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      H 2 ZES ADDRESSED TO WILLIAM THOM , IJTYERURY . Bsrdofmanywoes ; topennryinnrtl ; SeondBg complaint , thy wayward f * te endurM I TTbit mind ao nobly eonld life * * ills repel , Or fed content miavt poverty to dwell ? To see thine offspring , sicken , pine , and die , T 7 as mre the height of earthly misery ! gpnrned by the wealthy from their very door , Aad pitied only by the miserable poor . 0 J Scotia , once the brare and happy land ; For virtue famfed on many a distant strand : ShaD u * ourceuntryandour sireadisgrace ? Their shades would spurn the base unfeeling race . JInst sods » f song unheeded bang the head . "JThlle "we onr urea bestow npon the dead ?

      0 3 "tell it not in Gatb , " thai nndismay'd We aw bright G = nius -anther in the shade I It shall no * be—behold a de&thleu name Ikfes Rood by stealth , bat yet shall find it fame ; ? * the great , -with kindred * on 3 » at last , Shall yet atone farScofia ' B errors past , ¦ When v \ W to man , as Gallia ' s bard foretell * , Ssaii brothers be , in -whatever clime b , e dwells . * Adieu , flest ai > maj b&alfti and pe&ee be thine , Tboaiappy favourite of tha tunafnl nine , Tjzako not song , nor quench the racred flune , And Scotia jroud shall hail her poets i > ame , JOHK KJESKEDT < xite 5 head , KoTembei 4 Ui , TB 44 ,

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      ? . THE AT 7 XD WJFE'S PLAINT . J fcae naebody-noir ! for my bairns us » " gane j And a * the day lang 1 sit Babbing al&ne—I haTB naebody now ; like a weed on the wave , Isiidriftin * awa * to my bed in the grave ; When wearied wi' weepfai' I ^ fa' to a slnm , I dream that my bairn * to their slither has come , And If eel their saft lips , and their tears fa * like rain But I wauken to find that the tears are my ain . ' - 12 iae aaebody Dow J I hse usebody Bow , as in days o lang * yae , "Risen Bofcin TO wT me—ah ! who eonld repine ? 2 fow the lang sunnier day , withonl pleasure 2 see , Tor Robin is gane , and a ' s winter wi" m ^! Ahi there hings Ms bonnet—bat low is his head , His staff canna guide hii canld feet fcae the dead , And the auld elbow chair to decay will sune fa ' In nritf for its maiatera now monlcerin * awa .

      I bae jjaebody now I I hae nabofiy now—I ' m a pair helpless thing , like a tree in tie desert forsaken by spring ! 3 by TAeboAy now to console my fcenrfa carss ; Z ' ea the bretsa "whistles past as it lifts my -white hairsj The eland on the Ml , wi * its dark-mantled blow , In the smile o' the mornin' shall bo ; nily glow ; Bat the glosmin' that shadows a lane widow ' s day , Increases to dajk-ess , that lingers for ay e . I hae naebodj now :

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      MY COTTAeE ilAH > . 5 It cottage maid , my cottage maid , A 5 . ' long and weary ways I ' ve strayed , Afar froa home , afar from thee , . Sweet idol of my memory ; To swfcom my fondes : f ^ eiin ^ s ellng , * Io -whoa my soul would fain take wing—Ali wealth , and power , and glory inie Before thy light , my Cottage . Maid . IThy sylph-like form , that heath-clad grot , That rvy-cfrded , thateb-ror . fed cot , Ail lead my wandering fancy back , Along lime ' s hollow-sounding track , To nature as she wont to be , Whtn , in meny boyhood's glee , A tnnnt a ' er ths fields 1 strayed , ,. With lote and thaa . my Gottaga Maid .

      Ah ! oft we dimbsd the whia-erowned iaH , Where lark and'linnet Warbled shrill , 'Mong skipping lambs and bleating sheep , 'Mid goats that scaled « ach crasgy steep;—Tsen fiower was plnckt and tuft was shorn , Then fence was leapt and skirt was torn ; And tiers , in rosy bloom arrayed , Sprnng like a sylph , my Cottage Maid . When balmy moisture steeped th « trees , And & 2 £ ed the air , and bushed the bretZd , And l » zj cattle list ess browsed , And iummed the bee , with fnlnsss drowsed ; And gloTe , and cnp , and slip , and bell , With dew all sHyered , gemmed the dell ; 1 st richer than each juicy blade Were thy sweet lips , my Cottage Maid .

      O-, when soft night had lulled to rest . Each little Sower on earth ' s fair breast ; Ana tall trees shook ffieir leafy wingB Mid iratnre's lioly mnrmnringB , Ajod sense and feelin ? , sound and sight , Were chastened by thB silent jnight;—TwasheaTes , in ehtq _ aered forest glade , -2 q stray with thee , my Cottage Maid . And there , while dark trte ? topped the sky , Obscuring tints © f orient dye—Ail golden though those might be—Why ,-what were skies of gold to me ,

      Whi cheek to cheek , and heart to heart , We both like timid fawns would start , If one small ray pierced tbrongh the chsir That wrapt me and my Cottage Maid . Wfctn heafen ' s pale brow W 3 S jewelled blight , And moon aad stars shed fiooas of light ; logfclher would we wand'arg stray , AadsrriTe to trace each glistening T 3 J ; Ter not a light aiumed the okiei , Ose-tolf so Inssroui as those eyes That with mj trembiiEg beartsirings played , E'en wfien half closed , my Cortage > iaid .

      0 , hippy ^ ays ! O , happy hours ! O , life ' s fantastic fairj fiawers I Whj Sy those iappy hoars awsy ? Why ao those flowars i ? ecsy ? On Time ' s swift wing all pleasures fly , Like autumn clouds athwart the sky ; 2 f ow low in fcsrib my &o-ver is laidilj sun of life , my Coitige Maid i Ths Miller of DearJivugh

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      CLEAYE'S GAZETTE OF VARIETY—Parts TJI—Vlll . London : Cleave , Shoe-lane . O . * oe parts before us of thia excellent miscellany teem with some of the best original and selected pieces in poetry and proge , combining fact and Fiction ; Travel and Romance ; History and Biography ; Science and Art ; and in short more or less of something on nearly e ^ ery subject calculated to instruct , improTe , and amuse . Airs . Caroline White continues her pleasing contributions , and we note the productions of ^ everal other eminent writers . u The Age of Pericles" is the title of two articles in Part VIII , descriptive of Athens in her palmiest days ; these articles aloue are worth far more than the cost of the entire pan . From ine rio . for October 26 ib , ¦ we give the following most Mousing scene al Bergara described by a iraTeller now in Spain ; the scene took placs only a few week 3 ago .

      THE BiTTLE OF THE TUPS . The combatants—what think you they were ? Give it in , far you shall not guess in a thousand years . They were two stout rams , with a yard of born curled rakishly on each cheek , and descending some six inches below the jaws . The important question , it -seemed , —which province , Biscay or Guipuzsoa , produced the btst breed of sheep , —had been long in dispute ; and many a crack on the crown had been exchanged by thosB who held strong prepessessions in favour of their respecti-we fleets . At length , as the shepherds could not settle thb question , it was mutually agreed to let the sheep decide for thfcmseWea in a fair stand-up fight ; an idea which has never occurred probably to the competitors at an English cattle show or aericultnral meeting .

      Towards ten o ' clock , the friends and backers of the two doughty knights of the fleece began to arrive thick and fast . The streets were thronged with lively groups ef paisanos , dressed in their Sunday suits , for the most put of dark-coloured velveteens ; blue , green , or purple jacket , and ample trousers , with coloured cloVh waiftsoat , the whole bedizened with chains and little bell buttons of plated metal—a crimson sash lound the waist , sheeB and white stockings , shirt collar open to the throat , and instead of castor , the berst Basque , or large flat scarlst cap , with top knot of black fringe , worn with a knowing cock a little on one side ; add a long stick in the band , and you have the cut ' from top to tee' of the sprightly lada of the Basque P / renees .

      Altogether they are a fine-faatared people , with athletic frames , and frank fiare-ue'sil eonntenances , which inspire kindred spirits with confidence , and inrlte to fellowship . They have deep fiorid complexions , with bread arched eye-broics , both ineD and womeD , whilst they have little or none of the olive Moorish colour und cast of countenance ptculiar to the inhabitants of most of the other parts of Spain . The BiBcayan was quite prepared to turn tup' on his own account , and fcutt with whoever bad the air of doubting if a Biscay carnero were stronger of limb aisd longer of wind than any other . The Guipnzcoa , who is no lamb , and never looks Eheep ' -sh at a broken pate , began to wax wroth at the chaffing , and but for the presence cf the

      police , a slashing nsht of bipeds would probably have opened the sports . Public ordtr , however , was maintained , and the business of the day gone into with an official gravity , which to me appeared a mockery of common sense . Tie alcsde , -with ttie sob-local authorities , the polica , and a company of tabmtxy of the line , came to sanction and direct this piece of selemn tomfoolery , and tbe ring , or rather quadrangle , was kept by the soldiery . The magistrates having eho « en their stand , the two principal actors were led into the arena from opposite sides . Both looked surprised , but

      sot intimidated , when introduced to the clamorous multitnde ; both appeared eminently pugnacious , tuv ting right and left , stamping and waring , —disposition ! encouraged hj the keepers as a means of getting sp a strong pressure of animal excitement to begin with , £ / jSdde /« s&o » < or the town » ecretai 7 } then stood forth , &na read aloud the conditions of the combat , the Tarn * in the meantime b&Ting been bronght to face each other , or nose to ness . All beirg thus arranged , the alcalde shouted out *• Tamos , vamoi !' ( begin ); on which the halters were Blipped off , and the two combatants left to -prove their breeding , and the spirit of

      their p& £ tuxB . This was an anxious nEoments all brawling ceasedeven c gamttos disappeared ! whilst tbe last longdraw- a mgatUful « £ blue sawSe waa blawn down the now

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      with wire-drawn tenuity , as if breath waa wanting below to support suspense . The two poor fools in tbe centre showed good : condition and equal prowess . If the metal was good , there was bone and sinew enough in both to do terrible work . When left alone , they seemed to be aware for what purpose they were there , and were nothing losch to prove that neither " wore » caif-atin on bis recreant limbs . " Tfaerfl Wafl no shuffling , no sparring , no wbeedliDg which should draw tbe - fl ™ t cork ; they smelt for a second , measured front * , withdrew backwards some twenty paces , looking stssa ily at each other , then stopped short , reared np impetaOMly , and then rushed foward with glaring eyes . The two foreheads struck plump against each other with terrific violence , the sight and sound of which made m ? teeth ache . Of solid carpentry mast

      have been the « kuUs not to have been shivered by the blow . The Bi > t » r was driven backwards on his haunches , looking wo / ully sheepish ; nor conld the oifeer stand firm on his Ifc . ^ whilst tail quivered prtslo . pttstissimo , more qaicklf then grac ? fully . Great was the hubbub now— - Bueno car ^ ero" was ejaculated by both parties , for both claimed flO advantage . Biscay was drivenjon his nether end : | J *» w * 5 ba * . if tbe bead of bis antagonist might be " judged « f M hi * 'tail , his upper worfes were rather practising A » a ballot than a fight . At length , Famos mmos / wW «* shouted , and the second round commenced . There' w . v » Blight sparring with the bead , pawing , stamping , o »» o * two faint butts , and then Gaipuzcoa withdfS * , ' backward lor another frontal mill ; but Biscay—Of , A < ame « P <> n bis tame and lineage J—turned craven , and . submitted to the indignity of receiving a blow full otf fa . ie middle of

      that part which the brave never show te Is * enemy on tbe field of hononn Here was a conns * ""nation ! The iBIscayans could ; not at first believe tfet lr o < wn eyef ; they reasoned , coaxed , threatened , sfc » * »—called him , good , hraye , vile , pig , coward , 1 butt V 1 no purpose : he looked enough , * and refused to have . any more . Finding their cause desperate , they matte a simultaneous rush towards the conquering hero ; ba \ happily the attack was anticipated , and provided for < by the winners . A hundred knotted sticks wereraised menacingly , swords were drawn , and bayoneted muskets brought down to tbe level of the charge . Affairs looked serious , but bayonets had it ; and the

      poor chop-fallen vutqaisbed retired , with abuse on their tongues , and rage in their bosoms . Thus ended the battle of the taps ! Tbe animals were of the long coarse-wooled . breed , high on the legs , and much resembling the old Lincolnshire sbe ^ p in carcase and quality of wooL The Gaipuz : oano 3 pride themselves on this breed , bat without reason ; for nothing has been done in the way of improvement ; thongh so easy to accomplish by proper crossings with the breeds of other provinces . To show the strength of the conqueror , when tbe battle was over , a fellow weighing twelve stone rode him two or three times round the Plaza .

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      A BOWL OF "PUNCH . " THE CRT OF THE PABTBIDGE . The Eagle King may plnme his wing , Aloft on bis granite throne ; The Vulture may boast of the warrior host On tbe plain , for his bauqnet strewn : 11 But first am 1 of th » birds that fly , Tor they are slaves to me , In wbo » e high hands are the good broad lands Of the Island of tbe Free . Of Egypt of old , the Gods , tis told , Were reptile , beast , and fowl ; And temples were raised , ana altars blazed , To Ibis , Hawk , and Owl : But In modern time , in a Christian clime , I am a bird divine ; And Christian blood in many ft flood

      Is shed bfcfura my-shrine . My sacred ground they guard around With arms of deadly strife ; And laws restrain tbe hand profane That dares attempt my life ; A felon ' s pains , a dungeon ' s chains , Await the peasant slave , Though by famine wrung , with children young , And a starving wife to save . Then who so prond , of the feather'd crowd . Can vauDt himself as 1 ? Tbe Idol Bird , to men preferr'd , For me condemned to die . " " So the Pabtbidge rang till the greenweod rang With hit shrilly notes of glee ; And none said Nay to his boastful lay , So rare a bird was he I

      Pr / KCH im aFbjGHT ^ The humble pe'titton of Fittcft to the Greenwich Guardians , showe ' ih—That your petitioner last w «« k read » report of a meeting held by your board , in which your vice-eha ' irman proposed a motion for tbe establishment of a lauding library in the union-house . Tbe motion was can ) ed . Fears were expressed by one very sapient member ef you board that Punch might find his way into tfje pauper ' s library , if this sort of philanthropic hur ^ bug , as he termed it , wtze countenanced : Your petitioner cccordingly fears that he might \> e taken in , &- ad considers he should certiinly be tok ^ n in if " an -order lo go into the bouse *' were leit ftt the office oi J / oxu petitioner . Your peti-

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      ' ji 1 ¦ " ¦ n i i . _ - .- - - ¦¦ ' ¦ i tiouer is attached to his wife Judy and his c ^ ild , notwithstanding his apparent harshness U the lattor , and would by no means consent to a separation from them in his old age . Your petitioner lives by his jokes ; bat he would not have the heart to joke in a workhouse , » Dd doubts if , after a week ' s residence therein , he would ew joke again . Tour petitioner is in the habit of speaking the tmth , and calling a spade aflpadej he Is , therefore , clearly unfitted for residence in a onion workhouse . Your petitioner would be apt to use his baton on the beads of an oppressive governor or pursy beadle , and has no reasonable doubt of being urged thereunto in ; caie of misbehaviour of said governor or beadle , to the subversion of discipline in said workbouse . Your petitioner is used to the open streets , and cannot bear -confinement For all which reasons , your petitioner hopes that he may not be taken in by your honourable board . And your petitioner will ever pray .

      If Abdel-Kadee will return to his home at Algiers , everything shall be made comfortable for him , and all bis past errors forgotten by his disconsolate Governor , Marshall Bugeaud . Lord Mayor ' s Day . —The tomfoolery of a Lord Mayor ' s show was never more conspicuous than in the case of Giobs , for though there may ba some excuse fox the noMtnse when ( be thing goes off what is termed ' well , ' it becomes cruelly absurd to lug a man about in a great uneasy state coach merely to hoot and yell at him . Gibbs ' s position on the 9 th of November was pitiable . It was a case of pillory withont the « ggs—an omission for which , by the way , we give great praise to the populace . The people acted sensibly in sparing

      their eggs , and allowing the Lord Masot to »* ve bis bacon . The procession was a mournful piece of business from first to last ; and the almost ; incessant rain suggested tbe idea of nature in tears for the departed glory of the City of London . The ancient knights presented an appearance at once horrible and ludicrous . Rain and perspiration had washed the touge on their faces in large spots , giving them all the appearance of having been attacked by scarlet fever or erysip 9 las . But , if \ nd went before , worse remained behind , for Gtbbs jj ^ uielf came last in the procession . It is time for jy ^ ' 8 absurdities to be done away with ; and the expi - ** i ° ° f opinion at the parading of Qibba ( nay , perfaaptf , haYu paved the way for treating Lord Mayors ' nhovw in future with tbe contempt that ia due to them .

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      SCRAPS FROM UNCLE SAM . An Bomb ' s Sanctum . —The Editor of the New York Mirror ^ dressing a favoured female correspondent gives 4 he following description of himself and hissanciim sanctorum : — Hoe ' s B \ JikJlOg 8 » Fourth Story , Editor ' s Closet . DEAR FANNY , —It i « twelve o ' clock , an 4 the "itemsare all given out . > ye wa't now for the ' money article" tioax Wall-atm't . Till somebody is richer , and somebody poorer , ; w . ' aw not nt liberty to go to press . I am sick ef sriwo / s and wafurs , and feel like a sponge saturated with i » -ewa . I'll give myself a equeezw by writing to yoa . , You'll owe me one —( one squeeza )—when I see you f ' .

      . . „ . „ _ X have not written to yon rtioe I turned Duly . The surprise of a pow , milked ever ; time the clock strikes , would resemble , perhaps , my m ' uctanfc fecundity . I wish , indeed , that my brain wen' as come-at-able as new milk—awkward as the snrai . 'gement would be when not absolutely in tbe bands o \ ' the journeymen milking " for copy . " Ah , Fanny , you think you have the curse of Eve ' s curiosity all to yonft fives—but tbe brain is feminine ! " In sorrow" doea it ' " bring forth . " Were you ever in a large factory of public opinion t Suppose I give you an idea of tbe only freedom in the country—( that of the presk 1 )—by describing to you the machinery of which I at a the unworthy principal screw—responsible trifle thai I am .

      My oracular room is not plastered . Two walls of rough brick , and two uupainted partitions , cl < ve ia a corner of a loft sacred to Faustus—a Ftrlegeti ' ion of printers ! My chair is luxurious , I grant yoo—buv that ia all ! In every other respect , I am lodged . like Bi ^ con ( ham—not Lord Vorulam ) in a smoke-bouse . Fancy such a birth-place for the accredited daily Mirror of thin gs loveable in life and literature I Here coma I daily . « t seven , with a bead no bttter combed or pillowed at nigb , < than another man's , and by two o'clock its indifferent HniDg is mocked in type , and multiplied at the rate of

      2000 an hour , to be distributed by faea , steam , and horses , to tbe extremities of Newadom—the dailycreated wheel , of which my brain is tbe centre , covering its first day ' s diameter of COO miles , while the stomach that props it is but a petitioner for one day ' s drink and victnnls . ' How there is no rebellion , in a eomroonwealth where the middling interest is so much leaa expensively waited on tbau the upper is one of those mysteries of nature that we have taken no care to imitate in a republic . ' I trust there will be no ' levelling" ia my time !

      What else would you like to know ? Not that I &ek for information , for here comes the devil from Wall street with the ' * money article . " Adieu , Fanny ! Now write me a letter that I can publish , by tearing off the postscript—do you hear ! "The American Woman , " la the tuie of a new paper just commenced in Philadelphia- It is devoted to tbe American Republican cause and is edited , printed , and published exclusively lot women . First PuiNfiNG Press west of thk Rocky Mountains . —The printiisg press which we mentioned a few days ago as Bhipf > ed for Oregon , baa started on

      its voyage . It is bound to Wullumette , and will travel 25 , 000 miles to its destination—tbe circumference of tbe globe > . It will be the ouly printing press that some stars look down upon in a whole night of their shining ( won't it , Dr . Lsrdner ? or will it ?) being the only one in the Pacific north of G-mdalaxara in latitude 21 degrees north . It will pasa through 100 , de ^ roaa of latitude , South and North- A canal through the Isthmus of Darien would save two-thirds ef its journey , if moral : crises should produce earthquakes , we should hear , now of islands poked up and islands sunk , mountains shaken , ami a new picture begun by Anelli .

      Sketch of a Hoosier . —The Picayune ( which la the most American newspaper in America , and makoa its idiosyncrasy a spicy quality withal ) gives the following interview between a rail-road contractor , sitting in his office , and a " hooeier" in search of work—to English eyes an inimitably amusing picture ;—Hoosier—How are you , Squire- ^ -how d'ye rise ? Contractor—1 am well , Sir . Whom have I the pleasure of addressing ? Hoosier—Why , Squire , my name ' s Ruth—Ben Ruth ; but you know , as I heard the player fellow say in Louisville , " there ain ' t nothin' in a name . " Now you be atolerablu slick lookin'fellow yourself , but I'd have jest as great a raspect for you if your name was Smith —John Smith . Names alu't notbin , ' no hew . Contractor—Your liberality dees you great credit . But can I do anything for you ?

      Hoosier—I reckon . You see tbe fact 1 b , Squire , they bad an aZ-mighty deal to say in our parts about Orleans , and how a ^ -rlred easy it is to make money in it , but its no "ham" and all " homtny , ' I reckon . But now , to skin the bar at once , ean you give mo and five « ther gentlemen employment ? Contractor—If you and five other geutlemen will work at the labour which I am having done , and for the wages which I pay , five other gentlemen and you may go to work to-morrow . Hoosier—Good as pork , Squire—what do you give ? Contractor—Ten bits a day . Hoosier—Why , Squire . I was told you'd give ua two dollars a day and eat us . Contractor—Two dollars a day and eat you 1 Why , zounda , man , do you take me for a cannibal ? Eat you I

      Hooaier—Oh , hold your horseB , Squire . There ' s no nss gettin' riled , no how . I meant that I beared you'd give us two dollars a day and throw in the " chickenflxens" and " corn doins . " Bui you can't give it , you say ? . Contractor—No , Sir . Hoosier—Well , as I ain't flush in the financial way , I accept Let there be no mussing between us . Before commencing operations , however , he went into a merchant ' s office hard by , deliberately stripped

      off tbe coat , vest , and pantaloons he bad on—hung them up ( giving the place the appearance of an old clothes shop ) , and taking bus working suit out of tbe saddle-baga , put / them on instead of those taken ofi . The owner of the office came in . and , of course , expressed his displeasure that such a liberty should ba taken by a stranger in bis tfflce . The hoosier asked him if he thought [ him " daru'd fool enough to dirty his Sunday-go-to-meetin' clothes ?"—said he was agoing to take a glass of ginger-pop , and that if he'd jine him , he'd " sport ten per cents ! ' '

      Sidney Rigdon says be has received the keys of David , spoken of in the third chapter of the Revelation , which shutteth and so man opooelh , 3 Dd openeth and no man shutteth . It has been shown to him that the temple will net ba finished , and in leas than four years there will be blood shed ; about tbia time the saints will fight the first great battle at Chambershurgh , in Pennsylvania ; the second at Harrisburgh ; third-,, at Philadelphia ; fourth , at Baltimore , fifth , at Washington ; Bixth , at Richmond ; seventh , at New York ; eight , at Boston ; ninth , on the Hudson ; tenth and last oa this continent , at Monmoatb , new Jersey , in which they will defeat the forces of Queen Victoria , take the shipping that brought over her army , and pass over in divisions to England , France , and Spain , and finally complete the conquest of the world , and Ight the battles of Gog and Magog at Jerusalem , when tbe Saviour will appear , which will be In about eleven years from this time . Sidney says the beys he holds are above those held by Joseph .

      AN Editor s Logic—The editor of a country newspaper , sadly in want of cash , reasons thu » viitb . bis delinquent subscribers : — " We don't want money so desperately bad , but bar creditor * do . And no doubt they owe you . And if you pay us , we'll pay them , and they'll pay yon . " Good logic , certainly , and he dQMTOa to be paid up to the utmost farthing . .

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      > ~*~ w * m " Child Poisoning . —Tha extent to which child poisoning is carrieri may be surmised from , the fact stated before tfa \ Parhmentary Committee on the health of towns , that one single druggist in Nottingham , made' nr , ' thirteen hundred-weight of treacle into Godfrey- a cordial in the course of one year !~ iiQttinghw * Review *

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      To tub Members of : the a" < ational CHautku Association . —my Fkiends , —&f one of your authorized agents for promulgating tbe principles and expxundiag the objects of our Association , I deem it my imperative duty , knowing that you ba » e a right to demand it , to lay before you a fuir account ot ray stewardalijp , together with the prese . u state of politurrt feeling , 09 far as circumstances have enabled me to observe it Since Monday , tbe 7 th instant , np to tbe present Tuesday , the 19 th , I have addressed eleven meetings , and considering the apathy into which the political world has been lulled , I was most agreeably surprised at the excellent meetings which were get up on each occasion . I can aver from my own observation and from info / matioo which I have diligently sought , that the Chartists

      are the only party that have an organized existence in tha country . Tne League is defunct and no mistake ; and I huztTd the prediction , that all the eff jrts of tbe empirics will fait to effect ! its resuscitation . Not a traca of its existence is itiscernable in any town through which I have as yet passed ! At Northampton , which according to their mendacious press , was the scene of their triumph over the Chartists , their cause has dwindled into nothingness , has died of inanition ; while that of Chartism is preserved and sustained 'in tWO flourishing localities . The jmeeting which I attended at Birmingham waa for the i restoration of Frost , Williams , and Jones . It was held in the public office , which was readily granted for the occasion . We should have bal a Town Councillor for Chairman , but they

      were all assembled on the evening of our meeting for the purpose of electing a Mayor , Oar meeting was , however , ably presided over by Mr . W . Thome , a devoted Chartist and an honest working man , qualifications which , in ruy opinion , tjive more solid respectability to a meeting , taao all the mere wealth and title in existence . The hail was well-ulled , and I found in Messrs . Mason , Langston , and Williatna . ^ ble coadjutors in tbe advocacy of tbe philanthropic object for which the meeting was convened . \ The meeting at Bilston was Ciillyd for tbe same object . The Chartists of this town have a hall capable of holding 400 persons , which ou thia occasion , was filled with an audience that seemed to feel most keenly the sufferings to which Whig injustice has consigned the patriotic exiles . I here , for

      the fint time , met that persecuted advocate of Labour's rights , Joseph Lioney , who : ia , as usual , labouring witb zeai and energy in disseminating political light among bis neighbours . As a matter of course , fee is a narked , a proscribed man among the tbe coal and iron bashaws of the district . I feel assured that every true Chartiat will be delighted to | hear , that he is , through tbe medium of his own exertions ia a fair way to achieve a position which will enable him to treat with contempt the malice of those vindictive Millionaires , who would crush , not only him , but every other man who haa the moral courage to expose avarice and extortion , and to raise hia voice in support of the cause of right against might . Work , in the various departments of tbe iron manufacture , is plentiful . There has been a trifling

      advance of wages . The plundering truck system ia in full operation throughout the whole of this district . Nothing can more forcibly ! exhibit the omnivorou 8 capacity of those Free Tr ^ ifle advocating capitalists than this nefarious system . They axe not satisfied with the mass of wealth that accrues to them from the working man ' s labour ; but , by their Tammy Stops , they secure to themselves enormous profits on the expenditure of the pittance ! which they give him as the remuneration of his toil . The prices of goods range from fifteen to thirty per coot , higher in the truck store than they can be purchased for in tbe legitimate shops of the neighbourhood . It is no uncommon sight here to see a miner ' s wife , in want of a few pnnct > , offering for sale to her neighbours a pound

      of sugar for 4 il . or Si . for which she was charged 8 ^ d . at the Tommy Shop ! Now the keepers of these shops are all Fres Traders ; and tbjus do they display their admirable consistency ; they who would establish Free Trade with the world , will not grant their workmen liberty to expend their own wages ! At Han ley I bad a capital out-door meeting . jVVe were honoured with the presence of the blurigeon-beariug blue ) , including two superintendents , who , to give thwm their duo , deported themselves most decorously during the proceedings , although portions lot nay address was anything bnt complimentary to this part of my audience . Tbe H » niey Chartists are men of the right stamp ; Chartism iB radicated in their minds , tbeir soula , and their feelings , and consequently , it may ba presumed .

      the ephemeral risings and depressions in Srarte offsets not their devotion to tbe cause of tbeir conatry . From Hanley I proceeded to Macclesfied , where we bad a crowded ineefcHig in the Chartist Hall , although an admission charge ef one penny was made . Th& Chartists are tbe only political party here . The silk trade is brisk , but there baa been no advance in wagss . The following fact communicated to me by a member of the locality will gite a clear idea ; of the condition- ' of the silk h « ncUooni weaver . Be bad just finished a j > i « ce of silk of 105 yards ' , which be considered the best piece of work be bad e ^ er dune . ; He took it to t he warehouse where it undergoes a rigid inspection . He tvaii to his surprigo , fined & » foi defective workmanship , and being a month about tha job he was charged 12 b . for

      loom rent . Be was to have received for weaviug 5 jd . per yard or £ 2 8 s . 1 $ < 1 . for the whole . Now deduct the loom rent and abatements , ! and w « find that he had for tbe maintenance of his family for four weeks the sum of £ 1 8 s . 14 1 ! The majority of the silk masters here are Leaguers . The liberal member , Mr . Brocklcbnrst , is a diligent advocate of the cheap bread project , but witb wbat sincerity let the following instance of his generosity attest , He baa an acre of laird in tbe vicinity of tho town which he lets in patches of eight yards tquare , for which he charges 2 s . 6 d . annually , he therefore realms by tbe single acre the enormous annual rental of £ 20 ; Thia is one of the consistent gentlg . rnBD who inveigh against the cupidity and injustice of landlords in maintaining the ; Corn Laws to UpboUI

      rents . ' On Tuesday I arrived in Stockport . I WU 8 apprehensive that weahcu-ld bave a poor meeting , as it poured torrents of rain during the evening , and moreover there ) were on tbe same evening two meetings of the turnouts . I was , however , agreeably surprised to find assembled a capital mealing . Its obj .-ct waa tbe restoration of Frost . Williams , and Jones . The memorial was moved in an excellent Bp « ech by Mr . Webb- I supported it as well as I could . It was unanimously adopted . After having had the thanks of the meeting tendered me , it separated- ; The cotton trade of Stockport ia exceedingly brisk at present . Tbe spinners have had an advance of five pet cent on their wages ; they are seeking a farther adraace of 5 per eent . The masters are combined in

      opposition to so reasonable and just a demand . There again ia another instance of the insatiable cupidity of tbe mock-philanthropic League . Since 1840 tbe wages of the apinners bave decreased ] from 20 to 30 per cent Trade ia better now than it has been for tbe last ten years , price * have considerably advanced , therefore the masters pro&ts , allowing for the increased price of the ran material , ia at all events equal to those of 1843 , \ when the l&st deduction of wages took place ) increased by the 30 p *? cent etruck off the wages . Tbe operative modestly asks permiaaiwn to participate in the blessings of good trade , he requests ten per cent on his wages , which would then be from 15 to 20 per ceut less than it waa two years ago , and his free trading masters , who in the plenitude of tbeir kindliness are continually

      vaunting their desire to feed him with cheap bread , meet hia bumble solicitation with a stern and imperious " No ''! If these lessons are lost on Englishmen the stultification of their minds is jirremrdiable . My next meeting was at Mottram . There are here a genaine little body of Chartists . They have a room capable of holding 500 persons . We had ia good meeting . I was Urgently requested , to pay them another visit , when I hope to add a goodly number to tbe Association roll . Notwithstanding tlie briekneBs of trade there are many of the block printers out ofi employ . Machinery is annihilating this once excellent busineaa There is a print-work here , kept by a German of the name of Suhawbba , in which , during tbe past year , seven- hundred thousand piecea have bean finished by the plate

      and cylinder . My next meeting waa at Ashton . It waa crowded . Its object was tbe restoration of the exiled patriots Frost , Williaras , and Jones . On Sunday i addressed a most splendid meeting in the stronghold of Chartism , Manchester . Tho noble Hail was rilled with an audience of 3 , 000 who gave me a reception the recollection of which will never be effaced from my mind . The poasession oi . the Carpenters' Hall and its devotion to the cause of Char , tisra redounds to tbe eternal ! honour of our Manchester brethren . They have a powerful bind of choristers whose exbiliratiBg } execution ot some o 5 our Chartist odes would alone be sufficient to kindle up in the coldest bosom a glow : of enthusiasm in favour

      of liberty and its blessings . Mr- O'Connor ' s letter to Lord Radnor was ably read by Mr . Smith , and vras listened to with breathless attention by She assembly . Having addressed the meeting to their apparent satisfaction for about an hour and a half , the chairman , Mr . Nattall , accord ing to Chartist custom , invited : diacusnon , but no opponent presenting , himself , the meeting separated , having lasted from half-past six till ten o'clock . Oa Monday , I commenced my month ' s labour in North Laocasbiie . I addressed a numerous meeting of the men of Bieup , in the Chartiat Hall , and , judging from what I have heard of this ones spirited district , I cherish strong hopes of being able to effect some good for the movement-f-Yoor ' s , traly , Philip M'Qratu . {

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      The Fruit Tbadk , —The innovations upon old currents of business , to which we are now almost daily accustomed , will , in sonke measure , prep «» our readers for the following casev which they will readily see may lead to important consequences . —A novel experiment , and one of considerable importance to Southampton , and as it may turn oat , to oar merchants also , is about to be tried in the fruit trade . The Eleanor , Captain Wiokham , from Fayall has made the passage to Southampton in eleven days , with a cargo of 950 boxes of oranges . By arrange . and

      mentB , now completed , tho dock railway companies respectively , having acted with considerable liberality , these boxes will be landed at Southampton , and put on the sume trucks at the docks , which will run on the railway , and ^ on arrival at the Nin e Elms terminus , they will be horsed and drawn to the warehouse in the ciry . There will , by the new plan , be no removal of the oranges from the time of tbeir being unshipped until their arrival , the trucks having been bailt expressly j for the purpose . Ia hazy or bad weather , together with adverse winds , it ifi . no uncommon , occurrence for vessels to be

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      •• uine or ton daya bsatin ^ round to th f ^ urs . m toudon /* which , with pemhablo cargoes , Jia an object of importance , the whole voyage from the Azores , occupying only eleven days in tne present instance . By discharging at Southampton , the vessels will sail again instanter , save the detsatici and risk of a channel voyage from London , and will bo enabled to make three voyages where only two have been practical hitherto ; and as there will likewise be » considerable saving of post and dock dues , lights , freight insurances , &c , by the vessel terminating the voyage at Southampton , there is do doubt , should the experiment succeed , that other descriptions of produce will be brought to London by similar means by many of our merchants , where time and saviai ? of

      charges ia considered an ouject . The Eleanor arrived on Saturday last , as douthamptan ,- between twelve and one , aad by six o ' clock ia the afternoon , 950 ' boxes had been lanied and dispatched to London ; and , had noc Sunday i&fcervened , ttra brokers would have been selling the cargo in London twentyfour hours after it had bee * lauded at Southampton . It is bat justice to state , that every facility waa afforded by the customs in expediting the unloading ' of the cargo ; and the railway directors were so * impressed with the importance attached to the result of the operation , that special engines were ordered to be applied , if found necessary , to increase tbe speed to London . —Considerable quantities of fruit

      from tbe Mediieranean ports , had previously been . ' sent up by the Southampton railway this season ,, which probably suggested the operation on a larger scale . —Southampton Paper . fTlw above may fur--nisa consolation not only to the maifeet gardener aod farmer , who will learn that the proper machinery for the cheap aud expeditious importation and trans * mission of live stocs . and vegetables , can be as well applied to those articles of consumption as to boxes of oranges . In truth , if Peel does no more he haa left-in his tariff a ie ? aoy to laadlordsand farmers , which he must now follow np-ia a codicil to parsons and Free Traders . This aaid tariff is destined to be the people ' s hope , the landlord ' s scourge and tbe inventor ' s tomb . ]

      The Wim . Forqbhs . —We understand' that a rtspectable young woman ia on her way out to New South Wales , with the view of being married to Barber . She sailed from Greenock a few weeks ago , and was furnished with a free passage by Government-She belongs to the neighbourhood of Loadoru—Edinburgh Evening Post .

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      London Cobn Exchange Monday , November 18 . Since this day se ' nnight only moderate supplies of all grain have been received up to bar market , while the general quality , owing ( o tbe prevailing damp weather , has proved very inferior . Fresh up , the receipts of Wheat of home produce , coastwise as well as by land carriage and sample , were small ; yet the supply oa offer was quite adequate to meet the wants of the dealers . The finest parcels of both Red and White commanded a steady inquiry , at prices fully equal tothose obtained oa Monday last ; but all other kinds wore a dull sale , and previous rates were with difficulty supported . However , a fair clearance was effected . Holders of free Foreign Wheat were very

      firm . This circumstance prevented much business from being transacted , yet the rates obtained were quite equal to those of last week . Corn under lock was very heavy , bat not cheaper , The show of Barley samples was tolerably good . The besfc descriptions sold freely at full prices . In other kindsexceedingly little waa doing . Althoogh the supply of Malt was but limited the Malt trade ruled heavy ,, and previous rates were barely supported . The arrivals of Oats from Ireland being on the increase , the Oat trade was not so active as last vyeek , yet th . 9 quotations were quite as high a 3 on Monday last . Beans and Pea ? were in good demand at full currencies . In Flour very little was doing .

      London Skithpield Cattle Market , Monday . — For the time of year we had a full average supply of beasts , as to numbers , but tbe general quality was very inferior ; indeed , we scarcely ever recollect to have witnessed a worse collection of that description of stock than waa ( he case this mornin « . Generally speaking , tbe Beef trade , arising from the heaviness in the dead markets , and tbe unfavourable state of the weather for slaughtering , vras very isaetive ; still , however , the priiaest Scots , Kunts , Devon 9 , Herefords . & . s ., found buyers ,-at prices quite equal to those paid oa this day se ' amght ; bat the value of o&er breeds —a elearanoe of which was not effected—had , ia most instanced , a downward tendency . Complaints continue to reac ' s us almost daily respecting the

      shortness of winter keep , owing to-which the grazier * are compelled to use a much larger quantity of artificial food than has been almost ever known * During , the past w « ek , the imports of foreign stock have been good ; they have amounted , foe London , and the outports , to * 156 ' Beasts and' 28 'Sheep , ia , ' for the most -part , fair condition . The above , added to the previous arrrivals , form the annexed totals from the present year : — Beasts , from January 1 to November 16 -. 3 , 709 Sheep _ 1 , 022 We had on offer 47 T Beasts , and 3 a > Sheep , all for Rotterdam . The whole were disposed of , at about previous rates . A report has , we find , baeu circulated , to the eggct that several of our English'nobility and capitalists are engaged ia foreign cattle speculations . To such a ridiculous statement , we here give a flifc

      contradiction , for \ re have every reason fce know that it is wholly void of truth . The arrival of Beasts from theaorthern grazing distriots consisted Of 1 , 650 Short-horns . Those from the eastern couatieS comprised 300 Scots and Home-bred ?; from the western and midland distriots 500 Herefords , Savons , Runts . &c . ; froaa other parts of England 400 of various breeds ; frosa Scotland 190 horned and polled Seots ; the remainder of the supply being derived from the neighbourhood of the saetropoiia . The supply of Sheep was somewhat less than that exhibited last week ; nevertheless the-Mutton- trade was heavy , and where sales were pressed of the inferior kinds of Matton , lower prices were aoeepted . The Veal trade was unusually heavy ,, Jhe very highest quotation not exceeding 43 per 61 b& , In Pjgg very lmle business was transacted , at Ial 9 rates .

      BoRoi-aH : and Sp . ir > , FIELDS . _ i the past week the arrivals of Potatoes from all quarters hswe been , limned , heuoe the suppl y offering here is comparatively small . For the best qualities more nsouey ia demanded , but all other kinds are a dull sale . Per ton : —York Ked . % 5 iW to 70 s ; Pertrydiuo , 6 O 3 to 603 ; Eariy Devona , 5 o 3 to 525 ; Cornwall ditto , 55 j to 60 s Jersey Bluea , 45 s to & 3 j ; ditto Whites , 40 * to 48 s Kent and Essex Whites , 50 s to 55 *; ditto Kidn ^ va * 515 a to . 60 a ; Wisbowh Kutneys , 51 * to 60 T ; & Blues , 50 a to 53- >; ditto Whites , 501 ; Guernsey Hlues , 50 d ; ditto Whites , 45 i to 48 jp rince Regent ' s

      55 i to 60 s . . " ;^ Bokoitgh Hop Market . —Since our last report a steady , but not to say extensive , bu 3 iQeS 3 has been transacted in most kinds of Hups , and the late advance in the quotations is supported without difficulty . The supply offering is reasonably g 00 ( i 1844— SUS 36 X pockets , £ 7 to £ 8 ^ Wealda , £ j 5 s 2 ~ £ 8 8 h ; Mid Kent , £ 9 lOd to £ 12 ; Choice , < u £ 12 to £ 13 . ; Farnh » mb , £ 10 10 a to £ 13 . 1843 .- ~ . s Uase ^ pockets , £ 7 to £ 7 10 s ; Weald of Kent ditto , £ q i 8 to £ 7 10-- ; Choice ditto , £ 9 lot to £ 12 ; East ^ eat £ 10 to £ 12 ; Kent bags , £ 7 7 b to £ 9 IOj . *

      Wool Marxet . —A fair import of Woolhaa ta ^ place since our last report , IGflO bales having bee ^ rp « eivcd from New South Wales ; 100 do . from Italy j ; 172 do . from Spain ; 160 do . from Hamburgh ; and 491 do . from Russia . By private treaty , very little business is doing , and in some instances the quotations ,, aro a trifle lower . From official documeats lately issued , we find that a most eatraordinary increase has taken place this year in the import and consumption of Wool . Tallow Market , —This market reraaiua in the same state as last week . Thb stock is somewhat , heavier than at the same period in 184 S . Since our last the delivery ha 3 been good , yet the public salesbave gone off freely . The letters due from . St . Petersburg , this morning , have not yet arrived .

      MabchesterCorn Maeket , Satup . 3-ay , Nov . 16 . — The demand for all descriptions of Flour , throughout the week , has been on a very limited scale , and pricea have , Consequently , reoedad a little . There wai a . steady business passing in Oats aad Oatmeal , but ,, influenced by more plentiful supplies , the previous currency was barely maintained . At our market this morning all kinds of Wheat met a very slow sale without material change from the quotations of thia day se * nnight . Flour was , likevrase , in exceedingly limited request , aad coald have , beea purchased at reduced rates . A fair demand was experienced for-Oats , but the extreme prices of this day week were not obtainable . There was also a steady inquiry for Oatmeal at a reduction of o * tf . per 340 Iba . in other articles no ohanee can be noted- _ __ . . ¦

      LivHBPOot CoHif Marker Monoat , Not . 18 > — With a change of wind , we have this week to report good supplies of Wheat , Oats , Flour and Oatineal » from Ireland . The duties © a foreign Beans and Peas have declined Is . per qr ., —to Si . 6 d . and 83 . 3 d . per qr . respectively . The demand generally has not teen active , but the trade very firm , and at Friday '* market a tolerably fair quantity of Iri 9 h new Wheat was taken , by the local millers and dealers , some very choice red realizing Id . per bushel over Tuesday's prices ; in other respects there was no change . Floor and Oatmeal dull , at barely previous rates . Oats , with che accession of supply , have been rather easier to buy ; good mealing sampl's , however , have riot

      offered under 2 a . lid , per 45 lbs ., at which some lota have been taken for the country . Barley has sold at fully . our laat quotations . Beans and Peas must be noted Is . per qr . dearer . LiVBBPooi Caxtlb Mabket , Mowd ay , Not . 1 & —The supply of Cattle at market to-day hasnot been large , the greatest portion of inferior quality . ^ There was a numerous attendance of buyers from ail parts of the country . Any thinggood eagerly soughtafter , with an advance iaprice . Beefed , to 53 d .,.-Matton . 3 d . to &d . per lb- Cattle imported into Liverpool . From the 11 th to the 18 ih Nov . 1889 QovrB . 31 Calves , 1953 Sheep , 0 Lamb 3 , 3912 Pigs , 42 Horses .

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      THE MIXERS' ALMANACK FOR 1845 . TW 3 is one of the penny productions of the season , containing however , unlike many similar publications , a considerable amount of interesting facts in addition to tbe usual Almanack matter . The principal contents are—Tables / or calculating wages—Prices for Hewing Coals j and a Statistical Aceonnt of Accidents in Mines from the year 1658 to the present time . From this list of horrors we extract tbe following : — April 24 th , 1695 , wa * barfed James Archer and his son Stephen , who , In the month of May , 16 S 8 , ¦ were drowned in a coal pit in tbe Grallov Fiat Colliery , by the breaking in of water from an old waste . The bodies were fonnd entire after they had lain in tbe water thirty-six years and eleven months . —SL Andrcics Register . . The Miners wiU find this a useful publication .

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      THE GREAT GUN , No . l .-Lendon : Palmer , 63 , Fleet-street . This _ is a new candidate for public patronage , called in being , we fancy by the triumphant success of Punch . Our old favourite 13 above the reach of rivalry ; but we shall not be sorry to hail the Great Gun as a not unworthy coadjutor to glorious Punch , like it devoting its colnmns to the unmasking of public profligacy , the scourging of truculent tvranny , and the advocacy of hsmhled humanity , seasoned mth a due quantum of laughter-inspiring fan . In all these requisites the Great Gun promises to " go ; off ' * well . We give the following extracts , the first of which is from the opening editorial address : —

      We hava two departments , oc-mic and Benous , and we seek to infnse into the illustration of both a higher style and tone of art than has yet been introduced into weekly periodicals . One portion of tbo paper will be devoted to undoubted fan—fan social , fan political , fan artiadcal , fun dramatic , fun literary , fun in all its forms aud phases , loud , merry , laughing , exuberant , exhilarating fun . The severer le » sons of satire 'will come in with unsparing exposure of what is base or wicked , ana the food that is bitter shall be administered to the taste

      that is bad . Thus we seek to carry the scorn of cruelty and profligacy , and the laugh of joy and heartiness , into the homeB of families for whom we have also fairer and more wcr thy fruit We mean that we will combine with tbe glidness and joviality of the merry side ef our Janus ani-tQer face of lerioUBneas , in that family feature of tbe P * per -which has tbe avowed ambition to set np a high standard of criticism in literature , science , music , tbe drama , and tbe fine arts ; and to originate a new style of popular fietions , also of tbe highest class—all of them beantifnlly illustrated by the best efforts of genius and the purest principles of tasta

      MOBAL APHORISMS AM ) BEFLECTJONS . How cheering ia the domestic hearth I Hott oomfortless when you owe for coals , have burnt all 70 a had , and can get no credit ! As tha sand-papered bottom of the box is to the locifcr . so i 3 the refusal to " move on" to tee mind of the policeman , setting it on firs . Opium sires a nap to tbe worn-out man . Would it csisl-A do U * e same Vo the -worn-out hat ; flushed matton is nice , but sometimes the gravy conce * ltan uninviting morsel . How often does a tempting appearance cover thB worrt qualities ? ' Quarrels »« ely patched up for the time are apt to break out again more fiercely . So Vbe Beams of the long-used coat , when the temporary filoss of the Paris reviver is past , come forth tbe seedier .

      Yonth fears chastisement , and cuffs are sometimes needed to reform old habit * . The old habits most improved by cnni are worn surtouta . THE KUOCT ASD THE CHBHTB . Ia the lima of the past week we read the following report : — John Smith , a boy nine years ol J . was charged by ilr . Mice , grocer , witb stealing some raisins , valnaone penn j . Complainant stated that he was f r * quently rebbed of raisins , which were exposed near tbe deor , by boya , -who , when he went out , ran away and took sights at iiiD : be trished to make axt example ol this on a The magistrate ordered him to be whipped , ' taking bis youth into consideration . ' *•

      There is clemency in Bow-slreet ! Merciful magistrate ;—hnmane legislator ' . Camphorated amulet of protection against infant pauper dtJiDqneney . ' Bonntifnl are ths aispensatfona of the Bench , fofcinp Ais youi / i into consideration" : sweet the allowance made for criminal babes ! 2 dr . iiacs is a London tradesmen . Ale and beeves are his , and pippins aaid ruby port . His WOld 18 good at tha fare of M&mmon . He can beget goW COin "With his ick-bottle—a grand and glorious thing : his goosequill is a mine of wealth ! He bath silver forks that know tbe favour of toothsome venison . Mace is blessed !

      And "who is John Saiitb ? A shoeless , blue-eyed thing of nine years old . His youth is " taken into consideration" ; b& ia to be whipped ; His white ar-d teoder bact is to be scarred witb crimson brands : tbe lasb is to ecter bis soul , for one pennyworth of raisins ! The blood of tbe pauper child is less precious than the blood of tbe blushing grape be pilfered . O . ' worthy dispenser of justice J John Smith shall not be overlooked . Poor , writhing little martyr ! Qoi help him ! Among the contributors we find the names of Mr . Maxwell , -rothoT of " Siories of Waterloo , " Albert Smith , and several others of uote in tie Iherary "World . The illustrations , which are by the famed Ph z , are all excellent . That of the Gibba' Grand Civic Piocessioa , after the Elgin Marbles , is indeed a gem .

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      Editor of this paper . Among other v ^ ractions , we finti a translation of Eugene Sue ' s M ysteries of Paris , hca been commenced , and will be continued weekly in this publication . We recommeuft . © Last to the trade of whose interests it is the ao <>" cate .

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      THE MOUSING STAR ; OR EERALD OF PROGRESSION . London : Sherwood and Co ., PaterBOsifei-row , This is a penny publication intended te appear Jsanihlj : it is started as an advocate of the Tropical Effligraiion Society , and as an exponent of the plans cf Mx . Eiilfcx . Among the contributors is William Ihem , ice poet of Invernry . Wo sjive the following tttract 3 from tbe opening editorial address : Tha Morniu ? Star roakfis its appearance , heralding

      utisbnmbly hoped ) the dawn of a belter day ; its esdianoEs piercing tirrotigh tte mists o ! Error to iaccn iese from tbe pataa of Falsehood and Misery , laa a-s-alen jum to the light thai even now shines in r DirkneisI In orber -wortis , Triiatevcr tends to Saiij elevation as a moral btinj ; or the progress of fcnan iaprovtment—¦ wieiher the can ** of Peace , the ii * litioB of the Punishment of D = aih—Teinperanc *—td all kindred movements , ¦ wlil in the Herald of Pxopa&OB find a zaalous advocate .

      U any topic has precedence It will be tbe plans of •"*» greatest of scientific men—ETZLEK- ' ^ e -wcnld desire Tbe Slorniag Star 10 be represen-^ 3 S » e of that UxTf Mj > "d now springing up in England * c 3 tkbVfbfcre—miiiiDCtMiood it is true , 1 st then , all * &o have aspirations for man's advance whatever their fciffiien , if bnt in tbe right director ;—Onward 1 let ^ a tauten forward , pen grasped manfully in ink-^^ aiiicfl hand , to fight the good fight ! We call upon * 3 joasg aspirants to enrol nadtr our banners—Let Csbj TjprouM thtm!—O heaven grant the coming

      waeraStn may be irortiy ef the boasted nineteenth * s > tuyi Xtt ns not cut each others throats as onr fotfaitfcrs have done , but stretch oct the -warm han& < # Tnuvexsal brothcihtjod : no longer forter misery , crime , t > bo&&ei ,-war- 31 aS's Pbogsessio ^ , f&r the future , * " » £ ichTror 4 " *" ** ihe Poet , the Prophet . , and the Philosopher , » Te tt ^ looked to a brighter futurity for man . It all fta fcnva dream , End th £ T I but dreamers J Surely do . " ~ -2 foj a'l tbisgB declare for a better creed . Sciencefctt ' s -whole past ai > d present experifcuce—all—all—Joata that ,

      A brighter morn * wsjta the human obv , "When every transfer of earth ' s natural gifts , Shall be a commerce of good words and works ; ^^ hea poverty acd wealth , the thirst of fame , Tee fear of infemy , disease snA » oe "R " arsnd It * million borrow , and fierce neU ^ Sfcaii live tm * va X 3 a » memory ol tusfc , Who lite a . penitent libertine » ball » tart . 2-ask lack and shudder at hia younger years , lie present Number contains several interesting * fticles , including a full account « f the Tropical " -Eai gmionSorieij ; " its present Etaieand proposed ^ fcstitmion . We -wish the Morning Star * brilliant *^ successful career .

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      1 HE LAST . —Loadon : Cleave , Shoe-lane . . Bais is tbe f # orth number of a penny publication V&e previous Bombers have not reached us ) devoted wite interests of the " gentle craft , " andcondneted -Jibs ccffimitteeof managtmeni of the Cordwainers ' autuil Assistance Association . The opening address w this number closes with , a lengthy extract from * a article in the Star , of the 9 ih losi ., on" the Stir . - ^ tto ng rjje Trades . " The conductors of the Lastj I -JpP ^ oitlj taking a like view of the duties of ike f . Jixdes at the present lime , to that expresseubj the

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      CONINGSBY . { s * In om- nexi dumber { tae first of the London Siiics ) will be commenced a rcTiew of D ^ IsbaelTs celebrated and popular novel * ' CdTttngsby ; OT the iVcic Generation . "

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      WAYSIDE FLOWERS ; OR , POEMS , LYRICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE . By J . B . Walker , Lb £ D 3 . This little work has been some time before the publio , bnt our attention having been called to it by a friend , we readily give to it that notice which the Buffering sons of labour always merit when struggling to elevate themselves and their order by works similar to the one now under notice . The author of these "Wayside Flowers ' nays "The greater portion of the pieces 1 now present to my friends have been written on my own humble hearth , with my children playing round me , after my hours of labour ; and when I call to mind the pleasure 1 have experienced in so doing , I must confess , 1 have in some measure received my reward . " It is well that Euch reward the sons of song can feel and know , for any other reward is too often denied them .

      Our authors effusions are mostly of a melancholy cast , arising most likely from the adverse circumstances with whioh wo are given to understand it has been bis lot to battle for many a weary day . They are by no means , however , of the sickly sentimental school , but on the contrary have pith and bouI enough , many of them , as the following , tbe conclusion of his address u To England , written on the Sea Shore , " will show : — Land of tbe patriot ! o ' er the moonlit sea , The sailor fills his bowl and drinks to thee ! A grateful Spring , free as ocean ' s wave ; The pure lfb * tion of the truly bravs . Nor danger is its winding-sheet of woe .

      Is or fate ' s dim shadowB flitting to and fro , Nor Time ' s rude billows , though they darkly roll , Can check that native incense of the soul ; The seaman ' s altar is the snow-white foam , His prayer is breath'd for England , Freedom ' s home Inur'd to perils on the faithless deep , By duty call'd his midnight watch to keep , Where flashing meteors light him on bia way , O'er lucid Waters tosa'd in angry apray . Above him , moan j thB spirit of the storm . The midnight gale breaks o ' er his vigorous form , — But , dauntless still , in loneliness b « smiles , And beroe before the bretza to distant isles , He gasaa on tbe ocean and tbe sky , Bat Albion's clifia are mirror'd ia his eye .

      The following , we think , affords a very fair specimen of our author ' s poetical powers ; to our fancy we have seldom mei with anything more sweetly true . EVE » I » O . Calm peace be mine in that blissful hour , What time I stray to the leafy bower , By those towering elms that shade the brook , Or rosm to tbe abbey's wildest nook , To the woodman ' s but upon the h-ath , Or the ancient well the hills beneath . When the wild bee seeks its bidden cell . Enriched with the sweets of many a dell ; When I bear the peasant ' s evening song , Tbe valleys and winding lanes ' among , Aud J hail once more pala Ht-sper ' s ray , Then dear to me is the close cf day .

      Let others geek the fluttering crowd , Their pageants teem like yonder cloud All glowing in the western feky , — So gorgeous in its golden dye , That £ » ncy deems it some bright isle , Stretch'd in the Sun ' s eternal smile ; But & 3 we « az-s , its glory fades , Evangelising in evening shades . But O . ' 't is sweet to steal away , And wander in the twilight gray , Por there ' s a charm in that lonely hour ; In its deep silence a mystic power , Like soft enchantment o'er me stealing , Tbe Blormy paaaiona : k 3 nd ] y healing , — And soaring fancy apreadB its wings , In undisturbed imaginings .

      Then rushing streams , and gentle rills , The valleys , and tbe giant bills , Tbe rising bretzs , that sweeps the sky , And every leaf that rustles by ; ADd evening ' s bright and gentle star . And all that glorious host arar ; With wild and solemn music raise Tbeir voices in transporting lays , — And words of wondrous power belong , To tkat mysterious burst of song . Mr . Wa . ker was . we are informed , in his early

      day 3 an operative oloth-drawer . Ill-fortune however doomed him to the loss of that employment by which be had from his youth up earned the bread of honest industry ; < nd at present we believe he 18 struggling for a subsistence in Leeds in the character of a school-master : his school , we Tegret to add , being by no means so well patronised an the abilities and meriu of the schoolmaster deserves . In taking our leave of Leeds we . do not know that we could better do so than by raising onr voice in behalf of one of her ill-used sons , and reoommending as we do most heartily his pretty and pleasing " W at / side Flowers . "

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 23, 1844, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1290/page/3/