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Febbuary X 1845. . THE NORTHERN STAR.
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THE THREE IMPOSTORS. Dundee: J. My les ,...
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THE WORLD WITHIN. B y the Rev. J. E. Smi...
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THE MEDICAL ARGUS. Johnson, GO , St. Mar...
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THE TRIUMPH OF TRUTH; OR, A COMMONSENSE VINDICATION OF THE LAWS OF NATURE. This small tract contains an exposition of the science of medical botany, as taught by Dr. Coffin, of Leeds , and detailed in a series of lectures delivered by him in several parts of Yorkshire: also, answers to t h e o bj ectors to the Doctor 's theory. The tract may be had for a penny on application to the Doctor, at 16, Trafalgar-street, Leeds.
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THE TRUTH-SEEKER, AND TEMPERANCE ADVOCAT...
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The Poet Tiiom.—The following appears m ...
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A BOWL OF "PUNCH," FRESH BREWED.
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a " Leader" lost. Lost, a Donkey off Wes...
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Suicide by a Dog.— On Saturday last, a f...
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Febbuary X 1845. . The Northern Star.
Febbuary X 1845 . . THE NORTHERN STAR .
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The Chakter, And So Sukrendek! The Lords...
THE CHAKTER , AND SO SUKRENDEK ! The lords of the soil claim the poor man ' s toil ; His labour to them is given For a crust of bread and a straw-roofed shed , Though bleak as the winds of heaven . To sow and till , so that valley and hill Hay yield up their fertile store , Must the toiler slave , and at last receive The husks , when his labour ' s o ' er . In the gloomy mine , where no light doth shine Save the ray from the miner ' s lamp—There oppression ' s slave finds an early grave , Consum'd by the blighting damp . But whatreckthe great for the sufferer ' s fate , Though they torture his life away ! When their victim bleeds , thus their conscience
pleads" 0 , his was but vulgar clay . " Then the millocrat proud proclaims aloud That "bread should to all be given ;*' J ' et his slavish thrall must , aboie Oiem all , For vengeance appeal to heaven . 0 God ! must the poor , wrongs like these endure At the hands of the pampefd few ?—itvst they toil and bleed , and yet vainly plead For the right that to them is due I la a Christian land ! must the millions stand Enshrouded in pauper gloom , Till their hearts decay , and their soulless clay IF housed In the pauper ' s tomb !
Ho ! let us once more , as in days of yore , By our Charter firndy stand , like the rock as firm , when it braves the storm That breaks on our sea-girt strand While a hope remains , let - as < ast wre chams At the feet of the tyrant band , And our watchword be " Man ' s cpiality , And the right to our fatherland 1 " Stamford-Street , Leeds , David Boss
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SOXNETS . " Man ' s inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn . " —Bums . 1 stood ( a stranger ) in the City smart . "Where all the sons of toil and trade were met ; And there I saw , what my poor sicken'd heart , Long as it throbs with life , will ne ' er forget . The storm was howling—darkness veU'd the skies—And there I saw , stand shivering in the storm , Poor human "beings , lifting up their eyes For bread to succour famish'd ones at home ! The blind and lame came halting- through the crowd—Youth , manhood , and " the mau of hoary head . " Some lnhijper'd of their ills , some moum'J aloud , And craved , for heaven ' s sake , a crust of bread ! I < aw the rich man pass unheeding by—Oufeltby him their grief , unheard by him their cry Is this , thought J , equality and right > Can such a system dignify our land \ L- ihls the liberty for which we fight ?
0 , sheath your swords , and nerveless be each hand . Thou monster Man ! I blush to call thee brother . The reason which thou boast'st of damns thee more : Pride , wealth , would even make thee scorn thymother , And stain thy fingers with a brother ' s gore S It cannot lost for ever . Vengeance burns Around the tyrant , and his power shaU fall ; When Justice to her ancient seat returns , And Truth's immortal light is shed onall : Then grants' chains from Britons shall be hm-l'd , And Justice , Love , and Truth shall govern all the world . Tate .
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C 0 K 1 NGSBY ; or , THE SEW GENERATION . By 15 . D'Ishaeli , Esq . / M . F . —London : Colburn , Great Marlborough-street . ( Continued from theNortJiern Star of January 2 Sth . ) Havi ng attained hi s ei g hteen th yea r , Coxlvgsbv l eav e s E t on , and . his first visit is to Bcaumanoir On his way he makes the acquaintance of a mysterious personage at a wayside inn , whither he is driven for shelter by a sudden storm , while traversing on foot oneof the ancient forests of the midland counties , where , in days of old , Norman kings hunted , and Saxon outlaws plundered . The scene is beautifully described , and the emotions of the hero of the story grapliically pourbayed . We give Coxi > -osbt s first interview with .
sroojoA . The wind howled , the branches of the forest stirred , and sent forth sounds like an incantation . Soon might he distinguished the various voices of the mighty trees , as they-espresscd their terror or their agony . The " oak roared , the beech shrieked , the elm sent forth its deep and long-drawn groan ; while ever and auou , amid a momentary pauses the passion of the ash was heard in moans of thrilling anguish . Couiugsb y hurried on ; the forest became less close . A place of refuge was at hand : screened from his first glance bv some elm trees , the ascending smoke now betrayed a roof which Coningsby reached before the tempest broke The forest Inn was also a farm-house . There was a comfortable-looking kitchen enough : but the ingle nook was full of smokers , and Coningsby was glad to arail himself of the only private room for the simple meal which they offered him . Only eggs and bacon ; hut very welcome to a pedestrian and a hungry one .
As he stood at the window of Ms little apartment , watching the large drops that were the heralds of the coming hurricane , and waiting for his repast , a flash of lightning illumined the whole country , and a horseman at full speed , followed by his groom , galloped up to die door . The remarkable beauty of the animal so attracted Cvmcrsby ^ s attention , that it prevented him catching eves a glimpse of ihe rider , who rapidly dismounted and entered the inn . The host shortly after came in and asked Coningsby whether he had any objection to a gentleman , who was driven thereby tlie storm , sharing his room untfl it subsided . The consequence of the immediate assent of Coningsby was , that the landlord retired , and soon returned , ushering in an individual , who though perhaps ten years older than Coningsby , was still , according to Hippocrates , in the period of lusty youth .. He was above the middle hei ght , and of a distinguished air and figure ; pale ^ with an impressive brow , and dark eyes of great intelligence .
The stranger belonged to that faith "the Apostles professed before they followed their Master f he therefore courteously declined to assist Coskosbt in the demolishing of a dish of eggs and bacon . Conversation was , however , heartily engaged in by both parties , and CoxrxcsBYwas enchanted by the astonish ing information , and original thought , of Lis companion . The age needs great men ; and , according to Siaonin } t h ey east not , or have not as y e t s h o wn themselves ; " the age does not believe in great men , because it does not possess any : the sp irit of the age is theTery t hin g that a great mau changes . " The stranger asserts that almost everything great that has oeen done , has been done by youth . In proof of this he eloquently runs over the *
ACHIEVEMENTS OP T 0 CSG SIEX . Hon John , of Austria , won Lepanto at twenty-five , — the greatest battle of modern time : —had it not been for the jealousy of Philip , the next year he would have been Emperor of MauritanL Gaston de Fois was only twentytivo wh «» he stood a victor on the plain of Ravenna . Every one remembers Conde , and Kocroy at the same age . Gustarns Adolphus died at thirty-eight . Look at his Captains ; that wonderful Duke of Weimar , only thirtysis when he died . Banier himself , with all his miracles , died at forty-five . Cortes was little more than thirty-when he gazed upon tbe golden cupolas of Mexico . When Maurice of Saxony died at thirty-two all Europe acknowledged the loss of the greatest Captain and profouhdest Statesman of the age . Then there is Kelson , Clivei—but these are warriors , and perhaps you may think there are greater things than war . I do not ; I worship the lord ef Hosts . But take the most illustrious achievements of
Ctnl prudence . Innocent HI ., the greatest of the Popes , * as the iespot of Christendom at thirty-seven ; John de Medici was a Cardinal at fifteen , and Guicriardmi tells us , baffled with his state-craft Ferdinand of Arragon himself . Jle was Pope , as Ieo . X ., at thirty-seven ; Xnther * ° bteu even him of Ms richest province at thirty-five . Take Ignatius Loyola and John Wesley , they worked with Jonas brains . Ignatius was only thirty when he made * fe pil grimage , and wrote the " Spiritual Exercises . " Pascal -Krote a great work at sixteen , the greatest of Trenching ] , and died at thirty-seven t Ah J that fetal ttirty-seveu , which reminds me of Byron , greater even as S man than a writer . Was it experience that guided me peatg of Baphael when he painted the palaces of Some ] He diedtooat thirty-seven . Richelieu was
, , Secretary of State at thirty-one . WeH , then , there are ^ linghroke and tilt , both ifinisters before other men leave off sricket . Grotius was in great practice at sevent en » and Attorney-General at twenty-four . And Acquan ^—Ar-juariva was General of the Jesuits , ruled every ^ jj hUiK . in Europe , and colonized America before he was r ™ $ -5 ev * n . But it is needless to multiply instances , tbe histery of heroes is the history of youth . To whom might be added the g iants o f th e Fr e nch TT erola iian—mighty , whether for good or evil : — r ° , 5 the conqueror of the Austnans , the pacifi-^" 01 la Vendee , tte rival of Napolbos , died at " urty-Th jpe Teara 0 e --. W . ri > MOV himself had
p ^ roiea Toulouse , won the battles of Lodiand the fluids ; achieved the first consulship of the re-S" «> c ; destroyed that Republic and made himself gerorof tie Gauls ; placed Bis brothers on the j ^ wes ot Europe ; surpassed Haxsibai ; and gained a 8 firf nhuj TJetory on the plains of Ansterlitz , ^^^ tewastinr ^ seven years of age . Nor should j ^ wrgei the legislative chiefs of that revolution : — hT ^! the wonder of Ms age , who died at foriyt ^ i ^ iarible D ^ os ^ ho died at thirty-four ; whosp ~? P hut unfortunate , Gsmm Thsuovuss , m ^^& h ^ Kevolationaiy Tribunal , when ictt ^ J ? * " ^ wiflnotbeforgotten- " Thing-, died ' ™ ^ Vthe Sans-cuOote Jesus Christ , when he ' ^ OTmu $ t Veomit the name of the fiery , ¦
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heroic , a » 4 : eloquent - apostle ot equality , - Si . Jcsr , who gave up his life for tho manv at ' the age of twenty-six . And last , not least , the mightiest European man of Ms day , " Robespieure , the incorruptible ; who , before he was thirtv-fivevears of age , Had achieved the dictatorship of France , and a name , which is yet , and will for ever be , the hate and terror of aristocrats . The strange r a nd Comxcsbt pa rt , but first—I long to see your mare again , said Coningsby . She seemed to me so beautiful .
She is not only of pure race , said the stranger , but of the highest and rarest breed in Arabia . Her name is " The Daughter of the Star . " She is a foal of that famous mare which belonged to the Prince of the Wahabees ; ar . d to possess which , I believe , was one of the principal causes of war between that tribe and the Egyptians . Tlie Pacha of Egypt gave her to me , and I would not change her for her statue in pure gold , even carved by Lysippus . Come round to the stable and see her . The Daughter of the Star bounded away with the "Wandering Jew , " as if she scented the air of the desert from which she and her rider had alike
sprung . The day after his adventure at the Forest Inn , Conixgsbt arrived at Bcaumanoir . He had not visited the family of his friend for some years , and now experienced a most affectionate reception . At the dinner table of the noble host he encounters a 3 fr . Eustace Lyle , a Roman Catholic , and the richest commoner in the c o unt y . After dinner , when t h e ladi e s had withdraw n , and the usual political conversation had commenced , the N e w Poor L aw was the principal subject of discourse . We have before intimated that the Duke ( Rutland ) was a supporter of the 2 few Poor Law , though not harshly so ; on the other hand , his Whigson-m-law , Lord Everingham , a clear-headed , cold-blooded man , looked upon the New Poor Law as another Magna Charta . Opposed to this last , was Lord Henry , son of the Duke ( L o r d John Manners ) , who would not listen to the Statistics , Dietary Tables , and Commissioners' Reports .
lie went far higher than his father ; far deeper than his brother-in-law . He represented to the Duke that the order of the Peasantry was as ancient , legal , and recognised an order as the order of the ' Nobaity : that it had distinct rights and privileges , though for centuries they had been invaded and violated , and permitted to faU into desuetude . He impressed upon the Duke that theparochial constitution of this country was more important than its liolitiealconstllurlon ; that It was more ancient , more universal in its influence : and that this parochial constitution had already been shaken to its centre by the New Poor Law . He assured his father that it would never be wen for England until this order of the Peasantry was restored to its pristine condition ; not merel y in physical comfort , for that must vary according to the economical circumstances of the time , like that of every class ; but to its condition in all those moral attributes which make a recognised rank in a nation : and which , in a great degree , are independent of economics , manners , customs , ceremonies , rights , and privileges .
Henry thinks , said Lord Everingham , that the people are to be fed by dancing round a May-pole . But will the people be more fed ' because they do not dance round a May-pole ? " urged Lord Henry . Obsolete customs ; said Lord Everingham . And why should dancing round a May-pole be more obsolete than holding a Chapter of the Garter ? asked Lord Henry . \ The Duke , who ivas a blue ribbon , felt this a home thrust I must say , said his Grace , that I , for one , deepl y regret that our popular customs have been permitted to fall so into desuetude . The spirit of the age is against such things , said Lord Everingham . And what is the spirit of the age ? asked Coningsby . The spirit of utility , said Lord Everingham . And you think , then , that ceremony is not useful ? urged Coningsby , mildly .
It depends upon circumstances , said lord Everingham . There are some ceremonies , no doubt , that are very proper , and , of course , very useful . But the best thing we can do for the labouring classes is to provide them with work . But what do you mean by the labouring classes , Everingham ? asked Lord Henry . Lawyers are a labouring class , for instance ; and , by the bye , sufficiently provided with work . But would you approve of * Westminster Hall being denuded of all its ceremonies ? And the loug vacation being abolished ? added Coningsby . Theresa brings me terrible accounts of the sufferings of the poor about us , said the Duke , shaking his head . Women think everything to he suffering ! said Lord Everingham . How do you fhsj-thein about you , Mr . Lyle X continued the Duke . *
I have revived the monastic custom at St . Genevieve , said the young man , blushing very much . There is an almsgiving twice a-week . Lord Henry objects to the working classes being called "labourers , " and insists that then- rig htf u l t i tle is "the peasantry , " to deprive them of which is to wrong them . We * dissent from this view . The name of " peasant" is associated with all that is serfish and slavish in the feudal system . Witness the state of the peasantry of this country centuries ago ; those of France previous to the revolution ; and those of Russia in the present day . On the other hand , "labourer" is in our view an honourable title—a Tiew shared in by the great Whmam Cobbett ; who , when persecuted by the base Whigs , proudly claimed the appellation of "labourer" as Ins class-designation , air . D * IsniEi . i favours a return to the almsgiving system as a means of alleviating the wants of the poor . Here is a picture of
THE AlHSGIVIXG AT ST . G £ KEVIEV £ . Far as the eye could reach there spread before them a savage sylvan scene . It wanted perhaps undulation of surface , but that deficiency was greatly compensated by the multitude and prodigious size of the trees ; they were the largest indeed that could be weU met with in England , and there is no part of Europe where the timber is so huge . The broad interminable glades , the vast avenues , the quantity of deer hrotvslng or bounding in all directions , the thickets of yellow gorse and green fern , and the breeze that even in the stillness of summer was ever playing over this table land , all produced an animated and renovating scene . It was like suddenly visiting another country , living among other manners , and breathing another air . They stopped for a few minutes at a pavilion built for the purposes of the chase , and then returned , all g ratified by this visit to what appeared to be the higher regions of the earth .
As they approached the brow of the hill , that hung over St Genevieve , they heard tlie great beU sound . What is that 1 asked the Duchess . It is almsgiving day , replied Mr . Lyle , looking a little embarrassed , andfor the first time blushing . The people of the parishes with which I am connected come to St . Genevieve twice a week at this hour . " And what is your system ? inquired Lord Everingham , who had stopped , interested by the scene . What check have you 1 The rectors of the different parishes grant certificates to those who in their belief merit bounty according to tbe rules which I have established . These are again visited by my almoner , who countersigns the certificate , and then they present it at the postern-gate . The certificate explains the nature of their necessities , and my steward acts on his discretion . mamma , I see them , exclaimed Lady Theresa .
Perhaps your Grace may think that they might be relieved without all this ceremony , said Mr . Lyle , extremely confused . But I agree with Henry and Mr . Coningsby that ceremony is not , as too commonly supposed , an'idle form ; I wish the people constantly and visibly to comprehend that property is then' protector and their friend . My reason is with you , Mr . Lyle , said the Duchess , as well as my heart . They came along the valley , a procession of nature , whose groups an artist might have studied . The old man , who loved the pilgrimage too much to avail himself of the privilege of a substitute accorded to his grey hairs : he came in person with his grand-child and his stafi-There also came the widow with her child at the breast , and others clinging to her form ; some sorrowful faces , and some pale ; many a serious one ; and now and then a frolic glance ; many a dame in her red cloak , and many a maiden with her light basket , curly-headed urchins with demure looks , and sometimes a stalwart form baffled for a time of the labour which he desired . But not a heart
there that did not bless the bell that sounded from the tower of St . Genevieve ! A beautiful picture is the above , but when we have said that , that is all we can say . Fretty the thing reads in print—pretty would the scene he on canvas , but for a reality , the scheme—if it can be so dignified—would be a * mockery to meet the end designed . Private benevolence is exemplary ; and so long as rich and poor exist , those of the former , who from their superfluities give aid to their unfortunate fellowcreatures , will naturally , and rig htl y command admiration for their good deeds . But to seriously recommend a system of almsgiving as a means of
dealing with the " Condition-of-England Question" is preposterous . Besides , such a return to monastic mummeries as above pictured , is hardly in a c cord a n c e with—need we say is utterly opposed to—the present enlightenment of the labouring classes . It is not a return to the " g ood old tim e s " when the baron and the priest , or the parson and the squire , were the local gods in every town and hamlet , that i s now wantedtoregenerateEn gland . What is needed is a just reco g nition of the right s , social and p o litical , of the wealth-producers , guaranteeing to them the fruits of their toil . Too long have the working classes been the dupes and slaves of the system expressed in Dickens' Chimes : —
" Oh , let us love our occupations , Bless the squire and his relations , live upon our daily rations , And always keep our proper stations !" But the reig n of that s ystem i s d r awing to a close The working classes-already partially enhg htene d as to their real value in society , the causes of then wrongs , and the neeessary remedies—willl oot much longer submit to the hrutalities of a FoorLaw : and Mr : D'IsBAEirinay be assure d will be as little inclined to go back to the slavish , debasing system of monastic relief . Justice , not charity , is the requirement of the present age . With these remarks / e close the first volume of Goningsbu .
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¦ TIIE : CHRONICLES OFJMEJJASTILhV J 70 Xewby , 72 , Mortimer-street , Cavendish-square , f Continued from the Northern Star of January 25 J We resume our notice of this excellent publication , which we find on further perusal to exceed our most sanguine expectations when reading the first number . I he author , whoever he is , nee d not hesit a te t o ass ert hi s claims to pop ularity w ith th e best w rit e r of the dav . His portraits are drawn with great ability ; mdced we know nothing superior to his pictures of D'Argesso . v , the infernal Lieutenant of Police to Louis XIV Jacques , the spy , the hero of the work ; Maithe Qi-ixal-lt , the blood-stained usurer ; St . Marc , the governor of the Bastile ; and Madame de Maisiexox , the consort and ruler of Louis Quaiorze . The dialogue is pointed , and never slackens .
tlie author is evident ! v well read in French history , and paints the Paris of the 17 th century , as though he were now an actor in the scenes he describes . 1 ho copious foot-notes will be found of value to the student in history , while they serve to authenticate the frightful revelations of these " Chronicles . " The length of the two extracts given below leaves us no room for further comment this week , but we shall return to the work again . The followin g fri ghtful scene is extracted from Part vir . jclie De St . Ausey , daughter of the Baron m St . Ausev , imprisoned in the Bastile by th e monster D'Ahgesson , is taken by Sr . Marc , the g overnor , and his nephew Cohbe , t o s ee the diff e rent d un g eons of the f or tr e s s , no doubt with th e vi e w of terrifying her into compliance with" the accursed designs entertained against her , She is taken to the dungeon of the ditch of one of the towers , where she
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THE MANIAC OF TUE BASTILE . It was an arched vault , about twelve feet square , reeking with mephitic vapours , with only the smallest possible aperture to admit air ; the stones under foot were covered with a layer of slime , half an inch thick : the walls , too , dripped with moisture , and large unsightly masses of fungii grew from them , luxuriating in the unwholesome atmosphere , and mingling with it their own pestilential breath . He ' s only been here twenty-five years , observed Corbe , elevating his torch , and pointing with his finger to a certain part of the dungeon . Who ? ejaculated Julie , hi a scarcely audible voice ; no one can live here ? He does , again remarked Cork j look yonder !
impelled by a feeling she could not resist , the affrighted girl followed the direction of her guide ' s hand , but no sooner beheld the spectacle that presented itself than she uttered a suppressed scream of horror that ought to have touched the Governor ' s heart—had he possessed one—and cover ing her face with her hands attempted to reascend the stairs leading from the dungeon . Go on further , exclaimed St . Marc , barring her egress ; he won't hurt thee . There was no alternative , for he advanced to the door
of the den , and effectually closed the passage against her . The light from Corbe ' s torch fell full upon an objecthuman in form—that sat huddled up , aU of a heap , propping up his face with his hands , in a remote corner of the den ; two planks , placed transversely across a couple of iron bars cemented into the wall , served him for a bed ; a litter of straw , wet and rotten , for a piUow ; an old rug for covering ; his feet and legs were bare , as likewise his arms , whilst the remainder of his body was enveloped in a coarse blanket that scarcely served the purpose for which it was intended .
He was an old man—with grey hair , which hung over his shoulders in long matted shocks , and his beard had grown to such a prodigious length that , as he sat , it reached the ground . His eyes were hollow , but brightalthough nearly concealed by the shaggy brows above them—and remained fixed in one direction , notwithstanding the attempt Corbe made to attract his . notice ,-by waving the torch so as to cast its light upon him . By his side stood a pitcher , and a lump of bread , on which a troop of rats had just been feasting , for two or three still remained , in spite of the Governor , who in vain tried to scare them by stamping his foot , and striking his cane upon the ground . Had he known they were the prisoner ' s daily companions—that he had accustomed to feed from his hand—he would have killed them outright —but he did not , and so they burrowed in the straw beneath their master .
The feeling now uppermost in Julie ' s breast was compassion , not horror ; she could even bear to look at that unfortunate , aud the large tears fell from her eyes as she gazed upon his emaciated form . You may speak to him , said St . Marc ; he won't understand you ; he has not spoken to anybody for years : besides , he ' s mad . The man looked round , and his unearthly eyes flashed fire , hut that was all the notice he took of the group , until Julie , stepping forward , addressed him : May God in his mercy , said she , forgive thy persecutors , and soon call thee to his bosom ! This shall be my prayer for thee . The man listened to the gentle tones that feU upon his ear , and two large tears rolled downids cheek * , he Leaved a deep sigh , muttering in a voice that was awfully distinct , at the same time bending his gaze full upon Julie .
Heaven , then , has come at last ! 0 ! I have prayed for it night and day ! no ! all night—there's no day here . ' Sweet angel ! God ' s messenger ! Back , back ! Don't come nearer ! I am of earth ! thou art of heaven ! a spirit from paradise ! Ah ! ah ! ah ! they thought to keep me here for ever ! but I prayed to die ! and heaven has come at last ! Twenty-five years ! But I have notforgotten it ! They want to kill me , but I won't die ! I have something yet to tell ! 0 ! 0 ! a tale of blood ! my poor master But I know where they buried him ! Yes ! Old Jacques Morin knows!—ha ! ha ! ha ! The state of surprise into which this unexpected speech threw both St . Marc and Corbe was probably the reason that neither attempted to stop him ; but perceiving that he was likely to make some awkward disclosures , the Governor took Julie by the arm , aud pushed her out of the dungeon , leaving Corbe to close the door upon the old man , who was still muttering when they quitted his presence .
D ' ABGE . VSOV and the SPY COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE , I hear there is much discontent amongst the people , Jacques , remarked D'Argenson , after a pause ; hast thou heard or perceived anything of the sort ? I have , Monseigneur , replied the spy , sternly , Hast thou learnt the cause ? asked the lieutenant of police . There are many causes , Monseigneur , responded Jacques , elevating his voice ; heavy imposts—low wages —dear food—scarcity of employment—unequal lawsan over-bearing clergy—an oppressive aristocracy—Bah ! ejaculated D'Argenson , impatiently : it ivas the same years ago . And may be , for years to come , Monseigneur ; but it will have an end : the people—The people . ' reiterated the lieutenant of police contemptuously ; the people indeedl ' Bah !
You may affect to despise the people , Monseigneur ; but beware how you trample on their feelings— , Bah ! again ejaculated the former , apparently endeavouring to divest himself of the idea that this portion of the community possessed such a commodity ; the scum ! Hold , Monseigneur ! exclaimed the spy , glowing with anger ; I am one of the people ; I am sprung from that very scum , and will not hear it debased in silence . Thistowe , Sieur Jacques ! observed D'Argenson , astounded at that individual ' s boldness . "Why not to thee ? resumed the latter with animation ; would ' st thou deny me freedom of thought aud speech 1 I have only told thee truth ! It is perhaps unwelcome , Monseigneur- ; but 'tis truth notwithstanding . # # # * I have known the truth prove a sure passport to the Bastile , Sieur Jacques , said he ; mort dieu ! We have arrived at something indeed .
'lis quite a matter of taste , retorted' that unimpressionable individual ; the Bastile , where one may speak the truth , to wans that can't hear it—or liberty , without the privilege of speaking it at all—or only to those that won't . I don't think there ' s a pin to choose . This was said with an air intended to imply an opinion , on the part of the speaker , that the turn of the scale , if any , was rather in favour of the Bastile , and his conviction that it was a very comfortable sort of place , of which he was perfectly ready to become an inmate , if it would at aU accommodate the views of the functionary in whose presence he stood . Not that he felt any real desire that way—but he knew that by assuming an indifference to the fate with which he was indirectly menaced would have the effect of rendering his employer equally lukewarm to inflict it—a line of policy , whose efficacy he had tested on sei-eral critical occasions .
The theory propounded by Jacques startled D'Argciu son , not less than his tacit defiance of a power which he wielded to the terror of all classes . # # * * But whatever were the feelings of D'Argenson on this ktter score—and that they were bitter enough , the sequel will prove—he was too cunning to allow Jacques to perceive what passed within his mind—though even something of that might have been gathered by watching the convulsive twitchings of his mouth and eyebrows—and for the present confined himself to remarking , in answer to the spy ' s last observation , that , perhaps experience might teach him better . To this the spy retorted only by an expressive- shrug of the shoulders . Well , weH , Maitre Jacques , continued D'Argenson , wc differ both in taste and political creed ; but I would caution thee not to make open confession of thine .
I have , Monseigneur ; and do . I would not conceal my opinions ) even from his most Christian Majesty Maitre Jacques , thou art going too far , resumed D'Argenson , very rapidly noting the spy ' s words : thou must keep that democratic Spirit within bounds , or the worst of punishments , short of hanging , will ultimately be thine . And what may that be 1 asked the spy , with an ironical smile . . ' " , ¦ - ' The Bastile , Sieur Jacques , the Bastile ; sangdieu-It has no terrors for me , Monseigneur ; I have nothing to lose . By the worst of punishments , 'I thought something even worse was in store for me ! - Ah ! exclaimed the lieutenant of police ; work man that ? worse than hanging , or than the Bas tile ! " ° rse than the Bastile , Maitre Jaques ? ventre Men ! Tf orse than either , Monseigneur ; worse than the one firstand the other after ¦ ¦
, . t , Ah ! again ejaculated the other , in atone that expressed great doubt as ta their existing anything worse , and great curiosity to be made acquainted with the secret , m order , when the opportunity offered , of favouring Jacques
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withthe benefit of-hisown discovery rthis ; of course , was a private resolution . WeU , "Monseigneur , I know of two punishments , that to an honest man , are worse than either hanging or the Bastile ., He paused . Name them ! name them ! exclaimed D'Argenson , impatiently . The first , Monseigneur , is the being an honest man , and in the pay of his most Christian Majesty ' s lieutenant of police ! The second—again he paused . Well , " Sieur Jacques , observed D'Argenson , growing pale : and the second ? Is the being his most Christian Majesty ' s lieutenant of police , retoited Jacques , bowing ; and gathering his large cloak about him , slowly quitted the apartment , leaving his disconcerted employer foaming with indignation .
This is too much , exclaimSl the latter , as soon as he could command his feelings sufficiently to give them utter , ance ; but it will be my turn next . TInJu shalt not beard me with impunity ; tomicn-c dieu ! Lejtl us reflect ; let us reflect ; continued he , speaking to himself ; 'tis time I should act . yes ; yes ' , I'll not trust jhee any longer , Maitre Jacques : thou art growing trouh ^ somc ! in league too with the baron ! oh ! I have not done with thee , yet ! but—we must wait—we must wait ! The Bastile is not bad enough for thee , eh ? nor hanging ! ah I ah ' , ah 1 thou art difficult to please , sang diet ' . ! but I have not done with thee yet ! and easing his mind , at intervals , with such exclamations as these , D'Argenson resumed his labours , nor ceased them until loug past the hour of midnight .
The Three Impostors. Dundee: J. My Les ,...
THE THREE IMPOSTORS . Dundee : J . My les , 201 , Ovcrgate . London : Watson , PauFs-alley . This is a translation from the French , of a work published at Amsterdam in 1776 , but supposed to belong or iginally to a much earlier period . The question of its anti quit y is amply d i sc ussed in the b od y o f the work , and constitutes one of its most interesting and attractive features . The publisher says : " The edition from which the'present is translated , was brought me from § Paris by a distinguished defender of civil and religious liberty ; and as my friend had an anxiety , from a thorough conviction of its interest and value , to see it p ubli s h e d in the E ng lish la n g u a g e , I have , from like feelings , brought it before the public , as I am convinced that it is an excellent antidote to superstition and intolerance , and eminently calculated to promote the cause of freedom , justice , and morality . ' We recommend this work to all free inquirers and searchers for the truth .
The World Within. B Y The Rev. J. E. Smi...
THE WORLD WITHIN . B y the Rev . J . E . Smith , M , A . B . D . Cousins , Duke-street , Lineoln ' s-innfields . Thi s little bo o k p r o f e ss e s to be a des c ription of the interior of tho e a rth , with its inhabitants , _ cities , tem p les , and basili cas , social and domestic institutions , with other curiosities never before heard of in this world without . Tho author narrates that when at Smyrna he resol v ed to visit the ruins of E ph e s us , and that on h i s j ourney to the f a mous c it y of Di a n a he encountered a party of Turkish travellers , with whom he took up Ins quarters at a caravansary . After then * repast the Turks commenced smoking and chewing opium , of which last en j o y ment t h e aut h or partook , ign or a nt o f the nature an d effect s of t h at
remarkable stimulant . The consequence was , th a t he in a very short time swooned away , becoming dead to all mundane impressions , or rather the world became dead to him , he bein g as lively as ever , and as happy and frolicsome as if he had been transported to heaven itself . In this state he finds himself transp orted to th e interi o r o f th e ea rt h , where he beholds the wonders which form the subject of these revelations . He is guided during his visit by one of the female inhabitants , so beautiful that even Tom Moore could not adequately describe her charms ; the author adds , that compared with his subterranean guide , the Venus of Cieomeses was but a poor , ordinarylooking creature , " and not fit to hold a hasin of water to wash the fingers of the perfect creature who officiated as his cicerone .
For the wonderful things shown and told by this more than Venus , we must refer our readers to the book itself . The name of the author is sufficient guarantee that wh a t he has written la c k s nothin g in regard to originality ; and we may add that both instruction and amusement will be found likewise . 'Tis a pity for Mi-. Smith but that he had flourished hi a less sceptical age than the present ; bom'a few hundr e d years ago ; his visions would have been swal lowed as g os p el truth , a nd hims e lf h a d a fair chance of rivalling the great Mahomet . '
The Medical Argus. Johnson, Go , St. Mar...
THE MEDICAL ARGUS . Johnson , GO , St . Martin ' s-lanc . This is a new metropolitan weekly medical journal , intended to advocate the interests- of the general practitioners of medicine , surgery , and midwifery . The first number contains articles on Sir James Graham ' s Medical Bil l , and the financial accounts of the Royal College of Surgeons . There are also reports of some most interestihg ' medical cases and lectures , both at home arid abroad .
The Triumph Of Truth; Or, A Commonsense Vindication Of The Laws Of Nature. This Small Tract Contains An Exposition Of The Science Of Medical Botany, As Taught By Dr. Coffin, Of Leeds , And Detailed In A Series Of Lectures Delivered By Him In Several Parts Of Yorkshire: Also, Answers To T H E O Bj Ectors To The Doctor 'S Theory. The Tract May Be Had For A Penny On Application To The Doctor, At 16, Trafalgar-Street, Leeds.
THE TRIUMPH OF TRUTH ; OR , A COMMONSENSE VINDICATION OF THE LAWS OF NATURE . This small tract contains an exposition of the science of medical botany , as taught by Dr . Coffin , of Leeds , and detailed in a series of lectures delivered by him in several parts of Yorkshire : also , answers to t h e o bj ectors to the Doctor 's theory . The tract may be had for a penny on application to the Doctor , at 16 , Trafalgar-street , Leeds .
The Truth-Seeker, And Temperance Advocat...
THE TRUTH-SEEKER , AND TEMPERANCE ADVOCATE . This is a new monthly publication devoted to the advocacy of Total abstinence principles , and the WaterCure , underthemanagementof Dr . F . R . Lees , late Editor of the Natioml Temperance Herald . The subjects proposed to be discussed in this publication , besides Tcetotalisin and the Water Cure , are Education , Chemistry , Dietetics , Ph ysiology , Social Economy , Intellectual and Moral Philososphy and Logic , Biblical Criticism and Christian Theology ; including defences of the latter from the objections of sceptics , and examinations o f the most c el e brated write r s a g a i nst Christianit y . The first number containsseveralablc articles , some from the pens of eminent men . The well-known talent of the editor is sufficient promise of tho ability with wliich this publication will be conducted . Differ from him we do , wi d el y , on many points ; but we cannot , on that account , withhold this just tribute to his merits .
Memoir Of Eugene Sue. - " A T A Mom E Nt...
MEMOIR OF EUGENE SUE . - " A t a mom e nt when the " Mysteries of Paris" and the "Wandering Jew" are ex c itin g so much int e rest in this country , our readers will be pleased to learn a few particulars of their author , which we find in a French publicatiop , ie Courtier de VEurope : — Eugene Sue was born at Paris , the 10 th of December , 1804 . The Empress Josephine and her son , Princ e Eu g en e B e auha r noi s , were his godmother and godfather . The Sue family is very ancient , and has been established for many years at Lacohne , near Cannes , in Provence . It is still represented there by M . Sue , a retired officer of high r a nk , and great uncle to the author . The great grandfather of Eugene Sue , Peter ; his grandfather , Joseph ; and his father , J ea n Jose p h , were all surgeons and nhysicians of ereat
celebntv . Joseph Sue left extensive anatomical works , and to him the French Medical School owes the introduction of the pathology of Gaubius , which succeeded that of Boerhaave . Joseph and Jean Joseph both graduated at the Edinburgh University , and made known to their country- , in numerous translations , the works of the Scotch School of Medicine . Our author ' s father also published numerous works , and made some curious researches into the punishment by decapitation , and u p on the eff ec t s o f galvanism . He was chief physician to the Imperial Guard in the Russian-campaign . After the Restoration , he bec a me physician to the king . lie lived in intimate friendship with . the Empress Josephine , Franklin , Massena , Moreau , and all the great personages of the consulate
epocn . ne maue a generous uequestto the Academy of the Fine Arts of a magnificent collection of comparative anatomy and objects of natural history , formed in his own family by four generations of physicians . Thi s museum , of great value , constitutes a gallery in the Palace of the Fine Arts . Eugene Sue himself , according to the wishes of his father , entered upon a medical career . He was , in the quality of a surgeon , attached to the military suite of the king ; ^ hen to the st aff of the army in Spain in 1823 ; then , m the same campaign , to the 7 th regiment of artillery ; He was present at the siege of Cadiz , a t the taking of Ti-ocadero , and at that of Tarafa .. In 1824 he quitted the land service for the naval . He made several voyages in the Atlantic : and after having
traversed the West Indies , he returned to the Mediterranean , visited Gree c e , and , in 1828 , w a s p res e nt , in the ship Breslau , at the battle of Navarino . Returned from that campaign , aiid having renounced the navy and medicine , which had no charms for him , he took up his abode at Paris , w h ere , t h anks to the handsome income which he enjoys as a paternal inheritance , he was enabled to lead a happy and brilliant life . His favourite occupation , after the pursuit of pleasure . ' was at this time painting , which he studied at his friend Gudin ' s . In 1830 an old COlttrade of the artillery remarked to M . Eugene Sue , " The romances of Cooper have made the sea popular ; you ought to write us your recollections of the
sea , and create the maritime romance of France . " The idea pleased our author . He quitted the painttng-brusti , took up the pen , and published " Kcrnwk the Pirate . " Finding the thing amusing , and enc o ura g ed . by success , he continued to write , followin g a lively and fertile fancy . Thus appeared in succession numerous works , which may be put in the following order : —• Sea , Romances . —Kornock the Pirate , Plick and Plock , . Atar-Gall , the Salamander , the Watch o f Koatwen . —Maritime History—History of the French Marine under Louis IV ., Abridgment of the Military Marine of every peopled—Historical Romances—L ' atreauniont , Jean Cavalier , Letorieres , the Commander of Malta . —Rommces of i /« wnf ; v—Arthur ,
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: La - Concaratcha ; Dy loytar , -I'Hotal Lambert , Mathilde , A-c—Dramas—Latrcaumont , . the Pretcndress , and several dramas of great effect , produced in concert with Messrs . Dinaux and hegome . —Phtlosopiacal and Social Romances— ' flic Mysteries of I am , and the Wandering Jew . The earliest works of Eugene Sue announce a spirit free from prejudice—an ardent and sympathising nature . In the midst of the fancies of the story-telleroften side by side with the paradoxes—we still detect the keen obs e rver , who sees . the evil around--him and arrests , the triumph of perfid y and of violence . In the thoughtless romancer , there is always a ' vague sentiment of social wrongs . ¦ At-length , t he instin c t of a generous soul inspired'M . Eugene Sue with the idea of his . great work—the Mysteries of Paris . M . Sue
has repeated a hundred times that lie owed the first conception of that work to the counsels of a friendl y criticism . This admission is a rare instance of modesty "and generosity . The fact is , that , from the first ' chapter , before any voice had raised itself in praise of tho writer , he produced , in the analysis of tlie fall of the " Chouvincw , " the proof of high pow . ers of criticism . Perhaps there is not , in th e whole of the work , a more profound stu dy than th a t ; there is none wliich exposes more wisely the y ice of existing societv , or which offers a cleaver indication of the true reform . At the moment when the author of the Wandering Jew is about to enter upon the question of the organization of labour , he wil l onl y have to place before him this first draught of the figure of the Chourineur . M . Euecne Sue inhabits , in the hei g hts of
the Faubourg St . Honore , a little mansion covered with creeping plants and flowers , which over-arch the peristyle . His garden is laid out with the care of love —fresh , and perfumed . A fountain plays in the midst of roeks -and sea plants . A long closed gallery , walled with sculpture , and p lants , . leads from the house to a little outer gate ^—quite hidden under an artificial rock . The interior is composed of very small apai t . ments , somewhat confined , and rendered obscure by the . creepers and flowers hanging down the windows . The furniture is crimson , with golden nails ; the sleeping-chamber alone is lighter and of a blue colour . The furniture , very numerous , is mixed , not without confusion , with massive drapery . There is a little of every style—Gothic , Renaissance , fantastic French . The drawing-room is shelled . The walls are hid by
works of art , paintings and sculpture , various curiosities , family portraits , master-pieces , works of modern artists , his friends . Precious vases , gifts of female friendship , cover the mantel-shelf . One of them is the respectful homage of a royal hand . Glorious names shine in every part ; Delacroix , Gtidin , Isabey , Vernet , & C . In a frame , is seen a drawing of Madame de Laniartine , and some verses of tlie illustrious poet . One picture occupies a privileged place , u p on c anvas , in the midst of the eoquettries of the drawing-room . It is an anchorite of Isabey , of terrible effect , forming a remarkable contrast in that little teniplo of luxury . On every side Issues a sweet odour , in which m a y be distin g ui s h ed th e healthy smell of the Russian leather . The favourite horses and dogs of M . Eugene Sue ( painted by himself , or by M . Alfred Dedreux ) , keep him company who caressed them formerly , and recommended themselves to his friendly remembrance . In the
vestibule , in the midst of the weapons and trophies of the chase , a stuff ed wolf a nd a b ir d of prey , formerly tamed and loved , live again in the house of their master . At the end of the garden are lodged with care two magnificent beag les , the present of Lord Chesterfield . Beautiful pheasants and fowls walk freel y upon the turf of the g arden , a nd com e every night to roost under the garden window and under the balcony—winged guardians of the porchelegant and gentle friends of the house . In traversing this mansion , wliich the hand of a friend opened to us during the proprietor's absence , we detected many traits of character ; a passion for luxury and strong emotions , with a re-action towards retirement and meditation ; an enligh tene d taste for t h e fine arts , a disposition for refined obscurities—the love of animals and of plants . We were guided by a domestic , L a ur e nt , who during fifteen years has not quitted M . Eugene Sue : perhaps an equal praise of tlie man and ot the master .
The Poet Tiiom.—The Following Appears M ...
The Poet Tiiom . —The following appears m a provincial paper : — " By the bye , you know Thorn ; the Inverary Poet , or , as Punch c al l s him , the ' Weaver Bard . ' * He is in London just now , and comes out in the first literary circles . The other nig ht he was a t the Countess of Blessington ' s , and this evening he goes to Mr . C . Hall ' s . I have had him dining here once already , and he is coming again to-morrow . He sings an excellent song , and plays the flute remarkably well . His appearance has lost none of its eccentricity . "
A Bowl Of "Punch," Fresh Brewed.
A BOWL OF "PUNCH , " FRESH BREWED .
A " Leader" Lost. Lost, A Donkey Off Wes...
a " Leader" lost . Lost , a Donkey off Westminster Common—a kicker Whether going with saddle , cart , pannier , or pack : Is slow in his paces , was formerly quicker—Has a mark , very faint , of M . P . on his back . Is supposed to be stolfttv—for , lately , a lad With some chaff in his hat was seen trying to catch him ; - The lad ' s out of place—is well known , wears a plaid—Aud for cunning and mischief nobody can match lum . If stmy'd , it is hoped , before long he'llhe found In good working condition , improved in his paces , For his owners would like to be earning a pound ( Or , at least , hear him bray ) at next Westminster Races . ( Signed ) James CotPocK , 28 th January . Westminster Crier ,
Murueb ik Spoet . —From the statement of Mr . Grantley Berkeley , it seems that the killing of game , on the part of anybody but the proprietor , is nothing more nor less than murder . Could not the honourable gentleman take a rather more lenient view of the m a tter , and make it game-slaughter ? It would be r a ther hard to han g a poor labourer for shootin g a har e , even though he ~ committed the act with hunger prepense . Mr . Grantley Berkeley , we presume , will maintain that shooting at game with intent to kill , whether you hit it or not , is the next thing to murder . If so , a nd co uld hi s view s be c ome l a w , what a number of cockney sportsmen would be transported merely for wasting powder and shot t We should like to know whether Mr . Berkeley considers a clerk , or
a medical student , who dines off jugged hare at an eating-house , an accessory after the fact ; and also , whether he looks in the same light at- anybody who sups on a poached egg . Povertv Rewarded . — The Hampshire Telegraph boasts a paragraph which we have read with , a delicious thrill of the heart-strings . One Ann Abraham , aged upwards of 90 , has received at the West of Engl and A gricultural Meeting , as the reward of fifty years' faithful servitude , the sum of £ 2—yes , forty shillings—a very handsome recompense , though certainly not at the rate of twelve-pence a year . She has , moreover , received— " A handsome testimonial from the society , bearin g the signature of the Marq uis of L a ns do wne , and which , being fram e d an d glazed , now forms an elegant decoration to her cottage . " Ann Abraham has not touched the . forty slullings . No ; she has left the money " to provide
for her burial , without burdening the parish . " Really , there is a fine spirit of economy animating these rewarding societies . For instance , the poor man will keep out of the workhouse—will starve with a fine heroism f o r fifty y ears , so that at the end of the half century he may obtain the rewarding forty shillings . He obtain it ? No ; his corpse obtains it , f or h e does not touch the money , leaving it that it may save his remains from the obloquy of parish deals . By such sweet bribes ( not forgetting the " handsome testimonial , framed and glazed , ) the poor are not only tempted to starve through life , but to bury themselves when starving has done its worst . How must the father of hypocrisy have chuckled and rubbed his iniq uitous hands , as he read the "handsome testimonial" made by Pharisaical benevolence to aged penury !
Suicide By A Dog.— On Saturday Last, A F...
Suicide by a Dog . — On Saturday last , a fine , h a ndsome , and valuable black dog , of the Newfoundland species , belong ing to Mr . Floyd , s o licit o r , Holmfirth , committed suicide by drownin g it se lf in the river which flows at the . back of its owner ' s habitation . For some days previous the animal seemed less animated than usual , but on this particular occasion he was noticed to throw himself into the water and endeavour to sink by preserving perfect stillness of the legs and feet . Being dragged out of the stream , the dog was tied up for a . time , but had no sooner been released than lie again hastened to the water and again tried to sink , and was again got out . This occurred many times , until at len g th the animal with repeated efforts appeared to get exhausted , and by dint ot keeping his head determinedly under
water for a few minutes , succeeded at last in obtaining his object , for when taken out this time lie was indeed dead . The case is worth recording , as affording another proof of the general instinct and sagacity of the canine race . —Leeds Intelligencer . Something Wonderful . —We have been called upon by Mr . J . M . Edgar , of the Inch , in Cannobie , who has left with us acrab , to be placed in the Carlisle Museum , being one of six which came into his possession under the following singular circumstances : — A njg was slaughtered about lour weeks ago on premises of Mr . Edgar , and its . stomach thrown into the dunghill . On the day . followin g , Mi-., Ed g ar was removing a portion of the heap , andnappenedtoturn up the stomach of the pig with his gnpe ; in doing
this he burst the skin or covering of the stomach , and to his utter amazement , out twml } lQd 8 ixs . niaUci'au-n 8 li , and one or two crab-shells , containing young I These have all been carefully preserved , and have been a subject of wonder in the whole district , we have no doubt : How to account for the fact of the crab-hsh finding their way into the " bread-basket" of the poovgruhfer , at a place thirteen miles from salt water , we leave to those who are better initiated than Olirselves ' into the mysteries of ichthyology and pork . Mr . -Edgar is a highly respectable man , and speaks , we have no oubt , what he believes to be the truth ; and if the facts be as stated , certainly wc are bound to agree with the poet that " truth is stranger than ficti « i . "» -C ' « rf ? rte Journal ,
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CURIOUS EPITAPHS . epitaph- is st . Michael ' s ohurch-vakd , crooked * l ane . Here lieth , wrapt in clay , Tlie body of William Wray . I have no more to say . OX A 000 D WIVE . Here lies my poor wife , much lamented ; She ' s happy , and I ' m contented .
IX WADDINGTOX CHUnCH-TABD , YORKSHIRE . When I was like you , For years not a few , On live ocean I have toil'd . On the line I have broil'd . In Greenland I've shiver'd ; Sow from hardships deuverM , Capsized byolil death , I ' ve sim-eniler ' il my breath ; Aud now I He snug , As a bug in a rug . Fuller , the well-known author Qf " British Worthies , " wrote his own epitaph , as it appears in Westminster Abbey . It consists of only tour words , but speaks volumes : — Here lies Fuller ' s earth .
ON A TOUB-STOSE IN' ESSEX . Here lieth the man Richard , And Mary his wife ; Tlieir surname was Prichard . They lived without strife : And the reason is plain—They abounded in riches , They no care hud , nor pain , And the wife wore the breeches . r . \ LUVMRRSCK CHVttClI-YARD , MONIOOMERVSHIRE Here lies John Thomas , And his three children dear , Two buried at Owestry , And one here .
Napier axd C .-esak . —It is a common idea that the most laconic military dispatch ever issued was that sent by Caesar- to the Horse Guards at Rome , containing th e thr ee memor a b l e wor d s , " Veni , vidi , vici ; " and , perhaps , until our own day , no like instance of brevitv has been found . The dispatch of Sir Charles Napier , after the capture of Sciudc , to Lord Ellenborough , both for brevity and truth , is , however , far beyond it . The dispatch consisted of one emp hatic word , "Peccavi , " " I have Scinde " ( sinned ) .
Refinement . —The-other day a gentleman of the press , seeing his daughter writing to an old family connect i on , and being asked if he bad any thing to say , replied , " * 0 , yes ; tell him I still continue to waste the midnight oil . " The dear little creature instantly new-nibbed her pen , and wrote , in the most delicate hand , " Papa presents his kindest regards , and bids me say that he still continues to consume the midnight camphine . " IIobson's Choici :. — " Gentlemen and ladies , " s a id the facetious Beau Nash , the then master of the ceremonies for Bath , introducing a most lov e l y woman into the ball-room , ' ' 'This is " Mrs . Hobsou . I have oft e n h eard o f II o bson ' s choice , but never had the pleasure to view it till now , and you must coincide with mc that it reflects credit on his taste . "
Death from Excess or < Jov . —Last week a poor , woman , named Lucy Young , who kept a little shop in Eastbourne , and was behind in her payments , was so overjoyed at their settlement by Mrs . DavieS Gilbert , that she went into a fit and shortly expired . Fete for thf . Holy Garments . —Coblentz , Jax . 8 . —Bishop Amcldft lm issued an ordmaftcc to \\\ % clergv announcing that he is resolved to institute a special holiday in honour of the holy garments of our S aviour , and the other valuable relics , namely , the nails and the spear . That this fete shall ba celebrated on the Wednesday following the third Sunday after Easter . Grammar for the Mauox . —A young lady at school , e n gag ed in th e stud y of g rammar , was aske d if " kiss" was a common or proper noun . After some hesitation , she replied , "it is both common and proper . "
. Aoove the reach of Calumny . —Mr . Porter , the United States Co ns ul , at Guadalcupe , in Tobasco , in a letter lately laid before the Congress , says , in reference to a Mr . Patterson , that "lie stands so high in the estimation of the respectable portion of the community that his calumniators cannot touch him ivith a ten-foot pole !!" Ax Extinguisher . —A young minister in a C 0 Utt « try parish , who prided himself on speaking the purest English , told his servant to extinguish the candle . " What ' s your will , sir ? " said Jenny . " Put out the candl e , " said the minister . A few days afterwards , when he was entertaining some friends at dinner , Jenny asked if she should extinguish the cat , The Mormonites . — This singular sect of American fanatics have installed themselves in Theobald ' sroad , w h ere on Sun d ay evening " Elder E . II . Davis , " stvling himself companion and intimate friend of the late martyr , Joseph Smith , delivered the first of a course of lectures on their particular views and
opinions . A-. y American- Editor remarks— " We might as well try to confine a thunderbolt in a quart cup as to cramp W genius ; it ' s rising like / a bowl of yeast . " Goon Advice . —A West Indian contemporary publishes this pithy and unquestionable axiom : — The man that in this world would rise , Must take the news arid advertise . " Foigh a Baixah . "—These words , which mean " clear the way , " were addressed to the 87 th Royal Irish Fusileers , by Major . Sir Hugh Gough , in 1811 , at the battle of Uarossa . The French were making
a furious onset , when the Major uttered this rallying cry , and the Fusileers reversing their musket ? , dashed in amongst then * enemies , litera l ly " clearing the way . " Our Allegiance . —A good deal of conversation has arisen on the subject of our removal within the City , and it is asked in several quarters whether we shall pay our allegiance to Gibbs , We beg to say , once for all , that we respect the City sovereignty a nd t o him who is , de facto , the Cockney King , we are prepared to render the homage that is due to him . We feel that we owe Gibbs something , and we trust wc know how to pay him off . —Punch .
Elopement Extraordinary . —Mr . Smith ' s cat with Mr . Jones ' s dinner . —Punch . A Wife to "Look up to . "—There is nowresid « ing in Cincinnati a young lady from Kentucky ^ w h ose height is six feet eleven inches . She is stout In proportion to her altitude . An Appropriate Title , — A gentleman of the name of Pepper had been several times thrown from a spirited young horse , and was relating the circumstance to a friend , at the same time observing that
he had never given his horse a name . "I think , " replied his friend , " you should call him Peppercaster . " Method in Madness . —In George the Third ' s first illness , when Willis , who was a clergyman , e nt e red the room , the King asked him if he , who was a clergyman , was not ashamed of himself exercising such at profession ? " Sir , " said Willis , " our Saviour himself went about healing the sick . " "Yes , " answered the King , ' but he had not £ 100 a-year for it . "
Axecuote qf the Late Edmund Kean . —During the recess which followed Kean ' s first triumphant season at Drury Lane , lip accepted an offer to p lay at Portsmouth . He had then become the " Grea 6 Mr . Kean , " travelled in his own chariot , gave sp l e ndid dinners , and was an honoured guest at the board of every manager . On the morning of the day on which he was to make his appearance at th . 6 Portsmouth theatre , the ' nianager and two or thJee friends invited Mr . Kean to take a glass of Maderia a nd a biscuit , at one of the principal hotels . The party entered the hotel and seated themselves . " The wine and biscuits were brought , and the landlord , " albeit a great man , " could not do less for such a euest as Mr . Kean . than wait unon him in . person .
Kean had no sooner perceived the , landlord , than darting upon him one of those soul-searching looks for which ne was so celebrated , he exclaimed , " Stop —IS not yourname ?"— "Yes , sir / 'jsaid the landlord , astonished at his looks , . and at the tone ic which he addressed him . "Then , " said Mr . Kean , " I will not eat nor drink in your house . ; Eight years ago I went into your coffee-room , and modestly requested a glass of ale ; -you surveyed mc from top to toe , and having done so , I heard you give some directions to your waiter , who presented mc with the glass in one hand , hol d in g the o th e r f o r the money ; I p a id it , sir , and then , he relinquished his hold of the glass . lam better dressed now—I can drink Maderia—I am waited upon by the landlord in person—but I am the same Edmund Kean as I was t h en ; and had n o t Edm un d K ean th en the same feelings that he has , now ? . Away with you , sir . Avaunt ! your sight pains me ! " , And having
said this he took his hat and hastily left the-. apart-Went . " Now , " said Kean , when they had quitted the house , , " I will take you to an honest fellow , who was kind to , me in my days of misfortune . " They entered a third-rate house , and having ordered some wine , desired to see the landlord ; he came , but it was not the host of Kean ' a recollection ; he was dead . There was , however , a sort of balf-waiter , half-potboy , who had lived at the house when Kean frequented it , and was a ,. great favourite of his master . Kean , with a tear in his eye , inquired about the family of the deceased landlord , and , on leavin g the house , asked the waiter what o ' clock it was . " I will see , sir , " running to the stairs , at the head of which stood a clock . '' Have you no watch V said Kean . " No , sir . " " Take thatand buy one , and whenever you look at it , think of your late master . " The noble hearted actor put five pounds in the hands of the waiter , who remained mute with astonishment ,
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 1, 1845, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_01021845/page/3/
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