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      KAfeastof nectar'd sweets , . ; where no crude surfeit reigns 1 " . „; -ans of clearing , off the accumulations of ^ iXm rribniions and extracts whicKcoirie into ^• "SSm . I" * wlMl ae ordin { "y « l » anhel ( our ^ iSnicV 'Jia inadequate to dispose otwe an-J £ in February last , our intention of giving , n 0 M car ter , a selection of original and extracted € mider the above head . It vras intended that fr ^ decm should have appeared some time in Sfiiph . TCnfavouraMedrarmstances prevented this , f ^ j ^ e can only otter our very sincere apology for ' the ^ avoi dable delay . .,.,, - , ^^ e announeement ^ ast allnded to , cansed , as we « aecicd , the transnussion to us of as mucKpoetry faC « dlcdiin nianuscnpt , as would , almost for six iaO uwj . ! iu i i

      ea mn ,,: ^ „ ^;* . „ ™ -j - _ jv . Inonths to come , have supplied us with the very useful Zticle called waste paper , had we been fortunate -e nough to have dealt in those very necessary com-? acdities . btrfter and cheese . If writing paper , ' fornieriy sold in the neighbourhood of Clare market and juni jar classical localities at " six sheets f or a nennv , " has not greatly advanced in price , we can assure ' eur readers it is no fault of our poetical cori ^ pondenis . Andif we have not become stone-blind £ c performing our arduous task of poring over and exJeawuring to arrive at the meaning of the lucubrations—we take it for grantedthataH poets " burn the nuduig ht taper "— -with which , wehave beenfavoured , whv , al any rate , we have notimproved our organs of vision ; and should the result be that we should find It neeessary to multiply our optics , we shall look to

      the pcets to furnish us with the necessary helps—to provide us with , a due quantum of " second sight . " At length we have struggled through this almost Interminable mass of "thoughts that breathe , and words that burn . " What a blessing we ' re not made of touchwood , otherwise , surrounded with such a massof paper , the conflagration which would have necessarily ensued would have been frightful Phaeton ' s predicament , when he set the world on fire , would have been nothing to ours ^ We hare finished our task ; and , —alas ! lor the vanity of human expectations , —of an thje " original" productions with which we have been favoured , we dare only—stretching our editorial charity to the uttermost—present to our readers the aomeli ^^ oicn specimens , which will be found below . The rejected effusions , of " poetry , " are poetry " of a sort : " but such a sort as " neither gods nor men

      permit . ' The "favoured f ew" who have found admission to the "feast" must not deceive themselves . Their productions are certainlynot void of merit ; for , had they been so , they would not have appeared in these Columns ; but we should only deceive them were vre to omit telling them that , although they may have reached the base of Parnassus , they have a long jearuey before them if they would reach its summit , jjaieh is the aim of their ambition , they will need to pat forth all their strength to attain the wished-for goal Abhorring , as we do , the brutal and baneful spirit bv which the song-writers of tne Nation appear to be

      actuated , we must , nevertheless , accord to them the possession of talent , energy , and the right poetic inspiration . Of the poets of the Nation it has been well said , that their songs " stir the heart like the sound of a trumpet ; " and while we would have our Mends eschew the rancorous partisanship and barbarous " nationality" of the Nation men , we would gUtdlj see them ctfmpeting with tie Irish lyrists in a generous rivalship , not for the triumph of class and sectional interests , but for the universal liberty of mankind . Let our poetical friends reflect on this . " England expects every man to do his duty !" The subject of the following warrants us accordfcs f o it the precedence : —

      THE POETS' FEAST . HY W . C ., GLASGOW . Hail ! haB ! "tu thee , thou joyful day , "Which care , which grief far drives away , And earth iUununes with a ray , Reminding us of heaven ; 'tis not to srect the conqueror proud , Or courtly , fawning , titled crowd , That flows so rich * that swells so loud , Strains bold , and freely given : Ah no ' , a nobler , purer lay , The Bard dotli sing upon this day .

      So stife , no vain and clam'rous mirth At Poesy ' s rich feast hath birth , But all that doth endear the earth And make it worthy man ; That shows forth beauties to the eye , implanting feelings ne ' er to die . Our souls lead soaring iar on high , Sew beauties there to scan : And still to truth and virtue ' s praise , Sweet songs with cheerful voice to take . Yc sons of I'oesy , then swell The chorus , from hill , vale , and dell , In Freedom ' s tone sing forth the knell Of tyrant and of slave : Onto * the yet dim eye doth light ; Until the wrong'd have gain'd their right ; Tin tyranny hath set in night ,

      And round an endless grave : Then proud aud free may stand the least VTho thus hath join'd the Poet ' s Feast . We are grateful to Mr . Ross for informing us of tic glories and beauties we may liqpefor when Spring dm come - . but we can assure him , that excepting the redoubtable Tom Speko , we have , as yet , seen no Spring in this part of the world . We have been as thin and cheerless in the '' great wen , " as if , instead of coquettish April , suicidal November bad been in the attendant . It is fortunate that Peel has contrived , with Iris Maynoottt Bill , to get ns all into hot water , otherwise we should hare been tempted to have followed Mr- Etzleu to the tropics . But here £ our northern friend ' s ODE TO SPBHv'G .

      BT DAVID BOSS , LEEDS , Vkat sb testacy wakes in the mind , When the Spring , like a spirit of light , Spreads her mantle of verdure , aU blooming and bright , O ' er meadow and mountain , and daisy-crowned height , Fherc roameth the zepliyry wind . Knat raptures awake with the morn , When the lark leaves its heathery bed , And itslay o *« f the landscape is merrily borne , Tffcile diamond dew drops bespangle each thorn , And the flowers with fresh fragrance are fed . Item eternity ' s w » mb , as the Spring BsdwaforOi to delight us again Vita her smile of enchantment , she waketh the bloom . And the flowerets burst forth from their wintfry tomb , And with grandeur embellish the plain .

      lieu tne primrose embroiders the grass , And the daisies bespangle the lawn , While the zephyrs breathe fragrance as onward they pass , And the lambkins in frolic each other surpass Aa they wake to new life with the dawn . The streamlets now tranquilly glide , Aud plaintively murmur around , NTuk Flora , enamoured , comes forth as a bride , A » radiant with beauty , of nature the pride , As she scatters her treasures around . pie honey bees wake at her call , Acd joyfull y follow her train ,

      liU , cunjber'd with sweets , they return to their hall « lay np tt ^ treasures in catacombs small , «« Winter should threaten again . W natnre is lovely to view , <*¦ t heearth , or the fathomless main ; * j * & ies are all clad in etherial blue—*»^ natter seems quicken'd and glad to renew It'joyfiil existence again . ^ p a herald of promise she comes * j > till as that Summer is near , *»*» the treasures of earth from its bosom shall rise , * = PoHo , in glory , looks down from the skies , « w < ac © methebride of the year .

      Either the author of the following lines attempts ^ sniceh in overlaving his subject with fine words , Hi we are incompetent to do him justice . In aU thef ^ ' we say , we hope that the latter is ouajJ * ' ^ b 6 r « atrae poet , wliictt a father ac-^ munceslu p wjii pTOVe , no one will be more ready reioir ^; \ - ^ justice—no one will more heartily "joicein hjs success .

      ADDhESS TO THE OCEAN . 1 Tfl S iCiaoB 0 F u TB £ yojce OF NAIOBE . " " And i haTe j 9 vea tne (?) ocean . "—BiBoif . r " w * ? . ? J ^ w how fonfflv I have gazed ' Ink ! £ ?* £% waters , streamingfar : ; B !~ ™ £ * s freedom , when the radiant morn itofl W ^ somwitriitsgoldenTieains-- ' tj % Sun , thronedin the senift , shone TJntn * fJtobent waves , 0 ! I have joy » d With ,. efeeunSS of my gladheart glow'd 13 «« ae ardent eloquence of youth .

      A ^^^ nthe monnteirfi lofiy brow , - to ban ! r « 1 llp * bMng deep , when summer skies , TJij e ^ S ?^^^ azure , slept beneath ^ - - Thew ^^ flood ; while , sttetehing free and far Auj ra ^ ry * ^ ed their somiding Bhoregi ' Th & to ^ S . " """^ the isles that proudly rear Atraw ^ <« ms Hke guardianB of the deep , s we <^ th !^ v f * ^ & ehaimon * * » M 1 v . ibA ^^ sbrainsthe mermaid sings , Tffllow ^^ Andl have gazed While ub ^ I * ' d n 0 Qn ' s triumphal blaze , ^ ethd 0 r ^^^ Sn > wingarch of heaven - Cp ontk « rf . *• Then rush'd the angry storm ^ o W ^ P 5 S 0 ftileIuurieatte Wokefi !^ troubiedwaters , tilltlie waves In ^ ** slee p , and , loaning , K » b ? d along Bntfl « ^ v ^ - Then my bosom swell'd , And . S , *?* $ »** ^« th a wild ueught ; « v It * tenroest meU ' d ' miV " ^^ AndV ^ . * ^*! awe , survej * d ihe scene , AdSed ^ - Msl 110 "" S" * diTine ' " ¦ wed Omni potence .

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      I loved to gaze on thee when evening hung Her deepening shadows in the twilight hour ; When through the sapphire portals of the night Beep darkness rush'd anon , while , one by one , The stars came ' forth all beautiful and fair As gems that dazzle in celestial crowns , Shedding their Bght upon thy . wavelets sheen That , flashing back the radiance of " their rays , Vfith stilly mmmurs softly kiss'd thy shores , To sing a requiem for the dead who sleep Beneath thy waters , by the storm entomb'd , Tnthin the graves of thy unfethom'd depths .

      And , Ocean , 0 ! how vast are thy domains . Mysterious and immense ! - Thy wares roll on O ' er scenes where yet the prying eye of man Hath never been ; scenes that may be portray'd " In all the vast magnificence of thought , " Until the mind , uprearing fancy , ' sinks Beneath conceptions towering and sublime . If or shall the hidden secrets of Oiy iromb Look on the light , until the dreadful day "When aged Time shall lean his hoary head Upon the bosom of eternity ; When , robed in majesty , the great I ak ,

      Who holds within the hollow of his hand Thy mighty waters , shall , with power , come forth To judge the world . Then , cleft asunder at the high behest Of throned Omnipotence , thy floods will raise On high their liquid walls , as on the day "When Israel , trusting in Jehovah , fled From Pharoah ' s ire , ere yet thy surges burst To queU the daring of the Mempbian host . Then from thy depths the dead will all arise , The while ten thousand thunders wake around , And earth shall pass away , and Death shall die , And time shall be no more !

      The following needs no other introduction than the name of the author , whose simple but sweet lyrics have often graced our columns . It is only fair to state that we consider this not the happiest o f his effusions . StilL so lively a love-ditty cannot fail to be welcome to ourreaders . So here's a cheer—we should hare no objection if , instead of a cheer , it were a Mss —for

      FANNY WILLIAMSON . BV J . M'KOWEN . Bonny Fanny Williamson , Charming Fanny Williamson , There ' s ne ' er a truer hearted one , Than bonny Fanny Williamson . Kurs'd upon misfortune ' s breast , Sore by poverty oppress'd , Mother's eye ne ' er watch'd the rest , . Of bonny Fanny Williamson . lake th' snow-drop ' s lonely flower , That coineth in the wint'ry hour , To bide the blast and sleety shower , Was bonny Fj > nny Williamson . As the snow-drop on the lea A type of spring-time seems to be , Her infant face oft told to me The future Fanny Williamson .

      Could ye see her—now sixteen , Homing in her Sunday sheen , Human eye hath seldom seen , The like of Fanny WUliamson . Free from stain and free from guile , Peerless in her own green Isle , Nor hath the swan upon loch Foyle , The grace of Fanny Williamson . In her presence aU is gay , Cankering care flies swift away , Time e ' en pauses on his way , To gaae on Fanny Williamson . One so artless aud so young , Needeth not her praises sting , But 0 ! 'twould baffle pen and tongue , To tell of Fanny Williamson . We beg to introduce to our readers a sterling

      HTMJf OF LIBERTY . BI JAMES EHSLIE OBNCAtf . The heart of man is burning , The chains of ages spurning , Ah ! yes , a glorious morning Is breaking on him now . See , see ! its rays are gleaming , In bright effulgence streaming , In joy and glory beaming , Upon his god-like brow ! Long has his soul been panting , Long , long , his spirit wanting , What heaven at length is granting—To flee from woe and shame , Then rouse ye from your slumbers , And throng in countless numbers , Aud fan the glowing embers Now bursting into flame !

      0 burst the bands that bind ye , 0 spurn the mists that blind ye , And leave the paths behind ye , . Of hate and infamy . To wrong no longer pander . But snap your chains asunder , And shout in voice of thunder . The Truth has set us froe ! The * following simple but energetic lines , written by one of the sons of toil , breathes a bitterness of heart , and a fierceness of soul , that speaks volumes on the " Gondition-of-Ehgland question . " What an abominable system must that be , which , changing the " milk of human kindness" into gall and wormwood , compels the oppressed but intelligent men of England to speak out in such words of bitter scorn as tne

      following!—TOIL ON . BT fflitlAM JONES , CEICESTEB , Te reckon it a boon , Unreeompensed to toUToil on , then , till your forms are strewn , Lean , lifeless , o ' er the soil . " Toil all the six days through , Then on the seventh behind Some God-condemned oppressors pew , Go crouch , mean , ' sham'd and pined . Toil—" not for treasures where Corrode the moth and rust ;" But toil and claim that better share"Religion and a trust !" Toil for the grades thathate You , and your babes and wives ; The ruthless vampires of the State , That drain your very lives . T oil on—contented toil

      For heroes , murderers , knaves ; Aad sing to cheer your hearts the while" Britons shall ne ' er be slaves 1 " So time for books allow , Season for food or sleep ; Toil till cold sweat rains from your brow , Faint tremblings o ' er you creep . ToU , till your shrunken brains To idiotcy are brought ; Forget for aye the ennobling strains Our patriots true have taught . Toil , while your children mourn ; Toil , till yourselves wax blind ; Let Tyranny take half you earn , Or all—toil , never mind ! Toil , till ye can no more—Till toil itself grows scant ; Then , while wealth ' s nectar"d cup flows o ' er Die maddened with keen want .

      Toil on , —I teUye toil . Poor uncomplaining slaves , Till death—nor let a daisy ' s smile Deck your unhonour'd graves ! " Let Glasgow flourish I" We have now to present a third purveyor to our feast , from the "Queen of the West . " Wesaythird ; for , besides the lines by W . C , the " Address to the Ocean" is also from Glasgow ; in addition to which we have received several other pieces from the same locality , which we have been comDjelled . to reject : so that there appears to bean overflowing number of the sons of the muses in Scotland ' s commercial capital . "Modern Athens" must look to her laurels ; for , if not wide awake , she has a fair chance of being eclipsed b y her western Slater , B y a great number of our readers , we dare say , the following lines will not be the less appreciated because written in " guid braid Scotch" : — SONG OF FREEDOM .

      BV JOHN SEACOCK , GLASGOW . 0 . ' awa wi sic sangs as aft hae been sung , The lyre to fond freedom has scarcely been strung ; The maist o' the sangs sung in years that ' s awa , Arf £ USg now a-days—a trows a—but a blaw , Weak puffs blawin' praises baith empty an' vain , To favour the rich folk , an' court a big name ; Sac now strike the lyre , an' this sang gie to me , The sweetest o' a' sangs that breathes o' the Aee . The bards o' langsyne sung loud praises to kings—To proud peers , an ' prinees , aud sic pampered things ; Strung their lyres to the fame o' the walthy an' great , An' ranted awa about the Kirk an' the State . To Love , War , an' Wine , they hae mony sangs gien—Bnt few to sweet Freedom , their bosom ' s best frien' : O ! now strike the lyre , an' this sang gie to me , The sweetest o' a' sangs that breathes o' the free .

      The dark clouds o' " error are vanishin' fast , In bodies who think we'll now shrink at the past ; The bright star 6 * reason begins to appear , Dispellm' the shadows o' horror an' fear . . And Freedom—fair Freedom—the night o * our birth , Smiles now like the simmer sun for o ' er the earth ; Sae now strike the lyre , an' this' sang gie to me , Tha sweetest o' a' sangs—man yet will be free ! How black superstition , wha ' s lang war wi' men , Sae ' like a foiled demon shrinks back to its den ; Proud emp'rors and kings totter now on their thrones—For troth is triumphin'in spite o ' ac drones . Lang tired wi' the rants an' the sangs o' langsyne , Mankind sing the sangs o * a happier time ; When nation an' nation as ane will agree , An' the hale earth resound wi' sangs ' the free .

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      To oar friends whose contributions have been rejected we must offer a word of consolation . If they cannot write poetry , mayhap they " might suceed in prose j and to most of the rejected we would give the advice not . to waste their time for the future in attempting what to them will doubtless ever bean impossibility , but stick to . plain , common sense E rose . Some of the rejected appear to be capable of etter things than they have tins time accomplished ; for the benefit of such , therefore , and for the benefit of those who may not be inclined to take the advice offered above , we give the Mowing definition of poetry from the writings of Leigh Hunt : —

      Poetry , strictly and artisticauy so called , that is to say , considered not merely as poetic feeling , which is more or less shared by all the . world , but as the operation of that feeling , such as we see it in the poet's book , is . the . utterance of a passion for truth , beauty , aud power , embodying and Ulustrating its conceptions by imagination and fancy , and modulating its language on the pr inciple of variety in uniformity . Its means are whatever the universe contains ; and its ends , pleasure and exaltation . Poetry stands between nature and convention , keeping alive among us the enjoyment of the external and the spiritual world : it has constituted the most enduring fame of nations ; and , next to Love and Beauty , which are its parents , is the greatest proof to man of the pleasure to be found in all things , and of the probable riches of infinitude .

      We do not expect that all who essay the poet ' s delightful task will be able to accomplish to the full the requirements of the above ; but we do expect all such to make the attempt , and to approach , to some extent , the standard here indicated . Hoping our poetical friends will bear the above in mind , we wish them g ood speed in their preparations for our next feast , in the "flowery month of June . " But we have not come to the conclusion of our present "Feast . " Wehaveaheapofselectedmatterbyus , which , to do anything like justice to , we-must lay over till next week . We cannot , however , let pass the present opportunity , so favourable to the consideration of a subject to which we have before directed the attention of our readers . We allude to the exclusion from Westminster Abbey of Thorwalosen's

      statue of Byron . It will be within the recollection of our readers that in the session ol 1844 this subject attracted attention , and excited an interesting discussion in the House of Lords . On that occasion the Bishop of London defended the conduct of the Dean and Chapter in excluding the statue , alleging that as Lord Byron had shown himself in his life and writings the enemy of Chnstianity , regard for the national religion demanded that he should be denied the posthumous honours which , in a Christian temple , Christians only are entitled to . Our readers may remember that we remarked at the time upon the beautiful consistency of the Bishop , and the Dean and Chapter , as exemplified in the exclusion of the statue , on the ground of the poet ' s ii'religion and hnmorality ; when , at the same time and for years previously , the Dean and Chapter had been deriving no small share of their immense revenues from some thirty or f orty houses of prostitution situated within

      the " pale" of the Abbey , and under the very noses of these movality-mongering priests . A great portion of the press cried shame upon this exhibition of brazen hypocrisy : but it would be about as possible to extract blood from a stone ,, . as . to raise the blush of shame on the frontispiece of a state-gorged law-protected priest . The discussion , however , did this good : it drew public attention to the fact that this peat work of Thohwaldsen ' s was in existence , and served to rouse the friends of the deceased poet from their long and shameful apathy . From that time rumour has been busy assigning a resting-place for the proscribed memorial . At one time it was stated , in very positive terms , that the statue would be erected in a conspicuous part of Kensal-green Cemetery . Again , it was said that Trinity College , Cambridge , was to be its locale . The latter statement appears to be correct , judging by the following article , which we extract from the A thmceum of Saturday last : —

      THOaWAtDBEN ' a STATfB OF BXROK , This statue , the rejected of the Church—whose censure has been , it should seem , powerful enough to bear down the interest attaching to such names as Byron and Thorwaldsen , and consign , for more than a dozen years , a work of art , which records them both , to the cellars of the London Docks—has , at length , found a destination ; and , having revisited the glimpses of the moon , is now at Sir Richard Westmacott ' s , preparatory to its erection in the Library of Trinity College , Cambridge . For ourselves , we think the destination an appropriate one—though we may lament that no fit receptacle for it could be found in the capital . So much curiosity , however , has been recently excited about this work , that we would suggest , to those who have the control of its movements , the propriety of exhibiting it in the metropolis—at the National Gallery , or elsewhere—ere it is finally removed to its pedestal at Cambridge .

      There have been , in the days of its seclusion , such different opinions given to . the public of its merits as a work of art ; by the privileged few who had caught a sight of it in the studio of the sculptor—and so many versions have been offered of the circumstances under which it lay butied so long in the vaults of a commercial company—that we were anxious to judge for ourselves on the one head , and have taken some pains to ascertain the facts of the other . The statue is , It appears , the property of a body of subscribers , the private friends and admirers of the deceased poet ; who contributed to the memorial with a zeal not adequately represented by the amount of their , subscriptions—and offered the commission to Chanfa-ey . That artiut , however , declined a task so imperfectly remunerated ; and the committee , not seeming to know that there

      was any other sculptor in England , travelled to Borne in search of a master . It has been stated , again and again , that Thorwaldsen executed this work gratuitously , ' in a spirit of enthusiastic admiration for the poet , and gratititude to England for the early patronage of one of her sons , which laid the foundation of his fortunes . The assertion , without being literally true , has nevertheless enough of truth to honour the sculptor and enhance the interest of his work . The sum subscribed , whatever might be its amount , was certainly paid to Thorwaldsen ; but it was no adequate price for his work—and the sculptor ' s answer is understood to have been to something like the foUowing effect : — "Gentlemen , I cannot afford to

      give you the marble ; but I will take your money and execute the statue , " The refusal , on its arrivalinthis coun try , to admit the figure into the abbey , as unfit to associate with the selected company assembled there in marble , is sufficiently known : and since the death of Dr . Ireland , an attempt has been made to get the sentence ofexcommunication removed by his successor . Whatever , however . mighthavebeenDr . Turton ' s decision , if the question had been originally submitted to him , he felt the impropriety of stigmatizing the judgment of his ecclesiastical predecessor ; and the statue has been lying in its packingcases , merely for want of a home , till the doors . of Trinity Library were opened to the rejected .

      With regard to the statue itself , we believe that no man who looks at it in an artistic spirit ' trill be disappointed , As the representation of a poet , and of the particular poet , it is a beautifully imagined and presented work—having , with much of the Danish artist ' s carelessness , aud even coarseness , of execution , less than his accustomed severity of style . The fact is , that the work presents a picture , from whatever point of view it is regarded—and a picture raising the romantic as much as the classical associations . The bard is seated on a ruined fragment , which has been part of some ancient temple , and his foot restson the broken shaft of a fallen column . The sculptured ornaments on the shattered fragment , while they are supposed to have been the ancient carving of the stone itself , are skill . Mly selected as tributes to the poet—those on the right representing the Athenian owl , while on the left the dedication of the lyre to Apollo is symbolised . In his left hand the poet holds a volume , inscribed with its title " Childe Harold ; " and the raised chin is lightly touched

      with a stylus , or pencil , which he holds in his hand . The head is slightly lifted , and turned over the right shoulder —the eyes raised , but with no dramatic or determined air of inspiration . The look and attitude are both natural and unaffected expressions of thought . The beauty of the poefs hand and wrist , and the delicate forms of the throat and lower face are strikingly rendered : but in the aspect there is something more than mere thoughV-infi nitely sad and touching , and which , to us , seems one of the triumphs of the work . The upper face tens a tale of pain and sorrow j and a shadow from \ rithm gives a character of age to features that , in their material presentment , arc obviously young . The costume is a ridingdress , with a cloak thrown loosely over , whose folds are among-the sculptor ' s resources for composition and relief . In feeling and design , the work is a very fine one;—the genius , the character , and the fortunes of the wayward poet are aH shadowed forth;—and Trinity wiU have , in this statue , anew object of great interest for the visitors to her fine library .

      The execution of the figure—as in many another of Thorwaldsen ' s—is far below the conception ; and here it is that the most unfriendly critics may have found the objections which have led them so greatly to underrate the work . Besides a general coarseness of handling , excepting . about the head and in the modelling of the hand , there are faults of detail , which may furnish the mere Critic With themes undeniable , and accusations to be answered only by an appeal to larger sympathies and artistic faith . No English sculptor , in view of the clamour he would draw about his head , dare venture to produce to his public such lower extremities as Thorwaldsen has

      given to the bard : no British statue could stand on such feet . The right leg of the figure—which is extended , to rest on a lower plane ( the left being raised on the broken shaft ) , is shapeless—its Upper portion being rather femenine than that of a man . All these defects the sculptor could have corrected , at will ; the wanting finish is an added charm which his chisel could have added at any time . W e do not affect to underrate the graces of finish and execution , nor to justify their being withheld ;—but the thought embodied in this is intrinsically worth all the technicals which schools can teach , or critics can enforce . ; '

      The thousands of our readers who will , doubtless ; for ever be debarred the pleasure of gazbg on this niagnifioeht piece of sculptured poetry , will , w ; e are sure , thank ns for transferring the above article ' to our columns . It will afford them the ^ powernf fonningiutheirmind ' s eye , a vision—however imperfect—of the all but living marble . We beg to diner with the Athenanm : we do not think the destination of this statue " an appropriate one . " Certainly the place of the poet ' a education is not altogether inappropriate ; but a

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      statue of one of England ' s greatest poetsj by one of Modern Europe ' s gr eat sculptors , should never have been permitted to be locked up , out of the reach and sight of the entire of the poet ' s countrvmen , with-the exception of a privileged ' fewi As regards the immense majority of the British people , the statuennght just as well have remained in the vault ot the London Docks , as to be consigned to an aristocratical and exclusive nook in Trinity College , Cambridge ; If . is true that had it been placed in some one ot the . public . buildings in the metropolis , or in Aensali-green Cemetery , the majority of thepeople might still never have been able to visit the metropelis , and there f ore woul d never have had thechance of seeing the Statue . But it at any rate would have been open to the two millions of the inhabitants of iLondoh ; and thethoiisands whoarecontinuall y coming herefrom the country , and from Scotland , Wales , Ireland , and all parts of the world , would have had the

      like facility of gazing on the likeness of themighty bard . If , however , the destination of this statue has been finally settled on , we would support and urge the recommendation of the AtaenoBiiro , that it should be " exhibitedin the metropolis—at the National Gallery , or elsewhere—ere it is finally removed to its pedestal at Cambridge , " We are not amongst those apologists of the poet who have urged the introduction of his statue into Westminster Abbey , on the ground that his writings contained not more objectionable matter , or not even so much as is to We found in the writings of Shaksmabe , Vhtdek , Jonso . v , Butler , Prior , and others who are duly honoured with a niche in " Poet's Corner . " Indeed we would scorn to be ranked amongst the poet ' s mere " apologists "—for apology he needs none . From the days of Homer to the present time , we shall look in vain , amongst poets , or any other class of men , for that

      . .- " faultless monster which the world ne ' er saw ,- " andtherefore , takingBrROtf wifchaUhis imperfections on his head , we say , do homage to his transcendant genius ; remember with sorrow his manifold wrongs and sufferings ; honour his dauntless and untiring defence of liberty and man ' s rights , and glory in his name and memory , that he was , 0 Englishmen , your countryman : " First of the free , and foremost of the brave . " It is not because Byron's writings are more moral , or less moral , than those of Shakspeare or any other writer , nor on any such stupid grounds that we would demand for him the posthumous honours accorded to others . Bvron was anational poet . His writings are amongst the greatest triumphs of the English language ; and therefore , if Westminster Abbey be a national temple , as of right it is , there should his statue be placed . A British Pantheon , having no connection with

      the mummeries of priestcraft , has been suggested as the most fitting repository for the memorials of . the mighty dead . The suggestion is a good one ; but in the present state of tilings is not likely to be realised . It has been said by one o £ our greatest poets that the cost of the mere trappings of a monarchy would defray all the necessary expenses of a Republic ; and assuredly a more national , and , let us add , rational Government , than what we at present live under , must be seen in this country , before so national and so rational a work , as a British , Pantheon , is likely to be accomplished . ¦ " A short time ago there appeared in the Literary Gazette & review of a pamphlet , the authorship of which has been ascribed to Sir John Hobhouse , entitled " Remarks on the exclusion of Lord Bvkon ' s monument from Westminster Abbey . " From that pamphlet we give the following summary of the character of the poet * . — .

      CHAlUCmi of araoy . Lord Byron had failings—many failings , certainly , but he was untainted with any of the baser vices ; and his virtues—his good qu alities—were all of the higher order . He was honourable and open in aU his dealings—he was generous , and he was kind . He was affected by the distress—and rarer still , he was pleased with the prosperity of others . Tender-heartedhe was to a degree not usual With our sex—and he shrunk , with feminine sensibility , from the sight of cruelty . He was true-spokeu—he was affectionate—he was very brave , if that be any praisebut his courage was not the result of physical coolness or indifference to danger ;• on the contrary , he entertained apprehension and adopted precautions , of which he made no secret , and was by no . means ashamed . His calmness

      and presence of mind , in the hour of peril , were the offspring of reflection , and ofa fixed resolution to act becomingly and well , He was alive to every indication of good feeling in others—a generous or noble sentiment , a trait of tenderness or devotion , not only in real , but in imaginary characters , affected him deeply—even to tears . He was , both by his habits and his nature , incapable of any mean compliance , any undue submission , towards those who command reverence and exact flattery from men of the highest genius ; and it will be the eternal praise of his ' writings , as it was one of the merits of his conversation , that he threw no lustre on any exploit , however brilliant , any character , however exalted , which had not contributed to the happiness or welfare of mankind . Lord Byron was totally free from envy and jealousy ; and ,

      both in public and in private , spoke of the literary merits of his contemporaries in terms which did justice to them , and honour to himself . He was well aware of his own great reputation ; but he was neither vain-glorious nor overbearing ; nor . attached to his productions even that value which was universally granted to them , and which they will , probably , . for ever maintain . Of his lesser qualities very little need be said , because his most inveterate ' detractors have done justice to his powers of pleasing , and to the irresistible charms of his general deportment . There was , indeed , something about - him not to no definitely described , but almost universally felt , which Captivated those around him , and impressed them ' , in spite of occasional distrusts , with an attachment , not only friendly , but fixed . Part of this fascination may

      doubtless be ascribed to the entire self-abandonment , the incautieus , it may be said , the dangerous sincerity of his private conversation ; but his very weaknesses were amiable ; and , as has been said ofa portion of his virtues , were of a feminine character—so that the affection felt for him waa as that for a favourite and sometimes froward sister . In mixed society , Lord Byron was not talkative , neither did he attempt to surprise by pointed or by humorous remarks ; but in all companies he held his own , and that , too , without unbecoming rivalry with his seniors in age and reputation , and without any offensive condescension towards bis inferior associates . In more familiar intercourse , he was a gay and a free companion , but he nev er transgressed the bounds of good breeding , even for a moment . Indeed he was , in the best sense of the word , a gentleman .

      To the above nothing need be added in vindication of the glorious bard , " Whose name will be Awatchward , till the future shall be free . "

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      THE CRIMINAL DRAMA . : ; ¦ , We understand that iu consequence of the growing taste of the public for witnessing the examination and trial of notorious criminals , it is in contemplation to apply' to the Lord Chamberlain for a'regular theatrical license , for the Old Bailey and some of the principal police courts in the metropolis . The application will be backed by some members of the aristocracy , already distinguished for their patronage of tne style of entertainment that will be presented to them . The following is suggested as a prospectus to he circulated among the admirers of the class of performance alluded to : — THE NOBILITY AND GENTRY , Admirers of Atrocity , and . Connoisseurs of Criminal ¦¦"¦ - ' Matters , Are respectfully informed that it is intended to

      open the GBEAT NATIONAL CRIMINAL THEATRE ROYAL , . ; . . ,.: _ ; ,. .. ^ OtDBAiLBY ,.. .,. ' -. ¦ „; . ;; ,-. ¦ " 7 ^ fT \^ % ^ f-ofiU Iard GM ^ erMn . The ' ; perfo ^ n ^ '' v ? iil ^ ' consnifc-or' a series of the must exciting ' and mteregtirig trials ; the " principal c haracters in which willbe mutaihe ^ by the ' - ' ' . - ,, M 0 SI CELEBRATED ' MORDSRBRSi supported by a powerful phalanx : OF DISTINGUISHED BARRISTERS , aided by a numerous corps of jailors and , turnkeys with an unrivalled band of auxiliaries . In the course of the year the

      The Criminal Drama. :; ¦ , We Understand...

      BRITISH JUDGES will have the honour of appearing in turn ; so that there will be a constant succession of first-rate judicial talent , to give effect to the summings up and to the passing of the sentences . In order to vary the nature of the entertainment ,

      THE HONOURABLE MR . JUSTICE MAULE , the celebrated judicial buffo , will go through a round of his celebrated -performances , and will appear in a rapid succession of laughable novelties . He will , early in an ensuing session , give his popular comic recitation , called "'How to get a divorce ! " which was received with so much applause' at the recent assizes . The prices of admission will be announced in future bills , but persons taking places for a whole session will be considered as subscribers , and entitled to admission at all the trials . Stalls will be constructed in such a position as to enable the occupant to take snuff from the prisoners' box , a treat which was so much in reouest at Bow-street .

      Douglas Jerrold . —Most of our readers must , we are sure , remember the very agreeable evening provided for them at the beginning of last year , by the care of the Committee of the Polytechnic Institution , at which Mr . Charles Dickens presided ; and they will , therefore , be much gratified to learn that the Committee have resolved upon holding a similar meeting in the early part of next month , when Douglas Jerrold , Esq ., will occupy the chair , then so well and agreeably filled by Mr . Dickens . We cordially trust that the same success will attend their present as their past exertions ; and that a full attendance will ensue , alike to do honour to a man of such literary eminence as Jerrold , and to aid in ensuring stability , to so excellent an Institution , as the Polytechnic . —Birmingham Advertiser . The " Movement . "—At a meeting of the friends and subscribers of this paper , held at the Parthenium ,

      St . Martin's-lane , April loth , Mr . Skelton in the chair ; the accounts of the second volume ( as far as it proceeded ) were presented , from which it appears that a balance of £ 25 is due to the conductors ; and it was resolved that— "that meeting holds itself in a great measure responsible for the same , agrees to enter into a subscription to repay it , and calls on the friends and subscribers generally to further that object , " There and then ££ 8 s . were entered on the list , making nearly £ 10 already subscribed . Any communications on this subject are to be addressed to Ct . J . Holyoake , 40 , Holywell-street , Strand , London . A list of subscriptions will appear in the Monthly Circular of the Anti Persecution Union . On the motion of Mr . Powell a committee was formed to make arrangements for a public tea party , on the occasion of Mr . Holyoake ' s departure for Scotland .

      The Criminal Drama. :; ¦ , We Understand...

      Waggery of the Bench . —Justice "Mauled . — Justice Maule always had a pretty repuMion tor humour . Albeit his jokes were not so apt and piquant as the drollery of Mr . Apple-pip Kelly , they nevertheless distinguished him as a counsel , possessing more than average : fun—the wit of the Bar , 'as the reader must have observed , always going—for it quality and quantity—a very great way . Well , hap pily , the dignity of Judge has not , m the case o Maule , overlaid the drollery of the advocate . His humour still oozes through the ermine .. The recent Warwick Assizes sunnlv a strikine ; illustration of thi

      agreeable truth . One ' Thomas Rollins , as poor as beggary , was arraigned as a bigamist ,. His first wife had left him , andoecomeno better than one of the wicked . Whereupon , Rollins took another helpmate ; and , for such violation of the law , found himself face to face with Jus tice Maule , who , as it will appear , happened to be in one of his pleasa ' ntest humours . He told the culprit , and we doubt not with a gravity of face worthy of the original Billy Lackaday , "that the law was the same for him as it was for a rich man , and was equally open , for Mm , through its aid , to afford relict . " In the like way that turbot and champagne . are the same to Lazarus as to Dives ; if Lazarus could . only buy the taste of . them . Beggar and rich man have both the same

      papillary organs , —a dignified truth for the outcast wanting a dinner ! However , the droll Judge con « tinued in his pleasantry : — "He ( IMIins ) should have brought an action against the man who was living in the way stated with his wife , and he should have obtained damages , and then should have gone to the Ecclesiastical Court and obtained a divorce , which would have done what seemed to have been , done already , and then he should have gone to the House of Lords , and , proving all his case and the preliminary proceedings , have obtained a full and complete divorce ; after which he _ might , if he liked it , have married again . " There is a delicious vein of humour in this . It smacks of the grave , earnest fun of Swift . How the jest increases in volume as

      we follow the pauper from court to court—tarry with him awhile in the House of Lords—and finally see him " married again ! " And then the Judge , in a sustained spirit of drollery , observes ;— "The prisoner might perhaps object to this , that he had not the money to pay . the expenses , which would amount to about £ 500 or £ 600—perhaps he had not so many pence—but this did not exempt him . from paying the penalty for committing a felony , of which he had been convicted . " Of course not . Therefore , Thomas Rollins is in e ff ect not punished for marrying a second wife , but for the turpitude of wanting " about £ 500 or £ 600 , " by means of which he might have rid himself of his spouse , In England , the bonds of Hymen are only to cut with . a eolden axe . Assuredly there needs a slight

      alteration in the marriage sen-ice . "Whom God has joined , let no man put asunder , " should be foU lowed by these words , " Mess paid about £ 500 or £ C 00 to separate them . " However we shall not easily forget Manle ' s irony to Rollins . We advise our readers—so far as their limited powers may ' ^ compass it—to copy its spirit ; and whenever solicited by a naked , starving wretch , to address him after the manner of Justice Maule ; saying , "My good man , you are naked and tarnishing . How can you be so foolish ? Go directly to Stultz for a fuVout ; call at Storr and Mortimer's for watch and rings ; immediately open an account at Coutts's , and then , driving to the Clarendon , sit down to every table luxury of life . " : And when the tattered pauper atarcs vacantly at your humour , give him a farewell nod of judicial gravity , and , after the manner of" Justice Maule , thrusting your tongue in your cheek , walk with dignity away . Liston , it is true , is lost to the stage .

      Still , let the world take some comfort , —Maule is on the bench . —Punch . The Dance of Death . —It appears that on the day of TawelTs execution a large booth was erected close to the Chandos Arms , near the Aylesbury stationfor dancing in the evening . Considering the growing moral influence that hanging has upon the masses , we would advise M .. Jullien immediately to compose a set of Gallows Quadrilles . He might fitly dedicate them to Mr . Calcraft , —Ibid , Captain Rona akd the Lames . — -The Cantain , speaking on the state of the navy question , advised that 5 , 000 seamen should be constantly afloat in frigates , corvettes , and brigs , and that " their headquarters should be Cork , for he could assure , the house by experience that no squadron could be kept m in good discipline at Portsmouth or Plymouth , where thesemnen ' s wives were constantly on board . " Does the objection of the gallant member apply equally to the wives of captains , as to the helpmates of the common seamen ? We hope not . —Md .

      tub ibish martyrs . « The martyrs wore the uniform of the ' 82 Club . " We have received , and hasten to publish , the enclosed favour from Lady Morgan : — At Kilkenny King Dan and his Marthyrs Sat down to their platthers and jorums , In lovely green-coats and goold garthers—Och sure they are sweet uniforums ! But rWe s martyrs besides those repailers , Who on the occasion displayed them—The martyrs I meanare the tailors , The tailors at Dublin who made them . —Ibid :

      Taw-ell ' s Clothes — We are told by the Morning Post , that " a gentleman" went to Aylesbury the night before the execution to make a bargain with the hangman for the suit of clothes in which Tawell was to suffer . Anxious not" to lose one shred of that immortal man , " the gentleman offered £ 25 for the black coat and trousers and silk vest which , being worn by a murderer in his death-struggle * had of course , " magic in their web . " It is a pity for the healthy moral tone of society , that the gentleman was disappointed in his mission ; the precious apparel being consigned to the consuming' earth . " It was luntea that the clothes were required as an additional attraction for a certain public exhibition in the metropolis ! " We have no doubt that they would have

      made , according to play-bill flourish , " a tremendous hit . " How gentlemen , and tender , delicate ladies--sensitive souls that squeal at a black beetle , or the " most monstrous mouse "—would have flocked to gaze on the buttonless wonder ! The real coronation robes of George the fourth would have been poor as linsey-woolsey contrasted with the auper-saxony of John Tawell . The murderer's raiment would have been interesting , curious as the skin of some newlydiscovered animal ; some terrible novelty of the carnivora , We would have had Mm exhibited with a phial in either hand : in one vessel , prussic acid ; and in theiother M . Fitzroy Kelly ' s tears , preserved—as CocWefcfloayouchers of the tear of Cleopatra—in spirits . It mav after this seem spiteful in us to rejoice at the

      disappointment of those good people who lap blood 33 cats lap milk ; and never feel their morals so much strengthened and refreshed as when they feed upon murder . Nevertheless , we are glad that poor George the Fourth is not to be elbowed out of notice—de throned from even ordinary observation—by the waxen vera effi gies and real habiliments of that rare , sleek black tiger , John Tawell . As we have an exhibition , in which the vilest wi-etches are made the most prominent subjects of attraction , we should like to have a rival show , in which should be exhibited resemblances of only the most virtuous of the earth ., But no ; small chance of success would John Howard have against John Tawell . Mere virtue ia unsalted water-gruel ; now , crime has in it a fine , fruity flavour . — ' Ibid .

      How to save one ' s Bacon . —A gentleman near Limerick , a lineal descendant of Sir Boyle Roche , having heard that the newly-invented galvanic rings would cure anything , ordered a number o f them to be used as snout-rings for his pigs , expecting to have his bacon cured that way . -f Great Gh « . Ultba-blessbd . —The reporter of the Stockport . Chronicle , who is probably in a state of" singh blessedness , " gravely speaks of a married man , whose wife had "blessed him with fourteen clildren !" Young Stenography will probably write leas coolly on the subject , when lie is himself sumounded with seven brace of clamorous "blessings !" Pranks of Priestcraft . —Virgilius , bishop of Saltzberg , having asserted that there existed antipodes , the Archbishop of Mentz declared him a

      heretic , and consigned him to the names ; and . the Abbot Frethemius , who was fond of improving shortr hand , or the art of secret writing , havmg published several curious works on this subject , they were condemned as works full of diabolical mystery :. and Frederick , the Second Elector Palatine , ordered Frethemius' original work , which was in his library , to be publicly burnt . c *™ . rx « d «« A very SiifauiAR Character died at Straford-Ofl . Avon on Friday last . He was familiarly known as " the old shepherd , " his real name being Wilhattt Edwards , and had in his early life been shepherd to the late — Oldaker , Esq . For the last ten years h & had never put his clothes off or changed bis linen , until a few days since , when illness attacked him , and theywere then obliged to cut his miserable raiment fromhim . He arrived at thegood oldageof 80 years . — Worcester Journal .-

      Three Lines ' foe ¦ One ;—It is Pope who describes '? aneedless Alexandrine , " we believe . Biithereia one , which is longer than any Pope ; could have ever heard in his day i-i- \ j" Oh ! lady , hear thy lover sigh , ' - '" ' ; " No ' truer heart there is than mine ' ; '• •<•• •"¦ ' :-v' I read compliance in your eye . : - Then why not say at once , " I ' ve kept J 0 U waiting a long time , and if you'll have patience till I can get a wedding dress made , I'll be thine . ' " TO SIR J— S G- —^ M , " " IN HIS MINISTERIAL CAPACIXT . " Brevity is the soul of wit . Great Shakspeare says- * -and who'll deny t—« The soul of wit is brevity ;

      And if the poet we may heed , " The soul of wit" thou art , indeed ; For , thanks to thee , one word will show , All that is base , and vile , and low' . Meanness without a parallel , < SS >* i *^ r , Aud perfidy as black as hell ; rv / O ^ N ! When , in a word , all these we'd n & mejr * \<® $ ^ , I ... Keedwedomorethanmention- ^ rr %# V ^? . / j fJHSJfev ^ . 44

      Stonehouse. — More Tyranny. — Cases Of' ...

      Stonehouse . — More Tyranny . — Cases of' the greatest hardship occur here . We consider they ought not to be passed over without exposure in what we call "our" valuable journal , the Northern Star . Our unprincipled employer in this place buys a great number of sheep-skins . The wool is pulled from them by what is termed a " fellmonger . " This wool is sent to Leicester , where it is worked up by carding machinery for the hosiery trade . This wool , called skin wboL' is preferable to fleece wool for this purpose ; for there is less dross in it , and it is less felted . For these reasons it will fetch a higher price than fleece wool . The fleece wool grown in Devon and Cornwall is , with little exception , all combed ,

      and the tops sent into Yorkshire . For many months past the employer in question has ordered thebest and i ' veeist of the fleece wool to be thrown out , and to be broken up in small pieces ; then mingled in , a pile or heap together : then it is pulled , packed up , and sent off to Leicester : and further than this , he has mixed scores of packs of short skin wool in this way ,- and all called , and no doubt sold for " skin combing wool . " Now , tliis rascally and abominable fraud is not the worst part of it . The worst part of the fleece , the hard l < eots " and locks , are left for us to comb , and we have combed it for months and months past , and should ( though galling ) have continued to do so till times improved , when we should have been able to better ourselves , had the worthy gentleman been pleased to stop here ; but no ,

      —— Vns greedy appetite , Like the devouring sea , is never gorged . On Monday morning week he gave orders that lie should reduce the prices of combing from 2 $ d ., 3 d ., and 3 * d . per lb . ( the regular prices paid , with but little exception , all through the west ) to 2 id ., 2 Jd ., and 3 d . Wioaw . —Important Meetkyg of the Hand-loom Weavers . —On Monday afternoon last , according to announcement by p lacard , a meeting of the Hand-loom Weavers of this district was held in the large room attheBucki'th Vine , to receive the report of the interviews that had taken place between the Earl of Dalhousie , the Chancellor of the Exchequer , Sir George Clerk , and several other influential members

      ot Parliament , and the Hand-loom Weavers delegates , who had recentl y attended the Trades' Conference in London . The meeting was very numerously attended , and at the hour appointed ( four o ' clock , p . m . ) Mr . John Lennegan was called on to preside , who , after reading the placard calling the meeting , introduced Mr . Lowe , the Weavers' delegate for this district , to the attention of the assembly . Mr , Lowe then proceeded to give a brief account of the respective interviews with Lord Lilford , Lord Ashley , Mr . Ward , Mr . Brocklehurst , and several other members of Parliament , the majority of whom were in favour of Local Boards of Trade , formed on certain principles , which he detailed to the meeting . Mr . Ward , the . member for Sheffield ,, was of opinion that Local Boards of Trade would be the best courts that could bo established , as they would go far to prevent strikes , and would also have the effect of

      restoring a better feeling between the employer and the employed . The speaker went on to detail the result of the interview , which had taken place with the members of her Majesty ' s Government . At the interview with the Earl of Dalhousie , Mr . Sherrard , one of the London delegates , had stated that some . of the Spitalfields' Weavers were working seven days in the week , from absolute necessity '; and he ( Mr . Lowe ) had made a tour amongst them the Sunday following , and found such to be the fact . ; The situation of their families was truly , miserable . Lord Lilford , he said , was expected to present the petition to the House of Lords on Monday ' night , and his Lordship had been requested to solicit a definitive answer from the President of the Board of Trade ; and , Mr . Hindley , he believed , would bring the question of Local Boards of-Trade before the House of Commons at the first convenient opportunity . . . '; i ' ¦ - '' ¦¦ '

      Burton Linen Weavers . —One of the bestjmeetings ever held in this village took place in thesphobl * room on Tuesday aigfct ; Mr . John Shaw WaS . in the chair . Mi , Frank Mirfield spoke upwards of an hour on the sufferings of the linen weavers , and then pointed out the efficiency of Boards of Trade and National Union to redress their grievances . Mr . John Grimshaw next addressed the meeting , and in doing so explained the nature of Boards of Trade to the satisfaction of all present . In conclusion he exhorted the men of Burton te exert themselves in the endeavour to get local Boards of Trade , which would be a fulcrum on which to fix the mighty lever of National U nion , with which the working classes of this country , must lift themselves out of their present state of poverty .

      Haiifax Miners . —We have received a short notice ofa dinner hblden by the Halifax Miners , at which seventy of the associated Colliers were present , and the usual sentiments and speeches were delivered . Our correspondent has forgot to say when QVAvhere the dinner came off .

      • Failure at New York , —A failure to a large amount was announced in the street yesterday . The amount of the liabilities of the establishment are stated at 500 , 000 or 600 , 000 dollars . The house in question suspended in 1837 for a large amount , which has since been satisfactorily arranged . The business of the house was with the South , and a good part of it was in Alabama . The notes held as security have been as good as any in market , and their misfortune is that their goods either remain Unsold in the Southern markets , or that those sold have not been paid for . Other houses were reported yesterday to have failed , but from the hesitation with which they were spoken of , we hope the reports were un > founded , One suspension always gives rise to a hundred rumours . —New York Express .

      Disaster at Sea . —The fine ship New Zealand , Captain Mackay , from Liverpool , bound for St . John ' s , New Brunswick , with a general cargo , was on the 26 th ult . found to be on fire . After great exertion , in which the captain lost a man and boy by suffocation in the hold , this port was happily reached on Friday evening , the 4 th ihst . The cause of the fire could , not be accurately ascertained ; but her valuable cargo , amounting to £ 20 , 000 , is in a great measure destroyed . We learn that both vessel and cargo are insured . — -Berry Standard .

      Swift Trains . —During the past week * experiments were made on the London and Birmingham line , with a view to the acceleration of the trains , the distance between London and Birmingham , 112 miles , being accomplished with ease in the space of two hours and forty minutes , the trains , with four carriages ! starting from the Euston station at ten miniites before onej and arriving ; stoppages included , < at Birming ham by twenty minutes before four . : Spirited experiments like these excite surprise , particularly when it ia remembered that a few years ago , under the old

      school of travelling ; it took the bestequippeu uo *« m » twelve ! hours to run . between London and Bmnwp ham or Bristol . ' — fi & j & e . j ; . ..,- , ,,, ; -. - .. .. *>¦ . : - ., .-PuSEViSM . -The . Episcopaichurchof Scotlanddoes has establi shed' UselHn . this country ., 'fhejScotebv papers state that a Sunday or two ago the Minister of an Episcopal Congregation at Brechin intimated , at the close of his sermon , that he was ready to receive " Auricular Confessions" from all who chose to avail thenwelves of bis offer .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 19, 1845, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_19041845/page/3/