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misery of hit order—misery which it ; = £ i ^/ * T baton * altogether aft ^ L W ? £ j * H ift James Go t . although evidently po » eLd of * ligious feelings , is ( what can be « ia « rk ?* religionist . ) neither a bboTlr a ^ li w J unh jL who would do hisie L Vafe Jft £ something better than it is at present S ^" v « sswvtgftr
in . * . _> ™ 01 PH 18 IADOIB . wis ?^ creature y ° that i «« . Wi pale hollow cheeks , and a tear in Uk e ' e , That we baith swaUM wi' greetirf . m' ruWm' quite fi « d , Den a stranger would guegs that he ' s hungry and tir « d , Ata fandrfawallethe haudsinhUhand , And at a bod y ' s door for a wee makes a stand ! He g the puir orphan laddie , to hardship a slave , Smce his father and mithw were laid in their grate . His wide legged breeks are a' torn and negleetit , That are patched wi * a' colours , and prined to a jacket That winna hand out either wind , rain , or sleet ; And big marrowlegs bachels inclose his wee feet , — Frae the upper o' ane the thin sole will soon fa ' , And the tae of the ither is near hand awa , — Though th « y aye skin his heels , yet hs maunna complain , For lie got them for nought , when he'd nane o' his ain .
An anld lodger's bonnet ho wears , but the snoot , Which gars the light-headed ca' him the recruit . ; In this state he wanders about the hail day , Wi * a breast fu . ' o' pain , to mockery a prey—E ' en men up ia years , wha harshness should spurn , And chastise the thoughtless wha mak him to mourn , Because he is friendless they deem it nae crime To griera and insult him sair , time after time . But the clear heotic flush on his bonny pale cheek , And the sharp heavenly flash of his blue een bespeak That they'll no hae him lang thus to laugh at and jeer , For he'll soon lie at rest wi' the friends he lores dear , Soon ' mang the doll sleepers , wha ne ' er dream o' skaith , For naething can injure the dark house o' death ; Though young , like a tree that ' s beginning to wither , He droops , —sin' he tint his kind father and mither . We recommend these " Lays of the Loom" to all the ions of labour .
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BEAUTIES OF BYRON . no . xxx . THE BRIDE OP ABTDOS . * CiaxiXG , who , though a bad politician , was not a rad judge of poetry , spoke of this poem as " very , Tery beautifuL" We doubt not that our readers will be of the same opinion , after reading the following selections : — THE CLUCE Of THE EAST . " Enow ye the hind where the cypress and myrtle
Are emblems of deeds that are done ia their cUms , TOere the rage of the ralture , the love of the turtle , Sow melt into sorrow , now madden to crime t Know ye the land of the cedar and vine , "Where the flowers ever blossom , the beams erer shine : "Where the light winga of Zephyr , oppress'd with perfnmi , "Wax feint o ' er the gardens ef Gul in her bloom ; Where the citron and olir « are fairest of fruit , And the voice of the nightingale sever is mute : "Where the tints of the earth aad the hues of tht sk y In colour , though varied , in beauty may vie , And the purple of ocean is deepest in dye * "Where the virgins are soft as the roses they twins . Aid all , mm lie spirit of man , is divine ? Tis the clime of the East ; 'tis the land of the Sun—Can he smile an such deeds as his children hart done ! Oh ! wild as the accents of lovers' farewell Are the hearts which they bear , and the tales which , tuej
ZCUIK * . Tail-, as the first that fell of womankind , "When on that dread yet lovely serpent smiling , Whose image then was stamp'd upon her mind-But once beguiled—and ever more beguiling ; Dazzling , as that , oh ! too transcendant vision To Sorrow ' s phantom-peopled slumber given , "When heart meets heart again in dreams Elytian , And paints the lost on Earth revived in Heaven ! • • • "Who hath not proved how feebly words essay
To fix one spark of Beauty ' s heavenly ray « "Who doth not feel , until his failing sight Jiintt into dimness withiU own delight , Bis changing cheek , his sinking heart confasf The might—the majesty of Loveliness ? Such was Zulieka—such around her shone The nameless charms unmark'd by her alone ; The light of lore , the purity of grace . The mind , the music breathing from her face , Iheheart whose softness harmonised the whole—And , oh i that eye was in Itself a soul 1
SEUX AKD ZBLEIU . " What , not receive my foolish floww % Kay , then , I am indeed unbkst : On me can thus thy forehead lower ! And knon ' st thou not who loves thee best ! Oh , Selim dear ! oh , more than dearest ] Say is it me thou hat " st or fearest ! Come , lay thy head upon my breast , And I will loss th « e into rest . • • • "Without thy free consent , command , The Sultan should not have my hand ! Thinks't thou that I could bear t o part "With thee , and learn to halve my heart f Ah ! were I sever'd from thy ride , "Where were thy friend , and who my gaide ! Yean have not seen , Time shall not see The hour that tears my soul from thee , Eren AzraeL from his deadly quiver .
When flies that shaft , and fly it must , That parts all else , shall doom for aver Oar hearts to undivided dust . " He lived—he breathed—he moved—he felt He raised the maid from where she knelt ; His trance was gone—his keen eye shone With thoughts that long in darkness dwelt ; "With thoughts that burn—in rays that melt , As the stream late eonceal'd By the fringe of its willows , "When it rushes reveal'd In the light of its billows ; As the bolt burst on high From the black cloud that hound it * Tlash'd the soul of that eye Through the lens lashes round it .
A war-horse at the trumpet ' s sound , A lion roused by heedless hound , A tyrant waked to sudden strife By graze of ill-directed knife , Starts not to move convulsive life Than he , who heard that vow , display'd , And all , befor * repress'd , betray'd : "Now thou art nine , for ever mine , "With life to keep and scarce with life resign ; Sow thou art mine , that sacred oath , Though ewom ey one , bath bound us oofh . * * * Think not I am what I appear ; I've arms , and friends , and vengeance near . " " Think not thou art what than appearest ! My Selim , thou art sadly changed ; This morn I saw thee , gentlest , dearest :
But now thou ' r t from thyself estranged Hy love thou surely knew ' st before , It ne ' er was less , nor can be more . To see thee , hear thee , near thee stay . And hate the night I know not why , Save that we meet not but by day ; "With thee to live with thse to die , I dare not to my hope deny : Thy cheek , thine eyes , thy lips to kits , lake this—and this—no more than this ; For Alia ! gore thj lips are flams ! What fever in thy veins is flushing I My own have nearly caught the same . At least 1 feel ray chtek too blushing . " * * *
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LAIS OF THE LOOM . A Skectiok of Pohtical Pieckbbt James Gow . Dundee : G . and J . Taylor . Thii unpretending collection of " poetical pieces " is another evidence of the mind and ability existing in the ranks of the working-class . To one of the most unfortunate sections of that class James Gow Jaelongs , —he is & hand-loom weaver . In his short and simple preface the author remarks , " The length ef time required to labour , in order to procure even x scanty subsistence at the loom , leaves the leisure hours of the weaver bat 'few and far between ; ' I bare , therefore , little doubt that it will be at once admitted that I have written under peculiarly unfavourable circumstances . " lie has published these
poems in obedience to the wishes of his friends , and we are glad to learn that many hare given him their support in quarters where he least expected assist ance . He adds , " I haYe not been induced to publish with a view to profit . My own hands have hitherto ministered to my wants ; and I have not looked for , neither do I expect , any other fate than that of honest labour for my daily bread . " This is a Hnsible view of his position—for praise , eren when well-merited , dees not always lead to pudding ; and although we are not of those who would bid the shoemaker "not go beyond his last , " yet it would be no
act of kindness on our part to inspire James Gow with the hope that lib poetry will ever redeem him fromthe drudgery of theloom . We Bay this quitainaependentof any opinion we entertainastotlw merits JLiS . !!?*"^* ' *> because . in the race for 7 iZi f ° , ne man of heart and mind succeeds , hundredsofsuch menfaU . The race is too often not won by the worthy , nor the battle gained by the deserving . Beyond cheering him h . his hours of toil , and procuring for him the applause of his brother workers , we anticipate that James Gow ' a poetry ViU procure for him no other reward . These rewards however , are not to be lightly valued . '
These " poetical pieces , " though not belonging to a high order of poetry , are not void of merit . Perhaps their chief charm " is their unaffected simplicity , and accordance with nature . There is somewhat of * sameness chargeable to their account , and nearly
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RATIONALISM—A Tract for th * Times . Bt G . Jacob Houoakb . London : J . Watson , Paternoster-row . This tract did not reach us at the time of its publication , in October last , and although we have had it by us for some weeks past , we have not found time to read it before the present week . This , however , causes us but little regret , as vre find , on examination , " , to be as appropriate to the present time as when first published , one proof , let us add . of its worth .
The title is one calculated rather to repel than attract . The general reader and on-looker has seen so much irrationality perpetrated under the name of "Rationalism , " that they are not pre-disposed to place a very high value on anything bearing that name . Perhaps one of the most irrational things ever done by Mr . Owen and his followers was the assuming of this same title of " Rationalists . " While some people considered that the men who took this title must be wondrous clever , others held that they must be wondrous conceited . The former class were led to expect from the " Rationalists" more than it was possible for them to perform ; while the latter class , r tisneedlesstosay , wereprejudiced ; and , satisfied with decrying the name cared not to inquire as
, to the principles and objects of the misunderstood "Rationalists . " Mr . Holtoake tells us that " the hi-h title , Rationalism" can only be retained as expressive of the aim and tendency of Mr . Owen ' s views . He adds , " I should certainly reject the designation if I was understood , as a consequence of its adoption , to consider alias irrational who differ from me in opinion . " Good . But we ask Mr . Holtoakb whether too many of the believers in , and advocates of "Mr . Owex ' s views , " have not acted as though they considered all other men as " irrational I " What but this conceited folly kept the followers of
Mr . Owes from communion with the political reformers ? We know there were individual exceptions—Mr . Holtoake himself was an exception ; so was Mr . Flemlsg ; Mr . Waits , and two or three others ; but the great body of the " Rationalists " preferred constituting themselves into a " sect , " rather than mingle with "the people , " which , had they done , they would not only have benefited the people , but would alsohave strengthened themselves , and more extensrreJy propagated their principles . Mr . Holtoake Is an enthusiastic champion of " the faith that is in him . " The failure of the Harmony experiment daunts him not : —
Bacause preference shares yield no interest , and community scrip finds no purchasers at this particular time , many persons , supposed to be well grounded in nationalism , have begun to despond . But that philosophy , which is to elevate human nature , and be the guide and guardian of virtue , must not fluctuate with a joint-stock experiment ; it must be higher than public opinion—it must not be shaken by relative success or failure nor peculiar to any social condition—but fixed as truth , as universal and as enduring . This is spoken like a man ; and for so speaking , were "the prince of dreamers" now living , he would christen Mr . Holtoakk " Greatheart . " The failure of the Harmony experiment hasnot" settled " the question of " Mr . Owes ' s views , " it has but
postponed the " settlement . " We have not adopted his views , nevertheless we regret the failure . The object of Mr . Holyoake ' s tract appears to be "to place the 'New Views' ( propounded by Mr , Owen ) in a new light . " Rationalism , he argues , as a system of mental and moral philosophy , haB no necessary connection with communism , or other economical systems . He proceeds to put Mr . Oweh ' s philosophy into a new shape and form , and we must confess that we better understand the philosophy in its new form than in its old . Had we been able to have reviewed this tract before the opening of Parliament , we should have jiven it a lengthier notice than we can now afford room for . We must confine ourselves to the following extracts : —
That tlw golden corn of sunny climes should fill our bams , and our merchandise should grace every cot and palace of the world , ! b well . In time we shall exchange morality—our calculation for the Turks'hospitality , and our science for Persian tolerance . Moral merchants will arise , saying—we barter goods , let us barter sympathies , and as we make the ear th grand let us elevate human nature . But the political economy of Rationalism asks why , in the mean time , must our labourers die , why be trampled down in competitien ' s race ! Will that bt solid
happiness bought with misery and death ! Shall we pave the highway of commerce with toil-worn bones ! Why not achieve the independence within our reach by tBC location ef our artizans on our unfilled land—and learn to live at home ! Barter will then be free , no longer , as now , an imperative necessity that mu 6 t be pursued at the expense of moral principle—and being free it will be honest Then the now struggling tradesman will become the easy minister of useful interchanges , and a generous intercourse succeed the selfish triumphs of capital and cunning .
From Chambers ? Journal upward , the iron and obstinate principles of political economy have blended themselves with such as are more consonant with the wants of the age . Distinguished thinkers begin to feel thoroughly assured " that co-operation is the lever b y which the great mass of the commmnity shall be eventually raised . " No details ai « pledged , but the general acceptancy of the principle 'is perfect , nothing is wanted but the same currency of opinitn for some mode of its application . The difficulties which have retarded the consummation of the Harmony experiment in England have been
pecuniary . The plans of its principal directors had no worse fault than that of being prematurely splendid . Those who have critkiBgd proceedings there , have never ascribed its difficulties to anymore fatal cause than thatof iiuimwt expenditure . But a very temporary discouragement this ! Gas , steam-vessels , railway companies , have met with the same disasters and far greater delay—and wha are their projects compared with the community scheme , which is worli-making on a small scale . They illuminate a town , cross a channel , or intersect the land oommunitits seek to renovate the social state , recast and elevate humanity .
Mr . Holyoake ' s arguments are clear , rather than clever ; not Tery dazzling , but unraistakeably convincing . He has avowedly abstained from entering into any description or defence of the political economy of " the new state of society ; " but we would recommend to him not to neglect this more practical and more popular part of the question . There are thousands of hard-working , common-sense folk , who have neither time nor inclination tostudy the " mental and moral philosophy" of either Robert Owen or G . J . Holtoake , who would , nevertheless , be glad to learn , within the compass of a tract the size of the
present , the " social arrangements" of "the new state of society . " To get at that knowledge now , they must wade through the not very attractive writings of Mr . Owes , or the almost endlesss volumes of the New Moral World , which but a very few will take the trouble to do . The question of community of labour and property is beginning to attract attention throughout Europe , and a brief and clear exposition of " Mr . Owes ' s views" would be serviceable just now . We think Mr . Uolyoake could well supply the want . In the meantime , we commend this tract to our readers .
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THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL-Part I . London : Artizan Office , Wellington-street , North Strand . Just su we were completing our " publication notices for the week , we received the first part of this periodical , which should have reached us at least two weeks ago . Now , be it understood , we do not pujj books . If we praise a work ( and we would much rather praise than blame ) , it is because having read it , we find ourselves able to pronounce a conscientious approval of its contents . We . therefore , must read beforewecanrecommen . l , amlbenCcWemust postpone further notice of the % /«' , Journal till next week . Let us ad , i however , that a first glance satisfies us as to the attractive qmhtics of the Juurml ; we shall
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Wallam DefekBE d : Edinburgh , Miller and Fairly—rhw tale » our own ; the few pages before us appear to be there-print of a letter ml . heswil to ft WA ^ ** jfitf&& title , ' 1 . * . rytler , W called to account for his n ^ , « presentations of the Life and Character of Sir William Wallace . We suppose there iw nnf mmv of our readers who will need to be told SatIhe " P £ ' ^ Si Tl' -T / ' ^ 'Atount " ^ the celebrated bcottish historian . We must An Mr Stkill , the author of tins trac , tlj iS £ , torn rf -H ^ r 3 Ti a ? " Wliatwehavetofindfaalt with is that we find him chng . ng to that virtue in Wallace ' s tvme , but monstrous absnrditv in thTnr
8 entday- "nauonaiity » Ue talks about the " annihilation of Scotland ' s name , and the universal reference mad « to her , as the humble appendage If England . " This is ridiculous . Scotland is no more an appendage of England , than England is of Scotland , they are both one— " Great Britain " Tt is fortunate that Mr . Steill ' s nationality nonsense has not the least chance of being responded to He admits that the Scottish aristocracy have no svmnathv middle-class have found it to their adrantira fnr their country _ to be united to Eid _ SS 5 £ ^ ikt ^ " ° ther P' » S ? andT « aS the working men , we can answer for them , that thev
repuuiate tnesetarcicaldistinctions ofrace / andregard RvS ^ enaS Dr : lhren- , They know - KthatSone system oppresses the working men ot both countries . £ n ? - North and South Bnt 0 I « must be united to effect their common emancipation . Mr . Steill also defends Knox against theabuse of O'CJonnell , whom he handles rather severely , denouncing him as a hypocrite . Very right . Every man of common sense knows that the "king" of the Gmn-landers iR a knave m politics , and a hypocrite in religion . " We conclude withja sentiment of Mr . Steill ' s , respecting his country ' s great hero : — "It was the wonderful services WaiiiCE performed singla-handed to his country , both as a warrior and a statesman , the entire absence of all selfish feeling he manifested while m power and out of power , and the heroic sacrifice which he made of himself on the altar of liberty—a gflerifiee that will tell on the destinies of the human family to latest a ^ en—that secured fer him the undying' love of his countrymea . " Let us
add , and has won for him equally the undying love of Englishmen . Not a sensible Englishman but venerates his name , and mourns Mi murder as one of the foulest biota staining the annals of England .
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ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE , AND ILLEGAL INTERFERENCE WITH THE SACRED RIGHT OF PETITION . [ FROM OUR OWN C 0 RRESFONSINT . 1 If the English people knew but a tithe of the persecution to which the Irish farmer and labourer are subject , and but too frequently tho victims , they would not feel the least astonishment at the numerous acts of agrarian disturbance about which they hear so much . The public seldom , if ever , hear or get the least hint of the cause of those disturbances . An instance of petty tyranny , of a very serious character , and im . mlnently calculated to disturb the tranquillity of a district heretofore proverbial for the good order and peaceableness of its inhabitants , has occurred recently .
The following brief sketch will , to some extent , serve to shew with what a high and unconstitutional hand Irish landlords carry their pretensions . The late Mr . Evans , of Portrane , represented the county of Dublin in Parliament . He was returned by the popular interest ; and was always looked upon by the great bulk of the people as a United Irishman , who had the good fortune to have , like some others , escaped hanging . He was & favourite with the people . In order to afford the children of his poor tenantry at Portrane the means of education , he built two little scbool-houseg—one for males , the other for females ; and as the poor tenantry were all Catholics , he left the selection of the teachers to the parish priest .
Mr . E y ana died Borne two or three years since without issue ; his widow , who is sister to the late Lord Congleton , better known ai Sir H . Pennell , resides at Portrane , and not having been accustomed to have any intercourse with the tenantry , she employed a person named Wolstenfullam , a Germnn , to act for her as agent , or , as you term it in England , * 1 ( M 1 — . » - -- q r
It happened some five or six weeks ago , that a petition to Parliament in favour of the Tenant Right was laid on a table at the Catholic Church door for signature . Mrs . Evans' tenantry signed the petition most willingly , as they are greatly oppressed by paying three pounds an acre for bid land , while theiv neighbours upon an adjoining estate , belonging to a Tory landlord , pay but thirty shillings for much better land . Mrs . Evans having heard of this petition sent for her agent , or bailiff , Mr . Wolsterfullam , in order to aid her in discovering if any of her tenants or dependents had either signed the petition or had taken any part in obtaining the signatures of others . Threats of all sorts were held over any tenant who
should dare to sign this petition . After a good deal of espionage , suspicion fell upon the teacher , who had been seventeen years schoolmaster in Mr . Evans ' school , and who , during that long period , had given the utmost satisfaction to the pupils , totheirparents , to the parish priest , and apparently even to Mrs . Evans herself . Nevertheless , the alleged crime of having signed a petition to Parliament in favour oi the Tenant Right , cancelled all former ties , and without any other fault , even the formality of an inquiry into the alleged one , the unfortunate schoolmaster was waylaid in the dusk , between the
schoolhouses and his own little dwelling , by the agent , Mr . Wolstenfullam , and seduced into a low public-house , under the pretence of settling his quarter ' s salary , but in reality to afford two or three bum-bailiffs time to effect an entrance into the school-house , and throw out everything belonging to the schoolmaster and keep possession . The unsuspecting teacher did not anticipate the object of coaxing him into the public house , till after he had acknowledged the receipt of the money . He was alone with the agent , and therefore had no witness to this low and tyrannical trick . He did not like to go into the public home , particularly as he is a teetotaller .
The agent and his mistress became a little alarmed at their tyranny , and sent for the schoolmaster , paid him a year ' s salary , and assigned as a reason for their conduct that he had not only signed the petition but was a Chartist . Now it so happens that the schoolmaster did not sign the petition , and that he is jiot a member of any political society . The schoalhouse has been shut up ; the neighbourhood is in a very excited state , and will soon require an additional police force . The people are alarmed at this interference with their right to petition Parliament . They are deterred from petitioning . Is not this interference with the right of petition a breach of privilege ? C . Malahide , Feb . H , 1846 .
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O'CONNELL v . O'HIGGINS . COMMISSION OF OTGR AND TERM 1 SER . The Commission of Over and Tormincr was opened yesterday , at eleven o ' clock , by the Hon . Justices Crompton and Perrin , of the Queen ' s Bench , accompanied by the Right Hon . tke Lord Mayor ( Alderman E-an , locum Unens ) , his lordship ' s secretary , Mr . Deehan , the City Sword-bearer and Marshal , when the usual formalities were observed . It would be wrong to say the Queen v . O'lliggins , because the prosecution i » , in reality , at the instance ofO'Qonnell . You are already aware that two bills of indictment were sent up , one to the County Grand Jury , the other to the City Grand Jury . The County Grand Jury are nearly atl landed proprietors , and , consequently , more deeply interested in a landlord and tenant question than the Citv Grand Jurv , who
by the bye , do not own an acre of land amongst the whole of them ; yet , strange to say , the County Grand Jury threw out the bills against Mr . 0 ' Higgins , while , on the other hand , the city sages found true bills against him . It was a hard contest , and not a very noiseless one in the grand jury room . There were eleven for ignoring the bills , and twelve for finding them . Sir Richard Baker , a little city knight , and a tailor by trade , laboured hard not only to induce some weak minds to concur in his views , but to make the witnesses say more than they should or could say ; one of whom , a respectable gentleman , snubbed the little knight for his impertinence . The trial has been removed by a writ of certiorari from the Commission to the Court of Queen ' s Bench . It is , therefore , likely to become a " Great State Trial . "
f he general impression here is , that , in this case , at any rate , O ' Connell will be defeated . Little he knows of the real state of feeling outside of Conciliation Hall . His bosom friend , Tom Arkins , the spy , failed in establishing a character for honesty this i £ i IIe iDStltute < 1 proceedings for a defamatory libel , scandalum magnatum , against the editor and proprietors of the Dublin Argus , an unstamped publication . The cause was tried to-day . The jury acquitted the prisoners . The audience hailed the
verdict with such loud and continuous cheering , that the court was obliged to commit some of tliem to Newgate . ' 1 ho verdict is not very complimentary to the character of Tom Arkins . Tho unfortunate man had troubles enough of a domestic nature , without thiB public stigma upen his character . It is surprising how such a man imposed upon the public . He is sword-bearer to the reformed corporation , and clerk of the corn table . But he is the bosom friend of the "Liberator , " as he calls him , undtuat you know covers a multitude of sing .
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SA S S " « . ^ ^^^ ^ about I ^ b » f > Fkid * Bvenino .-TIic dieiB ca . U . « the s 7 f faffT ^ Ur 8 l ViRnd Bryan ««^ - « " "Tf « ted « it ¦ " nd """" -. ally bdUved innocent BnX S « eo , ™ » o more . The following declaraUon wa ; 4 te mide > by the unhappyms w w » tv g the re « n <* ° f theRev . Hr . SaTage the Sfand two ° " ^ ea 6 l > MP ' 9 uDnin * « P « « ' County of Westmeath to wit .-I , Brvan S . erv now a exerted ' d ^ ? 1 T ^ ' * " ^ " ? U executed , do most solemnly and sincerel y declare in the presence of that God before whom I mj shortyAppear for judgment , thut i mwerfir . d at Sir Francis HopWnsthsit I never committed any act tending to injure him in peroonorproperty-and that ! nev . r was cognisant of , or a party to , any conspiracy to plot or shoot , or injure the said Sir Francis Hopkins ; and that I am * et ruilty directly or indiroctl y , of the crime for which I am to be hanged . —Rrian Seebt . "
This was the declaration presented by tho Rev . Mr . Savage to the sheriff to witness ; and I presume it is the same document signed , in the presence of the parties alluded to above , on tho previous evening . The prisoner after having spent the whole Of ThuiBi s ; f i , i - - sava * " ^ ^ - tt ?•? - ° . about eIevcn o ' clock , and slept after attendmg mass in tho chapd he received the holy communion trom the hands of the Bev . Mr . Savage , whose attention to the poor convict was unceasing . At six o clock in the morning the trumpetn of the military were heard all over the town , the men being under orders for duty at eleven o ' clock . The military force present consisted of the Mowing : —Two troops of the 11 th Light Dragsons , 30 rank and file each , accompanied by Hnjor Jones ; two troops of the 8 th Huisars , of 40 rank and file each , commanded by Colonel M'Caul and Lord Killeen ; the 6 th regiment of Foot ( stationed in the town ) : two
companies of the 82 d , under the command of Captain Lowe ; one company of the 75 th , commanded by Captain Bathurst ; and seventy-five constabulary , under the command of Messrs . Brooky and Sliiels . I have never beheld a more awfully solemn scen « . Almost every shop in the town was closed , yet hardly a Boul except the soldiery attended at the execution ! It was a fine unclouded morning ; as the day advanced , the clear bright sky proclaimed tho return of spring . The streets , as I have already said , were quite deserted , and the people testified , by their refraining from either coming into town , or collecting in crowds in its suburbs , their abhorrence of the tragedy . One fact illustrative of this I shall relate ; —A mercantile gentleman , who came from Dublin to purchase butter , could not get any person to do business with him , and although the day was that on which the butter market is held , according to thepatent , the market being the largest in Leinster , there was not a single firkin brought into town .
At eleven o ' clock the infantry and police were placed in order in front of the gaol . The unfortunate convict was accompanied in bis devotions throughout the morning by the Rev . Mr . Savage , who , since his sentcince , ha * been most assiduous and unceasing in his attendance . When the hour of twelve o ' clock had arrived , th * Rev . Mr . Savage requested the sheriff to witness the the declaration of which I have given a copy above , but that functionary refused . The rev . gentleman then informed the prisoner that the hour was come for him ; and the prisoner , taking a crucifix In his hand , said , " I follow Christ , and declare I am an innocent man . " The Rev . Mr . Masterson , wearing his surplice , then walked with the prisoner to the scaffold , repeating the Litany of Jesus aloud . When the prisoner appeared on the drop he eaid , raising the erucifix , and in a calm , loud , and steady tone , and with an emphasis of awful and terrible solemnity" I declare before my God that I had neither gut , hand , part , or knowledge in the crime for which I am going to die here !"
This declaration , so pronounced , caused a shudder amongst the soldiery , and the prayer , "the Lord have mercy on him , " burstfrom every lip . A few mements more and the unhappy man was launched into eternity . The body , after the usual time ef suspension , wat cut down and placed in the coffin , and then his frieuds conveyed it to the late residence of the deceased , in the town of Mullingar , amid the sobbing and burning tears of the townspeople . Thus ended tbefearful tragedy . The body will be interred on Sunday at Castletown , and although not a soul was present at the execution , some hundreds of thousands will , I am assured , accompany poor Seery ' s remains to the grave . There was only one magistrate of the county ( Mr . Uniacke ) present . I cannot write more , for . in common with the whole inhabitants of the town , I am so shocked at what I hare witnessed , that I am quite nerveless . G od grant that I may never again have to describe such a scen « . Gloomy silence now reigns , and all is tranquil .
The military will not , I understand , leave town for a day or two . Seery was kept for an hour after the time appointed for his execution . Sir Guy Campbell was understood to have said that the delay arose from the expectation of a reprieve by the ten o ' clock coach .
FUNERAL OF BRTAIf SEEBY . The funeral of Bryan Seery took place on Sunday , and was attended by vast multitudes of the country people , whose numbers were estimated to amount to 30 , 000 or 60 , 000 souls . The greatest decorum was observed throughout the day , there not being the slightest disposition evinced by the peasantry to commit a breach of the peace . " The Rev . Mr . Savage " says the report , "who had officiated at mass , and who had attended Seery since his sentence , briefly addressed the people , having first read the following document : — 'The funeral of Bryan Seery , who was executed on Friday , will take place immediately after last mass . His last words were—what his past good conduct . and excellent character throughlife justified
, you all in expecting— That I had neither act , hand , part , or knowledge in the crime for which 1 am to die here . ' The clergy of the surrounding district will attend on to-morrow at a solemn high mass for the eternal repose of his soul . Theoffice will commence at eleven o ' clock . We make this announcement , as we know that the people of the town and the surrounding district are anxious to testify their sympathy with the afflicted widow and orphans on this occasion . The funeralprocession will commence at eleven o ' clock . In accordance with the humane feeling so generally expressed , it is intended to raise a subscrip tion for the support of the widow and orphans thus unexpectedly deprived of a good husband and
industrious father . Contributions towards this work of charity will be received by the clergy of the town , and also by the clergymen of the different parishes throughout the country . The rev . gentleman then exhorted the people to demean themselves during the day peaceably , steadily , and soberly , but above all , to give no opportunity to their enemies of saying that the law or peace wa g broken . He then announced that he had received several subscriptions that morning , from Dublin , for the poor widow and her children , and stated that on this day ( Monday ) there would be a solemn office and high mass , at which upwards of thirty of the clergy would attend , for the repose of the soul of the martyr . '"
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THE FACTORIES BILL . The following is the joint report of the Inspectors of Factories , annexed to tho separate reports of Messrs . Horner , Howcll , Saunders , and Stuart : — Factory-offiee , Londen , Deo . 18 , 1845 . Sir , — We , the undersigned Inspectors of Factorial , have now the honour to report to you that , in conformity with the arrangement propoMd in our letter to Mr . Manners Sutton , dated the 29 th of November , 18 M , our present statutory meeting ( being the second for the present year ) commenced on the 25 th of November last , and is still continued by adjournments . We have read to each othw th » several reports relating ts our respective districts for th * last half-year , from the lot of May W the 81 st of October included , which n send with this joint report .
We have conferred with each other on various matte ™ connected with the discharge of our duties under the 3 rd and 4 th of William IV ., c . 103 , and tho 7 thof Victoria , c . 15 . Nothing has occurred to which we d « em it necessiry to call your attention , except the following case in Mr . Stuart ' s district , wherein the justices , haviug found the defendant guilty of an offence for which a specific penalty of not less than £ 10 , and not more than £ 100 , has been awarded by the statute , nevertheless declared that , not . withstanding their conviction of the defendant , no penalty was due . The statement made by Mr . Stuart to us , and our imnute thereon , communicated to you in our letter of the 12 th iust ., will explain clearly the proceeding of the magistrates ; a copy of theie documents , and of Mr . Stuarts letter , to you , applying for your authority to adopt the only maasure which can mow be rtsorttd to in order to remed y the error the magistrates siem to us to have committed , will be found in the appendix to this report .
The Act of Parliament passed during the lait seiiion , entitled " An Act to regulate the Labour of Children , Young Persons , and Women , in Printworks , " provides in the 3 rd section " that the inspectors and sub-inspectors of factories shall respectively be inspectors and tub-inspectors for carrying into effect tke powers , authorities , and provisions of thiB act ; " we , therefore , on the 15 th of Jul y , took the liberty to suggest to you that some public notice should be issued to the occupitrs of such works , and in pursuance of the authority contained in the amwer , from Mr . Manners Sutton , dated the lGth of July , we issued adrartiiements in the London Gazette , and in various newspapers .
We also by letter to Mr . Mannori Sutton , dated the 1 0 th of July , requested that directions might be given for the preparation of the abstract of the ast referred to in the 20 th section , by competent legal authority , as was done in the case of the Factories Actj laitycar . Copies of this abstract we have received , as directed by your order to the Stationery-office . We have at our present meeting made arrangements to nable the occupiers of these works to conform to the law in respect to registers , certificates , tie ., which they are required to ksop , by preparing for them tuch documents , in a proper form , in the same manner as we prepared similar documents for the occupiers of factories at our meeting in July , 1844 , before the amended Paeloi-y Act eaino into operation . We huve completed these details , and in the ceune of this week a circular letter will be
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forwarded to the « ccupier of every printwork of whsee Btablishment we have received notice . We have , < fcc , Leonard Horner . % Jones Howell , KoltgJlT J . S&UNVEH 8 . Jame 6 Stuart . The Right Hon . Sir James H . 6 . Graham , Bart ., one of her MaJMtj ' s Principal Secretaries of State , « fcc .
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A Sixouur Phenomenon is mentioned as having occurred near Norkioping , Sweden . On Monday , the 19 th , about nine o ' clock in the morning , the waters of the Motala , a river of East Gothland , flowing into Brawick Bay , suddenly fell very considerably , and continued to fall with such rapidity , that at four in the afternoon of the same day the bed of the river was quite dry , and quantities offish , which were found buried in the mud , were taken .
Suipwreck off Bouloone . —We learn from Boulogne-sur-Mer , that about five o ' clock in the afternoon of Saturday last , after a most tempestuous day , an English sloop , with a crew of five men , leakine at every plank , attempted to make that port , but , from want of sufficient water to get in , was obliged to run aground to the east of the pier , a short distance from the stockade . Notwithstanding the heroic attempts of Meguin , a French pilot , and Testavd , a fisherman , two of the Engliuu sailors were drowned ; the others were saved .
Fraternity . —A society is formed in th « metropolis , for the purpose of bringing together in harmony and brotherly love th « natives of different countries , A meeting has been held at White Conduit-house of the members , who consist of Germans , Poles , French , Italians , Americans , and English . The motto of the society Is "Alle Menschen sind Bruder "— " All men are brethren . "—Morning Advertiser . Murder in the Countt of Waterford . —Great sensation has been created in the neighbourhood of Clashmore , in consequence of the discovery of a murder , committed on a poor woman living within a short distance of this place . The body was found on Monday last in a drain , having the breast bone broken , and showing other serious contusions in various places . The husband has been apprehended on auspicion .
Rouen and Havre Rmuioad . — We read in the Commerce : — " Very alarming rumour * were in circulation at the Bourse on Thursday , relative to the report of M . Frissard , the engineer sent down to inspect the works on the Havre railway . It was even said that all the works were to be executed over again . Destructive Fire . —On Monday night a fire occurred at the corner of Bethnal-green-road , at an oil and colourman ' s , and before the arrival of the engines from the stations of Jeffries-square , Fairing * < lon-street , and other places , the Stock of the shop was completely consumed , and the building seriously damaged . Death of Bauon Bulow . —A letter from Berlin announces the death of Baron de Billow , ex-Minister of State .
Juvhnile Opfbnders . —On Saturday a meeting of noblemen and gentlemen took place at the Mansion House , for the purpose of taking into consideration measures fer the reformation of juvenile offenders , and for checking the growth of crime . The Lord Mayor in the chair . The meeting was addressed by Mr . Anderton , Mr . Pearson , the Bishop of London , M . D . Hill , Esq ., recorder of Birmingham , Lord Robert Grosvenor , Mr . Alderman Challis , Dr . Lynch , the Rev . W . Russell , and Mr . D . Wire . A committee was appointed to cavry out the views of the meeting , which will sit at the Mansion House .
The Alleged Incest and Murder at Greenwicu . —On Saturday last , William Richardson was fally committed to take his trial on the charge of murder . His wretched daughter , Ann Richardson , waa also committed as " an accessory , " The prisoners , when removed from the dock into the resflmroom , commenced a conversation together , and in answer to something that his daughter said , the male prisoner patted her on the shoulder and laughed , as though nothing had occurred of serious moment . The Potatok Disease is still continuing its ravages in the midland counties .
Ijatal Accident at the South Western Railwax Terminus . —Oa Saturday Mr . Bedlord held an inqueit at St . George ' s Hospital , Hyde Park-corner , on the body of William Cone , aped fifty-five , a porter m the locomotive department of the South Western Railway Company . Ilis foot had been crushed by the wheel of a railway waggon , which exciting gangrene caused his death on the llttt inst . Verdict , "Accidental Death . " Mobk Resignations . —There is reason to believe that Admiral Sir George Cockburn has resismed his
seat at the Board of Admiralty . It is further understood that Lord Forester has resigned the pest he held in tho Royal Household as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms . Some short time ago it was stated that the Earl Delawarr had tendered his resignation of tho high office of Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty ' s Household , but that on the urgent request of an illustrious personage , he had consented to retain the appointment . We are now assured , however , that Aw Lordship has actually resigned .
Ihe ARcimisnop of Cantekburt completed his 80 th year on the 12 th inst . A Straxoe CoiNomuNCB . —The Jourml dts Debate mentions that the parricide Dubarry , lately condemned to death by the CoHrt of Assize of Tarbes , was ordered for execution on the 12 th of February . The criminal records show that one of his ancestors of the same name ( Jean Marie Dubarry ) was executed for a similar crime on the 12 th of February , 17-tC . " Is there not something extraordinary , " remarks the Journal des Debats , " in this parity of crime , name , and date ?" Rutlandshike Election . —TIio seat in the House of Commons vacated by the retirement of the Hon . W . Dtiwnay , was on Saturday conferred upon Mr . George Finch , of Buriey-on-the-llill , without opposition . Mr . Finch is a Conservative and a Protectionist .
Fatal Railway Accidknt neau Krndal . — On Saturday kiat , the Mth , a melancholy and fatal aeciuent took place on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway , at a place called Hay Fell , about three milea
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north of the above town , by which Susan ilavtun the mother of six children , was killed . At tho scene oi the accident , the r&ilway crosses the turnpike road on a level . The deceased was crossing the rail l l « ml mome nt of the arrival of a railway waggon . The . cart was overturned , and the pcor mi , X v fr ! £ hJfu y cri" 8 hed ' died in a few St i £ Verd c lct ~ Accidentally killed . " fallW of tCn K * f is th ? ^ tension of the tailing ot the north tower of the cathedral nf St Denis that the inhabitan ts of the hSSta £ iml mediate ne . ghbourhood chastening to remove from A Fool . —At Coohneen in the county of Glare , a few days ago , in a tt of relieious enthuaiaam , a man nailed his feet and his left hand to the post of his bed in imitation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ '
" War to the Castle , Pback to the Cottage "The Marquis of Exeter maintains three bloodhounds to hunt down and worry human beings found offending against the Game LawB . llwiBEBT . —At the Ulerkenwell police-office on Monday , Sarah Margaret Chamberlains waa committed for trial , charged with robbing her mistress , Mrs . Mary Fulford , residing in Comwail-place , Islington , of jewellery and other property . A Gkntleman . —On Tuesday at the
Marlboroughstreot Police-office , ' a gentleman , " named James Richard Smith , was fined £ 5 , or two months' imprisonment , for an unprovoked assault on Ashton , one of the beadles of the Burlington Arcade . He had spit in the eomplainant ' s face , and struck him several blows , because the beadle had interfered with him when " gallopading behind a lady , with a view of attracting her notice . " The Pope v . Fasny Elsslbr .-Fanny Elssler ' s triumph at Rome has been seriously checked by an interdict placed on the ballet of " Esmeralda , " that work being pronounced dangerous to public
German TRKASON .-. JL printer at Wurtzburg has been arrested lor havm gprinted an almanac in 1842 m which the name of : the Bishop of Wurtzburg is " placed before that of the King and royal family of Batavia . A Young Laby and Mamma . — The Courrier Francais states that a woman ( lied lately at Tolosa , in bpam , at the extraordinary age of 150 years ! She leaves a daughter in her ei ghty-second year . A Revelation for Children . — Peter Parley ' s name » Samuel Griswolu Goodrich . He is the son of a clergyman of Connecticut , a state which has sent forth more literary men than any other in America .
"The Iar-West . "—This well-known personage * after many retreats from the spirit of advancing annexation" in America , has at last resolved to give up altogether . By a recent arrivnl from the new world we learn that" it is now sitting on the sands of the Columbia , waiting for a passage to China . " The Campbell Monument . — Mr . Marshall , A . R . A ., the sculptor appointed to execute the statute of Lord Clarendon for the-new Houses of Parliament , is also engaged upon the monument to be erected to the author of the Pleasures of Hope in the Poets' Owner , Westminster-abbey .
nil . MP 0 RTAST - — Among those who are most likely to be well informed , it is confidently stated that her Majesty ' s confinement is not expected before the end of May . Price oy Buead in PARi 8 . ~ The price of bread o o r the lortlll Sht commencing Feb . 1 ( 5 , is fixed at 3 Sc . per killogramrae for bread of the best quality , and 30 c . for the second ; equal to 7 Jd . and od . per quartern . PEDESTRIANISSr . —JAS . BlROM AND THOMAS MaXfjelds ( the North Star ) Mile Race tor 50 Sovs . 1 his race came off on Tuesday . At starting , Byrom jumped off , and kept a clear lead , till nearly half the course had been covered ( which was from the London side ef the turnpike to the milestone through Kaling ); shortly after passing the Old Hat , the Star put on the steam , and made a good five yards of Ma Hpeed , which he steadily and geometrically increased , until he ran in a good and clear first by some ten yards . Time of winner , four minutes and iv > seconds .
Suddkn Death of Mrs . Braham . —We regret to announce the demise of Mrs . Frances Braham , the lady of the eraiment vocalist , which took place on the night of Sunday last , at Mr . Braham ' s residence , No . 8 , Gloucester-road , Bayswater . Death op Gkkehax . Sir William H . Cmsion , Cr . O . B ., Lieutenant- Governor of Chelsea Hospital . —lhis officer died on Sunday morning J » . J , at the family seat , Royston , Herts . Ladv Holland ' s \ Vill . —It is a subject of general literary interest to learn that ( besides tome £ 1 , 500 per annum , and a considerable sura in money , £ 7 , 000 ) Lady Holland left to Lord John Russell the ' " Memoir it F > " 50 long in Preparation by the late Lord Holland , with an expression of a hone that it should
be published as early as possible . Her Ladyship also bequeathed to the Birtish . Museum the celebrated toientino Box , on which , the lovers of art are aware , is sculptured the noble antique of the goat browsing . ThiB precious relic was presented by the Pope to Bonaparte , after his Italian campaign , as the richest gift he could offer him . Napoleon Bent it to Lady Holland , from St . Helena , with a grateful autograph note , for the attentions paid to him by her Ladyship in his captivity . Both box and autograph are now , it is stated , in the British Museum . Suppo sbd Shipwreck off the Skerries . —A note , of which the following is a copy , was found enclosed in a bottle picked up by the artillurynian in charge of the fort on Dalkey island , and brought to Lieut . Hutchinsou , harbour-master of Kingstown , on Sunday evening : — "Brig Spey ( or Issey ) , Feb . i , 1816 : Six feet water in the hold—we expect soon to be all
lost , unless some help arrives ; we are about 37 deg . 46 mm . off Skerries . The captain was lost two days ago , and the mate is dead , he died of the yellow fever about a week ago . " John Igo , seaman . " Mt Razor and Shaving Tackle . — What next ? Here we have a pamphlet on the art and mystery of shaving ! Certainly , of all" the ills that flesh is heir to , " none are more annoying than shaving , or being shaved with a razor " made to sell , " yet thousands submit to the torture every day of their lives , without making an effort to put an end to the infliction . We really have been much amused witU the " close-shaving" arguments put forth in this pamphlet , which , besides amusing us , has also learned us a tiling or two we were before ignorant of . Any of our renders who may desire to know more , we must referto the author of the pamphlet , J . Teetgen , 10 , Bishopgate-atreot Without .
Very Right . —The ladies in Louisiana have adopted a rule never to marry a man who owes an editor more than one year ' s subscription . SUICIDE prom a Steamer . —On Tuesday afternoon , as the Diamond , Gravesend steamer , which leaves the London-bridge-wharf at four o ' clock , was off Northfleet , on her downward passage , a man ( unknown ) , who was standing on the after-deck , suddenly jumped over the side of the vessel into the river and was drowned . Destructive Firs at Natlakd , near Kesdal . — On Monday morning last a fire broke out on the premises of Mr . James Simm , farmer , of Natland , which destroyed a large quantity of farming stock , produce , &c . The fire is believed to have originated accidentally .
Fire at Greenwich . —Wednesday morning , shortly before two o ' clock , an alarming tire broke out at Greenwich , upon the premises in the tenure of Mr . J . Muttey , licensed victualler , near the Royal Hospital , known by the sign of the Royal Oak . The house was burnt down , and the contents destroyed . The pocket of the editor of the Boston Journal was picked a few days since , and all the thief got for his risk and pains was an unfinished article on the Oregon question . MUKDER OF A WlFB Br HER IIUSBAND . — On tllO 10 th inat ., while a man of the name of Daniel Dunn was in the act of cutting timber in his house , he had some angvy words with his wife , during which he struck her with the hatchet he held in hii hand , and killed her . This shocking deed occurred at Shanrauan , near Clogheen . Dunn has made a full confession of hi 6 guilt , and has been committed to our gaol for trial . —Tipperary Constitution .
The Latk Murder and Suicide in Stbpney . —On Monday morning the remains of Jeremiah Spence Stark , and Helen Stark , his young wife , whom he murdered , and afterwards destroyed himself , were buried in the Tower Hamlets Cemetery , near Bow . The funeral was conducted as privately as possible . An immense number of persows collected in Avbouraquare , near the house where the horrible deed was committed , during the whole of Sunday , in expectation that the bodies would be brought ' out for interment , but they were disappointed . The time and
place of the funeral were kept as seerct as possible . Soon after nine o ' clock in the morning , when few persons were stirring , a hearse and mourning coach drove up to the house , No . 16 , where the ill-fated couple perished . The coffins , containing their bodies , were immediately brought out and placed in tae same hearse , and the mourners , six in number , got into the coach which followed as quickly as possible . Lhe grave was soon closed over the remains of the rash and unfertunate man and hU victim , and the crowd dispersed .
Shipwrecks . —Accounts have been received of the wreck of the Steadfast , John Adams master , from Quebec , bound to Bristol , timber and deal ladencrew savad . The barque Aretliusa , of Maryport , ffilliam Lester master , from Montreal , bound to Plymouth , flour and wheat laden . Letters received trom . Captain Edwin Pentreath , of the ship Jane Morrison , of Quebec , and from Captain Donald Campbell , of the ship Sir Richard Jackson , from Montreal , bearing date Monicongan Shoals , 7 th of Decembor , state the loss of both these ships on the
night of the 1 st to 2 nd instant , and that they had , at the time the ships struck , cut away the main aud mizenmasts of both shi ps severally , to ease them , i'lie boats oi the former having been all stove in or washed overboard , the crew were saved on a raft , constructed by them of duals , of which consists tlio cargo ; and the cvew of the latter ship , after having been a day and night fast in the ietyan ^ hemboats ,.,, atl ot onshore u ^ I ' r ;^***
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SONGS FOR THE PEOPLE . HO . VI . THE STAKDASD OF TRUTH . Tfc « standard of truth mi uplifted on high ; Its hue was the eaith asd its summit the sky ; And all tribes gathered nearjt with banners unfurled Summonrd forth by Hit mandate who gorerns th * world ! Amd there rallied around it , with triumph and songs , til nations and languages , peoplig and tonguts ; The light-hearted children of freedom were ther * ; And the blood-stained oppressor was forced to appear ! And the slave and hit tyrant ; the people and prisit , The learned and rude , from the west to the east , All came , —and attentive was fixed erery are , For this test every action and motive could try !
And the trumpet of Liberty sounded a blast , As before tke bright lundard the multitudes palled , Aad Oppression and Tyranny heard their own knell , And looked on its glory , and itaggtred , and fell ! Than there paued by the negro , in « l * T « ry ' s chain , But the powtr of that standard toon iaapp « 4 it ia twain ! Aad the darkntu of death , which had blinded his ejes ! If as exchanged for the radiance and li ght of the skies ! Amd I marked the grim despot of Buigia go by , — Then the Polander girded his sword on his thigh , — And the shouts of the nations in echoes did roll , As the auttcrat bowid ' neath the conquering Pole . Thw the Musselman came , with the Pagan amouth , And embraced and dang round the bright standard of truth !
And th * Mtions of Europe were gathering tiure , — And among them Britannia stood proudly and fair ! With joy she beheld her abuses had flid , And reason and justice were throned in their stead ! Ho priest sacrilegiously plundered her now , And the blood of Rathcormac was wiped from her brow ! And lordlings and knaves from her bosom were thrust—And merit was raised from its dwtlliag of dost ! And she joined in this choms , which swelled to the skies , 11 Shont , shout , je glad nations '—lo , Tyranny dies !" J . A . Lka . THEKU . KD .
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EXECUTION OF BRYAN SEERY . The following account of the execution of this wretched man is furnished b y the reporter of the Freanuris Jourml . Seery , It , will be seen , persisted tothelas ^ ir . tlw most solemn terms , to assert his
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APPENDIX . At a meeting of the Inspecttrs of Factories > ld this day , Dec . Vi , 1845 , Mr . Stuart made the folloiviug statement ; to the inspectors relating to a prosecution inatituted by Air tang , Procurator Fiscal for the Justices of Pence « Glasgow , by the d « ire of Mr . Charles Bdfimr , Sub . Iiup . otor of Factories there , against Mr . J 2 To 2 Si . POffer " ClOth aanufa «^ « ft-Itollox , Th . complaint at Mr . Iang - instance concIudsd for payment of the statutory penalty of not les 8 than £ 5 , and notmoMthan XSJ toaot having In tttB «« fttwMn « nd 59 th sections of the Amending Factory Act , 7 Victorh c 15 , fenced the requisite parts of the machiner y of his factory ; and for the statutory penalty of not less than
£ 10 , and not more than £ 100 , in terms of the 80 th saetion oftlmtaet , on account of the bodily injury suffered upon th 8 27 th day of May , 1815 , by Alexander Thomson , engine . k « eper at that factory , in consequence , of those parts of the machinery befora mentioned not being sacvively feuced , by having one of his legs broken , and his right arm so seriously injured as to render immediate amputation necessary . The magistral convicted Mr . Clark in the lowest statutory penalty of £ 5 for the first offence , and m £ 3 fls ., tlie whole costs incumd . But , although they found that Alexander Thom . on had Buffered tL aforesaid bodily injury from the machinery not being securely fenced , they , in respect of the ' cial c ; V (; um B stances , find no penalty due for the offence last aforesaid .
It appears to the inspectors that the Magistrates by finding no penalty due for the offence under the 60 th section of the act , by which they had convicted the defendant , have failed to give effect to a clear and indisputable tnactment of the statute , which , too , gives to the inspector or sub-inspector no power of appeal . The inspectors having deliberately considered the circumstances of this case , are of opinion that thoyahouid be brought und « r the notice of her Majesty ' s Secretary of State , as he only can take measures , through the Lord-Advocate or otherwise , for vindicating the authority of the law , in this and similar cases , where the magistrates fail to enforce it . ^ The inspectors direct that the certified copy of the conviction in this case produced to them be sent with this minute to her Majesty ' s Secretary of State . Messrs . Hugh Copan and William Dick wero the convicting magistrates at Glasgow , and Mr . John Doughs their clerk ,
Factory Inspectors ' -office , Dec . 12 , 1845 , Sir , —Referring to the accompanying minute of the Inspectors of Factories , I have the honour of representing to you that the decision of the magistrates , finding no penalty due on account ef the bodily injury suffered by Alexander Thomson , is attended with grievous hardship to him and his family . I have ascertained that he is n sober , honest , and industrious person , with a wife and two children . In consequence of the accident which befell him , occasioned by machinery not securely fenced , he lost his right arm asd had a compouud fracture of the left leg . He was confined in the infirmary of Glasgow for fifteen weeks , and is atill from weakness unable to make any exertion towards gaining a livelihood .
I therefore beg leave , with the concurrence of my colleagues , respectfully to recommend to you to empower me , as Inspector of Factories for Scotland , in terms of the 24 th section of the Amending Factory Act , 7 Victoria , c . 15 , to direct an action to be brought in the name of the foresaid Alexander Thomson for tha recovery of damagos due by the foresaid James Clark . This extraordinary course would not have been followed in this cas » but for the decision of the magistrates ef Glasgow , finding no penalty due for the offence under the 60 th section of the act , from which comptmsstion might have been made to the injured person in a Bummary manner .
I have , iic , Jamis Stoam . The Right Hon . Sir J . R . G . Graham , Bart ., &c .
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