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80 NSETS 05 THE DEATH OP AXLES DAYESPORT . ax a ¦ bothbb bako awo sHonuxra . Gtoij ! 0 glory to the truly great . Who when death comes , can die as all should die ; . Aconsciencepure-l-theircrowuing victoryJ Andooaa who knew bestowing blame or bate : Tbeaearethey who deserre oar homage high , Heroes—how low so e ' er bare been their state—On whom the best encomiums should await , So nook "fis to die right manfully ! And like a hah has Davenport not died ! Somtf kind Mends miu ' string to Me last few needs , And lie « o cahn—so inward fortified—Bis last thread drawn—his labour gone through qaSte— -: ' While the fine finish all the past exceeds . For nettling jet appears to cause the least afiright .
Yes , he of whom I J » eak , my humble friend , A poet , too , philosopher—and more ; ¦•¦ - - Thus to the last courageously him box * , And made the honest always be bis end . TV hat be bad thought , and taught of , heretofore , VTas now bis turn to practise—to commend By'sownexample . "See ! ifyou'llattendV So might he say , " I go the road before !" And now they'll take Ynm Ttneie he wwntd to toe—* Even by to-morrow's midday , where thg flowers Will grow , as comes the Spring time , lovingly , And charming al ! , -who -wandering near , maj know The dustimprisoned there , bad onee the power—Mute as it is—the boldest truths to show
* The reader will remember some verses of we now deputed Davenport , tfrica ware printed in the Star a few weeks ago , expressive of his wish to be buried in Xensal Green Cemetry ; in which he speaks ( as descriptive of the scene ) of *• Tbe groups of flowers that sweet , vet gaudy , wave , And breathing rich perfume from every grave . " Perhaps it is needless to say , that the allusion here xnaieis to this circumstance .
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ALLEN DAVENPORT . Alien Davenport is dead . Ilis Heath for some time expected by himself and friends took place on Sunday last , November 29 th . As the greatmass of our readers can only have known Allen Davenport by name , or rather by ha poetical and prose writingB in the democratlcjouroals , some account of his ( if e will be interesting . Fortunately the materials are at hand , Mr . DaTenport having about eighteen months ago published an autobiography , from which we extract tlie following narrative : — ¦
I was bom May 1 st , 1775 , in the small and obscure Tillage Of E wen , which is on the boundary line which separates tbe county of Wilts from that of Glo'eter ; about three miles from Cirencester , and somewhat more than a mile from tbe nnrceof the Thanui / on the banks of iririch stream stasis the cottage in which 1 was born . That famons river , which is only a mill stream from its ource to Cricklade , in Wiltshire , is called the Tern * , fromCricttutde , to Oxford the IsU , and from Oxford to London the Thames , where it becomes a mighty and majtstic river , bearing the wealth of all the nations of the earth , oa its proud and ample bosom . Consequently I Cflmeinto existence , while the revolutionary war of America was raging in all its maddening fary , and which terminated , after seven years glorious struggle , in the independence , and final separation from the mother country j and would aowbe , it not for that plague spot , her black slaw * , the envy of Europe and the admiration oftbeworl )! * - # . ¦*¦ ¦• •
I never was in any school , for the purpose of instruct ion , ia all my life . Ihad to get tbe very alphabet by catching a letter at a time as I best could from other children , who had learnt them at school of some old village dame , although my father , with the exception of the parsoa and the squire , was allowed to be the best scholar in the Tillage ; but his whole time was occupied in one continued straggle , having had nothing but the products of his daily labour to prondefer himself and his numerous family , six boys and four girls ; and who instead of devoting what little time be bad , after his daily labour was dene , to the education of his children , was obliged to mend their shoes , or card wool for my mother to spin on the following day , for at that time the
spinning jenaies had made but little progress ; bat as they advanced every restiga of that beneficial domestic manufacture wbieh had been a little mine of wealth to the poor cottager , was for ever annihilated ; tbe lOSI at which i « has never ceased to deplore . Thus has ths invention of machinery sunk both tbe agricultural , asd manufactural labourer to a state of abject slavery and hopeless misery . But let me not here be misunderstood ; 1 do not consider macbinerjitselfauevil , it is like water , a supreme good , if rightly directed , but in its present State it is a life destroying scourge J Whereas , were all the manufacturing machinery made public property , and made to work for , instead of against the working classes , it woulibeoneofthe greatest blessings thai genius ever bestowed J 1
In my early childhood 1 took great delight in making little implements of husbandry ; such as ploughs , harrows , spades , rakes , wind-mills , water-mills , < fcc , &c , all capable of bang put into action , and performing their different operations ; so much so that the wheelwright of the Tillage stood by and saw with astonishment my little plough turn over the mould as completely as those which he himself had made . But as I grew older , my greatest ambition was toac quire the art of reading and writing ; and tbe method -which I employed to attain that favourite object is hardly worth relating , only that it shows what ingenious devices an active mind , endowed with some sparks of nature ' s fTe , will have recourse to . in order to facilitate its pro-• . - ess in the pursuit of knowledge , when instruction of
< very kind is so denied . The plan pursued in the first instance , was this ; I learnt , as most children do , a num . rer of songs by heart , and having acquired , as best I could , a knowledge of all the letters in . the alphabet , I saved all my halfpence and bought np all the printed -ongstbat I could sing , and began with those that apaeared the most easy ; my new process of education . I proceeded to match all tbe works in my printed songs , irith those I had previously stored in my mind , and by remembering tbe words thus learnt , by comparing notes , 1 knew them again whenever they met my eye . By this method tbe eye became the pupil of the ear , and with both faculties combined , I made such rapid progress , that I often surprised and astonished my young companions , who could not comprehend how I obtained knowledge .
He acquired the art of penmanship by similar means . lie next attempted the composition of a song . Having succeeded and annexed to it the same of a popular tune , he stack it up against a tree in the middle of the village , and in a day or two had the supreme delight to hear it sung by many a lad and lass . ; When about twelve years old he went to live with a " gentleman farmer , " in the character of a groom , and in that occuption achieved considerable skill in horsemanship . Subsequently he was employed by a Mr . Lawrence , a veterinary surgeon , of Cireneester , and , while in that employment , he acquired a good deal of local fame as a clever " rough rider" and breaker-in of young horses ..
# But Alien wanted to see the world , and Bijmed for liberty ; one morning , therefore , he stole away from liis employer ' s house and betook himself to the road , towards Bristol , with ths intention of becoming a sailor and helping to fight "the battles of his country" on the ocean . Allen was , at that time , a " patriot" of the " old school , " " and thought , at that time , that everything that was undertaken by England was right , just , and proper ; and that every other nation that opposed her was wrong and
deserved chastisement . And that France who had just killed her king , exiled her nobles , and reviled and desecrated the Ghristian religion , was very wicked indeed ; and I shouted " Churchand King " as load and as long as any priest or lord in the kingdom . And believed that England was not only justified , but that it was her bounden duty to pat down , and if passible to exterminate such a desperate nation of levellers , blasphemers , ani regicides I And that was the feeling of nine tenths of the people of England at the period of 1794 . "
Fate , however , would not permit Alien to be a sailor , lie was accosted by a recruiting party who expatiated on the delightful life of alight d r agoon , at ibe same time proffering the significant shilling . Allen accepted and became one of a regiment of light cavalry called " Windsor Forresters , " a sort of poetical name which had its due weight with our hero , lie did not , however , find things quite so poetical as he had expected , and he narrates several annoyances which caused him no small amount of misery . lie spent a winter with bis regiment in Stamford . In the spring of 1795 the regiment was
removed to Edinburgh , a place which afforded him abundance of materials for poetry . ^ lathe spring of 1796 the regiment wasencampe d in tents by the seashore , near Dunbar , and here the soldirrs spent a most wretched existence—literally starving . In the autumn the regiment marched to Perth and remaned there till the Spring of 1797 , when Stirling bteame tUe place of location , the assistance of the soldiery being required to overawe the people of that Prt who were disposed to resist the drawings for the indftia . Sateeo ^ ftntty the redment marched to -abtttleen . In the spring of 1799 . ¦
I « as one of a party appointed to escort a number of ^ e prisoners , who had been tried for hiKh treason , ^ ng been concerned in the . Irish rebellion of 1798 . There were fifteen in all , and occupied five coaches , r ^ ng whom were the celebrated Arthur O'Connor ana Geoend Huit . The firmer , uncle to Mr . Feargus O'Connor tilt CJiartist leader and proprietor of theXorlhern "for . "ft'e destination of these prisoners was fort Georgia r ^ fS fortress in the very heart of the Highlands . "»« our march we had an extensive view of the celery CuH « den hills . And when we arrived at the for . jp ! I think we ceuld family discern the city of Inver-J * ?« Tbe fortress , as we approached it , had somewhat j ^ PI * sraiice of a green Ml , and seemed quite hnrmeaw - * the drawbridge was drawn up , and we a & (> ponderous gates , the inU ° -rior presented a
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httle town , with mort formidable fortification .. Our prisoner * weri conducted along th » ramparts , till they came opposite their place of confinement , where a temporary bridge wag suspended from the runpart to the second floorof the building orer which they were carried , where we lost fight of them for « ver . ' " At Aberdeen , while soldiering , he learned himself he trade of shoemaking , with some assistance from iwo generous working men who kindly afforded him iHStraetion in the "craft . " He subsequently settled down to the trade , and continued to work at it until within a short timi * of his decease . In the year 1800 the regiment was marched to Warwick , and there disbanded , peace having been made with the French government . littlfi tOWn . with mm » firnM . M . r .-ila- ^ K v
Allen was now cast upon the world , hb whole fortune but five pounds , at a time when the quartern loaf was one shilling and tenpence halfpenny , and every other necessary of life in like proportion . After some time Allen got job work from a master shoemaker at Cirencester , but at Starvation prices [ n J 80 i he came to London , and got work of a Mr . Harding , in the Edgewarer * oad . . Allen tell ' s a sad tory of the misfortunes of this worthy man and hiB family , whose afflictions , though undeserved , appear 10 be of the most , poignant character . For one of his subsequent employers , Air . Bainbridge , he worked for the term of eighteen years . In 1805 Allen was converted to the democratic faith , as expounded in the "Spineean System "
. " This was the title of a work by the honest and indoraitaole Thomas Spence , containing a new administration of the landed property of the kingdom ; his trial m Westminster Hall for sedition , and a great number of letters on various subjects , all calculated to improve the condition of mankind , and if reduced to practice would comparatively make- the world a paradise ! I read the book , and immediately became anoutandoutSpencean . 1 preached the doctrine to my shopmates , and to everybody else , wherever , and whenever I could find an opportunity . I had
been a sort of Whig reformer before ; but I now saw clearly , that all Whig , Tory , or even Radical Reformers , were as rushlights to the meridian sun , in comparison with that proposed by the clear headed , and honest hearted Thomas Spence . And I told all the reformers that I met with , that no other reform was worth fighting for , bat they generally laughed at me , and called me a visionary . ' ' At the annual meeting of the Polish Democrats on Sunday last , November 29 th , the following reeoluti-ns were unanimously adopted ;—
"It was not till the 14 th of August , 1814 , that 1 made my debut in the character of a poet , I then wrote a poem on the grand fete in the parks , in celebration of the general peace ; and sent it to the Sunday Paper , the News . And oh the following Sunday , Ihad the extreme gratification to behold the paor little banding—my first born , clad in a robe of typographical splendour , 1 immediately sent anotuer poem , ' entitled the " Congrtss" but that was rejected . This again cooled down a little of my poetic enthuiasm ; and it was not till 1818 , that 1 made another attempt to figure in print . I had now become a desperate politician , and in the January of that year I Bent a little poem entitled the " Topic " to Sherwin ' s Register , a . very fiery political publication ; it was immediately inserted , and a succession of other articles followed ; but it was gently hinted tbar pieces in prose would be preferred . I took the hint , and tried my hand in that department ; and
if the promptness with which all my articles were printed , be any proof of success , -1 was eminently successful . Sometimes I occupied half the space of the Register ; and the signature of " A . D . " became very popular . I attended all the great political meetings in Spa-fields , in Smithfield , and wherever and whenever any such meetings took place , whether within doors or in the open air . During the perilous years of 181 S and 1819 , Tstrained every nerve , and ca&ed every faculty into action , to inspire the people with the spirit of Relorm ; and to expose the deceit , tbe treachery , and tbe base doings of the higher powers , with the Lords and Commons , under the suspension of the habeas corpus . I was hot content with writing to periodicals aloue , 1 printed and published in 1819 . a sort of dramatic poem , entitled , 'Kings ; ' or' Legitimacy Unmasked , ' at my own expense . The booksellers thought it too strong , and refused to sell it in their shops ; and whenever it was exposed it was suppressed by the police *"
In 1819 he made the acquaintance of Mr . Hunt , Dr . Watson , Thistlewood , Preston , and all the entand-out radicals of that radical period ; bat the Speneeaus were his favourite party . This party , under the guidance ot the two Evans ' s ( who were imprisoned in Horsemonger Lane gaol for preaching the doctrines now proclaimed on every Chartist platform ) , held their meetings in Arthur-street , Princes-street ; Allen joined their society and became one of its regular speakers . Allen also took an interest in trade matters , and speedily acquired the confidence and respect of bis " shopmates , " a portion of whom he for a long time represented as their delegate in the Trades' organization .
In 1820 Allen warmly espoused the cause of the persecuted Queen Caroline , and somesoDgs he wrote in her behalf were extremely popular . Jle continued writing on subjects interesting to tbe working classes in several popular periodical ? . In 1827 he published a small volume of poems under the title of the " Muses Wreath . " This is now outot print . In 1830—31—32 , when co-operative projects were largely engaging popular attention , he was engaged in some of these , and took a warm interest in Air . Owen ' s celebrated labour exchange scheme , which was at the outset attended with such seeming prospects of success . As is well known , however , the schemefailed , and Allen ' s hopes were withered . Subsequently he occupied his leisure time in writing asketch ot the "L'fe of Thomas Spenee , " and various poems . In 1836 he completed his " Life of
Spence , " which he subsequently published . A few copies of this work are , we believe , still to be had ; the reader will find therein an outline of the Spencean system ; " which" say ' s Allen in his autobiography , "is that all the land , rivers , mines , coal-pits , &c , be made public property , and be administered on the principle of Agrarian equality 1 To abolish all sorts of taxes , whether imposed by the church or the state ; to pay ail chuch and state expenses out of the rental of the land , &c ., and to return the surplus , whatever it may be , m equal shares , to ever / man , woman , and child , in the kingdom . This plan of holding and administering the landed property of this country , is not now thought near so wild and visionary as it was forty yean ago , when poor , but honest Thomas Spence , was sentence J to a year ' s imprisonment , and to pay a Sue of twenty pounds to our lord the Kine ¦ "
About this time , Allen Davenport was elected a member of the " Tower-street Mutual Instruction Suciety . " la 1838 , he commenced publishing a volume of bis poems in two-penny numbers under the title of Urania ; notwithstanding many discouraging difficulties this publication extended to ten number ? , when the author was compelled to cease from his labours , not for the want of matter , but through the want of means to proceed . He subsequently published a little poem , called the" English Lislltutions . "
The Chartist Agitation found Allen Davenport too far advanced in the vale of years to take a very active part therein , nevertheless there was scarcely any meeting of importance that he did not attend ; one of the last of such meetings was the celebration by the Greenwich , Deptford , and Lewisham Char , tists of Thomas Fame ' s birth-day , when at the public supper held on that occasion at filackheath , Allen Davenport presided . One of the last of his poetical compositions was a ballad , entitled " O'ContiorvUU " , in praise of ^ he Chartist Co-operative Land Plan , which was published in the Star of the 29 th of August last . Within a week or two of bis death , he published a little work , entitled the " Origin of Man , and thtFrogrm o / Soday , " which we have not seen .
We should have stated in an other part of this sketch that Allen JDavenport like most other men , had in bis youth-time his love-tits ; his passion , however , appears to have been always under the guidance of his stronger reason , the philosophy of which is unquestionable , but but no matter . In the year 18 U 6 , he married an industrious and amiable woman . His . wife died in 1816 , she does not appear to have borne him any children . The illness which brought him to the grave was occasioned by an internal disease of a very painful nature , although wasted to a mere skeleton many weeks before he died , and utterly prostrate in body , his mind was strong and unclouded by doubt or iear to the last moment of his existence . Bis peace of mind in his last hours signally refuted the fudge so often manufactured concerning the "death-beds of those who have had the sense and courage to cast off the influences of priestcraft .
" The mind ' s calm sunshine , and the heart ' s felt i ° y » . „ Is virtues' prize ; And wa 3 Allen Davenport ' s stay in the hour of disc lution . From the time he took to his bed a number of friends rallied round him , and by their kind assistance and appeals to tue public , the means were procured by which subsistence was ensured to him during the remainder of his career . Like the great men of old , Allen Davenport has departed so poor as probably not to leave sufficient ol the glittering dust to meet his funeral expenses ; should this prove
to be so , doubtless the democratic public will immediately furnish the means to liquidate the unavoidable cost of his obsequies . , If , in the list of poets , we cannot rank Allen Davenport very high , we may at least award to him tbe high praise that his simple strains were always devoted to the advance of virtue , intellect , and freedom . As a man and a patriot , he well earned the esteem . of his contemporaries , and his name deserves to be gratefully and proudly remembered by tbe people , as the name of another of the great nobles pf nature , who , with Shakespeare and Burns , Paine and Spence , have sprung irora the ranks of labour .
g&T Since the above was in type , we have received the Reasoncr , from which we " extract the following : — : .. _
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. UBATH OFMB . DATKWOat . Mr . Bendall observed a change in Mr . Davenport on Saturday , and on Sunday morning , about nine o ' cloek , hedied . He preserved his serenity to the last . Dr . Viettinghoff , Mr . Macdonnell , and other medical gentlemen , frequently saw him— and he continued to receive the attention of his friends . The recent Ball for Mr . D . ' s benefit was unsuccessful , and the expenses ef the burial will'have to be born by friends , who will please to forward to the Reasoner Office , Hall of Scienee , City-road , Finsbury Hall , BunhilU row , Gould S quare Mechanics' Institute , such con « tributiona as tfiey can afford—as besides the burial of s ^ me mack of esteem is due to Mr . Davenport ' s constant attendant . Received—Vf . D . Saull , 10 s ; W . Bendall , 10 s . ; collection on Mr . llolyoakeV announcement on Sunday evening , Hall of Science , City-road , 11 s . 3 d . ¦ _ __ - ! i " . _ L ' . : '' .
At the same time that the Heasoner came to hand we received the following
( fhom a cobrkspcwdent ) . On last Sunday morning , about nine o ' clock , the long expected death of Allen Davenport took place under na little suffering as possibly cnuld be supposed . The writer of this saw him about the same hour on the Saturday evening previous , and then he expressed himself as if conscious that life could not remain with him long—his appetite was fast foilinghe could not allow himself to be held up in bed even to take any nourishment , and death , he said , would be welcome . His mind was still as clear as ever ; and speaking of the small work of his " On the Ongin of Man , and Progress of Society ; " which had ust been printed for him , he seemed much gratified it had thus been got before the world , lie also
spoke with marked satisfaction of the friendly notice of the same which had then , also , just appeared iu the Reasoner , and said Mr . Holyoake had been very kind , altogether . Mr . flarney had called on him many times ; indeed , it may be ' said , to the credit of the London Liberals , and likewise those in the country , much timely assistance had been afforded him , and wanting which he must hare closed hia old eyes in some dreary receptacle for the pauper ! The Funeral of Allen Davenport will take- place on Sunday ( to-morrow ) , at lvcnsal-green . The funeral procession will start from the Hall of Science , City-road , at one o ' clock precisely . Mr . Devonshire Saull , as was his last request , twill speak over his grave , and Mr . Holyoake will deliver a discourse upon his death , at the Hall . of . Science , in the evening . : -
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Michklbt . —Michelet is no more ; the stubborn foe of the Jesuits , the eloquent and erudite , though somewhat mystic historian , the revered professor of the-Colfege de France . In his recent work , £ e Peuple , Michelet recounted the circumstances of his early life . He was born in , 1798 ) in the ckoir of a Parisian nunnery , which , he tells us , " was occupied , not profaried "' by the types and workmen of his father's printing establishment . The printers , however , met the same fate as the nuns ; if the revolution routed the one , Napoleon proscribed . the other . And at last the Emperor limited the number of printers to sixty , obliging them to obtain the authorisation of the government in the shape of a brevet . This mingled tyranny and monopoly of the press still continues .
Michelet s father , unable to employ workmen , set the whole family to compose , and the boy thus learned to put words together before he had ideas . Sufficient time was still found amidst the labour pf a printing office , for those of juvenile education . ' It may be here remarked , that several of the eminent French writers of the time were orig inally compositors in a printing office . Leroux , editor of Le . Globe . and celebrated as a Saint Simonian , was one . Yeung Michelet , though pinched by hunger , and scarcely clad , was able to enter the College of Charlemagne , and partake of the advantages of a * Parisian university education . Such were the facilities of
educatiqn , from which poverty was not excluded . In 1821 , Michelet became professor himself .. In 132 ? he publisehis Preds d'HUtoire ifodkme , which , as well as his Precis d' ffittoire Eomaitie , is an admirable school book . A translation of Vico , with a preface , published the same year , showed how ardently his studies were turned towards philosophy : and this procured him the post of professor of the Ecoh Nomale . In 1837 he quitted- this school , when the " eclectic spirit became dominant there . " He then obtained a place in the Archives ^ and in 1838 was elected PnH fessor of History in the College of France . This position he preserved till his death , which took place a few days back . —Daily News .
Thb Effects of Shot os Iron Vasssts . —A very alarming account : has been brought by the officers of the Gorgon steam vessel of the effect produced on the bulls of the . Harpy and Lizard iron steam-vessels by the shot from the batteries of Rosas , in the River' La Plata , the result being quite dif ferent from that expected . Instead of a clean fracture , large splinters of iron flew about in all directfons on th « hull being struck , rendered the danger from this cause tenfold more imminent than that produced by the shot itself . Several splinters of this kind struck from the hull of the Harpy , have been brought home by the officers of the Gorgon , and , amongst the rest , the splinter from the angle iron , which caused the death of Mr . Barnes , the clerk in charge . The results constitute a drawback against the use of iron for vessek of war .
Professor Schwbein ' s Gun-Cotton . —The legal representative ofj Frefessor Schonbein has written a letter to state that the Messrs . Hall , of Lombardstreet , and Faversham , Ken , a leading house in the powder trade , have arranged with Dr . Schonbein for manufacture of this invention under the patents he has secured . The firm in question , which carries on extensive operations for the public and foreign countries as also contracts with Gori-rnraent , have tried and tested the new substance severely ,
and they have been induced to undertake the mannfacture of it conjointly with gunpowder . In order to carry out the agreement , extensive arrangements are being rapidly matured for the manufacture of the cotton by the firm ; and to meet the objections . " that the substance maybe mistaken for unprepared cotton , " it has been determined , in compliance with Dr . Schonbein ' s suggestion , it shall be issued to the public in a dyed state , variety in the colours serving to indicate the different uses for which it will be intended .
Yankee Notions of Fbek Trade with England . —The New York Journal of Commerce calculates , on the United States driving the British out ol ' their own provision market . It says : — "An English merchant , who is here buyine bread stuffs , says that American flour barrels are cffectfng a great revolution in the trade there . The practice from time immemorial , has been to sell flour in very large and inconvenient bags , and the trade has been cunfined to the millers and the mealmen . But the great beauty { and convenience of the American flour barrels has brought grocers to buy up the business : and he says that now he has orders for fifty barrels a week from dealers who never before sold flour at all . The English cannot counteract this ; for they have no free splitting ash or other timber from which to make these beautiful barrels . So we think the repeal of the English Corn Laws will be something to us—yes . everything to us—a home market for the supply of 18 , 000 , 000 mouths .
The Repjcai , Rent . — Throughout Ireland the collection of the repeal rent )> as been suspended . The wards of of Dublin send only a few shillings each . The London wards do not contribute enough to pay the salary of Mr . W . J . OJConnell , the Inspector of Wardens ; and in Cork , Limerick , and the greattownsjtliroughout the country there is a distinct determination to contribute no more till the repeal agitation be resumed , and place-hunting abandoned . The Nation . . America * Tragedy . —The late high life tragedy at Richmond is drawing down plentiful comment on the " Lynch law , of which it is such a striking exemplification . The young and pretty wife of a very wealthy young man ( Mr . Myers ) was detected by her own father in a culpable correspondence with a gentleman by the name of IJovt . The husband was
informed of it , the lady remonstrated with , ' and the lover warned ; but the intimacy was persisted in ; and though no proof of positive guilt had come to light , the injured man resolved to take retribution in bis own hands . Accompanied by his brother and another gentleman , all armed , Mr . Myers entered the bed-room of Mr . Hoyt early in the morning , and , with pistol in hand , demanded of him that he should sign a bond to leave the town never to return . This Mr . Hoyt ( though abed and unarmed ) refused , and Mr . Myers then allot him through the head , as he lay on hi 3 _ pillow . The three delivered themselves up to justice , and the trial came off , resulting in their acquittal ! The Richmond Times concludes its report of the trial with a declaration that "the result was an irresistible impulse ot public opinion , " and that , " when it was ascertained , such a burst of applause took place as we never heard in a court of justice . "
Dahixo Robbery at Gateshbad .- —On Saturday last , two persons having the appearance and address of gentlemen , went into the Half Moon Inn , Gateshead , and ordered dinner , but being told that the usual ordinary would be ready at two , they consented to wait , and after drinking a glass of whiskey went out . In half an hour they returned , each bringing with him a top coat , which they left down stairs to dry . They afterwards joined the regular customers at the ordinary , seemed quite at home , and drank and talked with all around . In a short time one of
them went to Miss Murray , and with great politeness requested that lady to oblige him with twenty pounds in notes in exchange for that amount in gold . Miss Murray consented , and proceeded to her room for that purpose . On her return she said she could only favour him with two five-pound notes , which were accepted . Buth almost immediately afterwards left the house , and in about a quarter of an hour Miss Murray ,. having eccasion to go to her room , discovered one of her drawers open , and that it had been robbed of upwards of thirty-fire pounds in gold Information of the robbery . was given to the police , and on Monday morning the men , who are named Shaw and Wood , were apprehended .
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Now Wat of PosTitra on a Stamp . —The other day , a little girl presented a letter at the Cuckney Post Office . There being no stamp upon it , the postmaster inquired whether she bad not brought' a penny . "No , " she replied , " Father has put the stamp inside . " _ Trait op Handel—Dr . Morrell , who furnished Handel , with the poetry of many ef his oratories related to Mr . Taylor , that one fine sumuue )* morning , he ( Dr . Morrellj was aroused out of bed at five o clock by Handel , who came in his carriage a short
distance from London . The doctor went to the window , and spoke to Handel , who would not leave his carriage ; Handel was at that time composing an oratorio . When the Doctor asked him what he wanted , he said : " What is de meaning of de vord billow ? " ( which was in the oratorio tbe Doctor had written for him ) . The Doctor , after : laughing at so ludicrous a season for disturbing him , told him that billon ^ meant a wave—a wave of the sea . " Ob , de va said Handel , and bade his coachman return without addressing another word to the Doctor . WEI / EHE , HELTHB , AND HAPP 1 NESSE . A BYOHTE MEBBIE CONCE 1 TTB . / ( From the Comio Almanaek . ) In Inglande ' s fam'd Metropolis There dwelte inne dayes of yore , A wondrous greate Philosopher , Uppe inne a seconde flore . His lerniDge was prodigious , Aud ofte myghte he be Rtne , Wasting ye mydnyghte ruBhljghte , o ' er Ye Penny Magazene . Eftsoons his * fame came to ye eares Ofbnesteepttohyscblnne , ' Inne eicknet « o and inne tniserie , And shocWnge sbort of tinne . He had been jilted by ye mayde . ; Who sholde have been hys spouse , He'd ye Lumbajroe inne nys loynes , YeSlieriffelnbiahouse .
So he soughte out ye sage ' s celle , Resolved to tike advise , And didde for ye Philosopher Te myddel belle ringe tw > ce . Ye saga came down imtnedmteUe Te soundts felle onne liys eare , Inne trothe ye great Philosopher Didd « thjhlte it was hys beere . But whenne he saw ye Iuvalede , And lernt whatte he didac laefce , Te sage he kindlie ashed hym "t ^ ppe to his two paire backe , For , like a nutte , ye sage was kinde Atte iiearte tho * rouglie inne huske , And to afflixion kepte hys eares Open from tenae title duske . So he ye some luvalede
With everie kindnesse treted , . He drewe a trunke from neathe nya bedde 5 And begg'd he wolde be seated . " Now lette me heare from thee , " he seddo , " Thy sorrotvfulle reporte : Tho' jffe 'tis longe , " observed the sage , "Be pleeB'd to cutte itto sborte . " Tbenne hrieflie spoke ye Iovalede , " Ye wretclie who to thee comes ' Is suffering * bytterlie from Love , Lumbugoe , and yefiumnus . " . " Butte , " said ye great Philosopher , " Wbatte seekest thou of mee ? Tbou arte a mannc withe whom I feare , Itt's nearlie alle U—P . " " Oh no ! " exulaim'd ye Invaledt ,
" You'll clere me from tbis mess * , Yffe you'll tall me ye Way to Welthe , And Helthe , and Happinesse . " " I feare , " sedde ye Philosopher , ' " Thatt's more thunne I oanne doo ; To eolve so deep a problemme , boye , Requires a pjpe or two . " He fill'd hys bowle , tlienne puffc and thought , And mutter'd"No ! that ' s notteitte ! ' Ye waye Jo Welthe !—Yes ! lette mee see ! . 1 ' feckins ! boye , I , ve got itte !" " Jfarke welle ma wbrdes ; " then leddeye Hage , " Tffe thou dost longe for rytches , A quack Lyfe Pille withe golde wille fille Ye Pockcttes of your britches . "
« ' Moste surelifc , " cried ye Invalede , "Thatte is je wnys to Wekhe ; Butte oh } thou grente Philosopher ! Whiche is ye waje to Helthe . " " Tnatte ' s quioklie tolde , " returned yo sage , " Ye Quacke Pille , wlienne you make itte , Lette others swalluwe !—butte be sure , Neverre yourselfe to take itte . " '
"Ohlernen Bflge !" ye youtheexclaim'd , "Tliy words I'll live to bless I . Butte one more question stille remanes , Ye waye to Happinesse . " " Yffe that you ' know , " replied the sage , ' Withe thee this maximine came ; As you wolde-Iede a happy lyfe , Take my advise—Do ' nt marrie !" Ye Invalede returned home , And Ht'd to be four score , Amaast ne ende of golde , and died A happie batclielore . A New Trade —A nun is doing a smashing business by let tiri ^ . pest coaches run over him , and then commencing suits for damages , lie has cleared 1 , 172 dollars in the last nine month ' s . —American Paper .
Congress of EqnEsniAN Abominations . —As the Wellington Statue is to come down , and to take its stand on the parade of the Horse Guards , it strikes us that it wnuld be a good arrangement to collect on the same spot all the equestrian statues now disfiguring different parts of the metropolis , and to put the Wellington Grenadier at the head of the awkward squad . They would mako a rare troop , " some in raps , some in bags , and some in velvet gowns ;" some bareheaded with flowing curls , some in cocked hats , some coated and booted , some in toga and sandals , looking in their clingy drapery like some ragamuffin rid ing a gentleman ' s horse in default ot a groom . —Examiner . New Vocabulary . —When a Yankee meets a Mexican on the borders of the two couutries , and blows the Mexican ' s brains out , it is called signali . sing himself . If he chances to get his own brains blown out he then immortalizes himself .
It's all the same . — " I want a ticket for William Rica , " bawled out an honest son of Erin , as he presented himself at the ticket office of the Lowell depot . "Well , William Rica , " responded the ticket vender , "where do you wish a ticket for V " Ocli , " replied Pat , " that ' s not my name , sure ; it ' s to William Rica I want to go . " He was told there wa 3 no such place on the like . Pat gazed with a look of surprise for one moment and drew his greasy bundle still closer under his arm . At this critical moment one of his countrymen , who had listened to this dialogue at a distance , pushed hia way up to his confused brother , and whisperod in his ear that the place was Billefica . '' Ocb , " says Pat , discovering his blunder , and again addressing the ticket master , " It ' s all the same Bill Rica I am for , bad luck to your nick names . "
Rather Doubtful . —An old woman was asked what she thought of one of her neighbours of the name of Jones , and with a knowing look , replied : — " Why , I don't like to say anything about my neighbours , but , as to Mr . Jone 3 , sometimes I think , and then again I don't know—but after all I rather guess he'll turn out to be a good deal such a sort ot a man as 1 take him to be !" The Rectob and nis Stick . —The Rev . William Albermarle Cator , Rector of Carshalton , have been fined £ 4 for cruelly beating a boy of fourteen , whose crime was this—he played at "hockey" before the goodman ' 8 door ! " The boy ' s clothes , " says the papers , " were taken offin Court , and his back exhibited several large bruises , evidentl y caused by violent beating . ' In the . noldcn day the wand of the priest burst into Bweet smelling blossoms , but the stick of Parson Cator bears , as gardeners would say , a very different sort of ' blow . " —Punch .
Thb Railway Kino on Uorseback—A correspondent of a conservative contemporary narrates an amusing anecdote , in which Mr . Hudson , M . P ., ficureg ia a new character—to wit , as a second John Gilpin . The world has no doubt heard that the honourable member has been on a visit to the Duke of Cleveland , at Ruby Castle . During his stay there , he accompanied his grace ' s pack of hounds , mounted on a full-brad hunter . In the midst of the chase an " outcry wild" was raised , and the writer of the paragraph , on looking round , discovered Mr . Hudson , mounted on hia steed , which was eoine at a
breakneck pace . He was " without his hat "—" evidently very uncomfortable "—with < oo much steam up , " but " apparently en very affectionate terms with bis horse , " in plain language , we suppose , clasping its neck most lovingly to save him iVom a fall John Gilpin acted to perfection ! How long could Mr . Hudson have sustained the character , ^ and with what safety to his bones , is unfortunately still undetermined , as one of the gentlemen present " rushed forward , and with some difficulty succeeded in stopping him in his flight , " and , we may add , saved the monarch the humiliation of an overthrow , —Newcastle Advertiser .
Impudent Robbrky . —When England sees Austria running off with Cracow , and will not trouble itself to run after the offender , ire think the least it could do would be tocry " Stop thief !" Carroll , Mayor , —Whereas it is thought expedient , for the more commodious passing and repas-ing of passengers within the boundaries of theuity , to institute a more rigorous watchfulness on the part of the Police ; they—the Police—arc directed to take up all parties who shall be found TOSSLN'G in the public streets . But—the Police arc to understandthat this Orderapplies only to vajjrantmen and boys , and not in any way to Bullocks . ( Signed ) Mtrewether , Clerk . Guildhall , December 2 , 1 S 16 .
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Groceries for the Million . — An association has . been formed in Boston to supply proceries at wholesale price . It is styled " The Working Men ' 8 Protective Union . " A " Templar" has written to the Timts to state that the reader of the Lessons for the day in the Temple Church omits all such passages as seem to him indelicate . Most Important — Tbe Queen and Prince Albert continue to take their accustomed early walks in the gardens and pleasrire-grounds attached to the palace . — Court Gazette , Thb Caltjmniatoh of the Chartists—Mr . T . B . Macaulay , M . P ., is said to be employed in writing a new History of England .
Why not Seize the Lawvsrs . —No less than 40 , 000 leeches have been seized in Paris as unfit for medical use . Honey . —The supply of honey is unprccedcntedlv abandant . In Woodlands , Shropshire , fifteen hive ' s produced 1 , 630 lbs . w Suockismj Death . —A young man and a boy residing at Llangripg , Cumberland , died a few days ago , from the bite of a mad cat . Miss IIawes , the celebrated contralto siiigev , is about to be married to a gentleman of fortune , who holds the position of one of the Tithe Conimisioners . Dangers of Gun-cotton . —On the 9 th , at Ko » - nigsberg , six ounces of explosive cotton having become heated to sixty degrees centigrade ( 140 Fahrenheit ) , spontaneously exploded in the laboratory of Dr . Keich , and blew out the whole of the window-frame and glass .
Mn . Rowland Hill . —Mr . Rowland ITiU lias been appointed Secretary to the Postmaster General at a salary of £ 1 , 200 a-year . The appointment is a permanent one , but Colonel Maberley still continues to be Secretary to the Post-office . A Nbw . Infernal Machine . —As Mr * . , of Wem , in thisjcounty . ' was lacing her stays on Wednesday morning Jasfc , the lace broke , when a severe shock was experienced by the lady , bruismg her back and sides as though gunoowder had exploded near her On examination , it was found the lace was made from the material now so much ( he subject of conversation , " gun cotton , " and had been sent by some / W « nrf , inan envelope , to the lady in question , as a new invention for which a patent had been obtainrrl . . *'
GnsAT Runni . vo Matcii fob £ 20 . —On Monday the quarter of a mile race between Johnson of flolloway , and Mills of London , caireoff m the Northroad , Islington . At the start , Mills got the lead , which he kept for 100 yards . His opponent then came up , and both men made a struggle for the eaol , which Johnson reached first , and won the match . An Extraorbjhaby Offbkcb . —Some time ago , a denizen of the good town of Kendal who was rather addicted to Bacchanalian revelries , on returning late to his home found his wife seated by the fire , anxiously awaiting his arrival . As is too often tbe case under such circumstances , the intemperate husband at . first assailed his wife with hard words and then proceeded to harder blows . On the good woman mildly remonstrating with him , and-alleging that she had said nothing to provoke his anger , he retorted . ' Nea . ' . I knaw thou ' a sed udwt , buttliou's a thinkin * devil ! "
Kersaui Moon . —This spot , which for nearly 100 years , has been used as a racecourse , is about to be adapted to other uses . Stoppage of Factories At Pbbstok . —During last week no less than 13 cotton mills have been closed at Preston , in . consequence of water having been let off from the canal , from which several mills are supplied with water . The Game Laws . —During the past week no less than thirteen prisoners were committed to the House of Correction in this town by the Buckinghamshire magistrates , charged with poaching and trespassing in search of game , viz ., two for one month , five for two months , two for three months , and four for six weeks .
Cuiuous Relic . —Av old quern has been found at Beverley supposed to have been one of the domestic utensils nsed by the ancient Britions for grinding , or rather powdering their corn to aeperate it From the husks er chaff . It is of rude and simple construction , the centre being hollowed out , of a circular shape , and somewhat resembling an inverted punch bowl . Iti . i 8 conjectured to be nearly 2 , 000 years Id . £ g A . Crack Shot . — on Friday la t , while Mr . Gun . sod , of Penrith , was out shooting , nine birds rose all at one time , and out of-the nine he brought six to the ground with a single barrel . Lead Mining in Dehbtshire . —Some doubts are entertained that this branch of our national wealth and vescowrc ^ B is , in this district , on the decline ; Most of the mines are flooded with water , and others are to a great degree exhausted .
Repiibsentation or Manchester- —A requisition to ^ o rd Lincoln to allow himself to be put in nomiration as a candidate was put forth on Monday , which received in a few hours the signatures of a large nnmber of the most respectable individanls and firms in the town . m The Bench and ins Bas . —At the Stafford Sessions Mr . Neale , the barrister , havin ? lost a cause , and with the cause his temper , indulged in a violent attack upon the Bench , ( luring which he denounced its decision as absurd , unjust , monstrous , and outrageous . The Great Bmtaih . —Bristol , Nov . 28 . —There seems to be now no hope , from the intelligence which reached this city last night , of the Great Britain being pot off from her present position on the sands in Diindrum Bay .
Important to Railway Gents . —Mr . Commissioner Burge has suspended for eighte n months the certificate of Mr . W . H . Tempest , la ! e of Leeds , Sharebroker , who had engaged in railway transactions without adequate capital . Smithfield CujbGattl * Show . —The preparations are now completed for the ensuing show , which takes place next week . The last day for receiving stock will be next Monday ; the award of the judges will be made on Tuesday , and the show will be open for the remainder of the week . Russian Soldiebs . —The German Journal of Frankfort states that the soldiers of tho garrison of Warsaw are in the habit of assisting organised bands of robbers in plundering travellers on the high road from Warsaw to St . Petersburgh . Some time back , says this journal , some Coasaciss entered the house of an aged gentleman near Warsaw , and , after binding the servants , robbed him of all his money and jewels .
1 HE Wiathkr in Scotland . —So far as the season has advanced , neither storm of wind nor rain , worthy of remark , has visited this part of the country , although other portions of the kingdom hare been less fortunate . Tdk Weather in Cumberland . —During the week the weather has been unusually stormy , and the fall of rain has been such as to suspend most of the Agricultural operations . Labour required fob Railways . —At the meeting of the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company , on Wednesday last , Mr . Ilouldswortb , the ehairman , calculated that the railways for which Jegi-lative sanction has already been granted , and which are not formed , will require ^ the employment of 500 , 000 men for ten years .
A Wovkn Mouse . —A few days ago a weaver , named Peat , in the employ of Messrs- Dover Younghusband , and Co ., wollen manufacturers , Millbcck , near Keswick , actually wove a live mouse into hia cloth ; but whether the unfortunate little animal had dropped from the ceiling or had made its way up from the floor is altogether a mystery . The little captive , however , was taken oufcalive from its wooll y net , and vestoifed to liberty . Cjiii . blai . vs . —Place your kands or feet in warm water for five minutes , and then plunge them in cold water . The application not only cures but prevents chilblains . Further Reduction in the Price op Bread . —On Monday , nearly all the bakers at the west end of the metropolis reduced the price of their bread from Sd . and 7 id . to W . and CJd . the 41 b . loaf . Many of them in tho neighbourhood of St . Giles ' s are charging as low as Rd .
Speaking Out . —In a letter to the Nation , the Rev . John Kenyon , a Catholic priest , talks of " des . perate infamy lowering oyerthe close of O'Connells career , " and contends that it is time for Ireland to seek another leader . " Plenty to Do . "—We understand that a meeting of spinners and manufacturers was held last night at Asliton , at which it was agreed to try short time for a limited period—that period to be extended should the market continue to exhibit the same depression as at present . —Manchester Examiner , November 28 . Another New Bridge across thb'Thames . —Application is intended to be made to Parliament nest session , fur leave to construct a bridge from the church at Lambeth , to the opposite shore at Westminster .
Wisdom in Yorkshire . —It is pleasant to learn there is much less litigation in Bradford than formerly . In the attorney ' s offices it is well known that common law practice is greatly on the decline . The business at the Court-house , Bradford , is also much on the decrease . Public Baking Company at Worcester . —Another very numerous meeting was held at Worcester on Monday , for the purpose of establishing a public bakmg company in that city . Thk Unicorn Found . —A few days ago , while the workmen on the Newcastle and Berwick Railway were excavating a portion of the line near to Bothel Castle , they found a skeleton of an animal having a single horn growing from the centre of tho forehead . The workmen made a present of itto Mr . John Cragg , watchmaker , Morpeth , a well-known naturalist .
1 he Convict Barber , ive understand , is about to receive a free pardon , on condition of not returning to England . Important to Bonb Collectors , —An advertisement has been presented at the office of the Conslitvtionnel—announcing the sale , by public auction , at St . DeDis , of furniture , painting ? , engravings , and
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- . Mmbones of the ancient kings of France , collected rfM period of the violation of the tombs at St . Dell ' AraoDf . It the latter articles are the bones of Pepin 4 K Bref ; Pliilipje III ., surnamed the Hardy ; ai 3 | i John Tristan , the son of Saint Louis ; a hand oft Louis XII , ; hair of Margaret of Provence ; a . pory tion ot the robe of Madame Louis of France , the daughter of Louis-XV . ; and the skull of the Abbtf-, sueer . Terms , cash . , . :. \ c / _ The Latest Novklitat the Victoria Thbairk . «| b Weaie credibly informed , sav 8 the ' Sunday Timiffi that Messrs . ^ Pickf ' ord have taken the Victoria tfieV fttre , whith is to be speedily converted int » a general goods and parcels depot . .
TnE Scott Mondmkmt—w understand that the cornere of mouldings and pieces of corbel heads in several of the : galleries of- this splendid work of . art have been chipped off , while letters have been rud-ly carved into the storm in different parts of the building . We can scarcely find words sufficiently strong to denounce the conduct of the individuals who have been guilty of such Vandalism . — Caledonian Mercury . Arctic Exrawiioff . —The . Trueloye , Cap . tain rarker , tire last of tho whalers from Davis' Straits . arrived at Hull oh Monday night , the 23 d instant , with two fish , about 20 tuns of oil , and reports that no int .- ; Iligfnce whatever had been Jieard during the sc « tf b . of the Terror , commanded by . Sir John Frankly , and the Erebus , in the command of Captain Crozier , the vessels sent out by the Admiralty in the spring of 1845 toseek a north-west passaget Thb Sktting-in of Wimer . —On Saturday jilght there was a heavy fall of snow in South Lancashire , followed by a severe frost , which still continues .
Alarsmg Prevalence of Fever . —Tbe village of Upton , near Blewsbury , Berks , has had an awful visitation by _ the spread of % contagious fever . It first manifested itself about a month ago in a cottaser ' s family , and such has been its rapid and extensive spread since , that up to Saturday lasb no fewer than 32 deaths had arisen in consequence , and theue out of a village population of 150 . Thk Weather in Liverpool , —Winter has set in upon us iu right good earnest . Tlie country aroiwd U 8 is covered with shoar , and the frost is so Btsvore that the skaters have been enabled to enjoy their sport .
* 0 RTUGUE 8 R POTATOES . —On Monday severl ions 'f p otatoes , ex Royal Tar , from Lisbon , were sold by ublic auction at Keeling andHunt ' s , Pudding Lane being the fir 3 t importation , in any quantity , of this vegetable from that kingdom . Submarine Telegraph . —The submarine telegraph was laid across Portsmouth Harbour on Saturday , from the Watering Island in the Dockyard , to the steps at the Royal Clarence-yard . Death of Captain Manby , R . N . —This gentleman , so well known in the scientific world by'his inventions , moTe particularly his life rope , for saving shipwrecked mariners , died on Thujsday week , after a severe illness , in the fOth year Of bi 9 age . ' AnotherConvkrtto Rome—Mr . . Henry Pr . wnalJ , son of Henry Pownall ; Esq M magistrate for the county of Middlesex , and who formerly opposed Mv . Byng at the election for that county , has just joined the Roman Catholic Church . . .....
Scarcity op Egos . —During this week tiere lias been a remarkable dearth of eggs , -which were not to bo obtained at any price is many parts of the town . Americas Ltsca Law . —In a late trial for murder in Illinois , it is stated by the reporter that there was no doubt as to the truth of the charge , but the counacl for the prisoner assumed that " tkere were individuals in every community who ought to be k Had , and that tUe murdered man belonged to that clis ? . " The prisoner was acquitted . The coroner ' s report of another murder in Kentucky states that the body lidd 86 wounds with a bowie knife , and a pistol shot through the head .
Sons of Liberty . —A secret society haa been organised in Kentucky for political objects , It is called the" Sojtauf Liberty . " i Early Closing . —The clerks of three of the streets of New York most crowded with shops , not long since published a civcular atMvessed to the ladiea , " requerting their aid in their attempt to induce their masters to close the shops at eight in the evening . The signatures of all the shop-masters have since been obtained , and the new arrangement has gm ; e into operation . * Americas Ruffiasb . —The Governor of Illinois
entered Nauroo , on the 28 th of October , with , two hundred men and two field pieces to put down the ni' > b of Anti Mormons , who were there holding rule in defiance ef all law . The chief of the mob , General Brockuaan , met the Governor with a much larger forc « , and openly defied him , declaring that they were " freemen , " and should do as they thought fit ; and that , if he wanted a fight , " the boys were on baud , aay V \ bvvr . " Tne Governor decided to leave his force under arms to quell disturbance ? till the meeting of the legislature , wlien the policy of carrying things to extremity will be canvassed .
A Row . —The Pittsburg papers state that the members of the city council " had . a row" on their adjournment from the council room , which " resulted in a general fight "—the subject in dispute being the opening of a new street . Santa Anna ' s Leo . —A letter frem Mexico , publislittil i » a New Yurk paper , describes the re-interment bf Santa , Ann-i ' s leg " by the authorities . " It was exhumed and kicked about the streets when he was driven from power , but finally " appropriated" by a speculator to keep in pickle for future exhibition . On the remainder ' * late return to power the lost leg was reclaimed , and respectfully ie-sepulctured . Progressing Backwards . —It is announced as a new step of" progress , " by a Boston paper , that a negro servant ofa wealthy family in that city bas been seen with an addition to his dress which looks like an approach to a livery .
Emigrants . —The ship Fairfield , from Liverpool , arrived ut New York , with 233 st . erage ' passengers , and had had four births aud five deaths on board during the voyage . The Puritans —The annual public thanksgiving established by the Puritan settlers of New England is becoming a national festival This autumn the Governor of Kentucky has issued his proclamation for . its observance , and this makes ' eleven states which join in it on the same day . Dreadful Death . —On Wednesday forenoona
, man named Jose ph Reynold , a » ed twenty-one years , expired in the accident ward of Guy ' s Hospital . The unfortunate man was employed at a lime yard in Peckham , and whilst engaged in his usual occupations he was teiz .-d with an epileptic fit and fell into a deep Jime pic . He remained in that state for nearly a quarter of » n hour , when he was found by one of tbe workmen lying at the bottom of tbe pit covered with lime , and frightfully burnt over the back and lower , extremities by the action of the lime , which happened to be in a heated condition .
Sudden Deatu at a Railway Station . —Qn Tuesday morning , a gentleman named Francis , a solicitor , of Monument Yard , London , left Hastings , with Ins daughter to go to London , but on their arrival at the Brighton terminus , Mr . Francis , who , we understand , wag between six > y and seventy years of age , was taken suddenly ill , and before medical assistance could be procured lie was a corpse . The Brazilian Scoar Trade —A cargo or two of now Brazilian BUgar , imported under the new law of lnsfc seasion , may be expected in Liverpool very shortly .
Singular Birth . —On Monday last , at Castleharrifon , near Clwrleviile , Mrs . M'llanrahan , the wife of » poor peasant , was safely delivere'd of a female child , having three heads , perfectly fornied , and on the left hand , which was more than double the siza of the right , six fingers . It was at first supposed the child was still bom , but after a short time animation appeared , and it is at present likely to do well . Dr . Sullivan , of Charleyille , has been in constant attendance on the poor women , and owing to his exertions she is considered out of danger . On a previous confinement she was delivered of a son who had an enormous head . Ploughs for Elephants . —At theNonington agricultural meeting , Mr . Rice , M . P ., mentioned that Mr . Ransome had received orders from Ceylon to niiike some ploughs for elephants .
Iea Dvtx Agitation , — A deputation from the Anti-Tea Duty party , at Liverpool , arrived in Birmingham on Monday , and commenced the agitation , in that town , Collision between a Liverpool Stka ^ iek AND ScOTCU Bmc . —On Saturday morning , between three aud four o ' clock , the Queen steamer , from Liverpool ran into the Jane Arohboid brig , laden with coals , from Scotland as they were both going up the Liftey . Ihecrewot the brig were rescued with great difficulty , as she almost immedialy sank . A Vessel was run down off Eastbourne about tea p . m . on Saturday last , by a ship supposed to have been laden with iron . The crew , five in number , reached the shore about midnight , having just saved themselves from drowning .
Prize Cattle .-The City of London , Aberdeen steam-ship , came up the river on Wednesday , with two hundred and fifty head of cattle on board , among them are nine fat oxen of enormous dimensions intended for the Smithfield Club Cattle show . A Child lkft in a Hammi ; at M 133 Burdeii Coutt ' s . —The body of a male child was found at the door of Mis 3 Coutt ' s house in Stratton-streefc , on Saturday evening . The body was placed in a hamper wrapped in a linen , napkin . The parties who left the body have not been discovered . Mklancuoly Death nv Fire . —Mrs . Violet
Corder » y , aged eighty , a widow of independent means , residing at 12 . Princes Row , Leicester . Squareji on ? , Friday last accidentally fell into the fire ; place . viBie ' r 5 : > clothes ignited , from , the effects of whi (^ = Bhe ; ; died , ~ '&iJ ^ Wednesday . •//• \ " ; ^; ' ? The Carltok Club . —The improvements nwgo .: ; ing on at this clubhouse , will be on a magnificent ! scale . The building will be considerably enlarged , i and on the completion of the wholeCwUl present af ' ronUaiier than that of its ' neigbbour , the " Helena ^ Clllb . . . < ^ K : ; ., V ; S ^ The . Lap ? Poacher . —Wo hear the information' * for poaching against tlie Dueheaa of Maribprough hits been defeated in a technical point of lawl '? i 'fhe statute , not looking to a violation of itB provisions by t ' enuilos , only introduces the mascular ¦ gender "he , " and therefore " she . " the DucheBS , escapes its operation .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 5, 1846, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1395/page/3/
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