Hence! Away in your folly, go scathless and free; The seething and burning-the masque and the ball! Hurrah! hurrah! for your Carnival! The black night is ended; the pure dawn shall rise With a flush on its brow, and rebuke in its eyes; While yon flame-blasted walls where my corpse-lights still dance, The wreck and the ruin-the masque and the ball; Hurrah! hurrah! for your Carnival!-E. L. HERVEY. Illustrated London News, March 22, 1856. AN EXPOSITION OF DREAMS. "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams."-Acts of the Apostles, ii. 17. nary We have heard of three instances of persons now alive, who declare that they hold continual intercourse with their deceased partners. One of these is a naval officer, whom the author of Extraordithe book lately published, called "The Unseen World," appears dreams of to be acquainted with. The second is a professor in a college people. in America, a man of eminence and learning, and full of activity and energy; yet he assured a friend of mine that he received constant visits from his departed wife, which afforded him great satisfaction. The third is from a lady in this country. She is united to a second husband, has been extremely happy in both marriages, and declares that she receives frequent visits from her first. Oberlin, the good pastor of Ban de la Roche, asserted the same thing himself. His wife came to him frequently after her death; was seen by the rest of his household as well as himself; and warned him beforehand of many events that occurred. Mrs. Matthews relates, in the memoirs of her husband, that he was one night in bed, and unable to sleep The dream. from the excitement that continued some time after acting; when, hearing a rustling by the side of the bed, he looked out, and saw his first wife, who was then dead, standing by the bedside, dressed as when alive. She smiled, and bent forward, as if to take his hand; but in his alarm, he threw himself out on the floor to avoid her contact, and was found by the landlord in a fit. On the same night, at the same hour, the present Mrs. Matthews, who was far away from him, received a similar visit from her predecessor, whom she had known when alive. She was quite awake, and in her terror seized the bell-rope to summon assistance, which gave way, and she fell with it in her hand to the ground.-Night-side of Nature, taken from the Morning Chronicle, 18th March, 1856. The Durham Chronicle, contains the following statement in reference to the Burnopfield murder, the trial for which Richard record of a Rayne and John Cain was postponed on Thursday last, to the next Durham assizes:-"In reference to this case we have to place on record a circumstance of a very remarkable and affecting nature, which, however it may be accounted for or disbelieved, is nevertheless perfectly true. Mr. Stirling's parents, who, it will be remembered, resided in Kirkintilloch, near Glasgow, have been in Durham during the assizes, attending the court, for the purpose of hearing the trial of the alleged murderers of their unfortunate son, and the statement which we subjoin is from Mr. Stirling himself. On the night of the 1st of November, the day on which the murder was committed, Mrs. Stirling had a remarkable, and what she termed a fearful, dream. She dreamt that some parties were outside of the house intending to break into it. In a short time a man with dark complexion and dark dress looked in upon her at the window, presented a gun, and discharged it at her. At this juncture she awoke in great trepidation; and since then the dream-most strongly impressed upon her mind by the fact of her son's murder, intelligence of which would not reach her until six or seven days later than the dream-has ever been vivid in her recollection. Mrs. Stirling accompanied her husband to Durham, for the purpose, as we have said, of being present at the trial. She expressed a great desire to see the two men who were accused of the murder, and for that purpose visited the prison on Wednesday. Several men were walking in the yard at the time, including Cain, Rayne, a turnkey, and recognised dream. three or four others. Immediately on perceiving Rayne, without A murderer being told the name of any of the men, she recognised in him by the the features of the man whom she saw in her dream fire through agency of a the window at her, pointed him out, and burst into tears. Mrs. Stirling still expresses her positive conviction with respect to Rayne."-Illustrated London News, 15th March, 1856. patriots posted on MESSAGE TO THE UNITED PATRIOTS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND HER DEPENDENCIES. BRETHREN,-Although I momentarily expect to be robbed of Message to my liberty, by permission granted under usurped unconstitutional power of a salaried servant of the people, "His Honour Vice-Chancellor SIR W. PAGE WOOD, Knight," much constitutional good I trust will arise therefrom, therefore maintain your dignified forbearance. the walls of tain, &c. Great Bri Unconstitutional pro ceedings of Vice-Chan You may now gradually, without ostentation, hold forth, con- cellor tinuing ever watchful and prepared for events. Wood. Patriots to be watchful and prepared Bubble for events. banks and scheming to be That the fatherless, the widow, the afflicted, the aged, the oppressed, the poor, and the artizan, may not suffer from the approaching subversion, you are to avoid bubble banks and other scheming companies, which are daily rising up under the protection of a legislative act. It is advisable that you select such safe banks as the Bank of London, in Threadneedle- companies street, (where no depreciation arises,) for your spare capital, placing it at usury, with ten days' notice of withdrawal. Use diligent caution, and enquire into the proprietary and manage- a safe bank ment of such established banks as you may select; whereby for the you protect your capital, secure interest, and render a national service, by affording the means for increased legitimate commerce and industrial pursuits during a crisis, should one arise. avoided. The Bank of London people. It having been resolved, at the last meeting of your advocates, that the people's paper, the Morning Advertiser, shall be adopted as the organ for communicating with you, they have to request your diligence in perusing its columns; as it has with only one exception, and will continue to represent the sentiments of the people of Great Britain and her depen- Dangerous dencies. Should that important article contained in its columns secret of the 10th inst. have escaped your attention, you are requested to refer thereto. It is on the subject of that dangerous secret societies in England of the Pope of Rome. subversion of England. Inglorious and disgraceful peace. Hungary, Italy, The associa society, ordered and sanctioned by His Holiness the Pope of tion for the Rome, "The Association for the Conversion of England." Were it called "The papistical Association for the Subversion of the British Constitution," it would be better implied. Keep before you the records of the deeds perpetrated in the days of your forefathers, by "Bloody Queen Mary," and the "atrocious Papist King James the Second." The peace, so ingloriously and disgracefully concluded, without the approval or desire of the people, having been built upon a foundation of sand, great shall be the fall thereof, and upon its ruins there shall arise a great and glorious war,-such as never before arose,which shall have for its end the re-establishment of Hungary, Italy, Poland and Israel, as nations. Poland, and Israel to be re-established as nations. Instructions to patriots. You are not to communicate politically with me through the post-office, but for the present through private and indirect sources; and in the event of my being imprisoned in the Bastile of the High Court of Chancery, I have made arrangements with our brethren, Messrs. Gregory, Chinery and Co., 25, Birchin Lane, Lombard Street, to receive communications for me. The first volume of our work, titled, "Public Opinion and Record of Educated, Titled, and Talented Perpetrators of Crime and Injustice," will shortly be ready for delivery; meantime, believe me, Yours faithfully, CHARLES WILLIAM GREGORY, V.P., 5 A.M., 17th day of April, 1856. Decided THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL. To the Editor of The Morning Advertiser. SIR,-The decided tone of your leading article of Friday tone of the last has produced a great sensation. people's For some weeks now the newspaper. public have hardly known what to think. The sham peace was made, by inimitable art, to look so like a real one, that, in The sham spite of common sense, the doubtful and timorous, who compose so large a part of society, began to think there might be something in it. But the occurrences of these few days mark peace. the turn of affairs, and show more plainly the certainty, which no clear-sighted politician could ever doubt, that society cannot remain balanced on the wrong end, as it is proposed to be kept by the Paris parchment. Formalities and ceremonies are not to be allowed a permanent installation in the place of realities. If Providence has permitted such a curious set of seemingly The Great strengthening coincidences to take place in the very nick of permits time, it has been only to show the more completely the mockery seemingly and vanity of selfish rulers presuming to take the fate of ing coinci nations into their hands. This, if we look wisely at it, is the dences. deep and impressive lesson to be learned from the Imperial Imperial Baby scene. Baby scene. And, if we look, with intelligent eyes at history, we will find many similar instances of this curious way of the workings of fate. strengthen encroachments on Italy, &c. Growing suspicion of The Austrian encroachment on Italy-the occurrence of the Austrian anti-Maynooth vote at this time-the agitation of the Neapolitan question, and the growing suspicion of the conduct of Lord Palmerston, from whom many hoped so much, and, indeed, circumstance of our political condition, argues a coming every change along with the stormy incidents, too certain to attend it. But destiny must be fulfilled. Will Lord Palmerston not be so bold as to cast to the winds any antecedents which fetter him in the promotion of the real interests of the people, and lead them, as he could so effectually do, to popular success? Let him disclaim all secrecy in the management of affairs, and, no matter what part of his former conduct may have been to blame, the people will freely forgive him for the atonement he makes, and for the good he doubtless wished on many occasions to do. If not, we must seek for other leaders. It is time for trifling to cease, when such interests are at stake. He has had it; You have allowed me to write a good deal, at different critical times, in your columns, and I confess I was one of those who wished to see Lord Palmerston get a fair trial. and he has at least brought matters to a crisis, for good or evil, as no one else could have done. We have now to deal with the crisis he has helped to produce; and, if we are not to have his help through it, we must look for those who will give it heartily. I know how crowded with important matters your columns are; but I venture to hope that those who held opinions favourable to his Lordship's trial as Premier, will be listened to, when of Lord the conduct Palmerston. Advice for merston. Lord Pal The Go vernment will not longer be permitted to trifle with the people. The people of England must find rulers of capacity. |