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A CASE AT SESSIONS . ? ?„* , * at the SessionsheMin Buckingham , £ 5 £ \ Z 2 st o «™ l fenieafor tueldng Lam " d capon into his aplfntedinan , Sd / discnss'd a deadly breach of aw , Sben committed to the county jail M ^ rap atientlcarin ^ ^ iUiamFlan : ' For * athe , rtoa , one day last vedc , Was seen ma liciously to sneak And Dcna his body liy the fence Of his own garden , ana from thence Abstract , out of a noose , a hare , TVTiich he unlawfully found there , Against the peace / as mar be seen In Burn and Blacfcstone ) of the Queen .
He , questioned thereupon , in short , Cwi M gfre no better reason fort Than that his little boy and lie jtf < l eften in tlie morning see Said liaro , and sundry other hares , JiibWing on certain herbs of theirs . Tcddk , the seventh of the boys , Counted nvdve rows , fine young savoys , Bit to the ground by them , and out Of ne'er a plant a leaf to sprout : And ^ auij the youngest lad , did think He saw a couple at a pink . " Come . '" cried the Reverend , " Come , confess !" Flail answered , " I trill do no less . Puss we did catch : l'uss we did eat :
It was her turn to give the treat . Xor overmuch was there for eight o' us With a half gallon o' potatoes : Eight : for our Prue lay act abed , Abdpoor dear Bessy wifli the dead J » We caunot listen to such idle words , " The Kercrena cried : "The hares are all my Lord ' s . Have you no more , my honest friend , to say Wliy we should not commit you , and straightwav V "Whereat "WaiFiail Grew deadly pale ,
And cried " If you are so severe on me , An ignorant man , and poor as poor can be , 0 , Mister Shutwood , what would you have done I ; you had caught God's blessed only Son , vrLen helwoke off ( in land not His they say ) TUat ear of barley on the Sabbath day ? Sweet Jesus ! in the prison He had died , And never for our sins heen crucified . " " Constable ! take that man down stairs , He quotes the Scripture and eats hares , " —W . S . L DouaUs Jen-oil ' s StnVing Magazine .
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THE 1 LLLMINATED MAGAZINE—ArRiL . 'flic contents of this month ' s number are varied aad entertaining . " Travel and Talk , " by Luke Bobcs , contains a severe castigation of the homoeopathic quacks . " TJie Past , the Present , and the 1 ' ossiblc , " is cleverly written . The " Adventures of a Scamp , " if we eorreetly understand tbe writer appear to be likely to be brought to an abrupt , and anything but satisfactory conclusion . We regret Has , for we hare derived much amusement , and by E 9 iueans of an unprofitable kind , from their perusal . 11 Ccntemporarr History" deals most unmercifull y idiL thai portion of the press-yang popularly < Ieno jniuated " Pcnny-a-liners ; " we give an extract : —
Although the writers alluded to are called penny-aliner ? , the rateis , in fact , three halfpence aline . That j j !<• say , such a sum is paid by four of the morning papers and the evening papers . One of the morning papers pays fimenhatless . The Sunday papers differ iu the rate of remuneration paid to this class . One of them , allows as Much as threepence per line . Sow the public may be in lie habit of associating the idea of " peShy-a-liners" with liuiirthing escesavely paltry , but , in point of fect ^ some « these men make a good deal of money . An article of 3 < . Mlines produces 12 s . 6 d ., and if that amount be multi-]! ied four or five times , the sum mounts up . It is by no auansan uncommon thing for a penny-a-liner to make £ 10 or £ 50 by a good murder or any other startling event . Tliase incidents , it is true ^ do not often arise ; but these men are so indefatigable in picking up " unconsidered aides / ' that in the worst of times the industrious get a tolerabl y good living . Indeed , there is one penny-a-liner wiiu makes something like £ 1 . 000 a year . It is to be
re marked that there is a vast field . They do not , as we } avo said , falsify events , but they make them subservient to circumstances . Thus , if a coroner ' s inquest should SOt be sufficiently interesting for the morning papers , mil should the copy unfortunately not be used by any of ; ii « m , it is dressed up the next day for the evenings , lack runs sometimes so much against the writers , that s ' vtt the evening papers leave ont the account , perhaps - yflssed by Parliamentary reports , or , perauventure , urged by a spirit of economy . In these cases , the affair i = treasured up till the Saturday , when a rtchauffee of the Jtcduig points is made up for the Sunday papers , and the ijate and the heading being altered , it is duly paraded cader the head of latest intelligence , particularly by a K-rtain class of Sunday papers , which affect to give news 81 > to the very latest hour , and the reporters for some of which , upon the principle that it is " an ill wind which \ S » xss nobody any good , " sometimes convert the upsetting .: : a boat in the Channel , into a " distressing shipwreck and iiKlaneholv loss of life . "
The following sweet lines we extract from an art ! tic en tbe coming of the Spring : — iktm nature will resume her dormant powers , Immortal as m triumph over death ; The Spring will soon be with us . Many flowers The earth will hallow with sweet forn . s and breath , And thousand bosoms with delig ht be rife , Those symbols welcoming again to life . Thvy will arise o ' er many a wooded bill , In Joirl y sjiots * niid many a pleasant valew'iii jjcm the brink of many a gurgling rill ; Ami who trill Jean their charms of slight avail , '• Vwrin g us to regard their » lossoming , Tolling us cjieut fcjgg of our , rarOT Spring ? ' Tonil liands will place them in the sick man ' s room , Thtar presence gleaming lite a ray of light And beauty , peering through its saddened gloom ;
And with their scent will visions , calm and bright , LulHiig in soft delight the sense of pain , JVrOUEe the faintness of ihc sick one ' s brain : A flush will overspread his faded cheek , A brightness fill agaiu the sunken eje ; And friends will bow to hear him softly speak Of health and vigour , life-renewing , iiigh ; A blessing will be with them—that they keep Hope from relapsing into weary slee ]> . And shall-we not lore flowers , \ i they "but raise Our thoughts a moment from the worldly din That stirs our hearts too deeply in this maze Of toil , ambition , passion , or of sin ?
0 , are they useless ? Every flower we see To si ght and sense betokens / purity . The present number closes the fourth volume of ibis Magazine : and we perceive , by an announcement from the conductors , that it is intended , next month , to commence a new series . On the first of May next , the Illmuinattd Mtgadne will appear as a handsomely bound small octavo volume , without extra charge . This arrangement will , at any rate , possess the merit of originality and novelty , and , we think , caunot fail to increase the present popularity of this publication . The present form isvery inconvenient , and anything but elegant ; weare , therefore , disposed to JleartJy welcome the promised change .
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fuis is a very interesting number of the Colonial lhaazinc , for besides the usual statistical and other articles of sterling merit , there is in the present number mor e than one paper of a lighter , and more generally amusing character . The principal contents are , an " Account of the Neilghcrry Hill Tribes , " containing a description of a most remarkable peoplethe Todas or Touaras . Following tills is an article on " Vurt Philip contrasted mth Van Dieniatfs Land . " "The Australian Sketches , " byT . M'Combie , are exceeding ]? interesting . We regret that want of
room prevents us giving an extract from these "Sketches . " "The Present state of Demcrara , " The " Commerce of Java , " the " Progress of the > acar Trade in the United States , " and the "North American Fisheries , " are all able articles , and of importance to those interested in colonial affairs . Lastly , there is a scene at Fernando Po , entitled Krooman twus Boobie , " which cannot fail to ex-« t « the liable faculties of the reader , at the expense w poor lioobie . We close this notice with a description of the present masters of the Oregon territory .
™ t 1 BAPPEES , OK BEAVEB HOSTEBS . Ill thl ! old times otthc Canadian far trade , -nrfaen the tra . -em iiu-s was chiefly pursued about the lakes and ™ t ~ . * ** * xfl * tlifio > is were , in a great degree , carried on mi totteaus and canoes . But a totally different class has now sprung uji—the « mountaineers "—tbe tradei * and iraiipcrs that scale the vast mountain chains , and pursue Ifieir hazardous vocation amidst their wild recesses—DH . vnigfrom ] aee t 0 place onii 0 rsel , ] £ _ exposed not ai . aieto a . epeajs ofthe ^ Qerness , l ) ut to the perils of anack from fitrce Indians , to whom itbas become as . avourablea ,, eipj oj t tQ ham&s anfl waylaT a ban ( J of irai . jiers with their pack-horses , as it is to the Arabs of J ^ !? t ^' » ' lanaer a caravan . The equestrian exercises winel
m Mheyare constantly engaged—the nature of the « Sivr traTerse—vast plains and mountains , pcre t . « i rating intllcir atmospheric qualities—seem to S ^ l T * . ' Ts 5 caU y ana mentally , a more lively , fl ^ t " ana « nduring race than the fur traders ana trappers of f 0 Tmer ^^ who generally had huts or 1 «* ts to shelter ihem from theinclem " ncv of the seasons—WZ ^ ° aiOsea to ae h <««« tj of the natives , and generally were wiaa mcb of supplies from the settle-T f" a e ^ Wto VS , no class of men on the earth who lead a hfe of more , confemed csoiion , danger , and excitement , and who are more enamoured of their occu-% ! T * ' 3 m theftee t » IHB of the wild reg ions of the nest . y toil , no dan SWj no privation , can turn the trapper aside from his pursuit , if Ms meal is not ready
in time , he takes his rifle—hies to the forest—shoots his game—lights his fire , and cooks his repast . With his llOreeaudhiSTinehe is independent of ihe woria , iind
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spurns its restraints . In vain may the most vigilant and cruel savages bt ?< n his path—in vain may rocks , and precipices , ami wintry torrents oppose his progress ; let but a single track of a beaver meet his eye , and he forgets all danger , and defies all difficulties . Attimes he may be seen , with tas traps on Ins shoulders , buffeting his way across rapid streams , amidst floating blocks of ice ; at other times , with his tr : ps slung on his hack , clambering the most rugged mountains—scaling or descending the inostfrightfulpreeipiees—searching by routes inaccessible to horse , and never before trodden by white man , for springs and lakes unknown to his comrades , where lie mar meet with his favourite game . This ClftSS Of 1 ) Ulltei'S are generally Canadians by birth , and of Trench descent ; who , after beiug bound to serve the traders for a certain number of years and receive wages , or hunt on shares , then Continue to bunt and trap on their own account , trading with the company like the Indians ; hence they are called free men .
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THE FAMILY HERALD . Parts 22 and 2-3 . London : Kggs , 421 , Strand . These parts of the Family Herald ai"e , as usual , replete with instruction and entertainment of the best character . The wonderful and ( well-nigh ) universally read romance of " The Wandering Jew" is continued , and several other tales and articles , romantic , moral , and scientific , ably written , are furnished for the amusement and enlightenment of the reader . The articles of the editor are no way deficient in that originality and talent which render all he pens so piquant and suggestive of sound thinking . From one of these , in part xxiii ., wo give the following extract on the prevailing folly—the latest freak of ignorant superstition—the wearing of
GALVANIC KINGS . There is always some mania or other in the ascendant , something that the cockneys say is " all the go . " There is the music for the million mania—the polka maniaand the galvanic ring mania , and the mesmeric mania , all even , at the present moment , " on the go . " There are many others besides these ; but you may be perfectly sure of striking a sympathetic chord in some heart if you introduce one or other of these subjects in a promiscuous company . Some few days ago a happy couple , were married with a galvanic ring , and the fact was recorded in the daily papers under the name of a galvanic marriage . We trust it may prove an auspicious one ; but we suspect it is rather too scientific . Marriage is not a scientific subject . # # # #
If ever the people are infected with any mania that bears a resemblance to a science , or that takes the name of a science , you may be certain that it costs them no trouble whatever to learn . All that is popularly known of phrenology may be learned in ten minutes by a moderately good memory . Mesmerism is so very easy that it does not require any learning at all . You strike out the light of truth therein with your own intellectual match-box , and all at once you know all that is known of the mesmeric principle * As for the galvanic ring—the most important discovery that has been made in modern times , as a shopkeeper in the Strand a few days ago very gravely informed us—all that is popularly known about it , even by those who wear it , is ludicrously little . Some even do not know that it is made of two metals , or what is tlie use
of the two metals , and it is rather with a sort of credulous superstitious feeling that they wear it , than with any enlightened understanding of the principle of its construction , or the nature of galvanism . The most of them , perhaps , would be ashamed of appearing superstitious , in the vulgar sense of the word , and would probably feel insulted were they so designated ; but , after all , what is any popular conceit or belief , or suspicion of this kind , but credulity ? It is the very same principle which led our forefathers to believe in charms , spells , amulets , fortunetelling , and witchcraft , which are now laughed to scorn . Were these things the niauia now , as they once were , tbe scientifics would abuse the credulous people who gave ear to them . And yet there seems as strong evidence even new for the influence of charms and spells , as for that of mesmerism and galvanic rings .
The expressing of our own gratification at the perusal of the interesting contents of these numbers of the Family Herald is the best recommendation we could give this popular periodical .
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THE ILLUSTRATED FAMILY JOURNAL . Part I . —London : Sherwood and Co . In awarding our approbation to this new candidate for public patronage , our only regret is our inability to adequately express our admiration . All that we hoped for , all that we predicted when noticing the first number , as to tbe talent to be displayed both in tbe literary contents andthe pictorial embellishments of this publication , have already been realised , and more than realised . The success , the large circulation which we also predicted , is , we hope , in course of realisation ; not because we aim at winning a prophetical character , but because such success will only be the just
meed , of tlie enterprise mid talent dcroted to tne Illustrated Family Jouravxl . Of the literary contents we must specially single out a startling romance from the French , entitled " The Advocate and the Marchioness ; " " The Recreations of JVfr . Zigzag the Elder , "a series of gossiping , but most pleasing articles on the wonders and antiquities of the " Great Metropolis ;" articles headed "Modern Affectations ; " "Neglected Fields of British Commerce ; " and last , not least , the choice selections from the best of our living poets . From the miscellaneous and selected contents we give the following capital Turkish story , taken from a work entitled " Three Tears in Constantinople . "
THE SULTAN AND THE SIPAHT , The risk of fire arising from several hundred thousand lighted pipes or pieces of charcoal and tinder , burning in every direction tliroughout a wood-built city , like Constantinople , is sufficient to justify the attempts made by divers sultans to abolish smoking . But no sovereign waged war upon pipes and their attendant coffee more inveterately than Murad IV . He hunted down smokers , coffee-drinkers , ana opium-eaters , with relentless severity . If delinquents , high or low , were caught in the act of smoking , then- heads inevitably paid forfeit . Murad often went fovth tebdil ( disguised ) , on purpose to watch if tlie police did its duty , or to see if he could fall in with individuals bold enough to infringe his edicts . On one of these occasions he is said to have met with an
adventure calculated to diminish liis passion for these experiments . Having disguised himself as a simple citizen , he passed over to Scutari in a conuvon kayik , and prowled around tlie caravansaries , where strangers arrivc from the interior . Not having discovered a single defaulter , he took his place , to return , in one of the large passage-boats , by Hie side of a sipahy , who had come from Kutaya to claim arrears of pay . In tlie course of Hie passage the trooper produced a short pipe , lit it , and commenced smoking . Upon seeing this , Jfurad could scarcely contain his anger ; but , as the man was in his power , he resolved to amuse himself at his expense , so lie leaucil asiue , anu saiu to him in a wMspeiv "By the Prophet ' s head , yoldash ( comrade ) , you must be a bold man ! Have yon not heard of the Sultan ' s edicts ?
look , we are within sight of the palace . Take care of your head i" " If the Sultan neglects to pay his soldiers , or to furnish them with more substantial food , they must needs sustain themselves by other means , " replied the sipahy ; " the Prophet has said that starvation by other hands is homicide ; by one ' s own , suicide—which is worse than homicide . My tobaceo is good—it is raya tribute . Bisminab ! it is at your service . " Upon this , Murad , pretending to look around , as if in fear of being detected , drew his pelisse over his face , took the pipe , and smoked away lustily ; then , returning the forbidden luxury to the soldier , he exclaimed , " Kardash ( brother ) ! you seem to be a most liberal man ! It is a pity you are not more discreet . To speak truth , however , 1 also am ftmd of my pipe , and laugh at tlie Padishah ' s beard in private . But
heads are heads after all , and do not sprout like young figs . So take my advice , and be cautious when you reach the city . " " . Man can die but once , and each has his appointed day , " retorted the sipahy . " I may as well die , my mouth filled with smoke , as with an empty stomach . It is well for him who wants neither bread nor salt to deprive others of this substitute for food ; but tlie day will come when , Inshallab , he will broil for it . " " Allah , Allah ! this is a most incorrigible rebel and blasphemer . He shall be impaled with his own pipe-stick ! " ejaculated the Sultan aside ; then he added , in a half . whispcr , " Speak lower ; speak lower ; Effendiiniz { our Lord ) has long cars . " " And so have all the asses in Stambol , " retorted the sturdy trooper : " but his braying may not keep him from following the road taken by Sultan Osmnn , " The boat
now touched the shore , and it was nearly dark . The sipahy jumped on land , closely followed by Murad , who , when they had advanced a few paces , stopped tlie soldier , saying , " Your looks please me , and your language proves you to be a brave man . You are a stranger . I will iind you lodging . Come ; I and my friends care not the husk of an almond for the Sultan ; we will enjoy our pipes . " The trooper looked round for a moiiient , and , seeing no one near , answered thus : — "Hark ye , friend I I do not like your looks . I have heard of this Sultan ' s pranks . He shoots men with arrows as others shoot dogs . There 1 S honey in VOW 5 }> o « eh , but gall in jour ej-e . You are either a spy or the Sultan himself . If the first , you merit a rope ; if the other , worse than a rope . None but rascals would lure starving men to death . But , whether spy or Padishah , you shall have your deserts . " Whereupon he took furtli his short mace , and administered a most severe cudgelling to tlie despot . Then , bounding away
with the speed of a gazelle , he disappeared among the narrow streets , leaving Murad foaming with rage , and with half-broken bones . Having rejoined his attendants , who were waiting at an appointed spot , the Sultan concealed his adventure and retired , bruised and infuriated , to the Seraglio . There he forthwith issued orders for beheading the chief of the police of Tophana , and for bastinading an his tchaoosh for not being upon the watch . Next morning he sent for the vizir , and without disdoslng-nbatliaJ happened , comman dedbini tolssue a . proclamation , offering ten purses of gold and free pardoii to a sipahy who , on the previous night , had beaten a citizen near tbe landing-place of Tophana , provided that he would present himself forthwith to the Bostanjy Bashy . But the sipahy , recollecting that heads ! did not sprout like green figs , never made bis appearance , and ilurad thenceforth took care not to stir out , unless closely followed by his hash tebdil and other disguised and confidential guards .
No words can sufficiently express the beaut y of the pictorial embellishments ; the superlative taste and luxurious imagery of Mr . Linton ' s illustrations , no description can do justice to . They must be seen to bo flpw ** iate < l . Here are five numbers of this
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excellent work , containing eighty pages of letterpress , and the most beautiful creations of the art of wood engraving , all for the paltry gum of elevenpence . Truly may the proprietors of this work say— 'Tis not for mortals to command success , Uut we'il do more , Sempronius , we'll deserve it , "
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THE SLGAR QUESTION . MADE EASY . By C . F . STotLMF . YEu . London : Effinglmm "Wilson , 11 , Royal Exchange . ^ The author of this pamphlet , a disciple of Mr . Ltzur ' s , reviews tlie different propositions at present befcro tbe country relative to tbe " Sugar Question ; " his object is to unite the free trade principle ot uncontrolled admission of all sugars , no matter from where or by whom produced , with tbe means to save the West India proprietors from absolute ruin , which the adoption of the simple free trade principle would be sure of itself to produce . To benefit the British public , increase commerce , . and restore the prosperity of the West Indians , there is no other remedy "than to change the mode of sugar cultivation , or to introduce slaves , or to do both . " And the writer adds , "that both those remedies can and ought to be applied at once . " To effect the first
he would grow maize sugar , instead of , or in addition to the sugar cane , and prepare the sap in accordance with a new discovery of Mr . Etzlkr ' s , ' u-lio lias succeeded in crvstalishig sugar without heat or boiling . ' To effect the second , be proposes—as want of labour is the great evil of tlie West India colonies , that the West Indians should import the requisite machines from England . One iron slave , at a purchase of less than five hundred pounds , under the superintendence of three or four labourers , if driven either by steam or water power , will ( lie asserts ) do the work of tltree hundred human slaves . " Brevity is good , but we think the author has written too little to do justice to his subject . lie , however , states , that he is ready to explain at any time , for the sake of science and humanity , to any persons desiring it , all tbe points treated on in the pamphlet before us .
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THE MOVEMENT . London : Holyoake , 40 , Holywell-street , Strand . " We are sorry to announce the cessation of this publication , arising from the fact , that since the commencement of the second volume " the weekly sale has failed to return the weekly outlay . " Unfavourable circumstances have conspired to prevent the recovery of the ground thus lost ; the ]) iincipal of which has been the lengthy , serious , and almost fatal illness of tbe editor , Mr . Holyoake , which disabled him from attending to the management of the paper , and taking measures to avert the present result . The party represented by the Movement , will , however , not be absolutely without an organ , as will be seen from the following extract from the Editor's farewell address : —
The most important consideration connected with the cessation of the Movement is the welfare of the Anti-Persecution Union , which is now left without an organ . To remedy this evil the Committee of the Union have determined to issue a Monthly Circular , to be of four pages the size of the Movement , to be published at : i penny . The Ch-ealar will relate purely to Anti-Persecution Union matters , will acknowledge all subscriptions , register the presentation of petitions , place before the public the cases of all victims of blasphemy laws , and it is trusted will never cease to exist till every law iu England and
Scotland is repealed which affects tlie free expression of Theological opinions . By this means tlie Union will seek to preserve its individuality more effectively than hitherto , awdtOCOVl'CSVOndasviSMalwitti its members , its friends , and the public . The action now pending against the Hull magistrates and other important cases demand immediate support . The office of the Circular will be at the office of the Union , 5 , Paul's Alley , Paternoster-row , London , to which place all communications and subscriptions are to be addressed , to G . J . Ilolyoake , secretary . Tlie first number of the Circular will be issued on the lstofMaVi
We believe the whole of the numbers of the Move ment ( sixty-eight in all ) may be had on application to the publisher .
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THE MORNING STAR-Nos . XII . and XIII . London : Hetherington , 40 , Holywell-strcet . The Morning Star was commenced as a monthly publication , but is now , we perceive , published weekly . It is the advocate of Mr . Etzler ' s views , and the organ of the "' Tropical Emigration Society . " We notice two of a series of articles on "Modern Legislation and Social Science , " which appear to be ably written ; but the price of the publication being but a penny , renders it unnecessary we should say more , as all who choose may purchase it and judge for themselves .
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TAPSCOTT'S EMIGRANTS' TRAVELLING GUIDE . This is merely an advertising circular , published jointly at 90 , Waterloo-road , Liverpool , and 76 , Southstreet , 2 ? ew York ; and also we perceive at the Banner of Ulster office , Belfast . It professes to be a Travelling Guide through tbe United States and Canada , showing the distance from New York , time by railroad , steam-boat and canal-boat , rate of passage , charge for extra baggage , &e ., &c . There is a show-up of some of the frauds practised by the land-sharks on unsuspecting emigrants ; and altogether we dare say this circular will be found considerably useful to persons about to emigrate .
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TIIE ASTROLOGER —Part I . London : 10 , Wellington-street , North Strand . This publication professes to be a " Weekly Oracle of Destiny : containing revelations of the past , present , and * future , and all things associated with the wild and wonderful ! " The editor announces that at an " enormous sacrifice" of " ease and retirement , " he has come forward pro boiw pullico to tell all that has been , and all that shall be . With a lofty magnanimity he forewarns all ignorant critics , that their ill-natured doubts and sneers will be utterly disregarded , as he takes for his model Theniistocles , making you welcome to " strike—but hear . " On the principle , we suppose , that "two of a trade never agree , " he dnnounces the numerous hordes of fortunetellers who " prey on the credulity of their victims I " He adds , very disinterestedly , that he will " give the
benefit of Ms avt , free of aft . charge and cost whatever , to those of his cprrespondents who may feel really anxious and desirous to know the result of some " particular event . " Be it so . Can he then tell us when the income tax will be repealed ? or when the Bishop of Exeter will learn humility ? or when Sir James Graham will practise honour and honesty ? or when Trafalgar-square will be completed ? or when Brougham will abjure the woolsack ? or when the national debt will be paid ? or when O'Consell will cease to humbug the Great-landers ? or when the Nation will give over blethering its beautiful ballads of death to the Saxon ? or when Lord Mayor Gibbs ? will settle his accounts ? or when Punch will cease to be the people ' s favourite ? If he can considt the planets , and throw star-light upon these questions , then—why then iie shall see what he shall see .
The Ghost in Hamlet was nothing to the ghosts in the Astrologer . In one article the writer , who says he has " studied ghostcraft with the enthusiasm of a poet , and endeavoured to penetrate its arcana with the perseverance and zeal of a philosopher" (!) , tells a tale of a ghost who used regularly to come to an evening card party , and take a hand ! Sometimes the ghost lost ; anil then , as gamblers will often , do , he would capsize the table ! But this " spirit blessed or goblin damned" is beat all to nowhere by another ghost who used to visit the same writer , and , seated by the fireside , used to smoke anipeO ) , drink brandy and water—his ghostsbip liked it " stiff , " too (!) . Spirits should be fond of the spiritual ! But this is
not all : he balanced a pipe oh his ghostly nose (!) , performed on the violin to the tune of "All round my hat , " and " The girl I left behind me" (!) , and danced the polka as well as if , when alive , he had lived in Bohemia ! Now , such a ghost as that was " a gay old butter , " and must hare been worth anything as an antagonist to the blue devils . Mayhap our readers will think we are joking : but we assure them that what we have iust stated will-be found in the fourth number of this publication . It is unnecessary to say more , other than that if the Astrologer does not get a myriad of fools to support him , then will the galvanic ring makers be possessed of a most shameful monopoly .
The Astrologer tells , at any rate , one bit of truth : be says the priests of Mexico and Peru possess the power to transform themselves into monstrous serpents . This we believe . Wo believe it not only of them , but of tlie priests of all other countries . Th e ^ are the true serpents of tbe earth , the " monstrous ' spawn of the " great red ( blood-steined ) dragon " o * superstition , the existence of which Mr . Astrologer would fain perpetuate ; but which must be utterly " cast out" before freedom , plenty , and happ iness , can be known and enjoyed amongst men .
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LECTURES TO FARMERS ON AGRICULTURAL CIIEMIST 1 . Y . By A . Petzhom . This is a useful book , and should be in the liands of every fanner who inteiufe to improve on the present state of" agriculture , it is the first work we have seen in which the chemist lias condescended to write , so as those not initiated into the mysteries of the science may understand what he writes about . It fills up » wide chasm that has existed between the theoretical chemical farmer , who experiments iu his study upon a grain of wheat in six ounces of soil , contained in * garden-pot , and the honest cloil-crusher who practises upon bis broad acres . Ilitherto , when the farm er has been desirous of knowing the most useful manures for his soil , and the crops best suited to both , he has been told by the theory-men tostudy "Liebig ' s Agricultural Chemistry ; " and by some " practical men , " whose practice has been confined fc •^ l-Uingtirenty grains ox
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wheat ma corner of their garden , five yards by four , in some back yard j n the metropolis , or , perhaps , in a migiuonette box , he has been told that he must study lulls System of Husbandry . " Though we do not intend to deny that "Liebig's Agricultural Chemistry , " and "Tull ' s System of Husbandry , *' are both excellent and useful books in their way , yet Liebig wrote only for chemists ; and Tuffs practice will be fouiia woefully wanting in many , indeed in nearly all soils A . l ' etzholt , iu the work bufove- us , has made up tlie void that existed between those two writers—he has used thcthcory of Liebi" to show why the practice of'full succeeded , and oii what soils it will or will not succeed . A farmer may learn by studying Licbis ; , that the urine Ot HIS animals , especially his horses and i ) i « s
is extremely rich in ammonia : but be is ready to mquire- what is ammonia ? and on being told that it is an invisible gas , lie cxultingly asks what an invisible j ; as lias to do with the amount of either lm dung-Uciip or the crops his land shall produce : and though it may , and has much to do with the strength of his manure heap , yet lie must understand the rudiments of ehenlistry before lie can be made to know this . Unfortunately , Liebig does not furnish sufficiently these rudiments , but writes as if every one who is to read bis book , understands cbemistry ' nearly as well as himself , - indeed , he does not profess to ' write for those not initiated , while , on the other hand , the farmer who studies the Tnllian system , and attempts to put it in practice , unless his soil be such as that
constant piouguings and hoeings shall sufficiently accelerate tlie " degradation , " or wearing down of the soil , so as to furnish a constant supply of the earthy materials , or " inorganic constituents" of plants , be will find himself disappointed ; for there are very few soils , the original constituents of which ave such as that ploughing and horse-hoeing will furnish these earthy materials in sufficient quantity ; and though the process will do much good , yet the extra labour will not do all tlie good the farmer was led to expect it would , and he will relapse into the old mode cmployed by _ his fathers , which has succeeded , though only partially , up to the present time . A . Petzliolt , in the work before us , has endeavoured to divest chemistry , as far as concerns its practical application to
agriculture , of all its mystery : he lias descended to the most plain and homely illustrations . He has explained the first rudiments ef the science , which is the most difficult part for the farmer to understand ; and on reading the work we cannot but admire the ease with which so mysterious a science may be acquired , and become convinced of what vast importance to the farmer is that knowledge which will enable him to find out tbe qualities of the crops he wishes to grow , the quantities of their constituent elements , the qualities and capabilities of lus soil , and which shall tell him at a dance the
kind of crops his soil , in the state in which he analysed it , will produce the most of ; what manures , and how much of them , lie shall apply to produce an abundant crop of any other vegetable' he may be desirous of growing ; what rotation of crops his particular soil is best suited for : in fact , one is left to wonder why every farmer has not long since become a chemist , that he might know these things , which to him are all-important . Petzholt ' s work , as its name imports , is a complete , easy , and familiar introduction to that portion of this science which , eve long , must become the basis of all agricultural opera-, ions .
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SOIREE IN HONOUR OP THOMAS PATEBSON' . On Sunday , April 6 th , in accordance with a notice inserted hi last week ' s Star , a very numerous and respectable body of friends assembled at the Hall of Science , City-road , to give their meed of approbation to Mr . Thomas Paterson , for his heroic faithfulness under long and bitter suffering in the cause of free expression of opinion . The tea and refreshments , which were of the best quality , most abundantly supplied , and laid ont "in most admirable order , did honour to the excellent proprietor , Mr . Bendal ) , and gave great satisfaction to all parties . After the removal of the cloth , Mr . Hetherington was called to the chair .
The Chairman opened the proceedings by announcing the object of the meeting—viz ., to express their admiration of one who had openly and honestly avowed his conscientious conviction , and , in so doing , to testify their regard for , and the great importance they attached to the principle of free ex-) ression of opinion . This principle he considered to be superior to all others—the grand element in the greatness of a nation—the fertile source from-whence sprang inventions in arts and sciences—the constant guide and incentive to all that is , or may be , good and useful , and the most effectual cure tor hypocrisy ; while to its restriction he attributed the great distress of ouv most useful classes , the dog-and-mangerism of the arrangements for distributing wealthin fine , the solution of the problem of the existence of that large classof idlers who are" Like a watch without its hands .
As useless when it goes as when it stands . " He ridiculed the liberty allowed by law to think , but not to speak , comparing it to the physician who should be allowed to investigate the cause of disease in a patient , but be totally precluded from stating the result of his investigation in a prescription for the malady . So superstition was considered to be the malady of society , and they claimed a right to say so . He concluded a long and able speech , frequently and heartily responded to by the meeting , by . handing to Mr , Paterson the sum of £ 30 11 s . 2 d ., the amount
subscribed to the Testimonial Fund , and in giving the following sentiment : — " Mr . Thomas Paterson , the assembled friends of the right of private judgment , and the free expression of opinion , embrace tlie occasion of presenting to Mr . Paterson the present testimonial , to convey their warmest respect and approbation to him who a second time left a quiet retirement to place himself in the thick of danger , and by inflexible defiance to render the bigot ' s great est power abortive , and' smooth the path for future Wends of freedom . "
Mr . Paterson ( who was received with enthusiastic applause ) , in rising to speak , excused in himself a hesitation of manner from a want of practice in addressing the public ; and having just left a cell where , during a confinement of fifteen months , lie had oiijy spent one hour and a half in conversation with his fellow-creatures , they being confined to the chaplain and the gaoler . He explained his reasons for the course he had followed to be , that , however deficient in abilities , he thought everybody might help a little in any great undertaking ; and knowing that many men of talent were engaged in battling with Government for the right of free expression of opinion , he thought that too much would be risked by causing them to suffer . Hence he bad stepped forward , and though the authorities had imprisoned him , and
thereon plumed themselves upon having achieved a victory , the reverse was the case . Mr . Paterson here entered into many interesting particulars of his proceedings in Scotland , and the treatment he received at the hands of gaol chaplains , who denounced him and his friends in the vilest language , holding them up as examples of the grossest immorality and most vicious propensities . While , as regards these chaplains themselves , it was not a little singular that one had , a short time before his ( Paterson ' s ) release , been charged before the magistrates for refusing to pay two prostitutes the wages of their degradation , and another ( chaplain ) had absconded to America with £ 2 000 belonging to a parish over which he presided . He ( Mr . P . ) had been charged with having put his head in the lion ' s mouth—this was true , and the
reason he put Ms head there was the hope of choking him . If wild animals—such as he took priests to be —ran about , to the dangerof society , he thought itmucb better to try to tame them than to run away crying out cowardly , " O , they arc wild . " ( Applause . ) lie concluded by thanking them for the testimonial as a tribute offered to principle rather than person , ami an evidence to future advocates of man ' s rights that their labours would not want friends to approve , dangerous and painful as their path always was through the foes they had to oppose . Mr . Patcrson sat down amidst reiterated applause . The Chairman then proposed the second sentiment , as foiiows : — " The Anti-Persecution Union , which bas for its principles the recognition of the first step toward" equality , namely , unrestricted discussion
and for its objects the protection of all whose exercise of this liberty is prohibited or attacked . " Mr . Holyoake , Secretary of the Anti-Persecution Union , in responding , said he was glad that they had assembled on that day when so many old and friendly faces could present themselves—that they had met in a place associated with the memory of distinguished advocates and signal successes—that they met under the auspices of Mr . Bendall , whose generous cordiality tlie Union had often experienced , and that they had in the chair Mr . Hetherington , whose hearty support when liberty was in danger , could always be reckoned upon—indeed , everything conspired to assure them that this was a very pleasant meeting . If he might advert to other than the neutral topics to which the Union was pledged—if ho might refer to Mi « . Paterson , and the sentiments with which he was identified
he could testify that long before Mr . Paterson was known to the public , he exhibited in Sheffield that disinterestedness , by placing himself in front of danger , to save those whom he thought more useful to society , which has since characterised him . There were some people who could talk of nothing but policy , and on that account condemned the course Mr . Paterson had pursued ; hut from Bishop Warburton down to the Rev . Mr . Dunn , of Glasgow , did not every priest scoff at the infidel as one who dared not come out in open day and avow himself . Nothing could answer this sneer but bold action , such as Mr . p . bad exhibited . No course could have been more politic than that which has been pursued . Half those people who cried down such conduct walked the earth enjoying an immunity from contempt only because of such daring as had been exhibited . Another class hoped to annihilate their endeavours by
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refusing them any sympathy . This party had sympathy for the majority , who had , if they were to be believed , truth on their side , and who had all power and privilege ; but for Mr . P . anil his friends , who were few , —who were attacked on all sides , and who , whether right or wrong in their views , were struggling for equal liberty , and thcucc deserving Supportfor them , forsooth , there was to be no sympathy . But let the world stand . aloof if it will—free expression is tlie liberty of being sincere , and Mr . P . and his fricuds would still struggle for it . —Mr . II . then rapidly danced at the history and present exertions
of the Anti-Persecution Union , and expressed a hope that the Union would soon be able to present Mr . Johnson , of Hull , with the £ 20 illegally wrested from him by the magistrates of that town ; that the repeal of blasphemy laws would soon become an electioneering question , and that every person present would individually memorialise the legislature on tbe subject . Mr . II . sat down by remarking that he had come prepared to enroll members of the Union , that they might commence their new Monthly Circular in numerous company . ( At the conclusion of the meeting more than fifty persons took out tickets of membership . )
Ihe Chairman t ' . ien introduced to the meeting as a well-known friend of liberty , and one who had suffered for the freedom of tlie publication of opinion , Mr . Julian Harney , to respond to the third sentiment— " The Press . —Honest Journalism , the most potent help to Universal progression . " Mi'i Hamey most cordially responded to the sentiment , lie considered popular ignorance , and tlie absence of honest journalism , the great cause why the people ' s mightiest struggles had always proved abortive ; in elucidation of which he took a . hasty glance afc the most important nomilar strusalcs of
ancient and modern times , slunying that their failure arose from the want of intelligence on the part of the people , which , since the discovery of the art of printing , was mainly to be imputed to the dishonesty of joui'nalists . He warmly complimented Mr . Paterson , and concluded by showing the deadly effects of priestcraft as exhibited at the present time , more particularly on the Continent . The priests were the most wily , the most unscrupulous , and the most formidable foes of popular progress , and should be everywhere combated with untiring and fearless energy . Mr . Harney sat down amidst warm applause .
We regret that the crowded state of our columns prevents us giving a , more ample report of the proceedings of this highly interesting meeting , which will long be remembered by all who were present .
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LONDON . Metropolitan District Council , Turxagaix-laxe , April Gtil Mr . G . Cooper in the chair . — The balance sheet of the quarter was brought forward , audited , and found correct . Mr . J . Simpson was unanimously re-elected treasurer , and Mr . J . Arnott secretary , for the ensuing three months . Several reports were delivered in , respecting the ensuing Chartist Convention and the Llewellyn Hat Club , and tbe council adjourned . Balance Sheet of the MuTuorouTAS Distinct Council , from Jan . 5 th to April Cth , 1845 : — Receipts . Expenditure .
£ s . d . £ s . d . EalancelastquavtwO 0 1 Rent l o o Cambevwell .. .. 0 i C Secretary ' s salary 0 12 0 City of London .. 0 10 o Advertisement duty 0 1 C Hammersmith .. 030 Printing .. .. 0 10 0 Marylebone .. ,. 095 Paper and postage 024 Somers Town „ 0 G 0 ¦ Standard of Liberty 0 2 ( I 2 5 10 Westminster ( Clock- house ) .. .. 090 Receipts .. .. 2 11 1 ¦ ffhittingtonundCatO 6 8 Expenditure .. 2 5 10 2 11 1 Balance in hand .. 0 3 : ! Thomas Martin "Wheeler , 1 , ... John Frederick Lisdek , / Auuitors - John Simpson , Treasurer . John Arnott , Secretary ,
Hall op Science , "Whitechapel . —A public meeting was held here on Monday night to hear an address on the Com Laws from John West , of Sheffield . The hall was crowded to excess . On tlie motion of Mr . Wheeler , Mr . Bentole , of Maccles / ield , was called to the chair , and in a lucid manner explained the objects of the meeting . Mr . West then delivered an able argumentative address , in which he clearly showed that if the repeal of the Com Laws did efl ' eet a reduction in the price of bread , it must be at the expense of the labourer ' s wages . At the close of the lecture a discussion was courted . A few remarks were made by some gentlemen , which were ably replied to by Mr . West . Votes of thanks were given to the lecturer and the chairman , and the meeting separated highly gratified with the treat they had received .
Cur Chartist Hall , ] , Turxagaikt-lane . — On Sunday evening last a spirited discussion took place . Mr . Wilson , of the Anti-Covn Law League , presided . Messrs . Dwane , Dalrymple , O'Connor , and others , spoke to the question ; the meeting then adjourned . Question for the ensuing Sunday : " Is the body of the people sufficiently enlightened to be entrusted with the elective franchise ?"
HALIFAX . A Public Meeting was held at this place on tlie Sfch inst ., to confirm the election of delegates to the Chartist Convention , as agreed upon by the West Riding delegate meeting on the 213 rd ult . Mr . B . Ruslvton wfis appointed to the chair , when it was resolved , on the motion of Mr . Crosslaud , seconded by Mr . Lawson , " That Feargiis O'Connor , Esq ., and Mr . Christopher Doyle , are fit and proper persons to represent the West Riding in the forthcoming Convention , to be holden in London the third week in April , to take into consideration the best means to be adopted to further tbe cause of democracy , and make the People ' s Charter become the law of the land . " The resolution ivas carried unanimously .
NORTH LANCASHIRE . Delegate Meeting . —On Sunday , April 6 th , the North Lancashire district meeting was held at Mr . Bradshaw ' s , Temperance Hotel , Curzon-strcpt , Burnley . Delegates were present from Barnoldswick , Haslingdcn , Oswaldtwistle , Colne , Haggate , Marsden , Wneatley-lane , and Burnley . Bacup and Preston were represented by letter . Arrangements were made for bringing the district into a better state of organisation ; and it was resolved that the next district meeting shall bo held at the same place on Sunday , May 11 th , at one o'clock in the afternoon .
EDINBURGH . Lecture . —Mr . M'Grath delivered a lecture in the South Bridge Hall , on the evening of Thursday last , on the " Evils of Class Legislation . " He commenced by analysing the component parts of our so-called constitution ; demonstrating the injustice and absurdity of aristocratical institutions , and then gave a powerful and lucid exposition of the evils of the present system , both social and political . Mr . M'Grath lectured again on Friday night on Trades' Unions , which subject he handled in a masterly style .
MANCHESTER . Carpenters' Hail . —A lecture was delivered in the hall on Sunday evening last , by Mr . James Leach , to a large and respectable audience . At the close of the leetvwe a vote of thanks was given to Mr . Leach and the chairman , after which the business terminated . OLDHAM . On Sua-dat last Mr . William Dixon delivered an energetic address in the Working Man ' s Hall , Horscdge-street , in which he exposed the tyranny and absolutism of employers over the employed ; and concluded by exhorting his hearers not to rest satisfied until their just rights were acceded , which would secure A just equivalent for their labour .
NORTHAMPTON . New Locality . —A public meeting was held in the Association Room , on Monday , April 7 th , to elect a delegate to tlie forthcoming Chartist Conference . Mr . William Munday was unanimously elected ; and after several votes of instruction , and a vote of thanks to the chairman , the meeting was adjourned to the 28 th instant .
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The President ' s Oath . —It is not generally known —and the touching circumstance ought to be published to the whole world-that the Bible on which Mr . Polk to ok the Presidential oath , was very handsomely bound for the purpose in the skin of a negro . —Punch . OuniNc . Down a Name . —Most persons are awp that the cognomen of Cholmomlcley is pronouncedfor why we know not , but such it is—Chumley . One who was not , however , aware of this , presented himself at the Hon . Mr . Cholmondeley ' s door , and upon tlie opening of which asked a fat and lazy servant whether Mr . Chol-mon-dc-ley lived there ? " No , " was the reply , " nor any of his pe-o-ple . "— Great Gun .
Pat is the Piavhovse . —The drama by Sophocles , entitled Antigone , recently revived in London , was performed the other night ' in Dublin . At the end Ot the play there was a loud and general " call" for tlie author ; and the manager was obliged to COlllC before the curtain , and beg that Sophocles might be excused , as he had been dead more than two thousand
years . ScnpunsuiP ExiiUOBDixAny . —The I > erl , / JJircunj , in noticing the performances of a ventriloquist in that town , has the following : — " Wo ought not to omit mentioning that Mr . Macmillan is a Scotch gentlemail , and , although having been only eight months in England , he has acquired the mastery of the English language ! " This is nearly as remarkable as the fact noticed by an observant traveller some years ago , that in Paris the children actually talk French to one another ! AN ESSAY TO MISS KATHAK 1 NE JAY . An S A now I mean 2 write 2 U , siveet K T J , The givl without a u , The belle of U TK .
11 dor if U got the 1 1 wrote to U IU I sailed in tlie R K D A , And sent by L N More . My M T head will scarce contain 1 e : \ lmIDAbvight , But A T miles from U I must M rJ ^^ tins chance 1 Nwite . And first should NEXY U , B E Z , mind it not , Shoved any friendship show , B true , . ¦ They should not 15 forgot , But friends and foes alike D K , As U may plainly 0 , In every funeral IIA Or uncle ' s LEG .
From virtue never D V 8 , Her influence 15 9 Alike induces 10 derness Or 40 tucle divine . And if U cannot cut a — Or cause an ! , I hope U'll put a . 2 l's ? . It V for annexation 2 My cousin ?—heart and i $ S " He offers in a fl , A § 3 oflaml . E says E loves U 2 X S , U ' re virtuous and T ' s ; ' In X L 2 T C Y U X L All others in his l ' s . This S A until U I C , I pvay U 2 X Q's , And do not burn in F E G
My young and wayward muse . Now fare U well , dear K T J , 1 trust that U It true—When this U C then U can say , An S A I 0 U . TnE Irish State Ciiuitcn . — " She is not WEi . r .. "i —There is a story in the Leinster family which passes under the name of " She is not well . " A Protestant clergyman , whose church w . ™ , in thu neighbourhood , was ' a guest afc the house of that upright and excellent man the Duke of Leinster . ' liehad been staying there three or four days ; and on Saturday night , as they were all retiring to thenroomsthe Duke said , " We shall meet to-morrow at
, breakfast . " " Not so " ( said our Milesian Protestant ) ; " your hour , my Lord , is a little too late for me ; I am very particular in tbe discharge of my duty , and your breakfast ' will interfere with my church . " Tlie Duke was pleased with the very proper excuses of his guest , and they separated for the ni"ht ; bis Grace perhaps deeming his palace move safe from all the evils of life for containing m its bosom such an exemplary son of the Church . The first person , however , whom th ; Duke saw in tlie raoYnrng upon etvtcYing the bveaWast-room was our punctual Protestant , deep in rolls anil butter , his finger in an egg , and a large slice ol the best lipneravy ham secured on his plate . " Delighted to see you my dear vicar , " said the Duke ; " but I must sav as much surprised as delighted . " " Oh , don t
you know what has happened ? " said the sacred breakfaster—" she is not well . " " Who is not well V said the Duke : " you are not married—you have no sister living—I am quite uneasy ; tell me who is not well . " " Why , the fact is , my Lord Duke , that . my congregation consists of the clerk , the sexton , and the sexton ' s wife . Now the sexton ' s wife is m vciy delicate health ; when she cannot attend , we cannot muster the number mentioned in the rubric ; and we have , therefore , no . service on that day . The good woman had a cold and sore throat this morning , and , as I had breakfasted but slightly , I thought I might as well hurry back to the regular family dejeuner . " I don't know that the clergyman behaved improperly ; but such a church is hardly worth an insurrection and civil war every ten years . —Sidney Smith .
This ( Jueshox Solved . —It has often been , a " puzzler" to us to decide at what age a girl becomes a young woman , and also at what period of life the fair sex forfeit that desirable title . We bave _ ever noticed that the young arc anxious to obtain it , while we have never yet met with one who w ; ts willing to resign her claim . However , we have now some data upon which to form a judgment , although not sufficiently conclusive . A learned judge decided , on a late trial " , that " a female of thirty-one is not a girl , she is a young woman . " We trust this information will give satisfaction to many elderly damsels who may be puazlcd to tell iu what cat-egory they ought to be placed . —Satirist .
Complimext to Mr . Jardixe . —A cabman , the other day , brought a gentleman before Mr . Jardine for not paying liis fare . " After driving him about for some time , " said the cabman , " on further pressing him to know where I should take him to , he told me I might drive him to the devil ; so I thought 1 might as well bring him before your worship , and I at once broug ht him to Bow-street and had him locked up . " Jardine was too good a judge to take notice of this very personal allusion . —Ibid . DuEjjyeuL Shipwreck .. — When Humptre hor . id that tlie Join Knox was wrecked ,- at the Goodwin Sands , he exclaimed , "Awful sign ) we shall ne : ; i ; bear of the Reformation foundering ! Terrible tunes 1 '
—Ibid . More Hoxouus to tiie Great Hanged . —A clergy , man of the Church of England advertised last week that he should preach a funeral sermon on Tapping on Sunday last . Thousands and millions of person 3 are consigned to " the Capulets" without such a distinguished honour being naid them ; and , with the exception of the Royal family , it is very unusual . A foreigner , a few years ago , said our gaols were the finest buildings in the country . It might with justice be said , our " hanged" are its greatest heroes ; for the honours paid them do not cease with tlieir . Zive «; tlieii" portraits and exploits ave carried to tbe ends of the earth ; their features are taken in wax , and exhibited to admiring thousands ; funeral sermons are
preached in fashionable churches—every little relic of their history and career fetching afar better price than that of the greatest men that ever adorned the country . A few weeks ago a leaf from a copy-book of tlie lamented Princess Charlotte fetched only £ 1 Ss . j five pounds are said to have been given for the Quaker's autograph . Relics of Buonaparte have only brought a few shillings ; the rope that hung Thurtell fetched pounds . The autographs ( franks ) of the whole Reform Parliament—yes , the whole G 58—were the other day sold , according to the papers , for five pounds . For the letter signed " Caroline , " found in Dclarue ' s pocket , it is reported that a person ot distinction actually offered ten pounds ; but BBfortuj nately it could not be parted with until after the trial of Honker . — Ibid .
niPROMriu Oii seeing EUenborongh rise to offer his am to the Duke , on entering the Lords . Out of doors liis bay cliarger well carries the Duke . Iu the I ' ecrs , close at hand and quite ready , All collar'd and bridled , with true " Dapple" look , The ex-G ovcrnov stands , the old warrior ' s "Nedty , " Ibid . The Spiritual Botcher ' s Shops . — "I have alwavs compared the Protestant Church in Ireland ( and ' l believe my friend Thomas Moore stole the simile from me ) to the institution of butchers' shops } n all the villages of our Indian empire . ' We ivilf hnvp a lm teller ' s shon in every village , and you , Hindoo *
shall pay for it . We know that many of you do not cat meat at all , and that the sight of beef-steaks is particularly offensive to you ; but still , a stray European may pass through your village , and want a steak or a chop : the shon shall be established ; and you shall pay for it . ' This is'English legislation for Ireland . There is no abuse like io in atlEurev in all Asia , in all thediscovered parts of Africa , an ' " all we have heard of Timbuctoo . It is an erro" " requires 20 , 000 armed men for its protection ) r of peace ; which costs more than a million ~ and which in the fiist Fronch Avar , in spit . puffing and panting of iij £ litin . £ r steamnvy , must break out into desperate rc-lellion . "
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Publications Received . —Life of Thomas Spence—The English Institutions : an Educational Poeni—The 1 'hrenotxjpic Alphabet . '
Vindication Op The Right Of Free Expression Of Opinion .
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Leeds . —IIoLBECK Ward . —James v . Brook . —A public meeting of the burgesses and inhabitants of this ward was held on Monday night , at the Bull ' s Head Inn , to take into consideration the late trial at York , between Superintendent James and Councillor Broolt , more particularly that part of the evidence
which states that Mr . Brook alluded to Mr . James at the meetings held in the Zion School , at Holbeck , ami at the Horse and Jockey , in October last . The large room was crowded to suffocation ; amongst those present were Councillors Jackson , Robson , Heywood , and Brook . Mr . James Whitley was called to ihe chair . He opened the meeting by some appropriate remarks , and concluded by reading over tlie evidence of the three witnesses at York . Messrs . Sykes , Cludoray , Stead , Chambers , Wade , Johnson , Ross , Stansfield . and Preston took part jn the discussion _ Vk'Mcb . foiUo'wcu , every one being clearty of opinion that not one word which these men said was true ; after a while tlie following resolution was carried unanimously : — " That this meeting , having heard the evidence addxiced in York in favour of Mr . James , which evidence charges Mr . Brook with having slandered and otherwise defamed the character of that eentleman at certain meetings which were
held in this neighbourhood , on the respective dates of the 14 th , IGth , and 21 st of October last , but more especially those of the earliest dates , which meetings were held at the Zion School Room , at which ivc were severally present , we hereby solemnly declare that Mr . Brook never uttered the language imputed to him , nor . did he , at the above meetings , in any wise asperse the character of Superintendent James . The chairman then called on all those who were present at the Zion School meetings , to sign a declaration in conformity with the above ( i when betwixt eighty and ninety appended their names to the document . A vote of thanks was then given to the chairman , and the meeting separated . Wo hear that Mr . Brook intends , through his counsel , to move for an arrest of judgment , on the ground that the count upon which the verdict was obtained for James is bad . All the three counsel entertained strong hopes of upsetting it .
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THE NATIONAL TEMPERANCE ADVOCATE . AlMUL . This number contains several interesting articles , and will be found well worthy of perusal both by those who adhere to the principles of the Temperance movement and those wno ave opposed to them .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), April 12, 1845, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1310/page/3/
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