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      TO LIBERTY . 7 * re thee liberty , I lore Thr sweet aDd ma « ie nxme : « ejt spirit of tie spheres above . " Whose high resounding fame p ^ gjjims the efcUd of heaven ' s race , p ^ t feorn of nmtnre , free i , jir that mores through boundless space In rist eternity . I low thee when thy might is felt , iad tyrants feel the rod ; yfaea he who ne ' er for mercy knelt , Ii bumbled at thy nod . ^ ben justice heralds thee along , And point * to scenes of -woe ; Thy b&nner floating e ' er the throng , Froa whom the ills all flow .

      t sere thse , spirit , bettor still , When scenes of strife are o ' er ; ^ bo » despoU know a people ' s will , And ewn thy mighty power . YToea laurels deck thy Tictor brow , And peace to men is given ; ¦ RTieu blessings smile on all below , And triumphs song in heafen . W . H . Cljfton

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      HYMKS FOR WORSHIP : without Sectarianism , sad adapted to * he present state of the Church ; wish * tfXt ° * Scripture for each hymn . Josht a Hojsos , Market-street , Leeds . ^ ij ttle klHc wiU supply a desideratum which wj ^ n seTer elj felt ; tb . ewa . ut of & proper hymn wfc 0 fill HP ^ e sP ? ee anally devoted to singing ^ the Sunday meeucgs of the people . We feel rLjf ^ tly sfsnred that when ever it i 3 known it will ; lL u » sce into general use . . We give one hymn j £ Zamp le of ii « koo * — GOD Wlli ATXXGX OPPB-SSSIO * . w lbe robbery of the wicked shall destroy them ; j ^ ju they refuse to do judgment . " —Proverbs

      The sacred truth explore , Ye hamble Tirtnons poor J Toe lords of labour ! these are they , The neeiy who deToar . They icar the face of earth ; Tb « 7 take *« rigfet ol birth Prom those whom , with insulting power , They doom to toil and dearth . The fulness of the land They bold within their hsnd ; Boffii ^ e from those -whom God declares Tfceir brttkren , tbey demand . Bat socn their race shall end , And liberty descend From Heaven above , when truth and lore Stall righteousness defend .

      The hymns are all of the same character—genuine wee ? ini genuine Chartism . There is no humbug , Bor urj theological sectarianism in them . The ippmyate l £ Xts over each hymn will also be found Tffj c oBTeuieut to lecturers , directing them to proper acitoes of discourse , and sometimes suggesting nbable ideas . TBE COLD WATER CURE TESTED 3 or the Hydropathic Treatment of Diseases established by the combined testimonies of actual expe rie&ee asd of the most eminent Medical Men , p&raralarly of the present day . London : J . Ci £ i * s , Shoe-lane , Fleet-street .

      Aks , for doctors , druggists , and dispensing che-Ktts 1 Taey may write ichabod" upon their waiters , and "Othello ' s occupation ' s gone" oxer iarsii op doors . Hydropathy bids fair to rout them fairly from the fit-Id . And -what is Hydropath y * is liteJy enough to be asked by many of onr readers , ltisa system of curing " ail the ills that flash is iar to . " without any other sori of medicine than Ccdd Wuer , fresh air , aim exercise . And though ibt i&terntid may affect to sneer and laugh at the ¦ Bjiitdty of the means reeoicinended , it will—as titalcaiate—prove no joke lor the doctors in-the lag run : for the testimonies adduced on behalf cf Sb ample and inexpensive process are so many Acd B < anline that we perfectly accord with the RfflBcms of the Editor of this little treatise ,

      that" 5 he time has gene cy frten the blessings derivable baa nch a source could be rendered nugatory by callis ; sp the mere * monsters and chimeras dire' which jnjadice , iraorance , and malice are too apt to employ to » cethod starts up likely to plunge into proper ta&spt ££ d issisoifieance the practices they support . En besntifcl in theory is that science which would tadi ts v > regard Providence as bestowing the means droevricg t-.- 'th wherever it has caused the fountains to rerin ? cr the streams to run ! How much more

      teadfni if perfectible in practice . It resains a duty » i& ill perfozs—if in htalth , as philanthropists ; if in feem , as reasonirg trettcrts holding God ' s gift of life ¦ Bed tai invaluable—to seareh out reasons for and West Hydrcpitby ; and not to be misled into contecng it simply because it does not rqnare exactly * fch preconceived EOtions of the value of medicine er Boer , or the dicta of professors ar . d members of & 7 » 1 Colltres . To examine B&enuously , earnestly , ad fta nmids ready to embrace the imOi . is the task difi . "

      To all , then , who wish to know the art , mystery , *** xad history of the Water Cure we recemmend the reidiij of this pamphlet , in which , for sixpence , «^ y b » Tethe pith and bejtow of all that has been std ui done upon the maiter , inclcding all the De * arj dcuib and practical directions for ope-** Btg in a great variety of most uncomfortable *»« 8 of body .

      THE STANDARD TEMPERANCE LIBRARY , edited by Dr . F . R . Lees , editor of the National Ttmperaa : * AdTocate . and author of the Prize % ay on Dent , xiv ., 26 . ; fee . London , Biitt » iB , 11 , Paternoster-roH-. « e knew not that we have ever Been so pai » ma of really valuable—or , more properly , arilufcls reading for so small a sum of money as is y& tSsred . The numbers of -which the b » ok conj = £ s i » TOg been published as finpplemeiits to the laapensce Advocate , a . weekly cewspaper devoted ^ tte ptat wort of Te&p * rance R-sfura , and to ^ = t- D- * - Lees has devoted Us strong powers ofciind ^ B 03 exciusiTely for many years . The work before r . wifcetion of rare and valuable documents

      KHBnfie . E ^ dical , historical , and critical tending «* 'fe fclnndaiion , establishment and ronfirmation « it ? erea ; principles of Temperance . Tr ; ey exhibit » . aaotm of laborious research on the part of the « •' - » no : easy to be estimated ; as most ^ tea are ^^ ^ j , for t ^ s ch ea p . i . ijj ? fcrm cf access must hsve remained ~ xi- a zl ' -- ^ y ° Dd the reach of ordins-• ' JX-KiTs : the medical series c onsisting of -y- ^' -s 0 ., or extracts trom , the works of emiaent ^ . ^ c : &as cuiiEJ 5 he lait two ceninries in favour . ^ rfstotaiiss : , and on the curative powers of waier ; g ^ amg the celebrated essays of Doctors Smith , 2 y ~;^ V B- jy ^ ard , Cne-yDe , Beddoes , Darwin , .. « , &e . \ r isc ^ Tjg- es alto a history of , snd . » A - ^ T tulious Barcieniars r ^^ rx ^ . ihip the srstem

      . < insr : 5 m , or cold water cure , which is cow " *~ f ? iJ much no : a € in the wor , d . The critical ^^ conti- ^ 5 a very lar ^ c amount of most in-5 ^ T * - £ ! H ! a ^ iti ° il od the nature of ancient tjjg ~ r , * - 'aI = ? ace forbids us to cite extracts from Ujjr *" i -n-erd , ihoulu we find it easy to W ^? * ^ ni-ch lies before us , all excellent , j ** -ur . ; re £ : ir : s chitSy to those who read for Wrf e ?' - * a : perance lecturer , —no minisj agl 2 tiJ ^ ?' r ~ Iisr itiised auy man who feels the pj ~ = « w = ich every man oaght to feel in this ^^ T j / f ~ * " social and moral questions can be ^~ V "us book : is absjiuteiy as indispensable as 1 « £ ar mag ; necessary thing . ^ JW ? 1 THE MILLIONS AND OTHER f ^* . BY BENJAMIN STOIT . Hobs-•" MiC'jlexa , n-. ar iiinchester .

      Tary neatiy got up little volume ; chiefly of ^*^« poetry : and ic c-st of which ii poetrytf i&r- j ^ S 1 wad die which is bat too »» hb ; Si ., lie P Qblie t « tween splendid WV ™ «^ ed ty thai csme , as though it had ES sLJrl 21011 of ^ muses - Several of these * & > e ! 'r ^ ^ Te at dJffarent periods occupied onr wifc sLf ^ - They are here collected , and , llt jT J a pieces , form a very pretty volnme , k *« 2 ?*!? nof a W 0 lking man , who wafiMTei * oi rf tu 70 ^ 1 the" Pr ^ ncfs of the nnoke and stt ^^ caester , bnt whose cultivation of the j ^« mne shames that of many who hare bad Wantages * ad maie great pretensions .

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      HOLBEPIBTH . -Tricks ct the " Flagce " . For some time back a corrwpoEdence ha ? been curried on between the Chartists of Holmfirth and some of the members belonging to the Anti-Corn-Law Repeal Association of that place respecting a discussion on the question of the repeal of the Corn Laws . The Chartists , after receiving three letters from their opponents , one of them signed by Mr . George Robinson , Secretary to the Repeal Association , and stating hia wUlinjaiess to meet Mr . David Boss , and with him discuss the question at issue , ventured to publish a placard fixing the discussion to to take place in the Town Hall . HolmSrtb ,

      on Friday , the third instant , where Mr . Ross wonld attend to maintain , against hia opponent , first—That a Repeal of the Corn Laws , so far from improving the condition of the labouring poor , will only confer power noon that class of the community which has already , by theintroduction of machinery , abridged the comforts , and impoverished the condition of the labouring millions . Second , That the parties now seeking for such repeal of the corn laws , are not actuated by high and patriotic desires and intentions towards all classes of the community ; but aT © rather seeking their own excluBiveand especial advantage at the expense of the rest . The discussion being thus before the public , Mr . George Robinson , with a friend or two , met the Chartists on

      Monday the 1 st ins * ., at the Shoulder of Mutton Inn , Holmfirth , for the purpose of making proper arrangements for proceeding with the same at the appointed time . It should be remembered that the Chartists had taken the Town Hall on their own respoBsibiiity in consequence of the Leaguers haricg previously refused to have any thing to do with the expence . ' It appears they had now got it into their heads by some means or other , that there was not likely to be any loss attending the expsnee of the Hall , and they wished to go at one half the expence , and have 300 tickets , and the Chartists the same number . This appears fair enough if unaccompanied with any unfair condition ; but in the true spirit of the faction , their fair

      offer was rendered odious by the condition with which it was accompanied . The Chartisis who had been at all the toil and trouble of bringing the affair into its present state of forwardness were to have 300 tickets a 9 well as the Leagners , and to have the benefit of all the surplus tickets , if any ; but should the Chartists have et / ld all their three hundred tickets before the L « aguers had Bold theirs ; the Chartists were not to be allowed to sell any more , until all the tickets of their opponents had been disposed of . With these conditions , the Chartists refns * d to comply . The consequence was that no arrangement was agreed on for proceeding with the discussion . The next that was known of the irtention of the Leaguers was by placards being posted ,

      stating that no one connected with the committee of the anti-Corn Law Association of Holmfirtb , had had anything to do with the getting up of the disous-? ion advertised by the Chartists to take plaee on the o ' . h Tnst ., in the Town Hall , and no onebelon > ing to that party would attend to take part in the proceedings . They the ( Leaguers ) could * ypend their time better ; thfo placard was signed George Robinson } secretary to the Holmfirth Repeal Association . The Chartists issued a counter placard stating that they had letters in their possession signed by Mr . G . Robinson himself , which would prove that the Leaguers hsd had something to do with thejjfitting up of the discussion ; that Mr . Ross wonld no the Town Hsll at the time appointed ; ibat theietters

      of the Learners would be read at the meeting , aud every working man was emphatically called upon to be at his post . The meeting took place accordingly , and by eight o ' clock on ihe 5 th inst . the Hall was well filled with an anxious and expectant audience . Mr . William Cunningham was unanimously elected to the chair . The chairman , on opening the bnsiness of the meeting , entered into a Bomewnat lengthy detail respecting the correspondence that had taken place between the Leaguers and the Chartists . After which , Mr . Bicns read three letter ? which had been received from the party representing the Learners . Hr . James Bird * eJl then came forward and made some statements , the intention of widen appeared to be to vindicate

      his own party ( the Leaguers ) from the charge of incensisten ? y , which he could not bu : feel " ouldrest upon them from the tffect , thas , the remarks of the Chairman , and the letters which had been r ? ai were calculated to have upon the minds of the p = oo ! e . Bat what he h » d to say seemed to have so lutle effect upon the meeting , that he was requested by Mr . Ross , and afterwards by one of his own pany to sit down , with which rrqaest he at last compiled , and by doiDg ? o . gave great satisfaction to all para . , s . The Chairman then introduced Mr . David Ross , who was received with the most rapturous applause . Mr . Ross commenced bis address with a right good will , like or-e who knew his work , and was willing to do it . His ucrk was to give the death blow to faction ,

      and well he played his part . He smashed the- hollow arguments of the Leaguers to Bhreds . lie stripped cif the veil with which they hide their deformity from the pubHc gaze , and left their naked ¦ ugliness exposed to thescorn and indignation of au insulted and impoveriFhed people . He contrasted the life of the agricultural labourer , and the fartory slave , and by the most convincing argument proved that God and nature intended the land as the proper field for the labour of man . He taught the people that their interests were distinct from the interests of faction ; that their strength is in the combination of numbers and intellect . No report could do justice to hi 3 speech ; near upon two hours did he convince with his reasons and chanfc with his eloquence .

      The on ? y interruptions he received were from the cheers of his delighted hearers . He has won golden opinions from the democrats of Holmfirth , and long may he live to eDJoy them . When hs sat down the hall echoed and re-echoed rvith thunders of applause . The applause having rabsided he said it would give him pleasure to answer auy qnestioD that might be asked him by any gentleman except those who had denied their own placards . With such gentlemen he would hold no conversation , lest they should deny to-morrow what they had said to-day . —Jir . Abel Hincbcliff who bad been taking notes all the time , here stood up and said , as he had nothing to do , either with the letters which had been read or the placards , he hoped the Chairman would eive him

      permission to ask Air . Hoss a few questions . He tHen began to read from his note book , prefacing every separate not * with , " Mr . Ross says . " But Abel is a man very slow of speech , and he imposed such a tax upon the patience of the meeting , that no assembly in the world could be foHnd long to endure without being liable to the charge of rebellion . Sometimes he wonld be a minute or two in making out a line of hia notes . Then some one would cry good hnmouredly , " Now , Abel lad , spell it , gtt on . " If he happened to give utterance to a sentence , the cry was , ** Well done , Abel lad , thou art giving it them now ; go on , lad ; thou does well . " Abel blushed not , he flinched not , but hammered away at his own pace , which made some one crv out , " Tnou

      art the best cast metal orator tnat ever I saw in my life . " This scene lasted half an hour ; and was to the meeting as a rich dessert to a feast . But as sach things may be enjoyed until they lose their relish , so it was with Abel ' s performance ;—the impatience of the meeting began to develope itself in symptoms too strong to be maintained ; and at the request of his friends , Abel sat down . —Mr . George Robinson here came forward , and was allowed to retail a little oi" the Leacue trash . Mr . Koss made s triumphant reply , and sat down amidst tha most unbounded applause . A vote of thanks being given to -Mr . P ^ e ?> and one to the chairman , the meeting broke up , highly delighted and edified with the proceedings . Correspond eut .

      CAHIilSLE . —Lectures ox Elsctricitt , Galvamsm , Electro-Magnetism and PsurMATics . — In the caurse of last week , four kcinrts r . n the above subjects hare been delivered by a Mr . William RicO&rdson , of Bradford in Yorkshire , in the lecture room of the Athenaeum . The two fir ? t lectures embraced the subjects of Electricity , Galvanism , aiid Electro-Magnetism ; and the two latter the subject of Pneumatics . The first lecture wa 3 not so numerously attended , in consequence , no doubt , of the extraordinary abilities of the lecturer , and hi 3 perfect , beautiful , and extensive apparatus , being in a great measure unknown in Carlisle ; but such was the gratification and satisfaction felt by the audience on the first evening , that the remaining

      lectures were much more numerously attended . We have no space for noticing the great variety of subjects connected with the useful and interesting sciences , on which the lecturer treated ; bat wo cannot too much praise his style of lecturing , and his convincing and beautiful experiments in illustration and demonstration of the great and important truths which he uttered . The simplicity of iangnBge , and originality of thought wbieh he displayed in his observations , rendered them at once agreeable and instructive ; and while he not uufrcquently approached the sublime and beautiful , his quaint and facetious manner of relating striking anecdotes bearing upon hi 3 subject , had a happy

      effect on the minds of his audienoe . It is not sufficient , we conceive , simply to give utterance to truths , however clear they may be to the philosophers ; but it is absolutely necessary to demonstrate those truths beyond the possibility of doubt , to the young and unthinking , so that a taste and desire may be created in their minds , for searching after useful knowledge . Mr . Richardson does this most effectually , for lie sever f&jjljyp * single experiment which he makes in ilfflBation of his subject This is what renders abstruse studies agreeable to the y « ung mind , and gives it a relish for the study of those sciences which would otherwise appear dull and Hsprofitable .

      " charming is divine philosophy ; Not harsh and crabbed as dull foals suppose . But musical , as is Apollo ' s lute . " The presence of such men ts Mr . Richardson is especially c&Ued i \ a in tfns » ge cf false philosophy and mesmeric delusion , for it is highly importu-iit to the well-being of society , that the minfe of the

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      rising generation ehculd be properly directed , so tha * they may not onl y see , and duly appreciate ¦ he great truths of philosophy , bnt be thus led " from Nature up to Nature ' s God : " leaving far behind those low and grovelling follies , which unhappily characterise the present age . 41 All nature is but art unknown to thee ; All chance direction which thou canst not see ; All discord , harmony not understood ; AH partial evil , universal good ; la spite of pride in erring reason ' s spite ; Onetiuth is clear , whatever is is right " The immortal Pope wrote those beautiful truths , bat it has been left for such men as our friend , Mr . Riohardson , to demonstrate them , and to brine them home to men ' s business and bosoms . In

      the course of the first lecture , Mr . Richardson threw out a suggestion for the consideration of the owners of coal mines , where life was so frequently destroyed from the serious effects of fire damp . Nothing more would be required , he said , than a galvanic battery , placed at the top of the pit , and a communication kept up by a piece of apparatus like that exhibited , in which was secured a piece -of platina , which being subjected to the action of the battery , would be heated to whiteness , and would at once deteot the presence of fire-damp by exploding it . The means were so simple , that there could be no excuse for not having them put into operation every morning previous to the descent of the miners , whose lives were so often endangered by the want of this precaution .

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      Sis John Fitzgerald has been appointed Governor of Bombay . Last week , two salmon were confiscated by the Mayor of Waterford , their weight having been fraudulently increased by cramming stones into the stomach . Thr Poor-law Guabdians at Cork announced , on Monday week , that they were £ 30 , 000 in debt , and that the collectors could not get the tax in . Two thousand four hundred and fifty-one Acts of Parliament have become law within the last nine years ! Every man is supposed to havo read and understood , aud to he ready to act upon the law .

      A Sufficient Excuse . —A gentleman having been called on to subscribe to a course of lectures , declined ; " because , " said he , " my wife gives me a lecture every night for nothing . " Curiocs Ancient Statutes . —Alb . —If any alehouse-keeper shall sell less than a full quart of ale for a penny , or of the small ale , two quarts for one penny , he shall forfeit for every puch offence the sum of twenty shillings . —1 st . James /• , Chap 9 . Faibs . —The King conamandeth that from henceforth neither fairs nor markets be kept in churchyards , for the honour of the Church . —13 / A Edward j ., stat , 2 , chap . 6 . Woollrn Caps . —All persons above the age of seven years shall wear uprn Sabba'h and Holy-days , upon their heiids , a cap of wool , knit , thicked , and dressed in England , upon pain to forfeit , for every day not wearing , three shillings and fourpenoe . —13 / A Elizabeth , Chap- 19 .

      Fast Dat 3 . —Whoever shall , by preaching , teaching , writing , cr open speech , notify that eating fish , or forbearing of flesh , is of any necessity or saving the soul of man , shall be punished , as spreaders of false news are and ought to be . —bth Elizabeth , cap . 5 th , sec . 40 . Pins . —Noptrson shall put to sale any pine , but only such as shall be double-headed , and have their heads soldered fast to the shank , and well smootheJ ; the shank wei shaven ; the point well and round filed , and sharpensd . —Ziih and Zoth Henry VIII ., chap . 6 . Preparations have commenced at Kew Palace for the reception of the King of Hanover and suite , who is expected to arrive in three weeks from the Continent , and will clikfly reside at Kcw during his stay .

      The New Royal summer pavillion in Buckingham Palace gardens is . we are informed , to be adorned with frescoes by Stanfield , Edwin Landseer , Eastlake , and UnwiRs , to whom a commission has been given by Prince Albert . The Monet Powuh , —Whoso has sixpence is sovereign ( to the length of sixpence ) over all men ; com mands books to feed him , philosophers to teach him , kings to mount guard over him—to the length of sixpence . —T . Carlyle . Lock Jaw . —It is rather a singular fact , that three persons re-iding within a very short dietanco of each other in Bishopweaimouth , Lave died during the last three weeks in consequence of lock jaw , arising from injuries received from trifling accident' , which , in other respects , appeared not to be attended with danger .

      Discovery of a TiPrtRARY Arsenal—Two or three days ago the constable of police belonging to the Clonghjordan station , discovered , secreted in the breast of a large ditch , and folded up carefully in flannel , rwo guns , four pistols , a bullet-mould , and a powder horn . The ^ uns and piptols were iu good order , and all well loaded , and fit for immediate use . Nenagh Guardian . An Accident happened at the office of tbeiondon Standard on Thursday eveniu ^ . which is thus snnouueed in that paper : —'' In the midst of our publication an accident has happened to our machinery , which has completely destroved two pages of the type . "

      Baptism Refused—On Fri'lay last a highly respectable gentleman , who had had five of hi = children baptized at tho Church of St . Martin ' s-in-the-Fields , by the Rev . T . Gladwin , repaired to tho same church to have the solemn rite performed on a sixch child . The Kev . C . Wray W £ 3 tho officiating roinLicr . On the spongers presenting themselves , the Rev . Gentleman , who is a Puseyite of the deepest dye , asked whether they were communicants of tho Church of England . They replied that they were not , but that they were of the Church of Scotland . Thereupon Mr . "VVray refustd to pcrfom the ceremony , and the parents were obliged to carry away their child wither its having undergone tho solemn , and , according to the belief of the Rev . Gentleman , degenerating rite of bai'tiftn . —Liverpool Albion .

      Destructive Fire at Brighton . —The inhabitants of North-street and the neighbourhood were alarmed on Sunday niorniDg , ewm aft « r Saturday's midnight , by a cry of ' * fire , " and on proceeding in the direction indicated by the light , Mr . Broad ' s candle-manufactory in Spring-garden 3 was found enveloped in flames . An engine was soon on the spot , bat eome time elapsed before a supply ot water cu . d be obtained , and when at length it was procured , tho engine was found to bo uselsss . Two otl . tr engines

      were , tnerefore , sent for from Western-road and Upper St . James's-streec , and , in the meantime a large . stock ot' candles , amounting to about 5 , 000 doiin , W& 3 iemove < Wrom from the lower part of the premise into the street . Pitsently the other engines arrived , and their hos- being added to that already on the fire-plug , a copious supply of water was obtained , and in a . quarter of an hour the flames were subdued to such an ixtent as to place the rest of the premises , and the adjoining houses , out of danger . Neither the furiiitnr ^ cor iheBtock was insured . Thn

      h ^ us e , whkh bc ' iougs to Mr . Turpen , has been injured to the extent vi ' about £ 30 J , and the total loss may perhsps be c-. itima . icd at £ 1 , 000 . In the house at the time there rra ;; about £ 30 iu gold and silver , ai . dthe coins were melted by the heat sufficiently to causo the whole to unite in a mass , but they still bear more or lets uittinctly the impression of the die . About £ 40 worth of bills were a ! eo destroyed ; but with regard to these no less will accrue , a 3 the parties , there is no doubt , vail renew their acceptances . A iarge quantity of tho candles removed from the store during the proLTf-s . ~ of the fire , as well as furniture from the adjoiui ; : ^ houses , was , we regret to say , carried off by ihe crowd .

      Baron GmNLY . —In a memoir of the late Dr . B ! .-ke , the muc ! .-respec : e < i pi-:, sician and magistrate r . f Tauntor , which appears in the last month's Chnxtian Reformer , i : is stated , " At this time ( 1793-4 ) it was thai in company with the late Mr . J . T . Halt , the late Rev . Jeremiah Joyce , author of the Scientific Dialogues , and Mr . now Baron Garney , he visited several time- ; Messrs . Muir , Palmer , and Skirving , at the huiks at Woolwich , and was instrumental in obtainiits ; for thtm a smail library before leaving this country for Botany Bay—martyrs

      to opinions which aro mow recogniz : d by the great majority of the people of this country , und which form the ba ? is of ma . iiy of our < xif . ing laws and political institutions . " This incident of " the days of hisyoucger assErance" had do doubt escaped the learned Baron ' s recoliecuon when he v / aa lately trying the youth Jones for an t < 2 \ . nco somewhat similar to ihat for which his own early friends suffered more severely , by a government which he would not now deem it becoming to stigmatize as " tyrannical . "

      Lord Cabdigan in Dcblin . —The Mercantile Advertiser contains the following curious statement : — The officers of tho 4 th Dragoon Guards , stationed in this city , with a view , as we learn 1 ' rcm a corresponcent , to take Lord Cardigan ( recently arrived in command of ihe 11 th lisss&rs ) out of the awkward position in which he is placed m general military society , iDvited him to a dinner , it being arranged that several other guests were to dine at the mess on the same evening . At tho appointed hour—seven o ' clock—a splendid banquet was prepared ; and , as bis Lordship has the reputation of extreme punctuality , the compsny were in waiting at 7 sharp . But Lord Cardigan was not there : and , accordingly , the

      dinner was delayed in momentary expectation ot his coming . However , time wore on . Tho clock struck 8 , and the company , surprised at first , became impatient . 9 o ' clock arrived , and 10 was approaching , when , according to our informant , much indignation was excited by the arrival of an orderly dragoon , with a verbal message from the noble Earl , apologizing for its inability to dine at the mess , in consequence of the awkwardness of the-stable regulations . We i ^ ive t } : i = statement as it has reached us . and as wu have heard the affair Bpoken ot iu places of public reeoit . li" the story shou'd prove grounak-f ? , or cvtn txaggerated , v , e shall be glad to do jui :: ci ) to Lord Cardigan .

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      Middle-Class Sympathy . —We take the following from a lato number of the Nottingham Review : — " A Pozer . —The steward of a . nobleis . ni , in tlie c-nti- p of this county , recommended a reduction in tho labourers' we *; e 8 , to meet the income tax ; ' then , ' said the nobleman , ' if wages are to come down , I must begin at the head first , and that person is you ' The steward , it is almost noedloss to add , was instantly mute . The wages were not reduced , but the labourers owe no thanks to the steward . ' We suspect there are few operatives in factories and manufactories of all kinds who could not bear similar testimony to the readiness of the lickspittles of all grades—overlookers , foremen , &c . to sympathize with their low wages and many privations . "

      Wonderful Escape of a Minbb . —On Saturday we j k ihree men went down an old pit at Pen-y-Ball , with a view to recommence the workings ; two of them came safe up : but as the third had put his foot into the bucket for the purpose of being wound up , the whoJi ) fell in and closed upon him . This happened a little before noon . Men from all quarters Hooked about the place to offer every assistance . irom tho insecure state of the ground , operations could not be commenced until two o'clock . An awful silence provailed , and tho systematic mana « oment adopted was beyond all praise , —the men being

      relieved every hour . About eight o ' clock at night they heard the poor fellow praying them speedily to release him , and about one o ' clock on the morning of Sunday , he was heard praying most fervently to his Maker . His friends renewed their labours with redoubled energy , and , at half-past four in the morning , ho waa rescued from his living sepulchre , after being buried near seventeen hours . He was immediately conveyed home , without bodily injury , but nearly petrified by cold ; had he been left a littlo longer , he must have perished . Str .-ng hopes aro entertained of his ultimate recovery . —Carnarvon Herald .

      Marriage of the Siamese Twins . —There are few of our readers in this cuy or in any of the principal towns in the oountry who have not seen the famous united brothers , tho Siame&e twins . They have been residing for several years past in North Carolina , where they purchased a plantation . Wo had not heard of them for a long time , when we received a letter yesterday from a correspondent in North Carolina , informing us that they had entered into a state of double blessedness . Our correspondent says— " On Thursday , April 13 th , were married at Wilkes county . Norm Carolhia , by E'der Colby Sparks , of the Baptist church , Messrs . Chajjg and Eng , the Siamese twin brothers , to Missos Sarah and Adelaide , daughters of Mr . David Yeates , of Wilka ooanty , North Carolina . " Whether the happy quadruple started on a journey to pass off the honeymoon , or remained at home , we are not informed . — American paper .

      Another alarming Fire in FoaniBr Street , Liverpool . —About one o ' clock on Saturday morning , tho policeman 011 duty in the neighbourhood discovered a fire on the premises belonging , we believe , to Messrs . Ashtoa and Gicn , boatbuilders on the Bouth side of Formby-streot , and adjoining the west wall of the fire-proof warehouses that were preserved from destruction by the groat fire in September last . The intelligence was conveyed with all possible sptod to tho Fire-police station , to Mr . Maxwell and othor gentlemen whose presence was desirable ; 1 and Mr . Hewitt , Mr . Quick , and other superintendents , with an adequate force of the Firepo'ice , firo-cn « ines , and water-carts , were quickly on the spot . Several oth ^ r gentlemen were alao in

      attendance , and rendered all possible assistance . Tho greatest acUvity was displayed by all parties , and the utmost exertions employed ; but from the Btart tho fire had obtained , and from the nature of the premisop , bein ^ the smithy , carpenters' shops , &o ., surrounded by piles of dry planks , the fire had assumed au alarming appearance , and had nigh completed tho destructiou of the premises wherein it originated before the engines could be got effectually into play . The windows and doors were burnt out , tho interior apparently gutted , and a quantity of wood do « troyed , before a sufficiency of water could bo obtained . However , some hoses were passed through through the dock wall , and planted in tho dock with great alacrity ; and in a few minutes after tho engines got into full play , its

      fury was considerably abated . By two o ' clock there was no longer any tear that it would extend beyond the premised it had ai first taken possession of , and which were now nearly demolished . The engines however , were kept vigorously at work for nearly an hour afterwards , and a littlo before three o ' clock the fira was extinguished . It affords 119 much pleasure to notice again tho efficiency and zeal of our Firepolice establishment , under tho direction of Mr . Hewitt , tho superintendent of tho establishment , assisted by Mr . Duwling , Commissioner of the Police in the absence of Air . Whitty , who is at present on business in London . Had there boon a supply of water in tho mains , they would have put the fire out in a few minutes . Tuo premises , wo understand , are insured .

      The Nkw Governor Ceneea l of Canada . —Sir Charie 3 Mstcalfe , tlio new Governor-General of Canada , ha 3 arrived at Kingston , tho seat of Government . The Chronicle of thai p \ aco contains a long account of his reception , which was in a high degree flattering . TheoorporationofKingston . withthe'Viceivlayor ( the Mayor having accompanied Sir Charles from England ) , crossed over to Watertown to meet him . and on his landing an address was presented . Hia Excellency crqssed on tho ice from Long Island , and on arriving at the wharf in Kingston , entered a beautiful four-horso sleigh that had been provided , and passed through a double lino of soldiers , escorted bv numerous societies , &c , to the house prepared for his reception . Tho following is from the

      Chronicle : — "Sir C . Metcalfe on his arrival was instantly waited upon by Captain Bagot , and Sir C . Ba ;; ot ' s sleigh was placed at the disposal of the now Governor-General . Sir C . Metcaiie stood at tho window of his drawing-room and bowed to the different companies who came up in procession , and after giving his Excellency three cheers each , turned and retired . At 4 p . m . his' Excellency went to Alwingtonhouse to visit Sir Charles Jgagot . On tho following day , Thursday , the 30 th flpo . his Excellency met tho Executive Council ancRne Judges at Alwingtonhouse , and in presence of the naval and military authorities and heads of departments , was sworn into office , after having tho Royal commissions appointing him Governor-General , &c , opened and read . It was , we have understood , tho anxious wish of Sir Charles Bagot to be present at this ceremony , a » d to transfer to his successor tlio great seal with

      his own hands . The Executive Council were aiso sworn in . Much of the display usual upon such occasions was dispensed with out of deference to Sir Ciiarles Bagot , in his state of health , which would not admit of his presence at the installation of his successor . His Excellency was not permitted by his medical attendant to leave his bed . At a later hour , tho whole of the members of tho Executive Council Lad an interview with Sir Charles Bagot , in compliance with his special desire , at which Sir Charles took an impressive and affectionate leave of his late advisers . The scene at tho moment was calculated to affect all minds , and we have been assured that all present were deeply moved . The issue of bulletins of his Excellency Sir Charles Eu ^ ot's health has been discontinued , but the accou : ; ta vtn ' e that his ExoeJlensy is in sorao degree better . "— Canadian Paper .

      Alarming Accident . —On Tuesday last , tho town crier here announced that a public meeting would tnr . n t . i > . !; e pbrc , un < i ihat Mrs . Fryer would deliver a lecture on the principles of total abstinence from spirituous iiquors . Tno place selected for the meetiiitf was a iarge attic loft , built about fifty years since for the jiiirpose of drying porges , situate at the back pr < -niis ^ 9 of Mr . John Eales , draper , Eastbiroet . At eight o ' clock it is supposed there were about 4 f >*> pesuas assembled to hear tho lecture , consist im of men , women , and children ; and while a gcntlem ..:: from Torquay was delivering an introductory addre = s , and expatiating on his own inability ui imparting powerful impression on tho subject 10 tUa audience—ho emphatically told them

      ( there being a sligh ; confusion nmongss the party m the meeting at the time , and the chairman repeatedly calling order ) that there was a giant just , behind ( meaning , it is presumed , Mrs . Fi yer ) , who would speedily step forward and quell all interruption—When in a moment , aa if by magic , a large portion of the flooring suddenly gavo way , precipitating a great part of the audience tn the middle floor , which contained several hundreds of bushels of oats , aud fortunately prevented the breaking of many necks , as numbers cf persons came down head foremost on the graiu ; aud their additional weight coming so rapidly ou this floor , caused it also to give waj , kh < 1 a great many persons were literally buried in oats and rubbish on the

      ground floor , having falkn from three stories high . The shreiks of the females , the cries of the children , aud the groans of the maimed and wounded , were at this time truly heart-rending . Tho pressure of the falling beams , and tho number of persons , burst out a window about ten feet in length on the ground floor , which formed an egress for those who wore able to get out , and admitted many who came to the rescue of those who were injured . Fortunately , no lives have been lost , and the " hair-bieadth 'scapes " which many experienced render their preservation truly miraculous . After tho accident tho ground floor was literally strewed with hats , caps , bonnets , pboes . and a variety of other articles of dress , mostly

      belonging to females . Many persons were obliged to he carried to their homes , and are novr suffering from wounds , bruises , &o . Ae many were sitting on forms and chairs when the accident occurred , they fell backward ? , and some went through the opening and performed complete summersets before they reached terra firina . Singular to relate , that portion of tlio attic floor appropriated for tho station of the lecturer , chairman , &c , did not give way , and they remained affrighted spectators of tho awful oatastrt-v ^ e , which afforded them a striking picture of au f arihouako in miniature . It is ho ^ ed this circumbtanoo will be a caution in futuio agaoust parties b-JccUi ;;} feeble fabrics lor tho aboembling oi' largo andknees . — Western Times .

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      Stpam jEolians . —A correspondent of the Liverpool Mercury says ic is vary desirable , and would bi pasily practicable , to insert a few whistles cr metal bars into the St . ; am f . vc : pes of our river craft , si > actuned aa to produce concords instead of the prjsent horribl p Fctceoh ' iags aud bellowiags . —[ A useful hint , this , for railway directors ! but , what if the ' M Jlians" should get out of tune ! Movements of Troops . —An extraordinary number of tvoope have passed through Liverpool during the last fortnight , on their way to Ireland , namely , two companies of the 11 th Hussars , a regiment of Rifles , and the 11 th Regiment of Infantry . The whole of the RifiVS f nearly 800 strong , with the women , children , and baggage of the regiment ; , were brought down from Manciieaier , on Monday week , in a single railway train , consisting of fifty-four carriages .

      Anxiety . —Anxfety usually produces a misanthropic selfishness , in whioh wo wrap ourselves as in a mantle : thus we become dark , gloomy , and repulsive ; and the amiable self-rsepect . that in our bettor days sustains and keeps U 3 fur above the reach of sordid thoughts and actions , becomes in the darker hour of our destiny the source cf heavy afflictions : hence result an unhealthy action of the Stomach , Liver , aud other Viscera , causing Indigestion , and its well known consequences . For thn correction of these distressing complaints , FR-AMPTON'S PILl , OF HEALTH affords a simple and effective remedy .

      The returns given in the report of tho officers of the railway department , Board ot Trade , show the average speed upon the various lines , exclusive of stoppages , as follows : —London and T 3 innin « bam , 27 miles per hour ; Great W ^ stera , 33 ; Northern and Eastern , 36 ; North Midland , \> 9 ; Midland Counties , 28 ; Lirmiugham and Dtrby , 29 ; Manchester and Birmingham , 25 ; Is ' ewcadtie and North ShieluB , 30 ; and Chester and Birkenliead , 28 . The average speed on the metropolitan lines , exclusive of stoppage , is about 22 miles au hour .

      Easy Step 3 . —Bribery is an easy stop to a seat in Parliament . Flattery is an easy step to a lady ' s affections . Turtle is aa easy step to an able man ' s h' -art . Stealing & pocket handkerchief is an easy to Brixtoa . A suit in Chancery is an easy step to ruin . Articling a boy to an attorney is an easy step to the Devil . Horse-dealing is » n easy step to the Bankruptcy Court . Keeping hounds is an easy Btep to the dogs ; and three bottles of port aie an uneasy step as any gentleman would wish to avoid lying on . The Unknown Tongue .- ^ -A facetious gentleman

      travelling in pursuit of pleasure , on arriving at his lodgings in the evening , was met by tho hostler , whom he thus addressed : — "Boy , extricate that quadruped frem the vehicle—6 tabulato him—devote him adequate supply of nutritious aliment ; and when the aurora of morn shall again illuminate the horizon , I shall award you a pecuniary compensation for your amiable hospitality . " The boy , not understanding a word , ran into the house , saying , " Master , hero ' s a Dutchman wauts to see you . " — Baptist Herald .

      Take care of the Vidders . — Quito a mistake lately took plaee in a lovo affair at the north . A couple of young fools agreed to elope together , and by some mistake in tho preliminary arrangements , tlic oale lover put his ladder to tho window n -xt to that in which her anxious manurm , a handsome widow , reposed . She turned the mistake to her own advantage , got into his arms , returned I 113 affertionate embraces , was borne by him to the carriage , and by preserving a becoming silence until day-iight , kept him blind to ha error , and then , by thu po'ent power of her blam'ishments ^ actually charmed lam into matrimony with herself . —New York paper .

      Payment of Members an Old Usage . —lhnfty boroughs and economical corporations appear to have been in the habit of driving hard bargains with their would-be menibers . There has been preserved i a curious indenture of agreement between John J Strange , member for Dunwich , and his constituents , I so far back as a d . I 4 b 3 , by which it is witnessed that j "John Strange granteth by these presents to bo one I of the burgesses for Dunwich , at tho parliament to be holdcn at Westminster , for which , whether it hold for longer time or sborf , or whether it fortune to be prorogued , the said John Strange gnuiteth no more j to be taken for his wages than a cade fuii ofhr- ; rings , and a half barrell full of herrings , to be deli- vered on Christmas next coming . " SUli better terius .

      were insisted on , with tho progress of refim meut , by ; tho cunning corporation of West bury . "One Tho- ' mas Long , a v < ry simple man , and unfit to serve , had ' crept into Queen Khzibeth ' s parliament ot 1571 . ' When questioned how ho came to be elected , lie con- 5 fessed ' thiii he ga . vu tno mayor of Westbury a : ; d another £ 4 for his place . "' Tho house was greatly ' shocked , in those primitive ) days , at the notion of their member payintr , instead of being paid , for a seat ; and immediately ordered the mayor and town council to disgorge tho money , to appear to answer such things as shoulil be objected against them , and tosuffera penalty or £ 20 for iheirHcandalons attempt . I In the reign of Edward II . and lung afterwards , tho wages of a knigh *; of the shire was four shillings a day . and of a burgesb two shillings . To this was

      added a charge f . r goint ; and returning , which appeared ihe moFt reasoiv < V >\ c , when Y » ar \\ amentp were j held capriciously as VV incisor , Carlisle , or York . Tho smaller borou ^* and poorer cou . itios grumbled 1 loudly at these biuo ' en-, add often would fain have j renounced tho honours of representation to keep their ' shillings in their purses . Upon the more opulent j constituencies varioust- atutes ( oneo : the 32 * -h Henry 1 VIII . ) confirmed this imposition . The members of j tho Rump received four pounds a w-iek each . Tho custom continued after tho restoration ; but , in 1 () 17 , Sir Harbottlo GrimHton brought in a bill to repeal

      tho statute of wagf . s ; th < ..-j wasastteng opposition to it , but it obtained a t-ccond reading iu a singular manner . Andrew Murvt 1 was the la ^ t who exacted the provisions of the .-t . itute ; -for he preferred hoarst poverty to a courtiev ' s C ' .-rruit wealih . au i the cold meat of yesterday to iaxurioiw viands m ih ^ expense of his country ' s freedom . Ti-e patriot who spurned Panby ' s bribe of anoL ) for £ 1 , 000 , when that corrupt minister scaled hia garrat , might well demand his shillings from the constituents to whose interests he devoted his time , and whose public i ^ teixsis ho woulr not sell or barter . —Athtiwum Rcvino ofTou-nsend ' s History of the House 0 / Cuwmnns .

      Terriblb Avfair . —liiu Motile Herald , of the 4 th ult ., says— " Captain Post , uf ihe schooner Augusta , from Havanuah , has communicated to us the following particulars of un :. [ fa . ir which happened before he left : —On th > 3 night oi' the 21 st uK , the cars of the Havannah railroui . when distant about 60 miles from tho city , were ; 't < iek * d by a party of brigands , numbering about Io 0 to 200 men , who robbed the passengers ( . uuinbcn . ; .: some 75 ) of their money , watches , and other v : ihr :. >! i e , wounding those who resisted , and oirri ' . ciig 1110 fi'maleg . They effeoted the robbery by piling 2 :: ro ? s tno rails wir

      a quantity of rooks and trees , . cii , upsetting tho cars , threw the passengers out in a ¦ iu > : of contusion , and prevented their making a iinHy rvwisfcauce . After acting as we foayo st .-1 ! , she villains escaped , the passengers , making tin - . r way back to the city , spread the alarm . oti ' - ' s--I « iie . rg wore dispatched to the place where tli < - 1 . ry had beor ; committed , and after marching u : ; r < --. me < b y * , discovered the retreat of the vilh . us ; no en ^ itsc * rnent took place on both sides , and ; -. ,- ; : nr < i rt ' tuo bandiUi were taken prisoncra auu can-ied to the city , bound hand and foot . "

      Judicious Advice . —A young Iri'hv / . oma : ? , accused at the bar of tho Police Court of bi : n . a party to deserting her infant , with the view u ! : avki ;< it , p l aced on tho parish , was queried ars ' a ^ vis ^ rt by Bailie Hastie this rooming aB follows : —Bailie—How long havi you beenheie ? Prisoner—Two ytavs , y ' or honour . —How have you maintained yourself during that time ! Why , I ' vo been in t > arvio a little , and I ' ve been dealing a little . I'm a poor girl , y'er honour , without father , mother , sister , ov brother , or one single soul belonging to me . bailie—It

      seems that has not prevented you getting yourself with child . ( A laugh . ) Prisoner—True , y > r honour ;' but Paddy came over roe so—sure he promised to j marry me over and over again . ( Laughter . ) Bailie Yes , yes ! that ' a all very good , but you ou # bt to ha vc made sure work of it beiorehand . Prir-onei •—To bs sure , y ' er honour ' s right , and knows well about t > i > ^ things . You may depend I'll take gvod care hom , time . ( Renewed laughter ) The prisoner then M " t the bar , with an order to tho parish officer to see her safely conveyed to her own country . —Glaayow Chronicle . '

      Murder . —A man named William Lawson , s farmer , and lessee of tho Dean and Chapter of Durham , living at Lougshield , on Muggjeswick-common , was barbarously murdered on Sunday morning last . It appear ? , that the deceased , an unmarried man , had allowed his house-keeper to leave the house on the Saturday night , to visit her friends . His howsa is in a lonely part of tho country . On the Sunday morning he had apparently gone to milk the cow , when it appears that some villain had approached him from behind , and with a slick inflicted very serious injuries &n his head . Oa eonFeicusness in some measure returning he had crawled about 400 yards from the byre on the common , where he was found between four and five o'clock on Monday morning in a state of insensibility . In this state he lingered—being all the time unable to speak—until

      Wednesday , when he expired about twelve o ' olock . The brother of the unfortunate deceased has been taken into custody and examined before the magistrates at Shotley-bridgo on suspicion of being the murderer , and he was yesterday remanded for further examination . The circumstances of suspicion against him we understand are , tha-t he had been heard to threaten bis brother in consequence of some disputo about the property ; that a person similarly dressed to the prisoner had be n seen in the neighbourdood by a shepherd , but at such a distance as not to allow him to be recognised ; and that oa boing asked what time he left tho house on the Sunday morning , contradictory Btorie .-- wero given by tho prisoner and hia v / ife—the i « . i er stating , that he left at six and returning at eight o ' clock ; whilst the prisoner himself stated , that , he did not leave tho house till nino and . returned at twelve o ' clock . —Durham Advertiser .

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      Signs of the Times . — "Wo are informed tha : ia the year Io * 4 l , iMr . Uura , of HecliDgton La . the-. aa uxtentiivo farmer in the immediate neighbeurhoot ! of Kcridal , on purchasing a flock of half-bred Loice-ter sheep at i ' enrith . five for them the average pne-- of S 3 i per head . la 1842 , the flock bought by the fains gentleman , of similar age and quality , cost ' - ' 07 s t > er head ; and , oa Monday last , he purchase-: a stock of tho samo kind , from the same person , and at the same place , iu all respects equal to that of 1841 , for 17 s a head . —Kendal Mercury .

      Who will claim them?—The morning a - "tor Valentine's day two letters wero delivered frou the Post-office , Wamngton , to the letter carrier . Uua was addressed to the * ugliest woman , ' and the other to ' tho prettiest girl'in Penketh . The postman mast have found himself in a fix . He wisely returned them , affirming that there wero none of the former , and that as to the latter , there were so many tha -. he did not bcojv to which oi them the valentine ought properly to be delivered .

      Tub suit of the executohs of the late Lsrd Andley v . We 3 t Cork Mining Company , which has been bo long pending , has been finally settled in Dublin by the Lord Chancellor . The company were decreed to pay , £ 65 v 400 within one month , or ia default their interest in the mines would be sold , as well as any other property they may possess . Apparel . —And it is ordained and enacted , that no manner of person under the estate of a Lord shall wear any gown or mantdl , unless it bs of such , length , that he being upright it shall cover his buttocks , upon pain to fortcit twenty shillings . 22 nd Edward IV . chap . 1 . —Mr . Cornish ' s Legal If und Book for Jurymen .

      Railroads in Austria . —We learn from "Vicuna that the baron de Kubeck , President of the Sup ^ - 'ina Chamber of France , to whom thu King has intruded the planB and other arrangements for the proju -. iad railway from ViennatoTrieste , has recently been over the lino for the purpose of ascertain ing the best mode of constructing it , and the most economical way of working it when constructed . He has made saveral experiments as to the fuel of the distriotSi through which the road ¦ will pass , and has found that -which

      the Germans call brown coal , but which is probably a kind of poat in an advanced stage , may be used for the locomotives with as good effect as regular black coal . Ho has also tested at Glocknitz a new process forfthe ; manufacture of iron by IvJ . de Kestorff , an Aulic Councillor . The result of his expenmeucs is stated to be so satisfactory , that the iron for the rail ? , locomotives , &o ., of the intended railroad will ha produced at little more than half the present cost .

      Monument to Old Pabb . —We hear that preliminary etcps havo been taken to erect a monument to the memory of Old Parr . It will be placed in a commanding situation near Shrewsbury on the summit of the far-famed Wrekin , and thus overlook the birth-place of this remarkable Man . The subscribers , who are very numerous , consist of those who have reaped benefit to their health through the efficacy of Parr ' s Life Pills ; they have determined on adopting the design offered by Mr . Carver : viz .

      a base Beven feet eqaare placed on a plinth of twelve feet square ; three Bides of the base will be sculptured in relief , and will present allegorical designs , representing , in various aspects , the joy and comfort which eucceeds a restoration from disease and pain . The remaining 6 quare will be devoted to a brief eulogy on hid merits , date of b . 13 birth , death , cv >; . This will be surmounted by a full-sized statue of Parr , supported by emblematical figures of strength and health in the act of placing a chaplet of evergreen on the old Patriarch ' s brows .

      Winter Gaol Delivery . —We believe we are correct in asserting that there is every probability that for the future a general gaol delivery will take place throughoHt England early in the winter . The awful increase of crime in the country , together with tho vast number of offences handed over to the a 3 sizes for trial , have caused our assize calendars to assume an appearance bulky beyond all precedent . The late circuit has been remarkable for the

      overwhelming amount of its criminal business ; upon every circuit , and in every county , the same overcharged calender has presented itself ; indeed , 60 exceed . ngly heavy has been the crown business of the assizets , that the ordinary judges have been wholly unequal to the task of dispose of it , had the variou 3 qaeea' 3 counsel who were joined in the commission •» f oyer . und tcrmiaer , were called in requisition for tho purpose of trying the numerous prisoners arraigned at the bar . —Justice of Peace .

      Extensive Seizure of Foreign G 00 D 3 . —Oa Thursday morning a seizure of four hundred bale 3 01 foreign goods bearing an English manufacturer ' s mirk , w ? s made in the St . Katherins's Dock by an officer of Customs , named Coppork , frcrn the American bliip Niagara , to Boston . The bales had been entered by Baring , Brothers , for the warehouso of Taylor and Bell , Fresh Wharf ( one of tho legal quays ); atd three hundred and S 9 vonty-five were ia c- ' iurse of transit in lighters belonging to that firm . Tho ciicovery was made from the simple incident of one of thu bales being landed at the docks in error , when tlie officer caused it to be opened , and made the discovery that every piece of cotton goeds , of which thero are 20 in each bale , 30 yards longr , bore tho stamp of ' Stark Mills , Manchester . " The ou * er canvass being marked "S . M ., " and the letter 'G . " iu a diamond .

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      Liverpool Cork Market , Monday , May 15 . — During ih-a past week the arrivals of Oatmeal to this port have been n-. ctiei'ate , and those of other articlas of the Corn trade very small . We have not experienced any active demand for Wheat , but holders have siiown Bioro firmness , asd on a moderate business have obtainpc' an advance of Id to 2 d per bushel on tho prices quoted at the close of last week . Tha importers of the fre .-h Danzig have held for Is 24 to Is 3 d per 7 libs ; these prices , however , have been paid only i ' or retail parcels j tho general runs of Muditeraneau , in which the transactions

      have occurred , have sold at 63 2 d to 63 6 d ; be $ t Irish red at 63 6 d to 6 s Jd per 701 bs . Fiour , both foreign and horn ; manufacture , has met ; rather a tetter salu . Oats have become scarce , and though few have been wauted , we have to quoto tliern Id per 4 oibs dearer ; best mealing samples have brought 2 * 3 d . Oatmeal has been more inquired for , but bo change can bo noted as to its value ; a parcel or two of good quality changed hands' on Friday on speculation at 19 .-13 d per 2401 bs . Barley has brought rather h ^ her prices for griadiug . Beans and Peas !; ave moved iu small retail lots only at last week ' s rate .-.

      LivEitrooL Cattle Market , Monday , May 15 . — The supply r > f CiUle at market to- < lay has been much the same as la ?!; w ^ ek , bath with respect to price and quality . Btvf 4 % . i . to oAd ., Mutton 5 kt to 6 Ad . uer lb . Number of Caltlo at market : — Bea&w 973 , Sheep 4421 . Manchester Corn Market , Saturday , May 13 . —A steady demand ihiauy , b . i » ui the week has enabled factors to effect ready bales on arrival of the various qualities 0 . " English naiinfactured FJour ; b it . tho inquiry haa run caiifly on tho low and mid-; vi .. us currency . For

      Oats-aud Oatmeal thero nas appeared rather more confidence iu prices , and a fair tx'cnt of business wai done in those articles at full ra ' . c ? . The arrivals , via Liverpool and llunroni , are unitarorcant , o . r > 39 loads of Oatmeal forrahtr the chiof nrthb . No eha-i £ C in the value of Wh-oac cdn bo n ~ ted , aud the transactions reported at onr ruark ^ i this morning wero o / i a most limited scale . In tha fales made of Flour iIre improvement already uarn ^ d wan firmly maintained , and on some doa-jriptions we advance quotations 6 i to Is per sack . Choice heavy Oats are scarce and command fall price ? , and for Oatmeal rather higher rat . es are demanded : some of extra suitable cut realized 21 s per load .

      LoNr .-w Smithfield Market , Monday , May 15 . —Fcr i . 'ieat , in most instances , the salesmen obtained an aa v .-mce on late rates of 2 d per 8 ibs . The Muitoa irade rw . y bo considered firm , at an improvement oa iate rates of quite 21 per 8 i ' os . Calves a . t barely stationary figure ?; the inferior Veai went a 3 low aa J .. 4 d ., wc ; le the top quotation did not exceed 4 s 6 d P r oibs . P'jts hii-i a downward tendency . No imporiaaons of live stick have taken place from abroad tiuving the past week . Corn Exchange . —Monday . —Tho demand for Whi'j ; , oi l ; ome produce , was steady , at prices quite iqu . il . to those obtained on this day ee ' nnight . Fine Furei ^ a Wheit at currencies fully as high as those of last week . Barlej at unaltered figures ; grinding sorts wero quito as dear . Malt as last quoted . Oats at fully Ian week ' s rates . Beana and Peas at a trifling improvement in value . Flour at last Monday ' s quotations .

      Wool Matket . —The supply of Wool in warehouse bjing very large , the demand is still inactive , but we have no alteration to aotioe in the quotations . Bokough and Spitalfields . —For the time of year thearrivals of Fotates iu the Pool since Monday last have been good . The best samples are commanding a steady sale &t full rates of currency , but otherwise tho demand is heavy . Borough Hop Market . —Notwithstanding there is a slight improvement in the condition of the growing bine , tho demand for yearlings continues steady , at fully last week ' s prices . In all other kinds of Hops , however , exceedingly little is doing .

      Tallow . —Tho trade bay sparingly ; the home supply , together with an arrival from Odessa and other plaoes , has been considerable . Suveral parcels of North and South American Tallow are advertised for public sale on Friday . Tae stock continues to increase , and the market is heavy 1

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      kj irLw ?* akosgst Cattxb . —This di 3 eaBe , ^ fflT 1113 of e » k * ™ « destroyed in a £ ?* aogdoma , still continues to rage in several iftaSlf ^ M BOt ex tinct in Lancashire , though *« S " !*» « P"sent than it was during ffcfc ^ r * months , when Borne of the Lancashire ** nt £ S ; 8 *»*» P » rt of their stoek . It is at * waaO < if Tery * reit TioleDce in tbo *>* ih JjJ ?^ - ^ Batlwat , ajtd Rotai Showman . — t ^ kwi ^ TJ ° ^ marcb t fiirteltett on the Wr Kten f , y » w 4 ^ d ' ° ook on railways has been ?* » i £ L , ^^ Highness the Connt of Paris , *** d mTfc ? 1 ^ r&il *» v Md locomotive have been Uui , Kn ^ 0110 b ? an Engli-h mechanic . King "kowniui IfT CCC £ S ionaliJ nedertakes the tas-k of ""* " w tbe railway for his grsnuson ' s benefit .

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      THE NORTHERN STAR . 3

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), May 20, 1843, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct934/page/3/