North Wales Gazette

THE CHOICE. (Prom Acker/nan's Forget Me Not.) ) Now take thy choice, thou maiden fair, Of the gifts thy lovers bring; The one has brought thee jewels fair, The other flowers of spring. The fnaiHefl watched the rubies glow, And wreathed them in her hair; But heavy they pressed upon her brow, Like the weight of secretcare. The gems that bound her forehead high, Might have lighted a diadem; Yet pale grew her cheek, and dim her eye- Her heart was not with them. And ever an inward pulse would stir. When she saw a spring flower wave; But never again did they bloom for li-er, Til I they bloom'd upon her grave. She's borne to her grave with purple pall., And scutcheon, and waving plume One fol lowed-itte saddest one of all— And threw flowers over her tOinb. In E. L.

SHIPWRECK. XFrortia srtiall Volume of Poetry lately published by Mr. John AIatealm ) 9q woke that crew, as, with a shock, T IW vessel q ii: vered on a rock A moment-alltl the peopled deck Was one sad scene of woe and wreck. Beneath the lea-beam lav the shore, Which echoed with the breakers' roar; Then ooetthe winds and waters, there Plated the last thunders of despair— Flash'd the wild blaze which swept the gloom A moment from the yawning tomb, In which the. poor devoted bark Iteet'd headlong, 'midst the closing dark- One shriek -and all was silence dread, Save ocean's dirge above the dead The morn, that rose serenely brighti Smiled on the ruins of the night Her glorious eye ne'er shed a fear, Of sorrow o'er this troubled sphere; The wave in gladness lifts its head. And sports and dances round the dead. And revels o'er the wrecks that sleep la the dread circle of the deep."

titp. MURRY ligAnT t *olÙd not from the wise Require The lumber Of the learned tore J Nor iVouhl I from the rich desire A single counter of their store. For I have ease and I have health, And ( have spirits, light as air, And more than wisdom, more than wealth, A merry heart that laughs. at care. Like other mortals of my kind I've struggled for dame Fortune's favour, And sometimes have been half ttielin'd To rate her for her iti-behaviour. ttit life was short-I thought it folly To lotfe Its moments in despair; So slipped aside from melancholy. With tiierry Wart, that laugh'd atcate. Xndnnce tis true' ttvo 'witching eyes Surprised me in a I nek less season, Turn'd all my mirth to lonely sighs, And quite subdued my better reason. Yet t was hilt love^Couid make me grieve, And love's youlcnoW, a reason fair, And nnrch improv'd, as t believe, The merry heart, that licugh'd ikt -care. So now. from idle wishes Clear I make the good I may not find; Adown ihv wtreafti.1 gently steer, And shift my sail with every wind. And half by nature, hatfby reason, Can still with pliant art prepare, The mind, attun d to every season. The merry heart t'hlt laughs at care. Yet, wrap trie in your sweetest dream, Ye social feeliBgsofthe mind, Give, sometimes give, your sunny gleam, And let (lie rest good humour find. Yes. let me hail and welcome give To every joy lay lot may share. And pleas'd and pleasing let me live With merry heart that laughs at eare,, "V

BR. CAMPBELL. -,since the'dxaltatfon'of$Ir. Jet-vis to the Chief "Justiceship of Chester, un- questionably holds Ihe first place, hi point of '1 business, as a Coansei on the Oxford Circuit; or, more sttictlyspeaking we-should say, that at Shrewsbury and some other places he h'telds the chief business. This pre-"eiiunen"Ce has nfttbeen attained by a sudden burst of intellect suet) ts that which his countrymen. Lord EI'stkine, dis- played whilst engaged for the bean of St. Asaph at Shrewsbury Assizes, but has been gradually accumulating upon him and year after year, has he been Attaining a Masher place in the esti- mation of the public, and in the same ratio that his business increases, his talents display them- "seh-et:. In the early prt of his leareet-, he set hiitrst'lf about reporting cases in the'Coarts in T.ondoti. This brought tiiiri ifrst into notice he then married the daughter of Sir. Scarlett, the eminent barrister, knd his career in the ttietropo- lis has since been unchecked, whilst the eleva- tion of Messrs. Puller, Jervis, and Pearson cleared the way for him on the Oxford Circuit, and has left him, for earhestness iff gesture and 'language, and extensive knowledge bf IRW, un-: equalled on the Circuit. Mr. Campbell is a man (I f the most tmfrearietl industry. That alone wofcld have availed hhft greatly in a profession where the brightest ta- lents must often fail, when unaccompanied by this ^daVity. He is always intimately acquainted with the most trifling circuiastance in the case for which he is retained and to a looker-on for a day or two in our Courts of Law, it appears astonishing how a man can retain so many facts, names, and dates upon his memory, and be able to jump at once into theCentre of a new case, af- ter three or fottr have already been rapidly dis- posed of. This faculty, however, Mr. C. emi- nently possesses. His opening speeches are un- z, embarrassed, distinct, and forcible, and as he places himself usually directly opposite to the Jury, his speeches have all the assistance which a good figure, with a grave, stern, and shrewd Countenance can give him. His voice is not plea- sant; it is several notes above what it ought to be, and retains a great deal of the harshness of the Scottish idiom, whilst the lines of his coun- tenance from the eyes to the mouth are nearly straight, and give a harsh lawyer like appear- ance to Iiis face, and lends him a most severe as- pect when tagging the truth from a backward witness, or len(leavotein-, to mould an honest bashful one to his client's interest. Mr. C. is chiefly opposed to i%tr. Taurton, and the manner of no two individuals can be more op- posed. The former is graceful, dignified, and severe; the latter has littie dignity, is diminutive in his person, and his face has a comic expres- sion which never forsakes it even in his most se- rious addresses. The former is elaborate in his law quotations, and evidently makes display of his legal knowledge the latter seldom troubles the jury with many legal technicalities, and gene- rally despises the applause which is gained by embarrassing his hearers. The former sometimell displays his ignorance of general matters, whilst illustrating an opinion, or making intelligible some abstract point of law the latter seems per- fectly at home in common affairs, and in the his- tory and antiquities of his country, he is unri- valed in our Court. Mr. Campbell's humour is of a severe kind, al- though he frequently convulses the Court when his subject is of a nature to admit of that sort of address. None who had the good fortune to hear him in the case tried at the Shrewsbury As- sizes in 1823, between two school-masters, will refuse him praise for his power of caustic wit and good-humoured pteasantry. His satire isChlefly drawn from something which is supplied by his antagonist's witnesses, and if it were possible for a Jury to be led away from a dryduil question of law by lialf-an-hour's mirth, Mr. V. would often be the means of misleading them. But it is in stating a point of law-in puzzling the Judge and the opposing Counsel by a host of cases and preceùents-tn arguing against a legal doctrine, or taking advantage of a legal outlet— in rejecting the evidence of a witness when not strictly admissible, and showing the legal reason for its rejection—in spying out the very shadow of a flaw-in taking his opponent's case to pieces, and buildinginstantly upon the ruins, sach a fabric as tends to his client's interest—it is here that Mr. Campbell shines out triumphantly, and here it is that his most acute mind is mostly dis- played. There are always some new points' in his replies, for which his Opponents seem not prepared—some new legal difficulties of which they were not previously aWale—some circum- | stances overlooked in their address which he has been nursing in Ins mind, and dresses up in legal difficulties till it becomes valuable to his cause, or disrobes of its extraneous matter till It stands in its naked power, and is a death-stroke to the cause of his antagonist. The most crooked fact he will attack and tear to pieces, inCh by inch, till what a look«r-on had believed was the very pith and marrow of the opposingCase, becomes in his hands a mere shadow—a thing of no avail—a worthless imposition and his own sophistry be- ing jerked into its place, it requires all the argu- ments of the Judge to restore the truth, and give it its effect, and to disabuse the minds of a Jury who have listened to the specious arguments of I Mr. CAmpbt-ll. No mart ctiuld appear more earnest, even in his own cause, than Mr. Campbell does in that of a client. His whole soul seems bent on the subject before him and not a whisper escapes him which relates to it. This has a powerful influence on his auditory. His miriditeverseents for a moment to relax from holding firmly every part of his case, and noting the weakness of his adversary. He is ever on the alert, to detect an irrelevant question, or an illegttl way of putting it, and sel- don faits in his objections. He is unnecessarily severe in his cross-examinations and to sum up all, is, the most perfect specimen of the lawyer engrafted oil the Scotchman we have ever seen. cymtio.

LORD MAYOR'S DAY. TMEtnanner of keeping this festival anciently, is described as being extremely simple, as well as the style of living of the Mayor during his mayoralty. He is said to have spent little more while in office than at other times, being contented with one. or at most two serjeants at arms, who resided with him in his family. They gave no liveries on the day they were chosen, and went on foot, or horseback, if by land, or if on water in a boat, to Westminster or the Tower; andthere were accepted, and took on them the government of the city. The form of llie procession, when.thev went to Westminster, and other ceremonies of the day, were as fnllows- The old and new Mayors, and Aldermen, first assembled outside of Guildhall, dressed in their formalities, accompanied by the Sheriffs, and were then-met by the Companies, or'mysteries, as they used to be called, in their suits,' the sword being borne before the Mayor. In this state they marched or rode, as it happened, through Cheapside, and so without Newgate;, turning into Fleet-street, proceeded to Westminster. Here being arrived, they advanced, preceded by the sword-bearer and mRce-bearer into the Court of Exchequer, where, the Mayor was sworn in.- This over) the procession returned in nearly the :1ia-me order (the torn pars yta which the new Mayor belonged imme<liately!foHowihg him, and takjng precedence of all the others,) till he came in the direction of his re.*§I'delice when those who Were 'incited to dinner, Vnd which the A1-. dermen, aCconipftnied him home, whilst the rest; dispersed, and went their several days.. Dinner finished, instead of the convivifel doings *bf modem days, the company proceeded to the chapel of St. Thomas of Aeon, now Mercer's Hall Chapt1!, Cheapside, and thence, after cere- monies, Walked'in procession to St Paul's.. Here they devoutly prayed fi>r the repose of the soul of Bishop William, who had procured the city. from William the Conqueror, some of its chief privileges. Sometimes thuy returned from thence itia?tet, or the West Cheaping bearing burning wax uipers, if it chanced to be late, or otherwise without them and again en- tering St. ThomasVChapel, otTeredtheir single pence, and then broke up and ivent home. Sir John Norman is well known to have been i. the first Mayor whb wvelit in any thing like state by water. He caused the first city barge tb be msde at his own expense., and set the example to the Companies, who on this occasion each get up its separate I)tkrice' I Well clicked and trimmed," to sirow along with Him. The exhibition of pageknts continued afterwards to increase in sptendonr. as well as the civic feasts-; and the latter came to beheld, asa ptaee 'tit greater 'converiierice, at Guildhall, Sir Richard "Gresham (father of the founder off the Royal txchnhsre) bnterthioed, tti tha day '6!f hl-s entering on office, at Ciutldhall, 173 freemefr, be. sides the wardens of each Company, estimated at 180, making in all, 393 persons, exclusively of other guests, and had on the different tables 11 1 dishes of meat. In the reign of Elizabeth the Lord Mayor's, show had arrived, perhaps, at its zenith of splend- our, as may be seen in the account of the pageants in the mayoralty of Wolstan Dixie, 1583. Be- sides otherexhihitions, there were on this occasion various allegorical personages introduced, who delivered speeches appropriate to their several characters—as Magnanimity, Loyalty, the C6un- try, the Thames, &c.

(ANOTHER ACCOUNT.) In W. Smythe's Breffe Description of the Royal Citie of London, &cr" is given the follow- ing minute account of the Lord Mayor's Show, as it was conducted in the year 1575;— The Lord Mayor goeth by water to West- mynster in most try viophlyke manner. His barge (wherein also all the Aldermen be), beinge gar- nished with thearmes of the Citie; and nere the sayd barge goeth a shyppbote of the Queene's Majestie. being trymed vpp, and rigged lyke a shippe of warro, Vrith dyvers peces of ordenance, standards, penons, and targetts, of the proper arItts of the sayd Mayor, the armes of the Citie, of his Companie and of the marchaunts adven- turers, or of the staple, or of the company of the newe trades (if he be any of the said iij companies of marchaunts), next before hym goeth the barge of the lyvery, of his owne companie. decked with their owne proper armes then the bachelors barge, and so all the companies in London, in order, every one hav inge their onvne proper barge garnisned with the armes of their companie. And I so passinge alonge theThamise, landeth at West- mynster, weere he taketh his othe in Thexcheker beffore the judge there (whiche is one of the chiefe judges of England,) whiche done, he re- torneth by water; as afforsayd, and landeth at Powles wharfe, where he and the reste of the Aldermen take their horses, and in greate pompe I passe throwgh the greate streete of the cities called Chsapsyde, as followsFyrste, it is to be uftderstanded, that the ly veries of every com- pany e do l&nde before the Lord Mayor, and are redy in ChCapsyde beffore hiscomynge, standinge alonge the strete, redy as he passeth by. And to make waye in the streetes, there ate certaifM men apparelled lyMe devel/s, and tvylde men. with skybbs and certain beadells. And firste of all cometh ij greate estandarts, one havinge the armes of the citie, and the other the armes, of the Lord Mayor's companie next them ij drommes and a flote, then an ensigne of the citie, and then about. lix. or lxxx poore men marchinge ij and two together in blewle gownes, with redde sleeves aud cappes, every one bearinge a pyke and a targette. whereon is paynted thearmes of all them that bvn Mayor of the same companie that this newe Mayor is of. Then ij banners one of the Kynges anncs. the other of the Mayors owne proper armes. Then a sett of hurcoits playinge, and after them certayne wyfflers, in velvett cotes, and thaynes of goltle, with whyte staves in their handes and then the pageant of Tryumphe rychly decked, whereuppon by certayne fygnres and wrytinges (partly towchinge the name of the sayd Mayor) some matter towellings justice, and the office of a majestrate is represented. Then xvj trompeters viij and viij ina Companie, havinge banners of the Mayor scompaiiye. Then certayne wymers in velvett cotes and chaynes, with white staves as aforesayde. Then the bachelers ij and two together, in longe gownen, with crvmson hoodes on their shoulders of sattyn whiche bachdets"are chosen every yeare of the some coto. panye that the Mayor is of (but not of thely very) -and serve as genllemen on that and other festi vail daies, to wayteon the Mayor, beinge in Tiomber accordinge to the companie. sometimes (50, SO or 100. And then *tj trompeters more,jvvith banners of the Mayor's compayne, then the dromme and flute of the citie, and all ensign in blewe gowl) Ies redd sleeves and cappes, every one havynge his, si lver coller about his neck. Then they of the lyverey in their longe gownes, every one havinge his hoocie on his lvfte shoulder, halfe btackand halfe redd, the nomber of them is according IQ the grpatnesse of the companye where of they are. After them Tollowe Sheriffes officers, and then the Mayor's officers, with other officers of the ettie, ail the common sergelit. and the cham- berlayne next before the Mayor goeth the sword bearer, havinge on his headd the cappe of honor, and the sworde of the citie in his right handc. in A riche sektbbitrde, sett with pearle, and on his lefle hande goeth the common cryer of the cittie, with his greate mace on his shoulder, all gilt. The Mayor hath on a loti-e gowne of skarlet, and on his lefte shoulder a hoode of black velvett, and a riche coller of gold of SS. about his neck, and with hym rydelh the olde Mayor also, in his skarlet gowiie, hood of velvett, and a chayne of gold about his neck. Then' all tint Aldermen ij and ij together, (amongst whome is the Recorder) all in skariet gownes and those that have byn Mayors have chaynes of gold. the other have black velvett tippetts. Theij Shertffes Come last of all, in their skarlett gowncs and chaynes of golde. In this order they passe alonge throwgh the citie to the tiuyldhall, where they dyile thatdaie, to the noinber of 100 persons, all at the charge of the Mayor and is Shereffes. This feast costeth 400i., whereof the Mayor payeth 20(W.. and eche of the Shei-effes 1001. Immediately ilJlcr dyner. I hey go to Ihv churche of St. Paule, every one of the poore men bearyinge staffe. torcheSi Stnd tar- getts, which torches are lighted When it is late,, before tiiey come from evening prayer'

BOW-STREET. MOVE ON!"—The grea t question, touching the right of benighted supperful gentlemen to conglomerate with strumpets in the public streets, and to remain stationary in the, said streets, laughing, talking, or toying with the said sti-umpets' as tio the said behighted gentlemen may seem fit, without hindrance or interruption frcMfi those vulgar Ibvv-bred fellows cbmmonly called watch- j ihen—was again agitated before the Magistrates at this Office last Saturday morning, HI colise- quetace of a gentleman having been wafCh-housed under the aforesaid circumstances, by the self- same watchman, whp furnished a text for so much IinJ writing in the celebrated Gamble case. The gentleman in question—whether John Nokes, Esq. to Mr. Tom Stiles, is of little mo- ment—was talking w'ith some strumpets at the corner of King-street. Covent-garden, in the middle of the night. There was another gentle- man in company with them and, according to the watchman's account, they were altogether very jovial and noisy, and seemingly much in- clined for a lark. At length one of the gentle- men sung out watchand when the watchman Went to thttiii, to see what was the matter, they laughed at asied him who the devil he was and whether he wanted to get a shilling out of them ? All which made the watchman very angry, and .without more ado. he ordered them to move e old" The strumpets did move on, very obediently and so did the other gentleman, but this gentle. man refused to stir a single step and when the watchman told him he must take him to the watch-hb'iise'if he would hot be quiet, the gentle- man insisted upon going tnere, in order to try it o)r," as he said. The watchman told him ho didnbtwattttotiike him to the watch-house, if he Votild 1>0t go quietly away but ilo-the ivafch-ho'ese hhvitig been'once threatened, the geritMman's blood was frfr, ahd nottiifig would satfsfy him, but having that threat Carried li'ito execution. So. after much Clamour, and the ga- thering together of many peojtle, the wftchman walked towards the watch-liouSe. the gentleman walked willingly by his side, and wheii they got there. the watchiflart told hfs story, and the gen- tleman was detained as ii disorderly person. Thus far wa's the watchman's account of the matter and the gentleman In his defence admit- ted that when the watchman threatened to take him to the wafch-housf, he insisted upon his fulfilling that threat, because he thought it was a threat which he had no right to make., He ad- mitted that he and his friend were talking with some loose Women, and that Somebody called watch but lie denied that he was that some- body, And he affirmed that the watchman be- haved very rudely. When he ordered us to move on," said the gentleman, "I said, 1 no;' and before I had time to utter anothersyllable he talked of taking me to the watch-house." The watchman denied this, irtd Affirmed that he endured a great deal of abuse before he mention- ed the watch-house. The gentleman persisted in the truth of his own statement, and was proceed- ing to accuse the watchman of being notoriously in-itable, when the Magistrate (Mr. HALLS) put an end to the altercation by observing that there had been too much time occupied already in such a very foolish affair. Yon have been detained his Worship, and you are now at liberty to de- part if YOIl think proper so to do bnt if you are of opinion that the watchman had no right to order you to more on.—I will, if you with it, send you where you may have that question settled. I say he was perfectly right." The gentleman said he did not wish to try the question further, but though it might be very proper for watchmen to have a right to tell people to move on, they might do it civilly. It certainly is desirable that they should do their duty wjth as little offence as possible." re- plied the Magistrate 41 but it is to much to ex- pect that watchmen should be educated at Court, and do their duty with a lifted hat and a Will you be so obliging, Sir. as to walk on V Besides, how are they to distinguish between a gentleman and a blackguard? Dress is no distinction, as you well know for it is notorious that many of the worst churacteam In London have the dress and bearing tff genttemen. Every man of senst- must be awaro of the arduous duty they have to perform, and ought, indeed, to feel obliged to them for in- terfering with him under such circumstances as those in which you came in contact with then?; for—I do not know whether you are aware of the fact, but we know well, and so does every person in the habit of attending Police Offices know, that almost all the women who prowl about the streets at night are intimately connected with thieves—sharing their plunder, and assisting them in obtaining it. If. therefore, gentlemen will ell- courage such women, by gossiping and associat- ing with them in the streets, they ought not to blame the watchmen for mistaking them for dis- reputable persons; on the contrary, they ought to feel obliged to them for driving them from in- famous company." The gentleman said no more, but paid his fee and departed apparently pretty well convinced that he had not acted visely wisely. HAKDV V. HOWARD.—One Mr. William Ho- ward, a small and elderly personage, in large Hesnian boots and greasy buckskin lights, with a black patch On his proboscis, a la Mmichaiwrn, was charged with an assault and battery on the comely, full-spread person of a Mrs. Jane Hardy. It appeared by Mrs. Hardy's statement that Mr. Howard, though a little man, has large notions of his authority as a husband: and. having a wife of manageable dimensions, he takes freouent opportunity of letting her know who is master, by pummelling her with his jCxfr* On one occasion lately, when he was about to pummel hisspouse with \\h fist.es. in order to convince her bohea tea, at five shiitings a pound, was more economical than hyson at six; his Wife having no wish to be so cotiviticedi took refuge from the storm in Mrs. Hardy's room and because Mrs. Hardy interposed her comely person between them," he made a' desperate leap' at her, scratch- ed her cheek in five places at once, and tore her cap to tatters." All which leaping. scratching, and tearing, was fully confirmed and substantiated by a remarkably lean lady, whom fat Mrs. Hardy brought forward as a witness and the Magistrate asked little Mr. Howard, who stood before the Bench with his little wife beside him; what he had to say for himself. Wily, please yonr good Worship," replied little Mr. Howard, J think its very hard I can't administer a little coiVortable correction to my own wife, without being interrupted by Mrs. Hdldy. But she's complete she teri-ific She cures no more for beadles* constables, and all them sort of folks, than if they were so many bu^s and fleas to be cracked with her ttiuinb-nail I and though shc's got a husband six feet three Inches long, and fourteen stun weight, she can take him up, shake the tantrums out of him, and clap him into bed as quiet as a little child—which she often does, and you can't deny it, Mrs. Hardv.' Mis. Hardy smiled, and Mr. Howard pro- ceeded— Then as to my having assaulted her, please your Worship, why I had no sooner got into her room, than she took me up by the hair of my head as a cat would a mouse, lifted me clean off the floor, out of the room. and set me down on the lnnuing-place-so I'll leave your Worship to guess who ought to have cotiie here to com- plain and, besides, your Worship will nicaseto observe I've got the bridge of my nose cracked .into the hargain.. Mr. Howard illustrated the lifting by seizin* himself by his hair, and drawing it up so vigor" biisly, that he almost lifed himself from the floor and whilst he did so. his little well-managed wife assured the Magistrate that .hat her husband said was "quite correct—1 Mrs. Hardy lifted him up,' said she, like a like a little doll and though'it was quite shocking to see how he kicked and spruiited, and though his cries were enough to iiiell 0. heart of stone, she refused to put him down fHl she had Carried him. dangling in that awful manner, quite on to the landing place and IhtiV he was so mystiifed, as it were, that he tumbled down and broke his poor nose against the wainsCo'ting.' The Magistrate said he was sorry that Mr. Howard had suffered so much in the affray but, as it was not denied that he had committed the first assault, he must put in bail for his appearance at Quarter Sessions. And so poor Mr. Howard was locked up. and his excellent wife, having said what she could to comfort him, went away to seek for friends to bail him though fat Mrs. Hardy, and her lean witness, told her she was a poor ^easyjool for her pains. --1,

DREADFUL FIRE AT MIRAMICHI. (From the Halifax Press, qf October IS.) A most painful duty this day devolves on us— that of recording an astonishing and dire calamity which has befallen the province of New Uruns- ,A,ick, iiivolved multitudes in death or ruin, and visited a large extent of country with unsparing desolfition. r Of) Thursday last a verbal account was recei v- ed Of the conflagration which has taken place at Fredericton, by which 30 houses and 39 barns were consumed, caused by a fire in the woods adpeent to that towtj and a rumour at that time Srevailed thfet some of the back settlements near liramichi had experienced a similar fate. But while anxiety was on the stretch for cor- rect information from Fredericton, the intelli- gence of the disaster at. Miramichi arrived, and (lr a tiiyie the calamity that had been expected at the one. place was lost in the contemplation of that which had befallen the other. It, Seems that the woods in that part of the country had been for some time oil fire, but with- out exciting any apprehension of the catastrophe which was about to involve in ruin a large pro- portion of the population of the Province. Ói1 the 7th inst. the flames acquired an ascen- dancy,i which rendered flight in some instances iinpi. iti'cable, and resistance Unavailing. The alarming progress of this destructive ele- nient had been concealed by the state of the a.t- I C ihospitere, which it occasioned, until the night of that day. when. aided by a hurricane which in- creased fs violence and rapidity, it burnt with uncontrOulqble fury upon the head of its devoted victims. All the accounts that have been re- ceived describe the rapidity ör thellames to have been such as to hftve precluded the possibility of saving property to any extent. In most cases, the unsuspecting beings suddenly aroused from their Slumbers, wfere unable to tlresS themselves, and immediate destruction was the Consequence of a moment's delay. So instantaneous were the effects of the fire; that many persons who were saved owe their preservation to the Y iciuity of the river, into which they threw thfihselves; and were taken up by bdtits, pr escaped ori rafts of timber. In that part of Miramichi called New- castle, out of 2J! houses hut I t escaped; and in- deed the circumstance of any property being saved is considered as a miraculous interference: Were we to give vent to the feelings that, nc- tuate us upon this occasion, we might depict a scene at which the heart of the most indifferent wouid sickk-n and even then we probably, should fall short iil description of the sad reality. It cannot be possible to conceive the picture, which the devoted country that has been the scene of this visitation now presents. Near twrt hun- dred persons in the vicinity of Miramichi alone perished in the flames and the loss of liveS in the interior of the forests, where escape was impossi- ble, must have been immense. What renders the event still more afflicting is the circumstance ti)ttt the survivors are many of them dreadfully muti- lated and the sick and several of the dying can no longer obtain the slightest shelter from the se- verity of the weather. An event so replete with horror, is probabty of rare occurrence, and the tidings of it have been met in Halifax with that promptitude and compassionate feeling which they must univer- sally excite. Sentiments of sorrow, and desire to render assistance, have been every where manifested, and have not been confined to age, rank, or sexes, and we feel a satisfaction in stating that the exertions which have been made in this town, although not calculated to afford perma- nent relief, will bll extfensively beneficial in as- suaging the pangs of hunger, for famine has fol- lowed the course of the destructive element;— and that the supplies of clothing that have been forwarded must, on their arrival, render the situa- tion of the survivors, in that respect, comparati- vely comfortable. Upon the receipt of the mail, with the intel- ligence, on Saturday afternoon, gloom and an- xietv were eyery-where manifested and on Sun- day morning at; nine o'clock, a meeting of the in- habitants took ptace when the following resolu- tions were passed: That provisions and other articles for the re- lief of the sufferers be sent to the store of Messrs. Deblois and Mitchell. That letters be written to different parts of the Province, requesting the aid of their inha- bitants.. That a Committee be appointed to request that collections may be made in the different places of worship In this town, on Sunday next, for "this chai ',abl° Purpose." A subscription was opened at the mwtrng, and before it broke up tl,Wo were subscribed. A Committee of Management and a Sub-Committee to collect subscriptions throughout the toiwi-i were also appointed, and, notwithstanding the lnelamlcncyof the weather during the afternoon of that day and the forenoon »f yesterday, that sum was increased to X2,000 Vessels were des- patched with provisions, ollme-rs were laden in like manner, and a large supply of clothing and other necessaries where shipped on board of the Orestes sloop of war, which vessel sailed this forenoon for Mirimachi. Wiiei-e all have acted so o-eneroHsly it wou ld be wrong to particularize, sa'fsfied as we are that the reflection of having performed a benevolent action mast afford the highest gratification to every virtuous mind. Meiancholy as are the descriptions contained in the letters, we fear more heart-rending ac- counts are yet to be received. Numbers must have perished of whom no accounts will rohably be ever obtained, and many persons who have been personally mutilated, and otherwise in. jured, will continue from time to time to he dis- covered in remote situations or will perish through, want in distant and retired parts of the country. FURTHER PARTICULARS.—A gentleman arrived in town yesterday from Miramichi, which place he left on Thursday; he states generally that the fire continued to rage near the scene ofrecent conflagration, and that from the lumbermen who had c'ome it, accounts had been received of the loss of several lives. One instance he mentions where, of a party of 16 persons, but three of them had escaped.

A singular circumstance attended the funeral of Miss Rolls at Bisham, on Wednesday last. All the bearers were fatherless, and the average height of the eleven followers exceeded six I feet4— Reading iMercury, I CtTRious DISCOVRUY.—A short time ago. A search having been made among some ancient pap-ers in Heriot's Ftospital, there was discovered a challenge to mortal combat, addressed by tile famous Rob Roy to the Duke of Montrose. It i* in excellent preservation, and not a doubt can be entertained of its authenticity. It is at present in the hands of one of the sub-librarians of the Ad- vocate's Library .—NeivemiUt: Chronicle. A Paris corresponded assures us, on what he considers good-authority, that the health of the young Duke of Bordeaux has much deteriorated orl ale-ttiat he suffers from a scrofulous distem- per—that one of his legs is in a state which 9 causes great anxiety, and that his immediate re- latives do not now rely upon him with so much confidence as formerly to continue their dynastv; But the most curious part of our Correspondent's letter remains behind. The whole family of the Bourbons, as might be expected, are thrown into alarm, and the old King, like a man in panic, is said to have adopted the desperate resolution of ————— (guess reader)—of—marrying again. and giving France another chance for good o- vernment. The illustrious lady who is dcstineit for the honour of his hand is stated to be, a Prin- cess of Saxony, and the widow of the Grand Duke Of Tuscany. Though both in the same State With respect to widowhood, the age of the Princess is very different from that of her intend- ed husband; she being, we believe, about 30, anol he just GH on Thursday last.—Times. A bout six months t.ince, the son of Mr. Lemon, the indefatigable keeper of the Stale Papers, dis- covered, on examining some of the papers of reign of Elizabeth, a paper In the hand-vvritiu of the Queen, and marked "TheThirde Booke." Conceiving this to belong to something of im- portance, he placed it carefully aside, and by a diligent search has at length obtained the papers of four other books which tiii-ii. out to he an en- tire translation of Bcetius de Consolatione Phi- losophy." In Walpole's Royal and Noble Au- thors, it is mentioned that Queen Elizabeth had translated this work, but no vestige of it was known to exist. Nearly the whole of the work is in her Majesty's own hand-writing, but then? are parts evidently written by her private Secre- tary. and by the Secretary of Slate of the time.— All the difficult passages and all the poetical por* tions are in the Queen's own hand, and it is not A little curious that in the translation of the ImtW' she has imitated all the variety of metre which U found in the work. It is therefore a literal i,a- ther than a. poetical translation. There are letteri also discovered, which identify this translation tt; have been made by the Queen, and it is to M hoped that the public will Soon be gratified with the publication of this triily great literary cu- riosity. We have heard, from authority on which we Can rely, that our distinguished townsman, Mr; John Gibson Lockhnrt, is about to leave thebari Mr. Lockhart has received a valuable appoint- inept under Government, which, requires residence in London. What this appointment is, we 1:111\ only conjpelure: but, iieinx told that it is orii nature both literary and political, our conjecture* are directed towards the situation of all einineiu itiiriet'-secretary, whose health Is said to liasr beeli declining for sortie lime. We should be Sorry ifthis appointment is the reward of political Services and. froili the character and principles dr the present Administration, we are inclined fa believe, that If. is conferred upon Mr. Lb^ihart for his Unquestionable ability to discharge duties of sitiy office in which literary eminence i>. I e ssal.v. its %ve do, Held to be Hecessarv. Differing, as we do, ami by far the greater part of the country does. froHi ,t,his ,Plíll,t.tllan; in. p(¡¡licg. ,v (anl\ot, anI! ¡\r¡O certainly Hot to deriy him the merit ■Host brilliant talents. As a ribVelisi, lie is gene- rally reckoned asseCbhd only |o his illustHwaKr: lative; and his Writings til Ufe Magazine, o; which he has always been the leading supporter, display a vei-y great ranaje of power. Wicked as these ofU;rt nre. we believe there are few com- positiohs, or the same description, whiallare rea-4 with more pleasure (perhaps it should not be si, j than tlie Noctes AinhtbaianaB, of which he has been the exclusive author. We understand, thrii Mr. Lockhart's practice at the bar has not beeii great: but we have been told, by more than oll of his professional brethren, that his talents fo!" business were undoubted and that althoughklit success might bê tardy, it was not the less tiei- tain. He leaves behind him many enemies, w}¡H have had too much cause to place themselves in this class; bat he leaves, also, fritHds not a few and we confess that he Carries with him our best wishes.—Scots' Times. During the whole of Monday the persons em- ployed to lift the Comet were waiting ror a celiii, and the lighters in Gourock bay were during the morning husily englled in fitting holds with barrels of wit r. These casks, of which are upwards of 20 in each lighter, contain from 100 to 120 gallons each, or a weight of about 7 tons in each lighter. Theyare laid so as to be rolled without diiffculty, in order that when thf- weight of the Comet is bearing heavily upon fhe bows, they may be rolled to the stern, by which means, besides assisting to balance the vesiet, they will give a purchase proportioned to their weight, towards the of the wreck. About ten o'clock, two small boats, contaioinsj between them one of the chains, and dragged out by two boats with four oars i-ach, left ttf, twty to* coHHiipnce sweeping. To feafeli end of waS attached a Ifing cable, which was aigam ter- minated by buoys. The boats, on coiwmg rw-d 16 the spot whsre the Comet is lying, separate/) a Tirtle, and let the chain (tv»p between them irclw the water, the buoys fioatfng above, and keep'fn^ the ends above water. Having drposfttd thi-t chain PI) ther water, tftey returned to the bay, ki)41 taking ont another chain, they sunk it in a simi- tar ta-anner on the other side' of the Comet.— Th operations oocupied till 12 o'clock, at whfch hour the steam boats sailed from the bay to the scene of action. They seized each a rcjr attached to one of the sunk chains, and sailed fi\ the same direction on either side of the until the cbaftl was dragged uuder her ke1.. Thtf next chimin was tttaggert untleria 'WAii.- ner, when they were crossed ovetea«lv,otheu,vaii(l left to be fastened to the tackiicg. on. board tb. IIghtel's.-l.'ots' Times. $" PRINTED & PURl,lS.J':DE'õhy e:B'ROSTEI AT BAMfiOR", CAJ*N,\ltVONSHIHi&r Orders, Advertisements, and other Commit- nications will be. 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POET-RYis "eliza. They '"tetl rtJp Eliza is one T" her dreary and sail tondy shore: They tell nHlfhe tvat-s (ir have Bowed ■For Ivor fhey will ndver seemrtre,—oh, never 'Tis Sad to he -viewing tlie eye And to watch the full hosoiti's swell "ro wipe from tile-forehead I he cold damps of death, And say* to (lie dying,farewell !— for ever. But still there's a comfort we find, A soiree frofn her gone before*; W-e can go to the angel that's taitt away. Tho' to us she will never come more 'nver! And then all 'affection'hns filt. And the teSrsilrat friefidship'hiis shed, "Shall seem as they'd been not; so blissful the tcene. When our esist1:ei 'spt!d.lforver!