The Wabash Courier, Volume 12, Number 5, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 7 October 1843 — Page 1

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*5V REWARD OF GOOD DEEDS. When roses deck the cfllak of yontfi, And laughter lights the eye.

We oft forget the solemn truth That all tbow charm* must die. rpr

•i And when through every boundingTetn

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The tide of pleasure flows, We think not of the bed of pain, The mourner's secret woer."

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Tie therefore good to leave the feat (The Book of Wudtm tells) Of mirth and joj', tor that retreat,

Where age or anguish dwells. Tis there tie child of folly learns,' The wound whfeb sin has given

,, And there the eye of faith discerns flows from beaten.

Ah! never docs the youthful smile Such tngakswsetness borrow As when it would the heart beguile

Of one dark hour of sorrow! And never is the youthful tear »fJ In shower more grateful shed, Than when it droops upon the biet •.* I

Where rosu the hoory head..,

Then if from Him who cannot litf j** We would the future know.

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There ia a record kapt on high

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Of what is done below And on that page a seraph's pen Inscribes each act of love, By which with other sons of menw^

We kindred feeling prove. v£ *£$

Each gentle look, each acccnt kind, Each proof of tender care, Which now we cannot call to mind, |l

Have long been written there. And they who weep with them that weep, Or age's slumbers guard, $ May lose the friends whose couch they keep,

But not their own reward.

For, in that day, when yondef And every star is dim, The cup of joy which tbey have won

j!rf

8hall sparkle to the brim. And if the bright, the happy souls, The drought of rapiuro drain, §4,,^ A stream of endless pleasure rolls, «,=

To fill the cap again

Upon the printlces sand Though scarce the pebbles felt the shock, The waves have worn the solid rock!

I've sat and heard the Autumn wind Amid the branchoi play, 8o softly mild, so blandly kind,

I« scarcely stfrred the spray Yet soon it bore Sprite's ^h» To withar on Uaxuuiw) sarh.|»

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I've sat and seen the et ening,s$n

Sink from the golden sky,

Hope sets—and Being's light is post.

I've stood on EarthS most daring hight, And seen Day's ruler rises In fais magnificence of light

Ah, no! like Autumn leaves tbat'^Ie, That bloom again tn Spring, Fresh joys shall rise from those gone by,

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Ilia long, bright race fefglory rum And close his golden eye i{A So slow he passed, scarce changed the light, And yet he left the world in night.

And like yon sea is Human Life— Events, like billows, roll Moment on moment, strife on strife, ffj^u •s That change us, to the soul *p%i And joy*, like Autumn leaves, fall fast-*:*

w}t

To triumph through the skies *f And all th* darkness of the world

:.'v

Far from his sliining presence hurled.

All, too, that fades upon the earth, & Too weak to linger here,

Re-bloesoma with a second birth, To deck the eoming year i, L&m Shall Hope, then, Man's eternal dower, I Be frailer than a fading flower I

And purer incenso bring And whenf like suns, Hope sets in night, 8ball the not beam from worlds more bright

MISCELLANEOUS.

UTTERS FROM MB. WEED.

£err**j»oftisttce o/ *r A

nt DcBt.iN,Ireland July 3,184S. There are no bells to awaken or to summon you to breakfast here, as at oer Hotels. Nor are vou stunned bv the sharp, piercing din of an caecrtble Gong. Bella ant well enough, bet I abhor Gongs. Gueeta bwin to repair to the list, which consists generally of a dtsh of black Tea,

dry^oast, soOMsurnesa boiled egg, and always a neper. Thia furnishes occupation far an boar. As I wesup and walking or writing •»!*, apwee of a b«U ed Salmon or a Porter-Hwneeteak we •ty tables rmteh to the surprise tf not to ray I am guuty. one of the ti month, tho 1 and Fennimwe O»opw, that it w*e heathenism ao. I am aware that the knife fan* fellen into ill fashionable table* even in Amenca, and I rsay

Uble.

muen to toe

nlgiml

aurpnee imoi u»

the horror of

iav neiebbors. Nor ie this the only barbarism of which illy. I cannot yet dispense with the knife as ilpro^iate modes of ca

irryioi food I

to the

learned from Mm- Trojlofe,

2t_. dvyesat «I1 fashionable am practising with the ft»rk, bht cannot yet f™ thTpto&eocy made, though with the menta combined lain no secwid ratetreoch a it ia painfal to reflect that even knife is bwiehed. we taw^ tfundl» senu-refinement, for until the fork is tfcwwp mw. w» nupmracy of fasbion law will be but bail nndicatad. The good Father DeSmet, of whom I have spoken a former letter.eaysthat thebnrts»^t*«osn«ftsing knives and forks at feast* has not reached a primitive race beyond the Rocky Mountains. On one aaaaatptt he says, where he was invited by a powerful Ch*f, to a stew of Dogs, the matater of tlie Feast so far rokm« tad his infirm»tj? *a to direct a S^mw to hand h»m tM

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iniffltsconiWoed ram no And then it» pemfo' to reflect that vrtti 11 lltW Of saidft. the

nu**a wt%uh which ihe b*a)aet had beesi stir4, enssl wi

sp«wi

1 1 1

and as the utensil was beamesned wiih Mood and the Udy condescended 10 deans* it, with a which her sex are aeonasd of saint more

°°Bit I am wsndertng ta* fer bam Dobim. At veno^loekthiassonunf Impaired to the Catholic Ca* Uwdral, a nmndoent etnsetani near SachviUe and ia the central pert of U* whws Itm during the eelebratmn «f Hkk

Mm.

•ttdflnhMnUheuta.

and ta hear a

Moafcom the Rev. Mr. Left*. The iaw»e«e*

of faiUi, the so1 not their

dairies *ndassoc*iiowc2i^W*i^aanr noaM not

fsH to 1

ri) chrisuans with a deep esnse of i. The heart that maluitd its ©Wig*-

tioM tea Center and a aavioer,of wUterer fatth «r cussd, analdnot bas ttt* to befld gt»nuAi auJ ado-

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The sermon, or perhaps it were better Jto call it ahoroily, was ^amiiiar and practical. Tte gnage wa* somewhat ambitious, and h'? style what florid. I was struck with the quaint manner in which one of his periods rounded• virtue*of fidelity, and as an illustration, dwelt eloouentiv upon the beautiful history of Joseph, who, after his brethren bad sold him, rose by means of bts virtues from the humblest to the highest rank. This strange youth, said the Preacher, who had been doomcd to a menial service in a Strange land, by his ^fidelity in discharging every duty, was rawiM from trust to trust, advanced from pest.to post, until he had reached the highest station. He was invested wuh the robes of office. He withheld or dispensed the Royal botm* ty. So unlimited was the confidence which itsWorfj had inspired, that he held the keys of the Ethiopian Queen's Exchequ er—"Indeed no one could tttrkand or foot without Aim."

I asked a Car*man last evening, to give me half an hour's drive, "And where eltalf I drive you sir!" I want a look at the city, I replied, show me any part you please.

It "a hard selling where to drive a gen

tleman who does not know where be would go Iuspeating the same desire to him, be

looked

said

with the money that was s«it

cousin in

r]f

ST A NZA8. 2LS {$£

I've sat and seen one bright wave choso^r.^t^ Ita fellow on the strand, Then foil away, nor leave a trace'

bothered

ond scratched his head, and then said. Perhaps you would not like to pay eighteen pence for half an hour* ride!" I told him I would pay the regular fare, and mounted the jaunting car, (a delightful vehicle, as 1 believe I have

before,) which lie put in motion.

informed him that I was a stranger, asked him to point out any object of interest that he might pass. Seeing a placard on a corner for the Repeal Meeting at Donnybrook Green the next day, I remarked that there was a Repeal Meeting in New York theday I sailed. This waked my man up. "And did you

It may be said with much truth and emphasis that the School Master is abroad," in Ireland. The aim of Agitation" is to instwet and discipline the people*

Repeal" discussions teach them the nature of their wrongs and the modes of redress. And these lessons are universally diffused. Unless I utterly mistake the

Signs of the Times," 0*Connel and Fatter Matthew are elevating their countrymen to an intellectual and moral equality that will prove far more effectual in the great work to he accomplished, than mere physical force. Argument and reason, rather than flints and bayonets, are the weapons to be wielded in the warfare Ireland is waging for her restoration to the family of nation*. How idle, therefore, is the threat, and how impotent the power of ministry, to put down a in

I have from my earliest youth, sympathised warmly with Ireland, but never knew—no one can know without coming here—how grievously oppressed, and utterly down-trodden the People are. The iron-heel of the Lordly few i« imprinted in furrows and wrinkles upon the face of millions. They are the victims of injustice and rapacity in all their forms and phases. In the Agricultural districts, tenants, whose lot is distinguished by something less of privation and suffering than their fellows, owe their better fortune to the kindlier nature of their Lords. There are, I am glad to be able to say, Nobtemen in Ireland who, when a tenant cannot pay a rent of six pounds to the acre, will take five or when the crops are bad, will not turn Families adrift to starve and what is still better, there is here and there a Land-holder who regarde his tenants as in soma way his children, and is mindful and solicitous for their welfare. The residences of these good men are readily distinguished by the neat and comfortable appearance of tho cabins on hie do* main, and by the tioy and cheerful looks and manners a

The Qneen is nereonallv verr ponnlar in Ireland. I

visit to Ireland Mr. CConnell not only speaks bnt thinks highly of the Queen. 1 have heard, from a source which is entitled to credence, a fact which speaka as well for Her Majesty's intellect as for her principles. Sir Robert Peel, in some part of the Irish debate, in support of his avowed determination to put down Repeal" by force, if force should become necessary, remarked that the sentiment* of the late Monarch, upon this subject, were the sentiments of her present Majesty. When this statement reached Buckingham Palace, the Pre*

mier was swamonea, and the Qneen is understood to have said,—" In asking yon. Sir Robert, to accept the Ministerial responsibilities of the Government, I yielded to a necessity of the constitution, without any change or compromise of my principle*. If it should ry, in the discharge of yonr doty, to interpret my sentiments, I hope you will not again impoee upon me the task of disavowing them."

come

said no the money was raised after I left, but that was a Repealer.

r'Thank

I gave, In a former letter, very hastily written, some account of the great Donnybrook Repeal Meeting, and would enlarge upon it if the newspapers did not contain a full report of the proceedings. It was the peaceable uprising of the oppressed people. There was no violence, but there was much determination.— One or two of the orators (Messrs. Steele andGrattan,) spoke vehemently and with denunciations, but their invective awakened no fierceness in the multitude. On the contrary, when Mr. 0*Connell charged them to obey the laws and uphold the Constitution, they fully appreciated the wisdom of his exhoriatloit In the course of b'wspeech Mr. Qgonnell ur^ uulusiry and tcm/PCiTHi it opart -th&ts could be most useful to themselves, their families and their country! "Are there any teetotallers among you t" "Yea," loudly responded those nesrest the stand. "IIow many I" Thousands," was the reply. "Then let us have a show of teetotallers' hands."— And instantly tens and twentieaof thousands or hands were raised high!

over

from America 1

God that you are, sir, now

I shall drive you with to ride. Is .it.to the Strawber* ry-Gardens that you'll go!" I inquired the distance. Four miles, sir, and its a charming place, and this is iuaube time to see the Gardens, for its thou^nd ol biinnreyes and beautiful faces will smile upon you. I snid it was too far to-night. "Don't say that sir. I will liave you there in no time, and its only the eignteerf pence I'll take, for I'll be well paid in the pleasure of hearing you speak about America, that blessed country, that's a home for the poor creatures as would be starvin' here. I've a sister in

New

Baltimore,

York, and a

who write back that they eat the

pigs them wives, and have plenty of bread to their potatoes^ I asked .how he thought the "repeal" wae going on. "We are sure to get it, sir, in time, and then the grass will not be growing in Dublin, tinder our feet, os you see it now." When we returned to the Hotel, I told him to call between nine and ten in the morning and take me to the Barracks but before that time our dfstination had been changed, Mr. O Connel having sent word to Bishop Hughes that he would be glad to see him and his friends at half-past nine. 1 ne Car-man's cup, however, overflowed with j[oy, for he bad the honor of jaunting our party to Marion Square, and standing, distinguished above his fellows, for an liour and a half in waiting, (as the thonsands who surrounded him seemed to have found out,) for tee bora Bishop of New York and his friends.''

Loxtwr, July IT, IM3*

We took th* iron steamer "Daisy," at Black friars aim, after breakfast yesterday, for Greenwich, five mile*

Wow London. Objects of vast historical intereat and of much architectural grandeur attracted and dattled the eye at every jiukBlu which it turned. Passing nmder London bridge ana **cr the Thame* tonne), the rivar is wedged

falf of shipping as tokave bat

a small passage for the steamers up and down. The ship* farthest ap the Thames sre loaded with coal, which is discharged into large janks, half scows and half-durham-boat censtrnetton, that am floated along farther *P the river, and then the coal is measured into

is for strength, reeolutioti and steadiness,

I have ewer seen.) taken thw^mit the e»t* nndsdtt at mi averafspnesof twenty-five shillings (or SO)

^^CatberioeM docks snd the £ob&n» docks, diaplay«d ferrate of mssts MHtadtng over mnny aores of artificial see—these doeks, kanw» having been erarated after the Thames beoame eni.rely too una)! to todate the*bi{«int th* metroprits atto her was«».

We passed several large eteamers that ran batsraen Loadaa and various pi*ocaon the weosest, and lor mites below, aa far indeed ns weeonfd ase, there w*»n ooatiaaoBS wiMerness of ansts ami apas. thsaa most distant fcringsn i»4ia»ioct aa to nimbi* the dry mate, Mmteaad tops of a girded forest.

Rear Gtwaerieh we passed dtMtsthtik^af war ana af time* saotmaa* 'woodan wnlls' to her eentinen* theanmieasof a feM^chHttahkiaaBMHv, ahMpfta! farssamwi. She balk, with In

'j)n*linif*»,' an* af time* enormoai that hSlfSd 10 remfat^ngland tetr«l« ntl enemiee. bat whscb is new, aader

»a fsar uats of port holes, thai

JIB

death

numbers of persons about the metropolis who maintain themselves by these conventionalities, which, wntie nobody is obliged or required to pay, yet

But the admiration which this massive pile of buildings excites, and the charms which its halls have borrowed from art and genius, fade away and are forgotten while you aro contemplating tho living chroniclers of maratime glory. Painting and sculpture cftn but reflect and personify deeds of renewn. But here are the men, tfie bone and muscle, the thews and smews by whom all these prodigie* were achieved—men who have for nearly a hundred years "Braved the battle and the breeze." Here are veterans who were engaged in the bsttlo with the Spanish fleet off Cape St. Vincent, in 1798, when Lord Nelson boarded the San Joseph of US guns. There are others who were with Admiral Duncan when he gained his victory over the Dutch fleet off Camperdown. There are sumvors of Nelson victory over tho French, in 1798, off tbe Nile and who were on board the victory with Nelson, tn his last battle at Trafalgar, in 1805. In short, there are men here who have helped to carry the British flag through every ocean and sea, and who have fought in all Eng. land's naval battles for the last seventy-five years. They are the maimed and scarred and seamed, but still living monuments of her glory. You see some with, but one leg, others with but one arm, and others agaife, with but a single eye and in the infirmary are tuoea who have but an arm and a leg, and others who h#v% lost both legs. With their thrce-cocked hots, long waisted blue coats, their weather-beaten and time-fur-rowed countenances, and their grave deportment, 'hesc veterans command attention ana respect. 1 exceeding

with an intention to tnakea day of it. Many of these old tars are fine looking men several of them discovered intelligence and manners that wonld grace a quar-ter-deck, and I saw two, I sm sure, who with the aid of fortune br family, would have been admirals instead

•f^bere are 2700 pensioners now at Greenwich. Ins th* hospital infirmary are 103 nurses to take care ofthej sick, infirm and disabled. The naval

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TERRE-HAUTE, OCTOBER

look destruction even after the braxen mobbed engtnee of slaughter have been withdrawn. MUpon our steamer "Daisy'" was a band,jwith tltTee instruments) playing sweetly, and at every stopping place a plate was handed to the departing passengers, each one of whom deposited his penny or balf-peno? aa unhesitatingly as if this small stipend had been nominated in the bond."

There

are, as Mave observed,

every

wwy

does pay as a thing "in course." Theatre bills, instead of being given to you, as with us. inside, are sow at the entrances, by baff-mendicant men and wob*», for a penny. The croee-walks are tap clean bygersons who derive their support from the voluntary bartpennycontnbudons of those who pass. In two instances I saw the mud removed froa the croes-walkphy women, who plied thff scraper with one arm, nndwr*

ried an infant, probably for tSBfeCt, in the otter. 33$e** obtgfned bv Mr. Wiggin, to persons have a property, of *ome cort, in their re^eg-i. An ^fSctal (macer or usher) tive crosB-walls, but whether by prescription, po«#e*sion, or the payment of license money, am unaoif

jay—bnt from the minuteness and imparttahtmof the English system of taxation, these servitors of tbe eg**wants are not unlikely to derive thesr authority ftom Her Majesty's Government. When vou employ hack or a cab, its door is opened and shot, not hack or cab-man, but by a person who expects ai ceives his penny from you.

But let us get back to Greenwich, where we wuna tbe docks, shipping and shores lined'with people, opw lected, as we soon found, to witness The Anns'" Greenwich Regatta," under the patronage of 1 rinctss Somebody, whose name has escaped me. There wre to be five heats of a mile each, with half an bout a time to breathe between each heat, or to speak msre properly, 'eat. Soon after our arrival, six boats,e^i with "one pair of sculls," (as they

call

the oar,) startw,

and pulled briskly and bravely through. The competitors were designated by their jackets of green, yely'w, scarlet, white, &c. The river was iammcd so fnllof small

craft

that it seemed impossible for tho regatta

boats to find their way through, and they did encounter some obstruction and the third heat a boat with half a dozen of men in it ran so foully into one of the competitors, that his friends in another ooajt made for the offenders, and a general naval engtyjertHtfU ensued, in which blows were dealt with such onect that several of the combatants were

knocked

down and one

overboard. After a cessation of hostilities, both pulled for the shore, where the battle seemed to be fts* ne wed amid a great crowd of spectators. We came away before the last heat, (at 8 o'clock,P. M.,) buf IJie London papers of this morning givens the resul t-v

We did not, however, come away from lireenwicn without having a most gratifying view of the hwpnai, one of the many noble charities which have bwn tounaed, endowed and are supported in London. The Rov al Observatory, built by Charles the Second, aid the best in Europe, stands upon an eminence here. 1 ws observatory is the meridian from which astronomers.*#» over the world make their calculations. .There is a beautiful park on an eminence beyond 'he h®®P''°' from which is a good view of London^Wiihin and around the hospitol the old veterans are seen pacing leisurely about or gathering into groupsjounging qpio*ly upon benches under the lee of a wall,

chiaro-oscuro,

uniform

worn by Nelson at the battle of the Nile, is deposited in a glass case and exhibited to visitors. On our return from Greenwich, we were »et down at the tower, which is near the river, and not far below London bridge. The first view of tbe tower, (or rather towers, for there are three of them,) caused a shuddering recollection of the cruelties and horror* ttet have been perpetrated within its frowning walls, tho blood-stained annals of which are ta brfound apon al^ moat every page of English history. The tower cover* twelve acres, *nd was, yon know, the ca»t3eof the early Kings of Sngtand. We passed from the arched gate-way through a winding mam court to refresh-~ ment apartment, from whence a Warden, after a P*rty of a doxen had arrived, conducted us first into tbe horse armory, where some forty knights, noblemen and raonarchs mounted, are clothed in th* armor worn 10 the respective reigns in which the individuals lived. Here, is a sait of armor actually owned *nd worn by Henry VIII, in 1S» a sail of armor belonging to tbe Earl of Leicester. Qneen Elisabeth* favorite, asgwgeoos as that which is said to have been worn in the toonmments the armor worn by the Earl of Emexat thr coronatioo ot Geotfee II a beaottfal «ait of armor

coatl

W I W I W S

worn by the Prince of Wales, (son of James 1,1G0I.) when only yearn old. Thereare, also, several wtrs

We then ascended to Qaeen Elizabeth's armory, which was long the prison of the doomed men, among whom, was Sir Walter Raleigh. Qneen Ellabetb.» a drem like 00* she wore to St. Paul's, oo a pooey, led by apag^(s**h* far the eHinnae* of her Kingdom trmn a Spamm mYaaon, Is tbe promiaeat obieet hi this men. TU»«k like tbe armory below, is filled with the inmrmrents of

wieided'in the barbarous ages

weary y«o

mth

cost a million sterling- *There are massive gold tsnkards, banquetnus dkshdt, baptismal font, winter fountain, &r. dux, which, with the crowns of other monarch*, cost three millions sterling.

We were not abown imo tbe Besucharap tower, ao long need for th* confinement of "suite prSoners, though 1 was most anxious to see tbe dungeon-home of the Earl of Warwick, Earl of Leicester, Lady Jsoc Gray arid otbets. who "sorrowing, suffered there.

The fire of Jf«l destroyed what were d*aigna i*dthe fl« and th* "Small "Grand Store House' whkfe moet of the tbofby cannon were^ts These valued memorial*'of Engfiim vkumm, —~L ... either mel tod.mutifot arranjpdjp the yards, either mel *d,

WWtaken to Woolwich,

faced^Tlfcy are piece* are to b^recaat original fonts.

the mM|l*m

travailed ourselves this morning af the pe»mi«fi* obtffittdbv Mr. Wiggin, to visit the Bank of E5ngland Aa dt^eial (macer or usher) with' laced dros coat sna thri^eornered hat.eeeorted us taanotber servant of the banR, who took usleisiwely through an instjiutioa is a* potent in controlling and reguUting tne money pulsations of Europe. It is situated on Throadneeole*t., but fronts upon half a doscn others, and occtipira an trregular area of eight acres. There are no win* dow^ through the exterior of the baildiag, light being supplied by sky-lights and open courts within., There u._t. J— -1—• -ithdialsm is a clock, by which bank time is kept, with dial* indicating the time in sixteen different offices. The honk with its various offices are open from A. M- till 6. P. M. Tne bank has its printing-office, book-bindery, engmving office, &c. &c. Checks, blank-books, &c. &o., are all printed within the bank, ssare the bank notes. In the room where tbe circulating notes are printed, there are eight presses, all constantly employed. tjfnd which throw off about 8000 impressions datly. Ws-saw two presses rolling off five pmind notes, and others upon the various demonetratMp Op to a lOOOf, which is the largest note the bank issoes. The dates and numbers of the note* are supplied by smeller presses in another room. The paper ia delivered to the presses counted (an hundred sheets at a time) and when worked and returned, enother hundred sheets are given. Pressmen work five hours and earn from two to three guineas a week. In tho office where redeemed notes are examined, cancelled, &c., 136 clerks are constantly employed.

When we

One

or an

entered this rotmi our atten

dant was sharply reprimanded for bringing strangers (Mta, but upon being informed, that it was by the Governor's order," we were allowed to pass. Fortv thousand different notes are freauently sent to this of' fice, to be cancelled, in a day.

The

bank, you know,

never re-issues a note. When returned to its counter for payment,a npte is cancelled, filed away, to be burnt at the expiratiotf of ten years. The army of tbe bank contain* ah hundred stand of muskets, with pistols, cutlasses, hand grenades, &c. &c-, and has a night gnard 38 strong. In the office where the bank notes are counted into parcels tied with twine and placed in pigeon holes, we found five staid, methodical, matter-of-iact looking clerks, whom you would trust for tbeir faces.

of these old chaps, with the precision of

"Old Owen," and the good nature of "Tim Linkenwater," took his keys a no unlocked the depositories of paper wealth.

The

arbor,

or an alcove. As I entered, one of them directed nil to a "Painted Hall," to which art has imparted an interest second only to the noble achievements thus perpetuated. In the vestibule of the cupola is painted a splendid compass with its points and bearings the covings, in magnificent*

Yes,

the wuios

with their attributes are seen. The artist, Sir Jamss Thornville, was engaged ten years upon these pictured. The hall, on either side, is hung with paintings of noval battlesand portraits of naval heroes,

among

which

Lord Nelson, who is evidently thp Waelt-

ervation from Bhipwrcck, by Benjamin West.—i are naval school? here in which the sons of oHicere and seamen are educated. The number of boys in the schools now is about 600. v,

"rnes" of each denomination were

in separate parcels. When we came to the "high number,'* he placed four packages in my hand, and remarked, *W now hold £4,000,000 sterling in your hand, gir."

I actually was in possession of twenty mn-

lions of dollars, a sum much larger thaA the whole estate

jf John Jacob Astor! But it all returned to its pigeoifllole, and left me afar happier man than those wnonre encumbered with such overgrown fortunes. Another of the old clerks opened the golden dormitories, where repose an endless number of bags, each containing eight hundred

sovereigns.

weie

send and Corning. The silver we did not meddle with,

but we handled" bars of gold, each weighing eight thousand pounds sterling, that were pilea in barrowloads of seventy thousand pounds sterling each. Much of this bullion was recently received from Chins^as an instalment upon the sum John Bull makes the Celestials pay for their obstinate refusal to "take opium. The Bank of England has now, in paper and specie, nearly thirty-eight millions of pounds sterling. There art eight hundred persons, in its various departments, constantly employed within its walls.

OLD TIMES.

Tho New Haven Courier favors tho public witn several interesting extracts from the

cient records of that Colony* A law relating to "young men and maid* ens," enacted as follows "Whosoever shall inveigle or draw the affections of any mnide-servnnt, either for hintself or others without first gaining the consent of her parents, or guardians, besides all damages ihe parents may sustain, shall pay the plantation 40s. for the first offence, and for the second towards the same party, £4, for the third, shall be fined, imprisoned, or corporeally punished, as the plantation courte shall direct."

Under this laVT, ha appears by the New Haven records, at tbe Court held May 1, 1660, "Jacobeth Marline and Sarah Tmlle were prosecuted *for setting down on a chest to* goiher, his armo about her waiste, a ad her arme upon his shoulder or about his neck, and continuing yt. sinful posture about half an hour, in which time' ho kyssed her and she kyssed him, or they kyssed one anothpr as ye witnesses testified., Mr. Turtle pleaded yt. Jacob had endeavored to steal away his daughter's affections, but yt. Sarah denied and it did not appear to yt. couite,* but notwithstanding 'as they had carried in it such a wanton, uncivil, lascivious manner,' they were sentenced to jpay, eissh of them, 2&t» tothe treasurer." -15 jV' "At a general courte for New Haven, September 11, 1666,

Upon consideration of much sin committed at times of husking Indian corn—It is ordered that no single person, or persons, whatsoever ill this plantation, shall meet together upon a pretence of husking Indian com out of tbe family to wch. they belong after 9 of ve clock, unless ye masters or ye parents of such persons be with them to prevent disor

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er. Bat I will HOT^II?ww* bebesjded,"ly'« I wtice tbath »*ffinned with more eooSdeoce that the Earl of Bmex aofierad spon this block, and a Mow froa tbeferoCMMiBieekmgaxby its aid*. Crown* and *waare c»pihes.

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From tha anoory we ware banded veer to a sum. who asheted as with gmt sotemmty intr the regalia.

ahurthisun batfsmcmsandaaarklmg **tfaeyate.I \o3Lei wuh any 83^ rather than awa oradiahntio* triakeu. Tbavapstm which ferms the doma in diaasoods aod stadded with brillsaau, san«»«n«d by *apf»h«». In frsat to tha i*hf ws« hjr «h* Bladt Ihw^TMqal tor

the** csatlv ami

crown of her of thwreralpVT*"*1. thbnlf suits, sai

times,

of armor warn by distinguished crusaders. To all|^r aeveml asters

which if ftddvd a ns)d«i ftsntbeff of indent riuel^- yt* 6Hd «y jB sever&l iXwSlcrS Or hdmeo, gaonilets, pikea, speare, cross-bows, battle^ents. And whatsoever person or persons wly !°. u"*? .hull tn found to miugran thii order •hall be ,g»YMt nightwalkers.'

is said, two of the wnre* of o_i d„i 1. nm

or some fit person intrust-

for

In the

The

It is stated in an English paper that the National Society

oa-

promoting the education of

tho poor has received subscriptions to the amount of more than thirty thousand pounds,

The Queen subscribes

£1000

Prince

and Portland and Sir Robert Peel each £1006. Some ten or a dozen more of the nobility are named who subscribe each five hundred pounds, at It is said that tbe aggregate will be laigely increased bevood the amount already •ubacribed.—Baltimore American.

Tbe Bocbestcr Post Mates that a few days ago, near Genesee, N. Y.f ao acre or two of land sunk down to a depth of seven or eight feet, leaving a chasm where, but a very short time previous, men bad been engaged it cuta a S

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NO. 5.

From the iVew Y*rk OiMinr

OX PROTECTION FROM UGHTJCING.

bt wonsna mmta of tiu touna.^

It is not in the order of Providence to work miraclea for our safely* It has ordained ths energies of nature for one benefit, but left it to the reason and ingenuity of man to tarn those eneifies to his tM, «Mi to defend him-

If aggiast inhefe# Ijfpecsanopal vio» fengeri^ia||&CT^ Jn the preee case^lMtB has learned to'iltWiii th^l^tning of its terrors by directing it from hie own sieooMMweliing, and conveying it harmss to the earth} and 4bat tiie mean* devised Ire fully adequate to this purpose, has been showa by refbrcoce to the control which man has acqoired dver electricity Jtaelf, by studying its law—to the almost unanimous opinion of men of science—Ao the experience of a hundred years, during all which period the lightning «ed has afibrded complete protection whenever used or if in any case it deemed to fail, the failure has been proved to be owing to most paljab!e defects of Construction or application. In this vtow of the ease, it is respectfully submitted to the serious consideration of every householder, whether it ia consistent with a due regard to the preservation of his own life, or the lives of those committed to his charge, to neglect the means of safety which Providence has thus placed in his power.

But sinea it is acknowledged that many of the lightning rods in actual use, are faulty in construction, and therefore unworthy of confidence, it is time to redeem our promise, by pointing out such a mode of construction and application as may be entitled to the fullest reliance. It is not general directions that are required these may be found in almost evory elementary work on Natural Philosophy but our directions, to have any peculiar value, must be so minute and specific as to be fully available to the artist. Moreover, we despair of seeing any thing like the universal adoption of the lightning rxl, unless it comprises the two qualities of simplicity and cheapness. It must be simple, otherwise it can be neither Easily made nor repaired it must be cheap, else it wilt be beyond the reach of a large portion of the community. Efforts have of lato been made to discredit tho simple form of tho conductor originally proposed by Dr. Franklin, and to introduce thoso of a more complicated and expensive structure. The tendency of such representations appears to me to be, to lead the community to abandon the use of the common rqd, while, the oxgsnsivenjts* of the proposed forms is such, as to deter all but the

Wealthy

from providing them. It be

comes important therefore to inqhire whether there is any cause to withdraw our confidence from the simple conductor of Franklin.

Although the ligfothing rod affords the principal means of safety during thunder storms, yet there are many other precautions more or less important. To Ihe consideration of some of these our concluding remarks will bo

position

No exposure In thunderstorms is more hazardous, or productive of more fatal accidents, than when abroad taking refuse under a tree. Animals as well aa men are «a great numbers, every year, destroyed in this way. A tali tree, by its elevation, forms a very common route for the lightning in its passage to the earth but being a worse conductor than the anion I system, the lightning will no sooner descend to the level of the latter, than it will desert die tree, always selecting the better conductor with nice discrimination. 1 have b&n informed by a gentleman from Georgia, that & i*

the passage ofthe flaid.and peension propor* tiinal mar&s of vlofei^^This ejrplaft.ition implies that tho nine ».not oftener struck than other I reef, out liears more permanent marks ipf the stroke.

During a

Wars

common impression in

that country, ihat pine trees are more frequently struck with lightning than oak and most other trees and that in examining the trees of a forest composed in part of pine and in part of other trees, marks of violence by figtoning will be found ftir the most frequently on the pine trees. The fact deserves further investigation.

construction of buildings,

it mfty be

well to consider how different circumstances affect the liability to be struck with lightning. Some suppose the dangor enhanced by a metallic roofing, or other metal about the building and this is the case, unless such substances be in communication with the lightning rod, or otherwise connected with tho earth. Then they add to the general safety. Indeed, the safest building in the world, as regards Ughtning, would be one entirely of metal for such a conductor would convoy a stroke of lightning to the earth, without danger to the occupants. An ircn steamboat has been found to pass through a violent thunderstorm unharmed, where other kinds of craft

wore

violently assailed. The ordinary materials of buildings, wood, stone and brick, have some shades of difference \H conducting power but all being poos' conductors, they occasion, when struck, that resistanco to tho passage of the electrical fluid, which renders it violent, and consequently exposes such buildings td be rent, demolished or sdt on fire and being worse conductors than the animal aystem, the fluid will select the latter in preferonce. No such building therefore, can be safe unless guarded by a lightning rod.

of a house has some- relation

to its safety. When surrounded by other buildings, presenting numerous pointed objects to the cloud*,4M in a city, the electricity, if it descends, is apt to be distributed between different conductors, and thus seldom manifests much violence bat a house standing In a lonely situation, in the country, receives a stroke of lightning in a more concentrated form, with proportionally greater hazard. A position near a small pond of water is peculiarly perilous. Even such a collection of water as fornts in a hollow place near a house during the storm itself, Has been known to determine the course of the discharge to tbe earth.

seems, however, not

entirely incredible* since the rosinotts properties of tho pine tree, by rendering a bad would cause great resistance to

fect. treesaTe

ahly dft^ner ^truc|' %"8tn lightning rha 1* generally supposed, hut most of them have sufficient conducting power to transmit the charge without violence., -1

thunder storm, tne middle or

room is a place of greater safety

than

a posi-

f'on near the walls. Op§i windows and doors, ond especially fire places, -J° carefully avoided*

The most successful mothod of rtssici/a* ting persons apparently struck dead by light* nlng, is, so far as I have learned, td npply the sufferer repeated buckets of cold water hot I respectfully submit this part of the sub* ject to the medical faculty, as deserving moro attention than it seems geuetallyjo torn received.

YANKEE CLOCKS ABROAD.

We find tho following letter in lite Roches* ter Democrat:— Haitford, Conn., Sept.

1943.

Ilia well known throughout the Union'that donneoticut is the Cloii State.

or the last throe yeara we have boen graduv| ally pushing our notes of lime iuto foreign countries and such has been our success that within a few hours* ride of this city one thousand clocks are finished dnily and it is a fair estimate to put down five hundred thousand clocks as being manufactured in this State last year. This year thsfrnumber will be still increased, as John Bull is so slow in his movements that there is no hope of reform until he has plenty of Yankee monitors. These we are now sending him by every ship that clears from our seaports. 0 In 1841 a few clock* were exported thero as an experiment*5 They wore soixed at Ihe Custom Ilouse in Liverpool on the ground that they were undervalued. Tho invoico price is 91,50, and the duties 20 per cent.— They, however, were soon released, the own* er having accompanied them and satisfied the authdritkis that they could be made at ft profit even thus ja_f Mr. Sperry, of the firm of Sperry 4^MBMv, was the gentleman who took out the article. Ho lost no time after getting possession of his.clocks, in finding an nuction housQ. They were made of brass works cut by machinery out of brass plntes, and a neat mahogany caseonclosed the time-pioco. They were a fair eight day clock, but wholly on* known in England. Tho first invoico sotd for £4 to £5, or about $20 each. Since that time every packet carries out an invoice of the article, and 40,000 clocks hnvo been sold thero by this one firm,Sperry & Shaw. Olhers are now in the business, and the North of Europe has become our customers. India, too, is looked to as a mart for these wares several lots having boon forwarded to the ports of China.

A driving business is now doing in this lino and clocks to the amount of about a million of dollars a year are now manufactured in this State, which, 1 assure you gives employment to many hundred persons, who aro fed mostly on western wheat, pork, butter, cheese and beef, and clothed in part by westem wool. In short, from this one branch of business, at least 9300,000 will go to our sec- ,.,*£• tieri of eo*fttry thfe Jenf for the Necessaries of life to sustain the workmen.. Our folks have got a notion that it is better to draw from 3 to 9500,000 a year for these clocks out of foreign nations in cash, and thereby to enrich the country, than to import the pay for them in English goods, which impoverishes tho nation. What do you think? ,.

We are rep-

in every, town by thi tick we give..

v'"

Napolbon.—The German histo

rians, whose statistics are relied on with much confidence, estimate that in tho wars of Napoleon, which wore carried on eleven years, from 1802 to 1812 five millions eight huntred thousand men perished, being more than half a million annually. This calculation does not includo a great number of premnture deaths, caused by the accidents of war, by fright, despair, Asc. The war with St. Domingo, from 1801 to 1800, is set down ns having destroyed 60,000 French soldiers And sailors,and 100,000 inhabitants of the island, The maratime war with England, from 1802 to 1814, cost the lives of 200,000 mon—tho winter campaigning of 1803-4 destroyed 150,000 men—the war in Calabria from 1805 to 1807, 200,000 men—tho campaigns in

Germany and Poland, in 1809, swept away 900,000 men—tlie campaign of 1812 cost France and her allies 500,000 men—and Russia 300,000 besides 200,000 Poles, Germans and French, who perished by famine or contagious diseases and in tho final cam paign of 1813,450,000 men perished*

Poverty

and

Riches.—If a rnon i'srichrlio

is ablo to be honost, kind, gentle, and gentlemanly in his deportment—not only because it his duty to be so, but bocausc he can well afford it—and it is no burdensome task for him. Dut if he is poor, he is compelled to draw largely upon the strength of his mind and his moral power to moot and conqucr temptations as he should.

rich roan, if he is dishonest or wanting in any of the moral qualities, verily with- logout the excuse of any thing that a virtuous' W'v mind can urge but the poor man may be'1"" driven to theft from necessity—from hunger V"_ or ct/!d—to satisfy his honest desires and wants to save a child or wife from starving or freezing. The feelings and dictates of natun may justify the act. Cut it is the duty of virtuous men and enlightened statesmen so to govern and regulate tbe affairs of the commonity, that men shall not necessarily bo driven to any unlawful net in order to support life. Though some may have tho philosophy to bear poverty with equanimity and an even temper, yet with meat men it is a source of sorrow, ai difficult to boar as any other evil to be found.—»Si.

Louis Gui.it

A olob100s Family Mbetino.—The Boston Transcript says,

the 17th of last month,

as we are told in the Olive Branch, (a suitable name for a paper to record such an aecount,) the descendants of May Samuel Hastings, late of Lincoln, met at tbe house which ho occupied from his marriage to his death. Of 11 children 8 are living, and 7 were present of 73 grand children 30 are living, aftd 56 present of 10 great grand chitdren all alive, and 7 present. There were also 9 of the wives and husbands of the descendants' present, making between and 90, who partook of a collation beneath the shade of a grape vine.

Quills are tilings that are sometimes taken from.the pinion* of one goose, to spread thu o-pinionsof another.