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      THE SOSC OF THE GALLOWS ! QJSBS DMPPED BI CALCBAFT AT THE OtD BULK . ) ' Hurrah 2 hurrah ! from the rabble rout , In their muck haunts , far away ! There rises a rude and a riotous shout , At the news of a holiday 2 1 * 31 be a brave aght , a very brave sight , A real tragedy , The mob wiU see , vrith a strange delight , A fellow creature die . ' And 'tis I shall dance first in that dance of death , Jly music the screw and hammer ! Tfith a drop and a jerk I'D do my work In that crowd-exciting drama \ Th < y will wing their vay , like birds of prey , At scent of the coming blood ; Wffl regard me with glee , as the devotee

      Did of old the blessed rood ! Hurrah 2 I will yield the dainty corse That shall feast that carrion crew , . And harden their hearts to play their parts , Which else they never might do . In that dance of death I shall move the chief , My music the screw and hammer ; ¦ With a drop and a jerk 111 do my work In that mortal melodrama ! Tis law that will give the htfiday , Whilst justice supplies the actor ; The scaffold's a stage , where , in every age , Has been shewn the malefector . 'Twill glut society ' s black revenge , A » a feed the demon that still The offender has doomed to hang as a sign , Suggesting thoughts of iB . '

      Hurrah ! how 111 dance in that dance of death , My music the screw and hammer ; With a drop and a jerk 111 do my work In that deep domestic drama ! They'll bring me out from my hiding-place , That the show may be complete ; How my form will he praised , as each limb is raised , What a wild and stirring treat ! The cut-throat and thief will hail me the chief Of their goodly company , As I join ihe while , with a ghastly smile , Hurrah ! for the gallows tree ! Ill dance the chief in that dance of death , If j music the screw and hammer ; With a drop and a jerk 111 do my work In that favourite melodrama !

      1 know there are some that will . start at my name But awfy with the idle stricture ' 'What ' s iu a name V I am but the / i -amo- ¦ Tis the judge that gives the picture ! A whole-length portrait , after life , Which for age . " :, undisputed , Has lieen deemed very line , when the subject , in line , They have properly executed ? Hurrah ! then I'll dance in thai dance of death , ily music the screw and hammer : "With a drop and a jerk I'll do my work In that very popular drama ! * i : « . w my valet will stand , with nimble hand , The last cravat to tie

      There'll be jests and jeers , when he first appears In that breathless tragedy ; Ilic uard (; - / u screech , the reckless laugh , The groan , U . c oath , the scoff How meet for the cars of a d ying man A * they turn the poor wretch off 2 Tis a very fine dance that dance of death , Fine music the screw and hammer ; A drop and a jerk , and hurrah for the work ! Hark 1 nark 110 the maddening clamour ! _ 4 i ilny bring liim out , so faint and pale , The hero of the crowd , How his cheeks will flush when the shout and hail Uprises long and loud ! Each last fond thought of pardoning Heaven At the countless gaze will nee ; Wrecked every consolation given

      In the storm of that human sea ! Hurrah ! how 111 dance in that dance of death , Jfy music the screw and hammer ; With a drop and a jerk m do my work In that much-applauded drama ! Tis thus that the sufferer will die ; But how different 'twould be Did he yield to death his parting breath In a solemn company ! Within the walls , all silent brought , With calm and hoping mind , Xought to disturb the dying thought , But manly and resigned ! T would be no more the dance of death To the sound of the screw and hammer ; Though a drop and a jerk would do their work In that sad and solemn drama .

      The sufferer would see bat serious men , Fraught with life ' s sympathies , With soothing words upon iheir tongues , And pity in their eyes . Brutalitj might lose its jeer , The mob might lose then- show ; But the tale of penitence sincere A lesson would bestow ! But no ! there must still be the danee of death , To the sound of the screw and hammer ,

      Full a drop and a jerk must do their work In ihat very favourite drama . And would you the force of example know ! What moral that scene will grant ! h pocket they'd pick , ' ere a handkerchief At that tragedy they'd want . Twere better to try the silent plan ; Better work , transport , and flog , Tvr the worst thing the law can do with a man I ? to hang him like a dog ! Bat , hurrah ! I shall still dance the dance of death

      My music the screw and hammer ; Kith a drop and a jerk still do my work , And close the last act of the drama ! Great Gun

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      puncii .-Paht xlvi . The contents of this part are , as usual , first-rate . Uel , in the character of " Sir Joseph Bowley , " welcoming his children to a feast of the good things contained iu his amended tariff , such as beef , wood , Justic , becs ' -wax , whale ' s fins , Ac ., is an excellent portrait of Dickess ' s "Friend and Father of the Poor . " Tie "Oregonquestion" isadmirablyhandled ; ad the cfortto between I ' m . and Polk , Uncle Sam "fill do well to copy into his own journals , for the pufieation of his particularly " smart" and " go-awad" children . But the gem of the present part , in ine way of illustration , is the " Maynooth Grant . " King Dax has been blowing his wind-instrument to the tune of "Repale , " and the great " agitation " W a certain royal nei ghbourhood , when Peel , as a Unnk y . appearsatthedoorwith the bribe for the noisy

      Bra 5 \ aan , to induce him to move off . "There ' s a MayBooth grant for you , " says Peel , adding— "So yon now be quiet , and move on ! " O'Coxxell re-} ' «« ! at the same time taking the money , "Grant-, indeed ; 1 never mores on under Repale ! D ' ye j&mk I don't know the value of peace and quietness ?" £ ne sullen look of Peel , his awkward attempt at , conciliation , " and the sturdy , impudent , vagabond-: o * of Dax , are both admirably draws . . The literary matter is , as usual , excellent . Most sincerely do we return our thanks to Punch for his wWe efforts to strangle the murder-loving spirit just sow so rampant . If the present revolting taste for revelling in the horrors of homicide , legal and illegal , tan be put down , it will , we are persuaded , be Piweh *« o will mainly effect that consummation . More power to him , say we . From the admirable " Caudle Curtain Lectures" we extract the following : —

      MBS . CACDLE S CCBTAIN IECTCKE 9 . Mrs . Caudle 7 kk been to see her dear mother . Candle , on the " jogfnl occasion ? has piwn a partv , and issued the annexed card ofincitation .

      " WHES THE CAT ' S A WAT THE MICE WILL PLAT . " Mr . Caudle's compliments to Mr . l'rettyman , and es-:-its to have the honour of his company on this joyful oc-Kaon , at half-past eight o ' clock . _ It is hard , I think , Mr . Caudle , that I can't leave home s <* a day or two , but the house must be turned into a lat : a- tavern?—i pothouse ! Yes . I thought you * tre Tf T } ' aniious that I should go ; I thought you wanted " setrii < Jlmefor something , or you would nothaveinsist-., ° " ? ^ ying at dear mother ' s all night You were " ^^ shonld get cold coming home , were you ? Oil . » , you can be very tender , you can , Mr . Caudle , when it f arts your mvn purpose . Yes ! and the world thinks what «¦ food husband you are ! I only wish the world knew you £ 5 wtll as j a that , j | ut it s ] lalj ^ some J . JJ , Crftrminca . " '

      I m sure the house will not be sweet for a month . All 5 curtains are poisoned with smoke ; and , what ' s more , ^™*> the filthiest smoke I ever knew . Take ' em down , *» - Yes , it ' s all very well for you to say , take ' em ** >' < they were only cleaned and put up a month q £ l a cartrol wife ' s lost upon you , Mr . Caudle . You i « ffl t 0 have roarriea somebody who'd have let your PsTa ° vrreck ana rnin ' ^ ^ fature - « tl ° ' t care for their families arebetterthought Art a 0 Se Who do ; . ve lon S founti out thaU - fll » liat a condition the carpet ' s in ! They ' ve taken Jf ™ * out of it , if a ferthing , with their filthy boots , t

      .. ° : know what besides . And then the smoke in never **" " ™ 5 ' a lal ^ dnder - nole Durat m it ! 1 t few S ^ snenallo' 1 se in niylife ! Ifyou wanted to have *«¦ . » &leni S wh y couldn't you invite ' em when your - 5 ^ hon > e , Uke any other man ! nothave ' emsneaktnrnsh iL * ** ofhousebreakers , directly a woman 'mist- m Ct Tn < * must ** pret ^ S entlemen ' ^ J B , * ? tan fdlows , that are afraid to face a woman ! 1 ^*" . ™ Jc < ° ^ call yourselves the lords of the creation tion if ! lae t 0 see what woula tecoma of the creatreat ; J ° U Were left to vonrselves ! A pretfr ? pickle ^ Uon would be in !

      very won y —— " « = » u » cjj soon : KTP « ust have beenina nice condition ! What do you toe , } , torjk notkia 9 ' Took nothing , didn't you ? I'm iad tlT ^ S Sncl 1 a r ^ 5 meiat of empty botfles , I havn't n to count 'em . And punch , too ! you must

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      SiT ^ , . herC ' S a hUndrea h ^ -lemons in the 2 ^ 51 , ° ^ ^ njikea good girl , kept ZJ , In" T ' No ' ' Susan *»* »«« «*« imse ! What do you say ? Hkehum ri 3 MtoteUtal « , ana . « m will 6 c master in now oien hovst i Will you ? If youdontalter , Mr . Caudle , you'Usoon have no house to oe master of . a whole loaf of sugar did I leave in the cupboard , and now there isn ' t as much as would ill a tea-enp . I ) o you suppose I ' m to find sugar for punch for nttymeu ? What doyou say ? There wasn't fifty ? That ' s matter _ * .

      no ; the more shame for ' em , sir . Yin sure they drank enough for fifty . Do you suppose I ' m to find sugar for punch for all the world out of my housekeeping money ? i » u dont aih me ? Dou't you ask me ? You do ; you know you do : for if I only want a shilling extra , the house is in a blaze . And yet a whole loaf of sugar can you throw away upon Xo , I , «»»'{ be still ; and I won ' t let you go to sleep . If you'd got to bed at a proper hour last night , you wouldn't have been so sleepy now . You can sit up half the night with a pack of people who don't care for you , and your poor wife can ' t get in a word !

      And there ' s that China image that I had when I was mamed—I wouldrfthave taken any sum of money for it , and you know it—and how do I find it ! With its precioushead knocked off ! And what was more mean more contemptible than all besides , it was put on again as if nothing had happened . You l-new nothing about it i Now , how can you lie there , in your Christian bed , Caudle and say that ! You know that that fellow , Prettyman , knocked off the head with the poker ! You know that he did . And you hadn't the feeling , —yes , I will say it , — you hadn ' t the feeling to protect what you knew was precious to me . 0 no , if the truth was known , you were very glad to see it broken for that very reason .

      Every way , I ' ve been insulted . I should like to know who it was who corked whiskers on my dear aunt ' s picture ! Oh ! you ' re laughing are you ? You're not laugltwg ? Don't tell me that . 1 should like to know what shakes the bed , then , if you ' re not laughing ! Yes , corked whiskers on her dear face , —and she was a good soul to you , Caudle , and you ought to be ashamed of yourself to see her ill-used . Oh , you may laugh ! It's very easy to laugh ! I only wish you'd a little feeling , like other people , that ' s all . Then there's my china mug—the mug I had before I was married—when I was a happy creature . I should like to know who knocked the spout off that mug ? Don't tell me it was cracked before—if s no such thing , Caudle ; there wasn't a flaw in it—and now , I could have cried when I saw it . Don't tell me it wasn't worth twopence , now do you know ? You never buy mugs . But that ' s like men ; they think nothing in a house costs anything .

      There ' s four glasses broke , and nine cracked . At least , that ' s all I ' ve found out at present , but I dare say I shall discover a dozen to-morrow . And I should like to know where the cottou umbrella ' s gout to—and I should like to know who broke the bellpull—and perhaps you don't know there ' s a leg off a chair—and perhaps"IT « re , " says Caudle , "Morpheus came to my aid , and 1 slept ; nay , I think I snored . "

      IIAYMARKET TIIEATltE . THlCMPHAXr SUCCESS OF DOUGLAS JEKUOLd ' s XEff COMEDY . By this time , we imagine , no name connected with the literature of the preseat day will be better known to , or more popular with , our readers , than that of 130 CGLAS Jebkold . We are proud that , in our position as conductors of this paper , we have had it in our power to make known to a large body of the working classes the great claims Mr . Jerbold has

      upon their gratitude for his inimitable advocacy of their best interests , in common with all that is assomted with suffering humanity and outraged justice . We now with sincere pleasure record in our columns inetriurupliantsuccessoflus new comedy—Timeworhs Wonders . We have not yet enjoyed the rare treat of witnessing its performance , though we hope to do S 9 in the course of a few days . The following critiques , it will be seen , are from two of the daily papers . Higher praise than therein contained no man need covet .

      ( From the Times . ) The announcement of a new comedy from the pen of Mr . Jerrold drew a crowded and excited audience to this theatre on Saturday . Expectation and hope were visibly written on many faces , and thepractised eye might select considerable numbers who were scarcely less anxious as to the fate of the work than the author himself ; for Mr . Jerrold has a numerous host of admirers , legitimately gained by the display of brilliant talents and of strong uncompromising feeling for many years . Deeply impressed with the sufferings of the poor man in a highly artificial state of society , he has laboured to set them forth in the most prominent manner , sometimes with hearty indignation , sometimes with the drollery of a humourist . Allowing his keen sense of what he conceives to be a wrong to carry him to an extreme , he has earned among the superficial a character for mere asperity ,

      though really he is one of the kindliest of our authors , and the asperity is the mere husk that conceals the internal benevolence . We mean the internal benevolence of his writings , for notwithstanding the biting epigrams , the sarcasms and sneers , with which as with so many porcupine's quills they are overlaid , the genuine humanity , i the love of right , that quality which the Germans call gemvXh , and for which the English have no name , though , they possess the quality in a higher degree than any . nation on earth , stand there conspicuous enough for all ( who have eyes to observe them , and are not so dazzled : by the exterior brilliancy as to allow the inner warmth to . escape them . Mr . Jerrold ' s worth as an author is widely . felt and acknowledged , and when we say that a party was iat the Haymarkct to support him , we mean no more than such a parry as tried worth and talent have a right to ( expect .

      Within this last year or two Mr . Jerrold ' s writings have been presenting a new phase . Formerly , as far as s yle was concerned , his great aim was to le-produce the epigrammatic point of the seventeenth and early eight' . eenth centuries . For a brilliant simile or repartee he . would not mind violating probability : and as some men will sacrifice a friend for the sake of a joke , so would he twist nature a little to round a period with effect . In a jword , he was the representative of the Congreve school in wit , though the natural kindliness of the man spoke

      deep-toned from beneath the glitter in a manner unknown to the old wit . lately Mr . Jerrold has followed the Congrevianwit less , and nature more—has looked deeper into humanity for the genuine sources of humour—and has come out with a truth and freshness formerly unknown . This distinguishes his recent writings from the more laboured productions of his earlier years ; but the tone and temper of the man remain the same , —thenis the same talent for flashing wit , when he chooses to exercise it , the same spirit of humanity , and restlessness under conventionalism .

      The new comedy of Time works Wonders belongs to this latter class of writing . The characters are drawn with more truthfulness and simplicity , and are not all endeavouring to be professed wits . It is , indeed , essentially a comedy of character , and the plan , in this respect , is laid out with a firm masterly hand . Miss Tucker ( Mrs . Glover ) , a school-mistress , whose school is ruined in consequence of an elopement , and who is afterwards maintained as a companion by the very young lady who caused the misfortune , is an excellent conception—so well are the real ingratitude and discontent of the unamiable womau balanced with her grateful professions . Obtrusively thankful for each little gift , she contrives to utter her thanks so as to convey a depreciation of the benefit conferred ; she is pleased with the silk gown bestowed

      upon her , but would rather have chosen any other colour The feeling of living in another person ' s house weighs heavily upon her ; and she takes care to express it so as to pain her benefactress . The critique on this character is put into the mouth of the young lady : —" True gratitude in very fulness of its soul knows not the limits of its debt ; but when it weighs each little gift—books down each passing courtesy—it ceases to be gratitude , and sinks to calculation . " In the introductory act , in which the elopement takes place , the worldliness of this woman is well prepared by the formula of her regret . She is shocked at the school-girl ' s ingratitude , not so much for the elopement itself , as becauseshe has carried off her own silver spoon . The humbug professor , Trufflles ( Strickland ) , is a sketch only , but the notion is admirable

      Fancy an itinerant professor of natural science , a compound of low cunning and sensua'ity , travelling from boarding-school to boarding-school , with the solar system in a deal box , and finally walking off with a repeater from one of them . The collision between this scamp , who , having risen in the world , has a character to lose , and another scamp , a trainer of game cocks ( Buckstone ) , who has no position at an , but wants a character as valet , is a masterpiece—one fire of humour and brilliancy . The unprosperous ragamuffin has an advantage over the thriving one—he has no character to lose , and knows certain unpleasant secrets . His remark , when the professor seems unwilling to give him a character , " I'm sure I could give i / oit one , " speaks volumes . Mr . Goldthumb ( Farren ) , an old trunk-maker , who has be .

      come literary from the lining of his boxes , is a vehicle for for a Swift-like satire upon the fate of literary ambition , and his interview with a high-spirited baronet ( Stuart ) , formerly an " U . V ., " is in the best comic spirit . The high-born man looks down upon the vulgarities of liis visitor , who has recently inherited a fortune , but suddenly discovers that he is familiar with his Parliamentary speeches . He had quitted Parliament in disgust , from the conviction that all his efforts were failures , and now here is a man to whom his fame has travelled . Alas , it is only the trunk-maker , to whom the printed speeches have come in the way of business ! The baronet himself , Sir Gilbert Sormait , deeply attached to the conventionalities of rank and birth , yet capable of forgetting that

      attachment when his heart is touched , is delicately drawn , and the situation is truly pathetic when the man is disappointed in that love which first draws him to the expression of his better nature from the magic circle of conventional austerity . The young lady , Florentine ( Miss Fortescue ) , the daughter of a baker , with whom the baronet's nephew falls in love , and afterwards the baronet himself —a devoted , yet proud and high-spirited girl , is well contrasted with the companion of her elopement , Bessy Tulip , a merry half-civilised damsel from Trincomalee ( Madame Yestris ) , full of pertness and pleasantries . The young gentleman , Clarence Norman ( Holl ) , the baronet ' s nephew , who is the romantic hero , and Felix Goldthumb , ( C . Mathews ) , the light-comedy-man , are , in point of cha racter , much as such personages usually are .

      There are two plots , which may he told in very few lines : —Clarence Norman has eloped with Florentine from a boarding-school , accompanied by Bessy Tulip , and stops to change horses at a road-side inn . but the

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      rrt ? L rOlWr i ° ff by the arrival of M" « Tucker , the choolmistress , and the young man is 8 ent by his uncle to fte continent to be cured of his passion ' Five years afterwards Sir Gilbert meeting Florentine , the death of whose father has placed her in a state of independence , falls a . love with her , and offers her his hand , which she accepts m a momentary fit of indi gnation at what she conceives the coldness and fickleness of Clarence , who has just returned from Italy . A reconciliation , however , takes place between the lovers , and the baronet perceiving that even In-, with all his prejudices in favour of rank , is not proof against the attractions of Florentine , consents to the marriage of his nephew , after—not without a struggle—withdrawing his own claim . The Goldthumbs are the heroes of the other plot . Felix , on his father obtaining a large fortune , runs into all sorts of dissipation , and is sent to Java to get out of mischief and make his

      fortune . However , at the Cape of Good Hope he meets Bessy Tulip on her way to Trincomalee , marries her , and brings her back . The great point is to obtain the forgiveness ef old Goldthumb , who is perpetually tormented for his cruelty by his wife [ Mrs . W . Clifford ) . He is a strange mixture of a wish to emulate the stern virtue of the Romans , of whom he has read in his trunks , and of an extravagant admiration for the genius of his son . A dream which terrifies him , and an accidental meeting with his son , whom he takes fora ghost ( this is the weakest point in the piece ) , at last induce him to give his pardon . The circumstances of the elopement are all contained in the first act , which mi ght with propriety be called an "introduction , " and the " wonders" which " Time works" are the changes which take place in the four other acts , which are separated from the first by on interval of five years .

      Although great interest attaches to the character of Florentine , we must still say that Mr . JerroUHippears , as usual , more as a play writer than as a play builder . With admirable dialogue , equal to anything he has done , and with greater truth of character , he still lacks that constructive tact which belongs to many authors not worthy to be named in the same day with him . Disdaining the employment of surprise as a means , he runs into the opposite extreme of working on subjects after he has made his audience familiar with them , and this leads in some instances to too great prolixity of dialogue . Hence the

      piece will bear lightening , though the intrinsic excellence of the writing , and the abundant " points" which perpetually flash out upon the audience , kept them in a state of admiration for four hours . There was a perfect roar of approbation at the fall of the curtain , which instantly rose again to exhibit the actors . A cry was then raised for Mr . Jerrold , who bowed from a private box , and then a separate call for Miss Fortescue , who well merited the distinction , for she completely won the hearts of the audience by her truly lady-like manner , her unaffected earnestness , and the genuine feeling which showed itself within the limits of the most perfect propriety .

      Nor should we in the general success forget Mr . Webster , who , though lie did not act in the piece , exerted himself most creditably in the mise en scene . The apartment with a bow-window looking on a lawn was most beautifully arranged . Mr . Webster is the only manager now in London who has consistently laboured to support the legitimate drama , and it is , therefore , pleasing to record his prosperity .

      ( From the Morning Herald . ) The new comedy is called Time leorks Wonders , and was produced on Saturday night . In a word , it may be stated that it met with the most perfect success , notwithstanding its inordinate length ( four hours and more ) and the narrow limits of the story . The smartness of the dialogue—sparkling from the beginning to the end with strokes of wit , shrewdness , and sarcasm—furnished unfailing entertainment to the audience ; so there can be little error in predicting that its days will be long in the Kaymarket . At the fall of the curtain the house resounded with cries for the author , and those who had never before seen one alive , were thrown into ecstacies by his appearance in a private box . But the enthusiasm had been kindled to such a degree , that it was some time before it cooled into anything like quietness and decorum * * # *

      A little abridgment of the dialogue here and there will be necessary ; for the absence of " situation" in the latter acts is a defect which audiences , accustomed to more bustle and rapid motion , are apt to feel . But the comedy is admirably written throughout , and overflows with brilliancies of all kinds . Its vein of sentiment is kindly and benevolent ; and although many ef its sallies are bitingly sarcastic , they are neither improperly nor unworthily levelled . With the practical m « ral aimed at , most-people would sympathise . An occasional overcharged bitterness of expression may be encountered when

      the claims of humble purit y and virtue are put in em . phatic opposition to the haughty and cold-blooded factitionsness of wealth ; but the invariable charity and kindness of the purpose may be accepted as an excuse . Douglas Jerrold could hardly write a line without the exhibition of deeply-seated compassion for his fellow-creatures ; and this new comed y , in its universal applicability , does as much honour to his heart , as its sparkling wit , its ingenuity , and its naturalness , does to his technical skill . A string of aphorisms—remarkable for their wisdom , prudence , and goodness—mi ght be selected from it , worthy of the most serious consideration .

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      The Farmers Speaking Out . —At the late meeting of the East Sussex fanners , the following speech was made , -which is highly deserving of attention . The Rev . Dr . Lamb said : Sir , I cannot fail to congratulate you and the meeting on the tone of moderation which characterises its proceedings . Indeed , it will be inexcusable in us if we do not manifest a degree of wholesome discretion , after the admirable lesson which has been read to the agriculturists of the western part of the county , by the gallant colonel who represents them in Parliament . ( Laughter . ) I don't know whether theyeomanry of England will feel themselves complimented by being compared to Polyphemus , or Polly Horton , or any other Polly of equally respectable character ; but we don't pre

      tend to advise measures for the good administration of the affairs of this country ; we have not been schooled sufficiently to understand what measures are advisable under particular circumstances . Gentlemen , we can only assume this—there may not be , perhaps , a single gentleman in the room who knows how to make a pair of shoes , but I do suppose that everj ' one of us knows where the shoe pinches —( applause and laughter)—and though the skulls of the Sussex yeomanry may not inaptly be compared to the field of turni ps which they cultivate , we all know whether or not we have beef pudding on the table , and we all know whether the beef is in the pudding or not . ( Repeated cheering . ) I lament the change of sentiment which appears to

      prevail in gentlemen who have taken their seats in the House of Commons . I lament that the old saying , of " kicking down the ladder by which we have arisen , " is , in Borne instances , perhaps , realised . The constituencies of the kingdom are the ladder by which members have been sent to that high post of legislating for the country ; but an extraordinary change appears to have come over them . It would appear as if the door-keeper of the House of Commons presented them with a draught from the Lethean stream , that they may forget everything which has been previously declared on the hustings ; and with the oath which is administered at the Speaker ' s table , they appear to be gifted with every requisite necessary for the post which they occupy ,

      whatever may have been their previous habits of life , or their previous preparation for the office which they fill . It is but wholesome sometimes to bring these gentlemen back to the recollection of what is expected from them at the hands of their respective constituencies . We are told that the time for bringing forward the question which must principally occupy our attention this day , has been ill-chosen ; but the time never comes—the time never comes for the expression of agricultural grievances , or for their redress . I maintain that the present time is of all times most fit , and the moat expedient . We may hope that some good will ensue from the course now pursued , and that possibly , when the next session of Parliament commences , there may be an eaual

      opportunity for the remission of duties with that which presented itself at the commencement of the present session . We are told that the agricultural interest has partaken in the general relief which has been afforded to the country at large . To a certain extentit undoubtedly has ; but yet , in many instances the agricultural interest has sustained more or less of injury which appears to have escaped the observation of those who have introduced such measures . As for instance , take the sugar duty . Nobody will deny that the agricultural population get their share of relief in the reduction of that duty ; but iait not also perfectly well understood that a very considerable quantity of beer has been made from sugar ; and is it not highly probable that that quantity will be

      considerably increased by the reduction of that duty ? So that altogether , with the advantage which we derive in common with the rest of the community , there is a particular disadvantage known only to ourselves . ( Hear , hear . ) There is another remission of duty , for which credit has been taken in the House of Commons for relief afforded the agriculturists . That is the remission of the timber duties ; and the reason given for it is this , that the landlords , are necessarily obliged to maintain a great extent of buildings . Now how this may operate in other parts of the country , I won't undertake to say ; but in this district we commonly consider the remission of the timber duties as acting rather unfavourably than otherwise , by the reduction in the value of our oak

      timber , f hus you will find it is in every item , if we were to pursue the subject . Take , for instance , another article , the smaller seeds . That may be a boon to a considerable portion even of the agricultural body ; but at the same time it is highly injurious to those who have been hitherto engaged in producing those seeds . Take the remission of the duty on foreign fruit . It may be a good to the community at large , but it has been the ruin of the fruit growers ° L ! j x !?' m every instance where relief has been afforded to the community at large , it has been given at the expense of the agricultural interest . But we are told that in advocating the repeal of the malt duty we are actuated by a selfish principle . Now , gentlemen , I conceive that to be a selfish policv wherein individual good alone is sought for , and especially where ; that good is sought for by causing

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      3 St ? o it mTM * Upon . others ' B , ut wc c « S sceW * i M thilt 0 U - r vie ^ 's ' ? re sclfish when- * e LVhnd 8 -n f pr ° Spei ' \ ty of , the agriculturists of tlSoS ' n / i cannot be selfi 8 h wllich emb ™<* s wJ&L" ? f \? ° ! lim of the ™« mtv . wfiSfc % ¦ "/ I" * ° \ t f ^ htism is a selfish Cyi « i * * " th f 8 ° od ° * "' I classes which is embraced in what we have in view ; and if ever there SS ™ . f "hicb Self . love and social feeling we are W ^' f ^^'"' yis tnie ofthe causc wl »<* bv £ JSiffi I ? H . ° / Upport and t oward , for tX , 3 m f * duty we are affording a boon times of the expense attach !™ + n a . Z ? "L ""^

      ofthe poorer portion of our \ ku ng pop « ^ n though not exceeding more , if fairly statecf , 1 Scve ' than four miDjons , wo are drawing from iKS same class of society a very large proportion of this malt duty , which amounts to five mfflW Is t w much to say that four millions of that sum are paid by the labouring population of the country ? ( Cheers ) It , on this single item , the lower classes are taxed to the extent of lour millions , surely there remains but little ground for complaining of the expense of four millions for the maintenance of that same portion ot our Population , which has been worn-out and exhausted by that which tl \ ey have contributed to the S"S ? J * J e wuntry atlarge . It is an enormous item tobepaid by fhelower classes aloneand therefore

      ; , in seeking a remission of the duty , we are indeed not rt aiI ? 1 f £ . ^ / ° n ag ricultnre ' butweare advocating the "vtei ests of all classes of society . Now , gentlemen , that the amount of this duty is enormous nwv , I think , be fairl y established by taking the calculation of the amount oi malfc duty on one acre of barlev grown for the purpose of malting . I tike that charge to amount to £ 5 10 s . per acre : £ 5 10 s . per acre lor your own native production , gentlemen ; for the fruit of your own soil , while you are hearing , day after day of remission of duties in favour of the importation of foreign productions to this count ry ! The two things are perfectly irreconcilable ! The remission of all duties on foreign-grown cattle and seeds , while you are paying so enormous a tax upon the productions of

      your own land ! It is unreasonable and it is unnatural . But its operation is most vital to the agricultural interest ; for , though it may be replied that the consumer pays the tax , and not the grower , it operates in a worse manner upon the grower than if the tax was immediately upon himself , because it effectually narrows his market , and diminishes to an incredible extent the demand for that article , on the sale of which lie altogether depcuils . Is it too much , gentlemen , to assume that the mult duty diminishes by one half what , under other circumstances , would be the consumption , of both malt and hops ? 1 think we can hardly hesitate to admit that to be a fair calculation when we consider ' the extraordinary increase of the malt duty the moment the beer duty was n >

      mittcd . The point which I wish to establish is this that the price of the article ; ami the price only , lias reduced the consumption , and prevented thatiucreaso which would follow a repeal of the duty . Is it not most extraordinary , gentlcinen . that while every other duty has been gradually increasing in proportion to the increase of population , that malt alone should form an exception ? Is it not a most striking fact , that the consumption of malt in this country was nearly as great as it is now when-the population was not more than one third of its present amount ? That this is to be accounted for by any change in the habits or tastes of the people is immediately contradicted by adverting to that great increase which followed the remission of the duty on beer . We know that the

      malt duty was immediately increased , after that pressiire ^ vas taken off , from three and a half millions to five millions a year . Is it then too much to assume thatifthe duty was entirely-repealed , thc-consumption of malt would be seven and a half or eight millions ; and arc we not sure that the consumption of hops would more than keep pee with that consumption of malt , because the remission of this duty would encourage private brewing to an extent we have never yet known ; and we know very well that the consumption of hops is much greater in the hands of the private than of the public brewer ? We have next to considerhow prodigiously this acts upon the weltbeing ofthe agricultural interest , that is , by cutting off our market , by preventing us first making those returns

      out of which the exigencies ofthe State might fairly be supplied . It has been said again and again , in spite ofthe remission of three and a half millions of taxation at the commencement ofthe session—it has been said that the country cannot afford so extensive a remission of duty . We are anxious to support all the engagements of the country ; we shrink from no fair share of the burden which must of necessity be imposed , but we ask that the burden may assume such a shape as we may be able to support and carry ( great cheering ) . It is not the amount of money , but the way in which that money is called for . I rejoiced to read a ; report of what passed the other day in a high sphere , where one ofthe first ministers of the crown declared that the government were

      convinced that the time was arrived when indirect taxation could be carried no further ( loud cheers ) . There is every reason why we should prefer direct taxation to an impost which operates in the prejudicial manner of that of which we are now speaking . Direct taxation calls for money only where money is to be fouiid ; it calls upon the rich , but it spares the poor ( leud cheers ) . I declare , for my own part , that I would a thousand times over prefer the direct application ofthe property-tax to an impost which operates like the one of which we are now speaking ( cheers ) . The expense of the malt duty has crept into every cottage ofthe country , and niched away from the poor man the can and the beer barrel ( loud applause ) . Tes , and the malt tax has bled the farmer till he has

      relinquished the old hospitable custom of supplying his labourers with a beverage which is necessary to the maintenance of their health and the support of their labours ; the malt duty has interfered even with the hospitality of the country gentleman ' s hall , and we no longer hear the poor man speaking ofthe grateful pint of mild beer which he has found in that residence which was once a better resource to him than the beer shop or the alehouse ( loud applause ) . The malt duty interferes with the health of the labouring classes to an extent which we have not the means of estimating ; but this , gentlemen , I deliver as my evidence on the present occasion ; that , formerly when this subject was before the public , I took the trouble of asking many medical gentlemen , who

      at the time were engaged in the particular charge of the respective parishes , whether or not they would undertake that medical charge at a lower rate of remuneration , provided the labourers had axyholcsoiue supply of beer , and without one exception every medical gentleman replied that , were he sure the labouring classes would be supplied with beer , he would take the medical charge ofthe poor on lower terms . I have endeavoured to exhibit to you some of the malversations , some of the evil doings of this malt duty . I profess that I regard it as one ofthe greatest enemies of the country—as an evil doer , Avho deserves to be punished with the utmost extremity of the law . If capital punishments were not now almost out of date , I should propose that he should

      be hanged ( hear , and laughter ); but as that , under present circumstances , seems almost abandoned , 1 should be satisfied if I could only see him banished from the kingdom ( applause ) . Theresolution states "that the malt tax is deeply injurious to the agricultural interest by narrowing , to an almost incredible extent , the market loth for malt and hops . " There has been some delicacy felt as to the introduction ofthe hop plantations ; for my own part , I sec no reason why that part of the question should be blinked at all . When I am led to suppose that not less than £ 800 , 000 is every year expended for labour , in one way or the other connected with the hop plantations , I cannot but thir . k those plantations have special claims to the consideration

      of a paternal government . But we are not asking for an agricultural boon . We require only to be placed on fair and equal grounds with the other interests of this country ( cheering ) , or , as I might almost say , with the producers of foreign states . I come now to what I consider almost the gravamen of the question—that by prohibiting the great additional value of which all grain is susceptible b y the process of malting , it robs both the public and the producer of no small portion of the value of the soil . It cannot be denied , gentlemen , that the public at large is interested in the general production of the country , and especially in the . production of food . We will not deny that there is some ground of complaint on the part of the public , where game is fed to such an

      extent as to interfere with the production of the farmer ; but if we examine the working of the malt duty , we shall see not only the unreasonableness of its operation in this respect , but the extraordinary extent to which it proceeds . It has been asserted that the value of all grain and pulse , which is intended for the fattening of cattle , is increased one half by the process of malting . Now , gentlemen , I leave it to you to inform me , ifyou can , the number of quarters of beans , peas , oats , and barley , not used lor beer , wluch are produced throughout the whole length and breadth of this kingdom , and to imagine only for a moment that a law should be in operation which prohibits the grower of that corn from increasing its value to such an amount as I have stated . What is the effect of this ? How many millions would all the pulse and grain produced in this country amount to and whatever that amount may be , you may increase half b

      it one y having recourse to those expedients which the improvements of science place within your reach . But ho ; the malt duty comes fonvard and says :- You shall not feed your cattle witlithat produce which would be most especiall y suited to the purpose , because there is a duty which must be paid ; and if you were left at liberty to malt grain for purposes of that kind , the revenue might be defrauded . " It is unnecessary for me , I hope , to dwell longer on this subject ; I conckde , therefore , by moving thisresolution :-- That the malt duty , by extravagantly advancingthepnce of oneof the necessaries of life , inflicts a cruel wrong upon the whole labouring population , whether engaged in agriculture , manufactures , or otherwise , and is deeply injurious to the agricultural interest by narrowin g , to an an almost incredible extent , the market both fer malt and hops , thus diminishing the means of employment for the labouring

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      — - — === ^ = ^ : ^ = ^ s ^^^ rsT : ^ s ^ classes ; while , by prohibiting the great additional value of which all grain is susceptible by the process of malting , it robs both the public and the producer of no small portion ofthe fruits ofthe soil . "

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      BANKRUPTS . " ( From Tuesday ' s Gazette , Aprils . ) Anna Maria Johnson , West Smithfield ,- innkeepuv-Williain Johnson , West Smithfield , wine-merchaut-Joseph Cooke , n em , Salop , brewer—Thomas O'ltovkc and William Birks , Manchester , commission-agents — Martha Cliectlmm and William Cheetluvni , Smcdley , Lancashire , piece . dyers-John Gregory , Weston , Somersetshire , innkeeper—Robert Brideson , Preston , Lancashire , provisiondealer . ' DIVIDENDS . ' May 23 , C . Crook , George-yard , Long-acre , livevy-stablekeepcr-May 20 , It . DeaneMilner-placeLambethbuilder

      , , , —May 20 , T . Weston , Southampton , plumber-May 23 . 11 . Aicholl , Greetland , Yorkshire , worsted-spinner—May 23 , J . Cree , Devonpovt , draper—May 23 , II . Murch , Norton-under-llamdon , Somersetshire , sail-cloth-manufacturer-May 23 , E . P . Worth , Henley-in-Arden , Warwickshire , victualler-May 22 , W . Butterill , Sheffield , grocer-May 20 , W . Uritton , Borrowby , Yorkshire , manufacturer of linen-cloth-May 20 , W . F . Nicholson , Warley , lorkslure , worsted-spinner—May 20 , W . Collinson , East Buttcrwick , Lincolnshire , shipwright-May 22 , J . Ash . barry , Holm Lacy , Herefordshire , farmer—May 22 , J . l arrad , Spalding , Lincolnshire , grocer—May 22 , T . Lane Hereford , coal-merchant .

      DECIABATIONS OP DIVIDENDS . R . Thompson , Stroud , Kent , draper-first dividend of i ) s . id . m the pound , any Saturday , at the office of Mr . Edwards , Frederick ' s-place , Old Jewry . 0 . Snoulton , Canterbury , banker-first dividend , of 20 s . m the pound , any Saturday , at the office of Mr . Edwards , Freaerick ' s-place , Old Jewry . W . Oliver , Darlington , Durham , printer-first dividend , of 4 s . Gd . in the pound , any Saturday , at the office of Mr . Wakley , Newcastlcnpon-Tyne . W . Lewis , Liverpool , pilot-first dividend , of Is . in the pound , any Thursday , at the office of Mr . Cazenove , Liverpool . W . Cross , Ciiester , lead-merch . int-nrst dividend , of Is . m the pound , any Thursday , at the office of Mr . Ca / . enove , Liverpool .

      T . Johnson , C . Mann , and W . Johnson , Romford , bankers—second dividend , of 2 s . fid . in the pound to those creditors whose surnames commence with the letter A to L ' inclusive , on Wednesday , April 30 ; and to creditors whose surnames commence with M to 55 inclusive , on Wednesday . May 7 , or any subsequent Wednesday , at the office of Mr . I ollett , Sambrook-court , Basingiiall street . C . F . Warman , Houndsditch , china-dealer-first dividend , of 2 s . Gd . in the pound , any Wednesday , at the office ot Mr . l ' ennell , Basinghall-street . W . Law , Heading , Berkshire , draper—second dividend , of Gd . m the pound , any Wednesday , at the office of Mr . l ' ennell , Basmghall-street .

      Certificates to be granted , unless cause be shown to the contrary on the day of meeting . May 22 , T . K . Gorbell , Bedfovd-place , Commercial-road , Stepney , bookseller-May 22 , It . Swansborough and n ! Oake , Bread-street , City , flax-merchants-May 20 , W . II . Mills , Mark-lane , City , wine-merchant—May 20 G Havwood , Luton , Bedfordshire , bricklayer-May 20 C Burrage , iNewgate-market , carcase-butclicr-May 20 , C . F . \\ avman , Hounsditch , china-dealer-May 22 , W . Reeves , VUlcot , Somersetshire , coach-builder-May 20 , J . Basel , ( len BoHon-le-Moors , Lancashire , cotten-spinner-May 20 , C . Lewis , Bath , innkeeper-May 20 , R . Marshall , Deptford , A o ^ T ° V - ' ' M < Mw-tin ' Bristol , upholsterer-Maj 20 , T . Browning , Old Bailey , innkeeper-May 20 , T . ? w «\ « - ? I , . breww-Mny 20 , F . Pratt , Stoke-uponivent , Staftordshire , miller-May 20 , W . Broadbent , Uenton , Lancashire , flour-dealer-May 20 , F . Fothergill and J . M'Innes , Bell ' s-close , Northumberland , lamp-black manufacturers .

      PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED . W , Humber , jun ,, and J . Sanders , King ' s-place , Com . merciaLroad , auctioneers-G . L . Millard and It . Summers , Haverfordwest , surgeons—M . Mead and A . Lawrence Shrewsbury , milliners—T . Beed and It . P . Harrison , Honiton , Devonshire , curriers—T . Piper and G . Riddle , Lambstreet , Spitalfields , patent iron-wheel manufacturers—G . Rouertson and J . Alexander , Liverpool , commission-merchants-J . Walmsley , jun ., and J . Tayleur , Liverpool , coal-merchants-C . Parsons and F . S . Collins , Prestcign , solicitors-J . Campbell , J . Macfie , A . Woods , and G . Alston , Liverpool , merchants :. as far as regards A . Woods

      and G . Alston-J . Mills , jun ., W . and G . Mills , Poplar , coopers ; as far as regards W ; Mills—J , Rowe and G . Piggott , Chester , woollen-drapers—R . Maddock and W . S . Stredder , Birkenhead , ' Cheshire , builders—E . W . and S . Hunt , Liverpool , lacc-dealcrs—H . Jones and C . Taunton , natton-garden , bottle-merchants—J . Deuuiston and J . Candlish , Sunderland , ship-brokers—E . Kelscy , W . and A . Thornton , Reigate , Surrey , conductors of a ladies' boarding-school—W . Cartwright and J . Burlaud , Ashton-in-Mackerfield , Lancashire , common-brewers-J . Ellison and W- T . Sibley , Selby , Yorkshire , tailors—T . Monk and W . Hodges , ' Robertson ' s-place , StockwcU-green , Lambeth , butchers-G . II ., C , and J . II . Blake , Stephen-street , Tottenham-court-road , cauinet-makers .

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      Hints to Spohtsmex . — " The oldest of men are not expected to lie without feplinjr . An officer may go bravely into battle , ami ln ' ar it bravely too , bi « r lie must feel it : he cannot be insitfsHiic to a shattered knee . " " Certainly no ?! " " Or ;» jaw bone blown away . " " Ily noiiieaiis . " " Or four of his ribs jammed in . " . ^/ Horrible ! " " Or Iri s lace smashed ami Impose forced in . " "l ) on " i speak of it ! " " Or his . two legs taken oft ' by a cannon ball , he being lcl ' t . tb fester to death , on a winter ' s night , on a large plain . " " Upon wy soul , you make my flesh creep on my bones . " " A gallant spirit is not bound to feel all this , or oven to hear of it , without

      shuddering , even though the battle may be necessary , ami a great good produced by it to society . " Certainly , certainly , God knows . " ' " It is only a woodcock ov a snipe that ought to bear it without complaining ; your partridge is the only piece of nesh and Wood that we can put into such n state for o necessity but purely for ouv sport and plcnxmr . " How?—what ' s that vousav " Is-iv it \ mmp bat birds that we W {{ g a p ^ t ^ inJce lame , lacerate , smash , and blow their lo « s ami I- Us away , and leave , God knows where , to peri « a " rf neglect and torture , they being the onlv masculine creatures living , and not to be lowered into comparison with soldiers and gallant men . "—iWw Vauhlv Magazine . y

      Gnoss Ingratitude of the ' 82 Club . —Mr . John Reilly , of Dublin , has been blnck-beaned by the' 82 Club for this great offence—he is a tailor ! Now when we consider the great impetus that has been given to the cause of repeal by the green uniform of the ' 82 Club—when we reflect that Ireland will be won for Irishmen , not by sword and bayonet , but by needle and thread , exercised upon verdant broadcloth—when the goose of O'Reilly , somewhat like the famous geese ofthe Capitol , will save Erin from the Saxon —( for all this , Mr . O'Connell has assured us ,, will be peacefully compassed by ' 82 gentlemen donning the livery of grasshoppers)—we consider that O'Reilly ' s treatment by the club as not only ungrateful , but unnaturally rebellious . It is as if a lot of puppets should cast off their showman . One excuse , however , has been charitably suggested for the ' 82 . It is this . Many of them . may be endowcd with too fine a sensibility to bo continually meeting their creditor . — Punch .

      A Long Yaun . —One pound of cottou ( says Mr . Irordon ) ^ which formerly could only be spun into a thread of 10 S yards long , can now , by the application of steam , produce a thread of I ( i 7 miies in length . The Height op Extiiavagance followkh iiy the IIeusht op Absurdity . —Purchasing the Economist for sixpence , and afterwards expectirnr to find any light reading in it . A Rival of the Couiit Circci . au . —The Observer of . Sunday contains the annexed important : innouncenient : — "Saturday Eveninq . —The reporter had an

      interview yesterday with Mi > Cope , the governor of Newgate , who received him most courteously , and communicated such information relative to the condemned criminal llockei' as he consistently could do as chief ofKccr to the gaol . " AVc have every reason to believe that the reporter in question was J ym Grant , who , fired by the Quotations from his " Impressions on Ireland" in the House of Commons , is about to produce "The Crimes of Criminals ; or , Musings ot Murderers ; " alliteration in a title of a new book making up for the illiteracy ofthe writer :

      The bookful blockhead iguorantly read , With loads of learned lumber iu his luaiV Greut Gun . Strange Ground for a Quarrel . —It is somewhat remarkable that the Oregon , a territory on the Pacific , should have been the cause of ' warlike demonstrations between England and America . — Ibid . Gross Calumny . —Sir Robert Peel ' s political opponents charge him with having deserted his principles . A more unfounded accusation could not be made against the worthy Premier , who , it is well known , never possessed any principles whatever . — Ibid .

      A Word to the Wise . — There is an old and often-quoted proverb which says , " One word to the wise is sufficient . " But the wisdom of Parliament listens to millions of words on the commonest subject , and yet cannot get itself convinced after all . — Query . Is the Parliament not wise , or is the proverb not tvue ?—Ibid . The Orange-men in tub House of Commons . — Lord Arthur Lennox , on his way to St . Stephen ' s the other evening , made some old woman ' s fortune , by giving her a halfpenny for two oranges . Shortly after his arrival he gave Tom Duncombe one of them ,.

      thereby acting tekscopicaUy , inasmuch as he made a far-thing present , ( 0 , Joe ! Joe !) Duncombe sucked it , and threw it in Sir James Graham ' s face—he ' a always casting something in the poor baronet ' s teeth . —Sir James , with a benignant smile , deposited the , sucked missile under his seat . The Times , with its usual beautiful simplicity , asks , "Is the circumstance a sign of recondition ? and is the squeezed orange a symbol of the price of it ? " We should say not—but if throwing an orange at another man ' s head be intended as a token of reconciliation , we can only consider it as another instance of " organised hypocrisy . "— Young Joe Miller .

      > kxTRAORDiNAitY Resemblance . — There are two sisters in Massachusetts , twins , who are so much alike , that each of them occasionall y mistakes the other for herself . TnE Difference between the "Fountains" in Trafalgar-square and the "Pumps" in the Housb of Commons . The former , dear Joe—and I think they are right-Feel contented with spouting from morning 'till night , Hut the latter , all rules of propriety scorning , Keep spouting away all the night until morning ; What flows from the former is sparkling and clear , But I can't say as much for the latter , my dear . Ibid .

      fire Reason why Adam was so Called . —He being the first , and of course the only man at the time in the world , was politely offered his choice of names , to winch he irreverently answered , that "he didn't care a damn what name was given him , " "A-dam ( n ) then let it be , " was the reply . NURSE PEEL ' S COMPLAINT Or MASTER GRAHAM . O , dear ! O goodness gracious me ! Whatever shall I do » 'Tis quite enough for any three The trouble I go through . The measles , hooping cough , and thrush , Arc trifles to ann « y ; But I must always wipe and brush That dirty little boy !

      The plague to me that infant is , Is really unbeknown : 'Tis worse than any rheumatis , Or bruise , or broken bone . Of all my enemies , not one I'd wish a worse employ Than to he forced to wait upon That dirty little hoy ! Within or out the House , ' tis all The same with that young Jim : There ' s not a dny without a fall , Or some disgrace for him . No breakfast , lunch , —no dinner , tea , — Nor supper I enjoy ; He always does so worrit me , That dirty little boy !

      I wouldn't be his mother—no , Not for a world of gold : Now where can lie expect to go ! 1 wish 1 could be told . A plaguicr little imp than that Ne ' er yet wore corduroy ; That naughty , good-for-nothing brat , — That dirty little boy ! Punch bNOLAND Ruined . —Englishmen may not be aware of the calamity that has fallen upon their beloved land ; but—we cannot , we ought not , to suppress the terrible news-England is ruined ' . She is a done state : a wreck—the skeleton of a once mighty natun ^ henceforth to take her mournful place in history with the Phajnician and Roman empires . The cause of this vast destruction is that terrible Irishman that fire-eatine Milesian , that verv hot notato .

      Mr . II . Grattan . It is but a very few days ago that that awful person declared he had done with us for ever and ever ; and this declaration he solemnised with a thumping oath , loudly cheered at the Conciliation Hall . Then and there he swore that "he took his leave of the gentlemen of England ; " then and there he avowed his stern determination " never willinglv to draw a sword in their behalf , or give them , a guinea of his money . " We cling to the hope that Grattan the Terrible may yet be mollified ; for when we reflect how often and howvalorously he has drawn his sword for England—when we remember how generously , yea , how magnificentl y , he has expended his treasure m her behalt—what can she do , how can she exist , deprived henceforth of the honourable gentleman ' s steel and gold ? If Grattan remain inexorable our countrymen may next week expect to see England in the Gazette , with not even the hope of a farthing dividend \~ lbid .

      Very Bad Taste . —The public indignation is very , strong at present about disinterring the dead . Surel y Mr . Serjeant Murphy must have been ignorant of this when he quoted in Parliament from Mr . brant s book I—Ibid . ? > The Free List of the Old Bailey . —Mr . Natiian is happy to inform the British public , and yS gentlemen in particular , who are Wd of stroJc « citemenMhat hehas . on ha nd a capital SSSSkr ^ of real gowns and wigs , which are warranfSf 13 f ^ V admit any one , who has the nerve to Mffi& ? -TT \ % rister , into the Cour t of the Old BaileffiSS ^ j f * C qucsUom or fee being asked . No extra ^ EKV . ' - $ & « "hombe murder . " A first-rate VioflSffiSS ^ ' ^ ^ * ™ 6 } whi * > ? ut ei ^ r for ? aBmfcto £ s t ^ & ^^^^ M r mmm *

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      TELEGUAPHIC DESPATCHES TO WINDSOR . Downing-street . Madam , —My first sentence is one of electricity . I am struck by the D'lsracli fluid . I am dead beat . R . P . Windsor . Sir , —Sarve you right . v . R . \ u . Downing-street . Madam , —Allow me to transmit to you , by a flash of lightning ^ the highest degree of impudence in the 'Fanvcnheit of St . Stephen ' s . 1 have been called a " Parliamentary Middleman , " and my Government has been designated a " dynasty of deception , " and a Parliamentary imposture . It . P . ni . Windsor .

      Sir , —There is some justice about the " Middleman , " because I have always held you , as far as brains are concerned , to be a man of a very middling order . The "dynasty of deception" is . . unfair ; you are too shallow to deceive anybody ; the " Parliamentary imposture" merely refers to your efforts , not to your success upon the principle on which the Mendicity Society take up beggars—as impostors who are only trying to impose . Believe me , 1 have great faith in m . y people and your transparency , and I think they see through you . If they don't , / do . This is not quite so telegraphic as your flash of lightning , but it is quite as true . • • y . ut —Joe Hitter the Youmier ,

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      Iatai- Accident . —An inquest was held on Monday at the Spring Well Hotel , Ewell , before Mr . tarter , upon the body of Mr . Daniel Newman Wood aged 30 , a gentleman of large property , residing at Mrawberry-hill , Chenmgton , whose death occurred in 'the following shocking manner : —The deceased had been to the Spring meeting on Epsom Downs on Friday last , and was returning homeward through

      fcwell , about halt-past six o clock in the evening when , iu passing the residence of Mr . llatson , his horse ( a very spirited animal ) became restive , ' and threw its rider . Mr . Wood pitched with great violence upon the base of his skull , and death must have ensued instantly , for upon some gentleman who witnessed the accident going to the unfortunate gentleman ' s assistance , no signs of animation were perceptible . After a full and patient inquiry into all the circumstances attending this lamentable affair , the jury returned as their verdict , "That the deceased was accidentally killed by being thrown from his horse . " The deceased gentleman was well known in the division of Surrey in which he resided .

      Railway Accidents . —From a return ordered by the House of Commons' Select Committee on the Atmospheric Railway system , it appears that during Ib 41 there were 84 persons killed , and 102 injured by railway accidents m the kingdom . It is curious , however , to observe how few , comparatively , of that number were passengers . During the first three months of this year there were , also , 22 persons killed , and 17 persons injured b y railway accidents . Such , at least , are the cases reported for the Railway Department of the Board of Trade .

      Total Loss by Fire of the BAitQUE Cioar , of Liverpool . —Extract of a letter from Ceara , dated March 14 , 1845 , to the owners , Messrs . R . Simrlchurst and Co .: — "Gentlemen , —We have to announce the melancholy intelligence of the loss by fire of the barque Cigar . She sailed from this port with a full cargo of cotton , hides , &c , on the 7 th ult ., at 6 a . m . ; at half-past nine the following morning the captain and crew arrived in ship ' s boats , and reported her loss immediately , the captain stating that at 3 p . m . on the day she sailed the mate informed him that there was a smell of fire in some part of the vessel , upon which he ordered the fore-hatch to be opened ,

      and immediately smoke issued forth . The position of the fire could not be ascertained . The hatch was closed , and smoke was seen to come from the halfdeck , down which the crew poured water in great quantities ; but , finding it all to no purpose , they tacked ship and stood in for land . The deck now became so hot that they were obliged to take to the , bouts , without having time to save their clothes , and ! rowed alongside for about half an hour , when the musts went overboard ; and , finding that there was no hope of saving the vessel , they made for this port , ami all arrived in safety . The ship has since drifted ashore and gone to pieces . Very little of the cargo tvas saved , and that in a much damaged condition . "

      HoimiBLE Muhdek . —Lisbon ( Portugal ) , Arnii . 21 . —1 have just heard of the discovery of a murder in this city , which assuredly has neve ' r been exceeded in atrocity . On the lth of February last ( Shrove luesday ) , a young lady , aged about 10 , whom an ofheor of notoriously profligate character had been courting against the wishes of her friends , disappeared from hcv home , to winch she never returned . . Suspicion having naturally fallen upon the oflicer in question , his lodgings were searched for her , but in vain , nor did anything transpire to justify the suspicion in his regard . Yesterday the people in the neighbourhood of a house in St . Joao Nepomuceno , which had been fov some tirae uninhabited , having

      been annoyed for some time by a smell proceeding from it , wliich had at last become intolerable , broke into it and found the body of a female , which was soon identified , though in a putrid state , as that of the missing young woman . From the circumstance of her being habited in a , domino , it is inferred that she must have been enticed by her seducer to meet him at the masquerade ball at the opera , and that he then took her to the house , which , on inquiry , proved to have been hired by him only some days before , where , after debauching her person , he had destroyed her , either with the view of escaping discovery , or from mere wantonness of cruelty . I am told ' that orders have already been sent off to arrest him in Algarve , where he now is .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 3, 1845, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1313/page/3/