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BEAUTIES OF BIRON . SO . JI . Brim's mother was Scotch—a Gordon , related to { he house of llnntler . At two years of age Braos was removed , by his mother , from London ( where he was born , in Uolles-street , Oxford-street ) to Aberdeen . He remained in Aberdeenshire until he was ten years of age , when , having succeeded to the jamily title , he was removed to Newstead Abbev His sojourn in the north of Scotlaad was vivi lly h » ipressed upon his memory , and subsequently inspired
iis Loch na Garr , and other pieces . The * lines on Lacliin y Gair , or , as it is pronounced , Loch na Garr , are too senerally known to require repetition in these " selections ; " we give , however , what mav be considered the companion piece to Loch na Garr * ; not so much for the prettiness of the lines—for they are pretty—as for the following romantic story associated with them . It will ba observed that the Scottish beauty here descri |» cd—the poet ' s "first love "is the " Mary" of the lines here given . In Birox ' s Diary for 1813 , he says : —
I have been thinking latel y a good deal of Mary Duff . Dow very odd that I should hare been so utterly , de-TOtcdly fond of that girl , at an age irlicn I could iu . itln . -r fed passion nor know the meaning of the word . And the effect ! My mother nseil altva vs to rally me about this childish amour ; and , at last , many years after , when I was sixteen , she told me one day , " 0 ! Byron , I havehad a letter from Edinburgh , from Miss Abtrcronsby , and your old sweetheart , Mary Duff , is married to a Mr . Cockiurn . " [ Robert Cockburn , Esq ., of Edinburgh . ] And what was my ansnrer ? I really cannot explain or aceount for my feelings at that moment , but they nearly threw me into convulsions—to the horror of my mother and the astonishment of everybody . And it is a phenomenon in my existence ( for I was not ei ght years oM ) , which has puzzled , and trill puzzle me , to the latest hour of it .
In January , ISM , in a letter to his friend Captain Hay , the poet thus again speaks of his childish attachment : — Fray tell me more , or as much as you like , of your -couiiu Mary . I believe I told you our story some years ago . I was twenty-seven a few days ago , and I have never seen her since we were children , and JOUIlg Children too ; but I never forget her , nor ever can . You will oblige me with presenting her with mj best respects , and all good wishes . It may seem ridiculous , but it is at aiiy rate , 1 hope , nut offensive to her nor her ' s , in me to pretend to recollect anything about her , at so early a period of both our lives , almost , if not quite , in our nurseries ; but it was a pleasant dream , which she must pardon me for remembering . Is she pretty still ? I have the most perfect idea of her person , as a child , but Time , I suppose , has played the devil with us both .
WHEX X BOVED A YOCNG tllGHL&NSEB . "When I roved a young Highlander o ' er the dark heath , And cUmbM thy steep summit , 0 , Morven * of snow ! 5 To gaze on the torrent that tliunder'd beneath , Or the mist of tne tempest that gather'd below , Untutor'd by science , a stranger to fear , And rude as the rocks whtre my infancy grew , Ko feeling save one , to my bosom was dear ; Need I say , my sweet Mary , 'twas center * d in you ! Tet it could not be love , for 1 knew not the name , — What i > assion can dwell in the heart of a child t Bat still I perceive an emotion the same As I felt , wncn a hoy , on the crag-cover'd wild : One image alone on my bosom impress'd , I loved my bleak regions , nor panted for new ; And few were my wants , for my wishes were bless'd .
And pure were my thoughts , for my soul was with you I arose with the dawn ; with my dog as my guide , From mountain to mountain I bounded along ; X breasted the billows of Dee ' sf rushing tide , And heard at a distance the Highlander ' s song : At eve , on my beath-coverM couch of repose , Ifo dreams , save of Mary , were spread to my view ; And warm to the skies my devotion arose , For the first of my prayers was a blessing on you . I left my bleak home , and my visions are gone ; The mountains are Tanisli'd , my youth is no more ; As the last of mj race 1 must wither alone , And delight but in days I have witness'd before : Ah ! splendour has raised , but embitter'd , my lot ;
More dear were the scenes which my infancy knew : though my hopes may have fail'd , yet they are not forgot Though cold is my heart , still it lingers with you . \ Hien I see some dark hill point its crest to the sky , I think of the rocks that o ' ershadow Colbleen ; * TVhen I see the soft blue of a lore-speaking eye , I think of those eyes that endear'd the rude scene ¦ When , haply , some light-waving locks I behold , That faintly resemble my Mary ' s in hue ; I think on the long-flowing ringlets of gold , The locks that were sacred to beauty and you . Tet the day may arrive when the mountains once more Shall rise to my sight in their mantles of snow : $ But while these soar above me , unchanged as before , ¦ Will Mary be there to receive me ? Ah , no ! Adieu , then , ye hills , where my childhood was bred ! Thou-sn-eet flowing Dec , to thy waters adieu ! Ko home in the forest shall shelter my head , — Ah ! Mary , what home could be mine but with you !
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CHRONICLES OF THE BASTILE .-Pabts 15 , 16 , 17 , IS , 19 , 20 . London : T . C . Newby , 72 , Mortimer-street , Cavendish-square . The first series of these thrilling Chronicles is completed , autd safely we may assert that a better work of its class never issued from the British press . We defer , for the present , any further remarks we may lave to make , and eoniine ourselves , for this week , to the giving of the following extracts from parts 15 , 16 , and 17 .
To explain the following it is necessary to state $ tu& Beatrice , the sister of Jacques , the hero of the story , had lieen seduced by the Duke of Chartru , and feeing abandoned by him had sought an asylum in a Convent . Finding herself In an unhappy position , and dreading the discovery of her shame , she fled from the convent , and proceeded to Paris to seek her Jover whom she _ only knew by his Christian name Kli Philippe . Failing in licrsearch , and driven to despair , she attempts the commission of
SUICIDE . "Why aia she retire to Sluret ? "Were not the sisters certain to discover her position ! Every day that she remained with them , increased the risk ! She would lose so time ! - All was ready ! Dow surprised they would be on the morning to find her gone ! She knew whtre to go ! It was not far to Paris ! She would ask the first person she met if he knew her Philippe- ! Ko ! Well ! there were more people to ask the question of ! Never mind that laugh ! She is not crazed , although she hat walked up from Kontainebleaut . Paris to find her lover .
taring no other clue to him than that his name is Philippe ! How people stare ; and point at her ! she ] faiews what they mebn ! Hard-hearted scoffers ! Some j say she has escaped from a mad-house ! But no ! she it not mad ; only tired , and hungry ; and very , very ill ! ; * Tis useless threatening her with the name of D'Argenson ! : "Who is he ? Is he called Philippe 1 Another loud and mocking laugh * Cruel mob ! But they have let her go ' ^ ffain , and she will remain in her dark Iiiding-place till * % ht—and then—then—she knows a spot where the : water runs so dark , and cold , and deep ! It is only a plunge , and all is over < How the lights dance ! and how
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* Morven , a lofty mountain in Aberdeenahire . _ ' . * e D «« » a beautiful river , which rises near Mar lodg « , andfells into the sea at Xew Aberdeen . ? Colbleen is a mountain near the verge of the High , lands not far from the ruins of Dm Cantle . ^ In llw ipring of 1 S 07 , an recovering from a severe "taess . bxron had projected a visit to Scotland . TUflplail was u « t pitini , execution ; but he thus adverts to it , in a Mtter iated m AitifMt . and addressed to Ms fair corresffltti / * »«?«« :- ' On Sunday I set off for the 2 * , 5 T :. , A fnend of TO " >* accompanies me in my car-| ^ e to Edinburgh . There we shall leave it , and price *! we * « m ^""• Sh toe western part * to Inverary , where a «^ i pUrena * "Mlies , to enable m to view places in-«« ssitile to vehicular conveyances . On the coast we HAri i a V *" ' aild risit * 8 mnst remarkable of the awlm ? a - ?• lf wc have tJme and favourable weather , fivn . , £ ' as far " ¦ " "L" ""' , onlv three hundred miles 55 ™ , * « northern eilreiuhr of Culedonu . to « at JkcV-1 nwan to collcct a » * ^ Eree traditions , poems . which m , tC "" " lud the sull J wt to fiH a volun > e . m . t .. r ; . I"ptar lli-xt siirin'r im « W tlii » < lannmin : ttii 4 ii . it "
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coldthe windstrikes ! Is death so cold ! There Is the teioge ! She marked the place when she passed in the morning „ she fled from the mob- How lonely it is ! Aow ! There is no one by > Hark ! a step ! Anotlier moment and it will bo too late ! She wlllbedUeovered Ifthatfoot- Step Should be Philippe ' s ! 'Tis « one ! Courage ! One look at Hie bri ght moon-and at the brilliant stars-and at the deep blue sky ! How quiet they stem in thejr beauty ! But Uie moon is cold though bright and the stars , though brilliant are cheerless , and the deep blue > ky smacks of the frigidity of the grave ! Oh ! for one ray of sunlight ! onl y one ! Yet why ! The sunlight and the broad noon are for the happy ! Night aHd its darkness for the wretched and miserable ! Why should she hesitate any longer ? How fearful to look down into tuat deep , cold gloom beneath , with Death returning the !
*» " ?/ ^ "rase-FoiyJee an unlutpj . y icrelch , Great God : Ihilippe : riiili ppe ! noucould ' ttmteme . Down ! Down ! Down : 'Tis donc ! 0 ! the horrid consciousness of an unnatural death ! Xohopenow ! Ha : A straw ! What strength to grasp it ! How rapidly and buoyantly it rises to the surtace ! A gain the keen air-and the brUt moon-and the brilliant stars-and tl , deep , blue sky ! Horror ! Horror ! She has clutched the wheel ! Hichcr it nses , and higher still ; now sinks again ! Lower , and lower , and lower ! Again the hoarse plash-and the cold plunge—and the deafening rush of the gelid waters-ami ihe sun coWer darkness—and the fierj- , bursting brainand thechokmsiWat ! Then this awful , awfuUtillncss ! \ es ! th , s > s death ! And Philippe , her lover , meets her amongst the dead ! 'Tis his warm arm encircles her , and bears her rapidly—whither she knows not-buton-onon ! All is suddenly blank—and dark '
1 he following description of the reflections of Julie de At . Auveu , a prisoner in one of the cells of the stronghold of despotism , pictures with painful truth DOSEOES OF THE BAST 1 W . Uncertain now as to her ultimate destiny , overwhelmed with grief at the melanchol y position of her father , whom not even the sacrifice of her liberty had been able to save , looking forward to a change , from day to day , only to be daily disappointed , nudtrom this state of suspense gatheriugthegloomie = t forebodings , the poor girl's health began rapidly to decline , nor could the well-meant , though common-place condolences and comforting assurances of Sister Uridget succeed in raising her drooping spirits . It became too ap ; arcnt to her that the and her father had
fallen victims to the odious mac-lunations of D'Argenson , whose name she had from childhood never heard without a shudder , so constantl y had he been mixed up with the calamities that had within her recollection befallen her pannt , and she sickened at the thought of their being perhaps doomed to pass the remainder of their dajs within those loathsome walls , without the possibility of exchanging one word of consolation , one kiss of affection , though so near to each other . Her sister too ! Was she fated no more to see her ! no more to hear her endearing voice calling her by name ? no more to feel her warm kiss upon her cheek ? no more to ramble with her amongst the flowery meads of their native home ? Were they then no more to live together ? to smile together ! to weep—to feel—to sympathise together , but thus be suddenly cut off from that sweet interchange of thought and sisterly love that had hit ! erto been to them so replete with felicity ! The thougU was bitter in the extreme !
And her lorer ! her betiothed ! Had she then heard ! is voice for the last time ? Was it for the last time they liad exchanged vows * Was that bright day-dream of bliss which hud up to that time formed apart of her existence , and to thcTi-alisationof which she had looked forward as the consummation of her earthly happiness , was it to fide only as a dream , and be numbered with the shadaws of the past , instead of shedding its refulgence upon the future ! Was it , indeed , true that she should uever see Kim more i —» iee « r . ' new . ' never ! The thought was maddening ! And must she bid adieu to the world ? To the world so full of charms for her ? To all that she loved dearest in it ! She , so young ? Would the pure ah- of lieaveu
uever again fan her cheek 1 Nor her eyes again be gladdened by the sight of the transparent firmament with its golden orb by day , and its silver moon and spangled vault by night , and its azure sky , and fleecy clouds swift traveiling on the wings of the wind ? Mo spring ! No summer ? No autumn ! No winter ! No morn ? No day ! but night always ? JJo grcaii fields ? Xo sweet-smelling flowers 1 No crystal streamlets ? No birds twitterius cheerfully ou the dewy spray ? No relative or friend to cheer her solitude ? No hand of affection to smooth the pillow that supports her heated temples ! No voice save her gaoler ' s to respond to her dying coll ? Must all this come to pass ! and she to foresee all and lire ? The thought was death !
In Chapter 52 is an account of the end of the wretch Eticnne fainault , the notary ofthelluo Vielledu Temple , and the accomplice and tool of D'Argenson , the infernal chief of the police . Qttinault has been betrayed by U'Argenson , who comes to arrest him . The notary charges the Lieutenant of Police with treachery , who says : — "' Thou hadst no cause to suspect my sincerity . "" And ChamUlart ' s letter I" exclaiinod Quinault . " Some secret enemy of thine , Mend Etienne , against whom thou shouldst hasten to place thyself on thy guard . "—"' Tis Omt—thou who art the secret enemy , " replied the notary with fearful tnergy . " I know it—I have received certain information that 'tis titou . Proofs—palpable proofs too . Didst think I coutd always be thy fool—thy dupe ! Did I ever have mason to doubt thy sincerity , sayest thou ! Yes ,
often . True thou didst perform one of thy promises , but it was bemuse thou hadst yet foul work to do ! Even so lately as three months since , thou didst partly bribe , partly force me to—to forge a murdered man ' s signatui e to a deed intended to benefit thee alone ; then , thou didst rob me of sixty-five thousand crowns ; then , finding me grow irksome , thou didst betray me , thinking thus to rid llijself of nie for ever ! But no , I have had time to recall everything , to think upon everything , and to determine . An hour ago I was a coward—I felt afraid to die ! Since then I have made atonement for a few of my misdeeds ; I am now once more a man . A man such as I was , Sieur D'Argeusou , before crime had weighed down my soul —a man such as thou wilt never be , for crime was bora in thee ! Thou hast deceived me ; I will have revinge for thy treachery , though I die for it "—" What— "hat
dost thou meau V interrupted D'Argenson , quailing , he knew not why , before the decrepid old man . " Thou hast no proof that I have deceived thee . "— " I have it here , " retorted the notary , striking his breast ;"" tisthe presentiment of years fulfilled ! I know ' tis truth , because 1 feel it . Thou art a liar and a cheat ! Thou lust wrought my destruction , and I will be revenged . Those papers are no longer in my possession . I have delivered them to cne who will maktt good use of them . " — " Thou Hest ! " hissed D'Ar ' enson ; "thou sayest this to cheat me . But I am not to be thus duped . I will ransack thy closets , thy chests , ay , even to the walls will I pull donn but that I will find them . Ho ! without there !"Immediately upon hearing the signal , the door was thrust open , and a party of soldiers , fire in number , entered . — " Seize your prisoner , " continu jd D'Argtn'on ,
r . smg from his seat and pointing to the notary ; "in the name of the king I arrest him . " —Whilst two of the picket advanced to apprehend Qu ' nault , the remainder drew up in a line so as to bar egres * by the door ; however , before they could reach him , he withdrew from his pocket a small phial that he hud abstracted from his desk whilst engaged in conversation with D'Argenson , and suddenly carried it to big mouth ; but perceiving the movement , and antidpat . ng his intention , the latter bounded to his side , and dashed the vessel from his hands ; the next moment he was struggling in the grasp of the soldiers . — " Ha ! ha ! ha ! " shrieked the lieutenant of police , with savage delight ; " thou wilt hang yet . " — My heaviest curse upon thee ! " muttered Quinault , fiercely , making desperate efforts to break from his captors ; " thou wert the murderer of the Count de St . Anidn ,
not I . 'Twastliou didst give me tho puuon . But thy turn will come erelong . JIv revenge shall reach thee yet . My everlasting " —" Away with liim , fools ! Mori dieu ! Do you intend to stand here all day ? To the Bastile with him—I follow . Tell St . Marc to—— . " At this moment Quinault , who had continued to struggle , suddenly fell back into the soldiers' arms ; D ' Argenson uttered a faiut exclamation of horror , and the ' men themselves shuddered and turned their heads . Quinault " , overcome by intense excitement , and bursting with rage , in consequence of finding himself foiled in his meditated suicide , had ruptured a blood-vessel , and was now literally weltering in his blood , whish gushed from his mouth and nose in one large continuous stream . There ensued a fearful pause that lasted some three or four minute ? , alt the assistants being perfectly horrified , D'Argonson
fcimsrifnot creep ted . Ths notary ,- stiH conscious of all that had passed , and that his life was rapidly ebbing , made a dying effort to release himself from the soldiers , who no longer hald him so firmly For a few seconds the purple tide ceased to flow , and the moribond recovered himself sufficiently to stand erect ; fixing his eve * , fearfully distended , and gleaming with the unnatural light that belongs to them only when they are about to close upon the world for ever , full upon D'Argenson , he raised his bony hands high over his head , and uttered a few words , but so inarticulately they could not be under-Stood ; then his arms dropped , and he once more staggtredback , and would have fallen but for the soldiers ; his face now became awfully distorted , every muscle of it being frightfully contracted ; again he writhed , again stood erect , again extended his ihrivelled hand
menacingly towards his persecutor ; twice he gasped for breath , twice his jaw dropped , and a shudder passed through his frame ; at last he exclaimed , in a hollow , unearthly whisper , — " Cu—urse thee ! " It was a last tffort ; his head fell upon his breast—his legs bent beneath him , powerless—a gurgling noise was heard in his throat—the blood once more rushed from his mouth and nostrils , saturating his clothes , and those of the soldim-s who held him ; he wag dead . D'Argenson sunk into a chair gazing at the scene in silence . — " What shall we do with him , monseigneur V asked one of the men . —The lieutenant of police started . " Leave him there , " answered he ; " lay him down . Return you to y « ur quarters . "—The guard * laid the dead man full length upon the ground , in the jojI his own blood had formed , and wheeling about withdrew . As soon as they were gone D'Argenson arose and locked the doer . "
VICTIMS OF THE BASTILE . It wag midnight ! In the dun-eon of the ditch of tho Bertaudiere towor , sat two human beings , the one an old , dei-rt-p : d man , with a long Ward , white as snow , reaching half way down his scarcely clad body , whose flesh and muscle had wasted away from his boues , fibre by fibre , until nothing now remained save the thread upon which his life hung : w :. o e eyes were lustreless , whose voice was tuneless , autl
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whose limbs were paral ysed ; the other , a man in the full prune and vigour of youth , with the sinews of an ox , the ofTuon ° UerCUleS ' eye of an eagle , and the courage . Five and twent y years oefore , the old man had entered that den , tho lmng prototype of the youngW man ! The former was reclining upon a stone-Ms couchupon which the younger had spread the clean straw given him to form his own bed ; he had cast his cloak about Ins aged companion , whose head rested upon his shoulder , and one arm upon his knee ! the gray light of a full Jnoon streamed upon them through one long , narrow apertsie , the only one by which air was admitted . Tiie old man had not yet spoken to his co-mate ; but bs md wept because he was kind , and fallen asleep upon his bosom , like a child !
Whilst the old man slept , tt . e other watched , gazing upon liU countenance the while , wish the large tears rolling down his manly cheeks ! The two prisoners were Jacques and his fnther . * * * # In the month of June , 1790 , were buried in the cemetery , the bones of four persons found chained together in the dungeons of the Bastile . A monument was raised to their memory , bearing this inscription : — " Beneath the very stones themselves of the dungeons wherein they groaned , living , repose in peaee four victims of despotism . Their bunts , discovered and collected by their free brethren , will not rise again until ths day of Justice to confound their tyrants . ( To be continued . )
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TALES OF SHIPWRECKS AND ADVENTURES AT SEA-Pauts I . II . London : W . M . Clark , Wanvick- ! ane , Paternoster-row . This is a highly-interesting publication , containing , as the title betokens , stirring talcs , marvellous yet true ot battles , shipwrecks , discoveries , mutinies , encounters with pirates , hatr-breaUtli escapes , funny adventures , and an endless variety of other matters illustrative of the wonders of the great deep , and tiic adventurous life of those who " go down to the sea in snips . In the parts before us we have a historv of the famous " . Mutinyon board theBountv , " "The Bombardment of Algiers , " " The Arctic ' Discover ; Expedition , " " The Loss of the Kent Indiaman , " an account of the " Dreadful Sufferings of Madame Dcnoyre , " " The Loss of the Wager , " iu which is contained a narrative of the five years' sufferings oi
Lord Byrox ' s grandfather , the celebrated "foulweather Jack . " There is also an account of the 1 Robinson Crusoe of the Polar Regions , " whose wonderful story , did a Db Foe exist to write it , 'vould throw that of Alexander Selkirk ' s iar into the shade . We have named the above as some of the principal of the contents ; they give , however , but a very inadequate idea of the mass " of matter contained in the pages before us . For cheapness , instruction , and entertainment , this work will bear comparison with any publication . These Tata are published in weeklyjienny numbers , and monthly sixpenny parts ; each nunibcr contains sixteen quarto pages , embellished with several excellent wood engravings . Tu the youth of our sea-girt isle this work will be a treat of no ordinary character , and we have much pleasure in givimj it our hearty recommendation .
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THE METEOR—Edited by J . L . Buckstone-May , Juke , and Jult . London : Westerlon , Knightslril ^ e ; Vickeip , IL > lvwe'l-str , et . This is a monthly sixpamy magazine , three numbers of which have appeared ; that it has not been noticed in this paper before the present time is not our fault , as we only this week received tho numbers for iMay , June , and July . We must confess that on looking through the first number , our " first impressions" of the Meteor were anything but favourable . The second and third
numbers , however , exhibit a dcoided improvement : both in matter and appearance these Un numbers are far superior to their predecessor . In the second number is given a steel engraving of B . Webster , Esq ., the talented and enterprising essee of the Ilaymarket Theatre , together with a brief sketch of that gentleman ' s theatrical career . In the same number is also contained a " Memoir oi the late Robert Strickland" of the Ilaymarket Theatre : from this " Memoir" we give the following extracts : —
Mr . Robert Strickland was born in November , 1801 ; hi * father was seal-bearer to Lord Eldon . Mr . Strickland , at an early age , was placed in the chambers of a barrister , where he remained till his passion for the stage induced him to try his success as an actor in the provinces : after the usual probationary struggles of a youthful aspirant for theatrical honours , he was engaged at the Tottenham Street Theatre , then under the management of Mr , Buverloy . In a sword-fight with Mrs . II . Bevcrlcy , that lady , with her weapon , accidentally struck out several of his front teeth , a circumstance that induced him to turn his attention to the study of old men : he shortly afterwards appeared at Sadler ' s Wells Theatre , then under the direction fo Mr . Egerton , of Covent Garden . At that period , Douglas Jerrold , then a very young man , there produced his first dramatic effort , "The Smoked Miser ; " it was greatly successful , and gave excellent promise of better things , a promise which its author has since so wall performed . It is a singular and melancholy coincidence that in that fir 3 t offort of Douglas Jerrold , Mr . Strickland sustained the character of one of the old men of the dramatis
persona ? , while the last originafpart that he performed wa 9 Professor Truffles , in Mr . Jcrrold ' s last comedy of "Time Works Wonders . " Aft « r his engagement at Sadler ' s Wells , Mr . Strickland cousidercd , for the better study ofhi 8 art , that he should return to the provinces . At Liverpool , he fulfilled an engagement of many seasons at the Livor Theatre , where he became so great afavourite that the managers of the Theatre Itoval proposed that he should join their company , a proposal which he accepted . At this promotion in his profession , a large party of gentlemen of the town of Liverpool presented him with a stiver snuff-box , on which the names of all the parties whoso honoured him were inscribed . Mr . Stuart , of the Haymarket Theatre , then the leading tragedian of the Theatre Royal , Liverpool , and his very old acquaintance , was a gratified and active member of the committee on the ocea .
:.: on . After some time , he returned to tho metropolis , and appeared at the Strand Theatre , in an introductory piece written b y Mr . Ltman Rede : here he attracted the notice of Mr . Morris , the manager of the Huymarket Theatre , who , on the retirement of Mr , Gattic from the profession , engaged Mr . Strickland to supply that perlbr . mer ' s place . He made his first appearance us Sir Walter Walton , in " Killing no Murder , " outhe 4 th June 1832 , and continued a member of the Hajmatket until the time of his death , yearly advancing in his art , admired by the public , and rcsptcted by all who knew him . During the vacations at the Ilaymarkct , he entered into engagements at Covent Garden Theatre , and the St . James ' s ; at the latter housa he greatly distinguished himself , by his excellent acting in "TheMiser's Daughter . " On Saturday , the Stith of April , 1345 , Mr . Jerrold produced his c-Mn .-dy of " Time Works Wonders , " in which Mr . Strick . la : id admirably performed the character of Projisior Truffles . He complained of being indisposed at the time ,
and a night or two afterwards his indisposition appeared greatly to increase , though none of his friends were alarmed , or at all apprehensive that his illness was of so serious a nature as it proved to be ; he continued acting till Saturday , 10 th of May : his ' anxiety that the success of the comedy should no : be disturbod by his absence , was such , that , for several nights , he left his dyini ; bed , as it really was , to fulfil his duties at the theatre . His friends were now Hnxious that he should remain at home , and after leaving the theatre on Saturday , the 10 th of May , he comtinucd to keep his bed till the Sunday night , eight days afterwards , whtn he expired . Only those who were present could know tlve anxiety that prevailed amongst all his many friends and colleagues , and thair bitter sorrow when they found he was no more . He was interred in the St , Patients Cemettry , in the same grave with his motlior , in accordance with liis expressed wish to tliut effect , followed by all the members of the Hayaiarket company , and many pcrfotmers from the various theatres w the metropolis and the provinces .
There are two or three good articles in the third number , the moat striking of which is a translation from the Frc ; ch , entitled " Tho Life of Talma , " tho celebrated French tragedian . " Paris and it » People" is a good article ; there is also a humorous account of the eccent / ic " Captain . AckerLy , " and . his original " Lectures in St . James ' s Park . " In the three numbers-is a " btory" by Mr . Cuahlbs Wbstehtox , entitled " Emily Morton ; or a Broken Heart , " which we must confess we have not read , the title being quite sufficient for us ; we have , however , read two other contributions by the same writer—the one , " A visit to Hevcr Castle , Kent ;" the other , " The Sham Fight in Hyde Park •* both
good . There are some well-written theatrical notices in the Mtteor , which , indeed , seems to have fur one of its principal objocts the popularising of dramatic matters . Politicians , lawyere , churchmen , artists , soldiers , sailors , and nearly all classes have their respective organs in the presa ; we do not see , Ihereforo , any good reason way p layers should form an exception to other classes . Mo body of men have at their command a richer fund of entertainment for renders in general than what may be selected from the boundless stores of histrionic lore ; a judicious selcetion from which would , almost oi itself , ensure tho triumph of any publication . We muKt , however , in conscience add , that the Meteor must shine brighter than it has yefc don » to ensure that
" Consummation devoutly to be wished " —success : at the same time , we hope that tlio writers therein will bo encouraged to greater efforts by the patronage of the public , who may lay out thoir sixpences much worse than in the purchase of th « Meteor .
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TIIE LONDON ENTERTAINING MAGAZINE . Pam VII . London : B . D . Cousins , 18 , Dukestreet , Lincoln ' s Inn-fields . This part of the Entertoirnvg ifotjaiint brings to a conclusion Euof . sk Sue ' s celebrated " Jhtilda . ' There are aL « o several other excellent tales and romances contained in this part . A feature in tins publication is the * giving in each number a pa « e of " Materials for Meditation . " consisting of original and selected aphorisms and reflections on history , morals , ami manners . We give two or three specimens : — Woman . —Shrink not from a woman of strong sense ; furifshe becomes attached to you , it is from seeing and
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yiewin , * the different qualities in yourself ; you may trust her , tot . * e knows the value of your confidence j you mav consult Ik r . <> r she is able to advise , and does so at once with tlieA ' miKlss of reason and consideration ot ' aft ' ' tion 5 he * J « v ' ° is listing , and it will not have been iH , tlv wo »> f for wei ; mMs m » ot capable of the loftiest grades of passta '• A Theory of- i * » ' * —He knew that love , without a prospect of SUCCV . W , Cim " ever slnil ( 1 the test of lengthened absence . - The rewsu * ' . Wcl 1 tlle wtl » e holds out keeps the flame alive ,- audi o * " imaSi » ation cools when we know the objeet to be Seyotft- l rci " - 'h . In order to retain our engcritesi , we mus-sbe e \ ' < - "PProacliing , but never reaching the desired en < f , tor e \ 'e . " as Possession tames , sohopelessnesscroshtts-tlVe strong . « i ' P « ssion .
A Healths lli-era : » Tiou . —A »» nong the pleasant em . ployments which seem juoulk rly congenial to the female sex , the culture of flowers itanu ' s conspicuous . The general superintumience of a gai 'den has heen repeatedl y found favourable-to healtii , by let \ ding to frequent exercise iu the open air , nnd that coi . iuiun . ion with nature which is equally refreshing to the he . « 't . The tending of ( lowers' is a fitting care for the yo . 'H'g aud beautiful . They then dwell , as it were , among th'i'ir own emblems , and many , a voice of wisdom breathes on the ear from those brief blossoms , to which they apportion the dew and the sunbeam . Uespaiii . ~ is not grief without liope—is . " regret for that which can never be restored—is not son "ow for what
is irrevocable—are not these despair ? "You shall listen to that voice , y 0 U shall behold that form no i . > i >«! " Is not thfo- manOarte in itself despair ? A writer , more skilled , perhaps , than any other in the anatomy oi ' passion and sorrow ( Madam de Stael ) , lias somewhere said , that in our language , these two words ko mobe ! posse . ?* in their very intonation , a greatir power of mournfulcess and gloom than any other expression timt was known to her And so mdeed lt is . The sense and the sound m » tunliy accord wtth oat-h other ; they form the knell oi expiring hope , the bebtting voice of despair . The London Entertmuiwj Magazine is one of the cheapest and best publications of the day and well ww thy the public s patronage .
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THE MYSTERIES OF PARIS . By Euoiara Sue . lranslatcd lrom . tho revised Paris edition with explanatory notes , by IIe . nbv Dowses Milks . London -. W . M . Clark , Warwick-lane , l ' aternoster-row . This "People ' s Edition" of the famous Mysteries of Paris forms the first portion of Mr . CLAitu ' s ' coninlete and uniform edition of the works of Eugene Suk intended to be published uniform with " The People ' s edition of Cooper ' s . Novels , " issued by the same publisher .- Without now offering a word as to the merits of the work , on which wemuy liavesoiiietliiii " to say on another occasion , wo must confess that this is the cheapest edition of the M ysteries we have vet seen . The entire volume—the work comp ! cto-lis sold for lmlf-ii-ciown . For the convenience of the humblest it is also published in numbers at
threehalfpence , containing sixteen closely printed pa"cs each number being i-mbellishcd with a well-executed wood-cut . The mass of type contained in one of these three-halfpenny numbers is truly astonishing ; and although , of necessity , the letter is exceedingly small , yet it is perfectly clear ,. and may be read without any trouble . The text we believe to be unexceptionable , the translation being from the most recent Paris edition , as revised and corrected by M . EucbNB Sue himself . This edition contains also the explanatory ami illustrative notes , so useful to the English reader . Indeed the arrangement throughout is such as to warrant us pronouncing this well worthy of the title of '' The People ' s Edition . " It is certain that if the public desire a cheap book , and publiusp irited enterprise meets its reward , this edition of the Mysteries of Paris will have an immense circulation .
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THE FAMILY HEUALD .-Parts 25 , 2 C .-London : G . liigp , 421 . Strand . These parts ( 25 , 20 , ) are the first two of the third volume , and well sustain the character which the preceding portions of this publication have won for it . The l umity Herald lias " commanded success" by "deserving it , " and wo are happy to learn , from an editorial notice contained in the first number of the new volume , that " the Herald has attained the great distinction of being the highest in circulation of the English periodicals . " We rejoice to know this , because the Herald is a publication every page of which must have a beneficial effect upon its readers . It is impossible for us to give even a ' catalogue of the excellent contents of these parts , and as to canvassing theinerits oi each particular number , that , with the limited space we have at command , is out of the quostion . The Family Herald must bo seen and read to _ have its merits appreciated , no description can do it justice .
There are some admirable articles from the pen of the editor in these two parts , on " Art and Nature ;" "The Religious Propagandas ; " "The Character of Woman ; " " Nationality—the good and the evil ol it ; " "Superstition ; " " Friendship ; " " Secular Education ; " " Roads ; their influence in promoting the progress of society ; " and " National Independence . " Of course we do not agree with all the view 9 of the editor of the Herald , —that is , we cannot sec as ho sees —and probably many of his readers will be in a like position ; still , all must admit that in thearticles we have named there is abounding food for thought and meditation , upon subjects of the utmost importance to mankind individually and socially . We give two extracts , the first from the article on " Nationality , " the second from that on " Secular Education : "— KATIONALITT .
The evil of national law-imikiug becomes more nnd more apparent daily , ae civilisation advances . Wlien uations have little intercourse with one another , tho evil is not perceptible . It is not perceptible in China , for China is an empire wliieh is complete in itself . It is nut very perceptible in llussia , for a similar reason ; hut iu all kingdoms and republics which cultivate social and commercial relationships with other kingdoms and-republics it creates cmbiimissmentsforgovernments to which there seems no possible termination , except in the establishment of an imperial system—the promulgation of an inipiiial code for all nations . To legislate for Englishmen only i > now an impossibility , because Englishmen arc now cosmopolites in spirit and adventure . They are duni / . i-ns oi France andof Spain , as well us of England . They have capital vested in Franco and Spnin ; tliev have sympathies ,
relationships , with these aud other countries which their fathers had not ; and these new relationships have so expatriated patriotism itself , so denationalised and expanded it , that we are driven by necessity into a universality of legislation and a unity of authority . The want of this universality and unity is' already severely felt in many particulars . W « may mention that of copyright in books a 3 an example . Whilst nationalism exists in its old-fashioned alien state , an English book might be printed abroiid in so cheap a style as to destroy the author ' s chance of remuneration in any other country but his own . He writes ior all nations , but he is paid by one only . An imperial law would settle this and all other similar question !) . We arc approaching the idea of this in our police arrangements . A criminal may be pursued from one country to another ; but even this is clogged
with so many formalities of transferences of power , that a delinquent in general considers himself very safe when he has rnadu his escape into another nation , This weakness of justice is all the result of the want ot imperial union . An empire is wanted to make nations one ; not to destroy the relative individuality of the nations ; , I ut to unite them by a common law and by common interests , so that nations shall seem rather to be provinces of one great nation , or empire , than independent legislative powers . The only power tliatcan legislate with propriety and with justice is an imperial power . With such a power in society , France would not be busying herself , like a nind . cap , buildiug fortifications , passing votes fur the supply of armaments for walls and detached forts ; nor would
Great Britain be strengthening her navy , and conciliating the Irish by puny grants , on purpose to prepare for offence and defence , in case of a war with America about a tract of uninhabited land . Louis Philippe lias boasted that he would render it impossible that there could be anotlier war in Europe—a vain boast for a fortifier of cities . What is the cause of war but nationalism , or Gentilism ? Destroy that . cause , or subdue it by a power Unit is greater than . itself , and . you destroy war for over . But Louis Philippe has norer even suggested the idea of an imperial power—never , apparently , even thought of that which his own religion , it' he ever studied it very seriously , mi ^ ht have taught him was the only possible , aud withnl the predestinated mode of putting an end to strife amongst the nations .
EDDCAT 1 OK . In a national colloge at Romo , Roman theology may be taught , because there are no sects in Rome to contend tha matter . Iu Constantinople also , Mahomedan theology may bo taught , for a similar reason . In King ' s college , theology may be taught to Tory men and Churchmen . In a »'« I « y « n or Baptist collugD . thuology mny be taught to Wesk'yans or Baptists . But in a national college in suoh a country as ours , theology cannot be taught , for this very rcuaon , that there is not a national theology . We cannot teach Protestant theology to Iri&h C » th © Uc » , w # cannot teach Catholic theology to Irish Protestants , khJ thure U no theology known which will suit them both , and no professor can be found to whom both would , listen ; nor would two professors , one for each party suffice . Each Protostunt suet would then claim its professor , and justice could not , with propriety , SRy nay to such a Oemnnd . Government , thereto ™ , in founding a national collug * in these modern dissenting times , mum ulthur exclude theology , or tho college foil * to possess thtt nationality which it boasts of . * » » »
Education must be imperfect , because man himself is I imperfect . How can we teach until we be taught 1 How j can the aged teach the younger , when the aged themselves I so much require instruction \ What can we teavh nationally ? Only that upon -which ws are nationally agreed . We are nationally agreed upon arithmetic , then fore wu can teaah aril > . mi > tiem u , national institution . No party will find fruit w ' ltli this . This is all-Important to practical me « . TVe iriaj also teach English rending aiid writing , fo » there rs uo dispute about these . Reading , writing , ; md wntliiner ' ic , thesis three , " them ' s" the thing * for a national education . Tho rest being particular , should bAtft to particular individual !) . Some dispute the use nfl .-jittn and ( Jreek . Old Cobbett would have none o ! them- -4 bt » tou ' . old Knjrlish gentleman . As for botany , coiKjl'AEcigy , iiiiiitvulogy , civil engineering , and all the
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other mysteries of art and science , they are all professional , I lie three fundamental alone are unprofessional Hut in order that a university may be , in fact . ionivtliin » like what it is in name , lot all professional sciences be taught m it , if they can be taught . Civil engineering ami mechanics can be taught—there are no sectarian divisions m these ; mineralogy can be taught—there is not a I rotestant and Catholic , Episcopalian and Presbyterian mineralogy . If there were , it could not be taught . " What can be taught nationall y is very easy to determine . It ij that which sectnri . tnisin has not rent into rag * and tatters —that which retains its integrity , its totalitv—that which all
parties will be pleased to learn from him who is skilled m it . That may bo taught without offeftw . Hut each sect , whilst it objects not to this , will have sometime else taught to please itrelf , forgetting that in i ^ asin ? itself , , 1 , 3 displeasing otiim that in consulting i : » owii comfort , it is discomposing ethers . When men arrb- at uniformity j ,, faith , theology will take the verv hi"fo » S place in education . Hut till tfm happy period of unW ¦ nity arrive , the independence 96 mind , created bv If * liberty of private judgment , . wiUoverrule any attempt W establish new national institutions- unow partial prin-Lip I OS . We again recommend the Fa « tihr Ifemld to our leaders ; its merits entitle it to universal patronage .
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I'M « MM « W «< wimwwmwMiw » VM / 1 < i \» ii . m m >< i () I JL ' iukcislv ritKCAurioN . —It is rumoured that Louis Philin | e is in treaty with the proprietor of the Electric Orim fur the purchase of the secret ot'its construe * tion ; for , since the statement lias been published that it discharges 1 , 000 balls a minute ,- his Majesty lias been ni . st anxious to get the gun into his own hands , lest its deadly powers should ever be tried upon some of the finest buildings in France particularly the fortifications of l ' .-iYis . Should the secret be brought up , we mlvJoc his French . Majesty to have boards set up the whulc length of theoiMi ' ufccottfiJitiJi , With the inscription of " Klcctric Gun set on t use premises . " Jt will eiFeetuallv save his subjects the simme- of any more " glorious" days of Julv . — lunch .
Lkoai . Rj cftwncTKw . —Considerable sensation ha 9 oeen excited among that happily limited portion of the bar wind , comprise * attorney , council , clerk , and Jiiuit , ai ni 0 Mf by tb ? nnccremoniosB disrobing of we oi the orcir , which the UcnehcnorCniv ' s Inn too very property rcsorte-l to . The Inmicil indivi-¦ 21 r ° »""• . ««* he witskh-Ls of the Old Uailcy , « jwui , ng their bags- tor bwtis nnd holdinc out their r f £ tllc t l ' . ° t ) c f getting fcra thrown ' into them , hnwkcen siilncctciljte-n lieswy bloff and great disl convenient . Selt-jfistnictior . mav be all verv well ' 111 a * educntionnl sesse ^ bnt * Wa council begins 1 nstr «< rtjii «• hiniseU , the transaction is sine to be dubiTCte We are delighted at » ho determination of the Heathers ot Gray ' s . fiifrt * keep the forensic ' hombazm- unsullied , an * the white cravat of tho Courts completely spotlwtr . The vrig of the advocate ought nofto be even snsp * oB > uVlos « U bring down the losal horsy-Jjair m shame and sorrow to the "rave — ;
inn Mns ; , * t Chomwki . l .- « - Considerable sensation lias Iwen crested throughosfc tlie country by the expected dissolution of the ? Mlamen 3 thrwHi the seizure of its fjoods and chsttels ; Tie cehVitod . Vjissage in history which de % rib « r' tfe entrance of iLromwell and . hrssoldurs into the House -af Commons when the I rotctfcr , pointing fo the Suoftcrti mace ! hid them . " take away that bartfe «• . k likclv to find ajsnrallel in the re ceding * ;„ i . ( i ;) War , l „ . uVsctt—. thoMBh the aetoB'in the seen * will . bo-nncl . more poWc than those wlio took p : u t ? in tlic affair that " happened at the t ! tac of the CuaiiMnircafth . It is ant-sojpated that the part of Cronivttlliti ) d . lhs soldiers will-jfc penonated ir ^ Officew of iiVSherilT-V and the words-,, lake away that baubh >!! ' ' wil ] be used in the seasc ot "Seize 5 hat mace ins cxeciitiio ! " If ' . tho- Hbnsc of Commit should hr . ve all its- sticks seized ; , what on earths will become-otfSii- Vaibitine Blakotmda fen- others- ?^ - /« .
lKKMRSnouS Sumit : » SS--OK THE- JbcSKIIOUi . Bric-uhs . —AUie papers have She-following article —" The UoiisehokJ Brigade . O : * the lst = J-b 4 y the 1 st ' Life Uunrds-will march froin- Regent ' s i ' nrld- to- Blvde 1 jirk ; : tho > 2 nd Life Gi : » dU-from -. Ryile- l ' anY to Windsor . ; urad the Royal l&raeGtiards-froia-Win&or to Regent * * I ' ark . " Ulesprthis gallant fellows , . wftereTCi-thcyv R »! Every Britmi's-heart r . wwt'Uimlltf aa I 13 rairis-oitjfteir heroic har&hips amrBublinwallantry .-r-iCw ?/ . ° MittE Ginss and Haw iSiansi—The Iionl Maw * wfis-pjiiccil ituan awkward situation t ) fc ? thrriilav ~ ftr the- toltowinB hllKtof honeak-Jndi gnatiim-irom ' thc ip&- & * a : poliMiiiiin , at the Mansioir-hoosj .- ^ - " J )| y Lordy . tin * Billy Gibbs is one-of We-wot-st eliaraoters
we areawiuanrted with , and ^ should IxigM ' in . knn-w n-het ) ijsvl :.-im : iioUt liberty te ^ iirehcnd'li jm in this ease . Whether it was tendarnoBS town . ntaa namesake , or : tor some other cause , v » e know ni *; Hut certain ifr is ; tlinfc Mike Gibbs tohM notsmwtion . the apprchawsioijiof Billy Gibbs : "fa , " sMl-tHe liord t .-Jr ' 0 ^ -. ' . ! , ? ? <) seo a " - gnxtnMw ai > i » r »! iomling : billy Cviubs-in tile present case ; : b > . rt ; as- Ite ii * . * person of such diwijwate cbaracteiv . hu . must i ! i : » l !! preluthility .-soon-ialilMito the liands-of-tlie police . ' - Miko Gibbs fciiinks-thurc is no oc-asiimifor Hilly ® ill ! i < tohe brought ; to- b «) k at present . Ills tinn ! willioome -some < l : iy- or other , and so tlu-ro- is * to Ma nO'hurrjr . Mike Ctibils dmpprnvosof Billy £ iifl £ i . lfc > iii » eikllod'to . account just at present , —Ibid . '
man tiib « uHi . w «« i ) KjfCK . —Mr . Smith O'lSricn will nut attend the committee of any Riiglihli railway . To state this , he-lias written a very Ion ; , ' lottw . This was certain !} - the-i-rtost Hibernian-Riot hod of inform , ing the British pr . blic he wanta ? "to-drop a few lines . "—ih&L
EwrsnAM On Dr . IleM ' s Mny alhivdl to vaitiia * the Ikttm of Parliaumt liyi . dia-m . Uc Mast * ofhtWand vtld air . 2 \ 'i'Ps { mtroiiiiKf ofl ) r . lU-hl 1 * very niitural iiulncil , Fur »« one lii'i'il ho t »! di The worthy scientific 111 : 111 Is actiti K < m the I ' reinifr ' S . ylhit Of Mmvinj ; hot anil raid :. Everybody , from the Thunderer , in IVmtms-hnnse-. square , down to the CalmiH of Cahiach—fro ? n the palace to the prison , if the truth were told , concurs in despising what Canning would have allitcrativel y > lr » iunntcd ths ixecrublc exjmlknaj of thi wiwalle Minister .
Dan ' s Bokrowkh Likiits . —The Ikxxtiii j Post lias denuded Dan O'Ciuini'll of all bis actum-fi and brilliancy as a public orator , by declaring ot'lutu , in reference to his head Pacificator , and his Conciliation Secretary , that he derived all his hrighimss from his Rat , and all bis sharpness from his Swelt ! Tiik Two Guxat Scotch Rats . —l- ' j > rlios Mackenzie , the new Treasury Lord , is admitted Ity nil parties to be the largest rat that lias been inipcrted from Scotland since the mcmoi-ab ! e Sir lieorge Warrcndtr . Mackenzie ' s pedigree and performances arc worthy of the attention of the curious . Some may be old enough to remember that Wanrndcr , who hiid always been a great supporter of tho Whig interest , all of a
sudden went over to tho Trcitsiiry lienelics , Gastlcrcnali beiii !; then at the hciirbt of his power ; l > ut t ! : e comMtncy of Sir George Provender ' s conduct was in a few days acenunied for , he having accepted the appointment of one of the Lords of the Admiralty . When the Admiralty accountse : une bclVnv the House of Commons , which haupeitcd won after Wairemler ' a appointment , one of thu items stated was a charge for killing rats , upon whicii Whithread rose and proposed that a committee should be appointed to inquire into the propriety of the . charge , aB " the liirgest rat had been left unkillcd . " The lion , baronet rose in a fury , and expressed a fervGiit hope that Whitbread meant nothing personal .
Ukasonably Mad ' . —Ihe authoritioR of tho town of Greenwich have issued a proclamation to the local police to destroy all wandering dojjs who may be '' suspected reasonably mad . " The matter being left to the judgment of the policemen on duty , and there being moreover so many strange do » s about Greenwich and the suburbs , the question of being reasonably mud becomes rather difficult of solution . A Tew Nkw Words foii Gknkhal Circulation . — Albcrtise : To fail in design , to alter for the worse .
Jirouyhamdkote : To talk a great deal to little purpose , llimnk- Verse : A term applied to poetry , or compositions , not imdcrstood , or if understood , not worth understanding . Ellenlrojeetioii : Tho act of sending a wanderer home to his friends against his own will . Ferrandic : Fabulous , very imaginative . Gilibiidioiu : Unaccountable . Grahamitivc : Inquisitive about other people ' s affairs . < konntlli : otim : Distraction , anarchy , confusion , discord , also beggary . I ' celoric : Ambiguous . Peelversolious : Given to turning , not to bedcpemlcd upon .
Am isivettKSTisc Rklic . —The coat which S ' s R ~ 1 ' eel turned on Catholic Emancipation was lately traced to the possession of a poor widow of a . lew cIotheHinan , who asked for it the sum of Cs . 3 d . The author of the l » ok called Sir llobcrt Peel's Opinions proposed to purchase it by subscription , and a list was commenced accordingly ; but an exalted personage hearing of the circumstance becamo the purshaser of it on the widow ' s terms , anil testified much frclirg on receiving the . garment , which is to be ' deposited in . 1 museum at Turnstile . There arc clear marks on the coat el ' the Premier ' s wear oii both _ sides of it , and thai trace is left if the Relief Bill when Sir Robert had k £ : hidden in his sleeve . —Kxtrimnrr . ¦
Tna E-tTE . Lmian . Blanciiahd . . —1 ' oor Hlnnchard hud evtr-u . ready wit— quick soh . tilhvtin ;; spiu-ka of talent and vivacity , renuy to tly out at . every stroke from the hammer of that lively blacksmith . Conversation . He was nni' of tln « clitois of the Tine Sim new » pnpt r , at the time that Gruut and Bell were the propvietiirs ; and tie latter , in « pite of Sergeant Twli ' ourd ' s aid , and Bell ' s own powerful eloquence , were mulcted in the penalty of imprisonmont in the Queen ' s Bench . This whs for political liUel ; and , a * far as their conduct was concerned , was deemed hj the public honour , rattier thnu obloquy . A boy , sf the name of Kull , was employed by air . Bell t » run backwards * n& furwardK , from the pMson to the
omVeofthopapt'v . And from the peculiarity of a * phyMognomy , in which au enormously larse moutb . nearly swalli wed all tho rest of the coiuitenancc , he was called " Bull and Mouth . " Ono ' foj this boy had lingered most provokingly on an orva&j of importance , and rvturned to present his uicssag * just at tho &io > ment when Mr . Bell was surrounded by a bevy of friendly vw . tors , of whom Blanclwrd was ono . Bell dnmn'd him soundly ; and waM onlv stopped in 111 * lingual sweeps of indignation by tho laughter whicii ; choked his uttgrance , at licnviu ; Blanehard say to I tlie rest of the company— " I oau't stand this mono * ¦ poly , by gad , —why , here ' s the junction ofthet * 6 : coach offices , Bull and Mouth , and Boll-Savage !"
i Old Saxos . —On turning to the " Saxon Chroniote , * and taking a scntonco from tho first passage we meet with , wc find nearly every word assimilating t » our modern English : —Brittene island U ehta htmd .. mila long , and twa hvnd brad , mulhcr find on th ' t island M yetheode . The island Brittain is . eight bundled mQcs lone , and two hundred broad , audbera arc in this island live nations . ; A Dbsihabix Corrrsposdent . —An American paper states that the Emperor of China has written a letter s : x fctt long and three feet wide to the President of the United States . It is filled with expressions of , love : nd esteem . The document was enclosed in a 1 silk use , which was again inserted in a iroodcu box .
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SCMMEE . By the Hon . Mrs . Norton . This is the time of shadow and of flowers , When roads gleam white for many a winding mile ; "When gentle breezes fan tlie lazy hours , Aud balmy rest o ' erpays the time of toil ; IVJicn purple lines and shif ting tieaxns beguile Tlie tedious sameness of the heath growa moor ; 'When the old grandsire sees with placid smile The sunburnt children frolic round his door , And trellised roses deck the cottage of the poor .
The time of pleasant evenings ! when the moon Risetb companioned by a single star , And rivals e'en the brilliant summer noon In the clear radiance which she pours afar ; Ko stormy minds her bonr of peace to mar , Or stir the fleecy clouds which melt away Beneath the wheels of her illumined car ; "While many a river trembles in her ray . And silver gleam the sands round many an ocean bay ! O , then the heart lies Lushed , afraid to boat , In the deep absence of all other sound ;
And borne is sought with loth and lingering feet , As though that shining tract of fairy ground , Once left and lost , might never more be found ! And happy seems the life timt gipsies lead , Wbu make their rest where mossy banks abound , In nooks where unpluckcd wild flowers shed their deed ; A canvas-spreading tent the only roof they need 1
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A BOWL OF "PUNCH , " FRES ® BREWED . , As we hare never taken an article ,- ov s ? en a single line from Punch without acknow !« i « mewi , ivc liayc no- qualms of conscience in repuWishing the jo llowing . article from the pages of our Hl-nscd < rontcmporai-y We have not only acknowledged alii we have copied- from Panel , , but , with few sceptic ** , our selections from that publication have anpcawnl m the Mrtikm Star when the number of ? MawA
lrom wlnck- they were coined was a week old- ( we have departed-from tiiis rule in the present instance ) , pmd when , therefore , it ww impossible tlsnfc any injury could be done- to- P « wrf , while at the mmetime the selections copied were-calculated to inctrrict ,. improve , entertain , and delight our readers , many of whe ! ty . iromt 5 teir- belonging to the worst-used andwors-t-paid [ sections-of tha-wovlcing classes lia « 6 " it not iaithcir power to lay oat cveu threepence wcsltfv in the purchase of . Punch . We- raiay add , howcTer , tiiat wa-hnow—audit is no smajli satisfaction to u » - ^ that oup selections from lhimb hsvc done much toextend tie sale of our contemgoirary amongst ti » class of better-paid artisans who > naad the Star .
VVSeiV AND TUB " lUCKfin * AM ) ' STEAUjnS . " Old Plutarch speaks of a littie- bsrd that lives L » ? picking its daily morsels from tiie teeth of the * alligator . Now 7 WA { . though most unlike an alligator , lias , who shall say how many , of these lwing toothpicks ? Not a tit-bit can-he have in his- iiig « 4 Si , but tliiurish birds—literary jays and magpies—cl-iaiour about hi * jaws to carry the morsel off . ' . True , ia his charity for all mankind , it may be some consolation for him to know that these-dail y morsels aflbrd asurisliinent to many , who , foregoing the larceny , would necessarily be doomed to the ignominy of honest labour . Nevertheless , when a man ' s poofaifc ia- picked of a guinea , the loser—unless most harmoniousl y touched by divine philosophy—finds little satUfistion in the thought that the thief can regale liiiuseli with runiiistcak and port by means of the pluntler .
Punch is now little better than four years old ; and never was any creature of that tender age more barbarously stripped than he . Petty larceny quill-nibbers of all sorts have plucked at him . " Even the great Vidocq would be tasked to classify the foolscap thieves that have beset him . l'oremostin the rank are the pen-and-ink swindlers : the fcllons who come before the town looking ns much like Punch , ia the cut of their page , and pattern of their cover ; , as they can , that they may obtain some three-halfpences , under false pretence " ; in fact , cheating and embezzling under the guise ol ' Punch . Alas ! as the song says , "they flutter and they dio I" Punchthough but four tears old
, , may say with Nestor , " thrco gi > nerations of men ( grubs ) have I beheld on green Fylos . " It is a pity that the pn-wM imperfect state of society does not afford us a literary police-court , whereat such offenders might be justly sentenced . Then might we see even Lords picking rags for paper ; aye , men of "high rank , " as the gentle Ainsworth , "ever in the haunch" of his advertisement sings , doomed to manipulate printers' ink for the use and benefit of worthy pressmen . Every honest soul must sigh for such a tribunal ; but then , liow mugh has honesty to sigh for in this slippery world !
Thesccond class of robbers are those who , strugglins ! for Punch yet reeking from the press , iu a fcw hours afterwards oppose him on the mart with some of his choice articles . Honest this , isn ' t it ? to steal the golden pippins from a man ' s garden , and then , briiwingthemto market , to put them off against their kindred apples at half price . But then , thieves can afford to undersell the folks they rob ; nnd there arc people who love . a bargain so passionately , that they cannot nose-hi'it any taint ' of " moral felony , thougli strong enough to ' prison Newgate . The next class of forlorn criminals comprises those who weekly fill their columns from Punch , never naming their benefactor , but putting oil' their good .- , as their own peculiar make . Benighted
men—besotted creatures I Ami can ye—in the low wriggling of your souls—can yc hope that the robbery passes undetected by the world ? If the bold Blood had made off with the regalia , would the magnificent thiel have walked the streets with a crowii on his head , insanely believing that men would think the glorv his own private property ? And yet there arc newspaper thieves who weekly crown themselves with our Caudle cup , and , in their forlornnc s * of intellect , hope the Cup will be taken as a thing of their own family . We now give them warning : if this wickedness continues , we shall gibbet the names of the rob bers . Though we should as soon hone to call blusho . -.
into the dust of Jonathan Wild aj to shame these people into truth , —nevertheless , for the sweetness ol our own private revenge , we ivill gibbet them ! We find another sneaking class " in those who , imitating the outside look of Punch , call him their " friend , " and modestly ask tlie world to receive them also for their " friend ' s" sake . Avaunt ! Clutch not hold of our robe ; seek not—monkey-like—the eminence of our hunch ! Punch loves to believe that he lias friends ; men with honest'faces , and plain hearty words of their own ; not gentry of the swell mob of letters—smashers worthy of a literary Tothill Fields .
Again are we robbed and shamefully disfigured by the stage-thief ; bjr the man who , scissors in hand " , and his eye twinkling on paste-pot , watches the birth of the new book , clothing and feeding himself , Hottentot-like , with its intestines . And this man has the name relation to the dramatist as Old Fagin has to Samuel Kogers . banker—stolen pocket-handkerchiefs to virgin bullion ! And thus , by this man , is chaste and decorous Mrs . Caudle— one lump of propriety as she is!—belied and slandered at a playhouse in Oxford-street ! And Punch—save in the uouudlcss sympathies ofallJionest men—has no redress . Nevertheless , we here declare war—inextinguishable war—against the " 1 'iekera and Stealers . " We will erect a weekly pillory , and woe to the offender * Punch dixit . ' ' ¦ ' . ' ¦ "' ¦ '''' ¦ ¦ - ' ¦ ' ¦ " ^— ' ¦ srssvsss ^ fw ** .
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Gkskral Donald M ' I . eou . — A correspondent ol the l . uffalo Commercial Advertiser says : — " This distinguiM . ed veteran , who took au active part in the late Cniiiu inn rebellion , imd who liaa been an exile in this country since 18-37 , has received un unconditional pardon from Sir Charles Metcalte , Governor of Canada , and is > n his way to report himself to the Cnmidian authorities at Montreal . General M'Lcud was one of the patriot leaders excluded from the benefits of the general iininc .-iy granted by Lord Durham iu 18311 . During tho itLellion rewards were offered for his person , by the Can : uiian authoritien , to the amount of 10 , 001 ) dollui * , besides a reward of 500 dollars , offered by Governor Marey , of this state , for his apprehension for a violation of our neutrality
laws . After the burning of the Robert Peel , he was pursued'on this side from one end of the frmitivr to the other , ' and , after many hair-breadth escapes ,, was . arrested near Detroit , tried , aud acquitted . General M'Leod was informed some two years ajjo , by the Canadian authorities , that he would be allowed to return on his asking permission to do so . This offer was rejected with disdain . Dur ' iHg his exile , tlie General lias published a history of tlip Canadian rebelliou , iu which he has given a brief and spirited view of the causes which led to it , the unfortunate events which caused its failure , and the sacrifices , los * of life , and miseries endured by the people of Canada during its progress . A considerable portion of his
time has been spent m visiting the west , and preparing a work on the history , geology , topography , and natural resources of Wisconsin , which is now ready for the pies * , and will be publi&hed in a fe * < months . The pardon of General M'Leod , nusolieited as it has b ? cn , will give universal satisfaction to the Reformers of Canada , and will undoubtedly add much to the popularity of Sir Charles Metcalfe . The pardon will also be gratifying to the General ' s numerous friends throughout the length and breadth of this frontier . The General will now return and obtain possession of his extensive property , after liaving suffered much poverty and hardships during his exilo . "
TiiitMsnisAD Market . —Ihe new rearket-honsc at Birkeiilicad was opened on Saturday , and presented a moBt lively scene . The building is pne of the largest in the kingdom , and cortainly superior to anything in its admirable arrangements and accommodations , Large quantities of eatables of all sorts were disp layed at the various stalls , and the purchases made weiv such as to ensure success to the renters of shop : aud stalls . The entire cost ef the building is aboul £ 24 000 , and there cs \ n be but one opinion as to thi I taste and skill manifested in every department of thii valuable addition to the township .
i MWUUUIU *» v »\»»«~ " thk Apollo . — The gntifying intelligence of the sfife : rrival of tho Apo ' . lo troop ship at Quc ec , en I the 1 th of June , was received at Lloyd ' s on l- ' ridiiy , I July 1 lth .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 19, 1845, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1324/page/3/
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