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      CURE OF A DISORDERED LIVER AND BAD DIGESTION . ¦ ' ¦ Copy of a Later from Mr . R . W . Juthts , Chemist , 7 t Prescot Street , Liverpool , dated 6 ik June , 1851 , To Professor Hollow at , Sib . — y Our Pills and Ointment havo stood the . higheSt on onr sale list of Proprietary Medicines for some yeart ) Acustomer , to whom I can refer for any inquiries , desires me to let you know the particulars of her case . She had wlth diird ^

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      RUPTURES EFFECTUALLY CURED WITH O UT A TRUSS \

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      BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC JPILLS . The following testimonial is another proof Of the great efficacy of this meiticine . 157 , Sew liond-street , London , October 12 tli , 1850 . Sib , —In acquainting you with the great benefit which I have experienced by taking Bum ' 3 GoUT ai . d ltliEUiuwe Pill ' s . 1 fcd t ) iat I am but performing a duty tu that por « tiou of the public who may be similarly afflicted . About twenty years since I wna first attacked by-Hheu > matic Gout in my hands and feet . 1 had previously been subjected to every variety of vlinmtc , Imvina sfci'ved i » Duiiadain the l !) th Dragoons , and iu Spauvuwdcr Sir John Moore , in the 18 th Hussars . I always procured the best medical aid . but without obtaining any es-ential . relief , and my sufferings enn lie appreciated only bv those who know something of thi 3 Uis ?» 3 e .

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      TO MESCIIID , THE LIBERATOR OF - ¦' , ¦ KOSSTJTH' .- ? Ta ' . oar n"t always is propell'd by War , ' often he takes a seat , f .. Tniier the influence cf a milder star , 24 ore happy and more great . foremost in every battle waved on high The ylume of Saladin ; Be chased Our northern meteors down tbe sky , And sh-ne in peace serene ; Jn rain two proud usurpers side by side , Meschid ! would shake thy throne : Sit firm ; these outlaws of the world deride , And fear thy Go « 5 alone .

      So God who bleeds from canvass on the crowd , >* o God who sweats from wood , So God about whose dress priests wrangle loud , So God who sells liis blood ; But merciful and mighty , wise and | ust , Who lays the proud maii low , Who raises up the fallen from the dust , And bids the captive go . In these thou followest Him , thou one sublime , Amid the base who press Han's heart , man ' s intellect ; tbe wrongs their crime Infliots , thy laws redress . Justice bath rais'd thee higher than him whose blade

      The 3 > rave and Danube -won , fastening the toners of VJiddin and Belgrade To his Bvzintine throne . < 3-. in Egypt , Syria , can the land of myrrh , .-.. . Can all thon rulest o ' er , ~ 15 uch glory on lay diadem confer f . . Thy path leads on to more . 3 Ieschid I I picked up paras in no court , To none I bend the knee . But , "Virtue ' s friend . ' Misfortune ' s sole support ! I give my hand to thee . Wai tee Savage Landoh .

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      A Misiory of the English Railway : its Social " Jlelations and lievelaRons . 1820—1845 . By JoieS jFbawcis . 2 vols . London Longman and Co . The author of this work is ¦ well-known for his gossipy and interesting volumes on Banking and Bankers , and the announcement of his name on the title page of a . similar work , devoted to Railways , raised expectations which will , to s great extent , be disappointed . - Mr . Francis has , Sn the greater part of these volumes , substituted for his former agreeable style , an inflated and pretentons rhetoric ,

      which appears to have been modelled on combined styles of Samuel Johnson and Babington Maeaaley , and which , in his hands , is decidedly inappropriate to the subject . It was impossible , however , on such a topic to prodace a book which wonld not possess great interest . The rapid increase of railways , and their powerful influence upon society in the course of & comparatively short time , are very remarkable facts ; and Mr . Francis gives a glimpse of the various questions arising out of their formation in a way which , if it does uofc satisfy the reader ,. is , at . least , suggestive of their diversity and importance .

      People generally imagine that theM * ncheaier and Liverpool was the first railway opened for passengers and goods ; and , undoubtedly , it was the commercial success and-novel results of that undertaking which first directed public attention to tbe railway system , as an investment for capital npon a large scale . Bat , in fact , the Stockton and Darlington line was open before the Manchester got its bill . Of this first railway in the kingdom , Mr . Francis says : —

      Its act of incorporation was obtained in 1821 , it was opened in 1825 . Its promoters had only anticipated the carriage of 10 , 000 tons per annum ; they had not thought of passengers ; and the locomotive appeared incapable of acquiring the regularity requued by snch traffic . They began , their worS , therefore , with animal power . Prior to the formation of this railroad , there had been a coach traffic of fourteen or fifteen persons weekly ; the rail increased it to five or six . hundred . Each , carriage was drawn by one horse , bearing in ordinary cases SIX passengers inside and from fifteen to twenty ontside ; "in fact , " says one writer , "they do not seem to be at all particular , for in cases of urgency they arc seen crowding the coach on the top , sides ,

      or in any other part where they can get a footing ; and they are frequently so numerous that when the ; descend from the coach and begin to separate it looks like the dismissal of a small congregation . " The general speed with oce horse was ten miles an fcour . Another advantage conferred or the neighliourfcood « as in the unjust fact that the Stockton and Darlington Railway were assessed in the amount of their net income , and paid in some parishes half tbe entire rates . In addition to the social advantages which accrued from increased communication—and who shall doubt the fireside

      union , the social pleasure , and the domestic happiness it conferred ?—was the development of commerce , and the increased importance of the various places through which it passed . ' A new trade in lime arose ; the carriage in lead was enormously rcr dueeii in cost ; tbe price of coals fell from 18 s . to Ss . 61 , ; the landlords received large sums for gr . - . v < -i , timber , and stone , taken from their estates . An obscure fishing village was changed into a considerable seaport town . The Stockton and Darlijti ton Railway turned tte shopkeeper into a n . erchaiiT , erected an exchange , gave bread to hundreds , nuJ conierred happiness on thousands .

      Of the next railway undertaking we have the following description as to the spirit in which it was proposed , and the early difficulties it had to encounter : — Tbe 29 th Octobor , 1824 , was the date attached to the firrt prospectus of the Liverpool and llanche .- > ter Railway Company ; and that prospectus , in the calmness of its utterance and the almost dignity of its tone , formed a marked contrast to many which hare succeeded it . The' opposition of ' . he landowner was alluded to and deprecated . "The yoad , " said the document , '" does not approach within about a mile and a half of the residence of the Earl of Sefton , and traverses the Earl of Derby's property over barren mosses , passing

      about two miles from tbe hall . Tbe first names in tbe district were a tacbed to it , and "the itnpottauce to a . commercial state of a safe and cheap mode of transit for merchandise , " was made a j roinn . entconsideration . "Itis competition that is ¦ wanted , and the proof of this assertion may be deduced from tbe fact that shares'in the old Quay navi gation , of which the original cost was £ 70 , have been sold as hi ^ h as £ 1 , 250 . " " The canal establishments are inadequate to the great object to be accomplished—the regular and punctual conveyance of goods at all seasoua and periods . In the summer time there is frequently a deficiency of water , obliging boats to go only half loaded . In winter wey are soiiietinies locked up for weeks together . "

      _ f i « e total quantity of merchandise passing between Liverpool and Manchester was estimated at 1 , 200 tons a day , of which tbe average time of passage 7 as thlr tT-six hours , and the average charge Ids . a ton . Tbo astonishing fact already given to the reader , that goods were frequently brought across tae Atlantic from Sew York to Liverpool in twentyoae days , while cotton had been longeron its pas-* sg « from Liverpool to Manchester , was solemnly recorded . Anil , pursued the paper , "By the projected railroad , tbe transit of merchandise between Liverpool and Manchester will be effected in four or five hours , and tbe charge will he reduced onethirj . Here then will be accomplished an immense pecuniary saving to the public , over and above

      waal is perhaps more important—economy of time . Kor must we estimate this saving merel y by its nominal amount , whether in money or in time : it will afford a stimulus to . tbe productive industry of tbe iountry ; it will give a new impulse to the powers of accumulation , ths value and importance of wiiich can be fnlly understood only by those who are aware how seriously commerce may be impeded by pnty restrictions , and how commercial enterprise is encourage ! and promoted by an adherence torfair competition and free trade . " * Tbe principle , therefore , on which the country was invited to cooperate in tbe great experiment , was the public good . It was * principle at which tbe canal proprietor scoffed , and which the coach proprietors ridiculedThe estimated

      . expense of tbe entire line was given at £ 400 , 000 ; and the pissewrer traffic—that traffic vhich has formed so marked a feature in railroads— was cautiously alluded to . "Moreover , " continued tbe prospectus on this point , " as a c ^ cap and expeditious means of conveyance for travellers , tbe railway holds uii tha fair prospect O :-. public accommodation which cannot be imnioaiateiy ascertained . This prospectus created < reat tv- " f ™ , ™ temeilt whit * Wfls prevalent ttiunsturat England at the period , tbe freedom with w , r . vb money was invested in forei gn mines and lorej-n loans , in domestic mik companies and do e * ue umbrella societies , wa 8 an additional ass- . stnnceto ti-ose wbo were promoting the oro « rt aad the shares were- 1 * JS ^ wJto .

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      The line previously ^ examined by Jlr . James was abandoned , and Mr . * " George Steplieiison was" employed- to make a new survey . ; An application was immediately made , to . the House , of Commons to grant a bill , and a most ueterroineu opposition ensued : every clause of that ; great argument was opposed ; every fallacy which ' had been refuted was again repeated ; facts were obstinately misstated and falsehoods confidently asserted as facts . The bill was argued against by one gentleman , " because there were already three canals between Liverpool and Manchester . They were rival companies , interested in opposing each other , and the competition produced a reduction of rates . It would interfere with private property . He knew

      one individual whose land was bounded by a canal on one side , and by the high-road on another , and now they were going to run the railway through the centre of his estates . " This logical reason why the proposed railway bill should not become the law of the land * . vas probably conclusive only to canal proprietors and to the honourable member himself . Mr . Huskisson said , and the remark is worthy notice , coming from this eminent man , 'that the promoters of the scheme had a higher object than the mere accumulation of wealth through tbis channel . Tbey wonld render a great commercial benefit to this country . The subscribers were the merchants , bankers , traders , and manufacturers of Liverpool and Manchester :

      They had agreed that no person should hold more than ten shares each . : He had ; seen the parties interested , and they had declared . they were willing to limit the amount of dividends to ten per cent ., and that they would be perfectly satisfied with five per cent . ' when the canal companies saw that the railway was likely to become what has since been termed a great fact , a wonderful change took place . Then * fear conquered tbeir pride , and they attempted to propitiate the merchant . They who once bad laughed at such an application , now lowered their charges . They who once . had haughtily declared it to be impossible , now increased their accommodation . ' One canal company offered to reduce its length three miles out of

      forty-two , at an expense of many thousands of pounds . They saw now , as the . father of canals had seen half a century before , " mischief in those ¦ tratnroads . Bat despite of this , though they deprecated where they once -had defied , tbey found their efforts rain , and their offers of accommodation too late . The railway was determined on ; and every interest , direct or indirect , which the canal proprietary , —as influential , perhaps , as any company that every existed—could exert , was brought to bear on their formidable and fatal opponents . Next to the canal owner , the most important opposition was naturally expected from the landowner , and by both interests every art was used to produce an effectual Uindiauce . Every report which could promote a prejudice , every rumour which could affect a principle was spread .

      The country gentlemen was told that the smoke would kill the birds as they passed over the locomotive . The public were informed that the weight of the engine would prevent its moving ; and the manufacturer was' told that the sparks from its chimney would burn bis goods . The passenger Wa 8 frightened by the assertion that life and limb would be endangered . Elderly gentlemen were tortured with the notion that they would be run oier . Ladies were alarmed at the thought that their horses would take fright . ' Foxes and pheasants were to cease in the neighbourhood of a railway . Tbe race of horses was to be extinguished . Farmers were possessed with the idea that oats and hay would HO more be marketable produce ; cattle would Start and throw their riders ; cows' even , it was said , would cease to yield their milk in the neighbourhood of one of these infernal machines ;

      Mr . Francis is uniformly and extravagantly laudatory of the railway magnates . Even Mr . Hudson comes in for his . panegyric . If we believe Mr . Francis , there never was such a victim to circumstances as ' the Napoleon of the North . The panegyric , however , not only proves too much , hut seems to know too much for an unbiassed critic . ' "Who would have supposed that the present age had got hold of a M ecsenas and a Man of Ross both in one , and that one the ei-de » aat Mayor of York ? yet ao it is—at least Mr . Faucis says so .

      Tbe mental and moral nature of Mr . Hudson , as proved by deeds which , never meant to be known , cannot be specified , is as necessary to a conception of bis character , as a record of his public acts is necessary to his career , lie did great good by stealth ; bo availed himself of his riches to assist the needy ; he has helped scores of persons through improvident or unfortunate undertakings ; be has mnde loans to many without the slightest prospect of repayment . The widow—it i 9 a bold assertionnever appealed in vain ; and tbe orphan rarel y left him unrelieved . To literary men ho was peculiarly and especially kind . The poor clergyman—and , to our shame , there are too many Buch—found in him a fast friend . ; poor artists—and they form

      too numerous a class—were never . forgotten . With a well-founded case of distress the most thorough stranger was rarely , if ever , denied . Much of his munificence , like that of an Abraham Goldsmid , was spontaneous . Many a one has been benefited who never knew from whom the favour came , llany an embarrassed family has been relieved who cever saw the almsgiver . Be has made speculations in grain , and told his agent to give the profit away , if profit there were ; he has bought shares , and directed his broker to band the gain to others , if gain accrued ; ho has maintained in credit many who must otherwise have been ruined . "Where a ten , or twenty , or even a fifty-pound note would relieve the affliction of individuals or soothe the

      distress of families , it was unhesitatingly given . Of such the cases are lesion . Nor was an application always necessary , Without an appeal , but from natural good feeling , he has directed payments to be made to many whom be thought . required it ; he has purchased share s in the market and given them to those whom he thought were deserving . Of the labouring community he was the sincere friend , and instances are not wanting of some who , now holding an elevated position , owe it entirely to Sir . lludHon . Those around him partook of bis kindness . It needed no intercession of others , an' ! no interference of their own , to procure a pecuniary advantage . It is a pleasure to " record that his household servants were not forgotten in the allocation of his benefits .

      Jfor was it in money matters only that his disposition was shown . If he were offended , he always tried to forget it . If any one transgressed , he was always willing to forgive . His chief failing , and it is a remarkable thing to assert of such a man , is the leniency of bis disposition .

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      1 ' atf ' s Edinburgh Magazine , for NoYEMBEB . London : Simpkin , Marshall , and Co . Tait opens this month with a panegyric on ' Queen Victoria . ' Inspired by the recent public progresses of the Sovereign , and preluded by an explanation intended to allay any surprise that may be felt by its readers at this outburst of royalty , Ta \ t is Liberal , Radical if you will , but not Republican ; * and it proceeds—we do not say in too complimentary a manner to the present occupant of the Throne^—to draw a distinction between her

      and her predecessors , and between the abstract sentiment of loyalty , and the personal and warmer sentiment felt towards Queen Victoria . After alL divested of its wordiness , tbe sum and substance of tbe article is , that the Queen is estimable in proportion as she has no will of her own , and the perspicuity to see when the popular will—expressed through legitimate channels—is decidedly made up , and bow to it Such an explanation of sovereignty is one at which even Republicans will hardly cavil in the concrete—whatever may be thought of it in the abstract . * The

      Messenger , from the Danish , commences what promises to be an interesting tale . ' How to put in air , and put out fire in a Coal Sline , ' is a well-written and practical paper on a subject of national importance . ' The Working Man ' s Way in the World' maintains its interest ; and there is a good ghost story or two in the short paper entitled * The Ghost Seer ofFresillon , ' which will do excellently for the fireside in the long winter nights . A veryearefully and admirably executed review of Thomas

      Carlyle ' s last work , ' The Life of John Stirling' will well repay perusal ; and the closing sketch of 'Heine , his Works and Times , ' throws light upon the personal character of one who , in his day and generation , largely contributed to the formation of a public opinion in Germany , adverse to the maintenance of tyranny . The article , however , which will be read with the most general iuterest ' at the present time , is that under the head of * Louis Ko 8 suth , ' from which we take the- following extract : —

      In the " Hue and Cry , in which the Austrians proscribed his wife and three children (!) as well jis himself , Kossuth's portrait is given to the followiiig effect : — " His proud forehead is set in contrast ' whh bis smiling lips and pe ;> rly teetb . The brilliant g low of his dark blue eyes is as well defined as the sickly paleness of his noble countenance . Hi * charming voieo is specially remarkable , - no less his knowledge of all the principal European languages . In summer he never wears a cravat ,

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      but simply a curled collar . " His mental arid phy sicar ' qualities are"' summed up' by tbe ^ author of " Revelations of Russia " in these wora > : "JE believe K < Ms " m ! i to have as profound a knowledge of human natufe "" as his favourite writer , Slialfe ^ spean ? , of whose bust his features in some degree remind you .. To complete his physical portraiture ,-I would only add to this description the chin and mouth of Byron , the eye and complexion of Bonaparte , as painted by De la Roche , and beg the reader to 8 Uppo 8 e th ( i effects cf afew years' imprisonment , of hiB long parliamentary campaign , and of the period of his ministry and presidency . His knowledge of human nature , together with his power of adapting . himself to the . capacity of those he , addressesis tbe source of his eloquence ; and if the

      , test of Sequence is to move and to persuade , ho is assuredly the most eloquent of all men living . The masseB admiringly term his style , in addressing them , Biblical ; and perhaps do " potinaptly characterise it . His enemies reproach him justly with being a poet ; and assuredly bis . writings Mid bis speeches are filled with poetry of the highest order ; but they fell into a grievous error when tbey thereby intended to imply that he is nothing but . a poet . The distinctive peculiarity in which he differs from all other jpopular leaders I can remember who have been gifted with that poetical genius which is so important a constituent of eloquence , is the rare combination with this talent of an equal aptitude for figures , . facts , ' and administrative detail . There are two men in him ; the Kossuth ,

      eloquent witb ' tongue and pen in half the languages of Europe , who c . m raise the whirl wind of passion in the masses , and lead the people as Moses did the Israelites ; and the logically argumentative Kossuth of deliberative assemblies , the administrator ami financier who writes a secretary ' s clear round band , and enters willingly into the most laborious detail . Add to this the most fervent patriotism , and an integrity and disinterestedness which has never been assailed except by notorious hirelings of Austria . You will say from all this that I who repudiate so energetically the idolatry of hero-worship have fallen , into it . It is not so . I am perfectly awake to Kossuth' 8 faults , which ara various and many , lie is too soft-hearted . He could never sign a deathwarrant ; he was hardly ever known to punish . I

      believe that if Kossuth had a servant who could not clean bis boots , he would never think of superseding him , but cleiin the boots himself . On this principle he wastes his time and energies in details in which he should have no concern , and wears out , if not his untiring mind , a body which would be otherwise robust . These weaknesses , which might be amiable in an individual , are fatal in one who is literally a nation ' s representative . But I believe that lie has judgment enough to see , and will have sufficient determination to correct these faults . In conclusion , I can only Bay that , after the calamitous iaaue of the struggle which he directed , the people call him Father Kossuth , wear shreds of his portrait on their bosoms , invest their hoarded

      savings in his notes , which I have seen purchased at twenty per cent ., though tbeiripbssession is felony , and that if he could present himself on the frontier with 400 , 000 muskets * a few presses , and some bales of paper , 400 , 000 soldiers would rise up , and hu would find his pa per-money received as eagerly as before . The peasantry affectionately remember Kossuth as tbeir emancipator , and the proprietors gratefully recall that to the measures into which his eloquence persuaded them is ( Sue that hearty reconciliation between all classes which has made tbe Magyar nation tbe only one on the continent of Europe in which , amid its misfortunes , all heartburnings between caste and class are set at rest . " ( "Memoirs of a Hungarian Lady . " By Theresa Pulzky . Vol , ii ., p . 354 seq . )

      Specially deserving of notice is Eossuth a gentle , tender , and trusting heart ; . His unsuspiciousness is illustrated in the fact , that though he was well aware of Georgey ' s ambition , he did not till the last believe him capable of treachery . His goodness of nature made him respect the life of man as the highest gift of God , and he neither could , would ; nor ever did sign a death-warrant , though placed at the head of a fearful revolutionary struggle . Ilia religious earnestness and high moral principle shone forth advantageously when the proposal made by Turkey to himself and iellow-fugitives , that if they turned Mohamedans the government would be able to guarantee their safety , ag the Koran condemns , as an unpardonable crime , the delivery of a Mussulman to his enemies . Most of the emigrants replied to the overture , " Rather the Russians than

      the Auatrians , rather Mohamedanism than the Russians . " Kossuth answered that he did not pretend to control the conduct of any of his compatriots ; that every man ' 8 religious eonviqtions were a matter which rested only between him-elf and God ; that , consistently with that sincerity and truth to which he bad always rigidly adhered , he could hold out no hope that if they refused the offer made them their extradition would , be averted , and that if given up to Austria he knew its Cabinet too well to allow them to cherish for a moment the illusion that any mercy would be shown . Nevertheless , for bis own part , he would , when asked to abjure the faith of his forefathers through terror , of the executioner , welcome . rather the gibbet and the block ; and he concluded b / denouncing curses on tbe tongue which would dare to propose to him anvthin

      It is not easy to form aa exact conception of a man who has keen engaged in a great political struggle , in which parties of various sympathies and aims have been actively engaged . The preceding statements , however , contain f icts and views out of which a correct judgment of Kossuth'a character may be gathered . Highly giftei aaaman . he has appeared in different lights according as he has been regarded from different points of view and by disagreeing partisans . His admitted tenderness of he . irc has been reproached as a weakness ; and doubtless in a statesman firmness of nerve , if not vigour , is sometimes necessary . Yet if his aversion to severity detracts from his efficiency as a Governor , it makes him more estimable in his private relations . His enemies have pronounced him an

      agitator rather than a statesman ; but occasions there are when the qualities of an honest agitator ave of great value . Even friends of Kossuth , however , hold , that had his mind possessed inore > t < itesmanlike qualities , he would have less confidently reckoned on receiving succour from Liberal governments ; and so , with a less incorrect estimate of available resources , have served the cause of practicable good more effectually . The truth seems to be . that , with a most impressible temperament , he is more fitted to arouse an oppressed people than to devise the measures or procure the resources requisite for the successful assertion of their liberty . Equally true is it that his sympathies and principles were too exclusively and too ardently democratic to conciliate and bring into effective union

      the hereditary , prescriptive and traditional forces of ancient and historical races who had little else in common but the same soil . Hence was lie disliked and distrusted by the nobility , from whom he obtained concessions chiefly in virtue of his command over the people . That command was supreme . Its potency may bo illustrated by an anecdote . A file of Hungarian prisoners was led into Szegedin , sit ' tended by a strong Austrian guard . . Being a market day , the town was crowded with sturdy peasants who had come from the whole country around . From some cause . the van of the soldiers had fallen a little behind , and tbe first prisoner

      entered tbe market-place almost alone for the moment . As he came to the spot where Kossuth ' s last and very stirring speeches were made , he suddenly stopped , took otf his hat , raised his fettered hands to heaven , and with a vioce which rang like a trumpet over the immense crowd , shouted again and again , " Eljen Kossuth ! Eljen Kossuth ! '' In a moment , despite the Austrian c . tunon and the long line of soldiers whose bayonets almost touched them , the people put forth a shout , like the roar of the sea on the shore , again and again ringing out the words " Eljen Kossuth ! " The whole Austrian forces were at once called out for feai > of an outbreak .

      For this empire over the people Kossuth is much indebted to bis eloquence . Certainly , if eloquence is to be estimated by the effects it produces , tilt ) eloquence of Kossuth is surpassingly groat . Bat with even the most highly-gifted natures eloquence waits an occasion . The oentre of a great national struggle is pre-eminently the point for the concentration of the electric inflneuce ; and for the due utterance of eloquence a native language , if not a native soul , is indispensable . Moments of vexation , ceremonious audiences , and municipal small talk quench rather than stimulate eloquence . We are not , then , to question Kossuth ' a oratorical power , if we find his travelling words somewhat high-flown . Besides , eloquence is a national growth . It varies with latitude and longitude . If

      to us Kossuth ' s eloquence appear too ardent , to . ) imaginative , even a littleflighty , we must remember that we are of Anglo-Saxon blood , and lie tar north and west . Ilia own , countrymen are the best judges of Koasuth ' s oratory ; and they have mt its pover and acted under its impulse . Whether sis wisdom equal his eloquence wili be made clear in his future career . That he is uot a mere poet nor a mere agitator , but a noble-hearted patriot as well as a pood and disinterested man , what he has already effected make abundantly manifest . Undoubtedly his imagination is strong and vivid . We hope that in strength of intellect and breadth of Best

      view he has powers of corresponding potency . of all is bis nobility of soul . It is moral greatness that makes trul y ' great men . In this particular Kossuth stands foremost among the characters thrown into prominence by the revolutionary movements of the year 1848 , only the first act of which drama have we as yet seen . Our remarks would be incomplete did we not make reference to the imputations of his calumniators . That Kossuth is not without faults may pass for certain , seeing that he is a humnn being . But that any thing he ever devised or did , jU 6 tifi . es , or even extenuates , the gross and unblushing charges made against him by the 4 Times" newspaper , we vehemently doay . la

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      truth , we fancy we at this moment see the sneering race of its MephisJophHes peering over / Our ehoulrfe ? w ^ iley vre . vr ite these words ,,. and' inaVs expression . fty'Sfi ' , Deny ? 1 ^ i ? ' a need ) ess t ' rimble ; who baneves it i That uriscrupulbus journal Having done !> L '? » t 0 , ParaIyse the Magyar arm , und to sciengtnen and encourage its despotic assailant , now appropriatel y enough vituperates- tho ? man to whom a . whole nation looked in its hour of hope and its hour of peril . Whatever-sinister purpose , however , the writer in the " Times" may have in view no may rest assured that his words will avail DUt little against the flood of sympathetic admiration ,, wtucU m . , ther hemisphere bears Kossuth safely on jta swelling bosom .

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      . OLYMPIC THBATUE . ¦ Miss Laura Keene ' s performance- of Rosalind in As You Like It , " on Monday night , tended to connrm the opinion that the higher olaas of comedy is more adapted-to her than a . line in which tho representation of the- stronger passions is required . In lauline , we could , admire the intelligence and even the pathos of the young aotreBS , but we could not hel p missing the force and intensity with which the part was originally rendered by Miss Faacit .

      and that so completely that a quieter " veraion seems to tall short of the correct standard . Rosalind , on the other hand , was played in a manner satisfactory throughout .. ) Ve have seen more force , and heard linea more pointedly delivered , but these peculiarities are not eJSGntiul to the oliaracter . ; Miss Keene showed a nice perception of the meaning of her words ; her vivacity was pleasing becauBe . it was natural , and her tone was that of unaffected ease and elegance . If she makes the most of that quiet intelli gence she evidently possesses , ' and does not strike into paths which are foreign to her nature , there is every reason to believe that her professional career will be marked with prosperity .

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      . Cbsrs .-Which is tho best flavoured tea ? -Genero-i-ty . What metal indicates flight ?—Iron ( I run ) . Why is the letter A like a honeysuckle ?—Because a B follows it . H- ' ' Love at First Sight—A mother ' s for her newborn infant . The Hbitow WoRtD . —Mr . Wyld ' s Great Globe . ¦~ I \ mch . Emptv GRKATNP . ss .--The Crystal Palace with everything taken out of it . —Punch . . A QuKRY . —Somebody asks , what is more soleharrowing than pegs in one ' s boots ? Anagram . — "The Crystal Palace " contains the following perfect anagram . — " Cry that ' s all Peace . " V I ' ll ring your nose , " as the man said to the pig that was rooting in his garden .

      iHK . mind may be overburdened : like the body , it is strengthened mote by the warmth of exercise than of clothes ; Bwombbism —A batchelor friend of ours says the only objection he has to the new costume is , that it puzzles him to tell tue young ladies ftom the great girls . Hasty words often rankle the wound which injury gives ; but soft words assuage it , forgiving cures U > and forgetting takes away the scar . Thbbb Six—The peevish , the niggard , the dissatisfied , the passionate , the suspicious , and those who live upon others' means—are for ever unhappy . Deceive ; man pfepoBseaaeu with his own merit , and you . render him as-ill an office as that which was rendered to the Athenian fool , who believed that all the ships which arrived in the port were come to him .

      Afkbnoow Emplotmbni ffiNTRn—By a gentleman , who , in consequence of the closing of tbe Great Exhibition , doesn ' t know what on earth to do with himself . Address , & .. Lounger , Esq ., Fop ' s Ailey . — Punch . Slebpiso in Church . —A publican ' s wife , in Suffolk , whist in church fell asleep , and let fall her bag , in which she carried a large bunch of keys . Aroused by the noise , she jumped up and exclaimed , " Sally , there g another jug broke !" Kevoivinq PisTots . —It is said that the manufactory of Colt ' s revolving pistols , in the United States , employs 3 , 000 men and boys , and 100 , 000 dollars worth of machinery , and that 40 , 000 of these weapons will be turned out this year . Solemn Houns . —An old " beau" says , that of all the solemn hours he ever saw , that occupied in going home one dark night from the Widow Bean ' s , after being told by her daughter Sally that " be needn ' t com ? again , " was the most so .

      Good Time-kebpbb . — " How late is it , Bill ?"" Look at the boss , and see if lio ' s drunk yet—if he isn ' t , it can't be much alter eleven . " — " Does he keep such good time ? " " Splendid ; tbey set the town-clock by his nose . " MmmoNUL Metaphor . —If the hedgehog marries the porcupine , they will both be troubled with prickly heat as long as ' they live . —Just bo it is with " two humans" who ave ill-tempered ; they will tight during the whole of their existence . A Hard Name . —A man named Stone exclaimed in a tavern , " I'll bet a sovereign 1 have the hardest name in the company" — " Done ! " said one of the company ; " what ' s your name ? " " Stone , " cried the first . — " Hand me the money , " said the other , " my name is Harder . "

      " Bhokhn English . —A well-known editor of a morning pnper inquired of Alderman B , one day , what he thought of his journal . " I like it all , " said the aldermau , " but its broken Englith . " The editor stared , and a&ked fur un explanation . " Why , the List of Bankrupts , to be sure . " Lover ' s Vowa- — " Don ' t put too muoli confidei . ee inalovtr ' s vows and sighs , " Bays Mrs . Pardngton to her niece ; " let him tell you that you have lips like strawberries and cream , and cheeks like a tarnation , and eyes like an asterisk , but such things oftener come from a tender head than a tender heart . "

      Reflection and Resolution . —The keeper of a groggery in New York happened one day to break one of his tumblers . He stood for a moment look * ing at the fragments , reflecting on his loss ; and then , turning W his assistant , he cried out , 4 l Tom , put a quart of water in that old cognac . " . A Riddle . —Life in death , three in one ; riddle me that and my life is gone . Answer : A bird's neat t containing three of her young , in the skull ol a lion . [ The above was set by a condemned convict , who was promised bis life on the condition his puzzle was not answered in two days , lie was spared !] ..-. Judicial . Wit . —A barrister tormented a poor

      German witness so much with questions , that , the old man declared ho was so exhausted that he must have a drink of water before be could aay another word . Upon this the judge remarked , " 1 think , sir , you must have done with the witness now , for you have pumped him dry . " Fashion . —To be a woman of fashion is one of the easiest things in the world ; a la ' . e writer thus describes H;—Buy everything you don't want , and pay for nothing you do ; smile on" ' all mankind but your husband ; be liappy everywhere but at home ; hate - the country ; adore Paris ; neglect your children ; nurse lap-dogs ; and go to churoli every time you § ct a nevs shawl ;

      A ' aturau Philosophy . —An Irishman and Scotchman were once talking about tbe nun and moon ; the latter asserted that of the two luminaries the sun was the most useful . To this Pat replied , " How can that bv ? For , sure , doesn ' t the moon shine when it ' s dark ? and the sun only makes his appearance when it ' & daylight , at any rate . " A Difficulty Submounted . —A certain noted physician was lately complaining that he had three line daughters , to whom he would give ten thousand pounds each , and yet that he ouiild find nobody to marry t ' htm . — " With your lave , doctor , " said an Irishman who was present , stepping tip and making a very respectful bow , " I'll lake two of thera . "

      Progress of Bj-oombbism . —Moomerism seems to be making but little way in England , yet most people agree that the costume is neat , and likely to be both economical and serviceable . It has been introduced on the stage ju burlesque , but the effect of the costume , instead of being what tUe amhova and managers expected , is admired , and not laughed at . Tur " New York Tribune" says that the use of the new costume is greatly on the increase , and adds of tfie Bloomers : — " We are glad to observe a better behaviour towards them by the sovereign public . It is one benefit at least of the increased adoption of the dress . Bloomers arc getting to be too general to excite surprise or ridicule . "

      "Fust Rate . "— " Doctor , that ere rat ' sbane of you ™ is fust rate , " said a Yankee to a village apothecary . — " Know'd it ! know'd it , " said the pleased vender of drugs . "Don ' t keep nothing but firbtrate doctor ' s stuff . "— " And , doctor , " said the joker , coolly , " I want to buy another pound of ye . " — ?' Another pound ?"— " Yes , sir ; I gin that pound I bought the other day to a nibbling mouse , and it made him dreadful sick , aud I am sure another pound would kill him !"

      Music fob the Million . —M . Pape , of Recentstreet , a Fiench pianoforte maker , lately deposited in tho Exhibition an invention , provisionally registe ed by him , which he states can be adapted to pianofortes , organs , or musical boxes , and by which any person will be enabled to play upon those instruments , " without possessing any knowledge of music , with all the delicacy of the best pianoforte player . " M . Pape states that he will be able to supply the music , properly arranged , at from 2 d to 3 d per yard , or polkas at the rate of l » d ,

      Blanching Celery . —This year 1 adopted the following plan with my celery , which has answered extremely well t—I planted it in a trench , and left it to grow to its proper height ; I th « n drew each plant through a circular drain-tile , stopped the top of the tiles with mo « , and levelled tbe ground ; in less than three weeks afterwards they were beautifull y bleached , quite clean , and came in earlier than in tbe old Way . The drain-tiles are very inexpensive , and they do not harbour slugs , &c . —11 . M ., in Gardeners' Chroniclt , Scavknoers of the Olden Time . — Wild and shy as hawks are , it will scarcely be credited that at onfc time tbe common glades or kites were nnmerous in London streets . In the time of Henry VIII . they were attracted by the offal of the butchers' and poulterers' stalls , and as , on account of their use in removing so offensive a nuisance , they were not allowed to be killed , they became so fearless as

      actually to mingle with the passengers , and take their prey in t'le greatest crowds . Turkish Passports . —A good story is told about the recent arrest of a Turk upon the frontier of tht ; Herzegowina . For some time past , the Turkish government have allowed their authorities to wring a little more out of the people by means of passports and the devices thereunto belonging . But it chances that a great many persons in power can neither read nor write , and , therefore , a shrewd fellow may palm any species of official looking paper he thinks proper upon people as his regular pass ; thus it was that a Turk who had travelled for some time in peace with a docuraeot of imposing appearance , which be had picked up in the streets of Constantine , at last found some out * wbo could read it , when it was found to be one of Jean Maria Farina ' s Eau de Cologne labels 1

      A JKU DE MOT . Cook , the actor , one day To a lady did say , Whom he afterwards took uato wife , " You ' re in liearc and in feature Such a duck of a creature , That I would you my own were for life , " To which she made answer , " If really I am , sir , A duclt to your liking , why , look ? e . 'Tis on these terms alone You may make me your own—Ere possessed , you ror-st properly Cook mo " \ H . L . W .

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      Loss op thb Schooner "Alert , " and . Fatal Accident . —Intelligence reached Ipswich on Monday of the loss of this schooner , tbe property of Air . Wuight . The following is an official report of her loss : —Mr . Hadman , master of the Alert , arrived in town on Monday , having left the Uncle Billy , of Goole , off the Cork Light , which vessel picked him and his men up about eight miles N . N . W . of Croiuer Light . The Alert had been Jn cpntaco with a billy boy , name unknown , at 2 SO a . m . ou Sunday . The master of the billy boy boatded the Alert , and , in returning to his vessel , was ao serionsly injured that he shortly afterwards expired . The Alert becoming unmanageable , and being in a sinking condition , the crew left her , and wero picked up four hours afterwards by the Uncle Billy .

      The Submarine Thlkgbaph . —We understand from authority that all the necessary arrangements have been made to open to tbe public the submarine telegraph between Dover and Calais very early next « eek , and that the worka are in the most perfect condition . Indictments for Pkkjurt . — It is generally known that there is an act in force called I /) rd Campbell's Act , under which all courts can order an indictment for perjury , including the Courts of Bankruptcy and Insolvency and County Courts . It is imporrant that this provision should bo known , Some difficulties have been removed from indictments fov perjury by the same act .

      The funeral of the Duchess u'Angouleme took place on tho 28 th ult ., in the Franciscan Convent at Goritz , The cortege , which was very numerous , was headed by the Count do Cliambord , Don Carlos of Spain , and his two sous ; and in it were the Count de Montbel , Duko do Lovis , and Count de Bl . icas . Waiting in the church were tue Counters do Chnmbord , tho Duchess of Parma , the Duchess de Berry , Count Lucchosi Palli , and Marshal Marmont . Owiso to the extremely low cost of materials and labour in China , a Bible in the Chinese language , it is said , can bo sold for about six cents .

      Criminal Information against Dr . Nbwsu » . — Sir F . Thcsiqer obtained ° on Tuesday in she Court of Queen ' s Bench " , a rule , calling on tho publisher * of _ fir . Xewmau ' B lecture to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against them for a libel Oa Dr , Aehilli .

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      November 8 , 1851 . THE NORTHERN STAR .

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      ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION . Tho lectures on the subject of ores and metals , particularly the manufacture of iron and steel , form still tho basis of Mr . J ; H . Pepper ' s discourse at this establishment . The lecturer , in continuation of his subject , is now bringing the composition and nature of various ores of iron into view , and very properly remarked that if they were represented by one only , that one being magnetic iron ore , which is a mixture of the two oxides of the metal , to be of no use except as a magnetic agent , iron would still be one of the most useful metals with which we are acquainted , for without the magnet our communications with foreign countries must be extremely limited , if not impossible in many cases .

      The properties of Other ores were also treated of , and the laudable efforts of Mr . Lolly to improve British iron for manufacture of steel , were highly spoken of at this part of the lecture . Mr . Pepper exhibted several beautiful specimens of swords , manufactured by Mr . Wilkinson , of Pall-mall . Some very interesting applications of the tests wete then made , which displayed tbe nicety required in Chemical analysis , and the learned lecturer concluded by observing , that iron , useful as a metal , was equally important in other shapes—its solution'was used in a very valuable medicine ; it is also the basis of Prussian blue , which dissolved in oxalic acid forms blue ink , whilst black ink and many dyes were produced only by its agency . ;

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      ASTLEY'S THEATRE . The subject of * ' Azael" has been adapted to a " new and gorgeous spectacle , " which was produced here on Monday night with all tho advantages of costumes , from the most unquestionable authorities , charaoteristio dances , processions , strange animals , camels , zebras ( actually from the desert , ) Brahmin bulls , sheep , goats , and everything which could tend to give reality to the scene . Several performers new to this stage made their appearance on the occasion , and amongst them were Mr . Maddoeks and Mr . Dale . Mr . Butty has displayed that peculiar taste in the " getting up " of the piece for which Astley ' s has always been celebrated , and any deficiencies on the part of the bipeds were amply redeemed by the performances of the quadrupeds , who disported themselves ivitb

      aa much credit to tbeir "keepers" in the great square of Memphis , as in the " mighty desert " wnere they were free to roam aa they pleased . The animals were well supported byalowcomedy lady and gentiemati , who were also introduced on the occasion with a view to nfford time for the necesoary changes of scone . The scenery , dresses , and decorations were pvepaved with great care and taste , and the effects produced v » ere equal to any that have been seon at this theatre in former days . The dances and groupings were also excellently managed , and the original music of the original opera upon which the piece is founded was not marred by the performance . The spectacle was altogether well werthy of this establishment , and the applause bestowed upon actors , horses , camels , scenery , and dances was such as to betoken the most unequivocal success .

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      QUEEK'S TliEATBfS . The "Marble King , " a grand spectacle , by Mr . C . J . James , is the chief feature of attraction at this theatre . The piece is founded upon the following talc of enchantment . Ulin , the Geni Queen ( Mrs ; J . Parry ) animates by her mystic power a marble statue , Zeyn ( Mr . E , Green ) , and is his guardian and proieetresB . She has a potent enemy in Ainrook , spirit of evil ( Mr . ~ Bufford , ) whose ha . tred . is caused by the rejection of his suite , and who determines to destroy her hopes in Zeyn , which , if effected , tho Geni Queen reBolves to re-transform the object , of her idolatory again into stone . This portion forms the prologue . At the commencement of the

      first act , we find Zeyn a victorious general returned from the wars , and loaded' with honours by the tyrant sultan , Almurnh ( Mr . Clarke . ) who promises to grant any favours he may ask . Zeyn solicits the liberation of one of bis prisoners , tl / e Princess Almazaide ( Miss Rivers , ) and is refused . Tlie noble bearing of the warrior and his determination to liberate the princess , consigns him to a dungeon , from which he is rescued by his guardian Geni , who transports him to her fairy grotto . Here his protectress avows hur love for him , and he in : return vows everlasting ., fidelity , and is warned of the awful doom consequent on being foresworn . His wish for revenge on the in . grate Sultan is gratified . lie bears a charmed life—receives a sword no human power can with-Btand , and a magic ring , whose colour will pale when he is in danger of breaking bis oath . The castle' is taken , the Sultan destroyed , and Zeyn reigns in his stead . Prompted by his evil genius ,

      he resolves on espousing the princess , and at it banquet given on the occasion , the Geni Queen asserts her power , the palace is destroyed , and Zeyn is onca more transformed to marble . Like all pieces of enchantment , ample scope is g iven for gorgeous scenery , brilliant costumes , and magical effect , and of this there is an abundance . The scenery , painted by Mr C . J . James , is aplendid and in good keeping , and the rnngical denouement of tho spectacle is awfully imposing . All the elinracters were abl y supported by the company , and great praise is due to the lessee , Mr . C . J . James , and to Mr . Green , the stage manager , for the effective manner in which , the piece is put upon the stage . The curtain fell upon the unanimous plaudits of a crowded house , and tb , e speotacle promises fair to have a long and successful run . The favourite drama , entitled " Old Father Thames" followed , and the entertainments concluded with the laughable farce of" The Bloomers . "

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 8, 1851, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1651/page/3/