Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-04-19
From late English papers.

DuBUFE Creighton, the proprc-
tor believe feels that he has TO regret his
visit to Edinburgh, the result has than real
lied his most sangune anticipatons He has merit
ed this success, not more by the great value of the
exhibition, than by the courtesy and urbanty which
he has displayed during his stay among US, and the
berality with which he has devoted the proceeds Of
several days to the public charities Of the city
With view to mark their appreciation Of his con-
duct, several ladies of the city and neighborhood
have subscribed for massive silver caret Jug, Of
beautiful workmanship, manufactured by Messrs.
]. Howden & CO., which has been presented to Mr..
Creighton. The jug bears the following inscrip-
ton =" Presented by the Ladies Of Edinburgh to
James Creighton, Esq, proprietor Of Dubufes Paint
ings of the Temptation and Expulsion OF eur First
Parents, small token of their gratitude for his
uniform kindness, attention, and urbanity, while ex-
hibiting those celebrated pictures in the city, and in
testimony of their admiration of his liberality in de-
voting the proceeds Of several days. exhibition to
the purposes Of public charity Feb. 9, 1859 Eng
iish paper.
is nine years old; she is no longer a child; she is a
dwarfed woman. Her infancy was passed in pinins
pulling want; from the first, almost intended,
thing, left days and days alone, the me Their denied
the enjoyment Of maternal sympathies bv sharpest
penury (the iend that, at the hearths Of the poor
now chills, now blights, and now makes stony hard
the human heart by keen necessity Of out dsor toll
for the infant mouth at home. God knows how the
child learned to walk!
Let us, however, accompany the CHILD to the fac
tory. What bitter season! How the wind howls
with what dash the sleet is flung against the
windows! The earth is frozen hard as ron and the
wind cuts blightingy; snow is ON the ground II is
five o'clock on a January morning. The child is mp,
and with its scanty covering pulled about H. desccnas
shiverng to the street. Poor little wench her
blood is frozen under her very finger nails Her
foot, too or her shoes have been patched past fur
ther patching, and yawn in half-a dozen places is
CALLED with nasty chilblain, and she limps most
painfully. Her father, bound to the same factory,
lifts her upon his back, and checking oath, groaEs
from between his teeth. The girl is nine wears old
and half-cad, in desolate January morning is car
ried-through cold and darkness, carried-to work!
The girl is now in the factory. From this moment
her childhood utterly ceases: she is bond swoman to
all the of mature life Nine hours per day is
her allotted time for work; the remainder of the
twenty-four to be passedin what7 in the sports Of
youth-in the happy, artcss recreation Of children,
Ia whom even the consciousness of existence IL at
times a source OF the keenest pleasure1 An hour
and half is given to breakfast and dinner and when
we remember the wages earned by the factory girl,
sometimes as much as Is I'd per week, and the cost
illness Of the luxury Of bread, hour and half for
tive meals is surely time sufficient; they might we
have no doubt, be eaten-ay, both-in half the al
lotted time There yet remain many kours-hours
for whatl For the merest rudimcnis of educationr
After nine hours unceasing labor in the cotton e-
tory, how elastic the mind how apt for instruction.
how strong to pore over a book! how fitted TO re-
ceive any Impressions that shall raise its pesse.sor
degree above the beast for the shambes!
The factory girl returns home and what car she do
but sleepl What should she do but seek oblivion
from the noise the rackng noise Of engines the he'll
Of sounds, which she has all day sufferedl Who
would keep her one half hour from her miserable
bedl Who would lessen the blessings Of sIeep.
since sleep may sometimes bring to her at least
dreams Of quiet, visions Of happincssf What 10 her
Is reading and writingl-let her qusf forgctfulness
CULTURE or TEA joint stock company is
forming in the city for the purpose Of cultivatin9tk
newly discovered tea plant in Assam. The inten-
ton Is, IN the first instance to open treaty with the
supreme government in India the purchase of the
East India Companys plantations and establishments
in Assam and afterwards to carry the cultivation
OF tea there for the purpose of importing il into ths
country. The project has been taken MP with so
much avidity, principally by the mercantile houses
trading with India, and the leading firms in the tea
trade, that all the shares appropriated in few
days, and before any public notice Of had appear
ed. Undertakings at such distance from home are
very apt TO fail through the want Of proper control
ovcrthe parties intrused with the management, and
as all the processes 10 which the leaf subjected be-
fore II comes to the tea Of commerce Of very
delicate nature requiring probably Chinese laborers
for their entire success long time must elapse bc-
fore large supply can be forwarded 10 the London
market The capital 10 be raised is 9yO0,OoO, and IT
is stated that a communicate has already been
opened with the Board Of Trade ard the East India
Company, preparatory to negotiation for the pur-
chase Of the Assam territory.-Timps
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