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      BOXSXTB , BY JAMES TERKON . TO THE MIND . L * « fe » greatest source of poverty « ad » oltti , jtad spaii ° * I > eJ * y » wbow breath , m Mown Into «»'« noitrita (» ersaBm * d » w » , jtAcdnbn beeaaMft living aooV vfeoae health In Physic" * , time IaamiTOlspalzed : to thee I bow with Jevmattil awe , ad own 3 to great ssgireinaej ; , b « t mort -when known C ase thy ewagieft V > nutted sod bee Bw emlMed ; to » Hy rorad ihe « taad «* l troth , And « t » te the item to keep Ik wide nnftaTd ,-5 Sat jnstioe nay regain ifai throne , in «» & , ^ jjk ! tie usurper to tibe pit be hurled flom -whence b . e spraag : for twere Tmeouth So bow the knee to Mammon , that enslaves the ¦ wadd .

      II . High sb ^ re all the empfaBB of the earth Thoa ivar' ^ ^ * " > S * y ««« ptre ; and thy throne xru builded by Omnipotence alone . The marie sesses ^ P ^ lalm thy worth finest Tiee of heavenly origin—not birth . ^ 3 ac 2 ) firm resolve and deep-wro ught schem e are taown Tie mandates of thy sovereign will , and own Ifcr nniifia > ing power , whose gnawing girth go often cirraarrents creation ' s wide Expanse , whose eye of matchless speed can trace Tee < Hri * unmeasured space where systems ride , And thtace descend to that unfriendly place Wiose £ a ' ph is boitoinkss ; where sorrow ' s tide >' e " cT eVb » , whew wayward . minds receive xhtii due disgrace .

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      REPUBLICAN APHORISMS . B 7 ABGrS . There are realty no modifying features in Royal Gover ~ n : e : ii ; If rao-iarchy is despotic , the evil of aa iciis at onc

      tpiag watched , advi ^ -d , a . ad uirectcd , by the experience . : bs capability , the wisdom of the parent . — Wiiire rerts the analogy 1 At what per . od is a Bosar ^ h capab ' e or" a-suraicj ; the cut-ei of parent to a nation i When are the aillioiis of varied mines tt » M ::-jn ( - ? -jn ; r * -: ei wiih the « i > Jom of a kins ) , in » sia ' . e uf iufj . ncy ! Never . It" we coald procure ' one prtredem , one ' face , to prove that one human beiss v * a ? , or is , capable o ! " ja .- 'Jy and efficiently : legis- ' a ' . ;; : ^ -for nuilioas , we w . ii , a ; once— -. Titboui ¦; further i > r = f \ ice—throw oar opinions to the winds .

      Vihi '> . in the nine of inlelifrtu ^ i tnediocri / y , is the ; BSe of a crooned head ? Dj& > he mate laws 1 No : he caa only fanci ' . fu them afi-er they are made ! Ha ? any oae siurtal sufficient njeniai power to perceive , the es : ' . ! v wurkm^—the varied rS- ^ -ts of s , ooa ur bid . Uws ? No : ualf-ss bis po-i : H > : i i ? such , that he i * ; one who obeys ihtm—one of the people . How , then , ' an a king , or acr sisgle mon-al saacrion l&ws ? i " Tis an absurdity . r « one can sanction laws bin the t public voice ;—the majority of those who obey them . J Monarchv assumes the right of proclaiming war

      8 £ a : ust all aad stmdry who may excite the royals dipleasore ; ot stand in the way of the- king ' s en- j joymenta ' . Thus , to gratify the mere whim of a i fool—an army of human batchers ( ihiEgs by their ; right name ) is raised—fed , clad , and " officered" at i an enormoo 3 expense ; and ordered to march Into the ' " enemy ' s ' " country—to destroy root and branch , every human being , no matter whether male or fe-. male , adulx or infant , that dares to defend—by word ' or act—their country , iheir homes , or their families . This , this is the oVly useful "prerogative" of a Xing I I

      Where the monarchy is limited , " the w subject " possesses greater shaie of apparent freedom , than the serf" of an " absolute monarchy "—that is , the ihow is greater and the subsume * BoihiDg more but o meiimes even less . We will take , for example , " trial by jury , " the brightest gem in the British Constitution . What is it ! A mere fallacy ! instead of a bom to the subject , i t is , ( in its present , or royal application , ) the bone of popalar liberty . Here are '•• or proofs—the English trial by Jury infers proving tbe innocence or goili of a man bj the legal opic « 1 , or decision of M > peers or equals . We cannot

      coneeireany tbiaf Hfeftsr&ct & 3 this is , for obtaining at ieast au MCTMBji / decision for the " defendant , " and m oar jid ^ Hknafiably le&na to mercy ' s side , vt would at ^ ffiSy ^^ trial by Jury , ss pure and perfect . Bat' ^^» raeiaw administered ? Is the British peasaalfSwxnirer , enjoying the benefit of this law ! No . ^ Ete " property qualification eo ab-Bardly prominetft io the ruling features of the B Glorioua Constitntion I" reigns dominant here also . If a peasant commits an offence against the laws , is is tried by a Jury of wealthy farmers or landowners ! If a mechanic combines with hi 3 fellows

      for the mutual protection of their property—their labour , if circumstances should occur during this fc combination" that will afford the law a pretext for a » iring tht members of the " Trades' Unions , " the " labourers are captured , forced into unhealthy , damp oelis , treated as felons ; and forthwith tried ; not before a *~ Jury" of their equate , but a jury of their employers 3—the very men of all others predetermined to punish M The Unionists , " whether snilij of crime or not , with the utmost rigour of law . The royal administration of any " Law" may be so managed that , &eeming to confer benefit whtn viewed easuaiiy , it really proves a enirse . '

      The " Laws" in a Republic cannot operate to the injury of any " class" or portion of the people in the commonwealth ; because they are at all times open to th « alteration or " commaadment" of public opinion , or the national wiii « Thus , they are not only justly administered , but in themselves confer the blessing of justice on the humblest citizen ; because the laws of a Kepablic derive their existence and their authority solely from the wiD of ihe whole people , without distiiicikra of persons , places , or things . As the framing of laws teems with bd much fearful responsibility , and as men are liable at " all times to EsmSee national good to gratify their own selfish aims , and as this political apostacy can only be guarded against by something sacred , it is rendered

      aeceisary , by the backslidings of men , to protect tbe ^ objec t from the selfishness of lawgivers , by obliging the senators , after having discussed the merits of a iaw , aad immediately before voting for or against its adoption , to take the following oath : — " I swear , as I iave to appear before the throne of Grace , as 1 have to expec ; mercy from my Creator , that I vriU vote on this _ law conscientiously , free from all prejudice or partiality—that my sincere opinionsare expressed by the vote ; and that these opinions are unbiassed , and perfectly void of ail and every motive of self-interest or desire to promo : e the particular views , opinions , or mteres . 3 of any human being—that I am guided olely by a wish to promote the welfare and happiness of my fellow-creatures . Thk I swear solemnly Jo help me , God .

      Ma-ay are of opinion that bad men will perjure themselves to accomplish their own purpose : that stay be ; but we are of opinion that a majority of tea will be found ia every class of society to act Honestly , if they are bound by some such oath as we hive suggested in the foregoing . There is yet another great cause of dishonesty UnoLg rulers : it is the trampler on virtue in the Pulpit , the bar , and the senate , and originated with the blind folly of the people themselves ; it is the princely salaries which you thrust on all your public functionaries . You ought never to pay a man with more than the means to" supply himself and family with the comforts of life ; if your rewards

      exceed this , you are -virtually bribing him from hia public duty , and you yonrselves must be the sufferers , should they think proper to demand it as their right . We frequently hear of clergymen demanding » EufScient income to support their " station and dignity , " from congregations scarcely able to supply themselves with bread ; yet the hypocrites somer tiaes succeed in their earthly demands ; and you yourselves , by supplying such demands , r « nder the Ken unable to perform their duty honestly ; and instead of a sincere spiritual teacher , yon discover * " wolf in iheep ' s clothing "—a clerical hypocrite J

      Dignity can alone be supported by the innate knowledge tbat our words and deeds are regulated "J sincerity . Station can never be supported crsdit-«> ly by aught save real merit . Beware , thea , in distributing " rewards , " lest you make your priest a hypocrite , your lawyer a knave , and your senator a tyrant . We cannot find a better example for your guidlace iii this respect ( dispensing " rewards ") than the following . It ia free from princely muninuence ; and , moreover , in our opinion is is . one ° f the noblest tributes of gratitude ever paid to m * n ;

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      SWITZERLAND . —The state of Switzerland continnes unsatisfactory . We have aJreaJy announced that disturbances had taken place at Soleure , and that about thirty persons had beeu arrested in that town , as also at Balstal and Ottea . The Htlveii de 1840 , of the J 9 sh , states that M . Scherer , tbe principal ecitor of the Sentinelle du Jura , had been taken into custody , and a M . Gu ^ er . It seems that troubles had also broken ont in ilie canton of Argan . The Paris Constiluti <~ nnel , of Friday , has a Beme letter of the 11 th , asseniug that the iusurrecrectioual movements in ihe canvous of Argovia and Soleure have arisen from the union of what are called the papistical and ari « "ocratical parties Bjjainst the Liberal party . The Argauvian Government had sent an express to the Vorort , which had a ; 3-mbled and de-paiched reinforcements to the scene of action . Gaiionani says : — " Another » e-

      eount plates that the troops , under orders of tbe Government of Argau , ' 2 L 800 strong , had marched into the insurgent districts ( those of Muri aud Bremcarten , where the Catholics had taken arms against the new constitution , ) and had come to m engagement With the rebels near Wohlen . The lajtejr ara staled io have had thirteen killed , and the Government force . * , who had only two wounded , took possession of Wohlen . Tne Prefect and all the officers of police had either been imprisoned by the insurgeata or forced to fly . Berne had calkd out ^ CKJO troops , and had marched lour battalions , two companies of carbineer ? , four batteries of artillery , and a squadron of cavalry , upon Argau . The cantons cl Zurich and Basle country had also seut assistance . It wad expected that disturbances would break out in the canton of Lucerne . " The correspondent of the Morning Chronicle , ( who dates Jan . 13 , ) states that the insurrectiou has been put down .

      BOUXOGHTE-SUR-MSK . Melancholy Loss of Life . —About twelve o'clock on Friday , her Majesty ' s packet , the Beaver , Cap ; ain R . Mudge , from Dover , hove in sight , no ; being able proba »! y to reach Cuiai $ in time for the departure of the e *( afeJte for Paris . Uutortunately , thire was but litt ' e water in the harbour , and the sluices twing open , and the wind blowing on shore , ctwised a good deal of surf offthe harbour . A »> -oon as the « te 3 mer rvached the roads , the harbour-masttr ordered vhe pilut , whose turn it was , to go out ; but he declined , siating as a reason for disobey iug oiders , ihtre was too much £ > urf for so soial : a beau Another w » s rtqu »> : ted , who at fir .-t he < itaied , » huugh the mo .-t intrepid of seamen . His * on , however , appealing to

      his cuuraoe , » iiu ob ? erv ; i ; g that it was towards only that knew not how to do their duty , prevailed upon the father to venture with six other seamen ; they weathered the surf and reached the steamer in safety-, &u 4 immediately took on board the mail-bags , the mate ( Mr . Eyre ) , whose duty it is to accompany the bags to tbe Post office , and two passengers . Two other passengers also got into this small boat , but the pilot , considering they were too many , recommended the two last to return on board , promising to land them at a second trip . In endeavouring to gain the harbour the boat capsixed , and the party on ooard were throvrn into the water . Nine of these unfortunate beings w * re carried by the current to the -westward , of whom three were picked up by the

      galley-boat , one of whom only ( a French seaman ) wag rsscuea in time , the two others having died from exhaustion and cold before the galley-boat could regain the steamer . Two other French seamen were fortunate enough to rs ^ in the shore by swimming . Ttrtftprho have perished are two passengers , American ^ btlemen—one is Mr . Charles Philip do la Hosie ! r % ,-of Quebec ; the name of the other cannot vet be 'Sfcertained , the contents of his passport having b « B obliterated by the water ; Delpierre ( called C * tor ) , tbe pilot sad his son , and four sea men . The'lBiail-bags bare been recoTered , and were in a fit state to be forwarded by the iegular estofette . Bodies fonnd- ^ One passenger and Cator ( the pilot ) One passenger and five seamen not yet , but it was expected they would be found on the Saturday morning .

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      X » SEI > 5 . —Shop Robbert . —In the night of Friday last , two men named James Holliday and Robert Hoi den , went to the shop of Mr . Nathaniel Walker , a tailor , in Kirkgate , and offered for sale , for half-a-CTown , fourteen yards of cantoon , worth about 13 s . Mr . Walker , suspecting that it was not honestly come by , sent out a pervant for a policemaa , and by way of detaining them till his arrival , began to cheapen the price . They soon reduced their demand to 10 d ., and ultimately offered it for € d . When the policeman arrived , and they were asked where they had got the article , they said they had found it ; but it proved to have been stolen from tbe shop of Mr . Bell , draper , in Lowerhead Row . On Tnesday , they were fully committed for trial at the sessions .

      The ute Bukglaxt at Oxto . v . —On Saturday last , Parcus Lyons , alias " Jew Johnny , " Thoma 3 Bland and his wife , and James Brown , underwent a farther examination , on the charge of having burglariously stolen a quantity of plate from the dwelling-house of Christopher Wilson , Esq ., at Ox ton House , near Tadeaster , on the 6 th of December last . After a full week ' s investigation , no evidence was obtained sufficiently confirmatory of the statement of Brown , that the other prisoners were privy to his possession of the stolen , property , to warrant their committal for trial . Those three persons were accordingl y discharged , and Brown alone was committed to York Castle for trial for the burglary .

      BraGLiai . —Last Sunday night , the house of Mary Wild , a poor woman who is deaf and dumb , at WannSeld , near Wakefield , was forcibly entered , and' various articles of wearing apparel , and ten shillings in money , taken therefrom . We are glad to hear that- the police have got information which is likely to lead to the detection of the robber or robbers . Stealing Castings . —On Monday last , Charles Guthrie and Francis Chadwick , two mechanics , were committed for trial , and on the following day were admitted to bail to appear at the sessions , charged with having stolen a number of brass castings from their employer , Mr . Peter Fairbairn .

      RoBBixe Lodqixgs . —On Tuesday , a man was committed for trial at the next Borough Sessions , charged with stealing a blanket , the property of Mrs . Elizabeth Sharp , the keeper of a lodging-house in East-lane . The prisoner slept there on Monday night last , and on getting up next morning wrapped tbe blanket around him , before dressing , and walked off wiih it . He was , however , detected and conveyed to prison before eight o ' clock in the morning . MANSFIELD . —The T&vck System . —The truck system ha 3 been carried on to an alarming extent in this neighbourhood ; the framework knitters , who are amongst the worst remunerated labourers in Britain , have long been subject to this nefarious practice ; they have at length aroused from

      their apathy , and resolved to crush the monster . A committee kas been foTmed to enable their impoverished brethren , to put in force the act that prohibits paying wages in goods , instead of money . Some of those truck masters , not content with the profits that are derived from frame rents , Etandiug , taking money , &c , 4 c , have been carrying on a systematic plan of swindling their hands , by charging them from 20 to 30 per cent , more than market prices , for the very worst description of articles . One of these jackatls was brought before the bench of magistrates last week , and convicted in the penalty of five pounds , for violating the Truck Act . The committee intend administering two or three doses to each of the cormorants , in order to make them diBgorge apart of their ill-got plunder . —Correspondent .

      CASXiZSZiS . —The Mcbbjux amongst Cattle . —This disease has been spreading of late with great rapidity , to the serions injury and loss of farmers and others having milk cows , which seem to be more generally afflicted than any other animals . Several of the farmers in the neighbotBlitaod have ceased bringing milk and butter into ' tJrtpawn , in consequence of their cow 3 being more % r 4 ess afflicted with this serious though not very fataldh » rder . ACCRINGTOff . —A meeting , in support of total abstinence principles , was lately held in the Schoolrooa of the New Jerusalem Church ; at which powerful and effective speeches were made by Mr . Josh . Trickett , and ; he Rev . Jonathan . Bayley .

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      CT 7 FA 2 , " 4 JfeIF 0 > Pbbthshibb . The NoKTHBfcN fit !* . —Mr . Alexander S . Wilson , the secretary oTitfcrChartMi A * K > ci * tion here , is st present favouring feu friends and the friend * of the cause , with a sight of rerj noble looking and unique volume , Ming ihe first three yean of the Northern Star newspaper , handsomely bound -And gilded . The till * bestowed by him upon the precious volume , is " The Northern Star , or Hiix ' s Political Commentaries . " It is the lftreest volume -we have ever seen , measuring twenty-three inches in length , sixteen in breadth , and three thick —and , we dare say , it would scarcely Departed with for its weight in gold . The trouble which Mr . Wilson has had in getting the oopies retained ,

      considering the number of hands they went through , has been immense ; but the accomplishment of the object was near and dear to his heart , and he has thus succeeded in securing the first threeyears ^ of his ruling lnminaTy , to be handed down to posterity as a memento of the struggles of the working olasses for liberty ; to shew to after generations the obetaoles we have had to contend with , and , if possible , to stimulate our descendents to guard from corruption our dear bought liberties , and to appreeiate the priz 9 in proportion to the difficulties we haye to surmount in obtaining it . It ia not one ' of the least of these , that our nob ' e and benevolent friend and leader , the generous O'Connor , is now in bondagefcufft-ring " the insolence of office and the

      thou-, sand vrn > ngs that conscious merit pf the unworthy take-, " for giving to the world , the valuable production of which this ia the subject . Bat it will assuredly- be- some solace to him to know kow bis work is prijed , and how he him 3 elf is lovtiiiKftd adored by . all-the industrious classes . Many : HVt $ in this ^ 4 « C *** ali though it be , would travel to IJIU solitar y ^ wn ' a ' oor on their kueesto do himfi » 6 er < - vice or-AjgiVe his blind , a moment ' s ease . Aad , " Ciiarjjpnt ja , deati , eay the Whigs . Let the state of political Uterature iu ihis village testify—when Mr . Wilson , upwarcs of three years ago , first , ordered the Star , he could scarcely get a couple of

      readers to support him , but ho zealously and ardently set to work ( as lie is iudeeel the soul of Chartism here ) distributing papers and political tracts , &n ., so that a tasie for reading l ; a . s been acquired , and wo now have weekly t—fire copies of the Northern Star , four or five of ihs Perth Chronicle , two of the True Sejtunan , two of the Dundee Chronicle , besides upwards of one hundred Chartist Circulartt We have also a splendid library of goucral literature po--ausieu exclusively by working men , a nd * most nourishing co-operativo society ; and a great part of all this we owe to our devoted secretary , * , ! & his , at one time , solitary number of t ) & » Northern Star . Long may O'Connor live to bless the werking men of this oppressed nation .

      WAILSWOSTH . —Last week , a policeman named Hogg , commonly called u The Barber ' b Bay / ' app < -ered before the mav ; H'trates at Gloucester , to charge a boy with lealins apples , the property of a man named Ilainotf . The chairman dismissed the case , telliug the policeman thai ihero v * a > uo occasion for putting the county to such expence for turn tr . ii . s ; ho ordered him o : ; t of court , aid remarked , that he never « w a greater fool in his life . THZKSK . -A traveller happened recently to call at tin .- Jolly ba ' . iur , when , lu his astonishment , he was ordered t j strip off his coat and wai-accat , the ianulurd claiming them as bi > property , which had bet-n stolen from him on the previous -wotk . He was niven into the custody of a puliceman , and taken bclure a magistrate , ¦ who decided that ho should give up the articles named to their lawful owner .

      BRADFORD . —Mf . Oastler . —At a meeting of vhe iritii-: s ul Mr . o * stler , held at the houso ot Mr . J 3 mes Wai ; e , New lun , on Thursday eveuing week , t ; ie foliown ;*; resolution was moved by Air . Autj , and Btfcon-.-. cd by Mr . Hustler : — " That it is the oymion ot ihis wcvuiik thai our warmest thanks are due , » : ul tln-y ar . j lu-rtby n ivtii , to that great and £ ood man , Kiohard Ua ^ tler , for his iude'atiKible exertion ? on b . naif of the poor , oppressed factory sLve , togeiiiur wnnhis unabating labours in defence of the iu u » td hand-loom wt avers , and hia stern and

      unflinching opposition to the . New Poor Law Amendment Act ( falsely so called ; ; and while we lament ihe malignant uiiluenue wlncn has induced Mr . Thoruhili to a- . t his old .-teward into prison , after having faithfully and effiden ' . lj served him for eighteen years , they trust that He who has all hearts in hia haud , will soften the heart of Mr . ThornhiU , and cause him to repent , and do workB meet for repentance , by recompensing him for the injury he has done him . In the meantime , we pledge ourselves to promote h ' u interest by evsry possible means that lay in our power . "

      SHEFPIEXiD . —The Biuck and Mortar Mmbkes . —Mr . Ward met the electors and noa ,-electors at the Town-kail , on Monday last , at twelve o ' clock , when the Chartists succeeded in passing a resolution in opposition to the vote of thanks ^ iu the teeth , of a host of the Middle Class , to the effect that tylr . Ward aad Mr . Parker had supported tyranny in all its complicated forms , and were unworthy of the confidence of the people .

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      The Sydney Monitor is now a daily paper , being the first daily papsr published south ef the equator . Ow Wevsssdat last , as two men were passing through the Priory Parks , near Ulvewton , twf observed two rooks eeiz » upon a iield-faro , and -tear it iu pieces with hawk-like fcavageuesa . —Kendai Mercury . A Luxury . —The minister and warden of Rampside have given directions tbat a number of spittingboret be provided , to be located in suitable and sundry placeB iu their beautiful new chapel , for the better accommodation of the confirmed masticators of the Virginiaa weed . —Lancaster Guardian . Strabismus . —Mr . Curtis , who has lately visited the hospitals of Vienna , Berlin , Dresden , Prague , ice , and witnessed Professor Diefienbach operate for squinting , has introduced a new mode of curing that deformity without an operation .

      TauTH . —It is not merely the right , but the duty , of all men themselves to seek for truth , spiritual and temporal ; and , therefore , it is their duty to acknowledge and promote a like liberty in others . It is said that , in the new organisation of the army , six more lieutenant-generals and eleven more majorgtnerale were to retire on pensions . Railway Receipts . —The receipts of the London and Birmingham Railway , during the last six months have been £ 407 , 33 i , being £ 60 , 000 more than those of the corresponding six months for 1839 . —Birmingham Advertiser .

      Matter for Congratulation . —A Tory editor in the county of Wilte , benevolently congratulates his readers on the fact , that the agricultural labourers have at present 9 i . * week ' wages ! The National Debt , in the year 1688 , amounted to £ 21 , 000 , 000 , and in the year 1840 , it has been raised to £ 850 , 000 , 000 . Wheat at the first period was 40 ? . 3 d ., and m 1840 , 693 . The total number oi human beiDgs sacrificed in war between theseperiodB , has been 4 , 010 , 0 ' 0 .

      LrcKT Tow . vs . —It is no less singular than true , that there are three market towns in the county » f Somerset , without an attorney residing in either , and two of them are sea ports . The Poet . —I never see a poet yet that warn't as poor as Job ' s turkey , or a church mouse ; or a she poet , that her shoes didn't go down to heel , and her stockings looked as if they wanted darnin '; for its aJl cry and little wool with poets , as the devil said when he sheared his hoga . —Sam Slick . Virtues or Horse radish . —A spoonful of horseradish put into a pan of milk , will preserve the milk sweet for several days , either in the open air or ia a celiar , while otbar wilk will turn . Newspapers in Flanders . —The Courtier Beige declares that scardfely any journal in Flanders has a circulation sufficient to clear the expence of publication .

      A Democratic Teetotal Association has been established in this town ( says the Cheltenham Free Press J dnring the past we « k , and the committee has announced that the first tea meeting will take ) place on Monday next , at the Mechanics' Institution . The Address op the Lords , in reply to her Majesty's Speech on opening the coming session of Parliament , will be moved by Lord Ducie , and seconded by Lord Lnrgan . —Globe . Represbntatios of Moshouthshire . —We are enabled to announce that Mr . Oot&vius Morgan ha « come forward aa the Conservative candidate for Monmouthshire , with a good prospect of success . — Worcestershire Guardian .

      The Nett Census will be taken on the 1 st' of July next . Provision is made for taking the number of persons who shall sleep ia every house on the night of Wednesday , the 30 th of June . This will happen during the sessions in every county town of England , when th « population of such towns will be much increased by an influx of strangew . Taxation and Whig Economt . —The public may now be assored that a great reduction in taxation i « about to take place , as the Treasury has sent down an order , directing that the pens which hare been used iu the courts of law shall be forwarded to the Treasury , in order that they ntay be disposed of for the public benefit . —Times .

      Improved Prihtihg Press . —M . Lenormand , a celebrated mechanic , has discovered the neans of printing on one cylinder both Bides of the same sheet , which enables his mechanical press to act with a quickness double any hitherto known , and produce 4 , 000 copies in an hour . —Inventor ' s Advocate . Reform Bill Representation . —In a report , drawn up by Mr . Hume , it is stated that twenty Members are returned for ten boroughs , possessing the gross population of 47 , 471 ; whilst ten of our largest cities and boroughs return but twenty Members , although possessing a population of 1 , 776 V W .

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      Ta « Gloucester Journal mentions an instance of a jonng man at Ashleworth , near that city , having a large portion of his forehead , and more than two oooees of braio , carried away by the bunting of a jron , who , nevertheless , retains his senses , and was awe , with assistance , to walk to his bed . He still armed , but was not expected to recover . j 5 * * 'bom Want . —A coroner ' s inquest was Mid by Mr . A . H . English , on Thursday evening , at the Bell public-house , in the Lower Bristol-road , asd adjourned to the following evening , on the body oTJohii Edwards , a railroad labourer , aged 32 , Mttft died on Wednesday last , at his lodgings , in W « oo-street , Lower Bristol-road , as was supposed , at the time , from want of the necessaries of life . He had Been out of-employment five weeks , with the eJbeption of two days' work the week previous . He

      wiiriu three or four days ; and both he and his vrf « T » ere in a state of the most deplorable wtetchednatg . A few hours before his death , application was mdfi for him to the medical officer of the Union , MjV Lloyd , who attended , and found him with mfftcles so drawn ! as indicated locked jaw , on miking , by order of the Coroner , a post mortem ex % muation , stated his opinion to be , that cold and want of nourishment caused his death . It was proved , in evidence , that no application for relief had been made to the relieving officer ; the only reason given by his wife , was the hope of a change . of weather , and his then being able to go to work . Verdict— " Died from want of the common ueci ssaries Of Ijfo . " The deceased has left a widow ami one child , about a year and a half old . —Bath Journal .

      A Remarkable Instance of a . Pig Living nearly Twelve Wekks without Food . —On the roturnof Mr . Leonard , of Bouldown , near Tetbury , in this county , from Dnrsley Market , on Thursday , the 8 : h of October last , one of his servants informed him that two of his pigs were ill ; he did not go io see them that night , but next morning went iniotheyard for that purpose , when one of them , a sow , was missing , and every search and inquiry was made , but without effect . On Sunday , the 27 th of December , aa one of the servant boys was walking in the yard where a stack of straw had been standing , he thought he heard a pig squeak ; he made his master awaro of the circumstance , who

      immediately called one of his meu , aud iu a short time diseovcred the pig buried under the straw , but so much reduced as to have become a mere skeleton , # ad quite blind . She was taken to a warm sty , m * iq nourishing liquids were given her , and she it- n © w . « oin « on welL Al the time the pig was mtesiag , Mr . Leonard had barley thrashing with a machine , and , it is supposed , the pig being unwell , had crept under some straw unnolkjed by the workmeu , and | he machine throwing oifJaivje quantities , soon made a stack or nearly twontjj loads but recently the straw was made usoof byithe cattln , and the timely removal of the bulk fortunately led to the discovery .- ^ -Gloucester Journal .

      Economy of Food . —Tho Royal Agricultural Society of England lias offered a priz-j of ten sovereigns , or a piece of plate of that value , for the be ^ t directio ns to cuable labourers to prep-Ave wholesome , nutritious , and palatable food in the most economical aad easy manner . As the object of the Society in offering this . pnao is to procure such itiBtiuctioua of agricultural labourers to supply themselves with tne greatest quantity of nutriment which the lueauts at their command will produce , and to prepare a warm , comfortable , and nutritious meal for themselves and their families , when they return from their day ' s work , thu competitors for it are rc ^ itsie } d to observe— Fu > t—That the receipts lain

      must be given in as p a manner as may render them available to the labourer or liis wife , who are unaccustomed to oouktry . Secondly—Tuafc the receipts niunt bo such as may be usca without requiring any apparatus which any agricultural labourer do ^ s not usually possess . Thirdly—That they shall nqt rtqmro iho use of ingredients which he may not Easily procure , either from his garden , or in agricultural viila ;^; ( this condition is not intended to preclude tho recommendation of fish as part of anyj dish . ) Fourthly—The cost of the dili ' erent dishes must be accurately stated . —[ Wo understand Ihe Somerset Hou . su ita » ha > vs have prepared a receipt , which is turo tu c ^ iry off tii o prizJ . 2 ,

      Immense Destruction op Pbopbrtt and Loss of Lifk at Bhehtford . —On Saturday evening , a severe calamity took place at Brentford , in consequence of th $ bursting of the lock gates , and the consequent rushing out of the waters , which sunk a number of barges and boats , and caused the loss of ten lives . It appears that , owing to tho late thaw , aad tbe heavy tains of Friday night and Saturday , & great accumulation of the waters had taken placo . The town of iBrentford was in many places overflowed—the principal streets under water , and Brentford Common inundated . The land waters from the hills / « lso cansed the Thames to rise several feet atove ifie Aeual level , and to fill the canals and creeks leading lo . the Thames . ¦ At the entrance of

      the Brentford Jock , on Saturday evening , a number of craft , boats land barges were waiting to go in , when suddenlyHhe gates of the look , unable to resist the pressure of the water , were burst open , and the stream came dqwn in a torrent , and overwhelmed thei > arges and-fcoat *— sinking some and destroying others- A most fearful scene ensued . Nearly every barge had one or more persons on board , aud the moBkoy-bosts ( long narrow barges , with a small -cabin at one eod , which navigate the canals ) had a family Iixreach . The cries aud shouts of the men , and the « ereams of the women and children , were heard amidst the rushing of the waters , which swept everything before it . The craft were thrown upon each other , and a great Quantity of timber set adrift .

      A man and a boy , in making an effort to get ashore from one barge , perished , and a family of seven children , who were in the cabin of one of the monkey-boats , went down with it , and met with a watery grave . A woman in another barge was also drowned . Many swam ashore , which they reached in a most exhausted state , and others were saved by the people who came to their assistance . After the confusion created by this sudden and unexpected calamity had in some degree subsided , it was ascertained that two monkey-bo&ts , a barge laden with corn , and another with coals , were sunk , and three other barges , empty , had also gone down . Not less than 200 stacks of timber were set adrift ; , and were floating about , yesterday morning , in all directions . The body of a bargeman , wrapped in a sail , was found yesterday when the tide had receded . The others have not been recovered . Groat injury has bemi done to the banks of the canal by this sudden

      eruption of the waters , and the loss of property is immense . It is reported that other persons are raissiDg . The ebb-tide was remarkably strong on Saturday night and yesterday , and the craft going down the river were carried along with great velocity . Which was caused by a " freshet , " or addition of the lasd waters . The boats going up the river , against tide , had considerable difficulty in making headway , and the Thames police galleys had much trouble in mooting the bridges , and were often carried back by the force of the current . The ice has almost totally disappeared from the river upwards , and the rain has suuk the vast fields of ioe below the bridge , which , for a fortnight before , had caused so great an obstruction to the navigation . Property to the value of £ 100 , 000 is said to have been destroyed , in addition to the injury done by the carrying away of several houses by the stream . —Morning Herald , of Monday .

      Melancholt Accident and Loss o * Life . —A few days ago , a very painful circumstance took place on the river Tees , whioh caused the loss of two lives , and perilled the safety of two other individuals . Thomas Sweetmoro , John Boughey , Alfred Sweetmore , ( brother to the first named , ) John Doronport , aud William Mellor , having proceeded down the river , to gather muscles , in a boat , when the tide was flowing , owing to some misunderstanding , thought tho head of the boat had turned , and , in oonsequenee , they turned it again , as they thought , when , in fact , the head of the boat was towards the Tee ' s mouth . A heavy storm of wind , rain , and lightning came on , aud the men finding it impracticable to return , wore driven towards a beacon , to

      which they tied their % oat , and there they remained ft ) l night . The oolAaul the morning frost were so intense , that ThaiApoweetmore died from their effects on the spot . The unfortunate men hailed a rteam boat that was pasting , but the parties on board either would not or could not , hear the appoal made to them . Iu this extremity , two of the party ( John Devonport and Alfred Sweetmore ) got oat of the boat , with the intention of wading to the shore , leaving Boughey and Mellor to stay until assistance was sent to them . Boughey , however , in a fit of despair , got out of the boat , in order to gain the shore , tho fater being up to his middle , but he was bo exhausted , that he sunk , and was drowned . The two others- gained the

      shore , and , after muoh effort and fatigue , they reached a farm-house , where they were kindly treated ; and » person was sent to resoue Mellor , who was found insensible at the bottom of the boat . The deceased , Thomas Sweetmore , and Mellor , were carried to the nearest farm-house , where the greatest attention and kindneM were shewn to the survivor , for whom medical assistance was procured . < The greatest praise ia due to the persons of both homes , eipecially to Mr . Peter Wallace , who refused any remuneration tor the expencea attending the inquest upon the body of the unfortunate MelJer , and who sent n > e shilling * to the

      widow of John Boughef , who is left with two children to maintain . The bodies of the two poor fellows vrer « interred at Middleborough , at the expence of the potters of that place , who attended the funeral , and who have also set on foot a subscription for the widows and orphans of the deceased , whioh has been kisdlt contributed to by the inhabitants . Great sympathy lias been shewn towards the widows and orphans , for the loss they have sustained . We have pleasure in stating that subscriptions will be thankfully received on their behalf , by Mr . Joseph Warburton , Queen ' s Head , arid Mr . Alexander Shield , Majesty Inn , both of Middleborough , Yorkshire .

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      Ribston Pippins . —A gardener in Scotland has discovered that our finest winter apple , the Ribston pippin , may be preserved from tho ravages ef the American aphis , or bug , by grafting the pippin on the stock of the jargonelle pear , which the insect is never known to at ; ack . The engraftment also improves the fruit in size and flavour . Cheap Law . —On Thursday , an action was tried for ^ the recovery of costs incurred in disputing a will . The Prootor ' s bill amounted to upwards of £ 1000 , of which sum £ 350 had already been paid . The Jury , without looking at the lawyer's bill ( of course it had been taxed ) , returned a verdict for the balance , £ 677 18 s . 9 d .

      The Way to tub Workhouse . —Reeve was once accosted in the Kensington-road by an elderly female , with a email bottle of gin in her hand . " Pray , Sir , I beg your pardon—is this the way to the workhouse ! " John gave her a look of clerical dignity , and , pointing to the bottle , gravely said , " No , ma ' am , but that is . " Working of THg Devil ' s Law in Mary le-Bone . —Notwithstanding the shameful additions that are constantly being made on the poor rates {{)— or poor law devils' premiums for murder , ever since the introduction of that accursed measure in that borough , now some years since , the poor have been in a worse condition than ever they were before . They have a home , it is true , but be it remembered

      that home is a baatile , containing cells , and a black hola for the refractory ; where every ppecies of cruelty and even torture , is inflicted . It is not to be wondered at , then , that they should feel a loathing , as we do a disgust , towards such a hell ; and the consequence is , thai they , being denied out-door relief , are literally starving . Iudeed , during the Jato severe frost , such have been the Buttering * of the honest , penny less , and houseless poor , as to aronso several influential persons to consider the best means of relieving their present necessities , leaving the future , of course , to provide for itself . Accordingly a meeting of the inhabitants was held at the Cjurt House , on the 13 th instant , the Rev . Dr . Spry in the chair ; and after the gevei-al speeches , the following resolution was adopted unanimously , and signed by

      th « Chairman on beha ' if of the meeting : — " That a public subscription be immediately entered into , for the purposo ofcarrying into effect the very desirable object of relieving the poor oF this parish , under th « present urgent distress . * ' The inhabitants will now have an opportunity of maintaining their own poor in reality , they have long had it nominally ; but then , as they were well aware , for they are nearly all opposed to the New Law , it only went into the devil ' s pockets . Why is not a permanent fund estab - lished , and the rates paid over to the trustees ? Suoh a system is most desirable ; we have ofcen recommended it to general adoption , and we trust ; chat the Rev . Dr . Spry , Lord Kenyon , Sir C . Scott , Bart ., Alfred Daniell , Esq ., and the numerous other influential persons who are a ' , tho head of the present meeting , will consider the propriety of it .

      Sunday Trading , ob way the Poor eat a little bit of Food o * a Sunday ?—Soine timo since , the fiaints made a great ado upon tins Eubjeoc ia r , he several piriahea in aud around London , and l > y passing resolutions of the most threatening description at their hole-and-corner meetings , succeeded , for a time , in closing many shops for tho whole of tho Sabbath day , politely telling the occupants of mi eh places , that if they dared to disobey ordtrs they s « ould receive a summons the next morning , as by an old la , w , which they had raked up , aaid which , to their joy , had never been repealed , they had it iu their power to make them pay very heavy fines , together with all the law expcncc .-i attendant upon the extortion of such fine , or , as the court

      fool Melbourne has it , to ruin them with expences This was quite worthy of the tools of a kigotted and intolerant Law Church faction ; but it would not do for the shopkeepers either way , and they resolved to make a determined stand against it . Many have since kept their shopi open longer than ever thoy did , oat of mere bravado , until it has become matter of consideration with the saints whether , having by their own outrageous threats " made bad worse , " they had not better " leave well alone , " and try conciliatory means , or Iravo it as it is . as the strong arm of the law is of no use at all . The

      churchwardens of S :. Anti'rf , Soho , . ' a £ e a very rabid crew , have , eeeminttly as an example to their saintly brethren , chosen the milder way . They have appealed to the parishioners , requesting them to put an end to this evil , and to close their shops at ten every Sunday morning , which , as they tay , ii in all conscience reasonable enough . True ; but then again , in case of non-compliance , follows the threat —cannot this be dispensed with ? recent events having proved its utter worthlessness . The people may be convinced of the necessity of complying with any reasonable request , by reasoning , though they never will by intimidation .

      The Marylebonb and Paddingto * Anti-Window Tax Committee . —A Committee , bearing the above name , and having for its object the immediate (!) and total repeal of this obnoxious tax , has lately been formed in London . It is the offspring of two public meetings , lately held at Chesney ' s Rooms , and the Wiiite Lion , Edgeware-road , at each ot which , it will be remembered , the Chartitts interfered , and , very properly , passed resolutions condemnatory of sufih half-and-half measures ; demanding the Charter in fall , -which , from their opposition , it would seem , some of the Household party are not yet prepared to go for , though others are , it being , as they think , too liberal to assist their ignorant lodgers , ( whose combined rents pay their rent , rates , and taxes , and keep them and their families into the bargain !) to obtain the franchise .

      Although they ( the Householders ) all admit that no grievance can be effectually redressed until a thorough reform has takeu place in the House of Commons , and the Suffrage considerably extended , yet , with these assertions upon their tongues , and these convictions in their hearts , do these self-same noodles assemble every Thursday evening , at their temporary Committee Room , to enrol themselves as members , aud hear the undying eloquence of their neighbours upon the injustice of the window tax , aud the necessity of petitioning for its repeal . However , the Committee is formed ; and we suppose that , after the first batch of unnoticed petitions have been put on the fire to broil the chops at Bellamy ' s , the resort of the " collective wisdom , " we shall hear these patriotic homeholdere , like the anti-Corn Law gentry , exclaim , the Chartists are right .

      The ARrsTOCRACT , the Middle-Class , and the Taxes . —The loyalty of these two classes is always in proportion to the amount of taxes which they have to pay . If the one , namely taxes , be small , or in other words thrown , as they in genorai are , on the backs of their poorer brethren , they are the most loyal creatures in existence , and nothing appears bo beautiful to them as a peacock king , or a butterfly queen , and a set of gew- ^ aw courtiers ; buc only let the order of taxation be the reverse ; and , " What a useless thing royalty is to be sure!—quite an imposition ! " and the only wonder is , " How the people can allow it to remain any longer , whilst America furnishes so many proofs of the superiority of a republic ! " Thus ,

      for instance , in the case of the late Bugar duties ; no sooner wts this new imposition laid upon this luxury of the great (?) to support a Gorman beggar , whom , it was supposed , they adored , than they were quite revolutionary , and declared that they would not pay it—that they would have no preserves of any kind that year ; and , to make assurance doubly 6 ure , would pay » off their confectioner ' s bills . WeU , and what has been the consequence ? " Why , " says the middle-class fruiterer , " I have been obliged to sell my fruit almost for nothing , as I have been glad to get rid of it at any price , as the rich will not make any preserves , in consequence of the high

      price of sugar—there s no end to the taxation . " " You are quite right , " says the confectioner , " taxes never were bo high before . Really , the currants , raisins , and sugar are so dear , that I scarcely can get any person to buy anything of mo ; it ' s absolutely a losing concern , I assure you . " Thus do these worthies , who had no occasion for complaint , and who oould not see the necesssity for any change whatever , wile away their time by harping on their new misfortune . The aristocracy have , however , merely to resist in silence , by abstaining from a few of their luxuries . The grumbling ia left for the middle classes . Let them mind not to speak " sedition , " that ' s all .

      A Drunkard ' s Fate . Singular Verdict . — Monday evening an inquest was held at the Crown , Green-street , Leicester-square , before Mr . Higgs , the coroner for Westminster , on view of the body of Mary Stouer , thirty-nine years of age , whose death occurred under tho following circumstances : — Thomas Beart , of Scotland-yard , stableman , stated that he spent the whole of last Monday in company with deceased , in apartments which she and her husband occupied , over some stables in Scotlandyard , belonging to Lord Howick , to whom her husband was coachman . He was at present out of town . The deceased was a woman of very drunken habits . She was intoxicated all daylong when witness was with her last Sunday . She had a shilling ' s worth of brandy , three half-quarterns ot rarnj and three pints of beer . She drank the rum and brandy herself . Witness left her between eight and nine at

      night , and went to bed in one of the rooms over the stables , where Lord Howick ' s groom slept when in town . The next morning < Monday ) -he called early on deceased . She w « not up , bo he Jit her fire for her and came away , seeing that she was lyin *» apparently asleep , on the bed in the room adjoining the one where he ha 4 lit the fire . The door was partly open , but witness did not go into the bed-room . He went out to a coffee-chop and got his breakfast . When he came back he found that deceased , instead of being asleep , as he bad supposed , was de 4 d . A surgeon was seat for , and h « declared that deceased had been dead a long time . There was a nark round her neck , of her cap string , which appeared to have caused Btrangulation . Hia evidence having been confirmed by numerous witnesses , the jury , afer a most minute and patient investigation of all the circumstances of the case , returned a verdiot" Died by tbe visitation of God . "

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      A Contrast . —The only two individuals in ' the ^/' British empire who enjoy tho honour of Field * marshals , are the Duke of Wellington and his Roval Highness Prince Albert ! Atrocious Offence . —On Thursday morning , the High Court of Justiciary , Edinburgh , met , with elosed door ? , for the trial of Alexander M'Ra , or M'Raa , accused of a capital assault upon a young girl , fifteen years of age , in the county of Invernesa , on the 28 ih of August last . The jury brought in a verdict unanimously , finding the prisouer guilty of the major charge . He was sentenced to be executed at Inverness , on Friday , the 29 th inst . M'Rae was , some years ago , a large farmer and cattle dealer in Inverness-shire , and we understand the case was

      a very atrocious one . —Caledonian Mercury . A Quaker , namod Chaytor , was called to tho bar in Dublin on Monday . This is the first instance of a member of that society being made a barrister Under the 2 nd and 3 rd William IV ., Mr . Ch » yto « was enabled to make affirmation , in place o ! taking the oaths prescribed by law . —Dublin Mail , Overflowing of thb Avon . —On . Sunday there was a general thaw , in consequence of a midden change in the weatlur . During the previous part of the week , the frost was intense , so much .-o that numbers of-persons wore to be seen skasiu ^ the river . The streets of Bath were eo paved with ice , as to render it very dangerous for the inhabitants to walk about . The hills surrounding the << . < v were

      covered with snow . TJie cold weather seemed to have set in for the wintor ; but on Saturday night there was a sudden change in the temperuliu-e of the air , —the most extreme cold was fueeyeded by the- warmth of a summer ' s day . Th <» restill of this change has been most calamitix , ? . The snow soon melted ; it came in torrents from iho hills causing tho Avon to overflow . The houses- on it * banks were so soon flooded , that the inhabicsnts had not tim » to remove their furniture . Seven 1 have lost their pigs ; onu man has lost a valuable cav ; and many others have exporieuced severe losses . ' All the wood wovk erected for the purpose of u . r < Kvina a bridge across the Avon , for the Gi oac Wt > 4 ern Railway , has been entirely swept away bv tfc . ' Hood . will cost of

      upwards . £ 1 , 000 tore-erect the wood work ; for it appears that , in falling , the « rcateat portion of the timber was crushed to pioc ^ . Tho uoise of the fcwil was like a thuuder-ciap : i could be heard all over the city . Irj consequence of this occurrence , the opening of the Great Western Railway to London will nut take place bo soon as the company expected . The Doiomoadfc m the parish of Vincombe , Bath , has the ap ; oaranoe of a wreck . Early on Sunday morning , tho inhabitants were all ou ^ tlc and confusion . Had tin- police given tim » ly alarm , much property would have been f-aVod . Several poor men informed oi ; r correspondent that they wore not aware of the flood t . ii it had reached them m their beds ; and that , in consequence , they had no time to remove their funiiMirew iheir tales of distress wore heart-rending . All they had in store for their winter ' s

      provision has been eir ^ rdy spoiled . We heat that two . - lives havo been loot . Tin ' s m ^ rvina ( Monday ) ths flood has receded , and the people are busy in clearing away tue mud , and io putting their houses in order . Many feather bo « i » are entirely spoiled . We know not the extent or the damage ...-It is to bo hoped tbat measure will be taken to relieve the distress of the persons injured by the fhod . We shall now see whether thw who so recently' interested theoirelves on behall of the poor , will step -forward to do their duty on thia trying occasion . Here is a case which c « ii , ioudly for tho juterfbrenco of the humane aad hatit ^ bie of our city , hqre is a case in which , without r . i .-isnce to party politics , all classes should bestir th-nw-ives , that the present necessities of the people injured by the flood , may be relieved . —From our Corre + > pondrnt :

      Park ' s Life Pills—Since the first trial of JShf » highly-prized medicine , upwards of 1 , 909 cm on , ' iave Wen vff * cted , more than one-half of whicit v / ere considered incurable ; and what is more remark * ble | case * which posstes the very opposites ad r ^ ard * outward symptoms . The balsamic and ir . vi # rating cfiVto on tho biood produced by these m < di iiiesia perfectly-miraculous ; many , who have k « : j > t thei * bt-dd for years , have been so speedily rc-iiivi ^ . irated with aniafusion of new blood , and consequently of new life and strength , that their re-appoaranc * amongst their fellow beings , who had haa given them up as incurable ,, is looked upon a * " the greatest of the many great wonders of theinirac * - lous age .

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      Ay Antj-Jacobim Goat . — A . curious affair ocenrred about two years ago , at a small church in Wales . Tke parson Having a tame goat which followed him to tho church and sat under the pulpit , the uiiinal was so struck with tke nodding of a drowsy Cambrian , who sat opposite to him , that , tafcis : ^ the frequent inclinations of his head for a ch * U-r ^ a to combat , ho made a butt at his supposed ant&ponist , who , not perceiving from whence the blow proceeded , struck the person next him . Theparam , whu * was also of the quorum , would have committed the drowsy Cambrian , when brought before him nexfc day . especially » 3 the latter had beeu convicted of reading and commenting on the newspapers : but , aa it was proved by several witnew * that his jjny , was the firet a ^ ressor ^ l * e j ahasrxei * that if iho peo » pie Tespned tiviaeMnriee , it would pe no vronder if pe » st 8 of the field was to rise upon all the chakopins in tho country . "

      An Irish Piitsicias ' 9 Resolve . —An English gentleman being takeu ill of ihe yellow fever at Jamaica , a lady who had married in that isiand , indirectly hinted to him , in the presence of an Frish phyaioian who attended him , the propriety of making his wil , in a country where people are ? o r . pt to die . The physician thinking his judgment cilied ia question , tartly replied , " By Jasus , m * d . iiii , I wish you would tell me that country where people d o not die , and i will go and end my days there . " Beginning a Speech at the Wrokg E . vd . — WhenCkarles'II . was on a progress through hit dominions , he was waited upon by the ma ^ tracy of a certain city in the north of England . The

      Mayor had prepared , with no little study , a splendid oration for so memorable an occasion ; bm , o ); kneeling down to deliver his address , tho worthy ma ^ isw tiate , -who was excessively fat , comment by a feu de joie of rather a singular nature . V : her he deemed such an expression of loyalty tantamount to a royal salute of that day , history ii silent ; certain , however , it is , that he M greatly embarrassed , and blundered in Mb oration must woefully . " I have , please your M * jtsty , betum- at th « wrong end , " cried the good Mayor , endeavouring to apologise for the incoherency of his speech . " So I remarked , " replied the facetious Monarch , "But I fear the mistake can't now be corrected . Riso up . Sir Walter Cannon !"

      Criticism .- ? -Soon after Lord Kenyon \ y : > appointed Master of the Roll !" , he was listening very attentively to a young clerk , who was reauing to him , before a number of gentlemen of the lo < i ^ robe , the conveyances of an estate ; and , on com ' ui " , to the word enough , pronounced it enou . Hii honour immediately interrupted him , " Hold . ' hof-i ! yoa must stand corrected ; e-n-o-u-g-h is , according to the vernacular custom , pronounced en tiff , and aa must all other English words , which terminate in ou # h ; as , for example , tough , rough , cough , &c . " The clerk bowed , blushed , and went on for some tima when , coming to the word plough , he , with a loud voice , and a penetrating look at hia honour , called itjpluffr The great lawyer stroked his chin , and with a smile , candidly said , " Young man , I dit corrected . "

      A man of hank , hearing that two of his female relations had quarrelled , asked— " Did they call each other ugly ? " " No . " Well , well , I shall soon reconcile them . " A * American , speaking of his nigger ? , said * Csaear and Poinpey are so much alike , that yoa can't tell the one from the other , ipecially Vompey A Reference . — " Do you know Mr . V asked one friend of another , referring to an old gentleman who was famous for his fondness for the extract of hop . " Yes , Sir , I know him very well . ' * " What kind of a man is he f " Why , in th « morning when he gets up he is a beer-barrel ; uud in the evening when he goes to bed , he is a barrel ot beer . "

      Fba ?* kli . * . —It is rather a curious inci <] t ? i ! J . thai when the American Congress sent Dr . Franklin , a printer , as Minister to France , the Court , of Verwaille 8 sent M . Girard , a bookbinder , as Mini . ^ trr to the United States . When Dr . Franklin was to ! d of it he exclaimed , ** Well , I'll print the independence of America , and M . Girard will bind it . "TukoVhehEvenixo , " says a . contemporary , * * well-known novelist , a mani of great ooohie ^ and courage , was met by a stont fellow , who pulk-. l out a poniard and demanded his purse . ' Capital : ' the other exolaimed , ' I was just about to r .-. iku the same demand en you ; but come , aa I find I hare fallen in with one of ourselves , I'll give you & , sb » r » of a prime job I have in hand . Come alira ^ . ' D © . ceived by this confidence the real rogue joined tht counterfeit , and they stole along together , till they were met by a patrol , into whoaa hands the good * natured friend unkindly lodged hia associ&ja . — GaHgnani ' i Meuenger ,

      March op Tastb . —A faw days ago , a kitowrag looking chap , in a newly-washed g « ockfro ' k , entered the atudio of a decorator , in a meat v : ! lu # e ia tke . centre « f Sherwood Forest , and ¦ uppMiin «» robust frame with a huge waggon whip , ami twirling a white ** bill-eock" in hu righikwd . jJjed if he could paint boxes " toight V The jMaUfeJvireB RP * in the affirmative . M Whoi then , I wants ^ bftlicoi ^ summat loike wot yaure ehaps ia t ^ -4 m ^ - < aSiS » - ~ x meister's doors . " "Oh ! what Bi ^ klalWijMi : ^ V >\ "Aye , loikely ;—an' I say , " nffi' ^ SPj ^ y . \ out r The painter again answerqa ^ .-VesS ^^ jKh ^^ T > \ \ then , as 1 * reckons mysen a t' Vfaifltjfr Co ' 'ffSErTr *'' ] y * r hopping chaps , just draw moi ¦ fjmr ^ CBijftfcffi'iT ^ / ' ) ploighman » eyien , ana pair

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      TO TKE INCARCERATED CHARTISTS . QaoVripenM patriots , yonr praise my muse Hath Iocs desired to » ing- But uot the themes To -which " tee venal late aspires ; -which aims Ia garnish vice ; and with ia fiendish form infuse j ^ se trails c-f desnoa dignity , to amuse lie unjuJr-ng cr-jtrd . Injustice ^» ell may need Tin aid oftissrl cruamenrs to deck its mead . Yinne ' s trae sons , tbe friends to truth , disuse ^ 11 spurious aids of ar c , ud shine most bright . "Wbea -anad ^ ro'd , rare 'twere by prison chains , Whose every mark shows forth a virmom -Weight , With noWs soul that epuras the bit and reins , Aod would n # » go untearoSBs'd if he might While a poor brother " ntath a bond remains . SoiitlnnoJtoit , 10 th January , 3 S 43 .

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      " DECKKB . * " Wbereas , Zeno , the son of Mnaaacus . of Cittium , hath spent many years in this city , teaching philosophy , and hath in every thing discovered himself to be a good Baa . Seeing that he hath always prompted to virtue the yonth under his care , and that he hath always led a life conformable to tbe precepts which be taught ; it hath seemed good to the people that he be publicly praised and presented with a golden crown , which he hath justly merited , on account of hk great probity and temperance ; and , that at the public expence , there be erected , in honour ofhim , a monument , in the division called Ceramicus .

      " It is , moreover , the pleasure of the people , that there be chosen in Athens five men , according to whose directions the crown shall be made , and the monument erected ; and that tbe Secretary of State shall cause to be engraved the present decree , on two pillarB , one of which shall be placed in the Academy , and the other in the Lyceum ; and thac the money necessary for this work be speedily put into the hands of him who h * s the management of public affairs , that tbe world may know that the Athenians are careful to honour , both during their Jife , and after iheir death , those who have distinguished themselves by their merit . "

      This reward ( with the exception of the golden crown , which ought to have bsen a garland of laturei ) is such as no honest man would feel d ' nap ' poipted with , core especially if his political principles -were formed under tbe precepts , the examples , the honesty , and the wisdom of » justly regulated Democratic Republic— Chirtisl Circular .

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 23, 1841, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct363/page/3/