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      jjKB 3 ON THE DEATH OF JOHN 0 . LA MOITO And is it mine to strike the lyre . And shag a requiem unto tbes ? j > sir Mend , "who nurs'd Hiy muse * * fire , And taught her to be free . 0 , nut tha tones that trout to swell , Exultant to tiie patriot ' s fame , liswmooniful thrill , sad feebly tell Tbe glory of thy same ?_ I * Mont ; I ' ve mourned the patriot * fate , When chains and exile "were bis doom ; The cherub heaven had lest of late , I * re grieved to give the tomb . Bat thou to "whem my bosom dun ; , With manhood's * tro * gest purest tie—Thy fate my heart -with anguish ¦ wrung—O , -wher efore difl ' -st tfeon die ?

      To thins thy bright prophetic eye drew dim era freedom bless'd thy sight ; To think thy spirit sought the sky Ere freedom "won her fight ; For this I feel my aoul repine At Death ' s untimely , en-nous deed ; Thon'ai left us for thy home divine When sorest is our need . Grim scorpion , Dexth , at -whose dread touch Oar fondest ties are sudden rent—Could ^ st tbon sot storm the satrpps * couch , And gorge awhile thy want ? Earth ' s tyrants wort us care and -woe , And pilfer from our poor abodes ; And Jhsa , their ally , stritst the blow That breaks our household . gods 2 The bursting heart , the burning tear ,

      That told -what language could not speak Thy sympathetic soul -wpuld cheer , And wipe from off the cheek . Grim desolation *! god , called War—The tyrants power , the murderer ' * brand The chains thy country ' s bondsmen wore . To crush , thou lest thy hand . All ye -who toil , yet feel your souls To manhood's majesty allied—Ye in -whose breast the current rolls Of stem , unbending , honest pride—Cherish the patriot ' s holy n&m?—Embalm than ! emery of true—He struggled to exalt yeur fame , And died for loving you . The soldier * * blooiy brow may bloom

      With murder ' s spurious -wreath of fame . And desecration ' s pQes may loom To ages hence his name j But thine , la Moat , and names like thine Shall live in hearts that heaven illumes , And -wafted to a niche divine , OuOiTs the -wreck of tombs . James B . Stste , Edinburgh .

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      STAXZAS TO PKEEDOH . Imperial lord of life ' s entrancing joys , Great monarch of the sweets that gild the page Of man ' s existence—whose fair smile destroys The tyrant ' s frowns , and spurns his reckless rage Into oblivion's fount—rtiU youth and age To worship thse , bend lowly at thy shrine , And hymn thy praise—the savage and the sage StQl hail the © sacred—all their voices join To -wreaanriihvoSve joys thy beaming front divine . O what were Efe without the blessed boon—Thefiowof joy tfeai emanates from tbee ? Which , like the beams that gild terrestrial soon , Shed bright meridian beautyto the free j For well I ween existence still must be A sunless desert to the fetfrd slave . And life a blank from -which he cannot flee , Till death unfold the portals of the grave—Where liberty enthroned doth sn « eanr , sv , and save .

      Te * freedom , oft hath vH » oppression ' s blow Struck to the dust thy crested lordly head , - Tyrannic pride hath dared proclaim thee foe , While nations js thy sacred came have bled ; But all in vain have tyrants deem'd thee dead—Pot , like the fabled Pfcceaix , famed of old , Revolving time , upon thy ashes shed—A soul whose flame to usurpation told—Thine was a life divine that on undying roll'd . Mankind adore thee ; men revere thy same ; Th « y honour tiee—tho'isie conspires to blight ; And , noble meed , the voice of deathless faxue "Wreaths >>«* TnTng glory , adamantine bright , Which stni enshrines , e ' en thy expiring might , . And ih&dsa halo * to surround thy throne , That spreads its pinioas in the fronts of fight—All fair as when it first did shine upon Thermopylae ' s famed field , and deathless Marathon .

      Ssy was thy name robb'd of its lustrous hnes , When on her plains the might cf Poland fell ? When liberty sigh'd forth his sad adieus , And her fatal fields shriek'd far * -ihe « -wall ? 2 fo , Poland ' s fate , SEd all her -wrongs did tell To men who stood indignant at her doom , Thine was ja light tyrannic power might quell , To abroad existence in enslaving gl « om—Tbtxt bade them love thee more , and priza thy living bloom . Celestial Freedom , mayst them ever smile 'ilid pure delight upon my native land ; For ever bask on Britain ' s sea-girt isle , And live ftn * Tyrin « fl upsn her every strand ; May an eternal sceptre fin thy hand—The power be thiBi to wield a ceawelfsa sway , And mar oppression j may a guardian band Of thy enobled sons a front display IcTinrible In might , * gain * t tyranny ' * array . James hejtdbesos . Glasgow , February 29 th , 1844 .

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      S 0 ^ -XET . ( BT IX 3 t TTUBSTKB . ) 0 rank oppression ! had I been a beast The burthen and the lash I slight have borne ; And , all oblivious in my hours of rest , Impervoas to the proud oppressor ' s scorn . But when I look upon the cheerful morn , 1 see thy shadow looming in the east , And in the dew upon the ripening corn , I see the tears of men—the poor oppressed . Or if I listen to the bly thesome birds , And far a moment tune my heart to j oy , Sad thoughts return to mar the quivering chords . Ah ! sights of serrowhath deranged mine eye , And in my ear sweet gladness-breathing words , Seem but a msniscs song , poor mirth in misery . Aibroatb , Feb . ith , 18-H .

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      THE MJTHERLESS BAIKN . ( BI WliLIAM THOM . ) When a' iiber bairnies are hush'd to their t ^ ttia , By aunty , or cousin , or frecky grand-dame , Wha stands last an' lanely , an * sairly f orfair » lis the puir dowie laddie—the mitherleas bairnI The mitherless baimie creeps to his lane bed , Kane covers his cold back , or haps his bare feead ; Hit wee hackit beelies are hard as the arm , An * lithless the lair o * the mitherless bairn ! Aaeaih Ms eaold irow , slecan dreams over there , O * hands that wont kindly to kaim his dark hair ! But mumin' brings chrtches , a" reckless and stern , That 10 * 6 na the locks o' the mitterttss bsim 1

      The sbter wha sang o ' er Ms saf Uy-rock'd bed , Row rests in the mools where their mammie is laid ; WhSe the father tolls ssir his wee bannack to earn ; An' kens na the wrangs o' his mittierless bairn . Her spirit that puss"d in yon hour of his birth , San watches hi lone lorn wand'rings on earth , SeeordiBg in heaven the blessings tfc&y earn , Whs conthiiie deal wi * thB mitheriess iaim J 0 ! speak Ma na harshly—he trembles the while . He beads at your bidding , and blesses your smile : Is their dark hour o * anguish , the heartless shall learn , Thai God dealsthe How lot the mitherless bairn 1

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      HOOD'S MAGA 2 IKE—> Ja £ ch . The publication of the present Month ' s number Was delayed a day or two beyond the usual time , the maia cause of which -we are told is set forth in the following letter addressed to tbs Editor . We need not venture a guess at the author ; our readers ynll be quits satisfied as to who that personage 13 S ™ - Sir , —Bj year not rammbjg ont on the JPuwt , Ieonfcbide von sre lade np—being noterus for « njoyin bad faelih . Ponmery , of course , like my poor Robert—for I ' ve had a littery branch in my own fammily—s periodi tal one like yourself , only Bvery Snnday , iastead of once

      anuHth ; and as such , wall knew what it was to write long-winded arMdea wah . WeekJy Inxgs . Poor fellow ! 4 » I often said , to mn « h head werk , and nothin bnt Hstd work , will make a Chernbbhn of you ; and so K tfd . Kothing but writer-write—write , and readftad—rea ^; and , ax our Doctor says , it's as bad to *« udy till aH is brown , as _ to drink tfll all is blew . Mix | w ?* nllers . Aad Tery « o » d advice it is—when it can JB follerd , which iaaotalwaysthesasB ; forifnscesstty »» JK ) law , it has a-good deal of Xitteratuw , aBd « 2 aa aittrt write wSafc they must to

      ^ i * poorBobextta ^ i Bay about seddoatary habits , 0 * very well , saya he , to tell me abonl—like Mr . Wordsworth *! single man as grew dnbble—sliekixg to * rjefcair- but 2 Qnse ' n no sitting , says he , therfl be * toehiBg ; aid if I do irood too much at my desk rjbecittse there * a brood expeeUd from me once a ?*«• Oh , its / rery-wen , says be , to cry TJp , « p with |» and go and fetch a walk , and take a look at the r ** ' . " » ben yotfre sold your mind to Miffy Stofilis j Srf ^' - * DiviTwaitJng for yonr last proofs , as be r * *» lector Foiater *! . I know its killin me , ssys * » L 2 * ® e ' ¦** OTerwork it's in the way of my g" « cn . Poo , fcoy j j gig j ^ j ccnia to nurridge j ^ J " ° ck Turkey * oop and strong slops , and Wormy ^* oa Island Moss : Imt he couldnt eat And no Jr *»; fcr mental labur , as the Doctor said , wares ™» S fin-sick , as * eI 2 u It * £ jai « , &o& w I » 'd

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      been spinning out his inside Mio a spider , inn a spider he did look at last , sure ennff—one of that sort , with long spindle legs , and only a dot of a Boddy in the middle . Another bad thing is setiin up all night as my Son did , bnt it's all agin Natur . Not but what sum must , and partickly tbe writers of Polliticks for the Papers ; but they rain the Conslitnshun . And , besides , even Poetry is apt to get prosy after twelve er one ; and some late authors read very sleepy . Bnt , as poor Bobert said , what is one to do when no day is long

      enuff for onrt work , nor no munth either . And to be sure , April , June , November , and September , are all abort months , hut Febbtr-very ! However , one grate thing is , relaxing—if yon can . As the Doctor used to say , what-made Jack a dull boy— why being always in the workhonBe and never at the playhouse . So get put of your gownd and slippers , says he , and put on your Best Things and unbend youreelf like a Beau . If you've been at your poeticle flights , go and look at the Terns Tunnel ; and if you ' re tired of being Witty , go and spend a hour with the Wax Wnfk . The mind requires a Change as well as the merchants .

      So take my advice , sir , a mother ' s advice , and max a litteL I know what it Is -, You want brassing , a change of Hair , and more stusamnck . And yon ought to ware fiannin , and take tonicks . Do yon ever drink Basses Pail ? It ' s as good as cammomile Tea . But above all , there ' s one tbing I'd reeummend to you ; Steal Wine . It ' s been a Bavin to some invalids . ¦ Hoping you will excuse this libberty from a Stranger , but a well-meening one , I am , Sir , A SGBSCB . 1 BBKK .

      The other contents of tke Magazine are varied and-graceful . The opening piece being as usual poetic , - entitled " The Key , a Moorish Romance , " embellished with a beautiful engraving , is a soulstirring piece , made to hinge on the existing anarchial state of unhappy Spain . "The Teapler ' s Snmmons"and some other poetio snatches are of the usual high order , bnt too lengthy for extract . From the prose contributions we extract tbe following spirited sketch , which being " taken from the French " Mr . Hood will perhaps not object to ns taking from him . He most not construe this seizure into a ** declaration of war" on onr part , but rather impute it to the prevailing principle of ** Free Trade " , which allows that " They shall take who hav » the power , And they shall keep who can" I

      TBX SMALLEST BEPCBL 1 C IK THE TTOBLD . ( From the French . ) I have seen it ; I know it ; it exists ; it is in operation , as it existed , as it was in operation in tbe time of Gharlemagse , and long before him . It is the most ancient , tbe most respectable , tbe most peaceful , the happiest of all actual republics ; tbe smallest , thB best of all possible republics . I made tbe circnit of its territory in less than two hours ; I will give a resume of its history in about as many pages . Bat , first o ! all , 1 must tell you how I made its acquaintance .

      In the spring of last year I was on an excursion through the charming Campagna of Rama , and tbe small cities of the Papal States , where hittorical monuments and memories rise up before you at every step you take . I had been to see at Bavenoa the Basilica of St Yitalis , whose Gothic architecture served as a model for the Cathedral of Aix-la-Chapelle . I had bowed low before the tomb of Dante , and that of Theodoric tbe Great . I had left the « ity , aad was making my onward way , absorbed-in archeological and political meditations , when I chanced to raise my head , and saw before

      me , st a short distance , a mountain , on whtsa summit clustered a group of houses . I was looking about in search of some shepherd of whom to inquire the name of the place , when I observed , advancing towards me by a cross road , a man of thirty or thirty-five years old , with manly , handsome features , and whose picturesque costume partook at once of the town and the country . I determined to accost Mm ; and , as one must be polite at all events when one is asking a favour , I addressed him as "Signor . *' " Not Signor , " ha interrupted , " but Capilano . " f

      " Captiaxo thought I , * " cf what ? of brigands ? This might very well have been the case , fer that sort of gentry are by no means rare in the Roman States . We were in a retired and solitary spot ; not a living soul besides ourselves was to be seen , and the captain carried a very fine gun on his arm . The position was not altogether free from embarrassment on wj part ; but , putting a good face en the matter , i pointed out to him tbe elject which had attracted my curiosity , and asked what town that was ? He -replied gravely , " It is not a town , 'tis a republic . " "A republic . '" cried I ; »¦ a republic in Italy , in the states of the Holy Father !" " Yen Siffnor Franceses' he replied ; "that which you see before you is the last relic of ancient Republican Rome 1 That is the republic of San ^ larino , and I have the honour to be one of the magistrates , one of its two captains or gonfaloniers . "

      I made him a respectful bow ; Fra Diavolo had turned into a consul . ? * * "Rome was founded by a brigand , who war afterwards made a demigod ; San Marine by an honest fellow of a mason , who became a saint San Marino , who lived in the ninth century , after a time gave up his business , and retired to a hermitage on Monte Titsno , where Be soon acquired such a reputation for sanctity , that a nobleman in the neighbourhood made him a present in perpetuity of the npper psrt of the mountain . KumerouB admirers came one after another to settle there , and , by degrees , around tbe hermitage rose a small town , the piety of whose founder obtained for it almost entire independence , under the protection , occasionally , indeed , somewhat capricious and tyrannical , of the successive possessors and usurpers of the famous Exarchate of Ravenna .

      - " From the summit of their rock the companions of this minor Romnlus and their successors looked quietly down upon the revolutions wbich on either side upset by turns , the great empires »! the Romans and of the Lombards , ot Charlemagne and o ! Napoleon . like the eagle hovering above the storm , they &aw pass by them the successive conquerors of old Italy . The destroyers and the regenerators alike gave so heed to them ; they were altogether unnoticed upon their mountain top . It is true they fcad the wit to follow tbe advice of tbeir venerable founder , who on his deathbed left for their sole state maxim : —

      TO BB BAFP 7 , TOtJ MrST BEHAIN AT HOME . It is this golden rule which , above all other things , has been our safeguard from age to age , which has preserved our happiness and our independence . How is it that almost all the ether republics that the world has known have been successively destroyed by one another ? Simply because tbey insisted upon going from home to annoy their neighbours , and by-and-by tbe neighbours retaliated , and left them no home at all for themselves !" " Alas ; " said I , " wt know something of these things . If our great Emperor had but had the wit of your mason , tbe French Republic would be at this moment a worthy sister of the republic of San Marino . "

      " In the twelfth century , after tbe publication of the Treaty of Constance , the little indtpendendent town , which at this time bad considerably increased in siz 3 , constituted itself a republic , after tbe example of a great many other Italian towns , npon the basis of a simple , s primitive constitution , of wMch our mason bad left us an outline to meet the contingency . In 2460 , —a remarkable date in our annals , —the tyrant Sigismoud MaJstesta declared war against Count Urban , one of the vassals of Pope Pius , II ., and repulsed the Pontifical troops who hastened to combat the oppressor . At the very moment when the soldiers of tbe Pope were flying in all directions , a small but hardy and disciplined band was seen descending from this mountain , who dashing up , rallied the fugitives , and , putting themselves at their head , very speedily cut in pieceB the army of Malatef ta . These unexpected auxiliaries , who sstxned to descend from heaven , were the citizen soldiers cf our repoblic , whe that day saved the states of the church and Pontifical Rome .

      " His Holiness , full of gratitude , by way of recompensing our ancestors for their generous and timely devotion , ceded to them in full property the small castles of SenavaUe , Fuelano , Mongiardino , and Fiorentino , wbich stood lower down the mountain , asd the village of Piggio , which lay in the plain . This was the most splendid epoch of our republic , but it was well-nigh the period also of its decay , tbe beginning of its ruin . When the Emperors of the West quitted Some for Byzantium , they gave tho signal for the invasion of the barbarians . When tbe republic of San Marino quitted its rock , and descended into the valley , it was also preparing its lower empire , its invasion of the barbarians , of foreigners and spoilers . Already ideas of ambition and conquest begsn to ferment in

      Marinese minds . Masters of four little castles and a village , our anceetors had expensive day dreams about conquering the dachy at large ; Rome perhaps ; nay , why not all Italy They were , in short , in a very fair way of incurring tbe merited fate of their neighbour *; it was "wtdl-nigh all over with the republic of San Marino , when , as Providsnca -would have it , the Kestorof the place , our Calebas , or , in other words , our clergyman said one day to the republic , when it WM assembled at church , My children , the nearer you get to earih , the farther you are from heaven . Please to _ remember tbe Catsars and our mason . The Cnsars were undone , because they aimed at the empire of the world . The mason has Mtherto kept you in peace and happineai and independence by bis salutary jsuxim : — "II TOP WOPLD BB SAPPI , BBMAIM ^ T H 01 CB . Are yon tired of peace and happiness and independent *; or will yon return to your maxim ? " 'We will , we will ! ' cried tbe assembly , with one voice , fall of emotlcn ; « let ns remain at borne , let ns remain on our mountain top , let us remain free and happy . * And forthwith , quitting tbe castles and tbe village , the republic of San Marino clambered up to its rock once more , where it has taken good care to remain ever since , free as thB air it breathes , happy as the birds that fly around it , under the mild and paternal protection of "the Hfily . See ,

      " Well / signou out little neet of republicans lived thus respected , or rather forgotten , amid the revolntiani which were upsetting all the rest of Italy . M ore Period ai « ae mm ok repote disturb *} , our , osr

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      existence in imminent danger ; bnt tbe Mnriupse and their i ra"ve captains resisted the enemy ,, as the Romans resisted the terrible Hannibal . s And wto do you imagine was our Hannibal ? One of tbe greatest politicians of modern times , so less a personage than the Cardinal Alberoni in person . " " What ! " Tinterrupted , he who , from a bellringer and a cook , rose to be the arbiter of Europe ?" : And who was very near : confiscating La Belle France for the benefit of the Spanish monarchy . However , at this time the bell-ringer , who made himself cardinal , bad become something little better than a parish priest , for be was in involuntary retirement , -with the dienified charge of pontifical legate at Ravenna , and at fall leisure to meditate ! upon the instability of all mundane things . But you may imagine that a prince of the church , so warlike , a mitred conqueror , who had keen at the point of turning a dozen kingdoms topsy-tuTvy , cenld not rest quiet in such a miserable little cage .

      ' » Now , one fine morning , it happened that he eaiikht sight of onr little snuggery at the mountain ' s top ; and forthwith the invader , par excellence , determined to lay hands upon us , as a cadeau for tbe Sovereign Pontiff . " Ad 3 what conld the acquisition of an imperceptible republic be to the masterly diplomatist , who had held in his band tbe destinies of all Europe ? A pure bagatelle . All that was wanting was something in tbe way of a pretext , and this presented itself just in tbe nick of time . * * # " This tiekled the fancy of tie Papal prime minister , Cardinal Finao , who forthwith instructed Alberoni to ' approach tbe frontiers' of this new Geneva , and ascertain the exact condition of matters .

      " The Legate of Ravenna took a much more decided step . By way of settling this iittl » affair r ffhand , he marched wilh some soldiers up eor mosntain , and , entering the capital as a conqueror , summoned the republic of San Marino to take in his presence the oath of fealty to tbe Holy See . A few of the more timid presented theBiselves , and were about to obey the requisition , when Captain Giangl rushed to tbe spot , aDd , regarding the Cardinal with a fierce air , exclaimed , ' On tbe first of October I took an oath of fealty to my lawfnl prince , tbe republio of S . iQ Marino ; I now confirm and renew that vinth . ' Joseph Onofrio , the second captain , lustily seconded him ,- and , when Alberoni ordered these brave gonfaloniers to be arrested , the whole republic rose and threatened to rush to arms in defence of their magistrates ; so the Cardinal let them alt-ne , and merely declared the rtpublio at an end .

      , " Happily the Pope bad heard of his prime minister's blunder , and had immediately despatched an envoy , tbe Cardinal Enriguez , who altogether repudiated , in his master ' s name , the saying and doings of Cardinals Finao and Alberoni , and solemnly renewed bis Holiness ' s recogniz . itiou of our ancient republic . 'Twas bad enough to have been ont-tricked by the Abbe Dnbois , but to be thwarted by Captain Giangi and Captain Ooofrio , ' ' twas an intolerable reflection for tbe n > an who bad well-nigh upset all Europe ; the vexation hastened poor Alberoni ' B end , and we went on as quietly and comfortably as before .

      " Some sixty years after that , we had to do with another conqueror of your acquaintance , a still more formidabla one , General Buonaparte . In bis progress through Italy he stopped for a day at Ravenna . A deputation waited upon him . " ' Who are you , gentlemen ? ' said he . "' General , we are the representatives of tha republic of San Marino . ' « How ! a republio here ?' " Yea , geDeral ; the eldest sister of the French Republic , by more than twelve centnriea !' " The great man put various inquiries to our deputation as to their government , their institutions , their history , and they told him much tbe same that I have just told you . " * And so for thirteen centuries you have been perched np on your mountain top , have yon ?'

      "' Yea , General ; and we hope to remain there for a great many centuries more , if it please God and the Conquerer of Italy . ' " ' Assuredly , gentlemen , ' was the gracious reply , ' I ¦ hall have much pleasure ia according you my protection , and increasing yonr power into the bargain . Come ; how say yon ; should you like to have the ancient Duchy of TJrbine ?' " General , ' replied tbe chief of tbe deputation , we have an old maxim left us Vv our founder : —

      TO BS HAPPY , YOU MUST B . EMAIN AT HOME . That maxim has been the safeguard of our liberty and happiness , and to that maxim we desire to adhere . Accept , however , our best thanks for your generous offer . ' "The general smiled in an odd sort of way , and reflected . ' Perhaps , " said be , at last , * tbe old fellow yon speak of was in in the right of it . But he was a mason , yon say ; I am a soldier ; every man to bis calling . Remain on yonr mountain , gentlemen ; I shall not interfere with you . You appear to be very good cott of people . Rely upon me as your protector . ' " 'Be more , ' cried all tbe deputies together , in a St of enthusiasm ; 'be our fellow-citizen ; suffer us to inscribe your illustrious name in our golden book , among tbe Patricians of San Marino . ' " * With all my heart , ' replied Napoleon ; and your new fellow-citizen will defend your independence against whomsoever may assail it . '

      " And he kept his word . While all the rest of Europe was agitated to Ithe foundation , as though by an earthquake , our republic remained free and tranquil More than once he renewed bis offer of extending onr territories , but we stuck to tbe mason ' s maxim . Ah 1 if be himself had bad tse wit to adopt it , or even if , after the disaster of Waterloo , he had called to mind that he was still a citizen of San Marino , a patrician inscribed on her golden book , he would have found an asylum there . " "You jest , " cried I ; "had be come here be would have turned your little republic , as he had already turned all tbe rest of Europe , topsy-turvy . Tbe great agitator was not a man to practise for one single menth tbe ethics of San Marino . " " Yon are right , " replied my nnw acquaintance ; ' * tbe eagle would not have remained in bis eyrie . The patrician would have made hinuelf king , and God knows what we should have become . "

      " You would have become tbe masters of the world ; or tbe slaves of Austria . " "Ah , yes ; we have done much better by remaining in our nest But here we are . " Tbe summit of the Mountain was , indeed , attained , and I entered my friend ' s capital We were received by a detachment of five carabiniera ; guardians of the liberties of their country . " You see before you , " said say conductor , " a portion of our standing army . Its entire strength is sixty men , quite enough to maintain tbe peace , external and internal , for we have no emeules , as you call them ,

      among ourselves , and we do not meddle with other people . Besides , for that matter , every citizen is a soldier at need . You see , " he continued , as , passing np the High-street , we entered the square , " our capital is not so brilliant a one as yours , by a great deal ; tut we are peaceful , free , and happy ; we are exempt from political change or pailiameatary squabbling . Our constitution is just tbe same as it was centuries age ; and our public burdens are just ten francs a-head , pro * during a superb budget of 70 , 000 francs , which pays tbe ermy and all other charges of government , without our having to borrow a farthing from anybody . Well , Signor Francese , what tMnk you of our republic ?"

      " Think ! wby , I think that if it did not exist it ought to be invested . Adieu Signor Console ; in my walks about my own capital I shall often exclaim , ' O , Sancte Marino , oro pro nobis V " If this Model Republio" " did not exist , it ought to be invented , " we repeat . What a lesson for Indian Conquerors , war loving Frenchman , goahead Yankees , and all tbe tribes of '' brainspattering / ' " windpipe-slitting" gore-and-glory mongers ! Would that the human race would learn wisdom , and know that " To be happy , you must remainatJume . " For the publication of the above , Mr . Hood deserves the thanks of every democrat throughout England . Wherever the Star circulates , we hope it will be read for the edification of all H who have ears to hear . *'

      The other papers in the present month ' s number are nearly all first-rate . " The Masonic Secret" is a capital extravaganza . " a . tale of St . Martin ' s-inthe-Fields" gives a vivid picture of London in the olden time , with its customs snd superstitions . " ThB quietest Man in College" is a continuation of Great Tom of Oxford ' s Tales . "One night io the life of a man of business" is a powerful and aweinspiring sketch . "The Gambler's Last Stake , " and "The Phantom of Peter Sohlemihl" are both well told . These , and other pieces we have not named , tempt us to further extracts ; but we have made our selection , and want of spaoo forbids further " appropriations" ; we must , therefore , conclude by recommending our readers to tho Magazine itself , from the pages of which , we can assure them , they will reap both profit and deligat .

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      TAIT * S MAGAZINE . —Mabch . Tait thiB month opens with a political article , entitled "The Opening of the Session , " taking for bis text , " Blessed are they who expect nothing , for they ehall not be disappointed . " Hie present , it may readily be inferred , is to be another do-nothing , or stave-off session . ; This is apparent , not only from put experience , and the utter inanity of the Queen ' * speech , bnt from the declarations of Sir Robert Peel , prompt and explicit , for once , on the absorbing , topics o ! the corn laws , and tbe . equally significant hints , or indications , of Lord John Russell on tbe subject . The artideisa dull , prosy , n ^ Wbig ^ affair , in which the writer strongly urges upon biB friends the " men without a name" to shelve their Complete Suffrage crotchet for the present ,

      and—Devote tbeir whole energies In the first place to tbe Immediate support of tbe hopeful , argent , and kindred cause of Com Xaw repeal * . * * Every free-trader is not yet favourable to the xteiuion of the Suffrage ; and those , therefore , who sincerely seek to advance both objects , would do well , w « think , even to defer , if need be , to tbe wishes of their fellow labourers for Cora J > w « pesi

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      Of course after , Mb emaaoulated trash , dignified with the name of" Radical" forsooth (!) , our readers will not be much WpriBed at the Jollowing rabid attack upon the Chartists : r- ' But what shall we say of those who not enly refuse to co-operate / with the League , but . endeavour to sow dissension m ite ranks , and to throw discredit on its objeets , and yet call themstlvea ' Chartista ? Chartist was once no term of opprobium . Now aoitu i > t tirtt body are directly charged , by the League leaders ; with doing the work of the Tory landlords—with being thei * hired tools in opposing the Leagae ; and thfl conduct of certain individuals , on some late occasions , gltea but too much countenance to-the allegation . These men are either iguorant of the firsc rudisienta of their own political creed , or are under the influence of motives Which we shall not at this time characterise .

      ChartjBt was once no term of opprobrium . " When was that 1 When the Chartists supported the League ! That , they never did . From tho first 7 aW £ ., o % * L «» gue agitation ; from the time when ( r a 1838 ) Brummagem Salt headed the money-box men with the / ory of " National Rent , National Rent , down to the present hour , have the Chartists consistently and nobly opposed the millmoloohs and moriey-jugglers who compose the League . Has Tait forgotten that the Chartist Convention of 1839 , after a solemn discussion , decreed unanimously that the Leaguers should be met with unceasing opposition ,, aa dishonest schemere whose designs were of the most nefarious character t If the name of Chartist is now a " term of opprobrium "

      , it was so then : and for ourselves , we glory in the fact , that we are hated and abused by the Leaguers . " Their praise is censure , and their censure praise . " Tatt my a that some of the Chartists "are directly charged , by the League leaders , with doing the work of the Tory landlords-r-with being their hired tools in opposing the League . " No Tail : none of the Chartists have been directly charged with , &o . True , the bragging coward , Cobden , did , at a meeting in Bradford , make such a charge generally : but he named no one ; . he dared not do that . True , that tho * ' hired tools" of the League have often vented the miserable siander : but when , where ,-did they name the parties they calumniated 1 Wo beg to remind Tait that in reply to Cobden ' s vapouring , Mr , O'Connor

      challonged the king of the steam lords to meet him on his ( Cobden ' s ) own terms , and then and there make good his scandalous mouthings : that Cobden basely shrunk from redeeming his pledge ; and that he was badgered from Aberdeen to Stockport by u refractory" Chartists , who , despite the " ticket system , " gained admission to his packed meetings , saluting him with the unwelcome cries of " Why don ' t you meet O'Connor 1 " " Who are the Traitors t" &o . Tait must be very ignorant of the Scotch League meetings , or he would know that at more places than one , but particularly ' Aberdeen , the Stockport millocrat eat his own words , wriggled and prevaricated , and finally , with all the press of Yorkshire proclaiming 1—— , had the assurance to deny that he had ever challenged Mr . O'Connor !

      Tail modestly tells us that he will not at this time characterise the motives of the Chartists in opposing the League . Perhaps ho will do so at a future time : in tho meanwhile we will try to save him that trouble by frankly acknowledging the motives that actuate the " men of tbe progress . " History , from the earliest period that a middle class has existed , attests that class to bo innately base and selfish ; alternately using the toiling millions as " explosive masses , " to break down the power of oligarchies ; and this attained , themselves benefited , turning round upon the people , and using the craft of priesthoods , and the soourge of Kings , to curb the millions when they in turn ! seek their share of rights conquered and benefits achieved . That class should be consigned to eternal execration for tb * torrents of blood it has caused to flow in France—for the

      unparalleled suffering for which it is principally responsible in this country ; and for tbe crimes it has caused and the mischief it has perpetrated , wherever it has obtained an existence . That class—that soulless projHocracy , nfiVi rears its head in the shape of the League , panting for more prey to glut its ravenous maw . it designs to use th ^ working classes to destroy the aristocracy of this country , not for the sake of the whole , but for the sake of its own class-interests ; but it never 6 hall if we can prevent it . Wo have no love for the landlords ; on the oontrary , we honestly and heartily bate them for thair manifold crimes against humanity , commencing in brigandism , and ending by robbing tho labourer of his last title to freedom contained in the now abrogated . } Poor Law

      of Elizabeth . But while w « inscribo on our banner , " War to the castle , peace to the cottage , " heaven forbid that we should ever betray the holy cause of real freedom by giving ought of countenance or support to the " Veiled Prophet" and his mercenary gang of money-changers , who would establish their withering rule of Moloch-supremacy upon the prostration of all above , and the eternal slavery and misery of all below , them . Such are . our motives for opposing the League ; such we believe to be the motives of the entire Chartist party . We shrink not from their avowal , no matter what may be the " opprobium" we may have to encounter . The forogoing lengthy but necessary remarks leave us but little room for comment on the other

      contents of the present number , which we agree with a contemporary " might almost be called Tail ' s Review ; for , with one or two slight exceptions , all the matter is gleaned from works lately published . " These Reviews we have not had time yet to look at , though we doubt not but that we shall find them , on perusal , worthy of the high character for which this magazine has long been admired . The principal of the reviews in' question are " Strife and Peace , " " Tytler's History of Scotland , " " Memoirs of the late Mrs . Grant of Laggan , " and Major Harris ' s " Highlands of Ethiopia . " The " Flight for Freedom , " suggested by Miss Martineau ' a account of the

      flight of slaves from the United States to Canada , is grand in idea , but a failure in the exeoution . " Blanks and Prizes" by Mrs-iGore , is continued ; but we miss our Laureat of the North , Bon Gaultier . " Australian Sketches , No . 3 , " give us some particulars of a notorious bushranger , Jackey Jaokey , who was a sort of Robin Hood of the antipodes ; that is to say a thief , but withal a "perfect gentleman . " He -was , it seems , originally ** a gentleman , brought up in the fashionable , society of the metropolis ; he was olerer i witty , a crack shot , and a capital billiard-player" ; but happening to commit tbe trifling offence of "forgery" was condemned to " Leave his country for bis country ' s good . " .

      Shortly after bis arrival at Sydney be took to the bush , and soon became a noted character in his new profession . Upon one occasion he had the temerity to appear at a grand dress ball given at the Government House , Sydney . It would appear that Jackey Jackey was determined , with laudable ambition , if possible , to gain admission ; and be wrote the Governor for a ticket of admission and a letter of safe conduct No notice was taken of this letter ; but Mevertbeless Jackay Jackey was heud to exclaim , that he would shako hands with the Governs * , whatever was the consequence .

      There lived a rich old gentleman at Paramatta , who was a member of the Legislative Council , and was considered one of tbe aristocrats of the land . Upon the night in question , this gentleman was riding into town to partake of the amusements and festivities of tbe evening , as became a : man of his importance . When his carriage was passing along a retired part of the road , it was suddenly set upon by Jackey Jackey and his myrmidons , aud the intnates bad th « pleasure of being accosted by the polite . Jackoy Jackey In person . After some conversation bad . passed , he informed tbe crestfallen member of tbe Legislative Council that be would favour him with his company to the Government ball .

      To this arrangement ; the other made some demur , which wss instantly settled by the muzzle of tbe pistol ot Jaokey Jackey coming into sharp contact wita his ear . He was perfectly silenced , especially when be unbuttoned his coat and shewed him a belt glittering with pistols : " Now look you , my good fellow , my name is Jackey Jackey ; and If you make- any words with me , I will settle you on the instant . " The carriage which contained , the lady and the daughter of the great man , was sent home under the especial charge of Blery , bis lieutenant ; and Jackey Jackey and the member of council , each mounted on horseback , set forth for the metropolis .

      Tbe Government House was one blaze of light ; and as carriage after carriage rolled up to the enhance , and discharged its gay inmates , glittering with jewels and finery , the beholder almoBt fancied himself back in his favourite London . The orchestra now opened , and the lofty swell of the music pealed through the splendid rooms ; then tbe bounding footsteps of the dancers came borne along , mingling with the music . More than a hundred carriages had arrived , and yet onwards came more in quick succession : the numbers appeared , endless . * * " What a handsome man with old H of Paramatta I" exclaimed all the ladies . " Who can be be ?"

      That evening , tbe keeper of tbe turnpike , about two miles frem Sydney , was tadely called out by a m $ n on horseback , who desired him to bring some grog . He Informed this fellow that be bad no grog ; and to go about bis business . The answer to this Was a pistolbullet , which whistled past his ear . " Look yon , tny good fellow , I am Jaokey Jackey ; and if you do not bring me grog in flYe minutes , I will shoot you : bo b « quick about it ; " and he threw bin a guinea . The terrified tollkeeper brough t him the grog , and offered him th » change O , no , " said Jackey Jackey ; " t never take change . " And after asking him to be certain and ; send hi * complement * to hla Excellency the Governor , and say , " Tbnt be bad enjoyed the evening ' s amusements very

      much ; and would be enraptured if he would take him np-foft a game at billiards fox on * hundred guineas a side ; " begave the toll-keeper a long advice to beware of all vices , especially the vice of drunkenness . He advised him , also , to go regularly to pray « s , and never refuse charity . " observe , " be continued , " that you are tke worse of drink now ; and as it would be a sin in me to leave you any « f thia grog , I think I had better drink . ft off" He was as good as his word ; aud pulling a pistol from his belt , be cast the bottle more than twenty yards away , and broke it to atoms with tbe bullet , although it was dark at the time , " You observe that , you old brick t Now , what chance would you coves have with me at twelve pace * i Bo

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      good night . I warn you to be sober ; drink nothing but tea ; and do not take a blow-out of that beverage too often . " And thus ended tbe memorable visit ef Jackey Jockey to the metropolis ;) an event wbich made more noise than any other upon record in the colony . / i Jackey Jackey appears to have ! been a rival to our famed Jack Sheppard in the art of prison-breaking . Here is the account of his second escape from Goulburn Gaol : — j "He broke twice out of the Goulburn gaol , then reckoned one of the strongest fastnesses in New South Wales . Tbe second occasion Was . perhaps , the most extraordinary case upon record . Two armed men slept , one outside the door of the cell , and one inside ; both

      of whom affirmed to the day of their death , that they never beard a stii ormotion duringthe night ; and when daylight arrived they found him gone . The floor of the cell was paved with heavy stone flags ; and Jackey Jackey bad , some time during the day , when the eye of the gaoler was off his motions , loosened the cement and mortar around one of theBe flags , and let himself down to the cell underneath , which was tenanted by a felon . They contrived to cut the iron bars of the window ; and as it was only about ten feet from the ground , there was no difficulty in reaching it in safety . Jackey Jackey then resscended to his own cell , and awaited the darkness of midnight , with a beating heart . The soldier who was in the room bad no idea that Jackey Jackey could escape but by the door . His orders were imperative , on no account to take bis Aye off the person of Jackey Jaokey bnt , at times , sleep overcame the poor fellow ,

      and ha leaned against the door upon his firelock , and slept soundly . When Jackey Jackey was certain that he was asleep , he set to work , and , with as little noise aa possible , let himself down to the cell beneath . The two Worthies knocked oat the irons , and descended . Jackay Jackoy caught the sight of a soldier approaching hastily to aee what tbe noise was , and sank Sat ou bis face on the ground . The other fellow bad his feet just touching tbe earth , when tha report of the soldier ' s piece was beard , and he fell quivering on the ground , within a few paces of tbe spot where Jackey Jackey still lay . Jackey Jackey now crept along tbe ground for a great distance . There was a great noise about the spot where bis companion bad fallen ; lights began to stream about , and the guard was called out Jackey Jackey made one ; bound forwards , and reached the forest . The soldier inside heard

      the noise ; but his orders were i not to leave tbe spot ; and he kept watch , with commendable care , over the camp-bed , where Jackey Jackey ought to have been reclining , until tbe light of day showed him it was empty . He then gave the al ; trm ; for as the felon had firmly escured his door indde , in case of surprise ; and as all was right , by the soldier ' s account , in the room of Jackey Jackey , no person had suspected the fact that Jackey bad escaped them . l The poor soldier was tried by a court-martial , aud sentenced to be shot . This reached the ears of Jackey Jackey ; and the night before the day appointed for the execution , he broke into the place of bis confinement » t Goulbeurn , with a picked company , and released him . " ! Jaokey Jackey was at length shot in an attempt to capture him . \ <

      There are other pieces in prose and poetry wbich we have not room to particularize ; the whole forming a fund of instruction and entertainment highly interesting .

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      ROTAL BENEVOLENCE "CORKED ^ P AND KEPT . " | Punch has been thrown Into a state of alarm by certain paragraphs , headed " Royal Benevolence , " in the papers It was therein averred that her Majesty had ordered all the unused " cut pieces of bread" saved from the royal table , and heretofore thrown to the pigs , should be shared among certain of the Windsor poer . The benevolent act was received with loyal applause on all bands . A day or two passes , and it is then avowed that bar Majesty further orders that all the " unused wine" from the royal board should be given to cheer the hearts of the sick poor io the neighbourhood of the Castle . It was this report that startled Punch . His nose , with its peculiar sensibility , scented a social revolution . " What I'' said he , " if her ! Majesty give away bread and wine , and that so lavishly , to the poor , what may not be looked for from the example ? Benevelence like this is infectious—such charity becomes

      catching . Hence , tbe Maids of Honour ( dear hearts f J , the Lords and Gentlemen in Waiting , and all the countless domestics , noble and plebeian , of tbe Castle , may be impoverishing and even stripping themselves , to enrich and clothe the destitute of Windsor . We shall bear of salaries laid ont in coals and ; candles—we shall sae Ladies of tbe Bedchamber who have sacrified dimity and flannel petticoats at the shrine of want : a gentleman in waiting with two coats to bis back will be rare as a civet-cat with two skins . And this furor of charity will not stop at Windsor . O no ! there is in high life a fashion for feelings as well aa for flounces ; hence we shall very soon have a crowd of paupers at every aristocratic door—we shall have ladies of distinction dirtying their fairy feat , and perilling their precious health , by visits to low and loathsome alleys , taking with them all sorts of covering for the helpless naked . " Punch bad his anxious fears for tbe Morning Post . That rose-coloured journal might be defiled by fashionable paragraphs like the following : —

      " Yesterday , the Countess of '•— visited Hampshire Hog-lane , with half-a-dozan blankets , and a sock of potatoes . " j 41 The Marchioness of ¦¦¦ spent a few hours in a cellar In St . Giles ' s on Monday last , with tbe sick wife of a bricklayer , to whom her Ladyship carried linen and a ton of coals . j " Departures . —From Portland-square , the Countess of - —— , with a leg of mutton and three 4 lb . loaves , for Tothill-flelds . " \ " From May-Fair , the Lady of the Bishop of , and her lovely and benevolent daughters , with three sides Of bacon , a dozen of wine , mattresses , and babylinen , for Seven Dials . " i

      Such notices aa these , thought Punch , may astonish and perplex the world , and the social revolution , to the regret of many wise and excellent people , be complete . Happily , th » fears of Punch were dispelled by the Times of the 29 \ h ult , tor , ' again , under the bead of " Royal Benevolence , " we learn that the story of all the unused wine being given to the poor was a benevolent flam . No such thing ! ' Thus it is : — " The whole of the onconsumed wine at the Royal table , which is of tbe most choice description , is regU ' larlv conveyed back to the cellar , then carejuUy corked up

      and kept in readiness for ( I&following day a consumption , and again placed on the Royal table . The mis-statement probably originated with respect to the refuse wine in the steward ' s room , which ] is left in the decaaters at the table after dinner and supper ; wine being allowed to the pages and upper servants In the proportion of two bottles to three men , and one pint to each woman , per diem . This refuse wfne , on the whole about a bottle or so , which was formerly the perquisites of the waiter s or pages ' men , is now { given away to the poor on proper application being made to the Deputy Controller of her Majesty ' s Household . "

      On reading this , Punch breathed again . Society was safe . The whole of the wine devoted to the sick poor of Windsor » , in fact , nothing but ^ the " heeJ-taps" of the pages and upper servants—tbe said taps being heretofore the rightful perquisites of the menials' menials , who are thus made tbe bmafide subscribers to the sick paapers of Windsor . Not a drop comes from the Queen ' s table . No ; what we thought the royal charity , bubbling and glowing from a hundred bottles , is " carefully corked up . " Tho sick poor of Windsor have wine , that is , " about a bottle or so" per diem shared among then , and rendered np by the lacqueys of Windsor palace ! We trust that this example will not be lost npon all fortunate wine-bibbers of every rank throughout the kingdom ; for , though they may not be disposed to give a drop of the generous fluid to their neighbouring poor , they may , copying in its spirit the great-hearted benevolence of Windsor , at least psrmit tbe wretches to—smell tbe corks . —Punch .

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      From the London Gazette of Friday , llarth 8 . BANKRUPTS . Henry Edwards , of St . Albans , Hertfordshire , coal merchant—Thomas Wilklnsoa . ofKuig . street , Holborn , boot and shoe maker—Joseph Barwick , of the Swanwlth-Two-Necks-yard , Great Carter-lane , Dsctors ' - commons , City , and of Dalwicb , Surrey , livery steblekeepex—George Ford , of Lenhatn , Kent , seed

      merchant—Jacob Monteflore and Joseph Barrow Monteflore , late of George-street , Mansion-house , and Nicholas-lane , City , merchants—Robert Barker , of Manchester , druggist—Joseph Douglass , of Newcastleapon-Tyne , rope manufacturer—Thomas Brewer , of Liverpool , flag dealer—Ralph L « wia , late of Cheater , bnt now of Perrygroes , Flintshire , wine merchant—James Thomson , of Fenton-park , St « ke- « pon > Trent , Staffordshire , iron manufacturer—John Douglas Payne and Lydia Rusbton , of Birmingham ,

      forrlera—DIVIDENDS DECLARED . Jamts Bonny , of Liverpool , tailor , first dividend of 3 s Sd in the pound , payable at 1 , Liver-court , South Castle-street , Liverpool , on March 9 , or any succeeding Saturday . j Thsmas Johnson , of Liverpool , printer , final dividend of 8 s lOfd in the pound , payable at 1 , Liver-court , South Castle-street , Liverpool , on March 9 , or any succeeding Saturday . } John Btckiey , of Higher Crompton , near Oldham , coal master , dividend or 9 s 6 a in ] the pound , payable at 35 , Geor * , » -Btreet , Manchester , on March 12 , or any subsequent Tuesday . j

      George AUiaon , of Darllngtoni scrivener , second dlvidesfi of 18 « id in the pound , payable at 57 , Greystreet , Newcastlfrupon-Tyne , on March 9 , or any aubeequent Saturday . j DIVIDENDS TO BE DECLARED IN THE COUNTRY . WilBon Dargue , Whitebaven , innkeeper , April 3 , at twelve , at tbe Coatt of Bankruptcy , NewcasUe-upon-Xyne William Tomkinson , Stoke-upon-Trent , Staffordshire , wine merchant , March 29 , at one , at tbe Court of T ^ ift mTvtgyBirmingham . \

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      certificates to be granted , unless cause be stown to the contrary on the day of meeting . Robert Stevens , of 32 and 33 , New-cat , Lambeth , dealer in china , March 29—Charles Webb , of Oxford , apothecary , Match SO—Joseph Barrow Montifiore , of Nicholas-lane , City , merchant , April 2—William Afonteath , cf Oxford-street , linen-draper , April 2—Richard Thomas Hicks , of Cooper ' s-row , Tower-hill , wJne merchant , March 29—James Archibald Holmes , of SS , New Brtad-street , City , merchant , March 29—Joseph Deafcins . of Elmley Castle , Worcestershire , horse dealer , March 29—Joseph Henry Berryman , of Birmingham , boekseller , April 2—John Rusbton , of Nottingham , livery stable-keeper , April 2—Thomas Renahaw , of Bourne , Lincolnshire , harness maker , April 4 . certificates to be granted by the Court of Review , uoleas cause be shown to tbe contrary , on or before March 22 .

      Joseph Andrew , late of Lad-lane , City , but now of 18 . Guildford-street East , Wilmington-square , licensed victualler—Jonathan Gnnton , of Cambridge , butcher—Joseph Dukes , of Westbromwich , Staffordshire , nail manufacturer—Adam Warren Lowman and Thomas Stone Lowman , of Eastcheap , City , cheesemongers- — David Rowlands , of Pwllheli , Carnarvonshire , dealer in winea—Charles John Hunt , of 21 , Cork-street , Burlington-gardens , 64 , St . Jamea ' s-street , and of 19 T , Regent-Quadrant , Regent-etteet , billmd table maker .

      PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED . Ann Caijr and John Alltree , of Liverpool , tailors-Theodore Bernstein and William Walls Bamford , of Liverpool , booksellers—John Booth and Francis Perry , of Oldbam , Lancashire , grocers—Charles Foster and Ralph Granthara , of Kingaton-upon-Hull , joinera—Charles Swainson , sen ., and Charles Stvainson , Jan ., of Blackburn , Lancashire , calico printers—William Mack * intosh , Richard O'Dwyer , and Augustine Patrick Maher , of St . Jobn'e , Newfoundland , snd Liverpool , merchants ( so far as regards P . Maher )— Jantea W . Glover , Thomas Robinson , and John Haddock , of Eocleston , Laneaabire , rope makers—Edward Leece , sen ., and Edward Leece , Jan ., of Preston , Lancashire , coach builders .

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      Frem the Gazette * f Tuesday , March 12 . BANKRUPTS . Joseph Scholefleld , cutler . Cheapside—William Smith , printer , Strand—Thomas Adams , publican , Newport , Isle of Wight—Charles Bicke , iron rivet manufacturer , Rotherfaithe—Algernon Sparke . wine merchant , Jewin-crescent , Jewin-street , City—William Pott , silk-throwster , Macclesneld , Cheshire—Thomas Millar , hosier , Liverpool—Richard Alsop , grocer , Manchester—Robert Crowder , iron founder , West Auckland , Durham—William Smith , smallwareman , Nottingham—George Wood , banker , Ingram , Northumberland—Ge&rge Lirobert , shopkeeper , Boroughbridge , Yorkshire—Charles Allanby Storey , corn merchant , Leeds .

      NOTICES OF INSOI / VEKCT . C . Aahur » t , publican , Heaton Notris , Manchester—J . Bramley , hay and straw salesman , Woolwich—E . Beck , grocer , Tiverton , Devonshire—C . Sterck , green-grocer , Grosvenor-row , Pimlico—W . H . Crook , baker , Southampton—J . G . Hatcher , coach maker , Castle-street , Tonbridge—J . T . Griffiths , victualler , Llanelly , Carmarthenshire—E . West , commission agent , Bexley-heath , Essex—E Brown , lamp trimmer on the Brighton Railway , Croydon—R . Owen , tavern keeper , Llanrwst , Denbighshire—H . Savage , tool manufacturer , Coaley , Gloucestershire—W . Evans , farmer , Cwmcarvan , Monmouthshire—W . Presley , fruiterer , Pros pect-place , Old Kont-road—A . Graham , engineer , Landport , Portsmouth— W . Palmer , huckster , Wolverhampton , Staffordshire—J . Walton , batcher , Eitkby Ravens worth , Yorkshire— Z G . Baker , tailor , Topsham , Devonshire—J . Edwards , farmer , Llanarmon in Yale , Denbighshire— W . Parry , miller , Hope , Fliatshire—R . Hill , baker , Cheltenham .

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      London . bMiTHFiELD Cattle Market , Mondat , March 11 . —Although , compared with that exhibited here on this day se'nnight , the supply of beasts on offer to-day was on the increase , it was only moderate for the time of year . Notwithstanding the dead markets were by no means heavily supplied with country-killed meat , the Beef trade was in a Blueglish state , and , in some instances , a decline on last week ' s quotations of 2 d per 8 lbg , the highest figure not exceeding 4 s per 81 b , but at which a good clearance was effected . As to the general quality of tbe supply , i \ was certainly good—there being fewer really inferior animals amongst it than wo have been accustomed to witness at this season . Very few cases of either the epidemic or rot were noticed . The numbers of Sheep wore by no means extensive . Prime old Downs commanded a very steady trade at full prices—viz . from -4 a 2 d to 4 s Si per 8 ) bs ; while

      the half-brvds and long woolled Sheep were freely disposed of at late rates . There were about 1 , 200 shorn Rents , Leicesters , < fec . offering ; but that supply was not sufficiently extensive to warrant us ia making any distinction between their currencies and those of tho woolled sheep . The supply of Lambs being on the increase , and the sale for them more active than of late , the present is the first occasion to which we shall particularly refer to that description of stock . The prices realized were from 5 s to 6 s per 81 b 3 . Tbe number of Calves were comparatively small , yet the demand for them was inactive at late rates . In Pigs a good business was doing , and previous figures were supported , without difficulty . Nearly one-fourth of the Beasts and _ Sheep were received by the various railways . The impor * tations of live stock during the week are 12 beasts from Spain , and 10 ditto from Holland .

      London Corn Exchange , Monday , Mabch 11 . — A considerable quantity of rain has fallen during yesterday and this morning , by which field-work will probably be retarded . The Wheat trade waB firm at most of the markets held on Saturday , bub the buyers were generally cautious in their operations . At Mark Lane we had a very small show of Wheat this morning from the neighbouring counties ; still there was a want of animation in the demand , and some difficulty was experienced in making sales at the currency of this day se'nnight . The inquiry for free foreign Wheat was likewise of a retail character ; fellers remained very firm , however , and the business done » as at fully thetermi of Monday last , in Wheat under look , or cargoes to arrive , we heard of no sales . Flour , though in

      slow request , was not cheaper . The quantity of Barloy offering was fully equal to the demand , the maltsters and distillers continuing to act with the utmost caution ; really choice qualities being scarce , brought previous prices without difficulty , but tha ordinary descriptions hung very heavily on hand , and might in partial instances have been bought on rather lower terms . Malt was also dull of sale , and a shade lower . The fresh arrivals of Oats were moderate ; having , however , a good display of samples ( the greater portion of last week ' s supply remaining unsold ) , factors were unable to obtain former rates , most of tho sales made being 6 d . per quarter below last Monday ' s currency . We had more Beans and Peas offering , and though the previousvalueof these articles wa 3 maintained , there waa certainly less disposition to purchase .

      Boeodsh and Spitalfields . —For the best qualities of Potatoes , the demand is very firm , at fully last week ' s quotations . In all other kinds , the supplies of which are seasonably extensive , only a moderate business is doing , at late rates . Borough Hop Market . —Since oar last report only a moderate business has been doing in this market ; nevertheless holders are very firm , and have obtained full prices in every instance . Wool Market . —The demand is somewhat active , at prices folly equal to the late advance . No public sales are vet appointed . Tallow . —This market remains steady , and fine V . C . is very firm and scarce , at 4 s . 3 d . There is no feature to notice , except that a fair business has been done in new Tallow during the week at 413 . 3 i . to 4 ls . 6 d . Town Tallow is plentiful at 41 a .

      net cash . Liverpool Cattle Market * Monday , Mabch 11 . —We have had a large supply of Cattle at market to-day fer this time of the year , the whole of which was sold at last week ' s prices . Beef 5 jd to 6 d ; Mutton 6 d to 6 | d per lb . Cattle imported into Liverpool , from the 4 th to the Uth of March : Cows , 1014 ; Calves , 23 ; Sheep , 3827 ; Lambs , 107 ; Pigs , 6579 ; Horses , 13 . Manchesteb Cobn Market , Saturday , Mabch 9 . —During the week only a very moderate demand for all descriptions of Flour has been experienced , the dealers and bakers having continued to confine their operations to the mere supply of their immediate wants . In the absence , however , of any

      particular anxiety on the part of factors to press sales , prices have undergone little or no change . The inquiry for Oats or Oatmeal was extremely languid , and on the few transactions which occurred in the latter artiole , U was necessary to submit to » fnrther slight reduotion in value . Atourmarfcet this morning , there was very little passing in Wheat , and . although the turn of prices was in favour of the buyer , yet the-alteration was not « nfficiently marked to enable ua to carry our quotations . Flour mat a alow sale , at about the previous currency . Oata were offering on rather easier terms . Oatmeal was quite neglected , and must be quoted 3 d pet 24 Qlba » cheaper . - • ' ¦ Liverpool Corn Mabmt , Monday , Mabch 11 .

      —The imports of Grain , Flour , and Oatmeal sinoa this day se ' nnight are of moderate amount ; those of Wheat include about 2700 quarters from Berwickupon-Tweed . During the B&me period , two or three parcels of Wheat have been taken for the interior , but the local millers have bought cautiously , and , on the whole , the business has been on a limited scale ; and , where any change has occurred in prices , it baa been rather in favour of the buyer ; . The fcw parcels of Oats sold have brought the rates of last week j but Oatmeal must be noted full y 6 d . per load cheaper , and has met a languid demand ; 22 a 9 d per 240 lbs . is now the top quotation . Flour has been equally neglected ; and may be bought , on rather easier terma . Barley haainoved slowly , barely sustaining its previous value . No change as je ^ ardf Beans or Peas . No tranBtotions are reported in tne bonded market .

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      Isanfwujjtis, M.

      ISanfwujjtis , m .

      Market Intelligence.

      MARKET INTELLIGENCE .

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      ItocB 16 , 1844 . ^ THE KOB T H £ R N ST A R . 3

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), March 16, 1844, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1256/page/3/