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shrewd a knock on the head was in fact alive . and well , and had returned home . The story is told with sweetness , and with pleasing descriptions of natural scenery . There is something , too , charming in the sketch of the kind , mild , unselfish , and charitable clergyman , and his equally excellent daughter . Part the Fourth , however—or at least that portion , of it describing tbe voyage of the emigrant ship , and its encounters with fogs and icebergs—is too staring a reflex , both as regards conception , expression , sentiment , and versification , of Coleridge ' s " Ancient Mariner . " In the same Part , also , the feverish , frantic working for gold—the jealousy of others experienced by the hero—his murderous attack on his fellow workman—and his sudden flight back to England , pursued by the ghosts of his conscience—are singularly like the incidents and even the stanza of a poem published in * ' Household "Words " about three ' years ago , under the title of « The Ballad of the Gold-Seeker . "
The Emperor ' s Vigil , and thn Wacesand the War : By Ernest Jones . London : Roulkdge and Co Here is a little shilling volume of verse , which is emphatically poetry fw and ©/" the people . All the verses in the book before us have reference to the times , and their object is to fan the war spirit , and to show that we ought not to sheath our sword till the nationalities have been aroused anil emanci pated The spirit running through all the compositions is iioble antl high-liearte d but we must plead guilty to an " imperfect sympathy " with battle poetry ' whicli ( excepting in some few instances , such as Tennyson ' s stanzas on the ' Balaklava charge ) has a fatal tendency to run into nauseous common-place and bluster . The best poem in this collection , both as regards freshness of words and earnestness of verse , is that called " Prayer for Peace ; " and to . those who still swear by the style of Gray and Collins , " The Emperor ' s Vigil " will be welcome .
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9 2 THE LEADER . [ No . 305 , Saturday ,
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A Remnant of the Black Friars in " The Times" Office . —In-ourlast volume we ( Builder ) gave illustrations of those parts of the ancient wall of London which then existed , and some particulars . One of these masses was situated beneath the Times printing-office , which stands where the wall stood up to about the time of Edward II . Urgent want of space has led to the removal of the old wall since our notice appeared ; and now we have to mention the discovery of a portion of the building which succeeded the more ancient walL The Black Friars came to this site ( from Holborn ) in 1276 , Rokesby , Mayor of London , having procured it for them . Robert Kilwarby , Archbishop of Canterbury , built the church for them in the early part of the reign of Edward . I . In 1282 , they obtained licence to break -down the city wall , and remove it westward , for the enlargement of their church , which , was then made "very spacious .. After the dissolution of the monastery , the church was pulled down , and here we now have the plinth and foundation of one of -the buttresses brought to light , after being buried three hundred years ; to turn up in such a position too—in the midst of the printing-house of the Times newspaper ! Close to the buttress , en the south' side of it , is what would eeem tohave "keen the jamb of a doorway . " Want of room will necessitate the removal of the old . remnant , and ~ we have thought it right ^ therefore , to note its discovery and nature . —The milder .
an Imaginary Mjsxkess . —The squabbles of ; . Signor and Madame Roneoni again came before the French tribunals a short time since . Madame Roneoni and a M . Cattabeni were tried for adultery . M . Crirnieux ; advocate of jRoneoni , said it was clearly proved that Madame Roneoni and Cattabeni had "been guilty of adultery , and that , besides , tTiey made no attempt to deny their guilt . Nevetheless , Roneoni did not wish to have his wife severely punished , but merely subjected to such a condemnation as should enable him to obtain a separation from her . With respect to her allegation that he had forced her into the arms of Cattabeni by his adultery with a Spanish dmiseu&e , named Carmen , it was utterly false , for that no such person as Carmen existed . The fact was that Konconi had obtained proofs that hda wife waB unfaithful to him , and he determined to separate from her ; but fearing the ridicule which" is generally heaped on a deceived husband , ' he resolved to feign a passion for another woman , in order to make it appear that the Reparation . wa 3 caused by his misconduct . He therefore arranged with his wife to ^ ri te letters to an imaginary mistress ; professing the moat ardent love for her , and another letter to his wife , declaring that , in consequence of that love for another , ho could no longer live with her . With these letters , Madame Roneoni was to have gone before -the Civil Tribunal , and to have demanded a separation ; Roncorji , on hia part , making no opposition . But she afterwards refused to fulfil these conditions , and calumniated her husband in the newspapers . Extraordinary aa was the statement about the non-existence of Mademoiselle Carmen th « advocate assured the Tribunal that it was strictly true , and , aa a proof of it , he stated that Mademoiselle Carmen was no other than the heroine of a novel by Paul Feval entitled , " Lea Amours d « Paris . " The Tribunal sentenced Mndame Roneoni to threemonthe , and M . Cattabeni to eight days' imprisonment . — The readers of this journal will probably recollect the impassioned letters to Mademoiselle Carmen , of which we reproduced some portions on the 23 rd of last Juno . The fiction was certainly well maintained . . Lincoln Election . — -Mavjjor Sibthorp , eon of the late representative , haa been returned for Lincoln without opposition . He d « olared himself opposed to " any patchedup trumpery peace . " He said lie was a Ootwervativo , but no party man ; desirous of seeing the church-rate question aettled , and the income-tax re-adjunted ; and willing to assist in the removal of all proved abuses in the administrative system of the country .
street , down which it ran like a small river . No lives were lost . The Nightingale Fund . —A public meeting -was held in the Town-hall of Oxford , on Wednesday evening , in aid of this fund . The Bishop of Oxford presided , and the Riglit Hon . Sidney Herbert , M . P ., was among the speakers . Aldermen Sadler and Spiers represented the city of Oxford . ? , jThe Assistant Jodseship op Middlesex has been conferred on Mr . Pashley . He appeared in court for the first time in that ca-pacity on Monday . Adkinistrative Reform . in America . —An act was recently passed in America for increasing the efficiency of the navy . Under its provisions , fifteen officers sat as a board of inquiry ; and , after a careful examination , two hundred and one officers were found incapable of performing duty afloat . Forty-nine were absolutely cashiered . It has been said that the list should have been much longer , but that the Government was afraid of annihilating the navy . The press , all over the Union , has . denounced the rotten condition of the navy administration ; so that not alone iu England does the public service suffer from the corrupt influence of favouritism . The Queen and Aujsrican Slavery . —The Hon . Miss Murray , one of the ^ Queen ' s Jadies in waiting , who has recently travellecfin the Southern States of America , has •"• written a 'book highly approving of slavery as att ordination of God " for the making of some good Christian men and women . " Miss Murray desired to dedicate her book to the Queen ; but her- Majesty , on seeing the proof sheets , not only refused permission fat the « dedication , but informed the authoress that , if she published the work , she must resign her place at court . The book , however , h . as been issued . Such is the story put forth by the Inquirer newspaper . Mademoiselle Rachel . —Letters from the Havannah , received in Paris , report that the health of Mdlle . Rachel was considerably improved .
Bursting , ov a Bkeu-vat . —A large beer-vat , at a brewery xn Bath , haa exploded with » woiao like artillery . The bulk and vehemence of the flood of liqwa which was thus released caused it to burnt through the walb of tbe , adjacent hou os , makimr alwrming fisaurea in its progress , and neatly drowning inmates . Thence the beer flowed «\ t into the
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BIRTHS , MARRIAGES , AND DEATHS .
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BIRTHS . AIRLIE . —On the 20 tli inst , at Florence , the Countes 3 of Afrlie : a son and heir . FEEMOY -On the 16 th inst , at Trabolgan , the Lady J ? ermoy : a son . GRANT—On the 17 th inat .. at JEilanach . Inverness , tbe wi fe of Mnjor-Genernl Patrick Grant . C B .: a son PORTSMOUTH —On the 19 th inst ,, at Hurstbourne pnrk . Han to . the Countess off Portsmouth : a son and heir . RRNNY .- ~ . On the 30 th of November , at Meean Meir , Lahore the wife of Lieut-ColSltenny , H . M ' s 81 st Kegt .: a daughter . " MAKRTAGES . SCULLY—MOOR AT . —On the Oth inst ., at the Catholic Chapel . Spanish-place , by his Eminence Cardinal Wiseman , Francis Scully , Esq , M . P . for the county of Tipperarv , to Clotilda youngest daughter of John Samuel Moorat Esq ., of Gloucester-square , Hyde-park , and I 5 u » hhilipark , Middlesex . ' . WILSON-FEtLOWES .-Onthe 2 ndin 8 t . at St . Peter ' s Cliurch , Plymouth , Charles Hurry Wilson , Esq ., Lieut , and Adjutant 4 lat Mu'riras Infantry , to ITianceeca Henrietta . youn « eat daughter of th « late Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Fellowea , K . T ., O . B .. &o . DEATHS . FIELDING—On Sunday nhrht , tlio 20 th inat , at the residence of her son-in-law . Ashley-place , in lior 83 rd yoar Mrs . Fieldinp , the venerable mother of Mrs . S . C Hall , TENNIKL .-On tlio 23 rd inst ., at 3 . Portsdown-msid , Maidn-hill weBt Julia , the dom- ) y beloved wife of John Tenniel . Efq . Jun . W A UGH-. On the 10 th Inat ., suddenly , Georfie Wnugh , Epq ., of Great Jamca-etreet andi Ladbroko square , need & 0 , deeply deplore ) .
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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE . Tafsday , J mnnry 22 . BANKRUPTS . — Geouqr Fobbet , Norway-wharf , Mill . wall , Middlesex , timber merchant—EnwAim Rowland r » nd Iiiomas Evans . Colomnn-atreet , New North roitd , MliMlobojc , buildcrn -Alexander Clakk , 10 , Gute-Btreet , Llneoh >' Hlnnfiol i « . Midflliflox , engineer and patent shutter maker—Janes Fbaheh 70 J , Lower Thonioa-street , City , wine , spirit , find beer merchant-Hen jam in Hichahdhon Lawiience . Curslmltpn Surrey , npothoonry - ISdwa . hdChaki . es Curtih , Ntratford , Wont , tlnm , Epho * . builder—Abwauam Stimson , SoholofloUt-fltrect , BloomHbury , ABton-Jnxt » i , Hirmiiifthain , buli < l « r —William Hinton nvid Samubl ATeukdith roHHiiell , Kin /? . Bwinlonl . Stnfford , imiidcrH-Thomas Bath , Woivcrhftnip . ton , Iloenrad vIotunller—JoiiN Gkiwitiis , l . iidlow Salop , onrnontornnd Joiner-Jockph Au . bn and n « A , WMALi . Holmbh , Derby nil It throwntors and alJlU manuftiotiimra—Johepii Spooner Tayloii , Derby , ironroiindcr—Wim . iam Paok lluui . axoN . riudtonliium , innkeeper and wine and spirit rnorfllinnt—Stkpuen A huh , Bradford , grocer—II en nx MAmvinun , Liverpool , ianoy toy donlor . b ' rid'ty , Jitnua 17 / 2 . *> . DANK RUP' 1 ' 8 — Wiixiam Shove . Oroydon , oil and flolourman —WauAM Hawker nnd Ai , pniiDCAMriON , Dowgato Ittll .
City , carmen—Wilt-iam Tiscet Tottwnliam court-road ' warehouseman— "William Pmixirs , Wallingford , bailder--James Slade , Stolie-S' . ib-Hiirridou , Somersetshire , glove manufacturer —Thojias Falkikoham , Kuarcsborough , coach builder—Edwabd Eli . is , Lmlgatc-liill . wine merc ' hant-William Jounson , Metropolitan Cuttle Market , licensed victualler —Neil Buodie , Liverpool , commission agent—James Chadtvick , Heywood , Lancashire , joiner— Wiilum Wilcox BAKEa Bartlett ' s buildings , Holborn . stationer and printer—Ciiari . es JBFFEHiE 3 , Alderai . 'ate-street , City , merchant —John 1 $ enniston Bltthe , O 3 d Kent-road , dealer in metals —Fredemc Chaffebs . late of Old Broad-street , colonial broker—John Cross , Bolton , Lancashire , innkeeper- J «; semi Hudson , Seaton Carew and West Hartlepool , Durham merchant .
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MONEY , MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE . Iiondon . Fiiday Evening , Jan . 25 , 185 G . Peopie liaving made up their minds that peace is certain large Investments have been made , not only in the Government securities , bat also in all Foreign Stocks . " The greatest speculation has been in Turkish Six-and-a-half and Four-and-a-Half Stock , varying from two to three per cent . daily , and every o « e having- his little throw . Yesterday Consols had arrived at their highest point that they have seen since the summer ; dividend 91 £ . inj for February account . Since tliat a declension lias titken place and all the other markets feel the decline Tur&Mi Six per Ceuts . were yesterday as . high as 92 ; to-day , at twelve , they are 89 J , 90 . ' . No one ,-seems to > reflect th at war , or no war , there are a considerable number of bills to be presented i-t payment tuis coir ing t ^ e . iv . on— that ^ ff any hitcli occurs ;—if Russia breaks off Austria will find some loophole to creep out , and resume her neutrality—that tin ' s reckless speculation , will meet with its just fate , and the gamblers be'heuvily punished ; and there will be many failures . The incubus of the war once taken off the ' imagination of the speculators , there is no bounds to their belief ire an incrudible rise . Kailway Shares have advanced in many instances ten per cent . This is particularly noticeable in Great NorEliem Stock . The anticipation of a tix-and-a-quarter per cent , dividend in this Stock is the reason . All foreign railway * have advanced considerably , particularly Great Luxenibourgs , and the lines connected with tlie Eastern of France and Belgium . This is a sample of what will happen if solid peace be concluded . The reaction -will come some day if it does not now . So credulous is the money -getting public to believe that ^ wliat it wishes must be true , that there are not perhaps twenty men in the City who have doubts of there being any difficulty in tlie settling tlie peace or war question . We may be allowed to doubt if Lord PalinerstOB and Louis Napolcbn are so certain . Little doing in Mines or Crystal Palaeo Shares . Canada Railway Shares are better . East Indian ditto , nwd firm , inerehns been a depression during this day , owid k 10 tlie report of a strong war party n , t St . Petorsburff . headed by the Archduke Constantine . % t four o ' clock Consols closed atOOj , | , and Turkish Ci , flO , QO | .
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Aberdeen , 23 , & ; Bristol and Exeter , 63 , 5 ; Caledoniau 60 , 4 ; Chester and Holyhcad , 12 , 13 j East Anglian . J 2 , 13 ; Eastern Counties , { jj , 9 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow , 60 , 2 ( Great Northern , 95 , C ; Ditto , A » tock , 80 , y Ditto R stock , 124 , 126 ; Great Southern and WcsUrn ( Ireland ) , 104 , 106 ; Great Western , & » £ „ fi ; Lanoaster and Carlisle , 72 , 7 j Ditto , Thirds , f > , 8 pm ; Ditto , new Thirds , G , I pm ; Lancashire and Yorkshire , SO , J ; London and liluckwall , 6 J , Ji London , Brighton , nnd South Coast , U 7 , 9 ; London and North VVente * n , 98 . mi : Ditto South Ditto . 87 . 8 ; Manchester , Sheffield , and Lincolnshire , 215 , 5 J ; Metropolitan , 5 , i dis . ; Midland , g , i , f , ; Ditto , Ilirminghiun and Derbr , 40 , 42 ; Newport , Abcrgavenny , and Hereford , 9 , 10 ; North Britiflli . ) , 31 J ; North Knstorn ( Berwick ) . 72 , 74 ; Do ., Kxtonslon , 9 , fijdia . ; Ditto . Cireaf North Eastern purohnsc , 4 { , 4 di 8 . ; Ditto , r . ceds , 13 ^ « 4 jy ; Ditto , Vork , 48 . 9 ; North Staffordshire , 8 , 7 J dls ; Oxford , Worcester , and Wolverhnmpton , 22 , 4 ; Scottish Central , 103 , 105 1 Scottish Slidland , 73 , fi ; South Devon , II , 13 ; South Eastern ( Dover ) , 60 , 61 ; Soutli Wales , 1 , 7 , «; Vale of Ncath , 19 . i > 0 ; W ^ - nt Corn wall , 4 , 0 ; AntweTp and Rotterdam , H , 8 J ; ArdcniiCB , Eastern of Frnnoe . I ' aris and Strasbourg , 80 . 3 CA ; Kaot India , 21 J , }; Ditto Extension , 1 , gpm . ; Grund Trunk of Canada , lO . ftals ; Great Indian Peninsula , j . fnm . ; Luxombui'Ks . Oj . fl : Great Western of Cmnndn . 2 < IJ , V , l ; North ol Franco , 36 . 7 ; Parla and Lyons , 40 $ . 7 J ; l * iirln and , Orleans , 47 , 8 ; Sauibrc and lNIeuao . Bi . 9 . Wentcrn and N W . of France , 31 , 32 ; Aguft Fria , . ; Australian . ; Uraall Imperial , Ijj , ' - ' , ' : Cocaes , ig . ai ; St . John del Key , 27 , » .
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CORN IA 1 UCE T . Marlt-liino , Friday , Jan . 2 . ') , IBftii . S » n < : k our last roport , tlio mijpplica of nil Idnda of grnln have been very moderate , and especially ho from abroiul . Our farraorn Imvo not been flrontly Influciiovd by tl 10 pcaoc negotiations , and In the proviuoou it Ih iinnosiibro to huy ni a grorttcr rcduotivn than about 2 h . to : \ o . por qunrrur , wl » Hc In moat mnrkots ihe dcollno i « no ho great na thai Were , the demand Is moat limited , but it Ih an lolnntod Imyorfl will hood Have toglvo way to hoIIqi-h . u decidedly Hrmer leelinjj hay lugnppowrod Blnoelunt Monday . Dtuloy 18 In tlv hiuhocondition ne wheat , nnd outa are In better domain ] , nt full i > rloon . Wo bollovo no b » 1 o lino taken plnco in oargoon olllior ol whout or mulzo ulnco thii day wcolc . For Suldl wl « ' » i arrived about 40 b . is aeked , » nd 39 a . for Gnlnt / . mnlzo .
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Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 26, 1856, page 92, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2125/page/20/
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