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THE COSSOISSEUR. August. London: E. Mack...
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THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL. Part 7. London: J....
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SIMMOKDS'S COLONIAL MAGAZINE. August. Lo...
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SONGS FOR THE PEOPLE . ¦ no . Jam . A SOXG FOR THE ROAD . On the 17 th of August , 1846 ; . BT BEHEST JOKES . We ' re on to the Chartist farm , We ' re on to the promised land ! For labour has a charm , When it fills the labourer ' s hand . Who ' s that , at the narrow porch , 'Neath the Factory ' s long hell-torch 1—Tie the purseproudlord of trade , Who hurls the long crusade On the poor and weak , that made Him strong with their million-aid ! Not one of them—not one of them , Who is not acting thus : We ' ll none of them—well none of them They ' re not the men for bs .
Whas that , in hia chariot gay . Who whirls tip the da > ty way !—His blazon is rich and old , But his heart is poor and cold , And he thinks they are grown too bold , Since we dare onr own to hold ! Kotoae of them—not one of them , Wh » is not thinking thus : "Well none of them—well none of them
They ' re not the men for us . "Who ' s that so smooth and sleek , "With a smirk on Ms rosy cheek ?—Tis the parson , whocames to see Our farm for his fattening fee , And hopes it all to be A parlor his propert y 1 3 Jot one of them—not one of them , Who is not hoping thus : "Well none of them—well none of them ,
They ' re not the men for as . Then—on to the Chartist farm ! Then—on to tbe promised land ! For labour has a charm , Sow it fills the labourer ' s hand . Hampstead , August 12 th , 1846 .
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' 50 . XXV 1 I . THE PEOPLE'S JUBILEE . Tone—DonaK Carers come again , O'Connorville 's on every tongue , Its name has charms for old and yonng ; Who wish to live by honest toil , And share the blessings of the soil . For there the freeman builds bis cot , His cares and sorrows all forgot ; Where want's rude blast is never blown , And lord and slave are names unknown . Gnoses . —Haste ye to O'Connorville 1 Cheer ye for O'Connorville ! Shout , my lads , -with right good will And echo hack O'Connorville J
Ho knaves are they , but nobles all , Who spnrn'd the tyrant ' s iron thrall ; And for to make one grand display . Proclaims a merry holiday . And when we meet tbe favourM few , Onr social bonds we will renew ; And toast with glee , and hearts elate , " The People and their First Estate r Haste ye to , & c . O'Connor , brave ! the first of men ! "We'll toast him o'er and oVr again ; let traitors dread , and tyrants stare , Oar million shouts shall rend the air . The old , the young , the grave , and gay , Shall all be frolic , eport , and play :
Strathspey and reel , and song , and glee , Shall mark tbe People ' s Jubilee ! Haste ye to , Ac . Where Duncombe , ever hottOUr'd name . Who changest not , —is still the same ; The champion of the poor oppress'd , Shall find a home in every breast ! His name we'll shout with loud hnZZRS , For words are weak to spea * his praise . The path is his that few pursue , The path that ' s honest , just and true . Haste ye to , & c . Where Wheeler , Clark , ITGrata , and Doyle , Prom labour sprung , the sons of toil , In shouts of rapture , lond , and long , Shall issue from the motley throng . To sound their well-won meed of praise ,
And wish them long and happy days ; Each man the goblet deep shall drain , And 611 , and toast , and toast again . Haste _ ye to , A-c . With barrels ef ale and casks of beer , The eare corroding heart well cheer j While woe , and want , and sad despair , Shall give a day ' s discharge to Care . Then haste , prepare , and come away ! The flags shall wave , the bands shall play , And youth shall catch tbe inspiring strain , And noary age seem young again . Haste ye to O'Connorville ! Cheer ye for O'Connorville ! Shout , my lads , with right good will , O'Connor and O'Connorville ! J . HAEKNE 58 Edmbnrgb , August 7 ih , 1846 .
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Taits Edinburgh Magazine. August. Edinbu...
TAITS EDINBURGH MAGAZINE . August . Edinburgh : W . Talt . Prince ' s-street . London Simpkin and Marshall . Thererystirring and well-told romance , "Truth and Falsehood , " is continued in this number , and well pictures the violent doings in the stormy times of got eighth Henry . The Ya . lo . aWe paper , ^ entitled " Mary Queen of Scots , " is also continued , and will be read with deep interest by the enquirer after historical truth ; who will find in it a fearful exposition efthemorflZfm of princes , in the " good old times . "
Amongst several critical articles and notices , this number contains an excellent review of Michelet ' s Works . In the - 'Polities of the Month , " "Every thins " says the writer in Tait > " seenis > ?* % & sight , to promise a Jong and happy Whig reign ; " a second look into the future , however , shows the writer that the political horizon is not without clouds telling ef coming storms . The state of Ireland , the Irish Church , and political and other refornw in " England and Scotland , will create " as fierce apolitical strife as this country has ever witnessed . " He warns the Whigs , that
THE CHARTISTS ARE XOT BEAD . The elements of disturbance are not dead , but sleep . The Chartists are scarce seen or heard of at present , ILeeds , Manchester , ana BIacfcstone-ea geJ tell a different tale . —id . lt . S . ] but the Chartists still exist . Let there come a season of monetary pressure , accompanied by ¦ Bant of veork , and the million ; will become Uneasy ; let the millions feel uneasy , and tbe natural and necessary distrust of a Government over which they exercise no contronl , which is entirely under the management of Masses who have stored up means to weather a season of distress , [ a good reason why alt should have a hand in the management . —Ed . 2 J . S . ) will revive . We have not heard tfae last of Extension of Franchise ; no , nor of the PJre Points either .
We request friend Tail , and Lord John Russell , to buy for themselves a penny copy of the Charter , and read and learn that thare are " six points . " "We recommend to the working men the formation of a societv for the diffusion of Useful Knowledge among the " higher classes " whose ignorance as to Chartism , is really lamentable .
The Cossoisseur. August. London: E. Mack...
THE COSSOISSEUR . August . London : E . Mackenzie , 111 , Fleet-street . " Haydonand High Art , "and "Dramatic Prospects , " are two well written , instructive , and interesting articles . This number is embellished with a Sortrait of Miss Cushman , a welcome offering to thai idVsnaanyadmirers . A "Memoir" of this celebrated actress is also given . We must add , that a biographical sketch of John Bernard Logier , remarkable in musical history , is also contained in this number . The August Part deserves all the praise we have so repeatedly awarded to its predecessors .
The Musical Herald. Part3. London: G. Bi...
THE MUSICAL HERALD . Part 3 . London : G . Biggs , 421 , Strand . That this periodical is under the management ofa first-rate e ditor , every way qualified for his duties , is proved bv each succeeding number . This part contains compositions by Beethoven , Mozart , Haydon , Ante Weber , and other eminent and world-wide popular composers . The letter-press is , as usnal , exceedinslv interesting ; and both the original and Selected articles are of the best description . From a biographical sketch of Catalan ! we give the followin" extract : —
Her character as a woman is most amiable and interesting . Of the generosity of her disposition many instances ar 6 remsmbtred . "When she performed for the benefit of musicians , she frequently returned the whole or a lar"e portion of the fum for which she . was engaged ; and she often acted in the same manner towards public charities . When a great musical performance took place for the benefit of the Westminster Hofpital , she was solicited to contribute her services , but declined on the gr . and that her own concerts , then announced , mfcrht be injured bv her previous ayprarance elsewhere . Hat on the fiwt day M > r htr concert , she transmitted to the committee the whole proceeds of it , amounting to about £ 360 , as a gift to the hospital . When she visited Cracow , in the heig ht of her fame , she was engaged , for a very large sum , to sing in the theatre . When
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the amount was tendered her ; she returned more than the half of it as a contribution to the fund for erecting a statue to Kosciusko .- . ' .-, _ Her want of literary attainments , joinedi to her vivacity in conversation , sometimes produced ludicrous scenes . When at the Court of Weimar , she was placed , at a dinner-party , by the side of Goethe , as a mark of respect to her on the part of her royal host . . The lady knew nothing of Goethe ; but , being struck with his majestic appearance and the great attention of which he was theebjsot , she inquired of the gentleman « n . h <* other hand what was his same . "The celebrated Goethe , madam , " was the answer . '' Pray on what instrument does he play , " was the nextTquestion . "He is no performer , madam—he is the author of Wertor . " " Oh , yes , yet , I remember . " said Catalan !; and , turning to
the venerable poet , she addressed him—** Ah , fir , what an admirer I am of Werter ! " A low bow was the re turn to so flattering a compliment . 1 never , " continued the lively lady , — "l never read anything half so laughable in all my life . What a capital farce it is , sir ! " "A . farce , madam ! " said tbe poet , looking aghast , " the Sorrows of Werter a farce ? " "Oh , yes ! never was any thing so deugbtfuuy ridiculous J" rejoined Catalan ! , laughing heartily as she enjoyed the remembrance . And It turned out that she had been talking all the while of a ridiculous parody of Wirtir , performed at one oithe minor theatres of Paris , in which the sentimentality of Goethe's romance had been unmercifully ridiculed . The poet did not gee over his mortification the whole evening ; and the fair singer ' s credit at Weimar was sadly impaired oy this display of her ignorance ef the illustrious Goethe and the Sorrows , of
Wer-Kadame Catalan ! , "full of years and honour , " now lives in elegant retirement , at her beautiful villa on the L ' ike of Coiuo . She still retains much of her beauty , and all the grace und liveliness of her manners ! and we have very recentl y heard some of her old London friend * , who had been travelling in Italy , talk with delight of the warmth and feeling , and cordial hospitality , with which she received them . We should state thatj there are some original musical pieces , composed expressly for this publication , contained in the part before us . We again recommend this work to ouv readers .
The Reasoser. Part Ii. London: J. "W Ats...
THE REASOSER . Part II . London : J . "W atson , 3 , Queen ' s Head Passage , Paternoster Row . Besides the " Letters to William Howitt , " 2 , 3 , and 4 , which we have before alluded to in these columns , this part contains many original and clever articles . "Robert Dale Owen ' s Smithsonian speech " is very eloquent and very excellent , but we must confess that our admiration ot" Mr . Owen is much decreased sir . CB we read his insane firebr ind oration on the Oregon question ; happily his wildfire aspirations have , at least for the present , not been realized . In sober seriousness , we advise the
Socialists to give up their title of " Rationalists . " We always thought its assumption exhibited great presumption on their part , but after reading in the Eeasoner the report of the closing scenes at " Harmony Hall , " we must come to the conclusion that the retention of the title of " Rationalists" will be as ridiculous as presumptuous . Of course eur friends ihe Socialists will continue to be as "rational" as circumsta nc es will permit . Good ; but let them not longer claim to be the only Rationalists . From the minor articles we give the following extract : —
THOMAS PATNE'S BOXES . It will be recollected that Mr . Cobbett took the bor . es cf Mr . Paine to England , except a little finger in the possession Of a friend in Long Island , irho superintended the interment for Mr . Cobbett . Mr . Cobbett ' s intention was to have had a monument built over these bones , and a popular procession from bis birth place to London , but his feelings were not responded to , because he appealed to mere politicians . Mr . Cobbett had no religious prejudices , and a great share of personal boldness , with considerable tact ; k could advocate the politicalopinions of Mr . Paine , and slide over his religious , without committing himself , but other politicians either had committed themselves , or were afraid ; he appealed to them in vain ;
they were afraid to be called followers of Paine , and therefore would not promote a monument and procession , for the sake of their standing in their party ranks : and Mr . Cobbett did not appeal to Free Enquirer * . The consequence was he died in possession of Mr . Paine ' s bones . The elder son and executor of Mr . Cobbett soon became involved in debt and law ; and he is now in prison , or was lately , forcontemptofconrt , having remained there for several years . In these circumstances he soon had no visible property , or , at least , he was obliged to make that declaration ; and the bones fell i" to the bands of an elderly female , a nurse in Cobbett's family ; by her they were given or sold to Lord King ' s gardener , as webelieve , for the use ( or preservation ) of Lord King . We believe
this especially , because it is understood that Lord ' King has the famous portrait of Mr . Paine , painted by Itomney , afterwards engraved by Sharpe , and from which all thegood engraving * are taken . This is also probable from the political and free Opinions of the family of Lord King . The father , we presume , of the present nobleman , was a luxrd-money man : the first who refused to take the Bank of England paper , and to point out its depreciation ; he held too opinions generally in accordance with Mr . Cobbett , and therefore we think it likely that the son has imbibed or adopted the opinions of his father ; and hence his predilection in favour of the memory of Paine , aud his desire to preserve his bones . We may yet hear of a monument erected to the memory of Mr . Paine in England . —Hew ¥ brb Beacon .
We are sorry to hear that this publication is not as sHccessfnl as its merits entitle it to be , and that consequently some changes calculated to lessen its expenses of production are intended . We are sorry for this , because , although we do not agree with all things we find in the Reasoncr , nevertheless we regard it as a useful and necessary publication . It strikes us that it has one fault which we should bo glad to see amended ; there is not sufficient spirit in many of the articles which are cold and tame compared with Mr . Holyoake ' s former writings . Perhaps want of adequate support is at the bottom of this fault . We know how hard it is for an editor to
please every body , but we must still venture to remark that if the Reaso ' ner contained less of speculative and hair-splitting comments upon questions which will probably never be solved , and insteadoccupiedits columns something more with " practical questions , " it would be all the better . We wish Mr . IIoltoake would turn his attention more to Communism ( notOwcnism only ) and let his readers know what are the different systems agitated on the continent and in America , and what progress is making in reducing the different theories to practice . Communism will yet be the great question of the age ; the " Jla / soncrand Herald of Progress" should be its pioneer .
The People's Journal. Part 7. London: J....
THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL . Part 7 . London : J . Bennett , 69 , Fleet-street . This part contains a portrait of Richard Cobden , with a biographical sketch , containing no small-beer laudation of this "Man of the People " ( I);—" King of the Bourgeoisie " , would be a much more fitting title . That Cobden is a mere profitmoni'er with the soul of a lourgcois , is sufficiently prored by his cast-iron looking face , which , although the artist has tried to light up with a little " sentiment , " is , despite all his efforts , the incarnation of personified niillocratisni . In relation to Cobden ' s pamphlet on
Russia , ( in which he showed himself the bitter enemy of Polish liberty , ) his biographer says , " He completely sifted the ' * Russian question ; " satisfied himself that the fear of that overgrown empire by England was a bu & bear - , and vehemently urged that England should abolish , the corn laws , stick to trade and commerce , and not meddle in foreign questions ; where we could do no good to others , but only inflict on ourselves a great deal of mischief . " There spoke the shopocrat ! " Though the rest ef the world sink in slavery and misery , no matter , so long as we , the English middle-class , may ' buy in the cheapest and sell in the dearest market / Stick to trade and commerce , and away with your trash about liberty and hapniness ! Welcome the march of Nicholas , or the rale of the devil himself , so long as we can buy ana sell , and g ~ ow fat , on the ruin of myriads of victims to our glorious svstpm of competition ! Hurrah for the Kings of Gold ! " '
Such is the real meaning of Cobden's principles and doctrines . His biographer tells us that Cobden is " one of the best specimens of the English character . " Yes , such is the character believed ol us by millions ot other lands , who take the word of such writers , and take the fact of such individuals as Cobden , that such represent the English character . It is not so . Cobden represent a class of English society , but he represents not tbe English people ; we are not so utterlv fallen as that ; we are not all money-grubbers and ' mamraon-worsliippers . His class too is the treat encmv of the class we claim to represent , the direst foe to " be battkd with before the millions will be enfranchised from their political and social slavery .
The bmsraj . Ler of Cobden has a sneer at the member for KiMresbonmgb . We bog to tell him that Ajr . Ferrand has the affec'ion of tens of thousands ; ot the English working men , For ourselves we detest Air . Parana's stupid old Tory notions , but we know mm to be a . true sonorous-hearted . man , and , with a . i ms faults , no cold-blooded bourgeois , and therefore wor . ii a thousand such as Cobden . Cobden ' s biographer admits that he is " not a perfect man , " and . thinks "he committed a great error in opposing the Short Time question . " Itwas no " error" at all , but strict ! v in accordance with 1 he
the heartless doctrines of his class and party . biographer predicls Cobden ' s future greatness ; we will predict Cobden ' s future unnopularity ; aye , if' «« lives a fewyears he will be one of the most unpopular men in England , because the declared encrey of popular progression . Time will show which is the tr « e prophet . . Having done our duty in finding fault where the Decision has required , we now turn to the much more phasing task of expressing oar gratification arising from the perusal of the many excellent articles in this part . Of a widely different character to the biography of Cobden is the admirable article on " Com-
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petition" by Mary Leman GUKes . We are sorry we cinnot afford room for more than the following extract : — COMPETITION . Itif friction of the social machinery , and vain are all the efforts at oiling the wheels while that principle is at work . It engenders" hatred , malice , envy , and all uncharitableness , * and is as unnecessary in society as emulation has been proved to be in education . It is the errorofthe quack to trust to stimulants which , in their action an d re-action , aggravate and produce disease ; the physician studies the nature of his patient , and subjects him to no laws but such as are in accordance with it . If competition was ever necessary , it is so no longer : improvement has reached a point from which it will proceed on its own momentum .
Competition appears to assist advancement , but in reality creates obstructions ; for while inflicting the goad on the competitors , it bars the goal to them by a thousand impediments , before which hundreds fall heart-sick , the disappointed victims of vain endeavour , and unde ? served discomfiture , success often owing all to interest and nothing to merit . The history of invention would exhibit how frightful are the struggles of competition , how continually in this mora ! , orrather immoral , warfare , the originator is trampled down , his . discovery perhaps lost , at least delayed , and the injury extended from him to society . Behold the throngs of students in every walk of science , instead of proceeding in the dignity of harmony to take their places In the appropriate temples , thcyrusli , in the spirit of Jshmael , with a hand against
them 1 Instead of scUnce or society calling the worthiest , faying , " This is our beloved son in whom we are well pleased , " the cry is , or might be , " This is the appointed person because he has power and patronage on his side . " St . Paul , in enumerating the vices that deform society , names " emulation ; " he tells us that the law is , that we shall love our neighbour as ourselves , and adds , "if ye bite and devour one another , take heed that ye be not consumed one of another . " His Epistle to the Galntians isall redolent with the spirit that would banish Compe . tition and establish Co-operation ; which , instead of leaving the world an arid desert , dotted here and there with an oasis of wealth and luxury , wo > Id say of the universal family : "The wilderness and thesolitary place shall be glad for them , and the desert shall rejoice and , blossom like the rose . "
Very beautiful are most of the things written by Harriet Murtineau in this part : —her " Hutchinson Family in Grassmere , " "Surveys from the Mountain , " and " Household Education , " containing but little we could find fault with , and very much deserving our utmost praise . Most charming too is the ably written hiograhpvof the Miss Cushmans , by Mary TJowitt . As usual William Howitt contributes his quota , ably supported by other writers whose contributions we have not room to enumerate . This part commences the second volume , and affords a favourable opportunity for new readers commencing with this true People ' s Journal . Notwithstanding occasional faults , or at least what we regard as such—it is a work on the whole so excellent as to command our best wi-hes for its increased success and circulation .
Simmokds's Colonial Magazine. August. Lo...
SIMMOKDS'S COLONIAL MAGAZINE . August . London : Simmonds and Ward , Bargeyard , Bttcklei'sbnry . A rich variety of information on colonial and foreign subjects is contained in this magazine . The number for August contains articles on " The Native Indians of New Brunswick , " " The Scenerv of Grenada . " " Algoa Bay and Port Elizabeth , " "Colonial Misigovernment , " and the " Scenery of Barhadoes ; " alio continuations of " The Emigrant : a tale ot * Australia , " " Reminiscences of Cuba , " and Mr . Hooton ' s " Rides , Rambles and Sketches in
Texas . The melancholy history of Mr . Hooton ' s experiences prove most unanswerably the frauds of the " book-makers" and emigraf ion-agents In representing this den of pestilence , crime , and misery , as the abode of health , peace , and happintss . Thousands have bees ruined and utterly destroyed , and Mr . Hootox deserves well for employing his powerful pen in the righteous endeavour to prevent thousands more from encountering the perils and ruin necessarily attending upon emigration to Texas . From an eesayon "The Cultivation and Manufac ture of Coffee , " we cive the following historical notice of this delightful beverage .
Upon the authority of Monsieur Rnynal , we are assured that the coffee tree came originally from Upper Ethiopia , where it was known from time immemorial , and where it is said to be still cultivated with success . M . Lapince de Mejieres states , that he found the plant in the Indies , and made frequent UPC of the fruit , which Was rather larger than that which was produced in Arabia , at the commencement of the cultivation of thU tree , towards the end of the 15 th century . T 7 e are indebted to the Orientals for our knowledge of the use of coffee , —we are told that its . qualities as a beverage were first discovered by the Superior of a Monastery in Arabia , who , wishing to keep his monks awake to perform the duties of the choir , was induced to make them drink the infusion , on observing the effects which it had on tbe goats . Some people pretend that its use took its rise from a JSollnh of the name of Ciicdeley , to divest bimeelf of a drowsiness which enthralled him , and prevented his attending to his night ' s devotions .
Conutantinople was the first place where public establishments were instituted for the use of this beverage ; but these became the haunts of the idle and disengagedpoliticians , poets , and Mollahs ; and the discussions which ensued at such frequent and promiscuous assembles became so alarming , that , In the reign of Amuvat the Third , the jfovernment interfered to suppress them . Edicts to " that effect were issued at several periods ; but the custom of drinking coffee had become too established to be thus eradicated . The influence of religion was even resorted to for tho purpose of discouraging the use of this harmless and refreshing beverage . In the year 1523 ( 920 of the Hegira ) , a sermon was preached against its use by one of the Mahometan Doctors , which resulted in the persecution of the coffee drinkers . A meeting of the Divines was . however , called to decide this momentous question , and they solemnly declared that there was no criminality in drinking coffee , from which period the use of it has been allowed to all true believers .
It was not till the middle ef the 13 th century , that the use of coffee was introduced into England . But since that period , the taste for it has gradually extended , and it has now become a necessary of life . The Dutch , the mest enterprising commercial nation of the 17 th century , were the people who first brought the coffee plant from the East , and introduced it into Europe . They originally obtained the plant in Mocha , transferred it to Batavia , thence to Amsterdam , and . at the commencement of the 18 th ceniury , Louis XIV . procured a plant ' from the latter place , which was transplanted to the Jardin des Fl . intes , whence it was distriluted to all the French islands ; but it was fir * t sent to , and cultivated in , the Island of Martinique .
The best coffee still comes from Mocha and Aden , hilly districts in Arabia Felix , where there are still large plantations . The whole article describing the cultivation of the ph > nt , and the process of the manufacture of its produce , is very interesting ^ This number worthily sustains the popularity acquired by its predecessors .
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"THE DAYS THAT ARE GCLVE . " [ "HearbotKsides" is a rule with us ; wo have , therefore , no hesitation in giving insertion to the following lines , which , though not so perfect in their construction as Charles Mackay ' s on the same subject , nevertheless contain some sound ideas . We do not " endorse" all T . S . P . says in favour of the " good old times ! " like Dr . Mackay he is partly right , but not all right . The true " golden age " was neither in the past , nor is in the present , the future shall see it ; let us hasten its advent . — -Etf . AS . 1
TO THE EBirOB OP THE XORTHEnN STAB . Sin , —Though I am far from preferring the past to the pra ? ent , yet , I believe , we have lost many privileges by the * march of civilization . One of these , ( our exclusion from even a sight of the green fields by the barriers which are still being raised up throughout the country , and more especially around onr large toirns . ) I have made the principle topic in the following verses . ¦ It lis all very well'for Dr . Mackay to descant on the blessings and beauties of stcam ^ but had the sapient Doctor been caught wild on his native mountains , when only nine years of age , and immured within a factory , and the e steamed incessantly for thirty years , its associations would have been neither pleasant nor poetical . By giving the following piece a plase m your columns while the Doctor ' s is fresh in the minds of your readers , you will much oblige . Your ' s respectfully ,
T . S . P Glasgow , August S , 1816 .
VERSES , IN REPLY TO DR . MACKAY'S . " DAYS THAT AUE GONE " Which appearei in the Star , July 25 . There ' s a charm in the words , the Days titan are gone ' . Oh 3 the sweetest and happiest moments still known , Are tho ; c that are lit by a gleam from the pa 3 t—Oh ! neVrniny oblivion those visions u ' ercn & t ! Current impressions may perish for ever—The strongly knit ties of friendship may sever—I would sooner that reason itself were o ' crthrown , Than lose the memento of days that arc gone ! In the good olden times of tho noble and brave , There u-here spots where the broura and the bramble might wave ! Then the beauties of nature could be easily seen ; When the flowers weru in blossom , the meadows £ 0
green :. On the hills , in the dells , by the murmuring stream , ; , Fond lovers might wander ; the poet might drtara , The y outhful might folio , the aged might pray ; There was scepefor the serious , the sad or the gay ; All these spots were then patent to ev ' ry one , But the patent has vahish'd , with days that are gone I Now the sweet cozie dells of our dear native stream , Are profaiiM by the all potent Demon of Steam ; The sweet flowers are supplanted by weeds rank and vile ;
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l ° „?? L ° * rta T cor ™ Pted by modern guile 1 Slnll !« Iff thra 5 h and the ^ k on the wing . Wohave nought but the 8 creech ' , t } ie dread fire L . ' m ! , 7 ° n ' wee P f ° r «» e days that are gone I Way well g , ve a blush and a sigh for your own ! Now the verdure of nature is hid from our view ; l n t wh *' » ' ™™* for 'he favourite fewthorn- haV 6 BU PP anted toe blooming haw . Now our high-ways and bye-tvays are sad and forlorn ; l . ' ell the League Cotton Lords double bar their iron gates ;
And have fcuilt ten feet walls round their petty estates . To the hill , glen and river , they ' ve shut up tho road ; Those time-luulowed spots , that were planted by Qodl Now the poor city-wretch , to see nature smile ; Has to trudge between walls for many a mile ; Suffocated with dust and scorched by the sun" Hurrah ! for free trade , Monopoly is done !" Ye who don ' t weep for the days that are gone . May well spare a blush and a sigh for your own 1 They were clays , when the people were driven to slavery ; Hut now they can fleece them , far better by knavery : For how wretchedl y poor was a knight of the sword , Compared with a Merchant or Factory Lord , it was physical force , which then rul'd tho roast
• Tis the same , though we now of our intellect boast : It is no w as ' twas then , without moral control , For self is the feeling that governs the whole ; And at no former time , was it e ' er so intenae , Blent with such an amount of disgusting pretence . The American Slaver , declares all are free , And pities the Sons of tho gem of the Sea . While our tyrants most tenderly feel for the blacks . Forgetting the burdens they pile en our back « : Then our Scottish free Church ( in which faith alone saves , ) Boasts of freedom , yet leagues with the holders of slaves , Consecrates their vile treasures , the price of men ' s blood ; Thus showing that Presb yter power is its G od !
Ye who don ' t weep for the days that are gone 1 May well give a blush and a sigh far your own ! It i « soothing to muse on ouv boyhood's years , Though we suffered bppresfive and harrassing fears , Yet how bright are our visions of holiday joy ; All our truant delights are depriv'd of alloy—We ' ve forgiven our tyrants , forgotten our woes ; In our fancy tho past with loveliness glows . The fragment of rock that ialis into the ocean , Becomes polish'd and pure with incessant commotion
So let days that are gone all their ruggedness lose ; Though our records of horrors and faults are diffuse ; Yet remember , whatever of good we possess , We owe to the past as the parent of this ; So we'll cherish its virtues , its failings we'll blot ; 'Twos for us that our forefathers struggled and fought ! Then our nation was scfiool'd—its liberty grew—Let us toil for the future with courage as . u-he . Though ye think that your fathers were barbarous and rude , Yet revere them , they wwfc'd out their mission for good .
Aud oh , speak with resptct of the days gone by . To the Patriots of old give a tear and a sigh 1 T . S . P .
Ten Hours' Factory Bill. Bnadfoan, Yorks...
TEN HOURS' FACTORY BILL . BnADFoan , Yorkshire , Friday . A special general meeting of the Central Short Time Committee of the West Riding of Yorkshire , was held at Bradford last night , for the purpose of receiving a report from their secretary , who had been deputed by them to present several addresses to Lord John Russell , from the principal manufacturing towns of Yorkshire . The secretary then reported that on Monday last , incompliance with the resolution adopted fay them on the 28 th of last month , he joined in London a deputation from the Central Short Time Committee of Lancashire , who proceeded together to Downingstreet , where they had to meet Lord John Russell
by appointment at the office ot the First Lord ot the Treasury , at half-past three o ' clock , a little after which time they . -were shown into the presence of the premier , by whom they were most graciously received , and to whom addresses were read—First , from the Central Short Time Committee of Lancashire ; and , secondly , from the Central Committee of Yorkshire : and others were presented from all the principal manufacturing towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire , expressing similar sentiments , and to which Lord John Russell made a favourable reply { after which the deputation expressed their gratitude for the interest he had exhibited for the welfare of the factory children . The deputation withdrew at little after four o ' clock . The following is a copy of the address from Yorkshire : —
To the Bight Hon , Lord John Russell , M . P ., Frst Lord of the Treasury , My Loan , —We , the Central Short Time Committee of the West Riding of Yorkshire beg leave to convey to your Lordship on behalf or ourselves and those whom we represent , our humble but unaffected congratulation on your accession to the high and important office to which you have been called by our Most Gracious Sovereign the Queen . We rejoice , too , that so many of our Parliamentary friends have been called to the high and important
offices in htr" Majesty's Councils , which they now hold . Without entering upon the merits or demerits of political sentiment , we shall consider it our duty to promote by every means in our power , the stability of a govern , ment which may espouse the cause of the factory children of these districts , by promoting the just , final , and satisfactory settlement of the factory population in the adoption of a Ten Hours' Factory Bill for all young persons between thirteen and twenty-one years of ag' -, as an indispensable accompaniment to those measures of education and social improvements which your Lordship contemplates .
With our heartfelt thanks for the valuable and gene , rous support we have received from your Lordship , and other members of the present government , we venture to hope and confidently trust , that the youthful factory workers will soon possess that relief from protracted toil which justice , humanity , and a sound commercial policy demand , namely , a limitation of their labour to ten hours per day , for five days in the week , and eight hours on the Saturday . Signed on behalf of the above Committee , . John Rawson , Chairman . M . Balme , Secretary , Central Short Time Committee Room , Bradford , Yorkshire . July 21 .
Balance Sheet Op The Exile Restoration Committee.
BALANCE SHEET OP THE EXILE RESTORATION COMMITTEE .
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BECEIFTS ; £ s . d . Per the Treasurer , Mr . Doyle , from localities , private donations , collecting books , < Ssc . 5 17 11 \ Soiree at the Pavthenium - - . 9 17 3 Sale of petition headings . - . 0110 Total receipts - - - 16 G % Total expenditure - . . 16 2 0 Balance in hand - - 0 4 2 J EXFENDITUIIB . Postnge of circulars to G 10 M-P ' r .., and others , books , petition sheets , Ac * - -480 Soiree , including tea for 123 , use of room , - bund , & c . - - -- -62 C Printer ' s bills for petition headings , circulars , bills , cards , Le . - - - ¦ - - 8 11 6
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* A balance sheet , with the whole of the items , has been laid before the Convention .
Frightful Accident To A Boy.—On Wednesday
Frightful Accident to a Boy . —On Wednesday
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evening , an accident of a most frightful character occurred to a boy named Joseph llenner , ' aged ten ycai-s ^ whose friends reside at No . 3 , Pitt ' s-pkco , Old Kent-road . It appears that the unfortunate boy and two companions had been strolling about a v d they reached Kennington Common , where t y amused themselves for some time until they f . It isposed to return home . They all left the common for the purpose of walking back , and when near Iveaningtou-Iane the boy ltcnner ran behind a cab which was proceeding to the Nine Elms railway station , when he missed his footing , and before he could recover himself his head became fixed between the spokes of the wheel and the shoulder of the axletree . Several of the foot passengerswho saw the
, frightful position of the poor boy , screamed out to the driver , who instantly stopped tbe horse . Several persons ran to him and endeavoured to release him , but were unable to do so , as itia head was so firnt / y fixed . It was deemed necessary to remove tho wheel and when the poor lad was extricated his head presented a most frightful sight , the scalp from the base of the skull to the forehead being completely torn off and hanging over his face . He was carried bleeding into a surgeon ' s opposite , where the injuries were found to bo so extensive that it was duuini'd necessary t > rvmovehim with all speed to the accident ward of St . Thomas's Hospital , where lie was placed under the care of Mr . South . No hopes arc " entertained of his recovery .
# Itaiian Rkfcgees have just received permission to quit France for their own country , which tho Fapal amnesty permits than to return to . A sum of money is allowed to each for his expenses . One op ihe principal officers of the French Posr-omcK is now in London , on a special mission , to inquire into tho working and results of the Penny Postage . Thus the French Ministers seem preparing to redeem the pledge tliey made last year concerning a similar reform in Fiance .
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Sroams Am> Floods In Scornm-The Scotch P...
SroaMs am > Floods in Scornm-The Scotch papers contain numerous accounts of violent thunder storms and floods , by which great damage and loss oi life has been occasioned . Hawick , Liddesdale , Msgholm , and the districts near the rivers Esk and Liudle , seem to have been the chief sufferers . A Novel Enterprise— It is stated that an expedition is at this moment fitting out , for the purpose of navigating one of the most important unexplored rivers in South America . It is to be under the command of Lord Ranelagh . Several noblemen and gentlemen have already volunteered to accompany his Lordship , and the enterprising and scientific band , it is said , will sail as soon as the necessary
arrangements shall be completed . _ Sektekcb of a Couri-mabtiai .. —The Commanderin-Chief has had the honour , to lav before the Queen the proceedings of a General Court-martial , held at Chatham Barracks , on the 19 th May , 1846 , for the trial of private George Castle , 3 d Light Dragoons , who was arraigned upon the charge of having de ' ierled from the depot of his regiment , at Maidstone . Barracks , on or about 5 th April , 1810 , and not returning until brought bach under a military escort , on or about 2 d May , 1846 , to which charge the prisoner pleaded Guilty . The Court sentenced him to be transported as a felon for the term of seven years , llei * . Majesty was pleased to approve and confirm the finding and sentence of the Court .
Disease among Cattle . —Throughout the entire of North Wales a distemper is raging among the cattle , particularl y milch kine , in some cases to a frightful extent , and for which hitherto vo cure has been found . The cattle are . seized with a low fever , which in the course of a few weeks , turns into a rapid consumption ; the bowels are severely acted upon , so that everything passes through them without affording the slightest nutriment to the animal , and death soon ensues . —Cambrian . Dkatii from Eating Fhkoi . —At Alltgoch , on Thursday last , an inquest was held on the body of Martha Williams , aged three hours , who died from the effects induced by eating a quantity of poisonous fungi resembling mushrooms . On Monday deceased
and her sister went ouv to gather mushrooms , and thev returned with a small basket full of what the mother of the children thought were mushrooms ; they were put in a kettle , with some pepper and salt , and placed on the fire , and when prepared , the decease ! and her sister ate a quantity of them , and then went to bed . About the middle of the night the mother was awoke by hearing tho children vomiting , which did not cease until the deceased expired . Mr . Lewis , a surgeon , attended , and gave it as his opinion that she died from the effects of eating some poisonous substance . Verdict accordingly .
The other child remains in a very precarious state . Thf . Heai on the Continent . ;—The ^ long continuance of the present great heat is melting tho snow of ages on the Swiss mountains ; the venerable summit of Mont-Blanc is at present a naked roek , a thing unseen by living man , The waters of the various mountain rivers have in consequence been so augmented that they have overflowed their banks ; in the Valais , the Rhone has so risen that 1 , 000 acres of land are under water , In Sicily , the soldiers having been exercised dun » g a temperature of 05 degrees in the shade , a number of them died from the fatigue and heat .
Cokoner's Inquest . — On Saturday , an inquiry took place before Mr . Bedford , at the Ship , Millbank , as to the death of William Henry Brown , aged 56 . It appeared , from the statement of several witnesses , that the deceased was employed at the cooperage of Mr .. Richmond , in , Millbank-row . On the evening of Friday , upon one of the men going into an extensive shed , he discovered a most unusnal appearance at the top of the hogsheads , and on going o see what it was , found the deceased suspended by cord from the beam ; he had got up these hogseads to do this , and one foot was on the second hogshead , while the other was hanging about a foot below , lie had been wry low spirited oi late , and complained much of his head on Friday . A surgeon was called in , but he was quite dead when cut down . lie made a similar attempt on his life about eight years ago , and a relative hod also destroyed himself . Verdict" Temporary Insanity . "
, Extensive Robhehy of Ambiiican Flour rx Liverpool . — On Saturday , a middle-aged man , of respectable exterior , named John Nieol , was brought before Mr . Rushton , at the . police court on a charge of having robbed Messrs . Baring , Brothers , and Co ., merchants , of India-buildings , Water-street , of three hundred and thirty-seven barrels of American flour , worth upwards of £ 460 . The plunder is at present in Dublin and will have hereafter to be identified . The prisoner was placed in charge of the flour , as it was landed from the Independent , and he had appropriated it to himsell , having sent 281 barrels to Dublin .
Thk Heat in Switzerland . —Letters from Switzerland state , that the snow on the tops of the mountains had melted in consequence of the excessive heat of the weather . The melted snow had augmented the rivertt . and caused them in several places to overflow their banks . The summit of Mount Blanc appeared like a naked rock , a circumstance which had not been observed for many years past . Military Flogging . —A penny subscription to purchase the discharge of private Mathewson , of the 7 th Hussars , the witnessat the late coroner ' s inquest at Hounslow , was set on foot on Saturday at several public houses in different parts of the metropolis .
University College Hospital . —The" late Mrs . Mary Swan , of Swinton-strcet , Gray's Inn « road , who died on the 1 st inst ., has bequeathed ihe hospital the sum of £ 500 . Destructive Fire —On Saturday morning , about half past two , a fire took place . on the premises of Mr . Robertson , cabinet-manufacturer , Temple-street , Hackney-road , which completely consumed thestock , and gutted the house . Sh op Robberies by a Goat . —A large goat , belonging to some person in the neighbourhood of Drury-lane , on Fridaj ' , went into a pastrycook ' s shop , ' where a board with pastry of the previous day ' s manufacture was displayed for sale . The goat took a liking to the tarts , and having demolished no small quantity , he was discovered by the mistress . She , of course , endeavoured to start the animal off ; but
the latter as the owner of the property approached him , attacked the frightened woman with his horns , and she wisely withdrew into the parlour . After remaining a minute or two longer , the goat travelled into the shop of Messrs . Mumford , the corn-chandlers , of Newcastle-street , Strand , where corn , beans and other things had been left outside the counter in boxes . Finding no opposition , he made the most of a short time in helping himself ; but having been seen by the shopman he laid on the cart whip well , and soon got rid of the thief . Respited Convicts . —A respite has been received at Limerick for Patrick M'Mahon , convicted of the murder of Daniel Leahy ; and at Ennis for James Sexton convicted of the murder of Timothy Kenny . Holyrood House —The venerable abbey , connected with the palace , literally crumbling into ruina for want of a roof .
The Advertising Van Nuisakce . —The following communication from Sir George Grey on the subject of the advertising van nuisauGG , in reply to a communication from the vestry , has been received by"the vestry ;— Whitehall , 5 th August , 1 S 16 . "Sir , —lam directed by Secretary Sir George Grey to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the Ithinst ., and to inform you that tlie nuisance arising- from pcrambul siting street vans will be considered in any future amendment of the police law ; but Sh' Geoi'ge Grey does not think it would be expedient to introduce into pavlinmcat a bill at this late period of the session , merely t « remedy this particular nuisance . —I am , sir , your obedient scr vant , Wm . W . Sojierville . " To the Vestry Clcrlf , St . Maryhhone , "
Thr Destruction of Game by the fate storm has been considerable . The hailstones in some places proved fatal to birds . Numerous partridges , in Surrey , Sussex , and adjoining counties , have been found dead . During the storm the young birds hovered up and were drowned by the rain flowing over them , and tbe younger and weaker birds which escaped , have since died from cramp , caused by suiting so much wetted . A large number of young hares have been picked up dead . Murder oi ? a Spanish Senator by Bandits . — Scnor Pevpina , formerly a member of tho CorteB , who was lately seized by bandits , who asked ( 30 , 000 francs for his ransom , has been found dead in a well , three leagues from Lorida . It appeared ( hat after having cut his throat , they tied two heavy stones round his waist , and then threw him headlong into a tank , whore he was found . It is said that two of the assassins have been captured .
Generosity op Pius IX . —The Pope is becoming the idol of his people . He has just paid from his private purse the debts ot all the prisoners detained in the Capitol ( pri .-on for debt . ) The holy father was enabled to perform this act of generosity by reducing the number of the equipages of his predecessors . 'I ho sum paid exceeds 18 , 000 scudi , Alleged Dkkauful Earthquake at Naples . —The Dutch wail brings ihe following account contained in the Arnheim Cowant of the 5 th inst .: — "Just as we were going to press we learn from Cologne that the lower part of the city of Naples had been destroyed by an earthquake ( perhaps ihe same that was lately felt on the Rhine and in Belgium , ) aud that 30 , 000 porsonsliad lost their lives . This report needs confirmation .
'Inn " Cunni . vg Workman ' s" Reward . —At the recent . Gloucester meeting of the Archaslogical Association , as reported in the Builder , Mr . Farmer DukOH , F . S . A ., in submitting an account of the ancient baronial mansion' of Piaish , Salop , built in the lGr . h century , stated that the owner , a judge ,- inquired at fhe time he was building it for anartizim who would execute the ornamental cliimiiey-sluvfts , and was told that ho had himself just condemned to death the only man in tho neighbourhood who could construct them . Then , said the judge , he shall do my chimnies first . And accordingly tho . cunning workman was respited pro tern ., executed the chimnies . and was then hung . '
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Reported Death . of . Van Ambuboh . —A letter from Voonsucket , U . S ., dated June 16 , appearingin a French paper , says— " The celebrated Van Amburgh perished here on Monday , in a most frightful manner . ^ He had been exhibiting his feats with his animals in a meadow , near Scituate , and a yourg lady having asked him whether he dared enter the tiger ' s cage at feeding time , he assured her there was no danger , and immediately ordered an ernormous piece of beef to be thrown in . After a long contest the meat was taken possession of by a fine tigress who retired with it to a corner . Three times Van Amburgh vainly endeavoured to take it from her .
The tigress roared furiously and fashed her side with her tail . The audience began to be alarmed , but Van Ambursh reiterated his assurance that there was nothing to fear , and continued his struggle with the tigress , who , at last feeling herself wounded , threw herself on her rash antagonist , knocked him down , and buried her claws in his throat . In an in . Stantthe theatre was deserted , leaving Van Am . bur "h at the mercy , of the maddened animal , who continued to vent upon him her rase until he became alifclcsscorpse . After much difficulty tie tigress was shot , and the mutilated remains of the beast tamer recovered . "
Mr . Du . w , the pors & verinjr suitor of Miss Burdctt Coutts , has . obtained bail , and been released from . Newgate . Artificiab Iceing . —An invenfion for generating ice by artificial means has just been discsvercd by Messrs . Lings and Keith , of Princes-street , the patentees of the ice safe , & e . A Singular Association has been formed among the visitors to the waters of Marienbad in Bohemia ; the object is to abolish the custom of taking off the hat in saluting , as being productive of colds in the head . Each member will be furnished with n card , to be stuck iu the hat , which will be considered as sufficient apology for the apparent want of politeness .
Dinner to the Marquis of Granby at Waltiiam . — On Friday last a dinner was given to the M » rquis of Granby , at Waltham , by tho Protectionists , VV . F „ Norton Esq ., Ellon Hall , in tho chair . The speakers were the Duke of Rutland , the Duke of Richmond , the Marquis of Granby , Lord Charles Manners , Lord John Manners , Sir Henry Ilalford , Mr . D'Israeli , M . P ., Mr . T . B . Hildyard , M . P ., Mr . Farnham M . P ., < fec . . Ti ? g Sr . Alban ' s Election came off on Monday , consequent upon ( he acceptance of office by the Earl of Listowel , the usual preparations were made , with the same absence of excitement and bustle which has characterised recent elections ; in fact , tho only indications of a contest being at hand were the occasional exhibition in shop windows of the addresses of the candidates , viz ., the Earl of Listowel and Benjamin Bond Cabbell , Esq . After the usual speeches , the show of hands was taken and declared to be in
favor of Mr . Cabbell , whereupon his opponent demanded a poll . The poll took place on Tuesday , and resulted in the return of Mr . Cabbell by a majority of 115 . State op Ireland . —Wc ( Banner of Ulster J understand that government contemplate being able to manage Ireland with fewer troops during the ensuing winter than have been employed for that purpose for tho last twenty years . _ As a beginning , the route for the two cavalry regiments frem iiiiglacd to this country has been countermanded . Shock of as Earthquake . —A low rumbling noise , accompanied by a trembling motion of the earth , was heard and felt at Kingstown on the morninji of the day on which the German journals state that the earthquake was felt at Marburgh .
At Newcastle Fifteen Persons were Struck nr Lightning on Sunday last , and thrown insensible on the ground . Some of them were severely scorched , Surgical assistance was speedily procured , and the whole were soon restored to consciousness , with the exception of one , who subsequently recovered , but is still weak . Accident to Sir C . Wetht . rell . —A severe accident happened to Sir C . WetUerell , in the neighbourhood of Maidstone , on Monday morning , by being thrown from a one-horse phieton . The latest accounts are of a very unfavourable nature . Sir Charles , who is labouring under concussion of the brain , wag unable to speak , and the worst results are feared .
O'Cossell asd the Whigs . —Mr , O'Connell has paid visits to the C ; ist ] e incog . A provincial paper says that the Learned Gentleman is under a strict injunction to Lord John Russell not to hold or sanction a public meeting in Ireland for the agitation of repeal ; that this is an express condition of the compact between the Celt and the Saxon . The " Natios . "—The Committee of the Repeal Association have passed a resolution repudiating all connection with the Nation newspaper . The ) Moket Question . —Mr : Grey Porter ' s pamphlet , entitled , " The Present State and Prospects ' of the Repeal Association , " may be summed up in % sentence—the non-publication of . a properly audited account .
Desperate AS » pETEuMIXEB ESCAPE PROM A LOCKUP . —On Tuesday information was forwarded to the metropolitan and city police stations of the following eseape of two individuals from a lock-up . It appears that the persons alluded to , named James Collier , twenty years of age ; and Thomas Cooper , eighteen years of age , were privates in the 97 th foot , but had deserted from that regiment . They were , . however , subsequently captured , and , as was imagined , for tkeir better security , placed for the night in the lock-up or temperary prison at Yarmouth . In the morning , however , on the prison being visited by the
keeper , who was accompanied by the soldiers who had captured . the delinquents , and in whose custody they were then supposed to be , to their astonishment and chagrin the birds had flown , and it was soon ascertained that their escape was effected b y means of the roof , through which it wats tolerably evident that they were assisted by some person or persons outside , as they were handcuffed together , and that they were afterwards conveyed in a boat to the opposite shore ; thus for the present effectually making their eseape and leaving no trace behind them . When captured they were in the ' garb of farm labourers .
A Detective . —At the Phoenix-park' races ( Dublin ) , a young lad was found picking the pocket of a detective policeman . Monster Trains to the North of England . — The vicinity of the Euston terminus of the North-Western Railway was on Monday evening the scene of considerable excitement by the departure of two very great monster trains for Newcastle , York , Darlington , and other northern towns . They were the return excursion trains that arrived in London late on the evening of Monday se'nnight , and the number
of persons who availed themselves of this trip may lv » judged from the . following rate of fares : —From Newcastle , there and back , first class , £ 2 , 2 i , ; second class , £ 1 . 10 s . ; third class , £ 1 . Is ., the entire distance beins ; more than 600 miles . The first train left shortly after seven o ' clock . It comprised nearly fifty carriages , and conveyed more than 2 , 000 passengers . The rush was tremendous . The second train left shortly afterwards , but was not quite so extensive as the previous one . Newcastle was expected to be reached in about fifteen hours .
Extraordinary Fatality in One Family . —On Monday , Mr , William Carter , the coroner for Surrey , held an inquest , at the Bell Tavern , East Monlsey , on the body of George Berretl , aged 27 , who committed suicide . The evidence taken went to prove that , for some considerable time past , the deceased had been afflicted with consumption , which preyed upon his mind , and caused his spirits to become depressed . On the forenoon of last Friday , he left his home for the purpose , as his family imagined , of taking a short walk .. His long absence , however , made his friends apprehensive that ho had fallen down in some of the meadows , and was unable to return home . A search waa instantly made , and continued up to three o ' clock , on Saturday morning ,
when , m a held near the river Mole , and close to a place termed the-elay pits , were found the deceased ' s jacket , neckerchief and hat . The discovery gave rise to a supposition that the deceased had destroyed himself , and the river was searched with a gardenrake , when deceased was found at the bottom of the water , life , of course , being quite extinct- The most singular circumstances connected with the death of deceased were the following : —About three years since , the same coroner held an inquest on the ' body of a brother of the deceased , who , whilst standing under a tree , was struck dead by a flash of lightning . On Friday forenoon , one of the jurors noticed the deceased standing in the field watching most intently the tree where his brother lost his life , no
doubt recalling to his recollection his brother ' s death . Subsequently to that brother ' s death , another brother was poisoned by eating bread and butter With some deleterious mixture in it ; and last winter , a nephew of the de ceased and a child were both drowned by sliding on ice which was partially frozen over . The whole of these cases , singular as it may appear , happened in the same parish , and were investigated by the same coroner . The learned coroner having summed , the jury returned a verdict — " That George Ben-ell destroyed his life during a lie of temporary insanity produced by iong illness . " Tug Flogging at lioumow . —Col . Whyfe has published a letter in which he contradicts Mr . MVaUley ' s assertion , in his address to the jury , ¦ 'T hat in this case there had been a deliberate
attempt to hold back that investigation due to the law , to the regiment , and to society . " The colonel states , among other tliiuas , " Before the inquest sat , I desired Captain ¦ Thiiriey , the senior officer of my regiment , to wait on Mr . Wakley , and give him every information in his power , which- was done . And further , I wrote ai the same time to Mr . -vVaklcy invsclf , to the effect that my most anxious wish was ' to afford the public , the coroner , and the jury every aid in mv power to assist their investigation— stated , although not summoned , I was there I ' n-reftdiuesB , mid anxioua to answer any question that auv member of the jury may wish to put , and requested him to rea d my letter to the Court . It , however , suited his purpose better to-put it in his pocket ) and not name it until the end of the examination of the second week , when he made casual mention of it . "
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 15, 1846, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_15081846/page/3/
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