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      TO IK OWS TF 53 S . ^ g , Erin fin * rose itam Q » dark swelling flood , ¦ jwMjfa the jpreen Mand andsa-sr It was good ; Sj enftaHjrfBnrope , itsparklea arjaiflione tt tbsDUS of the worHihemort precious stone . , Wjnn , inifiT sofl , in her station ados blest , sTj ! ff l ^ lb »^ . BnW ^ Th « -fecet 6 iHie West , j ASanaVprouo 'ly insatejon her steep shore , . j-j * b en its « oTt tones » em to mourn ana to weep , ^^ X chain of JBlenofriB thrown o ' er the deep ; Jffltf flion ^ it of the part the tears gnah from her eyes , wtoe pnl « of the lieart make * her Trhlteicaom rise . fiI KfflJ of great Erin lament oler the time , Yhea reBpomraa "war , and our country « crime ; 4 &a T&n in God * image inverted hia plan , j ^ LSKn&sd their God in the image of m «^ , tfben the inter"rt of state wrought the general -woe , » m linn ^ er a friend , and ± be native a foe ; Sqb the mother rejoie'db ' er her children opprest , ^ j da p'dihe Invader more dose to her breast j ^ en » ith Pale for the body and Pale &r ~ the aonl , Ijoth and State join'din compact toconquer the-wholej ^ u Shannon mi s tained "with Milesian blood , & 3 « acb ofijeraskance and pronounced it "was good . jr S » groans that ascend from yonr IbrefetherS grave , _ j ^ their country thus left to the brute and a » slave , jjjtb tbe demon of Bigotry home to his den , j ^ Tliere Britain mafo £ rutes : noiF let Erin make men 1 & nylonsHke fbe leaves of the shamrock unite , partition of seels from one footstalk of right ; fi » eschhlsfna abare of the earth and the sky , jurfattsi fl » slave where fiie serpent -would die .

      j ] ai ! for poor Erin that some still are seen , -gjBTrwaadye the grass ied from thelrbatred-to green ; j ^ , « ol 'when yon " rs up and they ' re down , let them Ere- ' ja jMa 2 » em that mercy which they -would not give . jiotifBnnbastrongJ bnt be as gentle as brave ' ^ TipHfted to strike , be " jsfill ready to saTe 1 jf « taeleelinf of "rengeancepresmbB to defile jae c » Bse of , or men of , the Emerald Isle . Sis ease It is good and the men they " are true , Jiifto &reen shall onQiTe both the Orange and Blue J rjuififfl inmnphs of Erin her daughters shall share , ^ im the faD-sweBing chest and the Mr-flooring > i « rr

      jbeir bosom heaves high for the worthy and brave , jSrivno toward -shall rest in that BoQ-swelling -wave j 3 Jm of Sin * awake , and make baste to be blest ! Sss , JLreh of the Ocean , and Qneen of the West ! Jnm THE PSESS , ta Irt& xetcspqper , suppressed by tscmaaasL to carry "Usiox . -

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      TTTR GAI 3 J . AXD ^ MPERASE 2 U 2 TD . O % eD me sot of diamonds bright , Or orient pearls so fair—Gay , sparkling gems , to please the sight ; There ' s on © more pure and rare . Go seek it -were the heart is true , Than pearls more rare to find : Tbn jewel is possassed by few—A calm and temperate mind . The lily fair and blushing rose Are victims of the storm ; 3 f ot long their brilliant beauty glows , The blasts their bloom disarm . Bnt there's * lovely , fadeless flower , When 1 ot » » s Tiith peace eombin'd ; Unchang * d , it £ ee& no ^ winter's power—A calm and temperate mind .

      Tbe peerless gem with virtne joins , Asd friendship , love , and troth ; Twill bloom as fair -when life declines As In our gloving youth ; * Ehe haughty fair may be caressed , Bat fails ^ he heart to bind ; What ' s angel-form , if not possess ed With calm and temperate mind ? t ^ xBsile . ' Joes Batsos .

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      C ATSTiTrTCE . —Pcbuc Meehsg to Pettiios aGaixst tbs ** Asks ( I&eil&sb ) Bna »"—On Sunday eraflnjj . Ihe H& instant , this snbjeet was brought More a number of persons assembled si the Council Boom , No . 6 , John-sfeeeij Caldeirgate , by Mr . J . B . Hanson , Trio spoke ma Tery animated manner " rf The WTongs inflicted on Ireland ; and now , -when Cier sons irere jnstly complaining of their grievances , -the GoTerament were abont to gag ihem by passing * a Anrs iBill—a measure fraught tnih injustice , despotism , and tyranny . A subscription -was then entered into for the purpose of getting np s pnblic Sieeting t » n the following erening , and a committee chosen to make the -necessarj arrangements . In . &e eovxsB of HSondaj , Jhe following iiand-bifl was

      pested ihronghoBt -the city ;—^ Aesis Ubela ^ d Bnx !—A pnbKc meeting ~ vnH bs held this eTening , Jnna 12 th , at half-past seven o ' clock , in the jfiarket Place , bj permisaon of the Worshipful the Major , for ibB purpose of petiiioning ParBament against that cruel , . unconstitutional , and oppressive measure towards the people of misgoverned and jenhsppj Ireland . " Soon after the time of calling the -apBtrng , a pretty large assemblage of persons were -eoUected . Hi . Joseph { Richardson ins snsni-Jaonilj called on to preside . Messrs . Hanson , / Mooney , M'Gee , and Bowman severally addressed fiiB meeling , when thB following petition -was adopted by ihe meeting , and-was ordered to befornrjrded to P . H . Howardj Esg . MJ » , for the Boron £ h , for presentation to the flonso of

      Commons . To He Hmmtrdbls the "Commons of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled . 3 Sb Petition of the inhabitants of -the Borough of Csriiale , in the eotmtj of Cnmberland ., in public meeting assembled June 12 th , 2843 . Sheweth , —That yonr petitioners hare heard-with feelings of alarm and Indignation , that a most crnel , EuJMt , and snconsatataonal measure , { bronght forward bj the present GoTemment ) is now before your HononraHeHonse , and about to be passed into a law , entitled She ** Arms { Ireland ) BiD f ? and -which yonr petitioners consider -win , if acted upon , be subversive of the liberty of the Irish subject , and calculated to disturb the peace and peril tfee liTBBof the poor Catholic subjects by disartniEj them , ^ ad leaving axmi exclusively in the Karniii of the low , Tiolent , * T » fi JU-condoeted Orangemen .

      Tonr petitioners cannot see the necessity of such an * ppressrre measure being applied to Ireland , Jor asiar u erime is concerned , England is in a decidedly worse lUte than Ireland . The number of crimes committed in Ireland in 1841 , -was S , 361- In 1843 , 6 , 535 . The pqpnlation in Ireland was eight Haitians . In "Knglnnd it * ns sMtes vallions . The numbtrof crimes according "to the relative proportion of the two populations onght ^ o be l 6 ; D 00 . trbere . -were four times the amount of crimes committed in England than there "were in Ireland So that tbe alleged reasons for tbs necessity ^ of this -cruel and despotic measure are groundless and "with ' ¦ cot fonndsfion in f&cL

      Yonr petitioners therefore pray your Honourable 3 onae , as 70 a Tahie the peace of that unhappy and ffl-govemed conntrj , and would shield and protect the Sbertyoftke « ulgect , not to passtbtpresent BOl ; bnt * 3 qpt snch corrciiatO 7 y asd salutary mEsasnres ,- as will * rare good and wholesome gOTemment for ihe people ^ Ireland . And jonr peSHoners asin duty bound -will ever pray . Signed -by the Chairman in behalf of ths meeting , Joseph bichakdsos . . A vote of thanfaTfras flien riven to the Mayor , Geo .

      pixon . lEsq ^ for allowing the meeting to be held m & © 2 t of the Town Hal ] , from the entrance of wiich the-yarions speatera were allowed to address , * ae meeting . We had written ontarery fnll report i » fi » e speeches delivered on the occasion , some of « blch , were sensible land eloquent ; bni our report ias extendedrto sach a j ? reat length , that it would *» unreasonable to ask Its insertiOQ in the Northern Star , and we refrain fromgrang some of the speeches a preference to ofiiers , least onr distinction might i » considsred inridions . —Correspondent .

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      EMIGRATION . W # ERE TO , AND HOW TO PROCEED . ROTES OP A 10 DB THBOUCH A POBTION OF CANADA , AND SKV £ RA 1 OF -THB OSTATSS OP SORTS AMERICA , PAXTICD 1 JLKI . T 3 THE ' ' STATES OF MASSACHUSETTS , KHODE ISLAND , NEW YORK , OPENaSTITANIA , OHIO , MICHIGAN , ILLINOIS , WISCONSIN , AND NEW JEBSET , UNDEB 3 AKEN WITH A VIEW OF ASCERTAINING THE DESISABILUT , OR OTHERWISE ^ OF EHI 6 BATION ; ASD TO JUDGE OF THE BEST LOCATION , FOB ENGLISH EMIGRANTS , FROM ACTUAL OBSERTATIOH . BY LAWRENCE PITKETHLY , of HuddetBfleld .

      : ( Continued from our last week ' s paper . ) JOTONAL—DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY BETWEEN HAMPDEN-LANDINGAND NEW YORK , ALSO OF LONG ISLAND , WITH A PORTION OF OBSERVATIONS MADE ON THE HOHEWARD PASSAGE . We Boon reached PHiLLTPSTQNiPiCK . SK . iLL , COLDwsel Landing , and Cboton , from whence the water is brought in what they term an aqaednct , but which li in ! reality a kln& of level pipe , arched at the top and bottom , -with sides sloping * outward , and would ¦ very ' probably be called a canal ; in England , or otherwise ; a pipe , or waterworks It is formed of brick , cemented together , and covered frith a thick coat of -composition , which , as I was informed by a scientific gentleman on board , time renders more hard .

      Colonel Conrtland lives near the meuth of tbe Croton Greek , or rather where it was ; it i being now entirely conveyed in the newly constructed canal to New York , a distance from the source of abeut forty-six miles—the canal having valves , by which to admit the air at proper distances , and , being on the bank of the river , we could distinctly perceive it , in its ! whole length , until we reached near New York . From the Catskill Mountains to Croton the scenery is lofty and truly enchanting ; from thence it becomes less lofty , but continues : most pleasing to the eye . : s

      Sin g Sing , is an immense States' prison , and is built close upon tbe river ' s edge , it being three and a half milea across at this place , and we being near the opposite bank , the prison had a peculiar appearance in the distance . I was told thati a large portion of it was built of white marble ; and its white appearance seemed to corroborate the information . This prison , which in its -extent and appearance bespoke on the part of its projectors and constructors a knowledge of the low state of morals , and consequent extent of crime in this , country ( called free ) , is truly horrific , particularly

      when taken in connection with the immense Western States * prison at Auburn , and those I bad also seen on the : east river on the opposite side of New York . In probf that they had not calculated without their host , I was told that there were within the walls of Sing Sing not less than 766 males , all employed at their several trades . Those who have not been taught any bade are instructed in some useful branch . A large building , at some distance from the male prison , has been recently erected , and is called the Matron ' s bouse . The matron had under her instruction and charge seventy-six female prisoners . -

      A little lower is tbe depot of the intended railway by the sonthern part of the State , in a north west direction , to Dnnkirk , on Lake Erie , about 100 miles southwest of Buffalo ; and where the 'merest In the line from Albany to Buffalo , by the citizens on the north and those of tbe south of New York State , is likely to cause an alarming collision ; and it is ( as observed in a former part of this journal ) generally understood , that those only who will pledge themselves to use every means for . carrying forward this immense undertaking have any chance of being elected to the House of Representatives , whatever be their talents or politics . This depot is carried a great distance into the river , and presents a novel appearance . It is twenty-s 5 x miles above New York . Whether it is intended to carry it to the east banks of the Hudson . I could not ascertain ; the probability is strong that it will be so continued , and onward toihectty .

      A neat cottage on the verge of tbe river was pointed out to me as the residence of tbe famous Washington Irving . Near to this is an elegant house , the residence of Judge Cousins ; and opposite to those , on tbe right bank cf the river , stands FerTytown , in New Jersey . Here the Pallisadoes commence ; which are a range of perpendicular rosks fronting the river , and extending several miles , being , in some parts , from 300 to 400 feet in height , and continuously on the verge of , and as if overhanging , the river . : A person on board named Johnson , from my neighbourhood , and who knew me , but who had been a number of years in the States , was very useful in pointing out anything attractive . He directed my attention to one of the passengers , a Mr . Powell , who from a cabin boy , he said , had become the richest man in the States . He informed me that be was the owner of a number of steamers and other ships ; that he was proprietor of one half of Newburgh , besides other extensive and valuable" property .

      jWe soon reached the termination of the Palisadoes , and got opposite the commencement of the Island of New York , fifteen miles from the city ,, to which extent the whole of the Island is laid out in streets , avenue * , fcc ., as described hi this journal when speaking of New York and its vicinity . : . We passed Manhattonvjlxe , about eight miles from New York ; also Ball's Ferrt , on the New Jersey Bide and near to Jersey , which is situated partly on an elevation and partly on a marsh . It has a delightful appearance when seen in going down the river ; but in consequence of the marsh the inhabitants are subject to fever and ague .

      [ We landed in New York at six o'clock , and I fo * nnd , at Mr . Rewcastle ' s , a package of letters , newspapers , patterns , && , from home , brought ever by Christopher Tinker's wife . I j then went to William Bradley ' s , who informed me that Tinker ' s wife had gone westward ; and that Christopher Wood and bis wife , from Honley , near Hnddersfield , had arrived the day previous . A man went with me to find them . They had , howevtr , proceeded on their way to Albany by the packet , which started at five o'clock , and which of course passed us in the river . We met a numVer of vessels going upwards . | William Fraser , by direction of bis brother Daniel of the Shaker village , New Lebanon , called upon me , along with another Scotchman , nearly as soon as I arrived .

      ; Sundat , 25 th . —I occupied this morning in the perusal of my letters , &c brought from home . After dinner I went to visit Mr . W . L . Mackenzie , of Canadian revolution notoriety , to whom I carried a letter of introduction from Dr . Smyles ; but the Institute being closed , I did not meet with him , not having any other direction whereby to find him : I then want in search of Mr . D . Clarkson , who had ; arrived from Bradford during my western tear . Here again I was unsuccessful . I left a note at Werswick ' s for Peter BuBsey and

      the Messrs . Howarth ' s , from Manchester . Mr . Worswick and others , among whom * was Mr . Ho wart h , came and spent the evening with me , and I found the latter gentleman to be a strenuous' Corn Law Repealer . He had brought me a second packet of letters , containing a fnU account of the proceedings of tbe tum-onts , the plug drawing , the riots , &c in Britain . I first heard of these occurrences when at Buffalo ; and when at Rochester , I saw a copy uf the Manchester Guardian , which contained very little else but an account of the disturbances .

      ; Monday , 26 th . —I received ^ letter from Dr . Smyles . informing me that he had received two Northern Stars from John Leech ; and he would have sent me them , but could not spare them . He also said that one of the said Stars contained some inquiries respecting me and my tour . The letter inclosed one from John Leech , addressed to tbe Doctor ' s care . ' I called with the Doctor ' s letter of introduction upon Mr . Mackenzie , and found him exceedingly polite ; but having then little time , my visit was short . He , however , made me promise to repeat it the first opportunity . I next went , by appointment , to meet James Walker and George Rodgers , who had come from iWappinger ' s Creek . I got an ; order from Walker upon jjames Holiday for a specific purpose . After some explanations , they proceeded homeward by the steamer . Halliday had gone to Canada-with a few others , who had each obtained a grant from the English Governjnent of 100 acres of land .

      I next made a fruitless attempt to find a friend , late of Huddersfleld ; however , in my way I had the ipleasure of passing through Fulton market , and over . a fine portion of the city , which 1 had net before had Ian opportunity of seeing . Ihis I considered full compensation for my disappointment . I then again called ' upon Mr . Mackenzie , and spent two very pleasant hours with that far-famed gentleman , whose deeds in the lat # struggle for lndependei . ee made by the ^ Canadians will be handed down to the latest posterity . ! AsI anticipated , I found ; bim a well-informed man , f and pure democrat ; fully aware of certain English

      agitator ' s quibbling politics , and possessing a clear knowledge and perfect abhorrence of the damnable Malthuaian doctrines . However , in requesting me to convey some letters to them , ; he stated that while they were in a position to afford him or his conntryany valuable aid , it would be impolitic to quarrel with them . To his view I most eordia ' . ly assented . Instead of quarrelling , as Mr . Durand , at Chicago , said Mr . Mackenzie and I should , 1 must say that I never in my life met a gentleman with whom I found a greater uniformity of opinion . He * approved of Mr . O'Connor ' s politics and proceedings ; had heard bim speak in the House of Commons , and was much pleased with

      Tuesday , 27 th . —I wrote letters to Boston and Chicago , and also to Dr . Smyles . At three o ' clock Mr . Barack Cornell , a wine and " spirit merchant , in the city , drove Mr . Rewcastle and myself In his boggy to Long Island . We crossed the east riTer at Wil * liamsburgh , where Mr . ; Rewcastle introduted me to some people recently arrived from Huddersfield . Proceeding onward we crossed Home marshes , but in general the land was tolerably good , and well cultivated . We passed near the s » ore pt the east river , the shore was most irregular and formed some fine bays . The opposite shore bad a rich diversified appearancerather fiat . Eltjshisg is a neat little place , baing

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      however situated on the verge of a larV marsh , and near a river ( so called ) which is in raalil . v an a ™* of fcbe sea , which divides the ! island from the » aain land . Here at Flushing are some excellent butan . ' cal and other gardens ; also schoels for Instruction in bl ^ ' . The only objection ' to living in this place is the la ^ e marsh which mmst be injurious to health , Dirkneav ' overtook ns before we reached Mr . Cornell ' s father ' s , at whose farm we staid all night . L Wednesday , 28 th . —I rose at break of day and got

      to the topmost point in the neighbourhood . The surrounding country is rather flat , yet ban a very irregular and undulating surfate . 11 had a view of the east river with its sloping and wooded banks , and also of the main land , with New Bochelle , and tbe handsome monument erected in memory of that prince of politicians , Thomas Paine , who , daring his latter years , lived upon an estate here , given bim as a grant for his great services during the War of Independence , and who diadand was buried at this place , from w&ence Mr . Cobbett removed his bones to England .

      My lameness prevented me from accompanying Messrs . Rewcastle and Cornell in an early shooting excursion . They were not however very successful . lAfter breakfast they took another tour , while I conversed with the family , which ' consisted of Mr . andi iln . Cornell , with their only unmarried daughter , an ' d Mr . C ' s . brother . They were plain in dress and deiiwanour , and withal very homely . The farm which they occupy conaisis of about 200 acres ) Mr . John C , the pjresent proprietor , who is sixty-seven years of age , did not knew how long the family had been in possession of it I felt great surprise to hear this in a newly inhabited country ; for such it must be considered . Tna land seemed of a middling quality and in good csndi ~ tion , with , as is very general , a good orchard , and

      pasturage . The butter was equal to that produced at the Shaker ' s establishment , at ( New Lebanon , which was the best I had until now ] tasted in the States . ; This farm was considerably cleared of timber ; they only having what they considered necessary for fuel , enclosing , farming implements , building , &c . After witnessing their bomliness , cleanliness , and comfort , jseeing Mr . C's . brother dressed very plain , and walking in the garden at an early hour without shoes or stockings ; having a long tele a tele with iliss C . who is a very amiable young lady , and . ascertaining that fifteen buBhels of wh « at to the acre was considered an average crop on this and neighbouring farms , my friends drove me to take a glimpse at Mr . Cobbett ' ajfarm , which having viewed , and found our time would ; not permit me , as I had intended , to visit his friend Mr . Tread well , we proceeded by a new course towards New York , on our way

      passing several small villages ; [ the largest of which is called Jamacia . It has many fine houses , all of them' above the general cast . A little to the north of Jamaica , and to a considerable extent , is a rather prominent ridge , near the centre of j the Island . We crossed the city by the same ferry fey which we had gone to the island . Toil was here demanded , a case I bad not met with anywhere else . The "flat" upon which we were conveyed to and from the island is very commodious for foot passengers , carriages , and horses , It is so constructed as to enter the ends of the pier on both sides , which being of wood , and made to rise and fall with the water , the point is constantly level with the flat ; and while we were on the moving part , and some other vehicles before ua ,-I imagined we were waiting for them to move forward in order to get upon the * ' flit ;" when to my surprise tbe whole moved off , and we were speedily on the other side by the aid of steam .

      In passing along from this ferry , say two and a half or three miles from Front-street , the number of grunters ( hogs ) were immense ; and such filthy hogs were never before witnessed . We arrived in the city about three In the afternoon , when I for the first time met Mr . Clarkson at ; Messrs . Crolias and Dagins , and I accompanied him to Mrs . Dugins ' s , his mother-in-law , where I met Mrs . C . and her little girl , who seemed to have inhaled new life . I also met the two Misses Dogins , who performed admirably npon the piano . I was delighted with the sweetness of the music , and the correctness of the expression of the language of some of the Scotch songs , with which I [ had been acquainted from infancy . They also played some of the best English airs . An engagement compelled me to leave this charming circle , just when Mr . Clarkson was about to join in the music with his violincello . :

      A brother of the captain of the Great Western joined the company a little before my departure . Thursday , 29 tb . —I engaged a passage to Liverpool , on board the South America , one of the " Black Ball " line of packet ships . Mr . Woodman , who , with his wife , three children , and servant maid , staid at the house with me , agreed to join in laying in provisions j and it being now time to ; provide ourselves , we engaged a person to supply certain kinds . I received a letter and package by the hands of Mr . Edward Fowler , agent [ for the Shaker village , New Lebanon , from Mr . Daniel Fraser . The package contained also a letter to Mr . Oastler , and « ne to Mr . John Harvey Sadler , together with a Shaker book . The remainder of this day was occupied in preparing for my departure . !

      Frida y , 30 th . —I obtained some Important information respecting the manner in which emigrants are treated by swindlers professing to be agents for shippers to the far west ; and hew passengers had often to pay double , and even { treble fare , and this even twice over , in consequence of being imposed upon . Mr . W . L , Mackenzie called upon me and intr ^ dnced me to a Mr . Chaloner , one of the exiled Canadian patriots , who having made his escape from Van pieman ' s Land , bad just arrived at this port He had been two and a half years in the penal settlement He is a stout man , and has a noble and groouf ai nppaa * ance . ; free and open in his conversation , aud joined with Mr . Mackenzie

      in a warm expression of j kind wishes towards me . Mr . Mackenzie said that were he in England , Sir Robert Peel should have bis best support ; and that the tariff and other measures passed since he took office were the beat that could be devised under existing circumstances . He called the present " : » strong government ; ' * and declared himself opposed to violence , because he said he know it would retard the progress of liberty at least a century : that nothing could possibly do so much injury to our cause as a revolution in England . He spoke in terms of high admiration of Mr . F . O'Connor . He also deplored the apathy and lack of energy in the Canadians , comparing them to the people of Wales , who had sacrificed that excellent man John Frost

      I may here observe that Mr . Chaloner had not Been Mr . Frost , they having been in different colonies . Mr . Mackenzie said [ that the Receiver General of Canada had recently Visited him , and invited him to return thither , and told him that such men as he were much wanted there at the present time . Mir . M . also observed that the Government were now exceedingly anxious to conciliate the Canadians , for many reasons ; not the least of which was their contiguity to the States ; nor was the necessity for drawing troops off to the East Indies and China do trifling one . The British Government saw no means so likely to effect their object as a show of kindness towards the favourites of the people . I took tea and spent a pleasant hour at Mrs . Dugins ' s , and got pretty well lectured for not taking : up my residence there while in the city . Nothing would have afforded me greater pleasure ; unfortunately , peculiar circumstances prevented me . ;

      I parted with the family under feelings of evident mutual regret , and of kindness , and of respect . I received letters from Mr . Masquereer for Mr . Finch , of Liverpool . Mr Dixonj formerly of Almondbury , near Huddersfleld , called , and communicated some useful information . He took letterB from me to \ Lovejoy ' s Hotel for Mr . Anderson , of Chicago , and Dr . Smyles , which Mr . Armourer , of Illinois , had engaged to take . After a number of persons bad waited upon me to pay respects . I completed : my packing and other arrangements for the voyage . , ¦

      Saturday , October 1 . —Slept , rose early , and got all in readiness for going on board . Malnish brought the biscuits , flour , rice * &c . &c , and conveyed other goods in his cart to the ship . Mr . Clarkson promised to procure me some important information respecting the transportation of jemigrants ; his friend ) however , was too buBily engaged to prepare it—he having to send off a ship to Havre , in France , but engaged to send it after me . ¦ Friends from Bradford , HuddeiBfleld , Scotland , &c accompanied me and assisted to put my stores on board . This done , we returned to meet some friends at the Sampson steamer , which was engaged to take the passengers from Whitehall to tbe ship , and to tug her out

      of the bay . Wm . ABfaton , of Barnsley , had engaged to come to England with me , but by some blunder be had paid to go by the Rochester on the following Monday . I also met Peter Bussey , who had just received aiy note in time to enable me to see him . Henry Jacobs , late of Huddersfield , with others , came to pay their respects . We left tbe quay soon after one , p . m ., and speedily reached , and was lashed to , the South America , and soon hauled from among the other shipping , and proceeding on our way . The day was fine ; and vast numbers ciowded the decks , sides , and rigging of the various ships to witness our departure . Many a sigh was given , and many a tear shed at the separation of relations and friends . ' ,

      My engagements being so multifarious and diversified , while in the city , I neglected to detail ' their mode of auctioneering . The goods imported are generally sold under the hammer ; of course , in large quantities , the auctioneers having premises suitable . The goods axe ; assorted in lots , and a catalogue printed , they are all put in the best situation for show ; and to work they go from lot 1 st to the end , like dock work ; two ! auctioneers side by side ; the one writing , while the other ' s tongue wags with such velocity that from five to ten minutes is the utmost stretch j of time he can gabble ^ when he is fairly run down . The one who has been writing , seeing his compeer at the last gasp fo » a Jtttle breath * exchanges

      the book for the hammer , and bis tongue ia turn 1 b instantly in motion , and speedily , attains aa equal degree of Telocity ; andso ^ n they go the round of their catalogue at railway speed . Of course the goods are sold to merchants and drapers oi other tradesman-. ' «• the case may be ; the fact being , that many tbe » and pounds or dollars , change hands in a very few' short time . During the time that one of our home knights ot the hammer are preparing an article for sale the Americans would knock down ten . Tho operation most be seen to be properly understood . | ¦ ] On leaving New York , we had a fine view of the city ; having the North or Hudson River and Jersey City oa tho left , and tt » East River , with the State *'

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      Prison , Willtainsburgh , and City of Brooklyn on ou : right , with Gibbet Bodluws , and Governors Islands , with their strom ? fortresses . Staten Islapd was before us ; aud to the right of this was the Quarantine Station , with the College , or Hospital , to which jail passengers are compelled to pay a dollar when leaving Liverpool , as before mentioned , which must raise ] an immense . revenue , one tenth of which cannot be expended in aid or the sick who enter the place . Great abuses ara concei ted with the establishment j Sftw * W upon this Island is a splendid building called tatf " Sailors' Home ; " and on the heights is a -very s&eBg - fortification , called the Fortress of the NarrowB , or Richmond Fort , with a large bas ' . ion on tbe waters adge > and a telegraph station . I On the Point of Long lalasd , opposite , stands Fort Lafayette , with

      ita batons . Ifc is a noble-looking piaee ,. ! and , in conjunctlo » with ethers , givfe ? complete defence to tbe city , and Imparte an air of grandeur moat imposing . The Narrows are- about two miles across . On leaving the Narrows , we soon crossed tbe Bir , and passed Coney Island , on the south shore of Long Island , which may be seen gupou the map . Being fiat , and at a considerable distance , its appearance was to us uainterestiag ; indeed , nothing of an ordinary kind could interest me , after leaving the bay , view of the city , , &c j The captain of the tug steamer treated Mr . Rewcoetle , ( whom '; he knew , and who- accompanied me as for as the steamer went wftfc us , ) myself and others , to eosne excellent champaigncy of which I merely tasted ; tbe state of my leg and the doctor ' s commands forbitVing me to do more . j

      Mr . Kocbe . with his clerk and some of the passengers quarrelled respecting the berths &ei The berths had been engaged , in many instances , by ] two or three parties , each of which demanded their right And here I may remark that when I went to engage a berth the hatches were open , and every necessary means taken for a proper current of air ; now I feundj them choked up , with a very small and awkward hatchway by a ladder ; which was the only entrance to ; and the only aperture by which to admit either light or air ; and excepting at the bottom of the ladder , th ' fr place was a perfectly dark hole , crammed with luggage and crowded with human beings , apparently doomed tojbe smothered in a dungeon . A curse npon the owners ; agents , captains , and others , who treat their fellow creatures in a manner so inhuman ! 1

      Next a stir was kicked up with some rogues who had hid themselves on board without payment of fare ; and while an attempt was being made to force one of them upon the steamer , for the purpose of being taken back to New York , he knocked down ] Mr . Boehe's clerk , which caused a great hubbub , and excited such sympathy as to induce a number of passengers to open a subscription to pay the fare of this and another man ; this was done to the great injury of some and annoyance of us all during the passage ; for the ! fellow proved te be a complete ruffian , and robbed and plundered many of the passengers before we reached Liverpool .

      Many snch villains make a practice of Jstswing themselves among the goods and going between tbe ports for the express purpose of living on the plunder ^ and robberies they can commit upon the passengers . At dusk we had reached SANDYHOOK . fa flit point on our right , shaped like a hook , and which appeared to join the main land by a narrow neck . Upon this point are three lighthouses ; which , to me was a novelty , having never seen so many at one j place before . We were accompanied by the Mediator , bound for London . She was also tugged out | by a steamer , which , as well as ours , was here detached . The friends and relatives of the passengers now bid } us a pleasant and safe passage , and on leaving us a few yards they saluted us with three hearty cheers , Which we responded to .

      I had now an opportunity of witnessing the dreadfully crowded state of my department of tbe ship ( the second cabin ) and observed that in that small place four additional berths had been fixed which projected into the middle of the floor , and thus Jthe space left for provisions , lnggsge , and utensils of various kinds was so small that the floor was entirely covered with boxes , barrels , bags , and baskets , and piled to the roof in some instances , in others one , two , | and thrae tiers deep so as to leave it next to impossible to get into our berths ; certainly , suob a medley and jumble I had never witnessed on sea or land . After a severe struggle , and aided by Mr . Woodman , I managed to get to bed ; any attempt to reach oar provisions would have been futile .

      Sunday , 2 nd . —Morning fine , but a frightful scene presented itself on board . Luggage of all kinds as described above in a heterogenous mass presented itself aa the glimmering tight broke in upon us . The air from the crowded state of animate and inanimate matter was nauseous , while had the sea been rough death must have ensued : as the mass must have bjeen tossed upon young and old . Many loaves and other provisions were destroyed by crushing and otherwise . JAn attempt was speedily made at arrangement by a few of the active . I sat in my berth giving directions for a short time , and then get out to lend my feeble aid . All that could be , was bung upon nails just driven in : many boxes , fee . were pushed underneath the bertha . Much was done , not under protest , but threats ; the individual will could

      not be Complied with in many instances ; every one desiring that their provisions should be placed in that situation most convenient for them , which was impossible : the roam not even admitting that a considerable portion ft the provisions could be placed so as to be accessible at all ; and all having equal ] right there , the solution of the difficulty was a matter of no mean consequence . It was within a bairabreadth of being settled by force of arms . War was often declared , but fortunately hostilities were not commenced ' until after information ntUl tnnui glveu U . tbv ooptoin tlra * tho ofM-poster had invaded and taken possession of a [ valuable portion of our territory , and had placed his property thereon , and aworn vengeance against any one that put anything npon it The captain ordered its removal . The order

      was conveyed , but the gallant carpenter stood to his gun ; he refused to remove it I then Jadvised the passengers to take it out , which they jwere in the act of doing , when the carpenter attacked [ them most furiously , jumping upon his large tool chest when halfway up the ladder on its way to the deck . He forced it again to the bottom , endangering the lives of those below . I was at the top pulling a ropa at the time , and instantly seized the fellow and shook him furiously . The captain , passengers , and crew , soon surrounded us ; and after a long parley peace was proclaimed on condition that Mr . Carpenter instantly removed and gave up possession of the disputed territory . It was soon cleared and immediately occupied by three tiers of chests . 1

      Underlings , it appeared , had been in the habit of imposing upon simple passengers . Some of ours even contended that this fellow had a right to plant bis box in onr room ; and it was rather a difficult task to persuade them to take any steps for having it removed . They found , however , that we were not to be trifled with . Yet the removal only opened a more convenient passage for the cooked provisions from the galley to the cabin , which was no less an inroad than the other ; j but favours Conferred upon a few caused it to be tolerated

      After a hard struggle , about two o'clock , Mr . Wildman managed to get us a cup of tea ; j the first we had tasted from stepping on board , above [ twenty six hours before ; and this we had to take in a very elevated position , with our feat upon one chest ; and seated upon another , our heads touching the deck above . When we moved in this so-called cabin , it was unavoidably upon the first or second tier of boxes , hampers , or other luggage . Ultimately the wir d being moderate and in our favour , the ship proceeded delightfully—tbe motion being very little felt

      My '' chum" was a Mr . Blaseley , from Frankfort , King ' s County , Ireland , who seemec to be a sort of gentleman , and appeared very clean in his person . He said he had gone out on a mere journey of pleasure . He had taken two bottles of brandy on board , and continued sucking them until he was completely drunk . After going to bed he Bwore that unless silence was kept he would get up and send them all to hell , and Other horrible imprecations , which distnrbed aud alarmed many . I now found what a meas I had got into . ; Monbav , 3 rd . —Though the weather was hot , and I was close pent up in my berth , yet I slept well during the night . [

      I began now to see ths advantage of tbe law of the States which restrains the number of passengers to the extent of loom ; and felt sorry It tiid not apply to outward-bound ships , as well as the inward-bound ; for here we were in a frightful condition , they having crammed an immense quantity of goods into the ship , and left very little room for the passengers ^ I determined to write to Lord Stanley on landing , to Bay that unless his new act contained a clause to pravent the shipper from putting beyond a specified number into a certain space it would be quite imperfect ;] and also if it did not apply to both outward and inward bound ships . Tuesday , 4 th . — -We have had smother fine night , with a favourable and stronger breeze , and we ran at tbe rate of nine or ten knots an hour ; our progress could not be steadier or more to my mind . I obtained some useful infennatipn respecting America and emigrants . We bad also much discussion on politics , and furious opposition from a strong body of Dan ' s forces . I

      Considerable dissatisfaction was manifested in . consequence of some persons basing obtained bertha which bad been engaged by others . One who was thus treated was . named Hitahcock , an aged pesreon , of Old Bailey , London , author of a { work pa brewing , price one guinea . This , gentleman bad been on business to America , ani waa « ntirely deprived of a berth . We saw two ships feois morningito our light , also a brig beating against tiie wind , apparently bound for New York . Wbdnesdat , fib . —We have had a favourable breeie all the night , and the ship , skips nobly along . In » warm peStieal contention * this morning , the

      Irishmen inaitiSaateeY much spleen , ; especially a tall , powerful man , aamed . MaclBBkey , who formerly kept a public hoaae ia New-sfreet or Briggate , Glasgow , and b > Main-strert , Oorbnls , also in Glasgow . He toad been to America tor the purpose of selling watcheafbr a Mr . Wilson , » U of which he bad disposed of in Phila delphia and its neighbourhood . The Irishmen having charged ma with the crime of being a Chartist , a cabin passengar , who stood by , inquired if it really -was so ? and being answered in the affirmative , he said he hoped I was the only one on boaid . I replied that if Buch waa his hope , I hoped be would be so kind aa to show mesOTwtaiog bettor toon Chartism , oz at any

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      rate to show what there was bad in it , that I might know my error and be benefitted by his superior wisdom . He said that the Chartista bad recently excited the working classes to turn out againtt their employers , and had so far misled them as to get them transported or imprisoned . I told bim I had information quite different to what be charged against the Chartists ; which was that the A a ti-Corn Law League had so arranged matters tbat a turn-out should take place , to drive the Conservatives from power , and by this

      means return tbe Whigs to place , pelf , and power . He said bis information waa very different ; I replied that H might be so * but I now wisbel to hear what evil there was in the Charter . Instead , however , of answering my question be enquired what the Charfer was ? I told him . that to give him the history of the Charter would be » mere waste of time , since he had condemned tfeac of which be knew nothing . I again told him I wanted bra information , but failed to draw out that which was not within him ; and he slunk away without saying good morning .

      Mr . Moses Fieldhouee , farmer , North . Prairie Vilta , Milwalkey County , infearned me that Judge , Doty , governor of Wisconsin , was appointed by President Harrison , and obtained nraoey to build the capital at MA& 13 OH , whieh he failed to do but robbed the territory of 7 , 000 dollars . He established Mimsral Point and ©» ee » Bay Banks , both of which failed . H « then made over all bis property to a friend , or friends , and is now Whig Governor of Wisconsin . Boty was one of the first settlers at QRB 3 H- Bay , near the he . d of laki micbjsan . mg& $ m It is a rather carious circumstaace that the same

      persons who cheered ns with their masio from the Swanton , which accompanied the Albania up the Irish Shannel , should return on board the South America , to cheer us on our way home again . They were per * soas who had been employed at some iron werks , mac Crompton , in Derbyshire ; and after going as for as Pittsburgh and Cinncinati , and failing to find employment , were returning home again . They stayed at IShox ' a , 16 $ , Front-street , directly opposite Mr . Rewcastle ' s ; and in the evenings we generally bad a musical treat , as they kept the windows open . I eh all have something to say of this Knox in another place . Let him be avoided .

      Robert Anderson , and Earnshaw and- wife , who sailed from Liverpool to Boston with me-, stayed at Enox ' s in going west They attempted to-pJay them a trick . A person named Gordon- in the same street' professes to supply passengers with stores , and , in their absence , to put them up honestly for them ; but takes care-to keep back the most valuable portion . This I' was informed of by several who were sufferers . Another discussion took place this evening , and some of the cabin passengers cam&to listen , in orderto nave a laugh at our folly . They , however , entered into it , with the kind intention , no doubt , of setting us right . I went through the Foreign trade question , the Factory question , Protestantism , or High Churchism , and the effects they produced upon the country , in my bumble way . Some of th « m said thai the Catholics placed

      their earnings in the power and often in the hands of the priests . This afforded me an opportunity to remark upon what the conn try -was-when under Catholic rule , and what it is under Protestant role . How the foimer kept the poor , built and repaired the ehurchea , and kept establishments where the " weary traveller could rest , be refreshed , and sleep free of any charge ; but now the working-classes had to ereot and repair the churches , keep the poor , < fcc , while the Duke of Bedford , and other noblemen and gentlemen were rolling ' in luxury drawn from the proeeeds of the property which if it belonged to any church ft must belong to the Catholic church ; tba , i the 8 th Ha ? ry bad disposed « f what was not his own , because the Pope refused to sanction his murders and other horrible crimes ; and that those who supported the wife-killer and his crimes were as bad as himself . One- said I was a

      Socialist I said I was not ; bat that I was acquainted with Mr . Owen : and as I was with him some time before I left England , I bad taken with me a letter of introduction to his sons at New Harmony , but not having been in their neighbourhood I bad not delivered it I told them I considered Mr . Owen a most benevolent . gentleman , but I was- not one of his disciples . Our discussion was kept up at great length , and with very considerable interest Tbe remarks made by me on the Catholics brought me into considerable favour with those of that religion , or rather reconciled them to me . The cabin passengers were now in disfavour with the Hibernians . I was now , laid up with sickness from tbe effects of bad air , which was dense to a frightful degree ; this , with the boisterous weather we had , and bad habit of body from unsuitable food , < fcc ., confined me to my berth . ( 'To be continued . )

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      It will be recollected some three or four seasons since a desperate affray took place at Egham races between the privates of the 45 th Regiment , then quartered at Windsor , and the hordes of thimbleriggers and other thieves who are the invariable frequenters of gatherings of that character . The thieves , however , at that time , gotjeonsiderably " the worst of it , " and ever since that period the same respectable fraternity , whether at Egham or Ascot , have omitted no opportunity of getting up a row when an opportunity has offered with any of the privates belonging to either of the two regiments in garrison at Windsor , who may be permitted by their

      respective Colonels to visit the races either on Egham- mead or at Ascot-heath . OU Thursday laoi several of fcho »;» iJo < . < if ( Iin 9 ViJ Regiment ef Life Guards , and nearly half of the privates comprising the 2 nd battalion of the Grenadier Guards , had leave of absence to proceed to As « ot . In the course of the day several soldiers got robbed aud plundered ( having only themselves tor blame for their folly ) by hundreds of thimbleriggers with which the course swarmed in all directions . A considerable number of rows , upon a minor scale , consequently occurred during the days , but , the pqlice being present , these comparatively little emeitft ; were soon suppressed . In the evening , however .

      shortl y after seven o ' clock ( the police having been just withdrawn in consequence of the departure of all the respeetaWe portions of the visitors ) , a quarrel took place between a private in , the Life Guards , who was quietly leaving the course , and a Gipsy , which ended in a fight , and in the Gipsy ( who was the agressor ) getting a deserved thrashing . This was the signal for the assembling of some 300 or 400 of the greatest scoundrels upon the heath , consisting of the keepers of thimblerig-tables , whose numbers were quickly augmented by a large accession from the hordes of Gipsies "in camp" at that portion of the heath ; A desperate conflict then ensued between these parties ( who began the affray ) and the soldiers

      belonging to the Coldstream and the few who were on the ground attached to the 2 nd Life Guards . The soldiers were all unarmed , while their opponents were well supplied with the sticks used for snufE boxes and other formidable weapons . A wooden fence or paling however , being close by , enabled the soldiers to procure some sticks in their defence ; and , after a conflict , which lasted for nearly an hour ( during which time many of the Gipsies and low vagabonds were deprived of their weapons , which were turned against themselves ) , the " red coats" canto' off the victors , but not until tb . 8 limbs of several on both sides had been fractured . One strong and . powerfully-made Gipsy , known a 3

      King Jemmy , had his arm broken between the wrist and elbow ' , and his jaw severely fractured . Several bystanders , who took no part in the affray , got terribly mauled and knocked about by the thieves , who managed to effect several robberies in the immediate neighbourhood . Two young women , who made some resistance , were knocked down on leaving the vicinity of the heath to proceed to Winkfield , and were robbed of their parses and shawls . Several of the Foot Guards were beaten ( overpowered as they were by numbers ) till they were totally insensible . One , named Wilson , had his leg fractured by a blow from a heavy stake , and he is now , with five or six others of his comrades , in the hospital at Windsor barracks ; . two others , named Bushnell and Webster ( a pioneer ) , are also so , dreadfully

      beaten and bruised ( having been most cowardly kicked in the ribB and other parts of the body , while struggling with their assailants on the ground ) , that ii will be a long , time before they are fit for duty . It appeared to be the object of the Bcoundrels , in the first instance , to single out individuals ( and every person with a red coat , whether taking part or nob in the row , was equally subjected to their brutality ) , and , surrounding him . with some five or six of their companions , to beat him with their thick staves until he was half dead and incapable of resistance . At last , however , the soldiers managed t& collect a portion of their scattered forces , and djrew up in a line on the confines of the heath . This- movement put a stop to any further attack , on the part of the thieves , who than left , and thus the affair ended .

      Had . it not been for" the disgraceful disturbance on Thursday , a great number of the 2 nd Life Guards would have been permitted to . visit the races on this day ; bus Colonel Reid very judiciously , under the circumstances , refused to grant "leave of absenso" to tbe great majority of those- who applied to him for that favonz . ^ Those few who were allowed to * leave ¦ Windsor for Ascot yesterday had strict camnmnd 3 not . to be absent , from the barracks after seven o ' clock last evening .. A large body of the Coldsiream Gnardg had leave to attead the races this day . We know that a large party of the swell-mob and the taimblerig and EL . O * table fraternity remained in Windsor ddring . tte whole of yeEterday , bjing

      aixaid to venture on the course as soon as . they learned that about 20 d of the Coldstream regiment had leave of absence to attend the races ; ttese fellows wisely , perhaps , imagining that as they , would most likely get Ib ^ ir deserts , it was f « better ta make themselves rather ^ Bcarce" in tbe vicinity of the course , than to risk another questionable victory . u Discretion , " in such a case , is indeed the bettetpaiVof valour . " . ¦ -. ; ^ - , / - It may be , perhaps , but an act ^ ig ^ fcevtoT » en tion that tho two regiments abotefflferjg fcj&lwrek daring the period they have b € enJSfe * @ ^ d ^! S ? ind sot \ conducted themselves in t © ffieir § flldlerUke and praiseworthy manner , : ^ mW "f ¦ £ . *> - ' " - ¦ >> . W ! t . < r »' -.

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      3 £ b . Shaw , brother of the recorder , is stipendiary nagistrate at fihei . _ Thx People ' s hall in Cork city is taken by the ¦^ c pealersiorthor meetings . v Jwestt ADDinoKJd . zounds of ammunition have wen tfcaibHted to the Irish police ; they are now ^ 5 P 0 ed -Kith forty jonnds per man-- ^ Hx DiDDiasGTOa xsiiiB in Norfolk "was -u p on - ^ onrsday , kt ^ he mart , and knocked down at 63 , 000 X taD Eas Jindependenily of the church patronage . wM * . DEHHjiiheT annoying sniior of Miss Contts ^ rdett , has , for some months past , been an inmate « ihe keen ' s Berichirisdn . f jte * < 3 d 2 opow 3 > xb tfobes -within £ re miles of ** tt , formerly held iy government , are now at

      «§ PJKBKHS 3 fi iHiESD to propose a Tote of fifty jgwsaad pounds i © ihe ehnrelFof Scotland , to be Wbntea * J = tte General A ^ mbly . ^ Jb * eb met from Tullaroan , cpnnty ^ ofjBalkenny , ^ h % committed io « aol , charged with a conspi-« 5 toaaassmafe W , RJ 5 nn , Sq ^ iroflieriin Jaw " ^ Daniel O'C tmndWE ^ lU * . uA ^ 1111 ™ sxr JSdmbnrgh skating « lnb has *»! linvented , rnnder the tifle ^ of a ^ life BrsservBr / 1 : * i * ntrivanee -which . without disfiguring'tbe jdress , is Wadent to-keep above TOteranj person wearing * j iteonskfe of a mackintosh cape ^ ; which , when «« 0 -iritb : iurjJB 5 irgHga abpnVflie-thickness ofan ***! ana a ™^ r Several experiments have heen «*> wi& a . and the result issaad Jo heatis&otory

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      The Pimrr of the lat- Mr . Gatohell , who was s& recently mnrderea at Coolegenan , King ' s county 5 flave been-Berred with-a threatening notice , ordering them ioqait or he would be consumed , " and in conseqnenee hare removed to town for safety , ^ JS ^ Jto *** ° * Works has incurred £ 21 , 175 in fa d dehls-on loans in Ireland . They have ontstandingon loan £ 155 , 528 , at 5 per cent , and £ 295 , 892 at * * * * * apon which sums ihe interest due is A . 10 , 307 . J . B . IKjsettu , Esq , brother to the R . G . bishop or Uogoer , has been appointed stipendiary magis-&ate a |; Longhrea . in eonseqnenoeofiheaate attack

      ontheifeof Mr . Bourke , of Tintrim , a magistrate of the county of Galway . ^ . tzdoh ;— A special irain tsame down the line on " ^ 4 ^ nightlast , and arrived at the crossing Bear Kelvedon church about half-pa * nine o ' clock . . No tram being expected" at that time , the . gates were Bimt and nnattended . Ayonngmannamea Godfrey , who was passing at the moment , opened the one nearest the engine , bnt was unable to unbolt the other , which was ^ in oonsegnenee , shatteredio pieces , and the young man had a very narrow escape . — Essex Standard .

      SmrFi ^ TAXiKG xbb Beeb-Dudtkikg Exteaobmsxsr . — "We have frequently heard of gormandizers , who individually eonsnmed as much of " the ^ > od things of this life" as would more than satisfy toe wants of an entire family of a working man . These men are what Cobbett would have termed aaort of funnel through which good things pass and are wasted . These characters are not uncommon , particularly in the " higher" circles . However , a novel mode of aping the inordinate appetite of the great " ones seems to be adopted by one of the middle " class , who resides not 100 miles from Bishep Burton , near Beverley , in this county . Instead of ramming the tube of his ontward man with meats and drinks , he excites his nasal sensation , or refreshes his olfactory nerves , with analmost incredible quantum of rappee , lie following may be relied upon as fact ;—At sixteen years of age , he commenced feeding his proboscis with snuff , and has

      continued to do so up to tbe present time , a period of jifty-ihree years , during which time the old practitioner has pnt , on * general computation , " 5 3 ^ bushels of dnst into his nostrils i We think him fully entitled to the President ' s chair in the Honourable Society of Pinch-takers ! for he has , certainly been no mean Enpporter of those who flock to ihe nreasuryon quarter days . Another , professional residing in die same place , and who has converted hiB body into a sort of pipe through which to tsonvey what the Teetotallers designate " Liquid Hell lire , " has , in the space cf twenty-six years poured down his thirsty throat no less than 725 , 904 gills of ale in the aggregate , besides . halfa-dozen glasses of grog per day ! He is still an hale old fellow , aud ^ eems determined to worship the " jolly god" with all his mind , with all Ms heart , wiih all his body , and with all bis strength , until death stops the lap .

      . Murderous Attack . —Ob Tuesday night , about half-past nine o ' clock , Mr . W . Bolton , fellmonger , of Cottingham , bsing on his way home , was attacked by four men at Crookstie Horn , about half a mile from the village , on the Hull-road ; and by whom , alter some resistance , he was knocked down , kicked , and beaten in a cruel manner , when the villains having turned his pockets out and stolen the contents , threw their victim into the drain in a state of insensibility . How Mr . Bolton subsequently got home we have not learned , but he describes two of the robbers as being dressed in sailor ' s clothes , and states that a third , who wore a smock-frock , he knocked down , and must have marked , as the blow was on onB of his eyes . We are sorry to add that Mr . Bolton suffers severely from the brutal manner in which he was treated by the ruffians . —Hull Pocket

      The Lcxubt op Doing Good . —How often are the truly benevolent at a loss to know the best remedy for removing the afflictions under which the objects of their charity are labouring ; and from the numerous demands upon their bounty , superior medical advice , on account of its expense , being often beyond their reach , the luxury of doing good is denied them . To supply this , it behoves the privelcged bearers of love and good works to cast around them , and with the Prophet of old to " ask for the old paths wherein J 3 the good way , and walk therein . " " Is there no balm in Gilead , is there no Physician there V , is a question easy of solution , and the affirmative to it is given . As there is the same unchangeable God in nature , so are there the same "green herbs" in the field as at first , and for the same

      useful purposes . Ii is the knowledge of their right application that we want , and to attain this we must return to our original simplicity , and obedience to nature ' s laws . Newfangled theories , which can only distract the attention , must be laid aside , and the wisdom of our faihsrs consulted—their precepts revered , and their practise followed . This will at once enable us to reaLze the same benefits which accrued to them in the blessings of a long life of happy enjoyment , when grey hairs are the crown and joy of our rejoicing . To accomplish this , the fine herbal and invigorating medicine bequeathed to the world by the wisdom of Old Parr , must at once be adopted j every family should possess it , aud by its constant or occasional use , render the services of expensive medical practitioners unnecessary .

      Mxlwb or ™ Thb Times . "—An exposure of the " Secrets of the Chartist Executive , " appeared in the Times about three weeks since . Mr . O'Connor was charged with having accepted £ 28 for lecturing and assisting at Mr . J . Sturge ' s contest at Nottingham with Mr . Walter , sen . ( Mr . Walter is proprietor of the Tunes . ) He was also charged with hating demanded nineteen pounds from Mr . Rogers for his services at the late contest at ihe same town , between Mr . Gisborne and Mr . John Walter , J an . ; aud though last , not least , with receiving from Mi . Slurge's committee the sum of £ 5 for an active agent , to whom he only paid £ 3 , putting the remaining £ 2 into his pocket ! , In the Northern Star ( Mr . O'Connor ' s journal ) thefollowing answer to tha calumny appeared : —

      * I hereby « fier a reward of £ 100 , to be paid at ihe office of Mr . John Cleave , No . 1 , Shoe-lane , Sleet-street , to any person who shall satisfy any three men . of any politics , all of whom shall be named by Mr . Walter , that any one single imputation in the above paragraph has any , the slightest , foundation in fact . Now , then , what will Mr-Walter say to that ? Mr . O'Connor denies the charge j his accusers allege that they can prove them . The tribunal of three shall be all chosen by Mr . Walter , aud he may be one of them 1 " Feabgus O'Connor . "

      " Hammersmith , May 17 th , 1843 . " A barrister of eminence haying been applied to , in reference to the charges against Mr . O'Connor made by the 7 » ra « , returned for answer that the matter was libellous ; and upon that answer Mr . O'Connor commenced a civil-action for libel . From that moment the Times has persecuted him with vengeance and severity ; he has been bespattered with the dirtiest malignity and suffused with tbe foulest abuse ; ana to fill up the measure of revenge , the editor actua ll y , in consequence of the Government lawyers having omitted to lay the venue in the right place , in the late Chartist trials , recommened fresh indictments to be drawn up , so that Mr . O'Connor might not have the benefit of an error which is always allowed Wen to the most criminal prisoner . Such

      has been the indecent condnct of ihe Times towards Mr . O'Connor : but something mnch worse follows . On Thursday se'nnight , Mr . O'Connor addressed a meeting at Manchester in favour of a Repeal of the Union . The Times reporter was present , and either designedly , or by mistake , or through ignorance misrepresented all that Mr . O ' Connor said i in fact he was made to utter such sentiments that , in Westminster-hall , in our hearing , the barristers coupled his late escape though the meshes of the law with his speeeh at Manchester , and deliberately set him down as a spy in the employ of the Government . On the appearance of this speech Mr . O'Connor immediately forwarded a letter to the editor of the Times , containipjj a correction of numerous false passages in

      it , bnt not the slightest notice was taken of the communication ; and the harangue up to this moment , has goneforth as the veritable one delivered by Mr . O'Connor . This trick of misrepresenting a speaker is not new to the Times . The practice of ihat journal has always been to make black appear white , when an adversary is in the case ; and in this instance the trick is glaringly manifested . —For instance , Mr . O'Connor is made to say , that if Government came down with coercive laws ; if they made it treason to speak of Repeal , he would commit the treason to-morrow . What Mr . O'Connor did say was this : — " They talk of making the agitation for Repeal treason ; why , they would have made the agitation for Reform treason had they dared to do so . Treason , indeed ? What ! a whole nation to be guilty of treason ! If it was made

      treason to-morrow , and if my couscjenoe , my mind , and my judgment , approved the treason , then should 1 be compelled to bean open trait * . r in conjunction with my countrymen , peacefully struggling against oppression . " Mr . O'Connor did not make a single allusion to the debauched George the Fonrtb ; he did not open his Iip 3 to speak of the Lord-lieutenant of Ireland , nor of the -Irish Secretaryj and yet the 7 ¥ mesreportErhaspntiahisniouthob 8 erTations upon those persons J Moreover , heisoncludes his report by stafinj ; that several resolutions were passed , whereas n » tasirigleone wasprop < ffledtoiheTneeting . Every body knows that our principles , and those of Mr . Feargns O'Connor , are , in a great measure , antagonist ; some axe identical , ; but ve will not allow « ur bitterest foe to be vilely maligned jtndmisrepresented , ¦ while wfr have tte power to throw ttejshielo ! of

      protection around him . In , this business jnr . O'Connor has been scandalously treated * andwe are glad of * he opportunity of giving the he K > ttespeecn ported in th& 25 jnes as ihe one delivered by him . It ^ was evidently got-up with the viewio werk an : unfavourable inipression towards Mr . O'Connor—to Set np another indictment against him j-but , it has « gnaUy failed , and we are glad of « . —Wttkly Dts , patch , ' .

      Serious Affray At Ascot. •

      SERIOUS AFFRAY AT ASCOT .

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      ' " - THE NORTHERN STAR . : j ' 3

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 24, 1843, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct656/page/3/