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      - u e are any particular affections of the human body we retrain to have a knowledge of over the rest , it is certainly that class of disorders treated of iu the new and im . proved edition of the . " Silent Friend . " The authors thus sending forth to the world another edition of theii medical work , cannot refrain from exprcs ! ing . tiieu ' Krati . tioftUon at the continual success attendim * their ' fiffiii-tc Which , Combined with the assistance of medicines K mrtJj rf . fhrtr own preparation , have been the happy cause of mitigatmg and averting thementaland physicalmiseries a tendan ^ toiUhosepeculiardisorders ; thusVovingUiffuct that suffering humanity must always derive thoi createat advantage from duly qualified themom of the medical pre fcssion adopting a particular clase of riism-. iJ . i . Z * EX

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      «« Tf i . < iii ... * M + jui fcw + tnvA enlWed en * ra * in *» i which use . It is'illustrated by three colo « red engravings , which fully display th « efl&cts of physical decay . : ParttheThird . .. CoHtaini an accurate description of th « diseases cft « se 4 ^ r infection , and by the abuse of mercury ; primary ana secondary symptoms , eruptions « f the skin , sow throat , inflammation of th « eyes , diseans « f the bones , gonsrrbasa , gleet , stri « ture ; &c , are shown to depend on this caus ^ Their treatment is fully described in this section . The et feets of neglect , either in th « recognition of disease or in the treatment , are shown to be the prevalence of the virus in the system , which sooner or later will show itself in one Of the forms already mentioned , and entail disease id " 8 most frightful shape , not only on the individual himself , but also on the offspring . Advice for the treatment of nil these diseases and their consequences is tendered in this sections which , if duly followed up , canqot fail in effecting a oure . This part is illustrated by seventeen coloured engraving * .

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      TRY ERE YOU DESPAIR . HOLLO WAY'S PILLS . CURE OF ASTHMA . Extract of a Letter from Mr . ' Benjamin Mackie , a respect able Quaker , dated Creenagh , near Loughall , Ireland , dated September 11 th , 1848 . Hespectbd Fjuend , —Thy excellent Pills have effectually cured me of an asthma , which alnicted me for three years to such an extent that I was obliged to walk my room at night for ' air , afraid of being suffocated if I went to bed by cough and phlegm . Besides taking thb Pills , I rubbcA plenty of thy Ointmenti nto my chest night and morning .-( Sitmed ) BeNJAUIN Mackie . —To Professor Hollow at .

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      . _ ITALSE'S-SCORBUTIC T ^ nnpia ^ " > A HALSE'S-SCORBUTIC DROPS > SURE CURE FOR SCURVY Bah LEGS , ASD . IMPURE BLOOD . ' *** Another surprising cure by means of Hake's Scortmtk Drops . . u ° b DECUBATIOK OF THE GOABWANS OP BSENT , DEV 0 V ^ SH ^ rlrS S ^^ lpiS ^ pletly restored £ "Kl ? lj ? l ° T f' S <* cow He had tried vMiouf nrt r P ever ^ t . hine else liad failed . " Halse's Scorbu c Drops " I m , , cines b ? foro *** * the most celebrated p&ns ? n mtmf ripti - fr 0 ^ riving the least bonenV ^^ y . ^ T *^ " 111011 * - eompletely cured him , and hi , fa'JSS K ™ his labour as well as any man in Sur pS v ' *> cures also made in this part , we stroimlv , * Iora otI > er "Halse's Scorbutic Drops" to the noS If « ommen ( 1 Signed by John Eiumt , sen ? , l ^ % e& , P '' Mie , Manning , William Peabse , limn GoodmIv T iom Lanqworthy . —June 21 st , 1813 . ' a"tbub This medicine lias the same action on the ;™ the blood as an antidote has on a poUon-ril 1 ?? "tl 6 sof diatelrrobbiniritof allits evil minita ™ V ::. ^ "" me . diately robbing it of all its evil qualities iti' ri ? " 1

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      ¦ M Ill ^^^^^ ij \ , ji Parr introduced to King Charles I—( Sec "Life aud Time ! of Thomas Parr . " which may be had gratis of all Agents . ) NEW LIfE . —Hundreds who have kept their be >! i for years have been so speedily re-invigorated "itli an itit ' u = ion of new blood , am ? consequently of new life and streiv'tlli by the use of PARR'S LIFB PILLS , and that their re-appearance amongst their fellow beings who had long riven them up as incurable , is looked upon as the greatest of the many great wonders of this miraculous age . "" "first—They increase the strength , whilst most othn medicines have a weakening effect upon the system . Lei any one take from three to four or six pills every twenty . four hours , aud , instead of having weakened , thvywillbc found to have revived the animal spirits , and to have im parted a lasting strength to the body .

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      * " AN EWECrUAL CURE F OR PILES , FISTUL A S , &c . ABERNBTHY' ^ P lIF OINTMENT . What a painful and noxious disease is rtm ¦ p ; i » i , ; cured by ordinary appeals to mcdic-iUf-iii i t aml ! comPa ™ tively , how few of the afflicted have been permanent administered bv the professiun- ' ii ,, l ' „ , ' no « ouut . arises from the use of powerful aperients too tVe . juent complaint The pi-opvletor of ti , e " ihovo Oh ? " 6 "lte ™ al racdici l » s should always be avoided in all cases OC til wwnt of that eminent surgeon llr AWnetiVJS " " ™ , * - i ' . ' - veiU ' of acutesunciin-, placed himself under thetrcs " ithout the slightest return of the iKsniJi y ' wns u !' h"n restored to perfect -health , and has enjoyed it ever sin prescription has been thp mcnni nF , n , r ! Ovcr a l ) wiod of fifteen years , durimr which time the same Abernethii of friends , most of which ' cases li-HlWn 6 VaSt n"mber of desperate cases , botii in and out of the proprietor ' s ein nethy's Pile Olntmrat was intvodueotU { " ei \ T (\ lcal , ; > - , SQme ot " tUem for a ™ y . ««« Wmble * " »¦ Ata tlon , and since its introducti uu theftm , ^ f fi ' w- ' ^ ' m , deSirli of """' V who had been perfectly healed by its applii slow aud unwilling to boKcKM ^ ° iutmentj ! u ? * " *? "' r " , ! cve » the medieftl Profession , aU admit that Aberncthy ' s pile Ointment i < ^ i niv , mf ? icme llot P ^ paved by themselves , do now freely mid fram arioty of that appalling \ naladj y a vuluaWo Pl'ePill"ltl ° » . l > ut a never failing remedy iu every stage a duSfl ^ tS ^ ^^ V \ Multitl t ? ases of its cffi ™ ? " ** t ^ P Sold in covered Pots at i * M or Hip n n ,, r ? el ) c ; vllu , llave b . ce » cure * l . unwilUiu ? to publish their .. runes , clay and Sons , Pa . ^ ngaonitrcet l EdwarflT Kn ' rnmtt , ^ ' Hi uue ^ 1 Us - ' ™ ™ directions for USG , bvB How Church-vard Johnson CB ft ™ . , i -ir aul s MUron-yard ; Butler , 4 , Cheapsiue ; Kcwbcrv , St . Paul's Siitfc out ; Owen , Barcftul'it , SonSS ^ S ^ M T " ^ *" ^ > K ^ £ faiW Oxford-street ; Prentis , 84 , Ed KewSnd ^ m , fl . ' r " . i , ' . 6 oswcU ? ti'eet ; . Prout , 229 . Strand ; Hannav and Co ., V « e sure to ask for « ABEHNETOy ' sf PIUS mm&v * » -n l ^ . hell ? ists a'ul M * H «*» Vendors in London , noxious Compositions , sold at low Prices ind tn « i ? « f The i llbllc ave ro 1 ucstC ( l t 0 be on their guard agar printed on the Government Stamp i& ™ « oh ^ Sr !^ Sl n < mf «» P ^ ly u ° K *™ , ™ less the name of C . K . N « it at , owing to the great expsnsc of tluTlngreSi ' ' K tlle lmvest vviK tUe P ^ PvUtov is enalfed to ' ¦

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      FRAECE . KWGKAMHB OF THE XSW CABINET . Paris , Friday , Not . 2 . —The greatest cariosity was excited as to the result of to-day ' s sitting in the Assembl y . The tribunes were filled to overflowing , and the members themselves appeared in considerable numbers , the lately disgraced ministers being all present . The members of the new cabinet did Hot arrive till late . The order of the day was that apparently inexhanstable subject of the prorogation of the sUte of dissolution of the national guards of Lyons . It was a subject , however , that attracted little interest , as may be supposed , and the attention of the Chamber was evidently turned in another direction . i

      The new m nisters took their seats at half-past three , and a few minutes after the minister of war , General d'Hautpoul , ascended to the tribune , and read a programme of the cabinet , as follows : — 'The programme contained in the message of the President of the Republic is sufficiently explicit to place beyond all equivocation , the policy which he lias called us to follow . * When he applied to us for our co-operation he bad already thought proper to use his constitutional initiative . We shatt not certainly be precluded from seeking in the acts of the cabinet that preceded us more than one example of glorious devotedness to the country and of an exalted appreciation of its interests .

      ' In the situation in which we were p laced , all in . dividual sympathy ought to g ive way , or rather be resumed in an adhesion to a signal and solemn testimony of friendship and gratitude . 'The future was held up to us , and we became convinced of the urgency of providing for its security . 1 The new cabiiet bur previous opinions sufficiently indicated has not been formed against the majority . On the contrary , it developes -with energy its avowed principles . It has not and cannot have others .

      ' We must maintain the union of all the shades in one party , for it is that party which will save France . "We shall arrive at that result by a unity of views , by confidence in the strength of the power elected on the 10 th of December , supported by the minority of the Assembly , aud finally by the imperious sentiment awakened everywhere in the minds of the functionaries of the state . < Such is the object which the chief of the government invited us to pursue with him , engaging according to his ri ght , nobly understood , his responsibility along with ours in that difficult hut patriotic effort .

      • Peace abroad , guaranteed by the di gnity becoming to France ; energetic maintenance of order at home ; an administration more than ever vili gent and economical of the finances of the state ; such is the programme dictated to U 3 by the interests of the country , the confidence of this Assembly , and the personal conviction of the chief of the government . ' In the first rank of oar duties we place the protection of labour in all its degrees and forms , We , with the farmer and the labourer , more and more re-assured respecting the future , should find at last completel y that confidence which is beginning to revive . * We also desire that that security should spread to other reg ions , reanimate the labours of intelligence , and restore to capital and credit a spring top long relaxed .

      ' The cabinet , in accepting the burden of affairs which it did not seek , has counted on your sympathy and support ; your exalted reason and patriotism have given it that rig ht . ' After he had done reading , General d ' Hautpoul begged that the debate on the Lyons national guard should be postponed . This was done . A member proposed to put questions on the subject of the dismissal of the late ministry , but his motion was set aside , the programme of the cabinet being supposed to have been a sufficient reply to these questions . The chamber then adjourned .

      A circumstance has just occurred which has made much noise in Paris to-day . It appears that last night several officers of a regiment of the line assembled in a room on the first floor , at a cafe , kept b y a man named Muller , at the comer of the Rue St . Antoine and the Rue St . Paul , to give a welcome to some of their comrades . About half , past nine , their heads being heated with wine , they commenced singing and uttering political cries . A number of persons soon collected below , listening to what was going on , when suddenly one of the officers threw open the window , and cried out * Vive Henry V . ! ' His friends followed and uttered the same cry , some adding « A bas le President / and others , ' "ViveleRoi" The crowd appeared exceedingl y agi t ated , and numerous cries broke out from it of "Vive la Republique ! ' The scene then

      became tumultuous , each party uttering its own cries , when the police , being informed of what was passing , arrived in strong force , and the officers were arrested . They were taken , to the number Of sine , to a place of confinement . A rumour prevailed amongst the crowd thai a plot had been discovered , and it was thought advisable to post a number of police agents all night before the cafe Yesterday an inquiry was commenced relative to the affair . We kara that the number of officers present at this banquet was thirty , and that when the arrests were made , so great was the exasperation of the workmen who had assembled , that it was with great difficulty the sergens de £ viHe could protect their prisoners from personal violence . Several of the officers escaped by the roofs of the adjoining bouses .

      Monday . —This afternoon in the Chamber M . Chanay opened his fire on the new cabinet by calling upon them to reverse M . Dnfaure ' s decree for the dissolution of the national guards of L yons , as he said that the country expected from this cabinet s different policy from that of their predecessors . _ M . Ferdinand Barrot replied that the government hi g hl y approved of M . Oufaure ' s measure and that they would call upon the Chamber to maintain the decree .

      A letter from Corne ( Nievre ) , dated the 3 rd inst ., states that considerable agitation has been manifested in that place during the preceding week . Numerous crowds had assembled , aud men were seen busily employed in endeavouring to induce the workmen to strike . Several persons have been arrested , one of whom defendedhiraself with aponiard . The sub . prefect has issued a proclamation , calling on the people to beware of malevolent recommendations .

      The ' Moniteur * contains a decree , si gned by the President of the Republic , and countersigned by General d'Hautpnul , Minister » at-War , naming General Baraguay d'flilliers to the command in chief Of the expeditionary army of the Mediterranean , in place of General d'Hautpoul , named Minister at-War . The correspondent of the « Times' sets forth tb claims of the new chief ef the army at Rome , j the following terms : — ? General fiarrgnay d'Hilliere , is said to be a personal friend of the President of the Republic , and to enjoy his full confidence . His rank is that of General of Division . He was bom in Paris , and

      U about 54 yean of age . He was governor of the school of St . Cyr in 1832 , and repressed a republican movement that broke oat in that year in the Se . . joinary . lie was subsequently sent to Africa , where he distinguished himself , and showed much personal bravery . When the revolution of February broke ont he was at Bssaucon , and in his official capacity as commandant of the place offered strenuous opposition to the commissioners of the Provisional government . He felt little sympathy for the revolution . He was President of the club

      pf the Rue de Poitiers , His votes in the Constituent Assembly were invariably opposed to the Republican movement . General d'flilliers is tbe son of the distinguished general of the same name who was chief of the staff of General de Custine ' who commanded the army against the insurgents of the Fsebourg St . Antoine , and who subsequently distinguished himself in the great battles of the empire . The present general served the empire the Restoration , and LouU Philippe ; and lost an arm in the Spanish campaign of 1823 .

      SPAIN . One of the Andalusian papers gives an acconnt of the marriage of a coast-guard , condemned to death fox murder , and who , before execution , married a s coman witu whom lie had cohabited , and who had borne him a son . The bride , more dead than alive , was brought into his cell in the arms of two of lter female friends , and continued sobbing in the most heartrending manner during the ceremony . The poor creature then threw herself into his arms , and remained in close embrace till it was necessary to separate them by force .

      The celebrated Lola Mbnfa is the subjectof many » paragraph in the Barcelona papers ; She jraes to the pis'ol gallery every day , and astonishes the cffiMJi of tuegatrUon with , the precision of her fire .

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      Madrid , Oct . 31 . —Yesterday the Corte 6 were ° Pened by royal commission . No speech from the th ronewas read , it being thought inexpedient to ffve any pretext to the opposition to make long speeches ; . 'Mayans ' , who was president of the Cortes during the last session , and who was formerly minister of grace and justice , was elected president by the majority , and Gonzales de Romero , the Count of Vistabermosa Vahey , and Zaragoza vice-presidents ; the secretaries are Belda , Alfaro , Gataz-Canero and Huelvts ; these last are progresistas . Much division of op inion was shown'h y the moderado party with reference to the election of secretaries . It is to this may be attributed the election of the two progresistas . GERMANY .

      Three Hungarian officers lately passed through Berlin , accompanied by a lady , Mademoiselle Appollonia Jagello , who distinguished herself in the late war by serving at its outbreak in the field , where sbe did the duty of an adjutant ; she afterwards undertook the post of superintendent of the military hospitals . Instances of women acting as soldiers were by no means rare during the revolutionary conflict ; they wore the uniform of their

      corps , and foug ht in the ranks with as much courage as the men , their sex not being discovered till after they were killed . Mademoiselle Jagello is described as having a tall , commanding figure , and she still wears the eearf of an Hungarian adjutant , HAMBURGH , Nov . 2 . —Some mere Hunga * nans have arrived , and are lodged and boarded by the citizens gratis . They are expecting the return of Klapka from England before they determine on their ulterior destination .

      BAVARIA . —Spire , Oct . 27 . —Numerous deserters and members of the free corps come in daily from France and Switzerland , but are immediately seized and shut up in prison . A certain number of insurgents have just been taken to Deux Ponts , to be placed before the Court of A ppeal . Along the whole route , both in t owns and villages , they received presents of money , linen , provisions , &c . This proves how lively an interest still prevails in the palatinate for the free corps of tbe revolutinnists .

      Within the last few days there have been sanguinary strifes between Bavarian soldiers of different arms at Eidesheira , near Landau , The official trials of functionaries who took part in tbe revolution are not yet terminated . Nearly thirty of the officials who were most deeply involved have already heen hanged , a great many of the clergy are implicated .

      AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY . From Transylvania , on the contrary , there is in . telli gence that two insurgents , Andrew Tamas and Ladislaus Sander , have been hanged at Klausenburg . Radettki , too , still continues to shed blood ; at Milan , a few days ago , a man was shot because he bad concealed arms . We learn from the ' Kolner . Zeitung ' that in spite of the late reports of the cessation of capital

      punishments ia Hungary , another execution has taken place at Arad , where Louis Katshinsky , of Szephalom , was shot on the 25 tn ult . Nevertheless , we find in the same paper a Vienna letter of the 1 st inst ., stating that after a violent discussion in the Vienna Privy Council it was resolved to stay the executions—a resolution which , it is alleged , was so offensive to General Haynau that he left the Council Chamber with a quick step , and with his features expressing the greatest indidgation . "

      TURKEY AND RUSSIA . There appears to be some uncertainty with respect to the reported settlement of the Eastern queetion . The Paris « Nationale' of Monday morning boldl y accuses the government with haying fabricated the despatch recently published " in the 'Moniteur , ' announcing that the Emperor of Russia wohU graciousl y consent to drive Kossuth and his noble colleagues out of tbe country . The ' National' defies the government to substantiate the despatch , and the « Assemblee Nationale' of

      , this morning , and the Patrie of last night , seem also to corroborate the statement of the National . ' The following paragraph appeared in the ' Patrie ' of Sunday evening : — 'Despatches have been received to-day from St . Petersburgh , dated the 24 th of October , announcing that the Emperor Nicholas , on hearing that orders had been given to the British fleet to proceed to the Dardanelles , had shown that be was profoundly dissatisfied . We are assured that he has commanded Count Nesselrode to address an energetic note te- the British government .

      The Hungarian Refugees . —A large batch of letters has reached us from Constantinople , from Widdin , and from Belgrade , the last of the date of the 15 th . The intelligence they bring is far from satisfactory , or honourable to the Turks . The Pacha of Widdin still guards his prisoners with a gaoler ' s care . The trick to bring dishonour upon as many as possible by forcing them to embrace Islamism , was , it is to be feared , suggested by Austria and Russia . The fate reserved for Kossuth , and the other chiefs is still uncertain . But Russia , ' we have reason to believe , demands their imprisonment . Her envoys point out to the Porte , as an example to be followed , the captivity into which I psy lanti was thrown by Russia . And the feeble Divan is this moment mooting in what eastern fortress she my immure the gallant relics of Hungarian indepen . dence . —Daily News .

      CHINA . A letter from Hong Kong , dated the 31 st August , states that the Portuguese soldiery had demanded to be led against the Chinese barrier , and had threatened to mutiny and make the attack without orders if not led by their officers . The Senate of Macao had y ielded to the violent representations of the excited soldiery , and sanctioned the attack ; the barrier was assaulted , and though obstinately defended by a large jbrce , was captured , and seventyfour of the Chinese were put to the sword . In special retaliation for the death of the Governor Aaaral , the Mandarin in command of the barrier was slain , and his head and hand were cut off , and set up in triumph in Macao . Before this overt act

      of war , the Senate had prevailed on the British Governor of Hong Kong , and the French and Americas commanders , to move their ships of war up to Macao , for the protection of the town sgainst overwhelming attack by the Chinese , who were said to contemplate the absolute destruction of the city and the obliteration of all evidences of European occupation ; the 'Amazon' had been towed up by the' Medea / and a party of marines had been landed by Captain Troubrid ge . But tbe attack of the barrier was deemed by Governor Bonham so great a violation of international right , that the ' Medea' had been recalled to Hong Kong , and only the Amazon ' was left at Macao , it is not stated , hovfever , that the soldiers were reiratiarked .

      UNITED STATES AND CANADA . CHAKGE OF THE CANADIAN SEAT OF GOVERNME NT , RESIGNATION' OF MINISTERS , &C . MONTREAL , Oct . 22—It his been decided that the seat of government shall be changed from Montreal to Toronto . This movement will advance the cause of annexation in the former place , whil for the time being it will undoubtedly retard it in Toronto . M . L . M . Vigar , the Receiver-General of Canada , has resigned his office . It is likewise reported that Mr . Leslie , the Provincial Secretary , has done the same . WEST INDIES

      JAMAicA .-On the 28 th of September , the bill for a temporary prolongation of the Important , duties Act was rejected by the Council , on the alleged ground of its providing a revenue for less than one a year—three months—at the same time that the Assembly had passed other measures im posing charges fiiteen months prospectively . Tbe Governor immediatly prorogued the Assembly for one day : * and on the next day , Saturday , the 29 th September , opened a new session with a short speech , entering the House to proceed with the business of the country in the ordinary way , and hinting at a conference between the House and the Council .

      The Assembl y replied in a very lof . y tone ; decwi s nless a < * ge ia the colonial policv shortly ensue shall be utterl y unable to raise a revenue adequate to the expenditure even when reduced to the standard contemplated . ' Another Import-duly Bill , tbe details of which had not transpired , was forth with in ' rodnced into the House , but had not gone through i : s several stages when the packet came away . Since tbeexpirv of the f ^ t !^ SCTeraUeS 5 els hiti landed cargoes duty . ™ fmm heHt , raost uncertainty was thrown on commercial results by tbe Assembl y ' s passing reso-! S ? t , herevenue from sufferin though the 355 ? . ft . Arao . ? ftee ^ actsw as the roiice Jitfl ; and theproviSionalappo-niment ofsnecial constables added to the growing excitement . P

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      THE LATE TRIALS IN FRANCE . —M . CABET ' TO THE EDITOR OF TBE TIMES . , Suyr-Having just addressed to the ' Examiner , in rep ly to some violent attacks ol that journal , a letter which concerns the interest of truth and justice , I should feel obliged by your publishing the substance of it in your columns . The very incomplete and incorrect account of the proceedings &t a reeeui trial has misled public op inion in England concerning a man distinguished hitherto by an honourable life , and who , in the eleo tions for Paris , obtained nearly IOOjOOO votes . I refer to M . Cabet . Here are the facts : — 1 . It is not true that M . Cabet is in France 5 he

      is in America . 2 . It is not true that he remained in Paris whilst he sent out to America his poor disci ples alone to run the risks of a distant colonisation . He made it a duty , though sixty . foar years of age , to set out with those who had voluntarily offered to make the experiment . 3 . It is not true that the colony is destroyed . It still exwts , and M . Cabet—and for this I can g ive you written proofs—is loved and venerated their as a father . 4 . It is not true that M . Cabet has been convicted in France ; he has not been heard , and consequently has not been judged ,

      5 . It is not true that he has been condemned as guil t y ; he was condemned as absent , ' by default , ' upon an accusation which resulted in tbe acquittal of the person who was charged with him lor the same offence , and who was present , and able to defend himself . . 6 . It is not true that M . Cabet has avoided presenting and defending himself . It was p hysically impossible for him to do so ; and , taking into account his absence at so great a dist a nce , he was probably condemned by default even before he learned that he had beeu accused .

      The accusation brought against M . Cabet , when absent and incapable of defending himself , was nothing else than a political manoeuvre directed against the party to which he belongs , This is well known la Prance . To protest m his favour ' was , therefore , the duty of an honest man . ' I am , Sir , your most obedient servant , 87 , Piccadilly , Nov . 6 . Louis Bianc .

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      A SHIPWRECK ON THE COAST OF AFRICA . The . Messager du Midi of the 30 th ult . relates tbe following account of the shipwreck of the brig La Lucie , of A gde , ou Ihe coast of Africa . The narrator is one of the three men who were the heroes of this lamentable story : — ' On the 27 th of June last the new polacca bri g the Lucie , of 215 tons burdeD , and manned bv a

      crew of ei ght persons , including the captain , M . V . Lavialle , left tbe port of Al giers in ballast , with beautiful weather , bound for Gorea and Gambia , where a cargo of aracludes awaited it , destined for Marseilles . On the 13 th , at ten o ' clock p . m ., the weather was dreadful ; tbe sea threatened to swallow up the vessel , and a tremendous leak was soon sprung . Several manoeuvres to caulk the seams were tried in vain ; the two boats used in these

      operations were hurled against the side of the bri g , and several of the crew narrowl y ' escaped drowning . Exhausted by fatigue they resolved to await the dawn . "When dayli ght appeared ! however , it-onl y served to show the panic-stricken mariners the fearful position in which they were placed j—tbe Lucie was -wrecked on the coast of the great desert of Sahara , which was the very antipodes of its course The sea still raged with the utmost fury ; Various manoeuvres were tried , but without any result . It was necessary to renounce them , and to resort to other measures . Each man then made a parcel of his clothes ; a sail served for the preservation of a

      small quantity of provisions ; the mainmast was cut down , and on this frail piece of wood eight men , variously laden , reached tbe shore , not . without having experienced the most cruel suffering ! Having landed , the mariners raised a tent with the sail , and reposed from their long fatigues until the morning of the 15 th of July , when they began their march along tbe coast , towards St . Louis of Senegal , more than 100 leagues distant from the site of their shipwreck . They were dejected and depressed in spirits , and tears filled their eyes . On the evening of the third day ' s march their scanty suppl y of water failed t hem , and if was then resolved ( horrible to relate )

      that tfetir common wine should be collected in a glass buttle , and this was for four days their only beverage . But the fifth day-the bottle received noug ht but bleod , and salt water supp lied the place of urine . Ei ght days had already elapsed since these unhappy wretches bad bid adieu to tbe Lucie . In this Arid country , the . soil of which was burning sand , no vestige of humanity bad yet appeared to rekindle hope in their hearts . The cagtain , however , still uttered expressions of encouragement and consolation . On the ninth day Cape Blanco pre > sented itself , and the travellers described two Moors , who by signs gave them to understand that they

      were near a habitation , where they would be favour , ably received . ' Courage ! ' cried our sailors , Yfho directed their steps towards the spot . Theysoou reached a wretched cabin , whence a Moor emerged , and , with loud vociferations , laid hands on the small quantity , of provisions that still remained to them . The ei ght sailors allowed themselves to be robbed without resistance . Hope had g iven way to despair . They resumed their toilsome march , and soon after , wards were assailed by a band of Moors who stripped them of everything . ' This Arab band drew a circle around them , and conducted them , as prisoners , amidst shouts and the

      most unintelli g ible howlings , to a nei ghbouring settlement . Having reached this spot in a dying state , the unfortunate mariners were ordered to kneel , They did so , and the infant Moors , excited by their mothers , cast whole handfuls of sands into their eyes b y way of allaying the existing irritation . A vehement discussion next arose , and a council of savages was convened to decide the fate of the captives . The women were more ferocious than tbe men , and insisted on a sentence of death , which was brutally pronounced by the council . Towards nig ht , it was decided , by drawing straws , to whom the victims should be surrendered . Meanwhile , however , the tender sex

      retired ; and the male Moors , having scourged the naked mariners to the very verge of death , made signs to them to escape by flight . The prisoners offered up a momentary prayer to Almi ght y God , and then , staff in hand , resumed their journey , without knowing whither to go . After a toilsome journey during the whole nig ht , our fugitives found themselves , at sunrise , on the seashore ; exhausted by hunger , fatigue , and sickness , tbe eight unfortunates fell upon the sand and went to sleep . On awaking , the captain , Lavialle , and three of the seamen detached themselves from their companions on a journey of exploration , to discover a less dangerous route . Alas ! tbe consequences of this courageous resolve were disastrous , for the -four-men never

      reappeared . Two hours after their ' departu r e th e four remaining seamen saw that they were pursued by the Moors ; they concealed themselves , but in vain . They were dragged from their lurking p lace , and again most cruelly maltreated , the fair sex , as before , display ing b y far the greatest ferocity . The only habiliments that remained to them—tteir shirts —were taken from them ; they were stripped stark naked , mercilessl y bastinadoed , and abandoned to their fate . . ¦ ¦ . 'At nightfall a fearful tempest mended the aspect of affairs ; the . fiery wind was suffocating , and one of the sailors perished , whilst his companions passed the night literally buned m the sand . Atdaybreak the survivors resolved to return to tbe site of tbe wreck , hi the hope of finding 8 Ome nourishment on board the vessel . ¦ ¦ Zy

      a ^ Zi \ ll ?* " ?""* found fte articles of dress which they bad scattered along the road on the day when they abandoned the Lucie , andso reeiothed the . r jeary and bruised limbs . Another of thfi « eamen died on the route , but on the 5 th day the remainder reached the site of the shi pwreck . Tbe nlSvThT ! - - ?^ nt on board ' - <*** »««> natives bad anticipated them , and plundered the brit f of every article . They had now strunS a 3 await deaththat

      - b ! eSie , l banafaotar o > intonate man . in the interim , however , wUte T PTZ d umbe d \ m the distance ; it proved to be a veS m full saa . A signal was hoisted b y the two 8 ea men , and at length , after much delay , the ™ £ fearing that it was a mere stratagem of he £ " -t ^ j ^ sa ^ ^ f ^ s pissi " ffi ^ s ^ rSr ^ . heAdamcast \ nch 0 ^^ rar ; ? rS

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      towards the middle of September the . unfortunate Frenchmen were despatched to Cad . z in a S panis h government ' steamer , whence they took paswgeto Marseilles . They arrived at the latter port on the 12 th of October , and embraced their families with tears of thankfulness and joy . It is hoped that the French government will make a fitting acknowled gment to the gallant Captain Devega for hi s noble conduct . '

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      THE CURRENCY QUESTION . TO THE EDITOR OF THE NOMITEBN STAR ; . Sib , — I will endeavour , with ? our permission , to bring this question back again into its proper channel , out of which my opponents have most marvellously drawn it . ., Th « question for discussion then , as I stated it , is as follows : —If a community was governed on just and equitable principles—if the working man was called upon for no more than his fair share or the expenses for the support of the government—" those expenses were no more than was necessary —if the laws were fair and equal , and honestly administered , without favour or partiality to all— if we had the happiness to live in a community

      governed on these principles—I again contend , that it matters not a straw , whether it takes twenty shillings to pass a horse from seller to buyer , or twenty sovereigns , seeing that the circumstances of the country would accommodate themselves either to a small or large amount of money . Now , how have my opponents answered this ? Why , by basing all their arguments oh the circumstances and the situation of the people of England in their present ttatc ! It was in vain that 1 guarded my expressions as well as I possibl y could—that I told them , repeatedly , if the present system of taxation was to continue , I would advocate as much paper money as could possibly be thrust into circulation , in order to lighten the pressure of tho taxes , by re ^

      ducing the value of the money . Notwithstanding all my care on this head , they still continued as if they misunderstood my meaning , and , consequently all their arguments have no more reference to the subject than to the politics of China . I have said , and endeavoured to prove , that , no possible gain or advantage can he derived to any individuals by an increase in the quantity of money —without producing a corresponding lost to others by deprecating the value , and I instanced the effects , by showing the consequence of an increase of real gold fvom California . The answer to this statement was also like the last—namely , being taken from the present state and condition of the working classes .

      I have shown that all our experience , thus far , of the effects of paper money , have abundantly proved it to be an evil of the greatest magnitude ; and , it is rather curious , that my opponents ( some of them at least ) agree with me in this , but they say they have got a new . plan whereby paper money can made to answer a good purpose . Now , it is precisel y because I belieye ; all paper money to be founded on delusion , to say the least , that . 1 have been asking for this " new p lan " from tho beginning , but tny opponents , for reasons best known to themselves , still refuse to give it me . And I am now told , that inasmuch as I commenced the discussion , it is my duty , according to the rules of logic , to prove their plan a bad one , before they let me know what it is !

      Mr . Shackleton remavks about the power of the Rothschild ' s for doing mischief is . all true , and , let it not be forgotten , that It is paper money , and its brethren in iniquity , loan mongering and funding , which has given them this . It is this infernal triumrerate which has given Rothschild the power to go into the Stock Exchange , and buy and sell tho right to receive a portion of Mr . Shackloton ' s labour , and of that of every worker in the kingdom , and even ( if the accursed system continues ) of a large part of tho proceeds of the labour of all future generations ' . This paper and funding system has given over to Rothschild and his crew a greater amount of money every year than is earned by all the agricultural labourers of England , Ireland , and Scotland . Had it not boen for this system the last war in France could not have taken p lace , nor any other war for tho last hundred years . It is entirely owing

      to this system that all the revolutions in Europe , ¦ which promised so much for freedom ' , are now put down . Oh ! I am sick at heart , when I reflect upon the evils entailed upon all the honest and industrious part of society by means of this system , but more especially when I see the men who are suffering by tho system ' . attempt to defend it . If I were contending with a bank-note maker , I should not be at all surprised if he were to descend to the mean subterfuge of catching at some of my . expressions and trying to twist them into some other meaning , for tho purpose of making out a temporary triumph—but I certainly should not have expected to find such a proceeding practised by others ; and Mr . Shackleton ' s quiblle on my observation , respecting the quantity of tho circulating medium , in a well-governed state , is ' unworthy of him . , ¦ : r ¦¦ . '

      If Mr . Shackleton thinks that , there is any chance of upsetting the present government so long as they can pay the fundholder and tho army , he is greatly mistaken ; and it is because I think that the present measures for—partially , at least—putting down the paper system , will bring them into difficulty , that I am in favour ' of these measuves . But my p lan for bettering the condition of the working clabses would cause great misery . Will Mr . Shackleton please to tell us how a change can be brought about for the benefit ; of the woi-kin * classes of this country without producing < u-eat misery ? There are a million packs of flour—and a million pigs—and a million large gardens wanted , as appendages to a million of cottages ; the cost

      oi vrmen . [ ma twenty times more ) is now expended upon laced footmen , grooms , coachmen , music masters , opera dancers , and fiddlers , belonging to tax eaters and usurers . What sort of change can Mr . Shackleton devise for the benefit of the workers , which will be worth a straw , which will not throw the aforesaid fiddlers , Ac , out of bread ? I confess I know of none , unless they wiUwork , and that is just the thing they will not do . We are told that theve are no less than forty thousand brokers who live in the style of gentlemen , by simply negotiating ™ o buying and selling of shares in the National Debt . This is a very ' small part of the present system . Yet small as it is , including their families servants , and other dependants , it will amount to more than one hundred thousand individuals all of whom would be thrown out of bread by any chan ge which would

      better the condition of the workers of this country . Indeed , when we consider that the cause of the distress is entirely owing to tho workers having to give the produce of their labour ( by means of the taxes ) to those who do not work , it is clear if this be put an end to , that the idlers must either begin to work for themselves , or they must starve , and I , for one must confess , I see no harm in that As for the evils that would fall upon the honest workers by such a change , one single bank breaking m a nei ghbourhood has caused more evil to that neighbourhood than could possibly fall upon it by this change , and the effects of tke change which ' i recommend , would much sooner be got over by the nation , than in tho panic of 1825 , and how different would be the circumstances of tho nation when it was over ! Yours trul y , RlCiunD Brook . -

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 10, 1849, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1547/page/2/