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PAST n . In commencing Part II . of our " Feast" with the follo wing stirring poem , we must premise that we think the author is rather hard upon poor Old _England . Certainly England ' s past career is open to _teavy charges . Gigantic crimes , of which other nations and her own long-suffering working classes j _, ftve been the victims , have yet to be atoned for . That atonement , we donbt not , will yet be made , not hr the humiliation of England , as some of our good friends in Ireland , Frauce , and America , are so fond of predicting ; bat by the nation entering upon a course of justice both to its own hitherto oppressed working population , and towards all other nations . Indeed , we > re sanguine tbat this " atonement" has
already commenced . The " _Condition-of-Eugland Question" is now engaging the anxious thoughts of thc enlig htened and philanthropic of all classes . The legislature is beginning to move in the same direction , parly distinctions are rapidly disappearing , and nearer and nearer W 6 are approaching the time when " measures not men" will hi the one consideration of the British public in thc discussion of all political questions- But the people themselves offer by their progressing intelligence the best surety for the coming " atonement ; " tliey will emancipate themselves , and achieve for themselves that justice iitherto denied them . As regards "foreign " countries , we perfectly agree with the author ofthe « ' Revelations of Russia " that "lor the first time
in the history of nations , England has , since the last great pacification of Europe , shewn the birth and steady growth , of a Rational Moiuuty and Co . _\* - sciksce . " If previous ti that time neither existed , still England was in that respect no worse than her contemporaries , and it is something that she is now in advance of them . In proof of the existence and growth of this " national conscience , " we point to fhe national feeling against the wars with China and _Afghanistan , the almost total absence of popular excitement or applause on the occasion ofthe recent "Indian victories , " and the truly national protest against tbe threatened war-with America . Public opinion was strongly fexcited against the " opium war ; " sympathised rather more with Aekbar Khan than with the victims of his retributive wrath ; turned with disgust from the
bloody scenes of Aloodkee and Sobraon ; and raised an all but unanimous shout of indignant liorror at the contemplation of the bare possibility ofa fratricidal war between this country and America . The doings of the government and legislature may not always have reflected this public opinion , bnt it mnst be remembered that governments usually follow not lead the march of the public mind ; in the matter ofthe Oregon question , however , the British joverament has fully and faithfully represented the " national conscience , " and the brightest glory of Sir R . Peel ' s administration is the settlement of tho Oregon question without having had recourse to the sword . Throughout the disenssion of this question ; ihe htc ministry " exhibited an example of forbear- _ance and true dignity which it will be well for mankind if other governments imitate .
The last twelve lines of the following poem express our own hopes of the future , hopes which mnst be realised when such men as Ernest Jones cast their lot with the people , and generously devote their talents to the uplifting of those who having ereated a great nation , will themselves yet be agree * , because a free and happy people . _.
EXGLAXD'S GHEATXESS . By _EaxEST Joses , Author of " The "Wood Spirit , ' "My life , * & c . Still , still yon give yonr banners to the wind , Send England ' s gallant hosts to sultry Ind , On seas of China bid your Teterans roam . Danish _ronr best!—Can vou transplant their home ? Pour England o'er the earth , a fiery tide , Xed on by avarice and fed hy pride ; Scalier yonr trumpet-blasts across ihe world , Bid your broad standards o ' er the mountains furled Like thunderclouds fromHimmalaya -wave : What marks a triumph designates a grave . * AIid shattered forts and ramparts battered down , Strike in the worthless dust some worthless crown ,
Depose it at your Indian senate ' s feet , Cry . - " TictoryI "—and feel it is defeat ! On foreign hordes _imjros ? a conqueror ' s yoke , And tell your victims , that their chains are broke , Bind arts of Europe round the Tatar ' s throne , . Snd , while you wreck his realm , destroy jour own _. Cast forth your myriad lives upon the seas , The coin that buys from hell your victories . Bid them in distant Asia fight and toil , That English blood enrich a foreign soil , And where their noble hearts are mouldering low , Oh ! see how high nert year the harvests grow . Or where the desert-spirit ' s sultry hand , "Wraps their cold forms in shrouds of burning sand Above the mighty ruin stand and cry : " England is great!—This—this is -victory !
" England is great _I—Because , to valour true , "Her gallant sons must conquer , and they do : " England is great!—Because at powers command "Wealth _SooSsherports _. tbongh famine wrings her Jand "England is great!—Because her navies ride "Like floating tombs the p lague infected tide V Arc nations great , because like hordes they roam , And foreign capitals become their home 1 Are nations great , whose power is only planned On Millions' suffering for the few's command 1 Are nations great , _because o'er Afric ' s waves They free the slave , themselves remaining slaves ? ' . Mid whirlwind-blasts _ofavaricei Pride aud Hate , _Tanse for one breath ! Think : Why is England great Xot—that ye give away yonr countless dead , And bring a tattered banner home
instead;—Sot—that ye bid trade ' s feverish pulses start , Chase nature from your country and your heart , _TU 1 England , one vast Venice , scale the skies , Sot prond of palaces , but factories ; 131 million aching forms are ground to dust , That some few money-princes sate their lust , Andplace their fat npon a Briton ' s heart , That wealth may play the thief in labour ' s mart , And , when a starving people groans for bread , _Btstow but furnace-ashes in its steid , " ¦" _Fille dazzling visions open to their ken , Bich in machinery , bnt poor in men ! Still they may bid the soldier bend his head
To sleep were not a hand a pillow spread , And , gilding murder with a golden lie , Ml him the nation lads the patriot die ;—Tis not the nation—' tis vwnopoly , And erery Mow he strikes on foreign shore , Tightens at home your factory-chains the more , Makes rich more rich , but renders poor more poor ! Drains England ' s blood , till not a _pnlse snail beat , And foreign -victory proves home defeat . Still they may bid the wretched workman toil , And take his labour as the conqueror ' s spoil , With cloven hoof-stamp blast home ' s happieit scenes , And look on fellow-men as dimp machines 1
Bat there's a power , that heaves against their thrall , And claims for all the heritage ofall , From God derived , nor sold to tricks of state , The People ' s power , that makes the nations great ! England is great—because she numbers still The men , who dare to claim the land they till ; England is great—because she need not roam To seek alar , the strength she has at home ; _Englani is great—because her People know , Tis they who mode , and tiney , who keep her so ; England is great—since labour ' s waking son Will notlet wealth undo what toil has done 1 Tnll oft , alas ! 'neath Fate ' s unbending thrall To save the multitude , the few must fall : Bnt ' tis a thing to nature ' s laws untrue _. The mass should fall , to benefit the few I _HsmpsteadjlSth June , 1846 . Onr friend , Allen Davenport , sends ns the foi lowing _t—
Brother _Demoout , —I hare sent yon the "Iron Gun , " as a contribution to the " Poet ' s feast , " which , ii it will not do for the "feast , " will come in well for the "dessert . " I am like the Israelites in the wilderness ; I "fikea God that we can see , and that will go before us topoint cut the way to the promised land ; and no God could direct us as well as the Iron God ! We ought to sub-• tribe all praise , honour , and glory to the omnipotent , _tonuscient , and omnipresent "Iron God "—the all _revoiitisnary , world redeeming , and paradise creatingliistingpress ! It must , and will ultimately , subdue the _* orld to itself , and make the earth worth living on . .
THE IRON GOD . BT _AIXTlH DAYENroET . Hail ! glorious ofispring ofthe human mind , Thon great regenerator of mankind _; With thee tbe march of intellect began , To thee we owe the moral power of man , "Which like the current of the mighty Thames ; Swells as it rolls fed by a thousand streams ; That moral power , which tyrants now must feel , Cannot be bound by chains or crushed with steel !* " What greater gift to man could genius give ? "What greater favour could mankind receive I Prom thee aU languages the live and dead , Heceive the stamp which makes them read ;
Prom thee the mental treasures ofthe soul , Receive their wings and fly from pole to pole ; "What are tiie pmcerstitalbc , who hold the rod , Compared with thee , thon mighty Iron God J Tis thon , omnipotent ! must set us free , "What miracles have not been wrought by thee ! AU eyes are on , all hopesare in tlie press ; Let that be free—and _vlio can doubt success ? Armed with the scales ofjustice , and the rod , It _tehtefoliy , tyranny , _andfrsud ; R-pels oppression with the might of Jove , And causes human systems to improve Stamps immortality on honest fame , And brands the vinain with eternal shame !
The genius ofthe press shall yet prevail , And conquer where the boldest armies fail - Por despots , though united , feel distress , And tremble when the thunder ofthe press , Rolls through their kingdoms in the civil storm , Proclaiming justice , freedom , and reform . June 18 _lC .
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Excellent ! Will our friends remember that the "writer ofthe above noble lines is one ofthe' _« Veteran Patriots" for whom repeated appeals iave been made through the columns of this journal . Allen Davenport is seventy-one years of ace , tou old to gam more tban ths most trifling aid towards subsistence by tbe pursui t of his trade—shoemaking . His talents are sufficiently vouched for by the above lines ; his services in the cause of human progress are known to the London Democrats , and recorded inhisautobiography noticed in our last number . Be has worked and suffered for the people , and in spite of old age , poverty , and disappointment , he still hopes and
strnegles for the advancement of that cause , whose coimu
"It was treason to love her , and death to defend " ! and from that time to the present he has never I faltered . In the unbappv times when Sidmouth , _Castlereagh , and tlieir vile confederates ruled the land , poor Pbf . sto . _n encountered many changes , and only narrowly escaped the fate of _Tihstlewood . 1 Even now . wlien too infirm to take part m public 1 _nsitntion , his thoughts are ever directed towards ' the great object of his youth ' s devotion . RicnAnns I ofthe "Potteries , is another of those who have " borne 1 thc burden and heat of the day , " and by whose labours the people have profited , and whose sacrifices the people should cratefully compensate . "We shall watch events ; and if we sec eause , we shall return to this subject in thc course of a week or two . One thing we promise , " xoltixg , slayderixg , _a-xd evil _sr-EAKixG , " shall render us unmindful of tbe claims of the Veteran Patriots , and the duty we owe to them .
In the Star of June 20 th , under the head of "Songs for the People , " appeared some lines on "The Chartist Exiles" ;—the following is by the same author : —
SOXG . _, Let princes and potentates tall * of their grandeur , ; Of fops and offools , and of heaven knows what ! ' Let sycophants base be content for to pander , i To " His lordship of this , " and " His Lordship of that . " I Let factions divide , and remain disunited , 1 For corn-lord and cotton-lord ne ' er shall agree ; let them quarrel—let them fight , though our aid is invited , We'll stand by ourselves , and resolve to be free ! let them boast of their wealth , and their will to support us , — They feed us , they clothe us , they get not , they give , — But away with their stuff ! we've been starved long enough ; And 1 think its high time we were learning to live .
Though peer , priest , and prelate , unite to enthral us , Th' attempt shall be empty , and futile , and vain : "We , too , shall combine , and whate ' er way befal us , "We'll measure their doom by tbe length of onr chain ! Too long we ' ve been plundered—we'll stand it no longer ! Oppression has hounds that it cannot surpass ; We'll marshal our troops , — we'll get stronger and stronger , And shatter onr fetters , though welded of brass ! let them jest , let them jibe , let them jeer , and deride us "We're "base , " and we ' re "brutal , "—we ' re "bloodthirsty" elves . ' But no more of their stuff ! we ' ve been _fool'd long enough , And I think it ' s high time for to govern ourselves . Edinburgh , June * 22 nd , 1 S 46 . J . _Hm-ksess .
Other contributors will find their favours noticed in our '' answers to correspondents , " _TVe last week quoted the "beautiful poetry and poetical prose of "William Howitt , we should like to have quoted in our present number specimens of the not less beautiful poetry et Mary Howitt ; but " cribb'd , eabin'd , and confined" we cannot do so at nresent . Bnt if we cannot find room for any of Mary Howitt ' s original compositions , we will make room for something the nest best . Our readers are familiar with the poetry of the noble German poet _Freilisrath , several of whose most beautiful productions _have appeared in this journal ; they will therefore welcome the following lines from tbat gifted minstrel ' s pen . The piece is translated by Mary Howitt , and of course contains something of her own inspiration as well as that of the poet she translates : —
REQJJIESCAT . Bt _Febmsixd "Fbeiligbath . ( _Wtitlen expressly for the People ' s Journal . ) _Tbasslateo bt Mart Howitt . "Whoe'er the ponderous hammer wields ; Whoe'er compels the earth to _Sourish ; Or reaps the golden harvest-fields A wife and little ones to nourish : "Whoerer guides the laden bark ; Or , where the mazy wheels are turning , Toils at the loom , till after dart , Pood for his _white-hair'd children earning ; To him be honour and renown 1 Honour to handicraft and tillage ; To every sweat-drop falling down In crowded mills or lonesome village ! All honour to the plodding swain "Whoholds tbeplough!—Be't tooawarded To him who -works with head and brain ,
And starves 1 Pass him not unregarded ; "Whether in chambers close and small 'Mid musty tomes he fancy smothers ; Or , ef the trade the bondaged thrall , He dramas writes and songs for others ; Or , whether he , for wretched pay , Translate the trash which he despises ; Or , learning ' s serf , puts , day by day Dunce-corps through classic exercises ; He also is a prey to care , Tohim 'tis said , " stawe thon or borrow I " Grey grows betimes his raven hair , And to the grave pursues him sorrow ! "With hard compulsion and with need , He , like the rest , must strive untiring , And his young children ' s cry for bread Maims his free spirit's glad aspiring ! Ab , such a one to me was known 1
With heavenward aim his course ascended : Yet deep in dust and darkness prone , Care , sordid care , his life attended . An exile , and with Weeding breast He groaned in his severest trial ; " Want goaded him to long unrest , And scourged to bitterest self-denial . Thus , heart-sick , wrote he line on line , "With hollow cheek and eye of sadness ; "While hyacinth and leafy vine Were fluttering in the morning ' s gladness . The throstle sung and nightingale , The soaring lark hymned joy unending , "Whilst thought ' s day-labourer , worn and pale , Over his weary book was bending . Yet though his heart sent forth a cry , Still strove he for the great ideal ; " for this , " said he , " is poesy ,
And human life this fierce ordeal I " And when his courage left him quite , One thought kept hope his heart alive in , " I have preserved my honour bright ; And for my dear ones I am striving !" At length Ms spirit was subdued ! The power to combat and endeavour "Was gone , and his heroic mood Came only fitfully , like fever ! The muses' kiss sometimes at night "Would sethis pulses wildly beating ; And his high soul soared towards the light When night from morning was retreating ! Be long has lain tbe turf beneath , The wild winds through the grass are sighing ; Mo stone is there , no mourning wreath , To mark the spot where he is lying . Their facs swoln with weeping , forth
His wife and children went , —God save them Young paupers , heirs to nought on eartb , Save the pure name their father gave them ! All honour to the plodding swain That holds the plough ! Be it too awarded To him who works with head and brain , And starves J Pass him not unregarded ! To toil , all honour and renown ! Honour to handicraft and tillage ! To every sweat-drop falling down In crowded mills and lonely village !
This Fourth day of July is the anniversary of the glorious "Declaration of American independence , when the founders of the Western Republic proclaimed for the first time in the history of mankind , that" All Men are Bom Free and Equal . " It must be admitted that as yet this declaration of a great principle has not been fully carried out even amongst the people who pride themselves upon having given birth to that declaration , nevertheless the progressive changes whieh have taken place since the 4 th of July , ' 70 , in the old world as well as 3 n the new , inspire ns with the liveliest faith that that principle will yet be universally acknowledged and practically acted npon . This , then , is a fitting occasion for us _^ to give publicity in our columns to certain p & _tmtia lyrics in high repute amongst our American brethren . We will , however , premise with the following beautiful lines by an English lady : —
WASHINGTON . land of the "West , though passing brief the record of thine age , Thon hast a name that darkens all on history ' s wide page _, let all the blasts ] of fame ring o _« t—thine shall be loudest far ; 1 st others boast their satellites—thou hast the planet star .
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Thou hast a name whose characters of light _Bhall ne ' er depart ; J Tis stamped upon the dullest brain , and warms the coldest heart . A war-cry fit for any land where freedom ' s to be won ; land of the West ! it stands alone—itis thy Washington ! Home had its _Cajsar , great and brave ; but stain was on his wreath ; He liv'd the heartless conqueror , and died the ty .
rant ' s death . Franco had its eagle ; but its wings , though lofty they might soar , Were spread in false ambition ' s flight , and _dipp'd in murder ' s gore . Those hero-gods , whose mighty sway would fain have _jhain'd the waves ; Who flesb'd their blades with tiger zeal , to make a world of slaves ; Who , though their kindred barr'd the path , still fiercely waded on ;
Oh ! where shall he their " glory" by the side of Washington t He fought , but not with love of strife ; he struck but to defend ; And ere he turn'd a people ' s foe , he sought to be a friend . He strove to keep his country ' s right by reason s gentle word , And si ghed when fell injustice threw the challengesword to sword ; He stood for Liberty and Truth , and dauntlessly led on , 'Till shouts of victory gave forth the name of Wash-IKGTOn .
No car of triumph bore him through a city _ftll'd with grief ; No groaning captives at the wheels proclaim _ed him victor chief ; He broke the gyves of slavery with strong and high disdain , And cast no sceptre from t ' : e links when he had crushed the chain . He saved his land ; but did not lay his soldier trappings down , To change them for the regal rest , and " don " a kingly crown . Fame was too earnest in her joy—too proud of such a son—To let a robe and title mark a noble Washington !
England , my heart is truly thine , my loved , my native earth . ' The land that holds a mother ' s grave , and gave that mother birth . Oh keenly sad wonld be the fate that thrust me from thy shore , And faltering my breath that sighed , "farewell for ever more . " But did I meet such adverse lot , I would not lei'k to dwell Where olden heroes wrought the deeds for nomer _' i songs to tell . Away , thou gallant sbip ! I'd cry , and bear mc swiftly on ; But bear me from my own fair land to that of Washington .
Some time ago we expressed a wish that some one of our American friends would favour us with two or three ef the best of tbeir national songs . This wish has been responded to by our old friend Mr . Devyr ( formerly of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ) , editor of the Anti-Renter , who , in a late number of tbat journal , kindly reprinted the three songs which we next give successively . The first is the
far-famed—STAR-SPANGLED BANNER . BY S . F . KET . 0 ! say , can you see by the dawn ' s early light , What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight ' s last gleaming , "Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight , O ' er the ramparts we watch'd were so gallantly streaming ! And the rockets' red glare , the bombs bursting in air , Give proof through the night that our flag was still there ; 0 ! say , does that Star-spangled Banner yet wave O ' er the land ofthe free and the home of the brave 1
On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep Where the foe's . haughty host in dread silence reposes , "What is that which the breeze , o ' er the towering steep , As it fitfully blows , half conceals , half discloses ? Nowit catches the gleam of the morning ' s first beam , In full glory reflected now shines on the stream'Tis the Star-spangled Banner . 0 ! long may it wave O'er the land ofthe free and the home of the brave . And where is the band , who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle ' s confusion , A home and a country should leave us no more 1 Their blood has washed ont their foul footsteps' pollution , No refuge could save the hireling and slave , From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land ofthe _freehand the home of the brave . . '
01 thus be it ever when freemen shall stand , Between their lov'd home and the war ' s desolation , Blest with vicl'ry and peace may the Heavcn-rescu'd land , Praise the Power that hath made and preserv'd us a nation ! Then conquer we must ; when our cause it is _jusf , And this be our motto— "In God is our trust : " And the Star-spangled Banner in triumph doth wave O ' er the land of the free and the home of the brave .
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THE AMERICAN STAR . Tone— '' Humors of Glen , " Come strike the bold anthem , the war-dogs are howling , Already they snuff up their prey ; The red cloud of war o ' er our forests Is _scowling , Soft peace spreads her wings , and flies weeping away ; Tbe infants affrighted , cling close to their mothers , The youths grasp their swords , for the combat prepare ; While _beuuty weeps , fathers and lovers and brothers , Who rush to display the American Star . Come blow the shrill bugle , the loud drum awaken , The dread rifle seize—let the cannon deep roar ; No heart with pale fear , or faint doubtings be shaken , No slave ' s hostile footshall e ' er tread our shore ; Shall mothers , wives , daughters , and sistersleft weeping Insulted by ruffians , be dragg'd to despair ; Oh no , from the hills the proud eagle comes swooping , And waves to the brave the American Star .
The spirits of Washington , Warren , Montgomery , look down from the clouds , with bright aspect serene _. Come , soldiers , a tear and a toast to their memory , Rejoicing they'll see us , as they _ohcb have been ; To us the high boon by the gods has heen granted , To spread the glad tidings of liberty far , let millions invade us , we'll meet them uudaunted , And conquer or die by tbe American Star . Your hands then , dear comrades , round liberty ' s altar , United , we swear by the souls ofthe brave ! Not one , from the strong resolution shall falter _. To live independent or sink in the grave , Then freemen fill up—Lo!—the striped banner ' s flying , The high bird of liberty screams through the air , Beneath her oppression and tyranny dying—Success to the beaming American Star .
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ODE . —FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY . To the sages who spoke—to the heroes who bled—To the day , and the deed—strike the harpstrings of glory let the song of the ransom'd remember the dead , And the tongue of the eloquent hallow the story . O'er the bones of the bold , Be that story long told _. And on Fame ' s golden tablets their triumphs _enroll'd , Who on freedom's green hills freedom's banner unfurl'd , And the beacon-fire rais'd that gave light to the world . 'Twas for us and our children , to conquer or die , Undaunted tbey stood where tbe war-storm burst o ' er them ; Each blade drew a thunderbolt down from the sky , Till the foeman turn'd pale , and was withered before them _. Then from liberty ' s band ,
Went a shout thro' the land , As the rainbow of peace their fair heritage spann'd ; Where the banner of freedom in pride was unfurl'd , And the beacon-fire rose that gave light to the world . They are gone—mighty men ! and they sleep in their fame-, Shall we ever forget them , Oh , never ! no , never!—let our sons learn from us to embalm each great name , And the anthem send down ' Independence for ever . ' Wake , wake , heart and tongue ! Keep the theme ever young—Let tbeir deeds thro' the long line of ages be sung , When on freedom ' s green hills freedom's banner un _furi'd And the beacon fire rais'd that gave light to the world .
The true poetic tire breathes in every line of these enthusiastic songs , which fitly represent tbe sentiments ofa people ardent in their defence of liberty , and who have had to win that liberty by the fierce aids of strife and war . Thus viewed , we greatly admire tbe above songs ; still we do not think that either of them is worthy of being recognised as " the national song" ofthe Americans . This honour is we believe , generally conceded to " The Star Spangled Banner , " which contains , however , too much of tbe " glory " of war , for us to desire to regard it as the lyrical representative of the American people . But
the American nation , besides passing through , a fiery ordeal at its birth , is but young yet , and nations , liko men , need experience to guide them to wisdom . Thus far the ' * Star Spangled Banner" has been not an unworthy national song , but as the day is fast coming when our stupid " God Save the Queen , " will be abandoned , and our " Rule Britannia" reformed—and a few amendments would make it a truly noble hymn—so we are persuaded will the Americans produce a song more worthy of their advanced state , which while doing justice to American greatness and not repudiating the sword when necessary
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for the defence of freedom , will prefer the fraternity _jfiwSl ? r _esotism' of a sin _S nation - a _° d the triumphs of peace over those of war . fniinw ; n _^ _K hei ; eaPPVopriately introduce the following lines by a celebrated American poet . TIIE ARSENAL AT SPRINGFIELD . BT _IIENRT W . LONGFELLOW . This 19 tlie Arsenal . From floor to ceiling , Like a huge organ , rise the burnished arms ; But from tlieir silent pipes no anthem pealing Startles the _villages with strange alarms . Ah ! what a sound will rise , how wild and dreary , When the Death-Angle touches those swift keyB ! What loud lament and dismal Misery Will mingle with their awful symphonies ! I hear even now the infinite fierce chorus , The cries of agony , thc endless groan—Wliich , through the ages that have gone before us , In long reverberations reach our own .
On helm and harness rings the Saxon hammer , Through cimbric forest roars the Norseman ' s song , And loud amid the universal clamour , O ' er distant deserts sounds tho Tartar gong . I hear the Florentine , who from his palace Wheels out his battle-bell with dreadful din , And Aztec priests upon their teocallis , Beat the wild war-drums made of serpent ' s skin . The tumult of each sacked and burning village ; The shout , that every prayer for mercy drowns ; The soldier ' s revels in the midst of pillage , The wail of famine in beleagured towns 1 The bursting shell , the gateway rent asunder , The rattling musketry , thc clashing blade ; And ever and anon , iu tones of thunder , The diapsou of the cannonade .
Is it , oh man , with sueh discordant noises , With such accursed instruments as these , Thou drownest nature ' s sweet and kindly voices , And jarrest the celestial harmonies i Were half the power that fills the world with terror , Were half tbe wealth bestowed on camps and courts , Given to redeem the human mind from error , There were no need of arsenals and forts . The warrior ' s name would be a name abhorred ! And every nation that should lilt again Its hand against a brother , on the forehead Would wear for evermore the curse of Cain J Down the dark future , through dark generations , The echoing sounds grow fainter and then cease ; And like a bell , with solemn , sweet vibrations I hear once more the voice of Christ say ' Peace . ' Peace » and no longer from its brazen portals
The blast of War ' s great organ shake the _sl'ioe ; But beautiful as the songs of the immortals , The holy melodies of Love arise . A cheer for our American brethren tbis fourth of July . A _clicev for the memories of Washington , Jefferson , and their immortal brother heroes and sages , who , on this day , " kindled a light whicli shall yetset the world in a blaze . " A cheer , an universal chorus of fraternal thanksgiving to the brave good men who , on tbe other side of the Atlantic have aided the _bravegood men on tbis side in preserving tbe peacel ' nl union of the two countries so lately
threatened by the mail promptings ot tlie demons ol pride , ignorance and war . Hurrah , for the glorious victory which both nations have gained in the settlement oftlieOregon question , theglorious victory of lovcover hate , friendship over fratricide , humanity over cruelty civilisation over barbarism , progression over retrogression , in short peace over war . . " all . men are _boun fuee asd equal . " Yea , and they shall so live That consummation so "devoutly to be wished , " will he best accelerated by the fraternal and peaceful aid which Britons and Americans must and will afford each other .
"VVe lately had occasion to find fault with some poetry of Charles Mackav ' s , but the following piece by the same author commands and has our applause : —
FRANCE AND ENGLAND . BY _CUAKLES mackat . We make no boast of Waterloo ; Its name excites no pride in us ; We have no hatred of the French , No scorn of Yankee or of Russ . The glory that our fathers gained In bloody warfare years agone , And which they talk of o ' er their cups , Gives us no joy to think upon . And in this year of "forty-six , " We rising men in life ' s young prime , Are men who think the French have done The world good service in their time . And for their sakes , and for pur own , And freedom ' s sake all o ' er the earth , We'd rather let old feuds expire , And cling to something better worth . 1 o be at strife , however j ust _.
Has no attraction to our mind : And as for nations fond of war , We think them pests of humankind . Still—if there " must" be rivalry Betwixt us and the French , —why then Letcarth behold us , while we show Which of the two are better men . We'll try the rivalry of Arts , Of Science , Learning , Freedom , Fame—We'll try who first shall light the world With Charity ' s divinest flame—Who best shall elevate the poor , And teach the wealthy to be true—Wc want no rivalry of arms , We want no boast of Waterloo . We conclude with the following magnificent piece from tho pen of tlie same author ¦ —
THE THREE PREACHERS . By _ChamiES Mackat , There are three preachers , ever preaching , Each with eloquence and power—One is old , with locks of white , Skinny as an anchorite ; And he preaches every hour , With a shrill fanatic voice , And a biget's fiery scorn ;—" Backwards , ye _presumptuous nations ! Alan to misery is horn—Born to drudge , and sweat , and suffer—Bora to labour , aud to pray . Priests and kings are God ' s vicegerents ; Man must worship and obey . Backwards , ye presumptuous nations , ' Back . be humble , and obey !"
The second is a milder preacher ; Soft he talks , as if he sung . Sleek and slothful is hii look ; And his words , as from a book , Issue glibly from his tongue . With an air of self-content , High he lifts his fair , white hands " Stand ye still , ye _regtless nations ; And be happy all ye lands ! Earth was made by one Ahnighty ; And to meddle is to mar . Change is rash , and ever was so—We are happy as we are . Stand ye still , ye restless nations _. And be happy as ye are !"
Mightier is the younger preacher ; Genius flashes from his eyes , And the crowds who hear his voico Give him , while their souls rejoice , Throbbing bosoms for replies . Awed they li 6 ten } yet elated , While his stirring accents fall ;—" Forward ! ye deluded nations ; Progress is the rule of all . Han was made for healthful effort ; Tyranny has crnsh'd him long j Ee shall marcii from good to better , Nor bo patient under wrong . Forward ! ye awaken'd nations , And do battle with the wrong . " Standing still is childish folly-Going backward is a crime , None should patiently endure Any ill that he can cure ,
Onward ! keep the marcii of Time-Onward , while a wrong remains To beconquer'dby the right-While Oppression lifts a finger To affront us by his might ; While an error clouds the reason ; While a sorrow gnaws the heart ; While a slave awaits his freedom , Action is the wise man ' s part : Forward ; ye awaken'd nations ! Action is the people ' s part . " Onward . ' there are ills to conquer—Ills that on yourselves you ' ve brought , There is wisdom to discern , There is temperance to learn , And enfranchisement for thought . Hopeless poverty pad toil
May be _conijucr'd , if you try . Yice , and wretchedness , and famine Give beneficence the lie , Onward ! onward . ' and subdue them ! Root tbem out—their day has _pass'd Goodness is alone immortal ; Evil was not made to last Forward ! ye awaken'd people ! And your sorrow shall not last . " And the preaching of this preacher Stirs tho pulses of the world , Tyranny has curb'd its pride ; Errors that were deified Into _dm-kueis havo been hurl'd . Slavery and liberty , And the wrong and right have met , To decide their ancient quarrel .
Onward , preacher ! onward yet ! There are pens to tell your progress ; There are eyes that pine to read ; There are hearts tbat burn to aid you ; There are arms in hour of need . Onward , preacher ! onward nations J Will must ripen into Deed .
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The Electric Telegraph . —Monday , shortly after two o'clock , a message was _received at the terminus ofthe Eastern Counties Railway , - at Shoreditch , per electric telegraph , that a lady had her pocket picked in the refreshment room at Cambridge , and the suspected party had just left by the up train for London ; then a full description followed by the same rapid mode of communication ; and , on the arrival ofthe train , the alleged culprit was consigned to custody . A watch with the initials E . A . B , and £ 2 18 s . in cash were found on his person .
Strange Fact . —An enormous solan-goose , measuring six feet from tip to tip of the wings across the tack _waacauBiitupon a haddock line last week by Mr . _( .. er . _i'ge laylor , fisherman , 'N ewton-green It had dived to the depth of forty feet for a fish which it caught in its gullet ; but in rising to thc surface again the hook adjoining thc line on which it found i 5 S prey COt hold Of its Wing ill Slum & . secure manner that it was easily dragged into the boat . Tlie bird is pure white , with black tipped wings and was sent to us alive by the captor . —Ayr Observer .
A Nov / _iii Nbwspapbi * Carrier . ~ At tlie present time a little black _biill-licaded terrier , belonging to Mr . Powell , carpet manufacturer , of the Cross , comes to Deighton's library every evening of publication of the Journal , witliout an attendant , and fetches the paper , which it duly conveys with all punctuality and despatch to its master . If the imblieation lias not commenced it will leave the premises and return ; and on one _^ r two occasions has unfortunately dropped the paper in the street , when it immediately started buck to the shop , and would not leave until furnished with a second copy . — Worcester Journal .
Shocking Murder . —We are informed by « , corres pondent from Saintfiehl _, that upon St . Jobtl ' s-day a most distressing outrage was committed in the streets of that village . In the evening , when a lodge of _freemasons had returned from Newtonbrcda , a man in a state of great excitement from drunkenness appeared in the main street , with a sword in his hand , swearing in a frightful manner that he would take the life of some person before night . A short time afterwards a young lad happening to cross his path , upon whom he dealt most unmerciful blows with his naked sword . The infuriated man , after wounding the helpless boy in many places , afterwards . thrust his weapon into tbe belly of bis victim , who writhed ill agony for nearly half an hour , when he expired . According to our correspondent the name ofthe murderer in Shaw M'Geeau , a publican in Saintueld . — Belfast News Letter ,
Sugar-making ix France—The number of houses for making domestic sugar in France , in work since the commencement of tke season to the end of May , was 306 ; the quantity made 32 , 351 , 75-1 _kilioarammes ( . about 800 , 000 cwt . ) , and thc consumption 32 , 770 , 305 kihogrammes , being an augmentation on the corresponding period of 1845 of twelve refiners . 3 , S 55 , 720 kihogrammes of produce , and 3 , 212 , 515 on the consumed . The amount of duty raised in 1845 was 8 , 090 , 141 francs , against 5 , 442 , 22 fr . iu 1815 . Freak of Fortune . —Pictorial Times . —Mrs . Jane Rutherford , of Scdgoneld , the fortunate lady who obtained the prize of £ 1 , 000 , by purchasing a subscriber ' s ticket from the Pictorial Times , last week received the amount of that sum from the proprietors of that journal .
riiAni ? vh Calamit bi * Lioht . vi . vo .--Ou Thursday , a building at Robert-town was struck with lightning , and almost completely demolished , while there were thirty-six girls at work occupied in card-making . All of them were more or less scorched by the electric fluid , and the lives of several are considered in great danger . We canuot too vividly depict the horror of the scene which ensued , nor the consternation which was the result of so fearful calamity . __ Coal Pit _Exraosiotf . —On Tuesday last , an explosion of fire damp took place in the coal pits at Madgley ; a miner , named Richard ltipley , was burnt to death ; the rest of the workmen escaped without injury . —Leeds Intelligencer .
A Flock , of Sheep _Killep by Lightning . —A very remarkable event has just occurred at Mendip Hill , which startled all in that rural district by its great and astounding singularity . Ilenry Davis , Esq ., who resides near Hunter ' s Lodge , was greatly alarmed on Saturday evening , owing to the terrific effect produced by the thunder storm among his Hocks , the lightning having struck seventy-four two _. teeth sheep dead nearly at one flash . As our correspondent wrote , the farm servants were removing the bodies in waggons and carts . With the exception of five or sis , they had all , at the moment of the storm , been standing in a . row under a wall when they were struck deadmany falling over one another at the same instant of
time . Sowing Halfpence for Corn . —Last evening a more than moderately eccentric citizen of Salisbury evinced his enthusiasm at the passing of thc - _© _oi-n Bill by parading the streets , and scattering halfpence broad-cast amongst the mob , who of course accompanied hira in large numbers . Tins generous bidding for popularity was enhanced by the fact , that the patriotic individual had been busily engaged during tbe day in collecting from his free trade neighbours " the browns " necessary for the exhibition . — Salisbury Herald , Singular Suicide . —On Friday evening , an elderly female , named Webber , seventy-five years of age , committed suicide in a most determined manner , by cutting her throat with a razor , under a clump of treeB in Bonner ' s fields , within a hundred yards of the chief entrance gate into _Alccoria Park .
Ihe Moon is Lord Rosse ' s Telescope . —With respect to the moon , every object on its surface of the height of one hundred feet was now distinctly to be seen ; and , he had no doubt , that under very favourable circumstances , it would be so with objects sixty feet in height . On its surface were craters of extinct volcanoes , rocks , and masses of stones almost innumerable . He had no doubt whatever that if such a building as he was then in were upon the surface of the moon , it would be rendered distinctly visible by these instruments . But there were no signs ef habitations such as ours—no vestiges of architectural remains to show that the moon is or ever was inhabited by a race of mortals similar to ours . It presented no appearance whicli could lead to the supposition that it contained anything like the green fields and lovely verdure of this beautiful world of ours . There was no water visible—not a
sea , or a river , or even thc measure of a reservoir for supplying town or factory ; all seemed desolate . Hence would arise the reflection in the mind of the Christian philosopher—Why had this devastation been ? It might be further inquired—Was it a lost world ? Had it suffered for its transgressions ? Analogy might suggest the question—Had it met with the fate which Scripture told hs was reserved for our world 9 It was obvious that all this was mysterious conjecture . —Dr . Scoresby , Novel Punishment . —Major-Gcneral Sir Charles Napier , to punish the captain of a Queen ' regiment for allowing a native court martial , of ivhich he was president , to pass an illegal sentence , ordered him to write out , with his own hands , the articles of war .
A Cahd Plater Asleep . —A Cumberland schoolmaster , weary and worn out with the labours of the week , sat himself down , a few Saturday nights ago , to a quiet game at cards , and stuck to the amusement till the clock struck twelve . On the following morning he went to church—and then went to sleep . In the middle of the sermon , the congregation were startled by a loud thump in the pedagogue's pew , and a louder cry of— " Spades is trumps , and I'll stand ! " The parson came to a stand . His hearers tittered . The " miserable sinner" woke up ; and encountering wicked glances on every side , would gladly have vanished through the roof , or sunk through the floor . The Richmond Star says another relic ofthe classic ages was found in that city , being a dog ' s collar , supposed to belong to Julius Cmsar , from the fact of having Ths name engraved upon it .
Victoria Park . —During the present summer the progress of the works has attracted a great attendance _^ ' fashionable visitors . It was visited recently by Sir Robert and Lady Peel , the former of whom expressed his approbation of the'manner in which the park was laid out , as well aa at the numerous aud orderly attendance . A Helmet , similar to that worn by the Prussian army , is to be adopted by the British army , in place ofthe late chaco , whicli is universally disliked . One of -me Handles of the coffin of Mary , Quoen of Scots , was sold among the late Mr . Upootfc _' s collection of curiosities for two guineas .
The _Lambr Dai- Saints . — These people are making great efforts just now to get up the si cam by out-of-door preaching , by placarding the walls with large bills about "the Midnight Cry , " and by importing fresh Americans to assist them in the dissemination of their delusions . On . Friday evening last Brother Dealtry held forth on the Hoc , but the Right Worshipful sent one of the blues to warn him off , when the preacher very knowingly said , that ho had finished his discourse . On Sunday evening the Hoe was like a fair , for Dealtry was there , mounted on a small stand in the middle of the hold belonging to the Ordnance , preaching away like a man burefi of his reason . Near him was a man standing with a pole , on which were a number of figures of naked beings , so coloured as to represeut some of the strange characters described by the prophet Daniel .
Dealtry himself was dressed liko some of the Divines as we see them portrayed in old works on theologybe had a small black skull cap on , and a peculiar kind of black gown , like that ofa regular clergyman in its shape , only made to sit close to the body , _shhI as it was tied round thc waist , Dealtry looked very slender and somewhat dandyish . This , together with his excited and wild gesticulation , gave liim a very strange appearance . His discourse teemed with his usual urgent appeals and warnings , and at the close he made various announcements . Some laughter was occasioned by tho speaker suddenly exclaiming that it bad been generally rumoured that Dealtry had prophesied that there would be no more rain . This , he said , was a lie—a downwright lie—and was only a report by those who wished to bring him iuto disrepute , —Plymouth Journal ,
The Electric Telegraph.—Monday, Shortly ...
Great Stoppage . —We learn that a large manufacturing firm has _stoppsd _din-insr the week , . " . nd that its liabilities amount to 7 O _. O 0 _OJ ., even the bunk ac _» count having been overdrawn by 7 _. 000 _J . A meeting ot creditors was summoned for yesterday , but we bave not heard the result of their proceedings .- _'CcMesler Chronicle . ° Sir II . Pbm .. —A further proof of the kind ' cons * _, deration felt by Sir Robert Peel for the afflicted family of the late Mr . Haydon , has to be recorded . Not content with the prompt pecuniary _jissistance extended to that lamented artist in the last hours of his life , nor with the liberal sum transmitted to his bereaved widow and orphans , the Premier bus made permanent provision tor a son ofthe deceased by appointing him to the situation Of landing-waiter in the _Customs .
Oitic'al Changes . —It is stated that Mr . . Item has _resigned thc Chairmanship ofthe Board of ' _' _usirinis , and that he is tube succeeded by Sir Thomas Freeman tic , the present Deputy Chairman , . ' _- ' urther , Ihat the Right Hon . _Geol'ic R . Dawson , v _.- ! _u > has for some time been a member of the Board of Customs , is to he appointed Deputy Chairman in the place of Sir Thomas Freeman tic . EXTKXSIVE _K'lIU-ERY AT MESSRS . _AcKEKJ . _'A . VN ' s IN TIIE _SinASD . —Apprkhkssiox of tiik _TllIM' . —i'Ora considerable time past serious robberies have been
committed at Messrs . Acltcrmann ' s , and thu individual supposed to be implicated was taken ai , s . late hour on Monday . Hu has been in the service of the firm about nine years , and on Monday n ' nht , from suspicion entertained , lie was locked in a backroom ot the shop in the Strand , till a police oflieer could be called m . lie , however , managed to jump out of the window , and escaped till he arrived at his lodgings iu _Peutonvillc _. on Monday night , when he-was taken into custody . Several valuable prints huvc been found at his lodgings . Tlie prisoner was Cuiivoved to Bow-street station-house .
Coal-Pit Explosion . —Om Tuesday last _? . n explosion of fire-damp took place in the < i < i _* A- '> i . ta at _Midgley . A miner , named llicbard li ' ipiny , waa burnt to death ; tbo rest of the workmen o ' _so-tped without injury . —Doneaster Gazelle . Atmosfhkric Phenomenon . —Between one und two o'clock on Thursday morning last a ball , sbimt the size of an orange , apparently five , was woticed at Woodbridge , moving through thc air from tlie west to south-east , with a long train of light after it . It greatly illuminated the atmosphere _during its transit , but disappeared in a few seconds . — Dvnj Post .
_li ' ujJKHAL of a _HiGiiLAKD Piper . —On Sunday the funeral . ' of _Joseph Lassie , formerly a well known piper , took uJarc in the ( bltowiug order : —Preceding the mutis _, walked an aged piper dressed "in the garb of old , 'Gaul , " and bearing a wand . Upon the coffin were placed the pipes belonging to duct-used , and immediately following was the widow , _supported by the piper tu thc Earl of Aberdeen , aud two other pipers in full Scottish costume . These wore followed by the other inournors , the rear bting brought up by pipers dressed in tho tartans of the various clans to wliich they belonged .
Manslaughter , bv an Ekgixe-Diuveb . — ( V man named George Hooker , engine-driver at tho Grace Mary Colliery , Rowley R , egis , bas been committed to take his trial ior manslaughter , in causing the death of a collier through his negligence on _Monii-iy last . Ifc appears that the deceased- was being drawn up from the pit , anil _iiocker having neglected to slacken the engine , the skip struck with great violence against thc pulley of the pit-frame , and the deceased was jerked out of the skip , fell heavily on the ground and was killed . _Pioeojjs in South Carolixa . —A correspondent writes from Camden that a flock of pigeons passed over that city , at least a mile in length ami half a mile in width ! Enough to make a pie for all creation , says an American editor .
_Tuujfs-our or tub _Lascasiek and Carlislk Railway . —The masons on the railway near Kendal bave struck for an advance of wages—asking as . i ' d . per day , and the wallers , both on the line and those _wovbingon _buiUlinaoi « _tlia ifti «» o » j _„„ : ui _.......-i" . _» J , have also struck for an advance , from is . 6 d . to 6 s . per day . No agreement has as yet been come to , so that the men remain out , and the works are at a stand-still . Troops for the Hudson ' s Bay Territory . —The second battalion ofthe 6 th Royal Regiment , at present only 300 rank and file , under the command of Major Crofton , embarked at Cork , on Friday , on board Her Majesty's ship Crocodile and _Bleubcim transport , for Fort York , Hudson ' s Bay .
Death of a Centenarian . —Died on the loth inst ., at Graigenoe , parish of Holycross , in this county , Michael Carroll , at the venerable age of 103 years . This man , as 1 can learn , was in good health and could speak distinctly until about half an hour before his death , and was never known to be . a day on the bed until yesterday ( Monday ) . Curious Circumstance . —A very interesting fact in natural history has taken place at _Fei-rytic-ld , a passage on the 'fay . Some time ago , a pair of " water wag-tails" built tlieir nest under the bow of the ferry boat , in which may be seen at present four young ones , attended by the female with the greatest care , notwithstanding the bustle and noise oi' the passengers crossing and recrosshig the ferry , li * the male bird arrives with food for his mate wlien the boat is on the passage , he follows aud perches ou the nest , and feeds her without the least appearance of fear . Mr . Baivd , the tacksman of the ferry , bas given orders that they be as little molested as possible
In February last an English Coachman , named Pye , in the service of Mrs . Maxwell , having in the Bois do Boulogne unbridled his horse , ' and thu animal being suddenly frightened by the smacking of a carter ' s whip it became restive , and struck an old man named Bergounieux , with such violence that he died * Pye was tried on Saturday for his negligence , and sentenced to six days' imprisonment , and to pay 300 fr . a year to thc Widow Bergounioiix for her life . Mrs . Maxwell was declared by the Tribunal to be responsible for this payment . A Robin's Nest in an Oroan . —On Sunday last , during divine service in St . Michael ' s Church , in this town , the organist found some obstruction in the organ that prevented him playing , and ou searching for the cause after the congregation were dismissed , discovered to his no small astonishment a robin's nest , with three young ones in it . They were not disturbed in their singular retreat , but were left to take tbeir flight , wliich they will bo able to do in a few days . —Shropshire Conservative ,
Accident on the Great Western Railway . —An accident occurred to the engine of the passenger train which left Paddingion at three-quarters past four o ' clock on Monday afternoon , between West Drayton and the Slough station . The machinery on one side ofthe engine having become disabled , and the train having been brought to a full stop , considerable fears were _entertaised by the passengers , in consequence of the express train _beit-g shortly expected from Paddington on thc same line of rails . A messenger was instantly despatched up the line to notify the accident to the engine driver of the express train ; the passengers by the train with tke disabled engino in the mean time , leaving the carriages , and taking refuge in the fields . The express train , however , shortly after aimed , and the engine being of
sufficient power , propelled the other train onwards to Slough , were another engine was attached , which proceeded with the passengers to Bristol . Eagles . —A great number of eagles' nests havo appeared on the estate of Applccross this season , and , notwithstanding the exertions of the gamekeeper to get the birds destroyed , they seem to increase . __ It is singular that game is increasing very rapidly in the immediate vicinity of these eyries , and it would appear that the eagle will not molest game if it cau ob * tain carrion . Applccross abounds naturally to a very great degree with vermin , aud it is nevertheless aa well stocked with game as any estatein the Hig hlands . Anumbei'ofeoro fields close to the villaces were perfectly destroyed last harvest by herds of red deer which invaded them . —Inverness Courier .
The Mew Mon hi . I bison , Clerkenwell . — -This building , intended as . i , place of confinement for persons uudergoinu ; examinations at the different police offices , as well as for persons waiting for trial , is very fast approach im- completion . It consists of lour buildings , eatd-Vae containing 250 cells , and eaeh cell furnished _\* itii water , convenience for washing ,. & c . ; and it is intended that from thc time a person enters the prison till he leaves it , he shall hold no communication with any other prisoner . Monster Ti ; . < . i _* -. ~ 'i ' he Eastern Counties Railway Company had an excursion train from Yarmouth and Norwich ou Monday , last . Upon the arrival of the train at the Shoreditch Station , it consisted of 51 _cavriages , all quite full , drawn by two of the most powerful en . _L-ines of the company . The number of passengers ( exolu live of children under three years of age ,. amounting lo about 200 , who travelled free , ) was 1 . 871 , _m-il _*!!!!; ' a total of more than two thousand
persons . TnE _Following ExTRAonmsAttt Communication was made to tho Academic Koyale dos Sciences de Paris , at its ast _mi-ciing , by a Greek Physiologist , a M . Escltju , who asserts tbat by tbe assistance of electric light , lie has buon enabled to see through tho human body , and thus to detect the existence of deeptieated visceral disease , He has followed the operations of digestion and of circulation . He has seen the nerves iu motion . M . _Eseltja has imposed the name of " Authropascope" on his extraordinary discovery (?) Tub _Cuou-. fu . ~ Letters from Persia state that this dreadful disease is making frightful ravages iu the interior of Asia . This scourge , which has travelled through _Ciibul , has already penetrated nearly as far as Tehevan . . ..
_Tempkiianch Convention . —A conference of the promoters of tlio temperance movement , consisting of delegates from various societies , will be held in London oh the Ih of August . On the 7 th ot _AuguM there will be a _piU-lic meeting in Oovont trainer Theatre , which has been engaged for the _purpose . The _Elkoxuig _TKLEOKAPn .-Tho eectrm teie . graph from Rugby to Leeds _^ n com P lete i , _Znmn } _Tiesday week . From Leeds to Rugby , a distance of 22 miles , intelligence of any . importan event may be communicated through the instrumentality ol the _telcsraph in the short space of tttveenuauteB ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 4, 1846, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_04071846/page/3/
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