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Bleak House. By Charles Dickens. No. ' 8...
with his resistance to the wrongs that had at last subdued him . The aattSer , a 11 j : er , rf ajj obiect fu ] I 0 f form and color , is such a picture of it , as he Metf *» test *» ' froin Shropshire whom we had spoken with befere . '' - V ° - lined his head to Richard and me , and spoke to my guardian . "J , ¦ J , Tarndyc ^ " is very kind of you to corae and 8 ee roe - I am not lone ' an , JnI tUinlc . I am very glad to take your hand , sir . You art * a ROod « *** SK ' ' rior ( 0 injustice , and God knows I honor you . " S 5 vS' rSook ban * earnestly , and my guardian said some words of comfort '" ' iSt ' wa y seew strange { ° ° ' ' " re , Mrncd GridIey 5 " r 8 l , ouW not have , ; J see yo « , if « " * nad been tl , e first tlnae of our meeting , But you know I TL \ tt -i iM * for it , jou know I stood up with my single hand against them all , kwi know * I told them the truth to the last , and told theui what they were , aud 11 1 Vtthev had done to me ; so I don't mind your seeing me this wreck . ' ' I .. Yo » . You ' lKwe been courageous with them , many and many a time , " returned
» . <__ !• < ir I have been ; " with a faint smile . " I told you what would come of it , . 1 \ I edited to be so ; all ! see here ! look at us—look at us 1 " He drew TmttuA i" - FHte heW ' tI , rough 1 , er arm ' brought her something nearer « t " « Ss ends it . Of all my old associations , of all my old pursuits and hopes , all t all tlie living and dead world » lnis 0 ,, e Poor soul alone comes natural to me , and . „_ , | ora fit for . There is a tie of many suffering years betweeu us two , and it is ilonV only tie I ever had on earth that Chancery had not broken . " » A ( "Accept my blessing , GridIey , " said Miss Flite , in tears . « Accept my
,. ' j ,. ' j thought , boastfully , that they never could break my heart , Mr . Jarndyce . wasivas resolved that they should not . I did not believe that I could , aud would , Wr " ,.. r"e tliem with being the mockery they were , until I died of some bodily disir-ernier . # ut l am woru out" How long 1 lme been wearil lS out , I don't know ; * e _ i * e _ mfd to break down in an hour . I hope they may never come to hear of it . liojlioj * every body , here , will lead them to believe that I died defying them , conii < tefcieJifly aud perseveringly , as I did through so many years . " H Here Mv . Bucket , who was sitting in a corner , by the door , good-naturedly fi . rfl . red such consolation as he could administer .
" " Come , come I" he said , from his corner . " Don't go on in that way , Mr . iriS-idfey- y ° u are ouly a litt ! e lonr * We ave a 11 ot U 8 a , itHe lowv- ' rsoiueiBiiBEf . I am . Hold up , hold up ! You'll lose your temper with the whole sjtthjand of ' cm , again and again ; aud I shall take you on a score of warrants yet , fif ! have luck . " 1 He only shook his head . ¦ "Don'tshake your head , " said Mr . Bucket . " Ivod it ; that ' s what I want to
se ^ e you do . Why , Lord bless your soul , what times we have had together Ihllsveii't I seen you in the Fleet over and over , again , for contempt 1 Haven't I foroine into Court , twenty afternoons , for no other purpose than to see you pin _ i _ ie Chancellor like a bull-dog ? Don't you remember , when you first began to t _ t-reateu the lawyers , and the peace was sworn against you two or three times a mweek'l Ask the little old lady there ; she has been always present . Hold up , Mr . GridIey , hold up , sir !" " What tire you going to do about him ? " asked Mr . George in a low
voice . s , . , "I don't kuow yet , " said Backet , in the same tone . Then resuming his en-. courageuiKJt , he pursued aloud : 11 "Worn out , Mr . GridIey 1 After dodging rac all these weeks , and forcing me t to climb the roof here like a tomcat , and to come to see you as a Doctor ? ' That ain't like being worn out . I should think not ! Ifow I tell you what you « raut . You want excitement , you know , to keep you up ; that ' s what you want . Vou ' re used to it , and you can't do without it . I couldn ' t myself . Very well
tlieu ; here ' s this warrant , got by Mr . Tulkinghovn of Lincoln ' s Inn Fields , and backed info half a dozen counties since . What do you say to coming along with me , upon this warrant , and having a good angry argument before the Magistrates ? It'll do you good : it'll freshen you up , and get you into training for another turn at the Chancellor . Give in ? Why , I am surprised to hear a man of your energy talk of giving in . You musn't do that . You ' re half the fun of the fair , in the Court of Chancery . George , you lend Mr . GridIey a hand , and let ' s see now whether he won't be better up than down . " " He is very weak , " said the trooper , in a low voice .
"Is he ? " returned Bucket , anxiously . "I only want to rouse him . I don't like to see an old acquaintance giving in like this . It would cheer him up more than anything , if I could make him a little waxy with me . He ' s welcome to drop into me , right and left , if he likes . I shall never take advantage of it . "
The roof rang with a scream from Miss Flite , which still rings in my ears . " 0 uo , GridIey !' ' she cried , as he fell heavily and calmly back from before iier . " 2 fot without roy blessing . After so many years !" The sun was down , the light had gradually stolen from the roof , and the shadow had crept upward . But , to me , the shadow of that pair , one living and one dead , fell heavier on Richard ' s departure than the darkness of the darkest night . And through Richard ' s farewell word * I heard it echoed : " Of all my old associations , of all my old pursuits and hopes , of all the living and the dead world , this one poor soul alone comes natural to me , and I am fit for . There is a tie of many suffering years between us two , and it ia the only tie I ever had on earth that Chancery has not broken !"
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Great Ixood At Lewes. Lewes, Tuesday, 5 ...
GREAT iXOOD AT LEWES . Lewes , Tuesday , 5 o'Cock , p . m . Lewes has this day been "visited by the heaviest flood it has experienced—so say competent authorities—since the memorable winter of 1814 , when the breaking up of the frost produced an universal deluge throughout the country . During the past few % s a quantity of wet had fallen , but yesterday , from morning till night , and throughout the night , the rain poured down in incessant torrents , accompanied by a perfect hurricane of wind . To say that it came down in bucketfulls is no exaggeration . According to the rain guage of a scientific gentleman in this place no less than two inches of water fell during the 24 hours .
At an early hour this morning the effects of so heavy a fall became evident in the rapid descent of the water from the hills , and its rising throughout the meadows that surround the town % 10 o ' clock a vast body of water had accumulated in the meadows near Offham and Hamsey , and for a considerable space had risen to a level with the embankment of the Lewes and Keymer Hallway , part of which , in fact , was under water . All traffic over the line was , very judiciously , suspended , and the trains to and ftoni Hastings and London were sent round via Brighton . In Wes an unwonted scene presented itself . At the lower
portions of the town , in Mailing-street and the Cliff , the water burst into tlie cellars and warehouses , and one small street , consisting ° f from 20 to 30 houses , leading to Messrs . Hillman ' s brewery , * as a complete river , all the lower rooms of the houses on each s Me being inundated to a considerable depth . Tlie street itself * as only passable by means of planks laid across barrels placed on ° oe end . A little further on , the main street was under water for a few yards . At the back of this part of the town the meadows " * ere completely under water , and presented the appearance of a s Boats were rowing and sailing about ; here part of a hayrack was floating o $ there faggots and planks were carried away D the stream . At the bridge the current was running down
w ith immense force , bursting its way into cellars and warehouses , and carrying off timber , & c , lying on the wharfs . At half-past 4 p . m . the tide began to ebb , and it was . hoped that the flood had cached its highest , and would rapidly recede as the tide ran out . Beyond the damage caused by the inundation in the houses , & c , w have not heard of any serious injury being sustained . Owing to the event occurring in the daylight , people were forewarned , rod , in the town as well as in the surrounding country , precautions were taken to remove property and secure it from damage . Reports from the neighbouring villages speak of heavy floods in every direction . Such a day of incessant torrents of rain as fell y esterday we rcarcely ever remember- «
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Aw , Antiquities of Athens .-A letter has been addressed tram Athens to Mr . Hamilton , Vice-President of the Roval Society of Literature by Mr . Charles Newton , lately of the British Museum , but now her Majesty ' s Vice Consul at Mytilene ; in which he gives a very interesting account of the objectsiwhich he saw still preserved in that ancient city of the Arts , —and chiefly of the numerous fragments of Art contemporary with and posterior to the . time of Phidias . It would be difficult , says Mr . JTcwton , . without actual visiting the Acropolis , toform idea of * , UQ thestJ
. any th )^^^ of fragments as a further illustration oi" thei ^ eiiwf . ' ^ / fiBlgin Iloom , ~ to which tliey are as essential - as leaves kvJ / V * - a MS , are to the book itself . . t he | places in which the sculpture .,, . ' . ^ pr eserved arc : —I . the cella ot the Parthenon itself , in which the most important objects are the torso of a male figure kneeling on both knees , and a reclining female figure , which Mr . Newton and Mr . Lloyd both agree to ho those of the Ihssus and Kallirrhoe , believing the figure in the British Museum commonly called the Ilissus to be the Oephissus . This male torso is
of the greatest beauty , the thighs are very finely preserved , and the same great style which we find in the Theseus is at once recognizable . ^ . A long cellar or cistern , rut-mug north aud south in the front of the west end of the Temple . The whole cellar is full of fragments perfectly unanranged , but some of them of . inestimable value . Among them are two horses' heads , quiteworthy of those in the Elgin Boom ; a hoof with holes all round inside , showing where a metallic shoe had been fastened to it . All these fragments exhibit a remarkable
grandeur of style sustained throughout . They are what we might expect expect from Phidias as a conception of the liorses of Pallas . In the same cistern , or in one near it , is a large wing , which M . Pittakys ,, the curator , considers to belong to the figure of Nike or Iris from the east pediment , —now in the British Museum . Ifc has square holes in the back behind for the insertion of wings . Sir . Newton , however , states , that he should rather have supposed this to be the wing of one of the horses in the car of Poseidon in the west pediment , for it is more consonant with the art of Phidias that his car should have been
drawn hy winged horses than by hippocampi , as Wclcker has supposed . 3 . At the east end of the Acropolis , a temporary museum , in which several fragments of the freize are preserved . 4 . At the entrance of the Acropolis , near the lodge of the curator , a fragment of the frieze representing a hgure with a bull . o .. In the building on the left in ascending the fropylcea , —which is described by Pausanias as an edifice containing pictures , — -are a number of fragments of all styles , among which is part of a chariot-wheel , and a fragment of a horse ' s head . These are the principal torsos and fragments of which Mr . Newton took note . But everything , he says , is of interest which
relates to the smallest fragment of the great design of Phidias . If the scholars of Europe have thought it wortli while to edit every relic , however insignificant , of the lost plays of Sophocles , why arc we so indifferent to the remains of the art of Phidias ? It seems of great importance that good casts should before long be made of all the remains still existing at Athens—and tjhis for several reasons . 1 . The sculptures * ; in question are for the / most part not at present accessible . No archa . ologist or artist can see them without a journey to Athens , and when on the spot none would know of their existence unless from previous study . Even then they can be seen only by making a
special appointment with the curator , —and the visit must , therefore , be a huried one . 2 . They are not only difficult of access , but they are also in great danger from mutilation and depredation . Already has the beautiful group of the six seated deities , lately discovered , sustained irreparable injury , the hand and the foot of one of the male figures having been broken off . The east now in the Elgin Eoom is the only record of this hand and foot . 3 . In the present unsettled state of Greece the sculptures are necessarily insecure ; and in the
event of another revolution , what is there to prevent the Acropolis from being again a fortress , and again a mark for the cannon of the besieging party ? The shells which in 1833 destroyed the roof of the Ereehtheum would not be wanting to complete the destruction of the sculptures of Phidias . 4 . To the artist and the archaeologist—to all who make the design of Phidias , viewed as a whole , the object of their study , and do not regard the sculptures in the Eglin Room as isolated fragments , but rather as parts of one great poetic compositionthe addition of these casts would be of infinite service . Neither
Carrey ' s drawings , nor the remains of the temple in situ , nor the sculptures in the Elgin Boom , are singly sufficient for the interpretation of the great compositions of Phidias ; but when brought into immediate juxtaposition , they give unity and significance to that which appeared isolated and hopelessly mutilated . To persist in keeping apart what Phidias had once united , seems very like keeping the book in one place and a few torn leaves in another . Besides the sculptures above mentioned , which belong to the Parthenon , there are also at Athens , says Mr . Newton , several other collections of great value . 1 .
Numerous fragments from the Temple of Victory , which , viewed as parts of one composition in alto-relievo , are of great interest , and present the same rich variety of attitude which we find in the coins of Terina . 2 . Portions of the frieze of the Ereehtheum recently discovered—many of the pieces very well preserved , and interesting examples ' of Art of which we know the precise date . Most of the slabs of this frieze are eno-raved in Rangabe ' s' Antiquites Heleniques , ' Athens , 4 to . 1849 . the le of
3 . ° In the building on the left of the Propyhea , opposite Temp Victory , are a number of bas-reliefs and fragments provisionally built into frames . Some of them are very beautiful compositions , with much of the manner of Phidias about them . 4 . On the right of the entrance to the Propylrea are other frames with bas-reliefs . One of these is very curious , as bearing great resemblance to the earliest coins of Svracuse . It is a figure of archaic character in a car . The wheel has four spokes imitating a rose . The figure is seated . The
horses are two in number , moving slowly . 5 . At the entrance to the Acropolis , near the lodge of the curator , is an archaic seated figure of Athene , which Muller supposed to represent the Minerva Polias . The regis falls like a . tippet over the breast to the waist , and , has in its centre a Gorgon ' s head . All round the edge are holes , to which metallic ornaments have been attached . Lastly , in the temporary museum of the Temple of Theseus are collected all the most remarkable sculptures found in and about Athens , excepting those found on the Acropolis itself . A large number of these are sepulchral bas-re-.. « , i - _ :-a , \ .. __ . .. « ,. rk ; ,. l . « . n ., « Mu „ . wii . m ? n- > _ 1 » pjY Hate . The the inscritions which generalldetermine their date . The
, Kefs p on y bas-reliefs often present very beautiful designs , exhibiting the same kind of relation to the higher art of Phidias which the vase paintings of the best period must have had to the paintings of Polygnotus , or the terra colta figures to the great works in bronze . or marble . Shortly before Mr . Newton left Athens , he was enabled to visit Mavrodhilissi , near Kelamo , to examine some inscriptions which had been observed there . Ihe chief interest of the place is , that it is believed to be the site of the Temple of Amphiaraos , which Pausanias and other authors place near Oropus , Mr , Newton considers , from per-
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sonal inspection , that there can be no doubt that Movrodhilissi doerepresent the situation of the Amphiaraon . Mr . Newton observed the position of the Temenos clearly defined by ancient foundations , and the ground . strewed with large slabs of marble , covered by inscriptions . Among other things was an altar dedicated to Amphiaraos , which alone wonld settle the question as to the name of the site , — and four or five inscriptions granting Proxenia to individuals in the name of the city of Oropus , —with a curious list of the victors in the
dramatic , musical , aud gymnastic contests , being a record apparcntly of some local panegyrist . Mr . Newton discovered also , lying across a mountain torrent in a ravine , a fine statue , which he thought was very probably that of Amphiaraos himself , described by Pausanias as being m this temple . It is at present lying iu the stream close by where a spring flows from the bank , and where , probably , was the sacred fountain mentioned by Pausanias and others . The description of Livy , •' fontibus riuisque circuni teminwn . " is perfectly applicable to this picturesque spot at present .
Mr . Roach Smith ' s Museum . —Mr . Koach Smith ' s collection is principally Boman-Bri . ish , but it is also continned down through the Saxon era to the middle ages . The Boman antiquities aie wholly those of Roman London , and although one must lament that muchhas perished , it is due to the perseverance of that gentleman that much remains , forming an interesting history of that wonderful nation in Britain , and a sufficient indication of the traascendant state of art in those days . Here one may look on statuettes , the grace and beauty of which the greatest masters worthily might have owned ; fragments of vases , the modelled figures in whose elegantly curved sides sculptors might take a lesson from - } pieces of glazed tiles rescued from the cart of a dustman , with the colours
as bright as the day they were adorned . One of the statuettes has an amusing history attached to it . The body was picked up in the Thames , below London-bridge , minus a leg . For some time the divine Apollo had to lie in the cabinet to which he was promoted without this necessary appendage , but his good genius watched for him , and one day the missing leg was lighted on at Barnes , where it had been shot out from a barge laden with rubbish and ballast . A very perfect glass vase , ornamented with pillar mouldings , is a proof of the high condition of that branch of manufacture in Roman days . It has been eulogized by a well known glass manufacturer as being in the highest style of art which we are only now reaching . On looking at Roman or Greek art developed , in even the commonest forms , one cannot fail to be struck with the aptness of each ornament to the use to which the article was to be
subservient . A jar or a lamp made from the coarsest clay exhibits a beauty of form and simplicity , or rather subservience of ornament , which has been completely lost , and is only now again beginning partially to revive . We are glad to learn that Mr . Roach Smith U about to present the public with an illustrated catalogue of these Roman and medieval antiquities discovered within the precincts of the city of London . The collection we believe is beyond comparison with anything else of the kind , and many of his treasures are unique . It would occupy too much space to do more than notice a few more of its most striking features . A brooch , which a Saxon Princess may have worn , is a perfectly unique work of art . This gem represents the head of Christ or a saint , in mosaic work , only instead of being formed of piece * of stone , the framework of
the features , so to speak , is made of gold , and different coloured glass has been poured into the cavities . This medallion is set in the most exquisite tracery of gold net work , and was further ornamented with four pearls , one of which is perfect . The workmanship could hardly be equalled in the present day . There are some elegant specimens of shoes in stamped leather ( called , from the process , " mr bouilli ?) of the middle ages , highly ornamented with scroll mottoes and medallion figures . This art is now reviving among us , as every one must have noticed , in the application of stamped leather to imitate carved oak for book covers , and a variety of other things . Roman sandals in leather , large flint axes , spears , knives , ornaments in silver and gold , and other curiosities line the cabinets and load the tables and floor of the museum . A
choice selection of coins , from the Roman emperors , down to the lead and brass tokens which tradesmen used to issue , current as small change in the 17 th century , add to the value of the collection . In the medal line there are some very interesting examples which have lately been found , throwing light on passages in authors which have hitherto been unintelligible . Many of these are medals in honour of St . Thomas A'Beckett , and were worn by pilgrims as evidences of their having visited his shrine , and also for their supposed healing virtues . Although made of lead , many exhibit very
elegant devices , and they are of great variety in shape , and doubtless when new were considered very ornamental by their worthy possessors . Among badges , the scallop-shell , worn by the palmers from the Holy Land , must not be omitted , as it has representatives among the antiquities . These few Hues can only be offered as an indication of the treasures in Mr . Roach Smith ' s collection ; antiquaries and amateurs who are interested in the subject should study the catalogue which will shortly be published relating to its valuable contents .
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Population op the United States , Past and Future . —William Darby has communicated to " The National Intelligencer" the following synopsis of the Population of ths United States , according to the several Censuses hitherto taken , with the probable aggregate at each decennial numbering during the next century—viz .: ' Table I . —Population of the United States , as recorded in the Tabular view of the Seven Enumerations made by the Decennial Census , 1790 to 1850 , inclusive : 1790 3 , 029 , 57-2 1800 5 , 805 , 952 1810 ...... ., 7 , 230 , 814 1820 9 , 638 , 131 1830 12 , 860 , 1 ) 20 1840 ;• .,... *" . 17 , 063 , 353 1850 23 , 1 . 4 , 120
Table II . —Prospective View of the Population of the United States from 1860 to 1950 , inclusive , ' on the ratio of one and a third decennially , as found by Table I , very nearly : 1860 30 , 958 , 000 1870 41 , 145 , 000 1880 ,. 54 , 859 , 000 1890 73 , 144 , 000 1900 97 , 525 , 000 1 » 10 120 , 034 , 000 1920 160045 000
1 S 30 tl ,. 213 , 360 , 000 1940 284 , 480 , 000 1950 , 379 , 307 , 000 Death of Mr . Barnes , the Engineer . — We regret to announce the death of Mr . John Barnes , director of the construction of steam « engines and vessels for the service of the Messageries National of France . His decease took place on Friday , the 24 th ultimo , at La Ciotat , near Marseilles , France , in the fifty-fourth year of his age , after an illness of about six weeks .
Cork , Oct . 5 . —The Lord Auckland transport , Captain Thompson , having on board 260 pardoned convicts , from Spike Island depot , with a major and fifty rank and file of the 11 th Regiment , left Queenstown on Friday ^ for Van Dieman's Land .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 9, 1852, page 13, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_09101852/page/13/
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