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Sunshine.
SUNSHINE .
BY AA ^ ILLIAM : BRADEIELD . * A spring , to him who sorely thirsts , Is the sunshine when it bursts Upon us with its glory ! Arrested on that fountain ' s brink , There is not one , who cannot drink To Life—the pleasant story !
For oh ! its grandeur hath a charm That doth the human heart disarm Of all its fierce contention ; A charm , with sudden power to win The human soul from human sin , And hold ifc in suspension .
Or when ifc dies the clouds among—The last expiring rays are flung Up , up , as if regretting ; Although it leads us to Forget The past , there is a presence yet It saves us from forgetting . Deny it not ! There is a charm
, That seems to clasp us with an arm Ancl ease the heart's commotion—A recipe for passion ' s coil , A powerful tranquillising oil Upon a troubled ocean .
Oh ! sad indeed the lot of all , Without the beautiful to call Us back to admiration ; From hateful wars , from politics , From all the money-making tricks , — Those cheats of man—ancl nation ! Sunshine of the azure sky
, Streaming gladly from on high—Thou theme above all others ! Honest thou , ancl kindly too , To pierce the poor man's lattice through As often as another's !
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COUET . —The Queen , the Prince ancl Princess of Hesse , and the junior members of the Royal Family continue at Osborne . The Prince and Princess of Wales returned to Marlborough House on Monday . On Tuesday , the Prince officiated at the uncovering of the statue of his father at the Licensed . Victuallers' Asylum , Olcl Kent-road , and ou
AVednesday , the Prince ancl Princess , with their infant son , proceeded to Scotland , where they are to stay about six weeks . The young Prince Leopold has also appeared in public , having , afc the close of last week , laid the foundation-stone of a new infirmary at Bishop's AValtham . GENERAL Hosts NEWS . — The mortality in the metropolis
continues high . Last week it was 253 above the ten years ' average . The principal disease is summer diarrhoea , and its greatest number of victims are among children ancl young persons . The births are slightly above the average . The harvest has commenced in some parts of the country , but the accounts from the agricultural districts cannot upon the whole
be described as very cheering . A return which is said to have been " carefully collected , " shows that in 29 counties of the United Kingdom , the wheat crop falls "below an
average , that in 32 counties the crop is an average one , ancl thafc in ten only has " an average" been exceeded As regards other cereals , there will probably be a fair yield , but of the root crops , especially turnips , less favourable reports are received . ——Tlie weekly return of the Poor-law Board again shows a considerable decrease in the number of persons receiving relief in the cotton manufacturing districts . . In the
last week of July there was a net decrease , as compared with the previous week , of 3 , 050 . The total number of adults on the relief lists of the 21 unions embraced in this return last week , was 13 , 377 , which is 491 fewer than shown by the previous statement . Bury , Haslingden , and Warrington , are the only unions iu which an increase of pauperism had been
experienced . The Government Emigration Commissioners have issued a notice warning emigrants to the United States against the traps laid for their capture by Federal crimps . They are advised not to accept invitations from strangers to drink , to be especially careful not to get drunk , or in any way to lose the control over
their own actions , and to be very cautious as to the engagements they enter [" . into for work . The notice , which contains several other useful hints , it is hoped will be attended to . The Marquis of Ttveeddale ' s prize for breech-loading military rifles has been awarded by the Council of the National Rifle Association to Mr . Henry , of Edinburgh . The Council are ,
however , of opinion that none of the competing rifles can be recommended as suitable for the army , and they , therefore , propose to offer , in May next , a prize of £ 100 for the best weapon of this description that can be produced . Lord Tweeddale ' s prize for muzzle-loaders has not been awarded , the Council proposing to have a further trial of the AVhitworth and Rigby rifles in November . ——The artillery experiments at
Shoeburyness on Thursday were devoted to practice against a target on the model of the French . iron-clad ship La G-loire . This model was scarcely carried out , however , as we are informed ifc was in some respects inferior to the plating round that celebrated ship ; but , on the other hand , the plates themselves were of superior quality . Tlie practice was made with the olcl smooth bore 68-pounder , ancl at 200 yards that old-fashioned gun sent
steel shot right through plate and framework . The destructive effects on it of the monster ordnance now coining into fashion may be easily imagined . The inspection of several rifle volunteer corps took place ou the evening of Saturday last . The regimental manceuvres were of a very complicated description , and , at the
close , the inspectors gave a cordial and warm approbation of the general steadiness and precision of their movements , while they showed their sincerity in praise by forcibly pointing out one or two defects . Owing to the fineness of the weather there was generally a large concourse of spectators . The Birkenhead steamrams , which have been re-christened the Scorpion
and the Wyvem , have been handed over to Messrs . Laird , who will complete them for sea with all despatch . The ships are each to be armed with [ 300-pounder guns . —'—Lord Palmerston on Tuesday laid the corner stone of the new Exchange at Bradford . His Lordship , as is the case wherever he shows himself , was received with the greatest cordiality . On reaching the site of
the Exchange , an address from the Exchange Company was read , to which the noble lord returned a brief reply . In the evening his lordship attended a monster gathering at St . George ' s Hall , where he received two other addresses . In acknowledging these honours , he referred to . the prosperous condition of the country , and dwelt upon the beneficent influence of free trade . He further spoke of the position of England among the nations of the world , and
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Sunshine.
SUNSHINE .
BY AA ^ ILLIAM : BRADEIELD . * A spring , to him who sorely thirsts , Is the sunshine when it bursts Upon us with its glory ! Arrested on that fountain ' s brink , There is not one , who cannot drink To Life—the pleasant story !
For oh ! its grandeur hath a charm That doth the human heart disarm Of all its fierce contention ; A charm , with sudden power to win The human soul from human sin , And hold ifc in suspension .
Or when ifc dies the clouds among—The last expiring rays are flung Up , up , as if regretting ; Although it leads us to Forget The past , there is a presence yet It saves us from forgetting . Deny it not ! There is a charm
, That seems to clasp us with an arm Ancl ease the heart's commotion—A recipe for passion ' s coil , A powerful tranquillising oil Upon a troubled ocean .
Oh ! sad indeed the lot of all , Without the beautiful to call Us back to admiration ; From hateful wars , from politics , From all the money-making tricks , — Those cheats of man—ancl nation ! Sunshine of the azure sky
, Streaming gladly from on high—Thou theme above all others ! Honest thou , ancl kindly too , To pierce the poor man's lattice through As often as another's !
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COUET . —The Queen , the Prince ancl Princess of Hesse , and the junior members of the Royal Family continue at Osborne . The Prince and Princess of Wales returned to Marlborough House on Monday . On Tuesday , the Prince officiated at the uncovering of the statue of his father at the Licensed . Victuallers' Asylum , Olcl Kent-road , and ou
AVednesday , the Prince ancl Princess , with their infant son , proceeded to Scotland , where they are to stay about six weeks . The young Prince Leopold has also appeared in public , having , afc the close of last week , laid the foundation-stone of a new infirmary at Bishop's AValtham . GENERAL Hosts NEWS . — The mortality in the metropolis
continues high . Last week it was 253 above the ten years ' average . The principal disease is summer diarrhoea , and its greatest number of victims are among children ancl young persons . The births are slightly above the average . The harvest has commenced in some parts of the country , but the accounts from the agricultural districts cannot upon the whole
be described as very cheering . A return which is said to have been " carefully collected , " shows that in 29 counties of the United Kingdom , the wheat crop falls "below an
average , that in 32 counties the crop is an average one , ancl thafc in ten only has " an average" been exceeded As regards other cereals , there will probably be a fair yield , but of the root crops , especially turnips , less favourable reports are received . ——Tlie weekly return of the Poor-law Board again shows a considerable decrease in the number of persons receiving relief in the cotton manufacturing districts . . In the
last week of July there was a net decrease , as compared with the previous week , of 3 , 050 . The total number of adults on the relief lists of the 21 unions embraced in this return last week , was 13 , 377 , which is 491 fewer than shown by the previous statement . Bury , Haslingden , and Warrington , are the only unions iu which an increase of pauperism had been
experienced . The Government Emigration Commissioners have issued a notice warning emigrants to the United States against the traps laid for their capture by Federal crimps . They are advised not to accept invitations from strangers to drink , to be especially careful not to get drunk , or in any way to lose the control over
their own actions , and to be very cautious as to the engagements they enter [" . into for work . The notice , which contains several other useful hints , it is hoped will be attended to . The Marquis of Ttveeddale ' s prize for breech-loading military rifles has been awarded by the Council of the National Rifle Association to Mr . Henry , of Edinburgh . The Council are ,
however , of opinion that none of the competing rifles can be recommended as suitable for the army , and they , therefore , propose to offer , in May next , a prize of £ 100 for the best weapon of this description that can be produced . Lord Tweeddale ' s prize for muzzle-loaders has not been awarded , the Council proposing to have a further trial of the AVhitworth and Rigby rifles in November . ——The artillery experiments at
Shoeburyness on Thursday were devoted to practice against a target on the model of the French . iron-clad ship La G-loire . This model was scarcely carried out , however , as we are informed ifc was in some respects inferior to the plating round that celebrated ship ; but , on the other hand , the plates themselves were of superior quality . Tlie practice was made with the olcl smooth bore 68-pounder , ancl at 200 yards that old-fashioned gun sent
steel shot right through plate and framework . The destructive effects on it of the monster ordnance now coining into fashion may be easily imagined . The inspection of several rifle volunteer corps took place ou the evening of Saturday last . The regimental manceuvres were of a very complicated description , and , at the
close , the inspectors gave a cordial and warm approbation of the general steadiness and precision of their movements , while they showed their sincerity in praise by forcibly pointing out one or two defects . Owing to the fineness of the weather there was generally a large concourse of spectators . The Birkenhead steamrams , which have been re-christened the Scorpion
and the Wyvem , have been handed over to Messrs . Laird , who will complete them for sea with all despatch . The ships are each to be armed with [ 300-pounder guns . —'—Lord Palmerston on Tuesday laid the corner stone of the new Exchange at Bradford . His Lordship , as is the case wherever he shows himself , was received with the greatest cordiality . On reaching the site of
the Exchange , an address from the Exchange Company was read , to which the noble lord returned a brief reply . In the evening his lordship attended a monster gathering at St . George ' s Hall , where he received two other addresses . In acknowledging these honours , he referred to . the prosperous condition of the country , and dwelt upon the beneficent influence of free trade . He further spoke of the position of England among the nations of the world , and