The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-09-16 00:00:00

THE THEHISTROCAULODON.

The following are curious traditional opinions of the North
'American Indians respecting this extraordinary animal, now
exhibiting at the Lyceum.
rushed on the
TRADITION OF SHAWNEE
Ten thousand moons ago, when nothing but l
of nature—a race of
covered this land of the sleeping sun—long beforeg°My forests
man, with thunder and fire at his command, the pale
precipice, cruel
descending. eagle, and
wings of the wind to ruin this garden
animals were in being, huge as the frowning
as the bloody panther, swift as
,trhhee
plae crushed beneath
terrible as the angel of night.
when they slacked their
n was hurled, and the barbed
their feet, and the lake shrunk
thirst ;.the forceful javelin in rain
waste at a meal, and villages 1'
arrows fell harmless from the': sides. Forests were laid
inhabited by men were destroyed
in.a moment. The cry of universal
regions of peace in t,hieliws
feosry: distress reached even the
?while the loudest thunder reodclki
when the good spirit interposed
Ato save the unhappy,
gedhtnthineggglloeabren;edthaell
bolts
of
heaven were hurled around,
killed except one n
mountains echoed
the artillery
bluest summit that the skies
cruel destroyers alone, and the
.1 1 the bellowings of death,--all was
and, roaring alouda
lightning that scorched skies assailed in vain ;
of
thiale, the fiercest of the race, and him even
he mountisiela
t shades the resources of A I I !
°•ntne red
dened with fury,bids defiance to every vengeance.
I glanced onlyfired
at length, mad-
onthisthe lofty fir andt r-t•d the knotty oak,
he
leeanrsagoedvermotinjes
wera,v
es of the west, and
there reigns an uncontrolledp monarch in the wilderness in
despite of omni • potence.
TRADITION OF TILE UPPER CREES INDIANS.
The Upper Crees, a tribe who inhabit the country in the
vicinity of the Athabasca River, have a tradition with respect
to animals which they state formerly frequented the moun-
tains. They allege that these animals were of frightful mag-
nitude ; that they formerly lived in the plains, a great dis-
tance to the eastward, from which they were gradually driven
by the Indians to the Rocky Mountains; that they destroyed
all smaller animals; and if their agility was equal to their
size, would also have destroyed all natives, &c.
One man, in 1816, has asserted that his grandfather told
him he saw one of those animals in a mountain pas-
' w
he was hunting, and that on hearing its roar, which hhen
e
pared to thunder, the sight almost left his eyes, and that"heart became as small as an inf'ant's. his
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THANKS TO THE MILITARY AT LEED 11
that the magistrates of Leeds, at a specials•---- ,i7e understand
Wednesday last, unanimously meeting, held on
passed
'Major-General Brotherton a vote of thanks to
t Colon- I his
Prince George of Cambridge, Lie t e Royal Highness
and the officers and privates otfi enant-Colonel St. Quintin,
military generally, for their ex the 17th Lancers, and the
characterised with much zealcellent and efficient conduct,
and moderation, when aiding
the civil power to preserve the public peace, and to protect
property within the boron
gh.—Leeds Intelligencer.

LITERARY NOTICES.

Bradshaw's Journal. Vol. 3. Parts 1,2, 3, 4. Walmsley,

Liverpool.

The success of " Chambers' Journal" induced many enter-
prising publishers to commence similar undertakings.
Scarcely any of them have stood their ground for any length-
ened period—from what causes it is not for us here to en-
quire. Sufficient to say that Bradshaw's Journal has kept
the even tenor of its way, successful and succeeding, and has
at present a very extensive circulation. Nor is this tot be
wondered at when we look at the quantity provided for he
small amount of the price and the quality of the material.
In the parts now before ifs there are as many clever articles
and papers to be found as in any magazine of four times the
price. Here we have in each part an average of 80 pages of
neatly-printed, highly-interesting matter, and several first•
rate engravings, illustrating the literary portions of the
work, all of which are evidently written expressly for it. In
part No. 1, we find •` Haddon Hall" and " Darwen Paper-
mills." In No. 2, "The Pier and Harbour of Leith,"
" Dublin Bay," and medallion portraits of Dalton, Bacon,
and Newton. In Part 3, the illustration is " The Viaduct at
Stockport." Part 4 are " Peel Hall," near Worslev—" Sack-
ville-street, Dublin"—and " Glen of the Downs," Ireland.
Of the literary department we can speak with unqualified
praise. There is an originality about the contributions, a
freshness, a vigour, that cannot fail to be appreciated by the
reader, be he either one that is fond of light reading, or more
at home in the ponderous truths of philosophy. In part No.
1, we find some amusing letters from Mr. J. Critchley
Prince, one of the I),anchester poets, detailing his progress
in a pedestrian tour down to the south of England. Several
articles, by Laman Blanchard, enrich the pages—as well as
excellent tales by different parties. The description of Dar-
wen Paper-mills will be found exceedingly well worth peru
sal. There are twenty subjects in this part, the price of
which is only id : Part 2is full of good matter : in this is
commenced some extremely good articles on Ireland, in
which the writer puts forth his views of men and things there
in a style that may compete with that of the best writers of
the day. " A few days in Ireland" is the title of the papers,
and we recommend them to notice. A clever tale, entitled
" Emily Herbert," runs through the number, which contains
also a variety of other matter. Part 3 contains several very
charming poems. In No. 4, the Irish papers are continued,
besides an infinity of agreeable reading, both useful and
amusing. In fact this periodical we can conscientiously re-
commend to notice, as one that for its cheapness is accessible
to the poor reader, and for its originality and excellence of
contents may lay claim to a place on the tables of the wealthy.
How it is got up so cheaply and so well is remarkable. It
emanates from Manchester, although published in London.
Really Manchester quite gives us the go by in literary mat-
ters. Its poets are all talented, from Charles Swain down-
wards. We can show nothing like them. We safely recom-
mend Bradshaw's Journal to notice.