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      ERim . 10 its < nra ttsx . yfbm £ nn first Tose &m the dark swelling flood , Qoit&Bs ^ d ^ tB sresnidana snd- » w-xt : waB good ; 55 ^ aartaH-of Surope , ft sparkled ana atone la tbrxiBg < tf ths- 'woflt-tteino ^ precious stone . Inlsr am , In her JoD , In her station thrice blest , ¦ jyjtb her batk towards Britain , fc . er " face to the West , ^ onstsnaVprondty insular on liar steep show , £ nd stdtaher 3 ^\ Barp midst Ste Ocean's deep roar . 3 ni jrbairtis ' -aoft femes seem to aonrn and to "weep , 53 ! B dadc tJain of Kfenceis thrown o ' er the deep ; ^ IfliBQioughfrof the past the teats gnah fawn her syes . » aa the pnlBe of Sffilsarfc makesier TrhitB bosom rise .

      01 sons of great Erin lament cRex the time , ? $£ hen religion "was Trar , and oar country a crime ; ^ yii en man in God's image inf « rtedhia plan , j ^ H . moulded their God in the image of-mart "When tbeinterSfc of state "wrought the general woe , lie stranger iMend , and the naidTe a foe ; Tflala the mother pjoifa o"ter her children opprert , j-nfl clwp'd the invader mm close to her breast Iphen "With Pate ffflrtteTjody ana E * le for the » nl , Qnnen and State join'd m compact to conqner the -whole ^ ijjaasShannon sraB Bfadned with Milesian blood , ' ^ fdeach other askance and pronounced it -was good . jy &egroansthatascena from your forefather ' sgrave , yortiieir country tons left to the bxnte and the slave , jjnva ibe aempnonBigotiy home to his den , ina-arhae Britainm&debintea now letErin make men

      Xeimy » ons lire the leaves of -the shamrock unite , i partition ol : Bect 3 from one footstalk-of light ; giro £ ach his fn 3 share of the earth . and the . sky yoriattenifcB-sbwe ; ^ wher » theaerpent would die . ilas ! forj «> or Erin that some sKQ are seen , "Who would dye the grass red from their hatred to green Tet , eh J "when you ' re np and flieyre down , let them live * Tes " 3 ield fiiem that mercy which they would not give . inn « f S 5 b bs strong ! inl he as gentle as brave 1 And uplifted to strike , be sJffl ready to save ! yor tfee feeling of -vengeance presume to defile 7 bs cause of , or men of , the ^ Emerald Isle .

      ! Tbs cause it is good and the men they are trae , And the Green shall outlive both the Orange and Blue ! JLud the triumphs of Erin her daughters shall share , Tfjfii the full-swelling chest and the lair-flowing Tiyr-Ib ^ lxsam heaves high for the worthy ana brave , Sot 20 coward shall rest in that soft-swelling wave % . Men of Ermi awake , and make haste to be blest 1 JBise , Arch of the Ocesn , and Queen of the Wesii Trim T&X PstESS , an Jrfsfc newspaper , suppressed If }/ Gsnerxment , to carry " -TJSI 05 . "

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      THE CALM . AXD 33 BMRBRATE 2 £ BfD OteD me not of diamonds bright , Or orient pearls so fair—6 » y , spaxHing ^ ems , to pJease the sjgbi ; Theresa oae xoore pure snd Tare . Go seek 1 % were the heart is true , Than pearls more rare to find : Thisjewel i » possessed by Iew—A calm and temperate mind . The IDy fab and Knshing rose Are victims of the storm ; Sot long their brilliant beauty glows , The blasts their bloom disarm . But there ' s aloTely , fadeless flower , Whsa Ion ^ s wifli peace combined ; Unchanged , It feels no Tenter ' s power A calm and temperate mind .

      The peerless gem with virtue Joins , And friendship , loYe , and truth ; 'Twin bloom as fair when life declines As in our glowing ^ ontb _; The hangh ^ fair may be caressed , But fails the heart to bind ; "What ' s angel-form , if not possessed iy 53 i ^* Tm and temperate jnind ? Carlisle . John Batsos

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      CATtTiTSTiFL- ^ PriBpe Meehkg iro Pbthios -kBiDsiiHB " Abxs ( Ixelajtd ) Bnj . "—On Snnday « TBning . lhe llih instant , ibis subject was brought ief ore a number of persons assembled at the Council BoomjlSp . 6 " , Joinrsteeet , CWdewgate , byMr . J . 33 . Hanson , who spoke is a Tery an 3 mated manner « if ihe . ^ rrongsinaicted < m Ireland 5 and now , * rhen li » sons "were justly complaining of their ^ rieTanoes , the Gorerament were about to ^ ag them bj passing an Anrs 531—5 a measore fraught , with injastie ^ despotism , and tyranny . A snbscrlpson was then entered into ibr the purpose of getting op 3 , public meeting on the following erening , aad a committee chosen to snaked the necessary arrangeiseQte . Is the coarse of Monday , the following hand-bill was

      posted throngbout ^ ie city : —" A : bsi 5 Hreljuo ) 5 nx 3—A public meeting will ba ield fliis eyening , 3 nne 12 th , at half-past ssven o ' clock , in the Market Place , by permisdon of the Worshipful the Major , / or the purpose of petitioning Parliament against thai cruel , nncGSStiiutional , aad oppressiTe measure towards the people of misgoTerned and unhappy Irslaad . " Soon after the time ofcaliing the meeting , a pretty large assemblage of persons were collected . Mr . Joseph fiiciardson was unanimously called on to preside . Messrs . Hanson , Mo 0 ney ,-irGeft , and Bowman seTerally addressed the meeting , whsa the following petition was adopted by the meeting , and was ordered tote forwarded to P . H . Howard , Esq . MJ . for the Borongh , for presentation to lie House of

      Commons . To He Honourable ihe Commons of Great Britain and Tfrtffltti in r ^ fjriii utirnt ii&tt-JHbltzh lbs Petition of the Inhabitants of the Borongh of Carlisle , in the county of Cumberland , in public meeting assembled Jnne 12 th , 1843 . Shswstb , —That your petitioners hare heard witb ftyfrngn of j ( l \ rn }" until : fnfttgna . Hon that a ElDSt Cltiel , ¦ cnjmt , and TmconstitBiional measure , | brought forward bj the present Government ) is new before your Honourable-House , and about to be passed into a law , entitled the ** Ajjbs ( Ireland ) Bill j ^ and which your petitioners « mnWer"wBl , 'if acted upon , be subrersiTe of the liberty of tie Jriih ^ snbject , and caJculaled to disturb the peace and peril tke Htcs of the poor Catholic subjects bydisjr / ping fttpnij jtTi ^ ipnTtng tmu ezclusirely in . the T > aT | ^ -af-thelow , TiolEni , and SQ-eondncted Omagemeo .

      "Yoni petitioners cannot see the iiecessaty ol susii an oppressrre measure being applied to Ireland , for as far ai crime Is concerned , England is la a deddedly worse state than Ireland . The number of crimes committed in Ireland in 1 S 41 , was 5 , 361 » - In 1843 , 6 , 535 . The population in Ireland was eight millions . In England it was sixteen vaUioia . The nnmbtr of crimes according to the relative proportion of the two populations ought to be 16 , 000 . There were four times the amount of crimes eommitttd in England than there were in Ireland So that the alleged reasons for the necessity oT this erafcl and despotic measure are groundless and withont fonndation in fact .

      your petitioners therefore pray your Honourable Bouse , £ B you Talne the peace of that unhappy and ffl-goTerned country , and wonU shisld and protert the liberty of tkesubject , sot to pass th « present Bill ; but adopt such concilatory and salutary measures , as will secure good and wholesome government lot the people of Ireland . And your petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray Signed by the Chairman in behalf of the meeting , Joseph Bjchakdsos . A Tote of tbaDk 3 was then -given to the Mayor , Geo ;

      Xfixon . £ sg ^ , for allowirg the meeting to be held in front of the Town Hall , from the entrance of ¦ JriicL the various speakers wers allowed to address fl » meeting . W&had written oct a Tery foil report of the speeches delivered on the occasion , some of Tfiica-weresensible and elegnent ; but our report has extended to soch a great length , that it would ^ treasonable jo ask its inserdon in the Northern Sar , and we xeframirom . givingspme of thespeeches ^ preference to others , least our uistincnon might be coaadsred invidious . —CorrespmtdsnL

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      ^ 3 . Shaw , brother of the recorder , i 3 Biipendiary ^ Mgisttate at Caher . 3 * he Peoflb ' s hall in Cork city is taken by the -Bepealers for their meetings . TsviAxjr 32 > Drno 5 ii . rounds of aminuniSon have oeen dlsmbaied so the Irish police ; they are now SropBed yiHh forty rounds per man . Ifii 3 ) xDDrntGTO 2 i sstate in Korfolk Tras m > on 2 htt rsday ^ at the mart , and knocked down ai 63 , 000 guineas , indepfiDdenfly of ibe chnrch patronage . Mb . DrctHj'flie * annoying snitor of M 5 s 3 _ Coutts Burdett . iaSjior some months past , been an inmate ofihs ^ aeen * s Bench PriBon . The GcspowaJBB "wobes within five miles of Cork , formsly hild by government , are now at fcllwork .

      Gotkbsibejst isiCTD to propose a "rote of fifty raonsand ; ponnas to ihe chtrrcn of Scotland , to be ^ skibnied *! J fhefienenl Assembly . Tbsxb "hkh fromrTnllaroaii , connty of Enkenny , * reiffly committed to iaol , charged with a conspi I to assassinate W , H Ehn « ISsq-a Irother-ia-lavf toifeuel CColmell , Esq , MJ » . A ^[ shbeb 01 the Edinburgh skating dni has « ta jlm ?? Bnted , onder the title of a " lifeprraerrer , ' a eontrirance which , without disngnring the dress , is stfiweob to keep above water any person wearing ~^ -It * on 3 jisjora-mackintosh cape , wbicb-j when SDed with air , is swelled abont the thickness of an Ttth and a half . ^ Several experiments have been ^ fca&Tnih % and the result is said to be Bafisfeetory .

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      The Family of the late Mr . Gatchell , who was so re cently murdered at Coolegenan , King's county , oave beeu served with a threatening notice , ordering them " t * quit op he would be consuaied , " and in con-BequBnee hare remov © a to town for safety . , ^? B oabd of Works has incurred £ 21 , 175 in bad debts on lonns in Ireland . They have outstanding on loan £ 155 , 528 , at 5 per cent , and £ 295 , 8 ^ 2 at 4 per « en . U , upon which Bums is interest due is £ 15 , 367 . *^' J . B . Kxbbah , Esq ., brother to the B . C . bishop oTGloghery-haa been appointed stipendiary magistrate-atIiOUEhrea , in consequence of ihe late attack on the life of Mr , Bourke , of ISntrim , a magistrate of the county of Galway .

      ¦ ^> TEDoN ' ~ A special train came down the line on Tuesday night last , and arrived at the crossing Bear Stlvedon church about half-pa ^ t nine o ' clock . JS 10 train being expected at that time , the gates were shut and unattended . A young-man name i Godfrey , who was passing at the moment , opened the one nearest the engine , but was unable to unbolt the other , which was , in consequence , shattered to pieces , and the' young man had a Tery Barrow escape . — Essex Standard . SmrPF-T * KiKG akd Beeb-Bbimeihg Extkaohdiha » t . — "We have frequently heard of gormandizers , who individually consumed as mnohof "the good ftings of this life" as would more than satisfy the wants of an entire family of a working man .

      Thesemen are what Cobbeti would have termed asort of funnel through which good things pass and are wasted . These characters are not uncommon , parficnlarly in the "Jugber" 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 Bishop Burton , near Beverley , in this county . Instead of ramming the tnbe of his outward man with meats and drinks , he excites his nasal sensation , or refreshes his olfactory nerves , with an almost incredible quantum of rappee . The following may ba relied upon as fact : — At sixteen years of age , he commenced feeding his proboscis with snuff , and has continued to do so np to -the present time , a period of fifty-three years , during which time the old prao-

      titioner has put , on " general computation , " 53 i bnshelB of Just into his nostrils ! We think him fally entitled to the Presidem ' s chair in the Hon- ? ourable Society of Pinch-takers ! for he has cer-i tainly been no mean Fupporter of those who flock to the Treasury on quarter days . Another professional residing in the same place , and who has con-VBited hisbody into » sort of pipe through which to coBvey what the Teetotallers designate " Liquid Hell Fire , " has , in the space of twentj-six years poured down his thirsty throat no Ies 3 than 72 S . 9 M gills of ale in the aggregate , besides halfa-dozen glasses of grog per d > y ! He is still an hale old fellow , and seemB determined to worship fife "jolly god" with all his mind , with all his heart , with all bis body , and with all his strength , until death-Btops the tap . <

      MtraDEROus Attack . —Oa TnesdEy night , about half-past nine o ' clock , Mr . " W . Bohon , felhnonger , of Cottingham , being on his way home , was attacked bv four men ai Crooks tie Horn , about half a mile from the Tillage , on the Hnll-road and by whom , afier some resistance , he was knocked down , kicked , and beaten in a cruel manner , when ihe villains having turned his pockets out and stolen the contents , threw their victim into the drain in a Btateof insensibility . How Mr » Boltoa subsequently got home we have not learned , but he describes two of the robbers as being dressed in sailor ' s clothes , and Btates that a third , who wore a smock-frock , he knocked down , and must have marked , as the blow was oh one of his eyes . We are sorry to add that Mr . Bolton suffers severely from ihe brntal manner in which he was treated by the rnfiians . —Hull Packet .

      Ths Ltjxttbt of Doe ? g 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 botfity , superior medical advice , on account of its expense ^ being often beyond their reach , the luxury of doing good is denied them . To snpply this , it behoves the privileged bearers of love an « i good works to cast around them , and wilh the Prophet of old to " aik for the old paths wherein is the good way , and walk therein . ' " Is there no balm in Gilead , is there no Physician

      there ?" , is a qnesiion easy of solution , and ths affirmative to h 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 . Iz is the knowledge of their right application that we want , and to attain this wemojt return to our original simplicity , and obedience to nature ' s laws . If ew fangled theories , which can only distract the attention , must be laid aside , and the wisdom of our fathers consnlted—their precepts revered , and their practise followed . This will at once enable na to rsaLze the same benefits which

      accrued to them in the blessings of a long life of happy enjoyment , when grey hairs are thB crown aad 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 ; every family should possess it , and by its constant ot occasional use , render ihe services of expensive medical practitioners unnecessary . Malice op ** The Times . "—An exposure of the " Secreta 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 . 5 . Sterge ' s contest at Nottingham whh Mr . Walter , sen . ( Mr . Walter is proprietor of the Times . ) He was also charged with haling demanded nineteen pounds from Mr . Rogers for his services at the late contest at the same town , between Mr . Gisborne and Mt . John Waiter , jnn . ; and though last , not least , with receiving from Mr . Sturge's committee the snm of £ 5-for an active agent , to trhom he only paid £ 3 , putting the remaining £ 2 into his pocket 1 In the Northern Star { Mr . O'Connor ' s journal ) ihe following answer to tht calumny appeared : —

      ** I hereby offer a reward of £ 100 , to be paid at the office of Mr . John Cleave , No . 1 , Shoe-lane , Fleet-strest , to any person who shall- satisfy any three men of any politics , all of whom shall be named by Mr . Walter , that any one angle 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 , his accusers allege that they can prove ihem- The tribunal of three shall be all chosen by Mr . Waller , and he may be one of them J " Jeabsds O'Connor "

      R Hammersmith , May 17 th , 18 M 3 . " A barrister of emiaence having been applied to , in reference to ihe charges against Mr . O'Connor made by the Times * returned for answer that the matter wa 3 libellous ; and upon that answer Mr . O'Connor commenced a civil action for libel . From that moment the Tones has persecuted him with vengeance and severity ; he has been bespattered with the dirtiest malignity and snffnsed wi * h the foulest abnse ; and to fill up the measure of revenge , the editor actually , in consequence of the Government lawyers having omitted to lay the venue in the right place , in the late Chartist trials , recommeaed fresh indictments to be drawn up , so that Mr . O'Connor might not have ihe benefit of an error which is always

      allowed oven to the most criminal prisoner- Such has been the indecent eondnct of the Times towards Mr . O'Connor : but something much worse follows . On Tunrtday 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 bv mistake , or through ignorance misrepresented a ' fl that Mr . O'Connor said ; in fact he was made to utter such sentiments that , in Westminster-hall , in our hearing , the barristers coupled bis late escape though the meshes of the law with his speech at Manchester , and deliberately set him down asa spy in tbeemploy of the Government . On the appearance of this speech Mr . O'Connor immediately forwarded a letter to the editor of the Times ,

      containing a correction of numerous false passages ; in it , but not the shgli test notice wa 3 taken of the communication ; and the harangue up to this moment , has gone forth as the veritable one delivered by Mr . O'Connor . This trick of misrepresenting a speaker 13 not new to the Times . The practice of that journal has alwajs been to make black appear white , when an adversary is m ihe 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 Bepeal , 3 ie

      would commit the treason to-morrow . What Mr . O'Connor did say was this :- " They talk of making the agitation for Kepeal treason ; why , they would have made the agitation for Reform treason had they dared to do so . Treason , indeed ? What i a whole nation to be guDry of treason ! If it was made treason to-morrow , and if my conscience , my mind , and my judgment , approved the treason , then should -I be compelled to be an open traiur in conjunction with my cenntrymen , peacefully struggling against oppression . " Mr . O'Connor did not make a single allusion to the debauched George the Fonrth ; he did not onen feis lips to speak of the Lord-Lientenant ot tne

      Ireland , nor of the Irish Secretary ; and yet 2 Vmc * reporterhasputin his mouth observations upon those persons ! Moreorer , he concludeaiis reporthy stating ihat several resolutions were passed , whereas not a single one was proposed to the meeting . Every body knows that our principles , and those of Mr . Feargus O'Connor , are , in a great measure , antagonist ; some are identical ; bnt we willnot allow pur bitterestfoeto be rilely maligned and misrepresented , while we have the power to throw the shieldt of protection around Iiim . In this business Mr , O'Connor has been scandalously treated , and we an glad of the opportunity of giving the lie to thespeecn reported in the Zfcna as the one delivered by him . It was evidently got up with the view to work ; an unfavourable impression towards Mr . U'Connor— to eet ' np another indiotment against him : —but it Jhas signally failed , and we are glad of 11 . —Weekly Dispatch ,

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      EMIGRATION . WHERE TOj AND HOW TO PROCEED . ROTES OP A 30 OB THBOTHJH A POKTIOW OP CANADA , AHD SEVERAL OF THE STATES OP NORTH AMERICA , PaUTICBLaSbLY THE STATES OF MASSACHUSETTS , BHODE ISLAND , KEW TOBK , PENNSYLVANIA , OHIO , MICHIGAN , ILLINOIS . WISCONSIN , AND NEW ; JERSEY , TJSDER 1 AK . EN WITH A VIEW OP ASCERTAINING THE DESIRABILITY , OR OTHERWISE . OF EMIGRATION ; A 7 ID TO JUDGE OP THE BEST LOCATION , FOR ENGLISH EMIGRANTS / PROM ACTUAL OBSERVATION . BY LAWKENCE PITEETHLY , of Hudderafield .

      ( Continued from outlast week' s paper . ) JOURNAL—DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY BET WEEK HA . MPDEN-LA . NDINGAND NEW YORK , ALSO OP LOJfG ISLAND , WITH A PORTION OF OBSERVATIONS MADE ON THE HOMEWARD PASSAGE . We soon reached Pbillipston . Pickskill , Coldwell Landing , and Cboton , from whence the water is brought in what they term an aqueduct , but which is in reality a kind 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 waterwork . It is formed of brick , cemented together , and covered with a thick coat of composition , -which , as I was informed by a Bcientific gentleman onboard , time renders more hard .

      Colenel Conrtland lives near the meuth of the Croton Creek , or rather-where it was ; it being-now entirely conveyed in the newly constructed canal to New-York , a distance from the source « f abent 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 Catskilx Mountains to Croton the scenery is lofty and truly enchanting ; from thence it becomes less lofty , bnt continues most pleasing to the eye . ;

      Sing Sing , is an immense States' prison , and is built cloae upon the river ' s edge , it being three and a half miles across at this place ,-and we being near the opposite bank , the prison had a peculiar appearance in tae-distance . I was told that a large portion of it was built of white marble ; and its white appearance seemed to corroborate the ; information . Tats 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 ) , in 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 proof 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 trade are instructed In some useful brunch . A large bmlding , at some distance from the male prison , has been recently erected , and is called the Matron ' s house . The matron had under' her instruction and charge seventy-six female prisoners .

      A little lower is the depot of the intended railway by the southern part of the SUte , in a north west direction , to Dunkirk , on Lake Erie , about 100 miles southwest of Buffalo ; and where the interest In the line from Albany to Buffalo , by the citizens on the north and those of the south of New York State , is likely to caase 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 tfeis immense undertaking have any chance of being elected ; to the House of Representatives , whatever be their talents or politics . This depot is earned a great distance into the river , and presents a novel appearance . It is twenty-six mileB above New York . Whether it ia intended to carry it to the east banks of the HudBon I could not ascertain ; the probability is strong that it will be so continued , and onward to the city .

      A seat cottage on the verge of the river wsa pointed out to me as the residence of the famous Washington Irving . Near to this is an elegant house , the residence of Judge Cousins ; and opposite to those , on the right bank cf the rivor , stands Fenytown , in New Jersey-Here the Pallisadoea commence ; which are a range of perpendicular rocks 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 , bnt who bad been a number of years in the States , ' was very useful in pointing ont 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 he was the owner of a number of steamers and other ships ; that he was proprietor of one half of New burgh , ' besides other extensive and valuable property .

      We 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 ibe whole of the Island is laid out in streets , avenue ? , < ka , as described in this journal when speaking ol New York and its vicinity , We passed Manhattontille , about eight miles from New York ; also Ball's Ferry , on the New Jersey side 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 aguB .

      We landed in New York at six o'clock , and I found , at Mr . Rewcastle's , a package of letters , newspapers , patterns , 4 c ., frem bone , brought over by Christopher Tinker's wife . I then went to William Bradley ' s , -who informed me that Tinker's wife bad gone westward ; and that Christopher Wood and his wife , from Honley , near Huddenfield , had arrived the day previous . A man went with me to find them . Tae ? bad , howevu , proceeded on their way to Albant by the jacket , which started at five o ' clock , and which of course passed us ia the river . We met a numier 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 . "

      Sunsat , 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 . darkson , who . j bad arrived from Bradford during my western tear . ' Here again I was unsuccessful . I lfcfta note at Werswick ' s for Peter BusB « y and

      the Messrs . Eowarth ' s , from Manchester . Mr . Wors--wick and others , among whom was Mr . Howartb , came and spent the evening with me , and I fonnd the latter gentleman to be a strenuous Corn Law Rapealer . He had brought me a second packet of letters , containing a full acceunt of the proceedings of the turn-outs , the plug drawing , the riotsj &c , in Britain . I first heard ef these occurrences when at Buffalo ; and when at Rechester , I Baw a copy .-uf the Manchester Guardian , which contained very little else but an account of the disturbances .

      Monday , 26 th . —I received a latter from Dr . Smyles , informing me that he had received two Northern Stars from John Leech ; and he would have sent me them , bat 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 the Doctor ' s care . I called with the Doctors letter of introduction upon Mr . Mackenzie , and found him exceedingly polite ; but having then little time , niy visit was short . He , bowever , made me promise to repeat it the first opportunity . I next went , by appointment , to meet James Walker and Geoige Rodgers , who had come from Wappinger's Creek . I got an order from Walker npon James Haliday for a specific purpose . After some explanations , they proceeded homeward by the steamer . Hallidsy had gone to Canada with a few others , who had each obtained a grant from the English Government of 100 acres of land <

      I next made a fruitless attempt to find a friend , late of Huddersfield ; however , in my way I had the pleasure of passing through Fulton market , and over a fine portion of the city , which 1 had net before had an opportunity of seeing . This I considered full compensation foi my disappointment I then again called upon Mr . Mackera-e , and spent two very pleasant hours witb that far-famed gentleman , whose deeds in the late struggle for lndepsndei . ee made by the Canadians will be handed down to the latest posterity As I anticipated , I found him a well-informed man , and pure democrat : fully aware cf certain English

      agitator ' s quibbling politics ,, and possessing a clear knowledge and perfect abhorrence of the damnable 3 Jalthnsian 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 country any valuable aid , it would be impolitic to quarrel with them . To his view 1 most cordially assented , instead of quarrelling , as Mr . Dnrand , at Chicago , said Mr . Mackenzie and I should , ;! 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 beard him speak in the House of Commons , and was much pleased with

      Tuesday , 57 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 Mi . KewcsiUe and myself in his baggy to Long Island . We crossed the east river at Williamsbcrgh , -where Mi . RewcaBtie introduced me to Bome people recently arrived from Huddersfield . Proceeding onward we crossed some marshts , but in general the land was tolerably good , and well cultivated . We pa&sed near the BBore of the east rivet , the shore was most irregular and formed some fine bays . The opposite shore had a rich diversified appearanceratter fiat . Flvshisg is a neat Utt ' e place , being

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      however situated on : the verge of a large marsh , and near a river ( so called ) which is in reality an arm of the sea , which divides the island from the wain land . Here at FLCSHIXG jare some excellent botanical and otaer gardens ; also echotls for instruction in botany . Toe only objection to living in this place is the large marsh which mast be injurious to health . Darkness overtook us before we reached Mr . Cornell ' s father ' s , at ¦ who se farm we staid all night . Wednesday , 28 th .--I rose at break ofj day and got to the topmost point ] in the neighbourhood . The surrounding conntry is rather flat , yet has a very irregular and undulating surfate . I bad a view of the east river with its sloping and wooded banks , and also" of the mainland , with New ROCHELLE . and the handsome

      monument erected in memory of that prince of politicians . Thomas Paine , who , during his Utter years , lived upon an estate here , given him fls a grant for .-his great services during the War of Independence , and who died and was buried at this place , from whence Mr . Cobbett removed j his bones to England ; My lameness prevented me from accompanying Messrs . Rewcastle and Cornell in an early shooting excursion . They wer « riot however very successful . After breakfast they took ! another tour , while I converged with the family , which consisted of Mr . and Mrs . Cornell , with their only unmarried daughter , and Mr . C ' s , brother . They were plain in dress and ; demeanour , and withal very homely . The form which they occupy conslsis of about 200 acres . Mr / John O . j the present

      proprietor , who is sixty-seven years of age , did not knew how long the jfamily had been in possession of it I felt great surprise to hear this in a newly inhabited country ; for such it must be considered . The land seemed of a middling quality and in good condition , with , as is veryjgeneral , a good orchard , and pasturage . The butterjwas 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 ef timber ; they only having what they considered necessary for fuel , enclosing , farming implements , building , &c . After witnessing their homliness ,- cleanliness , and comfort , seeing Mr . C ' s . brother dresstd very plain , and walking in the garden at an early hoar without shoes or stockings ;

      having a long tete a tete with Miss C who is a very amiable young lady ; and ascertaining that fi fteen bushels of wheat t » the acre was considered an average crop ou this and neighbouring farms , my friends drove me to take a glimpse at Mr . Cobbett'a farm , which haying viewed , and found our time would not permit me ! as I bad intended , to visit his friend Mr . Tread well , we proceeded by a new courBe 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 the island . We crossed the

      city by the same ferry by which we had gone to the island . Toll was here demanded , a case I had not met with any where 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 ent-r the ends of the : pier ou both sides , wbich 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 us , I imagined we were waiting for them to move forward in order to get upon the •* flit ;" When to my surprise ihe whole moved off , and we were speedily on the other , side by the aid of steam .

      In passing along from this ferry , ssy two and a half or three miles from Front-street , the number of grunters ( hogs ) were immense ; and such filthy bogs 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 . Crollas and Dugins , and I accompanied him to Mrs . Duglns ' 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 Dngins , who performed admirably upon the piano . I was delighted with the sweetness of the music , and the correctness of the expression of the | language of somo of the Scotch songs , witb which I had been acquainted from infancy . They also played some of the beat English airs . An engagement compelled we to leave this charmiBg efrcle , just when Mr . Clarkson was about to join in the music with bis vlolincello .

      A brother of the captain of the Great Western joined the company a little before my departure . Thursday , 29 th . —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 maidi > taid at the house with me , agreed to join in laying in provisions ; 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 , ggfnt for the Shaker village , NEW Lebanon , from Mr . Daniel Fraser . The ; package contained also a letter to Mr . Oastler , and at to Mr . John Harvey Sadler , together with a Shaker book . The remainder of this day was occupied in preparing for my departure .

      Friday , 30 th . —I obtained some important information respecting the manner in which . emigrants are treated by swindlers professing to be agenta for shippers to the far west ; and hew passengers bad often to pay double , andjeven treble fare , and this even twice over , in consequence of being imposed upon . Mr . W . L . MackeuBie called upon me and introduced me to a Mr . Chaloner , one of the exiled ' Canadian patriots , who bavingjmade bis escape from Van Dieman ' s Land , had-just arrived at this port . He had been two and a half years injthe penal settlement . ' He is a stout man , and has a noble snd graceful appearance , free and open in his conversation , and joined with Mr . Mackenzie

      in a warm expression of kinu wishes towards me . Mr . Mackenzie said that were he in England , Sir Robert Peel should have his best support ; and that the tariff and other measures paesed since he took office were the best that could be 'devised under existing circnmstaaces . He called the present" a strong governuient ; " 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 apatby and lack of energy in the Canadians , comparing them to the people of Wales , who had sacrificed that excellent man John Frost ..

      1 may here observe that Mr . Cnaloner had not seen Mr . Frost , they having been in different colonies . Mr . Mackenzie jsaid that the Receiver General of Canada bad 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 . Mr . M . also observed that the Government were now exceedingly anxious to conciliate the Canadians , for many reasons ; not the least of jwhich was their contiguity to the States ; nor was the necessity for drawing troops off to the East Indies and China no 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 Mtb ; 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 . Maaquereer for Mr . Finch , of Liverpool . Mr Dixon , formerly of Almond bury , near Huddersfield , called , and communicated some useful information . He took letters from me to Lovejoy's Hotel for Mr . Anaersdta , of Chicago , and Dr . Smyles , which Mr . Armourer , of Illinois , bad engaged to take . After a number of persons had waited upon me te 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 . Mainish brought the biscuits , flour , rice , &c . &c ., and convoyed other goods in his cart to the ship . Mr . Clarksou promised to procure me some important information respecting the transportation of emigrants ; his friend , however , was too bnsily 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 , Huddenfield , Scotland , &c . accompanied me and assisted to put my stores en board . This done , we returned to meet aoraefrieni ! a at the Sampson steamer , } which was engaged to take ibe passengers from Whitehall to the ship , and to tug her out

      of the bay . Wm , Asfcton , of Bainsley , had engaged to come to England with me , but by some blunder he had paid to go by : the Rochester on the following Monday . I also met Peter Bussey , who had just received any note in time to enable me to see him . Henry Jacobs , late of Huddersfield , witb otb 6 rs , came to pay i their respects . We left the quay soon after one , p . m , j and speedily reached , and was lashed to , the South America , and soon hauled from among the other ship * ping , and proceejlirg on our way . The fiay was fine ;] and vast numbers : crowded 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 quantitievthe auctioneers having premises suitable . The goods ; are 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 clock work ; two auctioneers Bide by side ; the ) one writing while the other ' s tongue wags with such velocity that from five ; to ten minutes is the utmost stretch of time he can gabble , when he is

      fairly run down , j The one who has been writing , seeing his compeer at the last gasp for a little breath , exchanges the book for the hammer , aad his tongue in turn is instantly in motion ' , and speedily attains' an equal degree of velocity ; and ; bo en they gt » the round of their catalogue at railway speed * Of course the goods are sold to merchants and drapers ot other tradesmen aa the case may be ; the fact being , that many tbefutand pounda or dollars , change hands in a very few short time . Daring the time that one of 1 ur hoiui knights of the hammer are preparing an article for sale the Americans would knock down ten .: The < fOTftti m must 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 on the left , and tbe East River , witb the States '

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      Prison , Williamsburgh , and City of Brooklyn en ocr right , with Gibbet Bedlows , ami Governors Islands , witb their strong fortresses . Stateri Island was before us and to the right of this was the Quarantine Station , with the College , or Hospital , to which all passengers are compelled to pay a dollar when leaving Liverpool , as before mentioned , which must raise an iramense revenue , on » tenth of which cannot be expended in aid of the sick Who enter the place . Great abuses are connected witb ibe establishment . Situated npon this Island is a splendid buildfag called tke " Sailors' Home ; " and on the heights is » very strong fortification , called tble Fortress of tb . 8 Narrows , or Richmond Fort , withja large bastion on the water ' s edge , and 6 telegraph station . On the Point of Long Island , opposite , stands Fort Lafayette , with

      its bastions . It is a nobte-looking plaee . and , in conjunction with others , gives complete defence to the city , and imparts an air of grandeur most imposing . The Narrows are about two miles across . On leaving the Narrows , we soon erossed the Bir , and paasad Coney Island , on the south shore of Long Island , whitib may be seen fnpon { the map . Beting flat , and at a considerable distance , its appearance was to us uninteresting ; indeed , nothing of an ordinary bind couid interest me , after leaving the bay , view of the city , && !¦ The captain of the tag steamer treated Mr . R 9 wcastle , ( whom he knew ; and who accompanied me as far aa the steamer went with as , ) myself aud others , to some excellent champaigne , of which I merely tasted ; the state of my leg and the doctor ' s commands forbidine me to do more .

      Mr . Roche . with his clerk and some of the passengers quarrelled respecting the berths See . The berths had been engaged , in many instances , by two or three parties , each of which demandedj 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 jfsund them choked up , with a very small aud awkward hatchway by a ladder ; which ws , s tbe only entrance to and the only aperture by which to admit either light or air ; and excepting at the bottom of the ladder , the place was a perfectly dark hole , crammed with , luggage and crowded with human beings , apparently doomed to be smothered in a dungeon . A curse upon the owners , agents , captains , and others , who treat their fellow creatures in a manner so inhuman I

      Next a stir was kicked up with some rogues who had hid themselves on board without payment of fare ; aud while an attempt was being made to force one of them upon the steamer , for tbe purpose of being taken back to New York , he knocked idown Mr . Roche ' 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 jof some and annoyance of us all during the passage ; for the fellow proved te be a complete ruffian , and roobed and plundered many of the passengers before we reached Liverpool . Many such villains make a practice of stswing themselves among the goods and going between the ports for tbe express purpose of living on the plunder iand robberies they can commit upon the passengers .

      At dusk we had reached Sandthook , a fl * t point on our right , shaped like a book , 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 place before . We wore accompanied by the Mediator , bound for London . She was also tugged j 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 jus a few yards they saluted U 3 with three hearty cbeera , which we responded to . !

      I had now an apportunity of witnessing the dreadfully crowded state of my department of tbe ship ( the second cabin ) and observed that jin that small place four additional berths had been fixed which projscted into the middle of tbe floor , and { thus the space left for provisions , luggage , 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 three tiers deep so as to leave it next to impossible to get into our berths ; certainly , such a medley and jumble 1 had never witnessed on sea or land . Aftjar a severe struggle , and aided by Mr . Woodman , I managed to get to bed ; any attempt to reach our provisions would have been futile . j

      Sunday , 2 u < 1 . —Morning fine , but a frightful scene presented itself on board . Luggage of all kinds as described above in a heterogenous mass presented itself as the glimmering light broke in upon us . Tbe air from the crowded state of animate and inanimate matter was nauseous , while bad the sea been rough deatb must have ensued : as the mass must have been tossed upon young and old . Many loaves andjother provisions were destroyed by crushing and otherwise . An attempt was speedily made at arrangement byja few of the active . I sat in my berth giving directions for a short time , and then got out to lend my feeble aid All that could be , was bung upon nails just driven j in : many boxes , fee were pushed underneath tbe berths . 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 rosm not even admitting that a considerable portion ol the provisions could fee placed so as to be accessible stall ; and all having equal right there , the solution of the difficulty was a matter of no mean consequence . It was within a hairbreadth of being settled by force of arms . War was often declared , but fortunately hostilities were not commenced until after information had been given to the captain that the carpenter had invaded and taken possession of a valuable portion of our territory , and had placed ' his property thereon , and sworn vengeance againBt any one that put anything

      upoD it . The captain ordered ita removal . Tbe order was conveyed , but the gallant carpenter stood to his gun ; he refused to remove it ikhen advised the passengers to take it out , which jthey were in the act of doing , when the carpenter attacked them most furiously , jumping upou his large tool chest when halfway up the ladder on its wa £ to the deck . He forced it again to the bottom , endangering tbe lives of those below . I was at tbe top pulling a rope 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 disputedjterritory . It was scon cleared and immediately occupied by three tiers of chests .

      underlings , it appeared , had been in the habit of imposing upon simple passengers . Some of ours even contended tbat this fellow bad a right to plant his box in our 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 jto be trifled with . Yet the removal only opened a more convenient passage foi the cooked provisions from the galley to the cabin , which was no less an inroad than the other ; but favours con * ferred upon a few caused it to Del tolerated After a hard struggle , about two o'clock , Mr . Wildman managed to get us a cup of tea ; 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 feet upon one chest and seated upon another , our beads 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 wind being moderate and in our favour , tbe ship proceeded delightfully—tbe motion being very little felt . j My " chum" was a Mr . Blakeley , from Frankfort , King's County , Ireland , who seemed to be a . sort of gentleman , and appeared very clean in bis 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 be jvas completely drunk . After going to bed he awore that unless silence was kept he would get up and send j them all to hell , and other horrible imprecations , which disturbed and alarmed many . I now found what a mess I had got into . f

      Monbay , 3 rd . —Though the weather was hot , and I was olose pent up in my berth , yet I slept well during the night . j I began now to see tbe advantage of tbe law of tbe States which restrains the number of passengers to the extent of room ; and felt sorry it did not apply to outward-bouud ships , as well as the inward-bound ; for here we were iu a frightful condition , [ they having crammed an immense qnantity of goods into tbe ship , and left Very little room for the passengers . I determined to write to Lord Stanley on landing , to ' say that unless his now act contained a clause to prevent 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 ontward and inward bound ships . Tuesday , 4 tb . —We have hsid another fine night , witb a favourable and stronger bretza , and we run at the rate of nine or ten knots an hour ; cur progress could not be steadier or more to ' my mind .

      I obtained some useful information respecting America and emigrants . We bad aho much discussion on politics , and furious opposition from a strong body of Dan's forces . Considerable dissatisfaction was manifested ia consequence of some persons having { obtained berths which had beeu engaged by others ! One who was thus treated waB named Hitchcock' , an aged person , of Old Bailey , London , author of a , work on brewing , priee one guinea . This gentleman had been , on business to America , and was entirely deprived o ? a berth . We saw two ships this morning to ous right , also a brig beating against the wind , apparestly bound for New York . WBDNS 3 DAT , gth . —We bftve had a favourable fereete all the night , and the ship skipa nobly along .

      In a warm political contention * this morning , the Irishmen manifested much spleen ; especially a tall , powerful man , named Macluskey , who formerly kept a public house in New-street , orBiiggate , Glasgow , and In Main-street , Gorbals , also in Glasgow . He had been to America for tbe purpose of selling watches for a Mr . Wilson , all of which he had disposed of in Philadelphia and its neighbourhood . The Irishmen having charged me with the crime of being a Chartist , a cabin passenger , who stood by , inquired if it really was so ? and being answered in the amrmative , be said he hoped I was the only one onboard . I replied that if such was his hope , I hopr d he would be so kind as to show me something better thin Cnarlism ; or at any

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      gi rV ^ iWSTW '^*^^" ^ ^^" ^ ' *~ iii 7 . Bfgf ^ iir g '' *"'''''' " * T rafco to show what there was bad in it , that I might know my erro . " a " "' be benefitted by his superior wiadom . He said . 'bat the Chartists had recently excited ] the working classes W * » ° « t "gainst their employers , and bad so far misled t £ em as to get them transported or imprisoned . I told hi . * u I had inforaiatlon quits different to what be charged against the Chartists ; which was that the Anti-Corn Law League hod so arranged matters tbat a turn-out should take place , to drive tbe Conservatives from power , and by this

      means ratarn the Wnfgs to place , pelf , and power . He said his , information was very different ; I r * plied that it might be bo ; but I now -wishoi to heir what evil there waa in the Charter . Instead , however ,

      Mr . Woses Fteldhouse . farmer , North Prairie Villa , Milwalkey County , informed me that Judge Doty , governor of Wisconsin , was appointed by President Harrison , and obtained money to build the capital at Madison , which he failed to do but robbed the territory of 7 , 00 c dollars . He established " Mineral PoiNI and Gbeen Bat- Banks , both of which failed . Ha then made over alt his property to a friend , ot friends , and is now Whig Governor of WISCONSIN . Doty was one of the first settisrs at G-REEN Bat , near tbe head of Lake Michi&a ? t .

      It is a rather curious circumstance that the same persons who cheered us with their music from the Swanton , which accompanied the Albania up the Irish Channel , should return on boar * the South America , to cheer us on our wuy home again . They were persons who had been employed at aomeiion werks . near Crompton , in Derbyshire ; and after going as far as Pittsburgh and Cinncinati , and failing to find employment , were returning home again . They stayed at Kaox ' s , 16 $ , Front-street , directly opposite * Mr . Rswcastlo ' a '; aud in the evenings we generally had a musical treat , as they kept the windows open . I shall have something to say of this Euox in another place . Let him be avoided . Robert . Anderson , and Earnshaw and wife , who sailed from Liverpool to Boston with me , stayed at Knox ' a in going west . They attempted to play them a trick .

      A person named Gordon in the same street professes to supply passengers with stores , and , in their absence , feo put them up honestly for them ; but takes car © to keep back the most valuable portion . This I was informed of by several who wer « sufferers-. Another discussion took place this evening , and some of tbe cabin passengers came to listen , in order to have a laugh at our folly . They , however , entered into it , witb the kind inteutiea , 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 humble way . Some of them said that the Catholics placed their earnings iu the power and often in the hands of tbe priests . This affjrded me an opportunity to remark upon what 'the country was when under Catholic rule , and what it is under Protestant rule . How the foimer kept the poor , built end repaired the ehnrcbes , and kept establishments where the weary traveller could

      rest , be refreshed , and sleep free of any charge ; but now the working-classes had to erect and repair ; tha churches , keep the poor , A 3 ., while the Drfke of Bedford , and other noblemen aud gentlemen were rolling in luxury drawn from the proceeds of the : property which if it belonged to any church it mnst belong to the Catholic chnrch ; thai the 8 th Harry had disposed ef wnat was not his own , because the Pope refused to sanction his murders and other horrible crimes ; and that those who supported tbe wife-killer and his crimes were as bad as himself . One said I was a > Socialist . I said I was not ; but that I was acquainted with Mr . Owen : and as I was witb him some time before I left England , I had taken with me a letter of introduction to bis sons at New Harmony , but not having been in their neighbourhood I bad not delivered it I told them I considered Mr . Owen a mfst benevolent gentleman , but I was not one of his disciples . Our discussion was kept up at great length * and witb very considerable interest .

      The remarks made by me on tha Catholics brought rae into considerable favour witb 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 Bir , which was dense to a frightful degree ; this , with the . boisterous weather we had , and bad habit of body from unsuitable food , fee ., confined me to my berth . ( To be conlinwd . J

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      It will be recollected some three or four seasons since a desperate affray took place at Egbam races between the privates of the 45 th Regiment , then quartered at Windsor , and the hordes of thimbleriggers aud other thieves who are the invariable frequenters of gatherings of that character . The thieves , however , at that time , goticonsiderablv " tha worst of it-, '' and ever since that period the same respectable , fraternity , whether at Egham ot 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 m garrison at Windsor , who may be permitted by their respective Colonels to vieit the races either on Eghammead or at Ascot-heath .

      On Thursday last several of the privates of the 2 n < I Regiment of Lite Guards , and nearly half of tha privates comprising the 2 nd battalion of the Grenadier Guards , had leave of absence to proceed to Asoot . In the course of the day several soldiers got robbed and plundered ( having only themselves to blame for their folly ) by hundreds of thimbleriggers with which the courso swarmed in all directions . A . considerable number of rows , upon » minor scale , consequently occurred during the days , but , the police being present , theso comparatively little emeute ; were soon suppressed . Iu the evening , however , shortl y after seven o ' clock ( the police having been just withdrawn in consequence of the departure of all the respectable 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 tor the assembling of some 300 or 400 of the greatest scoundrels upon the heath , consisting ef 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 snuff

      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 aa hour CduriDg which time many of the Gipsies and low vagabonds were deprived of their weapons , which were turned against themselves ) , the " red coats" came off the victors , but not until the limbs of several on both sides had been fractured . One strong and powerfully-made Gipsy , known as King Jemmy , had his arm broken between the wrist aHd 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 purses and shawls . Several of the Foot Guards werebeaten ' ( overpowered as they were by numbers ) till they ' Were totally insensible . One , named Wilson , had Mb 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 ribs and other parts of the body , while

      struggling with their assailants on the ground ) , that ii wiH be a loDg time before they are fit for duty . It appeared to be the object of the scoundrels , ia the first instance , to single out individuals ( and every person with a red coat , whether- taking part or not 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 ho was half dead and incapable of resistance . At last , however , the soldiers managed to collect & portion of their scattered forces , and drew up in a line on tbe confines of the heath . This movement put a stop to any farther attack on the part of the thieves who then left , and thus the affair ended .-:

      Had it not been for the disgraceful disturbance on Thursday a great Duraber . of the 2 nd Life Gnarda would have been permitted to visit the races on this day % . but Colonel Reid very judiciously , under the circumstances , refused to grant "leave of absence" to . the great majority of those who applied to him for that favour . Those few who were allowed to lease Windsor for Ascot yesterday had strict commands not to be absent from the barracks after sevea o ' clock last evening . A large body of the Coldstream Guards had leave to attend the races this day .

      We know that a large party of the swell-mob and the thimblerig and E . O . table fraternity remained in Windsor daring the wlwle of yesterday , being afraid to venture on tha course aa soon as they learned that about 200 oi the Coldstream regiment had leave of ahaenc « to attend theraeesj . these fellows -wisely , perhaps , imagining that aa they Would most likely get their deserts , it was far better to make themselves rather " scarce" in the vicinity of the course , than to risk another questionable victory . "Discretion , " in such a case , "is indeed the better part of valour . " _ It may-be , perhaps , but an act of justice to mention-that the two regiments above referred to have , daring the period they have been quartered at Windsov , conducted themselves in the . most goldiexlika and praiseworthy manner .

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      Serious Affray At Ascot.

      SERIOUS AFFRAY AT ASCOT .

  • 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-ncseproduct807/page/3/