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8f thrice‘fa‘mons deed; she wrgught in pacifintrdays,

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"7 , her close in chasefig - g the ~wall ;‘ ‘ J » ecombe's Iofly'i hall, pry’ialong the coast, inrodc inland many a post.

. the stout old slierifl'cornes;

‘ r. v tgdierfi, before hint sound the drums;

‘ “I! m market-cross make clear an ample space, be, him to set up the standard of her (:race.

:; rumpets peel and gaily dance the bells, npo’hdhe aboring wind the royal blazon swells. homo. lion oftlie use lifts up his lnCtentOcrown,

d underneath his deadly paw trends the gay lilies down !

«exportation when [returned to flight, on that famed l’icard field

, I . hm” ' V Genoa’s bow and Caesar's eagle shield ; igngfin at. gin‘qour’t in wrath he turned to bay, " i "X‘- epilh his claws the princely hunters lay.

' flog-Ii “deep, Sir Knight—Ho ! scatter flowers, . salute—Ho ! gallantsdrdw your blades.

, {shine hither 'oyously ; ye breezes waft her wide ; ‘Mf’fihifll‘fiWEdféfi-the banner ofour pride.

,. Me More unfurled that ban ner‘s miissy fold-— il‘liolfpsrtia‘ gleam ;ofslnsliino kissed that haughty scroll of

k beach'snd on the purplp sea— tin England no other! been, nor c’er again ahall be.

li‘lrbih‘fiddystonc to Borwick bounds, from Lynn to Milford Bay, ‘i‘hsttime ofslumber was its bright and busy as the day ; ‘ I'UI' IMR to’Eut', and swift to West, the warning radiance

vlligh on St Mzhul's Mount it shone—it shone on Beacliy .liead. "For en'th deep the S aniurd saw, along each Southern shire, Uap‘e beyond cape, {endless range, those twinkling pomts of 5 .

re. The film? ell his skifi'to rock on Tamar‘s glittering waves,

Thorn“ ,«minera poured to war from Mendip‘s snuless caves: VU'er Longleat's towers, o’er Cranbourne's ouks the fiery herald

, ew’ . . Ire mused the shepherds ofStonchenge, the rangers of Beaulieu.

Itight'sharp and quick the bells all night rang out front Bristol 1 mini v Audion the’diiy three hundred horse had met on Clifton down. . The sentinel on \Vliitehnll gate looked forth into the night, 0 epav o’erlianging Richmond hill the streak of blood-red i In! ‘ » Then ngle’s note and alumni roar the death-like silence broke, Audyitb one ltart, and with one cry, the royal pity woke. . At once on all herrstately tea arose the answering fires ; “. At once the wild alurum cIdshed-from all her reeling s this; If _’ ‘III the batteries ofthe Tower peeled loud the vorce of fear, ;$wall thethousend masts of Thames sent back a louder cheer. A’fldfmm the farthest wards was heard the rush of hiirrylng feet, And the- broad streams of flags and pikes dashed down each 0 roaring street; . ‘pAnd broader still became the blaze, and louder still the din, A" Mt from eVery village round the horse crime spurring in ; And Eastwsrd straight from wild Blacklieuth the warlike errnnd went, ' And reused in many an ancient hall the gallant 'squires of Kent. Southward from Surrey’s pleasant hills flew those brlglllt'i)lll‘1(‘.1‘s forth ; ‘ ' [North ; High on bleak l-lampstcad's swnrtliy moor they started. for the Art on, and on, without a pause, untired they bounded still ;‘ All night from tower to tower they sprung—they sprang from hill to bill; Till the proud Peak unfurled the flag o’er Darwin‘s rock rlalcs— Till like volume flared to heaven the stormy hills 0 \anes— Till twelve fliir counties saw the blaze on Mnlvern's lonely hei ht— ‘ Till street‘ned in crimson on the wind the Wrckin‘s crest oflight— Till broad and fierce theater come forth on Ely's stately fane, ' A ' " Ivor III hunt et rose in arms o’er all the boundless plain-- Ti Belvoir‘a'lotdly terraces the sign to Lincoln soul, And Lincoln sped the message o'er the wide vulo oftlic Trent—- Till Sklddlw MW the fire that burned on Gaunt's embattled

f .3 ile And til). ro’d glare on Skiddaw roused the. burgliers of Carlisle. ST. LOUIS CRIMINAL COURT. . . State vs. Augustus V. Jones. ‘ runic'rammron PAsSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY. ‘The defendant in this case was, probably, twenty- eight years'of age, but were the appearance of at least thutyffive. He had evidently once been a fine looking man; in stature he was something ovor six feet, and his ‘ strongly marked features and prominent forehead gave evidence of morogthan ordinary intellect. But you could clearly discover that he had become a prey to the monster, intent pg; ~ the mark of the beast was

stamps? upon i ’ i e, which gave it a vivid ‘ unnatural; placed in the box, with (era upon the indictments " ‘ed 'a Ashe others had pleaded

. dry, (as glay was set for their trial.

The defendan and to so

__ nd up, and the.clerk read r tolim the indictmentiwtiich

chargedfiiim with having,

on the 10th day of‘AL‘ug‘ust,’ passed to one Patrick Oneil

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a counterfeit Bill

, purporting to be issued by the 2nd

' Munioi lity of magi! - of New Orleans, for the sum of Mr sat. outfit“ being asked the question, guilty

. H be 1 35 .uilty—guilty !” Then, turn-

, t dcourtyfg gems» d that, as this was the last ' ti . var oxpeotod'to- appear iii court, he would be ' i,” g ' u i .139; glowed to make a few remarks.

_ , . After a pause, in which avouring to'calm his feelings, he . . , . . 1.9!: «t -

’ May itplcase the court: In the remarks I shall militia] not attempt to‘extenuate my crime, or ask at your, hands any sympathy in passing sentence upon me. . I know that I have violated the laws of my coun- try, and justlygideserve punishment ; nor would I recall the past", or dwell upon the bitter present, for my own nuke, stun/lab to do good for others is my only mo- tave. ‘ ‘

“I shall,‘ with the" indulgence of the court, give a “bliéf narrative of my life, with a hope that those young J'rnen around me may take warning by it, and avoid the

which I have split. ‘/ I was born of respect-

, > New Jersey, and 'during infohftdh‘oo'd received every attention that fond parents ,cotild‘best‘ownpon an only son. It Was early discovered ,that Hinds fondness for books, and my father, although ' in :limited‘ circumstances, determined to give me a literal :Eduoation’. I was sent to a high school in the

. he was evide .

7 neighbourhood, and such was my progress, that at twelve

years of age,-my preceptor declared rue‘qualified for college, and} accordingly e’fltered ‘one of the oldest

univer , country. Here I so distinguished mpg}: “fist” _een, I graduated with the second ho- n3“: '1, ‘~ , tntion,.'and returnedhome flushed with 11,; " A, pect of success'that lay before me. I mzm’gy ' “attracted the study-of law, and when only

.in my twentieth year, I obtairied a licence to practice. Acting upon the advice of friends, I. determined. to try my fortunes in the West. I accordingly arranged my

.men—that those who hear me may, when asked to

affairs for» .depafire' cailyflin :he’ifio‘i‘ireds. I will.

j not Q lain you tvit'b‘an account of my?‘eep§ration from

thpa’di held most idea —suffice to say, that I recelwd théifilessinfi‘wrny pa cuts, and in return, promised faithfully and honestly to avoid all bad‘lcompariy, “5 We” as their vices. Had I kept my promise, I should have been saved this shame, and been free from the load of guilt that hangs around me continually, like a fiendish vulture, threatening to drag me to Justice, for crimes as yet unrevealed. But, to return; lleft my early home, where all had been sunshine, aiidwhere my pathway had" ” : ,streived with flowers, to try mylfort‘une among gadgets, and to try my strength in’bh‘fi'eting the'storms and tempests of the world. "With a light heart I looked forward to the future; and taking the usual route, I soon reached Wheeling, where I took passage in a hm“ “lbr Louislville. In the boat a game of'cards was pro- posed for amusement; and although I had promised faithfully to avoid such things, still I argued to myself that there was n01harm in playing a game for amuse- ment. Accordingly Ijoined the party, and we kept up the muscmen! most of'the way down. After we left Cincinnati, it was proposed to bet a ‘ bit’ a game,'mcre- ly, as it was said, to make it interesting. My first irri- pression was to leave the table, but I was told that It was only a ‘bit’—'that I could not lose more than one 01" two dollars. This argument prevailed, for I lacked moral courage to do what was tight. I fe my CO'n' pariions would say I was stingy of a little g ney. In- fluenced by these feelings, I player}, and,g§, the idles would have it, I won. Before we reachedfiiéLouisi'ille. we had twice doubled the stake, and I fog‘pd my lHCk enabled me to pay my passage out ofmy winnings. It Was the first time ever I had bet money, and my success turned me. Again I played, and was again successful; and, in short, I continued to play for amusement, until I had acquired a thirst for gaming. lyscttled in a thriving village in Tennessee, and commenced the practice of my profession under flattering auspices, and my first appearance in a criminal court was highly com- plimented, and I soon became known throughout the circuit. Things went on thus for more than a year; and I believed myself‘fairly on the road to fame and fortune. I occasionally played cards; but 1 consoled myself with the idea that I only played with gentlemen for amusement. ’ ’

“One night I accompanied some young men to a gaming shop, and for'the first time in my life, I saw a Faro Bank. My companions commenced betting, and I was induced to join them, although 1 did not under- stand the game. Again I played with success; and when we left the house, I was more than two hundred dollars winner. None ofmy companions had been for- tunate, and it was insisted thatI was the lucky man, and thatI must treat. ‘Ve accordineg repaired to my room, where I ordered wine, and before we broke up we were all deeply intoxicated. With me it was the first time, and the next day I resolved that I would never play cards again. Iadhered to this determination for nearly three months, when I again yielded to the eu- treaties of my dissipated associates.

“I now played with varied success, and in all cases found an excuse for resorting to the wine-bottle. Ifl lost,I drank to drown sorrow; ifI won, I treated my good fortune. TliusI progressed upon my downward course, until drinking and gambling became my chief employments. All my friends who were worth preserv- ing abandoned rue, until my only associates were drunkards and gamblers. When almost reduced to want (for I had left ofl‘business), I received a letter iii- forrning me of the death of my father-thct father who had watched over my early years—who loved me so ten- derly. And did Iact as an affectionate child? No. Vice had destroyed the human feelings of my heart, and left only the animal passions and appetites; as the letter contained a chéck for 500 dollars, a part of my poor father’s hard earnings, I drowned my grief that night at a Baccliarialiaii revel, and in a few days Iwas again penniless. I will not dwell upon the every day scenes of my life, which were such as may at all times be wit- nessed at any oftbe two hundred dram shops if your city, where wretched men squander the little pittance that justly belongs to their suffering wives and chil- dren. .

“But, to pass on. For nearly three yearsI have been a drunken, wandering outcast. Six months ago 1 receiver! a letter from my dear mother, enclosing 100 dollars, and informing tire that she was fast sinking with disease, and entreatiiig with all a mother’s feeling, to come home and see her before she died. For a time I felt the appeal, and resolved to comply with her request; and accordingly took passage on a steamboat for that purpose. For two days I refrained from liquor: but my tliirst became -insupportable,——at length my appetite overpowered my better feelings, and I approached the Bar and demanded the liquid fire. I was soon intoxi- cated, when I madly sought the gaming table; and be- fore the boat reached Lovisville, I was stripped of every cent. Thus, all hopes of seeing my dying mother cut off, I remained at Louisville several weeks; in which time I learned that my mother had died, and that her last breath was spent in prayer for her wretched child. From Louisville I shipped on board the steamer Brazil, as a deck hand, and came to this place, where I was discharged for drunkenness. Let every young man re- flect upon this picture. I, who had moved in the first circles of society—had been the guest of distinguished public men, and a favourite among the literati of our country—was now turned off as unfit for a deck hand on a steamboat! yes intempei-ance had done this much.

“ I loitercd about this city for several weeks, and was sometimes engaged in posting up the books of some Dram Shop, for which I was paid in the liquid fire, kept for the accommodation of customers. One evening I fell in company with a man who has lately been lodged in jail for passing counterfeit money. We played cards, and I won from him the three dollar bill in question, The next day I learned it was a counterfeit, and I did not offer to pass it for some days. 'But at last I got out of all employment. I had no other money—I could meet no one who would ask me to drink. My appetite was like a raging fire within me. I could not endure it. I souglit\a dram shop—offered the‘bill—dt was ac- cepted ; and when found a few hours after, by the OE}. cers ofjustice,I was beastly drunk.

“ The evidence of guilt was conclusive, and before my.brain Was clear of the intoxicating fumes, I was lodged in jail to await my trial. I am now done. I have not detained the‘ Court with any hope or wish that .clemen‘cy would be extended to my‘cgse: But with a hope thag-my-gmmple may be a warning to other young la a social game'qf.9drd5 0! drink a social glass, think of my fate and refrain; They may feel themselves secure —they may believe‘they can stop when they please; but let them remember that I argued thus until I was lost.”

F a . much affected ; abiffor a few moments silence reigned throu bout the Court House] ' _ . AtIength the judge, who is as much distinguishedi for the qualities of his lieartas he is for learning as a Juv ge, proceeded in a brief but appropriate 'manner to pass sentence upon the defendant, ,putting his piinishmentgn the Penitentiary down to'the shortest time allowed y law.~—Ilfis'$ouri Pennant. \

' LAND AT TORONTO AND Tortom‘o ITSELF. _h The value t§pmperty here is incredible. On e military reserv ,- 'now forming the new Western portion Government fetched five or

of the city acre-lots sold by ' _ six hundred pounds, atsome distance from the parts of

the citv built upon. Building ground in the popUIOUS streets'is worth from ten pounds to twenty pounds a foot, and will no doubt be much higher; and thus many Per" sons who were formerly very needy, and who obtained the land as grants when it was of little value. are now ainonost the richest. , . . ” Until about six or seven years ago, [the blllldmgs 3" Toronto were mostly ofwood, as stone is not found In sufficientquantit‘y. in the, neighbourhood; and ._c§“;e' queiitly, fires frequently devastated the town. Bi ic [as since been chiefly employed, as the sail is so good a aY that the foundation and cellarage ofa house often yield the necessary material for the superstructure. . King-street, the main artery of the Olly: Pf‘imlses to be very handsome; already many excellent brick stores and houses line its sides, and iii the shops the 'superflu- ous luxuries of lzirgc plate glass and brass railings are beginning,r to appear. It is well paved with bag-\Vfllksi and a broad beltof round stone on each Side, With a broken stone road in the centre. A capacious and Very extensive sewer runs under the whole. 7 Families emigrating to Toronto will wish to know as well about markets as servants and house rent. Ser- vants are not in general of the best kind. Females coming out usually get married after a short service, and settle as the wives of méchauics or farmers; and men or boys obtain so much wages as mechanics or his bourers, that it is obviously their interest to seek such employment. A good mason or carpenter may stipu- late for 63. or 75 6d. a day; a'labourer gets constant em- ployment at from 23 (id. to 35 6d. according to the nature of his work ; and many of them, by keeping a horse and a cartand a cow, may double that amount. Considering that from eight to ten dollars a month (forty to fifty shillings currency) are the highest wages given to men servants, and from four to six dollars to women (I mean an average, for some oftlie higher class- es give more, in order to keep their servants with thein,) with their daily food, itis not to be wondered at that, in a cheap country, they seek labour with a view to ul- timate rest or property independently derived. House rent is high at Toronto. A good house for a small family, consisting oftwo stories, with kitchen and cellar, perhaps about five or six rooms above the level of the street, costs forty five or fifty pounds a year, and about two pounds for road and other city taxes. With this limited accommodation, there is generally a. small stable and sleigh house, and a yard just sufficient to hold about halfthe wood required for the Winter, which, for a family able to afford such aimlging, would amount to about thirty or forty cords. Stoves are generally used, although coals from. the State of Ohio or Lake Erie are coming into the market, by‘ way of the Welland Canal, and cost at present from ls. fit]. to 13. 8d. per bushel. The-highest official income in Upper-Canada is that of the Chief Justice, which may be about £2,000; whilst those of the first rank seldom reach more than $61,000. A private person with £1,200 a year is \reckoned very rich, and it is doubtful whether there are many who can regularly command that income from any source. Several of the wealthy members ofsocicty are persons originally belonging go the civil branches of the Army, or who held office under the Government; and those who were fortunate enough to obtain grants of land, or get them at the rates they first sold for when York was a paltry villiage, are now the magnatcs of Toronto. Land which then would scarcely fetch a dollar, or five shillings an acre, is now worth, in some situations, almost as

many thousand pounds—Sir R. H. Bannycasllc’s Ca- nazlu.

PHILOSOPHICAL Facts—Sound travels at the trite of 1142 feet per second in air, 4990 feet in water, 11090 in cast iron, 7000 in steel, 18000 in glass, and from 4626 to .17000 in wood.

Mercury freezes at 38 degrees, Fahrenheit, and be- comes a solid mass, malleable under the hammer.

The greatest height at which visible Clouds ever ex- ist, does not exceed ten miles.

Air is about 816 times lighter than water.

The pressure ofthe atmosphere upon every square foot of the earth amounts to 2160 pounds. An ordinary Sized. man, supposing his surface to be 14 square feet, sustains the enormous pressure of 30240 lbs.

Heat ratifies air to such an extent that it may be made to occupy 500 or 600 times the space it did before.

. The violence of the expansion of Water‘ when freez- ing, is suflictent totcleave a globe of copper of such

thickness as to require a force of 28,000 pounds to pro- duce the same effects.

During the~ conversi of heat are absorbed.

Water when converted 800 times.

One hundred pounds of the water of the Dead Sea contains 45 pounds of salt.