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1006 THE IiEADEB. [No. 44A, September 25...
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PHYSIC AND ITS PHASES. Physic and its Ph...
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DIVES AND LAZARUS. Dives and Lazarus • o...
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STANDARD WORK ON PHOTOGRAPHY. A Dictiona...
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Tales.from Blackwood. Vol. IT. Edinburgh...
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THEATRES AND PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS. Crvs...
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The Patna Crisis. The Patna Ci-Isis. By ...
for the energy , sagacity , and promptitude lie displayed in this most trying crisis : — The conviction of all intelligent residents in the province , the common , nay , the daily saying was , that the safety of all the division depended upon Patna—that if Patna fell , every other district would be involved in rain . It may , therefore , be imagined , that with all these symptoms of disaffection around us , three regiments on the eve of revolt , an immense Mahomedan
population on all sides of us , whose loyalty and goodfeeling it was impossible not to distrust , a treasury amounting at one time to more than thirty lakhs of rupees , opium to the value of several crores , a large Christian population , and a noble province in my hands , my own name , and all that was dearest to me in this life iii my keeping , and all looking up to me for protection and safety ; at such a crisis , it may well be imagined Itow intense was my anxiety , what a burden of responsibility weighed upon my mind .
After a long and careful consideration , feeling an irresistible conviction that mischief was brewing , notwithstanding the assurances of the police , and the continued outward appearance of safety , reflecting deeply upon the awful consequences of an outbreak at Patna , and of the smallest advantage gained by the insurgents or conspirators of the town , knowing well that the people with whom we had to deal are as cowardly as they are ferocious , I came to the determination in my own mind to take the initiative against the town , and deprive the disaffected , as far as I might , of all power of mischief . The Wahabee Moulvees were the . enemies most to he dreaded , from the complete subservience in which they held their disciples , or mureeds .
There were in the city of Patna several well-known Moulvees of this sect , little , shrivelled , skin-dried men , of contemptible appearance , and plain manners , but holding undisputed sway over a crowd of tailors , butchers , and low-born followers of every description , who would sacrifice everything at their beck . And these men Mr . Tayler determined privately to arrest . Accordingly he summoned a council of the principal men of the city , the Moulvees included , having at hand a sufficient force to overpower tlie Moulvees and their adherents , should rcsistaiice-b ^^ tSP Spted . y Wfa «^ -tke sitting was over , and the Moulvees rose to depart , they " weffr politely requested to remain , and were informed that they would be kept in safe custody until less troublous times arrived .
With wonderful presence of mind , and a politeness of manner worthy of all admiration , Ahmed Oollah placed his hands together , and . said , " Great is your Excellency's kindness , great your wisdom , what you order is the best for your slaves , so shall our enemies be unable to bring false charges against us . " . To which I replied , '' What is pleasing to you , is agreeable to me , " and smiles and salutations were exchanged . The Moulyees secured , the disarming of the city followed , and some of the inhabitants having been found , in correspondence with the mutineers , they were arrested . Among them Peer Ali , who was brought before the council .
Heavily fettered , his soiled garments stained deeply with blood from a wound in his side , confronted with myself and several other English gentlemen , the . last hope of life departed , not for a moment did he betray agitation , despondency , or fear . On being asked whether he could do anything to make it worthwhile to spare his life , he answered with supreme coolness and some contempt : " There are some cases in which it is good to save life , others in which it is better to lose it . " He then taunted me with the oppression I had exercised , and concluded his speech by saying , *• Ton may hang me , or such as me , every day ,
but thousands will rise in my place , and your object will never be gained . " After this defiance , he joined his manacled bands , and said , with the utmost politeness , as if he was on the best of terms with himself , the world , and me , " I have something to ask . "—" Well , what is it ? Speak . ""JMy house ?"—" It will be razed to the ground . ""My property ?" .-. " It will be confiscated . "— " My children 7 " and here , ' for the first time , his voice faltered and his tone betrayed emotion . On my asking him where hia children were , he said they were in Oude , and all I could tell him was , that , under the circumstances of that country , it was impossible to make either guess or promise in regard to them .
He then salaamed , respectfully rose , on the order being given , and walked out unmoved , and , to all appearance , unconcerned . purely out of such , stuff heroes are made Tho splendid victory of Major Eyre rendered further precautionary measures needless . But it placed Mr . Taylor hi a false position with his superiors . His forecast was depreciated , his precautions were derided , and himself degraded . As wo before remarked , assuming tho statements to remain
undisproved—and they bear all the marks of truth about them—Mr . Tayler has triumphantly vindicated himself , and has thrown on his detractors the onus of proving that their proceedings were justifiable .
1006 The Iieadeb. [No. 44a, September 25...
1006 THE IiEADEB . [ No . 44 A , September 25 . 18 fts
Physic And Its Phases. Physic And Its Ph...
PHYSIC AND ITS PHASES . Physic and its Phases . A Didactic Poem , in Six Books . By Alciphron . 2 nd Edition . Sirapkin and Marshall . This is a poetical onslaught on the various medical schools—the calomel , bleeding , and purging prescribers—the liver , the heart , the stomach practitioners- —in favour of another school , the " Cnronothermal , " or the law of periodicity and intermittency of disease developed by Dr . Samuel Dickson , and supported by ddses of quinine , strychnine , and arsenic . The author broadly states his belief that the brain is the primal seat of all disease , arid that tonics , and not dipletion , are what ought to be resorted to in the thousand "ills that flesh is heir to . " It is evident that here " doctors differ ; " the critic
will not attempt to reconcile oppositions which he candidly avows are beyond his comprehension . The verse is smooth and flowing , and the subject is handled , with vigour and right good-will . The poet is certainly entitled to the thanks of society for his honest denunciation of the indecent and unnecessary , and almost invariable , resort to man midwifery . Here is a sample of the versification and well deserved vituperation of the modern practice : — Talk of the sanctity of married life-Nation of fools ! who thus degrade the wife ! At such a moment , when the modest mind Shrinks from the succour of her nearest kind , Could you do worse , were she a courtesan , Than to her chamber introduce a man !
Dives And Lazarus. Dives And Lazarus • O...
DIVES AND LAZARUS . Dives and Lazarus or , the Adventures of an Obscure Medical Man in a Low Neighbourhood . Jadd and Glass . Some passages from the Diary of a Late Physician will recur to the reader of this little work . The author may not have intended imitation , but having cfiose & -44 ie--sanie range of subjects , and adopted a somewhat , similar sty le of composition , the parallel will make itself obviousl y visible . This is not remarked by way of depreciation , on the contrary , it is noticed because we wish to add that the author of Dives and Lazarus appears to have a more genial mind and a more charitable purpose in view than had the author of the" masterly , out melodramatic
pages of the " passages . " The author takes his reader through scenes of familiar , every-day life __ brings him acquainted with the sorrows and sufferings of the poor—and , without exaggerating the aspect of sharp poverty , and the countless train of positive misfortunes which the honest as well as dishonest are alike exposed to , contrives to enlist his readers' sympathies forcibly , and to place before them some wholesome social truths and existing phases of life . One feature is conspicuous throughout the little work—the liberal and common-sense views of the writer . We have no sweeping diatribes against poor-law guardians , overseers , the wealthy or the titled ; the poor are not described as virtuous martyrs , nor are the rich caricatured as the incarnation of
selfishness . We should like a more extended work from the same pen—a work that , would show tho world what " London labour and London poor" really arc—a work that lias yet to be truthfully written .
Standard Work On Photography. A Dictiona...
STANDARD WORK ON PHOTOGRAPHY . A Dictionary of Photography . By Thomas Sutton , B . A ., Editor of " Photographic Notes . " ( Tho Chemical Articles of A . B . 0 . by John Worden . ) Illustrated with Diagrams . Sampson Low , Son , and Co . Wb were informed but a few days ago by an amateur photographer of our acquaintance that duringaponod of about eight months he had expended not less than eighty pounds upon plant and materials . In his desire to master this beautiful art economically , and , at the same time , practically , he had dnltod about , wo conoeivo , from ono establishment to another , purchased , tracts by various hands in advooaoy of particular processes , and had been , in fino , floundering among ounnjng devices to supersede tho neo ' ossity of' sound knowledge and manual dexterity . To the latter of those quali 0 oations no " royal road" exists that wo aro yet aware of ; but tho amateur might have gained muoli of tho former and oeonomiBodTbja outlay to a considerable extent
had he , before he rushed into the market for cameras and chemicals , pondered diligently over some well-digested body ofinformation , prepared for his use ^ by a practical man from which L m dll learn at least the dangers of precipitancy We do not advance that the work before us is th ^ best elementary work upon the science or practice of photography to place in the h ands of a novice W e have scen _ several cheaper books better adapted for his use . Those of Mr . Hardwick and Mr Lake Price are also valuable giving as they do instruction and direction in full for field practice But as , what it simply professes to be , a useful stPn
ping-stone tor the practical photographer towards a comprehension of optical and chemical principles of the art , and a record of its present state , we can quite see the value of Mr . Sutton ' s production That gentleman being well known as a practitioner of the art , and as conductor of the serial termed " Photographic Notes , " we have no doubt that a welcome already awaits his compendium from a considerable circle who are already , more or Jess , acquainted with his writings , and the activit y with which he has for some time past supported his views .
Tales.From Blackwood. Vol. It. Edinburgh...
Tales . from Blackwood . Vol . IT . Edinburgh : ( Blackwoodand Sons . )—Wit , wisdom , and genial humour , and the names of Ilahilen , Maginn , Aytoun , M'Nish , are convertible terms . The second volume of these gatherings from Magais a worthy companion of the first . It -would be a work of supererogation , indeed , to say one word in praise of literary excellence that has already received the ineffaceable stamp of popular approval .
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THEATRES AND PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS . Crvstal , Palace . Moonlight Dtsplat of tiik Fountains . —On Tuesday evening , pursuant to notice , we found ourselves at the London-bridge Station , en route for the above spectacle , not without some misgivings as to the presence of our lady the Moon , whose countenance the Directors of the Crystal Palace , ever anxious to exchange new sources of delight for public pence , had reckoned on ,
as it seemed without due assurance . But though forbidden clouds trooped after one another over a background of most leaden hue , there was still the probability that the fair luminary might capriciously select Sydenham for favours denied to the metropolis ; and that , in fact , we might be found out if we ventured to assert , as we were half inclined to do , that she had not graced the evening fete with her presence . We took the train , therefore , and in due time found ourselves upon the steps of the grand
entrance , among a number of eager expectants . A solemn stillness reigned around , broken only by tne simplest remarks de lunatico inquiren do , and here ana there , by a half-heard and unseemly wager , censurea as soon as uttered by the moral police of thei solemn crowd . Not a drum was heard , nor n cornet b now , to lighten the pressure of the gloom , as it descendej upon the spirits of the company ; and tl . egusj ot true to timeth spronsralolt to
the fountains as , , ey catch the last flicker of the twilight , ww J ^ J rather as an order of release than » P J £° MJ pleasure . It scorned as though the treacherous goddess had but waited this signal to be rovengedior our presumption by showing what favour she migw have bestowed , and what beauty she might JJJJJJJ to the scene ; for ere tho fairy columns had subaldc * she had thrown off her outer robe , c eared a nuge blue-green space around her , ^ CL ^ iomh yot ^ a ^ i in one small fleecy cloud bound / ° J * . f ^ o *« nw flkmAntR nf black , loosed cnougu »>»''" .
, ailver a few distant points , and make us > leei \ u we had been put to through > cr Wgg ^ V grounds and building wore so on loft » 'J ^ t « the many whose persistency Imd i ^ mJJJJ son - it ouV ' Jnd on the , thickly-crowded P ^^ tlmenta wore hoard but rogrot for tho m £ ood in . tho effort to give pleasure , ftPPJ 001 " 1 ' 0 " , "" Wo mo tont , and hope for " bettor luck noxt n tl . 'LPiinont to inclined to regard tho aflfcir as a more cxpori " tost the capability of tho plnco /< £ ° ™ 3 nt the tainmonts , and tho extent of oncouri ^ monts public are Hkely to bestow upon n » 8 » J *™ i , robftblo , at such a distance from t ° wn- , " , f , v of por ' sons from the largo attendance on / ° H' \ l mont before who woro almost certain of < HsupPJ J « £ * _ ftnd starting , that were mu- } o-J » dUponuMe » J 1 > ftlftCe perhaps fireworks , exhibited at tuo w
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 25, 1858, page 22, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_25091858/page/22/
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