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      Beauties Of Byron, So. We Tows Received ...

      BEAUTIES OF BYRON _, so . We tows received several letters complaining of _jesting tbat the series may be _completed . w « & ra always intended that this should be done , and , _StVSS y , _** this week , resume the selections fS the poetV works- At . the _pttsent moment , when so much fulsome adulation is being paid to « 'Europe ' s liberator' still enslaved , The « Saviour of the Nations' not jet saved , " we respectfully , recommend the following stanzas from Don Juan to the consideration of the " competent persons " forming the " Wellington Testimonial Committee . " If they will have these _lmw inscribed noon ' the arch at Hyde _Fark Corner , that , tnnmpnal " monument will not only bear the weight ol Ms brazen Dukesbip _, but will at the same time bhu » n in nndving Terse the " greatness" and " glory" of

      _WELLINGTON . Oh , WeUington : ( or _"ViUainton" for fame Sounds tbe heroic syllables both ways ; Prance could not even conquer your great name Butpnnnea it clown to this facetious phrase—Beating or beaten she will laugh the same)—Ton have obtained great pennons and much praise * Glory like yours should any dare gainsay , Humanity would rise and thunder "Nay ! " * I don't think that you used Kinnaird quite well In Marinet ' saffair—in fact'twas shabby , And like some other things won ' t do to tell Upon yonr tomb in Westminster ' s old abbey . * D * pon tie rest ' tis not worth while to dwell ,

      Such tales being for the tea hours of some tabby ; But though yeur years as man tend fast to sero , In fact your Grace is still bnt a young Hero . Though Britain owes ( and pays yoa too ) so much , Tet Europe doubtless owes you greatly more * Ton have repaired legitimacy ' s crotch—A prop not _qaite so certain as before : The Spanish , and the French , as well as Dutch , Save seen , and felt , how strongly yon restore ; And "Waterloo has made the world your debtor—( I wish yonr buds wonld sing it rather better ) . Ton are " the best of cut-throats ?—do not start ; tha phrase is Shaksneare ' s , and not misapplied ""War ' s a brain-spattering , windpipe-slitting art , Unless her cause by right be sanctified _. If yon have acted once a generous part

      The "World , not the World's masters , will deride , And I shall be delighted to learn who , Save you and yours , hare gained by Waterloo ? I am no flatterer—you ' ve supped full of flattery ; They say yoa like it too—' tis no great wonder : Se whose whole life has been assault and battery , At last may get a little tired of thunder ; And swallowing eulogy mueh more tban satire , be May like being praised for every Incky blander : Called " Saviour of tbe nations "—not yet saved , And " Europe's Liberator "—still enslaved . I ' ve done . Kow go and dine from off the plate "Presented by the Prince of the Brazils , And send the sentinel "before your gate A slice or two from yonr luxurious meals ; He fought ; bnt has not fed so well of late _. Some banger too they say the people fee-Is : — There is no donbt that yoa deserve your ration , But pray give back a little to the nation .

      I don't mean to reflect—& man so great as Ton , my Lord Duke 1 is far above reflection . The high Bojian fashion too of Cincinnatns , -With modern history has hot a small connection ; Though as an Irishman yoa love potatoes , Ton need not take them nnder yonr direction ; And bah a million for yonr Sabine farm Is rather dear ;—I ' m sure I mean no harm . Great men have always scorned great recompenses } Epaminondas saved his Thebes , and died , Not leaving even his funeral expenses : George Washington had thanks and nought betide , Except the all-cloudless glory ( which few men ' s is ) To free his country : Pitt too bad his pride , And , as a _high-soul'd Minister of State , is "Renowned for ruining Great Britain gratis .

      2 _fever had mortal man snch opportunity , Except Ifapoleon , or abused it mere : Ton might have freed fall'n Europe from the Unity Of Tyrants , snd been blest from shore to shore : And note , what it yonr fame ? shall the muse tnne it y » Sim , that the rabble ' s first vain shouts are o ' er ! Go , near it in your famished Country ' s cries I Behold the world I ani curse your victories ! * * * * History can only take things in the gross : Bat eould we know them in detail , perchance In balancing tbe profit and the loss , -War ' s merit it by no means might enhance , To waste so much gold for a little dross ,

      As hath been done , mere conquest to advance . Tne drying np s single tsar lias mere , Of honest fame , than shedding seas of gore . And why _*^—because it brings self-approbation ; -Whereas the other , after all its glare , Shouts , _bridges , arches , pensions from a nation , — Wbich ( it maybe ) has not much left to spare , A higher title , or a loftier station , Though they may make corruption gape or stare , Tet , in the end , except in freedom ' s battles , JLre nothing bnt » child of Murder ' s rattles . And snch they ate—and snch they will be found . Not so _Leonidas aad Washington , "Whose every battle-field is holy ground ,

      'Which breathes of nations saved , not worlds undone How sweetly on the ear each echoes sound ! "While the mere victor ' s may appal or stun The servile and tbe vain , snch names will be A watchword till ths future shall be free .

      Songs For The People. Ho. Xxxi. Sokg Of ...

      SONGS FOR THE PEOPLE . HO . XXXI . SOKG OF THE IRISH CHARTISTS A rnthless horde usurps onr-land , Our fertile isle enchaining , "Domestic traitors join tbe band , A foreign yoke maintaining . Erin ' s lor'd soil , Their mutual spoil , "Witb rents and high taxation . Unite , arise— . ' tis Erin cries , The Charter and the Nation !

      A province now—an abject slave , In ages pass'd—a nation _. Her sons _opjress'd—na hand to tare Prom foreign domination . Ia chains they creep , Eat , drink , and sleep , The eoatcasts cf creation . Unite , arise— 'tis Erin cries , The Charter and the Nation . Lumpers rotten , salt , and . point Green nettles when in season , And when they look but for a joint Of mutton it is treason . The food of bogs , Not fit for dogs , Onr daily bread starvation . Unite , arise , —' tis Erin cries , The Charter and the Nation .

      For ages prostrate with the dust , Bonnd by a base connection , Sid Erin ' s sons ignobly trust To strangers for protection . The scheme—her shame , Tbat marr'd her fame"Tis _pass'd—she starts a nation . Unite , arise— 'tis Erin cries , The Charter and the Nation . Our tyrants boast by heavenly right , That power to them is given O'er earth and sea—the air and light As patentees from Heaven , A chartered race , Who rule by place , A _' swinish population . Unite , arise—' tis Erin cries , The Charter and the Nation ,

      The unthinking mass move onward bb ' nd , Sway _* d by those false opinions , By whieh our tyrants fetter mind , And thus enslave the millions . This—this the cause Of class made laws , And wholesale usurpation . Unite , arise—' tis Erin eries , The Charter and the Nation . Those errors now are nearly pass'd , Tbe craft is in confusion _. The schema nnmask'd , expires at last , A system nf delusion . The holy cheat , Of Church and State , Prop'd by mock legislation . Unite , arise— 'de Erin cries . The Charter and the Nation !

      'Tis passa—tis pass'd , let Eras voice , Holl on in peals of thunder ; 'Tis pass'd—' tis pass'd . let all _rejoice And burst tlieir chains asunder . In union all , Both great and small , A grand _confederation . Unite , arise— _'tis Erin cries , The Charter and tbe Nation ! Them dare he free—not dastard slaves , By tjrants lash'd and goaded , Nor sink in silence in your graves , As beasts of burden loaded . The scorpion rods Of law made gods , "Reject with indignation . Unite , arise—' tis Erin cries , The Charter and the Nation !

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      In _brotberhdod letVWl igree ,- _"—¦; _'i No single right to barter , ; Those magic words will make as _frta , Tax Six Poihti op the _Calais * A nation ' s rights—The new-born light Of man ' s regeneration . Unite , arise— 'tis Erin cries , The Charter and the Nation .

      Then let us march—let no one lag , "Well spurn each Tile pretender _. We'll march beneath the glorious nag Our watchword , "no surrender . " The rights of man , Placed in our van , That _grandillnmination . Unite , arise—' tis Erin cries _. The Charter and the Nation . "Lo ! in the horizon afar O ' er Erin ' s land is rising , That orb of light , fair freedom ' s " Sxam . " In brilliancy surprising—Break spell and trance , Up—quick—advance , Tour country ' s salvation , — Unite , arise— 'tis Erin cries _. The Charter and the Nation . Ah Ibish Chartist Killaloe , Limerick , Sept . 11 , 18 * 6 .

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      The Aristocracy Of England. A History Fo...

      THE _ARISTOCRACY OF ENGLAND . A HISTORY FOR THE PEOPLE . By Sown Hamp _- MS , Junior . London : Chapman . Brothers , 191 , Newgate Street ; Effingham Wilwn , Royal Exchange . | No . IV . ] The portion of this admirable work we have now io notice is devoted to the showing that England with all its lands , legislature , and dependencies is tbe possession of tbe aristocracy . Oar author says , — The first epoch of English aristocracy Saw it enrich itself by the monarch ' s bounty , but punished and reduced by the monarch ' s resentment of its assumptions . The second epoch saw it stand by the monarch , and fall mt * h _tMtn . TVic _tnird nnd lut KB . W it with mere than

      Uljssean _, with more than Michiavelhan , with more than Loyolean cunning , draw an eternal warning from its past errors , _assurai * the rouci er HirocEiSY , and our own eyes have beheld its consequent and okpjuua-LELED TB 1 UHFH ! While lauding the people ' s glory , it has accomplished its disgrace ; while bowing in mock defiance to its sovereignty , it has stolen its birthright ! It has impudently picked our pockets while it has laughed in our faces , and pretended to reverence and obey John Bull , while it has laid bim on his back , and taken his cash at its leisure . At this hour , spite of the Reform Bill which was to annihilate its aggresions , it stands the great triumphant Colossus of all property , all government _, _fand all

      power in this country . If any one should ; ask me what the aristocraey possesses in this nation , 1 would ask him whatit does not possess . " The aristocracy of England possesses everything in England . " We have traced its history , let ns now trace its possessions . These are : — 1 . The Crown . 2 . The Slate ; with all its office ! , taxes , and pensions . 3 . The Army and Navy . 4 . The Church in England , Wales , Ireland , and the Colonies ; with all its dignities and livings . 5 . The Crown Lands and nearly all tbe Lauds of England . 6 . The Public Charities .

      7 . Ireland and tbe Colonies ; India , Canada , Australia , the West Indies , the Cape , fhe Mauritius . & c , etc . This is a startling statement , and there will be those who are ready to protest against its accuracy . If we have not , however , already sufficiently proved that accuracy in the course of this _volume , we will ; pledge ourselves to do it very speedily . If it be accurate , it is time that the whole nation started up , and with one voice demanded the restitution of its rights . Several chapters are occupied with the details proving the above assertions . In the course of his investigation he says in answer to tbe question

      WHO HKCEIVfl THE TAXES ? ' The Aristocrats . Who the pensions ! Turn to tha pension list , and whom do you find ! Addingtons , Ardens , Althorps , _Amhersts , _Ansrleseys or Pagets , Arbuthnote , Argyles , _Aucklands , Athlonei , _Ajlmers , Bagots . Bathnrs _' s hy half dozens . Barings , Harrington * . Beanclerks , Berresfords , _Bentincks _. _Bexleys _, Bloomfield , Bouveries . Broughams , Camdens . Campbells sixteen in a row , Cannings , Cathcarts , Cockburns , Conynghams , Crokers , Devonshires , Dundases , Eldons , EJlenboroughs , Erslanec . * Srr _» ls , Panes , Pitzclar » nees , Foxes , Freres , Gordons a whole clan . Goulburns . Grahames , GrenviUes ,

      Grants another clan , Greys , Hamiltons _, Hays , Hemes , Hills , Howards , Lansdownes , Lyndhursts , Manners , Mansfields . Hurrays a clan , Pagets , Peels , Pereevals , Perries , Bichmonds , Rodneys , Boses and Bosses a regiment , _Russells , Seymours , Scotts , _Shaftesbuiys , _Sinclairs a clan , Smiths a whole rabble ( for even the Smiths have got ennobled ) , Somersets , Spottiswoods , _Henieys . Stanhopes . Stewrts , Talbots , Thurlowes , _Vernons , Villiers , "Walpoles , Wellingtons , "Winchesters , _Wyndhams , Wynns , & c „ & c . These fill out a gigantic list of £ 895000 a-year , to which wa shall come presently , wiih their various sums of from £ 35 , 000 to a poor £ 50

      a-vear . If the history of this list—the _sern ' _CM and merits for which these suras of tbe people ' s money were grantedcould be fairly and fully written by some _Asmodeus who had been behind the scenes , it would make the most awful _cferonicleof crime , public and pr ivate , -villainy and leprosy of soul , that ever existed . It would make Satan " grin horribly" from ear to ear , and an honest Englishman hide his head for shame . Our author cuts up the pension list most unmercifully , amongst ether revelations showing that the amount of pnblio money ostensibly paid to literary and scientific _persons is for the most part swallowed by tbe needy relatives and bangers on of the _aristoenracy , who have never given eridence of either literary abilities or scientific attainments . A long list of infamous pensions is given , which the _following item may serve to illustrate : —

      Grafton , Duke of hereditary pension out of the Excise Revenue . £ 7 , 200 \ _-. , . „ n Ditto Post-office . . 3 , 384 / 10 584 ° ° This is one nf the incumbrances fixed by Charles II . on the conntiy for his bastards . But what right had he or any "king to compel all posterity to pay for theeonseqnenses of his debaucheries ? Onr anther well says , "The aristocrats have _formed their robbery into a system , and then coolly declared it a right—a ' vested ri g ht ;'—that name for the foulest of all wrongs , a wrong so shameless , that if a man claim a vested right , he ought at once tobe hanged nn , without judge or jury , as a traitor to his country . "

      SCOTCH VULTURES . The Scotch stand pre-eminently on tbe pension list . They kicked hard against the Union , but it has proved a blessed Union to them . They have come down from tbeir mountains in whole regiments upon ub . We have Campbells , sixteen inaroie , with pensions from £ 184 to £ 3 , 000 . We have Cockburns , eight in a row , five of them women , with pensions of from £ 100 to £ 680 each . We have Erskines , six in a rota , four of them women , with pensions from £ 300 to £ 400 each . We have Grants , tUven in a row ; Hamiltons , ten ; Macs bf different kinds , two dozen ; Hurrays , nine , _atnongBt them a good sprinkling of honourable Deborahs and Lady Charlottes ; Roses and Rosses and Rothes , a dozen ; Sinclairs , tix , four of them women .

      Two of the roost important sections of tins portion ofthe work are , 1 st . The exposure of the way in which the aristocracy have appropriated the crown lands to themselves , and contrived to render the land tax a mere nullity , thus ' robbing both monarch and people ; and 2 ndly . Their appropriation ofthe public schools and other charities by which tbey have added to their plunder , at the same time inflicting misery and ignorance , even npon such helpless beings as the aged , and the impotent , the widow and the orphan . Next John Hampden , jun ., shows how tbe _' aristocracy " conserve" to themselves all the emoluments , pickings , and snug berths in the army , the navy , and the church . Here is a slap at the black-slugs : —

      THE PARS 0 X 3 A _> "D THE DEVIL . Lucky , but ungrateful fellows ! for they are always abusing their best friend . Other warriors laud their enemy , for by so doing they enhance their own prowess , hut the clergy!—thej are for ever and unmercifully abusing their enemy—the devil ! And yet , where were their trade without him ! What need of them ! There once came a rumour tbat the devil was dead , and all the elergy sunk aghast into their elbow chairs ! Oh , woeful day for them had that rumour proved true . As Sam Slick says , " it had been go » = e with them . -1 Ungrateful , the most ungrateful of living mortals , to _ab'ise , denounce , and vilify tbat ancient foe , who keeps them in a snug little property in this country of ten millions a-year !

      A chapter is devoted to Ireland and the Colonies , and in this chapter thc reader will find a full account ofthe titles , places , and pensions showered upon tbe corrupt vagabonds and rascals who had or owned scats in the Irish Parliament , for their assent to the Act of Union . A review ofthe administration of India and the Colonies opens up further exhibitions of unblushing corruption and rapacious plundfir . The author thus concludes this portion ofhis history ;— " In a rapid survey , we have beheld how everything—crown , charter , church , House of Commons , crown lands , public charities , and even the vast extent of our own Colonies , are engrossed and enjoved by this mighty and all-grasping aristocracy . We have one little step further to advance , and to inquire , who then are in reality these aristocrats who thus rule over and rain us ? And who are the people who thus submit patiently to be devoured i" *

      The Aristocracy Of England. A History Fo...

      THE-PRACTICE OF TtWVOVR T _^ t _inin lVe 9 A 10 Vic . cap . 95 , for the Recovery ot Small Debts in England ; with Notes , Comments , ani decisions , on analagous statutes . By John *» agoe , Esq ., Barrister-at-law . London : V . and R . Stephens and G . S . Norton , 26 and 39 , Bell-yard , Lincoln's Inn . This is a highly useful work , affording the fullest and most correct information upon the subjects treated of . To both debtors and creditors ( which two sections comprise the great majority ot tne community , ) this work is ofthe first importance .

      The London Pioneer. B. D. Cousins, 18 Du...

      THE LONDON PIONEER . B . D . Cousins , 18 Duke Street , Lincoln ' s Inn Fields . An excellent translation of Eugene Sue's new work , Martin the Foundling , is in course of publication in this periodical . This new production of tbe great Freneh fiotionist , is creating an extraordinary sensation . The pictures of French society presented by M . Sue , so painfully true in the main , foreshadow , a social revolution in France of the most awful character . Those who read this story , will be at no loss to comprehend the march of Communism in that country . The usurers and Sybarites havo good cause to dread the coming future . The variety of entertaining and instructive matter furnished in this publication for one penny , is truly astonishing . Here is a curious story ofa

      DIALOGUE BKTWEEK A HEBMEEI 8 _T AND A DEAD MAW . An American mesmerist one day paid a visit to a sick , man , witb ths vitwof mesmerising him for his complaint . Having made a few passes , the patient soon fell into a state of coma . ' How do you feel now V said the mesmerist . 'Very ill , 'said tbe patient ; 'I shall be dead In three hours . * 'Nonsense ! ' said the mesmerist ; 'you will be better in that time . ' 1 Never ! ' said the patient . The doctor , who was present , shook his head and said he could not live that time . All parties retired , leaving th * sick man alone for two hours . After this the mesmerist again visited him , _andagain put the same question , _« How do you feel now !' « Worse still , ' said the patient ; ' I have only an hour to live now . '

      Tha mesmerist again retired . In au hour after the doctor came down stairs , and pronounced the man dead . 'Never ! ' said the mesmerist ; 'I will go up and see him . * The mesmerist went up stairs , aud began to mesmerise the corpse . 'How do you feel now ! ' again asked tbe mesmerist . ' Why , I ' ve been dead nearly half an hour , ' said the corpse . ' You are joking , ' answered the mesmerist . Why do you bother me so now ! I tell you I ' m _dsad , ' said tbe corpst ; 'Nothing of the kind , ' said the mesmerist ; 'I'll go down-for the doctor , and let him know that you are not dead *

      The mesmerist hastened down stairs , and told tbe doctor the man was not dead . The doator disbelieved it * , but , after a short time , went up with the _mesmeriser . Tbe doctor proclaimed tha man as dead as a door-nail ; bat the mesmeriser asserted the contrary . ' How are you now ! ' said the latter . I ' ve been dead above an hour / said the corpse ; * Why don ' t ; _ou let me alone , and not keep asking me such silly questions !' ' Tou only imagine you are dead , ' said the mesmeriser ; ' I'll me * _merise you again , and see if I cannot get jou to sit up for a short time , you will then get better , perhaps recover altogether . ' Sever , never ! ' said the corpse ; 'I tell you I'm dead . Let me alone '

      During this time the friends and relations of the corpse , Including the doctor , who were present , stood amazed and frightened . A rumour got abroad that the supposed dead man was in a trance ; and no preparations were made to bury him . At the end of two days the mesmeriser again appeared , accompanied by the doctor . The latter declared the man deader than ever . The chief mourner , a nephew of the corpse , who was willed an estate of considerable value , and 25 , 000 dollars , and also several other expectants of large legacies , were present A breathless silence was observed ; when , all of a sudden , the mesmerist exclaimed , ' Why , doctor , the man is not dead ; see , the colour is coming on bis cheeks 1 ' ¦ It is _dccnmnoiition , ' cried the doctor .

      ' I'll prove to the contrary , ' answered the mesmerist ; and , _placing his mouth close to the ear of the corpse , and putting the question , 'How are you now ? ' the corpse immediately answered , ' Don't bother me ; I've been dead these two days : let me alone . ' ' Why don't you stink , then ! ' said the ohief mourner in a very low tone , fearing the corpse should hear him . The mesmeriser , who was very quick of hearing , immediately took the nephew aside . ' Do you wish him to stink 1 ' said the former . « Either bring him to life or make him stink , ' said the nephew . Whieh you like , ' said the mesmerist : ' but—' ' I understand yon , ' said the chief mourner . ' But how iu the world can you undo what you have done ? How can you unmesmerise him V ' Merely by reversing the passes , ' replied the mesmeriser .

      ' Here ' s a cheque for a thousand dollars , ' whispered the chief mourner , 'if you will make him stink . ' 'And I will add five hundred dollars to it , ' said a second expectant , in a soft , but energetic tone , 'if you will convince us that he stinks 2 ' The mesmerist went to work ; reversed the passes ; and in five minutes the corpse stunk them all out of the room . * # # * Man ; superstitious and ignorant people look upon the mesmeriser * as having had dealings with a certain _misterious character , who is said to reside in a very warm region below . But people who are more liberal in their way of thinking , say that the mesmerist was a ventriloquist , and that the sick man was past thepower of articulation h 0 _UT 8 before he was mesmerised .

      _WeoftheZoiiefonPionew * think the mesmeriser was a very clever _fallow ; and we sincerely hope that the fifteen hunrded dollars will be the means of gaining for him fifteen thousand more _.

      Labour's History. Bt Ebnest Jones, Benea...

      LABOUR'S HISTORY . BT EBNEST JONES , Beneath the leaf-screened vault of Heaven Liy a child in careless sleep , Amid the fair land , God had given As his own to till and reap . Prom afar three outlaws came : Each seemed to each of kindred guise , For each one thought , felt , hoped the same , Upon the fall of man to rise ! The first one wore a golden crown , The second raised a mystic sign , And darkened with a priestly frown The faith , that might have been divine . The third flashed forth his flaming blade

      And reeked of blood and sulphury strife ; He gloried in his horrid trade : A hireling , taking human life ! They bound the child in slumber ' s hour , With chains of force , and fraud , and craft ; And , round the victim of their power , King , Priest , and Soldier , stood and laughed For they'd the sceptre , to controul With lying pomp and hollow show ; The priestly staff , to smite the soul ; The sword to strike the body low . And centuriesraised from time ' s dark womb A bloated form , in cunning hold : The gold . king of the mine and loom , Who tramples all , that bows to gold . On feudal power denouncing hate ,

      He challenged it the strife to bide , For money bought the church and state , And money deadened martial pride . Before their battle they arrayed , Each sought the slave and promised fair ; And those , who conquered through his aid , Tightened bis chain , aud left him there ! But now the child has grown a man , Thinking , reasoning , _strous , and bold ; And they , who that false game began , Are withered , feeble , failing , old . And lo 1 Those chains of priests and kings , Strained hy the strong frame , growing under , Those cankered , miserable things , Burst like rotten threads asunder . Arouse then , proud _Belf-libcrator !

      Hurl to earth the weak oppressor , Scorn the aid of faction ' s traitor , Be thy o vn great wrongs _redressar ! Kings have cheated , Priests have lied , Break the sword on" slavery ' s knee , And become , in manhood ' s pride , That which God intended—FItEE !

      Accidents Bt Pmntixg Machinery.—On Monday Evening, At About Ei»Ht O'Clock, A Youth Named

      Accidents bt Pmntixg Machinery . —On Monday evening , at about ei » ht o ' clock , a youth named

      James Cook, Seventeen Years Of Age, An A...

      James Cook , seventeen years of age , an apprentice of Messrs . Cox and Sons , printers , Great Queen Street , Lincoln ' s Inn-Fields , was in tbe machine room , when his _right hand got drawn into some portion of the machinery , and before the latter could be effectually stopped , the hand and arm to the shoulder were so friphttully mangled , that on his being conveyed to tho King ' s College Hospital it was stated that amputation of the limb would be unavoidable . —On Tuesday afternoon , another accident of the same kind happened to a youth named George Martin , sixteen years , in the employment of Mr . Lloyd , printer , Salisbury Square . The sufferer , in this instance , was endeavouring to catch a sheet of paper which was being drawn in by the cylinder when his right hand and arm were also caught by the machinery , and both were shockingly injured .

      ~ -~"~~^ Allen Davenport. (From The Reas...

      ~ _- ~ " _~~^ ALLEN DAVENPORT . ( From the Reasoner of _WedneTdayT Sep . " 30 , " l _846 . ) " The co-labourers of Mr . Davenport , and our f _™ _nds generally , will be grieved to hear that poor Allen is on his _death-bed . He has been for some time declining , and evidently has but a short time to live . He gave mo , on Saturday , some manuscripts which he wished preserved , and said , ' 1 am full of years—I am past all recovery—my mind is made np—and I long for the . slwp of death . * "Poor Allen - suffers no annoyance except from the Religious Tract people , who thrust themselves upon him in tho absence of his attendant , in the hope of getting matter for a Tract out of something they may wring from him , or catch in the delirium of the last fitful struggle . " A short time ago , the Directors of the National

      HaU , kindly got up a benefit for him which furnished him with some desirable comforts . I saw , on Friday evening , that £ 1 had been collected for him at the Gould Square Mechani ' cs Institution , of which lie was lately President . My object is to say that subscriptions can be left for hira with Mr . -ty " . Pratt , at the Mechanics' Institution , Gould Square , Crutched Friars ' , City ; at Mr . BendalPs , Hall of Science , City Road ; and with Mr . Watson , at the Reasoner Office , 3 , Queen's Head Passage , Paternoster Row . Thero is an interesting ' Lite of Allen Davenport , written by himself , ' gilt-edged , price 6 d ., which can be had at these places , the proceeds will assist in cheering his dying hours . Allen is alone in the world , and has no one to look to but his sympathising co-labourers to smooth his last pillow , and provide for his suitable interment . No more need be said .

      " Nothing can better illustrate hia equanimity ol mind ( so befitting his life ) as the circumstance that he dictated only a few days ago , ( September 20 th ) the following lines , on being a _* ked if he would like to be buried in _Kensall Green Cemetry . They arc dated where he now lies , 15 , Noble-street , Goswell-street . " Hail glorious Hades ! To thee the proudest -fields , But finds repose in thy Ely si an Fields , . Amidst tby Temples , Monuments , and Grots ; Thy everlasting Greens and Sunny Spots : The Groups of . _flowsrs that _sweet , yet gaudy w :-V , And breathing sweet perfumes from every Grave , All so enchanting to the human eye , That those that lire can scarce regret to Die . " TO THE READERS OF THE " NORTHERN

      STAR . " My friends , —From othersources besides the above , I have learned that the above report ofthe dying condition of poor Allen Davenport is but too true . Mr , Davenport has been known to the Political and Soeial Reformers of Great Britain for the last thirty years , _* to the London Democrats he is intimately known ) and they will admit that his services entitle him to the generous aid of freedom ' s friends , in these the last flickering moments ofhis well-spent

      existence . To minister to his last wants , ( if he shall be yet living when this comes under the eyes ofthe Star readers , ) and to provide for the respectable interment of his remains , if indeed his'days are numbered , I appeal to those readers of the ' Northern Star , in town and country , who are in circumstances to spare a trifle , to remit the pecuniary evidences of their sympathy to Mr . Watson , or any other of the persons above named , Immediately , G . JCHAN _HiHSIT . Northern Stitr Office , October 1 st , 1816 .

      Death Of Thomas Clarkson. Thib Venerable...

      DEATH OF THOMAS CLARKSON . ThiB venerable philanthropist died at Playford Hall , Suffolk , on Saturday last , in his 87 th year . He was the son of a gentleman who held the situation of master of the Wisbeach Free Grammar School . Having received the first rudiments of education under his father's eye , be was removed-to St . Paul ' s School , and completed the days ot hie pupilage at St . John ' s Colle g e , Cambrid g e , where he attained considerable distinction . In the year 1785 Dr . Peckhard was Vice-Chancellorof the University , and he announced to the senior Bachelors of Arts ths following question , as a subject for a prize Latin dissertation : —** Is it right to make slaves of others agaiust their will V Mr . Clarkson in the preceding year gained the first prize for the Latin dissertation ; and , filled with an earnest desire to sustain the fame

      thus acquired , he repaired to London , and purchased as many boohs connected with the subject of slavery as he could possibly afford to buy . With these lie speedily returned to Cambridge , and set himself earnestly to tho work of preparing to indite his essay . But so painful to him was the perusal of the ' < e volumes , that for a considerable time he scarcely took any rest day or night ; he ceased to regard the essay as a mere trial for literary distinction , his great desire being to produce a work which should call forth a vigorous public effort to redress the wrongs cf the injured African . His essay was composed under feelings so excited , and with labour so intense , that when his acknowledged talents are

      taken into account , no one will be surprised to learn that its reading was attended with brilliant success . Even at that early period of his life , lie seemed to have been carried away by the conviction that it was the duty of some individual to devote his life to a crusade against African slavey ; the thought grew upon him from day to day , and he could no longer keep his mind at rest . His connexion with some members of the Society of Friends , who had previously devoted themselves to this cause , and his subsequent alliance with Wilberforce , its Parliamentary leader , resulted in a great part of Mr , Ciarkson _' _s life being spent in promoting the emancipation ofthe negroes .

      The business which Thomas Clarkson assigned to himself waa the collection of evidence ; and to this he devoted all his energies , with a self-sustaining endurance , which nothing but the most earnest faith could have imparted . He repeatedly travelled over Engl ' and , visited France during the Revolution , obtained the approbation of Keeker , the _consnrrence of La Fayette , and strove to interest Mirabeau ; wrote letters , pamphlets , essays , and strove by every possible means to interest the public in the question . During the course of his long life , Mr . Clarkson received many gratifying proofs of the estimation in which he was held by large masses of his countrymen . The inhabitants of Wisbeach , his native place , subscribed for his portrait , to be preserved in thtir town as a memorial of their esteem . Wordsworth devoted to the praise of Clarkson a few of his best lines , and move than once Lord Brougham and other leaders of the anti-slavery movement , have borne testimony , not only to tbe value of his services , hut to the purity of his motives .

      Icrruinauuii Ui I The Case Of Captain Richardson.—The Unsx-

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      Pecicu One Ur Me Iwjsextraordinary Cases...

      pecicu one ur me iwjsextraordinary cases of alleged forgery that has occurred for some years in tbe commercial world , by the grand jury sitting atthe Central Criminal Court having ignored the bill which had been preferred against Captain William Richardson , must cause every fact connected with that event to be read with interest . Although committed by the Lord Mayor on the charge of forgery , Messrs . Bushe and Mullins , the solicitors to the prosecution , considered that it would be at ! - visable to have two counts introduced in tho indict _, ment , tlie first for forgery , and the second for fraud , so that the prisoner might not escape upon any technical informality . To support the two counts it was

      found necessary to have the names of no less than thirty witnesses upon the back of the bill , and to prevent any failure in tlieir attendance , Wednesday afternoon , at half-past two o ' clock , was fixed upon to go before the grand jury . At half-past two the fir t witness was called in , and while under examination , it nas discovered that one witness was absent , who , unfortunately turned out to be the principal one , and to go on was to abandon the prosecution * , bat as there was a probability that he would arrive , witness after witness was _marshallbd in in the absence of the missing witness , while messengers were despatched to various places for him , wha it was slated , had come from Brighton , and to the terminus on that line more than one person was despatched in the hope that he would be found in time . At length the last , making the twenty-ninth witness , was called in , and upon the yeoman who attends upon

      the grand jury inquiring if there were any further witnejscs to be examined , a negative was the reply . Upon the result being known , and as the grand jury immediately afterwards broke up , Messrs . Bushe and Mullins , and Mr , Fry , solicitor to the company , entered the grand jury room , where they expressed their surprise in strong terms . Some of the members of the grand iury who happened to remain , said the reason which caused them to eome to the conclusion which they did was , tliat tliuyhad attentively examined the check , and they were perfectly satisfied that the word " ten " had never been written , nor had any alteration been made ; they were satisfied that it was a blank check ; and tbat it was in evidence tliat the prisoner had authority to fill up blank checks ; that tliey had caused Mr . Stephenson to be called twice—As Captain Richardson is discharged , be , as a matter of course , will retain the - £ 3225 , taken from his possession .

      Death in thk Queen ' s Be . vch Prison . — -On Saturday , Mr . Payne held an inquest at the Queen ' s Beuch Prison on the body of Mr . Charles Patrick Scbr _. ulor , aged 3 " ) , who it was stated was a natural son of the late Marquis _Wellesley . It appeared tbat he was admitted into the prison on Wednesday week , when he appeared to be in the last stage of consumption , . ind he could hardly stand . A nurse , Joanna Scott , advised him to go to tlie infirmary , but ho declined doing so . A juror asked what was the amount of the deceased's debts , and was answered they were about £ 200 on account of accommodation bills , from which he had not derived any advantage . The Jury returned a verdict of Natural Deatli ,

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      Tne Famikb ;W Irsland.—Governraent Hive ...

      TnE FaMikb ; w IRSLAND . —Governraent hive ro . solved upon employing all the available steam-vessel * in Her ( Majesty ' s service in . carrying food from the English and Scotch ports to those districts of Ireland in which the people are most distressed . The pric . of food will , it is expected , be much lower in a few months than it is at present , from the numerous heavy orders sent out to America for Indian meal and flour . On the arrival of those provisions in this country or in Scotland , tbey will immediately be transhipped in the government steamers to the different ports of Ireland . Mosquitoes in England . — Many persons bave

      complained that the flies and gnats bite more severely than usual this year . A gentleman who has resided long in tho East assures us that he has seen several mHsquitoes both here and in London . It is not improbable that they have come over from America and the West . Indies in goods and passengers' luggage , and that the unusual heat of the weather here has induced them to wander merrily abroad in search of adventures . —Liverpool Albion . On Sunday morning , some thieves , by means of a pick-1 'ck , entered the shop of Mr . Millard , optician , No . 335 , Oxford Street , and stole property to the

      value of above _JE 200 . The most remarkable circumstance is , that the robbery was committed at the time business was being conducted at the adjoining house , the corner of Argyll Street , which is a coach booking oflice , and yet the burglars were not observed . On Monday afternoon , the Pink steam-boat came with a tremendous crash on one ofthe abutments of London Bridge . The passengers , some of whom were thrown down by the force of the concussion , were tciriblj frightened , bat with the exception Of her bulwarks being stove in , no other damage was sustained .

      . The New-York line of packet ships , which have hitherto discharged their cargoes and embarked their passengers in the St . Katharine Dock , will in future come into and sail out of the London Dock , where there is-more accommodation for the numerous emigrants and visitors who are constantly resorting to those vessels . _Enlarobmbnt of thb Goodwin Sands . —In consequence ofthe extraordinary extension of these sands : n the direction of the ' Bunt Head , ! ' it has been found necessary to move the light vessel half a mile further to the westward , in order to cover tho shoal ; and the , buoy that marks tlie extreme end ofthe Bunt Head , sixty fathoms further up in a southwesterly direction . A shoal has also sprung up in the Gull Stream , in the direct track of the navigation .

      A _Disappointbd Bride . —On Monday morning a fresh instance ofthe truth ofthe old say that "the course of true love never did run smooth , " occurred at the parish church of West Hackney . The bride expectant ( Miss Y ) , the daughter , of a respectable builder residing in the parish , attended tbere with her friends in two carriages , at tho appointed hour , the'Rev . Mr , P—— , incumbent of a neighbouring district church , wbo was to solemnize the matrimonial ceremony , formed ' one bf the party . After waiting , however , the full time allowed by the canonical law , no bridegroom made his appearance , nor was any apology made for this abrupt termination of the love match . Tbe absent Lothario

      was seen at an early hour in the morning making his exit from the district as fast as his legs _woul « i carry him . Escapb fbom _Bbixton Gaol . —A reward of £ 10 has been offered for the apprehension of a man named Thomas Finn , a prisoner who affected his escape from the Brixton House of Correction . It appears that the fugitive was a most desperate character , well known on the Surrey side of the water by the police for his dissipated habits and ferocious conduct . He was convicted at the Central Criminal Court fo ** an assault , for which he was sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard labour . He effeeted his escape a few nights since by dressing himself in some of the watchman ' s clothes which he had contrived to procure .

      Meeting of Parliament . —Tt is generally believed about the Houses of Lords and Commons , and at the west-end of the town , that Parliament will meet for the despatch of business on Wednesday , the 4 th of November next , the day to which it now stands prorogued . — -Standard . Thb Minsk's Safbtt Lamp . —A committee of colliery owners and vieners in the counties of Durham and Northumberland , at the head of whom arc the Marquis of Londonderry and the High Sheriff of Durham , ( Ralph Pemberton , Esq . ) have commenced a subscription lor the purpose of presonting a testimonial to Dr . _Clanny , of Sunderland , as the first inventor of " the safety lamp . "

      Wildbespin Tkstimoniai _,. —A meeting of the friends of Mr . Wilderspin was held in the directors ' room of tbe _Athenseum , oh Tuesday evening , for the purpose of forming a committee , and to determine upon the best means of promoting the subscription in his behalf , as tho chief promoter of infant schools . The amount received hitherto somewhat exceeds £ 1000 , of which Manchester has raised £ 350 . [ We are glad to see by this paragraph that the friends of Mr . Wilderspin no longer claim for him the honour

      of ; _having founded Infant Schools . Robert Owen , the real originator of these schools , has been treated by society as all its benefactors , derided and calumniated , until it is impossible to deny the good he does , when the credit of that good is ascribed to somebody else ! " ] A skeleton of a- man , seven feet six inches long , lias been found at Snaith , near tho church , in excavating for the Wakefield , Pontrefact , and Goole Railway . Juvenile Schools of industry , somewhat similar to _tije London ragged schools , are to be established in Dundee .

      It is rumoured that Mr . Walter , of Bearwood , ( of the Timet , ) will stand for Berks , and that his son will be a candidate for Reading . The late J . Owens , Esq ., of Manchester , has , by his will , after numerous bequests to Mb relatives and connexions , and to the local charities , given the residue of his personal estate ( calculated to yield £ 100 000 ) to trustees , for the purpose of affording to _youtha of tho age of fourteen , and _upwardainstruction in the branches of education taught at the English Universities , free from the religious tests which limit the extension of University education . The trustees for this purpose include the mayor , dean , and

      Parliamentaryrepresentativesof Manchester , with other gentlemen of local reputation and influence . A Happy and Stationary Town . —Adjoining the town of Bradford , and surrounded by a population of not fewer than 100 , 000 , is a township , covering , perhaps , 1 , 000 acres ofground , and containing 1 , 000 people , that has neither doctor , nor la wyer _,--nor parson , nor teacher , neither church , chapel _;^ school house , or public house , * several of its " oldest inhabitants " average 94 or 05 years of age , and its number of inhabitants increased , between ' 31 and ' 41 , only two ! That township is Bolton . —Bradford

      paper . The Glass Works at Hull are rapidly _approaching completion— £ 5 , 000 worth of glass has already been produced at them , of fair quality ; and the finer qualities and tints of flint , Bohemian , etc , will shortly be in regular process of manufacture . The prison of Sing Sing , in the United States , is now under the direction of a female , with results most remarkably economical . Another account says rhe is a Scotch woman ot birth . A _Highlander , from above Invcrary , called last

      week at the oflice of a respectable steam boat company , and told the clerk that he owed them eighteen pence , having cheated one of their captains to that amount in his fare , about three years ago . Donald was told never to mind the matter , and to keep the money . This he would net listen to , excluiming , ' ¦ O gudesake , no , 1 hae aa been able to sleep in my bed for a whole year aboot it . " He then tabled the siller , says the local paper , and hastily left the counting-house , saying to himself , as he retired , ' * Gude be thankit , 1 * hae got it aft' my conscience at last . "

      Qimkkr Meeting . —A young man from the country lately on a visit to a Quaker , was prevailed on to accompany him to a meeting . It happened to be a silent one . When he left the meeting-house with his young friend , he asked him "How didst thou like the meeting ! " to which he pettishly replied , " Like it ! why , I caH see no sense it , to go and sit for whole hours together without speaking a word . It is enough to kill the devil ! " "Yes , my friend , " replied tbe Quaker , '' that ' s just what we want . " A western editor , whose sheet is not very large , announces his determination for the future to publish no common-place occurrences , Lut to confine his attention to remarkable murder .- * , thrilling incidents , tremendous fires , daring robberies , and ingenious _caecs of swindling . On the sides of Mount iEtna are seventy-seven cities , towns , and villages , containing about 115 , 000 inhabitants .

      An Aukmcan Sentinel . —A New Orleans letter relates the manner of tho death of Captain Pope , which was caused by his neglectiug to give the guard the countersign . The sentinel was a boy of sixteen who , hailing and receiving no answer , fired and killed him . Tlie sentry is reported as saying , " I _challenged somebody twice—gin him fair warnin ' _-lie didn ' t answer , and I jest plugged him . " Tin ; men sprang into the bushes , and in a short time dragged into the clearing the dead body . Jusi then the moon which had risen behind a heavy bunk of clouds , emerged from behind them , and shed a pale light upon the group , disclosing the uniform ofa volunteer

      olficcr . Why , what have you done ? This is one of us , " said the corporal , and raising the head ot tbe dead man , he gazed for a moment on his features , and exclaimed , " My God ! boys , it's Captain Popo ! " " Captain Pope ! " echoed the lad , " well , who'd _a'thou « lit it ? I ' m mighty sorry ; but it _wasn't my fault ! If it bad been the Colonel , or Gen ral Ta y lor , 'twould bin jest the same . " " They took me into arrcBt , " said the boy , relating thc occurrence to my informant , " tried me by a court martial , and acquitted me . I'd only dono my duty , but they went and discharged me uuder pretence that 1 was under we . —American paper .

      Tne Famikb ;W Irsland.—Governraent Hive ...

      The Battle op thb Gauobs will be renewed witq increased fury next session . The ground fm- combat w _^ be the country between Oxford and Cheitenhanit The salaries paid to British Consuls varv from * 25 to £ 1 , 800 a year . Robbery . —On Monday a foreign _gentlenir-n was robbed ofa green leather pocket book , _containing , among other property , numerous Dutch bank notes to the value of nearly £ 500 , whilst travelling , between eight and nine , in a second class carriage of the London and Blackwall Railway . j of the ,, towns in Germany the itinerant venders of female finery have started anew and irresistible method of attracting customers . They announce that a magnificent shawl— , chal ' , d'honneur—will daily be presented to the handsomest woman who may grace their sale rooms with her presence .

      Tuesday ' s Gazette contains an Order in Council for the preparation ofa frrm of Public Prayer bythe-Archbishop of Canterbury , for relief from the dearth , and scarcity now _existing in parts of the United ' Kingdom , owing to the failure of some ofthe crops of the present year , _FfiTE TO TDK LfSANE AT THB Ln . VATIC AsrtUM , Dusdbb . —The sixth anniversary of the settlement or Mrs . Kilgour . the present matron of that institution , was held on Wednesday , . Sep . 23 rd . For several days previous the patients wen .- busily engaged in making preparations for the event . The external gate was * splendidly decorated by a triumphal , arch , surmounted by a crown , which attracted considerable attention from the passers by . Other arches were erected at suitable places , and

      flags hoisted at diffeaent parts of the _basiding . Cakes and other extras were served at dinne ? _-, which _was enlivened by speeches and music from the patients . As the afternoon was fine , about 100 sat down to tea on the green sward , * and , after dancing some time , the company adjourned to a large hall _,, which they have agreed shall be called in fuhire the ball-room . They then enjoyed themselves for some liours in country dames , reels , < fcc , whicli _wsre performed in such a manner as would have done credit to any assembly . Several interesting speech < .-.- < were made during the evening , and a number of excellent songs sung . The instrumental music was performed in capital style by two of the patients . A number of the . old servants were invited , and two young ladies and three gentlemen attended to a _^ ist in

      the dancing . The decorum which prevailed during the various entertainments was perfect , and the recollection of it will be fresh for a long time to come in tlie memory of all who were present . As a proof of its effects on the minds of soms of the pal _ie-nts , it may be mentioned that two of the " depressed" were roused from their lethargy by the stir around thera , and tbat they not only took a hearty interest in the business , but declared next day that they f ' _eit considerably better in consequence ofthe _previous day ' s excitement . The first patient- that was admitted into the asylum was present , and seemed to enjoy the sport with as much relish as the youngest member of the oompany . — Dundee Courier . Tbbatmbst of the Poor , in St . _Pancras Wobkhousb . —On Saturday afternoon , a special meeting

      of the vestry of St . Pancras was held for the purpose of considering the report of the directors and guardians in reference to the recent charges made against them at an inquest held by Mr . Wakley , M . P ., on the 8 th and Oth ultimo , on tbe body ' of Mary Ann Jones . The adoption of the report waa moved by Mr . Churchwarden Howorth , and seconded by Mr . Goodwin , when a stormy discussion arose , in which the conduct of the directors and guardians was abused . Mr . Mann moved an amendment , to the effect " That a committee of ten or mors members of the vestry be appointed to inquire into the whole management of the workhouse , as also the duties of the officers therein employed . " On a division the amendment was negatived by a maority of twenty-three against five , and the original motion was carried .

      Remarkable Phenomenon . —The sea at a short distance from the coast here presented some remark * able appearances during the past week . On Tuesday , about four o ' clock in the afternoon , about low water , the sea for about thirty yards from tbo . shore , and along the coast from the Cove to the bay of Nipg , appeared of a purple colour , and continued to darken as the afternoon advanced . Our informant , who , with a large number of fishermen , observed the appearance , thinking it might arise from a reflection of the sky , went out in a boat and examined the water . To his astonishment , he found-the buat actually in a sea of purple , and the water of a _t-lutin * _oiis nature , containing so much colouring matter that it actually dyed red whatever object it touched . No effluvia could be perceived arising from the wa * ter . As the tide rose , the coloured water packed

      closer m shore , and continued to become darker and darker . Next afternoon , the same appearance * were observed to occur , but not to such an extent . Nothing ofthe kind seems to have ever been observed in this quarter before ,, although , perhaps , in other places , such appearances may have been witnessed . We may __ state that , on Monday , the fishermen between this and the Cove observed the sea , at about seventy or eighty yards from the shore , breaking out in dark spots , which may be supposed to have multiplied and magnified till they presented thc appearance above mentioned . [ Since writing the above , we have ascertained that on Sunday and Monday _, the shore was covered with great myriads of the medusa or galley fish—tho e circular pulpy substances that float about so numerously on the coast , and wherever they had spawned , the water had the appearance above described . !—Aberdeen Herald ,

      Atrocious Case at Rothesat . —We regret to state fhat a very atrocious easo has just occurred at Rothesay . Early in the present month a respectable young female from Hamilton took up her _resielentM in Rothesay , forthe benefit of her health , as many persons from all parts of the kingdom have done before her . In taking her quiet and solitary walks , she was accosted by an individual who turns out to be Mr . John Macmillan , a master upholsterer , and no inconsiderable personage in Rothesay , connected with the Free Church , one of its aspiring deacons , ready writters , and distributor of Free tracts ; and , without going into further details , this Macmillan struck down the poor sickly defenceless girl , and committed a foul rape on her person . Her sroana

      and cries were heard at a distance , and she was foundbesraeared with blood and carried to Rothesay . The villain himself attempted to escape , or to disguise himself with the coolest effrontery in his own dwell ing ; but the girl ' s friends , hearing of her brutal treatment , came to Rothesay , and compelled the authorities to seize him . He is now in Rothesay gaol on a warrant , at the instance of the Procurator Fiscal . The Sheriff Depute arrived from Edinburgh on Mondny , and the proceedings will , of course , be reported to and followed up by the Crown agent , at the instance of the Lord Advocate . What adds to the atrocity of this case is , that besides wearing the mask _, of religion , the alleged cnlprit is a married man . with several children . —Scotch Reformer ' s Gazette .

      Enlisting Apprbnticbs . —At the Police Court , on Thursday last , a young man , of the name of Charles Morton , an apprentice to Messrs . Burnup , coach makers , was charged with enlisting in the Royal Artillery . Mr . Stoker appeared on behalf Captain Wood , the commanding officer of the regiment , to enforce the validity of the enlistment , on tho ground thatthe apprentice signed his indenture after fourteen years of age ; the mutiny act setting forth that an apprentice enlisting under such circumstances conld be duly enlisted for the army ; and , in consequence , that the masters claim was void . The facts were borne outiby the evidence , and the bench , in acquiescing in the view of the law laid down by Mr . Stoker , dismissed the charge , thereby confirming the enlistment . —iVetucast / e' Journal .

      Matrimonial Uoax . —A matrimonial hoax has , it _appeals , been played oif at Stony Stratford , where some mischief loving people replied to an advertisement which appeared in a Sunday paper , and after a long correspondence , induced tho wife and fortunehunting advertiser to , parade himself in the town in the hope of meeting his supposed lady correspondent . A letter from thc neighbourhood thus describes the denouement . *— "Somewhat nervous did the principals in the affair feel when , about niue o ' clock , tlie y saw staniling at tbe ball door of the hotel tbeir correspondent pe . ' _-sonafced by a rather gigantic figure , at _lonst six feet one inch high , of very muscular frame , and with a mien and appearance calculated to bear out a sentence in one of his letter , ' that he never in his life submitted to an insult from a gentleman . '

      However , there he was , there tliey had called him ; and they ( however falsely ) expressed to each other their intense happiness at seeing him , though at . a little distance . Breakfast over , with brandy before aud after the repast , to stimulate him , the gentleman made a circuit of the town to reconnoitre , after which the hour being at hand , he proceeded to the place appointed for meeting . This was on tho road from tho town to tho . railway station , from whence , if by Any fortuitous occurrence the lady was prevented meeting him , he was to repair to the bouse of her milliner , where she would await him . Having shown himsolf on the promenade for two hours , during which time he was watched and passed occasionally by the promoters of the hoax , the hero proceeded to the house of tbe milliners who , not being in the secret , of course knew nothing of any lady bavins made an

      appointment at her house . Suspicions now flashed upon him . lie made tho post _uftiee his next call , to inquiro who had been in the habit of sending fin * the letters address there , when the port mistress told all she could of the mysterious correspondence . Then the gentlemen ' s hv . boiled over , then he betook hiraself to brandy , and after that to the suspected parlies , threatening the vengeance of thc law , and the aid of the police , if the writer and the letters were not giren np . He was onlv laughed at , although each person applied to repudiated the authorship of any correspondence with him . By this time tho affair was all over the town ; the place became overwarin lor bim ; his acquaintances were too numerous and disagreeable , and he was glad to avoid them , which he did , by leaving by the ucst omnibus-, threatening thatthe Post Office authorities , and all parties suspected , should bear of kim again , and speedily . "—Bedford Mercury .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 3, 1846, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_03101846/page/3/