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THE GRACES.

{After Canova—A very Long Way)

NEW EMANCIPATION OF THE BLACKS.

We are happy to observe that there has lately been a new Emancipation movement,
which has ended in freeing those unhappy objects, the Ethiopian Serenaders, from the
fetters of soot and butter which for some time they have laboured under. Formerly our
Btreets swarmed with these miserable slaves to circumstances, and there was scarcely a
concert-room or a thoroughfare which had not a party of those Ethiopian Serenaders,
who, by blackening their own faces, may be said to have caused a stain on humanity.
The advance of civilisation—in public taste—has released thousands of these poor creatures
from their former degradation, and they can now appear in our streets with comparatively
clean faces, if not with clean hands. It used to be the boast of England, that the
negro no sooner put his foot on these shores than the difference in colour was virtually
obliterated; but it must now be our pride to think that the Ethiopian Serenader no
sooner puts his head under the British pump than he wears the complexion of freedom,
and washes out the black trace of degrading slavery.

What Language do they Speak in California?

There is a lottery at the present moment in France (tickets 1 franc 25 centimes each),
which is called La Loferie des Lingots IXOr, It is established for the purpose of sending
emigrants over to California; and of all places we should think California would be the
very place where the Lingot D\Qr would be of the greatest benefit; for we do not know
what language may be exactly spoken there, but we can imagine that the Lingo in most
people's mouths in California would certainly be the Lingo D'Or!

WHAT TO DO WITH PART OF THE
SURPLUS.

A correspondent has sent us the following, and
though we cannot agree with the orthography, rhythm,
or rhyme, we do with the sentiment, and therefore
print the poem in its entirety :—

thank God the Exhibition s closed

And may we find it true
that something is proposed

to help the suffering few

first is the case of poor Ann Hicks

deprived of food and home
together let us put her Bricks

nor longer let her Roam

these are the wishes of her friends

and they are not a few
that she may yet be made amends

and they A Cottage vieu
with pretty garden Round

■with flowers Bright and gay
as all who past could see the ground,

ere she was turnd away
and as she lost her little all

By that most cruel deed—
we hope to hear that not A small

sum s granted in its stead

next is the case of the poor man

who 17 years and more
in Hyde Park earnd his Bread

let him go Back his heart is sore
he wishes he d a been dead

to keep out of A workhouse he parted with
his all

But was compeld to enter one

throgh losing of his stal
let s give him some assistance

to set him up again
nor to wrongs thus show resistance

Justice for him let s gaine

thirdly Lacy near Victoriar Lodge

26 years there A livelehood got
But through the glass Palace
I write not in malace

they where hunted away from the spot
let us hope that some help may be granted them
soon

to hide such actions tis wise
nor let it be said at the end of next moon
that charitys claims they despise

No 4 is poor Spicer A Cripple for life
with children to keep and A sickly wife
where sure to be seen at there stall every day
A neat little tent and not in the way
their goods where all choice the people were
civel

those who turnd them away where workers of
ivel—

for want of there Rent their furniture took
give a few pounds at once send them back to
their nook

you may think Mr. P. that I'm very unkind

or wish those in power disgrace
alass there s another A poor man that s blind

so that if justice could only take Place
and say only one thousand laid out as it ought

may yet dry the tears of those now in sorrow
you know that many comforts are Bought

from one who knows truths in this tale nor
dont borrow

I am one that can suffer a deal of anxiaty
So if this s not approved of 111 Remain very
Quietely

One op 5.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

V Will "Poor Old Soul" let us know where a
letter can be sent to him ? ■