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but even now he lamented to say, that there was scarcely a
place where a regiment was quartered the inhabitants of which
did not express their horror at the scenes which they were
compelled to witness or hear of. (Hear.) He wished the
experiment to be tried of endeavouring to enforce discipline
without the brutal practice of flogging, and for that purpose he
would propose the introduction of a ciauseinto the bill. (Hear)
The hon. member concluded with moving the introduction of
the following clause :—" And be it further enacted, that it shall
not be lawful to inflict corporal punishment by flogging on any
private soldier, corporal, or non-commissioned officer in the army
or militia of the united kingdom within the united kingdom,
any thing hereincontained to the contrary notwithstanding."
Mr. LENNARD said that the hon. member for Middlesex had
mentioned him as one of the persons who formerly voted with
him for the abolition of flogging in the army, and he would be
proud to vote with him again for the same object. The argu-
ment urged in support of flogging was, that the private soldiers
were so bad a set of men that they could not be kept in order
without it; but it was the punishment of flogging which deterred
a better class of men from entering the army. Abolish the
punishment, and that which was alleged as its cause, but was in
reality its effect, would quickly disappear. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. R. GRANT said, that as he had undertaken the temporary
charge of the bill, he felt it necessary to make a few observa-
tions. If he felt himself justified in coming to a conclusion
upon this question upon abstract principles, no official connexion
should induce him to withhold his assent from the proposition
of the hon. member for Middlesex; but, finding that the great
majority of military men in whose general judgment he reposed
confidence were opposed to it,-he telt it his duty to object to it.
Whatever opinion he might individually entertain, he did not
feel strong enough to undertake, on his own responsibility, to
support the proposition of the lion. member for Middlesex. He
therefore adopted the conclusion, though with reluctance, to
oppose the proposition.
Captain BERKELEY was aware of the opinion which prevailed
amongst persons in the army that the punishment could not be
abolished; he was aware likewise of the progress of a contrary
opinion, not only amongst the public but amongst officers them-
selves. He was aware, too, that there had been practically a
mitigation of the punishment, and that it was not called into
practice so frequently as formerly. Under these circumstances,
he thought the time had come when the punishment might, be
abolished entirely.
Mr. O'CONNELL congratulated the right hon. gentleman
(Mr. Grant) upon the avowal of his sentiments in favour of the
abolition of this punishment, though he declined supporting
the motion for the reasons he mentioned. He therefore left it
to the house, and if the practice was to continue it would not
be t'-, fault of the government, but of a reformed House of
Commons. The right hon. gentleman had taken a wise course
in leaving this question to the house. He had said that he was
not strong enough; then let the. house come to his assistance ;
let the house back him, and he would then be strong enough.
(Hear.) •
Lord ALTHORP expressed his surprise that the hon. member
for Middlesex should have read his name as one of the minority
on this question. He did think that he had never voted on any
one of the motions; he knew he had never voted against the
question. He had thought, arid lie was sorry to say he still
thought, that the weight of military authority was so great that
it would not be prudent to take away this punishment entirely
from the officer. _ _

Captain CURTEIS observed that the recent reduction of sol-
diers' pensions had reduced the character of the soldiery, and
the mode of punishment was calculated to do the same. He
was adverse to imprisoning soldiers in common gaols, which
made them worse than before; but if prisons were erected in
barracks, so that the men could be under the control of their
officers there, he should prefer imprisonment to flogging.

Mr. CURTEIS wished to seize every opportunity of recording
his opposition to the practice of flogging. With respect to sub-
stitutes,_ it was not difficult to fiud them; the wildest animals
might be tamed by starvation. (Laughter.)
Major HANDLEY spoke in favour of the abolition of flogging.,
He admitted that it would be a dangerous experiment to abolish
it at home, and to continue it in the army abroad. The. experi-
ment of solitary confinement had been tried with success in the
lonian Islands.
_

Mr. SHESinIL said that he would never ask clergymen whether a
reform was necessary in the church, nor 'West India planters
whether negroes should be emancipated, nor the members of
his own profession whether there were abuses in the law. (Hear.)
By persevering in the use of the lash, the crimes complained of
in the army were perpetuated. Abolish such degrading punish-
ment; raise the soldier in the moral scalp; ado p( the Homan
maxim: facinus est ciOesn Romanum verbeihri. (Hear.) .

Mr. G. LANGTON observed that if he wished to have an ef-
ficient and well-disciplined army it must be relieved from cor-
poral punishment.
Sir J. BYNG said the experiment of doing without hogging
had been tried in a regiment in which (as we understood) he
commanded. The trial had continued for two years, and he
was bound to declare that the result had not been what was ex-
pected, and that they were obliged to resort to dogging, again.
Sir F. BURDETT said that he had abstained from urging this
subject on the attention of the house, in the hope that govern-
ment would take some steps consistent with the security and
discipline of the army for the gradual and total abolishment of a
disgraceful mode of punishment on which he could scarcely
trust himself to express his own feelings. Often had he endea-
voured in private to impress on ministers the policy of such a
course. Now, however, (though he did not admit that this
was the best time for the introduction of the subject,) that it
Was brought before the house, he felt bound to say what he-
had. always maintained, and what he was every Clay more
and more convinced of, that if government did not take some.
means to do away with this disgraceful punishment, they would
find that it was a matter which the British public would not
tolerate much longer. He would. not say, let it be abolished
altogether, though he thought that would be most .desira-
ble, but he would be content to let it be an vitimum remedium.
Such punishments should be given only in the very extreme
cases. Let it not be said that the abolition of such disgraceful
punishments would be ruinous to the discipline of the army.-
I'he same sort of argument was used to defend punishments
which no man in the army at the present day would venture
to say ought to be inflicted in any case. The motion,was.now
limited to England, and he hoped that hon. members would bear
that limitation in mind. In conclusion, the hon. baronet ex-'
pressed,his conviction that the discipline of the army would not"
be impaired by the gradual abolition of the disgraceful system
of corporal punishment; and he was certain that had. his right
hon. friend (Sir J. Hobhouse) remained in office, that same
clause—to the effect of its being inflicted only in extreme cases
—would have been introduced into the bill.

Lord PALMERSTON said that if hon. members were to consult their
feelings only, no doubt they would consent to the abolition of corpo-
ral punishment. But this was a question which ought not to be dis-
posed of by the feelings only. It was cne which rested on grave con-
siderations of public interest, and should be discussed with calmness,
in which the judgment and not the feelings, ought, to predominate.
There was no are army which could be kept up in any state of
dis-
cipline without the fear of punishment. This Was admitted ; but it
was said that this particular kind of punishment was objected to.
Hi would admit that corporal punishment was not a good in itself,
and that it tended to degrade the mind of the party on whom it was
inflicted. But he would ask how could it be dispensed with ? Such
punishments were, in most cases, inflicted only when less severe
modes had failed. It was only a play upon words to say that corpo-
ral punishmentswere not known in the French army. They had not
our mode of punishing. lint he would appeal to those hon. members
who had had opportznities of knoWing the practice of the French
army, whether they had not that of corporal punishment,• and that
too often inflicted without trial, and at the will of the commanding
officer. They had been told that some officers had, by their kindness
and perseverance, so disciplined their men that in their regiments the
practice had been abolished. But, he would ask, could they have dis-
pensed with that punishment, if the power of inflicting it aid not ex-
ist 1 Instances had been known when this species of punishment had
been abolished, and the men became so unmanageable that they were
in the habit of knocking down the non-commissioned officers like
nine-pins ; the consequence was that the old system was restored.
These discussions were useful, as tending to reduce punishment to the.
very smallest amount ; but to abolish the punishment altogether.
would, he conceived, he a most dangerous proceeding—a proceeding
of which they might repent when too late. (Hear, hear.)
Sir It. FERausON said the amendment of the hon. member for Mid-
dlesex placed him in a very unpleasant situation ; he could not vote
for it, and he would not vote against it. He was always adverse to
corporal punishments when they could be avoided, but it was fre-
quently impossible to dispense with them. Cases often occurred
which must be tried and punished summarily.
Sir F. BURDETT suggested that there might be introduced in the
amendment these words,—" that the Mutiny Act shall confine this
punishment to open mutiny, thieving, and being drunk on guard.",
M. Hum acceded to the suggestion.
The house then divided, when there appeared:
For the original motion .. . • .. .. 151
Against it .. • .. • . .. • . .. • • .. 140

Majority .. H
The house then proceeded with the orders of the day ; after some
had been disposed of,
Mr. HUME said that he had given notice that after the division he
would bring up a similar clause to that which he had proposed to-night
upon the third reading of the Mutiny Bill to-morrow night. He now
begged to say that he should not feel it necessary to do so. After the
house had so strongly andSo mifficientlyexpressed its opinion upon the
subject, he did not think that he should trouble it by proposing the
same clause again.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house
adjourned at a quarter to one o'clock.
WEDNESDAY.
The London and Birmingham Railway Bill was read a third
time and passed; and several other private bills were forwarded
each a stage.

HERTFORD ELECTION.
The Clerk of the Committee brought up the minutes of evi-
dence on the Hertford election.
The _house was occupied in receiving petitions until three
o'clock, when the Speaker left the chair. •

DOMESTIC.
COURT AND FASHIONABLE WORLD.

HANOVER, March 26.—Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of
Cambridge, unexpectedly set out yesterday afternoon for Rum-
pelheim, ou the receipt of the melancholy news of the illness of
her father; the Laudgrave Frederick.

Gi-OCCESTER, Monday.—We are happy to state that Mr.
Justine Taunton is much better, although he still continues very
ill. lie has been attended by Dr. Baron and Mr. Wilton of
thiS city; and Mr. Salmon, the surgeon of Old Broad-street,
whom the learned judge sent for from town to attend him, ar-
rived at a late hour last night, accompanied by Lady Taunton.
Since the indisposition of Mr. Justice Taunton, Mr. Jervis,'the
late Chief Justice of Chester, has presided in the Crown Court
here.

The new Secretary of State for the Colonial Department
some years ago held a situation in the Colonial Office, where
he was remarkable for his diligence and activity.

A rnmour is very prevalent, that Baron Bayley is about to
resigp his seat in the Court of Exchequer, and to he succeeded
by Sit William Horne.—Morning Herald.
_ .

The keeper of the toll-bar at the Park-street Gate, Camden
Town, was summoned, one day last week, before the Police Ma-
gistrates for having taken double toll for two zebras, belonging
to the Zoological Society. Plush said. he did not consider ze-
bras asses, but horses. A servant to the Society referred to
Dr. Johnson's Dictionary, wherein a zebra was stated to be an
ass. A witness on the part of the Society stated, that the ani-
mals in dispute were bred in Windscir Park, out of the common
ass, by a zebra, the property of his Majesty. Mr. Hoskins said
,a zebra was undoubtedly an ass • the stripes indicated only a
certain breed of the ass. He ordered the defendant to refund
the overcharge, and pay the costs.
Lord Goderich is, we understand, to have an Earl's coronet
besto'wed'upon him, in reward, no doubt, of his brilliant career
as Secretary for the Colonies, and the happy termination to
which he has brought all the difficulties which assailed him in
that situation! Let the Government but make Lord Anglesey
a'Duke for his success in governing Ireland, and the beautiful
consistency. of Whig promotions in the- Peerage will be cora-
-I)lete—at least so it seems to our view; but we must not be too
rash in placing limits to the extent of the monstrous absurdity
which .Earl Grey, supernumerary Knight of the Garter; inay
-discover and act upon. Perhaps he may recommend even Lord
Goderich himself for the next vacant Garter! There is a sug-
gestion for him—let him beat that if he can.—Albion and Star.
The,bills discounted by the Bank of France in 1831, amounted
to £8,900,954, and the gain resulting to them was £73,825; but
last 1-ear (1832) the stagnation of commercial and other tran-
sactions reduced the amount of discount to -1;648,917, and of
profit to the bank, to £-11,243. We reckon that Lord Grey's
sapience in reform will prove just as slenderly endowed with the
seeds of fructification as Louis Philippe's.—Albion and Star.
• AN H AuioN lOUS CABINET.—The Lord Chancellor, the Duke
.of Ilichmond; Mr. Stanley, and Sir James Graham are under-
stocitl to take one side; Lord Grey, Lord Althorp, and Lord
John Bussed the other side. Lord Palmerston inclines towards
the strongest, as a matter of course. Lord Goderich has nothing
to say; Lord'Holland does not interfere ; and Lord Carlisle is
not consulted.

The infant daughter of Lord and Lady Ashley was christened
on Tuesday evening", at the residence Of the Earl and Countess
Cowper, in George-street, Hanover-square.
Air. M. Attwood has postponed his currency question till Fri-
day, April 19—to be then moved on the proposition that the
house resolve into committee of supply.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has deferred his motion for
the !‘ general commutation of tithes" in England till Thursday,
AprillB. , .

ORAPES TWO GUINEAS PER Le.—There were some English
ford&l grapdS at Covent-garden market on Monday morning,
for which twenty shillings per lb. NVOTO asked. Some very tine
ones were sold, on Saturday hist, as high as two guineas per, lb.
HYDROPHOBIA.—On Sunday, the 24th of February last, as
Mr. James Pardoc, a traveihng booksel e: of Waterloo-street,
Ha-ggerstoue, was passing through a streetleadingto the Hack-
ney-road, he was bitten severely in the hand by a strange dog;
from the appearances manifested by the animal be felt confident
it was not rabid, and from this. impression, with other reasons
which he gave, he refused, although strong, urged, to have the
parts excised. Melancholy to relate, on 'Wednesday last, the
27th.ult., he manifested symptoms of hydrophobia, and on the
following day (Thursday) the dreadful disease was fully esta-
blished in all its horrors, till death terminated the poor fellow's
sufferings at ten.o'clock in the evening of the same day.. During
the whole course of the disease the dread of swalloWing was ex-
cessive, both of fluids and solids; the very idea of the act, as well
as even,the breath of a bystander, threw him into the most vio-
lenkcOnvulsions; altogether it was one of the most marked and
terilfic cases of this dreadful malady ever witnessed. Dr. Cobb,
of the Loudon Hospital, with Mr. Robinson, of Kingsland, and
Mr. Welch, of ShOreditch, surgeons, gave the most unremitting
attention, but nothing could be done to stop the rapid progress
of •:the disease. It canna lie too strongly impressed on the pub-
lic that those rules and cautions respecting dogs which are eon-
sidt,red to apply to them only in hot weather and the "dog-days"
is so far erroneous, as experience and observation prove that the
disease is equally prevalent in other seasons of the year.—The
Standard.

~Mr. Wm. Young Ottley, author of " A History on Engrav-
ing upon Copper and •in Wood," has been appointed by the
Lord Chancellor, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the
Speaker, successor to the late Mr. Smith, as superintendent
of. the prints and drawings in the British Museum. There were
many competitors for this situation.—Morning Herald.

WESTMINSTER ELECTION.-The election for a member of par-
liament to serve for Westminster, in the room of Sir J. C.
Hobhouse; in consequence of his accepting the office of Secre-
tary
.for Ireland, was fixed to commence yesterday; when the
nomination was to take place.

ELOPEMENL IN HIGH LIFE.—On Monday morning last, one
of the most opulent and respectable families residing in our
immediate neighbourhood, was thrown into great consternation
by the discovery that their eldest daughter, a young lady of
great beauty and, accomplishments had eloped during the night.
On inquiry, it appeared she had left the paternal roof during
the absence of her father, shortly after midnight, accompanied
by a lady and gentleman, with her lover, a young gentleman,
rank and fortune. A carriage and four, which was in readi-
ness to receive them at a short distance, immediately started
with the party at a rapid rate for the north, and as we under-
stand relays of horses had been prepared on the whole line of
road to Gretna, there could have been but little chance of the
happy pair being overtaken, before the hymeneal knot was tied.
The affair has, however created a great sensation here, both
pitrties being of the highest respectability, and moving in our
faShionable circles.-044d Journal.
In consequence of the duty upon Baltic timber being so
much higher than that imposed in. our American colonies, four
vessels have cleared from this port within the last few days, in
ballast, for Memel, and from thence to Halifax, no doubt with
the intention of loading timber at the former place, landing it
at the. latter, and again reloading, the same for England, in
order to save the difference of dutv.—Newcastle Courant.

The trumpery petition "from Chester," respecting the
Church Establishment in 'Wales, the handy-work of two or
three busy-bodies, was introduced to the House of Lords, by
the Marquess of Westminster, on Friday last, 'and formed a
topic of conversation, a report of which may be read in another
column. This petition, as we have before stated, is the handy-
work of two or three busy-bodies, who after some weeks of
meritorious exertion, prevailed upon about eighty good-natufed
individuals to honour it with their signatures; and is it not a
little too had that these two or three industrious gentlemen, to
WhoM politics and church reform are a portion of their stock-in-
trade, should tike upon themselves the task of imputing to the
ihhabitants of -Wales, the high crime and misdemeanor of not
attending to their own affairs?—Chester Courant.
Dr. Antommarchi landed at Calais a few days ago from Lon-
don, bringing with him the original, and only cast in plaster
taken from the face of the Emperor Napoleon after his death.
On its being opened at the Customhouse, a considerable crowd
pressed to see it; and when it was again inclosed in its case, a
contest arose as to who should have the honour of carrying it
to the doctor's hotel. _ _ _

The Duke d'Orleans, it is rumoured, will pay a visit to this
country about the middle of the present month.
Adelung, the German philologist, has calculated that the
number of languages spoken in Europe is 587 ; in Asia, 937 ;
in Africa, 276; and in America, 1,064. The general result is,
that, at this day, the human race speak no fewer than 3,064 lan-
guages.—.4Thion and Star.

The receipt stamp duties for 1832, amounted to, on two-penny
stamps, £23,932 9s. 11d.; on three-penny, £28,359 7s. ld.; on
six-penny, £38,324135. 3d. • and, £49,585165. on one shilling
stamps.—A total of £145,2C0 Os. 3d.

PRESTON TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.—On Tuesday evening last,
the members of this society held their first anniversary. The
meeting took place in the theatre, and the house was crowded
to excess on the occasion; a considerable portion of the boxes
being occupied by some of the most respectable inhabitants.
Charles Swainson, Esq. presided, and after that gentleman had
briefly addiessed the meeting, a report was read settinc, forth
the prosperous conditiotiof the institution.. Subsequentt, Mr.
Grundy,- Mr.. Livesey, Mr. John Walker, Mr. Threlfall, and
others spoke in succession, as movers and seconders of reso-
lutions, and, lastly, the meeting was addressed by one Swindle-
hurst and others, who appeared in the characters of "reformed •
drunkards." We do not enter into details, because we .are of
opinion that in doing so we should but indifferently consult the
interests of the society. • In the sequel, a collection was made
amounting to £l4 16s. (ht—Preston Pilot.
TESTIMONY\ TO THE LATE EARL FITZWILLIAM.—OR Tues-
day, a public Meeting was held at Doncaster, for, the purpose of
expressing the esteem and respect of the inhabitants,ter, the de-
ceased Earl Fitzwilliam. The mayor, Josh. Lockwood, Esq.
presided, and announced that the corporation had that morning
agreed to an address of condolence to the present Earl, and had
further resolved to present him with the freedom of the borough
in a gold box. Mr. Fisher, the town clerk, read the address
of the corporation, after which Mr. Branson moved and Mr..
Beckett Denison seconded one to the same purport- - The ad-.
dress was supported by the Rev. John Platts, Mr. P. Bright,
Sir Wm. B. Cooke, Bart., the Rev. Dr. Sharpe, the Vicar, and
Mr. Baxter. It was carried unanimously.—Leeds Intelligencer.

•
Government have remitted the fine of £2OO imposed.upon Mr.
Lysaght Pennefather, and on that gentleman being apprised of
the fact by Mr. Duckett, the sub-sheriff in Clonmelt, he re-
plied, " For this last act I shall never feel myself in any way
thankful, or under any compliment. Government are, in my
opinion, the same gang of Algerine despots, and unworthy the
confidence of any Irishman!"

SHEFFIELD TKADE.—lnquiries are making, under the direc-
tion of the Board of Trade, respecting the state of our various
home manufactures, for the fnformation of Government, in re-
ference to a commercial treaty, now arranging, on the basis of
mutual concession, between this country rnd France. The Mas-
ter Cutler has, for this purpose, been recently making inquiries
of several of the principal manufacture's of our town. 1 ranee
has displayed a disposition to receive Sheffield goods—cutlery
and plated ware—on very favourable terms, as being kdescrip-
tion of articles less likely than many others to interfere with the
profits of their own manufactures. If this be effected, Sheffield
may reasonably calculate upon very important results, as it will
be in the recollection of many persons how excel!ent a market
France was for our goods!previous to the war, when Sheffield
houses had resident agents in Paris.—Sliqffield Courant.
SHREWSBURY.—At these assizes a singular special jury cause
was tried at the Nisi Prins, in which the question turned upon
the identity of a horse,`valued at £2O. The plaintiff obtained
a verdict for that sum. • The law charges are, expected to
amount to between £5OO and £6OO. Mi. Justice Taunton, in
addressing the jury, congratulated the county of Salop on the
extraordinary wealth it possessed, Ichich permitted it, whilst
other parts of the country were complaining of, destitution ai d
embarrassment, to throw away vast sums in bringing a host oe
witnesses to decide a matter of -£2O. The horse was brought
into court, and underwent a careful examination by the jury !
A zealous reformer, in a certain populous village within the
range of our circulation, lately had an addition made to his
family by
.the birth of a boy. To testify the father's respect for
liberal principles, and as a tribute of admiration to the inde-
pendence and undeviating consistency of a certain reforming
Parliamentary representative, he had his infant duly baptized
by the Christian and surname of his favourite M.P. Unfortu-
nately, however, soon after the honest man had thus got planted
around his hearth a remembrancer of the hon. representative's
political integrity and disinterested advocacy of the people's
rights, the favourite member's vote on a recent occasion brought
about a change of sentiment in the mind of his previous ad-
mirer, who, in consequence—and that he might not De com-
pelled to look on his offspring, in future years, as a memento of
what he now considers political tergiversation—waited on his
minister, anxiously making the inquiry, whether he could not
obtain a revocation of the chosen name, and the substitution of
one more congenial to his now altered feelings. We have not
been told the result, but we rather suspect that the rev. gentle-
man would decline interference between the hon. member and
the dissatisfied father.—Stirling Advertiser.

PAISLEY POLITICS.—A number of our pledged members are
sadly pestered with the remonstrances of their enlightened con-
stituents. None has been more so than the honourable mem-
ber for Paisley, Sir John Maxwell. The Political Union of
that town, a very rift-raff concern at the best, has been thunder-
ing into the venerable baronet's ears, a large store of"wise saws
and modern instances, as well as chiding him, in no very cour-
teous phrase, for departing from its instructions, and ventur-
ing to vote according. to his own notions of propriety and means
of knowledge. In consequence of this species of persecution,
" our good country gentleman" has sent a letter'to Mr. Robert
Muir, baker, under cover to Mr. Barr, claiming the right of a
British subject, to think and act according to his conscience.—
This announcement has given dire offence to the liberals of
Paisley. What the consequence may be is not known. Some
of the leaders of the movement in tliat town, however, say he
has no right to act for himself but for them, as he bargained to
do
,so !—Glasgow Courier.

IRON TRADE.--Sevetal of our contemporariei have
lately inserted p'aragraphs announcing advances in the
price of iron, which, having sources of accurate infor-
mation, we are enabled to state are in some instances in-
correct. Taking an average of the different kinds of
iron, the total amount of the advances is about twenty
shillings a ton, and the reasonable prospects of the trade
are such as to afford pleasing expectations of improve-
ment in the condition of Merthyr and its numerous popu-
lation.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT.--A MAN 'AND Two HORSES
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.—On Thursday afternoon, Ro-
bert Walker, farmer, in the neighbourhood of Renton,
Dumbartonshire„after working all day in a field at the
plough, and while in the act of mounting bne of the
horses, for the .purpose of proceeding homewards, was
struck by a Hash of lightning, which not only killed him
on the spot, but the two animals under his charge. The
dreadful occurrence was witnessed by a servant, who at
the moment was but a few yards distant from the scene
of the accident, and who, but for the fact of his having
been desired to perform some necessary operation about
the plough after the horses had been unyoked, must in-
evitably have shared the lamentable fate of his master.
The deceased, we understand, has left a family. On
Thursday, a good deal of rain and hail fell in the quar-
ter alluded to, accompanied by loud peals of thunder,
and vivid lightning.

FASHIONS FOR APRIL.

(From the Lady's Magazine.)

WALIUNG DRESs.—Hat of white satin, lined with white or mauve
crape, surrounded by a ruche of tulle, and trimmed with satin Aged
with ruches of tulle and cut gauze ribands. , The front much thrown,
up, and the crown high and pointed. The pelisse of emerald-green
satin, is cut with a reverse, turned back with velvet of a darker shade ;
the reverse is formed into lappets, and is edged with dents. The
sleeves are very full : they slope from the shoulders, and the plaits
are gathered under a pipe, which forms an epaulette. The corsage is
cut slightly en point, but finished with a pointed band and enamelled
lozenge buckle-. The skirt is closed in front and tripple dents inter-
changed ; they are edged with velvet. This dress is worn with a che-
misette, finished at the throat with two double rows of tulle.

• (From the World of Fashion.)
MORNING AND CARRIAGE DaEss.—A pelisse composed of Bros deg
Indes, lilac AO with blue corsage a 1' Amazone, trimmed en cceur.
with demi-lozenge dents, to each of which a brandebourg is attached
Ama lis sleeves. The skirt is trimmed en tablier with dents to corres-
pond with the corsage. Bonnet of emerald green satin, a bibi shape,
but more off' the face than they are in general.; it is trimmed with
knots of pale rose-coloured gause riband, and worn over a bonnet cap,
the border of which is a double ruche of tulle. A corresponding
niche ehcircles the throat.

DII4NER DRE9B.—A demi redingote of canary-coloured Bros de
Tours ; it is trimmed down the front with a row of blond lace, and
knots of gauze riband to correspond. The corsage is plain, moder-
ately low, and trimmed with a round pelerine of the same material
bordered with blond lace, as is also the breast knot. The sleeves are
a la Arnadis at the lower part of the arm, and a double bouffant at the
top. The head-dress is a blue velvet beret, trimmed with gauze ri-
bands, and long ostrich feathers to correspond.

EVENINQ DRESS.—A robe ala Pontagne of white Bros de Naples
painted in a Grecian pattern, in columns of azure blue. A pointed
corsage trimmed with blue silk fancy buttons. Long sleeves, the
lower part made exactly to fit the arm, slashed in front, and trimmed
with knots of gause riband, corresponding with the colours of the
dress. The upper part of the sleeve forms a bouffant of au entirely
new kind. The front of the skirt is ornamented en tablier in the
same stile as the sleeve. Head-dress, an Italian turban, trimmed with
two membranes of a bird of Paradise. Necklace and ear-rings dia-
monds.

The gentlemen as well as the ladies, seem ineHned to revive the old
fashions ; several have appeared lately at grand balls in frock coats of
violet velvet, trimmed with dead gold buttons very finely wrou.ht •
waistcoats and knee breechl's of white sitirt " • - '

Vortrp.

THE FACTORY GIRL'S LAST DAY!
INSCRIBED TO THE RIOHT /lON. LADY ASHLEY ;

(From Fraler Magazine.)

" roar or five months back there was a girl of a poor man's that I
was Celled to visit ; it was poorly ; it had attended a mill, and I was
obliged to relieve the father in the course of my office (that of assist-
ant overseer of the poor), in consequence of the had health of the
child ; by-and-by it went back to its work again; and one day he
came to me with tears in his eyes. I said, ' What is the matter, Tho-
mas?' He said, My little girl is dead.' I said, ' When did she die
He said, In the night; and what breaks my heart is this, she went
to the trill hi the morning, she was not able to do work, and a little
boy said he would assist her if she would give him a halfpenny on Ba-
tt:ll;day ; I said I would give hint a penny;' but at night when the
child went hoine, perhaps abont a quarter of a mile, in going home it
MI down Several times bn the road through exhaustion, till at length
it reached its father's door with difficulty, and it never spoke audibly
afterwards ;it died in the night—lt Seemed to be exhaustion, general
debility, and weakness of body.—lt brought tears to my eyes, though
the child did not belong to me, to think that it should have to work
the last day of its life under such Clieum.stanceS.—l cannot speak
exactly to her age, I judged she might be 10 years old."-4/i;zutes of
Evidence, page 210.

:'Tomas on a winter's morning.
The weather Nt'et and wild,
Three hours before the dawning
The father rou3A his child;
Her daily morsel bringing,
The darksonie room he paced,
And cried " The bell is ringing,
My hapless darling, haste !"

" Father, I'm up, but weary,
I scarce can reach the door,
And long the way and dreary,
0 carry me once more ?
To help us we've no mother,
And you have no employ,
They kill'd my little brother,
Like him I'll work and die !"

Her Wasted form seem'd nothing,
The load was at his heart ;
The sufferer he kept soothing
Till at the mill they part.
The overlooker met her,
As to her frame she crept,
And with his thong he beat her,
And cursed her as she wept.

. Alas I ;lint hours of horror
Made up her latest day ;
In sweat, and pain, and sorrow,
They slowly pass'd away;
It seem'd, as she grew weaker,
The threads the oftener broke,
The rapid wheels ran quicker,
And heavier fell the stroke.

The sun had long descended,
But night brought no repose ;
Her day began and ended,
As cruel tyrants chose.
At length a little neighbour
Her halfpenny she paid,
To take her last hour's labour,
While by her frame she laid.

At last the engine ceasing,
The captives homeward rush'd
She thought her strength increaSing—
'Twas hope her spirits flush'd :
She left, but oft she tarried,
She fell and rose no more,
Till by her comrades carried,
She reach'd her father's door.

All night, with tortur'd feeling,
He watch'd his Speechless child ;
And close beside her kneeling,
She knew him not, nor smiled.
Again the Factory's ringing
Her last perceptions tried ;
When from her straw bed springing,
" 'Tis time !" she shriek'd, and died !

'That night a chariot pass'd her,
N'Yhile on the ground she lay ;
The daughters of her master

An evening visit pay—
Their tender hearts were sighing
As negro wrongs were told ;
While the white slave was dying,
Who gain'd their 'father's gOld !

Miss LAISDON has brought out another Geth for the present
holidays, entitled "The Easter Gift," Which is illustrated with.
some beautirul engravings, Principally l'aken froM the old
masters. The poetry being from her own exquisite pen. We
have only room for the follOtving verses upon the story of
" HAGAR AND ISHMAEL."

They sank amid the wilderness,
The weary and forsaken ;
She gave the boy one faint caress,
And pray'd he might not waken.
But death, not sleep, was on those eyes,
Beneath the heat declining :
O'er glittering sand and cloudless skies
The noontide sun was shining.

Par, far away the desert spread ;
Ah 1 love is fain to cherish
The vainest hopes, but now she said,
" Let me not see him perish."

Then spoke the Lord, and at his word
Sprang forth a little fountain,
Pure, cold as those whose crystal hoard
Is in some pine-clad mountain ;

And herb and shrub upon the brink
Piit forth their leaf and blossom ;
The Pelican came down to drink
From out its silvery bosom.

O blessed God, thus doth thy power,
When, Worn and broken hearted.
We sink beneath some evil hour.
And deem all hope deserted—

Then Cloth the fountain of thy Grace
Ri§e up within tlie spirit,
And we are strengthen'd for that race
Whose priie we shall inherit.

When least we hope, our prayer is heard,
The judgement is averted,
And comes the comfort of thy word,
When most we seem deserted.

HANDEL BORN FOR ALL AGES.—The late profound musical
theorist, 13aumgarten, -remarking on the incessant fluctuation
of musical taste, justly observed, that the strongest possible test
of genius, in some of the old compositions, is their surviving
the age in whiCh they were produced, and becoming the admi-
ration of future masters. Hander's music has received this
honour in a more. eminent degree than even that of our own
divine Purcell. By Boyce and Battishill the memory of the
gfeat Gentian was adored; Mozart was enthisiastic in his
praise; Haydn could not listen to his "Messiah" without
weeping; and Beethovc has been heard to deelare, that,
were he ever to come to ,iagland, he should uncover his head,
and kneel down at his tomb. This seems to prove that Handel,
like Shakspeare, was born for all ages, and, in despite of the
versatility of taste, will ever be modern.—Orchestra Anecdotes.
A VETERAN PENSIONER.—John Seward, perhaps the oldest
military pensioner under the crown, who died last week, at the
advanced age of 103 years, was buried on Sunday last, at
Staley Bridge, with' military honottrs. Seward was one of the
heroes of Quebec, and fought under the banners of the gallant
Wolfe, in the 9th regiment of foot. He had been a pensioner
nearly -01 'raft.