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A thousand years in pain and tears W ye to-led like branded slaves ? Till power 5 red hand hath made a land Of paupers , prisons , aud graves t Cut hetter tinies are coming now " -Wi thin the souls of men ' The _hurstinghuds of promise How And freedom lives again ! Oh , listen in your palaces Proud lords of land and money' ' T _^ l _^ _^ the poor like b _4 s , To roh them of life s honev
_^ o more must Labour ' s nobles kneel Before " exalted rank , " Withlu our souls thc iron we fed And hear our fetters clank : * A glorious voice goes _throbbing forth From millions stirring now ° ' _W » b 6 f 01 , e _th , _? se Gods of Earth _bh-dl stand with im blenched brow Tour day of retribution comes . Proud lords of land and money ! JC shall not wreck our _smilin" - homes -Xor rob us of life ' s honey . ' T . GsEAin Masse *
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ACROSTIC . £ -a _tjnssiristic , bold , and brave , II esolred his _couotry for to save * _X or daunted by the tyrants ' laws , ' E ngaged to plead the people ' s cause , b olcly from bis own lore of right , T bough knaves oppos'd with afi their might C ourageoiis he did nobly stand , II endin g the Chartist patriot band , A nd urged them on to strike a blow , It esolred to dash thc despots low . 1 o , from his lips descend in showers , E loquent words which all o ' _erpowers , S _tai-ting the sympathetic tear . ¦ J oined with tiie overwhelming cheer , O _pprcssors trembled at his speech , IV or shall forgot what he did teach . _E ventually this " work of love " S hall over all triumphant prove . _Newcastle , Staffordshire . James _"Fbexcil
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C0s3i0s: A Sketch Of A Physical _Desceip...
C 0 S _3 I 0 S : A SKETCH OF A PHYSICAL _ _DESCEIPTIOX OF THE TJN 1-YJE 11 SJE . B y _Alexander Vox Humboldt . Translated from the German , Ly E . C . Ottk . 2 vols . London : Henry C-. Bohn , York-street , Covent-Garden . These two volumes most "worthil y form part and pared of Mr . Bohn _' s " Scientific Library . "' But for that gentleman ' s enterprising spirit , tills _woi-k would have been a sealed Look to tlie people of this kingdom . It is true that editions had heen previously published hy _l \ Ir . _Bailliora , and by the 3 . 1 essrs . Longman aud Co ., hut both were published at a very hi g h p rice . Of course the p rice -was . no obstacle io the Golden Million becoming possessors of this work ; hut , as our readers "well know , price is a primary consideration "with
thc mass of the reading public . These two volumes ( containing together nearl y ei ght hundred pages , ) beautifull y printed on excellent paper , and neatl y hound , may be purchased f or three shillings and sixpence each volume . We have seen them ticketed at even a lower figure at more than one Bookseller ' s in this metropolis . For about one-fourth of the price of Bailliere ' s aud Longmau ' s editions , the _s-j-iontiSc student may become the possessor ofa work pronounced by tlie Chevalier Bux-S * .: n , " * the . great -. _vm-k ofthe age . "
It is true , trait since this edition was puhfoli' - ] by - iii * . Bulm , the _ilessrs . Longman have brought out an edition nominally cheaper than the one under notice ; hut only nominally si * , as the _Jlessrs . Longmans' cheap edition is verv _inferk-r in appearance to Air . Bohn " s ; and , worse still , like the dear edition , it is not a _ihkiin ;! translation , several passages having been omitted because supposed to bo " _obnoxious io our national prejudices . " From this - _. _¦ _rk-vous fault Air . Bohn _" s edition is perfectl y iVc-0 . Some of the best judges have proi !' _-ai ; ..-cd Mr . On * : ' _s translation to he perfectl y _ir-iiJiinl , and _a-ianraU y executed ; qualities of ii ; * - lir .-t _iini-oji-iuce in works rendered into
E ;;« r ' := li from the _Iruignages of other nations . Tl-.-- fame of _Aliixaxiieutox Hoicolot is _nvrM-wIdc- , and this his latest work , and , in _I-bUboou . his ; .- _.-.-: / _, for hcis now iu _tho-SOt-h _vt-ar crisis n-pj , v-j ll ; : dd " _a-cro-sming laurel " io Uk- _wre-iih he has so nobly won , and so _i-roa-l'v vr « irs . hi _ssvinij this we must add , * « ' O m that to tIu * iion-scieutiGc reader there is much In _th- ' _-sv _vc-Iai-ie . * - that will _1-c dai'k and inconipiwl-. _' .-r . _srMe . On tho other hand , to the siu-• lo 2 i 1 _--feature these volumes will he most iutc-1 _'kUjiv _, ; _uid astcomed most valuable . _M " : _> _-iote from the author ' s " Introduction , " tho f ' _jill - . \\ hi < t remarks ou the
- ...-TA- ! . _i : _ri iX _TSITS _WJLT OF SCIENTIFIC 1 XQUIH 1 . Tl- ]¦ :-: my of .- . k-wc teaches us thc _diSk-uHies ll-z-. \ U-.- -.-i- r . pj . o _<< _.- .= nie _-j' _-roji-ess of this active spirit ' -: * - ; u :--t _ ir ,:. _e-. _-i * raTe .-a « l imperfect observations z _,- -. vv : - _«"; by falfe _iiidi : c : i « is to tbe gre _.-it nianber of _*» .-. ys : _i-. _* d -. i-.--. vis tliat _h-tv ..- been _perpetustr-d hy pupu' . z ~ _] _- : ¦ . ~ f 5 _i" : " : u . _-- " _aa-wi _^ r ail _t-hissis of _soeieiy . Thus y \ l _. ' ~ thu- »•/ " _** _rxslsd a : _id _st-icnt * ij ] c _jn-uv . _-fe-jgc oi * _^ - ; . i * r .: ; - ; - ] .--: iiii _.-. ? : i :: _ihcrchas _1-i-eii _jtj-eserveil a _sysi- ' _- . u i , " tl . — _j-i-t-t-t-JHit-- ] 3 T > _nlis of © _" _-. . _' _-i-rv _.-iuoi- --, -. vliici * _^ - - _?>• uv . _ch ihe mo * - ;? 'jini _' _.-idt . io shake , as it _il' _-iiies _l " _=..- T :. 3 :. ' : _jy oi _' tLc fr ; vts by _w-Jiich it HiftV _iiorc-ful-Jil "i ~ -. " _* 5 i ; iij-irk- . r-. * . i , -he inflaH « Tli _« l y _licritage _ti--. i'sn . ' .-AVI in v ~ _fiOir . T- ; r .: _t-r liir . c-- _* , ia-niriabl y ceiit « - « k fvT ijii- _iruiii of Its a _* _si « ms -vit : i the :: m » gai _* ce ofa _ii ? . _n-o « - --j 3 iii .: ed _sph-Ii . _Physical _philos-ojiliy , on the _i'tl : cr _lii . uil , _-a-liL-s : _iia-4 h'l iijHui science , doubts because
it wcks to invcsti _^ itc , _ulsiiuguislies _l-ctwccn _th : _' . t v . _lilch is i . Ti Kiln an * .: ihat which is merely _iii-obaule _, : _s _:.-l ? tri " . c . ** in _«" . * _- - _*? ai » iiy to _pirfcct llicoiy by _extensi' _^ _r ii _^ - _ciivic «> f o 5 : _r-:-rvaiici > . " s ' _lils _astc-iiilsja-rc _t . f " nKpcrft-ei dogmas _bi-qucatiied i j ci-f aire to :.:: oiher—this physical _phiiosoj-hy , vhk-li i _? _i-omj-ostd of popular ] _irejudiees—isnot only ii _iiirices I _:- " . -.: i : se it _j-erj-etaatcs error with thc ohstia _& ev _engfa-iered by the evidence cf ill-observed _f-tcis , bnt also _because it _Inn-ici-s tiie _lisiuO from _attaiisin- ' to _hi- _'i-er views of natiii e . Instead of
_seekhi-r to _o'iseovt-r thc mean or medium point , _sronnil _Tv _' _hich oscillate , inappareat Independence of forces , all the phenomena of tiie external world , lliis system _»'< _t-iij ;!} ts in _liuiliiplyiiig usceptions to the law , and _s-i-fk ; . . amiil _pht-iicmcna and in organic form * - , for _ii--a « hiiig _l-t-yond ihe marvel of a regular success . tn , aiai an iutci-nal and progressive _developeiaent . _Zl \ er lac-line" ! that tlie order of nature is disturbed , ij rcfascs to _ix-cognise In thc present any analogy iv _:-Ii the _pns-t , : _< i _* . u guided liy Us own varying _hypotliCii .- - , seets at _lcizai-d , eit _. _st-r in the _iiitcrk-r ofthe t ;! vbc or in ihe mii <« _-s of space , for the cause of _iiu- >* - _pjx'ieuded perturbations .
"In reply to those "who are in the habit of _expr «? ssing their fears that _Katnrc may , Ly dt--r- = - * _* _••* , h _* £ ij a ] : oroon of the charm and magic «> £ hrr power , as Mo Icam more and more how ii- unveil her secrets , the author justl y observes : — V / c must not confound the disposition of misd r . rise observer at flic time he is pursuing his ! _aj , _ -j- _irith the ulterior greatness of ihe views _iv-fidua-r fi «» M > _iuvt-stigatfon and the _eset-vise of " . - . _j . ] . _ff The phyi-ieal philosopher measures with a WS-aiilc _sii' _-icity the waves _t-i lig ht of _untqual " _{_ : " , _'J ; , _-w-ij-fclJ _bv _Miterfen-Ece ' . laatuaily _slresigtbi-ii _^¦ ' f . _i . Urox each ' other , even with respect to their _.- _' . . _u-Ii-al action : the astronomer , anned with powthe of
c- ' _-M _telcsei : _;^ , _pciietrai es regions space , _< - "" * _e-rnlat-s , _oniise extremist confines of our so _^ ar _S-V-V-- _tli' - _satcsiiies of _"Cranus , or _ilecomposi-c f ' _^ _-rJ--W « _-i-i-li- _' _- ' _7-- * - _* hiis into doable _tjtav-5 . _Uitierin _" v ""' ( _"W-r . The _b- _* tai : ist discovers tlie constancy oi _--- ' . Ti-aiarvmotion ofthe chara- _> n the greater _^ . ' _,. " ~ ; . „ f * _vegi-i : il . 3 c-cells , and recognises in the _o-iei-iaiidimiuir . l families of plants thc intimate ? -- ' _--tions of orsanic for . ns . The vault of _ienven , s ' . s . - ed -n-Ith m-buh-e _andsiars _, and the rich vegefal . _' _-e _Mantle _tlr _ar covers ' ths soil in the c-hniax . of , 1-.. _« _eaii -K . t- _'i n-elv fail to produce on the minds £ 7 ' ' _^ hiboiious observers of na ture _air imprc s-« =- _" _- i " i » i « tJ _imi-osing ami more _worthy of tlie majesty _7-V- * ttion than on those who are . _uuaecustomed to in resti « ate thegieat Eutual relations of phenomena _, _il-mnot _, therefore , agree with Burke when he
C0s3i0s: A Sketch Of A Physical _Desceip...
SeraU L ? _i , f - _^ _filial ' thing , that _paSns . adau « _t" » , and chiefly excites our _m-Sf _^ n ? _5 ly dCT 0 id of scient _* fic acq _^ _emente w _* _iU find much in this work which will excite their admiration , particularl y in the second volume , in which the author exhibits the impressions of Nature entertained by the an cient Greeks , _Bomans , Indians , Persians _£ brews , Arabs , Early Christians , & c . _\^ xt he examines the descri ption of Nature _con-^? L J } lT _^ <> _** _eai-l yltaliau _poets and in modern SaVS . " i _'» j ~ :
poets and prose writers HP "The P _^ _^ _tV Nature ' *» _^* S of _vori » _^ 'S 1 CS Cont _« _mPlation of the Uni . « _Slf _r-i } ? liciil branch of the subject cannot fail to interest and deli ght every _reaoer . JFrom the almost boundless riches of science , historical research , and descriptive eloquence of this part of " Cosmos , " we turn again to the "introduction" to the first volume , from which we extract the following _charming passage , descriptive of the mental ettects arising from the contemplation of
THE WOSnEBS AND GRANDEUB OF * VATDKE . Hi _reflcctinsr upon the different degree * of enjoyment presented tous in the contemplation of nature we find that the first place must be assi gned to a sensation , which is wholly independent of an intimate ac quaintance with the physical phenomena _* _rttente t 0 our _view - or of tl 10 _Peculiar character ot the region surrounding us . In the uniform plain bounded onl y by a distant horizon , where the lowl y aeatlicr , the cistus , or waving grasses , deck the soil ; on the ocean shore , where the waves , softlv rippling over the beach , leave a track , green with the weeds of the sea ; every where , the mind is penetrated b y the same sense ofthe grandeur and vast ex panse of nature , revealing to the soul , by a mysterious inspiration , _theexistence of laws that
regulate the forces of the universe . Mere communion with nature , mere contact with the free air , exerciseasoothingyefc strengthening influence on the wearied spirit , calm the storm of passion , and soften the heart when shaken bysorrowtoitsinmostdepths . Lvery where , in every religion of the globe , in every stage of intellectual culture , the same sources of enjoyment are alike vouchsafed to man . The earnest and solemn thoughts awakened by a communion with nature intuitively arise from a presentiment of the order and harmony pervading the whole universe , and from the contrast we draw between the narrow limits of our own existence and the image of infinity revealed on every side , whether wc look upwards to the starry vault of heaven , scan the farstretching plain before us , or seek to traee the dim horizon across the vast expanse of ocean .
The contemplation of the individual characteristics ofthe landscape , and ofthe conformation ofthe laud in any definitive region of the earth , gives rise to a different source of enjoyment , awakening impressions that are more vivid , better defined , and more congenial to certain phases of the mind , than those of which we have already spoken . Atone time the heart is stirred by a sense ofthe grandeur ofthe face of nature , by the strife of the elements ,
or , as in "Northern Asia , by the aspect of the dreary barrenness of the far-stretching steppes : at another time , softer emotions are excited by the contemplation of rich harvests , wrested hy the hand of man from thc wild fertility of nature , or by the sight of human habitations raised beside some wild and foaming torrent . Here I regard less the degree of intensity , than the difference existing in the various sensations that derive their charm and permanence from the neculiar character of the scene .
If I mi ght be allowed to abandon myself to the recollections of my own distant travels , " I would instance , anion" the most striking scenes of nature , the calm sublimity of a tropical night , when the stars , not sparkling as in our northern skies , shed their soft and planetary light over the gently-heaving oeean : _—er 1 would reeal the deep valleys of the Cordilleras , where the tall and slender palms pierce the leafy veil around them , and waving on high their feathery and arrow-like branches , form , as it were , " a forest above a forest ; " or I would describe the summit ofthe Peak of _TcncrifTe , when a horizontal layer of clouds , dazzling in whiteness , has separated the cone of cinders from the plain below , and suddenly the ascending current pierces thc cloudy veil , so that the eye of the traveller may range from the brink of the crater , along the vino-clad slopes of
Orotava , to thc orange-gardens and banana-groves that skirt the shore . In scenes like _the- _* e , itis not the peaceful charm uniformly spread over the face of nature that moves the . heart , but rather the peculiar physiognomy and conformation of the land , the features of the landscape , thc ever-varying outline ofthe clouda , and their blending with the horizon of the sea , whether it lies spread before us like a smooth and shining mirror , or is dimly seen through the morning mist . All that the senses can hut imperfectly comprehend , all that is most awful in such romantic scenes of nature , may become a source of enjoyment to man , by opening a wide field to the creative powers of his imagination . Impressions change with the varying movements of thc mind , and we arc led by a happy illusion to believe that wc receive from the external world that with which v . - « have ourselves invested it .
To all our readers who may be desirous of _; idding to their stock of scientific information , and to all for whom the wonders of Nature , aud the learning and eloquence of man , have charms , we cordially recommend this edition o f _Alexaxdeu Vox _jIumuol _^ t _' s " COSMOS . ' '
The Jllstonj Of Ireland. B Y T. Iviugiit...
The _JlLstonj of Ireland . B y T . IViugiit , Esq . Tart All ' London ; J . and F . Tallis , 100 , St . John-street . This Part contains an ably-written narrative of a very interesting portion of Irish historythe wars of Bed High O'Doxxell , and the more celebrated , though less chivalrous , _O'Neil , Earl of Tyrone ; the struggles and adventures of . James _Fitztuojias , the " Sugan Earl" of Desmond ; the almost fatal vice-regal rale of the favourite Essex , and other events ofthe latter years of the reign of Elizabeth . The very beautifiil illustration is designed to p icture " Ireland ' s Golden Age'' in the reign of J 3 _iua"sBojh ; - The principal figure represents that fair h _\ dy immortalised in 4 aIoore' s Irish Melodies . " Tho reader will Bardon us ouctiii _- i * the lines : —
_Eieli and rare were tlie gems s / _io wore , And a bright gold ring on her wand she bore ; Hut , oil I _iicrlieaaty was far beyond lier sparkling gems and snow-white wand . " Lady I dost thou not fear to stray , * ; So lone ami lovely , through this bleak way ? ' * Are Erin ' s sons so pod or so cold ' As not to be tempted by woman or gold V - Sir Knight , I feel not the least alarm , "No son of Erin will offer me harm : ' - For _though they love woman and golden store , ' -. Sir Knight I they _Iftve honour and virtue more ' . " On she went , and her maiiien smile 3 : i safety l _^ htcd her _roun-i the _Gret-n Isle ; And blessed for ever is sho who relied Upon Erin ' s honour and Erin ' s pride !
The illustration , in -which tlie artist has so faithfully expressed tlie tradition sung by tho _Tioot _^ is alone worth more than thc price _charged for this " rait" of Mr . " _\ Tr . iGni ' s excellent " History . "
Bi-Stjsrciivfi Sxor.M Ai The Isle Of Wig...
_Bi-sTJsrciivfi _Sxor . M _ai the Isle of Wight . — Osr . oi ' - \ E House stkuck et Ligiit . _vixg . —An awful thunder-storm took place in the neighbourhood of Cowes , on Friday , the 8 th inst . Thc firs-, _flas-li of iiirhtning struck the foretopmast head of a new barque in the building yard of ilr . Joseph IVhito , at East Cowes , and whicli was just ready for haulin «• ; tho effects of it were that tho head of thc top aiid ' niast were shivered to splinters , and the truck and mast head hurled to some distance ; the lightnin- ' in its descent , broke the lower mast head short oil , and shivered off several pieces of the ma ; - ' passed over the spider-hoop , and , attracted probably bv thc metal cleats above the partners , split the _ni-ist below , tore up several planks of the
deck in the neig hbourhood of the partners , and sp'it the combinss . Providentially , though thc _shipwri-hts were " at work at the time , no injury w . - > s sustaine'd by them . In the meantime an _express arrived from her "Majesty ' s marine palace of Osborne , ' at Dr . Iloffmeistcr ' s , requiring his immediate assistance , as in the words cf the message , " Osbor- _e-house had been struck by the electric fluid , and several pei-sons were injured . " _JJessr _.- _* . Hoffnicistcr and Cass were speedily on their way through ihe fearful storm , aud on arrival at tlie palace it was found that the lightning had struck ihe clock tower , knocked elf a '' p iece of the , cornice of the angle of the tower , and hroke seyeral windows in the " conidor . Three meu were struck by the
shock . The cap of one man , named Corncy _. _' bur :: t . He was struck at the hack of thc head , and rendered insensible , and it is reported hc has since died , "fiie other two -owe not iaatcri _.-illy- ii : jarc-d . The _iiuhtning also struck the mast of the Hebe - _^ _aelit fcutter , sixty-eight tons , the property of A /\ V . Ccrbett , Esq . ) , on Mr . Hatsey _' s repairing slip , _'J ' : * - - " .. / , tiie mast head : and in its descent rendering ta _^ iaSt " like a "bundle of l :: ths . " The fluid d " :.-- - pei _* £ « l itself on reaching the spider-hoop . of the iri * + just above the deck . The value of the beer brewed io France last year was 59 , _410 , 008-francs .
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_SUSSHIXE A 2 vD SHADOW ; A TALE OP TUE NINETEENTH CENTURY . _BT THOMAS MARTIN' WHEELER , Late Secretary to the National Charter Association and " 5 fation . il Land Company . Chapter XI . Boldly I venture on a naval scene Nor fear the critic ' s frown—the pedant ' s spleen . * * * * Thus the rich vessel moves in trim array Like some fair virgin on her bridal day : Thus like a swan she cleaves the watery plain The pride and wonder of the _AZgcan main . The sea-breached vessel can no longer bear The floods that o ' er her burst in dread career ' The labouring hull already seems half-filled With water , through an hundred leaks distilled : Thus , drenched by every wave her riven deck , Stript and defenceless floats a naked wreck . Falconer .
With mingled feelings did Arthur view the vessel s progress up the Mersey to its parent Ocean , all his bright hopes were dimmed and clouded , and he was compelled to seek in other lands that home which Britain denied him . Still he felt _jovous at his fortunate escape , and the novelty of beinf on shipboard helped to amuse his thoughts ; hut no sooner did they clear the Mersey , and thc wide expanse of ocean spread before them , than all other thoughts were buried in tbe contemplation of the grandeur ofthe scene . The sun was slowly setting , tinging tho clouds and the sails of the vessels in the distance with its golden hues , whilst the crested waves shone sparkling in their emerald sheen , as their falling or rising billows caught its Iingcrin" _- rays , whilst the moon , rising in the opposite horf
zon , shed a flood of gentle light on all around . Breathing the spirit of calm and meditation , forgetting aughfc but the scene before him , Arthur thus gave audible utterance to his feelings"Oh ! thou sublime , majestic ocean ! thou _mifJity world of waters—which encompasses , b ' eautines , ° and fertilises the earth ! who can view thee in thy grandeur and have no joy in thy magnificence ? Earth has . her gorgeous towns and castellated mansions , but the earth-encircling sea has spires and mansions more amazing still ; men ' s volant homes that measure liquid space on wheel or wing—that circumscribe the earth , and make it the highway of nations , and the grand agent of human civilisation ! Oh ! he who hath not gazed on thee hath not
seen the sublimer portion of nature s kingdom , and can form no adequate notion of intensity or space !" With a mind calmed and elevated by these thoughts , he sought his cabin , and pondered over the events of his short but stormy career , since entering into manhood . Disappointed hopes had not yet deprived the glass of life of its silver plate , though its surface was beclouded and disfigured , his musings were still on his country ' s welfare . Harsh stepmother as she had proved to him , he still loved her with unimpaired devotion , and _though ho would correct her faults , and reform her abuses , yet harm from his hand would never fall on her . Type was ho of his class . Our novelists—even the most liberal—can never draw a democrat save in warpaint . "Sincere , but stern and hard hearted ""honest , but blustering and insolent "— - "ignorant , dogmatic , and fierce , but a lover of principle : " such are the characters they present to their
readers , when they condescend to introduce so vulgar a being . They profess to paint from life ; but they give us a daubed copy . Experience has never furnished them with an original ; they cannot describe what they do not comprehend . Shades of the martyred democrats of all time ' . ye noble , but calumniated band I though dead , ye yet speak tithe world , and attest that ye fell victims to your love of mercy—to your nobility of heart—in _sparine ihose who never spared their fellow-man . If tlie aphorism be true—and of its truth tliere can be but little doubt— " that a political error is worse than a crime "—worse in its consequences—more enduring in its effects , of all the erimos that can be laid to the charge of Democracy , that of sparing its enemies when in its power is the most fatal to human progression . Thc last French revolution and its accompanying events afford a complete realisation of this fact .
Speedily rode the vessel on her homeward course , bounding o er thc billows as though instinct with life and motion . Much did our hero find to admire —much to learn , on this his first entrance to a large vessel , all was novel , and entertaining . The weather was delightfully calm , aud that most excruciating torment , sea-sickness , had not yet laid hands on him ; but- on thc second day of their voyage , just as the loneliness ever accompanying to a landsman the constant view of the water ' s wide expanse , had begun to supersede the emotion of admiration , tlie clouds began to look heavy ami impending , and the vessel to roll and pitch in tlie trough of the
sea . Arthur , who , in the spirit of curiosity , had been anxious to observe a storm at sea , had now thc opportunity ; but , alas ! he , in common with the other passengers , was confined to his hammock in a state which none can imagine but those who have felt thc sensation , and which no pretended remedies seem to have power to remove . The mighty element , over whose bosom they have been tranquilly sailing , almost forgetting they were not on the firm set earth , seems to take this gentle method of reminding the novices of her power and potency ; happy arc they who encounter her not in her wrath . Towards noon it blew what the seamen
called a _stirf gale , but to a landsman s apprehensions it . was a perfect hurricane ; gallantly did the vessel contend against the wrathful wind and waves , and wilh seaman-like alacrity did the crew perform their duty , but the storm increased to such a degree , that the loss of the ship appeared certain , the sea breaking so continually over her as- to render incessant " la hour at flic pumps necessary to keep her afloat : a billow , move mountainous than tho rest , . it length swept ofor the deck , and tho tapering masts , and graceful yards , that so adorned the bird-like fabric , were whelmed beneath the waves , and the dismantled ship , no longer obeying lier helm , was left floating at- the mercy of thc wild winds ami raging \ v . _-itei _*> _- , and gradually breaking up beneath
thoir combined and powerful attacks . Tne passcngci' 3 confined below , sick and exhausted , were but " _impci-fccily acquainted with their true situation , norui . til every means of saving tlie vessel was despaired of , were they informed of tlieir awful peri ! . Oh , who could describe the feeling created in these heretofore almost inanimate beings ! sixty human souls brought face to face with tlie insatiate monarch , Deatii , in one of his most terrific forms one po werful emotion subdued all minor feelings , the nausea of sea-sickness was forgotten , all was merged in the one sole idea of escape from present death . Meu—bold men , who under other forms would have faced death without shrinking—were to be seen _wrin-riiiir tlieir hands , and making no effort
to assist in their own preservation . Women—delicate , modest women , half dressed—were . clinging wildly to the sailors , praying them to save tlicni , whiss ' _t they , with almost rudeness , threw oft ' their _eii-. liraees , * and cooJly but mechanically employed themselves in launching the beats , as their only menus- of escape . Darkness now added itself to their other evils , though it shrouded from view terrors _appalling enough to shake thc stoutest heart . Women and children shrieking loudly for hope , as the waves washed over their prostrate bodies *; men maddened with liquor , flown to when all order was lost ; or , no less maddened by fanaticism , calliiurloudlv upon Heaven for help , but neglecting
to -ipp'V themselves to tlie human means . . Arthur Morton " , naturally brave and solf-possessod , though far from being an assistance to thc 3 ailoi ; _-, ( this his want of nautical experience alone would have prevented ) , was sufficiently self-collected to exercise a _restraining power over liis-fellow passengers and keep thorn " in something liko order , though all his efforts would have been unavailing , had they not been seconded by those of another passenger , a Lancashire farmer , and likewise by those of the officers of the ship . All the preparatory steps being completed , the passengers , with the exception of ono man and two women , who were washed overboard , were safely stowed in tlie three boats , and the officers and crew , and what provisions and water could be
hurriedly obtained , divided among them . Scarcely were thoy dear of the wreck when the ill-fated fabric , trembling as if with emotion , burst asunder , and p lun » ed beneath thc waves . Thc boats keeping as near each other as the darkness and their violent _pitchi-i" would allow , steered for the . nearest port on the Irish coast . - As night foil the violence of the Wind somewhat abated , but even the most hopeful had but a faint idea that they could survive until dayli « _-ht , and then their only chance of safety _vyas falliii" in with some vessel , as the hope of reachin _" anv port was almost chimerical . In after life Arthur Morton often-recalled the horrors of that ni _« 'ht , and the daugers then ; endured and surmounted nerved his heart to " minor troubles , and caused hiin to look with philosophical indifference upon tlie petty- but harassing casualties of _cveryd-iv life- The boat in which-he , with twenty-eight
others , _iucludius ' the captain , and purser , was stowed , ' wns barely large enough to allow them to sit or lav , and' their limbs were cramped and _bejuunhed ' with their-confined position ; the waves _l- ' _ciic continuall y washing over them , and the _darki-uss and confined , space , preventing them from _t-ikin- ' any effectual means to bale lhe water , they werc consci i « cntly . every moment in , danger _^ of _sinking - and the intense cold added to their , otner horrors ' As daylight broke and discovered to each ' ether tlieir wretched plight , they saw with dismay _tl-it neither of the other boats was : visible , —each looked _a- 'hast in hi ** fellow ' s , face , and anticipated tho fate wliich had doubtless fallen on their / companion ' s Out of twelve female passengers originally on board two had been washed over prior , to embarkia" ia tho boats / eight were in the lost boats , ant' two hi the boat with our hero , — -the cue , a fair girl of about nineteen , and thc other about the middle ' age , and apparently her mother . In the _, darkness of tho night , and the selfishness which ab-
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sorbed all their own energies in the preservation 0 f their own individu ality , the females ivere forgotten but returning daylight , whilst giving them fresh hopes , renewed within them the feelings of urbanity towards the weaker sex . Overcome by cold and fatigue they were nearly insensible , but a little wme being poured down their throats they gradually revived ; but better far had thev been left to sleep the sleep of death , for the loss of the other boats being abruptl y communicated to them , heartrending were the shrieks they uttered . The youngest had lost a husband , to whom she had been but a few weeks united , and a father to whom she was tenderly attached ; thc elder had to mourn the loss of an affectionate husband , the Lancashire
farmer previousl y mentioned , who , with hia wife and youngest daughter and her husband , wero about to proceed to Texas , and commence life anew in that 11 Dorado of the Sew World ; separated from each other in the darkness and confusion , though united m life they were dissevered in ' death ; the screams of these bereaved ones , though frightful at first , soon subsided into a low moaning ; nature seemed exhausted , and to have imparted her last energies to their convulsive grief , they never again raised their heads from their bosoms , —all efforts to rouse them from their state of bodily and mental torpor were fruitless , thev never spoke again . As soon as daylight appeared a signal had been hoisted , but no sad appeared in sight . Hours rolled on in misery and almost despair ; two of the passengers had died from the effects of fear and cold , —noon
was approaching- the storm had ceased —the waters were becoming calm , and a bri ght sun was just beginning to beam upon them , warming their benumbed bodies , and cheering their drooping spirits , when they descried an outward-bound vessel bearing direct upon their course . Oh ! thc agony of suspense embodied in the next hour , a whole lifetime of emotion was experienced in those fleeting moments , varying from the intensity of despair to the wildest joy ; as doubt no longer existed that they were descried , and would speedily be rescued , this joy was not misplaced , as a few hours saw them safely on board the Esmeralda , a vessel bound for tbe West Indies , where they received every attention from the captain and crew wliich their sad situation demanded ; many hours did thc captain delay , in hopes to sec something of the other two boats , but in vain—they wero never heard of more . ( To be continued . )
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Surrey Theatre . — IVe recently visited this house , to witness thc representation of Sheridan Knowles ' s play of The Hunchback . Mr . Creswick was the " Master Walter , " and his performance was really a fine conception of softened misanthropy and genuine kindness of heart . Mr . Creswick was highly successful , exhibiting as he did a great degree of fervour , and great propriety of style and elocution , blended with much pathos . Mr . Shepherd ' s " Modus" was decidedly good . Mr . Mead was passable as " Sir Thomas Clifford , " aud Mr . Widdicomb was decidedly and richly quaint as " Fathom . " To speak in praise of that exquisite , ever charming _"ictross , Mrs . Nisbett as " Helen , " would be but to
" paint the lily and perfume the violet ; " suffice it to say , she was herself again . The great feature of the evening ' s performance was Miss Jane _Mordaunt ' s "Julia . " This lady has decidedly improved since wc last saw her at the Haymarkefc . To our mind she is superior in this character to Miss Helen Taucit—she is less noisy but more impressive , because more ladylike and more in keeping with the gentle " Julia , " whose feelings are worked up with the contending emotions of love and pride . Her first scene with •' Helen , " after her arrival in the great metropolis , was true to nature ; her scene with Clifford , as the - ' secretary of my lord , " was a great and impressive piece of acting , and deeply affected the audience . Her appeal to the " Hunchback , " to save her from "these hated nuptials , "
was a piece of intense acting that drew down the applause of the whole house . Miss Jane Mordaunt , ii she but take care ; taking nature as her guide , witli the careful tuition of her experienced sister , is destined to hold a high position on the boards . At the conclusion of the play , Miss Mordaunt , Mrs . . Nisbett , and Messrs . Creswick , Shepherd , Widdicomb , and Mead , were called before the curtain , and curtsied and bowed their acknowledgments amidst the loud applause of the audience . " The other performances were a Dead Shot and Jane Lomax , Mrs . Jfisbott playing " Louisa Lovetrick , " and Madame Ponisi " Jane Lomax . " We regret to hoar that Mrs . Nisbott is so much indisposed as to havo been unable to per form during the current week , but it is hoped she will be enabled to resume her engagement on Mouthy the 18 th instant .
Astlev s . —A new spectacle , called Mooltan . and Goojerat , produced for the Whitsuntide holidays , promises fair to have a long and successful rim . The piece of course relates to tho recent victories gained by the British arms over thc Sikhs , and although wc have entered our protest against the injustice of this invasion , still we are not so fastidious on that account as to refuse to do justice to the enterprising manager for the splendid spectacle set before us . This theatre is peculiarly ' adapted for such subjects , in order to produce the mammoth resources of the establishment , and both plot and language , which must be adapted to thc subject , arc a secondary consideration : still , however , wo have on many occasions , whoa the author has taken the part of the invaded or oppressed , given him our meed of approbation . Ou the present occasion the splendid scenery and the gorgeous groupings of several hundreds of auxiliaries 7 md actors—not the
subject or the language—received the most rapturous plaudits . Indeed , this was manifest-, when the commander-in-chief ( wo presume the representative of Lord Cough ) gave his insulting and brutal answer to the Sikh ambassador , ' by tlie stifled murmur that ran through the . house . tho delivery of this speech , had it contained more noblo sentiments , would have rewarded both the author ami aetov with applause . It is , however , a good si < _--n of the times , that the people aro beginning rightly to appreciate tho glories of conquest and thc horrors of war , and to thoso of our readers who have not yet seen tho Siege of Mooltan , we strongly recommend this spectacle , as one ofiering a lesson which cannot bo too well learned by the working classes . The embarkation of troops for India from Gravcscnd , is
on the most grand and extensive scale , and the stage being too small to accommodate such an overwhelming force / -thc troops aro marched across the circle—cavalry , artillery with tlieir cannon , pioneers , infantry , and raw recruits . These latter arc on foot , some apparently fatigued , with a wife or lover leaning on their arms , some of the fair carrying baskets containing fruit , tape , < L _* c ., to turn the _raaily penny , and support them on their journey ; while the ' ' officers and their ladies , in gay attire , are riding splendid coursers . The massing together of tlie conflicting parties in thc storming of Mooltan , is cleverly contrived , and the difficulty
of convoying the notion of a vast multitude is solved with more than usual success . In the scene representing tlio battle of _-Ooojc-rat , those who thirst for glory will see that the greatest quantity of shot and blows fall where the least pay Is received , the _privatesTormiiiir a hollow square , and presenting with their bodies an impenetrable wall for the protection of well-paid officers safely ensconced in the centre . Thc piece concludes with a gorgeous grouping occupying thc whole stage , with Britannia at the top , and ' the whole establishment , biped and quadruped , picturesquely arranged below . This is one ot the most splendid spectacles we over witnessed .
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TOTHE TRADES OF . GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND . ( From No . 1 of the Democratic Review . June , 1849 . ) Fkllow Men , —Asthegivat fundamental principle * of truth and justice npon which political and social institutions ought to be based , are becoming dailv better understood anvmg the na ions of tha continent , 'it is of the highest _importance that every workirg man ia this _c-untry should clearly understand the measures necessary to secive the rights of labour , nnd permanently establish anew and better orilfir of things in thi * ' country . Whatever be thc future ccstuiies of Great Britain , the onward course of . her peophr-nust be through ihe legislature , and 1 presume tiie great mass arc agreed that" their universal enfranchisement must be ' a' _-cbmplbhed before any good can be effected in that quarter . : In the
meantime it is our duty to . create an enlightened public op inion—to ro ' ncentrate bur energies ' and husband oar strength 'in order that-we may be able to make the most of acris ' s - when such a period shall arrive , as arrive it must , whether the working men will it or no ; . The middle classes are" about to commence a vigorous agitation , which they wi 1 turn to'their own account , unless the men of the Trades , aud the working _cesses generally , become united _; and clearly understand the measures necessary to ensure " . a fair day ' s wage for a fair day's work . "' The first and most important step to be tak ' en ' is . that we should become thoroughly united . We may behold in-that talismanic word—Union ! the . lever by . which the sons of labour may acquire that gigantic strength which will raise tlieiii to their legitimate position in
the social scale . Let it not ; however , be forgotten that if'' Union i- * strength , "" Knowledge is ' powor . " We-b hold the most spirited isteert directed _afc- the ' will of the r der by "he mere cheek of tho rein . lh that we . ' may observe the ruling po . ver __ pf mind ) . ( And thus it is that oppressive " ; rulers thrqw . . _-hemsclyes _a-trid" 5 '! Uie shoulders- of a careless and unthinking people whom they make use of lis mere beasts bf bur- ' . h . i ' i . "What then is'iiecessary to be _doiiein order to nut an end -to this terrible oppression ? ; First ' to unite , and , secondly , to acquire knowledge , . The Trades of London have commenced an organi * a ion whi _-h ia ah _' _t-a'ly ' being extended to the provinces ; and the increased facilities which arei _l-. kely to he opened for acquiring a thorough knowledge ef the cquisite measures for the emancipation of labour ,
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ought to be eagerly embraced by every working man . All periodicals or newspapers advocating sound principles , and conducted by men of experience and independent minds , ought to receive our support . It is only by having intercourse with nr nils better informed than our own , that we can obtain the information necessary to accomplish the industrial , s'cial , and political emancipation of labour . Wherever such public instructors are found , we ought to build a wall of brass around them . If men had not been found to speak boldly tho truth in spite bf fines and imprisonment , through tbe medium of the press in Franc- ? , and had not b en well supported by the peo » pie , the old regime would again have been established ere this , and the burthen which that brave nation
threw offlas' . year _rc-imposed . In this letter I shall not go into any of the ei ght mndamental principles propounded by the London Trades' Delegates . If , however , 1 should have an opportunity afforded me , I shall beaM to devote a series of articles to explain the principles set forth hy thc London trades , which all the trades in the provinces ought to at once adopt-as the only means of securing tliat protection to their labour which ' rades Unions have yet failed to _accomplish . If the last address which the Delegates published fo the country be acted upon , an organisation will shortly be created winch wdl render the trades and working classes generally all-powerful . Without union there » no P _*? of anything being done , and < _rre » _t cure
m be ta " that 't be a j 0 n of minds more than of mere nu mber 3 ' Iam convinced th-t until we can find men to step . out from the ranks of _lahoir who are above mercenary considerations , and who clearly understand the causes by which I bour is enslaved , and are prepared to make some degree of self-sacrifice , there is no hope for our delivpranee , as we may look in vain for our emancipation from the upper or middle classes . The working classes must be the instruments of their own _regeneration . The two questions , employment and the _suffrage , are the _leading features recommended to the attention of the trades in the address already alluded to . I look upon the suffrage as the mean ' s to the end . See
what sacrifices the men of France , Germany , Italy , and Hungary , have made to obtain their enfranchisement ! Are Britons , who boast they " never shaU hi ) slaves , " to remain alone in political bondage ? Surely not . Let us then unite and demand to be no longer treated as outlaws by the constitution of our country . Let therebe no bombastical speechmaking , but strong in the justice of our cause and th- * rectitude of our conduct , let us pursue an energetic and undeviating course until we have accomplished the industrial , social , and political emancipation of labour . To you , men of the trades , the accomplishment of this great work chit-fly belongs . Aifbed A . Walton .
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRES . OxPonn-STnEET . —On Sunday night , about eleven o ' clock , a very destructive fire broke out in thc premises belonging to Mr . W . Leaver , a hat manufacturer , No . 5 , Oxford-street , adjoining the Boar and Castle hotel and coach-office . The discovery was made by thc police-constable . An unusual "hire of light shining through tho fanlight convinced liim that the building was in flames . The officer instantly sent for the escape and engines . Before , however , any assistance had time to arrive , the flames shot forth from the back of the premises with such fury that the destruction ofthe house , nt least , appeared certain , and strong fears were entertained for the safety ofthe Boar and Castro . Three
fire-escapes of tho Royal Society , together with numerous engines arrived in rapid succession , when thc firemen found almopt every portion of the premises enveloped in flames . Fortunately there was an abundant supply of water , from which tho engines were quickl y set to work ; but , in spite ofthe vast torrents of water scattered over the property , it was deemed advisable to have one of the brigade engines taken down the Boar and Castle yard in order to prevent thc flames from communicating with the hotel and coach-houses . The reflection of the fire in thc air caused so many thousands of spectators to assemble in the road tliat thc services of a strong body of police , under Mr . Superintendent Foxall ofthe E division , wore required to keep thc populace out of the way of the firemen . The engines were all kept in full operation until past
twelve o ' clock , when the firemen succeeded in extinguishing the flames , but not until the whole of MrT Leaver ' s stock-in-trade was reduced to ashes , and every room in the building burnt out . For somo time it was supposed , owing to no one making his appearance after the alarm was given , tliat tlie occupants had heen burned to death ; but from the examination ofthe promises since made by the firemen there is good ground for supposing that at tho timo of the outbreak no person was in the house . The Boar and Castle , although ifc escaped destruction by fire , has received serious damage by water , the cellars and several of tho rooms being so flooded that an engine was obliged to be employed to pump the water out . The premises of Mr . J . Ewinir _, upholsterer , ivbs . . 1 and 4 , Oxford-street , aro also seriously damaged by water . The ori gin of the fire is at the present timo enveloped in obscuritv .
BA _* u _* n-sTn ** _T * T . — On Sunday afternoon . _t firo broke out on tlio promises belonging to Messrs . J . J . Griffin and Co ., chemical apparatus manufacturers , at 53 , Baker-street , Portman-square . The flames were first discovered in tbo ground-floor back , and tlieir origin has been traced to some bond timbers behind the stove having become ignited . The engines ofthe parish , London brigade , and West _, of England Company were soon on the spot ; but the firemen were unable to extinguish tho fire before two rooms wore burned out , and a quantity of books and other valuable properly consumed . The occupiers of the premises were out of town when tho fire occurred , and it was impossible to toll whnfchnr thev wero insured or not .
LiMiiun s IIotki ., lT . vxovER-SQL _* _ARi-:. —On Monday morning , at an early hour , considerable alarm was caused in George-street , Ilanovor-squavo , in consequence of a fire " breaking out in the extensive pile of premises belonging , to Mr . Charles Remind , termed " Limmer ' s Hotel . " The flames commenced in the second floor front , occupied as a sleeping apartment . The escapes of the . ltoyal Society were quickly on tho spot , and thvco engines of the London Brigade , with that ofthe parish . The firemen succeeded in confining the flames to that portion of thc property in wliich thoy originated , but not until nearly the whole of the bedding and furniture in the room were destroyed , and the window glass demolished . The party who was sleeping in tlie room had a very narrow escape , but fortunately no ono was injured . The outbreak was caused from a spark flying out of a lighted candle and falling upon the bed curtains . Mr . Ilenaud was insured in the Sun Fire-office .
_KiNcsLAxn-ROAD . —On Tuesday morning , shortly before two o ' clock , a fire broke out oh the premises belodging to Messrs . _il , and E . _nTnighuvst , _sliced zinc ~ manufactures , _1- > 1 , _Kingslanil-road . The premises were of great extent , " and at the time of the disaster were stored with goods of considerable value . The police-officer who was on duty in tho road porcoived a dense muss of _sraoko coming from the lower portion of the works . Ho raised an alarm , and commenced knocking at the houses on either side , in order to apprise the inmates of the danger to which they wore exposed . While thus engaged flames burst forth from several parts of tlie premises . As soon as possible two engines of the parish , six of the London Brigade , with that of the . "West of England Company , were on the spot . The firemen set-their engines to
work , and by conveying the hose round the adjoining premises they were enabled to prevent the names from extending , but whilst so engaged the roof of the zinc works fell in . At the same timo a great portion of one ofthe walls fell into the premises of Mr . Seton , greengrocer , and seriously injured the roof over the back shop . The engines were kept at work until- half-past four o ' clock , when thev at length got the fire under , but not until Messrs . _Longhui'st ' s . premises and their valuable contents were destroyed . The roof of the Mail Coach tavern adjoining is also damaged . The orig in of the fire cannot be accounted for . Messrs . Longhurst ' s loss will be partially covered by insurances in the Sun and Royal Exchange offices , and Mr . Bird , thc landlord of the Mail Coach , was insured in the Licensed Victuallers' office .
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_TheiTootii-Ache _.- —This pam seems designed to call our attention to tlie decay going : on in the teeth , and warns . us to see to their preservation . "When teeth arc partially decayed to touch them with food often causes intense pain . Unmasticatcd suhstances ' , are , ' therefore , passed into thc stomach , and' indigestion . and its attendant pains soon ensue . By filling decayed teelh with _Uband- _** - ! - _Bsamei-, whicli hardens shortly after it , has heen placed , in _, the cavity , thc decay may be checked , ' the tooth rendered pamless ,: aiid'masticatioii be duly performed with connort . . Bad . Legs ot * Poukteex Yeabs' Duuation ccked iiy _Bor _,-loway ' s Ointment and "Pills . —Mrs . ri _* _- ** _- _* Ja V , _atci-s , - ot _rentney , _; near Lynn , tad . been a - _^ _-mi-suffi ! ivr .. toi _' -uu _wards of fourteen years , with bad legs ,, winch several , of the faculty had . tried to cure , hut without success . lier digestion was also much impaired , and at . times _herlictr-ltti was so bad as to render lier quito insapable ot . _ittendin-fto her household affairs . As the - inwacmes . whica _sU- hud been _tahin- afibi'ded her . ns -relief . ' she was recommended to _ti-v iHollowiy ' _s pills ""id oiutment , which completely euredlier since which , for more than twelve _mpnllispasr . she Ivis ' been able to attend to . her . domestic duties , ' and could' if necessary , walk tor . or twenty miles with ease . ' ¦
1 CwnoN _fo-i'i'iii * _Pyiiua—No somuLiuLa .. mBto . _ncjiYclu . ost'iblished in'public favour than a host of imitators spring un ' who for the sake ot-profit not only wrong the _pvot-i-ii--tor of the genuine medicine ,-but inflict a serious . injury oil tho unwary purchaser : ot . their base counterfeit trash . These reimuks _. apply ito the remedy whicli is so well known as'"Abcrncthy ' Si rile . Ointment . " ,: - ' This excellent remedy for pilcs ' has ' been established by undoubted proofs of its efficacy . Purchasers may bb able to detect these frauds by asking particularly for •' . 'Abernelhy ' s Tile ointment , * - * in covered pots , price Is . 6 d : ( which is the lowest price the proprietor is enabled to sell it , owing to the great expense of the ingredients ) , and observe the muns ' of C . King , is on the government stamp , rasted round each pot . Sufferers . from piles will not repent giving the ointment a trial ,
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im Sew Pi . axet . —At Naples , on the 12 th of April , Signor do Gasparis discovered the tenth planet between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter . Tin ' s new member of the ultra-zodiacal group of planets is hardly brighter than the stars of the tenth magnitude . It is not named . The names of the other members of the group are as follows , in the order of discovery—Ceres , ruling , Juno , Vesta , Astrasi _, Hebe , Ins , Flora , and Metis . . They are supposed to be ragments of one large planet that has been split asunder by some convulsion . Onl y four had been
discovered before 1 S 15 . Their most remarkable property is their small sizo , having diameters supposed to vary rom fifty to 250 miles . Their gravity is in proportion ; and hence , as Sir John llerschel observes , " a , man placed on one of them would spring with case sixty feet high , and sustain no greater shock in his descent than he does on the earth from leaping a yard . On such p lanets g _ianta might exist ; and those onornious animals which on earth require the buoyant power of water to counteract there weight , might tliere bo denizens of tho land .
The Boston Chronotype announces an important addition to the Washington Museum—a boot made by a sherry- cobbler from the Last of the Mohicans . Tiik Popk . — "A curious fact , " says the Globe lately , " is mentioned to us in a letter from Bologna . Although the Austrian intervention is made in thc name ofthe Pope , his holiness is so little respected by the Austrian soldiers that in every house in Bologna which they entered , and where they found a bust of the Pope , they amused themselvc * by decapitating it with their sabres . Thus , whilst Pius thc Ninth is rejected bythe Romans as a tyrant , ho is hated by the Austrians as _having been the first cause ofthe liberal movement . "
IVojiax . —The perception of woman is as quick as li g htning , lier penetration is intuition , almost instinct . By a glance she will drawn deep and just conclusion . Ask her how she formed it , and she cannot answer the question ; while she trusts her instinct she is scarcely ever deceived ; but she is generally lost when sho begins to reason . —Sherlock . Coxfessiox . —A peasant , being at confession , accused himself of having stolen some bay ; thc father confessor asked him how many bundles he had taken from the stack ? "That is of no consequence , " replied the peasant , " you may set it down a waggon load , for my wife and I are ' going to fetch the remainder very " soon . " The Mockery op Government . —Whv talk to the
myriads of houseless nnd impoverished beings which the present artificial state of things liave thrown unfriended on thc world , of a government ? There is no government for them ; it is a mockery . ¦ Wh ymention the word constitution in their hearing . Are they not placed beyond its pale ? They are born into this world-with wants and feelings the same as others , and the means of honourable subsistence is taken from them by absurd and selfish regulations . This part of thc question is wilfully overlooked bythe political economists , who argue so eloquently about the natural results of supply and demand , as they seldom refer to the cause of a redundancy of labour , which is clearly traceable to the unjust monopoly of tho soil . "What wonder then that wc are poor , " when the means of wealth is hermetically sealed against us , and we arc left a prey to the selfishness and cunning of greed y speculators . —Chartist Tracts for thc Times .
Dr . "W . IL Carpenter , m a lecture at tho Ipswich Museum , allowed the possession of reason , to a certain extent , in animals . He instanced that the young ladies in a Bristol school used to lunch in the * garden at twelve , and crumb-picking sparrows congregated a little before ; but on Sundays , as the girls did not lunch , the sparrows never appeared . The Gqxjvuer axd tue Cj . ow . v . —On Sunday morning last , " Professor llaglc , " thegieat wizard _,, who had a-performing booth at . Hereford fair on the preceding day , missed some of his horses which had
been sent to graze in a lane contiguous to the _eityv and in liis search for them he encountered a rustic who had chanced to bo at his exhibition . Tho professor asked the rustic if he lsad seen his horses . Instead of answering the question , John asked another : — "Beyn ' t you the conjuror as was cutting oft * the folks' heads and putting um on again istcrday ? ' The professor answered in flic affirmative . " Then , " said the rustic , " if thee bc ' st a conjuror , I ' m sure thee dost not want me to tell thee where thy bosses be !"
The _gauaxt _befj-. vce of _Itoj'E against tlie piratical invasion of the French , reflects glory upon the ltoman people , and corresponding _"Dis-rraco upon France . That mit _>* ci'ablo adventurer Buonaparte has pronounced his own doom . The tool—we believe , the bought tool—of the confederated tyrants of Europe , he will'share the doom of his masters . Bologna has succumbed to the Austrians after a frightful bombardment . Its inhabitants—men , women , nnd children—fought with desperate courage . But in vain . Their doom was massacre . —Wholesale pitiless mui _*( l ? r . The keys ofthe city havo been sent to the Pope . Those keys-stained with tbo blood ofthe virtuous and heroic Bolognese will open for that holy hypocrite the gates of perdition . —Democratic lieviev' .
The Genera ! Council of tho "British Association for the Advancement of . Science has appointed Birmingham for holding the ensuing meeting . A " People's Col ' _leco , " similar lo that in Sheffield , is about to be established in _iiorrrich . A « entleman of fortune , wishing to benefit the working _, classes of his native city , has supplied ihe means for commencing the _undertakii-g . Tiik Toad . —This poor , despised , and harmlessreptile is admirable in its proportions , and li _.-i : - an eye of such traiisccndant beauty , that when I find one I p _' ace it on my hand , to view ii ; moreminutely ; its skin , too , ; . o completely _.-i-lapted to the subterraneous places into wliich it _p--.-s for shelter , is well worthy the attcntioii of the philosopher . As this little animal is _iiinocunu _** , i fee ! Horry when 1 see it trampled under foot by _iiicousidci-aKt people , who have- learned from their grandmother that it is full of venom . —li _iiwrt _^ _.-i .
So Ghost or a Bauoai . v—Dickens , it is calculated , received 2 s . Od . for every word in his last work , " The Ghost ' s Bargain . " The Past and the Pkksknt . —Por ever hallowed bo the mighty- spirits of yore , tho - _Jtiu' of whose lives set in darkness , often in blood , to rise in immortal g lory ! Thanks ! eternal thanks to the hcavcu-born martyrs of liberty , and the patriot friends cf man ! who , in many a terrible day of gloom , still held on their way in exile or in deathwho wrote their words and _dcedi , in loiters of flame , upon'the world ' s memory , and left . their names as watch-words for as to _l-attle hv ! 'They
set our hearts yearning with true Promethean fire ; —but , for all this , we do not like paying n slavish deference to tho Past . Tho " wisdom of our ancestors" is , after all , but a wretched humbug * . Wherefore should we cling to laws which the past has established , when they ' wring thc hearts of millions ? ' The p ast is not the only Oracle vf licvelation—every being sentient with soul , hath au inward revelation , and every soul possesses the elements of" -rreatnoss . Away then with this implicit faith in the bygoni' ! Wo _luisrcju'osont nurse Ives _, and lose our soli-reliance , which is the true _niajcsly of men . —Cxbridqe Spirit of Freedom .
STATU OF TIIK SIAKKET . _Ihno-. ' . r—Dear and sesrec . Tlie old 5-teck nearly exhausted , and tho now crops rather unpromising . Virtue—low importations , and that of native growth degenerating . _Jlonetig—None in market . Patriotism , Jirrt quality—No demand . Ditto , second quality—Principally bought up on speculation , at par . Prudence—All hold by old stockholders . Modesty—Sone but damaged parcels in market . Vice—Large quantities held ; no- sale . Pride—Market glutted . Politeness—Very cheap , but the owners appear indifferent about tlie disposal of it . Scandal—None offered at wholesale ; the article altogether engrossed by hawkers and pedlars . Religion—When brought into market it is generally highly adulteratcdr Sales nominal . Love—None offered except for real estate . Talent—A scarce article . Ko credit allowed .
Sincerity—Out ot season .. A touch Jon . —A fellow writing-from _somewherf .-out west , says : " We started for some little tow . i in thc vieiuity of ¦ Holsteiu—I would not ' undertaketo spcii or pronounce the name ; but if you _weiil-i . take Kickapoo and Ojibbcway , mix them _ng-with Passaraaquoddy ; aad pronounce the whole backwards , you will get within about six milo &' of thenar . - © -. " .... . , Wise men leara more by . fools . 'than fools by wisc _mc-a . The foraier see tho weakness of the . latter , ar . d exercise ' -their judgments iu-. avoiding- their follies ,-but foils consider not the . _virtues of wise men , ' , and , of course , de » not imitate _tyicnv—R _& hefoucdult .
- A Chinawoman , toie _consideredslnndsotne _, mutt have ii-long , thin , flat face , high : cheek bones , a . _circulav- 'nioutli , thin lips , very small , long eyes , arched eyebrows , ' remarkably harrow , low forehead , a countenancei void of _c-spressioii- ' - she must be rather tall , her'figure nearly _ilcshless , and any development « l cither hips er bosom . would completely ' mar . _sfl lier _proteasions fd lieanty . The complexion must-bo with & ut a _vestig- _* . of health ' s roseate hue , and . tha skin ofa yri ! 6 w ; t ! iit . A . Chinese belle bedaubs . her face . am ! hands with a , -white " stone , ground to-powder , used as a . coaiTictle ; untiL her complexion is an agreeable ' mixture of dirty white and saffrons ..... _ , _"
The cost of tlie . bull and _oliiecs at the Euston station of the London and ¦ _X _brlli- _'WpBtern j ' nihvay is understated at " - £ 125 , 000 ; tlie in ' t ' evest ot which at five per cent , is £ l > , 2 o 0 per aniuuh . ' " The . ' company " must "therefore earn more' thaii £ \ 7 per' day fitK ' everv dav in tho year , iiicludinji Sundays , simply for the use of these new building " - , exclusive of . _tUft cost of repairs ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), June 16, 1849, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_16061849/page/3/
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