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      Febbuary 1, 3845. The Northern Star. ¦

      fEBBUARY 1 , 3845 . THE NORTHERN STAR . ¦

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      THE GHABTER , AND SO SURREXDER The lords ofthe soil claim the poor man ' s toil 5 Bis labour to them is given _yor a crust of bread and a straw-roofed shed , Thoug h bleak as the -winds of heaven . Jo sow and till , so that valley and hill 3 Iaj yield * up their fertile store , _Unst-the toiler slave , ana at last receive The busks , when his labour ' s o'er . In thegloomy mine , where no light doth shine Save the ray from the miner ' s lamp—There oppression's slave -finds an early grave , _Consom d by the blighting damp .

      Bat what reck the great for the sufferer ' s fate , Though they torture his life away 1 _TThen their victim bleeds , thus their conscience pleads" 0 , his was bnt vulgar clay . " ¦ Then the millocrat proud proclaims aloud That" bread should to all be given ;" Yet his slavish thrall must , afore ttem oil , For vengeance appeal to heaven . 0 God ! must the poor , wrongs like these endure At the hands of the paniper ? d few 1—Must they toil and bleed , and yet vainly plead For ihe right that to them is due > In a Oirisfian land 1 must the millions stand Enshrouded in pauper gloom , Till their hearts decay , and their soulless clay Is housed in the _pauner ' s tomb ?

      So ! lat Us once more , as _hrdays of yore , By our Charter firmly stand , like the rock as firm , when it braves the storm That breaks on our sea-girt strand -While a hope remains , let Tis cast our chains At the feet of tlie tyrant band , And our watchword be ' - ' Man ' s equality , And the right to our fatherland V _Stanrford-Etrett , Leeds . _Havvd Ross

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      _SOXXETS . " Man ' s inhumanity to man - Makes countless thousands mourn . ''—Burns . I stood ( a stranger ) in the City ' s mart , _vThere all the sons of toil and trade were met ; And there I saw , what my poor sicken'd heart , Long as it throbs with life , will ne'er forget The storm was howling—darkness veQ'dthe skies—And there I saw , stand diiverhjgin the storm , Poor human beings , lifting up their eyes For bread to succour _famish'd ones at home ! The blind and lame came halting through the crowd!—loath , manhood , a » 4 " ihe man of hoary head . " gome Wkisper'd of their ills , some mourn'd aloud , And craved , for heaven ' s sake , a crust of bread 1 I saw the rich man pass unheeding by—Bnfeltby him their grief , unheard by him their cry .

      Is this , thought J , equality and right 1 Can such a system dignify our land ! It this the Vberty for which we fight ? 0 , sheath your swords , and nerveless he each hand . Then monster Man ! I blush to call thee brother . The reason which then hoastfst of damns thee more ' Pride , wealth , would even make thee scorn thy mother , And stain thy fingers with a brother ' s gore ! h cannot last for ever . Vengeance burns Around the tyrant , and his power shall fall ; -When Justice to her ancient seat returns ,

      And Truth ' s immortal light is shed on all : Then tyrants ' chains from Britons shall be hurl'd , And Justice , Love , and Truth shall govern all the world . Tate ,

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      CONINGSBY ; or THE NJEW _GErJEBATION . BrB . i _> 'isBAELi , Esq ., M . P . —London : Colburn , Great Marlborough-street . ( Continued from the Northern Star of January 25 th . ) Having attained his eighteenth year , Cokikgbby leaves Eton , and his -first visit is to Beaumanoir . On Jus way he makes the acquaintance of a mysterious personage at a wayside inn , whither he is driven for shelter by a sudden storm , while traversing on foot one of the ancient forests of the midland coonties , where , in -days of old , _Gorman kings hunted , and Saxon outlaws plundered . The scene is beautifully described , and tiie emotions of the hero of the story ¦ _graphically pourtrayed . We give Co ** i * SGSBr s first interview with

      _SIBOX 1 A . The wind howled , tbe branches of the forest stirred , and sent forth sounds like an incantation . Soon might he distinguished the various voices of the mighty trees , ss they expressed their terror or their agony . The oak roared , the beech shrieked , the elm sent forth its deep and long-drawn grow ; while ever and anon , amid a moitcntary pause , the- ' passion of the ash was heard in _inoans of thrilling anguish . Coningsby hurried on ; the forest became less close .

      A place of refuge was at hand : screened from his first glance by _eome elm trees , the ascending smoke now betrayed a roof which Coningsby reached before the tempest ~ Br * ke . The forest inn was also a farm-house . There tos a comfortable-looking kitchen enough ; but the ingle zedk tos full of smokers , and Coningsby was glad to avail lamself of tbe only private room for the simple meal _idiich they offered him . Only eggs and "bacon ; _Tmt very welcome to a pedtstrian and a hungry one . As he stood at the window of his little apartment , _etching the large drops that were the heralds of the _romiag hurricane , and waiting for his repast , a flash Of _SiMaine illumined the whole country , and a horseman it fall _syced , followed by his groom , galloped up to the COOT .

      The remarkable beauty of the animal so attracted Ccmngsby _' _s attention , that it prevented him catching ran a _gumpse of the rider , who rapidly dismounted and Hfttreo the inn . The host shortly after came in and asked Coningsby whether he had any objection to a fauleniaa , who was driven there by the storm , sharing las room until it subsided . The consequence of the _immtdiate assent of Coningsby was , that the landlord Alfred , and soon relumed , ushering in an individual , who ifcttlSli perhaps ten years older than Coningsby , was ttiH , according to Hippocrates , in the period of lusty jomh . He was above the middle height , and of a _dis-SnguUiv-a an- and figure ; pale , with an impressive hrow , wi dark _evts ofsreac intelligence .

      The stranger belonged to that faith "the Apostles professed before they followed their Master ; " he therefore courteously declined to assist _Coxixgsbv in ihe dmoiyiing ofa dish of eggs and bacon . _Convasitjoji wa 3 j however , heartily engaged in by both _y _* _" _- _^ _* CosrxcsBT vras enchanted by the astonishing in formation , and original thought , of bis _compa-^ _f ' . - _^ e aSe _ueeds great men ; and , according to Mm' / c , they exist not , or have not as yet shown _MwuH-ivcs ; " the age does not believe in great men , « ta _* osc ji discs not possess any : tlie spirit ofthe age Blue veiy thing that a great man changes . " The paper asserts that almost everything great that Ms U . V 11 done , has been done by youth , in proof of _""s he eloquently runs over the *

      ACHIEVEMENTS OF TOBSG MES . _ Bon John , of Austria , won lepanto at ttrenty-five , — _3 k * greatest battle of modern time;—had it not hern for me jealousy of _HuTip , the next year he would have been Emperor of Mauritaui . Gaston de Foix was only _twentymo when he stood a victor on the plain of Ravenna _, ¦ tvery one remembers Conde , and Rocroy at the same age . Custavus Aaolphus died at 13 iirty . eighL Look at Ms Captains 1 that wonderful Poke of Weimar , only thirty-¦ ax when he died . Banier himself , with all Ms miracles , _•^ at forty-five . _CorteswasKtUemo-re than thirty wh _« n & gazed npon . the golden cupolas of Mexico . -When Hanriec of Saxony died at thirty-two all Europe ackuow _& bed the loss of the greatest Captain aud profoundest ¦

      _"tatesman of tbe age . Then there is Nelson , CUve—but % 0 are warriors , and perhaps you may think there are _Setter things than war . I do not ; I worship the Lord - 'Biists . But take the most illustrious achievements of ¦ _^ prudence . Innocent HL , the greatest of the Popes , ** _s * iii e despot of Christendom at thirty-seven ; John de a _"" was a Cardinal at fifteen , and ( Juicciardini tells _^ _j _k-ffled with his state-craft Perdmandof Araagon _hhnnM _** * lras 1 > 0 _- ' as Leo 3 _f _*» at thirty-seven ; Luther Tali _^ of _" _^ _- * hest Province at thirty-five . VBua 1 _- SttS _Loyola and * Tonn _^ _esfey _. they worked with ? wains . Ignatius was only thirty when he made j _^ _!^{? iiaage , and wrote ihe - "Spiritual Exercises " _Fiwfi rSIOte a _^ reat work at sixteen , the greatest of _j _^ _um-ai , and died at flurry-seven ! Ah . ' that fatal - * _i * u , _which reniinds me of Byron , greater even as nsa than a writer . Was it experience that guided _uie _nrti ¦• " _-- " « _" — _>—i _~ _"w _~ . - _«« _«» v »

      ue , hwii " Raphael _when he painted the palaces of _~ _* - He died , too , at thirty-seven . Richelieu was j _^^ _J of State at thirty-one . Well , then , there are leave off * _aaA Kt , » _toth _^ _M _^ ters before other men _^ ims cri < iet * G «> tius was in great practice at _seven-^^ nQ _Attoruey-Ceueralattttenty-fo-ar . And _Acgna-^ _k _^ _luaviraivas General of tbe Jesuits , ruled every _^ . _^ _-u ! Europe , and colonized America before he was _I _^ j _ - _---sevexi _. But it is needless to multiply instances . « story of heroes is the history of youth . fievoW - 0111 _nugttbe added iiegianfs ofthe French _Boc _^ _' _^ - _m _' -ghty _. "whether for good or evil : — _taiorori r . ? > n uerorof the Austrians , the pacifitlurhr « . - Vende e , the rival of Napoleon , died at _¦^ _Ij-t / ears of age . _iSfAPorEOS himself had _jT"" » ' lonJouse , won the hatttes of Lodiand the _PnbhV a acaiCTcd the first eoiisulship of the _reitan _^ " _^ _twyed ihat RepnhHc and made himself , , _rworof thfl fta „ i-. _^ u _^ a ? . ;„ _iM , fi , < «> « _- + 1 . 0

      ife cm _^ - m , qpe ; surpassed _Haskibal- and gainea _flBlieSms _Tieloly on _& e plains of Austerlife , _^ _f-jr _^ + _l _^ _^ - _^* _?' 25115 _^' _^* Nor should _* W Jle le gislative cliiefs of that reTolntion : — t * . _iif ? _wonder of his age , who died at _forty-^ _S-f _^ _w _^" _^ _^^ thirty-foiir .: _* _**« iy > t 1 _% " _i _Bnrortonate , _Gamuxe Besmoouxs , _^ _-ft-itn _+, , - _SeTolutionarv Tribunal , when re-% . -2 - : ate , _£ c , wiUnotbe forgotten— " Thiriya ; . . ; j ' , _£ > '* Oj tht Suns-cidlok Jvsits Christ , what he - _or-mast we omit the iianie of tho fiery ,

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      heroic , and _eloquent apostle of equality , St . Jusr , who gave up ha life f or the manv at the age of twenty-six . And last , not least ; the migStiest -huropean man of his day , «« _Robesmerke , the incorruptible ; who / _wfoi-c _hewasthirtv-fivovcftrsofage , had achieved the dictatorshi p of France , and aname , wnieh is yet , and will for ever be , the hate and terror of aristocrats . The stranger and Coningsby part , but _firs-t—I long to see your mare again , said Coningsby . She seemed to me so beautiful .

      She is not only of pure race , said the stranger , but of the highest aud rarest breed in Arabia . Her name is " The Daughter ofthe Star . " She is a foal of tliat famous mare which belonged to the Prince of the _TTahabees ; and to possess which , I believe , was one ofthe principal causes of war between that tribe and the Egyptians . The Pacha ° f _^ gypt gave her to me , and I would not change her for her statue in pure gold , even carved by Lysippus . Come rouud to ihe stable and see her . The Daughter ofthe Star bounded away with the "Wandering Jew , " as if she scented the air of the desert from which she and her rider had alike

      sprung . The day after his adventur e at the Forest Inn , Go . _vlvgsbv arrived at Beaumanoir . He had not Tisited the family of Ms friend for some years , and now experienced a most affectionate reception . At the diuuer table of the noble host he encounters « Mr . Eustace Lyle , a _Ftoman Catholic , and the richest commoner in the county . After dinner , when the ladies had withdrawn , and tlie usual political conversation had commenced , the _JS ew Poor Law was the principal subject of discourse . We have before intimated that the Duke ( Rutland ) was a supporter of the _^ ow Peer- Law , though not harshly so ; on the Other hand , Ills Whig son-in-law , Lord Everingham , a clear-headed , cold-blooded man , looked upon the _^ cw Pooi * Law as another Magna Charta . Opposed to this fast , was Lord Henry , son of the D uke ( Lord John Manners' ) , who-would not listen tothe Statistics , Dietary Tables , and Commissioners' Reports .

      He went far higher than his father : far deeper than his brother-in-law . He _represeuteAio tlie Duke that the order of the Peasantry was as ancient , legal , and recognised an order as tlie order of the _Sobility : that it had distinct rights and privileges , though for centuries they had been iuvaded and violated , and permitted to fall into desuetude . He impressed upon the Duke that the parochial constitution of this country was more important than its poMcal constitution - that it was more ancient , more universal in its influence ; and that this parochial constitution had already been shaken to its centre by tbe New Poor law . He assured his father that it would never

      be wen for England until this order of the Peasantry was restored to its pristine condition ; not merely in physical comfort , for that must vary according to the economical circumstances of the rime , like that of every class ; but to its condition in all those moral attributes which make a recognised rank in a nation ; and which , in a great degree , are independent of economies , manners , customs , ceremonies , rights , and privileges . Henry thinks , said LordEveringham , that the people are to be fed by dancing round a May-pole . But mill the people be more fed because they do not dance round a May-pole 1 urged Lord Henry . Obsolete customs ; said Lord Ereringham . And why should dancing rouud a May-pole be more obsolete than holding a Chapter of the Garter ? asked Lord Henry .

      The Duke , who was a blue ribbon , felt this a home thrust . I must say , said his Grace , that I , for one , deeply regret that our popular customs have been permitted to fall so into desuetude . The spirit of the age is against such _foiugs , saiaLoril Everinghain . And what is the spirit of tlie age ? asked Coningsby . The spirit of utility , said Lord Everingham . And you think , then , that ceremony is not useful ? urged Coningsby , milttly . It depends upon circumstances , said Lord Everingham . There are some ceremonies , no doubt , that are very proper , and , of course , very useful . But the best thing we can do for tlie labouring classes is to provide them with work .

      But-what do you mean by the labouring classes , Everingham S asked Lord Henry . Lawyers are a labouring class , for instance ; and , by the bye , sufficiently provided with work . But would you approve of Westminster Hall being denuded of all its ceremonies ? And the long vacation being abolished I added Coningsby . ; Theresa brings me terrible accounts of tlie sufferings of the poor about us , said the Duke , shaking his head . Women think everything to be suffering ! said Lord Everingham . How do you find them about you , Mr . Lyle ? continued the Duke . 1 have revived the monastic custom at St . Genevieve , said the young man , blushing very much . There is an almsgiving twice a-week .

      Lord Henry objects to the working classes being called "labourers , " and insists that their rightful title is "the peasantry , " to deprive them of which is to wrong them . We dissent from this view . The name of " peasant" is associated with all that is serfish and slavish in the feudal system . Witness the state ofthe peasantry of this country centuries ago ; those of France previous to the revolution ; and those of Russia in the present day . On the other hand , " labourer" is in our -view an honourable title—a view shared in by the great William _Cobbeii ; who , when persecuted by the base "Whigs , _pvondly claimed the appellation of " labourer" as liis class _^ esignation . Sir . D'Ishaeu favours a return to the almsgiving system as a means of alleviating the wants of tlie poor . Here is a picture of

      THE ALMSGIVING AT ST . CEXEVIEVE . Par as the eye could reach there spread before them a savage sylvan scene . It wanted perhaps undulation of surface , but tliat deficiency was greatly compensated by the multitude and prodigious size of the trees ; they were the largest indeed tliat could be well met with in England , and there is no part of Europe where the timber is so huge . The broad interminable glades , tlie vast avenues , the quantity of deer browsing or bounding in all directions , tlie thickets of yellow gorse and green fern , and the _breeae that even in the stillness of summer was ever playing over this table land , all produced an animated and renovating scene . It was like suddenly visiting another country , living among other manners , and breathing another air . They stopped for a few minutes at a p * _vjili _W built for thepurposes ofthe chase , and then returned , all gratified by this visit to what appeared to be tlie higher regions ofthe earth .

      As they approached the brow of the hill , that hung over St . Genevieve , they heard the great beD sound . What Is that ! asked the Duchess . It is alms-giving day , replied Mr . Lyle , looking a little embarrassed , andfor the first time blushing . The people of the parishes with which I am connected come to St . Genevieve twice a week at tliis hour . And what is your system ? hundred Lord Everingham , who had stopped , interested by tie scene . What check have you % The rectors of the different parishes grant certificates to those who in tlieir belief merit bounty according to the rales which I have established . These arc again visited by mv almoner , who countersigns the certificate , and then they present it at the postcrn-gate . The certificate explains the nature of their necessities , and my steward acts on his discretion . Manimn , 1 see ikem , exclaimed Lady Theresa .

      Perhaps your Grace may think that they might be relieved without all this ceremony , said Mr . Lyle , extremely confused . But I agree with Henry and Mr . Coningsby that ceremony is not , as too commonly supposed , an idle form ; I wish the people constantly and visibly to comprehend that property is their protector and their friend . My reason is with you , Mr . Lyle , said the Duchess , as well as my heart . They came along the valley , a procession of nature , whose groups an artist might have studied . The old man , who loved the pilgrimage too much to avail himself ofthe privilege ofa substitute accorded to his grey hairs : he came in person with his grand-child and his staff . There also came the widow with her child at the breast , and others clinging to her form ; some sorrowful faces , and some pale ; many-a serious one ; and now and then a frolic glance ; many a dame iu her red cloak , and many a maiden with her light basket , curly-headed urchins with demure looks , and sometimes a stalwart form baffled for a time of the labour which he desired . But not a heart

      there that did not bless tlie bell that seuuded from the tower of St . Genevieve ! A beautiful p icture is the above , but when we have said that , that is all we can say . F «> tf-y the thing reads in print—pretty would the scene be on canvas , but for a reality , the scheme _^— if it can be so dignified—would be a mockery to meet the end designed ; Private benevolence is exemplary ; and so long as rich and poor exist , those of the former , who from their superfluities give aid to then * unfortunate fellowcreatures , will naturally , and rightly command admiration for their good deeds . But to seriously recommend a system of almsgiving as a means of

      dealing with the " _Condition-of-Englanfl Question is preposterous . Besides , such a return to monastic mummeries as above pictured , is hardly in accordance with—need we say is utterly opposed to—the present enli ghtenment of the labouring classes . It is not a return to the " good old times" when the baron and the priest , or the parson and the squire , were the local gods in every town and hamlet , that is now _vvantedtoregencrate England . What is _neeucdiaajust recognition of the rights , social and political , of the _wealth-producei-s , guaranteeing to them the fruits of their toil . Too long have the working classes been the dupes and slaves of the system expressed in _DicKESs' Chimes : —

      " Ob , let us love our occupations , Bless the squire and his relations , Lire upon our daily rations , And always keep our proper stations V But the reign of that system is drawing to a close The -working classes—already partially enlightened as to their real value in society , the causes of their wrongs , and the necessary remedies—will not much longer submit to tho brul _^ liti es ofa Poor Law -and Mr . D'lsRAEumav be assured will be as little inclined to go back to the slavish , debasing system ot monastic relief . Justice , not charity , is the requirement of the present age . With these remarks we close the first vol nine of Conbtpdv .

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      THE CHRONICLES OF THE BASTILE . J . C . _Acwby , 72 , Mortimer-6 trect , Cavendish-square . ( Continued from the Northern Star of January 25 . ) We resume our notice of this excellent publication , wnicn _ive iind on further perusal to exceed our most sanguine expectations when reading the first number _, lhe author , whoever he is , need not hesitate to assert his claims to popularity with tho best writers of the p ay . His portraits are drawn with great ability ; indeed we know nothing superior to his pictures of _P'Abgexso . v , the infernal Lieutenant of Police to Louis XIV . ; Jacques , the spy , the hero of the work ; Maitre ( iuiXAULT , the blood-stained usurer ; Sr . _IVLinc , the governor of the Bastile ; and Madame de Maistexox , the consort and ruler of Louis Quatobze . The dialogue is pointed , and never slackens .

      The author is evidently well read in French history , and paints the Paris of the 17 th century , as though he were now an actor in the scenes he describes . The copious foot-notes will be found of value to the student in history , while they serve to authenticate the frightful revelations of these " Chronicles . " The length of the two extracts given below leaves us no room for further comment tliis week , but we shall return to the work again . The following frightful scene is extracted from Part VII . Julie de St . Au . ney , daughter of the Baron de St . Ausey , imprisoned in the Bastile by the monster _D'Argessox , is taken bv St . _Maho , tho governor and his nephew Corbe , to see the different dungeons of the fortress , no doubt with the view of terrifying her into compliance with the accursed designs entertained against her . She is taken to the dungeon of the ditch of one of the _tOWCl'S , wllCl'C she

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      THE MASIAO . OP THE 1 SASTVLT .. It was an arched vault , about twelve feet square , recking with mephitic vapours , with only the smallest possible aperture to admit air ; tlie stones under foot . _WCl'C covered with a layer of slime , half an inch thick : the walls , too , dripped with moisture , and large unsightly masses of fungii grew from them , luxuriating in the unwholesome atmosphere , and mingling with it their own pestilential breath . He ' s only been here twenty-five years , observed Covbs , elevating his torch , and pointing with his finger to a certain part of the dungeon . Who ? ejaculated Julie , in a scarcely audible voice ; no one can live here 1 Me does , again remarked Corbe ; look yonder !

      _^ Impelled by a feeling she could not resist , the affrighted girl followed tbe direction of her guide ' s hand , but no sooner beheld the spectacle that presented itself than she uttered a suppressed scream of horror that ought to have touched the Governor _' sheart—had he possessed one—and covering her face 111111 her hands attempted to reascend the stairs leading from the dungeon . Go on further , exclaimed St . Marc , barring her egress ; he won't hurt thee . There was no alternative , for he advanced to the door

      ofthe den , and effectually closed the passage against her . The light from Corbe's torch fell full upon au objecthuman in form—that sat huddled up , all of a heap , propping up his face with his hands , in a remote corner of the den ; two planks , placed transversely across a couple of iron bars cemented into the wall , served him for abed * . a litter of straw , wet and rotten , for a pillow ; an old rug for covering ; his feet and legs were bare , as likewise his arms , whilst the remainder of his body was enveloped in a coarse blanket that scarcely served thepurpoBefor which it was intended .

      He was an old man—with grey hair , which hung over his shoulders in long matted shocks , and his beard had grown to such a prodigious length that , as he sat , it veacheu the ground . His eyes were hollow , but brightalthough nearly concealed by tbe shaggy brows above them—and remained fixed in one direction , notwithstanding the attempt Corbe made to attract his notice , by waving the torch so as to cast its light upon him . By his side stood a pitcher , and a lump of bread , on which a troop of rats had just heen feasting , for twffcr three still remained , iu spite ofthe Governor , who in vain tried to scare them by stamping his foot , and striking liis cane upon the ground . , Had he known they were the prisoner ' s daily companions—that he had accustomed to feed from lus hand—he would have killed them outright —but he did not , and so they burrowed in the straw beneath their master .

      The feeling now uppermost in Julie ' s breast was compassion , not horror ; she could even bear to _loolt at that unfortunate , and the large tears fell from her eyes as she gazed upon liis emaciated form . You may speak to him , said St . Marc ; he won't understand you ; he has not spoken to anybody for years : hesides , he ' s mad . The man looked round , and his unearthly eyes flashed fire , but that was all the notice he took of the group , until Julie , stepping forward , addressed him : May G od in Ids mercy , said she , forgive thy persecutors , and soon call thee to his bosom ! This shall be my prayer for thee . ' The man listened to the gentle tones that fell upon his ear , and two large tears rolled down his cheek ; he heaved a deep sigh , muttering in a voice that was awfuuy distinct , at the same time bending Ms gaze full upon Julie .

      Heaven , then , has come at last J 0 ! I have prayed for it night and day ! no ! all night—there ' s no day here Sweet angel ! God ' s messenger ! Back , back ! Don't come nearer ! I am of earth ! thou art of heaven ! a spirit from paradise ! Ah ! ah ! ah ! they thought tO keep me here for ever ! but 1 prayed to die ! and heaven has come atlast ! Twenty-five years ! Butlhavenotforgottenit They want to lull me , but I won't die ! I have something yet to tell ! 0 ! 0 ! a tale of blood ! my poor master But I know where they buried him ! Yes ! 01 d . Jaco . ues Motrin knows!—ha ! ha ! ha ! The state of surprise into which this unexpected speech threw both St . Marc and Corbe was probably the reason that neither attempted to stop him ; but perceiving that he was likely to make some awkward disclosures , the Governor took Julie by the arm , and pushed her out of the dungeon , leaving Corbe to close the door upon the old man , -who was still muttering when they quitted his presence .

      DUEGENSON AND THE SPY COMING EVENTS CAST THEIB SHADOWS BEFOBE . I hear there is much discontent amongst the people , Jacques , remarked D'Argenson , after a pause ; hast thou heard or perceived any thing of tlie sort ? I have , Monseigneur , replied the spy , sternly . Hast thou learnt the cause ? asked the lieutenant of police . There are many causes , Monseigneur , responded Jacques , elerating his voice ; heavy imposts—low wages —dear food—scarcity of employment—unequal lawsan over-bearing clergy—an oppressive aristocracy—Bah " , ejaculated D'Argenson , impat iently : It was tlie same years ago . And may he , for years to come , Monseigneur ; but it will have an end : the people—The people ! reiterated the lieutenant of police contemptuously ; the people indeed Bali !

      You may aflect to despise the people , Monseigneur ; but beware how you trample on their feelings—Bah ! again ejaculated the former , apparently endeavouring to divest himself of the idea that this portion of the community possessed such a commodity ; the scum ! Hold , 3 Ionseigneur , ' exclaimed tlie spy , glowing witli anger ; I am one of the people ; I am sprung from that very scum , and will not hear it debased in silence . Tliis to me , Sieur Jacques ! observed D'Argenson , astounded at that individual's boldness . "Why not to thee ? resumed the latter with animation ; would ' st thou deny me freedom of thought and speech ? I have only told thee truth ! It is perhaps uuwelcome , _ilonseigneur ; but 'tis truth notwithstanding . # # # - # I have known the truth prove a sure passport to the Bastile , Sieur Jacques , said he ; mort dku ! We have arrived at something indeed .

      * Tis quite a matter of taste , retorted that Uiumpres . slonable individual ; the Bastile , where one may speak the truth , to walls that can't hear it—or liberty , without the privilege of speaking it at all—or only to those tliat won't . I don't think there ' s a pin to choose . This was said with an air intended to Imply an opinion , on the part of tlie speaker , that the turn of the scale , if any , was rather in favour of the Bastile , and his conviction that it was a very comfortable sort of place , of which he was perfectly ready to become an inmate , if it would at all accommodate the Yiews of the functionary in whose presence he stood . Not that he felt any real desire that way—but he knew that by assuming an indifference io the fate with which he was indirectly menaced would have the effect of rendering his employer equally lukewarm to inflict it—a line of policy , whose efficacy he had tested on several critical occasions .

      The theory propounded by Jacques startled D'Argenson , not less than bis tacit defiance of a power which he wielded to tlie terror of all classes . # * # * But whatever were the feelings of D'Argenson on this latter score—and that they were bitter enough , the sequel ¦ will prove—he was too cunning to allow Jacques to perceive what passed within Ms mind—though even something of that might have been gathered by watching the convulsive twitchings of his mouth and eyebrows—and for the present confined himself to remarking , in answer to the spy ' s last observation , that , perhaps _experience might teach him better . To this the spy retorted only by an expressive shrug of the shoulders . "WeU , well , Maitre Jacques , continued D'Argenson , we differ both in taste and political creed ; but I would caution thee not to make open confession of thine .

      lhave , Monseigneur ; and do . I would not conceal my opinions , even fror . i his most Christian Majesty . Maitre Jacques , thou art roing too far , resumed D'Ar genson , very rapidly noting _; he spy ' s words ; thou must keep that democratic spirit within bounds , or the worst of punishments , short of h _.-uy ing , will ultimately be thine . And what may that be ? asked the spy , with an ironical smile . The Bastile , Sieur Jacques , the Bastile ; _jangdieu . ' It has no terrors for me , Monseigneur ; I have nothing to lose . By the worst of punishments , I thought something even worse was in store for me . ' Ah ! exclaimed the lieutenant of police ; worse than that ? worse than hanging , or than the Bastile ! "Worse than the Bastile , Maitre Jaques ? ventre bleu . ' "Worse than either , Monseigneur ; worse than the one _fil-Btand the other after .

      , Ah ! again ejaculated the other , in a tone tliat expressed great doubt as to tlieir existing anything worse , and great curiosity to be made acquainted with the wevct , W order , when the opportunity offered , of favouring Jacques

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      [ with the benefit of his own discovery : this , of course , was a private resolution . w , Monseigneur , I know of two punishments , that to an honest man , are _wotse ihan cither hanging or the _Basi'ie . He paused . Name them ! name them ! exclaimed D'Argenson , impatiently . The first , Monseigneur , is the being an honest man , and in the pay of his most Christian Majesty ' s lieutenant of police ! The second—again he paused . Well , Sieur Jacque 3 , observed D'Argenson , growing pale : and the second ? Is the being his most Christian Majesty ' s lieutenant of police , retoited Jacques , bowing ; and gathering his large cloak about him , slowly quitted the apartment , leaving his disconcerted employer foaming with indignation .

      This is too much , exclaimed tlie latter , as soon as he could command his feelings sufficiently to give them utterance ; but it will be my turn next . Thou shalt not beard me with impunity tonnene dieu ! Let us reflect ; let v . reflect ; continued he , speaking to himself ; 'tis time I should act ! yes ! yes ! I'll not trust thee any longer , Maitre Jacques : thou art growing troublesome ! in league too with the baron ! oh ! I have not done with thee , yet but—we must wait—we must wait ! The Bastile is not bad enough for thee , eh ? nor hanging ! ah ! ah ! ah ! thou art difficult to please , sang dieu ! but I have not done with thee yet ! and easing his mind , at intervals , with sueh exclamations as these , D'Argenson resumed his labours , nor ceased them until long past tlie hour of midnight .

      The Three Impostors. Dundee. J.^Myles, 2...

      THE THREE IMPOSTORS . Dundee . J . _^ Myles , 201 , Overgatc . London : Watson , _Paul ' s-alley . This is a translation from the French , of a , work published at Amsterdam in 177 ( 3 , hut supposed to belong originally to 'imuch earlier period . The question of its antiquity is amply discussed in tho body of the work , and constitutes 0110 of its most interesting and attractive features . The publisher says : "The edition from "which the present is translated , was brought mo from _^ Paris by a distinguished defender of civil and religious liberty : and as my friend had an anxiety , from a thorough conviction of its interest and value , to sec it published in the English language , I have , from like reelings , brought it before the public , as I am convinced that it is an excellent antidote to superstition and intolerance , and eminently calculated to promote the cause of freedom , justice , and morality . " We recommend this work to all 'free inquirers and searchers for the truth .

      The World Within. By The Rev. J. E. Smit...

      THE WORLD WITHIN . By the Rev . J . E . Smith , M . A . B . D . Cousins , Duke-street , Lincoln 's-innlields . This little book professes to be a description of the interior of the earth , with its inhabitants , cities , temples , and basilicas , social and domestic institutions , with other curiosities never before heard of in this world without . The author narrates that when at Smyrna he resolved to visit the ruins of Enhcsus , and that on his journey to the famous city ot Diana he encountered a party of Turkish travellers , with whom he took up his quarters at a caravansary . After their repast the Turks commenced smoking and chewing opium , of which last enjoyment the author partook , ignorant of the nature and effects of that

      remarkable stimulant . The consequence was , that he in a very short time swooned away , becoming dead to all mundane impressions , or rather the world became dead to him , he being as lively as ever , and as happy and frolicsome as if he had been transported to heaven itself . In this state he finds himself transported to the interior of the earth , where he beholds the wonders which form the subject of these revelations . He is guided during his visit by one of the female inhabitants , so beautiful that even Tom Moore could not adequately describe her charms ; the author adds , that compared with his subterranean guide , the Venus of Cleomenes was but a poor , ordinarylooking creature , and not fit to hold a basin of water to wash the fingers of the perfect creature who officiated as his cicerone .

      Tor the wonderful things shown and told by this more than Venus , we must refer our readers to the book itself . The name of the author is sufficient guarantee that what he has written lacks nothing in regard to originality , and we may add that both instruction and amusement will be found likewise . 'Tis a pity for Mr . Smith but that he had flourished in a less sceptical age than the present ; born a few hundred years ago , his visions would have been swallowed as gospel truth , and himself had a fair chance of rivalling the great Mahomet .

      The Medical Argus. Johnson, 60 , St. Mar...

      THE MEDICAL ARGUS . Johnson , 60 , St . Martin ' s-la _» e . This is a new metropolitan weekly medical journal _, intended to advocate the interests of the general practitioners of medicine , surgery , and midwifery . The first number contains articles on Sir James Graham ' s . Medical Bill , and the financial accounts of the Royal College of Surgeons . There are also reports of some most interesting medical cases and lectures , both at home and abroad .

      The Triumph Of Truth; Or, A Commonsense ...

      THE TRIUMPH OF TRUTH ; OR , A COMMONSENSE VINDICATION OF THE LAWS OF NATURE . This small tract contains an exposition of the science of medical botany , as taught by Dr . Coffin , of Leeds , and detailed in a series of lectures delivered by linn in several parts of Yorkshire : also , answers to the objectors to the Doctor ' s theory . The tract may be had for a penny on application to the Doctor , at 16 , Trafalgar-street , Leeds ,

      The Truth-Seeker, And Temperance Advocat...

      THE TRUTH-SEEKER , AND TEMPERANCE ADVOCATE . This is a new monthl y publication devoted to the advocacy of Total abstinence principles , and the Water Cure , under the management of Dr . F . R . Lees , late Editor of the National Temperance Herald . The subjects proposed to he discussed in this publication , besides Teetotalism and the Water Cure , are Education , Chemistry , Dietetics , Physiology , Social Economy , Intellectual and Moral Philososphy and Logic , Biblical Criticism and Christian Theology ; including defences ofthe latter from the objections of sceptics , and examinations of the most celebrated -writers against Christianity . The first number containsseveralahle articles , some from the pens of eminent men . The well-known talent ofthe editor is sufficient promise of the ability "with which tills publication will be conducted . Differ from him we do , widely , on many points ; but we cannot , on that account , withhold this just tribute to his merits

      . Menus. Memoir Of Eugene Sue. At A Mome...

      . menus . MEMOIR OF EUGENE SUE . At a moment when the " Mysteries of Paris" aud the "Wandering Jew" arc exciting so much interest in this country , our readers will be pleased to learn a few particulars of their author , which we find in a French publication , Le Counter de VEurope : — Eugene Sue was born at Paris , the 10 th of December , 1804 , The Empress Josephine and her son , Prince Eugene Beauharnois , were his godmother and godfather . The Sue family is very ancient , and has been establish *! for many years at Lacolmc , near Cannes , in Provence . It is still represented there by M . Sue , a retired officer of high rank , and great uncle to the author . The great grandfather of Eugene Sue , Peter ; Ms grandfather , Joseph ; and his father , Jean Josenh . wereallsureeonsandnhvsiciansof _creat

      celebrity . Joseph Sue left extensive anatomical works , and to him the French Medical School owes the introduction of the pathology of Gaubius , which succeeded that of Boorhaave . Joseph and Jean Joseph both graduated at the Edinbnrgh University , and made known to their country , in numerous translations , the works of the Scotch Sehool of . Medicine . Our author ' s father also published "numerous works , and made some curious researches into the punishment by decapitation , and upon the effects of galvanism . He was chief physician to the Imperial Guard in the Russian campaign . After the Restoration , he became physician to the king . He lived in intimate friendship with the Empress Josephine , Franklin , Massena , Moreau , and all the great personages ofthe consulate

      epoch . He made a generous bequest to the Academy of the Fine Arts of a magnificent collection of comparative anatomy and objects of natural history , formed in his own family by four generations of physicians . This museum , of great value , constitutes a gallery in the Palace of the Fine Arts . Eugene Sue himself , according to the wishes of his father , entered upon a medical career . He was , in the quality of a surgeon , attached to the military suite of the king ; then to the staff of the army in Spain in 1823 ; then , in thesamecampaign , tothe 7 th regiment of artillery . He was present at the siege of Cadiz , at tho taking of Trocadero , and at that of Tarafa . In 1824 he quitted the land sen-ice for the naval . He made several voyages in the Atlantic : and after liavintr

      traversed the West Indies , he returned to the Mediterranean , visited Greece , and , in 1828 , was present , in the shi p Breslau , at the battle of Navarino . Returned from that campaign , and having renounced the navy and medicine , winch had no charms for him , he took up his abode at Paris , where , thanks to the handsome income which lie enjoys as a paternal inheritance , he was enabled to lead a happy and brilliant life . His favourite occupation , after the pursuit of pleasure , > as at this time painting , which he studied at his friend Gudin ' s . In 1830 an old comrade of the artillery remarked to M . Eugene Sue , " The romances of Cooper have mado the sea popular , * you ought to write us your recollections of the

      sea , and create the maritime romance of France . " The idea pleased our author . He quitted the painting-brush , took up the pen , and published " liernoek the Pirate . " Finding the thing amusing , and encouraged by success , he continued to write , following ahvely and fertile fancy . Thus appeared in succession numerous works , wliich may be put in the following order : — Sea _-ttonjattces . _—Kornock the Pirate , Pllck and rioek , Atar-Gall , the Salamander , the Watch of Koatwen . _—Mcnttnie History—History of the French Marine under Louis IV ., Abridgment of the Military Marine of every people . —Historical _Romances—LavYCiiuuiOiYfc , . _icM ! Cavalier , Lctorlcrcs _, tlie Commander of Malta . —Romances of Manners—Arthur ,

      . Menus. Memoir Of Eugene Sue. At A Mome...

      La Conearatcha , Dyleytar , l'Hotel Lambert , Mathilde _, . fee . _—Dramas—Litreaiimont , the Preten d _ross _, and several dramas of great effect , produced in concert with Messrs . Dinaux and Legouve . —Philosophical and Social Romances—The Mysteries of Paris , and the Wandering Jew . The earliest works of Eugene Sue announce a spirit free from prejudice—an ardent and sympathising nature . In the midst of the fancies of the story-telleroften side by side with the paradoxes—we still detect the keen observer , who sees the evil around him and arrests the triumph of perfid y and of violence . In the thoughtless romancer , there is always a _\* ague sentiment of social wrongs . At length , the _instii . ct ofa g enerous soul insp ired M . Eugene Sue with the idea

      of his great work—the Mysteries of Pans . M . Sue has repeated a hundred times that ho owed the first conception of that work tothe counsels of a friendly criticism . This admission is a rare instance of modesty and generosity . The fact is , that , from the first chapter , before any voice had raised itself in praise of the writer , he produced , in the analysis ot the lull of the " Chourineur , " the proof of high powera of criticism . Perhaps there is not , in the whole of the work , a more profound study than that ; there is none which exposes more wisely the vice of existing society , or which oilers a clearer indication of the true vefoi'm . At the moment when the author of the Wandering * Jen * is about to cuter upon the question of the organization of labour , he will only have to place before him this first draught of the figure ofthe

      Chouriueur . M . Eugene Sue inhabits , in the heights of the Faubourg St . Hoiiorc , a little mansion covered with creeping plants and flowers , which over-arch the peristyle , liis garden is laid out with the care of love —fresh and perfumed . A fountain plays in the midst of rocks and sea plants . A long closed gallery , walled with sculpture and p lants leads from the house to a little outer gate—quite hidden under an artificial rock . The interior is composed of very small apavt _* iiienls _, somewhat confined , and rendered _obscuiip by tlie creepers and flowers hanging down the windlws . The furniture is crimson , with golden nails ; the sleeping-chamber alone is lighter and ofa blue colour , Tiie furniture , very numerous , is mixed , not without confusion , with massive drapery . There is a little

      of every style—Gothic , Renaissance , fantastic French . The drawing-room is shelled . The walls are hid by works of art , paintings and sculpture , -various curiosities , -famil y portraits , master-pieces , works of modem artists , his friends . Precious vases , gifts ot female friendship , cover the mantel-shelf . One ol them is the respectful homage ofa royal hand . Glorious names shine in every part : Delacroix , Gudin , Isabcy , Vernet , & c . In a frame , is seen a drawing of Madame de Lamartine , and some verses of the illustrious poet . One picture occupies a privileged place , upon canvas , in the midst of the eoguettn ' es ofthe drawing-room _^ It is an anchorite of Isabey , of terrible effect , fanning a remarkable contrast in that little temple of luxury . On every side issues a

      sweet odour , in which may be distinguished the healthy smell of the Russian leather . The favourite horses and dogs of M . Eugene Sue ( painted by himself , or b y M . Alfred Dedreux ) , keep him company who caressed them formerly , and reoomwveiwlcil themselves to his friendly remembrance . In the vestibule , in the midst of the weapons and trophies ofthe chase , a stuffed wolf and a hird of prey , formerly tamed and loved , live again in the house of their master . At the end of the garden are lodged with care two magnificent beagles , the present of Lord Chesterfield . Beautiful pheasants and fowls walk freely upon the turf of the garden , and come

      every night to roost under the garden window and under the balcony—winged guardians of the porchelegant and gentle friends of the house . In traversing this mansion , wliich the hand of a friend opened to us during the proprietor ' s absence , we detected many traits of character * , a passion for luxury and strong emotions , with a re-action towards retirement and meditation ; an enlightened taste for the fine arts , a disposition for refined obscurities—the love of animals and of plants . We were guided by . a domestic , Laurent , wno during fifteen years has not qu itted M . Eugene Sue : perhaps an equal praise of the man and of the master .

      The Poet Thom?—The Following Appears In ...

      The Poet Thom _?—The following appears in a provincial paper * . — " By the bye , you know Thorn , the Inverary Poet , or , as Punch calls him , the ' Weaver Bard . ' He is in London just now , and comes out in the first literary circles . The other night he was at tlie Countess of Blessington _' s , and this evening he goes to Mr . C . Hall's . 1 have had liim dining here once already , and he is coming again to-morrow . He sings an excellent song , and plays the flute remarkabl y well . His appearance has lost none of its eccentricity . "

      A Bowl Of "Punch," Fresh Brewed. A "Lead...

      A BOWL OF "PUNCH , " FRESH BREWED . a "Leader" iost . Lost , a Donkey off Westminster _Common—atneher IThether going with saddle , cart , pannier , or pack : Is slow in his paces , was formerly quicker—Has a mark , very faint , of M . P . on his back . Is supposed to be stolen—for , lately , a lad Tfith some chaff in his hat was seen trying to catch him ; The lad's out of place—is well known , wears a plaid— - And for cunning and mischief nobody can match him _. If stray'd , it is hoped , before long _he'U be found In good working condition , improved in his paces , For his owners would like to be earning a pound ( Or , at least , hear bim bray ) at next _IVcstminftcr Races . ( Signed ) James Coppock , 28 th January . Westminster Crier .

      Murder in Sport . —From the _statement of Mr . Grantley Berkeley , it seems that the killing of game , on the part of anybody but the proprietor , is nothing more nor less than murder . Could not the _honom-aWe gentleman take a rather more lenient view of the matter , and make it game-slaughter ? It would be rather hard to hang a poor labourer for shooting a hare , even though he committed the act with hunger prepense . Mr . Grantley Berkeley , we presume , will maintain that shooting at game with intent to kill , whether you hit it or not , is the next tiling to murder . If so , and could his views become law , what a number of cockney sportsmen would be transported merely for wasting powder and shot ! We should like to know whether Mr . Berkeley considers a clerk , or

      a medical student , who diuCS off jugged _liaro at _nn eating-house , an accessory after the fact ; and also , whether he looks in the same light at anybody who sups on a poached egg . Poverty Rewarded . — The Hampshire Telegraph boasts a paragraph whieh we have read with a delicious thrill of the heart-strings . One Ann Abraham , aged upwards of 90 , has received at the West of England Agricultural Meeting , as the reward of fifty years' faithful servitude , the sum of £ 2—yes , forty shillings—a very handsome recompense , though certainly not at the rate of twelve-pence a _yeac . She has , moreover received— " A handsome testimonial from the society , bearing the signature of tho Marquis of Lansdowne , and whicli , being framed and glazed , now forms an elegant decoration to her cottage , " Ann Abraham has not touched the forty

      shillings . No ; she has left the money "to provide for her burial , without burdening the parish . " Really _, there is a fine spirit of economy animating these rewarding societies . Fov instance , the poor man will keep out of the workhouse—will starve with a fine heroism for fifty years , so that at the end of the half century he may obtain the rewarding forty shillings . He obtain it ? No ; his corpse obtains it , for he does not touch the money , leaving It that it may save his remains from the obloquy of parish deals . By such sweet bribes ( not forgetting the "handsome testimonial , framed and glazed , " ) the poor are not only tempted to starve through life , but to bury themselves when starving has done its worst . How must the father of hypocrisy have chuckled and rubbed his iniquitous hands , as he read the " handsome testimonial" made by pharisaical benevolence to aged penury !

      Suioibe Bv A Dog. — On Saturday Last, A ...

      _Suioibe bv a Dog . — On Saturday last , a fine , handsome , and valuable black dog , of the Newfoundland species , belonging to Mr . Floyd , solicitor , Holmfirth , committed suicide by drowning itself in the river which flows at the back of its owner ' s habitation . For some days previous the animal seemed less animated than usual , but on this particular occasion he was noticed to throw himsclt into the water and endeavour to sink by preserving perfect stillness of the legs and feet . Being dragged out of the stream , the dog was tied up for a time , but had no sooner been released than he again hastened to the water and again tried to sink , and was again got out . This occurred many times , until at length , the

      animal with repeated efforts appeared to gctexhausted _* and by dint of keeping his head determinedly under water for a few minutes , succeeded at last in obtaining his object , for when taken out this time he was indeed dead . The case is worth recording , as afford ing another proof of the general instinct and sagacity of the canine race . —Leeds Intelligencer . _SoMEiniNo WoNDERFUL , ~ We have been called upon by Mr . J . M . Edgar , of the Inch , in Cannobie , who has left with us acrab _, to be placed in the Carlisle Museum , being one of six which came into his possession under the following singular circumstances : — A pig was slaughtered about four weeks ago on the premises of Mr . Edgar , and its stomach thrown into the dunghill . On the day following , Mr . Edgar was removing a portion of the heap , and happened to turn

      up the stomach of the pig with his gripe ; in doing this he burst the Bkin or covering of the stomach , and to his utter amazement out tumbled six small crab-fish , and one ortwo crab-shells , containing young ! rncse have all been carefully preserved , and have been a subject of wonder inthe whole district , we have no doubt . How to account for the fact of the crab-fish finding them way into the " bread-basket" of the poorgrunter , at a p lace thirteen miles from Sillt water , we leave to those who are better initiated than ourselves into the mysteries of ichthyology and pork . Mr . Edgar is a highly respectable man , and speaks , we have no doubt , what he believes to be the truth ; and if the facts be as stated , certainly we are bound to agree with the poet that " truth is stranger than _Motion . "—Carlisle Journal .

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      Curious Epitaphs. Epitaph In St. Michael...

      CURIOUS EPITAPHS . EPITAPH IN ST . MICHAEL'S CIIl'BCH-TARD _, CROOKEDLAXB , Here lietli , wrapt in clay , The body of William "rt ' ray . I have no more to say .

      OX A U 00 D WIFE , Here lies my poor wife , much lamented ; She ' s happy , and I ' m contented . ix _wsnmxGTOS ciiimcn-TABD , yorkshibe When I was like you , For years not a few , On the ocean I have _toil'd . On the line I havebroil'd . In Greenland I ' ve shiver'd ; __ Now from hardships deJirer'd , Capsized by old death , I ' ve swvwdcr _' ii mv breath :

      j . . . __ . — , And now I lie snug , As a bug in a rug . FciJiiui , the well-known author of " _Ih'itish Vt _' orthies , " wrote his own epita ph , as it appears in Westminster Abbey . It consists of only four words , but speaks volumes : — Here lies Fuller ' s earth .

      OX A TOMB-STONE IS ESSEX . Here lietli the man Jiiclinrd , And Mary his wife ; Their surname was _Pricliard . They lived without strife : And the reason is plain—They abounded in riches , They no care had , nor pain , And the wife wore the breeches . 13 * _LLAUMRKECK _CUURCH-YAHD , _MOSTOOMEBVS 0 IRE Here lies John Thomas , And Ms three cliildren dear , Two buried at Owcstry , And one here .

      Napier axd _Caesar . —It is a common idea that the most laconic military dispatch ever issued was that sent by _Cicsar to tlie Horse Guards at Rome , containing the three memorable words , " Veni , vidi , vici ; " and , perhaps , until our own day , no like instance of brevity lias been found . The dispatch of Sir Charles Napier , after the capture of Scinde , to Lord Ellcnborough _, both for brevity and truth , ia , however , far beyond it . The dispatch consisted of one emphatic word , "Peccavi , " " 1 have Scinde " ( sinned ) .

      Refikemkkt . —The other day a gentleman of the press , seeing his daughter writing to an old family connection , and being asked if he had anything to say , replied , " 0 , yes ; tell him I still continue to waste the midnight oil . " The dear little creature instantly new-nibbed her pen , and wrote , in the most delicate hand , " Papa presents his kindest regards , and bids me say that he still continues to consume the midnight camphine . " IIobson ' _s Choice . — " Gentlemen aud ladies , " said the facetious Beau Nash , the then master of the ceremonies for Bath , introducing a most lovely woman into the ball-room ' , " This is Mrs . Ilobson . I have often heard of Ilobson ' s choice , but never had the pleasure to view it till now , and you must coincide with me that it reflects credit on his taste . "

      Death _froai Excess of Jor . —Last week a poor woman , named Lucy Young , who kept a little shop in Eastbourne , and was behind in her payments , was so overjoyed at their settlement by Mrs . _Davies Gilbert , that she went into a fit and shortly expired . Fete for the How Garments . —Cobi . eistz , Jan . 8 . —Bishop Ameldo has issued an ordinance to his clergy announcing that he is resolved to institute a special holiday in honour of the holy garments of our Saviour , awl the other \ a \ uanltt relies , namely , the nails and the spear . That this f & te shall be celebrated on the Wednesday following the third Sunday after Easter . Grammar for the Million * . —A young lady at school , engaged in the study of grammar , was asked if" kiss" was a common or proper noun . After some hesitation , she replied , "it is both common and proper . "

      Above the _-keach of Calvmky . —Mr . Porter , th © United States Consul , at Guadalcupe , in Tobasco , in a letter lately laid before the Congress , says , in referonce to a Mr . Patterson , that "ho stands so high in the estimation of the respectable portion of the community that his caluminators cannot touch ldm with a ten-foot pole !!" Au Extinguisher . —A young minister in a country parish , who prided himself on speaking the purest English , told his servant to extmouM the candle . " What ' s your will , sir V said Jenny . " Put out tho candle , " said the minister . A few days _aftenyards _, when he was entertaining some Mends at dinner , Jenny asked if she should extinguish the cat . . The _MoTaibSMss . — _'IVia singular sect of Ameri _> can fanatics have installed themselves in Theobald _' sroad , where on Sunday evening " Elder E . II . Davis , " sty ling himself companion and intimate friend ofthe late martyr , Joseph Smith , delivered the first of a course of lectures on their particular views and

      opinions . Am American Editor remarks— " We might as well try to confine a thunderbolt in a quart cup as to cramp oar genius ; it ' s rising like a bowl of yeast . " Goon AnviCE . —A West Indian contemporary publishes this pithy and unquestionable axiom : —

      The man that in this world would rise , Must take the news and advertise . " Foioh a Baixaii . " —These words , which mean " clear the way , " wero . addressed to the 87 th RoyaJ Irish _Fusileers , by Major Sir Hugh _Gough , in 1811 , at the battle of Barossa . The French were making a furious onset , when the Major uttered this rallying cry , and the Fusilecrs reversing their muskets , dashed in amongst their enemies , literally " clearing the way . " Our Alleciaxce . —A good deal of conversation _, has arisen on the subject of our removal within the City , and it is asked in several quarters whether we shall pay our allegiance to Gibbs . Wcbeg to say , once for all , that wc respect the City sovereignty , and to him who is , de facto , the Cockney King , we arc prepared to render the homage that is due to him . Wc feel that wc owe Gibbs something , and we trust wc know how to pay him oft ' . —Punch .

      Ei . _oi'KMENT _Extraoudixaiiv . —Mr . Smiths cat with Mr . Jones ' s dinner . —Punch . A Wife to " Look ur to . "—There is now residing in Cincinnati a young huly from Kentucky , whose heig ht is six feet eleven iiiehe _* _* . She is stout in proportion to her altitude . An Appropriate Title . —A gentleman of the name of Pepper had been severaUimes thrown from f t spirited voung horse , and was relating the circumstance to a friend , at the same time observing that he had never given his horse a name . "I think , " replied his friend , " you should call him Peppercaster . "

      Metiiob is Mabs'SSS . —In George tho _Thirds first illness , when Willis , who was a clergyman , entered the room , the King asked him if he , who was a clergyman , was not ashamed of himself exercising such a profession ? "Sir , " said Willis , " our Saviour himself wont about healing * the sick . " "Yes , " answered the King , * ' but he had not £ 100 a-year for it . " Anecdote of ins Late Edmund Kean . —During the recess which followed _Kean's first triumphant season at _Drui-y Lane , he accepted an offer to play at Portsmouth . He had then become the " Great Mr . Kean , " travelled in his own chariot , gave splendid dinners , and was an honoured guest at the board of every manager . On the morning of the

      day on -which he was to make his appearance at the Portsmouth theatre , the manager and two or tluee friends invited Mr . Kean to take a glass of Maderia and a biscuit , at one of the principal hotels . The party entered the hotel and seated themselves . The wine and biscuits were brought , and the landlord , " albeit a great man , " could not do less for such a guest as Mr . Kean , than wait upon him in person . Kean had no sooner perceived the landlord , than darting upon him one of those soul-searching looks for which he was so celebrated , lie exclaimed , " Stop —is not your name ?"— "Yes , sir , " , said the landlord , astonished at his looks , and at the tone in which he addressed him . " Then , " said Mr . Kean , " I will not eat nor drink in your house . Eight

      years ago I went into your coffee-room , and modestly requested a glass of ale ; you surveyed mc from top to toe , and having done so , I heard you give some directions to your waiter , who presented me with the glass in one hand , holding the other for the money , * I paid it , sir , and then he relinquished his hold of the glass . I am better dressed now—I can drink Maderia—I am waited upon by the landlord in person—but I am the same Edmund Kean a « I was then ; and had not Edmund Kean then " the same feelings that he has now ? Away with you , sir . Avaunt ! your sight pains me ! " And having said this he took his hat and hastily left the apartment . "Now , " said Kean , when they had quitted the house , " I will take you to an honest fellow , who was kind to mc in my days of misfortune . " The y

      entered a third-rate house , and having ordered some wine , desired to see the landlord ; he came , hut it was not the host of Kean ' s . recollection * . lie was-, dead . There was , however , a sort of half-waiter ,, half-potboy , who had lived at the house when , Kean frequented it , and was a great favourite o £ his master . Kean , with a tear in his eye , inquired about the family of the deceased landlord , and , Oil leaving the house , ashed the waiter what o ' clock it was . " I will see , sir , " running to the stairs , at the head of which stood a clock . " Have you no watch ?" said Kean . . " No , sir . " " Take that and buy one _,, and whenever you look at it , think of your late master , " The noble hearted actor put five pounds _, in the hands ofthe waiter , who remained mute with astonishment .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 1, 1845, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns4_01021845/page/3/