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THE CONFEDERACY.
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THE CONFEDERACY. Ojta!)ant,se)fdenytnj[Southt hthit the end of all thy to))! Hast thou become the Yankee's prey. The JMld. scoff the Braggart's spoil t for this were *i) thy efforts made, Thy treasure and thy Mood outpoored, Thy cities Cred. thy homes defaced, Thy manhood given to the sword And laid in undistinguished grave., Unhonoured. but ah not unMnj!, Or left upon the stricken netd A banquet to the ravens Nun<: f And women suffered shame and scorn TbatbtMter'ipa to tell the tate. And mother!; mourn their slangbtPred MM And widows griece, and orphans wait) AtM alas! that might is right That cottra!e. trNth no more are fttrong: 'That honour's trampled in the dust. That triumph knavery and wrong! That they the good, the brave, the true, Who heiped thee tn thy hour of need Are captives in the Despot s thrall. Or laid among the glorious dead. Bat btde thy time. although the sword Falls useless from thy unnerved hand Atthouffh thou rt neath the foeman's heel,, Despairnotyet.thougaUantiandt For stt't the generous stock is there, Whence sprang thy heroes brave and tried: And stit) the h!))s and vaies remain Where Stuart felt and Jackson dted. And time "iU come when once again Thy battle-flag shall flsme on htgh And chiefs shall head thy victor arms, And Lee and Johnston be the cry. And the)), a nation f;reat and strong, Amontrst Earth's tribei! shall foremost et&ad t The cynosure of peoples' eyes. A oroscerous and a happy land. BtMmMh. AUSTER.
ENGLYNION I GYMDEITHAS LENYDDOL…
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ENGLYNION I GYMDEITHAS LENYDDOL A DAD- LEUOL BANCOR. Ho? Fangor, 6'ororhen gewri.—wnaeth YnAthenEryri; Pie o'l tnaint niewn braint, a bri Atwyddoddynaitiddn YnxtdftethyGymdeithaa—tenyddoi Ynaddurnindinfta; Arxno'ifwraidddtwUena.gras, Adarddt yn ffrwd o tirddas. Owyr ifaine yn gewri hyflnr.draethant Areitbiaii fel Gla(istoiie I'n hoes rhyw Arfonwyaun. Getr 'n mysg—a G ronwy Men. Y ifnt wr a't ffi¡ere.-â'u fud T<nMchenrhe!!yt!iet;: Cwrnni ttwyttt y tytwyth te)!. Hi chawn ni "byth yn chwMeg. Dxdteuxnt. j;wyHtnt eu gitydd.—noiant, Fitnytionyprydydd. A thrinant yr tthronydt). I ohf Ramp cetf a gwydd. Bchddion, cerddorion a ddaetb,-a doethioa Gymdeithaa ein titlaeth, I goethi a chodi chwaeth. I gadair fawr dyssetdiaeth. Wyriftinchofr.parhyfedd.—oscodwoh Dd),8gei(liaitb a rhitiwedd, trwch y Saia—uwch u"eh eich aedd, Ar &den ;mr tnrhydedd. Hen egwyddor Cvmreigyd(lion-fyth, fyth Geifffodyn ein calon, CymdeithM,urdd*s beirddion. AmurittithCymrttywhon. At Fat gor fawr lenorol,-Ymdywallt MaeDuwyn rasusol Pob dawn a dyse gawo o'i g61, Ynforoeddgorlifeiriot. BANGORFAB.
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Cut ibrnf!J I¡\ble. GEM9 Of GERMAN POETRY.—Translated by Lady J. Man- ners. London and Edinburgh W. Blackwood and Son. The task of translating poetry is not an easy one. To render prose into another language by one who is familiar with both, is by no means difBcult; except in instances. which are very rare indeed, where terms occur in the original for which there are no adequate substi- tutes in the language into which it is to be render- ed. But to translate poetry, preserving the sense and rhyme requires a. native genius, which not many are found to possess. Lady J. Manners evidently possesses that genius, and she has given the British puNio some versions, alike truthful and elegant, of the Gems." to be found in the works of Heine. MiiIIer. Goethe, Uhband, and other popular and wen-known German poets. The volume will be very acceptable to all lovers of poetry and we have no doubt it will make its way to most bou- doirs and drawing-r«oms. We give one extract, as a specimen of the beauties to be found in the book :— VtXETA, by W. Mitller. Out of ocean's lowest depths are swelling Chimes of evening bells, so faint and low Marvellous legends they are telling, Of that wondrous town of long ago. In the lap of ocean deeply sunken, 'Neath the waves its ruins stifl remaia Pinnacles and spires, with reflex golden, There, as in a mirror, shine again. And the sailor, who that magic glimmer, One hath seen 'neath the clear evening red, Towards the self-same bourne must steer for ever, Though the cliff one moraing dre.'d. Oat of the hearts' inmost depths are swelling Tones, like sweet bells chiming, faint and low; Wondrous histories they are telling, Of the love it cherished long ago. For a world of beauty there is hidden, There the ruins ever must remain Oft. like the golden fire from Heaven, Mirrored in my dreams, they shine again. And I fain into the deep world plunge me, Lose myself in the mirage once more And methinks 1 hear the angels call me, To that city wonderful of yore." VILLAGE LIFE IN SWITZERLAND.—By Sophia Duberly Delmatd. London Longman and Co. Mrs. Delmard is an agreeable writer and she gives M vivid pictures of the manner and customs of those Masants who. living in hamlets scattered amongst the Alps, see and hear but little of the world beyond their mountains and who, with many of the common qualities of humanity have as many, or more, peculiari- ties of their own. The authoress appears to have been a keen observer, and she has great talent for description. Take this sketch of the washwoman for a specimen — They are the greatest gossips, the loudest talkers, the biggest eaters, and sometimes drinkers, of any in the canton. They are all ugly. old and bent, with lean hands, wizened faces, and thin legs. All wear immense hatB,witha kurbatthe top; and their old petticoats and sacked might have been buried some hundreds of years, and then dug up again. The three or four days that, twice a year, they are on a visit to your house, your servants have quite enough work in cooking a variety of dishes, to suit their fastidious appetites, for they have a diet peculiar to their body and if you don't oblige them in tlus respect, you are left in the lurch, and your linen must go unwashed." ''hey, as well as most of the in- habitants. are subject to that most unpleasant as well as painful disease, the goitre. In the village of Hex. in the Canton de Vand. the authoress says, i do not know a female, young or old, that can he said to be without it. If they have not the large .rot<)'e hanging to the waist. they have the lumpy swollen neck and though the dress of the men render it less observable in them, it is rare to find one with a throat the size that nature gave him. Nor is the disease connned to man alone animals fre- quently suffer from it; and, from my otv" experience, I can speak of two case<: one, our Spitz, that we had brought from Germany. l)ad not been there above three months when she had a {Ioill'l' longer than her head, that was cured in a few weeks, by rubbing with iodine ointment, and applying bandages wetted with alcohol camphire; the other, a St. Hernard dog, was similarly at- tacked. and also recovered." The Swiss are republicans, and we hear from the ,li., beral,s of our own country many highly varnished tales of their simplicity, honesty, integrity, and other good qualities. Mrs Delmard found iittle to commend-the men being, as a rule given to idleness and drinking; whilst the women are anything but famous for their virtue .and their uncleanly habits are disgusting. To shew that these social deformities are not connned to the lower classes. Mrs. Delmard relates the following anecdote of the mu- nicipal authorities of Bex :— "Not many years ago, the Conseil M, uni.ci. pal i of this place, consisting of twelve members and the syndic, met to consult on some matters of great importance connected with the well-being of the town and as the subject to be brought before the meeting was one of more than or- dinary interest, they resolved to inaugurate the occasion by paying a visit to the cellar of one of the members hard by. When there, they commeuced dunking wine, using the same glass, a fashion quite M)ttme-t<<tMt, when they go to dlink below and tlus same glass travelled so fast round tbo circle and back again, that at last all these dignitaries lav dead drunk on the ground. The next morning, the first to awake from his drunken sleeep. was the secretary, who left the cellar, and went to the hotel-de-ville, where the Consei) holds its meetings when sober, and. taking the minute book, wrote down, "That all the propositions submitted to the meeting the night before, were passed unanimously and not the least laughable point of the story is, that the matter, whatever it was. that ought to be laid before that august 1'ody was actually carried out. "—So much for the Swiss method of transacting business; we see nothing like that in our own country yet; I hope we never shall But we must take our leave of Mrs Del- mard-and we do so. assuring her, that if she publishes another volume of travels, we shall be amongst its ear- liest readers.- so agreeable is the impre?ion that this description of "ViUage Life in S-Ilt.?,?r--?11, has left upon our minds. CAWNMM.-By G. 0. Trevolyan. London Macmillan Co. There is no event connected with English history more painful tc read or think about, than the Indian Mutiny of 1857 there is no transaction connected with that Mu' tmy altogether M horrible, « the Nowro of Cawnpore- Our hearts bled at raadinx the narratives which reached us at the time and feeling is scarcely less vivid. when the terrible circumstances are again placed befored us m the tawing pages of Mr. Trevolyan. The author is a son of Sir Charfes Trevelyan. the Indian statesman his mother WM a sister of Lord Mauley. He is him- self a clever literary man; we know him in no other capacity. He has long been a contributor to Macmillan's Magazine, and his CotMp<'<t<K"t IVallah lias numerous ad- mirers. Cawnpore is an advance on that work and if the writer persists, we have little doubt but that his next production wi)) deserve higher praise. Mr. Trevelyan gives us some insight into the causes of the mutiny and we regret to say that the natives had much to complain of under our rule which, in many cases, had been very tyrannical. The f'-equent insults offered to their religion, and the unscrupulous annexations also contributed to breed discontent hut. it aeema, that the cuse which tended the most to irritate the Sepoya, was, that so many (.doers took upon themselves the cha- racter of missionaries—the unfortunate Lieutenant-Col- onel Wheeler was one of them- -and went amongst their troops, abusing their retigion, and distributing tracts in which it was described in the most odious light. Unfor- tunately. false as the betief of the Hindoos and Mahomed- aus. utterly irreconcileable as it appears to be to reason and common sense, the votaries, whether of Vtshna, Brahma, or M ahomet, are, as a ru)e, most sincere believers and no personal insult is felt ha)f so keenly as one ottered to their faith. This truth ought to be recollected by the missionary and standing in the relation which the mili- tary officer holds with respect to his men, it would be well if, whilst he led a true and pure Christian life. he left the duty of preaching and praying to the chaplain. Nothing should tempt him to belie his faith; but those omcers preserve the authority over, and ensure the res- pect of their troops much more en'ectively, who adhere strictly to their military duties, than those who, like the commander at Cawnpore. mix with those duties the c:))!ing of a clergyman. We have no room to do justice to this important subject; but to those who wish to revive the memory of the incidents that fed to the outbreak, and who are desirous of possessing a true and graphic record of one of its most deplorable events, we heartily recom- mend this volume by Mr. Trevelyan it well deserves an attentive and thoughtful perusal, particularly bv those who are in some way connected with our Indian Empire. "CANEUOX GwLADOAUfL CvMRU," by X. J. Der- fel.—This is a portly looking volume of Welsh poetry. breathing soft words, prompted by a pure love of the natural beauties of old Gwalia The author is not a xot'tee in the literary circle, but has on several occasions contributed largely to periodical literature, and publish- ed several useful works in the Weish language. His national songs contain some trite and pithy witticisms, which though a)legorical)y rendered, convey a moral which cannot, fail to impress the truth of the silent utterances of bis mind. Of course, in an English jour- tm), we cannot (let-ate more space to a book published in another language than merely calling attention to the fact of its publication, leaving the task of a critical ex- amination of its contents to the magazines—a work which it is their special vocation to do. Mean- white, we should add that it contains certain proposi- tions, with some of which we can agree, white from others we are obliged to dissent. One thing is evident- Derfel never goes for his inspiration to any fountain far from his native land; and it is not uncommon that those who do go to foreign fountains generally bring away all but the essential spirit of the poetical water at which they drink. His is not a borrowed draught," but that which wells within his own heart, and wanders into now and motion of its own. CANIADAU, GAN loAN \fAETH[.u."—This, unlike the production noticed above, is the author's first-born." Few poets come before the public with a frank mmpK- city like that which speaks by the preface to loan Maethlu's C'attMdftM. The author admits that he did not rush into print at theiustigation of friends, but acted aoley upon his own individual judgment, and concludes by quoting the words of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who said he expected neither profit or fame by his writings, but considered himself amply repaid without either. Poetry" (he adds) has given me the habit of wishing to discover the Good and the Beautiful in all that meets and surrounds me." The volume contains several poems of considerable merit, the more lengthy of which bears the enchanting title of Y Sabbath yn Nghymru" (Sabbath in Wales.) In this, and some other choice selections of his work, the young author reminds us strongly of Thompson his poetic instincts like that writer disposing him to attempt a little more than the delineation of external nature. We have in Wales an over-abundant supply of poets who are never free of dreamland. They might walk through Eden (as once said) and not hear the angels whispering in its shades. Those men are no poets, and their friends should tell them so, that the press might be spared the task. But it pleases us sometimes, to introduce to the notice of the public a few of those whose keen perception of the beautiful, stamps them as being something superior to ordinary verse-makers. Such is our opinion of the author of the&e productions, who by the force of his own genius, emerges before the world as one who loves poetry for the sake of its own exceeding great re- ward." "Yn Hr.N FEIRDD" gan 0. Pryddereh Williams (Eryr Men.)—This is an interesting little work, containing biographical and critical sketches of the old Welsh bards. They are a reprint of what had appeared in a contem- porary, and as a collection of pleasant reminiscences of men who in former days played an important part in the history of this country—they may be found useful as well as entertaining. Some there are who can never become possessed of the works of Dafydd ap Gwilym and Lewis Glyn Cothi, from the price now asked for a simple copy of the same, whilst here, for one shilling, the reader is introduced through the various structures, and led toglance at the colossal statues which those men have raised to themslves in the olden times. NEW MUSIC. THE AncE LITITIA QuADRtLLES, by William Buby Graham.—A very pretty set; written we believe as a musician's tribute to a young lady on her birthday, and therefor)'specia]]y adapted to young tady performers. The melodies are entirely original and very pleasing; the arrangements being at once simple, eaay of execution and very effective. It has t'areiy fallen to our lot to review a piece of music which we could so strongly reeommead to our young iady frieuds, among whom we feel sure it will become a great favourite. Books and Periodicals for Review to be sent to W. C. Stafford, Esq., No. 2!, Neville Terrace, Hornsey Road, London.
I LONDON ci ry- mission. I
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LONDON ci ry- mission. THE WELSH BRANCH.—The annual Tea Meeting was held on Monday evening week, at the Ward School Rooms in AMersgate-street; and the public meeting. at seven o'clock, in the Lecture Room of the Young Men's Chris- tian Instruction Society. William Jones, Esq., of Cros- by Square, presided, supported by a large number of influential friends of the Society; among others, the Rev. J. Evans, Wetsh Church Rev. Robert Jones, of Rotherhithe; Rev. Owen Thomas, of Jewin Crescent; Rev. David Charles Uavies, Rev. John Mills, Rev. M. Doyd.ofAIdersgate.street; Rev. Mr. Jones, of Wilson street; Rev. Mr. Parry, of Tottenham-conrt-toad, Rev. Mr. Jones, of Machynlieth Brititey Richards, Esq., A. Simner, Esq., &c., and a deputation of two omeials f.'om the Parent Society. Mr. ,)ohnWi!)ianM read a report, which shewed a great increase in the contributions towards the funds, and in- ciuding cotiectiotM made iu the ditferent Welsh ehurchea and chapels. The following is a summary of the united labours of the two \Ve)sh Missionaries during the year:— HoursfipentmdomiciUaryvisitations 3338 yumberofvisitaand caHa 5a56 Viaitatothesick and dying 263 Meetings held 281 Families supplied with the Scriptures 16 Religion!} Tracts given away 10,403 Bookalent 321 Persons induced to attend PnNio Worship 31 Received as members of Christian Churches 11 Drunkards and fatteu females reclaimed 24 Children 8enttf) Schools. 37 Set-vatits introduced itit,) situ,%ti,)n,3 56 Subsoriptiona and doaationsduringthe year, ;E101 1 11 Last year 7319 6 Increase.E27 2 5
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Mr. Samuel Daniell, accountant, Birmingham, was burnt'todeathathisresidenceon Friday night. It is supposed he had been seized with a fit white sitting at thenre,andfallen forward against the grate. Death must have been instantaneous, as the proximity of the mouth of deceased to the fire would at once suspend re- spiration. The convict L'nch, who was executed at Cork last week, for the murder of his father, died in a very unre- pentant state. The Coi,i- CoHstt(tt<tO)t says—"Tosup- plication he was deaf. What hia etergy could do they did but with what little etfect may be judged from his answer to one who urged his attention to them —' No. I sent my father to het), and I wit! go there myseif.' ThisisterriMe.butwearetoldthatitistrue." ALLEGED MuHDEtt AT PORTSMOUTH.—On Saturday nightarumour gained circulation that a murder had been committed in WarbHngton-street, Portsmouth. The facts appear to be as foUowa :—Several so!diera were in a low public house in WarNington-street, called the Military arms, kept by one Waldron. Three men. re- spectively named William Armstrong, of the Royal Marine Artillery, John Bradey, Md James Reed, of tha 52nd Regiment were pl,%ving at cards. A quarrel entued, which ended in the deftth of Armstrong, who waft strat,,k violently under the eat" MroK the tahltl. He WM KmQT ed I ?ttitede!?,
I THE AMERICAN DEBT AND FINANCIAL…
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I THE AMERICAN DEBT AND FINANCIAL PROSPECTS. The Times city article writer estimates that the American debt will leave it sum of jEoOO,000,000, -m which, under the most favourable circumstances, it it impossible to calculate that an interest !eas than 6 per cent. will have to be paid. The annual burden, there. fore, will be equal to that of a 3 per cent. debt of jf;l,000,000,000 sterling, or about a quarter more than that of Great Britain. Thus, supposing the disposition of the people of each country to meet their obligations to be the same, the United States would ittitt stand at a great disadvantage. It is next to be borne in mind that the South having been vanquished, more than one. fourth of the poputation of the rehabilitated Union will be in the position of having to pay interest on a debt created exclusively for their own subjugation, and that this pressure will have to be sustained not only under the suffering occasioned by the destruction of their principal cities and public works, but by the non-re- cognition of their own property in the shape of Con- federate currency and bonds, as well as by the extinction of slave labour, and the consequent peril of results in that respect more or less analogous to those that for a time fell upon our West India Islands. It may beurged that the debt is to a great extent held in small amounts by the American people themselves; but at least i60.000,000 or .ei0",000,000 sterling are held in Europe, and even among the Americans the number of holders compared with non-holders is slight. Already the customs duties are inadequate to meet the interest of the proportion of the debt payable in goM, and excise duties and direct taxation of all kinds must not only be continued, but greatly increased, to supply other wants. It is a peculiar feature of the war that its cessation must be followed, not only by a lightening, but by atremendous increase of taxation. Hitherto loans have been obtained for all emergencies, but these must now be discontinu- ed, and in the face of their cessation it is impossible to conceive how the Government is to obtain an adequate revenue. All these considerations present themselves, even supposing henceforth the South is no longer troublesome, that, as far as the Internal quiet of the country is concerned, no exceptional expenditure will again be necessary, and that there will be no outlay on armaments to overawe Mexico or Canada. The Times, in a leader, on American finance, thinks the new Secretary of the Treasury's opinions in favour of free trade a<tord some hope of an improvement in American commercial policy.
A SCENE AT CHARLESTON.I
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A SCENE AT CHARLESTON. I The negroes of Charleston obtained permission of the authorities to celeb! ate their deliverance from slavery by the advance of Genera! Sheronn'a army, ob- served Tuesday, March 21 as a day of rejoicing. The designated place for assembling was at the Citadel-square, and at twelve o'clock, uot only the place within the en- closure, but the streets on either side were crowded with men, women, and children, all preparing to form themselves into a procession. At two o'clock, the num- ber of people thus assembled reached 4000, and shortly after that the coloured marshals took their position in the line, and everything was ready for the start. First in the procession came the two coloured marshals on horseback, each wearing badges and rosettes of red' white, and blue. Then the black clergymen of the dif-, ferent churches, carrying open Bibles; then an cpen car drawn by four white horses, and tastefully adorued with national nags. In this car there were fifteen coloured girls dressed in white—to represent the fifteen recent Slave states, each of thettt bad a bouquet to present to General Saxton after the speech which be was expected to deliver. A long procession of women followed the car. Then followed the children of the public sehoo!s— or part of them, and there were 1800 in line at least. They sang during the entire length of the march— John Brown's body lies s moulding in the grave, His soul is marching on Glory! Glory! Glory f Hallelujah! Throughout the march they observed good order, Mid showed by their joyful countenances that they thorough- ly appreciated the improved change which had been worked out for them. They only ceased to sing in or- der that they might cheer General Saxton, Colonel Woodford, various groups of Union omeera or sailors, or one or two Northern men whom they recognised as their friends. They were fotlowed by an organisation of about 50 butchers, who carried their knivea at their sides, and in front of them displayed a good-sized porker. Next in order came the Mst regiment United States coloured troops, Lieutenant-Colonel Bennett command- ing, preceded by a band. The regiment turned out in nearly full force, and presented a very fine appearance. The tailors, carrying shears as the emblem of their trade, and the coopers, with hoops in their hands, turned out in large force. After them came the Bremen, there being no less than ten organisations represented in the line. They were dressed in Ted shirts, with belts around their waists, and made an attractive feature in the pro- cession. The various trade associations, including paint- ers, blacksmiths, carpenters, wheelwrights, barbers, and others, all came in regular order. The most original feature in the procession was a large cart drawn by two dilapidated horses with the worst harness that could be got to hold out, which followed the trades. On this cart was an auctioneer's block, and a black man with a bell represented a negro trader, a red flag waving over his head; recalling the days so near and yet so far off, when human beings were made merchandise of in South Carolina. This man had himself been bought and sold several times; and two women and a child who sat on the block had also been knocked down at public auction in Charleston. As the cart moved along, the mock auc- tioneer rang his bell and cried out, How much am I offered for this good cock' She is an 'xlent cock, g'men." She can make four hinds of mock-turtle soup-from beef, tish, or fowls. Who bids! 200's bid. Two hun- dred ? 200's bid. 250-300-350-400-450. Who bids !—who bids 600 ?" And so he went on im'tating in sport the infernal traffic of which many of the spectators had been the living victims. Old women hurst into tears as they saw this tableau, and forgetting that it was a mimic scene, shouted wildly, Give me back my children Give me back my children!" Be- hind Hie auction car 60 men marched, tied to a rope- in imitation of the gangs who used often to be led through these streets on their way from Virginia to the sugar- fields of Louisiana. AH of these men had been sold in past times. Then came the hearse-a comic feature, which attracted great attention, and was received with shouts of laughter. There was written on it with chalk Slavery is dead." Who owns him ?" No one." Snmter dug his grave on the 13th April, 1861. Behind the hearse 50 women marched dressed in black, but with joy in their faces. Various societies were represented. The procession was more than two miles and a half in length, and onieers said that it marched in better mili- tary style than the great procession on the 6th of March in New York. There was no drunkenness, no riotous disposition, no insolent airs, no rudeness.
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A Wold farmer, Mr. Richard Cooke, of Huggate, in taking a fence on Friday night, was killed, owing to the falling of Ms horse. A curious case of accidental poisoning has occurred at Blackpool, Cork. Some children went to fish in a pool near the railway, and found what they took to be a wild carrot growing near the water. The vegetable, how- ever, was poisonous, being a water-parsnip. The children ate some. There were eight of them, and they were all taken ill immediately. One of them, a boy 13 years of age, was seized with giddiness, and fell into the water in consequence; he was drowned, although the water was only 2 feet deep. As to the rest, the application of prompt remedies soon put them out of danger. A Belfast paper has "reason to believe that Mr. John Porter, who died some short time since in Paris, has left some very handsome bequests for charitable and public objects in Belfast. Mr. Porter was an untiring travel- ler, constantly moving from country to country and from town to town, and we believe he collected some very valuable curiosities, and kept a diary in which his journeys were noted. A very large bequest has been tnade—as much, it is rumoured, as .65000—for the erec- tion of a museum, in which the collection of curiosities and the diary are to be placed. A large sum has s)so been left for building achoots in the Cromac.street dis- trict, and smaller amounts to the General Hospital and other institutions." A GREAT MAN.—One of the greatest men that the present century has produced was buried last week at the pretty little new church at Hertford Heath. We allude to the well known big man of Hertfordshire, Mr G. J. Coleman, who died on the 4th of April, at the ripe age of 77. Mr. Coleman was formerly purveyor to the East India College at Haileyhury, and hence will be well known to many of our readers. In very early manhood he weighed as little as 11 stone, a moderate weight for a man standing about S feet 10' inches in his stockings. Upwards oft q"arter of a cectury since he began to in- crease in size, and steadily progressed until be attained the enormous weight of upwards of 31 stotte. Some idea of his great size may be gathered from the fact that his thigh measured 4r teet in circumference; his knee was 32 inches round, and his ankle 28 inches. Until within a very few months he took his (bity constitution- al walk and his Mal illness (an attack of bronchitis) was only of a fow days' duration. His exterior comn was 3 feet 4 tttohes in breadth, M)d from its vast size b ad to be conveyed to the church on a bier, as no ordi- nary hearse was suSKiently capacious to receive it. I The total weight of the coNn and contents was upwards of 11 cwt. We believe that Mr. Coteman was the heaviest man of the present time, though he tell consi- derably short of the weight attained by the cdebr&ted Daniel Lambert.
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I Wistellatitouo. At Fallwood's End Colliery, Cooeley, on Saturday, two men were kitted and it third was injured by the fall of a quantity of coal from the roof of the stall" in which they were working. Lady Martin, widow of the late Sir Henry Martin, has sent to the National Lifeboat Institution MOO in memory of her brother, the late Admiral Sir Henry By- am Martin, K.C.B. A certain fop was boasting in company that he had every senite in perfection. There is one that you are quite without," said one who waa by, and that is com- nMtt «n«. On a certain American railway the Mtowing inteHigi- Ne notice appeared:—"Hereafter when trains moving in an opposite direction are approaching each other on separate lines, conductors and engineers will be required to bring their respective engine to a dead halt before the point of meeting, and be very careful not to proceed till each train has passed the other. \v'hen the Misses Cawse made their first appearance at Drury-lane, they sang a duet. Most of the principal singers stood at the side of the orchestra to hear them, including Mr. Braham. At the end of their Srst duet, his opinion was solicited, when he said very good, in- deed-great effects from little Cawses." —Jy..PAtKtpi't Recollections. We have lost all our privileges," said Rivarol, a tuft- hunter, after the revolution, to the Due de Crequi. The due slowly and interrogatively replied, We ?" Well," said Kivarol, "is there anything singular in what I say!" Said the Duo de Creqoi. My dear sir, it is rather anomalous; but do you know the only thing in your speech that is singular is-it's plural." There were two soldiers once in Grant's army, lying beneath their blankets, looking up at the stars in a Virginian sky. Says Jack: What made you. go into the army, Tom We)! replied Tom, I had no wife, and I love war. What made you go to the war, Jack." "Well," he replied, "I have a wife, and I love peace, so I went to the war." Some twenty years back, or thereabout, t was break- fasting with my late lamented Mend, Lord H. Seymour, when [)ecamp9, the celebrated painter, was announced. During breakfast, Decamp'} told us the following anecdote, which, he said, had occurred the day before —" A gentleman called at his lodging, on the third storey, and asked the porter if M. Decamps was not at home. and being answered in the amrmative, the visitor was about to Moend the staircase when the porter called after Htn, and said, As you are about to visit the artist, perhaps you will have no objection to carry with yuu his trousers, which I have just mended." By all means," replied the stranger I shall be very happy to render you this little service." Arriving at the door, the visitor rang the bell, and Decamps, on opening the door, to his utter amazement, recognised the Duke of Orleans, who laughingly present- ed to him the trousers be had received from the porter. —C<tp<am Cnmom. LYNCH LAW IN ILUNMS.—A short time since a wealthy citizen, residing in or near the village of Oconee. was murdered and robbed. Suspicion having fallen upon three men, they were arrestedand conveyed to Shelbyville for examination and trial. When the cars containing the prisoners reached Oconee, the were stopped and boarded by a crowd of citizens, who took the criminals into their own custody. A hasty trial was improvised, a jury empannelled. and the younger prisoner, who it appears, was rather an unwilling accomplice, was admitted to testify, with promise that his life would be spared. He made a clean breast of the horrible tragedy; said that they were members of Olmgmam's guerillas, and that his companions murdered the gentleman's alluded to. They were also recognised and identified by the son of the mur- dered man. The two villains were found gmfty and or- dered to be hung. After a short time being allowed for preparation, they were led to the rafter ho- execution. Thty were quickly suspen<ied from the gibbet, and after a. few convulsive throes they dangled in the wind. They younger wretch, who gav& evidence, was delivered over to the proper authorities, and is now conSnd! in Shelbye county gaol.-Decatur Magnet. HE'Lt, NEVER SET TKB TEMSE ON FtN!—Many years ago, before machinery was introduced into Hour mills for the purpose of sifting the nour, it was the cus- tom of the miller to send it home unsifted. The process ,tl The process of sifting was done thus but principally in Yorkshire. The temse," or sieve, wMeh was provided with a rim which projected from the bottom of it, was worked over the mouth of the barrel mto which the flour or meal was sifted. An active- fellow, who worked bard, not un- frequently set the rim of the temse" on 6re. by force of friction against the rim. of the flour barrel; so that, in fact, this department of domestic employment became a standard by which to test a man's will or capacity to work hard and thus of a lazy fellow, or on& deficient in strength, it was said, u. He will never set the. temse on Sre." The long misuse of the word teuMe for sieve, as well as the suspending of hand labour by machinery in this particular species of wurk, may possibly have tended to the substitution of sound for sense, in such phrases as He will never set the Thames on fire," the Mersey on fire, or any other river. I do not recollect having Men any notice of this phraae in N. and Q. and should be glad to know whether it is familiar to many persons.- P., Burslem, Staffordshire.—.Vote! and QMertM. AN AMERICAN'S EXPERIENCE Of ENGLAND.—I seldom came into personal relations with an Englishman with- out beginning to like him, and feeling my favourable impression was stronger with the progress of the ac- quaintance. I never stood in an English crowd without being conscious of hereditary sympathies. Nevertheless, it is undeniable that an American is continually thrown upon his national antagonism by some acrid quality In the moral atmosphere of England. These people think so loftily of themselves, and so contemptuously of every- body else, that it requires more generosity than I possess to keep always in perfectly good humour with them. Jotting down the little acrimonies of the moment in my journal, and transferring them thence (when they hap- pened to be tolerably well expressed) to these pages, it is very possible that I may have sai<t things which a profound observer of national character would hesitate to sanction, though never any, I verily believe, but had more or less of truth. If they be trae, there is no rea- son in the world why they should not be said. Not an Englishman of them all ever spared America for courte- sy's or kindnessssake; nor, in my opinion, would it contri- bute in the least to our mutual advantage and comfort if we were to besmear one another all over with butter and honey. At any rate, we must not judge of an En- glishman's susceptibilities by our own, which, likewise, I trust, are of a far less sensitive nature than formerly.— Nathaniel .NaMtAorM. DOMESTIC LiPE AMONO THE ESQUIMAUX —Here there was a complete Esquimaux village, and all the inhabi- tants, men, women, children, and dogs, rushed out to meet us. Our crew consisted of five white men, and' each of them soon engaged a native to carry water to. the boat, while he himself sought amusement among the tents. Smith and I walked on for about an eighth of a mile to the lakelet where the water was obtained, and put the Esquimaux fairly to. work. We then returned, and called at one of the tents. Smith, being first, in. tended to pass in, but had no. sooner lifted the folding door (pendent skins), and introduced his head, than. he rr.pidly withdrew it again exclaiming, Whew by thunder I'm not going in (A<re ? It's crowded, and smelts horribly. Huw it looms up He then tm-ned away, but I, having more inducements to bear the in- fliction, determined to pass in. Bowing down almost to a horizontal position, in went head, shoulders, body, and all. The next second I found myself butt' up against a dozen Esquimaux, all lusty fellows, and crowded together in a heap, each armed with a knife But there was no cause for alarm. The knives were not for any warlike or evil purpose.— They were being used simply for cutting offstrips of seal, to be shoved into. the widely extended mouths of the hungry people before, me. Quite at the back of the tent [ perceived my Esquimaux friend, Koojesse, seated between two pretty females, all three engaged in doing full justice to a fKsh of smoking hot seal blood Seeing me, Koojesse at first seemed abashed; but, on my expressing a readiness to partake of any food they had to spare, one of the women im- mediately drew forth from the stcwpan about four inches of seal vertebrae, surrounded by good meat. I managed to eat the latter, and then. determined to try the seal Hood. To my surprise, f found it excellent. On first receiving the dish containing the Esquimaux stew I hesitated. It had gone the round several times, being replenished as occasion required but its external appearance was not at all inviting. Probably it bad never gone through the cleaning process, for it looked M though such were the case. But I screwed up courage to try it, and Snally, when the dish came again to those by my side, I ashed Koojesse) "Pe-e-tike (Is it good ?) Armelarng, annelarng" (yes, yes,) w!M the reply. AH eyes were nxed upon me as I prepared to join with them in drinking some of their favourite soup. Now the custom of the Esquimaux in drinking seal-blood is to take one long e-o-o-o-p.—one mouthful—and then pass the dish on to the rest till the round is made. I follow- ed suit, and, to my astonishment, found the mixture not only good, but realty excellent. I could not have believed it was so far superior to what my previous notions had led me to expect. Seeing I was pleased with it, she who presided at the feast instantly mada ready a pretty little cup, which was clean outside and in, or clean as an Esquimaux can make it, and filled in with the hot seal blood. This I slipped down with as much satisfaction as any food I had eaten in my life; and, in return for the friendly act of my tnnuit hostess, I gave her a higMy-coloured cotton handkerchief. She was in ecstacies with it, and the whote c3mpany joined me. Clearly I had ingratiated myself with one party of the natives here, and thia I was determined to do in like mannw e1sewhere.-HIIU', Life among <A< .&j[Mt- MGUX. A young and pretty girl stepped into a linmimper's shop, where a spruce young man, wbo_ had bng been enamoured of her, but dared not speak, stood behind the counter. In order to remain M long .POM'Me she cheapened everything At last she said, 11 1 believe you think I am cheating you. Oh, no," said the young think I am c h eatl' u g y o u Well, whisper g man, "to me you .realty. Mr. W.I' whispered the lady, blushing as .he laid an emphasis on the word, "I would not stay so long bargaining, it you were not so dear." Alexander Dumas, who is famed for his quickness of repartee, on a late occasion was addressed by an inno- cent province, who had just been introduced to him, in the following language, staring him full in the face: —"Why, sir, surely you must be a mulatto < — ies, sir. I am."—"Then," continued his loquacious interro- gator, "your tathar, doubtless, was a negro — Most decidedly," was the answer. "Then pray, air, what w? your grandfather!" Dumas unhesitatingly rephed, Ut the genus ape; so that my family began where, i ob- serve (making a low bow), yours end." SHARP SaooTiso.-The following dialogue on sharp shooting" is reported to have taken place between a vm. ginee and a Yankee picket: I say, can you fellows shoot!" Wall, I reckon we can some. Down in Mis- siMipi, we can knock a humble-bee off a thistle bow at 300 yards." Oh, that ain't nothing to the way we shewt up in Varmount. I belonged to a military company ther', with a hundred men in each company. and we went out for practice every week. The capt'n draws us up in single file, and sets a cider ban-el rolkug down the hilt, and each man takes his shot at the bung.hole as it turns up. It is afterwards examined, and if there is a shot that did not go in the bung-hole the number who missed it is expelled. I belonged to the company ten years, and there ain't been nobody expelled yet.-Ame ftCfM ./<M Aft/'O'. RED-TAPE TfMMBTfULNEsg.—A ship arrived at Que- beck some time ago with an enormous spar, reaching from her bowsprit to her tanrail, consigned to the store- keeper. It had been the piague of the ship's company, it had been in everybody's way, and had nearly caused the lo,3 of the vessel in some gales of wind. The whole resources of the quartermaster general's department were taxed to get it safely on shore, and transport it to the hei(;htf). And what was it ? A flagstaff for the citadel. And what was it made of ? A stout Canadian pine, which had probably been sent from the St. Lawrence in a timber ship to the government omeials at home; who, having duly shaped and pruned it into a Sagstan', return- ed it to the land of its birth, at some considerable ex- pense to John Bull.-Canada, its .DcfMCM, resources, <t-c., &y W. 7/. 7:tMM'<, L.L D. WEBEB's MEMORY.—Two of Weber's artistic eharac' teristics were his great love for M"r.rt and his strong musical memory. One night the Zaubernote" was to be given. The performance was about to begin, when it was found that, by some mistake, the conductor's score was not upon his desk. The musicians were all In a state of terror. The Court might enter at any moment; and it was well known that, in the eyes of the punctual Friedrich August, it would have been an unpardonable transgression, has not the opera commenced at the very moment. Thrs terror reached the puMie. Caroline saw the empty dest, and trembled in heraeat. Weber en- tered the orchestra, was made aware of the terrible disaster, but amiled on the band to the surprise of all, and quietly despatched a messenger for the missing score. The Comt entered—the desk was still empty- Weber gave a glance at his pale frightened wife to reaa- aure her, raised bis baton, and conducted the whole Srst act of the opera—with his usual nre, and without a fault —out of his head; amusing himself, at the same time, by pretending to'htrn. over the pagea of the score in pan- tomimic action at the due placea. Mozart's opera had grown to be a portion of his own 9esh and Mood. The fact wa& known<; and from many members of the royal family, Weber received the moat Nattering ac- knowledgments: of this wonderful proof of his heart's niemory.-CartAfaria Von Weber, by l'algrrrve Simp- son, M.A. AN AwKWAM)' ADvEXTCRE.—On Saturday week, as a farmer, residing within a few mi1'e1l' of Worcester, was returning h-ome from market, he saw, on passing near OHerton-bridge, a young woman leaning against the hedge in great apparent anguish, and another giri stand- ing near her. On inquiring what was the matter, he was told that the girt was very ilt, and thm galt.mt Don Quixote, eager to relieve the distress of the suffering fair one, alighted from his horse and inquired how be might be of assistance.. White leaning over the damset in the endeavour to catch the feebly uttered reply that fell from her lips, an unusual noise caused him to turn his head, and to his unutterable surprise he saw the other young woman seated like an Amazon astride Ms. Rozi- nante, her crinoline springing over the animal like a huge mushroom. Off went Dobbin at a gallop, and away started our rustic in pursuit. He soon found, however, it was of no use, and, weary and panting, he returned to his f«ir lady. To his great astonishment and unutterable digust, he found that she too had gone, and he perceived that he ha.d been made the victim of a cruet hoas Dispirited and chagrined he plodded home, but did not, it is said, meet with any sympathy from the wife of Ma boaom, who wouM not see the ad- venturs in its proper light. Varied inquiries were made, but nothing was heard of the steed and its fair rider till Monday afternoon, when the missing horse was sent to the farm of our hero.- Trorcester Chronicle. THE JcDOE AND THE ToUKEEPER.—One evening du- ring the recent assizes, an elderly gentleman passed the tollhouse on the Clifton side of the suspension bridge, and put down his penny. The bridge-keeper, seeing he was a stranger, inquired if he wished for a return ticket. The gentleman, however, took no notice of the question. hut walked on solemnly and slowly. On coming back he was passing through, when the tollkeeper accosted him with, Pay here, sir, please." Pay here what for? I paid before," was the gruff reply. "But you'll have to pay again, sir," mildfy, but nrmly, replied the keeper. I call that imposition," replied the gentleman; and getting warmer at what he apparently thought was an attempt it extortion oiL the part of the man, he added,. "Take care—I'm a magistrate." "I can't help that, sir," was the answer, my instructions are that people pay going and returning; you can see'the Act of Parliament, if you like to'look in here," pointing to the tollhouse. Well, I will see the Act," replied the gen- tleman. following the man in. He read the Act, pon- dered over it for a while, then pulled out his penny and paid it, walking off, and muttering as he did; "Nonsuited, by George I see the judge has j list passed over the blidge," observed a gentteman who came up at the mo- ment. "Who, air! what?" gasped the totlkeeper, qmte frightened to think that he had been bandying law with so high an authority, "surely that was not a judge." Yes, no less a person than Bafon ChanneII," was the reply; and it turned out to be, as the keeper saw him proceeding to court the next morning. Thus the bridge proprietors may be said to have obtained an extra-judicial decision in favour of their to and fro charge.—&'i's<o< 7'<f/M;< and -Ifirror. ConnAMOoa ENCOUNTER w[TH Buttor..ms.—A few mornings ago, an attempt was made by burglars to enter a dwelling house at the back of the simp of Mr. LoveU, watchmaker, &c., .Lincoln-street, Nottingham. A labour- er in the employ of the corporation, named John Taylor, is the tenant of the house in question, which to outward observers appears to be a continuation of Mr. Lovell's premises. Mr. Taylor's house window looks out into a kind of garden or yard, which is approached by a cir- cuitous passage, leading out of Lincoln-street. There is another passage-an open one—on the other side of Mr. Lovell's shop, which runs down alongside Mr. Taylor's yard, which it is cut off by a high wall, surmounted by a wooden raiting, in a state of dilapidation. Mr. Taylor and his wife were sleeping in. a room over the house- place, in which there is also a, window opening into the yard, and about two o'clock. Mrs. Taylor was awoke by which seemed to proceed hearing a "scratching noise,. which seemed to proceed from the shutters of the house window. After listening awhile, she aroused her husband and told him there was some one at the shutters, but he said it was all non- sense, ami took no further notice of the statement. Sh& lay some- time longer, and as the strange sound was con- tinued, called her husband's attention to it again. He therefore jumped out of bed and threw up the sash of the bedroom window; and, after telling her that the house shutters were open, leaped out into the yard, makiog a remark, as he did so, to the effect that there were three men there. His wife at once got up and went down stairs, and on going found him struggling w&h a man in the narrow passage. An alarm was then raised, and Sergeant Atkinson came up and took the man into custudy. It appears that after jumping out of the window Mr. Taylor seized two of the burglars, who made a desperate attack upon him, kicking him about the legs in a fearful manner, and striking him violently on the head and face. Having nothing on ex- cept his shirt, their kicks and blows took great effect; but though one of the rumans got free from his grasp, and attempted to force him to release the other, he stuck to the second until the police ofSeer had hand- cuffed him. Mr. Taylor was so seriously injured that it was thought advisable to call up Mr. Hrookhouse, sur- geon, who had to stitch up the principal wound, which is on the shin. On an examination being made, it was discovered that a small hole had been bored in one of the shutters, so as to allow of the bolt being raised; and a superior kind of brace-bit, two hats, and a boot, were found in the yard. tt is supposed that the bur- glars entered the yard by climbing the wall separating it from the open passage, and no doubt they expected to be able to make their way into Mr. LoveU's shop. Three men wearing hats simitar to those left behind had been noticed loitering in the vicinity ou the previous evening, and their movements had excited a Uttte sus- picion. Jones was brought up at the police court a few tours after Ms apprehension, and remnded until Mht recovery of Mr. Taylor.
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