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      * Some persons have fancied that Mr . Morison chose his w motto , ' uno ictu '— at one bluw . in accordance withr his . ™ system , by which with one medicine lie completely routed the whole tribe of doctors , '—but it iB not however so ; ' uno . --tctw , ' .. and the three Saracens' heads joined in one neck , A \ with the dagger for the 'crest , having been . for many centu- / Series the armorial bearings of the- Moriwhss of B Mrnuvra ! ' ^ 11 ' - ' Aberdeensiure—but tlic motto ' at one tlow' is certainly « i '¦• '' mo ' st extraordinary coincidence . -... •¦ | - '; -

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      \~ of tbe -world contain no name , ^^ w * freely wtb more reverence bow , Atw l ^ nTiinmortal Kossutb ! Thou art now ^ an t ^^ garts of all , whose bosoms flame Dm * * " " ftrihe redemption of mankind . W fthou doneand bravely , Heartsthere be ^ t ?^ rouse d from hopelesa lethargy , J K *\ f LT Oh , that thy prophet mind To h * * Sed to a Cromwell ' s sword ; Ba j ^ rtSd thy guiding arm been seen , H ^ £ e idl thy sfrong voice was heard . ls from tne _ " d ^ Country ' s fate had been S ' tron Sv ingfame hast surely won ! Birmbg ham- JohxAwhed Lasgfoep

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      BEMKISCEXCES OP EMMET ' S E 5 SURSECTION . ( Concluded from the Irishman . ) I bow took up my residence in Dublin , "where I nas in the constant habit of meeting my friend Emmet , and his associates . With the exception of Opiain Russell , these were remarkable neither for xank nor talents ; but most of them appeared uncommonly zealous in the cause ; and such of them as were delegates to the distant provinces drew the most encouraging picture of national discontent . They represented the peasantry as everywhere ripe for revolt , and named several persons of consequence who only waited for an opportunity of declarin « ibr a republican form of government .

      Emmet seemed confident of success ; and , in the anticijciion of triumph , we spent several nights disenssngthe best method of securing independence after theoverthrow of government . " Our plan of operalion beinjc already before the public , * it is qpite unnecessarv to state it here . It must be admitted that in drawing it np Emmet displayed consummate skill ; and , had his means been equal to his desiim , the conseqnenee would have been deeply serious ; the metropolis -would , in all likelihood , hare fallen into our bands ; and such an event must have had an alarming effect on the whole kingdom . "Unfortunately , there was failure in every part of our plan . A dav was appointed for a general rising ,

      kit when that day arrived we were still unprepared : there were neither arms nor ammunition—^ subordinate officers misunderstood their instructionsana several countrymen , who had come in to join us , returned home on being erroneously told that the day was postponed . Gladly would Emmet have deferred the time of rising—but he had discovered all these mistakes at an " hour too late for him to send information to distant counties , which he understood were to raise the standard of insurrection on the night of the 23 rd of July ; and , as he all along placed success on the event of simultaneous movements , he would not consent to endanger others without making an attempt himself on the metropolis .

      On the night of the 22 nd , we assembled at the depot * . and , though every thing wore a most gloomy aspect , we resolved to persevere . The different leaders received their instructions : —some were to assemble- their forces in the Barley Fields , now Uonnijoy-square ; some on the Coal-quay ; and others in different parts of the town . These were to act only in case of seeing a third rocket , which Emmet was to send up when he considered the time arrived for the commencement of hostilities . Emmet , Malachy , Bryan , and I were to head the forces which were to attack the Castle . Everything ; being thus arranged , I bid my

      companions farewell for the night , and returned to my lodgings . 1 could sleep but little , and when 1 awoke the next morning , the consciousness of being on tie eve * of a great event filled my mind -with gloomy apprehensions . Te- reflect , howeverj was now useless ; and , without giving my thoughts tine to inform against my purpose , I hurried to the depot , where I found all in confusion . The place was thronged with insurgents who had arrived from the country , and whose presence served to obstruct the workmen . Malachy and Emmet , with astonishing firmness , gave directions ; and I was handed the printed proclamation to read . -

      About six o ' clock , Emmet , Malachy , one or two Others , and myself , put on our green uniform , trimmed with gold lace , and selected our arms . The insurgents began to prepare for commencing an attach upon the Casde ; and , when all was ready , Emmet made an animated address to the conspirators . At eight o ' clock precisely we sallied out of the depot , and when we arrived in Thomas-street , the insurgents gave three deafening cheers . The consternation excited by our presence , defies description . Every avenue emptied its curious hundreds , and almost every-window exhibited half a dozen inquisitive heads , while peaceable shopkeepers ran to their doors " , and beheld with amazement a lawleas fom 4 oi armed- insurgents , in tbe midst

      « a peaceable city , an hohr at least before dark . Tie scene at first might have appeared amusing to a careless spectator , from the singular and dubious character which the riot bore , but when the rocket ascended , and burst over the heads of the people , the aspect of things underwent an immediate and wonderful change . The impulse of the moment was self-preservation , and those who ,-a few minutes before , seemed to look on , with vacant wonder , now assumed a lace of horror , and fled with precipitation . The wish to escape was simultaneous ; and tne eagerness with which the people retreated from before us impeded their fli-rht , as tbej crowded

      ipon one another in the entrance of alleys , cour t-^ ays , and lanes ; while the screams of women and Ctularen were frightful and heartrending . " To the Castle \ " cried our enthusiastic leader , « awin | his sword , and his followers appeared to o » ey ; but when we reached the Market-house our adherents ^ wonderfully diminished , there not « E . more tJlan twenty insurgents with us . h fire the rocket !' . ' cried llalaehy , , ? ° j ^ hile , " said Emmet , snatching the match from the man's hand who was about applying «• " Let no lives be unnecessarily lost Kunback «> ad see what detains the men . "

      Malaehy obeyed ; and we remained near the Jlar-* £ t-house ; waiting the arrival of our party , until " * soldiers approached . . " Our catise is lost ! " exclaimed Emmet , snatch-JJ S the rockets fi-om the man ' s hand who carried t ? eia , and trampling them under his feet , he connnned , " Let our friends at a distance escapefiomradps , provide for your own safely . " A skirmish now ensued , and we succeeded in ftreing our way into iraneis-street , but had not Proceeded far before we saw another party of sol-° ^ rs advancing against us from Coombe . *

      a « a tv ^ J * S"V" crie < * ' * " * nearabefore , ? J « i . Denis nowian seized my arms , and pulled me A 0 a Kreetf resembling Monmouth-street in Lon-2 J \ T * Ml of old cl ° tbes' shops . About a dozen rs doH"n we turned into a shop , Denis asking , as * e entered , " Friend or foe ? " " Friend ! " cried •« old man , hurrying us into a back parlour , and 2 T / sfe 11 * . " The roof-tliG roof , " ie whis-Paed ; and accordingly we made our exit through ttNwe , we found threemeu , who had sought that P ^ ot safety ; aud havmgako dan £ * g , je leoh Use tton , a recumbent posture . ihron-nout the ni-ht our ears were assailed with Bo ^ l ^ e thpse ofatow ^ snad ^ ly atta ^ k ^ bliis ;§» & drums . beating and aU the clamour of SJ THnle an occasional 6 hot announced that our danjj ^ as net-yet over . _ r aan 5 Appento to Cnrran > li ^ , by his San . t Pwuwt-atreet .

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      Towards morning the indications of alarm began to subside ; but it was full twelve o ' clock before our fiiend , the old clothes' man , made his ' appearance . We departed cautiously , one by one ; and , ' when I descended from my aerial abode , a suit of common clothes were handed to me : and , by direction of Denis , I made an exchange with the tailor , at ihe same time rewarding him for the shelter he had afforded . It was now agreed that I should accompany Denis to Ms house in the country , until the storm should blow over ; and , as the sooner we left Dublin the better , we set off by different routes , appointing Portobello as a place of meeting . Uot being so well acquainted as Denis with the city , I took the most direct road , by Kevin ' s-port ; and , going up Camden-street , I was startled at

      seeing _ a party of soldiers approaching me . Conscious guilt deprived me of all presence of mind ; and , as the impulse of the moment was concealment , turned into the door of a private house , and rushed into the parlour . There was no one present but ladies ; and , before I could attempt an apology , my eyes encountered those of Miss J • She screamed oh seeing me in my concealed dress ; but tbe loud knocking at the street door allowed of no explanation . "A fugitive rebel , " said I to the mistress of the house ; " can you shelter me ? " " For God ' s sake , Mrs . C——; do , " said Elizn , her face the picture of apprehension . One of the young ladies now seized my hand , and hurried me , followed by Eliza , to the back yard , that led into a stable-lane . "To Elmgrove , " whispered Eliza . "To the cottage of Howlan , " I replied , as the door was closed behind me .

      I readily made my way to Portobello , where met my friend Denis . " I thought , " said he , as I came up , "that you were nabbed , like Master Malachy . " " Master Malachy a prisoner ! " said 1 . "Ay , in troth , " answered Denis ; "he was ketched this morning , I hear , in a disguised dress , and his brother Bryan was killed last night m Thomas-street ; but come along or we'll be nabbed too . " One difficulty was no sooner surmounted than we had to encounter another . The roads near the metropolis were covered with patrols , and to pass these unobserved was no easy matter . Denis , who was familiar with hair-breadth escapes , appeared indifferent to his own situation , ' and seemed to feel only for mine . He reconnoitred the Philistines , as he called the soldiers and police , and avoided , with consummate skill , any contact with them . A lane , or cross-road , or hedge served his purpose of

      concealment until the party had passed ; and , when we had got clear of the suburbs , he led me through the most intricate paths and by-ways , over ditches , rocks , and rivers , until we gained the Wicklow mountains . Here fresh difficulty arose . The people , alarmed for the safety of their friends , who had not yet returned from Dublin , were collected in groups , anxiously inquiring from all who passed the fortune of the preceding evening ; while individuals endeavoured to obtain information respecting sons , brothers , and husbands . Fearful that the discord between my dress and accent might create suspicion , I communicated my apprehensions to Denis , who was not long in deciding what should be done . Turning from the main road , he conducted me across a heathy hill into a most sequestered glen , where everything around assured us of personal safety ; and here we resolved to stop until darkness enabled us to approach , unobserved , the cottage of my friend .

      _ _ . „ Wearied with apprehension , as well as with the exertions of the morning , I gladly threw myself upon a green bank , beneath a lofty beech ; and Denis took his place at a short distance from me . The address , coolness , and philosophy displayed by this untutored peasant excited my wonder ; and , on my inquiring whether our case was not desperate , he laughed in my face , and assured me that there was no danger whatever . "Even if it went to that , " he continued , " we could join Captain Dwyer . " . .

      Denis then went largely into the romantic history of this chief of a mountain banditti , and amused me with many carious anecdotes connected with himself . When the night had fallen we arose from our simple couch , and proceeded in a direct line for the cottage of Denis . We had just gained the ascent of a lofty hill when a shrill whistle , apparently not far distant , brought us to a full stop ; and in an instant a dozen men started up , as if by some magic agency , from the heath around us . " Tour name and business ? " demanded a gloomy-looking figure who stood before us , wrapped up in a great cloak .

      " Our names and business V replied Dems ; " may be we ' ve neither ; what would you have then !" " Your life ! " replied our interrogator , approaching us with a pistol in each hand . " Hold ! " exclaimed a man , rushing between ua , " these are friends . You spalpeen , doa't yoH know Denis Howlan ?" " Faith , Captain Dwyer , " said my companion , with tbe utmost sang froid , "it just is Denis Howlan himself , and this is a real friend of Giniral Emmet , though it is not himself that ' s in it , as he hasn ' t sot on his own clothes . "

      "Xo matter for that , " replied Dwyer , " Hasten to the glen . The council are meeting , arid I am here to prevent intruders—pass on—good night—Babes , * to your cover . " In the glen , as the outlaw had informed us , we found several persons assembled ; and , when my name was announced , one of them advanced from a circle formed round him , and seized my band ; it was the unfortunate enthusiast , Robert Emmet . His manner was kind and affectionate ; andhecongratulated me , with every demonstration of sincerity , on my escape from the slaughter of the preceding evening . He lamented the fate of Malachy and Bryan , and seemed deeply affected at the discomfiture of his scheme .

      I soon learned that my friend , with some others , had escaped to these hills on Saturday night , in time to prevent a contemplated rising of the insurgents , and had met , this evening , the leaders in the conspiracy , to consult on plans of future operation . Most of them recommended vigorous measures , and strenuously advised an immediate attack on Wicklow , Arklow , &c , stating that all the kingdom was ripe for revolt . The time had passed for Emmet to credit such sweeping assertions , and , though he did not contradict his friends , he unhesitatingly condemned the bavins recourse to further hostilities . " For , " said he , "defeated in our first grand attempt , all further endeavours must be futile . Our enemies are armed , our friends are dispirited , and

      our only hope is now in patience . The justice of our cause must one day triumph ; and let us not indiscreetly protract the period by any premature endeavours to accelerate it . Xb doubt I could , in forty-eiffht hours , wrap the whole kingdom in the flames of rebellion ; but , as I have no ambition beyond the good of my country , I best study her interest , and tbe interest of freedom , by declining to elevate my name upon the ruin of thousands , ¦ and afford our tyrants an apology to draw another chain around unhappy Ireland . In revolts the first blow decides the contest . We have aimed one ; and , missing the mark , let us retire unnoticed , and leave the enemy ignorant of the hand which was raised for their destruction . Impenetrable seeresy

      surrounds all our measures . The loss we have sustained is inconsiderable ; and , unacquainted with their owa danger , and the extent of our resources , the tyrants of Ireland will relapse into false security , and afford us , perhaps sooner than we imagine , another opportunity to attack the hydra of oppression . Let me , therefore , my friends , advise you to act with that prudence which becomes men engaged in the grandest of all causes—the liberation of their country . Be cautious—be silent ; and do not afford our enemies any ground for either tyranny or suspicion ; but , above all , never forget that you are United Irishmen—sworn to promote

      tbe liberty of your counsry by all the means in your power . Should I succeed in evading the pursuit of my enemies , you may expect to see me once more armed in the cause of Ireland ; but , should I fail on the scaffold , let not the coward or the knave intimidate you from again and again appealing to Heaven in behalf of your rights and liberties by alluding to my recent failure . Oh . ' I beseech you , as friends and fellow-patriots , to believe me , and , in the name of our common country , I charge you to transmit it to your children , that , had I only one thousand pounds more , and another thousand men , I had overthrown the temple of despotism , and given liberty to Ireland . "

      He spoke in a subdued and feeling tone ; and , as he bade them all farewell , he appeared deeply affected . After some hesitation , his advice was acquiesced in j and the assembly began to separate , two and three at a time . Emmet , having named a place to meet his Dublin friends on the morrow evening , consented to become my companion for the night . We made our way for the homely cottage of Denis , where we found ready , prepared for us a supper of new potatoes and bacon , on which we fared sumptuously , in company with the worthy peasant , and Dwyer , the extraordinary captain of the "VVieklow banditti . After supper we retired to repose in a small apartment above the kitchen ; and Dwjer promised that some of his men should take care that our place of retreat was not obtruded

      upon . $ ext morning we arose early , and dispatched Denis to town with money to purchase clothes for us , if he found any difficulty in procuring our own ; for Emmet was still dressed in regimentals , and I retained the old shopkeepers of the Plunket-street broke ? . Denis soon equipped himself , threw a sack of new potatoes across the horse ' s back for an apology , and , with a significant sLake of his head , bid us keep up our spirits , and remember that " all is not lost that is in danger . " . The day appeared unusually long , and we waited . * The rebel outlaws , who took" up'their abodes in the mountains and fcstnesses of Wextori and- WlOklOW , flStfir 1783 , ludicrously called themselves' The babes of the wood '

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      with anxiety for sunset ; hut , ; some hours before that period , Dwyer made ., his appearance , ; and beggett ' to introduce a friend "; at' the " same . time showing into the . cavern Mr . J—^ -. The Exile seized our hands ; andj without reproaching us for our rashness and folly , lamented the event w hich had reduced us to the necessity of seeking concealment in the neighbourhood of our friends . " But , ceremony apart , " he exclaimed , " why remain in tlw mouth of danger ? Why not instantly quit the country , before government obtains information respecting your names , dress , and abode ? The

      ports of Wexford , Waterford , Cork , and several other p laces are yet open ; why not instantly fly to them , and quit the kingdom ? This morning Denis acquainted me of your being in the country , and Dwyer has been good enough to conduct me hither , where my business is to afford you all the assistanca in my povrerj and persuade you both instantly to fly from the dangers which surround you . I can fee ] for your situation , which was once my own . " " Thank you , thank you , my good friend , " replied Emmet , with great emotion ; " your counsel is wise , and I shall follow it in a few days . "

      " Whynot now ? " replied the Exile ; "I am ready to accompany you to any place of embarkation , and shall instantly procure the means . " " Not for a few days , " returned Emmet . "I cannot yet quit Ireland , whatever the consequence may be ; but ray friend , I believe , has no ties like mine , and can readily avail himself of vow generous offer . ¦ ¦ " Mr . K , " said the Exile , " being a stranger in the country , does not stand in the danger to which you are exposed . Your name—your connexion—and , above all , the part you have actedwill draw upon you the utmost vengeance of the government ; and depend upon it large rewards will soon be offered for your apprehension . "

      "I have no doubt of that , " replied Emmet ; " but I cannot yet quit Ireland . Excuse my obstinacy ; but there is one to whom I must bid an eternal farewell before the terrors of government shall force mo into exile . Why should I refuse to acknowledge the cause ? for I am not ashamed of a weakness that compels me to do an act of justice —to beg , and , if possible , to obtain , forgiveness from a woman whom I have unintentionally injured ; whom I have loved so well , that I must once more see her , hear her , and converse with her , though ten thousand deaths awaited on the interview . You now see , Mr . J , the cause of my not complying with your advice ; and though you should condemn mv notions as extravagant , I cannot consent to

      forego my resolution . " The Exile now made an offer of his services to bring about the wished-for interview ; but Emmet declined implicating his friend ; and it was finally agreed that he and I should venture into Dublin on this very romantic business . , The lady to whom my poor friend was so enthusiastically attached was the youngest daughter of the celebrated Curran ; and , if report may be credited , she was every way worthy of tlw affection of a heart so fond , so gentle , and so noble as that of Robert Emmet . The Exile having assured us that for the present there was no occasion to remain in our concealment , insisted on our accompanying him to Elmgrove , promising at the same time that proper persons should be placed at a distance to watch the approach of strangers . As it was advisable that we should put on our own clothes as soon as possible ,

      I left my friends on their way to Mr . J s , and went to see if Denis had returned from Dublin . On entering the cottage the first person who met my eyes was Eliza . She had , it appeared , just returned from town , and made her first visit , for very obvious reasons , to Mrs . Howlan . I was now convinced that I had made an impression on this lovely weman ' s heart ; and , as I gazed upon her animated countenance , I forgot for a moment my misfortunes , and believed it possible yet to be in possession of happiness . In about half an hour Denis returned , having been successful in his mission . I quickly dressed myself ; and , dismissing one of the little boy 3 with my friend's clothes to Elmgrove , then took Eliza's arm , and proceeded towards her father's . On our way she betrayed her anxiety for my safety ; and before we reached her home , singular as it may appear under all the circumstances , we had pledged ourselves to an unalterable

      attachment . Elmgrove , however , I was not destined to enter ; for just as we arrived at the door an alarm was given of a party of cavalry approaching ; and , without waiting to take leave of our friends , ' Emmet and I betook ourselves to the hills , where we continued until daylight next morning ; when , meeting two of our friends , we went into a farmer ' s house , and procured some breakfast . About twelve o ' clock we resolved to go towards Dublin ; and , as one almost totally unknown , I was chosen to precede the party , and provide lodgings in the neighbourhood of Uarold's-cross . Without meeting anything to alarm me , I succeeded in engaging apartments in a mean-looking house , which appeared peculiarly

      adapted to my purpose , as it stood with its back to the road , the entrance , Aeing through an obscure door that led into the garden . Immediately after dusk I introduced Emmet , the others going to their respective homes ; and here he continued for several days , during which time I took up my abode in the hotel , as usual , not thinking to act with anything like secrecy . Once every day I paid my friend a visit ; and as I passed through the streets without exciting any suspicion , I resolved on remaining in Ireland till the whole affair blew over , as much with the intention of aiding the escape of Emmet , for whose apprehension a large reward was offered , as in the hope of again seeing Miss J . During the first few days Emmet sent

      several notes to Miss Curran , without having obtained an answer : and at length I consented to be the bearer of a verbal message , which I waa to manage with much delicacy and prudence , as the young lady had incurred , on Emmet's account , the displeasure of her friends . The day before my proposed visit to the Priory , Mr . Curran ' s residence , I was walking through Stephen s-green , when a person tapped me on the shoulder . Turning round in some alarm , I was at once surprised and rejoiced on seeing my cousin Malachy before me . He gave me a cordial shake of the hand , and appeared , by his friendly manner , to have forgotten the enmity which had existed between us for some time previous to the revolt . As I was sincerely glad to see him , thus

      unexpectedly , at perfect liberty , I did not conceal my feelings ; and having learned that some good fortune—too long then to detail—had released him from prison , I communicated the name of my hotel , and directed him to the lodgings of my friend . He expressed the greatest satisfaction at seeing me ; and having , as ' he said , some important information for Emmet , he proceeded towards Harold ' s-croas , promising to pay me a visit in the evening . When I reached my hotel , it struck me that I had acted imprudently , and committed an error against friendship and judgment . Alas ! I had a prescience of what soon took place ; for , the moment the ebullition of joy on seeing Malachy had subsided , I regarded his release from prison as something rather extraordinary ; it was , certainly , an event

      well calculated to create suspicion ; and , dreading the worst of consequences , I snatched up my hat , and fled to Harold ' s-cross . But my speed was useless ; for , when I came within sight of Emmet ' s lodgings , I saw the house surrounded by police officers . Good God ! the feelings of that moment nearly overpowered me : my head reeled—my eyes lost their sight—and nothing but the sense of niy own danger could have prevented me from falling on the road . A crowd soon collected ; and mingling in it , I had the grief and mortification to see my heroic young friend marched off a prisoner . His countenance , which I narrowly observed , betrayed no tokens of fear or perturbation , but evinced the same calm and dignified aspect which ever

      distinguished this extraordinary young man . Emmet ' s apprehension reminded me of my own danger ; and , hastening towards my hotel with the design of immediately quitting Dublin , I was met by one of the waiters , who desired me to fly , as police officers were in possession of my room and papers . There was evidently treason in all this ; and I had no hesitation in fixing on Malachy as the traitor . Perhaps I wronged him ; but not to suspect him was impossible . Dublin being no longer a place for me to reside in . and my money being now in possession of the police , I had no resource but to take refuge once ht

      more in the Wicklow mountains . About eig o ' clock in the evening I reached the cottage of Denis , and was not a little surprised to find that search had been made for me there about half an hour before ; and that for three days previous the yeomen were hunting through the hills for Emmet and me , they having received information of our being concealed in the mountains . This information considerably heightened my alarm ; and not thinking it prudent to remain in the cottage all night , I went out into a neig hbouring field , and mado my couch of a hay-stack . Fortunately for me that I did so ; for early that morning Denis's cottage underwent another search .

      For two days nothing was heard through the surrounding hills but the clangour of bugles , and the shouts of soldiers : while I kept continually shifting my quarters , to avoid the search that was making after me . On the night of the second day , I fell in , once more , with Captain Dwyer , under whose protection I removed more to the south . Denis having reported that I had saijed for England , my pursuers relaxed in their industry ; and , after being the companion of a mountain banditti for several days , I paid a kind of experimental visit to Father Kavanagh , whom I had 6 een once at Castle ¦— v The worthy priest received mo with the utmost kindness , and informed me , that he had only just returned from administering to my uncle the last rites of the church ; for , though the poor old man bore the death of his-eldest son with becoming fortitude , he had sunk under the imputed disgrace which Malachy had brought upon his family , it icing currently reported that my cousin had g iven nformation to government , though no one could ;

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      substantiate the charge / Father Kavanaeh Was loud in his reprobation of Malachy ; arid ; 'having , a Kind of secret chamber , he requested , of me to become his \ guest .. rgladly embraced his proposal , and continued his inmate for some time . Overcome by anxiety , I at length ventured to make the Exile acquainted with my place of concealment . That gentleman , on receipt of my note , hastened to me , and by his cheerfulnessand conversation contributed greatly to console me ; he recommended a speedy departure from the kingdom , and kindly undertook to provide the means . Respecting the fate of poor Emmet , he spoke vaguely , and seemed to think that he had no ^ cnance of escaping an ignominious death . Previous to taking his departure , he promised that I should hear from him when he had succeeded in making the proper arrangements for my departure ? om i £ ? j ? ' ? » fvom his confident manner , 1 had little doubt that the hour of iny deliverance was at hand . For three days I suffered all the horroro of

      suspense , but on the fourth a letter arrived j it was from my kind friend the Exile , and informed me that tne captain of a merchant vessel then lying at Wexford had instructions to convey me to Lishon . He then mad e some reflections on the necessity of fortitude , counselled me to bear up against misfortune with nrmnosa , and used all those arguments which humane persons think necessavy to prepare a friend for some unexpected calamity . "Be not alarmed , he Continued ; " I have melancholy intelligence to communicate : 1 have jusfc returned from one of those scenes which fill the soul with awe and melancholy , and leave upon the mind an eternal impression of regreLand sorrow . Robert Emmet , the lofty-minded patriot—the amiable enthusiastthe warm-hearted friend , and ardent lover , is no more ! The hand of the executioner has extinguished ^ the fire and energy of that soul , which burned for his country ' s good ; and that tongue , of the purest and sublimest eloquence , is now for ever

      mute . The fate of Robert Emmet demanded something more than tears , and unprofitable as these may have been , I have continued to offer them still to his memory . But let my private sorrows pass ; history one day will do him justice , I have thrown my mu into the scale in which his reputation yet trembles ; and inadequate as that may be , it is sincere and impartial . All ye who knew him in his " hour of pride , " go aad . < fo likewise , - My task is now concluded . After three years spent on the Continent I returned to England . A forgiving father provided in an effectual manner for

      my security , and being no longer a child of apprehension , I paid , after some time , a visit to Ireland . Castle 1 found in ruins—Malachy had joined the army , and died in the West Indies—Denis Howlan I found fondly anticipating another rebellionand all my friends at Elmgrove were as happy as virtue and independence could make them . Eliza , I thought , looked more lovely than ever ; and in an evening or two I persuaded her that we were destined for each other . She did not hesitate to believe me , and still thinks 1 was right : half a dozen "little ones" hold the same opinion , and what more could even a republican like me desire ?

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      EOYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION . During the past week Doctor Baehhoffnev has been engaged in delivering a series of lectures on Optics , at this Institution . The Doctor commenced hia lecture by describing the formation and the various lenses of the eye , which are accurately given and illustrated by models and drawings . The different effects which light , Bhape , and colour produce on the mind through the eye , next occupied the attention of the learned gentleman , which are followed by a series of experiments , illustrative and explanatory of the numerous optical delusions which formerly wero regarded as marvellous achievements . The Doctor terminated his discourse with a grand scene exhibiting a gipsy ' s tent , which is illuminated by the monochromatic flame , a light serving to reveal all the objects it falls upon in a

      most | astly manner . A new series of dissolving views nave just been executed , illustrative of the Artie Eegions , a subject of all engrossing interest . The views are well executed , giving faithful representations of the localities met with in those high latitudes . This series terminates with , views of a climate quite opposite to tlio frigid North , conveying to the spectator , the warmth ot tho East . They are views in the Island of Ceylon , and among them we may mention the city of Kandy , with the Temple of Budhha ' s tooth , followed by views of tbe manner of catching tho wild clophant ; the hunters appear in all tho ardour of the chase , some mounted on horseback , others on foot , and a third party en the backs of tame elephants , who , by the way , appear to enjoy the sport , These views are all admirable specimens of this delightful art .

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      DRURY-LAISE THEATRE : * . . ' ' ¦ ' ¦ - > r A painful- impression has' -prevailed ^ feoenily amongst those who watch the progress of the ' dramn , that Air . Anderson ' s lesseeship was about to terminate , in consequence of his not having hitherto received adequate support '; and this impression was strengthened by the fact that the performance on Wednesday evening was announced as a complimentary benefit proffered by the performers to their manager , in testimony of the enterprising spirit which stimulated his attempt to restore to this theatre the representation of the British drama . From what is subjoined , however , it will be seen that , for the present at least , Drury-lano will bo closed . Previous to the performance of the first piece , The Lady of Lyons , an address , highly

      eulogistic of Mr . Anderson , was delivered by Mr . Vandenhoff . Immediately after the curtain had fallen on the closing scene of the above play , Mr . Anderson presented himself in front of the stage , and spoke as follows;—" Ladies and gentlemen—my kind friends and patrons , —Suffer mo for a few brief seconds t © crave your patience while I offer to you the glowing gratitude of a sincere heart for the patronage and sympathy which you have this night bestowed upon our efforts . Let me also publicly express my warmest , and deepest thanks to my brother and sister artists , who have on this occasion heaped upon me . such an honourable compliment —( loud cheers from all parts of the house)—a compliment whose true value is to me greater than that of silver and gold ; a compliment which speaks of their esteem and affection for , and of their confidence in , the leader who has thus far struggled in their cause . ( Much

      cheering . ) Tins 18 a reward to me for labour and for loss ; a reward the remembrance of which must ever cheer and gladden my heart . I will not detain you , ladies and gentlemen , by dwelling upon the trouble we have experienced—the losses we have sustained—since the little gleam of sunshine which lightened us at Christmas to future darkness . All this I leave untold . But let me add a few words . Bad as our cause is , we have still hope —( cheers)—and the growing attraction of our Easter spectacle , and promises of support received from many kind friends , have induced mo to make such arrangements as supersede the necessity of immediately closing . ( A general burst of applause . ) I am not one who is easily given to despair ; and , confidently hoping that there is ' a good time coming , ' I have determined to ' wait a little longer . ' ( Laughter . ) Let me once more offer you the sincere thanks of a grateful heart , and bid you good night . " Mr . Anderson retired amidst congratulatory plaudits .

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      Post Office Arrangements . —It has at length been finally determined that the sorting duty necessary for forwarding letters through London on Sundays shall be performed in railway carriages , and that such duty shall commence Saturday night . ' The necessary instructions have just been issued from the General Post-Office to the provincial postmasters for that purpose . All letters that can possibly be sent on to their destinations on blank days , otherwise than through . Lond » n , have been ordered to be sent through country offices , so that all the duties which will have to be performed in the railway carriages , will be the sorting of the stamped letters which are posted in country offices , which cannot possibly reach their destination except by passing through

      London . The railway sorting clerks will only have to perform road or divisional sorting , and will not make up bays for every office . This latter duty will be performed by the principal forwarding offices , on the railway Jines , and hence the reason why the number of offices which correspond direct with London on Saturday nights was dismissed some time since . The railway soning will be done by London Postoffice clerhs , who will proceed to the provincial termini every Saturday , to work the up mails to London on Saturdny nights . Newspapers . —On Saturday last a parliamentary paper was printed ( obtained " by Mr . Brotherton ) containing returns of the number of stamps issued for newspapers in the year 1849 , and of tho number

      of newspaper and advertisement duty paid in the year . From the first branch of the return it appears that in the year ending the 5 th of January last , there were 89 , 145 , 010 stamps issued for newspapers . In England and Wales there were 06 , 159 , 502 stamps at one penny , and 10 , 309 , 233 at one halfpenny . In Scotland the number at one penny was 6 , 288 , 205 and 205 , 000 at one halfpenny . In Ireland there wero 6 , 345 , 227 at one penny , and 38 , 843 at one halfpenny , making the total , 89 , 145 , 010 . In 603 newspapers in the United Kingdom , as appears from the second branch , there were 2 , 182 , 202 advertisements inserted , the duty on which in the year amounted to £ 158 , 16410 s . The duty in England and Scotland is ls . 6 ' . l ., and in Ireland Is . on each advertisement .

      W . Sharman Crawford , Esq . —On Tuesday week , this gentleman passed through Rochdale to hk duties in the- House of Commons . ' ; This is his first attendance this session , as he has been prevented attending , by sickness .- Several ; deputations of his constituents mot him , at the Grapes inn ; by previous arrangement . :.: ,:, , ¦• i .: ^ I ; , ;' - .. ' . ; \ .

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      PoMMbAL JusncBAEvery man is entitled , so far as the general stock will suffice , not only to the means of being , but of well-being . It is unfust if one man labour , toihe destruction of his health ' that another may abound in luxuries ; it is unjust ! if one man be deprived of leisure to cultivate his rational powers , while another man contributes not a single effort to add to the common stock . The faculties of one man . are like the faculties of another . Justice directs that each , unless , perhaps , ho be employed more beneficially to the public , should contribute to tho cultivation of the common harvest , of which each consumes a share . This reciprocity is the very essence of justice . Fontenellb . —A friend called on him one day ,

      and after keeping him in conversation for some time arose to depart . . " Pray stay a little longer , " said Fontenell e * it will not be long before I dine ; I have some very fine asparagus , the first which I have seen this season . I am quite alone , and it will be an act of charity to remain and partake of it with me . " Excellent ! " replied the invited guest ; " I will stay and dine with you with pleasure ; but stay—how do you propose to dress the asparagus ?" " With oil , of course ! " said Ponteuelle . " Ah !" replied hia friend , who had his own theory on the subject , " that is a great mistake ; let me assure you that you will prefer it infinitely with butter . "

      " C est egcU , 'l returned the courteous Amphitryon ; " and , besides , he added triumphantly , as a brilliant thought flashed across him , " What is there to prevent -our having half the asparagus with butter and half with oil ? " As no objeotion could be made to so reasonable a compromise , away posted Fontenelle to the kitchen to giye the necessary directions . On his return he found his poor friend on the floor struck by apoplexy . The first thought of most of us under such circumstances would have been to go for a surgeon ; not so with Fontenelle . Rushin « to the staircase , he bawled out at the top of his voice , " Gook , dress the whole of the asparagus with oil . '" v 6

      On the Formation op Ciuiuctkr . —The character of any man is the result of a long series of impres . sions communicated to his mind , and modifying it in a certain manner so as to enable us , from a number of these modifications and impressions being given , to predict his conduct . Hence arise his temper and habits , respecting which we reasonably conclude , that they will not be abruptly superseded and reversed ; and that , if they ever be reversed , it will not be accidentally , but in consequence of some strong reason persuading , or some extraordinary event modifying his mind . If there were not this original and essential connexion between motives and actions , there could be no

      such thing as character , or as a ground of inference enabling us to predict what men would be from what they have been . Wire is a good sermon like a kiss ? Because it requires two heads and an application ! "Pa , " said a Devonshire boy , " what is punctuation ?"— " It ' s the art of putting the stops , my child . " " Then I wish you would go down in the cellar and punctuato tho cock of the cider barrel , as the cider is running all over the floor . " A young man , visiting his mistress , met a rival , who was somewhat advanced in years , and , wishing to rally him , inquired how old he was . "I can't exactly tell , " replied the other ; " hut this I can tell you , that an ass Is older at twenty than a man is at sixty . "

      The Rev . II . Giles , in a lecture on " manliness , " recently delivered in New York , thus designates the four great characteristics which have distinguished mankind : — " The Hebrew was mighty by the power of faith—the Greek by knowledge and artthe Roman by arms—but the might of the modern man is placed in work . This is shown by the peculiar pride of each . The pride of the Hebrew was in religion—the pride of the Greek was in wisdom —the pride of the Roman was in power—the pride of the modern man is placed in wealth . "

      Kindnesses . —Nothing is a courtesy , unless it be meant us ; and that friendly and lovingly . We owe no thanks to rivers , that they carry our boats ; or winds , that they be favouring and fill our sails ; or meats , that they be nourishing . For these are what they are necessarily . Horses carry us , trees shade us , but they know it not . It is true , some men m . iy receive a courtesy , and not know it ; but never any man received it from him that knew it not . Many men have been cured of diseases by accidents—but they were not remedies . I myself have known one helped of an ague by falling'into a water , another

      whipped out of a fever :. but no . man c > uld ever use these for medicines . It is the mind , and not the event , that distinguished the courtesy from wrong . My adversary may offend the judge with his pride and impertinences , and I win my cause ; but he meant it not to me as a courtesy . I ' scaped pirates by being shipwrecked , was ' the wreck a benefit therefore ? No : the doins ; of coiirtesies aright , is the mixing of the respects for his own sake , and for mine . He that doeth thefh merely for his own sake , IHike one ( that feeds his cattle to sell them ; ' heiiath his horse well drest tbr . Smiihfield . / the

      Ravi Rowland , Hi ^ i ^ J&C Captain . —Once when I was returning from Ireland ( says Rowland Hill ) I found myself annoyed'by ihe reprobate conduct of thecaptainandmate , ' who were both sadly given to the scandalous habit of swearing .- First , ' the captain swore at the ' mate ; then the mate swore at the captain ; then they swore at the wind ; when I called to them with a strong voice for fair play . " Stop ! stop ! " said I ,. ' : if you . please , gentlemen , let us have fair play ; it ' s my turn now . " " At what is it your turn , pray ?'' said the captain . "At swearing , " I replied . Well ! they waited and waited , until their patience was exhausted , and then wanted me to make'haate and take my turn . I told them , however , that I had a right to take my own time , and swear at my convenience . To this the captain replied , with a laugh , " Perhaps you don't mean to take your turn ? " "Pardon " me , captain , " I answered , " but I do . aa soon as I can find the gnod of doing so . " My friends , I did not hear another oath on the voyage .

      EauAHTY . —It was , perhaps , necessary that a period of monoply and oppression should subsist before a period of cultivated equality could subsist . Savages , perhaps , would never have been excited to the discovery of truth , and the invention of arr , but by the narrow motives which such a period affords . But , surely , after the savage state has ceased , and men have set out in the glorious career of discovery and invention , monopoly arid oppression cannot be necessary to prevent them from returning to a state of barbarism . This much is certain , that a state of cultivated equality is that state which , in speculation and theory , appears most consonant to the nature of man , and moat conducive to the extensive diffu . sion of felicity . ....- " .. -. .

      Qualifications for Counsellors . — The two chief things that give a man reputation in counsel , are the opinion of his honesty ,, and the opinion of his wisdom : the authority of these two will persuade , when the same counsels , uttered by other persons less qualified , are of no efficacy , or working . According to a- Chinese notion , and it is not a very bad one , the soul of a poet passes into a grasshopper , because the latter sings till it starves . ' Wales affords a fine field for the phonographers . One of the ' most recent reports of the Bible Society acknowledges contributions from Mynyddyslwyn and Rhosllanerchrugop ! When have we an exhibi ' . ion of cannibalism in our own country ?—When we see a rash man eating a rasher .

      Is a lesson in parsing , the sentence , " Man courting in capacity of bliss , " &c , the word courting came to a miss of fourteen to parse . She commenced hesitatingly , but got along well enough until she was to tell what it agreed with . Here she stopped short . But as the teacher said " Very well , what doescourting agree with V Ellen blushed , and held down her head . " Ellen , " don ' t you know what courting agrees with ? " "Ye—ye—yes , ma ' am . " " Welt , Ellen , why don ' t you parse that word ? " Blushing still more and stammering , Ellen at last said , "It agrees with all the girls , ma ' am !" Why are ladies' stays like an opposition railway ? —Because they reduce the fair . . Whx was Jonah , in the fish ' s belly , like a fashionable young lady . ' —Because he had more of the whalebone about him ( ban was good for him . The Richmond Whig tells a pretty good story of a Virginia negro boy who professed to be dreadfully

      alarmed at the cholera . He took to the woods to avoid it , and was there found asleep . Being- asked why he went to the woods ; he said , '' to pray . "" But . " said the overseer , "how was it you went to sleep ?"— " Ifon't know , Massa . ' zackly , " responded the negro , " but I ' spec I must overpraytd mysef . " Among the numerous acquirements of a celebrated French lady , Mdlle . de . Caunay , was geometry , which enabled her to express the amount of attachment felt for her by a lover , with a degree of precision that is seldom attained in chronicling affairs of the heart . A certain M . de Ray was in the habit of escorting her home frem the house of a friend . They bad to cross a square , and , in the commencement of the acquaintance , to prolong the momenta of tender intercourse , he alwa-js conducted her along its sides ; time passed on , his passion became less warm , and he led her directly across it ; on which the lady " concluded that hia love had diminished in the snme proportion which exists between tho diagonal of a square and the sides of the same . "

      Inequality of Property . —In the most refined states of Europe the inequality ot' property has arisen to an alarming height . Vast numbers of their inhabitants are deprived of almost every accommodation that can render life tolerable or secure . Their utmost industry scarcely suffices for their support . The women and children lean with an insupportable weight upon the efforts of the man , so that a large family has in the lower order of life beco me a proverbial expression . for an uncommon degree ot poverty and wretchedness . ^ If sickness , pr . some of those casualties which are perpetually incident to rn active and laborious life , be supeeaddea . to , those bur'dens ,. the distress js still greater . ¦ L * :

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      m > ffE MAT TET SEE HAPPIER DATS . BY J . R . M ' KEXZIE . We mav yet see happ ier days , Despite the world ' s vilejeer ; Tor Bope with bright and joyous rays , Breaks forth to conquer fear . What thoug h the past hath misery known , Oor drooping hearts let ' s raise , 111 happiness hath not jet flown ; We may yet see happier days . And as the time flies fleeting by , Unite in friendship ' s name , To assist the poor-to soothe the sigh Of those whom sorrows maim , Be kind to all—to none owe hate , Bat live in love ' s fond praise , The time will come , 'tis not yet late , Wemav yet see happier days .

      The winter ' s blast may chill awhile , Our fireside hearts and homes , But summer ' s bright and joyous smile The past soon overcomes . Be hopeful then of Future fate , That fortune oft delays ; The Past let ' s Jill obliterate . We may yet see happier days .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 20, 1850, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1570/page/3/