On this page
- Departments (3)
-
Text (16)
-
August 25, 1849. THE NORTHERN STAR. 1 - ...
-
BoEtm
-
"WATCH TIIE CLOCK! BY THE LATE J. CLAKEX...
-
aartuetos
-
Reform the Safety-Volte of Revolution. W...
-
The Log Cabin. By Mrs. Lee. London G. Sl...
-
Taifs Jidinburgh Magazine. August. Edinb...
-
The Jlirror Magazine. August. London: Ke...
-
Sharpe n s London Magazine. London : Hal...
-
The Some Circle, Part 1. London: 60i, St...
-
SUNSHIXE AND SHADOW; A TALE OP THE NINET...
-
Mr. Mason.—Mr. John Mason , of Birmingha...
-
DEATH OP MEHEMET ALL j- A i tE . x »f DR...
-
The Excavations at Mount-Sorrel.—For sev...
-
fc/anrttfiS
-
Foon ron Powder.—The man of our rc\"imcn...
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
-
-
Transcript
-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.
August 25, 1849. The Northern Star. 1 - ...
August 25 , 1849 . THE NORTHERN STAR . 1 - - ~ ¦¦ M || | M |||| ¦¦! ¦! — Ill—IMIIHIMMI — - , .
Boetm
BoEtm
"Watch Tiie Clock! By The Late J. Clakex...
"WATCH TIIE CLOCK ! BY THE LATE J . CLAKEXCE MAXGAS . Countrymen and Jriends I The dreary Sight is disappearing , And the Eternal Morn is ncaring—A Morn whose g lory-All g lory under Heaven transcends ! The marvels told in fairy story , The -wonders of your ni ghtl y dreams , Will tide before the dazzling beams Of that New Dawning which descendcih On our dark world , and never endcth ! Believe it , friends!—this Morn draws nigh , Though sceptics mock . ! 3 Iark vou the Hour '—Direct your eye To Time ' s great Clock !
But , ere this glorious Morn can brighten , The moral Heaven must storm and lighten ' The curtain yet remains undrawn Before that dark hour next the dawn . There will be woe—there will he terror-There will be bate , and wrath , and wrong-There will be ignorance and error , And strife between the Weak and Strong ! Prepare your souls for such an hour 1 It cometh on you without warning—And , woe to those Eternal Power
Finds unprepared for that Great Morning ! Even now , my friends , it loomcth near—Stand fast against the shock : — Quail not , nor cower ! yield not to Tear , But—Watch the Clock !
Aartuetos
aartuetos
Reform The Safety-Volte Of Revolution. W...
Reform the Safety-Volte of Revolution . With a Sketch of Gontineatai Straggles for Nationality . By J . D . Durham . London : < x . Tickers , Holywell-street , Strand . A poetical review of the present state of Europe , commencing with . Great Britain and ending with Poland . The following lines are a fair sample of the authoi- 's poetry : — . . Relentless Sicltohts I the hour o f wrath , The knell of thy destruction ringeth forth ; Ilark how the voice of thy oppression cries , Por long restricted vengeance to the skies ! lo ! in their countless myriads they come , To hurl thee to irrevocable doom ; Thy thousand victims in the darksome mines , Where neither li « ht of dav nor reason shines :
Shall from their loathsome dungeons yet arise , To blast thee , tyrant , with their flashing eyes ; Even now the captives ' fetters forth are cist ; The day of their deliverance dawneth first ! Arise IGallicia ! Posen ! Warsaw ! Come ! Strike for your country ' s honour ; glory ; home Behold the spectre of eaehVavished bride ! Torn from your arms and for their lust supplied . Tour bleeding children , famished , mangled , torn liouY cities , empty , desolate , forlorn . RUe in the majesty of maidiooJUs might ! Armed in the sacred panoply of right ; Xead you tlie -vanguard iu this holy cause , Sacred to right , religion , and the laws ! "With aspirations to avenging Heaven : That justice to these martyrs shall be given '
Yes 3 Jloiml miscreant , traitor , murderer dire ! Sleeps in their ashes , still the wonted fire ; Proai whcjice shrill rise resplendent o ' er her tomb , Hope ' s beacon star from the surrounding gloom ; There shall the sacred sacrificial fount , With freedom ' s incense burning , upward mount ; Till from the concave heaven reflected burn , Its sweetest splendours o ' er her mournful urn ; Till flash'd from valleys' depth and mountain steep It rouse the nations from their death-like sleep ; To burst tho chains of ignorance aside , Humbling the tyrant ' s power , the despot ' s pride , Asserting equal rights , and ri ghteous laws ; And virtue ' s merits in its just applause ; Till Libcrtv , fair goddess , shall unrobe , Her unveiled charms before the ransomed globe !
The Log Cabin. By Mrs. Lee. London G. Sl...
The Log Cabin . By Mrs . Lee . London G . Slater , 252 , Strand . A CHAinixxe story of the toils , troubles , and triumphs of a youthful American -who , hy perseverance in industry and moral conduct , acquired , domestic happiness and public influence . The Log Cabin is a hook we would gladly see in the hands of the young of both sexes .
Taifs Jidinburgh Magazine. August. Edinb...
Taifs Jidinburgh Magazine . August . Edinburgh : Sutherland and Knox . London : Simpkin and Marshall . " Refohm the Law " is the title of an admirable article devoted to an expose ofthc abominations of our judicial system . The article on "The Hungarian "War" is defective , and rendered worse by the one-sided notes of the Editor . " There and Back Again " will be found p leasant reading . The author seems to be a great admirer of
TtOUSSEATJ . Every man lias his own peculiar motives for travelling , and , therefore , of course , I had mine ; though you will probably become incredulous when I endeavour to explain what ihey were . It was not to heboid lakes , glaciers , and mountains whose heads touch heaven , that I bad come into Switzerland ; it was not in search of poetical or other inspiration ; jieither , being perfectly well , was it with any view of improving my health , or acquiring animal spirits , with which at the time , I was literally overflowing . I had come purely out of love for the memory of Jean Jacques Rousseau , and that I might stroll about at my ease over the scene of the Jfouvelle lleloke But
why was the memo y of Rousseau dear to me ? Probably some one had breathed it into my ears before the dawn of mem-rr , and rendered it familiar to me in that period of life when to be familiar is always to be loved . The day on which I first became acquainted with his writings I r-member most distinctly . It was in the midst of summer , when July had covered all the roads , and sprinkled all the bushes in their vicinity , with dust . A consin , who lived some five or six miles off . had just writ'en to me , to say that he had got a copy of the " Confessions , " which , if 1 would fetch them , he vvoald lend to me . I started early , with one of sny s-istcrs as r . companion , all the -way amusing myse'f with imagining what manner of thins those ' Confessions" could be . We walked
through shady lanes , owr meadows strewed with -wild flowers , crossing nwny a brook by the aid of a planlc or small rustic bridge , and at length reached the house iu which the treasure lay . All else connected with ibis circumstance has faded from my memory but the book and my sister , and the way in which I read as we returned home . I sat on stiles , I reclined on green banks , beneath the chequered shade of oaks and elms ; I devoured the " Confessions . " The names of Geneva and Chamber ! , and lUadame dc Warrens and Claude Anet . became engraven inefFiceably on my mind ; and with the whole , the dust , sunshine , green meadows , shady groves , sparkling streams , and melting heat of July , were inextricably associated .
"A Shetland Lochmvar , " "A Tale of the Mexican Gulf , " "The Modem Vassal , " " Sketches from Highland Tradition , " & c , & c , make up the remainder of this month ' s number .
The Jlirror Magazine. August. London: Ke...
The Jlirror Magazine . August . London : Kent and Hichards , 51 and 52 , Pateruoster-row . A > ' excellent article on " Education" is followed by " The Aristocrat , " an anecdote ofthc firstFrench Revolution : " Biographical Sketches of the Kings of England , ' * is the title of an article which throws much lig ht on the state of England in the reign of Edward VI . From the " Adventures of a French Republican" we extract the following description sf the breakingout of the insurrection on the occasion of
THE FU 5 ERAI . OF GEXEBAL LAMAItQUE . The vast procession , increasing every hour in numbers , advanced along the Boulevards . The pavement was taken up by another vast multitude watching the procession go by . ' - " , '• , Police in uniform and in disguise were mingled with the crowd , and their manner plainly showed that they were ordered to provoke the people as much as possible ; but they paidno attention to their insolent manner , nor to then *; remarks . Windows , ba lconies , trees , roofs of houses , all were covered bva dense mass of people , too prudent to " 0 into the street , but too . curious not to wish to see what was happpening , and what was about to happen
. , ,, . The procession was advancing towards the Place de la Bastille .. The procession was in such a state of excitement that the Revolutionary leaders could ecarcely keep them down " What are we going to do ? asked one . " To found a Republic , " answered a conspirator . " How ¦? " . « Where ?" « when ? " ¦ » Patience , my boys . Do not fear , you will know -. 11 those little details directly . Be ready to do your duty , anddon'tgire yourself the bile by being cn "S , ' * said a student to Pierre Gonfran , who
The Jlirror Magazine. August. London: Ke...
thenleeturing them , «« I may perhaps be allowed to ask if my musket will be wanted ?" "Permit me to observe , " responded Peter , " that we don ' t say musket . " "What then ?" " A five-foot clarionet is the word . " "Why so ?" " Because the mouchards may report a man to the curicux for talking about his musket , but not for speaking of a five-foot clarionet . " " Good . ' that ' s an idea . I thank you . " " Ticns . ' I hear a noise . What is the matter ? Are the police down on us alread y ?" " It can ' t be , " said the student . " I say , you are taller than I am , —look out !" " Vive la charte . * ' cried the student , mechanically . "What is it then ?"
" it s the Polytechnics . " " Bravo ! that ' s good . It warms . Just agoing to begin , ladies and gentlemen , inst agoing to begin ! walk in , walk in !" It was indeed the Polytechnic School . Thoush consigned to the house during the funeral , they had burst their bounds , _ and arrived bare-headed and with torn clothes to join the movement . Tremendous applause greeted the arrival , which was simultaneous with reaching the place . " The Marseillaise , " cried the crowd . " The Marseillaise . " repeated Victor . The military band at the head of the column at . once struck up the splendid air of " Rouqet de 1 ' Isle , " and an electric shock shook the whole line ofmareb . A scaffolding had been temporarily erected at the end ef the Place de la Bastille .
General Lafayette , II . Mauguin , Generals Saldanhaand Sercognani , and Juarshal Clauzel , ascended the scaffold and made the usual speeches delivered on such occasions . These speeches were solemn and grave , befitting a mere funeral . But it was more than a funeral , it was the signal of a revolution . When the distinguished personages above mentioned had spoken , Victor Lefranc stepped forward . The jlense crowd now pressed more closely and eagerly round the scaffold . Victor spoke in a loud , clear , and ringing voice , which was heard afar off on the boulevard . Be spoke of Lamarque , his patriotism , his virtues , his military exploits , and theu turned to the general policy of France . Mauguin , Lafayette , and the others looked uneasy . They were afraid they were about to be compromised .
Victor spoke ofthc Revolution of July , reminded those present that its combatants fought to tear up the treaties of lSlo . for human progress , for liberty , and not for a selfish , grasping , tyrannical , and egotistical king . Sever were Louis Philippe and his government more severely handled . The crowd howled with delight . Theodore and the sections scarcely could restrain their impatience . They wanted to begin . They clutched daggers and pistols as if they feared to lose them . At last Victor Lefranc terminated Ms speech ; and then , closing his eyes , and holding aloft his arms , he cried in a tremendous voice . — " Vive la Republique !" It wasthesisrnal .
Ten thousand voices answered from all sides of the place in one warm and tremendous cry . The people were delighted , students , workmen , National Guards , embraced each other with tears in their eyes . " Lafayette and his friend , especially the warlike Mauguin , endeavoured to make their escape . The news spread like wildfire throujrh the town that a cry of " Vive la Ilqmbliqw" had been uttered Everybody knew that this was an insurrection .
This is one of the best written of the monthly magazines . "We are happy to add , that it breathes a spirit of fervent hostility to tyranny of every description .
Sharpe N S London Magazine. London : Hal...
Sharpe n s London Magazine . London : Hall , Virtue , and Co ., Paternoster-row . The interesting articles in this number arc too numerous to specify , hut we must single out Mrs . Hoake ' s " Scenes from the life of Torquato Tasso as worth y of special commendation . On the other hand , we must censure the miserable article on Hungary from the pen of Miss Pabdoe . We can assure that lady
that the expression of her aristocratic , or snoboeratic , strictures on the glorious Kossuth , will not add to her popularity amongst her own countrymen . As regards Hungary , the reader of this magazine will find some compensation for Miss Pakdoe ' s trash in the admirably executed engraving of Buda and Pesth , given with this number . The " Lake of Tiberias " is the subject of another beautiful engraving .
The Some Circle, Part 1. London: 60i, St...
The Some Circle , Part 1 . London : 60 i , St . Martin ' s-lane , Charing-cross . The first Monthly Part of a new weekly publication , very cheap , and neatly got up . There are a host of contributors , foremost among whom is the accomplished and successful authoress Miss Agxes Strickland . The most interesting feature of the Part before us is a history of Hungary from the earliest times , a chapter of which appears in each number .
Sunshixe And Shadow; A Tale Op The Ninet...
SUNSHIXE AND SHADOW ; A TALE OP THE NINETEENTH CENTURY . BT TUOMAS 5 IAHTIN WHEELER , Late Secretary to the National Charter Association and National Land Company . Cuaf-ter XXI . Truth ' s something like champagne when brisk and bouncing , Prone to explode , work mischief , and all that ; But still more like champagne when done with flouncing : Because so monstrous few can bear it flat ; It stoops at folly like a falcon pouncing ,
Therefore be cautious whom you fly it at : If dull , ' tis scorned—mark many a holy thesis ; And if too brisk , it flies in people ' s faces . 'Tis dreaded like a monster with a sting to Its tail , and voted on all hands an evil : lungs hate , and prelates fear it : women cling to Bland Hatter ? instead—for it is so civil . Tims vou'll discover , 'tis a dangerous thing to " Tell truth , " ( as Hotspur says ) " and shame the devil ;" Por like a thousand other filings , the fact is , 'Tis more approved in theory than in practice . W . Head .
Return we to Walter North . Elate with the matrimonial alliance he had achieved for his sister , and planning future schemes of aggrandisement , he scarcely thought of the treachery by which Julia ' s marriage was effected , and no feeling of sorrow or remorse visited his conscience ; true he knew not of its fatal results , and if he had , he would have esteemed her death the consequence of aught save his own brutal conduct . Business was the absorbing passion of his mind , and all other feelings merged into the primary one of acquiring wealth , and through wealth , dignity and importance . Belonging to the new school of traders , who , emerging from the obscure but substantial manners of the past , no longer content themselves with wealth and retirement , but look forward to political- honours ,
and the exercise of influence in wielding the destinies of the world , he entered actively into the political agitations of which Yorkshire and Lancashire were then becoming the arena . Imprisonment and persecution had , for a time , silenced the most active sp irits in the Chartist movement ; their champions , O'Connor , O'Brien , M'Douall , Lovett , Vincent , and a host of others , were in Whig dungeons , paying the penalty for daring to be more honest , and more far-seeing than the majority of their compeers , " and the middle class : —with _ that spirit of tact and treachery which has ever distinguished their struggles for power—took this opportunity of consolidating the newly-acquired power which the Reform Bill had thrown into their grasp , and of dealinsr a death-blow * to their old
enemiesthe landed aristocracy . To effect this object , they saw the necessity of obtaining the co-operation of the people . Experience had shown them that , by themselves , they were unequal to the task of grap pling successfully with their time-honoured opponents , in those legislative strongholds iu which custom and prejudice were linked with their adversaries . Their leaders were aware that they were essentially a stand-still body , a . balancing power between the aristocracy and the democracy , having no principle of motion in themselves , and that to overcome this , vis inertia they needed the momentum of popular support . To bid for this was a necessary consequence , but the price was a matter of serious importance . The intelligent working
men were conscious that the suffrage was the only measure worth their co-operation ; but this was a sacrifice too great for the factions of the middle class , but lately admitted within the privileged pale . Alrcadv tasting its sweets they were anxious to monopolise them , and could not brook the idea of sharing these benefits with themass . Impelled by self-interest to forego the universal , they nought refuge in the sectional ; they knew that poverty had rendered bread an Englishman ' s staple-food ; to cheapen bread was a fascinating object , one which would catch the unwary artisan , and enlist the sympathies of the well-meaning , but ill-informed of all classes . The object was chosen with their usual shrewdness—it insured the support of the sentimental theorist , the sanctified hypocritci and the paid
Sunshixe And Shadow; A Tale Op The Ninet...
hireling , and threw upon its opponents the odium of being the supporters of an acknowledged and admitted-unjust monopoly . With the ground thus advantageousl y chosen , the repeal of the Corn Laws was the battle cry with which they rushed to the assault of the landlord forces , who , ill-marshalled , and destitute of any acknowledged leader , would speedily have succumbed to their opponents had not an unhoped-for assistance—on the part of the farseeing Chartists—delayed their final overthrow , and imparted energy and excitement to the contest . In this campaign Walter North was an active partisan . Destitute of the abilities necessary for the guidance of the combat , and but half admitted to the confidence of its shrewd concoctors , his wealth , appearance , and apparent candour , nevertheless ,
rendered him a general favourite with the adherents of that measure , and gave his name a local celebrity which it otherwise would not have obtained ; this was tho chief object Walter had in view in joining this ag itation . Ot the hidden motives and wily calculations of its manufacturing fabricators he knew nor cared naught ; he was content to be a puppet of the party , to echo their statements , and uphold their principles , on condition that their interest secured him a seat in the legislative assembly . To forward this object he purchased an estate near ah adjoining borough , made it the centre of his Free Trade exertions , and , assisted b y the League influence , was eventually the successful competitor for its parliamentary representation . He had u jw obtained ono of the objects of his ambition , and trusted that the
increased importance it gave him , aud the exten -ion of his circle of acquaintance would , combined with his really handsome person , effect his ultimate objectthat of securing a noble and wealthy bride , and ultimately a patent of nobi'ity to himself . These were lofty views for the retired publican ' s son , but his life had hitherto been a complete glow of sunshine , misfortune had never thrown her dark shadow across his successful career , and he therefore pursued his schemes , not doubting ot their ultimate success . In the House of Commons , Walter North was not calculated to shine ; the novelty o his election cs a representative of the Anti-Corn Law interest , had for a time kept his name before the public , but he speedily sunk into the most obscure of all obscurities—a voiceless
member ofthc British Senate . "Without the eccentricities of a Sibthorp , the personal appearance of Muntz , or the cough and stammer of a Howard , to relieve the tedium o his dullness , or point him out to public notice , his vote was aye ready to support the interest of his party , and the press was spared the trouble of reporting , and tho public the waste of time in reading , nis wise sayings and doings . Of all legislative assemblies the "British is tlie most dull , tame , and inanimate ; deprive it of the Ansteys , the Urquharts , and other longwindcd proscrs , and it is a mass of unmitigated mediocrity , relieved only by the brilliant coruscations of a Disraeli , the eloquent sophisms of a Macaulay , the glowing eloquence of a Sheil , the sarcasms of a Roebuck , and the sound reasoning of a Peel , and
the minor abilities of some dozen members of various factions . For oratorical abilities it cannot for a moment vie with the French Assembly—for logical reasoning , with the German Diet , or States-General—for animation , with the Covtes of Spainor for despatch of business , with tho American Congress—but in etiquette and precedence its claims are paramount . Jlappy the day for Britain when its cold contracted views shall expand with the infusion of new and vigorous blood ; when tho dullness of prerogative shall vanish before the glow of universality , and _ the chill of etiquette and the dogmas of prudence g ive place to the claims of utility , and the doctrines of humanity . Its atmosphere has become vitiated by stagnation ; the effervescence of popular representation would purify it ; its constitution has become torpid and emaciated by age and
indulgence ; tho breath of revolution would infuse into it the vigour of manhood , instead of diffusing the pestilence of corruption , and spreading the curse of despotism , from the world ' s centre to its extrcmest bounds , earning the heartfelt maledictions of the brave and free in every clime ; it would become a fount of liberty , from whence its pure streams would gradually diffuse themselves over the wide world , cheering the drooping spirits , and invigorating the care-worn frames ofthc sons of men . Never can we hope for this happy result until the claims of party are lost in those of justice and humanity ; until the Walter Norths of the House of Commons are superseded by the men of the people , and the righ . s of the many triumph over the interests of the few : let us then all aid in achieving this desirable consummation . ( To be continued . )
Mr. Mason.—Mr. John Mason , Of Birmingha...
Mr . Mason . —Mr . John Mason , of Birmingham , formerly of Ncwcastb-upon-T ync , being about to emigrate to America , a farewell tea party of his friends and well-wishers took place on Wednesday , the 15 th inst ., at the Corn Exchange , Birmingham . Councillor Baldwin presided , and the assembly was addressed by Mr . Muntz , M . P . ; Mr . Scholefield , M . P . ; G . Dawson , Esq . ; R . K . Douglas , Esq . ; and several other speakers . A testimonial , consisting of £ 10 , ( in cash ) was presented to Mr . Mason , with an intimation that efforts would be made to raise tho sum to £ 50 . Mr . Mason in returning thanks said , that to leave one ' s native land was a matter of no small consideration to any man ; but to him , who had devoted fourteen years of the flower of his life to the service of the public , when he might have
employed his abilities for the promotion of his own personal welfare , it was a very serious matter , for he had devoted every penny he had to obtain works , in the study of which he sought the best means of removing those causes of wrong which existed in society , and promoting those elements of it which would lift up the masses without destroying the great social fabric . On a review of his life he could say that when he first entered on a public career , it was not from motives of ambition , or the mere desire to meddle in public affairs ; but having beheld his mothev , brother , and himself passing through the ordeal of poverty , and finding himself able , at twenty years of age , to give utterance to his sentiments , he felt it a blessing to relieve his heart by the denunciation of that oppression which lie had shared
, and which thousands of his own order endured . After reviewing his career as a moral-force Chartist advocate , and dwelling upon the errors of the democratic party , such as might bo expected , he referred to his services on behalf of the working classes , observing that there was not one single case between masters and men , and between class and class , in which he had not succeeded in improving the tone of feeling between them , and in making the working man believe that it was his interest to secure that of his employer , and that it was equally the interest of the employer to promote that of " his men , the results of which he had witnessed to this day . ( Cheers . ) His great object , during his residence in Birmingham , had been to reconcile the middle and working classes , to do his utmost to produce such a
combination of the two classes , that when they uttered the word " reform , " the aristocracy would be compelled to grant it . His object had also been to fill up the chasm between those who produced everything and those who produced nothing . But , eventually , he found that he could not thus devote himself to the public , without neglecting his family . If , in America , his circumstances should improve , his pen should bo employed in giving greater force to the principles he had enunciated in this country . Until the distribution of wealth and its laws were understood they would continue to have mountains of wealth on one side , and depths of poverty on the other . They could not alter the value of money without affecting the price of wages . There were works which he had projected , which , however , ho
could not produce while he remained in this country , and if his fortunes were prosperous , his heart would , as ever , bo devoted to tbo interests of mankind ; sympathising in their wrongs , and endeavouring to fit them for that redemption for which all true patriots laboured . ( Cheers . ) AVith proper laws , England might make millions rich , spread wealth and blessings on the homes of the poor and the lowest classes of society , without deducting from the comforts and luxuries of others . He felt highly gratified by this mark of respect ; while he lived he should call to mind , that though he had suffered persecution for his opinions , yet he had received tokens of respect from the hi g hest to the lowest in the town of Birmingham . A Frenchman on our Life Guaros . —M . Eugene
Guinofc has made a recent cheap trip to London tlie subject of a feuilleton in the Steele . Portions of It are translated in the Literary Gazette , from which we take an extract : — "In going to Westminster , the curious stop at the Horse Guard barracks , situated at Whitehall , at the entrance to St . James s park . The soldiers of this corps d'elite arc of an elegance which is seen nowhere else than m . the English army and at the . Opera Comique . ^ There is nothing martial in their ; uniform , but it if so elegant and coquettish as to produce the best effect . Every one of these soldiers has the air of a walking gentleman on the stage rather than of a real dragoon really mounting guard . Our readers cannot picture well dressed
to themselves simple soldiers so , combed , brushed , oiled , pomatumed , blackingcu , and varnished ; their hands and nails are attended to as carefully as those of the most perfect gentleman ; their hair iscurlcd with art , and any trooper whose hair is not properly arranged , or nicely parted , is sent to the Wackhole . On that point discipline is inexorable . These soldier dandies receive pay proportioned to their elegance . Means are afforded them of passing a comfortable existence . They are copiously fed , arid take tea three times a day . lheir uniform is splendid ; the lowest grade serves as a . pretext for ornaments ; corporals are covered with embroidery , and lieutenants , wear two large epaulettes . "
A druxkex Max , named Cain , being taken before an American magistrate the other day , was wittily asked whether ho was the man who slew las brother ? " No , your honour , "' ( hiccupped the sinner ) , " II am the chap that got slewed , "
Death Op Mehemet All J- A I Te . X »F Dr...
DEATH OP MEHEMET ALL j- i tE . » f DRIA » August 9 . —Mehemet Ali Pashs died at Alexandria on the 2 nd inst ., and on the following day liIS 00 ( jy was taken tQ Cajr 0 ) w ere ne was buried on the 4 th , in the new alabaster mosque bui > t by hnnselfin the citadel . ihe procession from the palace at Ras-el-teen tr the canal was attended by a great concourse ol people , the European consuls in uniform , with many ot the European residents , and a great number oi troops with arms ¦ reversed . On emerging from the palace the coffin was laid at the foot of the grand marble staircase , the attendants gathered round , and the chief mufti , a venerab ' e old man advanced , raised hia lm ami ( ht profounfj suencc , repeated three times , with a pmse for men tal icflectiou between each , ' < Allah hoo attar" ( God !? 7 iw'V ?/ 'I he tw'ce repeated " Salam alojLoun ( Peaccbe with vonl- and then the pro-, ,
SEK ted prlnci P al ^ cers and grandees ! : £ nn fH ^ I 0 th , , for the » ° ™ u < - ° carrying the SS ? , £ fe sIlouI ^ rs . On passing the harem , a I e hWClS lld "J S a li , tle t 0 * e norUTof the palace . 1 ? V °£ ! lamentations of the women were ? nd dtt'F- i 1 Wy-sis buffaloes were kilhd II £ ^ among the poor , with twenty-six sum of i e > and date 5 ' ^ a considerable JtZ'SSfZ- ^ T \ no cere mony attending the f ° , tin-, 1 rlr th , 1 asha s b 0 ( J y f «™» tlie Nile , to « 4 cSr Vi Stlng -P ? . ' ? nd even Abbas Pasha , the Sosque . r ° ' jo ! ne < 1 t ,, e f ™*» l o ° ly « the Tnn n Irv me CllF ' , ^ severe iuneM . occurred in v ? Xll ' i 18 , when he Proceeded to Malta and £ P les > . where having rallied a little he returned to Mypt m April , improved in bodily health , but with his constitution shattered and his mental faculties totally prostrated . His anneai-ance had underdone a
complete change ; his eyes had lost that searching and mtelh ent look for which his Ugliness was so remarkable ; his cheeks were shrunk , and his voice was quite feeble . Ills medical men having then declared his total unfitness to attend to the affairs of the country , the late Ibrahim Pasha assumed the reins of government , and at his death was succeeded by Abbas Pasha . From that time until within a few weeks of his death Mehemet Ali took his daily drive in his carriage , and lived in his palace in the same style he was wont to do . but none but his immediate attendants were permitted to approach him . Mehemet Ali was born in the town of Cavalla in U ' . umelia , the ancient city , of Macedonia , In Mohammedan countries their natives keep no reckoning of their ago , aud the Pasha could nof ; tell precisely what his own was , but he was supposed to be about eighty years of age . Mehemet Ali first commenced life as a tobacconist
in his native town , but he afterwards volunteered into the army , to which his taste was more congenial . In his new career he soon obtained high favour with the Governor of Cavalla by h s efficient assistance in quelling a rebellion and dispersing a band of pirates , and on the death of his commanding officer lie was appointed to succeed hiin , and married his widow . In 1 T 09 , the town oF Cavalla having been called upon by the Sultan to provide its contingent of 300 men for the expulsion of the French from Egypt , tho Governor sent the required number , headed by his son , with Mehemet Ali under his orders ; but shortl y after landing at Aboukir the son returned to Rouraelia and left Mehemet Ali in command . In all the engagements with the French Mehemet Ali distinguished himself by his conduct and valour . He rapidly rose in rank , and his lofty spirit gained him a strong ascendancy over the minds of his soldiers .
After the evacuation of Egypt by the Froncli , in September . 1801 , the Sultan appointed Mohammed Khosrew Viceroy of Egypt , who has since been several times Prime Minister at Constantinople , and between whom and Mehemet Ali there always existed an inveterate hatred . The Mamelukes were at that time actively engaged in endeavouring to recover their ascendancy , which had been overthrown by the French , and tho two principal Mameluke Beys , Osman Bardissy and Mohammed E ! fy , came to an engagement with the Turkish army and defeated it . Mehemet
Ali , with his troop of Albanians , was under the orders of Khoorshid Pasha , but , for some reason or other , took no paiiin the battle . The Turkish General , irritated at his defeat , complained of Mehemet All to Khoshrew , who summonad him to his presence ; he refused to attend , and took advantage of an insurrection which then occurred among the Albanian troops to join the Mamelukes under Osman Bardissy . In 1803 he attacked Khoshrew at Damietta , and brought him prisoner to Cairo . The Por ' . e then sent to Ali Gezai ' rli Pasha to replace Khoshrew Pasha , but he was still less fortunate than his predecessor , for he was put to death by the Mamelukes
soon after his arrival . In 1804 , the army under the Mameluke Bardissy , became clamorous for its arrears of pa ' * , an insur reetiou ensued , the Bey ' s house was at'aclwd by the infuriated soldiers , and he had to make a hasty retreat from Cairo . Mehemet Ali , strengihened in the affections of the troops , had clandestinely fostered this insurrection , but . not thinking his timeyetcome , he sent Khosrew , his prisoner , back to Constantinople and judiciously appointed Khoorshid Pasha , then Governor of Alexandria . Viceroy of Egypt . The position of the new Viceroy was very embarrassing , as the Albanians and his own troo s still persisted in their demands for pay , which it was entirely out of his power to satisfy . A new and formidable insurrection broke out , and Khoorshid ' s soldiers put Cairo to the sack . The inhabitants of the town were in the utmost alarm , they deposed
Khoorshid Pasha , addressed themselves to Mehemet Ali for protection , and made him Viceroy . Mehemet Ali was installed in the P . ishalic of Esypt in 1806 , on condition that he should send tn the Sultan 4 , 000 parses , which represented at that time the sum of about £ 210 , 000 sterling . The Pashalie of Egypt was then commonly callnd the Pashalif of Cairo , and it extended only to Middle Egypt aud the Delta ; Upper Egypt being divided into several districts , administered by the Mameluke Beys ,, and Alexandria , with a part of the western provinc ? , by a Pasha independent of the Pasha of Cairo . A few months after the installation of Mehemet Ali in the Pashalicof Egypt the Porte consented to give him also the Pashalie of Alexandria as a rowai'd fur the services he . had rendered to the Ottoman Empire in 1807 , on the occasion of the evacuation of Lower Egypt and the city of Alexandria by the English .
In 1808 , Mehemet All received orders from the Porte to attack and disperse the W . ihabees , a fanatical sect of the Mohammedan religion , who had pillaged the holy cities ot Mecca and Medina . Before engaging in this war , and diaw'ng hii troops out of Egypt , the Viceroy determined upon putting a final end to the power of his old allies , the Mamelukes , for , although the two chiefs were de ;> d , there si ill remained a strong number who had it in their power to annoy him . Accordingly , on the 1 st of March , 1911 , the Mamelukes were invited in a bftdy to th > j citadel at Cairo , to attend at the investiture of tlie
Viceroy ' s son Toussoon , as chief of the expedition against the Wahabees . When tlie ceremony was over the Mamelukes mounted their horses , but on reaching the citadel gates they found them closed , and a sudden discharge of musketry from soldiers placed on the walls completely annihilated them . A great many Mamelukes were put to deatli at the same time in the provinces . It has ueni computed that 47 " with their chief , Ibraham Bey , perished in the citadel ; and in the city and through > ut the . country no less than 1 , 200 were killed . Thus ended the power of these formidable chiefs who had kept Egypt in a state of anarchy and warfare ever since the year ¦
1382 . - . After the destruction of the Mamelukes Mchemot Ali made himself master of Upper Egypt ; he obtained from the Sublime Porte the government of that part of the country , and a ; the ^ ame time considerably increased the land tax ? . ; id the duties of Customs on the internal trade . In the autumn of 1811 Mchemec Alisent . hisarmy into Arabia against tlie Wahabees . This war las ed six years , cost the Viceroy immense suras of money and a great number of men , anl was finally brought , to a close by Ibrahim Paslia . In 1813 Mehemet /\ li himself went to the Hedjaz lor a time to hasten the result of the expedition . Dining his absence the Porto , jealous of his power ,. secretly appointed Lateef Pasha Viceroy of Egypt , but Mohammed Bey , Mehemet Ali ' s , Minister ol War , pretending to enter into theviews of the Lateef Pasha , engaged him to declare himself publicly the Viceroy of Egypt , and then decapitated him .
In 1815 Mehemet Ali , convinced of the great advantages of discipline and military tactics in the art ofwarfaie , resolved upon having his army properly drilled , but his soldiers were very averse to this measure and . threatened an insurrection . He therefore sent h ? B mutinous troops into Ethiopia under his third son , Ismael Pasha , who , on that occasion , conquered the provinces of Dongola , Berber , Shendy , Sennaar . and Cordofan , whilst he raised a new army , which was drilled by French and I talian officers . He then offered the Sultan to assist in quelling the Greek insurrection against the Porte , and on the 16 th of July , 1824 , Mehemet Ali ' s .. fleet , consisting of 103 vessels , sailed for the Morea , under the command , of ; Ibrahim Pasha , who for three years kept the ' eountry in subjection , but was obliged to retire after' the battle of -Navarino on the 20 th ol October , 1 * 27 . ? :: In 1830 the Porte conferred upon Mehemet Ali the administra tion of , the island of Caudia .
Mehemet AH then turned his thoughts to obtain- ; ing possession of Syria , According ly , on the 2 d of November , 1831 , Mehemet Ali sent into Syria a powerful army ,, under the comrannd of his son Ibrahim Pasha , who in a few months reduced the whole , country to submission . On this the Porte declared M ehemet Ali a rebel , and sent a strong army into Syria ; but Ibrahim Pasha ' s , troops invariably overcame the Sultan ' s , anl several important battles were fought , which insnveu to the Egyptians
Death Op Mehemet All J- A I Te . X »F Dr...
the possession of the country . The European powers interfered , and , under their guarantee , pence wassigned on the 14 th of May , " 1833 . Syria and the district ot Adana were ceded to Mehemet Ali , in conjunction with the Pashalie . of E g y pt , on his acknowledging himself a vassal of the Sultan , ami outraging to remit to the Porte the same tribute ss the former Pashas of Syria . According to this arrangement Mehemet Ali paid for Egypt 12 , 000 purses ; Syria and Adana , 18 , 000 purees ; ' and Candia 2 . 00 i > purses , miking together 32 , 000 purses , or £ 160 , 000 sterling per annum .
Mehemet All continued in the quiet possession of Syria until 1 S 39 . but the Porte disliked verv much the occupation of that country by the Viceroy of Estypt , so that after organising an army and a stron " fleet in the beginning of 1839 , the Sultan Mahmoud sent his troops into Syria under the command of Ilafiz Paslia , to expel the EgypMans , but Ibrahim Pasha proved too powerful for him , and the Turkish army had to retreat . England , Aus'ria , Russia , and Prussia , then , iu conjunction with the Porte , signed a treaty on the loth of July , 1840 , and informed Mehemet Ali that he was no longer to remain in Syria , but the Viceroy , confiding in the promised assistance of the French , seemed determined to keep the country .
England therefore sent a formal demand to the Viceroy for the restitution of the Turkish fleet , ivhich had been brought into the p-irfc of Alexandria bvthe treachery of the Turkish Admiral , but his Highness gave evasive answers , and referred to the Sultan . In the meantime he strained his utmost powers to increase his army , and formed throughout Egypt the National Guard , in which all the male inhabitants were made to serve . The allie I Powers , rinding that the Viceroy would not evacuate Syria by fair means , determined upon driving him out by force . The first engagement took place on the 10 th of October , 1840 , near
Bevrout , when the Egyptian army was completely routed and the town taken . CaiffA and Saida wove bombarded in the same month , Tripoli and Tarsous soon followe . l , and on the 3 rd of November of the same year the bombardment and taking of Acre in the short space of four hours must have convinced Mehemet Ali that any further resistance was useless . _ The town ot Alexandria was blockaded hy an English squadron ; still Mehemet Ali was not inclined to submit , as he entertained hopes that France would come to . his aid , but in the end ho fiund he could no longer temporise , and acceded t > the terms proposed , the > hereditary Pashalie of Ejrypt in his own family being secured to him .
The withdrawal of the Egyptian trnops from Syria commenced in Dec-mibe-, 1810 , when 54 , 000 men and 6 , 000 women and children took the road of the Desert to Suez ; but what with sickness , desertion , privation , and the opposition they encountered o'i their march , not 25 , 000 reached Egypt . Ibrahim Pasha proceeded by sea from Gaza with tho sick and wounded , and landed at Damietta on the 21 st of February , 1841 . whilst the remainder of the troops marched by El Arish . Before the evacuati'in «; f Syria , the Egyptian army consisted of 85 , 000 men ; of those only 33 , 000 returned to their country . Admiral Walker , belonging to the Turk'sh r-avy , in the name of the Sultan took command of the ' Turkish fleet in the port of Alexandria , and sailed for Cun--tantinople on the 11 th of January , 1841 . At the same time the Egyptian troops were withdrawn from the island of Candia , the Hedjaz , and the two holy cities , and these countries were restored to the auth ority of the Sub'ime Porte .
Until last year Mehemet Alt enjoyed a very strong constitution ; his stature was short , and his features formed an agreeable and amma'ed physiognomy , with a searching look , expressive of cunning , nobleness , and amiability . He always stood very upright , a- d it was remarkable , from its bein ? unusual anion * Turks , that he was in the habit of walking up and down in his apartments . He was most simple in his dress and cleanly in his person . He received stro g impressions easily , was very frank and open , . 'ind could not easi ' y conceal his mind . He loved his children with great tenderness , and lived in the interior of his fimily with great simplicity and freedom from restraint . He was very fond of playing at billiards , cIipss , draughts , and cards ^ In his latter ye ars he became very merciful and humane , and generally
forgave the greatest faults . Mehemet Ali cherished fame and thought a great deal not only of the opinions entertained of him during his lifetime , but also of the reputation he would leave at his death . The European papers were regularly translated to him , and he was affected by any attacks dhveted against him . His activity was very great . He slept little in the night and invariably rose before sunrise . He received daily the reports of his Ministers , dictated answers , and frequentl y visited any improvements or changes going on in the public works . He learned to read only at th ? . age of 45 . He principally studied history , and was particularly interested with the lives of Napoleon and Alexander the Great . The only language he spoke was Turkish ; he
understood Arabic , but did not like to spenk it . The late Vioeroy did not observe the tenets of the Mohammedan religion with any rigour , and never cared 'vbout fasting in the month of lianwzan . He showed the greatest toleration for all religions , and for this considering the strong innate bigotry which prevails among Turks , he deserves the greatest praise , lie tv . is the first Mohammedan ruler wlio pranced real protection to Christians , raised them to the highest ranks , and made some of them his most intimate friends . His freedom from superstition was as remarkable as his toleration in religion , and in many instances he shook off the yoke of those absurd prejudices to which all those of his faith humbly bow their heads .
_ Moliemet Ah had by hig wives and concubines sixteen children , of these only five , throe sons and two daughters are now living—viz : Said Pasha , Admiral of the Egyptian fleet , born in 1818 ; Haleem Buy , born in 1826 ; Mehemet Ali Bey , born in 1833 ; Nnzleh Hanum , born in 1707 , widow of the Defterdar Mohammed Bey ; Zeinab ITanum , born in 1824 , and married in 1 S 45 to Kemil Pasha . Haleem Bey w < s four years in Paris , where he received a liberal i'ducation . Mehemet Ali ' s second son , after the late Ibrahim Pasha , was Toussoon Pasha , born at Cavalla , « ho left cm only son , Abbas Pasha , born in 1813 , at present Viceroy of Egypt . Toussoon Pasha died of the plague at the camp of Damanhour in 1810 .
Mehemet Ali had also at Cavalla , by tho same wife , a third son , Ismael Pasha , who died in the war in Sennaar . Another son of . Mehemet Ali , Houssein Bey , born in 1825 , died in 1847 at Paris , where he had been sent for his education . Mehemet Ali had twelve brothers and two sis'ers , all of whomare dead .
The Excavations At Mount-Sorrel.—For Sev...
The Excavations at Mount-Sorrel . —For several weeks past considerable interest has been excited in this town in consequence of an attempt which is making to explore certain supposed remains of tlie ancient and once formidable castle which stood on the rock overhanging the town ; and we arc sure that some account of the proceedings will be interesting to our readers , whether antiquaries or not , especially when we state that the laborious task has been planned and carried on by a party of quarrymen . There has always existed in this place a tradition that a subterranean passage still remained , which had once led from the castle into the town , and frequent attempts have been made to discover it , but the extreme amount of time and labour requisite for such an undertaking have
caused them to bo successively abandoned . A icw enterprising young quarrymen ( eight in number ) having resolved upon another trial , commenced in earliest about a month since , and , having been kindly supplied by Mr . Statham , the overlooker at the quarries , with the proper sinking tackle and tools , there is now some prospect of the question being settled as to the existence of this secret mode of access to the castJo . Tlio men work in the evenings after their day ' s task is over , and have been so zealous in their exertions as sometimes to keep on till eleven o ' clock at ni g ht . The shaft , which is about twelve feet by eleven feet wide , has been lowered about fifty feet , or between sixty and seventy foot below the suriace of the hill ; it has tiecn cut out of the solid eranite . and it is siinnosed
that nearly two hundred tons of materials have been thrown out , including a quantity of timber and freestone . The timber is oak , and some of the beams are seventeen feet long , and perfectly sound ; the . freestone is cut into various shapes , and has evidently formed parts of the : old castle ; on one of the blocks are sculptured two flowers . Bones of different animals , nails , bricks of tho quarry form , and other curiosities , have also been found and carefully preserved . The quarrymen have doubtless been partly induced to persevere in their laborious undertaking by the hope of eventually receiving some substantial reward for their exertions ; as yet , however , they have got nothing except occasional donations from their richer townsmen and the visitors who have ' been attracted to the spot , and these have been sufficient to encourage them to continued perseverance . The . opinion that this shaft was constructed as a means of secret communication is strengthened by the discovery of an
opening in a back yard on the side of the street nearest to the hill , which has allj the appearance of being of ancient construction , and has . been ascertained to run in the direction of the shaft ; and it seems very probable that this opinion may prove correct . The shapes into which many of the blocks of stone thrown out of the shaft are cut lead also to the supposition that , they may . have formed part of a winding staircase , by means of which the ascent into the castle was made . Other secret passages are also' traditionally believed to exist , but no vestiges of theui have yet been discovered . —Leicester Mercury . ;• Scotch Law of E . vtaii ,. —The Duke of Hiclimond , availing himself of the new act for the amendment of the law of entail , has applied for authority to disentail the whole estates of the Marquisatc of Unntly—of the estates of Glenlivat and Kinrara ; and of the baronies of Strathnavon , Kincardine , and others , in the counties of Aberdeen , Banff , Moray , aud Inverness .
Fc/Anrttfis
fc / anrttfiS
Foon Ron Powder.—The Man Of Our Rc\"Imcn...
Foon ron Powder . —The man of our rc \ "imcnt , who was taken prisoner yesterday , " was hroiiuht in this morning by four Sikhs , with " f . h / . iv Sino-h ' s compliments . " lie is such a perfect tWi : h ;! t , fhey could jet nothing out , of him . No n , w can wo Though questioned by several of the . m . . !!' . !«> could give no information whatever . He s . v
The Hon . Captain F . IT . F . Berkflerhns ;> -ntten to the Bristol Timet , to assure a writer > u Vm paper ( " Ilimblo Round Uerkeh-y Ca .-tle'' } ih :. » his ancestor , Thomas Lord Berkeley w : iv u-. f . : ¦ intn-dercr and ' a regicide . " As you , " says the i !«! i : ' ,: i ! ¦ eribe , " are tlie only gentleman wlio has " in msu- i upon findinga regicide in the famil y of v .-Uk-h ' ; .: u an humble cadet , I think I have arif-h : i <; e ; i !! upon you to give me your authority , or at wo !» allowthat tho horn of strong Berkeley beer , m which vou . speak with so much gusto , had for lii'j time obfuscated your intellects . " A Cr . UKi . Commentary . —On Wednesday a tradesman at Colchester closed his doors : ni >! : < ::: x : ' . l outside the following notice : — " Gone u- M ..-iv ..-a Regatta—open again at seven o ' clock . " T i ..- hour bavins : passed , and the engagement t » > :, - ••>• . -n seven having been broken , some cruel w ; : ; .- appended to the above notice , in large character— " f ) j ut-k , and can ' t sot homo . "—hmvich E . rpreM .
As luciiEs and favour forsake a mats . ' . . - ttUcovep him to bo a fool , but nobody could find i ! : out in his prosperity . A Bad Diiirr . —The following adverins-ment appears in all the Paris papers ;— " A'dt-bi i ? f i ( , 000 f ., owing by the Princess Lutitia Buoiiiijiuj'tv , to be sold . *' ¦ Wukue the Old Couythy is Goino to . — ' . Hiring three months preceding the -1 th instant , {' i ' . UU-I : emigrants arrived at New York from Ktiropo . ijciiig nearly 1 , 070 per diem average .
A Slippkuy Subscribe !! . —The putt Kn ^ land Washington ! an says , and wc believe it . ( : is much as we " believe any other " Anicrie .-. n \><}« jv" ) that a Massachusetts postmaster apprises the proprietors that Air . ' s paper "is nut taken from the office , " and adds : — " Ifeoso .-. ! !<• ha * run off with another man ' s wife , and I ^ k- ; h » won ' t want it any longer . " Our Yankee i-oiiieinptirary charitably observes : — " The worst wKh «•<¦ h-ivefor the subscriber i .-s , that the woman who ran i . way with him mav stiuk to him throuuh lift-. "
Rather Phecocious . —A schoolm i •• • • - ¦¦¦ m the neighbourhood asked his scholars Who . v : ss the first Quaker ? " One urchin , without ; i ij . - 'iitciit ' s hesitation , answered , " Balaam ' * doaivii— : ! : ' . spirit moved him , and he opened his month . ' ' A Female Pkactitioxeu . —There i ; - an oi-. ' lad y following the vocation of a . midwife , . iano ! . ' i . l' .. y ; l by name , living in a place called Rliiw . it : the parish of TrawsfyViilu , who commoneetl \ w uiitW . ilVvy in the year ISIS , at the ago of thirry-.-i . v , . 'ind up to June , 1 S-10 , received the enormous luiiuher tit ' - . ' . ( . iSi . i children , wliieh is above sixfcy-sevoii yj ; : rt _ v ! i :. on . an average . —C « m « ryon Herald . ¦
"I think , " said an old toper , conmi ' .-ii : !»•;» u tlio habits of a young man , who was fa-t , making a beast of himself " when a man > -c : tt ; :: rs a ..-. rt ' ain pint in drinkin ' , he ort to stop . " ' ¦ Well , I think , " said old Beeswax , dryly , " ho ought to * l »\> before he reaches a pint . " A good-hearted Dutchman , who d' . wit in Aibany in the time of one of the early governor- , , ami who professed to euro all cases of hydrophobia , paid a visit to his excellency , and being treated to ail the hospitalities of the house , was highly pleased with him ; and slapping tho governor familiarly on the back , he exclaimed : " Gofei'Kor , you ish a ram clover : fellow ; and I hopes you will pc pit init a mad to » , ant I will cure yon for otting ' : "
A Prexcii officer quarrelling with a Swiss , reproached him with his country ' s vice Ibr ' fiahting on each side for money , " while tho . Frenchmen , " said lie , " fight for honour . " " Yes , sir , " replied the Swiss , " every one fig hts for what he ; no .-t wants . " "Mr . Siiowmax , " said a greenhorn at the menagerie , " can tho leopard change his spots ? " ' ' Yes , sir , " replied the individual who stirs up the wild boasts ; " when ho is tired of one spot lie can easily go to another . " Persecution- of the Jews . —In li-11 tho -Tews of London were lined two thousand pounds because some of their community had killed a sick person . The modo in whioh thoy killed him is not stated by the record—he may have died under the hands of a Jewish doctor as " probably as by violence ; but , however that may have boon , tho amount levied was enormous—being equal to more than thirty thousand pounds sterling of the present day .
Come at Last . —Tho A ' ciu lork AdvcnUer exciaims on the 2 lst of July , "that blessed rain , for which the earth has panted , and tho trees have sighed , and man has prayed , has at length fallen upon ' us , and is still descending !" A Happy Ombs . —Tlio hazel trees m ihe copses and hedges for miles around Kendal are . laden with nuts , a sure prognostic , it is believed by the rural people , of the grain crops being correspondingly heavy . A Yankee down east has invented a specific for the use of gold hunters , called the " California , ! Gold Grease . " The operator is to crease himself well , lie down on the top of a hill , and then roll to the bottom . Tlie gold and '' nothing- else" will stick to him . Price ninety-four dollars per box .
" Do you believe in forerunners ' < a . si . eci a nervous old lady of Deacon J . ' - 'Yes , ma am , " replied the deacon , "I ' ve seen thorn I" " iiless mo ! " exclaimed the lady , " do tell V " Ye . y' continued the deacon , throwing his eyes with a solemn stare on a dark corner of the room ; 'lsecoMw > w > . " " MercyI mercy on mo ! " shrieked the lady ; " where ? " " There ! there ! " pointing where his eyes were directed . '' That cat , ma'lim . may be called a forerunner , for she runs on nil-fours ' . " : At a paktv in Modern Athens one nf Ihe guests observed her son Charles eating rather more voraciously than the laws of oven northern etiquette allowed . She watched for : > n opportunity , and gave him ono of those significant looks which oilly mothers and elder sisters can command : hut , instead of stopping , Charles said to nis mamma , " Oh- ! ye ncedu . i look and nod for me to stop . You ken this was washing day , ana I got no dinner . "
IU i * Tire Brst Clean-see , —It H stated , from accurate calculations , that one half hour ' s heavy rain removes from the sewers of I / uidon more deposit and detritus than 100 , 000 men could remove , working for ten hours . Hook a . vd Chook . —Strongbow , on entering Waterford harbour , observed a castle on one shore and a church on the other ; inquiring what thoy were , he was told it was the Castle ( if Hook aud the Church of Crook . "Then , " said he , "we must enter and take the town by Hook or by Crook . " Ilcncc the proverb to this day . Love and Politics . —According to the correspondent Ofthc Daily News , the aftaii-o of the United States , in Chili , have been somewhat complicated by a curious circumstance in the private history oi " Colonel Barton , the American minister to Chili . It
appears that gentleman foil in love with a utdy who was a member of the Roman Catholic Church ; the archbishop refused to sanction tl . uir marriage , because tho minister would not renounce tho Protestant faith . The lady consented te bo married by the American chaplain of the a . g-. shu > . The archbishop immediately addressed Mrs . Uarton a letter , charging her with becoming the concubine ot ' a dissolute foreigner , threatening- he-.- with the anathemas of tho church , & e . Colonel Harton then appealed to the minister of foreign affairs for the protection of government , but it was informed tliut it could not be granted , bcciusc the archbishop was a member of tlio government . He thou immediately struck his flag , and has retired from the country , leaving the difficulty to be settled htWiifter as it may . Thus , we see that still— " Love i-t . lo .-s the court , the camp , the grove . "
The Daily News asserts that of all the men brought into public life , and kept . in it , by the late Daniel O'Council , Feargus O'Connor was the only one ever cashiered for having an opinion of his own ; the only one who has manifested energy sufficient to shape out a career for hin ;? eff . " Cheap trips to Melrose , " says the flordtr Advertiser , " arc the order of tho day . A Falkirk excursionist seems to have held Scott ' s dictum as to the abbey : — "And home returning , soothly . swear , Was never scene so sad and fair ;" passing lightly , for he comp lained that they saw " naothing but that abbaye , as they cae'd it . "
Editorshi p or Di : xoMLVATioxAL Papkhs . —There are no journals conducted in a more carping and ungenerous spirit that the organs of religious denominations . At the present- moment , the Jfrituh Banner , the Patriot , and the YSeslcyan 31 W , arc all dead set against the Watchman , which , in turn , appears to'have afforded them ample provocation . The only newspaper war now being carried uu is b y these evangelical journals . —Hull Mvertiw . The Stature ov Angels . —Bishop Puveoll ; of Cincinnati , has received the first of a pair of knee ! - in" angels to adorn his cathedral , sculptured under the direction of 11 it-am Powers in Ital y . Some one asked the bishop if this stature was not of-uncommon size , it being the kneeling figure of a person six feet in height . In answer , ho gave ' thc history of his commission to Powers . He had ilirecled it to
be made " of the natural size . Powers ,-in reply , requested something more definite , alleging ; that "he had nev 5 r scon an angel . " The bishop referred to / . Revelations xxi . 17 , for his measurements . Tliis was conclusive , and was the gunge ' as to size and proportions of the objects sent . —Bon-xx GVirono typc .
-
-
Citation
-
Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 25, 1849, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_25081849/page/3/
-