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      APCTST 12 , 1848 . THE NORTHERN STAR . „

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      j ^ T EBW RE MEMBER THE DATS OF OLD Br Thomas Moose .

      *» tErinremember the d * ysef eld , £ re her faithless sons betray'd her , ^ r Qfn Kalachi wore the collar of gold Which he won from her proud invader . Wbes her kings with standard ef green unfurl'd , I , » d the Red-Branch Knights to danger , £ ie the emerald gem of the western world Was set in tie crown of a stranger . 0 . -. Lough Xesgb ' s bank as the fisherman strays , When the clear cold eve ' s declining , He sees tbe round towers of other days In the waves beneath him shining , f ka « shall memory often in dreams sublime .

      Catch » glimpse ef the days tbat are over ; Thus sighing look throngh the waves of Time For the long-faded glories they cover .

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      iSaOGI ES AND CONTRASTS , OR , COM-* PARATIV £ SKETCHES OF FRANCE AND ENGL AND . By the Author of l Ttx Rnelation $ dj Russia' London : T . C . Newby , 72 , Mortimer . street , Cavendish-square . ( CuTtcluiing notice ) In selecting some further extracts from tbe interesting chapter on 'Public Men and Political Parses in France , ' we nuust again remind our readers fat this work was written lefore the revolution of February . Here is our author's account of that cerv isdiiFerent copy of O'Coshell : —

      05110 H B 1 XS 0 T . OJilon-BuTot , the leader of tbe Oppoiition—and be-IcEglBg to that section of it termed tbe dynastic opposi . tioa—is , hswever , f * r frem being either a desperate thsrac ter or a revolutionist . On the contrary , wealthy , timid , and desirous of upholding the present family upon the throne , he bas for years clameured for s minimum of reform , which would tsidly have been accepted as an instalment by our Eagllio reformers is the most unpropitiooi days of ascendoa t terjism . OMon-Barroi , aa s 3 vocate by p rofession , held a dlstingnished place in the opposition , under the resttrafris . Attheontsetof tbe revolution of 1331 , he was made tKidtarj to the mnsielpal eommlnioo , ha cu the chief eKBtnlssienET who escorted through Franc * the fallen tJBg , and lastly , prefect of the Seine .

      Described by Lonii Blare as half calculator , half enftnslsrt . he is too honest tve ? to have coincidsa in the corrup t system he opposes , too irresolute to accept the fell conscqsenees « f his opposition . His forehead Is high , his countenance moody , its ex-ITESsioaieedBtc end contemplative , his voice sonorous , his manner pompeus . In the style of his oratory he somewhat resembles Caiiat . Like him , fond of generalising , he tff » cts philo-ophio views . The rtflsctive powers of his talnd , al-Ba 5 t to the exclusion of the perceptive , predominate to ( Sheet his elcqucaee , and in the course of frequent di . ftesnoo , be is apt sometiaei hopelessly to lose the thread of nit diicanrse .

      He shares with Goizot in demeanour , some disdain . f ^ lsess and hauteur , only that what in Suisot is the resalt of contemptuous pride originate ! in Odilon . Barrot Is sell inSatlon , so that instead of being dignified he is pisid up , and if less grave would be simply conieqssnn & I . In point of talent , he is overmatched by the leaders of tio ? e parties who have hitherto held office , but even ferns * tqaalliag or surpsssing them la ability , could CETer , on accoust of several deficiencies , make success fal bead againet such men as Thiers or Guizst . He it neifcsr aggressive nor bold enough to lead an opposition , asd is wanting in that practicality commonly acquired fcj routine , but of which natural aptitude so readily supplies tfce place .

      In 1 SS 0 , O ^ ilon-Bsrroi , like Louis Philippe , Thiers , Sairot , and Csssimir Perrier , was penic-strickea at the first outbreak ef the revolution . He did not hail it fearltss ' iV f & n 4 with opsn arms like Lsfiite . An 4 ry de Pnjra . Vfsa / snd Dapont de l'Eure . Whenever a political Storm has threatened , he has been accustomed to retire to his country seat near Pan . MArccix is described as witty and inconsistent , gr . d , like Thiers , ' unscrupulously prone to participate in splendid despotism . ' Bcgeacd is' a vulgar bulk , who , sometimes menacing even his employers , carries threateningl y the hand begrimed in pelf to the hilt of a sword tarnished with Algerian cruelties . ' Emilie de Girardix is a literary bravo , who nr ' : ; her believes , nor affects to believe , in political irtegritr . His doctrine is , ' politically speaking , vre are all knaves together . ' We must extract the following notice of

      BEiBYE * . The legithaatisU boast Berryer , one of the two most eloqtiea ; men in France— : he Catholic libera !* , tbe other , i = the Ahbelscordsire . In Berryer , — perhaps the first jwliticsl speaker in the world , — is united voice , person art , aptitntade , intellect , command of language , imagination , reason , In fact all that make great an oratoreic . pt a cause . That which he advocatM , narrow in its scope and trammelling to his genius , ha » nothing bat Siiiiorzune to recommend it . Bat what cause is there , so averse to his own convictio : s , so devoid of hops , that if hallowed by misfortune , BirryerwHI sot plead *

      Whsn the n ? phew of the mau t > whom the fortunes of tfce chief part of the chamber of peers was owing , stood arraigned before that time-serving tribunal , the victim of ridicule and failure , in an ill-adviied attempt , it was Bsrrjer defending him , who msglcally transposed the Fri this ; : judges into thepUce of the accused , These men , who bad each taken their ten or a dozrn oaths , the un-BWirvicg legltim & tist thus apostrophised' Speakiag on your own conscience and before God , In the presence of us tsf . o fcnote you , say , —if he had suec « seo , —if he had triamphed , —I would have denied lira , I would have repulsed his advances , I would have refused all participation in his power V Too brief is the notice of

      laxzxaic . Eig paroles cTur . CroyanJ , or ' profession of a believer , ' Wis a moving and poetical exposition of the faith of what then gppeared en anomaly unheard of—republican Catholicism . Tat Abbe Limenais , now advanced in years , is a man oi unbounded benevolence and unquestionable genius . Both may be read in the expression of his deep thoughtful eye , in tbe expansion of his venerable meditative broit ; bath ars brsathed inerary pigs of the eloquence he hat let ; on record . Oar author has a hi gh opinion of Dupont de 1 'Esre . We give tbe following interesting notice of

      ras aiagoi . Imposing In aspect , tall of suture , with lofty forehead , acquiline nose , classical features , voice fitted to caavey the thoughts ef a gigantic mind , and give utterance to the feelings of a heart as capacious—the elder Arapnrnsy be Rightly heard ia tbe chamber of venal deputies aad jobb ' ng placemen , expoiisg tbe abuses of governtaea : with icflixible logic and practical argument , unexpected in ons wrapped in abstruse contemplationbujied in meainring the flight ef stars , in penetrating the orcana of nature and csllatiBg its eternal laws . At other timis his denunciations psal with a vehement tlo-0 'irnce no iess strange ia the philssopher whose range SI thought has been in the pmssioaless dozala of mathematical and abstract calculation .

      His biography would be a romauce , if the term romantic ba applicable to acquirements aad a life so classical , S lected at the age ol twenty by the Bureau des LongU taies « carry the meridian of Paris to the south of Spain , is spent six months oa a bleak mountain top to watch tie opportuaity of an observation . Arrested as a spy , da ' . alned at prisoner , and captured es s bondsman , in the ciarss offaii mission , neither p « il nor privation deterr . df .-oaithe prosecution of his scientific pursuits . Like -Archimedes , fatally abforbed in the solution of a problem amidst the sack of Syracuse , so Arsgo , a captive at Bosas and Pal & mos , refused to escape—not to lvave behind him his tossrooMBti Md ths result of his labours . Woen , years afterwards , the Algerian expeditioH was In contempla tion , and ministers , admirals , and generals were at fault , Arago was the only man in France who coald determine the facilities or difficulties of landing , and describe tbe turrouudtur country .

      Taken and enslaved , in the course cf his researches , by the Ai gjrine corsairs , who obliged him to serve as is : rrpreter on biard their Bbipi , hla observant eye had Ci Sleeied nothing , aad after so long a period his memory enabled him , with undevieting accuracy , to give ttit information which consuls , merchants , and traders csnll not fnrnlsh , whose lives had been spent in Algiers , cr passing bitween that state and their mother country . T Aragos , like true citbsenf of the old Greek re . Publics , have been cot only ever first to stigmatise the « icroschaen tscf authority , foremost to protect the cp-P eiied , ana vindicate tbe rights of their ftllow-country . as n—hat , in the hour of armed reJiitewe , ever prompt * ° identify themselves with that movement which failure » o -ild have mtaerebellion—to draw the sword and fling away the scabbard .

      The elder Arago , in the heat of the contest during the tir < e days of July , penetrated , accompanied by his J * Jthfal son—at the peril of his life then and of his "ad hereafter—amidst mtnacti and itEprtcitlons into to * presencs of the royalist commander , to endeavour * o r etrain the effusion of blood , Tha late Duke ef Orleans it w-ll known to have owed b « lif ,-, daring the tbretdajs of July , to the exertions ™ the younger Arago , | heading a band of armed ^ irgents . from wbcie hands ail tbe energy and eouj * their leader was requisite to extricaie the cap . « re prince .

      At tbe trial of the ministers of Charles I ., the elder ^ gogentroail y withheld hh damning svidence to save « rlives . It was B . jeone the younger , who , braving PMa » » ad penalties , mainly contrived the eiespeofthe « f » akli «* n , ccademaad mtte om & t i ' AtrH .

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      The Aregoi wheie names we read foremost in the defence of the accused , in ahaost every political trial ar * near relatives in Mood , who follow in the fbotstenJ ft ! their elders . P * The notice of Ledru Rollin is so exceedingly meagre as io he not worth extracting . The account ot Lauiariiue is full , but of his antecedents our readers have been more than once informed . He is estimated by our author as unquestionably , the first of all French dead or living poets . ' When speaking of Lamartine , the author of these sketches pays the following fitting tribute to our great poet

      BYRON . ' We have a Homer , a Dante , a Shakespeare , and a Byron furnished by thirty centuries and three people , but no fifth in their own or any other country to mate with them . ' Again , iu the first volume " , page 143 , our author remarks , ' The influence of Byron ' s writings has been inconceivable in Eastern Europe . Avowedly he has inspired a host of poets , whs , in their turn , rousing as with a trumpet's voice , whole millions from the lethargy of ages , to consciousness of their condition , have inspired them with promising volition . '

      We have long believed Marrast a scoundrel , and the little that is said of him in this work confirms that belief . Still more unquestionable confirmation is being daily supplied by passing events . The exeditor of the National never deceived us . He was always a would-be aristocrat , and is at this moment of all enemies to the French Republic , by far the most dangerous . We copy with pleasure the following just appreciation of the talents and truthfulness of

      LOUIS BLtXC . Louis Blanc—formerly editor of the Boh Sens , and already appreciated in his literary character In this country . —selected as a medium of attack on the existing »;» t £ m , the page of history hitherto neglected a » inapplicable to such aggression . Ib that contemporaneous rejection of the polities ! life of his country , his 'Hiitoire de Dix unj , ' ths historian of still palpi'atlng events , has succeeded in producing a work so novc-1 and comprehensive in conception , to concise and lucid in execution , that its judgl

      menti , descending to posterity for ratification , wl ) . transmit to its admiration one of th -. most remarks able memorials of the inteUect ef our age . Whilst developing th * strong teadescies , politics ! , philosophic , and econemical of its author , whilst avowing bis blal and riveting that vivid interest which the ephemera of the press pecollarly inspire , it is no lees distinguished by classic excellencies of construction and style , than by tbe impartiality which disconnection with events , and lapis of interval betwetn tbe narration and occurrence , has been held indispensable to secure .

      For though the judgments ef Louis Blanc may be arral . aed by thoie whom ha directly censures , all are forced to admit tbe jostles of bis praise r condemnation of third parties , and tbe even-handed fairness with which , notwithstanding strong feelings as a partisan , he estimates tbe acts and character of friends and foes . Returning to the' Introduction' to these volumes , written subsequent to the February revolution , we find our author arguing that whatever shade of opinion or party may predominate , the Republic in some shape is inevitable for France , and hence may be regarded as indestructibly established . In the chapter from which we have quoted the above extracts , our author had written some

      months before the revolution that the overthrow of Louis Philippe ' s government would be the least of the popular difficulties . ' The real struggle he predicted would be that of' Labour against the abuses of Capital , and the tyranny of the shopocracy now oppressing operative industry . ' When the ' Introduction' was written , the struggle was going on . The events of the four days of June , and the 15 th of May , had not then occurred , and our author was sanguine of a peaceable and happy solution of the great question of Labour's Emancipation . As a specimen of the sound and generous views entertained by him on this all-important question , we give tbe following extract : —

      CAPITAL AND LABOTJE . The rebellion of labour against the tyranny of capital is as old es the history cf society , but the ignorance of those rebelling , has hejn usually snei as not to Inspire capitalists with much solicitude for the fuiure . The notions of the drudge underpaid , overworked , or both , were either to abolish the servitude by charging place with hli master , or by destroying machinery and cipital . Bnt the masses becoming wiser in our generatisn , are eonEcious of the absurdity of attempting to live without labour . They do not , ss in tha eld revolution , like Russian serfs , or revolted negroei , bslieve that they can eat , drisk , and bemerry , liki their lords , witheaflabour , but inriit only on a proper requital for it . And in the exaggeration of their principles , instead of repudiating , rather sanctify work , and incline to demand that all shall be forced to labour with them .

      ' To lire working , or die fighting , ' was many years linci the motto in « erib « don the red banner of ths Lyonese operstives , as they marched against the troops . Ths operative masses , are also becoming tco cognisant of the value of capital , to think of destroying i * Their growing tendency is rather to acknowledge and lament Its insufficiency , thun to deny its use , or wish it dissipated . Bat inste * d ef aUawing it to ifsm & in in individual han ^ s , as a means of coercing labour , they conceive that it should be accumulated through association , and that labour should participatelu its profi : s . Instead of the old Jack Cade eplrit of destroying machin : ry , and opposing implements and method " , which economise toil , the true theory is being propagated that mechanical improvement may be more effectually emp loyed to benefit than it has ever beea hhherto to oppress , the operative masses .

      Tie question ef ths emancipation of labour , as urged by the classes representing it—divested of its former suicidal and barbarous pretensions—is therefore essnm . ing plausible and perhaps faaslbla shapes . Minutely investigated by writers cf intelligence and probity , they have conceived tbat they see to it a practicable and satisfactory folution , and that the remedies of nany social evils lie rather ia economical innovation than po . litical change . At all events , they have impressed the operatives with this conviction . Monarchy has been swept away not as tfce final cause , aad republic established , eot as the espected panaceaof wrong , fcutsimply as the impediment to a great economical experiment , or as affording facilities towards It . Nothing can prevent this experiment from balng made or renewed , under different forms , untU absolute failure shall condemn , or success justify , the expectations founded on it .

      Political diversion and opposition will only delay to render mora sweeping and calamitous to classes , transformations which might otherwise be effected by coer . civ ^ compromise . We must not judge the practicability cf realisieg these views by the opinions of the chief part of our own press , necessarily pr-judiced in favour of tbe supremacy of capital—any more than by the enthusiastic prog-HostJcation * of its advocates . Though no theory , however promising , be safe until sanctioned by the test of experience , it must be admitted that the princip le on which these views of coincident , social , end economical reform are founded—the principle of association—is confirmatory , as far as antecedents extend , of the results anticipated .

      Small territories , with scanty populations , have by asstoelation of force , been able to over-run aad subdue vast countries , whose defensible resources were desultorily scattered . By association , the English soldier has abundance of good food ( or that number of psnee which wUl hardly keep life and soul together in the Isolated artisan . By association , poor districts have magnificent roads and harbours , whilst in wealthy land ? the produce ef tbe earth wastes on the spot for want of conveyance . By association , the haMlv . e of tbe club enjoys for bis tens of pounds luxuries and comforts h * could not command for hundreds . By association , commu nicatloB is maintained by tbepoit office , at the charge o oneptnny , with a regularity and speed which mtf / tonaires could not formerly command .

      It is even asserted , and there is nothing distinctly to disprove the conjecture , that by intelligently organlsfd association of whatever capital Ites scattered through a poor country , would give amore ( Sectivecum bination than in the wealthiest community is spontane-0 usly effected . Organised association is therefore looked to as the means by which the tyranny of capital may be limited , without fongoing its benefits , by which the expenditure may be reduced , the comforts aad well-being of the labouring classes augmented , and production increased . Appended to the second volume is an ' Appendix ' of nearly a hundred pages on the important subject of ' Our National Defences , ' considered in relation to the probabilities of a French invasion ; to our thinking the most rational and most able composition on this subject yet published .

      In taking leave of this work we have but one regret to express—tbat the author did not omit—or considerably abridge—the chapters on Italian , Swiss , and Spanish politics , and instead , have added to the sketches he has given of the personal character , customs , and habits of our French neighbours . With his knowledge of France and French society we feel persuaded he might have added man < - an interesting page , illustrative of the daily life of all classes of Frenchmen . For what he has done we return him our thanks , and we trust that , before long , we shall meet him again in some work not less valuable and interesting . We have much pleasure in warmly recommending the ' Comparative Sketches of France and England' to all lovers of liberal literature , friends to fraternity , and pioneers of progress .

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      The Childhood of Mary Leeson . By Mary Howirr . London : Darton . . J Ve « nnot praise this little volume too much . It is decidedl y the most charming child's story book we ever read ; a book , too , which may be read SwtS e re and rofit ' by' children of a larger growth than those for whom it is mainly intended . Mary Howitt s fine descriptive powers shine in this volume ; and from the enthusiasm with which she has painted the fcenes of MarLeeson ' s childhood

      y we are led to more than half suspect that the recollections o her own early days have gone a long way to supply the materials for this story-ia fact , that Mary Howitt was ilary Leeson . This fancv of ours derives strength from the fact that Mary ' Leeson ' s birthplace , though not named , i 3 ) from the deacrip . tion thereof , evidently Nottingham , and nearly the whole of the scenes in the young heroine ' s tmtory belong to ths romantic counties of Nottingham and

      We must be excused from attempting any account of the history of Mary Leeson , for to do so would involve us in the task of repeating almost the entire story , and giving quotations we should not know where to stop with . We must , therefore , content ourselves with recommending all our adult readers to purchase this work as a holiday-gift , ' fairing , ' or birth-day present for their children or juvenile acquaintances . As we have before intimated even parents may read this book with advantage , and if they do so , will , we are confident , embrace Mary Howitt's ' idea of the spirit which ought to direct the education of a child . ' _ We should add a word for the publisher . The binding and illustrations are worthy of the story . A prettier volume , internally and externally , never graced a child ' s library .

      Mathematics No Mystery, Or The Beauties ...

      Mathematics no Mystery , or the Beauties and Uses of Euclid . By G . J . Holyoake . London : J . Watson , 3 , Queen ' s-head-passage , Paternosterrow . Mr Holyoake by his educational works bids fair to win a national and well-deserved reputation . His ' Practical Grammar' has reached a fifth edition , and the work before us—having already attained a secofld edition—promises to ba proportionably popular . We do not say equally popular , because we are aware that an idea prevails amongst the working classes , that the study of mathematics is only fitted for those who have more leisure and better means of acquiring instruction , than falls to the lot

      of the great body of the people . We think a perusal of the first two or three chapters of this work would dispel tbat unfortunate error . It is true that those who are already adults , and engaged in wrestling with the diffisulties of providing for a family , have other and more vitally important matters to engage their attention than the subject-matter of this book ; but we are persuaded that any young man . fired with a thirst for knowledge and the holy ambition of achieving that power , which is the necessary result of knowledge , may acquire frem Mr

      Holyoake's work , at least such a general acquaintance with this important science , as shall enable him « to distinctly understand the nature and application of mathematics — the process of geometrical reasoning—and the meaning of the technical terms now so frequent in the scientific lecture-roon ; , and in treatises on mechanics . ' The student who learns thus much only can hardly take to himself the title of mathematician , ' but who will dispute tbe utility of self-culture even so restricted ? In spite of Pope , a ' little knowledge' of any subject , is better than none at all .

      In the preface , Mr Holyoake states his aims in writing this work have been— ' 1 . To prescribe the limits of mathematical learning , defining what must be acquired and what may be neglected , 2 . The discussion of tbe supposed connexion between arithmetic and mathematics , and explanation of certain important distinctions generally confined to the class room . 3 . Presenting a history of the rise and progress of mathematics , somewhat more complete than previous ones . 4 . Extending the view of the utility of mathematics as a means of guaging the phvsical world . 5 . A development of the

      argument in favour of this science , as a means of mental discipline , guarded from the arrogance and exaggeration which have so often destroyed its efficiency . 6 . An exposition of mathematical logic , and the true principles of science illustrating the value of the one and the simplicity of the other . 7 . The enforcement of natural geometry—resting it on the foundation of the common understanding , distinguishing its beauties and uses , adapting it to the wants of the many , to the capacities ol the young , to the aptitudes of the uninitiated , and the exigencies of men of business—the people of little time and a definite purpose- '

      Like most of the publications issued by Mr Watson , this book is neatly got up , and published at a very reasonable charge . Self-educators will do well to add this work to their stores of useful knowledge .

      Periodicals. I.—The Ethnological Journal...

      PERIODICALS . I . —The Ethnological Journal . Edited by Luke Burke , Esq . August . London : 12 , Red Lioncourt , Fleet-street . 2 .-7 ^ 6 Fami ly Herald . Part LXIH . London : G . Biggs , 421 , Strand . 3 . —Ths Apostle , and Chronicle of the Communist Church . Shirreffs and Russell , Douglas , Isle-of-Man . 1 . The third number of this most interesting magazine opens with a continuation of the wonderful story of « The Destruction of Atlantis , ' which includes an elaborate attempt to show that the

      continent of America was known to tbe ancient Egyptians and other nations of remote antiquity . Without acknowledging ourselves converted to Mr Burke's theories , we must confess that our scepticism isjeonsiderably shaken . According to this gentleman ' s interpretation of Plato , there once existed an immense island , named Atlantis , betweeen Europe and America , near the straits of Gibraltar ; the people of which island subdued many nations of Europe and Africa , and also a vast tract of the continent beyond the Atlantic , now called America ;

      and that after attaining great glory and power , tnis island was destroyed by a combination of an earthquake with volcanic fires and the overflowing of the waves of the sea , and became submerged beneath tbe ocean ! Mr Burke also says , and promises to hereafter prove , that the ' aicred isles of the west , ' which Hindoo mythology bas filled with such marvels , are no other than the regions which we at present inhabit . He also promises to prove to British antiquarians tbat their own country possesses claims to high antiquity , which will , ere long , render its archaeology a study of the deepest interest .

      Divested of Mr Burke ' s theory concerning the Amazons , we should not have much difficulty in crediting his version of the story of Atlantis . But however improbable the commonly-received accounts of the Amazons may be , we are not prepared to regard their history as entirely fabulous , and the traditions of their wars as only meaning the encroachments of the sea upon the land . It would , however , be folly to pronounce judgment on these questions , until we have the whole of the evidence before us . Mr Burke pledges himself to prove , hereafter , ' by evidence tbe most varied and conclusive , that the Atlantic island did actually exist , and did actually perish in the manner related

      by Plato ; ' and that this island called Atlantis , was not only a p lace of vast consequence in the remotest times , but that it was actually the aboriginal country of the intellectual races , and consequently the natural seat of empire , as well as the primary centre of civilisation . ' Mr Burke adds : — 'We shall also show that , at tbe era of its destruction , bumauity was comparatively old ; that Italy , Greece , Asia Minor , Syria , & c , had passed through several successive states of barbarism and civilisation ; that the most extensive intercommunications existed between distant regions , and , in one word , that not only the first streams of knowledge , but some also of the earliest waves of conquest , had passed from

      the west to the east . ' These are ' brave words ; ' and for the sa ke of truth , human knowledge , and the interest we feel in Mr Burke's success , we heartily hope that the revelations of the future will make good the promises of the present . The article on ' The Origin of Nations , ' by Geo . Ross , appears to us to be out of place in this magazine . If Mr Durke accepts the Mosaic account of

      the Creation , the Tower of Babel , the Deluge , & c , away goes his theory of Atlantis , and also his theory of the' Geographical Distribution of the Primitive Races . ' ' The ' Origin of Nations' would find a fitting p lace in such miserable , priest-insp ired productions as Ratlin's Ancient History , but is ridiculous in the Ethnological Magazine . Mr Burke must be consistent ; any attempt to establish his reputation on two opposite theories will bring him

      to the ground . A continuation ( from the first number ) of the ' Fundamental Doctrines of Ethnology , ' introduces us to the editor ' s view ? on the subject of the Primi-

      Tive Races Of Mankind, Their Characters,...

      tive Races of Mankind , their characters , distribution , and condition ; and also certain comments on the principles which regulate the transmission of qualities from parents to offspring . Poets have placed the ' golden age' in the far distant past ; philosophers , on the other band , have repudiated the poets' story as a fable ; some of them predicting an ' age of gold' in the future . Without disputing the future , Mr Burke revives the poets' story of the past , which he supports by ( philosophical ) arguments not to be easily confuted . According lo his theory , disease , want , and war , were unknown in the first ages of the world : the primitive races were healthy , beautiful , sinless , and happy . They lived in a state of being where , according to Byron' All was peace , and innocence , and MUs . I wonder how thiy got through the twelve hours !'

      And according to Mr Burke such was the happy lot of the Atlanteans . Moore sings : — 1 Oh ! had w « soma bri ght little isle of our o if n , In a blue summer ocean far off aad alone ; Where a leaf never dies in the still blooming bowers , And tha bee banquets on through a whole year of rloivers ; Where the sun loves to pause , With so fond a delay , That the night only draws A thin veil o ' er tho day ; Where simpl y to feel tbat we breath , that we live , Is worth tue best joys that life elsewhere can give !' Such a ' bright isle' must Atlantis have been . Would that it existed now ; how gladly would we fly to it from this land of knaves and slaves , and quit the occupation of ' Dropping buckets Into empty wells

      , And growing old at drawing nothing up , ' With cordial wishes for the success of the Ethnological Magazine , we heartily recommend this number to our readers .

      2.—The Best Articles In This Part Of The...

      2 . —The best articles in this part of the Family Herald are those on ' Correct Speaking , ' ' Eating and Drinking , ' and the ' Preservation of Health . ' The other contents are of the character usual to this entertaining periodical . We have room for only the following extract : —

      Stanzas. 'Ills Belter To Repose In The E...

      STANZAS . 'Ills belter to repose In the earth betimes than to sit up late . ' —Con « ersatton between . ffisor and Rnooorn . By Waltkx Savaos Lahdob , in the ' Book of Beauty , 1811 . Hippy are those who rest for ever Where waves the harebell amid the heather . And waters stray-Happy are thooa who thus repose Ere yet the dew from off life ' s rose Has past'd away . Happy are thoie who perish young , Ere yet remorse tbe heart has wrumr , Or grief or sorrow : Who only take of life a sip , And slumber with a smiling lip , Dreading io morrow . Happy are they , to know no thought Of pleasure by pain dearly bought , On tbe world ' s stage ; 1 The fever . heat of hope and fear , ' Toe thousand ills all mortals bear . Not them engage . Their belt > g passes » s the tone When on the harp the band is thrown In idle mood ; Or as tho sweat , cool breeze of heaven In tropic climes at sunset given , Else vainly woo'd . Happy are tbey , thus early blest , Sleeping so ybung to dreamless rest , To wak ? no more , Sive where , all earthly trouble past , The eternal home is theirs at last , Beyeni Time ' s shore .

      3.—A New Publication By Goodwjn Earmby, ...

      3 . —A new publication by Goodwjn Earmby , devoted to his peculiar views , and containing a report of the general Yearly Conference of the Communist Church , together with articles on ' Woman ' s Industrial Independence , ' and Pleas for Private Property considered and answered . ' The Apostle will be published gratuitously as often as the ' Communist Church Fund' may furnish the means for its publication .

      Royal Polvteconic Institutiox.—On Thursd...

      Royal Polvteconic Institutiox . —On Thursday last Mr Baggs gave his second lecture rn the character of the Electric Eels , in the Chemical Theatre of this place . The lecture commenced by a series of galvanic experiments , showing the analogy between the power with which these wonderful creatures are endowed for the purpose of killing their prey ; he also stated that the eels now deposited in this establishment were the only living specimens in England , and , he believed , in Europe . The simple and unaffected manner ot Mr Bagga ' a treatment of

      theaubjeat was very pleasing & nd instructive , conveying a good insight to his hearers of the phenomenon before them . His experiments were exceedingly interesting and were intended to illustrate the connexion between electricity and magnetism . He also exhibited numerous beautiful experiments to his astonished audience , explaining to them the very simple apparatus by which the immense mass of cliff , at Dover , was removed , and that in reality it would not be impossible that such an undertaking might be effected by means of a power given to a creation so low in tho scale of nature as the electric eel .

      Gigantic Gas Mbibb . —A gigantic d < y gasmeter has just been manufactured for Covent garden Theatre , at Mr Glover ' s iron works , 168 , Drury-Iane . This meter is composed of two chambers , the upper one contains the machinery , the lower is divided into six compartments , v ' z , three movable diaphragms and three fixed partitions . The gas enters at tbe inlet pipe , whence it passes to tha bottom of the meter , and fills each compartment in succession . A continuous supply is kept up by the action on the movable diaphragms which acts upon the indicating machinery by means of a very simple and ingenious contrivance , which registers the consumption of gas with unerring accuracy on a plate of six dials and indexes of units to millions . The meter is capable ef measuring 6 , 000 cubit feet of gas per hour , and is

      to measure the supply of 1 , 500 burners . Ita weight is two ton ' , is sixteen feet in circumference , and nearly eight feet in height . The shape ia a hexagon , with got hie duras , executed in the first style of art , and is highly creditable to the taste and execution of Mr Glover , the manufacturer . This colossal machine has been executed under tho immediate superintendence of Mr Defruv , the inventor and patentee . The Choisha . —In the Registrar-General ' s report this week we find no less than twenty-one cases of cholera returned , while tha average number for the la-t five years is only five . On looking over tbe list wa notice three deaths distinctly repotted as oceuring from Asiatic cholera . One in St Gilea ' -in-thefielda , the patient expired in thirty-eight hours after

      the attack ; another in Bethnal-green , duratien of illness sixteen hours . Diarrhoea at the present moment we ] know is very prevalent , at which we cannot be surprised when we take into consideration the meteorological pheno men a . In Russia tbe cholera still continues to increase ; and physicians appear as much puzz ' ed as ever what remedies to employ with a prospect ] of success . Our own government is watching the progress of this disease , and is prepared to act with energy should circumstances require it — Medical Times . Asiatic cholera , says the Lancet , is steadily marching westward , and it seems now to be enly a question whether this modern plague shall make its appearance amongst us in the autumn of 1848 . or tho spring of 1849 .

      Life is a vast railway tram , in which we are all compulsory passengers . On the outside is written— ' No stoppage by the way . ' We get in at the cradle ; and are put down at the grave ; we have just time to change clothes in the transit . Well , my boy , do you know what syntax means ? ( said a schoolmaster to the child of ' a teetotaller , Is * , sir ; the deoty upon sperrits . ' The Biteb Bit —A man at Leith , by a trick , got twelve shillings from & boy in exchange for an old one pound note of the Commercial Bank , which he no doubt thought valueless ; it turned out to be really worth a pound , and thus the sharper duped himseif out of eight shillings . A private of the 30 th regiment , now stationed at Fulwood barracks , Preston , has received fifty lashes for assaulting tbe colonel , and , in addition , he will be imprisoned a year ,

      A seizure of pikes was made at Manchester on Saturday last , by tbe police , at a place where tho manufacturers bad taken them to bo ground . It is believed that they were not intended for a local market , bnt were destined for Ireland . The two men in whose oofesession they were found were set at liberty on Monday , oa theirownrecognisances . At the late Sliqo assizes two of the grandjury quarrelled , and as an ' affair of honour' was apprehended , the aid of the Judge was called in , and the belligerents bound in £ 500 each to keep the peace for seven years . A 03 F 8 collector of Westmeath was robbed a few days since ef £ 200 on the highway . He made tbe loss known to s me peasantry , who pursued the robber , captured him , and he was hurried off to Mullingar , where the assizes was proceeding . Here he was arraigned , ronvicted , and sentenced to transportation for life—the whole of these transactions occurring within twenty-four hours .

      Thb Dddble MrRDSR near Swansea —The high sheriff has received a communication from the Secretary of State to the effect tbat the lives of the two men , Martin and Leary , who were sentenced to death at the late assizw by Mr Justice V , Williams , wi 1 be spared . They are to be transported for life . Bahricadwo . —A few days ago the Secretary of State gave orders for barricading with strong bars tbe metropolitan police courts and stations ; and workmen wera thi » day busily employed ia doing eo . —

      Middle Class Morality Tricks Of The Base...

      MIDDLE CLASS MORALITY TRICKS OF THE BASE BOURGEOISIE .

      We take the following from tbe WrrkwDispatch , one of the favourite journals of the shopocracy fl A FEW WORDS OH SHOPCRAFr . We observe in the August number of Ainswobth ' s Magazine , a very excellent article by Mrs White upon ths tricks practised by tradesmen . » hls lael y gqjg ;« . ' In these days , when deceit developes Itself In the unwinding of a cotton . reel , and false measure makes its way Into so small a parcel as a piece cf tape—when manufacturers , upon tbe principle ( we aappoae ) that ' mony a micBle makes a muokle , ' mulct their customers ol

      yards , and half yards , and even Infinltesslmal quantities , in the just measurement of tbe articles purchased—and retailers , in self-defence , play at reprlsvU with the public —Is it to be wondered at that ooiensge should occur ia greater things , and that the whole system of barter should be affected by a similar spirit of trickery ? The petty traffickers in these small wares are , at least , as much sinned against as sinning ; but competition , and the thirst for gain , level comparative distinctions ; and from the silk mercer who permits his unsalaried shopmen to remunerate themselves out of the profits of extortion , Jto the baker who buries a supernumerary ounce

      under toe accidental crumbs in his scale , —all are tainted with the same evil , till confidence In the fair dealing and honesty of tradesmen , as a class , is rapidly wearing away , and shopping converted into little better than an encounter with emooth-tongutd sharpers ; eo that ladles set about that once pleasant business with fear end trembling , convinced that neither judgment nor experience can save them from being duped either In tho quantity , coEdltlon , or quality of their purchases , ' There is , unfortunatel y , a great deal of truth in these observations ; and thousands of tradesmen , who hold tbiir head high , and are deemed respectable beyond the possibility of impeachment , are culpablo of ths most paltry meannesses In order to reap a little additional profit . Tbo wholesale dealer mulcti tha veuller , and the retailer makes up for It by cheating hie customers . This

      ia the real English of tho whole matter ; and there It no use in blinking the truth . But let it not be supposed that the wholesale dealer is alone to blame , or that h * gave tbe first enconragement to this system of minute larceny . He saw tbe retailer practising it in some instances , end , feeling that times were fasrd , he thought hu might as well himself adopt tha scheme . But , as Mrs White observes , ' of all the trickeries oftradescraft , perhaps those ef drapers are the most detestable : tkey are SO flagrant , and yet so paltry . ' It is comrasn enough to ticket a particular article outside the shop at a \ erj low price ; and when the customer enters and r quires a few yards thsrsof , or perbtps the entire article itself , the serving-man very composedly produces a p ^ ckags from the sbelf . That this Is a very inferior material is immediately perceived ; but it Is useless to say , * I want

      tbe article which is mark < d ia the window . ' The man insists that there is no difference end if the customer be a lady or respectable women , it if ten to one that she will sooner put np with the imposture than wrangle about it In tbe presence of several persons . Should she , however , manifest a spirit calculated to convince tbe mahogany-jumper tbat sbe is not to be thus flagrantly cheated , he hi ay perhaps begin to enact tha bully ; and , in some instances , these insufkr & ble coxcombs have grossly insulted feraalei by such ojsrse observations as , 'Oh I I dare say you are nothing better than you should be ! ' 'Ah ! I can sea into your 0 * 1-1 factor plainly enough ; ycu are a shoplifter 2 ' and lnfem > ue allusions , ot direct charges of this nature . Another 1 rivab nt trick now-a-days , is to substitute the ordinary ¦ brics for foreign ones of high price , and Impudently dispose cf

      them to ignorance and credulity as such . There is also a practice adopted in even tbe first-rate bouses at the West end , of marking the shillings in large aad very plain printed figures , and putting down the pence in a very minute styli , or in faint pencil marks , Mrs White says— 'We Show of establishments where ladies have not only been refused the goods priced in the windows , but insulted lor not buying others offered at the same figure , though of a most inferior description ; and we could take our readers to m re than one establishment ornamented with carpets , Corinthian columns , and plate-glass , whtre flveguines shawls have been sold for fifty , and Persian rabbit-skins , with real ermine tails , passed off on lady purchasers , in the shape of muffs and mantles , far the regal fur itself . ' Fraud and trickery ef this kind create fortunes , whilst

      hornet industry cannot e * rn a crust ; and builds villas , while upright dealing is unable to spore cash enough to biro a lodging at Oravesend for the season . Mrs White tells the following story , for the trath ef which sbe vouches : — ' A lady with her husband entered a shop in the vicinity of London , where sbe was in tbe babit of making purchases for her family , and rtquested to tee some shawls . Now expensive shawls were not a part of stock ; tws guineas were the highest price tbey kept , and these the lady did not think good enough . She was atked what price she thought of going to ; and the assistant , stepping back to the wareroom , prtsentl ) returned with one of a different pattern , but of precistly the same value as the rest , which he pretended to have ha 1 in reserve ; and , unfolding it with due empresicmtKt , baldly added £ 3 17 s . 6 d . to the two guineas he had previously asked for the otbers . The style bting one the Udy admired , sbe at ones purchased it . Had ur . t the

      young man acted in this manner ho would not have sold a shawl at all on that occasion ; and he was , doubtless , highly triumphant In ths success of his knavery . Bat , what is tho worst of all is , that this kiad of chesting ceases to be regarded by the trade in its proper light ; and the young man alluded to , instead of being looked on as dishonest , was doubtless praised as ' a devilish , sharp , sbrowd , and business like fellow . ' We expect shortly to find the characters of assistants in shops thus summed up when references are taken : — ' He is a most valuable servant , and I should not think of parting with him were I not going to retire from business . Take him by all means ; he can cheat tbe most experienced lady who ever went shopping , and never will let any female leaTe the place until he has coaxed or bullied her Into buying something . He will p ) ss off ihs veriest rabbiab as excellent articles , and is up to every move on the chess-board of eboporaft . ' To such a state of things we a , indeed , rapidly verging !

      From a notice of Ainsworth ' s Magazine in another weekly newspaper we give the following additional extract from Mrs White ' s article : — It has been found ( says tho wri'er ) a good speculation to wilfully damage the exterior of goods , in order to have it bolUvsd that they must be sold at a sacrifice . Imagine a man getting np a manageable fire in his own prenrses , singeing the selvage edges « f silk and linen , smearing sheeting and table cloths with mud and water , tramplln ; bales of calico under foot , smoking tbe wnlls and roof of the shop , and otherwise giving things tbe appearance of all but a fatal conflagration ! and yet the smouldering of such a macseavre has , on more than one occasion , served to stimulate custom , and furnished thousands of dupes with imaginary prizes , to which tbe very circumstance of their being ' damaged' only gives additional value .

      Arrest Of Another London Chartist. B Jw-...

      ARREST OF ANOTHER LONDON CHARTIST . B jw-strbet , Saturday , Acq . 5 . —R . Crowe was charged with having , on Monday , used seditious language . —Policeman Brothers stated that on Monday last he attended in plain clothes at a meeting in a house , 83 , Dean-street , Soha , which was used for tbe purpose of Chartist meetings . Ho was not present at the commencement of the meeting . When he arrived there were about 150 persons present , consisting of mechanics , women , children , and the lower order of Irish . A young man read some extracts from the papers . About ten minutes afterwards the prisoner made a speech , in the course of which he used the following expressions : — ' The late insurection in Paris has shown bow easily a crown can be crumbled . Now is the time to be ready—now is the

      time to ba resolute , and the game is our own . I do not oare for tbose persons present who wear other people ' s clothes . I do not oare if what I say is criminal , I for my part shall do all ia ray power next week to put a stop to trade , and urge the Irish in London to rebellion . ' This last expression . wan received with loud applause . —The prisoner asked whether the constable had taken notes of his speech ? —Brothers said , not at the time : he quoted entirely from memory . He was satisfied what he stated was correct . —The prisoner said he denied the accuracy of the constable ' s evidence . He bad not uttered the language imputed to him . —Serjeant J . Gray appre .

      bended the prisoner at his residence , 1 , Archerstreet , Camden Town . —In answer to the charge , tho prisoner said the whole of tho evideece , with very little exception , was entirely a fabrication . He was only surprised that any magistrate could entertain a charge so vaguely stated , and by a person who had taken no notes of the proceedings . As ho supposed , however , the case must go elsewhere , be should not call witnesses , or make any defence . —Mr Jardine ordered him to enter into his own recognizances in the sum of £ 100 . and to find two sureties of £ 50 each , to answer the charge at the Central Criminal Court .

      Republicaxibm.—Frankness And An Unaltera...

      Republicaxibm . —Frankness and an unalterable sincerity are republican virtues . V ¥ h ? re one man is so far exalted over the heads of the community , there flattery and dissimulation will inevitably grow up . — Godwin Mr O'Flaberty , the solicitor who defended John Mitehel , n * 8 ° ° ff to America . Lewis Cocks , a convict in Milbank Penitentiary , has destrojed hia life by hanging . Gretna Green Marriages can never occur again . List week a Scotch marriage bill was read a third time in the Lords , which requires runaway couples to reside a fortnight in Scotland before they can followed

      effect the basty purpose wbioh ia said to be by a leisurely penitence . Remarkable Instinct . — A boy felhnto tho 1 wred the other day and waa drovning , when a cow in a mead . w bellowed so loudly , and ran to and fro in so strange a manner tbat those at hand ran t » the spot , and the poor little fellow was taken out of the water . He fell insensible immediately , aid died shortly afterwards . Tbe Niwry ExiMittBK is very angry with Wr J . O'Connell tor his last peace promoting address , which that journal says is intended to grease the rope that U to bans the Irish patriots .

      Facts Ana Ffmtits.

      facts ana ffmtits .

      ' We C.Uthe Ehoieett.' Thb Blbsskd Briti...

      ' We c . Uthe ehoieett . ' Thb Blbsskd British CorfiTimxioK . — * Let ca try , by the criti rion of good government the constitution of Great Britain . In the first place , we have no democracy , for the people are not represented ! In the second place , we have no aristocracy , or preeminence of the best , for the governors of tbe nation are the children of chance , and not the choice of the people . In the third place , the British constitution is not monarehisl ; for the government is committed not to the guidance of one will , but to the contention ! I .. * evfrai . Since » therefore , it is clearly demonstrated . that the Constitution , at it ia called , id neither monarchy , aristocracy , nor democracy . f . r ««« . "« ^ - ? U u oligarchy , ocblararehy , £ 2 r 7 'r n <] anarchy . ' - /! Review of th Constitution of Gr * at Britain 54

      , p . » r „ lJ 7- -Ld > e » ty should r 6 arheyery indjvjdoai ? n X ° e ' * S they all 8 hMe one common nature . If better been none at all , since such a liberty only ak > 5 Tb ! ^ r ^ tf tun V tb 08 e wfaS deprived 3 « LS etllD « Kfore { henia ^ agreeable aubjeot 55 Jim ¥ l ; . where the 8 e abound - learnin « and all the liberal arts will immediately lift up then ? heads and flourish —Addison Elective Part c * tub Goybrbmbnt . —It is mt because a part ot the government is elective , that it is less a despotism ; if the persons bo elected possess , atterwards , as a parliament , unlimited powers , eleotion , in this ease , becomes separated from representation , and the candidates are candidates for de'notism . —Rights of Man , parti .

      DESPOTISM . Such a history as that of Suetonius , which givea us a succession ef absolute priaces , is to me an unanswerable argument against despotic power . Where the prince is a man of wisdom and virtue , it is , indeed , happy for his people tbat he is absolute ; but since , in the common run of mankind , far one that is wise and good , you find ten of a contrary character , it is very dangerous for a nation to stand its chance , or to have its public happiness or misery depend on the virtues or vices of a single person . Look into the history I have mentioned , or into any series of absolute princes , how many tyrants must you read through before you come to an emperor that is supportable . But { big is net ail —An honest private man often grows cruel and abandoned , when converted into an absolute prince . Give a man the power of doing what he pleases with impunity , ycu © atlngaish his fear , and eonsequentlf overturn in him one of the great pillars of morality . —Addison .

      SONNET TO JOHM OfillfCHLE * mixes , Author 0 ' Hours with the Muses . Hail ! prince of modern poets ! thou whose song Sj oft hath charm'd mo in dull sorrow ' s hour ; To grasp thy honest band I oft times long- ; For few , l « k <> thee , hare gainod tho magic power Of charming heart and misd : it is a dower Whici Nature only on a few bestows , For ttM tbat she the honour due should loia , Which from her sons she clolms . For poets are Nature ' s first fav ' rttes ; and their only csre Is for lh « l * mother , —knowing well that sbe Is no cross step-dame , tut a parent kind , Forever striving to endow mankind With ptsoe , and love , and health , and liberty , Whose pioneers are posts snen es thee . —< Stokeslty . Gbobqe Twiddell

      EEFORM THE HOUSE . Reform tb « House ! the taxes tquaiise , M » ke the Landowners pay , tbe Labourer cries , Who most r c . ivts , the wealthy ir the Kro ; t , Should most contribute to support the state . Not so , tbe Min ' sterisl minions any , Ours is the right of power , y « cotcman clay , Toil for the Taxes still , plebiian elves , Nor vainly hope , we ' ll tvtr ttx onreelvts . Truth . —Truth can only be offensive to him whose conduct will not bear the teat of examination . — Gerrald'A Roundfjran Oliver '—Although no phrase ia in more common use , few are acquainted with its origin . The expression signifies the giving of an equivalent . Roland and Oliver were two kii ^ hs , famous in romance ; the wonderful achievements of the one cou'd on ' y ba equalled by those of the other . Hence the phrase , ' A Roland for an Oliver . ' t COTiMPOEAET OF BCBNS

      More than half a ctntnry having elapsed ( says the KU . MA 5 K 0 CK Journal ) since tbe tomb closed onr the mortal nmains of Bhrns . tbe number of thoso pbo remember the event vthich anakentd » u 3 h strains of lamentation over Scotland must be Iew ; and rtill f « sWOf will fce the number of thore 'she recolltct him a young farmer In Mospgl , 1 . Though ' ew and far betwien , still thcro are some who remember him erp hia poems were isBued from the Kilmarno k press . Of these there is on ? , and , perhaps , tSe cn ' y cne residing in this neighbourhood , who knew the bard ere bio aspiration , 4 Thathe , for pulr auld Scotlacd ' i sake , Some uuful plsn or book nvght nuke , Or write a sang at least , ' was crowned with success—knew him whin he was so much entangled with the Mdcctlina belles , whom be warns ogoln « t Rob Mobsgla !—and drank veritable tod ' y with hlra In N » ase Taunoch ' a at that very sacrament which ho has pafnted in colours of usfddini ? freshness .

      Janet Wyllie , relict of Mango Jf Gsnn , who comes in for a passing notice In one of Burns ' s epistles , is a native of Maucbline , now in her eighty . fourth year , being eiteens , According to Scottish pbraieology , wiih Jean Armour . In her youth , we d--obt not that she was possessed of considerable perso / ial attrsc-ions , cs her still itra-ght , tall , and wsll-formed figure , aad regular features , indicate ; end the fact of bi Ing married at the early ago of seventeen , rathercoiroborates such a supposition . Hfr memory does aotaotm much impaired , but mora early occurrences are remembered better than more rfcant transactions . Of cturse . afur such pains have been taken in collecting everything regarding onr national poet , little new important information is likely to be obtained ; still her impressions and recollections era not without interest , and throw some little mora 1 ' gV . t on tho ' Htfly Fair . ' J . 'an Armour , ia the estimation of Jean Wjllis , was not a Iraw woman—a mere bunt of a body— . but Highland Msry was in beiu-y far surpassing J-an Armour . Of the four whom he celobra'os in the

      stanza' Miss Miller is fine , Mlai Murchland's divin » , Miss Smith sht hoa wit , and Miss Beattie is braw ; There is beauty and fortun * to be got with MUs Mortoa , — Bnt Armour ' s tbe jewel far mo o' them a ''Burn ' s had hie jewel , bat few others w . ro of Burns ' S opinion in this respect ; and here aho J met Wy l'ls dissents . Ths Miss Smith was a sister of 'fc Jamss Sinltb to whom one of the very best of the epistles waa written Miss Miller married Dr MackeLz ' e , of Maucbline . Mist . Morton was a braw lass , and married a Mr Patterson in

      the same town . ' Tha Ho ! y Fair , ' she is of opinion , was n » . mod * Tbe Hots Fsia , ' not from any wish to rid'cule it . but was naturally suggested by the circumstance of its being hcli In the churchyard , tbe place where , on fairs , coopers , dialers in y ^ rn , lint wool , enl ether articles , generally exhibited their prods for a ^ le . A PaOPHBCV ! DOWNFALL OP RINGS—WAn—hKATH—THE MILLEXIL'M I The following lines , said to bo prophetic have been current for many ypars in Germany : — ' 1 would not be a king in 18 IS ; I would not be a anldier in 1849 : 1 would not be a grave-dueer in 1 S 50 ; but I would ba whatever you please in 1 S 51 . '

      Curious Epitaph —The following is copied from a tombstone in Stirling churchyard :- » Our Ufa Is like a'wlnter d » y—¦ Some only breakfast , an i away ; Others to dinner stiy . end are lu'l fed ; The oldcit man but sups , and goes to b' . d ; Large is hii dtbt who lingers out the day ; Hi that goes scones ' , has the least to pay . ' — Stirling Observer . ' Adam , ' said a gouty gentleman to a trickv son , ' I would be on the tve . to cane > ou , were I < xbk ' Paddy at tub Plough . — -An Irishman , newiy

      imported , made application to a farmer in Kjicfor work . On being asked if he couid * hold the plant h , ' Paddy said he could ' do ' tbat or anything el * e . He was accordingly engaged , and rext di ? his master went with bim to the field to see him o tnmenca operations . It was toon found that tl . e Hibernian was new at tbe trade . ' Did you not tell me . sir , you could hold the plough ? ' said the master . ' Arrah , beaisy now , ' said Pat ; ' how the d 1 can I hould it and two horses drawing it away f-om roe , * but give it me into tho barn , and , by J . ippers , I ' ll hould it with ever ahoy . '

      A Grateful Irishman . —Among the O'Conneli ' a professional reminiscences wns the following uniqe in ^ stance of a client ' s gratitude . Ho had obtained an acquittal ; and tbe fellow , in the extacy of bis joy . exclaimed , ' Uch , oouncellor ! Pre- no way here to show your honour my gratitude , but I wisht I saw you knocked down in my own parish , and may bi 1 wouldn ' t bring a faction to the rercue ? ' Tailors and D . croas . —A drc'or onco reti rned a coat to a tailur because it did not exactly fit him . Tbe tailor , aferwarda seeing the doctor at the funeral of one oi his patients , taid to biro , ' Ah , doctor , you are a happy man . ' * Why so ? ' er quired the doctor . 'B cause , ' said the tailor , ' you never have any of your bad work returned on your hands . "

      ALL B 1 GUT . Mistress . — 'Didn ' t 11 11 you net to take tbe first and eecond fbors milk in tbe sam « basin ?' Maid . — Please , ma am , it ' s all light , I put a piece fef paper between ' em !' Cause and Emci .-A lady in Fizmj has a cat which in the course of plates , six cream jugs , two brass soup tureens , fifteen cups , and eaten no ! e-e than thirty chickens seven turkeys , tbree hga of pies , and three poti of preserved tbe ' . ess , this cat is the greatest cook Md all the Berranta .

      --Rquare Last >Ear Broke Fatty Candlesti...

      --rquare last > ear broke fatty candlestick ^ , tcreo . one pokep-r-dpu baa , a , tw ^ . ' swt'M ^ ad & V , . . > larob . ^ n ^ gfi o ^ frj'v / - ,, ; ar ^ icoja ; ^ ev . * 7 j favour ^ wiih ; t & J / < j ' -- ' _ IvJ ' ~ . ' 7 ' in ri zmj-rqumw last > ear broke fatty candlestick , Itcree ^ ) ne pokep-r-lipd" ba ' s , 7 \ ts , two ' swtei ^ adfcV .. \ nb , ^ nj j ^ obWy ' . ' /• . ; . .. ' d a ^ icoJar . - Kev . / . N ? . ' ' ! favourite - wish } th 9 / r | ' - ' ~ , : ¦¦ : ¦ / :- " ' /

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 12, 1848, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_12081848/page/3/