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B BEAUTIES OF BYROK . ; W > . IT ., .,, . ¦ _onowiifonoTringline _^ _vrMeli mil _wmind the reader _e's " _Ws " Universal Prayer" though , now inserted "Bout "Boutsof Idleness , " were not published in icin *» l nan al volume . Why they were not included , _Icalt i _jlcalt to ' coDJectore , as they bear date Decemh , l % h . 1 S 06 _. and the volume of the " Hours of , " ffa _>„ " was not published until March , 1807 . These ere _foyere first published ia 1830—six years after the Jeath _* , death : — j IHE PRAYER OF NATURE . fa thei father of light ! great God of Heaven 1 Hia Hear ' st thon the accents of despair % Cang Can guilt like man ' s be e ' er forgiven ? _Cai Can rice atone for crimes by prayer t Fathf rafter of _Kgbt on thee I call !
Th Thou seest my sonl is dark within ; _Jjaoo _Jhou who canst _marlctka sparrow's iaH . Av Avert froni me the death of sin . _Sc-sl yosb _^ _els _^ _'to _sw'ts _Tiiiknown ; 01 Oh point to me the path of truth ! Thy Thy dread _omnipotenes 1 own ; Si Spare , yet amend , the faults of youth . letl let bigots rear a gloomy lane , h let superstition hail the pile , let - _^ _tpriists , to sp _-rt _^ _tiieksaMe reign , t Witii tales of mystic rites bepile . Sha Shall man confine his Maker ' s sway * J To Gothic domes of mouldering stone ! Th , Thy temple is the face of day ; 3 Earth _, ocean , heaven , _ibj-bonndlesj throne
Sh * Shafltoan condemn his-race to bell , Unless they bend in pompous form ? Te _TeU as that all , for one who fell , Most perish , in the mighty storm f SI Shall each pretend to reach the sides , Tet doom his _brolher to expire , _"fl _Ifhose soul a different hope supplies _. Or doctrines less severe inspire ? S Shall these hy creeds they can't _expound , Prepare a fancied bliss or woe * * * shaU reptiles ,-f _^ veumg on the ground * , Their great Creator's purpose know ! ! Shall thost who lire for self alone , Whose years float on in daily crime—* Shall they by faith for guilt atone , Aud live beyond the bounds of timet Father ! no prophet's laws I
seek—Thy laws in Xature's works appear—I own myself corrupt and weak . Yet wffl I pray , for thon wilt hear ! Thou who canst guide the wandering star . Through trackless realms of lather ' s space ; fflio cahn ' st the elemental war , Whose hand from pole to pole I trace —• Thou , who in wisdom placed me here _. Who , when thou wilt , can take me nenoe _* . * h ! whilst I tread this earthly sphere .
Extend to me thy wide defence . To Thee , my God , to Thee I call ! Whatever weal or woe betide , _jjv Thy command I rise or fall , " in Thy protection I confide . If when this dust to dustSs restored , ¦ _Jlv soul shall float on aiiy rang , Bow shaU thy glorious name adored Inspire herfeeble voice to sing ! Bnt , if this fl eeting spirit share ,
With day * the grave ' s eternal bed , While life yet throbs , I raise my prayer , Thong * , doom'd no more to quit the dead . To Thee I breathe my humble strain , Grateful for all thy mercies past , Ana hope , my God , to Thee again This erring life may fly at last .
A FBAGHENT . When , to their airy hall , my lather ' s voice Shall call my spirit , joyful in their choice ; When poised npon the gale , my form shall ride ; Or , dark in mist , descend the mountain ' s side ; Oh ! may my shade behold no sculptured urns To mark the spot where earth to earth returns ! So lcngthen'd scroll , no praise-encumber _^ stone ; My epitaph shall be my name alone ; Ii ' that with honour fail to crown my clay , Oh . ' may no other fame my deeds repay ! That , only that , snail angle ont the spot , 15 rt 3 * atr * _aaember'd . or with that forgot _flSu 3 } f
The pieces we bave given , from tbe " Hours of B _& tss" afford a fair sample of the merits of this first ( volume ) of the poet ' s productions . We may _tetinentiwia circumstance , we believe not gene * n !! v known , and whieh will be interesting to our _LaSon readers . - The poet was some five years at Harrow School , before being sent to Cambridge . * 'Tliey show a tonib in the churchyard at Harrow , _eamiattdmg a view over Windsor , wluch was so well i tern to be his favourite rating-place , that the boys oMit 'Byron's Tomb ; ' and here , they say , hei _tssiiositior nours , wrapt up in thought . " We are isdcMed for this information to the notes contained _iaMrBiut * s one volarae edition of Bison ' s works . Turn the same source we add the Mowing : —
On losing Ins natural daughter , Allegra , in April , Kii , Wd Byron sent her remains to be buried atHarw , " where , " he says in a letter to Mr . Murray , "I caw hoped to have laid my own . There is a spot in the _chrdy-ird , near the footpath , on the brow of the hill , _Ijuldnj towards Windsor , and a tomb muler si large tree ( _ioriiigtiie name of reacbie , or Peaches ) , where I used tost fur hours and hours when a boy . This was my fcroarile spot ; but as I wish to erect a tablet to her otmary , the body had better _bedepoatedintiei- _'fare'y * —and it iras so accordingly .
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CHRONICLES OF THE BASTILE-Paets 15 , IC , 17 , IS , 10 , 20 . London : T .-C . Newby , 72 , _ilwiimer-streetj Cavendish-square . Were we captiously critical we should find fault ¦ _wrfU the way in which this _work is brought to a close Wc confess , with all onr admiration ofthe work as a v ' u ?! f , we are somewhat disappointed with the de _E'BPiuciit . True , in accordance with the roles of _pwiieal justice ( wonld that poets were dispensers of _& _aiordsof fate ) ser _<*! ral < 7 _ffteprincip _* _d _<^ Kiia * _rfers » a whom we feel the most interested are brought liappiiyout of their troubles , and rescued from the mhis cast around them by their _villanous enemies ; sud in closing the Chronicles itis some satisfaction to & nl tbe Baron de St . Auney relieved from the persetution of his infernal enemy ; and his beautiful daughters Julie and Jeanne made happy by their _triwi with their lovers at Hymen ' s altar . All this is wdl ; so too is thc discomfiture of B'Argenson as far as it goes ; but when we lay down tho book conscious iatihe miscreant , despite the exposure of hisbor-Me crimes , is yet left in full possession of Ms hate-¦ _deffii-c , witnall its extensive powers , we feel that _jwieeis violated , and thatthe fates may be fairly _ifnainied for their partiality in not having decreed
_ii _l'i-ingionitopieccsbythemobatJfoitre Chopin's , (? condemned to make his exit a la lanteme . This _tfliHs however of dealing with historical characters , femthe romancist cannot always despatch as to j * % seems best for the sake of effect . A still more _Kiwis tawbaek is the ignorance in which we are te as to the fortunes of Jacques ( the Emperor Julian $ tie _Lutetiatts ) , the real hero of the story . Of his _Nwy before lus connection with B'Argauon , orhow * _$ ?! ttiinectioncommenced , we areinformednothing re Hud him at the head of a formidable secret
" _* - _* ' _? , pledged to destroy the Bastile and despotism , 5 5 of the upshot of this organization we are in-¦ _snied nothing . The author , however , promises , we _* . a second series ofthe Chronicles , in which we are * bear sometliing further of friend Jacques . So far f _aod ; but Jacques is a character thai should have 5 **** . in tbe van of the popular forces on that glo-¦ _pns day when the Bastile was overthrown ; now tliat * - _** aBihor can hardly accomplish if he would eonfe m story within tiie limits of probability , 33 the _^ ile _u-as destroyed some eighty-eight or _eighty-^ _jciis alter the period indicated in the _iermina-? f
* e the first series of these Chronicles : To make ¦ P _& _^ _attor in the destruction of the Bastile , or « CHstingat that time , would therefore make him _f _^ _ttO years old ; and if Jacques is not made a _Ajl'Mit in the victory over despotism , he leaves _SWKsion nnfulfillciLandhis pledge to the Lute _p is unredeemed . Itis useless , however , for us etor _« . 1 = _s to what tbeauthorwill do : he is much ba _^ i _, * t * han wearetoadriseMm ; and , _^ _ng by the last series , there is no doubt of his _W , i m e foture series of this work perr- _^ _'ted to work out the _nwrnnscd _emla .
_Sfe 1 , _u _x remart s we have sufficiently indi"W- Vr iY en _^ en , cnt of tne nret series of the Chroaa » i « t - _VFtik-Th * extracts we have from i 3 ri 4 _^ § l _I _, _^ Lflre sufficiently enlightened ¦ £ 2 ? _^ t 0 the beauties of _tLe _^ » _^ ° _™ ¦ WEES ° fflpaD - vin S those extracts have _» _lenitw _^ heart y approval and admiration _S * romanc _^^ J' 1 , nefly _^ y , that of all the _histori ie _-NoSrSSHf " _? a _siace the great Wizard of iOM . thisi . tlie u „ - _H- hh deathless _producf f " ill venture to 1 _» ° J _&>*& - _& the best _, ws volume witbo ., t ; - t n _* ° _»«* der can take up * re » t to the dose _l , ? raang _itwitl 1 _«** fla _2 ging _infeeissoswm arrived , f-. _^ S _^ _t _•^"' S tbat the _frights of man _oin _^ i A , lv _- « atingtheimperish-• _2 tlior our heariv f _& £ _? h _™ -B « st grro to the ¦ m 01
me principles of _*«„ 7 i " _s-cwqucm-VHiaica' _?*& . in tliis work . . _indX _« a- " ! justice _con-^ oriued f or _jjfaertv _aJ * l * h * good seiviee he has _*« _S the _aliominationl _\&* V _^ _soon in ex-S _^ _flwb to the _jSa _fe _pibominations _^ -return . m , cU _ilerolution , can _hitl _tSoIPt }* _tff 0 m ° ** S short « nd
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p _sisointgg or thb ¦ _AiTai .:. ; -.. i * _..:.,: It often occurred that a brief delay , _acddental . or _wilful , entirely changed the ultimate fate ofa captive , and that the order for his release , if _printed nnder peculiar _nn _^ ustances , was , iii the interim , countermanded rat the instance of an opposing . party : cases numberless , many of them parallel with the following , might be quoted in exemplification : ¦—" A Madlle . d'Arhlai , a young lady of distingauihed parentage , having * sought louis XV . in order to beg her lover ' s release from the Bastile , in which he had been ncarcerated through the iatrignes of one Hadame du
Tremblay , her rival in his affections , and one of the King ' s mistresses , consented to purchase his liberty at a shameful sacrifice of herself . As she quitted the monarch ' s apartment , she met Madame du tremblay , and imprudently exhibited the letter . of emancipation ; the consequence was , that wben she went to the Bastile the next day she was informed by tte . Governor that an order had just reached lum commanding the young man ' s further detention during the King ' s pleasure , and cancel _, nils' the mandate for his release then in ner possession . The unfortunate girl returned tome and poisoned her . sett _"—ManowsoftheBegenejaml of the Court of Louis the Fifteenth .
THB _OBBMETTjes . This word Oubliette is derived from the latin oUivia , whence the French verb _ottSBer , to forget . , An Oubliette was a deep dungeon of _triangular form , dug into the ground , the walls whereof were of atone , the top was also of stone , forming a trap-door , npon Which the Origoner was piirpoeely made to step , and which opening beneath his feet , suddenly consigned him to a lingering death , without a possibility of his . escaping from his homdfate . .... ; Cardinal _ItichJieu had two oubliettes in his hotel ; the Archbishop ' s palace also contained two , and there were others in the temple .
How many _ficBms were _joi-jotten IU _tittSe fngbtful dens is a secret that will _neTer be revealed . ' . O _, it was a righteous retribution that doomed the miscreants who were _paj-ties to these atrocities to the overwhelming vengeance , the remembrance of which yet strikes with terror the privileged classes of Europe . May such be the fate of all , in all nations , who oppress their fellow-creatures , and -maintain their power by tbe _brutalisatioa aud slavery of themasses . ViveUtRevolution ! V # . Appended to these Chronicles there is given , in the shape of an episode , an exciting story of that famed but mysterious character , the " Man with the Iron Mask . " " Thestorvashere riven is but a fragment ,
but the author promises that in the next serira of the Chronicles he will bring ; forward a mass of " incontrovertible evidence , " setting entirely at Test the aaestion as t * the parentage , birth , and history oi ie " Iron _Jfcisk . " That the author will rttempt to prove this unfortunate man to have been an elder brother of Louis XIV ., and the rightful heir to . the French throne , is evident , from . the . episode : here given . Our author represents this cnielly-peiser cuted being as _having been poisoned by the Governor of the Bastile . in theyear . l ? 03 . From'the thirty pages of this most inU \ resimg . e pisode , we can only afford room for the following extract describing the deathof
THE HAK . WITH THE 1 E 0 K KiSK . Having cast off the odious , disguise which a most inhuman policy had condemned him to wear , his . features were folly exposed , showing a countenance that once seen could never be forgotten-it was indeed most noble ' and imposing ( though now distorted by anguish ) strikingly resembling that of Louis Quartorze . so much so , that the two might easily have been mistaken for each . other ; each had the same contour , the same expression , the same aquiline nose , the same eye , the same full ; voluptuous chin , the same broad , dark , well-defined brows , meeting in the middle betw « en the eyes , and even the same swarthy complexion ; bis face was closely shaven—an office that St Mdre performed for him every day—but his hair , once so dark , time and trouble bad turned nearly grey .
"Isyour Highness dlf asked St . . Marc . for 1 he tinrd time , with less trepidation than before " . " 2 > rink ! Water '" exclaimed he , in afeint voice . St Hare poured oat some into a goblet and handed it to him ; he eagerly swallowed its contents . ' .. "More ! " cried hei , , The Governor replenished the vessel a second time , and a second time the captive emptied it . 7 "When was your Highness taken ill . " _^ inquired St . Marc . ' .. _.: ' . ¦ * "Twas the wine V answered the other . St . Marc shuddered , and bis teeth chattered , but instantly recovering himself , he echoed the prisoner ' s words with as much astonishment as his conscience—or that which held the place of it— -would allow Mm to muster . " Yes , the wine ! " returned the latter ; here he carried his hand to his temple , interrupting himself , and exdaiming ; " 0 , how it burns 1 "
The unfortunate sufferer attempted to rise to bis feet , but his strength failed him , and he fell backwards upon the bed ; St . Jlarc immediately assisted him up , placing him in a sitting posture , and supporting him in his arms . " 0 , SienrGorernor , " gasped the captive , "I am very HI ! " . :. ... ' * . - ¦ "Tour Highness appears sol" replied the Governor , huskily ; " what can I do *! ' * . 7 "Send—send for—a—aconfessor 1 " was the almost inarticulate response , and at the same time the sufferer ' s head fell heavily upon St . Marc ' s shoulder , a spasmodic shudder convulsing liis frame , his hands being nervously clutched . The hoary gaoler did not attempt to move ; mocha _, nically raising the captive ' s bead , he fixed his eyes npon tbe distorted features , anxiously noting erery change that passed over them .
An awful pause of more than half a minute ensued , during which the prisoner gasped for breath sereral times , renewing his efforts to speak , his gaze being riveted reproachfully npon St . Marc ; at length , recovering momentary energy , he suddenly disengaged himself from his gaoler ' s grasp , and stood upright ; but his eye was vacant and glassy , his mouth pinched np , and his lips were parched and white ; all at once his jaw dropped ; for a angle second he remained motionless , then tottered , and with a deep gurgling groan , sunt heavily to the ground . And thus the Iron Mask breathed his last . St . Mare stood for a minute or two gazing at the body , and having satisfied himself that the last spark of life had fled , stealthily quitted the apartment . * * # #
At eight o ' clock on the evening of that day , a coach drove into the outer eourt of the chateau , from which alighted D'Argenson , who , having exchanged a few words with some person within , proceeded to the _council-cbam . ber , where he found St Marcand Corbe waiting to receire Mm ; _withouta Word being said , the three at once directed their steps to the dead man ' s chamber , fhe Gorernorleadiag the way , Corbe coming last , bearing a torch and a large basket . At _tliefoot ofthe Bertaudiere tower they were joined by two of the porte-clefs carrying a rudely constructed shell which they took up to the door of the cell and left there , Corbe and St . Marc dragging it in after the men had departed , the latter locking the door .
D'Argenson crossed over to the spot-where the body _stUl lay—for it had not bean removed—and taking the torch from Utfs hand , held it dose to the & ce , _coasideriag it awhile without the slightest alteration of feature ; not so St Marc , who became fearfully agitated , though he strove to conceal his trepidation , whilst Corbe betrayed no symptom of any emotion , save of curiosity gratified . All at once the lieutenant of Police turned abruptly about , and bade Corbe light the fire , signing to St . Marc to strip the corpse the while , he himself going round the cell , and , hy the aid of the torch , c ?« isrdning the walls , wMch the prisoner had covered with inscriptions of fearful import , and the various articles that were strewn about , casting all those that were cembsstible in a heap into the middle of tha floor .
St . Marc having accomplished his odious task , now assisted D'Argenson in ransacking the boxes in which the prisoner ' s apparel was kept , the whole of which , to the very smallest object , waa in like manner turned out ia a heap , preparatory to being destroyed : bat the most revolting part remains to be told . _Onavrord from the lieutenant of _Tolice , Corbe took ont from his basket , first , sereral large logs of wood , then a heavy hammer , a chisel , some nails , an adze , a large knife , and lastly a quantity of quick-lime , a portion of which he emptied into the shell , then , with D'Argenson
standing over liim the while , and St . Marc holding the torch , began to mutilate the dead body , severing it limb from limb , the head from the trunk , the bands and feet from their corresponding _msmbsrs , n *> t leaving even a single feature recognisable , and , to crown all , cleaving the skull in two ; he afterwards crammed the mangled car . case into the shell , covering it with the remainder of the lirac , aad completed his hideous task by nailing down the lid , first taking the precaution of washing his hands and his arms , bared to above tbe elbow , and covered with blood : this done , the Governor assisted him in conveying the corpse to the landing , where they left it .
"Tion art sure , Sieur Governor , " said D'Argenson , when they re-eatered the cell , " that erery article tbat belonged to the prisoner , or was used by him , is in this chamber !" "I am , Monseigneur ! " replied St Marc ; "his linen , his plate , his books , everytliinB is here !" " Then do thou , " resumed the Lieutenant of Police , addressing Corbe , " see that every article be destroyed ; leave not a rag , not a vestige ; burn everything ; break up the plate and melt it ; let his bed and bedding be also burnt ; leave nothing but the bare walls , and theai , Sieur Governor , see to have scraped , and wliitened afterwards ; see , too , that tliis flooring be taken up and destroyed , and another pnt down in its place ; above ail , let no one enter this cell till all has been done ; I shall come to-morrow to see how my orders have been executed ! And now , if thou art ready , thou cans t _svuntnon the soldiers to bear away the body . "
St . Marc bowed and quitted the apartment , but soon returned to intimate that the men were waiting ; D'Argenson immediately withdrew , followed hy the Governor , who locked the door upon his nephew , leaving him occupied in the work of ilestruction . * * ¦*¦ ¦ ¦*¦ - Some years elapsed before the . fact of the death of * " The Man with the Iron Mask" became currently known , so great were the precautions observed to conceal it ; indeed as much trouble was taken to efface erery trace ofhis existence after his death , as to enshroud him in mystery while he lived . "When the Bastile was taken , a minute search was set on foot in order to discover some documentary evidence concerning him , but on examining the OfficialRegister _. ia which the names of prison « s wore usually entered , one folio was found wanting !
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Itwas ttefoho _Owa ' undred and Twenty , corresponding with the year . l 797 ;! _f ; . _* .. _- . * . -, . A further _inquiry Jed to the examination of the parish register of St , Paul ' s , iii . which , * under the date above mentioned , was * ah entry signed " D'Argenson /* and countersigned !? Benigne : d' Auvergne de St . hlurc , and Michel de _ChamiUart j » the name of the defunct wa * Mar- ; _chisfll , hisage seventy-seven ; audit was established , be * yond the shadow ofa doubt , that under this name thc Man with the Iron Mask was buried , his age corresponding withtbat stated in the register . ¦ His remains were never found . '* _•*
We cannot quit this work . without , observing - , that the -ulustrations by Mr . _Robjsbi Cruikbuask are deserving of every praise , and greatly embellish and add to the interest of these Chronicles . ''¦'' . '' Weagam earnestly recommend this work to our readers . . The Chronicles , of . the Bastile may be had , either complete or u shilling parts . It is'just such a work as we could wish * to see in tho bands pf every man for the enlightenment and entertainment of himself and family , The friends of liberty owe it to their cause to push the sale of this work in every way they * possibly can . The second series of the Chronicles of the Bastile will appear , we believe , almost immediately , nnder the _tAtteof '' The Embassy , " the Key to a Afystery , " We impatiently await its appearance to learn something more of the noble Jacques , "i "
A Practical: Manual Of Photography,, Or,...
A PRACTICAL : MANUAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY ,, OR , PHOTOGRAPHY MADE EASY . Br a Piuciicii Chemist aud Photographist . London : E . Mackeh 2 iej 111 , Fleet-street ; Cleave , 1 , Shoclahe ; : Chirk * 17 , Warwick-lane ; and all _wwkseUers * - i ' Perhaps we shall best show the intent and purpose of this work by copying the contents of the title-page at full length : — ; " [ " 7 - A Practual Manual of Photography , containing full and plain directions for tbe'Economical ' Production of _really-good Daguerreotype Portraits , "' and every otlier variety of Photographic Pictures , according tothe latest Improvements . Also the injustice and 'Validity of the Patent considered ; _* c . ' - _« i ;(* i " .
The Daguerreotype process , or ,. photographic delineation of oljecu upon metallic plates ' , though perhaps the most beautiful of modern discoveries , has made but comparatively , slow , progress in this country , owing , first , ty _^ efact ! that certain parties havebeen permitted to monopolise - the workin _? of the process , ; and . second , thatr " Manuals of Photography , " " . so ealled _, have hitherto been " made" less " ¦ ¦ with a view to teach the art , than , _iike the Jew pedlar ' s razors , "toseli . " 4 Ui . " ¦ " - . ' ¦ ' _;' : ; _„ " , . In explanation ofthe monopoly here alluded to , we quote tne following extracts from this Manual : — ' ''
England is the . only country in-the whole-world { the . art having been _distinctlv and fairly presented by the French Government to . the whole world ) where such _"excluBiyeright " _" eHs { s . ' '¦*[ " * ' ' lD , f ? " patent , '' indeed , will hot admit of any _jusfifiation—it is , to say the _lfastj . but an "ill return" for the liberal reward so freely and so readily bestowed by the French Chamber of Deputies upon ; MM . Dagu ' crre and _Niepce-r-a reward which , in all probability , would never have been extended to them , and . their ,. families , had it been foreseen that it would have enabled them to exercise all future power over _ah'invention thus " purchased . from them ., M . Duchatel , _Seirrefciry of Statei explicitly assigned as a reason for rewarding the discoverers with handsome pensions that ' « the invention did not admit of being secured by patent , forj as soon as published , all might avail themselfes of its advantages . " " Most certainly the conduct of M . Daguerre _. and his associates in tliis affair is unworthy the liberal spirit which should actuate the iollower of
science orof art . * * That a monopoly does exist cannot be denied , and that it exists in a . manner both nnjustandinjurious is equally apparent . " ' _" # - ' ' # It was clear that Daguerre had no property in the invention when , this obaoxionsjpatent was granted , as he had previously and entirely sold it to the French Government —and had engaged , in addition to what he then knew , to render public aU his future improvements and discoveries in the art . We deny , in the -first place , that he had the powertoseU Ms original , discovery in this or any other country ; it only admits , of a doubt whether he might fairly withhold the use ot the after-improvements from lis until we had paid for them . ; Daguerre knows that France thoroughly purchased his secret , and that while she liberally rewarded him , she offered it freely as a gift to the whole world—a boon tb universal science—a dona _, tion to the arte—and tliat she nobly sought to open out a source of amusement and instruction to every class of society .
That _Dacuebrb was really thc discoverer of the process which bears his name is not true . " The discovery was made by Bju ? _iista Porta as far back as 1650 , and was subsequently used in this country by Wedgewood , SirH . DAvr , andSirAijfHOKY Carlisle , more , than forty , years ago . Again , in . 1827 , M . Niepce came to England , and communicated to the Royal Society . an account of his experiments , together with several _pieJr _* res on metal plates ( now in the possession of ; Dr . R . Browk , of the British Museum ) , _spontaneously . produccd by the action of light in the camera _obscura . Lastly , Mr . Fox Talbot may more justly than _Daoubbrb lay claim to the actual discovery , not only of the paper process , but of the metallic , as it was well known that iii 1838 he had discovered a method of rendering a silver plate sensitive to light , by exposing it to iodine , and Daoubrrb _' s process was not known until August , 1839 , just
twelve months afterwards . " Daguurre certainly may claim the merit of having effected a vast improvement on the original discovery , for which he has been handsomely rewarded . But whatever may have been his improvements , they do not justify the retention of the art in his own hands , or those of his agents , to the exclusion of the public generally in this country , he having voluntarily given up his secret to the French Government , who generously gave it to the world at large . - . But this is not all : an attempt has been made by the patentee to prevent scientihe men in this country making use of the improvements effected by them on _Daoueure ' s "discovery . " That attempt , however , hasfailed ; the injunction which had been procured against _Air . Egertox to prohibit him selling the apparatus , was dissolved on the 2 nd of June last , and Mr . Beard , the monopoliser , condemned to pay the costs on both sides .
For much curious information connected with the monopoly of the Daguerreotype in this country , we must refer the reader to the vpork itself . That the patentee sbould cling to his monopoly is not to be wondered at , when it is considered what are the enormous profits made thereby . Tin a circular , written by the patentee , wherein he sets forth the many inducements for a person to buy a license to work the process in the countiy , he gives the following scale of profits on the portraits : — Charged one guinea— -profit 18 s . „ _lliirty shillings ,, 25 s . „ Two guineas „ 34 s . „ Four guineas „ * 70 s .
exclusive of the charge of Ss . for colouring each portrait , the cost of which is not a penny ! The entire process of producing Daguerreotype portraits and Photographic pictures is fully developed in this work , and in such plain terms , that he who runs may read , and he who reads must understand . Full directions' are also given as to where , and of whom the apparatus and necessary materiab for the process may be obtained . This little work is very neatly printed , and sold at a price within the means of all . We regard the author as apublic benefactor , and trust that his efforts to destroy the monopoly _axposed by him may be successful . To that end we have much pleasure in recommending this work to our readers . 1 1 1 - riii ¦ t _^ lf _^^ _Mrf-iiiji . _i-1 _<*« _-.. i _* _wim 1 _rwV ¦
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PUNCH AND THE " PICKERS AND STEALERS . " _TICE-CHANCBLLOlt'S COURT . _—Satcbdat , Jew 28 . Before Sir L . Shadwell . Mr . Bethell ( with whom was Mr . Webster ) said that there had been reserved for the close of the pro ceedings in this court two cases which had been only now put into his hands . It _WcIS Ills duty ; to apply for two injunctions on behalf of a very distinguished individual who had been the delight ofhis honour ' s boyhood , and was now the solace ofhis more matured years , and he { Mr . Bethell ) felt certain , that his honour , would grant fthese injunctions with greater
satisfaction than any he had granted for the last year . The individual for whom he appeared was no less than Pandi himself , who had been compelled to come into this court to yindieate . _lus right . For along time Punch , like every other personage of pre-eminent merit , from Homer down , had heen the subject of base and unworthy imitators ; but so long as the _misdoers had confined themselves to imitating , Punch had been satisfied by gibbeting them in his pages , and accordingly many of their plebeian countenances had been handed down to posterity like flies in amber , . ftmeft had hitherto been satisfied to exclaim with Horace : —
" 0 imitatores , servum _pecus , ut mini same Bilem , _aepe jocum vestri movere tumultus , " assured that it would be easy to distinguish the sterling gold from the bi » e metal . At length , finding that the . offenders were insensible to shame , it became necessary for Punch ' s protection to resort to weapons more suitable to meet them . Punch had latterly been assailed , not only by imitation , but by barefaced plundering , by which his inimitable productions were transferred word for word into the mures of other periodicals without even the Door
excuse of an acknowledgment ofthe source whence tliey were derived . Hia Wdwr was wdl aware that , in the gallery of beings with wliich we were acquainted , Punch had recently added to ideal personages , in the characters of the renowned Mr . and Mrs . Caudle , which would be handed down to posterity so long as matrimonial life should subsist . But already had these distinguished individuals been clipped of their symmetrical proportions by the unscrupulous shears of authors of raelo-dramas and scribblers in obscure periodicals ; these celebrated lectures had adorned every publication ofthe day ; but latterly some per-¦ - — - _~——— —*— — . — ¦ — * The foregoing facts are historical _.
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sons had _^ ome » _hardenedwto transfer . them to their own columns just . _*» they were published , as if theyvvere the authors . His ho ' nour . knew well the eighth lecture delivered jiist ' after Mr . . Caudle ' s return from his induction . ' as . ' . a mason . " The whole of that lecture , which his honour remembered too well to make repetition necessary , _lhadI been copiedverbatim into the Herefordshire Times , ofthe 19 th of July . Again , ' the ninth lecture , delivered on the occasion of Mr .. Caudle ' s trip to Greenwich fair , hadbeen _trans-, ferred ; into the same journal , so that here were the people of Hereford deluded , by this plebeian publisher , into believing , that these inimitable . illustrations of connubial tenderness were the production of , a provincial newspaper . But the ' . matter had aot rested
here . * His honour knew that as wo desiK , io have some resemblance of those b y whom we , . _aave been delighted and charmed , and also that thero might be some memorial of the bright images of . our : time , Punch had lately published delineations ' of ... Mrs . * and Mr . Caudle , designed to convey to , those who . were not sufficiently imaginative in , themselves , the features of this celebrated pair . - Here , Sir ( continued the learned counsel with much animation )—here are the portraits of Mr . and Mrs . Caudle .. [ The sketch was handed « p to his honour , amid peals of laughter . ] You may mark every feature—you may . trace every lecfave in each turn and wrinkle of her countenance , and particularly in her inimitable nose . There were the happy pair represented inthe very place where lectures
the , were delivered . There , too was the spurious imitation as easily distinguishable , ' indeed , from the original as . brass from gold , biit still bearing such a ; resemblance as to demonstrate thatit was a base and unworthy imitation ;' , His honour was well aware that these lectures emanated from Mr . ' Caudle ' s recollection of the dear departed : but wero she alive , and in | court , and beheld this base _carieatiireof herself , his honour might imagine in what _quarrels would Caudle be involved did he ' not execute summary vengeance _iupon the offender , On these facts he ( Mr , Bethell ) applied for _twoinjumstioni _^ -ohc ti > ' restrain the '' piratical transfer of the literary compositions , and the other tbe imitation of these original illustrations . " -No wonder , indeed , that these designs , soappreeiated : bythe public , had _tempted the culprits ! if you went to a watering place ; and enterett any respectable shop , to purchase paper to write home to
your family , you _v-erc j greeted " with a print of Mr . andi Mrs .- Caudle . Eveiy " enterprising tradesman who sought to make a figure in the world , by a striking card , ' left ; it with Mr . and Mrs ., Caudle . ; The afiidavits _^ et forth tbat Messrs . Bradbury , and Evans were the _publishewjof whaUhey _modesUyidehominateu a humorous ; publication , although without _doubfc'his honour _jn'bitld . be disposed to assign a far more honourable title tb ' i _^ _Rcfe . 7 One bf t th e pira te d [ articles , in which was represented that touching scene on the Margate' packet , where Caudle was gazing on ' the funnel . under the reproving eyes of : his wife , had appeared in tlie 204 th number ofPuncft . _> The individual whbm'PuhcJl had selected for punishing , and hanging up as a scare-crow and bird ol ill omeii , to . terrify the rest , were the publishers ofthe Southport Visitor . The injunction would be taken as prayed , except where the prayer was prospective . .,
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The late TnoMAS Hood . —Let every one who reverences genius combined with high moral ¦ worth . *—let every one who comprehends and sympathises with the deep humanity of thc " Song of the Shirt , " and the "Bridge of Sighs , " those masterpieces of gene rous philosophy and poetic' eloquence—let every one who relishes the wholesome wit , ' which smiles * away in kindly fashion the foibles of onr nature- ~ the ' pungent satire , which , devoid of personality , _aiiDsits unerring shafts at vices and abuses- _^ -the keen perception of the beautiful—the humour rich and _oliveflavoured—the flashes of merriment , dashed with the tenderest , melancholy—in short , the hundred attributes of virtue , power , and _beauty with which the departed ' poet' was so prodigally endowed—let every
one who loves and appreciates * such rare and noble gifts seize' eagerly an occasion of manifesting his' admiration of him in whom they were so . gloriously combined . Let not the family who were beloved by one to whom humanity is so largely indebted , feel that his influence was but of the evanescent hour . Death has robbed the earth of . one of its greatest ornaments , but the light ofhis surpassing spirit is not quenched . Hood , the man , has gone from ns for ever—but ; Hood , the poet and philosopher—liuhia nity ' _shigh priest , who enforced in burning eloquence the precepts of eternal truth—still lives , and while
virtue is revered and vice contemned , will continue to live in the hearts of men as a halo and a glory that cannot become dimmed by time or circumstance . We shall be asked what has all this to do with a purel _y musical journal ?—to which we answer , that mHsieians are men , and that poetry is for the whole world . Hood , the poet ) spoke to all—high and low , rich aiid poor , wise and simple—his lessons were for the great fraternity of mankind , and not exclusively for particular classes . The family of Thomas Hood is as much an object of interest to the humblest scraper upon catgutas to the wealthiestnoble of theland . —Musical World . ¦ -
' - We are glad to learn that the subscription for the family of this distinguished writer already exceeds one thousand pounds , and is still making progress . We have observed also , with '( satisfaction , during the last few days , the . influential names of Mr . Charles Dickens and Mr . Thomas Cariyle added to the committee list . Sanctioned by such eminent examples , and hitherto so liberally supported by the public , this excellent object can hardly fail to meet with a complete success—such a success as will fitly express the public recognition of the poet ' s genius , and ensure to those whom he held dear an ample provision against future want . We call attention once more to the ' subject , as wc understand that the subscription lists are to be closed at the end of the current month . —Times .
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BANKRUPTS . . ( From -Tuesday ' s Gazette , July Mth , 1845 . / Michael 'ffrake , jun ., Canterbury , bricklayer—Isaac de Joseph Ventura , White Hartcourt , _Bishopsgatcatveet _, merchant—Benjamin Stephen Thomas Matthews , Cornwall-road , Lambeth , oilman—Ralph Thompson , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , watchmaker—William Smethurst , Man . Chester , _jacquard-machine-maicer— John Dixon , Deepcar _, Yorkskire , innkeeper _.
_DIVIDINM . August 29 , W _. Thurnell , Leadenhal .-street , upholstcrev —August 21 , J . Batt , Old Broad-street , City , silk dealers-August 21 , J . 3 . W „ and F . J . Neivton , Hotherham , York * shire , _spirit-inerchants—August 21 , W . Thompson , Hawden , Yorkshire , cloth manufacturer—August 21 , F . Crnns . wick , Bridlington , Yorkshire , innkeeper—August 21 , J . Bainbridge , Richmond , Yorkshire , ¦ ironfounder—August 21 , T . M . _Monckman , Bradford , Yorkshire , tobacconist—August 21 , G . Fisher , Bradford , Yorkshire , Unendraper—August 28 , J . * Wood , Saddleworth , Yorkshire , merchant-August 20 , J . ' A . Hick , Leeds , carver and gilder—August 22 , W . S . Bentall and B . Farwell , Totnes , bankers . Certificates to be granted , unless cause be shown to thc contrary on the day of meeting .
. August 23 , W . Thurnell , _Leadenhall-street , City , upholsterer—August 21 , J . Codling , Gateshead Fe 1 , Durham ' , earthenware . manufacturer— August 22 , W . L . Brown , I . irerpool , merchant—August 21 , W . Astle , Wolverhampton , Staffordshire , _plumber—A-u » wst 19 , Vf . Davis , Comp * ton , Staffordshire—August 30 , T . _Bobsbn , jiin ., Stoke . upon-Trent _Staftbrdshire , _poi-ter-mcrchant—August 19 , G-, Bud * man , Bristol / mason—August 19 , V . _Guigues , Leicester street , _Leicester-square , hotel-keeper—August 19 , W . Woodward and T . Morris , Burslem , Staffordshire , drapers —August 19 , G . Hardy , Wisbeach St . Peter ' s , Cambridgeshire , grocer—August 19 , J . Richards . Dcptford-bridge _, plumber—August 19 , J . Y . Betts , Cardiff . Glamorganshire , grocer—August 19 , II . . Thorp , Kensington , linendraper—August 19 , JB . _Hewnes , Ifewton by Middle-rich , _Cheshire , brewer .
DEMAIlATlOl'S OF PIVIDENBS . T . L . Parker , second and final dividend of 4 | d .. in the pound , any Thursday , at the office of Mr . Christie , Birmingham . ' . _..- , ¦ W ; Band's and , J . B . Perry , Birmingham , merchants , final dividend of 4 d . and orio-sixteonth of a penny in the pound , any Tuesday before August 19 , and after October 4 , at the office of Mr . Whitmore , Birmingham . J . B . Warden and Y . Wauostvoohl , Liverpool , mer . chants , _furtherdiridend of 2 s . in the pound , Friday , August 1 , and any subsequent Wednesday , at the office of Mr . Morgan , Liverpool . G . Jacksoii , Hertford , upholsterer , first dividend of Is , 9 d . in the pound , Saturday next and two following Saturdays , at the office of Mr . Groom , Abchurch-lane . City . A- " - '' i . Crump , Stanway , Gloucestershire , corn-dealer , dividend of Is . 7 _Jd- in the pound , any Wednesday , at tlie office © fMr . Huttoy _- , Bristol , , . W . and J- & Carr , Sunderland , merchants , first dividend on new proofs onl y of Cd . and _thrcD-fil ' ths of a peuny in the pound , any Saturday , at the ofiice of Mr . Baker , _tfeivcastle-upoii-Trne .
W . Meek , Southampton , ironmonger , first dividend of 3 s . i _& . to tt _» , _p-owr-d , _Vi ' _eanesday , July 30 , and two following Wednesdays , at the office of Mr . Tur . _mand , Old Jewry . S . _Itewlt-flM , mmI C . _* W . _Wlsbey , George-yard , Lomhard . street , City , bill-brokers , first dividend of Is . Id . in the pound , \\ ednesday , Jul 7 3 D , and two following Wednesdays , at the office of Mr . Turquand , Old Jewry . S > T . Watson , Skinner-street , City , woollen-warehouseman , first : dividend of 20 s . in the pound , Wednesday , July 30 , and two following Wednesdays , at the office of Mr . Turquand , Old Jewry . : W . Byers , _Skimier-strect , City , woollcn- wareliousemen , first dividend of 3 s . Id . in the pound , ' Wediicsiliir , July 30 and two following Wednesdays , at tho office of Mr . _Turi quand , Old Jewry . J . H . Baughnn , _Suffolk-stveet , Pall-mall Bast , armyagent , first dividend of 3 s . 4 d . in the pound , Wednesday , 3 uly 30 , and two following Wednesdays , at the office of Mr . Turquand , Old Jewry . _: .. _-. ¦ " . ' . A . Thomson , Leadcnhall-street , merchant , thir ( j an ( J final dividend of 4 jd .. m the pound , Wednesday , July 30 , and two ipllowmg Wednesdays , at the office of Mr . Turquand , Old Jewry ,
rM _* TSEBSHK > S DISSOLVED . _^ . _Araoldniid A . _llii'scli , Rood-lane , City , merchants _ j . and IT . W . DaraseU . _Jfewent , Gloucestershire , mercers -C . Newbury and J . Woodward , Lichfield , _lincndrauei-a-T . Warren and _1 _\ Q . Barrett , Plymouth , bootmakeis-H . Mickletliwait and J . Newbound , Sheffield , stockbrokers—J . and T . Greaves , Maaehester , _veterinarr surgeons—J . _Browiwigg and T . navris » , Backland _, _Lancashii'C . painters—T . lloberts and J . _M'Clu- _. npha , Kirkdule , Lancashire , htulders—ai , _ailu a .. Tuc ); Br , Bridport , Dorsetshire , booksellers—B . M . Aivd _an-d H . A . _Bui-stall , Tavistockstreet , Covent-p ; ardeii , prmte / . s—W . Robuison and J . Wood , _Wigton , Ci _^ C . _berlan-J iirap ; i 5 ta--P .. andG , Haines , Goodgo .
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street , _Tottenham-court-Toad ; _cbeesemongen-T . Dobmg and J , Turner , Halifax , Tort-shin , _cartwrights—B . Lang-Jey andT . _Kamsey , Flower and Deau-street , Spitalfields , _silk-dyers-6 . Whitbread andL . Croson , Ampthill , Bedfordshire , carriers—W . and J . Schleucker , Gravesend , gvocers—E . and B . Parry , Golden-hine , 01 d-strc » t , St . Luke ' s , ironfounders—T . S : Cowie and G . F . Davidson , Kiiigtsou-upon-lIuH , mcrchants—T . and E . " Giecnaway , _Bishopsgate-street-witliin , hatters : -
BANKRWTS . . . / . From the Gazette of Friday , August 1 . ) . James Peake , Tolleshunt Knights , Essex , miller—Henry _Docimus Walker , Eaton Socon , Bedfordshire , innkeeper—John Harrisou Curtis , Soho-square , bookseller—William Clark , Royston , ncrtfordslure , baker—William Best and John Snotvden , Suiitliampton , printers — John Heurj _Waltwi late of Southampton-street , Camberwell , ironmonger—Thomas Maddocks . Longton , Stoke-upoa . Trent , victualler—John Beet , Bradford , Yorkshire , dyer—Thomas Powell , Allerton By water , Yorkshire , brick and tile maker —Joseph Broadbent . Saddleworth , Yorkshire , _woollenmanufacturer—William Jamson , _SpitUegate , Lincolnshire , _victualior—Simon South , Spittle-fate , Lincolnshire , maltster—John Aldcroft , Longsight , Manchester , victualler-John Pearson , Newcastle-upon-Tyue , Fellrabnger—James ' f uaks , _Seardell-terrace , Kensington , market-gardener .
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, HOUSE OF LORDS . Moswv , _ivvt 23 . . Their _lordshipi then went into committee on tha Commons Enclosure'Bill , the ' discussion of the clauses of which _« ccupied a considerable portion of time . They wore eventually agreed to , the house resumed , and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow . ¦•¦ The Poor Law Amendment ( Scotland ) Bill was then passed through committee ; after which several bills were forwarded through ono stage respectively , aud their lordships adjourned . _TuEsniT _, Julv 29 . 7 1 " _* AMENDMENT ( _SCOTIASD ) BILL . ' Oh the motion for the third teadivig « _tf tbi > _? oor Law Amendment ( Scotland ) Bill ,, '"' ¦ ¦¦•¦ -. ""• ¦ ¦ ' . ' . ' . Lord CoiTBNnAM moved the omission of _thelTthclause _, _, _which proposed to jOih'Soufil Leith to Edinburgh for the purposes of pauper relief .
; i . The Lord Chancellor and Lord Cottcnham having given their opinions against thc legality of the clause , the Duke of Wellington recommended its withdrawal , to which the Duke of Buccleuch assented , though he feared thc amendment would cause the liouse of Commons to reject the bill , 'and it might thus _balott for another session . Th bill was then rend a third time and passed . . The remaining business was then disposed of , and their lordships adjourned . _TnunsbAT , July 31 . . 7 The Royal Assent was given by commission to sixty Bills . ' . ' " "'
-.: Some " conversation on th * affairs ml Greece took place between Lord Beaumont and Lord Aberdeen ; after which several bills were advanced a stage , and tlieir lordships adjourned , '
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. HOUSE , OF 00 MA 10 NS , Mosdat , _Jult 28 . - . The ' house met at twelve o ' clock , _and'disposed of an unusually large quantity of business . In the afternoon sitting , on the motion for the house resolying itself into committee of supply , . Mr . Ewam moved the following resolutions ' . — " That a statement be made , on the part of the Government , of tlie condition and prospect of such educational establishments as are supported wholly or partially by a vote of this house . That it is expedient that the formation of public libraries , freely open to the public , be encouraged . That it is expedient that schools for the training of masters be more _exteilsively promoted . That it is expedient that appointments to the subordinate offices of Government be made ( as far as possible ) by examination of the merits of the candidates for such offices . "
Sir It . Peel entered into a statement of the views of the Government , having for their object the rendering the annual and increased educational grants moro generally useful in a double point of view—that of' elevating the tain * of the teachers and the Quality of ths education given to the pupil . . ' . '¦ After some observations from Mr . Wyse , Mr . Hume , andMr . Hawcs , ; ¦ _* ¦ _-. , ; . Mr . _Hytaut withdrew bis motioa . ' Mr . Williams then drew the attention of thehouse to the constitution and management of the School of Design ,
and moved for a select committee to inquire into the allegations contained in mc petition of the senior students ofthe School ot Desigu in Somerset House , and into the genera ! management and present state of tliat school . Sir G . Clerk opposed the motion . After some observations from Mr . Ewart , Mr . Wakley , Mr . _Hawes , Mr . Wyse , and Mr . Hume , Mr . Williams withdrew bis motion . The house subsequently went into committee of supply , and tfo discussion of the estimates occupiodtho remainder ofthe evening .
TtlJBSPAT , JUIT 29 . Thehouse met . it _twelva o ' clock , and'disposed ofa vast number of hills in the morning sitting . In the evening sitting , the report of the Committee of Supply was received . The orders ofthe day wore then disposed of , andthe Iieuse adjourned . - "Wednesday , July 30 . Tho house met at twelve o ' clock , and proceeded at once with public business . On the motion for going into committee of supply ,
THB BAILWAY ACCIDENTS . Mr . BebNAL called attention to tho recent accidents on railways , and contended that where parties wbr « deriving lai * ge profits from tliem , the public had a right to expect that every attention shou 2 d be devoted to thc safety of those who travelled by them . Sir G . Cleek stated the steps taken by tho Board of Trade in all such cases ; and , after a' short discussion , Sir R . _TEEL , amidst repeated cheers , said that the railway directors were bound to protect the public . It was no answer when accidents occurred to say that in coach travelling accidents were more frequent—¦ tliey should seek to have ho accidents at all . If railway pro . _priotors failed in making proper provision for the safety of the public , he was satisfied that Parliament would not hesitate to diminish their profits , with a view to provide morn efficaciously for the security of the lives of those whom they conveyed .
NATIOKAL _DEJEKCES . Lord Palmeeston stated some circumstances of mismanagement ou the Dover line which bad come under his own observation ; after which , ho called attention to the state of our national defences . It was true , he said , that wo were on the best terms with France ,. hut it was to be recollected , nevertheless , that Trance had an army of 350 , 000 men—a large naval force , particularly in war steamers—that a steam bridge , might be thrown across the Channel without any difficulty should
tho present good understanding unhappily ue broken , which it might be any month in the year , and that in such an event we were powcrloss for resistance . The noble lord argued at soma length for the necessity of calling out our militia as usual for the full period of 28 day 9 , by which course we might reckon upon a forco of 50 , 000 men , if requisite , in case of an invasion , at ah expense of only £ 40 , 000 ; and he also contended for the necessity of taking a larger vote than the one already agreed to for the construction of harbours of _Hefcge . ¦ ¦
Sir B . Peei . said that this was a subject which , from a sensaofpublicduty , ha would not discuss in that house . There was ho advantage in displaying to the world the extent of our resources ; but he would say this—that if a just war were to call forth the energies of the British nation , thore never was a period in which she could make a more powerful demonstration than at thc present moment . With respect to harbours of refuge , he was ot opinion that they should proceed , as they were proceeding , cautiously . The apprehension of the noble lord somewhat surprised him : for thcnoblo lord was himself ten
years in office without being assailed by any fears , although tho country was then in a much moro defenceless position than at present . With respect to the calling out of the militia , ho hoped the _houss would not press him to state the intentions of the Government , lie would only say that he thought , in the present state of society in this country , that the present militia laws were not in any way adapted to it . Ho did not think tliat we sbould be running a race of rivalry , not of commerce and civilisation , but of military display with Prance , or any other power , though he admitted that it was a nice point to judge where the necessity of self-defence terminated .
Lord _Palmersto-s said bo had suggested no rivalry of military power with other nations . He had only refevved to the great military power of France , and its means of descent by steam bridges . Sir rV . Vvith said tbat it was to be recollected that steam bridges were available to both parties , and that we had steam bridges also . ' _LordTalmersto . v , —Yes , but wehave not an army _. Sir C . Napier said that we were not so defenceless as the noble lord supposed , if it were really true , as he understood it to be , that in addition to 30 , 000 regular troops in England , we could at any moment call out 50 , 000 serviceable pensioners , who had fought our . battles in thc Peninsula and elsewhere . Tho remainder of the evening was occupied in tho discussion of the estimates _.
Thursday , Jul y 31 . The Games and Wagers Bill was read the third time . The Fees ( Criminal Proceeding ) Bill , and the Waste Land ( Australia ) Bill went ' through committee .. . The house then went into committee on the Quebec Address , praying that her Majesty would be graciousl y pleased to order a grant ' not exceeding £ 20 , 000 'to the sufferers from the recent fire'in Quebec , which ' was agreed to . The Silk Weavers' Bill was read a second time , " Mr . W . II . ' Bodkin moved for leave to bring in ' a bill to amend the law relating lo the removal of tlio ' poor . Leave was . given to bring in the hill , which was read a first time . . . :
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Mr . Peter Van llomrig , very , sehted _' - _Di'Ofjlieda in-the Imperial Pai-hftmont , was seized with a complaint winch gave moro concern to his friends than to liimself . " IIow do you treat your inflammation , Mr . Van Homr'gh ? " said a sedate member for one of the midland counties . "Sir , " answered Peter with a lofty tone , " Sir , I trato it with , _sorcreign contempt . "
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_LoxDOX _.-Tiiu Rbsbai WARDB . vs .- ApaW'cnicel . ing was held at thc _National Hall , _IIigh-JMborn , on Thursday evening , July 31 sfc , to hear and consider on the differences existing between the Wardens of London and the leaders in . Conciliation Hall ; At halt-past eight tlie Rev . John Moore was unanimously called to the chair amid loud ' applause . He said they were there to hear and heal the differences so unhappily existing between some of tho Wardms in London and some ofthe leaders in Conciliation Hal l * The Liberator had reccommended perseverance : they had persevered ; and thc result was conciliation . ( Greatapplause . ) . "In that little room , " said tha reverend gentleman , pointing to the committee room . " all differences have been adjusted . There disunion
had vanished . ( Loud cheers . ) Errors had been committed , but they , were errors of the head , not of the heart , which left 110 blame on any one . A sacrifice had been offered up at the shrine of peace ; and happy was he to have been the officiating high priest . ( Mr . Wm . John O'Connell at this moment came on the platform , and was received with great hiBsing and slight applause . ) He was glad to see the Inspector-General there . It was a mission of peace and conciliation he had como on , worthy alike of good Christians and patriots , who were determined to persevere in their righteous eauso until they obtained the legislative independence of Fatherland ( Tremendous cheering . ) He ( Mr . Moore ) had done sacrifice at the altar , and he should be a bad priest
if he was not ready to sacrifice his heart ' s blood on the altar of his country . " ( I . oiid cheers . )—Mr . T . Daly said a reconciliation had taken place—a good understanding prevailed ; but he trusted that tha suspended "Wardens liad shown that they were not in the wrong . ( Great cheering . ) Had they suffered thc martydom of expulsion , they would have still adhered to the cause , believing it to be right and just . The Rev . Mr . Furlong said they had done moro than tho Barons of old did—they had gained trial by jury —and their friends were honourable acquitted . ( Immense applause . ) They would stick by O'ConnelL It was impossible that they could love him more thaii they did ; and they revered the priesthood , bus NEITHER HIE PRIKSTHOOD NOR O'CONNKLL BIIOCLI
hide no _* UQu-snoD over the _pbopjce . ( Tremendous shouts of applause , waving of -hats , handkerchiefs , & _e ., succeeded by clapping of hands , " stamping of feet , and every possible demonstration of applause , long continued . ) They had taught O'Connell alcSSOn ¦ ftthiit they wore men of principle . ( Loud cheers . ) He would conclude by moving the following resolution : — " That this meeting of the Repealers of London bury all past difference and misunderstanding in oblivion , and hereby pledge ourselves to redouble our exertions , which , wero suspended for a time through unhappy misunderstanding . "Mr . Mahony seconded the motion , which was carried unanimously . —Messrs , Dunn and Mahony , the suspended Wardens , then' presented themselves at tha
call of the audience , and were greeted with every demonstration of applause , which lasted full fiva minutes . Mr . Dunn , in a most eloquent speech , which was . greeted throughout with the loudest applause , acknowledged the tribute of gratitude paid bim . Mr . Mahony said : The Inspector-General had styled him " the Smith O'Brien ot tho L » ndonmovement "—a compliment he had never sought , as he was no servile tool , lie always liked truth and justice ; and if that was criminal , he hoped he should be a criminal to the latest day of his existence . He thought he was justified in asking the leaders of Conciliation Hall what he had done to draw down on him their censure . ( Loud shouts of " Nothing 1 " ) H _» hoped the next report from that place would not only give them a shadow , buta substance . ( Loud cheers .
—Mr . Lear said ; Conciliation was all vory well ; but if he was allowed to speak it out , he never would be satisfied until " Dear Ray ' s" report was erased from the books ofthe Association . ( Immense applause . ) He had no idea of paid officials coming over here to cause dissensions . ( Great cheering . )—Mr . W . J . O'ConneU next rose , and was greeted with loud _hiBSCS and slight cheers . He said he had fallen into a slight error in vegarito Mr . Wm . Dunn . He now pronounced him to be a man of honour—a man of truth—and a man of principle . With regard to Mr . Mahony he never had a complaint to make against him . ( Loud cheers . ) He rose to more a vote of thanks to their reverend chairman . ( Cries of "let somebody else . " ) Mr . M . Lally seconded tho motion , wliich was put , and carried unanimously , and tie meeting dispersed .
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COURT Cibcuur . —On Thursday , Mr . Always _Cutand-run , of Nevcr-stop Place , waa unavoidably detained at home by Ma tw _*} p _^ Ara oi ' trousers—the cloth ones playing truant at the pawnbroker ' s , and the ducks at the wash . —Ibid , Work _fouBuhkb . —A puff of " Burke ' s Peerage " advevtises , thatit registers " every new creation !" Pleasant for naturalists and parish-officers . —Ibid . A _SIXILI , I saw green Erin ' s harp hy lightning struck , Whieh broke each string , and melted every wire ; To find a simile I'd soon the luck—Ain ' t Dan O'ConneU , too , _"ablastedlyre _?"—VM . What is a Usiox Workhouse ?—A house in whicli there is no union—whero the union between man and wife is abrogated , and _bctSveei * mother and children destroyed . A social treason , by which homes are dismembered , instead of empires .
What is a Bastih ; ?—In France it * as f fie prison of crime—in England it is thc dungeon of poverty . —• Why are the British Bastilcs built for the most part on the Elizabethan order of architecture ? To mock the sufferings they profess to shelter and to soothe , and _becsmsethey are monuments of the destruction of the law of Elizabeth . —What is in-door relief ? The ret . - ef which the rich derive from notwitnessing the misery within . —What is out-door relief ? The relief which the poor go without . —Ibid . What is an _Adsubditv ?—To place a notice of the savings-bank at the entrance to the union worlchouaj , as at Ivingsland .
Flowers of Hibernian Oratory . —As to Mr . Roebuck , he had been complaisant enough not to attack him ( Mr . O'Connell ) since be went over to London . Now , in truth , he cared as little fov his abuse as for the barking of a cur-dog , and he _begged pardon of the four-footed animal for the comparison . That was all he had to say about little Roebuck . —Speech of Mr . 0 ' Connell at Conciliation Hall , What ' s in a Name ?—King Louis Philipo has received a letter from tho Emperor of Brazil , notifying to his Majesty the birth ot the Imperial Crown Prince , whohasbeennamedAlphonse-Peter-Christian _** Leopold-Philip-Eugene-Micbael-Gabriel-RapLiel Gonzague .
Negro _EijoCjOencb . —A dandy black stepped into a provision-warehouse to buy some potatoes ; before purchasing the article , he gave the following truly eloquent description of its nature : — " De tater is incwitably bad or inwerably good . Dare am no mediocrity in de combination ob de tater . De exterior may appear remarkably exemplary and butesome , while de interior is totally negative ; but , sir , if yon wends the articles 'pon your own responsibility , knowing yon to be a man Bagaoity in all your translations , why , sir , widout furthor of circumlocution , I take a bushel . "
How to Escape Singing . —A young man at a social party was vehemently urged to sing a song . He replied that he would first tell a story , and then , if they still persisted in their demand , he would endeavour to execute a song . When a boy , he said , be took lessons in singing , and on one Sunday morning he went up into the garret to practise alone . While in full cry , he was suddenly sent for by the old gentleman . " This is pretty conduct ! " said tho father , " pretty employment for the son of pious parents , to be _' sawing boards in thc garret on a Sunday morning , loud enough to be heard by all thc neighbours . Sit down and take your book . " Tlte young man was unanimously excused from singing tho promised
song . A Commjmest . —D'Orsay , in remarking on a beauty speck on the chcok of Lady Southampton , compared it to a gem on a rose leaf . " The compliment is far-fetched , " observed her ladyship . " IIow can that that be , " rejoined thc count , " when it is made on the spot ?" . " Truth without Mtsteut . "—A young buck of the soap lock order , who wore an unshaven face , because , as he said , it looked " foreign , " lately accosted a Yankee at one of our hotels as follows : —I say , fellow , some individuals think I am a Frenchman , and some take me for an Etalyene—now what do you think I am ? " " Why , I think you ' re a fool , " replied Jonathan .
AMossrnoi'S It . —The United States Journal , that takes the place of the Madisonian , in ft late number has the following : — " It will plant its right foot upon the northern verge of Oregon , and its left upon the Atlantic craig , and , waving stars and stripes jn thc face of the once proud mistress ofthe ocean , bid her , if she dare— ¦
" Cry havoc ! and let slip th « dogs of war . " —We should , without speculation on such a spectacle , be glad to know , says thc Concordia Intelligencer , tho exact size of its unmentionables ; and whether they will be made at the expense of Government , or private subscription . —New York Tribune . Second Sight . —In No . I . of the Iron Times , thore is a letter signed " A Ooxsiaxt Reader ! " A clear caso of t _fc'irvoj / anee . . Too Bno . iD . —Tho dambroad is known _^ to be thc ordinary Scotch way of describin" what in English is termed a draft-board . A Scotch lady newly come to London , and rather too familiar with her own _countrv's _piode of expression , inquired at a linen dra _« per ' s shop for a table cloth of a dambroad pattern , meaning a chequered pattern . The cockney skop « man was rather amazed at such a question being asked by a lady , and answered— " _^ _Yhy _, ma ' am , wo have patterns pretty broad , but—a—a—nono quit * so broad as that . " Miraculous Escape . —Mr . Kelly has been returned for Cambridge , although Lord Brougham gave bim an excellent character . —Ibid .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 2, 1845, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns4_02081845/page/3/
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