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      Iu Crimeat Tfea Taw Deceyber 30, 1848. I...

      DECEyBER 30 , 1848 . i

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      ADDRESS TO WINTER . Welcome , eld Winter ! wldt thy forelock grey—Thy snowy mantle , aid thy wrinkle ! ferow , Grasping the iron ictptre of thy sway , And laying nature ' * rural beauties low . Thou rld ' st impetuous , on tha whirlwind ' s win ? And storms and tempests usher in th y reign ' Thy Icy breath oongsali the mwm ' rlng stream , That flowM la sylvan sweetness through the plain . Though scarce a reabeca gilds thy gloomy day And all around is desolate tad drear- ' Tar , Winter I «« U I lore th y friendly ewny ,

      Which terminates the swiftly circling yew . I love to draw around the biasing hearth—To listen to the laugh-eidting tale To crown tha fleeting hour * with harmless mirth , While the rude blast sweeps hollow thrown the vale . To read and panes upon the ample page , Where knowledge opens all her store ; To retd the records of a firmer age ; Or learning ' s path so intricate explore . Seaion of social joy ! I hail thy reUn ! Imagination Isughs at thy control ; Thon can ' st not Knd her ia tty icy chain ; Thoa ean ' st not free ** the fervour of her tool . The year is fast drawing to its end . Another week and 1848 will be numbered with the past , listen , then , to

      THE YEAR'S LAST HtMK . BT JOES SWAUT . * Farewell , 0 ear th ! ye sun and moon , & nwell , And all ye stirs—our parting ii at hand : Aad now for ever shall I ceue to dwell In ' the bins' sky , on ocean , or on land : Soon shall th * tiring hear the midnight bell Peal forth mine exit from their mortal strand : Set ere tie light fade * of December dim , Creaturu of time , 0 lilt , the year ' s hut njma . Mia meet on earth , and part , and meet again ; The tribes of ocean go , and come and go ; The blending clouds that bear abroad tha rail , Dividt abort , but meat in stream below ; The rose that toilet In summer oa the plain . Decays and diet , yet lives again to glow j But u for me , 0 earth I my reiga is o ' er ; We met to p & rt , we part to meet no more .

      0 earth I farewell , another year of time Is added to the ages past and gone ! Thon spacious , blue , and starry vault sublime ' Wilt bend no more my silent course upon ! But earth , there it not on tby round a dime . Or home of men where light or life has shone , Whose darkest secrets are not all reveal'd , — All , aa I put , are copied , eign'd , and setl'd . For as the fruit—the unripe or the ripe—Tells a true story of the parent tree , — At takes tbe thtet the impreuion of the type , And bears the record over land and sea ; So —& Sr or foul—no mortal hand may wipe One jot away of things Impress's on me;—¦ Tinu'c leaves afar the tidiags true unfold , Soon as Iranian all the tale is told .

      Hark ! there era footsteps on the steeple stairs ; Tet ere the bells at midnight say farewell , let it he told that wortey deeds , and prayers , For blessings upon men , whers ' er they dwell . Are seen and heard above ; and heaven is theirs Who live for heaven . '—Jott then the loud-toned bell . In wary swells along the midnight toll'd ;—The new year oawn'd , andput'd away the old , New Tear s Eve is a festival which was once

      celebrated with great feasting and rejoicing in this country . The custom still lingers , and the'loving cup , ' though changedin form , * still circulates in spirit . At twelve o ' clock at night , the moment the hour has struck , the church , bells peal forth a joyous welcome to the new year . This custom , as our readers are aware , is called ' ringing the old year ont and the new year in . ' This takes place all ever England . We present to our readers

      THE TEAR'S I . AST CUP . Bt FBltrcEl BBOWW . With the festal song , with the glad hearth's blase , With tbe wine of its own bright vintage days , Still rich in the light ot rosy eyes It caught through the vintyard'i parted leaves—While night , ia the might of silence , lies On scow-clad hill * and oa starry tides . And the knell of its number'd hours draws near , We all the cup of the parting year J Bat say to what pledge of memory ' s hoard Is the wealth of that mystic wine cup poured ?—Is it Time ? To his ever onward track . And his tireless step , ttat hath ne ' er torn'd back—To his glaw , with whoso dim lands ceaseless fl * w , Beauty , and strength , and glory go—And his scythe which the nations might hath mown—Let as drink to theft;—bat not these alose !

      Then pledge we the dark-veiled Future thus , And the wealth of hope it had once for tu—The ttoret which Its billows still may hide—And the barks sent forth on its baundless tide : Or the Past , with its springs in memory shrined , The snows which its winters left behind , And the harvests f * fr which its toil hath sows . We pledge ;—bat we pledge net these alone ! Say , then , hath the year ' s last rap been crown'd For the loved and the loving hearts around—The names in our souls' seal ' d teok enroU'd—The heads of gray and the locks of gold f If sy the time-tried friendship fear no thrall Of frosts that celd on life ' s twilight fall—And the young—may we nerer find them grown Leu true;—but we pledge net these alsnel

      Are there not loved ones yet more dear , That mlsgle not in our festal cheer—The names by the hearth long heard and wept , And still in the hash of memory kept ! Drink to the absent J Outage and tear * Hare fell ' a en these dim and levering years—But the faith of our lore no change hath known ; And we pledge thim now;—bat not them alone ! Drink t » the changed ! They have left their place In our hearts , like a broken altar ' s base , Still graved with the sculptured names of yore , - But a wreck and arnln erermore . Drink to the dead I There are hearts that hold Their memory yet with a lore untold—For time and death have no shadows thrown On their truth . Shall we drink to these alone ?

      Hold ! for the cup hath bright drops left We may not waate en the rent and reft—One purer pledge as the year departs—To the holy land of oar hornet and hearts ! For the faith to her andent glory given , And the love that for better hopet hath striven :-Oh , bright he her stars , however our own May set;—yet we pledge not these alone 2 Brink to the world ! There it promise yet In tha bright To Came , which no eye hath nttt—In the atereb . ef her nations , beckon'd oa By the light of their far-seen Sabbath dawn . But hark J—' tis the mighty midnight ' s chime , Like a voice from tbe pasting wavss of Time I And ear eup Is dnsln'd with Its latest tone ; 3 > t ns fill to the bright Sew Tear alone !

      We said last we * k , that whilst in Scotland ChnsU aas-day comes and goes unnoticed , our Northern yjiends compensate themselves for their neglect of Christmas by their festivities on Hogmanay ( New Tear ' s Eve ) and New Year ' s Day . Oa tmeal-cakes , cheese , and whiskey ( we speak of the customs of the people ) are set before every visitor oa Hogmanay . However humble this kind of entertainment may seetatothedevourers of luxuries , it is not lightly esteemed by those who are blessed with good stomachs and happy disposition ! . Unaffected mirth and hours of re » l happiness , render Hogmanay a festival dear to the Scottish peasantry , and working classes generally , ayont the Tweed . Scotland

      • first Foot * is a cherished custom in , and we believe also in seme parts of the North of England . Tbe first person who crosses tbe thresh old after the clock strikes twelve is called . first foot . ' The new comer , addressing the family circle u be enters , says , * A Happy New Year to ye a . The respoMe is , of course , ' A Happy New ear to yon ! ' First foot' invariably brings a bottle , wtoen our readers may be sure is not empty , but , on the contrary , is full to the cork , vrita the national eimr —whkity . The contents having been offered round and accepted , 'first foot' ia required in torn to drink of the contents of the family bottle . The first comer is usually followed by many others , who continue dropping in until daylight , but of course , too late to claim the honour of ' first foot ,

      A good deal ot im portance is attached to the ' first foot , ' We have heard say that , to exclude all suspected ar unlucky persons , it is customary for one of the damsels to engage beforehand some favoured yontb , who , elated with so signal a mart ot female distinction , g ladly comes aa soon as the clock has chappit twal . ' Of course the iottle is sot forgotten . Here is—A SOCIAL SONG FOE HOGMANAY . Bring In the year wl * mirth and glee , And let ns e ane be sad ; Each honest he art maun aet a part To mak' a neighbour glad .

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      IU o ««« crime , at tfea taw . Whin ntlgabonrs a *** tfgttker , Though thsy agree , tae frank and free . To taste wl an * aaitaer . Then ill the gins , and let it pass To ilka erode here ; We'll sptnd the night wi' true delight And welcome In the year ! ' Oh ! wka will say that pleasure smiles Bat only on the great , When we can be aa bljtha andfree As nobles a * the State ; We canna' boast o' nobles' rank , Hot look sae proud aud vain ; Bat we can say that whit we ha ' e la Tmaffu our * ia .

      Then fill the glass , & c We dlnna meet fer lore o * drink , Like ony tap room pack ; But we'll be pleased wi' reason ' s feast And friendship ' s social crack . We'll drink a health to absent frUnds ,-And may they toon be here ; May trulA aad treat aye conquer night Throughout the coming year ! Then fill each glass , & o Though we hse faults and errors too Which others might defend . We wlnna try te justify , But rather strive to mend ; And though our enemies are few , VWll atrire wl * honest win

      By friendship * * cheer , throughout the year , To m « k' them fewer still . Then fill each glass , and let it psti ToUkacionlebere ; Well spend the night wi' pare delight , And welcome in the year ; Aberdee * . D . w * In Scotland the breakfast on 'New Year ' s Mora ' answers to the Christmas dinner in England . In lien of the usual meal of ' parrilch , ' the table groans

      nuder the weight of « beef-ham , ' stewed beefsteaks , loaf-bread , ' oat-cake , ' scones , ' biscuits , fresh batter , ' preserves , ' ' sweeties , ' honey , eggs , tea . whiskey , & c , & c . In the olden time « a haggis ' crowned the board , but this once national dish is now seldom seen . In the course of the day visitors are regaled with ' a dram , ' aud currant buns or ' shnrt-bread . ' * Heaven bless the man , ' says Sancho , ' who invented sleep , ' Heaven bless the man , say we who invented ' a New Year-day-dram' and' short , bread I' All true Scotchmen will sav « Amen 1 '

      Balls for the young folks , and social parties of the married , the middle-aged , and the veterans and matrons , conclude the festivities of this chief of Scottish holidays . In Burns ' s tale of The Twa Dogs , ' Luath , ' the ploughman ' s collie , ' gives a fine description of the joys of a Scottish homestead on the festival of New Year ' s Day . That merry day the year begins . They bar the door on frosty win ' s ; Tbe nappy reeks wi ' mantling ream , An' thedt a heart-inspiring stetm ; The lontin pipe and sneesbing mill , Are handed round wl' right gnid will ; The cantle oold folks crackiu' oroose . The young anesrantin' thro' the house , — My heart has been sae fain to see them , That I for joy haebarkit wi' them .

      For some time past we have been well nigh bankrupt in the way of political poetry . Fortunately we have this week been favoured with the following poem , which cannot fail to command the applause of our readers , and will , we hope , do much towards stimulating them to retrieve in the coming year the political reverses which have afflicted Chartism in the course of the year now expiring . FAREWELL TO THE TEAR FORTY-EIGHT , BT EDWIH OlIX . Farewell , thon old , and strange eventful year ,

      Of battles , murder , pestilence , and strife , Whose advent filled each despot ' s heart with fear , While every land with liberty was rife . The hardy Swltxsr sefe-. d hia gun and spear , And the Italian bared the glist ' ning knlfe , ( l ) To deal destruction on each tjrant band , Or die for freedom , home , and fathtrland . When thoa didst issue from the womb of Time , Europe with rapture hall'd thy gloriooa birth , Which promUed banhhment from every clime Of despotism . Thrones tottered , fell : the worth Of crowns , o ' er-loaded by their weight of crime , In dust were laid—worthless ; and man stood forth , Applauded e ' en by tyrants . Liberty Disdained by ruthless deeds to jitaln tha free . 0 ! felie philosophy J Still we can applaud

      The Swiss triumph over priestcraft : still lore The brave Gaul ; the heroic courage land , U . guaBimoas fa victory , that drove A hoary-headed traitor , king of fraud , From France ; when the proletarians wove And wore the sacred wreath of liberty . Destroyed in June by the ( also bourgeoisie . Still does the patriotic breast admire The Sicilian struggle with the haughty fee ; And hail Palermo ' s fair , with eyes of fire , Who sought in vain the tyrsate * overthrow , ( 2 ) And raited the battle cry win ' vengeful ire , Heedless ot the cannon ' s mordercas glow ; Emulating tfassasiello ' * nobis deeds , Though freedom , vanquished , weeping , lies and bleeds . Hail to the Viennese I Hallowed the fane ( 3 )

      That withstood the tUge , when « death was drank With gore : ' thrice honoured the immortal name Of Blum , from whose patriot pretence shrank The empire ' s tyrant , until he became The murderir of earth ' s noblest child , and sunk To infamy . The name of Blum shall be A watchword till the nnivtrse is free . His death shall be avenged : ' the kiss of life' ( 4 ) Will never mora deceive ; bnt crimson tsars Wash cat his last indignity . (§) This strife Hath ttaght a lesson , which after years Sfeall turn to good account . When man is rife For freedom , he'll scorn each tyrant ' s fears , And teach the lesson he hath dearly bought , Till all his wots be on the oppressor wrought .

      What can I say , my native land , for thee , Where ' thoughts and words' meet with the felon ' s doom ; Where the aspirations of the free , Consign its votaries te a dungeon ' s gloom ! What do , but wipe tbe tear ef misery From widowed cfaeek , and orphan ' * early bloom ; And mourn , dear Erin , o'er thy blighted prime , Until thy woes are proved th' oppressor ' s crime . Be sure a dsy of reok ' ning is at hand . Lit all who wish their country to be free Unite , from John O'Groats to Cornr a l ' s strand : By deeds , not words , prove their sincerity , Support the class-made victims , and command Success by being worthy liberty . Let all do totr , we need not then repine . Farewell old year , end welcome 'Forty-nlne .

      NewYear ' sDay is the great holiday in France , hut of the festivities of our Gallic friends on that day we will speak on another occasion . We quote from ffotritft Journal , the following account ef the merry makings on kw nsx ' s rva aim » ew tba « 's »* t w 0 EaH « Y . New Year s Day is kept in Germany as a thorough holiday ; there is service at the churches ; business Is at > stand ; and like Christmas Day , it is far more observed thaaaSanday . New fear ' s eve ia perhaps the most merry time of the Gennsn yetr . In almost ererj house with dance

      are parties met te conduct the old year ont and sport . Abant five o ' clock in tie evening the ehareb bells ring , and guns are fired off in all directions . In this respect eVery town is « U « d with as much noise of firing and smell of gunpowder as the nlglit of the 5 th of Sovetnber wed to be in England . The practice has been fotbidden by the authorities ; but exeept in the chief cities the authorities are not over active , and the prohibltioa is little regarded . Tbe police go about tbe streets , but ia all ordinary towns these are so fat and sleepy , that It is enly neeesiary to be quiet ju « t where they are , and everywhere where they are not ere gaus and pistols

      dUehafgug . It Is considered a compliment for young men to go and fire « salute In front of the houses of their friends . In the University towns the students , a Utile before twelve o ' clock , htaded by their clubs , proceed with torches to the house of the Proreetor , and by a volley offire-ermt , andaloud efcat . announw the rermina . tioneftheyear . andwishhlma nappy aew one . The Prorector appears at his window , makes there a short sneeoh io acceptance of their compliments . drinks a hsppy nMfiesr to them , and frequently concludes » y flinging tbe glass down upon the pavement , that itmsy never be used on anj othes occasion . With loudtfcote they eeho blsiood wishes , and march away to pay the same com . nliment » afew other * of tbtir mest popular Professor * . The seeneis wiidand peculiar , the troop of students . « w one with his torch , formicg a train , headed by the

      Knforsof thelrclobs , fa their respective costames , jomea bv a * many other studtnU as please , with wild 100 KS , flilagh *!' , " * torches Aiming in the stormy "Ind * , tnd f Wed by . crowd of the mUcellsiea of the el y , marching through the wln'ry street * at mldohjht , with thou ts aud scattered discharges ef fire-trms— . s strange and picturesque . At a distance you sea tha light of their

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      Joreo train , osofined by the narrow streets , stream m tato the air like the tall tf a eomet , while the successive MWhMges of gnu flash across ttlike lightning . within doers « U it mirth and enjoyment . There an games played peculiar to this eve , • There is plenty of dancing goiog en . Glee wine , a sort of negus , and punch , are fcrooghtlB aftir supper , and Just before twelve o ' clock . Brery one is on the watch to win the new year from the others ; that Is , to annoance the New Year First . Accordingly , the Instant the city bell is heard to coiamence tolling ' Prosst

      , Neu Jahr 1 ' starts from every one ' s Up *; and happy is he who is acknowledged te have msde the exclamation first , and to have won from all others the New Ye » r . In every house , at that moment , all over the country , is shouted « Prosst Keu Jahr . '' prosit being ao German word , but a contraction ol the Latin profit . On one eceation , having retired to rest , our servants atsembled at our room , door , and awoke us in order te cry 'Prosst Sen Jahr ! ' On the following morning , every one that meets you salutes you with the same ex . clamatioB .

      With the gles-wine are brought to , on a waiter , tbe New Year wishes of the family and its fttmdsi Theae are written in verse , generally on very ornamental gilt note paper , and sealed up . When tho Prosit Neu Jebrr has passed , sad all have drunk to one another a Happy New Year , with a general teuohlng of glasses , these are opened end read . For the most part they are without signatures , and occasion much gaming and jokiog . Under cover of these anonymous epistles , good hints and advice are often administered by parents and friends . Numbtrs of people , who never on any other occssion write a verse , now try their hands atone ; and those who do not find themselves sufficiently inspired , present ornamental cards , which have all kinds of wishes , to . suit all kinds of tastes and circumstances . These ore to ba purchased of all qualities and prices , and those sent by friends and levers , generally appear on New Year ' s Day , and are signed or not , as suits the purpete of the sender .

      After the New Yesr ' s wishes have been read , agime of very old standing on this occasion is Introduced , a game known to most people in England acqualnttd with old faihioni that of the flour , the water , aad the kejt . Three plates are set on a round table la the middle of * fc ? / OOIn * In one to floop , k » another water , ia the thlfd a bnaoh oi keys . The young unmarried psople are by tarns blindfolded , and , walking round tbe table , pitch upon one ef the plates . Thsse have , of course , been shifted while the person about to try his or her chance , has been under tbe operation of bllnd-foldtog , so as to occupy quite a different relative position to what they did before ; or ere tometimet shifted and thtn replaced , SO that the person , aatnrally supposing that they have been changed , shall try to avoid the unlucky oms , by aiming at a new point , and thus shall actually have a greater chance of passing the lueky one . The lucky is that

      one containing the keys . Whoever gets that , is to be married to the person of his own choice ; he who puahts his finger into the flour , is to marry a widaw , <* vice wia , and he who dips into tbe water , shall not be be marri * d at all . This simple lottery occasions its share of merriment , and then the dancing goes on again . With the punch and the glee-wine , come in alto one of those large ornamented and nice cakes , tor which the Germans are so famous , and large cakes of ginger , bread , in the shape of hearts , with almonds stuck in them . These make an indispensable part of the eatertaiamentof New Year ' s Bve ; accordingly you see them reared in and before tbe bakers' windows , and on stall * , in thousands ; some of them at least htlf-ayard tall , and a foet wide . Oa this eve , the servants of every house , by right of ancient custom have their feasts of punch , and their groat gingerbread hearts , each servant one .

      The Catholics , according to their custom , close the old year , and open the new one in tbe churcbts , They have a sermon as mldaight approaches ; in many places the lights are extinguished , leaving alone c-rasplcuous , a huge cross reaching from bottom to near the top of the church , Illuminated with lamps . When twelve has struck , an anthem of thanksgiving strikes op , and mass is celebrated . In Germany , the servants of tradesmen come for New Year ' s gifts , as they do for Ohristmas-bezet with us ; and your baker sends you a large cake , like a conple of great serpents wreathed into tiro connected circles , perhaps originally intended to represent the old year and the new . Here ia a charming

      CASOL FOB THE NEW YEAR . BT HISS A . SiHODA , Hail ! all hall I to the dawning new year , The mother of months is laid on her bier , But we sing no dirge , end we shed no tear , We look to the future witb hope not fear . Then with dance and song , and wasstll we'll throng , To welojme tbe advent of this new year . The fair young year bath nerer a stain , Nor a blighted hope nor a throb of pain , Its hours are nhlip ' rlng of Spring again , Aud faacy is weaving a rainbow chain : Then with dance and song , and wassail we'll throng , To welcome its beams with its fairy train . Tbe dark old year dealt many a blow , ^ Struck down here a friend foster'd there a foe : Show'd ns bright things began to end in woe , Bade ns heart sickness and pain to know .-1 st tbe old year die , we'll not heave a sfgb , Away to her tomb she msy gladly go .

      But the rising year will alas grow old , All unknown the fate her seasons unfold , When time the record in his hand shall hold , And many of these merry hearts be cold . Oh then let as pray ia the honr that we may , By mercy and love ia its course be eontroll'd , Thy lesion , old year , be never forgot , Though full ef the pangs ot our mortal let , It may teach as yet in the future hours , To shun the thorns as we pluck the flon ' rs ; Then a smile aad sigh , hope and memory , To the new year ' s sun , and the old year ' s show ' n . It is some time now since we quoted American poetry . The following lines are not inappropriate to the present state of Europe and the prospects of the coming year : —

      THE BONDSMAN WAKIKG . BI W , H , C . HOBXSB , While lettered Idlers turn the mouldy page For dreamy records of a Golden Age , Ere the dark seed of mortal HI was sown , And crime , and want , nnd misery were known- * When andent Fan attuned his classic reeds , And Faun and Dryad danced on flowery meads , Regret tbe fate , with aspect cold and soar , That makes them insects of tbe present hoar , Bern like the leaf or herb to pats away , Htirs of disease pnd premature decay , Oars be the nobler task to scan aright The prospects opening in this Age of Light .

      Kouili tbe hallowed time ! from Heaven a voice Galls oa the race of Adam to rtjolce ; Roused by the glad , regenerating scund , The startled boadmsa wakes and looks around : Wbile , one by quo , the clouds begin to toll From the long-veiled horizon of bis soul , He asks his lorJ , with atern , undaunted eje , ' Why chained tkte limbs , and Mm unshackled why ! Alike tbe dusty atoms sre that form Oar grosier parts , my hsughty brother worm ! Al'ke the laws that govern our career , From tbo low cradle to the darkened bier ; Great , equal Nature , liberal to all , Fours tbe sitae raaisneeon the hut aad hall , Dicks ia the same impartial green tbe mould Above the bases of bicg or btggar old , Sends the same airs of breathing balm to kiss The homeless outcast and the child of bliss .

      Nor glads the couch of down with dream more bright Than the coarse straw where poor men rest by night . Though storm and hardship . have imbrowned my skin , Immortal longings multiply within ; And what distinction between prince and slave , Scows the bright land that lies beyond the grave ? Whence then , thy rijhtto rack my limbs with toll , And bear away the produce of the sail—Leave my poor babes in rags the blast to feel , Wet with hot tears their scant , unwholesome meal , Aad earthward , like the beasts that perish , gaze From spring-time to the winter of their days i Whence , in aisamlngand insulting tones , Thy right to ask what God himself disowns ? Lilt , while y * tt may , the scourge of high command , The fall of Guilt Anointed is at hand-Robbed millions on thy palace wall Have traced Their vow that man no more will be abated V

      Thus mlgkty thought at last begins to shed Reviving beams npon the humblest bead ; Gives poor , abated Humanity a tongue , An eye to plsroe the gloom around It flung—A soul , weighed dswn no longer by despair , That lores the front of Tyraany to dare , The following admirable lines are from the pen of an American writer , who is gradually , but surely and worthily , acquiring the fame of a true poet : —

      THE DAY OF SMALL THINGS , ar ttuse acssEi , lowiu . « Sometime afterward , it was reported to me , by the city officers , that they had ferreted out the paper and its editor ; that his offios wat an obscure hole , his only visible auxiliary a negro boy , and bis supporters a few very Insignificant persons ot all colours , —S , 0 , Otit ' i LtUtrs , In a small chamber , friendless , end unseen Toiled o'er his types one poor unlearned yoaog men j The place was dark , unfurnitured , and mean ; Yet there the freedom of a race began . Help came bat slowly ; surely no man yet Put lever to the heavy world with lest . What need of help J He knew how types were set . He had a dauntless spirit and a press . , Soch earnest nature * are the fiery pith .

      The compaot nuoleuf , round which systems grow : Maes after mass becomes inspired therewith , And whirls impregnate with the central glow .

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      Oh , Truth 1 eh , Freedom I hew are ye still born la the rude stable , in the mseger nurst ! What humble hands unbar those gates of morn Through which the splendours of the New ^ Day bnrst ! What 2 shall one monk , scarce beyond his cell , Front Rome ' s far-reaching belts , and scorn htr frown ! Brave Luther answered Yis ; thst thunder ' s swell Rooked Europe , aad dlscharmed the triple orown . Whatever can be known of earth , we haow , Sneered Europe ' s wisemen In their snsll-thells curled ; No , said one in Genoa , and that mo Ost of the dark created tbis new world . Who is it will not dare himself to trust f Who is it hath not strength to stsnd aloae >? Who is it thwarts and bilks the Inward host ! He aad his works , like sand , from earth are blown . lien of a thousand shifts and wiles , look here ,

      See one straightforward conscience put in pawn To win a world ; see tho obedient sphere By bravery ' s simple gravitation drawn . Shall we not heed the loss in taught of old , And by the Present ' s lips repeated still , In our own single manhood to be bold , Fortreised in conscience and impregnable will ? We stride the river daily at its spring , Nor , in our childless thoughtlessness , foresee What myriad vassal streams shall tribute bring , How like an equal it shall grett the tea . Oh ! small beginnings , ye are great and ttrong , Based on a faithful heart , and weariless brain ? ' Ye build the future fair , ye conquer wroag , Ye earn the crown and wear it not in vain . The Free-traders ' will be grateful te the Standard ; tor supplying them with tbis SONG FOR A OHBArENEE .

      The ploughman he folio * s behind his p ' ough , ThlnklBg about bis wage , Bis wife and his little ones they are now All that his heart engage : How that his labour may furnish them bread He panders with heavy will : When bis master behind bimfoliow'd and said , 1 You must work for me ebtspsr still . ' ' Cheapness Is now the cry of the day , No matter how workers are fed ; They will have cheap things , the people ssy , Though Labour may want bis bread . '

      The wearer he aat at his dismal loom , With working his eyes were red ; All that he earn'd but paid for his room , And hit daily bread and bed . No clothes could he buy for his wife and child , And his eyss let fall a tsar ; His master came in with sn aspect wild , ' Your wages are all too dear . ' Cheapness , & o , The factory child work'd ten hours a day , Straining each weary limb : Seldom has he any time to play , Childhood Is toil to him ; Though his ten hears * work does net buy the food He can eat in the other two , The factor he rays , in a desperate mood , * These wages will never do , ' Cheapness , ice .

      The tradesman at back of bis counter stands , Yiewlngan empty shelf : Diminishing capital ties his hands , ' He tries , but gains no pelf . A easterner comes aad he would look gay , Spite of bis inward fears ; The whole of his profit is cheapen'd away , His spirit sinks in tears . Cheapness , dso . The wholesale dealer and merchant pause , Their looks are fall of care , Tfaey cast about to discover tbe cauee , They have se little to spare ; The men who purchase their wares come in ;—' What have ye cheap to sell !' ' Such prices as these are a ehasae and a sin ;'Their heartaches who can tell ! Cheapness , < feo .

      All ye who are idle and nought produce , It is very well for ye , To cry' Cheaper the better for every one ' * use , And most of all for me ;' Bat toil and care , and labour and thought , Sicken and dreop and fade , If after all they have faithfully wrought , They cannot be amply paid , Cheapness , < Sio . Men are beginning to sicken of this , Aud to look on the other side ; The general blessing somehow we miss , Which cheapness promised—and lied ; The Boion houtes with crowds are stew'd , For thick and full they stand , And Cheapness lives on tbe marrow ana blood Of thousands throughout the land . Yet Cheapness . & e

      Farewell—a long and last farewell to 1848 . Farewell , thou year of heroic deeds and terrible calamities —bright hopes and bitter disappointments ! Thy seasons have witnessed many a battle for man ' s rights' lost and won—many a glorious victory succeeded by a death-dealing defeat of freedom ' s dauntless defenders . May the new year be fruitful of happier issues . May the year 1849 witness the completion of the good work commenced in 1848—the good work of mankind ' s political and social regeneration . To each and to all of our readers we earnestly wish

      BETTER TIMES . ' Better tlmesl' said tho desolate chief , at he drained From the clear gushing spring of the cleft , One cup to tbe land where his memory remained , And the friends whom his fortunes had left , ' Better times 1 '—Ms the hold of each storm-beaten heart , That hopes a ; alost hope as it climb *; Though the signs , of th » ir coming grow faint and depart , Yet the watchword Is still— ' better times 1 ' The young and the fearless , what temples of trust They build on the promise of years ! It may bring them but wrecks—it will bear them to dust , Tet how radiant the prospect appears ! There are honours to win—there ere love tones to hear-There are homes beneath leaf-laden ltmei ; And some in the futore may find them—but ne ' er What they dreamed of In those ' better times !'

      The patriot believes—though the land of his pride , In whose triumphs he trusted , hath found How wisdom grows feeble , aad Irothers divide , When dtys of disaster abound ; But concord and victory risa to his sight Through the derate of tears and of crimes , And he sees his hope ' s banner still float in tbe light Of those future and far ' better times ' , ' Oar friends—has their love grown forgetful and far Frcm the hearts that remember them thus 1 Lit us hear of their weal—it will shine like a stay Through tho clouds that close darkly o ' er us ; Wo speak of them often ; and yet there are names Never ottered , though hoard like far chimes , Of voices that come in the silence of dreams ;

      Te our love , and their faitb , ' better times 1 ' Our foes , we have found them , whose fortunes or Jesse , Met ours , in the struggle of life ; And tasted the wormwood , it might be the tears That blend with those waters of strife ! Was the hand armed with hate grasped in friendship of old , Against tried and true love were its crimes-Let the olive grow green where the lava bath rolled , To our memory and theirs , ' better times , ' 'Better times !'—we hare watched for tbelr marehio begin , When tbe skies were as wintry as now ; But it may be the world was less weary within , And the toil-marks less deep on the brow , * Belter times 1 '—we have sought them by wisdom's calm

      rayj We have called them with folly's gay chimes ; Bat they came not , and hope by the watch fire grows g' « y » Yet ta each aud to all—* better times !'

      (1.) •Toanni, To Knives, To Stones/ Was ...

      ( 1 . ) Toanni , to knives , to stones / was , in January last tha rallyteg cry of the NeapeUtans . ( 2 . 1 At Palermo , the ladles threw from thdr windows boiling water and furaltureupon the dragoons , who were charring" upon the people . ( 3 ) ThoughVienaa was besltged and taken , the spirit Of demooraey is not eubdorf . u ) Laetrtlne ' a' Kiss of Life . ' ( 5 ) Robert Blum was murdered In cold Woo * , and his body ( it U said ) give * np for diHscUon .

      Hams&Bd's Pablumsniam Debatis.—Mr Pennin...

      Hams & bd's Pablumsniam Debatis . —Mr Pennington , in his auction mart on Saturday evening , offered for sale Hansard ' s Debates , but no person seemed inclined to purchase them . ' Gentlemen , ' said he , ' I'll sell them to you as a horse was sold the other day in England , by the pound . ' The offer was accepted , and the debates were knocked down at ip , per lb . ' What will they weigh , do you think / said the unfortunate purchaser to the auctioneer . The reply , which created tonsiderable merriment , was' One ton and a half , about 451 , will pay for them !' —Cork Constitution .

      RKSPBCTiBLE Comiamsu . — A Housekeepihg Club . — An association of individuals , consisting chiefly of att' rney ' s clerks in government offices , professional men , officers on half-pay , & o ,, is now being formed in the metropolis , to obviate the necessity of purchasing articles of food or other domestic necessaries from shopkeepers . They propose to establish a common larder and store , managed by servants in a similar way te the large club house ? , with a manager to purchase for the eommon stock Bt . 8 a '" and wholesale houses , each member to be supplied'at ooit price . It ia caleulated that . in addition to a pure and wholesome article Members willtffect a saving of £ 50 per cent , in h ousehold expenses . Great numbers of persona have already joined this novel alub . '

      At last Perth Circuit David Elder was tried on a charge of murder and assault by loaded fire-arm * , and sentenced to fourteen years' transportation . Sir George Grey , under all the circumstances of the ease , has felt warranted in advising ; lw Majesty to commute the prisoners * sentecce toiwpimuutnt for nz montfaa .

      Strand Theatre

      STRAND THEATRE

      Of All The Plays Of Shakespeare, Hamlet ...

      Of all the plays of Shakespeare , Hamlet has excited the most general attention , being one of the finest effort ! of that 'philosophy of thought' which distinguishes the writings of tho immortal Bird . This drama is more suitable for the closet than the stage , and to who undertakes the character of the young Prince of Denmark has a task to perform of a very perplexing nature ; the study of it requires that the actor should arrive at a correct conception , not only of the brilliant imaginings , but an accurate knowledge of the philosophy of the poet ' s mind . The commentators npon Shakespeare have differed widely regarding Hamlet ' s character . There are some who have even maintained that the feigned

      madness which he assumes , is nothing less than in sanity itself ; criticism , however , which adopts such an opinion , cannot comprehend that the melancholy and perturbed feeling reigning in the mind of Hamlet , is only that oast of disposition peculiar to all men of sombre and profound reflection . A melancholy , resulting from the contemplation of the vices and follies too prevalent in the world , may be deeply seated in the . hnman ^ heart , without indicating any of the symptoms o ! mental aberration . It is the diversity of opinion on the real character of Hamlet , that has exposed the actor to ( he most perplexing doubts ; he falls back upon his own judgment , and hence we witness npon the stage the most varied representations of the Danish prince . At one time , we

      have an outline too deliberate and formal : at another we see him too rash and splenetic—a fault that attended the acting of Edmund Kean . Hamlet throughout ia full of deep reflection , and therefore , as it has been justly remarked , there should be no ambiguous appeals to the audience by a studied exaggeration of emphasis or manner ; withal there should be the deportment of the gentleman and scholar , and as little as possible of the actor . To contend with these difficulties and to overcome them will always form a desideratum in the delineation of Hamlet , in the attainment of which , the acter will never fail to elicit from the discerning few the highest estimation . MrKirkland , wko has lately appeared on the metropolitan stage in the higher

      walk of tragedy , performed this arduous ta ; k at the Strand Theatre , on Friday evening . His youth and figure give identity to the character in respect to external advantage , whilst the rich tones of his voice , modulated by a seeming discretion , exempt him from the torrent and whirlwind of passion , which mars the acticg of some who are the most reputed tragedians of the day . The chasteness of his action , the good taste and great talent which he displayed , testify that his excellencies in the histrionic art have been tha remit of close observation . Without entering minutely into Mr Kirkland ' s merit * , we cannot omit notice of the thrilling interview of Hamlet with his mother ; the closet scene was admirable ; the strains of fervid eloquence ; the just

      but severe reproaches on the conduct of the Queen , with the denunciations of the [ foul villany of the murderer of her husband , were delivered with a pathos and energy which seemingly deeply excited the feelines of the audience , and called forth , deservedly , thunders of applause . The character in all its trying positions was , npon the whole , well sustained ; and if Mr Kirkland in the early part of the drama , had exhibited more energy , where Hamlet is agitated by all the conflicting passions which the dreadful tale of the spirit of his father inspires , we would have considered his performance a highly

      finished piece of acting . A deficiency in this respect was evident ; and it would have been well had the young aspirant , keeping in view , as he generally did , the excellent advice to the players , not overlooked the judicious remark ; that to be ' too tame' is as faulty as tearing a passion to tatters . Let Mr Kirkland , in future , evince by hisarb those deep emotions of the soul under which Hamlet is contending , even amidst those brilliant effusions of wit and humour in which he indulges , and we shall estimate the performance as an excellent oprtraitare of one of Ik * most interesting characters which the graphic pen oi Shakespeare has drawn .

      Cholera. Thursday Deo. 21, The Board Of ...

      CHOLERA . Thursday Deo . 21 , the Board of Health received reports of the following fresh cases : Wbiteohapel , 2 ; Shsdwel ) , 1 ; Greenwich , 1 fatal ; Cambridge , 1 ; Holyhead , l fatal ; Edinburgh , 9 , 3 fatal ; Glasgow , 100 , 50 fatal ; Maxwelltown , 6 , 4 fatal ; Tranent , 1 fatal ; Coatbridge [( Lanark ) , 122 , 38 fatal ; Jonastown ( Paisley ) , 1 fatal ; Old Kilpatrick . 1 fatal ; Rothesay . 3 fatal . Total new cases , 249 ; 163 deaths , On Friday , the Board of Health received reports of the following new oases : —Whitechapel , 6 ; Cambridge , 2 , 1 fatal ; Edinburgh , 10 , i fatal ; Glasgow , 85 , 27 fatal ; Maxwelltown , 9 fatal ; Old Kilpatrick , 30 , 12 fatal ; Tranent , 2 ; Dumbarton , 2 ; Jedburgh , 1 . Total new eases , 147 : 53 deaths .

      Ten fresh cases were reported to the Biard of Health on Saturday as having occurred in London and its vicinity , of which eight were fatal . At Portsmouth the deaths on board the coimot ship at the Motherbank have been three in number , and there are now eight oases on board . No new cases were reported on Saturday . Four persons have been attacked at B . rwick- upon-Tweed , two of whom died , and one has recovered . Frem Scotland 126 new cases are reporied , with 61 deaths and 15 recove rie ? . Of these 87 took place in Glasgow , out of which there were 35 deaths .

      On Tuesday the Board of Health received reports of the following new case * which occurred on the 25 th and 26 ih mat . It will be seen that the disease is very active and fatal in Scotland : —Limehouso , 1 fatal ; St Geonje-in-the-Eaat , 1 Stamford Hill , 1 ; Chelsea , 1 ; Whitechapel , 5 ; Bromley St Leonard's , 1 ; Monkwearmouth , 5 . 3 fatal ; Hemrl Hempaiead , 7 , 3 fatal { . 'Berwick-upon-Tweed , 1 fatal ; Cambridge , 2 , 1 fatal ; Stowbridee , Downham Market , 1 fatal ; Southey , 8 1 fatal ; Edinburgh , IS , 9 fatal ; Glasgow , 275 , 130 fatal ; Maxwelltown and Dumfries , 9 , 6 fatal ; Jedbarph 0 , 4 fatal ; Dumbarton , 7 , 3 fatal ; Coatbridge , 89 , 80 fatal ; Kelso , 8 , i fatal ; Rsnton , Gardrose , 2 , 1 fatal ; Rothesay , 1 fata !; Hamilton 1 ; Ciarenoefield , Ruthwell . 2 , fatal Tranent 1 , fatal . Total new casee , 451 . Deaths 252 , recoveries 29 .

      On Wednesday the Board of Health made the following report ef fresh oases : —Buttersoa , 1 ; Wandsworth , 3 , 1 fatal , Bromley St . Leonard's 1 fatal ; Holyhead , 1 ; Berwick-upon-Tweed , 10 , 7 fatal ; Haddington ( from 18 thNov . to 23 rd Dec ) , 30 , 10 fatal ; Moffatt , 2 , 1 fatal ; Jedburgh , 1 ; Boness , 1 fatal ; Dumfries , 1 fatal ; Csmpbelltown , 1 ; Eastwood ( 25 thand 20 th ) . 3 ; Maxwelltown , 3 fatal ; Old Kilpatrick ., 4 fatal ; Edinburgh , 3 fatal ; Dumbarton , ( 25 thand 20 th ) , 9 , 4 fatal ; Glasgow , 84 , 45 fatal ; Hoddam ( by Ecelefechae ) , 1 fatal . Total , 159 new oases , 82 deaths .

      The deaths in London during last week numbered 1 , 118 . the average being 1 , 16 * 1 . The mortality would have _ been still more under the average but for the continued prevalence of scarlatina , whiok destroyed during the seven days 110 persons , the average being only 47 . The mean temperature was 37 ' 5 , or nearly 13 degrees colder than during the previous week , The births were 1 . 521 . I

      Sieob Ofbratiors At Chatham —Some Intere...

      Sieob Ofbratiors at Chatham —Some interesting experiments in subterraneous warfare have recently been carried on upon the field works of the Royal Engineers , under the superintendence of Col . Sir F . Smith , for the instruction of the officers and men in mining , the attacking party being under the command of Capk . White , and the defenders under Lieuts . Clarke , Batnbridje , Felly , and Stopford . It appears that previous to the siege which took place on the Hth of August last , three galleries had been constructed , aud thesu wero now usod by the defenders , and the attack ing party commenced operations of raising the siege by driving forward four galleries from the craters formed by the lato ex plosion of miaea , On Thursday week various '

      -x-plosions look plsee , and were witnessed b > - a number of officers and spectators from the towns and neighbourhood , and the display was of a highly interesting character . The first charges wero fired by Lieut . Felly ; oneof 90 ib ? . and another of 20 ! b ? . of powder . The object of the former was to destroy tbe galleries of their opponents , which were supposed to be in the vicinity ot his charge , and the latter was intended to destroy the gallery , and render it untenable if reached by the enemy fr . > m his own gallery ; like , wise to smother the miners of tho adjacent enemy ' s gallery . The first explosion produced a crater of 14 feet by 12 feet , and one foat and a half deep , which was at once crowned by the attacking force , who rushed to the apot , and with their gabions commenced filling them with earth , for protection from the firing of their foes , whilst a party of sappers and miners wero engaged in making an entry for another gallery . The tecond explosion was scarcely peroepoccurred

      tible at tha surface . The third explosion immediately afterwards . Tho mine was fired by Lisut . Stopford for the purpose of destroying the enemy ' s works . The charge consisted of 801 b » . of powder ; the appearance of the column of earth thrown up by this explosion was magnificent , and the vantage ground on the other side of a ditch of 30 feet in width , trembled as the people stood on it , out it gave his adversary a speedy advantage , for the crater is made of 19 by 17 feet , and 3 feet in depth , was quickly taken possession of by the assailants . Daring tho afternoon two other mines of equal magnitude were sprung , neither of which did any material harm to the attacking force , but gave them an advantage in advancing towards the ravelin . The attacking party during the day did not fire one of their mines , although they had four charged . The operations are kept strictly separate , and oae party has not the least knowledge of the others' movements . The works are to be carried on for some time .

      A rbat . lt iNnEPEsnaKi LAB" > unKR . —At a recent meeting of the guardians of the Cleobury Mortimer "Union , Henry Tudor , a resident in the parish of Wheathill , voluntarily came and paid £ 1 Is . 61 ., the amount of relief advanced to him while unable to work from the dislocation of his arm . The guardians present immediately subscribed the amount and returned it to Tudor , and exprestei their admiration of his sterling honesty .

      Fartttfe*.

      fartttfe * .

      The Corporation Of Swansea Owe £78,600. ...

      The Corporation of Swansea owe £ 78 , 600 . Gbajimar ScBooia —There are four hundred and thirty-four endowed Grammar Schools in England . The Leeds Zjological Gardens are advertised for A * cargo of sheep from the Cape of Good Hope has just arrived in the London Backs . A Whim Rat .- » A perfectly white rat waa caugat at the Sheffield Workhouse a few days ago . Mora * Olympus . —Among some timber solo by auction in London , the week before last , were 3 , 930 pieces of oak from Mount Oiympns . A New Comet . —A telescopic comet has been discovered at the Observatory of Cambridge by Mr G , P . Bond . Anciekx Arrow Head . —An ancient arrow head was lately found in the very centre of a huge mahogany tree , which was felled in Honduras .

      Conciliation Hall . — ' Conciliation Hall' has offered a composition of four shillings in tbe pound to its newspaper creditors . Next year will be the square of 43 . We have not had a square year since 1764 , and another will not occur until 1936 . Horrible Dsstiiution . —Six human beings were found in a miserable hut . not far from Limerick , lately , feeding on horse ' s fle ^ h . A Ceubl Wretch—A lad has been imprisoned for three months at Carlisle for having cut off in one night the tails of seven cows , the hair of which , he sold to saddlers . The now-celebrated authoress of the ' Pearl of Days , ' ia the daughter of a working gardener , ia Berwickshire .

      Conundrum . —Why is the thief , who stole tha Queen ' s etchings , like an indiscreet minister ? Beeansehe would have published the Royal designs . Thb Girman Population . —The German popu ! a « tion of the Austrian monarchy amounts only to 7 , 285 , 000 ; the remaining seventeen millions ara Slavonians . Noi beporb ' tis Wabtbd . —The Commissioners of Woods and Forests have decided upon draining tha Serpentine and having it cleaned . A few nights ago , five cows were stolen fromtff lands of Kilgoblin , near Kilrush , the property of tha Rev . Mr Howard . Fbse Trade . —The Economist estimates the money paid for foreign grain and provisions at £ 18 , 000 , 000 for the present and each of the two last years .

      Mortality in Ireland . —Tbero is great mortality at present in the Castierea Workhouse . It is as * oribed to the overcrowded state ef the institution . Thb Floods . —The floods in the south and southwest of England have ben very much greater the ] present autumn than for some years previously . Religious Intolerance . —The Latter-Day Saint ! have been fined at Chard , for holding assemblies la private houses without certificates from the Bishop . Within the last few weeks the sea has made considerable inroads oa the land in front of the Espla * nade and the Ordnance ground , at Dover .. The Wikdow Tax —On an appeal , an iron gra « ting over a coal hole , unless wholly closed to exclude light , has been decided by the Judges to be chargeable as a window .

      State Locusts . — The ' Reformers' Alminack ' states that the Duke of Grafton and his ancestors have had , since the time of Charles II , £ 2 , 857 653 of the public money , Irish Pigs . —In one fortnight there went from the ' Bangor station , from Ireland , eighty trucks full of pigs , each track containing twenty-five , or about 2 , O { J 0 in the whole . Gooseberries at Christmas . —Mr Ralph Main , of North Sunderland , has gooseberries growing in hia garden at the present tiae , the fruit being healthy ia appearance and well formed . Pacpbrijm . —The total number now in Skibbereen Poor-house and in auxiliary houses , is about 4 , 230 . The house was intended when first bnilt to acoom > modateSQQ .

      Aubricam Electric Tblhobaphs . — There are 6 . 678 miles of electric telegraph lines now in operation in the United States , and several hundred miles more in the western states will be completed in a few , months . Thb Rwvax op pABis . ~ The refuse of the street * of Paris now sells for 500 , 500 f . when sold by auction in the mass , and for 3 , 600 , 000 f , when , after having lain in the receptacles until fit for manure , it is soli by the oubio foot . Bass Com . — A counterfeit Napoleon has lately been passed on the French , and we may shortly ei « peot to see them asking for change . Thb O'Co ' knbll Mosumest . — ' A Yankee Captain ' informs the Cork Examiner that he gave , laid voyage , four dollars to the O'Concell monument , and ! seeing no monument , nor any sign of one , he very naturally says , ' Could you tell me who has mjr four dollars , as I guess I oould make that chap fork out . '

      M'Sauohton , tub Forgbr . — William Franois M'Naughton , charged with forging a warrant ot order for the payment of £ 4450 17 * . with intent to defraud Alexander Henry and Co ., has been found suilty at the assizes at Liverpool , and sentenced to be transported beyond the seas for the term of tea years . Disappointment . —A few days since , a labourer ^ who was working ia a field at Adwalton , Yorkshire , was gladdened by finding a purse containing 388 sixpences ; bnt upon a cloter examination efhis treasure , his joy was damped by the discovery that all tha coins were base .

      Chaps . —* A young lady' writes U > know how sha is to aveid chapped hands during this oold weather . We hardly know . If she attracts the chaps by hen eyes , she must expect some difficulty in getting thenz off htr hands . —American Paper . Doctor ' s Avnoa , — At the Bolton police offica lately , an old man stated that every mornicg for the last forty-three years he had swallowed , 'by tha docter ' s orders , ' a pint of ale , with a glass of rum ia it 1 If this were true , tbe morning draught exclusive ot all other tipple , must have cost the old fellow up . wards of £ 300 .

      A Ltjokt Discovery . —A few days ago a dog » which was on the trail of a rat , near Ecoles , suddenly bagan to scratch at the root of a tree , and at lengths turned up a quantity of silver money , half-crowns , shillings , and sixpences . The men who accompanied ; the dog scrambled fer the treasure , and two ef them obtained £ 7 7 s . A thief is supposed to have concealed bis plunder at the spot . Religious Persecution . —The office of the Non « compormist was a few days ago broken into by tha churchwardens of St Martia'a , Ludgate , London who seized a truckful of goods , consisting of two table ? , three chair . ' , a piece of druggett , a box of type , four reams of paper , a portrait of Mr Edward Miall , and sundry smaller articles , for arrears of churoh-rates .

      DoJissxic Bliss . —Man of the House . —* I cannot ooneeive , my love , what is the matter with my watch , I think it must want cleaning . ' Pet Child— 'Ob no ! Papa dear : I don't think it wants cleaning , be < cause baby and I had it washing in the basin fbi * ever bo long this morning . ' Ecclesiastical Law .-Ii is a fact , monstrous at it may appear , and may ba seen on reference to Burn ' s Ecclesiastical Law , that an infant of tha tenderest age may present to a living in his patron , age , and his hand may be guided in signing the re * quisite instrument . There is a story current , that when the present Pope was a youth , and in the guardia mobile at Rome , he fell deeply in fore with a beautiful Ensii ' sQl girl- She refosed his suit , although he was hind , some , young , and aoblo , on account of tho differences ef religion , and he took the matter so much to hearty that he retired to a convent , bwamo an eoclestinstio / and eventually Pope .

      Whig Ecohomt and Rbtbbhchmbnt . —In twe ' va year ? , during which wo have continued to enjoy uninterrupted peace , the expenditure ha ; increased ] nearly £ 10 , 590 , 000 ; an increase ef £ 4 , 000 , 000 haying taken plnco in the last three years alone ; thoa the £ 7 , 509 , OCO , saved twenty years ago have again beta swallowed up with aa addition of £ 3 . 000 , 009 beside I A Pacific Hwis . —A Primitive Methodise preacher , ^ Dorsetshire , was threatened by a clergy man that if ha persisted in preaching in the open air he would be imprisoned . The Primitive replied ! that if so he would ; turn tho prison Sinto a house of prayer for his persecutor . This remark so ashamed the clergyman that he walked away without eaying another word .

      The Oldest Votbb in Ambrica . —Mr Hughes , ' a revolutionary soldier , in the 107 th year of his age , was taken to the poll in Rockbridge , Co . Vs ., at the lata election , by a friend , in a carriage drawn by four dim horses . There were several voters in Massachusetts oror ninety . A ScoRvr BaiDEoaeMi—A few days since a bridegroom , at Littleworth , Leicestershire , astonisnad the clergyman by replying to the question , ' whether he would take tbe bride to be his wedded wife that 'he would if she would give him £ 20 ' The bride waa unable to comply with the condition , and would have b % n compelled to return icmarried to her home , if her brother had not paid the nccea sary sum to her affectionate bridegroom , who then allowed the ceremony to proceed .

      Naw NawfPAPm—Tbrea new newspaper * hard been anneuncou for publioabiea in January ntxttwo at Manchester and one at Wigan . Mr Abel liey « weed is to bathe publisher of thoet in Manohester , namely , the Manchester Spbctatoh , 'theadvocate of politieal and booial progreee , ' to bo published every Saturday , and the Maiwhbstbr , Spbc tato ^' s Commeecial Gazbtts , to be published every Wednesday raorniBg . Mr Strickland is to be tha publisher of tho new Wigan journal , wbiehis to ba the advocate of Conservatism , and to be called tfce Wiqah Times , A Radical paper is announced f <* publication at Wakefield , at tha commencement of the ) ear , to be called tho W ( tawrau > ExmlrraR . A . journal is announced for publication at Shields , early in January , to be called the North aud Soma SniiLsa Oashrb . Its polities an to be liberal .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 30, 1848, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_30121848/page/3/