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BEAUTIES OF BYRON . JtO . XUT . ¦" HEAVES A 5 D BAHTH . " „ _ ,, _ md Barth : a Mystery" ism the list of -n ^ Wa dramatic writings , and is acknowledged by TTi « 5 t cr itics to be a master-piece in its way . It is ? ^ on tlie storv of the deluse . and tliat passage - "" Sis where we read "And it came to pass ? Lttbe sons of God saw the daughters of men that ? Jipv were fair ; and ther took them wives of all which they chose . " The " sublime in description and the beautiful in poatry , " fascinates m fromfthe commencement to the close , nevertheless we rise flora the perusal of thisl" Mystery" Vithla ieelmg of Inex pressible pair , at the thought ofa drawing world with all tie attendant horrors which may be conceived , bnt which even the pen ofa Byron cannot adequately describe . Happily our feelings have this relief , we cannot believe the monstrous fable , as impious as improbable .
" Can rage and justice join in the same path ? ' Ko ! Bnt enousb . the story is well enough on which to build the beautiful though appalling creations of the painter and the poet . We are compelled to give only a very brief extract . Enter Mortals , flying for refuge . Cliorus of Mortals . The heavens and earth are mingling—God ! Oh God ! What have we dose f Tet spare ! Hark ! even the forest beasts howl forth their prayer ! The dragan era vies from out his den , To herd in terror , innocent with men ; And the birds scream their agony through air Tet , yet , Jeboran ! yet -withdraw thy rod Of Wrath , and pity thine own world's despair ! Hear not Man only but all nature plead !
A Jtlolhtrfrjferinglier infant to Japhel . ) Oh let this child embark ! I brought him forth in woe , Bnt thonent it joy To Ml him to my bosom clinging so . Why was he born ? \ That hath he done—JTy nnwean'd son—To move Jehovah ' s wrath or scorn ? "What is there in this milk of mine , that Death Should stir all heaven and earth up to destroy my boy * And roll the waters o'er bis placid breath ? Save him thon seed of Seth ! Or cursed be—with him who made Thee and thy race , for which we are betray'd ! Jap TteL—Peace ! ' tis no hour for curses , bnt for prayer .
Chonis of Mortals . Terprayer !!! And where Shall prayer ascend , "When the swoln clouds onto the mountain ' s bend , And bnrst , An 3 gushing ocean ' s every harrier rend , Until the very deserts know no thirst ! Accurst Be he who made theeand thy sire ! We deem our curses vain ; we must expire ; But as we know the worst , TVhy should our hymn be raised , our knees be bent Before the implacable Omnipotent , Since we must fall the same ? If He hath made earih , let it be his shame , To make a world for torture .
Enter a Woman . Woman . Oh , save me , save ! Oar valley is no more : My father and my father's tent , Hy brethren and my brethren ' s herdi . The pleasant trees that o ' er our noon-day bent And sent forth evening songs from sweetest birds , The litle rivulet which freshened all Onrpa 3 tares green , - io more are to be seen . When to the mountain's cliff I climb'd this morn , I tnrn'd to bless the spot , And not a leaf appear'd about to fall ;—And now they are not!—"Why was I born ? Japhet . To die ! in jouth to die ! And happier in that doom , Than to behold the universal tomb Which I Am thus condemn'd to weep above in vain . ~ Whv , when all perish , why must I remain I
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SONGS FOR THE PEOPLE . XO . XXT . THE PAST AXD THE PBE 3 EXT , ( Air , "Kbmey Dmcson ") Here comrades , give your labours o ' er , Let ' s sit awhile upon the floor , And chat of thingg that went before "We got our present knowledge . It makes me smile to think how strange The world wagg'd on before the change , "When mind attain'd a wider range , Since we have been to College . Our fathers' no improvement found , They follow'd as the mill turn'd round , Xor dream'd to rise to higher ground , But took things as they brought * em : "We trod their steps—their very peers . Month followed month , and made up years , Led blindfold by onr asses ears , T&e true bred sons of Gotham .
"We rais'd the corn—the idlers eat ; "We fed the ox—they got the meat : "We shear'd the sheep—and heard him bleat . And look'd abont as silly : The world grew full—our toil increas'd ; Our days grew long—onr pay decreas'd ; "When meal time came our standing feast Potatoes and thin skillj . * "We made the cloth—for others * wear ; The stockings wove—our legs were bare ; We made the shoes—ourselves no pair ; The hat—we went bareheaded ; Gay Tessels sail'dfrom shore to shore , Brought gold and gems and dainties o ' er , We mann'd the deck and ply * d the oar , 2 for death or danger dreaded .
The parson preach'd that all was right , 3 Twas ours to pray , and work and fight , That white was black , and Mack was white , If owe superiors teld us ; With tythe pig cramm'd , lie gravely said—This world was bnt for suffering made , We in the next should be repaid , Bat fobb'd himself the gold dast . At length to shake Tile knavery ' s throne , The Sorlh ^ ra Star in lustre shone , True knowledge spread from zone to zone ,
Oa sagest lore well founded ; To aid its march a fearless band , Spread o ' er the startled , list ' ning land , Warm'd each true heart , nerv'd each true hand , And tyrants sliook confounded . The wondri ng millions heard the tale , By echo swell'd with every gale , And rush'd from every bill and vale , Their willing aid to tender ; With glowing breasts , the joyous throng , Por Justice firm , fcr Freedom strong , Rais'd to the « kv the glorious sonjj—THE CHARTER—NO SURRENDER J Leicester . T . »• Skabt ,
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THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL . Parts ix-x . London : J . Bennett , 69 , Fleet Street . Tlie mass of interesting articles contained in these two partsof the il-opfe's Joumaiis so overwhelming , tiiat we are at a loss how even to indicate , in the limited space we must assign to ourselves , the beauties and merits whieh demand comment Here we lave the claims of our female and infant workers in the manufacturing districts , set forth'by the eloquent pen of Mary Leman Gillies , with that power and sweetness , which so well becomes an earnest and noble woman pleading against oppression and wrong . Andrew Winter shows the feasibility of ' Country Houses for the Working Classes , " which by the aid of railroads , would furnish the woiking people with
four or six-roomed houses in the country at a charge ( including a free passage to and " fr Dm London ) , not higher than is now paid for one or two-roomed dens in the murky , filthy back streets of the metropolis . He anticipates a ' time " when cities , instead of containing stagnating multitudes , will revolve themselves into vast bazaars—crowded or deserted , as the Lours of labour began or ended for the day . " Tv e notice some excellent articles signed J . M . W ., ¦ written we fancy by a female band , pleading earnestly for the people , and amongst other sections of the people for those veritable and generally illtreated slaves , " Servants of All Work . " Julia Knvanagh affords us a glimpse of " The French forking Class , " from which we cull the following extract : —
THE FKEXCH WOBKMAJ . % The French workman derives his feelings of dignity * nd pride from the hig h consideration he sets upon labour . Foreigners could wiili didicuhy understaad the profound Contempt with which lie louks doun upon the liveried an < l pampered servaut of the noble or the rich . 3 * is no ; on ' . y the servitude , but esp-. ciaUy the comparativd j idle itf ,. ie ( j jjj tbc retainers of wealthy families whieh excites the animadversion of these rude , though
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proud , sons of toil . And , indeed , domesticity—not as we conceive it in patriarchal and primitive life , when the servant was as one of his waster ' s family , but as modern manners have made it—is sufficiently ^ repulsive and degrading to explain their aversion towards it . So strongly is this feeling developed in France , that we once knew an indigent nailer , burdened with a large family , indignantly refuse to give his daubgtcr in marriage to a respectable young man , then a servant in a rich family , and possessed of what , in his condition , the father might consider a fortune . It is true , this proud nailer was not only a singularly intelli gent man , familiar with the best authors of his country , but also a poet whose sonits may , for aught we know , still form the delight of the neighbourhood in which he resided .
In the eyes of the French workman , labour is a divine institution which hallows all that it touches . "He who labours , prays , is a favourite saying amongst the people . This noble and beautiful thought , which has been strongly encouraged and confirmed by several eminent writers of the modern French school , has greatly contributed to give to the ^ character of the artisan a lofty and dignified tone , worthy both of our respect and admiration . now heartily we sympathise with the proud nailer in his contempt for the flunky crew ; of all twolagged animals bearing the form of men , the scarletplush gentry excite our most profound aversion . We should like to see more of Joseph Mazzini's '" Thoughts upon Democracy in Europe" before
expressing our own thoughts upon so important a subject ; there has been a lapse of some weclra since the second of Mr . M . ' s articles appeared , without any word of the third being forthcoming . Abel Faynter gives us a peep into Holland , under the head of " A few Sketches in the Low Countries , "very interesting . The intellectual and moral capabilities of the black races finds a champion in Goodwyn Barmby ; this gentleman seems to be laudably engaged in endeavouring to compensate for the nonsense be has published in his own publications , by the good sense he is making manifest in this Journal and in JerroloVs Magazine . In reply to the croakers against slave emancipation , we extract the following from Mr . Barmbv ' s article : —
NEGSO JOINT-STOCK ASSOCIATIONS . It may be useful to inquire , what have been the doirigi of the emancipated aegroes in the West Indies ? In connection with a return lately furnished to the British Government , as to the number of emancipated negroes who have become freeholders , etc ., in British Guiana , is appended a list of estates which they have purchased either in partnership or association . From this list we extract the following instances : — " Perseverance Estate . —470 acres , purchased by 63 labourers in association for 5000 dollars ; and 250 acres , purchased by 109 labourers for 1715 dollars , in the same
manner . "Littlefield Estate . —500 acres , purchased by 12 labourers in partnership for 9000 dollar * . " Lovely Lass Estate . —500 acres , bought for 1715 dollars by 14 labourers in association . "Korth Brook Estate . —500 acres , purchased by 84 labourers in partnership for 10 , 000 dollars . " - These are only examples from a list extending over five large foolscap sheets of paper . From the fact gathered from them , we see no cause to doubt the wisdom of these enfranchised blacks . They have even set an example to the working classes of the whites . In a country where little labour is required for the sustenance of life , they appear determined to discontinue the oppressive svstem of overworked hard labour . This they effect by becoming freeholders through co-operation , in association , in partnership .
We quite agree with Mr . Barmby that in all this " the image of God in ivory might take a lesson from the image of God in ebony . " The " ivories" are at length beginning to learn this lesson , but it appears that the " ebonies" are in advance of them . Andrew Lelap gives an explanation of "The Electro-Magnetic Telegraph , " which cannot fail to interest a wide circle of readers . From an account of the " Obsequies ol Thomas Clarkson , " by Robinson Taylor , we are happy to learn that the last labours of the venerable champion of the African races were devoted to the hardships experienced by the seamen employed in the British commercial marine ; the last letter he wrote was to Lord John Russell in behalf of this noble but grossly ill-used class of our countrymen . When will a man with the energy of Clarkson arise to vindicate the claims of British seamen ? It were a noble ^ mission for a" man worthy of it . " What is doing for the people in Dublin ?"
is answered by James llaughton , who shows that in Dublin , as in most other places , there is very little doing for the people except what they are doing for themselves . A great card in the People ' s Journal pack , is Harriet Martineau . ller articles oh " Household Education , " so far as they have yet gone are admirable ; they should be read and studied by every parent , and by all who can influence the training of children . We should much like to quote from these articles , but have not room . H . M . ' s '' Lake and Mountain Holidays" are a rich treat ; their descr iption being the next best thing to a participation in the actual enjoyment . How we should have relished the sight of " Master Bob " in " a pair of trousers made fur a stout man , and ( what appeared to be ) the oastler ' s Sunday waistcoat ! " From H . M . ' s monthly " Survey from the Mountains" we give clie following extract :
ABn-EL-EADEB . Many who read romances about the days of the Crusades , and whose hearts beat over the romance of history—the narratives of heroes like 'William Tell , who waged a holy war against the invaders of their country —are unaware that as great a hero lives in our day , and is CGiidactiog as holy and undyiDg a struggle . How lew care to read of Abd-el-Kader ! jet who will venture to say that William Tell was nobler ! The Emir Abl-el-Eader is the indomitable foe of the French , who have conquered Algiers , and colonised , or attempted to colonise the neighbourhood . He is a Mauomtdan , and hates the Christians . He is a native , and hates the intruders . He is a prince , and hates the conquerers * f his country . He cannot drive them out ! but be has done
everything short of it . He leaves them no peace or rest . They in fact own no land but what they stand en . Every head that is put out beyond the cordon is cut off . Every straggler from the camps disappears . The settlers cannot till the fields , nor go on commercial errands ; for Abd-el-Kader comes down upon them whichever way they go . A company cannot pass from camp to camp without its number being thinned . If there is a burning sun , Abd-el-Kader pounces upon the troops iu their hour of lassitude . If wintry weather comes up from the mountains . Abd . el . Kader comes up with it , as if he rode upon the blast . If snow blocks up the way , Abd-el-Kader issues from the thickest drift . If there is a drought , he drives the foe far from the water brooks by narrating them , flank and rear . He is always on the
eve of being caught : but no man has ever caught him yet , nor any Christian touched his white banner . His tribes are dispersed , his stores taken , his supplies cut off , his horses shot under him , his allies bound over to deliver him up ; but he has always yet escaped . He is reported dead ; but is presently seen and felt again . He has worn out and brought to disgrace French fieldmarshals ; and caused destitute , as he himself is , an expenditure of men and money such as a nation can long endure for the sake of so wretched a colony . He lias now sent a summons to the tribes of the south to be ready to renew the war against the invaders ; and all but those who are within immediate reach of the French answer with fervour to the call , One cannot but look tor . vard wistfully to see the issue , to divine the lot
and the death of such a man;—to watch whether his power of hope can sustain itself against such odds ; whether he dies on the field , or in a cave of the rocks , —as a warrior , or a prisoner , or as one of Nature ' s princes in one of Nature's palaces , the only thing we know is that the man himself—his soul—will never be conquered . Being well assured of this , it will be endurable that his country and native tribes should be brought under European sway , if there were a fair probability that it would be ultimately for their real good . But it is for their invaders to show that it would be so ; and till they do , our sympathies must inevitably be with the indomitable Abd-el-Kader , before whose majesty , —the native majesty of the soul , —every llahomedan bows his head , and every Christian quails . It appears that Harriet Martineau is " going forth on a Ion ? and uncertain travel to Egypt , and perhaps to visit some Asiatic countries . " This annauneement is followed by something like a promise that the readers of the 1 ' eoplc ' s Journal shall have " Purveys from the bosom of the Nile , or the base of the Great Pyramid . " We shall , as the Scotch say , " weary" lor them . We have yet to speak of those favourite writers who , more than any others connected with the Vtoph ' s Journal , have won for it its great and deserved popularity—William and Mary llowitt . In these two parts , Biography principally claims the pen of Mary llowitt , her subjects being those sreat American men , William Lloyd Garrisson and Eliliu
Burritt . The eloquence of the writer invests the humblest thoughts and the simplest facts with all the charms of poetiy ^ and romance imagine then , how full of interest must be the " liees" of such a glorious hero as Garrisson . and such a noble worker as Burritt , narrated by such a writer . The life of Garrison exposes a state of things in America ot which we had no previous conception . Thus , in Boston , the place where the banner of revolt was first unfurkd against the English aristocracy , ia that birth plate of Republican liberty , Garrison could not obtain a p ! : • of meeting in which to advocate the claims of black Americans to those rights proclaimed in the " Declaration of Independence . " Church , chapel , public ball , and private room , were all shut against him—all but one : —
THE WSCirLKS OF THOMAS PAINE ; Infidels by profession , offered him the free use of their hall , for his sulvoeacy of the rights of man . In an infidel hall , therefore , he first proclaimed " liberty to the captive , itul the opening of tlie prison to them that wire bound . " " I am a believer iu Christianity , " . said he , at tliu close of his course of lectures , "and Boston is professedly a Christian city ; hence , I blush , while I ain constrained to ai-kiiowlwljse the superior humanity of vliat is called infidelity , to the Christianity of the day . " This circumstance ueeJs no comment ; by their fruits , ye sball know them .
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Garrison has been more than once put into prison , and once fined a hundred dollars for preaching the great truth , that "all men are born free and equal . He has been several times mobbed and threatened with the " tar-kettle ; " and once at the imminen peril of his life was dragged through the streets of Boston by an infuriated rabble ; his clothes torn from his body , and stones and brick-bats hurled at him , accompanied by cries of " Lynch him , Lynch him ;" his escape from death on this occasion may be considered as almost miraculous . Ilo had the gallows erected ill front of his own door ! he has received numberless letters containing challenges to fight him , or fiendish threats of assassination . Lastly , the State of Georswhas , through its Legislature , offered a reward o » 5 , 000 dollars for his life . Yet the man still lives , a terror to the tyrants , and the champion of the oppressed . We bid him good speed it . his
glous . It is enough to say that the articles by William Ilowitt , are by William Ilowitt , what more can we sny to express our idea of their worth and beauty ? F « ir us to attempt to praise W . II . ' s " Michaelmas , and the " Summer Day . " ard " Summer Kielitin the Forest , " would indeed ba to essay that vain task ol attempting
" To gild refined gold , to paint the lilly , And throw a perfume on the vi ilet . " Let our readers read the articles referred to , and judge and enjoy for themselves . Sure we are that those who fcike our advice will thank us for pointing out to them so rich a store of enjoyment . Besides the above there are excellent articles by William Ilowitt on the " Anti-Slavery League . " the " Proposed Whittington Club , " and on the " Increases Obstructions to Bathing , and Misuse ot the Police , " which deserve and have our warmest commendation . The last named of the above articles we shall take the liberty of extracting entire ; we shall do so , not because it is the happiest selection we might make from Mr . Howitt ' s articles , but because in a " plain unvarnished " manner it exposes some of the plundering and tyrannical monopolies of our present social system . The despotism unveiled by Mr . II . is truly monstrous and intolerable : —
INCREASING OBSTRUCTIONS TO BATHING , AND MISUSE OF THE POLICE . B y William Howitt . At a time when the public is every day becoming more sensibly impressed with the necessity of carefully attending to the general health , and when , in cousoqueuce , baths and washhouses are at great expense provided fur the people in the metropolis and other large towns , it is singular that in the country and in the metropolitan suburbs scarcely a day passes without some fresh obstruction being : thrown in the way of bathing . It is a subject which demands the earnest attention of the public , and the adoption of some measures to put a stop to this mischievous practice . Let us take a single case which may slio ^ what is now doing almost everywhere .
In the populous neighbourhood of Clapton , the river Lea has till lately afforded the means of bathing , but the East London Water Company having monopolised that river to a great extent , have placed notice-boards that no person sball bathe in their water , even below the works , under penalty of prosecution . Now it would appear quite reasonable that , this water being intended for domestic uses , alt bathing in it should be prevented , " were it not that this Water Company , having by their act of Parliament monopolised the river all the way upwards for a good many miles—that is to where it joins the monopoly of the new River Company—have set down their engine-house so as to catch the far greater portion of the drainage of Clapton . The drainage includes a densely peopled district of houses of at least a mile in length . The two rows of h » usos facing
he high-way , leading from Clapton-gate to Stamfordhill , are drained with the sewer which does not fall into the Lea , at least so hiirh up ; there is also provision to carry part of the heaviest drainage to below the enginehouse ; but much of the rest , as that of the poorer houses , and various extensive brickyards and manufactories , copper-mills , dye-houses , &c , fall into the Lea above the water-works . These water-works having thus caught the rich sewerage of this swarming population , there pump it up into the houses of the inhabitants from which it has been drained , at the rate of from £ 3 to £ 6 per house . I pay £ 6 . As may be imagined , the water is very unfit for culinary purposes , producing violent diarrhoeas , Szc . Luckily , I have a pump on the premises , but the commissioners of sewers , many of them , I believe , very suspiciously , shareholders in this water
company , have , by a recent sewer , laid nearly every pump on the premises adjoining the main road most effectually dry , so that the inhabitants have r . o possible resource bHt this drainage-siiturated water at n costly price above named . Now after this , does it not seem a rich farce topreventpeoplebathingin this water ? As if sensible of this , and that no possible cause could make the water ivorse , I am not aware that any obstructions are offered to bathing above the works , but unfortunately asjain this is the very part where -people should not bathe . It is the pnrt of the river where houses extend nearly along the whole length of one baHk , and where on the other runs a very farourite walk of the inhabitants in the meadows . To say the least , and to say nothing oftTie nonsense of keeping people out of water into which such a heavy drainage runs , this part of the
river might for public decency be avoided by bathers , if the rest of the river were open . But even then , the health of the inhabitants is greatly endangered by drinking this water , and it is a great neglect of jiovernment to allow private companies to monopolise rivers to such an extent as to keep out competing companies , and yet to take no care to compel them to convey their water from where it is pure . The company having monopolised th » water up the valley far beyond the Clapton drainage , ought to be compelled to convey Vie water from beyond tliatpoint by pipes , or private canel . This is , however , a general neglect of our government , The sums levied on thepublic by private companies , as highway trusts ,
gns companies for lighting streets and roads , water companies , and the like , is 20 , 000 , 000 per annum , yet no care is taken in the acts effectually to restrain the extortion of these companies . They are let loose to fleece us pretty much at their pleasure . Thus , the original £ 100 shares of the New River Company now sell for £ 21 , 000 each . It is , therefore , evident that the rates levied on the people by the company are far too hi | ih , and ought to be reduced by government . There ou * ht to be some general inspecting and restraining body on the part of government to protect the people from such general wrong and imposition as prevails . Companies ought not to be able to pump by drainage-water into our houses at the rate of £ 6 per annum .
But to return to the particular of bathing . At the Lea Bridge Water Works , the river is compelled into three separate channels . One from the canel running on towards Hackney Wick , Old Ford , &e . ; the second is a private canel of the water companj ' , which goes to supply fie East London with Clapton dr . rinage ; the third pursues the old course through the meadows . Well , the company having got possession of the rich drainage of Clapton , warns all people from bathing in its water-course—doubtlesp , considering the water already rich enough for East London . The canal runing from near the Lea Bridge in a parallel line for the conveyance of goods , is a very suitable place for bathing , lying off the highway , and at the foot of Clapton Fields . There people , and especially boys in great numbers , have for the last siity years been floeus-tomed to bathe . Lately , however , the canal company have had notice-boards erected , and also warnings painted in large letters on the bridges , announcing a penalty of forty shillings to any persons bathing in the canal
On inquiring what ivas the cause of this prohibition , I was informed that it was alleged that the boys injured tte banks , and also used bad language . As to injuring the banks , that must be to a very trivial extent . What serious injury can naked boys do to strong gravelly banks ? Bad language it would be a subject of national congratulation if boys would avoid ; but if boys have dirty language , it is no reason why they should have dirty bodies too ; nor is there any fear of their cither con . taminating either the canel or the ears of the boatmen with it , boatmen being notoriously some of the rudest fellows in the country . ^
But what in more , to keep these boys , &c , out of the water , a policeman is regularly stationed on a bridge near the usual bathing place . If the boys had been permitted to bathe , and the policeman had been posted to prevent mischief to the banks , or to the delicate ears of boatmen , there would havo been some service in it . But the policeman is set there to watch over nobody , and for this to be paid by whom ! By the canal proprietors ? No , by the country ! We have made- particular inquiry , and find this to be the fact . This is a gross abuse of the institution of police . These men are intended to watch over
the general peace , and over private property in a general way , not over particular private interests . This canal is a private property , and a means of profit to tlie company if , therefore , the property needs watching , it is clearly the business of the company to do it themselves . We have heard of country squires using the rural police to watch their game , to the non-necessity for gamekeepers ; but this practice of setting policemen to watch a canal is , in fact , to make the public pay for depriving themselves and their children of one of the most necessary and healthy of indulgences , that of bathing . This must he looked after by the public .
But the mischief does not cease here . The bathers being driven from the canal , and not allowed to enter the water company ' s uater-course , are obliged to resort to the river in the town meadows below the water-works . Htre , again , however , springs up a new opponent , and orders them off . This is the landlord of the Lea Bridge Inn , who rents the fishery of this stream , from the bridga as < ar as Temple Mills , from the aforesaid East London Water Company , and acts under a clause in his lease from them . He also erects his no tice boards threatening prosecution . Now where in the world are people to go to ? They
are driven from stream to stream , and at last finn themselves without a single yard of water into which they can plunge in weather equal in heat to that of India , Monopoly after monopoly pursues iliem . Those streams which God has caused to flow freely through ' the country for the Kood and refreshment of all are shut up by acts of pnrliament . Canal companies , water companies , traders in fisheries , are empowered to expel every one- from the simple , natural , and necessary enjoyment of theift waters . Is this common sense , or common justice ! If governments will grant certain uses of these waters Vy acts of parliament to certain persons , ought it not to reserve carefully the original right of the public to drink of this
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water , or to wash in it at suitable places ! When the sana ' . ory condition of the people is pronounced to be a most important public object ; when baths and washhouses are deemed imperatively necessary for the people ; when wo are threatened nith Asiatic cholera , and every means of invigorating the system , and of cultivating habits ot cleanliness , are strenuously recommended by medical men are the people to be driven everywhere from the water , that canal boats may not bo blackened by the Ian . Ruageof rude boys , and that landlords may pick up shillings from anglers ? The thing demands the immediate attention of government ; and to secure that attention , associations should everywhere be formed , not only to resist nil groundless aggressions on the public right , but to procure numerous petitions to parliament , praying for a general act providing the necessary accommodation of the public as regards bathing throughout the kingdom .
Amongst the illustrations in these parts , all beautiful , we can only find room to single out portraits of William Lloyd Garrison , and Elihu Burritt , said to be correct likenesses . We beg to hint to the editor that a portrait of William or Mary Ilowitt , to face the title-page of the second volume , would be very acceptable to the readers of the " People ' s Journal . "
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Thf Land the Property of All . — " The land or eaHh , in any country or neighbourhood , with everything in or on the same , or pertaining thereto , belongs at all times to the living inhabitants of the Raid country or nei g hbourhood in an equal manner . For , there is no living but on land and its productions , consequently , what we cannot live without , wo have the same property in as in our lives . "Thos . Spencc . Bbitan , the Land op Tim . — Britain , signifying metal or tin land , is the most ancient name by which this island was known ; b . v the Latin authors it was ealled " Brittannia . " The first inhabitants came from Gaul ( France . ) The princes wore a kind of woollen tartan trowsera , ovbraccm . tied at the ancles ,
a tunic and short cloak , containing seven colours , with chains of gold around their necks , and belts encircling their bodies : their women adding bracelets . The Druids had dresses with six colours , carried a wand or staff , a Druid's egg , enclosed in gold , on their necks , their heads shaved , and their beards long . The nobility were allowed to wear tartans having five co'ours ; the governors , four colours ; officers and young nobles , three colours ; soldiers , two colours ; and the people one colour ; but the last-named class were generally attired in sk ' ms of beasts , painting and dyeing their b . idies with a sea-weed called " woad , " which assisted in keeping them warm , and gave a fierce appearance when engaged in battle . —Mackenzie ' s History of England .
Pitt ' s Parents . —Pitt was disputing at a cabinet dinner on the energy and beauty of the Latin language . In support of the superiority which he allinnedit to have over the English , he asserted that two negatives , made a thing mure positive than one affirmative possibly could , " Then" said Thurlow , " your father and mother must have been two complete ' negatives' to make such a ' positive' fellow as you are . " A Distinction without a Difference . —A philanthropist has proposed a modified torm of capital punisliment . He suggests that ail criminals condemned to death , should have their sentence commuted to a journey on tlieiEastei'n Counties Railway . — l'tmdi .
A Summer's Evening is thus prettily described by Hood : — " the flowers have shut their eyes ; tiic zephyr ' s light has gone , having rocked the leaves to sleep , . ind the little birds have laid their heads under their wings , sleeping in feathsr beds . " A CoMrtiCATios of Disorders . — " How do do how do do , Doctor , I'm dreadful glad I ' ve found you at , home ! I want you to give me a ' slefnkit' to get a quart of sperits , to put into some rutes and barks , chat I ' ve been getting to cure my poor old karkiss ! " " What is the matter with you madam ?" " Why I ' ve got the information of the liver , ' and my disgiister is out of order ! I ' m troubled , too , with the rebellious colic , and have it sometimes so that it
seems as if it would screw me all up into nots , and I ' ve a notion of trying these rutcsand barky , if 1 can get some sperits , to see if the medisura won ' t cure mu . " "' Well , madam , you certainly liavu a complication of diseases , by your account ; but I don't sec as I can help you about , procuring sperits . Why don ' t you steep your roots and barks in water !" " Water ? well there , now , that beats all natur ! What ' s water good for ? Ye can" g : t the vartue of the stuff out . to steep it in water . 'J When SijCkates was told by a friend that the Judges liiiU sentenced him to death , he replied" And hath not nature passed the same sentence upon them ?" Jacob and Racuei ..
—"Jacob kissed Rachel ! And lie lifted up his voice and wept . " Scriptures . If Rachel was a pretty girl , and kept her face clean , we cant see that Jacob had much to cry about . —American paper . Tiik Wrong Pulpit . —On Sunday afternoon last a young man was seen to enter iVliddleton , he was habited Ranter alamode , that is , in a black coat of a peculiar cut , white handkerchief , and a hat , the brim of which , was capacious . On arriving near the shamble in the market place , be inquired of a number of lads who were there congregated , for the Primitive Methodist chapel . "Primitive Mettiedy chapel dun yoa want ?" ¦ said one of the buys . " Yes , thb Primitive Methodist chapel , " replied the preacher , for such he was afterwards ascertained to be . " Aw dunnot kno ony chapel o' that neme abcawt here , dus theaw , Bill ? " said the lad
inquiringly of one of his companions . " Aw dar sny felfc ? wants to get to'th Uantcrs' chapel , " snid Bill . " Yes , yes ? , the Ranters , " said the young man . " Oh , then , you mun goo deawn ehend o ' th shambtles , atreight forrud , un you rnuu keep to yoar lift hont , tin yo cum to'th chapel directly yo'll see neam on o ' stone owie th' dur . " The young man proceeded forward , and soon arrived at a chapel with a s : one over the door , called Providence Chapel , belonging to the Independants . lie entered the chapel , found a numerous congregation , and he immediately ascended tlie pulpit , and gave out tlie 30 th hymn in the second book . After the congregation had sung seven verses , the real preacher , who also came from Manchester , arrived , and the other had to descend , and went in search of the real Primitive Methodist chapel , where he found the congregation had been for some time : however , he explained the matter , and then delivered a short sermon .
Stage Coaches . —In the year 1 G 72 . when throughout the kingdom only six stage coaches were going , a psraphlet was written by one John Cressent , of the Charter-house , for their suppression , and among the many grave reasons g iven against their continuance is the following : — "Those stage coaches make gentlemen come to London upon very small occasions , which otherwise they would not do but upon urgent necessity ; nay , the conveniency of the j > a > sage makes their wives often come up , who , rather than come such long journies on horseback , would stay at home . Here , when they come to town they must presently be in the mode , get fine clothes , go to plays and treats ; and by these meniw get such a habit of idleness , and love to pleasure , that the arc uneasy ever after . "
King Hudson . — The monarch of the rail lias lately taken to the decoration of his not particularly elegant English by the use of all sorts of foreign words he chances to overhear , without the least reference to their applicability or significance . One of the latest stories current about this new hobby of his is , that at a dinner he gave at the Albert Gate the other day , some noble lord who was to have been present did not show , whereupon the chairman of the Eastern Counties said he was sorry for his absence , as he rerarded him as the pn ' ma donna of the evening . A lady present whisperingly suggested to Mrs . Hudson that her spouse would do well tu confine himself to si language he understood , and so avoid the ridicule which attended absurd displays like the one he had just perpetrated . Whereupon the hostess observed , " Yes , I always tells George to give over his Latin , but the more he goes on with his parly voo . "—Liverpool Chronicle .
A Strange Aristocracy . —There is an aristocracy among the slaves of the south , who , when they wish to be very severe on each other , say , " , jo low / , halfprice ni < j < jer I you wouldn't fetch fifty dollars , and Pam wuth a thousand . " Timk and Eternity . —Said Stubbs to one of his debtors , " Isn ' t it about time i ' or you to pay me that little bill ' . " "My dear sir , " was the consoliiifj reply , " it is not a question of time —it is a quesion of eternity . " liniTOKUL Lakouhs . — The- Olahche Gazette is printed in a barn , which answers every purpose fora publication oilice , bulletin office , editorial oliice , printing office , and chamber , parlour , kitchen , duguouse , and stable for the editor , bis family , and cattle , lie docs all the composition , writing , selecting , book-keeping , and marketing , himself , lie says , with perseverance and economy , Uc thinks Ke can get alon » . g . lfghe don't , it will not be his fault ! General Phim is now in England .
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Morb Poles Arrested . —Several arrests have lately taken place in the Grand Duchy of Posen , in consequence of the investigation that has been mado into the disturbances in Poland . A New Conspiracy has been discovered . at Wa . dowicein Callicia , and some arrests have taken place in consequence . Ne-w Scams of Salary to the Genbiul Postme » . ~ Tho Lords of the Treasury have authorised the following as the future scale of wages for the General Post letter-carriers : —GO men ( seniors ) at 30 s . per week ; 110 at 25 s . ; 130 at 23 s . According to the new scale the cost of the general delivery force will amount to £ 19 , 504 annually , the force being 300 men .
Riding foh t oe Million . —In consequence of the creat success attending the running of omnibuses from the Strand to Paddinpton for 2 d ., the directors of the London Conveyance Company and Association have started a large number of their vehicles from Paddington to Tottennam-court-road ( Oxf ' ordtStreet end ) at a charge of 3 d . each passenger , and from Tottonliam-court-road to the Bank ibr the same sum . Tub Abbe Rouge having presented a petition to the King of Prussia for permission to preach , was ordered to leave Berlin immediately . Defeat of the Russians . —It was reported at Galacz that the Russians had suffered a severe defeat in the Caucasus . Death op as Unprokou . vcable . —The eldest son of the Prussian Minister , Van Bodelschwin ^ velmede , recently killed in a duel .
German Customs' Union . —A Hamburg papnr states , that the English Government has given notice that it does not intend to renew the treaty with the German Customs' Union . Lord Notimanbt has subscribed four thousand francs Ibr the relief of tlie sufferers who have lost their all by fhe recent floods in France . Extraordinary Suicide . —A working man , named Odcbey , at Lons le Saulnier , stifled himself by wrapping round his head and face a wet sheet , folded four times thick , and binding it tightly round his neck with a cord . SnoALS of Herrings . —We are happy to state herrings are becoming abundant in the north . There is a Law in Holland which obliges the government to bring up , at its own charge , the seventh child of every family , in which there are already six livine .
A Contrast . —When the line of rail is completed between Berwick and N- wcastle , the journey from Edinburgh to London will be a matter of fifteen or sixteen hours . Littlo more than a century ago we find the following : — " Oth May , 1734 . —A coacli will set out towards the end of next week for London , or any place on the road . To be performed in nine days , being three days sooner than any other coach that travels the road ; for which purpose eight stout horses are stationed at proper distances . A Revolutionary Veteran . —There is now living in the town of New Salem ( United States ) a Mr . Thomas Adams , who is ninety-four years of age—his wife ninety-six . He is one of fifteen children , not one of whom died under sixty years of age , three of whom are still living , and the sum of all their ages is more than 1200 years . Said to be a Republic—Three-fourths of all the houses in New York city are said to be the property of three or four individuals , among whom is Louis Phillioe , King of the French !
A New Roman Catholic Church . —On Saturday excavations for the erection of a Roman Catholic church in Dye-street , Bermondsey , was concluded . Lord Pi , kctorsiiip of Glasgow University . —It is understood that Wordsworih , the poet , is to lie nominated as a candidate at the approaching election . Great Increase of Shipping at Leith . —Since Sunday last one hundred vessels , chiefly from foreign ports , have arrived ; nearly one half of these are with grain . The docks , round and round , are lined with shipping five and six deep . The Swede , the Dme , and the Russian , are lying in friendly unity with the Dutchman , German , and Prussian . [ What good reason is there that the friendly crews of these ships should proceed at the bidding of rascally governments to cutcach others throats ? Think of the rationality of war ! 1
Robbery in an Omnibus . —On Monday , Mr . Gerald , of Anslic-streefc . Somers Town , was _ robbed ofa bag containing £ 147 in gold , whilst riding in an omnibus between Kingsland and Bishopsgate-street . TnB Mayor of Lkeds . —Mr . J . D . Luccock , the retiring Mayor , lias been unanimously elected for the ensuing year . RliMOVAL OF THE WELLINGTON STATUTE from the A . rcu . —During the visit of the Queen and Prince Albert to town on Saturday last , Her Majesty communicated her decision to the Commissioners of Woods anil Forests , that the Wellington statute shall be mn-A-ed fothwith from its present unsightly elevation . Statute of Godfrey de Bouillon . —The Place Ro \ ale , Brussels , has | been selected for the site of ( roilefroid de Bouillon .
The Mayor of Cambridge . —Mr . Charles E . Brown , proprietor , primer anil publisher , of the Cambridge Chronicle , has been elected mayor ot Cambridge for the ensuing year . AiJitunsa Fiue at Limehouse .- -On Monday evening , a fire , causing great damage , broke out in an extensive cooperage at Limehouse . Maruiage of tub Duke de Bordeaux . —The news of the marriage of the Dtike de Bordeaux with a sister of the Duke of Modenais confirmed . The future Duchess of Bordeaux is thirty years ofnge ; her fortune is estimated at £ 4 , 000 , 000 . The Duke de Bordeaux is twenty-six years of age . Running Match fob Ten Pounds . —On Saturday the half-mile race between Jnhnson and Fairbairn was decided in Hyde Park in favour of the former . The half mile was run in * -wo minutes and eighteen seconds .
Tiik Model' Lodging-house , St . Giles . —This erection , situate in George-street , St . Giles ' , is proceeding very rapidly towards completion . Monster Lobster Last week u large pea lobster was caught at Port Iron , which weighed Sib ., length 21 inches , and circumference 14 A incites . Opening of a Daily Exchange at Newcastle . —On ' Friday afternoon , the Exchange on Sand-hill , Newcastlfrupon-Tyno , was formally opened ns ; i place of daily business , for the merchants of that port . New Dock at Hull . — On Thursday the first stonp of the Victoria Dock was laid at Hull by Mr . Beadle , the chairman of the dock company .
Pmnce Michael lladzivill expired at the close of last month , on his estate , Podlicznim . The deceased was General and Commander of the Maltese Order . The Blind Traveller . —Mr . Ilolman , the celebrated blind traveller , has returned to this country after an absence of upwards of six years , during which time he visited Portugal and Spain , Algeria , and all the places in the Mediteranian , penetrated Egypt and Syria , crossed the desert to Jerusalem , and , finally , made an extensive tour through the least frequented parts of the south-east of Europe , including Hungary , Transylvania , Scrvia , Bosnia . &c , travelling , as usual , alone . A Novelty in the Streets of London . —Seats are now being placed , similar to those in the parks , tor the use of the public , beneath a handsome row of trees , on the foot pavement in Piccadilly .
BATns is Marylkbose . —On Saturday a special vestry decided unanimously on the establishment in the above parish of baths and washhousca for the labouring classes . Magisterial Changes . —Mr . Yardlcy , barrister , of the Middle Temple , ha 3 recently been appointed a police magistrate of the metropolis , in the room of Mr . Bond , deceased , and will shortly commence his official duties at the Thames police court . Mr . Brndnrip , who has been a magistrate of the Thames police court for twenty-three years , removes to the Westminster police court . Wick . —Eight Men Drowned . —Last week a boat with eisrht fishermen on board , off the coast of Wick , was upset and all were drowned . By this dreadful occurrence , upwards of thirty individuals have been plunged into want , and many of them thrown upon the charity of the world .
Tiik Puojkct for establishing a Literary Institution at Southampton is very warmly taken up by many inhabitants of the town . The subscription set afoot for the purpose has reached £ 1 , 1000 . The Cheap Omnibus system , which is a novelty in London , has long been common in Scotloinl . TJie charge of conveyance from Edinburgh to Leith was nevermore than twopence . [ This in incorrect , formerly the charge from Edinburgh to Leith was sixpence . ] State of Trade . —The adoption of snort time in the cotton mills in the district is becomiu <; general , and many thousands of our operatives will thus be thrown out of employment lor two days a week . — Manchester Times .
A 1 'holii'ic Goose . —Mr . George Wilson , of the Turcrosset , in Kingwater , has a coose , whieh has reared a brood of twelve goslings tliis last summer , and commenced laying again ten days ago , and will no doubt produce another brood ere Christinas . The New Planet . —The present distance of the new planet , expressed in common measure , is about i ! 200 . 000 , 000 English miles from the sun , and about 3 ^ 00 , 000 , 000 from the earth . Another fatal Mine Accicest occurred on Friday , at the coal pits of Messrs . Kenworthy , at Ashton . William Charlesworth , aged forty years , and Francis Charlesworth , his brother , aged furt > v three , met with an almost instantaneous death , whilst working in a shaft , 2-10 yards deep . Tiik Mayor of Livkbpool . — II . Laurence , Esq ., lias bfen elected mayor , lor the ensuing yen , Mr . Hardy , M . P ., for Bradford isin a very dangerous state of health .
Trial fou Murder . —Tho High Court Justiciary ( Scotland ) was occupied , during ; tivo days hist week , tt'ifh the trial of Janet Campbell , or M'Lcl ' aii foi the murder of her husband by poison . She was acquitted . Tub . Mi'iuieu at Daoesiiam . — During the past week circumstances have transpired , which , it is Impcil , will lead to something bum" done with reierenco to bringing the mystery which envelopes tins minder to light .
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Fannt Elssler has had an interview with the Pope , and been permitted to kiss the feet of his Holincss . . Robert Martinbau , brother of Miss Harriet Martineau , has been unanimously elected mayor of Birmingham for the ensuing year . Louis Pim . ippK ' 8 Advocate . —It is stated , that M . Giiizot has furnislird Lord Brougham with copies of Ml tho correspondence whieh has passed between Lord Pahnerston and tlie French government on the subjpfit of the Spanish marriages , that his lordship may be prepared to defend his chum the king of the barricades .
Pigeon Express . — On Saturday , a celebrated pigeon belonging to Mr . Lawford , of Brixton , flew from Brighton to Brixton , a distanee of fifty two miles , under an hour . The Atmospiu . ric System , —The works upon the Croydon and South Devon Atmospheric Railways are proeressinj ! speedily to completion ^ Dr . Oonnp . au , the accomplice in the escape of Vrince Louis Napoleon , hns been released from prison , and intends , it is said , to come to England . ( Jettjnw liBADT . —The workmen are proceeding rapifllv with the fortfieations at Sheerness ; the musket-proof battery already assumes a formidable appearance . EXTRAOKDI . VARV BlRTHS AT JoHSSTO . VE . —On TtieS " day week the wife of a labouring man at Johnstone , gave birth ' to four children . Three of them lived only an hour , and the fourth is still alive and well . They were all males .
Threepenny Omnibuses are now running from the Elephant and Castle , to the Eastern Counties Railway . Work for the Iron Trade . —About 1 , 700 tonsof iron rails , and COO tons of iron chairs , are wanted for the works of the East Lincolnshire , now in operation , The Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction also notify that they are ready to receive tenders for the supply of 1 , 500 tons of iron rails , each rail to be 15 feet in leni > th , and weighing about 70 lbs . per yard . Prince Mktternich . —A letter from Munich , in the Cologne Gazette , gives a very poor account of the health of the aged Chancellor of Austria . [ The sooner the devil gets his own , the better . ] Andovbh Union . —Two very bulky blue books have just been issued , containing the report from and minutes ef evidence adduced before the Commons ' committee , on the Andover Union , and the administration of the Poor Law therein .
Great Running Match for £ 50 . — On Tuesday the running match bctwen Brook- on , of London , and Mathews , of Birmingham , came off in the presence of a large assemblage of spectators , near the Plough Inn , at Wandsworth . The distance was half a mile , and the stakes £ 25 aside . Mathews won . A Cleiucal Mayor . —The corporation of Appleby have elected the Rev . John Milner mayor for the ensiiins ? year . Renfrewshire Election . —The Gazette of Tuesday contains the Speaker ' s order for anew writ for Renfrewshire , in consequence of the death of Patrick Maxwell Stewart , Esq . Opened to the Public . —The Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar has opened to thepublic his numismatic collection , proverbially the richest of its kind in Germany . Polish Salt Mine . —The breadth of the saltmine at Cracow is 1 . 115 feet , its length is 0 , 691 feet , and its depth is 743 feet .
A Haddock was captured off the port of Whitehaven last week , in the belly of which was found a considerable part of a joiner's two-foot rule ! It is a wonder it did not " die by inches , " instead of by a hook . The Financial Crisis , which has been weighing down the Berlin market for several months ( says a letter from that city , ) has not yet ceased . Tnu Grand Pousn Ball at Guildhall is fixed for Wednesday , the 18 th inst .. TnoMAS Moore the Poet . —It is sai'l that Thomas Moore , Ireland ' s most famous poet is on his deathbed . Importation op Bosks . —A ves'el arrived from Algoa Bay , Cape of Good Hope , bas brought the large quantity of 82 , 320 ibs . weight of dry bones .
The Dreadful Hurricane , the effects of which were so disastrous at l . ' avaimah , on tlie lOt-li , appears to havo visited Charleston at the same time . A portion of the roof of Trinity Church was blown off and the vesstls in the harbour had sustained greaS injury . Execution for Mutiny . —The execution of Samuel Jackson , a seamen on bo rd one of the American war ships of Vcra Cruz , took place on the 17 < h of September , with all Hie pomp and eircumstnnce of judicial murder . The culprit had been guilty of some mutinous offence . Fui . minati . s 6 Cotton . — The Bavarian government lias just prohibited the sale of fulminating cotton .
Suspectrd Murder—A waterman at Davenport , named Davey , is in custody , on suspicion of having caused the death , of a woman of indifferent character , who had engaged his boat to carry her on board the StrnmbnU lyiuKUi Usimoazc . Explosion of a Powder Mill in BoiiHMrA . — Eger , Oct . 30— This morning the powder maaaziiie , situated outride the town , blew up with a terrific noise , splitting the doors and sciashins the windows of many of the houses . An officer had just entered . Ills mutilated body was found at 80 yards fpom the spot . The sentinel on duty escaped unhurt . The Prince dk Joinvii . t . k , it is said , is the inventor of a new speeies of marine battery , on the platform system , which can be adopted to all kinds of vessels ot war . This invention will bear the name of the Prince ,. and will be tried art board a corvette at present in process of construction .
The New Reformation . —At Brunswick , on the 30 th ult ., a grand banquet , at which there were ISO guests , was given in honour of the Abbe Ronge . Many toasts were given , and among them one to Pope Pius IX * . The Sewage Company . —Notices have been given of the intention to apply to Parliament for in . Act to enable the Sewage Manure Company to make drain ? , tunnels , sewers , &c , under the City , to Barking-reach where reservoirs , &c . are to be formed for the reception of the manure . Two children were burnt to death a few days ago at Manchester , in b . itb instances the children had been left without a competent person to take charge of them .
Thrown from a Horse . —On Monday , Mr . Champney , inspector of the S division of police , was riding a ' . ong Regent-street , when the animal suddenly took fright , and , cominjr in direct collision with a hackney * cab , the rider was thrown with sjreat violence , several of his ribs were fractured , and his leg broken . FoRGKUY BY A POSTMASTER . A l'OWai'd of fifty guineas has been offered for the apprehension of Mr , James Morse , chemist and druggist , of Barnefc , Hertfordshire , late deputy post-master , accused of forgeries to a very great extent on the money-order department of the post-office . The Game Laws . —During tlie past fortnight , 26 poachers have been committed by the Buckinghamshire magistrates to Aylesbury House of Correction for terms of imprisonment , varying from seven days up to three months .
Robbery in tiiu LnjJDos' BncKS —On Monday at tho Thames Police Office , Nicholas Ayves , a labourer , was committed for trial charged with having stolen six pounds of sugar the property of the London Dock Company . Treatment of the Poor . — On Monday , at Lambeth Police Oflice , William Stanley , oneof those unhappy beings who , in order to obtain a wretched lodgingnnd a piece of dry bread , night and morning , have to walk upwards of . seven miles daily , wa 3 charged with having stolen a door-key belonging to the pauper ' s receiving ward of . W : irlborough-house , Peckliam ,. Tlie charge w : is fully shown to have been "got up" for the purpose of annoying and oppressing the poor fellow , and Mr . Norton discharged iim .
Anotuer Fall in * Bread . — Osi Wednesday the majority of tho bakers in the metropolis again lowered the priee of bread one halfpenny in each libs . loaf . A Cuuinus Qdestiox . —At the election of the Mayor of Nottingham on Mondav , a qucsiion was vaiswl whether acttizGn of the United States can hold I hut office . Mr . Ci'ipps was objected to on the ground that he had , when in America , became a citizen of die United Stai s . The town dark was of opinion that that circumstance would be a legal objection , and as Mr . Cripps avowed himself to be a loyal subjent of the Queen he was unanimously olonted .
Loss of £ 300 . —On Wednesday the clerk of an . exleiuive linen diuper , in Oxford-street , whilst proceeding from that district to CornhiU , either lost or was robbed of a pocket-book containing , in addition to other valuable papers , bank of England notes to the extent of upwards of , £ 3 U 0 . Another Bridok ovsk tub Thames . —Application will be made to parliament , in the next session , for leave t <> bring in a Bill for inaliinsr a Bridge over the River Thames , near Essex-street , Strand , to the opposite shore , at or near to Dowsen's Wharf , in the Marsh and Wall liberty . The TitAFAr . GAR-SQiiAKH Fountains . —On Wednesday the pk _ v of these fountains was suspended 'JtfriHg the cleansing of the fountains . When th . 8 water was drawn off many eels were discovered .
The latb Mr . Owks ' s Bkqukst—It is stated , on . tlie authority of ono of the trustees , that the full amount of Mr . Owen ' s bequest for tho tolI " ; ; J " ! " a Colloir . 0 near Manchester will be about hm ^\ Raiuvus-It is expected that in twelve months there ; -ii be a continuous railway cominiimcaUou between London and Aberdeen , by wnv of Carlisle , SlthaUllU distance of 500 miles w , H be performed '" llo'JnL .-Somc eight or nine unfoclins indivi- . d > il « a -lai ** li'o , put a bull { to death on Lnday lei ' -shoorina . ' it with ««•>« ; but so ^^ jfes * wcro they , that they fired at the poor a . nir . 4 ^^^ , i , \ o . .- ' . 'lock till twelve before tlwylmally Mf < % , » T ^ Tub 1 ' kxai . tvoi- lloifriso .-A kingGshoj ^^ tt ^ f ^ in" - to swallow a lavch perch last week , ^ otoU ed ite ^ Tho temtUul but si'cedy bird was found l ! $ iW ^ WV'& on tin ! hank ol a pool , near Hereford , wili ftejrfig ^^ ¦ halfway down its throat . ^ P . -f > - ? f > .
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A HAND BOOK OF INSTRUCTIONS ON EVERY PARTICULAR , RELATIVE TO SE . CURING THE PARLIAMENTARY AND ELECTIVE FRANCHISE . The title of this little work sufficiently explains its objects . It has been prepared by the Executive Committee of the National Charter Association , and contains full information on the subject treated of . It may be had of Mr . T . M . Wheeler , 83 , Deanstreet , Soho ; of Messrs . M Grath , Clark , and Doyle , now on mission in furtherance of the objects of the Charter _ Association , and the sub-secretaries of the Association in all parts of the kingdom . No one who desires to possess a vote should be without this Iland Book .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 14, 1846, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1392/page/3/
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