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      W » i « a II , ' ~" Ve commence the second part of our Gar / and with the following ADDRE 33 TO WINTES . Welcome , eld Winter ! with th j forelock grey-. Tny snowy mantle , aad tby wrinkle * fcraw Grwping the Iron £ e « ptra of thy iway , ' inlUjingnatnrft ' . jaral bs « aUe » low . Tfcon rid "« t tmpetuons on tha whirlwind ' s nW Asa storms ud tesapms u Atr in th y reign ' Tbj ioi broth cong * al « the marm ' ring stream Tnst fliw'dln ijlran iweetoess through the plain . Th-. ngh scarce a gaobaam gUds shy tfoomy day And all around It duolatt and drear Xtt , Winter ; eiill I lore thy friendly sway

      Which tertolnatei the urfftl y circling year . I love to draw around the Waxing hearth- * To listen to the lacgh . excitlog tale ¦ To crown the fleeting hourt with harmless mirth WbUe the rude blast awetpt hollow throagb . the To read and ptsta ttpoa « he mmple page Where knowled ge opens all air store ; To retd thi records of a femur age ; Or learning ' , path co intrloate exp ' lore . Season of social joy ! I ball thy reltn ! Imagination laughs at thy control ; " Tbon em ' st not bind her im thy icy chain ; Thoa c «»' ot not frtew the ferrour of tier soul . The year is fast drawing to its end . Another week and 1848 will he oumhered with the past , listen , then , to

      THE YEAR'S LA 3 T HYMN . BY JOBK SW 1 OI . Farewell , 0 earth f ye sun and moon , farewell And ell ye stars—our parting is at hand : ' And now for erer shall I cease to dwell In the blue sky , on ocean , or en land : Soon shall the Uvlcghear the midnight bell Peal forth mint exit from tbeir mortal strand Yet ere the light fries of December dim , C * eatnres of time , 0 list , the year ' s last hjmn . Hen meet on earth , and part , and meet again ; The tribes of ocean go , and come cad go ; The blending clouds that bsar abroad the rala , Divid * aboTt , but meet In streams below ; The rose tt > at smiles in tanner oa the plain , Decays and dies , yet liTestgain te glow ; But as for me , 0 earth I my reign is o ' er ; We met to part , we part to meet no mere .

      ¦ 0 earth ! farewell , another year of time Is added t « tha ages past and gone ! Thou spacious , blue , and itarrj vault eubllma Wilt bena no Q ore my silent coarse upon ! Eat earth , there is &ot on thy round a dime . Or home of men where light or lif a has shone , Whose darkest secrete are not all revealM , — All , as I paa , ire copied , sign'd , and seal'd . For as the fruit—the unripe or the ripe Tells a true story of the parent tree , — As takes tha sntet the Impression of the type , Acd bears the record orer land and ses ; Sc—' air or foul—no mortal hand may Kips Oae jot away of things impreiB'd on me ;—Tlras ' s leaves afar the tldiigs traa unfold , Soon as I Tanish all the tale is told .

      Hark there e » footsteps on the steeple stairs ; Tet era fte bills at aidaight say farewell , Lai it ba told that worth y deeds , and prayers , For blessings cpon mea , where ' er they dwell . Are seen and heard abore ; and heaven is theirs Who lire for heaven . ' — Jut then the ljad-toned bell , In wavy swells along tha midnight toll'd ;— . The new yetr dawn'd , &n < pais'd away the old . New Year ' s Eve k a festival which was once

      ^ elehrated with great feasting and rejoicing in this country . The custom still lingers , and the' loving cup , ' though changed in form , ~ still circulates in spirit . At twelve o'clock at night , the moment the hour has struck , the church bells peal forth a joyous welcome to the new yetr . This enstom , as our readers are aware , is called 'ringing the old year out and the new year in . ' This takes place all over England . We present to our readera

      THE YEAR'S LAST CDP . BT FBAFCES SXOWir . » With the fatal gong , witu the glad heartVs blaze , With the wine of its own bright vintage days , Still rich in the light of rosy eyes It catght through the vineyard ' s parted leaves"While tight , ta the might of stlrace , lies On snow clad bills asd on stairy skies . And the knell of its numbtr * d hours draws near , We fill the cup of the parting year I Bat say to what pledge of memery ' s hoard Is the wealth of that mystic wine cup poured ?—Is it Time ! To his ever onward track , And his tireless step , fiat hath ne ' er torn'd btck—To bis glass , with whoso dim sands ceaseless flaw , Beauty , and strength , and glory go—And bU ecjtbe wnicb the nations might hath mown—Lst as drink to these;—but not these alone !

      Then pledge we the dark-veiled Future thus , And the wealth of hope it had once for us—The stores which its billows still may hide—And the barks ssnt forth on Us boundless tide : Or the Past , witn its springs in memory shrined , The snows which Its winters Itft behind , Acd the harvests fair which its toil hath sown , We pledge;—but we pledge not these alone ! Say , then , hath the year ' s last cup been orown'd For Use loved and the loving hearts around— . The names in our souls * seal d bsrik enroll ' d—The he&Js of gray and the leeks of gold I Hay the time-tried friendship fear no thrall Of frost * that celd on Ufe ' s twilight fall—And ths yonng—m » y we never find them grown Lsntrns;—tut we pledge not these alone !

      Ara there not lored ones yet more dear , That miBgle not in oar festal cheer—The names by the heartk long heard and wept , And still in the huia of memory kept ? Drink to tie absent ! Change and tears Have fall ' s on these dim and severing years—But the faith of our love no change hath known ; And we pledge them now;—bat no : them alone * Drink ta tee changed ! They have left tbeir piece la our hearts , like a brokea altar ' s base , Still graved with the sculptured names of yore , Bat a wreck and amis evtrmore . Drink to the dead ! There are hearts that hold Their memory jet with alove untold—For time and death have no shadows thrown On their truth . Shalt we drink to these alone ?

      Hold ! for the cup hath blight drops left Wa may not waste on the rent and ref : — One purtr pledge as the year departs—To iha ho ' j Und of our homes and hearts ! For the faith to her ancient glor ; given , And tba lore that for better hopes bstfa striven : — 0 & , br ight bs her stars , however our own May set;—yet we pledge not tbese alone ! Drink to the world ! There is profile yet In the bright To Come , which no eye kath mztla the asrch of her nations , becbon'd on By the l- ' gh : o ; their fer-EeenSabbath dawn . But haifc I— Yh the mighty midnight ' s chime , Like a voice ircm the passing waves of Time ! And eur cup is dr . aiii ' d with its latest tone ; L : t us fill to the bright N * w Year alone !

      "We said last week , that whilst in Scotland Chnstmas-day comes and goes unnoticed , our Northern friends compensate themselves for their neglect of Christmas hy their festivities on Hogmanay ( New Year ' s Eve ) and New Year ' s Day . Oa traeal-eakes , cheese , and whiskey ( we speak of the customs of the people ) are set before every visitor on Hogmanay However humble this kind of entertainment may seem to the devourers of luxuries , it is not lightly esteemed by those who are blessed with good stomachs and happy dispositions . Unaffected mirth and hours of real happiness , render Hogmanay a festival dear to the Scottish peasantry , and working classes generally , ayont the Tweed . *

      ' First Foot' is a cherished custom . in Scotland , and we believe also in some parts of the North of England . The first person who crosses the threshold after the clock strikes twelve is called' ' first foot . ' The new comer , addressing the family circle as he enters , says , A Happy New Year to ye a . ' The response is , of course , ' A Happy New Year to you ! ' First foot * invariably brings a dottle , which our readers may h « sure is not empty , but , oh the contrary , is full to the cork , with the national elixir — -whiskey . Th « contents having been offered round and accepted , first foot' is required in turn to drink of the contents of the family bottle . The first comer is usually followed by many others , who continue dropping in until daylight , but , of course , too late to claim the honour of' first foot '

      A good deal oi importance is attached to the ' firit foot . ' "We have heard say that , to exclude all suspected or unlucky persons , it is customary for one oi the damsels to engage beforehand some favoured yontb , who , elated with so signal a mark of female distinction , gladly comes as soon as the clock has' chappit twal . ' Of course the bottle is not ( orgotten . Here is—A SOCIAL SONG FOR HOGMANAY . Bring in the yev wi' mirth and glee , And let nae ene bs sad ; Eac h honest heart maun aet a part To mak' a neighbour glad .

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      !*• na * a crime , at sis a that , When neighbours mtet t * gither , Though thvj agree , ste frank and bee Tottstawi ' anBanlther . The . fill the gins , and let It pau To ilka crooi , hire ; We'll spend the ni ght up true delight Aad welcome in the year ' . 0 h *» " "J tt » t Pleasura smiles But only on the great , Whea w * can be as Wy . lw aHdfrw As nobliso ' the State . Wa canna * boasJ o * nobles' rank Nor lo jk sae proud and vain ; But we oan say that what we ha / o Is kontstl y our ain . Then fill the glass , &c . We dinna meet for lore o' drink , Like ony sap room pack ; Bat we'll be pltaied wl' reason ' s feast And friendshi p ' s social crack . We'll drink a health to absent fritnJs , And may they soon bs lure ; I * aBd r ' ^ » yecotqtttr night Throughout the coming year ! Then fill each glass , &o . Thnujh we has faults and errors too Which others might defend . We wlnna try te justify , Bat rather strive to mend ; And though our enemies are few , W « 'li strive wi' honest will Vj friendship ' s eresr , throughout the year To mak' them fewer still . Then fill each glass , and let 11 pus To ilka cronie here ; We'll spsnd the night wl pure delight , A&d welcome in the year ! Aberieea . D # y ?

      In Scotland the breakfast on ' New Year ' s Morn ' answers to the Christmas dinner in England . In lieu of the usual meal of parritch , ' the table groans under the weight of' beef-ham , ' stewed beefsteaks , 'loaf-bread , ' oat-cake , ' scones , ' biscuits , fresh butter , ' preserves , ' ' sweeties , ' honey , eggs , tea , whiskey , &c , &c . In the olden time' a haggis crowned the board , but this once national dish is now seldom seen . In the course of the day visitors are regaled with ' a dram , ' and currant buns or 1 short-bread . ' Heaven bless the man , ' says Sancho , ' who invented sleep , ' Heaven bless the man , aay we who invented ' a New Year-day-dram' and' shortbread ' . ' All true Scotchmen will sav ' Amen !'

      Balls for the young folks , and social parties of the married , the middle-aged , and the veterans and matrons , conclude the festivities of this chief of Scottish holidays . In Burns ' s tale of ' The Twa Dogs , ' Luath , * the ploughman ' s collie , ' gives a fine description of the jovs of a Scottish homestead on the festival of New Year ' s Day . That merry day the year bsglni . They bsr the door oa frosty win ' s ; Toe nappy reeks wi ' mantling rsam , An' sheds a heart-inspiring steam ; Tha Iuntin pipe and saesshin ; mill , Are handed round wi * right guld win ; The cantle ould folks orackiu' crouse , The young anes rantin' thro' the home , — Hy heart tas been sae fain to see them , That I for joy hae barklt wl' them .

      For some time past we have been well nigh bankrupt in the way of political poetry . Fortunately we have this week been favoured with the following posm , which cannot fail to command the applause of our readers , and will , we hope , do much towards stimulating them to retrieve in the coming year the political reverses which have afflicted Chartism in the course of the year now expiring .

      FAREWELL TO THE YEAR FORTT . EIGHT . BT IDWIS QUL . Farewell , thou old , and strange eventful year , Of battles , murder , ptBtllence , and strife , Whose advent filled each despot ' s heart with fear , Whila every land with liberty was rife . Tag hardy Swiir . rseiz d Ms gun and spear , Aad the Italian bared the glitt ' ning kuife , ( l ) To deal destruction on each tyrant band , Or die for freedom , home , and fathsrlsnd . When thoa didst issue from the womb of Time , Europe with rapture hall'd tby glorious birth , Which promised banishment from every clime

      Of despotism . Thrones tottered , fell : the worth Of crowns , e ' er-loaded by their weight of crime , In dust were laid—worthless : and man stood forth , Applauded e ' en by tyrants . Liberty Disdained by ruthless deeds to stain the free , O ! false philosophy ! Still we can applaud The Swiss triumph over prieitotaft : still love The brave Gaul ; the heroic courage land , Higaaaimons ia victory , that drove A boary-headed traitor , king of fraud , From France ; when the proletarians wove And wore the sacred wreath cf liberty , Destroyed in June by the lalse bourgcouit . Still dots the patriotic breast admire The Sicllitn struggle with the haughty foe ; And hail Palermo's fair , with * yes of fire ,

      Who songat in vain the tyrants' overthrow , ( 2 ) And raited the battle cry wi h ' veogtful ire , Heedless o ! the cannon ' s murderons glow ; Emulating Hassmiello ' s noble deeds , Though Freedom , vanquished , weeping , lies and bleeds , Hail to the Viennese ! Hallowed the fane ( 3 ) That withstood the siege , when' death was drunk With gore : ' thrice honoured the immortal name Of Blum , from whose patriot pretence shrank The empire ' s tyrant , until he became The murderer of earth's noblest ebild , and sunk To infamy . The name of Blum shall be A watchword till the universe Is free . His death shall be avenged : the kiss of life' ( 4 )

      Will never more deoeive ; but crimson tsars Wash cut his last indignity . ( 5 ) This strife Hath taught s lesson , which after years Siall turn ta good ecrounf . Whca man is rife For freedom , he'll soora each tyrant ' s fern , Acd ttach the lesson he hath dearly bought , Till all his woes be on the oppressor wroagkt . What can I say , my native lacd , f jr thee , Where ' thoughts and words' meet with the felon ' s doom ; Where the aspirations of the free , Consign it : votaries te a dungio& ' s gloom ! What do , but w pa the tear ef misery From widowed cfeeek , and orphan ' s early bloom ; And mourn , dear Erin , o ' er thy blighted prime , Until tby woeB are proved th' oppressor ' s crime . Se sure a day of reok ' aing is at hand ,

      Lit ell who wish thtir country to be free Unite , from John O'Groaia to Cornv a l ' s strand ; By d < eds , not words , prove their slacerity , Support the class-made victims , and eommaad Sccce-s £ y beisg worthy liberty . Let all £ o this ^ we seed not then repine . Farewell old year , and welcome 'Fofty . nine . New Year ' s Day is lie great holiday in France , but of the festivities of our Gallic friends on that day we will speak on another occasion . We quote from Hoicitts Journal , the following account of the merry makings on

      NEW YCAE ' s 1 V 2 1 KD H £ W TEAR ' bDIY IK OEBHAKT . New Year ' s Day is kept In Germany as a thorough holiday ; there is service at the churches ; business is at a stand ; and like Caristmas Day , it is far more observed than a Sands ? . Naw Tear ' s eve is perhaps the most merry tiae of the German year . Ia almost every house ara parties tact to conduct the old year out with dance and eport . Aboat five o ' clock in the evening the church Sells ring , and guns are fired off in all directions , lu this respect every town is filled with as much noise of firing and smell of gunpowder as the night of the 5 th of November uaed to b « In England . Tte practice has been forbidden by the authorities ; but except in the chief cities the authorities are not over active , « nd the prohibition is little regarded . The police go about the streets , but ia all ordinary towns these are so fat and sleepy , that it is enly necessary to be quiet juit whsre they are , and ev « ry wfcere where they are not are guns and pistols dlschargiag .

      It ( s considered a compliment for young men to go and fire « salute in front of the bouses of their friends . In the University towns th * stadents , a little before twelve o ' clock , headed by their clubs , protsed with torches to the house of the Prorector , and by a volley office-arms , audaloul oieat , annouate the termination ef the year , ant wisi him a happy sew one . The Prorector appears at his window , makes there a short speech in acceptance of their complimentg , drinks a happy new year to them , and frequently conoladef fey flinging the glass donn upon the pavement , that it may nevtr be

      used on any other oceaslea . With loud ufoate they eoho his good wishes , « nd march away to pay the same « omplimeat to a few others of thtir mast popular Professors . Tbeatetieis wi'dand p » culiar , the troop of students , every one with his torch , forming a train , head * by the KHlow of their elubs , In their respective costumes , joined by as many other students as pleass , with , wild looks , flying hair , aad torches finning in the stormy winds , and followed by trcrowd of the miseellaaea of the city , tsarehteg throogh'ths wintry streets at midnight , with shouts and scattered discharges ef fire- » rm«—1 » strong * and pic-. nrtsque . At a distance you sea the light of their ( 1 . ) ' T « arms , to knives , to stones , ' wae , in Januarj last , the rallylsg cry of the Neapolitans . ( 2 . ) At Palermo , the ladies threw from thtir wlndaw * boiling water and furniture upon the dragoons , who were charging npon the people . ( 3 ) Theugb VienHa was besieged and takes , the splrii of democracy is not subdued . ( 4 . ) Limartlnt ' s 'Kill of Life . ' ( 5 . ) Robert Blum was mnrdcred In cold blooJ and his body ( it iB said ) give * up for dUaf ctlou .

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      Sfth 1 . ^ 1 ft ! ^ ri ' Btrrow ««••*¦»¦•• - -w dUeW . ^^ V *"* comet , while the luooe . iWo w * f / ¦ " ¦! . . Mro " ltlUce"gluing . « 1 i T H . mlnh " »* enjoyaent . »«• «• games played peculiar to this eve . • 2 Trto ^ i ? i I earFtal - Acc ° 'flMy . ttulnitant the city bell i 8 neMQ t 0 coumence ffl ,

      Keu Jahr ! starts from evtry one ' * lips ; and happy 1 . . US ' " * tfthMe »•«•»• « d . « So » nrst , tnd to have wen from all others the ITew Year . In TZ ?* » ' st * tttmon » n ' , a" ovtr the country , Is shoutfld . pr osst Ken J . hr ! ' pros . t being ro Geman word , but a contraction of the I ^ tta prosit . On one eco » . ion , having retired to rest , our scrvanta assembled at our room-door , and awoke us , in order te cry -Prosst NeuJ . br ! ' On the flowing morning , every on . that metis you salutes you with the same ex .

      W . th tbeglewrine are brought in , on a waiter , the Hew Yesr wisi . es of the family and its frUnds . These are written in verse , genwally on very ornamental gilt note paper , and sealed up . Waen the 'Prosit Neu Jihrl haB pasied , and all have drunk to one another a Happy New Year , with a general touching of glasaes , these are opentd and read . For the most part thty are without slgna ' ures , and occasion much gtwsslng and jokltg . Under cover of thsse anonymous eplitles , good tints aadadWce are often administered by parents and friends . Knmbtfs of people , who nevfr on any oibtr occasion write a verse , now trj their hands at one ; and those who do not fiud themselves sufflcisntly inspired , present orcamental cards , Trblch have all kinds of wishes , to suit all kinds of tastes and clrcumstanots . These are toba purchased of all qualities aad prices , and those sent b ; frUads and lows , generally appesr on « ew Year ' s D # y , and ara signed or not , at suits the pur . psieoftheiBoder .

      After the New Yesr ' s wishes have beea read , a game of very old standing on this occasion ia introduced , a game known to most people in England acquaints with eld fashions ; that of the fl ^ ur , the water , and thekejs . Three plates are get on a round table la the middle of the room . In one Is fl , ur , in another water la the third a buaoh o « kejs . The young unmarried people we by turns blindfolded , and , walking round tbe tafele , pitch upon ono ef the plates . These have , of course oe » n shifted while the person about to try hi * or her chance , has been under tht oparatlon cf blindfolding so as to occupy quite a different relative poaitlon to what tbeydld before ; or are lomstimei shifted and thin re . placed , « o that the pmon , naturally supposing that they h « ve bsen changed , shall try to avoid the unlucky on * s , by aiming at a new point , and thus shall actaally have a greater ohancs of passing the locky one The luoky is that

      one containing the keys . Whoever gets that , is to bs married to the poraon of his own choice ; he who pu « h « s his finger into the Hour , is to mtrrj a wld » w , or vice tsria , and he who sips into ( he watsr , shall not be be marrhd at all . This simple lotUry occasions its share of merriment , and then the dancing goes on Bgaln . With thepunohand the glee-wine , come in also one of those large ernaaentid' and nice cake ! , for whioh the Germans are so famous , and large oak « s of gingerbread , in the shape of hearti , with almonds stuck in them , These make an indispensable part of the enter , ttlamtnt of New Year ' s Ere ; accordingly jou see them reared in and before the bakers' windowB , and on stalls , in thousands ; some of them at least half . a . yard tall , and a foot wide . On this eve , the servants of every house , by right of ancient custom , have their feasts of punch , and their great gingerbread hearts , eaok servant one .

      The Catholics , aoeordlng to their custom , eloie the old year , and opsn the new one in the churches , They have a sermon as midnight approaches ; in many plaoes the lights are extinguished , leaving alone csusplcuoaB , a tuga cross reaching from bottom to near th * lop of the church , Ulutninattd with lampB . When twelve has struck , an anthem of thaBkiglriog strikes up , and mass is celebrated . "•• In G « mat > y , lh « servants o ! tradesmen come for New . Year s gifts as they do for Christmas . bexes with us ; and your baker Beads you a large cake , like a couple of great serpents wrsathed into ttro conneoted clrdss , perhaps originall y intended to repreijen t the old year and the new . Here is a charming

      CAROL FOR THE HEW YEAR . BS HISS A . BAMUDA , Bail ! all hail I to the dawning newjear , The mother of months is laid on her bier , But wa sing no dirge , and we shed no tear , We look to the future with hope not fear . Then with daaesand song , and wassaII weU throng , To welcjm * the advent of this new ) ear . The fair young year hath never a stain , Nor a blighted hope nor a throb of pain , Its hours are wbiip ' rlng of Spring again , And fancy is weaving & rainbow chain : TfaeR with dsnee ana song , and wassail we'll throng , To welcome Its beams with its fairy train . The dark old year dealt many a blow ,

      Struck down here a friend foster'd there a foe : Shaw'd us bright things began to end in woe , Bade ns heart sickness and paia to know . Iitt the Old year ilo , vro'll not boa-re a slgb , Away to her tomb sae m »; glad ); go . But the rising year will alas grow old , AU unknown the fate her seasons unfold , When time the reoord in his hand shall hold , Acd many of theBe merry hearts be cold . Oh then let us prey in the hour that wemay , By meroy and leve ia its coarie be eontroll'd , Thy lesson , old jqbt , be never forgot , Though full fifths pangs of our mortal let , It may tesch us yet in the future hours , To shun the thorns as we pluck the flow ' ri ; Then a smile and sigh , hope and memory , To the new year ' s sun , and the old year ' s shon'ra

      It is some time now since we quoted American poetry . The following lines are not inappropriate to tne present state of Europe and ( he prospects of the coming year : —

      THE BONDSMAN WAKISG . BY W . H . C . H 08 MKB While lettered idltrs turn tbe mouldy page For dreamy records of a GoMon Age , Ere the dark sesd of mortal 111 was sown , And orime , and want , and misery were known—When ancient Pan attuned his classic reeds , And Fans ani Dryad danced on flowery meads , Regret the fate , with aspect cold and sour , That makes them insects of the prtasnt hour , Barn like the leaf or herb to pass away , Heirs of dittase j > nc ! premature decay , Onrs be the nobler task to scan aright The prospects opening la this Age of Light .

      Now Is tbe hallowed time ! from Heaven a voice Calls on the race of Adam to njolce ; Roused by the glad , regenerating sound , The startled bondman wakeB end looks erouad i Wbile , one by one , tbe clouds begin to roll From ta » long . vciled horizon of bis soul , He asks bis lord , with stern , undaunted eye , Why chained these limbs , and thini unshaobled why ! Alike the dusty atoms are that form Oar groswparts , my haughty brother worm ! Al . ke tbe laws that govern our career , From tbe low cradle to tbe darkened bier ; Great , equal Nature , liberal to all , Pours the ame radiance on the but and hall , Dicks in the sane impartial green tbe mould Above the bDEei of king or beggar old , Sends the same airs of breathing balm to kiss The homeless outcast and t&a child of bliss ,

      Nor glads the couch of down with dream more bright Than the coarse straw where poor men rest by night . Though storm and hardship have iabrowned my skin , Immortal longings multiply within ; And what distinction between prince and slave , Knows tke bright land that lies beyond the grava ? VToenos , tfctn , tby right te rack my limtw with toil , And bear away the produce of the sell—L -ave my poor babes in rags tho blast to feel , Wet with hot tears their scant , unwholesomsmeal , Aad ea&thward , like the beasts that perish , gaze From springtime to tbe winter of tbeir days ! Whenoe , in assuming acd insulting tones , Tby right to aak what God himself disowns ? Lilt , while you may , the Bcourge of high command , The fall of Guilt , ArtthUd is at hand—Robb e * millions on thy palaoe wall have traced Their vow that man no more will b « abased 1 '

      Thus mighty thought at last begins to shed RerlrlBg beams npo » tae humblest head ; Gives poor , abused Humanity a tongue , An eye to pierce the gloom around It flang— . A soul , weighed diwn uo longer by despair , That loves the front of Tyraany to due . The following admirable lines are from the pen of an American writer , who is gradually , but surel y and worthily , acquiring the fame of a true poet : —

      THE DAY OF SMALL THINGS . BT J 4 MB » BOSBEL LOWBLL . ' Sometime afterward , it was reported to me , by tfc » olty offictrg , that they had ferreted out the paper amd ite editor ; that bis office wa > an obnoura hole , bis only visible auxiliary a negro boy , and his supporters a few virjlnsigaifioaat persons of all colours .- B . G . Olii ' s Letter / . In a small chamber , friendless , and unseen , Toiled o ' er his types one poor unlearned young m&a ; The place was fiatk , unfaroitured , and mean ; Tet there the freedom of a race began . Help came but slowly ; surely no man yet Put lever to the heavy world with leu . W hat need of help ? He knew how types were set , He had a dauntless spirit and a preu , I Such earnest natures are the fiery pith , The compact nucleus , round which systems grow ' . I Mass after mass becomes iaspired therewith , And whirls impregnate with the central glow *

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      ' ' Ob , Truth ! eh ; Freedom J hew are ye still born In the ruda stabla , In the manger autst » What humble hands unbar those gates of morn Through which tbe splendours of the New ; Day burst ! What ! shall one monk , scarce b . yond kis oeli , Front Rime ' s far-reaching belts , and scorn htr frown ? Brave Luther answered . Y « s ; that thunder ' s swell Rooked Earope . and diicbarmsd tho triple orown , Whatever can be known of eartb , we know , Sneered Saropb ' s wisemen in their inalUshells curio *; No , said one in Gonoa , nsd that w » Oot oi the . dark oreatcd this new world . Who is It will not dare himself to trust ?

      Who is it hath not strength to stand alone ? Wboig it thwarts eni bilk ] tbe inward must ? He and bis woiks , like Band , from earth are blown , Men of a thousand shifts and wUbb , look here , See one straightforward consoience put In pawn To win s world ; see the obedient sphere Bv bravery ' s simple gravitation drawn . Shall we no » heed tbe lesMn taught of old , ¦ And by tho Present ' s lips repeated still , la ourona slnglo manhood to be bold , Fortreised in conscience and Impregnable will 1 We stride the river dally at I » s spring , Nor , in our childless thoughtlessness , foresee What myriad vassal stream ! aball tribute bring , How litre an equal it shall greet the sea , Oh ! small Beginnings , ye ore great and strong , Based on a faithful heBrt , and wearilost brain ! Y « build the future fair , ye conquw wrong , Ye eurn the crown and wear it not in vain . The Free-traderswillbe grateful to tbe Stand \ rd » tor supplying them with this

      SONG FOR A CHEAPENBB , The ploughman he follows behind big p ! oaga . Thinking about his wage , His wife acd bis little ones they are now AU that his heart engage : How that his labour may furnish them bread He panders with heavy will : When bis matter behind nimfollow'd and said , ' You must- work for me cbtaper still . ' ' Cheapness is now the cry of tbe day , Ne matter how workers ara fed ; They will have cheap things , the people say , Though Labour may want hia bread . ' Tbe weaver be eat at bis dUmal loom , With working his eyes were red ; AU that he earn'd but paid for bis room , And his daily bread and bed .

      No clothes oould he buy for bis wife and child , And his eye * let fall a Uar : His master came In with an aspect wild , * Tour wages are all too dear . ' Cheapness , « to . The fao'orj child work'd ten hours a day , Straining each weary limb : Seldom haB he any time to play , Childhood Is toll to him : Though his ten hoars' work does net buy the food He can eat 1 b the other two , The factor be faye , In a desperate mood , ' Thoio wages will never do . ' Cheapness , < 5 sc ,

      The tradesman at back of bis counter stands , Viewing an empty shslf : Diminishing capital ties his hands , He tries , but gains no pelf . A easterner com-s and he would look gay , Spite oi hla inward fears ; The whole of bta profit is cheapsn'd away , His spirit sinks in tears . CneapneBB , &c . The wholesale dealer and merohant pause , Their looks are fall of care , They cast about to discover the cause , Tne ; have as little to spare ; The men who purchase their wires come in ;—1 What have ye cheap to sell !' 1 Such prices as theee are a Bhame and a elu ;'Their heartaches who can tell ! Cheapness , ko .

      AH ye who are idle and nought produoe , It i « wry well for ye , To cry' Cheaper the better for every one ' s u » , And most of all for mi ;' Bat toil and care , and labour and thought , Sicken and draop and fade , If after all they have faithfully wrought , Tkey cannot be amply paid . Cheapness , ise . Men are beginning to aioken of this , And to look on the other side ; The general bleBilng somehow we miss , Which cheapness promised—and lied ; Tbe anion houses with crowds are stew'd , For thick and full they stand , And Cheapness liveB on the marrow and blood Of thousands throughout the land , Yot Cheapneu . 4 o .

      Farewell—a long and last farewell to 1848 . Farewell , thou year of heroic deeds and terrible calamities —bright hopes and bitter disappointments ! Thy anosmia hnvo witnessed many a battle for man ' s ri ghts' lost and won '—many a glorious victory suc « ceeded by a death-dealing defeat or freedom ' s daunt , less defenders .

      May the new year he fruitful of happier issues . May the year 1849 witness the completion of the good work commenced in 1848—the good work of mankind ' s political and social regeneration . To each and to all of our readers we earnestly wish

      BETTER TIMES , 'Better times 1 ' said the desolate ohlcf , as he drained From the olear gushing spring of the cleft , One cup to the land where his mtmory remained , And tbs friends whom his fortunes bad left , ' Better timea !'—Ms the hold of each storm-beaten heart , That hopes ajainet hope as 11 climbs ; Though tho signs of thtir coming grow faint trad depart , . Yet the watchword is still— ' better times 1 ' The young and the fearless , what temples of trust They build on the promise of years I It may bring them but wrecks—It will bear them to dust , Yet how radiant tbe prospect appears ! There are honours to win—there are love tones to hear-There are homes beneath leaMaden limes ; And seme in the future ma ; find them but ne ' er What they dreamed of In those ' better times !'

      The patriot believes—though the land of his pride , In whose triumphs he trusted , bath found How wisdom grows feeble , and Irothere divide , When d ^ ys of dleattar abound ; Bat concord acd vlotory rise to his sight Through the dclage of tears ncd of crimes , And ae sees bis hope ' s tanner slillfioat in the light Of those future an 4 far ' better times !' Oar frieada—hns their love grown forgetful and far Fnm the hearts that remember them thus ! Let us hear of their weal—It wiU this * like a star Through the clouds that close darkly o ' er hb ; We spook of them often ; and yet there are mames Never uttered , though heard like iat chimes , Of vsIccb that come in the silence of dreams ; To our love , and their feitb , ' batter times ? Our foss , we have found then , whose fortunes or fW » , Met cure , in tha struggle of lif » ; ADd tasted tbe wormwood , It slight ka ths tears That blend with those waters of strife ! Wai the hand armad with hate gMspsd in frioniihlp of old , Against tried and true lova were its crimes—I * t the olive grow green whtre the lava hath rolled , To our memory and theirs , ' better times , ' ' Belt « r times !'—we hav « watched for their rawed to begin , When the ekiej were bb wlatry as now ; Bat it may be the world was less weary within , And the toil-marks Iobs deep on the brow . Better timea !'—we have sought them by wisdom ' s oolm ray ; We have called them with foll y ' s gay ohimes ; Bat they came sot , and hop * by the watch fir * grows grey , Yet ta each and to all— better times V

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      Hansard ' s Parmamsniary Uebaibs . —MrPemrington , in his auotion mart on Saturday evening , offeree for sale Hansard ' s Delates , bui . no person seemed in . eliied to purchase them . ¦ Gantlemen , ' said he , ' I'll 8911 vhem to you as a horse wm sold the othei day in England , by the poind . ' The offer was accepted , and the debates wire kMoked down at 1 R per lb . ' What will they *» igh , do you think , ' said the unfortunate purchaser to the anotiraeer , The reply , which created considerable merriment , was' One ton and a half , about i 5 l , mil pay for them !' —Cork Constitution .

      RxsPficiABLE Communism . — A . IIodskkbepins Club . —An aosooiatien of Individuals , consisting chiefly of attorney ' s clerks ia government offloes , professional men , offioers on half-pay , tfcc ,, is now bring formed ia the metropolis , to obviate the se «* eeity of purchasing articles of food or other domes tie neoeasaritts from Bhftpkeepees . They propose to establish aetmmon larder and store , managed by servants in a similar way ta the large olub honsei , with a manager to purchase for the ommoH stock at salw and whtlesalo houses , each member to be sapplied at cost price . It ia calculated that in addition to a pure and wfeelesome artiel * swembsrs will » 8 ect a saving of £ 50 per oral , in houwholA expansea . Great numbers of peraoni lure already joined this novel olub .

      At last Perth Circuit David Elder was tried on a charge of murder and assault by loaded fire-arm * , and sentenced to fourteen years' transportation . Sir George Grey , under all the oiroHtnatancea of the oase , has felt warranted in advising her Majesty to commute the prisonet ' a sentence to imprisonment for six monthi *

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      STRAND THEATRE . Of all the plays of Shakespeare , Hamlet hai ex . cited the moat general attention , being one of ths finest 6 ffortsofthat' philosophy of thought' whick distinguishes the writings of the immortal Bard , ibis drama u more suitable for the oloset than the stage , and he who undertakes the charter of the young Prince of Denmark haa a tat-k to perform of a very perplexing nature ; the study of it requires that the aotor uhould arrive at a correct conception , not only of the brilliant imaginings , but an accurate knowledge of the philosoph y of tho poet's roind . iba oommontatorR upon Shakespeare have differed widely regarding Hamlet ' s charaoter . There are some who hive even maintained that the feigned madness which h aBsumes , i 9 nothing less than in sanity itself ; onticiBra , however , which adopts such an opinion , cannot comprehend that the melancholy and perturbed feeling reigning in the mind of Hamlet , is only that oast of disposition peculiar to all men of sombre and profound reaction . A melancholy , resulting from the contemplation of the vices and follies too prevalent in tho world , may be deeply eealed in the human heart , withont indicating any of the symptoms of mental aberration . It is the diversity of opinion on the real character of Hamlet , that has exposed the actor to ths most perplexing doubts ; he falls back upon his o » n judgment , and hence we witness upon the stage the most varied representations of the Dftniak prince . At one timewe

      , have an outline too deliberate and formal i at another we see him too rash and splenetic-a fault that at ? tended tba aoting of Edmund Kean . Hamlet throughout is full of deeprtfhetion , and therefore , as it has been justly remarked , there should be no ambiguous appeals to the audience by a studied exaggeration of emphasig or manner ; withal there should be the deportment of the gentleman find scholar , and as little as possible of the actor . To contend with these difficulties and to overcome them will always form a desideratum in the delineation of Hamlet , in the attainment of which , the aotor will never fail to elicit from the discerning few the highest estimation . MrKirkland , wio has lately appeared on the metropolitan ataze in the hizher

      walk of tragedy , performed this arduous ta < k at the Strand Theatre , on Friday evening . His youth and figure give identity to the charaoter in reaped to external advantage , whilst the rich tones of his voice , modulated by a seeming disoretion . exempt him from the torrent and whirlwind of passion , which mars the actisg of some who are the most reputed tragedians of tho day . The ohastenesi of his action , tbe good taste and great talent which he displayed , testify that his excellencies in the histrionic art have been the result of cloae observation . Without entering minutely into Mr Kirkland ' s msriti , we cannot omit notice of the thrilling interviow of Hamlet with hia mother ; the closet scene was admirable ; the strains of fervid eloquence ; the just

      but severe reproaohoa on the conduot of the Q&ecn , with the denunciations of the ( foul villany of the murderer of her husband , were delivered with a pathos and energy which seemingly deeply excited the feelinss of the audience , and called forth , deservedly , thunders of applause . The character in all ita trying positions was , upon tho whole , well sustained ; and if Mr Kirkland in the early part of the drama , had exhibited more energy , where Hamlet is agitated by all the conflicting passions which the dreadful tale of the spirit of his father inspires , we would have considered his performance a highly

      finished piece of acting . A deficiency in this respect was evident ; and it would have been well bad tbe young aspirant , keeping in view , as he generally did , the exeelleat advice to the playera . not overlooked the judioions remark , that to be ' too tame' is as faulty as tearing a passion to tatter ? . Let Mr Kirkland , in future , evince by hia arb those deep emo'ions of the soul under which Hamlet is contending , even amidst those brilliant tffu 9 ions of wit and humour in whioh he indulges , and we shall estimate the performance as an excellent oprtraiture of one of th 3 most interesting characters whnh the graphic pen of Shakespeare has drawn .

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      CHOLERA . Thursday Deo . 21 , the Board of Health received reports of the following fresh cases : Wbiteohapel , 2 ; Shidwell , 1 ; Greenwioh , 1 fatal , '; Cambridge , 1 ; Holyhsad , 1 fatal ; Edinburgh , 9 , 3 -fatal ; Glasgow , 100 , 50 fatal ; Maxwelltown , 6 , 4 fUtal ; Tranent , 1 fatal ; Coatbridge [( Lanark ) , 122 . 88 fatal jjjhas . town ( Paisley ) , 1 fatal ; Old Kilpatrick , 1 fatal ; Rothesay , 3 fatal . Total new cases , 249 ; 103 deaths . Qa Friday , the Board of Health received repertB of » he following new cases j—Whitechapel , G ; Cambridee , 2 , 1 fatal ; Edinburgh , 10 , 4 fatal ; Glasgow , 85 , 27 fatal ; Maxwelltown , 9 fatal ; Old Kilpatrick . 30 , 12 fatal ; Tranent . 2 j Dumbarton , 2 ; Jadburgh , 1 . Total new cases ,-147 ; 53 deaths .

      Ten fresh cases were reported to the Bwd of Health on Saturday as having occurred in . London and its vicinity , of which ei&ht were fatal . At Portsmouth the deatbB on board the convict ship at the Motherbank bave been three in number , and there are now eight cases on board . No new cases were reported on Saturday . Four persons have been attacked at B ; rwick-upon-Tweed , two of whom died , and one haB recovered . Frem Scotland 126 new cases are reported , with 01 deaths and 15 recove ries . Oftheeo 87 took place in Glasgow , out ot which there were 35 deaths .

      On Tuesday tbe Board of Health received reports of the following new caees which occurred on the 25 to and 26 sh inst . It will be seen that the disease is vtry active and fatal in S wt'aud : —Limehou 39 , 1 fatal ; St Georje-in-the East , 1 ; Stamford Hill , 1 ; Chelsea , 1 ; Whitechapel , 5 ; Bromley St Leonard ' s , 1 ; Monkwflarmouth , 5 , 3 fatal ; Hemtl Hempatead , 7 , 3 fatal iiBerwiok-upon Tweed , 1 fatal ; Cambridge , 2 , 1 fatal ; Stowbridge , Downham Market , 1 fatal ; Southey , 8 1 fatal ; Edinburgh , 18 , 9 fatal ; GJasgaw , 275 , 130 fatal ; Maxwolltown and Dumfries 9 . 6 fatal ; Jedburjzh C , 4 fatal ; Dumbarton , 1 , 3 fatal ; Coatbridge , 89 , 80 fatal ; Kelso , 8 , 4 fatal Renton , CardrwB , 2 , l fatal ; Rothesay , 1 fatal ; Hamilton 1 ; Clarenoefield , Ruthwell , 2 , fatal Tranent 1 , fatal . Total new oasee , 451 . DeathB 252 , recoveries 29 .

      On Wednesday the Board of Health made the following report ef fresh feases : —Butteraea , 1 ; Wandsworth , 3 , 1 fatal , Bromley St . Leonard ' s 1 fatal ; Holybead , 1 ; Bsrwick-upon-Tweed , 10 , 7 fatal ; Haddington ( from 18 th Nov . to 23 rd Vio . ) , 30 . 10 fatal ; Moffatt , 2 , 1 fatal ; Jedburgh , 1 ; Boness , 1 fatal ; DamfrieP , 1 fatal ; Campbelltown , 1 ; East wood ( 25 thand 26 th ) , 3 ; Maxwelltown , 3 fatal ; Old Kilpatrick . 4 fatal ; Edinburgh , 3 fatal ; Dumbarton , ( 25 th and 26 th ) , 9 , 4 fatal ; Glasgow , 84 , 45 fatal ; Hoddam ( by Ecolefechau ) , 1 fatal . Total , 159 oev ? cases , 82 deaths .

      The deaths in London during last week numbered 1 , 118 , the average being 1 , 154 . The mortality would have been still more under the average but for the continued prevalence of scarlatina , whie ' d destroyed daring the seven dajs 110 persons , the average boing only 47 . ThB mean tempejature was 37 'fi , or nearly 13 degrees colder than during the previous week . The births were 1 , 521 . 1

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      Sirob Operations at Chatham —Some interesting experiments in subterraneous warfare have recen vly beea carried on upon the field workB of the Royal Engineers , under ths superintendence of Col . Sir F . Smith , for the instruction of the offioers and men ia wining , the attacking party being under the oommand of Capfc . White , and the defenders under Lieuts . Clarke , Batabridge , Pelly , and Stopfoid . It appears that previous to the siege whioh took place on the 11 th of August last , three galleries had been constructed , and these were now used by the defenders , and the attacking party commtnoed oporations of raising the siege by driving forward four galleries from the craters formed by the late explosion of miaes . On Thursday week various

      txplosions took place , and were witnessed b ; a number of officers and spectators from the towns and neighbourhood , and the display was of a highly interesting obaraoter . The first charges were fired by Lieut . Pelly ; one of OOlbs . and ansther of 20 ! bs . cf ponder . The object of the former was to destroy . the galleries of their opponents , which were supposed to be in the vioinity ot his charge , and the latter was intended to destroy the gallery , and render it untenable if reached by the enemy from hia own gallery ; likewise to smother the miners of the adjacent enemy ' s gallery . Tho first explosion produced a crater of 14 feet by 12 feet , and one t ' opt and a half deep , whioh was at once crowned by tha attacking foroe , who ruahed to the Bpot , and with their gabions commence filling them with earth , for protection from the firing of their foeB , whilst a party of sappers and miners wer * engaged in making an entry for another aallory . The second explosion was scarcely

      perceptiblaat th » surface . The third explosion occurred immediately afterwards . The mine was fired by Lisut . Stopford for the purpose of destroying the omj ' s works . The oharge consisted of SOlbs . of powder ; the appearance of tbe column of earth thrown up by ibis explosion was magmfioent , and the vantage ground on the other side ot a ditch of 30 feet in width , trembled as the people stood on it , but it gave his adversary a speedy advantage , for the orater is made of 19 by 17 feet , and 3 feet is depth , was quickly taken possession of by the assailants . Daring the afternoon two other mines of equal magnitude wero sprung , neither of whioh did any material ham to the attacking force , but g&ve them an ad-WBtoge in advancing towards the ravelin . The attacking party duting the day did not tire one of their mines , although they had four charged . The operations ara kept strictly separate , and one party hat not the least knowledge of tbe others' movements . The works ara to be carried on for some time .

      A heallt Independent Ladiukbk . —At a recent meeting of the guardiaas of the Cleobury Mortimer Union , Henry Tudor , a resident in the parish of Whe&thill , voluntarily came and paid £ 1 Is . G 3 ., the amount of relief advanced to him while unable to work from the dislocation of hia ara . The guardians preBont immediately subscribed the amount and returned it to Tudor , and expressed their admiration of bis sterling honesty ,

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      The Corporation of Swansea owe £ 78 , 000 . Gbammab Schools —There ara four hundred and thirty-four endowed Grammar SchooU in England . The Leedfr Zoological Gardens are advurtised for ¦ a ! e . A cargo of sheep from the Cape of Good Hope has just arrived in the London Djcks . A Whitb Rat .-A perfectly white rat was caught at the Sheffield Workhouse a few days a ^ o . Mousr OiwuriM . —Among some timber ao'd by auction in London , the week before last , were 3 930 pieces of oak from Mount Olympus . A Niw Combt . —A telescopic comet has been discovered at the Observatory of Cambridge by Mr G . P . Bond . Anciest Arrow IIbad , —An ancient arrow head was lately found in the very centre of a huge mabo * gany tree , which was felled in Honduras

      Conciliation Hall ' Conciliation Ilaii' has offered a composition of four BhilliDgs in tbe pound to its newspaper creditors . Next year will be the square of 43 . We have not had a Bquaro year sinoe 1764 , and another will not occur until 1036 . Horrible Dsstiiuhox —Six human beings wera found in a miserable but . not far from Limerick , lately , feeding on horse ' s fla-h . A Cmsh Wbktch—A lad has been imprisoned for three months at Carlisle for having cui off ia one night the tails of seven cows , tho hair of whioh he Bold to taddlera . The now-celebrated authoress of the ' Pearl o £ Daj a , ' is the daughter of a working gardener , ia Berwickshire . Conundrum . —Why is tbe thief , who stole the Queen ' s etchings , like an indiscreet minister ? Beoansehs would have published the Royal designs .

      _ Tbs German Population . —The German popula * tion of the Austrian monarchy amounts only to 7 , 235 , 000 ; the remaining seventeen taillions are Slavonian * . Not betobk ' tis Wasted . —The Commissioner ^ of Woods and Forests have decided upon draining tho Serpentine and having it olcftned-A few nights ago , five cows were Btolen from iff lands of Kilgoblin , near Kilrush , the property of tha Rev . Mr Howard . Free Trade . —The Ecoxomrc estimates tho none ; paid for foreign grain and ' provisions at £ 13 , 000 , 000 for the present and each of the two last years . Mortality , in Ireland . —There is great mortality at present in the Castlerea Workhouse . It is as * aribed to the overorowded slate ef the institution .

      Thb Floods . —The floods in the south and sonthwest of England have been very muoh greater tha present autumn than for aome yeara previously . Religious Ibiolbrahce . —The Latter-Day Saintfl have been fined at Chard , for holding aieemhlies in private houses without certificates from the Bishop . Within the last few weeks the sea has made cossU derable inroads oa the land in front of the Ejp ] a « nade and the Ordnance ground , at Dover . Thb Window Tax —On an appeal , an iron grating over a coal hole , unless wholly closed to exclude light , baa been decided bj the Judgee to be chargeable as a window .

      Statb Locoiis . — The- Reformers' Almviack ' states that the Duke of Graf ton and his ancestors ' have had . sinoe the time of Charles II , £ 2 , 837 653 of , the public money . Irish Pios . —In one fortnight there went from tbe Banger station , from Ireland , eighty trucks full of pigs , each truck containing twenty-five , or sbou ; 2 , 000 in the whole . Goosebbriueb at Christmas . —Mr Ralph Main , of North Sunderland , has gooseberrie * growing in hia garden at the present tims , the fruit beisg healthy ia appearance at ) d well formed . Patjpbbi-m . —The total number now in Skibbereent Poor . houBe and in auxiliary bouse * , ia about 4 . 230 . The house was intended when first built to accom * modate 800 .

      /¦ mbbioa !! ElecibicTblhobaphs . —There ar « 6 . 679 milea of eleotrio telegraph lists now in operation ia the United Stater , and several hatdn > d miles more in the western aiates will bo completed in a iow months . The Rbfbsb or PAms . « -The refuse of the streets of Paris now Bells for 500 , 500 f . when sold by auction in the mass , and for 3 , 600 , 000 f , wh-. n , alter having lain in the receptacles until fit for manure , it is sold by the cubic foot . Basb Coin . — A counterfeit Napnlcon has lately been passed on the French , acd we may shortly expeel to ste them asking for chance . Thb O'Comsbll Mohument . — ' A Yankee Captain * informs the Cork Examinbr that he gave , laaf voyage , four dollars to the O'Cormell monument , and seeing no menument , nor any Bign of or . o , he very naturally says , ' Could you tell ma who has my four dollars , as I guess I oould make that chap fork out . '

      M'Naughton , th 3 Fokgbr . — WiliiAM FranoiS M'Naughton , cnargad with forging & warrant or order tot the payment of £ 4450 17 J , with intent to defraud Alexander Henvy and Co ., has been found guilty at the assizu at Liverpool , and sentenced to be traasported bejosd the seas for the term of tea years . Di ? app ) iktmbkt . —A few days sinoe , a labourer , )' who was working is a field at Adwaltnp , Yorkshire , was gladdened by finding a purse containing 338 sispences ; but upon a cloier examination 3 f his treasure , his joy was damped by the discovery that all the coins were base .

      Chap 3 . - ~ 'A young lady' write 3 to know how aha is to avjid chapped hands during this cold weather . We hardly know . If she attracts the chaps byhec eyes , she must expect Bnme difficulty in getting them off her hands , —American Paper . Doctor ' s Advicb . — At the Ba' . ton police offica ately , an old man stated that every morning for tha \ tat forty-three years he had swallowed , ' by tha dooter ' s orders , ' a pint of ale , with a kIbss of rum in it 1 If this were true , the morning draught exclusive or all other tipple , must have cast the old fellow ud » wards of £ 300 .

      A Ltjck . 1 Di covbrv . —A few days ago a dog , whioh was on the trail of a rat , near Eccles , suddenly bagan to Botatch at the root of a tre * . and at length , turned up a quantity of silver money , Lalf-crowna , shillings , and sixpences . The men wha accompanied the dog scrambled for the tieisurs , and two of them obtained £ 7 7 s . A thief is supposed to have con * cealed his plunder at the spot . Rblioiqvs Persecution . —The office of the Nos . C 0 MPOBMI 3 T was a few days » fio broken into by tha churchwardens of St Martin ' s , Luxate , Landon , who seized a truckful of goods , tonsnting of two table ? , three chair , a piece of drugeott , a b x o £ type , four ream 3 of paper , a portrait t ! ' Mr Edward Miall , and sundry smaller article ! , tor arrears of church-rates .

      Dombstic Blibs . —Man of the House . — ' I cannot conceive , iny love , what is the matter with my watch , I think it muat want cleaning . ' Pet Cliiid— 'Ob . no ! Papa dear : I don't think it wantu cleanirg , beoausa baby and I had it washing in the basm for ever so long this mwning . ' Ecclesiastical Law . —It is a fact , monstrous as it may appear , and may ba seen on reference to Burn's "Ewleaiaatioal Law , thai an infant of tho tenderest age may present t * a living in his patron . age , and hiB hand may ba guided in signixtg tko re > quisite instrument .

      There is a story current , that whan the present Pope wag a youth , and in tho yuardia mobile at Rome , ho foil deeply in love wiih a U&u ; i ; n ! English , girl ; She rtfused his suit , although ho was hindsome , young , and Hoblt ? , on ac&Aunt of tho differences ef religion , and he took tho matter ao sauch to heajt that he retired to a convent , became an ecclesiastic , and eventually Pope . Whig Economy and ' Rbtrbhcbmbst . —In twe ' va years , during which we hava oontinuHl to enjoy uninterrupted poac * . tha ex » anditura . b « a inoreased nearly £ 10 , 500 , 000 ; an increa *« of £ 4 000 , 000 having takon plftce in tho last three j « w * alone ; thus the £ 7 , 508 , 0 f 0 , saved twenty years ago him again been swallowed up with aa addition of £ 3 , 000 , 000 beflide !

      A Pacific Sbplt . —A Primitive Metbodi 36 preaoheMn Dorsetshire , was threatened by a clergy . man that if he persisted in preaching ia tbe opes air he would be imprisoned . Ths fritutiva replied that if so he would Iturn the prison aiato a hcu 3 e of prayer for his penecuter . This reams w ashamed the clergyman that ha walked avay witfeoui taying another word . The Oldest Voter in Ahbrica . —Mr Ilughes , a revolutionary soldier , in th » I 07 ih year of hia age , was taken to the poll in Roukbridse , Co . Ya ., at the hte election , by a friend , in « oarri&se drawn by

      four dun bones . There wow 8 «* wal valors in Maa « BachuBeKa over ninety . A Scunvv BfliDEuawM—A * { £ w days since a bridegroom , at Littlewortfc , I § i « e ? ter 3 hire , astonished the clergyman by replying to th » qu > i-ti « n , whether he would tek » tho brid « to i * kis wedded wife that 'he would if she would giv « him £ 20 ' Tbe bride was uno , W « to cttn ^ ly wi A th « •» i / UiM , and would have beea ooaipelled to rota * kamarried to her home , if her brother had net paid tha neces * sary sum to her a& ' eobionate bridsetoom , ^ ho then allowed ths ceremony to proceed .

      New Nuwjpapurs . — Thre « n > w Bewsp&pers hate been nnneunced for publioataom in Jwu&ry mxfrtwo at Manohester and one at Vngan , Mr Abel Heywood is to ba tho publisher of thun in Manhoater , namely , the Manchester ^ aCTATOB , ' th » advocate of political and social pro » r «» , ' to b « # ubli » bad every Saturday , and the MiHcnBSftmC SriicTATOK ' a Commercial Gazbitb , to ho tmtlishad ev $ y Wednesday mornhg . Mr SlrickUnd ' a to bs t&a publisher of the new Wigan journal , whiah ia to bo the advocate of Conservatism , aid to ba called ffea Wioan Times . A Radical paper is aanouncBd for publication at Wakefield , at ; ba commenceBient of the year , to ba called the \ V mii field Examined A journal is winounced for publication at Shield ? , early in January , to be called the North a > d ^ ovtb Shuld 3 ( Jaxwtb , Its poUUcs are to fcs liberal . t

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      fi December 30 , 1848 . ' THE NORTHERN STAR

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 30, 1848, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1503/page/3/