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Mabch 22, 1345. THE NORTHERN STAR. 3
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Mabch 22, 1345. The Northern Star. 3
Mabch 22 , 1345 . THE NORTHERN STAR . 3
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A STRIKING REMEDY ; OB , _JreRClTUX XAX 1 M 3 , A LA _GRASTLET BERKELEY . Off i _guardian , commisioner , clerk , Tour assistance no farther we need Too long ha ve you been in the dark , Or too nice have yon been in your creed : Talk of poor ' > and acts * ° f " _"toeboard , " As strong in dominion and dread . ' What service do these things afford "When compared with—a punch on the head ? Do you think that the " vulgar , brute mind , '' Whose moodings to madness may press _. Can comfort or cheerfulness find In hearts which can feel its distress ? fan words stay the hungry's desire , Or crush down his clamour for bread ? £ ! something more you require' to be had in—a pnndi on the head .
{ iff : away with vour warnings and cnes , Your powers of prison so chill * , jjU _snen bugbears the needy defies—Small choice'twist "the union" or " milL " Hand to hand let the injured him meet , ( Tho'justice no sentence has said ) , And thc pamper'd the perishing greet "With an aptly-plied "—punch on fhe head . If the outcast your boundary should cross , And , his misery making his claim , Creak of hardship , illness , and loss , As a poor plea for seeking your game _. At once put to silence the wretch , With a mandate that mercy has sped : — "H e re , John , g o directly an d fe t ch That poor fellow—a punch on the head . " When bumpers are crowning the board , And chairmen are "happy and proud , " When Ciceros hit the right chord ,
And soapings are lavish and loud , Still firm to the labourer ' s cause , _CaR in one to honour " the spread , " And present him , " midst roars of applause , " With an elegant- —punch on the head . So remember , henceforth , as a rule , When paupers are publishing woe , That to talk is to tamper and fool ; To act right—a word and a blow ; Striking measures alone are the plan "With rascals who want to be fed :
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CHRONICLES OF THE _BASTILE-Parts XII ., XIIL , XIV . T . C . Newby , Mortimer-street , Cavendish-square . "Nearly every reader , we dare say , has , in the course of liis life , read some one book . " which , beyond all others , rivetted his attention at the time , and which , though years may lave elapsed since that book was handled * its main features are yet as distinct to the memory as when first read . We Jb _« wt * this to be the case with more than one acquaintance ; -with one , the particular book has been Robinson Crusoe ; with another , Bunyan ' s Pilgrim ' s Progress ; another , Tom Jones ; another , Wayerley ; another , Don Juan ; and another , Nicholas Nickleby . "We confess to be no exception to this rule ; and the work now under notice
Is just such a -work aa will not isol to impress its contents imcraseably on the memories of those who read it . The Chronicles of the Bastiie is a book to be read by day and dreamed of by night : a Avork in whicli the characters therein seem to breathe upon the paper , and ljcconie real flesh and blood ; beings whose fortunes we look upon -with hope or dread , who arc to us lovcable or hateful , as their deeds attract or repel us . Welaiow of no similar work of ihe present time so well calculated to promote the cause of liberty as these " Chronicles . " The workings of the hateful despotisms under -which Europe for so many centuries groaned , are laid bare with a masterly and _uiisparing hand ; and the revelations of the frauds and crimes of the tyrants of by-gone days -will be read with dismay by their successors of the present , who , though their claws have been pared ,
and their teeth , to a certain extent , drawn , still are not altogether powerless , and still , as far as they dare , practice the arts of their infernal predecessors . The _mtmiberforFinsbury _' s recent expose of the Government atrocities in connection with the Post-office , renders the following extracts from part xii . of this work most interesting . D' Argexsox _, the lieutenantgeneral of police , ahd head ofthe infamous spy-system an the reign of Louis XIV ., -was the first , in France , ¦ who conceived the idea , and introduced the infamous system of intercepting and opening individual correspondence . In the following scene D ' _Aisgexson is engaged with a subordinate named Gkcmeagd , in sorting and _examining the letters at the " Bureau dc la Paste , " the former being on the look-out for letters addressed to his victims , or to those who , incurring liis hatred or suspicion , he might purpose
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THE ' _-CABISET SOIK . " The room itself was very dark , for it had no window and was called the cabinet noir ; less perhaps on account of its obscurity—though it was obscure enough , in all Conscience—than of the nature of the business carried on therein ; it was likewise exceedingly bare of furniture , possessing butone chair and the table already mentioned ; long black cobwebs , covered with dust , hung about from the ceiling , and in the corners , long since deserted by their noisome occupants—one or two of which still dangled from them by the legs , shrivelled up into skin , and spuming round and round at the slightest breath of air that stirred ; in the -middle ofthe chamber stood an iron . tripod , upholding a small brazier , filled wi t h live charcoal ; in one corner , near the chimney , was strewn a
number of opened letters , and on a shelf , fixed into the wall , were arranged , ready for immediate _service , a Tariety of seals , of different kinds and devices , with a few sticks of coloured wax , and a box containing a composition of the consistence of putty , a piece of which , an individual who stood behind D'Argenson had just pinched Off , and was now kneading in the hollow of his hand . On the table burnt a small oil lamp , by the side of w hich lay a book , in which the lieutenant of police occasionally wrote a remark or two , as he set apart for examination certain epistles whose superscription appeared to interest him more particularly than the others . Several of these
had alread y under g one i n s p ec t ion , the process of breaking open the seals and re-3 djusting them being performed with Considerable dexterity by the individual in waiting—a tall , lean man , with pinched-up features , sallow complexion , and sandy hair—who , though perfectly aufait to the scandalous business iu which hewas engaged , didnot appear to take especial delight therein ; whilst his superior seemed , on the contrary , beyond measure pleased with the result of their labours , bestowing , every now and then , a look of satisfaction on his subordinate , and chuckling iohunself , and nibbing his bony hands together , in the exuberance of his glee , whenever a disclosure of particular moment fell under his observation .
_Tes ! and I intend to promote thee , remarked D'Argenson , turning round and speaking in a confidential tone ; which is more than thy late employers did ! But , as I told thee before , secresy is an indispensable condition of our compact . The respited felon bowed . Well , t hen , continued tha lieutenant of police , I purpose to extend my operations , and make thee my chief assistant , at a co n sid e rabl e a d v a nc e of pay ! The system works well ; its existence is unsuspected , and it has proved of infinite service to me ; but I must perfect it ! I will hare it in nr j power to know—when it suits my purpose —the business—aye , even the most intimate thoughtsof every individual in the kingdom ! Woe , then , to such as offend me ! There shall be nothing hidden from me :
sang : dieu . ' The lover shall not write to his mistress , nor the mistress to her lover , but I will be of the party ! I -will surprise family secrets and make a market of them ; for of these there is no lack . There shall be no political intrigue afoot , either , tha t I inll not likewise make myself acquainted with , and aid , ormar , as best suits my views ; no commercial speculation , bnt that I trill , hy ibis means , fores t all , a n d t urn to account . Everybody shall feel my power ; tonnerre dieu . ' My very name shall make the innocent tremble like the guilty ! I have lived long enough to discover that ao one loves me ; but I don't care for that ! I will soon make tbe proudest of them pay court and cringe to the man they most hate—even t o me —and laugh in my sleeve whilst they do my bidding ! What sayest thou to this , friend _Grumeaud—is it not a grand , a glorious idea ? "
Tis in every respect worthy of Monseigneur , rep li e d ¦ the man . The conversation between these worthies proceeds , but is suddenly interroptedby the arrival in thecourtyard of three couriers , one from the south of France , tie other two special couriers—one from Madrid and one from Rome . Amongst the letters brought from the south of France , is one from a servant of the Baron de St . Auney , who is confined in the Bastiie through the persecution of his enemy _D'Abgessoji _* . From this letter D'Abgensok gleans some important _^ formation , which having done , henextturnB to the letters br ought by the two special couriers : the one packet is from the French Envoy to the Papal Court , and the other from the French representative at Madrid . TTe proceed with our extracts : —
_Apparentl y , the packet from Tours contained nothing more to interesttlie speaker , who continued "bis inspection _aottvitlisf _anji _,, _^ tterimj to himself the while ; throw-¦ _W S it aside , he took np the second—the one brought by the "messen ger from Rome—and read the _siiperscription : tt was addressed * to the Secretary of the Archbishop , of Sans , was bound roundwith purple silk ribbon , and sealed _^ _thi-ee large _seab . ! „ _"f _somethiu-rfor thee to do , ewlaimed he , handing the epistle to Grumeaud ; the impression is bold , so it wombe difficult : quick ! _Tmimpatient . The man received the missive , examining it for a m < _n _Uieut very narrowl y ; he then pinched off a piece of the composition , about the bigness of a nttii and commenced _heading it in Ms palm , employimj the knuckle of his fore-finger for that purpose ; having moulded it into a convenient form , he flattened one and of it , and applied it ¦ » one ofthe seals of the letter , pressing it hard down , in
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order that every interstice might be properly filled a few seconds sufficed to take off a perfect facsimile , which he compared with the original . Thc result proving satisfactory , he took a sharp pen-knife and artistically removed the superfluous ed ges bv paring them closely off , taking care to leave them smooth . This done , he held the new seal over the hiasicr until it was quite dry and hard—au operation that did not occupy more than five minutes ; and , when it was completed , handed it to D'Argenson , who , after a minute scrutiny , nodded his head approvingly , and motioned to Grumeaud to open the letter . This operaiioii required considerable nicety ; but
was performed with thc same skUl sis the last . Holding the packet at a convenient distance from the fire , Grumeaud began by loosening the ribbon , as soon as the warmth had melted the wax sufficiently to permit of its being done . He then repeated the process of warming , until the seals , gave way , leaving the outer envelope ill . tact . The inner ones were removed iu a similar maimer , and the contents of thc packet at length exposed to view . They consisted of a small oblong box—which , on examination , proved to be a _reliquaire—and a couple of letters one of them addressed , like the cover , to the Archbishop ' s Private Secretary , the second to "Monseigneur the Archbisliop of Toledo ; " both written in the same hand .
The contents of these letters being taken possession of , the packet from Madrid next shares the same fate . Having obtained his ends , _D'Abgenson next orders Gremeacd to reseal the letters : — ThC operation was Simple enough , and performed with much dexterity ; indeed , so neatl y as to def y detection ; the letter to the Secretary being re-folded , re-sealed , and laid i n precise l y the same position upon the reliquaire , the ribbon was attached with scrupulous attention that each fold and each seal fell in its proper p lace ; t he p acket was next subjected to the process of warming , until the wax was sufficiently melted to adhere , and to receive the impression of the forged seal : it was then handed to D ' Argenson , who having examined it very minutely , nodded his head in token of his satisfaction . Don 't you t hink i t wants some t hing , Monseigneur asked fhe man casting a very sly glance at hia employer . The latter looked again , and observed that he did not think so .
There ' s no gloss on the wax , Monseigneur ! remarked Grumeaud , with a cunning smirk . Fardieu ! thou art right ! exclaimed the lieutenant of police ; but surely that will not be observed . Can't make too certain , resumed G r u m ea u d ; and taking from the shelf a small phial containing a clear , unctuous liquid , in which the feather-end of a crow-quill was inserted , he drew the latter very lightly over the surface of the new impression , and witli an air of triumph threw the packet upon the table . I told thee thou had _' st genius ! exclaimed D'Argenson , looking at fhe seals ; thou hast taught me a lesson in cunning that I shaU not soon forget .
Whilst the reader ' s breast heaves with disgust , and his brain thrills with horror at the contemplation of this accursed system , let him remember that that system exists to this day in tlu 3 country . The power is not only lodged in the hands of the Governmentbut , as recent exposures have shown , that power is unscnipulously exercised whenever the interests of foreign brigands or home usurpers arc to be served by its operation . Let it be remembered , too , that the Minister for Foreign Affairs in this country has opened the letters addressed to the ambassadors from foreign nations , as regularly as those letters arrived ; a fact reflecting eternal disgrace upon the English name . The vUlanous doings of a D'Aroexsox have been part and parcel of the regular duties (!) of a Russell , and a Palmersox , a Graham , and an Aberdeen . 'Tis surely time the system was changed . 'Tissurcly time the people rose ia their -moral dignity , and to such rulers cried " Get you gone , make way for better men !"
Wc have only space to add , that we trust the " Chronicles of the Bastiie" will have a circulation equal to its merits ; in which case it will stand second to no current work in the best possible proof of public approbation and support .
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Tolls ox inn Railways at Newcastle-upon Ttse . — Some degree of interest has arisen as to the liability or non-liability of the North Shields Railway Company to the payment of tolls to the lessee of the corporation of Newcastle-upon-Tyne . We shall not , on the present occasion , go minutely into the matter ( perhaps we may revert to it more fully hereafter ) , but merely observe that , according to * the Act of Parliament herein , certain descriptions of merchandise , on being brought into the town of Newcastle upon-Tyne , are liable to the payment of certain tolls to the corporation . That body , as is well known , have been in the habit of letting the tolls , for a limited period , to the highest bidder . _Durhur the
ponod that Mr . John Hopper was the lessee , from 1839 to 1841 , the North Shields Railway was constructed , crossing the ancient _circumvallation of the town on which the tolls are deniandable , and , of course , conveying a considerable portion of payable merchandise into the town of Newcastle , which otherwise would have been brought on the common roads as heretofore ; thus has the lessee sustained considerable damage , and in consequence of this diversion of the traffic Mr . Hopper has been a considerable loser , and consequently unable to pay the amount at which the tolls were leased to him . Had he received -what was covenanted and guaranteed to him by the lease , namely , a toll on all roads coming into Newcastle , there would not have been this
deficiency , but , on the contrary , he would have been many hundred pounds into pocket . It would seem that thc matter stands simply thus : —The corporation have leased the tolls , agreeably tothe Act of Parliament , to Mr . Hopper , ior a definite time , and for a specific sum , guaranteeing to him all the rights , profits , and immunities thereunto belonging and secured by the said Act . On the other hand , the Railway Company may perhaps contend that the railway is their private property , and that they "have a right to do as they will on their own . " However , between the two , it is quite certain that thc lessee has been materially injured ; and there ia no doubt but that he may avail himself of a legal remedy . We believe the directors of the Carlisle
Railway have , under the advice of their judicious solicitor , wisely avoided even the chance of expensive litigation on this head , b y having made a timely arrangement and compromise with the finance committee of the corporation of Newcastle ; whether the proprietors ofthe North Shields Railway will follow their example , or otherwise , remains to be seen . We shall not go further into the subject at present , beyond giving the following letter , which was presented by Mr . Hopper to the Finance Committee on the _*? th inst .: —To the Finance Committee of ihe Corporation ofthe borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne . —Gentlemen , — 1 beg leave most resp « jtfully to acknowledge your claim npon me , for _^ the sum of one hundred pounds , as lessee of a portion oi the tolls payable to your
body ; and I trust you will give credit to me when I state , not only my willingness , but my strong desire to do that which is right in the matter , so soon as I can obtain the means of doing so . Many members of the corporation have known me a long period of time . It is with _peculiar satisfaction that I am enabled ( now that I an drawing to the close of life ) , to refer you to the whole of my conduct throughout my career , as to my honesty and integrity . The reason why , at this time , I am unable to discharge the claim you have upon nie , is my not having received £ 700 -which I am entitled to receive from the North Shields Railway Company , for their traffic across that portion ofthe line of circumvallation of the borough which you leased to me . I have made many applications , in
various ways , to that body for compensation ; I have never received a directrelusaltopayfrom them : atthe same time I have not received any satisfaction of their intention to pay me . Under these circumstances I have caused a true and impartial statement of the case to be laid before counsel , together with true copies of various documents , showing the authority ofthe coiporation of Newcastle to lease the said tolls , and the position I stand in with respect to that body . The result is , the Learned Counsel ' s opinion is favourable to my claim . The next point I be" to invite your attention to , and solicit most humbly your advice upon , is whnt steps you would recommend
the adoption ot , to induce the proprietors of the North Shields Radway to entertain my claim , with a view to ( its adjustment , if need be , or ) a ' settlement ofthe same , without going to the extremity of instituting legal measures to enforce its recognition and settlement , and thus enable me to obtain the means of honourably paying the claims of the corporation upon myself , which I am most anxious to do . Trusting the subject is worthy the consideration of the Finance Committee , I beg leave , in conclusion , to subscribe myself , gentlemen , your much obliged and very humble servant , John Hopper , Jackson's Chare , Gateshead , 7 th March , 1845 .
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Leicester. The Chartists Of The Hampden ...
LEICESTER . The Chartists of the Hampden locality wish to inform their Mends tbat they have engaged a room of Mr . Warwick , Printer , Union-street , which will be their future place of meeting . They have also opened a school for the instruction of adults and children ( open on Sundays , and on Tuesday and Thursday evenings ) , in the above-named room , which will be carried on without any charge whatever . Mb . CooraR ' a Coxdiiiox . —To ihe Chartist Body . — Friends , —In the Star oi the 8 th inst . you have laid before you a brief statement of Mr . Cooper ' s condition , from his own pen ; and we may also learn what his position will be at the time of his liberation , if steps
are not immediatelv taken to provide hini with suitable clothing . The " following was told to our friend Peplow , by one of thc gaol officers , only a few days since - --That Mr . Cooper is comp letely lost for want of clothes . ' * , " His coat ( he observed ) had more colours than "Joseph ' s - " and as for his trousers , a vestige bf the original cannot now be recognised I m This being the case , I ask you , as men seeking justice , will you allow Mr . Cooper , who has been imprisoned more than two years for advocating your rights—for , advising working inch to cease labour till the Peoples Charter became Hie law of ihe land—will you allow bin to go forth from his dungeon on the 3 rd of May nesk , pennyless ! homeless ! and in rags _t Immediate
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subscriptions are necessarv in order that Mr . Cooper may have clothes ready to come out in . We have no lunds in hand . All localities who have received printed lists are particularly requested to transmit what cash they have in hand bv the 1 st of April , and afterwards , to return the lists with further monies they may have received by tiie 1 st of Mav next . Donations received by Mr . Peplow , Browning-street , btaiiord , and myself—address as under . Printed lists will be forwarded , per post , to anv person desirous of rendering _assistaiice ,. on application to William Tatlow , secretary to the " Cooper Testimonial Committee , " Wclford-road , Leicester . [ Surclv this urgent and pressing appeal will be _responded to . Thc Chartist name will be dishonoured if no efforts are made to relieve Mr . Cooper from his most painful situation .
HALIFAX . Lecture . —Mr . Doyle , on Sunday last , lectured in the Working Man's Hall , Halifax , on " Self-government . " He spoke of its tendency to bring comfort to every individual . He showed how class legislation , through its ramifications , took advantage of the supineness or apathy ofthe people to gain unlimited power , and then used that power for individual aggrandisement , and to crush the liberties ofthe people by appointing soldiers and police men to coerce thc people into submission . He entered into a detail of taxation , theproduction of labour , the new Poor Law , & e Mr . Boyle addressed a very numerous and attentive audience for an hour and a half in a most eloquent and impressive manner , with great effect .
TUNBRIDGE WELLS Ax a Public Meeting of the members of this _ilS Tn "tw _^ _^ i sol , _# was unanimously _IFeedtoi- 'That we , the Chartists of Tunbridge Wells , ui _fullmeeting assembled , do hereby express _Pc _? ° _^^ _^ _+ *! _?^ ° / Fear 8 us O'Connor , Esq ., and heartily thank him for his great services in the people ' s cause . "
NORTH LANCASHIRE . Delegate Meeting . - This meeting took place accordingto announcement , on Sunday the 16 _thuist ., at Bradshaw _' s Temperance Coffee-house , Burnley . The following-places where represented , viz . : _ Burnley , Colne , Haslingden , Hamate , Wheatley-lane , Bacup and Oswaldtwistle . . Tie next _delegatemeetl ing will be held at the same place , on Sundav Anril 6 th to _> which eaeh locality in the district are requested to send then- opinions , either by delegate or letter , relative to the questions in the "Star" February 22 nd . To those localities who haye not attended to the business of tho district tlds notice is especially applied , for witliout their co-operation and support it is impossible to organise the district , and supply it with efficient lecturers , to arouse North _Lancashires to its former state of energetic action in the struggle for those glorious principles which wc profess to admire .
PRESTON . Lecture . —Mr . Clark lectured in the Hall of Science , on Thursday , the 13 th inst ., it being his second visit during his month ' s tour through the North Lancashire district . In his first lecture he took a retrospective view ofthe various strikes which have taken place within the last thirty years , stating the loss sustained in wages through each strike , and the little good ( as they aU but too well felt ) which had resulted therefrom . After pointing out what , in his estimation , was the cause of failure , he concluded by urging upon them the necessity of a union of all the Trades . In the second lecture , he pointed out the way in whicli all the different classes possessing political power , had proceeded to protect themselves , atthe expense of the unenfranchised portion ofthe community ; and earnestly recommended attention
tothe acquirement of like political power on the part of the workers , for the purpose of duly protecting themselves . To this end and for this purpose , principally , he desired a union of all the Trades . They might , by such a union , hope to give more effective assistance to each other in case of strikes . This was one just and legitimate end for which a union of this kind might be formed ; whilst , meanwhile , they never lost sight of that political power , without which they never could hope to shield themselves effectually from the tyrant ' s power . The remarkable clearness with which the lecturer expressed his sentiments , the solidity of his arguments , and his pleasingly satirical manner of delivery , secured for hun the marked attention of his auditor / , and their warmest approval of all he uttered . The Chartists of Preston hope that he will long continue to be the able expounder of thoir principles , and the honour of their order .
DEWSBURY . Delegate Meeting . —Thc Dewsbury district delegate meeting was held on Sunday , when delegates were present from the following localities , viz .: — Dewsbury , Wakefield , Littletown , and Birstall . The following resolutions were passed : — " That the employment of a lecturer for the district be postponed until after the Convention . " " That we approve of the resolution passed at the West Riding delegate meeting , for the West Riding to send two delegates to the forthcoming Convention . "
ROCHDALE . Sermons . —The Rev . W . V . Jackson preached two sermons last Sundav . in the Assembly Rooms , to respectable and attentive congregations . OLDHAM . Lecture . —On Sunday last , Mr . J . K . Taylor delivered big fourth and last lecture on the Life , Writings , and Genius of Robert Burns . He recited a variety of songs and other poems , and concluded by giving a short narrative of the poet's life , which terminated in the 38 th year of his age . A vote of thanks was unanimously passed to the lecturer for thc satisfactory manner in which he had acquitted himself throughout his course of lectures .
BRADFORD . O . v SuxDAr the members of the General Council met in their room , when the following persons were nominated as Council fortheensunig quarter : —John Rogers , William Jackson , Thomas Cole , John Cole , William Clark , Jolm Leadley , sen ., John Leadley , jun ., treasurer , John Smyth , sub-secretary . It was resolved— " That the Council meet at ten o ' clock hi the morning instead of two in the afternoon ; to commence on Sunday ( to-morrow ) . " " That Mr . W . M . Wheeler be nominated as candidate for the West Riding to the Chartist Conference ; and that Messrs . Cole and Jackson , delegates , be instructed to propose him at the delegate meeting , to be held in Halifax , on Sunday the 23 rd inst . "
_Firb ix Manchester-square . —On Wednesday morning , about half-past nine , afire broke out atthe mansion of Lady Lucy North , No . 24 , in Manchestersquare . It originated in her ladyship ' s bed-room , a front apartment on the second floor . The domestics adopted excellent measures to prevent the extension ofthe flames , and they were confined to that part of the house where the fire originated . The damage done was , however , considerable , but her ladyship is insured in the Globe Office .
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Field-Garden Operations, For The Week En...
FIELD-GARDEN OPERATIONS , For the Week ending _Monday , March 25 ch , 1844 . [ Extracted from a Diary of Actual Operations on five small farms on the estates of Mrs . Davies Gilbert , near Eastbourne , in Sussex * , and on several model farms on the estates ofthe Earl of Dartmouth at Slaithwaite , in Yorkshire , published by Mr . Nowell , of Farnley Tyas , near Huddersfield , in order to guide other possessors of field gardens , by showing them what labours ought to be undertaken on their own lands . The farms selected as models are—First Two school farms at WiUingdon and Eastdean , of five acres each , conducted by G . Cruttenden and John
Harris . Second . Two private farms , of five or six acres : one worked by Jesse Piper , the other by John Dumbrell—tiie former at Eastdean , the latter at Jevinifton—all of them within a few miles of Eastbourne . Third . An industrial school farm at Slaithwaite . Fourth . Several private model farms near the sameplace . Theconsecutive operations in these reports will enable the curious reader to compare the climate and agricultural value of the south with the north of England . The Diary is aided by '' Notes and Observations " from the pen of Mr . Nowell , calculated for the time and season , which we subjoin .
"Let us ever rememher that , in all our attempts to _improve society , we ought to direct our efforts to the young and unsophisticated ; hy giving them sound mental and physical training , we may correct the errors and subdue the prejudices of their elders . " —Anon , Note . —Me school farms are cultivated by boys ; who in return for three hours' teaching in the morning , give three hours of their labour in the afternoon for the master ' s benefit , which renders the schools selpso tportiso . We believe that at Farnly Tyas sixsevenths of the produce of the school farm will be assigned to ' thc boys , and one-seventh to the master , who tvitt receive the usual school fees , help the boys to cultivate their land , and teach them , in addition to reading , writing , cbc , to convert their produce into bacon , by attending to pig-keeping , which at Christmas may be divided , after paying rent and levy , amongst them in proportion to their services , and be made thus indirectl y to reach their parents in a way the most grateful to their feelings . \
SUSSEX . _MorniAT— WiUingdon School . Boys digging second time for mangel wurzel . Eastdean School . Twelve boys digging , planting potatoes , carrying manure , and gathering roots and stones . Piper . Turning mixen , and making it as fine as possible . Dum brell ... Digging for oats . ¦ Tuesday—WiUingdon School .. Boys digging same as yesterday . Eastdean School . Boys digging for and sowmg oats , planting potatoes ; digging for barley and . rolling , & c . Piper .. Sowing carrots . Dumbrell , Drilling oats , digging . Wednesdat— WiUingdon School . Boys'digging T ° skinless , or Peruvian ' barley . Eastdean School . Boys digging , sowing outs , carrying tank liquid for the mangel wurzel and carrots . Piper . Hoeing . seed carrots , and turnips . Dumbrell . Digging .
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_T * _ORsvAY--. Wiliingdon School . Boys digging as beiore . _Aastdean School . Bovs dinging , sowing oats , thrashing oats , cleaning them " for seed , cleaning out the pigs & c . Piper . Hoeing onions . Dumbrell . Mending a fence . Z _^ _'PW" Sc mL Digging as before . _East-Zl »! w Bo _-T . s dlSS ' mg , sowing oats , rolling _£ ! . ' \ v nd _i- trcad n S wcU . P- Cki , _* _£ wce ( l 9 * _* e _^* _bW ed , II f r llea _f- - , _D"mbrdl- Carrying _pota-SaturdI _? V 3 * _i " _£ > _mendinS a fence _* ffi ~ » _, J > 9 do lK SeI'ooL Boys turning manure ¦ So _aSS _" _* SchooL B ° y _^ _Pty-ns Portable "S _& S f _^ _oU-pom ri per . _Ceding wheat . _JjMbrell . Harrowing fallow with the heifer , dig-YORKSHIRE . Slaithwaite Tenants , c . Parley , road making John . Bamford , sowing spring tarn _han-owino- prcD ° l ¦ SET _^^^ - _^«^ cow-feeding . WiUingdon School . Fed the same as before . DumbreU , No variation in the feeding .
NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS . _^ !! ii " ) ES _* "l planting potatoes let your potatoe Ss di 9 K _i ly th r , feet a P art ; - _™ r aets _d >* menes distant , and placed down whole , and your manure as fine as possible . ¦ Turnip Seed Beds . —[ Seed sown , three-quarters of a pound On beds , Will fumish plants for one acre of land . l Provide stores of Swede plants at the earliest possible period , for transplanting . Begin early in April to sow successions of the best seed you can procure , and do not care for a small failure on account of frosty weather . Use the steep before described for leguminious and other seeds * , pasB the liquid through the seed many times ; then mix up the moistened seed , right well , with a few handsful of home made guano , m its driest state . Sow the mixture upon a four feet wide seed-bed . in a warm corner of your turnip field , and for protection cover it with thorn boughs ; , repeat this till you find your crop of plants out of danger .
Top Dressing- Wheat with Humus Compost , No . 2 . —[ Where weeds grow , better things mi g ht grow ; a n d we never hear of weeds paying rent . J —Where VOU observe your wheat pinched , poor , and half starved , give it a top-dressing _^ now with fine earthy manure compost . Let it remain a week before you hoe , and you will find that this small dressing , and the hoe after it , will pay double for tile labour bestowed . You cannot hoe your crops overmuch , whether there are weeds or not , for it will prevent the growth of them , and let the air into the soil , without whose influence there can be no vegetation .
[ The farming reader will remember that last week we inserted from Mr . Nowell , thc author of the Manual from which wc make our weekly extracts , a note , in which he recommended that we should insert , immediately , certain parts of Ids book , because calculated to impart valuable information to cottier farmers how to make , preserve , and prepare the manure which they have constantly within their reach at home on their own " stead . " That suggestion we now act on , and give below thc familiar and understandable processes of chemistry detailed by " Mr . Nowell ; with the suggestions he makes _fov-thoonconomisiug of every atom of fertilising substance that falls in the farmer ' s way . Mr . Nowell's plans for tliis purpose are plain , simple , easy , and inexpensive ; and the adoption of them , to the wise and judicious
using of the manures we have at home , will be far more sensible than allowing these to waste ; and then sending ships to the other end ofthe world to fetch Guano to supply thc place of those far better manures which ignorance or carelessness have suffered to perish . To all engaged in tilling the soil , who do not file thc Star , we would recommend that the */ cut out ofthe paper thc following directions for dissolving bones and preparing other chemical tillages , and paste them neatly on a piece of board , or book-back , so that they may be easily and constantly referred to , until the processes recommended become perfectly familiar to the operator . To them should be added the directions for preparing tlic peat , the potash , and the _Irnmus composts , which wc have before given from Mr . Nowell ' s work * . and tlic steep for loguminious seeds . !
The Field-Gabdener Compelled to Economise his Manure . —[ "In the moral government of this world , it is most wisely ordered that whatever we wilfully waste at present , we are sure to feci tho want of in future . " ]—His operations being confined to a small area , seldom more than four or five acres of land , he is obliged , in a space so confined and with limited means , to practice this necessary economy . He Is early taught to value his cow or pig , as not merely yielding for him so much milk or so much animal food , but also as producing him thc manure absolutely necessary for his future operations . The cow , the pig , are his machines for the manufacture of manure , and if its supply be deficient , he goes not elsewhere to obtain it , but sets up a new machine fer its production , in the
shape of an additional cow or a pig . Hence he will husband every particle of it with the greatest care . Manuring as he does every crop , necessity compels him to do so . He knows his labours , without this economy , would he in vain . Hence also , for the moat part , arises the superiority of small over large farms , in regard to their relative amount of produce . A most ingenious method of collecting the whole excrementJHous matter voided in the privies , is followed by the Eastbourne tenants . An ale cask , with one end knocked out , ' or a large butter firkin is provided . About half way down its sideB , two iron ears or handles are strongl y fixed , for the convenience of removing it . Two of these pom-able pails are placed under the privy seats , and removed , when filled , : by
two persons each taking hold of a handle . These tubs being turned upside down , the contents are received upon mould , and immediately composted with more mould , coal ashes , or other refuse . A most potent compost , probably not inferior to guano itself , may be made by mixing the contents of one of these privy tubs ' with about six times its bulk of well-sifted dry coal ashes , and 81 bs . orl 01 bs . ofgypsum ; beating it up to the consistency of masons' lime , with as much tank liquid as it will retain . This mixture , thrown under a shed , will dry spontaneously , and prove a most valuable top dressing for wheat , upon
which it may be sown by hand ; for all offensive smell quickly disappears , being speedily removed by the action of the gypsum , and the retentive nature ofthe mould or ashes . Ofthe importance of this simple contrivance , the observation of an eminent philosopher ( Bqussmgault ) , will afford a striking proof : — ' ¦ If we admit , " says he , "thatthe liquid and solid excrements of man amount on an average to li lbs . daily . ( li lb . urine , and £ lb . foaces ) , and that both taken together contain 3 por cent , of nitrogen , then in one year they amount to 547 lbs ., which contain 16 . 41 lbs . of nitrogen , a quantity sufficient to yield the nitrogen of 800 lbs . of wheat , rye , oats , or of 900 lbs . ofbarley . "
CHEMICAL TILLAGES AT HOME . "Let no presuming impious railer tax Creative "Wisdom , as if aught was form'd In vain , or not for admirahle ends . _"—TAomsmi . Itis a remarkable thing , that all the investigations of chemists and the experiments of practical farmers , and some of them have been trul y ingenious , would seem to point to ¦• home " as the source of the most valuable manures . A great variet y of substances have been tried as fertilisers ; but the best amongst them ave found to be those that may be said to be read y at hand amongst our " household stuff . " Thus , you have rape dust as home produce ; you have common salt in continual use ; you have salts of ammonia , of potash and of soda , as well as phosphates of lime ! and magnesia in the urinary and other excretions ) and in a form , too , best fitted for vegetation .
Sulphate and muriate of . ammonia ( salcwunoniac ) are found in the soot from coal fires ; while potash or its salts are found in the ashes of wood fires , as well as in the water ejected after purifying the body , or its covering , b y washing with soap , or other detergents . You haye abundance of phosphate of lime ( bone ash ) , & c , in the hair , flesh , and bones of animals . Nitre ( or saltpetre ) forms spontaneously around you , in the soil , its grand element , nitrogen ,, being derived from the atmosphere , or from the transformation of the ammonia of decaying bodies ; which element , nitrogen , is so essential to vegetable life , that it has been termed the " moving agent , " which , acting under the living principle of tne plant , moulds into shape thc other elements ; nay more , you have a substance that contains all these tilings , a complete type of guano , in the dung of your domestic fowls . * ' ' ¦ " Serene Philosophy ! Effusive source of evidence and truth , Without thee , what were unassisted man ; _, A savage , roaming through the woods and wilds Rough clad devoid bf every liberal art , And elegance of life . _"—Tftomson . Such are tho principal fertilisers as established by chemical theory and the nicest experiment ; and such facts are most significant and demonstrative that , in nature , there are Yery admirable provisions for our preservation . Tlicy seem to declare to us that wherever there is life , at tbe same time most of the elements necessary for its existence are forming in its vicinity . And especially would it seem to be pointed out to , us , that cultivation , on any space , must derive more support from the animal existence , upon that space , and the labours of man , properl y directed , than from any other source . This constitution of things we might expeet to find in a world where ' there are so many and such beautiful adaptations . -Man-requires continual and uninterrupted supplies of food j ¦ and it does not appear to have been _designed _. that , he , should go . . far from- ( home for the _tlungs . io . _aidbipiin its production , but rather that his life should be made ' to depend up ' on that of the animalsrneai * hisdwelling ; coupled ' with ' -liis own * _foretheilghtand industry ; . In the wildernessVby calling around him , by allying himself with , and promoting the existence of the domestic animals , he would live as a ' ;_ civilised beiii _|—while ' without tliem he _rausf perish , or sinking into the savage * state , exist as a sayage , by the chase . So _. that the domestic animah may properly be said to be the pioneers of civilisation .
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"M . Liebig is inclined to measure the civilisation of any country by the quantity of sulphuric acid ( oil of vitriol ) consumed therein . " Utility of Science . —Science may not have been fortunate in offering to the agriculturist an enlarged list of fertilisers ; but it has done much in teaching us how to elaborate into composts the natural manures , and artificially to imitate . these things . Wc have been instructed by it how to fix their volatility ; to reduce , them to a finer state—to the increase of their energy upon vegetation , and how to apply them—with sometliing liko _. preeision—to tho requirements of the different species of vegetables We reduce bones , ; mechanically , to dust ,-in order that thev may act upon our crops with , greater
energy ; but thc chemist , by employing solvents , can reduce them to a state of division , greater by thousands of degrees . It was M . Liebig _. wnofirst directed bones to be decomposed , by sulphuric acid ,. oil of vitriol- and the suggestion has been so practically useful , that I may safely bring before your notice , and recommend a trial of his process . Be it understood , however , that I wish all attempts of an expernncntal nature to be effected , in the first instance , upon a small scale , for an application of a particular substance maybe beneficial upon one soil , and have no effect whatever upon another . In general , however , the good effects of the " bone solution" has been so decided , its efficacy so great , in various places , that a trial may be undertaken with some confidence .
"The solution of bones has been applied to crops , in many instances , with great effect , and t he resu lt s wonderfully accord with the predictions . of science . —See Mr . Pusey ' s Report . " Bones Dissolved in Oil of Vitriol . —Provide a wooden vessel to hold forty gallons , which place in a corner of your shed . Pour into it eight gallons of water . Then add _2-Ubs . of oil of vitriol ; and afterwards one bushel of bones , finely ground . Stir all well together , and frequently . After a few hours you will find the earthy part of the bones completely dissolved , and nothing remaining but the cartilage , or glue of the bones ; in the fluid , and the fat swimming upon the surface of it , in the form of animal oil . The solution
presents a milky appearance , like gruel , and ii applied alone to the-crop , may be further diluted with plenty of water . This quantity will be sufficient for a rood of turnips . The method of applying it will be afterwards adverted to . It may be composted also into the solid form , and its application iu that state w ill , in certain seasons , be for more convenient . ( t Bones may be roughl y s ta te d t o consis t of fa t , jelly , and an earthy matter called phosphate of lime . This earthy part may be withdrawn , or fetched out , b y t he action of oil of vitriol . The fat , the jelly , and a sub-Stance called phosphoric acid are set free , the latter having grand fertilising properties . —See Mr . Pusey ' s Report . "
Souring Vessel . —I adopt this name from the dyer , and apply it to the tub or vessel above-mentioned , wliich I would have you to consider as a fixture in thc corner of your shed . Supply it occasionally with a portion of oil of vitriol and water , and therein keep Up ft gradual dissolution of bones , by regularly feeding the fluid with . them . To this end let not a bone of any kind depart from your premises . Gather your own for this purpose , or procure a supply elsewhere . Pound them with a mallet , into rough fragments , and throw them into the souring tub . The acid will penetrate their substance , dissolve their earthy part , if even moderately large , and leave the animal matter behind in soft masses . Thus you will have a continual supply of bone solution , wherewith to feed the guanocompost , a description of which follows . " Guano , or t he dun g of birds g enerall y , possesses tho united virtues of both the liquid and solid excretions of animals . "
Honie-made Guano . —Mix the contents of the privypails above described , with six times tlieir bulk of finely sifted coal-ashes , along with a few pounds of gypsum . Beat the mixture up with as much of the " bone solution" as it will retain . Leave the heap flattened down to dry spontaneously in a corner ofthe shed . As it does so , add ivom time to time , and diffuse equally over the heap , as much chamber-lye as it will hold . As the mixture still continues to dry , water it with the bone solution , and cliamber-lye alternately , but keep the latter in excess . Thus you may enrich the mess to any degree . When there is a further supply of soil in the privy-pails , you may compound it afresh with the heap already formed , or proceed as before to make a new one . I need not describe the rationale ot the process ; but may remark that such a compost , after a sixth partof its weight of common salt has been added , must be a close imitation of the natural guano .
" In bones you have not all the substances that exist in wheat , hut you have some of them , such as phosphate of lime , Sic . Where do the animals get it t—from plants—which draw it out ofthe soil for their accommodation . It is but right , then , to restore it , w h en done with , to the ground , that plants may feed upon it in their turn , " Phosphated tank liquid . —Put six gallons of water into your " souring tub , " and 20 lbs . of oil of vitriol . Then add 40 lbs . of bones , finely divided , when tho earthy part is fetched completely out of the bones , and nothing remains but small cartilaginous masses , pour the semifluid mixture into the tank , the contents , if about 500 gallons , will be nearly neutralised , and the alkaline ammonia will be assumed as a
component partof a fixed and highly fertilising substance —phosphate of ammonia : the result ofthe action being , that sulphate of lime or gypsum phosphate of lime or bone-ash , and phosphate of ammonia , have _^ been severally eliminated or set free , all of them fertilising agents of value , particularly the last , which niay probably be found , hy future experiments , to form the most active agent in guano . Use this phosphated tank liquid , much diluted with water , as a top dressing , upon either grass intended for hay , or winter wheat , by scattering it over one third part of an acre of each of them ; and I think the verdure called forth by its agency will surprise you . There is no corrosive quality whatever within it ; a mild saline substance , ana insoluble earthy matters having taken the place of the corrosive oil of vitriol that was used .
" The chief art of agriculture depends upon the collection and preservation of those manures which contain ammonia . " Ammonia or Hartshorn Spirit . —There is a substance now hawked from house to house , in thc manufacturing districts , under the name of " scouring licpxor , " or hartshorn spirit , well known to many , from its pungent smell . ; f his smell arises from the exhalation of a peculiar vaporous , or serial substance wliich it contains . The * same substance , in a gaseous , _asrial , or vaporous state , exhales from the common smelling salts , from stale urine , or decaying animal substances . It is the ammonia I have spoken of before , and exists
in all urinous fluids .- -It contains one of the great elements of fertilisation . You will perceive that , being volatUo , it miistbo continually flying away from the fluids that contain , it . This may be prevented , however , by the employment of certain agents ; oil of vitriol being one of them . This ammonia , under whatever form it may be presented to us , is a material of the greatest importance . Your tank liquid contains abundance of it , unfixed however , and ready to volatilise or fly away unless prevented . It becomes , therefore , an object of importance te decrease tliis instability , by causmg it to combine with a substance of greater fixity .
" Whoever fails , " says M . _Spbengel _, "to employ some neutralising substance to combine with the ammonia , wliich is produced in so great a degree in summer , suffers a loss of manure whicli exceeds all helief . It is a gaseous substance , and not a solid material visible to the naked eye , which thus escapes and is lost ; but for aU that , it is of greater importance to the nourishment of plants , than perhaps any other portion of the excrements . " ; * _Vitriolated tank liquid . —Add about 14 lbs . of oil of vitriol , value ls . 9 d ., to about 500 gallons of tank
liquid , which , after stirring well , pump into tue tame barrel , and apply as a top dressing to one-third of an acre of meadow grass , intended for hay , or to the same area of winter wheat . The effect may probably surprise you . By this addition a combination is effected between the oil of vitriol and the ammonia of the tank : sulphate of ammonia or gas salt , a fixed and stable compound , has been formed , worth far more than the oilof vitriol used . The acid has disappeared ; and there will remain nothing of a corrosive naturein'the liquid to act deleteriously upon vegetation .
KlRKBURTON ALLOTMENTS . — We Wish to COITCCt what we last week stated relative to these allotments . Frederick Thynnc , Esq ., the agent of Lord Dartmouth , has apportioned for this purpose a farm of eleven acres near that village . ' He lias placed one person upon a farm of several acres as a model man , and surrounded him by twenty allotment men , giving them one rood each . Tthe rent charged is the usual farmer ' s rent , with the addition of rates and taxes , whieh will be paid by the landlord : the model man will collect the rente and pay them at the usual time to his landlord's agent . This is an example well worthy of imitation , and were it followed by other large proprietors would speedily introduce the small tenancy ot land throughout the . country , without any additional trouble to the agents , in regard to the collection of numerous small sums of money from a numerous tenantry . It is a new principle , simple in itself , and easy in practice . . , _>
Hunslbt Allotment's . '—We were' also misinformed in regard to the collection of money at _Lecds ,., and its investment in land for allotments . It ought to . hare been atHunsIet _. ' near Leeds . A vestry meeting , through-the activity of Mr . . Richard ; 'Bayldon . . and otherMends tothecause _^ erv , ba 3 ] . _^ _J _^ _S £ 600 , received from the . directors of » l » gJJ and _Leg raUway ( as _^ om _^ on _^ _g-d _* _^ propnatedby them ) , tobe vesteu m * . IA land , & e .: to be _^ _ffgS _& _nTiS & . stand t _^ e rust deed u _^^ . _g disposition Oil the There js _ako , we _^^^^ Smote the taking oi _KS poor likehumanbeings , _insteadofemp 1 oy t thpmto " shiver on the roadsides , breakmg stones , _fielinir _theGutter hopeless degredationof their condition . "
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LADY THIEVES' PROTECTION SOCIETY . A society of light-fingered ladies is said to be about to be formed , for thc purpose of raising a fund to pay the recognisances many ladies are bound over in , and thus enable them to avoid the unfashionable ordeal of a criminal court , and the pain of being placed in a dock generally occupied by thieves of the vulgar class . The following is an abstract of the prospectus just issued _: — LADIES' PROTECTION SOCIETY , formed for the purpose of enabling ladies te pay the bond-money , and tlms defeat that vulgar and revchweful feeling that would place a lady in the same predicament as a common woman . NOXE BUT LADIES will be admitted . The subscription will be only two guineas per annum—each lady being allowed thepiivilego of drawing a sum , in case of necessity , sufficient to meet two charges IX OXE TEAR . Ladies who are bound over in more than the usual sum will be expected to contribute five guineas towards the general fund .
STANDING COUNSEL WILL BE _EKOAGED to conduct the proceedings in the police court . Agents will be employed to engage persons to c / i _<* _t * r ladies on their entrance and return from the police courts , as well as to HISS AM ) HOOT their accusers . Ladies in every district of the metropolis , and even the provinces , are invited to job . this ADMIRABLE INSTITUTION . Ladies who do not wish to
LOSE CASTE must see the policy of not delaying to enrol them selves . Though some ladies have escaped , _'UH 1 ES CASSOT ALWAVS . be depended upon for _OALLANTRV . ASD GOOD BREEDING . There is evidently a growing feeling in the vulgar to make no distinction as to station in life . To defeat this barbarous desire is to forfeit the recognisance money , which to real ladies is of no consequence , A number of ladies of distinction , whose names need not tobe particularised , have consented to act on the committee . — _Satirist .
_WniiE _SiAVERr . —We would recommend to the 9 aints of Exeter-hall another and a better subject for their sympathy than that which they exclusively display towards blacks . A well-written letter appeared a few days since in the Times , addressed to the editor by a _femalif , from which wo learn that at a milliner ' s shop where she is employed , an order has been issued that the young ladies should work from seven in the morning till twelve at night during the season : those who are not willing to comply with thiB order arc to leave the establishment . The farce of calling these white slaves " young ladies" would be laughable , if we did not remember the inhumanity of their employers . Wc are sorry wc cannot expose the name of the person who has acted in this scandalous manner , as , probably , even some of her aristocratic customers would be humane enough to withdraw their patronage . —Ibid .
A ( treat Fact . —In the merry month of May wc shall have a legion of canting Mawwomis in town , holding forth for the benefit ofthe " niggers . " We hope and trust that some independent and fearless fellow will bear in mind the fact which the papers record . Itis a " great fact" that thc " blacks , " at the great fire at Barbadoes , of which we have just received intelligence , looked at the scene of destruction in perfect apathy , and rendered no assistance , " acting exactly as they did when a similar calamity befel Kingston . " Yet for these black gentlemen John Bull has saddled himself with a burden of £ 800 , 000 per annum for ever . —Ibid . Anacreon Mooke . —To Moore , who was styled by Byron " the poet of all circles and the delight of ms
own , " the following observations on Metastasio by _Sismoadi , ave admirably appropriate : — " No writer , perhaps , in any language , has been ever so completely the poet of the heart , and the poet ofthe women . The critics reproach hinijwitli not having portrayed the world either as it really is , or as it ought to be ; but the women defend him by replying , that he has represented it such as they wish it to be . " Kissisg . — Dow closes a . sermon on kissing with the following quaint advice : — " I want you , my young sinners , to kiss and get married ; and then devote your time to morality and money-making . Then let your homes be well provided with such comforts and necessaries as piety , pickles , pots and kettles , brushes , brooms , benevolence , bread , charity , cheese , faith , flour , affection , cider , sincerity ,
vinegar , virtue , wine , and wisdom . Have these always on hand , and happiness will be with you . Do not drink anything intoxicating—eat moderately—go about business after breakfast—lounge a little after dinner—ci . at after tea , and kiss after quarrelling ; then all the joy , the peace , and the bliss the earth can afford shall be yours , until the grave closes over you , and your spirits are borne to a brighter and a happier world . " What is a Poet Laureate ?—A man that used to receive a pension for writing verses , but now has one for leaving off . A Hero !—Tho Madrid journals announce the arrest of a brigand , named Jose Sastre , who is charged with having committed one hundred and seventeen murders !
How to Get a Comfortable Warm during thb Cold Weather . —Enter a coffee-room , inquire for a _s-entlcinan you are sure is not there , stand before tho fire , read ail the newspapers , and then leave word , if any person should inquire for you , that you will call again . A Becoming Tribute to Truth . —Tho following naive statement appeal's in a leading article in the Standard . - —" . We have grown into a habit af accept * ing the charges of falsehood as a regular paid tribute to our vigilant and careful veracity . "
The Ambassadors' Box . —Wc hope it is not too late to have a model of the British lion at the foot of the principal staircase of the new houses of Parliament ; so that England , like ancient Venice , may have its "' Lion ' s Mouth , " into which accusations can be dropped with impunity . Charges of conspiracy against English members will then be made easy to the . meanest ambassador , and refugees denounced ih the handsomest manner . As an earnest , however , that the letters would infallibly be opened , perhaps it would be better that the head of Sir James Graham should be substituted for that ofthe British Lion . —Punch .
' Tiie _' laziest Fellow in Newfoundland is John Jingles , who employs a nigger to sneeze for him , and pays the coloured gentleman a dollar a day for his exertions . Tue Favourite Passage witu Parliament and Potentates . —There is one passage in the Scriptures to which all the potentates of Europe seem to have _giyen their unanimous assent and approbation , and to have studied so thoroughly as to have it quite at their _^ noer _« ' ends : — " There went cat a decree in the days of Augustus Ccesar , that all the world thould be taxed . " •—This Act has never been repealed .
"Tue Laird o' _Cockpexhe ' s Proud and he ' s Great . "—So says the song of the ancient " Laird o ' Cockpen ; " and when wc inform our readers that the modern laird of that " ilk" is no less a personage than the redoubtable Dalhousic , the President of the Board of Trade—he who by his " reports" knocks railway shares up here and down thcrc—we have no doubt that at least our railway readers will jump to the conclusion , that the modern laird is . as proud and as great as his immortal ancestor to whom Miss Jean said " Na ! " and who consoled himself with the reflection that said , " Miss Jean was daft to refuse the laird o' Cockpen . "
A Sailor ' s Belief in Nelson . —A veteran hero of Trafalgar having lately submitted to the penalty of a broken limb from having too freely indulged in grog , the clergyman of his parish paid him a visit , to impart spiritual consolation , and to endeavour to induce Jack to give up that habit which had led to his distressed condition . The worthy minister was impressing the scriptural warning that * ' no drunkard shall inherit the kingdom of heaven , " when the indignant sailor interposed , " Aye , sir ; but Lord Nelson said as how a man who had done his duty would get to heaven . " Vainly did the clergyman strive to assure the sailor that what he had quoted was from a far higher authority than Lord Nelson . The disciple of the "Admiral Duke "' declared that he "didn't wish for any authority higher than Lord Nelson !"
Tue Potted Beef Case . —The " prosecutor' of Miss Osborne has evidently made a good thing of it . Let him now be generous and extend the benefit of his " patent" to the whole of the aristocracy . Here is a notice for his shop window;— " Potted beef allowed to be stolen here , to be paid for in the witnesses' room at the Old Bailey . N . B . A boy , warranted to watch and run , wanted . " The example of this becf-meter-out-of-justice is being followed by his brother tradesmen , who are industriously baiting their counters with spiced dainties to tenipt the
aristocratic fingers' of eccentric lad y pilferers . Potted , beef has risen in consequence , and continues so to do , but not so high as to be put ofthe' reach of future Osborn . es . We are bound to giyo the poor missing b < " iy ' credit ' -for , a . rumour which is prevalent amongst the . iower . classes :, it ( is , that , iti his master ' s absence h ' e _siole ' _tfie identical pot " of , b ' eef which had before been" taken by Miss Osborne , ' aiid , ' being caught in the fact , ' is , now undergoing two . months'hard labour , ¦ " read-mill , and ' a whipping to part with . —Great Owt .
_; Dreadful Destitution . —We understand that the stipend of the canonry of St . Paul ' s . Cathedral , to which the Rev . Mr . Tyler ha 3 been appointed since the death of the Rev . Sydney-Smith , Has been reduced to one thousand a near ! . Gracious powers I can . this be possible *? A thousand a year ' . Miserable pittance' Our heart bleeds for the reverend gentleman ' s privations . —I & W _* . Eagle . —A large and beautiful eagle , tribe , __ was seen the other day hovering lakes in Cumberland .
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