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No . 408 , Jantjahy 16 , 1858 . ] THE LEADER . &
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"" boy he pretended to be very partial , bequeathed them to him out of gratitude for his attention to her favourite grimalkins . An anecdote of Beekfbrd must bring our extracts to a close : — There is a characteristic story of Mr . Beckford . Both the coachman and his wife « pre old servants , and rather favourites . The lady going out one evening to see a friend and rat-take of a Cup of bohea , found the rain inconvenient , and her caro ^ noso ' the Jehu , arriving very opportunely with the carriage , she got into it , and was driven to her pleasure destination , as it was thought , unobserved . But Beckford s carriaee was too well-known to escape observation . It was soon rumoured among the domestics that the coachman ' s wife used her master ' s carriage—nothing less would content her . They soon contrived that the intelligence should reach the master ' s ears His passionate temper known , a tremendous explosion was expected to break over the devoted pair . The tidings were conveyed to the master , no doubt with all likely to rouse his anger . But the master was perfectly calm . Much Ies 3 things had been known to put him into an intolerable passion . It was probable , too , for there never was a kinder master , that he noticed malice in the mode in which the intelligence was conveyed to him . He , therefore , showed no anger , but ordered his steward to engage a footman for six months , and to give him a whimsical suit of livery . When his orders were obeyed , the coachman and his wife were sent for , and told that as they were so aspiring as to require bis carriage when they paid their visits it was » ot consistent they should be without an attendant in the house , that he had provided them a footman , wbo , he insisted , should duly attend upon them at table and act towards them as usual in such cases , from that day forward . Not a word ' of excuse would have been permitted . The astounded coachman and his wife withdrew . The footman was kept in his place for some months . The ridicule this caused in the establishment , it cannot be doubted , was a punishment every way sufficient for the offence . The garrulity of Mr . Hedding ' s egotism will not p revent his volumes from finding many readers .
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HAMLET AT THE PRINCESS'S . Hamlet was the character in which Mr . Kean made his first appearance , and hia performance on Monday night brought back many old recollections—thoughts of that bygone time when , as ' the younger Kean , ' a mere boy , he plunged with boyish ardour into the theatrical profession , animated by a chivalric desire to fulfil the duty of filial affection . Hia subsequent histrionic career has given , rise to the most diverse criticism , and perhaps no actor of modern times has had such warm partisans and such bitter enemies ; but whatever may bo the opinion of him as an artist , in the broad sense of the word , it is impossible to deny the superiority of his J / amlat . His reading of the part is that of a scholar and a gentleman , hia attitudes are graceful , his fencing admirable , and hia elocution forcible and just , although , perhaps , from the habit of frequent repetition , those peculiarities of accent and thickness of utterance which form the stock in trade for the imitations of funny men at supper-parties , were more noticeable on Monday night than we have heard them for many years . His best delivered speech was the first address to tho players , where ho cannot reoul to his memory the speech commencing with ' The rugged Pyrrhus . ' In the play-scone tho expression of his lace and tho by-play of hia limbs were most artistic , but tho howl of exulting rago at the climax was , perhaps , a little excessive in its energy . AH praise to Miss Heath , who played Ophelia with truo sweetness and quiet pathos . What a blessing it is to see a lady on tho stage , who will remember , that , whatever passion ehe may be called upon to portray , a gentleness of blood ^ and ,. bcariug . rouat-f . Qrm _ thQ ... necessary substratum for tho majority of Sn ak " _ spharr ' s female characters ! Mr . Fuank Matthews , tfiough sorely tempted by the unthinking grlnners in the pit and gallery , nevor forgot that Polonius , though a pliable courtier , was a gentleman j and Mr . WAwrait JLaov ' s elocution as tho Ghost was solemn , without being monotonous . Of tho representatives of tho King , the Queeti , and Laertes , we profer being silent . X . The exquisite representation of tho Mithumutor Night ' a Dream was revived on Monday , and is played on alternate nights with JIamlet ; to tho delight of vast Audiences of holiday playgoers .
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PUBLICATIONS AND REfUBLICATIONS . Ussays on the Drama . By William Bodham Donne . ( J . W . Parker and Son . )—Mr . Donne has reproduced eight essays originally published in the Quarterly and Westminster Reviews * and in Fraeer ' s Magazine . His subjects are : Athenian Comedy ; Beaumont and Fletcher ; Plays and their Providers ; Songs from tho Dramatists ; the Drama ; Charles Kemble ; tho Drama , Past and jfresenfc ; and Popular Amusements . We have already noticed tho « oholarship and acumen ohuracteristie of these papers . Types of Genesis , Briefly Considered , as revealing the Development of Human Nature in the World Within and Without , and in the Dispensations . By Andrew Juk « B .- ~( -: Longinan-ttnd , Co , ) r ™ Ai te ^^ mystical and typical nature of tho Scriptures , Mr . Jukes undertakes to develop , from tho special to the general , ' Adam , or Human Nature , ' ' Noah , or Regeneration , ' 'Abraham , or the Spirit of Faith , ' and so forth , concluding with 'Joseph , or Suffering und Glory . ' Tho work is one for purely devotional reading , and for religious libraries . The Poetical Works of Robert Story . ( Longman and Co . )—Thei wellknown bordor-paet , befriended by the ' chief of his native c&uuty , " the Duke Of Northumberland , has now collected his odes , ballade , and songs , publishing them in one handsome volume , with rod Mild , blue initial letters . Among
the reprinted works is Guthrum the Dane , a tale of the Heptarchy , which has already passed through several editions . The herd-boy who watched hia sheep on Lanton Hill , and ' walked in glory and in joy' along the Beaumont Valley , has seen his dream fulfilled , and has placed a volum e of real poems in a niche of nineteenth-century literature . Moots and Ramifications / or , Extracts from various Books , Explanatory of the Derivation or Meaning of Divers Words . By Arthur J . Knapp . ( Murray . )—] y [ r . Knapp has a doubly-educational motive in publishing this volume , originall y printed for private circulation . It is a manual in itselfj and its sale is designed to promote a public school for the district of Pickwick , in the county of Wilts , ' containing a very considerable population , consisting chiefly of labourers and quarrymen . ' Mr . Knapp has compiled a number of intez-esting chapters , explanatory and suggestive , which students may profitably consult-Manual of British Government in India . By E . R . Humphreys , LL . D . Second edition , revised and enlarged . ( Longman and Co . )—Dr . Humphreys' excellent handbook has been considerably improved , without much , addition to its bulk . The information , systematically and concisely stated , has been brought up to the level , of late events . The Revolver , its Description , Management , and Use ; with Hints on Rifle Clubs and the Defence of t / ie Country . By P . E . Dove . ( Edinburgh : A . and C . Black . ) Oliver Cromwell said that if the Pope , the Spaniards , and the Devil were to combine against England , he would beat them off . With Adams ' s revolvers in the hands of Englishmen , Mr . Dove believes that coalition , recurring to the Protector ' s language , ' might as ' well walk into a volcano . ' That the weapon is efficient has been placed beyond doubt , but its construction appears some what more intricate than that of some other revolving fire-arms . Grins and Wrinkles , or Food for Thought and laughter . By J . M'Grigor Allan . ( J . Blackwood . )—The author ' s intention has been to entertain the reader and touch his heart by turns . With this view he relates a variety of stories , of which some are amusing enough , though written with exaggeration , and an excessive straining for effect . If there be anything melancholy in the volume , it is the comedy . The Cavaliers and Free Lances of Neic Spain . By Gabriel Ferry . ( J . Blackwood . )—Mr . Ferry has written two books in addition to this—Vagabond Life in Mexico , and Coztal the Indian . To many readers * therefore , he is already known . He now offers a story of tremendous adventure , with glaring descriptions of New World scenery , and such portraits of character as are consistent with a romance half Spanish and half barbaric . Transatlantic Sketches . By Professor Kelland . ( Edinburgh .: A . and C . Black . )—Professor Kelland has set a meritorious example . He saw as much of America as many travellers see who write large volumes , and yet he describes all that was worth remembering in seventy-six pages . His narrative formed originally the " substance of two lectures , entitled ' British America * and ' The United States , ' which were delivered at the opening of the ~ Umversity session at Edinburgh last year . The sketches are animated and informing . Malvern as I Found It . By Timothy Pounce , Esq . ( J . Blackwood . ) - — Visitors to Malvern may take this volume with them . It is like the physic in the play , and if it will not do much good , will do no harm . We conclude our list for this week with the ninth volume of The Ragged School Union Magazine , published by Messrs . Partridge and Co . Its contents are deeply interesting , and , announcing the publication to-day , we reserve a statement of results for another opportunity .
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A WOMAN'S THOUGHTS ABOUT WOMEN . A Woman ' s Thoughts about Women . By the Author of ' John Halifax , Gentleman . ' Hurst and Blackett . TftE author of John Halifax writes a novel better than an essay . Her style is not sufficiently firm or pointed for the species of disquisition to which this book of thoug ht belongs ; nor i s it probable that she has applied her mind to her subj ect with sufficient seriousness or courage to enable her to do her best in a treatise on the position and capacities of women . The volume contains , in fact , no more than fragments of familiar discussion on a favourite topic of the day , reflecting a good many of the popular forms of opinion , and setting forth a variety of moral and social truisms with that emphasis which is always at the author ' s command , but not advancing the real ¦ question any nearer towards a natural and reasonable issue . Most persons will at once admit , with the writer , that women are degraded when regarded . as fit only to live in lovely uselessness , fascinating frivolity , and delicious helplessness , a theory which would be untenable even if all feminine uselessness were lovel }' , all frivolity fascinating , and all helplessness delicious , which they are not . But it is a little extravagant to talk of those who insist upon the equality of the sexes as blasphemers , nor are the objections adduced in this volume by any means conclusive . There are better reasons in favour of the law so violently laid down than are here suggested , and there are better reasons against It than are recognized in these declamatory chapters . If the author of John Halifax had read Theodore Parker ' s most eloquent and masterly discom-se on the public functions of women , she might have imagined it necessary to reflect more deeply , and to frame a more elaborate argument with less of triumphant levity in its composition . We are not no ° v taking up the decision pronounced by Parker against that pronounced in this book ; but we say that , setting the one in contrast with the other , the English negation is infinitely weaker than the American affirmative . The general neope of the thoughts , which ' do not pretend , ' we should remark , * to solve any problem '—while they assume the solution of not a few—may be described b y quoting the titles of the several chapters : —Something to Do , Self Dependence , Female Professions , Female Handicrafts , Female Servants , the Mistress of a Family , Female Friendships , Gossip , Women of the World , Happy and Unhappy Women , Lost Women , and Women Growing Old . We must add that these are nil conceived in a high spirit , evincing at once delicacy of sentiment and a faculty of keen and quiet observation . Still , it in as a painter of character and of social scenes ttfat Mws Muloch ' a reputation has been made . A Woman ' s Thoughts about Women will add nothing to the literary position of the author of Olive and The Head of the Family-
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Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 16, 1858, page 67, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2226/page/19/
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