The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-11-29 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

Sin,—The glorious news from the two seats of war in the
East has spread joy and satisfaction throughout the land ;
great in proportion to the previous depression and deep
anxiety so generally felt during the last few months, espe-
cially on the subject of Aflthanistan. Far be it from me to
venture on the subject of justice or injustice, the policy or
impolicy, of the commencement of these two wars. I would
only take it for granted, that, in this Christian land, the
great truth is more and more openly recognised, that from
him who is the King of kings and the God of battles alone
can victory be granted to our arms in warfare, or prosperity
to our arts in peace. Therefore, while we rejoice in the two-
fold success of our armies, and the consequent re-establish-
ment of tranquillity and security, will it not be peculiarly
befitting us, as so repeatedly favoured a nation, to offer a
tribute of grateful praise to the Author of all our mercies ?
May we not hope that this feeling will suggest itself to the
proper authorities, and that a public thanksgiving will be
ordered without delay, as in our former successful wars?
This desire is so strongly impressed on my mind, and, doubt-
less, on those of many others, that I am tempted to write
to you, sir, as the most widely spread and influential paper
I know of. Hoping this will find a place in your valuable
paper on Tuesday next, I remain yours,
26th November, 1842. C. M.

Men learn to sing, to dance, to read, to write, and yet that
for which all other things are learned—a well regulated and
orderly life, and practical wisdom—depends entirely upon
chance, and is the only thing that can neither be taught nor
learned !—Plutarch.

An inquisitive country gentleman thus accosted a boy who
was tending pigs :—" Boy, whose pigs are those ?"—" The
sow's, sir," was the prompt reply. " Well, then. whose
sow is it ?" " Father's." " Well, well, who is your
father?" "If you will mind the pig, I will run home and
ask my mother."
CHEAP Form—When pigs is scarce, there's plenty o'
ways of filling the pork barrel for them Britishers. You
know there's young porpesses, seals an slick dogs, as well as
bears and possums—an there's plenty of bones o' them pigs
as died in murriain time to put along with um. Them ere
pigs wa'rnt a no use then—but now, we knows better—we
sha'nt throw away nothing. But man, it an't lawful to put
no young children in pickle.—American paper.

NANKIN.—" As the wind continued unfavourable, a party
of us set out early to explore within the walls of the ancient
capital of China, and we met with no opposition, nothwith-
standing the late edict from Pekin. The comparative liberty
which we subsequently enjoyed was to be attributed to the
firmness of the ambassador, in resisting au attempt to shut
the gates upon him as he was entering them this day during
a walk on shore : and we were glad to observe a marked im-
provement in the behaviour of our conductors, as the conse-
quence of this little adventure. On entering within the wall,
we walked to the top of a very high hill, whence we could see
at a distance the inhabited part of the city and the famous
porcelain tower ; which, however, is porcelain in nothing but
the tiles with which it is faced. The larger portion of the
area within the wall, though, no doubt, thickly inhabited when
it was the residence of the Emperor, is now a mere waste,
or laid out in gardens of vegetables, with occasional clumps
of trees. The space enclosed is more irregular in shape than
almost any other city of China, no doubt owing to the ine-
quality of the surface, as the northern part, where we were,
is composed in a great measure of lofty hills. In the small
population which the inhabited part bears to the whole area
of the ancient walls, Nankin bears a striking resemblance to
modern Rome ; though :he walls of Nankin are not only
much higher, but more extensive, being about 20 miles in
circuit. The unpeopled areas of both these ancient cities are
alike, in as far as they consist of hills and remains of paved
roads and scattered cultivation. But the gigantic masses of
ruin which distinguish modern Rome are wanting in Nankin,
since nothing in Chinese architecture is lasting, excepting
the walls of their cities. As I stood at Rome on the Ccelian
Mount, in 1837, the resemblance of its deserted hills (setting
apart the black masses of ruins) to those of Nankin struck
me at once, bounded as they are in both instances by an old
wall. The modern town of Nankin covers less than a half of
the immense enceinte of its walls, and, being at the southern
extremity of the long-shaped plain on which these are built,
was the furthest removed from us, who were at the northern.
In the course of our stay some of the party.walked as far as
the modern city without interruption, but were deterred from
entering by the immense crowds which came pouring out to
view the strangers. The suburb on the outside of the gate
nearest to our boats was well built and populous. Nankin is
not precisely situated on the Kiang, but about three English
miles from it, though a communication exists with the south
of the city by a canal. All the ancient palaces, observatories,
temples, and sepulchres were destroyed by the Tartars. The
existing city, however fallen from its former state, is as large
and populous as most other provincial capitals, and forms
the residence of the first viceroy of the empire, the Governor-
General of the two Kiang provinces. It is celebrated as a
seat of Chinese learning, and sends more members to the im-
perial college of Pekin than any other city. The books, the
paper, and the printing of Nankin are celebrated through the
country. The famous pirate. who so long possessed the island
of Formosa in the early period of the present Tartar dynasty,
sailed up to Nankin, which he besieged. —Davit's Sketches
of China.

INVITATION TO UNITED PRAYER, FOR THE
OUTPOURING OF THE HULA' SPIRIT, ON SUN-
DAY, IsT OF JANUARY, 1843, BEING THE FIRST
DAY OF THE NEW YEAR.

DEARLY BELOVED IN THE LORD,—For the SEVENTH
time, the delightful privilege is afforded to me of inviting
you to unite, 011 the FIRST DAY OF THE NEW YEAR, IN A
GENERAL CONCERT FOR PRAYER FOR THE OUTPOURING
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

The purpose of this devotional union, as mentioned in for-
mer Invitations, is to bring the tine members of the mystical
body of Christ into the posture of humble suppliants before
the Throne of Grace, that, whilst offering up their prayers in
different places, and following their own accustomed mode of
worship, they may with "one mind and heart" entreat our
Heavenly Father, for the sake of his dear Son, to vouchsafe
an abundant grant of his Holy Spirit in his quickening, en-
lightening. enlivening, strengthening, consoling, purifying,
and sanctifying operations ; such a grant, as may, at the
same time, quicken the dead in sin, enlighten the ignorant,
enliven the lukewarm, comfort the afflicted, strengthen the
weak and feeble7minded, and purify and sanctify the whole
body of Christ. If any should inquire, wherefore are the
true followers of Christ so earnest for such a union, I would
very respectfully refer them for more detailed proofs to a
small pamphlet entitled "Thoughts on the importance of
Special Prayer for the general Outpouring of the Holy Spirit,"
of which nearly 100,000 copies have been printed and circu-
lated.*

I feel especially encouraged to renew this Invitation, from
the widely extending circle through which the Invitation for
the year now present was spread, and the greatly increasing
numbers who, by the Divine blessing, cordially entered into
this devotional concert.

Intelligence to this effect has been received from many
parts of Great Britain and Ireland—from the Continent of
Europe—from Canada—from the United States of America,
the East and the West Indies, and the Mediterranean.

In many of these countries, the Invitation was reprinted
and published, either as a separate tract, or in daily or weekly
local journals, or periodical religious publications. In our
own metropolis, one bookseller sold between 12 and 13,000
copies, exclusive of those published in our large towns, and
in the cities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dublin.
Whilst encouraged by these tokens of the Divine goodness,
I the more readily present this SEVENTH Invitation, as the
year into which, if the Lord permit, we are about to enter,
reminds us of the Sabbatical year—the year 1843 commen-
cing and terminating with the holy Sabbath of God—so that
we shall awake on the first morning of the year, as our first
parents did at their creation, at, the dawn of that day which
the Lord has blessed.—May it Iddeed prove a most blessed
Sabbath
This New Year's Day will also be the Sabbath on which
we commemorate the Circumcision of Christ, when our Lord
took the name so peculiarly dear to every sincere Christian,
" His name shall be called JESUS, for he shall save his peo-
ple from their sins ;"—a day, therefore, especially calculated
to encourage our hopes, since it not only reminds us of the
ineffable love of God in the gift of his only begotten Son,
but of that gracious declaration of the apostle, " that Jesus
Christ was a minister of the circumcision to confirm the pro-
mises made unto the Fathers ; and that the Gentiles might
glorify God for his mercy :"—thus assuring us that, in this
respect, there is " no difference between the Jew and the
Greek ;" that the same Lord is nigh unto all that call upon
him, for whosoever " shall call upon the name of the Lord
shall be saved."

A day, also, when prayer for the outpouring of the Holy
Spirit is peculiarly appropriate, since, on the day we com-
memorate the circumcision of Christ, the fathers of our
church have directed us to offer up this devout prayer :
" Almighty God, who madest thy blessed Son to be cir-
cumcised, and obedient to the law for man, grant us the true
circumcision of the Spirit, that our hearts and all our mem-
bers being mortified from all carnal and worldly lusts, we may
in all things obey thy blessed will, through Jesus Christ, our
Lord."

Our Protestant forefathers thus teaching us, that it is by
the active power and energy of the Holy Spirit alone that
any grace can be-wrought in us, or exercised by us.
Entering upon the new year in such happy circumstances,
, I feel particularly encouraged in presenting this Invitation ;
and trust that, as we are " not straitened in the Lord," we
shall not " be straitened in ourselves ;" but, putting away
every thought which might excite division, we shall approach
the Throne of Grace as one family, entreating our Heavenly
Father " to open the windows of heaven, and pour out such
a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."
And surely, my Christian brethren, such a devout union
is especially called for at this moment. For, reflect upon
the state of our nwn highly favoured country. What, alas!
is the position of the Established Churches of England and
Scotland at this time ? Instead of the members being, as it
is most important they should he, in these days of rebuke
and blasphemy, a united body of Christian men, like compact
armed columns, ready to follow the great " Captain of our
Salvation" " in that war which the wicked are about to make
with the Lamb," we are, alas, torn with divisions. So that,
in the Church of England, when the under-shepherds desire
to follow, as it is their duty and privilege to do, the godly
counsel of their spiritual rulers, and to instruct their flocks
upon those subjects which are now so much discussed, they
find, alas ! "the Trumpet giving an uncertain sound :" that,
if they bring forward the Scriptural Charges of many of our
Bishops to warn their people against prevailing errors, they
are met, alas, by the charges of others, who bold very differ-
ent language. 'We find, also, that such, alas, is the extent
of the unsound tenets put forth upon some of the first prin-
ciples of the Gospel, and so great the deference paid to ex-
ternal things of comparatively very trivial importance, that,
in these " perilous times," when we need such counsels as
the Apostle St. Paul gave to his son Timothy : " I charge
thee, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge
the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
PREACH THE WORD; be instant in season, out of season;
or, as he wrote to the Ephesians, when reminding them with
whom they had to contend, "Take unto you the whole ar-
mour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil
day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having
your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breast-
plate of righteousness; and your feet shod with the prepa-
ration of the Gospel of peace; and, above all, taking the
shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the
fiery darts of e wicked." Instead of these heart-inspiriting
counsels, it is deemed necessary to address the clergy upon
the first principles of the Gospel, and even to instruct them
in the vestments they are to use when performing the services

of the sanctuary.
Surely such a state of things is a call for prayer, for a
larger measure of " the Spirit of wisdom, and counsel, and
godly fear :" " the Spirit of power and of love, and of a sound
mind," that " we may lay to heart the great danger we are
in by our unhappy divisions; and that the Lord may take
away whatsoever may hinder us from godly union and con-
cord : so that we may henceforth be all of one heart and of
oue soul, united in one holy bond of truth and peace, of faith
and charity, and may, with one mind and one mouth, glorify
God through Jesus Christ our Lord."t
Then regard the Church of Scotland. Tierce, alas! as is
too well known, the enemy has been setting brother against
brother, and this at the very time when those four great
schemes—for Church extension—scriptural education—the
conversion of the Jews—and the sending the Gospel to the
heathen—were beginning to prosper. NV no does not sympa-
thise with the faithful in these trying circumstances? And
who would not entreat the God of peace and love to grant
such a measure of that wisdom which cometh from above,
that such a course of action may be suggested, and agreed
upon, as will overcome every difficulty ; and enable those
who have the rule, to come together, every wound healed,
every jarring sentiment put away, every unkind thought dis-
missed, and in the spirit of " the general assembly and
church of the first-born, whose names are written in heaven."
in such harmonious concord, that all who see them may say,
" See how these Christians love."

Such united prayer for our Established Churches is the
more peculiarly called for at the commencement of the new
year; as her Majesty's ministers have made known their in-
tention to bring forward those measures in which the spiritual
welfare of both churches are so deeply involved.
Oh ! surely every Christian patriot will fervently pray that
He, "by whom kings rule and princes decree justice,' may
specially guide her Majesty's counsels at this important
crisis ; and that when the eyes of all the nations are turned
towards our country, they may deeply reflect upon the re-
sponsible position in which, as
" the Protestant nation," we
are placed, and seek to advance His glory who is " King of
kings, and Lord of lords."
Another reason for this devout union is, the peculiar cir-
cumstances in which the Lord's ancient people. the Jews,
are now placed. A converted Israelite has been consecrated
Bishop of the Church of England and Ireland in Jerusalem,
has arrived there, and is now exercising his episcopal func-
tions. He has laid the foundation-stone of a Protestant
Church on Mount Zion, and has preached the glad tidings
of the Gospel in the Holy City. Unconverted Jaws are also
beginning to return; and a wealthy Israelite has purchased
land, and begun to build in another quarter.
The attentive reader of the prophetic Scriptures will see
that it is the rebuilding of Jerusalem, so as to make it at-
tractive to a northern invader coming down to make a spoil
(see Ezek. xxxviii. and xxxix.), which will lead to the
gathering of the nations, to the battle of Armageddon, and
those other great events which are predicted by the Prophets
(see Joel iii. : Zech. xii. xiv. ; Rev. xvi. 12-21.)
The new circumstances, therefore, in which Jerusalem is
now placed may be termed a note of warning, saying to all
the Gentile nations : " PREPARE TO MEET YOUR GOD."
There are other very important calls for prayer : for still,
alas, infidelity stalks abroad; still nominal Christianity pre-
vails; still the Eastern churches are unrevived ; still the
Church of Rome is in great activity; still Mahomedan im-
posture holds its sway ; and still innumerable multitudes in
Heathen lands are bowing down to idols. Entreating you to
bear these and other interesting topics in remembrance, 1
would again affectionately invite all who love our Lord Jesus
in sincerity, to commence the New Year by uniting in THE
GENERAL CONCERT FOR PRAYER, FOR THE: OUTPOURING OF
THE HOLY SPIRIT, ON SUNDAY, THE Ist JANUARY, 1843.
The following suggestions are respectfully offered, to assist
them in this devotional concert :-
Ist. Let Christians follow the example of our blessed Lord
(Mark i. 25), who rose up a great while before day for secret
prayer. Let them thus secure the blessing of bin, who says,
' teethPrayin
to
secret L y Fathershall
rewardsie h i s
theein secret,
openly." and thy Father which
2nd. Let them call upon the Lord in their families, for his
Spirit to be poured upon themselves and their households,
tthheeierhenreeighhes of
neighbours, their country, the ministers of the Lord,
Christ, the remnant of scattered Judah and
outcast Israel, and upon the Gentile world.
3rd. Let suitabie sermons be preached, and the opportu-
nities which the Sabbath affords for Divine Worship, and the
assembling the congregation, be specially improved.
4th. Let the ministers of the Lord meet on the following
day, with their brethren of their own communion, in earnest
prayer for themselves, their flocks, the whole body of Christ,
and the world at large ' • and then specially consult together
upon the most effectual means for hastening the coming of
the Lord's kingdom, and particularly for the continuance of
such a general concert for prayer, that the year may proceed
according to this devout commencement.
May the Lord accompany these means of grace, or such
others as may be adopted, with his abundant blessing. Oh !
may it indeed be a season of special refreshment from the
presence of the Lord.
Let this be the prayer of all who read this paper; and as
the new year is now approaching, it would be a great kind-
ness if those who approve the object, and have influence over
the press, would re-publish and circulate 1114 invitation,
which any one, into whose bands it may fall, HAS FULL
PERMISSION TO DO.
Peace be with all who love the Lord Jesus in sincerity.
Thus prays their affectionate brother and tervaut in the
Lord,
JAMES HALDANE STEWART.
St. Bride's, Liverpool.

P.S.—Since the above " Invitation was first sent to the
Press, the official accounts from China and Affghanistan have
arrived, affording not only special cause for thanksgiving to
Almighty God for our success, but for earnest prayer that
these singularly providential openings for the spread of the
Gospel may be improved.

* Published by the Religious Tract Society.
t See prayer used on the Queen's Accession.

The Rev. J. R. Beard, D.D., of Manchester, has recently
received a diploma, constituting him an ordinary member of
the Leipsic Historico-Theological Society, founded in the
year 1814, and confirmed by royal authority 1830; which
reckons among its members many of the first scholars and
thonlovians of Germany.

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DINGLE MISSION.

(For the Liverpool Standard.)

" Posthabni tarnen illoram mea sada, ludo."

Dear Mr. Editor—pray do you know it?
Your correspondent is a would-be-poet :
(Methinks I hear you utter, in surprise,
Unconscous bliss—'tis folly to be wise!)
But, if you think this question out of season,
Don't take my word—l'll give you rhyme and reason.
Once on a time, a matter o' fact-fellow
Was ask'd could he play the violincello ?
He, with extreme simplicity, replied,
He did not know, for he had never tried!
As such, would I invoke your tender mercies,
And simply ask you—do you call mine verses?
Let this remark anticipate your rage,—
" My first appearance upon any stage !"
The last, and these, the offspring of a night,
For, " nine" to one, poor " Smarms" took to flight !
As metal they would test with aqua.fortis,
When anxious to discover " of what sort 'tis ;
These, I submit then, thus, to your acumen,
For well I am persuaded there are few men
Who have more skill (your choice selections chew it)
At once to say what constitutes a poet ?
To make a poet would exceed your wit, sir ;
We know—" Poeta nascitur, non fit," sir.
Say not I'm such, if such I've not been born;
Leave to oblivion—lift me not to scorn !
When certain plants are on the surface found,
Miners can tell what ore is underground :
So you, dear sir, have had enough of herbage—
Say, underneath, lies poesy or verbiage I
Don't be deceived, if they at first should glitter:
Fruit may look sweet, yet taste extremely bitter ;
Silver and lead both shine when they are new,
Alike in lustre and alike in hue ;
Bat should lead dare the silver counterfeit,
The sound will tell when on the counter hit,
(Like Sisera's head :) deceit won't long prevail,
For down descends the hammer and the nail!

A truce to jokes : let sober sense be mine,
(Your oatience, sir, I fear 's on the decline.)
When I set out, 1 promised rhyme and reason—
For this I'll choose a more convenient season ;
But, as salvation can't be thus postponed,
Reason (to think so) should be first disowned.
Oh that I could her blessed truths disperse,
Alike important or in prose or verse :
(Truths may be more attractive, when in rhyme,—
Appeal to chroniclers of olden tigne ;)
For memory, thus, will take a sffonger hold,
And thonghts seem new, which would in prose seem old.
" Pity religion has so seldom found
"A skilful guide into poetic ground;
" The flowers would spring where'er she deign'd to stray,
" And every muse attend her on her way.
" 'Twere new, indeed, to see a bard all tire,
" Tonch'd with a coal from Heav'n, assume the lyre,
" And tell the world, still kindling as he sung,
" With more than mortal music on his tongue,
" That He who died below, and reigns above,
" Inspires the song—and that His name is Love."
Thus sang sweet Cowper, be his end our own !
Checker'd his life—he died without a groan :
He felt the rod was in a Father's hand •
He's now transplanted to " the better land!"
" This elegant rose," tho' once " dripping and drown'd,"
Like the " plant of renown." in this valley of tears,
Like the sweet " Rose of Sharon," whom thorns once
crown'd,
Now in Paradise blooms thro' eternity's years.
Would he'd let fall his mantle with his pain,
Left an Elisha to follow up his strain ;
" A double portion of his Spirit" own,
To chant the glories of Emanuel's throne !
But God can raise a poet or a sage ;
He is not limited to time or age ;
Can bless the puny efforts of a child,
Yes, when upon those sforts He has smiled.
When by the pillars of the Truth we hold,
Not to pull down, as Sampson did of old,
Not to make void what Heav'n bath said should stand,
The laws of our God, and the laws of our land,
Quail not at would-be mismemberers of the realm,
We at the pumps, and Jesus at the helm!
" When nations are to perish in their sins,
" 'Tis in the Church the leprosy begins :
" Then Truth is hush'd that Heresy may preach,
" And all is trash which reason cannot reach."
Woe to the shepherds* who themselves have fed,
And starve the flocks for which their Saviour bled ;
Whose coffers fill, wherewith their dupes', decreased ;
Clothed with the wool of which their sheep are fleeced!
Those who are fed and those whojeed ye
is this to execute your Master's will?
Thrice happy England ! may you never know
One half the errors which from Popery flow,
Which drags the pillow from the dying head,
(But he had " Jesus' bosom" in its stead !)
You little know what popish bigots tell
Of fancied virtues in their " hallow'd well."
" Wells of Salvation" they have never known,
'Tis those they worship, but let these alone
Adopt glass beads, (and, by their priests' advice,)
Reject, alas ! " The Pearl of great price !"
Assert Christ's ladder never never makes us rise,
The Virgin's (only) leads us to the skies !
Oh ! go to Dingle,t look at popery there,
Assist the efforts of the zealous " Gayer ;"
Unite your prayers, and join him (purse in hand,)
To drive the darkness from your sister-land !
Snatch'd, once, like " Brands," from Satan's quenchless

flame,
Shine, now, like " Beacons"—shout Messiah's name !
But I'm prolix, when I should be concise,
Candidly, kind sir, give me your advice ;
May I try verse, or must I keep to prose,
This is my question, and with this I close ?
Henceforth, pursuits more sacred claim my time,
And (tho' reluctant) now take leave of rhyme :
Awhile adieu, friends Addison and Lace,
I'll leave to others to supply my place ;
In you I trust, to you consign my lays,
Oh ! do not flatter, if you cannot praise :
Tho' praise (unsanctifled) may cause abuse,
Our (highest) honour is " to be of use."

* Ezekiel xxxiv.

t DINGLE, in the county of Kerry, in Ireland, is situate at
the extremity of a peninsula running out for about 40 miles
into the sea. In the year 1641, most of the neighbouring
protestant places of worship were by the papists razed to the
ground. So recently as seven years since there was only one
superannuated clergyman to conduct the duty of 24 parishes.
comprising by admeasurement a distance of 40 miles. Since
then, Eight Hundred Romanist have renounced the errors of
Romanism for the truths of Protestantism, the truths of the
Bible, the truths of the Reformation. In this retired
locality popery has unmasked some of her deeds of darkness,
in a pamphlet entitled " The glories of the Virgin Mary !"
In which the word of God is declared to have been concocted
by Luther, and through the instrumentality of diabolical
agency! It recounts a vision of a blood-red ladder of Christ,
and (in juxta position) one of snowy whiteness, appropriated
to the Virgin •, on the former are represented persons stopped,
at the gate of heaven, and compelled (for admission) to de-
scend this and to ascend the other' We have recently beard
of " Jacob's famed ladder," but this goes a few steps farther
than even " Toledo's" itself, and shall we take " no steps"
to REMOVE IT. This is tg• summary (the mummery) to
which protestant England—you contribute £30,000 annually
—in supporting Maynooth. If we tamely look on and say
" leave her alone," this ladder, with a few additional rungs,
wiil soon mount from the Pope's mitre to the British crown.
" Keen are (our) pangs, but keener, far to feel,
(We) nurse the pinion which impels the steel."
Arouse thee Britain (" Great" Britain,) cease thy dalliance
in this lap of Delilah, ere you be shorn of your strength.
"Awake, arise ! or be (for ever) fallen!"

THE FIRST.

BY FRANCES BROWN.

The first, the first !—oh ! not like it
Our after years can bring.
For summer bath no flowers so sweet
As those of early spring.
The earliest storm that strips the tree
Still wildest seems and worst,
Whate'er bath been again may be,
But never as at first.

For many a bitter blast may blow

O'er life's uncertain wave,
And many a thorny thicket grow
Between us and the grave ;
But darker still the spot appears
Where thunder-clouds have burst
Upon our green unblighted years—
No grief is like the first.

Our first-born joy,—perchance 'twas vain,
Yet that brief lightning o'er,
The heart, indeed, may hope again,
But can rejoice no more.
Life bath no glory to bestow
Like it—unfallen, uncursed ;
There may be many an after glow,
But nothing like the first.

The rays of hope may light us on
Through manhood's toil and strife,
But never can they shine as shone
The morning stars of life;
Though bright as summer's rosy wreath.
Though long and fondly nursed,
Yet still they want the fearless faith
Of those that blest us first.
Its first love, deep in memory
The heart for ever bears ;
For that was early given and free—
Life's wheat without the tares,
It may be death bath buried deep,
It may be faith hath cursed :
But yet no later love can keep
The greenness of the first.
And thus, whate'er our onward way,
The lights or shadows east
upon the dawning of our day
Are with us to the last.
But ah ! the morning breaks no more
On us as once it burst.
For future springs can
first.ner restore
freshness of the

In any adversity that happens to us in the world, we ought
to consider that misery and affliction are not less natural than
snow and hail, storm and tempest ; and that it were as rea-
sonable to hope for a year without winter, as fora life with.
out trouble.
CHINESE KITE-FLYING.—Of out-door games among the
Chinese, kite flying is the most popular. In this the celes-
tials excel ; they show their superiority as well in the curious
construction of their kites, as in the height to which they
make them mount. By means of round boles, supplied with
vibrating cords, their kites are made to produce a loud hum-
ming noise, like that of a top. The ninth day of the moon
is a holiday especially devoted to this national pastime, on
which day numbers may be seen repairing to the hills for the
purpose of kite-flying.
PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY.—What becomes of all the
p us? says a paper involving some singular points of manu-
facturing economy. It appears from Professor Farrington
that 20,000,000 pins are daily manufactured in this country.
These get into general circulation, and, after a time, entirely
disappear ; but the remarkable fact is, that, like the swallows.
nobody knows where they go to. It is proved that, were it
possible to recall these lost articles, a quantity might be col-
lected sufficient to build the projected footbridge at Hunger-
ford-market, and the residue might be cast into one enormous
pin, which should be erected as a column in any part of Lon-
don best suited for its elevation ; and to be called Victoria's
Pin, in opposition to Cleopatra's Needle at Alexandria.
There would be a winding staircase in the interior, with a
saloon in its head ; and it might serve as a landmark, in
stormy weather, for the fourpenny steam-boats plying be-
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NINCELLANEOUS.

TULIPONIANIA.—The sum of £640 has been lately given
for the bulb of a new tulip, called the " Citadel of Antwerp."

There was a smart fall of snow in the neighbourhood of our
city on the night of Monday last.--Bath Chronicle.
The subscription for the wife and family or the late Dr.
Meginn has realised £l,OOO.
Major-General Nott has been appointed to the lucrative
post of President at Lucknow, vacant by the resignation of
Lieutenant-Colonel Lowe.

The Staffordshire magistrates, on the motion of Lord San-
don, have resolved to establish a rural police, the estimated
cost of which is £9,240 per annum.

Margaret Prest, the unfortunate woman who attempted to
poison herself and children, about a fortnight since, at
Stockton, has been sent to the Asylum at Gateshead.
Admiral,-Sir E. Codrington will strike his flag as Com-
mander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, on the Bth or 10th Dec.,
and will be succeeded by Admiral Sir C. Rowey.
A strict investigation is beinc, made by Government into
the Custom House frauds. Abcommittee is appointed, at
the head of which is Lord Granville Somerset.
The Carlsruche Gazette announces officially the betroth-
ment of the Princess Maria of Baden, daughter of the Grand
Duchess Dowager Stephania,.to the Marquis of Douglas, son
of the Duke of Hamilton.
NOVEL SIIICIDE.-A few days since the captain of a mer-
chantman at Torquay tied himself to his anchor, and drew
it overboard with him ! Of course he sank to rise no more.
We have not heard the cause of this melancholy event.
A splendid piece of plate is to be presented by the conser-
vative electors of Cork to Colonel Chatterton, of the Fourth
Dragoon Guards. There is not a finer, a braver, or a more
deserving fellow in the service.
An 1.0. U. is admissible in evidence as a confession of a
debt, but it is not transferable; an insolvent could not re-
cover upon it, as the debt would pass to his assignee, although
not included in his schedule.
A letter from Lord Cottenham has appeared in the papers,
in which his lordship expressly denies having had " directly
or indirectly, any communication whatever with any member
of the Government with respect to any of the legal appoint-
ments."

THE MARCH OF INTELLECT.—We are assured that the
following epistle was lately written from a farmer in this
neighbourhood to his friend :—" Der Jan—the Oxen ar corn
to praise the Gods"—he meant to convey that " the auc-
tioneer was come to appraise the goods.—Exeter Gazette.
We perceive that a new article of commerce has been in-
troduced by the tariff. Natron from Egypt, the duty on
which amounted to a prohibition, is now advertised for sale
by auction. It will, most probably, interfere with the ma-
nufacture of soda.

LAMP Ons.—The public may not be generally aware that
an imperial gallon of seal or whale oil weighs 91bs., sperma-
ceti nibs., which test of quantity all consumers are recom-
mended to employ, as some retailers are using the old oil
measure, which is one-fifth part less.

More than £l,OOO was collected at three charity dinners in
Bristol, last week, to distribute among the poor during the
winter. This was to make good the loss sustained by the
death of Mr. Colston a worthy merchant, who used to give
away, at least, one thousand pounds a year.
The Agitation is dying of consumption ; Dan and his
priests are " cute" fellows, and well know that the incendia-
rism, rhetorical as well as practical, in which they used to
keep up the steam in the days of Melbourne, Russell, & Co.,
is no go under Sir Robert Peel ; so it is now worth while to
announce, per the Secretary of the Rint Fund, that the next
will be the final " appeal to the people."
Immediately after the receipt of the glorious news from
Afghanistan, Major Howden, of the Madras army, had the
pleasure of communicating the same to the son of General
Sir Robert Sale, a fine spirited youth about 15 years of age
at school in Edmonton. Nothing can describe the youth's
feelings to hear of the gallantry of his father, and the prospect
of the release from captivity of his dear and noble-spirited
mother.

The quantity of malt consumed in ale and porter by seven-
teen of the principal London brewers this year, (from the
10th October, 1841, to 10th October, 1842,) is 36,315 quar-
ters more than was consumed last year. The number of
quarters brewed this year is 741,651, of this quantity Barclay,
Perkins, and Co. consumed 114,090 quarters ; Hanbury,
Buxton, and Co., 94,466; Whitbread and CO., 52,098; Reid
and Co., 50,120; and Sir Henry Meta and Co., 43,340
quarters. So much for teetotalism and a dull trade.

A POSER FOR THE " FREE TRADERS.”—Gentlemen
" Free Traders !" Men of Manchester! ye would abolish all
restriction on the interchange of the productions of the earth
between all nations ; what say you to the British government
throwing open the ports of India, and all our colonies, to the
manufactures of the continent ? If ye be disinterested in
your outcry for free trade," pray prove it by coupling a
prayer to this effect with your next petition on the subject
to parliament.
tHE INDIAN HEROES.—It will be some time before the
names of Pollock, Nott, and Sale are out of the mouths of
Englishmen ; nor do we at all apprehend that they will have
reason to complain that their merits or services are under-
rated: The unfailing success which has crowned every
operation of each of those officers, the constancy with which
two of them have upheld British character in our most ad-
Verse times, and the decision with which the third has effected
thoroughly and at once each successive object which it has
been his duty to undertake, mark them as worthy, in their
department, of any honour, and capable of any trust, which
the national gratitude may award them.—Times.
MANCHESTER BANK ROBBERY.—Edmund Burdekin,
who is reported, by our foreign news to-day, as having ab-
sconded with £90,000 of the funds of the Manchester Bank
of England, was seen in Albany a day or two after the arri-
val of the Britannia, by an English gentleman who knew him
personally. Both parties met in the street without any token
of recognition. The supposition in England was that Bur-
dekin took passage in the Britannia for this country.—New
York Courier and Inquirer.—Burdekin, the Manchester
Bank defaulter, has been seen in Albany. He cannot escape.
He will be caught, and delivered up under the new treaty.—
Herald.

MELANCHOLY CIRCUMSTANCE.--At four o'clock on
Thursday morning a pilot boat, belonging to. South Shields,
was left in charge of a young pilot, alongside the Regent,
Robson, off Souter Point, and a sailor boy belonging to the
Regent was de.patched in the boat along with him, to pro-
ceed to the Night Office, which they, however, never reached.
At daylight the boat was found, bottom up, near the bar,
with her sail set, and it is supposed she had upset with the
unfortunate youths. The names of the sufferers are Matthew
Thorlby, aged 18, serving his time to be a pilot, aad John
Forrest, aged 13, a cabin boy on board the Regent. Their
bodies have not yet been found.—Durham Advertiser.

STATE OF TRADE.—The exhilirating news this week re-
ceived from India and China, has produced a very salutary
effect in both the cloth and yarn market. Shillings have
been advanced fully 9d. per piece, and printing cloths are up
6d., whilst at these rates purchasers cannot supply them-
selves, stocks being quite cleared out. Yarn is very healthy,
and though no advance, adequate to that in the cotton mar-
ket, can he noted, spinners are little inclined to operate freely
at the slight improvement at present offered, and anticipate
better prices hereafter. The failute of a house here in the
general trade has been this week announced. It is, however,
of no consequence, save to the parties immediately interested,
and has been anticipated for some time.—Manchester Chro-
nicle.

ELECTION OF REGISTRAR FOR THE WEST RIDING OF
YORKSHIRE.—The election of a registrar for the West
Riding, which office became vacant by the death, (a few weeks
ago,) of Mr. William Lister Fenton Scott, commenced at
Wakefield on Tuesday last. The candidates were, the Hon.
Arthur Lascelles, brother to the Earl of Harewood, and T.
B. Hodgson, Esq. of Skelton, near York. The electors,
according to the statute, (2d and 3d Anne,) were all the
freeholders of the West Riding, of £lOO per annum. At the
close of the first day's (Tuesday's) poll, the numbers were,—
Lascelles, 1,012; Hodgson, 754; majority, 258. At the
close of Wednesday's poll, Mr. Lascelle's majority had been
reduced to one of 64 : the numbers being,—Lascelles, 1,409 ;
Hodgson, 1,345. The poll finally closed on Thursday even-
ing, when Mr. Hodgson was declared to be duly elected,
having a majority of 34 votes. The contest was a very severe
and expensive one. The office is said to be worth from
£1,500 to £2,000 a year.
A correspondent sends us the following, which to some per-
sons may be useful :—" Letters to and from India and other
warm climates may be sealed with wax, by adopting the fol-
lowing precaution : viz., before sealing the letter prepare a
small piece of tissue paper, either round or square, the full
size of the seal, and while applying the wax hold it betwixt
the finger and thumb of the same hand in which you hold the
letter ; and the moment you have completed the quantity of
wax necessary for the impression, lay on the piece of tissue
paper, and directly, while the wax is yet hot, apply your seal
above it. This will produce a complete impression, and obvi-
ate the complaint so often reiterated from the Post-office, of
letters adhering to each other, and at the same time enable
correspondents to avail themselves of the security obtained
by sealing; their letters with wax. The writer has adopted the
above precaution successfully." [ls not a wafer as sate,
though a less seemly, fastening ?]

RADICAL ARITHMETIC remits COCKER.—The following
specimen of liberalism appears in the Sun of Thursday :—" A
GOOD EXAMPLE.—(From a Correspondent.)—More than
£l,OOO was collected at three charity dinners in Bristol last
week, to distribute among the poor during the present win-
ter. This was to make good the loss sustained by the death
of Mr. Colston, a wealthy merchant, who used to give away
at least one thousand pounds a-year. Two of the dinners
were made party questions. The whigs—that is the Anchor
Society—beat the tories by nearly £100." Now for the
figures. The two tory societies (the Dolphin and Grateful)
contributed £Bll Bs. clear of all expenses. The Radical An-
chor Society, £3BO 35., from which sum is to be deducted
for 80 dinners, (not to be too nice) say £5O. Thus, instead
of the whigs " beating the tories by nearly £100," the tories
licked the whigs to the tune of about £4Bl. We wonder
who the wiseacre is that " does" the Bristol correspondence
of the Sun?—Bristol Journal.

The public are deeply indebted to the Times for the admi-
rable expose that lately appeared in its columns, of the errors,
blunders, variations, and omissions of a work recently pub-
lished, under the title of the Book of Common Prayer of the
Church of England, with explanatory Notes, together with
an Introductory Preface. By the Right Rev. William
Beveridge, D.D., Lord Bishop of St. Asaph." Such dis-
honest practices are of too frequent occurrence, we regret to
say, at the present day, to surprise us ; but we did think the
sacred character of the " Book of Common Prayer," and the
importance of preserving its text pure and unadulterated,
would have prevented the issue of any false, unauthorised,
and spurious edition thereof—we did think commercial cu-
pidity, however keen and grasping, would have abstained
from a falsification of a volume so vitally affecting the
doctrines and discipline of the Church, and through which
she authoritatively teaches; but it appears we were mistaken
as to the daring lengths to which some will go in search of
lucrative speculations. Such an offence we look upon as
only less criminal than that of circulating a mangled and mu-
tilated edition of the Word of God itself, which we fear there
are parties who would not hesitate to do, provided they saw•
a chance of thereby increasing their profits.—Conservative
Journal.

STEAM POR CHINA.—A correspondent of the Spectator
recommends the immediate establishment of a line of steam-
ers
to run between Bombay and Hong-kong. After showing
tobfepecessity, in the present state of our relations with China,
and securernPire llahlef-swa yays '— "
diminishing the distance between England and the Celes-
tial Hon The distance between Bombay and
Hongkong is 4000 miles ; and Sincapore forms a natural
comnicuni
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opportune peace, of no use as
better employed than in such a service.
: they cannot be
of Sir Robert Peel to send a despatcher; It is in the power
give a post-communication between Londone mail which would
in February 1843, within fifty-five days. and Hong-kong
viz.,
days to Bombay, and twenty-three from thence thirty-two
Hong-
kong. The annual expense to the countrywouldto
be about
.£lOO,OOO ; from which must be deducted the expense of
keeping up the vessels as men-of-war."

The She-Chartists continue to hold weekly meetings at the
" National Association Hall," Old Bailey. Miss Mary Ann
Walker read the other day a letter from a " sympathising"
republican in France, accompanied by an unpublished work
advocating the rights`of woman.
STeam•narcEn BREAD.—It has been known for some
time at Vienna, that if the hearth of a oven be cleansed with
a moistened whisp of straw, bread baked therein immediately
afterwards presents a much better appearance, the crust
having a beautiful yellow tint. It was thence inferred that
this peculiarity must be attributed to the vapour, which
being condensed to the roof of the oven fell back on the
bread. At Paris, in order to secure with certainty so desi-
rable an appearance, the following arrangement is practised :
—The hearth of the oven is laid so as to form an inclined
plane, with a rise of about 11 inches in three feet, and the
arched roof is built lower at the end nearest the door, as
compared with the furthest extremity. When the oven is
charged, the entrance is closed with a bundle of wet straw.
By this arrangement the steam is driven down on the bread,
and a golden yellow crust is given to the bread, as if it had
been previously covered with the yolk of an egg.
ALICE LOWE .4.N AUTIIORESS.—Miss Alice Lowe, or some
one for her, has addressed us a circular, to which she appends
what she pleases to call a preface to a History of her Life and
Adventures. We shall only extract one portion of it, which
may serve as a solemn warning to those who may be tempted
to abandon the narrow paths of virtue for the treacherous and
tortuous broad road of splendid vice. Referring to her con-
nexion with Lord Frankfort, she says :—" The temptation
was great—wealth, splendour, costly dress, jewels, and ease,
were dazzling objects before me ; and yet was I disgusted
with the mat, whom I had reposed on ; and regardless of all
these, would have left his inhospitable roof long ere I did,
could I have escaped his scrutiny. No one for a moment
can imagine I had either enjoyment or ease in the position I
had accepted,
sand if any one thing more than another could
excite in me remorse for the sacrifice I had made'of my per-
son, it was the disgusting conduct Iwas doomed to undergo!,
DESPERATE ATTACK BY POACHERS.—On the night of
Wednesday, the 16th instant, Captain Barrett, of Morwick
Hall, near Warkworth, being informed that a gang of poach-
ers were upon the estate, went out accompanied by his bro-
ther-in-law, the Rev. Henry Bell, Vicar of Longhoughton,
for the purpose of warning them off. Shortly after leaving
the house, and being a short distance from each other, Capt.
Barrett heard Mr. Bell call, and immediately proceeded to
the spot, where he found the Rev. gentleman attacked by the
whole gang, five in number, who had him down, and were
beating him unmercifully with the butts of their guns and
bludgeons. After a desperate struggle, Captain Barrett suc-
ceeded in getting out his pistols, when the villains fled. Mr.
Bell was conveyed to Morwick Hall, with one of his arms
broken by a desperate blow from the butt of a gun, which
was also broken by the blow, the butt end being afterwards
found on the spot; he was also severely beaten aboutlthe
head by the cowardly villains when on the ground. We are
glad to learn the Rev. Gentleman is in a fair way of recovery,
and that sanguine hopes are entertained of the apprehension
of the parties to this violent and cowardly outrage.—Durham
Advertiser.

DUTY ON HOPS.-An account of the duty on hops of the
growth of the year 1842, distinguishing the districts, and the
old from the new duty :-Barnstaple, £l4 Os. 81d. duty ;
Bedford, £ll3 14s. na. duty; Cambridge, £6 ss. 31d. duty;
Canterbury, £58,287 18s. Bd. duty; Chester, £1 3s. 91d.
duty; Cornwall, £7 ss. 9fd. duty; Derby, £5OB 18s. 4d.
duty; Dorset, £l4 I2s. Ilid. duty; Essex, £1,297 12s. Iod.
duty ; Exeter, £1 Os. 30. duty ; Gloucester, £9 ss. 14d.
duty ; Grantham, £9l 7s. 4d. duty ; Hants,Xll,s46 10s. 64d.
duty ; Hereford, £27,310 7s. Old. duty ; Hertford, £929 18s.
3id. duty ; Isle of Wight, £9,675 Is. 9id. duty ; Lincoln,
£2,548 2s. 4d. duty ; Lynn, £43, ss. 84d. duty ; Northamp-
ton, £3 17s. duty •, Norwich, £7 6s. 7id. duty ; Oxford, £77
15s. 9d. duty ' • Reading, £29 9s. Oid. duty •, Rochester,
£107,395 19s. duty ; Salisbury, £7O 10s. Bd. duty ; Salop,
18s. Old. duty ; Stourbridge, £1,926 6s. 6id. duty; Suffolk,
£1,511 9s. 31d. duty ; Surrey, .£34 10s. ad. duty ; Sussex,
£79,546175. 5-id. duty ; Wales, Middle, £32 16s. 81d. duty ;
Wellington, £4B4s. 114. d. duty ; Worcester, £6,932 16s. 61d.
duty. Total, £310,025 Bs. lON. duty. Old duty at 1 12-20 d.
per lb., £169,776 6s. Oid. 12-20; New duty, at 8-20 d. per
lb., £125,486 16s. 74d. 8-20; Additional duty of 5 per cent.
per 3 Vict., c. 17, £14,76265. ad. Total. £310,025 Bs. 104 d.
G. H. COTTRELL, Accountant Qeneral.-Excise Office,
London, Nov. 22, 1842.

NOVEL FRAUD.—Between five and six o'clock on Thurs-
day evening about 40 or 50 females, whose appearance be-
spoke extreme poverty, were congregated round the entrance
to St. Saviour's Church, London, exhibiting much surprise
on finding the doors closed, and the interior of the church in
darkness. Upon inquiry it was found the poor creatures
were the victims of a heartless fraud, which had been
practised on them in the following manner :—The whole of
them were residents of Castle-street and parts adjacent. In
the course of the afternoon they were visited by a female of
extremely fair complexion, apparently about 22 years of age,
dressed in a dark coloured Orleans gown, a plaid shawl, and
white straw cottage bonnet, who went from house to house,
and, having inquired of the housekeeper the names of the
lodgers, as well as the number of children they individually
had, proceeded to the apartments of the respective occupants,
and informed them she had been deputed by a benevolent
society which existed in the parish to call at the residence of
the poor, for the purpose of ascertaining what articles of
clothing each person was in want of, and which would be
given away in the course of the afternoon at St. Saviour's
Church, immediately after the termination of divine service.
A small piece of paper was produced, upon which this
" sister of charity" wrote the name of the individual, and
the articles wanted. The paper was delivered to the sup-
posed necessitant, and for which was demanded 2d. ; in
several instances the poor creatures could not raise hl.,
which was taken. On the discovery of the fraud information
was given to the police.

FATALITY FROM MACHINERY IN A PAPER-MILL.—A
fatality occasioned by the machinery in a paper manufactory
occurred on Saturday week, at the paper-mill of Mr. John
Dickinson, in Elm-street, Water-street, Manchester. At
the inquest, held before Mr. Chapman, at the Royal Infir-
mary, on Monday, Thos. Murray, of Edward-street, Hulme,
a boy 14 years of age, deposed—l and the deceased (Henry
Clifton, 11} years old) worked together at Mr. Dickinson's
paper-mill. My employment was to hand the rags and water
to the deceased, who stood on a stage, and put them into a
" hopper," which feeds a " devil," a "skutcher," working
underneath. At the bottom of the hopper is a door, which
confines or lets ent the waste as the skutcher turns, and dis-
poses of its previous supply ; and the door is opened and shut,
and the skutcher turned in a frame, by a steam-engine. We
were so at work on Saturday morning, about half-past ten
o'clock, and were waiting of the opening of the door to let
out the waste which deceased had just put into the hopper;
and while the deceased was hanging carelessly by a post, with
his right foot on one side of the hopper, all at once the door
opened, and his foot slipping, his leg fell within the rags or
waste through the hole, and, being caught by the skutcher,
was cut off just below the knee. I immediately called out
for assistance, and Ann Coney, who was working near, ran
up, and we extricated hirn, and placed him upon the stage.
It was entirely his own fault, and would not have happened
had he been standing in his proper position on the stage.
He was calling my attention to a cart which was passing the
door at the time.—James Blackley, of Liverpool-road, fire-
man of the mill, deposed that he ran to assist on hearing the
alarm, and found the deceased lying on the stage. A cab
was sent for, and he was conveyed to the Infirmary. The
top or mouth of the hopper came up to deceased's middle :
it was about 3 feet high, and was in no respect dangerous.
The occurrence was entirely owing to bis having his foot on
the hopper, and not minding his work. He had been often
cautioned against putting his foot there.—Mr. Edwd. Tom-
linson, house-surgeon at the Infirmary, deposed that the
deceased was admitted about eleven o'clock on Saturday
morning. He had suffered compound fracture of the right
thigh, and excessive laceration of the leg, which was ampu-
tated, but he died the same evening about eight o'clock.
Verdict—" Accidental death."

AYRSHIRE COLLIERS' STRIKE.—Every exertion has been
made to search out and apprehend the offenders, six of whom
have been taken into custody by the county police and yeo-
manry. There are now altogether nine individuals in gaol,
supposed to have acted a prominent part in the outrage ; and
we understand, that though the principal parties may still be
at large, there is every probability of their being ultimately
secured. Dawson, of whose recovery little hope was enter-
tained from the first, lingered till four o'clock on Friday
afternoon, when he expired. His declaration was taken a
short time prior by the Sheriff. On a post mortem examina-
tion it was found that death had ensued from the wound in
the abdomen, evidently caused by a gun or pistol shot. The
deceased, who was an Irishman, had only come from Glasgow
the day before. He was between forty and fifty years of age,
and having left a family, much sympathy was created on their
account. We understand that Mr. Gordon contemplated
raising a sum of money in their behalf ; but on learning that
his children, all of whom were by a former wife, were grown
up and doing for themselves, and that his widow, from the
unhappy manner in which they lived, was not a proper object
of commiseration, he, in the meantime, has relinquished the
benevolent intention. Dawson's remains were decently in-
terred in the old churchyard yesterday. The other sufferers
are all in a fair way of recovery. Their names are Thomas
lieid. James Wallace, William Blair, Robert Liddel, William
Clark, Michael Brady, James Divine, Bernard Boyle, and
Charles Donelly. The greater number of the men attacked
had only joined the works the day before. The individuals
in custody are Adam Donachie, James Gauchin, Robert
Wood, Hugh O'Neill, James Graham, Robert Donachie,
William Gibson, Scholey, and John M`Grogan. It will
be seen that a reward of £lOO has been offered by the sheriff
for such information as will lead to the apprehension of the
individual who fired the shot at Dawson. On Saturday up-
wards of fifty of the old hands voluntarily came forward and
signed the regulations of the work, with the view of resuming
their employment on Monday. Only a few of them, how-
ever, fulfilled their agreement, the leaders of the strike has--
ing, it is believed, prevailed upon them to remain out. On
Friday morning a party of ten of the Glasrow police—who
had previously been employed in the Airdrie district while
the strike existed there—were brought here by Mr. Gordon,
as an additional protection to the new hands. This morning,
we learn, a number of the old hands have resumed work, and
more are:expected to follow their example.—Ayr Observer.

THE FRENCH IN ALGIERS.—A HOAXING VICTOR.—
The French press has of late been very severe upon the con-
duct of our armies in Affghanistan and elsewhere; and even
the writers of moderate parties have not shrunk from joining
in the deprecation of every British, achievement. We think
it useful, therefore, to call the attention of these gentlemen
from British to French feats of arn;isynot from any desire of
instituting a comparison, which, between two brave nations,
were idle, but for the sake of testing the comparative veracity
of the military narratives and criticisms on both sides. The
story which makes us take pen in hand is a curious one ; and
since the day when Niebuhr with the stroke of his pen blotted
four hundred years from Roman history, no more startling
doubts were ever thrown on achievements which had become
part of history than those which we are compelled to put
forth. Mazagran is a little village in the regency of Algiers,
not far from Mostaganem, in the province of Oran. A report
drawn out by Lieutenant-General Gnehenec, in February,
1840, and transmitted by him to Marshall Valee, and from
the latter to the War Minister, announced to the French
people the achievements of certain wonderful feats of arms.
The principal of these was, that 123 soldiers of the African
regiment, shut up in Mazagran, which is styled a forte or a
redoute, resisted during four successive days the attacks of
12,600 Arabs. These Arabs had two pieces of cannon, and
were unceasing in their attacks during four days. "At last
the enemy was on the point of penetrating into the enceinte
in an assault of an hour's duration," said Captain Lelievre,
who commanded the 123 brave chasseurs of the garrison • but
the intrepidity of the latter at length succeeded in repelling
the enemy by bayonets, grenades, and stones. The garrison
burned, moreover, 30,000 cartouches. The gallant 123 had
but 3 killed and 16 wounded, though they killed from 500 to
600 Arabs. Great, accordingly, was the triumph in France
and Algeria. Captain Lelievre received promotion—the
grand cordon of the Legion of Honour. The Chamber of
Deputies voted him thanks and a monument. The War
Minister subscribed. Mazagran was the only word in fashion
all through the year 1810; and its feat of arms was allowed
to have thrown into shade all others, past and prevent. After
all this, we cannot but regret to state to our French and
English readers, that we have been informed that Mazagran
and its fine defence are neither more nor less than a hoax
This says enough. But any one of the many Paris journalists
who have access to the French War Ministry can at once set
us right, and vindicate the honour of the French arms. They
can tell us whether the despatches of February, 1840, con-
cerning Mostaganem and Mazagran are considered correct—
whether the Chef de Bataillon, Lelievre, still enjoys his
rank and his cordon—whether the monument to his memory
is in progress, or what the War Minister has done with the
money subscribed for that purpose. A few simple answers
to these questions will decide in what light history is to
regard the feat of Mazagran.—Chro*icle.

DEPARTURE OF THE " GREAT NORTHERN'
STEAM-SHIP FROM DERRY.

(From the Derry Standard.)

On Monday morning, at seven o'clock, a.m., many bun- I
dreds of persons were assembled at Captain Coppiii's yard,
and along the adjacent quays, to witness the departure of the
Great Northern from the spot where she had been launched,
to her first anchorage off Moville, where she now lies, for a
further trial of her speed. &c., previous to her final departure
for Southampton, where she is to be visited by some of the
Lords of the Admiralty and other nautical authorities. At
eight o'clock the anchor was weighed for the first time, and
the Great Northern majestically glided into the midst of the
river, without any apparent propelling power, amidst the
cheers of the people assembled, and the report of cannon
from the Robert Napier. No grander sight was ever witnessed
from the shores of the Foyle than the progress of this vessel
through the Rosses' Bay, as she parted the placid waters,
which faithfully reflected every spar of her towering masts
and the graceful curve of her lengthened hull. She left the
quay with upwards of a thousand tons of ballast, exclusive
of her machinery. In less than an hour from leaving the
flats, the new steamer dropped anchor between Redcastle and
Moville. It now becomes our agreeable task to state what
we know of the Great Northern:a capacity for performing the
functions for which she was designed. By this her first, and
necessarily most imperfect trial, we think we have reason to
foretell the total disuse of paddles and their ugly and cumber-
some accompaniments. paddle-boxes. The Archimedes screw
is not seen outside the vessel while proceeding on her voyage,
and its motions produce scarcely a ripple on the surface of
the water. The vessel is shot forward at once, as if by
a push from the shore ; and except that a funnel is
seen (which very immaterially detracts from the beauty
of the structure), no ignorant person could tell but that
she was towed by some invisible agency. While going over
the flats, the Great Northern was proceeding at the rate of
nearly seven knots an hour (by Massey's Patent Log, which
was used on the occagion), under the combined disadvantages
of dangerously shallow water, and new and consequently stiff
machinery, but she was sailing eight knots (or upwards of ten
miles) per hour, previously
to her anchor being dropped in
deep water; and it is only just to infer that she will yet sail
at the rate of nine, and perhaps ten knots an hour, as at no
time during this trip did the screw make more than fifteen
revolutions per minute out of the twentv-two which it is cal-
culated to make, only two-thirds of the proper steam power
being applied. The " "slip " was only one mile in seven—that
is to say; though the screw revolved with supposed velocity
sufficient to send the vessel seven miles in a given time, the
distance passed was but six miles. We understand that this
description of loss is very considerably greater in the paddle
system, amounting to four miles out of every ten. Of course,
when the Great Northern's machinery is in proper working
order, the " slip " will be so inconsiderable as to be not worth
noticing. Never did a vessel obey the helm with more
promptness; and, it was a common remark on board, that a
child might steer her. In short, the success of the experi-
ment has been triumphant. In the lougth the Great
Northern has all the appearance of a frigate of the first class,
and as a mere sailing vessel, it is confidently expected that
no frigate will beat her. The Great Northern will leave her
present anchorage in a few days.