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SGBAPS FOB BADICAIS . K 0 . XVH . BT I- T . CLA 5 CY . ^ 16 Soldier ' a Bride , 01 1 a Heroine de Franeaia . iilliaa ! to 8 u > " bride -with a free-born soul ABd jnind disdaining base conttoulj ^ fs offer the meed of our just applause T-o the Heroine of the holy cause -jyiiei the sweet Marseilles hymn was sung , j&& the e&glB sped , and the Tocsin rang , Sh ^ plaed herself by the cannon's nde ^ Tor hold iras the heart of the Soldiert Bride
Masl by the fates and the fcematfs balls , Aaiist the toy ier soldier falla ; She danced , ^ e sig hed , irat a moment more And her £ & Traalas * i 11 the cannon ' s roar ; ¦ pfljsasang the match from hia palsied hand she fired Sie train -with the deadly brand , lsfcomiding the foe with the crimson tide I&Bl flowed from life by the Soldier ' s Bride J Lo ; the eagle soared to victory * sun , 1 £ na fl * victors hailed the deeds she'd done ; 2 for did she forget J > er soldier brave , 3 $ nt s -willow planted o ' er his grave , njjat blooms with verdure by the tear Of love , which she-pays it ev * ry year , ¦ while the sonsof Freedom bail with pride Esdu mpSal day of the Soldier ' s Bride !
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FALL OF "WAKSAW . 3 T 111 . ¦ $ £ 7 Europe should have slumbered 2 ? one but tbe baEB can tell , -fl-jxai Patriots mmumbsred 'Xeath Freedom ' s banner felL fpjg- e -wss a time when France "Hlih tricolour nnfnrled , ¦ j Fould to her aid advance igd stay the northern world-. qjb e ^ letnat-conld gsza ¦ ffjth dauntless steady eye "Cpoattssnns bright rays , -RTmks in the aether sty .
< rjg jBsrts that once could pour JQ 5 torrent of their might , Hibes could not secure T 7 onld check the Muscovite Sat yet Ihe Poles may check , ThV spread in wilds afar , Te > may return and -wreck Their vengeance on the Czar 1
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THE STEAM KING . BT KD"WASD P . HEAD . OF BIXSIXGHA 3 L ^ fcers is a King , an £ a mtMess King , 2 ? ot a Kin ? of the poet ' s cream ; Bat a tyrant fell , -white slaves know -well , t ™\ that ruthless King is Steam . Se >** b an arm , ati iron arm , And tko' be Inth but one , In that mighty arm there is a charm , Ihat millions hath undone . Ute the ancient Moloch grim , his sire In Himmon ' s vala that stood , Sis bowel * are of Bring fire , A-nfl children are bis f oosL
Bis priesthood are a hungry band , Blood-thirsty , prc-nd , and bold ; * 35 s thty direct his giant hand , la turning blood to gold . "Jor Slhy gain , in their sen-fle chain AH nature ' s rights they bind ; Tbey mock at loTely ¦ weman ' s pain , And to manly tears ate blini Ha sigts ana groans of Labour ' s sonB Are music in their ear , And Xhs skeleton shades , of Iad 3 and maids , Ib the Steam King ' s hells appear .
Those ireTb upon earth , sisce the Steam K 5 ug * 8 birth , BaTBseatter'd around despair ; For the hnman mind for Hiav ' n design'd , With the body , is murdered there . Then isvn tnih tbe King , the jloloch King , Te ^ Forking mQIions all ; 0 rhiim iij hand , or our native land 3 s desfin * d by him to falL And his Satraps aohor'd each proud Mill Lord , Xojt gcrg * d -with gold and blooi ; itoi bepirt pat -dowe by the cation ' s froTrn , As Trdl aa thtir monster GxL
Ths cheap bread crew -will murder you , By bludgeon , ball , or brand ; Then yonr Charter sain and the power will be Tain Of the Steam King ' s bloody band . ITbsndoTO -with the King , the Moloch King , And the satraps of bis might ; Xet right prevail , then Freedom hail . ' T 7 b £ n might shall stoop to right l
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FBAISE TO THE DEITY . 1 Hani my Gad -srife truth and zsal , Th \\ he hath made my soul to f ** 1 Sweet Poesy snd Lsve . Thai He unto my mind hath given A foretiLsta of Himself and Heaven , And joys that reign aboTe . Oh that my fervent tongue could tell , The ¦ witchsry of that charming spell , That prompts me to adore 2 fatoe '» first cause ! the living God ; TThose breath doth bless the fertile sod , Wiose throne I kneel before . 2 blsss him "with z prayer sincere , That he hath nude arv voice to cheer
The cruEfc d and breaking heart . 1 b ' . « 5 Him for that bolj fire , " VVhieh dctb . my ardent soul inspire , To plead opprtssi-n ' s part . TThsae'er I look abroaa on earth , A joj extatic springaiabirtn Within my bumble breast At mom , - when day is first begun , At iood , or Trfcea the setting sun Siaks ia the golden "Best . In calm and meditative niebt , "Rliea myriad Eiara have lent their light , Aud hang like gems on high ; Oi -Bhen majestic clonds carter ^ Before the moon that shines eg clear In the exoansive Eky .
At erery time , in every place , JtoJn my -enraptured Tison nace The beautiful and true . i > gratitude and love I raise 3 lj Toice to 33 g His glorious praise . To -whom all praise is due i kzm- » iiit Htdoth love to Bee Bis in » ge happy , fair , ana tree , And merciful and -wise . I . knowlisat men Those minds are pure , V > bo shMd ths weak and btlD the vwsr , Find faviur in his eyes . Ttes blessed be Thy name f * r ever , « a&t Gtfd of life and light ihe giTcr ,
Eternal , good , and just , fcoa -srbo art ever prone to save ¦ tae shackled serf aad suffering slave , ¦« , la Thee ire x > va our trnst . ^^^^' ^ BE 5 JA 2 U 5 bTOTT
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CHI |^ t » F S SCENERY ' ARCHITECTORE , SOCIAL HABITS , &c , ILLUSTRaTEd ! London : Fisher , Son , & . Co . Area'ly splendid work ! evincing great enterprise , ¦ much we trnst Trill be rewarded with that amount of publics appreciation it so richly merits . The work , consists of a series of views displaying the scenery , architecture , and social habits of the ancient and exclusive Empire of China ; rendered donbiy interesting to nsfrom the recent occnrrence 3 in that empire with which wehave been sonnenviably connected ; and by the new treaty of amity and peace jnst concluded by onr GoTernment with a people the mo 3 t extraordinary and the least known of
any npon earth . These views are accompanied with historical and descriptive notices , which render the " views " intelligible to all ; and impart information respectln the habits and cnsioms , the powers and capabilities , of a people who have learned how to keep and feed & population of 300 , 010 , 000 without having to deem tbe working portion of it gorplns I" or to devise plans for " getting rid" of it ! It is pnblishedin Monthly parts , in a quarto form ; and each part containB fonr engraved views , " got np" in the first style of the art . The letter-press accompaniment is also firet-rate : it is indeed beautiful ; an excellent specimen of ibe perfection to which this branch of art has arrived .
We cannot transfer to our pages one of the lovely " views" whh which this work abounds ; or we would gladly do so : but we can give a specimf-n of the " historical and Descriptive Notices , " which may serve to show , in some part , the nature and scope of tbe undertaking . . We select for this purpose ihe following account of the
GKKAT WALL OF CHINA . " A rnde state of society , the wandering habits of uncivilized nations , and a wrong estimate of the quality of vengeance , may have rendered de f ensive military achitecture both necessary ai . d tffsctnal in the early ages of mankind . Simpl earth--workB for such objects still survive in many countries , the annals of -whose primitive people have become either confused or extinct , besides , have not the Medea , Syrians , Egyptians . Romans , Piets , and Welsh , left abiding evidence of the confidence which they placed in mural protection ? Eastward of the Caspian sea a boundary ¦ wall was built by one of the successors of Alexander the Great ; and Tamerlane , too , did not despiEe the security -which such structures afforded . These two latter lines of
separation and defence , like the great wall of tbe Celestial Empire , -were drawn , to restrain the sudden irruptions of nomade Tartars . In all instances , however , in which the anthors of these great re cords of past time can be determined with certainty , the painful fact is presented , that in tbe mo 3 t abject slavery , sneb structures had their origin , and reduces the investigation to the motive which actuated some barbarian conqueror , who had succedeed in trampling -upon the liberties of millions . Toitaire views tbe Pyramids of Egypt as so many monuments of slavery , under the weight of which , like the tomb of King Mausolua , the country long continued to groan . And is he not justified in his conclusion , if the story told by Herodotus be true ? In one of tbe
pyramids of GiZrh , ' says this ancient historian , ' are entombed the bones of Cheops ; in another , of his bTotneT , Cephrenes . One hundred thousand men wtre eiaploycd during twenty years in raising the greatest of these fcr . ornn u * works ; and from that period tbe memory of Cheop 3 has been held in tbe ntmost detestation by the Egyptians . ' Sncb alno are the feelings and recoUt-ctiens associated with the formation of tbe Chinese walL It is said that every third man in the empire was drafted , and obliged to assist in tbe buildiBg—that , beins scantily supplied -with food , four hundred iaonsznd died of hanger , Tll-ns&ee . and excessive
fatigue ; and , the Chinese sentence which commemorates tb » e miseries , characterz a the work itself as ' tbe annSbilarion f-f one generation , bnt the salvation ^ of a thousand . * Nor can the slavery of the Esyptiars , Ui constructing the pyramids , be compared wj ; b that of tbe Chinese in obeying the commaniia of their imperial taskmaster , if the quantity of matter raised , and put together by manual labour in each case , be admitted as the -criterion : for , 'the materials of ali the dwellinckouses in Greax Britain , aUo ^ ring them to a-rerage on tbe -whole two tLonsand cnbie fubi ol mssoniy , -would be barely equivalent to the solid contents of the Chinese walL '
•• Before the Mantchoo Tartars subjugated China PrcpsT , the Great Wall , one of the most gigantic , yet perhaps one of the mo . 't sensfclei 3 conceptions that ever eccupied the bun ) 3 n intellect , was the northern boundary of the empire ; and it owes its foundation to Chi-Hoang-Ti , ' of the fourth Tain dynasty , who ascended the throne two hundred and thirty-seven years before the birth < Jf Christ and was the first universal monarch of China . Finding the pr-tty princes of Tartary troublesome to his frontier subjects , be sent an army against tbe former , and drove them into the recesses of the
mountains , and employed the latter , during this interval of rest , in buildins ? a rampart to exclude all freebooters for the future . Some Cainese historians who abhor the meaory of this fierce despot , deny him even the unenviable merit of bsi :. g the sole projector of this vast work , asserting tnat fee only built tbe portion that bounds the province ef Chen-si , ths other parts being raised by tha different potentates whose respective kingdoms they enclosed . This opinion , however , is not Euficiently sepported , and history now concedes to Chi-Hoang-Ti the undisputed authorship of this wonder of of the world '
• ' It might also be an u 3 d , from the general character of this fiery prince , that he was , most probably , the real-originator of this collosal project . Tbe quality of his ambition , as well as of tbe chirf actions by which he is remembered , lend an air of probability to tbe statement . Having put all tbe Tartar princes of the neighbouring territories , and all their male relatives to a cnifcl death , with the exception of tbe king of Tsi , wnom he enclosed within a pine grove and left there to perish , be united their dominions to bis own . His next grtat public act was colonizing of the Japan islands , by sending thither 300 youDg znen and women , under tbe conduct of a gallant naval officer , who soon , however , threw eff his allegiance , and made
himself sovereign lord of the territory . The construction of the Great Wall would have been more than sufficient to have perpetuated this monarch ' s fame , and most tyrants would have been content with such a stupendous monument : but , such was tbe insatiable ambition of Chi-Hoang-Ti , that be resolved not only on immortal-zing his own name , but on annihilating those of bis predecessers . To effect this must ungenerous object by a single blow , he caused all the books in which the iives and actions of former emperors were recorded , to be committed to the flames , with a degree of infamy unparalleled perhaps in tistory , except in the instance of the Alexandrian library , which ttw Caliph Omar is said to have destroyed in a similar manner .
" Ths eastern end of Chi-Hoang's wall extends into the Gulf of . Lea ou-tong , in the same latitude nearly as Peking . It consists of hugh blocks of granite , resting on piles or ptdesta ' . B supposed to be composed of the hulks of ship 3 filled with iron , which the emperor caused to be sunk in the sea ss a secure foundation . Extending westward , its fronts are finished with the most perfect accuracy , the workmen having been warned , on pain of death , to close the joints with such exactitude that a nail could not be driven between them . Therfyle of building resembleB that exhibited in the walls of Peking , and of other f' -rtified cities , the dimensions , however , being considerably greater . Its averase height is twenty ft * t , including five fett of parapet rising from tht pJatform or rampart , which is
iifieea from the ground-ltveL The thickness at the base is twenty-five feet , and on the platform fifteen . The structure consists of two front or retaining walls , two feet in tbickntss , the interval being filled up with earth , rabble-stone , or other loos * material . To the height of six fett , the fronts are of hewn granite ; the upper part entirely uf sun-dried brick of a blue colour . The platform , which is paved with brick , is approached by stairs of the same material , or of stone , ascending so gradually that horses do not refuse to tread them . In the province of Pccfeli , the wall is terraced , and cased witb brick ; as it enters Chensi it begins to be of inferior workmanship , semetiines only of earth ; but , on
the ride a } Cha-hon-keou , to which the Muscovite mtrchants come direct from ScliBgi > ko in biberia , it is again of stoce and brick , with large and strong towers a 2 ^ sys garrisoned . From this point southward military posts are erected along the banks ef the Hoangho , in which guards are maintained , to keep the boundary-between the neighbouring p ; ovincea of Cban-si and Chens-si , and prevent the navigation of the liver by hostile tribes . Passing the Soang-ho into tfct proviEce of Cbtnsi , the will is generally of earth , in some places quite obliterated , but , in remarkable j-asscs it is dtftfijded by either towers or large towns , where military mandarins , with a strong force , are usually stationed .
" Notwithstanding the frail character of the materials in Sbveral places , this great national work , fifteen hundred milt * in extent , has undoubtedly audnred for two thoui 3 ud years , with but indifferent care and little restoration ; in fact , the union of the countries xm different sides of the wall , nnder the same dynasty , has rendered its aid no longer necessary , and occasioned , therefore , its total neglect There was a time when a million of scimetars glittered along its length from east to west , but all fear of invasion having subsided , government is now content with guarding the chief
passes that communicate -with foreign countries . Wherever a river was to be passed , an arch or arches of solid masonry was thrown across , prstected by irongrating , that dipped a little into the waters , and effectually obstructed navigation , or rather ingress ; where mountains occurred , the wall was made to climb their most ragged fronts , and in one instance readies an . elevation of five thousand feet above the sea . Wherever tbe nature of the ground rendered invasion easy , there the wall is double , treble , or as manifold as the necessity of the case would appear to demanrt .
• " The principal gates are fortified only on the side of China , and then protected by large flanking towers ; at intervals of every hundred yards along the wail stand embattled towers , forty feet square at the base , thirty at the height of the platform of the wall , and having somttimes one . sometimes two stones above it . The first gate , or first towards the eta-termination of the
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wall , la called Chang-hat-keoa . It is beantifully situated on any extensive plain , and memorable in history for the perfidy of its commandant , ""ho was the first to invite the Tartars of Lea-oolong to invade his country . The other rsmarkable entrances are Hi-fang-keen , Tou-che-keou , Tenang-kia-kedn , the two latter the accustomed routes of the Tartars «> ho visit Peking , and Kou-pe-keou , through which the emperor Kang-hi generally passed to his summer-palace , at Zehol in Tartary , and by which the embassy under Lord Macartney had the good fortune of being conducted to the same imperial residence .
" Two views of the Great Wall have been carefully taken by European travellers : the one at Koo-pe-koo , ( Koa-pe-teoa . ) which is given in tbe accompanying illustration ; the other by the draughtsmen who attended the Dutch embassay under Isbrand Ydes in the year 3705 . These embassies , representing different foreign courts , could not have conspired to deceive their respective countries in describing their colossal labour : and , even if they had , we have still the evidence of the French missionaries , who brought home a sketch of the whole line of vallation . This maBS of evidence , this concurring testimony of different men in different ageB , is mere than sufficient to overturn the vain suspicions of Bome literary sceptics , who would conclude , from Marco Polo ' s silence , that no such work as the Great Wall of China ever had a real existence . Bnt tbe
following extract , from an ambassadorial jonrnal , cffjrds an d priori proof that Marce Po 1 o " b silence is not to be ascribed to the non-existence of the wall , but to a very different cause—his never having travelled so far north . 'A copy of filarco Polo ' s route to China , taken from the Doge ' s library at Venice , is sufficient to decide this question . By this route it appears that this traveller did not pass through Tartary to Pekio . 'bui that after having followed tbe usual track of the caravans as far to the eastward from Europe as Samarcand and Cashgar , he bent his course south-east across the river Ganges to Bsngal ; and , keeping to the southward of the Thibet mountains , reached tDe Chinese province of Chen-Bi , and through the adjoining province of Cban-si to the capital , without interfuriug with the line ef the Great Wall . '"
Most heartily do we commend this work to the favour of the public . It is deserving of an extensive patronage . We trust it will receive it ; and have no doubt but that such will bo the fact , if it maintains the character imparted to it by the first four numbers now published . We shall notice the other parts as thf y appear .
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tions , and saying a great deal more that we cou . W not understand . We learced from her that the men were hu ' . ting upon the surrounding mountains , and after n great deal of shouting and calling , in which tbe kdy joined , ( though not till she had made me repeat several times that 1 was not an enemy , ) we beard an answering shout from a hill top ; all was then silent again for somd time , and , as we felt assured that the blacks were reconnoitering , we concealed our only guns in tbe grass ; and assuming as un warlike an appearance as possible , we aat down upon the - ground beside our horses . We had not remained long thus , when we were roused by a sudden shout upon the mountain aide , and aa we got upon our feet , two men , armed , but perfectly naked , came into view , over the shoulder ef the hill , about
one hundred and fifty yards above us . One of them , a large , finely-proportioned man , immediately stood forward , and waving one arm in the direction of the river , in a most undaunted and uncompromising manner , told us to be gone . I called out to him that onr intentions were friendly , that we were unarmed , and that I wanted to speak with him—but he talked so loudly himself , that he could not hear me . He also spoke so rapidly that I could but partially understand what he said , which was , however , something to this effect : Begone , begone J and take away your horses-Why do you come hither among the mountains to disturb us ? Return to your houses in the valley , —you have the river and the open country , and you ought to be content , aud leave the mountains to the black
people . Go back—keep the plains , and leave us . the hills . Go—go—begone !*—with a great deal more in the same strain . Having nt length induced him to attend , 1 advanced aome distance towards him , and after again assuring him that my intentions were net hostile , and calling upon him to observe that I was not armed , I said , ' Lay down your weapons and approach me . " He rpgarded me for a moment , and then , with great deliberation , ttvrew from him his spears and his boomerang , and came forward a few paces , retaining his partial ( or wallaby-stick ) in his hand . I told him to put that down also—be did so with some reluctance , but would not consent to come any lower down the hill . 1 therefore slowly ascended towards him , keeping a sieady watch upon his movements . As I approached ,
he Beemed uneasy , and went behind a tree , but , as if ashamed of this , he eoon stood out again . By this time I was near enough to distinguish bis features ; and feeling satisfied from his bold and open expression , that he might be trusted , I walked straight up to him and took him by the hand . He asked , ' Are we friendB ?' and apain I assured him that we had none but friendly intentions towards him . He appeared much delighted at finding me speaking his own language , and soon became quite at his ease . > His companion , who had till this time remained some distance in the rear , now threw down bis weapons , and joined us . They , however , still showed great fear of the horses , and would , on no account , consent to their being brought near ; my brother , therefore , fastened thorn to a tree , and came up
the bill , carrying in bis hand a tomahawk that we htd brought with us , and which we presented to our tall friend , whose name we found to be Toolbillibam : he was overjoyed at the gift , and leaped and shouted with delight We were now upon the best terms possible , and Toolbiliibam began to shout loudly for the rest of his tribe , be saw , who were upon the surrounding mountains , to come in aud see us . I now asked him if he knew anything of Pundoon . At hearing the name his countenance brightened , aart , with great earnestness of manner , he told me that he was the boy ' s second father , or uncle , and that the father was at band amongst his companions , to bring him to me , be now redoubled hia shouting . In a short time live of them made their appearance , running along the mountain side towaids us . Toolbillibam called out to thorn , tilling them how matters stood—and they instantly
threw their weapons ou « of their hands . He pointed out one of them as Pundoon ' s f . ither , calling him by his name of Pundoonban . The old fellow , upon Toolbillibam calling out to him that be had news of his son , came running down , with outstretched arms , and coming fiist to my brother , give him the full benefit of a most literally swtet embrace , aa the old gentleman had evidently dined up » u honey—and for want of a spoon , had used bis finders , besides having ameared his face and beard a good deal ii ) ' > re than was pleasant He asked many questions about hia son , much mote quickly thsn they could be answered ; and , upon learning that be lived in a house , and ate bread , and wore clothes like ourseWes , ami that to would soon bring him back to the river , and thut he should see him , the old fellow ' s joy was unbounded . Having , by this time , eight or nine of the blacks about us , we told them to sit down in a row , and made them a resular harangue .
" We said that we had made war upon them , because they had killed white people , but that now our anger was gon ; , and tbat vve wished to live in peace with them ; that we wanted nothing in their country but the graea , and would leave them their ka garoos , their oppos&ums , anil their fist ) . Toolbillibam here interposed , to know if we wculd not leave them the honey also . We assured him that it was quite at bis service , and that be mieht make himself perfectly easy about rats , bandicoots , gfubs , and all other snull yauie . All this appeared extremely satisfactory to onr audience . We told them that if they would iiot rob or injure our people , wot kill our sheep , tbat no person would barm them ; but on tbe contrary , would give them bread svben they came to the stations ;
ami we promised , that if they conducted themselves peaceabiy for a time , that we would give each of them a tomutuvvk . We pointed out to them the direction of al . our stations , and told them when they visited them , not to sneak from tree to tree , but to walk up openly , and call out to give notice of thuir approach , and to put their weapons out of their hands—all this they promised to attend to . Tbe sun was now sinkingtherefore , after distributing amongst them our pocketknives , our handkerchiefs , and such articles of our dress as we could spare , we told them we muss go . They all rose , and accompanied us to the camp , which lay in our reute—Toolbillibani walked before , and , with much care , parted- tbu long grass with his hauds , and cleared away all obstacles from our path .
" Before parting with our wild-looking mends , we remained a few moments to examine tbeir household goods and utensils , which were in the camp . Hanging near each fire was a large bag , about the Bizs of a twobushel sack , very ingeniously fabricated of grass or mshes woven together , which appeared to contain all tbeir property . Some speara were piled against the trees , and clubs , boomerangs , and shields , were scattered about . Of oppossum cloaks they appear to have a very scanty supply , as I saw nene but very old and well-worn ones ; but , as a kind of substitute , they bad
large bunches of the sfcinB of flying-squirrels' tails tied together , which they use aa a covering at night . The blacks appeared uneasy at our taking so much notice of their valuables ; we , therefore , having in vain attempted te persuade some of them to accompa y us home , took our leave . Toolbillibam , who was evidently the head of his tribe , again preceded us , clearing our path as before , until be had conducted us as far from his camp as was consistent with hia notions of politeness . None of these people could speak or understand a single word of English , and some had possibly never seen a white man before . "
The above extract gives us a tolerable idea of the customs , habita , and dispositions of this injured race . And , as the writer in the Maguzine truly observes , it is an incontestible proof also of their amiable and forgiving character ; for near the ; scene of this interview many of . the friends and relatives of the " savages" had been slain by the civilized " white men" not manj months before ! In another article , " Our Embarrassments—a surplus Population : our Remedies , in Fisheries and in Colonies , " some valuable information respecting the difiVrent Fisheries connected with England is given ; and some hints and recommendations thrown out and enforced that are worthy of deep and serious consideration . We say this , irrespective of the
writer ' s peculiar notions on Political Economy ; or of his considering his hints and recommendations as remedial means lo restore us once more to" prosperity . " The questions of encouraging the Fisheries , and the use of fish as a staple article of human food , are questions that will bear discussing on their own grounds . We believe ' it would tend much to our advantage to do both . Fifah is a wholesome arti » Je of diet when occasionally used . Its extensive use adds to our other staple f ., ods . Variety in diet is necessary to health and manly vigour . Keep the strongest man ycu caii find upon the strongest description of food continuously ; let him have nothing else ; and he will pine away , and become feeble and spiritless . But let him have variety ; let him have
coarse food with good ; and you will preserve bis bodily vigour and physical capabilities , if you do not even add to them . One means of promoting a change or variety iu t ^ e diet of our people wheu they were in a position to afford to purchase a comparatively fair share of the comforts of life ,, wo have often reflected on , and much regretted its discontinuance . We mean the practice enjoined by the Roman Church , of eating fish on Fridays aiid other Fusts . This practice was founded iu good policy . It caused the encouragement of Fisheries on our coasts , and thp making ' and keeping-up oflarge Fishponds inland . By this means it added to the amount of national wealth , by adding to the stock of human food . One dinner , at least , out of every seven , of
fish , by all the people , saved the beef and the mutton by one beventh : and the custom promoted the health and strength of the people . It is clear that it was not deemed the best ot' food ; for the people were taught to fast on it : and we need only j this one fact to prove to us that the people then lived far better than the people live now : for hundreds of thousands in our day would like to have the opportunity of being condemned to fast on a dinner of fish three or four times a week , instead of only once . For these reasons and considerations , we certainly think , with the writer in the Magazine , that much good would accrue to us from an encouragement of our Fisheries and the use of fish as an occasional article of diet .
There are several other articles in the Magazine which we have not space to particu'arise ; but which will amply repay perusal . We must , however , linger a roomeui over an instructive paper " On Colonial Architecture , " by Alfred Bartholomew , E ? q , architect . It ' evinces curiec' taste , and a thorough appreciation of the useful . Showy giu ^ PTb read erections , such a- j our degenerate age delights iu , afford not pleasure to the writer ; aud
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it is refreshing to find a practical man like this , doing his best to restore the architectural knowledge and taste which designed and formed the buildings of a former age , and which remain iu our day bnt as monuments of our degeneracy both in mind to conceird and power to execute . Tbe loliowing extract wiU serve to show something of the scope and nature of the article we have dwelt on with much pleasure : — J » i * upou one iabject we most earnestly request the asratence- ot oar transmarine friends , fz ., the best aspects for building * , which ean aiene be ascertained by the local courses of the prevailing ; winds and rains : from negligence in this particular even ia the highly and artifieiaJly-civiliaed land of Britain , bo asany
persons are fidgeted Into the desire of quitting tbeir habitations as soon aa they have tuken up thsir abode within them ; and set to the account of anuawholesome climate merely the falae placing of their residences , which , if planned properly , would have afforde d health , comfort , and recreation . In all tbe plans whien we propose bringing under the readei ' s notice , every side will be adapted correctly to the particular aspect : on the eold , windy side , the apertures will be few aad narrow ; on tbe moist , rainy side , the kitchen and other chimneys constantly or frequently in use will invariably be p , aced , so as to keep- always dry such walls as weuld otherwise ! be moist , and thus cause the adjacent apartments to be unwholesome . In designs for Lot climates , we shall afford all possible
shelter to the auuny sides of our proposed , dwellings , and shall endeavour to court the breiZi in all possible ways , to attemper the enervating effect of such climates , which , by tbeir scorching seviTity , tender habitation scarcely bearable ; upon all these essentials we shall be most scrupulous , knowing , by fat .-Ui experience , tbat nothing is more conimun than for huusts to be marred , in moist climates , by having large bay-windows opening to tbe prevailing rain , and , in wiirru climates , by the heating effect of chimneys udded to the meridian rays of a torrid sun . When we see a homely-appearing house , destitute of the slightest exhibition of effort after taste , but correct in alltbt'separticuiaja , we esteem it highly ; and indeed we never bavei a thorough contempt for any piece of building , unless it be such an one
as is dizoned out with an exotic display of attached unnecessary finery—such as gabe ' s without use ; multitudinous breaks to no purpose , and notjthe natural result of conformation of plan ; or face v ? or te . patched upon the other materials wiih the sole motive of ornament , and without entering into aud forming the construction itself . We are no friends to lacing a masonry or brick-built house with batgt-boards , which are a constant source of expense to repair and paint ; of our own free-will we should indeed never stucco a builiing , jexcept it were so old as to be incapable of repair in any other manner ; we should rather Bav « tbe pert smartness of painting a bouse all over , and bestow tbe price of it upon the interior in some work of skill . Borne painting of artistship , or in some series of volumes ; t » ur most esteemed
nuxtm is so to build that edif . cn may as much as possible take cure of the > nsclves , Mid , even amid comparative , external neglect , stilt remain sou / id , habituble , and wholesome : in fact , when we sec a inan iii a kind of tever to remove from the ouiside of bis frail , mean , plastered habitation , every raia-sp . ) t , moss-tintj or litcaen-8 ti \ in , we are invariably led to ini .-igine bow ridiculous would appear St . Paul's Cathednil or Windsor Castle , or the Tower of London , if painted all over with one uniform bue of oil-coleur ; inriyud , the man whio is for ever stuccoing , cleaning , painting , and colouring tbe outside of his house , generally s arvfS , as it were , his library , defrauds himself of pictures ,, unA other works of art , and is made unhappy by a hail-storm or a shower of rain . The fancied blginisbes which ho removes , from the very embroidery iu which the artist delights . "
In concluding this notice , we mnat accord our commendation both to the- manner and matter ot this Magazine . Ii- matter is not of tin ephemeral nature ; and the manner of putting it before the reader evinces talent an' ( judgment . To all who / ire interested in Colonial uil ' airc , it id a work almost indispen > ible .
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the Charter were then the constant subjects of his eulogy . No wonder that O'Connor was enamoured of the enthusiastic Quaker . " That election was lost ; there , however , O'Connor and Sturge were brought into friendly union—thus one great point was gained * It also succeeded in deluding the Nottingham masses , and thus gave promise of a successful general diversion in favour of the Leaguers . " These two pointa having been secured , ihe Leaguers were in high spirits . True , die Nottingham contest had drawn largely from their funds ; but having succeeded in entangling O'Conrror iu tbeir net , they hoped , without much difficulty , to be able to strangle him . Having made a lodgment amongst the English masses , they expected soon to secure their undivided support , and tbua arm tha League with the popular influence which they so much courted . Thus they ceased to regret the lavish expenses of that contest , and entirely congratulated themselves on their success .
" , all tbeir cunning was employed , all their efforts were used , to secure tbe giound Vhey had gained . 'O'Connor muet begot rid of , ' the people must be bewildered , and , in that wist , O'Concel ! reinstated as 1 Counsel of ths English Working Ciassea . ' " O'Connor is as offensive to the Leaguers as the Corn Laws themselves ;— . rather than acknowledge him aa a leader , they would retain the Corn Laws with all their fancied herrors . OConnell , not O Connor , is the ' man of their choice . ' " These new circumstances required another solemn consultation It was held .
" The Leaguers ware aware that a meeting of Cbartisfe delegates was ad ^ ettised to be holden in Manchester on some given day in August last . They knew that OConnor had pledged himself to attend that meeting , and that many of the Chartist leaders ( the five composing the Executive Council among tke rest ) would be there . They the :: resolved to induce a turn out among tbeir Workpeople just previous to tho Chartist meeting of delegates in , Manchester . ' It was lestlved that tbe wages of some mills should bo lowered , and that an universal reduction of wages ( und that frequently ) should bo threatened . Three lowerings before Christmas were announced . " Some of tbe most enthusiastic Aahton Chavtista wova engaged by the Leaguers tn traverse Lancashire and Yorkshire , in order to excite the minds of tho working classeo against tbe reduction of wages . One of the Leurjuers was named as leader of the Asbton turn-outs ' upon Manchester .
"It was h « ped , by these means , that such consternation might be created as should induce Ministers to call Parliament together in a fright , and instantly repeal tbe Corn Laws . If that failed , it was expected that tbe Chartist delegates would , during the disturbances intended tp be created , place tnemselves in such a position as to become parties to the insurrection , and thus , at all events , O'Connor and his nisst influential friends would be got rid of by a Government prosecution . A deeper , a more dastardly plot , was never concocted . " The insurrection did fail . OConnor and hia friends were sezsd , and , for awhile , the Leaguers were satisfied .
" Tue Leaguers , however , soon ascertained that it was not possible that O'Connor and his friends could ba tried without the exposure of their own guilt . They kuew that if the Ctiartist delegates were guilty of sedition , they ( tbe Leaguers ) had been guilty of treason . Thia they knew would be proveu on the nial ; so by some means , known U > yourself and not hidden from me , tba trial of O'Connor and the Chartist delegates has been postponed . It was now exye ted , tha * , whenever it might take place , even if found guilty , the punishment would only be nominal . The Leaguers have therefore been obliged to resort to other ineaus in order to break up the Chartist body , and get rid of Feartus O'Connor .
" Friend Sturge was again put in requisition . Ho was directed to call a Parliament of the middle and working cbises , to fee assembled in Birmingham , for the ostensible purpose of obtaining Cowpleto Suffrage , but for the real object of betraying O'Connor , replacing O Connell carrying the total repeal of tbs Corn Laws , and reinstating the Whigs iw offi . ee . Lecturers from the Chartist ranks were immediately engagt d , at veiy hijjh salaries . Tbeir object was to prove to the Chartists that Complete Suffrage was Universal Suffrage
— that the name was only changed to cntcti the middle classes , who had taken offence at the violence at soma of the Coavtiats . Whether the lecturers intended or not , tbe result of their labours was a great disunion and bickering amongst the Chartists . Their leaders were accused of many crimes ; and just previous to the meeting of th' : Complete Suffrage Parliament , it was more than probable that Chartism would die by the hands of its apostles . The Leaguers were delighted with that disunion among the Cnartists—tbey impatiently awaited thu meeting of the Sturgeite Conference .
i " Everything was arranged to secure the defeat of the Chartists in that assembly . A list of the obnoxious members was drawn up by Sturge and his Committee , fm tbe purpose of excluding the most sincere Chartists be / ore tbe Conference entered upon business . Special orders were given to Sturge , that ' if he could not 8 tcur 8 the rejection of those members , and of the i ' People ' s Charter , ' he and his party must instantly | separate from tue rest , and continue the movement oil their own account . ' " It was also arranged by the Leaguers , tbat O'Connell should join the Birmingham Parliament , if they \ succeeded in defeating the Chartists .
" That Parliament met OConnell , in a letter to the President , expressed his willingness to attend , if they would promise to be civil . It ended in the total overthrow of the section of the Leaguers—it exhibited to tbe working classes the implacable tyranny , the unrivalled duplicity of the Complete Suffrage faction . Never before were such unreasonable , such unaccountable propositions made to & deliberate assembly , as those which were there proposed by the organs of tbe Leaguers . One of them , more honest than tbe rest , let out tue Leaguers' secret . ' We want to get rid of the Chartist leaders , ' exclaimed one of the Sturgeites , pointing directly at O'Connor .
" The meeting of that Parliament served to demonstrate to the masses that the Leaguers and the Complete Suffragists are all one and tbe same party , seemingly divided , but merely so to enable them the more easily \ to betray their expected dupes , tbe working classes of ! England . OConnor appears to have gained , O'Cou' neii to have lost , by this expensive exhibition at Birmingham . j " Nothing could exceed tbe disappointment which , was felt and expressed by the Leaguers at tbe de-[ plorabie failure of tbeir friends iu Birmingham . ; | ;
i " They rememfeered how tbey had been urged by ( their parliamentary leaders to get the masses excited and preesed into action before the next session of Par-1 liarnent—they had spent large sums of money in tbe Nottingham election , the insurrection , the Complete ; Suffrage lectures , and the Birmingham Conference . Every arrangement was made to hold public meetings , under the auspices of Daniel O Connell , for Complete Suffrage and Cheap Bread—O ' Connor ' s political coffin was made—OConnell was engaged to officiate at his ¦ |
| funeral , when lo ! the sturdy working men in the i Sturgeite Parliament , without hesitation or ceremony , : dispelled all these pleasing visions of success , and j forced the Leaguers onco more to fall back on their own : resources . j " Again solemn deliberation was xeBoited to . Now for tbe kernel of my nut . I " They resolved for the present to abandon the plan 1 of public meetings , and get their petitions signed at so ' much a thousand in private , asbtfure ; while , by the . inn lence of a popular organ in tbe press , ( aided by a ; few Chartist lecturers , ) they hope , in time , to remove the p . louds from the ej es of the ignorant masses , and thus induce them at length to follow in the wake of OConnell and the Leaguers .
" You are acquainted with Mr . Francis Place . You know that when you were among the Whigs , it was their custom to apply for his assistance whenever they wished to obtain the support of the masses . I need not remind you on how many occasions they have sought hia aid . The last time that bis services' were brought into requisition was when I was annoying them so much by my efforts to obtain the repeal of the odious and accursed New Poor Law . " On that occasion he succeeded in establishing the Chartist moveflient , of which Mr . Feargus O'Connor became the great champion . I was expelled from my home , banished , and imprisoned—the AntiNew-Poor-La . w agitation was checked ; and the masses , finding they were uuable to change tho obnoxious law , very naturally sought to change the law-r / iufcers—htneetha agitation for the Charter . Let others blame the working classes , I cannot .
"Be the Chartist movement right or wrong , it has succeeded in entirely removing the masses from the guidance of tbe Whigs . Well , then , the Leaguers , who , like yournelf , are really Whigs at heart , having been totally routed by the Chattists in the Birmingham Parliament , very naturally applied to their old friend Piace , and consuited with him as to the best meanB of regaining the TavoUr of the masses . " Next week we shall have other extracts from the succeeding Fleeter , npoa this subject . At the present our space is full .
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THE COLONIAL MAG \ ZINE , for February . London : Fish eh , Son , and Co . We much regret that we have not been able to make an-earlier and more extensive acquaintance with this cleverly conducted Monthly advocate for the " regeneration of our domestic trade , " the openiDg-up of " nevf markets for our mauufactures , " by means of a liberal and enlightened policy towards our Colonies and Colonists : for it abounds with useful information , and is a judiciouslyarranged miscellany of intelligence and interest respecting that most important portion of British enterprise—our Colonial possessions .
TneKumbtr before us opens wirh an interesting anicle on "Tub Aborigines of Australasia , " abounding with important particulars r . ^ pectinjj their numbers , their habits , their disposition *! , and their practices . It also reveals to tho Englishman at home , the atrocities that have been committed upou this " ignorant" and" savage'' people , by those of out countrymen , who have " settled" down in the lands of the nativ > -s , and tried to extirpate the former and rightful owners ; atrocicies that make humanity sicken , and drive back tbe aspiring hope thai the time will surely arrive when
" Peace , good-will , and social love "Willreurn iu every clime . " The writer truly remarks : — ' The aborigines of these new countries—upon which we have intruded our redundant population , to which we have sent wealthy speculators , in search of higher interest for their capital than could be obtained in their native land ; needy adventurt-rs , to search for labour and existence ; and criminnls , whose presence was effensive to our nice sense of justice—are n % least entitled to the protection of their lives and preservation of their freedom , from us in return . Were we to look
back npon tbe history of conquered countries , wo should find that where the principle of humanity was lost sight of by the invaders , a day of retaliation has inevitably arrived ; and although the plea for n * yleet of the Australian Aborigines is ' insignificance of character and paucity of numbers , ' they might , in the bands of more civilized enemies , be made apt instruments of mischief . Hatred of Spanish cruelty was as grten in the memory of the Mexicans at the period of the last revolution , as if the burning , torturing , anil buteherine of tbeir innocent progenitors had only recently occurred .
" Where the Romans colonised , they instituted a code for the protection of the disposs-saed , as well as for the regulation of the settlers ; the Americans found it politic to pursue similar anangements , end ultimately , found it more profitable and happy to treat with the Indians amicably for an exchange of lands , than to exterminate the tribes , and se > z- * thair country . Algiers was not a barbarous state without a form of Government ; the comparison therefore is less appropriate ; but the tribes beyond it are semi-barbarous , and with these France has determined upon incorporating her colonists by means the best calculated to ensure repose , and the least likely to kindle those vindictive feelings , which the semi-savages of North Africa consider it noble to preserve arid fulfli , no matter bow distant the opportunity . Why then should British subjects , trained in a religion of meekness , forgiveness , and charity , be more cruel , ungrateful , and unjust , than those of nations which they affect to contemn ?
" We have alluded to the heniousntssof the Spaniard in extirpating the Peruvian and the MtX'can racts , but we have the public declaration of Australian jonrnalists —themselves British-born , and themselves 6 njoying the blessings of wealth and social happiness , in the laud which the Supreme Being h ^ d conferred up « n the plundered Aborigines—we have their solemn averment , that Spanish cruelty has never € xceeded the atrocities committed upon the native population of Australasia Had oui enemies poured forth the ' tale of calumny against our national character , what a burst of indignation would have met and repelled it ! Yet with how maeb calmness and indifference is the intelligence of murders , manslaughters , acd spoliations committed upon those guiltless creatures , and on their native soil , received both by the colonial txecutive , and tbe supreme government itself ! When is a change to ct > me over this inhuman policy ! How can prosperity bless the efforts of & government or a people so insensible to the claims of justice and the solicitations of mercy 1 "
From another portion of the article we give the following interestingly simple narrative of an interview with the Aborigines , by a settler on the bank 3 of the Clarence River . It shows that even " savages" are not proof against a well-directed kindly sympathy ; while it condemns , with a most heavy condt mnation , those who , with hearts more " savage , " and dispositions more brutish , have committed iheir " murders , manslaughters , and spoliations upon these guiltless creatures and their native soil . " " I am induced to send you an account of a rather interesting interview which I bad some days ago with a party of the aborigines upon the upper part of this river , being of opinion that the insertion ol the particulars in tbe columns of your widely circulated paper may be productive of some good results , as far as may ttrd to remove tbe btlifcf that these people ate an utttrly irreclsimable and ferocious sst of beings , and throw light upon their real character and disposition—a iubjtct very little known er understood .
" Since the hostile encounters with the blacks , which took place upon this river about a year ago , in consequence ef the mnrders committed by them , tbiy have rarely shown themselves , but have kept among the mountains , and avoided all intercourse , e . 1 waysmaking off as fast as possible , if accidentally seen , though they have occasionally crepi unobserved upon the hnts , ant , carried off the Bhepherds" blaDSets and axes . I had previously several times tried to find and bring them to a parley , to endeavour to establish a better understanding between them and ourselves , but always without success , until npon the occasion above mentioned , when having seen a smoke rising amongst the hills some miles distant , my brother and myself mounted our horses , and set out to make another attempt After
clambering about the hills for some time , we entered a narrow valley , which wo had not explored far , when we suddenly came in sight of a camp situated npon a small flat , surrounded on three sides by a creek , and backed by a mountain . Instantly setting spurs to our horses , we galloped across tht > creek intQ the camp ; we fennd it nut enacted , however , except by a woman with an infant at the breast , and a child apparently about four or nve years old . On our approach , they fled up the mountain , the woman carrying her child astride upon her neck . As we neared them , they cried t ; ut in fear , and upon our coming close , the woman took the infant from her shoulders , and clasping it to her bosom , threw herself upon her knees , and bowed her face to the ground , thus co : cealing and protecting her little one with her bodyj the other child crouched at her side , and hid Its face in the grass . They now uttered no sound , bnt tbeir long-drawn respirations showed that they were in great terror . I dismounted ,
and taking the child by tbe shoulders , raised her face from the ground , but she set up such a terrible squalling , that I let go again , when she dropped quite stiff and stark into her former position , and was again silent I sat down near them , and having some knowledge of their language , which I gained from a young boy named Pundoon , -who . was taken in one of the beforementioned encounters , and who has since remained with me—I addressed the woman , telling her not to fear , as ire had no hostile intentions , and would not harm her , ice &c- After a time she lifted her bead , and looking stedfastly at me for a little while , resumed her former position , but she seemed to have been re-assured by the scrutiny , for she presently raised herself and began to speak . She £ r » t asked if we were hostile or angry , and being agrtin assured that we were not , she said tb :-t she ¦ sras afraid of the horses , ar d asked if they would not bite her . We told her that they were harmless , and livtd upon grass ; upon which she EteiEta to icse all fear , and became quite chatty , aaswsiing all cur ones-
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The FLEET PAPERS . London " : Cleaver , Baker-s'reot , Purtman square ; and Pavly , Holy will-street , Strand . : For some weeks wo have neglected ., our usual notices of " the King's" Little Fieetjera ^ yhich , with an industry as wiiinug aa liirf spirit is indomitable , Mr . Oastler continues 10 lay before the " Powers
that be , " as well as before the public generally , by whom they are rend wiih an avidity ; that shows how much a good mau , oven iu bonds , is inspected . Tha '" Fleeters" are noiv addressed to Sir James Gi ^ aham , Her Majesty ' s I ' rimiipal Secretary lot' State for the Home Department , and , truly , tyra , uny whether in high places or low , is laid beiore the minister in all its odious enormity . In a recent number the doings of the " League" have been brought under notice , and their desire to " get rid of Feargua" is shown in palpable colours . After enumerating the shifts to which the "League" have been pat , and described the mode resorted to to ' obtain petitions , " said to emanate from the peopta , "; but which they themselves have got up 5 he thus proceeds : —
• ' I will now recall these facts to your attention , begging you , al the same time , t- > remember , that alth&ugh the wort ing classes had the wisdom to despise the efforts of the Leaguers , anil to turn . ' a deaf ear to all tbeir blusteringa , Sir Hubert Feel seemed either to be won over by their sophistry , or alarmed by their menaces ; and , availing himself of the droweiucsa of his supporters , succeeded in persuading them , that where there was so much sound , there most pbe some cause of alarm—where so much smoke some : Ji < e . Then followed the hop , skip , and jump towards Ftev Trade , by the Corn Law aud the Tariff . ¦
" The subsequent insurrection you cannot have forgotten ; its origin you are also acquainted with . You know that it was plumed by tbe Leaguers and carried on by iheir fuDds . You nko know that , for some reason or other , you have suffered the- ricli and guilty authors to escape , whilst you have punished without mercy , aye , with vindictive cruelty , many of their poor deluded dupes . " So much you know . There are other important matters'of which you are not cognizant You shall not long remain ignorant
" When Sir Robert Peel was engaged in persuading his followers that something must bo done to appease the Leaguers , tbe representatives of that body in ' the House , ' feeling the weakness of tbeir party in tbe country , were constantly urging upon their constituents , whom they met in the lobby and its purlieus , ' that all their efforts would be unavailing—that neither long j debates , wearisome speeches , raging disaei . Ung minis- tors , bawling matrons , simpering misses , no , not even the almost interminable list of names attached to their thousand and one petitions , were of any use unless ( lie ? nasses could be induced lo join in the movement , and , by , their numerous assemblages at public meetings , prove to the aristocracy thai they really were in earnest in this demand for Free Trade . " '
" Such were the grumblings of the Parliamentary leaders of tbe League . It was of ni use reuiimling them of the immense number of signatures to the petitions , to prove that the people were united on this question . ' Pooh , pooh , ' exclaimed they > ' do not build upon them ; tke enemy knows how -they have been obtained as well as ourselves . We must have public meetings , or we shall be beaten . " "I need not rtmind you , Sir , howjthose numerous names were obtained to the anti-Corn Law petitions . You have been long enough amongst the Liberals to know all tbeir delusive tricks with regard to petitions and signatures .
" Every effort was made , every subterfuge resorted to , in order to arouse the masses during the session , but they would not move ; they were bent on ' tbe Charter '—nothing less would satisfy them . ' Charter' was dreaded by none so much as by the Leaguers — ' To give their slaves votes would be to destroy their own monopoly . ' What was to be i done ? Solemn councils were held—many plans suggested . " They bad lingering hopes , notwithstanding the dogged obstinacy of tbe English operatives , who bad rejected the proffered services of O'Connell , when ithad been expected he would have been able to wheedle himself again into tbeir favour | 1 allude to the great Leeds Anti-Coru-Law meeting , in Mr . Marshall ' s huge mill ) , —I say , . the Leaguers etsil fondly clung to the hope that , in the end , they could cajole the : masses—induce them to shake off O ' Connor , and onc 6 wore marshall themselves under the ' moral' force banner of ' The
Death ' s Head and Cross Bones . ' It was , however , they well knew , of no use to attempt another direct overture . So , in this new move , Daniel was very prudently kept in the back ground , aud it wan resolved that friend Sturge ( who , having very opportunely just declared feis conversion to Chartism , under another name ) , shoull take tbe lead of a sreat natisnal movement , avotced ' p in favour of Complete Suffrage , which whs the v » . ry name adopted by CTConnell biuiself for Universal Suffrage , with the expresa purpose of breaking up th '_ - old Charter Union , anrf thus displacingiO'Connor . Tbia little circumstance exposed the clovenrfoot , and led to the suspicion that Sturge was , whether knowingly or not , the mere puppet of iheLeugtiers , employed by them to reinstate OConnell at the head of the English operatives . OConneU ' s letter to Sturge , the Prtsidfci . t of the Birmingham Parliament , has since proved that that suspicion was founded on truth .
" Nothing could have been more unlucky than the adoption by Sturge of O'Connell ' s term , ' Complete Suffrage . ' Under it O'Connell had j previously endeavoured to rally bis party against the English Chartists , whom he bad endeavoured to bully into submission —against whom he had levelled every abusive epithet which could be famished by tke dames of Billingsgate , As the leader Of the Complete Suffrage party , he had poured out every invective against S the Chartists . " The Old Irish Gentleman had , however , made a great mistake—th © so much reviled Chartists were English , not Irish . Hia anathema was despised by tbe slandered millions , a < id hia torrents of abuse
fell— Like dew-drops from tbe Lion ' s mane . ' When the meek Joseph assayed to prove the fierce Daniel ' s armour , it was an likely that victory should crown his effortB . Fortune , however , in the onset , seemed to Bmilu on him . ; ' The Nottingham election was eagerly geized upon to entrap the masses , acd to affjrd Sturge the opportunity , after kissing O'Connor , to betray bim . There , Sturge B&id little about Free-Trade . —ibe five- points of
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Oabikg Attempts at Assassination . —Thujsday' 3 Government Police Gazette contains information of the three following daring and desperate attempts at assassination having bet n made in the counties of York and Derby within the previous fourteen days , On the night of the 21 st ult ., at Spondon , ia in the county of Derby , some evil-disposed persons feloniously and maliciously fired a shot frem a fowl * ing-piece or pistol at Joseph Field , the constable of that place . Between one and two o ' clock in the morning of the £ &
Thomas Carr , called Hall-moor , near Skelton , Yorkshire , was feloniously broken and entered by some persona unknown , who fired several shots at the said Thomas Carr , with intent to fcfll him . About half-past sis o ' cloek on the evening of the 23 rd ult ., as Mr . Richard Thompson , butcher , of Lockton , in the North Riding of the county of York , was returning from Pickering market , an attempt was made by two men to stop him , when one of them shot at him . A reward of £ 30 is offetgd in each of the cases for the dhwtfJUft&ttltfPll ^ a Q ? ^ villains . llLS ^? L& ^ -iWifi /< , ¦ £ < Vs » v v \ Y / ii \! 3 ^^^® M-VJlSI : TVIHlttO *
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