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      THE DWELLINGS OF THE POOR Are ifcty not lowly cottages , With xoom and flrwars o ' ergro'sra , And little gardens ' circling them , Lite an enchanted zone ? Do not sweet blossoms incense breathe Into Um" **^ door ? Ana early roseE gaily wreathe The tiny casements o ' er ? Ho they not lie lo fertile Tales , Par from the world of care , With sDver streamlets -wandering by , And health upon the air ? Does noi the little -wild bird lore Ta build feeneath their eaves ; And the yoacg brood first learn to move Amidst their sheltering leaves ?

      And o ' er the sloping hills of green , That 'wall each Talley ronnd , Do not the Sabbath bells ring out With glad , though solemn sound ? And -where , beneath the quiet sky , The drooping -willo-sra srsTe , Does not the chnrch tower ' s shadow He TJpon the poor man ' s |? ave ? And have net these fair d veilings itore 01 fitting "habitants ; A simple people , free from care , With few and simple Tracts ; And happ 7 children born to die Upon the same Gear soil , And cro-sra'd-with flowers , even -while they ply Their lkht and cheerful toil ?

      0 , did not visiona such as these Fill BUisy a kindiy heart , How in the poor man ' s lot could "we Take socb a careless part ? Hieh man I put by these thonghts that rise Like the fund dreams of yonib ; And nerve thine heart , and dear thine eyes , To loot npon the truth-Go to the crowded city—search Through narrow lane wid street , And say how many scenes like these It is thy lot to meet . Here are no flowers , no merry birds , The poor man ' s heart to cbeer , JTo gardens gay , few pleasant words , To greet thine eager ear .

      Come to this chamber , close and dim , Its Bti&iz > g stmospbere , And See those pale slijbt girls who ply The bnsy needle there . All day , and O - ' bow oft all nteht , With hot md trembling bands , These poor oneslabeur for tbe mite Their weary ton ecamands ! Tex , scenes like these will meet thea still . And sadder things than these ; Yice in its naked hideouscess , Pale famine , fell disease . Shalt tbon , with virtnt ' a lofty brow , ThB poor man " s errors blame ? So— -thank the Almighty ' s grace that thon Art not the vary same .

      There may be dwellings of the poor Deck'd like a fairy scene ; But these , assure thy inmost heart , Are " few acil far between . " Then pnt . away the selfishness , The sloth that thon hast kr own , And make the poor man ' s deep distress A something of thine own . Seek , then , tbe dwellings of the poor ; Tfey kind and soothing words ilay reach some heart , and wake a tone Of gladness 'midst its chord * . And strive with an nnTarying strife , Whose efforts ne'er may cease , To open in the poor man ' s life Some spring of hope and peace . Mrs . James Gray

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      MY OLD COMPANIONS II y he&rt has yearned , l ke other heart * , "With all tie fervour yonth imparts j And all the warmth that feeling fends , Has freely cherished - " troops of friends . " A change has passed o ' tr them and me ; Ve are not as we n * ed to be ; Sly heart , like many another heart , Bees old companions all depart . 3 xcark the names of core than one , 3 nt resd them on the cold while stone ; And steps that followed where mine led , 3 fow oa the far effdewst tread ; The world ha 3 warped some souls away , Thai etc *; ¦« ere hecesi as the day ; Seme dead—some wandering—some untrue O' old companions are but few .

      Bat there are green trees on the hill , And bine S --zt , sweeping o ' er tbe rill ; And tbere « r * daisies peeping cut , Acd deg-rcs © blossoms round about . Te were jdj friends *• long , Ions ; ago . " The first bmh * fnenfls I sonsht to know And yet ye come—rove where I will , ily old companions , faithful still . And there are sunbeams , rich ard fair , As cbterirg as they tver were ; And there are fiwh winds playing nigh , As freely as in times gone by ; Tbe birds come singing %% of yore , The -waves yet ripple to tbe shore : Bowe ' tr I feel—where ' er I range , These old companions never change .

      I'm glad I learnt to Jove the things That fortune neither takes nor brings ; I ' m glad my spirit learnt to prize The smiling face of eunsy skies ; Ini well 1 clasped with doting band The balmy wSd flowers of the land ; For £ » U 1 ye life in friendship sure , ily old companions bright and pure , Though strong may be the ties we make , The strongest mortal ties may break ; Though warm the b ' ps that Ioto ns now They iray , perchance , forswear the tow

      We see pale D = ath and enrious Hate , Fling shadows on Life's dial-plate ; Xofing the hours when dark funds glide , And old companions leave our side . But be we sad , or be we g 3 y , With thick enrls bright , or thin locks grey , We neTtr £ nd the spring blocm meet Oar presence with a smile lets sweet . O . ] am glad I learnt to love The tangled wood and cooing dore ; Tot these will be , in good or ill , ily old companions , changeless stilL Eliza Cook .

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      SONG . The following lines were -n-ritten after reading Ells Cotk ' s *• 3 > ancii ! g Song . " They are penned in humble ittiiKion of that giited lyrist . [ We are afraid that ow poetical frierd has fallen in lore with iiiss 33 I : za Coci , If 80 ^ instead of hnmbly imitating -, we may shortly txpect to find him addressing the lady in " tbengbts that breathe and words that bum . " Should * e Lrre rightly Enrmised the nature of our Petrarch ' s Sentiments , we hare only to say that we wish him "ery Fucoess with his Xiura . —Ed S S J

      Sr-f , ting , "banish dull care , ' "fter Ut cankering sorrow come o'er us s lir * troubles will be the lighter to bear d all of us heartily join in a chorus . S ? S , sin ? , —the lark from tbe lawn n " sles Katuie ' s choir , and jiTeth them warning : 2 o » blythtly he sings as he heralds the dawn , ¦^ d soars to * . be gold tassel'd doul cl the morning . ^ ° S , ang , —let us have mirth : ~** i ! how cur voices in melody mingle ; *™ cricket is pouring its song from the hearth , « iknd with the strains round the cottager ' s ingle . S pi , Hng , —look on the rill , Wading ; it » way with sinuona motion : « Bong is -unceasing—its Toice net «• still A » it iourneyeih onward to meet ihe bine ocean .

      Efcg , sing , —2 fature xioth raise Ssrsong to the throne of the Bountiful Giver-. Though miUiccs cf voices are jointd in bia praise , 3 fcg harden is borne by the stream and the riTer . &cg , sing , —join the gay thronf : ^ bo qnestioiii onr Tisht to be joyous and merry ? ° ** tLe blythe-hfcartfcd boy , how he ' s lisping a song , *» lhis inby lip itain'd with the wild bramble-berry ?*> nng , —why sbonld we not ? » cdy tbe slUKgard ttat wearies and slnmbers ; ** siaidea shell far from its loT'd coral grot *» breathing its song in swettest of numbers . ^ , HBg , _ boldly and free , ^» i * e £ t hath bid us not thick of to-morrow : ?~ Z sare to the wind * and be m « ry with me , *« » e nrrer were made to be children of sorrow . I * abe f . JamaMKowBL .

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      ^ TE'S GAZETTE OF TAWETY , PamIL y , , London : Cleare , Shoe Lane . t ^ fe ^ Bo recendy noticed the first part of this jgZr * Miseellanj , any lengthened remarka oa the fciy *?* j 5 ^ Dnecessary , other th » n that it is * i rt , Wt to it * predecessor , and in soms respects fcjg ^ eren Bnperior- There axe npwards of thirty fc ^^ articles , romanceSj tales , zeTiewB , bio-^ ee * Etetches , &e ^ besides poetry and tniscelksjj ^» *« ierin £ 5 . There is a vbjj siilfnl snaljsiK , i « B » £ *^* 'i > y copious ex tracts , c ( Msjsr Hmis ^ ^ 3 «« i j » palar work , the * Highlands of * & * £ ,. » « i ^ in the biographies skeUbes we bsrts ^^ iiies or § ir John Moj > re , * od lie poet

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      Crabbe , From the lasi number in tbe part ( Match 30 th ) , we gire th « followiBg new version of SHALLiBALAH ! Who is there who will not recognise in the aboyo the shrill cry of cur old friend , Punch , who was wont tc delight the listening crowds , and the hearty response to which consisted of laughter and balf-penee ? It waa the sound introductory to all be said—the index to bis erery word , and important and sonorously sounding in itself , said that what was to follow would be more so . What made the open-mouthed assemblaga expectant of great doings , so that the impositions practised on the lawyer came as matters of course , and in due and natural order followed the beating of tbe doctor , tbe mnrder of poor Jndy , the hanging- of the executioner in the noose prepared for himself , and the broad front of impudence assumed towards the ghosts of the departed ill-wed »—what , we Bay , sounded the approach of ail tbeae?—Shallabakth .

      The word has erer been a faTourite of ours , not because of its euphony , for that we hare sought in Tain for , neither because , grammatically speaking , its signification is such as to command respect ; bnt why it has been beloved by ns , is for the reason that , assuming the old pnppet-snow to be an epitome of the world , and exalting dear , laughter-moving , but roguish Punch , to a kind of incarnation of society at large , we have been led to credit his well-known cry as the type of others -, for , truly and seriously speaking , we have known mans Punches , a ' _ d Shallabalah is heard in our every highway .

      The present is a holiday , and Motley is in the ascendant . Tbe streets are crowded , and the pulse of London the Great beats strongly . Look at those lines of soldiera , with waving plume and shining cuirass , drawn swords and scarlet coats ; then the carriages that pass by . containing tbe rich , the great , and the beautiful . It is a raree show indeed , and derives splendour and f aiety from the fUgB waving on many a Btetple , and the bells that , ever and anon , peal forth . But hark ! there is another sound , and another , too—the booming of cannon and the hczzis of tbe people ; and nearer and nearer approaches a cavalcade , on which tbe sun ' s rays fall , calling forth the richn- es of diamonds and gold and silver embroidery . Bnt why is this ? Lt > ok in tbe new « p 3 pers next morning , and you will see . The wisdom , the power , and the glory of the nation have met , and , Vhvrefore , the state Puuch has not been mute . So , what you have seen and heard , is no more , we assure you , than ShdllabalaK !

      We- change the scene , and prepare to show Punchbe of the great show , be it understood—in another place , but one in which what be says is as potential as in tbe senate . Tbe wtodjb and tbe sufferings of the African ! They are really many and bitter , and eloquenUy are they described by yon gentleman and indlvidna } with whom Punch Uas had much to do . He is in a crowded room , and a sreat portion of the listeners are womtn—women beantiful as heaven made them , aud clothed in the expensive stuffs on which the fingers of tbfcir poor sisterhood have been employed- Th » re is the rich satin , in embellishing which the worker has dropped many a scalding tear , has heaved msny a deep , deep sigh ; and with habits made up of an rquaDy

      valuable fabric , laces , and the " purple and fine linen ' of wealth are mixed . Go od , declaimer . Many golden pieces wiii be thrown into the plates held at the doors when you and others have done- It is in tbe name of charity they are solicited , —it will b « for tbe sake of that twice-blessed quality they will be given . Where will they go ? what real evils will they alleviate ? Who will answer these questions J But a purpose has to be served ; and it is for that Punch has come forth to-day , his best sables on his back—briny waters in bis eyes . " he ia the very pietnre of woe , and the whole scene , taken with its incidentals , is &a adril-; onal illustration of , and has been heralded by , ShalidbaJah 1

      • Pulling the strings , we see a court of law . Strive not , my lord jadge , to hide those features—they are familiar to us ; yes , there are the nose and chin , like so other nose and chin in the world—toe rolling eye , and tbe queer back ; no , friend Punch , it is no use , for the gown of the lord chancellor himself would not conceal you . Law ' . What s labyrinth of confosad threads thon art , snd never wert thou better exemplified than in the present instance . A caae as lucid as case can be , has to be dealt with ; but it bad its origin long before tbe jndee sat upon the bench , and it will not bo concluded till long after be is ashes . But the thing is boim , yea , knelt to . worshipped , and said to be pure as Heaven's own light . How jm this ? Punch points to a thousand commentaries , * precedents , ' usages , and the like , and says— ' It is so , so mn » t remain , " the proper translation of which is—Shaliabalah >

      Medicine ! blessed , healing art ! Who in these days of miraculous cures shall Efficiently praise thee ? 2 ? one I Are there not restoratives for everything ?—compounds that will give strength , where strength hta b * en a stranger muny years—that will make Vhe ptth of life smooth as a flowery track , from youth to oldest age—or , it may be promise that old age will soon not be known at alL Enviable , amiable benefactors of the human race 1 No mercenary motive actuates you , and the little you do gtV , is but salt to tbe porridge of

      your benevolence . We have seen your list of cureswondeifnl thing *! and we have admired the extreme mod « aty that characterises the details . We are looking at one cf yonr agents now—a broad ^ sper oi-e ; but the old man ' s head pictured at the top cl anges into tbe features of a well-known face , and as you are borne along , wjs hear a word—it is Shal- ' aba / ah ! Others come in , till the echo in a chorus ; and ( if we may make so bold as to paraphrase a gentltninn wbcm we once beard sing Tbe Pilgrim of Love /) with Shallatxilah all the streets resound !'

      • imnienBe success!—triumphant SrsS appearance !' We have jost now glanced over the words , and we find , after perusing a little of tbe conttxt , they allude to some clever public performer . Hamlet ! ' that is the play in which tbe Ro&ciua of last night appeared ; 1 beautiful creation of the poet '? brain ! ' we exclaim . 'He must indeed be a great creature who can worthily embody thB character of the melancholy Prince of Denmark ; ' and we determine to go to the Theatre Royal ^ , that we may be enabled to form a proper judgment But ' Go not , ' -whispers something in our ears . An impression on the kind , credulous public has been the aim ; and the actor , net being able to m&ke it , it has been made for him ; so , in reality , the highsounding phrases we have set down signify nothing , save Shallabalah !

      Gentle readers ! we have been led away by our subject , which , though rabanstitK , has in our paper received sufficient illustration . There is no fear of your not remembering what we have been speaking of . Go your ways , and whenever occasion shows yr-u truth trampltd on by falsehood—worth withering while vice is regnant—modest merit pining in a garret , white brazen-faced ignorance lives in a drawing-room , and grows fat on turtle—be sure that the reason why yonr fellows see not as yen see , is because their souls have been made of tbe fashion of tbe timeB , and that they recognise , as possessing the powers of moral transmutation , the voice of tbe # ld-world Punch , which , whenever his purpose is to be served , cries out , and with no suckling ' . * lungs—Shallabalah I Again we recommend Cleaves Gazette as by far the cheapest , and most decidedly one oj the very 6 est , publications of the day .

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      " where one is oppressed , all are oppressed , give a silent acquiescence to persecution whioh they would loudl y denounce , if directed againBt themselves , or their co-religionists . For ourselves , we have taken our stand upon the rock of principle ; and though the waves of prejudice Toar never so loudly , we know oar duty vo the human race , and will , wherever priestly or civil tyranny nprears its Gorgon he&d , — -

      " War with all who war with thought . " This history of Paterson ' s trial is brought out under the superintendence of the " Anti-Persecution Union , " and is a work well worthy of that body ; for surely it is a sacred duty we owe to the persecuted , to save from oblivion those defences of right which the advocates of liberty dare to make before the judgment seats of tbo incarcnationa of triumphant wrong . The first number of this work ( neatly printed ) is before ns , and we see by the title page that the trials of Thomas Finlay and Miss Roalfe will be included with that of Paterson ' s . Preceding the History ot Paterson ' 8 trial is

      " A Dissertion on Blasphemy Prosecutions , " from the pen of that accomplished and intrepid defender of " civil and religious liberty , " G . J . Holyoake , Editor of the Movement ; the bare mention of whose name will sufficiently aunounce the ability of the article . The whole of Paierson ' s bold and effective defence which occupied-four hours in the delivery is to be given , and we doubt not , will form a most important addition to the armoury of intellectual warfare : so true it is , that , — " Woids are things , and a small drop of ink Falling like dew upon a thought , produces That which makes thousands , perhaps millions , think- ''

      Jndging of the work so far as we can by the first number , we have much pleasure in recommending it to the patronage of all who are " bold enough to be honest , and honest enough to be bold . "

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      DEAL AND ITS BOATMEN . Header , tarry with us awhile in this old sea-side town of Deal ; it has its associations—and some of them are pleasing , if not instinctive . According to ancient writers , it was ouce called Dola , and afterwards Dale , which by an easy corruption became Daal , —taking 1 U name from its situation , a low open plain on the sea-shore . After being repulsed by the Britons at Dover , Julius Ceasar here made his landing good—a fact infttred from his Commentaries ; and if further proof be needed , entrenchments are still visible . A hoary old boatman points the spot to the inquiring visitor , —so old , he seems ol > i enough to have witnessed the event .

      The flrtt objects which auest the attention , are the well appointed boats ranged on tbe beach , and tbe skilful men who man them -, and in proposing to pass a ahert time in reflecting on tno hazirdous vocation of the mariners , it will be necessary to describe the position of the neighbouring seas , tbe scene of their dangerous exploits . Tbe channel of the sea adjoining the shore i « known ts the Downs , noted as a safe and commodious roadstead , large enough for tbe navies of all tbe world . Though the atchorage here is considered good for shipping , yet in btrong gales from the westward of south , it is tbe reverse—that wind blowing direct on tbe Goodwin Sands ; and in one instance it happened most disastrous to the Royal Navy , when thirteen men-of-war were lost , together with their crews , with the exception of seventy men .

      Oa tbe opposite side of this channel , in a parallel line with Deal , are the Goodwin Sands—of the origin of which thtift are various opinions— -consisting of a softer , more spongy , and yet tenacious matter withal , than the neighbouring Bands ; they are consequently of a more voracious property , eo that a ship of ike largest size , striking on them , is swallowed up in a brief space of time : however , when the water is off them , they become exceedingly bard and firm , and parties in tbe summer land on them ; but upon tbe rising of tbe tide , they become fluid , and float to and fro with the wave ? .

      Since the peace Deal has been deserted ; tbe immense fleets of men-of-war , which used' to rendezvous in the Downs , afforded occupation to the boatmen , but now gratB gtowB in tbe streets . The Deal man may be said to live in strife , not of his own seeking , but strife brought to his door by others . Calms are as fatal to bis prosperity , as a long continued peace . There must be gales of wind , or bursts of war ; without them there is nothing—and this from position alone . It is no uncommon sight in Deal to Bee men who have saved fifty human lives—one individual count * a hundred—the majority taken from the Goodwin Sands during violent gales of wind . Looking at the clutters of boats which here and there appear between the bouses on the beach , 1 could bat regard them as so many little arks ; each , doubtless , had borne many freights of suffering humanity , snatching them from the deluge of waters , and landing them in safety .

      Prom this rapid sketch of the town of Deal , and its position in respect to the Goodwin Sands , the nature of the Deal boatman ' s occupation will be readily understood ; hi * calling is connected with the channel lying between them , in attending upon the wants of the shipping at anchor there , and assisting those whom accident has forced npon the dreaded Goodwins . In tie performance of this doty , he faces the sea ia its most terrinc aeodM , and acsbiDplJshes tome ot tbe most daring feats that come within the scope of human action . Here , frequently , may be seen the proudest of human triumphs—a triumph over the wild sea , wben whipped into its maddest fury by the winds ; and tbe animating scene of launching a Deal boat under such circnmstaDces must be seen to be appreciated . One such ecens is so indelibly impressed on aiy memory , that do wear and tear of life can ever possibly desirey . It happened thai : — Ooe cold November day , tbe wind blew somewhere Abpot nonh-W 6 Bt , with squalls , and thin sleet , which

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      seemad to feed the blast and increase its violence , and which , happening nt the top of the spring tides , brought a vast accumulation of waters out of the North Sea , — bo much so that the heavy breakers occasionally made clean sweeps through the bouses on the beach , causing considerable devastation . This state of things had drawn together crowds of people to witness tbe heavy surges as they rolled in one niter the other , rearing their monstrous curied beads as though they would destroy the town itself . The tide , which had not yet reached ita height , was rapidly rising , aud aerioua thoughts were entertained for the safety of Borne of the houaesonthe beach ; when , Jn the midst of the confusion , the attention of all was diverted by the appearance of a faint light in the dark horizon , far , far away at sea .

      A ship on the Goodwin V exclaimed a dr-wn voices at the same moment—some in tones of tbe wildest excitement , others in pity at the helpless situation of the mariners in that unlucky ship ; but the boatmen flaw to their respective boats , resolved to save har or her crew . Every eye was strained in the direction where the flash appeared , in expectation of its repetition s soon it came , again , again in rapid succession , though the distance , and the rearing of the sea , prevented toe boomiDg sound of the gun being heard . OI tbe pity which rose id my heart at the forlorn condition of that iiJ-fated ship and her weary crew ; what hope had they after striking oa the fatal Goodwin , in such a sea aa thaU What hopa ' had they , miles away as they were from human aid ?

      The needle is not truer to tbe pole than tbe Deal boatmen t » the Goodwin , if a ship be there ; a dozen boats were already manned before the lost ship had fired as many guns . Silent , solemn , and stern , but firm as British oak , each steady mariner took his station in his boat , impressed by the wild excitement of the hour , and waited for what , in tbe expressive language of the b « ach , is termed ** a smooth . " This is caused by one gigantic wave apparently swallowing many others of lesser note , and from its accumulated weight falling with corresponding violence on the beach , spreading its huge bulk utouud , and causing a level , creamy smoothness for an instant This is the moment bo precious for launching tbe Deal man's boat , and at that nick of time tbe boat is released ; aud away with the speed of the gale itself down the sloping shingle over the surface of well-grearod planks rushed the gallant boat , with every man at his appointed post ready to meet tbe serious business of the hour .

      Then commences the furious struggle for mastery ;—though tbe rapid , descent of the boat would make it appear an easy ta&k to , pass the belt of surf , yet a few seconds are sufficient to dispel the illusion , —struck by the violence of tbe rolling breakers , the boat has already lost her head-way , and , but for tbe contrivance of tbe haul-out rope , would speedily be driven on the beach , and destruction to men and boat would be the consequence . The haul-out tope is fastened to an anchor dropped in the sea beyond the troubled , broken water caused by the shore ; aud , as its name implies , is used to assist the crew in forcing tbe boat through the surf . Once clear , the boatman hoists his eail , and laughs at the rudest storm . Confident In his own re-Bources , and the sea-going qualities of bis boat , ho faces seas wbicb ships are made to shun . Such is the Deal boatman ' s fate when every other vessel seeks the coast for safety , he boldly puts to sea , and in the moments of the greatest peril earns the scanty crust which furnishes his humble me : il .

      A long , deep , and breathing silence followed the launching of the boat ; tbe receding vessel became canfused and began to lesson on the eye , until it seemed no more than a dark ami distant speck in the gloom , rising and falling with the flow of tbe heaving waters . All waa hushed except the heavy beating of the sea upon the ahore , and tbe iocesaant rattling of the live beach In its ceaseless action with tbe reatless sea . Night preternatural I y doted ia during the storm of that day , aud the surrounding gloom soon burled every object in darkness . ; Flash after flinh during tbe early hours of the night , told the watchers on the shore that the ship still held together , and that human beings still breathed in bar , serving at the same time to direct the boats to her assistance .

      Wbat followed is soon told ;—about midnight the boats returned , bringing the exhausted crew of a Norwegian barque , a dozen iu number—and the first nourishment received by the half-dead sbipwreefced men was furniabod to them by their humane salvors ont of their scanty store ; nothing was saved from the ship ; indeed , in such a gale , to save the crew seemed a miracla ; and the brave , humane Deal boatmen received as their only reward the thanks of the shipwrecked Norwegian mariners 1 . * * Although the praisoworthy exertions of these men ought to place them beyond tbe reach of want , yet such is nut the case -, man ? of them are starving : the reason is obvious , —who is it theyeavo ?—poor shipwrecked seamen , at tbe time greater objects of compassion than

      the Deal boatman himself , who frequently takes from his scanty store the first nourishment the saved mariner requires . I do not know if there be any bounty for saving life ; but be that it may , it is evidently inadequate to compensate for tbe risks tbe boatmen enceanter . Tbis is not as it should be . There are in almost every corporate town in England , comfortable resting-places for theaeed poor ; the terms of admission simply th-. it tbey are poor and old—a reason good and . ill-sufficfbiit . , For the decayed mariner in tbe Queen's Xavy , tber « is Greenwich Hospital , and fairly he is entitled to a refuge there ; but it la a fair question whether any seaman has earned more claims to be looked to

      in his old age 'ban the men whose lives are passedon this Deal beach , exposed to the worst kind , of weather —in short , it is in very worst kind of weather be earns his scanty crust . ; Surely there should be soraelhlng done for tbe latter days of the old worn-out Dal boatman . One would imagine tbe great shipping interests , Lloyds , with the Marine Insurance Companies , would , fiorn interested motives alona , erect some comcomfortable home t « cheer the declining days of tbe old Deal boatman;—set tbe rate of admission at saving twenty human lives— -say twenty—and the old man would cry quits with them , and this would , if possible , act aa an additional spur to his exertions .

      I know these observations may be met by tbe cold and calculating . It may be said , if the Deal man was prudent and careful iu bis best days , be might lay by a store for his old age ; but it is not so—it would uot be true ; but , however , Ut him follow tbis advice , —let him imitate tbe calculating poliey ot those who urge it , and wbat would he result ? Simply this : he Would pause and reflect at moments when bis high-wrought and enthusiastic feelings should have unlimited sway , —he would fold bis bands and complacently calculate the odds against bis 1-eing paid if he attempted to save a ship or human life during the time of a gale , —be would say , " It if imprudent to launch my boat , —sbe will be

      damaged , or perhaps my life nioy be sacrificed , and who will then provide for my wife and children ? " His life is a lottery , his bread dependant on the most uncertain of things—the weather . He may earn £ 10 in an hour , and then for months not a stiver ; he Das no regular occupation—no plodding employment with its thrifty saws and money-gettiDg axioms ; for him it is almost necessary that he should aut thiuk , that he should be a creature of impulse , doing deeds at times that seem impossible , merely because bo does not calculate tbe risk he runs , ot the dangers which surround aim . Surely , then , Borne permanent reward might be granted to the Old Deal Boatman . —Illuminated Magazine .

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      Dbeadful Murder in St . Marylkbone , and attempted s ^ jc 1 j > b op tub > j ukdebeb . on Saturday evening a most dreadful ruuidur was committed by a man named William Crouch upon tbe perBon ot Frances Crouch , his wife . The scene of the horrihlft occurrence ia Little Marylebone-atreet , leading out of Great Marylebone-street , near High-street The murdered woman , who was about twenty-six or twenty-seven years of age , bud been married to her wretched husband , who is about twenty-five years of age , in tbe month of July , 1842 , and had a child , now ubcut nine months old . Since their marriage Crouch baa lad rather an idle life , acting as a horse-keeper occasionally , but never being in constant employ , while

      bis wife waa a most prudent and Industrious woman , maintaining him for a part cf tbe time by her labour , and the assistance she received from her mother , who is living , in tbe situation of a lady ' s maid , in tbe neighbourhood of Wiitoo Place . For some time they were living together at No . 7 , Little Chesterfield-street ; bnt his conduct towards his wife was very bad , and bur mother declined any longer to assist her unles 3 she consented to part with her husband , which step she adopted a fortnight since , when the lodging in Little Chesterfield-street was given up , the landlord relinquishing one pound rent which was due . Mrs . Crouch from that time slept at the iiouse of a person named Hembury , corn-dealer , 22 . Or eat Marylebum-. etrect , to whom she was well known ,

      and during tbo U . tytiine left her infant in the care of a female named Line , tbe wife of a journeyman tailor , living at the hiruse of Mr . Divies , circulating library , I No . i , Little Marylebone-streot , at which bouse tbe j murder was committe ' tl . Crouch still remained at No . j 7 , Little Chesterfield-street , in the room of another < lodger , where his wife , ; notwithstanding they were parted , almost daily took the child to him that he might see it . Oa Saturday morning Mrs . Crouch went to cbar at the house et Mr . Bubb , bottle merchant , { No . 21 , We 8 trnor « Iui ) d-8 trett , in the same vicinity , leaving the child , as usual , with Mrs . Line . Oa leaving her wotk , shortly sftor six »' clock , she went to Mrs . Line's for the purpose of suckling the child , and while doing bo began to mend a pair of stockings f « bar

      husband . Mrs . Line , shortly after Mrs . Crouch had entered the room , which is oa tbe attic story , left It for the purpose of cleaning tne stairs , leaving In the room with Mrs . Grouch Ler own child , of about six years of age . While so engaged the husband , ( Crouch ) came up the stairs , und was allowed by Mrs . Line ! to para her and go into tbe room . Be had not ! been there , however , above a minute before | Mrs . Line was alarmed by tbe loud cries of her child j " Gb , mother , mother ; " and on her huirying up , and I entering the room , she saw Mrs . Crouch in the act of falling off her chair , with the floor deluged with blood , and her hatband standing by a chest of drawers , wiping a razor with a piece of rag . Oa sewing Mrs . Line , the murderer instantly rushed past her . and ran down stairs

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      into the street ; l » ut she Immediately folio wbd mm , and raising an outcry of " Stop him , " he was stopped , after running about two hundred yards , and given into the custody of Sergeant Bsnnett , 1 , 8 D , who cumeup at the moment , by whom be was taken back to the house . On their return to the apartment a most horrid spectacle presented itself , tbe murdered woman being found on tbe floor in a sitting posture , with her back against a turn-up bedstead , haying in her lap her unconscious offspring , whose clothes w « t « completely

      saturated with her blood , which was a ; wing from a desperate wound In her throat j The child was immediately given into tbe aare of a female ta the house , and removed from the tragic scene . ; Mr . Josephs , a surgeon , of No . 15 , Marylebone-street , arrived i" a minute or two after the discovery of the ; murder , and , on examining Mrs . Crouch , declared life to be quite extinct , the instrument with which the wound was inflicted having completely severed tbe windpipe , with the whole of the arteries and veins of the neck , leaving only the vertebras .

      On taking the murderer to the Station-house it waa found that be also had a wound in bis throat , from which a considerable quantity of blood had Sowed inside his clothes . Mr . Clark , a surgeon , living opposite the Station-house , was instantly seat for , who , on examination , { ounda wound ; about three inches and a half long , on the left side oflthe nfck , full one inch deep , and gaping about two inches , which extended pearly to the windpipe . Mr . Clark , finding great diffionlty iu dressing it in the Btation-houae , had the prisoner removed to his own surgery , jWhere tbe wound was Bowed up and properly dressed . ; Wbile dressing it Mr Clark asked Crouch bow he could hn jq been guilty of so horrible an action ? to which he replied , " It ' s all drink . " He was then removed back to the station

      house . On Sunday the wretched man appeared to be in great anguish of mind . He repeatedly implored Sergeant Bennett and police constable Lifton , of the D division , to make bim happy—he frequently ejaculated , " O , my dear wife—what will become of my dear child 1 " and sobbed and cried most piteously while the inspector was present . He is placed in ihe insane ward of the infirmary , in wbicb there are fourteen or sixteeu beds , four or five lunatic paupers and their keepers . Ha has a strait-waistcoat upon him to prevent him tearing open the wound in his throat . \

      At half-past tour o ' clock on ( Sunday afternoon Mr . Joseph examined tbe body of the nm ,- lered woman , in order to inform himself whether any struggle had taken place or not . Upon washing tbe Mood eff the hands aud arms no marks of violence fwera perceptible , but npon cleansing her face a slight cat over tbe left eye was discovered- The wound commenced on the left side of the throat , at first superficially , but getting deeper towards the windpipe , ; which was entirely divided , and continued beneath the right ear . The jugular vein to tbe right carotid artery were completely divided , and the cut extended down to thp spine . Tbe opinion of Mr . Joseph is that the murderer must have seized his wife by tbe hair , and having drawn back her

      head so as to cause tbe utmost muscular tension , the razor was then drawn across the throat before Mrs . Crouch had time to make any resistance . There are some truly painful circumstances connected with this murder . The poor woman at the time the foul crime was perpetrated was singing to her child and lulling it to sleep ; the blood , which copiously flowed from the mother ' s throat , rushed into the ears and ovet the face of the infant , which was yet partakiug of its mother ' s milk . When Mr . Joseph entered the room , he imagined the child had been the object of tbe murderer ' s veBgeance ; bat upon its being removed from its mother ' s breast , it innocently smiled in Mr . Joseph's face .

      On Monday , an icquest was held beforo Mr . Wakley , M . P ., on the body of tbe unfortunate woman , when evidence was given by several witnesses , corroborating the above account , after which The prisoner , a th ' n and wretchedly emaciatedlooking creature , was asked if he wished to say anything to the Court , whin he stammered out , "The c . use wns "—he then hesitated , and ap |? ared alru « at fainting . At last the words could be indistinctly heard , " O , I cannot ; don't ask me . Take me away , take me away . " Tbe wretched creature was then removed . ; Mr . Wakley briefly addressed the jury , and SBid that from the very clear evidence adduced , snd the admission of the prisoner himself , be thought there could be no reasonable cause for hesitation in delivering their Verdict )

      The jury returned a vordici of ' Wilful murder . " The prisoner was then taken to Maryleboue Policecourt , where the same evidence was gone into .

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      ness in the London-road , and ; in September last formed an attachment to Miss Louisa Collins , the daughter of a respectable hosier of that name living in Belgrave-gate . Latterly , however , their course of love' has not run smoothly . It is said that the attentions of s young gentleman to whom the lady was formerly attached were renewed and well received by her . Oa the above day he called at Mr . Collins ' s house and eaw the young lady * They had been together bat a few minutes , when a report waa heard , and Mr . Collins and his son being called down from the warehouse ( which is in the yard ) , Cooper was found stretched on the ground , with a wound in his left aide , and the blood issuing

      profusely from it . A pistol was found close to him , which had evidently been recently discharged . Medical assistance vras immediately obtained , but the deceased , though porfrctly sensible , gradually grew weaker , and expired in about an hour after the fatal occurrence . He replied to the questions that were put to him , that he must have been mad to do it , but said again ho wished to die ; and once h © said , " Louisa ' s the cause of all this . " An inquest was held on Saturday , when after a patient investigation , which lasted three hours and a half , the Jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity . " Miss Collins was not examined , Mr . Macauley , surgeon , stating she was not at all in a fit state .

      Determined Suicide in Fleet-Street . —On San * day morning , at the early hour ^ of tw o ' olock , the family' of Mr . Scratchley , surgeon , of 168 , Fleetstreet , was thrown into a state of great alarm and confusion , on being awoke from their slumbers , in consequence of their housekeeper , Mary Wares , 28 years of age , having swallowed a powerful dose of laudanum , which terminated in death . It appears that at the above hour Mr . Scratchley ' s assistant was awoke by the deceased , who , wiih difficulty ga > VO

      him to understand that she had swallowed poison , which she had taken from the shop . Mr . Scratchley was from homo at the time , attending on a labour ; the assistant , therefore , hastened to Mr . Ray , surgeon , of Salisbury-square , who , on his arrival , discovered that his patient was in a state of collapse , and insensible to everything . She never spoke after she had made the assistant acquainted with what she had done , but rema i ned in a state of insensibility until seven o ' clock , a period of five hours , when she ceased to breathe .

      Fatal Accident on the Dover Railway . —Oa Monday afternoon a fa'a ! accident occurred On th 8 above line to an und « r guard , named Nunn . The poor fellow , was proceeding with the up-train from Dover to London , and while passing under one of the arches at the Maidstone-road Station , he got up , and his head came in con'act with tho arch , and he was instantly killed . On reaching the next station his rime discovered him Iyiug on the carriage where he had previously pat , bid head bion literally smashed to pieces . The poor fellow was married , and was a remarkably sober and steady man .

      Fatal . Affsay—Oa Saturday evening a man named Thomas Hedges oxpired in St . George ' d Hospital . On the 23 rd of Feb . last Hedges , who resided in Fulham-bridgo-yard , Brompton , sustained an injury in the right ankle , in an affray with a person named Burne . He was promptly conveyed to'the above institution , where every means which skill and care could devise towards his restoration waa adopted , and for a time appeared to be going on favourably ; strong inflammation , however , in the part affected , at length made its appearance , mortification ensued , and death followed .

      Death from Sea Sickness—By a private letter from Liverpool we are informed of the death of Mr . Skinner , manager of Black's printworks , Milngavie . The deceased sailed with one of the steamers from Glasgow to Liverpool on Saturday last , and suffered so much from sea sickness during the gale on Sunday morning that he died on the passage . Mr . Skinner was well up in years , and highly esteemed both by the masters and workmen with whom he had been connected—Glasgow Chronicle * Rebecc * Rekewed . —Cardigan , March 27 . —Early

      this morning , between three and four o clock , the turnpike gate recently put up at the upper end ot tbe town , on the road to Aberystwitb , was entirely destroyed by Rebecca and her daughters , although it was within six yards of the county gaol , two hundred yards from the barracks ( ordered by the ma , sristrates and not yet paid for , ) and the London police regularly perambulate the tows night and day . The commissioners when here were informed that this gate wa& quite unnecessary , and one cause of the grievances ; yet , with all this , it rraa replaced , and again it has fallen .

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      Sleep . —The poet Young bays , " Sleep is great Nature ' s second course—the balm et hurt minds . " Johnson says , " It is the parenthesis of human woe . ' * Sleep being thus appreciated by mankind , how deair * Qua ought we to be that all should tranquilly enjoy ' » sweet-repose , " the general obstruction to whieu is through an unhealthy action of the liver or other viscera ! A little attention to the " young disease /' by having recourse , to a mild aperient , often produces the most salutary effect , and for such purpose " Frampton ' s Fill of Health" stands prominent in public opinion . A Monk . —William Mjrrissy , a reputed monk , and quite a clerical-looking person , was on Wednesday sentenced by the Chief B&ron , at Cork , to two years' imprisonment , for a felonious assault upon the person of a girl aged tea years , at YoughaL

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      London Corn Exchange , Monday , Apkil 1 . — For the fiuest dt-bcnpaous of English Wheat , fresh up , the demand wa . ~ , on the whole , steady , at prices about equal to iho . se obtained on this day se ' nnight ; but , in all other kinds , exceedingly little was doing , and , in some instances , tho currencius had a downward tendency . For free Foreijgl Wheat no progress could be effected ia sales . In bonded gratu , the rales were nominally unaltered , at about last week ' s prices . The best parcels of Oats were hold at full prices ; the middling and inferior kinds 6 J . p-r quarter cheaper . Beans and Peas at last week ' s figures . In Flour prices tended downwards .

      London Smiihfield Cattle Market , MondaT Apbil 1—The primost Scots were mostly disposed of at the prices quoted on Monday last , or from 34 8 J to 3 ^ IOd per 8 bs , but those of most other kinds had a downward tendency , and a clearance of buch was not effected . The Mutton trade was unusually heavy . Prime oto Downs were with difficulty disposed of , at an abatement of 2 d , while other kinds were 4 J lower than en this day se ' nnight . Prime small qualities of Lambs were in demand , at fully € a 41 per 8 bs , and nearly the whole of the supply was disposed of . In Veal so alteration in prices . Pigs at late rates . Bokough and Spitalfelds . —From all quarters the arrival of , potatoes at ibe water-ei < ie daring the week , have been very moderate , and but of middliug quality . Prime qualites are id request , at further advanced rates ; but in other kinds , comparatively little ia doing .

      Borough Hop Market . —The supplies of all kinds of hops being extremely limited , the amount of business doing is unimportant ; nevertheless prices are generally supported . Wool Market . —Since our last tho imports of wool have been only to a moderate extent , while the demand for most qualities ha , ? ruled steady , and previous rates Save beau supported . Tallow ;—Tnereis no new feature in this market . The hohlera of tallow remain firm , therefore the prices of Y . C on fhe spot and for the aatumn are the same . Town Tailow is still plentiful at 41 s to 4 U 6 d uett cash . There are letters this morning from St . Petersburg }) . A fair business is doing there , and the prices still on the advance .

      1 LivtBPOOt , Corn Market , Monday , April 1 . — We have this week had moderato arrivals of each article of the Grain trada . Two or three cargoes of foreign Wheat hava arrived from the Mediterranean and Dutch ports . The duty on Wheat has declined to 17 s per quarter . Tuesday ' s market was again very dull , with lower prices generally , Wheat being quoted 2 d per bushel , Flour la per sack , and Oatmeal 3 d to 6 A per load cheaper . Mealing Oats were held at previous rates , but seed were offering on niuch lower terms , and few could be sold . During the two following days the trade remainod inactive , but on Friday , with the appearance of two or three distant buyers , it assumed a firmer tone ; a tolerably fair business was done in free Wheat , at fully Tuesrices ¦

      day s p , which wero also paid lor a few parcela of mealing Oats for the conntry . Oatmeal , too , waa again more inquired for , and me turn dearer ; 21 s 9 d per 2 iOibs was obtained tor choice Irish . Flour met a little better demand , at previous rates . No change as regards Barley , Be&us , or Peas . Liverpool Cattle Market , Monda y , April 1 . — The supply of Cattle at market to-d « y has been rather less than that of last w < > : k , but without any altoratioa ia prices . Beef , 5 i to 5 fd ; Mutton 6 | d to 7 d per 1 b . Cattle imported into Liverpool from the 25 th March to the 1 st April ; Cows , 1428 , Calves 1 , Sheep 1341 , Lambs , 186 , Pigs , 5421 , Horses , I . Manchester Corn Ma . bk . et , Saturday , Mas , 30—The excessive dulness which characterized the trade for several weeks , past has continued to prevail throughout thepresent , and the transactions in Flour have consequently been on the most limited scale , to

      I necessitous buyers only , wno succeeded in making i their purchases at a further reduction in prices . The demand for either Oats or Oatmeal was likewise very trivial , and the latter article was again rather easier to buy . At oar market this morning thore was very little business passing ia Wheat , and we reduce our quotations 3 d to 4 d per 701 bs . Flour continued t £ find but few buyers , and was tui Iv Is per sack eheapdfj than on this day se ' nnight , 43 > being an extrenw rate for extra superfine qualities . For Oajts there } was but little inquiry , and ao alteration in value ca ^ be noted . With only a moderate consumptive * demand for Oatmeal , the currency of that artioK ? may be considered nominally without change . jg £ Richmond Cobn Market , Saturday , March 3 jfe —We bad a good suppiy of all kiudu of Grain uP our market to-day . Wlwat sold ¦'¦ fro m Is . to 89 . i Oats , 2 < 3 . 91 . to 3-. 6 d . ; Barley , is . to 4 * . 3 d . J an Beans . 4 s . 6 d . to 5 s . per bualwi .

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      THE NEW AGE , ASD C 0 NC 0 RD 1 UM GAZETTE , APJUL . The questions nsnally treated of in this publication are continued m the present iSnmber . The article on ** Sexual Communion" we decidedly protest against . The docirines and practices inculcated axe in our humble opinion opposed to nan ' s nature . &cd therefore opposed to all thai is > ubsiantially vjrinons and truly wise . Such monkish notions may suit a few fanatics , and ascetics , like the half-knaves , half-dupes of ibe middle ages , and the Shakers of the present day ; bat must ever be rejected by tbe mass of mankind . If eor friends , the Concordats , would stick to the working out of the great question of "Association , " thereby scowiDg how the millions mi « ht be released from the accursed rule of kings , priests , and profit-mongere ; they would do ancb more good than they are now doing by mystifying tbemselyes with their " metaphysical , ' * ' prothetical , " and ascetical nonsense .

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      THE TRIAL OF THOMAS PATERSON , FOR BLASPHEMY , before the High Court of Justiciary , Edinburgh . London : fletherington , Holy well-street . Our leaders will remember the trial of * ' the man Paterson , " at Edinburgh , in the month of November last , famons , —or rather infamous for the speech of tie presiding Judge en the occasion , and also the savage sentence passed upon the " matter of coarse " convicted defendant . Upon that occasion we did whai vie conceived to be out duty in advocating the cause of the persecuted , and exposing the rancourons aad hypocritical eocdnct of the persecutors . We appt-ajed to the liberal public to take up the cause of Paicrioji , and bv petition and otherwise , to show

      their detestation ot these religious persecutions , and endeavour to obtain at least some mitigation of his nndeserved punishment : we regret to say that with some few exceptions this has not been done ; and the Edinburgh bigots stimulated by their first success havefoHo ^ eo it np by similar acts of disgraceful intolerance . A \ rom * n ha * been dragged to the tribunal of Scottish justice (!) and condemned to sixty daje incarceration for selling publications which are openly vended in almost « very town in England . Bnt this would not have been bat for the criminal apathy of the professing friends of •* Free Discussion . ^ We say " frofesstng friends , " fcecaose there are not wanting thousands who style and

      think themselves altr * -Reformers , who exhibit a must . lamentable want of good sense , and Teal liberality , whenever their superstitious phantasies are called , or supposed to be called , in question . Men otherwise hotest and liberal , who would even go out of their way to " sympathise" with that arch ' impostor , ttat most finished of all charlatans , Baiiiel Q'Conuell ; whose only end and aim { next to the pampering of his own dear self , and filling his money-bags at the expence of his dnpee ) has been , throughout his pubiic career , the building np of prlesteralt and usury : such men become alarmed the moment you ask their synpalhy for a persecuted w infidel" j and forgetting their favourite maxim ,

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      VEGETABLE DIET DEFENDED . By Dr . W . A . Alcoit , of Boston , United States . London : Chapman , Newgate-street . This eseay treats of the question of vegetable versus animal food , under seven different heads ; Anatomical , PhyMiogical , Medical , Political , Economical , Experimental , and Moral . Under these several heads is given a faithful digest of the arguments of the -writers European and American who have written on this subject ; the whole illustrated and enforced by the author ' s own views and opinions . Wu cannot say that the perusal of the work has satisfied us of the soundness of the vegetable eatJDg theory . The writer argues as thrugh the whole human race had but to tako to a

      diet of meal , or potatoes andtwater , and the result would be health , strength , beauty , long li / e , and universal morality , instead of as now , disease , weakness , deformity , premature death , and almost universal vice , which one might suppose , taking tor granted the conclusions arrived at by Dr Alcott , were all , or nearly so , ascribable to the flush-eating propensities of mankind . This , we think , is sufficiently answered by the writer ' s own statement that 11 almost all the world or at least almost all the bard labouring part of it , are vegetable eaters . " How then comes it that amongst these vegetable eaters disease , vice , &c , is folly ns flourishing ( to say the leasi ) as in England and the Uuited btates ? He admits that the vegetable eaters are so " f' -om

      necessity , not choice ; " this , we think affords sufficient ground for believing that where men are fle ? h eaters they are eo naturatfy , though we can believe it to be quite natural that whole nations of men should subsist on a purely vegetable diet . The bread and grapes , or bread and cucumber of the Spaniard and Italian , may make them a very good meal ; bnt such diet would be ha ' f death to an Englishman . Nay , we need not saj would be : it is so wherever the labouring population of tins country have been reduced , as many thousands of them have been , to live on potatoes , oaimeal , and tea slops . Look to tbe hand-loom wearers , the frameworkknitters , the nailers , and too many other classes of our ill-paid and consequently half-starved toilers :

      are they embodiments of beamy , health , aud strengtn ? No , but they are tho very reverse . If our agricultural labourers are apparently an exception , they owe it to the pure air they breathe , and the good constitutions they inherit from their better fed forefathers . We say apparently an exception : because we know that the miserable diet on which they are now subsisting is gradually but surely deteriorating the race . Oj the other band , look at the aristocracy and gentry of England , who live on every luxury of flesh , fish , and fowl ; we find thtm , as a general rule , robust , healthy , and long-lived 1 the great majority of our House of Peers affords incontrovertible proof of the truth of this assertion .

      Dr . Alcott cites the Irish and Scotch who are *• confined almost wholly to vegetable food , " as berng fully equal , or superior to , the Eoghsh , " who use more animal food . " Now , it is not correct that the Scotch " ate confined almost wholly to vegetable food . " In no country , perhaps , is there a greater quantity of dried fi * h aud balled meats consumed than in Scotland ; 10 say nothing of the " mountain dew , " which , despite ihe eXeruoDB of tbe Scottish disciples of Father Mathew is s > ti'l largely consumed

      North the Tweed . As to the Irish , we hare no vrish to ii flvct upon their industrial halm *; but whatever be their physical strenxth , denvea from potato eating , we maintain that in Ireland their strength is untes ; ed as compared wuh ihe long hourB of toil to which the English peasant \ 8 subjected . In England , it is different . Here we believe the Irish labourer toils as long and severely ay the Saxon worker ; but then he is better fed , and has a greater quamiiy of flesh diet than tbe Irifhman at home . "Wo therefore submit that Dr . Alcott has not

      made out his case , by his Scotch aud Irish evidence . Here we must pause : we have cadidly , though not to their full extent , stated our honest objections ; but we have not room at command to pur-BU 5 the subject further . Notwithstanding our dissent from the theory of Dr . Alcott , we have much pleasure in recommending his very earnest and well-meant ct £ ay to all who would make themseivte masters of this very important question .

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      Appalung Occurrence j | t the Abei-phi Theatke , GiAseow . —Last night , one of those appalling accidents occurred at the Adi Iphi Theatre , which illustrate so forcibly the ' effects of a sudden panto upon a large crowd . The evening ' s performances were for the benefit of Mr ; J . Grey , a popular member of Mr . Miller ' s company , and boxes , pit , and gallery were crowded to ezess . Everything went on well till about half-past ten o ' olock , when a false alarm of fire arose in the gallery . A firo had broken out in another part of ithe town , namely , in the premises of Mr . Niven , printer ,

      Glas&fordstreet , which , however , was speedily cxtiuguished ; and it appears that the alarta was iuciui ' iomly sounded in the theatre for the purpose of getting out certain men belonging to the fire briga ie who happened to be among the audience , and who , according We believe to custom , had left ; notice where thoy were in case of their being required . The scene which ensued it is impossible to describe . In a moment all was confusion and dismay . Ths rush to the doors , and over the gallery and boxes into tbe pit , and from the pit upon the staeo , was tremendous . Large numbers were I thrown down and trampled under foot , and the noise and shrieking which prevailed reudered any attempt at explanation utterly hopeless . Several of the actors kept

      their ground and made every exertion to pacify the audience—others rushed , apparelled as they were , into the street ; and a considerable time elapsed before order was even partially I reptorod . Fortunately it was found that no one was killed , but numbers were much hurt—some , yra regret to say , seriously . Mr . Miller , the manager , was untiring in his efforts to minister to the bruised and wounded , several of whom he sent home in noddies . Dr . Easton , surgeon to the police establishment , and Dr . King , North Hanovei-street , were ! speedily upon the spot , and the sufferers received iall tho attention which was possible under the circumstances . Many were of course much more frightened than hurt , and the confusion was increased by , friends seeking friends , and by exaggerated rumours of the numbers injured , as well a 3 of the extent of the injuries .

      No blame , of course , attaohes to the conductors of j the theatre , who did all they could to chtck the groundless pau c , and who were [ afterwords unremitting in their exertions to alleviate i > s unhappy ' consequences . A good deal of damage has been done < to the theatrn by the breaking down of benches , chandeliers , &o . ; but this we believe to be . the least 1 source of regret to the manager , who seoms a benevo- 1 lent and kind-hearted man . Among the minor incidents , we may mention that poor old Livingstone ( formerly well known » u the Q leen-sireet boards , I and who now fills the situation of box-keeper ) , was I knocked down by some miscreant when the confu- ' sion was at its height , and robbed of several pounds . —Glasgow Citizen . \ I Coroner s Inquest . —Alleged j Seduction and SciciDE . —Serious Cuarob against a Clergyman . !

      —On Monday evening Mr . Pa . yne held an inquest at Anderton's Hotel , Fleet-stroet . jen visw of the j body of Mary Griffin , aged 34 , late servant to Mr . Soratchley , surgeon , 168 , Fleet-street . It appeared ; from the evidence that deceased had lived in Mr .: Seratchley ' B service as housemaid during the last six months . She was recommended to him by his ¦ brother . Mr . Charles Scratohley , I who is a tutor , I residing at Peokham . Ho also holds a situation as J curate in the country . For several weeks past . deceased ^ had been suspected of robbing her master ; but the fact was not proved until Saturday last , when a number of pawnbrokers' duplicates for vari-: ous articles that had been missed ia the house were found in deceased ' s box . She had received notice to I quit her master ' s service , and w& 8 to have left last )

      Monday . About half-past one o ' clock Jast Sunday morning she came into the surgery at the back of the shop in a sta'e of intoxication , ! Mr . Scratchley ' s brother was sleeping there on a j sofa . She told him she had come to-request him to , intercede with his brother , who had threatened to prosecute her for robbery . She also told Mr . Soratobley that he had been her ? uin , and then ; further informed him that she had' taken poison . ; Not believing what she said , and seeing that she j was in a state of intoxication , he persuaded her to go up stairs to bed , faying he would talk further with ber in the morning . She then went upsrairB , ' as if going to bed , but came down again in about a quarter of an hour , and went into the shop , where she drank a quantity of tincture of opium out of a bottle on the bhelf . Mr . Charles Scratchley , who

      was still lying on the sofa in the surgery adjoining , hearing a noise in the shop , went in and found deceased there just in the very act of Bwallowiirg the opium , but was not in time to prevent her from doing bo . Emetics were immediately administered , but without producing the least effect . Mr . Wray , of Salisbury-pquare , surgeon , wa 8 then ; sent for , and the stomach pump was applied , but the poison had already taken Buch effect that medical skill was utterly useless . Deceased died in a few hours . The jury cross-examined Mr . Charles Scratchley with great severity as to the alleged charge of seduction deceased had made against bim , but ; he positively denied the fact of his ever having had any improper intimacy with deceased . After considerable discos-Bioo tbe inquest was adjourned , to afford time for a communication with deceased ' s relatives , and also for a pttt mortem examination . i

      Strakoe Suicide at Leicester—A shocking event occurred at this town on Friday last , and created a very painful sensation—namely , the death of a fine handsome young man by his own hand from the discharge of a pistol . The particulars are briefly these : —Tbe deceased ' s name was Thos . Shephard Cooper . His friends live at , Grantbam , but he was apprenticed in Leicester to the late iMr * Clarke , druggist . He had a short time since set up in busi-

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 6, 1844, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1259/page/3/