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      THE BiTTE-ETBD A 5 GSJ * . ( TXOX THE TKE 5 CH OT EEIUSGXS .. ) Lady , yenrr -charms a . loftier Terse demand I"When his revelled aagds braved the Lord , And , crushed , confounded , by his red right-hand , Thar haughty foreheads quailed 'beneath his irord In that discomfiture , oae g-eatle jonih , jPrag 3 e yet fair , a toighi consoler bore : 'lira * his sweet harp , his sonPs remorse to soothe—Smile on me , blue-eyed , angel , evermore I Yh' infernal pimith hideous lansbter roar'd ,

      "When , loathing all that proud and impious throne . The creeping angel touched the tremblimr chord , "While I « art-< 5 > enitence inspired his sang . God heard ; and snitched > i ? m from that noisome den , And bade him on the globe his music tout , In grief and joy to charm the sons of men—Smile on me , blue-eyed angel , evermore ! To B 5 he flew , and "wared his ruffled "wings , like the vex'd plumage of some storm-jlrench'd bird O ' er earth , entranced , the new-born music rings , By ironffTing- nations each sweet strain is heard . Btlipon's voice was music ; evert wind

      To heavens ear the pious 3 ecents bore ; T-he altar ' s flame by genius "was refined—Smile on me , bine-eyed angel , evermore ' And xwofiesslTr cSd ielL , ivitb jealous TO f e , Pnrsne this sngrel rescued from his fall ; To savage man he brought the golden age , And bearded tyrants in their gilded halL And -while eanh smiles with joy where'er he flies , Taming with lore th' inhospitable shore , God fha-nVs Mm for each tearful < ye he dries—Smile on me , blntf-eyed angel , evermore I O ! wio can tell me where he last was seen t

      Orias imdieaven ihe exile ' s doom repealed ? Lady , whose Ttiice has my consoler been , In yon that blessed angel is revealed ; Fresh-budding flow e rets grace your youth's bright spring ^ And beauty clothes yon from its precious store ; ivrahigh ^ ight you spread a Timorous wing—Smile on me , -blue-eyed angel , evermore ] Eaaibvrtsk Weekly Senster .

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      SOXG OF TEE CHEAP CUSTOMER . Ifrirrah for cheap clothing" ! 1 want not to fcnow How the "work ormaterial was got ; liibe arnde ' s good and the figure is ] ow , Por the irJierefore I care not a jot . 2 iake me out to encourage oppression and vice , On mj beggarly meanness eiilargc : — Ha . ' 1 get a -whole suit ax , one half of the price A respectable tailor Would charge . Hurrah for the Saxony coat superfine , "Which 1 buy for about two pounds ten ' If Theft furnished the cloth , ' tis no business of mine , li Starvation the stitching , —what then ? Hurrah fur the trousers of besi ierseTmere , And the gay satin Test at thirteen ! To ' cffipJoj any tradesman , althouzh he is dear , AH because he is honest , —how sreen ' .

      And hurrah for the shirt for whose purchase I pay Troin a couple of shillings to three , "Wrorsgni "b y famishing 5 eed at a farthing a day ; "Whsron earth csa Thai marrer to me ! AH I want is to dress at the smallest expense , In as stylish s . way as I can , like a practical , straightforward , plain , common sense , Economical , provident man . That to-cloihe me the skinflint andVivincfler combine , Is a -fart 1 -5 on " i ponder about , And that thousands in hunger and wretchedness pine , I regard their employers' loot-out To procure all my goods at the lowest of shops Is the course that 1 mean to pursue ; Then hurrah for low tailors and sellers of slops ! Beihe ^ Hparhfrij or drH-iinn , or Jot I ¦ Pt * dL

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      CiANTN'GSBT ; or , THE XEW GE >~ ERATIOX . Bt B . 3 >~ IsTtoni , 3 > LP . London : Colburn , Great ilarlbarorudHstreet . ^ Continued from the Northern Star ( Dec . 7 ih ) . " Chapter viL of Coningsb y opens - with some apposite leSeetions on the course pursued by " the Duke " ia ta ^ r ng office under the hopeless eireomstanees ¦ RMch surrounded himself and party in the * ' crisis " ¦ reek of 1332 . The efforts of the " Duke savoured ' rather of restlessness than of energy , " and " terminated under earcnmsEanees -which " were humili-Jiins to the Crown , and painfully significant of the ftmre position of the House of Lords in the new tOEsntntional scheme . " On these reflections iir , I ' lsraell ground an estimate of the Waterloo victor 10 "sray flatiering ^ to his Grace ' s character as a statesman . " It 15 remarkable , " says our author , " that men celebrated ibr milirarj prudence are often ibund

      : o be headstrong statesmen . " Of the truth of this , Mr . iyisradi holds the Ihike to be a remarkable Unstratton- ~ Tiirscps or thx " bux ' -icex . ' Tht "Reform party , Tvho had been rather stupified than » jiaDed by the accepted mission of the Duke of Wellingxa , coHecied their scattered senses , and rallied their jorces . The agitators harangued , the mobs hooted . The Gtj of London , as if the T ? iTig lad again tried vo seize the ixe members , appointed a permanent committee of the Common Council to watch the fortunes of the " great ^ anonal measure , " and to report daily . Brookes ' , which "k ^ s the only place that at first was really frightened and aTked -of compromise , grew valiant again - while young ~ % ~ hj £ heroes jumped upon clnblabJes , and delivered £ btj ZTTreaies , Embolden&d by these demonstrations , the 3 c-a » e of Commons met in great force , and passed a "rote , kscc strac ^ without disguise , at all rival powers in the Sate : virtuallv announced its supremaev ; revealed the

      t '^ norii poatiDii the House Lords under the ins * rrr-. T ? geineirr ; and seemed to lay fur ever the fluttering liintum of regal preroganve . * * Tr- ^ za T >!? f inoment power pa ~ 5 sd Irom tie House of i * = r £ s to siioiher asremblv . Bat if lie peers Bave ceased to t-r Tnf . gpinc : > es , may it not also happen that the Soversrs maj cease to be a Doge I It is n&t impossible that i ? t »> lidcal movements of our time , which seem on the Furfkrt iv Lave a tendency to democracy , have in reality i SK . aarcMcsl bias . ^ hai evidence Mr . I ^ Israeli may be in possession ~ &- on ttMcIi to ground the ikneiin ] opinion that pre ^ Knt poliueal movements " have in reality a monarthjeal bias , " we know not . But , judging of these fflavemtnts -with our own understanding , "we cannot bnt tome to an opinion , the opposite of that put forth ty Mr . D'lsraelL C « rtainlv , -while the history of

      ifae last twelve years has exhibited the powerlessness w ihe Lords , no event -which has occurred during . that period has shoTm an increase of power on the part of the Sovereign . The monarch , heretofore the tool of ihe Peers , is now the puppet of the ( so called ) Comiions , stripped of every vestige of power and independence . The "Bed-chamber Plot" of 1335 , it is zow inown , was not tie-work of the Sovereign , but fcf _ the ~ yrhin s ; and that affair , instead of strengthfcning , most seriously damaged the position of the " angast personage" so unscrupulouslv made tise of i ? a base and characterless faction . "We beg to assure xr- Clsraeli that "the political movements of our Sine dotend to democracy . " Veneration of hereditary sauds is fast disappearing , and the day is coming xhen the abortions produced by the hereditarv prineple must give -way to the men of mind , the offspring K the

      democraev" "When sense an' worth o ' er a" the earth Shall bear the gree an' a' that . " And vain will be the efforts of even the " new genera-S « 3 "' xo prevent the coming of that day . ilr . Iflsraeli ' s ideas on the Reform question detere quoting :

      POPCXAX XXPiESXSTiXIOS . On one hand it "was maintained , that under the old system the people were virtually represented ; while , on ¦ & * Other , it -was triumphantly urged , that if the principle t * conceded , the people thould not be virtually , but ac-¦ saSh rejiresenttd . But who are the people ? And * ijti £ are you to draw a line ' And why should there be « sj j it was urged that a contribution to the taxes was tfir constitutional goalification for the suffrage . But we z ** £ established a system of taxation in this country of so ^^ aAaMe a nature , taat the "beggar Trbo chews Tit « j quid ii he sweeps a crossing , is contribating to the imposts . Is ~ £ to have a -rote ! J 3 e is one of the people , and he yields ~^ qnota to the public burthens . Bere are truths enunciated which the factions " * p not be pleased to hear . Our readers are not Skdy to disagree with the followine .

      t-AlViJtSAX SXTFTBiGE . 3 s treating the House of the Third Estate as the House ^ t at People , and not as the Bonse of a privileged class , * 2 i * Ministry and Parliament of 1831 virtually conceded ¦ £ - princi ple of ^ Universal Suffrage . In this point of view ^ - * ten ^> o » iiid franchise -was an arbitrary , irrational , and ^ K-Biic guaBficanon . It had , indeed , " the merit of sim-^ otj , and so iiad the constitutions of Abbe Sieves . But S * aamediate and mevitable result was Chartism . int how would 3 fr . IVIsraeli treat the question ? ae objects to the principle conceded by the "Whigs ; ^ . is , therefore , not likely to join ihe Chartists in ^ en- attempt to carrv outthat principle .

      THirorx iet ^ tes . ^ When the crowned 2 Jorthman consulted on the welfare ^ his ihsgdom , he assembled theZstates of his realm ¦«< rtr an estate is a class of a nation in-rested -with poUtitel rights . There appeared the estate of the clergy , of ¦* i * s iiaroiis , of other classes . 3 n the Scandinavian iing"OfflS to this day , the estate of the peasants sends its re-*^ s * irtaiires ^ * he Diet . In England , under the TSor-^ *> the Church and the Baronage -ircre invoked , toge-* afcr iriii ! -ihg estate of the Community , a term -whieh then ^^ y described ttie inferior holders of land , whose •^"" "e -sras not immediate of the Crown . This Third Es-* * "Was so imineron * , - that eonrenience snggested its ?^ r * B * * y representation ; "Wflfle the others , more 5 * ?^ « T 5 > eared , and sfin appear , personally . The v ~ ird Estate was reconstructed as drcumstances deve-^*^ themsehres . It was a Eefbrm of Parliament when ffi £ towM were summoned .

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      On this principle Mr . D'lsraeli would have reconstrneted the Third Estate . This , - we know , is a favourite idea with more than one weB-ineaninjr public character . Mr . Oastler , than whom a truerfriend of the working man exists not , clings to this idea . He would have the nobles , the clergy , the middle class , and the working order , each ( urectly represented in the -National Assembly . We admit , that were it possible to reconcile ourselves to the present distinctions of caste , and existing class interests , this Scheme is , in our humble opinion , the best adapted to do ( as far as tliat were possible ) under such a social system justice to all . But Air . Disraeli and Mr .

      Oastler forget that a system which niisht be admirabfv adapted to the * days of feudalism , is altogether inapplicable to pi-esent wants , and would be monstrously put of place in the approaching future . Mr . D'Israeli should know that the system lie thinks the perfection of wisdom , has been in existence for centuries in Swed «^ and there the " order of the peasants" are , as our Naders know , clamorous for its abolition , and are juSf now in a state of " Chartist agitation" for the obtainment of democratic institutions , assimilatingto those already existing in Norway , and which , sooner or later , will undoubtedly be established in this countrv .

      The _ besettingsin of the " New Generation" is , that theywill persist in looking backward insteadof forward for measures of public amelioration . There have , doubtless , existed many institutions and customs , which , salutary in their day , people reeret the loss of , because their loss has not been supplied by institutions necessary for present exieencies , and ii accordance with Ihe advance of civilization . But it is not to the vaunted " wisdom . of our ancestors" we must look for political or social remedies for present wrongs and sufferings . The "good old days" are a pleasing illusion : nothing more . It is equality , not feudalism , that is the hope of the many ; and . though that hope irill noi be all at once accomplished , onward we must march . The " colden are" is before , not behind

      us ; and oniv through the triumph of democracy may we hope to hasten its reign . But to return to Conintjsbv . Our hero , having become reconciled to his grandsire , returns to Lton . His associates there were Lord Henry Sydney ( Lord John Manners ) , the son of the Duke of Beaumanoir ; Lord Vere , the son of a Whig Minister ; Sir Charles Buckhurst ; and subsequently another , of whom we shall have something to say hereafter . Of course , Coningsby had much to recount to his young friends of his sxandsire , lx > rd Monmouth , and the wonders of the family mansion . Being all assembled at breakfast , in Buckhurst ' s room , the conversation naturally turns on the exciting political topics of the day , anil here we have an account of

      WHAT THX ETON BOTS THOUGHT OF THE EEFOBM BILL . " Bj the bye , " « dd Buckhurst , when the hubbnb had a little subsided , " I am afraid you will not half like it , Conings'by ; but , old fellow , I had no idea you would be back this morning ; 1 have asked Millbank to breakfast here . " * A cloud ~ tole ovt-r the clear brow of Coninirsbv . " It was my fault , " said the amiable Henry Sydnev - . ' but 1 really wanted to be civil to Millbank : aud , as vou were not here , I put Buckhurst up to a = k him . " " Well , " said Ooningsby , as if sullenly resisrned , " never mind ; but whv you should ask an infernal manufacturer !*" - TVhv , jhe T > uke always wished me to pay him t ,, Tiu > aileniion , " saM Lord Henry , mildly . " Hi « family wert so rivil to us when wg were at Manchester . "

      ' Manchester , indeed "' said Coningsby . ' If you knew what 1 did about Manchester ! A pretty state ¦» e have been in in London this week past with your Manc-hesters and Birminghams !*" " Come , come , Conitigsbv , " said Lwd Vere . the so « oi a Whig Minister , - 1 am all fur Manchester aud Birmingham . " " It is all up with the country , I can tell you , " said Cvninsrsby , with the air of one whu was in the secret . ' My lather sajs it will all ? o right now , " rejoined Lurd Vere . " I had a letter from my sister yesterday . " * " TheT say ire shall all lo « e our estates ; though , " said Buckhurst . * ' I know 1 shall not give up mine -without a fight . Shirley was besieged , you know , in the eivil war « . and the rebel * sot infernally licked . " "V 1 think that all the people about Berramanoir would stand by the Duke . " said Lord Henrr . pensively . - AVell . you mav depend upon it , you will have it very soon , " = 3 id Conin ? r ?> T . I know it from the best

      autho-• it dtrpends whether my tatht-r remains in , " sai « l Lord Tere . " lie is the uul \ - man that can govern the tountry no-sv * All say that . " Ax this momen ; iimbaiik came in . lie ivas a £ uodli > okin . g . bov , sumewhai f ^^ i ami yet witn a sincere eiprcssion ia his couutenanct-. He was evidently noi extremely intimate with those who -svere now his companions . Buckhurst , Henrj * rdney , and Vere , welcomed him cordially . He looked at Coningsby with some constraint , and then sajj— ' ¦ You have been in Ixratkm , CuKEfstv r * — " Ves . I fca-vt- bet-n there durin ^ - aU ' lLt Tb \\" "Tou muf : hare had a rare lark . "— •' Yes , if having your windows broken by a m > -b It- a rare lark . Th > - » could not break my grandfather ' s , thouch . Monmouth House is in a court-yard . All noblemen ' s houses should be in court-yards . " -- I "khs siad to s ^ e it all ende-1 ftT } well , " said Mil ! - baiik- —"' It bni noi l >« -jrim Jet , " said Cyninfrsby . ' What V isi >\ Millbank . — " Why , the resolution . " " The Befurm Bill will }> re » ent a resolution .-my father says , " said Millbank . — " By J-iie : here ' s the cw ' r , " s ^ id Buckburil . i To »¦? Ctnitinzfl . )

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      SL \ LM 0 . M )> 'S rOL «» XIAL MAGAZINE . ( I ) ecemrer . ) This number is replete with information , both solid and entertaining . We have first a continuation of thf valuable series of statistical papers on " Australia ; Past , Present , and Future . " Then foUoxvs a " Report on the iNova Scotia Fisheries . " An article entitled - ' ilonte Video and the River Plate" comf > most opportune at a time when aD feeling and intcrc-i in the progress of r . ation ? , or a detestation of war , are waK-hrng with painful interest the sanguinary strife which for the last few vears has lx-en thf

      scourc ? of the " Banda Oriental . " " A Trip down tin-St . Lawrence" gives a brief but interesting account of the present state of Montreal , which , it appears , is fast becoming one of the finest cities in America The * ' Journal of a Voyage to Port Philip" is continued , and gives an admirable description of all tindoings of that world in miniature , the interior of a ship on alone i ^ ca voyage . "The Natural Features and Productions of the Island of Ceylon" is an interesting article ; as is also "' A Sketch of Newfoundland . " - From the article on Monte Video we give the following extracts : —

      THZ LAliIES OF MOSTE VIDEO . Its inhabitants are , from its commercial connexions , of a very mixed nature , composed of various nations , among which Spanish , Indian , Sardinian , and French blood is very abundant- There are besides many English and other foreigners residing in the town for the purpose of commerce . Those that are of Spanish origin are very handsome , and the women , when young , though small in stature , are citremeh well and elegantly shaped . Their movements are very graceful at all times , and whether it be when walking in the street , or dancing in the Galla , their figures appear uncommonly well-formed ; and their carriage , which is an important part of their education , is in every way suited to set off their fine persons , aided by tirir large dark eyes , and their lurariani tvtrUplaittd black hair , in the dressing of -srliich the Spanish ladies vc-rv much tseel . They are under tuition generally nil the aze of fourteen or fifteen , when they are prepared bv the priest , and receive the sacrament , and

      make their first confession on Easter Sunday ; after which they are considered marriageable , and are allowed to attend mass morning and evening , accompanied onlv by a black servant , who carries behind them a piece of carpet , on which they kneel at church . In the street they look rery imj-osing , with their mantilla , which is sometimes fastened over the head , and brought down close under the chin , at other times thrown gracefully ortar the shoulders ; in the summer time it is made of black lace , and in * the winter a beautiful !; ornamented and worked shawl , accompanied with a large and handsome fan , ¦ which , besides its general use , at times serves to screen the face and head from the rays of the sun , as they wear no bonnet or head-dress even in the street . It is considered , an act of indecorum for a young lady to appear alone with a gentleman , cither when walking or at home , so that , even vrben engaged , they never see their future husband except in the presence of an elderlv lady ; this , though inconvenient on snch occasions , i . « strietly adhered to bv ihe natives .

      THE GAUCHO . In the neighbourhood of the town there are many " salideros , * " in which the hides of the bullocks are salted for exportation ; in some of these from the number of persons engaged , and the division of labour , as many as 300 bullocks are killed in one day . There is hardly a part of the carcase which cannot be made available for some purpose . The hide is salted and sent to England for leather , the interior of the horns and hoofs is strained of their internal case , the fat is collected for tallowthe meat of the ribs is dried for jerked beef , and the bones and remainder of the carcase are stewed for the sake of the marrow and fat for candles : thus no part is lost . The animals are caught by a person called in their language a " gaucho , " who , from the life he leads , being in the day-time mostly on horseback , and at night sleeping on the grass in the open fields , is at once a very hardy person and an excellent horseman . His dress , which is

      peculiar , requires a little description . His trousers are of linen made very loose , with frills at the bottom of the legs ; his waist is encircled by a woollen cloth of some bright colour , about three feet long and two broad , which is wrapped between his legs , and brought again to his -waist , and fastened there by two dollars or doubloons , according to his wealth ; his shoulders are covered with a " poncho / 1 which in summer is made of some light material , in winter of woollen—it covers his back and body as low as his knees , and is quite open at the sides to give his arms freedom of action ; he -wears a white hat with a red Tibbon round it , and has a wide leather belt round his waist worked in grass by the Indians , and in this he stieks a Tery large and sharp-pointed knife , which he uses for all purposes ; his feet , which are bare , having neither shoes nor stockings , are armed with large and ponderous spurs , occasionally of massive silver , with rowels sometimes three inches in diameter ; these enor-

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      mous rowels are not meant for goading the horse , bu as bis stirrup is made so small as to admit only of lus { rreat toe , he sticks them into the hides which form his saddle , to enable him to keep his teat . All his accoutrements , his bridle , and his whip , are made of hide , cut very thin , and plaited into small cords ; his saddle , being formed of numbers of hides strapped together , at night forms his bed , while his " poncho " serves for a blanket . And as his occupation is always with cattle , he is provided with a lasso , which is a long rope formed of plaited hide , and of course very strong , aud haviug arin ^ weil fastened to one end of it . This " lasso" is used to entangle the horns and the feet of the

      bullocks -when tlu-y want to catch them , and from their beinjr trained to it from their youth , they can throw it with great dexterity , giving a coil of it a few turns round their nead , and throwing it over the honis of the animal even while at full gallop . As soon as the gaucho has thrown it , the horse on which he rides stands perfectly still , prepared to receive the shock which the sudden jerking of the bullock will give it . He then rides up , and eitheT drags it into an enclosure made for the purpose of confining them , or , as is not unfrequently the custom , cuts through the hams , thus preventing the animal from moving from the spot ; he will then ride away after others , leaving them one by one thus writhing in pain for days together till the Peons are ready to kill theni and take off their hides .

      The regular gaucho will eat nothing but beef , and of that only the flesh on the ribs , to dress which he has many j > eculi * ir modes , one of -vvjiich is called " came con CUero , " which consists of the flesh about the ribs cut ofl " with the hide and rolled upon it , and thus toasted on a fire made on the ground . The advantage gained by this process is , that the hide prevents the fire from touching the meat , and keeps in the gravy . When dressed , it is eaten without the accompaniment of either bread or vegetables . The horses of the country are extremely plentiful , and though fine in appearance , are of small size ; and as it is considered a dicgraee to ride a lnare , these latter are killed for the sake of their hides , and the flesh is eaten

      and preferred by the Indians to beef . So plentiful are the horses , that parties of cavalry , when on the march , are accompanied by droves of led-horses to the number sometimes of four to eat-h man . This makes the cavalry of this country , which is composed of gauchos , very swift in their movement" ! , and when seen at a distance appear much stronger than they really are . The Indian women , on account of their dexterity in the management of horses , as well as their hardihood , are generally selected bv the gauchos for wives ; and when they take the field as cavalry , their wives are armed with carbine and lance , and are in dress and manner of riding similar to their husbands .

      What will the Concordists say to the gaueho ' s diet ? In faith we ' re almost tempted to try the " carae con cuero . " The account given by the writer of the origin and progress of the war between Monte Video and Buenos Ayres we shall , for the information of our readers , endeavour to find room for in a iuture number of this paper . We have good news for our readers : this year has seen "Pine-apples for the Million" imported into this country , and sold in the " great metropolis" at i " penny a slice : " hut what will our friends think of "Turtle for the Million r" lleretofore the importation of turtle has been comparatively small , and the trade has lieen monopolised by a few parties who

      have realised immense incomes by their monopoly . Hitherto " real turtle soup" has sold at something like a guinea per quart { . ' . ); but in this , as well as the ]> ine-apple monopoly , we are likely to see a change lur the better , as Sinwwmls' ' Magnzine informs us that a Mr . Gunter , a merchant of Honduras , has come forward to supply the home market extensively and cheaply with a very superior article in the shape of potted turtle , after the manner of preserved meats for shipping . The import has alreadv been large , and the stock in the Docks is stated to be very considerable . Christmas approaching , we don ' t think we could better close our notice of this magazine than by thus helping to circulate this " great fact , " hoping , as we do , most heartily , that the time is not far distant when " turtle for the million " will be the order of the dav .

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      THE WESTERN AGRICULTURIST , AND ¥ A RME R'S J O U R . N" A L . Glasgow : Neiison and Murray , Buchanan-street . This is a monthly journal , devoted , as its title bespvaks , to agricultural topics . The lirst number ifor Nov . * is before us ( the second number has no : yet reached us ) , and we have much pleasure in reeommeiidinir it to our agricultural friends . Our readers will be able ¦ to form some idea of the quality of the ft \ . * t-ir > i Agriculturist by a perusal of the able article in our Agricultural column , headed " Chemistry and Vest-table Physiology . "

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      CHAMBERS ';* EDINBURGH JOURNAL . Hisi XI . W . e have not had an opportunity of rending through this month ' s part , but glancing " at the contents we lighted on the following account of France and Freedom ' s Poet , Heranger . No apology , we are sure , is necessary for introducing this interesting sketch to the readers of the yurth * rn Star .

      k VISIT TO BIB 1 XCIB . I account it no < nuill honour tu have enjoyed a tete-atete , of an hour ' s le-. ijith , with the first of the French lyrical poets—t-ven JJerangt-r hiniself , uho lias been wellmtined the liunis of France , and of whom his countrv is u .- I'rouii , 1 = is Srutland of her own immortal bard . * After being eiirlit or ten da \ s in Paris , i wrote a note to V > : ranger , stating that I had attempted the translation of jiart of his works into English , and would feel honoured h \ having an interview accorded me when it might answer hi > convenience to jmrnt it . The return of post brought me a polite replv , appointing the following Monday at ten

      ¦ ' -lock for the meeting , and regretting that he could not alSt . iv nit Uj rhi »~ r mi ,- r . vrn time , a * he was obliged very » oyn to gro iiiu > the cuuutry . ' Whrn Monday came , I pot into an omnibus after breakfast , and enjoyed a pleasant ride to Passy . a \ illume ou the riverside , within three or f .. ur miK-5 of Paris , and where Beranger has for some time resided . It wanted a quarter to ten when I arrivvd , « o I had sufiicirnt tinic to climb the hill on wliieh Pnssy stands , and to inquire-fur the Rue Vineuse , No . . ' 1 . —the residence of tin-poet . A country vouth showed uji- the house , which is a neat little mansion of two stories , haviiV a sort of V > ronze iloor , and the Venetian-hlintliofikin '' outside window-shutter everywhere to be met

      with in France . It was altogether such a dwelling as I had imasrined a man of Beranger ' s simple taste likelj to inhabit , and I felt a degree of reverence as I knocked at the jiate . My summons was answered bv an elderly servant-maid , who , on my desiring to H-t Btranger , told me to follow her up stairs , which I did , cntching a glimpse , as I crossed the lobby , of a wellarranged flower-garden behijid the house . On reaching the top of the uppermost stair , she opened a door , and said politely , "Entrez , monsieur , s'il vous plait , " when I at onc-e found myself in the presence of the French bard . He rose to receive me , on my entrance , with the politeness so natural to his nation , and at the same time with a degree of pleasant jocularity well calculated to put a stranger at his « ase , and begged me to be seated on the easy chair

      which he had just left . When I wished to take another seat , Beranjrer intercepted me , placing his hands on my snoulder , and pressed me back into his own , replying , laughingly , to the acknowledgment of the honour he had done me in granting me the . interview— " Ah , my dear sir , don ' t speak of it—there ' s little enough honour in being received by a poor fellow of an old bachelor like me—sit dorra then , I beg of you . " This was of course said in French , in which language al ] our conversation was eonducted , as he scarcely understands a -word of English , lie then drew his seat close in front of mine , with so goodnatured a look , that 1 felt under no more constraint than if I had known him for vears . Should this meet the eye

      ofanyonewho has enjoyed the privilege of intercourse with Beranger , he will recognise the poet ' s unaffected kindness in this little scene . Beranger's " studio " presented to the eye as little of the " pomp and circumstance" of literature , in -which souls of inferior calibre are apt to please themselves , as may well be imagined . An attic room with a "bow-window—a bed with plain blue check curtains at the one end of the apartment—a small table having a mahogany desk on it at the other—a couple of chairs—at most half-a-dozen volumes— " voila tout "— " behold all . " The first song-writer of France needed no artificial circumstance to give interest to his name or to his residence . As he himself says of his great

      Emperor" They will tell of all his glory round the earth for majtj a day . " Beranger is a little man , 1 should saj five feet five inches in height , about sixty-five years of age , of a firm make , and apparently robust and healthy . He has an intellectual forehead , regular and rather handsome features , and a clear black eye . The principal expression ofhisfaceis , I think , that of kindness and shrewdness ; and I at once set him down as a man of large and noble heart , as "became a poet . He wore a grey dressing-gown and a black silk cap ; and the window of his room was darkened a little ; so I supposeMs sight is not very strong . The pictures we have of Beranger are , without exception , tod ; the only good likeness -which I could meet with being a little stucco cast , a copy of -which I brought home

      with me , and which I shall be happy to show to any admirer of the original . But to return to our interview . Beranger expressed his regret that he could not talk much witb me about the English poets , from his being unacrjuainted -with the language , and so few of them being translated into French . Be said it was remarkable that , after his own character as an author had been established ¦ for many years , his countrymen still persisted in considering him Iessa 3 a poetth ^ i as a " chansonnier" ( a writer of songs ); and that it w » s in Scotland Mb claim to the title of poet was first recognised , in an article in the Edinburgh Review . I told him that he was considered , by those who knew his writings in my native land , the

      Burns of France ; to which ne replied , that a prouder encomium could not be passed on him than was implied in that name ; adding , that although lie could not read Burns , he revered Ms memory from -what he had heard of his-works by friends Vho could . He had been intimate -with Sir J . Macintosh , whom he used to see often in Paris . Beranger does not consider Sir Walter Scott & great or correct -writer . He complained of the errors to be found in Quentm Durward" as to the life and character of Louis XL of France , and generally of historical blunders . He admitted , however , that bis dot els were grand panoramas , in which appear splendid and interesting groups , but with few characters perfectly

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      well drawn ; and he remarked , that in all of the novels of sir Walter Scott , the interest of the reader attaches itself naturally to some other individual rather than to the hero or heroine—which he considered a defect- —instancing " Ivanhot ' , " where'Rebecca is the centre of interest , ic . Ac His poetry ( Sir Walter ' s ) Beranger understood to be enchanting . He mentioned also that , of the older works of fiction , » The Monk , " by Lewis , and " Caleb Williams , " by Godwin , are most admired in France ; he considers them both fine works . * * * * We then talked for half an hour , when I rose to depart , but he made me sit down again . Messages began to come in , however , so I bade him farewell , having first agreed to return in a few days to hear his opinion of my translations . He accompanied me to the stair , shook me warmly by the hand , and so we parted ; and T left the amiable Beranger , whose songs will have an existence co-equal with that of the language in which they are written .

      Although Beranger has been little before the public of Iatt , he still continues to write ; but his present productions , as he told me , will not appear until after his death . He smiled v | hen I replied that I hoped in that case it might be long indeed vvy we should see n new Song of Beranger . It is difficult to conceive the power which this author has over the popular mind in France . There is uo doubt that his " Chansons" had an immense influence in producing the revolution in 1830 , although he does-not view the existing Government with approbation , and has refused everything in the Shape of boon or favour at its hands . At the funeral of his friend Lafitte , not louc ago ,

      which was attended b y the king and princes , the royal carriages passed on unnoticed ; but when Beranger appeared , a hurst of acclamation welcomed the poet of the people—his horses were unyoked , and hundreds strove for the honour of drawing him in triumph ; it was with difficulty he persuaded them to desist . Beranger ' s retirement is far from being of a cynical or misanthropic character . He seems to have sought his " chimney-corner " from a desire of repose after a busy , and , latterly , not unrewarded life ; and to have carried to it , in its full strength , that generous susceptibility of friendship and patriotism which breathes in all his songs . He possesses a mighty lyre , one vibration of whose chords would Still rouse a kingdom to attention .

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      THE MEDICAL TIMES . London : Cafrae , Essex-street , Strand . This month ' s part of this excellent publication (¦ comprising the numbers published during November ) Ls filled with the most interesting , scientific , and medical information . It is impossible for us to name even a tithe of its contents ? - ; we must therefore content ourselves with heartily recommending the Medical Times to our readers , persuaded , as we are , that the general , as well as the medical reader , will find in its columns that which will b « found instructive , entertaining , and useful . We subjoin two brief extracts : —

      TIGHT-LACING . An anecdote of a Scotch physiologist , some time ago , had almost put an end to tight-lacing , from its placing in a very prominent point : of view two of its most dreaded ill-effects . "Tight-lacing , " said he , quaintly , " stinks the breath and reddens the nose . " The waist of well-formed women , of the average height , varies in circumference from twenty-seven to twenty-nine inches ; and there is scarcely any difl'erpnee in its proportional size between male and female . But such is the power of fashion , that the waist is seldom permitted to expand to the dimensions of twenty-five , inches ; the majority are within twenty-four ; thousands are compressed

      to twenty-two ; and some even to less than twenty inchesand by the aid of wood , whalebone , and steel , the capacity of the chest is very often reduce d to less than one half . The penalties attending this infringement of the organic law , are as follows : —shortness of breath ; palpitation and oppression of the heart ; cough , and pain in the side ; headache , with a fueling of weight at the vertex ; neuralgia of the face , and eruptions ; cedeina of the ajielus ; dyspepsia and chlorosis . The temperature of the body partakes ot tile extremes : there is generally a chilliness of the whole surface ; the viscera of the pelvis are liable'to derange , munt ; and , in married ' women especially , prolapsus uteri occurs . The lateral curvature of the spine is a consequence , not uncommon , of this pernicious practice .

      COPPER IN THE HUMAN BODY . Professor Orfila says , it may be asked , since copper exists in the normal state of the animal economy , and in certain aliments—will it not always be impossible for the chemist to say , whether that obtained is th « result of crime , or not ? And , should not toxicologists give up the idea of pronouncing a positive decision In cases of this description ?—or , in other words , can it be recognised , whether the copper obtained is that contained in the normal state of the body , or owing to one of the salts of that metal having been administered as ti remedy , or given with a criminal design ? 1 at once reply to this question

      in the affirmative , so far as the different organs are concerned ; and may state , that the copper contained in the intestinal canul or any other viscus , and resulting from the administration of one of its compounds , whether as a remedy or as a poison , may be obtained by processes which would fail completely in discovering the normal copper contained in our organs ; all that is requisite , is to follow attentively the different methods ; of analysis , to be able to affivra whether the metal was given as a remedy , as a poison , or otherwise . The proof of this important conclusion will be shewn , beyond a doubt , by the species of processes wliieh must be employed to obtain the normal copper contained in the different organs .

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      society presents you with this piece of stick , upon which may be notched your future runs . We hope , my lord , that you will show this bit pf stick to all the Club folks in London . We hope that you will let this bit of stick go down , so that youv sons' sons may have it—every one of ' em ; and thai the world may for ever know that Lord Fitmheedle was a good cricket-player , and therefore the labourer ' s friend . " ( Cheers . ) His lordship endeavoured to address the meeting . His feelings were too much for him . He merely said , " Bless—bless—bless the labourer ' . " then burst into tears , and pressed the stick to his heart . — The Duke of Smallborough was next introduced , and received a bunch of driod dandelions for being—of all landlords—rthe very best to stop . T | ie Duke returned thanks in an affecting speech . After certain minor formalities , the meeting separated , j

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      Another Extraordinary CtnE . ; of Asthma bx Hollow ay ' s Pills . —Patrick Casey , residing at Oompton-place , Brunswick-square , had : suffered from a chronic Asthma for move than three years . This poor man was so- great a sufferer that he did not dare go to bed for fear of the p hlegm choking him ; indeed , he could not even lay his head upon a table for hali an hour lest he should be suffocated . Nevertheless , this person is now labouring from iiorning to night , sleeps as well as ever he did in hisilife , and , in tact , is completely cured by the use of ilolloway ' s Pills . Sold ( also Holloway ' 8 Ointment ) at Professor Ilolloway ' s Establishment , 244 , Stran'd ( where advice may be had gratis ) , and by almost all respectable venders of medicine throughout the civilized world .

      Tong . —A Blow Up . —In our obituary will be found the death of G . Durant , Esq ., of iTong Castle . In the year 1820 , Mr . Durant took jlogal proceedings against his first wile , and , in consequence of the jury having decided in his favour , he erected a monument on an eminence on his estate at Tong Knowle to commemorate the event . The monument was a conspicuous object from the road from Shiffnal to Wolverhampton , and resembled a church tower . Immediately on his death being known tojhis family , two of his sons , accompanied by twenty-nine labourers , went to the place , and commenced excavating round it to the depth of six feet ; after which they made a hole in it , ana placed fifty pounds of gunpowder in a cask , and twenty-nine , pounds in another package , under the monument , and at three o ' clock on the morning

      of the 30 th a fusee was fixed to it , and set fire to , and in a few minutes the monument was laid flat on the ground without any accident . The eldest son and heir to the estate died some years ago , and on his death-bed he requested the younger branches of the familv that as soon as their father was dead they would cause the monument to be blown up , and that it might cease to exist with the founder , and the memory of the scandalous cause for which it was erected and he might perish together . The ruins were v isited on Sunday last by large numbers ofipersons , many of whom came from a great distance . ] The Tong Castle estate goes into the hands of the executors of the Lite G . Durant , Esq ., jun ., who reside ; in Ireland , and will have the management of the property until the heir , who is now sixteen , attains ! his majority . — Eildc / nfs Shrewsbury Journal . !

      Apfrqfiuate Chastisement . —A [ few days ago , a well-dressed individual entered the shop of a saddler , in Paris , the wife of whom he addressed in a style of loose freedom , not perceiving that [ the husband was at hand . The saddler seized one of I the largest of his horsewhips , and , flogged the impertinent fellow through some of the most thronged 1 thoroughfares of Paris . Verdict—Served him right ! The Dead Alive . —Some time ago , at Munich , a girl , six years of age , was placed as dead in an open coffin , in what is called in that cpuntry the hall of death , preparatory to interment . On the following day she was found playing with the white roses which had been strewed over her Tho keeper of the hall took her in las arms , and carried her to her mother . In France ( says the I'res * e , which mentions this fact ) , where there is no precautionary measure of this kind , the child would have been buried alive . — GalimanCis

      Messenger . j The Removal of Union Hall Police Office . — On Wednesday the removal of the official documents from Union Hall to the new office in Blarkmanstreet was commenced , and occupied several hours . It is now definitivel y arranged that the magistrates commence their sittings at the Stones' -end , Borough , on the 23 rd instant . The other officp , from Lambethstreet , in Kcnnington-road , will be' ( opened the same day , and this will take the Brixtori , Clapham , Lambeth , and part of some other districts .

      Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens . —Another of those rare birds , the toucan , from the Brazils , with a rhea , or Sovith American ostrich , jwas added to the collection on Friday week . The gardens were much frequented last week to inspect the fresh arrivals , and the beautiful lake was crowded with skaiters on Sunday , the ice being in first-rate order . Signs of a Hard Winter . — On Sunday much curiosity was excited by large ftoeks of wild-i ' owl , winch made their appearance , and alighted on the banks of the river in Battersca-tields , in the neighbourhood of Fulham , and amongst the osier-beds opposite Wandsworth . The wild- 'ducks were ( juito plentiful , tho sea-gulls were also i numerous . The presence of wild-fowl < tt this early period is said by tho . 80 accustomed to the water to [ be a sure sign ot a lontr and severe winter . ' ¦

      A Tale of Real Life . —Among our Borough Assize intelligence will be found the lease of Mrs . liuricll , the midwife charged with thd manslaughter ot Sophia Stanley , and the judge ' s reiterated opinion as to the un-called-for verdict of the cproiier ' s jury ; but one or two points of interest we have reserved for separate mention . The deceased w ^ as the wife of a framework-knitter , living in Royal East-street , and had had twelve children before ; ' she was always weakly , and suffered much at every confinement , but she had full confidence in Mrs . IJurrell , and begged her not to hurry or think of sending for extra assistance—she should ' do very well . W ^ hcn , however , she found Mrs . Burrell sending word to her husband to go for Mr . Macauley , and the husband came up into her room to m ? t his coat for that purpose , she had by

      that time become sensible that her case was desperate . " She said she was dying , '' the heart-broken husband stated to Mr . Justice Patteson— " she would not let me go ; she begged me to stay by her . that she might hang upon my neck . " The poor fellow could not resist such an appeal , and he remained with her ; then it was that Mi's . Burrell , after entreating the poor woman to be easy "just for ten minutes , " stalled ' -for Mr . Macauley ' s , and went there and back in that time—no easy thing for a yromnn of 05 to do . Before this , moreover , she had told the deceased never to mind about paying for the doctor , for that she ( Mrs . Burrell ) would be answerable for any expense so incurred . Well might Mr . Justice Patteson say , and repeat , that the coroner's jury had dealt hardly With Mrs . Burrell . But there are still one or two

      points to be noticed . The husb' and , who seemed scarcely to know what passed around him , in whose eyes there was " no speculation , " in reply to a question , stated that he was receiving relief from the union—9 d . a day for eleven hours'i work . His Lordship , and everybody in the court / was astounded at the reply ; and one of the barristers said , " Good God , and that is called relief ! " How many children the poor fellow had to keep out of this 9 d . per day did not come out . At the conclusion of his evidence , Mrs . Burrell wished him to be asked whether he did not think she had done all in her power for the safe delivery of his wife ? Mr . Justice { Pattesou ( who evidently had a struggle to conceal his emotion during a great part of the trial ) said he was ! sorry he could not

      put the question in that shape—he was very sorry . The poor man Stanley , however , had no sucli scruples to contend with ; and , in a voice rendered almost inarticulate by his tears , he begged his Lordship "not to hurt Mrs . Burrell , for she had done all she could . " " Your request is highly creditable to you , my good man—highly creditable , " replied ibis Lordship . In conclusion , we would suggest to the hoard of guardians the propriety of making speedy and kind inquiry into this poor man ' s case ; to depart for . a season from the strictness of their regulations , and grant relief without exacting work in return . Aj fellow-being thus heaTily visited with affliction should meet with commisseration and consideration ! — Leicester

      Chronicle . I Look to your Skins . —A London farrier , adver tising his commodities , informs tjhose ladies " who wish to have a really genuine article , " that he will be happy to make them muffs , boas , die , of ' their owk srins ! " In another version he says , " Ladies wishing to have a really genuine article can select their own skins . " j The Queen's Temper . —Miss Davis , the daughter of the Bishop of Peterborough , was married a few weeks ago . She is the young lady whose ears the Queen boxed on account of her having accidentall y hit her Majesty with her eye-glaas , which she had an awkward habit of twirling , and I which the Queen had begged her to discontinue , as ! she was fidgeted by it . I

      . The New Banking Act . —We lately called the attention of the public to what appeared to be an evasion of the law of last session , oijLthe part of certain country bankers , by issuing Wb not stamped payable to themselves or order . Wje understand that this question has not escaped the attention of her Majesty ' s Government , and that directions have been given for instituting legal proceedings against the parties ¦ who have so attemped to evade the law . — Timet .

      New Rotal Yacht . — The Victoria and Albert yacht is prevented by the draught of water fromap-Eroaching close to the coasts , so ] as to prevent a ivourable view of spots that need ; to be seen at a short distance . The Queen has ordered a smaller vessel to be constructed , as a tender to the yacht , with a screw propeller . It will be 140 feet in length , twenty-two feet in breadth , and is « ot to draw more than four feet six inches of water . I It will be fitted with a stage , that it may serve also as a landing boat . 1

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      Whig , Tory ; a . \ d Chabtist . —A young red-hot American republican brought letters of introduction to Sheridan Knowles , the great dramatist , just as he was intent upon giving the finish to the splendid character of Constance in the " ' Love Chase ; " when his young friend rushed into the room from the Crown and Anchor , where he had attemk-u a public meeting at which the respective merits of Whig , Tory , and Chartist were discussed . "Knowles , " said the Yankee to the impatient author , " what ' s the difference between Whigs , Tories , and Chartists ? ' " " 0 my good fellow , " replied the dramatist , " don't you know the Tories go to the boxes , the Whigs to the pit , and the Chartists to the gallery . "

      C hanging a GvisEA . —An Irish bishop , who was very much annoyed at the late hours kept by his sons , gave strict orders to John , a faithful old butler , to lock the door every night at eleven o ' clock , and not to open it after that time for any one . For some time the young gentlemen were punctual to the hour ; but one morning Master Tom wasn ' t home till one , when , seeing , a light in the hall , he tapped gently at the door , and the following dialogue took place between Master Tom and the butler : — " Who ' s there ?" " It ' s I , John , it ' s I—open the door . " " I couldn't , Master Tom , 'twould be as much as my place is worth . " " O , for God ' s sake let me in , John . " " I

      couldn ' t , indeed , Master lorn , but have you a guinea in your pocket , Master Tom ? " " I have , John , I have . " "Put it in the keyhole , Master Tom , and I think it will open the door . " Master Tom did as he was told , and the door instantly opened . " Thank you , John—thank you , John . There " . - * a ycod fellow , and now here ' s haif-a-crown for you , and just run round to the stable with my horse . " " Yes , Master Tom ;'' and upon J ohn ' s return he found the door shut , aud tapped for admission , when Master Tom played the butler's part over again , and told him that there was an alteration in the lock , but if he'd put a guinea and a half-crown in they would open it . That was good tit for tat .

      Rousseau and the Grocer ' s Bot . — Rousseau visited London for the purpose of making himself acquainted . with the English character , and in Ms convivialities attached himself to the apprentice of a grocer in Fleet-street , in whom he discovered more natural talent than he had ever met with in a person of the same class of society . The boy became equally attached to Rousseau , and all his spare horn's were spent with the great novelist . However , as their intimacy increased , their hours of separation became irksome ; and the spare time not being sufficient , the apprentice , at the request of his companion , left the shop one evening in the absence of his master , for the purpose of spending a jolly evening with his friend .

      After the conviviality of the evening , some qualms visited the lad , and he evinced a disinclination to face his master alone , having nothing but his situation to depend upon . Rousseau accompanied him as far as the door , though the snow fell in clouds . When the lad entered , the grocer said— " Well , sir , I can dispense with your services ; how dare you ' leave my shop to the mercy of the rabble , you scoundrel ? You shall be punished for it . " " You might punish me if I had absented myself without good cause , " replied the lad ; '' but had it not been for me your property would have been destroyed . " "How ? " Konsseau listened , for no plan of defence had been concocted . " Why , " said the lad , " when the snow was heavy enough , the blackguards made snow-balls and pelted me , and the snow-balls fell all over the sugar and the other goods ; I pursued the offenders , thev charged

      me on the watch , and I was detained for sonic time before I could get my freedom . " " Y \ m lie , you scoundrel , " said the grocer : " I have stood behind this counter for . thirty winters , aud such a thing never happened to me—a snow-ball was never tin-own at me . " The plan of the lad was not lost on Rousseau , who had provided himself with plenty of ammunition , and just as the grocer pronounced " the words , . '* ' - t * "T * ' iV u r"Vi "" ^ Y ™ "V- ^ ero with a huge snow-ball . Another ana another tollowed , until the shop was literally covered with snow . The lad ran to the door , and , with his brother offender , scampered down Fleet-street , the apprentice roaring , " Watch , watch ' . " and , upon their arrival , Rousseau gave the boy in charge , who was brought back to the grocer in custody , when the master gave security for his apprentice , begged his pardon , d—d the rascal , and raised his wages .

      The Navy Scrgeox and the Medicine Ckest . — A surgeon who was in the navy was in the habit of prescribing salt water for the " sick sailors . While angling upon a line day he happened to fall overboard . The captain ,- who was at the time walking the deck , heard the splash , and-inquired of a sailor near him , what it was ? " Nothing , your honour , " replied Jack , " only the surgeon tumbled into his medicine chest . " The Kerry Man and the Limerick Man . —A County of Kerry man and a County of Limerick

      man happened once upon a time to travel together , when a warm discussion arose as to the fertility of their respective counties ; upon which the Limerick man said , " Pooh , don't bother us about your horsestealing county ; what is your land to ours ? " " Why , man alive , if you throw your walking stick into a field of ours at flight , you'd hardly see it in the morning , the grass grows so fast ? " Ah ! " replied the Kerry man , "is that all , wisha by J . s , my jewel , if you throw a horse into a field of ours at night , you'd never see him again . "

      The YqtKsmitKSfAN avd ins Greyhound . —A gentleman once travelling in Yorkshire , met a servant with € i nondescript animal ; he asked the man , what kind of a dog it was ? " " Why , " said the servant in Yorkshire dialect , " last year , " she was a greyhound and her name was Floy ( Fly ) , and master had to pay taxen ( taxes ) on her ; " so this year he cut her ears and tail off and made a masten ( a mastiff ) on her , and now her name is Lion . " The Parso . v and the Butcher . —In a remote country village in Ireland , there lived a Protestant curate , who , though generally liked , was in bad repute with his butcher , who for some reason or other had stopped the supplies ; while in this dilemma a friend unexpectedly visited his reverence , just as he

      was starting for church ; the friend was invited to dinner , and immediately Thomas , the factotum , was started to the batcher , whose name was Matthew , with the following message and injunction : — " Tell Mat , that if he sends me a leg of mutton , or a sirloin of beef , or anything to-day , that , on my honour , I'll pay him to-m < Jrrow , and wherever I am let me know his answer . " His reverence was in the act of explaining part of his sermon by extracts from the Scriptures against false dealing , " What , " said he , " says Mark ? What says Luke ? What says John ?—but what sap Matthew V " O , " said the faithful Thomas , who heard the question just as he entered the church out of breath , '' Matthew says hr won't give you another pound of meat till youp aj off the old score . "

      A Larking Irish Sprig , who had just landed from the sistei' Isle , and walking down Parliament-street , saw a bill in a window announcing " dinners and suppers always ready here . " His honour turned in about two o ' clock in the day and asked waiter , " What do you charge for dinner j" "Three shillings , sir . " " And how much for supper ? " " A shilling , sir . " " 0 , by George then , let me have supper . " When the spark had feasted he walked over Westminster bridge , and was accosted by a shoal of watermen with , " A boat , vour honour' { boat , your honour ? A nice day for a row down the river . " " Well , " said Pat , " what do you charge ? " "Three shillings for the first hour , and one and sixpence for the second . " " Och , by Jove , then get some other fool for the first , and I'll have the boat for the second hour . " Why was Admiral Cotton the most successful naval officer that ever commanded ? Because he was never worsted .

      Who was the first person that introduced salt provisions into the navy ? Noah , when he took Ham into the Ark . Why is a pig in a garden like a house on fire ? Because it ought to be put out . When was B the first letter of the alphabet ? In the time of Noah—( No A ) Why is an elephant like a spider ? Because neither of them wear silk stockings . ( Shocking . J What ' s the difference between our ] , trades ? said a farmer to a barber , while tying a cue for a customer , whom he rallied upon the lowness of his calling Tell me , said the farmer , in one word ? " Utility , " replied the barber— ( You-till-I-tve . )

      Colosel Bares asd the Witty Masos . —The present member for the County of Carlow , Colonel Bruen , had in his employment a very witty mason , with whom he was in the habit of consulting upon all matters of building . Upon one occasion the gallant gentleman mentioned his intention of undertaking a very heavy and expensive job ; and upon the mason being consulted he replied " it never could be done . " " Pooh ! nonsense , " replied the colonel , " money will do anything . " " Except one , your honour , " was the answer . " What ' s that ? " said Bruen . "Why , " rejoined the mason , " All the money in Bruen ' s plac * Wouldn't put a handsome nose on Braen ' s face . "

      The Angler and the Lieutenants . —The-first and second lieutenants of a man of war—both great anglers—once disputed concerning the fly in season for a particular month ; one arguing that the horsefly was then in season , the other replying that there was no such fly . At this moment an able sailor , who was also a skilful angler , passed , and the disputants agreed to leave the question to Jack . "Jack , " said the first lieutenant , " Did you ever see a- horse fly ? "' " No , your honour , " replied the tar , "but I have seen as curious a thing , I have seen a cowjjgap ^ ^ ^ down a precipice . " ¦ ^ >< >^ SI w 5 s . Precept and Example . — Thompson , . fop JMw 65 fci £ > A , 55 of " The Seisons , " wrote in bed h& lxmmmu ^^<^ J O sody on early rising , eommencinfc "Pflftiraattgwe ^ ^ c : * fr riousJwiU not man awake ? " .: ? T | Wba ^ ^ U Fiction and Fact . —Why is a lady ^ sd ^ iWe ^ lifcaE ;^ J- —¦ * ^ an historical romance ?—Because it is / fctfcn $ t # d $£ ' * ¦ % ^ upon fact . ¦ £ ^ t # £ feW , % - Z { & ^ Qpte ) ^

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      A BOWL OF "PUNCH , " FRESH BREWED . The Landlord ' s Friend Society . —Early in the present week , this body—newl y constituted in imitatation of the Labourer ' s Friend Society—held its lirst meeting : though , strangely enough , no report of the proceedings has as yet appeared in the papers . The chair ( a three-legged stool ) was taken ; by Jacob Thatch , a gaunt , sallow-faced labourer , looking sixty , though in reality but thirty-two . He briefly stated the objects of the society . He said , it was very kindly meant of many gentlemen to meet and talk so much—for they never spared talk—about the condition of the labourer , lie himself had been at a good many of such meetings ; but , somehow or the other ,

      he always came aw . iv hungrier than he went , lie now thought it was the duty of the labourers to return the kindness of landlords ; and by meeting and talking over their destitute condition—moral condition he believed was the word—to see what could be done for them [ cheers ] . There could be no doubt that many of the landlords were in a desperate forlorn state , not knowing right from wrong ; and it was the duty of labourers as Christians—if he wasn ' t going too far in calling them Christians—to teach them the proper path . It was only due to their peace in this world , and their happiness in the world to come . ( Cheers . )—Giles Acorn proposed the first resolution . He said he didn't wish to brag , but he believed he was rather a goodish player at nut and

      checkers . ( Hear . ) Well , he believed a good deal might be done among landlords by mixing oftener with them , and making more free like . To prove that he was in earnest , he had no objection to play a few games at put with the Duke of Marlborough , or any other such landlord : he thought it would do the duke good . There was no knowing how his heart might bo opened at put , just as the gentlefolks did so much for the wants of the poor when they played at cricket with ' em . —Hodge Sowthistle seconded the resolution . Ho didn ' t know much about dice ; that is , he didn ' t know the rigs of ' em ; lie had rafiied once in better days for a goose , and won it . lie wouldn ' t at all mind , however , playing at haphazard—that ' s what he believed fentlefolks called it—with any landlord in

      a destitute state of feeling for the labourer . He had heard a goodish deal of late of a little gentleman called Young England . Well , he wouldn ' t mind playing a game at ring-taw with the child , if he'd fairly knuckle down . The knuckling down , however , was what they wanted to catch the landlord at ( cheers \; whereas , with all their fine words , he believed there was a great deal of funking . —Simon Clod moved the second resolution . He said , the whole of the fact was , they had too long neglected landlords as their fellow-creatures ; they never went among 'em . Whereas — as having their good at heart , and showing -em that they thought 'em only men like themselves — they ought to go into their

      houses , to see what sort of beds they slept upon—to see 'em at their dinners , and to teach ' em , what it ' s plain they didn ' t well undertand , the blessings of a good appetite , and the curse of hunger with nothing to satisfy it . It was plain that many landlords believed the labourer couldn't eat at all . Now they had only to , undeceive ' em in their own larders to bring about a great blessing . Certain gentlefolks often came to the labourer ' s dwelling , and , never seeing nothing in the cupboard , in course believed that the labourers and their wives and children never wanted food . They had only to dine at the landlords' houses to teach ' em the contrary . Although he'd rather have his bit of bacon at his own

      fireside — that is , [ where there ought to be a fire — he would , nevertheless , to assist the society , dine with as many landlords as was thought fit . Moreover , he had six children , and they should all go and dine along with him . ( Cheers . )—Zachary Chaff seconded the resolution . He said the last speaker had liit the nail ' upon the head . It was as plain as the Union , that most of the landlords believed that labourers never wanted to eat at all . _ That they were like the threshing-machines , that might go on beating out the corn without ever wanting to taste it . They ought—poor souls!—to be taught the vtruth . He was sure all they wanted to learn was that the labourer was flesh and blood—and , indeed , how few of ' em present at that meeting looked anything like

      it ^ -to tr eat ' em as such . For himself , he didn't know what a dinner was ; nevertheless , for the soulssake of the landlords—and he feared a lot of em was very dark indeed—he'd dine with twenty pf ' em if the society thought it right . ¦> ( Cheers . )—These and other resolutions were unanimously passed , when the Chairman rose and said , the best part of the business was to come . They had to give out the prizes to certain landlords for their noble and feeling conduct towards the labourer . —Hereupon Lord Fitzwheedle Was introduced , when the Chairman addressed him as follows : — - " Lord Fitzwheedle , you have shown yourself to be the labourer ' s friend , if ou play at cricket capital . For a lord , your bowling ia special good . ' ¦ : You hare this season , in the handsomest manner , played three games with notiuiig better than , aayouoall ' aia , ' . ' * e sons of the [ soil ; and for this noble conduct bis

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      December 41 , 3844 . THE NORTHERN STAR . j 3

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 14, 1844, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct517/page/3/