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TO THE JlfPSE OF SHAKSPEARE.…
TO THE JlfPSE OF SHAKSPEARE. I The great onus quit the earth, and pass away A* things icmeinbtr'd not; but thuu hast" rear'ci A f., thyself, whvae, loved and fear'd, Shall live thy naihe bc, II lid thy moulderingclav. Hat thou not compass'd with iHlJucless power Tilt, inmost SOli l of man) — hath he not stood I uveil'd before thee, while the evil brood Of passion* that assail weak virtue's tower Rose at thy bidding; in their nakedness ? JIRSI thou not shown whcrein consists his worth And in her runl deformity dragged forth All times ('OUfl'S8 Another such they vainly seek to find Tlmu mighty master llf the human mind'
IT () 111;.I
IT () 111;. I I'nild of fair promise, gloriously hnght, liiyt with the day.ling hues of li^ht and love, That, like ""u,¡iug- alld from above, p, .'1 sratter radiance 0\'1' the paths or n'bht, inning U", by the wagic uf their mh;ht, Tu tread those realms where gleamed tlmu afar, Tiic beacon of man's course, his guiding star If he should tisul, when he hath gained the height "1'.a, but a meteor lured him, amI that grief And weariness regard his straining toil, Thar harrclllh eats up the corrupt soil,— Still blissful was the dream, tho' sadly brief; lie iiii'l> his jc» when fruitless is the race, Was in the panting glory uf the ehas,
Tin; rowI;TI or MUI-ODY.
Tin; rowI;TI or MUI-ODY. Who Ivath 1\Bt flit, as tile la^t closing strain lu m< 1 mcholv softness die" away And -as Ibe dim and waning orb of dav> Kre yet his light be quench'd, doth streak the plain W ith mild and ehasten'd lustre—leaves behind A rapturous, or sweetly painful thrill, L't" as Ih. lay was pa,'iouat" or still. t hat heaven born melody unto the mind Doth speak a it., AwL J: e subduing beauty's winning glance, lirigbt \'ithdi) v.\<rthc)ou<!t..n<- Of bursting eloquence, which doth entrance Tlw hearers in it, wonder wOl'kin hour, That music hath a spirit and a puMet-
TIH: MH'R or MFK S EAKLV MOWS.
TIH: MH'R or MFK S EAKLV MOWS. Von ask mo of onc whom in life's early morn, I lov'd wHh a passion so tender and tnw And the name re-awaken* the griefs I have borne, And the ledings it took me so long to subdue. 1 thought her the fairest, the fondest, the best, nut ah! she was wnll by what others advis d And too soon the warlll feelings which "lowed in her breast Were chilled by that wealth which her heart once d.,spisc',1. She has lifted the "¡lImon,1 an,l pearl to her brow, And thrown by the lily she lov'd in ) h; ,\lId the simple purity where is it now, <<oi c, goue with that emblem of swectllcss anù truth I c'l her name lie forgotten, for me, never more In praise or in censure my tongue shaH bear pal t; I haw JOH,.I-hut the d warnings of passion are o'er, And the veil of oblivion hath dropp'd on my heart I
- HOW TO SHILLING. I
HOW TO SHILLING. I A pretty Iri,), hoy, of mongrel breed, The fruit of Protestant and Komish seed, To Mother Church an inclination had, lint father unto Mass would force the lad t'.<))) th.'?tt.thneh?u Sunday stut. I'iie Keelor eyed the \outh—- his zeal approved, And aH' a nib!e, which he dearly loved And evidenced a wish to save his ouf- This made the angTv father sto"" and curse, ).k up Ui? (M??.MU't treat his sou the worse— With IfUf wofe, blest hy m< n of (»W, tie ha'.lud him ott—but oitcner used the rod; Vet still the boy to Church on Sunday stole, And evidenced a wLh tll save his soul. a Sundav mi,\rt\-it eauie to pass, The Kather drugg'd the struggling hov to Jlass Th.<««)';))?t< )h?)'J t.?.r? him in, No, ht the Mass (lie says) I cannot bless Cutii the culprit, first of all, confess." W« 1/ (said ,he boy) suppose that I was willing, \\h.t\i<\?ut'h.u? i" I'll ch.? yon but a shiHing. u ".1 must 1111 pal, :11111 an men make confession ?" 41 Y>-s, every one of Catholic profesNion.>' u And w ho do you eon less tor"—" by, the Dean." And docs he charge you ?"—u Yes, a "tut thirteen." And do the Deans confess?"— Y es,boy,they do Confess to Bishops, and pay smartly too." Do lJi*hops too, conlcss ami pay—to whom r" '• Yes, to the INw., and pay the Church of Kome." Well [said the bo\ ) all this looks mighty odd And does the /'ope confess ?"—° O yes—to (iui)." '• And dors (iJO charge the Tope ?" No said the r?st. tk (<ol> charges —u 0, then nnu is best; Odli's df'ic tofonjivt—and always '1' 1/ ,IJI ll\ ,II cont" and save lilY shilling."
OL'K WKDDING DAY.I
OL'K WKDDING DAY. I Wt 11 han, no tears the gushing eye lIa, pour'd ir- flood" too IOllg; We'll (ail up former jollity, We'll try an ancient lIn: Such as vor sung wheu all was gay, And friendship hail'd our \I>IIISI; UH, Alary twelve years have come, anJ flown Since at the sacred shrine. I mv heart to thee alone As thou didst thinc to mine Mary thnse Iwarts are not But yet ((.of "tltf l' thimjs have chamfa' The buoyant thoughts—the wiuged wealth, I iv\\ rapidly they tied The f.twmcr's word, the H itt'rer's breath, How- soon they withered W hell we them J}() more, V lit ir <i/uu!i'n\< duriu iu'il UHf our door Well, well' a winter comes to all, '('0 tidtl, and tlood, amI How er A winding .sneet of snow, a pall That "1<1< many all hour: Mini /<i d C'U^]K<{ ;—then wisest he ho uncklust hears such That winter—sort-ly it has press'd I pall our uarrovv rat r. itherM the blythe, hennmb'd the l»e«t, And U»inuM our dwelling place The buried root again may bloom Net so the tenants of the tomb That winter' oh how dark, severe, Let us, my Mary, tell, We who have 10\(11'01' many a year, ( Those year-, can prove lu»w well') We who are now of all1wl'd't San- ifanh other—we are left! W hat then though we still yet may know The bitterness of grief. Though want may pinch, and pierce may wue lleav'u grants out* rich relief: LOVK still remains, ils sacrf.lril\ Is pure as on our WEDDING DAV Then Imee t tears 1—except they spring From out it grateful source That still there is no severing Of hearts amidst our course That don.1, nor palh nor winter shower Can alter «v, in utUrvd hour. Then smile through tears: let your blue "e Shine brilliant 'ncath our glooui, And prove for joy a victory, A triumph over doom: Oh teel ill after time we rove, M A H. Jf u j>ÚÚh. b,1 tin' iioht <{II.
-dPorrign tmrlligrnrr. I
dPorrign tmrlligrnrr. I LONDON, SATI.LLDAY EVENING. The T,isl)()n 114 the ?e- c.n).ati?.f())'rt.)).vth.-??ue)it.s.)?<:? thn.K a).pMrstran<tni)in 'r.?t?a).anditi?"PP?.t th.itthecur?tati..),.?)'B.\ii?uc?v.it!akc,,)a? v?rvs-'un. Thc):)?)i-.hm.rchant.hn'chad!t JlkèÜnt{ in tishlm. IL wbivh t!i-v iWkriuiued on rt;lJHliniIl in the country. It is saill advioi's of Kre»t importance have been transiiiitti d from Oporto to the Puke of AU'llmir- ton but tin- ai ciMints do not liint at tlifir natnru. The avuiy of Hon .Minncl "as in pursuit of the rt- tivatinif iimstitutioinil I'orrc, and it was said tlio -Ui-rillas had conic- up with the rear, ami created irr. at confusion. In tlie Madrid <i:zctte thorp is all aecollnt of t received tliosf of Ids adl.crents. Don MiRuel went on one knee to swear; and. in the prescutc of the liisliop of V izen, made oath to act as lie pleased, accordin' g tu t!¡e gunt) ellStul11 and practice ot IH absolute ancestois. There was a general salute from the cannon of the castle, and an illumination in the evening but the know ledge of the English h.iviw threatened to go away, autl the shower of rain which fell as Don Mignel swore, an unusual circumstance at this season in that country, damp- ed the spirits of all, and the illumination looked the went lling- tlon, all the evening. Accounts have been received at Utrccht, by the Steam boat t'uracoa, from Curitcoit, of the 3d of Juno, statins; that dissensions continue to pre- lail in Coloiribia. Uolivar knows how to take ad- vantage of these commntious to execute his plans ,,I* t At t'arthcgena the troops which Bo livar gained over, cried ),?t "long live liolivar, !I(owii i? ith the adherents of Santamlar." The pco- ple, finding these cries were an attempt against their libertv, iniinediatelv cried out" long live the constitution, down with liolivar and the agents of slaverv after which they l'all1c to blows, and blood was slicd (in both General I\tdilla, ill-voted to the cause of the people, went with some ofifcers to Ocana, tooft'er his sword to the National Couvcntion to maintain the liberty of the people of Colombia; but he was arrested with his coin panions by Kolivar, and he is to be shot. Ac o d nig to ulterior accounts, Bolivar has caused to be shot, near Ocaua, twelve officers, implicated in the insurrection of l'a,lilJa at Carthagena. Six officers have been banished.—The Gazette uf Colombia published at Bogota, has been suppressed, and the editor arrested, as well as six other persons 01 noble character, who have been banished. These persons have arrived at C'uracoa. The Military lntendant at Hulia had arrested the editor of a journal puhlishc,1 at Maracaibo, allll six other persons who were banished, and had arrived at Curacoa. Being friendly to the liberty of the press appears their only crime. The German mail contains a Ions extract from the Courier dc Smyrna, dated May 2-1, complaining of the impolicy of suffering Russia to aggrandize herself at the expense of Turkey. "Fruit," says the Courier, falls at all sides into the lap of lius- sia." It antidpah's that the passes of the Balkan may be forced if Varna and limgas he taken pos- session of, and the invading army relieved from the liejessitv of encumbering itself with supplies.— What danger," it continues, "wouhl the Ilorte be in if the Russian army, posted ill this manner, at the distance of only 40 leagues from the capital, on the main road leading to it, with its left wing supporkd hy Burgas; from which it would draw its positions and its tight by Adrianople, the second capital of the empire, and one of the most fertile provinces; while on the other side, the peace with Persia opens a new w.iv into the heart of the em. pirc; so that the prodnecs of Asia are equally threatened with those (of same paper gives a very desponding picture of the state of Eirvnt. .Mii amachi Papers to the ISthJI111C hate been re- ceived at the North and St)iitli American Coffee House, I.ondoll, According to the report of the Agricultural Society the province was daily making rapid strides ill agricultural pursuits, for wlli..I\ it was dlidh indebted to the establishment of agricultural societies throughout the province.— I It was thought the passing of the new American tariff might have the etli it of putting St. John's, New lj'riinswiok, on the same footing as it was in the days of the embargo, and make it a good port for the transit of English goods. An article from Halifax of the :1 lilt, stat,,>, that in consequence of the departure of the Lieutenant Governor, for Canada, thc government of the province had de- v/.)??..??)? H?. Ilici?a,l Government has received dispatches from the British Consul at Lisbon, of a later date than ally intelligence th"t has hithcrto been received from that capital. We understand that the only circum- stance of general interest communicated by these dispatches is, that the captain commanding the l'1'ltish ships in the Tagus, hall caused a noticc tn he posted in the Exchange in Lisbon, stating his j-t a lines, to receive on board and convey to Eng- land all subjects of his Britannic Majesty desirous of leaving that country, and that all requisite pre- parations were completed to receive tliein. Many 1111111 irluals, of course, availed themselves of the "p!duClity tIm' afforded but iliev were induced to remain i i consequence of an edict which w as to 1'eniaiii i.i c(ouseqtieiiee (it' all eifict which was ant of Police, ill the name of Don Miguel, in "hich the most solemn assurances of inviolable safety both to the persons and property of foreign- ers were made by the goveriiinent, wliicii added, that any apprehensions of dang-er were altogether without lounda io i. 'Ihis proclamation was dated the 12th inst. At the date of these dis- patctus, Lishon is represented as being in a tran imil state. More reliance appears to be plai-cd on the promises of nOli Miguel, than they would pos- sibly otherwisc havc obtained from the supposi- tion of his being desirous now, havini< ascended the throne, to endeavour to conciliate the European powers whom he (has already forced to bieak off all connexion with his government. These assnr- ances of personal safety, which wc have every reason to belicve will be found sincere, must be exceedingly gratifying to those who have friends all.) rclatiolls in that country.
Utttpmal iatrliamritt.I
Utttpmal iatrliamritt. I 1IOI SE Ol-' I.OltDS, MONDAY, JVLY 11. I 1, no lloiafter being informed by the DlKE or w i:M.IM:TO\' that it was not the ["ten- j lion of his Majesty's to make any statement to parliament Oil the subject of the. fo n un relations of the country, puriicularlv Por- tugal and Greece, gave notice of his intention to bring lot ward a motion on the subject on ed- LC "1, .1 — rrr^T- I IIOI'SE Of COMMONS, Mn'inv, I SKI J. MM KISTOSII postponed the presentation "f the petition of the claimants on pain until the ?n.?i'? 't)?"" ;1[" UnoYi NR.KE presented a petition from Lower Canada, in reference to the Earl of Dal- liou-:c's government there.—Sin GKOKOE JhRRnr expressed himself desirous to give every satisfac- tion when the time arrived for going into the subject. Tlie causes of the differences in the pro- vince existi d before the Earl of Dalhousie went til tl",r.llI<. IIrsKI.soN concmrcil with the hon. secretary.—SIS JAMES MACKINTOSH said lie was mlleh gratified by the conciliatory language of Sir G. Murray.— After some conversation, in which Mk. SKcntiARv l'i:i:i, observed, that as the com- mittee Oil Canada affairs had not vet made any veport, discussion was premature, the petition was hronght up and ordered to be referred to the lOlumittce. LilitH JOHN Ki ssEr.L withdrew his motion l'C snr-ctiii" Ireland, which stood for Thursday, ?(? ?c ?toms Act, 311, FY?ER n1óvcd thc re, commitment of the silk duties, clause A. relating to East India silks. Mu. Hi SKISSON said, an understanding, a com, nact he ,muld call it, had ùcen entcred into m ?(i with the importers of silks, that the rateable dutvshould only continue for two Years.—M". r.i.'RTi\?- found ""evince of such a compact in the Hoard of Trade-Mn. TI RANT allowed there were no documents of the intention, but it had been mentioned. After some further conversa- tion the house divided oil the question of the ie committal, which was carried by 37 to 31. A dis- cussion of considerable length took place tnine committee on the bill, on the amendment for re- storing the original clause, in which the ad rulorem duty was contended for on the one side, oil the principle of the original bill, and the rateable duty on the other, on the understanding that that duty should continue one year longer. The house di- vided on the amendment, which was eanied hy t7 to 35. The rateable duty will continue until uext session of parliament, when Mu. SECKETAHV PEEl. saitl the ad iiiUimn duty would he reverted o-i the motion for the second reading of the Superannuation Allowance Bill, petitions against its further progress were presented by lUR, 11. GCRNKV, SHI If. HARDINCE, Iflt. F. lh'xToN, and COLONEL Sun MOIIPK, all of whom werc opposed to the principle of the bilL-Mil, TRAKT, ll, DAVIS, and SIR It. WILSON- also opposed it.-The CHANCELLOR OK THE EVCIIEQI ER said, the Super- annuation and Pension Fund amounted to one- fourth of the civil service of the country, and it was most natural that the finanee committee should direct their attention to its diminution.— He sholl1c1 eOllscnt to the postponement of the bill to next session; but at the same time he looked on it as the most lenient and least oppres- sive mode of making provision for these super animation allowariCeS.-MR. C. GRANT was glad of the postponement. The present was a milch morc injurious measure than that of ISZ:SIR II. PARNELL said the charge for superannuation provided for under the bill had increased, since 1S10 from £ 91,010. to £ 400,000. On examination it was thought that all the salaries would admit of reduction, and a reduction for a superannuation fund was thought the most advisable way. Seve ral other members spoke against the bill, which was finally withdrawn. The Appropriation bill was read a fmit time. HOUSE OF LORDS, TIESDAV. I The business in the house of lords this evening was not of material importance, though some dis- cussion arose on the presentation of a petition against the importation of foreign wool; on a mo- tion by the Marquis of Landsdowne for a eupy of the lease granted of lalHls hclonging to the crown in the parish of Eltham, in Kent, which was at length agreed to; and on a motion by LORD W ITARNCLIFFE, that the bill for legalizing the sale of game, be read a second time, which was rejected by. a majority of thirty. n HorSE OF COJDIOSS, TmSDAY, In the house of commons, a motion was agreed to for an address to his majesty, the object of which was to extend the protcetion of the British go- vernment to the native inhabitants of the Cape of Good Hope, who were labouring under many se- rious grievances.—A rather warm altercation en- sued between 1\ln, HOIE and SIR JOHN NICIIOL, on the former requesting leave to postpone the pre- sentation of a petition of which he had given no- tice, cOlllplaining of the conduct of the latter as judge of the prerogative court.—SIR J. MACKIN- TOSH presented a petition from numerous British su hjccts, complaining of an obstinate denial of justice by the government of Spain, who were aggrieved to the amount of £ 3,000,000.—A motion to the effect- That it is the opinion of this house, that the grievances and distresses of the proprie- tors of kelp in tho Unitcd Kingdom require the i ??,iiie(liatt! consideration of his majcsty's govern- ment, with a view to afford them due prutcction against foreign alkalis was agreed to,"  HOUSE OF LORDS, WFDVr.?DkY. I The principal topic with their lordships this day was our foreign policy, LORD HOLLAND having moved au address to the crown to obtain ill forma- tion as to the triple alliance entered into for the anangcment of the differences between Turkey, and Greece and Turkey and Russia in the east, as also tbo.c which applied to our ancient ally the King of Portugal in the west.—The EARL OF AIIERDEKN opposed the motion.—LORD GODE- RIcH said it did not become this country to inter- fere at all in the domestic affairs of other coun- tries, and particularly of Portugal.—The DI'KEOF WEI.LINOTON pledged himself that when the pro- per time slioiiltl arrive, there would be no objec- tion to give all the information desired. The mo- tiou was negatived without a division. HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY. I On the motion for the third reading or the Irish I promissory notcs bill, the MARQUIS OF D,)WN?IIIRE I said he opposed the bill solely on public grounds, and should vote for its rejection, but he had no wish to take government by surprise, an.1 therefore suggested the postponemcnt of the third reading till next the dav,- Thc Dum OF WELLINGTON con- sented to the "postponement, declaring that its passing this session or next was comparatively of small importance. tORII GODERICH moved the second reading of the corporate funds' bill. His lordship defended the bill at considerable length-Thc LORD CIIAN- CEI.LOH thought the bill hall arisen out of a solitary case, and had been supported on erroneous views. There was no difference between a corporation and a single trustee; and the one as well as the other was liable for misapplication or malversation in respect of the funds in theiv hands. He should vote against the ùill.-LouD ROSSI.VN supported the bill.—LORD ELDON thought the object of the bill was neither just nor politic. — LORD CALTHOIU-E thought that by rejecting this bill they reserved to the corporations, not the right of applying, but the right of abusing thcir funrk-After a few more observations, the house divided, when the bill was lost liy forty one to nine. T I IIOmE OF COMMONS, THCRSTUY. I MR. W. SmTIl prcscnted a petition, praying the house to earrv its resolutions into effect, in respect to the amelioration of negro slavery.—MB. MAN- NING said thc condition of the slaves was much ameliorated. Insurances oil their lives might now be eUef ted on the same terms as on Englishmen in India.—MR. W. SmTrt said, that all Mr. Man- nillg Jla,1 stated was urged thirty or forty years ago,In. BERNAL had not the slightest doubt the legislittiti-es, and they alone, could accomplish anything effectual in behalf of the slaves.—The petition was ordered to be printed. On the motion of the SOLICITOR GENERAL, the benefice resignation bill was, after a short conver- sation, read a third time. MR. HUME, in prcsenting- a petition against the conduct of SIR J. NICIIOL, in his capaeityof Judge of the prerogative court, entered into a history of the case, "Peddle v. Evans," on which the charge was founded. The grounds of the charge were, the length of the litigation, the amount of the costs, and the circumstance of Walker, the attorney of Peddle, not being allowed to atteml the regis trar when the costs were taxed.—Mu. ill SIE then went on to argue, that the motion of Dr. Lee, on the 11th inst. was regular, and ought to have been entertained.—DR. LUSIIINUTON, ill a long- and able speech, vindicated the character of SIR JOHN NICHOI and showed that all the circumstances complained of were strictly ill uniformity with the established practice of the court.-MR. W, HARVEY, while he regretted the allusions to the learned iud"„e, could not but consider the subject of the fees of the Prerogative court as worthy the a ten tion of the liouse.riie ATTORNET GENERAL de- fended Sill J. NICIIOL.—He hoped the member for Montrose would retract his unjust and unwarrant- able accusation.—After a few words from DR. PHILLIMORE and AIR. H. DAVIS, the petition was read. (),, tle motion that it be laid on the table, the Attorney General objected, and the motion was not pressed. JlIII. O. CAVE presented a petition against the corporation of Leicester, complaining of irregu- larity in their accounts, and moved that it should he referred to a si 1 jet committee.—MR. SECRETARV PEEL thought fl" m the numerous motions on this subject, that the irritation of the election had not yet subsided with Air. Cave.—Mr. CAvr replied with some heat to these observations, and in the course of thcll1used the word" falsely'" of which MR. SECRETARY PEEl" in replying to the arguments of Ilr. Cave in favour of a committee, complained, and called for its retraction.—A long and dis agreeable scene of altercation ensued, Mn, CAVE resisting every admonition addressed to him by th speaker, calling on him to explain. At length, when the patience of the chair and the house were nearly exhausted, Mil, CAVE made the retractation required, and MR. PEEL then declared that lie meant no personal o/limcc-The motion for a com- itt,?. was withdrawn, and At., 0. CAVE gave notice that lie would next day move that the return of llie borough of Leicester to the order of the house should be amended. I HOUSE OF LORUS, FRIDAY. LORD SEAFORD presented a petition from the proprietors of West India estates, in the ncigh, bourhood of Aberdeen, praying that a cOllllllission might be sent to the West Indies, to inquire into the condition of the slaves in those islands.—The petition was read, and laid oil the table.—LOUD CALTHORFE presented a similar petition from the inhabitants of Bristol-The DUKE OF WELI.INI.TON did not think that government had the power of forcing the colonics to the adoption of the mea- sures recommended by them, exeept, as in this country, through the proprietors, the legislatures, the magistrates, and the different officers of the colonies. Whatever power this country might possess, he certainly did not think harsh language was the proper course to be adopted to induce the colonies to a compliance with our recommenda- tions. He considered it far better to encourage the colonies to do what was su¡\"geste,¡, and to convince them that what was recolUmended to them was for their benefit as well as for ours, and that it was consistent with the IInanillJous wishes of parliament, of government, and of the people of this country. He trusted there was adisposition in the colonies to ameliorate the condition of the population gradually, and slowly but surely, con- sistent with the safety and tranquillity of the colonics themselves; but he was certain that no- thing could do more to injure and defeat their own immediate object, and to do infinite mischief here- after, than to have recourse to force.—LORD SEA- FORD regretted that the suggestions of parliament had not met with a more ready adoption on the part of the colonial legislatures but he could not allow it to be said that the colonists were not as well disposed to ameliorate the condition of slaves as any other class of persons. LORD REDESDALE condemned the temper in which the abolitionists enforced their opinions. He thought they were practically the greatest enemies of emancipation.— The petition was then laid on the table and ordered to be printed. HOUSE OF COMMONS, FRIDAY. On the motion for the thinlreading" of the con solidated fund bill, MR. S. RICE called the atteu tion of the house to the state of Ireland, and con- tended that carrying the catholic question to a successful issue, was the only means of tranquil lizing that country. rn presenting a petition from certain persons connected with the silk trade, Mn, C. GRANT de nieil that the distress of the manufacturers had been occasioned by the changes in the law made by tho late secretary for the culonies,lIfr.Huskisson, lIln, HUSKISSON moved for copies of the present American tariff, and that of IS24, and argued against the exclusive principle which pervades all tlie provisions of the former. HORRIBLE M[JKDER IN FRANCE. At the last assizes of Nevers, a man named Francis Chandron was tried for the murder of the wife of an innkeeper. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner had entered an inn kept by a person named llotte, who was absent, and that being unable to pay for what he had taken, words ensued betwccn him and his victim, whom he stabbed repeatedly with a knife. He then robbed the bouse, and made his escape, but wassubseqncntlv apprehended, and con- fessed the murder, and said that lie suught that death which he had long ago deserved. When in prison he gave a narration of his life, which was a con- tinued series of crimes. He had been in the army, and had deserted, for which he was condemned to five years' imprisonment with hard labour, As he had several times endeavoured to escape from the prison of Rochefort, an,1 hall also endeavoured to excite revolts, his imprisonment was prolonged to eleven years. On his dismissal, he had treated a young girl so brutally as to occasion her death; and for this he was sentenced in the year 18^7, to the gallies for life. He escaped from the prison of Rouen, and being withuut an asylum, was forced to lead a wandering life. At St. Franchy, near Nevers, he had, on a fail-day, stolen a portmanteau of a traveller who was stopping at an inn where Chandron was drinking. Being pursued by the peasantry, one of whom overtook him, he stabbcd him with a knife, aiid got away, He was, howevcr, soon after taken, and was led to the prison of St. Saulge, from whence he also escaped. His uext crime was th, t for which he was tried at Nevers. On his trial he acknowledged the murder, and narrated the circumstances with the greatest cool- ncss. He said, that for some time he had wished to commit a crime by which he should forfeit his life, as no one would associate with him. When asked on the trial where he had obtained the knife with which he had committed the murder, lie, said that he had stolen it from an inn at St, Saulge, with the intention of killing the lady, but that his blootl had cooled, and he left without carrying his purpose into execution, He was condemned to death, and heard his sentence with the greatest indifference. I DOG FIGHTING AND BEAR BAITING. Greet i Drajton yard, iI a!horn London. 1 Ins pit, as it is called, is a loft about 2;5 leet square, with a fire place, and in one corner of the apartment is a space enclosed with green baize, where the proprietor, his wife, and children sleep and cat. Two bears, several dogs, foxes, and bad- gers, are chained to the wall all around, many of which are in cages heaped upon each other. -ee The centre is enclosed with hoards about three feet high, containing an alea of about cight feet square, where the dogs figh t, and bearsand badgers are baited. On entering this elegant amphitheatre, the smell, as may be well supposed, is most offen- sive and the noise of dogs, bears, and rabble most, appalling, and forming a nuisance to the whole neighbourhood. The company consist of butchers, bnckmakers, jtnd others, who do not appear to live by honest industry. These are fellows who mostly bring the dogs. About an hour and a half is spent in dog- fightillg; then the bear is brought forward, and fastened to a riiig- in the centre of the pit, with a chain about two feet in length, when one dog at a time is slipped at him. The whole concludes with a badger-bait The animal is confined in a long cage, and a door at one end being opened, as with the bear OTie dog at a time is slipped. In one case, tlie bear being very young, was much lacerated by several fiercc bull- dogs, and bled profusely, bnt still evinced, though unmuzzled, the utmost docility anil good nature, holding up his bleeding paw as if to reproach his cruel master. He was led iii anil out by a little boy, who, in the intervals of torture, rode on his back. The greatest cruelty occurs when what are called matches take place, the dogs frequently lighting till one or both Ilre killed, -SK-SK-*— JOBX m:r.T.. 1 MISS KAMSBOTTOM TO JOHN BULL. I Drllr Hull. Hunitngs, Jul;) 8, 18U8. Here we are, after a short tower to Dip in France, ill thc esteem packet the Tarbut—my fourth has heen mylad, as the French say, alld was recommended a little voyage, and she picked up an old bow, which talked to her in French, and called hcr a hellcy spree, which I thought was impotence, but Lavinia said iio, and reminded me of judy spree, which is another gal lowsism, as they style thelll-hnt why they call this plai-6 green anll yonug Hastings, whieh is old and brown, I don'tknow—they are, going, lion ever, to Awfc it about a mile nearer IScXhill, to the ston where William the Third lawlec! when lie had cop-piercd the Normalls; our old how said it was a capital sight for a town but as yet I couldn't see much, although every body is takiog tlie honse3 before they are huilt. We was a staring with a cotizen tlf mine near Lcwis, before we crossed the sea he is married, and has a jirlll horine, which his wife calls a Russen liurhv, it is so close to the town, and vet so uncommon rurlll-t hc sheep he has is called mariuos, because it is near the sea; and their wool is so tine that they fold them up every night, which I had no nution ur; they have two sorts of them, one, which they call the fine weather mllt- ton, stays out all night, I believe, and the other <10l'SIl't.. But the inarch of intellect is agoing on, for thc dirty bolS "huut the farm yard, they told me, ure sent to Harrow, and the sheep themselves harc their pens found them every night; what to do I don't know, and I never like to ask; at Battle where there is all old abbe living we did not see him they have built a large Chapel for th., Unicorns I scarcely know what sex they are; [ know the tli,.ff Itctho,ii,ts, because when Mr, Ram and I was young we used to go to the meetin, atlll hcar thelD preach like anything; r there's a great deal of religion in Sussex of one sort and another. My eldest, Mrs. Fuliner, has came here for her wishes it may be a mail, because what they have already is all gurls; if it hadn't been for that, I should have gone to Mrs. Grimsilitoh's soreye at lIaeknev last week, when I was to have been done out as Alderman Wenables, but I was obliged to he stationary here. I was so sorry to see in tli,! noosepapers that when the Lord High Admiral exhibited his feet on the ItStli of June, Maria Wood was dressed IIJ) so strange; they said that after she had painted, and some part of her scraped clean from duck week, they tietlfiags to her stays, and put a Jack into her head, which I think quite rung, because them Jacks is uncom- mon insinuating. I see that in Portugal Don Mvjewel has got three estates, but they cannot be very grand ones, if they produces only a crown however, I don't know what they mean in that country, only as thev call him real, [suppose lie is the rightful king- I don't henvy him, illr. B.—there's many happier than thein as sets upon thorns, though they be gilded ones, We met one of the engines here from Chelten- ham-he talks of returning to some friend of his in Hingy, I think he called him lien Gall. I know- lie spoke very familiar of hilll, He has been at Stinkomalee, in Sealong, and at the Island of Ma- licious where a gentleman of the name Paul killc,l himself with Virginia. Our engine said he was at Malicious and at Bonbon at the time of the eon quest, which my Truslers Crononliotonthologos tells me was in the year 1072, which makes his old appearance not surpnising—he is very antiek indeed-he says lie shall go out in a China ship, which sOIllHls to me very venturesome, but 1 sup- pose he knows what he is about-lie is going to Bombay, he tells us, to buy cotton, but that, be- tween you and mc, is nonsense, because if that was all, why could Iw not go to Flint's, in Newport- market, where they sells every sort of cotton, all done up in nice boxes ready for use. One thing 1 heard about hnnting whilc I was at the l-'iim Hornee, which I thought shocking- There is a Squire Somebody which keeps a pack 01' beadles, amI there is ever so many of thcm-and the sleep in the kennel erery night, and a man is paid to whip them into it-hut that is not the worst-they feed thein upon humane flesh. You would not scarce credit this, but 1 heard my cousin say that he wOlldere,1 this hot weather did not hurt the dogs, for they had nothing to feed on but the g avts. Do just touch them up for tliis-Ilni sure they deserve it. That selection for member of parliament in Clare is very strange, isn't it? Our old how tells us that O'Connell can't take his place because he won't swear against transportation, for he says it is one thing for a Papist to stand and another thing for him to sit, which enter noo I could have tolil Aim—however, he says lie thinks O'Connell will go to the Pigcon Hoilse, and so tho conversation dropped—indeed, the bow (as we call him) told such a strange story about Mr. O'C'onnell's getting to the top of a pole the first day, and keeping up for three or four days afterwards, that I begin to think lie tells tarrydiddles sometimes. He is very agreeable though, and I believe he is rich, which is the mane point when one has gurls to settle. He is always a making French puns, which lie calls cannon balls, but I never shall say much of a parley vous, I did not take to it early enough. W., expect the Duke of Clarence to review the Blockhead service on this coast, which will make us unenmmoll gay, He will visit the Itmnlees, which Captain l'iggut commands, at Deal, and the Epenjne, Captain Maingay's ship, at New Haven, I should like to go to Brighton, but Fulmer is afraid of 111 ,vin his better half while she is so in- disposed, and expectin every minute; however, wheu that is over, we shall, I dare say, ge to Lon- don, and hope to see you in your new house. If you come here we shall delight in seeing you; but I believe you like London, and leaves the bills of mortality if you can help it. Adoo, dear B. They all sends their loves. Your's, LAVINIA D. RAMSBOTTOM. P. S.— You writli sometimes about the Niggers, and abuse them-depend upon it they are uncom- mon mischievous even here; for my couzen told me that the Blacks had got all his beans-I only gives tiiis as an int.
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COAL TRADE IN A deputation from the prineipal woollen and cotton manufacturers, brewers, distillers, &c. of Dublin and Belfast, has been for some time in town, and had, on Friday last, all audiencc of the Duke of Wellington The subject principally urged upon the attention of his grace was, the existing duties on coals in Ireland, and the necessity of their repeal.—The duke entered into the question at considerable length, and concluded by promising the deputa- tion, that during the approaching recess lie would cause a minute inquiry to lie made into the whole subject, with a view to granting the relicf sought for. He further stated, that the question of the coal trade of England, and especially that of the port of London, was about to be very fully con- sidered by government, as he was personally aware that abuses eXlstell, and that the present system tended to enhance the price of coals, especially in London, in a most unreasonable degree. _I JIlt. S! E \M t'\Hln\(:I'I ■' wt ek a number of persons ;i>seniMul j:i th, nUy (f the Regent's Park. l,oud¡,J}. >¡Ii. experimental triti of -iv. (HIULC S About four o'cluek the carria-e street, with ten persons F, in, at the rate (If nine n t. n ;11; ;t:d from the apparent ,'a"e with which It is "i" ami the .,?,,t nicety it r<mn<U 1!" e.>n>t.r or .,hJ road, it wouM appear a" if notii; \iS wanting to carry ¡: Mr. '.uniey's ohju-t jm„ i,let? success. T;ie carriage eoiittmic i t,, ,:ri aJHug" Albany and Osoahur^h ln'I'¡" wr n. ;i; two hums, oiten with ureat velneiiy, to the a):)-: nient of a vast assemblage. TlIKj Dt'KK OF .\1.('!lE'TE! J, or j>!l,i\ —The prc-entDnkf of .ManclM'ste;1 i, reported, :i" recent number of the .Mechanic s .tla^ay.hv, ton uc met with an accident by which a piece ol" hi; skuil was kicked away by a h!'r(\;c:d, a* the tiim a portion of the br':dll wa ;ht; yet his (/i\ie i is ad,kd, has notwithstanding made a u-i v lent Colonial (Governor.— !t is said bv phyi, j„ gists indeed, that t!i,? cuter, (I: what N cidK-d !;i ))"rti,),? (,I, the brain, is, so !<>n ;■ it i? a natural and healthy state, c;i!in l, -l.v-iJ jí feeling and it is Îl1,("'I't'(.t that any Mart uf it im.c be lost bv accident, as in titc pivcediiitj 11I:f¡uu.r of llis (Jraee of Manchester, without, elh mv; Hlc in- tellect of the illdi, al,wl, it hcinrr r,r; medullary or innenno-t p uti" cf thr compressed or injured, that Ii,e and inU-ihct ate affected. Trna NATIONAL ])1:1;1' -The bill 'or ;rei:d!:i the acts relative t > thc reduction of the debt has just been printed. It ltpalst c !?;i the present King", by "hid! r..(¡¡ IJd;O, "tl ;1 be issucd annually for that pmj'o>e in future, the S\ln' applied sh\ll. with t: iltr\ on the sh¡('k hrI(1 by the commissioners 011 t;,c -jth inst. amount to £ '■> UiO,Ct;0. that lXIi," c. hating been paid on tiie Tib inst. under the lor mer ael, shall bc takcll as Fart or ii.e payment due on the Oth inst. under this new art; und tll;:t consequently, only JC £ .SU,0(:O. shall he issmd 'e- tween thc oth of July a"tllhc Irth of Octoh. r t" cmnplete the sum of t.)()( t-u. (Ollc.fHur:h of <00,000.) The et mmi-sioiicrs aie enipo-^ir. d to purchase cxeheque; bids \idl are to l.e de- livered to the paymasters of exchequer bills to be cancelled. THE TURNIP FLY.—The extensive ravag Co <•< ::>- mitted on turnip crops as soon as they a;-p».ar above ground, has been Known in a single :>vusou 10 produce I(),es In our British farmers to II>" amount of several hUlldrvd thousand p; und>^> '1 he insect usually called th" /?/ or /1' i th Ifaltica Xeniorum of Entomologists, which eats into the seed-leaf autl kills the plallt. plan tor protecting turnip crop* from this insect has i>eea successfully tried by Mr, Poppy, In whom th Highland Society voted the Ceies medal. Obser- ving that the lly preferred the eommon turnip > the Swedish, he sowed alternate drills of each, allowing half a peck of the common turnip seed to the acre as thick sowing to attract the tiv, and a pint of Swedish turnip seed to the acre, as a thin sowing to stand for a crop. The result \a', 11o"t the thin-sown Swedish turnips were not sensibly injured by the fly, while the thick sown ones \Hm quite \¡Iack with thc swarms. When the Swedish had got into the second leaf and out of danger, the alternating rows oftlic common sort were} loughed in, and in the crop, bein? afterwards managed in the usual way, turned out very good, whilst all tho turnip iields in the vicinity were totall\ destroyed. A similar experiment, tried near Mlandlonf, in Dorsetshire, was equally successful,—U is but riirht for IlS tu mention, however, that this plan (at lea t if the alternate rows of the common turnip I", ploughed in when in the second leaf.) will iv t. protect the ernp t'rollllhc attacks of the hlad, grshi of one of the saw Hics, ;Tenthretlo,) hieh begins its ravagesin the mnreadvanced slate MIlle plants. MAKCII OF hVETIOX. gentleman of Liver- pool has latcly brought forward an invention which is equally curious and useful. On the Darlington Railway the descent is so rrent t!r* tilc loaded waggons will 1'1111 down of thcmc" twehc miles out of twenty. It is usual to ta!;e< f the horc", and hang ilieni by a halter to trot after the waggons, by which they are very much shaken, allll move injured and fatigued than h ojn, vh«? same distance at a slower rate with a load, It lu's been found necessary in consequence to make nsc of light horses or little power, ill suited to the rest of the work. The inrcnt.ion is intended M remedy this inconvenience, and consists ot'a truck upon two wheels, which is lastcned behind a waggon, and has a small manger in front. The horse being placed ill it, down what are called the runs, quietly eats his provender, and is quite refreshed, when his services are again required.— He seems greatly phased with his conveyance, and looks around him with an air of pride, as if conscious of the dignity of riding in his OWII ear- riage. He will jump into it at full speed, and can he got out and attached again" itlhlut stoppiug- The driver can give greater velocity to the lIac- gons, and is thereby enabled, not only to save time, but also to inn over a gnat cStCllt.,f level ground, where power was formerly required. It saves above one-third of the labv.ur, and conse- quently of the nLJluber of horses. It will also have great eileet in diminishing tit, expense of constructing future rail-ways, as it renders a cer- tain undulation in the line hs-> objectionable.
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