Southern shield., 1851-05-17
Poetry and Miscellaneous Variety.
FOR THE SOUTHERN SHIELD.
THE WORLDS DECEIT.
BY Nj. T. CRAWFORD.

How sweet is life in Childhood's day.
 To after-thought how dear;-
 Twas then the heart felt Loves soft sway,
 And prompted not tear
 The joys we know in life's first hours,
 No after years can bring;
 For then earth's path is strown wish flowers,
 As gardens are in spring.
 The unskilled heart not then can know,
 The ills the soul surround,
 That discords from soulharps may flow,
 And sadden'd be their sound
 Sweet shades I miss from out the sky,
 And beauty flowing then;
 As Memory's forms oft fit me by
 Fen in the strife of men.
 Oh in the march of years I've met
 No frend my soul to greet,
 Like those who live in memory yei--
 It's only joy that's sweet.
 Though sometimes now the bosom 1eels
 The bliss moment brings,
 Soon care will come-and sorrow seals,
 The hearts deep fountain springs
 The world is false as Beautys smile
 Iu In lIio ooUay,
 It's dreams that youthful hearts beguiie
 Like phantoms fade away;
 Through lifes dim maze we pass along
 Rovers in darkend path;
 And often bend meath sway ot wrong'
 And Envy's scathing wrath.
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 G1Rp11NG THE GLoBE.-A writer Ill t!'= London Mechanics Magazine talks oi magnetic telegraph around the world d among the probabilities. He says that al electric telegraph to Calais is not a 'hln' which will stop there. It is a telegraph t Vienna. to Moscow, to Constantnope, Jspahan. to Delhi, 10 Calcutta-in the r. motest bounds, in short, ot Asia; A lev years ago people laughed when Lord r. merston predicted. at the Sou'hamptn meeting of the British Association, thah time might come when the Minister ot te day, being asked in Parliament whether' was true that a war had broken out in l. dia. would reply, "Wait an instant till teIeeraph the Governor Gen era,l. and l wi tell you'a What was 1850 in M beins ac, g1o Johe Ill lo4'' .o n.y. and ere a few yeas ally accomPlto take it's place amongst M lir more IS lilies of the age. Nor to 1Re OF sooeI alone need our view of the ultmat Sgress of electro-telegraphy be confined for since the English Channel: has beer crossed, the crossing of the Irish must fol 10" as a matter of course; and, Irelanc once reached, there lies bat a couple O thousand miles ot water or so between the Old world and the New.-Salem Guzette
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 Is Doc PRoPERTY.-A case recently came before Judge Sill, of Buffalo involvino ms question. One of the defendants was Justice of the Peace: the other made complaint agdTsg PTuTnIIEr r0. ,.oue dog. The Justice issued a warrant, &c., and suit was brought to test the question whether dog can be subject of larceny. Judge Sill said:
 "l am inclined to change the rule which has long prevailed on this subject, for cannot see any good reason for such doc Urine. Dogs have become valuable and al- most necessary domestic animals. They are raised and kept for the purpose ot sale and barter, and certainly have an iatrinsic value. The Supreme Court of this district have held that dog can be the subject of civil action, and l will set the ball in mo- ton by deciding for the defendants, and hold that dog can be subjent ot larceny"
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 A GREAT 'lIurrah for the Collins Line" burst spontaneously y from a thousand voices this morning, when it was known that the "Pacifc," in nine days and twenty hours had crossed the Atlantic. It gave full as much qualification to the public as if a great battle had been gained in Mex ico, or on the frontier, or on the ocean. And why should if not? It is great victory for our mechanics, our ship yards, oar iron and steam toundries, our engineers, our mechan- ics, in general, for our common country. Such victories are bloodless, but far more important for our prosperity than if five thousand men had been killed, and ten or fifteen thousand wounded.
 N. Y. Express, 18th ul.
 ~~~~~~~-~~~~>~~~~ HE DIE IS CAsT.-Charles Summer, anl Aboltionist in the strict sense of the word l has been elected to the United States Sen D p hn tad .L n