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in its form; the case is neatly ornamented with ﬁligree, but the movements are of _very ordi- narv workmanship, and wound up With catgut, After Charles’s death the Castle became the pri- son of his children. When the heroic Coun- tess of Portland, after her surrender, was or- dered to leave the castle and the island in two days. not one of the islanders could be found to convey her to the opposite shore. She was indebted for that service to the seamen of a trading vessel. The well that supplies the castle is seveity-two yards deep; and the water is drawn up by a large wheel, turned by an ass. In 1747, there was an ass that had been in that service forty years.

Sir Thomas .More.—-Sir Thomas More was, doubtless, a great and good man; he was un- doubtedly, a just Judge, but it is to be deplored that whilst he was Speaker of the House of Commons, he wasasycophantic slave. Why did he pra ‘that, if any of the Commons should speak more largely than they ought, that theymight be pardoned ?’ It Is an eteru nal blot upon hlS name and character, as well as on that of the House of Commons which permitted him to put up such a prayer; and it is no small consolation, whilst reflecting upon his uniformly virtuous life and his heroic manner of laying his head under the axe, that this victim of that terrible monster of blood- shed and rapine, Henry VIII. reflected in his dying moments, that had he, in 1523, defended the right of legislators in the_Commohs House, to speak whatever they liked, Without either fear of,or danger from, any tyrant whatever; he would not have been brought to the block in 1533, fordenying the sulorcnt'lcy of as bad a King as ever wielded a sceptre.—. “at a pity it is that great men cannot descend into their graves, without leaving a stain upon their re- putation !

The Rump Parliament.—This Parliament, which lasted 13 years, that is, from Nov. 1640, till its dissolution by Oliver Cromwell. the Lord Protector, on the 20th of April. 1653, is known by several designations. “The Re- publican Parliament,” The Rump Parliament.” u()romwell’s Long Parliament,” “The Bare- bones Parliament.” It received the latter nickname from the fanaticisms of several of its members, among whom was a man named Barebones; a dealer in leather, in Fleet-street. Lmdon;who, being infected with the rage which was then very general. ofchanging the Christian names, John, Thomas, &c., into Scriptural phrases, metamorphosed his own into ‘- Praise God Barebones!” During the continuance of this Parliament, civil war raged over the land in consequence of the im- prudent conduct of Charles I. The opposing parties were styled Cavaliers and Roundheads, but, properly speaking, the contest was car- l'leJ on by the king and his adherents against . the Parliament and the people. The plea for the long continuance of this Parliament was of course the necessity of affairs: for, during the struggle for superiority between the King and the people, it would have been dangerous, nay, impossible, to elect new representatives from year to year. In fact, this Parliament had taken up the position ofdeclaring itself se- dentary until the affairs of the kingdom should be settled : this was the only ground on which theycould contendwith theSovereign at the head ofa powerful army; andit would have been unsafe for them, as individuals, to have aban- doned it. At all events, let it be remembered that if this prolongation of a popular Parlia- ment was unconstitutional, it was at least a quidpro que for the total want of Parliaments durin the twelve years preceding—.4 Key to both ouser.

THE BRITISH AMERICAN

An, Imperial Huntress.-—Previously to the return of Don Pedro from" 'the Brazils, the Ein- press was to be met frequently in different parts thereofin her sporting attire, and with all the paraphernalia of the sports of the ﬁeld; or, to use the Great Bard‘s style,

“ Caparisoned, mounted for warrior-deed," When last seen in this costume she was on a ﬁne horse. which she rode en cavalier disdain- ing the side saddle, and was ﬂanked by ser- vants on either hand, bearing fowling-pieces, and surrounded by her dogs. Her hat was richly surmounted with ostrich feathers; her pale/renters were highly laced, but still the whole turn-out was that of Imperial Majesty incog. Her manners were affable, and she saluted those passing with condescension, and strangers with an increased degree thereof.

Brent Tor Church, Devonshire, situate upon a Rock.—On Brent 'I‘or is a church, in which is oppositely inscribed from scripture, “ Upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates ofhell shall not prevail against it.” It is said that the parishoners make weekly atonement for their sins, for they cannot go to church without the previous penance ofclimbing this steep; and the pastor is frequently obliged to humble himselfupon his hands and knees be- fore he can reach the house of prayer. Tra- dition says it was erected by a merchant to commemorate his escape from shipwreck on the coast, in consequence of this Tor serving as a guide to the pilot. There is not sufﬁcient earth to bury the dead—At the foot of the Tor resided, in 1809, Sarah Williams. aged [09 years. She never lived further out of the parish of Brent Tor, than the adjoining one; she had twelve children, and a few years be. fore her death out ﬁve new teeth.

The Funeral “ Garland.”-—ln Stockton Church, in the county of Wilts, is a piece 0" iron frame work, with some remains of faded ribbon depending from it. It is the last re- main of the custom (now quite disused in this part ofthe country) ofcarrying a garland de- corated with ribbons before the corps ofa young unmarried woman, and afterwards suspendingit to the church. This instance occurred about thirty years ago.

Bentham and a Royal Mule—The ﬁrst wri- tings Mr. Bentham committed to the press were letters in a newpaper on the affairs of Europe, somewhere about the close of the American war, which had the singular distinction of being answered by George III. The king published his letter in a Hague journal—it Was replied to by Mr. Bentham. and most unmer- cifully dissected; probably in that manner in which he afterwards so much excelled, the ap-

lication of the rack of analysis. The king earned who the writer was, and never forgot him. Mr. Bentham’s bill for the establishment ofa Panopticon prison for the reform of cri- minals, had passed the two Houses of Parlia- ment, and the king had the pen in his hand to sign it, when he asked Lord Shelburn who it was that was undertaking this scheme. The an- swer was, Mr. Bentham ofLincoln's Inn. “ Ben- tham!” said the king, and put down the pen. The bill never received the Royal assent, the scheme was obliged to be given up, and Mr. Bentham was saddled with a large pecuniary loss, a thing he cared little for in comparison to the defeat ofhis benevolent project.

MY HEART‘S IN OLD

My basque o'er the billows dash‘d glorious along And glad were the notes of the sailor boy’s song ; But sad was my bosom and bursting with woe For my heart‘s in old Ireland wherever I go.

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The shores they were lovely, but cheerless and vein Bloom'd the lilies of France and the daisies of Spain. For I thought on the ﬁelds where the wild daisies grow; Oh my heart's in old Ireland wherever Igo,

More dear than the ﬂowers all Italy yields,

Is the red breasted daisy that spangles our ﬁelds,

The shamrock, the hawthorn. and the whitc~hlossom’d sloe.

Oh my heart's in old Ireland wherever I go.

For the rose and the lily abandon the plains

When the summer goes by. but the shamrock remains, Like a friend in misfortune it blooms o‘er the snow,— Oh my friend‘s in old Ireland where ever I go.

I sighed, and I vowed that ife'cr I got home.

No more from my sweet little cottage I’d roam.

But the harp should resound, and the goblet should ﬂow,

Oh my heart's in old Ireland wherever I go.

The English National l’ulitical Union have publish- ed an address to the electors of the United Kingdom, on the pledges to be given by candidates at the ensu- ing elections. The pledges set forth are seven. which relate to Parliamentary Reform, [including a shorten- ing ofthc duration d't Parliaments, and voting by bal- lot,J Law Reform. Financial Reform. Trade Reform. [including free trade in corn as Well as every other commodity.] Church Reform. «bolition of Slavery. Taxes on Knowledge. The following is the pledge relating to Church Reform.

1. Ejualizing to a great extent of the Church estab- lishment. Every dignitary of the church preaches poverty and wallows in wealth. Great wealth being condemned as incompatible with the true religion. none of its ministers should therefore be wealthy.

2 Ccasing to compel any one to pay for the mainten- ance of any particular doctrine he does not approve.

3 Abolition of tithes in the fairest way. and in the shortest time possible .

State of Germany. The German wrongs are not imaginary, They are real and innumerable. They are material and substantial, as well as theoetical and moral. They are governed by tyrannical Princes— they are subjected to tyranical laws—they are taxed to an excessive and tyrannical amount—they are made to serve as soldiers for a period, and on conditions which are oppressive and unjust—they have not the right of managing their own municipal affairs—they are per- petually liable to be called on to fight against their own principles and against the happiness of their fellow countrymen—they enjoy no one beneﬁt which free institutions necessarily confer—and they are only al. lowed to form alliance with arbitrary and tyrannical Governments. All the domestic concerns of life are subject to the impertinencies of acoarse and vulgar police. All the family interests and private affairs of individuals are perpetually examined into by the pry- ing eye of an inquisitive and odious espionage—and e- ven a servant cannot be hired or discharged without the approbation of local authorities. You must not suppose that these injuries _and those wrongs are not general in Germany. You must not imagine that it is only in some few States that this feudal system of go- vernment continues; butwhen you take the Map of Germany you may be sure that nine-tenths of that im- mense country are thus enslaved and degraded.— JlIorm'ng Chronicle.

The Irish Gentry and the Irish poor.—- The classes of society inlreland are ill-arranged. The re is