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      O'CONWR-CHARTIST SONG

      jir . — "Ismg the British seaman ' s paise Ye care iron slaves of Briton ' s Isle , Joint bain of want and sorrow , Who rise eaeb day to half-paid toil , Nor hope for rat to morrow ; 0 rouse the near extinguish'd flame , Recal your former station , Respond to bear the much lov'd name , Dear to a sufiering nation .

      CHOBtS . Join every heart in unity , To give tb « patriot honor , And lift eaeb Toice , -with three times three , For brave , for bold O'Connor . Long in the gloom of Stygian night , Tbe prey of Whig and Tory , Ye lay , without one ray of light , Or thoo ^ ht of ancient glory ; Till Feargus rose , that man of men , Who , scorning base detraction , Bearded tbe lion in bis den , And dar ^ d the poWr of faction .

      Join evejy heart , &c For you , h « left his natrre land , - Resign'd hia rank and station , And join'd the small but honest band , Intent on ytrar salvation . Ee gave his talent , time , and wealth ,- ] Spnrn'd pleasure , ease , ambition ; And sacrificed both rest and health , To raise your base condition .

      Join eTery heart , &e . In North , in South , our friend -was found , The East , the West assembled ; VTbile echo caught the cheering sound , And tyrants heard and trembled ; The thoughtless mus he tan ^ ht their right , He taught the coward bravery , And irithhis eloquence of might , DispelTd the mists of knavery , Join erery heart , fcc .

      Ha bid the Northern planet blase , A Star of matchless l > eauty , Eniighfning million * with its rays , Dtffasmg rights and duty ; Tbe renal press aghast o ' erthrown , Stood trembling , while in wonder , It Hstcn'd to the lofty tone Of truth , in Toice of thunder . Join eTery heart , 4 c Impfison'd by the bioody crew , He stancs with firm reliance , Bids every honeet heart b « true , And teep the grand alliance . B ^ t soon revolving time shsli free Of truth the nohle martyr , Aad with his aid our land shall see , Triumphant rise " The Charter . " Join eTery heart , ic .

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      THE PLE * SU ?* ES AND ADVANTAGES OF LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY BRIEFLY ILLUSTRATED AND EXPLAINED . By J . N . Baii . ct . Leeds : Joshua Hobson , Market-street . No one of ordinary capacity will call in question the pleasures and advantages of literature and philosophy . How few are there , however , who , admitting this as aa abstract truth , permit it to influence their livesand d « vote themselves with ardour and

      , pleasure to literary pursuits or scientific research I To such , and to ail " , indeed , a well digested , vrellarr&nged vievr of the pleasures and advantages of Literature and philosophy , will do # ood ; inasmuch as h presents , in all their power , their rarious bear-Ings , their beauty , and their paramount and immediate importance , the claims of literature and philosophy upon them , which will awaken in the uninformed , and quicken to new life in the partially indifferent and ind « lent , a strong and fresh love for liierary and scientific pursuits .

      The work before us i 3 such a one as we have just named . It comprises & surrey of several of the sciences—Astronomy , Pneumatics , Chemistry , Electricity , and Geology ; & brief , interesting , and succinct " outline of e * eB of which is giTen in turn . We extract the opening passage as a specimen of the style of the work : — " An acquaintance with philosophy and literature has an obnons tendency to refine the passions , expand the mind , and elevate man in the scale of true dignity and moral worth . The inpiqvilUUu o&rma , lot tranquil bou 1 , the animus rise perturbatitrte , { or mind without perturbation ,. ' to which Seneca so repeatedly refers , as the zreatest of temporal blessings , can be obtained

      more e&sily by staffing philosophy , than by any other method . The rational exercise of the faculties is at sC \ imas a pleasing task ; but more especially so , when ihij happen to be exercised in inquiring into the jhils&opby of nature . The most minute of natural objects , as -well aa the most gigantic ; tke atoms of fo& \ we crush beneath our feet , as well as the ponfleroos worlds which sparkle on the canopy of HeaTen , sre invested ¦ with a splendour which , to the unobaerviag muldtade , is selaom observable . The true philotapher alone pereeires tbe beauty of physical and moral phaotaaia , and derives beth instruction and delight tarn tbe contemplation of their properties , causes , aud eSca . The earth , tbe air , and tbe ocean , offer to his obserrsBse a host of wonders , which serre to excite Mi admiration and astonishment , and call into a state

      « healthful activity the loftier powers of his nature . Tat magnitudes , densities , and velocities , of those Bri ? LtT worlds which roll through the trackless fields rf ipaee ,- tie laws which regulate and goTern their Tided movements ; the numerous continents , kingdoms , rhers , and islands , whieh diTersify the aspect of our J&Bet ; tbe atmosphere , which , like a tenuous gar-Jneat , surrounds the globe , ministering to the support tf sniaal and vegetable life , and acting as the medium Bironjh which we become sensible of tbe melody of aaac , and the thunders of heaven -, the myriads of firing beings that wander over the earth , sport through tts &b , and inhabit the ocean , along with the curious phssDinena of the human organization , are Bome of the oijecu to which the philosopher devotes his attention , * ad from the contemplation of which he derives his tappiness .

      " The studies of mankind , however , may be infinitely "naai . It ia not necessary th 3 t they should be con-*» d to those departments of learning , which , for & sake of distinctness , we will term purely scientific . DieSsld of philosophic inquiry is as illimitable as ^ rajrerae , embracing a boundless range of physical , ^ wsi , and intellectual phenomena . The manners , caserns , history , and antiquities of different nations ; S « sosring Sights of poetry ; and eTen the ravings * fci 'wooders of romance , may occupy a measure of our tension , and add to our literary gratifications tbe sd-&Saal ehann of Tariety . The study of poetry and of * « xiid fiction , will form an agreeable diTersion for « s Eind , in its hours of relaxation from nobler and ^ vsa labours ; and will tend to give elevation t « the * KmeBts it may entertain , and refinement to the

      I « Boffl of which it may be th » subject . " from the foregoing passage , the re * der may form **« idea of the general merits of hit . Bailey's pubasJBoa &s regard ^ style . Possessing an extended 1 *^ aintanceship with science , and the learning of * * f scholar , without his pedantry , the -writer has Js o the command of a clear , fluent , chaste , and ™? nettt style , which confers an agreeable and f * sng tooe to his productions . If we might . ^ saiJifault" in the pre 3 ent number , it would be , tsuit is almost too scientific for the unlearned ; "sjaiy reader ; though even here , the Y&rietj and ^ sal quality of the matter in the text , aided by ¦ te eopioas and interesting notes at the end , emr-joa ? ffiora ) , scientinc , mythological , and tneoi £ ® ol topics , amply compenBates for what may J * * beyond the comprehension of the ordinary fade .

      J ^ e must not close our notice without bearing tes-•? ° hij to th « great taste and neatness displayed in 164 l stter-press ; whieh may safely chAlleage comf'oswi with aay out of the metropolis .

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      Pjjwsia * TBisrsBY . —A few nights ago , abon eleven o ' elock , a great number of persons were attracted to the Pont dn Carrousel by the exclamations of a man who said hia companion had fallen into the Seine . He called out , ' Edward Edward 1 " and presently a voice washeard to reply "I am here . & Thank God , " said the man , "he ia not drowned , and mar y « t be saved ; bat bow ? we have no boat . If we bad bat a rope I'' Vo rope being at hand , the man suggested that a communication might be made with nis drowning friend by means of handkerchiefs , and taking his pocket handkerchief - and bis cravat , he tied them together . Tbe idea was adopted by tbe crowd , and in a minute or two more than thirty handkerchiefs were

      lent him for tbe purpose . Having them altogether , and with a key at ( be end to gire them weight , tbe men threw tbe line of handkerchiefs in the direction from which the voice came ; it was seized , and all irbo srere - present were waiting with anxiety to Bee the drowning man drawn towards tbe quay , when the person to wsom tbe handkerchiefs bad been entrusted dropped that which he held . " What a misfortune , " said he ; "but Edward has , I bope , succeeded is reaching this qnay . " He then ran off suddenly , as if to look for his friend . He was soon lost sight of in tbe dark , and returned no more ; neither did the handkerchiefs , for it appears that they were caught by a confederate who was clinging to tie bridge , and who took care to get off at the ma&time .-GalisMni . i

      ... Thjb Fovhtaih op Pottsb . —All lawful authority , legislative and executive , originates from the people . Power in th « people is like the light in tbe gun—native , original , inherent and nnlimited by any thing human . Ia Governors itjtjaay be compared to the reflecting light of the moon ; for it ia only borrowed , delegated , and limited b y-the intention » f tl » a people , whose it is , and to whom Governors are to consider themselves as responsible , while tbe people are answerable only to God ; them-BelTes being the losers , if they pursue a false scheme of politics .

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      FRANCE . —The Paris papers are still occupied with no topic bat the fortification question . The debates in both Houses of Parliament oa the Address in answer to her Majesty ' s Speech from tbe Throne , have put the Ministerial Journals in better humoar with the Government of this country than could have been anticipated . POBTUGAXi .-IasBOS , JAK . 25 . —The Senate " has at last mustered a sufficient number of Members to form & House . Tbe Douro question was accordingly brought under discussion at that Chamber on Saturday ; and as the greatest expedition is used , it is hoped that it will be completely got through today or to-morrow . Thus , as far as it rests with Portugal , the affair may be considered as settled , by the unreserved concession of the point insisted

      upon by Spain . A private letter from Alg&rve states that numerous Spanish corps are approaching the frontier , and that it is generally reported in that quarter 4 hat the 3 d of February is the day fixed for marching into Portugal . At Ayimonte alone ( a Spanish town at the mouth of the Guardians ) three battalions of infantry had arrived on the 21 st inst ., and more troops were expected . Another circumstance which strongly indicates the expectation of hostilities is , that the impressment , which had slackened considerably , has within the last few days been renewed and carried on with great activity , and that the same impulse seems to have been given to the equipment of the ships of war , which are now almost ready for sea , and , strange to say , are nearly manned with volunteers .

      EGYPT . —The Levant mail has arrived , bringing advices from Constantinople of the 7 tb , Alexandria of the same date , Athene of the 10 th , and Malta of the 16 th ult . The most facts stated in them are that Admiral Walker , Commodore Napier , Captain Fanksawe , and a Turkish officer of nigh rank , were hourly expected to arrive at Alexandria to claim the surrender of the Heet , and to announce to Mehemet AH his pardon and restoration to the hereditary government of Egypt—that the plague had broken out at Alexandria and Acre—and that Ibrabam Pacha was still at Damascus , awaiting the issue of the negotiations between Mohemet AH and the Sultan , and watched by a Turkish and Syrian force of 15 , 000 men ready to enter the city on its being evacuated by the Egyptians . Trie reports alluded to in the leUers from Smyrna and Alexandria , of a great victory obtained by Ibrahim over the Syrians , is unfounded .

      SWEDEN . —The Constitutional Comm ^ tee appointed by the Swedish Diet , made its report to , the States in the early part of last month . Our readers are not , perhaps , generall y aware that great and sweeping -measures of Parliamentary Re-torm have of late occupied the attention of the Swedish Chambers . The principal ehan # e 3 recommended by the report of the above-named committee are the following : —The national representation is no longer to be denominated the states of the kingdom , but tbe assembly of the kingdom ; the assembly is to meet in future every Becond year in the month of November , instead of every fifth year , as has hitherto been vhe practice ; , tbe representatives shall be paid out of the fuuds of the state , instead of being paid , as hitherto , by their coustitueuts ; the Speakers to bs elected monthly by the assembly instead of being nominated by the King for the whole session ; lastly , the assembly is to T > e composed of two chambers instead of iour .

      Settlement op the Eastern Question . —Tbe public may be at length congratulated upon the arrangement of the Eastern question . This most important and satisfactory intelligence was received by her Majesty ' s Government yesterday in despatches from Sir Robert Stopford , dated Marmorice Bay , January 14 . It appears that Commodore Napier , who , we stated yesterday , left Marmorice m the Stromboli on the 6 th , arrived at Alexandria on the 8 th . On the 8 ch , as wa al&o stateJ , Admiral Walker left Marmorice iu the Iscudar , and arrived at Alexandria on the 10 th . Affairs seem to have been so successfully arranged by Commodore Napier , that on the 11 th the Pacha made his complete subnirssion

      to the Sultan , and gave up the whole of the Turkish fleet to Admiral Walker . Mehemet engaged to aeud Egyptian officers a . ud men to navigate the fleet to Marmorice Bay . It further appears that Ibrahim ' s army was immediately to evacuate Syria and to return to Egypt , and arrangements had been made to send transports to Caiffa , 10 bring away tbe women and children , and sick of the army , if they could £ et to that port . Intelligence has also been received from Paris , that on the 13 th of January the Sultan sent instructions to bis commissioners in Egypt , to inform Mehemet Ali that his submission being complete , he would grant him hereditary tenure of the Pachaiio of Egypt . —CAronicte , Tuesday .

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      HUSDEHSFIKLD . —Tub . Oastleb . Festival . —This demonstration ot public feeling , in behalf of that much-injured and persecuted individual , took place on Monday evening week , at the Philosophical Hall , Hudderefield . As the appointed day drew near , the demand for tickets increased in a most unexpected manner , and it was found necessary , with much reluctance , to suspend tbe sale of them . Some money , however , was taken at the doors . The hall was laid out with six tables , longitndinally placed ; but from tbe vast numbers assembled , it was found necessary that only one portion of the assembly could be accommodated at once ; it was , therefore , arranged they should take tea in two or three

      sittings . This gave much satisfaction , as it prevented confusion , and accommodated every one . Upwards of 650 persons assembled on this memorable occasion , fully demonstrating that" King" Richard still lives in the hearts of his subjects at Huddersfield . We were much pleased to observe , that nothing of party feeling was exhibited on the occasion , and among the company we noticed a very fair attendance of blues , all anxious to testify the respect which Mr . Oastler still retains in their minds . On the table in front of the chairman , ( Mr . Pitkethly , ) was placed a most excellent bust of the " King of the Factory Children . " The most perfect order , decorum , and good feeling pervaded the company during the evening ' s amusements , which consisted of

      speeches from Messrs . Stocks , Pitkethly , Shaw , and many others ; of recitations delivered in a most excellent style by Mr . Green , < 3 tc ; songs , duets , aud glees , by various persons , male and female ; two songs , written expressly for the occasion , were introduced during the evening . Mr . Bond gave "England ' s own true Blue , " iu capital style , and was loudly encored . A most excellent band attended , and played almost without intermission , enlivening the company with overtures , marches , &c . Immediately after tea , the tables were removed , and the saloon cleared for dancing . The orchestra and gallery were completely crowded , and it became necessary to make a temporary accommodation under the gallery , by pilinj ? tip forms , to accommodate tbe vast numbers . A most judicious resolution had been adopted , that no intoxicating liquors should be

      introduced . This was most praiseworthy . The entertainments of the evening , principally the " tripping on the light fantastic toe , " continued with great spirit till twelve o ' clock ; when , after a most excellent speech and appeal from Mr . Pitkethly , the business concluded with a new version of " God save the Factory King , " written for the occasion at tbe ball , during the proceedings ; and the company departed , highly gratified with their entertainment , and not the less so on the consideration that the net proceeds would be appropriated to the assistance of our prisoner " King . " We have reason to believe , when the accounts are settled , that something over £ 25 will be netted for that friendly purpose . A fancy ball also is to take place , for the same purpose , on Wednesday next , at the White Hart . The following address was spoken by the chairman : —

      " There can be no persoa bat mast be deeply impressed with feelings of admiration , at tbe long and unparalleled arduous struggles , first for the emancipation of the African slaves in the Colonies , apd subsequently for that of the white slaves in our factories at home , and tbe no less strenuous efforts made to prevent the enforcement of the hideous new Bastlle Poor Law , the Rural Police , or espionage system , and , in short , the whole of the Melbourne scheme of legalized , wholesale murder and oppression ; amd , having often listened with delight to the persuasive tones of his harmonious voice , which never breathed ought but good-will and kindness towards as and ours , and imbibed deeply in our hearts the brilliant effusions of humanity as they flowed from that fountain of Christian

      benevolencehis heart—and , knowing as we do , his pare independence and the disinterestedness of his actions , and philanthropic magnanimity of conduct , his unqueationable talents and his sterling worth ; knowing as w « do , all this and more , we have viewed with astonishment , regret , and sympathy ,, this great , this good and benevo lent man , driven from tbe happiest of homes by the machinations of bis unrelenting enemies , who , stung to madness by the exhibition of virtues they cannot imitate * Jty the talents and fortitude they cannot , will not emulate , and by the aid of their minions , whom be had patronised , or had be « n instrumental in raising to palaces of dignity , and who with tbe subtlety of the serpent , wound themserrei round Ms master and ieceivedMm— * nd likfl ; as « oz first parent * were driven

      from Paradise , so were he aad Mrs . Oastler driven from their Paradiae , through the world to roam , without a home , without a resting place , and found none , tin , after * wearisome , harassing and irksome < lelay , hi * late master , who had driven him from his retting place , tram his beloved bome , with his means waited and his constitution impaired , provided him with another home ( if home it may be caDed ) in a darksome cell within the walls of the JFleet Prison . Tea : baar it posterity ! the champion of humanity , of benevolence , of freedom , i * iimaetf a prisoner ! We , therefore , resolve , not only to mark our abhorrence of such anti-Christian conduct , bat we pledge ourselves to sustain , support , and bear up " our g 9 od old King , " under hi * unhallowed and undeserved sufferings , inflicted on him bj that person

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      whose only feeHngi ought to hare been those of gratitude , "And now we most earnestly implore that the Ten Hoar Bill Committee * , of Yorkshire and Bancaahfre in particular , and throughout Great Britain in general , way be Immediately re-oTganized ; and we also appeal to every lover of justice and good order from eTery part t tbe whole country—we appeal to every factory worker—to ey « ry factory child—to every factory child's mother in the empire , —we call upon all who have heart * to feel , and gratitude to impel thorn fa action , to come forward , and by their individual and collective exertions , to supply those means of comfort , which , had he not spent his substance in their defence , and for theii redemption , would have been supplied by bis own private fortune , and which , had be been a mercenary or

      unjast steward , he could have amassed in heaps . It is with regret I add that promises made to him have been either disavowed or broken ; we therefore call upon his friends ( his real friends ) in particular , and on the community at large , to stand forward in generous array , and by their united exertions prove that virtue under persecution thall never be forgotten or neglected " Mr . Pitkethly then sat down amidst the most tremendous cheering , followed by three loud cheers for the " jjood old King . " Mr . Gallimore then rose and proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman , which was seconded by Mr . Shaw , and after a few more words from Mr . Pitkethly m reply , the entertainments concluded with the following new version of "God save the King , " sung in ' good style , by Mr . and Mrs . Gallimore .

      GOD SAVE OUB FACTORY KING God save onr Fact ' ry King , Oastler , the brave , we sing , Long live our King , Send him victorious , Happy and glorious , Long to watch over us , God save our King . O Lord , our God arise , Scatter his enemies , And make them fall , On him our hopes we fix , Confound their politics , And from their knavish tricks , God save us all . Though in a prison vile , Oastler may dwell awhile .

      Yet , shall he reign : Peep within every breast , Shall his worth be imprest , And by each tongue confest , Free from all stain . Thy choicest gifts in store , On him be pleased to pour ; God save our King . Oastler will still despise , Whigs , and their treach ' rous lies , While all his friends rejoice , — God save our King . Yet , shall we live to see , Oaatler , the brave , set free , Then shall we sing , And our triumphant voice , . Shall in loud strains rejoice , While echo loud replies , God save our King .

      —The above wag written in the Hall during the evening , and sang as a finale . STOCKTON . —Token of Respect to Mb . J . B . Ow'en . —Mrs . Palentij' 8 and Mrs . Holmes were deputed to wait upon Mr . J . B . Owen at Messieurs France and Turnbull ' u office , to present him with a silver chain , as a token of respect from the female Reformers of Newcastle-apoa-Tyne , which was to have been given to htm at t > . e dinner held in Newcastle , where Mr . Owen intended to have been a guest , bu t was prevented in consequence of the invitation not reaching kim in time . Mr . Owen wishes through the medium of our columns to return his sincere thanks for the honour conferred upon him . BRADFORD—Thos . Paine—On Friday week , a public dinner was held at the bouse of Mr . Wm . Goldsborough , Goodmansend , in commemoration of the birth day of Thomas Paine .

      Birmingham . —The Total Abstinence Society held its weekly meeting at Lundy ' s Coffee House , No . 17 , Little Charles-street , when a discussion took place on the propriety of establishing co-operative stores . A meeting will be held on Thursday , the 11 th of February , to take into consideration the illtreatment of Mr . O'Connor , the well known aud tried friend of the poor . At the conclusiou three cheers ware given for the Charter . GA&X 1 I 8 I 1 E . — Unjust Arrest of Joseph Broom Ha « son , and Henry Bowman , ( two of

      the Leading Chartists , ) fob an alleged Libel . —On Tuesday , the 26 th instant , the above-named individuals were arrested by Mr . Graham , superinteudant of police , on a warrant granted by George Saul , Esq ., one of the borough magistrates , at the instance of Mr . William Carrick , Whig coroner for the eastern division of the county of Cumberland , on a charge of being concerned in the publication of a pamphlet entitled " Gross injustice Exposed ; or , a Warning to the Public ; " in which unfair dealing and dishonourable transactions are attributed to the

      said Mr . Carrick , coroner , and who is also a solicitor in the said county . How far the statements set forth in the pamphlet are correct , we know not ; bnt it appeared from the cross-examination of the only evidence , ( Mr . William Robinson , printer , Wigton , ) by Mr . Bowman , that he ( Bowman ) was engaged by auother party to copy the manuscript of the pamphlet and to get it printed . We shall refrain at present entering into any particulars , as the matter is to be brought before a higher tribunal ; but we cannot , at the same time , help observing , that the conduot of the magistrates was most extraordinary . Mr . Saul grants a warrant to Mr . Carrick for the apprehension of Messrs . Hanson and Bowman , oa the plea that Mr . Carrick could not get his evidence ready to

      prefer a bill of indictment at tbe sessions , which had intervened between the time of Mr . Carrick receiving tbe two copies of the pamphlet , ( which it appears were the only two that have been circulated , ) and the time of prefering the charge before the magistrates . This appears the more singular , as Air . Carrick only produces the printer ( Robinson ) whom he could have commanded at any time . The defendants objected to this mode of procedure as irregular and unjust , bnt they were overruled in their objection by Mr . Saul . To show the gross partiality of this same magistrate , we have only to observe , that on Saturday last , Mr . Arthur , bookseller , applied tor * similar warrant against Mr . James Steele , editor and proprietor of the Carlisle Journal , for a libel on his ( Mr . Arthur ' s ) character as a tradesman , in which he denounced Mr . Arthur as » person " not overburthened with this world ' s goods , —man of show , " &o . Though there is not the slightest doubt

      of this being a gross and malicious libel , Mr . Saul would not grant a warrant in this case , alleging as bis reason , that too long a period had elapsed since the publication of the libel ; though one portion was written so recently as November last . Thus it ap * pears , how partially justice is administered by the Borough Magistrates of Carlisle . Mr . Arthur said be would Btill be at liberty to prefer a bill of indictment at tbe Sessions . We shall have a more fitting opportunity of exposing the whole of this most strange proceeding . The Coal Miners of Hearlet have recently struck work for an advance of wages of 3 s . a Bcore , or thirty baskets , or seven and a half tons , as they have hitherto not earned more on the average than JOs . in the HearJey mine . The colliers beg for aid from all friends of humanity , and invite tbe co-operation of the coal-miners generall y m their neighbourhood , as they will then be certain of success .

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      The severe frost in December disabled one hundred and fifty of the metropolitan police in one night . Another Member of the French National Convention , M . Bouohereau , died on the 26 th ult ., at Chauny , in the 85 th year of his age . Emigration . —The Bpirit for emigration seems to be upon the increase , owing no doubt to the want of employment and low rate of wages ; on Thursday , the 28 th ult ., as many as twenty families left Nottingham as emigrants to Australia .

      Mohpbth . —It is currently reported that the Hon . Captain Howard is to be appointed to the command of a ship of war almost immediately , and will consequently be compelled to resign the representation of the borough of Morpetb .- ^ fatcca */ fe Journal . Fatal Accident . —Last week , as six young men were going down a coal-pit in the neighbourhood of Llaugollen , to their work , the chain broke , precipitating them to the bottom ; the shaft being about 80 yards deep , they were all killed on the spot . — - Chester Chronicle .

      John Haslock , the clerk who recently absconded from his employers , Messrs . Whitworth , the bankers of this town , with upwards of £ 800 ,. is in custody . He was arrested by the French authorities at Tours , for travelling under feigned n * me <* -Nortbampton Mercury . "Stbikb" op Womuuw ATGLossop . —AHatrike " has taken place here amongst the workmen employed by Messrs . Wood and Stunner , against an abatement of wages . Many families are suffering in oonsequenoe severe privations , as tbe shopkeepers refuse to give them credit . O'Connblx at Belfast . —O'Connell tried to address the people of Belfast on Tuesday week , but all to no purpose . They would not hear him ; about 30 , 000 people were present . He attended a soiree & the Music Hall , in the evening ; the excitement wm terrific , and the windows , of the place of meeting were broken .

      A J > BAi > Nap . "—On the , morning ot Sunday Thomas Lees , of'Wilfoid , a married man with five children , went into the Ragged Staff , puWie house , Nottingham , where he soon fell fast asleep ; some adept in tbe art of abstracting contrived , whilst Lee was refreshing himself with hia nap , to pick his pocket of sixteen shillings , being nearly tbe whole or his week ' s wages . — -Nottingham Beviev .

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      A New Pavembbt—A patent has actually been taken out for paving the streets of Lendon with india-rubber , and many scientific persons are sanguine as to its suocess . There is to be a sabstratam of wood , ou which is to be put a facing of eaontohouo mixed with iron filings and sawdust to » depth of a » Teral inches . This , it is calculated , will resist the Ul influence of all weathers , and make the most delightful and durable pavement . ^ F * BE .---On Monday morning , a few minutes before five o ' clock , a fire broke out in the premises w- . Mr . Bartram , pawnbroker and silversmith , rnnces-street , Soho , which destroyed the back parlour and furniture . By the prompt arrival of the nre-engines , the valuable stock of plate , jewellery , and other property ia the shop and premises , was saved . ¦

      Longevity * —a female pauper named Whiffen , expired on Friday , in the Workhouse of St . Luke ' s , Chelsea , Arthur-street , King ' s-road , haying attained the extraordinary age of 107 years . She used to describe Chelsea as a quiet , secluded village . Physical Fobce . —It is currently reported that the Royal Marines—the first to be in the fight , the last to be out of it—will be rendered still more efiicient by being armed with the percussion musket , thus making their already destructive fire mow rapid and Iobs failing . —Woolwich Gazette . Nobmal ScHooLs . ^ -Every Protestant canton in Switzerland has a Normal school ; Prussia baa 45 ; Germany , SO ; France , 76 . In Holland , the schools of every large t own are so organised , with respect to the instruction of young teachers , as almost to form a Normal school in each town . What have we done in England J

      The National Debt has been increased about £ 7 ^ 000 , 000 since the accession oof the Whigs to office , aud this without taking into account the West India Loan of £ 20 , 000 , 000 , or the war expences in China , Affghanistan , and Syria , which must amount to several millions more . —Newcastle Journal . " Phtsical Fobce . "—New War Steamers . —Of the five new war steamers of a large class , which have been built in her Majesty ' s dock yards , and are to be immediately fitted for active service , the first has arrived in the river . She is a most majestic vessel , of the same class as the Cyclops and Gorgon , lately found so effeotive in active service . She is to befitted with two engines of 140 horse power each , and her tonage is about 1 , 400 .

      Fire . —On Thursday morning , about three , a fire of most destructive character broke out on the premises of Mr . Bundy , trunk-maker , adjoining the Weekly Dispatch ' office , Fleet-street . The fire Was first discovered by the policemau on duty , who observed smoke issuing from behind the shutters ; he lost no time in arousing the inmates , who all escaped with safety . We are happy to aay that , owing to the speedy arrival of the engines and a a plentiful supply of water , at four o ' clock all danger had ceased— Weekly Chronicle .

      A Fire . —About four o ' clock , on Friday morning , the 29 th ult ., a fire broke out in the extensive tool manufactory of Mr . Rowland Amens , situated in the Almonry , near Westminster Abbey . By the prompt arrival of the engines , the saw-mills , engine-house , and timber yard adjoining were saved , but the manufactory was destroyed . The damage is estimated at upwards of £ 1 , 500 . During the fire the " frail fair " who reside near the spot assisted at the engines , and exerted themselves to the utmost to extinguish the flames .

      Good Fortune . —An inquest was held last week on the body of an old man , named Hall , who resided at Lambeth , who was found dead in his bed . He was attended by a nurse named Kirkbald , whom he had promised to marry . A verdict of "Natural death" waa returned . Mr . Hall , jun ., informed the jury that the nurse KirkbaK , on the day prior to his father ' s death , bad come into possession of property to the amount of £ 50 , 000 , Detention of an English Steam-Ship . —One of

      the General Steam Navigation Company ' s ships , the James Watt , has been detained at Havre , by the French authorities , as security for the amount of losa that may be awarded to the ownera of a French ship , the Pheenix , for injury done to that vessel by the Britannia , another of the company ' s ships . The captain and crew have also been detained . A representation of tbe affair has been made to the English Government , and the Steam Navigation Company protest against the proceedings as illegal and without precedent .

      Railways in France . —New efforts are making to raise France from its sad inferiority in railroad enterprise . A considerable number of deputies of the departments of the north , east , and south-east , propose to have a meeting , iu order to concert definitively in favour of a system of railways , respecting which the chamber will be consequently called upon by some of its members to declare itself . It is proposed to form several lines , composing by their junction , or by the > aid of rivers connected with them , a grand line from one extremity of France to the other . .

      Outrage bt a Married Maw on his Female Servant . —A master tailor , named Hawthorn , of Brick-lane , Spitalfields , was brought up to Worshipstreet Police Office , lately , for an outrage upon his female servant . It appeared in evidence , that the prosecutrix , a comely , modest looking girl of seventeen , slept with another female servant , in a separate bed , but in the same room with the prisoner and his wife and children I The prisoner got into bed to her at midnight , a few evenings ago , and was endeavouring to effect his purposes , when she awoke aud gave the alarm . The prisoner was ordered to enter into bis own recognizances in £ 40 ; and to find two sureties of £ 30 each , to answer the charge at the sessions .

      Distress of the Working Classes at Npttingham . —Some idea may be formed as to the distress in this town , when it is computed by persons competent to the task , that tbe amount coming into Nottingham from the proceeds of the sale of hosiery and lace is little short of a million and a half less in 1840 than is 1836 . The Nottingham Review adds , that many of the frames in the silk cut-up trade make three hose at once ; which , together with the extension of the practice to the silk-glove trade , is likely to lead to the most injurious effects to the interests of the town . The silk knotted hands are yet in a very depressed condition for want of employment . Full frame-rent is much complained of in this and other ; branches , when the workmen have only half work . A praotice now prevails of dividing the work amongst a gre&t number of hands for the sake of extra frame r « nt ; many houses gaining large weekly sums by this pitiful praotice .

      Ashton Tdhn-Oct . —On Friday , four sawyers charged with being concerned in the murder of Benjamin Cooper , sawyer , at Ashton-under-Lyne , were brought up at the Court-house , in that town , for final examination . Two of the prisoners , John Williams and John Hulme , were charged with murder , and two attempts at murder ; and the others , Henry and Samuel Hardwick , were charged with being accessories before the faot . The principal witness was Edw&rd Davies , ope of the prisoners liberated from Kirkdale on bail , but afterwards

      recommitted . His appearance , as a witness , produced a great sensation in court . He related what occurred at various meetings of the parties . The magistrates determined on committing Williams for trial for the murder and two attempts at murder , and remanded the other prisoners to a future day . [ Hulme has sinoebeen committed for the two attempts at murder and for the murder itself . Davies and the two Hard wicks have also been committed . William Shaw , another prisoner , charged with attempt at murder nas also been committed . ]

      JuBTicEa' Justice .- ^ - We hope , if the following case comes under the notice of Lori Normanby , that he will at once dismiss the Honourable and Reverend William Capel from the commission of the peace . He has dearly acted arbitrarily and illegally , and in direct opposition to the precepts inculcated by the lowly Jesus , his acknowledged master . If the act of this Reverend Divine be a specimen ot Chnrch Christianity , we can only say that real Christianity is greatly abused : —On Monday morning , a lad named Evans , the son of a labouring man , was placed in the stocks at Watford , under rather peculiar circumstances . It appears that about seven o ' clock on Sunday v « ning , Evans , the lad in question , was walking down the Highstreet , Watford , with four wild rabbits in his hand , when he met the Reverend Mr . Capel , a county

      justice , who asked him some questions about the rabbits , and he told him he was going to take them to a person ia the town . Mr . Capel then charged him with offering them , for sale , and laid hold of him , and called for a constable and ordered him to take him to the cage and look him up , and tha officer did so , and he remained all night in the cage , with nothing but seine straw to lie upon . The , next morning he was taken to the private ofiLoeoIMr ^ Pugh , wh » re the Reverend Mr . Capel attended , and , upon his own view , convicted the defendant in the penalty of 5 b ., for following his worldly calling on a Sunday , and , in default , ordered that he should be put into the stocks . " The' boy said that he vpold try and . set the money i and the officer accompanied

      him for that purpose ; but being nssnccaKral , He was eventually placed in the stocks , and remained there for two hours on Monday morning , before he was released . The father of the bov has , for a great many years , beeh employe * in the establishment of the " Earl of Essex , and his mother w tbU of Lord Clarendon , and it does not appear that ha wast ever before charged with ' toy offence . . Law is an expensive commodity , and therefore the father of the boy is thrown withpnt & pale of jasttoe . « nd the son himself must put up with the degradation aad iwmlt offered in the person of a purse-proud parson . We hope the Reverend Mr . Capel , in future , when he addresses bis flock from the pulpit , will never preach up mercy as a virtue of ines-tim-Able value , for assuredly he possesses none himtolL—WetMi / Disfaich ,

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      Bow Street , Satcbdat . —HbnbyVikceht . —John Minikin , the keeper of a ooffee-house in Great Russell-street , Covent-garden , w » d Richard Cameron , a brace-maker , in Clerkenwell , offered themselves as bail for three years for Henry Vincent , the Chartist , now ia prison in Oakham Gaol . Mr . Hall said he : would receive their bail , whieh was , that Henry Vincent keep the peace for three years , and then appearattae sessions to answer such charge as shall be brought AgaiDst him . A certificate of the bail having been put in was forwarded to the Homeoffice , and it was expected that the Secretary of State would send down the prisoner ' s discharge by the post on Saturday evening . Port of SotnflAMFroN . —If anything were wanting to prove the rapidly growing trade of this port , we need only state that the increase of the Customs duties for the last two years has been upwards of £ 30 , 000 . —Hampshire Independent .

      Accident on the Brighton Railway . —On Saturday last , a boy who was driving ihe horses employed to wind up the excavated earth , at Clayton Tunnel , shaft No . 6 , was bo injured by the shifting of the drum , or revolving cylinder round which the rope passes , that his cape is deemed hopeless . The dram was thrown out of its position by the breaking of the rope to which the said-box was attached . Liverpool am > Manchester Railway . —Tbe halfyearly meeting of the' Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company was held on Wednesday-week , at Liverpool . The average traffic for the last six months has been lees by £ 4 , 600 in the merchandise

      tnan the previous half-year , yet the net profits have increased £ 7 , 600 . The total receipts tor the last half-year amount to £ 139 , 323 ; and , after deducting all disbursements , there is a net profit to the shareholders of £ 70 , 629 . This affords a dividend of £ 5 per share , being to the full extent of ten percent , per annum , as allowed by Aot of Parliament , and £ 2 per share on tbe half-year , by way of bontts . After payment of the dividends , there will remain £ 8 , 772 balance of profit to be carried to tbe next account . During the last twelve months , 1 , 052 , 000 persons have been conveyed on this line , and with out one accident ; attributed entirely to the recklessness of the individual , who brought it on himself by jumping but uf » second-class carriage when , ai full speed ; ,

      Beggarly Economt . —A letter has been addressed to the officers of the different courts of law , by " J . R . M'Cullooh ; Controller , " stating that the Lords of the Treasury are desirouB that the almanack frames , calendars , directories , army and navy lists , casks , and bottles for holding in * , pens , and penknives , &c , should be gathered together , that some may be sold , and others U 9 ed again , in order that waste may be avoided , and due economy introduced into the publia expenditure ! Is this extraordinary saving upon old pens and almasack frames instituted to buy the little Princess some baby linen , or is it to enable the Government to make up Prince Albert ' s £ 30 , 000 with ? It ' s pitiful economy , after all I * ¦ .

      Sib Robert Beel in a New Character . —Sir Robert Peel is now trying a new part , which , so far as he has gone , he performs tolerably well ; it is that of popular lecturer . In his inaugural l&ddress , at the opening of the Tamworth Library and Reading Room , he took advantage of the admission of some working men into- the Committeo of Management , to say— "I cannot help thinking , that by bringing together , in an institution of this kind , intelligent men of * all classes and all conditions in life—by uniting together , as we have united , in tbe Committee of this institution , the gentlemen of ancient family and great landed possessions , with the skilful mechanic aud artificer of good character—I cannot help thinking that we are all establishing a bond of

      social connexion that will derive more than common strength from the pure motives that influence us , and from the cause in which we are engaged . ( Applause . ) I cannot help believing that we are harmonising , the gradations of society , and binding men together by & new bond ; which , as I said before , will have more than ordinary strengthen account of the object which unites as . " ( Loud applause . V He vindicated the admission of females to " equal power and influence in the management of the institution" with males—** We propose that the institution shall be open to the female as well as the male portion of the population of this town And neighbourhood ; because we consider that we should have done great injustice to the well-educated and

      virtuous women of this town and neighbourhood , if we had supposed that they were less capable than their husbands or their brothers of benefiting by the instruction which we hope to give , or if we bad supposed that they were less interested in tbe cause of rational recreation and intellectual improvement . We propose , also , that they shall have equal power and equal influence in the management of this institution with others ; being well assured that the influence which a virtuous woman can hold ( if it be necessary to call it into action ) will always be exercised in favour of whatever is sound and profitable in respect to knowledge , and whatever is decorous and exemplary in respect to conduct , " —

      The Spectator remarks upon this and other passages as follows : — " And all the while he was advising his auditors to keep a jealous eye upon ecclesiastical functionaries ( for £ majority of three-fifths of the people would be entitled , according to his principle , to prevent clergymea taking part in public business ); advocating a Universal Suffrage beyond what is demanded by the Chartist ( admitting females , and all above fourteen years of age to participate in the franchise ); declaring that the advanced state of society demands-a higher education for all ; expatiating upon the advantages of arithmetic , in a way that would charm Mr . Hume himself ; fh short , doing everything in his power to sap and undermine the glorious structure of Church and State . *'

      Shocking Ocotjrbbnce . —Soon after eleven o ' clock on Tuesday , the 26 th , Thomas Walsh , late bookkeeper and cashier to T , Cotton , Esq ., committed suicide , by shooting himself at his house , Bowstreet , Bolton . Some discrepancy in his accounts was the cause of his removal from his . office , and this led to the committal of suicide . The Colliers' Tubn-out , Bolton . —The turnout has been renewed with increased vigour and determination . On Thursday ( says the Bolton Free Press J , Peter Simmons andtwelve other' celliers were brought before the Magistrates at the borough court . Mr . Taylor conducted the prosecution on behalf of Messr 3 . DorniDg . He stated that , about eighteen months ago , Messrs . Doming , compelled to

      follow the example of others , made a reduction in - the wages of their colliers . The highest price they had ever paid was 6 s . 6 d . per load of three tons , and so mush per yard , which had been reduced to 5 s . 10 d ., and was considerably more than some employers were paying . The men gave notice , with the rest of the eollierfl , for an advance , and Messrs , Doming agreed to give them 6 * . 6 d ., the original price , and 3 d . per yard , which the men agreed to accept , and the defendants commenced working at that rate on Tuesday last , and contracted to give a month ' s notice before Utey agajn left work . They continued at work all day on Tuesday , and had not been to the works since . They alleged as a reason for it , that some strange men had been to their

      bosses '' on Tuesday night , and threatened to kill them if they went to their work before therestof > the colliers did . . Mr . H . Dornins , said he had assured them of ample protection , The colliers had made a demand for Is . 8 d . per load of three tons , . and « d . per yard , - which demand Messrs , Doming , had refused to comply-with . A paper , of which the following is a copy , had beep sent in to Messrs * Doming : —" January 21 , lMl .- ^ t is unanimonsly decided upon that we , as workmen , are solely dependiDX upon the decision of you , ' as good masters , as to the advancement of Is . 8 d . per load for three tons to the load , and 6 * d . per yard . When yoa will unanimously say this , is done , we go to work , oite and all , on every condition of obedience . "—The document bore neither private nor official mark , and

      no notice was taken of it . After Bome discussion , defendants all agreed , though several of them did so with great reluctance , to siga a submission , expressing their sorrow for their conduct ; to return to work , and pay the expenses . One of lie defendants caused much laughter by asking , with simplicity , and in a rueful tone , if they " must put up the submissions theirsels J' '— -John Thornley , collier , Daroy Lever , was also brought ap for breach of ft contract into whieh he had entered to get a quantity of coal for Messrs . John Knpwles and partners . The contract in writing being produced and proved , the defendant was offered the same , terjn& » Ji the defendants in the ease just disposed of , which be refused to aceepi ; . He would soi » bJ 8 ; . honf to ; BOjM » Ppury AnA > m tWAfnrfl wftja oammittod for one month . —On

      Saturday , the colliers of Qldham , Roehdale , Middleton , * c , discontinued workingia consequence ot ., their employers declining ' to advance their wages sixpeace , and at some places tenpenee per quarter , oa the amount of owJ vTroujihW On M « oday and .. Tuesday , the turn-oat nunew might be seen Jwtenng ia the streets , but oa Wednesdw ,: 9 ^ oorre » ftn * r e » t informs us , the hands at most , « f ; Uie . © oU MP ^ commenced working M&fr * dv *« WIwnwP ; J £ , * h * district , themaBters ieperalli , Mdagwd I © : fft * m ^ advance of 8 d . and 10 d , > a fte i ^ of ^ hwe fep fc , ; aad many of the men were satisfied with that , ma , v . ; commenced working at the advanced * a . ttk .., Qih « dL ,. ;¦ held oat for the la . , 8 d . advaajue p « t JW ; and . $ is occasioned the second . tura-out . The employer * declare they will not give the . Is . W . advan . « e , « 4 the mea themselves are divided on tint aaetUoa , j . . ,,.

      BtiiaMnBs .-TWe-1 * 1 to refer ttoee vnitf jurO-: afflicted with the dist ^ ssing malad ^ of bliadnSlB to Mr . BMk . r ' 8 advertisement ; fo ^ we havFrtken ' the trouble to inquire Into the merits -of-mort ft $ i ^ cases ; and found that which Mr . Baiter' st * UVto be perfecttr true . We l »> e MepBoAe ^ p ^' under his care ; his method appears flfrnpfe ^ -ltif quiekly perfected , aad far from being painiuL Th » patients whose oases are alluded to in the advertiaement are all in humble life , and appear grateful to Mr . B . for his care and attention . Our readers can institute inquiries , which will , no doobt , prove satisttoiorj . —Liwfrpooi Standard .

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      BLACKWOOD . " Ten Tho \ i 6 aad a \ ear" is getting stupidly prolix and tiresome . It is very evident that the writer of this -endless story is paid by the yard , and we think it" ten thousand pities" that any publisher should nauseate the readers of a periodical with such a tissue of " stale , flat , and unprofitable stuff " as-this fifteenth tail of Mr . Warren ' s nondescript . "Memoirs of Strombeek" furnish some amusing anecdotes of courtly manners under Jerome of Westphalia . " Secret Societies of India" is another hash of Tbnggi&n , which has supplied provender for literary hacks , ad libitum , for the last four or five years . The "Disinterment" is a tolerable poem by Mrs . Simmons . On the whole , Blackwood is scarcely bearable this month .

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      BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY . "Merrie England in the Olden Time" exhibits an extraordinary share of pains-taking research amongst mus % y records and old archives . The paper abounds with droll anecdotes and quaint humour , both terse and prose . "Guy Fawkes" exhibits again , and a precious Guy it is . The " Pop Visit " is : a humorous portrayal of low Cockney life . " Irish Superstitions" is a successful effort to make a threadbare subject interesting . " Sydney" is a Btnpid and mischievous piece of foolery , evidently written by one who" knows nothing of what be was writing about .

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      * AII ° S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE FOB . FEBRUARY . 55 a best article in Tait this month is , a letter £ «* Mr . Richard Cobden , the Manchester maau-* et * tet } on tbe Eastern ( Jneetion ; which contains » ath valuable matter of information . Speaking of r a mi iv Turkey , Egypt , and Greece , in the spring W 1 BB 7 , Mr . Cobden s » ys : — "lea jears had elapsed siaee tbe complete deetruer *« the jjmi »» rfcn . during which time the Sultan ^ te a , according to popular belief , industriously P * 1 ! 1 **! in efecting ihe mort important amelioration « th 6 k ^ „ £ poa ^ inrtitatioM of tbe eonatry ; Wg * then of my sorpxiae at ¦ fi ir ^ i"g tbe csanlnxotu ^ aon of aD with whom I conversed in Turkey , to be

      —* at tie condition of the mas * of tbe people bad £ * fT detttionted Babrequently to the lall of that r ^ tt * but powerful militia . The Janisaftriea formed e » c of aational guard , drawn chiefiyfrom the xaaki " ^ populatiim of Constantinople ; hot having tbeir {!?***««» also Omm ^ wmt the proTinces . Any " ?*•¦? > rt of oppressiOT , oa tbe part of a mlrdstar or ^ "aaato fnactionsry , -wai taken cognijtTKW rf by w * ff : * bkh -was , to a certalB extent , a aUeld ^» tt » government and Uie people . Hadthe mas" ^»« the jamaarie * hees really tdOfwed ty todee **«» ref omu in the public administration , wHeh bte S ?**^ feom Saibui Mahmoud , It mi ^ it have ^^ xlie togical yteeumx of an improved «» te of te ^ , r ** ** " the eoinervaave * of ancteat lnrtltiffluT ^ T , ^^ "JKh and State ; and no eesential ianow J ?"««> la have heen attempted whilst they were " « to retaia thai * powarfnl organuation . But

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      the Sultan wai wholly unequal to the taak of regenerat > ing bis coasbej . . Tnrtnad of prmwin ^ the genius , of a Peter , or even a Mehemet All , he vu weak and vacil lating ; aad the sole act » f vigour which characterized his reign , that of the destruction of the janissaries , wa » planned aad executed by Hussein Pasha , and a few daring spirits , almeit without tbe personal intervention of the sovereign . That event left him at liberty to pursue an uninterrupted course of change ; but instead of applying his mind to such reforms aa would essen tially alter the character of his people , and prepare them for important modifications of their institutions , he amused himself with mere externals—be compelled his courtiers to dispense with the turban , and adopt the costume of Frank *—to substitute BnglUh saddlts for the eld wooden platform of the Turks , with similar innovations ; whilst all beyond the circle in which he immediately moved remained unchanged . * * -

      •• The Sultan was amusing himself with the most childish pursuits , whilst the world was giving him credit for bestowing all his thoughts upon the improvement of his country . One uf his propensities was tbe multiplying of his residences Thirty-two palaces and kiosks adorned the shores of the Bosphorus , and whilst I was at Constantinople , he was erecting another which gave rise to the report that the astrologers ( in whom he implicitly connded ) had predicted , that when he ceased to build he would die . He was passionately addicted to the bottle ; and his face , when I saw him , bore the usu . \ l evidences of deep potations ; yet , whilst violating in this particular , the precepts of his religion , he lent himself to the most rigid enforcement of its forms upon the people . When I was at Constantinople , the populace were actually driven to the mosques five times a-day by the police with whips , pursuant to an order -jsut belore obtained from the Sultan by the ministers of religion . "

      In connection with his statements on the actua condition of Turkey , and the policy of our fleets , and manvjb « ing banished and destroyed on the pretext of maintaining the integrity 01 the Ottoman Empire , he quietly remarks : — "It is no ; a little odd that we think it necessary to send forth Conuuiasioners , in England , to collect evidence before legislating upon factories or a constabulary force ; bat sit down very complacently to the task oJ maintaining the integrity of the Ottoman Empire , " in the absence of any such information . It will be said , probably , that our ambassadors afford sufficient means of supplying the knowledge we stand in need of ; but , being themselves parties to those diplomatic intrigues ,

      in which passions and prejudices become excited , they are the very las ; persons to judge coolly upon the facts of the case . Although no friend to Commissions in general , lee me suggest , that if we are to " maintain the integrity of the Ottoman Empire , " it would be Well to ascertain the nature and extent of tbe undertaking , and the bast mode ot doing it ; and this w « uid be knows by taking evidence on the spot ; or , if that be uo great an innovation , let the most intelligent residents in Turkey be brought home to be examined before a Committee of Inquiry ; and let one of these witueues be our highly respected and experienced Consulgeneral , Jdr . Cartwrig&t , who has spent a long life in the Levant . "

      Besides this paper , there are in this number a continuation of ih « j Burscben Melodies , which are well enough calculated to excite a laugh in those wno can atfurd one ; Kicn&rd the Keiver" again visits his friends , and entertains them with sundry feats and frolics ; a smart notice of tbe Romans of Oiiver Cromwell ; ten pages of the English Up ; am Eater ' s rigmarole ; and several other pieces .

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      MONTHLY CHRONICLE . "French and English Alliance , " is continued from the last No ., and is , on the whole , sot bad . Its point of controversy is , that the hostile spirit , supposed to exist in France , is not to be attributed to , because not entertained by , tbe French people ; being merely the bluster of " scattered parties , who are at war with each other . " The writer insists that tbe Paris press does not represent the feeling of the people . " Illustrations of iUrtiaoor , " a poem , by Mr . Reade , is flowing and somewhat fine in style , but wainim ; spirit . ** New Zsalaud" supplies historical lutorm&tiou respecting that colony , which will doubtless be deemed interesting , lae following curious anecdote furnishes fearful evidence of the state of soewty under the rule ot ' anarchy in France . It is Irom " Inediied Facts respecting ( he . French Revolution of 1789 : "—

      " Politics and cupidity were not the only evil passions which sent their victims to the revolutionary scaffold . All tbe baser feelings of human nature faraidhed their contingent , ' envy , hatred , malice , and all uncharitableness , ' jealousy , sensuality , and even the wounded pride of bad poets and wretched actors . The following anecdote is related fey Heron , private secretary of Fonquier Tinville , the public accuser . On tbe sixth or seventh Therniidor ( two or three days before the fall of K jbespieire ) one of fleron ' s friends called upon him at the bar of the tribunal , for i ' onquier had scarcely any other domicile , taking his meals and hia rest at tbe bar , so urgent was the work of destruction (; and his secret&ry was compelled to show as much activity as himself His college friend , then , came up to Heron , rubbing bis hands , and a chuckling smile upon hia lips . Bravo ! citixen Heron V said he , * bravo ! the work goes bravely od ; fifty-four to-day ; Eh ! Tell me , have you as many for to-morrow V— ' Not quite , ' replied Heron , ' but

      nearly . '— ' Is yonr list complete ? tell me , is it signed fcy citiien Fonquier J '— ' Not yet ; bnt why do you ask ? have you any aristocrat , federalist , fanatic , or any other to denounce!—• Unfortunately no ,- bnt I have a small favour to aak of you , my friend , for yoa are my friend , are yoa not ? Oblige me by pntting my wife ' s name on the list- '— ' Your wife ! ridiculous . ' yon are joking !'—* Upon my honour , I am in earnest ; - and I assure yon , it will be doing me a signal service . '— ' Impossible , ' rejoined Heron ; why , it was bnt last Dnodi we dined together , and you then seemed delighted -with the dtoyemte !'— ' Never mind ; my opinion of her is altered . '— ' Bnt she is an excellent sansculotte V—• Not at all , " replied the husband , ' she is an aristocrat , and I can prove it- '— ' You are mad , ' said Heron ; ' she is a good wife , and you would quickly repent it '— Not at all ; listen to me ; once , twice , will yon gnilotine my wife for me V— ' Certainly , not , ' said Heron ,- ' 111 have nothing to do with it '—

      ' Thus it is to place any reliance upon college friends , ' exclaimed the visitor as he withdrew , aa angry with Heron as if the latter had refused to lend him an assignant tot a hundred francs , or to sign a certificate of his civism . The cream of the story is , that they continued to lire loringly together tor thirty years ; and that the wife never entertained the slightest suspicion of her husband ' s summary attempt to get rid of her . " There are besides these several minor articles of some interest .

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      THE NORTHERN STAR . 3

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 6, 1841, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct365/page/3/