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      *^^ *R T«I The Mex Of England/ G " G0> B...

      *^^ * r « i THE MEX OF ENGLAND / g " g 0 > l - » f Fn-land . woerefore plough J ^ lrds wbo lav ye low ^ ^ h «* f re weave , with toil and care , Sritf iwoes yourtjrantswear ! trherr for * * "«« * ud flnft 0 ' and sare -Tom ibe cradle to tbe grave , Those angratefu ^ drones who would irain veur sweat—naj drink your bloott Wherefore , Bees of England , forge jlany a weapon , chain , and scourge That those sting ' ess drones may speil The forced produce of your toil ? Hive vc leimre , comfort , calm , SheU . v , food , lore ' s gentle balm ? i ) t what is it ye bny so dear , TJith vour pain and witb your ft-ar X

      The seed ycu sow another reaps— \ ¦ jre wealth ye fistl another keeps—The robes ye weave another wears-Tee arms re forge another bear * . gi ,, iv seed , but let no tyrant reap—Tind wealth , let no impostor heap—Weave robes let not the idle wear Forge arms , ia your defence to bear . SnETiEr .

      The Broken Harp . Hail ¦ Land Of Song, M...

      THE BROKEN HARP . Hail ¦ Land of Song , my native isle , . All hail , thou dear , unhappy one . So more thy lovely daughters smile , As they were wont , for reedom ' s gpne . A broken harp , whose soul was free Is all that now remains of thee . That harp , whose melody is o ' er Now hangs , like thee , in widow'd gloom , The minstrel wakes it now no more , Its chords are silent as the temb . I struck—half frantic witb despair , But found that soul was wanting to ere , My fingers o ' er its chords had srray'd , To find some hymn the world mi ght own ; ButO I tbe harp that freedom plaj'd , For hands like mine , had not a tone . I tried anew , 'twas all in vain , I could not make its sounds again .

      Its eo , ng was atv « r nweat for slaves , Alive to all except their shame , Whose desert homes are living graves , Inverted tombs without a name , ¦ OI Erin , is this all thou hast , To teH the story of tbe past ! The paria thus condenra'd to toil , A hopeless vassal still remains , To iami > h on his native soil , TVithout the heart to break his chains . Away , away , degraded one , I cannot hear jourfonldisgrace . Go , heartless serfs , bow down the head , And tamely worship tyranny . Yon have your anthems for the dead , But not a song for Liberty . Say , can the dust joh thus deplore , A nation ' s freedom now restore ?

      Yonr verdant hills and mossy stones Protest , and weep o ' er your decline They ask , can patriots worshi p bones , And crouch like monks before a shriue 1 Up , coward slires , why ialy stand . Proscribed upon your native land 1 If yon be brave , why are you slaves ' "Why not jour homes and rights defend , On priestly men and hired knaves , For freedom yea mu = r not depend . Their honie

      And is it thus that cations rise ? Are they to freedom tlms restor'd ? The hero who from bondage flies , First snaps bis chains , then grasps his sword , And you for freedom still rely , On priests and prelates' tell me why ! < So , go , and l ) 2 nd the servile knee , Before their altars humbly bow ; I hoped a brighter destiny . But never thought you vile till now . Else from your thraldom , bondsmen , rise ; Who falls for freedom never dies .

      Where are the brave of olden time , Who in thy cause so nobly fell Whose only fault , whose only crime , Was that of loving thee too well ? Tbey little thought this harp of mine T . ' as but reserr'd for thy decline . It was not mute in former days . When full of song and martial fire , Each netc was then a warrior ' s praise , For then it conld thy son inspire . My countrymen , why do yon frar ? What I axe vou dead ? can von not hear !

      0 ! take me to the tattle field , It soon shall wake to life again ; The c * ldest heart by bondage steel'J , Will beat to freedom at tbe strain . Th .-re let me sin ? the song of war , And find a hero ' s sepulchre . Heksx Gsacchcs , Gentleman . Ifledon . July 23 rd , 1517 .

      SONG FOR THE MILLION . ( Air , « * S ; ots wha bae . " ) Sons of toil , a pallid band , Serfs , who till anether ' s land , By force redue'd or fraud trepann'd , List , 0 2 list to me : 2 fow * s the time to show yonr might , Up and j iin the moral fight , Arm for the fhld , unite , unite , And swear you wiU be free . Lives a wretch r . ith soulsoba ? e , Who fears to show Ms coward face ,

      Let the base traitor to his race , Go hide his guilty head : Who for home , forfaihsriand , Will rise , and join the patriot band , Strain each nerve with he-art and band , Or mingle with the dead . Think how our sires for -victory bled . Think on the day of llunoymede , Where droop'd the tyrant ' s coward head , And bow'd beneath their pow ' rs . Rise in mi « ht each true born son , Do as those noble hearts have done , Shrink cot till the field is won ,

      And victory is ours . Haste the proud , the glorious day , Set yoursfclres in firm array , Bicomy youth and hoary gray , Rise at duty ' s call : Vile oppression stall no mere Rule -with iron band our shore , Plenty flow and joy restore , Aud justice govern aU . IricrSier . T . R . Sjia * t

      Eataxswill Election. Jthe Following, Whi...

      EATAXSWILL ELECTION . jThe following , which we take from Dickens ' * I ' tduichPajters , may be read as a literal account of what elections ivcre before Charikii came into existefice to teach the people public probity and independence , and sliame or force political schemers into a . more decent course of action . Even now . in places where democratic principles are as yet but little Starves , sneb . scenes as are described in the following extracts may at tbis very moment be witnessed . ] It appears , then , that the EatanswiU people , Uke the people of many other small towns , considered themselves of the utmsst and rao ? t mighty importance , and that

      every man in EatansniU . conscious of the weight that attached to bis example , felt himself bound to unite , heart and soal , with one of tbe tiro great parties that divided tbe town—the Blues and Its Buffs . Now the Blues lost no opportunity of apposing the Buffs , and the ifsn "; lost no opportunity of opposing the Blues ; and the consegnence was , that whenever the Buffs and Blues met together at public meeting , Town-hall , fair , or market , disputes and high words arose between them . With these dissensions it is almost superfluous to say that Wits thing In Batausnill was made a party-question . If the Bufis proposed to new skylight the marketplace , the iluesgot np public meetings , and denounced the proceeding ; if the Blues proposed the erection of an additional pump in the High Street , the Buffs rose as one man and stood aghast * t the enormity . There were Blue shops and Buff shops , Blue inns and Buff inns ; tbtre was a Blue aisle and a Buff aisle . in tbe very church itiilf .

      Mr Pickwick , with hi 3 usual foresight and sagacity , Sad chosen a peculiarly desirable mooieut for his vitit to the borough . A ' erer iras sach a contest taiotra . The Honourable Samuel Slufflkty , of Slumkey Hall , was the ^ lue candidate ; and Hora ti o Fizkin , Esq ., of Fizkin ^• Ige , near EatanswiU , had bteu prevailed upon b y Us friends to stand forward on the Buff interest It was late in the evening , when Mr Pickwick and his c Wnp 2 nions , assisted by Sam , dismounted from thereof « f the EatanswiU coach , Large Mae silk fia ^ s were flying Irom the windows of the Town Arms Ina , and bills were posted in every sash , intimating , in rigattic letters , that ^ e honourable Samuel Slumke *' s Committee sat there

      ^ au . v . -A crowd cf idlers were assembled in the road , loil-ingi : a ho . - . rse man in the balcony , who w . is oppa-£ atfv ta : kia biuitelf very red in the face in MrSlotnkej ' s « 2 al ; - , hat the lorceandpoint of whose arguments were ^ "'jas iaip-jired by the perpetual beating of four * Z * 'Jiunis which Air i'iziiin ' g committee had stationed hi * ' " ea c <> : - "•«"• There was a busy little man beside . j ^^ -s ' i . who took off his ha : at intervals and nto-• vflto ! hspLttj , Je to ebcer , nhich thrv regularly did , -lifjit b . ii * ° * Wti ' aaasticall y ; and as the red-faced gentleman it st ° f Ufine ^ was red < Jtr in the * " * tuan evcr > fcodv h ' l 0 a ? swer nis Purpose quite as well as if any-

      Eataxswill Election. Jthe Following, Whi...

      * Can we have beds here ^ inquired Mr PickwiMr . „ moningthiHvaiter . "cuwick , mhb . « Don' know sir , ' replied the man « afraid « ,. » - r ,. « r _ rilinquire , sir . ' Awayhe went for tW UU ' » ud presentl y returned , to « ek TetW . ? pUr P . were " Blue-. '" . ' Aether the gentlemen ^ cSui ^^ J r ta ,, " ^ * . «~ rather a SZ *???""*; * " * lemma Mr Fickw 5 r t .- » vl 7 v . X . ansner- In thisdi . Mr Perker . bethOU 6 ht himsclfofb « new friend , qmr ? d M ? KS : r aemfta 9 ftkename ° fr , ; rl ! Crrin - ageS . ' tain , J ' ' sir- ' " honourable Mr Samuel Slumkey ' s 'IIo is Blue . I think *' 'Oh yes , sir . '

      n » ! 'ar ° Blue ' ** Mr Htkirlck . tat observing um the man looked doub'ful at this accommodating announcement , he gave him his card , and desired him to present it to Mr Perker forth wi . b , if he should happen to be in the bouse The waiter retired ; and reappearing almost immediatel y with a rtqupstthatilr Pickwick Would follow hint , led the way to a large room on the first floor , where , sealed at a long tublo covered with bo . * s and napers . was Mr Petker . ' ^—ah , my dear sir , ' said the little man , advancing to meet hitn ; ' very haj py to see you , my dear sir , very . Pray sit down . So you have carried your intention into tffi'ct . You have come down here to see an election —th V Mr Pickwick replied in the affirmative . * Spirited cutest , my d » -ar sir , ' said the little man . 'lata delighted to hear it , ' said Mr Pickwick , rubbing his hands . * I like to st-c sturdv patriotism , on

      whatever side nis called forth ;—and so it is a spirited contest ?' * Oh yes , ' said the little man , « very mach so indeed . We have opened all the public-houses in the place , end left our adversary nothing but the beer shops—masterly stroke of policy that , my dear sir , eh ?'—and tha little man smiled complacently , and took a large pinch of snuff . ' And what are the probabilities a ? to the result of the contest ! ' inquired Mr Pickwick . * Why doubtful , my dear sir ; rather doubtful as yet , ' replied the little man . * Fizkiu ' s people have got threeand thirty voters ia the lock-upcoach-house at the White Hart . ' ' In tbe coach-house ! ' said Mr Pickwick , considerably astonished by tha second stroke of policy .

      * Tkey keep ' em locked up there , till they want ' cm , resumed the little nun . ' The iffeet of that is , j » u see to prevent our getting at them ; and even if we could . it would be of no use . for they keep them very drunk on purpose . Smart fellow Fizkin ' s agent—very smart fellow indeed . ' Mr Pickwick stared , but said nothing . * We are pretty confident , though , ' said Mr Perker , sir . king his voice almost to . a whisper . ' * We had a little tea-party here , last night—five-and-forty 11 omen , my dear sir—and gave every one of ' em a green parasol when she went away . ' * A parasel ! 'said Mr Pickwick .

      ' Fact , my dear sir , fact . Five . and-forty green parasols , at seven and sixpence a-piece . All women like finery , —extraordinary the effect of those parasols . Secured all their husbands , and half their brothersbeats stockings , and flannels , and all that sort of thing hollow . My idea , my dear sir , entirely . Hail , rain , or sunshine , you can ' t walk half a dozen yards up the street without encountering half a dozeu green parasols . ' ¦ . The noise and bustle which ushered in the morning were sufficient to dispel from the mind of the most romantic visionary in existence , any associations hut those which were immediately connected with the rapidlyapproaching election The beating of drums , the blowing of horns and trumpets , the shouting of men , and the tramping of horses , echoed and re-echoed from the eariit-st daun of the day ; an-i an occasional fight between tbe light skirmishers of either party , at once enlivened the preparations , and agreeably diversified their character .

      'Well , Sam , ' said Mr Pickwick , as his valet appeared at his bedroom door , just as he was concluding his toi let ;' all alive to-day , I suppose ?' 'Itiij'largauie , sir , ' replied Mr Weller ; ' our people ' s a collecting dawn at the Town Arms , and they ' re a hollering themselves hoarse already . ' ' Ah , ' siid Mr Pickwick ,. ' do tbey seem devoted to their party . Sam ! * ¦ . „ 'Never see such dewotion in my life , sir . ' 'Energetic , eii i' said Mr l'ickwick . ' Uncommon , ? replied Sam ; ' I never see men eat and drink so much afore . I wonder they a ' nt afeerd o * bustiu . * ' That ' s tbe mistaken kindness of the gentry here , ' said Mr Pickwick . ' Wery likely , ' replied Sam , briefly . ' Fine , fresh , hearty fellows they seem , * said Mr Pickwick , glancing from the window .

      ' W . rry & vsb , ' replied Sam ; ' me , and the two waiters at the Peacock , h . is been a pumpin * ovt-rthe independent wott-rs as supped there last night . ' ' Pnmping over independent voters ! ' exclaimed Mr Pickwick . ' Y «; s , ' said his attendant , ' every man slept vere he fell donn ; we dragjefi ' tm out on ? by one this mornin * , and pat ' ein . under the pump , and they ' re in reg'lar fine order , now . Shillin' a head the committee paid for that ere job . ' ' Can such things be ! ' exclaimed the astonished Mr Pickwick . ' Lord bless your heart , sir , ' said Sam , ' why were was ycu half baptised!—that ' s nothin' 'that a ' nt . ' ' Nothing ! ' said Mr Pickwick .

      « Nothin' at all , sir , ' replied his attendant . ' The night afore the last day o' the last election here , the opposite party bribed the bnr-maid at the Town-Arms , to hocus the brandy and water of fourteen unpolled electors as was a stoppin' in the house . ' ' What do you mean by 'bocussing' brandy and water ! * inquired Mr Pickwick . ' Puttin' laud ' num in it , ' replied Sam . ' Blessed if she didn ' t send ' em all to sleep till twelve hours arter the election was over . They took one man up to tbe booth in a truck , fast asleep , by way of experiment , but it was no gc ^—they wouldn ' t poll him ; so they brought him tack , and put him to bed again . * ' Strango practices , these , * said Mr Pickwick ; half speaking to himself , and half addressing Sam . 'Not half so strjDgeasa miracnlons circumstance as happened to my own father at an election time , in this werry place , sir , ' replied Sam . ' What was that ! ' inquired Mr Pickwick .

      * Why he drove a coach down here once , ' said Sam ; ' 'Lection time came on , and he was engaged by van p irty to Cring down woters from London . Sight afore he was going to drive up / . 'ominittee on t ' other side sends for him quietly , and away he goes rith the messenger , who shows him in;—large rooms—lots of gen ' l ' m ' nheaps ofprpers , pens and ink , and all that'ere . 'Ah , Mr We-lie-r . " says the gen ' l ' m ' n in the chair , ' glad to see you , sir ; how are you ?'— 'Werry well , thankee , air , ' says n-y rather ; ' I hope you re pretty middliu , ' sayshe' Fret-y well , tbank ' ee , sir , * says the gen'l ' m ' n ; sit down , Mr Weller—pray sit down , sir . So my father sits down , and he and the gon ' l ' m ' n looks werry hard at each other . 'You don ' t remember me ! ' says the gen'l ' m ' n . — ' Cant say I do , ' says my father . '— ' Oh , I

      know you , ' says the gen'l ' tn n ; ' know'd you wen you was ahoy , ' says be— 'We ' ll I don ' t remember you , ' says my father . — ' That ' s werry odd , ' says the gen'l ' m ' n — ' Werry , ' says my father . ' You must have a bad mem ' ry , Mr Welter , ' says the geu'i ' m ' n—* Well , it is a werry Toad ' un , ' says my father— ' I thought so , ' soys the geu'i ' m ' n . So then tbey pours biro out a glass of wine , and gammons him about his driving , and gets him into a reg'lar good humour , and at last shoves a twenty pound tote into bis hand . 'It ' s a werry bad road between this and London' says thegen'f m ' n— ' Here and there it is a heavy road , ' says my father— "Specially near tbe canal , 1 think , ' says the gen ' l ' m ' n— 'Nasty bit , that'ere , ' savsmy father—* Well , Mr Weller , ' says the

      geu ' i ' m ' n , ' you ' re a werry good whip , and can do what yon like with your horses , we know . We ' re all very fond of you , Mr Weller , so in case you should have an accident when you ' re a bringing these here woters dowu , and slioiild tip ' en over into the canal vithout hurtin' of ' , this is for yourself , ' says he— 'Gen'l ' m ' n . you ' re wery kind , ' says my father , 'and I'd drink your health in another glass of wine , ' says he ; wich he di 4 , and then buttons tip the money , and botrs himself out . You wonldn ' t believe , sir , ' continued Sam , with a lock 0 / inexpressible impudence at his master , ' that oa the werry day as he came down with them woters , his coach teas upset on that ' ere wery spot , and et ' ry man on em was turned into the canal '

      Mr Pickwick descended to the parlour , where he found breakfast laid , and the family alret-dy assembled . The meal was hastily despatched , and Mr Pickwick and Mr Pott repaired alone to the Town Arms , from the back window of which , one of Mr Slumkey ' s committee ' was addressing six small boys and one girl , whom he dignified , afevcry second sentence , with the imposing title of " men of EatanswiU , " whereat the six small boys aforesaid cheered p-o iigiously . The stable-yard exhibited unequivocal symptoms of the glory and strength of the EatanswiU Blues . There was a regular army of blue flags , some with one handle , and seme with two , exhibiting appropriate devices , in golden c : aractcrs four feet high , and stout in proportion . There was a grand band of trumpets , bassoons and drums , marshalled four abreast , and earning their money , if ever men did , especially the drum-beaters

      who were very muscular . There were bodies of constables with blue staves , twenty committee-men wiih blue Ecarfc , and a mob nf voters with blue ccekades . There were electors on horseback , and electors a-foot ' . There was an open carriage and four . for the honourable Samuel Slumkey ; and there were four carriages and pair , f . r his friends and supportars : and the flags were rustling , and the band wasplajing , and the constables were swearing , and the twenty committee-men were squabbling , and the mob were shouting , and the horses were backin ; , and the post-boys perspiring ; and everybody , everything the-u and there assembled , was for the special use , behoof , honour , and renown , of the honourable Samuel Slumkey of Slumkey Hall , one of the candidates for the representation of the Borough Of EataL'snilJ , ifl the Commons'Bouse ofParliawentcf the United Kingdom . ' « Is everything ready V said the honourable Samuel Slumkey to Mr Perier ,

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      ' Everything , my dear sir / was the littla-nian ' s reply . ' Nothing has been omitted , I hope !" said < the honour , able Samuel Slumkey . ' Nothing has been left undone , my dear sir—nothing whatever . There are twenty washed men at the street door for you-to-shake hands witb , and six . children ia arms that you ' re to pat on the head , and inquire the age of ; be - particular about the children , my dear sir , —it has always a great effect , that sort of thbgv '"' ' I'll take care , ' said the honouiablo Samuel S-umkoy , ' And , perhaps , my dear sir— ' said the cautious little man , ' perhaps if jou eouW— I don ' t mean to say it ' s indispensible- bat if you cotdd manage to kiss one of 'tin , t would produce a very great impression on the crowd . ' ' Wouldn ' t / it have as go-id an effect if the proposer or seconder did that ? ' said the honsurable Samuel Slumkey .

      ' Wh y , 1 am . afraid it wouldn't , " repliad the agent ;! " 'if it were done-b y yourself , my dear sir , T . think it would make you very . popular . ' - Very wsll , ! " said the honourable Samuel SlumJtey , with a resigned air , « then it must bo done . That ' s all . ' * Arrange tha procession , " cried the twenty , committee men Amidst tl » e cheers of the assembled throng , the band , and the constables and the committee-men , and the voters , and the horsemen , and the carriages , took , their places—each of the two-horse vehicles being closely packed with , as many gentlemen as conld maaage to stand upright in it ; and that assigned to Mr Perker , containing Mr Piekwick . Mr Tupman , Mr Suodgrass , and about half-a dozsn of the committee beside . There -mm a moment of awful suspense , as theproces sion waited for the honourable Samuel Sluvakey . to step into his carriage . Suddenly the crowd set up . a great cheerin " .

      'He has come out , ' said Utile Mr Perker , greatly ex . cited ; the more so as their position did not taalle them to see what was going forward . Another cheer , much louder . 'Hehas shaken hands with the men , " cried the little agent . Another cheer , far taorc vehement . ' Ha has patted tbe babies on the head , ' said Mr Perker , trembling with anxiety . A roar of applause that rent the air , ' He has kissed one of ' em 1 ' exclaimed the delighted little man . A second roar . ' lie has kissed another , ' gasped the excited manager . A third roar . 'He ' s kissing ' em all ! ' screamed tho enflvusiasticlittlc gentleman . ' Ano hailed by ihe deafening shouts of the multitude , the procession moved on .

      How or by what means it became mixed up with the ether procession , and how it was ever extricated from tho confusion consequent thereupon , is more than we can undertake to deEcrtbe , - inasmuch as Mr Piekuick ' s hat was knocked over his eyes , nose , and mouth , by one poke of " a ljuff . fla ' g-staff , very' early in the proceedings . lie describes himself as being surrounded on every side ; when he could catch a glimpse of the scene , by angry and ferocious countenances , by a vast cloud of dust , " -land by a dense crowd of combat-nts , He represents himself as being ' forced from the carriage , by some unseen power , add being personally engaged in a pugilistic encounter ; but with ' whom , or bow , or why , ho is wholly unable to state . He then felt himself forced

      up some wooden steps by the persons from behind ; and on removing his hat , ' found himself surrounded b y bis friends , " in jthe front of thVleftharid side of the hustings . The right was reserved for the Buff party , and the centre for the mayor and his officers ; one of whom —the fat crier of EatanswiU—was ringing mi cnormouo hell , by way of commanding silence , while Mr Horatio Fizkin , and the honourable Samuel Slumkoy , with their hands upon their hearts , were bowing with the utmost affability to tbe troubled sen of heads that inundated the open sea in front ; and from whence arose a storm ol groans , and ' shouts , and yells , and hontings , that would have done honour to an earthquake . * Silence ! ' roared the mayor ' s attendants .

      ' wiiiffiu , proclaim silence , said the mayor , with an air of pomp befitting his lofty station . In obedience to this command the crier performed another , concerto on the bell , whereupon a gentleman in the crowd called out ' muffins ; ' which occasioned anotherlau .-h . ' Gentlemen , ' said the Mayor , at as loud a pitch as he could possibly force his voice to , ' Gentlemen . Brother electors of the Borough of EatanswiU . . We are met here to-day for the purpose of choosing a repves « ntative in the room of our late—' Here the Mayor was interrupted by a voice in the crowd . " Suc-cess to the Mayor ! ' cried the voice , ' and may he never desert ths nail and sarsp :-. n business , as he got his money by . '

      Tbis allusion to the professional pursuits of the orator was received with a storm of delight , which , with a bell-accompaniment , rendered the remainder of his speech inaudible , with tbo exception of the concluding sentence , in which he thanked the meeting for the patient attention with which they had listened to him—an expression of gratitude which elicited another burst Of mirth , of about a quarter of an hour ' s duration . Next , a tall thin gentleman , in a very stiff white neckerchief , after being repeatedly desired by the crowd to ' send a boy home to ask whether he hadn ' t left his woice under the pillow , ' begged to nominate a fit and proper person to represent them in Parliament . And when be said it was Horatio Fizkin , Esquire , of Fizkin Lodge , near EatanswiU , the Fizkinites applauded , and tbe Slumkeyhcs groaned , so long and so loudly , that both he and the seconder might bare sung comic songs in lieu of speaking , without anybody ' s being a bit the wiser .

      The friends of Horatio Fizkin , Esquire , having had their innings , a little choleric , pink-faced man stood forward to propose another fit and proper person to represent the electors of EatanswiU in Parliament ; and very swimmingly the pink-faced gentleman would have got on , if he had not been rather too choleric to entertain a suSU-itnt perception of the fun of the crowd . But after a very few sentences of figurative eloquence , the pink , faced gentleman got from denouncing those who interrupted him in the mob , to exchanging defiances vtith the gentlemen on tbe hustings ; whereon arose an uproar which reduced him to tho necessity of expressing his feePngs by serious pantocaine , which he did , and then left tbe stage to his seconder , who delivered a written speech of Iialf-an-hour's length , and wouldn ' t he stopped

      because he had sent it all to the Eiitansieill Gazelle , and the Eataiisii'ill Gazette had alrcadj printed it every word . Then Horatio Fizkin , Esquire , of Fizkin Lodge , near EatanswiU , presented himself for the purpose of addressing the electors ; which he no sooner did , than the band employed by the honourable Samuel Slumkey , commenced ptrfoimiag with a power to which their strength in the morning was a trifle ; in return for which the Buff crowd belaboured the heads and shoulders of the Blue crowd ; on which the Blue erowd endeavoured to dispossess themselves of their very unpleasant nei ghbours , the Buff crowd ; and a scene of struggling , pushing , and fighting , succeeded , to which we can no more do justice than the Mayor could , although he issued imperative orders to twelve constables to seize the ring-leaders , who

      might amount in number to two hundred and fifty , or thereabouts . At all these encounters , Horatio Fizkin , Esauire , of Fizkin Lodge , and his friends , waxed fierce and furious ; until at last Horatio Fizkin . Esquire , of Fizkin Lodge , begged to ask bis opponent tbe honourable Samuel Slumkey , of Slumkey Hall , whether that baud played by his consent ; which question the honourable Samuel Slumkey di dining to answer , Horatio Fizkin , Esquire , of Fizkin Lodge , shook his fist in the countenance of the honourable Samuel Slumkey , of Slumkey Hall ; upon which the honou . able Samuel Slun , key , his blood being up , defied Horatio Fizkin , Esquire , to mortal combat . At this violation of all known rules and

      precedents of order , tbe Mayor commanded another fantasia on the bell , and declared that he would bring before himself , both Horatio . Fizkin . Esquire , of Fizkin Lod ^ e , and the honourable Samuel Slumkey , of Slumkey Hall , and bind them over to keep the peace . Upon this terrific denunciation , tbe supporters of the two candidates interfered , and after the friends of each party bad quarrelled in pairs for three-quarters of an hour , llorntio Fizkin , Esquire , touched bis bat to the honourable Samuel Slumkey : tbe honourable Saaiuel Slumkey touched his to Horatio Fizkin , Esquire : the baud was stopped : the crowd were partially quieted : and Horatio Fizkin , Esquire , was permitted to proceed .

      The speeches of the two candidates , though differing in every other respect , afforded a beautiful tribute to the merit and high worth of the electors of EatanswiU . Both expressed their opinion that a more independent , a more enlightened , amorepablic-spirited , a more noble-minded , a more disinterested set of men than those who had promised to rote for him , never existed on earth ; each darkly hinted his suspicions that the electors in the opposite interest had certain swinish and besotted infirmities which rendered them unfit for the exercise of the important duties they were called upon to discharge . Fizkin expressed his readiness to do anything he was wanted ; Slumkey , his determination to do nothing thnt was asked of him . Both said , that the trade , the manufacturcs , the commerce , the prosperity , of Eatansrrill , would ever be dearer to their hearts . thauany earthly object ; and each had it in his power to state , with tho utmost confidence , that he was the man who would eventually be returned .

      There was a show of hands ; the Mayor decided in favour of \ he honourable Samuel Slumkey , of Slumkey Hail . Horatio Fizkin , Esquire , of Fizkin Lodge , demanded a poll , aud a poll was fixed accordingly . Then a vote of thanks was moved to the Mayor for his able conduct in the chair ; and tbe Mayor devoutly wishing that ho had had a chair to disp lay his able conduct in ( for he had been standing during the whole proceedings ) returned thanks . Tho processions re-formed , the carriages rolled slowly through the crowd , and its members screeched and shouted after thcin as their feelings or caprice dictated .

      During the whole time of the polling the town was m « perpetual fever of excitement . Everything was conducted on the most liberal and delightful scale . Excise-able articles were remarkably cheap at all the public-houres ; and spring vans paraded the streets f or the arcoininodiition of voters who were seiz-d with any temporary - ness in the head—an epidenuV . which prevailed among the electors , during the contest , to a most atarmins extent , and under the influence of which they might frequently be ssen lying on the pavements -in a state of utter insensibility . A small body of electors remained unpolled on the last day . Thoy were calculating and reflecting persons , who bad not yet been convinced by tbe arguments of either party , although they had frequent conferences with each , One hour before the close of the

      Eataxswill Election. Jthe Following, Whi...

      poll , Mr Perker solicited the honour of a private interview with these-intelligent , these noble , these patriotic men . It was granted . His arguments were brief , but satisfactory . They went in a body to the poll ; and when tney rtt-iuied , ! the honourable Samuel- Slumkey , of Slumkey Hall , was re turned also .

      R ?^Pr R^ Esj>? Ccti On Of A- Steamlife ...

      r ?^ Pr r ^ ESJ >? CcTI ON OF A- STEAMLIFE MELANCHOLY LOSS OF

      Ihe Mmto ^ jiy Courier of March lftqooteu in an exlnt ot ihe Sydney , Morning Herald * M' March 27 , gives a vivid , account of the loss of the Sovereign steamer and forty-four lives . ^ Ye extract the followme portions :- — The steamer-loft Brisbane on tho Sr . dinst . with the un- . ermentioned pnsscnKfis . viz . i-Mr and Mrs Robert Gore , two children , and servant ; Mv . Het . TvD . nnis , Darling Downs ; , Mr W .. Elliot , Clarence . River ; Mr E Berkeley , Brisbane ; Mr . Joyner , Sydney ; Mr Richard Ssutbs . Brisbane . ; two female and sixte-on mule passenc ers ill the stat-rage , with a master and crew consisting of 2 « persons—in all Msonls .

      On the following morning the steamer , proceeded to the bar , which did n « t present a dangtrous appearance . As she passed-overthc first roller , the passengers on the poop were in-the highest spirits , and one of them remarked in a . jpe . ul « r maimer thatthe " rails" were down Ongoing over the second breaker . Mr Gore observed , ' Here is afire-barred gate , how nobly shotops It ! " The steamer had still another wave to encounter before getting over the bar ; and at this critiaah juncture the engineer called out to Captain Cape-that the framlint of tbe engines and part of the machinery ImtMirolien down . As the vessel-wus making way , lie aould- haroly give cre ^ deuce to iiat the time ; but on defending from his post on the paddle-box , he examined them , and found that the frames of both engines we » e biwken close under tho pltimmtr boxes , which were turned upside down . He then went away to ascertain the position of the ship , and found that she was drifting on the north spit . The enttinetr shortly afterwards let the steam nffby orderof

      the cajtam , to prevent the vessel from h . dug blown up . The sea at this time was making breathes over her , anil tho rudder chains parted . Captain C .-ipe rushed instantly to the helm , and endeavoured to secure it ; bnthis efforts , proved unsuccessful . As the vessel still drifted , tholarboard anchor was let go , the starboard one having been . carried away from the bows , with about fifty fathom ol chain , ; which parted iu the swell . Notwithstanding there wasuo wind at the time , she still continued to duag on the north spit . Previousl y to letting go the anchor , t ! ie sail was set to provide against the danger that had b .-en foreseen , but all to no purpose . The rollers now broke upon the devoted vessel with great violence , carrying away bulwarks , and causing the wool and billets of wood to move violentl y about the decks , whereby three men were killed , while several more had their arms and legs broken , or were otherwise disabled . The captain then told the passengers that lie saw no hope of saving the vessel , as she was still dragging ; towards ihe ppit . lie had just ceased Spettkini ' . when a tremendous sea

      broke over the ship , and swept the for .-cabin companion Hush with the deck , and washed away the fore hatches . Tarpaulins were then nailed over them , but tbey proved ofno service . No pen can properly describe the awful scene which presented itself on board at that time . ¦ The passengers were in the utmost consternation : they set up most piteous cries for help . Some ran to the side , and in tbe agonies of despair , plunged into . the sea , m . the hope < hat they mig ht reach the shore in some way or the oilier . A heavy sea came , and washed Mr Stubbs overboard ; buthemaniged to get on diek again ; He then went down to tbe ladies' cabin , which he found half full of water . Mrs G . iro and her child were lying down in one of the berths , quite exhausted , while'large quantities of

      water poured over them through one of the dad lights , which had been stove in . He went to her , ami taking the child away from her , deposited It In ihe arms of the servant girl , who was standing with the stewardess on the steps of the companion hatchway . Tho dreadful moment which was to determine the late of nil who still remained on board now drew on ; and every one saw in the countenance of his companion the vivid expression of his ownfeclings . At this particular junction , Mr Den . nis was observed standing near the poop with his head cut open and bleeding profusely . Mr Elliot was close to him , aud Berkeley a little below them . Captain Cape , who had more than once been washed overboard , was holdingon by the shrouds . Mr Stubbs , who appears to have maintained his presence of mind throughout , now

      cried out , " avoid the suction , " nnd jumped overboard . One dreadful shriek was heard , proceeding from one of the females in the fore part of tho shi p , as she took one roll , heeled over and sunk , and ihcn nil was still . The struggle for life then commenced ; some of the passengers clung to the wool bales—some to portions of tho wreck , while others who had been disabled 011 board soon sunk to rise no more alivo , Mr Stubbs states that the first thinj ; he saw after he jumped overboard was the body of Mrs Gore floating with the face upwards close alongside the vessel . The poor unfortunate lady had doubtless died in consequence of the fright she had undergone ; her child was between the ' vessel and Mr Stubbs . Mr Gore was about thirty yards off . Mr Dennis and Mr Elliot were clinging to a wool bale , and Mr

      Berkeley was swimming . Mr Dennis called out to Mr Stuab ? , " for God ' s sake brixj ; me my child I" The appeal was not made in vain , Mr Stubbs sivam towards it , and catching hold of it by the hair of theJjead , conveyed it to its distracted parent . He nearly , however , lost his life in the attempt , by ( be child clinging convulsively to him , as it was in the amies of Mr Gore ; and it was only by main force that the father obtained possession of the object of his strong affection . Mr Stubbs then struck out and reached a wool bale , when he saw Mrs Gore ' s set vant girl , who implored him to have pity up-m her and help her . On reaching the breakers , supported by a plank , he observed Ifr Gore with his child inside the skylight . Feeling very much exhausted , he swam towards theni , and got into it ; in about a minute afterwards a sea struck it , and washed them all out . As Mr

      Stubbs was swimming , he saw for the last time , Mr Gore clinging to the skylight , with the child in his arms . Shortly afterwards a man with a blue shirt and dark h-jir came close to hi . v ., supported by a long piece of wood , which hit him on the liead in passing , and nearly rendered him senseless . Having escaped this danger , he had to encounter another still more formuJable . He saw breakers a-head proceeding from the bar , which appeared coming towards him like a wall , upwards of fifteen feet in height , frothiag and foaming , and enough to appal tbe stoutest heart . How he got through them he does not recollect , for he saw nothing more until he reached the shoal water on the beach , which was about four miles from the spot where he left tho vessel . He had just vigour ' enough remaining to get out of the reach of the breakers , when a native belonging to the pilot ' s crew scizvd him b y the waist , and supported him uutil his strtngth returned .

      Captain Cape states that the vessel went down and foan-lcied iu about four fathoms water . Just before the vessel went down he saw Mr Joyner , John Scard , and some others , on the foremast head ; others were clinging to the nuinmast . After swimming some time , he full in with Mr Berkeley , who was holding on by a wool bale . While making bis . way to him , he managed to catch hold of the paddle-box , and called upon Mr Berkeley to come to him , which he did , and they kept company together for an hour and a half . On neutiug the surf Captain Cape advised him to hold on with all his strength in going through tho heavy breakers , when Mr Berkeley immediately called his attention to the mountain ware behind . The water broke upen them , and poor Berkeley disappeared . Captain Cape sustained three more breakers , and dues not remember anything else until he found himself on a hillock of sand on the beach ,

      where he had been carried by tho blacks , who dragged him through the surf ; As soon as ho had partially recovered his strength , the natives conducted him to that part of the beach where Mr Stubbs was . On going there they found the body of Mrs Gore , which had been washed up near the . spot whore Mr . Stubbs landed , and shortly afterwards they discovered the body of her eldest child . Fortunately for the survivors a chest was tlirqivn up containing some wearing apparel , vvliie . li enabled them partially to clothe ' themselves . Mr Richards and Mr Clements , who were fishing in the neighbourhood , rendered every assistance in their power , and , aided by a prisoner of the Crown , named William Rollings , a servant of the pilot , and the native crew , by the most arduous exertions succeeded in saving the lives of six more individuals , who but for their assistance , must have perished in the surf ,

      At daylight on Saturday morning , Lieutenant Blamiro and Mr Thornton , of tho Customs , with his boat ' . crew , and several other boats , started for the Bay , with the view of rendering any assistance that might be in their power to recover the bodies of their shipwrecked people , as well as any property that might be washed up from the wreck . Captain Wiekham , accompanied , by Mr John Balfour , also went in the eveniiiK to the Bay , for the purpose of conveying the bodies of Mrs Gore and child to Brisbane ; but on their arrival , decomposition had already commenced , and it was found to be quite impracticable :. Captain Wickliam attempted to read the burial service over them , but was so overpowered by his fueling ? that he was utterly unable to dosa ; and the sad office was undertaken by another person who was present on this occasion .

      The follorviug ore : Hie names of the persons- saved : — Captain Cape and Mr Richard Stubbs , cabin passengers ; John M'Quade , John Neil , and Lawrence Flyiiti , forecabin passengers ; John M'Calluin , fireman ; John Scard , nrctiMii ; John Clements , seaman ; Thomas Harvey , steward ' s boy ; and Junes M'Govcru , boy .

      While Two English Architects Were Viewin...

      While two English architects were viewing tho palace of the King of Naples , at Gaserta , they were shown a carpet upon which the Uinp ' s arms were worked in worsted : and as they neglected to take oil their hats as a mark of respect to the emblems ol royalty , they were immediately seized by the Swiss sentinels , who confined them , for several days m tho cells a tfached to tlio guard-house . The Oporto correspondent of the Times says , that an En » lish merchant lately save 11 dinner to tho principal officers of the Queen of Portugal and her nllii' 9 . while the incrahera of the' insurgont junta were entertained in another pari of-the house . As sooh as the royalists bad departed , tho rebels were introduced into the room which tlic former had quitted , and supped at the same table where their Ailvuisarieahad . dined ,

      Ffartetfeflf.

      ffartetfeflf .

      The Sale Of Shakspearo's House, At Strat...

      The sale of Shakspearo ' s house , at Stratford-on-Avonpis fixed for Thursday , the lGth of September . The . Baron Beust , Saxon minister ill England . Ms heon vobbed ol s , ooo dollars , by a man nameil'Ernest ilomsham . The 37 oth anniversary of the foundation of the University of iMunick was celebrated in thatoit-von the 23 th tilt . An American paper assorts that a young latlwas lately carried over the Niagara falls . Itis said that a treaty of commerce will shortly bo concluded between tho Austrian and Sardinian governments . The Emperor of Russia his forbidden landowners to make time bargains for-the sale of corn . At a grand concert which lately took place in the . Cii'qne . Olympique , 400 choristers and 000 players on wind-instruments took part in tho performances .

      During the year 1816 there were printed and published , within the kingdom of Naples only , 33 ' r ^ ooks , mos' . ly-novels and religious works . The money coined in the United Slates during the last'l $ : years ' operation ,.. in copper , silver , and gold , amounts to 122 , 50 f ) . 00 » 'dollars . The different loans contracted by t ' m French government , since 1830 ,- including tho loan of 358 ) 000 . OOOf . which it is-intended to raise , amount tolHS 3 . 000 . 000 f . The sums granted by parliament for the encouragement of Irish fisheries ,. !!! 1816 , amounted to £ 50 , 000 ; and' -for British fisheries to # 11 , 600 . Tihe merchants and shipowners of Stettin , Konistsberg , and Dantzic have petitioned the Prussian DM against any increase of import duties .

      A-vessel which has arrived at Dartmouth , has brought among other presents for thcQ , ucen , a monkey , a macaw , an ankeater , a lizard , and an alligator . It has been estimated that tho contents of the liondon sewers annually thrown into tho Thames would , at the selling value of manure , be worth upwards of £ 1 , 000 . 000 : j A lettuce weighing Oil ) , and measuring « 1 ? t . 10 in ., { in circumference , was lately cat in a garden at Ileavitree , in Devonshire . The municipal council of Copanhagen has resolved to establish baths tor the uso of the poor , on the model of those which have lately been constructed in England .

      The soldiers of tho 78 th Regiment of Highlanders , now stationed in India , have subscribed a sum of £ 170 for the relief of the distressed Irish and Scotch . Several packages of sweetmeats and toys , for the young princes and princesses , have lately been furwarded to the queen , from different parts of tho Continent . A bill , abolishiag tho punishment nf death ,. except far murder and high treason , has been introduced into the Mans House of Keys . M . Thiers intends to travel during several months in Italy , for the purpose of collecting materials for ) m Ilistoire diiConsulatetdel'Empire . ' ' 7 The French government has ordered a collection of documents respecting the French modes of administration to be presented to the Bey of Tunis , v . A New Orleans paper savs , that all the beggars of that town nd . w . protend-to-besickbr , wounded ' volunteers who have returned from'Mexico ' . " - " ¦ ' : ' - ¦ ¦ ' ;

      ' A cargo of granite ' has arrived ' . 'fa Londonifrdm the wcstewi coast of Africa , . whence no importation ' s of stone hadevor before , been-made , ¦ ¦ < .: ¦ .- - - -i . ; -, .-: A cargo nf railway .-sleepers lias-arrived : trom Nor- ' way , whence timber of that kind had aot- ' pteviousty been . imported . ........... . TUclung of Dahp . ray . 1 inWestern 1 Africa , has written a'ietffr fu ' thei Queen of Englundj ' and intends t ? 8 p ' d licf , 8 ome ; pre | enff . ^ 4 . •§ , ; , ">;» % ' - & $ : <&>»¦& % ; -rA . Cbi-kpaperstawsV . tl K > te'the mflita % . autk ' oriti ^ s have . directed 11 cGi'taminu mbei ^ f ^^ niciiffrvrfiTfaiit ' ry to bTtnugh'tllib aTfitI . cry " cri illi so ' as to be able , incases of ' emergency , to setve guns of heavy calibre . .. .-,

      A largesturgeon , weighing nearly 2 ewt „ which liiid been caught in some salmon netsontho ' IiSincastev side of Morecainbo Bay , ' near the village of'B . aYe , \ vus exposed for sale in tlic fish-market at "Lancaster , on Saturday last . - . ,, , ¦ Measures are being taken in London to rajse a . "• ubscription for the purpose of erecting a monument to the raemwy of Lord Russell , on ihcspot in Lincoln ' s Inn Fields where he was beheaded , on the 21 st of July , 16 S 3 . It is said , in an American paper , ( hat the citizens of Cincinnati have refused to receive in their houses tlic delegates attending general conventions of baptists and presbyterians , unless they will consent to renounce the use of tobacco . The French minister of agriculture has ordered the prefets of all the departments to transmit to him full reports of the produce of the present harvest , and of the stock of corn still remaining from former

      years . Among the boxes sent by the last overload mail to India was one full of richly-ornamented swords , which are intended to be offered as presents to different native pritH-esof Scindeand Lahore . During a thunder storm wliich visited Perth on Wednesday week , much injury wasdono by thelishtning to the vegetables in the gardens around that town , and the stalks and pods of some beans were reduced to a kind ef powd-.-r . A Scotch paper mentions that a gentleman , while walking on the banks of a stream , observed a fine salmon in a pool . ¦ He immediately leaped into the water , and succeeded in capturing the iisli . after a so . vere struggle .

      . During . a thunder storm near New York , the lightning ran along the wires of an electric telegraph for somedis-tanrc , and then entered a skittle-ground , where it overthrew all tho skittles and two of the players . ' '' ... . The King of Bavaria has appointed Dr Albrccht , one of tha seven professors of GOctingen dismissed ^ for tho liberality of their opinions by the King of II 1 " nover , to the professorship of German law in the University of Munich . ^ An American paper states that a man ^ yas lately sentenced to be imprisoned at Springfield , in Massachusetts , for stealing a watch from a store . The same man was sent to prison sixteen years ago , for stealing the same watch , from the same nail , in the same store , belonging to the same man .

      A few days since , a farmer , named Ralph , residing at Buybcr , in Dorsetshire , while swimming in a river near his farm , was drowned through the excessive afl ' ectiui of his dug , which repeatedly leaped upon him , until ho sunk to rise no more . A few days since , a sow , which had been shipped at Montrose , for Londan , leaped overboard , when tlic a ( earner was at a distance of three-quarteis of a mile from the-snore , swam ashore , anil travelled about two miles by land to the stye which she had previously inhabited .

      Specimens of coal have been found near the mouth of the Kowie river , in the colony of the Capo of Good llope ; and itis hoped that steamers may henceforth be supplied with fuel at a cheaper rate than when coals were imported from England . Some geologists , who have lately exanr ' ned the soil in the province of Finland , have reported that gold mines will probably be found on the borders of the province of Archangel ; and the Russian government has consequently ordered borings to bo made . The Austrian government purposes to establish an electric telagrnph from Trieste to Ilawburgh : and it is thought that important news brought by tho overland mail from India may then bo transmitted with'"renter speed to England via Hamburg . # iven in

      On Tuesday evening , a vocal concert was g boats on Derwcntwater by tho members of tlic Ohorai Societv of Keswick ; and great numbc-s of curious listeners were attracted by the singularity ot _ the scene chosen for the performances , which are said to have produced . 1 very line effect . So regularly do curious visitors ascend Alount I esnvius for the " purpose of viewing the crater and witnessing the eruption of the lava , that the municipal authorities of Naples have fixed the charges for carriages and guides , in the same manner as the fares of hackney coaches aro regulated . Intelligence is forwarded in cipher by the electric telegraph from Dover to the principal daily newspapers of London and . is the hoys of these ciphers are not communicated to tlic South-Eastern Railway Company , tho men employed in working the telegraph are wholly ignorant of the despatches which thetransmit .

      y „ ,, „ , ,, About nine o'clock in the evening of tho 0 th ult . a luminous globe appeared near Lyons , towards the mountains of the Lyonnais , and niovmsr with extraordinary velocity towards the hill ol Santo toy , disappeared without- any ixplosion . It is believed to have been an aerolite of I ho aiv . uuul not one of those meteors sometimes formed 111 the upper "It has been proposed to usogutta pevcha , a kind of gum found in Borneo and the peninsula 0 Maluccn , for the purpose of taking oasts of birds , tali , insects , and other natural curiosities which it may be requisite to mould . These casts are said to be superior , in respects to tho * e taken in plaster ot Tans .

      some , The Emperor of Russia has issued a decree fixing flic legal rate of interest at 5 per centper annum , and declaring that any person accepting ; a higuer interest shall , for the first offence , be condemned to a fine three times greater than the sum lent ; for the second offence , to an imprisonment of from ten to twelve years ; and for the third , to exile in Siberia , An . American paper says , tkifc a . machine made like a corkscrew is used in the penitentiary , at Pittsburgh , for the purpose of seising refractory conticts . li ' ii prisoner becomes so insubordinate that it is dangerous to enter his cell , tho screw is fixed at the end of a polo , which is thrust towards him in such a

      manner as to catch his clothes , and he is then drawn out of his retreat , without danger to ivnv-clf w others . Tho King of Sweden has created Tlnilberg a Knight of the- Order of YYasa . Tho Liverpool Mechanics' Institution is about ( 0 sustain a loss in the resignation ot Dr lludgson , who has acceptedtho office of principal of the Ohorlton High School , Manchester . „ Miss Burdctt Coutts has endowed two ot W loui colonial bishoprioks recently created ,

      I&Xferdlames.

      i & Xferdlames .

      Post-Office Oiibkiis.—It Wassta'c 1 Bv T...

      Post-office Oiibkiis . —It wassta'c bv the counsel for the post-office , in tho trial nf Felix Quin , for forging a post-nflice order , that during tile Jast year the sum of " eleven millions" pnsaeu throu » h the money-order office of that establishment . The Chinese Juxic—Tho junk Keyring , whose voyage to this country has excited some interest , was spoken mi the 10 th of June , Int . 28 N . l < mi » . 01 \ V .. by the Urania , arri ' TOd off Falmouth . The crew of the junk were in great want of provisions , and were hearing her up for the American coast in order to procure a supply .

      Tub ItBAii a . \ ' » the Ideai . —Baron Knthsriiild , though immensely rich , is occasionally vo' -y witty , lie was called upon recently to give agood definition ef the real and the ideal , when lie answered , ' ¦ I cannot qive yon a more forcible example than the following : —the real is the current coin of Spain , ind a Spanish bond , which is supposed to represent it . is tho ideal . " The baron ma" be sure of the vote of overv Spanish bondholder at tha ensuing election . —Punch . A Miss Mautoop . — " Tom , " said a girl to her sweetheart , " you have bscn paying your distresses to me long enough , it is time you were making known your contentions , so as r . ob to keep me in expense any longer . " Imimrtatst to Ladies . —A milliner in this city , says the New York San , advert scsa new kind of corset tint * ' winds up . with a windlass . "

      # Lartiiquakk at IIavkh . —On Saturday , t- ' c 10 th . tnst ., a little before eleven at night , the shock id ' an carthnHak © was gens- 'hlv felt in the immediate neighbourhood of Havre , accompanied by a low runibiingjiio se . Several persons were much shaken in . their beds at lngouville and Graville , two adjacent villages . Pretty Sharp-. — " I wish vou had been Ere , " said an urchin to an old maid , who Tins proverbial for her meanness . " Why so V '' Because , " says h ff / lym i would have eaten all the apple , instead of diviilin- ; it » i h Adam . " ExTEIvSlVE ROBBEIIY nY AN IssPKflKUt PT PUBLIC Woiiks ix InKLAND . —One of the inspectors of uul'lie wot kits for Monaghan , in Ireland , has gone off with , £ 000 , which he had rec-aWcd f » r the public work * . ' -

      Pet ( JnocosiiES . —A dreadful event took place at DamioLta in Uik early part of June . Tho govenu-r of the town , Aril ' Effindi , kept in his gardens two croiiui'iles he had'succeeded in taming . One of th-j negroes whose duty it was to attf . nd to these favourites having ill-treated one of these iiriiinals , its natural ferocity returned , and in its fury ifc sprang on the governor ' s soa , . a youth about twelve j cats of age . who was walking by the negro ' s side , and strangled him . Ivy ox Caur . ciiF . s . —To show the baneful effects of . destroying ivy on walls , some years since the then , proprietor of Notley Abbey , in Hampshire , had a quantity destroyed . The consequence was , as the ivy decayed ,, tha stonework mouldered and decayed , ond a great porticn fell dowii , which o'herwise would have lasted for many years . —The Builder .

      Russian . Jews .-A letter from Lumbers , of July Sth . ' slares thatforsomc time past a great number nf Jews , have been emigrat ' iHg from Russia into Galieia , in consequence of the late measures adopted Iw the Russian ' government relative to their worship . Tho Jewish population of Galicia bein < r , in consequence of . lh s influx , augmented a seventh , the govoi'nnieiit of-Galicia has decided on establishing colonies of Jews in Bukowina , whore the population is ; rather-thin . ; The Ohixese Notiox op Exglisii CAnnacES .- — , Tbe two eiegant carriages made by llatchettwere io . bjects . ofgreat . admiration ; but it w ; is a puzzling ; question for the Chinese to decide which part wasin-: tended I ' oB . tlie . Emporor ' a seat!—the nc ; st anil commodioua seats ; -with their cushions inside , and' ' -Kc

      : windows , and the Winds , . and every part wi : ! i ' ' ti , wo ' : e 'elegantly . ' 'fitted . for the reception of none -n > : . ; ' ie mo-| natch' ;' but then , a question arose , who wa-. to . nt > cuny the-clevated position , with its splendid Inuiniercioth , edi-cd with gold , and decorated with f » stoonsof roses' ? To determine the disputed p <> ii-, l- ; the . oh ) . eunuch ,, who had a particular affection for jthc ' carri . tiges , applied to ' me , and when iold that dm ' . E ' mperoV ' s place was within , and that tha elevated ' seati ' waijfortheman that drove the horses , with the ; usual ejaculation of surprise , A « i ya \ h » arkedme , if I supposed the ta wlunu / . tce wen Id suffer any man to Mt above him ' , atid ' tiini his back upon him ? i ' * Tli ( it-, "h ' e ' . a : iid , " will never do , " nn : l asked if the s ; -, len ; Iid coach-box could not be smtatitutcd fur the ? r-at within Hie carriage or placed behind it ¦ ?—Sir John BarroitfsAulobio'jrarihir .

      New Post-Office IIkoulatioks . — Iu an act of Parliament , which received the Royal assent thoday before tho prorogation , for jiivinj ; fuvtlier f . icitities for the transmission of letter . * by . post , and for regulating Hie duties of postage thereon , as . d for other purposes relating to the i ' ost-cfiice , it is anions ether ; lliin-js provided , "'i liat it-shall he lawful fur tho Postmaster-General , if he shall iliitik lit , ( with tho consent of the Commissioners of Utr M-ijss . y ' a Treasury ) to allow any printed word ? , writing , or marks , ( in addition to the direction ) to be put on any printed newspapers , or other printi-d papers sent by pust , or on the covers thereof , and any such iiewspatcrs or othe- printed papers , shiiil from thenceforth be forwarded either free < . f postage i-r subject to such rates of postage as the Postmastcr-Gvneral with the Coramis ? ioncrso filer Afajcsty ' s Treasury shall from time to time direct . " The act is to take effect on 1 st of August .

      Tiir Irish RhFtux from Livekpjoi . —The Irish paupers are being reconveyed from tins port to their own country at the average rate of about one hundred per day , and that the town is . in const quence , very much less unhealthy than it litis been for mouths past . Short Time ox S . itit . d . ivs—Through the mrdium of a very conciliatory memorial , the carpenters and joiners of the metropolis have requested their employers to grant them the privilege of leaving their / wo ! k at four o ' clock on Saturdays , instead cf

      halfpast ( i-c , the present romi ' ation . Twcnty-i-icht of the most eminent builders have complied with their rcijnost ; among whom are the name-toI'MrTlios , Cabitt , Mr Wibkm Cnbitt , Messrs . Baker , Kelk , Jackson , aud Burton . The desire in the part of the workmen to butter their condition , and tbe readiness evinced bv their employers to encourage them by acceding to the request in the memorial , will no doubt bt attended with the best results to both parlies , and in a few weeks beenmu genet a ! throughout the trade . Mr SiitHiDAN Kx . owus and thr OFFJtntD Pkssiox Tho- 'l / Ziwift'iiw-dates that Sheridan Ivnowle . Vs

      reason fur refusing from government a pension ot £ 100 a year is , that in as far as the amount given measures the comparative estimation , his acceptance 0 : this sum would have been an admission oa his part of lower rank than his long dramatic successes entitle him to hold . Fixes . —A remarkable horticultural feat has been performed by the gardener nf Lady Uolle , « ho has succeeded in ripening pine apples in 1 ho open air , in Devonshire . After the fruit was set in May fist , the pots containing the plants were placed in a , trench , which was sheltered by banks from cold winds and covered with charred hay ; and so successfully did these expedients eounteiact the cold of our climate that tho ' pine-apples are said to have . Iiei-n of excellent quality . .

      _ . . . Emigration to Soum Australia- —During tho last week a remarkably fine ship , tho Duchess of Northumber land , lias been despatched from our-port . under the superintendence of Her Majesty ' s Colonial and Emi gration Coninii ^ ior . eis . The number of persons on board was 25 i > , principally miners , agricultural labourers , and female domestic servants . Tho Rev . Mr Bagshaw , one of the newly appointed clergymen to be elected in thccolotiy , with the Bishop of Adelaide , proceeded in the Duchess of Northnniucrland , a ? chaplain , and we understand ll »« eilue . -j ii .-ii . il dalics of the ship will also be fulfilled by this genlleman . —Plmnouth Time . ? .

      Extexsivi-: I'uitcxiiY . —lid ward Grey , who is well known in Newcastle and Gateslie-d , was brought before one of the borons h magistrates , at Stockton , on Monday last , on a charge of uttering hills to tho aiiKiiint ot' £ ti 00— ftirgcries upon Mi-Sainp ^ on Lant ; - dale . of Stiiukton / cm'ii . mcrehant , and Messrs Bolckow & Vau- 'lian , of Middlcsbarough , ironfmnnler ? , ifcc . lie was committed for trial m the nssir . es ia Durham - The , forgeries were cleverly execu led . A Modkkn iVJiiiACLK—A rope , nearly three itiilca long , now lies on the verge of the borough of G . Uesli » ad . which was the other ( 'ay a stone in the bowels

      of the earth f Smelted , the stone yielded iron . Tne iron was converted into wive . The . wive was bnnight to tbe wive-ropc manufactory cf U . S . Kewall and Co ., at the Teams , near G . Uishead , and there twisted into a lijw 4 , GM yards long i It is , we- brieve , tho stousestrnnu of the kind that was ever made . It weighs 2 . 0-tons , 5 hundredweights , am ' : will eo > t I ho purchasers upwards ( if £ 1 , 181 . It is intended for the incline on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway , near the latter city . A rore of hemp , of equal strength , would weigh 33 $ tons , and cost £ 000 more . h would also entail greater expense while in operation ( -owing to its Greater weigutYam ) would sooner

      wear out . ItxM'Mss . of tub Lair Mn OfJosNKi . 1 .. —The remains ot ' tuis duiimzuiahcd Irishman , which arrived at the Nine-Klnw " Station ol the Smith-Vu-stern Railway on Sunday , en ,- ^' J-from Southampton were immediately removed in the foitrom to lu > Euston-squaro Hotel , who * they remai « u Mnniliv mornir" whr-n . attended fry Air IliiiiieJ oSiiE etht Irish ge . 1 Ue . ne 1 u they were placed upon 01 * si the e ' -i-i-e-truclis » f the eleven oclotk tram lor Stcani-rnckct i ; iw . pm «>' 8 boats to DnWm .

      • Tiir J'tftf OT'W" Dux . —The ri mains of the kt . llnnum-ublo De-iis O'Connor wereouivcveilon Mond-iv morning , accompanied by his sersviary , Mr i Dci' : ivjtt , from tho ' anient : d .-etillefoai . ' s tempow v residcuco . Pall Mail , to IhaEustoa-siinarn railway station , whence , by the half-past eight u muck r . rn they were removed to Liverpool , e . roWe . or Dublin , to he deposited in the family vault in tlio [ Ionian Catholic cathedral , the Chinch ot the tyn , * ception , Marlbot'ougk-strect ,

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 31, 1847, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_31071847/page/3/