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      Dr. P. M. M'Douall. There Was A Time, An...

      incarcerations he nnderwent for Chartism cannot be forgotten . The Chartists know , and * a . trust will do their duty , to the eloquent expounder of the truths of Democracy .

      J^Fi It, 1b»2. ¦ The Star Of Freedom ^.^...

      J ^ fi IT , 1 B » 2 . ¦ THE STAR OF FREEDOM ^ . ^^ -- ^— - ' '"" M

      Dr. P. M. M'Douall. [Circdiab.] It Is Th...

      DR . P . M . M'DOUALL . [ CIRCDIAB . ] It is the intention ot a number oitfce friends of Dr . Peter Murray SI'Dauall to raised sum of money for the purpose cf enabling him , and his family , to emigrate to Australia at an early period , where we ate confident there are sure prospects of success before him . Some of his friends likevriseintend going out with him in the same ship at their own expense . We are not only anxious that his outfit should be re-Epeciable . but also that more d ? his friends may he induced < o accompany him to the landxif promise .

      There are many extras connected with a surg-sos's outfit entirely unknown to ordinary emigrants ; we think it is unnecessary for us to raaka a single remark as to the duly -which belongs to the "Working Glasses in particular , to see that Peter Murray M'Eoaall does not leave his native land empty handed . The Dr . will Oliver' farewell lectures , if invited to do so , the chief subjeess being Emigration and Australia . These places desiring a vi > it from the Dr . should instant !? comnsenicate with us , as he will -sail at an early period , YoErnbedient Servants , It . 3 . Richaodson , Hon . Sec .

      ^ TV . P . Roberts , Treasurer SmigrsSoii Ogee , 5 , Princes ^ street Manchester ,

      &Mqttatk Mobrntirts. 3sf Os& Friends Wil...

      & mQttatK mobrntirts . 3 Sf Os & Friends will oblige hy 'forwarding reports of Chartist meetings , and -other Democratic proceedings .

      "WEST B . ID 1 SG SECULAR ASSOCIATION . At a district meeting of the ^ Freethinkers of tha "West BMisg of Yorkshire , held at Mitchell ' s Temperance Hotel , Tfeion -street , Bradford , on Sunday , July 4 th , 1852 , it-was aspesd to ' -fonn an association , and for its government , the following rales , drawn sp by a sub-committee , were adopted > - I . — " The association shr . U " * 'ts denominated tbe ' Trest Siding Secular Association . 2 . — "The object of the association shall be tho physical , znoral , and intellectual improvement of mankind .

      3 . — "That for this purpose schools shall be established , 'and tracts and publications issued . -A—** Each branch may use its ewn discretion witlrrespeot to admitting members ; but no individual shall be accredited lecturer until recocmended by a majority uf the members of his own locality . 5 . —" Each branch shall contribute aa equal proportion towards the district expenses , according to the number of good members on tho books ,-i ; ach amou nt to he-paid at the district meetings . 6 . — " The affairs of the ascociation sf wll be conducted by an Executive Committee of four pe- rsons , consisting of president , Vice-President Treasurer , and Secretary . 7 . —" The duties of the President ar jd the Vice-President shall be to preside over alLgeneral a nd special meetings . The 5 vice-President shall only officiate when the President csnnot attend . The Secretary to co j-respond'and keep a correct account of all monies and m inutes of-the association . The Treasurer shall be resp » > nsible for all monies entrusted to his care , and-pay all de mauds upon ~ the association .

      8 . — "Should it be the-opimon of auvbraush that a special district meetin ? - ! g necess ary , the ' -cass shall be brought before the members of sucl \ branch . And if they decide by a majority in favour of su ch a meeting , they shall send their proposition to the Execn tive Committee . If the Executive Committee be-cf the san ie opinion ,- it shall send accpy toetich branch eight clear days previous to such special meeting being held . But should tho Executive Committee refuse to call-any spec ? , al meeting , the branch from which the proposnl ^ originatec 1 most lay their proposition before each branch . Should i it meet the approval of

      a majority of the branches , the br anch from-which it originated shall proceed topsail the s aid meeting . $ . — " The district meetings sha 11 be held quarterly ; on tho first Sunday in July , Oetoin jr , January * and April ; and each delegate meeting shall decide whsre the next meeting shall be hold . ' 10 . — " The officers shall be ele cled annually , and shall not be eligible for re-election until { they have been out of office twelve months . The annual meeting-to be ield on the first Sunday in July far the ek mtion of officers , auditing -of accounts , and the transaction of other business in connexion with tho association .

      ¦ II . —" Each branch numbering : 5 fty or lass , on the books of the association , shall be entitlet I to send one delegate to the district meetings . "With fifty , and undercae hundred , 4 we delegates , and so in proportio- n . 12 . — "AH delegates attending j ury quarterly or special meeting of the district -nhall pr oduce their credentials . proving that they have bean duly elected , signed by the secretary of the branch taey claim to represent , or not be allowed to take their seats , unless by a contrary vote of the majority of the delegates . IS . — " Any locality desirous of making any alterations in

      -the above rules shall give-oae month ' s notice ito the secretary previous to any -Quarterly meeting , with a copy of -such alterations ; and the-secretary shall send a copy of the game fifteen days previous to the said meeting to the other'localities in the district for their consideration . " - Officers for the ensuing . year : — John Suets , Iseds , President . James Eloi , Heckmondwike , Tice-Erssident . Joseph Firth , ELeigbley , Treasurer . Thomas Wilcoce , Bradford , Secretary , 'All communieations to he addressed to the / Secretary , 32 . . Adelaide-street , Manchester-road , Bradford , Yorkshire .

      Tus^West Lokbon Democratic Association H...

      Tus ^ West Lokbon Democratic Association held their < weelcly meeting oa Sunday evening last , at the Working Slen ' sLiterary Institution , corner of Stafford-street , Hereford-street , New-road—Mr . Lucas in the chair—when Mr . Hannibail proposed , and Mr . -17 . J . Hignley seconded , the foliowing-eabject for discussion next Sunday evening , July 2 Sth , ateight o ' clock : "Is it . possible by any extensive scheme- of emigration to improve the condition of the people 0 f 4 his country V '—W . J-Highset . Secretary . ¦ SiHMissEAtf Ham of Pkooeess . —Mr . Broom has . delivered his last two discourses , prior to closing the ball for alterations . They were on "Living Heroes /* containing an lamination of the lives of * £ oberb Owen , Miichel , Meagher . iLoais Blanc , Kossuth , « fco . Several persons who were present requested their publication , which will be done-in the winter ; Till the hall is re-opened , friends can comnaiEicate with the committee , at . 2 , Suffolk-street . Mr . Broom spill , as speedily as possible , take a lecturing tour : ; particsiers -of svhieh will be announced in the "Star of Freedcau "

      Guide To The Lecture-Room. Idterarylesdr...

      GUIDE TO THE LECTURE-ROOM . IdterarylEsdrution , John-street , Fitzroy-sqesre . —July 18 th ( 6 ) , Tea-party . ( 7 J ) , Soiree . Hall of Science , Cityjread—JnlylSth ( 7 |) , Thejaae Cooper , ' Bernard Gilpin , Obalio . am Hugh Latimer . ' National Hi . 15 . 212 , flsgb Holborn . —July 18 th { $ , P . TV . Perfitt , , Sir W . Waller / South London Hall , Webbar-streeL Blackfriars-rca 4 . —July 18 th Vi ) . Charles SonffiwelI ,- 3 alaa ^ I . Sadler's Wellf Discussion . Society , three doors frcja the Hugh ' . Myddleton . —July 15 th ( 81 b discussion . Social Institution , Charles street , Old Garratt , Manchester . —Jnlj 2 £ th ( 11 a . m . ) . Discussson , ( 7 p . m . ) a Lecture . Areopagus Coffee aud Reading Room , 59 , Church-lane , "WhitejstageL—Every Sunday , Monday , atd Wednesday ( 8 ) , a Lecture or Discas » on . Cit ? Forum Coffee House , 60 , Redeross-street . —Every Sunday ^ ISeatey , an 4 Thursdas ; lS £ ) , a Lecture . Commercial Hall , ffbilpot street , Cominercial-road . east . —TheoloricalsHscussions every Sunday morning 111 ) , Sunday evening ( 7 ) , Tuesday iS ) , Thursday ( 8 ) , and Saturday ( 8 ) . Progressionist Hall , Cheapside , Leeds , July 18 th ( 6 J ) , a Lecture . Temperance Star Hotel , Swan-street , Briggate , Leeds . —Every "Wednesday ( 8 ) , a Discussion .

      Working ilea's Academy , Edgar-street , Preston . —Lecture every Sunday at 10 | a . m . —Discussion every Sunday evening . East London literary Institution , Bethnalgreen . —July 18 th ( 11 a , m . K a L £ Ctcre .

      The Late Bradford Election. Great And Wi...

      THE LATE BRADFORD ELECTION . Great and wide spread dissatisfaction exists in this town at the result of the late election . The speech of Julian Barney has given entire satisfaction to the democrats of tha town , hut nundreds complain that they did not understand the Mayor , from the lovr tone and mumbling manner in which he called for a show of bands for Mr . Harney . In addition to which , thoasands of working men knew nothing Of his candidature until it was over , owing to the shortness of the notice . It should also be remarked , that the front of the court-honse is far too circumscribed to cont \ iu the adplt male population , and that hundreds of democrats thronged ths streets leading thereto without the means of seeing or hearing the proceedings . The conduct of the Miyor has given jnach offence to the inhabitants , as Mr .

      Harnev would most deciderfly have bad as large a show as Col . Thompson if he bad had fair play . The Radical electors are furious at the result of the poll . From eleven o ' clock it was ? een that the Whigs were voting against Thompson , and , although the Chartists generally held aloof from supporting biui , on account of his votes for the Irish gagging bill , and for a letter which he wrote in 1848 , advising the Jni-idle classes to arm ( which conduct Mr . Harney , in the Coarse of his speech , severely and properly condemned ) , still a number , considering him by far the heat of the tbree cacci dates , set to wor ' s after the dinner hour to bring him up , a » 'J at three o ' clock he was placed thirty-two ahead ef "ickham ; then came the finishing stroke . Tiie Catholic

      Voters , over thirty in number , went in a body and plumped jjj Wickham . These votee , together with a number of -Tory butchers retuvtiing from " Wakefield cattle market , * arned the tables on the Colonel , and he lost by sis votes . Jte Colonel might say wish Napoleon , after the battle of Waterloo , " The spirit of democracy has departed from me , " ice best of the people stood in sullen , silent gr ups , and Juen his defeat was announced , their general remark was , Serve Mm right . He ' should have kept his word with u « , w ho sat np nights to secure his last election . " It is unders . ood that numbers of bad votes were given for Wickham , ? n v- 1 ' ry is now going on with the view of unseat-M hvn . —Corresp < mdenT .

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      Tst We Shall Be Glad To Receive Eeports ...

      TST We shall be glad to receive Eeports of Progress from Managers or Secretaries of Co-operative Associations and Stores , ia England , Ireland , Scotland and Wales . J 2 T The " Association Gazette " having ceased to appear we place our columns at the disposal of our Co operative , friends . If open to the public press , the Conference on the 26 tf » of JuUt . rvili be attended by a special reporter from this Journal .- —Editor .

      BAXQUET OF WOSKISG TAILORS AT BRUSSELS . TBOM " XA RATIOS . " The annual banquet of tho foundation of the "Worinng Tailors' Association has been this ye-r a veritable fete , to which the different associations of Brussels and the provinces were invited , and were represented by delegates . There were also present several representatives of the Democratic Press , and some students . The sentiment of justice brightens in times of anarchy and suffering ; the intelligence of right , which has need to arouse itself and to express itself loudly'after those terrible catastrophes ; the plain , intellectual , practical ideas of Emancipation , as well as the industrial enfranchisement of the worker , occupied those few hours cf fraternal communion .

      The-object of these re-unions is not alone the moral ad . vantages they produce , by the elevation of the mind and of the heart , but there is sought a real and practical progress Last year the £ iea of the union of all the associations of the-country , for the regulation of 'their common interests , had germinated , and had been immediately followed by a futSlment which had been checked by the re-action of the 2 ed of December . This year the instruction of the people , and * heir intellectual enfranchisement , havo pre-occupied tho workmen , and , without having concerted , it might have been said that each had been the spokesman appointed to express the wish of all . This idea has begun to bear fruits , as will hereon . from Ci

      Tho proceedings were cessmenced by a speech - tizen Revels , President of the Tailors' Association . He saw in association the best means of emancipating the workers . He gave the following toast : — " Liberty—the solidarity of the peoples . . The ' Citizen Delegated the Mecaniciamr-Association , * ' La Fraternite , " responded in an eloquent speech , in which he felicitated his associated brothers of various trades upon their courage and perseverance against the -attacks of the enemies of Association . He gave— . " T & e Enfrancbisemectbf the Proletariat . " Citizen Bierset , delegate of the Typographic Alliance of Brussels , delivered an address , and proposed : — " The propagation at "Working Associations . "

      Tho Citizen Delegate of the Association - of Cigar-makers then addressed the' meeting . After 'having traced the history of the proletarians in ancient and modern times , and recommending the workmen to adopt the motto , EvirAon fait la force , he concluded by proposing a toast : —¦ " The union and'perseverance of all the associations . " { ^ Citizen Marin , delegate of the Association of the TJnited Workmen of Namur , then delivered an ^ address , in whioh ho said the thing most of all needful for tho regeneration of the people , was tho regefieration of morals . ' Citizen Vaudries , delegate of the typographical Aliiccce , spoke of the attacks since rthe 2 nd of December -upon the Central Committee , pursued by the most ridiculous calumnies , and dissolved . 'He" "thought they should put themselves ' above such attacks , to continue the work of the union of ths associations of-the coantry . He would < irink , therefore , to " Conciliation . " He then proposed the health of Citizen L . Lnbarra , C . Potvin , and H . -Samuel , representatives of the Democratic press .

      Citizen Conion said , before -proposing the toast he meditated , ne would say a few words relative to what Citizen Taudrias had mentioned -respecting the sufferings of the Central Committee . He detailed the facts , and protested in "the name of theduty-of the toiler against its being thwarted ; He then spoke of the necessity of instruction . Retracing the history of 179 S , 1830 , 1848 ,- and 1831 , he saw great lessons for the people , who ought never to confide their destinies to any one bat themselves ; to their courage , whian will bring the triumph of the revolution : ; and to their intelligence , which will organise it ; but enlightenment is needed to give birth to that intelligence . " Citizen'Bans then sung a song upon Rome , the refrain of which was Non ,: tu n ' eslpasdu Christ 'le vrai representant . * Citizen Potvin afterwards delivered a lengthy and eloquent address , which was much applauded . CiticenTerbiat made a warm appeal in favour of union amongst the toilers .

      Citizen . 3 £ wits , associated tailor , sung a song composed for the occasion . Citizen-Schmit proposed : — " Association of the workers /' Citizen Gallet gave : — " Tho union of the toilers . The prosperity of ABsociatioas . ' Thetriumph of truth . " Citizen J . Lebon proposed : — " The fraak and sincere union Of . all the workers . " Citizen ' -Forret proposed the following toast : — " The resurrection of the Associations , destroyed since

      last December , and whose members have been persecuted , rsobhed , imprisoned , deported , exiled , and shot . The speedy fall of their oppressors , these assassins of humanity I The ^ Universal Republic , that adored mother , who will render to us our rights , and prescribe our duties . The Fraternal Association of Working Tailors . " Citizen-Brisroee sung a song of his own composition , entitled " A Dangerous Neighbour . " -CitissuvTiaele , typographic , reminded the meeting of the words of-Beranger : Aimer , e ' est etre utile a . eoi ;

      - Se faire aimer , e'est etre utile anx autres . He concluded with the following toast : — " Tbe encouragement of the working tailors in association . The independence and the maintainance of all tbe working associations , and their union , in case of an attempt against their rights . " Citizen'Dalat , delegate of tbe "Working Tailors' Association of Anvers , delivered a speech in flemish . Citizen -Robert gave a toast : — " Social Harmony . " Citizen Henri Samuel said he was commissioned to express tbe regret of Citizen L-. Labarre , that he was unable to attend ; but-that he ( Citizen Samuel ) had to propose a toast in his stead .: — « The Jurt op Brabans ;" ( Loud applause . )) Citizen Bamuelwould give for his own toast : —

      " The Women . ; . the mothers , wives , and daughters of the workmen . " He then proceeded to state that himself and his friends —Potvin and Labarre , had conceived a plan for the enlightenment of the working classes . This plan was to issue small pampbiet 5 , < to he c * Ued " Workmtn ' fl Tablets , " to be published weekly , each number to contain—1 . —Essays on Philosophy ; the History of Practical Right ; Industrial Science , or Politics . 2 . —A Review of the Events of the week . 3 . —Miscellaneous SSevs , particularly such as concern the ^ Working Classes , their interests , their labours , and their progress in intellectual and social emancipation . ; For ten centime ? eaeh . subscriber would receive , ( post free ) two copies of each number . A Citizen hoped that in this work the abolition of Prostitution would not he forgotten . Citizen Terbist warmly supported the project of a weekly raviei ? .

      The assembly decided that lists of subscriptions he ad ' dressed , as soon as possible , to the presidents of the Associations of Brussels and of the Provinces , in order that the work of Propagandism might be realised and generalised immediately . Citizen Gortebeoke , Manager of the Tailors' Association , then proposed tbe following toast : — " The practise of solidarity amongst us all . " Citizen Schmit proposed that it be decided that at the next banquet the wives of the associates should be desired to 5 » ipiCS nt . ( Loud and continued applause , ) A little before eleven the meeting broke up . « No , thou art not the true representative of Christ ,

      Co-Operative League. A Meeting Was Held ...

      CO-OPERATIVE LEAGUE . A meeting was held on July the 13 th—E . Sash , Esq ., in the chair . Mr . Robert Owen read a paper on the " Science of Society . " The author contended that man ' s feelings , thoughts , will , and action , were formed for and not by him , otherwise none would have unpleasant feelings or unwise thoughts , and that , consequently , none could reasonably be praised or blamed , punished or rewarded , for their conduct . No science of society could bo created till this error was removed , and it be admitted that each man is formed by the Creating Power of the universe , and the conditions . with which society surrounds him . The object of this science ia to produce the cordial union of the human race . But this cannot be effected while men suppose that each man forms

      his own character . So long as this error shall continue , there can he no genuine love , none of that spirit which snffereth Jong and is kind . Tbe true principle being now ascertained , progress may be made to . the permanenthappinessofall by forming a superior character for all , and surrounding all with ample wealth . The object is now to make man , from his birth , good , wise , and happy . This has not been done hitherto , because all societies have been formed on the supposition that each one forms hi * own character , and shouid be responsible to society for it , and therefore failed . Look at the conditions now existing in the two most advanced nations , England and the United States of America . Do they succeed in making men good , wise , and happy ? ^ o , the conditions with which these and other societies surround men are bad .

      Mr . Joseph Smith , Mr . Vansittart Neale , Dr . Travis , Mr . Lechevalier , and Mr . Robert Cooper , took part in the discussion which followed the reading of this paper . The next meeting of the League will be held , on July the 20 th , when Mr . Lloyd Jones will read a paper On Coop erative Stores and Co-operative Workshops—Their Value in the Social Movement .

      Flag-Facers Strike. The Flag-Facers At A...

      FLAG-FACERS STRIKE . The Flag-facers at all the stone quarries in the neighbourhood of Queenshead , Yorkshire , have struck for an advance of wages .

      Ireland. Bieotiou Hi0t Ik Dublik. Up To ...

      IRELAND . BIEOTIOU HI 0 T IK DUBLIK . Up to a late hour on Saturday night the streets of Dublin were the scene of disgraceful rioting . A mob of boys and some grown persons , from the purlieus of tbe oity , pro * ceeded through the streets , shouting for Reynolds , and attacking the houses of some of the Roman Catholics who were known to have so shamefully deserted their principles as to have voted the Orange candidates , Grogan and Vance . The exultation of the Orangemen also helped to exasperate Mr . Reynold ' s mob so far that they proceeded to attack the windows of St . Peter ' s Church in Aungierstroet , " Bomo of whioh they completely demolished . It is well known that great numbers ' of the freemen , by whom tho election was turned in favour of Messrs , Grogan and Vance , had been taken out of the workhouses , and shaved and cleaned in such a way as to make them presentable at the polling booths ; and several of them who reside altogether away frnm Dublin came from a considerable distance , some even from Scotland , for the purpose of voting .

      THE MURDER OF MR , BAIKS 0 N . The two Kellies were again put upon their trial at Mo ; naehan assizes . The jury acquitted Owen Kelly , but found no verdict as regarded Francis Kelly , who was again remanded . The Attorney-General prosecuted . Dublin , July 15 . The Irish elections decided yesterday were tbe most remarkable that have yet been determined . Mr . Charles Gavin Duffy , of the " Nation , " and Mr . John Francis Maguive of the " Cork Examiner , " both enter Parliament , the former having defeated Sir T-. N . Redington , tho late Irish Under-Secretary , and Mr . Lambert , the Conservative candidate in New Ross ; and the latter , after three former defeats , having at length succeeded in obtaining possession of Dungarvon , his opponent being a candidate of his own principles , the brother of Mr . Flaherty , the member for Galway .

      A letter received from Cork informs us that the violence of the mob ba-s been directed with most destructive effect against Prdtestant places of worship , and the residences of Protestant-electors who voted for Colonel Chatterton . Tho Scotch church did not escape , great mischief having been done to that edifice . Orders have been issued for the despatch of s regiment from 'this garrison for the sooth of Iroland'to-morrow morning . One person has been killed , aid ttvo-others badly wounded ; Tbe'"Helfa 8 t Mercury" lias the following : — " 'Tuesday Morning , Three o * Clock . —Our reporter ha just been informed at the police-office that three person had ' heen shot in Cullentree-road ; two men and a young woman . The men are both named M'Kenna , and the young

      woman is named M'Laughlm ; they were standing , it is alteged , at their own doors about two o'clock this morning , when they were shot , without being mixed up with any rtot-or quarrel at the T time , and , as there is some mystery in-the matter , the parties who fired tbe shots have not been arrested , nor , in fact , are their names known . Tho young woman received a ball in the back part of tho neck ; and Dr . "Wheeler , who was called on . to attend her , succeeded iu extracting it . She isiying at her own house , in Cullentreeroad . One of the men received a ball in the leg , and tbe part where the other man was hit we have not been able to learn . None of the ^ wounda , we understand , are of a dangerous description . " DublinWednesday Evening .

      , The government'have despatched military reinforcements to the south . Riots continue at Cork . A dreadful conflict ¦ between Orangemen and Roman Catholics in Belfast ; one man killeo and several wounded . The riot act read . The military under arms at two this morning . Duffy is returned for New Ross , Sadleirfor Carlow , andBowycrfor Dundalk .

      Great Pire -Ih The M1nories And Loss Op ...

      GREAT PIRE -IH THE M 1 NORIES AND LOSS OP LIFE . On Thursday evening , shortly before seven o ' clock , a fire of a most alarming and destructive character , broke out on the extensive premises of Messrs . Conbro and Potter , ship chandlers and general importers , situated at No . 2 , Haydon . square , Minories , which unfortunately resulted in tbe sacrifice of the lives of two firemen belonging to the Whiteoross street station , City .

      Loss Of Her Majesty's Steamer Harpy. The...

      LOSS OF HER MAJESTY'S STEAMER HARPY . The Tay , just arrived with the Brazilian mails , brings word of the supposed loss of her Majesty ' s steamer Harpy on the 24 th June . The Harpy was out fifty days from Pernambuco , in great distress . Her machinery was out of order , and there was no water or fuel on board . The news of this disaster was brought to Lisbon on the 10 th inst . by a Portuguese ship , the master of which had supplied the Harpy with some necessaries to reach Fayal , but it was feared she would not be able to do so , as he observed her going fast to leeward . Up to the 2 nd inst . she had not reached Fayal .

      Vomjntart Imprisonment .—A Young Girl Of...

      Vomjntart Imprisonment . —A young girl of Isque , in Belgium , after being very irregular in her conduct , and having more than once left her parents' house , disappeared four years ago , and all attempts to discover her wore un > availing . A carpenter of the place , a widower , was suspected of having had something to do with her disappearance , and is was noticed as a singular ' circumstance that be always kept his house closed . A short timeback it hecame rumoured that she had been murdered . The authorities deemed it right to make a search in the carpenter ' s house , but nothing was discovered . Tho rumour , however , continued , and in consequence of it the carpenter was arrested on Tuesday last , and a new search was made in his residence . This time the girl was discovered in a sort of hole covered with boards ; but sho was alive and well , and stated that it was with her own free consent that-sae had remained in the . house , without leaving it either night or day , for four years . The carpenter was immediately released , and it is supposed that he will marrv the ; girl . '

      A Romance of Real Life , - A correpondenfc of tho ¦ 'S L Louis ( US . ) Intelligencer" who recently visited the Cincinnati Asylum for the Insane , gives this brief sketch of one oi the inmates : — " Hero is now confined the young lady who has so often been seen within the past few years promenading Fourth-street , in this city , dressed up in insane finery , intended for bridal habiliments , fantastically decorated ; , - and inquiring occasionally of passers-by for the faithless oause of her too fatal sorrow . She had completed a lonely pilgrimage from Europe , to unite ber fortunes with thoseof her betrothed , who had preceded her about a twelvemonth or so . After a weary search , she found him doing business , and—married . The shock deprived her of her reason . Every passing day is since indicated bv her

      disordered fancy as the one upon which her " Henry" is coming to fulfil his vows , and she arrays herself to meet him accordingly . Her nightly disappointment yields easily to a brighter hope for the morrow , and thus her beclouded is wearing away . When I called at her room she was not dressed in her usual paraphernalia . Upon being informed that a gentleman wished to see her , no earthly inducements could prevail on her to appear until after she had elaborately arrayed herself with every single device and adornment of her fanciful costume . She evidently imagined that the object of her long expeotatation had arrived ; and when , at last she met me , manifested her disappointment in a way that was anything but flattering to her visitor . "

      A Lono Swim . —The " Industrie ! Calaisien" g ays : — " A Germen has laid a wager that he will swim aerosi the Channel from Calais to Dover ! We have not heard on what day the wager is to corns off , but we can state that the German was on Thursday practising his strength in the sea in front of this place . " It is anticipated that a larger number of election petitions will be presented in the forthcoming session than for many years , and doubtless many seats will be exchanged . It is rumoured that an eminent Queen ' s coungej has already received twenty-five retainers .

      Chase of a Mad Dog . —On Wednesday afternoon the vicinity of Tavistock-square was a scene of alarm and commotion , which arose from a chase set up by the people in the streets after a large shaggy dog of the cur species , whioh was first discovered foaming at the mouth and evidently in a rabid state making its way along Tavistock-place . It was seen to snap , at several children , who fled in fright ; and it could not be ascertained whether any one was actually bitten by the animal . The mad dog was finally killed or stunned in Tavistock-sqviare hy a heavy blow dealt by a butcher with his tray . Although the usual notices have been put forth by the different parishes , cautioning tho owners of dogs to have them muzzled at this season , yet one of the scarcest things to be seen at present is a dog that has been muzzled .

      The Cur of London Police Force , —On Monday a return obtained by Mr . Rich , M . P ., was printed , showine that the charge of the City of London police for the year 1851 was £ 38 , 582 Us . 7 d „ of which £ 25 , 077 10 b . was received as police-rate collected in the several wards , £ 10 , 822 53 . lOd . from the corporation , £ 1 , 865 as a grant for" extra men employed during the Great Exhibition , £ 382 4 s . received for watching London-bridge , £ 291 10 s . for watching Blackfriars-hridge , and £ 644 4 s . 9 d . arising from fines , penalties , and sundry sources . The Post Ovfics Revenue . —In the year ended the 5 th January last ( as appears from a return issued on Tuesday ) the gross Post-office revenue was £ 2 , 422 , 168 4 s . lid . The cost of management , including pensions , was £ 1 , 304 , 163 12 s . 8 Jd . The net revenue was £ 1 , 118 , 004 lis , 4 Jd . The postage charged on the Government departments was £ 167 , 129 3 s . 7 d . ; and the net revenue , exclusive of charges on the Government departments , was £ 950 , 875 7 s . 9 jd .

      FniGHTFUt Suicide . —A very painful sensation was caused on Thursday morning among the occupants of the Tavistock Hotel , Covent-garden . A gentleman belonging to a highly respectable American family who had been lodging in the Hotel , was found lying on his back on the floor ; a pillow was under his head and the throat wasjevered almost fro ear to ear .

      The New House Of Commons Members Returne...

      THE NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THB NEW PARLIAMENT , Arundel , lord E Howard ( J ) Ashburton , G Moffat ( 1 ) Ashton-uoder-Lyne , O Hindloy ( 1 ) Aylesbury , DrLayard ( 1 ) R Bethell ( 1 ) Abingdon , General Gaulfield ( 1 ) Aberdeen , G Thompson ( 1 ) Aberdeenshire , Hn Adm Gordon ( m ) Andover , H B Coles ( m ) Sir W Cnbitt ( in ) Armagh ( borough ) Ross S Moore ( ra ) Atblone , W Keogh ( I ) Beaumaris , Lord G P «« eM ) . . ... Berwick , M Forster (!) J Btapleton ( 1 ) Beverley , The Hon F Lawley ( 1 ) W Wells ( r ) Bewdloy Sir T Winnington ( 1 ) Birmingham , W Scholefield (!) OP tfuntz ( 1 )

      Bradford , R Million ( 1 ) HJmckaaio m ) Bridgwater , ColTynte ( l ) , B S Follett ( m ) Brighton , Sir G Pecheil ( l ) i Lord A lleryey ( 1 ) , Bedford , S Whitbread . iun 1 ) n Stua ,, t ( ' •») Blackdurn , V ? EcchTs ( 1 ) J PBkftigton ( I ) Bolton , , T Barns ( I ) J Crook ( 1 ) Brecon , J L V Watkms ) Banbury , II W Tancrcd ( 1 ) Bandon , Lord Bernard ( ra ) . „ _ . . , x Bamtaple , Sir W Frazer ( xa . ) R Brenurdgc { x &) Bath , Captain Scobell ( 1 ) T Phinn ( 1 ) Belfast , 3 Davison ( m ) H M'Cairns ( m ) Bodmin , C G Sawlo ( 1 ) Dr Mitchell ( m ) Boston , G H lleathcote ( 1 ) B B Cabbell ( m ) Breconshire , Sir J Bailey ( m ) Bridgnorth , HyWhitinorc ( m ) Sir RPigpt ( m ) BridporfcTA Mitrhell ( 1 ) - Murrogh ( l ) Bristol , F H Berkeley ( i ) W H GLangton ( 1 ) Buckingham , Marq . of Chandos < m ) Col Hall ( m ) BuryF Peel ( 1 ) # 1 % T ni

      , Bury St Edmonds , EaYl Jermyn ( 1 ) J Stuart ^ 0 m ) Buteshire , Right Hon i S Wortley ( m ) Calno , Earl of Shelboume ( 1 ) Cardht , Walter Cdffin ( 1 ) Chester , Earl Grosvenor < l ) W O Stanley ( 1 ) Chippenham , J J ^ oeld ( ro ) Captain boldero ( m ) Christchurch , Captain Walcott R N ( m ) Cirencester , Hon AG ? Ponsonby ( I ) J R Mailings ( m ) Coventry , Rt Hon E Ellice ( 1 ) C Geach ( 1 ) Cambridge ( bore ) , K Macaulay ( m ) J H A 8 tell ( m ) Canterbury , II P * Gipps ( m ) Hon B Johnstone ( m ) Carlisle , Sir J-Graham (!)•? Ferguson ( 1 ) Carmarthen , D Morris ( 1 ) Chatham , Sir FSmith ( m ) Chichester , J Smith ( 1 ) Lord H Lennox ( m )

      Clitheroe , M Wilson ( 1 ) Cambridge -Univers , II Gouifaourn ( m ) L T Wsgrato ( m ) Cardigan , PLoveden ( l ) Carlow ( borough ) , J Sadleir ( 1 ) Carnarvon , W B Hughes ( m ) Carrickfergus , Hon W H S Cotton ( m ) Cheltenham , Hon Craven Berkeley ( 1 ) Cheshire , North , W T Egerton ( m ) G C Legh ( m ) Cheshire , South , Sir P de M . G Egerton \ xa ) J Tolle machc ( m ) Cockerinoutb , H . AgUonhy ( 1 ) Gen "Wyndham ( m ) Colchester , W HHawkins ( m ) Lord J Manners ( m ) Coleraiue , Lord Naas ( m ) Cork ( city ) , Sergeant Murphy ( I ) W Fagan ( 1 ) Cricklade , J Neeld ( m ) A Goddard ( m )

      Cumberland West , Capt Lowther ( m ) S srton ( m ) Devizes , G W Beneage ( m ) Captain Gladstone ( m ) Dovonport , Rt Hon H Tufnell ( 1 ) Sir J Rorailly ( 1 ) Dundee , G Duncan ( I ) Derby , M T Bass ( 1 ) T B Horsfall ( m ) Dorchester , R B Sheridan ( 1 ) H G Sturt ( m ) Dover , E R Rice ( 1 ) Vist Chelsea ( m ) Durham ( city ) T C Granger ( 1 ) W Atherton ( 1 ) Dartmouth , Sir T Herbert ( m ) Denbigh , F R West ( m ) Derbyshire , South C R Colville ( m ) W Mundy ( m ) Devonshire , North Sir T D Acland ( m ) L W Buck ( m ) Downpatriok , Hon C S Hardinge ( m ) Drogheda , J M'Cann j , m ) Droitwioh , Sir J Pakington ( m )

      Dublm ^ city ) E Grogan ( ro ) 5 Vance ( m ) Dublin University , G A Hamilton ( m ) J Napier ( m ) Dudley , J Benhow ( m ) Dumfries , W Ewart (!) Dundalk W Bowyer ( 1 ) Dungannon , Hon W S Knok ( m ) Eversham , Hon ¦ Grenville Berkeley ( 1 ) Sir H Wil loughby ( m ) Exeter , E Divett ( 1 ) Sir J B Duckworth ( ra ) Edinburgh , T B Macaulay ( 1 ) C Cowan ( 1 ) Elgin , Banff , & C OS Duff ( 1 ) Ennis , J D Fitzgerald ( 1 ) Enniskillen , J Whiteside ( m ) Eye , E 0 Kerrison ( m ) Frome , Colonel Boyle ( I ) Finsbury , Alderman Challis ( 1 ) T S Duncombe ( I ) Falkirk , J Baird ( m )

      Fifeshire , J Fergus ( 1 ) Flint , Sir J Hamner ( 1 ) Greenwich , M Chambers ( 1 ) PRolt ( m ) Guildford , RD Mangles ( 1 ) J Bell ( 1 ) Gloucester , ( city ) Admiral Berkeley ( I ) W P Price ( 1 ) Grantham , F J ToUemaohe ( 1 ) G E Welby ( m ) Great Grimsby j Earl of Annesley ( m ) Galway , ( City ) M J Blake ( 1 ) A O'Flaherty ( t ) Gateshead , W Hunt ( 1 ) Glamorganshire , C R M Talbot ( 1 ) Sir G Taylor ( m ) Glasgow , A Hastie ( i ) J M'Gregor ( 1 ) Gloucestershire , E Mar of Worcester ( m ) Sir E Cod rigton ( m ) Greenock , A Dnulop ( 1 ) Halifax , Sir C Wood ( 1 ) F Crossley ( 1 ) Harwich , M Peacock ( m ) D Waddington ( m ) Hertford , Hon W F Cowper ( 1 ) T Chambers ( 1 )

      Homton , J Locke ( I ) Sir J Weir Hogg ( m ) Horsham , W S Fitzgerald ( to ) Huntingdon , Colonel Peel ( m ) T Baring ( m ) Hull , - Clay ( 1 ) Lord Goderich ( l ) Haverfordwest , J H Phillips ( m ) Hererord , Col Clifford ( 1 ) Sir R Price ( I ) Huddevsfield . W R Stanstield ( 1 ) Hythe , E D Brookmau ( 1 ) Haddington , & o „ Sir H R F Davie ( 1 ) Haddingtonshire , Hon- F Charteris ( m ) Hants , North , Right Hon C . S M Portal Lsfevre ( 1 ) Hants , South , Lord Cholmondeley ( m ) H C Compton ( to ) Hastings , P . Robertson ( m ) M Brisco ( m ) Helstone , Sir R R Vyvyan ( m ) High Wycombe , Sir G Dashwood ( I ) MT Smith ( 1 )

      Huntingdonshire , E Fellows ( m ) Visct . Mandeville ( m ) Ipswich , H E Adair ( 1 ) J C Cobbold ( m ) Inverness A Matheson ( 1 ) Kidderminster , R Lowe ( 1 ) Kincardineshire , Hon II Arbuthnot ( ra ) King ' s Lynn , Lord Jocelyn ( m ) Lord Stanley ( m ) Kendal , CGG ! yn ( l ) Kilkenny ( City ) M Sullivan ( 1 ) Kiimarnoak , & c , Hon E Bourerie ( 1 ) Kinsale , JI Heard ( 1 ) Kirkjldyj" Colonel Ferguson ( 1 ) KirkcudBrightshire , Mackie ( 1 ) Knaresborough , J P Westhead ( I ) B T Wood ( m ) JD Dent ( l ) [ These three gentlemen polled each the same numher . Thfirfi are twn Spain for Hia hornnoh . 1

      Lambeth , W A Wilkinson ( 1 ) W Williams ( 0 Launceston , Hon J W Percy ( m ) Leominster , J G Phillimore ( 1 ) G Arkwright ( m ) Lewes , Hon H Fitzroy ( 1 ) Hon H Brand ( 1 ) Lincoln , C Sealey ( I ) Col Sibthorp ( m ) Liverpool , F M'Keuzie ( m ) C . Turner ( m ) London , Lord J Russell 0 ) J Maaterman ( w ) Sir J Duke Baron Rothschild 0 ) Lymington , J Hutchins ( 11 Sir JR Carnac ( m ) Leicester , Walmsley ( 1 ) Gardener O ) Lichfield , Vist Anson ( I ? Lord A H Paget 0 ) Liskeard , R B Crowder ( 1 ) Ludlow , HBCliveCm ) Lanarkshire , W Lockharfc ( m ) Lancoshirs , North , J Heywood ( I ) J W Patten ( m )

      Lancashire , South , W Brown (!) J Cheetham ( I ) Lancaster , S Gregson ( I ) R B Armstrong ( I ) Leeda , Sir Geo Goodman ( 1 ) Right Hon M T Baines ( 1 ) Leicestershire , North , Marquis of Granby ( m ) E B Faw ham ( m ) Leith , RtHon J Moncrieff ( i ) Linlithgowshire , G Dundaa ( m ) Lishurn , Sir J E Tennent ( m ) Londonderry , City , Sir R > Ferguson ( 1 ) Lyme Regis . WPinney ( l ) Maidstone , J Whatman 1 ) G Dodd ( m ) Marlborough , Lord E . Bruce ( m ) H B Baring ( m ) Matylebone , Lord T > Stuart ( 0 Sir B Hall ( I ) Monmouth Boros ' , C Bailey ( m ) Macclesfield , J Brocklehurst ( I ) C E Egerton ( m ) Malmesbury , T Luce ( I )

      Malton , J EDenison (!) C W Fitzwilliam ( 1 ) Manchester , T M Gibson ( 1 ) J Bright 0 ) Merthyr Tydvil , Sir J J Guest ( 1 ) Morpeth , Hon Capt Howard 0 ) Maldon , T J Miller ( m ) — Da Cane ( m ) Marlow , Great , T P Williams ( m ) Col Knox ( m ) Midhurst , Right H S H Walpole ( m ) Monmouthshire , O Morgan ( m ; Major Somerset ( m ) Montgomery , — Pugh ( m ) Montrose , Ac , J Hume ( 1 ) Newcastle-on-Tyne , J B Blackett ( 1 ) T E Headland 0 ) Northampton , Right Hon V Smith ( 1 ) R Currie ( 1 ) Nottingham , Right Hon E Strutt ( 1 ) J Walter ( l ) Norwich , Pcto ( 1 ) Warner ( 1 )

      Newcastle-under . Lyne , W Jackson ( 1 ) S Chistie ( l ) Northallerton , W B Wrightson ( 1 ) Newarkon-Trent , G E H Vernon ( I ) J H M Sutton ( I ) Newport , W Bipgs ( 1 ) W N Massey ( 1 ) Norfolk , East , E Wodehouse ( ra ) II N Burroughes ( m ) Notts , South , W II Barrow ( m ) Viscount Newark ( m ) Oxford ( City ) , J II Langston ( 1 ) Sir W P Wood ( 1 ) Oldham , J M Cobbelt ( l ) JDuucuft ( m ) Oxford University , Right Hon . W E Gladstone ( 1 ) Sir R H Inglis ( m ) Peterborough , Hon G W Fitzwilliam ( 1 ) Hon R WaUon ( 1 ) Portsmouth , Sir F Baring ( 1 ) Viscount Monck ( 1 ) Preston , Sir G Strickland ( 1 ) R T Parker ( m ) Peterfield , Sir W H Joliffe ( m ) Pontefract , M Milnes ( 1 ) B Oliveria ( 1 ) Poole , H D Seymour ( 1 ) G W Franklin ( m ) Paisley , A Hastie ( 1 ) Pembroke , Sir John Owen ( 1 ) Pembrokeshire , Viscount Emlya ( m ) ^ ..

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      pSffaSrST ffl , ^ ™ FWHUMin ) Plymouth , R PC- dlUer M Mbm ( m ) Portarlington . C < - jjonel Dunne ( m ) Reading , FranciF , Pi ott (!) H . P . & aiwg ( i ) Retford , East , I ion w E p uncombe ( ra ) Vis Galway ( m ) Richmond , HI Uch (!) M Wvvi ({ <|) Reigate , W Be ^ kellYm ) T S Cooks ( ra ) Rmon . HonE ; Lm 4 / ( m ) SfiBS >*>™ m Rochester . ' 3 i ! QL 8 „_ , _< n : _ m „ . « .. u ,.. < . Rochestei mim 8 ir Maddock t

      „ , IIon F < ( m ) T H my "owand , 3 ir G Ueathooto ( i ) Uon G J Noel ( m ) cuLh 'ackinnon ( 1 ) Sw J Brotherton ( 1 ) e £ * ough , Earl of Mulsrnve ( 1 ) Sir J V B Johnstone ( m ) S : ' JA Roebuck ( i ) G HadBcld ( 1 ) si , h sl , ur y » -Tomline ( I ) E II Baldock ( m ) S ? rn * Shield-, Bingham ( 1 ) ° " ° ad , J P Scrope ( 1 ) Lord Morton ( 1 ) » ° " thwark , W Molesworth (!) A Pellatt ( J ) ™ ; ithampton , Wilcox ( 1 ) A Cockburn ( I ) ^ . Andrews and Cupar , E Ellice iun ( I ) ) , 'horeham , New , Lord A G Lennox ( 1 ) Sir C M BurrelJ ( m atafford , A Otway ( 1 ) J A Wise ( I ) Stoke-on-lrent , 3 L lticardo ( 1 ) Hon F L Gowcr ( 1 ) Sunderland , W D Seymour ( : j G Hudson ( m ) J Swansea , J II Vivian ( I )

      St . Ives , Capt Lnffin ( m ) Salisbury , W J Chaplin ( 1 ) C BWall ( l ) Sandwich , Lord C Clinton ( m ) J M'Gregor ( m ) Selkshire , AELccUhart ( m ) Shaftesbury , Won W II B Portman ( 1 ) Shropshire , North , W O Gore ( m ) J W Dod ( m ) Shropshire , South , Viscount Newport ( m ) R II Clive ( m ) Somersetshire . W , C A Moody ( m ) WHO Langton ( ra ) Staffordshire , North , 0 B Adderley ( m ) S Child ( m ) Staffordshire , South , Hon G Anaon ( l ) Visct Lewisbam ( m ) Stamford , Rt Hon J Cllcrries ( m ) Sir F Thesiger ( m ) Stirling , & c , Sir J Anderson ( I ) Stockport , J Kershaw ( 1 ) J B Smith ( 1 ) Suffolk , East , Sir E S Gooch ( m ) Sir F Kolly ( m ) Suffolk , West , P Bsnnet , jun ( m ) H S Waddington ( m )

      busses , West , Earl of March ( m ) R Prime ( m ) Tamworth , Sir R Pee ! ( I ) Capt Townshend ( 1 ) Thirsk , SirWP Gallwey ( m ) Tiverton , Visct Pilmerston ( 1 ) J Heathcoat (!) Tower Hamlets , S Butler ( 1 ) Sir W Clay ( l ) Taunton , It Labouchere ( I ) A Mills ( m ) Tewksbury , II Brown ( 1 ) J Martin ( I ) Totness , Lord Seymour ( 1 ) T Miles ( 1 ) Tynemouth , H Taylor ( m ) Tavistock , Hon G . Byng ( l ) S Carter ( I ) Thetiord , Earl of Euston ( 1 ) Hon F Baring ( m ) Trelee , M J O'Connell (!) Truro , II Vivian ( 1 ) J E Vivian ( m ) Wallingford , R Malins ( m ) Warrington , G Greenail ( m )

      Warwick , G Repton ( m ) E Greaves ( m ) Wenlock , J M Gaskel ) ( m ) Hon Col Forester ( m ) Westminster , J Shelley ( 1 ) De L Evans ( 1 ) Wigan , R AThicknessK (!) Col Lindsay ( m ) Windsor , P Greenfeli (!) Lord 0 Wellesley ( m ) Wakefield , G Bandars ( m ) Walsall , 0 Foster ( I ) Waroham , J S W S E Drax ( 1 ) Wells , W G H . iyter ( 1 ) R C Tudway ( m ) Westbuvy , J Wilson ( I ) v ' Westmoreland , lion Col Lowther ( m ) Aid Thompson ( ra Wexford , Town , J T Devereux ( 1 j

      Weymouth , Col Freestun ( 1 ) G Butt ( m \ Whitby , R Stephenson ( rn ) Whitehaven , R C Hildyard ( m ) Wilton , Ua'CourtO ) Winchester , J B Carter ( I ) Sir J B East ( m ) Wolverhampton , lion 0 P Villiors ( I ) T Thornley ( 1 ) Woodstock , Marquis of Blandford ( m ) Worcester , O Ricardo ( I ) A Laslett ( I ) > Worcestershire , East , J H Foley ( I ) II Capt Rusho ( m ) . Worcestershire , West , Gen Lygon ( m ) F W Knight ( m ) York , W M E Milner ( i ) J G Smith ( m ) Yarmouth , Rumbold ( i ) E Lacon ( m ) Yorkshire , North Riding , O Duncombe < m ) E S Cayleyim )

      Republican Movements In Switzerland. The...

      REPUBLICAN MOVEMENTS IN SWITZERLAND . The great assembly at Valongin enthusiastically declared in favour of the Republic . The * New-Zurich Gazette' gives the following account of the proceedings :- — ' July 6 th . ' Last evening the greatest agitation was observed in tho city . This morning the inhabitants wore awoke by the beat of drums . The Republicans assembled out of tho town , and shortly afterwards the deputations of the districts horderins on the lake arrived with .

      their white , red , and green banners . Ail the inns of Valengin were closed . The procession of Neufchatel consisted of 4 , 000 persons , and that of Lachaux de Fonds of 3 , 000 ,. independently of the deputations of tho other districts . The procession of Valengin advanced under the orders of Colonel Courvoisier . The column of the Republicans of Neufchatel went out of their lvay to avoid a recontre with their opponents . They repaired to tho chief town of the Val de Ruz , where they were joined by the Republicans of the valley , and thence advanced to Boderilliers , where the columns of Lachaux de Fonds , Loete Brenesz , and of all the Val ' of Travers , ; were already assembled . They thus formed a compact mass , which marched under the orders of . Colonel Courvoisier on Valengin , The

      Royalists had drawn upon the meadow of the Burgesses , situated to the north-west , opposite the castle . A tribune had been erected for the Communal Council in the centre of that mass of people There were no bands , no songs , no flags . The object of the meeting was to verify the accounts and elect a new administrative council . At eight o ' clock tho meadow was covered with people : but , as a commissary of tho government . was to be present , the operations only commenced at nine . At eleven o ' clock all was terminated . On a rising ground , opposite the meadow , and separated only by a narrow valley , the Republicans bad taken up a position . As tho road leading to the hill is sufficiently steep they were obliged to march in an irregular manner . The royalists looked with amazement at their movements . Each Communal column was preceded by drums , bands , federal and cantonal banners , and on reaching the summit of the hill , it was with great difficulty that Colonel Courvoissier succeeded iu drawing up Ms men on tho sloping ground . Ihe

      march lasted three-quarters of an hour . There were between 8 , 000 and 9 , 000 men . After halting , they began to eat and drink . Finally , the . drums beat round the tribune , whioh was adorned with fifty or sixty flags . M . Amedee Humbart opened the sitting , and invited the first orator inscribed , M . Auguste Lambley , to address the meeting . M . Lambley proposed to declare solemnly that the great majority of the people of Neufchatel , wished to remain attached to the Swiss Confederation , and to be ruled by a Republican Constitution . This declaration was immediately signed by all the assistants . A second resolution adopted in like manner was thus framed : —*• The people of Neufchatel demand of the government the adoption of necessary measures for suppressing the agitation against tho republic and for punishing the agitators ; for this purpose it also demands the immediate convocation of the Grand Council . " M . Philippin next delivered a Republican speecb , fintemiptcd now and then by the murmurs Of the Royalists , to which the Republicans responded by hisses .

      " The Royalists of Lasagne having attempted to cross the Republican camp were hooted as they advanced . They replied by cries of Vive le Roi ! ' which roused the indignation of the Republicans , and a momentary collision ensued . Everybody ran to the spot , and the tumult was such that the orator ceased to be heard . M . Courvoisier and the prefect of Lachaux de Fonds succeeded , with the assietauce of the guides and some moderate Bourgeolse , in separating the combatants . Everybody then . retired , and the RoyaIi ? ts returned borne . M . Courvoisier received a kick from a horse , but was not severely wounded . Bad the King witnessed the display of enthusiasm on that day , it is to bo presumed that he would have abandoned nil idea of recovering his principality . "

      Frauds And Adulterations In Trade.—In No...

      Frauds and Adulterations in TraDE . —In none of the investigations of the " Lancet" commissioners have the disclosures made been more startling than those now brought before the public respecting Cayenne pepper . Of . twenty-eight samples examined , it was found that twentyfour were adulterated , and four only were genuine ; that out of the twenty-four adulterated samples , twenty-two contained mineral colouring matter ; that red lead , often in large and poisonous quantities , was present in thirteen samples ; that Venetian red , red ochre , brick dust , or some other analogous ferruginous earths , were contained in seven samples ; that cinnabar , yermiilion , or sulphuret of mercury was detected in ono sample ; that six of the samples consisted of a mixture of ground rice , turmeric , and Cayenne , coloured with either red lead or a red ferruginous earth ; that six samples contained large quantities of salt , sometimes alone , but more frequently combined with rice , and a red ferruginous earth or with red lead ; that one of tha samples was adulterated with a large quantity of tho husk

      of white mustard seed ; and that two ' contamed rice only coloured with red lead or a ferruginous earth . As is well known , red lead and vermillion , or sulphuret of mercury , are highly deleterious substances , and are not , like the majority of other compaunds , when received into the system at once eliminated- therefrom , but remain in tho body for a considerable time __ gradually accumulating , until at length they occasion the peculiar symptoms which distinguish their presence in large amount . Thus , however small the dose taken from day to day , the constitution is liable , by the repetition of the dose , to be at length brought under the influence of the poison , and to become seriously affected . But tha quantity of red lead and mercury introduced into the system in adulterated Cayenne pepper is by no means inconsiderable , since it commonly forms a large portion of the article . Some idea of the amount of these substances frequenently present may be formed from the fact that ia a pinch of Cayenne , moistened and diffused over a white plate or a piece of glass , they may be distinctly seen hy the eye aloud

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 17, 1852, page 5, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_17071852/page/5/