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    THE NORTHERN STAR. February l ^ 1845

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    TktfoUowmg Booh art published at the Ntrihem Star tjtce, 3i0, Strand, and may be had of aU Booktetters and News Agents.

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    THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM SHIP.

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    Mk. Benjamin Wood, M.P. ron Soithwahk.-W...

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    The Northern Star. February L ^ 1845

    THE NORTHERN STAR . February l _^ 1845

    Tktfouowmg Booh Art Published At The Ntrihem Star Tjtce, 3i0, Strand, And May Be Had Of Au Booktetters And News Agents.

    TktfoUowmg Booh art published at the Ntrihem Star tjtce , 3 i 0 , Strand , and may be had of aU Booktetters and News Agents .

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    Complete in one VoL , neatly Bound in Cloth , A PRACTICAL WOBK ON SMALL FARMS . Prica Two SliiiUugs and Sixpence . BT FEABGCS o _' cOXXOB , ESQ . THB desire ofthe author has been to furnish a valuable compendium at snch a price as would enable _eveiy working man to become possessed of it . It contains ill the practical instructions , together with Plates , _ue-. _cribing Farm-house , Offices , Tank , Farm-yard , d _* c ; with particular information requisite for carrying out all the operations . H 3 . _ Th _» above work _maystUl be procured in numbers _, mice 6 d . each .

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    Also , Price Fourpence each , Numbers I and II ol THE STATE OF IRELAND . By Arthur O'Connor . If o man can understand the position of Ireland , or tlie bearing of Irish questions , who is not conversant with this perfect picture of Ireland ' s condition , the causes of hei degradation , and the remedies for her manifold evils .

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    Also , price 2 s . Gd ., Second ' Edition A SERIES OF LETTE 11 S FSOM FEARGUS O'COXNOR , ESQ ., BARRISTER AT LAW , TO JDAXIE 1 _O'COXSELL , ESQ ., 31 . 1 ' . - Containing a r « vicw of Mr . O'Connell ' s conduct during flie _' aptarion of tiie _iptestionof Catholic Emancipation ; together with an analysis of his motives and actions sines he became a Member of Parliament . The whole forms a tomplete key to thepolitical actions of Mr . O'Connell , and reconciles aU the apparent contradictions in the acts ol one ofthe greatest agitators of the present day . This edition contains tiie confirmation of T . Attwood , Esq ., of the principal charge brought bv Mr . O'Connor against Mr . O'Connell .

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    All persons desirous of completing their sets of the LANCASTER TRIALS , may yet do so , as a few copies ¦ till remain on hand . POSIEAITS OF POrULAIl CHAHACTEBS . Porn-aits ofthe following distinguished persons , froni steel engravings , and executed in beautiful style , maybe had at the Northern Star Office , 340 , Strand : —Large size T . S . Duncombe , Esq ., M . P ., Richard Oastler , Robert "Emmett , John Frost , Dr . M * DoualL and Feargus O'Connor ; plate ofthe Trial of Frost and others at Monmouth ; plate cf the First National Convention , and plate ofthe Procession accompanying the National Petition of 18 i 2 to the House of Commons . The price of the above portraits and plates is one shilling each . Halt-length portraits of the following distinguished characters may be also had at the Star office , price sixpence each : —Andrew Marvel , General Arthur O'Connor , ¦ William Cobbett , Henry Huut , Richard Oastler , Thomas Attwood , James Bronterrc O'Brien , and Sir William Molesworili , Bart .

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    Price Two _Sliilllngs . FIFTEEN LESSONS on the ANALOGY and SYNTAX « f thalXGLISH LANGUAGE , for the use of adult perwas who have neglected the study of Grammar . By Wm .

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    thing like attention , without obtaining a clear and sufficient estimate ofthe construction and laws of his vernacular tongue . "—Leeds Times . " A concise philosophical and lucid exposition of tho princip les on which the language of Milton andShakspeare rests . "— -Bradford Observer . " It is calculated to give the student a correct idea of Grammatical construction—of the analogies of the language—and of the nature of the various parts of speech . It is simple , but not mean ; clear , bnt not diffuse ; aud there are few works in which the first principles of Grammar are better explained or more ably followed up . "York Chronicle .

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    BERGER-S ENGLAND . Just Published , beautifully printed in 8 vo ., with two engravings , No . 1 , price 2 d ., of Berger _' s cheap , elegant , and correct edition of HUME AND SMOLLETT'S HISTORY of ENGLAND , with above 150 superb engravings and portraits , being the cheapest and most beautifully embellishe d history ever published . A number every Saturday , in a wrapper . Just Published , price Id ., beautifully printed , in a wrapper , with two engravings , No . 1 , of TALES OF CHIVALRY ; or , Perils by Flood and Field . A series of romantic tales , extraordinary adventures , heroic deeds , and daring exploits , superbly illustrated . A number every Saturday . A magnificent steelplate gratis with No . 1 . . London : G . Bergcr , nolywell-street , Strand , aud all Booksellers .

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    THE NINTH EDITION . Just Published , price 2 s . Gd ., and sent free " enclosed in a sealed envelope , " on receipt of a Post-office Order for 3 s . Cd . MANLY VIGOUR . A POPULAR . INQUIRY into the CONCEALED CAUSES of its PREMATURE DECLINE ; with Instructions for its COMPLETE RESTORATION , addressed to those suffering from the Destructive Consequences of Excessive Indulgence in Solitary aud Delusive Habits , Youthful Imprudence , or Infection ; terminating in mental and nervous debility , local or constitutional weakness , indigestion , insanity , and consumption ; including a comprehensive Dissertation on MARRIAGE , with directions for the removal of Disqualifications , and remarks on the Treatment of Gonorrhoea , Gleet , Stricture and Syphilis . Illustrated with Cases , & c .

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    GREAT MEDICAL BOON . HEALTn _, STBENOTB , LIFE . THE true and long enjoyment of health maybe secured for aU the amicted by the use of the oldest , best tried , aud . moit successful remedy of the age—

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    PARR'S LIFE PILLS . THE extraordinary success of this medicine is the wonder of the age ; it has been tried by hundreds of thousands as an aperient , and has in every instance done good ; it has never in the slightest degree impaired the most delicate constitution . Tens of thousands have testified that perseverance in the use of PARR'S LIFE PILLS will completely cure any disease , and are living witnesses of the benefit received from this invaluable medicine . Sheets of testimonials and the "Life and Times of Old Parr" may be had ( gratis ) of every respectable Medicine-vendor throughout the kingdom . n .. j . i .. f . ii ..... ' _. n .... n .. n . A .. « . lr _« Tr-. it :.... Tt ... 3 tA ...

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    LABOUR DEFENDED . THIS DAY , January 18 , 1845 , is pubUshed , No . 1 , price 2 d . ( to be continued weekly ) , of the TRIBUNE , and JOURNAL of the RIGHTS of INDUSTRY ; containing a full Examination and Discussion of the various Plans before the Public for the removal of National Distress ; tlie proceedings of Trades Societies and other Bodies for the purpose of effecting Social Improvements , and the Employment of the Peoplo upon the Land . . c No . 1 , contains Our Opening Address ; the Iniquity Ot the Game Laws ; Duncombe and the Trades ; Emigration to the Tropics ; Address to Trades Unionists , and all who live by Labour ; the Land ; a Remedy for National Distress ; It ' s all for the Best ; a Pen and Ink Sketch of the Present System ; to the Trades , from a Shoemaker , & c „ < fco . Office , 40 , Holywell-street , Strand , London ; to which all Orders for the paper and communications for the Editor must bo addressed . Sold by all Booksellers .

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    NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE . CHANGE OF THB MINERS' HOUSE OP . CALL . MARTIN JUDE begs most respectfully to inform his friends and acquaintances that he is about to REMOVE from the Three Tuns to the Sun Inn , Side , a few doors below Mr . Thomas Dodds ' s _, printer of the Miners ' Advocate , where he hopes to be honoured , as usual , with their company , and he assures them tliat they shall be supplied with articles of first-rate quality , and at the regular trade prices . N . B . —M . J . also intends fitting up a number of excellent beds , and other accommodation , for persons from the country . Steaks , chops , tea and coffee made to order , on the shortest notice . The Removal will take place on the 3 rd of February .

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    CHOICE OF A SITUATION Domcstw Bazaar , 326 , Oxford Street , corner of Regent Circus . WANTED , for Large and Small Families , a number of FEMALE SERVANTS of every description , with straightforward characters . This demand is created through the arrangements being highly approved by the Nobility , Gentry , and the Public generaUy . Ladies are in attendance to engage Domestics from Ten to Five o ' clock daily . There are Rooms for waiting in to be hired ; not any charge made until engaged if preferred . To those who will take places of All Work no charge whatever . Servants from the country are much inquired for . There are always a few vacancies for Footmen and Grooms . N . B . Upon applying do not stand about the doors or windows unnecessarily .

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    EXTRAORDINARY ! NEW CASES !! Attesting that there is health for all . HOLLOWAY'S PILLS . An astonishing- cure ofa confirmed Liver Complaint . MRS . MARY SANDFORD , residing iu Leather-lane , Holbovu , Loudon , had been labouring under the effects of a diseased Liver , which produced Indigestion , Sick Head Ache , Dimness of Sight , Lowness of Spirits , Irritability of Temper , Drowsiness , Occasional Swellings ofthe Body and Legs , with General Weakness and Debility . She attended the Hospitals , at different periods , for about three years , but she only got worse instead of better , and her recovery at last appeared quite hopeless ; but notwithstanding the very bad state of her health , she was , in about two months , restored to perfect health by

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    WEST RIDING OF YOUKSIIIRE . ; WAKEFIELD AOJOURNED SESSIONS . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN , That the Christmas General Quarter Sessions of the Peace , for the West Riding of the County of York , will bo hold by adjournment in the Committee-Room , at the House of Correction , at Wakefield , on Thursdat , the Thirteenth Day of February next , at Eleven 'clock in the Forenoon , for the purpose of inspecting the Riding Prison ( the said House of Correction ) , and for examining the Accounts of tho Keeper of tho said nouse of Correction , making Enquiry into the conduct of the Officers and Servants belonging the same ; and also into the behaviour of the Prisoners , and their Earnings . C . H . ELSLEY , Clerk of the Peace . Clerk of the Peace ' s Office , Wakefield , 28 th January , 1845 .

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    TO SUFFERERS—INSTANT RELIEF FROM PAIN . JEAN LEFAY ' S GRANDE POMMADE . THIS extraordinary preparation cures , in most cases by one application , those formidable and tormenting maladies , tic-doloreux , gout , rheumatism , lumbago , and all painful affections of the nerves , giving insCant relief in the most severe paroxysms . Patients who for years had drawn on a miserable existence by being deprived of sleep from acute pain , and many that had lost the free use of tlieir limbs from weakness caused by paralysis and rheumatism , to the astonishment of their liiedical attendants

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    TO MR . PROUT , 229 , STRAND , LONDON . Wednesbury , Sept . 2 , 1844 . SIR , —I have been an agent for BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC TILLS upwards of four years ; during that period very many cases of cure by their use have been effected and come under my notice in this town and neighbourhood , which has secured to them a celebrity unequalled by any other medicine . I , therefore , in justice feel bound to state to you the following instance of their efficacy : — A person of the name of Turner applied to me in August , 1840 , for a box of Blair ' s Pills . He had been subject to violent attacks of Rheumatic Gout for ten years , and compelled to give up work for weeks at a time . He had tried medical aid , and everything he could hear of , or that his friends had recommended . He was then labouring under one of those attacks , but by taking Blair ' s PUls according to the directions , he was quite restored . Since then , whenever he feels an attack approaching , by taking only a few doses it speedily vanishes .

    The Great Britain Steam Ship.

    THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM SHIP .

    This stupendous iron steamer , which for a long time past has occupied so much of the public attention , is at length arrived in the river Thames , from Bristol , and moored off the Blackwall Pier . It is not on account of her immense burden alone that she has attracted so much attention : important scientilic principles are involved in the experiment : and the success of this splendid ship will be justly regarded as the perfection of steam navigation . In her passage to tho Thames , so many and various have been the opportunities for thoroughly developing her qualities and capabilities as a sea boat and as a steam-vessel , that an account of her trip thither cannot fail to be interesting to practical men ; for it has been admitted

    by all on board this mighty labne that it she wore to plough the seas for a century she could have no better opportunity of testing her capabilities . On Thursday afternoon , about half-past three , about forty gentlemen embarked at Bristol , at the Cumberland Basin , on board the Samson steam-tug , and proceeded down to King Road , where the Great Britain Jay with her steam up , in readiness to start on her trial trip to the Thames . All matters having been arranged , Capt . Hosken got'the vessel under weigh , and after some delay in fouling an anchor and some wreck , she _galefairlystai-teuonlierpassageatsevenp . M . Thewiiiu at this time blew a hard gale to the southward . The continued all Thursday night , and up to five o ' clock the next morning , at which time the ship was off

    _Ilh-acomoc , when tlie wind suddenly chopped round to the northward and westward , blowing most furiously . Several heavy seas struck the ship with great violence , and in consequence of being light she rolled most awfully and very quick , knocking furniture about below , and extensively damaging the erockerywavc . At the timo thu wind changed the vessel maintained her speed of from _four-and-a-liali ' to five knots an hour against the gale , the engines working with great -uniformity at from 10 to 12 strokes per minute . At 10 a . m ., when off Lund y Island , the sea was what nautical men term a " short cross and nasty" one , and at this time the jib and foresail were set . It should here be remarked , that the Great Britain having six masts ofa peculiar

    rig , the two foremost are called fore and main , and the other four are numbered respectively one , two , three , four ; the mainmast only has yards . There was a splendid trial of the capabilities of this magnificent ship . With three sails set and with a heavy cross sea , running six points on the bow , she maintained a speed of six and a half knots . We have before remarked" that several heavy seas struck the ship with great enect , but about noon she encountered one so terrific that many thought on board the mighty structure would be engulfed by the mountainous wave towering above the masts . Although 327 feet in length , and 52 feet in breadth , the huge mass was tossed about with apparently as much ease as a cork . Those who were below at the time the

    sea struck the ship , rushed upon deck , and many not accustomed to sea voyagos exhibited the greatest consternation , imagining that the ship had split on a rock , or had come in contact with another vessel . So violent was the force of the sea that two of the dead-lights in the bow , with their frames , which were rivetted to the side of the ship , were forced in , and'the water rushed into the forward compartment . The figure-head was somewhat damaged , and some portion of the bulwarks fastened to the side of the ship , and a heavy piece of thick wood , strongly rivetted and bolted between iron plates , was so severely shaken as to exhibit cracks . On examination , however , it was fouud that no material injury had been sustained , further than the complete sousing consequent on the admission of the sea . At twelve

    0 clock on Friday , Capt . Hosken was enabled to keep her one point more away , the " spencers , " or sails , were set on Nos . 1 , 2 , and 3 masts , when her speed increased to 8 knots 2 fathoms , and what is most remarkable , as showing the superiority of the screw over the paddle wheels , she actually produced this result without ono iota of additional _stoam , thus proving tliat where sails are used in conjunction with the screw , a great saving of fuel is effected . It may here be remarked that the most trhunphant part of this experiment is that of a screw being constantl y immersed in the ratio of 6 seconds to 2 , when about 8 feet of the screw was visible in its operation ; and here it may he added that the propeller of this vast body , of 3 , 500 tons , measures only 16 feet in diameter , by 2 feet 3 inches fore and aft length , weighing only 3 tons , which placed at the very bottom of the vessel , acts more as ballastjtlian otherwise ; whereas , _Jhadthe Great Britain been fitted with paddle wheels , the

    The Great Britain Steam Ship.

    weight would have been , perhaps , 200 tons , and ft _, too , top weight . It may bo also-observed «? it having been generally stated that thcim _^ length of the Great Britain would cause her ffi _* heavily in a rough sea by her being _occasim ? ° il on two or more seas at ono time , aa a _ln-of of course the attention of all on board , at least th that could attend to such matters , was drawn to , t point ; but it was found that in no one instant * sucli the case , as tho Great Britain was as bun Wi and easy as any other ship under similar _timl stances . It has been also stated that the poein ' position of the propeller so far aft would render ' subject to be frequently lifted out ofthe waterI in practice it has been found notjto be the _caan u ' i _, _*"

    is fully conhrmed by the regularit y with wl the engines worked throughout the passage . This ° * not the case with the paddle-wheel , from the constJ variation ofthe depth at which it is immersed in th water , a circumstance which not unfrequcntly stor the engines altogether , whilst the next minute the are running beyond tlieir usual rate , thereby req ; , ing the greatest attention to avoid accidents to tl machinery ; besides which , the want of uniformity their operation reduces the speed , independentl y ( the strain that is thrown upon the vessel . It > vas „ nerally admitted , and particularly bv Capt . _Jlosi-ei that had a paddle-wheel vessel been in company wit tho Great Britain duringthe gale that she experience

    in the British Channel , that she could not have he ] tho slightest way with her , as tlie soa that was the running would have caused the paddles to be > frequently out of water by the rolling ofthe ves se Under ordinary circumstances , this is prevented fc setting canvas , with the view of steadying tlie ship but , from the violence of the gale , if it had been sc in this instance , it would , in all probability , _lmv done as much harm as good , __ by depressing the It wheel , and consequently causing the weather one j be whirling round in the air , touching only the toof the waves as they passed along the side : of coursj the setting of canvas upou the Great Britain has similar effect of causing the vessel to heel over , bi

    from the propelling power being in the precise line i her keel , and ultimately taken up on a point neari in the centre of gravity , it has no effect hi causing h < to steer wildly , or Otherwise to act prejudicially j the vessel . At one o ' clock p . m . on Friday , Captai Hosken set No . 4 spencer and the square niainsai and with this canvas , at 8 . 45 , passed the Long Ship ; After the last-mentioned time ( 3-45 p . m . on Fridaj the wind became light , and all sails were taken hi and , strange to relate , this mighty structure xn driven by its small propeller to the Needle Rocks I 1 . 30 r . M . on Saturday , a distance of 174 miles , _'f show the perfect command this ponderous body wi under , she steamed through the Needles against

    spring ebb tide with the same ease and comfort thai one ofthe smallest vessels would have done . Then is also a very prominent fact worthy of record Without canvas , and the wind about three point ; on the bow , with a heavy sea and a strong gale , tht rudder was found to have perfect effect on her , and when struck by a sea she did not fall off in the least , Proceeding to Spithead the Great Britain passed under the stern of the Apollo troop-ship , _G'onmiandci Maclean , just arrived from the Mediterranean with troops , the only man-of-war lying there . As a com . pliment to the first pennant ever met by the Great Britain , Captain Hosken fired a gun , and all ha nds on board gave three hearty cheers , -which were

    responded to by the crew and soldiers on board the : Apollo , that crowded her decks to Yiew the monster steam-ship . The Great Britain passed the Nab Light at 3 . 45 p . m ., and pursued her course . It now became very thick , and began to blow hard from the southward and eastward ; No . 2 spencer was set , with the jib , being about one-tenth part of the canvas she ean spread . With tliis she reached Dungeness at 11 . 30 p . m ., and anchored in the Downs at 1 . 30 Sunday morning . At eight a . m ., on Sunday morning , the Great Britain again got under weigh . When _oj Margate it came on to blow a furious gale from the north-east . Abreast the Nore Light a small steamer was seen about three miles ahead , and in one hour

    and a quarter the Great Britain was along side _. This vessel proved to be the Water Witch , running between Hull and London , and considered to be a fast boat . On entering the River , it was found to be cxceediuglycrowded with vessels , and the wind was still blowing terrifically . On approaching Gravesend , so numerous were the colliers lying there , that no passage was visible for the Great Britain . She still pursued her course , however , at full speed , and with the strength of the flood-tide running , and threaded through them all like a cutter , withthc exception of one brig , which vessel , from breaking her sheer , came in contact with the side of the Great Britain , and thereby lost her bowsprit . The noble

    ship came up to Woolwich at the former rate , when she slackened her speed from that port to Blackwall , reaching the latter place at a quarter to four r , M , In her progress up the River _shewaschcevedbya great number of persons who , anticipating her arrival , assembled at the wharfs , and thus welcomed her . At Blackwall the Railway-pier was crowded to excess , more so than it has been known to be for years . At Blackwall-stairs , and on every point and wharf In the vincinity , spectators assembled . The Water Witch , which the Great Britain passed , did not arrive at Blackwall until one honr and eight minutes _aftts the Great Britain . The colossal . ship is lying off _k Brunswick Pier , Blackwall , and doubtless will i ; the admiration and wonder of hundreds of thousands , as well as most interesting to nautical and scientific

    men , as much for her peculiar rig as for the means bv which she is made to move through tlie water , with . outthe aid of her sails , by apowcr equal to 1000 horses . It has been suggested that the directors should make such arrangements , that the inhabitants of the great metropolis may be taken from the railway to the ship at one certain charge . Wc know tli _' is plan would be much approved in high quarters , and we hope such a measure will be adopted . During eight months , in wliich the vessel was to be seen at Bristol , at one shilling per head , the receipts averaged £ 1 !) per day , and there is little doubt that with the con . vonienco the railway affords for passengers _coiiiinj down , the receipts in London will be very large , an ! will , we trust , amply satisfy tho directors for having given the large population of the metropolis a chance of seeing her .

    Mk. Benjamin Wood, M.P. Ron Soithwahk.-W...

    Mk . Benjamin Wood , M . P . ron _Soithwahk .-We arc requested to state that this gentleman lis in a very dangerous state from the effects of an attack of paralysis , and no hopes are entertained of bis ultimate recovery . —Correspondent . A Veteran . —Thirty years have now nearly nm their coure since the return of " gentle peace , " anil we are frequently called upon to record the dropping away of the remains of the warriors who _shmi _« the dangers of the angry period of the preview twenty-five years . As the raee becomes scarce » peculiar interest attaches to those who remain , w we believe few * have seen more active service , a different climes , than the humble individual v lios

    career we are about to notice . Andrew Dowie , B « object ofthe following sketch , in early life served be apprenticeship in the Edinburgh Advertiser office , _» shortly after , in the vear 1792 , he enlisted into tK 42 nd Koyal Highlanders , which corps the follow ; year joined the allies in Flanders under the _Dukem York , and shared in all the fatigues , during a winter of unusual severity , of the memorable retreat throm _* Holland and Germany , so ably conducted by fjcnci *? Sir David Dundas aud Ilarcourt , iu daily coniW with an enemy greatly their superior in _mimta _j- ' under the famous Marshals Pichegru & nd _Macdoii'ui It was during this retreat that the 42 nd _ae- _'uiie _** the red plume for recovering , after a fierce contcs

    two guns lost by the nth Light Dragoons , at inaj : crmaslen , in Holland , for which service Sir Da ™ Dundas conferred this badge of honour on them , _^ the llth , which they have since yielded to nor In 1798 the subject of our narrative was at the takffll of Minorca . In 1 S 01 he was present at the battle " Alexandria , and , during the action , directed the »' tention of Major Stirling to a stand of colours , tf possession of a small body of Invinciblcs , who V pent themselves up in a corner of Cleopatra ' s lW j near Alexandria ; the major , sans ceremonic , cft ' t' ' ? a speedy capture of the colours , about which so i _«* subsequent dispute took place , * he was also V advance to Grand Cairo . In 1802 he returned W

    discharged , after having seen , in the course of _« £ years , his corps three times renewed . In 1803 _»• enlisted anew into the 21 st Fusiliers , and after vw knocking * about , was , in 1813 , in active seri _& against tlie French along the base of the _Appcwf ' and at the surrender of Genoa . In- the followiB ' year he was at the taking of Washington , and " , affair at Baltimore , where the service lost the wf General Ross , and afterwards at tho _unfovt'i _^ attack on New Orleans , where the 21 st _suffciw , "' fearfully , and where General Packenham was si * After much service in the West Indies lie again <¦ turned home , and was discharged with a pension " one shilling a day . His faithful companion L arms , " who followed him in the field of danger , * : survives , and _durinc their _nfireirrinatioiis lias F

    sented him with fourteen cliildren . Besides hU 1 sion , he earns a trifling addition by acting ' officer to some societies ; he is now in his T 3 ro _;* •* _^ and being of veiy temperate habits , enjoys tolen „ health , and is ready to "fight a battle o ' er fl _& We understand he has in MS . details of most ot « has fallen under his notice , whicli might _thr" _* _^ rays on the history of events , and greatly uu the "fireside traveller , " but being without then _" of laying it before the public , it remains in o hscu —Edinburgh Advertiser . HoiLOWAY' 8 PlIAS AND OlSIMEST—A ? _EXJP _* _^ mkaby Case . — Mi's . Fry , of 35 , Trafalgar- * _^ Walworth , was , on the 10 th of April last , aflo fi _? _e as a patient at Guy ' s Hospital , with a badleg _* _# years' standing ; it was nearly as hard as ' _ljjT _iiiS nine ulcers , and dreadfully swollen . Mt ¦*; _jjlb the least benefit in the Hospital , she left on wj . -, of May ; on the 18 th of October she was W » _fe w Professor Holloway ' s establishment , _"' "" _i < f wrapped in a blanket , not being able to si . _^ even puta shoe or stocking on . In five vve _cw _^ radically cured by means of the Ointment ana Is not this truly wonderful ?

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  • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 1, 1845, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns4_01021845/page/2/