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BEAUTIES OF BYRON. so. m. The " Lad*" of...
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DIALOGUES OF TIIE LIVING UPON" OUR COLON...
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TIIE FAMILY DOCTOR-Part I. London: W Joh...
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THE NATIONAL TEMPERANCE ADVOCATE Junk, J...
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Jpty 26 > 1845 ' The Northern Star. 3
JPTY 26 > 1845 ' THE NORTHERN STAR . 3
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BEAUTIES OF BYRON . so . m . The " Lad * " of the lines wo this week extract from the Roar . ' of Idleness , was thc Mart of the Poet ' voiitlrui- dreams----the well-known _MissCiuwoBiH , of ' _\ _nne-** _* cy ( Nottinghamshire ) . Mr . Moore says , i ' Tlic young lady herself combined with thc many worldly _-idvnntases that encircled her , much personal Itfaii t _** _- , _« _' »' a disposition the most amiable and attaching- Though . _ilready fully _alire to her charms , j ' r was at this period ( 1801 ) thatthe youngpoet seems _j _^ j have druuk deepest of that fascination whose effects werc to be so lasting : six short weeks which he passed in her company being sufficient to lay the , \ ,,, » hititiii of a feeling for all life . With th * . sum .
_jner hoh dayscnuca tins dream of Jus youth . He saw Miss Cmwonni once more in the succeeding year , * _uid took his last farewell of her on that hill near tuncsley , which , in his poem of 'The Dream , "' he U ( scril * cs so happily as " crowned with a peculiar diadem . '" " 1- " - IS-- ® Miss Chawoo th wasmarried to j 0 Ii . v . Misters , Esq . ; she died at Wiverton Hall , in fe bruary , 183 * 2 , in consequence , it is believed , ofthe _slaffli and danger to which she had been exposed dariiu . the sack of Colwick Hall by a party of rioters from Nottingham . Thc unfortunate lady had been ia a feeble state of health for several years , and she and her daughter wcre obliged to take shelter from lie violence of the mob in a shrubbery , where , partly from coW _, partly from terror , her constitution sustained a shock which ended fatally . "
TO A _1 AOT . 01 had my fate been joined with thine _. As once this pledge appear'd a token ; Tliese follies had not then been mine , For then my peace had not been broken . * To thee these early faults I owe , To thee the wise and old reproving : They know my sins , but do not know 'Twas thine to break the bonds of loving . For once my soul like thine was pure , And all its rising fires could smother ; But now thy tows no more endure , Bestow'd by thee upon another . Perhaps his peace I could destroy , And spoil the blisses that await him ; Yet let my rival smile in joy , For thy dear sake I cannot hate him . Ah ! since thy angel form is gone ,
My heart no mora can rest with any ; Hut what it sought in thee alone , Attempts , alas 1 to fiud in many . Then -fore thee well , deceitful maid ! 'T were vain andfruitlei _ toresret _ . ee ; Xor Hope , nor Memory yield their aid , But Pride may teach me to forget thee . Yet all this giddy waste of years , This tiresome -round of palling _pleasures ; These varied lores , these matrons' fears , These thoughtless strains to passion ' s measures If thou wert mine , bad all been hush'd—This cheek now pale from early riot , "With passion ' s hectic ne ' er had flush ' d , But bloom-in calm domestic quiet . Yes , ones the rural scene was sweet , For Xature seem'd to smile before thee ;\ And oiice my breast abhorred deceit , For then it beat but to adore thee .
But now I seek for other joys : To think would drive my soul to madness In thoughtless throngs and empty noise , I conquer half my bosom ' s sadness . Yet , even in these a thought will steal , Iu spite of every Tain endeavour ; And tiettds might pity what I feel , To know tliat thou art lost for ever .
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* "Our union would have healed feuds in _vrhich blood had been shed by our fathers—it would have joined lands broad and rich—i t would have joined at least one heart , and two persons not ill-matched in years ( she is two years niy elder ) , and—and—and— -rfwthas heen the result t "Byron ' s IHary , 1821 . ~ t "Our meetings , " says Byron , inPS 22 , "wer « stolen ( mis , and a gate leading from Mr . Chaworth ' s grounds to those of my mother was the place of our interviews , _ilut the ardour was all on m-f side . I iras serious ; she was volatile : she liked me as a younger brother , and treated and laughed at me as a boy ; she , however , gave me her picture , and that was sometliing to make verses upon _, liad I married her , perhaps the whole tenonrof my life vumld have been Merent . ' *
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TnE MYSTERIOUS MASK . By Simrock , a German Poet At Franhfort-on-Oder a brilliant mask'd ball , And a supper were given in the New Palace hall . Said the King , "It looks well , Hot I ' m puzzled to tell ¦ Whether half these gay holiday belles and grand beans Be gentry that any one knows !" A knight in black mail , with an air of much gloom , led the Queen slowly up to the top ofthe room . " _" Whois Darky , pray V asked One another the masked . Anil the answer each gave in that splendid array "Has ( in substance ) , "Sot knowing , can ' t say . "
Vance the first is completed ; a second begins _. And again the Black Mailer solicits and vrius Tbe small hand of tbe Queen , While from ten to fifteen Ofthe Taliantest masks mutter terrible words _. And look fiercely askance at their swords . And dance after dance was it still the same sight , And the Queen and her partner , like noonday and night , Chased each other about , Till the King , not without Perceptible sternness of manner , came np And observed , "lVearegoingtosup . " "So , Sir Knight , if you please , yon will now doff your
mask . " "Ah , my King , " said the Knight , " you don't know what you ask . Give me leave , to stop here ; I ' m not used to good cheer . " "Oh" cried the King , "Well ! you ' re used to obey . Doff your mask , sir , this instant , I say I " *• If I must , why , I must , " said the Knight ; and he raised t " p his vizor—and all started back as they gazed , " Tis the hangman cf SwaM !"** Shrieked the ladies , appalled , ¦ While the King , swelling up to the ceiling , looked down On the wretch with a fortv-cloud frown .
•' Base hound The exclaimed in a rage , " you shall die . " " So I shall , " said the Hangman ; " I uever deny Axiomatical truths ; But if you and these youths And gay damsels regard me as like to die now , I would fain hear the Why and the How . " «• "Why una How V cried the King . " Yon don't know , I suppose ? For disgracing the Queen . That ' s the Why in plain prose , Aud tiie How that ycu fain "Would be told is as plain . By a rope . Yon like dancing . Well , now step down stair , And I'll give yon a dance in the air . " * I conceive you will not , " said the Guest , as the tell flame that waved oa his casque took tbe shine from the vralL " As the Queen is disgraced
You will best show your taste By ennobling the scamp who has brought her to shame , And so saving his neck and her name . " Strode the King np aud down for a minute or two . _JThat the vagabond ' s plan stood to reason he knew . " Vmphl" he thought , " oneperhaps Had best humour sneh chaps . 1 believe I will make the rapscallion a lord , " And therewith he unsheathed his sword . You are right , " he remarked , "that in truth is flie card . So , retain yonr Black Mail ; you are one of my Guard , And shall henceforth be called
The Count Black Guard von Swald . Thiraekl—there!—it is merely a word nnd a blow On such solemn occasions , yon know . "•* Thanks , _ j King , " said the Count . " "Slay yoa ever reniemvf-ibat hanging up men is unpleasant to them _. And of service to none ; For my own part , Tve done ¦ With the business for life , and if mankind would do As tbey ought , they'd hare done with it too V
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HOW'S ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF BRITISH _SOXG k 03 . i _, o , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 . London : J . How , 132 , Ueet-street . This work , or rather the numbers we have now ¦ under notice , should hare been noticed in this paper ¦ some weeks ago , but owing to somemistako these cumbers were mishud , and only came into our hands a few days ago . "We arc sorry for this , for the enterfn _ ng publisher of this truly national work merits treatment the opposite of neglect for his spirited and laudable undertaking .
In these days when music , " heavenly maid , " has cast off her aristocratic trammels , and found her _wav _ _% _?• _^ hh heart * _"freshinj ; lis intel ect _andWtinghim above the unha ppy _ciwumstaS n which too often his lot is _casWat _the _^ _uS * hen the votaries of harmony are tote found amongst the « any as well as the few , the poo " as well as the nek , it is of the first importance that the corks of oar native composers should be placed withm the reach of all . Hitherto music has been published at a pneo far beyond the means ofthe people . Two shillings for a sincle ballad was a sum thai no poor man could afford to pav , and even those _wno eould afford to give ilmt _inoncv for " We ' ve lived and loved _together , " or , " vVumei , ' twas in a _- -owil _, ' ; i ; _jd similar productions , were shut out from iikm of the linos ! _ccu-poshi-nis of past times In * the i' . «! _iGi--Jy wiiich _ki- ' _. t every _-siiid-.- sheet of music at ' •' - < -... _!' .,. . _" , " • _••'¦ Y i ., i _'iI'iU i . -i _;* . ' - * . _* . u .
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_&>»?! . ! _= _'i 1 S ,, l ? b , 1 Suer of tUe B «* of British IH _^ _" _™ _w _" _* " 11 ' wetrust witI the public ' s _intJmfJw * ** ? . _"*? carr y oufc - In thh se " _•» _•* _*¦* _SrSrt to J i _* i er an ele Sant and convenient _&< i _"established favourites of our own and our iorefaJiers times , and , by an attractive appearance , call public attention to many delightful melodies that 3 ? _^" , _* aw 1 _*? • hut wc " _-M-1 bat show the _natm-e of this work by the following extracts from the prospectus written by thc talented editor . Mr . Hogarth : — '
The popularity gained in this country by the dramatic compositions of Mozart , Weber , and Kossini , though well-merited in itself , has become injurious bv degenerating into exclusiveness , for not only the works of those great masters themselves , but any other foreign work , though it be the merest rubbisl _^ of a continental operahouse , is , we are sorry to say , generally preferred to the most beautiful productions of native growth . The t _* T « ct has been the destruction of the English musical stage , and tho _general use of foreign music , while the treasures of national melody are neglected and forgotten .
But the vocal music of Britain—the accumulation of centuries—is not destined to be lost . Itis rich in the highest beauties of the heart , rich in melody , rich in expressiou , rich in the poetry to which it is united . It is the fitting language of every variety of passion and sentiment . By turns sublime , vigorous , tender , and gay , it is _ahvays simple , natural , and _unaifected . Our most Cherished music is " married to immortal verse- , " and at the social board , or in the family circle , where the character ofa nation ' s music is best understood and seen it is the strain wherein dwells '
"That magic sympathy of sense with sound ¦ Which pictures all it sings , " and is followed by that heartfelt , jet silent admiration , which is most _dmr to the poet and composer . With the rieirof placing in an attractive form the fairest flowers of national melody , the Book of British Song is undertaken ; the collection embracing not only tiie best of the traditional songs and ballads of the British Isles , but the most beautiful and admired productions of the composers , whose genius has shed a lustre on the vocal music of our country .
The melodies will be united to their original poetry , and presented in the purest form , ivith accompaniments forthe piano-forte , which ( where necessary ) will be carefully arranged in modern notation from the figured basses of the composers ; and , in the case , of national melodies , will be written in a style of congenial simplicity Biographical sketches , with portraits of the composers , and anecdotes , will be occasionally introduced , for the purpose of giving a permanent value to the collection . So little is known , beyond the mere names , of most of our musical composers , that the biographical sketches contained in this work cannot fail to be heartily welcomed . As a specimen of these notices , we give that relating to 1 _' crcsix , after his song , '* Yf hat shall I do to show how much 1 love her . "
Ilenry _TurceH , the pride and boast of the English School of Music , was the son of an able musician and gentleman ofthe Chanel Iloyal . He was born in the year 1658 , in the City of W # stminster , and admitted atan early - age a chorister ofthe Chapel Iloyal , under Captain Cock , then master of the children , to whom he was indebted for instruction in the elements of his ait . At eighteen he was chosen to succeed Dr . Christopher Gibbons , as organist of Westminster Abbey . He died at the age of thirty-seven , on the 2 lst of November , 1693 ; having , in the same year , composed the music for the opera of " The Prophetess , or History of Dioclesian , " altered by Dryden from Ucaumont and Fletcher , -from which this song is taken . Dryden ' s epitaph on his tomb in Westminster Abbey is remarkable : —
" Here lies nonry Purcell , Who left this life and is gone to that blessed place whore only his harmony can be exceeded . " The first six numbers contain fifteen specimens oi our national songs , amongst which will be found , " Here ' s to the maiden of blushing fifteen ; " "' The heaving of the lead ; " " Dear Tom tins brown jug ;" " Hebe ; " " Flow thou regal purple stream ; " " 0 Nanny wilt thou gang with me ; " and " The Bay of Biscay . " The work is printed in _siaptnny weekly numbers of eight pages , of the usual music size , the illustrations are truly beautiful , and altogether the Book of British Song might right worthily lay claim to the title of " Music-for the Million : " we trust the Million will give it their support .
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CHRONICLES OF THE BASTILE . Parts 15 , 1 G , 17 , IS , 19 , 20 . London : T . C . Newby , 72 , Mortimer-street , Cavendish-square . Jacques cast into the Bastiie , is placed in the dungeon in which his father had been confined for twenty five years . The opening chapter of the 18 th part most aifectingly describes the recognition of the son by his father . " Jacques plots with Ru , the turnkey , whom he has gained over to his interest , to effect his own and his father ' s escape from the dungeon ; but a short time before the hour fixed for making the attempt the old man dies in his son ' s arms . Jacques , bearing his father ' s corpse with him , succeeds at great hazard in effecting his escape . In the meantime the
Lutetians * ( a secret society ) , of whom Jacques was chief , becoming alarmed at his absence , and learning from one in the secret that Jacques was incarcerated in the Bastiie , determined to release him by force . Democritus , onc of the lenders , fearing the consequencesof a premature outbreak , implores thc Lutetians to wait for a few hours , believing that other measures that "had been taken would be effectual to secure Jacques' release . They wait , but at length their patience fails them , and they resolve to march against the Bastiie . To comprehend the following , thc reader must understand that iu the society ot Lutetians Jacques was known by thc title of the " Emperor Julian " : —
TUE _GATHEK 1 NG STOBM . —" DOWN W 1 _TU THB BASTILE . " But hour after hour waned , and he came not ; the impatience exhibited at first by restless looks , gradually broke out in a series of murmurings intermingled with threats , which became general as night came on ; at length , every individual voice breathed curses and menaces , JeanBour . liquet the smith , and his herculean comrade , Samson le Gros , taking a conspicuous part in the general disaffection . " I say 'tis time to finish with the place , " exclaimed the latter , petulantly , dashing down a goblet which h » had just emptied of brandy . " And so I say , Samson S" echoed Bourliquet . " To be sure , " cried half a dozen voices ia chorus . ' YesJ down with the Bastiie ! " resumed Samson , striking Iii * huge fist upon the table ; " it has stood long enough 1 " * Bown with tho Bastiie t Down with it ' . " burst from every side .
" Don ' t be precipitate , friends V interposed Democritus ; " the step is one of great danger !! I _' emember , the Bastiie is weU guarded !" "Danger ! " shouted Samson , leaping to his feet ; " and isn't the Emperor in danger !" " The Emperor for ever ! " exclaimed a score of his companions , rallying round him . "The Emperor for ever ! Down with the Bastiie !" cried Bourliquet , baring his brawny arms ; " cursethe place ! 'tis a disgrace to us , men , to let it stand J " "Down witli it , then ! down with it ! " again rose in one simultaneous cry . " Who ' s safe , now-a-days V asked another individual ; "didn't they send my father there tor saying bread was dear ?" "And mine , " observed a second , "because be complained of the heavy taxes , and said that the King was badly advised !"
"Didn ' t St . Marc cheat me of my due ! " shouted Samson ; " and threaten me into the bargain !" "Ah ! Aud Where ' s neighbour Poisson _' . '' observed another ; " isn t he in the cage 1 And hasn't grief killed his wife i " "Hon * many go in that nerer come out again alire !" remarked llie first speaker . " And how many more that never came out again alive or dend V asked liis comrade . " Wasn't I obliged to hide myself like a thief , te escape being sent tliere , '' exclaimed a stripling of good exterior , habited like an artisan ; " and what had I done ? why , I struck down a noble who insulted my sister in thepublic street !" "Tis t ! i # nobles _who're done all !** echoed half a dozen different speakers .
" Th * nobles ! " shouted Bourliquet ; " yes ! they think that the people are only slaves ! that they ' re of different flesh and blood ! that they ' re only fit to work for ihexxx !" "Why don't they equalise our rightsr * demanded another , interrupting the smith . "Ah ! why V echoed the mass . " Why lias my elder brother more rig ht to be rich than I have V observed a young fellow dressed in fushionnble attire , much decayed ; "it ' s th » fault of the laws ! doesn't tlic Emperor himself say so I * " The Emperor for ever ! " shoutedall . "Down with the laws ! " muttered some half dozen . - We won't hare the law of primogeniture _{" _exclsimid more ! " Down with the Bastiie ! " shouted all .
" If the Bastiie wore doicn , * ct _* cd one from the mmie of a group that had up to this moment been engaged in close conference , " weshouMtt ' tbemuch benefitted that I can see ; but that ' s no reason why we shouldn ' t _delirer the Emperor ! What say you , comrades' ! Shall we go 1 " " En * vaxit ! " was the unanimous response ; _•** save the _Empuror !" "And III lead you on , " reclaimed Samson ; the sooner we go the better !" hu fierce
Democritus -wee more interposed , to stay comrades from committing an act pregnant with such imminent consequences ; mamr , indeed most of them , were inflamed with drink , and even whilst plotting their mischi « f , continued to indulge in deep potations , so that he _faared tliey would , if unsuccessful in tlieir meditated attack , be _gtiiltrof * the grossest excesses , and bring ruin up-. ii _theim-elvcs ; perhaps involve a discovery of thc secret that held them together ; his authority , however , went unheeded , the few words he attempted to utter being leicivcd 'villi loud murmurs of disapprobation .
" 1 tell thee , comrade , " said KourHquet to him , as thc up .-. »; ir subrided , " that we are resolved !" " Vou disobey the Emperor , " shouted Democritus .
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"Ko ! no ! " retorted the majority . "Isay , yes ! " resumed De _. _werit ' us _, gathering energy from opposition ; are we not all pledged not to take any step without his concurrence V "How can he advise us when he is not here V asked one . "Isn ' t it to release him that we go ? " remarked another . "But don't I tell you all that His Majesty himself is interested in his safety V exclaimed the philosopher again ; " even now lie may be at liberty , a „ d on his wav tous !" " Wilt thou answer for his life V asked Bourlimict . Democritus , in spite of his desire to restrain his companions from any act of violence , eould not quell bis fears respecting Jacques , and unable to reply to this direct question , hesitated ; Dourliquet , who was narrowly watching him , resumed :
"Thou art afraid to say yes , comrade ! Besides , if we did promise never to aet without the Emperor ' s orders , he didn ' t expect we should wait for tliem when he was in danger ! He has never abandoned us , and by all the saints , if nobody else goes , Jean Bourliquet will co alone !" " No ! no ! " was the general cry . " No . ' not alone ! " said Samson , placing his hand upon the smith ' s shoulder ; "I will accompany thee . '" _« ' We'll all go ! " shouted the multitude . " Well , comrades , " observed Democritus , no longer able to resist the enthusiasm that prevailed ; "it shall never be said of ne that I a _* bm _* lonc 4 my friends , when my arm orniyadrice could avail tliem . ' * Since you are determined upon making this attempt , I will be ofthe party ! En avant , then , and Lutctia for ever !"
"Bravo ! Bravo ! Down with the Bastiie ! The Em . peror for ever ! " resounded through the vaults , as tke motley groups _dispersed ia various directions , in search of arms and implements of destruction . In the midst of the tumult Jacques appears •—With the greatest promptitude the men formed into three distinct groups aronud their respective leadevs , some armed witli muskets , some with swords , others only with long knives or daggers , whilst others again , unable to procure arms , hadprorided themselves with axes , and formidable iron bars , Bourliquet wielding his ponderous sledge hammer , and Samson his iron-shod club ; in the midst of the confusion that reigned , the murmur of voices , thc clang of arms , and thc shuffling of feet , Jacques suddenly appeared amongst them , pale , haggard , and exhausted .
A dead silence all at once prevailed , as if by magic all had been struck dumb and motionless , but the next moment one simultaneous cry bur 3 t forth , each vying with the other which should shout loudest— " the Emperor for ever !" By motion of his hand Jacques silenced the tumult , and having signed for one of them to bring a bench , he laid the corpse upon it , drawing off the cloth that covered it , so that the emaciated frame was exposed to their wondering gaze ; burying his fate in his hands , he gave a convulsive sob , and sunk down by its side . Kespect for thc grief he manifested checked any observation on the part of his companions , and a few minutes
passed without a word being said , though many wcre the glances and ominous the whispers exchanged ; at length Democritus poured out a tumbler of wine , irhichhe amply qualified with brandy , and handed it to him ; the spy thanked him with a faint smile , and drank off the liquor . " Comrades , " said he , returning the vessel , " I have escaped a great danger ! Thank heaven I am once more amongst you !" "The Emperor for ever V shouted they . "I _haTcjustcscapcdfrom the Bastiie , " shouted Jacques . "Didn't I say they wouldn't let him out ! " observed nereides ; " down with the Bastiie ! We are ready 1 Down with it !"
Aye , aye ! Down ivith it ! Down with the Bastiie !" echoed from a score of voices . The cry was immediately taken up , and resounded through the halls for several minutes , increased and pro * longed by the clash of weapons and thc loud threats of the parties that had ranged themselves under Bourliquet and Samson , both of whom gesticulated iu the most vio * lent manner , apparently striving to excite their companions to tbe very highest pitch . In the midst of it , Jacques started to his feet , and for the first time perceived they were armed ; be did not attempt to quell the tumult by cither word or sign , but looked from one to the other in astonishment ; tbey who stood nearest him , and could catch a glimpse of the displeasure marked in his _countenance , lowered their eyes and became instantly mute , the contagion spreading from one to the other until nil were hushed ; with perfect calmness , the spy gazed upon the turbulent mass , and in a firm roice said : — " What is the meaning of this outbreak V
Bourliquet and his huge friend stepped forward from the centre of their respective band to explain , but Democritus , who stood nearest to Jacques , forestalled tlieir in . tention , and in a very few words informed the spy of all that had occurred . "Yes , " added Bourliquet , as soon as the former came to an end ; " 'tis every _«« rd true ! Wo are all going ' . " "But I am now again amongst you , iny friends , " observed Jacques ; " what more do you want ?" " Down with the Bastiie ! " shouted some twenty or thirty . "And who amongst you will say so , if I forbid it !" asked Jacques . A murmur of disaffection was heard , accompanied by _argry gestures ; thc spy affected not to remark either , and continued : " When the hour has comn I will lead you on . Yes , the Bastiie must fall—nay , it shall fall—but we must 'bide the time !"
"When is it to comer' asked Samson , petulantly ; " we ' ve waited for it long enough . " "Aren't tilings going worse every day V suggested another . " Isn't my brother in thero now ? " observed a third . " And my father t" exclaimed a fourth . " Yes , yes ! " cried Jacques , elevating his voioe ; "Iknow jou have grievances to redress ; 1 know that oppression like this should not be ; but I repeat it , the moment is not come ; the pear is not yet ripe . Another murmur of disapproval , louder and more continuous than the first , arose , but Jacques soon quelled it , by an imperative gesture . "You ar « wrong , " shouted he ; "but you err through ignorance . Answer me ; did I ever mislead or deceive you ?" "No , no ! The Emperor for ever ! Lutetia for ever !" was the unanimous response .
"Are not your interests mine , " continued Jacques , warming ; " and have we not , all of ns , "individual motires for remaining true to the general cause ? Without me , would you exist in the security I have placed you ? How many of you , victims of thc vilest oppression , would now be pining in the loathsome atmosphere of a dungeon of the Bastiie ? Would your parents , your relatives , your friends , enjoy the blessings of liberty , in a land where despotism holds full sway , but for the secret means we have at command to protect them 1 Who then talks of endangering those means , is a traitor to himself , a traitor to Lutetia , and an enemy of mim .. " "No , no ! The Emperor forever ! Julian for ever ! Lutetia for ever ! " responded to this indirect accusation ; - _* - there are no traitors amongst us . "
"No ! " retwned Jacques ; " none tbat would for any consideration of wealth or other advantage brtray a com . rade or betray Lutotia ; yet are you all agreed to take a step by which you will infallibly endanger the safety ol our community , and destroy the fraction of liberty you enjoy . And what is this but treachery , although you would yours » lves be its first victims % Did not I unite you to accomplish great purposes ! Are not we virtually the rulers of this groat city f for can we not , at any time , counteract the evil designs ofthe minions ofthe court , or of the law- , and set at defiance all efforts to trace us ? And is there one of you would barter this great privilege to gratify his thirst after revenge ! Poor revenge , too , after all . Like you , I cry doicn with the BastUe . ' but I alone must giv _« the word to march against it ! When the hour comes I will give it ! I must be obeyed , I tell you . I will watch over your interests , and over the safety of this community , with the most _jealoas eye , but one murmur from your lips shall be a signal to me that you no longer place dependence on me . One course alone will tfion remain to me ! - You know me !"
"You were in danger , " sullenly exclaimed Hercules , shouldering his club ; " that's why we were going to attack the Bastiie . " "Iknow your hearts , " rejoined Jacques ; " your fears for my safety overcame your better judgment , and that once excited , you were no longer masters of _yourselres ! I thank you , comrades ! But listen awhile ! Were we now to march against the Bastiie , and destroy it , another would rise up in its stead ! Is there not Yincennes ? Vincennes with its dungeon and oubliettes . ' Is there not the Temple ? Another prison not less horrible ! These did not spring from the ground like poisonous mushrooms , spontaneously ; they were begotten by the spirit of oppression upon despotism , and , when we march , 'tis not against the Bastiie only we must march , but against _De-potum that engendered it ! I grant you wo could take the Bastiie , aud raze it to the ground , but would that
annihilate the laws that crush the people , our brethren ! Yes ! Let us strike , comrades ; but let us strike at the root of the evil ! Now , we should obtain no response from without ! Oppression has brutalised our fellow-citizens ; they are like slaves , and daring not , car * not to think , and fear to act ! But a day will come when they will think ! To-day they would regard us only as disturbers of the public peace ; when that day comes they will join issue with us , and add their strength to ours ; then , then only , one spirit will animate us all ; only one cry will be heard ; down with the Bastiie ! down with Despotism ! Liberty for « ver ! . " The scene closes by the Lutetians renewing their pledges of fealty and submission to their chief , and swearing with him to devote their lives to the de ' struction of the Bastiie nnd of Despotism , and the liberation ofthe people . We must reserve till next week the conclusion ol our notice of this admirable work .
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DIALOGUES OF TIIE LIVING UPON" OUR COLONIES—1-rt I . London : I ' clhaui „ ichnrd _* son , Cornhill . The interlocutors in this dialogue are S ir _Rcuebi 1 _' 1-ki ., the Ear ! of Kirox , and _ll ' aron St _asi-i-V . _^ _<" have looked through tlieir tittle-tattle ., but withpii ' observing anything worthy of notice . This finl « ' '' _lft » iie _in , howewr , only l . _ivlir . _iinui'y ; pf ** ' : !)!} ' i . iuu' _* - iiv .. _ii'A _* i _* _<¦ •' . ' ih * . * ¦ ¦ •' . _I'ir _t iiiiiv" bo more _ji . itisliictvi'y .
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_^ i nW _?^ CONSULATE EM * I IRE OF HIANCE UNDER NAPOLEON . _?*? _ " iUI _? RS ; Tra" 9 lated by P , A . _NuttuB . Jf , - * - , J * " ** _« nd 2 . London : G . VicJ-en * Holywell-street , Strand , The new work of M . Tunas , wliich is just now attracting so much attention throughout the civilised world , lias already , as f ar as it has appeared in Paris , been introduced to the English public in the sliauc ot two or three different editions ; of these , tho olio !? ,,,. _fe' , . \ , J . . ns entitled , not _inappropriatclv . Ihe People ' s Edition , " jg decidedly the cheapestprinted in double columns , royal octavo , botli tvpe and paper good , the cost is but one penny for a weekly
number , or sixpence lor a part ! These " People ' s Editions" of useful and popular works , now so common , are a great boon to the many , enabling them to obtain jworks _, which otherwise ' would be beyond their reach . The People ' s Edition of M . Thiers ' " History" will bo a valuable addition to tlic worksfor the million published in a similar manner . Be it observed , that in expressing our approval of tin ' s edition of the Consulate and Empire , wc say nothing approbatory , or otherwise , for the present , of thc work itself . Wc had intended to have had our say at some length upon the subject and merits of the work , but as wc cannot find room for our remarks this week , wc must defer them to another opportunity . We shall return to the subject .
Tiie Family Doctor-Part I. London: W Joh...
TIIE FAMILY _DOCTOR-Part I . London : W Johnstone , Little Red Lion-court , Charterhouse * lane . There arc several interesting and clcverlv-written articles in the first part of this new publication ; to * gether with a number of useful receipts , and other information connected with medical science . Short biographical sketches of eminent medical characters with portraits ( the portraits not to be praised ) , arc given in this work ; thc first part containing sketches of IIiri'OCitATKS , Gales , _AmsRsuTiiT , Ilium ' , and _Astlev _Cooruit . _IVc observe nothing like quackery , but , on the contrary , much useful information and advice in thc Family Doctor . Its price ( being published in penny weekly numbers ) will enable all tojudge of its merits .
The Communist Chronicle; Or, Promethean ...
THE COMMUNIST CHRONICLE ; or , Promethean _Maqaxink . —Edited by Goodwin _Bauxady , London : Hetherington , 40 , _Ilolyweii-street , Strand . "VVc believe that this publication has hitherto appeared monthly , but will henceforth appear weekly . Instead of sending us a solitary number—No . lathe editor should have sent us thc series of his publication , had he wished us tojudge of ite merits . All ire can say of the number before us is , that it eontains cheering information of the progress of Communist principles in France , Germany , Switzerland , Poland , and other countries , which we are glad to hear of . As the t ' _oiiiHiiiiii ' _-tj Chronicle is a penny publication , those who desire to be inJbraied of the peculiar doctrines therein advocated , will do well to obtain the work for themselves .
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THE MINERS' ADVOCATE _.-Newcastlc-upon-Tyne . The second number of this ( now ) monthly publication ( we have not received the third number ) contains several wall-written articles , including one in favour of a general union of trades . There is also in this number some pretty poetical lines , entitled " My Bonnie Bairn . " The miners will find their interests well advocated in this publication .
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THE NATIONAL TEMPERANCE ADVOCATE Junk , July . Tliese numbers of the Temperance Advocate contain much interesting information relative to the Teetotal movement .
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THE SUNBEAM . No . I . Edited _nv James Elmslie DracAX . London : Strange , 21 , Paternoster-row . __ We shall best explain the nature of this publication by the following extract from thc Editor ' s opening address : — Our columns will be especially devoted to make known thc scientific and socictavian plans of J . A . Etzlek , that greatest man even of this enterprising and wonder-working age ; and it is scarcely necessary to add , thc interests of the society now formed to carry out his system , the Tropical _-miration -Society , shall , by us , be zealously advocated _. Of information , regarding the tropics , we propose to give _largely .
As might be expected from the above , there is no lack of Etzlerisni in this number of the Sunbeam ; and Mr . Duncan sings ( in poetical prose ) of the anticipated joys ofa tropical life , with all thc fervour ofa poet—wc believe Mr . 1 ) . does belong to the _fioetical brotherhood . The Sunlcam is a penny pubication , intended to be published on tiie 1 st and 15 th of each month .
Joe Miller Tiie Younger— A T Ctu Series ...
JOE MILLER TIIE YOUNGER— A _ctu Series London : 159 , _Flcet-streot . A publication which , enlarged from a smaller size , now appears in the form of Punch at half price ; whether , however , it is half as good as Punch is questionable . We would not have it inferred that the writers in Joe Miller are void of ability . They arc not ; but unhappily the ability they possess is not rightly directed . In the first place , although this publication owes its existence to the success of _fuxxch , in the very first number it indulges in the most spiteful attacks upon the men who have made Punch famous , and whose writings have been productive of incalculable good . _Douolis _Jmmoi . D appeal's to be a special object of dislike and detraction—as witness the following splenetic outburst : —
Jerrold has started a magazine , and called it" Jerrold's Magazine . " As long as Jerrold remains at thc head of it , we presume it will maintain its present circulation . When he leaves it , it may rise ; but still it must bear , to a disadvantage , the name of its originate- !* , What fudge this is ? The writer in Joe Miller would fain have his readers to believe that Jerrold's Magazine has a poor circulation , owing to Jkurold ' s connection with it ; that if he left it it might rise , but could never be successful , owing to the disgrace of bearing his name . Now , the writer in Joe Miller knows , if he knows anything of the matter on which he is writing , that the reverse of all this is the fact . Jerrold ' s _imgasine has , we believe , a large circulation ; it was called into being solelj * by the wellearned influence of the _Eiitor ' _s name , is mainly
sustained by liis talents , and liis loss would be , in all probability , its downfall . Wc know Douglas Jkurold only as a writer ; and his _writingslarc masterpieces of excellence . The writers in Joe Miller wc can judge of only by tlieir writings , and we would gladly have a good opinion of them , as well as of the writers in Punch . It disgusts us to witness envy , hatred , and unchnritablencss taking possession ofthe breasts of literary men , who , from thoir peculiar vocation , should lie above the influence of such degrading passions . In the third number—the second wo have not seen —thore are two articles which wo are compelled to condemn . The first iB a review of Mrs . Nomos ' s beautiful poem , " The Child ofthe Islands " in which a most unjust _attack is made upon the authoress , in _comoanv with other truly noble names in the literary
world ; Jerrold is named , and ot course _IIood , _Dicress , _Blasciurd , and others of the lik _« glorious stamp are also aimed at . Jkiirold is said to have " set up a school , " which Mrs . Norton has joined , and wliich is described by the refined young Joe as onc " of the most disgustful curses of modern literature ; " a scliool wliich is said to teach the doctrine of " always excusing crime in the poor and never excusing it in the rich ; " wliich exhibits virtue " fettered by a sort of gentle encouragement of vice . " It is not-necessary for us to enter into a refutation of this falsehood ; our readers have long since made up tlieir mh-ds as to thc worth and beauty ofthe writings of the public benefactors whose names we have above mentioned ; and we ean inform Mr . Miller the Younger that not even a forty-parson power , " much
less a juvenile Joe power , could shake the taith of our readers iu Douglas _Jiirrold , or annul their admiration of the writings of the " school" helms " setup . " In the second article we have alluded to , the writer with matchless assurance praises the middle class as " the citadel of England ' s virtue , " adding that" the most ruinous crimes of t \ ie _socia _* . system ivre _fcvigcndered chiefl y among the very high and very low—thc former refining upon their debauchery , and the latter wallowing in the very slime of their hrotality and sin ! The Peerage and the Piggery of Infamy ' . " Of course the working classes will feel themselves highly flattered by the description hew given of their order . This aping ; ef the " sublime and beautiful " Burke—so far , at . least , as the " very low" arc concerned—this imitation of the pensioned traitor in dubbing the trampled-down many a " swinish multitude , " is the i _ osti "disgustful" niece ofimmidence
we have notice- for some time past . And then the middle class , forsooth , made " the citadel of England ' s virtue I" The class whose very existence is maintained by fawning , lying , and cheating ; who are parasites ofthe rich and plunderers of tho poor ; the aim of whose existence is profit ; whoso morality is summed up in the one word—" respectability ;" whose creed is to buy cheap and sell dear—the ledger their bible , the desk their altar , and gold their Godthis class ( in whose contaminated ranks there nevertheless exists honourable exceptions— "few and far botween" ) is held np at the expense of the other classes of the State , as the model class par excellence . If such be the real views of Joe Miller ; if tliey be not assumed as a necessary part of thc _Puxxchophobia , truly Joe is not only young , but particularly green also .
And now , having performed a most unthankful task , let us add that some oftho contents of the two numbers wc havo seen arc worthy of all commendation . Thc excellent article on Railway Jobbin ? , wliich we copied into this paper of the 12 th inst ., wns onc of these . In the third number there are also some good things ; wc may particularly specify thc lims headed "The Wurkiiou > : e , " whicli are excellent-, and excellent really because the ideas therein set forth belong to tho _"'' .. _li-i-rniil selioo _* . _!* ' A word of •• _dvir-.-at- I' _-n- i : _•_ ' . _][ , _' , _ . ; .. i / 7 " . _.- \ vu ; : ! ii " C ! _-, i ; i !! _lil ! 'ii _s" _* cccbs , '' ii-, ' : mi-t " _- . ' _cr-ci've it . " * _Tuith-j v * Hi (\ st tie
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by devoting his abiIi . tie » to > tlio great end of elevating and improving the _lm'sst _* '" * in- mind , body , and estate . " Let him leave the other classes to take care of themselves , they have i / U'ewly no lack of champions and advocates . The rhw _oan find apologists , and the middle class can find parasites witliout Joe volunteering his services to perlbim the duties of cither dirty oiliee . The Editor of Joe Miller may also take our word for it , that hc will iind it the most profitable—to say nothing of higher considerations—to _xjet rid of his Pmichophobia . Partisanship in politics is at best a necessary evil : but pnrtiranship in literature is an abomination which _thcpublie will not tolerate .
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LONDON . The Chartist _Co-oi'eiutive Land Socixto . — A numerous , respectable , and highly intelligent meeting was held in the Half , 1 , Turnagain-lane-,. on Monday evening , July 21 st , to hear an address from Feargus O'Connor on the subject of thc Land , at half-past eight . Mr . T . Cooper , late of Leicester , was unanimously called to the chair . The meeting was opened by singing " The Broad Flag of Freedom , " a song composed by Mr . Cooper during his incarceration in Stafford ' Gaol , Mr . Cooper leading and the audience joining in chorus . At the conclusion of the singing , Mr . O'Connor entered the Hall and was greeted with the loudest acclamations of applause . Mr . Cooper said hc would not detain them with any speech of his , but would at once introduce
Mr . 0 Connor . On Mr . O'Connor rising he was again greeted with thc most hearty applause . He said , after having written onthe subject ofthe land for several years past , it gave him great pleasure to find the working classes taking it up and considering the question so warmly , zealously , and generally . ( Cheers . ) Mr . O'Connor then reviewed the objections urged against the Land Plan by its enemies , which objections he showed to be fallacious and founded in falsehood . He next entered into a lucid exposition of the machinery of the plan , showing its perfect practicability , and certain success if supported by the people , which success was now
certain , judging by the number of shares already taken up . Upwards of £ 600 had been already paid in as instalments on shares , and the increase ot members averaged more than one hundred a week . Mr . O'Connor concluded a lengthy , powerful , and eloquent address amidst tlic enthusiastic and continued applause of tho meeting . Mr . Dalrympk oft ' ered some remarks , which were replied to by Mr . O'Connor . Mr . Gathard then moved a vote of thanks to Mr . O'Connor for his able lecture , which was carried by acclamation ; as was a like compliment to the chairman . Several shares having been taken up , the meeting dissolved .
_Metroi'olitam District Couscil , Sunday , July 20 ; Mr . John Simpson in the chair . —The delegates reported from the Duncombe Central Committeereport received . Messrs . M'Grath , Wheeler , and others , having addressed the council on the _business of the Exiles Restoration Committee , it was unanimously resolved— " That all localities who have not yet sent members to act on the committee be requested to do so forthwith ; and that deputations be appointed to wait on the several localities . " " That at the next meeting we consider the propriety of amalgamating the Exiles Restoration and Registration Committee with this council . " Carried unanimously . South Loudon _Ciiautist Hall . —Mr . P , M'Grath delivered a very eloquent lecture on Sunday evening , July 20 th , to a very numerous audience . Thc Land Society and National Charter Association each received an augmentation to their numbers .
SoMims Tows . —At thc Half of Science , King ' scross , on Sunday evening last , Mr . J . S . Sherrard delivered an able lecture in thc above Hall to a respectable and attentive audience , on the subject of " education . " Thc chair was ably filled by Mr . W . Johnson . MR . CLARK'S TOUR . To the Chartist Bony . —Friends , —Since I last addressed you I have attended several important meetings , all held for the furtherance of the Land project , and I am proud to say that the progress it is making exceeds my most sanguine expectations . Our enemies may brawl , and our "friends" sneer , but in spite of both we shall be able to carry out our plans .
ROCHDALE . On Sunday , the 13 tli inst ., I lectured to an attentive audience in the Association-room of this place . A working man , whose name I now forget , occupied the chair , and made a very sensible speech . I spoke at length upon the Land and Election plans put forth by the Convention , which seemed to give satisfaction to all present . On the following day ( Monday ) 1 happened to drop into the _company of Mr , Thomas l . i _* ni » y , to whom the cause of Chartism owes a great deal , owing to his exertions in his own neighbourhood . Several manufacturers wcre present at the time . A general conversation commented about politics and wages , the manufacturers contending that they gave as high wages as their profits would allow . Mr . Livesey stated in reply that there was not a single manufacturer in the trade at Rochdale but made
more profit than ho paid as wag < s , and as proof of this , he mentioned tho name of a manufacturer who had that morning waited upon him for the transaction of business , and that so far from thc manufacturers not being able to pay more wages , he had offered to bet the person alluded to above , £ 50 that his profits exceeded the wages paid to all the persons in his employ , and that this individual had made the admission that he paid as weekly wages £ 108 , and made , as profit , £ 150 in the same time , or more , by eight shillings , than would be received by 1 S 7 men , supposing them to average sixteen shillings per week , which is far above the average of wages paid to the manufacturing operatives . No wonder that the poor ill-used mill-lords should complain of thc tyranny of the villanous aristocracy . There , my friends , study that " great fact , " and you will be at no loss to divine the cause the people ' s wretchedness .
BACUP . On Monday I again visited this place , and delivered a second lecture upon " The Land and its capabilities ; " in whicli I attempted to prove that two acres of land would be amply sufficient to enable a man with a family of five , himself included , to live , and live well too . Some sensible remarks were made oa the occasion by Messrs . Tagg and Barker . The former individual is one of those unfortunate calico printers whose labour lias been rendered useless by the operation of machinery . And the poor fellow cannot sec in what manner machinery has been a blessing to him , it having taken away not only his work ( for of that he does not complain ) , but lias also taken away his food and clothing into the bargain . But it is ef little consequence , he is only a wtrking man . How much more fortunate hc would bave been liad he been onc of the pack of Albert ' s royal hounds !
IIEBDB * . BRIDGE . On Tuesday evening 1 again addressed the democrats of this place on the favourite topic of the Land . All was attention—my lecture seeming to exeito considerable interest . Here , like everywhere else , politics arc stale and flat , the Chartists being the only party that seems to pay the slightest attention to passing events—they only seem conscious that the present " prosperity" is only transient , and cannot last . The leading articles wliich liave appeared in tho Star on this subject him caused _gvcat excitement amongst the friends of tlw-cause . They feel tlic full force ofthe reasoning , and tbefactam which that reasoning wa 9 founded . Tiie list of seventy-one persons who arc " _responsible" for the- " -fifteen millions aud a half , " has furnished food & ir reflection—and tho result of reflection has brought a strong conviction that a storm will follow the- cairn , and a dreadful convulsion will be-the consequence .
_SCKVHnilY HSESfc .. On Thursday _evining a numerous and spirited meeting was held at this _plt-e . The men of the mountain are of ihe right , sort . Four years had _rolled ovor sine * I had been at this place before . Times had chaaged , but even- time had effected no otiHsr aUerat ' ion in the _st-atimenis ol the inhabitants of the " hill and dale , " save a more fixed resolve to strangle tho monster—class legislation . I lectured , as usual , oa fclie Land ; my sentiments were approved ; -embers -were em-oiled ; I received a _miaiiiiHOua f ote of thanks , ami the meeting quietly dispersed .
_1 DSO WARLV . Y . On Faiday I fm _ sd myself amongst my old friends of this , place . "Previous to going to the meeting I called en the brave men of the " Nib "—a place famous in the annals of Chartism in this valley , and one well known to every itinerant champion of democracy that has ever had the good fortune to pay a visit to this favoured spot . At eight o ' clock thc meeting i-onimenced ; Mr . John Lawson presided-Thc faces that were wont to grace the assemblages of by-gone years wcre to be seen amongst the crowd , for it was aii open air meeting ; and as I surveyed tlic meeting I here and there met the nod of _recognisasBce and thc smile of approval . 1 spoke for about an isour and a half on the Land question , and , from what I afterwards learned , made a favourable impression .
LEEDS . __ A numerous and very attentive meeting was held here , in the Bazaar , Briggate , on Sunday evening . The proceedings commonccd by singing a Charti-d hymn , after wliich 1 was called upon to deliver an address on the subject of the Land , which I < jid , explaining the nature of the proposed tcnury , —what two acres would be likely , umlev a proper system of cultivation , to produce , and concluded by an appeal to such as had means to come forward a \ iil assist us .
WAKEFIELD . I spoke to a large and respectable amlicncc in the Market-square of this town on . Monday evening laot . Mr . Idle was , by the unanimous voice of thc meeting , called to th »* chair , 1 spoke at great length on ihe utility and _practicability of our Laud scheme , ami was listened ' _, o with attention and respect . Then _n' <* a l ' _- _'A' _of iho I Oil * -til !!!; - in t ! : i . ' !' .: _; _'i * . ! : >> - •••• _* . < !<;• _: Liiiuj _* -. _Ti-oiiAs C ' _juui-.,
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Kisdked _Srmrrs . —Some _peV-sons are fond of comparing Queen Victoria with Queen Elizabeth . In niie point the resemblance is perfect—and that is , the patronage of both for tlic English drama . Ill's age of Elizabeth produced a William Shakspere—tliat of Victoria is alreadv immortal with the name of Alfred Bunn ! But let her Majesty only pcrserero in her frequent visits to the French plays , and hetf iiaine will assuredly go down to posterity with thoao of Scribe , St . Georges , Dumas , Leuven ; and Brunswick—names far surpassing in lustre _thssc of Ford , Beaumont and Fletcher , Marlowe , and S _* n Jonson , hi
i wch only throw a rushlight glow on the reign of Eli / . abet ! _i _.-J" « , ic /( . # _CiiAitAOTEit xo Oiukot . —We suppose Sir R . Peel , in his own household , when Jie hires a mvant , always studiously inquires whether ho has 8 " good character from his last place . " Wc oniv wish , when he is engaging a servant for any public situation ,- her would exorcise the same discretion . If a question : tothe above effect had only been put to a certain Snlicitor-Gcneral , whohas lately been taken into tlio service of John Bull , we arc sure the gentleman would _, have been told to suit himself with a place _elsewhere-—Aid .
A Word is _Seasox . —Notwithstanding—indeed wo should rather say in consequence of—the heat of tho * weather , ice in large quantities is to be met _witfi in . every street , at various pastry-cooks . It is _tobawished that thc Humane Society , or somebody , would have theso places marked "Dangerous , " for tho especial benefit of young ladies , who frequently hurtthemselves by venturing too often on thc ico . —Ibid . _ExTnAonnixARv Evbxt i . v Dion _Lifk . —Last week , at St . George's Church , wns married ayoung lady of rank ' . —and the Duke of Wellington did not give her away 111—Ibid .
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CANTO Till" FIRST— COURTSHIP . Fairest of earth ! if thou wilt hear my vow , l . o 1 at thy feet , 1 swear to love tlice ever ! And , by this liiss upon thy radiant brow , _l _' romise affection wliicli no time _sliall sever ; Ami love which _t- _' er shall burn as bri--. it as now , To be extinguished—never , dearest—never ! Wilt thou that naughty , fluttering heart resign ? Katherinc ! my own sweet Kate ! wilt thou be mine ? Thou shalt have pearls to deck thy raven hair—Thou slialt have all this world of ours can bring ; And we will livo in solitude , nor care For . _lu-fli t save for each other . We will ding A way all sorrow—Kdun shall be tliere ! And thou slialt be my queen , and I thy king ! Still coy , and still reluctant ? Sweetheart , say , When shall wc monnrchs he 1 and whieh the day ' . "
• AMTO TUE _SECOND—HArUlSlOSV . Sow , Sirs , l _' _rhi-fle , onee for all , I say I will not such extravagance allow ! Dills upon bills , and larger every day , Enough to drive a man to drink , 1 vow ! Hounds , gloves , frippery and trash—nay , nay Tears , Mrs . I _' _ringie , will not gull mc now . 1 say I won't allow ten pounds a week ; I can't afford it—Madam , do not spuak ! In wedding you , I thought I had a treasure ; I find myself most miserably mistaken ; You rise at ten , then spend the day in pleasure ;—• III fact , my confidence is slightly shaken . Ha ! what ' s tliat uproar 1 Tliis ; ma ' am , is my _leism-a Suflieient noise the slumbering dead to waken ! I seek retirement , and I find—a riot ; Confound those children , but I'll make them quiet ! B > id .
" _EXTIUORM . _YAKV _MOXETAKY _SrECUIATIOS . "— It was stated very recently , under this head , in the . Morning Chronicle , that , " for some time past the copper coinage of William IV . has been eagerly purchased up by persons who are said to be Jews , and » report has jn consequence gained ground that gold is contained in it . What success attended the Jews in this new monetary speculation of their ' - * we have nob yet heard ; but tliis wc can inform them , that if they werc to pay a visit to Saxo Coburg , and buy up ( which they would find no dilliculty in doing , they may rest assured ) the last silver coinage issued by the late reigning Duke , not a groat many years ago , they would find something mixed up with the silver of quite a different character to what they might expect .
Tun Eratic Pkkr . —Brougham is taunted by tho _Tmjics for being ten times on his legs in thc course of onc debate , the other evening , as if that were anything extraordinary for him . Had he appeared for once only on his head , wc should have thought there might have been sometliing in it . His lordship ' s forte , however , is tergiversation , rather * than tumbling , TnE _ETEUNAI . _TALKEB . "When Brougham emitted the ill-bred remark , that Devon had once heen thc llouse of _1-ord _' _s Clerk , This smart replication the Coortnev Hung back" If / once was its clerk , yon now are its clack !"
"As Ovek True Tale . "—On account of tho multiplicity of railways , all going on at the same timu _* as the morning sittings of thc House , the Times denominates the present a " _hen-and-chickens l _' arliament . " Wc may demur a little to the " chickens , " - * since out of the vast number of legislative eggs in the course of the session few have arrive , at that interesting stage . The labour of " _hatehing" has _, nevertheless , been prodigious , and the- continual " cackling" a decided nuisance . "More tiia . v LiKELT . " -Dan CallagIf .-utt . o 2 d _Fagan , of Cork , the other day—alluding , we suppose ,, to the ? blackguarding that was dealt out tu- him by the" Liberator" at thc banquet— " Be _ms-sowl ! a man may have a vow rcgisthercd in Ilivin ,. widout bavin . * common honesty on earth . "
Fise Laxouaoe . —A fashionable lady , being inquired of how she liked the dinner at a . distinguished party , her reply was— "The dinner-was sweet , bub my seat was so promote from the nicknacks , that I could not ratify my appetite , and tho pickled cherries had such a defect upon my head , that I made a motion _tft \« as > j the t-aVA 1- _* , _V- _* _- _* _. _- . Mr . gave me some hartshorn , dissolved in water , which . bereaved me .. A Pertinent Q , ubstion . — -M _\* _ * Jane Van . "V . lcefc edits the Star of Freedom , a libenty-papcr , at Niles r Michigan , United States . An unmanly male editor asks , " Who does her knitting and sowing ?" Shareholders . —Mr . James Walker , on . heing examined by a parliamentary eoEimitteo , and the question put to him , whether two competing lines : through Wales could both bo-profitable ? . "Shareholders , " said he , " can now bi * _got-fur anything . "
PUTTING TIIE 1 IEST OOMSTRUCTI 0 _N .. " The smartest coniplimc : it , ""siiid I _' eel ,. " That e ' er ivas paid tiMiHin—Lfcel Was paid hy _Wakits toanyself ,. When I—instead of working them—Laid sundry hills upon . the shelf )' . Said Tom— ' _Wiy _^ BowasJicuK-ing-fllem . !**' The Judoe axd i _ s . JV ) siin . —A _» certain judge having been called on at a . public dinner far a song , regretted that it was not- _iiiJiis- power ¦ ¦ _*» gratify thecompany . A wag _who-was present observed that h © was much surprised by the refusal , of thc ' learned Judge , as it was notorious . that numhors- had been transported by / ii . -. * _aoic-s-. _-
Thh _Coxstaise . asd . thb CoiiKO . \ _'wn . ~ _Tir-. — Aa American constable ,- whia serving a precept ,, got well _, shaken . Tho _effiindcr apologised , at their next meeting . "You know ,. Jake , " said he ,. " I would not hav © served ywi _. so iflliad been duly sober . " " As totheshaking „" said Jake , "I don't bear any malice ; I don't value It a cent , on my own account . But a * an officer , recollect ,, next time , Jim , whoever shakes me , siUKU & _'naM . _aouuoswE'AML '' * "Wilt _ i _ oir kemkmber im ?"—An unfortunate fellow went _toa miser and asked fop a garment , saying that has object : was to have something to remenil « r liim by . " My friend , " said tho miser , " aa thy
end is to remember me , I shall give thee nothing ; for lam sure thou wUt remember a refusal much lor ger than a gift . " Tim _Websi . _xg , Dav . —William Salisbury was lately "married at Frampton church . The parish clerk , being also parish-constable ( and thus representing both Church and State ) ., performed two services for the bridegroom in one day ; fov shortly after saying "Amen" * to the mavriagc-ccucmony , ho served a summoas upon him for an assault , and took him tothe petty sessions at Dorchester . He was tliere fined £ 2 8 s . Id ., ami in default ef payment sent to gaol for a . month _.
A Poet ' s Will . —William Ilunniss , a Gentlcmam . of tike Chapel , under Edward thc Sixth , and after-. wa * fc Chapel Master to Queen Elizabeth , left beluM . hm the following whimsical will * - * - To God my _soule I do _bequeatlio , _ ecnu . se it is his own ; My body to ho layd in grave , Where to my friends best knoww . Executors I will non * make ,
Thereby great strjrfe may grow ; Because the goods that I shall leave Will not pay aU I owe . Begissi . no E . 4 IH . T . —The New York Tribune recowfe the marriage of a widow , aged only thirteen _^ y < _jar _ and a half , who was united to her first _spouso iu . let eleventh year ! A MBASt'RE _"EMETICISEn . " " Throw physic to the dogs ! " redes Will ., And Sir James , to that counsel steady ,, Threw up his nauseous physic Bill , Although the _ilraiialit had long _"beci * . TW . _dy ' .
E . voiaxd ' s Woodes Walls . —A railing is being put up round the Wellington statuo _onpoaite the Iloyal Exchange . The shabby boarding , _IiouTver , still con tinues round thc -Nelson column . We think , after the handsome present of the _Emperor of Russia , they ink-lit have bound this work of art in something better than plain boards . A column does not improve , anv more than good w _* . ne , by being kept too long " in the wood . " Wc 'certainly l ake a pride in ' - _iving the cohiinn ibis _r-i ' . Ynur . because we led that , if it is left lo the _pul-lir . il will never get cne . } »<• _•"••• niKi _' _ii'iv-. . - i ...: . _^ . - *• . . _* ! , - . --.-nil * ; ' -: - _blc- _' _-lnS "I" * _••¦•" - ¦ US lUUi . il a-. U . > : in . "" . ' , ¦' ¦ . — i ' vii ' _-n _.
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Northern Star (1837-1852), July 26, 1845, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_26071845/page/3/
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