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THE UPWARD PATHWAY . TaU 5 tread the upward patlivray Knowu hv its resplendent sheen ; -Where in dignity , oar manhood Js beheld with nobler mien . T fiu ^ vise to our true level , 'Siablish peace instead of strife : we must vise—yes , progress upward , Unto freedom , umo life . Nature—that immortal volumes to us a book unseal'd : There is beauty , there is grandeur To the human mind reveal'd Volumes full of thought , and feeling Jn the flowerets doth appear ; £ ad there is a fuller meaning In the falling of a tear .
Every t « inkle of the dew-drops , £ Tery floweret which we find , gears some "rent and earnest lesson , Writ by God to teach mankind . E ' en the meanest thing in nature . Is with striking beauty fraught ; ¦ Jet there is one sid'ning -feature—Man , that lives and dies untaught ! Should we see a darken'd brother , Gently lead him by the hand To the foaote ot mental knowledge Flowing from the Genius' -land . jjead him there—he'll soon discover Truths which erst were hidden things ; _ 4 nd he will adore his Maker—Him from whom all goodness springs . Oh ! then let us progress upward
With firm steps , and honest heart ; In the work to aid the future , Let us Eobly bear our part . Ever onward , ever upward . Be the theme of every soul , Until we , on angel-pinions , Safely reach ihe heavenly goal . Sheffield , Dec . 9 tb . John Bookbb
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& . System of Aeronautics , comprehending its Earliest Investigations , and Modern Practice and Art . Designed as a History for the ¦ * Common Reader , and Guide to the student of ( fie Art , By Jobs Wise , Aeronaut . Philadelphia : Speel . The desire to fly is the dream of childhood . The history of aerial navigation has its
mythical age , like other history !—its tales of wonder and mystery , —the flying pigeon of Archytas , —the story of the luckless aeronaut of the time of Kero , —and bo forth . But it is onl y in modern times that the subject of air-sailing came to he popularly comprehended as different from magic and witchcraft , and to be pursued on scientific principles . Koger Bacon proposed to fly hy means of thin copper globes filled with' etherial air or li quid fire : —and as the true nature of the
atmosphere came to he understood by the learned , numerous plans for flying were proposed . jSone , however , had much success until the Montgolfiers invented their halloon , in 1782 . This at once turned the attention of the public and of learned bodies to tho subject . The heated air with which the Montgolfiers inflated their machine soon gave place to the lighter hydrogen ; and the possibility of carrying huge weights through the atmosphere was demonstrated by experiment . It is difficult to read the contemporary records of the state of public feeling in regard to this discovery
without a smile . Geographical discovery had lost a portion of the romantic and absorbing interest which had attached to it in the time oftho earlier voyagers , —but here was a new and grander field of operation . Columbus had discovered a new continent , —now men were about to find anew world ! Voyages to Ihe moon and planets began to he discussed as feasible matters . The new region of space opened np for the investigation of man was boundless—aud the idea of scaling the heavens was popularly received in every coffee-house in Paris . Even science was startled from its
ealm attitude by this event . The gemus of Europe turned to the Academy , as it had done to Seville in the days of Columbus , — and the Conservatoire des Arts was looked on as the point of embarkation for the skies . Of course , this enthusiasm died away as the experiments proceeded ; but aerial voyages retained some of their interest for the public after the first brilliant dreams had passed away in disappointment , —partly from their danger , and partly from the lurking idea that thev might yet be turned to practical account . From both these causes , they are still attractive . Mr . Wise assures us , they are extremely popular ; although as yet very little practical value has been extracted from them , in spite of the skill and intrepidity exhibited b y the
race of air-navigators . From the account of a few remarkable voyages collected by Mr . Wise , we will present an extract or two . The following relates to the first trip across the sea ever attempted in a balloon : — The most remarkable aerial voyage that was made soon after the discover * of aerostatic machinery , was accomplished by if . Blancbard , in company with Dr . Jeffries , an American physician , who was at the time residing in England . On the 7 th of January , 17 S 5 , in a clear frosty day , the balloon was launched from the cliff of Dover , and , after a somewhat perilous adventure , they crossed the three hoursThe
Channel in something less . than . balloon , after its release , rose slowly and majestically in the air ; they passed over several ships , ana enjoyed a grand prospect of the numerous objects below them . They soon , however , found themselves beginning to descend , which put them to the necessity of throwing over half their ballast , when thev were about one-third way across the Channel . "When they got about half-way across they found themselves descending again , upon which mey threw over the balance of their sand ; also some books they had with them . All this failed to overcome the gravitating power of the balloon . They next commenced throwing overboard their apparatus-cords—grapples , and bottles . An empty bottle seemed to emitsiaokeas it descended , ana , when
it struck the water , the shock of tbe concussion was sensiblv felt by the aeronauts . Still , their machine continued to descend , when they next betook themselves to throwing off their clothing ; but having now nearly reached the French coast , the balloon began to ascend again , and rose to a considerable height , without compelling them to dispense with much of their apparel . They passed over the hiomands between Cape Blanc and Calais , and landedliear the edge of the forest of Guiennes , not far beyond Calais . The magistrates of the town treated the aerial travellers with the utmost kindness and hospitality . The Ens of France made M . Blancbard a present of 12 , 000 hvres , as a token of bppreeiation of the aeronaut ' s perseverance and skill in the newly-discovered art .
The voyage of M . Testn ia one of the most carious in the annals of aerostation : — On the IStb of June , 17 S 5 , M . Testa ascended from Paris . His balloon was twenty-nine feet in diameter , constructed by himself , of ejazed tiffany forniaked with auxiliary wing * , and filled , as had now become the fashion , with hydrogen gas . It had been much injured by wind and rata during iheni * ht before its ascension ; but , having undergone a slight repair , it was finally launched , with its conductor , at four o clock in the afternoon . t he barometer then stood 2963 inches , and the thermoineteras high as eig hty-four degrees , thoush the day was cloudy and threatened rain . The Walloon bad at first been filled only five-sixths , but « gradually swelled as it became drier and wwiner . and at the height of
acquired its utmost distension 2 , 800 feet . But to avoid the waste of gas or tne ra pture of the halloon , the navig ator calculated to descend by the reaction of his sings . Though this force had little efficacy , vet at half-pastfiveo clock he softly alighted in a corn-field in tha plam of Montmorencv . Without leaving the car , he began to collect a few stones for ballast , when he was surrounded by tbe proprietor of the corn and a troop of peasants , who insisted on being indemnified for the damage occasioned by his idle and curiam ? visitors . Anxious now to disengage himself , he persuaded them that , his wings being broken , he was wholly at their mercy . Thev seized the stay of the balloon , which floated at some height , and dragged their prisoner through the air in a fort of triumph towards the villager Bat M . Testu
unoing tbat the loss of his wings , bis cloak , and some other articles had considerabl y lightened the machine , suddenly eat the cord , and took an abrupt leave of the clamorous and mortified peasants . He He 55 KE ^ Jclcs „ ^ at n in the atmosphere . S ? Siha fl roI , 1 » g ^ neath his feet , and as the coolness of the evening advanced , the buovant poweroftosTessel diminished , and at three qW-
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iTh ? lX Ocl 0 cb « he approached the ground with his ear near the Abbey of Royunmont . There he threw out some ballast , and in the space of 2 l „ Iv ° mm utes rose to a height of 2 , 400 feet , where the thermometer stood only at sixty six decrees He now beard the blast of a horn , and descried some huntsmen below in full chase Curious to witness the sport , he pulled the valve and ( tescendtd at ekht o ' clock , between Etoa ° - - ¦ - «» Varv , iie , when rejecting bis oars , he set himself to gather some ballast . While ho was thus occupied the hunters galloped up to him . He then nionnted a turret time , and passed through a dense body of clouds , in which thunder followed lisihtnim ? in quick succession . s " With fresh alacrity and force renewed Springs upward , like a pvramid of fire . ' tth ± L , ' 5 L ^ fl > » PP ^^ rgu , d
i" £° „ t . wlld ex P e » »« d through the shock Of fcghtmg elements , on all sides round Environed wins his way . " The thermometer fell to twenty one , hut afterwards regained us former point of sixty-six degrees , when « ne balloon had reached an altitude of 3 , 000 feet . In this region the voyager sailed till half-past nine o ctocls . at which time heobserved from "his watchtower in the sky " the final setting of the sun . He was now quickly involved in darkness , and eareloped in the thickest mass of thunder clouds . The lightnings flashed on all sides , and the loud claps were incessant . The thermometer , seen by the help of a
pnospnonc JigUt vMa which ho had pi-ovided himself , stood at twenty-one degrees , and snow and sleet fell copiously around him . In this most tremendous situation the intrepid adventurer remained ths space of three hours-the time during which th © storm lasted . The balloon was affected by a sort of undulating motion , upwards and downwards , owing , bethought , to the electrical action of the clouds , ihe lightning appeared excessively vivid , but the thunder was sharp and loud , preceded by a sort of crackling noise , A calm at last succeeded , he had the pleasure to see the stars , and embraced thii opportunity to take some necessary refreshments . At half-past two o ' clock the day broke in ; but his ballast being nearly gone , he finally descended a quarter before four o ' clock , near the village of Catnpremi , about sixty-three miles from Paris .
Mr . Wise is , of course , hi g hl y impressed with the di g nity and . importance of his calling . He thinks the halloon might be usefully employed iu the public service , both in peace and war . He proposed , during the war with Mexico , to capture the fortress of St . Juan . d'TJlloa by means of a war-balloon filled with rockets and other destructive missiles : but the government refused his offers , and the failure of the more recent attempt of the Austrians to blow up Venice by means of balloons may be held to justify their refusal . The suggestion for a leaping machine to assist exploring parties is at least curious : —¦
If we take a balloon of limited size , about eighteen feet in diameter each way , it will , when inflated with hydrogen gas , be capable of raising 160 pounds , indepednet of its own weight . Now , if this bo so fastened to a man's body as not to interfere with the free use of his arms and legs , he may then . ballast himself so as to be a trifle heavier than the upward tendency of the balloon , which will be nearly in equilibria . If then he provides himself with a pair of wings , made on the bird principle , with socket joints to slip over his arms at the shoulders , and a grasping handle internally of each one , at the distance from the shoulder joint of the wing , as the distance is from the shoulder to his hand , he may beat against the air with his wings ,
and bound Against the earth with his feet , so as to make at least a hundred yards at each bound . This tbe writer has often done , in the direction of a gentle wind , with the aid of his feet alone , after bis balloon had descended to the earth ; and , on one occasion , traversed a pine forest of several miles iu extent , by bounding against the tops of the trees . Such a contrivance would be of inestimable value to exploring expeditions . Landings to otherwise in * accessible mountains ; escapes from surrounding icebergs ; explorations of volcanic craters ; traversing vast s tramps aud morasses ; walking over lakes and seas ; bounding over isthmuses , straits , and promontories , or exploring the cloud-capped peaks of Chimborazo , could thus all be easily accomplished .
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Travels in European Turkey in 1850 . By . E . Spencer . 2 Vols . London : Colburn . Mr . Spencer introduces the reader to the regions lying between the Danube and the Mediterranean districts rarely visitad by the traveller , and comprising in his journey great length , variety , and interest . He began his travels at Semlin : —whence he passed through Bosnia , Servia , Bulgaria , Macedonia , Thrace i Albania , and Epirus . After this long land ramble , he sailed for the Ionian Isles and Greece ; and returned to England by tbe Austrian provinces on the lower Danube , and through Hungary . Recent events in the latter country—and especially
the visit of Kossuth—have turned the eyes of Englishmen in that direction j and any information as to its actual condition and capabilities has , in addition to its intrinsic value , at this moment peculiar interest . In some of his addresses the Hungarian patriot forcibly explained the material benefits which would accrue , even to England itself , by tbe liberation of Hungary , and the continent generally , from the thraldom in which it is held by the despotic powers ; and we find , in Mr . Spencer ' s work , abundant confirmation of the views thug expressed . Here is a descrip tion of the commercial capabilities of Servia , one of the youngest members of the European family
;—Our wealthy swineherd pointed out to me a drove of fat gruutera , who were then most diligently turning up the earth in search of some root more dainty than the heaps of acorns that lay around them , aud requested me to tell him bow much he should be likely to obtain a head for them in the London markets . When I assured him tbat each animal would be worth at least three hundred Turkish piastres , be cast upon me a look expressive at once of credulity and anger , evidently regarding me as some mischief-loving Frank , who was amusing himself with his ignorance . Then , without even vouchsafing me a single " slouga" or " phala-bog , " the usual salutation at parting , he spurred his steed , and , being well mounted , soon
left us in the distance . I did not feel surprised at the conduct of the good Servian , or his disbelief in my assertions , since the Austrians , who are the sole purchasers here , never pay more than three or four florins a head for these animals , and then send them to every market , in Germany . Might not this prove an advantageous speculation for some of our own wealthy traders ? In the interior of the country they can be bought oven at a lower rate ; at the same time , their flavour being similar to that of the wild boar , which they somewhat resemble in form , renders them tho more acceptable to tbe epicure . i \ ow , as the Da « nube is equally open to the commercial speculation of an Englishman or an Austrian , I trust that some of my friends will profit by the hint , and make their
fortunes . I feel assured that , if some of our enterprising countrymen , acquainted with commercial pursuits , were to visit these provinces of European Turkey , they would find a rich field , as yet unexplored : both here , as well as in Moldavia and "Wallachia , I found a most anxious desire on the part of the inhabitants to establish a more intimato commercial connexion with Great Britain . Prince Constantino Soutzo , of Moldavia , one of the most extensive landed proprietors of the province , frequently expressed to me his wishes to that effect , and begged me , on my return home , to open for him a negotiation with some English merchant for the disposal
of his timber , corn , and cattle , which seemed to lie upon his hands without the possibility of a sale . As all commerce should be reciprocal , perhaps it may be expected that I should suggest what articles of our manufactures would be most likely to find a lucrative sale . Sheffield cutlery , which all admire and covet , together with Staffordshire wares , would be much prized . As to printed calicoes , the Austrians monopolise the market ; this is , however , not owing to their cheapness , nor the superiority of the fabric , but the manufacturer has had the wisdom to consult the taste of bis buyers . The chief purpose for which they require calico is to
make their long loose pelisse ; for these they use caudy colours with broad stripes ; it would , however , bo advisable to send an agent to study the pattern , in order to secure with safety an extensive sale . In addition to these people , the Turks , particularly have a decided predilection for everything that is English ; tbe Austrian and Swiss manufacturers aware of this penchant , most adroitly fix to their spurious and flimsy goods the name of some weli-known English manufacturer . Oiled paper bein" now superseded by glass for windows , occasfonsa large demand for the latter article . Watches are coveted by all ranks , and are valued and admired in proportion to their size .
Mr . Spencer g ives a rapid account of the recent Hungarian struggle accompanied by the subjoined reflections ou the state of the country under despotic sway , and the probable results upon Europe , if the aggressive career of Russia ia not checked . Every act of the Court of Vienna , since the rwrZs in 1815 , has uniformly been to use a Congress i' Bossia , and be at all \ Sth 7 S ^^ «» Cxar-to crush
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ihPrhi £ n n tl 0 nS ' T d a , rre 8 t th 0 march of mind HanirUn Germ ™ y > ™ y ° * ^ Own States . The Hungarian , as we have shown , after years of peaceful agnation , took advantage of thetrouhle-SSK ? S V ° ° from their wSiid "i ' ^ ' those Ganges in tho representative llr ™? ' so ardently do , ircd by the m-jonty of the people , and in accordance with the wJ r " '„ Despotic Russia , with its inilot government i „ * c 0 luUry Iving on her frontier . Consequentl y , the Hungarians were proscribed and n ^ Uri aS t , P ° P Passing opinions dangerous to the stability of social order do l i ^ t ^ onl and ^ « .. „ ...,.... -.
We not mafco . these assertions from hearsay , they are extracts from a mass of Hungarian state papers lying before us , together with a number of intercepted letters found among the baggage of the Ban of Croatia and the other Slavonian and Imperial leaders and agents of Austria and Russia-all furnishing undoubted proof , tb . it from the com . - «« ment of the . struggle , Russian intervention was expected to takeplacein theevent of tbe Imperialists of Austria not being sufficiently strong to put down the Hungarian Liberals . As a proof that we baye not distorted or exaggerated facts , we have annexed several highly important original documents , which will completely corroborate every statement we have made respecting the distressing scenes that took placo in Hungary , and the perfidy of the Austrian authorities . The originals , signed by the members of the Senate and the Hungarian Government , are in the
nanus of our publishers . This is a serious view of the question , and amounts to this : if the governments of Austria and Russia are allowed to arrest the march of civilization , there can be no hope nor prospect of seeing an end to those eternal revolutionary struggles of the inVaWtantB of Continental Europe , to secure to themselves liberal institutions . In fact , the intimate alliance of these two powers , in their crusade against every popular form of government , and the dexterity they display in endeavouring to into
bring contempt the representative system , has not sufficiently excited the attention of the inhabitants of our free counties of ^ the West . It is true Austria ranks in Europe as a German power , having a German town for her capital , and a German administration ; but her real strength lies in the allegiance of her Slavonian subjects—who constitute the majority , and with whom she possesses no ties of kindred , no endearing remembrances of tradition and fatherland , and whom the Czar of Russia , in his character of Slavonian prince , could at any time absolve from the ties that bind them
to a German rnler . The insidious attempt of Austria at this moment under the plea of mainlining social order to obtain the mastery in Germany , with her Siaronian tail , is part and parcel of the sams Muscovite policy that struck down ; tbe thousand year monarchy of the Magyars . When Germany becomes Slavonian , republican Franc © must be dismembered I and the British people be taught that public opinion only belongs to a sovereign ! Winding up the drama by a solemn declaration to the world that , at length , it had pleased heaven that the light of a purer faith should dawn oser certain countries in Asia and Europe—once subject to the infidel rule of a Mahometan sovereign I Thus we may see accomplished through our own supineness the prediction of the Exile of St . Helena , who said , that fifty years more would see tho whole of Europe either Cossack or Republican !
There is , however , hope for the nations if Kossuth and his noble countrymen receive the support they ask from free nations , and especially from England and America : — If a brave , united people like the Hungarians , have been able to contend with the most powerful and best-appointed armies that Europe had seen since tho days of Napoleon , in defence of their constitutional privileges , now that they have succeeded in gaining to their cause their former enemies the Slavonians , the next struggle may be attended with serious results ; and how numberless are their wrongs—an outraged people—a dismembered
country—a second Poland—their chiefs massacred , or wandering in penury and exile in the land of the stranger . As mi ght bo expected , now that a reaction has taken place in the popular feeling , in every town , village , or hamlet , throughout the land , whether inhabited by Hungarian , Slavonian , or Wallachian , a cry of vengeance and the name of Louis Kossuth trembles on every lip—their guardian angel , who is to deliver them from the thraldom of Austrian bureaucracy , martial law , multiplied taxes , and all the harassing chicanery of a host of needy German placemen , lording it over them in tho harsh tones of a language with which they are unacquainted .
The inhabitants of Western Europe , with all their cares and worldly occupations , can form no idea of the excitement of this people , who , infuriated hy recent disasters , have directed their every thought and energy to the means of again wresting their country from the grasp of the German stranger . The fair sex even outvie the men in their enthusiasm , and truly w c cannot but admire the patience of the poor Austrian soldier who has to endure scoff and taunt from lips as beautiful as ever smiled en man . In all the large towns we behold multitudes of these lovely Amazons , in the deepest mourning , fulfilling their oath never to cast it off until Hungary is again independent ; others wearing the national colours in the various articles of their dress , to manifest at the same time their patriotism and contempt for the rule of the German , and all are decorated with bracelets and necklaces made
from the corns issued during the government of Louis Kossuth . Again , not one of these patriots , whether male or female , will now utter a word of German , although we found that language universally spoken , during our visit to Hungary in 1847 , not only by the higher classes , but by nearly every merchant and shopkeeper , and in all the inns throughout the country . This war against the German language , and everything German , is car ried on with equal violence in Pestb , the capital of the Hungarians , as in Agram , the capital of the Croations , and indeed in all the towns through which we passed in 1850 , and the same degree of excitement and discontent exists , notwithstanding that the entire country is under martial law , and 150 , 000 Russians lying on the frontier ready to assist the executive in case of need .
This is precisely what might be expected on the reaction which followed the war in Hungary , the fate of every government that resorts to expedients to preserve it from falling . The Croatians and Servians , who had fought so long and bravely by the side of the Imperialists , found instead of becoming the lords of the land , which they had been led to expect as the reward of their loyalty , that they had exchanged the mild rule of the Magyar for the harsh despotism and intolerance of the Austrians , with their vexatious bureaucracy—army of
spiespassports , and multiplied taxes . Tho discontent thus excited , was adroitly taken advantage of by the Hungarian party , which led to a sanguinary collision between the * executive and tbe Croatiaus at Agram , and Ihe Servians and the Wallathians in some districts of the Voiavodina , and the Bukowina , and Transylvania . The ill-feeling this created , aided the Hungarian cause by adding to the number of their allies , and at the same time increased the difficulty almost to hopelessness of any real conciliation between the inhabitants of these
provinces and a German ruler . And , as a general result , we are told ; The spirit of nationality and a determination lo assert their independence , never rose higher than at this moment , and now that they have succeeded in cementing a union with their compatriots , the Slavonians , like the Normans and the Saxon of olden time in England , which two races , they each respectively resemble in character , combining the fiery bravery of the one , with the cool intrepidity of the other , it is not too much to say that they are
destined to take a prominent part in the great events which are fast preparing in those provinces of Austria and European Turkey . The movement of the inhabitants to secure to themselves a political existence , has been going on with redoubled energy since the intervention of Russia in the affairs of Hungary , and the military occupation of Moldavia and Wallachia ; aided and abetted as it is by every man of intellect and enterprise among these various races , and who we may be assured only await a favourable moment to form a confede . ration of interests and declare themselves independent . Amen I
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The Home . Part 6 . Edited by Kichakd Oastleh . In tho present part the venerable Editor continues his articles on the French Revolutions , which he has now brought down to 1848 . Louis Napoleon has given him some move material , and the revolution of 1851 wil l , doubtless , soon be followed hy others . But Mr . Oastler takes a deeper , and , we believe , sounder view of the causes of these unhappy
convulsions than the generality of writers . Instead of seeking for then" causes in mere political circles or combinations , ho traces them in the systematic denial of justice to the industrious classes , and the predominance of capitalists and profitmongers determined to grow rich in defiance of all the great principles of religion and morality . This phase of the question is never lost sight of , and is presented with all the earnestness resulting from a deep conviction of its importance to all classes in tbe graphic style which distinguishes
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Mr . Oastler ' s writings , Tho Old King also stands stoutl y up for Protection ; but it is ' I rotectiou to till or Protection to none ; ' and the pages of tho « Home' contain a sufficiently numerous array of weU authenticated facts " as to tho actual condition of individuals representing classes in the m .-umfacturincr districts , to prove that ail is not gold tha " t glitters ; that even at the very moment tho 1 'reo Traders are boasting of unparalleled prosperity , scanty wages , with menaced re
auctions , and , in many cases , absolute want of work , with all the attendant misery from such a position , are the loi of the manufacturing operatives . The 6 y 8 tem does not work well lor them , and it is a public benefit to have one periodical devoted to tbe task of telling the ^ at ° ' 8 mattflP » and shaming the votaries vr , , mmoa ' We trust that the labours of Mr . Oastler will receive that support which their own , undoubted ralae , and his long devotion to the best and permanent interests of his fellow men so amply deserve .
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RECEIVED . The Girlhood of Shal-espeare ' s // eroi « e * .-. T ( i ! e XIII Ilenmom By m . O . Cmmm . London : W . 11 oinith and Sons . The Task of To-day . By Evans Bkil . ¦^ linet of Reason . Vol . I . London : Wafcaon , The Jltg / as and Duties of Property . By J . Sanosibr London : Whittaker and Co .
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THE POLYTECHNIC INSTIfUTION . This Very popular place of amusement has been re-opened with a great number of additions to its former attractions : aud it may now be classed among the most instructive as well as the most amusing collections of curiosities which bave ever been brought together in any pouion of the world , The articles Which llftVe just been added to it are in many cases of a very important character , and have almost all been drawn from that renowned repertory of dispersed industrial trea 8 ures- "the Great Exhibition . Those articles meet us in nesrly every quarter of the institution . In the great hall
which we first enter we find a large collection of machinery , among which the principal novelties are an electro-plating machine and a hydraulic press . The value of the display in this portion of the establishment is very materially enhanced by a series of lectures delivered at stated hours in explanation of many of the great triumphs of modem industry . In the gallery of the great ball we mvet with many additiomfrom the Exhibition to the old steck of is varied curiosities , such as collections of stuffed birds , carvings on oak , Mr . Dawson ' s patent autophon , or improved or *( an , which is played on from time to time , and a pianoforte combined with an ^ Eolian harp , which is also employed occasionally to gratif * the taste of the lovers of harmonious
combinations . The west balcony is occupied principally with paintings and pieces of sculpture , among , which , however , we recognised no important novelties . The eastern balcony is filled , as formerly , with agricultural implements . In another room we have a number of models of ships , some of which , we believe , are new , and all of which are more or Ie . « s interesting to the very large class who feel any curiosity in those naval structures which form the main source of our national greatness and prosperity . The theatre of the institution is used at certain stated hours throughout the day for the delivery of
lectures and for scientific experiments ; and these seem to form the most popular as well as the most instructive displays in the establishment . In the course of the day lectures are delivered by Mr . J . 11 . Pepper on agricultural chemistry , and by Dr . Bachhoffner on tbe philosophy of scientific recreations , and are very favourably received by respectable and intelligent audiences . On the whole , we have no doubt but that the Polytechnic Institution , in its enlarged and improved condition , will continue henceforward to enjoy that additional amount of popular favour to Which , through the judicious liberality of ils proprietors , it is so well entitled .
PRINCESS'S THEATRE . Miss Frankland , the young lady who a short time ago made her debut as Rosalie in Town and Country , played Portia in the Merchant of Venice . While her manner was marked by the same graceful inobtrusiveness which she displayed in the humbler part , she showed an intelligence which had not been previously called forth . Her comedy , though quiet , is vivacious ; and in the scene where Portia anxiously wa : chea Bassanio ' s choice of the caskets , hfirbvplay displaying the successive emotions of fear and hope was truthfully and carefully sustained . The art of forcible declamation , she has , however , not yet obtained , and the famous eul » c , v of mercy wag the least impressive part of her performance . Mr .
Keati , who was called at the end , and who had well merited tbe honour by the force and discrimination with which he had brought out the leadiny points of Sbylock ' s character , led forward the young actress . Mr . Wigan ' s Bassanio is meritorious for the perspicuity with which he brings out the friendship for Antonio . The broken voice with which bo reads the intelligence of vhe merchant ' s calamity , and his sedulous attention to him when the fatal crisis approaches , are marked by that real feeling which can scarcely fail to awaken sympathy . Mr . Harley , quaint and Uv > roug \ y at home as Launcelot Gobbo . so delighted bis beholders that they raised a call for him long after he had changed his staae attire , and he made his bow as Mr , Harley in propria persona .
ATHLETIC PERFORMANCES . Anew entertHinment , consisting of athletic exercises and tableaux vivans , was opened on Tuesday evening at Saville House , Leicester-Square , under the direction of Professor Krosso . The artists engaged in the various performances are thirty-two in number , male and female . The most remarkable feature in the whole performance is what is described as a " Paxtonian Pyramid . " which is executed by a gentleman said to be celebrated as a " crystalacrobater , " who balances himself upon the necks of bottles , and is unerringly successful in an atsiduous pursuit of equilibrium under circumstances of great difficulty . The fea » s of strength are not entirely novel , but they are not the lusa interesting on that account , and Professor Krosso is well deserving of patronage from those who take an interest in such performances .
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Hainault Fohest Commission . —On Saturday Messrs . G . W . Cooke and N . Wetherell , the commissioners appointed under the act of last session , entitled "An act fordisaffo esting the Forest of Hainault , in the county of Esdex , " issued their award ascertaining and fixing tbe boundaries of the forest . Tho award , a long document , simply defines the precise sites and bounds of the localities . Failure in Glasgow . —Letters from Glasgow announce the suspension of the extensive house of John Cabbell and Co . Their total liabilities are variously estimated from £ 250 . 000 to £ 400 . 000 .
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Dick . —The best throw of dice is to throw them away . Habscm !> eing asked one diy tbe secret of his ¦ sucoes !' , simply laughed , ami said , " Printer ' s ink . " Hint to Pao-rnts . —Parents who tire ignorant of their duty , will he caught by the misconduct of their children w » at they ou » ht to huva done . Fkbkcii Land t ' oRCis . —The general effective land force of France consisted , on the 1 st Oct . of 387 , 519 men and S 4 . 3 U 0 liorses . Cons . —Why is a philanthropist like an old horse ?—Because he always stops at the sound of xvoe . Why is a man that has pulled on a pair of closefitting boots like J uptter ?—Because he has overcome the Titans .
Stkkl Pens . —It is estimated that there are 7 , 00 ii , 000 gross of stf el pens made annually in Birmingham , employing 2 , 000 persons , and consuming 700 tons ot steel . CoFFBK . —The importation of coffee in the months ending the 10 th of October , 1850 , numbered 35 , 270 , 426 lbs . ; in the corresponding period of the present year it was 87 . 883 , 426 lbs . A Defaulting Docion . — The " Minnesota Pioneer , " advertising the flight of a defaulting doctor , avers that he " would take the last shirt from a poor patient who by accident or miracle survived his treatment , " Hi ! Cab !—We are told that a new Economic Cab Company is in the field ; but what is the use of its being in the neld , when it is wanted in the street and City ? -Punch ,
BiiiTHs . —The number of births registered in the summer quarterof 1851 , in England , wa » lo 0 , 584 , the l & rgt-st number ever registered in the same season of the year . Goon natured Peoplk . —A shrewd observer once said , thai in walking ihe streets on o slipperr morning one might see where the good-natured people lived , by tbe ashes thrown on the ice before the door . The Last Man- —A lady , upon taking up Shelley ' a novel "The Last Man , " threw it down very suddenly , exclaiming , " The Last Man ! Bless me if such a thing were ever to happen , what would become of the women ?"
Mrs . Partington . — "If there is anybody under the canister of heaven that I have in utter excrescence , " says the amiable Mrs . Partington , " it is a slanderer , going about like a boy constructor circulating his calomel a ' lout honest folks . " A Disappointed Editou . —An editor out west , says that he hoped to be able to present a marriage and a death as original matter for his columns ; but a tiff broKe up the wedding , and tho doctor fell siob , so the patient recovered . Rights of Wombn . —A lady , talking over Mrs . Oakes Smith ' s lecture , and its advocacy of woman ' s voting , the other evening , said , "La ! what ' s the uso ? Is there any woman worth trusting with a vote who can't make two men , at least , voteaa she likes ?"
A Precocious Child . — "Pa , how many legs lias a ship ?"— "A ship has no legs , my child . "" Why , pa , the paper says she draws twenty feet , and that she run before the wind : and ships have ine « , certainly , for I saw some in the ship-yard . " Phrenology . —Some German phrenologist , coveting the skull of a Scotch Puritan , commissioned a modem Athenian to supply his wish . The rogue sent him the cranium of an Irish Catholic , a dramdrinker , who never attended Divine worship . Length of Life . —There appears to exist a greater desire to live long than to live well 1 Measure by man ' s desire , he cannot live long enough ; measure by his good deeds , and he has not lived long enough ; measure by his evil deeds , and he has lived too long .
Fonotype thrown into the Shadb . — A lazy fellow , named Jack Hole , living near Covington , has adopted a way , of spelling his name which throws Fonotype quite into the shade , He mekes a big " J ., " and then jobs his pen through the paper for the " Hole !" "Prisoned , " said one of the magistrates at a petty session held a few days since , not far from Banbury . — " Prisoner , you are charged with aiding and abetting at a prize-fight . "—" Please , sir , I'll take my Gospel oath 1 didn ' t bet a farthing upon it , " was the reply , Don Sweet Tooth . —The average annual quantity of cane sugar produced and sent into the markets of the civilised world is above one million tons , exclusive of that manufactured in China And the Malayian archipelago . The value of this sugar cannot he estimated at less than £ 15 , 000 , 000 .
The Navy . —A circular has been issued by th * Admiralty , directing that all subordinate officers ( except clerlss ) serving on board her Majesty ' s ships having steam-power , be instructed in the knowledge of the component parts of engine and boilers , and in the practical working of the machinery . BftGlNSINO XT TUB End , — Father , " said a . lady to her indulgent spouse , as he resumed his pipe at itt supping one evening , " you must buy your deal Georgiana an English Grammar and Spelling Book . She has gone through her French , Italian , singing , music , drawing , and dancing , and must now commence her English studies . "
The Tkke op Knowledge . — It seems very CUritiUs-and we only mention it because it is very Curious—that , two of the highest branches of the Tree of Knowledge should be occupied at the present moment by a Professor and a Doctor , answering to the names of Kane and Birch I—Punch . An Irish Ckstinel . —During the war , an Irish peasant , who was posted , with a musket , on duty , and had wandered a little out of his position , was aCCOSted OV an officer with '' What are you here for ?"— "Faith , your honour , " said Pat , with his accustomed grin of good humour , ' they tell me I ' m here for a century . " An Appropriate Toast . —On her Majesty ' s iecent visit to Lancaster Castle , the debtors confined in that stronghold had a commemorative dinner , at which they feelingly drank the following toast : — " May the tree of liberty be planted in the Cistle yard , and evt ? ry one confined within its walls cut his itiek from it . "
Soda made uy Electricity . —A very beautiful and useful invention has just been patented by Mr . Cook , of Westminster , that of preparing soda from common table-salt by a monster galvanic battery . To tbe soapmaker and for domestic purposes , soda , thus manufactured , will be found cheaper and better than that which is now in the market . Local Respect . —A minister was walking out one day and passed two little boys , one of whoT ) made a bow . As he turned his back , he heard the following amusing conversation : —• " Why , John , didn ' t you know that was parson M ? " — "Yes , of course 1 did . "— ""Why didn't you make a bow to him . " — " Why , my mother don ' t belong to his church . "
A Fatal Jest . —A young lady in one of the seminaries of New York indulged in the pleasantry of frightening a school-mate , by appearing before her in the solemn dress of tbe grave . So perfect was the deception , so terrible the shock , that the frightened young lady fell senseless to the floor , and has not yet recovered her senses . It is feared that she is a maniac for life . A Candid Batchex . or .. — The ' Manchester Guardian" contained the following advertisement : — " To her who would be . wooed and won . —Madam , I am an Irish old batchelor , aged forty-seven . I do not
think myself good-looking , though called ? o by some . Some ot ray English relations , of high respectability , hold extensive estates , which thQir ancestors possessed previous to the Conquest . I have been educated in the Dublin University for a physician and surgeon . My income , independent of my profession , is so very small that I cannot offer it privately to any lady as a settlement . I therefore place myself at the disposal of any lady who will accept the entire devotion of the heart and hand of , Mada > D , your obedient servant , —— -, Post Office . Manchester . "
Cons is Fuel for Domestic Purposes , —The value of coke for general use in private houses is comparatively little known . When once introduced , and the proper manner of using it ia understood , this kind of fuel becomes almost indispensable . The best kinds of Newcastle coal , to be kept burning , require attention and frequent applications of the poker . A coke fire , with the addition of a little small coal , which , in any other way , would be scarcely consummate , being properly made up , will burn for hours without further attention or trouble , and at one'lhird less cost than a hre sustained by coal only . In the kitchen , coke is also very valuable . It makes the clearest fire for broiling ) and a capital ono for roasting . In all cases the coke should be broken tolerably small .
Solidified and Artificial Milk . —These two curious substances found a place in the Crystal Palace ; they are perfect types of our knowledge in organic chemistry . The solidified milk has been patented by Mr . Fadenilke ; the artificial milk is the invention of Mr , S , Fiesse . Both these substances wul confer a lasting benefit upon the maritime interests of the world , being so useful for long sea voyages , especially for emigrants with childriu . Either of these materials being mixed with water , produces areal milk , which , with tea or coffee , cannit be distinguished from ordinary milk . For the public benefit Mr . Piesse has published his recipe for preparing his Laeline , or Artificial Milk , which we
subjoin , . —Honey , four ounces ; gum arable , in powder half an ounce ; three yolks of eug ; fine salid oil , six ounces . Mix ( he honey and the gum first , then add the egg , and , finally , gradually mix in the oi ) . It will at once he seen that an the ingredients employrd are perfectly nutritious , wonderfully representing the known composition of real milk . The oil is for the butter principle ; the ege is the animal or cheese matter ; and the honey and gum are for the sugar , found in all milk . One ounce of lactine , dissolved in half a pint of water , produces half a pint of artificial milk . By a slight modification of the process , Mr . Piesse hopes shortly to produce artificial butter .
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Irish Emigrants . — The Spanish government are said to have conceded a gfant of 250 square miles of country on trie banks of the Qnada . ' quier , ia the province of Andalusia and Estramadura , " containing more than 100 , 000 acres of land , of the richest quality , " to be colonised by Irish settler ? , to whom great p ' riviiegts will be Jiran . ed .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Dec. 13, 1851, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_13121851/page/3/
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