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'.THE HARP OF SALEM.
THE HARP OF SALEM. •JEHIISUEM, Jerusalem! I nou wert of arth the fairest gem l!at who, alas J shall strive lo tell starry splendours, ere lliey fe'.l -v \\r i recall thy prophet's Attain ? M-ake, Harp of Salem, wake again Deserted Queen Palestine What peerless Ttefcuty once was thine, re on thjnftately turrets came he the avenger's flame? M hy <fr(t&4m was placed upon P*ltoi-crown'd top of Lebanon, 'Aira varmel, with her groves of bloom, AMund thy borders shed perfume. .1\ desolate and faded now rv C dazzling lustre of thy bfow iJitnmcd is the brilliance of thitre eyes.— 1& there no gifted voice to rise And bid tie soul of rapture shed A living halo round the dead ? Who shall recall thifte ancient strain? Wake, Harp of Salem, wake again Deserted 'civ of the Lord, That heattPst the echo of His word I To slav \he victim at the shrine Of the Invisible was thine, And spread the pomp of sacrifice efore the Ruler ef the skies But now the harp is all unstrung,— The censer the earth is flung, And si lest now as Chilminaar* voices are. Who shall recall their parted strain ? Wake, Harp of Salem, wake again 1 Deserted pride of Israel, How beauteous ere thy glories fell But they are furrow'd with a trace Which dewy time may not efface. Look to yon mountain.—is it thine, Ill-fated Queen of Palestine? Look up, and blight tne azure eye.- J m0Bn,ain-rid^e is Cavalry Look up then ^ang thy heavy head Upon the; spot where blood was shed, And laY Salem's harp may deign To chal..t thy glories o'er again! t away! thy claim hath fled, t8 strain M all unmerited; Bat, oh, if justice may not bring OtM tone from thy enchanted string; V et, Harp of Salem, deign to wake Thy choral voice, for pity sake. Thou were not silent when the r<rords Of inspiration touched thy chords; There 18 no inspiration nigh To wake thee into ecstasy; Yet to the last and pitying cries vjf dying nature, deign to rise. Time was vhen o'erJudea's land The mfmbtains smiled at thy command, And allien Jordan paused to hear Thy plaintive spirit murmuring near. *vu as *n early hour *»hen nature owned thy syren power. And shed upon the world again One echo of thine ancient strain. A MODj¡RN PYTHAGOREAN, •Perscpolis,
HORTICULTURE FOR FEBRUBRY.
HORTICULTURE FOR FEBRUBRY. January, while we write retains its mild, open charater. We have little to add in advance, for unless the earth be dryish, it will be difficult to sow; but crops of peas and beans should be again sown, early as possible. The currant and gooseberry are late this year, not a leaf ap- pears, mild as is the season but as the buds will soon swell, we must prune, ere long. Sow. in frames and warm houses many tender annuals but there is one operation of propagation which we have never seen alluded to by any writer. Cinerarias and half shrubby calceolarias are usually kept in stock through the winter, by those who admire these pretty plants but old enes rarely make handsome shrubs, and cuttings cause trouble. If curious persons carefully examine many of tha species and varieties, they may perceive little prominences, or even projecting fibres just above the junction of the young shoots, with the old wood. The King cinera.ria can be cited in proof; so may numbers of the calceolaria. These prominences or processes are the germs of roots, and if, when they become the fiftieth of an inch long, the cutting be de- tached at a point of the old wood, half an inch below the green shoots, and planted in sifted turf soit,mixed with a sixth of sand, and rotten manure so deep as to cover the processes, a collection of stalks will soon be formed. A fratre, defended from frost, the plants to stand near the glass, will insure success.
< - THE REV. W. SIBTHORP.…
< THE REV. W. SIBTHORP. Several statements having gone the round of the papers touch- the orthodoxy of the above rev. gentleman, the subjoined letter from himself sets the matter at rest: — To the Editor of the Tabltt. DEAR SIR,—iVIy attention having been directed to a para- graph in your paper of last week, extracted from the Morning Haraid, 1 beg to assure you that, as far as it relates to myself, the statement it contains is as false as it is foolish. It \sf>ol\sh to charge me with dissenting from the Catholic Church because I will nat WORSHIP the Virgin Mary. Assuredly, I do not WORSHIP her; but neither does the Catholic Chnrch require me to WORSHIP her, or any but God. But I do ask her interces- sions, and, as you well know must do la, many limes a day, while sayuig my breviary office. And it is foolish 10 accuse mi of disapproving of auricular or private confession as a prac- tice of the Catholic Church, when the Protestant Church of England at least commands it on some and frequent occasions. See her Comntunioo Seivice, and office for the Visitation of the Sick. It is false that there are differences on these points between my clerical brethren and myself. And it is faUe that a refe- rence or appeal bas been been made to the Pope, &c. At least, if these statements are not false, I am, to this moment not cognizant of any such facts. In thortJ the whole paragraph in the Morning Herald is. as it relates to me, a fabrication from the beginning to the end the invention probably of the same ingenious, but not over scru- pulous person, who lately forged the letter, signed Bernard Smith," denying his conversion to the Catholic Faith. I am sure you will do me the favour to insert these few lines; and regretting thai I am obliged to obtrude myself on the no. tice of your readers, I remain. Dear sir. your faitbful servant in Christ, J R. WALDO SIBTHORP. Edgebastoo, Jan. 24, 1843.
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PMUNG—" THE (JKEJT l'RTT."—A day or two after, I visited the Gieat Tree. It IS 00 the slope of a hill,lIo we had no great ascent to make. I recognised it a the (jieat Tree di- rectly I saw it though I had been told IhI even at a little distance it would nOllook so large ss II is. It is belle-ed to be a species of Dammar tree. The natives call it the Milk- tree, because, when bruised with a slick, a milky or rather creamy substance, vety white, soft, and somewhat glutinous, makes its 'ppearance. It is said to be 30 feet round the base, (I think it is more,) 110 feet up, to the first branch, Ilt that height still 21 feet round. It has not many branches left, and it is said to be dangerous to stand unde r the tree in windy alher. The trunk is very straight, like a huge mainmast. It is decidedly worth going to see, though seven miles from the harbour.—From the" Last Year in China, hy a Field Officer." — £ The tree here mentioned is no doubisome kind of Fig: and not a Pammar, which is resinous, not milky,] Papa, the Temperance men say they p.'it logwood in port wine. Is that what dyes your nose so red V "Nonsense, my dear-lito 10 bed." 1 have three rules, said Lord Brougham, The first is to be a whole man to one thing at a time; the second, never to lose an opportunity of doing anything which can be done; the bird, never to aatruat to others what I ought to do myself ?
THE IRON TfcADfc OF GREAT…
THE IRON TfcADfc OF GREAT tItITAIN-ITS PRESENT STATE AND PROSPECTS. The immense importance which attaches itaelf to every in- formation bearing op those staple commoditle3 of our country -coal and iron, induces us how to lay before our readers a few statistical datt upon the subject, taken from auihentir sources. there is no doubt that our manufacturing prospe- rity, hitherto, has consisted entil-ely-and, at present, in a great measure, consists—in the cheapness and abundance with which we can supply iron and roal and the prosperity or depression of these trades may, to a great extent, indicate the general state of trade in this country. The coal trade, at present, is not in that satisfactory state that could be wished. There is no doubt that the quantity of coal, culm, and cinders, sent coastwise—and which amounts to seven and a half millions of lotta per annum-will rather increase than diminish but it is scarcely to be hoped that our export irSd* is in the same situation. Our largest ex. ports of Mal were in 1840, being—to France, 394,954 tons; Holland, cfOo.fa? Denmaik, 126,779 Germany, 121,391 Russia, 93,370 being a total of 942,251 tons while, from Helgium-the only European nation with !'h'm we can be considered to be in competition-—t!Ve expoitation, in 1838, was 760,024 tons, or e':ut three fourths the amount of our exports; and,, from the returns, it appears she has been gra- dually increasing her exports, by about 50,000 tons per an- ftiimv America, too, is making rapid strides towards a sur- plus production of coal. The Pennsylvanian coal-fields cover no area exceeding Great Britain in si ze, and already pro- duce the extraotdinary quantity of 3,000,000 ttins per an- i num. Many of the steamer" rto.V propelled, on the lakes, by the use of Amerisftti coal, almost to the exciusion of British ant!, tt many years have elap3ed, there is not much -itrbt but that she will not only raise sufficient for her own j c'iflstomptioo, but become an exporting country. IHON.—It is indisputably acknowledged that the British can manufacture iron cheaper, and in greater variety, than any I other country; and the other manufactures of this country are, to a great extent, indebted to it for that vast superiority I in their fabrics, which astonishes the world and, being pro- duced and manufactured without foreign aid,, it becomes of extreme national importance, as giving employment to a large I amount of population. In 1740, the make of iron was only 17,350 tons; and the enormous developement of the trade is shown by the fact, that in 1839, there were manufactured 1 -147,790 tons but during the past year, it is to be regretted, that, although the make in Scotland has increased, the toial quantity in England, it is feared, will not reach the amount of 1839. An eminent iron maater, in addreSBirtg a correspon- dent, thus remaiks on the uèmallon in the price of iron "1 am sorry to say that the quantity of iron shipped during the period feFerred lo, does not afford a proper criterion of the state of trade. The ruinously-low prices have induced speculators to take off large quanties of iron, particularly to l'he continent, in the last twelve months; and these shipments, as you are aware, come to tell against our trade v/hen prices advance, as the iron is then trèw irtta the market, and old, in many cases* undet the regular market price. Were I I'te restriction in our foreign trade removed, this would not ) occur, as the demand for our products would be steady, na. Illral, and continuous, and would enable us to realise a fair price." The following prices, quoted from a Liverpool list, at toe two periods of 1836 and JB42, show the ruinous depreci- ation in the prices during that interval :—No. 1 pig iron has been reduced in price, from fl 10s to E2 15s per ton com- mon bar iron, from £11 to £5 5s hoop iron, £13 10s to £7 10s; sheet iron, X15 10s to £ 8 10s nail lod, EI2 10s to -tO 5s and, at the present time, almost any description of iron may be purchased at less than its cost to the manufactu- rer. Besides the former consumers of iron, a new class has sprung up within the past twenty-five ye;trs-viz., the build- ets of steani-vessels the manufacture of which, including ship-building in general, consumes an enormous amount of iron annually. The following will give some idea of the ex- tent of consumption of iron* and the number of hands that must be eirploved in replacing and repairing the vessels be- longing to the British empire, viz. :— essels belonging to British navy and trade, December 31, 1839 27,745..3,068,433 tons. Steamers, ditto ditto 770.. 86,731 11 1 Vessels additional, built and regis- tered in 1839 1,646.. 234,801 Steamersdittoditto. 65.. 6,522 Vessels 30,226 3,386,487 tons. No trade has recently suffered more by depression than this; and it is evident, from the magnitude and number of interests, whose very existence is so closely united with the fur developement of the coal aud iron trades, it is much to be desired that the most searching inquiries should be made as to the cause of their decline and that, if necessary, even a parliamentary inquiry should be instituted, as to the effects 01 the late tariff on these branches of native industry, and QUine measures adopted for their restoration.-Ali)tlitg Journal.
i THOMAS CARLYLE AND THE CORN…
THOMAS CARLYLE AND THE CORN LAWS. Extract from a letter received from Tnomas Carlyle, one of the best writers of our day and generation. The name of such a man; joined in the array against the faminp making corn law, will be a tower of strength. His opi- nion, even thus briefly expressed, will not fail to arrest the ittention, as it must influence llie judgment, of every man who can think, or who is at all solicitous to advance the vetfare of our race, or to lessen the sum of human ill Chelsea, London, 10th Jan., 1843. i As for the corn-laws, my opinion, any time these ten ) earSJ has been complete, and even so to speak, more than < omplete. For these ten years, I have heard no argument or shadow of an argument in behalf of them, that was not of a kind (too literally !) to make the augels weep.' I consider that if there is a pernicious, portentous, practical solecism, threatening huge ruin under the sun at present, it is that of corn laws in such an England as ours of the year 1843. I con- sider that the corn laws lie on the threshhold of all and of every improvement in our anomalous distressed and distressing condition of society that they fatally block up all possibility of the innumerable improvements, which are fast becoming indispensable if England is to continue to exist; that it is the duty of all English citizens to do whatsoever is practicable for the removal of these laws; that they will have to be removed, n n less this universe and its eternal laws are a clitiiera that (;od declares against them, audibly to all just hearts and that man is now fast declaring,-that all men cap not too soon de- clare. How much lies behind the corn laws, desperately calling for revision, for reformation, among us 1 And tili the coin laws are removed, the problem cannot so much as begin "THOMAS CARIVLK. George Wilson, Esq."
A LIST OF PEERS WHO DIED IN…
A LIST OF PEERS WHO DIED IN 1842. January -—Chichester, Bishop Aged 62 February -Cleveland, Duke 76 March -Hertford, Marquess. 65 Macclesfield, Earl 87 Muoster, Earl 48 Norfolk, Duke 77 Teynham, 14th Baron" 74 April -Ludlow, Ear I. 84 Rolle Baron 86 Shannon, Earl 71 IMay —Manners, Baron 86 June -Congleton, Baron. 66 Rodney, Baron — 61 Leicester, Earl — 91 August —Baron Berwick — 69 Rossmore, Earl — 77 Vivian, Baron — 67 September -Wellesley, Marquess. — 82 Teynham, 15th Baron* — 58 October -Ferris, Earl — 82 November -üor!J Viscount — 74 December -Hill, Viscount. — 71 fhe 14th Baron Teynham and his successor both died this year. i
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[Our readers'attention is directed to the following commuoica tion, translated from the German, addressed to Messrs. Row. lands' agent at Cologne.] 13, Straitz Euggasse, Cologne, May 23, 1841. MR. THOMAS S. DITOES, SIR,-I have much pleasure in informing you of the extraor- dinary effects of Rowland's Macassar Oil," For above nine vears I had not a particle of hair upon my head, when I was casually recommended to give this celebrated oil a trial. I ac- cordingly purchased two bottles at your establishment, and srtictly followed the printed directions. In the course of two months my head was covered with fine short hair, winch I then had cut off, aad continued to persevere in the use of the oil.- The result is, that after five months' perseverance, I can now boast of as good a head of hair as any man 10 this city. In justice to the inventors I make this acknowledgment, and Ghall feel great pleasure in satisfying any enquiry. I salute you with respect. ADAM BAUER, [See Advertisement J Eighth Artillery tiii^ade.
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CAUTION.-At a coroner's inquest, recently held in the neigh- bourhood of Euston-square, it was stated in evidence by a gen- tleman of the London College of Surgeons, that the deceased, with whom he was intimate, was in the habit of taking large doses of morphia, to deaden the pains of the gout, with which lie was afflicted. This produced a melancholy depression of "pints, and terminated thus fatally a most useful life. It is ilifHcult to account for the tendency that many well-informed ■mods have to seek refuge in the use of the temporary and dan- k'prous palliatives, when more happy results can be procured by rfticietii modem chemical discoveries. In this, as in numerous other cases, had the sufferer only known of that well-tested re- medy, filalr s Gout and Rheumatic Pills, his friends would not have to deplore his loss.
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A CHINESE LADY'S NAILS.—" Not long before the evacua- tion of Ningjo, a report was brought very eaily one morning to Mr. Gutzlaff, that the head oftheChinese police, who resided about a quaiter of a mile from head quarters, had disappeared, HS also one of his wives, while the other lay murderded in the liouse. Mr. Guizlaff, a soldier, and myself, proceeded to the l.ouse, to see it we could trace any signs of the murdering kid- .tppersi. W e found the woman lying on the floor with her I i!iroatc.H. She had been dead some hours. Wbite looking ,tI her. I observed what appeared like thin brown slips of barn hoo loosely fastened round her wrist and remarked 10 Mr. (J, 'HJI1/ siogular II was that they should have louod it necessary to I her. But lie (-xclaimed those are her nails,' and true .-n-mgli it was, as I found when I looked close, ll appears that .'ioe ladies aie in the habit when going to bed of loftaning their I 11 d 11 s in wBroi water, and then winding them round then wrists 10 prevent their being IO ured.- J hIS phenomenon is not so wonderful when vou consider that hve Inn¡; nails are to be tints -•> ured on each fair wrist.From the last war in Chum, by (I Field Officer. To CTRE A Coucn.—We gave the following recipe to oui cadets some time ago, and were so much thanked for it thai ve are aaain indured to become a candidate for such welcome i. knowledgments :—20 grains of ipecacuanha, 40 drops 0: Itudanum, quarter of a pound of honey clarified in half a tea- up-full ol vinegar. Put all into a half-pint bottle and fill it up with water. Two table spoontfuls two or three times a day. -Taunton Courier.
THE LATE ASSASSINATION,
THE LATE ASSASSINATION, PARTICULARS RESPECTING M'NAUGHTEN WHILE RESIDING IN GLASGOW. From inquiry we (Glasgow Chronicle) have found that M'Naughten is an illegitimate son of Mr. M'Naughten, for- merly turner in thi cilY, who still lives, but who, hnving quar. relled with his son some considerable time ago, has had no f'ornrnunicalion with IJlm. II appears 10 hwe bied his son 10 his own business, and the lalter had Itrtcnvard carried on a separate concern of the same kind on his own account. Afier doing so for about seven years, he retired about two years ago. His workshop was first ib 1 urHetVcotlrt, and afterwards in Stockwell street. On leaving the business he disposed of it to a young man, who is still carrying it on in the Illter place. He appeais to have been very retired in his habits, avoiding society and occupying much of his time in readiug; n. ustlaily spent about 16 hours a-day between working and reading. His dis- position :s very parstmbnious, and he is undeisiood to have saved a good deal of money. Though he was generally well enough dressed when he came abroad, his habits when within doors were of the most filthy kind. During almost all the time he was in business he lived in the workshop, cooked his own victuals, and otherwise attended to his own wants. He was a Radical in his politics, and inclined to Infidelity in religion. Both in politics and religion, however, his views were regarded by those who knew him as more speculative than practical. One of our informant; raw liirri abotit six mohths ago, at which time he had the appearance of having been in bad heahh. It ap- pears that M'Naughten, upwards of two years ago, showed symptoms of menial aberration. To the landlady with whom he at that time lived, he had repeatedly expressed his opinion that there were devils in human shape seeking his life and one day he showed her a pair of pistols, and declared his determi. nation to use them against his tormentors. About a year ago, it is also reported, that he applied to the police here for protec. 'ion against Tory persecutors who sought his life. We have seen a lettsr addreftfed to the prisoner from Mr. A. Johnstone, M.P., in answer to sortie communication from M'Tt aughten, in which that gentleman expressed his belief that the writer was not of sane mind. These, and a number of concurrent cir- cumstances, we think, sufficiently attest the state of mind under which M'Naughten made the late rash and violent attack upon the life of Mr. Drummond. We (Glasgow Constitutional) regret to have to state that the assassin of Mr. Drummond is a Scotsman, and a native of Glasgow. Wé have made some inquiries regarding his previous habits, and from what we have learned we have no doubt that the fellow is insane. lie i* the son of « most respectable trades- man in this city, whose name he hem. Daniel M'Naujjhlen, and was brought up to the trde of a wo.vl-turner. His con- duct and habits, which were always eccentnc, i ecame so disa. greeable 10 his father, that nearly ten years ago such misunder- standings occurred as led to a cessation of the correspondence I between the partiesi After working for some time as a jour- neyman, Daniel commenced business on his own account in Turnet's-courl, and latterly had his workshop in Stockwell- street. From the first he was very abstracted, and parsimonious to a proverb. To sae money, he bought and cooked his own victuals; lodged in his own workshop; and, excepting in the article of clothing, in regard to which he was a little vain, his purse-strings were seldom unloosed. He consequently saved a considerable sum of money, at one time his bank account reach- ing to about £1,000. Having devoted himself greatly to read- ing, he became somewhat enthusiastic and romantic in his ideas: instead of attending to his business, he wandered about in the most remole and unfrequented parts of our country roads, in- ariably carrying with him a book, political 01' religious, although he never showed himself a partisan in either. His opinions in politics were of the mos' violent and radical description. About the beginning of January, 1841, his "fitful" temperament, as one of his most intimate acquaint- ances terms it, could not submit to the drudgery and confine- IIlent of a workshop, antI he disposed of his materials and the goodwill of his business to a young man who had been an ap- prentice with him for three years. The proceeds of this trass action he devoted to the replenishment of his waidrobe, and after drawing his funds from the bank, he left Glasgow en route for France, with nearly 1,000 sovereigns in gold on his person. He did go to the Continent, where he temained for some time but according to his own account he had never been more than 50 miles from the coast. He subsequently resided in London. While in Glasgow he lodged with a Mrs. Pattison, in Clyde- street, Anderston, very near the spot at which Smilh, the cot- ton-spinner, was shot, and some of his letters to that 1 tdy, and oihers, indicate at least an aberration of intellect. He came to Scotland, and to his old lodgings, about the time of the Queen's visit, and called upon a few of his former acquaint- unces, all of whom observed that his eccentricities had been increased rather than dimished by his travelling. He again irdt Glasgow, and went to London some three 01 four months -go, twhere he seems to have remained till the present. He appears to have been in some degree subject to hypochondriacis, and on such occasions he would confine himself 10 bed lor days., He was decidedly temperate, and inculcated temperance on his friends; but on the occurrence of these" lits" he availed himself largely of the edit de tie medicinally. He "■as extremely fond of argument, and aid not hesitate as to the side he espoused, provided he had an opponent. So hr as we can learn, the pistols found on him in London "ere a pair which he had in his possession in G laow, and with which he was in the habit of fowling." In his lodg- ings here a few scraps of manuscript have been recovered, chiefly notes of medical lectures which it seems he had at- tended. One paper, however, indicates that his mind had been unsettled a considerable time ago. In reply to some communication of M.Naughten, Mr. Johnston, M.P. for Kilmarnock, wjites under date of the 6th of May, 1843 :— I received your letter of the 3rd of May. I am very sorry I can do nothing for you. 1 am afraid that you are labour- ing under A delusion of the mind, and that there is no rea. ".n for your entertaining such feais. J wn urged by Mrs. Pattison to go out and exeit himself to get a situation of some kind or other, he said he had done every thing he I could for that purpose, but that he was persecuted and tor- mented by a parcel of devils. On being furthor questioned on the subject, he added, that it they ( he (evils) did not give up tormenting him, he would blow their brains out. He left Mrs. Pattison's for the last time, it seems, about four months ago, without saying where he was going, or taking even a change of linen with him. HI carried along with I him, however, the pistols and all his money. At one time M'Naughten spent about three years with a company of strolling players. This was about 14 or 15 years since. He it, we understand, about 33 yeais of age. THE MURDER OF MR, DRUMMOND.— On being taken from Bow-street, on Saturday, to the Old Bailey, the assassin M'Naughten was assailed with hootings and groanings 01 execration in fact, there is but one feeling of horror ai his dastardly nnd unprecedented crime, which was committed with more premeditation than usual.— From an expression which fell from him when taken into custody, as well as from a subsequent declaration made by him to one of the gaolers, it is certain that he intended the death blow for Sir Sir Robert Pee!.
DEATH-BED OF MR. EDvVARD DRUMMOND.
DEATH-BED OF MR. EDvVARD DRUMMOND. Mr. Drummond suffered very little pain during his illuess >0 little, that on being pressed on this point by his med:cal at. lendanlll OD Sunday, he asked them what they called pain— what they meant by il ? And after laughing with them about II, came to the conclusion that his suffering was from oppres- Slon. On Monday he complained of a shuuling pain from the wound from the back to the front, but more the uneasiness 01 the oppression—a check in breathing—than of anything else. This came on the first night, and although relievsd from time to time, and especially by the loss of blood, was never en- tirely removed. On Monday evening, at half-past six o'clock, II change in the manner of breathing was observed, and Mr. Guthrie was sent for, who, on his arrival at seven, informed his family there was no longer any hope of his recovery, and that any restriction he had placed on them was withdrawn. At ten the usual consultation took place, and as Mr. Drummond was quite unconscious of his danger, his medical attendants thought it right to declare their inability to be of further use, and to leave to his family the duty of making him acquainted with his state. At nine o'clock on Wednesday morning, when a pulse could be fell nowhere, and a slight fluttering of the heart was alone perceptible, he retained the power of moving his limbs, pressed Mr. Guthrie's hand, and with that sweet smile on his countenance which was so endearing, asked if all hopes were past? On Mr. Guthrie's replying that all hope in this world was over, and that he must put his trust in God, he said, Well, I have endeavoured to live honestly, doing as much good as 1 could, and I place my hope in God's mercy for my redemption." Turning to his sister, whose self- devotion had been unequalled, and who WdS crying by his side, he said, We have lived long and happily together, and my only regret is in parting with you." He then asked if he should live much lungcrJ and on being told perhaps an hour or two, he said, The sooner the better—I don't feel pain lind added, with a smile, That ugly French word malaise ex- presses most fully my burden." Shortly after he said, Will it be presumptuous 111 a man in my situation to ask for a little wine ami water, with soda or polass water and on its being given to him, he conveyed it to his mouth and drank. Thus died Edward Drummond-with every kind feeling which adorns the character of a gentleman, combined with the piety, the rrsignaiion, the true religion of a Christian. Would to God that all bad men could have witnessed his end.— Morning Post. The late lamented Mr. Edwaid Drummond ws of Clllist Church. He was matriculated on the 23rd of October, 1810, but never, as we believe, proceeded to a degree, being removed 10 the Treasury at an early age. During his residence at Christ Church he was remarkable for conversation and manners, and for his uniform good-nature, and was the general favourite in the Univeisity, which afterwards be appears to have been in the wider sphere of official and fashionable life.—Oxford Her.
.THE APPROACHING TRIAL OF…
THE APPROACHING TRIAL OF M'NAUGHTEN', THE ASSASSIN. Speculation has been on the tiptoe since the termination of the Coroner's Inquest, on 1 hursday, all to whether the trial will come on during the Session which commences at the Central Criminal Court to-moriow and, as is common in such cases, manv gentlemen have backed their opinion by a bet. II ap- pears that an erroneous opinion has been by the fact, that the Magistrate at Bow-sireet, on Saturday week, remanded the pruoner for a Xor^ni^ht, which would certainly have over-ridden the forihcomi^ Session but it should be rerollectcd that 'he melancholy lesult which has iniervened has placed the mutter m the hands ot a superior Maglslrntf, vil." the Corone". by fiat the assassin ha, been rouuoitted to Newgate tor trial. the witnesses arc bound over II) appear befoie the Grand Jury, 10 testify and give evidence next Wednesday so that theie is no reasonable doubt but the trial will be over before our n< xt publication, unless sudden illness or svinie other casuahy should prevent 1'. VV e speak wnli great posnivcness upon this subject, we found our opinion on the following fact, which may not oe generally known — | he March Session commences on Monday, the 27il> proximo, and the Presiding Judges —viz., .oid Cliief J11 si ice indal, Mr. Justice Coleridge, and Mr. .isiice Maule, arc those appointed to go on the Noilolk and Noith Wales Circuits, immediately on tlieir finishing their la- "oursatthe Old Bailey. It is very unlikely therefore, 'hat lieir Lordships will unnecessarily encumber the Session, III "d- dition to the ordinary business which will arise during Iht "rrent month, by postponing a case which, notwithstanding I :Ie ficts connected with it "r self evident enough, must II n, l iubtedly occupy considerable time, which is generally the 'se when the Government prosecutes. We understand that a of insanity will be set up, and that. as the prisoner has got considerable property in the Glasgow Bank, a sufficient portion will ba allotted hiiii to enable him to have the best legal advice t and the most eminent (ounsel, should he be so disposed. II would he deemed improper—at all events premature-Io hazard an opinion as 10 tha result of ihe apptoaching investigation, but we may be allowed to slate, that from the result of a per severing and anxious inquiry, we have no reason to believe that the prisoner has evinced any symptom of insanity during his last week's incarceration, but. on the contrary, he has .mani- fested an uncommon degree of acumen, and no lack of natural talent. The result of the enquiry. however, will not hinge upon his recent apparent suundlless of mind, or of any previos eccentricities which may have marked his conduct; the great I question will he-was he at the lime he made the murderous attark, or immediately before, in possession of that degree of reason which constitutes a man a responsible being and amen- able to Ihe tribunal of 3 ustice for his acts and deeds.—Dis- patch,
SPIRIT OF BEAUTY. i
SPIRIT OF BEAUTY. The Spirit of Beauty unfurls her light, And wheels her course in a joyous flight; 1 know her track through the balmy air. By the blossoms that cluster and whiten there Shc leaves thc tops of the mountains green, And gems the valley with crystal sheen. At morn, 1 knew where she rested at night, l'or the roses are gnshing with dewy delight; Then she mounts again. and round her flings Å. shower of light from her Nimson wings: Till the spirit is drunk with the music on high, That silently fills it with ecstacy. At noon she hies to a cool retreat. Where bowering elms over waters meet, She dimples the waves where the green leaves dip, As it smilingly curls like a maiden's hp" When her tremulous bosom woutd hide III vain from her lover the hope that she loves again. At eve she hangs o'er the western sky, Dark clouds for a glorious canopy And round the skirts of their deepened iold, paints a border of purple aud gold, Where the lingering sunbeams love to May. When their God in his glory has passed away. She hovers around us at twilight hour. When her presence is felt with the deepest power; She silvers the landscape and crowds the stream With shadows that Hit like a fairy dream Then wheeling her flight through the gladdened air, The Spirit of Beauty is every where.
WRITTEN ON HEAlUNU OF THE…
WRITTEN ON HEAlUNU OF THE DEATH OF MRS. HARPER. She's gone the young, the nmch-lov'd wife The youthful mother's fled ;— In the morning ot her wedded lite. She's numbered with the dead! Twelve months have not their courses roll'd. Since she became a bride And short's the time she's had t' enfold Her boy, with mother's pride, III her fond armS. The summons came, It cried in haste, Away!" Disease then seized upon her frame,— For Death brooks no delay j- A little time—its work was done,— 1I er gentle spirit tied Where angels greet each ransomed oneJ And Jesu crowns their head t Newport, Jan, ilth, 1843. A. N. L J
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LONDON MARKETS. 6ORN EXCHANOF. MARK-LANE, MOPDAY, JAN- The supply of English wheal was very short this morning greater part in damp, middling condiiion fine dry maintained last Mondays prices, bnt all other descrip .j wete offered In. per qr. cheaper. Foreign wheat sold in at Is. per qr. under the rates of this day 0f barley each Is. per qr. lower than last Monday.—In pease no a'teration.—Our arrivals of oats-have been n' since this d.iy week. We experienced a slow limited sal* this aiticlc today at last Monday's juices. Current Prices of Gmin per Imperial Quarter. c s nm Wheat English 46 to 58 Old Beans.t° «, Rye. 3(1 le 32 Tick Heans l0„. Barley .24 to 33 Oats (I'otatoe).»• «« Malt 54 to 60 Ditio (Feed) White Tease (Boilers) 32 to 3d | Flour Grey Pease 3) to 33 j Grey Pease 3) to 33 j Official Corn Averages and Duty, Jan. 21. Wht. I Barl. j Oats. I Rye .1 Beansl Aggregate average s. d.| s. d.l s. d. s. d.l s. d.| of 6 weeks. 47 6, 26 6,17 I 29 1 28 4j & qr. qr. qr. qr. ( qr. 1 ft Duty anFor.Corn 20 0 10 0i 8 0 11 6f 11 6 » bl. bl. hi. bl. bl. I W* 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SMiTHFIELD MARKET—JAN. 30.…
SMiTHFIELD MARKET—JAN. 30. Ihe The market for heef opened very heavily, but towards middle of the day improved, and the number turned out uns at the close was few. Prime ranging similar to those <urf gJt on ll)is d-iy week. Piime Scotch and oilier beasts, lctcn» the avetage, 4s. 2d. per stone, any of particular choice 1ua.|,f realizing 4s- 4d., and even 4s. 6d.. but the number sold •» two latter quotations was few. Good serviceable heef rna; jf given at about 2s. 10d., and inferior from 3s. to 3s. 2d. ef: anything, the mutton trade was duller than that fot although former prices were steadily maintained. trade continues brisk, on account of tbe supply of calves » ( again small in number, and under the demand. quality made 4s. and fine young meat 5s. the stone. Per st. of 81bs,, sinking the offal. d- s. d. s. d. s. (f Beef 3 0 to 4 2 Lamb 0 0 to « Mutton 3 4 to 4 4 | Veal 4 0 to & Pork, 3s. 8d. lo 4s. 8d.
HOP INTELLIGENCE. a„
HOP INTELLIGENCE. a„ There is no alteration in the quotations as given by this day week, Ihe market being Jirm for all descripti°n.. hops. The supply is not large, and many of the more holders keep back for higher prices. WORCESTER, Saturday.—The advance on hops noticed week is tirmly maintained, and the business transacted and throughout the week, has been considerable the best f however, command most attention, and are a shade than our last quotations.
IWOOL MARKET, JAN. 30.
WOOL MARKET, JAN. 30. Per lb. s. d. s. if Down Tegs 0 11 tol & Half-bred Hogs 10 1< Ewes and Wethers 0 10 0 Blanket Wool 0 5 0 [\ Flannel ditto 0 PRICES OF SHARES AT LONDON. BRITISH MINES. c 3 £ No. Ol NAME OK 0."2 V.2 Shares COM PA Nt. FI « & £ 500 Anglesey 5 4,000 Bedford 1J gj 4,000 Bissoe Bridge [ 5 100 Botallack 175 700 20,000 British lion 70 — 8,000 Blaenavon 50 — 120 Brewer — 120 79 Budoick 1,000 Cam Brae 160' 5,000 Consols Tretoil Mining Association. 4 ,f 2,000 Cornubian Lead Company 2 i> 12 Cook's Kitchen — 50 112 Charlestown — 128 Cregg Braws 40 — 128 Coshen 15 75 10,000 Durham County Coal Co 37 128 East Pool 300 100 Great Consols 97 10,000 Hibernian 12^ *i 1,000 Holmbush. 14 2,000 IsleofSeik (Guernsey). 11 80 Levant — 20,000 Mining Co. of Ireland 7 '•*» 128 Mostyn Mines 100 ]" 70 North Roskear — 3,000 Polberou Consols 10 — 10,000 Rhyrnney Iron 50 — 128 South Caradon. — §D0 South Towan 10 64 South Wheal Basseti — 57 Speam Moor. 70 64 South Wheal Basseti — 57 Speam Moor. 70 135 Tregollan — 4,000 Treleiyh Consols.. 5 6,OUO Tamar Consols 3 6,000 Tin Croft 7 H 128 Trewavas ] V' — 115 12" I reviskey and Barrier U6 Tresavean "J* — 120 Trethellan. — 4,000 United Hills 5 6.000 Wicklow Copper 5 ai 3,84;, West Wheal Jewel 10 « w 120 West Trethellan 75 9,1 50! Wheal Vor 500 1.0001 West Carbery 15 LATEST CURRENT PRICES OF METALS. If LONDON, JAN. 27, 1843. ( s. iv Spelter 0» For delivery in O Zinc—English Sheets -4 Quicksilver ? 5 Iron, English—Bar ,?,t Hoops .to* <4 -.T| Sheets ton Cargo in Wales tan 4 Pig, No I, Wales ton 3 No. I, Clyde.. 2 For Swedish .bd.tim -1 Russian, ccnd to j. PSI.ton Gourieff ten 1* Archangel ffir-0 Steel—Swedish keg .bd. tm {X Ditto Faggots .bd. ten Copper—English sheathing lb. 2iU Old p. lb. <f Cake p.ton Foreign cake u0 0 Tile Tin, British—Blocks.. cut. ft Bars cvit. 6 Foreign, Banca. 1 Stiaits 2 Peruvian 9 Tin Plates—No.IC. p. box. 1 0 IX. ditto 1 Wasters 3s. p. box less ,g Lead, British—Sheet ton 0 Shot ton 0 Red ten 0 White ton )5 Pig-Lead—English j7 5 Spanish. \7 American |je l'he market for metals is still very inanimate, and ness generally of a merely retail kind. The price 0' cannot be raised in Wales, and the letters from th»l ^ctiog country are written in terms of great anxiety re«Pe prospects of the trade.-Alidiand Counties li al PRICES OF SHARES AT BRISTOL. —~tfeb' j' ft COMMERCIAL ROOMS, .AL faiil. JJ2 jfli Great Western Railway Company 65 g! ,«I Ditto Halt Shares 50 l7i is Ditto One-Fifth Shares 12 g0 Great Western Steamer 95 \|i BristolSteam Navigation 130 bOl Bristol and Exeter Railway 70 4' gtf Birmingham and Gloucester 100 Cheltenham and Gt. Western Union. 80 Taff Vale 100 — Severn and Wye av35 I'll t-j\ Kennet and Avon Canal. av40 1# q West of Eng. & South Wales Dist. Bank 12j B¡I Eastern Counties 23 2106 London and Birmingham 100 6* London and Southampton .38 68 Leeds and Manchester.. 10 CURRENT PRICE OF GOLD AND jj For. Gold in brs. peroz.d £ 3 17 9 New Dollars*^ >, Portugal pieces 3 17 5 Silver in bis (-1 r h*
BRISTOL PRICES CURRENT OF…
BRISTOL PRICES CURRENT OF LEA*n 6. RAW GOODS. ,b lb. d' b. lb. d. d. 1D „ V CvnpHides pcrlb 30.35—11 tol2 Light-' « l» 40 48—la 13 Irish Skins 35" V> 50 60—15 17 Welsh L 40-" g H Foreign Hides .30 35—10 111 0—i, P 40 45-10 11 *1 50- <♦ Middlings 12 13 s6"tS Bull* English. 16 20—|4A 15* J -iVe"1** 17 « 24 26—15 16 Kips, English and w ,» 28 30-15 17 P Petersburg!" • ,0^P ( «*tra 34 35-15 18 f foreign. 16 20—131 Mj East Indi» ? l» 22 25—13 14 Seal Skins, ,2 J extra 34 3r)-1518-idI, foreign. 16 20—131 Mj East Indi» ? l» 22 25—13 14 Seal Skins, ,2 J 28 30-12 14 E « < Extra Strang 31 36-1J 14 1 » Best Saddlers' Basils ••• 1 .■ Hides 37 40—1.1A 15 Offal, Foreign ^ottjde^- ,o| It Common ditto 35 40—13 14 'ujde B>t 1 Sliaved Hides 18 22—14 19 Slioe Hides 20 21—13 13} Ditto^n Common ditto 27 29—13 13* a q O D Ditto ditto 32 34—13 13} RAw flv Welsh Hides 124 134 Kast l»df,j ,l'^ Common ditto 27 29—13 13* a q O D Common ditto 27 29—13 13* a q O D Ditto ditto 32 34—13 13} RAw flv Welsh Hides 124 134 Kast l»df,j ,l'^ Hull Hides II* !•/ ^vsalted^t Knglish Horse Hides H 13 Klp»t Welsh ditto 11 13 I lA—e*c German ditto .13 16 Brine j |3s. Spanish ditto 14 21 Tnanisb t0" Ditto Shaved, without Dry Sp ^——- £ 7-P ftO* butts Us to 15s Od each.. £ 5- ^.g os- Pf Horse Butts ll 13 £ 15 t0 l««. Pe tlcstPatternskinsSO 64—26 28 J* 65 70—2d 28 ^ur„Yece»<flsd\3i, Common Pattern 23 26 I (,lu /F,nfleshed) — 100 120-17 21 1 BRISTOL HAY X\ 0 1 Straw per Dozen .•• Newporl, SMr*#. I'rinltd and Published for Cpje^P°rl' ~lt in SSM.S of^ cery-lane Mr. ». paperref» the Mansion-house, where
FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY.
FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY. One of the most fashionable and prettiest malerials of the moment is satin with velvet stripes it is made either black on d™ mTDy °t cfl,w>r^hing is more elegant for even- v«I™ i M °uf lW° different shades 'he velvet of pale grees and the satin stripe of darker green this •tjle » «'»o.«ed for mantelets trimmed with lace, and it forms V d#re'3es w,,h very good effect; the drer* should be »A £ VF LHLSIILD IUIPE' THERE IS AO AHERA,I°" IN *BE the ro«L ™ ,he,deeP P°,Dt "BttfiUes for full dress, and TSJRSI H ,CE,MURE DEROI ,OI,ET,E- GIMP all the seasoD i the gimp renais- lice is the rirK ,B|eTTIJ,*ed with beads is very elegant, but satin, brocart. 1 triroroin8» 8nd much used on velvet, Flowers ara iI,«Vk '"V"081 ,Q favour is point d'Alencon bal1 d»». chain. of ,u OTRV • FI '"TLLX'T-RU SREEN' X-rvht8 cS. ™«5g >n cbarnsmch, in gold or silver, on tulle, and placed flat on tulle dreeses, are very rich and elegaant, the oertne corresponding. Bournous, Armenian manteaux, scarfs, and csraails are in endless variety. Capotes of quilted satin, though much in fa- Tour, are not at all common one of white satin, ornamented witå tips of marabouts, united by a satin bow and long ends terminating in a fringe, had small pink and paille velvet flowers iaMde; at this moment there is litttle change in this part of the toilette. Many yery eleaant coiffures are now seen of velvet met d or, brocarts, &c., some Mauresque. l'Agnes Sorel, zle ADtolnette, MazarineJ and Marquie; lae lCarfs Hre alio 2TrS reV,p>.a 11 FoD,anee «n<l Charlotte Corda,and L n,usl,n or ,ac«. 1'ned with colours, aad the brocbettes Louis XV. aie now fashionable. *'are^mnra'6^.?' a celebrated German writer •er w ™es ?h.«,nfle' ,0vel,<\r'Tmore i^OSlrious, and therefore bet. w,io i,?i e" 5 a0d 1 ^Pu,e »o small share of their su- SldSL r6,6 r"peC,S 10 ,heir #kil1 in ,he domestic .ccom- plisnnwDts of ornamflaial a„d useful „eedlework." J.I: now any excuse for inadequacy to these ,h" Publication' (by Mr. Mitchell, broidery Frame ComH »5,flh* Work Table a°d Em- mK" o( all the accomplish. ..DtI d8ptadeDt I&poD the Needle-. splendi<f work- rich in itt raiubo* hues T, And garmented in gold !'• •^gfh«Thn^,? £ fcovIVSofDH tHe ArabeWlue, scro11 cover- are work as one of tho>« r» decorative art. We commend this ■We to the fair «-» A PresenU which will be always accept- mane sterim «,»,• i! ure^'y <he namby-pamby verse and aeoted to tha • So^requently form the staple of works pre- ODiBim nt ik branches, can neither yield them a high bat that ^nr1r* DOr k'* or hef estimation of themselves Dhshm.r. ^M^pliroent to elegant and industrious accom- mitted b 'll rex?c,ed fro,n # wo'1' 'ike w»" be ad- feriai* L- ^re,Tie moderation in price is another charac- *i. Kr"L wo,'t wbich it were unjuU lo the enterprising i'Wi' —London and Paris Magazine of
IDOMESTIC NEWS.
I DOMESTIC NEWS. The Rev. Sidney Smith recently went to see the Carlton Club House, and when in the drawing-room he was asked by the authorities if he did not think it superb. Yes," quoth he, it is very fine; and, for my part, I'd rather have your room than your company." EXTRAORDINARY PRIVATIONS —One of the most extra- ordinary instances of a ship's crew supporting themselves without water twenty-one days has occurred during the late gales. On the eighteenth instant, the Reform, from Montrose to 11!;¡ewcast1, put into Grtmsby-roads. The master (Follis) states that on the 2ht of December last they left Montrose, and on the day following they were caught in a violent gale of wind, and were driven down 011 the coast of Norway. Having unfortunately lost their wa- ter, not falling in with any vessel, and being unable to make port, they continued up to the tenth instant, without water. On that day, when about twenty leagues from Flamboiough-bead, they saw a vessel which they signalled it proved to be the Eliza Swain, Captain Reid, from Mon- trose, ImmedIately gave the Reform what water and provisions he could spare. For eight days longer the Re- form continued to bpat about the coast without being able to procure any more water or provlsions,and but lor the pro- vidential appearance of the Eliza Swain, Captain Follis is fully of opinion that he and the crew must have perished, as when boarded they were all in a dreadful state of ex- haustion. HIGHWAY ATTACK.—On Thursday evening as Mr. J. F. Berrington, of Cheltenham, was returning to that town II from Gloucester, at about half-past six oJclock, when about half a mile on the Gloucester side of the Plough, a fellow made a blow at him, but fortunately missed his aim. He I uttered an oath, and was about to renew the attack, when, on two horsemen coming up. the villain jumped over the hedge and was soon out of sight. There can be little doubt that he was lying in wait to commit robbery. He appeared to be dressed in light clothes, with a shining black Jim Crow hat, but the evening was too dark to take a very accurate description.— Gloucester Journal. DESTRUCTION OR A VESSEL BY THE EXPLOSION OF GUNPOWDER.—The New Times, a vessel owned by Messrs. Hutton and Co., of YValling-street, commanded by Captain Alexander Rowc, ten Englishmen, and two Kroon:en, was off Badaguy, on the coast of Afliica, on the 14th October last, when, owing to an explosion of gun- powder, she was blown to shreds, and every soul on hoard peiished. About six years since, Messrs. Ilutlon and Co. lost another ship, the Rollia, near the same spot, by a somewhat similar catastrophe. The ship on that occasion caught fire, and the crew, being unable to stay its progress, abandoned the vessel just before the flames communicated to the magazine, when she blew up, and wi's entirely destroyed. Netherby Hall, the seat of Sir J. Graham, Bart., was discovered to be on fire on Thursday evening se'nnight, ihe beautifully carved woodwork of the hall having mys- teriously burst into flames. The gardener and three maid- servants who occupied the house, extinguished the tire. Damage trifling, A requisition of which the following is a copy, is in progress in this borough,and has received two hundred and eighty signatures in two days.—"To Peter Ainsworth, Esq., M P., Smithtlls Hall, near Bolton-We, the under- signed, being electors of the borough of Bolton, do hereby request you to meet the electors of Bolton,at a convenient time and place, as early as possible before the meeting of parliament, 10 explain to them the reasons for the extraor- dinary change which has taken place 111 your opinions on the corn-laws, and to slate to them the course you intend to pursue on that subject during the next session.— Bolton Free Press. Thomas Davis, the postmaster of the Stapleton-road district, Bristol, his wife and daughter, are in custody on the charge of opening several money letters, and abstract- ing the cash thetefrom. The law officers of tbe crown have given an opinion that magistrates at petty sessions have not power to com- mit for contempt parties misconducting ihemseWes in court. — In reply to anapplicalion on another subject, Sir James Graham observes that cases brought before the magistrates should be heard publicly at the usual place of holding the petty sessions, but that there is nothing illegal in hearing them at the office of their clerk. DUBLIN.—Reduction of Rents.—The provincial papers announce some further reductions of rents by landlords. Mr. Perkins, of Gortner Abbey, near Ballina, has abated tt-n percent.; Sir Henry Carden, Bart., of Templemore, county of Tipperary, has remitted airears of rent to a considerable amount. The Marquis of Conyngham has also abandoned a large amount of arrears on some large farms on his Clare estates. I recently noticed the very generou* conduct of Lord Lismoie in reducing the rents of his Tipperary estates 10 the extent of 25 per cent., whilst he, by his example and exertions, has given every encouragement to the adoption of improved systems of ttl age. The conduct of another Whig landlord in the same county, Lord Dunally, is thus described by a cor- respondent of the Limerick Reporter First, his land is let at a reasonable price. Secondly, he allows for liming, draining, pllItiog, building; and, in fact, for any sort of permanent improvements. I know tenants who have been recently allowed, some a year's rent, others a year and a half, and so on. Thirdly, should the younger sons of any of his Lordship's tenants he inclined to emi- rate, he gives them liberal pecuniary aid. Some of Ins tenants, who, even in arrears, and unable 10 pay, have been lately forgiven, and declared anew. Those who sustained losses by distempers in pigs or cattle, have been allowed different sums, as the case may be, in con- sideration of such losses; and he has allowed some of his poor tenants, whom it pleased Piovidence to visit with a fever, such sums as seemed to him adequn'e to pay nurse-tender's fees, and defiay other expenses." MODERATE AMBITION*—On Fiiday lasl, the lady o Colonel t •> of Lewisham, lost her gold watch, &c., between a friend's house at East Greenwich, and the Princess So- phia's residence at Blackhealh. The property being valu- able, no time was losl in distributing handbills, offering a reward for its recovery, and It turned out that a poor Irishwoman, living in a miserable room in a back street in Depiford, had been the fortunate finder. She made no mystery of ihe matter, informing her neighbours of her good luck, &c., and it came to the ear of 157 It, who re- paired to the old woman's house on Saturday morning, but she was absent. Shortly afterwards it was found that the finder had been to Mr. Walton's, printer and statioher, where the reward was offered and delivered up the watch, chain, &c. Upon Mr. Walton putting down two sovereigns for her acceptance, the poor creature clasped her hands, burst into tears, and most feelingly exclaimed, By J—s 1 am now made up entirely for life. Maybe I wont go home, and buy a nice barrow, and get a supply of pota- toes of the best quality (or my customers." The watch, &c., are worth about twenty-five pounds, and no doubt further assistance will be rendered the moderate desires of the already happy nnder. GRAVEYARD NUISANCES.—Petitions are lying for sig- nature throughout the various districts of the metropolis against a continuation of the custom of interring the dead in the cemeteries hitherto appropriated lor that pur- pose The above are already very numerously signed by the most respectable householders of the several parishes. It is high time that the above custom should become ob- solete, as parties residing in the immediate locality of the burial-grounds of the metropolis are sensibly incon- venienced by the unhealthy exhalations which are con- tinually teeming forth from these seats of animal cor- ruption. SEASONABLE FLSTIVITI ES.—The house-warming of the New Model Prison look place about a fortnight ago. The guests, 16 in number, were received by the governor, and regaled with the good old prison fare of potatoes and gruel. Beds were provided for all the company on the premises.— Punch. LovE IN A CHIMNEY.—A correspondent informs us Ihatlh quiet and secluded neighbourhood of Thornley, near Longridge, has this week been the scene of one of those singular adventures which are so often depicted in the works of fiction, with more colouring and exaggeration than the nature of such adventures will allow but which, in the case in question, is painfully true to the letter. The hero of the story, a labourer in a quarry, has certainly for some lime been a hero in his way, and his love adventures at Longri ye or the neighbourhood, have often been of sufficient importance to occupy an idle hour of some 01 the softer sex 01 the village, and Ills stratagems, 100, have often displayed more than ordinary tact and sanity- The house and the scene of his enterprise on Monday evening was the residence of a farmer, who, with his wife, was from home, and the house was occupied at the time by the object nt our liero s earlleM solicitude—a sweel-lookina damsel under 20. The lueklrSS wIght knocked at the door and windows, and could get no answer. It ihen oc- euned to him, that "S all appaieil| of access blockaded up at the sides 01 the house, tlfie might be wisdom in to get an entrance from the top. So having found his way there, he was „ot long in thrusting !nmself down the chimney; when ]u J having *01 only a jiart of his way down the chimney, this man of hammei and wedges was "edged fast j„ lhe chimney, and foi neither ^00 nor i cou exiricaie himsell. A groan- was hwald, which was !r,g|l(hU al first. However, lh„ ilaim was soon given a great port.ono) the chimney was pullfd do n» and a chaw 10m the quariies procured, de he could be extricate J from his most penloussiiuation. lie was at length dragged out, nearly hall dead. Medical "d was speedily procured, and this hero of a hundred love .(fairs released from a situation which threatened qun-kh to put a finis' to his love adventures and excursions for ever.— Preston Chronicle.
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r MISCELLANY. .#4-- Boz AND rHK BANKtU or Sr R A Tf OR D-ON • A" OH ,~T h f following anecdote has reached us hOrTl a quarler whieh leaves no douht of its authenticity :—Not many days ago, the cele- brated Boz" paid a visit to Stratford-on-Avon, and, having letters of introduction to the Mayor, established himfelf at the head hotel of the p'lflce, and sent his letters to that respecleii individual, who is a loani:2f; His Worship's knowledge of literature, or literary men, not lJeiS extensive as would be generally supposed in these enlightened (h;, was quite ig- norant of the existecce of such a person as Charlto Dickens," and sent for his cashier, who told him it was Boz." And who is Boz said his Worship. Go and tell him if he wants to deposit, he can send it by you and if he wants lu draw, he must come himself." The cashier obeyed his masters bidding, no doubt much to the surprise and amusement 01 Boz."—Court Journal. A MOURNING WIFE.—Much compassion was excited at the Essex quarter sessions on Wednesday for a poor woman, who was thrown into an agony of grief and weeping on her hus band being sentenced to transportation. Oh exclaimed the almost frantic creature, .1 what will become of me and my poor children ? And there, 100, he's get his best clothes ou why would not the old ones have done as well 7 The con. sciousness of this additional loss Nas too much for her neives, and the poor woman was taken out cf court in a fainting fit." — Ipswich Express. REASONABLE ENOUGH.—An American Editor says :—" We do'nt mind recording the deaihs of people without being paid for our trouble, though that's not fair: but panegyrics on the dead must be paid for—we cannot positively send people to heaven for nothing." AN OPEN COUNTENANCE.—Capt. Parrot was telling Mrs. Fink of his escape from the alligator." Was'nt he adreadful looking creature ?" inquired the lady with much appearance of sympathy, at the same lime wishing the captain in his jaws. Why, Ma'am, 1 cant say his feeteis was regularly beautiful, but there was so much openness when he smiled A SuujtcT FOR A FAUCE.—The following amusing cir- cumstance is related by a Lyons journal :—In a small town in Ihe envilons of Lyons, lives a pharmacien, who lately lost his wife to whom he was tenderly attached. His grief for the loss was so intense that he could not endure ihe sight of the home which hall been rendered desolaleJ and left II for a short lime in the care of his assistant, a youth of 25 years of age, who it was arranged was soon to be his successor in the business. The youth, it appears, had long had an intrigue with a lady in the neighborhood who had, after the departure of the master, come daily to pass several hours wit" the assistant in the little parlour at the back of the shop. The relations of the deceased having some claims upon the succession, had, in the meantime, applied to the legal authorities to put seah upon the properly preparatory to an inventory, in which the articles which be longed to the deceased might be separated from ihose of her husband. One day, whilst the chére umie of the assistant was with him, the Juge de Paix and his clerk arrived for this pur- pose. The assistant, dreading a disclosure which might create doubts of his morality, and induce his master to refuse ro accept him as his successor in the business, thrust the fair one into a closet, to conceal her from the eyes of his visitors, during their slay but what was his horror when he saw the Juge de Paix place a seal upon Resistance, how- ever, was oul (If the question, for il must have heen auended with discovery. He therefore waited patiently the depaiture of the Juge de Paix and his clerk, intending to force open the door, of which they had taken the key, as soon as they should have left but, when they had finished, they coostiiuted him keeper of the seals, and the Juge de Paix read over 10 him Ariicle 252 of the penal code, which is as follows :—" Persons guilty of breaking seals shall be punished with imprisonment of from six rnonihs to two years and, it it be the person con. stituted as keeper of them, he shall be punished with an im- prisonment of from two to five years." The poor fellow heard ihe article in agony, and saw them depart with a heavy heart. What was now to he done Hours passed in conversation 'hrough Ihey keyhole, and at length he resolved to go to the Juge de Paix, and, appealing to his gallantly, confide to him his secret. lie started, but the Juge de Paix was out supping with a friend, and when he did find him, after some delay, and had told him his story, there was a further delay as the clerk had the key. At length the key was obtained, and the judge, who had bewn young himself, and could compaUlOnBte human frailty, went to the house and released the fair prisoner, gallantly turning his back to her a3 the left the prison, in order 1 hat he might not recognise her features.—Gallignani's Mes- sender, A-Jass f A-lass!" as the old bachelor exclaimed when he felt a desire to matry. He made the same exclamation after marriage, but spelt it differently.— New York Paper. Gravity, says Rochefocault, is a mysterious carriage of the body to cover the defects of the mind. Gravity, says Con- fucius, is indeed only the rind, or bark, of wisdom, but it pre- serves it. HOME — Keep your store of smiles and your kindest feelings for home: give to the world only those which are to spare.— The Prism of Thought, THE DANGERS or A GAMING TABLE.—Perhaps the most unhappy event that can befal a person who visits a gambling- (able for the first lime is, that he should retire from it a winner. There seems so little reason why that which has already so easily been done, should nol with equal facdity be repeated, that it is ail but a certainly that the fortunate player will make the attempt. Two gentlemen strolled one night into a Paris the attempt. Two gentlemen strolled one night into a Paris gaming-house, neither of them being players, and intent, there lore, oDlyon gratifying an idle curiosity, One of them, after looking on for some ti.r.e. threw out a bait to Lady Fortune for three or four Napoleons. She was kind, and in less than half an hour his pockets were filled with gold. He wisely resolved to march off with the spoil, and with that laudable intention he asked the dealer to exchange his gold for notes. Alter receiv- ing 4,500 francs in paper, there still remained three unlucky N apnleons. LetJ" see whalI can do with thee," cried their possessor. He tried, and lost ihem. That was proyokin Resolved to recover them, he changed one of his notes—then another and in less than ten minuies he left the room without a franc in his purse. Reflecting on Ihe difficulty of leaving the gaming-table a winner, he never played again. It is a good argument of a well-composed mind, when a man loves to be at home, and to keep company with himself; whereas a rambling head is a ceriain sign of a sickly hu- mour. Many book8 and many acquaintBncesJ bring a man to a levil, of dispoilitiooJ and a liking of change. A HINT TO BACHELORS.—Lazy rich girls make rich men poor, and industrious poor girls make poor men rich. It is the common failing of an ambitious mind to overrate itself, to imagine that it has, by the caprices of fortune, been delrauded of the high honours due to its supposed superiority. It conceives itself 10 have been injured, to have fallen from its destination; and these unfounded claims become Ihe source of endless discontent. The mind, thus disappointed, preys upon itself, and compares its present lowliness with the imaginary heights for which it fancies itself to have been de- signed. Under the influence of the,e reflections, the characer grows sullen and reserved, detaches itself from all social en- joymenls, anJ professes to despise the honours for which it secretly pines. Mediocrity, and a common lot, a man of this disposition cannot bring himself to endure, and he wilfully icjects the litile granted, because all cannot be obtained to which he had aspired. We know nothing in this life so pleasant as a breakfast tefe- u tete with an old frieud after a long absence. The night before every thing has been jumbled together without any thing being understoud or enjoyed, but at breakfast the excitement of meeting i3 over, and the spirits are refreshed by a night's ie- pose, and even memory seems refreshed by the soothing in- fluence of sleep. UNIVERSAL SUKFKACE.— A country boy being asked the other day, what was meant by universal sufirage, instantly Ie- plied, Why, it means that every man should suffer alike." GIFTS.—Gifts, however trifling, ad.1 to the general stock of harmless pleasures by quickeniug the affections, and nourish- ing the growth of those sympathies which bind us to each other. They are eloquent in their silence, and speak most unpretendingly of love, friendship, and kind remembrance. 1 he affection is poor which can be told, and so the youngest of Lear's daughters felt, wheo she resolved" 10 rove and be silentbut it will, nevertheless, find ways of indicating its presence, as a violet reveals itself by its perfume. When it speaks to us by gifts they should be welcome, for they are the sunshine of a loving heait, and, like sunshine, should be re- ceived as heavenly visitants, bringing with them warmth and gladness. 8tH ASTLEY COOPEH.—In the year 1813, Sir Astley Cooper performed the operation for stone upon Mt. Hyatt, a West In- dian Merchant, who presented him with a fee of a thousand guineas, ihe largest, perhaps, that had ever been received for such an operation. The manner in which the fee was presented was not, perhaps, the least extraordinary pan of the circum- stance- Mr. Hyatt had recovered from the effecis of the ope- ration, and necessary confinement to his house, when a day was appointed by him for the last formal visilof the medical men. At lhe conclusion of the interview, Sir Asiley (then Mr. Cooper) rose to leave Ihe room, and had reached the door, when his pa- tieni, who was Bitting by the fire, took off his nightcap, and jocularly threw it at him saying at the same lime, l'here, young man, put that into your pocket." Sir Astley, however, guessing the contents of the missile, inserted his hand, and took out from it a piece of paper chucking back the nightcap to his patient, at the same time saying that he would not rot) him of so useful an article, he put the paper into his pocket, and took his departure. 00 subsequently examining 11, he found it to be a cheque for one thousand guineas.