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~ " ""^ LINES ON THE BANDIERA . irtfadav July 25 th , is the anniversary of the death Jhe Baudiera , ( 1844 ) " who died for Italy and rtertv " - ^ Te iu tlie morn } n S » 'Attflio and Emilio n diera vith seven of their companions , Nicola S ^ ottjj ' lkraienico Moro , Anacatai Nardi , Giovanni Sroerncci , Giacomo Rocca , Francesco Berti , and Aimenico Lussatelli were shot to death , at Coscnza , fld nodoni of Naples ) Their last moments were ijjrtv af them . They were awakened , the morning frte day , from a tranquil sleep;—they dressed JhemseKtfS with care , with even a sort of elegance ,
if they prepared for a religious solemnity . A Ca-? Ucpfiest , who presented himself , was mildly re-^ jW . " We have son ^ ht , " s-aid they , " to practise jL ] aff of the Gospel , and to make it triumph , at the price even of our blood . We hope that our works « ji re commend us to God , better than your words , go and preach to our oppressed brothers ! " Arrived jtthe place of execution , they entreated the soldiers io eparethe face , made in the image of God ' * jj , et cried out : —' Tim , VItalia ? and died . *" Tie ' foltowinj linesjwerejgiven to us by Mr . Mazzini ; ft know not the name of the author . Past I .
,- Sig ht sbineth on the Southern deep , And silver-like , the moou-beams sleep On yonder sails , that slowly keep From Corfu ' s isle their way . With hero souls that bark is manned . Bat , noblest in the noble Band The youthful Banuiera stand , Chiefs , well-beloved , are they . Linked are their hearts in one proud tow , Thtir hands are joined to give { he blow , That shall the tyrant ' s rule o'erthrow , For which their brethren sigh .
Italian hearts of pride and flame ! Ill might they brook their country ' s shame ; "We go , " they said , " to end her blame , " "It all else fail—to die . "
Her farewell kiss , the wife has prest ; For the last time , the child carest , Has nestled on his father ' s breast—They will meet again in heaven . Bnt never tears may dim the eye , Though earth ' s best loves , for aye , pass by , Of those , whose semis to thoughts so high And deeds like theirs are given . And now behold yon azure line , Fur there , high crowned in palm and Tine , The fair Italian hills recline Across the glittering sea . Already , on that golden plain . In fancy tread the Patriot train ; Already , shouting o'er the slain , They hare made their country free !
All hail ! those grovel , that sun-lit home ! Swift cuts the bark the white sea-foam ; " Rise , mountaineers ! your chiefs are come !" ** Exiles , your Toyage is o ' er . " And now , her keel the strand has fonad . Exulting , wi th one rapturous bound Their feet have touched the Classic ground . All hail ! The Italian shore . Choios . And now in every land . Where ' er Italians dwell , Tbe daring of that band Wit !) swelling hearts tuey tell . Till firing at the story , Spring forth their brethren all With them to share the glory , Bnt not with them to fall .
PastIL Yrora ocean's purple basom born , Why wxkest tfaou , oh saddest morn ! To such a sight of grief and scorn , Why conies the day-light nigh *
Ales ! When night that day recall , Her silent devre , as tears shall fall , When stiff and cold beneath their pall The young-, the glorious lie . The tyrants guards are drawn in files , Along those stern and armed aisles 3 fo wlrispw breathes , no fierce eye smiles . —The hour of doom is here .
In crimson state the banners float , Solemn rings eut the trumpet ' s note , Hark ! now the bell the moment smote , Let the Condemned appear . They come . —Is this the fate they own ! Hare hopes like their * s such harrest sown ? This , all the spoil their swords have won ? A dungeon , and a grave . All , all is lost Yet o ' er those brows A martyr ' s calm and rapture grows , So wavering glance their dark eye shows , Death does sot shake the brare . The Bandiera lead the train . One lot , in life and death , they gain . As two fair stars , on heaven ' s bright plain Risetwiulike and decline .
Content they come to die or live , " Jesns , " they crj , " our souls receive , " " Our country's cause to Thee we give , " " Oh , let her wrongs be Thine !" The word is given . The ball has flown , In death those heroes have sunk down , As flowers , in summer glory mown , Fall silent on the sod . Bnt far beyond earth ' s blame or praise , Their souls are wrapped within the blaze Of glory , that for ever stays Around the throne of God . CHORES . Tears from a nation flow Poured from that glorious train , God and their brethren know Thev have not died in vain .
Their funeral wail , a nation's cry , Of smothered wrath shall be , Their death-knell shall go n P to heaven In the shoutings of the free . And in distant years the story Still shall our children tell , Of those , who sleep in glory , At Cosenza where they fell .
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SONGS FOR THE PEOPLE . SO . XXIII . LIBERTY . Thy birth place where ! young Liberty ! In hearts where free blood dashes . Thy dwelling where * sweet Xiberfy 1 In graves , ' mid heroes' ashes , j Thy best hope where ? dear Liberty ! In fast upwigging time . Thy first strength where * prond liberty 1 I n thine oppressors ' crime . Thy safety where ? strong Liberty I In lands where discords cease . Thy glory where ! bright Liberty » In universal peace . Hamnstead , July , 1816 . Ebsest Jokes .
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THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL . Part "VI . Vol . 1 . London , J . Bennett , 69 , Fleet-street . Part ax of this excellent publication , is , like all tbe preceding parts , full of able , instructive , and delightftil article ? , in prose and poetry . William Howitt ' s " Letters on Labour , " IV , V , and VI , are contained in this part ; and by the same author we have two delightful articles , the one on " Whitsuntide" ( one of the series of" Holidays forthe People , " ) and the other on ** The Progress of June . " Mary Howitt contributes a charming translation of Hans Andersen ' s "PictureBook without Pictures . " . The articles in this publication written by Harriet Martineau , will go far to remove her unpopularity with the working-class . Remembering certain hard-hearted doctrines put forth by this lady in her " Eustratiuns of Political Econemy , " and not forgetting her understood connection with the Poor Law enacting Whigs , we must confess tbat we have hitherto regarded her with anything but sentiments of esteem . But we must also coHtess that with her articles in the
Peopk ' s Journal we can find no fault ; on the contrary we have found in those articles ( " Survey from tbe Mountain" and " Thoughts about Old and . 2 few Times ") much to admire , ranch that we must regard as well calculated to instruct and improve . It strikes ss that Harriet Martineau , like the rest of the world , has progressed , and would now forget rather than enforce the not very benevolent theories with » iich her name Las been unhappily allied . Tiiis part contains some splendid poetical pieces from the pen 3 of ' . Charles Mackay , Carry Cornwall , and Ferdinand Freiligrath .
We have before noticed , and quoted from , the three first of the " Letters on Labourf ; " the whole series may now be read in the completed ( first ) volume . The fourth letter oonsistB for the moat par . 6 uf a retrospective glance at Co-operatWe Associations , in which Mr . Howitt reviews the monastic institutions of the middle age ? , the Jesuits' establishments in Paraguay , the agricultural clonies established bv the Dictator Francin , the communities of the Shak - eis , Rappites . < fcc , in America , the Moravian comnmtiities in Europe , and thetfforts of the followers of St . Simon , Fourier , and Owen : In the Fifth Letter , - ' the work of fco-dsy" is sketched , and from this Letter we give the following extract : —
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* A full account of the Martyrdom of these heroic Patriots , from the p « i of ifr . Mazzini , has previously appeared in this paps-r ; the same account will be fuund in Xo . S of The People ' s Journal .
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SUITES AND POWKBS OF THE FEOPI / E , Ton have waited for half a century on theorists and capitalists in vain ; you must wait , no longer ! It is becoming every day more and more clearly demonstrated that the great principle of human action lies in the vulgar proverb— " Erery man take care of himself , and the devil take the hindmost . " You may wait on the banks of the great and ever-growing river of Poverty , for the golden boat of the capitalist to carry you over , t ill you perish of starvation . Awake then to the knowled ge that you may become capitalists yourselves I Awake to the fact that you must and can help yourselves ! In the words of the great poet of Paradise Lost Awake , arise , or be for ever fallen J Yon must now call to mind that in your hands lies the prolific principle of labour—the great root of all capital . It is you who are the creators of all capital , and you must now begin U create it for yourselves .
The wealthy have not advanced the capital—the people must advance it themselves . It is most desirable that they should raise it themselves . It is of all things most desirable that they should ground and fix firmly in themselves the idea that they can and will help themselves . It is th 8 feeling which will every way strengthen and elevate their character . It will call forth all their energies , urge them to temperance , to endurance , to steady co-operation for tbeaccomplishmentof all tliatthey need . And they can and will do this . The idea has gat abroad , and is already being acted upon with real and energy in various quarters . From the first moment that the idea was thrown out , I have regarded it as the true germ of popular rescue—the true and simple means of reuniting labour and profit . The principle ef co-operation is now takingits true and natural form : first , to co-operate for the accumulation of capital—secondly to apply that
capital to trade and manufactures for their own benefit . And can the people out of their small earnings accumulate capital f They can , and are doing it . To this dubs , friendly societies , and saviugft' banks alone they have hoarded about twenty . five millions sterling ! To friendly societies and trades unions they contribute large sums . In the funds there are one hundred and thirty thousand persons whose annual dividends do not exceed some five and some ten pounds a year . The sums they contribute to religious and missionary societits , especially to those of the Methodists , are supposed to be some hundreds of thousands annually . The sums which they expend in strikes , the most fruitless and harassing contention in which they can be engaged with capital , are enormous . In the great strike of the builders , masons , &c , in Lancashire , justnow , one thousand men cannot have been out of work , for three months without
a Io 3 s in men ' s wages , at a pound a week each , of £ 36 , 000 . In one strike of the cotton spinners at Manchester , they spent £ 400 . 000 in loss of wages alone ; and in two others they lost £ 600 , 000 . In another strike at Stockport , the cotton spinners lost £ 600 , 000 in wages : and in different strikes , tbe woolcombers of Bradford lost £ 100 , 000 ; the mechanics of Leeds , £ 180 , 000 ; the operatives of Lancashire £ 50 . 000 ; the colliers of Northumberland £ 100 , 000 ; which , together with the losses by tbe strikes at Stockport and Preston iu 1810 , made a total of three millions sterling , which to all intents and purposes had been spent in vain .
And this is but the sacrifice of a few years . The suma which , since strikes became a common practice , have been sacrificed in defence ti wages must , if known , amount to a fearful sum . Then we must add to this the subscriptions of the working class to a great variety of societies not yet named , as Odd Fellows Lodges ; Temperance and Teetotal Societies ; societies for shortening the hours of labour ; fbr promoting the sanatory condition of towns ; mutual saving and benefit societies ; and benevolent societies for tbe support of the widows and aged of their order . These united proclaim a power of accumulation and of sacrifice , which are not only amazing , but make us doubly anxious to see them turned in a channel most conducive to their permanent interest . With a great object like that of emancipating labour and founding a lasting property for themselves and children , what may not such men and ruch means accomplish t
Mr . Howitt next notices the " Chartist Co-operative Land Society , " ( which notice has already appeared in these columns ) , the "Workman ' s Own Shop . Drury-lane , " the " Hat Manufactory at Denton , " the " Trades Association fer the Employment of Labour , " and " The Leeds Redemption Society . " TheSixth Letter treats of the "Difficulties to be encountered and the advantages to he woh . " The unanswerable arguments , the powerful eloquence , and heart-inspired sympathy with the poor , which characterise this "Letter , " makes it the most admirable of the whole series . So far as a portion of the letter will enable our readers to judge , they shall do so for themselves : —
THE WBOSOS OF THE POOR . Poverty and all its evils oppress the great mass of the creators of wealth . Poverty is the result of the present false position of labour , and poverty robs you of all that God has scattered over the globe most desirable for his creatures . It robs you of food and clothing , comfort at home , and liberty abroad . It robs you of your time , of yonr sleep , of your health , of your relaxation , and of your intellect . You would have a decent house , and poverty often dooms you to a cellar or a garret . You would see your wife enjoy all those pleasures which floated in jour brain when you wooed her . a fair young creature , and thought the bright path of life not too good for her . But you see her weary , jaded , dispirited ; her fare poor , her raiment course ; instead of all those hopes
which once fluttered at her heart when she thought of her coming life and you , her spirit is bowed too low , become too weak , even for despair—for that has a strengthand a dreary way still lies before her , more and more rug ? ed , more and more desolate , to the tomb . You see yourchUdren—the very apples of your eye—those young creatures who shonld be home to play and bound iu the sunshine , for that is God ' s ordained gift to the young , ay , to the very lowliest of his creatures ; tbe lamb bounds and plays ; the kitten makes flourishes of joy with her very tail ; the ass ' s foal is full of galloping gladness : the very calf careers like a courser through the green field , for it is happy;—you see your children , beings born to gloilous intellect , the heirs of immortality—and they are sad . They have little food and no piny . They cannot even enjoy the imprisenment of the school , for they must work .
When tbe earth is green and fair on which they were to bound—when the sun 3 hines which was made to shine ob their mirth , they work . They are sad now ; they will be sadder as their lives lengthen . They know little now ; they willlmow more anon , but it will be the bitterness and mildewjof the heart . You will cultivate your field , or wield your tools , and feed them—you cannot . You would cultivate jour intellect , and enlighten themyou cannot . This is the curse of poverty , and it is not the half of it , for poverty has its companions . Behind poverty starts up ignorance , and then comes crime , and blasts all the joys of life , and often brings death . T . iese are the besetments of poverty—cold hunger , incessant toil , privation of leisure of body , and of the luxuries of the mind , bringing care on account of those who should be the solace of your life , andlastl y , the contempt of the world .
This is not what God intended for his creatures ; it ^ is the work of false principles and customs , which you must combine to put' an end to ; a « 4 in that combination you will find your rescue . Itisthat whieh is togive you the due reward ofyour labour , it is that which is to annihilate the poverty , and with it all your wretchedness . It is not wealth that yon need , but sufficJency ; and with that sufficiency comes the antithesis of your present condition . Once reaping the fair recompense of your exertions , you would have a comfortable home , a happy wife , children that could leap and dance in the . natural joy of their hearts , food for them and you , raiment fit to come out into tbe sunshine of heaven in , and books that can make " a sunshine in the shadiest place . " Satisfaction in the present hope , in the future , peace in your soul , and pleasu re in the hearts of those you love best , these are the fruits of that sufficiency which springs from wellmade and well-paid exertions .
Weshpuld much like to quote the earnest and excellent warnings addressed -by . Mr . Howitt to the workin ? men as to the difficulties and dangers they will have to encounter . That portion beginning"the dangers that will spring from yourselves will be most perilous , " contains invaluable advice and encouragement which every one engaged * in the great work of Labour ' s emancipation willdo well to ponder on . We have said we should like to quote this portion of the Letter , but as it is a very laree portion we forbear , as we feel that we have no right to plunder ihe " People ' s Journal" even for our own '<; ratification and the good o' our readers .
We must take exception to some things said by Mr . Howitt respecting the Communists and the failure of the Socialists . We have not room to express our views , but our readers who have read Mr . [ Witt ' s Letters , and wkowonld be likely to know what can be said on the other side in reference to the subject above alluded to , will do well to consul- , numbers 4 , 5 , 7 and 8 , of the " Reasoner" iu which they will find a series of letters addressed to Mr . Qowitt on this subject . " ... _ ..
There is one important omission in Mr . Howitt ' s " Letters , " When we read the " second letter , " kc expected tokivu found in the "third a plan for working out ihe associative principle ; this we have not bad . We hope that ere long we shall have a second ser ies of "Letters on Labour , " in winch , not contenting himself with showing the - powers of association , " Mr . Howitt will advance a step furtheV and give the English people a plan of his own forthe practical working of those powers . That Mr . II . can do so we are confident .
Notwithstanding what we have said ^ above , we must allow ourselves the pleasure of quoting the conclusion of the first scries of these admirable " Letters " : — labour ' s emancipation—the foturf . "Well-directed and well-paid labour will place you In the position to do everything for yourselves . You will sn «< v , with capital In your possession , rescue your own elective franchise , and compel such a change in your representation as shall clear the field of labour and tradn from its present evils , and add to your and the national prosperity inconceivable extension . You will not ask
others to educate you , ami leave different sects and parties ijuarrelliiis uhkli shall get you young , and twist you into its <>« n favourite fashion of " bigotry . You will have and manage your own schools . Yoa comploiu at present that mechanics' libraries and mechanics'institutes arerendirtd distasteful to you by tlie spirit of pjti'ouage and condescension which pervades many of
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them : yoa will take such institutions into your own hands . In all that relates to your life and learning , and those of your children , you will act and think for yourselves . The 6 e are the privileges of men : and the future , as the curtain result of knowledge and eo-optraf tion , points to a race of men . Tbe founders of tbe public wealth will become the founders of their own . The great mass , for whom governments exist , and all the machinery of society is framed , will become , not merely the objects , but the movers of this machinery . Everything ia society points to this great change—its vices and its virtues , its evils and its ameliorations , its corruptions and its outbursting knowledge , Man , and not classes , presses solemnly and palpably on the public sense . Wv can perhaps form no clearer conception of the condition of society which the advance of population , and the concomitant advance of the kuowledge of popular rights , will create for the future , than a savage can at present form of ours , Tbat it will be far more rational in its constitution , and impartial in the diffusion of its
benefits , everything in progress guarantees . Watching with intense interest those symptoms of co-operation which lie at the foundation of this . new order of things , and which are now strikingly observable amongst you , I now for the present lay down my pen , and remain , my countrymen of the labouring class , Your friend and fellow-worker , William IIowitt . The first volume of the People ' * Journal contains above one hundred and fifty original papers , and twenty-six original and copyright illustrations ; elegantly bound io forms a handsome volume worthy in its appearance as well as its contents to grace the library or reading-table of all , from the humblest to the highest / . No Chartist or Co-operative society should be without it ; indeed we should be glad to know that every working man had » cony lbr his own improvement and the instruction of his children .
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Who is it that mourns for the days that are gone . When a noble could do as be liked with his own f When his serfs , with their burdens well fill'd on their backs , . ; .. .-Never dared to complain of the weight of a tax ? When his word was a statute , his nod was a law , * And for aught but bis " order" he cared not a straw ? When each had his dungeon and racks for the poor , And a gibbet to bang a refractory boor ! Who weeps for the days gone by f I' faith , cood friends , not I .
They were days when a man with a thought in his pate , Was a man that was born for the popular hate ; And if'twere a thought was good for his kind , The man was too vile to be left uneonfined ; The days when obedience , in right or in wrong , ' Was always the sermon and always the song ; When the people , like cattle , were pounded or driven , And to scourge them was thought a king ' s lieenge from heaven . ¦ Who weeps for the days gone by ? I' faith , good friends , not I .
They were days when the sword settled questions of right , And Falsehood was first to monopolise Might ; When the fighter of battles was always adored , ' And thegr&iter the tyrant , the dearer the lord When tbe King who by myriads could number his slain , Was eonsider'd by far the matt wortby to reign ; When the fat of the multitude hung on his breath—A god in lib life , a saint \ n his death . Who weeps for the days gone by ?—I' faith , good friends , not I .
They were days when the headsman was always pre pared—The block ever ready—the axe ever bared ; * When a corpse on the gibbet aye swung to and fro , And the fire at the stake never smoulder ' d too low ; When famine and agt made a woman a witch . To be roasted alive , or be drown'd in a ditch ; When difference of creed was the vilest of crime , ' And martyrs were burn'd half a score at a time . Who weeps for the days gone by 1 ¦ I'faith , good friends , not I .
They were days when the gallows stood black in the way The larger the town the more plentiful they ; When Law never dream'd it was good to relent , Or thought it less wisdom to kill than prevent ; When Justice herself , taking law for her guide , Was never appeased till a victim had died ; And the sJealer of sheep , and the slayer of men , Were strung up togetht r , again and again . Who weeps for the days gone by I I faith , good friends , not i . They were days wnen tne crowd had no freedom of
speech , And reading and writing were out ot its rearh ; When ignorance , stolid and dense was i ts doom , And bigotry swathed it from cradle to tomb ; When the few thought the many were workers for their , To use them , and when they had used , to contemn—And the many , poor fools , thought the treatment their due , . And crawl'd in the dust at the feet of the few . Who weeps for the days gone by ? I' faith . Rood frionds . notl .
Bat thanks to the Press and the progress of mind , And thanks to the rail , we have left them behind . Slow coaches , old Tories , dear postage , yt're gone ;—And war and oppression tball follow anon ! For ignorance , hard as her ice may be deem'd , Shall melt in the heat when she ' s properly steam'd ; And the present , though faults in her face we may cast , a a very good time , as compared with tbe past . Who weeps for the days that are gone ! Not a man that can think—not one .
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PUNCH . Part LX . London : Punch Office , 85 , Fleet Street . This part concludes the worst volume of Punch yet published . Of the literary contents of this volume the only tolerable feature is " The Snobs of England . " Many of the illustrations are well designed and executed , but are tiresome because of their eternal "free-trade" character . Free-trade may be very well in its way , as a quince in an applepie , but may we be saved from that Hibernian luxury , " an apple pie all quinces . " Just such a mess is this tenth volume of Punch . We hope to be able to report better of its successor . .
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TI 1 E REASONER . Paht I . London : J . Watson , 3 , Queen ' s Head Passage , Paternoster Row . Some weeks ago we noticed the first number of this publication ; this first Part contains several interesting and well written articles . on "Shelley , " " Macaulay's denunciation of Universal Suffrage " Ac . The following extract will interest our readers :
THE POLISH MEETING . Recently , J ! ny 20 th , a meeting was held in the National Association Hall , nigh Holborn , convened by the Polish Regeneration Committee , chiefly to vote an address to the Potish Patriots—survivors of the recent straggle .- . .. ... Many persons ask , What is the use of such meetings ? Nicholas fights , and we reason . Cuijmot' There is ) to this question an obvious and sufficient answer it is always of use to honour the brave and sympathise with tlieunfortunute . : It may . he that there is no direct communication between the National Association Hall ,
High Ilolborn , and the cabinet of Petersuurgh—telegraphic or other wise . But there is a moral connection . If Russia tramples on Poland , and no people complainpower always intoxicated by submission , grows rampant ; and Russian ministers will whisper to English ministers , Bee how well and quietly we succeed here , why Cannot you try something of the same kind at hornet andllusaian tactics may be tried in the" city of London , or in English provinces . It is of use tlicn , viewed from no higher point than that of self-interest , that , however they may connive that these things abroad , they must not try them at home .
It may he hard to believe , but it ig of no use to forget , that even tyrants are part : m < l parcel of a common humanity . Spoiled indeed they are ly their position , by the homnge paid them and the power they wield—still have they human aspirations , and though they abridge human rights they live on the breath of pul . lic applause . Here th « monarchs ambition renders him dependent on the cottager's huzza and the historian's narration . In this their connection is established between us . They know , with Cobbett , that tyranny . hath ho enemy 80 formidable as the pen . The sword may destroy their lives , but th « pen pursues them after death . Thus to the influence of opinion they are alvvnys ameraable , and every public meeting , in which their doings are discussed , strengths the moral power which checks tliera . They should be made to feel that wherever their voice or footfall is heard , even to the remotest land unto which they may venture , there will be awakened indignation at tlicir violation of liberty and humanity . On this ground , also it in of uf e that we discuss their conduct .
fn connection with these Polish struggles we read oi women heading troops , or fighting in the ranks—of sons an J sires falling side by side—of prisoners toriured aitul the manner of the Inquisition—of women flogged to death in punishment of their patriotism . We do not so much wonder that these things are inflicted as that thoy arcjendured— -that thesv PoK-s Imld out undauntedly , and pant for another struggle . How magnificent is the example . -Look upon it , ye supine , who barter it for gold ! Ye srrvile , who part witli it for respectability!—these women and mtn hesitate not to part with life rather than freedom . Among u ? the price of liberty is a few pence par week , a punctual attendance in public , a constant but mo-leratv support of the side we espouse , and the end is achieved . How the contrast should encourage us ? It is ( if use to dwell upon these matters and learn from our Polish brethren the lessons of public duty .
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We thank the editor of the Reasoner for the above noble sentiments . We must now set . the editor right where he has gonewroner . He , gays the address to £ h m WiW ¦ " "nexceptionabJe'saye in one parapraph l he p-irasraph referred to is that wherein u j P roteSv « nR . " friends of Poland refused to join the democrats in their endeavours to move the British government in behalf of Poland under the " pretext " that it was not the fitting time .: The editor of the Reasoner says the use of " the words " professing" and " pretext" i « wrong because the words are notj " t ««; and adds that they are words that " no man should pen , and no meeting should pass . " We bete to assure the editor of the Reasoner that the writer of the " Address" is troubled with no qualms of conscience
for having penned those terrible words . The Reasmier says " Some persons included under the hend of' privilegen orders ' , have braved much for Poland , and proved their sincere attachment to her interests . " When ? Where ? How ? Name them . The best of them have done this much got up a fancy ball , or taken tbs chair at a public meeting once in the year ! Such havo been the brave acts of Lord Dodlkv STtrAnT and Dr . Bowrino The former of these IVientU of rV . I ' olea is the real head of the " Literary Association of the Friends of Poland . " On fie formation of that association an "Address , " written by the poet Campbell ; was published to the British nation . For the apace of fourteen years no similar document was issued by this Literary Asso
ciahon until about two month * ago an "Address " » as put forth under tllR wsfn&tare'of-Lord Di / blev Stmrt . In the course of fourteen years anew generation had sprung up who knew nothing about Poland became they had bnen permitted to grow up without any instruction from these aelf-constituted public instructors , and literary defenders ! The few working men who were elected on the committei ' organised at the Crown and Anchor meeting have in the course of four months done nearly , perhaps Quite as much to diffuse information concerning Poland as the '' Literary Associators " have done in fourteen years . No doubt their "literary" effusions are not so artistic as those of fhe "tew flhd fat * between" productions of Lord
Dudley Stuart and his friends , but they are understandable , and hence may be useful in promoting public information . As io the speech making at anniversary meetings , we do not see that the speech makers "braved" much ; besides , if speech making is useful , let us have it at a time when the Poles most need that and every other kind of help . The Democrats complained of tbe privileged sentry , not because they did not work with them ( the democrats ) , but because they refused to work in any way , leaving the Poles to struggle ami fall without even saying a word for them either within or without the legislature . "If that was " not the fitting time" to help the Poles , we shonld be glad to know when the " fittinff time" will be ? The Editor of the Reasoner
must be reminded , that , although while the Poles were fighting for liberty it was deemed " not the fitting time" to ^ help them , these same " misfits " cot up a public dinner , at which Dcblky Stuart was feasted , at the very time that Potooki was suffering on the gallows , and the ma «? . icre at Tarnow had not yet subsided . Was that the "fitting time" for feasting ? We are at a loss to acoovnt for the strange error into which the editor of the Reasoner has fallen , in
supposing that the Democrats included Mr . Mazzini amongst the . " professinff friends of Poland . " Nosuch idea was ever entertained . Mr . Mazzini , did notsprak at the Crown and Anchor meeting , hut the writer of these remarks knew , and was perfectly satisfied with , tbe reasons why Mr . Mazzini did not speak . Besides , Mr ., Mazzini sent a letter , which was read to the meeting , and which for feeling and eloquence rivalled anything said by the best speaker !" . The Democrats never included Mr . Mazzini amongst the " profcoulng " or " pretended" friends of Poland—quite thereverse .
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WEST MDINQ OF YORKSHIRE . The re-election of Lord Morpeth took place at Wakefield on Satwdnv without opposition . His Lordship was proposed by Lord Mihon and seconded by Mr . Stansfield , and addressed the electors in a speech of considerable length .
SOUTH LANCASHIRE . Liverpool , Tuesday—This day the election of a member to serve in parliament , in the room of Lord Francis Egerton , promoted to the peerage , took place at Newton in the Willows , about half-way l * tween this town and Manchester . Owing to the absence of all opposition to Mr . Brown , the free-trade candidate , the proceedings were divestfd of all interest . R . II . Gregg . Esq . proposed William Brown , Esq ., of Liverpool , as a fit and prorer peraon to represent them in parliament . . J . C . Ewakt , Esq . briefly seconded , the nomination .
The High Sheriff a « kcd whether any elector had any other candidate to propose . There being no opposition Mr . Brown was declared duly elected * and was girt with the sword hy the High sueritt , in me usual way . ¦ Mr . Brows , amidst loud checrinsr , thanked the electors , and expatiated at some length on the abolition of the corn laws . In answer to a question from a person named Molinf . aux , Mr . Brown stated that he would give the Ten Houre Bill his deepest attention , and would be influenced in his decision solely by the arguments which he might hear adduced on the subject . All he would say at present wag , that the hours of labour in England wore sixteen per cent , less than on the Continent . ( Hear , hear . )
The hon . memher then proposed a vote of thanks to the Iligh Sheriff , which was carried by acclamation , and Mr . StandMi having acknowledged the compliment , the coHrt broke up . !
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Poor Man ' s Guardian Society . —On Tuesday , a large meeting of the parishoners of Lambeth was held at the Temperance Hall , Waterloo-road , for-the purpose of co-oneratins with the above society in its endeavours to aid the poor in their » pplicafcrons for parochial relief , and to promote the humane dispensation of the law . Benjamin Bond Cabbnll , Esq ., F . R . S ,, took the chair , and forcibly advocated the claims of the Society . He related several cases in which the association had exposed and redressed many grievances in the administration'nf the New Poor Law , The lion Gentleman said , the way in which the poor were treated wns a disgrace * o tbe country , and he urged the necessity of iiivine the di stressed all possible relief under the prespntl : ' w , until a new and more humane one was enacted . The Rev . Mr . Barker , Mr . Coehrane , and other gentlemen addressed the meeting , and resolutions to support thesooietv were adopted . The Chairmanw » s then thanked for his services , and the meeting broke up ,
. Mktropomtan Improvements . —The whole of the old and miserable dwellings on Saffron Hill and its vicinity are to be forthwith demolished , for the formation of the new stivet from tho end ofFarrinsdonstreet to Islington , which has been delayed till the result of the parliamentary report on . the Metropolitan Railway Terminus should be known . Mr . Etinu Burihtt . —On Monday evening week , "the learned blacksmith" of Massachusseto , delivered an eloquent lecture at the Manchester Athemeum , on " The Philosophy of Labour . " He did so at- the earnest solicitation of numerous friends there , who wished to give him' a sort of public introduction to the community ; and the subject was selected as beins , in his present delicate health , far less exciting to him than his favourite theme of " peace . " Tlie . rn was a very good audience , not fewer than S 50 ladies and gentlemen , including many members of the Society of Frien'ls , being : present . His lecture occupied two hours in tho delivery .
Forged Bank jf ones . —At a late hour on Wednesday evening , a pers « n of the most gentlemanly appearance was apprehended by Roughtohand Serjeant Martin , charged with having in his possession a quantity of forged notes . of the Bank of Ireland , and the copperr late from which they wore struck . Ft appears that information of the advent of this person was ( iiveti to the above-named active and intelligent , officers at least six weeks or two months airo , and after-very patient and careful watching on their part , they succeeded in capturiB R the prisoner at a late hour , on the evening in question , will ! the above
named evidences of his guilt upon him . On Thursday morning , the prisoner , who « ave the name of Edward Cullcn , was token before the Mayor , Joseph Cox , Esq ., and Dr . Whitsed ; the hearing of the case was strictly private , and occupied the time of the magistrates for three hours , terminating in the prisoner being remanded until Saturday for further examination . . We are informed the fictitious value of the nptes amounted to nearly £ 1 , 000 . Tlic prisoner was exceedingly well dressed , is of most gentlemanly appearance , and about thirty years of age . —Boston Herald .
Suspected Inf anticide . —On Wednesday an inquest was held before Mr . W . Baker , jun ., . Deputy Coroner , at the Prince of Orange , Phillip-street , St . George-in-the-Enst , on the body of a male child , the illegitimate offspring of Eliza Tilly , a servant . It appeared from the evidence , that about two month * ago the mistress of the girl acccuseil her of beins pennant . She denied it at first , but nfterwanls admitted it to 1 ) 6 tvno . On Sunday lasb she complained of violent pains in her stomach , and that she wished to go homo , to her aunt ' s . Her mistress
complied with her wishes , and she was convoyed to No . 12 , Mnry Ann-street , St . George ' s where her aunt vesided . She had not remained there l"ng , before she was seen to go into the the yard , antl on her return appeared very much excited . Her aunt became suspicious and on examining the privy discovered the body . of .. the infant immersed in the soil . Dr . D ilc . by order-of the Coroner , made pout mwtfim examination , and was of opinion that the child l > nrt never breathed , The Jury returned a verdict of" Natural Death . "
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Locking Pumps during Divine Service . —On the pump which stands by the side of St . MaryJe-Strand Church , is posted ihis or . ' ei-:- " This pump locked during Divine Service on Snndajs . " I knew thnt small beer was only allowed the people of this country during certain hours on the Sunday—to my mind an unwise infraction of the liberty of the subject—out tbat a cup _ of cold water should be denied the thirsty wanderer in the streets seems a hard , and , perhaps , scarcely legal proceeding . Who keeps the key ? and by what law or act is this Pharisaical proceeding justified ? Perhaps you will answer the question , or at least allow it to be asked through the channel ol your useful paper . —A Constant Rkadrh . [ This is
by no means a solitary instance of similar paroebial enactments , even in cases where the occasions ] use of the pump cannot possibly disturb the eon » regation . The clank of the pump handle has been sometimes objected to by the very parties who listen with the greatest complacency to the rattling of their own carriages to the church door . ] Death op tub Eari , of Kii . kenkt . —Died , at Bally , conra , at six o ' clock , on tlie evening of Thursday , the 10 th instant , the Right ; lion . Edmund , Earl of Kilkenny , in the tOth year of his asje . Dying without issue the earldom becomes extinct , but the title of Viscount Mountgarret descends to Henry Edmund * on of the late Hon . Henry-Butler , brother of the deceased earl , —Kilkenny Journal .
SkELUTON 01 ? AtOsSlLDBETl FOUND IN TIIE BOB OP PouLACAppLis . —A few days since as two turfeutters were throwing up mould freni the bottom of a deep iole on the above bog , they dug up the skeleton of a deer , and instantly brought it to Lord Walter Butler , who rewarded them handsomely for the discovery . The head is of gigantic bulk , and armed with rows of huge urinders . The antlers , says the Kilkenny Journal , measured in a straight line from the extreme pointB , are nine feet . . Royal Present . —The Sentinelle of Toulon states that whilst the squadron of the Prince de Joinville was at Tunis the Bey sent a bachi ( present ) to the officers and crews , composed of 4 , 000 small loaves of bread , 360 fowls , 200 pigeons , 50 sheep , 17 oxen " . 6 . 000 dozens of eggs , two barrels of oil , 2 , 000 fts . of dates , and several boat loads of different kinds of fruit .
. General Montholon . —General Montholon , who is now at liberty , is waiting at Havre , for his passport to proceed to Aix-la-Ohapelle . , Tnu Strike at Aifznr . —The town of Valenciennes , where mendicity is prohibited , is , at the present moment , swarming with the wives and children of the miners of Anzih and the neighbourhood , imploring compassion and assistance . On Wednesday , two kindly-worded proclamations were issued to the men , one b y the perfect of the department , the other by the directors of the Anzin works . The company , likewise , sent & eivcula * to _ the different journals , requesting them to publish it , and it is to be hoped this will have a salutary effect on the men . The company say , " thatas soonas order is re-established , and they return to their work , their demand of an increase of salary will be taken into consideration , a demand which never came to their knowledge until the strike had commenced . "
Tnu Robbery at Mrssrs . Rogers and Co . 's . — Notwithstanding the efforts that have been made , to prevent the circulation of the large amount of notis stolen from the banking-house of Messrs . Rogers and Co ., it has lately been discovered that some of them have been paid into the Bank of England . It has also been discovered that the numbers of these notes have been altered in so ingenious a manner as even to deceive the Bank clerks themselves , and it was only by the fact of there being other genuine notes of f . !«> same number that the stolen notes were discovered . Repeated oners iiavci / cu . i . « -j- t * . vaqinre the property stolen for £ 5 , 000 , but these have been indignantly refused . The Murder ov the Police Constable . —On Saturday bills were i-sued from the Home Office ,
and extensively circulated throughput the Metropolis , offering , on the usual conditions , a reward of £ 100 for the discovery of the murderer of George Clarke , the po ice-constable at Dagenham . Escape of a Bear . —On Friday the inhabitants of Fitzroy-square were alarmed by the appearance of a fine young bear , which was quickly followed by its owner , who was in search of the animal . Ihe bear is a young one , and exceedingly docile and harmless . It belongs to a hairdresser , by whom it ia being fatted in preparation for the catastrophe of " another bear slaughtered . " _ Discovery op another Sjailor Girl in Liverpool Cases of this description are now become so general that they cease to excite much interest . Yesterday a very beautiful female , about It years ol nge , was detected in the act of passing herself off as aWlor on boara one of our merchant vessels . It appears she carae here from Ormagh , in Ireland , and
having habited herself m sailor ' s attire , sue went upon the George ' s Pier . Here she met with a person ia the sarpof a captain , who said that he was willing to ' engage her upon the instant . With the captain she slept two nights , without his ever disco-» ehug-uer sex ; uuc upon Tuesday evening last , nersftlf and the captain walked into the police office , His ( h-. street , to inquire after the name of a person residing in Bolton-street , and then the pretended female sailor was immediately recognised by Mr . Leicester , the head clerk in the office . He instantly said that she was a female , and it turned out that he was right ; for , upon being questioned , she acknowledged that she was a farmer ' a daughter from Tyrone , and that she came here in sailor's attire , witli the intention of going to sea . She is at present in a lodging house at the top of Dale-street , and will be sent back to her parentB without delay . —Gme * s Liverpool Advertiser .
Representation of Tyrone . —It is said fhat measures are in progress to secure the defeat of Lord C . Hamilton at J ; he next election for the county of Tyrone . Unpleasant Affair in Limerick —The following is from the Limerick Chronicle—the parties alluded to are Sir David ltoclie ' and Mr . Caleb Powell , M . P .: — " An altercation , piquant and startling , occurred on Saturday , between two recently political frionds and zealous reformers of the commonwealth . The tete-a-tete was unexpected , and in the tno 9 t public part of the city . An ex-M . P ., whose manly candour is admired on all sides , on recognising a Repeal member for this ' county , at once charged him with
asserting a falsehood in his place in Parliament , relative to a shot fired last spring assizes , at one of the county grand jury , on his way home from this city . The other rejoined that he would give every explanation or satisfaction to his quondam friend , who , however , out the matter short by declaring that he could hold no intercourse with a person whose misreoresentation of murderous outrage against the man he called his friend was repugnant to truth and fact , and only calculated to screen assassins from punishment . The effect of this open rupture may be likely to cause a representation of the county , as it is generally supposed the party complained of is indebted to *\ w . other for the necessary qualification to hold his seat . °° 7 Z
Thg Crops . — In the vicinity of London , so far as the wheat crop ia concerned , reaping has commenced In cood earnest . In the course of the past week , sevpral fields cut down in the luxurious districts of Kent and Surrey show that they arc not far behind in regard to productiveness . The first cutting we have . ' heard of was that of Mr . Jibbald , Goosegrove , in the middle of last week '; and last Saturday evening we saw a field of beautiful wheat in the vicinity of Caraberwcll-green , belonging- to Mr . Harm , in the act of being cut down . In all the fields we have seen , the crop seems . abundant ; aud ,. on the authority o < " a practical farmer , who has within the last two months travelled over England and Wales , we can state , that while the wheat crop is fully an uveraue , tlio oats and barley crop is in a fair proportion , compared with other years .
Extraordinary CoLiiECTios of Bats . —Bats are sometimes found clustered in considerable numbers behind sign boards and similar dormitories , where they remain during the winter season in a dormant state . A few days ago , there was taken out from tinder one of the leaden cutters of Spring wood-park house no fewer thim 400 full-grown bats , some ot them grey with a « e : and also from the same place three " pails of biitiani . i , winch , no doubt upon trial , will be found to be as useful and nutritious a manure as the far-famed guana . — -Keho Chronicle . Tom Oliver , the . CEi . EBnATitn Pugilist , and " master of the ceremonies" at pugilistic contents , is now in " durancevile" in Oxford gaol forj ' ollowinr his professional avoention in the late pugilistic isme hetween Gill and Norley , His sojourn will last three weeks .
ExTUAOnMNAIlY INTERRUPTION OF A PaUTY . —Oil Saturday afternoon , a writ of inquiry wa-s hoard at the Caat'e of Lincoln , before Henry Williams , Esq .. the Uuder-Sheriff for the county , to assess the da ivagcs in the cases of Moody v Bourne , in which . inclement had been allowed by default . The plaintiff , Mr . Enos Moody , is a solicitor , at Wragby , iu tins county , and he married a daughter of the defendant , Mr . Geared Bourne , a retired officer of the dragoons , living at , East Keal Hall , near Spilsby . On tho evening of the 12 tti of November , as Mrs . Moody was expecting ; i party to tea . one of them having arrived , a clmso drove up to the door , in which were Mr . I'ournp . his son , and an unmarried daughtt'r . They enteicil the house without .
tcnockmgi ( Mid . nn anonymous letter was produced and read , in which it wns stitfv . il thnt Mr . Moody hail tliat morning Kt : i !> i . e < l Ins wife in the breast with a carvinc-kniff . Hath lie and hi * wife denied that anything of the kind IkhI minurrert , on which it wns insisted that Miss C .-nhcvmc Binirnu should examine the person of her sister : tluV Mr . Moody resisted . After some altornn tion , Mr . Bourne and his son collared the plaintiff , ; uni took him before a magistrate , Mr Yarde , living in i . h « town , on a charge of felonniously stabbing " hi * wifc . In aliont three quarters of an hour ho was set . jit liberty and returned home ; In the mean time Mis >< Catherine Bourne had ordered the guests who had arrived to the tea party tn go home , and had thus excited immense scandal
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amongst the gossips of the quiet town of Wraebj had hS . o'W ^ false ^ P ™ ™^ the plaintiS hfs e ^ li 118 ac ' ; * Aidant had admitted 3 iT % jSl ^ W , ^ " 7 ilIiD i ^^ - * ckno ^ the annnvmn . ) v ° tIle ' > out refused t 0 give up tintUn $ »» * J ttGt ' i Jwy . - aftw * loag « ve £ arSRS ?«» B « s ^ P ^ xBaBBS aground at one-time . The steamer tkUU' ?? tersea Bridge pier at eight o ' clocMidSretfte Adelphi pier until after nine in conseqnence of thl lowness ot the tide . The river could easily be walfi across in many places . u / ' , 'f i , - -A arrant for the apprehension . ot the Mr . . wyndham , so notorious for swindling at Windsor , has been granted hy the Kentish mauig . trates , on account of an auwnpr on his part to defraud thn lieeper of the Royal Sussex Hotel , Tonbridge Wells , lie using the name of Wellesley .
Annihilation of Mattkh by a Railway Coixr-BIOS . —Atttorniiig paper , ir > describing the effects of the collision on tin ; Eastern Counties Hailivay on Saturday , says : — " Ol ' n second-class carriage , which had been attached to the train at Romford , and placed m the rear of the two horse boxeis , thert was literall y nothing left !" vJ ^ Ft * FlFTT PouNss .-On Monday , the ajh be wecE , Srultli . of Lnndon , and Brookson , { » W t ? ^ ided at the Beehive Grounds SrrSs T ? / 8 tiUlce was half a mile , and th Sfli . tT ? - 8 lde \ « 'e start Smith took the whii htt m ? intained for six hundred vards , enSd a ^ T r eU |>< A ™ T -plitting- race BroSon »« ' * fe" *?» ' «**•¦ efforts on both sides , urouKson ran m the winner aninnZ ? J ^ fu ff ; T Monda 7 afternoon an inquest was held before Mr . W ; Bakeriiininr . at
, on Hi * LT' AT' Pr ! ~ treet , Whitechape son of a y h- ° . Johl ? Trcm « ne . a ed fourteen , the lr «»™ , ° - ; , inct-m . aker , residing fn Princes-street . hv hSk « ef « ny ilU «» t « l by his father , and also I "" . step-mother , who , on one occasion , was taken before the magistrates at Worship-street Police Court , and bound over to keep the peace , on account of her conduct to the boy . ^ On the 22 nd ot April last deceased absconded from home , and went to reside with h , 8 aunt , who kept him for eight weeks . . He repeatedly complained of pains in lib aide , and said his father had often kicked him on various parts of his body . About four weeks sine , he asrain returned to his father , and there continued untu his death . On last Taafey week he complained of iUbwm , « d Mr . Dale , asurgeon , was called in , and said the deceased waB suffering from dropsy . He continued to attend him . but he died on " tUVfoIlow ing Sunday . The Jury returned a verdict ' of Natural deatb , and at the same severely renrimandi-rf
the father for his conduct towards the deceased . IHE bUBBCRlPTIONB FOR THE SuFFEREHS ' BY THE Firb ai St . John ' s . —The subscriptions here for the ??••?? & T S f ? l , ofso » reat * portion ' of the town of St . John ' s , Newfoundland , have professed satisfactorily , and amount to about £ , 1 , 180 . In Lorilon , the merchants and others have commenced a subscription very liberally ; by the latest accounts it amounted to £ 2 , 400 . In Greenock , also , a very handsome subscription had been made , amounting . % n ue 8 d ft la 8 t - t 0 * 1 . ? H . - including donations of £ 200 each from fiveinereantile firms of that place . Strange Accident . —A few davs aeo some bova
seeing a heap of straw thrown out in the Place du Farvis , Notre Dame , sef fire to it , and soon had the sa J ™? . / f . e'ng the whole in a flame . In th © midst of their delight at beholding the fire und smoke , a cry was heard to issue from the burning mas ? , and " mtivSSNm&mPM ?^^ ** : « straw , and whnm the flames had foused . He rusnect with his clothes on fire to tbe river , and threw hinisels in . The spectators , who expected to see him re-appear , were disappointed . He was drowned , and his body was found shortly after . Extraordinary Suicibbbya Cjuid . —Tfc may be remembered that , in the Cambrian of the 19 th of last
month , was announced the suicide by haneinsr in a loft over the stable , of a person named John Thomas , residing at Cowbridge . On Tuesday last bis son , a child about seven years of age , was found lifslfiiely suspended by the very beam on which his father had terminated his existence . It is supposed that the child , whose curiosity had been excited by hearing people describe the manner in which his father came to his death , had proceeded to tbe loft with tho view of making experiments . It appears he did so with the same fatal results . —Cambrian .
JrU . VKBAL OF IHE RoLDIEB ALLEGED TO HAVE DIED from Floooing . —The remains of Frederick White , of the Tth Royal Hussars , were interred at Heston Church-yard on Friday afternoon . The coffin was preceded by the band , who p layed the "Dead March in Saul , " and was followed by several of his late eomr rades ; and in the absence of any of his friends , hi 9 horse was led covered with a black pall as tho chief mourner . It is said that a clue has been obtained of some of his frionds . who have been written to . The Murdkr at Dagbnham — Since the issuing of the reward by the Government for the apprehension of t e murderers of the unfortunate man Clarke , on
Saturday last , the utmost vieilance has been used in endeavouring to trace out the guilty parties , but up to List evening no pne had been apprehended . In consequence of the singular character of the evidence piven at the adjourned inquest tending to throw suspicion oh Sergeant Parsons , and also that-he had been guilty of neglecting his duty , a most minute and searching investigation wag gone into his conduct , after the inquest , before Mr . Superintendant Pearce , and subsequently before the superintendant of the K division , Mr . Manauard , and the result was , ( hat they were satisfied that he had performed his duty properly , and that not the slightest suspicion could attach to him . ,
Sudden Death of Mr . Wakefield , Q . C Mr . Daniel Wakefield , Q . C , was found dead in his shower-bath at an early hour on Monday morning . Mr . Wakefield was in perfect health , and was to have replied in the Vice-Chancellor's Court on Monday , in the important case of Blake v Wallscourt . Mr . Wakefield was one of tbe oldest and most distinguished members of the English bar , having been called to the bar in 1807 ^ In the celebrate J ease of Small v . Attwood , the lamented gentleman took a very conspicuous part .
Yns Late Accidf . xt o . v the Eastekjt Counties Railway . —The whole of the patients at tbe London Hospital are ooing on favourably , but it is still doubtful whether amputation will be considered in the case of Sldfferton . one of the railway porters , who pot his left hand bad ! v fractured . Morris appeared a good deal worse on Tuesday morning , l > nt towards the evening , he very much improved , and Mr . Laue , who has the care' of the worst cases , ha 3 strong hopes of the recovery of all . Death op an Orphan by Fire . —On Tuesday evening . Mr . J . Payne held an inquest at St . Bartholomew's Hospital on the body of Mary Ann Wood , aged seventeen , a servant to Mr . Austin Etwnll , of 81 , Eaton Terrace , New North Road . Her master said , that about seven o ' clock on Wednesday movuing last he heard deceased scream , and on running down stairs he-met her coming : towards him , the back part
of her dress being in flames , which he extinguished as speedily as ! be could . He ordered a cab to be called and sent ber to that hospital . She said Ih ' accident was caused by a spark flying from the fire on the hind part of her clothing . Deceased was an ovnhnn , arid had been obtained by her mnstor from Clerkenwell workhouse , in which she had been since her qliildliood . Mr . Haig , house surgeon , said deceased died on Monday morning from the effects of burns on different parts of her body . Verdict" Accidental Death . " " i Sale of the Bowl Brewery . St . Giles's . — Yesterday , this brewery , said to be the . oldest in London , was sold by public auction on the premises . It is to be demolished , and a handsome vow of houses erected on its s = i < le . Tradition asserts tUat the celebrated " St . Giles ' s bowl , " that was offered to convicts nn their way to execution at Tyburn , came from this brewery .
Dksckxt of the Balloov . —Mr . C . Green And . his adventurous companions in the Nassau" Balloon , after leaving Crenwrne Gardens on Monday nipht , passed over the metropolis at a comparatively low altitude , and after having been nearly an hour in the air , made , a safe descent at Leyton Grange , Loyton , Essex , the property of Mr . J . Lane , by wliosu they were most hospitably entertaiBed . Are Snakrs Prolific ?—A few days aso , a labourer in the employ of a farmer on Necdwood Forest , Staffordshire , killed a coninion blnek snake , about two feet long , and in its inside were found no
less than thirteen young snakes , each about four inches in length . RonnmiY op k Cumit op tup . Bank op Exoumd . —On Tuesday , information was forwarded to the Metropolitan police stations , that a clerk of the Bank of England had been robbed on Monday r > f banknotcs , amounting to one thousand nine hundred . pounds , and a reward of £ 100 was offered , to be paid by Messrs . Freshfields , solicitors to the bank , and to any person giving such information as would lead to the apprehension of the nuilty party .
Good !—During the imprisonment of Prince Loins Napoleon at Ham . the numbers of theiVo ^ rts du Pas de Calais , edited by his friend Frederick JDegeoi'jifiS , were regularl y forwarded to him by the post . After his escape the current numbers were reiuro > od io tnd office of the journal with the usual stamp , singularly applicable in this instance , "Gone away without leaving his address . " „ ... Child Murder and Death op the MDRDBitKR .-- ' We have just loarnr-dtlwt a ff irl . named _ Eli / abetft Bell , of Blacksvkc . near Brackcnburgh , m Mae parish of ileslfCt-in-tlic-Forcst , has committed the crime of infanticide on her illeK itimate oflsprinB , and that she , within an hour afterwards , died .. Inquests on the bodies have been held before Mr . Gamck . Coroner , and the Jury have roturned a verdict of" Wilful murder"in the former , nn-1 "Natural ( leat-lh consequent on child-birth , " in tiie latter .
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Tmj 25 , 1 S 46 . THE NORTHERN STAR ^ 8
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THE FAMILY HERALD . Part 3 S . London : G . Biggs , 421 , Strand . As usual we find this publication full of useful information and amusement , containing "Facts and Philosophy for Gentlemen ; Hinia and Entertainment for Ladies ; Questions and Diversion for Youth ; and Recreation and Harmless Pastime for all . " We have no room for any of the well written original articles , but from the selected matter we give the following beautiful lines , the production , we believe , of Charles Mackay : — THE DAYS THAT AKE GONE .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 25, 1846, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1376/page/3/
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