The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-17

feelings, unfortunately, confined to the miserable
GLASSES who we're unable to hnd work. and Who
speedily sink dosn into dependence upon precarious
charity. EvsIy snere throughout the Northern
tholcs are TO be found Who, for very small recon
pense, perform to great extent, the serve duties
which in the Southern Seases ara executed by the
colored population. IL Is rather their misfortune
than their fault tba. they poor, ign0EAnt and
utterly foreign in their habits and IDEAS to the po
litical community amongst whom they dwell.
Wisely directed, they might quickly be taught 70
the free and selfrsspeceng people whose pro-
lection they have sought and obtained. Nor
can It be doubted but that Q race 80 proverhaaly
do 50, many Of the idess and feelings Justly
regarded by all true Americans essential TO the
maintenance Of their natiou-hood. Unfortunasely
for the Roman 0ssnsc sIgIsnts they have Sssn
mOntaDism has been AZ reckless and rapid OF late
in the New World a. in the DID, Its coxcombich
pretensions to paramount power have been a. inso.
lently put forth in New EnRland as in Old Easiand;
and what has proved o. more fatal consequence to
It's unhappy vots.ies, political sympathies with des'
potism and intellectual darkness have been openly
avowed and cfien.'vely promulgated. Ix xHoAc
priesthood IF the Rofo~ Catholics IN AHSeTtcG hGs
than anything else tewded to the rgrise Of the
singular orga~ization knoscn Hsdr the rite or
pfeval it has become difficult, If mt impossible, for
Romdn CathaHc tmigro-ts to obtain employment.
Hepce the return of considerable numbers TO tine
land Of their nativit' ard hence we fear we must
prepare to expect the inhicsion Of many an act Of
hardship and ipjustice such fhe f,adtscriminate
assl Of politieo religious party has nsUer failed to
Death OF Mrs. Thomson, the Jessy LewArs OF
Burns.
Mrs. Thomson, the Jes Lewars OF Robert Buynsy
died in Dunfries on Saturday, the 26h, ct the adj
vanced sge Of nearly f0u &c ire years. Up TO re-
@ Mt date Mr.. Thomson enjoyed excellent health,
but for some months has been gradually sinking.
Person familiar with the life of the poet will ra
member thai Jessy Lewars was on the most inti-
mate terms with Burns sDd mis- family. Her father
had been Supervisor o. Excise for the district, but
WAR;, during Of the t1oe that the ooes lived In
Dummies, resided wit, er brother, 3hn Lewars,
who was then an cffrer of excise, and who became
n ssor as,ya Viii took place bstvxt
the pceps return ON Brow and his dsa,h, Jessy
Lewsrs was urrsmtdpg in her attention to MIS-.
Barns and the chiidren-Ars. Burns being almost
constantly confined to bsd, as the youngest child OF
the poet was born on the day OF she poets funeral
and conveyed rom ber brothers house such COR
dials Of all kinds as she sop posf w01d be Accopta
bic to the bard. After Burns death, two Of the
children Robert the eldest and another, lived with
the Lewars family for about fourteen months. IL
must not be forgotten that Jessy vars closed the
eyes q g., the poet dmnsd ned IN dsstn.sh.s eye q
the eminent mon Of my cay, but never saw An eye
Jessy Le.sIs, some years after the poets death.
Dumfties who died in 1849, and was succeeded in
business by lis son, Mr. A. Thomson. Mrs. Thorn
son bad Eve SONS and two daughters, most OF whom
survived their mother. Mrs. Thomson, ~ personal
appearance, was tall, somewhat stont, with beau
ttul blue eye. She VAS Of cneerfu disposition, with
kindness and opsa hearte6nees which endeared
ler to eli; but her warm friendship for and unremtt.
he ifvrto CIo
the memory OF Jessy Lewars has upon the anecton
and grateful remembrance Of the admirers Of Robert
Burns. When in nis later days evil reports - to
the Ldency CT his political opinions and his private
copdust had alierated many Of his acquaintance,
Jessy Lewars, With her brother aud sister, became
the more unremittiDg and constant in their friend
With sach opportunities Of judging Of the poets
sentiments ana character, aud herself eminently
qualified, by her STRONG religious opinions and
mental capacity, to speak on such subject, It
frequently stated that there never WA. man
more msligned than the post, and that
especially he WIS by no means % IN.
d. ats .be both by night and day, AID scoraed the
idea that the poet died sceptic. He died" she
said. in the hath OF Christian" At the poets
death Jessy Lswa.s possessed great many manu- y.
DR.. Maxwell, Of Dunfries, to be forwarded TO DR..
Curiie for the biography, and was often cause Of
great regret to Der that none OF them were re-
turned.
She possessed the MSS. Of |" The Blue eyed Las
sie !" two verses on the back Of bill for "A exhb
ton OF wild beats IL Dumphres, and presentation
Of e he n T.o v 1.s s's: u s
ferred to in " The Life Of the Poet" on which he
wrote some verses with diamond, we're unfortu-
Iately b,oken isto thousand pieces by the cEe-
one house to another In Dumfries. Few have lived
more respected and beloved than Jessy Lewars, aud
80 long IS the bunsa heart beats in unison with
io1g viii the name Of Jessy Lewas, the afscsionate
and conssns friend of bert Burns, be dear to the
admirers Of Scntiands pset.-Scotsm'an.
Commerce OF France.
The folio wing important official returns have just
been published 70 the commerce and navigation Of
France during the yeass 1852. 1868 and 1854 :.
GOO 000f., against l,l03 600 00Of In 1853, and
9s6 600 DOOR. in 1869. The imports Of gold were
AGO. 0oOf in 1884, against slS 500 ,OOok In 1858
1 1ss ssa osy % S :s e
liz 600, 00Otjn 1853, ana no 900 OOOGin 1854 The
arrival Of gold has, therefore, considerably increased
during the asst thles years. A contrary movement
speaking, bat little difference during The three
years N The export Of gola, which amounted
and to 40 800 0o0f in 1862; whereas that Of ST.
yer was 263 500 100f. in 1854, 1850, Door, In
1868, and 1872 600 000f In 1862. The Total amount
Of exports snd msrchsnase wa. 25s: 400 o0oi u
1864, 1853 200 000f In 1885, and 1928, 500 000E In
1862. TIE imports, according to this return, con-
tinued to increase In 1854, comoared with the two
preceding yeays, and the exports kept above the
smount OF 1852, although there is dminution Of
lo4 600 900 ON 1853. Tss falling off in the export
Of corn is the prii cipal item ia the djmnution Of
1864. The amount Of corn exported in 1852 was
$1,000 000f IN 1858, 29, 800 00f0 and In 1854 was
only 100000. The export Of wine las also dirin
sht from "a 500 600. TO 76, 200 000E and 60 ,l00
000f, aId that OF brandy from a, 600 OO0f to H.
800 000f sod $4,000 DOOR. The IMPORTS by Sea were,
IN 1854, ,040 500 000f, against LOIS, 200 0O0G In
800 000f in 1854 aga INST COZ 200 OOOf in 1855 and