorialise her Majesty to pardon Messrs . Frost , Williams , Jonts , and Ellis ; and that they feel themselves more especially bound to take this step , inasmuch us her Majesty has been graciously pleased to extend her Royal clunenty to those persons concumed in the Canadian outbreak . This meeting , therefore , fondly anticipates that her Majesty will be pleased to grant a similar act of mercy to the above-named individuals .
Mr . John Gilbertson seconded the resolution , it being the only legitimate way of making themselves heard before the Legislature . He knew that petitions from the working classes had very little weight in Parliament , because the members of tke house , not being sent by them , had little interest in their demands . Had Frost and his brethren in exile belonged to any other party than that of the people , he felt convinced they would never have been sent out of this country . But if their crimes were us great as their persecutors thought them to he , surely they had , by their incarceration , atoned for them . The present he considered a most fitting opportunity for the accomplishment of their object , as they were all aware a general election was at hand , and members sometimes granted to expediency what they denied to justice . He had great pleasure in seconding the resolution .
Mr . John Armstrong moved the adoption of the petition . He was glad a better state of things was appearing among them—by the uniting generally of the middle and working classes . Frost , and his expatriated companions , wisiicd not to change the constitution , as in the case of the Canadian patriots , but to overthrow the yoke that binds the working classes , John Frost was atruly patriotic character . In coming forward as he did , he sacrificed his own interest , as he might be said to enjoy every comfort that could bo desired . Philanthropy alone for his fellowcountrymen had induced him to take part in their
movement . He was one of the most cautious men who sat in the People's Convention , which evinced to them that the most cautious might err . 11 ' the mode they adopted to effect their object was wrong , as he thought it was , they had sufficiently atoned for it . lie had great pleasure in moving the adoption of the following petition , and as it would be sent round for signatures , he hoped all parties would unite and sign it , as it would be a further omen of the better feeling that was evincing itself among the middle and working classes , and tend greatly to cement the bond of friendship of the two classes . He then read the following petition ;—
To the UoHOitmue the Commons of Great ficfodii and irclund in I ' arliaraenl asscmbkd . The petition of the inhabitants of the borough of Carlisle and its environs , in jiublic meeting assembled , Showeth—That your petitioners , availing themselves of ihe peaceful and constitutional right , the distinctive mivilcgc . of evevy comparativel y free state— -the right of petitioning—lift the voice of sympathy iu behalf ot * four of their expatriated countrymen . { j Thatyomr petitioners , emboldened hy the act of Iloyal mercy exhibited in the liberation of the misguided Canadian insurgents , earnestly j . ray that a similar act of
mercy be extended ty John Frost , Zephaiiiah Williams , William Jones , untf William Kills , by rei torhnj them to the land of their birth and the bosom of their families . That , while your petitioners deeply deplore the existencc of the exciting causes which led to the expatriation of the objects of their intercession , they approach not your honourable house in the spirit of impcriousness they arraign not the justice of offended law ; but they rest in the full consciousness that , should their prayer be responded to , the mostgratefut feelings woulilbe awakened in the bosoms of thohappy recipients of the Iloyal clemency , which would be shared in and long cherished hy their sympathising countrymen .
Your petitioner . * , therefore , pray that your honourable House « ill implore her Majesty to be graciously pleased to liberate the above-named individuals . Andyoui- petitioners , as in duly bound , will ever pray . Mr . John Mooney ccomicd the adoption of the petition . Mr . Robert Graham then moved the following resolution : — That tiie petition jnst adopted , be entrusted to P . II . Howard , lisij ., M . P ., for presentation ; and that his colleague , \ Y . Marshall , Esq ., M . P . and the whole of our county
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members , be requested to support Thomas S . Buncombe , Esq ., M . P ., in his motion for the restoration of John Prost , Zephaniah Williams , William Junes , aud William Ellis . Mr . John Lowry seconded it , and it was adopted . A vote of thanks to the Mayor , for granting the use of tnc Town-hall , was carried by acclamation ; and also a vote of thanks to the chairman , after which the meeting broke up , about ten o ' clock . . . MEETING AT SlIEl- 'FIEU ) .
_ A respectable and enthusiastic meeting was held m the large room , Fig Tree-lane , on Tuesday evening , Jan . LJth , to petition Parliament for the rcisfcotatam of i ' rost , Williams , Jones , and Ellis . The speaking was excellent and very impressive . The petition has already received 8 , 000 signatures , and wc are m hopes ot realising in tho whole 15 , 000 . the women are going to the shopkeepers with money in one hand and the petition in the other One woman has already brought in two sheets containing 400 signatures . *
DAnLIXOTOX . It is with feelings of pleasure I announce to you , that after reading the letter of that patriotand exile ' , John Frost , in the Northern Star , it was immediatel y resolved by a few Chartists , to get up a petition to the House of Commons , in accordance with the advice given by the Executive . As there is no society in the town , a few of the right sort set to work in right good earnest in getting petition sheets , and canvassing the town for signatures , and I am happy to inform you that we are succeeding well . It sewns to be almost a prevalent opinion here that they are injured men , and ou ght to be immediately restored to the bosoms of their loving wives and families .
BARNSLKY . A public meeting , called by placard , has this week been holden in tlw Odd Fellows' Hall , Barnsley , when a petition and memorial for Frost , Williams , and Jones were unanimously adopted . Mv . Frank Mirh ' eM was in the chair . A letter was read from Mr . Gully , late M . P . for Pontefract , stating his regret at the unfortunate situation of tlie exiles , who , he said , were transported contrary to the lawsef England . The meeting was very ably addressed by Messrs . Gill , Arkmondwight , Vailance , Staccy , and others . The petition was ordered to be sent to Mr . Buncombe ; and it was resolved that the West Riding members be desired to support its prayer .
IITTLKTOWN , YORKSHIRE . On Monday evening last a public meeting was held at Littletown , in the township of Liversedgc , for the pxrpose of petitioning the House of Commons to address her Majesty , praying her to grant a free pardon to Frost , Williams , and Jones . At the time appointed , Mr . James Charlesworth , a Chartist of the right stamp , was unanimously called to tlie chair . The resolutions ( three in number ) were moved , seconded , and supported by the following gentlemen : — Jlr . Abram Scnolcficld , Mr . Sucksmith , Mr . Summerskill , Mr . ilatlield , Mr . Lacy , and Mr . Whiteley . Tlie resolutions were unanimously adopted , as were also petitions in behalf of the Welsh exiles , and the exile Ellis . It \\ as also resolved that the petitions be sent to Mr . Duncombe for presentation .
KILBARCtUX . A public meeting was held in the Chartist Church here , on Saturday , 17 tU inst ., to consider on the propriety of petitioning Parliament tor a free pardon to Mesere . I-rost , Williams , and Jones . Mr . Alexander Maxwell was called to the chair , who made a few appropriate and pointed remarks on the object of the meeting . Mr . ft . Dixon then moved , and Mr . W . Lindsay seconded , the following resolution , which was carried unanimously : — " That it is the opinion of this meeting that the sentence of transportation for life pasted on John Frost , Zephaniah Williams , and William Jones , was cruel , unjust , aud illegal ; which opinion has subsequently been confirmed by the decision of the House of Lords , in the case of
' Tucket v . Cardigan , ' and , more recently , iu the case of ' the Queen v . Gray , O'Connoll , and others . ' This meeting , therefore , resolve to use all legal and constitutional means within their power to obtain the restoration of the said John Frost , Zephaniah Williams , and William Jones to their wives and families . "—A petition was then adopted , which it was agreed should be signed by the chairman and sent to Mr . P . M . Steward , M . P . for this county , who pledged himeelf at the hist election to Mr . J . Eiikine ( a Chartist elector ) , that he would not only present a petition , but do all that lay iu his power to see these men restored to their homos . On the faith ot this promise , Mr . J . Erskine gave him his vote ; to him , therefore , our petition is entrusted .
mtanxGHAM . On Monday evening , the Kith instant , a most importantpublic meeting of the people of Birmingham , to petition Parliament tor the immediate free pardon of Frost , Williams , Jones , and all the political offenders , was held in the People ' s Hall . The , immense number present , and the ardent feeling which pervaded tlie meeting , rendered it an unmistakeable demonstration of the strong feelings of sympathy which exist in the public mind of This country towards the exiled patriots , whose ease the people had met to " consider . It cannot now be supposed that tho government will resist the . unanimous , prayers of the nation at this period , and the more especially , when royal clemency has ken extended to the
Canadian political offenders . At all events , if this is still further opposed , we feel confident ( or we formed a very incorrect estimate of the character of this meeting ) that the tide of public feeling will , before another twelve months , assume a tone that the government may not think advisable to meet either with tfiieial or Parliamentary discouragement . We , however , feel assured that the present Ministers . will not exhibit the obduracy of tyrants , in refusing compliance with the public voice , or in disappointing the hopes and expectations of the country ; for the Q . UKSTI 0 K op hkhcy . to the unfortunate exiles is no longer to bo taunted as one of party , it is now the public ' s and nation ' s demand . Mr . Counsellor Page occupied the chair with much abilitv . and discharged
the duties of his office with flic ardour of a man whose heart was in the cause for which the meeting had met to promote . Mr . Mason , Mr . Liunoy , Mr . Fussell , Mr . 0 ' iVcil , Mr . Thome , Mr . Hill , Mr . Linden , Mr . Parker , Mr . Mantle , and Mr . Goodwin respectively proposed the petitions to Parliament and memorials to Sir James Graham and Sir II . Peel . From the peculiar position ef Birmingham , relative to local victims , a double duty as well as double work has devolved upon the friends of liberty here . But it will be gratifying to the country to learn , that there is every probability that a deputation of a very influential character is likely to be induced to " wait upon the Hume Secretary to procure the pardon of
Roberts , lloweli , and Jones . Mr . Mason and Mr . Potts have been deputed to wait upon several parties in this town for that purpose , and have received assurances already , that one of the magistrates who held power at the time of their ( tho exiles ) transputtvtion , will compose part of the deputation to the Home Minister . If possible , we will also get the members for the borough to present the memorials personall y to the Ministers . Birmingham , however , has , aud is doing its duty , for the victims . Could the men in the Potteries ' not get up a deputation , to buck the petitions and memorials lor Ellis ? Tho means pursued to obtain his conviction were without parallel in the history of local persecution .
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IIktwoob , —Prost , Williams , . vxd Jones . —A public meeting will be held on Monday evening next , Jan . 20 th , in Mr , Buttenvorth's school-room , for the purpose of adopting a petition to the House of Commons , on behalf of Frost , Williams , and Jones . Chair to be taken at eight o ' clock . The meeting will be addressed by Mr . Tattcrsall , of Burnley ; Mr . A . Hurst , of Oldham ; and Mr . W . Bell , o ( Hoywood ,
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Mukiver ov an 1 xi ? ant . —An iiKuicst was held before Mr . 'V'iiitniiirsh , on Monday week , at the Cricklade and Wootton Bassett Union Workhouse , Purton , ou the body of Ami Butcher , four weeks old , tho daughter of Elizabeth Butcher , a single woman . It appeared in evidence that the mother ( who belonged to Tcckenlmn ) left the union on Friday morning week , about eleven o ' clock , fur the purpose of going home , when the child was stripped of the union clothes , according to the rules of the house , and the mother not being provided witli any , it was wrapped up naked ( with the exception of a pair of socks on its feet , which the nurse proved to be those the child had ou leaving ) in a shawl . She niso staled that the body then shown before the inquest jmv was that of
Ann Buteker . Harriet Coward deposed that between one and tiro o ' clock in the afternoon of the same day she met the mother on tiic Urnpike-road , . about n mile and a half from the brook whore the deceased was found . She had au infant iu her arms , which was crying very much . After a short convenation , the mother walked on at a fast pace . Mr . C . Brown , a farmer , was proceeding along the road Iimii Miuoty to Woolion Uassoti , about twoo ' elcck the same afternoon , and met the mother , who passed on , without a child . Soon afterwards , on coming to a brook by the road . < iile , he discovered the deceased floating- on the water , and having procured assistance from a cottage close by , the child was taken out quite dead . It wa . Raked , with the exception of the socks . On examination of the body external '; . ' , there were no marks ot violence on the same , ami i ' roni tlie statement of Mr ,
Dixon , surgeon , he found , upon ; i pum «; yi 7 c » i examination , thai the child had been healthy and free from I'ieease . After a long investigation ] which lasted from morning till night , the jury , who were highly respectable , returned the following vcidicl : — " Wilful murder against Elizabeth Butcher . And ths jury cannot but express their surprise that the deceased infant should Iv . ivc been stripped nf her clothing , and suffered io leave the ivorklicu . se in a statu of nakedness , with its uwtlicr utterly destitute and unable to shehor it from the inclemency of the weather ; aud arc also grieved to add , that they ( hid other causes of tbcsiime character have been siniiJarJy treated before nuitttng the workhouse , by order of the board of guardians . " Elisibcth Butcher was then committed by tlie coroner to Devizes gaol for the Salisbury assises .
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LsruBusnim Lktibbs of thk Du ; i £ ov Wmi . w TO ! f .- ( l'rom the ^ manacfc of the Month . J—' It is well known that tho Duke of Wellington answers every letter he receives . His habits arc such that he acknowledges even every circular . Wc have been favoured with tho following letter * , which , we are proud to say , have never been published before . I hey have all the Wellington stamp of authenticity about them , lhere cannot be a doubt that they are original— -very original : — Field Mamhal Duke of "Wellington presents his compliments to Mrs . Soutcrs , and must have more sturcb . in his collars .
l \ il . Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Mi-ssrs . Heine , and in answer to their letter , never dabbles iu lotteries . He thinks tliein a swindle upon the public , avd beg * tkoy may send him no more letters . As for the prizes , he never iron one , and never heard of any body who did . They are a fiction—a snare—a take in . F . M . fluke of Wellington has received Messrs . Ifoscs and Sou ' s circulxr . The Duke has every reason to he satisfied with his own tailor , and if he had not , he certainly should not pitroniso iioses aud Son , The Duke has no desire to be taken for a Gent , F . M . Dakeof Wellington begs to return the enclosed Utter , lie cannot understand why anything should bo sent to him headed " To Persons about to Alarry . " The Duke has no intention of marrying , and if he had , it is no business of Messrs . UewetsoR and Co . If any more letters are sent to him they will he torn up .
F . M . Duke of Wellington has just received a long communication from Mr . Eisimherg . Tht Duke begs to suy he has no corns , and uevtr means to hav-e any . The Duke never wore a tight boot in his life . It is his opinion , that if they wora no boots there would be no corns . The Duke feels no interest whatevir in knowing the persons who have had corns—quite the contrary . Every man who has them deserves to have them . Thu Duke begs to contradict an ciror of Mr . Eisenbergh ' s . He can safely lay , Queen . Charlotte never had a sii > £ ]« corn . THE SONG OF THE FIRST "LOJtD OF THE ADMIIULTY . " Ye mariners of England ,
I'll thnnkyou if vou please To come and tell me something of The service of the seas : IVe souicthingheard of horse maiines , Uut nothing do I know ; Though a trip in a ship I to India once did go . If enemies oppose me And say I ' m very far From being what I ought te le , I'll say that others are . So come , brave tars , and teach me A vessel for to know : If the heel is the keel—Or abaft means down , below . Then courage , all you admirals , And never be dismay'd , For I ' m a hold adventurtr ,
That never learnt my trade . Our ministers employ ma To vote for them you know ; Then bu bold , when you ' re told That by interest things go . Then here ' s a health to \ Yeliing-tos , Who made of me the choice ; And to his worthy colleagues bold , Who scorn the public voice . Tell Franco and tell America They may begin to crow;—While I reign o ' er the main Is the time to strike a blow . —Punch
Propertv ( Jbauficatios . —Doctor Franklin , eon detuning the propriety of requiring a property quali iication for the exercise of the right of elective fran chise , said , " I will put a case : John Smith owns a Jackass worth three hundred dollars ; he is then entitled to vote . His Jackass dies , and he is then disfranchised ; now , was John Smith , or was the Jackass , the real vottr ?" Acuicultuiui . Phekomesos . —Mr . Tony Sheepshanks , of Botany Bay , near Enfield , received from Mr . Pettigrew several grains of wheat , which he had found in unrolling a mummy . These were duly sown , and the result has been truly wonderful ; for Mr . Sheepshanks , on » ntering the field last autumn , discovered to his surprise an abundant crop of mummies . —Almanack for the Month ,
THE FHOTISIONAL DIRECTOR . Provisional Director of th « " Eow and Bromley" line , Of the " Caucasus and Ararat , with a branch to Palestine , " Of the " Cork and Sari ; , " and many more , whose names ! leave untold , And whose scrip is left unpaid for , though , like thyself , ' tis sold . Provisional Director , why dost thou shirk thy glass ? Art thou thinking , 'mid our drinking , on what Bills are like to pass % Let not the Standing Ordtr * o ' er thy spirit have such power , And keep the bottle standing thus before thee for an hour .
Provisional Director , a cloud is on thy brow , Thy cheek was like the ru j w ue— 'tis dim and tawry now , Where aro th * gems so rich and rare , that once your fingers hoio , The jewelled brooch , the diamond studs you glittered withofyoro ' f I meet thee in the streets a-foot ; though well I call to mind Thy showy cab , and natty lad that used to hang behind . Oh sure , the world is ending , and all Xature ' s instincts flair , When thus wo see the Tiger cease from following tho Stag .
I know they ' ve " . eared the markets , friend ; but cease from thoughts of dread ! To another tune the bears shall dance before the winter's fled . Get the steam up on your spirits ; into sleepers turn your cares ; So here ' s a toast—down with your wine—and hey , boys , " Up with Shane 1 " " Oli talk net of the price of Shares ! " the Ex-director cried , ( Down dashing and loud smashing the decanter at hia side)—" I always hated pedantry , and voted it a bore , But I never knew quotations half io troublesome before .
" No longer for allotments am I fawned upon by Peers , Uut I ' m dunned instead by paper-men and horrid engineers . That postman , so delightful once , I tremble at his call ; And I think how near is Capel-court to the street of Basing-lunl . " Oh my Lilies , my Lines of Beauty they would blot you out in vain ; Still 1 feel jou with your tracings and your sections in my brain . Oh my darling ' Bow and Bromley , ' my fairest and my first , Oh ! would my heart were like tkee , and could like a bubble burst 1
" Oh say not things will mend again , nor bid me tipple jet , To disguise one ' s-self in drink is no disguising one ' s regret , Talk not of further purchases—i may hare been a flat—I may have singed my whiskers , but I ' m not so green as that . " G . S . E . " Fact for Tirr-LKits . "—A new York paper states that a man named iNcvillc is in custody for taking " a drop too much , "—namely marrying . Miss Amelia Drop , whilst he had another wife living . Tun Militia . —It appears that the possession of two children exempts a man from militia service , tlioug u the having a pair of kids on his . hands does not . To meet any want of unblessed husbands , tho greengrocers of Hungcrfurd-uiarkct have suspended in their windows— " lnmiilits supplied here . "
I'll LYTE US' KISSES . Pi-m ! on my lips another kiss , The picture of thy glowing passion ; Nay , tins won't do—nor this—nor this—Hut now—Ay , that ' s a proof impression .
on heading tke above . But yet , mctliinks , it might be mended—Oh yen , I see it in those cve « ; Our lifs again together blended Will make th' hupression a rake . Punch . —When the yratirf iiioiutroue came to rule tho roast , wo find our friend Punch still at headquarters , this time in the shape of Scarrou . As such , he kept the court alive till that old king became ( as his wife Judy said ) no longer «« H «« Wt' ; whereupon he cast about for a change , alternating between England , It-eland , and France . In the son of a hatter , mediant commit tin dialle , and crooked as a note of interrogation , ho found a fitting tabernacle , and out came the Duuciad of the day . In Swift he tenanted "the deanery" of'St . Patrick ' s awhile , then , after grinning for nearly a century from the grotesque lantern jaws of Voltaire , was snuffed out at the
French Revolution , as it was thought , but erroneously , for in the club-footed diplomatist Talleyrand , with grave buffoonery , he continued to emerge now and then , through each successive roar of that terrific liiahlstrom , down to the quiet days of the umbelliferous Louis Philippe . Some thought he had died in blessed odour of \ V higgery , a canon of St . Paul's , and pointed to the burial register of the Kev . Sidney Smith ; but just then , at the bottom of " i . udgate-hili , ho flung aside the long-worn trammels of alias and iiicof / iiifo , and in his proper character—as t ' uuch—it vero piikiiwllo , re-assort ! ng his ancient dominion , indisputable monarch of all Jokcdoni , buvst upon the world . Of this Potentate or of his Btaff it won't do to sav auulit iu disparagement . Here , in sooth , is a brotlicrhood of writers whose trmiendous power is only now beginning to be recognised . I ho wits ^ axu sages of Pott Royal had no such influence in tie i day , nor had tho provincial pl easantries of laaul half such circulation . —Fiwer ' s Magazine .
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Citation
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 24, 1846, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_24011846/page/3/
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