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The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-04-22
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AT meeting of the Liverpool Literary
and Philosophical Society, held recently
some most extraordinary sldIelnents relative
to the instinct OF the brute creation, were
made by a visitor. one DR.. Warwick.
From the following specimen we should
think he might venture on an extension oil
the arabian Nights Entertainments, with |
every prospect Of success. lie said that
when he resided at Dunhan, the seat Of the
Earl oil Stamford and Warrington, he was
walking one evening in the park, and came
to a pond where fish, intended for the table,
were temporarily kept. He took particular
notice Of fine pike, of about six pounds
weight, which, when it observed him, dart
ed hastily away. In so doing it struck its
head against tenter hook in post, (oi
which there we've several in the pond, placed
10 prevent poaching,) and, as 1t afterwards
appeared, fractured its skull, and turned the
optic nerve on one side. The agony evin-
ced by the animal was most horrible. Ii
rushed to the bottom, and boring its head
into the mud, whirled itself round with such
velocity that it was almost lost to sight for
a short interval. 1t then plunged about the
pond. and at length threw itself completely
out Of the water on to the bank. He 0he
doctor went an examined il, and found that
very small portion Of the brain was pro-
truding from fracture in the skull. lie
carefully replaced this. and with small
silver tooth pick, raised the indenttd portion
of the skull The fish remained still for a
short time, and he then put it again into the
pond. 1t appeared at first good deal re.
lieved, but in few minutes il again darted
and plunged about until it threw itself out
Of the water second time. A second time
DIR. Warwick did what he could TO relieve
it. and again put it into the water. Ii con-
tinued for several times 10 throw itself out
of the pond, and, with the assistance Of the
keeper, the doctor at length made kind OF
pillow for the fish, which was then left in
the pond to its fate. Upon making his ap.
pearance at the pond ON the following
morning, the pike came towards him to the
edge Of the water. and actually laid its heaC
upon his foot The doctor thought thi:
most extraordinary, but he examined the
fsh's skull, and found it going on all righ
He then walked backwards and forward.
along the edge of the pond for some time
and the fish continued to swim up and down
turning whenever he turned; but, being
blind on the wounded side of the skull, i
always appeared agitated when it had tina
side towards the bank, as it could not Sc,
its benefactor. On the next day he tool
some young friends down to see the fish
which came TO him as usual, and at lengl
he actually taught the pike to come to hin
at his whistle, and feed out Of his hands
, With other persons it continued as shy a
| fish usually are. He (Dr. Warwich
, thought this most remarkable instance o
gratitude in fish for benefit received, an,
as it always came at his whistle, it proves
also what he had previously, with othe
: naturalists, disbelieved, that fishes are sens
bic to sound.-Lirerpool Albion.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-04-22

Butler was said always to hang for sheep
stealing avowing as a reason that be had
several sheep stolen from his own flock
Heath, acting more on principle, used to
hang in all capital cases, because he knew
of no secondary punishment. Said he. "lf
you imPrison at home. the criminal is soon
thrown upon you again. hardened in guilt
Ii you transport, you corrupt infant societies,
and SOW the seed Of atrocious crimes Ovef
the habitable globe. There is no regenef-
ating Of lelons in this life, and for their own
sake, as well as for the sake Of society.
think it is better TO hang" When sitting
in the crown court at Gloucester. he asked
a lying witness from what part OF the eoun-
try he came, and being answered, "FrOm
bitton, my lord, he exclaimed, "YOu do
seem TO be OF the Bltton breed. but thought
| had hanged the whole of that parish long
ago. Lord Camp6elfs ChanceilOrs.
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We frequently hear young persons at a

we HttIutDtiy icdf youDg pcfSOiS al
party make sarcastic remarks on those who
enter. There is here, perhaps. not so much
Ill will, rs Ill-ble aiding, not 80 much spleen
at Others as a desire To display ourselves.
ID is a sort OF verbal harlequinism got up to
raise laugh. The would be wits in this
case are like the monkey in red coat at
the mensgerie, who rides the ring and plays
his antics 10 amuse the children rather than
people Of sense. When young gentlemen
are the actors, they are generally forward
and conceiled slips Of boys cultivating nous
taches, and stretching themselves up in com
pany to appear like men. But when young
ladies are the offenders, they will frequently
be found not very pretty, or not vesy anna
Bile looking; and though they usually attract
hearers, they make few fast friends, ioI every
one is fearful lest they should Turn out
shrews. We may be amused at seeing a
crowd run from chaser, but We have no
fancy to be chased ourselves. One enjoys
the fun OF beholding others take up nettles,
but is very careful not 10 touch the sung
Hence the wisdom Of the common SAYING
that sarcastic women are rarely married.
Though willing enough to laugh at Others.
men do not care 10 be made butts them,
selves. Moreover, long practice 10 lhi,
habit, gives person insensibly a spienelc
mind, so that what was taken up 10 give
zest 10 conversation. is too apt TO end in
spelling the temper. Tartness would seem
to be infectious. People grow sour and
sarcastic together.
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The nkigtss. OF labor.

Labor! What debt Ot gratitude, OF
gratitude unpaid; and, fear, too often un-
thought OF, does the handwriting on the wall
mark up against us at the very mention of
the word? Labor, What has il not effect
ed, what is il not constantly eifecting for us
Labor ploughs and digs and tills and cult
Yates the ground, and sows and reaps and
gathers into barns, and grinds the corn.
Labor builds the ship and sails across the
ocean, ard penetrates the most distant
chimes, and encounters dangers and faces
difficulties, and ransacks sea and land, to
provide the food which We consume, and
the clothes which We wear, and the Jewel.
ed ornaments which fashion calls for as an
offering on its shrine. Labor erects the
house. cuts the railway and the canal, bores
the tunnel, rears the viaduct and the bridge,
levels the mountain, pierees the rock. l.
weaves and spins. tolls and works, plies the
loom, strikes the anvil, thunders AT the
forge, wields the hammer, sinks the mine,
raises the coal, and accomplishes every.
thing, from the monster cable Of the no.
blest Of Our wooden walls to the most deli
cate OF silken threads in lady's work-box,
and from the loftiest pile Of architecture to
the scarcely perceptble eye Of the smallest
needle for which it is intended. In short,
as the Elephant, with the same trunk, tears
down the stoutest tree in the forest and picks
up pin from the ground, so does labor
procure for us the greatest and the least, the
most important and the most minute, Of the
necessaries Of life, ministers to our Injuries.
increases our comforts, and, with its ever
inventive and untiring ingenuity, constantly
widens the sources Of our enjoyments and
amusements. Well, be il so, it may be
some cold and calculating nature will reply;
and what then! IL labor works for US, do
we not pay it for its work, and there does
not the mutual obligation end! This is a
most miserable way OF looking at the mat
ter and no way Of settling it at all. HUI
manity should not keep such close debtor
and creditor account with man. Property,
We have been told, ''has IFS duties as well
as its rights; and, in like manner, invert.
ing the maxim, | would say, that labor has
its rights, as well as its duties, and one of
it, strongest claims upon us, think, is, that
we should not only ''give fair days wages
for fair days work." but also provide il
the school, the library, and the institute.
with fair days recreation when its fair
days work is done.-Speech of the Rer.
James AspinaH, at HuddersEeld.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-04-22
Vtrg0a l,Oyr1Soess.

q" Save the grey Augur (since the unconscious
child
Sprang to the last kiss Of her dying SIRE
Those eyes by mans rude presence undefiled,
Had deepened into woman's. As Tyre
Hung on unwitnessed boughs, amidst the shade,
And but TO air her soul its music made.
"Fair was her prison, walled with woven flowers
In soft isle embraced by softest waters,
Linnet and lark the sentries TO the towers,
And for the guard Euuria's infant daugh-
tiers;
But stronger far than walls, the antique law,
And more than hosts, religions shaiowy awe.
Thus lone, thus reversHeed, the young virgin
grew
Into the age, when on the hearts calm wave
The light winds tremble, and emotions new
Steal 10 the peace departing childhood gave.
When for the vague Beyond the captive pines,
And the soul msses-what il scarce divines !"
King Arthsr, by the author of n:w T.mon.
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velsaire's Character er Cromwell.

Cromwell is described as man who was
an imposter all his life. | can scarcely
believe it. conceive that he was at first
an enthusiast, and that he afterwards made
his fanaticism instrumental to his greatness.
An ardent novice at twenty often becomes
an accomplished rogue at forty. In the
great game Of human life, men begin with
being dupes. and end in becoming knaves.
A statesman engages as his almoner monk,
entirely made up Of the details Of his con-
vent-devout, credulous, awkward perfectly
new TO the world; he acquires information,
polish. fl,esse. and supplants his MASTER
FhilSsors. Dictionary.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-04-22

The spiders, SC disgusting in appearance
in many other countries, are Of quite DIFF
ferent nature, and are the most beautiful Of
the insect tribe. They have skin Of she'll
like texture, furnished with curious process
es, in some long, in others short, in some
few, in others numerous; but are found Of
this description only in thick woods and
shady places; their colos are Of every hue,
brilliant and metallic as the feathers of the
humming.bird, but are, unlike the bright
colors Of the beetle, totally dependant on
the life Of the insect which they beautify;
20 that il is impossible to preserve them.-
.Marryan's Boyneo. L.nl
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-04-22

All books, all arguments, all legislation.
Of which woman is the subject, declare as q
first principle, and assume as an admitted
fact. that in every class Of christian society
there is what is called domestic life; that
this domestic life supposes as its primary
element the presence, the cares, the dev0
ton of woman. Her sphere is home, her
vocation the maternal; not meaning there.
by the literal bringing forth Of children, but
the nourishing, cherishing, and teaching Of
the young. In all the relations between
the sexes, she is the re6ner and comforter OF
man. Ii is hers TO keep alive all these pu
rer, gentler. and more genial sympathies, -
those refinements in morals, in sentiments,
in manners, without which man, exposed to
the rougher influences Of everyday life, and
in the struggle with this selfish world, might
degenerate lido degenerate-for the case is
not hypotheticaD into mere brutes. Such
is the beautiful theory of the woman's e1is-
tence, preached to her by moralist's, sung
to Der by poets, till it has become the worlds
creed---and her own faith, even in the teeth
Of fact and experience! Let man, the bread
winner, go abroad-let woman stay at home.
Let her not be seen in the haunts Of rude
labor any more than in those of vicious
pleasure; for is she not the mother highest,
hottest, dearest title to the respect and the
tenderness Of her protector, man. All this
sounds so very trite, one is ashamed OF the
repetition. Who has ever questioned the
least OF these truths, or rather trlIisnls No
one the only wonder is, that while they
are accepted, promulgated, taught as indis-
putable, the real state OF things is utterly at
variance with them; and they are but lying
common-places at best--Mrs. Jamesons
Essays, dc.
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LITERARY E xAN)FR.


Open hall and bower-The sun is at the gate.
We have been in gloom by Winter bound too
long;
o, he cometh proudly-0, he cometL late,
Royal as a Prince, with banner and with
song
Fling the easement wide, and let The glory
through;
Sorrow hath departed-Joy is born anew.
1 have learned too much to play doleful string;
Stood too near the grave, with Life's despair
10 toy
Turn to me again thy laughing cheek, o Spring
Let me hear thy waters warbling wild with joy
Hide with flowers the chains thou never cansi
undo;
Life Is in the meadows-lieayen above is blue.
What are We who mourn because our Earth is
round,
And that babes are born when men are on The
Envy Beauty's locks with hawthorn -gariandi
bound,
And anOint your own, so scsnty and 50 sere
I'll not laugh nor weep with thank less ehurls like
you;
Earth Is fall of glsdness-Hope is born anew.
AfheRGum.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-04-22
From Graham's Magazine. I
Poetry.

To me the worlds an open book
OF sweet and Pleasant poetry;
| read it In the running brook
That sings its way toward the sea
Ia whispers in the leaves of trees,
The swelling grain-the waving grass,
And in the cool fresh evening breeze,
That crisps the wavelets as they pass.
The flowers below--the stars above,
In all their bloom and brightness given,
Are, like the attributes of love,
The poetry of earth and heaven.
Thus Natures volume, read Alright,
Attunes the soul to minstrslsy,
Tinging LIES clouds with rosy light,
And oil the world with poetry.
~ MAMMA
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-04-22

story. it is no fiction; the circumstance
happened as here related. An account OF
it was published at the time, but the copies
were bought up 10y the family. Two Oh
three, however, were preserved, and the
narrative has been reprinted. Mrs. Cnce's
AieIt side of Nature.
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Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-05-20

INTEMPERANCE.--The cost Of intoxica.
ting drinks, consumed annually in The U.
3. 70 variously estimated at from $50, 0oO,-
600 TO el5O,OOo,OOO. lie, US suppose i, TO
be e75yOOO,OOO. That, on an average is
more than 80 TO each inhabitan,. Tho
bare interest of il would nearly cover tho
whole civil expenses of our Government.
The whole sum would build such city as
Boston, and leave surplus of some a9en-
ty millions. 1t would build $500 miles Of
rail road at 100000 per mile. l, would
build college for every State, an acade-
my for every county, and school-houso
for every town in the county. The bare
interest of it would support 5000 Mission
aries at a salary Of s 900 each per annum,
and the same number of teachers al $500
each. Blu. it does no such things as these,
1t is expended TO undermine health, 10 null
iiply disease, to shorten life, to increase
maniacs, and criminals, and paupers, to
nurture sorrow, to break hearts, TO destroy
in,ellects, and ruin souls. Words cannot
tell its work. the eye is disguised with
horror, or blinded with tears, when it at
temp's to trace its deeds. These are tho
purposes of this waste.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-05-20
POPULATION OF THE BRITISH EN-.
PRE-.

The inhabitants Of the United Kingdom.
according to the returns made in lS45,
numbered about 2O,OOO,OOO. The colo.
nists, subjects and tributaries, in the colo
mics and settlements belong to the British
Empire, amount 10 about l36,790,00O.
making together about 100000
There are only three European states
with population more numerous: Russia
with 60 millions; Austria with 81 millions;
and France with 80 millions. But taking
the whole British Empire, it is certain that
no other state in the world is peopled 50
extensively, excepting the Chinese; but
that is doubtful because Chinese statistics
are not to be depended upon. The British
Empire is more than double the size Of all
Europe, and it is more than four times as
populous as France-twice and half as
large as Russia; and amounts alone to as
much as the population Of Russia, Austria.
France, Prussia, Spain and Holland.
The whole human race is estimated at
SOOOOO,OOO: the British Empire at &C..
O00,0O0; SO that its population comprises
upwards of one fifth of the human race.
The population tributary or subject TO the
British people, numbers five times its own
amount.