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    • Sato anD sb»»e Intclii^^
    • $ui)Iic 4«minaB.
    • iABERNET.HCY*S PILE OINTMENT.
    • EMIGRATION TO TEXAS.
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      What a r * .. * V ,. nd :. o « ous feeueittbe T-U « l and ^^^^ Jr ^ l ^ S S ' of ^? ^ s £ ^ m& ^^^^ ^ nSrtrt ^ wte ^^^ i « ver sincevithoct the sli 2 hU « st return of tlie disorder ,- ver ij penwklot Mten jcai-s during . which fame the same A ^ mX ^ Si ^ n oronrietor ' s « icle « ifmend < mo « of which eases had bee- u'lUer mediKal care , and some of theaifur a . very «* iadSethrT Aw " tiry ' SVile 0 inweiJt-wa 8 intru . lucd U . the jwbUc by the desire of many who had heeuperft ^ 7 h » kl bv its . St io n a « S-e it « int . oduetion the fa . no of this 0 ntment l « s spr e U fa , and wide ;• wrti Sed * e ^ TrlfcS alwSi stew adiawviiaw to scknow edged the virtue of ar . y medicine not prepared by % m&i JX £ W ^*«^« £ \ ffi ^^ ^ « % valuable prep ^ Jtion , feu \ if ^ nature of th ^ co ^ plaint ai ^ not renaer tho . ejlm have bee .. cu ^ d umv . liing to publish their nimes . S « ld inoww . fr . its , ¦ Mte . M . or thcqKiatity rf h .-. e ^ s . bU . P ., ts- « one fur Us , withfull directions tor ,. u 5 e ,, by CKine ( Ajwiitfi tlierr . > piietor . i-Vai "«' s ' r . ' . "oston , 't \ i Ttmn ,-London ,-wiiere also can be procured twrv Patent " Mediciue of nvete . dir , ct from the .. i ^ a rnnlker * ,. with eii ^ Umramw on takiu six at a time . * * Be scr ^ taatk tor ABE . VET IX s WLK-GIN ! MhNT . " " The Public are requested to be on their guard ca inst noxiu -js compositions sold at low prices , ' and to observe . thste . aenc caii possibly . he genuine , unless the name t Kixg fe nrinted on Mie Kovcrnment btarp { ra . ; : xfd to each | . ut ,-ls . 6 d ., which is the lowiEtrnKe tlie proprietor ea abl « l ' ut * tli-ii t . t , o * i » S «> i *> e grea « « HBensc -jf t-ei"gredieuts . " *

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      COUGHS , HCMftSEXESS , AND ALL ASTJIAlAT AND FCLUOXART COMPLAINTS . rFrfiCTCAtti cc | lf 3 ^ E •^ KEATING S COUOp LGZEXGES . Upwards of thirty years experience has j-rcve-J the infeUiDility of these Loj ^ agss in the cure of Wint er Ouph , Hoaneness , Shortneks of . Breath , and cr&er Palmonsry IJaladies . The patronage of hie Kajesty , the . Jiin R of Prussia , and his Majesty the Kujg . cf"Hanover , fcasjteen bestowed en them ; as also that of the Sobiliiy anu Clergy of : he United Kmgdon ; and , afccvsall the Faftity have e « - peeially reeomKcndcJ tbens as a . reuedv . of unfailing efficacy . Testimonials are continually r « cejv ^ d confirmatory of tlie value of these lounges , and pravin ? the perfect safety of their use , I for they contain );« Cpi \ m uar any preparation ofthat ( Jn ^;) so that tht-y taay be glvei ; totcioales of tlie racs : dehe : ite t cr . stitutk . ri , and children © fthe most tenderest years withcutbusi ; at : . cvn . Prepared and sold in Boxes , Is .. Ud . ; an & Tir * . -s . !' . i . 49 . Cd .. andl 0 s . 0 d . each : byTttCMAS KEVn ^ j . Crit-El St , ke .. No . T 9 , St . Paul ' s Cburcbyan ! . London . Solii retail ; by all Druggists and Patert Mtdk- ; uc Str . &tts in the EicKOom . \

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      VALUABLE TCSTlMfiSjAL . . The foUo » ving TesUumnial * fa Carecf a Cough ef yssnty years standing , and reoorery of str ^ Eg th wi : l tt . » « ad with in'ith intt-resti—5 lR . —I beg to inform jou tli 2 t fmr . the last twenty years I hare suffered severely from a . cough , and have been under medical treatment with but little relief , ar < have not for many years been able to walk njore thac half a milca day . Alter taking tV . vce bests of yo < ir LozcDges my Cough entirely left me , and J have this day walked to £ - >< = 6 , a distance of four miles : for this almost renewal of life 1 am solel y indebted to your Lozenges You are at liberty to make what use y «» a jdtase of the letter , an : I I shall be happy to answer any tajatries r « - epectiagmy ctr * . I remain , £ ir . your obedient and obliged servant , ( Signed ) JAitf Cooks . Pencraif , Jul . v I 61 U , 1813 .

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      iyP 3 UTAST ? 0 MANV . BEE S' rOMPOf . Vl > ES-5 CJ . CI : 01 ' Ot ' 3 EB * .-Tht most sjiecdy ^ iid £ iiU-tu » l renudy nei < li 5 cov » -reiJ for the cure of dis-harses , » lett « , » triinui ss ^ wcakneM , whites , pains in the loins and kidneys , heat , irritation , and graTel , frwiueutly . renioriuf ( every synipf .-m (( fdisease in four days . « oiiittii ! ies snoucr , it contains in a m'ceu ti-ated suite all the t-fhYacious | wrts .. J ' tlieCuben ^ m bined with the . salt < il ' sarea | iaiilla ami < 4 lierclioice ; iiteiv tives , which make it invaluable for eradicatingallinipu * rities from the blood , preventing secondary symptom * falling off of the hair , blot .-lies , Ac , aud giving stieiigth aud energy to the whole system . ' t "Iocs not cautain mercury in an y form , ; i ,, ( i i , i ; i \ he taken by the most delicate or weakly uf either sc . \ ' with j » eiil * t safctv , as well as fctaefit toth ; ir general health . Iu . ill cases •>» ' drrbility it c i ?" ! folt 1 " 1 of tlic K ^ ati-st litility . „ % ?> uZ : JOHX U'llUAit . iriilUSG , » t SO , li ' . Ai . Atm h h , i . ritl , IKt htll ,,, i ;„ ^^ Ht is M t ,, IS _ iUJ j iviir ^ ii JIT * c ? " lla < 1 " a « the VrinriMl iledicine ™ tte n \ mt M"f tl' »» - - ^ k for ltclS' Ksstn , e , and b « o « nndontibe 0 «« j * .. « , c « _ sta ,, i ,, outside the Mile .-i . W . Nu . iiv « i , l »« , a „ wJt | l d ; r ? 1 ., ; , H , Mlw 1 ..

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      , , pitokfd . to any part of . the kingdom , upon rei-eiviiig ji reaiittnnoe . ' Also , STlRLIXCr'S ^( SOMACH PILLS , An < rfi \ .-i : tnal remedy far iBilioas , Liver ami Btojnavh ¦ Ct > icplaiut » . ' ¦ _ , ! n boxes a : 13 Sd ., l '« . 9 d .,. and 4 s . « d . each ; and canie i i = a-l of all respectable « sed . ic . in . e venders in the kingdom ! Tfc ^ gfsiuine has the name on the stamp .

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      ON T ; gE CONCEALED CAJJSS--GF CONSTITUTIONAL G £ ACQUIRED EBILIT 1 ES OF THE GENEHATlViJ SYSTEM . Just Published , A Baw , andi mportantEdition of the SOcnt Friend on fluKiau Frailli ! , ric f ; . it - . - ' apd sent fre « « any part of tte United KinjicoiB on the recei pt of a fost Offiee Order for 3 e . 61 L JIEQICAL WORK on the JXFIEJHTIES of the GESE 6 ATITB SYSTEM , in both se ^ ; MoJ ^ l TJiry into : * Iie concealed cau * a that destroys phvsicaenn-pv , sadthe at iUty of manhood , ere vigour hasestal blished her empire : —mth Obscn-stions on the banefu-• rleets of SOLITAKY 1 NDULGEHCE and INFECTION ' : ocal and constitutional WEAKNESS , NERVOUS IURl " tatios

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      ^^< THE GREATEST SALE QF ANY MEDICINES . IN THE GLOBE . iiollowTts pills . A Very Wonderful Cure of a Disord « red Liver and Stomach . Extraci * faJjctttrfwmMr Charles WiUon , 30 , Princes Street , Glasgow , dated February It ik , 1817 . TodProfessor Holloway . Sir , —Having ' taken your pills to remove a disease of the Stomach and . Liver , under which I had long suffered , andluiviHgfollowedjfoui-printed instructions I hate regained that health , which I had thought lost for ever , I had previously had recourse to severul medical men , who are celebrated . for their skill , but instead of curing my Complaint , it . iiici'eased to a most alarming degree . Humanly speakius your Bills have saved My life ! Manj

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      AX Additional and Important Evidence of the Salutarv Effects of ULAIIt'S GOUT and HHEUMATIC PILLS , from Mr . Thomas Yates . " 0 , . Mbion-raad , Stoke Xewington . green Oth February , 1847 . " Sir , —V ith much yl « a « ure I acquaint ynu with tho benefit that I have derived bj taking Blair ' s Pills . On my journey five weeks since , whilst at Chepstow I Itad distressing symptoms of an attack of Gout in our fool , and with the utmost difficulty reached Bristol . Bv this time the disease had so much increused that I could notplace my foot on the floor , the swelling being extensive and tlie pain excruciating . Having oft . 11 heard of Ulair ' s Gout aud Rheumatic Pills , I immediately > ent to Messrs Ferris an « l Score , Chemists , Bristol , for a box , which when I had taken , the pain hud wholly subsided 1 continuedthe pills until I had tnken tiro-aiid-a-Inlf boxes more , when to my gratification I was p-. rto .-tl y restoieA to health , and able to resume my journey .

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      rn > : icni > o nv thk Electric Teuorai'II . — " We havehtard of all surts of communications by means of the electric telegraph , from Queen ' s speeches down to doctor ' s pretcriptions , but I have not yt-t seen it proposed to introduce tin agency ofthisiiciv power into the pulpit , lint why not ? IF , as beautifully observed in the sentiment toasted at a hitc " Aiiicricah tVstive party , Franklin ' drew the lightning from hee . yen , ' aud Morse ' gave it voice , and bade it sponk to tiio world , ' why should not that voice bj employed to spread Heaven ' s own' glad tulums' tlirouj-liout the world ? The pulpits of a whole kingdom might be connected hy telegraphiu wires and the exhortations of any ceiebrated preacher delivered at the same instant throughout tlie whole breadth anil length 0 !' the land . It woukl b- . it requite a ieader in each pulpit ( in plaee of near o : curate ) to cam tills idea into practical tftvd . "—) lechmik . i' M : uyxmine .

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      Akernetiit ' .-, I ii , k Powders wei-espeuhilly prepared as nn ailjiiiu-t to tin- cxtonial applic : itiuii nf "Ahtnictliv ' s Pile Itintmcnt" for every variety of the Piles . Tlie ,, «« of powcrtul aperients tvmls greatly to destiny the bciicm-ial rttci-ts of the outwiird a ] iplic : itiiui and to inm > n <; e i-itiicr than j liininisli the disorder . It is too much the eiwtmn with the afnu-tuil tnliave lei-. ixusc to stronj ; inu"ativiinedK-mc in esses of this Complaint , and in almUti-vrrv * iu : h instance the liiiiient is materially injured : ind tlie fin , TJi ' iV ? l > V a SS « : « vatt-d . Where the l . uwels are runniiwl tin- " Abwntt nan Pnwdei-s" have the elVeet uf removing n , « ubMriwiimi , and ol ' . allajing any iiirlaimuatiuii tt . it exist * . I hey co . il and . streugtlieii the bodv and runder tliortiugnly tllicicnt the use of the Ointment . * The n-kveh-i-aiunu ei-fects of Illair ' s ( i . mt . iiid Rluiiwatu-. liilsi . u-minjjeverydeferi ptiu . M . fO . MitllhetiniMi .,..., Ma » e sfi-uwl t-j tluiu a celebrity imeoiwlkdby jinv medicine ., t past or present tim , s . They not only ' 'ive relief 11 . a tew hours , where the patient has been . lriv « ii , ne-. rlv 0 iiiiulm-ss by the i'X < -ruviatin tortures of this . li * .., * : .

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      Mr Rowed , the " manager" of the "British Mutual Emigration Association , " has asserted that " all writers and traveller * " have declared Uxastbe a r \ ost healthy and prosperous p lace . In reply we bejr the attention of our readera to the following extracts from Uwaotes of a " traveller , " who had bitter experience * f -all he describes , and who ultimately paid with 'his life ihe penalty for trnstinc to the statements of such gentry as manager Uowed . The traveller was delate MrOharles Uooton , who was some years ago-editor of the Leads Times , and the author of several works of a hich character . Of his melancholy end we shall speak when we have concluded the extracts we are about to make . These extracts are taken from a series of papers , published by the author , in Simmonds' Colonial Magazine , and entitled , " Rides , Rambles , and Sketches in lexas . " It was in March . 1841 , that the ship in which Mr Hooton emigrated Arrived in tlie Gulf- of Mexico . After narrowly escaping ship wreck , a matter of

      common occurrence on the coast of Texas and Mexico , the emigrants were landed at Galveston . Our first extract describes—THE BAT OF GALVESTOH . Sprinkled with wrecks of various appearances and sizes—all alike gloomy , however , ia their looks and associations—it striJies the heart of a stranger as u sort ot ocean-cemetery , a sea churchyard , in which broken masta and shattered timbers , half-buri-ed in quicksands , seem to remain above the surface of the treacherous waters only to remind the living , like dead camels on a level desert ' , of the destruction tliat haa gone before , and yet awaits manj who may come after .

      It mny not be improper , while oh this subject , just to add , that a current produced by the rivers Irom the uplands which full into ins bay , rune through it to the sea , and fqrms the only safe track , tike a narrow lane far a coach , down which ships reach the city . Thu remaining mats of water , at least tlirto miles across from Galvetton to Pelican Island opposite , is so shallow , that , under the influence of particulnr winds , combined pirhaps with other causes , it may in certain places be waded across with safety ! Such , then , is the plain truth , us far as I nould ascertain it , respecting the famous port of Gal . veston—the intended mart of all the rest ot Texas , mid the place from which all the , as yet , unproduced produce of the interior , the dreained-of wealth of thousands of dre itned-of settlers , is to be exported to nil parts of the civilised world .

      Our author faithfully pictures the dreims of persons about to emigrate , the ideas they naturally entertain when they hear of cities , universities , literature , commerce , & * ., imagining that all there must be something lilse what they are conversant with in Europe ; the real is , however , very different to tins imagined state of things , as Mr Hooton found iu—TEE C 1 TT OF CALVESTON . From the sea the appearanca of Galveston is that "fa fine city ot great extent , built close upon the edge of the water ; but its git ry vanishes gradually in proportion to the nearness of approach of the spectator , until on his ar . rival at the Mid of one Of the long , rude , \* ood projections .

      called wharfs , which 6 lioot out some quarter of a mile into the sbaUows of the bay , he finds nothing but a poor straggling collection of wrathtr-boarded frame-hou 9 es , beautifuliy embellished with whitewash , ( they may be mistaken for white marble from the Gulf , ) and extending without measureaMe depth , about the length of two miles of string . It presents , in thJ 9 respect , a bold front to the enemy , but , like a bulwark made of brown paste board , has more appearance than power , and in the event of a war with the Mexic * ng , might , in the course of a few hours , be swept from the face of the earth by a brisk and determined cannonade of nothing more form :, dable than dried peas , instead of grape-shot , ana bay . shells by way of bombs .

      The city ofj Galveston as it stands , and the " city " laid down upon the plans , bear about the same relation to each other , in point of size , as the pea to a pumpkin respectively . And could but a man build houses with his eyes , the now waste and trackless prairie would be covered with first-rate edifices ; he would bebold streets thionged with happy citizens and happier merchants , where at present are found only rank grass breast-hi gh , the carcases and bleached bones of cattle that have died of thirst and madness , and gorged and gorging turkey , buzzard * , that feed on the filthy carrion until they can scarcely fly away with their delicious burdm . Such a man woolJ be a very co-npetent an < i fitting associate for all those praiseworthy t ; en ! leman to whom the world is at present indebted for throwing open to its gas * the gates of the Texan Paradis e , Ho would then see things

      us they ov . ght to he , not as ( . ' icy are —and that constitutes the grand secret of writing a book upon any country which requires jin incoming population . Of course , thtre are abundance of squares laid don 11 , but no squares of building upon them . The streets ( if wide passages between rows efhouses may be eo called ) are ank'j .. ikep in line sand during dry weather , and almost deeper still in mud during wet—they being totally uup . ored in any part . An east or nonh-east . wind drives the waters of the bay so far up , that the principal street is laid complttely undw water ; and boats bare , I believe , been employed to convey necessaiies about the city , and to assist all such r . s were not naturally of an amphibious

      tr'be in the transaction of tUeiv business . Upon one occasion it wa « carriel away altogfther—the place upon which it stojd litin ;; left us clear as a summer beach during an ebb title ;—while at that period of thu vestcommonly termed winter , but which more pioperly may be called the rainy « eason , a vast pur tion of that part of the island prairie upon which the imaginary purtion of Galveston is already erected , the wattr lies from twelve to eighteen inches deep after stovins , and forms n sort of extensive fish-pond ( only without nMi ) , in which a man might throw his float and line either from his , chwntat window or his door step , just as his genius and roving fancy might incline him .

      xinKETs ;—provisions , Ac . In connexion with the stores , it may be opportune to mention , that the markttin Galveston is held every day , Sunday included ; th . it day , indeed , being the best week for abundance nn < l variety / It consists principal !; ot meat and fish of various Winds , with now ami then a few vegetables . These an but seldom seen , being vrry scarce and dear ; a cabbage , about the size of a blacksmith ' s list , readily hi inyin ^ as much ; is eighieenpmce or two shillings English . The market is opened with the earliest peep of daylight , and may be considered well over by six o ' clock in the morning . The ment is killed luring the preceding nigiit , and brought to the stiills iu a state that may properly be termed jot warm with life . Even with tins necessary thorg ' i disagreeable haste , unK-sg it he cooked almost immediately , it will , during

      the hottest weather , turn jjm-n and puirify before midday . At any tim ? , to purchase moi-j tban is needful for the day ' s consumption is useless , as all bey « ml that becomes waste . Beef and fish are wry cheap indeedtheir price may be considered almost nominal ; pot k is nightv . und mutton higher still , thium'h of the most wretched quality and the narrowest conceivable supplj , The exceeding dearth of green vegetables is severely felt by the iicw . coiucr in this intensely sultry climate , and , in conjunction with drinking water of the vilest description , contribuUs , I doubt not , very much to the unhealthiness oi the people , ( more especially of the poor , who constitute ninetcen-tnenticths of the whole ) and at times renders both the island and the wholj of the seaboard a mere lam-house for disease and death to revel in . Melon ? , of various descriptions ami the finest growth , flourish and abound during the heats of midsummer , and constitute , inricid , almost the only resource of tic

      pm-hed-up anil sun-dried inhabitants , 'flu-re are no springs in Wjlveston Island ; nor is there any fresh water , except whatis caught iwing rain , anil that which filter * through t ! ic sand into wells—one of which is uiu-illy attached to each homestead . The former soon grows corrupt iu summer , ami abounds in the larvj * of musquitues , which assume the appearance of small eels with feathered heads , and are amaxingly active tvhil in tliis aiiiutie state . The wells catniut be dug more than about tight feet deep , as below that measure liisn stratum of bhek pestiferous sea-mud , intermingled with rotten shells , the contact ot which with the water renders it totally useless . During the hottest p ? i t of the year these -hallow wells fail partiall y , or altogether ; and the ill ought th it ( . usues is highly injurious to the inha . bitanis , as well as destructive to the cattle . At tluist : times considerable money is made by such ptoule as may chance to have either rain or well-water to dispose of .

      Although these minute paniculate may not posses * any general interest , they will perhaps be pardoned when the reader reflects upon the many strenuous efforts alrca . ly made , and yet making , to populate Texas with Kni . ' lisli emigrants , and to whom , practically , such apparently insigiiliit-ant circumstances r . te . if cvurv

      importance , liter atukk , —nuts tapers . Literature ami aw , though words to lie found iu a dictionary , have nothing c-orrcspwi-jent to them in Texas . Tlie literature there is embodied in some twenty news , papers , of th' ; must miserable description , The . editor of e * ch usually combines within the ccmpnss uf his own boily , proprietor and compositor too . This trinity nf the priiiti ' . ig . ortice clips um vxttauts , vtviits original rtiivd of his own , takes in both advertisements and the pay for them , notices a marriage lor a bit of bride cake and n trillion of whiskey , works at his " case " aluirj ; with his men ( being ; not a whit more itnportnnt than any one of them ) , ant ) publishes the whole collection in his own especial name- . By this means he contrives t <> " get along "iu the article * of bread and cheese , but seldom , if ever , hi lives at such a high point of prosperity » s to be eiiubk'd to inclose a snipping of . prairie ground , and

      build a plunk mansion ut . his own , To expect to Jidda book for sale of any higher character than the illustrated alphabet— " A for Ape , and IS for Bull , "—except it he derived from the sea chest library of some deceased ami btpgaivdatni ^ Yant , who disposes of all he pussei-sss in unlcr ti » get away a : ain—would be to expect a very remarkable and unusual phenomenon . Any old bookstall in Her Majesty ' s dominions contains in ' or ,: literary wealth upon any given number of-jts square inches than i an he found in the eame number of square leagues in Terns , pick them from whatever pai tyou will . In fact the means of obtaining a mere animal existence en ! gross thefir ^ t mid alimst « nl y attention of every one , — ii state of thing * inevitable in a country as poor as » country , as ever Jub was as an todividua ) , anil farmoit ( . rostrated by its extreme poverty than ever Job totil . ! hare been . Th . se are anything hut unfounded ami jratuitous oliHvvation * , as will appear in jiwptr p ! RC ( bj . avJ-l ) j «" .

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      STATE OF SOCIETY IN TEXA 8 . Texa « may with safely be regarded as a plaee of refuge for rascality and eriminulity of all kinds—the sanctuary to which pirates , murderers , thieres , and swindlers fry for protection from the laws they have violated in other countries , and under other governments . It hns become almost a proverb in the United Stales , that when a runaway debtor is not to be found , nhen a slave dealer is totally missing , or a murderer has contrived to elude justice , he has chalked upon his house door , "Q . t . T , " — Gone to 7 V *« . Nor has this passed into a proverb without much fact to support it . Many innocent and deluded people aro certainl y mixed up with th ' s vile population , and some mercantile men of reapsctability ,

      education , and probity ; Im-, in the main , « eoundrelism , under one shape or another , constitute * the torgw j > ot . tion of the present population of Tixas . Were it either necessary or becoming I could give the names of several parties of the moat respectable standing in Galveston ( so far as wealth may be considered to confer respectability , ) ivhu were Southern slave Btenlers , old smugglers and buccaneers in tho Mexican and Indian Seas , runaway 6 windlcrs and murder era in the States . This is stated with the greater certainty , as the individuals alluded to wire within the range of my own acquaintance , and , in some instances , have related their lives aud adventures within my own hearing .

      Some \ hree or four years ago , at I am informed by the older inhabitants of the ialand , Galveston was scarcely habitable by people of decent life , ill cons-qut'iice of the numbers of desperate gamblers who infested it—sit all law and authority at defiance , and by intimidation and force of arms ( wbic ?> they openly carried ) maintained themselves at whatever period and during nny length of time they might think proper . At that period , the formidable bowie-knife was in pretty active operation , and assassination the ordinary termination of personal quarrels and disputes . Mr F— , of Galveston , a gentleman whose kindness to me in sickness and difficulties deserves this public acknowledgment , has related an anecdote to me touching this subject which I cannot withhold from , the reader , as it so strikingly illustrates

      the lawlessness and disregard of human life which then prevailed . One evening , towards sunset , he was standing at his doorway in the principal street of Galveston , when he . observcd a man of respectable appearance and carriage coming down thu rude causeway towards him . Not far behind was another individual , who walked rutlier faster than the first one , and apparently with the inten . tion of overtaking him : this he shortly did , and on passing by drew a bowie-knife , stabbed the unsuspecting victim of his revenge , who instantly fell dead upon the apot , and with the greatest coolness aud deliberation wiped the knlfe > hlude upon bis sleeve , and walked on as before . Thin was within about fifty yards of Mr F ——' s door . Little or no notice was taken of the mutter , nor

      was the individual who had committal the crime even so much as arrested . In the " city" itself matters are now con » iderably improved ; hut no farther off than Houston , and throughout the cuuntry generally , the knife , pistol , or rifle is the supreme arbiter in every personal" diffi . culty , " as a quarrel is thero termed , that occurs . Even during my own residence in Galveston , a man was one morning found in the midst of the town slaughtered in u similar manner , and , as far asmy knowledge or inquiries went , with equal impunity < m the part of the murderer . Indeed , at this very day , although the crime of assassitiation is actually less frequent than formerly , human life is held at the least possible value , and esteemed not to » great an atonement for very venial crimes . ( To be continued . )

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      ~ >^ k>— . HAND-LABOUll AGAINST THE PLOUGH . { From the Liverpool Times . ) A gentleman of our acquaintance has presented us with a email pamphlet , containing the particulars and results of cultivation on two pieces of'land , in the county of Rutland , the one of which was worked with the plough , the other with the three-pron » ed fork . The experiment was tried in consequence of our informant ' s having offered a prize of five pounds for the best account of the merits of the two systems . This prize was won by Mr Edward Wortlcy , of BriJ . hngton , Rutlandshire , from whose essay we quote the following passages : —

      • 5 So sootier had I ascertained that n premium was offered for a statement of the comparative merits of ploughing and of digging or forking , than I determined to undertake the experiment , and having just concluded the carting and wcighine of the separate allotments , I feel creat pleasure in thus contributing the result to the public , hoping it may tend to establish correct principles , and emulate to advantageous practices in the husbandry of our country . " Owing to the continued severity of the frost , the land was not broken up , either witu the fork or the plough , until the m mth of March . " The experiments extended over four acres , which were cultivated in the foil , wing manner : — " One acre forked , with the fork introduced into this neighbourhood by U . W . Baker , Esq ., of Cottesmore , and drilled with carrots . "One acre ploughed once , harrowed , and drilled « ith can-its .

      " One acre forked rind drilled with mangold wur / . el , and one acre ploughed once , harrowed , and also drilled with mangold worz ; l , " I should mention that the tiues of the fork are fourteen inches long . It weighs eight pounds and a half , " The ploughing was done with r Hansostie ' s S . L . plough ; depth , five inches . "The previous crop , the fourth , was wheat , so that ( his farm being cultivated on the five . fidd system ) the experimental crops were last in the rotation , and the laud itself by no means of tirst . rate quality , in fact , some tew years ago it was a fox-cover . "The soil consists of a UgUt red loam , mixed with refi sand-stonc . " On the 12 th of April , the two acres of carrots were drilled with Slbs . of seed to the acre , mixed previously with one cwt . urate , for the purpose ot assisting in the more even distribution of the seed , oue cwt . being too small a quantity to hive much influence as u manure .

      "The twoacresof mangold worzel were drilltd — the rows eighteen inche * apart—on theSnd of M ; iy , the same quantity of seeds as the carrots , and mixed , to facilitate the drilling , with the same quantity of urate . "No farm-yard manure whatever was applied to any nf the crops . So that , however scanty the fare of the food allowed , they were nevertheless , all treated alike . The experiment was not for the purpose of testing manures , bu * iwplcmtntt . " Everybody remembers lion- wet and unfavourable the weather was early in the spring . Cold and rain were characteristics of the season ; and the first appearance , of the carrots was anything but promising . The mangold woi acl . being sown later , came up more < iu ' ckly nnd better . On the first appearance o : ' the plants there wrh not a discernible difference between those of the ploughed or forked acres .

      Every attention was p : iid to the hoeing , but in consequence of the slow grow ing nature of the currot and ihe wild character of the luud , it was rather an expensive process , but the cost not greater with one Here then aiH > ih < -r . They were all hoed by the day ns tne weailier would allow , no exact account cuuhl therefore be readilykept of the cost . Nor was it essential , because , being equal , it could not affect the comparative merits of llle trial . As the plants advanced in growth , the difference between the plough an I the fork became very apparent , and was greatly in favour of tlie fork . Kach aeiy was " stumped out separately , but the greater luxuriance of tlie ciMp < from the forking was so lvmarliablc , that tho stumps were rendered quite unnecessary forref . rence . Wis beuan to dig tha carrots up the fivst week in November . I superintended the gathering of all the toots myself , and can vouch for the convcttiets ol the folluwiiii ; statement : —

      Carrots . r . c . « . Produce from one acre forked 7 S - 2 Ditto from one act c ploughed -i t : > Difference pc ? < ie ,-e in favour of forking ;) i ) 3 MANOOLn WuKZKL . T . C . > J . I ' roduce from one acre forked ) y 2 Ditto from one uere ploughed ... . S 5 o Difi ' crcuee per acre in favour of forking i 7 2 Thus we see thnt we have an average gain of nearly four tons of roots p r acre by usini ; the fork instead ol the plough , and the only drawback is the difference iu the expense between plonghin ^ anil forking . The forking cos ^ - > i ;» . per acre , the soil being stony , and never having been moved so deeply before , nearly two cart loads of soft rod stone wei-t brought up in forking the two acres , which the plough , of course , had never touched .

      _ Allowing ten shillings per a < re for ploughing , it leaves sixteen shillings per aero only in favour of the plough , to stand against upward ? of three tons of carrots on one acre , aud ii ° arly five tons of mangold wurzel on the other ] I scarcely know li « w to place a money value upon the routs , as we are not in the habit of selling a : iy , but to a farmer , who produces and consumes them on his own farm , I do know lliey are invaluable , both for food and innnure . liut taking the market value of carrots atom , per ton , ami reckoning the increase from forking of » tons 0 cwt . : ! qrs . per acre of carrots at 50 s 7 U loj and deduct for greater expense of cultivation ' 0 lti 0 it clearly leaves us a balance per acre of ... an , \ & \ $ \ in favour of tl . e fork .

      Mill more remarkable , is the advantage in the cultiva-> ww of the mangold wum-l . Without deciding up « n the price per ton wf this root , even if its value should be less than that of carrots , this « ircuu » tanue is more than counterbalanced by the relative produce being much greater .

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      * - ¦ " * - " - ^ ,,,, , ^ - ^*^ New Court . ~ Husdasd akd Wip 8 » " ' "' - Osbornc , a re 3 pectab ! e looking youV m- !« " ry T charged with stealine tin London ) a e ( , M " ' 4 ° i mond breast pin , value 30 s . in the home of m diiU Marks , a warehouseman , living in Old Ph r > r . Paul ' s , the property of , Ann Maria Mag ^ t Marks stated that the prisoner had an amr . 1 " AIr their house . The pin was safe in her bedSST * ' " before she missed it . The prisoner had n , 1 Ottl y enter their bedroom . The learned V Z ?^ , & whetbershe was a married woman . Witnew t ^ sure I am . His Iordiliip alter lookinc ovpVTi ^ dictment—It is stated hereto bo the Dronsrt , l " >• Maria Marks . Witness-That ' s mo rnv ¦ i , I , A ° a lordship—This will not do . The pin belon \ "' Thomas Marks . Mrs Marks , Iwffaom ^ j * ? ' surprise—It ' s my pin and no mistake , ^ laughter . ) Mr Ballantinc-Indced , Madam n , ?* belongs to your husband . Witness-Nonsense M learned judge and counsel cndeaveu red to , i ° ! & * £ l ^ L ^ J ?> P ei ™» % . 1 * 1 n ? ° ? i nsiii arwuieuut mat

      w me , it really h eW-utT her husband ; however she seemed to have nn i to relinquish the prosecution . The Din it in lr * had been pawned by tho prisoner ft , { , ' Sir ** The learned judge oaid the prosecutrix J 2 m > the law to be just as ho expounded it and in «* ? her that she could , if she pieced , haveth ^ I med again indicted in the name of her husband t ? lady descended from the witness-box with ' u dignity ofmaivner , and the prisoner , apDa , ° 3 astounded at his escape , soon disappeared from . 1 ? court . " * Central Criminal Court .-Thk Gbntlemav „ Buck . —A good-looking young woman named V becca Smith , was indicted lor stealing a cash bn » rontdininc about £ 30 , the property of Georap r . '

      Mr Wilde said the facts of the case were ihtsc On Saturday last the prisoner entered the shop of \ T Gray , who is a linen draper at 36 \ Upper > trm lsHngton , in the company of " a gentle man in ' black . " Site asked for a quarter of yard of flannel and while she was being served the " gentleman S black , " who had a cloak on hi * ami , walked up and down the shop , and eventuall y sneaked out without beiiiR observed . The woman shortly after went cm and it was almost immediately discovered that tie cash-box , which had been lying on the counter , « & mi

      ssing , me prisoner waspursucu , but on bejn » apprehended , she denied all knowledge of the " gcB tleman in black . " To prove U « r connection with him , the learned counsel said he hnd witmW , who would swear they had seen ber in the moroi £ walkm- and talking with " a gentlemaD in black ™ about thirty years of age and of gentlemanly appear Mice . . Ihw exactly tallied with the descripti in If the gentleman who was alleged to have stolen th box . J he common-Sergeant ( who had watched h learned counsel with a smiling countenance ) - !*) , J * t hink you . can go to the jury ? Mr Wild repliedZ thought there was a strong case of suspicion . V , Clarkson said the fact was , the o nly evidence ^ 1 could be produced in support of the case proved tliaJ the young woman at the bar had been seen in com pany with a gentleman in black . " but m , ih&

      wnaiever could be adduced to show that he was Hi original identical •' geatleman in black" who had borrowed Mr Gray ' s cash-box . The Common-Ser . geant said he should proceed with the case if the pro . tcoutoror th « jury desired it ; bat he must say if he were on a jury he should be very sorry to find i noting woman guilty of felony because she happened to have been seen walking in the company of the ' gentleman in black . " Mr Wild said after such I atrong intimation of his lordship ' s opinion it would be useless to proceed . The jury accordingly returned a verdict of not guilty . Common-Sergeant-Young woman , you are discharged ; but for the future you had better be careful how you are found in the com . pany Ot the " gentleman in black . ' ' I assure you uo namat dangerous character . The prisoner then left the bar « midst loud laughter .

      Ax Old Bailuy Scene . —During the trial of a tnUing ease , in which Mr Payne was aedressinj the jury on behalf of the prisoners , a person inter * rupted the learnedcounsel . -TheCommon Sergeant-Who u that person interrupting the court ?—Mr Payne ; . He is a client of mine , for whom 1 was en-Kagcd in a case now being tried in another court - Common Sergeant ( passionatel y ) : What dou ' he mean by stopping the business ? " It is the most indecent

      thing I ever saw in my life to stop the proceedmgs in this raanncr .-Mr Payne : 1 don ' t see that at all . ( Laughter . ) -Comraon Sergeant : I repeat , it is most indecent conduct . He lias twice interrupted you , and I will not allow it .-. Mr P . ijne who addressed lm remarks to the jury ) : I don ' t see that is is at all indecent or improper behaviour lor an attorney to inform his council that a case in which he is engaged is going on in another court , and in which , perhaps , the iuture welfare of his client . U em .

      cerned . It is Tory odd that we never have thtseannoying interruptions and hurry-skurryiog proceedings in this court at other times . It is ' not at all ihe right way ot carrying on business . It seems to be not a question as to how justice can be best administered , but how many prisoners can be tried in the course of the day . All is , as I said before , hurry , skurry—now running at the prosecutor , now running at the prisoners , now at the counsel . 1 defy any one to &et on . Such conduct it unheard-of before * any one else , and is calculated to distract the attention of tlie juvy iron , the business before them . —Common ^ er gean t ( in a rage ) : Your remarks are much rm . r <>

      likely to confuse tkejury , as they have nothing vvhatfcver to do with the cast before them—Mr 1 ' ayne considered be was quite in order ; he then , however , proceeded with his address upon the case before the court . The charge was one of highway robberv on one Marshall Jones , by William Wynn / aged 19 , ' and Julia lliggms . aged 18 , who had knocked him down in Aew Oxtord . street , and robbed him of a pocketbook containing three keys and a pencil case , value 4 s . I he sentence wa 9 that the prisoners be tr .- \ n ? ri ^ n « d for ten years . '

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      Irish Conff . dera . tws . —The covAvkvatvs rnefc as usual on Sunday evening , at Cartwright ' Coffee * house , Red Cross « trcot . Mr Archdeacon was callod to the chair . He delivered a very efficient and excellen * . address , which was much applauded lie was glad to see Englishmen come , nnvmgst them . He was a democrat for the black man as well as the white . The leading article of the Xatimi and an article from the $ lnr were read and commented on with good humour and ability . Mr Tucker objected to some passages in the address ts the American * . He wished to see Irishmen happy ; they had ; v natural right to the land ; and he knew they could live on it if they hail only the power of cultivating it .

      Mr M'Carthy replied to some observations of Mr Tucker . He did not wish the people of Ireland to traffie against America , nw aj ; ain 9 t any other country . lie thought it was high time to Jet the aristocracy fight their own battles . ( Cheers ) Mr Keating addressed tlie meeting at some length , and joined the society . Mr Dwain spoke at some length . Mr Sullivan ' s views were in favour of the plan laid down by the A ' . uion . Air Clancy hoped the meeting would not go away with the impression that tte n ! i was tlle confeJ (; i ' 'tti J " . or even its council , lie looked upon the article as a plan thrown out to see which way the wind blew . He wanted to hear the responsible party come out like men who knew a remedy tor Uie withering H ' s of Ireland , and would declare it . Several members were enrolled , , 1 vote of

      thanks given to the chairman , ami the meeting n \ . lw up . Important business of the Society will be transacted next Sunday evenins : — Hally , oh , rally ! disgr ice shall be ours While Tyranny ' s Hag Haunts o ' er Liberty ' s tower * . ' \ V * E 8 TM 1 XSTER LlKRiRT AND DeuVTIXc : SoCll . TV . — On Saturday evening , April 10 , the interesting debate on the " Divine Philosophv of Pleasure" was resumed at the Temperance Hall , JBroailwav . Mr Cathie was called to the chair , and Mr Wallord opened the debate by supporting the proposition ot Mr Trnmble , ijuoMng divines and philosophers , both ancient anil modern , in favour of his argument . The debate was ably sustained by Messrs Irvine Tilt , Cathie , Broome , Bowler , Newsoro . asu Stallwood . Alter which Mr Trumblo ably replied to the various arguments . *

      On 1 ' nday eTenins ; , April » . a meeting of the mem bers ot thn society was held in the hall tor the pur " P ° » wL A , if cers am J "mendinR the rates * Atter therules had been carefully revised , the following officers were elected lor the ensuing three months Mr Cathie , ywsmlent ; Mr Bowler , vice-nrcsUcnt MrJeftnes , treasurer ; Mr . Greon , secretary . The tullowing veaoluttons were unanimousl y adopted :-l . that avoteof thanks is , ! ue , ami hereby K ivtn , t tlie ea : torg of the Xortlttrn Slur , tor the interest the hare manifested in the welfare of this society , by pub luhlng such faithful reports of our proceedings . 1 That a vote of thanks are eminently due , andar hereby given , to Mr E . lnmmi SUllwood , for his assiduit and the great service he hug rendered our Institution b bis attendance .

      The first resolution was moved by Mr Cailiie , ami seconded by Mr Walfoid ; the secnud bv Mi- Tmmble , and seconded by Mr Aslie . The " secretary ( Mr Ureen ) was instructed to convey them to tho parties mentioned . A vote of thanks was given to the secretary , a like compliment was paid to the Founder ot tho Society and j » vesent < jbuinaan , Mr \ Y . l . jwler , and the meeting w ;» dissolved . The subject for debate on Saturday evening next ( this evening ) is " How came Ireland to lose her Parliament ?" These debates increase in attraction , as the larger room now requires enlargement to satisfy the increased demand fur seats .

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      IR 0 UBLR 8 is Am Mis-ML-Aeeounts from Asi » Minor state that Bederhan Bey Had refusal to lay down his arms on tho appeal of the Porte . He was placingthed . hies in the mountains of Ivtt diitari i « a state ofdefence , and was makin-mry prammtioa for wavr . g the ivU-ancc o ' the Turkish u-J >)» .

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      . Ihe scouringeficcis product b y the works now 111 opera ion upon the sands of the Tvne , near Willuigton . haye brought to light an imuionseoak tree , which has been extricated horn the bed in which it had probably rested fur many centuries . Us girth is jmu ' teen teet , length twenty . seven feet , and weight about seven tons , and contains upwarJsof 3 U 0 cubic Jeet ot timber , the greater portion of which is in a found state . < i (> o » —Karl Filzwilliam ban intimated that be will vote for the repeal of the malt US , provided an si'lditionn ] lax on fixpd property h 6 u / 'titu (« d % it .

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      o THE NORTHERN STAR . ¦ April 17 i M . I

      Iabernet.Hcy*S Pile Ointment.

      iABERNET . HCY * S PILE OINTMENT .

      Emigration To Texas.

      EMIGRATION TO TEXAS .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 17, 1847, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1414/page/2/