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are useful a deed, desirable to have any servile mimicry of the usages of other lands and creeds. There is nothing so barren as imitation, for all true excellence must have an originality. We may therefore re joice that the system of Miss Nightingale is a new one, and re quires in its votaries no unnecessary promises, and only such an Ymount and duration of serv ice a s th e y may f ee l di spose d to yield. et the same spirit which prompts the Sisters of Charity in imilar works and a sin little scope in England t when opportunity offers, urge them to far life. Till of late there has been l any philanthropy of a higher kind money. Individuals made isolated effo, to raise the fallen, to help those strt laboured in obscurity and with indiffe . less honoured by the charitable world great societies who vicariously benefittc medium of an office, a committee, a sec ing in May. Now there are signs of a —t devotion, a more seated convicti, abour, and, above all, a freedom arld's criticism or ridicule. Thu nurses ready to join Miss Night ; that the example they ul noble one the world wil ho is still toiling in the Ea sonal 1; the we unpaid feel ful be a h of the 1 her sue with ti examin think t] agh a lady v cation ,hat sh nded -Battle of Cressy 1346. In thu Dst only three knights and one es number of common soldiers. ;ollins. in his life of the Black PI baronage of England, that not or hat day, though most of them a attic, as appears from the same according to one author, the En; use of cannons, which were first is great fight was followed by some nit results. Neither the triumpl that of Agincourt, many years 3nglish dominion in France. For tgland, the equally wonderful sumo pt away, in a few months, all that] notion of this insane and unjustifiable r ot* a century. Edward the Black Prince of forty-six years. He was buried in Ca mad his monument, is still very perfect. C en canopy, carved and painted. On the ur ted a repreentatien of God the Father sustr on the Cross ; at the angles are the syr lists. The heads of the two principal -d. The military accoutrements of th - "ended by an iron rod above the tc A ug 21. the EN inconsid telteve tig to r rent sue( 3d their kin retary. and , Lon of the Ile from the mi at there will ingale's wort will have be 11 not doubt. at have been —;r7ht w conspicuous, that the pi ans of carrying out her vi )f their feasibility ; but froi__ e and those who advocate the inst ced not shrink." ews, evc rn such rvations will meet universal cony at the bare intimation of the open' call forth a free flow of liberality. (L Jr plut .st 26- glish I 'erable says Arthur C history of the I nobility fell tl king to the b may add that, of Cr occasi by no Poicte establ Franc in pro tories the ag drat ; Is pair the So Evang been e which ingly c king e: of w Der, 111 relief a truly v nature stitute of Aug safety y made Thi germane .rs, nor sh the E and En ans swe Ire suer arious : , which, The shit )od, enti at the if ronderful so finn a for meta Prin -Discovc ust will pur of lives lying away of the suffering, ise ; but they Ind wer airman of the through the a yearly meet- orence:a more cessity of per serable fear of be plenty of : of mercy we ore them will so great, and ell intrust her thout a close ,ruination we we have re the fund in iorable fight with a very is evident,' " from the the English apanied their oyed or mediate, but Cressy and d to , suffice ely bot' of the I t by the Ili 137 bury C. the tom before of the :11 for Maid ected rib is hich him four have they are, perhaps, the most anctem, and, as might be expected, convey informatiok but for such evidence, can be gained but by info field, fastened to the column at the head of the tomb ;irely covered with leather, wrought in such a man. lours-de-lis and lions stand forth with a boldness oi h, that when we consider the material employed, i! 1 ; at the same time possessing, even to this day, e and tough that it must hare beets an excellent sub. sideration of thi Bristol, the Chi Wearmouth, to examine ar 28—Cor Dramatists tised for so his thought nee Albert born 1819. Ty of the Safety Lam ever be rendered men- of the in , oses yet ma Lave been pi subject by 'man of a re-da Id an; Vieille p, which, - died 1684 vas born produced I comoositioi 3st benef an applic ;ociely es nd promo uthward, p by Davy 1815 Dn reachi: orable by the discovery of icial applications of science rich hundreds, perhaps the Davy was led to the cc Dr Gray, Bishop 1 in 1813, at Bishc He wa t Rouen ration to of prevent and was ng Lond and Cinna Aland, he visi ?plied with sp( rivalled in reward dur he proceeded dventt ivocate ; the gre in 160 i befel hi 1 his na and NI entitle at of the Fren He was educat fter he had pra •e, or nv 29.—Pi him with t t be mac 9 Della nd ndver of the 1 Assyria, Acre a r Giser nt, and it with hir n King. ier choi ody he d ird of st he inset of I hus Ind pla yea howev :at afte d besta Id, sick U. who )f Corr elf to rs it w [so comedi sl, soon af Th 1 th 4 :n in which t for the stag it in 1636 1 ,at of the CI journeys, t deposited i at Rome. 1 rn IC trave wr cly iful gi tough a conta followed by ititled 1107'L this day u Corn ittle els( Abort, a as w•ithd. ad it wa to resit tored tc n a presl imself t except , vherever as prepa lad it sec her from the carry her to a coffin, and ~ For four it the en ie tomb oble :rne stor uneral °ratio f considerable 'count of her extra, )yal George, 1782. he Loss of the found nec 108 gun 9 ary that this ►ich had late ill-fated vessel, a line ly arrived at Spithea It having been of-battle ship of people a 'ormed the reeling erro intercour mankind IPTIONS TO Wes, &e FREDEI f by IT respect r ter. let 1(1 infirm nd a 1 !e into a THE COLORED NEWS her going agai n suci cases the ship is inctinca in a _ _ site the defects Wow the watermark on the other side are examined and repaired. Tnis mode of proceeding is, we believe, at the present day, very commonly adopted where the defects to be repaired are not extensive, or where (as was the case with the Royal George) it is desirable to avoid the delay of zoimr into The operation is usually perfur smooth water, and is attended with so li that the officers and crew usually rents the guns nor stores are removed. The on the Royal George early in the morning. a gang of met the Pot tsrnouth dockyard coming on board to assist the carpenters. It is said that, finding it necessary to strip oft of the sheathing than had been intended, the men in their ness to reach the defect in the ship's bottom, were indu keel her too much, when a sudden squall of wind thre wholly on her side ! and the gun-ports being open, and the c rolling over to the depressed side, the ship was unable to herself, instantaneously filled with water, and went to the b( The accident happened about ten o'clock in the morning miral Kempenfeldt was writing in his cabin, and the greate of the people were between decks. The ship, as is usual case upon coming into port, was crowded with people froz shore, particularly women, of whom it is supposed there not less than 300 on board. Amongst the sufferers were of the wives and children of the petty officers and seamen, knowing the ship was shortly to sail on a distant and pe service, eagerly embraced the opportunity of visiting their bands and fathers. The Admiral, with many brave officer most of those who were between decks, perished ; the number of the guard, and those who happened to be on the upper deck, were saved by the boats of the fleet. About seventy ot►• were likewise saved. The exact number of persons on '- the time could not be ascertained ; but it was c," from 800 to 1000 were lost. Captain War' in the North Sea battle, under Admira, him the command of the ship, was saved, bruised and battered ; but his son, a lie George, perished. Such was the force d by the plunge of so vast a body it Ler which lay alongside the Royal Geo' •al small craft, at a considerable distal danger. ined in still wrath ittle difficulty and c Lin on board, and business was corm; ghorne. w 1 Parker, ugh he enunt i the wh he watt a the Royal -Jerusalem destroyed b!/ Titus, A.D. -John Locke, born 1632. His Ess ding has given Locke an immortal n id in the history of Philosophy. uted more than any other book to re imports on the Le in Et Human Un- undoubtedly nt subject Of which it treats n may be entertained with octrines, it will be acknowl, thrown much new light on I mind. As , for the private 4 !r popul .nd, whi ;ard to ;ed by ay of tt; sr the study atever differ ental dc 3 have t every candid ras one of the mot beautiful r nature ; and rarely has the he exhibited of the union d virtue. tracter o d stainle been so high it ,e operations if this admi ms that ever en a nobler )TICES TO CORRESPONDENTS TAUNTON) —Who writes so contemptuously of Ind government of the United States, must be it it is no part of our object to foster national but that we hope to do something towards cor- neous opinions, so as to promote the peaceful and therefore the general prosperity, of all W. R. (CLAPHAM RlSE). — Without pledging ourselves to in sert the contribution accompanying the note of W. 11 . , we shall be glad again to hear from him, as we respect his mo tives, and would gladly assist his plan to a limited extent. He must say that, from our space, our extracts even from the very best standard works must be necessarily few. W. B. (BRENTwoon).—The anecdote is a genuine one. It is recorded of Sam Foote, before he attained his high position in the profession. He was employed by a comic author to take off the person, the manner, and the singularly awkward delivery of the celebrated Dr. Woodward, who was intended to be introduced on the stage in a laughable character. The mimic dressed himself as a conutryman, and waited on the doctor with a long catalogue of ailments, which he said afflicted his wife. The physician heard with amazement diseases and pains of the most opposite nature, repeated and redoubled on the wretched patient. At length, being become completely master of his errand, Foot - 'e dreo from his p-1-1; " Put up thy money, poo; fellou up thy money. Thou bast need c I, patience too, with such a bundle of d Foote returned a versation, with Pincouth offer of it v," cried the doctor, put of all thy cash and all thy ' diseases tied to thy back." -7 - ch true feeling f the physician character that the author acre( nned with were soon checked, _fa pprobalion. Hi !old him, with flu r die " than pro r the mimic I ,risibility, thalhe cmphas titute 11 laughing a public LOOKING -GL PLATE GLASS COM knd 80, Fleet-street, and 185 ASSES -The COMMI , ..CHARLES IkIPLE 4 RCIAL AN, 78, y, the public, and t ,ock of CHIMNEY ty of stvl he trade CONSOL at of th plate Ebe Coiortl3 ReWs. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1855 oo indiscriminately have testimonials been bL stowed in the present day, and so little are they intended to express the real feeling of the givers, that we almost feel reluctant to connect n honoured benefactress with a practice sione tuall( sever ned Iple Ily elevatec Floren than c D right ir part ly the m the I were many , who, ?.rilous Nighti lous of per In, to set t SEPTEMBER 1, 1855. mean Mis red to y, under cir- zne performed se. We would and cornmenda- .nen tney rest n•" As Eng f silent admi- contusion and disorder, it out the remedy, and and their priv Nor has the ie, oringm toil ; ner enter' le her structure 1 —4- ____ who ) pray ti rks do They will Tying its ONVII durin Ter fai their c thout I nere routi read tt pra n lad 1 . means i abardment t be r her not yllabi< he bo,