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School Days Of Eminent Men. , School Day...
ir" -e l in Uer person , mistrcSSS-J ^* " «>¦ ' needle , skilled in horsemanship and fi , eaotrful lu " = » j mw j c . no-in ^ el » ant better versed in accounts . At n the manager d ^ . ^ ^^ educated u « HS »»« Ji-ies nj ^ ewing , confectionary , subsequentp ^ rItin < r di-awing , & c , and oWHuibrey " speaks of the nuns £ Ur € Murv Kin"tonr in Wits , coming forth into the Nymph Hiiy with ks and wheels to spin , sometimes to the number of threescor-e and ^ n ° whom were not nuns , but young f ^ irls sent thore for education . The m \ ind citizens had Jittle learning of any kind , and their way of bring-£ children was conformable to the rest . They wore as severe to their jug up en ^^ ] iniasters , and their schoolmasters as the masters of the ojfc p rin ° r correction ; the child perfectly loathing the sight of his parents , ? f ^ lave his torture . Gentlemen of thirty or forty years old were made t d like mutes and fools bareheaded before their parents ; and the j ° kters " -rown-up women , stood at the cupboard during the whole time ftiwrnroud mothers' visits , unless leave was desired that a cushion should I ! ivpn them to kneel upon , brought them by the serving-man , after they Id done p enance by standing . The boys had their foreheads turned up
^ A ^ lance tliTOU"h these records of the school days of eminent men brings Wantlv under notice some very quaint and curious facts illustrative of P i 1 h-ihits and usages of our ancestors-two or three centuries ago . John Aubrey ' s s choolmaster was the Hector of Leigh-de-la-Mere , who had been Xto John Hobbes , the philosopher of Mahnesbury . lie wore a wer ' with a knife and bodkin . ' In his bouse were heaps of parchments Wrht at -the Dissolution from the Abbey of Malmesbury—'; old inanurints" says Aubrey , " with which the bovs used to cover their booics . I tS too voun" to understand them , but 1 was pleased with the elegancy of the writing and the illuminated initial letters . '" The rector , when he brewed a barrel of special ale , used to stop the bungliole under the clay , 5 t a sheet of this manuscript . ' lie said , " adds the historian of Yi ilts , that nothing did it so wellwhich methought did grieve me to see . '
" , Probably the world has grieved likewise , congratulating itself t . iat the days of such vandalism are long gone by . But congratulat 1 Ons are not seldom premature . To speak candidly , we scarcely expect to be credited m relating the following anecdote ; however , its authenticity is beyond question - —In 1817 , Mr . Upcott , of the London Institution , was at \\ otton m Surre y the residence of the descendants of John Kvelyn . The conversation iappen ' ed io turn upon autographs , of which Upcott pvoicssed himselt an K . - > tcwrunt- \ l cimi ^ cu " . cniil I . ! i / lv l-. vr- vn . " vou would care ardent admirer What ! 1 " said LadLvc-lyn" you would care
. " suppose , y , for things like these . ?"—unfolding a letter written by barah Duchess oi Mavlborougb . On his assenting , she added , " Oh ! if that be your taste , wecan easily satisfy you ; the house is full of such matters Ihere is a great clothes-basket full of letters and olluu- papers ol old ^ Ir . i-. vclyn m the . rarret , which I was so tired of seeing that 1 ordered the maul to light the tires ' with them ; but probably she may not have yet done it . 1 lie bell was rung , and the basket appeared untouched . It contained the letters and diary of the accomplished author of the "Sylva .
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¦ PUBLICATIONS AND REPUBLICATIOXS . The first two volumes of Mr . Thomas Jellerson Hogg ' s 1 JJ \ - of IWry Jlj / hshe Shelley have just been published by Mr . Moxon . Mr . Hogg says : — -All Shelley ' s journals , letters , fragments , every s , crup of paper , indeed , relating t-o him , or to his ¦ aff . iirs , whether it was written by himself , or by other persons , have been placed in my hands , and at my disposal , by his lamilv ; jny materials are at once authentic ami abundant . I his is much , but it will be far more to write a living Life ol the young l ' oet ; to give him a bivathing , moving , sneukin" portrait . " The iirst volume contains a portrait ol Shelley , exquisitely engraved on steel by AEr . Francis Hall , from a miniature an tie possession of the present baronet . We have looKed lor these volumes time in them all
mth eager expectation , and we shall lose , no bestowing on the attention which their quality deserves . At a iirst glance , however , we seem to discern ( with mitigated satisfaction ) u prevailing characteristic in the tone adopted by the biographer ; the vivid and glowing recollection o ¦ the divinely gifted friend of his youth is evidently tempered by t »«^' . « "" Jsomewliat parchhi" cynicism of his own later and drier years . R > tm , me materials of these volumes are their true and tmflieingreeommeiu ation . Nicholas NiekMu ia now added to the Library Edition ol Mr ¦ U . arcs Dickens'e works , in course of publication by Messrs . Ciiupman ami UaU « ml Messrs . Bradbury and Evans ! Jt is delightful to meet these old lain I > friends with new and , we may add , very handsome laces and dresse * . lim edition is in all respect * creditable to the two houses responsible loi it ¦ appearance , and is well worthy of a permanent nielio m ilio im . uu . on oi
iho British Humorists . „ ,-,. . , ; ,- .,.,, Mr . Vizetelly produces a light and popular sketch of Chinese 1 ° •» < manners ut Canton , in the shape of n translation hum the sninrt pn cb 01 J r . Yvun , who woe attached to M . do L . igrenee ' s mission some years , go TJie title , Inside CcmIou , gives n fresh , } / jru / , u * to Dr . Ivan s lively cimpuis , ¦ which -will he fouml nt onco amusing ami informing . ,. __ ¦» ' . . .
. From Messris . A . Fullarton and Co . we have received Switzerland : the Pioneer of l / ie ^ . r / u / -iJiaUo > i , hy t \ ie Countess Dora d ' Istna , translated from the French , i ) / nd comprising the chapter suppressed by the censorship of the Imperial . Government in the Parisian edition of the work .
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JWKTUS ,. MAKKIAGliS , AND DKAT 11 S . JURTMS . -DOEEIIILL . —At rnruoim-towii . KIiik '« Coui'ly , lrelaml , the wlfoofCftptiUii JDorehlU . JIl . Bl . ' u UJnl JJbIu lnliuur . v : ft H 0 « . > G 0 Bl ! j . —At Brighton , tho wife of Cuptuiu llaljih Uoro , H . A : a daughtor . -ESlft ^ ffi- ^^ ' ^ e ^^ o ' n ^ MAUUIAUliB . ^¦ U LSON-BAIRI ) . —At Clcvodoii , Honiormt , ( ho Kcv . J . £ Ooulnon ,-Vicar of Loiik l'rw * U » n , Vorkhlih-i ' , if } i »»«' , » my , dnuBhtoi- of tho hitu Cuiituin JJulnl , I 3 tli JvIiib « aiwaars . / BBACON—OUKEIE . —At , Kt . John's , I ' ndiUlmton , oil tho 'Blu 01 April , "NVllUam « . JJuiicnii , K «« i ., mi-ooiuI boh » ' , V ¦»} oJoha J >« U ! on , H » , q . ) ol'Miil » lt'Uoii I ' lii-U . Hunt , to Mary •« 9 l « u « , oldoiifc UauKhloi- of Hiukos Cun-lo , Ebti-
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—?—STRAND THEATRE . Tnt : m . table dramatic event of the week has been the reopening of that little theatre in the Straud , which since the daj's of 3 Ir . JIajimoxd and Mr . Parrel lias been a theatrical pasture unknown to the professional critic . Pieces of original merit may have been produced during the interregnum of legitimate management , and performed by actors of rare and peculiar talent , but the fashion for the last few years amongst the leading critical members of the press lias been to pass by the open , doors and the provocations of the smallest theatre in London , aud the general public have consequently been kept in ignorance of the virtues and defects of one twig of the drama aud its mocking birds . IMi .-ss Swanborougii , aided by all that the carpenter and decorator can do before the curtain , . all that the scene paiiiter-jafid ^ a 6 mall but not ineffective company can do behind it , is the young directress who has undertaken the task of restoring the dramatic character of the place ; and for her own sake , and the sake of her valiant little truujie , we wish , her success . An untoward event that happened on her Hist night ( Monday last ) enlisted the sympathies of the audience in her favour , and struck the weapons from the hands of the critical . Mr . Lkigii Mukuay , her principal actor , failed ( from alleged indisposition ) to appear , and his part , the leading part in Mr . Stirling Coyne ' s new comedy , had to be read at an hour's notice bv Mr . Swaxborough . Under these circumstances , until
the fortunate accession of Mr . Bki . ton to Mr . Mukhavs place , it -would have been unfair to the author to attempt an analysis of his play , though we might say that the storv ( partly original , partly adapted from the Trench ) is neat and concise , and the dialogue written with care and point . The actors in the painful and unfore- ^ seen position in which they found themselves placed , exerted themselves nobly , espetiallv Mr . BtLKO-im ; and to Miss Olivkk was accorded a reception as kind as it ¦ was well deserved . After a call , responded to by the author , Miss Swanboisough came forward and delivered a short and smart address , written by Mr . Albem ? SauxH , and she was received with enthusiasm by a hou ^ e crowded by this time in every part . Then came the burlesque of the evening , a kind of musical burletta upon the subject of Fra Diacolo , written ( . id the bills stated ) by Mr . Byhon , but manufactured , as we should prefer putting it , by ilr . Cai . cott ( scenic artist ) , Mr . W . U Montgomery ( musical director ) , Mr . Bykox ( author ) , and Mr . May ( costumier ) . It is deftlv tilled with sparkling music , son-s , and dances , and dexterously performed by the company engaged in it . Miss Swa ^ bouougii acted and sang with . « reat spiritand dressed in a most charming costume , and Mr . Charles Young ( tUe
, \ u-ti-ili-in comedian , as he is called ) made an artistic impression in a melodramatic ruffian , written upon Mr . tt * . lino vans model in Conrad ami Metlora , and therefore difficult to render in any other . form than that made popular by Mr . Toole . Miss Mvius . Tihn-an , a voiinfr , agreeable , and rising actress , filled her part vith charming ea ^ e aud grace , sang her music with trained skill , and in one scene where Zerhna Dirtiillv unrobes herself and retires to rest upon a couch before the audience , conducted herself with a modest and relined self-po ^ cssion in a portion where the slightest tinge of vul- 'iirltv would have called down a rude laugh from the coarser portion of the audience ' Until dramatic authors learn to treat the gentler members of the dramatic profession with the respect that is due to ladies , and to cease to depend ior success upon the worthless applause of the depraved , there is little hope for an improved tone of our morals in our theatrical entertainments . Burlesque , in addition to the beset tin" and ineradicable taint of vulgarity , 1 ms to answer for bankrupt managers , exaggerTited actor .-, and a vitiated dramatic taste , that prevents the public appreciatknW quiet natural embodiment of character .
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THE VOCAL ASSOCIATION . Tins society commenced a series of six subscription concerts on ^ Vednes lay evening , L 11 St . JamL ' 3 Hai . l , under the direction of Mr . Bissisuicr . The programme ot tuo first concert was as follows : — Svmphony in A Major . . '"" ' ¦ • JHendelBSolu .. C ' ^ S r n " SOlly" * - ' ° r UlC * T " . : Mendelssohn . ConXrlo ' vioIin ( M . Suintou ) .... Mendelssohn . Finale— ' Loreley' —aud Solos by Miss Stabbach . Mendelssohn . !\ VltT II . Overture—' Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage' . Mendelssohn , Grand Scena—( Madumo Cnstelhin ) ' Inll-lieo' . Mendelssohn . Ou-riecio liriUiaut , pianoforte ( Miss Arabella Cod- ^^^ Choral Part Songs ( male voices ) - ' The Hunter ' s
. Farewell ¦ ' ' Ka ^ tern Drinking Song' . Mendelssohn . Purl Songs— ' O wert thou in tlio ciuild blast ;' «¦ 1 would Unit my lovu' ( Miulamo Cualulluii uud Miss Fanny IIuddart ) . . - ,, ^«^« ohn-Tho Wnlpurgis Jsi « ht —( Solos . , by Miss lliukhirl , Mr . AVinn , uml Mr . M . Smith ) . Conductor—M . Uenediet . The whole performiiuoo gave un . ningled wtliuiolioii to a crowded and brilliant audienJo , ami the perfect quality of the now Hall xvoro hilly uoiillrmu ;! .
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Leader (1850-1860), April 10, 1858, page 19, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_10041858/page/19/
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