kingston hroniciib serrntun shillings and sixpence per annum if sent bv mail twenty shillings frlhmtnd every ffrtftftrfiiy i- jnmcs jtf ntfarlun r al bis ogicc iu font- sheet kincsicn u g vol- 13 no 8 nec bege nec populo sed utkoque h saturday august 20 1881 t the wakening t mrs iicmans white day arises that sweet hour of prime how many thousands are waking now some to i fie songs from the forest houjzh to the rustling of leaves at the latticepane to the chiming fall of the early rain and some far nut on the deep mid soa to the dah of the waves in their foaming glee as they break info spray on the ships tall side that holds through the tumult her path of pride and some oh i well mn their hearts rejoice to the pentle sound of the mothers voice tong shall they yearn for that kindly tone tvbcn from the board and the hearth tis gone and some in the camp to the bugles breath and the tramp of the steed on the echoing heath and the sudden roar of the hostile gun which tells that a field must eve night be won and some in the gloomy convict cell to the dull deep note of the warning bell as it heavily calls them forth to die while the bright sun mounts in the languishing sky and some to the peal of the hunters horn and some to the sound from the city borne and some to the rolling of torrent floods far midst old mountains and eolemn woods so ire wc roused on this chequerd earth each into light hatha daily birth though fearful or joyous though sad or sweet be the voices which first our upspringing meet but one must the sound be and one the call which from the dust shall awake us all ons i hough the severed and distant dooms- how shall the sleepers arise from their tombs 7 litkrarv from biackwoods magazine singular passages in the life of the intc henry harris d d continued how shall 1 proceed hut no it is im possible not even to you sir cau i daro 1 recount the proceedings of that unhallow- juyij upuhtur and of shawo were my life extended to a term commensurate with that of the patriarchs of old never ould its detestable its damning pollution fie effaced from my remembrance and oh above all never could 1 forget the diaboli cal glee which sparkled io the eyes of my fiendish tormentors as they witnessed the worse than useless struggles of their miser able victim oh j why was it not permit- ted me to take refuge in unconsciousness nay io death itself from the abomioations of which i was compelled to lie not ouly a witness hut a partaker rut it is enough wirj i will not further shock your nature lv dwelling lunger on a scene the full hor rors of which words if i oven dared em- pin nny would be inadequate to express suffice i in say that after being subjected to it how long i know not hut certainly for more iban an hour a ooise from below seemed to alarm my persecutors a pause ensued the lights were extinguished nnd as the sound of a footstep ascending a stair case became more distinct my forehead felt again ihe excruciating ceusatioo of heat ns the ember kindled iuto a momentary flame betrayed another portion of the ring let consuming in the blaze fresh agonies succeeded nnt less severe and of a similar description to those which had seized upon mo at first ohliviou again followed aurl oil being at length restored to consciousness i found myself as you see me mir faint mid exhausted weakened in every limb findjevery fibre quivering with agitation my groans soon brought my sister to my aid it was long before i could summon resolution to confide even to her the dread ful secret aud when i had done so her strongest efforts were nut wattling to per euade roe that i had been labouring under n severe attack of nightmare j ceased to wrgue hut i was not convinced the whole bcone was then too present too awfully read to permit me to doobt the character of the transaction autnf when a few days had elapsed the hopelessness of imparting to others tho conviction i eotertained my self produced in me an apparent acquies cence with that opinion i have never been the less satisfied that no cause reduceable to the known laws of nature occasion ed my sufferings on that hellish eveoing whether that firm belief might have even tually yielded to lime whether i might then have been brftught to consider all that had passed and the circumstances which 1 could never cease to remember as a mere jhaotnm the offspring of a heated imagi nnioo acting upou an enfeebled body last oigbt would have dispelled the flattering il lusion last night last night was the whole horrible sccue acted over again the place the actors the whole infernal appa ratus wero the same the same insults the same tnitnents the brutalities all were renewed nave the period of my agouy was not so prolonged i became sensible to ao incision in my arm though the hand that made it was not visible at the same mo ment my persecutors paused they were manifestly disconcerted and the compani on of him whose name shall never more pass my iips muttered somethiug to his a- itettoriuevideut agitation and the fuimu- lu of an oath of horrible import was dicta- tod tome io terms fearfully distinct 1 re fused it unhesitatingly again aud again was it imposed with menaces j tremble to think on but i refused the same sound w us beard interruption was evident ly apprehended the same ceremony was hastily repeated aud again i found myself released lyiug on my own bed with my mother and my sister wcepiog over inc oh god oh god when and how is his to end t when will roy spirit be loft in peace where or with whom shall i find refuge it is impossible to convey nny adequate idea of the emotions with which this un happy girls narrative affected me it must not be supposed that her story was deliver ed in the same continuous and uninterrupt ed strain in which i havo transcribed its sub- stance- on the contrary it was not with out frequent intervals of louger or shorter duration that her accouot m as brought to a conclusion indeed many passages of her strange dream was not without the greatest difficulty and reluctance communicated at all my task was no easy one never id the course of a long jife spent in the active duties of my christian calling never had i been summoned to such a conference be fore to the half avowed and palliated con fession of committed guilt i had often lis tened and pointed out tho only road to se cure its forgiveness i had succeeded io cheeriog the spirit of despondency and sometimes even in calming the ravings of despair but here i had a diflerent enemy to coinbat an ineradicable prejudice to co- counter evidently hacked by no common share of superstition and confirmed by the mental weakness attendant upoj severe bodily paiu to argue the sufferer out of an opinion so rooted was a hopeless at tempt i did however essay it i spoke to her of the strong and mysterious connex ion maintaiued between our walking ima ges nnd those which haunt us in our dreams and more especially during the morbid op pression commonly colled nightmare j was even enabled to adduce myself as a strong and living instance of the excess to which fancy sometimes carries her freaks on these occaiioos and by ao odd coinci dence the impression made upon my own mind which i adduced as an example bore no slight resemblance to her own i sta ted to her that oo my recovery from tho fit of epilepsy which had attacked me about two years sitice just before uiy graudson frederick left oxford it was with the grcotesr deflirulty j could persuade myself that i bad uol visited hint luring the inter val in bis rooms at brozeuose nnd even couversed both with himself aud his friend iv t 6eatedfi his armchair aod gazing through the window full upon the statue of cain as it stands in the centre of the quad rangle i told her of the pain i underwent both at the commencement and termination of my attack of the extreme lassitude thtf succeeded but my efforts were all io vain she listened to me iodeed with an interest almost breathless espcially when 1 irr formed her of my actually having experi enced the burning cessation nf the brain al luded to no doubt strong attendant symp toms of this peculiar affection and a prudl of the identity of the complaint but i coutfl plainly preceive that i failed entirely lb shaking the rooted opiniou which possess her that hor spirit had by omo ncfariotft nnd unhallowed means been actually sub- stracted fur a time from its earthly tene ment the ooxt extract which shall give froft my old frieuds memorauda is dated au gust 24th moro thao a week subsequent tb his first visit at mrs g v he ap pears from his papers to havo visited thy- poor young woman more than oncedurin the interval and to have afforded herthosfe spiritual consolations which no one wl more capable of communicating his pa tient for so in a religious sense she ma i well be termed had been sinking under tw agitation she had experienced and tlft constant dread she was under of similar sufferings operated so stroogly on afrao already enervated that life iiselfseemed ift hang only by a thread his papers go oh to say j havo just been poor mary g i fear for the last time nature is evidently quite worn out she is aware that she is dy ing and imiks iuraanl to tfw lr rttmmhmt of her existence here not only with resig nation but withjoy it is clear that her dream or wbatshe persists in calling her subtraction has much to do with this for the last three days her behaviour has been altered she has avoided conversing on the subject of her delusion and seems to wish that 1 should consider beras a con vert to my view of her case this may perhaps be partly owing to the flippancies of her medical attendant oo the subject fcr mr i has somehow or other got an inkling that she has been much agitated by a dream and thinks to laugh off the im pressioo io my opinion injudiciously but though a skilful and a kindhearted he is a young man and of adispositiooperhaps rather too mercurial for the chamber of a nervous invalid her manner has since been much more reserved to both of us in my case probably because she suspects me of betraying her secret august26th alary g is yet alive but sinking fast her cordiality towards me has returned sioce her sister confessed yesterday that she had herself told mr i that his patients mind had been effected by a terrible vision i am evidently res tored to her coafitffertce she asked me this morning with- much earnestness what i believed jo be the state of depart ed spirits during tlte interval between dis solution and the final day of account and whether 1 thought they would bo safe in another world from the influence nf wicked persous employing an ageocy more thau human poor child ooecanoot mistake tho still prevailing bias of her mind poor child august27th it is nearly all over she is sinking rapidly but quietly and without paio 1 have just adfiioistered to her the sacred elements of which her mother par took elizabeth declined doing the same she cannot she says yet briog herself to forgive the villain who has destroyed her sister h is singular that she a young wo man of good plain setfse q ordioary mat ters should so casilv adopt and u perti- iirwjnusly retain a supcrsiiiion so puerile au ridiculous this must be mutter nf ftittrc conversation htmwcen us at present witt the form of the dying girl before her ey it were vain toarkua niih her the incrher i find has written to young somers staling the dangerous situation of hi nffi- amed wife indignant as she justly is at his long silence it is fortunate that hc ha no knowledge of the suspicions enter taiied hy her daughter i have sent her lethr it is addressed to mr francis so- mots in the ilnjjewoert at loyden a fel low student theu of fredericks 1 must ronemher to enquire if he is acquainted wilt this young man piiiry g it appears died the same niplt before her departure she repeated to my friend the singular story she had be fore told him without any material varia tion from the detail she had formerly given t the last she persisted in believing that hw unworthy lover had practised upon her by forbidden arts she ooco more des cribed the apartment with great miuute- nea and even the person of francis al leged companion several pages of my reverend friends manuscript are filled with reflections upon this extraordinary confes- sim he alludes m more than one subse quent discussion with the surviving sutei aod piques himself on having made some progress io convincing her of the folly of her thenry respecting the origin and nature of the illoess itself his memoranda on this and other sub jects are coutinued till about the middleof september when a break ensues occasi oned no doubt by the unwelcome news of his grandsons dangerous state which induced him to set out forthwith to hol land his arrival at ley den was as i have already sfty too late frederick s had expired after thirty hours intense nuf- ferinji from a wound received iu a duel wtthia brother student the cause of quarrel was variously related but accord- oighsnld and shining full into the apart- mnii did much lowmds remedying the delect my thoughts filled will latirholy details i had walked to the window survey the apartment in the me read 1 rose and i turned hastily to which 1 had been ng it was the one designated as the study of the late fredeikk s what am 1 to think otul it be that the story i have been readueg was written by my poor friend here aad under the influ ence ot delirium impossible itesides hey all assure me btat from the fital night of his arrival he ever lea his bed oeverput pen to pape his very direc tions to have inc summoned from england were verbally given during ouo of those view and brief interval io which reason can indlnrds version it had oi i ing to ins itated in some silly dispute about a droatn of his antagonist who had been the chal- longer such at least was the account given to him as he said by fredericks fiiendaud felluw ludger v who had acted as sccoud on the occasion- from the same authority i learned thai my poor friend was much affected on fmd- iugthat his arrival bad been deferred loo long every attention was shewn him hy the proprietor of the house a respectable tradesman and a chamber was prepared for his accommodation the books aud few effects of his deceased grandson were delivered over to him duly inventoried and late as it was in tho evening wheu he reached leyden ho insisted on being con ducted to the apartments which frederick had occupied there to indulge the first eb ullitions uf his sorrow before be retiicd to his own madame fuller accordingly led the way loan upper room which be ing situated at the top of the house had been from its privacy and distance from the street selected by frederick as bis stu dy- the doctor entered and taking the lamp from his conductress tnotioned to be left alone his implied wish was of course complied with and nearly two hours had elapsed before his kiud hearted hostess rcasceuded in hope of prevailiog upon him to return with her and partake of that refreshment which he had in the first instance percmpiorily declined her application for admission w unnoticed she repeated it more than once withoutsuc- cess theu becoming somewhat alarmed at the continued silence opened the door and perceived her new iumatj stretched oo the floor io a fainting fit restoratives were instantly administered and prompt medical aid succeeded at length in restor ing him to consciousness hut his mind hiul received a shock from which during the few weeks he survived it jtever entire ly recovered his thoughts wandered per petual and though from the very slight acquaiotance which his host held with the english language the greater part of what fell from him remained unkunwn yet c- nough was understood to induce them to believe that something more than the mere death of his grandson had contributed thus to paralyze his faculties whtn his situation was first discovered a small miniature was found tightly grasp ed in his rifcht hand it had been the property of frederick and had more than once bceu seen by the mullers in his pos session- to this iijo patient made conti nued reference and would not suffer it one moment from his sight it was iu his hand when he expired at ray request it was produced to me the pot trait was thatuf a young woman in an english morning dress whose pleasing aod regular features with their mild and somewhat pensive ex pression were not 1 thought altogether uokoowu to me her age was apparently about tweoty a profusion ofdaikchest- nut hnir was arranged in the aladuuna stylo fthovo a brow of unsullied whiteness a single ringlet depending on the left side a gosy lock of the same colour and evi dently belonging to the original appeared beneath a small crystal inlaid in the back of the picture which was plainly set in goldant bore in a cypher the letters m g with tho dale 18 it was hot till a few days had elapsed and 1 hud soeu the worthy doctors remains quietly consigned to the narrow house that while trntning his papers previous to my iotemfed re i urn upon the morrow 1 eu- counwrcd the narrative i havo already traosrfhed i rose not from tho perusal of his v singular statement till i had had goe through the whole of it it was late d the rays of the single lamp by which i was reading did but very faiutly illumine tho remoter parts of the room in which al the hrillliaocy of an uu- cluuded november ibouutheu some twelvo seemed partially to resume her sway oao it then be posiblethat w where is be who alone may 1 ahle o throw light on this horrible mystery no ono knows he absconded it seems immediately after the duel no trace of him exists nor af- terrepeated and anxious enquiries can i find that any student has ever been known in the university of leydeu by the name of francis somers 11 there ore more thins in heaven and earth than arc dreamt of in philosophy- miscellanies in immortality another fond nf tho fire side and ol reading book gathers around him the aggregated wisdom of acs and studying the productions of the forest of the wabash or the ranges of the himaleh as delineated not in the bonk of nature but in the hooka of men perhaps little bet ter qualified than himself and who have described birds from skins aod feathers with a bill stuck ut oue cod and two with ered legs at the other comes upou the as- lonished world in all the glory of author ship others are food of marshalling birds into classes orders tribes divisions subdi vision groups genera subgenera c or of wheeling them into circles or extending them in lines or they may make them di verge from types or set them a inarching in pairs or io fives and many other fool eries are played offfor the benefit of science uut every now and then does there ap pear a man who sees things uot as other men see them and he communing with nature in tho wilderness or scrutinizing her productions io the silence of his closet elicits the elements that are ono day to ac cumulate iutu the stable basis of a system which shall form n temple dedicated to the genius of the universe discovert of america a work of much interest has just appeared in england and will it is supposed be conclusive on this subject the following notice is from an american journal the following beautiful reflections on the stu- j a memoir nf sebastian cabot with a dy of nature arc from m last number of the review of the history of maritime disco edinburgh new philosophical journal they very illustrated by documents from tkt arc introductory to eirds of america all objects ofnaturc are fcvicw of audubons capati citing intense interest in the mind e of cx- of man the moment he begins l look upon them as fragments of the vast and wondrous ma chinery of which he himself forms a part it were difficult tn say u hut collective por tion of this magniliccii system ought must to attract our aitentiutf for a j parts are o mutually connected that it is impossible is singular cabot rolfs now first jntblishtd it that the birth place of sebastian nnd some of the principal events of his life the time the circumstances and the extent of his discoveries have been mistaken and misrepresented by successive writers they are now established upon the basis of truth hy a taburious research and a sa gacity of i nvpstigation in the highest de cree honorable to the talents of the writer ii is proofs are conclusive and give that sa tisfaction which truth canuotfail to impart tonhlhli any eiinch00 of uu without tipflh matteiuf gftrft i hii wfifil ibibfeatahd importance fcr example the first patent from king henry 7th to the cabnts is dot ed the ih march 1496 aud on the 24th of june 1497 the continent of america was first discovered by cabot tho second pa tent in consequence nf this discovery is dal- oliiers djflerently oraniz- extcnniug our view io different miuds art ed ur are diflcrenlly biased one preferring this another that branch of study and as no mind is capable of irsping the whole the arrangement is obviovy beneficial both to tho individual and to m tnass scttius to too individual and to tw ocmiuj c the lor february 141 aside the silly aud lhortwd spirit that patent was found after a t iuduccs one to extol fie department to which he has devoted hself the man of truly philosophic mind vtfw with pleasure py of it given in the work it refers a 1 l lnmiaith lit an a i t the labours of nil who etffcavour to catch a glimpse of tho order thai has prevailed io the rollecntiou and arfsngcnicnt nf the mundaoe objects which n jjrfy re alities from which the voided efforts of man can derive knowledge fi f ca bling uim to attain the abstractions alone 08 tbis nriiual edious search at s cliapol made oo the application and at the expense of the writer nud a co- lo mid the ko upon lie previous discover the authority of the english writers is founded made uoder government vet english writers them selves have considered this secood patent as one which first pave the permission to go forth aod explore and even those writers who stale the cxisteuce of tho first patent are three openings ut tcpial distance re sembling twelve gateways kiom one of tbu ates there is r covert way formed of iw paralleled walls of earth 231 feet from each other 363 feet in length leading by a gradual descent to the low grouods near the river wilbiu the walls at one of tlo corners is ao oblong elevated square 188 feel long 153 broad nine feet high in an other place is a mound in the form of a su- ar loaf its base a regular circle 115 feet io diameter its perpendicular altitude thirty feet surrounded by a ditch fifteen feet wide aod defended by a parapet four feet high on the outside of tle parapet have been picked up a considerable num ber of fragments of potters ware composed of clay auilfioe gravel with a partial glaz ing on the inside on tho liitle miami river is a fortificati on with fifty eight gateways on the spot where cincinnati now 6tands were four mounds or pyramids one of them was thirtyfive feet high in the form of a regular ellipsis in oue of these mounds the following articles were fouod 1 pie ces of jasper rock crystal granite c- 2 a circular piece of canal coal with a largo opening in the ceutre as if for ao axis and and a deep groove tho circumferaoce sui table for a hand 3 a small article of the same shape with eight lines of perforations 4 a bone with several lines supposed to he hieroglyphics 5 a mass of led ore 6 a quantity of isinglass 7 asmall oval iece of sheet copper c 8 several ma shells 9 several copper animals 10 human booes many of the mounds contain an immense number of skeletons- those of big grave creek are believed to be completely filled with human bones the largo oocs along the principal rivers in ibis state are also filled with skeletons millions of human beings have been buried io these tumuli to have erected such works so oumerous and large must have required a great population mr brack- enridge who had paid much attention to this subject thiuks that there might have been onco live thousand villages in the oflbhio says that io all probability ohio several hundred years ago contained moro than 700000 inhabiianis of a race now ex tinct- oo the cany fork of cumberland riv er a vessel was found id an ancient work coutioinjta figure of three heads entire iilaoy of their features are distinctly pro- served all thestroog marks uf the tar tar countenance are expressed xviih great skill it u by some called a triaseldol many other discoveries have been going to show that these aucient inhabitants of our country ucro idolaters p suited to the gratification of his intellectual marsha c tverfl not aware that a- powers are to him the tfpty legitimate ob- j py voyage had been undertaken by cifmt jeets of study- whether lie i rcspleo- denigem buried deep it he solid muss of the globe or the flower glowing io ihede- licately pencilled hues of summer splen dour or the animal instil u ilh wi ud impelled to actiou by pas and emotions excited hy the conimoov external existences through the of his sen ses that is to him the mhs of l versa tile mind it matters ool the universe is full of objects the entire patureofany one of which no man has ev comprehended and of which no one is unworthy of the most intense regard of ll brightest intel lect seeing it is the manlf of a in finitely brighter but p lhc nuoicruus groups of objects that cofl lhe garni ture of our planet none i a general favourite than tlte cla of birds the schoolboy when his irklp la over hies him to the greenwood o search for tho curiously constructed nest in which the mellowpiped blackbird or the gaudy finch or the cheerful wren has deposited its cluster of f painted eggs the young sa vage views with delight the airy furms that flutter and flit on tho forest boughs aad prepares his popgun aod tiny arrows wan immured io cities seeks to bring around him the freshness of nature aod while he decorates his habitation with tbe flowers of distant climes forgets not to hang up a gil ded prisou for the little warbler of the woods that it may delight his ear with its music or his eye with tho brilliancy of its varied plumage mao roamiug the wilds deco rates ins person with the spoils of the ferial wanderers aud vain woman gliding a- loug in the gay saloon loves tho graceful waving of the costly plume with which she seeks to add tohcr attractive powers hut enough every body knows that birds are universal favourites in every department of natural history knowledge has made slow progress for ages meu have been contented with a su perficial idea of its objects uufortunate- ty as some might say for its progress it seems to nmu people 50 simple a science that they imagine they havo noliin more to do in contributing to its advancement thau to seu and describe hence orni thology has too often been in the hands of before the year j 498 oo this ground lh pretensions of england to thefirst discove ry have been denied hie recitals id the patent of the 3d of february 1498 now brought to light and referring as they do to the voyage made in the year before esta blish the priority of cabots discovery arvtiquiries of north america the antiquities of n america are divided into three classes those belonging to the lodians 2 to the people of euro pean oiigin 3- those of that unknown people who raised the ancient forts aud tu muli 1 the antiquities tchick belong to the north american indians are neither nu merous nor interesting they coosist of rude stono axes and knives of pestles used in preparing maize for food of arrowheads and a few other similar articles 2 ami- quitits belonging to a people of european de scent a medal was found a few years since at the mouth of the muskingum riv er it was a thin round plate of lead on one side of which was the inscription pe- tetbellerivjerc aod on tbe other louis xiv coins have been found inscribed 11 george il and caroline the tra ces of a furnnncc of fifty kettles exist a few miles from portsmouth in kentucky several roman coins have been found in a cave near nasville tenn 3 antiquities of the people who formerly inhabited the mst- irn parts of the united states they are forts cemctaries temples alters camps towns videttes watchtowers c near newark in lickiug county ohio is a fort containing about forty acres with in its walls which are usually about ten feet in height leading t this fort are eight openings or gateways about fifteen lectin width io front of which is a small mound of earth in height and thickness re sembling the outer wall theso small mounds are about four feet longer than ihe gateways are iu width and were probably iutonded for tbedefence of the gates oue of the forts contains twentytwo acres and has ao observatory built partly of earth and partly of stone commanding a view of a considerable part of the plain undor this observatory was a passage for the wa ter course there is another circular fort intellectual character of the africans xntwilhstandiiigso great a deficiency tho absence of a written language among them men ill qualified fur the tak which they containing about twenty six acres having ono i foud of birds as i fond af shooting them had undcrtakco every body is aou tum v as many persons are afd he friucics that an accouut of the colour of their feathers however vague may benefit the world so he prepares his book arftd is forthwith im mortalized another is fond nf drawing as well as of birds he is fonder still of his own glory and ho resolves to perpetu ate the results uf his labours hy having them cograved theu i the world grail- ged by the sight of bird which in form and attitude resemble notching in existence but which are made known by tho excel lent expedient of cogra their names beside them and this nuan also passes iu- a wall arontid it which was thrown out of a deep ditch on the inner side there are also parallel walls ufeartb five ur six rods apart there is a pnnd covering more than 150 acres tho wnlchtnwcrs were placed nl tbe ends of parallel walls thre aie but few remains found in the tumuli iu this fort ill the vicinity of newark are moro the than ln0 wells many of them exceeding tveniy feet in depth near marietta in ohio arc soino ioterun nud extraordinary lvofki luiiet square fbrtcoutmns tony uer n- compassed by a wall of earth from six feet to ten feet hipth and from twenty five 10 thirty feet w ideal the base on each ide the african must not be imagined as sunk in entire mental apathy the enterprise of a perilous nnd chanceful life developes en ergies which slumber amid the general bo dy of the people in a civilized society their great public meetings and palavers exhibit a fluent and natural oratory nccom- panted often with much good sense and shrewdness above all tbe passion for poetry is nearly uuiversal as soon as tbe eveniu breeze begins to blow the song resoimds throughout all africa it cheer the despondency of the wanderer through the desert it enlivens the social meeting it inspires the dance and eveu the lament ationsof the mourner are poured furth in measured accents their poetry does not consist in studied and regular pieces such as aftor previous study are recited in our studies and theatres they are extempora ry aod spontaneous effusions io which the speaker gives utterance to his hopes and fears his joys and sorrows all iho sove reigns ore iu tended by crowds ufsiogjog meo and singing womeo who whenever any interesting event occurs celebrate it in songs which they repeat aloud aod in public flattery of course must be a standing reproach against the class of bards yet from this imputation their european brethren are not exempt while from ma jor laiogs report it appears that there is often present a sable tyrtseus who re proaches the apathy of the prince and the people and rouses them to scenes of va lour specimens aro wanting of the afri can muse yet considering that iu effu sions arc uumerous inspired fey nature and auimated by nationalenthusiasm they seem not unlikely to reward the care of a collector the few examples actually gi ven favour this conclusion how fewa- mong our peasantry could have produced the patheticand affecting lamentation w was uttered in the little bamharra cottage over the distresses of park these songs besides banded down from fattier to soo contain evidently all that exists among these nations of traditional history from the soogs of the jullimeu of soolimatii major laing was enabled to compile the aonals of this mall kingdom for more than a century edinburgh cabinet cyclopaedia steam boat explosions sillimans journal contains some iutercsiingdata res pecting steam boat explosions frcm which we collect tho following on explosions kilted wounded 16 very the hudson river nyhaiborrc l l sound waters mid states sxithcmdo ohio river mi4jarpi river ftufrilo 00 l k there docs not been any bloiiiuj firai lakes ext t year 4 11 s m i pi llt 28 41 4 7 21 ti 7s 5 0 10 8 55 36 0 3u 130 ihai there has mi lioms on ihe at liutfalo lust