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      so .: uwn . THE PEOPLE'S JUBILEE . Tune—Donald Card * come again . O'ConnorrUle *« on every iongne , Its name has charms for old and young ; "Who irish to lire by honest ton , And share the blessings of the sail . Tor there the freeman iaUSs his cot , His cares and sorrows all forgot ; Where wan ft rude blast is nerer blown , Aud lord and slare are namu unknown . Ghoicb . — Bute je to O'CouuorrilU ! Cheir ye for O'ConnorriUe ! Shout ; my lads , with right good wil Ana echo back O'Connorrille '

      Ko knaves are they , but nobles all , " Who spurn'd tbe tyrant's iron thrall ; And for to make one grand display , Prodainu a merry holiday . And . when we meet the favonrM few , Out social feonds we win renew ; And toast with glee , and hearts date , " The People and their First Estate V Haste ye to , &c O'Connor , crave ! the first of men ! Well toast him o ' er and o'er again ; let traitors dread , and tyrants stare . Our million shouts shall rend the air . Tbe Old , tbe young , tbe pare , and gay , Shall all be frolic sport , and play : Strathspey and reel , and song , and glee . Shall mark the People ' s Jubilee ! H&itejeto ^ &c .

      Where Buncombe , erer hononrd name . Who changest not , —is still the same ; The champion of the poor opprest'd , Snail find a nome in every tawst J His name well shout with load hazsas , Per words are weak to spea £ hie praise . The path is hi * that few pursue . The path toot ' s feonest , just and true . Haste ye to , Ac . Where Wheeler . Clark , H'Grath , and Doyle , From labour sprang , the sons of toil , Xa shoots of rapture , load , long , Shall issue from the motley throng . To sound their well-won meed of praise , And wish them long and happy days ; Etch nun the goblet deep ifaall drain ,

      And £ 11 , and toast , and toast again . Haste je to , * &c . W it h b a rre l s o f a le a nd c a sks of be e r , The care corroding heart well cheer ; While woe , and want , and sad despair . Shall gire a day ' s discharge to care . Then haste , prepare , and come away ! Too Sags shall ware , tbe bands shall play . And youth shall catch the inspiring strata , And hoary age seem young again . Haste ye to O'Connorrille ! Cheer ye for O'Connomlle ! Shout , my lads , w ith ri g h t g ood will , O'Connor and O'Connorrille ! J . Habkmess . linbnrgh , August 7 th , 1846 .

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      TAIT'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE . August . Edinburgh : W . Tait , Prince ' a-street . London : Simpbin and Marshall . TheTerystirring and well-told romance , "Truth and Falsehood , " is continued in this number , and well pictures the violent doings in the stormy times ofoweishthHenry . The TaJoable paper ![ entitled "Mary Queen of Scots , " is also continued , and will be read with deep interest by the enquirer after historical truth ; who will find in it a fearful exposition Of the morality of princes , in th e " good old times . "

      Amongst several critical articles ^ and notices , tnis number contains an excellent review of Micheist ' s Works . In the - 'Politics of the Month , " "Every tting" says the writer in Tait , " seems , at first tight , to promise a long and happy Whig reign ; " a second look into the future , however shows the writer that the political horizon is not without clouds felling of coming storms . The state of Ireland , the Iran Gnurcn , and political and other reforms In England and Scotland , will create " as fierce a political strife as this country has ever witnessed . " He warns the Whi gs , that

      THE CHABTI 3 TS ABE KOT BEAD , The dements of disturbance are not dead , but sleep . The Chartists are scarce seen or heard of at present , [ Leeds , Manchester , ana Blackstone-edge , tell a different tale . —Ed . K . S . ] but the Chartists still exist . let there come a season of monetary pressure , accompanied by want of work , and the millions frill become uneasy ; let the millions feel uneasy , and the natural and necessary distrust of a Government over which they exercise no controul , which is entirely under the management of classes who hare stored up means to weather a season of distress , la good reason why aU should have a hand in the management—Ed . 31 . S . ) will revive . We have not heard the last of Extension of Franchise ; no , nor of the Pive Points either .

      We reguest friend Tait , and Lord John Russell , to buv for themselves a penny copy of the Charter , and read and learn that there are " six points . " "We recommend to the working men the formation of a society for the diffusion of Useful Knowledge amon g the "higher classes , " whose ignorance as to Chartism is really lamentable .

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      THE GOIJNOISSEUR . August . London : E . Mackenzie , 111 , Fleet-street . "Hay donand Hi gh Art , " and "Dramatic Prospects , " are two well written , instructive , and interesting articles . This number is embellished with a portrait of Miss Cushman , a welcome offering to that lady ' s many admirers . A " Memoir" of this celebrated actress is also given . We must add , that a biographical sketch of John Bernard Logier , remarkable in musical history , is also contained in this number . The August Part deserves all the praise we have so repeatedly awarded to its predecessors .

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      THE MUSICAL HERALD . Part 3 . London : G . Biggs , 421 , Strand . That this periodical is under the management of a first-rate editor , every way qualified for his duties , is proved by each succeeding number . This part contains compositions by Beethoven , Mozart , Haydon , Arne , Weber , and other eminent and world-wide popular composers . The letter-press is , as usual , exceedingly interesting ; and both the orig in a l and selected articles are of the best descri ption . From a biographical sketch of Catalani . we give the following extract : — Her character as a woman is most amiable and

      interesting . Of the generosity of her disposition manyinftlaucu Bin renumbered . When she performed for the benefit of musicians , she frequently returned the whole or a large portion of the sum for which she was engaged ; and she often acted in the same manner towards public charities . ' When a great musical performance took p lace for the benefit of the Westminster Hospital , she was solicited to contribute her services , but declined on the ground that her own concerts , then announced , mi"lit be injured bv her previous appearance elsewhere . But on the fint day after her concert , she transmitted to the committee the whole proceeds of it , amounting to about £ 3 * 0 , as 3 g ift to the hospital . TVhen she visited Cracow in the height of her fame , she was engaged , for « very large sum , to sing in the theatre . lYten

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      th « amount wu tendered her , she returned more than the half of it as a contribution to the fund for erecting a ¦ tatUB toKo ^ uskb : '~ -- ' - " ^ *^ *" _ Her want of literary attainment * , joined to her vivacity in conversation , sometimes produced lidicroui cenM . When at the Court of Weimar , sh « was placed , at a dinner-party ; by the side of Goetht , ai a mark of respect to her on the part of her royal kbit . The lady knew nothing of Goethe ; but , being struck with his majesbc appearance and the great attention of which he was the abject , she inquired of the gentleman on her other hand what was his same . "The celebrated Goethe , madam , " was the answer . Pray on what in-• trumenldoesh 6 play , " * astl , e » extkne . iion . "flei . no performer , madam—he is the author of Werter . " . «• Oh , jes » jes , I remember , " said Catalani ; and , turaing to the venerable th « amount was tendered her . shemtnn »> i « . « .. 4 i

      poet , she addressed him— "Ah , sir , what an admirer I am of Werter ! " A low bow was the return to so flattering a compliment . "Inerer , " contimued the lively lady , — " I never read anything halfso laughableia < m my life . What a capital farce it i » , nr ! "A farce , madam 1 " said the poet , looking aghast , "the Sorrows of Werter a farce ? " "Ob , yes ! never was any thing ao delightfully ridiculous ! " rejoined Catalani , laughing heartily as she epjoyedthe remembrance . And it turned out that she had been talking all the while of a ridiculous parody of Werter , performed at one of the minor theatre * of-Paris , in which the sentimentality of Goethe ' s romance had been unmercifu l l y ridiculed . The poet did not get over his mortifi . eation the whole evening ; and the fair singer ' s credit at Weimar was sadly impaired by thU display of her ignorance of the illustrious Goethe and the Sorrows of Y 7

      er-Jfadame Catalani , " full of years and honour , " now lire * in elegant retirement , at her beautiful villa on the Lake of Como . She still retains much of her beauty , and all the grace and liveliness of her manners : and we have very recently heard seme of her old London friends , who had been travelling in Italy , talk with delight of the warmth and feeling , and cordial hospitality , with which she received tfeem . We should state tbatjtbere are some original musical pieces , composed expressly for thb publication , contained in the part before us . We again recommend thfa work to oar readers .

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      THE REASOSER . Part II . London : J . Watson , 3 , Queen ' s Head Passage , Paternoster Row . Besides the " Letten to William Howitt , " 2 , 3 , aad 4 . which we have before alluded to in these columns , thu part contains many original and clever articles . "Rojjbbt Dale Owun ' s Smithsonia n speech" is very eloquent and verr excellent , but we must confess that our admiration of Mr . Ow e n is much , decreased since we read his insane firebrand oration on tbe Oregon question ; happily , his wildfire a sp ira t ions have , at least for the present , nat been realized . In sober seriousness , we advise the

      Socialists to give up their title of " Rationalists . " We always tuaught its assumption exhibited great presumption on their part , but after reading in tbo Beatoner the report of the closing scenes ' at "Harmony Hall , " we must come to the conclusion that the retention of the title of Rationalists" will be u ridiculous as presumptuous . Of coune enr friends the Socialists will continue to be as "rational" as circumsta ^ es will permit . Good ; but let them not longer claim to be tbe only Rationalists . From the minor articles" we fire the following extract : —

      . THOMAS PAINE'S BONES . It will he recollected that Mr . CobD « tt took the boces of Mr . Paine to England , except a little Sneer in the possession of a friend i n Long Island , who superintended the interment for Mr . Cobbett . Mr . Cobbett ' s intention was to nave bad a monument built over these bones , and a popular procession from his birth place to London , but his feelings were not responded to , because he appealed to mere politicians . Mr . Cobbptt had no religions prejuiiie « , and & great share of personal boldness , with considerable tact ; he could advocate tbe political opinions of Mr . Paine , and slide over his religious , without committing himself , but other politicians either had committed themselves , or were afraid ; he appealed to them in vain :

      ue > were afraid to be called followers ofPaino , and there * fore would not promote a monument - aud procession , for the lake of their standing in their party ranks : and Mr . Oobbett did not appeal to Free . EnqHireri . The consequence was he died in possession of Mr . Paine ' s bones . The elder son and executor of Mr . Cobbett soon became involved in debt and law ; and he is now in prison , or was lately , forcontempt of court , hating remained then for several years . In time circumstances he toon had no visible property , or , at least , he was obliged to make that declaration ; and the bones fell into the hands of an elderly female , a nurse in Cobbett ' s family ; b y her they were given or sold to Lord Sing ' s gardener , as we believe , for tha use ( or preservation ) of Lord King . We believe

      thu especially , because it is understood that Lord King has the fasous portrait of Mr . Paine , painted by Bomney , afterwards engraved by Sharpe , and from which all the good engravings are taken . This is also probable from the political and free opinions of the family of Lord King . The father , we presume , of the present nobleman , was a ftar * imm « y man ; the first who refused to take the Bank of England paper , and to point out its depreciation ; he held too opinions generally in accordance with Mr . Cobbett , and therefore we think it likely that the son has imbibed or adopted tbe opinion * of his father j and hence his predilection in favour of the memory ofPsina , and his desire to preserve his bones . We may yet bear of a monument erected to the memory of Mr . Paine in England . —New York Beaton .

      We are sorry to hear that this publication is not as successful as its merits entitle it to be , and that consequently some changes calculated to lessen its expenses of production are intended . We are sorry for this , because , althoug h we do not agree with all things we find in the Reasoner , nevertheless we regard it as a useful and necessary publication . It strikes us that it has one fault which we should be glad to see amended ; there is not sufficient spirit in many of tbe articles which are cold and tame compared -with jVlr . Holtoakb ' s former writings . Perhaps want of adequate support is at the bottom of this fault . We know how hard it is for an editor to

      please every body , but we must still venture to remark that if the Re as o n er contained less of speculative and hair-splitting comments upon questions which will probably never be solved , and inBteadoocupiedits columns something more with " practical questions , " it would be all the better . We wish Mr . IIoltoake would turn his attention more to Communism ( not Owenism only ) and let his readers know what are the different systems agitated on the continent and in America , and what-progress is making in reducing the different theories to practice . Communism will yet be the great question of the age ; the "Keasonerand Herald of Progress" should be its pioneer .

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      THE PEOPLE'S JO 0 RNAL . Part 7 . London : J . Bennett , 69 , Fleet-street . This part contains a portrait of Richard Cobden , with a biographical sketch , containing no small-beer laudation of this "Man of the People" ( I);—" King of the J 5 owr # eoi 3 tV > would be a much more fitting title . That Cobden is a mere profitmonger with the soul of a bourgeois , is sufficiently proved by his cast-iron looking face , which , although the artist has tried to light up with a little "sentiment , " is , de sp ite al l his e fforts , * the incarnation of personified millocratisra . In relation to Cobdea ' s pamphlet on Russia , ( in which he showed himself the bitter enemy of Polish liberty , ) his biographer says , " He completely sifted the " Russian question ; " satisfied

      himself that the fear of that overgrown empire by England was a bugbear ; and vehemently urged that England should abolish the corn laws , stick to trade and comm e r c e , a nd n o t m e ddle in f o r e i g n questi o ns ; where we could do no good to others , but only inflict on ourselves a great deal of mischief . " There spoke the shopocrat ! " Thoug h the r es t ef the wo r ld sink in slavery and misery , no matter , so long as we , the English middle-class , may ' buy in the cheapest and sell in the dearest market . ' Stick to trade and commerce , and away with your trash about liberty and happiness ! Welcome the march of Nicholas , or the rule of the devil himself , so long as we can buy and sell , and g ~ ow fat , on tbe ruin of myriads of victims to our g lorious system of competition ! Hurrah for the Kings of Gold !"

      Such is the real meaning of Gobden ' s principles and doctrines . His biosrapher tells us that Gobden is " one of the best specimens of tbe English character . " Tes , such is the character believed of us by millions of other lands , who take the word of such writers , and take tbe fact ofsuch individuals as Cobden , that such represent tae English character . Itisnotso . Cobden represents a class of English society , but he represents not the English people ; we are not so utterly fallen as that ; we are not all money-grubbers and * manimon-worsbippers > . His class too is the great enemy of the class we claim to represent , th e dire s t foe to be battled with before tbe millions will be enfranchised from their political and social slavery . at the

      Tbe biograp her of Cobden has a sneer member for Knare s bor o u gb . We beg to teU him that Mr . Ferrand has the affection of tens of thousands , of the English workinc men , For our selves we detest Mr . Ferrand ' s stup id old Tory notions , but we know him to be a true eenerous-hearted man , and , with all ms f a ults , no cold-blooded bo u r g eois , and therefore worth a thousand such as Cobden . Cobden ' s bi o grap her admits that hsis " nota perfect man , " a nd t hinks "he committed a great error in opposing the Short Time question . It was no " error '" at all , but strictly in acc ordance with tbe heartless doctrines of bis class and party . i « e biographer predicts Cobden ' s future greatne ss ; we will predict Cobden ' s future unpopularity ; aye , line lives a few years he will be ono of the most unpopular men in England , because the declared enemy of popular progression . Time will show which is tbe true prophet .

      Having done our duty in finding fault where the oecision has required , we now turn to the mucb . more pleasing task of expressing our gratification arising from the perusal of the many excellent articles in this part . Of a widely different character to tbe biography of Cobden is the admirable article on " Cora-

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      "THE DATS THAT ARE GONE . " [ "Hear both ' sides " is a rule with us ; we have , th e refore , no hesitation in giving insertion to the following lines , which , thoug h not so perfect in their construction as Charles Mackay ' s on the same subject , nevertheless contain some sound ideas . We do not "endorse " all T . S . P . says in favour of the " good old times ; " like Dr . Mackay he is partly right , but not all right . Tbe true " golden age " was neither in the past , nor is in the present , the future shrill see it ; let us hasten its advent . — Ed . N . S . ]

      TO THE EDITOR OF THE jrOBTIIBK . Y STAR . Sib , —Though I am far from preferring the past to the p resen t , yet , I believe ; we have lost many privk leges by tbe march of civilization . One of these , ( our exclusion from even a sight of the green fields by the barriers which are still being raised up throughout the c ountr y , and more especially around our large towns , ) I have made the principle topic in the following versesi It Js all very well ffor Dr . Mackay to descant on the blessings and beauties of steam , but had th e sapient Doctor been caught wild on his native mountains , when only nine years of age , and immured within a factory , and the : e steamed incessantly for thirty years , its associations would Lave been neither pleasant nor poetical . By giving tbe following p iece a p laee in your columns while tbe Doctor ' s is fresli in tlie minds of your readers , you will mucb oblige , Your ' s r e s pectfull

      y , T . S . P . Glasgtw , August 8 , 18 i 6 . TBKSES , IN HEPLY TO DR . MACKAY'S " PAYS THAT ABE GONE , " Which appeared in the Star , July 25 . There ' s a charm In the words , the Days that are gone ! Oh ! tbe sweetest aud happiest moments still known , Are those that are lit b y a gleam from the past—Oh . ' ne ' er may oblivion those visions o ' ercast ! Current impressions may perish for ever—The strongly knit ties of friendship may sever—I would sooner that reason itself were o ' urthrown . Than lose tbe memento of days that are gone ! In the good olden times of the noble and brave .

      There where spots where the broom aud the bramble might nave ! Then the beauties of nature could be easily seen ; When the flowers were in blossom , the meadows eo green : On the hills , in the dells , b y the murmuring stream ; Fond lorers might wander , tlie poet might dream , The youthful might folk , the aged might pray ; There was scope for tlie serious , the sad or the gay ; All these spots were then patent to cv ' ry one , But the patent bag vanish'd , with days that are gone ! Now the sweet cozie dells of our dear native stream , Are profan'd by the all potent Demon of Steam ; The sweet flowers are supplanted b y needs raulc and vile ;

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      ¦ 5 * 2 * . i ? ° i ^ ttrMa ««< J tuelark on tb * wing ,.. We b » ve nought but the . ereech of the drea * firming . ^ y » ell gi . veabluihandagij { h foryourown ! ^^^ " ^ " / eserredfor thefavottritefew : . ' * , S £ a * . M > Ianted the blooming haw tZ " the ^ h * wa nn byelwaya are sad and forlorn ; Ben the League Cotton Lords double bar their iron gatis ; ' , : . , ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ .. ; ,.,,..,. t " »* -BZOT * ten fflet «* U « . « M » n * their petty osUtei . To thehill , glen and rlrer , they ' ve shut up the road ; Those tune-hallowed spots , that were planted by God ! Now the poor city-wretcb , to see nature smile ; -. ¦ Has to trudge ' between walls for many a mile ; Suffocated with dust ana scorched by the sun" Hurrah ! for free trade , Monopoly Is done ! " : '¦ ¦ ¦•'"¦ Ye whs don ' t weep for the days that are gone \ :

      , MBy well spare a WuBh and a sigh for your own ! They were day « , when the people were driven to slavery But now th ' ey can fleece them , far hotter by knavery : For how wretchedly poor was a knight of the sword , Compared wl&a Merchant or Factory lord . > It , wa » physical force , which then rul'd tbe roast ; Us the same , though we now of our intellect boast : It fs now 4 s ' twas then , without moral control , Vor « elf i » the feeling that gorerns the whole ; And at no former time , was it e sr ao intense , . Blent with such an amount of disgusting pretence . The American Slaver , declares all ire free , And pities the Soni of the gem of the Sea ; While our t yrants most tenderly feel for the blacks , Forgetting the burdens they pile on our backs : Then our Scottish free Church ( in which faith alone nares )— ¦ ¦¦ :.: u- i . ¦ ¦ i- ¦ - ; ¦ ¦ < - ¦ Boagte of freedom , yet leagues with the holders , of slaves , Consecrates their vile treasures , the price of men's blood ; Thus showing that Presbyter power is its God I

      ' Ye who don ' t weep for the days that are gone ! May well give a blush and a sigh f jr your own ! It is soothing to muse on our boyhood ' s years , Though we suffered oppressive and harrassing fears , Yet how bright are our visions of holiday joy ; All our truant delights are depriv'd of alloy—We ' re forgiven our tyrants , forgotten our woes ; In our fancy the past With loveliness glows . ' The fragment of rock that falls into the ocean , Bscomes poysh'd and pure with incessant commotion So let days that are gone all their ruggedness lose ; *

      Though our records of horrors and faults are diffuse ; Yet remember , whatever of good we possess , We owe to the past as the parent of this ; So we'll cherish its virtues , i ts failings we'll blot ; 'Twas for us that our forefathers struggled and fought ! Then our nation was school'd—its liberty grew—Let us toil for the future with courage as true . Though yethink that your fathers were barbarous and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ rude , . .. . ¦ : .:. <¦ ; ' ; , ¦ .:. , -..: ¦¦ - . ¦¦ .. . ¦ . , ¦ let revere them , they wprk'd out their miaaion for good . And oh , speak with respect of the days gone by , — To the Patriots of old give a tear and a sigh ! ¦ - " ¦ ¦ ¦ '• ' ¦ ¦ - ¦ : - ¦ - T . 8 . P . .

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      TEN HOURS ' FACTORY BILL . Bradford , Yorkshire , Friday . A special general meeting < of the Central Short Time Committee of the West Riding of Yorkshire , was held at Bradford last ni ght , for the purpose of receiving a report from their secretary , whe had been deputed by . them to present sereral Addresses to , Lord Jo h n Rus s ell , from rhe principal manufacturing towns of Yorkshire . ' ; .. The secretary then reported that on Monday last , incompliance with the resolution- adopted by them on the 28 th of last month , he joined in London a deputation from the Central Short Time Committee of Lancashire , who proceeded together to

      Downincstreet , where they had to meet Lord John Ruauell by appointment at tbe office oi the First Lord of the Treasury , at half-past three o ' clock , a little after which time they were shown into the presence of the premier , by whom they were most graciously received , and to whom addresses were read—First , from the Central Short Time Committee of Lancashire ; and , secondly , from the' Central Committee of Yorkshire : and . others were presented from all the principal manufacturing towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire , expressing similar sentiments , and to which Lord John Russell made a favourable reply ; after which the deputation expressed their gratitude for the interest he had exhibited for the welfare of the factory children . The deputation withdrew at little after four o ' clock . ^

      The following is a copy of the address from Yorkshire !—To t / ie Ri ght Hon . Lord John Russell , it . P ., frit Lord of the Treasury . Mt I . obd (—We , the Central Short Time Committee of the West Riding of Yorkshire beg leave to convey to your Lordsliip , on behalf of ourselves and those whom we represent , our humble but unaffected congratulation on your accession to the high and important office to which you have been called by our Most GraciousSove . reign the Queen . .

      We rejoice , too , that so many of our Parliamentary friends have been called to the " high and important offices in her Majesty ' s Councils , wbica they now hold . Without entering upon the merits or demerits of political sentiment , wu shall consider , it our duty to promote by every means in our power , the stability of a government which may espouse the cause of the factory children of these districts , by promoting the just , final , and satisfactory settlement of tha factory population in the adoption of a Ten Hours' Factory " Bill for all young persons between thirteen and twenty-one years of age , as an indispensable accompaniment to those meusuveB ef edacation and social improvements which your Lordship contemplates . ¦

      With our heartfelt thanks for the valuable and generous support we have received from your Lordship , and other members of the present government , we venture to hope and confidently trust , that the youthful factory workers will soon possess that relief from protracted toil which justice , humanity , and a sound commercial policy demand , namely , a limitation of their labour to ten hours per day , for five days in the week ' , and eight hours on the Saturday . Signed < iii bslnUt' of the &bove Committee , Sons Rawsow , Chairman . M . Ealke , Secretary . Central Short Time Committee Boom , Bradford , Yorkshire . Jul y 21 .

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      BECEIPTS ; ' £ J . d , Per tho Treasurer , Mr . Doyle , from localities , private donations , collecting books , &c . - 5 17 11 } Soiree at the Partbenium ' - - . 9 17 8 Sale of petition headings ... . 0 11 0 Total receipts . - - 16 6 2 £ Total expenditure - -16 2 0 ' Balance in hand - - . 0 4 2 | EXPENDITURE . _ Postage of circulars to 640 M-P ' fi ., and others , books . petition sheets , &c . - . 480 Soiree , including tea for 123 , use of room , . band , < tc . - - - - -02 6 Printer's bills for petition headings , circulars , bills , cards , Ac . - - - - 5 11 C 1 G 2 0 We have audited the above accounts and find them correct . Jouk Arnott , \ t , !•>„ , < , William Geokok Sowteb , / AudlWr 8 < * A balance sheet , with the whole of the items , has been laid before the Convention .

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      evening , an accident of a most frightful character occurred to a boy named Joseph Renncr , aged ten years , whose friends reside at No . 3 , Pitt ' s-place , OJd Kent-road , lb appears that the . unfoi-kunatu boy and two companions had been strolling about ft til they reached Kennington Common , where % jy amused themselves for some time until they ft It dspoaed to return home . They all left the common for the purpose of walking back , and when » ear Keanington-hne the boy ltenner ran behind a , cab which was proceeding to the Nine Elms railway ' station , when he missed bis fooling , and before he could recover himself his head became fixed between the spokes of the wheel and the shoulder of the

      axletree . Several of the foot passengers , who saw the frightful position of tbe poor boy , screamed out to thu driver , who instantly stopped the horse . Several persons ran to him and endeavoured to release him , but were unable to do so , as his head was bo firml y fixed . It was doomed necessary to remove the wheel and when the poor lad was extricated his . head presented a most frightful sight , the scalp from the base of the skull to the forehead being completely torn off and h a ng ing over his lace . He was carried bleeding into a surgeon ' s opposite , where the injuries-were found to be so extensive that it was deemed necessary t'i lvmove him with all speed to tlic accident ward of St . TJionwis ' s Hospital , where he was placed under the care of Mi * . South . No hopes arc entertained of his recovery .

      The Italian Rkfugees have just received permissioii to quit France for their own country , which tho Papal amnesty pormits them to return to . A sum of money is allowed to each lor his expensoa . One op tub vrincifal officers of the French Post-office ia now in London , on a special missi o n , to inquire into the working and results of the Penny Postage . Thus the French Ministers seem preparing to redrew the pledge they made , last year concerning a similar reform ia France .

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      v Stobms and Floods m ScotLim—The Scotch paper * contain numerous accounts of violent thunder storms and floods , bywhich great damage ^ nd loss of life has been occasioned . Hawick , Liddesdale , Laegholm , and the districts near therivers EbW and Liddle , seem to have been the chief sufferers . . ., .-,,. A Novkl Enibrpbisb . —It is statedtnac an expedition is at this moment fitting out , for the purpose of navigating one of the most important unexp lored rivers in South America . It is to be under the command of Lord Ranelagh . Several noblemen and gentlemen have already volunteered to accompany his Lordship , and the enterprising and scientific band , it is said , will sail as soon as the necessar y

      arrangements shall be completed . . Sbntbnceof a Court-martial . —The Commanderln-uhief has had the honour to lav before the Queen the proceedings of a General Court-martial held at Chatham Barracks , on the 19 th May , 1846 , for the trial of private George Castle , 3 d Li g ht Dra g oons , who was arraigned upon the charge of having deserted from the depot of hia regiment , at Maidstone Bar * racks , on or about 5 th April , 1846 , and not returning until brought back under a military escort , en or about 2 d May , 2846 , to which charge the p risoner pleaded Guilty . The Court sentenced him to be transported as , a felon for the term of seven years . Her Majesty was pleased to approve , and confirm tbe finding and sentence of the Court . /

      Disease amon g Cattle . —Throughout the entire of Worth , Wales a distemper is . raging among the oattle , particularly milch Kine , in some cases to a frightful extent , and for which hitherto no cure has been found . The cattle are seized with a low fever , which in the course of a few weeks , turns into a rap id consumption ; the bowels are severely acted upon , so that everything passes through ' them witho ut a ff o rding the sli g htest nutriment to the animal , and death soon enaueo . —C « m&n '«» . Death from Eating Fungi . —At Alltgoch , on Thursday , last , an in q ue s t w as held on t h e b o d y ef Martha Williams , aged three hours , who died from the effects induced by eating a quantity of poisonous fungi resembling mushrooms . On Monday deceased and her sister went out to gather mushrooms . ' and

      they returned with a Bmall basket full of what the mother of tho children thought were mushrooms ; they were put in a kettle , with some pepper and salt , and placed on the fire , and when prepared , the deceased and her sister ate a quantity of them , and then went to bed . About the . middle of the night the mother was awoke by iwaring the children vomi t ing , which did not cease until the deceased expired . Mr . Lewis , » surgeon , attended , and gave it as his opinion that she died from the effects of eating some poisonous substance .. Verdict ; accordingly . The other child , remains in a very precarious state . The Heat ok thb Continent . —The long continuance of the present great heat is melting the snow of ages on the Swiss mountains ; the venerable summit of Mont-Blanc ia at Dresent a naked rock , a

      thing unseen b y living man , The waters of the various mountain riven have in consequence b « en so augmented that they have overflowed their banks ; in the Vahkis , the Rhone has so risei that 1 , 000 acres of land are under water , In Sicily , the soldiers having been exercised during a temperature of 05 degrees in the shade , a number of them died from th e fati gue and heat . ' . Coroner ' s In « uest . — On Saturday , an inquiry took place before Mr . Bedford , at the Ship , Millbank , as to the death of William Henry Brown , aged 56 . It appeared , from the statement of several witnesses , that the deceased was employed at the cooperage of Mr . Richmond , in Millbank-row . On the evening of Friday , upon one of the men going into an extensive shed , he discovered a most unusual appearance at the top of the hogsheads , and on going o see what it was . found the deceased suspended by

      cord from the beam ; he had got up thesehogseads to do this , and one foot was ; on the second hogshead , while the other was hanging about a foot below . He had been very low spirited oi late , and complained much of his head on Friday . A surgeon was called in , but he w&s quite dead when cut down . He made a similar attempt on his life about eight ye a n ago , and a relative had also destroyed himself . Verdict ; " Temporarylnsanity . " ¦• . ¦ -,-.-., ,.,. EXTBHSITB RODBBBT OP AMERICAS FLOUR IN Llvbrpool . —On Saturday , a middle-aged man , of respectable exterior , named John Nicol , - was brought before Mr . Rushton , at the police court on a charge of having robbed Messrs . Baring , Brothers , and Co ., m e rchants , of India-buildings , Water-street ,. of three hundred and thirty-seven barrels of American flour , worth upwards of £ 460 . The p lunder is at p r ese n t in Dublin and will have hereafter to be identified , The Drisoner was Diaced in charge of the flour , as it

      was landed from the Independent , and he had appropriated it to himself , having sent 281 barrels to Dublin . : , » ' .. ' The Hbat is Switzerland . —Letters from Switzerland state , that the snow on the tops of the mountains had melted in consequence of the excessive heat ofthe weather . The melted anow had augmented the rivers , and caused them in several places to overflow their banks . The summit of Mount Blanc appeared like a naked rock , a circum st anc e which had not been observed for many years past . Military Flogging . —A penny subscription to purchase the discharge of private Mathewson , of the 7 th Hussars , the witness at the late coroner ' s inquest at Hoiiu ' slqw , was set on foot on Saturday at several public houses in different parts of the metropolis . U « iViJRSirr College Hospital . —The late Mrs . &fary Swan , of Swinton-street , Gray ' s Inn-road , who died on the 1 st inst ., has bequeathed the hospital the sum of £ 500 .

      Destructive Pibe . —On Saturday morning , aboui half-past two , a fire took place on the premises of Mr . Robertson , cabinet-manufacturer , T e mp le-street , Haekney-road , which completely consumed the stock , and gutted the house . : ¦ . ; Shop Robberies by a Goat . —A large goat , belonging to some person in the neighbourhood of Drury-Iane , on Friday , went into a pastrycook's shop , where a board with pastry of the previous day ' s manufacture was displayed for sale . The goat took a liking to the tarts , and having demolished no small quantityhe was discovered by the mistress . She ,

      , of course , endeavoured to start the animal off ; hut the latter as the owner of tbe property approached him , attacked the frightened woman with his horns , and she wisely withdrew into the p arlour . After remaining a minute or two longer , the goat travelled into the shop of Messrs . Mumford , the corn-chandlers , of Newcastle-street , Strand , where corn , beans and other things had . beenleft outside the counter in boxes . Finding no opposition , he made the most of a short time in helping himself ; but haying been seen by the shopman he laid on the cart whi p well , and soon got rid of the thief . .

      Respited Convicts . —A . respite has been received at Limerick for Patrick M'Mahon , convicted of the murder of Daniel Leahy ; and at Ennis for James Sexton convicted of the murder of Timothy Kenny . IIoiiYBOOD House . —The venerable abbey , connected with the palace , literally crumbling into nuns i ' or wantofaroof . - , ¦ # The . Advertising Van Nuisance . —The following communication from Sir George Grey on the subject of the advertising van nuisance , in reply to a communication from the vestry , has been received by the vestry : — Whitehall , 5 th August , 1 S 1 G .

      "Sir , —lam directed by Secretary Sir George Grey to acknowledge the receipt of your tetter of the . 4 th inst ., and to informyou that tlie nuisance arising from perambulating Street vans will bo considered in any future amendment of the police law ; but Sir George Grey does not think it would be expedient to introduce into parliament a bill at this late period of the session , merely to remedy this particular nuisance . —I am , sir , your obedient serraat , Wm . W . SOMEIIVILLE . •' To the Vestry Clerk , St . Tiiarytebone , " Tub Destruction of Game by the late storm has been considerable . The hailstones in some places proved fatal to birds . Numerous partrid ges , in Surrey , Sussex , and adjoining counties , have been foun < dead . During the storm the young birds hovered up and were drowned by the rain flowing over them , and the younger and weaker birds which escaped , have since died from cramp , caused by getting so much wetted . A large number of young hares have been icked up dead .

      p Murder of a Spanish Senator by Bandits , — Senor Pevpina , formerly a member of the Cortes , who was lately seized by bandits , who asked 60 , 000 francs for his ransom , has been found dead in a w e ll , three leagues from Lorida . It appeared that after having cut his throat , titey tied two heavy stones round his waist , and then threw him headlong into a t a nk , where he was found . It is said that two of the assassins have been captured . Generosi ty , of Pius IX . —Tho Fopeia becoming the idol of hia people . He has just paid from his private purse the debts oi all the prisoners detained in the Capitol ( prison for debt . ) The holy father was enabled to perform this act of generosity by reducing the number of the equi pages oi'his predecessors . The sum paid exceeds 18 , 000 scudi .

      Alleged Dreadful Earthquake at Naples . —The Dutch mail brinp the following account contained in the Arnheim Courant of the 5 th inst . ;— " Just as we were going to press we learn from Cologne that the lower part of the city of Naples had been destroyed by an earthquake ( perhaps the same that was lately felt on the Rhine and in Belgium , ) and that 30 , 000 persons had lost their lives . This report needs confirmation . Tub "CusNiNa Workman ' s "" Reward . — At the recent Gloucester meeting of th& Avehrolwrieal

      Association , as reported in the Builder , Mr . Farmer Dukes , F . S . A ., in submitting an account of the ancient baronial mansion of Plaish , Salop , built in the 16 th century , stated Ibafc the - owner , a -jud ge , inquired at the time he was building it for an artiz . in who would execute the ornamental chimney-shafts , and was told that , ho had himself just condemned to death the onl y roan in the n e i ghbourhood who eoalil construct them . Then , said the jud g e , lie shall

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      Riportbd Diaih or Vax Amburoh . —A letter ran Yoonsucket , U .. S ., dated-June 46 / 'appearing »> French paper , » ay»— " The ceUbrated Van Jimburgh perished here on Monday , ' in i mbit frightful manner . He had been exhibiting hi * feats with hi * animals in a meadow , near Scituate , and a ybneff » dy having asked him whether he dared enter th « tiger ' scage at feeding time ;' he assured her there waa no danger , and immediately ordered an emormoug iiece ot beef to be thrown in . After a longcontesi the meatwaa taken : possession of by a fineti grett wnoretired with it to a corner . Three timesVaa Amburgn vainly endeavoured to take it from hw The

      , tigregg roared jutipusly and lashed her oil with her tail . The audience began to b » alarmed , but Van Amburgh reiterated his assurance that thera was nothing to fear , and continued his struggle with the tigress , who , at last feeling herself wounded , threw herself on her rash antagonist , - knocked Kim down , and buried her claws in his throat . In > n instant the theatre was deserted ^ leaving Van Amburgh at the mercy of the maddened animal , who continued to vent upon him her rage until he became a lifeless corpse . After - much difficulty the tigrew was shot , and the mutilated remains of the heart tamerrecorereuV

      Mr . Dunn , the persevering suitor of MusBurdett Coutts , has obtained bail , and been released from Newgate . f , Artificial Icbwo . —An invention for generating ice by artificial means has just been discsvered by Messrs . Lings and Keith , of Frinces-street , the patentees of the ice safe , Ac . - . .- ¦ ' ) , A Sihoulab Association has been formed among the visitors to the waters of Marienbad in Bohemia ; he object is to abolish the custom of taking off tha mt in saluting , ss bein « , productiTe of colds in tJw wad . Each member will be furnished with a card , tobeBtuck iu the hat , which will be considered as sufficient apology for the apparent want of politeness . ¦

      ..-DlKNER TO THH MARQUIS OF GrAHBY it WALTHAM . — On Friday last a dinner was given to the Marquis of Granby , atWaltham , by the Protectionists ;^ . F . Norton Esq ., Ellon Hall , in the chair . The sneakers were the Duke of Rutland , the Duke of Richmond , the Marquis of Granb y , Lord Charles Manners , Lord John Manners , Sir Henry . Halford , Mr . D'Israeli , M . P ., Mr . T . B . Hildyard , M . P ., Mr . Farnham M . P ., ** . - ¦ . ¦' . - ¦ . ' -. ' ' ' - ; . ' ;¦ ¦ . ' . ¦ ' v .. ' ' ¦ " ., ' ¦ ' y : i .-: -: ¦ * Thb St . AlbaVs Electioh carae off on Monday , consequent upon the acceptance of office by the Earl of Listowel , the usual preparations were made , with

      the same absence of excitement and bustle which las characterised recent elections ; in fact , the only indications of a contest being at hand were the occasional exhibition in shop windows of the addresses of ih f candidates , viz ., the Eat ] of Listowel and Benjamin Bond Cabbell , Esq . After the usual speeches , the show of hands was taken and declared to be in favor of Mr . Cabbell , whereupon his opponent demanded a poll . Thfe poll t 66 k placs oh Tuesday , and resulted in the return of Mr . Cabbell by a majority Of 115 ¦ ¦ .. . : ¦ ' .,- .:- ¦ -. - ' - ¦ •; ¦ > .,... „

      Stath of Ireland . —We ( Banner of Ulster J understand that government contemplate ; being able to winter than have been employed for that purpose for the last twenty years . As a beginning , the route for the two cavalry regimejntW"trom England to this country has been countermanded . Shock of an . Earthquake ' . —A low rumbling noise , accompanied by s trembling motion of theearth , was heard and felt at Kingstown on the morning of the dvr on which the German journals state thai the earthquake was felt at Marburgb . : . At Newcastle Fiftbbk PiKsoMs ttbrb Struck inr Lightning on Sunday last , and . thrown insensible on the ground . Some of them were severely scorched . Surgical assistance was speedily procured , and thd whole were soon restored to consciousness , with tbe e xception of one , who subsequently recovered , butii still weak . ' ., ¦ "''"" .

      Accident to Sir C . Wetherem . —A severe acci « dent happened to Sir G . " rYetnerell , in the neighbourhood of M a idstone , on Monday mornin g , b y being thrown from a one-horse pluston . The latest accounts are of a very unfavourable nature . ' Sit * Charles , who is labouring under concussion of the brain , was unable to speak , and the worst results are feared . ¦ ¦ ¦¦ .- ¦ ¦ - - - - . ¦¦ ' - . - ' ,.. ' . ¦ ' ' , - ' .: ¦ ' . O'Cowireiiii ajto thb Wfli ( j 3 , —Mr . O'Conncll has paid visits to the Castle incog . A provincial paper says that the Learned Gentleman is under a strict

      injunction to Lord John Russell not to hold or sanction a public meeting in Ireland for the agitation o £ repeal ; that this is an express condition of the compact between the Celt and the Saxon . Thb " Nation . "—The Committee of the Repeal Association have passcd ^ a resolution repudiating all connection with the Nation newspaper / ' The ] Monet ( Jirmioif . —Mr . Grey Porter ' s pamphlet , entitled , " The Present State and Prospects of the Repeal Association / ' may be summed-ap in a sentence—the non-publication of a properly audited account . ¦ ' ' - . ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ¦ . ¦ - ....

      Desperate and Determined Escape from a Lockop . —On Tuesday information was forwarded to the metropolitan and city police stations of the following escape of two individuals from a lock-up . It appears that the persons alluded to , named James Collier , twenty years of age ; and Thomas Cooper , eighteen years of age , were privates in the 07 ck foot , but had deserted from that regiment . They were , however , subsequently captured , and , as was imagined , for their better security , placed for the night in the lock-up or temporary prison at Yarmouth . In the morning , however , on the prison being visited by tho

      keeper , who was accompanied by the soldiers who had captured the delinquents , and in whose custody they were then supposed to be , to their astonishment and chagrin the birds had nWn , and it waa aoon ascertained that their escape was effected by means of the roof , through which it was tolerably evident that they were assisted by some person or persons outside , as they were handcuffed together , and that they were afterwards conveyed in a boat to the opposite shore ; thus for the present effectually making their escape and leaving no trace behind them , When captured they were in the ^ garb of farm labourers . .

      A Detective . —At the Phranix-park races ( Dublin ) , a young lad was found picking the pocket of a detective policeman . . . Monster Trains to the North cp England . — The vicinity of the Euston terminus of the North-Western Railway was on Monday evenin g t he scene of considerable excitement by the departure of two very great monster trains for Newcastle , York , Darlington , and other northern towns . They were the return excursion trains that arrived in London late on the evening of Monday se ' nni ght . and the number

      of . persons , who availed themselves of this tri p may b ? judged from the following rate of fares : —From Newcastle , there and back , " first class , £ 2 . 2 s . ; second class , £ 1 . 10 s . ; third class , £ 1 . Is ., the entire distance being more than GOO miles . Tlie first train left shortl y after s e v e n o ' clock , ft comprised nearly fift y carriages , and conveyed more than 2 , 000 passengers . The rush was tremendous . The second train left shortly afterwards , but was not quite so extensive as the previous one . Newcastle was expected to be reached in about fifteen hours .

      Extraordinary FATAurr in Ose Family . —On Monday , Mr . William Carter , the coroner tor Surrey , held an inquest , at the Bell Tavern , East Moulsey , ontEe 'body of George Berrell , aged 27 , who committed suicide . The evidence taken went to prove that , for some considerable time past , the deceased had been afflicted with consumption , which preyed upon his mind , and caused his spirits to become depressed . On the forenoon of last Friday , he left his home for the purpose , as bis Jamil / imagined , of taking a short walk . His long absence , h o w e ver , made his friends apprehensive that he had fallen down in some of the meadows , and was unable to retuvn home . A search was instantly made , and continned up to three o ' clock , on Saturday morning .

      when , in a field near the river Mole , and close to a place termed the clay pits , wore ibund the deceased , ' ^ j a cket , neckerchief and hat . The discovery , gave rise to a supposition that the deceased had dWiojed himself ! and the river was searched with tC gardeurake , when deceased was found at the bottom of the water , life , of course , being quite extinct- The moat singular circumstances connected with the death of deceased were tbe following : —About three years since , the same coroner held an inquest on the body of a brother of the deceased , who , whilst standing under a tree , was strusk-ttead by a flash of lightuing . On Friday forention , one of the jurors noticed tha

      deceased standing in the field watching most intently the tree where his brother lost his life , no doubt recalling to his recollection his bfother ' s death . Subsequently io that brother ' s death , another brother was poisoned by eating bread and butter with some deleterious mixture in it ; and last winter , a nephew of the deceased and a child were both drowned by sliding on ice which , was partiallyfrozen over . The whole of these cases singular as it may appear , happened in the same parish , and were investigated by the same coroiiei 1 . Thelearned coroner having summed , the jury returned a verdict — " That George Berrell destroyed his life during a fit of temporary insanity produced bv Iwig illness . "

      Iiie Floooiso at IIounslow :. — Gul . Why to bas published a letter in which lie contradicts Ml ' . Wakley ' s assertion , in his address , to the jury , '' That in this case there lnul been a deliberate attempt to hold back that investi g ation due to- the law , to the regiment , and to society , " The colonel states , among other things , " Before the inquest sat , I desired Captain Tliurley , the senior officer of ray regiment , to wait on Mr . Wakley , and give him every inl ' ovuuvtion in . his power , which was done . Anil further , I wrote at the same time to Mr .

      Wakley myself , to the 1-fiect that my most anxious wish was to afford the public , the coroner , and the jury every aid in my powoi to as-dst their investigation—stated , although not summoned , I was there in readiness , and anxious to answer any question that any member of the jury may wish to put , and requested him to vend my letter to the Court . It , however , suited his purpose . better to put it in his pocket , and not name it until thu end ot the examination of the second week , when he made casual mention of it *

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      SONGS FOR THE PEOPLE . K 0 . XXYV A SONG FOR THE ROAD . On the 17 th of input , 1846 ; BT XSHXST J 8 KE 1 . We ' re on to tno Cnartist farm , We ' re on to the promised land ! For labour has a charm , menttfiUs the labourer ' s hani Who's that , at tbe narrow porch , 'tfeath the Factory ' * long keH-torchTTig the purseproud lord of trade , Who hurls the long crusade On the poor and weak , that made Him ( troag with their million-aid ! Not one of them—not one of them , Who is not acting thus : We 'll none of them—well none of them ! They * re not the men for us . Who ' s tfeat , la his chariot gay . Who whirls np the dusty way !—Hit blazon I * rich and old . But his heart is poor and cold , Aud he furafcs the j are grown too DoW , Since we dare our owa to hold ! Not one of them—not one of them , "Wh » is not thinking thai : Well none of them—well none of them . They ' re not the men for us . Who ' s that so smooth ana sleek . With a smirk on his rosy cheek 1—* Tis the p arson , whocsraeg to see Oar farm for his fattening fee . And hopes it all to be A put ofhis property 1 Not one of them—not one of them , Who is sot hoping thus : Well none of them—well none of them . They ' re not the men for us . Then—on to the Chartist farm ! Then—on to the promised land ! For labour has s charm , Sow it fill * the lxlwuTer ' i hand , fiampstead , August 12 th , 1816 .

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      SIMMONDS'S COLONIAL MAGAZINE . Airgust . London : Simmoncb and Ward , Bargeyard , Bucklersbury ... . a . rich variety of information on colonial and foreign subjects is contained in this magazine .. The number for August contains articles on " The Native Indians of New Brunswick , " " The Scenery of Grenada . " ' Algoa Bay and Port Elia&beth , " •« Colonial Misgovernment , " and the " Scenery of Barbadoes ; " also continuations of . " The Emigrant : a tale of Australia , " " Reminiscences of Cuba . " and Mr . Hooton ' s " Ridei . Rambles and Sketches in

      Texas . " The melancholy history of Mr . Hooton ' s experiences prove most unanswerably the frauds of the " book-makers" and emigration-agents in representing this ' den of pestilence , crime , and misery , as tbe abode of health , peace , and happiness . Thousands have been ruined and utterly destroyed , and Mr . ITooion deserves well for employing his powerful pen in the righteous endeavour to prevent thousands more from encountering the perils and ruin necessarily attending upon emigration to Texas . From an essay on "The Cultivation and Manufacture of Coffee , " we cive the following historical notice of this delightful beverage .

      Upon the authority of Monsieur Raynal , we are assured that ths coffee tree came originally from Upper Ethiopia , where it was known from time immemorial , and where it is said to be still cultivated with success . M . Lapince de Mejieres . states , that he found the plant in the Indies , and made frequent use of the fruit , which was rather larger than that which was produced in Arabia , at tbe commencement of the cultivation of ih » tree , towards the end of the 15 th century . _ We are indebted to the Orientals for onr knowledge of the use of coffee , —we are teld that its qualities as a beverage were first discovered by the Superior of a Monastery in Arabia , who , wishing to keep hii monks awake to perform the duties of the choir , was induced to make them drink the infusion , on obserring the effects which it had on the goats . Some people pretend that its use took its rise from a Mollahof the name of Cliedeley , to divest himself of a drowsiness which enthrall ed him , and prevented his attending to his night ' s devotions .

      Conttanlinople wa » the fint , place where public establishments were instituted for the use of this beverage ; but these became the haunts of the idle and disengagedpoliticians , poets , and Mollahs ; and the discussions which ensued at such frequent and promiscuous assemblies became bo alarming , that , in the reign of Amurat the Third , the government interfered to suppress thom . Edicts to that effect were issued at several periodB ; but the custom of drinking coffee had become too established to be thus eradicated , The influence of religion was even resorted to for the purpose of discouraging the use of this harmless and refreshing beverage . In the year 1523 ( 920 of the Hegira ) , a sermon was preached against its use by one of the Mahometan Doctors , which resulted in the persecution ef the coffee drinkers , A meeting of the Divines was , however , called to decide this momentous question , and they solemnly declared that there was no criminality in drinking coffee , from which period the use of it bas been allowed to all true believers . '

      It was not till the middle of the 18 th . century , that the use of coffee was introduced into England . But since that period , the taste for it has gradually extended , and it has now become a necessary oflife . The Dutch , the meat enterprising commercial nation of the 17 th century , were ths people who first brought the coffee plant from the East , and introduced it into Europe . They originally obtained the plant in Mocha , transferred it to Batavia , thence to Amsterdam , and , at the commencement of the 18 th century , Louis XIT . procured a plant ' from the latter place , which was transplanted to the Jardin des Flantes , whence it was distributed to all tbe French islands ; but it was first sent to , and cultivated in , the Island of Martinique .

      The best coffee still comes from Mocha and Aden , billy districts in Arabia Felix , where there are still large plantations . The whole article describing the c ultiva t ion of the p l a nt , and the process of the manufacture of its produce , is very interesting ^ This number worthily sustains tbe popularity acquired by its predecessors .

      Balance Sheet Of The Exile Restoration Committee.

      BALANCE SHEET OF THE EXILE RESTORATION COMMITTEE .

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      ^™ ~^ ^ m w petition" by Mary Lenjan Gillies . £ We an sorry we oaimotafford ^ raoitt ifor . morerthan th « folfcwiBff extract : — "' ' ' "" - ¦ :- ¦ -- • ¦ . ¦' .:- ¦¦ ~ r . ••• .... ZT _ IT 7 ^

      : ;;¦" ; .. ¦ . ' ' " - MHPlTHIOli ; - ' . ^ . ; , !« . / :: ¦ ;¦ : ;} . ;¦ . ' Iti » friction of the social machinery ; and vain areTall the effortsat oiling tha wheels while that principle is at work . It engenders" hatred , malice , envy , and all nncharittbleness /' and is as unnecessary in society as emu . lation has been proved to be in education . It Is ttie erroroftne quack to tro » t to stimulants which , in their action and re-action ^ aggravate and p ro d uce di se ase ; the physician studies the nature of hiB patient , and subjects him to no laws but such as are in accordance with it . If competition was ever necessary , it is so no longer : improvement has reached a point from which it will proceed on its own momentum . ¦

      Competition appears to assist advancement , but in reality creates obstructions ; for while inflicting the goad o » the competitors , it bars the goal to them by a thousand impediments , before which hundreds fall heart-sick , the disappointed victims of vain endearour , and undeserved discomfiture , success often owing all to interest and nothing to merit . ' The history of invention would exhibit how frightful are the struggles of competition , howcontinualty in this moral , Orrather Immoral , warfare , the originator is trampled down , his discovery perhnpi lost , at least delayed , and the injury extended from him to society . Behold the throngs of atudentsin every walk of science , instead of proceeding in the dignity of harmony to take their places in the appropriate temples , they rush , in the spirit of Ishmael , with a hand against

      them ! Instead of science or society calling the worthiest , saying , " This is our beloved son in whom we are well pleased , * ' the cry U , or might be , " This is the appointed person because he has power and patronage on his side . " St . Paul , in enumerating the vices that deform society , names emulation ; " he tells us that the law is , that we shall love our neighbour as ourselves , and adds , "if ye bite and devour one another , take heed that ye be not comumed one of another . " His Epistle to tbe Galatiani Uall redolent with the spirit that would banish Compej tition and establish Co-operation ; which , instead of leaving the world an arid desert , dotted here and there with an oasis of wealth and luxury , would say of the universal family ! " The wlldernes * and the solitary place shall be glad for them , and the desert shall rejoice and blouom like tbe rose . "

      Very beautiful are most of the things written by Harriet Mnrtineau in this part ;—her " Hutchingon Family in Grassmere , " " Survevg from . the Mountain , " and "Household Education , " containing but little we could find fault with , and very much deserving our utmost praise . Most charming too is the ably written biograhpyof the Miss ( jushmans , by Mary Howitt . As usual William Howitt contributes hi s quota , ably supported by other writers whose contributions we have not room to enumerate . This part commences the second volume , and affords a favourable opportunity for . new . readers commencing with this true Peo p le ' s Journal . Notwithstanding occasional faults , or at least what we regard aa such—it is a work on the . whole so excellent as to command our best wishes for its in * creased success and circulation .

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      < ^ ¦ ¦ J flanSll 5 > 184 THB NORTHER * STAB , ¦ i ~^—_— — ————« - —_——____ - - .

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 15, 1846, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1379/page/3/