THE STAR 01 THE NORTH. 4 IIIIWM.] . VOLUME 2. TAB STAR OF THE NORTH 1s published every Thursday Morning, by Weaver A Gilmore. OFFICE—Up stairs in the New Brick building on the south side rf Main street, third sqiuire below Market. TERMS Two Dollars per annum, if paid within six months from the time of subscri bing ; two dollars and fifty cents if not paid within the year. No subscription received for a less period than six months: no discon tinuance permitted until all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of the editors. ADVERTISEMENTS not exceeding one square, will be inserted three times for one dollar, ami twenty-five cents for each additional insertion. A liberal discount will be made to those who ad vertise by the year. From the Tribune. "GOD GIVETHIIIS BELOVED SLEEP." BY MRS. H. J. W. LEWIS. SOFTLY the wild-bird sinks Into his downy nest when twilight falls, And not one care his truetiul spirit links To the wide world without his fragde w ,11s. Untaught by those who wake to watch and weep, He knows God giveth His beloved sleep. The rangers of the hills, Unnumbered herds that roam the verdant plain, A The gliding serpent, charming while he kdls, The bee that homeward bears its luscious gain, These rest when o'er them evening shadows creep; They know God giveth His beloved sleep. The very flowers are bowed When cooler airs caress them, and the dew Hangs on their limed petals, arid a crowd Of glilt'ring stars look out from fields of blue; Then, while trie songs of angels o'er them sweep, They rest—God givedi His beloved sleep. To all, most holy Night! To the creoii leaves, tho mountain springs, the flowers, Thou cotnest with thy silent wing of might, And blessings greet the for the tranquil hours; While Man, o'erborne with grief, forgets to weep, v Knowing—God giveth His beloved sleep. And they all sleep in peace. Passion is hushed, the toil, the strife are o'er; The struggling spirit hath obtained re lease And plumes its wings, though but in dreams ' to.soar: Oh, blessed Night! that beaWthrough shad ows deep The charm that giveth God's beloved sleep! And when the mellow light From eyes we love grows dim and fades a wav, When the low, grassy mound conceals from sight One who had made the brightness of Life's day ; When floods of grief the spirit's chambers sweep, Oh ! think—God giveth His beloved sleep: The School Mistress. BY MBS. B. M. SEYMOUR. "The school ma'am's school ma'am's coming;'' shouted a dozen voices at the close ot half an hour's faithful watch- ! ing to catch a glimpse of our teacher. E-- ery eye was turned towards her with the most scrutinizing glance, for tho children as well as others always form an opinion cf a person, particularly of their teachers, at first I eight. "How tall she is!" exclaimed one. "Oh, don't she look sweet?" cried ano'her. "Ho, I ain't afraid of her, nor a dozen like her." cried the 'big boy' of the school. "Nor I neither," cried the big boy's ally. "I could lick her easy enough, could'nt you, Tom ?" "Yes, and I will too, if she goes to touch me." "Hush." cried one of the girls, "she will hear you." By this time she had nearly reached the door, round which we wcreclus- ! tercd, antl every eye was fixed upon her face with an anger yet half bashful gaze, ' uncertain, as yet, what verdict to pronounce ! upon her. "Good morning, children," said she, in the kindest voice in tho world, whilo her face was lighted with the sweetest smile im aginable, "ibis is a beamifulmorning to com mence school, is it not ?" '•I know I shall love her, whispered a lit tie pet in my ear. We all followed her into tho school room, except Tom Jones and his ally, who waited till the rest were seated, and then came in with r swaggering, l.oisy girl, and a sort of told me he had been murdered by sue'i a p >■ eon, and his carcase thrown into such a n an pit." The alarm was given, the pit e<- ed, the body found, and the Wound* swered to tho description given to them, tnan whom the ghost had accused, v. rehended and committed on a violent cion of murder. Hia trial came on at ' wick, before the Lord Chief Justice 1 mond ; when the jury would havo co v.. him as rashly as the juatice of the peai !• committed him, had not the judge c? him. He addressed himself to u. . words to this efTect ; "I think, gentle yon seem inclined to lay more stress o\ evidence of an apparition than it will > I cannot say that I give much credit to kind of stories; but, be that as it will, have no right to follow our private op here. We are now in a court of la. . _ must determine accordingto it; and I km not of any law now in being which will mit of the testimony of an apparition: yet, if it did, does the ghost api>ear to evidence ? Crier," said he, "call the gh • —which was thrice done to the marm purpose; it appeared not. "Gentlemen of the jury, continued 1 judge, "the prisoner at the bar, asyou he. by undeniable witnesses,, is a man of i. unblemished character; nor has it ap; in the course of the examination, that was any manner of quarrel Or gru tween liim and the parly deceased, verily belive him to bo perfectly inl and as there is no evidence against h. ther positive or circumstantial, he rriur acquitted. But from many circumsrt: which have arisen during the trial, 1 strongly suspect that the gentleman wit the apparition was himself the murderc which case, he might easily ascertain ih fco„uihMV out any sufei. tT* r "' •IStfnce; and ort such suspicion, I s think myself justified in committing h.... I close custody till the matter can be 1 inquired into." This was immediatfl, and a warrant granted for searching his., when such strong proofs of guilt appc gainst him, that he confessed the t and was executed at the next assi/.c gis'.cr of Crimes. The Sonnies' Secrsta The following is an exiract from an res*, delivered on the occasion of a ha t. presentation by an unmarried lady, to ; vision of the Sons of Temperance, in Cc "As a lady, I might perhaps corn; ! that by your organization, yon exclud from the secrets of your Order You yourselves together—) ou talk—you | you act. N'o listening ear of woman i* re to catch the words which fall from yoi —no prying eye to mark your deeds secret—as you think. But in spite ofy secret will get out, and tee ladies know u "You talk and plan—but we see He y, tnnn who, just now, by his devotion Ir cup, was wrecking all of good for ttr— all of hope of eternity, mingling in yo r s. ociation, safe from ruin which belided The greyheaded father looks upon h they saved, at.d a smile, radient will light of joy, plays brightly upon the old • countenance. "We see the husband, who stood t tiling upon the verge of a volcano— step or two, aod the fearful plunge had ' taken—retreating from his perilous pot ami seeking safely in the sssoc ation of j | Order; ami then the wife, whose a heart has long endured in ailence the i ity of its grief, stands Up with the n pressure gone, and linksjher affection to sobered husband. These are your You dry up the tears of grief, you hush sig of the broken hearted, you stop the ) i igal in his career—you give light for dark hope for despair, and roll upon the b. society a stream which has healing in w. ter. 77ii sis you' secret." SVPRCMK COCHT DECISION.—The MM' cry Ledger says; The Supreme Court h cided in a case—"The Burgess at.d Council of the borough of Allentown vs. Bridges''—that money at interest, stock* could not be taxed for boroug puryose* following is an extract fron the deeison ■ "We are not bound to carry taxstio: thet than the Legislature has carried has done no more than make the ba*is for county and township purposes; the n by the 32d section of the act of 18-, 1 the second as a consequence of it, by f-.c of 1843, which had made the coun>; serve as the basis of taxation by the ships. If the intent had been to incluH ire, boroughs and other municipal r tions, why was it not expressed ? The r i of thse usually) contain a special provu.r... for the subject; and when ii has been o luoked, the county basis which existed at time of its organization, has been tike There is no provision in ths charter of << bore ugh, and tha tax, of course, illegal. Judg ment rensrsed.