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      October 13, 1849. The N0rtihern Sta, .

      October 13 , 1849 . THE N 0 RTiHeRN sta , .

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      Kmme For The Times. Fame Let Thy Trumpet...

      KMME FOR THE TIMES . Fame let thy trumpet sound , Tell kings and tyrants crown'd , And priest with " erace" profound , The Land belongs to all . God defend our natural right , God protect the people ' s might , May energy on them ali ght , To claim the Land . Tell the Heavenl y Police Force , * Who steal your jud gment and yoar purse , The tyrants' shield , the nation ' s curse , We will have the Land .

      - Natural right is " ri ht divine , " _Equal _^ _ustiee h sublime , Aught else is hut a' waste o' time , ¦ To show the right to Land . Sound your trump hoth loud and long , Frae California to Hong Kong ; Train every ehild with speech and song , To claim their own—the Land . Tell the brigand castle lord , "Who holds possession by tbe sword , Altho' nae " seer" to tak your word , Ye will have the Land . Sound your trump in Russell ' s ears , And don't forget the house of Peers , Amidst their din of scoffs and jeers , To claim your ain , —the Land . Give it one tremendous blast , Sound it through creation vast , For truth -will prevail at last , Oca BIGHT IO IHE LaXD I Dumfries . Wahdro : _*** . _. . _^ ,

      Acrostics 055 30seph Williams And Alexan...

      ACROSTICS 055 30 SEPH _WILLIAMS AND ALEXANDER SHARP , WHO DIED IN TOTHILL-FIELDS PRISON , ON THE 7 th AND 1-tiH OF SEPTEMBER , 1849 . 3 nst God from thy hi gh throne look down , 0 n freedom ' s noble * mart * -Ted sod , S ent to liis tomb before bis time , E ' er he bid scarcely reached Ids prime ; P erjury condemned him to a felon den , H is crime—he loved his fellow-men .

      Within a gloomy dungeon pent , n solitude long time he spent , L king on only bread and water , — L iving , say rather , 'twas a slaughter , . n jafl , half starred , for us he died ; A nd yet before his death he cried , " M ay those for whom I die a martyr , " S fall strive until they get the Charter A las I alas ! another dead , —

      L o-j t va . the ground they ' ve lain Ms head , E scaped from all their tyranny . X erxes tried to chain the sea , A nd tyrants tried his tongue to bind ; N or conld they fetter his strong mind , S eprived of liberty and food , E ' en then he still undaunted stood , R efused their mandate to obey . ( S ure for this conduct they _mnsst pay , ) H is blood , and tbat of Williams' too , A t your door'lies , you Whiggish crew . S elease their brethren from his fate , — P ardon e ' er yet it be too late . G . W . Wheeieb . * The Clergy .

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      Peize Essay.—The Causes Of Crime ; Its P...

      PEIZE ESSAY . —The causes of Crime ; its Prevention and Punishment . By Thomas Emer y , Framework Knitter . Leicester : J . Ayer , High-street . _TVe learn from a prefatory notice prefixed to this essay , that in January last , Mr . Sio _* _nte , Town Clerk of Leicester , offered a prize of Two Guineas for the best essay b y a worldng man or woman , residing in the town , on "Tlie causes of Crime ; its Prevention and Punishment . " Though the p rize -would not have heen considered at all tempting , if offered to "the race that write" it— -with other

      inducements—occasioned the production of no fewer than-sixteen Essays . When we speak of inducements other than the preferred " p rize "—-we allude to the deep interest felt hy the thinking portion of the working classes as regards such subjects as the one treated of in this essay ; and also to the very natural desire ofthat class of men to distinguish themselves by the productions of their pens—a

      highly laudable ambition -which all * well-¦ wishers to humanity will do their best to encourage . As the sixteen Essays , generally , were highly creditable to their authors , three other prizes of One Guinea each , were added b y Messrs . TVhetstoxe , Stokes , and Paget , -which p rizes were awarded to "William Dove , Thomas Wixtees _, and Jabez _Fbyek . The Essay under notice obtained for its author the original p rize of Two Guineas .

      We mean no disparagement to Mr . Stone when we say that Mr . Emery ' s "Essay " mig ht justly have claimed a much larger prize for its author . Thanking Mr . Stoxe , and regretting that there are too few Town-Clerks of his stamp ; we beg to add our thanks to Mr . Emery for a work which does him credit , and which reflects honour on the class o which he is a memher . Passing ever Mr . " Emer y ' s opening observations—which we may observe , in pasing , are philosophically conceived , and elegantly expressed—we come to his definition of

      TnE rr . ESE . vr age . " The age we live in" has received various appellations , and it may he said that the present age is highly characteristic of a desire to investigate the causes of things . Parties are no longer contented with passing judgment upon a mere immediate ¦ manifestation . The " it-is-because-it-is" reasoning is not now acceptable . The " why" and the _** * * wherefore" -must receive further satisfaction . The chain of occurrences is being traced , whether consciouslvor otherwise ; and the start once made , we should not rep ine if the movement from link to link is not as rapid aud _regular as we could wish .

      Human conduct is not now _tobelooked at m mere isolated detached phases . Tice is not to he considered without reference to parentage and offspring . Crime is not to fright us by its hideousness from looking it in the face , and asking " whence comes it ? " The time is past for perpefuating the dogma that man is vicious because he is vicious—that he is criminal for the sake of being criminal . All who think upon the matter , shrink from the adoption of this barbarism in practice if not in theory . In all the affairs of civil _soeiety some approach is made to a recognition of the contrastive influences of virtuous habits and vicious association in the developement of human character .

      In the following observations the author argues that

      igxobaxce is th * - - parent of crime . . Although in the preceding remarks I have given credit for a prevalent disposition to demand the reason of thin | s—to look below the surface—to trace consequences to causes—we have yet to attain a popular conception and appreciation of the causes which generate criminal conduct . Some parties _a-Jcribethe commission of crime to the recklessness and improvidence ( if criminals . "What is crime under such cireumsianees but the manifestation of anxiety to provide for want ? , either real or fictitious , in an ignorant and unprincipled manner ? Others in going a step further assert that _recklessness , imnrovidence . and crime are only manifestations of

      that depreciated self-respect and indifference to public good , engendered by bad national government and tiie deprivation of political and social rights . And what is bad government , but palpable , self-imputa rive evidence against the assumed " collective _msdom" of a country ? And what is political and social serfdom , bat proof positive of tbe absence of that _-w-nfe-Z stamina _-wHch , if possessed , _yonld assert its e-xn dignitv , and morally enforce its own claims . Another class of Reformers assume that indifference to public _goo-Hoss of self-respect , _recHesaess , _im-ZSZZ . and criminal ** -, are mainly attributable

      ¦ to ike drinking custom ! _^ f society ; _wfiereas , _arnn _ineOmd of obtaining pleasurable excitement . Look atfhe subiect of crime from whatever point wemay , vzi shall find it resolvable into fome mental aberra tioa , moral deficiencv , or individual incompetency in fact , we sbaS be led to the conclusion that _i-jnoroxice is the parent of crime . " f In asserting that ignorance is the primary cause ot crime , I mean not marely an ignorance of the tudiments of education , but an incapacity to appreciate _^ . - * troe inteTestS " of-hmnasity-an unacquaintance _Ljth the p hilosop hy of every-day life .

      After dealing at some length with the statistics of crime , with tlie view of _Bhowiqg the _general ignorance o the multitude who _-frrare at the police and assize c . _oirrs , throng i £ ie prisons , and tenant the peflal colonies , the

      Peize Essay.—The Causes Of Crime ; Its P...

      author proceeds to argue , with much force in favour of a system of

      SATIONAl SKCOLAK _EDUCAIIOS . The system of education I propose would be greaUv enhanced if it was formed upon an industrial basis Let there be land with these educational establishments , and _conveniences for the prosecution of u « e-M liandicraft callings _; and let the children of mor advanced years be required to labour a few hours daily , in proportion to their capacities , on the land thus provided , and at some useful occupation . Here we should have a practical as well as a theoretical education . By skilful management , children would then be initiated into industrious habits , without that msgust engendered by the indiscriminate and immoderate labour which at present calls our youthful population into the labour market . The business of life might then be taught under systematic arrangements . Science and art would then be made

      easy and entertaining . Plan and system would be ever present in the pupiis' proceedings . Habits of independence and forethought would be acquired . Moral lessons would not only be preceptively taught , hut prachcaUy _ulustrated . Principles of justice would be made familiar to the minds ofthe children by the proper performance of their little business transactions . And these educational and moral advantagesi would be secured through an establishment which might be made , in a great degree , if not entirely , self supporting . I know a host of difficulties will be suggested , hut if the amount of resources , the extent of system , and the precision of execution , which characterise other national institutions , be employed in the direction I have indicated , good will be effected , crime will be diminished , and progress accelerated to an indefinite extent .

      We have not room to qnote from the author ' s sensible comments on thePunishment of Crime . We extract the following from his concluding remarks : —

      _PBOGRESS _BT EDUCATION . The reformation of the criminal by physical force is a hopeless project . Prisons and punishments will cease to be as such when they effect much improvement in the criminal . To have better men , we most have better means , and to include thes _** better means in prison tactics , would be to attract _Unrequited , innocent industry , rather than to repel the vicious , reckless , and criminal . * * All available means should he employed to discipline the rising generation in intelligence and virtue . I know it may be objected that tbe effects of such efforts are remote from _- _realt-ation . Is not this a

      characteristic of all important and permanent improvements ? Is there a shorter cut to the ** good time " of virtue and happiness than by the steady march of mind ? I say as-ain—diffuse knowledgepromote education—extirpate that monster-evil , ignorance ; and crime , with a train of intermediate , causative evils—recklessness , drunkenness , improvidence , poverty , political and social injustice—will be immensely diminished , progress will be accelerated , snd an advanced state of civilisation attained ; in which the rare victim of criminality will receive other treatment than vindictive violence , and sanguinary execution .

      We have hut one fault to charge against this Essay ; but it is one of importance . We thinkthatMr . EjiEKrhas too exclusivel y looked to Ignorance as the parent of Crime . Crime , like the criminal himself , is not the offspring of one parent only . Poverty unites with Ignorance in giving hirth to Crime . The action of poverty in producing crime , has received too little attention from Mr . Emery . With the exception of this deficiency the Essay deserves our warmest praise . Another pamphlet hy the same author shall have our earl y attention .

      The Four P'S, About Which Everybody Is C...

      The four P ' s , about which Everybody is concerned , tic . Princes , Pans . Priesti , and People . B y Gmium Hows . London : "W . Stiango , _Pateniosttr-iw . In a part of England whore there is great need . of " Li ght—more Light , "—Lincolnshire , Mr . Hows has lately arisen to enli g hten those _vriio nave long sat in the " valley of the siiadov . * of death . " Taking tlie New Testament fo *** Ins text-hook , Mr . Hows is * _3 iundering away , both _f _tith speech and pen , against the evil doers who at in high p laces . "Without entering into an analysis of this pamphlet , the following extracts will suffice to give the reader a taste of Mr . How ' s quality as a Keformer , and a -writer : —

      THE PREYING ANIMAL . It appears that all animals have an innate weakness , and become the prey of other animals . Priests prey and feed on men and women . You , reader , with the rest of your kind , have an imaginary ring passed through your nose , and are led about by bishops and priests . Don't be angry , dear friend ,-it ' s a great fact . If you doubt it , if you prove , restive , it don ' t alter the case—look at your tithe system , your church rates , your proctors , ecclesiastical courts , Ac , ifcc ., and deny the statement if you can . In addition to thi ** . think of all the " religious ' machinery of dazzling crowns , thrones , < fc ' c . ; and the theory of infernalism theological , adopted alike by Papist , Protestant , and Dissenter , and acknowledge till you know and act better the truth of the ring metaphor .

      BEREDITART RULE . "Whoever heard of hereditary doctors , lawyers , or coblers ! Then why have hereditary rulers ? If it would be absurd to have hereditary doctors , lawyerra , and coblers , it is more absurd to bave hereditary rulers . _1 GS 0 BA-SC-E iSD TOLLY . Nature makes men and women ; men and women in their ignorance make and permit sham princes . PHIXCES ASD PEASANTS . Strip the prince of his artificial trappings , his crown , his robe , his coronet , his sceptre ; and who will know which is the prince aud which the peasant ? A peasant is frequently a prince in mind ; a prince is sometimes a mere scavenger of nature .

      SHUFFLE AXD COT . What I think of thepresent system of things , is this : —Tis a game at cards : princes , aristocracy , priesthood , and rulers shuffle , cut , and deal the pack , and by some dishonest trick , keep all the court cards and trumps to themselves .

      MORE ON . We live in an age of electric _telegraphs , steam presses , and railways . The people are going forward ; if princes , peers , and priests , stand still , they will bc snuffed out—extinguished . If they don't move on , they'll be moved off . Bravo friend Hows . Smite the Philistines "hip and thigh , " and hasten the good time when the _diabolical reign of Princes , Peers , and Priests , shall give * way to the rule ofthe People .

      Tlie Uxbridge S P Irit Offreedon: And Wo...

      Tlie Uxbridge S p irit ofFreedon : and Working Mans Vindicator . Conducted by Working Men . London : Watson , Queen ' s Headpassage , Paternoster-row . The October number of this fearless advocate of popular rights , contains some half-dozen prose articles , besides poetical compositions , all breathing the most chivalrous devotion to thc cause of Universal Justice ; witness the followinw extract from an article headed

      OUR MISSION . We are censured for strong language but we will cry out , we will be heard . We do not write for hire , but because we cannot help writing , not for ourselves alone , ours are but isolated wrongs amid _cryiiig millions , but in the name ofthe myriads who suffer dumbly . Weseehigh aspirations crushed in the infancy of their being , noble faculties destroyed , and bleeding hearts torn asunder by an unjust state of society . It is our mission to war against such a society , and could we wreak our feelings upon expression , there should be such an uprising in England to-morrow , as answered the thunderous battle-summons of Mazzini in Italv , and

      Kossuth in llungary . But we are told that we shall frig hten middle class reformers , who would otherwise aid us ; well , we must still utter truth , and in strong language too , and if they are frightened at truth , that is not our fault ; moreover , we havo little or no faith in middle class reformers ; we live among the middle classes , we know them , we have weighed them , aiid have no faith in them ; moneygrubbers with their brains "behind , they do not know tbe sublime meaning of those _wordi-picturcs of the Christ-preached millenium Liberty , Equality , and Jraternity . As a body , they have no chivalry , no generosity , and there is no sacrifice in them ; love has no altar iu their hearts , and their respectability is a { _Sided hypocrisv . How were they awoke

      to an enthusiasm for devoted and all-glorious Hungary ? was it not by a voice _cfrying from the breeches pocket ; did not their orators tell them that Hungary free , would be a splendid mart for British wares ? that waS the potent talisman , self-interest ! and they cheered like a shoal of Californian sharkers , just in sight of their El Dorado ; yes , they cheered ; but what else have they done ? . . * * * * * We will not oppose these Financials , -although Household Suffrage would not enfranchise us , nor the young mind of our order ; we will help them even as fa *** as they will go , but we cannot place the destiny of labour in the hands of those who do not comprehend tbe labour question , and the misery expressed in those words— " Em-S lover nnd Employed . " The working class must _glft-their own battlo ; they must rally round principles and not names .

      Tlie Uxbridge S P Irit Offreedon: And Wo...

      In the succeeding article the peace-mongers come in for an awful thrashing- — " Something for Democrats to do" is the title of a fiery appeal on the subject of the death of Williams ( apparentl y written before the writer knew of the death of Sharp ) , and the murderous proscription under , which so many thousands of the patriots of continental Europe have fallen victims . The writer says : —

      THERE IS MUCH FOR US TO BO . Is there not much for us to do ? answer ye glorious proscribed of Borne and France ; ye exiles of Germany and Hungary ; now in England ; A few months ago , and we beheld the glorious exhibition of men struggling for liberty ! we beheld liberty triumphantly march onwards I Bed Republicanism , in France and Germany , ay , and in England , winning its widening way , putting forth glorious buds of promise , leaves of beauty , and flowers of loveliness ; but , with the summer that should have ripened them into fruit , came the blasting _bl'Cattl Of withering tyranny , and lo ! liberty has fled from Rome ; tyranny is triumphant in prostrate Hungary ; the red blood of Milan has flowed in vain ;

      the Baden repubLc is crushed ; hcr brave defenders massacred by scores , and her living sons are slaves ; Berlin and Vienna have shared no better fate ; Venice too has fallen , the glorious Venice—city of the sea ! after her brave resistance to the tyrants ' tool , Radetzki ; and , after all , these noble and gallant struggles for freedom and republican institutions , they hare fallen—dropt like stars from Liberty ' s heaven , into the dark ocean of deathly despotism . Is there not something for us to do ? ave there no alliances for us to form ? yes , let us enter an alliance which death alone shall dissolve , for the purpose of destroying oppression , uprooting bigotry , and spreading abroad the grand principles of liberty and truth .

      The article from which the above is an extract , is from the pen of John Rymill , of Northampton . We have not room to notice the remaining articles which full y sustains the ultra character of this publication .

      A Practical Treatise On The Gas Meter. L...

      A Practical Treatise on the Gas Meter . London : G . Vickers _, Holywell-street , Strand . This little work is devoted to a description of the Index and Apparatus of the Gas Meter , and unfolds a simple and easy method to ascertain at all times the quantity of gas consumed . Other information of interest to gas consumers will he found in this pamphlet .

      Sunshine And Shadow; A Tale Of The Ninet...

      SUNSHINE AND SHADOW ; A TALE OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY . BY THOMAS MAKTIN WHEELE _*** , Late Secretarv to tha National Charter _Associatio and National Land Company .

      Chapter XXVIII . Love , oh Love ! Thou art the essence of the Universe—Soul of _ the visible world—and canst create Hope—joy—pain—passion—madness or despair , As suiteth thy high will . To some thou bring ' st A balm—a lenitive for every wound The unkind world inflicts on them ; to others Thy breath but breathes destruction , and thy smile Scathes like the lightning : now a star of peace , Heralding sweet evening to our stormy day , And now a meteor with far-scattering fire , Shedding red ruin on our flowers of life . Inall"Whether arrayed in hues of deep repose , Or armed with burning vengeance to consume Our yielding hearts—alike omnipotent . Marie A . Watts .

      Oh ! beautiful it is to look Upon a guileless maiden ' s eyes , When _mirror'd clear , as in a brook , Each foelinj- of her young heart lies ; When joy is radiant- in ber - 'miles . Or sparkles the i _' . _gemious tc _* ar , Ere yet _corruplod ' by the wiles Of this dark world , hcr bosom clear From aught of falsehood , or deceit , Its every inmost tho- ***' - * . "' dlcplr . y ? , With eaiin serenity doe . s meet , — 2 a eo _!>** cioti 3 innocence—the gaze : 'Tis said from such a maiden ' s eye E ' en beasts of prey will daunted fiv . _—Ncmi

      It was at one ofthe London meetings that Arthur Morton first became acquainted with Alary Graham , the daughter ofa shoemaker who hadforsome years been active in the democratic movement . Attending all the Chartist meetings , she had often attracted his attention , and , by a kind of fascination , his eye always sought her , and wandered uneasily round the assembly if she was not visible . Yet he had never spoken to her , nor even made an effort to court her acquaintance , which he could easily have effected . for never was maiden more free from affectation , or of a more open and friendly disposition , than Mary Graham . Inheriting from her parents an ardent and enthusiastic disposition , to bca Chartist was sufficient to claim a share of her friendship , and

      it was displayed with a warmth and impetuosity that , had it not been general to all , and the evident offspring ofa heart free from guile , might have rendered her liable to the charge of coquetry—a charge entirely misplaced and false . Often had she wondered at the silence preserved towards her by Ai'thur even when circumstances had so situated them that silence might be construed into actual rudeness ; it evidently was not shyness , for Arthur had entirely overcome this tormentor of his early years ; and it could not be rudeness , for though bo words fell from his lips , yet his features expressed a kindly feeling . Arthur Morton having enshrined the image of Julia in his heart , vainly supposed that he was proof against any future attacks ot Love ; but fearful of putting it to thc test , he shunned tho

      company of the young of the other sex , with a do * * gree of morbid sensitiveness , " entirely at variance with his usual manner . Circumstances at length forced on him an acquaintance with Mary Graham . A grand lottery was got up lor the benefit of the Victims : in conjunction with other females Mary was appointed to superintend the distribution of the fancy portion of the articles ; Ai'thur was also upon the committee ; common politeness , indopndent of business considerations , forced them into conversation , and the ice once broken there was no after reserve—their feelings , their ideas were similar , both were connected with the same movement , and both impelled to action by the same hopes and aspirations . Can we then wonder that their

      acquaintance speedily ripened into intimacy ? Arthur was still young , and though Mary , who was scarcely eighteen , was much his junior , yet the discrepancy was rather in favour of the creation of Love than otherwise—in her glowing spirits Arthur could retrace the freshness of his own youthful feelings , and she could look up with admiration to his superior wisdom and experience ; and the charm of his conversation , the amiability of his manners—so different tothe coarse behaviour of the generality of liis sex she had hitherto met with—was not lost upon her , fov she speedily loved him with all the warmth and enthusiasm which her young heart was capable of . It was Mary ' s first initiation into the great mystery which sways ali our destinies ; the void

      which had hitherto existed in her heart was now filled to overflowing—the warmth of feeling which had in vain endeavoured to expend itself in the exuberance of friendship—which she lavished on all she came in contact with—had now found a novel yet legitimate outlet . Of a light , buoyant disposition , the gravity and passiveness of Arthur ' s demeanour threw a mystery around him , that never fails to interest a woman ' s heart : it is hot the gay or lighthearted , the jovial companion or the witty guest , that finds most favour in the eyes of the gentle sex '; a sigh and a tear , even if breathed and shed for the love of another , is a greater passport to their hearts than aught that mirth or cheerfulness can essay . This may in some instances be incorrect , but with Mary Graham it was a veritable fact .

      Slowly did Ai'thur yield his heart to the seductions of Mary ' s attractions ; but day by day the defences with which he surrounded himself were sapped and undermined , until in an hour when past feelings and associations were painfully vivid oo his imagination , he related to her the ill-starred fate of his first love ; the sympathy it drew forth from the ever pitying heart of Mary , and the tears—yes , tears—of love and sisterly pity that mingled with his , entirely completed tho conquest , and henceforth their two hearts became one . Oh 1 how rarely is it that female errors or weakness meet with pity or forgiveness from their own sex . now have we grieved to hear those whom we thought all gentleness and love , dwell with bitterness and acrimony upon the faults of a sista _* , whilst they overlook , or treat with indifference , far more heinous faults in the male sex . How unlovely , how _unfeminine is this , and to what base suspicions may it not give

      rise ; ' tis a faultfli the education , —an error in the morality of our females , —productive of equal injurious results with those it affects to condemn . Mary Graham , —almost destitute of education , owing but little to the experience of others , but acting according to the dictates of her heart , ( always just and true in the young and the innocent , )—was as far above the women of tno world in true morality as she was inferior to thorn in art and finesse , and yet they , envious of her good qualities , would fain slander ber fair fame ; tor young as she was , —pure as Arthur believed he * r to be ,- * - thc liveliness of her manners , her enthusiastic attendance at Chartist meetings , and her open and fearless disposition , had _giveft a handle to the straig ht-l ' _oeed , the sly , and the _deniure ; and oh 1 to their shame , be it said , seldom do man attempt to check this disposition , but rather ( especially if their vanity is flattered thereby , ) do they encourage and attempt- to give a soemingness to the untruth , —

      Sunshine And Shadow; A Tale Of The Ninet...

      ? i _'* _v ! how _^ en , to the injury of those whom , in their hearts , they esteem , but who fall a sacrifice to this cowardly system of detraction , —their fair fame destroyed , they lose their own self-esteem , are careless ofthe consequences and ultimately become the character they were represented to be ; Arthur Morton was aware of all tliis , and ifc was thus lie moralised . Reader , reflect on this also . Hitherto we have dwelt ' on the character , and have neglected tho portrait of our heroine . Sho was about the middle hei ght , with a form as symmetrical as an artist could desire ; a pro fusion of glossy raven tresses fell around a face , rather round ' ha ? . < va _whiIst a delicate tint as of morning ' s first blush illumined her cheekher were largo

      ; eyes and brilliant , and of the richest brown ; her lips wcreas the ripe cherry , and seemed never to part but with a smile ; ifnot supereminently lovely she was sufficientl y so to attract general attention , and to constitute her the pride and delight of her parents Being the eldest ofa large family , whose means of livelihood were but scanty , she was early initiated into the Secrets of d omestic economy , and devoted her whole time to the comforts and attentions of home , her sole enjoyment and recreation being her attendance on public meetings , whither she was generally accompanied by her parents . Though brought up in poverty , and compelled to undergo the many privations , and to make tho many shifts which ever fall to the lot of the poor , yet sho had corai

      -ea no mean or debasing habit of thought or feeling , and had thus escaped one of the evils which poverty too often inflicts on the poor-rendermg thera careless ofthe amenities and courtesies ofthe more fortunate ranks cf society , and too often engendering m them a want of self-respect , which is the parent of a host of evils , and a sure accompaniment of a slavish disposition . How true it is that evil engenders evil ; and though poverty is no sin , yet it is the parent , the incentive to a thousand crimes that a competency would have saved the perpetrators from committing . How much have our legislators to answer for in this respect ? They make laws which by keeping the bulk of the community m poverty induces crime : and then with

      relentless hand they punish the child of their own creation ; for , alas , the poor criminal finds no pity ; but respectability is a great softener of the law ' s austerity , and society goes hand in hand with tho law in shunning the poor , and in endeavouring to mitigate the rich offender ' s punishment . Mary Graham was fortunate in possessing a mother who united in herself all the qualities necessary to form the character of a young maiden in the class to which she belonged ; frugal and a good housewife , yet possessing sufficient energy and romance in her disposition , to prevent her ever becoming a domestic drudge—possessed of a strong mind , and owing some slight advantages to education , she seemed by instinct to comprehend any subject which attracted her attention . Amongst these was politics ; and in _enrrectness of reasoning and a happy appreciation of , and expression of ideas , few men could compare with hor ; but it was only in private company , or

      in the domestic circle , tbat this faculty was observable ; for though a great frequenter of public assemblies , her character was of a retiring nature—more fitted to adorn home than shine in public . Arthur Morton , when increasing intimacy had admitted him as a visitor at their bumble home , watched with admiration the deyelopement of these qualities , and ever entertaining the highest respect for the judgment of the matron , it formed a strong link in his attachment to the daughter , that she was brought up under the eye , aud had imbibed the principles of this excellent woman . Week after week passed away , and Arthur , who had obtained employment at his own trade , became more and more a visitor at Mr . Graham ' s ; he was Mary ' s constant escort to all the meetings of the Chartist body ; and the image of his lost Julia , though still dear to his remembrance , was sometimes forgotten in the rapture of present enjoyment or , if remembered , it was with a calm and quiet feeling as near akin to joy as grief—like the faint reams of past sickness recalled to memory in the hour of buoyancy and health . [ To be continued . )

      The Peace Congress, And Democratic Progr...

      THE PEACE CONGRESS , AND DEMOCRATIC PROGRESS . ( From the October number of the Democratic Review . ) ¦ f > r this article we think it _neceasarj * to offer a few remarks on the late Peace Congress at Paris . I-T « vir _.- i * wad Lh _3 s !' - _- _. * ri _^ _( _- _.- _* tche 8 of its proceeding ; . * , which _fll _' pearerf fu the _EugiUu- _pioerf , we are led to tiie _condi-skm that the members , ' of this , cd ? styled Peace UcnigKss , havo _evaded the principal und most _usa-nmi ingredients tor Die establishment of their professed object . They 3 eem to have entirely overlooked the operating causes which hava , of Me , led io so mv . eh bloodshed , and which will continue to prodflcej . _imiiar results until those causes are removed . Their time

      seems to have been occupied in mutual laudation , and listening to compliments from the Parisian betrayers of European freedom , who well knew that it was all a solemn farce ; In the published debates attributed to them , they appear to have looked at the question only in relation to the rupture between kings or cabinets , leaving untouched the question of the social and political thraldom of the people . It may do very well for M . Jules Avigdon , tho banker of Nice , or Mr . Samuel Gurney of Lombard Street , and such like millionavies , to amuse themselves with philanthropic speeches and letters , but such will not bring us a whit nigher the much desired goal . There may have been a large amount of goodfeeling among the parties who composed the Congress . There may have been some

      well-intentioned personages then and there assembled , who fancied that the ambition and avarice of belligerent powers might be soothed by a few honied words , and the ' wealthy traders of such states thereby be delivered from the danger and expense of war . To our thinking they need not be so very solicitous in this particular matter , as that species of war , which they so much deprecate , is even now , fast hastening to a close , by reason of the inability of the various governments to indulge in such costly amusements ; and the national taxation , strung to its highest pitch , is barely sufficient to supply troops to keep down domestic discontent . How beautifully simple some of tliese worthy men ' s speeches appear ! They take it for granted that if the various governments of Europe consented to disband their armies , universal peace would follow . They seem to forget that there is an unceasing intestine war raging nt this moment in every civilised community , and that under the apof

      pearance peace , the rich _oppressor and the poor oppressed are at daggers drawn . Look at the colliers strike in Staffordshire , and the _stockingerg strikes in the counties of Leicester , Derby , and Nottingham . Look at the rapidity with which barracks have been raised of late years in the vicinity of the manufacturing towns which are in a continual state of siege , closely guarded by large bodies of police and soldiery . See the concentration of a huge war establishment in the heart of England , seated like a spider in the centre of its web , on the diverging lines of iron road . Ask Sir George Grey to disband a portion ofthe army , and he will tell you that soldiers are necessary to preserve " order" in the manufacturing districts , or , in other words , to keep an ill paid and discontented populace in subjection and slavery . This is the real vocation of standing armies , and , so long , as the masses continue in social and political bondage , tliey will form an indispensable appendage to every European Government .

      ... In the face of these undeniable facts , how futile the proceedings of this congress appear . How many of the veritable sons of labour graced that assemblage by their presence ? Look over the list . You will find manufacturers , lawyers , parsons , bankers , adventurers and speculators of all grades and names who , like the voluptuous aristocracy of Vienna desire peace thatthey may enjoy themselves in safety—Where , we again ask , were the representatives of labour ? Labour is peace . Justice to labour must necessarily be the foundation of a true and lasting peace . Were none of the sons of labour even invited ? No ! Then the - ingredients of veritable peace were sot present , and the congress therefore was a mere nonentity .

      The "Congress" persuade themselves that" peace " simply implies the absence ot foreign war , and that it merely requires an understanding amongst the wealthy to establish the eiysium they so much desire . But they will be assuredly undeceived , as , the war of democtacy against unjust institutions will never cease but with their total annihilation . The landed , and monied aristocracy may " lay the flattering unction to their souls" that the manoeuvres of diplomacy will afford them peace , in their time , but they will find that tlie Temple of Peace , to be permanent , must be founded on the eternal and inalienable Rights of Man . Let ms than , as the friends of veritable peace , proceed a stage further in our labour of love .

      The excitement and enthusiasm of the English population in the large towns , in 1848 , when compared with the apathy and indifference which they display in 1849 , ought to be an instructive lesson to all sincere democrats . Last year , thousands of men avowed their willingness to take up arms , and over throw by force the evil institutions of which they complained . They saw that the French people had done so , and saw no reason why they might not do the same , but the French peopla did not content themselves with bare / _looting and shouting . Therein lies the difference . H o _wevjer , a number of earnest men were led astray bythis apparent determination , and are now paying the penalty of their credulity , whilst the

      mob bran lers are no more seen , nnd the wives and faniilies of thei * victims are doomed to suffer the horrors of starvation , or submit to the taunts of the poor-law " dogs in office . " A fair _specimen may bc seen in the fact that a London mob cheered Williams and Sharp into Tothill Field ' s Prison , and there left them to perish of cold and hunger . So much for the philosophy of mobs , We must not close our eyes to these undeniable facts and grave leBsons . Ihey prove to us that mob excitement is the mere _ebulition of momentarv feeling very littlo superior to animal instinct , and that , for impressions to be lasting , they must be the result of conviction and intelligence _. The present elate ef trade ia ssome dis-

      The Peace Congress, And Democratic Progr...

      tricts , has produced that state of torp idity which affects an over fed animal , bat in this case overworking has also something to do with tbe matter . Yet , when the dav of suffering aga _' n arrives , through an inevitabl y glutted market , we shall agiin behold thousands of perishing operatives emerging again into daylight , vowing _devo-ion to democratic principles , and demanding leader- * to head them against tlieir _oppressors . We have passed through this ordeal repeatedly , and each time with similar results . Agitation , excitement , and turmoil , have led to thc imprisonment and banishment of our best and ablest friends , whilst the brawlers have uniformly desered them in their prisons , and left them and their families to perish . We must have done with

      this . These mobs are not composed of democrats . Mark that well , and store it up in your memory . They prove what they are by their subsequent _conduct , and the most favourable light in which they can be viewed , is that they do not understand our principles . Ignorance of the real enemy of thei * - welfare Is the besstting sin of the working class . They know hot the continuous efforts which are necessary in order to remove the evil institutions of society . This is thc great obstacle in our way , and to remove it must all our energies be directed . As a first step in this direction we propose the establishment of Democratic Tract Societies , to disseminate our views .

      A few earnest men might at once make a commencement , and any isolated democrat might thus become a useful worker in the _cau-e . Th ? s may be done without interfering with any existing organisation , and without much trouble . To make a beginning is the main point . Our foregoing remarks show that we do not attach bo much importance lo mere numbers . Let us begin by acting in small circles , and extend our powers upon certain data , and calculate our future strength upon intelligence . Not the intelligence of the shams , but that sterling information wliich flows from an honest desire to serve our fellow men . Who then will be the first volunteers in " the Democratic Propaganda V One of the msn op the future .

      Royal "Polytechnic Institution, The Inte...

      ROYAL _"POLYTECHNIC _INSTITUTION , The interesting experiments connected with the science of electricity , arc now being performed upon a gigantic scale by Dr . Rachhoffnor , in a series of lectures , explanatory of the highly interesting subject . This gentleman ' s lectures are rendered exceedingly interesting , no less by his popular style of delivery , thorough knowledge of his subject , and also by the great facilities placed at his command for illustration . The immense electric plate machine , formerly made use of in this Institution fov generating electricity ( seven feet in diameter ) , the largest of its kind in the world , is now considered but a secondary instrument in comparison with its more powerful and successful rival—the hydro-electric machine now employed for the purpose of experiments . This apparatus may be described as a locomotive boiler , mounted on glass legs , the steam gonerated being driven through certain pipes , whereby the friction of the escaping steam , with

      particles of condensed water against each other , this peculiar manifestation of electric power is produced . The experiments are upon a beautiful * and never before attempted , scale Of magnitude , and require to be seen to be appreciated . The chemical lectures by Mr . Ashley ave still embracing the different interesting details of various manufacturies . The process of bleaching has formed the topic of the . present week ' s discourse . The lecturer entered at some length into the history of chlorine _ ----the active agent now made use of , in the above process , stating that no one subject possessed more important details than the history of tho discover / , and subject examination of this gas , bringing us in contact with tho important epochs of Schule , Butholret , Davey , Faraday , and many other names of eminence and scientific association . The lecturer illustrated his remarks upon the subject of bleaching , by a number of curious and conclusive experiments .

      Sir J. Franklin's Expedition. We (Slopin...

      SIR J . FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION . We ( _Sloping Gazette ) have now to lay before our readers the following interesting details . Pilot Office , Hull , Oct . 4 , 1849 . Sir , —I have no small gratification in being able to forward what I believe to be an authentic account of Captain Franklin and his companions . The Truelove Parker , arrived here lust night from Davis' Straits , bringing n plan wliich Captain K _? n _* , of the Superior , received from an Esquimaux , dcscribi . ni : the ships under Franklin U- he beset on ! 1 k- north side of _Harrow ' s Straits , and Sir o . ilor * ' _* .- ships on . th .- ¦ * _- * _- " . tIi side- ; he also states that on tho 3 UtIv im oh . _'J-i- < >•' _*• _-- *• . he ( the native ) was on board Franklin ' s ships , snd

      that a daily ¦ _comn- _'joication was maintained between the respective commaaders . The _plim is drawn _'* _•* lead pencil , and is a very _creditable production . Thomas Ward , Esq ., the owner of the Tiuetove , will by this mail forward the plan and other information to tho Lords of the Admiralty , to whom he has already forwarded a telegraphic communication . Sincerely hoping and believing that tbis information is based on a sound foundation , I am , sir , yours obediently , Dale Browx . The followin ? is the communication referred to by Mr . Brown , which was received at the Admiralty on Friday morning : —•

      Hull , Oct . 4 , 1849 . Sir , —I had the satisfaction of makings short communication this morning by telegraph , relative to Sir John Franklin ' s expedition . I have now to forward for the inspection of their lordships the Admiralty chart of Baffin ' s Bay , & c , which Captain Parker , of the Truelove , has put into my hands , together with his remarks , which will , perhaps , convey better information than any lengthened detail of mine ; and a rough sketch made by an Esquimaux , given to Captain Kerr , ofthe Chieftain , who handed it over to Parker .

      It appears that the Chieftain and other ships got to Pond ' s Bay a day or two before the Truelove ; immediately they reached that place , some of the natives went on board , and without questioning , the man drew the sketch , and by signs and in words of his own language , understood by the masters of the whalers , stated that two of the ships had been frozen up for four years on the west side of Prince Regent ' s Inlet , and that the other two had been frozen up on the east side for one year—that the two ships which had been there the longest had tried to get beyond Cape Rennall , but not being able , had come into Prince Regent ' s Inlet to winter , where the ice had not broken up since—that he and his companions had been on board all the four ships in March last , and

      they were then all safe . After receiving this account from the master of the Chieftain , Mr . Parker turned his attention to the endeavour to reach Prince Regent ' s Inlet , or at any rate to examine _L-mcashire Sound , for tlie purpose of giving such information us might be obtainable of the stato of the country , & c , and of using his utmost efforts to carry out the instructions of their lordships . Ho accordingly left his fishing-ground off Scott ' s Bay , and proceeded north on the 22 nd July , on thc passage to Lancashire Sound , and having met with the Advice , Captain Penny , of Dundee ( with whom he was on friendly terms , ) agreed to accompany him . At tbat t'me both the ships were well fished , the Truelove having 145 tuns of oil on board , and the Advice 140 tuns ; but the masters judged ( and rightly too ) that although the

      riBk was great with such valuable cargoes onboard , they would be disgraced if the attempt were not made to render all the assistance which they were capable of doing . On the 5 th August they got as far as Croker ' s Bay , where they were stopped by a solid body of ice stretching across the straits to Admiralty Inlet ; and no water being visible tothe westward , they were compelled to return , coming close in with the edge of the ice , and on the Sth of _August Mr . Parker landed a cask of preserved meats , and thirty bags of coats ( which had been sent on board by Lady Franklin ) upon Cape _^ Day , dtposited the letters , cylinders , & c , according to the instructions of their lordships , and having erected a high pole to attract the attention of the ships or boats which might pass at a future time , they made the best of theirway back to the fishing-ground , which they reached on the 17 th August .

      If their lordships wish for further information , or to submit specific questions , my humble endeavours shall be used to obtain correct answers ; and if they would prefer that Mr . Parker should attend in London , he is ready to do so , on receiving orders to that effect . I am respectfully , sir , your most obedient servant , Thomas Warp , owner of the Truelove . No trace was seen of the Investi ? ator ' s launch , neither did there appear to be any reason to doubt the correctness ofthe statement nwde by the Esquimaux , that the _iippe * part of _LaiSiastcr ' s Sound was a solid mass of ice . On the 8 th August , which was a clear day , Mr . Parker landed on high ground at Cape Hay , with his telescope , to see if anything could be discovered ofthe North Star , but no ship of any description was visable in Lancaster ' s Sound except the Advice . Capt . Hamilton , R . N ., Admiralty , London .

      Wc{Athcnanim) Understand Tliat Major Raw...

      Wc { _Athcnanim ) understand tliat Major Rawhnson _, whose researches into the ancient cunesform language of Persia have excited so much interest among oriental scholars , may be shortl y expected in this country , on leaf of absence . It is stated that the trustees of the British Museum are in negotiation for the purchase oftho colosal bull which was discovered at Mosul , and is now in his possession . The Oriental Kixo Hudson . —Colonel Pew , tlio principal director and shareholder bf the _Beneres Bank , tho oriental double of King Hudson , has filled his _shedulc in the insolvent court for the trifling amount of twenty-six hes of rupees !—Madras Athewvm .

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      " Could We Ner See Ourselves As Others S...

      " Could we ner see Ourselves as Others ses Us . " - —From the diary of a Frenchman in London , we take the following :- "You will often meet in tho town statues of Lord IVellington , and you will often seo the iiiinio of Waterloo inscribed at the corners of streets . Xot having the cmbarras du choix , the English ave obliged to repeat themselves . Thoy serve up Wellington in all kinds of sauce . Ho is their hero of every day , and their hero of Sundays . Tiiey multiply his likeness with inexhaustible profusion , representing the great man in all forms , in all postures , and in all costumes , on

      foot , on horseback , it I antique , a la moderne ; as _Cam-iay , as thc Grout Frederick , as "Napoleon , as Franconi ; sometimes clothed in uniform , in a great coat , in a cloak , in a waterproof , in a coat with a stiff collar . He must certainly bo somewhere represented with an umbrella in his hand . Under all these disguises it is always tho same man , with his heroic Punchlikc face . '' Ax iNvrrmox to a Ball . _—Tigerissimo Haynau has published a proclamation , calling upon all members of tho lato Hungarian Diet to como and be tried liy court-martial . Ifc forgot to add , by way of post-scriptum , " Muskets kept coutinually at full cock , and an unlimited supply cf ball cartridges on the promises . "

      "ORUKns" PUSCTUALLV F . XEOTTEO . —• The old King ot Hanover , has executed his ordor upon Haynau—the order of the Guol p h . We understand that Madame Tussaud , fired with emulation of Ernest , lias also sent to the Austrian "Whip , her order for tho Chamber of Horrors . He has certainly won his free admission . Tub Legend oi ? the "Wrekis . —A correspondent offers the following as ono version of the Shropshire legend of the orig in ofthe Wrckin . Tho dovil one hot day was _carrying a shovelful of earth towards the Severn , with tho intention of stopping it up . On his way ho met a cobbler with a bundle of old shoes on his back . Tho dovil stopped to rest , and

      asked the cobbler how fav it was to the rivev . Tho latter , _shi _* ewdly guessing' his motive for the inquiry , replied that it wns . •* . long way—so long , indeed , that ho had worn out all those shoes in walking thither . "Upon this tho devil , in despair , threw down his load of earth , and scraped his dirty foot on tho shovel . Thc shovelful forms tho Wrckin—and the dirt from the devil ' s foot thc little lull adjoining . _Athenaium . The Way of hie World , —A waggish speculator , one of a numerous family in the world , recently said , "Five years ago Iwas not worth a penny in the world , now seo whore I am through my own exertions . " "Well , where arc you ? " " Why , a thousand pounds in debt . "

      Ir Won ' t Bo . —It won't do to plnngo into a Jawsuit , relying wholly upon the justice of your cause , and not equipped beforehand with a brimming purse . It won't do for a man when a horse kicks him , to kick in return . It won't do to crack jokes on old maids , in tho presence of unmarried ladies who have passed the ago of forty . It won t do , when a mosquito bites your faco in the ni ght , to beat your own cranium to pieces with your fist , under an impression that you are killing the mosquito . It won't do for a man to fancy that . _worna-fl is in love with him because she treats him civilly , or that she has virtually engaged herself to him because she has always endured his company . It won't . do to bo desperately enamoured ofa pretty faco until you havo seen it at the breakfast table . Ir is a popular delusion to believe that the powder on a lady's face has the same effect as in the barrel ofa musket—assisting her to go off .

      Tub Siiopocract . —Mr . Vale relates , in his New York / _iitfej-enrfcn _* Beacon , that " About the year 1830 , . Mr . M ., a portlay , elderley , and very respectable looking gentleman , of literary and liberal taste , called at Jone ' s book-store in Fulton-street , Now York , and inquired for ' Palmer ' s Principles of Nature , ' and -Pain ' s Ago of Reason . ' The bookseller , with great gravity , and with some indignation , replied that he was surprised that a gentleman of his appearance should think of asking a respectable bookseller for such works ; ' and with much insolence added , 'he ( Mr . M . ) ought to be ashamed of himself : ' at the same time ho handed

      him a catalogue , with tho remark— ' these , sir , are the books I keep , ' and in a softened tone ef voice , begged him to take a scat and look over ifc . Thero was something in this altered tone of voice which struck Mr . M . as curious ; besides , ho wished an opportunity of repelling what he thought an insult , or of demanding an explanation . Mr . M ., therefore , took tho catalogue and sat down to read . Immediately afterwards two gentlemen , dressed in biiiuk , with white neckcloths , left the store , when tlio _bookseiii'i' immediately turned to Mr . M . and sain ' , ' I ha re ihoso book ' , ' bur . those gentlemen are dv _.-c . _-men . ''

      _\^ SK _>*** L . v :. _' .---. \* -i American paper ray * _ti- _* tt , so uur . _' irvons is _liio _company iii * ¦ . ¦ _*•¦*!• .. * of tiie inn * ' in the Whit * ' _Mountains , at ni ght _- _- "v place _trave'iors-ou tho floor in ro _' _-fs _, till ihey get . to "• . ' .-o p , * iu * ti _Ft-t thorn np against- tlio _wsll , _. inci lay dow .. _v-other iot , * -aid -soon till ai ! are Accommodated . The Swims . —Whereas , tin- following persons have assumed tho namo of Smith , ;\ ll respecr . ibic _porsons aro hereby warned against its adoption by them : —Louis _Puilippe was Jack Smith ; a comic writer is Albert Smith ; Mrs . Manning has called herself Mrs . Smith . Added to these cases , let it be borne in mind that Smiths make frequent use of vices , and forge repeatedly .

      TnE Crocodiles op the Nile . — Crocodiles stuffed , were often brought to us to buy ; but the Arabs take a great deal of trouble to get them , making an ambush in the sands , where they resort , and taking aim when within a few yards of their foe ; for as such thoy regard those monsters , though they seldom suffer from them . Above the cataracts , a Greek officer in the Pasha ' s service told me they are very fierce , and the troops of Sennaar lost numbers of men by them and the hippopotamus , when bathing ; but I heard of only one death occurring below the cataracts this year . This was of an old

      woman , who was drawing water near Kcneh ; a crocodile encircled hcr with his tail ; trashed her into the water , and then , seizing her by tho waist , held her under water as long as sho continued to move . When lifeless , hc swam with thc corpse across thc river to the opposite bank , and the villagers , now assembled , saw him quietly feeding on their old friend , as an otter mig ht upon a salmon . Tho Egyptian who narrated this circumstance told us with a grin that it was his grandmother ; that lie had shot tho assassin three days afterwards , and sold him to an Englishman for 7 s . Gd . —Thc Crcscnt and the Cross .

      Tho Dublin Commercial Journal tells a story of a . young lady who _san" alto' at church , and who had some defect of speech , such that when thero was a favourite anthem sung , commencing "Turn , 0 Lord , 0 turn away ! " & c , much performed by the choir , she always chanted it " Tschurn , tschurn , 0 Lord ' . 0 tschurn away , " much to the edification of the congregation , most of whom were extensivel y engaged in thc dairy business .

      A HINT FOR TOURISTS IX SCOTLAXD . The following diologuo occurred recently in a little country inn , not so fav from Edinburgh as tho internal evidence mig ht lead one to suppose . Tho interlocutors ave an English traveller and a smart young woman , who acted as waitress , chambermaid _, boots , and everything else , being the man and maid of the inn at the same time : — Traveller . —Come here , if you please ? Jenny . —I was just coming ben to you , sir . T . —Well , now , mistress . J . —I ' m no thc mistress ; I ' m only tho lass , and I'm no married . T . —Yery well , then , miss . J . —I ' m no a miss ; I ' m only a man ' s dochter . T _. —A man ' s daughter I J . —Hoot ay , sir ; didna yo seo a farm as ye came up yestreen , just three parks . iff ? T . —lt is very possible . J " . —Well , that ' s my father .

      _T . —Indeed . J . —It ' s a fac . T . —Well , that fact being settled , let us proceed to business . I am now in a hurry to go * , indeed , I should have said so at first ; and so , my good Molly -- / . —My Name ' s no Molly , it ' s Jenny . Wiv . it do you call me Molly for ? T . —l beg your pardon , Jinnie . / . —Jenny Jenny ! T , —Very well ; hang it ' . I ' m in a hurry , and must request to see your bill at once . J . —Ouv Beel ? Wully we call him ; but I ken what yc mean j he ' s no in e ' en now . T . —Wully ! what I want is my account ; a paper stating what I have had , and how much I bave to pay , / . —And is tbat our Beel ? ( half aside ) Did any oho ever hear thc like of that ? ( Aloud ) . Ye mean the lawing , man ; but wo hae nae accounts horo , * na , na , wc hae owcr _xnuckle to do .

      Z—And how do you know what sum to charge ? / . —Ou , we just put the things down on the _sclato . and then I toll tho customers the tottle by word of mouth . T . —Very well , then , for mercy ' s sake , give mo tho lawing at once , and let me go . J . —Ho , he , he ! to hear tho like of that . ' It's you that _mnun give us the _lawiiisr , man ; the la wing ' s the siller . r . —Pray do tell me , then , how much it is . / . — That's precisely what I camo ben f <*; for if ye hnd askit mc at first , or waited till ye were spoken to , wouldua hae kcepit yc a minute ; na , na , we re never swerfc to seek tho lawing , _although somo folks are unco slow at payin' o ' t . It ' tsiust lour and

      six . T . —That is very moderate ; there two half crowns . / . —Thank you , sir ; I ponco in the house , for I wouldna toagontlenan . T . —The sixpence is for yourself _bverroucklo ! T . —What , do you object to take sir ; I wouldna put that afornt upon tho _noxfi time yo ' ro in a hurry , yourself wi' mistresses , and misses but just say , * ' What ' s the lawing _iviu _LiTJiiiu

      Are - Hope We Ha J^A^K-*" Like To Giye'p...

      are - hope we ha j _^ a _^ _K-*" like to giye ' _paObci-si _/^ y '; r ~ - . _fr-Ob , sir _,-it ' . s : ; _- >< ¦ _'¦¦>*" ¦ /* - . '• -: * it ¦ £ _, / . —Na ,, n ' _-i , ye / . But miiifl , _^ _dmuapjhcT & sJiing _" . . , ira amnios' ; - - , lass % _, > _feS . , _•* - > _* ¦ _. _yu V - - \ ope we ht _^ a _^ iK- -- _> _N " _^ ike to _giw'haitbcesil \ Q . _Tf-Oh _, sir _,-jt ' . s : ; _- .. / , \ . _$ _i _& >¦ : '¦ ¦/* . / V- ' " _.. i' '¦•¦< ' . ' ¦ _wffi o it _•^ . / . _—Ifa _. -n . T _, j r t « ji onye / But mini ! ,, , ><\ % \ A [ Unuar > c „ _fasjiin _* g ; _,:-: \ : __*^ _\& ses , And amnios' _;^ S- _'fe - < _* \ _*& m * _As _**'^ _" _* ' * j - _^ y j wC & _j _^ Z _^ o /

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 13, 1849, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_13101849/page/3/