The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-17 00:00:00

FREEDOM OR SLAVERY.

Freedom, or Slavery, which will ye have ?
Englishmen, Frenchmen, reply !
Crouch to the Despot, or strike for the Brave,
Valiantly conquer or die ?
Civilisation, Progress, and Art,
Liberty, Honour, and Right ;
From these, won by Freedom, we never will part,
For these we will shout in the fight !
Unsheath the sword, with hand on the heart,
Strike home and conquer the foe;
Let the Barbarian, the merciless smart,
And quail at the terrible blow.
Englishmen, Frenchmen, you've nobly begun
The Battle for Freedom and Right ;
Hand in hand, side by side, till the vict'ry's won
And Liberty blesses the sight !
Englishmen, Frenchmen, united at last !
There is much still to conquer and gain;
Be brothers in future—smile at the past,
And Peace, Love, and Order, will reign.
The Patriot, the down-trodden Nations rejoice,
And hopefully look to the fight;
Englishmen, Frenchmen, which is your choice ?
To be Slam ! or have Freedom and Right ?

C. SHEARD.

ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A LICENSED VICTUALLER.—
Last night, between the hours of nine and ten, consider-
able excitement was created in the immediate vicinity of
the Victoria Theatre, in consequence of a report being
raised that Mr. T. Grammer, the landlord] of the Pear
Tree Tavern, had been fatally stabbed by a woman at
present unknown. Upon proceeding to the premises
the reporter was informed that a woman came to the bar
of the house, and after calling for some refreshment,
which she was served with, she tendered a weresrign for
the barman to take the amount out of. correct
change was handed to her, but instead of her takind
ng
it away she attempted to "ring the changes," a
said that she was one or two shillings short. A
disturbance in consequence took place, which
a nd
inflicting the
in-
duced Mr. Grammer to come forward and recommend
landlord came out from behind the bar and attempted
her to leave quietly. This she
to turn her out. The moment she reached the street she
trleleadn landlord, r dd,o,
espied another woman sellings.soheespeiszetdrotters, when,
perceiving a knife on her stall, h it, and made
plunges at .
several desperate
wounds on his face, which caused the blood to
serious
flow in streams. As might be expected the greatest
confusion was caused, and the female succeeded in getting-
clear off ; but it is generally supposed that she • well
police,
known to the and may . I-,
A soon apprehended. is
Mr.
Grammer was limmediately removed to
his bed-room,
and Pr. Shea, of Great Charlotte-street, Blackfriars-
road, who was presiding at the anniversary of the Loyal
Brothers of the London Unity,
Tavern, Cross-street, Bla kf held at the Eight Bells
and dressed the c riars-road, promptly at-
tended Wounds of the unfortunate man ;
and it is hoped that he
the injuries he received may
recover from the effects of
TREAT TO RAGGED SCHOOL
day D CIIOOT, CHILDREN.—On Tues.
morning, nearly 4
schools of OO children, attending the ragged
the united parishes of St. Giles's and St.
George, Bloomsbury,
Willesden, were treated to an excursion to
they about six miles on the Harrow-road, where
. spent the day in the fields adjoining the house se-
lected for their reception. They made the trip com-
fortably seated in nine vans, and took their departure
from the school-house in George-street, St. Giles's, amid
the cheers of a large number of their parents and the in-
habitants of the neighbourhood. At Willesden they
were supplied with a good dinner and tea, and means of
amusement and exercise were provided for them in the
shape of bats, balls, swings, bows and arrows, donkey-
riding, &c. In the afternoon the four curates of the two
parishes, and several friends of the school, joined the
youthful throng, and helped on the amusements. The
expenses of the treat were defrayed by special contribu-
tions, so as to avoid resorting to the funds of the
school ; and, though sufficient funds have not been raised
to pay the whole of the expense incurred, the managers
trust—looking at the beneficial results likely to arise
from such a day's treat to children so circumstanced--
that there will be found, from those interested in the wel-
fare of the poor, aid sufficient to prevent the deficiency
fall4s upon the teachers of the 50h0015.