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, „ n » n independence of principle consists m having no » - " _ta , n which to depend , _andtoe-thinmn ;? , no ; *» _ttantog . jinnp le < ' _?* . ' _* _free _^ rork thinking-,-ia an age when men } fre £ ly bntmbewg «« _«^ J to « kee p an y thing except _*» r w 0 _^ . f _^ a „ a _% inuStOedifficult , to instruct it _dangerous ; _" _fnunds n _^ ance of amen _^ _jinieaninse it . A _. V LIFE AND ACTS IS THE _Yemb 1813 AND 1840 . _* _$ IX Georgy . Leipzig : _Brockhauu , and _Aorgate
_Tondon _-WiiUama . ; Tn _^ " W newspaper-tbat _heastly panderer o X J ! _dns and _rUal murdcrers-the dastardly _* TW _^ _HRE _2 _S * the hattle _^ of Kingcraft _alrSesp fern more _sinuously andmorc , _crae _. ly with the pen than thoso batchers , Haynan _BajSyrWSefiiafa . an d Filangieri , ever did _rth _fv lord' -The ' Times , ' which seldom uses the f _^ rh name but £ degrade i _^ _bauete d all _ts _L of wit , sarcasm , and rhetoric , to he down the _Stion and sullythe glory of Kossuth . Butwe
_, 5 held his name all the dearer tor _tneaouw aim Snl _acensstionsof _theatrocions ' Times / To _eallbrth _snchattacks from that paper is sufficient _iortforany man ( save Bonaparte ) to our good-SLil affection . _Wehaveoften wondered what our _vethren of other lauds must think of us if they read Jhe ' Times . ' How they must loathe ns for slavish , « rrile things ! The crimson _worshipped of War , ; hom we have singled oat , be tbey devils incarnate , at least they did their work outright , and , Med their _Tictlms ; hut the * Times' is the apologist of torture , the murderer of liberty , aud wounds the imago of Ood iu the very app le of the eye I It must havebeen
faun the ' Times' that the miserable traitor _Georgy has derived his inspiration and sufficient courage to launch his indictment of Kossuth . Here we have the dastard who sold the noblest cause that patriotism could battle for—who blasted the bravest hopes the human heart could beat with—and handed over a gallant country , exhausted in its struggles for life and Ibert y—like another Samson shorn and betrayed into the hands of the Philistines—for those ' wolves , with thehearts of devils , ' the despots of Bussia and Austria totorture , and wonnd . and make horrible sport witu , He—this Georgy—has now come before the world to vindicate his acts and to plead his cause .
He maintains that , from the first , his conduct was based on his devoted adherence to the old constitution _of'Hungary , and his intense hatred to the _Ecvolutionary principles . Georgy wields tbe pen with a subtle vigour , can command the most bitter and fierce sarcasm , and fig hts with all the coolness he manifested in the field—but these things aTe insufficient to make Right Wrong , or Truth into a lie . ' Indeed , ho proves himself more of a recreant than ever . He endeavours to show that throughout the Hungarian war , the soldiers who so nobly combated for fatherland and freedom were ill-disciplined , often cowards , and seldom to be relied
on . He points out all Hungary ' s weaknesses , doubtless for the gratification of her enemies . If the _Hungarian troops were composed of cowards , what must the Austrian and Russian have been ? But Georgy gives no illustration of their cowardice so potent as we have of their deathless patriotism , and their glorious bravery , individual and national . As a specimen of their spirit , Madame Pulszky relates that on one occasion an Hungarian General , previous to hazarding a battle , thus addressed his troops : — * Heroes , we have not only met the enemy we were in search of , but many times the number ; shall we give them battle V * In what proportion do we fight them V asked an old hussar . ' They are five to one , '
was the answer . ' Then , have at them , ' replied the old hero—one of the unnamed demi-gods!— 'for so long as thev are not ten to one , we spurn them J' On another occasion , an old Peasant remarked to an Officer with exultation , _« I have sent my three sons to the field of battle , but have kept back our best horse , which I shall now take , and join the boys myself ! ' And hundreds of such touching instances might be adduced as characteristic of the heroes of Hungary . At the earliest Btage of the war Georgy complains of Kossuth , who was then President of the 'Committeeof Defence , ' for his interference in the army promotions . He alleges that Kossuth ' s ambition was to obtain the supremacy in military aa well as civil affairs . Would to ( rod that he had
obtained it ! Here the serpent slime of his jealousy begins to ooze from the black depths of his heart , which was a" very hell of torment to him , because of the success of Kossuth . He represents Kossuth as a mere orator , strong in words , but weak in deeds , and a very coward in combat ! The great blow given to Georgy _' s vanity appears to have been in Kossuth's appointment of Dembinskito thepoatof Commanderin-Chief . This officer , Georgey says , was fitter for a madhouse than for the command of an army . About this time , Georgy seems to have got an inkling of Kossuth ' s grand scheme of an Independent Hungary , and a solidarity of the Peoples , and began to form
his plans accordingly . It has been related , that in battle Georgy always fooght like a man , who , having nothing to lose , sought out death , that his bravery was the abandon of desperation , rather than the insp iration of his cause , and the manner in which he speaks of his victories warrants such conclusions . He is blase on the battle field ! And , as it were , flings himself with such reclless force against the scythe of Death , as io blunt _tlte edge of it ! He is blase in the study ! a cold , careless , used-up man . Speaking of the battles won under his command , some of the most illustrious in all history , he coolly says : ' They were more owing to the incompetence of the enemy ,
than to the conduct of his own troops ! Liar , Cowabdly axd Ceuel ! A thousand pities that Kossuth did not have the traitor shot , as he might have done , on several occasions , for dereliction of duty 1 This was one of his gravest errors . Granted , that _Georgv was an able general ; he was the enemy of the _President , the Revolution , and the Future Republic , and a friend , though a fool , even , were better in the office—indeed , the abler the man the more fatal the enemy . Georgy asserts , that on the entry of the Russians , Kossuth was cheating _hia countrymen with hopes thatEngland , France , and the _Suited States would interfere on their behalf , which shows what hopes "were reposed in us , and how
bitterly -. re destroyed them ! When Georgy assumed _ais office of Minister of War he took the oath of allegiance to the revolutionary government , at the fi _auie time he was pl ying every exertion to sap it—to _jjght against it and todestroyit , and this oath _. he now " ° asts , was an insincerity . Can we award any sentence more damnatory ? Georgy accuses Kossuth of Ur giug the invasion of Vienna for the relief of the Patriots there besieged . An accusation ! Why what tetter thing could have been done ? Could they have _parched at the right time to the assistance of the _* ennese Democrats , and thus strike a blow at the » eart of the Austrian Empire . But Kossuth was ° Pposed until it was too late , and both _BJnm and to
_^ _essenhauser refused assume the responsibility of _^ « ng the Hungarians a formal invitation . Thus _^ _~ PPy chance lost , and the tyrants , ever si ! , I _sa watchful , regained their courage and asof _? _* _de . feDsi » e- In vain did Pulszky , the agent _Kossuth in Vienna , plead to _Mesieahauser for
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40 , 000 Etand of arms . The Viennese wiseacres were sending deputations of studentB and Workmen to Prince Swartzenburg _, who was encamped outside Vienna , which deputations never returned , and whose mutilated remains were found days afterwards . Tkey had been put to death , and their poor bodies hacked ire pieces by the brutal soldiery . And when Kossuth had at length prevailed on the Hungarian troops to march , heading them himself , they were met by the combined forces of Windish gratz and Jellachich , and a terrible battle ensued , and through all that long and dreadful day of carnage the Viennese made no sortie
to assist the Hungarians . All that Georgy asserts in this book , in our eyes , tends to his own degradation and to the exaltation of Kossuth . Of other notable persons beside , the Governor , Georgy speaks of Auiich and Damjavics , as the most distinguished generals . Perczel _, he says , is a mere boaster , vehement as shallow . Bern he saw but once , and thought him very like an adventurer . Guyon he describes as daring , but without a head . " He hates Austria , and condems Haynau . Many persons will mistake the cool indifference of this man for an heroical stoicism , smd innumerable enmities will rush to battle round
his book . We look upon him as a cola-blooded , disappointed , cynical Egotist ; tbe pet of the 'Times , ' the protege of Ernest Jones , and the man who sold a nation io be revenged on one whom he considered to be his enemy . In spite of what he urges , in spite of the devilish dealings of the ' Times' how this man Kossuth lifts up his noble brow , a King of Nature ' s own grand crowning J Akin to our own Cromwell for his heroism ! How the dwarfed idols of superstition , and the gods of kingcraft shrink into utter insignificance in the worshipful presence of such as he . Let the reptiles spit their venom , it shall not harm him . Let them bite the file . They cannot strike
out of history the record of his noble struggles . Ihey cannot make him otherwise than a great good man . They cannot blot out the fact that Kossuth won the ' topmost place in his country ' s estimation , by simple grandeur of soul , and his genuis to be loved . They cannot blot out the fact that he inspired a whole nation , wrought it into a subline and all-sacrifichSj | _jfehusiasm—transformed the Magyars into a race of mighty heroes , and led them to marvellous and miraculous victories . That he emancipated the four million
serfs , and made them masters of the soil which they had tilled as slaves ; and that he gave to Hungary that greatest of national blessings—a free press—at the cost of martyrdom for himself ! And when the pen-bludg ioned ruffians of the ' Times , ' and this traitor Georgy are rotting in the dast of oblivion , or remain only on the gibbet of infamy , in History's Chamber of Horrors , _KoBsnth and the proud memories of his words and deeds , shall live on , the delight and admiration of a thankful and rejoicing world .
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HlSTOIEE DE LA _EePUBLIQCE DE VENISE SOUS MiSIS _, Par M . Anatole de I * Forge . Vol . I . Paris ; Am yot . 1852 . ( Concluded from our Third Number . ) A scene at the Literary and Scientific Congress of Venice will interest our _readers : — The governor of "Venice . Count Palffv _, and counsellor Beltrame , were present at all the sittings . ' . The first trembled every time that Manin opened his mouth . The orator often remarked it , and , Venetian as he was , ho took a malicious pleasure in tormenting his powerful enemy . One day that there was a talk of the depots of mendicity at Milan , Manin , hi 3 eyes fixed on the face of his excellence , cried aloud , "We haveall this at Venice , and better still ! " Palffy , little accustomed to gentleness in the mouth of Manin , looked beaming with _pleaBOre . He could have embraced the
orator , when he continued , " we have all tnis , and better thanthis . it is true , but in theory , not in practice . " The face of the poor governor became dark as if by enchantment , and assumed his much discontented aspect . Manin continued ; " According to the law , a workman out of work , can go and knock at the door of a charitable institution and say , ' Give me work . ' He can do this as often as he wants work , without any prejudice to his honour . But , accordin g to practice , to enter a depot of mendicity , he must have a certificate from the police declaring that his misery is real . The poor workman , then , is at the mercy of the police . He enters , then , to come out no more , and you see there a frightful spectacle ! Four generations have grown up and married in the same establishment ; I have seen them , " said Manin . Speaking thus , Manin had his eye fixed unceasingly on the face of the governor , purple with rage ; on . S 9 . 90 .
Previous to recording the overthrow of the Austrians by Manin and his heroic proclamation of the Republic , we must translate a narrative illustrative of Austrian brutality : — Our readers have not forgotten the last words of the Marquis Monpiani , on leaving Tenice , to Manin , * ' 1 recommend to you my poor deaf aud dumb children . " Addressed to such a man such a prayer could not be without result . Faithful interpreter of the will of his honourable friend , Manin went to the hospital of m & d people to ask of the good monks news of his unfortunate proteges . They were brought before him : there were many of different ages , but the wandering of their eyes , the shape of the skull , and other certain signs , indicated a complete want of intelligence . Some , however , seemed to understand their
sad position . For , these there was hope of cure . On examining their papers it was found that a declaration , signed by one doctor , was sufficient for the admission of these unfortunate beings into a hospital . Evidently on tbe part of certain poor families it was a means of getting rid of children whom they could not feed . This is painful to say , but it was true . Tho law offered , nevertheless , means of repressing this monstrous abuse—these people could be forced hy assisting them to take away their children . Manin asked the reverend fathers if , in their opinion , there was any guarantee that a cabal , a hatred , or political motives , might not send a man healthy in mind to a madhouse . " We have here , " said the monks , " an extraordinary madman , who , if you consent to see him , will be the best answer to your question . " This man , named
_Padovaui _, was born at Rovigo . He was scarcely forty years of age . At the first moment embarrassment gave to his handsome face a wild look . He soon recovered , however , and , touched by the interest shown towards him by Manin , spoke to him as follows : — " An orphan froa my infanoy , I never knew either my father or mother ; the private charity of some kind individuals caused me to be apprenticed to a tailor . Weakened by assiduous labour , and attacked by a disease of the eyes , which struck me almost blind , I was forced to abandon my labour and seek another means of earning my bread . Too young to enter a house of refuge , I was not considered strong enough to turn a handmill , and I was told that I was not blind enough to be assisted by the parish . Wandering , pressed by hunger , scarcely able te distinguish tbe threshold of the door where I went to
ass ior aims , _l _araggeu myseu aiong we streets ot Jblovigo , imploring in a loud voice the pity of tbe passers-by . An agent of the police arrested me , and told me that mendicity was abolished—that I had no right to importune anybody —and he pushed me brutally with his hand . " Here Padovani stopped , seeking to read in the eyes of Manin if the narrative did not fatigue him : then he continued sadly , " Everywhere rejected , abandoned by all , reduced to despair , delirium took possession of me . I _nas wrong—I knew it—but what would you have me do ? I was so unhappy , that , seizing a sheet of paper , I wrote , trembling with rage , these words in large letters : — 'Shame on the barbarous government which allows a poor workman without emplovment to die of hunger . ' * ' I placarded these few words on a tree in the midst of the public place , and waited the result patientlyreflecting
, that in prison , at all events , I should eat . I was arrested and thrown into an obscure dungeon of the central prison _. As I could scarcely see , the privation of light left me nothing to regret , and I felt almost happy when comparing my fate then with that of the preceding days . A few days later , a man , whom they said' was a doctor , entered my cell , addressed me some questions without listening to my answers , and went out as burriedlyfas ho came in . That Bame evening my door opened , and they put me into a carriage . I thought that they were going to set me free , and I confess that tho thought annoyed me . But the coach stopped before the hospital of the town . I thought that they were granting me a favour when they put me to bed ; it was so long since I bad slept so well , that I felt quite happy . The next day , w hen I awoke , I read upon a board nailed
over my pillow , the words—Mental Alienation . To describe to you the effect produced upon me , would be impossible , " added Padovani , with much emotion , "but in vain I protested and prayed , in vain tho doctor of the hospital declared that I had full possession of my reason . They bade rcc be siient , and they put me in a covered carriage , full of real madmen , amongst whom some were furious . Think of the tortures of this voyace forme , for then I was terribly afraid of madmen . " _saia Padovani , his eyes full of tears ?; " but now it is different—I pifv tbem . This is the way I arrived for the first time in this " hospital , amidst the good monks who spoke to you of me . " Here Minis , much moved , ro ? e , and pressing aftectionately the hand of the poor narrator , said to him , "My labours call me elsewhere : au rcvoir . I will soon come back . " " Xo ! not au
revoir , say rather adieu , —I like that better , " said Padovani , " for your visit has done me good ; and I am SO little used to happiness ; I have all my life been so abandoned that I fear to make illusions to mvself . "Here is my name , " said Manin , giving him his card ; «« ask the priests if I ever failed wten I gave my word . " And thereupon he went out , his heart deeply touched at the words he had heard . A few days later he returned to San Servigiio , when Padovani delighted to see him again , ended his recital in the following way : _^ « Thanks to the active steps taken by tho priests , who saw directly that I was not mad—I was set at libert y . It was with a soul full of joy that I stepped over the threshold of this hospitable house . But everywhere I went the police followed me like a shadow . What could they fear from an unfortunate being like me I I know not ; but they watched me like a criminal . If I walked , I was followed if I slept , a * Wr « watched at my side ; my slumber—my
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only hour without suffe _«» g—was even suspicious . At last , I was reduced to ask myself how , if it was so difficult to gain one ' s living at liberty , how could I earn an existence thus watched ? In the tailors' workshops wh ore I went to ask for work , they asked for papers . Mine made me ashamed . Whom would they not have frightened , since they stated that I came out of a madhouse ? In despair , fancyin ? I read on every faco their repugnance for my misery . ! resolved toex ' . le myself . Then , thought I , children will no longer cry after rno . * The madimn escaped from San Servigiio ! ' Women will no longer turn away horrified at my sight , and the police will cease to follow me . After many days walking along unknown roads , stopping only at Ion" distances to beg a hit of bread , and _permis " sion to sleeu in a stable , I passed the frontier , and readied
Ferrara . A tailor , touched by my misiortune , offered mo shelter , and consented to give me work . This pity rou 3 cd rne—I thought I had reached the end of my misfortunes ; bnt the same evening , when proud of my z 'al _, I offared him tho first results of my labours , my host begged mo to go and have my passport signed by the Pontifical police . ' A foreigner like you at Ferrara . lam watched , ' said he , ' and if you do not obtain a license to reside to-morrow , we shall both be arrested . ' What had I left to do ? I ask of you . I had but to die at once , or chooso between a prison and an hospital . I regained Venice , where , lyin _^ down upon the benches of the Place St . Mark , I tried to sleep as long as pos 3 _iblo to deceive my hunger . At the end of three days exasperated by horrible sufferings , I had recourse a second time to the means which had caused mo to be arrested at Kovigo ,
and I stuck up a second complaint against tho Austrian go _< vernment , in the Place San Leon , The police , who did not leave me , arrested me again , to bring me back to this hospital , where , in all probability , I shall end my days . I resign myself , for what havo to I regret in this world ? Never since I was born did I feel the embrace of a mother . Never has a woman loved me , and , except you who listen to me to-day , no one would ever have , occupied themselves about the poor madman of San Servigiio . " While pronouncing thesB words , tears inundated the pale face of Padovani ; but , surmounting his grief by a sublime effort , he took the hand of Manin , pressed it warmly , and said " I have no means of showing my gratitude : but I will pray God from the bottom of my soul to protect you in all future time . " There was , in this recital , such an accent of truth , a tint of melancholy so gentle and so profound , that Manin , moved by such touching resignation , hastened to the doctor of the
hospital to _ootain the freedom of poor Padovani . "Are you his relation or his _gunrdian , to take so much interest in his fate , " _Baid the doctor quietly . "So , " said Manin , " I simply act as a citizen and a Christian ; and I ask you , on your sou ! , and on your conscience , is this man mad ?" " No , he is not mad , but this man is dangerous ; and it is better ho should be thought mad—it is his own interest he should appear so . If ho be not mad , he is criminal . The hospital of San Serviglia is better than a State prison . " Manin , indignant , addressed himself to his old companion and friend , the Commissary of Police , iu vain . Time passed ; it was nearly November , 1817 , and ho had , as yet , received no answer . Manin then addressed an energetic note to the government , in which he asked , in the name of outraged public morals , if a man whom the doctor declared sane of mind , and enjoying all his intellectual faculties , can be condemned to pass his whole life in a madhouse . Th'jse words remained without reply .
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THE COUNTESS OF RUDOLSTADT [ Sequel to " Conmh . " ] By Georob Sasd . the tribuxaz , of tub invisibles . When the hood was taken from Consuelo ' s head , ho was at first dazzled by tho brightness of lights , which , arranged upon the same spot in front of her , formed a large flaming cross upon the wall . When her eyes could bear this transi - tion , she saw she was in a vast hall of gothio style , tho ceiling of which , divided into elliptic arches , resembled that of a deep dungeon , or of a subterranean chapel . At the extremity of this chamber , the aspect and illumination of which were really ominous , she distinguished seven persons enveloped in red cloaks , their faces covered with masks of a livid white , which made them resemble corpses . They were seated behind a long table of black marble . In front of the table , and on a lower platform , an eighth spectre , dressed in black , with a white mask , was also seated . On each side of the lateral walls about twenty men , in black masks and cloaks , were
arranged in profound silence . _Consuelo turned , and saw behind her other black phantoms . At each door there were two standing , each with a long shining sword in his hand . TJndcr other circumstances , Consuelo would perhaps have said to herself that all this gloomy ceremonial was but a play , one of those trials of which she had heard at Berlin respecting the Free-ma 9 on lodges . But , besides , that the Free-masons did not constitute themselves a tribunal , or claim the right of causing uninitiated persons to appear in their secret assemblies , she was disposed , from all that had preceded this scene , to find it serious , even terrifying . She perceived that she trembled visibly , and without tho five minutes profound silence in which the assembly remained , she would not have had strength to recover herself and to prepare to answer _. At last , tho eighth judge rose , and made a sign to the two introducers , who stood sword in hand , on the right and left of Consuelo , to lead her to the foot of the tribunal , where she remained . standing in a somewhat forced attitude of calmness and courage ,
" Who are you—and what is your request ? said the man in black , without rising . " I am Consuolo , by profession a singer , called sometimes ' Ia Zing . _irella ; ' sometimes ' thePorporina . ' " " Have you no other name , " urged the interrogator . Consuelo hesitated , and then said , "Icould claim another , but I have pledged my word of honour that I will never do so . " "Dost thou hope , then , to hide anything from this tribunal ? Dost thou consider thyself in the presence of common judges , elected to decide cases of common interest
by laws which are equally gross and blind ? Why art thou here , if thou wouldst seek to deceive us by vain subterfuge ? Give us thy name , introduce thyself such as thou really art , or retire . " " You , who know who I am , know also , without doubt , that silence is my duty , and you will encourage me to _per-Bistin it . " One of tho red-mantled judges , leaning forward , made a sign to one of those in black , whereupon all the black mantles left tho room , with the exception of the examiner , who still retained his place , and continued in these
words" Countess of Rudolstadt , now that this examination is private , and that you are alone in the presence of your ludges , will you deny that you are lawfully married to the ' Count Albert Podiebrad , called de _Rudolstadt by right of his family ?" " Before answering that question , " said Consuelo , " I demand to know what authority controls me here , and by what law I am bound to acknowledge it ?" " What law wouldst thou desire to invoke ? A Jaw divine or human ? The social law would place the again under the absolute control of Frederick II . King of Prussia , Elector of Brandenburg , from whoso dominions we rescued thee , to relieve thee from an indefinite captivity , and from dangers even moro dreadful still , as thou knowest . " " I know . " said ConsuelOi bending on her knees , " that
I am bound to you by ties of eternal gratitude . I desire , then , to invoke the divine law only ; and I would pray you to define me that of gratitude . Does it command me to bless you , and to devote myself to you from tbe bottom of my heart ? I accept it ; but if it requires me to transgress tho dictates of my conscience in order to please you , ought I not to challenge its authority ? Judge for yourselves . " " May you ever think and act in the world , as you now speak . But the circumstances which place you under our care , are exceptions from all ordinary rules . We are above all human law , as you may havo discovered from the power wo exercise . We are equally independent ol all worldly considerations . The prejudices of birth , of rank ,
and tortune _, tne scruples and etiquette of position , the fear of opinion , even ; tho respect for engagements contracted under the opinions and with persons of the world : nothing of all this has any weight with us , or any value in our eyes , when met together far away from mortal observation , and armed with God ' s sword of justice , we weigh in tho hollow of our bands the toys and trifles of your timid and frivolous existence . Explain yourself , therefore , without evasion before us , who are the support , the family , and the living law of every free being . We cannot listen to you unless we know in what quality you appear here . Is it tho Zingarella Consuelo , or is it the Countess do Rudolstadt that invokes us ?"
_•« The Countess de ltudolstadt , having renounced all her rights in society , has none to claim here . Tho Zingarella Consuelo—" " Stop , and weigh the words you have just utterod . If your husband were alive , would you have tho right to withdraw your faith , to abjure his name , to reject his fortune ; in a word , to become again the Zingarella Consuelo , in order to gratify the childish and senseless pride of his family and caste ?" " So , certainly . " " And do you think that death has forever brokon your ties ! Do you owe neither respect , nor love , nor fidelity to the memory of Albert V Consuelo blushed , and was troubled , then again became pale . The idea tbat they were about , like Cagliostro and Count do Saint Germain , to speak to her of the possible resurrection of Albert , and even to show her an apparition , filled her with such terror that she could not answer .
" Wife of Albert Podiebrad , rusumed the examiner , " your silence condemns you . Albert is entirely dead to you , and your marriage is in your eyes only an incident of your adventurous life , without any consequence , without any obligation for the future . Zingara , you may retire . Wo were interested in your fate only on account of your connexion with tbe most excellent of men . You aro not worthy of our love , for you were not worthy of his . We do not regret having restored you to liberty ; for every reparation of evils inflicted by despotism is a duty and delight to us . But our _protection will go no farther . Tomorrow you will leave the asylum we had granted you , in the hope that you would issue from it purified and sanctified . You will return to the world , do the chimera of
The Countess Of Rudolstadt [Sequel To " ...
glory , to the intoxication of vain passions . May God _hav ° pity upon you '; we abandon you without recourse , " Consuelo remained for some moments overpowered by this sentence . A few days earlier she would not have received it without appeal ; but tho words vain passions , which had been uttered , brought before her eyes at this instant tho senseless love she had conceived for the unknown , and which she had cherished in her heart , almost without examination and without a struggle . She was humiliated in her own eyes , and the decision of the " Invisibles " appeared to her just in certain respects . The austerity of their language inspired her with respect min « led with terror , and she no longer thought of rebelling against tho right they claimed of judging and condemning her as a person subject to their authority . It is very rare ,
whatever may bo our natural pndo or tho _blamolcssricss of our life , that wo do not feci the ascendancy of a serious word , which unexpectedly accuses us ; and that instead of _discussin" it , we do not examine _ourselvns before all , if wo do not deserve tho blame . Consuolo frit herself by no mea , ii 8 free from reproach ; and the chillin _? and strange effect of all tho imposing ceremonial arouad her made her position singularly painful . Promptly , however , sharefleeted that she had not asked to appear before that tribunal without being prepared to submit to its severity . She had come there to invite admonition and even chastisement , provided that by receiving it she could procure release and pardon for the chevalier . Laying aside , therefore , all personal resentment , alio accepted tho reproof without bitterness , and considered for somo moments how to frame her reply .
" Possibly I may deserve this hard judgment , " said she , at length ; "lam far from satisfied with myself . But I came here with a certain idea of tho Invisibles , which I will describe to you . What little I had heard of you from publio rumour , and your generous act in rostoring me to liberty , led me to think that you were men equilly preeminent in virtue , and powerful in society . If you be such , as I am well pleased to believe you , how is it that you repulse me so roughly without directing mo to the path which I should follow in order to escape from error , and to become worthy of your protection ? I know that , for tho s ike of Albert de Rudolstadt , whom you rightly designate ' the most excellent of men , ' his widow deserves some interest . But were I not the wife of Albert , even supposing I had never been worthy of that title , has not tho
Zingarella Uonsuelo , a girl without name , without family , without country , has she no claims on your paternal care ? Granting that I am very sinful , are you not like the Kingdom of Heaven , where there is ' morejoy over one sinner tbat repenteth , than over ninety and nine just persons who need no repentance V In short , if tho law which unites you all in one assembly bo a divine law , then are you transgressing that law by rejecting me . You undertook , you say , to purify and sanctify me . Endeavour , then , to wise my soul to a level with yours . I am ignorant , not headstrong . Prove to me that you aro holy , by showing yourselves merciful and patient , and I accept you for my masters and my models . " There was a moment ' s silence . The examiner turned towards the judges , who appeareJ to consult for a few mo . ments . Then one among then spoke thus : —
"Consuelo , thou earnest here with pride , why wilt thou not retire in the same spirit ? We had the right to blame thee , since thou cam ' st to question us . Wo have not the right to direct thy conscience and thy life , unless thou thyself bestow it upon us , freely and voluntarily . Can we ask this sacrifice of thee ? We are unknown to thee . This tribunal , whose scantity thou invokest , may be the most corrupt , or at least tho most audacious , that ever worked in the dark against the principles which govern the world . What dost thou know of it ? But , allowing that we could reveal to thee the profound science of a new and perfect virtue , wouldst thou have tho courago to devote thyself to so long and arduous a study , without being acquainted with the object of it ? Could we ourselves feel confidence in the persevering faith of a neophyte , so ill-prepared as thou
art—we might , perhaps have important secrets to confide to thee , and our only guarantee would bo thy generous instincts . It is true , wo know we could trust to your discretion ; but it is not discreet confidents we want ; wo have plenty of them . Wo require to fulfil the law of God , fervent disciples , freo from all prejudices , from all selfishness , from all frivolous passoins , from all worldly habits . Descend into yourself—can you make all these sacrifices for us ? Can you model your actions and guide your life upon the instincts which you feel , and upon tho principles which we would give you to develop them ? Woman , artist , child ! would you daro reply that you can associate your
self with serious mon to labour at tho work of the ages ?" " All that you say is very serious , in truth , " replied Consuelo , '' and I hardly understand it . Will you give me time to reflect upon it I Do not drive mo from your bosom without having interrogated my heart . I knot ? not if it he worthy of the light which you can shed upon it . But what sincere soul is unworthy of the truth ? How can I be useful to you ? I atn terrified at my impotence . Woman and artist , that is to say , child ! but to protect me as you have done , you must havo foreseen something in mc . And I . Something tells me that I ought not to leave you without having attempted to prove my gratitude . Do not banish mo ; try to instruct me . "
" We grant you eight days more for reflection , " said the judge in a red robe , who had already spoken ; " but you must first pledge your honour that you will not make the least attempt to know where you are , or who aro the persons whom you see hore . You must also pledge yourself not to leave the enclosure reserved for your walks , even should you see the doors open , and tho spectres of your dearest friend _^ beckoning to you . You must not address any questions to the people who wait upon you , nor to any one who may clandestinely obtain admittance to you , " "Thatshall never happen , " replied Consuelo , earnestly ; " I pledge myself , if you wish , never to receive any one without your consent ; and in return I humbly ask of you the favour—"
"You have no favour to ask of us , no conditions to propose . All the requirements of your soul and body have been provided for during the time you will have to pass here . If you regret any relative , any friend , any domestic , you are free to depart , Solitude , or a society regulated as we determine , will be your lot with us . " "I ask nothing for myself ; but I have been told that one of your friends , one of your disciples , or servants ( for I am ignorant of the rank he may hold among you , ) was subjected to a severe punishment on my account . I am ready to accuse myself of the faults imputed to him , and it . was for this purpose that I requested to appear before you . " " Is it a sincere and detailed confession which you offer to make to us ?"
" If necessary for his acquittal ; though it would be a strange moral torture for a woman to confess herself aloud before eight men . " " Spare yourself that humiliation . We should havo no guaranty of your sincerity , and , besides , we have not as yet any right over you . What you said , what you did an hour since enters , for us , into your past . But , reflect , that from this instant it is our prerogative to fathom the most secret depths of your soul . It is for you to keep that soul pure enough to be always ready to unveil it before us without suffering and without shame . "
" Your generosity is delicate and paternal . But this refers not to mo alone . Another expiates my fault . Ought I no' to justifiy him ?" " Tbat is not your province . If there be any ono to blame among us , he will exculpate himself , not by vain excuses and rash allegations , but by acts of courage , of _devotedness , and of virtue . If his soul has faltered we will raise it up , and help him to conquer himself . You speak of severe punishment ; we inflict only moral punishment . That man , whoever he may be , is our equal , our friend , our brother ; there are among us neither masters , nor servants , nor subjects , nor princes : false reports have doubtless misled you . Go in peace and sin not . " At this last word the examiner rung the bell ; the two men in black , masked , and armed , entered , and placing the hood upon Consuelo ' s head , tbey reconducted her to tho pavilion by tho same subterranean windings through which she had passed on leaving it . ( To be Continued . J
Tne Salle Deb Tuileries.—It Was In This ...
TnE Salle deb Tuileries . —It was in this hall that Voltaire appeared when he came to Paris from Ferny to enjoy the triumph that was soon followed by his death . An immense multitude welcomed with enthusiastic shouts the patriarch of literature ; and tbo moment his carriage was seen near the Carrousel deafening cries of " Vive Voltaire " burst forth , and were repeated for hours , Voltaire was assisted from his carriage by tho Marquis de Vilette , who supported him on his arm as he entered the theatre . The moment he was seen , the most enthusiastic shouts hailed him ; flowers were flung in his way as ho passed , and highhorn and beautiful dames were proud to bo allowed to kiss hia hands . Voltaire sat in a box appropriated to the gentlemen of the chamber , opposite to the Count _. d'Artois , afterwards Charlos X . At tho summous of the audience an
actor placed a crown on his head , and the applauso never ceased during the performance of Irene . The curtain fell , and rose in u moment after , when the bust of Voltaire was seen on tho stage , raised on a pedestal , with all actors around it , and Ve 3 tris advanced and deposited on the bust a crown of laurels . Thunders of applauso followed . Vestris then read to the audience tho well-known verses composed for tho occasion . Nanine was then played : after which the Count d'Artois sent a man of the _highest rank to compliment the poet in his name . In 1792 tho theatre of the Tuileries was completely _destroyed . In 1793 other actors in the
performed Salle de Spectacles ; the Convention quitted the Manege , and held its sitting there ; while tho wardrobe and dressing-rooms were set apart for the committeerooms of the Assembly . Of course every part of the palaca changed its name ; the Pavilion Marsac was termed the Palais de _PEgalite ; Flore that of Liberty ; and tho Horloge that of Unity ; and the tumultuous auditory that applauded or menaced the various orators had their places in the amphitheatre . The Convention occupied the same place till it ceased to exist . The Anciens replaced them . They remamed till the _iSth Brumairc , when they Quitted it to return no more . '
Cheap Omnibus _FAREs .-The cheap omnibuses placed in tne Oxford-street and Holborn line of road , to run from the Marble Arch to the corner of Tottenham-court-road for one penny , and from that point to the bottom of Holborn . hill tor the same low fare , may now be considered , after six months trial through the worst season of tbe year , to be hrmly established in the favour of the public , as is fully evinced by tho patronage which they receive . Some omnibuses , with equally cheap fares , have been started on the Strand nne f rom Westminster to King ' _s-cross , and tho omnibuses on tho _Hampstead road , not only run at low fares through Ilolborn , but charge one penny only for the whole distance from tbe corner of New Oxford-street to tho _tamaen-town-g ate , thus affording unprecedented _opportu-~™ P riding to the residents of that populous part oi tue town .
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A Genuine Down-Easter Has Invented A New...
A genuine down-easter has invented a new Hind of dwellings . They are made of India-rubber , and are so portable that vou can carry a rotv of three-storey hou _es in your hat . " ' , . . . Mn . Carlvlk is of opinion that English society is in a i ( state of smoke , " progressing to a " state of conflagration . " Nature \ $ not exhausted . _Within her fertile bosom _thara may be _thousands of substances yet unknown as precious as " the recently f und gutta-percha . To doubt this , would be to repudiate the most logical inference afforded by the whole history of the earth . Corn and the grape excepted nearly all our staples in wgetable food are of a comparatively modern discovery . Society ha I a long existence without tea , coffee , cotton , cocoa , _susar , and _potaioc- _" . Who shall say there is not a more nutritious plant than the sugar cane—a finer root than the potatoc-a more _useful tree than the oo _' . ttn ? buried wealth lies everywhere in the bowels of the earth , which needs hut the _tru-s divining rod of organised action for its recovery . _—Athewcmi
"What io Eat , Drink , and Avoid " -o _* Epsom Dowxs .- ( As defined by a rather " knowing one" of our acquaintance J—i , at—Chicken or lobster salad , wherever you Clin get i . Drink-Sherry or _champagne , ad libitum , gratis , upon the same conditions . And Avoid-Pecuniarily backing your opinion as to which of the metallic trio the " little pea is hidden under . —Panch . A pew days ago , _ss some workmen were making repairs in the parish church , Crowle , they found in the organ a nest of _younc redbreasts nearly fledged , Tl ) i _» circumstance may be considered somewhat singulart _> when it is known that the organ is used every Sunday for divine service .
Suoar from Starch . —Starch is easily converted into sugar by boiling for several hours in dilute sulphuric acid and water . The acid may afterwards be separated from it by neutralising with chalk , and the solution in evaporating yields rather more sugar than the quantity of starch employed . Sugar thus made is extensively used on the continent , where that from the sugar-cane is not readily obtained . Nearly all fruit , in its early growth , contains starch , which in the ripening process , is converted into sugar , and it is thus that they b ? come sweet . A Yankee editor says he was " like to died a Iarlin' to see a drinkin' chap tryin' to pocket the shadow of a swinging sign for a pocket-handkerchief . "
The Hero of one Battle-Field . —On the occasion of the review in the Champ de Mars , the President wore the unform of a General of the Infantry—or of a Colonel of the National Guard—for , as he has never served in either , it is extremely doubtful which uniform ho wore , or , in fact , what rank in the French army ho has gained at all , beyond that , from new having _bsen in it , of a Rank Impostor . As these doubts make it very inconvenient to know what military title to give him , we suggest that Louis Napoleon do take his title from that of the only battle-field in which he has hitherto _distinguished himself , and be henceforth known as " the Great Sham de Mars . "—Punch .
The Theatltes Olympic. At This Neat Litt...
THE THEATltES OLYMPIC . At this neat little theatre we witnessed the other evening the performance of a one act farco entitled '' The Language of Flowers . " It seems to have hern written for tho purpose of displaying the quaint , droll humour of that prince of comedians , Mr . H . Compton , who personifies an old gentleman , Martin by name , who imagines himself to be a double person—who thinks ho is no other than two Mr . Martins , who are boon companions , and trho are always talking to each other , and enjoying the social qualities of ono another in a neighbouring tavern . Mr . Martin has a shrew of a wife , and a pretty ward . Tho lover of this voung lady
writes a letter of love in a mystical language—the language of flowers , which many of our lady readers ( and we hopo we are honoured by many ) will understand as allusions to tho meanings of tho various flowers . The worthy Mr . Martin gets this flowery effusion , and believing it to be destined for Mrs . Martin , by an invisible admirer , he substitutes for it a most ridiculous _buvksqus . The fair ward receives this instead of the original—feels it as an insult , and a few scenes ensue till the matter is explained . The singularly dry humour of Mr , Compton drew forth roars of laughter , and upon tho whole the piece gf . ve great satisfaction . Those who wish for some amusement to relievo the dull , tedious , and bar ., sun ? cares of business should not fail to see Mr . Compton . "Wc can only remark that if he does not tickle them to laughter their case is hopeless . When we can again escape " from our editorial sanctorum , we aro determined to go and laugh at him again .
8uh Bey. Wo Never Spent A More Agreeable...
8 UH BEY . Wo never spent a more agreeable evening than Monday evening last at this well conducted theatre on the occ ision of Miss Glyu ' s lienefit . Mi 3 _s Glyn , who has deservedly earned for herself a high reputation , performed the two difficult char . icters of Julia i « the " Hunchback , " and Beatrice in Shakespeare ' s comedy , " Much ado about Nothing . " Dissimilar as these two characters arc , wo were astonished at the _succpss which Miss Glyn achieved in their performance . Tho reading of the part of Julia was not such as wo have been accustomed to from other actresses . We allude moro particularly to tho third act , after Julia has been slighted by Sir Thomas Clifford . Tnis has usually been made a heart-rending scene ; but in this _instance , Misi Glyn depended on the originality of her genius , and where the audience might have expected her to exhibit a saeno of mental affliction , she portrayed only the effects of a pique . Miss Glyn boldly sacrifices " points" to her original enn ception of a character , and in this , as in mo 3 t other cases , she met with success . Those outbursts of emotion , however , which are justly associated with the character , were admirably worked out by this distinguished actress . The house was extremely crowded , and Miss Glyn w . _is repeatedly called for by an admirin ? audience .
Coronation Of The "Nigger" Emperor-The E...
CORONATION OF THE "NIGGER" EMPEROR-THE EMPEROR OF _HAYTI . A correspondent of the " New York Herald , " writing from Port-au-Prince on the 19 th ult _., says _: — '' For the last six months great preparations have been going on here to crown _Faustin Soulouque , After several postponements , the grand event at kugth took , place _yesteiday ( Sunday , the 18 th . ) For the last two months the troops were pouring in from every quarter of the country . In they came , helter-skelter , some with sticks , guns , a great number o ! the latter without locks ; some with coats , but the majority without them . The soldiers that had been lucky enough to procure shoes were more fortunate than their officers , but would you believe that many of them had not their lower
humanities covered , or , in other words , were innocent of _breeches ? Io fact , no one but those who reside here , or have resided , would believe the ludicrous figure they pre _sented as they marched into town ; but certainly it is na fault of the unfortunate slaves that they are in such a miserable and starved condition , a 9 their daily pay amounts to about four Haytieu dollars , or equivalent to twenty-eight cents , As there was no dwelling here sufficiently large for the coronation , there was a large tent erected on the Champ de Mars , capable of containing from 10 , 000 to 12 , 000 people . At a distance of about 400 yards there was anoiher erected immediately behind the Government Palace , _, which served as a robing chamber for the Imperial family . On the _caBt end stood a platform , on which there was a i
Catholic altar ; the rest of the tent was partitioned off for t the deputies , nobles , ladies of honour ( black ) , consuls , , and foreign merchants . As early as two o ' clock a . m . _; . the troops assembled and formed into a square , and I a double line was stationed along the route lead- - ing to the Palace , thus protecting their ebony y Majesties from violence . Then came the senators , i , and deputies , dukes , earls , and ladies of honour r who were led to the place assigned for them by the e master of the ceremonies . Their Majesties were to make : e their appearance at six o ' clock a . m ., but with true negro o punctuality , they did not arrive until nine . They were an-1-nouneed by tbe discharge of artillery , music , and long vivas is from the spectators , and none shouted more lustily than the e
foreign merchants , while at tbe same time they inwardly y cursed him and his government for ruining the commerce of > f the country . Their Majesties were preceded by the Vicar ir General ( whom the Pope would consecrate bishop at the re- cquest of Soulouque , after all the concessions he promised to to make ) and about twenty priests . Her Majesty first made le her appearance , attended by her ladies of honour , under a a canopy like that -which is seen at Roman Catholic ceremo- onies on the occasion of the procession of the Holy Sacra-ament . She wore on a head a tiara , and was robed in thehe most costly apparel . You are aware that previous to hener husband being elected President she was a vender of _fish , m _,, and had the reputation of being a correct woman ( a _miracleclei in this place ) . But Soulouque resolved ( as the Irish havatve i
it ) to make her an honest one , by marrying her on _Saturdayiay night last . You could not , in your good city , produce ae a I woman in any of your markets who could walk with such ah ai stately step , or play the part of Empress better than she diddidl on the occasion . Soulouque then followed , accompanied hy hyi all the distinguished nobility , under a similar canopy , wear-wring a crowa that , it is said , cost thirty dollars , having in hishisi hand _tvjo _sceplreB . Their Majesties were led to the _prie-riedien , where they first said their prayers , and were then _cottonducted to the throne . The ceremonies then commenced by by ; the vicar pronouncing a solemn benediction on the crown _^ n _, ! sword , sword of justice , sceptre , cloak , ring , collar , and
im-imperial cloak of the Emperor , after which were blessed th _« tht crown , cloak , and ring of the _EmpresB . Then came th « th «< President of the Court of Cassation ( the Supreme Courburt of Hayti ) , accompanied by the deputies , and presented ted to Soulouque the constitution of Hayti , demanding of him to . ti ; swear not to violate it ; and he then placed the crown on hia hiii head , and placed tbe Bible on the pages of the Constitutientiem and then said , ' I swear to abide by the Constitution , and tid M maintain the integrity and independence of the Empire oe qi Hayti . ' Then the master of the ceremonies cried aloudoudi Long live the great , glorious , and august Emperor _Faustiustii the First . ' So ended the pomp and pageant of _cro-wmwmni our nigger Emperor . "
Windsor Eleciiojc.—This Contest On Satur...
Windsor _ELECiiojc . —This contest on Saturday _resulteulte in the return of Mr . Greenfell , the Free-trade candidatidatl 5 Lfou , r ° _- cl < _?? k Jn ov Mr- _Gwenfell , 330 ; Mr , VuiittuittNN 230 ; Majority . 100 .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), May 29, 1852, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_29051852/page/3/
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