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      — ^ - , THE HAMELKSS . Bi Wiixuu Thou , of Ihvkubt . Mora than one hundred years ago the haughty Qaeeccfoneof the Georges boastfully said to the Arg le , ' We shall make of Scotland a hunting park . ' The blasphemous threat was politely spurned in the rep ly of that gallant nobleman , ' Time I were off tben to call out my hounds . ' And' oat' they would tare come too . Aye , and eTen in yon dark period , have resisted annihilation . Alas ! that oar enlightened period is reserved to witness ( as far as a beginning eoes ) the fulfilment of all implied in the old Udy ' s wish .

      The following lines are meant to represent something like the feelings of an expatriated mountaineer by no means a new theme , yet seriously revived of late in the shutting op of our Highland passes . Kone , now-s days , " spell" the unconquered hills , ilankind are now excluded from these vast and interesting freedoms—' tis the wisdom of our times to yield these delights to a privileged half-doten . As if God bad never meant that grass should seem green to vulgar eyes , and that deer and dukes shoeld hold internal and exclusive fellowship , or rather that deer and dukes were created for each other . Ponder well ye casuists ! What allorely world , one duke , all else deers , or calves , no curs , " mind ye , yelping in the distance . " * Alas ! the cars , bat they will yelp a little longer , and a little stronger to , and wee to the fool that feels their teeth !

      THE HAHELESS . Red heather hangs on . my native brae ' s , But foot o' mine manna * bend it nuir , I kenthebowes where the dark the grows , Tet d&urna peep to pa' them there . 'Twat little and licht the Laird had ffi ' en ' s . That little and licht it was Uen awa , At last he reared at a' at anee , For Sonthres huntsman he never taw ! Bat the ; hsegow'd—ani we hae grief , The Laird kea ' s well sic odd ' s there be—He ' * tint the heart o' a Highland chief , Auldwarl'dClaoimen ikaith his e ' e . The glen that warmed my laddie dreams , Its guarded noo by a belted loon , The gray auld hame—Uy outlier ' s hame , They hae pn'd it doan—Ok ! they pa'd it doan

      Uy kindred wandered across the wave , A lanesome warld was left to me , I laid my auld fonht in the grave In God ' s time , —0 ! I lang to die ! Tet heather bangs on my native braes , And sorrow hangs on my wither'd broo , I look to Heaven—but I daurna pray Wi * a borning heart audits veangeance fa '

      * Set Berkeley ' s notable vindication of the Bake o Leeds addressed to the Editor of the Examiner .

      3 & ~ Wiixuu Thou , the Post op Invebuby . —It will be seen by an advertisement in our fourth page , that William Thorn has just published a new edition of the " Rhymes and Recollection * of a Hand-Loom Weaver . ' We shall have something further to say on this head in our next , in the meantime we may inform the admirers of the poet that ( in addition to the publishers . ) Julian Barney will be happy to supply copies of the new edition , at the price named in the advertisement . Address 16 , Great Windmill Street , Ilajmarket , London .

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      THE LABOURER , A MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF POLITICS , LITERATURE , POLTRY , &c Edited by Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., and Erneit Jones , Esq , ( Barristers-at-Law . ) London : Northern Star office , 16 , Great Windmill Street ; Manchester : Abel Hey wood , Oldham Street ; and all agents for the sale of the Northern Star . This new Chartistand Working Man ' s publication exceeds our most sanguine expectations in all respects save one . The articles in point of talent and originality are , to say the least , folly equal to the productions of the most popular periodical writers of the present time ; and considering the great and glorious aim of the writers in the Labourer , we must

      pronounce their productions to be far superior to those of their competitors—the favoured writers of the high-priced maguines . In one respect only we are disappointed ; the appearance oftheio 6 our « - is hardly worthy of its contents . There is matterjenough in these 48 pages to have filled a handsome-looking publication , which this is not . " Cribb'd . Jabin'd and confined" in the form assumed by the labourer the editors have done themselves a great injustice . They tare produced a good , but not a good-looking , publication . There is no lack . of typographical neatness , the printer ' s work is well done , but the form is faulty , and by no means a fair representative of the excellent matterwithin .

      J < o . l of the contents is "A Christmas Carol" in verse by Ernest Jones . This poem has the disadvantage of being fragmentary , and the story is somewhat obscure , but the poetry is for the most part eenuine , and equal , if not superior , to anything we n » ve before seen from the same pen . The following extract powerfully pictures

      irnsrs out * ko new . The night grew dark—but from a heigat Afar the lordly mansion shoae . Shone pillar white—and portal bright , Like trellicMnrk of fire and stone . Along the roads , from every side , 7 he blaziog lamps ware seen to race . As fast the guetu invited hied To share the feast at Leawood-Place . It vat a Norman castle high—It was a keep of ages rnde 'When men named murder , e&teaby , And robbery was called—a feu d . These barons stern once boused in pride , And coined the labourer ' s heart to gold ; On Seld and fell the labourer died .

      While they were gay in holt and hold , Vfb * t thsy had lavished , to replenish Ihej o ' ertaxed endurance ' length , Drunk his labour down ia Rhenish , And grew strong upon his strength , lien of haughtiness ! unthinking la their selfishness of caste , 'T « as hu life-blood they were drinking ! tut ' twould poison them at last . Fiua the dust that thqgwere treading , pome stood up by force or craft , 'Till the ' scutcheoned peer o ' erbeading , In his face the trader laughed . Tu « n hi « triumph once ensuring , 1 his new conqueror fiercely rose , Smute the people ' s neck enduring , After they had crashed his foes .

      Ami those mighty tyrant-blasters Stttled into slaves again ; Th , y had onlj changed their masters , And that change wat worse than vain . Since then , a « teril 6 . though ed man Bad lorded it o ' er Leawoo d fair , « li > as an errand boy began , And ended as a millionaire . *»* ¦ his son , by slow degrees , -V . tunttd We with golden fret , * or the son knew how to please , ¦* 5 tne sire knew how to cheat . Btf ,. re he row , the people ' s friend .

      -ie fei gned at all their wrongs to bum ; * ov ¦ as he btnt , made others bend , And played the tjrant in his turn . ^ ionized each bibl e-mission ; v J 4 Ve t 0 charities—hi * name ; * ' Jwger cared for man ' s condition , * w carefull y preserved—his yame . A Sain 5 t the Slave-trade he had voted , s "" i'lns of Man" resounding still ; * * ¦ b « el y turning , braitn throated , e agaiust the Ten Hours' BUI .

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      Ulrii « nd Litertia ; ¦ ¦ Md , ™ ™ nnrfutSaf SgsasBAftaSS nave yet seen , has given us so high an opinion of his Sm 2 ?? 5 r thlS elobue "tty writtea history . We t&sASi ^ ° u ireknd " *• ° ranoui xiasubes roa iulahd . —it «» M illHiin * wm *~ f _ , _ * *?! ~ " * ®*? lT ™ M ^ l

      The minister must not for a moment lose sight of thebct , that sympathetic words will be u » ed by . both Irish parties , each placing the immediate grievance in the foreground , and each endeavouring te turn the calamit y to its own political advantage . To meet the landlords' case we wou'd recommend , not a gift , but a generous loan , to enable ttem to redeem their estates from their present legal nurses , and place them under the gnardisnsbipof such a system as would insure the expenditure of the whole of the advanced fund * in the improvement of ¦ roperties now rendered sterile by the

      laws of primogeniture , of settlement , and entail ; and that in such cases the funds should be expended under the direction and management pf a board of farmers instead of a Board of Ordnance ; that the money should be lent at an interest of fire per cent . ; the surplus , above th « amount at irhich the government conld raise it , to be applied to the employment of the necessary machinery ; and the interest to be recoverable by "Extent" of the Crown , and to take precedence of all other liabilities ; the government taking care that « o legitimate outstanding contract was violated .

      The instance of tenants for life paying ten , twelve , and even fifteen percent , for interest and insurance , are numerous ; whereas , by a sound system applied to such cases , the tenant for life would not only be relieved of the usurious interest , but the capital , raised as we recommend , and judiciously applied , would make him independent of the heir , would give him ' the advantage of his own industry , and would better enable htm to provide for his family , while the condition of the ' poorer classes would be improved by the expenditure of a large amount of revenue in productire labour , instead of mil . lions being wasted with no other view than to purchase the forbearance of a famishing people .

      Let us presume that it would require a loan of twenty millions to carry out our project . The government could ruse the money at three per cent , upon the released properties , for which the landlords would cheer , fully pay five per cent ., thus leaving a surplus of four hundred thousand per annum to defray the expanses consequent upon the working of the plan ; an amount which would not be devoid of benefit , as it would be expended upon the spot from whence it was drawn . Our ( pace will not permit as to enter more largely upon the landlord ' s question , and now we turn to a consideration of these means by which the condition of the farmer is to be improved .

      To accemplish this object we see no possible means but perpetuity of tenure , and a corn-rent ; and , as the generally accepted opinion it , that , as regards Ireland , we must commence denoto , we would urge the absolute necessity of dealing with properties now held under leases for long terms at war prices , a diminished rent being ac cepted in discharge of the reserved amount , but the landlord still holding the power of demanding the "full penalty in the bond , " and the tenant discouraged from the expenditure of labour or capital in the improvement of his holding , In all inch cases we would recommend the application oftbesysUm enforced by the government and extended to corporations , the system of ascertaining the present value of the land by the verdict of a competent and disinterested jury , and upon that value to affix the rent , varied according to the avarage price of corn in each year .

      Having so far dealt with the landlords and fanners , we now turn to a consideration of that class by whose labour rents are paid and profits made . It is idle to legislate for Ireland without making the condition of the labouring classes a prominent feature . As regards that class the government will ere long be compelled to choose between perpetual rebellion , a large standing army and fluctuating funds , and an independent small proprietary , constituting a national militia , and establishing , by their owr industry , a standard of wagis in the hire market . No sum of money , upon which the interest would be cheerful !) and punctually paid , would be too large to apply to this necessary undertaking . The employment of such a clas * , relying upon the fruits of their own industry , would speedily relieve the Irish peasant fr « m the unjust and ungenerous charge oflndo . lence , idleness , and dissipation ; and however bleak ,

      forblding , and discouraging the first experiment may appear , in less than seven years the promoters would receive their reward in the substitution of houses for hoveh , profitable cultivation for will and sterile heaths , and an educated peasantry for an ignorant race . While , as well for the support of the poor and indigent as for the developement and encouragement of the national pride and industry , we would recommend no other poor law than agricultural and labour premiums , secured by a graduated scale of taxation upon all property , varying from four per cent , upon the absentee to one per cent , upon the occupant , and divided into four classes ; farmers occupying fifty acres of land and upwards in the first class ; farmers occupying from ten to fifty in the second class ; the small proprietary , from the smallest amount to ten acres , in the third class ; and those who labour for others constituting the fourth class .

      We fully agree with the writer of the above article that " If the minister is prepared to do these things ; he will outbid all factions for Irish confidence and support ; but if he wavers and commits the error of prefering political support , even to the attempt at discharging a high and national duty , he will sink to rise no more ; while the English people must be prepared to bear the heavy burden consequent upon his imbecility and pride . " An historical tale of the nineteenth century entitled , " The Romance of a people , " is apparently intended to illustrate the sufferings and heroism of the unfortunate Polish people ; the opening portion isvery interesting . In our " Trades" page will be

      found lengthy extracts from an article on "Trades ' Unions" well worthy the serious attention of the trades particularly those of the raetropoli s . The affecting " Lines by Macolm M'Gregor , upon reading Mr . Cumraing ' s letter to the Duke of Wellington' ' were given iu our last number ; it is needless for us to praise what has already met with universal applause . " Phase of Political Parties" is the title of a letter addressed by the editors to Lord John Russel . We nope his Lordship will read the Labourer ' s " letter , " and mark , learn and inwardly digest its contents ; well for him , well for the country , will it be if he will do so . This is the day of warning and counsels ' . to-morrow may be—will be if his Lordship will have it so—the day of popular indignation

      and retribution . " The Charter and the Land" a right good story , partly of the past and present , and partly in anticipation of the future , closes this number ot the labourer . We give the following extracts : — how wiu waiaax oot into tiouble tbkocqh beiko a eBMTisr . William Wright , and Betsy his wife , lived in Stock , port ; they had a son and daughter , Tom and Betsy , two little factory children , and they spent a very fractious

      and uncomfortable life , sioce that plaguy Charter , as Betsy termed it , came up . Will wouldattend all Chartist meetings , and was more than once impntoned for what is termed , " sedition , riots , routs , and tumults , " and which , in understandable phraseology , means a " fair day ' s wage for a fair day ' s work , " and cheering those who teaca them the method . During this incarceration , hU wife had to bear patiently all the insolence , tyratmy , and b&temento , to which the overseer pleased to subject her , always laying them to the account of her rascally Chartist husband .

      Subsequently Will got too fond of attending the public house , and so added to his own and his family ' s mbery ; in 1845 , however , he turned over a new leaf : — WILL JOINS THI LiHD SOCIITI AKD QBTS k tUZK . Will runs into the cellar one evening , where his wife had been recently confined , and juttas she was calcula . ting , with an old crone as to how soon she might leave the baby and return to the mill . Will gathered the tenor of the conversation , and , ready to leap for joy , be says , "Nay , Be «« y , wench , thoushalt never work for nomais ter no more , thou shalt nurse youngster th yself this time . " As Will had been o » t all day , and as joy had inducedbta to take aglw with a friend , the poor wife , feared lest he had relapsed into his old habits and replied

      " Art daft , Will , why , how dost think we mun live !" "Live , " retorted Will , "why , look here , la « s , I have drawn a prize in Land Company ; " adding , " and look here , lass , " showing her five soiereigus ; "Igave the shilling a week , thou thought I used to drink , to pay up share , and I saved this hsre when I got a chance job . " "Oh Willr said the overjoyed wife , feebly , aad taking her baby from the crone , " and dost say I shall nurse lass ? " "Aye , lass , " he replied , ' . and I'll help th « e . " "Well Will , " she asked " why did ' nt thou tell me thou had put in ! " ?• Oh ! "he replied , ' thou wast always eo bitter agen Charter , I was afeard till prize come up . "

      "That ' s not Charter , " she answered , "Charter was always getting thee In trouble , and Land will put theein bread ! " "Oh , lass , " rejoined Will , "butifn Charter all the time , for only for Char ter the land would never come up , and I'de never know aught about it ; Charter is the means and land is the end ; as ould general says , Charter ia spit , and Land is leg of mutton . " " Well , Will , " ohiesved the wife , "if it does nout else , it has made thee a better man , and a better husband I ' m sure . " Betsy went on as well as could be expected , delighted with her futur e prospects , and her husband ' s reformation , and both seemed to grudge themselves every morsel they ate , from a desire to have a good start .

      Before the time of removal comes poor Will is annoyed by the gloomy forebodings of his wife , who has got into her head the idea that her husband is " not used to land , " they'll not be able to live , pay rent , Ac Will combats her foolish notions right manfully . Tn » wife becomes reconciled , and at length on the appointed day

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      wTUAHDBUniatT UATiitOCKFORTmTBI I raOMBBDlAHD . ' The weavers left 8 tockport , with their three children , bythetnird class train , on the following morning , and arrived at Watford on tht evening of the same day , where , to their great delight , they were met by kind and fostering friends who looked upon them as their children , and having joined many new comrades upon the same mission to the Holy Laud , heretofore strangers to each other , and while the ran was yet high , the emancipated slaves started , amid the shouts and cheers of wel . come « f a vast assemblage congregated to witness the novel and pleasing spectacle of the foundation of a Small Proprietary Class ; and the travellers being all seated in WttL AKD HIS TilCLT UlTX BTArapnnv win * n >

      vans , in readiness for the occasion , the band struck up' ¦ See the conquering heroes come , "—the road for the whole distance presented the appearance of a Gala Day , and never was such a merry May-day seen ia Hertford , shire , or in England , before . At the entrance to Holy Land the first settlers were met by many old friends and well-wishers , and all were conducted to their respective abodes , all anxiously inspecting their castle and their labour field , and though tired from a long day ' s journey , only terminating their research when the sable clouds of night had spread Its mantle over their little domains . Will ' s wife was amongst the most delighted , and the clock struck twelve before she felt incline * for rest .

      The next morning Will ' s wife being fatigued with her journey oversleeps herself , but is suddenly awakened by the sound of the school bell , which she mistakes for the factory bell . Willsoon sets her right , exclaiming "d—n the factory bell ! sleep lass ! sleep ! and I'll call thee . " The story concludes with the following picture of

      THE HAPPY FAMILY . The wife slept till eight , when Tom and Betsy rushed to her bedside , jumping and laughing , and singing ontin full chorus , " 0 mammy , such a nice place , I like school maister so much , " says Tom , " And I like missus too , " says Betty , " she says she'll give me a sampler to work , and teach me to read pretty good books , aad mend and make falther ' s shirts and stockings , and bake bread , and plait straw ; here ' s posies for baby , Tom and me picked in land ; get up , mammy , we ' s so hungry , and faither has duj , oh to much , and the taties and cabbage and all the things look so nice . Paither says he' ll have baby out with him in wheelbarrow while he digs . 0 mammy , all the little children look so happy—mammy sure you wont lit us go back to Stockport and factory any more to b «

      whipped . " " No lass , " replied the mother , not if thou ' rt good . " " 0 , we' ll be good , mammy / responded the delighted children , running out of the room to communicate the glad tidings to a little playmate of whom they bad already made an acquaintance . The mother rote , and for the first time paid proper attention to her helpless babe . The happy family sat down for the first . tirae in their lives to a substantial breakfast , in their own house , with good appetite , cheerful spirit , and a light heart ; the father , when it was over , observing that if they ate like that every day thej'de break him . " " Eh , " responded the wife , " but they'll cost thee nout In doetors . " "Thank God and ould Charter for that , lass , " replied Will , kissing his wife , and telling her not to have dinner for him till three . " Young folk may dine when they come from school , but we are going to attend a

      vestry about church rates , and guardians , and overseers , and we all have a vote , " said he , " and isn ' t that Chax-« a and Land , and all got for £ 2 Ms ., and thou can trust me in public house now that I have work of my own to do , and mun turn out if I ' m a waster and can ' t pay rent ; so , lass , dontthou mind any beer for my dinner . " "Eh ! Will , " exclaimed the delighted wife , "but thou ' rt agoodua , thanksbeto&oil , and God bless LAND and the CHARTER : * and Will for the first timo in his life went to have his word about church rates , guardians , and parish officers ; and strangers in broadcloth shook him by the haud as he stood at the church door , and when he was canvassed for bis vote be said— " I mun see how Dick Pilling will go—as he ' e the Father of the Movement , and mua all go with him for Chabtkr and the Land . "

      Ifthe Chartists , Trades' Unionists , and workers generally . can appreciate talent and honesty when devoted to their cause , and if they desire to reap instruction and entertainment at the cheapest cost , they will give support it toby purchasing "The Labocrbb . "

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      i » HOWITT'S JOURNAL . No . I . London : 171 ( corner of Surrey Street , ) Strand . This new publication , edited by William and Mary Howitt , has been already announced in the Star . The first number is now before us , aud gives promise of a long and brilliant existence for this new venture of its gifted conductors . Wegive thefollowingeUracto from their opening address : — We are bound to noclajsi . for we believe that in the cultirationoftbewhole . liestbebarmonyandthehappiness of the whole . Where there needs the greatest effort , thither our efforts shall be most immediately and

      zealously directed . Amid the million there lies enormous need of aid , of cemfort , of advocacy , and of enlightenment ; and amongst the million , therefore , shall we labour , with hand and heart , with intellect and affection . To promote their education , and especially their self-education , a process full of the noblest self-respect and independence—to advocate their just rights , to explain their genuine duties , to support the generous efforts of those many wise , good , and deveted men and women who are now everywhere laboring for their better being and comfort ; these will be the dearest employment of our lives , the truest pleasures that we can experience .

      To all the onward and sound movements of the timea great and glorious time—our most cordial support shall b « lent . Everything which can shorten the hoars of men physical labour , and extend those of relaxation , of mental cultivation , and social , domestic enjoymenteverything which tends to give to labour Us due reward , ind to furniih to every rational creature his due share of God ' s good gifts—food , raiment , a pleasant fireside , and the pleasures of an enlightened intellect—as it must have the approbation of every good man , so it must have our best and most unremitting exertions for its establishment .

      Amongst the contents of this number we observe an excellent address on the Sanatory question , to tho working classes of the United Kingdom , by Dr . Seuthwood Smith . "Life ' s Contrast ; or , New Year ' s Eve , " is well written and prettily illustrated . Mary Howitt contributes the first of a new series of her . sweet and simple "Lyrics of Life . " From * charming and seasonable article by William Howitt we give the following extracts : —

      JANDABV . It would seem this year as if Winter would show us tome of bis old characteristics . We have had already a sharp specimen of what he can and may do ; and if we regard the health of society , add of the vegetation , we shall not complain if frosts and snows come upon us in all that strength and abundance which so many of us can remember . • # I find myself years ego thus describing January : — " Frost—keen biting frost , is in the ground ; and in the air , a bitter , scythe-edged , perforating wind from the north—or , what is worse , from the north-east—sweeps the descending snow along , whirling it from the open fields , and driving it against whatever opposes its ceurse . People who are obliged to be passing to and fro , muffle up their faces , and bow their head to the blast . There Is no loitering , no street-gossiping , no stopping to make recogaition of each other ; they shuSe along , the most

      wintry objects ot the scene , bearing on their fronts the tokens of the storm . Against every house , rock , or bank , the snow-drift accumulates . It curls over the tops of walls and hedges in fantastic wildness , farming often the most perfect curves , resembling the scrolls of Ionic capitals , and showing beneath , romantic caves and canopies . Hollow lanes , pits , and bogs now become traps fur unwary travellers ; the snow filling them up , and levelling aU to one deceitful plain . It it a dismal time for the traversers of wide and open heaths ; aud one of toil and danger to the shepherd in mountainous tracts . There the snow falls in amazing quantities in the course of a few hours , and , driven by the powerful winds of those lofty regions , soon fill up the dells and gleai to a vast deptb , burying the flocks and houses too in a brief space . In some winters , the sheep of extensive ranges of country , much cattle , and many of the inhabitants , have perished beneath the snow-drifts . "

      Such used to be the mows , of late years seldom seen in this country , as many believe from the increase of population , and consequentl y , increased number of fires , as greater warmth of the whole surface of the lasd from draining , and from the diminution of woods . Be that as it may , such winters were once common , and are now rare . The skate-makers , and all sellers of skates , except fishmongers , complain . Then the frost used to continue commonly till March , and the proverb was , that as the days lengthened , the cold strengthened ; and by a bold figure , it whs said , that January froze the pot over the fire . Yet , gpite of this , people in the country enjoyed themselves wonderfully . Theyweresliding . skating . shooting , and snow-balling . Ia this country those little sledges represented in our vignette , never seem to have prevailed , but abound in nil countries from' Germany t » Sap . land ; the beys flew , and still do fly , down hills with thorn , with the speed of birds and in woaderul d « Ught . Here our country population eagerly pursue the wild

      creatures of the fields and forests at this season . The poacher and the gamekeeper are equally on the alert ; the one to track game , the other vermin ; and thousands of polecats , weasels , stoats , rats , otters , badgers , and similar nightly depredators , are traced to their hiding-places in old buildings , banks , and holletv trees , and marked for certain destruction . The poacher , particularly in moonlight nights , makes home with game . Partridges nestled down in a heap on the stubble , are couspicuoug objects ; and hares , driven for food to gardens and turnip-fields , are destroyed by hundreds . Woodpigeons are killed in great numbers in cabbage and turnip-fields by day ; in the neighbourhood of great woods where they abound , the farmers' boys set steel traps for them in the enow , laving a cabbafe-leaf on each trap , to which they fly eagerly , and arc abundantly captured ; and by moonlight they are shot in the trees where they roost . Larks are ehot or taken in nets on the stubbUs , and conveyed to London by thousands . Future numbers will afford us tho opportunity of further comment ; in the meantime , we heartily recommend this publication to our friends and readers .

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      THE DOMESTIC MONITOR .-London j E . * & » . . faMwa . 111 , FbeUtnet , " ' ^ This publication really posseses some original and interesting features not to be found in any other existing periodical . In the first place we have essays I j - r on e political and popular events of the day , written in an impartial and fearless manner , and containing much that we must give our assent to . Weouestion the editor ' s anticipations of the results of Free Trade , and his idea as to the re-allotment of V Ia ? T . we entirely dissent from ; still we must applaud the boldness with which he has grappled with aquestwn on which the public mind is as yet but too apathetic . "DonRodngo , or , the Forbidden Wedd "& ! * to Mtyion from the Italian of Marconi , will be found highly interesting to the lovers of re . mnn wh .. ^ . . _ . _ ' _ ' . ' ^

      raance . Under the head of " The People ' s Corner '' we notice sonw valuable articles on " White Slavery " •' Female White Slaves , " " Capital and Labour , " Ac , proving the conductors ot the Domestic Monitor to be philanthropists of a very different stamp to those who " compass sea and land" to find objects of sympathy at the antipodes , yet are blind to the wrongs aad sufferinggof their fellow creatures , born on the same ground and breathing the same air as themselves . We have given in another column an extract from these articles . A considerable portion of the Dmeitic Monitor is devoted te medical subjects ; and scientific and literary queries addressed to the editor meet with ready and satisfactory answers . We have much pleasure iurecommeflding the Domestic Monitor ,

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      « a » THE COMPLETE BISCUIT AND GINGERBREAD BAKER'S ASSISTANT . By Thomas R * a » , Author of the " Practical Baker , " &c , iic . London : Dean and Co ., Threadneedle-street , Cleave , Shoe-lane . ThiB book contains a description of the most approved methods , with practical directions for making all manner of plain and fancy biscuits , bm « , cakes , drops , thick gingerbread , spice nuts , 4 k ., being adapted either for the use of the trade or private families . This is certainly a well written work , and from enquiries we have put to the " head of the home department" we find that great faith may be placed in Mr . Read ' s " practical directions . " Of course there is nothing left for us to do but to recommend the public to purchase the book and judge for themselves . We may add that some distinguished persons have expressed their approval of Mr . Read ' s work , he having received an autograph letter of thanks from Sir Robert Peel , and the compliments ofDr . Ryan , Chemical Lecturer at the Royal Polytechnic Institution .

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      ———»> ' * ¦ j ¦ mm < virfMVTyy ^ nyyyvvvvvyjvvvvtfi > »> K »«» i * v <*—Mr . O'Cornill is looking feeble , and is said to w fast assuming the characteristics of extreme old * ge . Deaikbs iH Tobacco . —The licensed dealers in to-18 600 and if £ re in E »* l « ° . W . 048 , in Ireland , n ™ t n Sootland , 15 , 402 . haSLtrS " ? ' - ^ entfneer " » South Wales connect ed TJ- aloco motiTO ^ ith eight wheels , all ffiSSaswwsa !?? . ^ e dogs > the United Sg ? Af £

      7 , « io . uuu ot dollars It is said that 1 Y . 000 sacksof saw dust are annually consumed in London for 8 tuffmg dolls alone . " The Nestor or MissiomHiBS . —The Vhiven slates that there exists at present in the foreign mission at Paris , a venerable ecclesiastic 98 years of age . He was born in the canton of St . Pol , and quitted his native place at the age of twelve years . He then repaired to Paris , where he took orders , and some years afterwards proceeded to China as a missionary . He remained in India and China 75 years . Two years since his health compelled him to return to France , and at the age of 06 he undertook a journey

      of 6 , 000 leagues , which he accomplished in uafety . A New Biruiroiau . —A correspondent who signs himself " Taffy , " communicates the following : — "Pont-y-Tridd , Glamorganshire , on the river Taff , twelve miles north-west of Cardiff . In the year 1816 there were only six houses , and one of them was a public-house ; but now it contains more than three thousand well-built houses , distinguished for their convenience to suit the working classes . The general opinion of this flourishing place is , that it will soon ba second to Birmingham . The market is held here every Wednesday , and is considered the largest in the county of Glamorgan . "

      Thb PivBsbni Parliament can sit legally until October , 1848 , as at the last general election Parliament was " appointed to meet" in October , 1841 . New Tiilb . —We perceive that the Ayltthury Newt has taken a county title , and is now the Such Advertiser and Ayletbury Sews . Dreadful Epfbcis op ihb Locifbr Manutaciurk . —A case has occurred for the lourteenth time , in Nuremberg , of the removal of the lower Jaw-bone , in consequence of disease , from persons working in lucifet-raateh manufacturiea . The disease usually attacks girls who . ' for trifling wages ( 2 a . per week ) .

      risk the loss of their health . The phyuicans have not hitherto been able to find any means of cure for this disease ; when the jaw-bone is once attacked , however slightly , the malady is incurable , and tho bone must be removed . In this last case the girl had left the factory abovo six months , during which time she had been at service in another town , before the jaw showed symptoms of disease . During the operation Bhe suffered the extremes ! agony . Government ought to take this subject into its earnest consideration . — -Hamburg Correspondent ™ . Female Printers . —In the United States a constderble proportion of the printers are females .

      Co-operation . —Some of the artisans and labourers of Lincoln are said to contemplate starting a project for obtaining a proprietary mill , that they may manufacture their own flour . Novel Clock . —A clock which will go for one year , has been constructed b y an ingenious mechanic of Charlcstown , S . C ., of the name of Stien . More Taxes . It is stated that the army is to be increased by fifteen regiments , or 12 , 000 men . # Theatre Interdict —The mayor of Clonmel has interdicted the performance of Jack Sheppard at the theatre of that . town . American Coalj— The coal mines of Pennsylvania have this year produced 2 , 400 , 000 tons of coals . A Pest . —In removing a stack of corn , last week , near Penrith , a farmer killed 200 young , and 76 old rats , by means of terriers .

      RiDicoLoosi—The town of Orange has erected a monumental fountain to the memory of Raimband III ., Prince of Orange , who fought at the taking of Jerusalem in 1096 . Piracy . —Bulwert "Luoretia" is published at New York for twenty-five cents , one shilling and a half-penny English . For thk Tbbth . —To four ounces of water , add one drachm of Peruvian bark , and wash the teeth with this water in the morning and evening , before breakfast and after supper . It will effectually des-Btroy the tartar on the teeth , and remove any offensive smell arising from those that are decayed . Coffin Sentiment . —The Russian coffins ar « generally brown , but children have pink , grown-up-married girls sky-blue , while other females are indulged with a violet colour .

      A Rkal Romeo . —It is said that Miss Susan Cushman , the celebrated Juliet to her sister ' s Romeo , has found a real Romeo , in the person of a young gentleman of this town , to whom she will be shortly united , —Liverpool Times . Prevention of Foot-hot in Siucd-pebdino Sheep . —The foot-rot is easily prevented by carting a quantity ofeartl j , in the form of a mound , in the centre of the yard attached to the shed , upon which are occasionally strewed small quantities of slaked lime , and that simple remedy has prevented the disease . Imports of Foreign Cattlb at Hull . —The total imports of cattle into this port duiinjr the year 1846 . up to Wednesday , amounted to 9 , 144 oxen , 4 , 782 sheep and pigs , and 291 calves . —Hull Advertizir .

      An Electriubd Owl—The transmission of messages by the New York and Philadelphia electric telegraph was recently suspended for several hours by tho following curious incident : — " A large owl was found suspended from the wires , with his talons entangled among them , the copper wire having been twisted round the iron " cords . The owl was dead when discovered , and it is supposed that he had lighted upon the iron wire , and while in that position the other was blown against him , and a connection being thus formed , he received a shock of the electric fluid , which deprived him of life . " Sudden Death . —On Sunday morning , an old man , named Fisher , suddenly fell down in Kensington Church during the performance of early service . He was conveyed to the vestry-room , v / liere it was ascertained immediately that life wns extinct .

      New Mayor of Leeds . —On Friday the Town Council of Leeds elected Alderman George Goodman to fill the office of mayor of the borough for the remainder of the current year , upon the resignation of Alderman Charles Gascoigne Maclea , owing to continued indisposition . Rarities o » the Season On Saturday , in Covent-garden Market , there was a profusion of new potatoes of the description called ash-leaved kidney , tho price being Is . per pound ; asparagus was plentiful | at 10 s . the bundle ; rhubarb , 5 s . ; and cucumbers from 7 s . to 15 s . each ; all being of English growth . The Tea Trade , January 4 . —The deliveries of tea last week were smaller , being only about 350 , 000 lbs .

      Lady Sale has administered to the property in this country of her late husband Colonel Sir Robert H . Sale , G . C . B ., who died intestate . The personalty in England was estimated for duty at £ 6 , 000 . Lord Campbell . —We learn that the Senatus Academicus of the University of St . Andrew ' s have unanimously conferred on the noble and learned lord the degree of LL . D . Death in St . Giles ' s Wobkhousb . —Saturday ,

      information was forwarded to the Coroner ' s office of the death of Patrick Case , aged forty , late a pauper of St . Giles ' s workhouse , under the following circumstances : —It appears that the deceased , who had be-n in excellent circumstances , became , from unprofitable speculations , reduced almost to beggary , and being wholly unable to obtain employment , was compelled to seek relief fro » the parish . Uc had enly recently been admitted into the workhouse , and appeared to be in good health . On Friday evening he was suddenly seised in a fit , and expirod in a few moments

      . _ iNSURAJiCK aoamst Tukjt . —Amongst the novelties in the shape of Joint Stock Companies to which the present age of speculation has given birth is one for an insurance against theft ; the Company , for a premium of 20 s ,, undertaking to guarantee all loss from peculation to the amount of £ 50 . Fkamul Death of k Bride . —On Saturday , as Mr . and Mrs . Jacques of Jarrow , who had been marriedonly five days , were proceeding along a coal railway , near to Newcastle , they came to an inclined plane , up which Mr . Jacques proposed they should ride upon the waggons . His wife assented * and on attempting to get into the waggons she fell , and seven of them paassed over her . She was immediately taken up and conveyed to the Newcastle Infirmary , where she died shortly after .

      National Fducatiok . —Doubts having been expressed that government will not at present move in thi 8 importaat matter , we-aro happy to learn , from a source on which we place reliance , that Lord John Russell will bring in b bill for tho advancement of national education in the ensuing session .

      —Scotsman , Statistics or China . —In China Proper there are 367 , 000 , 000 inhabitants , and in the dependencies of Mantchounie , Mongolia , Turkestan , and Thibet , about 4 , 000 , 000 making a total of four hundred million people under one government ; This population i ™ 0 wno ' ° cartn . is estimated at from 800 to 1 , 000 mi lion ' . Ihe number of inhabitants to each square niile is about the same as iu England , mid less than ! the number in Ireland . The most dense population i is along tho banks of the great riverg particularly ' near the great Zang-tze-Kiang , and the central distncts ot the country , n'here the waters furnish lar ^ o supplies of food . The fecundity of the Chinese is i visible in every village . The area of China Proper ia . given at 1 , 297 , 989 square milts , or 830 . S 29 , 1000 acres ¦ of which U 0 . U 00 . 00 U 0 ucrus arc in cultivation . Of I the 18 provinces into which the empire is divided , 111 are inland , and tho remaining 7 on tho sea-coast . Tho average uouulation to each square mile is 283 ;

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      t the total fixed revenue 35 . 000 , 000 toll ( a ttel is 6 § 1 tie army , 1 , 232 , 000 . —Montgomery ihrtin . ' . ' Price of Malt Liquors . —Within the last few days a general rise in the price of malt liquors has taken place in the metropolis . The prices now are generally porter , in your own jugs , 4 d . ; porter sent out , or in publicans pots , 4 } d . ; porter drank indoors , 4 jd . ; and ales in proportion . The Model Lodoino-housb , St . Giles ' s . —On Saturday this building attained its elevation , being six stories from the basement . The entire edifice is fireproof , and with the exception of the ground floor and basement , will bo converted into dormitories capable of comfortably accoraodating five hundred and sixty nightly . Louis Napoleon . —Tho United Service Club has puid the compliment of electing Prince Louis Napoleon , as one of its members although his Highness had not presented himself as ' a candidate . Further Rise in the Price of Bread . —On Ss .

      turday most of the bakers in the New Cut , Blackfnars-road , and the leading thoroughfares on the Surrey side of the river , made an advance in th , price of bread of the second quality of one halfpenny «• that the 41 b is now 8 | d . Household bread , rather coarse and weighed to the purchaser , has also advanced in price , and sells at 7 } d . per 4 » ; country weau , not weighed to the consumer , 6 id . to 7 d . pe V ° J beat bre »^ hwriKB in proportion , Sr ° S ^ ? btaine ( 1 at a le « 8 P rioe than 10 d - per 4 Ib . Flour ( the befttf ia lOrt .. and HonnndH flid .. f 0

      some rtark in colour 7 Jd . per quartern . The bakers ftftf" ^ J , tho fnd of the week woondt bread will beati high ! as lOd . or lid . the 4 ft . loaf . JSnLrt ?/ A * . conat ' tution of Carolina , prepared by the mat philosopher , John Locke , trial by . jury was established in all the Courts ; but the ofnee of hired or professional pleaders was disallowed as a base * nd sordid occupation ! and no man wa * admitted to pU > ad the cause of another , without previously deposing m oath , that he neithw had received nor would accept tho slightest renuraeration for his services !

      Another Royal Birth . —Letters from Coistantinof le are of the 17 th ult . On the 11 th a salute of 21 guns announced the birth of another son of the sultan , who was named Mobamed Zia-ed-Din , Ttrannical Pcnibhmbnt . —On the 11 th of December a Court-martial was held at Malta on a private of her Majesty ' s 88 th regiment , for having threatened while intoxicated , to strike his superior officer . Sergeant Gallaghar . He was transported for fourteen years . Recall of Loud Hardinob . —It is conflnently stated in military circles and at . the East India House—and we believe there islittle , if indeed any , doubt of the truth of the report—that Lord Hardinge has been recalled from India , and that he ia to be succeeded in the Governor-Generalship of that country by the Marquis of Clanricarde . —tfhited -Service Gaittte .

      Risb in the Price or Papkr . —In consequence of the excitement in the Liverpool market for the raw material , and ether causes , the price of paper has been advanced one halfpenny per pound—an ad > riition which will be rather » everely felt by the publishers of newspapers and printers generally . Fatal Accident on the Eastern Counties Railway . —On Friday evening , about half-past six o ' clock " the afternoon down express train run down one of the company ' s signal men at the CheBhunt station on the above line , causing his immediate death . The man , whose name is George Pi | fgott , appears to have been in the act of crossing ^ the line with a signal lamp as the train was passing the station .

      Impudent Robbert . —On Monday afternoon , a man having the appearance of a porter , succeeded in obtaining a suit of new clothes , and a necessary change of linen , from Mrs . Tombs , of Queen-street , Lincoln ' s-inn-Fields , as well as thirteen shillings , under the false pretence that he had been sent by Mr . Tombs , who had fallen through the ice in the Serpentine , and was very nearly drowned . Mr . Tombs ' g non after came home , and actually passed the fellow a few doors from his house with the bundle under his arm , but although an instant pursuit was made , he eluded it .

      St . James ' s Park .-A large board bag been placed at the entrance ^ St . James ' s Park , opposite the Horse Guards , stating that beggars , persons shabbily dressed , indecent in their appearance or conduct , or carrying large parcels , are notte be admitted within the enclosure . [ Of course Prince Albert will be excluded with tho rest of the " beegar * . " ] Sudden Death . —Tho Journal du Cher states that on the 27 th ult ., some disturbances having taken place at Mareuil , in consequence of the dearth •{ provisions , the Deputy Mayor , M . Pasquier , repaired to the theatre of the riot , and had scarcely opened his lips to harangue the multitude , when he dropped dead . Destitution in the Metropolis During the past week £ 917 Is . has been forwarded to the Association for the Relief of Destitution in the Metropolis .

      TnE Great Sea Eaolb . —One of the most perfect and full-grown specimens of this splendid bird was shot lately at Glengarry . Its dimensions were full three feet in length , and weighing fifteen pounds . The great size and muscular strength of its legs and talons sh <»\ ved at once how easy it could destroy beast , bird , or fish , equal in bulk with itself . The Pope ' s Toe . —The Pope has abolished the custom of kissing the cross on his slipper , commonly called "kissing the Pope ' s toe , " and instead extends his hand to be kissed . A Noble Lecturer . —At Leicester , Lord Courtenay delivered a lecture in the Literary Institute , on the state of Ireland . The Rev . Mr . Courtenay presided . An Old Shot . —Mr . John Partridge , ofNerthawton . aged 81 , killed in five successive shots three hares , a rabbit , and a woodcock .

      Oath-taking . —A letter from Berlin of the 35 th . ult . states , that by royal ordonnance , the long formula hitherto in use in courts of law , when an oath is taken , is to be replaced by the words , " I swear before God to tell the truth , the whole truth , and nothing but the truth . " The witness is to hold up tlie thumb and tho two first fingers perpendicularly , in sign of the Holy Trinity , the other tin ? er » being bent down . During the taking of the oath all persons in the court are to stand up . Earthquake . —A letter from Ulra of the 26 th ult . states , that on the preceding day , a subterranean rumbling noise waa heard at that place , accompanied by a slight shock of earthquake . This was also the case at many towns and villages iu that part of Gerr aanv .

      Nigutlt Shelter fob the Houseless . —A report of the West-end Refuge , situate in Market street , Edgware-road , states that , since the opening of the establishment on the 15 th ult ., 3 , 600 poor persons have received shelter , a supper of beef , soup , and bread , before retiring to rest , and a breakfast in the morning , as well as abundance of soap and water to cleanse themselves and apparel . General Flores' Expedition . —The trial of Captain Adilerley W . Sleigh , K . T . S ., who was to have

      commanded the naval arm of the expedition destined for South America , on a charg 6 of infringing the Foreign Enlistment Act , is moved by writ ofoertiorari to the Court of Queen ' s Bench . Withdrawal of Coaches . —On Tuesday week , in consequence of the opening of the rail , two conches wero withdrawn from tho Ipswich road ; one , the " Old Ipswich , " driven for 37 years by that old iavourite coachman , "Tom" Emmeraon , and the other , "The Regulator , " by Robert Sewell . —Bury Herald ,

      "Brother , Brother , we are both i » thb Wrong . " —The lion . Captain Berkeley and the Hon . Craven Berkeley have been on a visit to Earl Fitthardinge , at Berkeley Castle , during the last few days . In Place at Last . —We understand that our city member , Mr . Bannerman , has received , or is about to receive , an appointment of a permanent nature from the government of Lord John Russell . This will ot course vacate his seat for Aberdeen , which he has held since the era of the Referra Bill . —Aberdeen Banner . Departure of the IIiberma . —The royal mail steamer Ilibernia , Captain Alexander Ryrie , sailed from Liverpool on Tuesday , with upwards of 100 passengers , anionest whom were Lord Elgin , tho lately appointed Governor General of Canda , and suite . A French composer intends setting to music a version of Lord Byron ' s " Manfred . "

      Sport for Joisville—For want of a marine enemy , the Prince de Joinville has been making war upon , the boars and wolveB in the forests of Crecy and Armanvilliors . Curious Calculation . —It has been calculated that a single penny put out at five percent , compound interest at the birth of our Saviour , would have produced in 1806 , £ 290 , 991 , 000 , 000 , 000 , 000 , 000 , 000 , 000 , 000 , 000 . 000 sterling , which could make a bulk of solid gold of one hundred and ten million times the magnitude of the whole earth ; whilst at simple interest , the lamo sum in the Bame space of time would only have produced sevea shilUnga and sixpence . Bulwer ' s Lucretia is published at New York for twenty-five cents , one shilling and a halfpenny English . Winter in Germany . —The German journals contain accounts of heavy falls of snow in that country .

      Stakvation . —Several deaths are reported to have occurred from want in Belgium . Tub First Jew Returned bt the Citizens of London as Common Councilman . —Mr . B . S . l'liilips , of the firm of Faudel and Philips of Newgate-street , has been returned as a common councilman tor tue ward of Farringdon-witUin . Prince Louis Napoleon 13 uo . vapartr intends , it ia said , to fix his permanent residence in this country . The Archbishop of York entered on his 90 th year on i he ltii ult .

      Stranoe Reason . —On Monday , at Stockport , a manufacturer was fined £ 10 for not boxing off a piece ot machinery , by which a young man had lgst-hja— -. tiand . The magistrates refused to inflict vbe&viet . penalty , " lest they should be offering a ^ premium to men to put in ( auu lose ) their hands !" . — . ^ WjyoqJ Standard . "T

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      THE ANNEXATION OF CRACOW . ( From the Jfon » taj AdttrUur . ) jfourn , mourn , the last emben of Poland are dying ; Ser crime-bestrowaaih e * are crimson with gore ; 0 a the Vistula ' s banks the warm relief are lying , The are of her freedom shall lighten no more . gh « ll Cracow thus p « Uh , and none teek to tare her ! Sou « hunt down the j » ekaU » who mangle her corse ! Jone punuh the robbers , * one crush the enilaver t Cp peasants ! up nobles ! to armi , * nd tohone ! H »« the sons of thy . king ., Poland , noue who could sever Like Alfred of Eng land , thy triple-leagued chain t Thy ptMantt , no TeU , "to . b , onboU endeavour , Could waken thy myriad * , and free thee again t « Wh > cfaaunt ye the war-wag ! Why mock ye our ancuiiht

      ¦ We heg , in th « citie * of Europe , our bread ; Our br tveit and truest in slavery languiih , And tome—Oh , too happj!—now ileep with tht dead . * Tby children , O Gaul , and thy soni , AHemania , Whit do tiny but crawl at the will of thdr kings t The fitrce greed of Mammon poueuei Britannia , And Wig ht * the last hope where the tad nation ding * . " Wail co , ye lorn exile * , no heart recks your weeping , The spirit of juitice from Europe has fled ; And few hold their revel * , the many are sleeping , O ppression i » rampant , and Freedom it dead .

      Yet hope * will enkindle ; let Love keep them burning ; Forget not your manhood , as , toiling , ye groan ; Till power to the people , in grandeur returning , Awafce them to win both your rights and their own . Q . H

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      Lord Thorlow and Wilks . — " Accordingly the next time the subject ( the Regency question ) was brought forward in the House of Lords , the Duke of York , having made a very sensible speech , renouncing , ia the name of his brother , any claim not derived from the will of the people , and lamenting the dreadful calamity which had fallen upon the royal family and upon the nation , — the Lord Chancellor left the woolsack seemingly in a state of great emotion , [ and delivered a most pathetic address to the House . His voice , broken at first , recovered its clearness , but this was from the relief afforded him by a flood of tears . He declared his fixed and unalterable resolution to stand by a Sovereign who , through a reign of twenty-seven yean , had proved his sacred regred to the principles which seated hit famil y on the British throne . He at last worked

      himself up to this celebrated climax : — ' A noble Viscount ( Stourmont ) has , in an eloquent and energetic manner , expressed his feeling on the present melancholy situation of his Majesty , —feelings rendered more poignant , from the noble Viscount ' s having been in the habit of personally receiving marks of indulgence and kindness from his suffering sovereign . My own sorrow , my Lords , is aggravated by the same cause . My debt of gratitude is indeed ample for the many favours which have been graciously conferred upon me by his Majesty— " and when I forget my Sovereign , may my God forget me !' 1 God forget you !'" muttered Wilks , who happened then to be seated on the steps of the throne , —eyeing him askance with hia inhuman squint and demoniac grin— ' God forget tou ! He ' ll beg toc d—d Fisst . '"— Campbell's Lives of the Chawettort .

      FARMER'S SONG . I digs , I hoes , I plows , I mows , I gets up wood for winter ; I reaps , I sows , Itatersgrows , I'm 'Aebted to the printer . I do suppose - All knowledge flows Bight from the printing press ; So off I goes , In these ere clo ' s , And settles up—I guess . . rinwriean Paper

      Never sat Die . —Such appears to be the motto of the old bridge of Westminster . Though his existence has been marked by various closings , we find him once more giving symptoms of vitality . He began receiving company last week , and though he seemed to be a good deal shaken , he exhibited on the whole far more firmness than might have been expected . — Punch .

      THE TWO BEGGARS . Heard ye Winter ' s iron tread Ring through street , and field , and sky f Now ' ¦ the time , our eires have said , For old English charity . I have got ( aud tis a wonder ) Half-a-crown I do not owe ; Tell me , without any blunder , How this coin I may bestow . As I satin meditation , Beggars two my thoughts suggested—Beggars two , whose supplication Late my notice had arrested . One , as I the corner rounded , Saw me pass with silent shiver ; But the other ' s claims are sounded In the public journals ever . Some few halfpence , in her rounds ,

      ¦ Wins the one with no small pother ; Seventy-seven thousand pounds Patcb th' insolvency of th' other . One it foul with scarecrow rags , Superfine the other ' * rob'd in ; Now , the first it Suker Craggs , And her rival , Richard Cobden . The relieving officer , When old Sukey calls and cries , Hath no look but looks severe , ' Hath no word bat "——your eyes I " Thou , who hop ' st for borough seat In the Liberal intemt , Must profess thy " pleasure great " In augmenting Cobden ' s list . Feeble Sue , front men ai \ 4 horses Is in danger when abroad ; From hit gig the bagman curses , At she crawls across his road . Cobden made a dapper bow ,

      When the House witk plaudits rung ; When he beard his praises flow , From Sir Robert ' s oily tongue . lukey wbeezes in her breath ; Than her frame a lath is fatter ; And , from cold and want , her teetk Ever chatter , chatter , chatter . Mouldy crusts and doubtful bones Are tbe morsels of her dinner , Gleanings from tbe pavement stones ; Scarce a tinker ' s cur would join her . ' He , at Paris and Madrid , Spouts , and dine * , and spoutt the more Hear the rich alms-taker plead Of his pity for the poor 1 Liver of the Strasburgh goose , — Red Lafitte , and golden X <; iet , — Dainties to decline or choose . —

      Cobden , such thy glorious fare is ! Now , ye men of Mincing-lane , Strike the balance , strike it true ;—Which is needier of the twain , Beggar Dick , or beggar Sue t Make jour choice while yet ' tit free ; Fas > t the precious hours are Hying : Dick , perhaps , may " wait a wee , " Suefewtaj / for want is dying . C . G . P . A . Poet ' s Retort . —Poor Dryden ! what with his

      wife — consort one cannot call her , and help-meet she wasnot—and with a tribe of tobacconist brothers OI » one l hand , and proud Howards on the other ; and a host ot titled associates , and his bread to dig with his pen , one pities him from one ' s heart . Well might he , when his wife once said it would be much better for her to be abook than a woman , for then sheshould have more of his company , reply , " I wish you were , my dear , an almanack , and then I could chance you onceatyear . " - William Howiit ' s Homes and Haunts of British Poets . J

      EPITAPH ON A PRIJE PIG . ( From Punah . ) Hero lies all that was eatable bt a prise pig . He was born on February 1 , 1815 : ho was fed on milk , potatoes , and . barley meal : he was slaughtered on December 24 ,. 1816 , weighing 2 Ost . 91 b . Stop traveller ! and reflect how amnll a portion of this vast pig was pork , suitable for human food !

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 9, 1847, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1400/page/3/