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SONGS FOR THE PEOPLE . 50 . XX . [ In announcing our recent" Feast ot the Poets " we promised to give a notice of the poems and songs of 5 obert NicoLL . nnd that promise we had intended •¦ i have performed this week ; certain circumstances have , however , so occupied our time as to prevent us fulfilling our intentions . The promised notice shall appear shortly . In'the meantime we give the following specimen of Robert Nicoll' s noble songs : — "J
THE HONEST ASD TRUE . Tour soldier is Wooflj , your statesman a knave : Frae die trae heart nae honour they ever shall have Their glitter an' feuseaess may gar onr hearts grue ; Bat honour to him wha is honest and true ! "Will ye bow to the coof wha has nsething bat pear 1 Or the fool whom a college has filled with lcar 1 Na troth ! we'll give honour where honour is due—To the man wha has ever been honest and true ! Tfe ' 11 ne ' er speer if he come frae France , Holland , or Spain , Ere we pledge manly friendship wi' him to maintain-Be he Mussulman , Christian , Pagan , or Jew , "Tis a' ane to us if he's honest and true !
His skin may be black , or his skin may be white , — "We carena a fig , if his bosom be right . Though his claes be in rags , an * the ( rind blawia ' through , "Well honour the man wha is honest and true ! "While the sun ' s in the heavens , the stars in the sky , Till the earth be a sea , and the ocean ran dry , g ¦ We 'll honour but Mm to whom Honour is due , * The man who has ever been honest and true . Hobeet Nicoix .
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no . xxi . OUR DESTINY . labour ! labour ! labour ! toil ! toil ! toil ! With the wearing of the bone and the drowning of the mind ; Sink like shrivelled parchment in the flesh-devouring soil ; ? Pass away unheeded like the waving of the wind ! Build the marble palace ! sound the hollow fame ! Be the trodden pathway for a conqueror ' s career ! Exhale yonr million breathings to elevate one naine ! And'die , when ye have shouted it till centmiei shall hear !
" By right divine we rale ye . God made ye but for nsr Thus cry the lords of nations to the slaves whom they subdue . Unclasp God ' s book of nature—its writings read nol thus ! Hear ! tramplers of the millions!—Hear ! bendcra to the few ! God gave us hearts of ardonr—God gave us noble forms—And God has poured around us his paradise of light ! Has he bade us sow the sunshine , and only reap th « Etormsf Created us in glory , to pass away in night !
Xo 1 say the sunny heavens , that smile on all alike ; The waves , that upbear navies , yet hold them in their thrall ; So ! shouts the dreadful thunder , that teaches -us to strike The prond , for one usurping what the Godhead meant for aU . 3 Sol ( no ! we cry united by onr suffering ' s jiightj length : Ye—ye have ruled for ages—now we will Tule as well ! 2 fo ! no ! we cry triumphant in our right ' s resistless strength ; "We—we will share your heaTen—or ye shall share our hell ! Hampstead , 15 th June , 18 * 6 . Ebsest Jokes .
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TAIT'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE , July . Edinburgh : Tait , . Princes-street ; London : Sirapkin and Marshall . There are certain writers connected with this magazine who appear to be privileged to write nonsense , and among these , George Gilfillan stands pre-eminent . In an article on the writings of Sip Edward Bulwer Lytton , he thus speaks of ElROK . Byron ' s mind , in itself essentially unspeculative , was forced upwards upon those rugged and dangerous tracts of thought , where he has gathered the rarest of his beauties , by intimacy with Shelley , by envteus emulation of his Lake contemporaries , and , above all , by the pale hand of his misery , nnveiling to him heights and depths in his nature aad genius , which were previously unknown and
unsuspected , and beckoning him onward through their grim and shadowy regions . He grew , at once , and eguallv , in guilt , misery , and power . An intruder too , on domains , where some other thinkers had long fixed their calm and permanent dwelling , his appearance was the more startling . Here was a dandy discussing the great questions of natural and moral evil ; a roue in siik EtocMng 3 meditating suicide , and mouthing blasphemy on an Alpine rock ; a brilliant and popular wit and poet , setting Spinoza to music , and satirizing the principalities and powers of heaven , as bitterly as he had done the hards and reviewers of earth . Intothose giddy and terrihle heights where Milton had entered a permitted guest in privilege of virtue ; whew Goethe had walked in like a passionless and prying cherub , forgetting to worship in his absorbing desire to know ; and on which Shelley was wre £ kedandstranded . inthe storm of his fanatical
unbelief ; Byron is upborne by the presumption and the despair ofhis mental misery . Unable to see through the high walls which bound and beset our limited faculties and little life , lie can at least dash LIs headagamstthem Hence in " Manfred , " " Cain . " " Heaven and Earth , " and "The Vision of Jugdment , " we have him callin ; upon the higher minds of his age to be as miserable as he was , just as he had in his first poems addressed the same sad message , less energetically , and less earnestly to the commuaity at large , And were it not unspeakably painful to contemplate a noble mind engaged in this profitless " apostleship of affliction , " this thankless gospel of proclamation to men , that because they are miserable , it is their duty to become more so ; that because th 6 y are bad , theyare bound to be worse ; we mi-ht be moved to laughter bv its striking resemblance to the old slory of the fox who had lost his tail .
The idea that Byron was envioas ofhis " Lake Contemporaries , " if it has not the merit of beins true , atleastfhas that of faeiag nevr . Sucli an absurdity could only have arisen in the brain of the "gifted Gilfillan . " The whole extract , however , is abominable , and exhibits the author as something worse than a driveller—something -very like a . slanderer—a caluniniatorofthegreafcand nobledead . There is more rubbish ofasimilar character : —forxnstance , "Byron by way of doing penance , threw his jaded system into the Greek war . " It is in this strain , this precious critic dares to sneer at one of the noblest acts of a man whom he Las the assurance to denounce as a " sneerer . " The 3 e stupid and brutal attacks ( for this is not the first ) upon Byron , are very
disgraceful to tlus Magazine . Thomas de Quincey contributes aa article on " The Works of Mackintosh , " in which , as usual , he doeB Ms best to mystify his readers , and spoil the pleasure they otherwise might derive from an acquaintance witli his writings . The best article in the iiuinbcr is the one on " Alary Queen of Scots , " which is really worthy of all praise . The interesting Romance entitled " Truth and Falsehood" is continued ; and " Reviews" of several new worksconeludcthisnuniberof Taif . Bythebycwemust protest against the sort of " reviewing" wkicU some unluckv books meet with In the columns of Hub magazine . " Thus the 3 rd volume of that most impartantwork , " . Eastern Europe and the Emperor
Nicholas" is "killed off" in something less than a dozen lines . Thus , saith the " reriewer , " "in spirit and object , this is a fitting supplement to the preceding volumes : much of the matter is quite as apocryphal , and the spirit is not more candid . " Had we not ourselves rea-J the buck , we sliouid have supposed it to have been a worthless production , judging of it by this most uncandld notice in Tait . But we have read the book , and we assert that it merits no such paltry notice as we find in this Magazine . We would not mind wagering that the Reviewer in Tait never read the book at all , but contented himself ¦ with " cutting open the leaves and smelling at the paper-knife !"
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THE CONNOISSEUR , July , London : E Mackenzie , 111 , Fleet-street . This number of the Connoisseur is embellished with a nortrait of Leonardo da Vinci , and contains several " excellent ankles . With the ¦ views of the ¦ writer of the following ranarks we fully agree : —
Jl . If . IIATDOX . 1 Thsn . in tlie Connoisseur of last month , we r . ffirrasd that" HsrsZon had been sacrificed upon the altar of High Art , " the literal fulfilment of the assertion imd not iKiuEiditstlf to our mental contemplation . But sue sacrifice ha 3 since fotn cousumniated ' After a life sjimt in a tokUnuous , v ? ofiili : SS struggle to do what tlie opulent of tiis ase hat ! bo d-rriic to jxjsse&s , « 1 > cii Oonc , lie Jast of ibe UriiiMi artists of eiaiiionCiS that lias < k-vo ! e <» liis entrgks to &e uescrin&m of painting vulgarly denominated " High Art , " has been drivt-n , by positive pecuniary «! i 5 iress , to s ; eU refuge from a world of c : > rc , anil i-vurnijal'jJfiJsteJ i'O ;> £ , 5 " self- 'JeStTactinn . Tally sirsre , thai
f-xtif ! ii 6 productions of U-rv £ on ( uo « t ofhis 3 : iUr ones ) wriT esc-.-at-- d tn-. 'icr circumstances that penuitti . il Uk n-iietn -ss of . -ibnr .-. elion necessary for mwliiating : igreat v . oik . wt ? vet co nut ! its-2 ta : e to asser \ ibut lit has left tv-su'ito " of l : fc--5 zcd coaijKisitlon superior in tl « rnr ! er Off-irai . : « nl corrwtnoss of design , to « t > y oilier Eo ^ lisb iiVmvr ! * "ft ' hai he di ? lit bavc done , nndinnort-favtiursib } e * circur . »* taiiC « s , it is iviw useleis U ciiquirc . 1 U was moreover tbe mosi atcouipHsfced wrifcr on -Art of liis c
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nod , never , except in reference to himself , producing an unsound opinion . Even , the continued reference to him . * elf , fhe weakness that left Mm open to attack from every " puny whipster , " has much of excuse , when considered in conjunction with the contemptible ignorance of those who too often undertook to lessen him in hi 3 vocation . To their drive ' , llpydon could not resist replying ; and , in a war carried on in person against irresponsible adversaries , the frequent repetition of attack assumed the disguise of general disapproval ; for incognito wasimpor tance to many to whom publicity would have been insig nificance . Now that the man himself is beyond personal benefit we may expect a tardy expiation of the indifference to bis claims , and the supporters of High Art will be unanimous in being toe late . " There ' s something rotten in the state " ef this department of painting , when the artist ' s death is the only means within his power for providing for his familv . TlOcL H 6 V&r . CXCent tn referencetft himself . " nrnr 1 nf > ina » on
An able article on "Ignorance of Artistic Affairs among Legislators ; " a clever criticism on the " King of the Commons , " and Mr . Macready ' s personation of that character ; and an interesting memoir of '' Madame Castellan" will be found amongst the well-written articles of this number .
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THE MUSICAL HERALD . Part 2 . London : G . Biggs , 421 , Strand . This part contains several first-rate and highly popular pieces of music , together with a biographical sketch of Henry Purcell ; a criticism on the Songs of Burns bv Allan Cunningham , and other varieties . We hear that this periodical has already an extensive circulation , which it well deserves .
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THE UNION MAGAZINE . London : Barker and White , 33 . Fleet Street . We have heard of this Magazine , and heard it highly spoken of , but we have seen nothing of it until this week . It appears that the first volume is now complete , and the second volume is commenced on a new plan , that is to say , it will appear in weekly ( threepenny ) numbers , and will also be issued at the close of the month as a monthly ( shilling ) magazine- The first number ( July 4 th ) is now before us and contains some well written articles . One of these is the commencement of a series of articles on " The Jesuits , " in which the writer proposes to traat the subject under the four following heads : — lstly : The institution of the order by Ignatius Loyola . 2 ndly : Its progress under his eminent successors , and the several expulsions of the Jesuits h-oin the nations of Europe . 3 rdlv : The laws of England against Jesuits .
¦ i thly : Concluding general remarks u ( son the doctrines propounded and the principles set forth by the order . These artic l es promise to he very interesting . From ths first w-j extract the following particulars of the life of Igsatics LoroiiA , Ignatius , or Inigo , tuo founder of the order of the JesuHs , was born in 1401 , at the castle of Loyola , in the province of Gui ] juscoa , in Biscay , in Spain . His father , Don Bertram , was the head of an ancirnt family , and lord of Loyola . liis mother was likewise of illustrious duseent . Ignatius was the youngest of eleven children , eight sons : tnd three daughters . lie lrft the paternal roof to he educated at the court of Ferdinand the Fifth , as one of ( he pages to the kin ; :, and was , when at court , committed to the care of liis hin .-man , Antony
Manriqui'Z , a grandee of Spain . He embraced , iiowever , at si very early age , the military profession , to which tlie ardour of liis temjturanient and his enthusiastic constitution seemed eminently suitable ; and before he became so courageous a soldier of the cliurcli militant , he lind distinguished liimself in the Spanish a > inies , and nt the sei ^ u of Pampeluna by the French , had received a daupremus wound from a cannon shot which fractured his kg . In consequence of this accident , and tbe unskilful in .-mntr in which the lisib was set , and the necessarily prolonged confinement arising from the surgeon ' s Mvaliing his leg a second tirae , he was rcm > ve < l from active service ; ami an imagination , under ordinary circumstances ardent and irregular , lieeame , un-ler the influence of iliness , peculiarly excited ; and a . vision in which St . l'erer sesmi-d to touch and cure his limb , (!) followed by a most rapid recovery , made him pesolve to devote the rest ofhis life to the conversion of Jews , < Jrei-ks , and infidels of
all nations . In spite , however , of this firm resolve , worldly vanity still held sway over his mind ; and in ordarto remedy t ! i < - d ^ fi . niiitv caused by the protrusion of st porli . m of the bone of the fractured limb , lw ' caused it to be sand oft ' , and the log afterwards to bu violently stretched , that it might not appear shorter than its companion . Uis resolution , however , in tiaie overcame these remnants of rorldliness ; in no degree daunted b y the < iiliieulty of the task , and though he wag unacquainted with any but tue Spanish language , ho despaired not of the conversion of the whoie inn Id . The military turn which his
early career had given to hisiniml , added to the rtmv . iine notions which ha ! ia < l derived from k- ^ t-mls of knighterrantry , which 1 ml been the delight of hi ? youth , nv . o histories of saints , martyrs , and eoiifsssow , which haii bei : n tha solace of his iliness , may account for the i : i : triitl t : h : ' . rac ! er v . hidi his proceedings assumed ; a ' i "• - sc-rrat ; anil it lias been reiatcl , that ininiiiliatply •¦'
il'c : ir . l : i joatl n-ji « e . t * i-- i : on < : * *;» .- > : i ' : _ : 1 ? e -win'lti ' . v .-- tv ro licar . l : i jfjail n-iist , tb = i : ouse jinul ; , she wjuuV . v .- > v : v iha ' . lrf ' o'l , stud tV _ - walls real . (!!!) The first fruit ofhis Quixotic zeal was an attemjjt it aSEasiiimU- an unlucky Moor , who had 1-een uni ' oi IujimH en"ash to dispute with him i !;> oii IK- p-rpctiia ! vii ^ i ; iii ; oftheBl-.-SEed Virgin : Yin aixt Ji ; - 'if ? cde . i to Manri'Mi in ord' . - r toprejitire himsciffor a pilgrimage to J ' . 'rusaluu He there underwent UnttLen some c-reiiionit-s , and st-iiinflicted tortures , liis Iiidr ami nails gtvw long an : " : neglected ; he wore an iron girdle and hair shirt , and , in
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the garb of a beggar , subsisted by the charity of the inhabitants , although his fasting for six days in the week must have effectually prevented the people of Manrcsa from being greatly straitened by his importunity . He here , during a period of almost incessant watching , prayer , and humiliation , ( praying on his knees on the bare ground for seven hours each day ) cast off those remnants of worlaliness which had hitherto obstructed his course . He now began to be reverenced as a saint ; but disliking such notoriety , ho retired to a secluded spot , and hid himself in a cave , whence he was brought back , having been discovered in a Btate of utter desti . tution and exhaustion . He now fell into a state of melancholy , but after a period recovered his serenity of mind . It was at Manresa , that he composed his "Sp iritual Exercises , " which were published at Rome in IMS , and approved by a brief of Pope Paul III . in IMS , at the request of St . Francis Borgia . " « Ti »» n _ v «*« Vovtrnr anhaiatad Vw "it ,- Ai , n . ! t « « f flin 5 n _
After bis period of probation at Manresa , he embarked at Barcelona , and arrived at Rome in 1523 ; and after an interview with the pope proceeded to Venice , thence to Joppa . He reached Jerusalem in September , 1525 , and after visiting everj object of interest there , returned to Barcelona ; where , it is said , that , by the earnest prayers of the saint , the body of a poor man , named Lusuno , who had hanged himself , was restored to life (!) . On this second progress te Barcelona , the saint was comforted and exhorted by numerous ecstatic visions ; many of which might possibly have had their origin in that habit so strongly recommended in the " Spiritual Exercises , " of constantly dwelling upon and realising the forms and aspects of God and his saints .
At Barcelona Ignatius commenced the study of the works ot Erasmus ; but deeming these too little adapted to the ardour ofhis devotion , he turned to the writings of Thomas a Kfmpis . He next proceeded to Alcala de Henares to study philosophy , but there he fell UBderthe searcMng eye ) of the Inquisition , by the sentence of which tribunal he was imprisoned , on the charge of having induced a widow and her daughters' to go as mendicants on a pilgrimage . Ha was , however , released on his agreeing not to utter his op inions for four years . This promise he broke , and again suffered imprisonment at Sa . amanca ; but being again liberated , be went to Paris ,
where he diligently pursued his studies , though in a state of the most distressing indigence . He now began to attract followers to bis standard ; the society was at first composed of seven persons , afterwards increased to ten . Ignatius next visited Spain , where he preached to numerous auditories against tbe excesses of the clergy . He again visited Venice , and there made the acquaintance of Caraffa , afterwards Pope Paul III . The little society now attempted in vain a pilgrimage to Jerusalem ; and at length it was agreed that three of their number , Ignatius , Faber , and Luynez should go to Rome to seek an audience of the pope .
The three deputies from the order were comforted by heavenly visions on their journey , and on their arrival were well received by Pope Paul III ., and they then sent to collect their dispersed brethren . They now added to their former vows of chastity and poverty a vow of obedence to a superior or " general , " whom they agreed to obey as God himself , and that he should be of perpetual authority ; and they bound themselves to go wheresoever he should order without any viaticum . The Jesuits now grew rapidly into favour with the pope , and two of their number , Simon Rodriguez and Francis lavier , were deputed to the Indies , under the title
of " Apostles of the New World . " The pope at length , yielding to the . solicitations of Ignatius , confirmed the order in 1510 , en condition of residence at Rome , from whence he dispersed his followers to all parts of the world . He was himself even more energetic than before , and the conversion of the Jews , and the institution of the " Community of the grace of the Blessed Virgin , " for reformation of women , employed no inconsiderable portion of his time . Pope Julius III . again confirmed the order , and Ignatius continued " gensral" till his death on 31 st July , 155 G . liis followers were then dispersed over the whole world . His canonization as a saint took place in 1662 , under Gregory
XV . Roman Catholic historians relate a Tariety of astonishing miracles performed by means of the relics of St . Ignatius , and , amongst otla-rs , the wonderful recovery of a nun who had broke her thigh bone ,, and who , on the application of a relic of the saint , immediately arose )!) , and of one Anne Barozellona , who was cured of a palsy at Valladolid , by merely invoking him , To these the candid reader may attach as much credit as he pleases . We have fulfilled our protrise by setting before him a narrative of the chief events in the life of Ignatius , h e may form bis own opinion whether the actions of the saint originated in misguided enthusiasm or genuine piety .
"We must see more of this publication before -we pronounce a decided opinion as to its merits . Of the numbe . ' before us we have no reason to speak other than in terms of commendation .
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The Late Fire is the CoMMEncui-ROAD . —On Tuesday , Mr . W . Baker , deputy coroner , held an inquest at the London Hospital , on Mary Ann Dee . aged 16 , who lost her life at the fire on Saturday morning last , at the house of Mr . Powell , in King ' splace , Commercial-road . Mrs . Powell deposed , about two in the morning , she was awakened by deceased ' s cries , ( who slept on the second floor , ) that the house was on fire . Herself and husband jumped out of bed . On opening the door and discovering the fire to ba raging at the lower part of the premises , they called to her to come down ; she said she could not , for the smoke . Witness , with her infant child in her arms , and her husband , got out of the window on to the lead work over the shop , when Mr . Powell called for a ladder , which in about three minutc 3 arrived . Witness called to deceased , whom she saw at the window , to remain , as a ladder was
coming , and -whilst Mr . Powell was fixing the ladder for her to descend , she iumped out and fell on the pavement . She was taken to the hospital , where she died on Sunday morning , the house surgeon said from a fractured skull , from which the brain protruded . The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death . " Child Murder . —On Monday afternoon , Mr . W . Baker , jun ., deputy coroner , held an inquest at the Town of Ramsgate , Wapping , on the body of a newborn female child , which was found in the river Thames on Saturday morning last . It . appeared from the evidence of James Logon , the son of a waterman , that on Saturday morning last , he was vowing off Union-stairs , when he observed something floating astern of a barge . He repaired to the spot , and found it to be the body of a new-born infant , and conveyed it ashore in bis boat to Mr . Marshall ' s , tlio beadle . The Jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against some person or persons unknown .
Fihk in Aldgate . —On Wednesday night , shortly before ten o ' clock , a fire broke out in the establishment of Messrs . Davis and llavt , job-drapers , hosiers , Ac ., 19 . Somerset-street , Aldgate . The discovery was made by the inmates , who . while about to retire to rest , observed a strong smell of smoke in the lower part of the premises , at the rear of the shop . Upon further examination it was found that the stock in tho back of the shop was extensively on fire . Information was forwarded to the Jeffcry-square station of the London Fire-ensine Establishment , and Mv . Foeo , the foreman , ami a body of men , were soon in attendance . The children of the family had a very narrow escape from suffocation , the flames being fierce , and the smoke from the burning material exceedingly dense . The engine above n . anaed boinjf s ; ofc to work , ' asd several men employed to pour water from buckets and other utensils upon the fire , it was safely extinquished within half an hour .
Alarming Disappearance . —On Tuesday an event of very painful interest occurred at Ipswich , the particulars of which will be gathered by the following : — Mr . William Swartridgc , a master mariner , aged 31 , came from Weymouth , on Saturday last , to inspect a schooner which is building for him by Mr . William Bayley . Tho father and mother liavc been living for two months at the Ship Launch , and had sent for their only son to stay with them until the vessel was launched . Yesterday ( Monday ) morning he left his lodgings at a quarter before six o ' clock , to batho , a : id
as up to the time of our going to press , lie has not returned , there is every reason to believe he lms met a watery grave , especially as a stock and con t have been picked up , which doubi . less belonged to the deceased , who was ; i remarkably fine young man , and a superior- swimmer . lie onccjumped oiF the quarterdeck whilst crossing the Bay nf Biscay , and swam for his father ' s cap , which had bl « wn oil " . The tide was coming in . and it is supposed the clothes were taken by the tide , and that deceased was caught in the weeds . —Ipswich Express ,
The Sitfereus by the Fire at St . John ' s , Tvkwfoowdlasd . —A subscription for the relief of the unfovtunate sufferers has boon eonimenned both in Liverpool and Manchester . In Liverpool , where the coniinei'c ' rtl connexi on with the colony is considerable , a very spirited effort has been made , and we believe the subscription already amounts to nearly a thousand pnuud- ! . A deputation from Liverpool waited on some of our pi'iHcipal merchants and manufacturers on Monday last , but the weather waa so wet , that little could be done on that day . Wo have , however , beeu ( jivon to understand , that a Hiitocriation has been opened which is headed br
Messrs . Hunry B . innermanand Sons , who have contributed £ 100 , and have agreed to take the duties ot treasurer !* of the fund . A committee is also in prouress ( if tonuation , and no time will be lost in ; ip-: » s--ili : > gto the public on behalf of the unfortunate " ti / fi .-rei-. * . No Fewer than i ' nw . eight to ten thousand persons are houseless and destitute , and compelled to live in the < v < - . nd . s witi * tho military fun « recfc fonts im ! shfds for their slioitcv . Wo hiivc heard of ime individual , whose hoxs - < : craped tlic ravages ot ilio flames civini ; . shelter in it to nearly forty poor hnu'u . ' ipss siiflbrcrs . Their distressed condition is < esrrili ! . 'd us lwiiytrcntlii )!! .
" nit ? v ., nu \ y nv I' . ohkmi . ' .. — The nobles « f ilohe-; iii ; i , who up to the prcsc-Di . day were cxuinpt from : »• ias , equal to nlwijt one-fifth of those imposed upon other Jjindoivnei ? , have jui-fc vnluiitiirily I'cuourici'd : privih'&c . and have reqwsl- 'd tlic Emperor of Austria j « employ that fifth fur the benefit of the country . The Utilicmian Diet has sent an energetic address ts the Kmpernr , requesting the abolishment of intttTlei in Bohemia .
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Electric Telegraph . —Instances are constantly occurring which demonstrate the utility of the electri telegraplis ..- ' On Friday last a gentleman with hia family went to the station at Nottingham , and took tickets for the half-past four o ' clock train . Ho offered in payment a £ . 5 Brighton bank note , which Mr . Pettifer , assistant to the station master , at first felt a little hesitation in taking , on account of the bank being distant from Nottingham ; but at length he took it . and bnin ' in haste he e ; ivc the gentloman
£ 1 7 a . 6 d . in change , instead of 7 s . 6 d . In half an hour after the train had started he discovered the mistake he had made , and instantly telegraphed to Derby , requesting they would by telegraph inform the station master at Rugby of what had occurred . This direction was attended to , and in three minutes after the arrival of the train at llugby . which was due there at five minutes to seven , the news had reached Nottingham that the sovereign had been received by Mr . Pegou at Rugby , and it was returned to Nottingham the next morning .
Snow on Skiddaav . —On Tuesday morning week , notwithstanding the excessive heat which had been experienced at Keswick for some weeks past , the summit of Skiddaw was densely covered with snow or hail , and retained its wintry garb for several hours . —Carlisle Journal . Dreadful case of Borxixo . —On Tuesday , Mr . William Baker , the Deputy Coroner , held an inquest at the London Hospital , on the body of David Bates , aged seven years . Emma Roberts , of 14 , Crowncourt , Wliitechapel , said that the deceased was in the care of its grandmother , who lived next door to witness . On the morning of Saturday last , about two o ' clock , the child attracted the attention of witness by screaming most violently . On going out to
ascertain tho cause she found the deceased ' s clotlios in a general blaze , the child at the time was rolling itself on a bs : d in which a female lodjjer was sleeping . Witness procured a couple of pails of water which she threw over the bed and child , and by that means succeeded in getting the lire extinguished . The deceased was taken by witness to the above hospital . The grandmother at the time was in the court , in a state of intoxication . Had it not been for witness ' s avm-al at the house of the deceased , she believed that the lodger would also have perished , for the room was filled with smoke , and the woman appeared nearly suffocated . Verdict , " Accidental death , " and the Jury requested the Coroner to censure the gross conduct of tho griindinotlior , Cor leaving tho deceased unprotected at that early hour ot the
morning . A Bov Killed by Falling from a Window . — On Tuesday , Mr . ft , I , Mills , the Deputy Coroner for West Middlesex , held an inquest at the Middlesex Hospital , -on the body of Edward Yesiey , a » ed twelve , whose friends live at No . 11 , Olevelandmew . 4 . About eleven o'clock on tho ni-iht of Saturday last , deceased viw at tlin fiwt lloor wind > w , looking out ibi his mother returning from market , when ho overbalanced himself anil wa- > nreciim . - ! icii into the road . The absent parent at this luowut arrived . Her screams attracted assistance , and the pool * lad was immediately removed to vnc hospital , where , from the injuries to the head tho ease was pronounced to bo quite hopeless , and death terminated his sufferings about an hour after liis admission . Verdict , " Accidental death . "
Setting Pike to a Prison . —Patriuk Connor , a private of the lUli Regiment of Foot , a deserter from his regiment ( now in the East Indies ) , when on his way to " tlic depot stationed at Chatham , was lodged in the prison of tho liberty of Itomford , mi Saturday morning last , for tho day and uii ; ht . About the hour of six o ' clock in the oveninjr , fire ami smoke were seen issuing from the cell where be was confined . On or . toriii !? it , f . iPro was a dense body nl smoke , and part of th o bud and olothea wore on tire . A supply of water whs procured and the fire exiiiisruished " Mr . Soullu-y , the gaoler , was much alarmed for the safety of the premises .
¦ Denmahk . — Tin ; 'Birthday of Iyciio Euauk . — Tho fcinvc hundred Mi anniversary ot the illustrious astronomer , Tycho Braho , was celebrated with -rear , pomp on tho 2 ist ult ., at tin ; island of Jlvoen , near Copenhagen . A grout number oi ' sic- 'nifcrs ( iUcd with p : iKStiii ;; ors arrived from thu capital on the occasion . Tho totsl number of visitors was cstimatad at S , 00 i ); viz , ( 5 , 000 Danes , 1 , 000 Norwegians , ami 2 , 1 m * Swedes . In tltoevcuiti ? there was a banquet , at which 2 , !) 0 () persons wevc soiUcd , Tiik Natuhal Son ok Nai'OM ' . ox . —The suit in ^ ituteri by Count Leon against the Countess i-e l . isxhfiijrjr . V / as on Thursday partly decided by tlio Cmir P . oy . 'ile , wrtich declared that ilio dclV-ndaut whh tin mother effclie p laintil !' . and a judg ed her to mr-Ja him a provision of -lOOOf . pencknte ' lite , reserving tlic question ol'GOOOr . per annum deimuulcvl by iho Count . —Gulignani .
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Extraokdinart PuBtic Mbrting . —A meeting of an unprecedented and exciting nature' was held at Manchester on Thursday . It appears that some time "go ' the Rev . Dr . Hearne , the lloman Catholic Minister of St . Patrick ' s chapel in that town , who is in Irishman , was about to be removed to make way for an English preacher in the same communion . 1 las . caused great dissatisfaction among che Irish , a ? riotous proceedings took place in the chapel , and much improper language was uttered , i'or tins conduct , those of the malcontents who were repeal wardens" were struck from the list by direction of Mr . 0 Connell . and all who took part in tho djsturbance were announced in the Tablet of the SOlIi ult , ( the advocate ol the Roman Catholic Caa « e . ) as ruffians : a diss-raco to the of Catholic or
. name Chnstmn ; a rabble of miscr eants ; the refuse of anciety ; an abomination to the nei ghbourhood ; men fitter tor the discipline of the Rani and the convicliship—the treadmill and the bloody whip—than for any decent association among men , " &c , To exDreas an opinion upon Mr . O'Connell ' s conduct in dismissing the wardens , and jon the editor ' s for publish i n " the remarks , a meeting was , as stated above , held on Thursday evening , at which about 2 , 000 IriBh Caiholics were prevent . Resolutions condemnatory of tho Agitator ' s proceedings , and calling upon the editor to retract his imputations , were ail but unanimously agreed to . The poor editor came in for by far the largeBt share of censure , and whenever the Tablet was mentioned , there were cries of " Burn it ! Burn it !"
Cost op Railways . —Of twenty of the leading lines of railway , the highest cost per mile in construction was the London and Elackwall , which was £ 28 ^ , 692 , and the lowest that of Dundee and Arbroath , being £ 8 , 57 ( h The intermediate prices , and the next in order in expence , was the Greenwich Railway , ££ 267 . 270 per mile : London and Croydon , £ 80 , 400 * ; Dublin and Kingstown , £ 59 , 123 ; London and Brighton , £ 56 , 981 ; Great Western . £ 50 , 3 ^ 2 ; London and Birmingham , £ 52 282 ; Liverpool and Manchester , £ 50 , 923 ; Manchester and Leeds , £ 47 , 824 ; Glasgow and Greenock , £ 35 , 451 j Midland Counties , £ 35 , 403 Edinburgh and Glasgow , £ 35 , 024 ; Birmingham and Gloucester , £ 29 , 000 ; South Western , £ 28 , 004 ; North Union and Bolton and Preston , £ 27 , ' ? 99 ; York and North Midland , £ 23 , 606 ; Grand Junction , £ 22 , 293 ; Glasgow , Kilmarnock and Ayr , £ 20 , 607 ; and Dublin and Drogheda , £ 15 , 652 .
Very Industrious Bees . —Proverbial as the industry of the bee is , we should think that there aro few parallels to the following : —A cast of bees was lately presented to a gentleman in Cockermouth , which , in the short space of nine days , produced 281 lbs . of fine rich honey , the whole of which was taken without destroying more than about half a dozen of the industrious tenants of the hive . Lucifjsr Matches in the hands of children have caused another fire , by which no less than ten cottages were destroyed , and one child was burned to
death ! This disaster occurred at Todt'ington , where two children at play got possession of some lucii ' ers , and set fire to some rubbish " to have a bonfire . " Death from Mill Machinery . —A boy named Joseph Lamb , fourteen years of age , was killed on Thursday , by being caught in the machinery at the scribbling mill of Messrs . Hudson and Bottomley , at Kirksall . He was alone in one of the rooms at the time of the melancholy occurrence , but was found soon after with his head dreadfully shattered . He died very soon after being removed to the Leeds Iufirmaiy .
Extraordinary Case of Drowsing . —A man and his wife , named Brotherton , who had been carousing together on Saturday night at various public-houses , and afterwards walked the streets till daylight , repaired to the water side at Trip Wliarf , Upper Thames-street , at an early hour on Sunday morning , and while the man went into the river to bathe , his wife remained ashore In charge of hi 3 clothes . lie was swimming about for some time , and his wife saw him strike out into the middle of the river , and soon afterwards disappear . She waited patiently for upwards of an hour in expectation of his returning to her , when her patience exhausted , she raised an alarm , and sent two watermen after him , who were unable to find him , and there is no doubt he was drowned , and that his body still remains under water .
Aristocratic "Sticks . * - We are authorised to state that the 2 nd Life Guards , commanded by General the Marquis of Londonderry , will be reviewed by General Viscount Combermere , Gold Stick in Waiting , on Thursday morning , in Hyde Park , at eleven o ' clock . —Horning Post . [ What a degraded thing must that two legged animal be who glories in the title of" Gold Stick in Waiting ! " " Such be thy Gsds , O Israel ! " 1 Collisions at Sea . —It appears from an official document just presented to Parliament , that there were last year 454 collisions of vessels at sea , and in the present year , to the 12 th of May last , the number was ' 150 .
A Shower op Frogs !—During the heavy thunderstorm of yesterday week a shower ot frogs fell from one of the surcharged clouds over the Huniber , several dropped on tho decks of vessels navigating the river , and a portion of the coast near Kilholine Lights was for a time covered by myriads of the strange arrivals . —IMl Packet . Discovery of a Man ' s Leg and Skull in the Thames . —On Saturday morningr . as s me workmen were dredging the river near Waterloo-bridge , they discovered a man ' s leg and a human skull . They
were both in a decomposed state from being exposed to tho water for some time , and the leg had on it a piece of a large boot , similar to those used by fishermen . Rumours were circulated that the body had been cut up , that the guilt of the party committing the crime might not be revealed ; but in all probability the limbs and skull were cut asunder by sorae steamer or other vessel as it was lying in the bed of the river , at low water mark . Information has been sent to the Coroner , who will hold an inquest forthwith .
Cojipkhtion on the River Thames . —On Sunday , a number of boats belonging to tho Iron Steam-boat Company , commenced running between Londonbridge , and the Adelphi pier ( near Hungerford Suspension bridge ) , for the extraordinary low fare of one halfpenny . The New Military Prison , St . Gkorge's Barracks , Trafalgar-square , is now complete . All the prisoners will be confined in separate cells , under tin * control of a provost-Serjeant . Each coll is provided with a hammock and bedding , a stool and table , as well as a bell , that the prisoner may pull on any sudden emergency . During the day the hammock will be removed . The diet will consist of one pint and a half of milk per diem , two pounds of potatoes , and one pound of bread .
Fall ok a CiurF . L . --0 n Saturday evening much consternation and alarm was created in the vicinity of Ewer-strect , Gravel-lane , Southwark , in consequence of a large building recently occupied as a cliapol falling down and burying four persons in the ruins . No time was lost in removing the broken timber and loose rubbish with a view of finding the unfortunate sufferers who were buried beneath . After a few minutes one man was taken out much injured about the head , and after great exertion two others were extricated . Twenty minutes elapsed before the body of Antili , the fourth man , was discovered apparently in a lifeless state . lie was taken to a surgeon , who , after affording the necessary medical aid , advised bis removal to the accident ward of St . Thomas ' s llospital . He lies in a very precarious state , and is not expected to survive .
Total Destruction of a Whaler . —Letters have , during the last two or three days , been received , communicating the total destruction of the whaling ship Helvetia , 350 tons burden , supposed to have boon wilfully fired by an Incendiary . The loss of the Helvetia , which was commanded by Captain W . Porter , o-.-enrred on the night of the 25 th of February lust , in Sandwich harbour . Besides 150 barrels of sperm oil , she had 1 , 500 of seal and other commodities on board , and preparations were completed for tho homeward passage when the discovery was made . It appeared to have commenced in the forepart of the vessel , between decks , and every attempt on the part of the crew to get at it proved abortive . The alarm was - given to the authorities ashoic , who instantly caused the military to be turned out , and directed every assistance they wore in possession of to save the vessel . Long before the vessel was boarded the ilamca had sainyd the oil in the nminhold , and burst forth
in a " territic blaw , firing the ringing in every direction , which . ' owing to tho wind , was soon consumed , the masts tailing over the vessel ' s side . Attempts were made to se-. ittlo her , but she still floated , and they abandoned her . Subsequently , in the course of tho ' night , her cables wen ; cut and tho shin dritted -lown the channel with the tide ; the guns on the fort opened fire on the burning vessel in order to sink her . Several shots pierced her bows , but had no effect j tind about three o ' clock she struck on a reef , and stranded in six feet , of water , wheru she continued to burn for nearly two whole days , and was entirely consumed . That sho was wilfully set on fire tho commander and officers have not the least doubt . They exempt the crew of the . diabolical act , believing it to h : > ve been committed by i \ DalWe who was employed " 11 lio : ird , and had made his escape immediately after tlie outbreak of the fire . The capt-. iin and olliccrs are iMiiwivrs to a considerable ext . ei . fc . The- shio was insured for £ 12 , 000 .
A Ubniohikd B ( upl ! -:. —A bi . \ 't < l ! e s mio time asjo . hi a parish in Ajrshiro , was . Sfiniiiieu and dismissed for iiross innnranco in spiritual mailers , as well as !'; : ¦> . ' ] i' » t walkiuu oven nciwdinif to tlio iig ' it which he Lad . Some time alter he applied tor restoration of \ ivivi ! c | . ;< 's , ou the pica that ho had learned and : r . usnikd . " Well , J ... hu , " s : iid the minister , "I ' . vil jii't ask you a few plain qiiostions—Whntic ' s . HHiiiu ? " "' Oci'd . 8 ii \ rcp ! i" (! Jolui , "Iciima \\ "M t « ll you whi ' . t baptism is 1100—new folk , new ! . ' - , vs ; but in my timo it was fnurpeneo to tho btuulie , a . - i-i tippencc to t ' . ' - > iirocontor . ' PlUB IN TUB 'JtU'TLNGH , & « ., OV T 11 K GliRAT U ' kstkhn R . UMVAV . —The gras 3 on the slopes of tlic cuttings and cmba-. ikmonts of tho ( "J retit Western Railway , between Sleugh and Paddingtcn , has been
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nearly , throughout the eighteen miles , com ? destroyed by fire , occasioned by its being igijji the live coals thrown out by ( the furnaces ( steam-engines traversing the line . Several p ; of from half-a-mile to three-quarters of . am length ghare been laid totally bare , and the roo gether with those of the growing shruba , who ! stroyed . A passenger , who left Slough by tlie B day mail-train on Saturday , observed the grass 1 cuttings and . embankments on fire , to a consid extent , in no less than a dozen places . Fisiri . \ 6 Extraokdijtarv . —A few ( Jays ago members of the celebrated VVakeneld Angl r * . were plyms their art in one of the reservoirs < Wakefield Water Works , when one of them c ; instead of fish a full-sized wheelbarrow ' . Retirbmkm op Mk . Cobdew . —The following dress has h- ^ n sent by Mr . Cobden to the ekwtl Stockport : —
Gentlemen ,- —The state of my health , and otherpri considerations , induce me to seek a temporarj « drawal from public life . With this view I hare obi ;< . ii leave of alim nee from Parliament for the remniii '_ W the session ; anil it is my intention , after makin-: ; necessary nrrangtimenU for leaving home , to go »!»«•< . »¦ . for a twelvemonth . I , therefore , most respectfully f > e to he considered in the enjoyment of the privileges an immunities of private life ; at the same timo I fee ! it mj fluty to place my ' seat at your disposal in case a m ? 3 o > lution nhould oecur during my absence from England . A . 1 W mi : to take , the present opportunity of expruiting 'he grateful sense 1 entertain of tlie confidence and
Hirduegg with which you lm >' e honoured me . To your fin onr alone have Ibecn indvbted for the opportunity oi u'tvacating , however humbly , in the British legislature , tlio now happily triumphant principles of tree-trade . I thank . "ill and each of you for the considerate forbearnneo nith whiiih jou have allowed mi to devote myself uninrctrup . tedly to one absorbing question ; and assuring you how deeply I regret that a necessity should arise for suspend , ing my connexion with your important borough , I have the honour to ho , gentlemen , Your faithful servant , Manchester , July 3 , 1846 . Bichaeb Cobden . . I ' brhous Fkat . —On Tuesday week , a Mr . Clement Irvine walked across the harbour at Guernsey , on a rope V 00 feet in length , stretched at a height of 70 feet above the water , to the admiration of several thousand persons who had congregated to witness the feat . Tlic rope was on an incline ; Mr . Irvine first ascended it , and then , after five minutes rest , * Ie « cended it .
Fatal Accident . —On Saturday an inquest wis held at the residence of Capt . Carew , near Croydon , upon the body of-Patrick Maxwell Shaw StMwt , R . N ,, who shot himself , it issupposed , by liisclotlies becoming entangled irith the trigger of his gun , a double-baralled one , while shooting on the groi-m ' s of Capt . Carew . lie was found , after the report of a gun had been heard , lyinsr upon the ground ., quite dead , and his hoad literally blown to atoms , Field o . \ Fire . —On Wednesday , a field of wheat , belonging to Mr . Evinson , Ansel Inn , Chestortisld . was discovered to ba on fire . How the fire origins ted cannot be known ; although it is probable that the excessive heat of the sun ignited tlie soil which borders the wheat field . On turning up the soil with a spade , jets of flame burst from the ground to tbe height of five feet . A supply of water was imtontiy obtained , and , after much exertion , it was extinguished , without much injury being sustained .
As Accomplished Female Thief . —There 13 nvir m prison in Paris , a female , only twenty-one years of age , and of almost marvellous beauty , elegance of manners , and apparently candid and open character , whose life presentssomeextraordinarycircumstatices . Her father is a thief , who has beon five times condemned to imprisonment , and is now undergoing his last sentence . Her mother has been several , times in priBon for theft , and her brother is at tins moment undergoing imprisonment like his father . Marianne , the girl in question , was first arrested and condemned to several months'imprisonment for having been an accomplice , in the dress of a man , in nvol v , !¦ ' Amirieaine . Soon after her release she was caught nicking pockets in company with a notorious thief , in the church of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette , and was sentenced
to a years imprisonment , which expired on Wednesday , but as it has recently been ascertained that she formed part of the notorious gang of depredator ? wha , under Claude Thibert , carried oh such a thriving business by robbing waggons of merchandise , and selling it by means of receivers , she is detained to take her trial for one of those robberies , of which she confesses to have been guilty . Marianne has received a good education , and is said to apeak English , German , and French , with equal facility . A Cave . —The New Brunswicker makes mention of a Cave of considerable depth , discovered at Green Head , about five miles from the city of St , John , on the banks of the river . It has been explored to the distance of about 100 feet—The wolves aro again making' their ajjpfcrtranee in largo nH'hbeva , even very near to the city ofS * . John .
Distressing Case . —Early on Friday evening , Mr . Taylor , an eminent surgeon , in Poriwoqu ,. Stockport , committed a most fatal mistake by hastily swallowing laudanum in lieu of the agreeaUe tincture of cardamoris , the two bottles , similar in sis 3 and general appearance , having been placed together en the same shelf in his surgery . The unfortunate gentleman instantly discovered his error , and having communicated his worse fear * to his wife , proceeded to marcerate some sulphate of sine to correct the deadly influence of the narcotic ; but before the zinc could be sufficiently diluted , ho became insensible . Medical assistance whs almost immediately on the spot , and every remedial
measure resorted toby a-staff of persevering genUeaien ; but , we are sorry to say , all human efforts proved ineffectual to rally the patient , and he expired at one o ' clock the following morning . Mr . Taylor , who was a practitioner of extraordinary skill , was very highly respected ; and the faculty of the borough , anxious to testify their regret at the melancholy end of a gentleman of great private worth and distinguished professional attainments , twenty-two honoured his remains on Tuesday morning , by voluntarily following the procession to the boundary of the borough , on its way to Cheadle , the place of family interment . An affectionate wife ami riktwwing son are left to mourn this deplorable misraJje .
Bomb Sheev * . —A vessel , called the Frcde : i . which , has arrived in the London Docks from Odewa , in addition to a cargo of Russian tallow , h ; iu 1 , 250 bomb shells on board . The importation of so siuglllirjin article of warfare is remarkable , A Pubmc-iiouse takkn bv Bkes . —On Friday an unusually large swarm of Bees , cither from acoklcnfc or design , alighted on the top of a chimney at Mr . Parkin ' s , Royal Oak Inn , Brierly-hill , and appeared to attempt to settle . However , in a few seconds , tlie bulk of the living mass went down a s ' ulAiiB ? into abed-roosa , where two females were h ;; . ^ . ;; " en « gaged at their toilette , who , as might lie .- . ipptw-.-d , were dreadfully terrified at the formidfciA- i ' . Hwsr * ance of their unbidden puests ; one of i . ! it < ji - . vns injured from the stings of the intruders : u-- .-.. ¦ ; . ttempted fo escape . The house was deser'H iu ¦* few seconds , and the landlord in vainofforH ¦ ¦ .-. •' ¦ ¦ ¦ y . is sums of money to any one who could rid { he nr- rfise ? ofhis unprofitable customers , -- Worcestershire ' ¦ ' > " ? ;« j
Riots in Paislew—Great rejoicings tri .: ? ;> ja « t ? here on Monday , on account of the passing of the Com Bill . Towards evening large crowds collected at the Cross and at the High-street . The police were withdrawn to allow them to amuse themstlvcs " > nth fireworks , which continued for about an hour and a half . Between ten and eleven o'clock , a lav- ; c stoneware crate was drawn up and down the btroet for some lime , it was then filled with shavings and set on fire . The great object of the mob now was to make a bonfire , and they scoured the back courts , and seized upon barrels , boxes , wood , and whatever oruue in their way . These materials were thrown into the fire , which , ' about 12 o ' clock , had rather an uhu suing appearance . The Provost , anil some of the Members of Council , at last interfered , but all endea voi . ts to
stop the proceedings in a quiet way were unavailing . The police were then ordered to do their dut . v , raid a terrible affray took place . The streets were , howuver , cleared , and the lire was extinguished . On Tuesday night crowds again besjau to assemble , and fi « inni 8 i : ced , as on the previous night , to throw squibs , & ¦ :. About ten o ' clock an immense crowd had assembled , and a bonfire was lighted . The Provost and inc-iubei's of Council interfered , to prevent such out . rKs .-ci / ii : ' proceeding !) asthofc of Monday , when they wove met by a shower of stmii's and other missiles . The iV . vost received a severe cut in the leg with a sloj ; o , ; ha Captain of the Police was cfivi'ied homo i ' . - isouiiblo , and various other gentlemen were severely hyni'ed ,
and wevc glad to escape . The police was obli . ^ ud to retreat , anil leave the crowd in possession of r . he cross . Under those circumstances , an express was so . nt to the bamicks , and Captain Iviihl , with a detachment of tbe Svth regiment , marched to the st-eue , and speedily scattered the mob . The fire brigago isxthr finished the fire , which was composed exclusively of lion- wcoil , stolon from several large houses iniuveesS of erection » oar the cross . A great many of t ! ii > most diiriug offenders wore seized and conveyed to tho Police-office . On Wednesday , after examination before tiu-. Magistrates , nbmit ' twenty of Uusn wore committed to gaol for trial . A procliiniiuiiui was issued by the Magistrates , warning tlic inhabitants against a repetition of such riotous acts , uiuloi' the
pains of the law . —Scotch Paper . Serious Accwext . —On Friday mornir . s ; last , a number of persona assembled iu Bartholi'inoiv-yard , Exi-tor , to celebrate the passing of tlie Con ) Hiilby a cannonade . Tlfry had eig ht cannons iwighing about Sib * wieli , nncf-Ub . « f gunpowder , ami iiHii fired four rounds whi-n the last cannon bunn \> m being disitlinrgfld , from hniu-: overloaded . O \ -a of the fragments struck John Gill , the town-Ci-inv . in tho kiice , complt'loly smashing tho bones , i ^ vliom-- ot Which were bv h ' iiusylf mrkeil out of the wounl . * ^ asremoved ' tn the Iioapitnl , nnd will hwc wi < vo liis leg . Another figment struck ar ? i » tif < " ? ol . ' S man . r . iun . d Webber , in tho face . kiiookii' ;; iiilt 5 ioine of his tenth and ciuti : ! g oif hisno ^ ; ' «? was removed to his ( mv .. housn . A thinl frag""'tll t , ^« ek-a pei-aou up . uuh ! Taul iu Uis side , and l » w JVMeml Ilia arm useless for tho prrsi-nt . A portion otlhe cannon was b !< wi across the yard and struck a window , the "lass and frame-work of which were broken .
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THE LONDON PIONEER . PART 2 . London B D Cousins , 18 , Duke Street , Lincoln ' s Inn Fields . This well-conducted periodical contains some excellent articles by the editor and his assistant contributors , and a vast variety of original and selected matter of the best kind . This h one of the best and cheapest publications of the present day . The following extract willl be appreciated " ayont the Tweed" . — 6 COTCH SPEERING . I was considerably troubled here respecting certain roads , and applied to an old snuffv-Iooking native who was catting some hay with Ms pocket-knife by the wayside . It is true , I saw the inquisition painted in his face ; but there was no choice , so I made up my mind to a cross-examination of more than the ordinary length , and was determined to indulge it for once . " How far is it to Killin ?"— "It's a fine day . " — " Aye , it ' s a fine day fcr your hay . " — "Ah , there ' s no mnckle hay ; this is an unco canliTglen . " — "I suppose this is the road ioKiUin ? ( trying him on another tack ) " That ' s an unco / at beast of yours . " —" Yes , she is much too fat ; she is just from grass . "— "Ah Jit ' s a mere . I see ; it ' s a good beast to gang , I ' se warn you . "— " Tes . yes , ifs a very good pony . " — "I selled just sic another at Soune fair , live years by .
past : I warn ye she ' s a Highland-bred beast . "—I dou ' t know ; I bought her in Edinburgh . "— "A weel , a weel , man ; sic like trans to the Edinburgh market frae tlie Highlands . " — "Yery likely ; she seems to have Highland blood in her . " — "Aye , aye ; would you be selling hsr !" "Do yon want tobuy her !"— "Na ! I was na thinking of that . Has she bad na a foal ?"— " Not that I know of . " — " I had a gade colt out of ours when I selled her . Ye ' re na ganging to Boune the year V— " No , I am going to Killin . and want to know how far it is . "— "Aye , ye'il be ganging to the sacraments there the morn !"— " No , 1 don't belong to your kirk . "— " Te'll be an Episcopalian , then . "— "Or a Roman Catholic . "— "Ha , na , ye ' renae Roman . " — "And so Uis twelve miles to Killin ! " ( putting a leading question . )— "Na . it ' s na just that . "— " It's ten , then , I suppose !"— " Ye'll be for cattle , than , for the
Falkirk tryst "— "No ; I know nothing about cattle . "" I thocht ye'd ha been just ane of thae English drovers . Ye hare nae siccan hills in y-mr country . " —• " No ; not so high . "— " But ye'll bonny farms . "— "Yes , ye 9 , very good lands . "— "Ye'll nae hae better farms than my lord ' s at Dunira . "— "No , no , Lord Melville has very fine farms , " — "Now there's a bonny bit 0 ' land ; there's na three days in the year there ' s na moat for beasts on it ' s to let . Ye'll be for a farm hereatra !"— " No ; I am just looking at the country . " — "And ye have nae business V— " No . " "Weel , that' s the easiest way . "— " And this is the road to Killin ?' , — " Will ye take some nuts ! " ( producing a handful he had just gathered )— "Ho , I cannot crack them . "— " I suppose your teeth are failing . Hae ye any snuff V— "Yes , yes , here is a pinch for you . "— " Na , na , I ' m nnco heavy on the pipe , ye see : but I like a hair of
snuff—just a hair ; " touching the snuff with the end of bis little finger , apparently to prolong time , and save tbe answer about the road a little longer , as lia seemed to fear there were no more questions to ask . The snuff , however , came just in time to allow him to recall his ideas , which the nuts were near dispersing . " And ' ye'U be from the low country ?"— " Yes ; you may know I am an Englishman by my tongue . " — " Sa , our ain gentry speaks high English the now ?—" Well , well . I am an Englishman , at any rate . "— "And ye'll ba staying in London ?"— "Yes , yes . "— "I was ance at Smithfield mysell iri' some beasts ; it ' s an unco place , London . And what ' s ye ' re name ? asking your pardon . " ( The name was given . ) ' There ' s a hantel o' tbat name i the north . Yere father'U maybe he a Highlander ' "— "Yes ; that is the reason why I lite the Highlanders . " — " Weel .
( nearly thrown out , ) it ' s a bonny country now , but it's sair cauld here lit the winter . "— " And so it is six miles to Killin i "— " Aye , they call it sax . "— "Scotch miles , I suppose !"— " Aye , aye ; auld miles . "— "That is , about twelve English . "— "Na , it'll not be abune tan short miles ; ( here we got on so fast that I began to think I should be dismissed at last , ) but I never feed them measured . And ye'll ha left your family at Comrie !""No , I am alone . "—" They'll be in tbe south , maybe !" — "No , I have no family . "—* ' And are ye no married ?"' — " Xo . "— " I ' m thinking it ' s time . "— " So am I . " — " Weel , weel , yell have the less fash . " — " Yes , much less than in finding tbe way to Kiilin . "— "O , aye , ye'il excuse me ; but we countra folk speers muckle questions . " —" Pretty well , I think . "— " Weel , weel , ye'll find it saft a bit in the hill , but ye maun had wast , and its na abune tan mile . A gude day . "
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DEATH OF THE RIGHT HON LORD . CHIEF JUSTICE TINDAL . We have to announce the melancholy fact of the sudden demise of Sir Nicholas Conrnghnm Tindal , Knfc , many yaars Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas , which event took place at Folkestone on Monday night , at liallp : ist seren o ' clock , in the presence of his son , Captain Tiudal , several members of his family , nnd his medical attendant , Dr . Pennington . The Learned Judge , whose attention to his judicial duties has always been unremitting , was first attacked with illness in the -House of Lord ? about ten days since , during tho hearing of an Irish appeal . " Sheeney v . Lord Muskerry . " On tarring the house he complained of the oppressive heat , and felt in a sinking state , almost to fainting , On being con . "nR AT W ATP Tut 1 r > rnnm crnwTAnn /«»*« - ; '
veyed to his residence in Bcdford . squarehe was suddenly seised with paralysis in the left leg , extending to the hip-joint , which caused his confinement to his bed . A few days since Dr . Pennington , bis medical attendant , advised his removal to Folkestone for the benefit of seabathing , whither he was accompanied by his son , Captain Tindal . This change did not , however , prove beneficial , and constipation of the bowels followed to such an alarming extent , as to oruso the greatest apprehension amongst his attendants . Information was immediately forwarded to Mr . and Mrs . Bosanquet , the Lsarned Judge ' s daughter and con-in-Iaw , the former of whom instantly left town . The attiiek , however , baffled all medical skill , and he expired at the hour before-meutioned .
Nicholas Connyngham Tindal was born at Chclmsford , Essex , in 1776 . He was , according to one account , the Ron of an attorney ; another version of his story represents him as the descendant of an old Essex family . In the year 1795 , lie was entered at Trinity College , Cambridge . He took his degree of 13 . A . in 1799 , and that o ( M . A . in 1802 . In 1801 he obtained a fellowship , which he retained till his marriage in 1819 . He was 8 th on tho list of wranglers , and senior medalist . After taking his degree , Tindal came to London and commenced keeping his terms . He was called to the bar by the Society of Linceln ' s-inn in 1809 , and joined the northern circuit . He obtained at an early period of his career a high reputation among the profession as a special pleader , and rose , soon after-he was called to the
bar , to a respectable business as chamb&r counsel . His want of rhetorical talent kept him from acquiring an extensive practice in the courts , and he thus continued for a considerable time comparatively unknown to tbe general public . The first opportunity he had of delaying to advantage his professional skill and acquirements was on the trial of Queen Caroline . Sir . Robert Gilford , the Attorney-General , who held fiininence in special pleading in high estimation , selected Tindall on account of his reputation in that branch of business , as one of his junior counsel . Tindall well repaid the trust reposed in him . He displayed legal tact and self-possession ; and he anil Copley were the only counsel in support of the bill ( GifFord was a mere
lawyer ) whose general scholarship enabled them to meet the dicursive appeals of Brougham to general principles . From that time Tindall was marked for promotion by the Liverpool government . He wa 9 brought into Parliament for the Wigtoun . ( Scotland ) burghs in March 1824 ; appointed Solicitor-General in 1826 ; and adhering to the fortunes of Mr . Casning in 1827 , he was , although his claims to the Attoracy-Gencralship were waived in favour of Sir James Scarlett , chosen representative for the university of Cambridge tp fill the vacancy left by Lord Lyndhurst ' s promotion to ' the peerage . Sir Nicholas C . Tindall made no great figure in the House of Commons . Ilia Arrest and Mesne Process Act . his support of tiie Consolidated Bankruptcy Act , introduced with the sanction of Lord Eldon , and a bill for improving the law relating to debts under £ 15 , are almost the only
records of his Parliamentary career . In 1839 , when Sir Cliarlea Wctherell threw np the appointment of Attorney-General , it was felt that Sir N . Tindall could not , consistently with self-respect , allow his claims to the office to be passed over a second time . But it was also felt that in the then temper of the Universities it was certain he would not be re-elected for Cambridge . A negotiation was therefore opened with Sir W . D . Best . The Chief Justice of the Common Pleas retired with a peerage , a pension of £ 3750 , and the appointment of Deputy Speaker to the House of Lords . This last arrange ment in Lord Wynford's favour excited a strong sensation at the time , and was cancelled by the Grey Ministry in 1830 ! Sir N . C . Tindall was appointod Chief Justice of the Common Pleas on the retirement of Lord Wynford , in June 1829 .
The deceased was the presiding Judge at the trials of the Bristol rioters ; Frost , Williams and Jones , and many others too numerous now for recital . We may allude to an observation which he made on the occasion of the trial of some Chartists in 1843 , for riot . A person connected with that body forwarded a message to the Bench stating , that he wa 9 refused admission into the Court because he was a Chartist , although he was employed by the solicitor for the defence . The learned Judge instantly rejoined , " Let the man be admitted , we know nothing of politics here ; indeed , for my part , I don't know what a Chartist is "
liis wife ( a daughter of the late Captain Thomas Symcntls , R . N ., ) whom he married in 1817 , died about twenty-two years ago , leaving him seven children .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 11, 1846, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1374/page/3/
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