TIHOIS OF Till: AMKUICAX."
II. U. MASSER, T PcB'tRHMH AIID
JOSEPH EISKI.Y. PnormiTOM.
. II. M.ISSEIt, Editor. i
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Qj" A laiRe assortment of the New Style Cur ;
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Philadelphia, June I, I SI I ly I
HERIVS HOTEL,
FOK.i3i:m.v tiikkoxt nor.src,
No. 1 ICS ( Dctntit street,
PHIL ADELPHIA
rpilE i:i5.sC;!ir:iJ, recently or
Reado e, P. i., would infirm the pub
, lie (hat he has fitted up 'he a!i.,va capi-
!3
!ri us ami runt i nil lit i st ililisliment. mid
will always he r ad loiiileil in vi-ilors. His is.
t.'iihshe.l reputation i . the line, it is hoped, will
aflord full a-suruiuv, ill il his piusl will be sup
ptfl wi'h eery mini rt mid ..cromm da'ioii ;
whilst his house w ill Is? e e.thic ed Ui drr surh at.
j)ii;miii'i Is n will since a ch roler f.r the first
esputisihihty. a d sa i-ltictory tntuiiaiumciit for in
Jividu .its and l.i'iid e-'.
Cliurgu for boarding I peril v.
DAM EL HERR.
Philadelphia. Mnv 25. 1 4 1 1 v
To Country TIt rt liaiii.
Roots, Slmes, I.uiiDols, Leghorn and
Palm Leaf Hals.'
C. AV. fc T,. W. TAY..OH,
ut the S. F.. curat r of Murli l anil Fifth Sts.,
rzixZiADrZirz-TZA,
11 FFER fur m e an i xlriiMte : -ortincnt of the
'above ur'ief s, all of hu h thi y sell at tiiniHtia1-
iv low pliers, mid p iitii-ul .tl invite the atl. nlinn
:if Imyejn visiting the ein, to nil i X'tniinati ni of
Jji ir Vtoi k. (i. W. St L. II. TAYLOR.
Phil.idil,,hia, May 25. 1844. ly
miit iinini; nbon: I (it) nrri', ahout 2 tni'es
idoe Nuithum' ril. nut. i.dj tiii'iii! lands of J.sc C
llorton. .to!. II l.ru'hoii and oiheis, will he sold
rhap, if nppltrn ion i made s oii lo the sul-si'iibrr,
Kunhury. Aug. 31. II. II. MAM.-Lli.
P
IAX Sr:i:S The l.igheM price will be
Kiven lor Flax Srt-J, bv
Aus 31 IS-11. II. II. MASSER.
ll'AtJE ;I!)LES lie mpies of l" el Jot
lajre Uibte, the eheip si l ii 'k ev.T published,
'oula'tiinu the eoinnn mart on the Old and ,e.v
stanii'lit. ju.t UTi ivi d and I -t lie. fur six d,.!l ,rs
IV June 15. It. It. VASTER.
E E 1 1 O V A L .
) OCTI) II J. li. MA SSKli.
REPLOTIfl.l.V informs he ri--izens
nl Sunl ury an t ils vicinity, that
L';f1 he h s icon vnl I i ulVu e lo the while
A 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' in Mirltrt !l oe, cast of La
P. t li uieiit'H -t i'C. all I iloxii d a'rlv oppoilo II I'
'ol olliie, vtl.err he wil be h ippy to receive ra.
.0 the line of his pro'esrion
Suiihmy, Mav 4 h. IS I I.
I) A V I I i-: V A N s
latent Fire nixl Tliicf I'rouf Inm
Clicsts, Slate linoil IJclri'ieraturs,
with Filters ntiachetl wlien
ietiiivil.
STAITS VATGOIT,
Vo. 70 South I hi n! St., ojijionitf the F.xrhdiigr,
PHILADELFIIIA,
MWIFAOTIliE and
'' t ' ..... Teep for sale David r.v
iiilSifcsj5j f1 '".'.',. i eelel r iii d i.tei mid Provi.
f siun I mi r-. iiiul Talent I r
' Rod i Iron, (and not over I'lji.k a. ii'iii'ty-live
II of every one bundled now in ute ihI lor sale
e made.) w i i first rale Locks and David Evans
uti nl Keyhole f vers, similar to the one exbi1 il
J at the Philadelphia Kxihatijie. for ill ice iiiontha
i the uu.mer of I81'j, when all the Keys weie ut
herly to tie used, and the (.'lust not opened, nl
liouuh iherip riiu nt waa tried ly al least I5IH)
rsons. One of ihe same Locks was liied by
tobbers, bI ihe ietmre (.'oal (llhce, in Walnut
trcel, abovr 'I'll. id. but did imt un reed.
(Jj- Itoistine M.u hii.es, I run Doors, soperioi
J.ocks, and ad kinds of 1 1 mi Had iu Seal and Co.
y i 1 1 y I'.os. s, and SmilUuik cell' lally , oil hand
or lll iriulacluff d at the shortest notice.
tXj t'.W TIOX I do here' y caution alt -r.
sous l! iii'l nuiVi- ii ut-iug, srKiuc, or cain-io lo
t-e od, any Keyhole ("ovcis for Fire Proof 'Insls,
or Doors, of anv kind similar in piiuciph' to my
Patent, of tilth .lu'y, INI I. and also sii iinto Lining
RefriL'eratois wnh Male, for whcti my Pateui is
Ute,l 2'iih Man h. I Kit, as any iufiiiigeiiieiit will
bt) 'hall wi'h according to law.
DAVID EVANS.
Plnlrlelphia, April 13, 184 1. ly
FOREST VILLE
muss i:n.ii r iiv c mk ks.
ritllE subscriber has just li reived, for sale, a few
.1. of h utiove celebrated Eight Day Clocks,
which will he mild at very reduced prices, for ra-h.
Also, t-upeiior 3(1 hour ('locks, of tl,e U'-t make
and ijuality, which will be sol. I for iah, at f 1 50.
Also, superior Ilrasa Li hour OJoiki.at f A (10.
Dec. 3, IH43. II. U. M AiSSER.
OT1INK WARE for sale.
O 25 Ktoue -liis. from I ipiart to 3 pallons,
5il Stone Ja is, fiiHii 2 lo ti calloiis. For ale,
tlu ip, by Oct. 11 H.U. MASTER.
B$P.!!f.1;j.-. - . Minium Fire mid Thi. I i'lool I
ii&. ! ' -' Kf ' "', 1t V e-viiiB
' tuifT"' iV'n Hooks. P'cr D-ids, Jewely,
-.-'.-- i-i (j.ild, Mlver, Ac., &r made
BUNBUHY AMERICAN.
AND SHAMOKIN JOURNAL.
Ahsotuto arquiescenco in the Jecisiona of the
Ily Master & ly.
From Rentley's Miscellany.
THE FATE OF A RICH TIIIEF;
Or, 'The Way of flic Transgressor la tlnrd.'
One Sabbath morn, in thcyenr 17 , the Oc
tfipoti rlwip, in thn pnjr nnd then fashionable
city nl Bath, Who crowded to excess. A collec
tion was to bo made at the rnd of the service,
in aid of the funds for supporting the Bridewell
chnrity-school. I,et it not Lo supposed thnt the
majority of the concjreaiiiit) assembled for the
humane purpose of clothing tlio bodies of a hiiu
drrj boys in dowhia Hhirtn, ami bltto coiits, or
their lower litiih.iin rhuburb-coiored leather gnr-ment--,
nnd peppi-r-nnd-salt worsted hose, no
such thintr, Fashion, that frekihli and dc
spotic tyrant, hnd converted n sacred edifice in
to a rendezvous of her votaries
And now, having told our readers why so
l.-irge un nssembliicre were pothered topether,
we iiiustbi'ir them to Hippoee thnt all have re
tired home much edified and improved, and that
one o'clock on the Monday morning has ar
rived. The boys of the Bridewell school were let out
for their brief hour of play; some ten or twelve
of the youngsters, in a remote corner of the yard
had gathered into a cluster, listening with o
pencil mouth nnd upraised brows, to somethino
stranpe and woiiderlul related hy n lad mmed
I Inrry Vowels. Tho narrator was one of the
brightest and best behaved hoys of the school,
fond of his blinks, and n Ithonirh not so robust as
many ol'his companions, was usually their lead
er in nil sportu and pastimes.
No sooner w ere the "tender juveniles" seated
in due order upon their form, than one of the
other hoys made his way to Ihe desk ol the mas
ter, nnd intimated, almost in a whimper, that he
had sunn tinny of vast importance to communi
cate; he was ordered to ascend the steps, and
place himselfclose to the car of the ever wil
lino; listener. In a few moments, the master,
his Hi ct? (lushed with emotion, nnd his eyesihtrt-ino-
anpry ulances tow arris the seat w hich llnr-
ry occupied, called out his name in a tune that
seemed to prophe.-y the speedy application of
the cane or birch.
'Come hither, you yottn? viper!' ho roared,
'come hither, you Vowels, I say, and let mr
hear thin cock nnd hull story you've invented n
Is.ut what hnppentd yesterday ut the chapel
door.' 'There's not a bit of inventim in it, sir, no
more than anything- nbotit either bulls or cocks.
I vow and protest that I snw the gentleman
who held the pl ite for the collection take both
silver and po!d ofi'tho salver, and put the money
into his waistcoat nnd small clothes pockets.'
'Do you know what you're talking about you
wicked yniinp wretch !' ileum tided the master.
Why, that was Doctor M itchell, one of the fir-l
physicians nl the city, lives in the Circus, tin. I
keeps his carriage nnd a host of -.urvants. Now
come, Vowels, coufrss 'tis n bio story, nnd I'll
let you ofT with a raninc ; hut if you btick to
your text. I'll fleer y,,n .ilivr!'
'I never told a lie- in toy life, sir,' the hoy re
plied, 'nnd punishment won't firce me to do so.'
'We'll try that, my f.ne fellow, by and by. A
miihty pretty thin-, indeed, for a rhnrity -hov
like yon, to po r. In nit takinp nwny Ihe charac
ters of your In Iter. But ' nd here (he 'learn
ed mid humane' Mr. .'.lurch chuckled at his li mp
able to iit.tulesoniethino I. ken cross-exam.
iiint:on 'liit, Vowels, I have a rpicslion now to
pui, which Mill call upon all your talent as a
sloiy-teller to nmwer. It is this 'and thus
Mtyuic, e lock i (1 his spec tncles, wipidUith
plassi's very deliberately with his handker
chief, held Ihein to the (ipht ti i.scortattl if his
operation had been snccesslul, phici d I hem cure,
(ully on the bridpe if his nose, and then, w ith
an air worthy of an Old Ba b y practitioner,
eiu.t titled, 'Now, hoy, we will, for arpument's
sake, suppose for o mnmeiil, that such an im
possible Ihinp did lake plsee, how could yon,
from your place in the pnllery, see what wiib
pomp on nt the door ! There 1 have you at a
dead lock !'
Vowels, no way daunted, ra'inly replied, 'I
was not in the pa'.lery, sir ; the heat was so
ureal that I was forced lo pet into the air, and
stood close lo the street ; w lit li I heard Ihe ron
prepiitiim ceuiinp ut, I placid myselt behind
ue of the lolilin-itoors, just opposite where
the pentleiiian stood Dr. Mitchell you call
him ami lltroooh ihe slit where the hinpesate
1 saw what I Amic said, and do say ajjaiu,'
'Oli, ho ! my niinp peidh tuan, have I cauoht
you in yotir ou n trap? What, mouchinp, a
well as lyiuo now yon shall smart tor it !
Tlio pedaonpue kept his word ; poor Harry
was severely chastised, and with a s.vellinp
heart went home lo his widowed mother, lo
whom he recounted the punishment he had re
ceived. The good soul doted on her eon, nnd
shed abundance of tears at the recital, hut her
natural pood sense soon admonished her that
even dutiful boys will sometimes commit fuults
and she strictly tiuestiuned Harry en Ihe pos
sibility of his l.eino mistaken us to the. abstrac
tion of money from the plate. Nolhiiip could
shake his tcatiinuiiy ; he never wavered fur u
majority, the vital principle of Republics, from which
Miiihui y, ftortliuiiibc. hii.il t o.
moment in his plain, straight-forward story.
The widow came to the conviction that her
child had been most unjustly punished, nnd
wisely concluding that any appeal to Mr. Murcli
would be unavai'injT, determined on calling next
morning upon one of the most active governors
of the Charity School, in the hope that her poor
hoy's wrongs might be redressed, and the doubt
of his veracity removed.
MrF. Vowels found little difficulty in obtuin
ing audience of the hutnnnc gentleman she
sought. She told her child's story with, a mo
ther's chquence, nnd speedily won the good
i fliccs of her auditor.
'This is a strange business, n very serious
accusation against a person hitherto looked up-
on ns an honest and upright man,' observed
Sir Walter Gardiner ; 'it must end shall be
strictly investigated. All we can hope, for thi
credit of human nnture, is that, if Dr. Mitchell
did put money into his pocket, it was only to
make room for other donations, nnd your boy,
not ownrc of this, regarded the action as disho
nest, and, childlike, told the Ftory ns he believed
it. But Murcli was much to blame for punish
ing the little fellow without making due inqui
ries ; rely on it he will be strongly censured
tor nut-stepping his duty. However, if yon will
leave the matter in my hnndJ, I tuny be nb!e to
have justice done to all parties concerned ;
meantime, caution your son to say nothing more
about the affair till I give him leave to do so.'
The widuw coiirtesied her acquiescence, nnd
withdrew.
Two Sundays nfter the one to which we have
already alluded, chapel was again densely
crowded. The popular preacher, advoniiing, j
upon Ibis occasion, the ennse of the Female Or
phan Asylum. Dr. Mitchell kindly volunteered
to take his usual station at the door. When the
congregation departed, the committee nt gen
tlemen who presided over the institution in
whose hehnlfthe sermon hnd been preached, nnd
the collection made, assembled in '.he veslrv-
room to ascertain the amount. I be pl.ysicinn !n brief period Ihs constable returned, stating
placed his quota upon the (able with an air of j ,1)n, ,IP ,,ouso in tic dreus was m at ly strip-self-satisfaction,
observing, 'A very handsome ; ptn ol all hs f unmturf, not a servant to be seen
lonaiton to-miy. I am gmu to say : but no won-
oer niter sucn nn eloquent utscourse, anil lie
r 'H" "I"'" J"'" ijj
" m""ry wns cou.iien, "10 "" mono
known, and the pnrly were on the eve of do
pnrture, w hen Sir Walter Gardiner gravely in
quired of Dr. Mitchell,
And is that all that you have received !'
'.17, to be sure it is ; who dares doubt it ?'
'I he interrogatory of the w orthy baronet ere
nted considerable surprise on the part ofnll pre
sent, nnd the violent manner in which the re
ply was made served to incrcise it. Sir Will-
ter, with great coolness of tone timl maimer,
proceeded,
'Yotl shall know sir, why I asked von Ihe
question. A Ikiv ol the chririi) -scIumiI avowed,
that upon a recent occasion, he sa w von pocket
Ihe money given by the charitable, and tiirthis
accusation he has been severely punished '
'I'm plad to hear it.' interrupted Mitchell;
'he ought to have be.cn cut to pieces, the vile
slanderer."
'Gentlemen, that hoy is w iltiout ; tuny I crave
your leave to bring him heforo you ! he will
stale what he has seen to-ihty."
'Oh, you employ spies, I perceive, Sir Wal
ter,' said Mitchell, nearly choked with rage;
'yen shall answer forth's conspiracy, depend on
it. If there bo law or justice lefi '
Without heeding the threat, the bnionet call
ed Marry Vowels; the little fellow obeyed the
siiiiiiuoi.s, and his intelligent i.ud ingenious
ti i'I c.l 01 1 ji ur-i MlTir.!.1! a r.oe..i I-L- It l. f-fitilr-tst
, ,
w itli tue lace ! Ihe man ho was about to coti-
c .
trout.
Now, youngster, said Sir Walter, 'if you
have seen anything this morning which you
think these gentlemen thould know, spetik out;
hut ri member, if you are guilty of the slightest
tiilevhtMjd, your punishment will he terr.bie.'
'But shall I be flogged, as I was before, for
telling the trulli !' asked Henry.
Certainly lint,' repH' d ui'iny present.
With this Consolatory assurance, t In chil.i
proceeded ; 'Thai gentleman,' jtoinlitig to M;l
clu ll, 'did the same lo d ay ns he dnl this d.iv
fortnight ; he put a vast many pieces of gold in-
u ins pocitets. particularly on i;,e let. M.te o. uis
WHlsll'ttllT It ir I W'nrr leil loin o nt ut ,.:it it
I " " " '
dozen ihere.'
'You can have nn objection,' elucrvci! om
i-l
thn fi ittlln it l.v 'to nt-iulneit 1 1 ,r. ,-i .,, I . n I ..1 eir
' .
pockets, doctor, and ll.ussel Ihe mailer al rest.'
'Object ton ! certainly ! I. el me see who w ill I bus. d.'
presume to lay a hand upon me.' j Saying this, the gallant officer todo nil, and
1 will,' said Sir Walter; 'and if you do not j , pmcceded many spaces, when a tall
immediately satisly my doubts I have a peace I ,n.e, to which bolh uxe and saw had been up
officer in ullendauce', who will quickly aid me ' mddenly fell ocr.ns Ins path, and caused
" '"'"'"sT u !')'l,,,t"''1'-' ad u thief.' !,. to and plunge to violently, thai
'I will no longer listen to such unwarrantable Ihe inler was thrown oil', ami in the (all Ir
language, lelnie paus, I sayexclaimed Mitchell
Detain me.isir, tit your peril I' Say . tig this he
struggled lo gain ihe door, but w as there met
hy one ofthe mayor" wrCUlit', who ucitd linn
bv t!e; urui.
there is no appeal but lo force, iho vit.it piim iple
Vn. Salunlaj , !Vov. 30, IN 1 1,
'Before you search that person, said the baro
net, 'let nie apprizn nil present that, anxious
to ascertain the truth of this b y's charge, I pro
vided many of my friends with half-guineas and
seven shilling-pieces, nil marked in a similur
mnnner to the one I now produce, requesting
that these coins might be given at the collec
tion made to-day.'
Ill vain did the physician etrupple with the
strong mm of tho law considerable sums in
gold and silver were found upon his person, nnd
amongst the former many pieces bearing the
precautionary mark placed by Sir Walter. The
wretched nihil was covered with confusion, but
'ill endeavored to brnve the detection of his
guilt
'I demand my liberty to-morrow I will lay
Ibis case of conspiracy and rohhory before the
magistrates. You, Sir Waller, are Ihe culprit,
anil thnt wretched urchin bus been trained to
aid you in your attempts to ruin my reputation.
But to-morrow my innocence shall be establish
ed.' With this bold avowal he rushed from the
room, leapt into his carriage, and in a few mi
nutes was set liown ut the door of his splendid
house in the Circus.
The Guildhall nt Baih presented nn universal
scene on the following morning. Rumor, with
her hundred tongues, had given nearly as many
different versions of the story .ve have endea
vored to relate. Groups of w ell-dres fed wo
men, for the most part composed of the fre
quenters of chapel, pressed foward for
ml in issii hi into the court. Men of all ranks
were observed crowding around Ihe sent of jus
tice.and amongst them a large proportion of
..ie I.. .1.1 t. ,-
-iiie i.icuny, w no seemed loiaue peculiar in
terest in the charge brought npaiust one of their
body. At II o'clock his worship nppon red.
The mayor listened attentively to all that Sir
Walter had to say, received thecotrolMirntion of
j those ptesent, nnd promptly issued a warrant
: for the apprehension of Mitchell.
; lmi ,l0 0(,y purwm fm., ,, ,(, IVUUfCft
wnsil, l,-iznly the broker, whose st. ry ran.
j tlmt. he had been sent for the previous after-
,,. nil( l( t.r,.,.,sed evervthimr the doctor
' . r - -
i possessed, including carriage, horses, plate nnd
wine ; these he had paid for partly in cash, and
the rest in bills on some of 'his people' in Lou
don, and the bargain concluded, Mitchell left
the house, leaving no trace by w hich his course
could he ascertained.
" i line rolls its ce;i si less course. A niiarti r
; of u cenltu v had p.issi .1 awiv.aiid durin.r j,
' progress our recenlly forun il column' in New
I South Wales had grown rapidly in extent Hint
. impoi lance. An oul...-l, souio Ihirlv miles
from Sidney, was under lite command of Map i
( iardmei , ol 1 1 is Majesty ' leg inu iit ol'in
' tantry.
li turning from his m.. mine's lido, ho per-
' 'rlv'p'1 n rn'iss of p.-op'e conorr o,,te.l in an o,
space, in Ihe centre of the town lin n in pro
! press, and soon n.-cerlaitu d that the crowd had
; collected lo wilne.-s a fi I'ow being, convict
i though he was, undergo Ihe punishment ol
j whipping. The delieijiicnl was an old 111:111.
; fee!ie, thin, and cmnnciateil, his scinly hcks
1 silvered by sixly winters, hung round n coutile
! nnuee ciuvulsed with terror, whilst his with
j ered hands made nn availing i.-lllirts lo disengage
himself troui the grasp of the provo l's assist.
nuts ; as Gardiner approached, the wretched
being, in piteous accents, exclaimed,
'!, sir, tor Ihe oe ol lleiiven s'ie me I I
have stillere.l much chains uiul exile I have
. , ,. ...
borne but (), spare me Irom Ihe lush, and I
, ,
i will iiless you Willi my latest IneaUi.
The major inquired of the j iil-keeper what
offence the suppliant had committed, ami hiarn
ed that a Spanish dollar, h loiiirnir to a fell nv.
prtsoncj had been traced to Ins psscr-isou, an I
as potty ill Us were cons'a illy occurring u
numost the convicts, he had received msiriic
l.tui lo clu ck Ihe 1 il iiy stiuiu.arv pniiisliilieiil
of the oii'ei.di rs.
'Tin-obi fellow,' continued the uo ler, 'li is
he hat 1 d very well i I late a is ; he was a t r .11
li!i some ci, stonier when he lir. l c one in, t, t.ol
that's 11 long while ago. Ili.ivn'l Inula hi ck
Mlilll .,,.,, M.tUlU 1Ke ,:,t!i
lint
.
Uillt lllloll.-
'leii'Ugh,' Mt il 'he inaj 'his past good coll-
! I... . .1 .O I
t 1; lit l Mia 1 1 tit'i i
un new . I'uhappy man,' he
: . . .
1 I'I lot null 'I
mlilressiiiL' M.itsoii. 'let me hone
j h, ,lt. ,anv )(IU ,lia). UJ, w
; head wasila-hed w ith coiu-iileriible v inlence a
pa n.-t a large stone by the wtiy-siili'. Tim
crowd he bad just h li ru-h- d to the spot ; in i
11 y piotu nun tl li i 1 ti kilhil, but Matson, forcing
h:o way to the pit ttrite t dy ul hi.- picctrvi r,
and immediate parent f despoti.m. JurrKHaov.
o. 5-Xo. 19'-Vholc Xo.rJIS.
itnplored his cotnpaiiioiis not to skreen the air
from the stunned nnd senseless framo desired,
in almost a tone of nuthority, that water should
he brought n s quickly as possible, and proceeded
to liKisen the tighly buttoned regimental coat,
lake off the stock, chafe the temples, and feel
ing in vain for pulsation in the region of the
heart or nt the wrists, he drew forth a lancet-
case and opened a vein. This prompt conduct
soon restored the Major to cousciousness ; after
n brief delay, ho wns conveyed to his residence,
Mataon still supporting him, and earnestly be
seeching permission to remain in the house till
oJier assistance could be procured. Ilis request
was granted, and speedily the grateful old man
administered a cooling draught to allay any
fevrous symptoms, and anxiously watching eve
ry change, succeeded, in a few dnys, in restor
ing him to comparative health, lie only sufier-
ed from the effects of contusion, but his reason
resumed In r power, nnd as soon as he was per
111 it t oil lo converse, he hinted his belief that the
efficacy of Mat soli's prescriptions must have
resulted from study and practice ofthe healing
art.
'Your surmise, is well founded, sir' replied
the old iiinu. 'I once moved in the world as a
physician in extensile practice. A madness, a
disease, I can call it nothing else, tempted me
to forget that we are expressly commanded not
to steal. Trusted and uususpectod, I had con
stant opportunities of gratifying this devilish
propensity. Detected, I (led 'ho scene of my
disgrace, and wns ultimately banished forever
from my native land. What I have endured
during my exile, I will not pain you by describ
ing. Your timely interference saved me from
unmerited degradation. I was not guilty of
the crime ihey charged me with.'
' Your story,' said the major, 'hns brought
luick to my memory nn event which happened
in my childhood. A medical man in my native
city, disgraced his honorable profession. I was
the instrument of his detection, nnd I even now
wriihe ns I remember thecastigntion I received
for my dhcovery of the offender."
'Where did this hnppcn !' cngcrly inquired
Matson.
'In Bath," wns tho rep'y.
'But the poor child who suffered for mc was
nnmcd Vowels.'
'So was I called in the dnys of my youth ; hut
on the death of my patron and friend. Sir Wal
ler Gardiner, I wns bequeathed his property on
tl.e stipulation that I should assume his name.'
Just Heaven! the punishment you suffered
liir nccu-ing wir, led to your poul fortune. The
wretched Mitchell still' feels, however thnt he
was ihe cause of unmerited chastisement. Cun
yon forgive me !'
I do most freely. To you I owe my life, and
I will use niv best influence to sullen the rigors
of your lot.'
Mitchell w jilulrew, nnd Major Gardiner inl
ine 'in'ely wrote to ihe governor for permission
to rit.iiu ihe supposed Matson in his establish
ment, and to lice hiui from his manacles. Be
fore Ihe si ill was applied to the letter, the baud
id I leaven hud rendered unavailing all human in
let iition. the old mail's Uiily was found in a
km eiinc position by his beiUule, his spirit had
id (i 1 1. il lo the Being who gave it, the All-w ise,
ami All no rcful.
I'll ri i:k op 1111: i-.e;i.isii.
MIAWN HY TIII.MSKLVtS.
One of our Fnjlish papers, rece ived by the
1 11 1 packet, contains two or three columns of
ii'ii e of this country, based upon some number-of
the l,i iii.-ville Journal. The texts were
inlveiltsenieiils respecting slaves, and Ameri
can news ami opinions generally a sort nt
"picture of Yankees drawn by themselves."
We return the compliment for the "Journal,"
hyipioinof iVniii one single niinilier (d another
lliiglisli p iper, sevi ral paragraphs, which may
lie called, with equal justice 'a "picture of
the Inoi.,h draw n by themselves."
HOBI'.OUS OF TRANSPORTATION.
Mr. M Carihy delivered a lecture on trans-
porialioit 111 the Temperance Hall, Glasgow,
on Saturday evening 1 .ft. After a brief mtro
diictt Mr. M'Carthy said, that many person,
111 their ignorance, committed crime purposely
10 ho trnsHiiie,!. Unfortunately boys had
throw 11 ih-ir Clips up in open court, and huz-
zn il ui the dose ot'thi ir sentence of transpor-
tali. ui. "But, nbi!"' said ihe lecturer, "how
little ihot, knew of the hunger, slavery, degra-
lion, exile, ilnl, sin, ami t runny, uwuiting
tin in ! 'ill') little ihooehl ol lie bayonet, the
rut -n'-1 1 ne I ii h, H e blisid-clollcd Irn.ngle, the
Ice c! inns anil I. ami cud's, Iho gory scourge,
the n,-l,l U..I1I1 and bloodhounds, the ehu.ll
"iiiij and eall .ws ! Silli ly, if ihey did, they
would never rejoice." Tin) emigrant is Weil
fed; Ihe con 11 I -I lived. The emigrant is
lespi cl.,1 ly ilrc-scd ; the convict all mottled in
various ,1. radtng c.aois. The , -migrant has a
bed; Hie com iet a cave or a wooden bench
The emigrant has prepcity and w ages ; the
convict no wages ; his solo property, nn iron
ring or a chain on Ins leg. Wnges ! A mili
tary guard, and un iron hearted owi looker.
Wages! I'oltl hall'-Uikeil dough of maiz" meal
the same as ihey feed cows and pigs with, nnd
cold salt beef l.ke a block, after It has gone
rein ml the globe in her Majei.y' men of war,
and condemned, 'gtl j ears old. Sa'l polk from
Tahiti, lough us sole leather, n ml full nl imii
matciihe. Wages, indeed ! Tin rat, ami in
UMU Wti'jt j ale 11UI nt llifipil rlloll. hi li
ritici of Avi:itTisic.
I squara I insertion, $0 tO
I do t da . .0 7
I do i do . . . . I Oft
Every subsequent inserlii n, 0 tfi
Yearly Advertisement : one column, f 86 ( half
column, $M, three aquarra, two aquarta, f 9 ;
one square, f 5. Half-yearly: one column, 918 ;
half column, $12 ; three square., ftj ; two mjuorow,
$5; one square, $3 50,
Advertisements left without directions a to tha
length of time Ihey ire to be published, will be
continued until ordered out, and charged acuorJ
ingly.
(f7"Sixleen lines make a square.
(-'-.! . . . . "rww
a convict ship reaches ils destinrrion, the un
happy company are mnrshellcd on deck, chain
ed in couples, guarded in boat loads to the shore.
They aro then taken to a largo barrack at Sid
ney or I lobar 1 Town ; the Government or cob
niul officers come in a body to examine theso
outcasts of their native soil ; the surgeon com
mander brings out a Government paper for eve
ry man, called an indonture. This paper is 111 -der
many bends ; their name or names, height,
age, country, color of hair, eyes, moles, marl
how often in jail, what jails, what crime. Tho
Governor stands by, while his head officer holds
this indenture in his hand, and asks his ques
tions from it. It tho poor man should tell a,
falsehoods, woe be to his after life. Up to 183S,
tho convicts wcro hired out to settlers on their
arrival ; but their conduct was so bad, that now
every man, whether a gentleman or otherwise,
is compelled to work 6ix mouths upon the Go
vernment works, which is for fifteen hours per
day, carrying stones or timber, felling wood,
pushing heavy barrows, working on new road-',
cleaning the bottom of the docks and harbor,
up to tho armpits in the tide. When they push
down their spades, the water covers their face ;
in using the pickaxe, they are wet to the head.
They arc mostly all fast to a lurge chain to pre
vent their drowning ; they dive and clear away
tor masons to build quays, vto. Their food, 10 J
lbs. eif maize meal per week ; 7 lbs. of salt beef,
nearly unfit for use, or 4J lbs. of salt pork, 8 ez.
soap ; 2 or., of salt. No wages ; no tobacco,
nor any other comfort. Clothes grey cloth
enp, broad arrow stamped on it ; grey trousers ;
short jacket, half yellow, half grey ; stockings
grey, white rings ; 6hirts grey canvass ; no
kerchief or neckcloth ; clothes all loo small.
After six months of this life, the authorities
think the convicts sufficiently drilled for assign
ment. On a certain day advertised in the Go
vernment Gazette the settlers, farmers, and
master mechanics, come to the barrack for Go
vernment servant.", as they are called; these
convicts are all marched out in a long line or
row ; the purchasers walk along the line of
while slaves, and pick out such as suit them ;
the purchaser bids the convict walk, run, hold
up his leg, arm, etc., hits hia chest or back to
prove it he is asthmatic or short in his breath ;
if he is sound in wind and limb, ho bids him
stand on one side until ho picks from the rest;
when he has enough, he goes to an office whero
he pays Government XI for his slops, the yel
I ,mv JrCf'i, d" " ",m canaries) half tanned
shoes, caps, three 6!urts, a littlo wool pad, or
bed, i small rug horse cloth. This is the con
vict's outfit. He then has to walk to tho homo
of his new employer, that is, tyrnnf. There is
a set of laws made for the convict population,
that mean anything or nothing, or every tiling.
Two magistrates can order a man fitly lashes of
the double, or Government cat, you can't speak,
you are a convict ; presumption is against you ;
you must he tloggoil. The seourgor come-, ties
yotl up, and his bloody lash scatt"rs the flsh
your mother kissed so often; teasnwav the blood
that your father 1 eared with so much care ; if
not, tl e cl'ii'ii g' tc is your fate ; yon are doom-
cil, vonr in
"iro'is, to tv. n it
tin'il your tl- .-
!.! wi'h
wi'h c-a ;)ker:ng
'IV,
h-. I. ' hiiroli.g iltt-' v t 'V'.'j
i'1-rche I I. he ..'.... r, f:...! vo.u
hair yellow as jaundice ; vo ir e
running from hot winds of t!i e
s sore .-. ii
Ill'tV . i H
poor bleeding w rist carrying yen: chain ; sum..--times,
oh ! horrible! you are dimmed lo a penal
settlement tor life ; a gathering of all human
woes; black despair; a hind of horror ; a st
ctmd hell, where naught but sadness dwells.
Here the lecturer stripped and turned up his
sleeves to how the manner of punishing with
j the lash ; he exhibited four scourges : the first,
iho small military cat ; the? sec nd, the naval
cat : tSe third, the thief s, or double cat ; an''.
lastly, the dreadful scourge of Norfolk Island.
1 Out of a large district sf convicts, amounting to
'Ul.iXrO, 212,00(1 had been convicted and flogged,
, (heir flesh scattered, their biota) spilled, their
j spirit brok their strength reduced, their lifn
, shortened, their death miserable. Sad is tho
convicts funeral his grave is desolate in its mi-
sery ; niiuo to pray, none to pay nature's la-t
tribute to humanity but the wild sea bird, which
sings the requiem of 1'ie murdered exile. His
unchained spirit has fled alofl escaped from
the degraded boi'y that fin Is the solitary sea
washed sf pub-lire of the drunkard's child on tlm
distant strands ol' Tasmania. The convict i
dead in law ; he can hold no property ; you
might snatch the bread out of his teeth. No
person need pyv him any wages, though he lias
' a ticket of leave. Colonel Breton states ; !
, dm,, seen bun nt work w hen tin thermometer
Mood ll.'i in ihe sun, bang about twice the best
nfour summer duy ; the sun burns ulcers on :l
back of their neck. The pangs are, in thn
country, ba ked up in square Imxes, moveable,
like wild busts, sixteen in each b or, allow rj
l4 inches for evi ry m hi. At Sidney tin y uis,,
sleep in hulks I we've in one large bench, all n
mass of filth. Their countenance are demon,
iar, nn.l shocking In behold. Sometimes in tha
hulks there nr. eel's no t'naM t tint they curiiiv
lie em their luck."