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THE PAUPRirS CHBI 8 TMAS CAROL . "According to annual and praise-worthy custom the unfortunate inmates both of the workhouse * and prison throughout the aetropolla , will , npon Cbriitmas-diy be xeg&led with the uul good fete of the mhos . The proportions of the allowance * twj slightly in different inititntioM , but in ill & good dinner -will be provided . " — Morning Chronidc Fuxl of 4 rink and-fall of meat , On onr Saviour ' s n&ui day , Charity ! perennial treat ; Thus I heard a pauper say : — " Ought sot I to dance and aing Thus snpplled with famoaj cheer ? Helgho ! I hardly know—Chriltmaa comes bat once a year . '
' . ' After liboara long turmoil , Sony fare and frequent faat , Two and fifty weeks of toll , Pudding-time is come at last ! Bat are raisin * high or loir . Flour and rart cheap or dear ? Bt ? i * bo ! I hardly know—Christmas comes but once a year . ' " Fed npon the coarsest fare Three hundred days and sixty-foni But for one on viands rare , Just as if J "wasn't pocr . ' Ought not I to bless my stirs , Warden , clerk , and oTtrseer ? Hei 2 ho '
I hardly know—Christmas cemes but once a year . " Treated like a -welcome guest , One of Ksture ' a social chain , Sealed , tended on , and press * 4—But when shall 1 be press'd again Twice to pndding , thrice to beef , A dczjn times to ale and beer ? Beigbo * 1 hardly know—Christmas comes bnt once a
year" Come to-morrow how it will ; Diet scant and usage rongh , Hunger once has had its fill , Thirst for once has had enough , Bat shall I ever dine again ? Or see another feast appear ? Heigho ! 2 onJy know—Chrislmxi cornea bnijonce a year *• Frozsn cares begin to melt , Hopes revive and spirits flow—Peeling as 2 have net felt Since a dczsn months ago—Glad enough to sing a son ;—To-morrow shall 1 volunteer ? Heigho !
I hardly know—Christmas comes but once a year . " Bright and blessed is the time , Sorrows end and joys begin , "While the bells with merry chime Bins the D 3 y of Plenty in . ' Bat the happy tide to hail "With a sigh or -with a . tear , Heigho J I hardly know—Christmas comes bnt once a year' "—PunA
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TAIT'S MAGAZINE . We owe an apolopy both to the publisher of this Magazine and to onr readers for not noticing the December number earlier in the month . The fault a no ; ours . The fact is , the Magazine onlj reached Tta a few dajs aeo , it having , -we understand , on its arrival at see office been borrowed for pernsaL Now , "R"e protest against this . Any woxk sent to 113 for renew , sre are resolved to act honestly by , and we deem it little short of robbery to take books from sectors and publishers , and not afford them that notice the parties naturally look for when sending them for review . We hare then to desire of our Zorrotcing J > tends that when a -work is received at this office- for reviaw , they will allow us the first perusal , that we may thereby db enabled to perform what we deem to be a duty ;—" a word to the wise ( let us hope ) snfficeth J "
Tait closes the old year well . In addition to original papers , and the usual excellent critiques , we have *¦ Scenes in the Life of an Authoress , " -which , judging by the opening Chapters , we expect will be found an exceedingly attractive feature in fntnre numbers . From Mr . Morison ' s *? Reminiscences of Sir Walter Scott , & . C ., " weghe the following interesting sketch of life in the Hebrides , forty years ago : — Ttcm Tobermoy I w » Ik « d-down the Sound to Attos , ¦ where the : e is an old castle , and frcnitneaoeto tb » head of Xoch Ka-Keal , where I Joebo a boat with a number of young men about to esibarfc . 3 ingmred wbitber they were bouad . They said for Iona ; that
ihey had plenty of provisions , and invited me to-eome on board . They were purchasing whisky from a person who had a still in the neighbourhood , with whom they Beemtd well acquainted . I purchased a gallon as my eoBtribnfioD . They bought two mote . They had also cola foTrls , roast beef , bams , witb bread and cheese in abnadanee . We commenced failing , and were very succeegfuL We called at a fanner ' s house , and were invited to dinner . The lady played very graccf nlly on the guitar , and accompanied with her voice in Gaelic ; the subject was from Ossian , and the air ef the ami age , very plaintive and beautiful . We went to visit 8 are , and landed on Inch Kenneth , the former residence of Sir Allan Maclean , where Dr . Johnson was entertained . The island was now withont an
inhabi-, It was now tee late for gaining lona , so we landed iu -M nll > and were hospitably entertained at the house of a derjo-i »_ » a nost hospitable gentleman , with a numerous family ol axogfctew . After tea . -vr « were entertained by the ladies witn some excellent ghost stories ^ the Bcene of one of which was not fifty yards from where we were sitting . A young lady , the jfcatity of the country , was about to be married , and , With her betrothed and many friends , -was Tnafcing siexTj on the green , when a handsome youth on harse
tiek nnde his appearance ] and at once rode up and Tfhi-pered in the bride ' s ear ; on which she at once sprung up behind him , and they golloped off like the wind , sad were never Eeen or heard of mere , except on the anniversary of their flight , when the horse with Ms riders is -seen galloping round the green . -The Tcncg lady b said to have been very proud and fickle , and hfrlova some ail or water spirit , and she wss thus paiished ; so that the tale is not without a moral . r 7 e » tnp late after supper , and were entertained by tala of the asmt kind z one of a mermaid who carried
Vnj a young man , and kept him for seven yearB in a P * kce studded with precious stones . She allowed him to come to land and visit his friends , who cenld see no STmpionji cf approaching age ; indeed , he himself itoc / ht that he had been absent a day only . He , how-* ' » , declined to return , and removed more inland , Tfir aErHeid was often heard lamenting on the shore sad Enpng 8 mournful ditty , which , with its origins ! teas , » ss rang ij a youn ? lady of the company .
12 ttfc nicnjjjjg y . miuJEtet pgjd t ^ b ywX . oui bed-room , - » ith the fEmily whisky bottle under his arm , acd cne us the morning dram . After an txcel-¦« aJt cresifssfc , wepnrsned onr voyage , and soon landed f = Ioua , the sacsd island of St . < Jolumba .. After Tirita ? the grsm ef the kinp , Scots , Irish , and Norys a& , the CroEses and monastery , I proceeded to ™ . » y jensg Jrieads forming a circle around me , * " * bottle o ! menntain Aw md some liacnit . ~
Prejwwa to tid ! Te laa Becnr ^ a joom ^ ths publie-T * *! h kaded tmT PioTinons , and moored onr boat 1 trn ^ f ^ TOig to several hours ; and in the me £ n Irih , ^ r ^ tgretd t ^^ ^ e should pass the n ight on faffJiv *** &ux 5 oM to draw as long as possible , T * K % , Uai there wouid be little time after dinner ; i t omd my companiong very accommodating w ^ , ^ plenty of fish , * nd had it oq S ^ ^ oikd m excellent style ; which , with l& * xp ?*** ^^ P « j made a Bumptnons test ¦ or v ^^ ^ lt } maae a 5 nmpt " ullB ar to
la tt ^ pTt * alao pkntT of Bn ^ maie D " iod&y ' in , ^~ P Prevent too much drinkiTig , I proposed hav-Bai JTTJ tiit " * shouia ascend X > nn I , —that is , the "Whicb- ^ Wd B eeUle BUn setting on the Atlantic ; be on , ^ ^ imonsly seconded . The hill is s aid to I bmiit ^ ^ " , Ehonld think that it is more ; but as ^ r ^ MMte rtaining it . The sea was smooth t ^ DbS ? 026 iiaanda tc > ae ^ est-CoU , Tiree , diame ^ rf ? ^ ' nd « thers , with the sun three BBfltttBB ^ t ^ ^ owttBaealina W « descended , "" iaji Dome uiu
rfcco iifceted 0 X 17 ^^ - » oou . hsve bea ^^ ^ deca ying trees , that appeared to h ^« dJaa " j 2 ; tt raws , forming an avenue j and , V < Xfi , ^ inA V * ® W hogs contain the' remains ol iXhud . AfDte ^ &t on . e thHe to have coT « ed the the uiaaa . ^ ' there *» not ene bnsh growng on ^ S-yroaDi » a ? r 8 tnntt * to our inn throngb the bury-01 OiAbaa ^^^^ ed the Day of Jndgment Stone , ponna , wSfti . " ^^ * toaea ° f about three or four eonride ^^ J'ew placed on a ttruch-stone aV a ^^ PnttArf ! S ?^ *** olher - Every Granger 21111 kwi tfealir" JtoBe * * two ^ onn ^ i ^^^ k " -WIbbJ ^ * > for » ch hai worn a hoi"" ^ S » 3 L 5 BI 1 ! pe * *« * ot tmJmg xtmsd PiKed , iaiiv ^!?* ^ ' iidl - * « Ja * 4 ro » --we M to - »• coob ^ : 111101 ^ * ° 0 » t ^ e *» ne « ' " ^ JdJnW , e ? **» cnd «* & * woAd > tea &eae ifJZr * ll « accounted unlucky notlo ™ ° ° » eB Km ^ ' t EOTially ao to turn them more &e " ^ ^ TS - » ^^ eTeBin 8 » a % -we Tetnmed by 5 tarIio S » iBtorBirB 1 laaie 27 ' " » e ohserved tbousandJ of J * ^ a ^ aUi ofa ;^? ^ e * ea- « hcre to their lodgi ngs loraea ^ ^ feeing . The ^ eholas , or nests , are ** ea * hole tht ^ ^ mortar aBd « Hiallf tones ; and ttat ferin , ^ jZ . ZS *?** ** & * % hall in and half ont , pearg ^ w « ijftSff ^ ' OT to "welvaf They sp" - « ^ st oistuit ^ ed by -our presence ,
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thongb we were standing not mora than three yards from the walL If not speaking to us , it is at least probable that we were the subject of their conversation The daws were also rstarning to the abbey . The starlings and daws form distinct and separate establish menta , the one not intruding on the other ; and are held sacred by the people . They are thought to be the souls of the monks and nuns , and are not allowed to be molested . Some dandy lourUU , visiting the Uland , commenced shooting the birds ; and after being warned , ¦ till persisted . They were instantly seisad , and underwent & seveie ducking .
On arriving at our inn we had good tea , which had been brought from the mainland , with excellent flab and bam ; and finished with toddy of the beet quality There was but one bed , which , it was insisted , I should occupy , being the stranger . Tbe rest of the party were Vo sit up , and drink moderiiely . This pre ference I declined ; when it was concluded that we ¦ honld occupy tbe bed by turns , and that I should take the first We , however , sat singing and telling tales till midnight . I went to bed , which was in a separate apartment ; but the people of the inn contrived to make up a succession of beds , or shake-downs , all round the room ; and when I awoke , tor the first time , about four o ' clock , on going into the room , I found ray new friends all fast asleep .
The sun was just rising over the mountains of Mull ; and on goJDg out , I found my old friends , tbe starlings , at the morning ' s conversation , consulting , I suppose , in what direction they were to take their flight ; which is , 1 was informed , always regulated by the point from which the-wind is blowing , which best answers the r feedinc-groand . I stood very near ; but they did not teem in the least alarmed , and kept chattering away . After I bad retreated to a considerable distance , they all took flight in the direction of Mnll , which is their feeaing-gronnd- I was eoon joined by most of the company , who brought along with them the morning dram , and stood and overlooked my drawing , which 1 continued till tbe hour of breakfast . After breakfast -we embarked for Staffa , and had a pleasant sail , the morning being beautiful . After reading Sir Joseph
Banks' and Pennant ' s description , 1 was disappointed in Siaffa ; -which however , must Btrike every beholder with wonder . On entering the cave , the action and swell of the water below makes one giddy . > Iy attention was directed to a-sound , which was not the immediate action of tbe waves riBing and falling within the cave ; for J was told that it was the music of an enchanted organ , played by a wizird ; which all my companions firmly believed . It appeared to me to be an echo , from tbe roof of the care , of the rushing of the waves , which rose and fell not leas than fifteen feet When our piper played a p'dbroch , the music of the waves drowned or softened down tbe harsh sound of the bagpipe , which discoursed most txcellent music . I recommend all performers on the great pipe to go to this cave , at least once in their lives , and get a lesson .
We landed on the islafid ; and as the sea was becoming rough , we felt the ground trembling under our fe-t . A family once resided in Staffs ; hut they were afraid , one stormy night , that the island might fall to pieces ; and left as soon as a boat could be launched Here we spread tbe feast , having seated ourselves immediately above Fingal ' a Cave . The day was fine ; but a heavy sea was Betting into the cavs . Tbe sound was mnsical , and the ground beneath us was still trembling . Our glasses and plates felt the motion , and made a small clattering noise .
From Siafia we landed onTJlva , where I found a boat preparing to sail for Rasay , which , in passing the strait between Glenelg and Skye , could readily land me on that island . Tbe boatman offered to carry me for balfa-crown , including provisions ; but this last was nnneceasary , as my friends , from oui boat , put me up a basket of biscuit , bam , cheese , and three bottles of whiskey , which was the half of our remaining stock . As my boat was not to sail till the evening , we had tea and toddy before parting . Some years after this , I bad it in my power to be useful to two of those young men . when they were attending college in Edinburgh . We had a good voyage to the ferry betwixt Glenelg and Skye ; and in order that I might have a view of Skye as an island , I was landed on the shora of eiecelg , from which the view of the Cachullin monntains is magnificent i 1 was ferried over to Skye , and walked about fifteen miles to Cunscaith caetle of Cnchnllin , " the noble son of Semno . ** I rested on the rock , which affords the best view of the sea towards
Itsland , and though the spouse of the car-borne chief o the Isle of . Mist : — Dost thon raise tby fair face frem the rock to find the sails of Cuchnllin ? Return , my love , for it is night What remainB of the castle is not much ; but the view towards Strathaird , GoruUhk , and the whole range of the Curhullin mountains , is a scene uf gloomy grandeur that I have never seen equalled . From Dnnscaith I engaged a boat to cast me over to Cornisbk at once , a diitanee of about seven miles . I
Bat in the stern of the boat , and kept drawing the varying outline of the scene before me , -which I was approaching , J 3 n landing , I began to ascend the CacBullin mountains to the west of Coruishk . The view to the west , with all its island , is very fine ; and from tbe edge of the summit , to look down into the dark waters of Coruishk , is not unmixed with terror . To the north and east , tbe mountains enclosing the laie are of most rugged character ; and beyond the first range , enclosing the lake of Coruishk , the mountains seem mnch higher . They are , I was informed , tbe highest in Stye .
Tbe sun was about an hour frem sinking In the ocean , ¦ which ¦ was smooth and of a rich yellow . I begin to think , like Edom of Gordon , of drawing to aome hauld , " and descended down Strath Na , a valley to the north . I had not walked a mlie downward till 1 met a shepherd , and inquired if a public-bouse was near . " Ton can is at no loss , " said he ; '' for the first house that yon come to vrOl be happy to receive you . 1 Will go With yon- We soon arrived at , and entered tbe cottage . 1 asked for whisky , inttnding to treat my guide , when a good-looking young woman put down glasses , and a bottle and whisky of the finest
quality , and said that tea would soon be ready . I observed the -whisky ma fine" Yes , " said he ; " 1 made it . " 11 Then thii is your house ? 1 ' " It is , " said he ; and that is my sister . You are in no public-house ; but make equally free . ' The tea came , and was excellent , with eggs , ham , cakes , tc . Tbe sister had been in Glasgow for years with a lady , and understood housekeeping well . My Sti . nvm and bed -were -rory neat In the morning we had an early breakfast , and the shepherd proposed to instruct me tbe proper route of descending to the Glen of Ghosts , and insisted that I should return in the
evening . * We have been much pleased with the article , entitled , " Minor Spanish Poetry of the Sixteenth Century , " it will be fonnd a treat to the lovers of beauty and song . We may hereafter give some extracts from the critique on " lyon'a History of St . Andrews . " The critique on the " Correspondence between Burns and Clarinda" will keep a week or two , but the 3 < imirers of the poet—and their n&me is Legion , may depend upon us not forgetting them . In conclusion , though our good word in behalf of thi 3 number cornea rather late , still " better late than never . " We heartily recommend it .
WILSON'S CATECHISMS AND LESSONS FOR CHILDREN . London : Darton and Uarkj Holborn-hill . There are ten of these publications in all . The three first numbers , consisting of a " First , Second , " % nd " Third" ** CatechiEm of Common Tnings . " This title hardiy conveys an idea of the contents of these fxcdlent little works . The first embracmg every subject under the bead of "Arucies of Common Consumption and Commerce . " _ The second " Manufacturing Processes , Arts , Sciences , &c" The third , " Tales and Distinctions , Architectureice . &c . " Then follows a series of three
, numbers © f " Catechisms of Natural Philosophy , " embracing the almost endless subjects under that comprehensive head . Then a " First Catechism of Music ; " a " first CatechiEm of Geography ; a " Catechism of the History of England ; and a " First Catechism of Bible History . " Each subject is kept carefully distinct , and the whole embraces a mass of information never before brought together S radi small compass , and familiar and engaging terms The series would form a beautilnl and valuable " New Year ' s Gift , " and the very best present with which we could desire to gladden the hearts and improre the minds of the young .
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What we conscientiously think wrong , we shall honestly and earnestly oppose ; and hope to have the suffrages of all good xaea with as . In addition to the articles from the pen of the Editor , we notice several able papers by Mr . Ryall and others ; also a very interesting correspondence between : the London Anti-Persecution Union and Dr . Kalley . We warmly recommend this periodical to the support of the movement party .
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NEW YEARS' DAY . " Another year 1 s numbered with tbe past , With all its storms and sunshine , smiles and tears The dim veil of tbe future round it cast , Another following in its path , appears—We ball it with n joyous welcoming , With feasting , and with revelry , unknowing The griefs , the disappointments , it may bring To many & heart with fervent hopeB now glowing . Now , as it were upon tbe verge extreme Between the future and the past , we stand—The past , appears but as a shadowy dream-Almost forgotten ; whilst , with aspect bland , The future seems to smile . '
;¦ Charnock ' s Poems . Christmas Day is come and gone , but not so Christmas festivities ; we have yet New Year ' s Day and Twelfth Ni « ht before up , and gladly do w « SDatch at the remaining houM of mirth and joviality , ere we finally resume the stern duties , toils , and struggleaof another year . It is not unusual with the knights of the " grey goose quill" to present their readers with a sort of retrospective view of the remarkable events , and political occurrences of the departing year . But we must be excused if we decline following this orthodox custom : oar reason is , that wo would fain , at this season of the year dip our pen in as little of the gall of politics as possible . " 'Tis our vocation" to " measure swords " on the field of political strife wherever a foe to the rights of mankind presents himself , or whenever the victim of oppression appeals to UB for help against the wrong-doer . But there are seasons
when we mayprofitably abstain for a moment from the toils of the contest , take breath , and thereby gather up new vigour for future conflicts . Such a season is tbe present . True , we might in a political retrospect have embraced much on which to have congratulated our readers , and derived therefrom hopeful anticipations of future triumphs . We might have reminded our readers of the victory , not soon to be ^ fo ^ £ otten won in this present year in the city of John 0 'Ga . unt , where the " red rose" smiled on the triumph of right over might , and the victory of honest eloquence over law-backed treachery . We might very naturally have expatiated on this memorable event , priding [ ourselves , as we do , that we were one of the combatants in that conflict so honourable to the victors . But we abstain , anxious as we are to hasten back to the flowers of literature from which to cull a " Garland" for the " New Year ' s Day . "
With these prefatory remarks , we beg to introduce our readers to the following extracts ( all we cat find toom foT ) from the pen of Leigh Hunt , on—MEW TEAB ' S DAT , NEW TEAB ' s GIFTS , AMD THE WASSAIL
BOWL . All the Christmas holidays have , or may have , if they please , some things in common , such as mincepies , plum-puddings , holly-boughs , and games of play ; but tbe three principal ones have each their indispensable accompaniment , —Christmas Day its log on the fire —New-Tear ' s Day its wassail-bowl—Twelfth Night its cake . Every man may think he begins a New Year purely by entering into the 1 st of January ; but he is mistaken . The New Year is no more to him than tbe old one—the 1 st of January nothing different from the 21 st Of December . The poor man walks in error . People , if they could , have a right to hustle him back again into the preceding week , and ask him what business he has out of bis twelve-month .
Formerly , everybody made presents on New-Year ' s Day , as they Btill do in Paris , where our lively neighbours turn tbe -whole metropolis into a world of cakes , sweetmeats , jewellery , and all sorts of gifts and greetings . The Puritans checked that custom , out of a notion that it was superstitious , and because tbe heathens did it ; which was an odd reason , and might have abolished iimny other innocent and laudable practices—eating itself , for one—acd going to bed . Innumerable are the authorities which ( bad we lived in those days ) we would have brought up in behalf of those two customB , in answer to the New-Year ' B Dayknocking-down folios of Mr . Prynne , tbe great " blasphemer of custaTd . " Unfortunately , if tbe Puritans thought gift-giving superstitious , the increasing spirit of commerce was too well inclined to admit half its
epithet , and regard tbe practice as , at least , superfluous —a thing over and above—and what was not always productive of a consideration . " " Nothing ' s given for nothing riow-a-days , " as tbe saying is . Nay , it h doubtfol whether next to nothing will always be given for something . This must fee mended , or there will be no such thing as a New Year by and by . Novelty will ro out : tbe sun will haltl in the fcky , and tbe prudent men sharply consider whether they have need of common perception . - - . • •
For present-making , then , upon New Year ' s Pay , tne case must stand as it may happen . It is no longer a sinc-qwi-non . . People may make them or not , either on this day or birth-days , without , of necessity , proving their generosity or the want of it—always provided they exhibit tbe present-making capability Somehow or other in tbe course of thebr lives . But we cannot consent te rank ourselves among those who would let tbe day pass over without some distinctive mark of old times ; especially as we trust that better days are in store for all tbe world , and will bring the best of old customs ronnd again ; and , therefore , odo virtue we hold to be incumbent upon all thinking and social people on the 1 st of January , and that is the having a Wassail-bowl . We have done something in our time towards restoring the use of this venerable jollity in the metropolis , and have reason to know that we succeeded in many quarters : end we hereby enjoin such of
our readers as are not yet acquainted with it , but have sense and good-bumour enough to deserve the acquaintance , to set about preparing one forthwith . It is a good-natured bowl , and accommodates itself to tbe means of all classes , rich and poor . You may have it of tbe costliest wine , or tbe humblest malt-liqnor ( we fancy -ere see several pleasant faces instantly , over this paper , looking their resolution to have it— -some in porcelain and seme in common ware ); but , in , no case must the roasted apples be forgott en ; they are tbe sine fua non of tbe Wassail-bowl , as the Wassail bowl is of the day- —and very pleasant they are , provided they are not mixed up too mnch with the beverage , — balmy , comfortable , and different , — a sort of meat in the drink , —but im : ocent withal , and reminding you of the orchards . They mix their flavour -with the beverage , and the beverage with them , giving a new meaning te the line of the poet : —
" The gentler apple ' s wtny juice ;" For both winy and " gentler" have they become by this process . Throw off your reserves , then , dear people , and be •« merry and wise , " — with the courts of kings , if you are Tories ( for they nsed to have the Wassail-bowl , ) with Addison and Steele , if yon are Whigs ( jovial as Well as moral fellows in their time ); with this most radical moisture and thorough-going refreshment , if you » Te Radicals ; and cry one and all with the poet whom Plato pronounced the " wisest , " or with his translator who ha 8 bit tbe passage off like a proper wassailer , — I pray thee hy the Gods above , Give me the mighty Bowl I love , And let me sing , in wild delight , / u-ill , I will be mad to-night . Moore ' s Anacreon .
THE WASSAIL BOWL . ( From Brand ' s Popular Antiquities . ) There was an ancient custom , which is yet retained in many places on New Year ' s Eve : yowig women ¦ went abont with a Wassail Bowl of spiced ale , with some sort of verses that were sung by them aa they went from door to door . Wassail is derived from the Anglo-Saxon veel heel , be in health . " Tbe Wassail Bowl , " says Wharton , "is ShakBpeare ' sgossip ' s bowl , in the Midsummer ' s Night ' s Dream , ' Act I . Scene I . The composition was ale , nutmeg , sugar , toast , and roasted crabs or apples . It was also called Lamb's Wool It appears from Thomas de la Moore ( 'VitaEdw . II . ' ) and old Havillian ( in 'Arcbitren . Lib , 2 . ) that washaile and drinc-hett were the usual ancient phrases of quaffing among the English and synonymous with the " Come , here ' s to you , " and •¦ 111 pledge you , " ol It to addthat they ted little
was unnecessary , accep presents on . the occasion , from the houses at which they stopped to pay this annual congratulation . We ha-d intended to have said something respecting the festivities in Scotland , where New Year s Day is the grand festival of the year ; but our space " cnbVd , cabin'd , and confin'd , " will not permit us to do so this year . No matter , Reader , let ub hope we sha ' d meet again , and next year , yrhapk wemay say something about tlie New Year ' s Day as Kept in foe" land o ' cakes . " Reader , the old year is waning to a close , and ere „ £ again greet tbee through ttawtawrf the Norther * Star * 184 * will te nnnbere * with the « SSu 5 vWre . " LookUcko » ; U » oli J" * " ** erer con © , and ask thyself hart thon don * all that thoiSighteBt have done for thine own honour and fte welflre of thy brethren ! How many of us can ! r _««»« t" TT «™ « nf « w . va fear . It is not lor , by the
3 \ o condemn ; ^ jVdVd righteous Jaw » Let him that is Ruilty throw the firet stone , we Ehould hesitate to lift it . It fa not reproof of past omissions that is our purpose , but encouragement to a more active well-doiDg for the future . Header , if in thy tussle with the world tbon hast witnessed a wrong done to a brother man , and hast faTed to do all that was in tby power to prevent that wrong , ox punish the wrong doer ; then resolve
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that for the future thou wilt play the man ' s , and not the craven ' s , part , if tbou hast omitted any one thing , no matter how seemingly trifling , which would have added to the happiness , or soothed the affliction of thy fellow-moriais ; resolve that increased watchfulness in the future shall atone for these omissions ! of the past . If thou art one who believes in the great princi-P'es of social and political justice , and yet whilst others have toiled to establish those principles , tbou hast gazad heedlessly on and seen thy brother fail because he had not tby help , then resolve to ' gird up thy loins" and bare thine arm for tby share of the work ; which beinffforthe salvation of the many , must by the many be wrought , and cannot 03 accomplished by the few . It Dossessina
knowledge thyself thou hast neglected to impart that . power" to the ignorant who were within the reach of tby teaching , then set about the task at once and do thy linle best , to make the world wiserbetter than thou found it . If when the widow ' s Wail and the ^ orphan ' s cry hag emote upon thine ear , thou hast turned afdeaf ear to their cry , ¦—widow'd and orphatfd , it may be , because the husband and father fell buttling for thy rights , and teas crushed because he sought to raise thee to the dignity of a freeman ,- —than rouse thee from thy dreaminess , and stretch forth thine hand to succour
and to save the victims of tyranny from want and sorrow . In short , dare to do all that "becomes a man ; ' let each labour for the common good as though the world ' s regeneration from sin and suffering depended upon him , and the work will be done . The New Year will be indeed a " happy one , " because out of such acts of virtuous heroism , generous selfdenial , and universal loving-kindness , an order of things must spring which will annihilate ignorance , crime , and suffering , and make the earth that which it might be—that which it must he made—the abode of knowledge , virtue , and happiness .
But ' tis time we finished our homily . Wall then while revolving all good things for the future , let us t ike ale irty and loving farewell of the past ; to do so we must of necessity call in the aid of the muses , and we might search far and wide to find more appropriate lines than the following , from the pea of that justly popular ihymster , Eliza Cook : —
SONG OP THE OLD YEAR . 0 ! I have been running a gallant career Ou a courser that needeth nor bridle nsr goad ; Bu > , he'll soon change his rider and leave the Old Year Lying low in the dust on Eternity ' s Road . Wide has my track been , and rapid my haste , But whoever takeslwed of ray journey will find , That in marble-built city find camel-trod waste , I have left a fair set of broad waymaiks behind . I have choked up the earth with the sturdy elm board , I have chequered the ait with the banners of strife , Fresh are tbe tombstones I've scattered abroad , Bright are the young eyes I ' ve opened to life . My raee is nigh o ' er on Time ' s iron-grey steed , Yet he'il still gallop on as be gallops with me , And you'll see that bis name will be flying again Ere you've buried me under the green hol ) y-tree .
If ye tell of the sadness and tvil I ' ve wrought , Yet remember tbe share of " good worka" I have done ; Ye should balance the clouds and the canker I ' ve brought With the grapes I have sent to be crushed in the sun . If I ' ve added gray threads to the worldly ¦ wise-heads , 1 1 have deepened the chesnut of Infancy ' s curl ; If I ' ve cherished the germ of the shipwrecking worm , I have quickened the growth of the crown-studding
pearl ; If I ' ve lengthened the yew till it brushes the pall , I have bid tbe sweet shoots of the orange bloom swell ; If I ' ve thickened the moss on the ruin ' s dank wall , I have strengthened the love-bower tendrils as welL Then speak of me fairly , and give the Old Year A light-hearted parting in kindness and glee , Chant a roundelay over my laurel-decked bier , And bury me under the green holly-tree .
Ye have murmured of late at my gloom-laden hours , And look on my pale wrinkled face with a frown ; But ye laughed when I spangled your pathway with flowers , And flung the red clover and yellow corn down . Ye shrink from my breathing , and say that I bite—So I do—but forget not how friendly we were When I fann'd your warm cheek in the soft summernight , And just toyed with the rese in the merry girl ' s hair . Fill tbe goblet and drink as my wailing tones sink ,
Let the wassail-bowl-drip and the revel shout rise—But a word in your ear , from the passing Old Year , 'Tiff the last time he'll teach ye— " be merry and wisef " Then sing , while I ' m sighing my latest farewell , The log-lighted ingle my death pjre shall be ; Dance , dance , while I ' m dying , blend carol and bell , And bury me under the green holly-tree . We have done . We pray of our readers , from John o' Groats to the Land ' s End—our numerous friends , North , South , East , and West , to accept our heart-kit benediction ^ -
"WE WISH YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR . " THE "SONG OJ ? THE SHIRT . " Our readers must have read with admiration the " Song of the Shirt" which formed so bright a gem in our * Christmas Garland" published in our list . That " Song" has had the rare honour of being quoted ( we believe ) into almost every newspaper published in Engand , both daily and weekly : —we ourselves have seen it in a very many papers which are received at this office . It will then bo an universally asked question " Who ia the author of this * Soug' V We are happy in being abla to gratify the curiosity of our readers by the republicatiou of the following letter from the Sun . — " Sir , —Permit me to thank you for your very flattering remarks on sortie verses of mine in Punch , called the " Song of the Shirt . "
I have derived an unusual gratification from the reception of those lines by the journals , as evidence that my intention has not been altogether without effoct . " I am , Sir , yours , very truly , " Wednesday . Thomas Hood . " We heartily agree with the Editor of the Sun , that "Of all the numerous clever poems that he has written , this is the one that does mist credit—and in saying so , we are far fiom meaning to disparage the others—to Mr . Hood ' s head and heart . "
We take this opportunity of doing Mr . Hood all the little service in our power , that of directing the attention of the public to his forthcoming publication . Under the title of " Hood ' s Monthly Magazine and Comic Miscellany , " the author of the " Song of the Shirt" launches a new candidate for public patronage on the first day of the New Year , We have been favoured with a copy of the Prospectus , from which wo give the following extract : — One prominent object , then , of the projected publication , as implied by the sub-title , of u Comic Miscellany , " will be the supply of harmless " Mirth for the ; Million , " and light thoughts , to a Public sorely oppressed—if its word be worth a rush , or its complaints of an ounce weight—by hard times , heavy taxes , and those " eating cares which attend on the securing of food for the day , as well as a provision for the future . For the relief of such afflioted
classes , the Editor , assisted by able Humourists , will dispense a series of papers and woodcuts , which it is hoped will i cheer the gloom of Willow Walk , and the loneliness of Wilderness Row—sweeten the bitterness of Camomile Street , and Wormwood Streetsmooth the ruffled temper of Cross Street , and enable even Crooked Lane to unbend itself . It ia hardly necessary to promise that this end will be pursued without raising a Maiden Blush , much less a Damask , in the nursery grounds of modesty—or trespassing , by wanton personalities , on the parks and lawns of Private Life . In a word , it will aim at be , ing merry and wise , instead of merry and otherwise .
After learning that Mr . Hood is the author of the "Song of the Shirt , " we can have no hesitation in wishing him " God speed" in his new undertaking . Not doubting but that in his own publication , as in the pages of Punch , he will be found ranked on the side of humanity , employed in adding to the mirthful enjoyment and general happiness of the human family . ;
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geacy ov the case . It is this : —Let prizs pauper exhibition . s to take place annually about Christmas , be established in the various Union districts throughout the kingdom ; and first let a model exhibition be iormed at Somerset House after the following maa . aer : — Let the gallery forratrJy appropriated to the Royal Academy be fitted up with pens on either side of it . Each pen shall contain a form of plain oak , very hard , for the pauper to sit upon . Tlb paupers constituting the exhibition shall be selected from the mott wretchediobjects in tbe different workhouses in the metropolis * Prizes , for the production of the leanest and most haggard , are to be awarded to the master of each ; and perhaps some little encouragement for extra brutality may bo allowed the matron and beadle .
Each pauper } is to be attired in the onion uniform , the males having their hair cropped or very closely shaved . Over the head of each , against the wall , is to be fixed a paper , detailing their names , weights , and ages , the regimen to which they bare been subjected , and oth £ t particulars as thus ;—" MR . BLOGG , MASTER . A PRIZE OF £ i . " Peter Small . —Age 40 . Weight at period of admission , twelve-stone . Confined three months . Present weight nina scones two pounds . Fed principally on water gruel , j Has been separated from his wife and children in the workhouse , and occasionally placed in solitary confinement for complaining of hunger . Employment , breaking stones .
" MH . BRUNT , MASTER . A PRIZE OF £ 5 10 s . " Jane WeHa . t-Age 70 . Weight fife stone , lost two stone since her admission one month ago . Gruel diet , tea without sugar , potatoes and salt . Has been set to picking oakum . " Mil . GRIMES , MASTER . A PRIZE OF £ 6 . ' 44 John Tomkins . —Age 85 . Has seen better days . On admission weighed eleven stone , which has been reduced to eight and three quarters . Diet , weak soup , with turnips and carrots , dry bread and cheese parings , a few jounces of meat occasionally when iaiux . Haa been deprived of snuff and tobacco . Came to the workhouse with his wife , whe is five years younger than himself . Has not been aHowed to see her for a month ; during which period has lost in weight two ounces on an average per day . Employed in carrying coals . "
To the exhibition thus constituted , the public , for tbe benefit of the lower classes , are to be admitted gratuitously on all days of the week except Saturday , on which days , for the accommodation of the exclusive circles , admission is to be had for Is . Punch , having offered the above suggestion to the Somerset-house authorities , expects no other fee or reward for his pains than an invitation to a private inspection of the iPrizo Pauper Exhibition , vrhenepmpleted ; which he hopes Sir James Graham will be so kind as to eend him .
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? CtAYTON—Died on the 18 cb inst , Mr . Joshua Andrew , of Clayton ; aged 81 years . Death . —Patrick iBoyle , a labourer , was found dead on Monday evening , at Rockview , near Ballinesty . j Crime—The following is a list of persons who have been sent to prison from the Court House , Bradford , from the 1 st of December 1842 , to the 1 st of December 1843 :-r Females under eighteen years of of age , 26 ; Females above eighteen , 140 . ; Males above eighteen years of age , 531 ; Males under eighteen , 108—Total 80 S .
An Irish Estimate op Joseph Sturqe . —We expect such a reply from the Liberator as will silence the wordy casuistry of Joseph Sturge and his brother crotcheteer , Sharman Crawford . Mr . Sturge is certainly ja genuine philanthropist ; but he , or indeed any other of the drab-coloured family , is not made of the right sort of stuff for a popular leader .- ^ 2 te (/< M * Vindicator . Ms . and Mrs . Charles Kean have concluded a most successful engagement in Dublin , the theatre having been nightly crammed to witness their performance . It is said they have realised 4900 by their visit to the Irish metropolis ; they have now proceeded to Belfast I to fulfil an engagement previous to their appearance at Drury-lane Theatre on New Year ' s night . I
The weather in j London still continues very fine . This has been j one of the most remarkable days of tho season . At two p . m . the thermometer had risen to 56 , the barometer stood at 30 . 5 , and for several hours the sun shone with considerable brightness . We learn from tbe Dublin papers that the weather in Ireland is most splendid—mild and warm almost as in summer . —Sun , Saturday . Steam Boat Statistics . —By a return recently made of the number of steam boats of all descriptions used for conveyance of passengers (" and merchandise on the coast , lakes * add rivers in America , it appoars that there are no less { than 1 , 300 , of which 826 are in constant service . Of these 488 are of high pressure , and 340 low pressuije . The aggregate amount of horse power of the engines is 57 , 020 . During the last 30 years there have been 253 steam boat disasters , by which no less than 2 , 000 persons have lost their lives , and 443 have been maimed .
Readt for Evebyt ' hing—During the last American war , a revolutionary veteran , living near the ocean , Bever went to bed without having a well loaded gun by his side . One night there was a violent thunderstorm ; which shook the house to its foundation . " Husband ! husband ! " screamed his wife , " get up ;> the Britishers have landed , or the day of judgment has come—I don ' t know which . " " Well , " said the old soldier , jumping up , "let them come on—they'll ) find me ready for either of them . " !
Citt Ai « m « uihe 3—During the operations of the workmen etnp ! $ yed in making excavations for new sewersiatha parish of St . Ann ' s , BlackfriarB , several pieces of the foundations of ancient buildings have been found , as well as a great quantity of human bones . A skeleton , apparently perfectly prior to . its removal , has been discovered under the foot pavement in front of the Times newspaper establishment , from five to six feet from the surface . No vestige of coffin , or any description of covering could be traced , There is but little doubt that these remains of mortality were deposited where they were found prior to the fire of London , if not during the existence of the convent and church of < the order of Black Friars , of which , this neighbourhood was the . sUe «
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Wakepield Prisom . —When the new werks are finished , Wakefidd prison will be the largest in tho world . Aristocratic Morality (?)—We last evening received a letter dated Dec . 22 , twenty minutes past ten a . m , signed "William Paget , " and addressed to the Earl of Cardigan , in which we find these words : — il My solicitor , Mr . Bebb , has this instaut made known to me that nay principal witness . Winter , who was with me until within a few minutes of
the opening of the Court at Guildhall , had suddenly disappeared . " The rest of the-Ietter wecannot publish . Is expresses , in strong language , the feelings of the injured party , and applies certain epithets to Lord Cardigan which should be communicated to him privately . Judging from the letter , the affair is brought to a close . We really wish these partieswould settle their dispntes in a court of law , and not annoy the proprietors of newspapers by commaoications which give a very low ideaof morality in high life . —Sun .
LOBD WlLLUM PaGET V . LORD CAHDIGAN . ^ -Wd have received a letter from Messrs . Powell , Broderip , and Wilde , solicitors for the Earl of Cardigan , requesting us to publish two letters enclosed , tho one from Lord Cardigan , and the other from themselves , in reference to this case . Having declined to publish the letter of Lord William Paget because it made most serious charges against Lord Cardigan , we must in like manner decline to publish the letter of Messrs . Powell j Broderip . and Wilde , which conveys a very serious imputation against Lord Wtlliaia Pager . We quote as much of both letters as will convey their denial of the charge brought against-them . Lord Cardigan says : — " I authorise you to give the most unqualified ; denial of the accusation of haying 1 bought or sent out of the way' the man named
Winter , and declare most solemnly that I havev neither directly nor indirectly , had or authorized , or sanctioned any communication whatever with any of his witnesses , or been in any manner privy to , or cognizant of any attempt to buy or put out ef tho way any one of them , or to prevent the most searching inquiry being made into the whole charge Lord William Paget thought tit to bring against me , which . I tvas fully prepared to meet and to show was altogether without foundation . " Lord Cardigan adds , that it is his intention to take legal proceedings against Lord William Paget , for the publication of the letter alluded to . Messrs . Powell , Broderip , and Wilde , desire , as the solicitors for Lord Cardigan , " to give the same unqulified contradiction to the accusation . " which they state they can prove to be false . —Morning Chronicle .
A Composite Veteran . —The Memorial Bordelais states , that not far from St . Sever , there ia living an old military man who has a false leg and a false arm , both usable by means of springs , a glass eye , a complete set of false teeth , a nose of silver , covered with a substance perfectly resembling flesh , and a silver plate replacing part of the skull . He walks about with a martial air , bearing on his breast the Cross of the Legion of Honour , won , together with , his mutilations , by his deeds of arms in the campaigns of Egypt , Italy , and Russia ; at Friedland , Jena , Aasterlitz , Wagrani , and Waterloo ; and which was conferred upon him by the hands of Napoleon on the 2 nd of May , 1813 , on the fitld of the battle of Lutzen .
Wills and Testaments . —What boundless riches , what extensive estates , and what change ! of fortune are associated with the words , " Wills and Testaments I" Could we form an idea of the amount of property which has descended to family heirs , through these media , we should be struck with astonishment indeed . But , after all , what are the riches , estates , and possessions , as a whole , when compared with that inestimable bequest which enriched the Will and Testament of the venerable Old Parr 1 By this pearl of health and life , thousands have been , are still being , and will still be benefited . The bequests of ordinary wills , are confined chiefly to families and friends—while that of Old Parr will extend to whole generations .
Distressing Case of Somnambulism . —On Friday evening a serious accident happened to Henry Stj ' rrett , a private of the Royal Sappera and ^ liners ,, stationed in the Artillery Barracks , Bromptpn . I * appears that tho soldier had retired to bed with the other men at the usual hour , according to the military regulations , whea about an hour afterwards a corporal of artillery , who slept on the lower floor of the rear of the barracks , was awoke byi a noise resembling a tub of water thrown from an upper window ; shortly after ho heard a considerable groaning as of a person in distress , which induced him to «? et up , and go down to the passage door , when he found the soldier lying on the stones in the yard weltering in his blood , and with only his
shirt on . Tho poor fellow was curled up , and lying between five and six feet from the side of the building . The corporal immediately raised an alarm , and with assistance , the wounded man was placed oa a stretcher , and conveyed without delay to the Royal Military Hospital in a state of insensibility . He was promptly attended by Dr . Chisholme , of the Royal Artillery , who bled and rendered every assistance to the sufferer . It was found the injuries he had sustained were of a serious nature ; almost all the joints of bis body are more or less injured , and it is feared tho lower jaw is fractured in two places ; the right wrist ia very much injured , also the left elbow , and . both knees . The unfortunate
man lies in a very precarious state , with , not the least prospect of recovery . It ia stated by some of the soldiers who slept in the same room with Stirrett , that they heard him get out of bed and opea the roym-door and go into the passage , when he musk have gone to the window in his sleep , and having raised the sash , and placing himself on the sill , about three feet from the flooring , he precipitatedhimself into tbe yard , a depth of between thirty to forty feet . He is a fine young man , rather above the common size , and only twenty years of age . Four of his teeth were knocked out of his head , and were picked up nest morning on the pavement amongst the blood .
Singular and Melancholt Event . — 'It is pretty generally known to the public that that monarch of modern comedians , Mr . W . Farren , gome time since experienced a severe shock of paralysis at the conclusion of his inimitable performance of Old Parr , at th « Hay market Theatre , and by which Attack ha was compelled to relinquish his professional duties . On partial recovery , however , his three medical advisers recommended the air of Brighton . Thither he proceeded , and took up his residence on the Grand Parade , where he is , we are happy to . say , rapidly recovering . It happened that , at a few / doors distance , No . 65 , in a house belonging to the Dowager Countess of Winterton , lived Usher Glanville Doyle , a long standing acquaintance of Mr .
Farren ; a man of wealth—of rare qualities in literary , musical , and medical attainments ( although aa M . D . in the latter branch , he never practiced )—an author , and in convivial society he was an actor of great vivacity , power , and originality , his peculiar and vivid manner of reciting and acting anecdote never failing to " set the table in a roar . " With all these fascinating powers of amusement , he had been for upwards of twenty years grievously afflicted with a tremulous affection of the whole nervous system , which unfortunate malady frequently carried him to such extremes of elevation and depression of spirits as to render his joy or grief painfully excessive . He would sometime 3 plunge so deeply into the latter passion as to indulge in . the wildesi
and most gloomy presentiments of the extent of his existence . On a recent occasion , when his spirits were highly elated , he resolved upon giving an entertainment of the most recherche description on Christmas-day , and for that festive purpose he invited , amongst others , two of his oldest friends from London . The invitation was acknowledged and accepted in a humourous and facetious answer , the conjoint effusion of both the old friends , and it so tickled the mirthful fancy of poor Doyle as to induce him to communicate the contents to Mr . Farren ( to whom the guests were perfectly known ) , in the hope that he might be prevailed npon to join them in the festivities of tbe day . An interview followed , at which the spirit of the epistle provoked much laughter
between them ; but the conversation taking . a serious turn , Mr . Farren , at the request of his friend , proceeded to describe his attack of paralysis in the most graphic and painfully vivid manner ; how , when first attacked , a chilliness came over the region of his heart ; h » w bis limbs deadened , and refused to perform their wonted offices ; how a mistiness came over his eyes ; how all around him . appeared confused —obscure ; iu brief , a chaos . This conversation occurred on Saturday , the 8 th inat . ^ at four o ' clock iu tho afternoon , and the two friends separated in high spirits , to return home to their respective repasts . Mr . Doyle ate a hearty dinner , but it was too soon made evident thut a powerfully-wrought description of an infirmity of which he had bad a
presentiment , added to a prediBposed and highly excitable temperament , had produced an alarming etfect upon hiB nervous system , which raised io the minds of his family the most painful apprehensionSj which apprehensions , melancholy to state , were ia less than two hours agonisingly realized by the poor man receiving a . shock of paralysis which withered bis left side , and at one fell blow prostrated nearly ail his mental and bodily energies . Mr . Furner , his own medical advisor , was immediately in attendance , followed by Dr . Hall and other bo * - gioal professors ; but the attack was 60 deeply rooted that it baffled the tamed skill of all those eminent
men , and on Tuesday , the 12 th inst , at half-past tira p . m ., the witty , generous , benevolent Usher Glauville terminated bis mortal career . HiB remaina were on Saturday , the 16 th inst ., at ten aan ., consigned to tho silent tomb in a vault under Chrirt Church , Moatpeiier-road , Brighton , the worthy yicar , the-Rev . Mr . Wagner ( who , under the distressing circumstances , most kindly rendered every possible assistanee ; to the afflicted family ) , and the Rev . Mr . Cook , officiating . The funeral obsequies were attended by the Rev . J . G . Glanville ( a relaUve ) t his Vwo old friends who were to have dined with him on Christmas-day , Mr . Furner , and Mr . Houseman *—Observer ,
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( Abridgedfr « m the Woherhamplon Chronicle ) On Tuesday last , a long investigation took place before Mr . T . M . Phillips , coroner , and an intelligent jury , at Bilston , into the cause of the death of a girl named Mary Jane Wild , eighteen years of age , who , it would appear , { was thrown down a pit , in conaeqaesce of her refusing to comply with tbe wishes of four men , who had met her ( while in company with another girl ) on the toad between Wolverbampton and
Bilston . The names of the men charged with this atrocious crime are Samuel Fellowee , Robert Purslow , John Perry , and ! Daniel Webb ; and they had previously been committed by the magistrates at Bilston upon the capital charge ef having thrown the poor girl down the pit with the intention of murdering her . They were , however , brought into the presence of the deceased , when her death became certain , in order tbat her dying declaration might be taken in their presence , Which W& 8 done by Mr . W . Baldwin .
Mr . Charles Hqdgkins , surgeon , of Bilston , stated that he attended ] the deceased from the time . she received her injuries to the time of her death , and minutely described ] the different fractures from ' which she suffered . Be had , be said , made a post mortem examination of tbe body , and detected the source of all the mischief , which was a fracture of the os pubis or pubic bone , near ita junction with the hip bone , and which bad produced , by means of a very minute portion or spiculum of j bone , a small laceration of the peritoneum and caused ; death . The deceased had a severe lacerated wound on the forehead , two lacerated wounds on the right knee , and a compound fracture of the right thigh , 1
Mr . W . Baldwin then gave evidence that he took down the following deposition of the deceased , made in tbe presence of the prisoners , Fellows , Puralow , Perry and Webb , and that tbe deceased was sworn , and perfectly collected at the time . She also made her mark to the deposition : — - ' " I am eighteen years old , and have lived in Bilston , in tbe county of Stafford , about six months , I never was married . I went from Bilsten to Wolverhampton on Wednesday last , in company with another girl named Ann Willis . I came back with the same Ann Willis . That we weie overtaken on the road by five men , whom 1 shall feuow when I see them . That four of these men ill-used me . They pulled me out of the turnpike-road , and . ' . ., but I wo aid not suffer them , and the same four men threw me down a pit . The man that was with Ann
Willis never injured me at all . They pushed me into tne pit , and I cannot recollect anything after that It was late at night when it happened , and I was quite sober , and I muke this declaration in the prospect of death soon tafeingiplace , and fully believing that . I shall live but a short time , through the injuries I have received . I did not ; think they would have put me in ; I thought that they ; were only threatening me . They toot hold of me round the waist , and then pushed me into the pit The four men are now present . I know them all , having seisn them before , except John Perry . They are the same men that were with me on Wednesday night . I had been with three of them previous to that night There jwere four men went off the jroad with me , and ene went back again , but I can't Bay which it was , I was * so knocked about by them before they got me to the pit . "
The evidence of Ann Willis , and others examined before the jury , corroborated the dying declaration of the deceased . The jury , after a short deliberation , returned a verdict of" Wilful murder "| against all the four prisoners , and the Coroner issued his warrant for their commitment to Stafford , to take their trial at tbe ensuiog ( rioter assizes . !
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A PAUPER SHOW . From Punch , Punch presents his compliments to the Poor Law Commissioners , and begs their acceptance of an idea . It is one which he has derived from a visit to the Fat Cattle Show . But he must be allowed to prefaoe ihe donation by a few remarks .
The object of the New Poor Law is the prevention of poverty . Poverty is a heinous crime . It is an offence against the purse of society . It has , therefore , been visited with the txtniost severity . Paupers have been imprisoned , and no pains have been Bpared to render them ridiculous , for their own reformation , and by way of example to others . The success , however , with which this truly Christian practice has been pursued ha 3 hitherto been but partial * The sufferings of the culprit , indeedj have effected little more good than the gratification of the well-constituted mind , which rejoices at the punishment of
Now , the reason of this coMparative failure of the Poor Law is obvious . The hprrora of the workhouse are invisible . The tears , » nd sighs , and groana of the prisoners ate tbrovra away . Their bitterness is wasted on the dungeon air . The pauper—viciouB wretch!—iB a Boarecrow in «< & . His fate is unknown to those who might profit by its spectacle . To remedy this defect it has been proposed- — £ 0 Punch is informed—to build workhouses of glass . This device is ingenious ; but glass is expensive . The poor rates would be awfully augmented ; and , beEides , there are things done in workhouses which would hardly bear the light . The idea which Punch now offers to the Poor Law Commissioners will meet , he hopes , the exi *
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 30, 1843, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1245/page/3/
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