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POETRY.

...-: SCOTLAND IS FREE!

. {sound the glad tidings o'er mountain and sea,

' The chains have been broken and Scotland is free! Loud let America swell the glad song!

As it peals o'er the wave—and tho gladncss prolong; Let the anthem roll on from the cast to the west, With concord divine, like a song ofthe blcst;

Then sound the glad tidings o‘er mountain and sea, The chains have been broken, and Scotland is free!

i ' Not with armour of steel were the warriors clad, Nor was fougbtthe hard battle with loud cannonade; No patriot war-cry was rung through the air, But they used the tried weapons of faith and ofprayer; , The pastors ofScotland caine forth side byside,_

" ltd Christ was their Captain, Jehovah their Guide; hen sound the glad tidings o’er mountain and sea, section'- liave been‘brokcn, and Scotland is free!

L0! Chalmers is there in the frontoftlic host, The pride ofnld Scotland—her joy and her boast! , Tone and love sit enthroned on each calm, lofty brow,

A As Ibrth from their bondage unfettered they go; - (“a’l‘hey are poor; but the Church is the bride ofthe Lamb; Full protection and favor her watchmen tnay claim ;

- Then sound the glad tidings o’er mountain and sea, The chains have been broken, and Scotland is free I

Unshelterod,onpatronised, what can they do,” Driven forth from their altars, Ah ! where can they go? Behold! to the hearts ofthe people they fly, I

‘ u’ And their altars are there, while their trust is (rt high; Though clouds are around them, and thorny their road, They joyful press onward, and lean on their God! Then sound the glad tidings o'er mountain and sea, The chains have been broken, aitd Scotland is free !

0 beautiful Scotland ! thy glorious hills, Immortal in song—and thy lakes and thy rills, Bore witness ofyore to the faith ofthy sons, . When the prayers of thy martyrs were mingled With groans; When tlty hills and thy valleys were moistened With blood, . > Which gave its red stain to each river and flood ; - But sound the glad tidings o’er mountain and sea, The chains have been hroken,and Scotland is free !

Old systems are falling—the world is awake ! Jehovnhia comin , the nations to shake !

Prepare for his a vent, my country,prepare !

In the glorious work letAmerica share!

Columbia! Columbia ! thy forces combine,

Let Zion mine, in her brightness to shine!

While we sound the glad tidings o’er mountain and sea, That the chains have been broken, and Scotland is free !

IRS. DANA.

SONG OF THE HAYMAKERS.

The noontide is ltot and our foreheads are brown, Our palms are all shining and hard;

Right close is our work with the wain and the fork, And but poor is our daily reward.

But there’s joy in the sunshine, and mirth in the lark, That skiiiis whistling away overhead;

Our s irits are light, though our skirts may be dark, An there's peace with our meal ofhrown bread.

We dwell in the meadows, we toil on the sod, Far away front the city ’s drill gloom ;

And more jolly are tve,tltoiigli in rags we may be, Than the pale faces over the loom.

Then a song and a cheer for the bonnie green stack, Climbing up to the sttn wide and high;

For the pitcltcrs, and rttkers, and merry haymakers, And the beautiful Midsummer sky.

Come forth, gentle ladies—comc forth, dainty sirs, And lend us your presence awhile;

Your garments will gather no stain from the burrs, And a frecklo Won’t tarnish your smile.

Our csrpet’s more soft for your delicate feet Than the pile ofyour velveled floor;

.And the air of our biilin-swnrth is surely as sweet As the perfutnc of Araby's shore.

Conic forth, noble masters, come flirth to the field, Where freshness and health may be found;

Where the wind-rows are spread for the buttcrfiy's bed, And the clover-bloom fallcth around.

Then a song and a cheer for the bonnie green stack, Climbing tip to the sun wide and high;

For the pitchers, and rukers, and merry hiiymakcrs, And the beautiful Midsummer sky.

“Hold fast I" cries the waggoncr, loudly and quick, And then comes the hearty “ Gco-wri E”

While the cunning old team-horses manage to pick A sweet mouthful to munch its they go.

The tawny~faced children come round us to plav, And bravely they scatter the heap; '

Till the tiniest onc, llll outspent with fun, Is curled up with the sheep-dog asleep.

Old age sitteth down, on the hnycock’s fair crown, At the close ofour labouring day;

And wishes his life, like the grass-tit his feet, May be pure at its “ passing away.”

Then a song and a cheer for the bonnie green stack, Climbing up to the sun wide and high;

For the pitchers, and rakers, and merry havmakers. And the beautiful Midsummer sky. ELIZA COOK

D'AUBIGNE AND THE FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. The followintr interesting Letter has been addressed by, the-celebrated D’Aubigné, of France, in the name of the Seal“ Evangehque, to the Rev. Dr. Wels'i. Declarations of brotherlykiudness from any evangelical body or individual ere cheering, but our Scotch brethren may well rejoice in the fact that (as they express it themselves) honoured Churches, speaking through their most honoured men, greet them as With words of holy titid apostolic salutat'ion '_ Sis, AND MUCH aaspsc-rnn time ago, your letter of December, 1842, in which you ac- knowledged receipt of the letter ofthe Soeiété Evetigelique tothc Church of Scotland; and now that the great event anticipated has occurred, I desire to take your hand, and in figure, that ofiill your brethren, niid to say to you,—Let your ginning be in the name ofthe Lord! I was doubtful whe- ther I should not go to Scotland for the occasion, as I had been requested to visit England. But I liuve been some- what consoled by the consideration, that aeI should have lied to be in Lotidon on the l7th, it would have been im- poiisible for me to be in Edinburgh on the 18th. How bap- py should I have been, my dear brother, to have taken my p ace in the rear ofthat procession, at the head ofwhicli you walked. Indeed, as Dr. Gordon hits said, you had no alter- native, for it wnsa matter of conscience. Yoti have not hesitated to choose between God and the world; and, like Moses, you have esteemed the reproach ol'Cltrist greater riches than the treasures of Egypt, because you have bad respect to the recompense'of the reward. Now you will fear neither the Wrath of the king, nor the wrath of the people; and you Will endure as seeith him who is invisible. Your outgotng has been a triumph; but it will not ulwavs be so; (it: lteel that! ought to say it) i hope a will ndt always . so; _for every work which is verily of God must be bap- tised With the. baptism of humility—of reproach—ofptiin— oftears. As individuals, and as a church, you -will have your moments of grief; and, perhaps, then some one will say, vrss the separation indeed according to God’s will? But no.—Your brethren, sons ofthe stranger, seeing the great applause with which, in crowded assemblies, the speeches of your omtors were responded to, l’IIIVe‘ been led - sometimes to ask themselves with uneasiness, “Is this iii truth the work of God?” But when they see your Chtirch phased, “baring no form or comeliness,” “despised and re- yeeted of men,” then—then every doubt will be dispelled, and by bet: likeness tothe Bridegroom will they recognise the bride. Ibave read with much pleasure what Dr. Chal- mere and upon this subject :—“ Never forget the deep hll- mility which holy men ofold mixed up with their joy.” ‘ ' '“ They must not seek for freedom in the applause of the multitude.” “ Let them be prepared'with like sacrifices ' ' ' the loss of popularity, themselves, their families their all.’_’ Yes, those are words oftrtitlt ; and let us marcli under this banner, and we shall conquer the world. ‘ I believe, that on the fundamental question we should be snotty much at one. Ithink. indeed, that those of our friend

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‘ alive, how is the tinion to continue? It would be to wish,

and State, perhaps go too far. The State may be conceived to be in such a healthy condition (Cltristttiii,) that the Church runs no risk irt being.r united witlt it. W'hcn iii Germany, at the era of the Reformation, the prince said, “Rather than abandon the confession of this doctrinc,I would abandon the throne of my fathers, I would take my stall, and go to bear the shoes of strangers,” then might the Church without fear unite itself to the State. But the nineteenth century is not the sixteenth. The State is no longer guided by Chris- tian principles; it is now nothing but a society ,‘or temporal interests. 10:!” understand that a church dead and earthly min be in union with a state, the maxims and government of which are foreign to the life of God. Then it is bit! the dead walking with the dead; they will walk as those who are agreed. But front the moment that a church becomes

like French llevolutiouists, to unite a living man with a corpse. While the Moderate, or dead party, hits home sway in your church, the union has been possible. From the moment that life from heaven revived your church, there has been disagreement, uitd the union has been necessarily dissolved. lcan understand that an union might be main- tained where the state does nothing btit endow; but than 1 have nevor seen a statesman, even it Christian statesman, who consented to that. “If we endow," they say, “we ought to govern.” Moreover, as Dr. Chalmers says, “con- nection with the state is a great temptation to sin :” oftliis we see on the Continent, every day, the most lamentable proofs. Yet 1 can conceive this system to work iit Scotland, where the tnajority ol the ministers are orthodox. But when, on the Continent, we see the great majority Of'the ml- iiisters ofthe national churches (at least iit llltllly coiiittries,) to be Riitioiitilists, Uiiitnrians, and when we ask ourselves why it is so, the iinsivcr iitust lic,—Becatise they are paid by state endowments. \Vcre government to withdraw its sup- port, they would all give way: there would not be three per cent. who would find people to itiniitttiiii thetn,—while Christians would combine to plant Christian ministers in every place. ‘

Yourseparation, my dear brother, is a momentous event. May God make it a blessing to the whole church! Yester- (lay, (Sabbath,)l sent to the chaplain ut the church ofthe Oratoire, the following paper, which was read at the prin- cipal service :—“ The Free Presbyterian Church ofScotland, having just completed its separation from the state, and form- ed itselfinto a General Assembly under the presidence of Dr. Chalmers,—that Church, its ministers, and people, are earnestly recommended to the blessing of the Lord, and to the prayers ofthis assembly." In terms of this notice, there was added to the last (liturgical) prayer, a fervent prayer, (extcmpore,) that God would grant ymi grace to build your- selvcs upon Christ, the true rock, and keep yourselves im- movable under your only head. —, who was present, told me at parting, that she had been much inoved. Adieu, sir, and dear brother.

lie so good as salute, in my name, Dr. Patrick. M‘Farlane and Mr. Stewart (returned front Malta ;) arid believe inc, al- ways your uttachcd friend uitd brother,

(Signed) Mi:an D’Anatcxn.

DUELLING.

( From the London Dispatch.)

It has been recommended, that all the parties who were concerned iii the late fatal duel, which ended iii the death of Colonel Fitwcett, 55th Regiment, should be dismissed the army. We do not know that this-would be possible, for though the Crown has the arbitrary and shameful preroga- tive ofdisntissingr naval and military ofiicers, without trial or accusation, still it would be rather extravagant to dismiss officers by the application oftin er- oslfaclo principlc. Duel- ling, however detestable in itself, hits always been acknow-

HUNTING SCENES IN SINDH. BY nits. POTSANS.

On one occasion We had encamde on the opposite side of the river to the forts of Ali Moorad, and in the midst of some fine hunting-grounds, when the prince announced his intention ofcrossintr the Indus to meet us, and do the honours of his preerves. For three days after this. declaration of his higliness's will, the Indus, ‘III the usual ferry, was-hier- ally covered with boats and rafts, laden Witlt the retainers, the biintsuten, the horses, matchloeks, tents, dogs and sport- ing materials ofthe Meer, and, last of all, with much labour, was brought over the hunting-elephant, With his howdah and chains, and driver and cook,—a large boat-load of them- selves. The day succeeding this arrangement, the Meer and his immediate followers appeared, and rode to the encamp- ment prepared for their reception, about a mile from our own.

The Ameer’s tent was remarkably splendid; it was made; wholly of bright crimson cloth, richly embroidered, and stir- rounded with an outer wall, to keep off the people. The interior was decorated with hanging lamps, riclt Persian carpets, and large cushions of purple velvet, tvorkcd with seed-pearls and gold ; while the entrances were sentiitelled with a body-guard, dressed in it uniform similar to that worn by the soldiers of the Punjab, with English muskets, and iii every way well uppomted. At some dis- tones from the tent, bodies of horsemen had picketed their steeds, whose gay critnson housings lay in strange confusron on the ground, mixed tip with swords and spears, ntiitch- locks and bubble-bubbles (pipes). '

There were, oti this occasion, some SIX hundred of the Aineer’s followers, the majority ofthctrt Belochces and Aff- ghiins. These worthies, who receive but nominal wages as retainers ofthe prince, are billeted on the Villages, they and their horses.

It was announced that Meer Ali Illoorad would commence his sports by the attack oftt tigress and cubs that had shewn themselves in the neighbourhood, and been tracked by the huntsmeii. As we had been requested to accompany hint, however, his highness expressed his intention of paying me a visit of ceremony oti his way: _

Our suite of tents was sufficiently commodious, but we were desirous oftbi'owing as much pomp and dignity round the occasion as possible, and consequently spread forth all the Persian rugs in our possession; grouped guns, swords, pistols, and (loggers in every direction; and put halfu dozen more rickety chairs in stately rows than there was really room for. These arrangements satisfactorily made, we had but to cause the Sepoy guard to form an avenue in front,nnd the most roaring horses to be saddled and brought forward, when all was déclnrcd iii the most satisfactory order for re- ceiviug Meer All Moorad, the Belooch Chieftain of chee.

About two, a tremendous shouting was heard, Willi the discharge ofrnntclilocks, and some five hundred armed and mounted men, accoutrcd equally for the war or forthe chase ——\vith spears glancing brightly iii the sun-light, flags flout- ing on the breeze, with hawks jiiigling loudly their stlver bells on the woodinnii’s wrist—dashed over fence and brush- wood into the enclosure that surrounded our tents. After shouting forth the Prince’s titles, the retainers of his high- ness bucked their snorting, rearing, but well-trained horses, leaving the Meer, with his favourite attendants, as a sorrot tableaux, in the centre of the group. The Meer then dis- mounted, and our sepoys presented arms. I

One trait among Asiatics has always excited my admira— tiott and surprise; it is, their extreme courteousncss of dc- iiieaiiour, and their possession of a politeness of manner, which we consider, in England, to be only acquired by cott- stant intercourse with good society. 'I'hus Meer Alt Moo- rad, who had never seen art English woman iii his life, and ltad associated with none but the wildest and most warlike

ledgcd or contrived at by the law; and has been always on- couraged, praised, and honoured by society. The niiddle'i ages, when Christianity is supposed to have been most fimir-‘ isliing, was signalizcd for dwelling, and which dtielling, with suicide, \ 'ns considered the brightest Christian virtue. Bu'. how are we to dismiss oflirers of the army for fighting it duel? Our late COINl]lflll(l€l'-ln-Chl8l; the Duke of York, had his Duel with the Duke ofRicliiitoiid, and former Com- manders-in-Chicf; the Marquis of Grunby and Lord Ligo- nier had their duels; the Duke oflllurlborough fought more than one ilucl. The Duke of \Vellington fought his ditel with the Earl of \Viiicliilscn, and tried to provoke another Lord to a second duel. Sir Henry Ilnrditige, oiir Secretary- tlIvVVSlI', was the Duke’s second. Is he to be dismissed the service? The Marquis of Anglesca, now the greatest of our

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the Earl of Citdogan—a scandalous duel. Captain Mac-

Old Bailey for killing Colonel Montgomery iii it duel, hud Lord Nelson for his witness, that Captain Macnninarit was it pcaceablc, gentlcnianly, in- offensive mini; and yet Lord Nelson, at the time, well knew that the Captain was pi-ovcrliially it professed tlticllisi, niid had taken nine or ten lives in duels. Ills Irish friend and brother duellist, and brother practitioner at target shooting, was fortunately killed in a duel by Lieutenant Cecil, who had never fircd it pistol before. \Ve must all remember the celebrated duel iii which that great ducllist and general fighter, Lord Carncllbrd, Pitt’s cousin, was killer] by Mr. Best. Have we not had the recent duel of that man with the worst ofiill reputations, the Earl of Cardigan? ls lie to be dis- missed the service? “The Blues,” its the regiment is called, has ever been famous for tire white feather in battle and for duels at home. It is the diiclling regiment ofottr iirniv. It lost its colours most shamefully under the Duke of York, in Ilolland. So much is dnclliiig prevalent in this regiment, that when its late Colonel, Sir John Ellie (who rose from the ranks), was btiricd, the fotir officers who were the pull- bearers, had on that morning fought duels. Fornierlv the 64th Regiment was a celebrated duclling regiment, and pis- tolism was carried to the greatest perfection. The regiment was in Gibraltar when some American li‘igates arrived, and the officers of the 64th sent it polite letter to the officers of the American navy, offering to fight them “rankfor rank.” The Americans shot several of our officers—ii Colonel Howard, a Lieiit. Frith, &c.; and some oftheir oliicers were shot iii return. The First Lieutenant of one American fri- gate was badly wounded by a Captain Johnston ofthe 64th, and lie died iii the boat which was to take him to his ship. The people ofChurleston, South Carolina, were remarkably pious—it was a town ofsnints—it had its regular society 0f duellists, “The Diiellist Club.” Each member took his stu- tion at the club-table according to the number bflives he ltnd taken iii duels. At last an English Lieutenant in tho Navy, named Price, came to Charleston to possess property in right of his wife. In a coffee-room he quarrelled with a stranger, and challenges ensued. This stranger was the Vice President of the duclling society. The Englishman was warned of his danger, bttt he insisted tipon going to the ground, and he shot the Vice President iii the groin, who, before he died, showed terrible afflictions of conscience. This broke tip the society. The “on. Mr. Fitzgerald, ofthe Duke ofLeinster’s family, and who Was afterwards very properly hanged for murder, was introduced at the Court of Louis XVI. as the Irish ducllist who had killed 16 men in duels. The King, who was afterwards guillotined, received htiii with great distinction. But We have had plenty ol'diielsi neither military or naval. Formerly the Clergy were duel- Iists, and they seem to have had many good shots and swords- men amongst their sacred body. A Chancellor ofthe Ex— chequer of the Irish House ofCornrnons quarrelled with one ofthe Members during the debate; they retired, fouoht a duel, one of.them had his finger shot 06', the returneil and closed the discussmn. Fox had his duel, ant was wounded. Wilkes fought the Secretary ofthe Treasurv a professed tlnellist. I’itt had his duel with Tierney, anil’being styled the Prime Minister ofthe most pious of Monarchs, George 11]., he chose Sunday morning for the meeting on Wimble- don Common. Lord Castlereagh and Mr. Canning had their duel, said not to have been a very fir one. We' have run through this It it ot‘duels with an ' ntion ofsbowing that the detestable practice cannot be 't down by penal laws, but must await the general amelioration of society, to he

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military officers, the Duke of \Vcllington excepted, fought)

Iiatnnru, of the nary, a downright pi'ofes.~ional duclist! -—the most infamous of all characters, when tried at the;

and this great linrnctcr swore,

of the tribes about hint—whose life was passed in sallics li'om his fort, or in sports ofthe field—now entered my tent, and piiid his compliments to me, With the air and grace of

The Meer is it litte looking man, about forty years ofage, and was splendidly dressed iii ti lilac satin robe, confined round his waist with a scarf'ofgold thread, a similar fabric forming his turban. A gold and green embroidered strap crossed his shoulder, and supported a diamond-hilted sword.

An Asrntic’s salutation is it much ntore laboured affair than

time to be polite, and they use it at length. Thus. its soon as Meer Ali Moorad was seated, he asked us, one after the other, if we were " well, quite Well, better than usual .9" And being satisfactorily assured that we could be no otherwise in the presence ofliis liighncss, he returned to the charge, and put rouiid the same questions again, in the same rota- tion, a second and third time. This over, his favourites en- .tei'ed and sat round linii—a strange, wild-looking, splendidly-