Contenary of Thomas Moore.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3205, 28 May 1879, Page 2

Contenary of Thomas Moore.

It may not be generaHy known that today is the poet Moore's centenary. Just one hundred years ago , to-day, on the 28th. May, 1779, was born the composer of the Irish melodies, so charming to the ear of every son of Erin, to whom, and all admirers of his brilliant music, a short biographical sketch of the poets life may not be uninteresting. The poets father was a Dublin grocer, and young Moore received his schooling From a Mr Samjiel Whyte, t whp had^been J^hendan/s preceptor. ■ -Ih! 1793 »h#-fir'sr Went tc&jNablin Uni--8.A.. Before entering the university he wrote seftfrif Iliol't pieSceino^rery particular merit*-but-his first-great effort wa«4he - <R¥%- $ ';A na<i? eon A' w/ rit itea V 1 JNttSJpf obtaining 1-4 a^,teTf j s.ifi'cj|ti T prtAriium. \JSpie youthful poetf-wAis, 'However, disappointed. In 1799 hfeb&me'tfoELofndaii.sto study law, arvAßVlio^ai^lifea-^HteialfafcJCliDugh in the Bermudas, But.soon tirinoiof tramJatlan-$ lifne^jMd thefiiKjWlti he married. Ih v l|l9 "The Twopenny #0BA8«l' fS^Vj^^l^m compositions, appeared, ancl mlißw ** Lalla -Jiookh-" -wa» -pabHahed, -and- ~g r«*Uy-4n-creased his reputation as a poet. The Irish Me\oiMlWmM& between the years 1807 aad 1834. In 1819 he Epicurean."_ Among his moat important prose works^wfeiP-wih^'llistory'of Ire* laad," and •• Life of Lord Byron." The poet died on 2SthrPebruary, 1852, of Eookh " and Irish Melodies will be read and sung as longWttie English language Holxoway's Fuls.—The. blood, %liog the before the depressing, influences of winter display themli«l»fflßw|Jfe#spills wilt accomplish this purification in a. safe and tatisfacdeeirable condition which ulone can rightly :«Jwffl«teufer o b<ftHp mmiß*'iim 9 ,*wif W. Capricious appetites, weak .digestions, torpid this potent medicine, which may be traly said to induce 'iW¥m^%iMfwmm<Mkd body." Hollowaj's Pills po?sess the remark* i i HVTW^'Mrf* fi* il-T li'l 1 •. i * « • aoisTpropeHyn^t. oiuunfing without weakening* While purif'jing they are strengthening and adftidf- to those enjoyments of Ufa JKch hoalth and vigor can alone beatow:

RIIQ. Tj^B LtOIjA.BO. HnTO STfflffltw ?8^ Xn & T j! Tr mfJfmwHm Eeporc of the House or Boras upon the a^-^HGpW 1 *„*«%,»• received the tMfiving paper M)99v«>e question from :Mrf J. W. SpeighfccoMe article was riraWisjied some yealKVi/^sa the ;jsy ( rt«i^ypropwed to,.|^,,jj|^r^4iwfd iu'o JEnglantfi^'^J ' goT i->S iD^'tf'todtfEiirj, juslf'ftjf^lg tiiae/plibfic 1 aYtetftiSh-^lbCT^g-flWtt^d to the necessity wbioit/nzistg for a complete wforra in the Jiws #}i>cb (nfffitfftfeifiaao re R ulfi«!/J;to ( «i4iiuf^^a«»i94h«*lll of profession—statesmen, lawyers, magisCttfltes, cler^y^f^^ndqggqfflinent medical mon-r-are engaged trying to arrire at a rsoltttion"-of~the-questioßH^ln--wb»t~fown can the drink traffic be licensed by the nation so as to eyils to a community ?*^ana WelraiayTne ¥^SFf T^&*° be of so diffiou't» nature; tne Bame^problem has puzzled British la,f-2Pf|)Bf E fTEBBtiSSP* P»«t. and yet atthe present.jjj tne whole matter efnifflijLlatipQ upon the. traffic aspfutt&jto since. ■■*..■

■« The>ntf*sp*per»*!id p«fllics*i»«TwJrich arrive by each English mtfftsleitf infctfe beTie*e^bSt4*e^.most recent proposal, which meets with much popular faTdi^M ..tUn-J^i.rn^jy.^/in iqttt KngUfld. DT W>T Of

trial, of what is known as the "Gothenburg system" of licensing. Quite a Sumbei^ofaeadirjjl nftn arWinoGnea*JS assist the experiment, and the Birmipg; liam Town Council agreed to lupport the Bill introduced?>£ipto& the Houie of Commons by Mr Chamberlain, one of tha members for Birmingham, which will girScpsiae td tui;s;ofh«ii>ii;^«ftito operation in their city the pro?isibns of the Gothenburg system. Unions there is something,loifl*lni&i i'fl/tHttJ^tem which is calculated to assuage many of the erils arising from-4t«ffCTiiiawwSbf the liquor traffic in their community, it is not reasonable to suppoie that the members of the Cd^&OSoQMirip^eia&tlhe proposed new plan, particularly so ai the adoption of it will commit the inhabitants of &m£fcMmmfix&kwmAWno less than four millions of money, which amount it is calculated will be Wpljjjjed to buy up t6« rK*m<*Jritexe«t#^»»e persons who are now engaged in "the trade."

Id order that aftEC^tf-tftf^Qlftua some position to judge of the value of the proposed plan ot licensing, we hare prepared, from tho w riun'tfijtit'Jttii^fitfn t persona who have visited Sweden for the purpose of making full investigations as to the working of the 18^]j^:i8frsJdiFil!Bat country a condensed statement regarding some of the main features of the system. Bf«r fi r cm,iideHble'pbtiodpriQr(ti.lßßs, lome hundreds of years, " Free trade " in regard to intoxicants was the rule through* out Sweden, «Xc»pjg&& talyTtKftiHtig about the year 1494, when the use of spirits was prohibited by the .Regent, Sten Sture. Tho great GustavusTAiJoTp'.hufrSMto^o. hibited it, but after his death the trade was again in 1638 resumed ; Charles the Twelfth likewise prohibited with great rigor, but after his death in 1718 distillation wa« Again rjeJideredfree-iuid *ipoe that timeWMHwf#v^hort; intermission, an unrestricted use of spirits has prevailed in Sweden. A* the result of tbjs,sta,|e of tljo la^w. oCcoursejnope butpiet veil/ worsFor cdn sequences tLe wholenation became distillers of spirits for their tSs&MMßs6ckli the official records shewing that in the year 1830 there were naiiiess£!t}mnjM3,ooo stills in operation. The fearful condition of the counrry" may" be ■ T>atheTed^rsm~"tber Eaihij? tyhk inM£3B^ speaMMasSin iii work, '*$m&ttS fiWWtASniv^da''-'ltt!MP' conversed with several enlightened