The New York herald., 1844-10-19
the health and hopes earlier manhood gave proiusey
to the work,
Fond memory, faithful to her trust,
Call'd oft, in beauty, from the dust"

friendship to the fatherless!
Well had that watch been kept. The "whte wingd
mess ngers Of love- held all unbroken the electric chain
that binds far parted hearts in and along the sunny
paths OF childhood ond onward the bourne Of womans
holy trusts ana high responsibilities, that haowed guar
dian ceased not to protect the steps Of that air sleeping
child Nor did this shielding reach her alone her
care the council and the aid that honorable manhoods
heart ie gratitude and boundless veneration still repay
He had sought the civil furough that had once
relieved long years OF wearing public toll
was his purpose silently and unpreendingly to jour-
ney through the broad and happy land his faithful serv
had helped to arch with the wide-reaching bow Of
hope and PROMISE and to canopy with the evershinng
stars that brightly bazon forth the undmmed glory Of
But what the unolaiming statesman purposed could not
be- His proud name was too familiar and too dear to his
admiring countrymsn.
queror OF free hearts Such triunphs as only noble and
enlightened people grant attended, every where, his
wealth that nought worth wiz; and the up-reach
ing soul that could content was satisfied
At last aciys multitude welcomes his yielded presence
"That seaike crowd,
Wave upon wave goes laundering on"
Loud acclamations and high enthusiam greet him in
his long retarded prcgrss towards Lis transient home
The b.smng faces OF tried friends environ him and
land 1t ID hers to wreath-the guerdon ot the Patriot
Hero
But now his thanks oft proered and his gratitude ex
pressed he seeks awhile TO leave alike the homage Of the
circlng crowd the yetmore valued smiles Of friendship
Ia meisnchols @usnR lost his solitary steps attain
distant mansion and he stands alone, with folded arms
and saddened brow, gazing long and silently upon pic
ture
AYE !" ho breathes at last in falterng accents it
ID my friend hmsef" and the tear that frmtN manhood
may not blush weep, swes from his heart and slowly
courses down his cheek.
"What murmur in the distance speaks
And Like whisper dies
The distracted gazer turns. Before him stands the
form Of her who ever mourns the Dead!
Reader! would you possess friend like him we have
sought to shadow forth hen seek TO know the Patriot
Sage Of Ashland, the Hero Of the West Deserve his
friendship, and you will secure it
GREAT FIRE IN LONDON. C. M.-We have been
furnished by friend with an extract from letter
containing the following particulars OF most dis
astrous fire, which took place In the town OF Lon
don, on the 7th inst: II have been up since two
O'clock at fire in town. 1t broke out last night,
IN rear OF the house formerly occupied by Mr. Cam,
and continued TO rage with uaabated tury till the
whole 0i Dundas street was burned 10 the ground
The fire also caught opposite Cams house, and
burned all that side OF the st to the Hope hotel
Nothing is left standing on that side, but the Robin
son Hall hotel and the buildings belonging 10 Mathe
son Co., as far up as Alexander, the cOnfecloner
On the opposite side it turned at the corner house
opposite Mr.. Lawrasons store, and destroyed three
houses leading up to MIR. Harris Al ene other end
Of Dundas street it turned opposite the HOPE hotel
and destroyed row OF houses, only stopping when
there were no more to burn at that end OF the
street. pquet Of SO men OF the troops in garrison
turned out TO protect the property, and rendered
most efficient service. The whole OF the best shops
in the town are level with the grounds Grays, Fall
coners, Moore's, Dease' Mansion House Hotel,
Clans, DickinsoR's, Craig's, Anderson's, Mack's.
IL ;, &c. Mr. Lawrason's house, as well as his
store, were saved by great exerllons. The Robin
son Hall Hotel was also saved, but the side on
Dsndas street was completely desroyed.-BrHiai
Whig.
FORTS IN CANADA.-In the New Brunswicker OF
the 24th ult., we read that the sum OF ELS 900
sterling has been voted by the Imperial Pariame nj
towards that erection OF military works at the
Grand Falls IN this Province, the sum being one
hall the estimated amount ior completing the works
IN question, which are to be a very large and
substantial scale. The most prompt measures have
been already taken by the Commissariat, for CON-
mencing these works, contract having been en-.
tered into with Messrs. F. w. Hathaway, Leonard
Coombes, and James +. Perley, for clearing 25C
acres 0 ground on which the Notifications are "a
be erected at Is per acre, the contract to be com
| pleted by the first day OF November next. The
Commissarlat officers have also stated that 2O(
acres more will probably require 10 be cleared
after the completion OF the present contract. The
site selected tor this new military post is on the
eastern side OF the ST. John, quite near to the Fa
-one ot the most commanding positions in thes,
| lower Colonies, the maintenance OF which mus
| be always a matter of the highest importance =
The fortlfcation at this point will cover and pro
tect the proposed military road from the bend 0
Peflcodlac, which II IS said will certainly be com
menced next year Quebec Mercury, 25fh uh
MURDER AND OTHER OFFENCES ON SHIP Board
Yesterday in u. s Circuit Court, the Grand Jur,
| returned the following Indictments
Against CatharIne Hewson, for wiuly drowning
her infant child, by throwing it overheard on Ions
Island Sound, on the Both Of July Trial 5th O
November.
Against Silas p. Alden, master OF the ship Bruce
| Tor confning Brazilla McFadden, seaman, in the
| run OF the ship seven months.
| Against The said Alden for forcibly setting or
| shore on P GLAND Island, one of the Mahee isles
l nf of mai nff Rruc
| Against John II Covell, chief mate of the Bod
| witch, for an assault on Thomas hewes, one o
| the crew
Against Prince Harding, chief mate of the Nile
tor an assault on John Boyd, one Of the crew, in
| the port Of Antwerp
| THE three last named defendants are out on bail
| under an order Of the examining commissioner -
Boston Trans Oct, H.
| WESTERN RIVERS, &c-We learn from the off
GERS Of the steamer Lynx that several severe frost.
| had fallen at st. Peters previous to her leaving
| and that the weather during the past month hac
been quite cool in that vicinity She reports fee
| water in the channel on the Upper Mississippi be-
| tween Gatena and st. Peters, and 3 feet on the
Rapids below Galena.-&. Louis Era, Oct. 8.
since wnh requlsltion from the Governor of thil
State to the Executive OF New York, for the arres
| OF Fconvlcted murderer named Bodd, returned
| yesterday, without having succeeded in his mis-
sun, Doyu neVhS heu ule country 81. Louis
| Reveille, Oct. 9.
ACCIDENTAL. G. Sahern, delegate on his re.
turn from the wing Convention at Baton Rouge
was accidentally killed by the discharge OF can.
non at Plaquemlne, on the 9Th inst.
IowA.-Before Iowa enters the Union as an In.
dependant State, the question TO boundary be.
tween her and the State of Missouri should be def
ntely settled This should not be lett as on open
question, and our senatsrs and Representatives
should resist her admission, till our northern boun.
Diary shall be fixed and recognized by Congress-
BURIED HIM ALIvE-An Englishman named
Thomas Glossop, while engaged in digging well
at Lewspori, KY, on the Both ult., was buried
alive by the whole working above falling upon him.
The body was not got out until the 4th instant,
when death appeared to have occurred some time
before.
The TOBACCO CROP. Intelligence from the up.
per part OF this State represent the present crop OF
tobacco 10 have been pe NJ v cut hefova tha