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PRICE SD.

REE TRADE:
What makes the Mied resistless in its power ?
The silent swellings which at length o'ertower
Its high embankment, artificial mounds,
Rais'd by mankind US circumscribe its bounds.
What mighty -impulse spreads throughout the land ?
The..yoke of millions in a just demand,
That all restriction cease on human food,
And human industry—the general good
Of ev'ry nation mutually to bind
In one vast fellowship with all mankind.
Nor can monopoly, with all its art,
Maintain a fabric, and a strength impart
Sufficient to resist a nation's cry--
Th' increasing thirst for hivuan
Look back upon the sufferh4s and toil,
Which forc'd the labourer, 'mid a fertile soil,
To gaze upon it with regret, and feel
His sturdiest efforts for the common weal
But-half-requited ; and his feeble power,
His single voice, if rais'd, must quickly cower
Beneath the arm of stern oppressive laws—
Till, bold and fervent in a righteous cause,
To urge a Nation's claims, resist the wrong,
Uprose a VILLIERS, passionate and strong.
His course through prejudice and fraud to steer.
The contest to renew ft om year to year,
Within that House where senators should prove
Their first great object is their country's love !
Here, with true eloquence he stood his ground,
As slow conviction, gathering, spread around,
For fraud and prejudice yet closer clung
In desperate phalanx, until up there sprung
An engine—mightier than their powers cembin'd—
Rising majestic from the strength of mind
Of COBDEN and of BRIGHT—THE LEAGUE, whose voice
Spoke, million-tongued, the people's only choice,
With bloodless weapons to exert their might,
'Till triumph crown their efforts in the fight.
'Midst calumny to stand, with open brow,
To brave the taunts with firmness from a foe ;
Prepar'd with cunning and with tact to wield
A broken falchion ere he quit the field
To Truth and Justice ;or with others strive
Whose honest prejudice has kept alive
A spirit of resistance, till the
intone broad stream
Of light, once open'd, bursts n
To clear the intellect, and pave the way
For Truth's fair progress, and for Reasons sway,
These are the trials, and the just reward
Attendant on the men whose whole regard
Is center'd in the glory to expand
Ileav'n's greatest blessings on their native land.
A cause so just admits of no delay ;
Clear but the mists of ignorance away ;
See the broad current of FREE TRADE spread wide
Its fruitful influence—like th' Egyptian tide.
'Twill then exert its salutary reign
To cool and irrigate the social plain—
To blend in one vast whole-the-human mind,
And curb the angry passions of mankind.
March, 1846.

C. B.

rA GREAT PRINTING OFFICE.—We copy from Dick-
inson's Almanack, for 1846, an account of his immense
printing-office, in Boston :—" The office of the Rotary Press
covers an area of 14,283 square feet, embracing fifteen rooms.
It is lighted by day by 1,664 squares of glass set in 100
different windows ; and by night by gas shooting up from
100 different burners. In those premises we have one steam-
engine of ten• horse power, three Adam's power presses, two
Napier presses, three rotary presses, two Ruggle's job presses,
eleven hand presses, two copper-plate presses, two embos-
sing presses, one hydraulic press, four standing presses, one
small power press, two paper cutters, three card cutters, one
ink-mill, and four machines for shaving stereotype plates, two
of which are moved by steam-power. We have morethan 400
different styles of types, borders, flowers, and cuts of various
sorts, in weight 30,000 lbs. These are all held in their places
by means of 866 type cases, of brass galleys, 200 feet standing
galleys, 330 chases, and 3 bushels of quoins. We have two
large cisterns, which contain about a 1,000 gallons, or up-
wards of 18 hogsheads of water. This is distributed through
every part of the office, by means of 550 feet of lead pipe.
We use six hogsheads of water per day, which, supposing it
was brought in buckets, would take one man 13% hours
each day to furnish, allowing him to bring four gallons every
ten minutes. Our various presses threw off in the course of
the year, 6,069,480 sheets of paper, er 12,645 reams. Sup-
posing each sheet to be but 24 feet long, and that they were
placed in one continuous line, they would stretch out to ,
15,173,700 feet, or nearly 2,875 miles, about the distance
from here to Europe. It is computed that we have printed
the past year 130,240,000 pages, of books, 64,000 circulars,
25,000 commercial and lawyers' blanks, 20,000 cheques,
25,000 billets, 500,000 bill-heads, 300,000 shop bills and hand
bills, and 2,000,000 of labels. We have cut up, printed,
embossed, and sold 1,201,520 cards, or 24,030 packs. Our
average consumption of coal is over two tons a week, or
more than 100 tons a year. Besides our 100 gas burners,
we use about 150 gallons of oil for extra lights and ma-
chinery. For our various printing it takes 1,200 pounds of
Mk per annum, besides gold leaf, bronze, And size. In our
type and stereotype foundry we have used the past year
50,0001b5. of metal, and turned out 7,000 stereotype plates of
various sizes and shapes. In our whole establiahment we
employ usually about 100 hands, and it is safe to conclude
that our office affords direct sustenance to at least 500 per-
sons."—Boston paper.
AN ENEMY TO IRON FOUNDERIES.—At the Drogheda
assizes a Mr. Harman, who has a domicile in that town
brought an action against Mr. Grendon, of the iron foundry,
for injury clone to his property, in consequence of the ham-,
mering which daily goes on in that bray and thriving
concern. At a time when Sir Robert Peel nat his wit's
end for devising means to feed and employ the Irish
people, and when societies, under the
,highest auspices, are
being formed for the same object, it is certainly rich to see a
person coming into a court of justice to complain that his
long ears are daily assailed by the cheerful sounds that pro-
ceed from an iron factory, and that he is frighted from his
propriety by the flames of a blast furnace. The jury seemed
to be under the impression, that if a hundred more iron
foundries were in full play in Ireland, the country would not
be worse off than it is, and very properly handed down a
verdict for Mr. Grendon, the defendant. We do not know
what country would suit Mr. Harman's quiet and contem-
plative disposition. Perhaps one of the Marquess Islands er
a valley in New Zealand, where the spirit of improvement is
unknown, would be more congenial to him than the banks of
the Boyne.—The World, March 16.
PARIS ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, SITTING OF MARCH
16.—The papers read at this sitting were not of much interest. M.
Morin read a long notice on the economy effected in the transport of
hay for the supply of the army by compression, and of the presses
which have been used in France for this purpose. It appears that
even with the imperfect means hitherto adopted an enormous saving-
had been effected in the transport of hay for the cavalry in Algeria,
but this probably will be doubled by the use of English presses,
which have been recently purchased in England by the French Go-
vernment. M. Laurent read, in his own name, and in that of 31.
Gerardt, a paper on a controversy that has taken place between
them and M. Liebig, the celebrated German chemist. It appears
that these gentlemen dispute many of the conclusions come to by M
Liebig in his researches in organic chemistry, with a view to their
practical application to agriculture and other purposes. The oilier
papers were all on subjects of no importance to the public at large.
Her Majesty the Queen will have an evening party at
Buckingham Palace on Wednesday next, when, according to the
cards of invitation issued from the Lord Chamberlain's office, It will
be a concert of vocal and instrumental music. The invitations were
only issued last evening.
CABINET DINNER.—The Earl of Ellenborough's en-
tertainment to the Cabinet Ministers, originally appointed for Wed-
nesday next, the Ist proximo, has (in consequence of the Lord
Mayor's dinner to her Majesty's Ministers) been postponed until the
Bth. Inghe meantime the Noble Earl removes trom Charles-street,
Berkeley-square, to his official residence, at the Admiralty.
ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN MANCHESLER.—On Friday
morning, eleven vessels belonging to the Bridgwater Trust arrived
from Liverpool, bringing upwards of 300 tons of grain for the Man-
chester market.
His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and the
Countess Dietrichstein give a splendid banquet, on Saturday next, at
Chandos House, when Sir Robert and Lady Peel, and most of the
Ministers, dine at the Embassy.
ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.--.-
Yesterday morning, as the comier was conveying the dispatches,
from Folkstone to Loudon, in anticipation of the Overland mail, by
special engine,) an accident occurred, which" (though fortunately
unattended with any serious result) shows the necessity existing
' that some plan should be adopted by which means the engine might
be enabled to clear the rails of any impediment, wilfully
or acci-
dentally placed in the way. It appears, that, when about eight
miles from Tunbridge, the carriage was thrown off the e, an
from the speed at which the engine was going at the litn ould
not be stopped for some minutes, when, after a very severe jolting,
and by the able assistance of eight or ten labourers who were in an
adjoining field, He carriage was placed on the rails, but being in an
unfit state for use, the courier rode to Tunbridge on the engine,
where a fresh carriage was attached, and lie arrived safely at
London. Had it been a train instead of a single carriage the damage
would have been considerable, and loss of life very probable. No
blame whatever can be attached to the engine driver.
ORDINATION.—The Bishop of Salisbury held a
general ordination in his cathedral on Sunday last, when the follew-
big gentlemen were admitted into holy orders :—Deacons : J. J.
Jacob, 8.A., Emmanuel College, Cambridge; It. S. Moody, 8.A.,
Christ Church, Oxford ; W. P. Wood, 8.A., St. John's College,
Oxford ; W. M. Heath, 8.A., Exeter College, Oxford ; J. J. Orger.
8.A., Wadham College, Oxford; C. Hinman, 8.A., Baliol College, -
Oxford. Priests : W. Popham, M.A., Oriel College, Oxford ; R. E.
Crawley, 8.A., Magdalen Hall, Oxford; W. B. de Moleyus, 8.A.,
Trinity College, Dublin ; E. R. Pitman, B.A„ Christ's College, Cam-
briage ; T. A. Babington, M.A., Trinity College, Cambridge; E.
Peacock, 8.A., Trinity College, Cambridge; H. E. Maids, 8.A.,
Gonville and Cetus College, Cambridge; T. M. Patey, B.A. Cathe-
rine Hall, Cambridge ; H. Watson, 8.A., Wadham College, Oxford.
MADAME PASTA.—This celebrated singer has just lost
her husband, from whom she had been separated, and who was
allowed by her an income of 5001. per annum.
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—We are glad to see prepa-
rations making for constructing an electric telegraph from Hull to
Derby—thus giving us telegraphic communication to the metropolis.
-llllr. Green
2iPacAet
and Mr. Liston have been appointed
Examiners for the College of Surgeons, in the room of Sir B. Brea.
and Mr. Anthony White, resigned.
AN UNPARALLELED CASE OF INTOXICATION.—Last
night an inquiry took place before Mr. Bddford, at the Britannia,
Portland-street, St. James's, as to the death of W. R. Keating, aged
fifty-two, an upholsterer, living in the above street. Elizabeth Keat-
ing, the daughter of the deceased, stated that her father had not
been sober since Christmas, nor had he attended to his business during
all that while. The witness then went on to state, that on Sunday
morning she went to ask her father what he would have for dinner,
and she found that his hands were quite cold ; and a surgeon pro-
nounced him dead, most likely from apoplexy, brought on by his in-
temperate course of life. Verdict, " Natural death."
FOOT RACE FOR TWENTY POUNDS.—On Tuesday
Dolman and Mills, who were matched to run one mile, decided their
match at Holloway. Dolman won, and went over the distance
under five minutes.
ROBBERY OF SIR JOHN GUEST ON A RAILWAY.—
On Tuesday information was forwarded to the police that whilst Sir
;John Guest was at the terminus of the London and South-Western
Railway, Nine Elms, on the 20th inst., at about one o'clock r.m., ha
was robbed of four Si. Bank of England notes and some silver.
WATCHET.—IIIIMANE INTREPIDITY.—A noble in-
stance of intrepidity in the rescue of life and property has
been lately performed by five sailors belonging to this port,
viz. Allen Robt. Hole, Thos. Bale, Benj. Woodman,
and Robt. Short. 'During the late gales a schooner appeared
off Watchet, with a signal flying for assistance. The gale at
this time was blowing with great violence, and it was evi-
dent that if assistance was not soon rendered, a flood tide
would inevitably drive her on the rocks above the port,
or on the Gore Sands, then immediately under her lee,
and that total destruction both to life and property
would be the consequence. It was in this extremity that
the five men, with the daring characteristic of British sailors,
launched their boat amid the cheers and fears of
those present. After repeated trials to cross the surf,
in which the boat filled several times, the gallant
crew succeeded in reaching the vessel, which proved
to be the schooner Hydra, from Prince Edward's
Island, bound to Bristol. After putting a man on board,
to take charge, the boat returned, and when within a quarter
of a mile of the shore, a violent sea struck and capsized her,.
and the crew only preserved their lives by great exertions in.
clinging to the boat, which was driven on shore by the vio—
lence of the sea and wind. The underwriters of Lloyd's, ens
being made acquainted with the circumstance, awarded the
men 121. in addition to the sum given them by the owner of
the vessel, John Jones, Esq., Bristol.--Somerset Coin
Gazette,