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coal on its introduction mto France on the same footing as the Belg ian coal , and lam to request that you inform the memorialists that the subject to which their memorials relate has long engaged the attention of Her Majesty ' s Government . ' I am , sir , your most obedient servant , ' . r T 3 TC 4 . 1 m H " WaDDWQTOK . To Mr . Jude , J \ ewcastle-on-Tyne . The advantages to be derived to the Colliers from this measure , ate expectec to be great , it being calculated that more -, nn 1 nn its introduction into France on thp . Rama fr ^ fir , ™ „„ . a . .
than one million additional tons of coals would be imported from this district alone into France , if such duties were so modified as requested , and when the Collieries in the midland districts of England , have by the ready transition by rail , deprived the collieries here of their usual sale in the London and other markets , it becomes the duty of all interested in the welfare of this district to seek a new market for the surplus produce of the mines , and which would remove the cause of those serious reductions in the wages of the Miners , which has operated so iniurionsly upon them of lute .
The attention of the other collieries in this district is earnestly directed to this subject , seeing it so closely interests all those who earn their bread in tho dreary mine , that they may follow up what has already been done by Haswell , Leaton , Deleval West Bramlington , and other c-dlieries , and thus by an increased pressure from without , the object sought may be obtained . All further information may be obtained on application at the residence of the Secretary , High Bridge , Newcastle-on-Trne - ,, Martin Jdde , Secretary .
The Halifax Short Hour Committe held a meeting " at the Labour and Health Inn , " on Monday evening last , Sailed by Mr . Uriah Hinchliffe , sen ., in consequence of communications received from Lancashire relating to certain movements going on amony the factory operatives in that district , in order to obtain some improvements in the present factory act , with which , however , they the Halifax short time committee decline to take any part until the differences existing among the friends in Lancashire are reconciled . Their respected chairman Mr . James , Fisher not being able to attend in consequence of other engagements , Mr . Ainley was unanimousl y appointed to preside . The meeting adjourned to next Monday evening after passin « unanimously the following declaration : °
In seeking to obtain an efficient ten houes Bill at the hands of the Legislative , the first and greatest element is unanimity in the leaders ; it is for want of this element that the failure of the agitation of 1850 may be mainly attributed ; therefore , we as a committee deeply regret to observe the same discordant spirit manifest itself daily at the present time in the two central comnrittees of Lancashire , comfiosed as we both are of former friends and allies , with whom , we nowever , years past acted with pleasure and success . ^ Believing i \ to be necessary before engaging in another agitation , that an efficient measure , that a better feeling should actuate the minds of those takinsr an interest therein
taan that which seems at present to prevail , when the differences are settled , we feel confident that Halifax will not be behind , the most zealous district in working for the cause of the factory operatives- But at present the Short time committee can be no party in wasting the money of the factory workers of that district in a worse than useless agitation , which must be the case so long as the two parties iu Lancashire are in antagonism to each other . " Halifax , Sept . 20 th , 1852 .
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REVIEWS . Pictures op Travel in the South op France . By Alexander Dumas . London : Offices of the National Illustrated Library , Strand . Scott , when speaking of his marvellous facility in throwing his ideas into language , says : " When once I set my pen to paper , it will walk fast enough . I am sometimes tempted to leave it alone , and see whether it will not write as well without the assistance of my head as with it . " Now , we surmise ,
that what Scott was tempted to do , the great " Alexander " must have succeeded in accomplishing , for , on that ground alone , can we account for the quantity and the quality of his works . It was lately announced that the novelist James , had just issued his seventieth work ! but we imagine that Dumas' must number seventy times seven . We think the books of this writer , who beats the sea serpent hollow for rapidity of circulation , must number more than the works of the miraculous improwisatori , Lasse cle Vega , who left the
world twenty-ome million , three hundred thousand verses in print , besides a large mass of manuscript . According to his frkmd Montalvan , he furnished the theatre with eighteen hundred regular plays , and four hundred religious dramas . He composed oue hundred comedies in the space of twentyftur hours each . He also wrote . twenty-one vols . of miscellaneous works , and five epic poems . Pretty well that , for a man who died at the age of seventy-two . * But , we should not marvel if the great Alexanders achievments were to transcend those of Lasse cle Vcmi , the Spaniard . It has
been said that Dumas will sup on pork chops over-night , and , making a Pegasus of the night-mare , concoct a drama , or romance out of the horrors of his dreams , which work will he finished before he gets out of bed the next morning . Others , again , say that be has a literary manufactory , like the musical one of Scribe , the French composer , where one will iumisk the plot , another the situations , another descriptive passages , another dialogue , and another the denonment , and so forth . But of course all great men have their detractors and Me know that it is at the Nelsons of the human race that
envy anas her darts the thickest and deadliest ; their blazing stars and glittering glories serving as targets ; and how can the great Alexander hope to escape , with his breast all a blaze with orders ? The merit of invention has been denied to Dumas , and certainly lie never hesitates to appropriate anything he can lay bands on , of any cue ' s plots , or thoughts , but we must say that he makes the most out of nothing of any author we are acquainted with . Ino matter what his
subject may be , he always manages to sustain the interest , and keep the reader on the qid vfce . His works make a grand pyrotechnic display , which is very brilliant and very brief in duration . He thoroughly understands the meaning " of Danton ' s "Audacity ! again audacity !! always audacity !!! ' That is Ms cliief quality , audacity . By virtue of audacity he is the king o f the feuilleton , the facile princqps of the boudoir and circulating library , and the dashing , astonishing , daring , sparkling , great Alexander , whose lust for . notoriety
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indefati gable activity , princely prodigality , and conquests by the sword eclipse those of his Macedonian namesake Oil nnnnnf iT ^ l ™^ ™ OT ^ OOks of DlimaS , One cannot but regret that he does not concentrate his power and produce one great and lasting work-that he does not conserve the . many brilliant flashes of lightning that his mind emitand wel . , _ .
, d their fire mto one good , effective thunderbolt , Tvlnch might , when hurled , strike a glorious blow for freedom and humanity . George Sand has demonstrated that present popularity is compatible with future fame , and that new novels may be things of immortality . But then , she unites the heart of the artist to the hand of the worker , the persistency and patience of real genius , to the facility of tact , and the aptness of talent , which Dumas does not . It suffices for mm that his sayings and doings shall occupy the gossips of h ranee and that daily profit shall enable him to luxuriate in oriental splendour . Praise and pudding ! Behold the acme ot Alexander ' s ambition ! These " Pictures , " like most of his other works , are light and entertaining , picturesque and pleasing , but have little that is worth remembering . To our thinking , one of the best of them , and one of the most interesting is his visit to Eeboul , the baker-poet of iMsmes , known in this country by some beautiful verses called the " Angel and the Child . "
There was one thing at Nismes , I was even more anxious to see than its monuments—this was its Poet . I had a letter from Baron Taylor to him , with this singular address : — » N Keboal , ioefc and Baker . " Some of his verses , which I had read , appeared to me very good . On awaking in the chief town of the Orard , my first visit was to him .
iius is where iieboul lives , " said my guide . "Do you know if I am likely to find him at home ?" My guide inclined his head , so as to get a side look through the half-open door . « He is in the shop , " replied he , and went
awav . I remained a moment thinking , with my letter in my hand . In my reception by this man , wbidi would be most clearly shewn ?—his natural disposition or his social position ? Would he talk to me of poetry or flour , the academy or agriculture publishing or the harvest ? I knew that I should find him a great man ; but would his manner be unaffected ? I entered . " Is it M . Reboul I have the honour of addressing ?" " Himself . " b '
" A letter from Taylor . " "What is he doing ?" " He pursues the artistic mission he has undertaken . " I examined the man while he was reading the letter I had presented to him . He was from thirty-three to thirty-five years of age , above the middle size , with an almost Arabian ' complexion , glossy thick hair , and teeth of ivory . On coming to my name , he looked from the letter to me , and x then perceived he had magnificent eyes , as powerful and soft as those of an Indian , made to express love and passion . " Sir , " said he , " I am under very great obligations to Baron Taylor , and do not know how I shall be able to thank him sufficiently . " I bowed in my turn . " But , " continued he , " will you allow me to be candid with von ?"
" I hope you will be so . " " You come to see the Poet and not the Baker , I suppose ? I am a baker from five in the morning till four in the afternoon : f rom four till midnight , I am a poet . Do you want any rolls ? I can give you some very good ones . Do you want verses ? Come back at five , and I will give you some very bad ones . " " I will come back at five . "
I left meditating on this mixture of simplicity and poetry . Was this mannerism or nature ? Did this man play a part , or did ^ he simply follow the two-fold nature , of his organization ? This I was about to learn . I came back at the time appointed . Reboul was waiting for me at a little side door . His shop , which was still open , was left to the care of the woman who had taken his place in the
morning , and he came forward to meet me . He ; had changed his dress ; the one he wore was extremely simple , but very neat , something between that of the people and the middleclass . We ascended a little winding staircase , and came to the entrance of a loft , on the floor of which was piled up , in separate heaps , different sorts of cheese . We turned down one of the little vallies which these mountains of food left between
them , and ten steps brought us to the door of the room . " Here , " said Keboul , closing it behind us , " we are separate from the world and its realities : now for the world of illusions . This is the sanctuary ; prayer , inspiration , and poetry , alone have the right to enter it . In this room , plain as you see it , I have passed the most pleasant hours of my life , —those in which I write and reflect . "
The room had an almost monastic simplicity ; the curtains of the bed and windows were white , while some rush-bottomed chairs and a walnut-wood bureau composed the whole of the furniture . The library consisted of two volumes—tho Bible and Corneillc . " I begin , " said I , " to understand your two lives , which , till now , appeared incomprehensible . " " There is nothing more simple , " replied Keboul , " the one assists the other : while the arms work , the head is at rest , —while the
head works , the arms are at rest . " - Excuse what I am going to ask . " " Go on . " " Are you of a good tally ? " " I am the son of a workman . " " At least you have received some education . " " None . " " What made you a poet ? " " Misfortune . " I looked around me ; everything seemed so calm , so quiet , so happy in this little room , that , the word misfortune seemed to have no echo there . " You are trying to find some explanation of what I have just said , are you not ? " said Keboul . * " And I acknowledge I find none . " " Have you never passed over a tomb without knowing it ?" " Yes , indeed ! Bat the grass was greener and the flowers sweeter there . " " It was so with me ; I married a woman that I loved : my wife is dead . "
i stretched out my hand . He continued— "I was in grea grief ; for which I vainly sought some alleviation . I had mixed hitherto only with men of my own class ; gentle and compassionate , but vulgar-minded . Instead of saying to me , 1 Weep , and we will weep with you , ' they tried to console me ; the tears which I longed to shed , flowed back to my heart and deluged it . 1 sought solitude , and , finding no one who could understand me , poured forth my giief to the Almighty . My lonely and religious lamentations took a poetical elevated character , which I had never remarked in my words "
•' Yes ; it is so , " said 1 , . is if he had been explaining the simplest thing in the world , " and I understand it now . It is thus that true poet's become so . How many men of talent only want a great misfortune to become men of Genius ! You have
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told me in one word the secret of your life : I know it now as well as you do . " * * * * * * •* * s * * " You . have an entire kingdom in the stage , " said he , " as for me , I have but a garden . But never mind , I will cultivate flowers and wreathe them into a crown which shall be thrown to you . ' / 'You did not come here to make me compliments , but to give me some verses . " " Do you really wish it , or do you ask from curiosity and politeness ? J J
"I thought we knew each other too well for such questions to be necessary to either . " " You are right ! I am ready . When I tire you , you have only to bid me stop . " J J While he was reading , I watched him : Ms countenance had assumed a new expression-tUt of faith . An earaesi internal conviction was displayed on the exterior as he read on , and according to what he read . We passed four hours in this way he pouring out a flood of poetry , and I constantly askm « - for more . J °
" Aow , let us go and see the arena ; in doing so we shall but cuange the style of the poetry , only I reserved the best to the last . "
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September 18 , 1852 . THE gM Qp . j ^^ ^ ~~ ~ - — ---= r , ' ' ¦ ¦¦* . —
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Mackenzie ' s Australian Emigrant ' s Quide . London : E . Mackenzie , Fleet-street . This exceedingly clicap and useful compendium will be touncl invaluable to those about to emigrate from their native Jand . In its pages will be found faithful and important advice on the choice of a ship , outfit , preservation of health
clurmg the voyage , the best way to proceed on arrival at the destined port , with a hrie f and interesting account of the several Australian colonies . Wo have read this " Guide , " and can safel y aver that though of small pretensions compared with some similar publications , it is trustworthy , and sufficiently full to impart all the information necessary for the great mass of voyagers to the Antitodes ; and as such it has our warmest recommendation .
The following brie f extracts illustrate some of the CURIOSITIES OF AUSTRALIAN LIFE . Opossums are of different sizes , from that of the kangaroo as large as a man , to the smallness of a rat ; they leap on their hind legs , outstripping a horse , and have pouches in their bellies to preserve their young from danger or the weather : one species springs from tree to tree . Here is an animal that the learned term Omitliorynchus pamdoxus , found in the mud of
swamps and rivers , that has the bill and feet of the duck , the body , habits , and fur of the mole ; and the internal structure of a reptile . The eagles are white , and tho swans black ; the owls screech in the day , the cookoo at night ; the birds are beautiful , but songless , and some have brooms in their mouths instead of tongues . The emu is common , and .. the gigantic crane feeds on flesh and grain at the borders of the rivers and kkes . Parrots crowd the woods . Bees are without stings . I he wild dogs , called dingoes , are the great annoyance of the shepherds ; they are the size of a fox , but in habits resemble
the wolt ; they do not bark , but make a very disagreeable loud noise ; they are hunted , and their brushes ornament the cottage walls . The bat , jerboa , and snake are discovered ; the last flies from man , but if pursued or injured , turns on its enemy , whoin , when it bites , it poisons . Flies are amazing from their quantity , and mosquitoes are very particular in their attention to strangers . What they sting ought never to be rubbed , as it only creates a swelling and increased pain ; but a little oil applied soothes the irritation . Oxen are chiefly used in plough - ing ; and a wood plough , made ot the hard native wood , is found
cheapest , and best for the particular circumstances of the soil . The ears of the com are only cut off , as fodder is not necessary for cattle ,. and therefore would but increase the farmer ' s trouble to cut it . Corn is not grown for exportation , and therefore there is often a great waste . The vine for wine and dried fruit requires little attention ; tobacco for home use and sale is raised on any spare plot of ground ; the mulberrytree , both for its luscious fruit and for feeding silkworms , ' is grown ; the olive for its delicious oil has been so successfully cultivated , that an expqrt trade has set in ; cotton will rise into an article of care with the owners of the soil . Coifee can be
grown as well as in any other part of the globe ; and we have little doubt but the sugar cane will engage many hands . Orangeries clot tho country ; the fig-tree grows luxuriantly . Thus Australia contains in the womb of the future a variety of employments in the production of the necessaries and luxuries of life , that must lead to its commercial greatness and wealth .
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Infanthood and Childhood ; a Popular Guide to its Management and Treatment . By Jacob Dixon . London : Houlston and Stonomau . This little treatise is one of the books which all mothers ought to read . In it they will find some valuable hints relative to the treatment of children . The value of Mr . Dixon ' s pamphlet becomes apparent when we consider the fearful loss of infant life consequent upon tho ignorance of mothers in . the matters of which he writes . The author avoids all prof essional technicalities , and gives his advice in a homely manner , which all can understand . There is here no attempt to deal in tho dogmatisms in which quacks so often seek to hide their ignorance .
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Death-Bkds of Thomas Paine and Yolt-vire Bv "W . W . Broom . It has ever seemed to us extremel y pitiful that the defenders of orthodoxy should descend to the childish custom of seeking to blacken the character of those who deny those things which they themselves believe to be true . Why , if they believe their opponents to be wrong-, do they not seek , by argument and discussion , to point out their error , and lead them back to that path , in the pursuance of which alone , they say , lies salvation ? Their idle tales about the death-bed repentances of such men as Voltaire Paine , and Hume might , if true , compel us to despise them , as men who all their lives had taught what they did not themselves believe , or that the terrors of death had caused them to pretend faith in that which they did not believe . In either case , orthodoxy is in no wa \« strengthened , if its defenders are unable to re f ute the doctrim s of these philosophers . This vile custom of slandering a departed enemy , the author of the pamphlet before us fully exposes . We take the following extracts :
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Sept. 25, 1852, page 13, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1697/page/13/
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