The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-07-17 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

I We regret to find the following in the Cork Conttitatiore of the
14th July :1---Died, on Thursday morning, 9fli July. at hisiodg-
i logs, near Cove, whither he had gone for the •reccivery-or his
health, Mr. Matthew Jainieson,jun., lute of Liverpool.
Passengers per Rocket, Henry Sage, from Jamaica:--1
Mr. Chisholm, Miss Johnson, Mrs. Stewart, Miss Chisholm,
Miss DreW, Miss Jane Drew, Miss Stewart, Robert Hacker,
Esq., Quarter-toaster of H.M. 22d regiment, Master Robert
Chisholm, and one native servant-wornai.
OPERATIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION.—At the meeting,
of this association, held on Wednesday evening, at the Plume
and Feathers, London-road, several new members were ad-
mitted, and the most gratifying accounts were given from vari-
ous parts of the town of the good feeling manifested by the
working classes for the success of the association. A resolu-
tion was passed, congratulating the conservatives of Oldham nit
the noble stand they have made against the spirit of democracy,
and on the successful issue of their election.—Manchester
Herald.

•
LORD BROUGHAM'S VISIT TO LIVERPOOL—Great is the bus-
tle and loud the note of preparation making, to receive the Lord
Brougham and Vaux and the-patron of Small talk, by the radi-
cals of Liverpool, on Monday next, That the procession mar-
shalled to meet his lordship at the Railway station will be
grand and imposing, worthy of the inritors and the invited, we
have no kind of doubt whatever. The great difficulty of finding
a place sufficiently capacious to exhibit their lion at feeding
time has, we are happy to say, been siirrnotinted ;—failing to
obtain the loan of St, John's 'Market—for the cabbage dealers
of that mart were so unpatriotic as to refuse to budge an inch,
or to sacrifice their lore of gain even tdr a day—the Amphi%
theatre has been engaged, and at this place of public amuse-
ment the great political conjurer Will display his wondrous
powers on Monday next. During the last Week our friend
Mercury has been in the enjoyment of perfect happiness; no
hen, when she makes her appearance in public followed by her
first brood of young chickens, was ever half so self-corupla-
cent or bustled about with an air of greater importance: • He is,
if report speaks truly, actually engaged in clinny• a sutik to be
sung by no less a peisonage than himself. Think of that, con-
servatives !—think of that, burgesses of Liverpool !—lt will be
all up with you—your corporate and municipal rights will not
be able to sustain this shock.

John 'Gorge was yesterday convicted before Sit Thotnisl
Brancker, at the Police court, for attempting to convey into
the Borough gaol two bottles of whisky, and was sentenced to
be imprisoned in the Rouse of correction, at Kirkdale, fur one
month, unless the mitigated penalty of 1:10 be paid..
FlRE.—Yesterday morning, at half-past one o'cloCk. a fire
broke nut in the shop of Mr. Morris, druggist, Scotland-road.
Mr. Morris was awoke il.ati,expiosion, .posSitily et gai, atiLl as
he had the evening before got Th. tett gallons of spirits of tor-
pentiue, it is supposed the fire tonarnunicated to. it, for, in a
few iniuutes, the flames burst forth iu everv.direetimi. The
intnutes escaped with difficulty. , An engine fi:ourthe fire pollee
.station; followed by the West- of quickly arrived,
and, them being a prompt gipply of water, gut instantly into
play. The premises being-rather slightly built, the•roOfs of the
two adjoining houses took fire; but .the hose from two of the
police engines having been conveyed up thr)ugh-the.windows,
it was soon extinguished. Mr. Morris was insured, hut not,
we fear, to the full .extent of his loss, he having, on the pre•
ceding day, laid in a large quantity of drugs, tke.

PETITION OF THE BARONETS.—Within a short period after
the foundation of the baronetage troubles and convUlsirms arose
in the state, one of the consequences of which was to divest the
ordet of many privileges that previously appertained to it. Theses
have remained in abeyance since the restoration. The present
reign having appeared to a large proportion of the baronetage
a fit opportunity to endeavour to restore their order to the dig-
nity. and excellence of its original foundation, two petitions, at.•
companied by several explanatory documents, were presented
to his Majesty yesterday at the levee, with a view to the attain.
.meat of these itnportlni objects. His Majesty, on receiving the
documents, addressed the deputation, in the presence of the full
court, at considerable length, and in such terms as could not
fail to afford them the highest gratification. The first petition
presented solicits the revival of various privileges of the order,.
which, since the period above-tnentioned, have been permitted
to remain dormant.
.The special object of the second petition
is to-procure for. members of the order the privilege of wearing
the Lister badge upon the person. The baronets of Scotland
having obtained from Charles 11. the privilege-of wearing upon
the person their peculiar badge, that of Nova Scotia. suspended
by an orange riband, the baronets of Ulster have now petitioned
his Majesty to grant them a similar ptivilege with respect to
their peculiar badge, -and a distinctive riband. The order of
baronets was founded by James I. with a view to promote the
colonization of Ulster, and his Majesty assigned to it as a badge
the arms of that province,—viz. a bloody hand on a white field.
Tie signatures to the address and petitions considerably ex-
ceeded a hundrea.. The deputation essernbled at the residence
of Sir C. Cockerel], Bart., M.P.—Morning Pea.
lecusraious PRlNTERS.—Wednesday, as stem as the per-
' forinance of music at St. Mary's, Cambridge, had ceneluded,
the Chancellor, the Vice-chancellor, the High Steward, and the
rest of the distinguished company paid a visit to the Pitt Press,
of which the noble Marquis (Canleo) may be considered the
founder. Here they were met by the chief dignitaries of the
church resident in the town, and by the clergy :tnd heads of
houses. After partaking of a cold collation, the whole party pro-
ceeded to the printing room, where a Very interesting ceremony
was gone through. For some time past very active • exertions
have been made at the Pitt Press, under the superintendence of
Mr. J. W. Parker, of London, to prepare a new • and unique
edition of the:Bible, of which a splendid copy. printed upon vel-
lum with red borders, is to be presented to his majesty. The first
sheets of this extraordinary prciductiork-7being, I believe, the
first attempt to print red margin linee-*-Were ready to be struck
off; and as the illustrious visitors fell'a strong curiosity upon the
subject, they requested Mr. Parker, to allow tnew to go into the
printing-room. Mr. Parker, .of course, felt great pleasure in
complying with their request. and pointing out the way, was
followed by the whole party, togetterwith a large bevy ()nettles.
After a curious and impute examination of the mysteries of the
place, some of the illustrious and noble visitors thought they
should like to take to printing there/selves. It was thought that
nothing could he more. worthy of the trial of their skill than the
copy of the bf4ile intended fOr-hit fit'aftrOst Thee were, there-
fore, conducted to the several presies, avid the Arm sheets of
this splendid work were struck of' by the hands of the chancellor,
Vice-Chancellor, the Lord High Steward, the Archbishop of
Canterbury, the Duke of Cumberland. Prince George of Cam-
bridge, the Duke of 'Wellington, and the Earl ef Hardwicke.
When the sheets were taken from the press they were gimlet] tie
Mr. Parker, who pronounced the workmanihipexeellent. With
this compliment the party retired, seemingly charmed with the
exertion they had made.

CONFIDENCE IN THE POLITICA I. UCIINCII..—Bach HI the
character in which the late Political Union in this town is held
by the dupes who entrusted that portion of their- wages which
should have been expended in adding tei.the comfOrts of their
wives and children, that the parties who attend what are
sectional houses came to the deterinination, if the council in
their wisdom had decided upon resjuiring the needfill, that the
subscription should be lodged in the beott• of. their respective
landlords, to await the decision of the subscribers as to whether
any, or what part, should be lent to Ilea leaders of the
Birmingham Advertiser:
STATE OF THE CROPS—The greater part of tfre•hay, on the
catse lands, is cut down; but little has been secured, and the
rain, which has prevailed for the last two or three days, will re-
tard the important operations of stacking. In some places the
crop is uncomutonly heavy, but in others it has proved so un-
equal and thin, chiefly from the failure of the clover, that evea
on the carte lands, it will prove no more than UU average clop.
On the muillands, although much improved beyond what was
at one time anticipated, tne crop is on the whole light and thin,
and must prove deficient. Wheat looks WelLarnttlry weather
could not fail to give a heavy crop of excellent qua)ity.—Oats
and barley have recovered, and are assuming a stronger hue.
and bid fait, except on lighter soils, where barley atilt continues
thin and stinted. As usual, a cousithrable breadth of cacao
ground is occupied with beans. They have blossomed richly.
and show every appearance of podding well: Turnips have, in
some places, been so severely attacked with fly, that the ground
this season, ou the lighter and higher Soils. phrosvbeele,enst,
Pota-
toes have made rapid progress during the late rains. There are
raw complaints of the seed having failed—and the crop, on the
it•holc, promises pretty fair.—Stirling Joi, n.a1..•
WILSON'S AN NIVERSA ET.—Monday being the petal day of
Alexander Wilson, poet and ornithologist, a select party met to
celebrate the anniversary of his'birth in the house of?1r. Daniel
Mitchell, vintner, Causeyside. The club-axon wale tastefully
decorated with branches of laurel and evergreens, and a prorna
fusion of beautiful flowers Mr. James .Stewart officiated as
chairman, and Mr. Alexander Jeffrey and Mr. Robt. Kessen, as
croupiers. After partaking of an excellent supper, the chairman
gave a brief bat spirited sketch of the.poet's life,- from his leav-
ing Paisley until the final close of his eventful and brilliant
career in America, and concluded by. giving the immortal pie-
mory of Alexander Wilson, which was drank in solemn silence.
In introducing to the company the names of Byron. Scott, Bums,
Tannahill, Ferguson, Ramsay, end manymthet- eminent deceas-
ed poets, appropriate observationtwere made at; to their splen-
did talents, and the lustre they
.fad. shed on their • native land.
During the night, the healths.of Campbell, Moore,
Hogg, Cunningham, Motherwell. Tennant.- Vedder, and other
eminent living I)oos,e:ere given 'aind:receiied with.every mark
of respect.—Scottish f;aardiatz: . .
THE LA TR MI DS P SIKER Wawritne.-feNeVer, Orhaps, was
our changeable climate More -seusiblv ehown thafederiug the
past month. It was on the fith,allt. tlatave 114.11.m:tall the at-
tention of our readers to' the audden—ineceetie.of temperature;
much more remarkable has the degrease beeni—on the 'Zit h
and 2fith of June the maximum .being.ikt.slegrees below that Of
the 11th. The comparative ten/I:crater-a -alia of -alinest mid-
summer: and midwinter. is scarcely less remarkable, viz., the
highest of the thermometer on the-ith of,Deceniber last being
three degrees above that of the '.:Zith and `.6th orJune.—Medi-
cal Gazette. •

CONSEQUENcES OF wrARING .Wittlt In T.—At the
Thames Police-office; Mr. Peter flora, a ts Lai finger, and Mr.
James ,Jainieson, one of his elorlis,'were charged with assaulting
a waterman's apprentice, 'named • Jelin.° Sw..ttliu„ The com—
plainant said he was going down the river in-a boat at the same
time a:, the defendants, rho, as thcv pained him,.sp:asheil him
with their oars, and he called them." radicals.`' They tired at
.
this, and gave vWce to him. sad '''lien they CH Juniped
into his boat and beat limn—Mr..Miiderip:.What.ilid von earl
them radicals for?— Swettin BeCause tire'' - had white hats on.
I said, .1•You are radicals---itil radicals Wear , White hats."
(Laughter.) Indeed t. ',en your Only reason fori;alling therrt
radicals teas heeAttie 'nay wore white hats?--,Yes, sir.—Mr,
ilore said, that befote'lie-said or did anti long, the complainant
said. "There g.,es two radicals—tWo radicals!
Mr. Braden!): But you surely did rift mind that ? it is fashion-
able to be a radical.—Mr. Elure 3ai,i he did not tike it ; and ha
clncrd the w"ternmu.—Mr. Jamieson said he ecnecived it to be
a great insult"to be called a radical as he ass going along the
river,"

MoNUbtliNT To JAPIVS WATT.-11Its folh.tring NM'S have
just been inscribed on Chant rev's Monument to the glcritJellll,4
Watt, Westminster Abbey. he obverted that this is
perhaps the first time that certain useful truths have found their
slay into the 'inscriptions on the monuments in that place
: Nut to perpettrte auanie,
Which mnst endure while the pe,u+ful finurish,
But to show
That mankind have feat mil to honour those
Who best ileserve their gratitdde..
The King,
His Ministers, and many of the Ntibles
And Commoners of the realm,
liaised this. Mount/INa to '
JAMES WATT,
Who, directing the force of an oriw
Early exercised In philosoph!e re:,.eoro,
To the improvement of
The.Ste.itn Engine,
Enlarged the rioureetra his conntriri
iiicreased the power of men.
And ruse to an eminent .•
Aniong the most: illustrious followersUr 'e:cierre
And the real benefacteri.-ut fhNwovid.
Born at Greenock. strecxxiirl,:'
Died at Heathlield, Statfordehire, us-Amex:lst,

KING WILLIAMS' COLLEGE, ISLE OF MAN

We copy the subjoined prize poem from the Manx
Advertiser of Tuesday last. It is the production of a
youth of eighteen, a native of the island, and was te-
cited by the author at ihe close of the annual examina-
tion of the students of the college, on Monday the 29th
ult., before the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, the
archdeacon, the clerk of the rolls, the lieutenant.gover-
nor, and a large assemblage of ladies and gentlemen.
The college is likely to prove of great service, not
only to the inhabitants of the Isle of Man, but to those
of the northern Counties of England, being established
for the purpose, giving a first rate classical education
and sound moral and religious instruction, based on the
doctrines of the church of England. Its superintendence
is placed in the hands of gentlemen highly distinguished
for their classical attainments and ability as teachers,
and for their private worth. Among the successful can-
ditlateS for the honours- of the institution we find the
names of several young gentlemen of Liverpool, and at
the head of the 7th class that of, Peter Drinkwater
Bourne.

The prizes were distributed by his excellency the
lieutenant-governor.

ENGLAND.

Ye who, amid. the vales of beauteous Greece,
Once turn'd your mystic lyres to lays of Peace,—
Or borne from rank to rank in flying car,
Extoli'd the brave, and sung the deeds of war ;
Where are ye now ?—where burns that sacred fire
Whose glow was wont the kindling heat t' inspire !
Your `.`shrines are desolate, your land a dream,"
No more ve haunt each classic dell and stream;
The bard now seeks your fabled aid no•more,
Your songs are silent on your native shore.—
Had then ! Bright Influence of Britain, hail !
Whose songs are breath'd on ev'ry passing gale !
With me—through battle field, and tented plain,
Where groan the dying, and where rest the slain,
Throiegfi scenes of quiet, and of pure delight,
Unfold thy wings, and take the daring flight,—.
With me, through unknown regions upward soar,
And unaccustom'd strains euraptur'd pour ! !
Albion, Great Queen of Isles, of Arts, of Arms,
Land of a thousand songs,—ten thousand charms—
Thy happy cities, scatter'd far and wide,
Uprear their countless spires in conscious pride ;
Here—Commerce pours, exhaustless, golden spode,
Assiduous Labour there unwearied toils.—
, Thy hills with everlasting verdure crown'd,
The blooming groVes, which girdle them around ;
Thy spangled fields, and wide extended plains,
Where glad, luxuriant Plenty ever reigns ;
Thy shady vales where rnurn'ring streamlets play ;
Tby rivers, whch in wild meaud'rings stray,
On whose soft banks the blushing flow'rets spring,
And sip the dews from Zephyr's balmy wing;
Thy noble oaks which widely-branching rise
And tow'ring proudly, mock the lofty skies ;
Thy smiling villes, where Contentment dwells,
And hamlets, where at eve soft music swells,
And cottages, dispers'd in ample store,
With woodbine, and with roses trellis'd o'er,
Umbrageous walks, and solitary seats,
Sequester'd glades, and cool and calm retreats,
And mountains gilded by the Sun's last light,
Which stretch their shadows, and call forth the night,
These thy unrivall'd loveliness display,—
But more than these demand my rising lay.
Thine, Britain, were those warrior chiefs of old,
Who, stern—deter min'd—patriotic—bold,
For e the battle's hottest fury deed,
For thee the blood-stained arm of vengeance bar'd ;
They struggl'd long to break dire slav'ry's sway,
With Hope their guide, along the darksome way,
At last they triumph'd—Freedom's sun arose
Whose splendour chas'd away their blackest woes,—
For o'er thy plains her kindiing lustre glow'd,
And vivifying streams of radiance flow'd,
Her warmth thy heart with animation fill'd,
Thy swelling veins with heav'nly fervour thrilPd ;
Replete with zeal, a race of heroes sprung,
Their hearts were oak—with steel their sinews strung,
Their country's name the magic, witching spell,
Which urg'd them ou—snstain'd them when they fell ;
Which made them scorn Destruction's gaping jaws,
And welcome death in Albion's blessed cause ;
Their martial cry was borne on ev'ry blast,
And ev'ry shout a thousand breath'd their last,
Their songs of vicrry cleft the vaulted sky,
'And Fame, swift-winged, extoll'd their deeds on high.
Oh i for a tongue imbued with living fire !
Un ! for a glowing hand to sweep the lyre,
That all thy sons of glory I might praise,
And sing the mighty deeds of former days,—
Alfred, renowned, my song would first proclaim,
And tell th' immortal honours of his name;
His was the task, when Night o'erspread the land,
The darkness to dispel with giant hand ;
When fierce hostilities and feuds were rife,
Ile held sweet converse with the arts of life :
And 'mongst the countless glories of his reign,
He rais'd Britannia's bulwarks on the main,
And laid the corner-stone of Wisdom's pile,
Whose fiuiah'd structure now adorns the lshi ;
But Superstition's mists long brooded o'er,
And linger'd still on thy benighted shore,
Till burst the-dawn of that celestial day,
Whose light now beams with mild and cheering ray ;
The " Reformation's Morning Star" grew bright,
And Papal clouds and darkness put to flight ;
Great Wicliffe stood the foremost in the van,
And fought the fight, t' obtain the truth for man.
Long in unfathomable depths it lay,—
His wisdom found, and bore the prize away.—
Religion long in doubts and myst'ries veil'd,
By secret foes, by friends profess'd assail'd,
At last her gloomy vestments cast aside,
And stood bedeck'd in all her maiden pride.
No longer sway'd the mind with fear and dread,
But love her sceptre,—Love adorn'd her head.
No hirelings base stood forward in her cause,
But men who reverenc'd her holy laws,
Whose honest minds with zeal for truth were fill'd,
Into whose soul Ver precepts were instill'd,
From whom her native worth had won regard,
To whom her smiles were counted for reward—
They rose triumphant—scorn'd all hostile rage,
(Though blood alone its madness could assuage)
They stood rejoicing at the blazing pyre,
And' calm and undismay'd beheld the fire;
And when, consuin'd their bodies were no more,
Their ransoni'd souls the mounting flames upbore;
Thus Latimer—thus Ridley pass'd to Heaven,
They pass'd iu joy—they felt their sins forgiv'n,—
And many thus laid down life's bitter load,
To join the martyrs in their blest abode.
But more auspicious, brighter days were seen,
Beneath the sway of thine illustrious Queen,
When like the Phcenix, fabled bird of song,
Whose boundless age its mystic deaths prolong,
The Church more beauteous from her embers rose,
And sing loud hymn, oblivious of her woes.
But midst their joy is heard the voice of War,
Which roaring waves re-echo from afar;—
Th' affrighted deep resought its lowest fords,
• When Spain appeared with all her countless hordes;—
Then—then thy free-born sons call'd forth their might,
And, arm'd by thee with courage for the fight,
They onward flew, athirst for fame and blood,
And Vict'ry, quick as light, among them stood.—
The treuibling Ocean own'd thy mighty pow'r,
And bow'd submissive in that conqu'ring hour;
he wofld proclaini'd thee " Mistress of the Sea,"
And Drake and Effingham preserv'd the free.
The haughty Spaniard, "doubtful, and resign'd
"To every pang that racks an anxious mind,
" Ask'd of the waves that broke upon his coast,
" What tidings ?"—and the surge replied—" All lost!"
And though those days shine dim on Mein'ry's page,
And though those actors long have left the stage,
That blood whose current swell'd the fathers' veins,
Flows through their offspring, and their might sustains;
And still. where'er War's pealing thunder rolls,
Undamp'd their fervour,-eunsubdued their souls,
Free as the winds around their cradled Isle,
Their charge, impetuous, breaks the firmest file;—
See—when invasion menaced late their shore,
( A moment lost—and they were free no more)—
They bravely rallied round their Sov'reign's throne,
Their hearts were his—his danger was their own.—
Uuited—firin—a mighty phalanx stood,
Prepar'd in Freedom's cause to shed their blood;
The gallant sailor left his happy home,
Through pathless sear and distant clinics to roam,
To other hands he left to train and twine
Around his walls the.graceful eglantine;—
"rwas his to grapple with th' opposiug hosts,
Who breath'd fierce threernings 'gainst his native coasts,
'Twas his, when Britain's flag was once unfurl'd,
To bear it on in triumph round the world.—
And here my Muse strike every thrilling string,
While Nelson's never-dvingsfame I sing;
He 'mongst the Sons o)' Glory foremost stands,
And his renown the noblest strain demands!
Where'er She winds and waves propel I'd his keel,
The same his valour. and the same his zeal,
No clime, however thick with horrors strew'd,
Could stay the fearless course which he pursued,
Not that destroying breeze whose blasting breath
From Afric's shores bears pestilence and death;
Not all the madd'ning storms which lash the deep,
And with Destruction's besoni wildly sweep,
Could e'er with mingled rage his heart dismay,
Or bid his conqu'ring hand its stroke delay—
His consort, Vict'ry, through the wat'ry waste,
Careering flew with fiery wings of haste.—
, But ah ! though laurels wreath'd his noble brow,
Tho' conquest hung her garlands on his prow,
Swift sped the bolt—the messenger of Death
And Triumph 'caught her hero's parting breath,
The cannon lamed a melancholy knell,
And he exulting—cot:erring—bravely fell.—
Him would I sing, while I the theme pursue,
Who triumph'd on the plains of Waterloo,
Who met the Eagle in his tow'rine flight,
Ills talons broke, and strip'd him of his might.—
But leave we now the battle's dire alarms,
The shout of conflict, and the clash of arm's,
• And pause awhile, where brighter scenes are spread,
#Aral where the gifts of Ileav'n are richly shed,
Where quick-discerning Reason holds her seat,
And tramples vanquished Error 'neath her feet,
Defies her foes—contenins their feeble shock,
And points to Bacon, Newton, Boyle, and Locke,
Who, breaks g through the antiquated rules,
ill
Exposed the countless follies of the schools,
'faced all Effect up to its proper Cause,
And freed from fallacy great Nature's laws,
-.Bade Thought arise—and loosed from all control
That heavenly radiance which pervades the soul,
Whose brilliant beams illumine still the Isle,
And on the Sons of Art and Genius smile,
Vsliose deeds of worth are every Briton's boast,
And hear his fame to earth's remotest coast;
Here, too, Philanthropy, with angel's mien,
And Love, and Joy, and Happiness are seen,
Here smiling Peace, wrapt in pellucid light,
Descends to earth, and vindicates her right.—
Here Ang!ia too,—thy god-like sons are here,
Who to thy sorrows bend Compassion's ear;
Their charity extends freni clime to clime,
And shall embrace the farthest verge of time.—
Hail Howard! Guardian of th' afflicted, hail!
NV hose loss ten thousand grieving tongues bee ad!

Imbodied Spirit from the realms above,
With all the harmless meekness of the dove!
'Tway thine; to imitate thy Saviour's waik,
And with afflictions sons, like talin, to link;
To ease the anguish of the galling chain,
And soothe the captive's heart-eorroding pain ;
Thfai scatterd'st comfort—consolation—light.—
Alas ! too soon from earth thou took'st th) flight !
Yet like Elijah—(holy 111:111 of old)
'l'he mantle which thy limbs was wont t' enfold
Thou flune'st o'er Wilberforce, the good—the great,
Who, 'mid the factions of a troubled State,
One course, with unabated zeal pursued,
Till all his effirts crown'd at last he view'd.
im, too, insatiate Death has snatch'd away,
But from the realms of everlasting day,
Where now he wears an amaranthine crown,
With mild, benignant look, he gl4nces down,
Beholds the Negro—Slav'ry's son no more,
And hears hint his Redeemer's name adore,
He meets his ransomed soul in spotless white,
And at the Father's throne their songs unite.

Thy Daughters, England, an angelic band,
The niede of praise in order, next demand,
Butah ! the Muse here droops her flagging wing,
Unequal to the theme I fain would sing ;
Have not a thousand bards of noblest name,
Their charms recorded on the page of fame?
Where'er the seasons iu succession roll,.
" From the worlds girdle to the frozen pole,"
Their bounties wafted by warm wishes fly,
And distant lands extol their deeds on high.
Behold. them happy in their native Isle,
Where pure Content and Love around them smile—
Like Spirits from their blest and bright abode,
Which with compassion for our kindred glow'd,
They came—to sooth our sorrows, share our woes,
And Hope, Felicity, and Bliss disclose;
0 guard them Heav'n ! protect thy raved land,
From ruthless Discord, and Confusion's brand!
Uplift thy sacred standard o'er these plains,
And. call together Britain's waud'ring swains !
Unite their hearts in Loyalty and Love,
And lead their souls to purer joys above!
Almighty pow'r! extend thv guardian care,
And save Britannia from th' oppressor's snare,
Still bless her sons with Wisdom's holy light'.
Still render them invincible in fight !
Long as around them rolls the mighty Sea,
Preserve them—noble—gen'rous=brave—and free !!!
WM. KERMODE, RAMSEY.
King William's College, June, 1835. •

THE DES 'RUCTION OF THE HOUSES OF

PARLIAMENT.

This disastrous event has furnished an opportunity for
the diSplay of extreme harshness and injustice
.by the
commissioners Of his Majesty's Woods and Forests, and
which it is to be hoped the following publication may
cause to be reconsidered and amended:—
It will be remembered that on the outbreak of the fire
the most powerful and essential service was rendered by
the prompt attendance of the engines, and a strong body
of the men of the London Fire Engine Establishment.
. During the whole of the night sixty-five of the men, with
fifteen of the best engines; were incessantly employed in
rendering assistance, and for many days afterwards not
only were the engines kept in readiness on the spot but
from thirty to forty of the firemen were ordered -by their
directors to assist in searching and clearing the ruins, for
which their experience peculiarly qualified them. Much
valuable property was then recovered; it was, in fact,
one of these men that recovered the mace of the House
of Lards, during the raging of the fire, by an act of great
intrepidity and Judgment.
The public services thus rendered were wholly gra-
tuitous, for the .Insurance Companies had not a single
penny risked on the premises destroyed, or the still more
important national property immediately adjacent. The
directors of the companies neither sought nor would have
accepted any compensation for themselves, feeling them-
selves most amply rewarded by the public benefit they
had been enabled to render ; but it might have been
expected the government would spontaneously have
granted to the men who had toiled so hard in its service
some consideration for the work they had performed.
The men generally expected such would be the case, and
*ere encouraged in the hope by the observations made
by different nole lords and members of the administration
who were assisting during the calamity. Lord Hill, who
was in Westminster Hall when the general burst an-
nounced the first arrival of a number of the powerful and
well equipped engines of the establishment with a full
complement of experienced men, was heard by several to
exclaim, " Well done, my boys; bring as many more as
you can, and we'll makel gentlemen of the whole of you."
Lord Hill- is a highly honourable nobleman, and cannot
but be ignorant that the promise of reward thus held out
has not been fully realised by the public department with
which the business rested. Promises were likewise
liberally -made by other influential personages. The
firemen are, by. a stern rule of the establiShnient, pro,-
hibited from asking remuneration for any 'Service per-
formed,and the matter, therefore, waisuifered to rest,
the hope still remaining that when the committee ou the
subject made their report, something would -be done.
That report at last appeared, but, to the mortification Of
the men, and -to the surprise of every person connected
with the establiiihnient, not only was no proposal made
of gratuity for the service rendered, but even the mere
verbal acknowledgment of it was withheld.
But if the meanness in leaving the men without any
gratuity or acknowledgment for services rendered to the
nation must itself excite astonishment, what must be the
feeling when it is known that one of the men, dreadfully
bruised and crippled while directing an engine at the fire,
has been actually refused the slightest compensation,
even although in his particular case the committee of the
directors of the fourteen combined fire-offices themselves
memorialized the commissioners of Woods and Forests in
his behalf. It was the only claim, or rather request, they
made, and it was not granted.
The man referred to is John Hambleton, who at the
time filled the situation of sub-engineer at Watling-street,
which is the head station. At one period of the fire it
became of the utmost importance to arrest the flames at a
particular part of the Speaker's house. It was a task of
difficulty and danger, and this man, who had for fourteen
years been in the employ of the fire- offices, was selected
to perform it, reliance being placed on his intrepidity and
experience. While directing the branch of an engine on
the flames, a sudden crash was heard, and in an instant
lie was buried beneath a heap of ruins, which had formed
part of the roof of the Speaker's house. He was extricated
as soon as possible,.and.conveyed to Westminster Hospital,
where it was ascertained, besides many painful con-
tusions, his right leg had sustained a compound fracture
near the ancle, and another a little below the knee joint.
The poor fellow continued for upwards of three months
an in-patient, and to this very day remains a cripple,
requiring a crutch, and is still under the care of the
hospital surgeon as an out-patient. He had at the time
of the accident a wife and three young-children, and the
fourth has since been added. This family must have been
wholly destitute had not the directors of the fire-offices
liberally continued to him his salary, alld which they are
still doing. It is rumoured that the very circumstances
of his being-thus taken care of by his generous employers
was thought by the commissioners a sufficient reason
why they should do nothing for him. This, however,
surely must be a mistake, for the commissioners could
never think of making an act of humanity done by others
a plea or vretence for not themselves discharging a debt
of strict justice.--London paper.