The Weekly Standard and Express from Blackburn, Lancashire, England • 4

THE BLACKBURN STAN CARD. POLITICS. Ul.cuvian Society. we Dec 10 can have a distant idea of it but them as there." republic," he said was in the possession of the field," wwhert tn nnt an find to the system of terror. His POETRY.

Anglksby Elkctios. This election ha terminated in the return of Mr. Stanley. GROSS STAT OlT TOW Stanley. Mevrick.

Beaumaris. LlHnqefui. 139 349 205 693 585 264 131 586 Majority for Mr. Stanley. 10T It is stated that there will be a petition sent to the House of Commons against Mr.

Stanley's return, upon the plea of bribery and intimidation, and because there was some illegality in demanding the poll. Upon the Utter point it appears that there i some hther Colonel Hughes (brother of Lord Dinorben), who de. manded the poll on behalf of Mr. Stanley, is qualified to do so as it is alleged that he has no interest, or has parted with it, in the particular property for which he is regis-tered. The followiug notice was affixed to the various that William Owen Stanley, a candidate for the representation of the county of An.

eleser in parliament, is ineligible and incapacitated to returned a knight or member to represent the elector nf Aneleser in the common' house of parliament upon the present yacancy, because the said William Owen Stanley, has been guilty of divers threats, intimidations, bribery, and corruption, and because that a poll was not legally demanded by the said William Owen Stanley, or by elector of the said county, and all votes given for and on behalf of tbe said William Owen Stanley, at the prewnt election, will be lost and thrown away. Dated the 20th dav of February, A Stafford Electiow. Mr. Farrand, the Conserva. tive candidate has been returned tor Stafford, without opposition, notwithstanding all the boasting of the RnJj.

cals that the Hon. Mr. Littleton, ektest son of Lord Hatherton, wonld contest the borough. Dcnoarvon Elbction. Mr.

Power baa been re. turned for Dungarvoa. The Duke of Devonshire gave him all his interest in the borough, which is the most powerful in it. Mr. Galway is determined to petition against the return.

Sheffield. Mr. Walker, a Conservative, Col. Tor. rens and a Mr.

Bailey, are spoken of a candidates. Rbpbbsfntation of Grbbnocb. It dm been resolved to start Mr. C. Stirling aa candidate, on the Consertative interest, for the representation of Greenock.

Rbfrbsentatiok of Sooth Durham. A reouui-tion is in course of signature, calling on Lord 1 tlham Powlett to come forward as a candidate, on the Constitutional interest, for South Durham. Should Lord William consent to stand, there is little donbt entertained that the Conservatiyes will be able to return him along with Mr. Bowes. O'Mclgravb Increasing Tranquillity.

Since last assizes, there were persona committed to the county jail of Tipperary for various violations of the law. There are forty-eight persons among tbe aboe charged with murder I Captain Rock in Carlow. The following threat, ening notice was posted upon Wednesday night near the house of a respectable man, Mr. Michael Wilson, of Graigue. Friend and neighbours, look around you, and any person yon see going into Michael Wilson's shop of Graigue, the Orangeman, please stop them, or if not I will ease them with a coffin." Here tbe form of a coffin was drawn, and the letters T.

J. were affixed at the bottom of the notice. Mr. Wilson's crime was, his having voted for the Conservative candidate, at the election just terminated. Carlow Election Prirstlt Fury.

Tbe liberals are all in extacy at the news from Carlow. announcing the return of Mr. Vigors by a majority of 36. It wj be seen by and by that this falls short of tbe fictitious votes already alluded to. Well knowing this, the liberals sought for the lame and blind, and polled two men in carriages, reeking from a fever, and rolled up in blankets.

At an early hour on Saturday the Rev. Father Maber, and two other priests, followed by a crowd of shouting men and boys, escorted eight of Mr. Bunbury i tenants to poll against their excellent and indulgent landlord. One man, in mockery, made a speech, declaring that no undue influence had been used, for they bad volunteered against him while those who knew the contrary to be the fact, exclaimed against the insincerity of the statement, as well as against the violation of promise, for the votes of these dupes bad been promised to Mr. Bunbury on the day before.

On the interference of the priests they deserted their kind friend and voted for the foreign Mr. Vigors, who really is a stranger to them, but he is Mr. CConnell's nominee. Tbe high sheriff1 voted for bim Mr. Vigors delivered a speech accordingly, informing them that his election was a great day for Ireland! a glorious day for their liberties! He being the object of their affection placed as the object of their independent wishes! tbe very babies of Carlow viewing bim as tbe friend of Ireland Every brother Irishman loving him as himself! Next Mr.

Vigors praised the priests, the sheriffs, the electors, the mob, the police, the military, tbe assessor's impartiality and knowledge of law, flatly declaring to that he mainly attributed the glorious triumph of tbe brilliant day that was then closing. Father Maher, in one of bis harangues, said the protestant church is stained with blood, and gathers her plunder, covered with the maledictions of the people. On Wednesday night the following threatening notice was posted near the honse of Mr. M. Wilson, of Graigue, Carlow, and illustrates the system of priestly interference, whereby reverend gentlemen have rendered themselves the returning, officers to the sheriffs in many of the counties of Ireland Friends and neighbours, look around you.

Any person you see going into Michael Wilson's shop, of Graigue, the orar.geman. please stop them, or it not I will ease them with a coffin." Then follows tbe outlines of a coffin, and the letters T. Tbe Sentinel, just received, has the following article headed Injustice and Scandalous Partiality. The shameful and disgraceful practices of the priest in the booths, defy all attempts at description. Electors were dragged into tbem by their ghostly tyrants, and polled like troublesome felons, without any regard to public opinion or conventional decency.

Some men were polled twice; and we can state most positively, that one man who had not made an affidavit, and showed no sort of right, was polled. When the conservative agent remonstrated against this monstrous abuse of law, the reply was, they should be committed. But they will be dragged before another tribunal, where law is not a nullity and justice a mockery." On the same authority it is stated that the Roman catholic-successor of Dr. Doyle, Bishop Nolan, issued a circular to his clergy, in consequence of which they made more desperate exertions than ever to secure the return of their nominee. Correspondent Morning Herald.

PRICES OF SHARES. Bolton and Leigh Railway Brighton and London ditto Dublin and Kilkenny ditto Durham S. W. June, ditto Edinb. and Glasgow ditto Grand Junction ditto Great Northern ditto Huddersfleld and Leeds ditto Hull and Selby ditto Liverpool and Manchester ditto.

London and Birmingham ditto. Leeds and Selby Manchester and Chester ditto Manchester and Leeds ditto Manchester and Oldham Preston and Wigan ditto Preston and Longridge ditto Preston and Wyre ditto Warrington and Newton ditto. Ashton and Oldham Canal Bolton nnd Bury ditto Lancaster ditto Leeds and Liverpool ditto Manch. Bolton and Buryditto Mersey and lrwell ditto Rochdale di tto Trent Mersey share Bank of Birmingham Birmingham Bank Halifax ditto Hudderafield ditto Lancaster ditto Liverpool ditto Manchester and Liverpool Dis Manchester i Nat. Prov.

Share, paid, price. 100 100 3 2 100 2 2 i 60 50 2 31 100 50 100 2 2 50 5 2 100 paid 207 ft 100 75 122 12 100 2 100 5 104 )L 100 3 20 2 50 18 100 100 97 18 135 250 250 47 6 8 23 100 100 535 4tf 100 100 500 85 5 1 19 50 50 10 50 5 10 10 100 20 100 10 100 15 2l 100 25 28 100 25 23 offer. Foxhunting is growing to a climax; nounas, horses, and riders becoming each. day more perfect in their various callings. The Buck-hounds are still in full force, and that fine-act'oned animal, the Stag, leads them many a weary chose through flood and forest.

Coursing, too, is yet a favourite amusement, 'twithctaoding that a general commission of lunacy" was issued against poor puss on the first day of the month. And if Anglers are not yet to be fouud in their accustomed nooks by t' brook side, depend upon it they are not idle but anxiously engaged in looking over their bottom-links, trimming their flies, and proving their O'Shaugbnessys. Butthe leading characteristic of March, in its sporting capacity, is that it opens the Racing Season and who, that has witnessed the social mirth ofthe populous racecourse, where long-lost friends are recognized, and beautiful eyes sparkle from the air-built balcony, can refrain from acknowledging that this month displays to him new prospects, its gaieties assure him of new joys! For our own parts, we are not what are called, regular racing-men never having had the luck to win 3 pair of gloves in our lives. The fact is, that we always lay on the prettiest jacket, and it has so happened that the very dowdiest colour, a bottle-green, or a black and browu stripe, has invariably been successful whenever we have ventured a pair of long kids against a pair white Berlins that being the exact state of the odds" when a gentleman bets a pair of gloves with a lady on a horse-race. But no one can more thoroughly enjoy the appearance and incidents of a crowded race than we do.

It is a hunt meeting, of course, in March and the eveuing before the first day of contest, clothed horses are seen coming into the town from the various training grounds. Dapper little jockies, with their well-polished top-boots, may be observed trotting to and fro', 011 rough Welch ponies, or standing at tbe Inn doors, with their hands in their pockets. The bells are ringing merrily over head coaches, gigs, and horsemen are passing, continually down the streets and the bookseller's shop is besieged by parties of vagabond literati, waiting the publication of the right and true lists." But when the happy morning arrives, what a consternation of joy Rustic beaux and belles, determined to be in time for the first burst of fun, come tripping (not to say, straddling) along, in clean smock-frocks and delicate white gowns. Vehicles of every description, from my Lord's coach aud six, with splendid outriders, to old Farmer Oak tree's waggon, containing about two dozen of his servants and labourers, are seen in constant succession and, above all, the worthy farmer himself driv-ing his old fashioned gig, with Mrs. Oaktree at his elbow, and their chubby daugbter, seated on a three legged stool, betweeu them.

Hut let us away to tbe Course! up the street, where myriads of faces are seen piled against the windows, along the populous road, where traces breaking, horses kicking, ladies fainting, and gentlemen swearing, are met with at every turn, till, at last, the glorious heath bursts upon the vie! Then, what work for the ears and eyes Here's aright aud true list of all tbe running horse, names, weights, and colours of the riders, buy a list, gentlemen Best Market Drayton Crack away, buy away." Hollo! what's that you say, Mr. Mer-riman Five to the blue, two to the red, and one to the white. Gentlemen, make your game!" "Home sweet home. Cherry ripe. no we never mention her.

The King of the Cannibal Islands Forty songs for the small charge of a penny No, Sir I'll bet you a pottnd. Stop, I'll do it again one, two, three; if you take that you win, if you take that you lose now the gentleman finds it this time for an even pound." Why, la Thomas is that you Eh 1 why, Betty, who'd ha' thought o' seein' you here Well, an' how did you leave 'em all at home Then, we cannot cast our eyes in any direction without meeting a thousand strange and pleasant sights. Here is an Indian juggler, swallowing swords, and playing at ball with carving knives. There is a French ballad-singer, warbling Partant pour la Syrie," with a coloured kerchief round her bead, and one hand in her apron-pocket. On this side, is displayed a motley assemblage of tea-caddies, snuff-boxes, knives, scissors, combs, On the other, you are tempted with gingerbread, oranges, plumcake, nuts, and apple-tarts.

Punch is holding forth in uproarious tragi-comedy before you and on either hand, our national minstrels are shrieking their horrible discordances, while servant-maids, just within ear-shot, are listeniugto their voluptuous ditties; though, if it were not for their occasional blushes, one would think they were only looking out a becoming riband at the opposite bazaar. Good-stuff stalls in the streets, and drinking booths in terraces, invite you at every point of the compass and that palace of the race king, the balconied Grand Stand, lifts its towers above the rest, and seems to exult in its gaiety and splendour. Detached from these is the Betting Post, the Royal Exchange of the Race Course by far tbe least pleasing spot of all, where anxious faces, calculating looks, the boisterous mirth of the successful speculator, and the lowering despondency of the ruined gambler, are met with at every turn. But hark the sixteen little boys in the starting-chair are ringing the bell for clearing the course; and a general movement takes place among all classes of people. Country swains and their fair ones hasten to secure good places about the winning chair: little boys clamber up the carriage wheels, and mount behind the chaises.

ig-heads, left up to keep off the wind, are suddenly thrown hack that they may not obstruct the view. The Clerk of the Course, and a couple of Whips belonging to the hunt, in their caps and scarlet coats, gallop up and down, smacking their whips and bawling to the people to get out of the way. Their armed with stout poles, the only remnant, at the present day, of the glorious quarter staff of Robin Hood and his merry men, wage an unremitting war with the refractory mob, and lavish all their arts of cajolery and force to keep the sovereign people in order. Now the course is tolerably clear and all eyes are turned toward tke starting-place, where the jockies are saddling and mounting. Only one or two of the elite are seen crossing from the stand to the winning-chair or perchance, a woman scurrying over to some dear friend on the opposite side or yet, a poor wretch of a dog, scampering hither and thither up the course, amid the hoots of an indignant populace.

Now, one of the brave steeds comes curvetting up the soft greensward, that seems to grow elastic under his feet. Glorious fellow how he carries his amiable head, and displays the graces of his rainbow neck! The jockey too, is uat without his feelings of pride, as you may perceive by the manner in which he adjusts his shot-belt or takes up a hole in his stir-up-leather; all which might just as well have been done before as not. Though he has never read Bracebridge Hall yet he feels all that friend Geoffry has so excellently described. There is something in bestriding a fine horse that makes a man feel more than mortal. He seems to have doubled his nature, and to have added to his own courage and sagacity tiie power, the speed, and stateliness of the superb animal on which he is mounted." Here comes another, at a gentle gallop, his rider sitting up in his saddle, with his head firmly fixed in a straightforward gaze.

The trainer at his side has to extort the utmost powers of his fast-trotting cob to keep up with him and the grooms that stand gazing at him, with bis clothing upon their shoulders, wink knowingly at each other, and chuckle at the splendour of his appearance. Another and another still succeeds." In short, there are six going to start, all such promising steeds that the young gentlemen of Mr. Dactyl's Academy have one or other betted ou of them. Ring-a-ding ring-a-ding ring a-ding ring! "Now they're off!" issues from a thousand voices aud presently the whole cavalcade glides by you, before you have time to determine which is the horse you have ventured your gloves on. Now anxiety begins to spread her trembling wings.

Card lists totter in the hands of the knowing as they examine, once again, the weightsof their favorites, and calculate the pio-babilities of successor disappointment. Little boys almost regret that they risked their only sixpence (though under the more imposing title of half-a-crown) on the gentleman with pink jacket and blue sleeves. And the whitefrocked wagoner begins to fear his pint of ale is already forfeited, on beholding his squire's chesnut left far behind by his fleet competitors. Now fifty or sixty horsemen detach themselves from the main body of spectators, and gallop across the common to see the horses pass on the other side a tact which they have no sooner accomplished than it is time to gallop back again and see! here they come, belter skelter, bounding along and branching off as they approach the goal, to find room for themselves and horses between the wheels of some well situated cabriolets. Now all is tremor Hope and Fear, like a Darby and Joan in stormy weather, vacillating in each breast.

Silence stands breathless with expectation all eyes are rivetted on one spot. Here they are! Beautiful! five close together one behind! stand back, sir, will you now do stand back what a rate they go! now Pink now Blue bravo, Figaro! six to four on the mare now Rosamond two to one on the mare now Figaro done, sir, done six to one on the mare now Figaro now Rosamond now Rosamond now Figaro six to one seven to one ten to one the mare has it But who can describe the tumult, the madness of the moment Luckily we have all witnessed it and haviug once seen, can never forget it but Description, though she use a patent Perryian, with the most" perfect ionated point," can never give an adequate idea of this agonizing crisis. In short, to use the words of the ingenious author of The Summut of Mount Blank," "Nobody the particular attention of our readers to the following vm th tut ignore of the London Hibernian Society. The Day Schools for the year just closed, are one tuous.uid and eleven, containing seventy-seven thousand sevta hundred and sixty-two scholars; of whom thousand one hundred and sixty were protes-tants, and twentv-nine thousand six hundred and two Roman Catholics. The Sunday Schools, as last year, amounted to five blind red and thirty-ix, and the pup1.

twenry-nine thousand six hundred and fifty of wnien number seventeen thousand six hundred and thirty -six also attended the Day Schools and tbe Adult Schools are four hundred and seven, with seven thousand three hundred and thirty-four Scholars; a considerable of which, as also ofthe Sunday Pupils, being of the Rora vn Catholic persuasion. There have also been eight exclusively Irish Schools tor Adults, wich two hundred and sixteen Scholars, and three hundred and sixty-one children, forming the Irish elates in the Dav Schools. There are now fifty-nine Inspectors and Readers employed by the Society, twenty-four of the former, and thirtv-five of the latter. The number of Bibles and 1 es-tameuts in English and Irish distributed during the year is twentv-six thousand and ninety-three, being an increase on the preceding ear of five thousand four hundred and sewuteen Bibles and Testaments. Every child that can read well enough is supplied with a New Testament, which is produced ai each succeeding Inspection and the entire Bible is bestowed as a on diligence and attainment in Scriptural information.

The following allusion to the loss which the Institution has sustained by the removal of some of its valued friends or supporters will "we are sure meet with a response in the breasts of many in Bluckbum, who recollect the chastened eloquence and truly christian spirit with which the cause of the Society was pleaded among them by him to whom it refers. The Committee have the painful duty of recording particularly the death of one who, although not officially connected with the Society, has manifested great interest in its prosperity, and laboured abundantly for the advancement of its great objects the Rev. William Smyly, who not only superintended and supported the Schools of the Society around him, but has also, on several occasions, both in England and Ireland, given his gratuitous and highly valuable services in the Travelling Department, advocating the cause of Spiritual Education in such a spirit, and with so much wisdom and power, as to secure the approbation and co-operation of all parties. The loss to the Institution is thus expressed by another Clergyman who has also visited this country on its behalf Yes, the Society has lost, in Mr. Smyly, a true friend, and an accomplished advocate one who could win friends and silence enemies but he, being made perfect, in a short life fulfilled a long time.

At such a period as this snch a soldier, who never saw the sword he could not wield, is more than a common loss to the Church hut we can only say, the Captain who taught him lives The trying circumstances, under which many of the valued friends of the Society in the Sister-Land have been placed, has considerably lowered the amount of funds derived from thence, as compared with the receipts of last year but the Christian sympathy which has been called forth in England for the relief of their temporal necessities, has also furnished enlarged funds for the support of those Schools of which the Irish Clergy have been the principal superintendents, and have thus enabled this Society, at least, to keep up the number of such establishments, and announce an increase on the whole of seventeen, though many Schools which would have materially swelled that amount have declined chiefly through the inabihty ot tbe Society to pay the Teachers. Two hundred and seventy-seven Day Schools are still struggling to maintain their connexion with the Society, and when it is recollected, thatforthe trifling sum of sixpence Pupil per quarter, the future services of the humble Teachers of these Schools might be secured, it is hoped that something considerable will this year be done towards the accomplishment of so desirable an object. We refer to our Advertising Columns for an announcement of the arrangements at present made for holding the fifth Anniversary of the Association, by which tbe inhabitants of Blackburn have rendered themselves honourably conspicuous among the supporters of this excellent Institution, and we are persuaded will continue to do so at a moment when the need is, if possible, far more urgent than at any former period. Doing Business. A bankrupt, who appeared before the commissioners under a fiat of bankruptcy, a few days ago, at Bristol, had charged in his balance sheet the sum of 35, for treating commercial travellers with whom he did business in the course of the last twelve months, Large Rope.

On Thursday sennight tbe manufactory ofthe largest rope on record, in one unspliced piece, was finished at the patent rope works of Mr. J. Griin-shaw, in Sunderland. It is upwards of 4,000 yards long, 7 inches in circumference, and twelve tons weight, and will cost about It is for the use of the London and Birmingham Railway. Good Advice.

Never cut a piece out of a newspaper until you have looked on the other side, where perhaps you may find something more valuable than that which you intend to appropriate. Never put salt in your soup before you have tasted it. I have known gentlemen very much enraged by doing so. Never burn your fingers if you can help it. People burn their fingers every day, when they might have escaped if they had been careful.

Let no gentleman ever quarrel with a woman. If you are troubled with her, retreat. If she abuse you, be silent. If she tear your cloak, give her your coat. If she box your ears, bow.

If she tear your eyes out, feel your way to the door and fly. Philoprogunitiveness. A citizen of North Carolina, a few years since, petitioned the legislature of that state for exemption from taxes, because his wife, then living, had borne him twenty-nine children, most of whom he had educated. U. S.

Gazette. What an unconscionable rascal twenty-nine human beings intruded upon the world by a fellow who has no land nor beeves It was well for him that he was not riised in the old country" here, or our philosophical government instead of remitting his taxes, would have committed him to the bastile of some union there to undergo the Chadwickian process for the suppression of PHILOPROGENITIVENESS. Celibacy of the Roman Priesthood. Can anything, I ask, be more contrary to our nature, and to that social principle which the Almighty acknowledged, when he said, It is not good for man to be alone, 1 will make a help meet for than the system of monastic life Oh were I to reveal but half the things which are done in secret in these refuges of lies, such as are these pretended religious bouses, my words would canker and blister ray paper But mau must be wiser than God he must cause men to live with men, and females to associate only with females he must destroy the sweet charities of the husband and the wife, and annihilate tbe honourable and tender love which should subsist between the brother and the sister who has shared his cradle he most tear the infant son from the mother's arms and blast the affections of those to whom the Lord has said, Thy desire shall be to thy Oh who can tell the mischief which has been done by that power of which one of the leading marks is, the forbidding them to marry!" The Monk of Cimies. A Western Hunter's Idea of Lovk.

1 gay, Earthquake, were you ever in love Ah 1 Rolfe, there you are too hard for me, I hardly know what to say about that." Surely," said Rolfe, you most know whether you were ever in loye or not." No, I don't," said Earthquake" I have sometimes felt queer." "How, what do mean by queer Well, I mean that sometimes, when I've seen some of the Keutuck gals, I've felt right funny felt as if somebody was drawing a brier over me. Now if you call that love, I have been in love." Well, 1 think you have, said Rolfe," and that you have felt one of its strongest symptoms. Do you know anybody that you would marry No, not a living soul nor, for the matter of that, a dead one either. I marry what for To be always touting a wife through tbe woods, or across the swamps, to keep some damn'd red skin from taking her hair off? Wouldn't she see rough times Fool, who? She'll be all sorts of a gal who catches me." Rolfe could not resist laughing, and observed You have queer ideas of wedlock, Earthquake." Oh! I don't know," said Earthquake, a wife is a queer thing and getting Oue is like taking a varment out of a hollow you don't know, until you have got it into your hand, what sort of a thing it is." New York Sex. The City of Pisa as it Was and Is.

The time was when Pisa had 150.000 inhabitants but this ancient city, of late years, is reduced to scarcely more than in consequence of which houses which were constructed to endure for centuries, and were richly carved and ornamented to suit the affluence of a prosperous state, now stand desolate and without repair not wholly forsaken, yet partially inhabited, half shut 'up and wanting such repairs as indicate a full nd active population. In many instances, the finest marble ornaments were blackened and defaced by damp and as in all Italian towns which I have ground-floors were occupied by stores, and presented tbe dark and forsaken appearance of dungeons, having only small grated apertures communicating with the open street Still, amidst this scene of wild desolation, there is an air of grandeur in Pisa that is wanting in our finest towns in the north; and the cathedral, with the falline tower ou its right, and the beautiful baptistry on its lelt, brought me to a stand. I looked up at these wonderful edifices of the middle age, with a feeling of res" pect for the piety (as I chose to think it) of those who had constructed them at such an enormous cost rFrom Mrs. Sherwood's Monk of Cimies," an anomalous polemical novel, at once highly religious and hi-hlv ro raaiitic 0 South Xottingh candidate in opposition to J. E.

Deumson, the Whig Member for this division, will shortly be announced, and steps taken to secure his election, as the future colleague of the Earl ot Liucolu. Nottingham Journal. friends apprized him of the strides of Robespierre, and hisown personal danger. His only answer was, "he dares not." But it was a maxim of St Just, that in a revolution, to dare was every thing. Osez." said he to Robespierre, voila tout le secret des revolutions." VARIETIES.

A New Toast in Banco Regis. If that especial humbug, Sir John Campbell's biil tor the Abolition of Imprisonment for-debt, has produced nothing else it has created some wit. A standing toast in the King's Bench Prison is not a bad one May the tree of liberty be soon planted in the Bench, and every prisouer allowed to cut his stick." We recommend this to Mr. Richards. Age.

Cheap Travelling. Captain Cochrane, in the course of his pedestrian tour" through Siberia, experienced to such an extent the hospitality of the people, that the expenses of his journey from Moscow co lrktitsh, a distance of 6,000 miles by the road he took, fell short of one guinea. Musical Taste. "I've been buying a splendid piano forte for my wife," said a gay bridegroom. A Broad-wood of course," observed a lady." "Oh, dear, no ma'am it was a rose-wood.

Threatening The following is a literal copy of an anonymous threatening notice that was posted ou the door ot a house occupied by a man named William Fitzsimons, a Protestant in the parish of dough and barony of Gory, in thiscouuty, on the Ilia insf. "Be it known to yo Any one to Eteuipt to Come in to this bowse will Be dwelt with the ste severest usage that man Can Invint for Moll is alive still aud her sons And grand sones and the are the grinders And the Will Never Never allow A murder into this ptace Aud if the do Let him Bring his Coffin with him." The original has beeu forwarded to tbe Lord Lieutenant. Mr. Fitzsimons has lately become possessed of this house, and a farm of 49 acres, from which the former tenant, (a papist), had been ejected for non-payment of rent, he being allowed to take away his effects, though owing over two years' rent. Wexford Conservative.

Liberality. At a meeting held last week at Newport, Monmouthshire, to oppose church-rates, one eloquent gentleman, who was much admired, said that the clergy were all rogues and thieves." Influenza Abroad. At Brussels King Leopold who was to go on a sporting excursion to the park Enghein, has been 1 rcvented by indisposition. The two princes Saxe Coburg set out at nine o'clock, and will not return till very late in the day. At Bruges, the grippe pre.

vails to such a degree that those who escape are spoken of as extraordinary exceptions. The disorder has also ap peared at Luxemburg, and at Aslou many persons are suffering under symptoms resembling those of the influenza but no serious cases have occurred. Mr. Chou-breth, our English physician, attached to several legations at Brussels, who enjoyed a highly-honourable reputation, has died suddenly at his own residence. He is deeply regretted by those to whom he was known.

At Berlin, ou the 10th there was still a great mortality in this capital. The number of persons suffering from the grippe had decreased to one-third but within these few days, though the weather was very fine and dry, the cases had increased in an extraordinary manner. Prince Augustus, the Princess of Leignitz, the minister of fo reign affairs, again appear in company. The last bulletin of the King of Denmark's health is as follows Majesty had four hours' sleep; the cough was less troublesome appetite and strength as before." The grippe is spreading very much at the Hague the number of the sick is considerable. The court of ustice has been obliged to suspend its sittings.

His excellency the secretary of state is no better, and the minister of justice is again rather indisposed. Dutch Paper. Napoleon's Early Career. The Courrier de la Drome of Sunday gives the following as an unpublished letter written by Napoleon to Talma, after the siege of Toulon I have fought like a lion for the republic, but my gooa friend Talma, as my reward I am left to die with hunger. I am at the bottom of all my resources.

That miserable fellow, Aubry (then minister of war), leaves me in the mire, when he might do something for me. I feel that I have the power of domr more than Generals Sautarre and Rossignol, and yet they cannot find a corner for me in La Vendee or sew lere to give me employment You are happy your re.jutation depends upon yourself alone. Two hours passed on the boards bring you before the public, whence all glory emanates but for us soldiers, we are forced to pay dearly for fame upon an extensive stage, and after all we are not allowed to attain it. Therefore do not regret the path you ave chosen remain upon your theatre. Who knows if I shall ever make mv appearance again upon mine I have seen Monvel (a distinguished comedian and dra niatic writer) he is a true friend.

Barras (president cf the directory), makes me fine promises hut, will he keep them I doubt it. I the mean time, I am reduc ed to my lust sous. Have you a few crowns to spire me? I will not refuse them, and promise to repay vou out of the first kingdom 1 win by my sword. How happy were the heroes of Ariosto they bad not to depend upon a minister of war. Adieu I Your's, (Signed) "Bonaparte." A Toast.

The late Sir W. Curtis, of facetious memory, was once at a public dinner, where the Dukes of York and Clarence (our present most gracious King), were present. In the course of the evening, the President gave as a toast, the ADELPHi(the Greek for Brothers.) Now, it so happens that in the modern Babylon there is a mass of buildings, called the Adelphi. Shortly after this toast, the worthy Baronet rose and said Mr. President, as you seem inclined to toast the public buildings of this splendid Metropolis, I beg to propose Somerset House!" Pocket-picking on the Continent.

Some time since au extremely clever thing of this species was done in Vienna. A young count, ith some prodigiously high-blooded name, au officer in the imperial hulans, was sitting on his horse, waiting out side the gate of the cathedral for the return of their Majesties. A watch set with brilliants, which he took out Irom time to time, showed that he was weary of the ceremouv. A vastly sparkling snuff box, to which be frequently applied, showed that he required a stimulus in fact, the handsome hulan was evidently falling asleep. He was roused by a well dressed person making bis way to him, and with a very low bow, begging of him to preseve that attitude." He explained this odd request by sayiug that one of the Archduchesses was desperately smitten with him, and desired to have his picture but that no opportunity having hitherto occurred, and etiquette being altogether against her asking it in person, she had employed an eminent artist to sketch his likeness as he mouuted guard.

The count notorious for a good opinion ot his own charms, was infinitely delighted but be 'affected to laugh at the idea, and threw himself into an attitude which he conceived to be much more captivating. His friend in the mob again begged of him to remain steady for a moment, and pointed out to him, iu an opposite window, an artist busy in sketching a crayon drawing. The mau's eyes were fixed on him. It was undeniable that he was sketching the count, and the handsome hulan was too generous to make an archduchess wretched for want of his picture. Two or three slight changes of attitude were required to complete the performance they were gently recommended by the count's new friend, and approved of by the nod of the artist in the window.

At length the operation was completed. The artist made alow bow, and retired from tbe window. His friend on the pave did the same. The count was enchanted with having captivated a princess. But what was the time which this interesting performance had oc copied He felt for his watch no watch was there for his snuff-box, it had disappeared.

His purse had followed them. He was now throughly awake. The worst of the matter was, that the unkind pickpockets were so proud of their having plucked the young dupe, that they told the story at the first roulette-table they came to. Thence, of course, it spread like wild fire through the court, the capital, and the country. Blackwood.

Courts Martial in Free and Happy America. (From the New York Sun). These arbitrary little tribunals are amongst the most odious features of our detestable militia system. The grand parades have passed away with all their unsightly accompaniments of be-whiskered, be-spurred, and he-plumed officers, aud of scare-crow, be-baggonnetted, be-broomsticked and undisciplined soldiers. For one year thank heaven, we can say Farewell the neighing steed, and the shrill trump, The spirit stirring drum, and the ear piercing fife; Pride, pomp and circumstance of glorious war." But, as if to keep the ghost of this infamous system constantly before our eyes, the officers detailed for the duty now nightly mount their epaulettes and gilded trappings, to in judgement upon negligent and refractory delinquents.

Of all courts in the land, these are most to be dreaded. The man, no matter who he is, that chances to escape them, may consider himself a standing example of good luck. The militia officers are so wonderfully punctilious in their high duties, that they enroll and warn to the reviews, old and young, the halt, the lame, and the blind, in order to let everybody understand that they are corporals of the bloody militia. The great days of military glory pass and all whose names are upon the roll, and who do not turn out, are returned to court-martial. They appear and make their excuses, but it matters not what these may be the court takes a view of the delinquent, and instead of considering whether he is able to pay a good fat tine, they think of the quantity of champagne and oysters that it will purchase, and with many affected regrets, inform him that duty compels them to fine him.

From this decision there is no appeal. The voice of the great Mars was never more absolute, than that of these little tyrannical courts. They make their law as they have occasion to administer it, and inflict fines according to their appetite. A gentleman declared to us the other day that, although not a lawful subject of military duty, yet he had been annually, for the last fifteen years, summoned before these courts absolute, and made to pay for champagne and ovsters enough to treat the whole battalion. Down with these mock trials, this system of pluuder, and the miserable farce of the whole system." The race is over, a new scene immediately ensues.

The course is in an instant crowded with people, hurrying here aud there some paying, some rtceiving wagers; otbeis, yet uncertain whether they have won or lost, eagerly pressing to the winning-chair, to ascertain which horse has been successful. The shouting of the multitude subsides to a murmur. The panting steeds return gently down the course the old men with their poles make them a place to uudress in the saddle and bridle are removed, and the jockey, taking them both in his har.d, proceeds to the weighing-house: a groom now cool's his favorite's mouth with a bottle of water; while a secoud scrapes off the sweat from his reeking sides. A cloth is then thrown over him he gives a patting kick at the surrounding spectators, and is led away, to gain breath for a second heat, or to enjoy the luxury of a clean bed and quiet stable. Besides these, there are other circumstances attendant on a race, which not regularly entered in the bills, are as naturally consequent as the ergo sequitur of a logical syllogism.

Of such, the most common are two drunken clodpoles pummelling each other sober, on acount of some disagreement about a pot of beer or a sweetheart. In the latter case it is not an uiifrequent thing to see the lady herself, hair all dishevelled, aud robes flying in the wind, fruitlessly endeavouring to suppress the tragedy which her coquetry has set on foot. Then, a smart looking gentleman, who has brought a mettlesome young horse to see a little of the world, finds himself sprawling in a wheelbarrow of nuts, while his "bit of blood," is galloping off to frighten his father and mother, and seven unmarried sisters, out of their wits. The upper story of a drinking booth now gives way with a loud crash and gentlemen aud ladies, and tobacco-pipes and brandy bottles, come tumbling over in terrible commotion. Now, Stop him stop him! stop thief! stop thief!" is beard from fifty voices at once and, on looking up, we perceive a poor devil of a fellow, with a whole regiment of horse" at his heels, scampering across the heath, at the rate of sixteen miles an hour.

And now, perhaps, a conflict ensues between the local authorities" and the illicit gambling men in which tbe farmers take a distinguished part, laying lustily about them with their huge horse-whips, and bearing down all opposition with their ponderous steeds. Lastly, when tbe shades of evening are gathering round, and glaring lamps are hung in the balconies of the "Royal Circus," and Astonishing Dwarf," and the "Wonderful Giant," a bevy of mischievous boys set fire to some gorse in some obscure corner of the common which, fizzing and crackling and blazing and smoking along, soon covers the whole plain with a sheet of fire. Homeward-plodding groups of men and women are induced, by its liveliness, to venture too near its flames, but are suddenly checked in their temerity by Mrs. Susan's gauze flounces taking fire, and throwing her into a fit of hysterics. Little lads run here and there among the bushes, brandishing their vegetable torches, and presenting a lively picture of Dante's Inferno.

Horses come snorting along, with riders more frightened than they and, ever and anon, a runaway cart is seen rattling down tbe bill, where it upsets half a dozen drunken higglers, by running against the chain that is tied across the course. ROBESPIERRE AND HIS SATELLITES. (From the British and Foreign We must go back for a moment with this most mysterious and maleficent of human beings. He sat in the first assembly, and shared with Petion the lead of the extreme left, or ultra-democratic party but obtained no reputation for statesmanship or eloquence. A provincial advocate with the habits and character of a provincial student with boundless ambition and a considerable stock of instruction and ideas but wanting grace, ease and manner the art, in fact, of showing himself to advantage, which is the result of the usage of tbe world and good society he felt rebuked and humiliated among the first chiefs of the revolution vowed within himself to be one day without a rival and started for the goal with an uncleviating, passionless, pitiless fixedness of purpose, which seems more than human.

Yet he is a proof what mediocre talents suffice to make a tyrant. His views were ordinary his thoughts were low" his oratory was wretched. But be was a man with a single ruling idea, and indefatigable perseverence bribe-proof and austere in his private life with that indifference to the shedding of human blood which serves and secures the tyrant better than the sanguinary thirst which produces gratuitous cruelty. The poet who drew the character of Mahomet gives to that philosophic impersonation of profound hypocrisy and vast ambition, one confidant from whom he had nothing secret, and paints him not insensible to the fascinations of the sex. Robespierre had us enthusiastic sectaries and devoted satellites as Mahomet, but he was without passion, affection, weakness and no eye ever penetrated the cavernous recesses of his soul.

One of his chief holds upon the populace was, that he never descended to the level of their dress, their manners, or their common vices. His care of his person and phlegmatic temper gave him an air of dignity in the midst of his ruffian band. Never sat tyrant amidst more frightful satellites of tyranny and crime than Robespierre io the Convention. Around him were seen the ferocious voluptuary Danton, who seemed as if he would, at the same moment grasp the poniard in one baud, and the cup of Sartiana-palus in the other Marat, affecting familiarity with Dau-ton and Robespierre, and scorned by them liillaud Va-rennes, aud Collot d'Herbois. The appearance of the oue indicating a cloistered ascetic, that of the other a life of debauchery, and the orgies of the preceding night, and both stamped visibly as adepts in cruelty and crime St.

Just, a young and gloomy fanatic of severe aspect, with dark lank hair; Couthon, an aged cripple, who could not move without being carried, looking at once tranquil and atrocious. The character of Robespierre is one of the most remarkable. His devouring ambition is not to be confounded with that of a common usurper aspiiing at political tyranny. It was rather that of the founder of a sect, and even a fanatic in his way. He seems to have formed for himself a system out of the boldest or wildest visions of Rosseau domestic, social, and political.

That elegant theorist had by the fascination of his style, the fervour of his soul, the originality and abstract truth of many of his. conceptions, made numerous proselytes in Frauce. Robespierre alone meditated and embodied them into a vast plau of social and civil regeneia ion, and attempted to carry it into practical effect. He had not a particle of the fervour, eloquence, or enthusiasm of Rousseau. To propagate the new creed by persuation was therefore not thought of by him but he had craft, hypocrisy, impenetrable reserve, singleness of purpose, indefatigable perseverance, apathetic cruelty, and accordingly he resolved to effect his vast scheme of reform, by vast relentless devastation.

Of Spartan austerity, simplicity, and incorruptibility himself, be thought to Spar tinise a civilsed and luxurious people, and hoped to overcome the difficulty and reach the goal, by immolating a whole generation. It is a theory of Montesquieu, that Sylla usurped, proscribed, massacred, without bounds, pity or remorse, in order, by a cruel lesson of slavery, to bring back the Romans to their pristine austerity and republican love of freedom. Robespierre may have beer, another Sylla as ambitious, indefatigable, mysterious, and cruel, falling short of the fortune because he wanted the brilliant endowments, and above all, the personal courage of the Roman and capable, had he succeeded, of astonishing the world by another abdicatiou of supreme, usurped, and atrociously exercised power. It is true, Robespierre could not say, with the Sylla of a modern French play J'ai gouverne sans peur et j'abdique sans crainte." But if he had less courage to risk the perils of abdication, he had fewer ties to bind him to despotism. Sylla loved renown and pleasure, and was alike gorgeous in his ambition and his dissipation.

Robespierre was severe, frugal, passionless insensible to the pomps, vanities, seductions, and allurements which corrupt or influence the great mass of tbe world. The traits of the sect were, however, more prominently and favorably pronounced in St. Just. Robespierre shared his principles, his fanaticism even, but wanted the boldness and decision of his spirit, and the firmness of his physical teraperameat. It seems strange upon a comparison of the two personages, that St.

Just should have remained subordinate to Robespierre. But men of capacity and courage are not always conscious of their own value relatively to others who have had the advantage of more cunning, and the first start in that common career. There was still one faction, one single rival of Robespierre, the most formidable of all the Dantonists, with their chief, Danton sometimes denominated the Mira-heau, sometimes the Alcihiades of the rabble. He may be said to have resembled both (with the differences only of the patrician order aud the populace) in his tempestuous passions, popular eloquence, dissipations and debts like the one his sensuality, 4iis ambition, his daring and inventive genius, like the other. Danton exerted his faculties and indulged his voluptuary indolence alternately and by starts.

His conceptions were isolated hut complete in themselves and of terrific force and efficacy as practical engines in revolution. The committee of public safety and the revolutionary tribunal were his inventions, and evince how terrible and how creative was his genius. His ambition was not personal. He would freely sacrifice himself for the republic or his party. He was inhuman, not so much so from instinctive cruelty as from a careless prodigality of blood, his own included.

He viewed the revolution as a great game, in which men played for their lives. He took those he won, as freely as he would have paid his own had he lost. It is easy to perceive the many advantages which profound hypocrisy and a selfish and single aim gave Robespierre over such a rival. Not the least of those advantages of the mediocrity of the one over the superiority of the other, was that of being despised. Danton looked on Robespierre as a well-intentioned revolutionist, without capacity or ambition to aspire to tyranny.

He even had, at this period an access of humanity or of lassitude of crime. The SONNET. On A rfcaM of a Friend's Child a beautiful and interesting little girl. Thou wert a lovely and a patient child Thy mild, blue eyes were never filled with tears Of sullen discontent, but softly smil'd With an expressiveness beyond thy years. How thou didsl differ from thy young compeers! Calm in thy sorrow penile in thyvjnirth The neighbours mark'd thee, and expressed their fears, And sigh'd, and sadly smil'd, to think a thing, So beautiful must soon return to earth Does not the flower that earliest greets the spring The purest fairest soonest pass away Nor droops and lingers in the summer's ray? So thou, sweet flower, wert made a thing of light, Ere sin could soil, or folly's glare could blight! Sigma.

A LOVERS' QUARREL Ask not what I want, little Susan little Susan More than you will grant, little Susan There is mischief in your eye, There is pleasure in your sigh, And, egad there's no one by, Little Susan 6HS. Keep your bands from freedom, naughty Rover! naughty Roxer! Think not 1 shall need 'em, naughty Rover Or, if mischief you should hatch. You may give, but you shall catch. For, upon my life, I'll scratch, Naughty Rover! HE. Down in yonder grove, little Susan liule Susan Birds are singing love, little Susan And the moon is shining high, And the stars are in the sky, All as splendid as your eye.

Little Susan SHE. Changing is the moon, naughtv Rover naughty Rover Bjrds sing out of tune, naughty Rover And deceit makes Heaven cry Fie Though the moon is in the sky, Though the stars are all my eye, Naughty Rover! HE. Tell me what is single, little Susan little Susan Nature's vo.ee says mingle, little Susan! life's joys we should not miss You have lips that blush with bliss, So I'll teach them how to kiss, Littte Susan SHE Tell you what is single? naughty Rover! naughty Rover! I am-doii 3-0U tingle 1 naughty Rover Though my lips are roses bright, You shall kiss them not to-night; No or else my teeth shall bite, Naughty Rover! HE. Jjave me not in sorrow, little Susan little Susan May I hope to-morrow little Susan Since the clouds that frowning lay, Very often clear away Into bright and blooming day, Little Susan SHE. Labour merits gain, naughty Rover naughty Rover Time makes mountains plain, naughty Rover! And to morrow's not to-day But there's mother do not stay Take a kiss, and run awav, Naughty Rover! KEY TO THE SPHINX.

ENIGMA. The Weather. CONUNDRUMS, J. Because they "are Nankeen. 2.

Because she is anxious to get rid of her weeds. 3. The wind and he whistled "Over the hills and far iway." 4. Because there's a tag at the end of it. 5.

Because he is very stooped, (stupid.) 6. Because it is often on change. SELECTIONS. MARCH. Blow, blow, blow What a wind there is! One cannot take a turn down the street without having a chimney-pot clapped over one's head, or the point of a weather-coek stuck through one's goutiest toe.

At every hundred yards one sees a gentleman runnin after his hat beaver hunting, as a punster would say and the ladies' legs Fie on thee, Boreas it makes us blush to see their delicate pink ankles laid bare by thy rude, blustering breath. To be sere, if said ankles be prettily turned, it is a matter of no moment: indeed we have observed that the fair owners of such make no bones of being up to mid-leg in wind, and seem to enjoy it rather than not. But those Saxon buttresses we have before now encountered in our March rambles, braced round with yards of black ribbon, as if to restrain their obesity, ye flounces and furbelows, screen them from our eyes for ever Blow, blow, blow no end to the wind There are the clouds, like a pack of i-hounds, scamperiug across the blue fields of the heavens, the sun has stood iu the teeth of the wind, till he isred in the face, rivers seas ocean, are all in a foam. birds cannot fly, cattle cannot stand. trees are uprooted, umbrellas are turned inside out, steeples are blown down, and skylights are sent shivering through the air in a thousand fugitive pieces." Match may be considered as a sort of halfwav house between Winter and Spring, where the flowers of the one are seen commingled with the storms of the other.

In our gardens, the snow-drop, the crocus the bepatica, the aconite, and that winter rise," as unlike a rose as any thing can possibly be, lead the van of the floweis, and entice our fair Floras, with their trowels and miniature spades, to take charge of their delicate cups, and shelter their blossoms from the keen breath of the night air. In our parlours, the rich pagodas of the hyacinth, and the gold and silver bells of the narcissus, gleam on the mantel, or glitter in the windows. At sea, the blithe vessels scud along under close-reefed 6ails: wind-mills on the hill tops spin round without a rag flying: and whole villages are thrown into consternation at beholding the dear venerable May-pole laid prostrate upon the green. Young lambs now come baaing into existence and little Robinson Crusoe-looking huts are seen in the warmest corners of the fields, the lying-in hospitals of the various flocks. It has been so long one of our Spring fashions" to admire these little innocents, and to write sonnets about them (we ourselves once penned a birthday ode to one that was born with two heads), that it will scarcely be considered good taste in us tosay we absolutely sicken at the sight of them.

'Tis true, they skip about but in our eye, this skipping so closely resembles that of a flea, whom the fingers of an infuriated chambermaid are chasing- through the fastnesses of blauket and coverlet, that we cannot, for the life of us, get rid of the association. Then their legs, too, those villainous gouty legs, that seem preternaturally enlarged, like your own, when the sun does you in shadow, half against the wall, and half upon the pavement, on a fine summer's afternoon how can any man in his senses call those legs handsome 'Tis true, they perform their offices well enough; they lift the little sucklings to their mother's dugs but that they are to be admired for their symmetry, and held up as patterns, like the fair widow's of tbe Olympic, we, poets though we are, and ardent lovers of the country, can never conscientiously aduiit. In th2 way of sporting, the country has still much to Printed and Published on Wednesday, March 1, 1837, at No. 9, Northgate, by the Proprietor, Jrnnm Walkden, Bookseller, Printer and Stationer, of No. 5, Duke Street, Blackburn.

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