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' 4 Fefach 27,1847. The Northern Star. 3
' 4 fefacH 27 , 1847 . THE NORTHERN STAR . 3
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Coming Spring. (From Eotcitt's Journal.)...
COMING SPRING . ( From Eotcitt's Journal . ) In all the years which have been The spring hath greened the bough-The gladsome , hopeful spring-time IKeep heart ! it comes even now . Tbe winter time departeth ; The early flowers expand ; The blackbird and the turtle-dora Are heard throughout tbe land . The sadness of the winter . Which gloomed our hearts , is gone ; A thousand signs betoken That spring-time comes anen ! 'Tis spring time in our bosoms ; All strife aside we cast ; The storms were for the winter-days .
Bat they are gone and past . Before us lies the spring time-Thank Godl the time of mirth—When birds are singing in the trees , And flowers gem all the earth ; When a thousand busy hands upturn The bounteous , fruitful mould , And tbe heart of ereiy poet feels More lore than it can hold . In all the years which have been , The spring time greened tbe bough—The gentle , gracious spring time !—Rejoice !—it comes even now ! Ma » t Howitt
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IK ft . CATHOLIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND . By "V "William Bernard Mac Cabe . Vol . 1 . London : T T . E . Newby , 72 , Mortimer-street ,
Cavendishgsquare . T We bad hoped , from the title of this work , to have onionnd it , in tbe best sense ef tbe word , a Cathoih ; iisbistory of England ; 11 . that the author had produced uw * work , which , founded on authorities of all sects , iiamrties , and nations , would present a complete history : > ft > fthis nation , divested of prejudice and sectarianism . IvVerVe are disappointed . This work a a Roman Catholic IQhSistory of England ; one of the evidences oi the irasrestless activity of those ,, who Mlow the ancient ifaifaith , to make their church once more popular and idodommant in this country . ' The author or compiler of this History deserves Igtgteat credit for the laborious zeal he has brought to I thine working oat of his self-allotted task . His labour
inmost have , even thus far , been enormous . Ills aim fcjfcas been to give to the English public a history of tbtheir country as written by its ancient historians , the miBonastic writers , who , for several successive centutories . from the time of Gildas and Beds ( " Venerable BBede " i supplied the records of their times for the TUBSe of coming generations . These writers tbe com * p ' piler appears to have diligently studied , and from ¦ utheirown words , produced this connected narrative . G Thus says Mr Mac Cabe in his "Introduction : " 4 "This work v « iU not be the history of the individual w whose name appears on the title page , but the history c of England as written by tbe Annalists , Chroniclers , ] Biographers , and Historians of England , witnesses as t they were , for the most part , of the scenes and trans-{ actions they describe . "
Again— " This is an attempt to make the reader . acquainted with the writings of Gildas , . Nennius , Bede , As * er , Ethelwerd , Florence of Worcester , Eadner , Simeon of Durham , William of Malmsbury , Eddius , Henry of Huntingdon , Roger de Hovenden , John Bromton , William of Newbury , Roger de "Wendorer , Matthew Paris , Nicholas Trivet , Ralph Higden , Goscelin , Sprott , Walsingham , Knighton , -Ca-grave , & c . " This sufficiently explains the object of the com * p iler , and at the first view the object seems to be a . laudable one . In his "Introduction" Mr Mac Cabe quotes from Hume , the following meagre notice of events during a portion of the histories of Mercia and Wessex : — *
" JliECiA The place of Geared was supplied by Ethelbald , great graadnephew to Peodal by Alwy bis brother , and this prince being slain in a mutiny , was succeeded by Off * , who was a degree more remote from Pen < ia , bv Eawa , another brother . —Hume ' s PRslory of England , Vol . I ., chap , i ., pp . 48 , 49 . Loud . 1130 . Wxsstx . —In the year 741 , he ( Oswald ) was sue * ceeded by his cousin Gudred . The reign of this priuee was distinguished by a great victory , which he obtained by means of Edelhun , his general , overXthelbuld , King of Mercia . His death made way for Sigebtru" — Iliid p . 35 . Mr Mas Cabe contrasts this with the following "life-like and Homeric" description of the same events as recorded by Henry of Huntingdon : —
Cuthrcd , finding the exactions of Ethelbald intolerable , and his oppression increasing , determined to muster an arm ; , and meet the tyrant in the field , resolved to die a free aud independent sovereign , rather than live as if he were the bondman of another . How like England's hatred of oppressiou an J love of fair piny . He . had in this battle the support of his Ealdorman Etkulhun , nho , from his foe had bec « me . his steadfast and trusty friend . Cutred confided to the valour of Bthulau ' s arm in the conflict , and was guided by his . counsel in the disposition of bis army . He relied upon both , as capacitating him to withstand the worst tffuits ofEUiciuaid . Tlie latter , as tbe monarch over tributary Eings , marched to the neld ot battle with an immense . body of forces , llj brought against the West Saxons the warriors , not only of Mercia , but also of Kent , of tbe East Saxms , and of the Angles .
The hostile armies met at Burford . As soon as they were arrayed iu lines against each otbtr , both at the same time advanced to the attack , preceded by tbe standard bearets of their respective sovereigns . Ethelhun , who carried the golden dragon , the ensign of the Sing of lVtfsei , rushed forward and transfixed the enemies ' standard-bearer . A load and joyuue cry burst from the ranks of Cutbrtd , as they crossed their weapons with their foes . An awful clash then followed , and then came the roar , the tumult , and the thunder ; sounds of battle , tbe clatter of swords , the heavy fall ol theinsttusaents of death , the piercing shrieks , and sobbing groans of the wounded , and of men in their last agonies . Havoc spread like tire , and -consumed in its rage the compact masses , as they hurried into the thickest of tbe horrid
strife . The Mercians and West Sa > oas seemed to feel that this was a battle , the result of which was to decide the fate of their posterity for ever . At one moment ought be seen tioops of soldiers with glittering armour , with crested helmets , with bristling spears , and Tilth bansers gay with gold , and radiant brilliant colours ; and in a moment after , the same soldUrs might be beheld , covered with blood , their helmets broken , their armour crushed , their spears in splinters , their banners torn , dabbled with blood , or clotted even with the brains of those who had fought in their defence . It was , however , aiound the regal standards in both armies , that the Ira rest and boldest n . re to be found ; rank following rank , aid doing the work of destruction with the sword of Amazonian battle-axe . In neither
was there entertained a thought of flight ; fccti : bought nith the certain expectation of victory ; 4 he Mercians , inflated wi ; h the pride of many former ¦ conqctsts—ihe West Saxons incited by an utter detesta- j tion ot slavery . Iu all parts of the terrible field of battle , I the k- 'rtQorniao Etbulhun was to be seen cuting his way , ^ through entire ranks of his foes , and 1- aving a heap of dead < -r d » ing in h s track ; for his awful battle-axe fell Ukb tlie ttiun . ieibolt upon men and armuur , striking them dead , at , j riving the Utter to pieces ia the instant . On the oilier hand , the valiant King Ethelbald rushed amongst tbe enemy , and slaughtered all who chanced to encounter him : for to his sword the breastplate of his foes w ere but as a thin garment , and their bones but as yielding flesh . Ettielhun and Ethelbald were as two dreadtnl fir . s , which , beginning from opposite quarters , ft length in their progress of destruction come to unite
their raging flames nith each other . Ethelbald and Eth . Ion < stood face to face ! Both were brave men , — each teit , in reg arding the warlike champion who stood before him , that he bad a terrible opponent . They gnashed their teeth with rage—exchanged , blows—then collected all thtir strength , and prepared for a mutual conflict , in trbieh at last , each was to be fairly matched with his onl y 6 tting combatant . It was at that vcrj moment , that Goa , who resists the proud , and from » hom all strength , courage , and . magnanimity come , withdrew bis grace from Ethatbald . Etheibald ' s spirit was abated . He felton the instant , that he had neither his wonted courage , nor Ms accustomed strength ; he fled the verv first from the battle , and abandoned his soldiers to tbe wrath of the mighty champion he had been himself afraU to encounter . Aud from ihitday forth God never per milted any thing to prosper with him—( Huntincdon lib . iv ., . 341 . )
The above is a favourable specimen of Mr Mac Cabe ' s compilation , but the writings of his authorities are so full of siily stories of miracles and other monkish mummeries as to considerably de ' ract from their value . There is no doubt tbat the miracles of the " Saints" are as worthy of belief as of many other things yet believed by many people ; but that circumstance does not make us the more inclined to applaud this history . St Alban drying up and changing the course ol streams ; St Lawrence getting his back flogged , and laying the scourging to the account of St Peter ; St Birinus walking on the sea ; thochains that would not bind St Wilfrid-. the death
ana restoration to life of the wonderful monk , tbe foend of St Boniface , and a hundred other equally gracious storits . may be found in this volume . Then were is no lack of historical facts equal y trustworthy , such as King Arthur killing with Lis own Mho , in o * e battle , nine hundred and sixty of his eeemiesj ' . ); asa fierv serpf nts an () g ery dragons seen in toe air ! These asriel visitors appear to have been quite cerumen in the days ol our Saxon forefathers ' . A ' 5 ^" P' ^ ion . thus far , throws lees light than we aad hoped to have found upon the condition of we people , it brice , for the most part , a record of r . Jl Uar « lsof petty and semi-barbarous kings and urns , and tha advances to supreme dominion ot the
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priesthood . To this latter circumstance it is easy to see—although apparently Mr Mao Cabe does not see it—that the degeneracy of the Saxons may be traced . As they * became " priest-led slaves" they lost the original vigour of their race , and became first the prey of the murderous Danes , and then of the not less savage ana more powerful Normans . This volume , though containing seven hundred and hfty pages only brings English history to the death of Egbert thefirst sole king of England . The next volume will open with the ravages of tbe Danes , and probably extend to the time of the "Conquest . " Ihe work , therefore , promises to be very voluminou !« « ever completed it will be a monument of the industry , real , and patience of its compiler , which the student of history will not peruse in rain ; although , we fancy , the results will be exactly opposite to those intended by Mr Mac Cabe .
The Black Prophet; A Tale Of Irish Famin...
The Black Prophet ; A Tale of Irish Famine . By W . Carleton . London : Simms and M'Intyre , 13 , Paternoster-row . This is the first volume of " The Parlour Library , " a series of works intended to be published at the price of one shilling a volume , each volume to contain about 320 pages , and , with few exceptions , to include an entire work . Amongst the authors whose works will be embraced in this series we observe tbe rames of Mary Howitt , Mrs Hall , Miss Mitford , Grattan , Banim , J . B . Frazer , A . Duma ) , & c . This is the most adventurous project yet started and we earnestly hope that Messrs Simms and M'Intyre wi . l find their reward in tbe universal patronage of the public . In every respect , save one , the volume before ui is admirably got up , the sole exception being the quality of the paper , but for tAat we may blame the gentry of the Westminster tax-trap . In >^> ite , however , of this one drawback , the volume is a novel of cheapness , and even that is not its only or its best future .
The best recommendation of this work is that it faithfully pictures the scenes of misery that have been in Ireland—and , alas ! are renewed at this very time ; and , further , it traces Ireland's wrongs to their source : unjust social arrangements and wicked class legislation . The volume is so cheap that it would be unfair to enter into its story at length , or largely encroach upon its contents ; we confine ourselves to tbe following extracts : —
jokstaixkm . " As it is at present , provision-dealers of all kinds , mealmongers , forestalled , butchers , bakers , andhuiters , combine together , and sustain « uch a general monopoly in foad , as is at variance with the spirit of all law and humanity , and constitutes a kind of artificial famine in the country ; and surely these circumstances ought not to be permitted , so long as we have a deliberative legislature , whose duty it h to watch and guard tbe health and morals of the people . "
LOVE WINS THE BACK . It was with considerable agitation and a palpitating heart , that , en the day following that of Donnel ' s vi-it to her father's , she approached the Grey Stone , where , in the words of the prophet , she should meet "theyoung man who was to bring her love , wealth , and happiness , and all tbat a woman can wish to have with a man . " The agitation she felt , however , was the result ofade . pression tbat almost amounted to despair . Her faithful heart was fixed but upon one alone , asd ^ she knew that her meeting with any other could not , as far as she nasconc . rned , realize tbe golden visions of Donnel Dhu . Tha
words , however , could not be misunderstood ; the first person she met , on the right band side of the way , after passing th » Grey Stoua , was to be tbe individual ; and when we consider her implicit belief in Donnel ' s prophecy , contrasted with her own impressions , and tbe state of mind in which she approached the place , w * may form a tolerably accurate notion of what she must have experienced . On arriving within two hundred yards or to of the spot mentioned , she observed in the distance , abeut half-a . mile before her , a gentleman on horseback , approaching her at a rapid speed . Her heart , on perceiving him , literally sank within her , and she felt so weak as to be scarcely able to proceed .
"Oh ' . what , she at length asked herself , " wouldI not give butfor one glance of young Condy Dalton ! But it is not to b ; . The unfortunate murdher of my uncle has prevented that for ever ; although I can ' t get myseif to b'lieve tbat any of tbeDaltons ei- » did it ; but maybe that ' s because I wish they didn't . The general opinion is , that his father is the man that did it . May tbe Lord forgive them , whoever they are , that' took his life—for it was a black act , to me at any rate !" Across the toad before her , ran one of those little deep valleys , or large ravines , and into this had the horseman disappeared as she closed the soliloquy . He had not , however , at alt slackened his pace , but , on the contrary , evidently increased it , as she could hear by tbe noise of his horde ' s feet .
At this moment she reached the brow of the ravine , and our readers may form seme conception of what she felt when , on looking down it , she caw her lover , young Dalton , toiling up towards her with feeble and failing steps , whilst pressing after him , from the bottom , came young Henderson , urging his horse with whip and spur . Her heart , which had that moment bounded with delight , now utterly failed her , on perceiving the little chance which the poor young man had of being tbe first to meet her , and thus fulfil tbe prophecy . Henderson was gaining on him at a rapid rate , and must in a few minutes have passed him , had not woman ' s wit and presence of mind come to her assistance . ' * If he canaot run to me up tbe hill , " she said to herself , "I can run to him down it , "—and as the thought occured to her , she started towards him at her greatest speed , which , indeed , was
considerable , as her form was of that light and elastic description which betokens great powers of activity nnd exertion . The struggle , indeed , was close ; Henderson now plied whip and spar with redoubled energy , and the animal was approaching at full speed . Have , on the other hand , urged by a thousand motives , forgot everything but the necessity for exertion . Dalton was incapable of running a step , and appeared not to know tbe cause of the contest between tke parties . At length Mare , hy her singular activity and speed , reached her lover , into whose arms she actually ran , just ns Henderson bad come nifhin about-half-a-dozen yards of the spot where she met him . This effort , on tbe part of Have ,
was in perfect accordance with ( he simple earnestness of her character ; her youthful figure , her innocence of manner , tbe glow of beauty , and the crowd of blushing graces which the act developed , together with the joyous exultation of her triumph on reaching her lover ' s arms , and thus securing to herself and him the completion of so delightful a prediction—all , when taken in at one view , rendered her a being so irresistibly fascinating , tbat her lover could scarcely look upon the incident as a teal one , but for a moment almost persuaded himself tbat h s bsloved Have had undergone some delightful and glorious transformation—such as he had seen her assume in the dreams of bii late illness .
TBE LAST OF TOM CALTON . One after one they all kissed him ; and as each knew that this tender and sorrowful embrace must be the last that should ever pass between them , it is impossible adequately to describe the scene which then took place . " I have a request to make , " he said , feehtv ; " an' it is , that I may sleep with Peggy an' our baby , ifaybe I ' m not worthy of tbat : but still I'd like it , an' joy heart ' s Upon it ; an' 1 think she would like it , too . " " It can be done , an' we ' ll do it , " replied his mother ; ' « we'll do it , my darliu' boy—my sou , my soa , we'll de it . " "Don ' t you all forgive me—forgive me everything ?' They could only , for some time , reply by their teats ; but at length th ^ y did reply , and he seemed satisfied . ' Now , " said he , " there was an ould Irish uir tbat Peggy used to sing for me—I thought I heard her often singin' it of late—did I !"
' I suppose so , darlin ' , " replied his mother ; " I suppose you did , " *¦ Mary , here , " he proceeded , " sings it ; I would like to hear it 6 e / ore / go ; it ' s the air of Gro OalMoehrtt . " " Before you go , alamia ! " exclaimed his father , pres . sing him tenderly to his breast . " Oh ! but they ' bitther words to us , my darlin' an' my loviu' boy . But the air , Mary , darlin ' , strive an' sing it for him as well as you can . " It was a trying task for tha affectionate girl , who , however , so far overcame her grief , as to be able to sing it with the very pathos of nature itself . " Ay , " said he , as she proceeded , " that's it—that's what Peggy used to sing for me , bekase she knew I liked it . "
Tender and full of sorrow were tbe notes as they came from the innocent lips of tbat affectionate sister . Her task , however , was soon over ; for scarcely had she concluded the air , when her poor brother ' s ears and heart were closed to the melody and affection it breathed for ever . We have only to add that this volume is Mr Carleton ' s contribution to " the Great Fund of Berr . ; voler . ce which the destitution of his country has called into existence : " an additional reason for our hearty wish that " The Black Prophet" may be purchased and read by tens of thousands .
Address To The Working Classes Of The To...
Address to the Working Classes of the Tower Hamlets . This is a tract printed by the members of the National Charter Association , at the East end of London , intended for circulation amongst the working classes , with the object of making more widely known the constitution and objects of the Charter Association and Land Company , and the principles set forth in the National Petition . It properly tirealated this tract is calculated to do great good . The Chartists of the Tower Hamlets have set an excellent example to their brethren throughout the country , which we hope will be imitated .
# A Ntw Sect In Denmark.—A New Sect Of B...
# A Ntw Sect in Denmark . —A new sect of Bapj tista are very active in prosely tism in Seeland an Copenhagen . The members of the sect describ themselves as ' * made perfect "—they enjoy vision , and miraculous interpositions . They denounce al the e > tublished churches as false and corrupt , and consider all measures of popular education irreligious . The regular Baptists have protested against the doctrines of this ns > v division , and assert , for the credit of Denmark , that they never could hate originated among the Danish people , but that they were imported from Sweeden , and ought to be tarried back to their native country .
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Astler's Amphitheatre. We Have No Hesita...
ASTLEr'S AMPHITHEATRE . We have no hesitation in affirming this theatre to be , deservedly , one of the most popular places of amusement in London . Not only have we good average performances by bipeds ; but the extraordinary feats of the quadrupeds stand unrivalled ; and triumphantly prove—if , indeed , proof be wanted—that man is the true lord of creation , commanding the beasts of the field to be subservient to his will , and obedient to bis command . The unrivalled display of equestrianism exhibited by Madame Dumos , and her truly beautiful horse , Partizan , delights the whole audience . The animal performs , gracefully , the popular dances , keeping time to the music with the accuracy of an adept . The programme is replete with a host of varied and astonishing talent . Gymnasia ,
juggling , the funniments of the ever-juvenescent Widdicomb and the really clever clowns , Messrs Kochex and Twist , gratify and amnio the most fastidious ; and we must emphaticall y remark , that Mr Bsttj not merely deserves praise for catering so magnificently for the public , but should reap " golden opinions" from peer to peasant . Splendid and effective novelties are in preparation for Easter , and Mr Batty intimates that the forthcoming spectacle will outvie its predecessors , and , it is presumed , equally command the extensive share of public patronage this establishment so liberally t »}> y * . If energy and enterprise secure success , assuredly the management of" Old Astley ' s" must , and ought to command it .
Sadler's Wells. Shakespeare's Tragedy Of...
SADLER'S WELLS . Shakespeare ' s tragedy of " Othello" was performed at this popular theatre on Monday evening , for the first time this season , and attracted a numerously attended house . Mr Phelps made an admirable Othello , pourtraying the passions of the jealous , sensitive , brave , yet vindictive , and easily-moved Moor , with a propriety and effect deserving of marked commendation . Iago found an able representative in Mr H . Marston , who developed the subtle designs of the character and hatred of the Moor in a manner which showed bow well he understood the
great author ' s conception of them . Cassio was well represented by Mr Hoskins in the drunken scene , and Roderigo , in the foppishness and impatience of his character , was respectably represented by Mr Scharf , Bra . bantio was ably represented by Mr G . Bemutt . Mlsi Addison ( whose personal attractions are highly in her favour as a representative of " tbe gentle Desdemona ") played the part with considerable dignity . In her affirmations and the death scene , she acquitted herself admirably . Miss Cooper made a good deal of tbe difficult and important character of Emilia . The other parts were creditably sustained .
Haymarket. A New Comic Drama Has Been Pr...
HAYMARKET . A new comic drama has been produced at this house , entitled " The Light Trcop of St James ' e . " Tbe plot ia not of the simplest or most easily comprehended kind ; but the performance was throughout admirable , all the actors exerting themselves , and successfully , therein , The piece owes any merit it possesses to its smart dialogue , and the spirit with which Buckstone and the ladies played . There was a pleasing song , composed bjr Mr T . G . Brid , sung by Miss Reynolds with great effect , which was encored . At tbe fall of the enrtain , Mr Buckstone having come forward , announced the piece for representation every evening .
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PORTRAITS OF STATESMEN . —BRITISH AND AMERICAN . The editor of the Wakefield Journal , being in London on the occasion of one of the recent discussions on the Ten Hours' Bill , in the House of Commons , has given his readers notes of what lie saw and heard in the Weifcminster tax-trap . _ We omit his account of the speeches , and merely give his " portraits" of certain members of the "collective wisdom . " Mi-Beckett , M . P . for Leeds , ( who spoke in favour of 4 eleven hours , " ) is " a good looking man , stands flix feet high , and possesses apparently all tbe physical requisites for a good and powerful speaker ; but on this occasion his voice was remarkably low , mil his utterance far from free . " Mr Ward , M . P . for Sheffield , ( who fiercely opposed the bill , ) stands " almost as high as Mr Beckett , and is also astrong muscular man ; but unlike the M . P . for Leeds , the ' Slievelder' spoke" with | reat fluency , and was often
very eloquent . " Mr Brotherton , M . P . for Salford , ( an ardent supporter of the bill , ) is described as " a 8 taid-looVing , dark-complexioned , midtlle-agedman , " who " at once entered upon the question at issue , and made a telling and effective speech , which in some parts met with rapturous applause from al ! parts of the house . " After describing the sufferings of factory workers , particularly females , Mr B . very feelingly said , "When , sir , I was a boy , I experienced tha wearisome toil of the factory , and I then made a resolve , when , with these hands , 1 bad to labour in a mill for my bread , that if ever the day should arrive when I could be instrumental in alleviating such a state of thing * , I would use my utmost endeavours to accomplish that end , and 1 am thankful that I have been placed in this situatian , where 1
am proud to confess that the feelings of my boyhood having been retained in my mature years , I can , I hope , be of some little service in alleviating those sufferings . " Loud and long continued cheering followed this noble sentiment . Sir James Graham is not personally described , but of his Speech-making we have the following account : — " Sir James spoke nearly ] an hour , and his speechjwas the very speech his most inveterate enemy would have most desired him to make . A speech containing less humanity , and more atrocious principles , was never uttered " in the House of Commons . " Of Sir George Grey we are told , " He is not so good a speaker as Sir James Graham . He speaks much more rapid , something like a schoolboy hurrying over a task when desirous ol getting to his marbles ; but the matter made up for any little defect . " Lord George Bentinck '" is a tall , slender , gentlemanly man , with moderately large
whiskers , and rather a pleasing countenance . His voice appears at first , as does hie manner , somewhat affected—occasionally there is a painful hesitancy in his speech , his elocution is very defective . At one moment he leans upon the table with his legs stretched out towards the front bench looking at the speaker , the next be has turned his back upon the speaker , and exactly in the same posture addressing bis observations to the lower part of fehc house—suddenly be will spring from the table , stretch himself up , and walk backwards and forwards from his seat to the table . " Mr Escott ( a bitter opponent of the bill , ) "is a pale , sallow-looking , cadaverous sort of an animal . " Mr Milner Gibson , M . P . for Mancheater , ( "dead against the bill , " ) is of the middle height , rather dark complexioned , quite juvenile and boyish in appearance , and the very contrary of the sort of man one would imagine the representative of Manchester to be . "
The Washington correspondent of the Morning Chronicle sketches the following portraits of Senators Benton and Calhoun , the two southern candidates for the presidency . " A greater contrast than exist * between the two , both in personal appearance and qualities of mind , could hardly be found at the same elevation . Benton is a caricature likeness of Louis Philippe : the same rotundity , the same pear-shaped head , and about the same stature . The physical expression of his face predominates . His lower features are drilled into imperturbable suavity , while the « ye , that un-drillable tale-teller , twinkles of inward slyness as a burning lamp-wick does of oil . He is a laborious builder-up of himself ; acting by syllogistic forecast , never by impulses . He is pompously polite , jmd never abroad with his ' executive '
manners . He has made up his mind that oratory , if not a national weakness , is an un-Preaideutial accomplishment , and he delivers himself in the Senate with a subdued voice , like a judge deciding upon a cause which the other senators had only argued . He wears an ample blue cloak , and abroad-brimmed hat with a high crown , and lives , moves , and has his being in a faith in himself which will remove mountains of credulity . Though representing a state two thousand miles off , bo resides regularly at Washington , drawing a handsome income from his allowance of mileage , and paying rare and brief visits to bis constituency , whose votes he has retained for more than twenty years—an unaccountable exception to the anti-Conservative rotation of the country ' s gifts of office . Mr Calhoun lives in his mind , and puts a sbrt of bathing-dress value on his body . There is a temporary looking tuclc-away of his beard and hair , as if they would presently be better combed in another place ; mouth and eyes kept clear only for a
brief life-swim in the ocean of politics . He is tall , hollow-chested , and emaciated , and both face and figure are concave , with a student ' s bend forward . He smiles easily when spoken to , indeed with rather a simple facility , though in longer conversation he gives his eye to the speaker barely in recognition of an idea , and with a most ' vcrbum sap . Withdrawal from talkativeuess . When speaking in the Senate , he is a very startling looking man . His skin lies sallow and loose on the bold frame of his face ; his stiff gray hair spreads off from rather a low forehead , with the : cmi-circular radiation of the smoke from a wheel of fireworks just come to a standstill ; the profuse masses of white beard in his throat ext ? h th ° eye like the smoulder of a lire under his chin , and his eyes , bright as coals , move with jumps , as if he thought in electric leaps from one idea to another . He dresses carelessly , walks the street absent-mindedly , and is treated with the most marked personal respect and involuntary deference by his brother senators and the diplomatists at Washington .
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A Literirv Curiosity . —At a sale of tare books which commenced in London , last week , to continue through eleven days , a very beautiful copy of the Mazann Bible , attributed to the press of Guttemberg , at Mentz , of which only fourteen are known to be in existence , was sold to Messrs Willey nnd Putnam , the Ameriean booksellers , for £ 500 . The British Museum , possesses two copies , and this will be sent to the American Museum , at Washington ,
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IMPROVEMENT OP WASTE LANDSSPADE HUSBANDRY . ( From the Information for the People , No , 72 . ) [ Continuedfrom oxrlatt . ] To quote the words of Mr Csrgtairs himself upon the state of this moss when he got possession of it —It was mostly composed of white foggy stuff , standing from two to twelve inches deep in water , and not worth sixpence an acre of rent , as it would carry neither mas nor beast . In 1834 , he commenced cutting sheep drains twelve inche » wide and twelve inches deep across the whole moss , dividing it into regular riggs of from twelve to fourteen feet broad each , which has had the desired effect of drying the moss completely , the hollows being filled up with th « sods taken from the drains . This drainage cost him £ 43 lis . In the summer of 183 fl and 1837 , a great extent of it was top-dressed with earth and lime ; and now it bears the horses and carts over its surface freely , although the moss is from ten to forty feet in depth .
The application of gravel and sand effects perhaps more improvement , in consolidatine and decomposing the moss , than either lime or dung . This is shown to be the case from the circumstance that moss land , when overflowed , is rendered fertile by the deposit of earthy matter from the water . In imitation of this operation , Mr Carstairs is in the habit , at every breaking up of the reclaimed moss land from pasturage , of ( giving a liberal application of clay , gravel , or sand . This he effects in an easy manner , by means of a portable railroad . The application of the gravel , and the committing of the land to pasturage , or irrigated meadow , for a given number of years , have the effect of consolidating it so much , as in most cases to render it capable of being ploughed by " . horses ; but when rather soft , pattens are put
upon their feet to prevent them from sinking . By the means detailed , some very large fields of the moss ground have been so reduced in depth as to allow the subsoil , formed from the application of clay , Gravel , ko ., to be brought up by the plough and incorporated with the moss . Complete furrow-drainage keeps the soil and subsoil always dry , * and now this ground presents fields of as fine and as fertile veaetable loam as can be seen in the whole county , which nothing but their great elevation prevents from being equally valuable . The chick , the sorrel , the nettle , and other weeds , which usually infest moss land when first brought into cultivation , have entirely disappeared—a sure indication that a complete melioration of the land has been effected . When the depth of the moss is considerable , the under stratum , from being more decomposed and consolidated , is uniformly of a much better quality for agricultural purposes than that on or immediately below the surface . To get rid of this inferior
soil Mr Carstairs has frequently resorted to burning ; and even in this o peration the effects of lime and other earthv applications , some years previously put on , is singularly valuable . They not only make the moss burn more freely , and at a more uniform degree of depth , but the ashes are rendered highly -valuable as a manure to the succeeding crops , by being mixed with the lime . Thus , by frequent applications of any earth or lime , but particularly clay , and occasional burning , the worthless moss soil becomes progressively reduced in depth , and fertilised . " The expense of draining and preparing moss land depends on many local circumstances . The usual cost is from £ 12 to £ 15 per acre ; but much has been done at £ 7 or £ 8 per acre . The expense , in either case , is for the most part repaid in a very few years ; and then gf od land , which may be let for £ 2 or £ 3 an acre per annum , may bo said to have been absolutely conquered from the wilderness , and added to the productive soil of the country .
dbai . no . In some countries the ground is naturally so dry , and the climate possesses so little moisture , that instead of drainage , the land may require to be irrigated profusely with water at certain seasons of the year . The buds , generally speaking , of England , Scotland , an l Ireland , are of a very different character . There are few parts of the country where drainage , from superabundant moisture , is not requisite ; and , therefore , the operation of draining should be thoroughly comprehended by every practical agriculturist .
The necessity for draining arises either from the water rising to the surface from springs beneath , or from the subsoil being of a retentive quality , by which water lying upon the surface , or absorbed in the upper stratum , cannot escape . According as either of these causes predominate , or are associated with each other , so must the process of drainage be regulated and conducted . All soils , those of a very sandy or gravelly nature , in some situations , excepted , are more or less liable to over-wetness , either from their' own nature or the nature of the subsoil on which they rest . Clay , whether on the
surface or beneath , is , from its adhesive nature , very retentive of moisture . A mixture of clay , sand , and sometimes iron , is also found very impervious ; and even loams , although they absorb water freely , generally retain too much . Rich black loams usually lie on a clay subsoil , of different colours and textures , according to which the land will be in various degrees wet . The wetness in these loams is sot so apparent as on other soils , but it is in every case as injurious , and as great a necessity exists for its removal . Land subject to springsis usually very varied in its surface , and may require a number of drains before water is effectually removed .
Draining is the operation of drawing off the water from the over-moist land , and of reducing the soil to that proper decree of dryness which renders it available for productive tillage . Many moist _ lands , though undrained , will prwduce crops of grain , aud the crops will be the heavier the drier and finer the season ,- but , taking these lands on a common average of seasons , it will be found that they often greatly fail in yielding even moderate crops , and that , at tho very best , their crops are inferior in bulk and weight to those of grounds whieh have been subjected to a thorough process of drainage , and the kind of tillage consequent upon such an improvement . The outwan ! mark of all undrained arable land is , that little
or no grain grows in the furrows . Tbe crop is seen to run along the centre of the ridges , dwarfang gradually off to the sides , where it disappears , ; thus leaving a large portion of every field with ne crop . Wherever land is observed in th : » condition—and apparently the greater part of that in England is so —there is a want of drainage . The practice of making narrow heaped-up ridges , and deep . furrows at their sides , is a proof of the land being badly drained . With a right method of drainage beneath , no portion of the surface is lost for cropping ; the crop is at liberty to grow all over the field , and the furrow is only a slight indentation to mark off the divisions for the reapers in harvest .
Drains are cf several kinds , according to the nature and situation of . the land . Some drains are conduits built with stone , others are ' conduits filled entirely with loose stones , between which the water percolates and escapes , and others are constructed with tiles of a particular form . Of whatever description , main and tributary drains are required . We shall describe a main nnd an inferior drain , in the language of one of tho most experienced writers on tbe subject , Mr Smith , of Deanstcn ;—" The main drain should be directed along the bottom of the chief hollow er valley of the grounds , where the whole or greater portion of the drains can be led into it . If any lessor hollows occur in the field , they must also have their proportional mains or leaders . The bottom of tho main drain should be at least three feet , and , if possible , three and a half or four feet under the surface where it passes along ; and it should have throughout as uniform a fell as the nature of the ground will admit .
It should be flagged in the bottom , or , where flagstones are expensive , built as an inverted arch , to prevent the possibility of washing away under tho side building , 'ihe dimensions necessary will depend on the fall or declivity , and the area or land from which it has to receive water . With a fall in no p lace less than one foot in 100 yards , a drain ten inches wide and eighteen inches deep will void the rain water from 100 acres . It is of great importance to make the open area of such drains narrow and high , as smaller bottoms and covers will suit , and be less liable to giva way ; and the current of water being more confined , mud and sand w ill be less apt to settle in the bottom . Let the sides be smoothly and securely built with flat stones , cither with or without mortar ; and let strong flat covers be placed
ever , or , where such are not to be found , rough simple arches may be built with thin stones and mortar , for the bottom and cover , packing the haunches of the arch well up to the sides of the cut . Where lesser hollows occur crossing the fields , it is necessary to cut sub-mains along their bottoms , about three or three and a half feet deep , and having openings of suitable dimensions formed by inverted stone couples , or with drain tiles , or , where a very large flow of water has to be provided for , with an inverted tile , and a covering tile placed above the bottom one , or with larger tiles made on purpose . There should be a cross submain at the bottom of
every field or stretch of drains , to receive the water from all the parallel drains ; and such drain should always be cut six inches deeper than the drains runnin g into it , that the water may have a free drop , which will prevent tho lodgment of mud or sand at their junctions or mouths . Open cuts or ditches , either as mains or subraaina , should never , except from necessity , be adopted , being apt to get filled with mud and grass , by which water is thrown back into the drams , which often chokes them ; besides , the loss of land , annoyance in ploughing , constant expense of cleaning , and the unsightly appearance of the thing , are serious objections . ( To be continued . }
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A youth was prosecuted and fined the other day , at -5 r »«! en ^''" b" posted a newspaper , with a vrritten paper therein . ? - ? rT l , ~'' . one is abIe t 0 P »* m » a ch 8 rac-« en & i ! a ^ n ' ° 1 \ . a"y b n tter * We * ° a Particular possession than his neighbour . " « , S ° ? l ah pa Per 8 ' aft « regretting that KTesSon ^? ^ »«» M » 5 the death . ny destitution , chronicle themeetaofthe-foxhounds . CapUin S . rS . Brown , of the navy , &« offered at his own expense , to construct and maintain a susnen . Lambett , if he can obtain the authority of narliament , and permission to establish a toll . The cost of a soldier ' s ration in Ireland is increased 3 d ., and in England lid . from the scarcity of nrovisions . r The personal property left by Mr T . Ward , the extensive shipownerhas been valued for duty at
, £ 250 , 000 . There are upwards of 70 John-streets in London , 47 James-streets , 52 King-streets , 44 New-streets , 46 Queen-streets , 30 , York-stmts , 15 Wellingtenstreets , 12 Grove-streets , and the like number of many others . Postage Stamps are in preparation for the colonies , by which pre-payment may be effected on letters for any place now covered by the shilling stamp , A party in Tortioy has realised upwards of £ 50 for turnip Reeds , the produce of an acre . The Queen ' s residence in the Isle of Wight , hitherto called Osborne Honse , is henceforth to be called Osborne ; and Barton Manor Farm is in future to be termed Barton House .
Such fears of tumult are felt by the authorities at Brussels , that the bakers have been advised by the police to withdraw their loaves from their shop windows , and to leave a s few articles as possible exposed to the eye of the people . The valuation of the personal property of the great valuer of estates , the lamented George Henry Robins , Esq ., has been taken at £ 140 , 000 exclusive of landed property . A girl named M'Lean , who received a bayonet wound at Invergordon , during the late disturbances , has since died . " The Ram ' s Horn" is the somewhat singular title of a new paper published in New York . It is decidedly a clever performance , and well deserves the patronage of the community . The paper is both edited and published by coloured men . A correspondent of ihe Sheffield Iris recommends an adherence to the workhouse diet of that town as a
preventive of gout ! If mystery , remarks the Times , be indeed a source f the sublime , there must be something exceedingly lofty in the style of our acts of parliament . In the metropolis there are about 200 deaths a week , nearly thirty deaths a day , or mora than one death an hour beyond what ought to happen in tbe common course of nature . [ This fact speaks loudly for prompt sanatory measures . ] There were 18 . 502 , 240 pounds of green and Mack teas exported from China to the United States during tbe year ending 1 st July , 1846 . From the evidence of Mr J . Little , an extensive builder of third and fourth-rate houses in the metropolis , it appears that" the average losses on the rent of such houses is one-fifth , and that three out of fire of these losses are from the sickness of the tenants , who are working men . "
In the state of Maryland , the law forbids any man , under five dollars penalty , from buying ot a free negro any bacon , pork , beef , mutton , corn , wheat , tobacco , rye , or oats . The Lords of the Admiralty have directed the extension of the South-Western Railway subterranean electric telegraph , which communicates with Portsmonth , to the offices of the Admiralty at Whitehall . When Mr Layard , in the course of his excavations in the ruins of Nineveh , brought to light a colossal lion-body , with a human head , his superstitious labourers flsd precifitately , crying " Nimrod , Nirarod . " The mighty hunter , however , did not give chase , and after a while the men were induced to return . A bill has been introduced into tho Pennsylvania Legislature exempting the property of the wife from being seized by the creditors of the husband . Several States are about to adopt that just principle .
All sects call themselves ' miserable sinners , " but are very much affronted if another sect call them so . In 1840 . of 4 , 508 prisoners confined in Edinburgh prison , 2 , 400 were confined drunkards ! The Black wall Railway Company have determined to reduce the width of the rails from five feet , to the national gauge of four feet eight inches and a-half ; also to discard the rope and supply its place by locomotive powers . In a village of Suffolk is the following epitaph on a tombstone . It has no name , no date , and no one knows over whose remains it was placed : — Reader , pass on , nor idly waste your time , On bad biography or bitter rhyme ; For what I am , this cumb'rous clny insures ; And what I was—is no affair of yours !
An improvement is said to have been effected by an American , in the generation of heat , by which an immense saving will be effected in the consumption of fuel . The secret of the discovery is not yet fully revealed , but the whole heat is completely confined to the boilers , by . the substitution of an artificial for a natural draft . The improvements goint ? on at the Carlton Clubhouse are on a magnificent scale . On the completion the whole will present a front larger than that of the Reform Club . The Portuguese government has dismissed five , professors of the University of Coimbra , one of whom had heated a guerilla , while the others had encouraged their pupils to join the insurgents . A canary died recently , at Dundee , at the age of twenty-seven years !
The personal property of tho late Lord Mount Sandford has been estimated for duty at £ 100 , 000 . The title is extinct . At the last return under the income-tax act , no fewer than thirty surgeons practising in London , admitted that their professional earnings amounted to £ 10 , 000 per annum each ; and of these , three were upwards of £ 20 , 000 each . The men of Monkwearmouth Colliery are now off work , on account of a dispute relative to the adjustment of the weight of coals . Some of the advertisements Tor curates , & c ., in the Ecclesiastical Gaxette , are very business-like . The following , for instance : — "A title for orders wanted , immediately , in the diocese of Worcester , Principles , evangelical . "
Elihn Burritt , the " learned blacksmith , " rfcently delivered a lecture to 3 , 000 persons , in the City-hall , Glasgow , on the organic sinfulness of war . lie was most cordially received . Opinions vary a good deal as to the appearance of the crops : it is rather too soon to form any . The English Mint has eight presses , which strike sixty blows in a minute , and produce 3 , 000 coins in an hour . It is more than probable that Mrs Butler ( late Miss F . Kerable ) will , ere long , become lessee of one of the metropolitan theatres . Vulcanised India-rubber is now made use of to supersede steel in the buffer springs of railway and other carriages .
An impression being prevalent that the warm bath makes those who use it liable to take cold , the committee for promoting the establishment ef baths and wash-houses have published a certificate to tbe contrary , signed by 144 eminent physicians and surgeons . The Old Bridge of Dumfries , after standing six hundred years , has begun to give way . Bands of lmlf-famishcd peasants , from Rhenish Prussia and Bavaria , have recently attempted to enter France for the purpose of begging , but have been stopped at the frontier . A handsome servant girl in New York , very lately committed suicide by swallowing laudanum because she had received a cruel valentine from one whom she regarded as a fond lover .
The total military force of the United States , either raised or now raising , is upwards of 70 , 000 men ; that of tho navy 10 , 000 . The sums voted for the war expenses are upwards of thirty-four millions of dollars . A vein ot gold , yielding 50 dollars worth of pure metal to the bushel , has been discovered in the vicinity of Asheborough , N . C . It is the richest vein yet fouud in the United States . The general assembly of Wallachia has passed a law for the emancipation of such gipsies as are serfs of the government or the clergy ; but those belonging to private persons still remain in bondage .
An electrical clock is to be erected in the tower ef Wenham church , near Ipswich , and the- motive power is to be incessantly maintained by a perpetual electric current d * rivedfrom the earth . An old woman cf eighty-seven , residing near Dudley , was married a few days ago for the fourth time , each of her husbands being pensioners . Her last husband died about six weeks ago , and th » present one was at the funeral , immediately after which the match was made . An Irish provincial paper , the Bottnpatriele lieeorder , states the astounding fact , that , by means of the inhalation of * ether , Professor Sewell had effected the amputation of the limb of a deceased sheep with perfect success , and without any apparent pain . - ~ . ftmcA . A few days since a fox was killed by a train 6 U the Oxford branch of the Great Western Railway , while stealing towards some sheep and lambs , which were folded near the line .
Ihe Lord Chancellor has , for the first time , exercised the power conferred upon h ' m by the new Lunacy Act ; nnd has , from and after the 13 th April next , withdrawn the license of a lunatic asylum / in the parish of Gate Helmsley , Yorkshire . Tke 'Norwegian Uerrinx fishery for this year is endAsd ; and on the whole 250 , 000 tons have been put into salt . A fatal murrain is very prevalent among th « sheep and lambs in some parts of Lincolnshire ,
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¦ FoHOKHT . —At Gruildhall on Saturday Samuel 1 Ring , stated to be' an attorney struck off the rolls , wit-committed for- trial , charged with uttering two fe ' rged bills of exchange fir £ 250 each . Thecase was-one ef a very distressing nature , the forgery being the name of thebrother of the prisoner as the acceptor . Haruoub of Refcok—The formation of this great national undertsking , a harbour of refuge at Dover , is finally decid > d upon . TJieprejent year will see tha works-enmmenced . Tn » Pwtsiitf Adybiktohihw . —The two Persians , who wore placed in a temporary refuge at the east end of-the town until an opportunity occurred of passing ! : them to their own country , have left the Refuge-, and it is net known where they have gone ; though it is conjectured that they will shortly make their appearance in public assolieitors for
subscriptions to- the alleged fund for the redemption of a relative who has Been fined for killing a Turk . Shipwhsck . —On Tuesday night , about half-past ten o ' clock , the Defiance , of Gbole , 324 tons register , R . Spenee , master , from London to Galway , with a general cargo , struck on the Rundle Stone . The master and crew , fourteen in . number , left her in tha * u \ ' i * ' "' dniSHfc wto n ^ f " 6 * ° f wa * •& the hold , and the next morning she was seen off the Brisons , near Cape Cornwall ! Part of tho cargo , which was flour ,, meal , &* .,. has been washed on St * ' ? be crew , and ' Wednesday , at St Ives . New Library ;— A library , to ronsist of not fewer than l . OOO'volumes . is now in the course of formation , for the uce of the West London Central Anti-Enclosure Association , likewise a collection of ancient and modern maps , to- facilitate inquiries respecting disputed feotwaya .
Polish Pbiponwis in Pfcusei * . —The number of Poles in prison ,. on a charge of having taken part ia tbe late revolution , is 203 , some of whom are in tha fortress of Sonnenburg , others in the prisons of Berlin , and a few at Posen . Dbath oif MnntLB Mars . —Mddlle Mars , the most celebrated actress which the French stage ever pos « sessed , died' in Paris on Saturday night , at ten o ' clock . She-was born on the 16 * h December , 1 T 78 , and was the daughter of the- celebrated actor , Monvel . Port op Bimbniiead . —The opening of the port here , on Easter Monday next , will be a grand day—Birkenheadcommencing its existence as a port . Tha occasion will be observed as a gala . Irish Distobss . —New York has sent 40 , 000 dol » lars to relieve the diistress in Ireland . Jn Cincinnati , 3 , 000 'dollars wore subscribed in one evening . The Catholics of Boston have subscribed 5 , 387 dollars .
A Goon > Example . —The directors of the Preston and Wyre Railway have liberally granted a free passage along their line to all persons going to Fleetwood to lecture at the Fleetwood Mechanics' Institution . America * Cider . —A vessel from New York has brought ,, in addition to 412 ' bags of oats , 1 , 420 barrels of flour , 100 barrels of soda biscuits , and a variety of other articles , 20 casks of cider , the manufacture of the United States , which is an unusual importation , and at the present time of the year OS ? 'ciallyremavkaMo . Earlt Brood . —A few days ago a pair of canary birds belonging to a gentleman in New-street . Kilmarnock , brought out a brood of young canaries . The little captives , never totined to soar in the blue sky , or warble their songs in leafy groves , but cabined and confined to the contraetfd dimensions of a cape in hopeless slavery ,, are thrivinc well .
LahbJno Sfasos . —We f Hertford Journal ) are sorry to hear continued accounts of the mortality among ewes and lambs . The sheep are , in many insMnces , affected in a manner different to that which we brief )/ described last week , and the offspring perish in consequence of the acidity imparted by the epidemic to the sustenance derived from the mother . A Nkw Public Officer . —The New York Sun enumerates among the train who did tumour to tht dwarf Stratton ( otherwise General Tom Thumb ) or his departure from Liverpool for New York , the name of a gentleman who is described as " Chief Superintendent of the principal Public Exhibitions and Amusements in Great Britain . " An Eloiblk Site for the Wellington Statue . — A correspondent signing " J . 11 .. " proposes the grounds oftl e Duke of York ' s school , in the Kimi ' sroad , Chelsea , as a refuge for the destitute Welling * ton statue .
Secrkt for a Fabmkr s Wife . —While the milkinz of your cows is going on let your pans be placed in boiling water . Strain the milk into one of the pans taken hot from the hot water , and cover it with another of the hot pans , and proceed in like manner with the whole ma > s of milk , nnd you will have double the quantity of good rich cream and sweet delicious butter . Irish Paupers ( Liverpool ) . —From correspondence just laid before Parliament relative to the immigration ol Irish paupers into Liverpool , it appears that on the 4 th of January last there were relieved in Liverpool 3 , 130 Irish pauper immigrants ( 2 , 13 * of them children ) . On the 12 th the number had increased to 10 , 074 (< d'whom 6 . 4111 were children ); and on the ISth to 13 , 053 ( of whom po fewer than 12 , 363 were children ) . On the 26 ch—25 , 520 Irkh paupers were relieved in Livprpool . There arrived in that town from Ireland , 30 , 030 men , women , and children , during the time from the 13 th of January to the 16 th of February , little more than one month .
Athep > . t 5 i > s jt Bolton . —An Aihenajiim is about to be erected at Bolton , towards which the sum of £ 5 000 has been subscribed . Let no one after this super at Bolton . - Paddle-eox Boats . —Owing to the great success attending the use of the paddle-box boats , in the recovery of stores , Ac , at the wreck of the Sphynx , the Admiralty are about to direct that they be fitted to all steam-vessels . Extensive Forgeries at Lkbbs . —No new facts have transpired in reference to the forgeries of the three Glovers . The greatest possible vigilanceis being used to discover their retreat , and not without some hopes of success .
Enoljsh and Irish Benevolence . —A Preston cotton-spinner , with not a fraction of pecuniary interest in Ireland , has subscribed £ 100 to the Irish relief fund . The Earl of Mounteashel , towards relieving the poor en his own estates , in eight townships , gives £ 10 ; and this is about a fair average of the manner in which the Irish landlords , while getting all they can from England in the way of loans , deal with tlieir own countrymen and dependants , Naples . —Akcibmt Amphitheatre . —The ancient amphitheatre of Pouzzolcs has been freed from the
earth that surrounded it , and may now be examined in all its parts . The de » s of the animals , which are situated under the arena , are of extremely solid masonry , and in a state of excellent preservation . Lamps , parts of columns , and remains of architectural ornaments , have been found in them . New Mutiny Bill . — A bill "for punishing mutiny and desertion , and for tho better payment of tha army and their quarter ? , " has been introduced by Mr Greene , the Secretary at War , the Paymaster General , and the Judge Advocate . It contains 103 clauses .
A Jew Pio-Dbjo . eb . —In Shaftesbury Market , the other week , one Marcus Lewis , a Jew , sold four pigs ; whereat " the-local papers wonder . Wherefore ? Marcus broke no law . The pork passed not through his stomach , only through his hands . Besides , when a white Yankee sells a black man—why not a white Jew , it may be-, a black pig ? In one case the merchant trades upon what his relidon tells him ho ought to love j in the other , the Jiew turns the market , penny on what he is told to . hate—Punch . The Fast Bat . — We have been given to understand that aaaong the conscqucntes of the Fast day , was the acceleration of the maturity of Bills of Exchange , whieh were to a certain extent made fast in their progress by becoming payable one day earlier than otherwise . We have heard of persons and things being knocked into ntxt ' weck , but is it only bills and promissory notes that are liable to bo knocked into yesterday . —Ibid .
Rica Bequests . —The late J . Cripps , Esq ., hanker , Gloucester , has bequeathed to his twelve children specific pecuniary legacies to the amount of upwards of £ 80 , 000 , and the residue amongst live of them . Tho lato S , Mil & s , Esq ., of Russell-square , has left £ 500 , 000 in peusonnlty alone , which is quite independent of his extensive freeholds . The late J . E * Tabor , Esq ., of Feans Booking , Essex , was possessed of eonsiderabjp freehold , leasehold , and landed estates in the counts of Essex and Suffolk , and had left personal property estimated at £ & D , 000 Advaxck in the P * ica ov Wuiskkv . —Several licensed victuallers haw , during the last few days , raised the price of whiskey three-pence a bottle . >
Heroic Comxsct . —On Saturday last a girl , aged 13 years , daughter of Mr 'fait , engineer to Mr C . Seely , having bad a few words with her step-mother , left home and went to tke Witham , where she leaped in , with intent to drown herself . The Her . Mr Bradford , vicar of St . Mary * s , happened to bs passing at the time , when ho plunged in after the girl , and in a short time succeeded in rescuing her from a watery grave . Mr Bradford is a higbly > esteemed clergyman , and this aot of bravery deserves to be remembered by all huraane Shocking Death .-A bury , a child named Page drank some nearly boiling nonr sufferer « n ^ , « d
following day , when , a to alleviate the same , Railways and VM- ~ pads of mackerel , contain Plymouth , 210 miles brought into Billing diura of Uie ; Greal W glut so reducing the prices dealers were able to shilling East Susans . - —Although in the retiring address of the junior representative , of East Sussex , the Protectionist journals announce Mr . Luoas Shad well as the gentleman ahou $ to QQ « W orvrard » s Mr Frcwen ' a nominee ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), March 27, 1847, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_27031847/page/3/
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