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SONGS FOB THE MILLIONS . No . IL X song tat the dnngeon'd patriot , let myriad voicea join ; It h&tb not birth , in idle mirth ., nor the maddening fames of wine ; It emanates from sympathy , to soothe the kindred son ] , ± nd doth rejoice , in freedom ' s Toioe , widen knoweth Booontrool ; jt spevts is * dmirs £ ioB of the fearless and the brare , 3 jje flitterer -3 Ues , it doth despise , and the cringing coarti ar knave ; j ^ od \ rheie is he so t > ue of heart th&t -would not rvreD the strain , gai would set lend hia Yoke to rand the hated tyrant ' * chain ! AU honour to the patriot be shall for erer be The terror of the tyrant , and the champion of tile free .
bandsmen , bekold th&t mighty mind , within a dungeon ' s gloom , yphieh trail may claim the horrid nams ot a Jasliuome lmng tomb ; Steel he stands , and free in heart , though manacled in limb , 2 Jg soul diadiins tke tyrant ' s chains , they c&nnoi conquer him ; He qaaUeta sot , ¦ with coward fear , he nttereth not & groan ; 33 jo" poiaoa'd aiii and prison fare , have -worn him to ths bone , He grieveth not that tyranny his body hath confined-Hi * mind ia fraught frith one great thought—toe freedom of mankind . All honour to the patriot , he shall for ever be Thss terror of the tyrant and the champion ef the
Ifoe tyrant in the p&l&ce hall hath Slid "with savage ) joy , _ By chain secor'd , in stone immnr'd , the patriot will > die . } Tbat odious shout for liberty will from the land depart , < The lion cas * d . by -wrongs emas"d , ¦ will burst his mighty . heart ; : lad thus the fiendish soul exnlta -with its wonted thirst ' ¦ lor blood , ' I Crer all the -woes , -which freedom ' s foes , hvre hesp'd > upon the good ; ! Bat let ^> m not forget the ff-srord , s-ospended by a f thread ! ^ fbich -we are told , in days of old , hung o ' er a despot ' s ; feead . ; Aii hanoar to the patriot , he shall for eTer be I The terror of the tyrant , and the champion of the
fe millions that are groaning now bsneath oppression ' s j vote , , B y orphin ' s tears , aad widow '* prayers , the aid ot God , invoke , j plead -with an earnest seal , and strive by every moral _ power Jo riJ the land from slavery ' s brand , which over it . doth lour ; j Blink on the hoaonr'd patriot , now suffering tax yonr < sates . . . . i
AEd nobly pierce yuu feel tha lo ^ e whisiv sympathy : a-rakes , j raite , be firm , that den of death shall soon disgorge its prey— ' : Te soon shall see the patriot free—thrice happy ; glorious day ! j A . U honour to the patriot , he stall for eTer be Ihe terror of the tyrant , and the champion of the free . i Benjamis Stoti . i Manchester . ! i ^ ;
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JLDDBE 33 TO THE COMMONS B . OVSE © F : COBBrPTIOS . ! Te iTimntwi o' corruption ' s wa * s , ! Wha mai and mend starvation laws , : Bat ft inn * heed the poor man's cause , t Xor yet his prayers , ' . I mean to tell ye , clacse by clause , i What need * repairs . I am a poor but honest msn , I A member o' the swinish clan ; Bat tho' I ' ve neither fcosse dot Ian " , j I Lie a right ; To seek my am , tho * yen sbon'd ban , j We a' yotrr might ; : Pot prayer , ye flinim understand it , j So I maun jaet afihfFdemand it , ; As 1 see a . ' resource straniil
That ' s for my go : *! . ; And nta year some ithtr rcandate , : To suie ay bloo ; i . I ' m A ( Jam ' s son , as weel as yon , And , tho' my Latin -words are few , I understand thai HeaTen ' a dew j Is sent to nourish ] Hi herb , acrt plant , and sheep , and cow , j ilanJand to cherish . j Then why shon'd I be starred and torn i Wi toil an' hunger , night an' morn , j And fore'd , by tyrant's taunts an' scorn , Liio Job to rsTe , And curs « the cay tiiit I was born j To be a slaTc ?
The great Creator hath ord 3 in'd ; Tbs tea and land , the sun and wind , J And man , with powtr to understand , j The graz : d dtsign j Was to unite in Bocial band , All Adam' 3 line . j Then why shou'd commerce be restrain"d By wicte . 1 Ibws , by yon maintain'd , ] " While millions o" race are pain'd , , For want o' food , Ard distant lan < : s , so s-adiy Etain'o , ; Wi' hum-in blo * i ? j To serve a haughty ptJLp-r'd few , A worthless , sei £ sh , idir crew , Wha neTer sweat in back nor broo , t But \ rfcsn th ^ y dice—Wia hand us ither things in Tiew ' But whjrt . 5 and -wine . '
The people ' s Toice y e -vs mi a n . ar , Tbo ' supplicated , jtar by year , \ Te only laugh , an' taunt an' szssi At a . " th ' rir prayers ; J Edt ZLsrex rry thci ? homes to eijeer , Or ease thtir carts . Nou" , I maun tell you what I "want , : Bat no "hrocgh snpp ; icition '« cant— I neuter worship feed cor sannt , Wba starre tue poor— ] I only tell , by cfi-hand rant , \ What 1 £ E for . j li is that e-rery s-m o * man , Thifa rsach ' i the years o' « wenty-aTie ; ; That ' s free / roni erLcii and no insane , ; Dj h&c a T-jte
In choosing mtn ti ; t laws ccu"d plan , ; To mend mj lot ' . Th 2 . f s -srhat ye eanna -sre ' el xefose , : By ony tarefae'd sham ticu ^ s , \ like poor f # ; k * no beic fit to use Their sense an' eight . Whan you see thousands sae abuse Thsir ten pound right . It ' s no the coat that mzis tbs
blujla no the cash , the house , nor Ian 'Its him thai has a -well-filled pan , And boiisst hear : ; But them that ' s fools , by nature's plan , Aye want a part . Toe ntit clause maaca be r > jeciit ; I wan ; to hae the vute respeckit , An' no to bribes an lairds snbjrckit , Aj Tote * ha& been , The Ballot wou ' d frae thicTts proteckit An' robbers keen .
Thai ' a wliat you'l aartiy ne ' er deny , Or else 111 tell the reason why ; Its just because your fear'd to try Ei ^ ctiuzis fair ; Te ien the Bunk wad hfeave ye bigli Up in the air . I hae no' time to sit and pause , So I maun bring critter clause ; Its what your honours gravely cas' Qualification , Which gi ' es tie Tigti to mere Jack-d 3 W 3 , To fill your station . Its snre ' y near the end o" time , Ard nature ' s centrjs past ter prime , When bridiis are mace o' £ t \ ne an" lime , An' lumps o' ! &n-l , An' nane bat bk-ckl : ea * Is , black wi' crime Fit to command !
This aaan be alter ed -sri the Isre , Or else the wheel will want the nave , Asd eTery man r&main a si-ve , Wha' has nie laud , Campell'd to crcuch to ft . > ui or tcare , At tLeir comruand . The pert , if I can fed ixpreisions , To h : i : t a ; ball o * ycur transgressions , Haun to the Eunibrr o' yrcr sessions ; Jt 3 base &nd reds To make lang scTtn jears digressions FKe a' -hat ' s good . A year 's enou' to fee a serran 'Its s-jn , etimfes mair thaii bt ' s deserran ' But a ; ou -detet trd tira swerren Frae rgbt to wracg—If both agret , yon nwy re&tTre ' em Again as lane .
Wb * n roes's iastiTi'd for seren ye ^ r , ^ n' itts tbat naetiiing can tLfeiu fcV . er , I--&J iojn gut crc-c ^ e as' sc-mezliiag que ^ r In thfcir opiiio-Es ; As' ihen corruption draws them Eear , To be its Bunions .
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I ' m nigh hand tir'd o' picken craws , So noil I'll bring the hinmost clause—I "want to keep a * cracks an' flaws Oat o' eur Charter ; And then I think that freedom ' s cause Will moTs the smarter . It is tbat Members ahon'd be paid ; Its right that men ahou'd get their bread , For wark that's done by hand or head , WhateTer station—The ditcher , or the honour'd trade O * legislation .
Its but a siiiy weak pretence , To say that its te save txpence , Whan ilka year lost pounds for pence , To rule the nation . By what it wou'd , if men o' sense Were in your station . Its just BolthBi thieTkh plan , To keep oat eTery honest man That's no connecket wi' your clan By land or riches . Te ken a poor nun never can Serve -without wages . An honest man that's duly paid Does a' he can to keep his bread ; He trys to plan wi' hand an' head , To mat' good wark ; But them that try the thieven trade
Work best i'th dart If on ' , I bae telTd ye plump an fair , The nak'd truth , an' n&e thing mair ; So if ye * re any time to spare Frae maken laws , I hope yel gie an equal share To ilka clause . I really think its worth your pains , To steep your m \ nufactar'd brain ' s ; An' tree our land frae galling chains By freedom ' s Charter ; If ony judgment yet remains
About your qnarter ; For I can tell ye , for your good , Anld nature ' s in a » arly mood . If yon persist in sucken blood , Like hnngry bugs , Sh'el send destruction , like a flood , About your lugs . PETEB . WILLIAMSON . Sinchirtown , by Kirkaldy , February 1 , 1841 .
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A NARRATIVE OF THE EXPERIENCE AND SUFFERINGS OF WILLIAM DODD , A FACTORY CRIPPLE , written by himself , gmng an account of the hardships and sufferings he ecciured in early life , Sec ., Sec . Second edition . London : L . and G . Sheiiy , 169 , FJeet-street ; and Hatcbird and Son , 187 , Piccadilly , 1841 . ( Second notice . ) We make no apology for calling the attention of our readers a second time to this afflicting and heartrending narrative of the hellish factory system . Its statements cannot be too extensively known , and we trast ail -srho ba ^ re the poirer will willingly aid in giving it a tvide and es ^ ensiTe circulation through the country . This edition is much enlarged , and contains statements which ca «? i ^ s us to blush for our degenera te country . Dodd ' d book teem 3 with the
most important matter , aud is of the most thrilJing interest . Who can read the simple but affecting detail of his efforts to obtaiu instruction , and not feel that such an intellect was not designed to be cramped in ib . 3 hell-holes to which from early childhood its possessor was the doomed victim . All , however , in this black b ^ ok is not of unpkasiDg character ; we look upon the aid offered him by employers ia his endeavour to improve himself as a bright spot on the dark picture , and the treatment he received from the society of Odd FellowB is so creditable to that exteusiye body of working men , that we cannot withhold it irom the notice of the public . The noble spirit of humanity which opened this lod ^ s and their hearts to the poo r factory cripple , is beyond any praise winch is in our power to ofiVr . Oi' this , fraternity William Dadd thus writes : —
" Thinking I mi ^ ht ^ in of assistance at some future period of n . y life , as 1 had all along been obliged to prop myself np , and was evidently working nbove my strength , I joined the Society of Odd Fellows , which ii ' . te best of this description tbat 1 am acquainted wi : h ; but it is not without its fau ! : & In tliis Society I was soon put into office ; and , having an active ar-d persevtring mind , I put myself forward , and was elected a » ths Strcrefary of the Xtodge to which I W-onged . On that occasion , I well remember , I bad to address , for the first time in my life , a large body of mtn . I felt raiher timid ; bnt having practiced in my room fc-r a full hour , I delivered my maiden speech , which still remains fixed on my memory , as follows : —
" , ' Mr . Chairman and Gentlemen , —I now Btand btfore you as a candidate fur the important office » f Secretary—an effice which , I am well aware , requires ao : only talent and abliitics , but also great care an-. l attention— ; h £ a ? , h * a * ., j—and althougti I can eay nothing in favour of my humble abilities , having rcc-iveu no ether education than what I have been able to scrape together after my day's work was done , still I trust tlust the interest 1 feel for ths good and welfare of this Society , will stimulate me to usa every tiextion in my power in the discharge of the several duties of lids office , should I be thought ¦ worthy or holAir > g it- As 1 am convinced that you will act in this , as in ail other matters , solely for tke good of the Society , so I can assure you , that I shall bn sa'dsUcd with your decision , whether it be for or against
IHC . " There were five candidates for the effice ; and this wastte state of the poll , as taken from the minutebock . — William D ^ dd 64 TV . S 4 J . D 4 J . B 4 J . SI 4
80 " The other candidates thought I should have the lead , but each expressed a wish to be second . The result proved they were all second . Those four members w-. re tradesmen ' s sons , who had received a good education—I , a f _ -ctory cripple , ¦ who hod never cost my vsienrs a shi : lirg for my learning . I was elected a stCJEft lima to this office , and had , in twelve months , aboui £ CQQ of the Society ' s money through my fingers I then received a vote of thanks , and was elected to a higher office . Ib the year 1835 , I was elected to repre-Et-nt-ttu district , a body of seven hundred men , in the annual meeting of the Society held that year at Darby ; and in 1 S 36 I was again thought ¦ worthy of a seat in that important meeting held in London . "
W- _> have already exceeded our limits , bnj the fci ' ow-iiij ; affords such a striking proof of the immorality er ' genJored by the accursed system , that knowing that our paper circulates widely in many parts of the country where the details of factory life are alinos : unkuown , wo subjoin it , and with it close oar noj-ce of this interesting pamphlet . " TV lale I was in the pnblic line in London , 1 had t # deil with all BortB of people , from the lowest to the highest I htard a'l sorts of coarse brutal expressions ; but in all that time , I never heard anything more vulgar * brutal , or wicked , than 1 was accustomed to
sear fr- ^ m the inister-ffianufacturers , in my younger days—from men too who had received a liberal educa tion , and -wno were called to fill the highest iffiees in tke to-srn , and -who , from their superior station in iif * , ought to hive set an example worthy of imitating . The man csgtrly followed the example set them by the masters , and cursing , swearing , and low language , became tbe order of the day . Inspecting the moral conduct of the youcs , I can say but little ; any one aisy thick fox himself what will be the result of cue bus tired youn 5 pco . . > e , of beta sexes , working together nailer such circumstances , going together in the mornix > g , aascdzting with each ether through the day , and
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return'Djj again In the evening , with no moral restraint upon their action , no pattern shewn them worthy of imitating ; and where acts of gross indecency , low , vulgar , brutal language , singing immoral songs , swearing , &C , are not oaly tolerated , but , in many instances , actually countenanced and encouraged . A person brought up from infancy to maturity in such , a school , and who can then retire with clean bands , or a e ' ear conscience , must possess something more in his composition than human nature can boast of—must be such an one as I never yet met 'with , Bach an one as I am sure does not exist . * * The Bcsnea -which 1 hire witnessed , and it la witi sorrow I say have in seme instances been participator in , are of such a nature , as to be improper to lay before the public eye .
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STE-OUD . —The second anniversary of the society of Reehabites , was held at Spring Cottage , oh Tuesday , August 3 d . Nothing could exceed the pleasure manifested on the occasion . Many patriotic toasts vrcre proposed by the Chairman , and responded to by the members . Tho fre ; press was given with three times three , and rispouded toby an unflinching democrat . The Northern Star , Vindicator , Chanhl Circular , aad New Moral World were highly app auded as guides to the lovers o ; freedom , faince the establishment of this society , a library has been procured . Tail's Magazine , tho Northern Slur , and the Cheltenham Examiner , together with a number of periodicals , are taken in by the members . Tho meeting nights are every alternate Wednesday , at the Victoria Coffee-house , Russeil-street , and we rejoice to say the society is , in every respect , going on pro ? perously .
VEOVXIi . —The Manchesteb . Convocation of Ministers . —The Unitarians of this town held a meeting in their place of worship , convened by public placard , on Thursday evening last , to consider the propriety of deputing the Rev . li . Soll y to attcud the contemplated Conference oi Ministers at Manchester . After an appropriate prayer by the Kev . H . Solly , and the object of tho meeting stated , M . Lamb , Esq ., was called to tho chair . Re :-olutions were then passed , approving of the miended Conference , and deputing the Rev . 11 . SoL y to attend on behalf of tho congregation . Mr . BainbriJge having previously inquired whether Mr . Solly would , in the event of his beiag appointed to go to Manchester , represent . the views of that meeting
to the Conference , Baid ho did not wish to pledge Mr . Solly to any particular Hae of conduct , oth- rwise than , to state what was the opinion of that nieeung as to the causes of the present prevailing distress . Let him urge his own opinions , or vote as he thought , proper , still he thought the voice of tho people ought to be heard and attended to . —M" \ Solly fully agreed in what Mr . Bainbrjdge had said , aud in reply to the question put , said that although be would not go pledged to advocateany party views or class interests , yet he would go pledged to do justice to all parties . Ho would go in God's name and Christ ' s spirit . Mr . Bainbridge then rose and moved— " That it is the opinion of this meeting that the Corn Laws are uujust and oppressive ; but that the real cause of the
present distress is the monopoly of legislation , by which the few have the power of making laws for their own interests , to the great injustico of tha many ; we therefore hope , that the Conference of Ministers at Mauchester will direct their attention to this great evil , and will endeavour to obtain for every man of mature age and sound mind & voice iu the making of the laws by whioh he has to bo governed , which is the only real security against the eviU of class legislation . The resolution was seconded by Mr . Stevens and supported by Mr . Woodward , in a few appropriate remarks , and carried unanimously . Tae Rev . H . Solly rose and said , that he cheerfully undertook the task assigned to him , and would most gladly represent their views at the Conference . The position which he now occupied was one that afforded him the deepest satisfactionfor he had long sorrowed over the
, miseries of the country , but felt utterly powerless for their removal . Htre , at length , was an opportunity Riven to all ministers of tne Gospel to lift up their voice with some chance of its pierciDg even tho ears of those classes who had it in their power , bat h&d so long delayed to do justice to all . He was exceedingly gratified that he was sent ^ by the Unitarian Body ; and he hoped that other Unitarian congregations were engaged in the same truly Christian object . They had long been denied the name of Chrisiians , but they now had tne opportunity of meeting with other denominations on tho broad ground of Christian brotherhood . He had been present last night at a very interesting meeting , where there was much rejoicing over Sabbath school instruction , but he ( Mr . Sj could not rejoice Tot his thoughts wandered to the misery , wretchedness and sin which covered the land . The cause of
Christ will never advance - are content with the little good that can be dono by teaching creeds and theological instructions to those just arorud them ; something more is necessary , they muit lift np their voice against tho present iniquitous system , and see that justiee bo done to al ! . There were three great points he would urge upon the conference , as ? ar as his humble abilities wouid permit . 1 st . The alleviations of physical wretchedness . 2 nd . The education of all . 3 rd . Tho removal uf unjust authority usurrped by the higher classes over the lower . Mr . Solly tb £ n proceeded to show
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thai the whole state of the country , its sooial , political , and trading arrangement * , were fearfully unchristian . He did not go pledged to advocate any party Views or class interests but he did go pledged to do justice to all parties , even to those who seemed most opposed to the welfare and rights of tho poor , for they above all others deserved pity for what seemed to him thus mournful errors bat the present aud eternal interests of all must not be sacrificed to the errors of a few . He would -gladly attend the conference ; may God speed it aud bless it . Thanks were giveu to the Chairman , and the meeting separated highly gratified .
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The Pe . nitentiaiiy and the Model Prison at Holloway . —Thanks to the exposures of the press , and the qniet but effective operation of public feclihg thereby elicited , the chilling tortures ot the solitary and silent system of discipline , introduced some years since to our English inquisitorial prison at Millbank , called in mockery ibcPenitenliurg , instead of the madhoHse , are likely to bo put an end to . The snake is , at last , scotched ; a few more chops at the replile may , it is hoped , effect its destruction . By the Mansion House reports of Tuesday , it appears that ; iir Peter Laurie , who has the merit of having been the first amoug his brother magistrates to express an opinion adverse to this devilish innovation upon the purity of justice and the rights of humanity . of ihe nu mber of
stated that , in coiisequ ^ nco cases of decided aud incurabla insanity that had occurred in the Penitentiary during the last eighteen months , Government had at length directed that the system should be discontinued , and a more rational mode of treatment adopted towards tho prisout-rs confined there . Six persons , during the year 1040 , and three others in the first six months of the present year , have been reported as incurably insane , or hopelessly idiotic , through tho body-aud-mind-crushing regulations in force at this silent hell . Sir Peter might have carried his remembrance back to the cases of the three children , who , under the paternal mauagement of the lato Home Secretary , were sacrificed in the year 1839 upon the altar of experimental cruelty
for his edification ; but the worthy knight appeared sivibiied that something liadat last been done , or was promised to be done , which would prevent tho future perpetration of such wanton barbarity ,. Sir Peter should remember that thera is a trite but comprehensive saying to tho effect that " hell is paved with good intentions , " and until the public is satisfied of tke existence of something more than mere good intention in this matter of inquisitorial torture , it wilinot , and ovtfhinot , to be satisfied . The mischief of equalisation is frightfully apparent in thiB question of prison discipline , the Homo Secretary is the focus from which tlio gaol regulations of the country radiate . He is , ex nfficio , the prime eustodier of all criminal aud political offenders alter conviction wnether
and , as such , has , it seems , thon ^ ht ( constitutionally or not , is a question for another day ) to regulate at pleasuro the discipline by which they are coerced throughout the entire realm , and it has pleased him , or the philosophizing experimentalists by whom be is advised , tbat these regulations should be based upon principles alike harsh , unnatural , and vindictive , without reference to the true purposes of justice , which over tend to the wholesome correction and permanent auisndment of the criminal , and not to his progressive , but inevitable destruction . Iu all cases of provincial imprisonment this supreme right appears to have been delegated to the local authorities as eager to carry out the cold-blooded experiments of the tyrants of tho Home-office , as if
their exertions in the task of punishment were the only tenure by which they might preserve to themselves the magisterial d gnity . Look , for instance , at the gaols of WarwicK , Bradford , York , and the numberless other dens , in which good men and true have been mewed up like wild beasts , and treated as such to gratify the petty revenge of a despicable Government , through the lickspittle subserviency of magisterial sycophants . This , however , is wandering from the point . The gy&tem of seclusion and silence , the goads by whicb [ men and women , aye , and children too , have been driven to madness , and then thrust from the gloomy cells of the Penitentiary at Millback into the incurable wards of tho Bethlehem Hospital , are to be laid aside ; and
Sir Peter Laurie is gratified at having so much accomplished in tho way of reformation' of the infernal system ; but how lamentably mistaken he must bo if he supposes that his amelioration will exfend further than Millbank , unless such extension iB forced upon the Home Secretary . The new erection at Hoiloway , for the s « orct torture of such cf her Majesty ' s subjects as shaJl dare to speak iheir minds too freely of her Majesty's Government , has not been built at a cost of nearly £ 100 , 000 for nothing . The symmetrical arrangement of honeycombed cells , and radiating airing yards , like so many ladies' coffins , has not been perfected for
nothing . The arrangements of the chapel , into which God ' s broken-hearted creatures are to be led , hooded and masked , that they pay mock their Mjker with thankgivingB , while , in the frenzy of despair , they curse the incarnate devils he has created to torment them , have not been adopted for nothing . The hood and' mask are not to bfl introduced for the first time into the prisons of England vfit ' nout an object , and when once in general u »; what is to hinder iho gaz being applied , what is to prevent the infliction of the thumb-scre-. v , or t ) ie boot , or tho pickottiag-irons ? These are all wor ss of secrecy , and may now be carried on without t' , ar of publicity , for the gaol grave or the madhouse , yji l
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keep the secret . Such have been kept again . In short , the' snaKe is scotched , but not killed ; and no Englishman ought to rest satisfied until , by a conjoint and universal expression of opinion with his iellow-countrymen , he has compelled the Government , or that individual member cf it who exercises supreme authority iu this matter of prison discipline , to issue distinct and positive commands that these newly-introduced samples of systematic torture shall b 9 at onoe and for ever abolished in all the the prisons of England . —Dispatch . I » thb Parish of Rochdale there are at present 1 , 627 empty houses .
Animal Magnetism . —An exhibition of the remarkable phenomena of . animal m 3 gno £ ism took plaee on Monday , at the Hanover -square rooms . Tho company or audience assembled in the large room on the ground floor ; and , a few minutes after three o clock , M . Del&fontaine , accompanied by a modest and father interesting girl , presented himself ^ on the temporary stage . A gentleman , a foreigner evidently , from his slight accent , then addressed tho persons present , and in a very lucid and appropriate manner offered some observations and remarks on the history of animal magnetism , which , though in themselves exceedingly appropriate and well adapted for the lecture-room , would bo misplaced in our report . At the conclusion he was
much cherred ; and as soon as silence could be obtained , M . Delafontaine commenced his experiments . In a few minutes the patient was fast O 9 leep . Piu 3 were then stuck into her hands and head , without any signs being indicated that she experienced pain or uneasiness . The company being satisfied with this exhibition of M . Delafoiitaino ' s magnetic power , though a gentleman near us was incredulous on the subject , a youth presonted himself . Having paid hiu respects to the company , he was seated in the chair , and iu a very few moments completely Mesmerised . Pins were then thrust into his head , thighs , and hands . Ammonia and tho lucifer matches were applied to his nostrils , and the percussion caps discharged at his ear without producing
any visible effects . It was then suggested by a gentleman , who said his name was Jackson , and that he was well known at St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital , that , to test the truth of M . Delafontaine ' s experiments , he should be allowed to hold up the arms of the patient in a horizontal position , and that during that period M . Delafon ' aine should magnetise , and produce in them a cataleptic crisis . M . Delafontaine consented , and in about five minutes so perfect a state of catalepsy was produced that Mr . Jackson ( of St . Bartholomew ' s Hospital ) expressed himself much alarmed , reclaimed , " You will throw him into convulsions , " which to a certain extent he did . Tho patients arms then remained upraised above his head , and in a most painful position . Pins were
again thrust into his hand and thighs , and wo blush to record it , some ( how ehall we characterise such au individual !)—say , theu , a thoughtless— -no , that is not the word—an unprincipled persou , thruft a sharp instrnment—we should say it was a lancetinto the upper part of the calf of the leg , yet no symptoms of suffering were exhibited . We mention hore , to gave time , that the reason we have for saying that it was a sharp instrument is the fact that tho youth lost more than an ounce of blood ; nor wa « this known uutil he had been removed from the chair , he having , contrary'to all experience felt so ill , that M . Delafontaine was compelled to retire with him from the room . In our opinion it was the loss of blood which caused the
fatntness . On his return , M . Delafontaine was uesirous of proceeding with the voltaic and electro-galvanic experiments , but the company expressed themselves perfectly satisfied . -A gentleman of Caius College , Cambridge , and with whoso name we were kindly favoured , presented himself , and desired to be magnstised . This gentleman ' s father was present . M . Delafontaine , through hia interpreter , Raid , that from the appearance of the gentleman , who was a strong young man , about twenty-two years of age , sinewy and powerful , he did not ihink he would succeed in magnetising him , but he would try . In about five minutes he was dead asleep . This was a most remarkable case , and excited great interest . When
awakened , this gentleman was kind enough to explain to the company all his sensations . Ho said he was in the first instanco a passive patient , but that as soon as he eat in the chair ho did everything in his power to resist the influence of the magnctiser , but that he could not succeed . He complained that previous tohisslecpho feltaa if about to be suffocated . In fact , tho globus hyslericus was visible , aad the sensation was so acute that M Delafontaine was obliged to remove his stock , for fear « f ulterior consequences . A second young gentleman , younger apparently than the last , then desired to be magnetised , and , strange to say , he was also from Cambridge . Ho obligingly favoured the company with his name . This case was still more decisive than the last . The
patient was in a very few minutes rendered perfectly unconscious , and exhibited the usual phenomena . Ho was awakened by the snapping of a percussion cap at the back of his head , and described to the company tho sensations which he had experienced . He said he felt as if about to faint , and that , in fact , the entire sensatiou was that « -f a fainting fit , without its unpleasant accompaniments . It is remarkable that boJh these gentlemen , who were of very dissimilar temperaments , should have experienced the same sengaiionp . We have thus hastily , and to the best of our ability , without leaning to one side or tho other , reported the particulars of this ( to up , and we believe to all present ) extraordinary exhibition . Wo still withhold onr opinion , though yre h . \ ve no hesitation in saying that the phenomena which wo have lately witnessed remain yet unexplained on the supposition of imposture . Tho room wafl well filled , and with highly respectable persons — Weekly Chronicle .
Religious Toleration (?)— At the Gaildhall , on Tuesday , tho Rev . Mr . Hall , a Roman Catholic clergyman , applied to Mr . Alderman Kelly for his advioe under the following circumstances : —He was sent for by a Roman Catholic prisoner , confined in the Giltspur-street prison , to visit him , aud he did so last week . Ho afterwards sent him a prayerbook , and also some prayer-books for Borne other Catholics , who were confined in the gaol . Upon making a subsequent visit , he found that nono of these books had reached the prisoners , but had been intercepted by the R 9 V . Mr . Boddington , the Protestant Chaplain of the goal . The same Prayerbook which he was pleased to prohibit was admitted for the use of the Catholic prisoners in Newgate , with the sanction of the Rev . Mr . Carver , tlie Ordinary . Complainant had an interview with the Rev .
Mr . Boddiiigton , and was not treated with the courtesy which oi ; e Clergyman ought to show to another . The complaint he made was twofold—that the Catholic prisoner was compelled to attend with the Protestants at the chapel , against a man ' s conscience ; and next , that he was prevented from receiving a Roman Catholic Prayer-book . The Chaplain said , wi : h respect to the latter , that it contained matters contrary to what he taught , and he had a mind to burn the several copies complainant had sent ; and that he should persist in requiring Catholic as well as Protestant , prisoners to attend divine service in hia chapel . Mr . Alderman Kelly « aid ho had no power to intorfere as a single Magistrate , but if the complainant would take the trouble to make his representation to the Committee of Aldermen , he was sure it would receive due
consideration . Execution op the Knakesborouqh Mpbdehers . —On Saturday last , at noon , the awful sentence of the law was carried into execution upon John Bur * linson , Henry Nuttall , and Charles G . U , who were convicted at the Yorkshire Assizes of the murder of Joseph Cocker , of Knaresborough . Ever since their condemnation all the three men have conducted themselves in a most penitent manner . It does not appear that they ever entertained any hopes of a reprieve boing granted them . They were attended in their devotions , from the trial to the execution , by the chaplain of the gaol , the Rev . J . Shackley , Rev . Thomas Richardson , and tho Rev . J . Rattanbury , Wesleyaa minister . Tho unhappy convicts
paid the most reverent attention to the instructions which were afforded them by tho Rev . Gentlemen , and exhibited the utmost anxiety iu making themselves prepared for enterirg upon eternity . The prisoner Gill has suffered considerably for several days from erysipelas , so much so , that for a length of time he was confined to his bed . In walking across the yard from the condemned cell to tlie room where they were pinionefl , Burlinson and "Nuttall walked wiih a firm step ; Gill , who was weak from the effects of disease , was supported by two of the attendants . At twelve o ' clock George H . Seymour , Esq ., the Under-shcrifF , demanded in the usual manner the bodies of the condemned , immediately after which the procession was formed , and the men
walked to the scaffold . They wore , quite- resigned to \ heir fate , and when the diaplain engaged in the usual scrvioo they were lond and earnest in their responses . After this the whole three war * engaged in prayer for teveral minutes . Burlinson , who was tho eldest of the three men , was placed ia the position of the drop next C *~ tlegate , Gill was in the centre , and Nuttall occupied tho other extremity . G ; ll was raora Brm vpon the scaffold than might have been expected from his previous suffering from erysipelas . The other two walked t » the scaffold with a firm step ; but the demeanour of the whole three was that of tho deepest contrition aud penitence . After tho usual preliminaries the bolt was
drawn , and the mea were launched into eternity . The sufferings undergone by Burlinson and Gill seemed to be xreafc , their bodies were very much convulsed ; tho other eeeaied to die a&on after the execut ' ouer had done his work . After hanging the usual time the bodies wero cue cown and removed to the prison , previous to their being bavied within its preciucts . All ihe three were quiteyouns ? men , Burlinfon being 24 years of age , Pfuttall 22 , and Gili 19 . Burlinsua aiiti Gill were the parties who inflicted tbo . ' wpundB upon tfio old man . Kuttallwas prcstnt at tho time , anc ! assisted at the rifling of Cocker ' s pocket . They all belong to Kiiaresborough , where theii families' i < side .
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It is a curious Fact that there is no English Pronouncing Dictionary compiled by an Englishman Stephen Jones was a Welshman , Sheridan , was an Irishman , aud Walker was a Scotchman . The Power of Union - ¦ f . xh . i&itbd iw that or thb i'stss . — " What one man can d 6 amidst the elements of nature is small ; but each is in his own orbit the centra of his company of satellites , and bo may contribute a portion of increase , considerable to the general power . It is one of the virtues of tho press whioh addresses all and may effect all , that multitudes forming a mighty aggregate of petty influence operated upon it , may effect the conditioa of the whole , and to create amoral force individually weak and of small power , but bound up together and acting with one' mind and to one end , that shall unite the power of each into the power of all . — Cleuve ' s Gazette .
The Clerical aktpCobn Law Convkhtiok . —We find the following in the Perth Chronicle : — " Thb Manchester Confebencb . —The First Relief Congregation here has resolved to send the Rev . Mr . Lindsay to the Conference of Ministers , to be held in Manchiester on the Corn Law question . A meeting of the congregation was held ou Monday eveningfor this purpose , at which it was also agreed to give their pastor instructions regarding the best means of effecting a repeal of these laws . One of the resolutions is to tho following effect : — 'That it is the decided conviction of the congregation , that the only way by which a proper adjustment of iho grievance cau _ be obtained , is the admission cf all classes of her Majesty's subjects to an equal participation in the
right of boing represented in the House of Commons . ' The resolution only suggests tbat the reason for coming to this conclusion is , that the classes whose interests are to bo upheld in their present form , hare the sole power to repeal these laws , and we . therefore , not likely to do so . We hope that all congregations will give similar instructioas to their ministers ; and thus a mighty movement may be commenced which will , ere long , be the means of rendering justice to the oppressed millionsof this coantry . The Bishop of- London . —A certain aged Rector , in Middlesex , has lately been summoned to attend his Lordship to give an account of his conduct on tho following charges : —That he is in the habit of opening his window , and converting himself into
what the Americans call a trollop , viz ., Bitting in an arm chair and giving the passers-by a view of the soles of his shoes—that , in such unckrical posture , he has been seen reading a newspaper on the Lord ' s day—and last , but not least in the Bishop ' s eyiM , that his reverence has a cask of ale ( canon ale of course ) on his drawing-room sofa ' . The old gentleman , not a little annoyed at being brought from » distance to answer such paltry charges , told the Bishop that he was not aware there was anything very heinous iu any of the charges , supposing they were all true , but pleaded not jri ^ 'y to the Sun daynewspaper reading . It is really pitiful to fiud a learned man like Dr . Blomfield listening to the tittle-tattle of every busy fool . If a clergyman is guilty of any immortality , it is a Bishop ' s duty to
interfere , but the eccentricities of seuen < y may surely be passed over . It is ' too late at such an age to stndj CheaterSeld or the dancing-master . —Sunday Time * , ExTiuoRDiNAiiY Afpair . —Great excitement provailed at VVootton Bassett on Saturday week , ia consequence of the following circumstance :-r-A man of the parish of Cliffo Pypard had besn taken into custody the Saturday previous by tae police-officer , for threatening to beat a woman . The officer , whether acting under the advice of a magistrate or not is unknown , took him into the parish of Wootton Bassett , and turned him over to the policeman , stationed in that town , who , without any ceremony , put him into the Blind-house , where he was confined until the following Thursday . He was then taken
to the comity magistrates , but from some cause or other , aoth ' wg was decided , and he was again placed in confinement , whero he remained until Saturday , the policeman refusing to allow him to breathe fresh air , or to obey the calls of nature , otherwise than ia his dungeon ! Thus was a free born Englishman imprisoned for a week , without sny inquiry having beea instituted into tho charge on which he was apprehended . The Mayor hearing of the matter , and understanding that the inhabitants were disgusted at the njanner of conSnement ( the Blind-house being ft miserable holo , only six feet by four feet ) , desired the policeman to take the man to the parish where the alleged offence was committed , and in whioh a counsy magistrate resided . The case was then
disposed of , aad the man dismissed , it appearing that he was of unsound mir . d ! Surely this matter requires investigation . — Wiltshire Independent . MEL . VNCUOI . Y Case of Female Dsstitutiojj . —On Saturday , Jane . Knight , a remarkably fine-grown and interesting girl , between fifteen and sixteen year 3 of ago . was placed at the bar , before Mr . Hardwick , the silting magistrate , at Marlboronghstreet , on the following charge : —Police constable 70 , of the C . dirision , stated that , about eleven o'clock on Friday night , he found the defendant sitting on toe step of a doer ia the Quadrant , Pvegent-street , witu her head leaning on her hands , on her knees . She was sobbing violently , and had no bonnet or shawl o . i ; the re 3 t of her apparel was
drenched with . the rain . In answer to the questions witness put to her , shs stated that &ho was in a State of utter destitution , aud [ actuallystarrivg Witness , therefore , out of a feeling of compassion , proceeded to take her to the station-house , but was obliged to support her all tho way thither . Suitable refreshments were provided for her , and , und-. T the circumstances of the case , sho was zn&de as conforUbie as possible . Mr . Hardwick asked the defendant how she becimo so reduced to such % wretched condition ? The defendant ( bursting into tears ) said that her mother had been dead about eighteen months ; that ehe had no brothers or sistera ; that her father run away from her five weeks ago , after disposing of his furuitare , beii ) g under pecuniary
embarrassments . She had since subsisted on what the neighbours , who respected her mother , had given her ; but at leugth every resource had failed her ; and for the lust two days and nights , she had wandered about the street . ? , without a place of shelter or rest , or a morsel of food ; and , when the polieeman found her , she had but just sat down , being unable to proceed further from sheer exhaustion . —Mr . Hardwick inquired if she knew to what parish she belonged ?—lhe defendant said she had been told to St . James's , Westniinaier , as , for many years , and u ; uil abous three months after her mother ' s death , her father , who carried on an extensive business S 3 a ladies' shoemaker , paM £ 180 per annum for the
house ho occupied iu Brewer-street . —The policeconstable , who took the defendant into custody , said he had ascertained that the account she had given of herself was perfectly correct : and he had also learnt that , while iho was ivaudering the streets at night , she had bseu despoiled of her bonnet and shawl , through refusing to accompany some of the most abandoned of her own sex , who endeavoured to inveigle her into a life of shame and infamy . —Mr . Hardwick said that he would see that the defendant was properly taken care of in future ; and , tor the present , he should scud her to St . James ' s workhoase . —The poor girl Eobbed aloud her gratitude , aDd left tho office .
New Ordee of the Poor Law ComMISSIONBBS relative to destitute persons found ik thb Streets . —Sir . Francis Head , one of the assistant Poor LaWjCommissionerSjWaited upon Mr . T wyford , the sitting magistrate , at Bow-street , aud after referring to a statement that had appeared ia the papers , of some-proceedings that had taken place in that court on Monday , the 26 th ult ., relative to Emma Watson , a young woman found in the Streets ia a case of complete destitution , who had been taken fay a policeman to St . Margaret ' s Workhouse , Wedtmin&tor , and there refused ad mission by the porter , said that the Poor Law Commisaiouors had made »
full investigation into all the circumstances of the case , and the result was contained in a report , which he begged leave to hand to the bench . The report stated that the Commissioners deemed it expedient to issue such a regulation as should place the relief of applicants at the said workhouse , in circumstances of urgent necessity , on a more satisfactory footing , and should enable the magistrates , if necessary to enforce such relief by the infliction of the penalties imposed ia section 98 of the Poor Law Amendment Aci , on persons guilty of any breach of the rules and regulations of the Poor Law Commissioner * . In pursuance of which resolution the Commis sioners had made the following order : —
' To the Churchwardens , overseora , &c , of the parishes of St . Margaret and St . John , in the city of Westauuster . We , the Poor Law Commissioners , under the powers and authority of an Act passed in the 5 th year oi' tho reign oi his late majesty King William IV ., entitled ' Au Act for the Amendment and better Administration of the Laws relating to the Poor is Eugtaqd and Wales , ' do hereby order and direct that any parson in a state of destitution , who may apply for relief under circumstances of sudden or urgent necessity , at any workhouse belonging to ami situate within the parishes of St . Margaret and St . John , in the city of Westminster , shall immediately on such application be relieved by admission into such workhouse , and by the supply in Eiich workhouse of such food , clothing , medicine , and other articles ol absolute necessity as the emergency of the case may require , until sonio lawful order touching the relief of such person be otherwise
wnda by tha persons duly authorised in that behalf . And we do hereby order and direct tho master , matron , aud porter of such workhouse respectively , to admit any such person so destitute as aforesaid into tho same , aud so far as each of them respectively is empowered so to do , to supply or procure to be sapplied , such relief in food , clothing , or medicine s * s aforesaid , until some lawful order shall be given in respect ot' any * such person , by tho persons duly authorised in that behaif . ( Signed ) "J . G . Lefeybe . " Dated Aug . 6 , 1841 . « G , C . Lewis . * Mr . Twy ford having looked at tae above document , said ho was glad the case had attracted ( ha attention of the Poor Law Commiaaionerfl , and that thiy had tns . de an order whiirh . wjould empower th © magistrates to order relief to be given in such cases , which would prevent the recurrence of anything of the kind in future . Sir F . Head then bowed and withdrew .
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A MANUAL OF POLITICS . By William Tho-Ha 30 N , Alexandria ., Vale of Leven . Glasgow : W . and W . Miller , 90 , Bell-street . 1841 .
This is a sensible little book , containing plain truths for plain men . In the first chapter , " On human rights , " there is some clear and forcible reasoning , couched in language which cannot be misunderstood . The rurhts of man , both natural and acquired , are placed in a clear and convincing point of view . Cbapteis 2 and 3 treat of the various points of the Charter , and set forth the just claims of the people , well sustained by a reference to ancient u ? e and practice . The last chapter is on miscellaneous matters , introducing the Church , the national expenditure , education , aad religion , all of which are handled in a clear aud convincing manner . The work , though Fmall , is calculated to do much good . We extract the remarks as to the means of getting the Charter , and also those on the use to be made ot power when obtained by the people . On the former subject the writer
gays" Ycur claims appear to be quite just ; how do you intend Vo carry them out ? First , -we intend in the first instance to disclaim anything like violence , and peacefully , legally , yet resolutely , to urge our rtqueat upon the Legislature . We are endeavouring to spread among oar own order astit ' al knowledge , aaU to give to the rising raca an education -which will acquaint them with their rights and duties as cit z ^ as . Awaw that habits of intemperance have done much towards our national debasement , ire are labouring to cultivate habits of sobriety . Convinced that a people caa only command respect by becoming virtuous and intelligent , we are trying to circulate information by Reading Rooms and I > ebating Societies , and xuaking every class of the
community acquainted with our real objects . We intend to establish a system of missionary operations , and employ men of accredited worth and abilities to spread information . Byavoiding violence , spreading knowledge , and securing the assistance aud co-operation of the virtuous and haraane ef every class , public prejudice will be beat down ; tho unmeaning calumnies circulated against us rebutted ; ourcau . se advancing , as every cause should do based on train and justice . ; the operative aud artisan -will be admitted into the constituency ; the spirit ot a prostrate nation will come out in all its native greitne&s ; and we shall become the possessors of those immunities which are our right , and find ourselves invested with all the attributes of free and unrestricted citizenship . "
In reference to the use to be made of ths power which tho people are now seeking to obtain , he says" You have said much aboufthe evils to ba redressed ; will you just state tlie change you contemplate wheu you get the Charter ? One of the first would be to upset the law of primogeniture ; that law which aiikes the eldest sun tho icherivor of the father ' s estates and titles , and then sends the rest of the family upon the coantry , as parsons , judges , lawyers , admiraJs , aud military officers . Another would be to abolish the bread tax , and permit free and unrestricted intercourse with other nations—a Parliament representing the envire mass of the nation woui < i have an equitabla adjustment of the National Debt—a Government
proceeding on principle of economy would not keep a standing army in time of profound peaca ; and hence , the semoes of Boidiers and police -would ba put iuto requisition as little as possible , la order tbat every man mi ^ ht bo free and unfettered in matters of fai : u , a full aad entire separation of Church and Slut a would . take place . And , in order that our people might bo intelligent , a good system ef national education would be instituted , a fair field aud no favour would ba opened to each member of the commonwealth ; an extravagant civil list would be cut down , and co pensions granted but for real services . AU those uuaieaning usng ' . s which stand between a working man and his t » . is ; itutional liotrties , in the shape of revising barristers , would bo done away . Nor wuuid a Parliament , representing the entire mass , be less attentive to tile honour
of the state abroad—ita whole energies wuulil be employed to maiutain an honourabla iateicaurse with other states ; and colonies , insteid of beiug as at present , kept for no otter purposes than to find livel ; - hools for tie members of wealthy families , would contribute to the general adtanceiuent of the country . Scienw -would advance—improvements in arts aud manufactures would be patronised—and the entire people living in tho possession of equil political rights , wouid assume a higher position in morals and religion —misery and crime would almost entirely cease , because their sources would be nearly dried up , and tho people of this country live in the peaceable enjoyment of those rights , to the possession of which , existence , reason , and intelligence , give them an indubitable claim .
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Horrible OcccanENcn :. —The Parisian Messager publishes in a recent number , tho following frightful details from a correspondent at Florence : — " Prince Coraini , ot this city , had a negro in hia service , professtog the Mahomorian religion , who was much attached to Maria Nunciata Goldoui , a fervent Catholic . Tne nejpro had saved apma money , and the young woman ' s parents agreed to give him their daughter in marriage . His religion was the only obstacle-all efforts to convert him having failed . On & late occasion Maria ' s father invited the negro to dinner . He tasted a plate of rioe , bat when his betrothed offered him wine , he repelled it with
disdam , when she observed " You are no longer a Mahomedan , you have eaten pork" These words rerdered the negro furious ; he seized a knife and plunged it into the young person ' s heart . Tho parents rushed to their daughter ' s assistance ; the negro killed the father with one blow , and then attacked the mother . The sou exclaimed for assistance , but before any wais procured , the mother and son were laid lifeless on the ground . At length two carabineers arrived , when the negro seized a musket aud killed one of them , but his comrade in tclurn shot the negro dead ; and when the officers of justice arrived , there remained only to have the dead bodies of the sufferers interred .
America . — By the packet ship North America , which arrived on Sunday at Liverpool in nineteen day * from Now York , wo havo received the papers of that city to the 20 ; h ult ., three days later than the last arrivals . The Caledonia steamer had arrived at Boston , after a very favourable passage of thirteen days ; and the new 3 brought by her from England occupies a promineut place in the American journals . There is very little political news in these paperB of any moment . The general opinion in New York and Washington was that M'Leod would be acquitted . Matters are going on pretty favourably in Canada . A committee has been appointed in the Heuse of Assembly tb equalise ihe currency . The committee which had been named to decide upon the subject of reporting the debates , handed iu a report in favour of the Assembly subscribing for five hundred copies of the Mirror of Parliament . The Government plan of banking and currency is nearly
matured . A number of citizens of Qucbeo , mostly of French origin , have put iu circulation a petition to the Provincial Legislature , praying the House to intercede with tho Queen for a full pardon to all persons implicated m the " troubles" of 1837-38 . The Synod of the Presbyterian Church in Canada , commenced its annual session &i Kingston on the 12 th instant , when nearly forty Ministers and about fifteen ruling elders took their sa&ts . A good deal of business was transacted in relation to Missionary labour , and an address voted , congratulating his Excellency on the completion of the Union of the Provinces , and on his recovery from indisposition . Tlie Synod al 6 O adopted tha petition to tho Legislature , praying that provision be made for the use of the bible in all Bchools of the province receiving any grant of public money . The 43 d regiment has arrived at Toronto . Both Provinces are unusually healthy . Tho Governor-General has quite recovered .
Washington . —Our very latest accounts from Washington speak very diacouragingly of the passage of a Bank Charter at tho extra session ; and some go so far as to say that nothing will be done of any importance , except the nrw loan of 12 , 000 , 000 dollars . It is said ' the President is againstr all action on a bank , tariff , bankrupt law , and division ot the public lands , uutil the meeting of the regular session in December next . Ha v / iil ihen be prepared to frame a general system of legislation in the finances , currency , public lands , and imports , all together , consistent with rights , principles , and public policy . Such is the opinion on the ^ e points . On tho iVi'Lcod case , it 13 unde > stood that no difficulty will occur .
Philadelphia Morality axd Justice . The Grand Jury of Philadelphia have found several indictments against the-Times , and two other penny papers , for libels—that is , for telling too much unwelooma truth . In this same city , Luvts , who forged and delrauded to tho extent oi nearly 1 , 300 , 000 dollars , was allowed to run away—to come backaad to run away again , without any molestation fi-om a Grand Jury . In the same city , the Directors of a bank robbed the widow , orphan , and other stockholders of Europe and America , out of nearly 35 , 000 , 000 dollars their all—and they are looked up to as respectable citizons , beyond tho reach of a Grand Jury . Ia tho same city , police officers are proved in open Court to bo confederates of burglars , und they are untouched by a Grand . Jury . In the same city , forge r * and murderers are tried , and get off . All this is the justice and morality of Philadelphia .
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LESSONS O > t WORDS AND OBJECTS ; OR A FIRST PEEP FOR CHILDREN . Arranged for tha purpose of Object Teaching . For the u « e of Privaie Families or Schools . By Johx Ellis . Leeds : Hobson . Manchester : Heywood . London : J . Cleave . 1841 . We have seldom met with a b : > ok more calculated to convey useful knowledge in the early"tetages of the developments of the micd , than the unpretending little work before us . It is , indeed , multum in pai vo ; and cannot fail , when more generally known , to become extensively employed in the business of tuition .
It commences with tha letters of the alphabet , each of which it describes as to its peculiar form , thus at once teaching the si ^ n 3 by which ideas are expressed , and placing before the child many of the forms which matter may be made to assume . This is followed by lessons on numerals , arranged in such a manner as to give the learner a correct notion of the relative value of each as compared with another , and lessons of easy sentences , by which the first thoughts of infancy may be expressed . Then follow lessons on various subjects , including metals , li quids , and spices , wnicb . may be ma . de use of for the doable purpose of improvement in learning to read ,
aad as exercises for ihe mental faculties , though the latter seems to be their legitimate ate ; the teacher asking question ? from the lessons , and placing the various objects referred to before the pupil , encourajiing him to inspect » hem , and to ask freely < iue 3-tiona concerning their nature and qualities ; the instructor , at the same time , giving him every encouragement to express his own ideas concerning each object freely , and without reserve . Throe writing lessons aresubjoined , whiehieud materially to increase the utility cf the work . We hope all parents will avail themselves of this admirable aid to the labours of education .
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