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BBprrDIATIOX . —A 3 f OIJ > SON © TO A NEW TUSE . { We give the foUbtring song , extracted from thciiterary gaitttc , for thefimo the thing . ' . ' ' Fora . true view of "Bepudiatjon , " we direct the attention of our readers to a letter in our first page , addressed to Feargus O'Connor , Esq ., by the editor of the Seta York Work wan ' i-ldeoeat * . —BnVU . S . n Tankee Dooik . " Yankee Doodle borrows cash , Yankee Doodle spends it ; And then he snaps his fingers at The joDy flat who lends it . Aslthlra when he means to pay , He shews no hesitation , But says hell take the shortest way , And that ' s repudiation !
Chorus ; Yankee Boodle borrows cash , Ac Yankee vows that every state Is free and independent ; And if they paid each other ' s debts , There'd never be an endon ' t They keep distinct till" settling" comes , And then throughout the nature They all become " United States " To preach repudiation ! Chorus : Yankee Doodle , & c Lending cash to Illinois , Or to Pennsylvania , Florida , or Mississippi , Once was quite a mania . Of all the States 'tis hard to say "Which makes the proudest show , sirs , Bat Yankee seems himself to like The slate of 0-I-Oae , sirs 2
Chorus .- Yankee Doodle , & c . The reverend joker of St Paul ' s Don't relish much their plunder , And often at their knavish tricks BashurTd his witty thunder . But Jonathan by nature wears A hide of toughest leather , "Which braves the sharpest-pointed darts And canons put together ! Chorus ; Yankee Doodle , ( telle tolls ' an they are clapping OU Thar credit quite a stopper , And when they want to go to war They'll never raise a copper . If that ' s the case , they cooHy say , Just as if to spite us , They'd better stop our dividends , And hoard ' em up to fight us !
Chorus . Yankee Doodle , & c What ' s the use of money * d friends If you mustn ' t bleed 'em 1 Ours , I guess , says Jonathan , The country is of freedom J And what does freedom mean , if not To whop your slaves at pleasure , And borrow iUOlley When yon can , And pay it at your leisure ? Chorus - Yankee Doodle , Ac . Great and free Amerikee
With aU the world is vying , That she ' s the "land of promise " There is surely no denying . But he it known henceforth to all , "Who hold their I . O . TJ ., sirs , A Yankee Doodle j ? romwc is A Yankee Doodle do , sirs ! Chorus ; Yankee Doodle , & c . Cecil Habbottle
Soxs Op Albion Wake To Glory. Sons Of Al...
SOXS OP ALBION WAKE TO GLORY . Sons of Albion wake to glory , freedom ' s sun shines in the west—Hark ! the voice of millions sounding , spurn yc all inglorious rest : Let your hanners he unturl'd—think of glorious Bunnyznede , Where jour ares , in bright armour , liberty or death decreed . Chorus . On for freedom ! "be not daunted— -who would live and die a slave ! Swear your children shall be righted—heaven ever loves the brave .
Hampden ' s spirit still is breathing , minstrel heroes strike the lyre ; String their nerves with manly ardour , dauntless as a wall of fire . See your noble-hearted brothers banished to a foreign land , Dragg'd from wives and children dear by a base tyrannic . band . Base in full majestic glory , come in all your power and might ; Crouch at tyrants' feet no longer ; be ye men , demand your right Sons of Albion sleep no longer , be ye virtuous , true , and " .- . brave ; llCTdyonrsaihngfetterefromyon—heaven hates the vrill - - * . iog slave ! f Thomas Mills , Shorediich ,
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Coningsby; Or, The New Generation. Brb-D...
CONINGSBY ; or , THE NEW GENERATION . BrB-D'IsRiELi , Esq ., M . P . London : Colburn , Great Marflmrough-strect . ( Continued from iMSorfliern Star of January 18 th . ) We now come to the period of Earl Spencer ' s death , and flic present Earl ' s ( Lord Axthohp ) eleva tion to the Upper House , followed by the break-up of the Whig Ministry and the hasty " re-call of Sir R . Pekl from Rome to assist the long in forming a new lGmsb-y . Mr . D'lsraeli now introduces ns to the noble family of Lord John Maxkehs , of whose parents , the Duke and Duchess of Beaumonoir ( Rutland ) and other relatives we hare a very flattering account . The Duke is represented as a good landlord , fond of field sports , and attached , from appaparenfly pure but mistaken motives , to the New
Poor Law , of which his Whig son-in-law is represented as an out-and-out supporter . The Duchess is pictured as dignified and amiable , { he daughters as beautiful and good , and Lord John the paragon of lordlings . At Beaumonoir was assembled , at the period we speak of , a number of tho expectants ot the Tory party , among whom figure two creatures of Right ' s , Taper and Tadpole . Their discussions on the prospects of the party , previous to the death of Earl Spencer , arc vastly amusing . The Earl ' s death , and the summoning of Peel from the continent , sent the gaesis at Beaumonoir back to town in quick lime , where , pending the great man's arrival in England , each of the hangers-on was busied—on the principle of "every man for himself , and devil take the hindmost "—in scheming to get Ms share of the general plunder under the newreghne . We subjoin tiie following edifying conversation between
TAPES AKD IADPOEE , The thing is done , said Mr . Tadpole . Andnowfor our cry , saidMr Taper . It is not a Cabinet for a good cry , said Tadpole ; but then , on the other hand , it is a Cabinet ' that will sow dissention in the opposite ranks , and prevent them having a good cry . Ancient institutions and modern improvements , I suppose , Mr . Tadpole ? Ameliorations is the better word ; ameliorations . Nobody knows exactly what it means . - We go strong on the Church J said Mr . Taper . And no Repeal of the Malt Tax ; you were right , Taper . It can't be listened to for a moment . Something might be done with prerogative , said Mr . Taper ; the King ' s constitutional choice . If ot too much , replied Mr . Tadpole . It is a raw time forprerogative .
Ah ! Tadpole , saidibr . Taper , gettingalittlemaudlin ; I often think , if the time should ever ' come , -when you and I should be joint Secretaries of the Treasury " 1 We shall see , we shall see . All we have to do is to get into Parliament , work well together , and keep other m « n down . We will do our best , said Taper . A fiis » olution you hold inevitable ? How are yon and I to get into Parliament , if there be not one ! Wc must make it inevitable . I tell you what , Taper , the lists must prove a dissolution inevitable . You understand ™ e ? If the present Parliament goes on , whore shall we be ? We shall have new men cropping up **<* ! ¦ ses don . True , terribly true , said Mr . Taper , That we should CT er lire to see a Tory Government again ! We have Ieason to be very thankful
_ Hnshj said Mr . Tadpole . The time has gone byfbr ***? Governments ; what thecountry req . uires is a sound Narrative Government . ^ AsoundConservative Government saidTapermnsingly . *^ ittstand : Tory men and Whig measures . _ W emnstfollow up the ahoYe -with the following ^ eriy exposition of _ CONSERVATISM . _/« e Tanworih Manifesto of 183 iwas an attempt to *^ tmcta party witiidutprmciples ; its baas , therefore , r * ° aecessarilv Iianmdinarianism ; and its inevitable ^^ nence has Iktcu Political Infidelity . a 4 an epoch of political perpterily and social alarm 6 ft » nfederaiion was convenient , and was calculated by the and
^^ lion to encourage timid confused . But tJ ? ^ perturbation was ; a tittle subsided , and men ^ ° to inquire -wh y they were banded together , " the hon- 0111 * " ° ^ efin » n o their purpose proved that the League , i ^ . respectable , was not a party . The leaders p ^ 3 n 5 ^ Jt profit by thenr eniinent position to obtain saiuT fc * ^ individual gratification , Jrat it was imposbejjj SCCI a * their followers that which , after all , must ^ inp ^^ Mconjpense of apoh ' tical party , the patting - The ^^ iheir opinions ; for they had none . , they ZjJL * indeed a conHderablei shouting about what qufsti ^* Conservative principles ; but . the awkward p ^ j ^ . ^ atarah y arose- ^ what will yon conserve ? . ^ . Tfie tlsej !^ tffte Cro ' wn , provided they are not exerit is ,, ' ^ qienaence of the House of Lords ; provided rejuwf * " * !; the Ecclesiastical estate , provided it is sliorr , i a ^ nunission . of laymen . Everything , m a fan Ktstao lished , as long asitis aphrase , and not
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In the meantime , while " forms and phrases are religiously cherished in order to make the semblance of a creed , the rule of practice is to bend to the passion or combination of the hour . Conservatism assumes in theory that everything established should be maintained , but adopts in practice that everything that is established is indefensible . To reconcile this theory and this practice they produce what they call "the best bargain ; " some arrangement which has no principle and no purpose except to obtain' a temporary pause Of " agitation , until the mind of the Conservatives , without a guide and without an aim—distracted , tempted , and bewildered—is prepared for another arrangement , equally statesmanlike , with the preceding one . ~ . ;
Conservatism was an attempt to cam- on affairs by substituting the fulfilment of the duties of office for the performance of the functions of government ; and to maintain this negative system by the mere influence of property , reputable conduct , and what are called good connections . Conservatism discards 'prescription , shrinks from principle , disavows progress ; having rejected all respect for antiquity , it offers no redress for the present , and makes no preparation for the future . It is obvious that for a time , under favourable circumstances , such a " confederation might- succeed ; hut it is equally clear , that on the arrival of one of those critical conjunctures that will periodically occur in all states , and which suchanunimcas sioned system is even calculated ultimately to create , all power of resistance will be wanting : the barren curse of political infidelity ' will paralyzeaU action ; and the Conservative Constitution will be discovered to be a Caput ITortuuin
Before leaving Eton , CoNrsossr had become a political thinker ; the stirring events of the time , his conversations with Millbaxk , and the inquiries of a naturally active mind , which mere reading had failed to satisfy , combined to fling him into a sea of doubts . He asked himself wh y Governments were hated and Religion despised ? "Wh y loyalty was dead , and reverence only a galvanised corpse ? Eager for information , and anxious to have his doublings solved , he turned to his friend Mr . Rigbx . Mr . Higby listened at first to the inquiries of Couingshy , urged , as they ever were , with a modesty and deference which do not always characterise juvenile investigations , as if Coningsby were : speaking to him of the unknown tongues . But Mr . Higby was not a man who ever confessed himself at fault . He caught up something of the subject as our young friend proceeded , and was perfectly prepared , long before he had finished , to take the whole conversation into his own hands . Mr . Itigby began bv
ascribing everything to the Keform BiU , and then referred to several of his own speeches on schedule A . Then he told Coningsby that want of religious faith was solely occasioned by want of churches ; and want of loyalty , by , George IV . having shut himself up too much at the Cottage in Windsor-park , entirely against the advice of Mr . Rigby . He assured Coningsby that the Church Commission was operating wonders , and that with private benevolence ( he had himself subscribed £ 1 , 000 , for Lord Monmouth ) we should soon have churches enough . The great question now was their architecture . Had George TV . lived / aU would have been right , They would have boon built on the model of the Buddhist pagoda . As for loyalty , if the present King went regularly to Ascot races , he had no doubt all would go right . Finally , Mr . Higby impressed on Coningsby to read the Quarterl y Review with great attention ; and to make himself master of Mr . "Wbrdv's History of thelate IKar / in twenty volumes—a capital work , which proved that Providence was on the side of the Tories . . . ¦
Of course Coxixgsbt did not apply to Mr . Right again j ho applied liiniself toother sources of information , and the result was , that before he left Eton himself and circle of friends had become impressed with the conviction that the state of feeling in matters both civil and religions was not healthy ; that there must be substituted for the existing latitudinarianism , something sound and deep , fervent , and well defined , and that the priests of tins new faith must be found aniong the New Generation .
The Chronicles Of The Bastile.— J. G. Ne...
THE CHRONICLES OF THE BASTILE . — J . G . Newby , 65 , Mortimer-street , Cavendishsquare . ¦ ¦ ¦• ¦ ..- , ¦ .., This historical romance , of which we have received the parts from I . to XL , is intended to comprise the secret history of the famous " Bastile St , Autoihe , " from the period of its erection to that of its demolition . The work is well got up , each number containing two illustrations on steel by Robert Cruikshask , beautifully executed , and every way worthy of that gentleman's well-deserved reputation . ' Who has not heard of the famed Bastile , the grim citadel of triumphant despotism ,, and the abode of the suffering victims of tyranny ? Who is there whose heart has not beat with a fearful yet joyous
pulsation , when reading the glorious' tale of that Bastile ' s downfall , crushed and swept from the earth by the strong right arms of an uprisen and victorious people ? The fall of the Bastile was the first victory achieved in Europe against kingcraft and priestcraft ; the first conquest won in that _ combat which yet continues , and will continue till fraud and tyranny be trampled in the dust , and justice and freedom be finally triumphant . To have been one of "the conquerors of ther Bastile" was justly held ' at the time—and while "the' love of right and liberty holds a place in the breasts of men will continue to be held—a loftier distinction , a prouder honour , a greater glory , than all the laurels achieved by kings and conquerors from AiEXASDKE downwards .
There is not aland on the face of the earth where the story of this " Castle Despair" is not more or less known . There is not a country of all the nations of the human family , "where the history of this hated fortress is not told of , read of , or listened to , without its appalling story exciting the greatest horror ; and the history of its fall the greatest delight . Such ; a theme must be a most fortunate one in the hands of a clever writer , and the author of these ' f-Chronicles " appears to us , as far as we have l-ead him , not unequal to his task . To contemplate the dark and secret workings of despotism must naturally ^ inspire the contemplator with a inore intense hatred of the cause
of so much misery to'the human race ; and with a not less intense love of liberty . . Advocates of liberty , and relentless haters of despotism ourselves , we cannot hesitate to recommend this work to our readers . This we do most heartily , trusting It may have that extensive circulation it so well deserves . In Part . II ., we have a most interesting historical account of the origin of , and continued , additions to , this accursed fortress ; besides which , there is an elaborate account of its exterior and interior , disclosing its damnable uses and contrivances for torturing the hapless inmates thereof . From this portion of the work Ave give the iollowing description of
THE BLACK HOLES . The dungeons called caehots ( "black holes ) were the lowermost prisons , ' being nineteen feet below the level of the court , and only five above that of the bottom of the ditch . ' True , that the latter was generally dry , except when the Seine overflowed ; but at such periods the water nearly Ailed the dungeons , rushing-In -through their only aperture — a narrow barbican —by which scarcely air , but no light , could penetrate " ; the atmosphere withm was , " consequently , horribly unwhblesbine ; andhorror upon horror—the soil and the walls swarmed with spiders , toads , and rats . : In three of these caehots , . viz . of . the Tour du Puits , of the Tonr ; du Coin , and of the Tour " dn Tresdr , existed , cages , one in each tower , constructed of beams covered with iron-plates , and of dimensions so small , that within them a man could neither sit , stand , nor lie down . : .
A Bishop of Verdun , the inventor of these horrid places of torture , was one of the first victims [ just retribution !] : the Cardinal de la Balne was put up in one for eleven years ; one of the Princes of Armagnac , too , after many years of protracted suffering , died raving mad in one of them . There were originally eight , constructed for the basement story of each tower of the-bastile . Subset quently , three were removed—one to the dungeon of Vincennes , and two by Louis Onze , to the Chateau de Plessish * -Tours . ' Cardinal Richelieu placed a' fourth in one of the oubliettes of his hotel ; a fifth disappeared ; and the remaining three remained in the dungeons of the tower ? already designated , until within a few years of the destruction of the Bastile . The earliest mention made of them is in 1475 . We shall return to this most interesting work next week ; in the meantime , we close with the following extract : — " ' - ¦
A SCENE IN THE BASTILE . - St . Marc was a diminutive old man , now eighty years of age . His complexion , naturaUy saUow , , had been scorched by a southern sun into the colour of ochre , and the dying glare of the still-blazing log , as he held his head three quarters ^ averted from it , imparted to his face the appearance of ° a live coal of overgrown dimensions , with two spots in the upper part ; burning more fiercely than the rest . Cruelty—innate cruelty and cunning , were imprinted in the deep furrows of his brow , so puckered up and bewrinkled , that the low , " compressed , retreating
forehead , resembling a strip of parchment dividing his eyes from his hair ; the latter , hardly grizzled , grew thick and strong , and fell in a queue behind . His shriveUed hands extended over the glowing embers—his elbows resting on bis knees—his head sunken between his bowed , shoulders —he sat gazing intently at his nephew , who , ' in a similar position , his arms folded on his lap , his feet propped up on the hearth , his face nearly touching that of the governor , was making some communication of sufficient importance to render them both unaware of the gloom which enveloped them . ' r : and
¦ . Likewise cast in a dwarfish mould , but ill-formed , ofa meagre though sinewy frame , Corbe formed a fitting pendant to his uncle ; his repulsive features were rendered still more hideous by their peculiar expression , embodying every vice , without a glimpse of one redeeming virtue ; amass of red hair fell in lanky shocks over his feceandshbulders ; while his deep sunken grey eyes , shot with blood , glowed like those of a ferret . '__; To these were entrusted the supreme directions of the government of the Bastile , and the fate of the unfortunate prisoners . - " : ' J 0 . ' ¦ "" . """'" i - Asherefuses his food , observed Corbeof St . Marc , l ordered En to leave him to his humour , and give him nq more . " '„ ' .-. " * u ' Thou did ' st well , responded St . Marc . Said st thou twndavsf - . ,..-:. ¦ -. _ -. - - - s This ' is the third , worthy uncle , that nothing has passed
bish ' ns . "What was the purport of the letter of anticipation eon cerning him f asked St . Marc .
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To allow him the ordinary of the chateau , ' replied Corbe . ' 'Tig too much for these prisoners , growled St . Mnrc . Nephew ! we must retrench ' the expenditure . From tomorrow , place them oil half-allowance of wine ; since they voll not drink it , they cannot want it ; and he exchanged a chuckle with his nephew . - - ¦ : ¦' : That , observed the latter , will save ten bottles a day , uncle , and at the end of a year , put ' four thousand livrcs in our pocket ; shall we not commence to-night « : '' ' Thou art ever reckoning the gains , retorted the uncle , with a half flattering smile ; but art thou . sure that No . 2 La Eertaudiere wul not take his food ? " . ,, So sure , that if he hold out tw " o days longer , - we shall haveto send biro to St Paul ' s by night , chuckled Corbe . Hum ! grunted St . Marc , shaking his head ; what a fool for his pains ! Hast . gone thy rounds , Corbe ? Didst ever khow ' me fail in my duty , unclei I said not that ; but hast thou seen to'the scaffolding on the towers , and assured thyself of its safetv *
I have withdrawn the solid traverse planks , uncle ; and placed sawn ones in their stead : 'tis only ninety feet to the bottom ! Here he grinned in the old man ' s face , and rubbed his hands with exultation at his scheme , for trapping any prisoner who might attempt escape that way . Corbe , said the governor , thou art above ' price . ' Thou deservest favour at the hands of majesty its ' elf . Here he stopped ; after a short pause , he looked around suspiciously , drew nearer to his nephew , and in a hollow whisper , continued , with trepidation : Deserve my coiffldenee , nephew , and thou slialt learn the secret of No . 2 la Bertaudiere ! "What ! exclaimed the lieutenant-governor , half rising from his seat : the secret of the Iron-Mask ?
Hush ! chut ! hurriedly interposed St . Marc , listening anxiously ; I heard the draw-bridge fall ' , and in confirmation of his assertion , the opening of doors became audible ; the clank of arms echoed distinctly from without , accompanied by the heavy tramp of soldiery ; the next minute the muskets were grounded , the door of tlifi council-chambers flew open , and , unannounced , entered D'Argcnson . Tonnerre dieu J Sieur Governor , exclaimed he , unceremoniously advancing : 'tis surely dark enough for a lamp . St . Mark and Corbe slowly rose , as D'Argenson ' s figure became distinct in the gloom , and bowing to him with a mixture of respect and fear , the 'former- hesitatingly responded : Pardon us , Monsegneur ! but my nephew and I were absorbed in conversation , and did not perceive the fall ol day : vvewUl , however , call for lisrhts .
Nay , nay , Sieur St . Mare ; since thy humour is to sit in darkness , I will conform to it : only throw on another log , for the night is chilly , and thy apartment strikes damp , as though it were not Often aired . Suiting the action to the word , he at once threw upon the embers two heavy pieces of wood , which soon catching fire , commenced casting out a volume of flame and smoke ,, and a bright glare into the chamber ; he then took possession of the chair just vacated by Corbe , and beckoning to the governor to re-seat himself , continued : If thou hast done talking with thy nephew , Sieur Governor , I would hold some private conversation with thee , Corbe , said St .-Marc , I will see thee presently : but ere the words had left his uncle ' s lips , Corbe had disappeared . , YentreTJUu ) ejaculated D'Arge ' nson ; thy nephew hath a notion of breeding , Sieur St . Marc ; he is not so slow of apprehension as he looks ! and he drew his chair closer up to the governor ' s .
Monsegnieur is complimentary , grovfled St , Marc , but he has only to look , and he k obeyed . - >• :. ¦•; Thou hest , Sieur- Governor , deliberately retorted D'Argenson , glaring into the face of : the astounded and half-frighted St . Marc—I tell thee thou Hest ; and thou knowest it . Hast not thou a prisoner , in No . 2 , La Bertaudieure ? : ¦ ~ " "' "We have , Lieutenant , responded the governor , faltering . ,,.- -. -..-: . ; . '• . Howfares he , Sieur Governor ! asked D'Argenson . St . Marc trembled as the lieutenant of police ques . tionedhim thus closely , respecting a man whom he expected would , within a few days , die ot starvation . Fearful of encountering the lynx-like gaze of his interrogator , he averted his head , as he hesitatively responded : ' Monsegnieur . ' he refuses ins food ; no kind of nourishment tempts him ; yet , the ordinary of the chateauwhich according to our letter of
anticipation—The ordinary of the chateau ! vociferated D'Argenson , interrupting him , and emphasizing the word ; I know all , Sieur Governor ! Thou'hast-nilfuUy misinterpreted the purport of this letter . " - He is rated at fifteen livres a day , and yet thou pratest to me of the ordinary— •;!; -, ' . 'Twere wasting his majesty ' s food , to give it where it is not needed , lieutenant ; hastily observed' St . Marc , " in turn , interrupting D'Argenson . ¦ ¦ ' ' ¦ ¦ And wasting his majesty ' s gold , retorted the ; latter ; : to bury it in a pouch which already overflows , Seiur Governor ! ' But , heaken , St . Marc ! It is my pleasure that
thou treat No . 2 La Bertaudieure , with aU' the liberality then canst boast of ; and that thou allow him- the-best that the bastile affords . He must not die ; sang dieu ! Here he arose , and casting a withering glance ^ upon the pallid and trembling " governor , continued : Beware how tiiou disoheyest my commands , or I will crush thee , ton * nerre dieu ! as thou didst the Duke de Lauzuu ' s spider ! and turning on his heel , he abruptly quitted the chamber ' . St ! Mare , without daring to utter a word in reply , tottered to the gate , and having seen him over the bridge , returned to his apartment ,
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THE LONDON ENTERTAINING MAGAZINE ; Parts 1 , 2 . B . D . Cousins , Duke-street / Lincok ' s-Inn-fields . In this age of cheap literature we have ceased to be astonished at almost anything in the way of printers' marvels ; but really we cannot hut express our wonderment at the appearance , of this Magazine ; the _ mass of matter it contains for the price charged is perfectly astonishing . The piib T lisher in the prospectus states that he considers he has hit on "a happy combination of subject , form , and price , " and we think few will be those who subscribe to the work but will be of the same opinion . ' ¦ " ' i As to the matter of the work , the principal subject of , the parts before us , in accordance with the universal rage at the present time , is from the pen of tho great magician of France , Eugene Sub ! "Matilda ; or , theMemoirsof d Yowig Woman" was ( we are told ) the work . wMch established the reputaf tion of this celebrated writer . The tale abounds
with deep , thrilling , - and tragic incidents ^ ; it is a hideous , but striking picture of French society—true to nature , though clothed in rich and highly-coloured drapery ; The principal " male character Lugarto ^ represents a Russian nobleman , who married a near relation of the Enipcror Napoleon "; and Matilda the principal heroine , is the beautiful and aCCWilf plisheJ Madame * * * .. Indeed every character in the workis said to represent some remarkable person well known in the Parisian circles ; and the whole is an index of fashionable life and the impurities which spring from it—of society as it is , not as it shouldhel ' . ' . . ' ' . - ' Of ' course Eugene "She's novel forms only one ( though the principal ) - of the attractions of this rightly named _ Entertaining Magazine , ; but ; on-, the other contents we have not space to remark , indeed we cannot afford , room for the mere list ' of the varied attractions with' which each number and part is
filled . .:- -.:- > -. - • ""^ . ' . : i ' The reader shoddunder 8 tondthat'the £ ntertomtn ^ Mgazinem & fbe had in monthly parts , as well as weeklvpenny numbers .
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THERESE j OR , THE MANOR HOUSE OF TREFF-HARTLOG . Bx Eugenb : Sue . Parts 1 and 2 . Cleave , Shoe-lane , Fleet-street .. . 4 . ; Of all the ! translations ^ of Eugene : Sue ' si hovels we have yet seen , we cahtruly assert that this reprintof his famed Therm will bear comparison , ' for elegance and cheapness combined , with the best of the London editions . Of the work itself , having only read'what is cxihtamed ' in theparts before us , we can only speak as far as we know , ahd thus far can-we say ^ that though genorally averse to novel-reading , -we have been compelled oy " the force of attraction , " ; having read one chapter , to read on ; and few , indeed are , the works which have so much interested' iis : " we sliall wait thes annearance of the next part' with ' no small
impatience . Though we ! cannot of ourselves speak of this work as a whole , we may give the opinion , of ; a competent" critic , whose word will be considered-no mean authority , the Editor of the National ( Paris paper ) , , who says , in speaking of this work ; " This" is tho . most originaliof all the adnurahlei . novels ;^ Eugene Sue . The scenes lie principally in , fih heart of the French metropolis ; arid ' all ' the gay . and glittering pursuits of men of elegance and fashion are gi-aphically described / The dramatic attractions nt this novel are as-great as its romantic interest . ^ Ine hand which drew aside the curtain and displayed the wonderful on-goings of Parisian life'in ; the ' Mysteries of Paris / is constantly exhibited in 'Therese Dunoyer . '" To add aught to this is unnecessary and would be altogether superfluous . TVe give an extract : —
THE CIIAEHED PICTCBE . Although objects of art were rare at Treff-Hartlog , there . was in Ewen ' s chamber an old painting half- destroyed , which representeda female of rare beauty .- , Th e ; pale features , the colouring of which had been much de ^ faced , stood out from an almost black ground ; ared tunic , of which scarcely a vestige was left , covered the shoulders ; a few ringlets of brown hair fell round the , temples ,. but the rest of the head dress was hidden by " tlic obscurity of the back ground . The . sole uninjured parts of this portrait were the forehead and eyes ; the forehead high and proud , white and pure as marble ; the eyes large , black , ' and admirably beautiful , notwithstanding then- wicked and bold expression—the contour of the nose , the mouth , andchin , were more gue : soil at than seen . " This picture produced a curious-impression . - ' - ¦ ' ¦ ¦ '¦ =- '
. At first nothing was perceived but the . white forehead and two large black eyes , but afterwards a grauvof beauty , as it we ' re , grew ; but ^ -tlie left eyebroiw became distinguishable . The rest of the face was insensibly effaced in the shadows and darkness of the back ground . ; . . At night when he retired to . rest- ^ in themorning , when he awoke , Ewen ever turned his gaze on tiioso two large black eye ' s , on that ' white and ' marble face . In the disposition of mind in which the master of Treff-Hai'tlog was , the least singularity appeared to assume to hira a mysterious , almost supernatural character . « notnei i
Therese J Or, The Manor House Of Treff-H...
was _ that he had only lately remarked this picture , " or whether it had been placed in his chamber without his knowledge , Ewen believed that he had never leen the painting , during the lifepf . hhvfafher ; . and yet he could J ^ P ^ eisely . teU . whe ' n . itjiad been placed in his apart . m ^ lxt :, ' * , ? va ^ n did'he intbrrbgate LesleH-Gochand'Ann-Janh '; . the , two : serv'ant 3 c 6 uld give ' him ho mforniatibn , on the subject , and thebr replies even increased his uneasiness and curiosity . . * ..,. . # ... . ¦ # . - ; . Good God ! liut ' what do ! see t suddenly exclaimed the Abbe ' Keroueilah ; breaking off lils tone bf raillery , ' and gazing with ' . Btupor ' upon the half-defaced -portrait which ?^ , nhadplaced in a chair near him , the better to see it . Jesu-f Great God , repeated . the Abbe , how came this por . trait here *? Is" it ' possible « ' ' ¦ What do you mean , asked Ewen , his heart beating with emotion , j :. ¦ ¦ ' - . ¦> ¦ . ' ¦ ¦ ' \ . , ¦ : ¦ - ¦ . ¦ . ¦ ¦ : .. ¦ :. ¦
Without replying to ; him , tlie . rector acited the picture , and carried it to the window . Ewen followed the priest ' s motions with increasing interest , anxious to comprehend this new . mystery . " ¦ ¦ ¦ ' ' ' - ' :-: ¦ ¦• . ¦••; - 'v Yes—yes , it is the same , said the rector , regarding the portrait with the most searching attention . Is it , then , a'dream ! -j-do my eyes" deceive me ? No , they do not— . it is the same . " Here are the words , scarcely legible , written in red , in this corner , near the frame—November Yes , it is the same . Really I am confounded . It is incomprehensible . Jfy reason refuses to give credence to what ! see , and yet what I do see really exists . Upon my word , this mystery perplexes mc , added the abbe , throwing the picture upon the chair , with a gesture oi terror . The
. , . contrast between the . first and last part . of the abbe ' s discourse was most whimsical . He had just been expressing his indignation against those who were sufficiently fond of the marvellous to believe in impossibilities and supernatural events ; and then , upon observing the portrait , he exclaimed , ' it ' s incomprehensible . My reason refuses to give credence to what I see j and yet , what I do see really exists . ' ¦ This mystery perplexes me . ; The effect which this remarkable contradiction between the words , and the impressions of a man so firm , so sensible ) so respectable , as ' the Abbe Kerouellan had upon the mind of Ewen , may be easily conceived . ' Once morc- ^ -how came this picture in your chamber , Ewen ? said the rector . I do hot know , Abbe . I was awaiting your return to ask you whose portrait it was ; but will you , in your turn , tell me' the cause of your astonishment in finding it here ?
My astonishment is very natural . Six years since I and your father burned that very portrait—in this very fire-place . - You saw that portrait burnt a year before my father's death ? exclaimed Ewen . ... I saw ' it with my own eyes burnt a year before your father ' s death . ' - But it is impossible , Abbe . . I do not say that it is . not ; but I repeat that I saw it burnt . . . ' .. Since niy father ' s death you have been in this very room twenty times , and that portrait was there between the two windows . " * I did not . -remark it ; or if so my astonishment would then have been as great as now . But why was this portrait burnt ? When was it ? How is it that I did not know of the circumstance ? ¦
-Because there was no necessity to inform you of the matter—you were at the time , I believe , hunting in the neighbourhood of Lesneven .. ... Eutvvhy was the picture ' burnt ? : Your father had requested me to assist him in searching for some documents relative to the claims he had upon the Jewish banker , Monsieur Aehitle . Dunoyer . Monsieur Achille Dunoyerj the banker , with whom my taoviey is placed ; and whom you were to haves ' een before you returned : from Paris ? ;' .: The same—but I did not see him : I will tell you about that b ye-and-bye . Let me finish the history of this
deyilish portrait . In seeking for these papers , which your father believed to . bo lost , we moved a large press , behind winch this half-effaced portrait had many years before , no doubt , fallen . ¦ Upon seeing it your poor father turned pale , and exclaimed : Here is , then , the picture which I sought for- so much after my father ' s death , that I might destroy tire odioW futures wmch recall to me such" unpleasant -recollections . Look , abbe , said your father to , me , there should be a , date—a date fatal—; al . ways fatal—to our family , written in somecbrner . [ We sought for , and found these words : —November 17—the rest had disappeared . iv '
: : The word November is still ' legible ,, said Ewen , attentively examining the picture ; but the damp has destroyed the figures . And who is tho female represented in this picture ? ; I do not know ; only your father , exclaimed , pointing at the same time to the picture , ; Thou hast been the evil genius of my race long enough I Thou , hast , thank heaven , disappearedfrom tlie earth : no trace shall remain of thine ¦ infernal image . ' With these words your father tore the canvas from'the frame to which-it was fastened , and as there was no fire in the room in the tower where we were , he camehere ; there was a good fire , and before me he burnt this portrait . I assure you that tliis is true , on ' my wordbfhonour and my faith as a " priest ! '• ¦
Of this mysterious portrait more mysterious things are told ; but . we cannot reprint : tho ^ novel :, to it , therefore , we must refer our readers ; not doubting but that they will be as much interested as we have been ;'* '? - ' "; : - " ' ' : ' - ' - ¦' ¦ . :- ' -- - . ' ¦ •"' - ' : ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ " ¦¦ - j . The w ; ork , we repeat , is elegantly got up , printed in large octavo , double columns , with clear and beautiful type ; the illustrations , tooj are " excellent ; and the work cannot fail ; if once Known , to have a large circulation . It is at the option of thereader to take the work either in penny weekly numbers or monthly parts . ,.. ' . ..- ¦ " ¦¦ ¦; .,,- ¦ . ; . . ,:. . ' . .... ' , ..,.., ' .
The National Temperance Herald--; Decemb...
THE NATIONAL TEMPERANCE HERALD-- ; December ; January . . The number for the present month of this publU cation contains an additional specimen of the accursed Russian despotism , under which Poland ( for thepreseht ) groans , ''in the shape ' of a sbmi-imperial ukase putting down ^ he Temperance Societies / and forbidding t-hp agitation of the temperance question .:
The National Diet Roll ; Or An Improved ...
THE NATIONAL DIET ROLL ; or an Improved Method of Insurlngto the Lower Ranksof People a due Supplyof Food . By D . 0 . Edwards , Surgeon . John Miland , ' 35 , Chapel-strcetl ' Belgrave ^ quare . : The greater part of this pamphlet is taken up with an account of the distressed condition of the labouring classes , . gleaned from various speeches , reports ; newspapers , & c" It contains some sensible obscrya ^ tions on our present manufacturing system , of which the author takes a clear . and coiTect view . Weregret to add that his scheme for , relieving the misery , sd feelingly- '' described by him , falls far short of tho remedy necessary for evils Sso vasi ,- Indeed we axie ' stion whether his scheme would be found beneficial at all . -After ^ ejchibiting the waste and loss in every working man ' s house , consequent on the injudicious eaterihg and unskilful cooking of the housewives , the author says : — ¦ /;
- My aim is to devise such a scheme as shall yield the greatest quantity of nutriment ! in :: exchange for the con--Burner ' s . money . . 1 . recommend , therefore ,, every poor family ( and I trust very ' many of them will attend to my advice ) to give up its independent cuisine , and to subscribe to " on ordinary district table . " The principle of comblnai t ion supplies us with the means , of iSUttcess . il ^ e ^ de cheaply Jin the , omnibus and the steam-boat ; read pur newspaper , ' containing information from all quarters of the globe ; and enjoy an ¦' exquisite theatrical treat for a trifling sum , because many unite : to . pay . the expenses . Then why not resort to the same principle r tp supply ourselyes with cheap ' an d " plentiful repasts ?^ ^ ' in fact , we find the- principle" already partially " put , in ; force'in thie continental table d'hote , the military mess , and the TVest-end
club . . . .: ' . ,- - -.-., ' . ' . -. ' .-. " - . ' . ,. We : _ apprehend this ; reasoning will ; not . convince many of , those to whom it is addressed . . One cause , . hndbuhtedly , of the slow progress' of Communist prihiciples in ; this ; country-arises ffbui the fact , that Englishmen generaUy . are ayerse . to anyother mode of life thanthat which , is empjijatigjiii ^ expressed , in the old ' Engliah bbast , ; '"My ^^ housetis my castle . " If , incomfortable ' ciroumstancSsi ' the Eh ' glishhiah ' prizes his own fireside , aaiisneversohappyaswhen "^ zy " within his own ; , dpmiciler--if his circumstances .. be . the reverse , hec ^ gstphiahoyelwuerehe ^ edness / ajid keep' ^ his ' ' hiingerarid'rags ' unknown to thepublid . ' ; The love of home is ( at least under , the present , system ); innate ; , in ; an , Englishman , fand no matter how miserable that home . Mr . Edwards mav
be assured that it will be a'difficult matter to get'the poor ; man"to ; leave : his home to seat himself ' at 'the ^ rdinary . districttable . '' ? n . , ¦ >¦¦> ¦ . ' i ' :: t- ; -: o j Ma have , no . rpom to Mow , Mr . Edwards , i »„ his scheme , other than by" observing that to become recipients bfthe 1 advantages' of the common mess tables , the subscribers > , willobo charged as follows ' : —Single males , 5 s .-weekly ; , single females , 3 s . 6 d . ; married couples , 7 s . ; youths of both sexes , from twelve ' to sixteen years old , 3 s , ; children , from she to twelve years old , 2 s . ; and infants ; from birth to six years old , ls . ed . At thesecharges , moderate asthey are , thousands of families in this s metropolis would be unable'to avail themselves of ' the ' supposed benefits . We say supposed ; for-it iniist'be borne in mind that the subscribers to the ? mess-table would not' occupy theJiQuse . ; . at : the close of . their . meals they , iyouW Layc to retuiin libine , ' where , fires would have to be re-kindlcd , and numerous other inconveniences experienced not unattended by expense ; which would
go tar to . ^ lullify-the intended benefits .: Add . to this , what arejlie . unemployedto do ? rWhat is to become of , the thousands , who' are utterly destitute . of the incans' -offsiibscribing to tlie' " district-table ? " For the . evils afflicting ! themsMiv Edwards ! s ' scheme is clearly no . rancdy attabV -We might / say ., much more , but objectingto tlic principle of . the plan ,-ther e is . no use in enlarging on our' ojcctions ' to its details !¦"' ¦ ' It has all the disadvantagesi of the cdniiiion table of the Communists , without / those * advantages wnichcthe Communist system is calculated to aftbrd ., Like the publicwashhousescheme ; it is calcnlated to humiliate and annoy the '^ poor ; rather " than reallybenefit " theni . Before wc have public waslihouses let the peoplchavc clothing to wash , and before r . a- . returnto the eiistoms of Sparta is gravely' proposed as a ' . remedy .. fdrr , the woivgs of the working cliisses ; let " them'first have " a " lair day ' s wage for afair day's ' work ; " affording tlieni the means of comfortable and English living in theii own homesteads .
The Unknown ; A Miscellany Of Instructio...
THE UNKNOWN ; a Miscellany of Instruction and Amusement . Strange , Paternoster-row . It is now two years since . the . appearance ot tnis publication , which was favourably ¦ ; , noticed at the time in more , than ono number . of ; , this paper . The , Nos . of "rThe- ^ ntok > tw ^ vareinowj . (! oUected by ^ the Editor , and enclosed in ft neat wrapper , forming a thin . octavo , volume , tho . ; contents of whieht . wu 1 . be , found pleasing , and riot jUnprofitable , readings to those . :. whd , were not subscribers to , the .: work -, & t the time-of sits weekly ' . publication ., ' , ' ., ., ; . ; . ; ,, . , ¦ - .,-, „ -,, -j , ; : ; -.. ' .. . rriie JEditbr ^ of " The tUnknown " , is , oriiwas , keeper ofa small / shop in an obscure country town . ;» Nothing daunted by the failure of his first literary , attempt , he anf ahAiif . lirfifinnr n lunrlr of fintion . in + hiw * vnlnmao % 111110
OKW UOUUW ; ll * 4 l »» i ( , » .. w *» . w » .., v . v .., « .. . v . » . uw . V .. , which he completed in ; nine months . . He placed his work in . the . hands . of a leading , London publisher , who returned it , with the intimation-that theauthor , beingupoor , instead ofa "obeat vxkxow , "he ( the publisher ) : must decline the printing ; of the work , lie next tried the Magazines . . By the Editors of these he was complimented , but at the same time told ,. that " a name and friends " . ^ were indispensable to his public appearance in that quarter . Thus does the system work to keep down the talents of tho gifted ; poor , ; arid prevent . nature ' s aristocracy from asserting their rightful position . And , thus will it
cverbetill the present accursed political and social system is uptorn , branch and root . i . The Editor of "The Unknown" ascribing its failure to its expression of " ultra opinions , " thinks , that to ensure the success of any smiilar publication , the avoidance of the cause of " TM . Unknown ' s" failure mustnot . be lost sight of . That is , "the expression of ultra feelings in general must be avoided . " ¦ Such a recommendation does not surprise us ; still it has not our approval . ' If " ultra opinions" be the truth , the fntf / i , must be proclaimed , despite the martyrdom of the ' truth-tellers . '; , No other course is open to those who sincerely desire the extinction of ignorance , fraud , and tyranny .
Guide To Employment In London. Second Ed...
GUIDE TO EMPLOYMENT IN LONDON . Second Edition . Mitchell , Red Lion-court , Fleet street . :- '"' ¦ ¦ - '¦ ' . •'"' - The object of tin ' s little ivorkis sufficiently stated by its title ; , it ; contains . a mass of information respecting the obtaining : of employment in all , the avocations followed in the great metropolis , which , to . a ( at all , times ) too numerous class , may be found very useful . There are certain views and opinions set forth and . ^ expressed by the gc ' tter-up of this work , from which vwe altogether dissent , but the objcctidniible matter ' does not at aU affect the practical information which forms the chief contents of the ' . ; book . ' "We do . not , say to any one wanting employment , buy this , book and you will obtain your " object ; but we do say that considerable information may be gleaned from its pages ; information which might be of . service to many wanting an occupation .
The Authority Of Scripture ; Or, The Bib...
THE AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE ; or , the Bible a Revelation of Divine Truth to all Men . — Strange , ' 21 , Paternoster-rbw . This work , by the ' author " of The Unknown , is a curious production ; its object being to reconcile the discordant parties divided by their various views of Christianity and the Bible ., The spirit . actuating the author isof the most liberal and kindly character , and tho manner in which he has executed his task is highly creditable to him . The abilities of The Unknown are "evidently of a superior" order ; and we should be glad to see him successful in his literary speculations . From some things contained in this work we must dissent : but we cannot refuse it our approbation as a whole . TVe fear , however ; that the attempt to reconcile men on this much " vexed question , "
though a laudable one , will fail ; men ever , have been disunited on matters theological , arid wc are persuaded ever will be " , while priestcraft ' continues to exist . ; . Wo therefore fcav ' 2 % 4 Unknown has attempted a work , compared with which ; washing a . blackamoor white yjould bft an . easy task . Still we recommend the pamphlet to our readers : its ; dissection of Scripture authority . being so good that they can hardly faU to . arriveat the conclusion ( a conclusion the Opposite of the ostensible purposes of the author , ) . that the ' shortest way to banish religious discords is to put away the cause of tliose discords . We know Iiotv difficult ibis to overthrow superstition , and howdisl . faint the-day is yet when , priestcraft , shall be finally destroyed [ but difficult as is the one and distant the other , they are easy and certain compared with the hopeless task " of attehiptirig to make creeds harmonize and sectarians unite . ; .- . ..- - . !
The Tribune;, And Journal Of The Rights ...
THE TRIBUNE ; , and Journal of the Rights of Induetiy . Hetheririgton ,. i () , Holywell-street . ; ' This is a new weekly twopenny unstamped paper devoted to the advocacy of the interests of the Working Classes , political land : social . ! ' The first number contains articles on the jGame Laws ;; . Trades Uniona ; Emigration ; the Land , Ac . ;—besides a considerable quantity of selected matter of an-interesting character . Our main objection to this publication is , that it is tootam & - l & ttka five . and spirit . Every auowarice , however , " must be made for a first number ; the future huhibera may perhaps show improvement . !
' .The Great; Gun ;-- . : I There Is Dec...
' . the great ; gun ; -- . : I There is decided improvement S'isible in this publication : still there is rodm for riiuch more . This rejmark . does not apply to its pictorial embeUisliriiente , whieh , besides , being profuse ,, are mostly . unexception able ;; we allude .. rather , to the literary contents , which , in our humble opinion , have hot been of a character sufficiently earnest to meet the demands ot the ; preseut times . -Satire , with a noblo ; purpose in view , h anengineof good ,. Yi'Mchcannotbo too highly appreciated ; but mere punning , if carried to any length , sooh becomes intole ' rablef There has been too muchof the latter , arid too littleof the fonrier , 'in the . Great Gun hitherto . Something more in the spirit of the following just and . excellent lines > would speedily redeem this publication from the objection we have spoken of : ~ ' '"' - ¦ " ¦¦ •" ¦ "' . ; " ; ; '
LINES ON BEADING OF THE TUHULTVOU 8 CONDUCT OP THE TEiSAKTUX- AT THE 'HATE EABt . OF tlMEBICK ' S . ruNERAi ., ; By am laisuKiK . ;^; , . ; : >; y -. ; , < - ¦ - .- , .-is '; No paradise lovely here welcpm'd . the , "Peev , " * v No chant was . peal'd forth for his nshes' , repose , , ; ,, ; ¦ Monie ' agie and GleritWbrth , sad , ' silent , and'dreary , Now-shrunk from that people they dire not oppose . , Butwhat was the cause of this fearful ' commotion t ; . Why danced . the rude boor o ' er his , coffin with , glee * ; Why ,, demon-like , mar the last rites , of devotion ? ,, 'CaUSe lie lived from his country a base Absentee ! . ' > "Iwashe , when ' that country , by ' traitors surrounded , i- . Aprey to the wiles of a ministerfell , ' * , v- " - : - ' - ¦ ¦ - "¦ ' ¦'' Esclaim | d-r-like the death-croak of Erin it soiinded Tr-.:: "Thank " God , rve . acouutry yetleftmeCo . jelt / ,. '/ " + .
Spring Rice , you spalpeenj for yourself , or your w > ddi » , t ¦ " Your coach ; or your horses , 'tdpn'V care a pin ; But had I been tfterfli by this hand on my ' body , ! ' , IwouWn't . nai » l «/ tow ? ioIe 6 on « tn your ' skin . ' .
, * . Pery Is The Family Name Of The Ear...
, * . Pery is the family name of the Earls qf Limerick . \ \ ' - f ^ When others" were boasting of their love " of country at the time . of , the union , and declaring . that-nothing ; could tempt " them' to betray it , this , was , the language of the late patriotic nobleman . 'Tis wonderful , indeed ,-his very remains were not venerated by , a grateful nation ! ¦ - ; , i J Noddy \ is the nanie of a' species of Irish cfiar-a-lioiw ) nearly out ; of use now . « Lord Monteagle ^ ' in las - explanaf tory tetter which appeared in the newspapers , pompously makes use of the expression " my carriage' \ no less Hiari seventimes . ''• «• .. ' . ; - »•¦ : , !•„ , '' . > :. . ' - ¦¦ .- ¦ ; : - ¦ ¦ ¦ ' " ' - ' ¦ "
Pouwcmoms Rbcelvbd.-^Rab Ithmivlmpostow ...
POUWCmOMS RBCElVBD .- ^ rAb iThmivlmpostow Twelve Reasons against taking awayW ^ as . apunisU went . , fhe World Within ; a descriptibnpf the interior , of ( lie earth , & c , ' \ ' i " - ' . \ . "" . ' ' .. ' V * . . .
A Bowl. Of "Punch" Fresh Brewed
A BOWL . OF "PUNCH" FRESH BREWED
A Nivine Upon Nnirpinc Satirists, Arid S...
a niviNE upon nnirpiNC Satirists , arid such'loose bitter speakers have at times , accused churchmen of a somewhat unseemly affectionfor the fat of ; the land ; and the Rev ., John Rawes . ' of Clifton , has of late a Uttlc justified such accusations '; by his extraordinaryattention to'dripping . He seems to , have bent all'the energies of his divine mind to the . consideration of his grease-pot . He has doubtless read in the "Arabian Nights , " that Solomon confined some of the mightiest spirits in brazen kettles ; and , therefore , thought it ^' not berieath his wisdom to haunt his own kitchen , keeping a vigilant
eye on his pans . Like the Israelites of . old , his heart was—despite of itself-rever busy with the flesh-pots . Now it happened ; that on the 26 th of December last , the Rev . gentleman discovered' in his kitchen " two pounds of dripping " wrapped . up , and s furtively put away byhis . cook Sophia . Edwards , whom he caused to be indicted before the Bristol jury , for the wicked felony . ' He had engaged the woman with an " eight or ten years' character , " be knew " not which ; Had character , been dripping , ; he , doubtless ,. could have told . We subjoin , . from the Bristol Mercury , a few extracts'from the trial . The man , purloined of his dripping , islinderexamination ! -- > - ' ^ ¦ ' » M
"Mr . Stone . —Do your clerical dutiestake you . pretty frequently into the ' - 'kitchen If .. "Witness . —¦ No , \ but ,. my domestic ones , do ...,- ; . ¦? .- ,: 7 ,- -, _ , ¦ : i ^ -r \ . r . , ' ,-7 j * > .- ; yi ; : : ; . i , . Mr . Stone .-rThe pantry , now—dp you visit that pretty . often ? Witntsal—No , ' not bften , ' exe 6 ptl hav ' e . ' , rgaso n ' to suspect that anything is amiss there ; i'ldo ^ nolT'know whether , the dripping is thafcof . ' matton , ' beef , orrpork ; I cannot sayvwhere . it came from ;; I swear it , was , mine , because it was on my premisos ; there can be no other dripping ' oh my premise ' s but mine . ' ¦ ' * - - ' - ' _ , :. The . Gdurtli'said there : was . evidently a difficulty in swearing . to ^ heijlripping ; and . the case ; might as well be stopped ,, ^ once .,,- ) ¦ ' . ....:.: i . < : -, / ¦¦¦¦ ¦ i s ,: •¦ :. ' ; - - ¦ '¦ ThoVoriian " v ^ ' acquitted : . ' WesympaUisc ^ ith the' ^ Rev . John ' "Rawcs : '' W . think' he "has been hardlv t used . ' : He has ^ evidentl yi mflde / drippm | ¦ his most ' anxious study—the absorbing :-. subicetot , his life—and it was to pay great disrespect . to his peculiar learning , not to " fake his bath upon the matter , Wc are certain that lie was as sure of his own dripping as of his own blood , both , we have no doubt , being equally dew to him . After all , when there is often
A Nivine Upon Nnirpinc Satirists, Arid S...
such a scramble for fat things , who can wonder at John Rawes' clerical love for more dripping ? . » We know not which College claims tho maternity ofthe Rev . plaintiff : but doubtless he was reared at -Brazerinose , seeing that he so boldly showed it in Court . His College , too , may have been ungrateful to his merits ; - nevertheless , he has , grasped an honour despite of it ; for henceforth he may , in . the teeth of envy , add D . D . to hit name , and go down to an admiring posterity , aa John Rawes , Doctor of Dripping- - ' ' "¦ - ' ¦" _ ¦
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A Few Ono Lots Rnom Thb Catamguk Of Cost...
a few ono lots rnoM thb catamguk of costlt : CURIOSITIES OF AN , ANTIQUAUIAN . " Ne'er send commissions ' out to Greece and Borne—The best antiquities are made at home . "
LOT THE . FIRST . A feather of one of the geese that cackled so capitally as to save the Roman Capitol ; a rum ' tin . to write , and recommended to Gibbs to balance his accountswith . ' . An illuminated MS . copy of the " tale" the Ghost of Hamlet ' s Father said * 'hccould unfold . " A large stone , that would have been used in the building of the Tower of Babel , but was not discovered till after the fall of Jericho . Forefinger and thumb ofa Grecian bricklayer , with a bit of Roman cement holding them together . The wasp that stung the tip of Lord Brougham ' s nose when a boy , and while the youthful Harry was
cheating at " all m the ring . The right eye of a fish ( very like a whale ' s ) that saw Leander swim across the Hellespont . The Bodkin ( not the barrister ) that the Emperor Domitian lulled flies with . , ,.,-. „ , The identical pair of breeches which King Stephen thought too dear at a crown , and , it is supposed , he only paid four and sixpence for . The whipping-top that Pompey the Great cried for when a little boy , and the lash with which he was beaten to keep him quiet . The hind leg . of a patriotic bluebottle fly , that buzzed at , settled upon , and tickled Caisar ' s nose when he landed in Britain . The " pilot ' s thumb ' " mentioned in Mr . William Shakspere ' s tragedy of Macbeth . —Great Gun .
The Real axo the Imacisuby . — " Pray , Mr . Bcttertbn , " asked the good Archbishop Sancroft of the celebrated actor , " can you inform me what is _ the reason you actors on tho stage , speaking of things imaginary , ail' ect your audiences as if they were real ; while we in church speak of things real , which our congregations receive only as if they were imaginary ? " "Why , really , my lord , " answered Bettcrton , "I-don't- know ; unless it is that wc actors speak of things imaginary as if they wore real , while you in the . pulpit speak of things veal as if they were imaginary . " Knowledge . — There is a satiety of knowledge as of pleasure ; and though the latter is more common , it may be questioned if it be less bitter . Solomon's was of this kind when ho exclaimed " All is vanity , " and Socrates , when ho defined the perfection ot human knowledge to be that " we know nothing . "
; Tis tkue ' tis pity , and piiv 'tis ' tis true . —The most pleasing picture in the world is a happy face . Pity that it is as fleeting as pleasing . Hate v . Eat .- —In ono ofthe fashionable regions of Mcrthyr , the keeper of a cook shop designates his establishment— " A Hateing House . "—Hereford Journal . . Wonderful Instinct . —A cat , having lost her kittens , follows a mutton-pie-man . —Punch . , t . Eault Ljtellioence . —The Court Journal says , that " a report is in circulation that the Royal Familv will be'blessed with another increaso , early , in the autumn , " , Seeing that the autumn is riiric months off , * this must be allowed to be the most remarkable instance on record of early intelligence . —Great Gun . ' ANTJasopnisTicATEii Witness . —During the sessions at Wakefield , ' a Svitness was asked if he was not a husbandniaii , when'he hesitated for ariiomcnt , then coolly ropliGd ,. amid the laughter ofthe court , " nay , sir ; I ' seriotriiarried . "
• :. Boots and Stockings . — At a north-country ; inn , the boots being called , ashrimp of alad , in a rustic attire , presented himself . " Well , are you the boots ?" The youth , supposing ,. no , doubt , that the gentleman was up to a joke , replied , "No ! I ' m the stockings , sur . " . ' The traveller , not exactly pleased with the answer , asked him , " what he meaut by such a replv ? " " Wha , " repeated the boy , in a sort of simple laug ' h , "I ' m ' the stockings , sur . " ' .: Stockings ! What do you . mean by stockings / - you impertinent snapper , you ? " "Wha , sur , " . said the boy , with an unaltered countenance , " I ' m under the boots ,, so ha must be stockings , sur . ' Thb Best Time to Find a Policeman . —When you don't want one . When you do , wait till you do not , and then you will find plenty . Or , if your want , be very urgent , catch an old applewoman , and p lace her three inches within the kerbstone , and it is tenrto one that aponceman will be there in a minute or two at the farthest—Great Gun .
A Pig in a Poke , — "Would you like to have a hot crock in your bed this cauld night , mem ? " said a good-natured chamberinaid of our town , to an English lady , who had lately arrived ! in Scotland for the first ! timein her . life . ; -. " A / what ? " said the lady . "A pig , mem : —shall I put apig in your bed to keep you ¦ warm ? " } . ' . Leave the room , young woman Your mistress shalLhear of your insolence . " "No offence , I hope , mem . It was my _ mistress that bade me . ask : and I ' m sure she meant it in all kindness . " The lady looked Grizzy in the face , and saw at a glance that no insult was intended ; hut she was quite at a loss to account for the proposal . She was aware that Irish children sleep with pigs on the earthem floors of their cabins ; -but this was something far more astonishing . -Her , " curiosity was now roused , and she said , in a milder tone , "Is it common in this ' country , my ' girl , for ladies to have pigs in their beds ? " •' Arid gentlerrien ha ' e them , too , mem , when the weather ' s cauld . " " But you would not ,
surely , put the pig between the sheets ? " "If you please , mem ; it will do youriiaist good there . " "Between ; the sheets ! It would dirty them , -ffirL I could never sleep with a'pig between the sheets . " " Never fear , mem ! yell sleep far mair comfortable . I'll steek the ' month o't tightly , and tie it up in a poke . " "Do you sleep with a pig yourself in cold weather ?" ¦¦ •' ¦ "No , mem . Pigs are only for gentles , that lie on feather beds ; I sleep on eo «/ , with my neighbour-lass . " Calf ! Do you sleep with a calf between yoii ? " said the Cockney lady . > ¦¦ "No , mem , you ' re jokin' : now " ' said Grizzy , with a broad grin , " we lie on the top o't . " —Dumfries Herald . The Last Act op Spanish Incossistbncy . — A certain Marquis de Casalrugo has beeri / mvar ^ to this country as the new Spanish Minister to the court of St ^ James ' s . Surely it would have been more in accordance with the character of the Narvacz Goycfnmcrit to have sent oyer General Bravo '—Qreit i . Gun ... ''"'' ' ¦ .,. '' . '' . '' . " '"' : ' ' - " ' . '
... . . , :, Not . . ; to , be Quizzed . — Psalmanazor endeavoured to , iriipose . on tlie ,, public by , pretending to be a native of ! ariislarid . he . called Formosa . Orie day , as he was enlarging upon its . beauties ' , a gentleman who had no great relish for his ' flights of fancy , reiriarkcd to him : " If thisisland be in ; the latitude you describe , the sun niust shine perpendicularly down the '' chimneys , and put ' ' all' fires out ; " " 0 , sir , " said Psalmanazor , "the inhabitants are aware of this inconvenience , and so aU the chimneys are built Obliquely . " r The AuEaicAN rirEus assert that the marriage of the Siamese Twins to two sisters is ; although doubted by many , aftiet . i .-LordPahnerston says that , if it be found to be , true , he , shall move for . an injunction in thefOhancery ; Gourt to restrain any such encroachment on his celebrated . " Quadruple Alliance , "—Great Gun . ...: ; , i ¦ ¦ -. ' .. ,.,.- ¦ -.. - , - ; ¦
. InBUIUN . CflUELTS . —kh Unfortunate individual was f . eized the = other day in . Londonderry . dockyard smuggling two hags of gunpowder from a . Glasgow steamer . It is generally believed , that neither the culprit nor his powder was ultimately , discharged , although the former maintained that ; he was merely endeavouring to preserve himself from starvation .-by so disposing of the illicit commodity as to have a "blow out" somehow or other . — -Great Gun . Chinese Maxim . —Whoever slanders me in secret fears me : whoever praises me to ray face , despises me
On Consequence . — -When w * e look at a field . of corn wc . firid that those stalks which raise their heads highest are the einptiest . The same is the case with men ; those who : assume the greatest consequence have generally the least share of judgment arid ability . Modestt . —There is a young man in Cincinnati who is so . modest that , he will . not " embrace an-op-{ iortunity . " ^ He would ; : make ( a' good mate for the ady who faulted whonshe heard of the nahed truth . Rev . „ Stoney Smith . —The Rev . gentleman gives the foUpwihg description of himself in , a letter to a oorrespondent of the JVetu . JorkiAmerican : : — " ! am
seyentyrfourJ . yeara old ; arid , being ' a canon , of St . Paul ' Sjwi fty L p ^ don , . and rector- of a parish'iri the country , my . jbime is equally divided between town and country . ; i-, ^ am living ; amidst the , best - society in , the metrphcoiSi ; am , at ; roy ease iri ,, my , circuiristances , in tolerableihealth ; a mild Wlii ^ -a tolerating churcliman . sand m ' uchjgiven to talking , laiigeing , and noise . Ijdino . ^ ith tlierich in London , , and , physic the poor in the country ; , ;; passing from tlie-sauces of Dives to the soros ' of Liizarus . ' -. ;; -I am , upon the whole , a happy man ,, have found the ^ wo rld an entcrtairiing world , and am heartily thankful to . Providcnce "' for the part allotted me in it . " :
' •'¦ The . MusicalTragedy- at Covest Gauden- ! . — To thcEditor of the Great Gun . —Sir , —I want tojuiow " how . it is that , when the heroine' at Covent Garden is named'ArineTiggariy , her brother is named Polly Nisus . '' That a . man should be named I'ollydoesnot astonish inc , for Weber ' s ' name was Maria , - and ; Mariavmeans I Polly . ;; but the difference' of the-surnanies iri the members of one family perplexes me . They tell us that the music-is by Dr . Mendel ' s son . Pray who is Dr . Mendel himself , and why cannot his son give his own name ? Truly , yours " , Learned Thedax .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 25, 1845, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_25011845/page/3/
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