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      ODD NOTIONS . To hear some prate of nehle birth , Of their high lineage boast , Ton'd think they came not of the pair "Who lovely Eden lost ;—That Bve , in ftcir first parents' home , Wasjust a servant maid ; And Adam wai bj them employed , A gardener with hit spado . . The struggling tradesman thou may ' it rob ; Seduce thy neighbour ' * wife ; May work some hapless maiden ' s fall , Then take her brother ' s life : And "high society" will not On thee e ' er set . ifr ban ; A cheat , seducer , murderer , thou , And stat—a gentleman . B BoKhta Journal . Sut ch . Lmglbt .

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      Ums AKW QUARTiSKLX REVIEW ; or , H Home , Foreign . and ColonialJoumal . April . Lond ( don : J . Gilbert , 49 , Paternoster-row . Vi We did not receive this number of the JVeu ; QuarrZjerfjr until some time after publication , and since its jceeceiot our columns until now have been occupied itVitu other matters which could not be set aside . V Wearer ^ t UtUeacquamtedwRhthiaBet'iew . and , leiherefore , cannot speak of its merits generally as rasompared with the Old Quarterly , the Edinburgh , ruYutmnstcr , & c ; bat judging by the specimen before 3 , is , we are disposed to rate highly the literary and ¦ i tritical talent of its writers . The politics of the ciicw Quarterly , although evidently" Tory , " seem i a as to be not very clearly defined . We fancy .

      mowever , that its Toryism is rather that of Dr Hook nc \ nd Richard Oastier , than that of the Sidmonths Bind Eldons of the " good old days . " In this " age of rarogress , " even Toryism must march with the time , rijvidenees of which are plentiful in the publication nandernotice . ] Reviews of a vast number of new publications nfornish the readers of the New Quarterly with a uouss of ably written and highly interesting articles , Misplaying , for the most part , sound and searching [ ihiticism . The review of ThirlwallV Grate's , and it 5 t Jbhn ' a workson " Aneientfireece , " is a delightful sniper filled with charming passages , some of which are would gladly quote , but must reserve our space irbr other matters . Although extending to forty pages ,

      rare must express our regret that the " review" in [ tquestion did not extend to four tunes forty . An ar-^ de entitled " Poetry and Criticism , " containing extracts from several new works , is followed by a ereriew of a number of romances ; a notice' of the < ipo 5 thumons " Works of Ariosto ;" and two excellent ereriewB of recent historical works , the one "The jlueof Henry the Fourth , King of France and Navarre , '' by James ; the other Miss Pardee ' s "Louis Ho e Fourteenth and the Court ef France , " 4 e . Both Ithese reviews wou'd supply , us with extracts , could nre find room for them , exhibiting the insincerity , ipro 8 ie « jand blood-dyed villany of Kings , Priests csti Nobles , those legitimate cheats and brigands who hhave heretofore kept mankind in awe . While the

      ssdmirera of monarchy , the supporters * of churcaes iind the champions of privilege , declaim against the pposib ' e evils of popular supremacy , and conjure up t brain-sick visions of democratic despotism , the aposl ties of progress have only to lay their fingers on histerr , and from "Thesinana slaughter of the Cssart * school , '' j & aw damning facts to strike dumb ' . themenwho i charge upon us the design to commit the crimes i which themselves or their idolshave alreadyenacted . We hasten to the next article— " Chartism ! " We I leanest the reviewer of Chartism to look again at the file of this , journal , which is not" The Northern Star and National Free Trades' Journal " a mistake calculated to create a very erroneous impression oi Chartist views on a very important question—that of

      protection or non-protection ot industry . It needs " no ghost come from the grave" to inform us of the personal identity of the writer in the Sew Quarterly . Any one who has read the reports of the discussions at the John-street Institution and the South London Hall , on " The People ' s Charter , " may at once see that Mr Archer Gurhey and the " Reviewer" of ' Chartism , " are very dotty related ; Precisely the same arguments already combated on the platform are again put forth ; and the fact that the objections urged against Chartism have already been answered , renders lengthy reply from us unnecessary ; nevertheless , as "to see ourselves as . others see us" is a privilege not always obtainable , we shall make a few extracts and append a few remarks . The Reviewer of " Chartism , " is evidently notwell versed in the history of the movement he treats ef ,

      otherwise he would have enlightened the -new Quarters / readers on some points of Chartist history anterior to August , 1816 . Neither Chartist nor Anti-Chartist will object to the space devoted to the selections from the speeches and seems of Ernest Jones , on the contrary , some from admiration , and some from curiosity , would no doubt be glad to have had considerable additions to both speech and verse ; but we must , nevertheless , remark , that an article on "Chartism" which gives the merest passi p g notice of Feargos O'Connor , without an ; quotations from what he has said , or wnathe has written , or any account of what he has done , is very like " the playof Hamlet with the part of Hamlet omitted f bat ' thankfn' for sma' mercies , " as the Scotch minister said , we must take our Reviewer as we find him . Here is his account of

      chabxzsh is jx a . The Chartist body then is stated by its organs to em . list of more than a million Englishmen , is subject to strict rules and regulation * , and divided and subdivided into almost numberlefs town and country district societies , all of which send deputies or representatives to the Chartist Convention , or Parliament , which meets annually , and are further subject to the authority of the Ijradon or Central Society , which is located in Deanstreet , Soho , and is the real focus of all Chartist agitation . The so-called Executive Committee of the Central Society , and indeed of the entire Chartist movement are five in number , and consist of Messrs Feargui O'Con nor , Dojle , Wheeler the secretary , 11 'Grath , and Clarke . Mr H'Grath is the nominal chairman . Hr O'Connor , howsver , is the real head of the executive , and indeed virtual monarch of the entire movement , by the comson consent of all the Chartists . These five are the

      recognised leaders of the movement ; but Mr Julian Harney , acting editor of thaKor & ern Star , ( the weekly ergen of Chartism , ) Holyoake the notorious atheist , KiW . Dr HTJoumll , ( a medical man , ) and others ; may be mentioned as highly-important actors in this democratic drama . A gentleman and a barrister , whose genius is incontestable , and whose powers of oratory are great , must be conspicuously referred to here : we allude to Mr Ernest Jones , whose romance of " The Wood Spirit , " and poem of "My life , " ( published anonymously , and noticed at so being , ) together with hit notorious " Chartist Lyrics , '' have beenreviewed from time to time in the pages of the "New Quarterly . '' Although no member of . the executive , he is certainly one of the most influential leaden in the Chartist movement , and in point of popularity may probably be ranked next to Mr Feargos O'Connor . He conducts , together with Mr O'Connor , the Chartist monthly magazine , The

      LaOn this extract we shall only make oneremark , leaving our readers to make other corrections . Mr Holyoake , although adopting the - abstract principles of Charti « m , and although he has occasionally assisted at Chartist meetings , is not a recognised "Chartist leader . " Chartism can neither churn the honour oi Hr flolyoake ' s acknowledged abilities , nor be at all held responsible for his peculiar opinions en theology . The villanons "conspiracy of silence , " entered into by the " press-gang" to burke Chartism , is very commeadably exposed by the "Reviewer : "So hermetic *!! y is the press , as a whole , closed to the

      records of Chartist proceedings , and so ignorant , in consequence of this , is the gensral public of the Chartist movements , that Chartism is believed , by almost all man not to pertain to the labouring claw , to be very much on the decline , and to hare in fact no longer a recognised existence amongst us . We fear , however , that the num . herof Chartist * was never so great as at thepreunt moment , and we know that such talent has never been duplaved in the defence of their cause as is even now exhibited . We mav add that they have never before presented , as a whole , such a formidable aspect of rtality , and that tha evil of their existence it grettly augmented by the ignorance of the general public of the fact .

      The existence , then , of the movement mast and should be recognised : It Is dangerous to tamper with such matters : the Chartist body 1 * exasperated by this apparently contemptuous silence , and the maissi generall y «• persuaded that justice most be en the tide of Chartism , since its adrutatiet have nothing bnt silence to opposeit . This silence proceeds from various causes . The Conservative papers consider Chartism beneath their notice ; the Whig Journals are afraid ofit ; the Radical , such as the "Weekly Dispatch , " the organ * of the shop-keeping classes , are violently opposed to it , and to think it wits to say as little as possible about it . Ititdiffiealtindeed for the ultraradical to oppose democracy on principle ; he has no standing ground , from which to assail the advocates of the so-called "People ' s Charter , " and thus his only resource is silence , which he imag ines a most efficient weapon of defence .

      __ Theloveoffair-playenthepartofour "Reviewer " is manifest throughout , notwithstanding his antiquated prejudices and child-like fears of the effects of democratic ascendancy . We shall not repeat the extracts from the speeches and poems of Mr Jones , for thesu & cient reason that the said extracts have been selected from this journal . We will , towever , notice a few of the Reviewer ' s objections to "Chartism . " He seta out with the following definiMonof"Liberty : " _«« The power of using the facoj * jes , mental er bodily , which the Creator has though * fit to bestow upon us , according tothe dictates of conscience , or even of will , save only when that will , ifput into action , would injure the liberties

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      or otherwise , deteriorate the . condition of oar feHow-creatores . '' , ' All wnalled' \ liberty of action passing this Just bound , would be no longer liberty , 7 rat licence . " Very good ; if rightly read ; by which we mean another sort of reading to that which the "Reviewer" would sanction .. But we wiU ' hekV our " Reviewer " to another defihitioa ' of liberty , the same in spirit as his own , but far better , because plainerandnotadmittirig of doubtful interpretation ! . Thedefimtion is not our own , its author was one who was . and « , greatly wronged , but to whose memory posterity willdojustice . Here isthe «« revblutioaary " definition of "Liberty : »_ » Liber ty is the potter which fctoHgs to a man of exercising aU his faculties atfeasure . h has justice for Us ruU ' tner iahti of

      outers for its boundaries , nature for its origin , and the law for iU safeguard . " - rt ftw ^ ndng . that .. «« the British Constitution * is the perfection of human wisdom for combining social and political : freedom , with order and a due reverence for authority , the " Reviewer" admits thaf ^ ander this blessed system , social want and nnhappiness has so grown up as at length to give birth to the hideous monster , Chartism . But how is it that this social want and unhappiness exist ? Because , says the "Reviewer , " "Government does not protect the right of Labour against the almost

      despotic might of Capital" Arid why is this ' Because ( we say ) Government is the government of theca-P Wists , and , therefore , the enemy of labour . Quite sufficient reason why'Jabaur should be represented , that it may protect itself . After enumerating the "six points" of the People ' s Charter , the " Reviewer" takes up the cudgels against Universal Suffrage , which is intended , says he , to establish " absolute and irresponsible despotism—the will of the majority . " It appears to us that making the government the reflex of the mind , and responsible to the majority , of the people , is a curious sort of " irresponsible despotism 1 "

      Some " constitutions have commenced with the declaration that " all men are by nature free andequal ;" but our blessed British constitution is , according to the " Reviewer , " based upon the great and simple truth— " All men are fallible—liable to be deceived . " We dispute . this ; that is , we dispute , that , any British Constitution exists . Certain institutions exist ; some for the maintenance of class poweras the Monarchy and House of Lords ; others won by the people in their straggles to free themselves from the gallingyoke of king and noble , as the House of Commons and trial by jury . Anything like a defined Constitution does not exist , and never has existed . We have said that the institution of the Commons sprung from the efforts of the people to

      free and protect themselves from oppression ; that house has , however , become the . great oppressor ; this has been brought about by the combined cunning and cruelty of- the middle-classes . After employing the might of the masses to break down tha power of the monarchy and aristocracy , the middleclasses triumphant in 1832 , have , like Young Ambition , kicking away , the ladder by which they climbed to power , since that time sternly arrayed themselves against Chartism , which would make of the third branch of the legislature a veritable House of Com siums , and not as now the embodied despotism of the shopocracy . Bat accentmgeur Reviewer ' s " simple truth , " that " ail men are fallible , " we need no better argument to prove the justice of universal representation . If

      all men are liable to err , it would clearly be most dangerous to place all power in the hands of one man , as in Russia . Classes , too , being liable to err , it follows that to place sovereign authority in the bands of certain classes to the exclusion of other classes is equally as dangerous to the rights and hap . pine-softhe excluded . That no class may suffer from the liability to error ef any other class , it is requisite that all should partake equally of the sovereignty . Each is liable to error—granted ; therefore each should be controlled by all . True , the people as a body may for & time err , but they would be interested in retracing their steps as soon as the evil effects of the first false move were seen ; while , on the other hand , when kings and privileged classes

      employ then ? power unjustly , they usually do so not to their own injury , butthe injury of the classes beneath them . The privileged classes have an interest in 'doing wrong to others , and , therefore , are inclined to persevere in the commission of wrong ; whilst the people have clearly no interest in wronging themselves , and , therefore , would not be likely to persevere in a course of foolish or wicked legislation . ' But our " Reviewer" will have it , that the people are already represented ; here is his version of the " Three Estates , " or rather four : — " At present the Commons may be said to represent , primarily , the middle-classes ; and secondly , the natien , including the masses not possessed of the suffrage : the Peers represent the aristocracy , and the nation ; the

      Sovereign , the Crown , and the nation ; public opinion , directly , the nation . " The people must be gluttons indeed to want more representation , when , according to our ' * Reviewer , " they are already represented after four different fashions . The Queen , the Lords , and the Commons severally represent "the nation , " and the masses forming part of "the nation" are , therefere , represented by Queen , Lords , and Commons ! But there is a fourthestate , " called Public Opinion , which directly represents the nation , and , therefore , directly represents the masses ! Curious , that with all these schemes of representation in active operation , the people are nevertheless dissatisfied , and Chartism rears its threatening front to "fright the isle from

      Disim ssing the transparent fudge of the "three estates" representing " the natien , " and , therefore , the masses ; let us offer a word or two upon that system of "direct representation , " which our "Reviewer" says already exists , and which he calls " Public Opinion . " We have an idea that what is called "Public Opinion" often represents anything bnt the majority of the public We might offer several illustrations ef what we mean , hut one will suffice . The Press is usually spoken of as the principal mouth-piece of pnblic opinion , but all thinking men must admit tbat the Press is as much the creator as the exponent of " Public Opinion . " As a general rule , public journalsrepresent not the public , butthe clasess and parties whose yearly payments

      and regular advertisements make thepropertjot each journal . We do not dispute that journalists , generally , do not hesitate to assail domestic abuses , and lend their support to many philanthropic schemes for the amelioration of society , without having any mercenary motive for so doing ; but in any struggle which involves a conflict of classes mere justice is not the guiding-star of the public journals . Previous to the establishment of the Northern Star there was not a journal in the kingdom that faithfully reported the proceedings of the masses , and it is the same now , with the exception of this one paper . When the first Chartist Convention assembled in London , iu 1839 , not a paper would report its' proceedings until a bargain was entered into with the

      Sun , by which the proprietor of that paper undertook to give a column or two of " reports" daily , in exchange for a stipulated remuneration , which the Convention , having ( at the outset ) plenty of money at its disposal , was enabled to offer . When , however , the funds ran short , and the Convention could no longer afford to pay for reports , the reporting ceased , and from that time the Press has been closed against Chartism , except when occasionally amusing the enlightened shopocracy by burlesque reports of Chartist proceedings , or uttering a wolfish howl for the blood of Chartist leaders . ; How different was the treatment the League experienced ! Whereverthose impudent impostors , Cobden , Bright , and the smaller fry of leagued liars and cheats , held

      their court , there attended the reporters of the liberal press , and that same press contained , day by day , and week after week , columns npon columns of the dreary political economy and bouncing lies , spouted by those pnblic deluders . All this was bought and paid for . In every town where League meetings were held , not only were lengthy and highpriced advertisements thrown as sops to the liberal journals , but , there was superadded , where more direct payment was not given , a bargain to this effect : — " Jou-will report our meeting to the extent of so many columns , and we will take so many hundreds , or thousands of your paper . " Thus , as regards Chartism , has " pnblic opinion" been stifled by the Press ; and thus was " public opinion"

      manufactured for the League . Our "Reviewer ' s" fine theory is exploded . " Pnblic opinion , " as manifested through the public journals , is " made . to . order , " and , of coarse , only made for those who can afford to pay for the manufacture . The privileged classes have the suffrage , and can , besides , command the " pnblic opinion" of which the public journals are the exponents . The unprivileged are denied the franchise , but kindly referred to " public opinion ;" but they cannot bribe the Journalists , and so public opinion is not for them . We admit that there may be occasions when the " opinion" of the masses becomes the overwhelming opinion of the hour , but tbat is only in times of revolution , when the " mighty multitude , " rising , resolved to " trample down the handful that oppress them , " compel by terror a recognition of those claims which were beforetime refused to their appeals and prayers . Such , at least , has been hitherto the rule ; however , there is

      some hope that , as the self-education of the people ! progresses , they will , through the working of the ' co-operative principle , build up for themselves a power which may morally command attention to their claims . May it be so I The "Reviewer" is bat imperfectly acquainted with the course of policy pursued by the Chartists towards the League agitation . The opposition of the Chartist party to the League schemes was wisely directed , and was ss wisely withdrawn when change of circumstances dictated a change of action . In opposing the League , the Chartists did so , not beraan they had any fellow-feeling with " Richmond ttl Co ., " but because they kney that the profitironfe . * - ing enemies of the aristocracy were themselves me most cruel , grasping , and sordid oppressors . The Chartists are " Protectionists , " but not of the school of " Bentinck and Co . " When the aristocracy talk ot " protection , " they mean the protection of themselves ; and so mean the Chartists , and to that end they seek the Charter , When our "R e-

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      Tiewer" ttalks of the Chartists' seeking a political remedy ( meaning by that the Charter ) for sooial evils , he talks nonsense . The Charter is merely an instrument of power , which , once obtained , would enable the people to find social remedies for social evils . " Practical remedy for the . wrongs of Labour , " says onr "Reviewer , " '' the Chartists have none ;" yet , further on , he briefly notices the "Land Scheme , " which , he admits , may tend " to raise the condition of the labouring classes generally by draining the market ' of superfluous labour . " Let him accept the Land Scheme as evidence that the Chartists are not fools , clamouring for power they would not know how to use when won ., If , with all the power ef aristocracy and shopocracy , military

      and civil forces , wealth , privilege , pulpit' and press arrayed against them , tie Chartists have done that which their . three-million-signed Petition and their thirty thousand pounds Land Fund testifies to , ' what could they hot do' if once possessed of power ? If these things are done " in the green wood , what may be done in the dry ?" There are several other " points" of our " Reviewer ' s " argument we might' notice , not for their importance , but to exhibit their fallaciousness ; but we can well afford to pass them over . His grand point is , that "A Division of Power " is essential for the existence and preservation of the rights of all , and , therefore , that the present system of " checks " and " counter-ehecks , " facetiously entitled the

      British Comtitulion , is all-perfect . Thomas Paine , long ago , showed up the humbug of this check system ; and if our "Reviewer" will refer to the report of the discussion at the South London Hall , he will find his own arguments , as uttered by " Archer Gurney , Esq ! , " completely checkmated by Mr Ernest Jones . We ' shall not , therefore , trouble ourselves about the " checks ; " but a word as to the " Division of Power , " a phrase containing much more of sound than sense / We can . understand a division of power which would give power to the masses , . as well as to the aristocracy and middle class , but the share awarded to the masses by our " Reviewer ' s" favourite system , amounts to —nothing ! Srich a " division , " which ensures for

      the master-class all the 5 snejiu , and for the slaveclass all the penalties : ot a state of society , is " a mockery , a delusion , and a snare . " Our " Reviewer " is awfully afraid that in the ' event of the Charter becoming law , the Monarchy and Aristocracy would be overthrow . We shall reply straightforward , without beating about the bush . If , indeed , the monarchy is "based upon the affections of the people , ' and the "historic services" of our "timehonoured aristocracy" claim the . gratitude of the nation , why fear to commit either to the guardianship of the entire community ? If worthy of preservation the people would preserve them ; if not , they ought not to exist . Are the Aristocracy afraid that with Universal Suffrage the working man would become more powerful than the noble ? They have a simple remedy—let them renounce ; their Sybarite

      sloth , and become workmen also ; let them cast from them their usurpations as aristocrats , and take upon themselves the glorious functions of citizens . A . " division of power , " forsooth ! What need , if society contained neither idlers nor plunderers ? . Gentlemen of the privileged orders , "form a nation apart and govern youreelves , " only be sure that yon work for yourselves . ' We ask for nothing more ; we do not desire to change places with you , to inflict npon you the ills yon have Inflicted upon us , or the transfer of Eo wer from one class to another . We desire the anniilation of classes , and instead the formation of a " People . " Privilege and slavery are alike odious in our eyes . We demand the substitution of right and citisenship : " all for each , and each for all . " We askho more ; ' but we will not be satisfied with less . Such is CHARTISM .

      An article entitled "Dangers of Communism , " disappoints expectation : We had expected some extraordinary revelationsof aparty beginning to attract much attention , and , we are confident , destined to attract much more . Of Communism , however , the " New Quarterly " reveals nothing . The article is a not very clever review of the Hungarian Baron Dercseniyi ' s " Researches for a Philanthropic Remedy against Communism . " As the Baron ' s book has hot come under our notice , we shall not attempt to judge of it from the extracts in the "New Quarterly . " But a word on Communism—and just now , for we have already exceeded our limits , only a word . In spite of the police of France and Austria , in spite of persecution waged alike by Prussian King

      and Swiss Bourgeoisie , Communism has of late marched with rapid strides over a large surface of Europe . If this ism can withstand the assaults of the powers of privilege from Emperor Metternich to King Rothschild , our readers may rest assured that mere denunciation or misrepresentation will fail to arrest its progress . Communism may be something yery terrible or very absurd ; one thing is certain . tbat it has formidable opponents , even in the ranks of Democracy . A system to which ( Lammenais , Mazzini and Feargos O'Connor proclaim their hostility , should be well investigated before receiving the adhesion of men engaged inthe pursuit of truth and justice . But , we must add , that a system deemed worthy of attack by . such powerful names , must be itself formidable , and , therefore , worthy of serionslinvestigatibn . The English Demc crats , whether called asin ' 93 " Jacobins ; " in ' 19

      , , " Radicals ; " and in ' 39 , "Chartists ; " have suffered ao much from wilful misrepresentation from the enemies of free discussion , that sure we are , they , the friends of free discussion , will not do to others as they have been done by . We would give the devil his due ; and surely we may show the same fair-play to men , who , whether they be wise or foolish , we are sure are both earnest and honest in their avowed attempts to put an end to social injustice and political wrong . For ourselves we are not to be allured or frightened by the word " Communism . " Our mom is— " Be just , and fear not ; " our rule , — " Prove all things ; hold fast that which . is good . " We hope to meet our Tory cotemporary , the "New Quarterly , " again ; hoping also that the Reviewer of " Chartism" will yet become a convert to the . true faith , and go forth to preach the glad tidings to all ranks and conditions of men .

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      MAltYLEBONE THEA . TRE . _ T he new nautical drama , " The Jack O'Lantern ; or , the Orphans of the Deep ; " continues to attract crowded' audience ' s . The clever acting of Messrs Douglas , Rjjner , Davidson , and Biddies , reaps the merited reward of public approbation . Mr Eugene Macartby , the eccentric comedian , Mr T . Lee ( who hat returned to this house , ) and the Mademoiselles Pauline and D'Lafavette , all contribute to render the performances ^ at ibis theatre highly agreeable . In accordance with the fashion of the time , there are "EthiopianSerenaders"here , male ' andfemale , who , in their way , are certainly clever enough . The enterprising lessee misses uo opportunity of furnishing his patrons with novelties . . HeJabours most zealously to win success , ana deserves to fiad it .

      THE COSMOBAMA . —We recommend all our friends who may have the opportunity , to visit the collection of Cosmoramic Views in Regent-street . The subjects are eight in all , comprising the Ruins of Palmyra , the Valley of Chamouni , Ostrogk , with Klootchefsky Volcano , Tivoli , with its cascades ; a gorge iu the Val de Maurienne , Savoy ; Etna , with the ruins of Taormina ; the Interior of the Cathedral ofStGadulo , Brussels ; and a View of the terrible Catastrophe at Fampoux , on the Great Northern Railway , in France , which happened in Jul ; , 1816 . This last is frightfully accurate in picturing tho awful crash , and confusion of the doomed train , with its djing , wounded , and agonised passengers . . The . luusrior of the Cathedral at Brussels is beauUful in the extreme , indeed it it difficult to believe that it is merely a picture , it isratber . in appearance . the Cathedral itself . The scenes at Tivoli , Etna , and the Tal de Maurienne , are . veritaDle pictures of Nature . The Ruins of Palmyra is a glorious

      view of cloudless skies' and architectural magnificence ' still supremely beautiful , though fallen . This is a view to be gated upon again and yet again . Wonderfully contrasted with Palmyra is the scene in Kamscbatka . The sky it of a sunless iron-grey complexion , looking down upon a region of eternal snow . The wretched huts of the natives , a traveller posting in a sledge drawn by a team of dogs , and the ' enormous burning ^ mountain towering aloft , renders the whole a most effective representation of this dreary scene . To add to the illusion , the Volcano is pictured as in a state of eruption , and so cleverly is this managed , that the smoke and 'flames are seen to rise from the . crater , reflecting their shadows upon the surrounding objects with most natural-like fidelity . Inthe forthcoming holidays we know of no place better deserving of a visit than the Cosmbrama , or better calculated to leave lasting and gratifying impressions . •; ., .

      SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS . —This delightful summer resort is again opened to the public , and the new grand pictorial representation outvies its predecettori , the subject being the town and hay oi Gibraltar , modelled by Mr Danson , ( by the express permission of the Hon ; Board of Ordnance , ) from the splendid models in the Rotunda at Woolwich . A correct view of this important fortress must at all times possess paramount interest , and as a work of art it is altogether unrivalled , although the attractions of previous seasons have been exceedingly well deserving ef the highest patronage . The indefatigable and spirited proprietor has been lavish in every department—and tbat public must be fastidious indeed who are other than delighted , amused , and instructed by a visit te these Gardens . Mr Godfrey has been indefatigable in increasing and

      arranging his musical repertory ; and we are quite certain the reputation of this gentleman will be much enhanced by his efforts during the recess . The menagerie , too—always an object of interest , especially so to theyouaghas been considerably increased . An accurate representation of the celebrated Porcelain Tower at Nankin has been erected in a picturesque part of the gardens , which is brilliantly illuminated at night with gas , in Chinese lanterns ; and the grand pyrotechnic display representing the Siege of Gibraltar has , we understand , occupied the Messrs Southby the entire winter : We have not space ; to enumerate all the attractions offered ; hut we must not omit to add that during the season M . Jilhei will give a series of concerts of first-rate excellence , the band consisting of 190 performers , comprising the names of deservedly popular favourites ; The

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      new entrance is an elegant structure , and . forms a hand , some improvement to the exterior . We cordially congratnlatetheproprietor in having formed te attractive and magnificent a . series of rational enjoyments ' for . the people—combining health with amusement ; ' and ' trust a succession bffihe weather will draw together crowded , and , we are convinced , ' delighted assemblages , to compensate for so considerable an outlay and »•• much anxiety .

      The I, Ate W. Lehan ' Rede.—A Few Friend...

      The i , ate W . Lehan ' Rede . —A few friends and admirers and admirers of the late Mr ' W . L . Rede having learned with deep regret that ttie' widow and orphan of the deceased have been left / wholly unprovided for , propose , as the means of raising a sum for thtir permanent relief , in the purchase of a small annuity , to take a Benefit for them at the Hajmarkei Theatre , on'Wednesday , the 2 fith of May . The case is one in which no morbid sympathy is sought to be excited—it is simply one of real distress . The claims of Mrs Rede and her boy rest solely upon the state in which , by the sudden death of a

      husband , and a , father , they have tbeen unexpectedly plunged ; and the friends who now make this appeal in their behalf do so inthe hopeful trust that the literary and dramatic brethren of the late Mr Rede , and the public generally , will come forward in this the hour of need , to lend a . helping hand to those near and dtat relatives of a man whose taleutt at a writer in various branches of literature have been universally . acknowledged . Full particulars of the performance will be announced in a few days , Communications may b * made to Mr John K . Chapman , 5 , Shee . lane , Fleet-strset , by whom subscriptions will be received .

      These Are The Chambers'. Of1846.

      THESE ARE THE CHAMBERS ' . OF 1846 .

      [We Have Already Shown To Our Readers Th...

      [ We have already shown to our readers the Chambers' of 1847 ; we now refer to the previous opinions of these changeable economists . Whence this wonderful chance ? 1 - —

      Improvement Of Wastelands^ ' • Spade Hus...

      IMPROVEMENT OF WASTELANDS ^ ' SPADE HUSBANDRY .

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      ( Fromtht ' Informationfor'thePeople , No . 72 . / ,, , [ Conlinuedfrom onr . lMf . ] . .,,. HOW 10 KEEP A COW AND PIG UPON AN A 9 BH OF . LAND . ; A society was formed in London , in 1833 , called the Labourers' Friend Society , for the purpose of procuring allotments of small portions of land to the labouring . poor , and whose operations , we believe , have been on the whole beneficial . The land , how . ever , islet only from year to year , which , as a general principle , is pernicious ; . for no land will ever be properly cultivated when the holder of it is liable to be . dispossessed at the end of every year . In cottage , as well as large farming , the husbandman-must lie ensured a continuance in his possession for at least ten or twelve years . Perhaps the above-mentioned society ensures a renewal of tbe annual lease . proyided a certain fixed rent is paid , which would be reasoaab ' e and beneficial for . all parties . ';

      The Labourers' Friend Society has published . a cheap magazine of popular information on rural subjects , and from one of the numbers we extract the following advices , headed— "How to Keep a Cow and Pig upon an . Acre of Land ;" . . ..-, " 1 . Never let the cow out of the oow-house . 2 . Carry her food and water to her . 3 . Do not keep one foot of land in pasture . 4 . Dig your land instead of ploughing it . 5 . Never throw away anything that can be turned into manure . 6 . Keep your , land well weeded , and collect a large dunghill . A small cow , which is best for a cottager , will eat from seventy to eighty pounds of good moist food , of the following kinds , in a day : —Lucern or clover . and the leaves of yellow beet or mangel wurtel , from the

      beginning of spring to the end of autumn ; and the roots of yellow beet or mangel wurcel , Swedish turnips , potatoes , and straw , from the end of autumn till the beginning of spring . If the cow ia curried once a-day , it wUlincreae * the quantity of milk ; ' ! - To procure the above-mentioned crops , you . must have plenty " of manure , whiuh you will obtain by careful management . Rushes , potato-stalks , and weeds before they seed , should be industriously collected for the cow's litter . ;¦; . -. Lucern requires a good and deep soil . The ground for it should be well dug . two spits deep , and the manure deposited at one spit deep . It must be sown very early in the spring , in drills , nine inches apart . The quantity of seed is one ounce and a quarter ; to

      the perch . It must be kept carefully free from weeds and watered , with the liquid manure from time to time ; ashes also are a good manure for it . It semetimes admits of tour cuttings in the summer , and , with attention to the ^ oregoing rules , will continue productive for ten or twelve years . It will not do well upon shallow or boggy land , in which case red clover will be the substitute . , , .. .. , , . Swedish Turnips . —Prepare the land as if for drilling potatoes ; open the drills about twenty inches distant , the deeper the better ; fill them with manure , cover them with four or five inches of earth , make the top smooth and level , then with a dibble make holes two inches in depth , and about twelve inches apart , and drop a seed into every hole . Keep

      them free from weeds . Three-quarters of a pound of seed will sow twenty perches . The time for sowing is in May . Mangel Wurzel or . Yellow Beet—The ground to be prepared the same way as for Swedish turnips ; from the 20 th to the end of April is the best time for sowing ; half-a-pound of seed will sow twenty perches . in August and September pull the leaves for the cow ; these will last till you take up and , store the roots , which should be done before the frost sets in . . Red Clover ( to be used only where lucern will not suit the soil ) will afford a large quantity of green food as well as hay from ten square perches . It > ill last from two to three years on the same ground ; one ounce and a . quarter of seed is sufficient tor a

      perch . The uround should be well and deeply dug , and made as fine as possible . The time of sowing is from February till April . . The seed put in immediately afteryou have sown your oatshalf an inch deep ' in clayey soils , and one inch on loose soils ; a coat of manure should be put oh in spring and autumn . It may be cut two or three times in the season , and should not be given to the cow till it has been cut some hours , or she would be in danger of bursting .. Some dry food should be given with the roots . The daily supply for a , cow for the winter ( about 180 days ) may be as follows : —30 lbs . of mangel wurzel , or yellow beet—30 lbs . of S tvedish turnips—14 lbs . of straw . "

      The writer adds , with respect to the rotation of crops—" That , supposing the land of the peasant to consist of four roods , in the first year he devotes a rood for pats , a second rood for potatoes , a third to lucern , and a fourth to beet and Swedish turnips ; in the second year he puts potatoes on the first rood , beet and turnips on the second , luoern on the third , and oats on the fourth ; in the third year he puts beet and turnips on the first , oats on the second , lucern on the third , and potatoes oh the fourth . By this means he effects a proper rotation of cropping , advantageous in keeping his land in heart . It will be easy for him to devote spare borders to the raising of onions arid seeds . "

      SPAOK HUSBANDRY IN BELGIUM . As a picture of rural affairs under , a well-coiducted system of spade husbandry , we present the following from the report of Mr George Nicholls respecting Belgium , laid before Parliament : — . "The extensive manufactures which at no very remote period flourished in Belgium , appeared to have congregated a numerous population of artisans in and around , the great towns ,. As the scene of manufacturing industry changed , this population was deprived of its means of handicraft employment ; and . was compelled ^ o resort to the cultivation of the soil for subsistence , ; This seems to have been the chief , though possibly not the sole , origin of the system of the small farms which still prevails , and which are

      cultivated by the holder and his family , generally without other assistance . The farms in Belgium very rarely exceed one hundred acres . The number containing fifty acres is hot great . Those of thirty and twenty acres are more numerous , but the number of holdings from five to ten and ; twenty acres is very considerable , especially these of smaller extent , and to these I chiefly confine my inquiries , The small farms of from five to ten acres , which abound in Belgium , closely resemble the small holdings in Ireland ; . but the small Irish cultivator exists in a state of miserable privation of the common' comforts and conveniences of a civilised life , while the Belgian peasant-farmer enjoys a large portion of those comforts . The houses of the small cultivators

      in Belgium are generally substantially built , and in good repair : they have commonly a sleeping room in the attic , and closets for beds connected with the lower apartment ,, which is convenient in site ; a small cellarage for the dairy , and store for the grain , as well as an oven , and an outhouse for the potatoes , with a roomy cattle stall , piggery , and poultry loft . The house generally contains decent furniture , the bedding sufficient in quantity , and although the scrupulous cleanliness of the Dutch may not be every where observed , an air ef comfort and propriety pervades the whole establishment . In the cow house the cattle are supplied with straw for bedding , the dung and moisture are carefully collected in the tank , the ditches had been scoured to collect materials for manure , the dry leaves , potato-tops , dro ., had been collected in a moist ditch , to undergo the process of fermentation j and heaps of compost were

      in course of preparation . The premises were kept in neat and compact order , and a ' scrupulous attention to a most rigid economy was every where apparent . The family were decently clad , none of them were ragged or slovenly , even when their dress consisted of the coarsest material . The men universally wear the blouse , and wooden shoes are in common use by both sexes . The diet consists , to a largo extent , of rye bread and milk ; the dinner being usually composed of a mess of potatoes and onions , with the occasional addition of some pounded ham or slices of bacon . The quantity of brown whtaten bread consumed did not appear to be considerable . I need not npint out the striking contrast of the mode of living here described , with the state of tho game class of persons in Ireland ; and it appears im portant to investigate the causes of this difference . In the greater part of the flat country of Belgium the soil is light and sandy , and easily werkedj but

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      118 ^^ . , powers are certainly , inferior to the general soil , of Ireland , and the climate does riot ap-? i £ & T ^ . " ; - - ¦ ¦ To the 8 ° > 1 a « a cttnate , there-K ? Jn e , J 5 » an does notown his superiority in com-Kntf-P ^ -W ^ Iri 9 h cultivator . The difference is rather to be found in the system ef cultivation pursued by the small farmers in Belgium , and in the habits of economy and forethought , of the P ? ° P le :. ff Thei cultivation of the small farms in Bele , ; ' . C rf ! n l- ¥ ^; T l 8 fc ' In the < l » antity of stall fed stock which is kept , and by which a supply ofmanureis regularly secured ; 2 nd , In the strict attention paid to the collecting of manure , which is most skilfully managed ; 3 rd , By- the adoption of a system of rotation of five , six , or seven successive crops , even on the smallest farms , which is in strikirig contrast with the plan of cropping and fallowing the land prevalent in Ireland . " . ( Tobiconiinwdi )

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      Sir Robert Peel, In His Speech Against T...

      Sir Robert Peel , in his speech against the Factory Bill , said he knew ten persons at least who were now worth £ 100 , 000 each , who at one timehad only 20 s . to 30 . V . a week . [ SirR : Peel ' s ten friends are ten robbers . Honest men , if they lived to the age of-Methuselah , could never accumulate a hundred thousand pounds , though they worked their fingers ' , flesh off ! I '• • ' " : . ' - < - ¦'¦ The British colonies occupy an area of 2 , 119 . 708 square miles , with a total population of 107 , 708 , 323 . T e ^ p ? rU and imports amount to £ 55 . 633 , 500 . , The Duke of Wellington and the Rev . Dr Wellesley now only remain of the five sons of the Earl of Mornington ; ; .: ' .. The parliamentary , reporters have contributed nearly one hundred guineas for the relief of the Irish , i .. - . In 1810 , the total cure of herrings in the United Kingdom was only 90 , 000 barrels ; now it exceeds

      600 , 000 per month . It is said that Tom Thumb has ; carried off about £ 150 , 000 of John Bull's money . A reading room , well supplied with newspapers and magasincs , has been opened at Paisley for the poor , who are admitted gratuitously .,. . , "Active preparations are in progress to give effect to the ensuing meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science at Oxford . ¦ ' ¦ The Lord Chief Baron has decided that funeral fees cannot be demanded for the burial of-the work , house paupen . [ Did the insatiable priest wish to rob the'dead "pauper ? " ] A hew Chinese work m en the geography of the . western world , has been written . by . Commissioner Lin , who conducted the negotiation with . Captain Elliott ; and this book has been sent to Shanghai j to be revised for publication by a British missionary . -

      , The constabulary force in England and Wales amounts in number to 10 , 008 officers and men ; of whom 5 , 338 belong to the Metropolitan arid City of Lbhdohlpolice , 4 , 528 to municipal corporations , and 142 toother boroughs . ,...,. ;;; It has been observed , when the . ash tree opens its leaf before the oak , a wet summer usually follows ; and when theoak tree opens its leaf before the ash , H , dry summer usually follows . ' This' is about ; the time of noticing this interesting indication of the approaching season . . ! . ; Typhus fever is raging to an unprecedented extent

      in Dundee—the deaths in the infirmary have amounted to the extraordinary average of forty a-day . The once celebrated Brook-Gr « m fair , = «•• i «»"« s closed for twenty-five years , ; was re-opened on Monday . . The Sheffield Athenaeum was opened on Wednesday week , and an inaugural discourse was delivered on the occasion by Mr C . Knight , of London . . Alderman Johnson intimated , on Saturday , at Guildhall , his determination to stand , for . the City of London , at the . next general . election , upon the Toryihterest . .,

      A mine of rock salt hasjust been discovered in the enyir on « of Lemberg ( Gallicia ) , which is even richer than that of Wieliczka ^ in the same province , M . therto considered the richest in Europe . Accounts from Muhlberg , of the 3 rd , inform us that the Elbe had overflowed its banks near that town , and threatened by inundating the country to destroy the crops . , ' . A riot took place at Tubingen , in Wurtemberg , on the 5 th . Ijbe mob attacked a flour mill and a flour store , but the students of the University , on the ap . peal of the local authorities , rushed to the spot and dispersed the rioters .

      JENNY-LINDEN . A DiEAPFCI , ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN TBB SWEDISB NIGHTINGALE AND THE POET BONN . On Lind , when Drury ' s sun was low , And bootless was the wild-beast show , The lessee counted for a flow Of rhino to the treasury . But Jenny lind , whose waken'd sight Saw Drury iu a proper light , Refused , for any sum per night , ' To sing at the Menagerie , With rage and Ire id vain dlspl & y'd Each super drew his wooden blade , In fury half and half afraid ,

      For his prospective salary . Buna in a ^ flaibiiig frenzy flew , And speedily the gposequlll drew With which ho is accustomed to Pen such a deal of poetry . He wrote the maiden , to remind Her of a compact she had signed , To Drury Lane ' s condition blind , And threaten'd law accordingly , Pair at in face in nature , she Implored the man to set her free , Assuring him that he should he Remunerated handsomely . Two thousand pounds the offer'd , so

      That he would only let her go : Buun , who . would have bis bond , said Ifo ! With dogged pertinacity . And now his action let him bring , And try how much the law will wring From her , to do the handsonu thing , Who bad proposed so readily { The Swedish Nightingale to cage He fail'd ; she sought a fitting stage , And left him to digest bis rage , And acekhislegal remedy . Then shook the House with plaudits rlrien , When Jenny ' s opening note was given , . The swette ' st songstress under heaven

      Forth bursting into melody . . But fainter the applause shall grow , At waning Drurj ' t wild-beast show , And feebler still shall be the flow Ot rhino to the treasury . The Opera triumphs 1 Lumley brave , Thy bacon thou shalt more than save ; Wave , London , all thy'kerchiefs wave , And theer with all thy chivalry 'lis night ; and still yon star doth run ; But all in vain for treasurer Dunn , And Mr Hughes , and Poet Bunn ,. '; And quadrupeds , and company . For Sweden ' * Nightingale , so tweet , Their fellowship bad been unmeet , The sawdust undcrnsnth whose feet .

      " Hath been the Drama ' s tepalohre .- —Punch A destructive murrain is very prevalent among swine in the counties of Hereford and Monmouth . On Saturday , last some large potatoes were sold at Barnsley at the rate of 2 id . each . On the 1 st of January last , the nimber of , persons imprisoned for debt in Ireland amounted to 650 . New potatoes were sold last week in Lancaster market at the price of . 3 s . a pound . The Duke of Argyle proposes to ship afcove one thousand persons from his estates in the Highlands toCanada . The German papers state that the municipal authorities of Saxe-Weimar have forbidden the sale of bread which has not been twenty-four hours out of the oven .

      The natives of the Sandwich Islands prefer . raw to cooked fish ; and consider as a delicacy a freshlycaught fish , which they devour while yet living , and literally eat to death . On Thursday week , Lord John Russell was chosen a fellow of the Royal Society . ' It is said that Mr Crosse , whose researches on the subject of electricity are well known , has succeeded in obtaining pure water from , sea water , by mean * of electricity . A German paper states that a discovery has teen made of a conspiracy entered into by the peasants of Austrian Gallicia , to set fire to Podgorze and Cracow . ' . ... .

      Several cannon shot and some ancienC mill-stones have been found b y the labourers employed on the Poulton branch of the London and North-Westorn Railway . ' , A Scotch paper mentions that a Roman camp kettle , which had probably served to cook the food of some Roman soldiers , was lately found by a ditcher , employed on the estate of . Glammis , in Fife . '" x ¦ At the end of April , the lakes and rivers near Stockholm , together with the port and roadstead , to tho distance of four leagues , were so solidly frosen ,

      that carts heavily laden could pass over . The professorship of natural philosophy in the university of St . Andrew ' s has been offered to Mr Adams , whose claims to the discovery of the new planet , Neptune , are equal to those . of M . Lever-The Union Monarchique , a Catholic paper , published at Paris , asserts that before the end of the year , the English government will accredit an » m « bassador to Rome , and the Pope a nuncio to London . Favourable accounts have been received from the Greenland seal fishery , and it is stated that several vessels have already obtained full cargoes of skins tnd oil ,

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      Tb» Hodbs' Bin,.—The Hews Or The Passing...

      Tb » Hodbs' Bin ,. —The hews or the passing of this bill through the House of Commons cause * great rejoicings among the factory workers of Bradford . A Speculative Sais . —A few days age the following unusual property , was offered for public competition , at the Auction Mart , by Mr Marsh : —It was a judgment debt of £ 6 , 823 10 s . against , the Honble . Francis Henry Filzhardinee Berkeley , M . P .,. for Bristol , at the suit ofT . Q . fl . Leroux , banker , of Calais . The cause which led to the . recovery of the debt was tried at the Sussex Spring Assizes , at Lewes , in March , 1844 , when the verdict was given

      for the plaintiff , with interest thereon , at the rate of four per cent , from the 25 th of May , 18 ii . The lot was unsold .- [ Wo should think so fl . A Nicb Pair . —Jack Dean , a notorious . 'Bedfordshire horse > stealer , has been safely lodged in Woburn , gaol on several charges . His wife betrayed , him , and claims a reward of £ 20 , which was offered for his apprehension .. Ihskcis . —Apple-tree blossoms and flowersin many gardens are infested with a small black insect . To destroy them : —To one gallon of gas liquor add eight gallons of water ; dissolve half a peck of lime in the liquid for two hours ; then pour it off , and apply it with a syringe or engine .

      A New Svbstitotb for Cobs . —From authentic information , recently received from the province of Pernambuco . it appears thatiUrinfta deMandioeet-( or Casava ) may be obtained in any quantity . This article forms a hichly nutritious and , when properlyprepared , an extremely palatable description of food . In Pernambucd it is eaten b y all classes of people , without exception , and its price varies from . Al 12 s . Bid . to £ 1 , 19 s . ' 8 d . per imperial quarter . : Novsii CoMBiNATios . —A society . bas been formed afe-. Smith's coffee-house , Low Pavement , under the title of "The Nottingham Importation Society , " forthe purpose of importing from America flour and t other provisions for the consumption of its members . - Thb English Lakguwe . — -There are in " . the English language 20 , 500 nouns , 40 pronouns , 9 , 200 adjectives , 8 , 000 verbs , 2 , 600 abverbs , 69 prepositions ,

      19-conjunctions , 68 interjections , and 2 articles , in all above 40 , 000 words . . ; ' The Pabsnip . — . We insert with much pleasure the following important fact . Those who have influence over the peasantry , and who take an interest in their welfare , will no doubt direct their attention to the importance of not being wholly dependent upon the potato : — " Luscombe-gardens , Dawlish , March 23 , 1847 .-1 , 200 feet of land produced 1 , 660 lbs . of parsnips , being after the rate of 60 , 258 lbs ., or 26 tons 18 cwt . 2 lbs . per statute acre , which valued at 1 farthing per lb ., would return 46215 s 4 Jd . If we say 25 tons per acre , we shall get the return £ 58 6 s 8 d . Herman Richard Saunders , gardener to C . Hoare , Esqi—Mark Lane Express .. The Hbro of Wioram . —The Vienna Qaselte announces the death of the Archduke Charles .

      . A Fujmketof Fine Feelings . —• " Why did yon quit your last place ? " said | agentleman to his groom , who presented himself for the service of his cab the . other day ; '' did Captain R . discharge you 1 " " No . " h Was he a had master ?* ' "On the contrary ; gave good wages ; plenty ef liveries , and as much help in the stable as one wanted . " " Then , why leave his service ?!' . " To say the truth , sir , I found it very disagreeable in winter time at Melton . Captain R . $ did not belong to the right club , or live in'the first set , and ^ th en he Twas so very dull in the tilbury , I really could not stand it ! " / . BVin / jnnr . —Ati . l «> flloiia />» : C »!» o ;» o « H-Ot-Mrt , Mr . John Henry , confectioner , was convicted of altering notes of the Glasgow Banking Company to denominations of a higher value , and sentenced to 29 years'transportion . . . ^ : . :

      SikguiiAb Oocubbbncb . —As Mr , Brisbane , theyounger , of Makerstoun , ' was returning from fishing on Wednesday last , and passing along the walk , towards the Mansion House , two partridges , male and female , suddenly started up within a few yards of hi * . After taking a circuit , the birds flew towardseaoh other with such violence that one of them was killed instantaneously , and the other , which was picked up by Mr Brisbane , survived the shock only a few minutes . —JKel « o Chronicle . ¦ * ¦ . A Bee Auvb Embedded in Turf . —A . few days since , as the daughter of Mr J . Smith , North-road , Preston , was breaking a turf , she discovered a large bee embedded in a small cell not larger than the . animal itself . The bee was alive , but did not attempt to take wing , though it commenced humming ; but the girl , reing afraid , unfortunately killed it . ' .. ' ..

      Funeral of Sir Walter Scon . —The Edinburgh Courant gives the following account of interment . Although considered private , it had more the appearance of a public funeral . The tradesfolk of Melrose , dressedin deep mourning , met the cortege , which consisted of twenty carriages , at the church , and preceded the hearse to the Cross , where they drew ap in two lines , and uncovered while the mourners passed . All the shops were shut , not only in this village but in Darnick . Mr W . S . Lockhart , 16 th Lancers , was the chief mourner . The funeral

      service ( as in the case of the anthor of" Waverley" ) was performed by Archd . Williams ; and the day being beautiful , the ceremony , amid the ruins , was highly imposing . Amusement on Railways . —To calculate the speed at which you are travelling on a telegraphed railway , multiply by 2 the number of telegraph posts you pass in a minute , by 4 those you pass in half a minute , or by eight those you pass in a quarter of a minute , and the result , in each cese , will be the number of miles you are then travelling per hour , the posts being arranged 30 to a mile .

      Lola Monies . —The Augsburg Gazette publishes the following from Lola Montes , dated [ Munich , April 29 th : — " Worn out with being made the mark of so many secret and malicious reports , I denounce as infamous calumniators all who speak , write , or print evil against me without being able to prove it . " Admission to view the House of Lords . —On Monday the public were admitted to view the House of Lords without tickets , and will continue to be admitted on appeal days , which are Mondays , Tuesdays , and Thursdays , from 11 to 4 . The admission on

      Saturdays will still be by ticket , to be obtained at the Lord Chamberlain's office , on Wednesdays only . Death of Gen . W . Dvoti . —This , one of the oldest Generals in the British Army , died on the 7 th inst . at his seat Fairfurd , near Lichfield , after a lengthened illness , and at the expiration of more than 67 years'service . Military Savings Banks . —A return showing the sums deposited in , and withdrawn from , military savings-banks during the year ending 31 st March , 1846 , announces the former to have been £ 36 , 234 and the latter £ 24 , 563 .

      Preston Peerage . — A claimant for the Preston and Esk peerage has made his appearance in the person of Sir R . Graham , Bart , as will be seen by the following entry upon the journals : — " Petition of Sir R . Graham , Bart ., praying her Majesty to declare and establish the right to the title , honours , and dignities of Viscount Preston and Baron Graham of Esk . to belong to the petitioner and his heirs . It has been referred to the Committee of Privileges , Prisoners for Debt in Ireland . —It appears that the total number of persons incarcerated in the variousdebtbrs' prisons of Ireland amounted , on New Year ' s-day last , to 7 , 865 , of whom 164 were confined for debts not exceeding . £ 2 ; 1 , 881 for debts of £ &; 1 , 257 for debts of £ 10 ; 782 for debts of £ 20 ; and 1142 for debts above £ 20 .: .

      Turning Onh's Countenance- to Account . — There is an old maid in Walbufctree Court , who can look so sour , that she gees eut by the day to make pickles . It savesaheapofvineear . T Earl ? Rising . —A man in : Missouri planted some beans late one afternoon , and next morning they were up—thanks to his hens . How to Acquire the Scottish Dialect . —In New York there is a man who has some whisky so good that after drinking a glass of it you speak broad Scotch .

      A Pair of Boots . —A Mrs Boots , of this State , has left her husband , and strayed to parts unknown . We cannot say , however , that Mrs Boots is rightbut there is no mistake that Mr Boots is left . . ExTRNttVB . RoBB » ftY . by . a Clerk ,. —On Wednesday information was received by the police that John Beeson , clerk and collector to Abrahams and Co ., wholesale grocers , No 115 , Middlesex-street , Whitechapel , had absconded with £ 180 , the property of his employers . Robbery of Postage Stamps . —Oa Wednesday information was received by the police that the house of Mr Boar , stationer , Wimborne , had been , plundered of twelve thousand post & ae stamps , valued . at « 50 . . ¦ Another Rise in the Prios or Bread . —On Wednesday a further advance of one halfpenny in the price of the 4 ft . of bread took place throughout the metropolis , the lowest price now being 10 | d ., and the best is Is . the 4 B > . loaf .

      Dutch Potatoes . —The Commerce states that there has been so great a quantity of potatoes planted in Holland this year , that if the crop prove a moderate average , one-fourth will be sufficient for the consumption of the country , and the remainder may be exported . Military Prison at Windsor . —A new prison is in course of erection near the cavalry barracks at Spittal , intended as a place of punishment for offending soldiers in garrison at Windsor , instead 0 f sending them to the Penitentiary , as heretofore . The new prison will contain eight solitary cells , and a exercise the hard

      spacious yard for occasional , or ' labour" ordered by sentence ot court-martial . Switzerland . — Wo learn that a very well-known known superior Swiss officer intends , incase of a breach between the Porto and Greece , to take to theassistance of the latter an auxiliary corps of no fewer than 8 , 000 Swiss . Franco will guarantee the and convey the troops in steamers , in d » 600 men . . Imperial Absurdity . —The Emperor of ha s appointed his grandson , the Grand mir-Alexandrewitch , who is not above a old , commander of the Imperial Dragoon

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 15, 1847, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_15051847/page/3/