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HUNGARIAN GIPSIES.

Of TSUI NOMADS&
The wawdering have diffevent •deolfilines
far swenuser sad edam Is seeteser they reside in
Mini awes hung stet, mostly a • dark
brown eolowr, slabs, from intone or the awake. Is
ouch sane, which consists sof • cloth weed weer
two cress beams. and is coesequestly of but •
moderate use, • whole family frequently lives. The
father, with his wife, and often his Nutria chit.
dren sod grandchildren, et if the family be much
tee large they erect two or three such teem For
the meet lead • family ebonies its abode alone, wise
to • town or village, on • heath. where wood and
water are at hand. Bet I have freseeetly seen
hordes of thirty or forty lens together, es in a little
comp. The population of one of these camps is
astonishing, for the merrisges of the gipsies are
blessed with children, more perhaps than is ne-
cessary.
It affords • true picture of the potriateluil life. to
walk on • fine starlight summer's eveilin through
such a camp. In every tent there is a Ire. round
which the father. mother, childreu, end resod-
children pars away the time in ll:euliesceeversatiou ;
joy and mirth prevail in these of apparent
misery ; end the iababieeet of the tent, Nippy in
his exissenee. re sobs his pipe, which nobody. surely,
grudges him. Wises the lone expires. old sod
young lie down together. sal little or nothieg seder
them but the bare eseth;.•od Morpheus foils not to
bestow his most precis.. gifts ou these hie light-
hotted votaries. hint when the seettarr eights be-
come more cool, they assemble, like radii, shout the
cectralß re. which is repleeisbed through the night, to
keep their feet at feint awn' s, the rest of the body
is poorly enough neared. The spoiled child of
eisilisetion is reedy to pity these Medici' sons of
nature. To us, it is tree, tech • way of life Peens
oneomfortable; bat the Nomads feels himself a
king in it ; lie is free, not Wend down to the soil;
in whatever part of the fair creation of God be fiords
himself happy. he can my, " Here I will ahide."
and when he is tired of uniformity, he can journey
on. The following anecdote is well authentwated:
Whets the Emperor Joseph If. attempted to es.
tend his plans of reform in Hungary and Tlnneel-
Tanis, even to the gipeies, whom be ordered to he
called from that Conte "Nets Paripts," and coin-
mended that every Nomads Amnia powasowni ly set-
tle is a regularly built but, were village,
several of them being thus compelled built huts
with walls and roof, mud iu the enclosed space, set
up their beloved smoky tents. and thus evaded the
purpose of the law. After .the lamented death
of the Emperor Joseph, things returned, in this re.
specs, to their old cource; and though many had be.
come attached to a more fixed abode, there were still
enough who, faithful to the way of living of their
ancestors, returned to liberty, and inhabited their
tents as they had dose before. In this manner they
live during the harvest round about the villages,
where they earn the most indispeesable meteorites.
But this enjoyment is allowed them only its semi
ow. Winter is a hostile demon to them; however,
they know how to provide against this also.
Without having previously learnt it front the
marmots, they dig themselves a hole in the ground.
For the toast part they hollow out, in the aide of •
sanity hill, a place which, on two accounts. is ra-
ther narrow : first that they may not overwork
themselves in digging; and, secondly, the better to
retain the natural or artificial heat in them. Far ,
be it from ate to shock the delicate nerves of the
reader by introducing him into such • ilwelliug;
for I myelf have never ventured to examine envies-
notely. The atmosphere alone enabled me to mint
in my fancy the whole establishment. I shall there.
fire confine myself to ths.eesssior. The hinder
well of the dwelling is the bill itself cut dews per.
pendicularly. In front a 'stake is planted, upon
which, and on the hinder wall. a cross beam rests.
which summits and fermi the roof; all round
is duly filled up with the wood. sods, and earth ;
so that no rain can penetrate. Only one-lialf of the
front remains open, in the form of au eight-angted tri-
angle, for au entrance. and a hole in the roof to let out
the smoke. A window is not to be thought of; the
necessary light comes in at the entrance. which is
closed during the slight and in the stormy weather.
with • cloth, or the now sisperfuons covering of
the tent; the lire retains its place in the centre. the
master of the rave with his family lies round it—
eneogh to afford in miniature • pretty faithful plc.
Lure of the infernos! legions.
The passenger whine nerves are delicate, shed.
ders at suck au abode as at the entraoce of Dante's
Hell ; but he may ge past it. for the smoke issuing
from the top and the entrance,.servee as a sign that
human moles inhabit these places; besides there
generally stands skew the dwelling a shed of wood,
breslairised, straw. and sods, in which the owner's
Beeepholes awaits with impatient longing the
coming spring and his pasture.
Searcely her the first stray swallow from the
warmer climates shelves itself in the more northern
meow, when oar Nano& rs on the sur-
face of the earth be joyfully polls &mei his winter

ilbip.lollllll-iii. teat cheinfon, hi the rift
Oil mit* Illpstifis the beams of the versa
00114 to other joy in his *bolo life,
baffle that this single dm *.old ostweigh a thou-
fold Ilse every•thig pleasures of the gloated" of
tosiddilL Now he agate raves about with his
1614114, like the shell. sets it up whim, is plows
egad the respective village aseseldiP pod
daft sot begin, till the first hoer frost 1411•001 hp
reied to dread theaptornaels of winter. Dv'
One need not be an CEilipes to gems eat sigma
Se this dresd. His clothing. far him *,
Section against frost slid .cold, It
cleat' o cover his nakedness. Were the
trite characteristic of the state of ieiseemici, mast
of the young gipsies from the age of three to that
.1 ten years. must he in that blessed condition.
As Hatere made them, they frolic 61 semmer
sheet the tent. and in winter, scantily bedecked
with ell kinds of rags. they cower resod the Malting
Sm. When they are older, they go shoot dressed
indeed; but the inventory .f their wardrobe nosy
be mode with little trouble; a shirt, but not a new
one. sod a pair of breeches, are the usual dress of
the mos •. the woman, instead of breeches. hes •
petticoat sad apron. It is superfluous to dwell as
the frail nature of the whole dress, when we know
that it is for the most part given them. or ererchased
fee a mere trifle. Most of them are quite destitute
of say coming for the bead or the feet. The elder
mod more opulent among them indulge themselves
• little in this respect. and make, besides, smite
addition to the rest of their dress. All of them fol-
low a strange taste, when they can, in the choice of
their clothing. Gay colours, especially red, end
bright blue, are their favourites. With • thead-
bore pair of scarlet breeches, trimmed perhaps
with galloon or lace, half withont shoes, and in half
a shirt. the gipry feels himself quite proud, and
the Lae breeches make hum overlook all the rest. The
women also prefer gay colours, and when•they moss.
deck themselves in a most laughable inauner, with
all hied* of starts. The Hungarians mod German
costume are united in their persons, but they
greatly prefer the first as the must chewy.
Halter what I have said I should add an article
on the riches of the Nocnades. truly massy readers
might accuse one of miming at contrast. The
name makes all the difference; instead of tidies I
soy effects of the gipsier, and however. to produce
something unexpected, speak first of the silver which
the Nonsedes possess. Moat of the old families
have one. and often several silver goblets of slit:
(event sizes. This expense, lavished on a very so.
pigeons uateesil, stems to every body as foolish as
it does t. myself. But it is their custom. To se.
cure this treasure from the greedy eyes arid fingers
of other extaleurt. they are used to bury it, and
coasononly under the tire-place. Upon particular
festivals, christenings. and weddings, the father,
the mother. and the married children drink out ei
the goblet; the unmarried are prohibited the use
of it. This is the only direct use which the Notnade
makes of his treasure; but another, indirect, use
is more important. I fhe wants to borrow money, he
pawns his goblet, which is, in fact, the only vale.
able be possesses. 'rhos. I think, may be sae of the
chief reasons which iodine* the pose Nomads le
abridge himself iu clothing and food, that he may
be able to procure one goblet at least. which. if be
pawns it, he will certainly redeem, that it way
descend to his children and their posterity.

ALI PACHA OP JANINA, AND TRS SULLIOTS.

(From " 71e New Monthly Ma4eslite."l
(Com Nisei from oar Paper of raelerday.)

No sootier had Gavel's reached his borne, than
he addressed to him the following letter:
" Ali Packs, I exult in having deceived a traitor.
I am come hither to defend my native land against
• robber. My Poo will suffer death, but 1 will fear.
fully avenge him before I fall myself. Airily a our,
and you Turks in particular, will as, that I am
a creel father, because I sacrifice my son to my
own safety ; but to this I reply, that if you had
taken the mountain niy son would have perished
together with the rest of my family and comps.
mots, and I should have had no opportunity of re.
venging his death. I know the sentiments of my
sun ; but if he could have hesitated to sacrifice Imo.
self for the welfare of his country, lie would have
been• unworthy to live and to bear my time.
Come on, traitor ! I long for revenffe ! I am thy
sworn enemy, " IitAYBLLA."
Giavella's son, a boy of twelve years, was pre.
sent when the nicht received this letter. Alt had
sufficient self-command to moderate the first trans.
ports of his rage; and instead of ordering his in-
stant death, be sent him with secret commands to
Janimi, where his sun, Velim Bey, was Mended
with the administration of affairs in his absence.
knew a person who saw him arrive, sod was present
at his first iuterview with Velim. He displayed a
courage aced boldness which extorted universal ad-
miration. " I am only wailing till I hear again
from the Pacha." said Velim, " to order thee t•
be bound disc."—" I fear thee not," replied the
boy, " my father will treat thy son or thy brother
in the same manner when he gels them into his
power." He was thrown into a dark dungeon,
where his only food was bread and water.
The Pacha cosnmericed the exicution of his plan
of attack. He had assembled a numerous army,
and been joined by most of the Aruaut leaders who
served wider him. I have seen several of these
leaders, and only regret that I hail no opportunity
of meeting with the most reruarkable of them.
namedSoliman Ciapar. The latter. according to
the testimony of persons of unquestionable veracity,
was a man of gigaietsc stature, its years old. but
nothing about him announced his advanced site ea-
cep( his beard of extraordinary whiteue,s. He was
attended by eleven of his sons. from thirty to sixty
years old. and all of them as tall sod robust as him.
%elf. On account of their strength and valour they
were regarded as su many- heroes. They were never
separated, that if one should fell the others might
beat hand to revenge Isis death. It is the general
practice of these tribes to -go out its families together
10 war, and to wreck their vengeance upon the
enemy if (mesa their number should be slain. A
more accurate observation of the manners of these
people, who iii so many respects ►eseu►bte Homer's
heroes, would greatly facilitate the iabo•rs of the
cometneutators of the Mid.
Ales troops at first gained some advantages. A

BIRTH.
Toeeday laid, at ►is Leniship's looser is Massfieloistrers,
the Viseuustese ReMmHg, of • daughter.

DEATHS.
Oa Itatordv lest, at Chg.heehaws, Benjamin Price. Esq.
owe of the ammo Clerks of Hie Endwise" Olice of Pleas,
Limo!sesame, earl late of Highgate, w the eueoty of Mid.
Alsace.
Da Illooday,tbe Oils last. at bia boom at Milhrsoke, agar
Soelhootploss, Catkeriaer the wife of Heary Barlow, Esq.
of the Cams Mee, King's Beach.

HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT WNDON BRIDGE.
Herein 64 after 3. I evesieg 14 after 4.

rams OF irroc
9 per Ct. Red—...• 671
3 per Ct. C0y...... 67i
68 67 6111
3i per Lent. 76
4 per Cum
3 per Ct. N. Ap lO4l
10p.3 g.er Ct. ANIL I

CS YESTERDAY.
rioli 5 per Cent.. 103 k
India K00d0..26 47 v►.
South Set Stock... 75i
New A °militia.— 671
IEI4 111110, 4.... 4 S vr.
Con.. foe Ace... 6e 67;
Whi

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pealed 'shrines and all other methods avail meth's.. 1.. r
the Scurvy sad other Chronital Disorders. this Mediciae
has sat its parallel. Upwards of 40,000 mows, of bath
pewee, have bete radically eared of the shove creel Dis-
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Ile sole Preprietors, T. TAYLOR awl SONS, Sorrier •
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is. W. each, ditty iarladed —N.B. Two back dense and
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ambitions. with copious directions, at Mr. nephew's
Tipohop, 103, Oagod *creel; Mr. la,
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; Nitwhery's, Dahlia ; sad ells
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Advice gratis to pennies taking the shirk eg A* of
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• See the Net pabilehera ay the Revel Gage of lambs.