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BEAUTIES OF _BYROJf . ' .. _* . - so . m . Hhc ' The " Lady" of the lines we this week extract from ee Roe flours of Idleness , -was the Mure of the Poet ' s nuthfiuthful dreams— -tiie -well-known _MissCiuworih , ef _lanesloneslcy ( Nottinghamshire } . Mr . Moons says , 3 The The young lady herself combined with the many rorl * ll _* j > rl * lly advantages that encircled her , much personal _Sflutyauty , anda disposition the most amiable and attchin ; ching . Though already fully alive to her charms , i was was at this period ( ISOi _) that the youngpoet seems n hat have drunk deepest of that fascination whose EFectsfects were to be so lasting : six short weeks which its pass passed in her company being sufficient to Jay the _inundinndation of a feeling for all life . Witli the sumwer hter holidaysended this dream ofhis yonth . He saw
Hiss lies _Chawohtii once more in the succeeding year , nnd tnd took his last farewell of her on that hill near _LLnnctnncsley , which , in lis poem of 'The Dream , ' he lescriescribes so happily as "crowned with a peculiar iiadeiadeui / " "In 1805 Miss _Chawomhwasmarried to ( onsonx _Mcsttrs . Esq . ; she died . at Wivcrton Hall , in " ebifebruary , 1 S 32 , in consequence , it is believed , ofthe llarnlarm and danger to which she hail been exposed _liluriiluring the sack of Colwick Hall by a party of riotere rromrom _Nottingham . The unfortunate lady had been co a u a feeble state of health for several years , and she _tindkdherdiiughterwere obliged to take shelter from lhe ihe violence ofthe mob in a shrubbery , where , partly iromrom cold , partly from terror , her constitution sus-¦ _amumed a shock which ended fatally . "
TO A . IABY . 01 had my fate been joined with thine _. As once this pledge appear "*! a token ; These follies had not then been , mine , Por then my peace had not been broken . ** To thee these early faults I owe , To thee the wise and old reproving : They _Jnioir my sins , bnt do not know * Twas thine to Weak the bonds of loving . Por once my soul like thine was pure , And all its rising fires could smother ; But now thy vows no more endure , BestowM 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 more can rest with any ; Bat whatit sought in thee alone , Attempts , alas ! to find in many . Then fare thee wen , deccitfal maid ! 'twere vain and fruitless to regret thee ; _* KorHope , nor Memory yield their aid , But Pride may teach me to forget thee . Yet all this giddy waste ofyears , - * This tiresome round of palling pleftvares ; These varied loves , these matrons' fears , These thoughtless strains to passion ' s measures If thou wert mine , had all been hashUThis cheek nowpale from early riot , "With passion ' s hectic ne ' er had flash'd _. But hloom'd in calm domestic quiet . Yes , once the rnral scene was sweet , For _Mature _seem'd to smile before thee _;¦} And once my hreast abhorred deceit , - For thea it beat hut 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 btfsom _' s sadness . * Yet , even in these a thought will steal _. In spite bf every vain endeavour ; And Gends might pity what I feel , To know that thou art lost for ever .
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• <( Our union would have healed feuds in whieh blood had been shed by our fathers—it would hare joined lands inroad and rich—it would have joined at least one heart , ond two persons not ill-matched in years ( she is two yean my elder ) , and—and—and—trial has been the result !"JSyron ' s Diary , 1821 . ¦ J "Our meetihgs , ' says Byron , inpS 2 " 2 , " were stolen ones , and a gate leading from Ilr . Chaworth _' s grounds to those of my mother _vrasthepiace of onr interviews . But the ardour was all on my side . I was 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 tbat was something to make verses upon . Had I married her , perhaps the whole tenour of my life would have heen different '
THE MYSTERIOUS MASK . By _Simrock . a German Poet At _Ftankfott-Ga-Odet a brilliant masVd ball , And a supper were given in the Sew Palace hatt , Said the Sing , "It looks well , But Fm puzzled to tell Whether half these gay holiday belles and grand beaux Be gentry that any one knows !" A tnight in black mail , with an air of much gloom ;
led the Queen slowly up to the top of the room . ""WhoisDarky , pray P asked One another the masked . And the answer each gave in that splendid array "Was ( in substance ) , '* Sot knowing , can't say . " Dance the first is completed ; a second begin ? _. And again the _Ulack _JIailcr solicits and wins Thc small hand ofthe Queen , While from ten to fifteen Of the _valiantest masks mutter terrible words , And look fiercely askance at their swords .
And dance after dance was it still the sameslght _. And the Queen and her partner , like noonday and night , Chased each other about , Till the King , not without Perceptible sternness of manner , came tip And observed , ""We are golngto sup . " "So , Sir Knight , if you please , you will now doff your mask . " "Ah , my Eng , " said the Knight , " you don ' t know what you ask . * _Giveme leave to stop here ;
I ' m not used to good cheer . " * " Oh" cried the King , " Well ! yon ' re used to ohcy . Doff your mask , sir , this instant , I say !" « 'lf I must , why , I must-, " said thc Knight ; and he raised Up his vizor—and all started back as they gazed , " 'lis the hangman of S wald J " Shrieked the ladies , appalled , "While the King , swelling up to the ceiling , looked down On the wretch with a forry-clond frown . *** Base hound ! " he exclaimed in a rase , " _ron shall die . " «• So I shall , " said the Hangman ; " I never deny Axiomatical truths ;
Bnt if you and these youths And gay damsels regard me as like to die now , f would fain hear the IVhy and the How . " «* Why and How I" cried the King . "Yon don't know , I suppose ! For disgracing fhe Queen . That ' s the Why in plain prose , And the _ITotothat yen fain Would he told is as plain , _Sy a rope . You She dancing . WeU , now Step down stair , Asd 111 give yon a dance in the air . " _**¦ I concave you will not , " said the Guest , as the tall flume that waved on his casque took tbe shine from tho wall . " As the Queen is _disgraced Ton will hest show your tasto By ennobling the scamp who has brought her to shame , And so saving his neck and her name . "
Strode the King up and down for a minute or two . Ihat the vagabond ' s plan stood to reason ho knew- . "Umph !* " he though _^ "oneperhaps Had best humour such chaps . -I believe I will mate the rapscallion a lord , " Aad thereirith he unsheathed his sword . "You are right , " he remarked , "that in truth is the card . So , retain your Black Mail ; you aro one of my Guard , And shall henceforth he called The Count Slack Guard von SwalcL Thwack !—there!—it is merely a word and a Mow On such solemn occasions , you know . " " Thanks , my King , " said the Count " May jou ever remember that hanging np men is unpleasant to them , - •* And of service to none ;
For my own part , I ' ve done With the business for life , and if mankind would do As they ought , thev * d have done witli it too !"
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HOW'S _ILLUSTRATED HOOK OF BRITISH , 2 _^ X _6 s" > 2 > , _*> » > 6 * London : J . How , 132 , _FJcct-sfrect . Ibis work , or rather the numbers we hare now tinder notice , should liave been noticed in this paper _sonw weeks ago , but owing to some mistake these numoers were mislaid , and only carac into our bands a -ew days ago . We are _scn-y for this , for the enter-5 _# er of . tlj « truly _n- _*« i * nal work merits
In _£ _& c _dai-ji when music , " heavenly mtdd , " has _castoC her _arist-Tcratie trammel- * , and found her wav K _™ i ° ft - ea _^ " *> _-atftiw aiS ; _' i _^ en" ? Jns h - flrt ' " -fashing his intellect , _S ! ' _- ' bsre ihe _uiihaj _^ v c _& unisfanecs in when \ Z _*' ' _? - hi h _^ - - _^ _**•* P _«» _at _* _" •» _a-wi _^ M _*! _***™ 8 ef hs _^ _aesy are to be found * w % ! i ' fTti . _»^ _P-V _* . , Vili « _« _- _* & v , _ihe poor as wsks cf _^• 3 t l 3 Cf -la 5 _- _!^ i _* - _* poi * tance fhat thc whhm th « _£ L * fV _" e * _f " ! :- « s should be placed _p-iM _^ _-it-. ! " _' _* " * ' li ' _A--xrto music lias been Vi _* _£ c . T _^ mC _" r _H- _* * ' _~ _™^ 3 oftLc iVeop _^ _^ . ? , _' . » « H _£ fc WM wm asmu _-irjjc _. cc :: \ _-j _- ; " - __ ' \ _--- _" . " _- * ru : < _- > pav , and even those j . _vp ! _-. V . \ ,, 7 ' > *'' "'' . j- '" ' ' 1 - t * Mt _isoncv fo ? "We ' ve _e-oi-5 " --.-:, „ -: ' . '•• ' _'csi-c-J , twasina m j ..... ,. „{ . -. iTgi * _^* - * _; ... :,...- , * , , . ,- •• ' ,- _? _.--. -.. ¦ -- ' ¦ - . '• . 'i _:-, ' . v ; : _* o shut out _fwiii ]¦¦ - ' . "C _; _- .-:. * _A ''T ; . ' ! ' " ' . ' ¦ _i-- " i ; _- _-t- -- '» ii-s bv _ihj
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_JThe enter prising publisher of' the' Boole' of British sm has resolved to breakdown this musical _mono-K _^ ' _^ i _^ W _* _to P _ub'ic ' s f _* * . _?^ able to c any out . 7 In this series it is mienaed to gather , m an elegant and convenient y _- _™ . the established favourites of our own and . our torela _^ ers times , and , by an attractive appearanco , call public attention to many delightful melodies that have , been laid aside ; but wo shall best' show the nature of this work by thV following extracts from the prospectus written by . the talented editor , Jfr Hogarth : — .
The popularity gained in th _* u , country by tlie dramatic compositions of Mozart , Weber , and Itossiui , though weH-msrited in itself , * has become injurious by degeh ' era . ting into exclusivene 6 s , for not only the works of those greatmasters themselves , but any other foreign work , though it be the merest _rubbishjof . a continental operahouse , is , we are sorry to say ,. generally preferred to the most beautiful productions of nativeigrowth . _Theeffuct 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 « nturies _ _is not destined to be lost . Itis rich inthe highest beauties of the heart , rich in melody , rich in expressioB _. richin the poetry to which it is united . It is the fitting language of every variety of passion and senUment . By turns sublime , vigorous , tender , and gay , it is always simple , natural , and unaffected . Our most cherished music is " married * to immortal verse * " and at the social , board ,. or in the family circle , where tlie 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 IB Mowed by that _heartfal _^ jet silent admiraGon _, which is most dear to the poet and composer . With the view of . placing in an attractive form the fairest flowers of national , melody , the Book of Brim Sony is undertaken the collection- embra ' tihg ' iiot only the be 6 t of the traditional songs aad ballads of the _liritish Wesi hut the most beautiful aadadmired productions of the composera , whose genius has shed a lustre on the vocal music of our _cflnntry . ' . *'¦ ' ' '' ¦ - - _- ¦ * - ' _' _- ; ' ¦ ~
The melodies will be united to their origtaal poetry , and presented in the purest form , with accompaniments for the piano-forte , which ( where necessary ) will be carefully arranged in modern notation from tlie figured basses ofthe composers ; and , in the case of national melodies , will be wrttten in a style of congenial simplicity Biographical sketches , with portraits of the composers , and anecdotes , will he occasionally introduced , forthe purnote of giving a permanent value to the collection , So little is known , beyond the merenames , 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 Pukchu ,, after his song " What shall I do to show how much I love her . " * .
Henry Purcell , the , pride and boast of the English School' of Music , was the sou of an able munciah aud gentleman of the Chapel Royal . ; . He was born in the year 1658 , inthe City of Westminster , aud admitted atan early age a chorister of the . Chapel' Royal , under Captain Cock , then master ofthe children , to whom he was indebted for instruction in the elements ofhis art . At eighteen he was chosen to succeed Dr . Christopher , . Gibbons , as organist bf Weshuinster ; Abbey . He died ' , at tbe age of thirty-seven , on the 21 st of November , 1695 ; having , in the same year , composed _themusic _fortbeopera of "The rrophetess , or History of Dioclesian , " altered > y Drjden from Beaumont and Fletcher , from which this song is taken . -. Dryden ' s epitaph on his tomb in Westminster Abbey is remarkable : — - '¦ . * . '
. " Here lies Henry Furcell , ! " Who left this life and is gone to that blessed place - _'* - •'• where only his harmony can be exceeded . " - ; The first six numbers contain fifteen specimens bf onr national songs , amongst which will be found , "Here's to the maiden of blushing fifteen ; " "The heaving of the lead ; " , " Dear Tom this brown jug ;" "Hebe ; " "Flowthoa regal purple stream "; " "Q Sanny \ dlttu . on gang * _witlimc ; " and "The Bay of Biscay . " The work is-printed in sixpenny 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 theMillion ; " we trust the Million will give it their support . ¦
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_CHROmCLES OF TBE BASTILE . Parts IS , 16 , 1 * 7 , 18 , 19 , 20 . London : T . 'C . Newby , 12 , Mortimer-sfreet , Cavendish-square . Jacques cast into the Bastile , Is placed in the dungeon in which his father had _l ) eenconfinedfoTtwenty hvc years . The opening chapter of the 18 th part most affectingly describes the recognition of the son by'his father , / acoucs plots with Ru , theitarnkby , whom he has gained over to his interest , to effect his own and his father's escape from the dungeon ; buta short time beforethe . hour , fixed , for making the attempt the old man dies in his son ' s arms . _Jaeques , bearing his father ' s corpse with him , succeeds at great hazard in effecting his escape . * In the meantime tlie
Lufetians * ( a . secret society ) , of whom / _OjCjaa . was chief , becoming alarmed at his absence , aad learning from one in the secret that Jdcqiies * was . incarcerated in the Bastile , determined to release'him by "force . Democritus , one of the leaders , fearing the _consequeuces of a premature outbreak , implores the _Lutetians to . wslt __ for a few hours , believing that other measures that had been taken would h & _efiectud . to sccarb '/ ae _^ _ttts' release . They waiti but at length their patience fails them , and theyresolreto march against _theBastilo . To comprehend the following the reader inust . understand that in the society of Lutetiatis Jacques was khowin by the title of the _^ _Emperor . _fafio-n " . — J _; .- ' • ¦ •• * : _•¦' _ . THE _CATtTEBISG STOBiL "D _8 WN WITH THH _BASIltE , "
But hour after hour wanedjand 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 , _JeanBourliquet . the smith , and his herculean comrade , Samson le Cros , 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 he had just emptied of brandy . " And so I say , Samson ! " echoed Boiirliquet " To be sure , " cried half a dozen voices " ia chorus . "Yes ! - down with the Bastile ! " resumed Samson , striking his huge fist upon the table ; " it has stood long enough !" ""Down with the Bastilei Doirn with It l" burst from everyside . ' ' i' .
" _Bon't be precipitate , friends S" interposed Democritus " thc step is one of great danger ! Remember , the . Bastile is well guarded !" "Banger . '" shouted Samson , leaping to his feet ; " and isn't the Emperor in danger % " ¦ ¦ . " The Emperor for ever ! " exclaimed a 6 _eore of hisenmpanions , rallying round him . . "The Emperor for eveiS Down with the Bastile _!*" cried Bourlig . net , baring his brawny arm ' s ; " cursa the place 3 'tis a disgrace to us , men , to let it stand I" ¦ "Bown with it then I down with it 1 " again rose in one simultaneous cry . "Who ' s safe , _now-n-daysf" asked another individual ; "didn't tliey send my father there for saying bread was dear ?'' .. __ ¦• _- . _: ¦ ¦ v . ' "And mine , " observed a second , "because be complained of the heavy tares , and said that the King was badly advised !" "Didn ' t . . St . _JIarc cheat me ofmy due ! " shouted Samson : " and threaten me into the bargain !"
"Ah ! And Where ' s neighbour Foisson ! " observed another ; " isn't he in lhe cage ? And hasn't grief killed his wife S" - "How many go in that never come out again alive V remarked the first speaker . " . And how many more fiat never came out again alive or dead V asked his con . radc . " Wasn ' t I obliged to hide myself like a thief , to escape being sent there , " exclaimed a stripling of good exterior , habited like an artisan ; " and what had I done ? why , I strnck down a noble who insulted my sister in the public street !" . "' Tis tlie nobles who're clone all ! " echoed half a dozen different speakers . "Thonobles ! " shouted Bourliquet ; " yes ! tliey think that tlie people are only slaves ! tliat they ' re of different flesh and Wood ! that they ' re only fit to work for them . !" "Why don't thoy equalise our rightsr" demanded another , _iitteiTuptiug the _smilli . " Ah ! -jfliy i" echoed the mass .
" _Vt'hy has my ' elder brother more right to be rich than I have V' observed a young fellow dressed in fiishionablc attire , much decayed-, "it ' s the fault of the laws ! doesn't _UieErapc-ror himself sayso V " The Emperor for ever ! " _shouie _. l nlL "Down with thc laws ! " * _a-. _* ctt * ved some half dozen . " T . e won ' t have the law of primogeniture ! " exclaimed more ! " Down * ith the Baslile ! " shouted all . "If the Baslile were down , " cried one from the middle of a group that liad up io this moment been _eisgaged ia close conference , " v . eshouldn ' t be much benefitted that 1 can see - hut that's no reason why . we shouldn't deliver the Emperor ! "What say you , comrades ? Shall we go ?" "ii _- -i _« c « f . '' w . _* i 3 t ! icunanimo * js response ; " savethc Emperor !" "Aud I'll lead you cu , " _esclaiined Samson ; tlie sooner we go the better !" _***
Democritus ence more interposed , to slny his fierce _coniiatlcs from committing - an act pregnant mlh suen imminent _conseouencts ; many , indeed most of Hieni , were inflamed with drink , aad e ven whilst plotting their _suischief , continued to indulge in deep potations , so t .: at he icar _^ d _liit-v would , if _raiuccjssful in their mci ! : ta . cd attach , be " _-liity of the _grcssest _tactae * _. and bring ram up _:-. u t iwuuem * : iieriMW _iaroJva a _iliscorsry of tne _s-mt ihst held tbca _togcihir ; his _aaftority , However , -iT _2 .-t i-. ihcr-. ca , the few words he _.-ittea-iptcd io _i ! t : _c- - _jiiiijr _rcctivtd vsiiii loud murmuis of _diaipi'iobat . _oiL " 3 ii 1 ] _ttec , _cj-i ! ra » le , ,, a *« . B _^ _rJion . _-t io _la ? J , as lie _TjTjyK-.-, * sia > . - : dcil , " . hat we a * . ;* - _vcsfilved ' . ' ' '« v .... . j ; , - , * ...-, _« . .. v .. ., _«;• ,... " _jho * . ' . ' . _' - _- !! I ? r " _. * _- .- _*; 'i ! u ; .
Chromcles Of Tbe Bastile. Parts Is, 16, ...
' "No ! no ! " retorted the majority . ' ¦ ' ' ' ;; r '* " ' ' _'• il ' say _. y ' _M ! " _resumed'Democritus _^ from opposition ;;;« are we not all pledged not to take ' an j step without his concurrence «" - - _* - ¦ ' - ' ¦¦ ' - ¦ ¦ ' [ - "IIow caii he-advise us when . he is'iiot ' here . " asked one . . ' ¦ .. ' . _¦ : ¦ :: ¦ •¦¦ _: ¦¦ . : •; _.. _- . ' - ¦ ¦ :. .. _¦ ..: , ' "Isn't it to release him that wego ! " remarked another . . i -. : . . " But don't I tell you au ' that His Majesty liimself is interested in his safety ! " exclaimed the pliilosopliei again ; " even _noio he mav be at liberty , and oh his wav tO . US ! " . ; . ¦ . : _ . . . ; .. . . " .. ; __ . . . - ,, ¦ " .. _,.:. ; . . ; . _. , " Wilt th puanswer for his life ! " asked Bourliquet . . Democritus , iii spite of his desire to restrain his companionsfrom any actdf violence , could not ' qucll his fears respecting Jacques , and unable to reply to this dircc ! question , hesitated ; _Bourliquet , who was _uanowly watching him , resumed :.
"Thou art afraid to say yes ,, comrade ! Besides , if we . did promise never- tb act ' without the Emperor ' s orders , he didn ' t expect we should'wait for them when he was in danger ! - ... He has never abandoned us ; and by all tlie saints , it nobody else goes , Jean Bourliquet will go 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 tlie multitude . "Well , comrades , " observed Democritus , no longer able to resist the enthusiasm that prevailed ; "it shall _neverbesaidof no that I abandoned my friends , when myarm or my advice eould " avail tliem ! Since you are determined upon making this attempt , I will be of the party ! _Enavaiit , then , _andLutetiaforever !" , '
" Bravo _!; Bravo ! Down with the Bastile ! The Emperor for ever !" ' resounded through the vaults , as the motley groups dispersed m Tanous , dircctioiiS _j in . " search . of arms and Implements of destructibh _/ ' _! * ' ) . Inthemidst ' of the tumult Jacques appears :- — ; With the greatest promptitude the men formed into three _^ distinct , groups . around . their . respective leaders , ' some armed with muskets , some with swords , . others only with long knives or daggers , whilst others again ' ; ' unable to : procure arms , had provided themselves with axes , and formidable ; iron bars , Bourliquet wielding his ponderous stedge 7 hammer , and Samson hisiron-shod . _clubj . inthe midst of the confusion that reigned , the murmur of voices , the _cleng of arms , and the shuffling of feetj Jacques suddenly . appeared amongst them , pale , haggard ; and exhausted . ' .,. -. ...: ' . . „ . ' . , ' .... _.-... , _,. ;| .. f ., i , _; , . .. * ,-.. _¦; :
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 burst * forth ; each _vjing with the other which should shout loudest— "the Emperor forever ! " . . ; t ... _,. . „ .. . ,..... _- _¦ ... ; I . . , '¦ - ' By motion ofhis hand Jacques silenced the tumult , and having signed for one of them to bring a hericb , 'he laid the corpse upon it , drawing off the cloth that covered ' it , _so . that the emaciated frame was erposedto their wondering gaie ; burjing his face in his hands , heuavo a oeavulsiTe sob , and _sunlc down by its side . '" . . . Respect fer the grief he manifested chocked any observation on thc part of his companions , and a few _^ _inttes
passed without a word being said , though many were the glances and ominous the whispers exchanged ; at length Democritus poured out a tumbler of wine , wluch he 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 cscape'd ' a great daiigcrt Thauk heaven I am once more nmongstyou ! " . . "The , Emperor forever ! " shouted they , " I have just escaped from the Bastile , " shouted Jacques . "Didn't I say they wouldn't let him out V observed Hercules ; : "down with the Bastile ! We are ready ! Down with it !' , ' . . _•* ,.- . . . . _- ¦ _* - : > , ¦ ---,: ¦
Aye , aye ! Down withiU , Down with the Bastile ¦!" echoed from a score of voices . .., ' .. ' .. "¦ , ' ' ¦ The ctywas immediately taken up , and' resounded through the halls for several minutes ; increased and pro . _Jonged by the chub of weapons aud the loud threats of the parties that had ranged , themselves under Boiirliquet and Samson , both of whom gesticulated in tiie most violent manner , apparently striving to excite their ¦ _eompanions to the very highest pitch , r : - _-n !•'¦ ¦ ¦¦ - •; _- . • In the . midst of it , Jacques . started to his feet , and for the first time perceived tliey were armed ; ho did . not -attempt to quell the tumult by either word _^ r sign ; but looked from one to the other in astonishment ; 'tlicy _^ ThO stood nearest him , and could catch a . glimpse of the displeasure marked in his _countenance , lowered their eyes and became _instau ' tly mute , tlie contagion _spreadingfrom one to the other until all were hushed ; ¦ witli perfect calmness , the spy gazed upon the turbulent mass , and . in a firm voice said : — .. , _; ¦ ,. ; .. „ : _,., ; . ¦ . _-, _\ ,. . ... ; _, _. _' _u _3 _tisthe _meaningo _^ _hM _<) _ntl _> _reakP . „ 7
- Bourliquet and his huge friend stepped forward from the centre of their respective band to . ' explain ; but Demo * _cntas , who stood nearest _to _JacqoiH , _forestalMtli-iir intention , aud in a yeryf . & w words informed tiie _tpy of all that had occurred . ' [' "Yes , " added Boiirliquet , as soon as the former came to an end ; " 'tis every , weed _trae ' l" We are _allgcaag I" \ . "Butlamnowagain amongst jou , my friends , " , observed Jacques ; V . _ntotnioredoyouwaht !'' , '"' - "Down with the Bastiie ! " -sbouied some ' twes _^ ' or thirty .. ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¦ -. ' . _£ . ¦?¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ I . i ; ..- _'*;' v . ' : . <• : ¦ -j _.-. _^ ' . ' _i ! . ... 'J And who amongst you will say « o ,, If I _forlbid it V asked Jacques ., . . _r , _,. ; _-,.,.: .... ...- .. ...,. . , 7 ' ¦ Amurmarof disaffection was heard _^ accompanied by _argry gestures ; the spy afieeted hot to remark _fatlher , and continued : . . _: .- . ' _- . ¦ _-.: ¦ : . y ;/ ,. ;¦ 7 ., ' . ' When the hour has com * I will lead you on . Eos , the Bastile must fall—nay , it , shall fait—but we _saiist "bide the time 1 ** i
"When is it to comeT _aehed Samson , _petulanUy " we ' re waitedforitlong enough . " _r _i- ' _-i ; w . \ . ' .:: ¦' ¦ . I _ . /' Aren't . things going worse every day _*^ suggested another , ' , _.- ' _, ' ' ¦ ' " ' :.,. .. --. ' ' " Isn't my brother in there nowV observed a third . J " And my father . ?" , exclaimed o fourth . ¦¦ ¦ : ¦ - ¦ - ¦ ¦] _, _'fTes , , yes ! ';! cried ; . Jacques , ; elevating i _hia ; voice ; "I know you have grievances to redress ; I . know that op . _presslon like this should not be ; but I repeat 'it , the tnoih ' ont is not come ; thepear is hot yet ripe . '¦ _*' _¦ *¦ ' -: . Another murmur of disapproval , louder and more continuous than the first , _. _arpse , but Jacques soon quelled it , by an imperative gesture . ' • _...,.,.-: ' "You arewrong , ,, shquted : he ; "butyou err tlirough _Sgnwancs . ' Answer me ; did * I ever mislead or deceive yOU ? " :: ,, , ¦ : . , . ... _,-y . - : ¦¦ ¦ . ' , :.. - . ri ¦ --:-- .. . - - — . I "No , » p . ! , The Emperor for ever ! lutetia for ever 1 " was the unanimous fesponje .. ' .. '"' .
"Are not your iatercsts mine , " continued Jacques , warming ; "and have i we ' not ; all of us , ¦ individual motives for remaining true to the general cause % ' Without me , would you exist in the security I have placed you . Bow many of you , victims of the vilest oppression , would now be pining in tlie loathsome ' atnwsphere of a dungeon of the Bastile % a " 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 5 Who then talks of endangering these means , ' is ft traitor to himself , a traitor to Lutetia , and . an enemy of mine " .: _,- '¦ ¦ -,. - _; _-. * _* :. _•; : . "No , no ! The Emperor for ever J Julian for ever ! Lutetia for ever ! " responded , to this indirect accusation ; " there are no traitors amongst us . " ¦ : * ¦ -
. _''KoS _^ _retrimed Jacques ; " none , that would for any consideration of wealth or other advantage betray a comrade of betray Lutetia ; yet are you all agreed to talce a step by which you will infallibly endanger the safety of our community , and destroy the fraction of liberty you enjoy .- And- what is , this but treachery , althoughyou would yourselves be its first victims ? Did not ; I unite you to accomplish great purposes' ! Are not we virtually the rulers bf this great city f for can we not ; at any time , counteract the etil designs of the minions of tho court ; or of the law , and set at defiance all efforts to trace us ? And is there one of jo ' _ii would barter this great privilege .. to ' gratify his thirst after revenge ° . Poor revenge , too ; after all . Like yon , I cry down with the BastUc ! but I alone must gii e the word to march ngainst it ! ; When tho hour comes I will give it ! I must be _obsyed , I tellyou / 1 will watcli over your interests , and over the safety of this community , with ' the most _jealoas eye , but one murmur from your lips si all be a signal to me that you no longer place dependence on me . One course alone will then , remain to me ! You know mo !"
"You were in danger , " sullenly exclaimed . Hercules , shouldering his club ; "that ' s why wewcro goiug to attack the Bastile . " " I know your hearts , " rejoined Jacques ; " your fears for my safety overcame your better judgment , and that once excited , you were no longer masters of yourselves I thank you , comrades ! But listen awhile ! ' Were we now to march against tlio Bastile , and destroy it , another would rise up in its stead ! Is there not Vincennes ! _Vincc-nncs with its dungeon and _eublkltts ! Is there not tbe Temple ! Another prison not less horrible J These did not spring from the ground like poisonous mushrooms , spontaneously ; they were begotten by the spirit of oppression upon despotism , aud , when we march , 'tis
not against the Bastile _onlj / we must march , hut against Despotism tliat engendered it ! I grant you we could take the Bastile , and 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 rcsponscfrom without ! Oppression has hrutalised our fellow-citizens ; they are like slaves , and daring not , care not to think , and fear to net ! 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 a ' _.-imnto us all ; only one cry » ill be heard ; down with the Bastile ! down with Despotism ! Liberty fov ever !"
The scene closes bv the Lutctians renewing tlieir pledges of fealty and submission to their chief , ami swearing with him to devote their lives io the _ilc-Sh'iifilcn of the Basilic and of Despotism , and tlic liberation of the people . Wc must reserve t : ll nest week tlic conclusion of our notice of this admirable work .
Dialogues Of The Living Ltox Olut Coloni...
DIALOGUES OF THE LIVING LTOX _Olut _COLONIES—l-art I . London : Velliani llicimvdson , Cornhill . TUci _* ntcyio : v , to-. 'sin Ibis dialogue are _Sir-ltcur-M Pi : _j-j .. _fiie E : \ vl of J . i . ti . v , an . fl Baron ST . ' . xr . ur . - ' _'f havo _lo-il-ei . _thi-ont'h _thc-ir _fiitie-taftlc . J » - _'t v . _-- ' . l : _fiu ! OifSOWh _:- * : _CtW-. ! : _!; ' _*^ W-t . * . _|] iV f _K "• K _' .- ..-.-. lii . i " * ' _^ ' - _***'
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H _§ _iOTkP E THE -CONSULATE , AND EMPIRL OF FRANCE' UNDER NAPOLEON ; _£ ? _-n _-i" _? * Translated _br .-P . * , A . * NattalJ , _£ : * , far-s , 1 and , X London ; G . VicKevs _' , . _Ilplywell-sti-cet , Strand . ' 77 ' . '" . :.. . _- , ' . _new . _Nvoi-k of : M . _Tbiers , which is just now attracting soriiu ' cli attention throughout the civilised world , has already , as . f ' ar as it has appeared in Paris , _bceninimueed tothe English pubiic in the . shane pf two or three _'different editions , * of these , tho one ! f _« . ? ? f _f * * CKEns , entitled , not inappropriate ) v , ' . t 1 ? . - r _^ _P'Cls Edition , ! ' is decidedly tho cheapest _^ - printcd m double , columns , royal , octavo , both type and paper COod . the Cost is but , nnn _nimiivfinrn wnol-lv
riumbcr , dr . sixpence ' foi- ii part ! , These "People ' s Editions" ofiiseftil anil popular works * now so common , , are a great boon to the many , enabling thein to obtain . works , which _^ otherwise . would bo . beyond their reach .. The People's . Edition of M . Thiers * " History" will be a valuable addition to thc works for thc million published in a similar manner . . Be it observed , that in expressing our approval of this edition of the Consulate ' and Empire , we say nothing approbatbrv , Or otherwise , for the present , of the [ work . itself . _, _\ Yc Had intended to have had oiir s . iyats 6 mc . lciigtIi . u ' pon . thc subject and merits of the work , but ns wc cannot fiud room for our remarks this week ,, wc must dei ' er . thDm : to another opportunity . We shall return to the subject .
The Family Doctor-Part I. London: W.. Jo...
THE FAMILY DOCTOR-Part I . London : W . . Johnstone ,. Little Red Lion-court , Charterhouselane * . _. .. .: , ¦ . .- !¦ .: _¦ .. ' : _, _,-... . .. _; , _* . ; : ... . There arc several interesting and _clevci'lv-writtch articles in the first part of : this - new publication ; together with a number of useful receipts , and other information _^ connected _withime'dical Bcicnce .- Short biographical sketches of eminent medical characters , with portraits ( the portraits not to be praised ) , are given in this work ; the Brat part containing sketches of "Hippocrates , _Gaikn , _Aberkjjtuy _; _Habyet , arid Asi _* _tBYiCoopan . - We observe nothing like quackery , but , on . _'thc ! contrary , much useful information and advice in thc Family Doctor . Its price ( being publishcdm penny weekly numbers ) will enablo all tojudge of its merits .
The Communist Chronicle; Or, Promb* 'Che...
THE COMMUNIST CHRONICLE ; or , Promb * ' _cheasMahazwe . —Edited by Goonwis _BAusAhv ; ! London ; _' _-Hctherington , 4 t > , ' _Holywell-sh-ect , Strand , *• ¦ Wc believe that this publication lias hitherto ap . peared monthly , but will henceforth appeal' weekly Instead of sending us a solitary number—No . 15—the editor should have sent us the series of his publication , had he wished us tojudge of its merits . AH we can say of the number before us is , that it contains cheering information of the * progress of Communist principles in Francs , Germany , Switzerland , Poland , and otlier countries , - which' we are glad to hear of . As the _nommnnist D / _'toiHtcle is a penny publication , those who desire to be informed brtho peculSf _docti-ines therein advoca _^' willvilo well to obtain the work for themselves . :,. ¦ ¦< - * . _-
The Miners' Adygcate.—Newcastle-Upohi , ...
THE MINERS' ADYGCATE . —Newcastle-upohi , _: _^ > , _*' : _V " Tyne . ' ' . 7 ' 77 ; ..., 7 The second * anmbcr _' ' of thisi ( ribwl monthly publication ( we have riot * rco ' eived the third miniber )' conr tains several * well-wntten '* articles , including one in favour of a general' _iiBion bf trades ; Tliere Is * also in this nunwer -some pretty poetical lines , entitled " My Bonrae Bairn . " The miners will find their interests woiiadvocated in this publicfttioa .
The Nationaltemperance Advocate ¦
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TIIE SUNBEAM . No : I . En-ram' bt _Jacts Elmsue DijiVcAN . London ; Strange , 21 , _Paternoster- 'row . " ' ¦ '" We shall best explain the * nature of itliis publication bythe following _extraetfeom the Editor ' s _openingafldress :: — , .. Our columns will be especially devoted rto make ltnowh the scioirtific nndnocietarian . plims of J . A . Etzler _, ithat greatest man even < of this enterprising nndwonder-worhing age . ; and it _is-scarcely necessary to add , the interests of the society now formed . to .-carry out 'his system , the Tropical _iBmi _^ _ration _SecUity _.-snalb , by us , _beaealously-advocatcd . Of informivtion , regarding the _itrt-pics , _weip-so poseto . giws largely .
As might be expected from the above / there is no lack of iftzkrism in this ' _number of-the Sunbeam ; and Mr . -Buncan sings ( in poetical prose ) of the . nntic 5 pated | k > y 8 of _ati-opical life , with all -the fervour ofa poet—wc _bcliewe Mr . 'D . does belong to rthe poetical sbi * otherhood . The Sunbeam is a iBenny ' publicatiori , intended to be published on -fte 1 st and 33 th of eadb . month .
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JOE MIIXER THE YOUNGER—New S « rics ¦ ¦ - ' London : _ast ) , * Fleet-street ; A _publi-ea & m which , -enlarged from a smaller size , now appears in the form ¦ of Punch at hiiHf price ; whether , however , it is half . as good as Punch js questionable . We would 'not have it inferred that thc writers in Joe Miller are wid of ability , They are not ; but unhappily _tthd ability they possess is hot « ghtly directed . ' > In dlie firstplaee , altlioiij _^ i this publication owes ite existence to the _sucoess ef Punch , ia tho very jurat number _jH _^ _indulgesinithe most spiteful attack * upon tlie men who have made Punch famous , and ;\ vhese _writiugs have been productive of incalculable good . . _Doughs Jerrold appears to be a special object of dislike and detraction—as _. wUness the _fol lowihg 6 plenetic . _outburst :--r _:...,: ,
Jerroldhas started _« magazine , andcalled it" Jerrold's _Magizine . " Aelong : lV 8 Jcrrold remains'at'the head of it , we presume it will maintain its present circulation . When he leaves it , it may rise ; but still it mast bear , tb a disadvantage ; the name _^ f its originator . ' ' " i . ' What ' fudge'this is ? The writer in Joe Miller _wouldfainhtWhit _* fTCadm'to _^ Magazine-has a poor oircishition , owing to _Jeehold ' s connection with it ; tbiit if lie left it it might rise .-. but could never be successful ,, owing to , the disgrace of bearing his name . _Kow , _tjie' writer in Joe Miller knows , if he knows anything of the matter on which he is _writingithat thc -reverse ' of _tillthis is _tluvfoct . Jerrold's Jiagazine : has , we believe ; a largo circulation ; it was called into , being , solely . by . the . wellearned influence ! of the Mttov's _hauio . is mainly
sustained _byhis'talents , ' ah'd his loss-would ' be ' , ' -in all probability , its : downfall . We _knowTDouous Jer-; notD onlyas a Witer ; and bis writings _^ are . masterpieces of excellence . The _^ writers in Joe Miller caii'judgebfonly by tlieir ' ¦ writings , ' anil we would gladly have agbodopinionof _' them _. as well as ofthe writers in Punch . ¦ It -disgusts- us to , witness euvy , hatred , and micharitablehess taking * possession of the breasts of literarV men , who , from their peculiar vocation , should' be above the hifluonce' of such dcgradirig _passlona . _; : . ! — c : - ¦•¦ • ,.- , . .... ; .- _, In the third number—the second . wo have not seen - —there are two articles ' which we are compelled to eohdeniri . " The 'fii _* st _is a ' review of Mrs . * Norton ' s beautiful poem ; ' fTheChildoflhe Islands , " in whicli a most unjust attack is made upon ? the authoress , in company with other truly noble nnmes in the literary
world ; _Jerro _* ld is named , and of course ' Hood ; _Dickexs ; Bla _* _kchar _* o , and others of the lik « glorious stamp are also aimed : at . . ' _JEuRom'is said to have " set up a school , " which Mis . Norton has joined , and which is described bythe refined' youngVoc as one " of the most disgustful curses of modern literature ; - " a school which is said to teach the doctrine of " always excusing crime in-thc poor and , never excusing it . in thc rich _; " which exhibits virtue " fettered byii sortof gentle . ' encouragemsnt of vice . " It is not necessary for us to enter into ia ' refutation of this falsehood * , our readers have long since made up their minds as to thc worth and beauty of tlic writings of the public benefactors 7 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 shako the faith ofour readers in Douglas _Jbrrold , or annul their admiration of the wiitings . of the . " school" ho has " 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 thc _jsocial system are engendered chiefly among the ' very high and very low—the _JForaicr refining upon theirdebauchery , anil the latter wallowing in the very slime of their brutality and sin ! The Peerage and the Piggery of Infamy l " Of course the working classes will feel themselves highly flattered by the description here given of their order . This aping of the " sublime and beautiful " Burke—so far , at least , as the" very low" are concerned—this imitation of the pensioned traitor in _dubbing the _trampled-doivu many a " swinish
multitude , " is the most "disgustful" piece of impudence wc have noticed for some time past . And then' the middle class , forsooth , made "the citadel of Enijland ' s virtue ! " The class whoso very existence Is maintained by fawning , lyiriff , and cheating ; who are parasites of tho rich and plunderers of tho poor ; the aim of whose existence is profit ; whose morality is summed up in the one word—" respectability ;" whose creed is to buy cheap and sell dear—Hie ledger their bible , the desk their altar , and gold their Godthis class ( in whose contaminated ranks there nevertheless exists honourable exceptions— "few ami far between" ) is held up at the expense of the other classes ofthe State , ns thc model class par _crceifciicc .
If such he the real views of Joe Milkr _-, if thev be not assumed as a necessary part of the _Pimcbmhb bi « , truly Joe is not oaiy _youivt , but p-. irticu . ariv green also . Ami now , having performed a _mo-st unthankful task , let us add that some ofthe contents ct * the two numbers we'have _foen aro worthy of aii comr . icml . _-itiari . The excellent article on Railwav Jobbinr , which we- copied into this pa-ci- of tlie 12 th iiut . _- , was one Of these . In lhe third _numl-jei- there arc also some good things ; wo may particularly specify tho lines headed " The Wr , _i' ! _-iimi . * c . " which arc excellent , _rtv ! ' _^ _exeeile * . t re _: ii ) y hec _^ _w-v flic iiic . _-. s _tlifi _' _iin f : c = i ' fi _' ih _bc-lcin : * ' 0 thc "J' : _' ; o '; _l _fjehoo' ! '' A v _^ y . i i ' i i ? 1 ¦
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by devoting . his abilities to the great end of elevating and improving the masses "in mind , body , and estate . " Let him leave the otlier classes to take care of themselves , they have already 110 lack of-chanip ' ionsandadvocates ? - Tlic ' rich ' can find apologists , and the middle class : can find parasites without \ Joc volunteering-hisi services to perform the duties of either . dirty office . The Editor ofJoe Miller may also take our word for it , that he will find it the most profitable—to say nothing of higher considerations—to get rid of . his . i uiicAo / _-Aot > ia . _Partisanship in politics is , at best a necessary evil : but partizanship in literature is au abomination , _whwhthe public will not tolerate . ¦ ¦ - * --
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LONDON . Tub Chartist Co-operative Laxd Socibt ? . — A numerous , respectable , and highly intelligent meeting was held in tho Hall , 1 , Turnagain-lane , 011 Monday evening , July 21 st , to hear an address from feargus O'Connor on . the subject of the Land , at half-past eight . Mr . T . _Cooper , lato of Leicester , was unanimously called tothe chair . ' _-Tlie-Hieeting tras opened by singing " The Broad Flag of Freedom , " a song composed by Mr . Cooper during his incarceration in " _Stafford Gaol , Mr . Cooper leading arid the audience joining in chorus . At the conclusion ofthe singing , Mr . O'Connor entered the Hall and was greeted with tho loudeat acclamations of applause . Mr . Cooper said he would not detain them with any speech of his , butwould ' at once introduce Mr . O'Connor . < Oh Mr . O'Connor rising he was again greeted with the most hearty applause , lie said , after having written ' on the subject of the land for several , vears nast . it cave him ereat _nlcasure 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 lip . Upwards of . € 600 had been already paid in as instalments on shares , and the increase of members averaged more than one hundred a week . Mr . O'Connor concluded a lengthy , powcrfuJ , and eloquent address amidst the enthusiastic and continued applause of the meeting . Mr . Dalrymple offered some remarks , which were replied to by Mr . O'Connor . ' Mr . Gathard then moved a vote of thanks to Mr . O'Connor for his _ahli lecture , _vllich was carried by acclamation ; as was a like compliment to the chairman . ; Scvcralshares having been taken up , the meeting dissolved .
_Meiropouian '* District Couxcil , Sunday , July 20 4 Mr , * 3 _ohn Simpson in tlic chair . —The delegates _reportedfrom the _'Wunjcombc Central _Committeereport'received . Messrs ; 'M _^ Grath , Wheeler , and othera , having _addties' ied tlie -council on the business of the E « les Restoration Oommittee , it was unanimously resolved— " That all localities who havo not yet sent members to act on tho committee be requested io do so forth with i _^ and that deputations be appointed to wait-on the several localities . " " That at . ihe « ext meeting . we oensider the propriety of amalgamating the Exiles 'Restoration . and itcgistration Ceinmittee _« with this _oauncil , " Carried unanimously . . .,
_SbtWH _LoNDOK-CnAniisii Hall . —Mr , P . M'Grath delivered a vory-eloquent loeture on Stiadny evening , Julvi 29 tli , to a . very numerous audience _^ The Land Society and National' Charter Association each reccivedan augmentation to 'their numbera . "Sombbs _Tonrx . —At ithe Hall of Science , _Juag'sctoss , oivSunday evening last , Mi :. J . S . _SheiiKird ( _leltvorcd an . able lecture in the above Hall toa respectable " arid attentive audience , on the subjeet of " edueatioh . " The chair * was ably filled by Mr . W . Johnson ,
"••¦ MR . _-CL'AKK'S TOUB , T «> _ttire _Ciunxis ! Bo _* m . —Friends , — -Since I Jast addressed you H have attended several important meetings , allJieid for the furtherande of the Land _projoet-, and Lam proud to _^ ay that the nvogrcss _it is making exceeds my most sanguine « expectations . Our enemies may brawl , aad our "friends" sneer , butin _^ sp ite of both wc shall be able to carry out « _ur plans .
• _rocobuje . On : _Sunday ,. the 13 th inst , I lectured to an attentive audience in ihe Association-room of this place . A worliing , man , whose _nanael now forget , occupied the chak _* _. aud made a very sensible speech . I spoke at lcngth'Uponthe Land and Election plans put forth by the Convention , whicli seemed to give satisfaction to all pi « _sent . - On the following day ( Monday ) I happened to drop into the company of Mr . Thomas _Liv-wey , to whom the cause of Chartism owes a great deal , owing to _hisexertions in his own neighbourhood . Several _manufacturera * were present at the time . A general conversation commenced , about politics and U 3 | cs , the manufaeturci's contending that they gave as high-wages as their profits , would allow . Mr . Livcsey stated in reply that there was not a single manufacturer , in the trade at Rochdale but made
. morfipvofit _. than he paid as wages , and as proof of this , he mentioned the name of a manufacturer who . had , that morning waited upon him for : the _transaction of business , and that so far from the manufac' _tureiig not being- able to pay niore wages , he jiad ollb ' rcd to bet . the person alluded to above , £ 50 that his profits exceeded the wages paid to all the persons ill his employ , and tliat this individual had made thc admission that he paid as weekly wages . £ 108 , and iniide , as profit , £ 150 in thc same time , or more , by eight shillings , than " would he received by , 181 men , supoosirig 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 the tyranny of the villaribus aristocracy ., There , my friends , ' study that " great fact , " aud you will be at no loss to divine the cause the people ' s wretchedness .
'On Monday I again visited this place ,, and delivered a _tiecond lecture upon " -The Land and its capabilities ; " in wliich . I attempted to prove that two acres of land would' bo amply sufficient to enable a man _wfth a family of five , liimself . included , to live , and live well too . Some sensible remarks were made on the occasion by Messrs . - Tagg and Barker . The former individual is one of those unfortunate calico printers whose labour has been rendered useless by the operation of . machinery . And the poor follow cannot see 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 has also taken away his food and clothing into the bargain . But it is ef little , consequence , he is only a . working man . How much more fortunate he would have been had he been one of the pack of Albert ' s royal hounds ! .
rtEBDHJ * BRIDGE . On Tuesday evening 1 again addressed the democrats of this place on the favourite topic of the Land . All was'attention—my lecture secniimr to excite considerable interest . Here , like everywhere else , politics , are . 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 whieh have appeared in tho Star on this subject havo caused great excitement amongst the friends of the cause ; They feel the full force of the reasoning , and the / acts on wliich that reasoning was founded . -The list of seventy-one persons who are " responsible" for the " fifteen millions and a half , " has'furnished' -food for reflection—and tho result of reflection has brought a strong conviction that a storm will follow tho calm , and a dreadful convulsion will be the consequence .
_SOWHIlin * _IIKtJI . On Thursday evening ii numerous and spirited meeting was held at this place . The men of tho mountain are of the right-sort . Four years had rolled over since I had been at this place before . Times had changed , but even time had effected no other alteration in the sentiments of the inhabitants of the " hill and dale , " save ' a more fixed resolve to strangle ' -the . monster—class - 'legislation . I lectured , as usual , on the Land ; my sentiments were approved ; members were enrolled ; 1 received a unanimous vote of thanks , and the meeting quietly dispersed , 1 . 0 X 0 WARI . KT ..
On Friday I found myself amongst my old friends of this plncc . Previous to going to the meeting 1 called on the brave men of thc ' " . 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 the meeting commenced ; . Air . John Lawson presided . The faces that were wont to grace the assemblages of by-gone years were to be seen amongst the crowd , for it wns aii open air meeting ; and as I surveyed _# . e meeting I here and there met the nod of recognisance and the smile of approval . 1 spoke for about an hour find a half on the Land question , and , from what 1 afterwards learned , made . 1 favourable _inipi-cwion .
LEEDS . A numerous and very attentive meeting was held here , in the Bazaar , _livigsato . on Sunday evening . The proceedings comiuauced by singing a Charlw hymn , after which I was e _.-Jicd upon fo deliver an address on the subject of the Laud , whicli I did , exp laining the nature of thc proposed tenure , —what two acres would be likely , nailer a proper system 0 ; cultivation , to produce , and emu .-h . ijd by an ap ' . csu lo such as had means to emr . c forward and as . _i ; st us . I spoke to a large and _resjieciab . a audience in Lie Mov _.-ct-yquarcofthis town on _Mouda ? evening Jaat . Mr . Idle was , _l-vthc _tmauimo _' . ; s _- v _*) i ' . _* cot the mccti > i > railed to the chair . I _.- ; poko _- l .- . vent _k'lij-lii or , . -ic _t _' _tili ! v r _. rA i _> r . _' _* tpMe : i . i :.. _* v of ruT L _** .:: d ! _rh- \\\ _i \ t \ n < i v . ; , *; _] i . -. !( _vi ; cJ lo viiii •' . - ¦ . ¦ . ¦ ' . _'¦ ¦ M : '" _*!* . y : _.- \ ' { hen-, . i _.-.. 7 0 : Vj : 7 i . _••; ..: ; . , 1 .... 1
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Kixdrkd Spnms .-Somc persons arcTond of comparing Queen Victoria with Queen El . zabeth . In one point the _rvscniblanco is _^ t _^ l _^' _riS the patronage of both for the Lnglish drama , fhe ago of Elizabeth produced a _Willinm Slinkspero—that of Victoria is already immortal with the name of Alfred Bunn ! But let her Majesty only persevere in her frequent visits to the French plays , ani her name will assuredly go down to posterity with tliose ofScrilM . SU Georges , Dumas , Lcuvcn , and _Lruus . wick—names iar surpassing in lustre tliose of , torn , Beaumont and . Fletcher , Marlowe , and Ben Jonson ,
which only throw a rushlight glow o _.-i the reign ol Elizabeth . —Punch . _ _CiuiucTEtt no QwKCT . —Wc suppose . Sir 11 . 1 eel , in his own * household , when he hires a servant , always studiously inquires whether he has a " good character from his last place . " We oniy wish , when he is engaging a servant for any public situation , ho would exercise the same discretion . If a question to the abovc effect had only been put to a certain Solicitor-General _, who has lately been taken into the service of John Bull , wc are sure the gentleman would have been told to suit himself with a place elsewhere . —i & i ' tf .
A Word in Season . —Notwithstanding—indeed wc should rather say in consequence of—the heat of tlio weather , ice in large quantities is to bo met with in evevy street , at various pastry-cooks . It is to be wished that the Humane Society , or somebody , would have these places marked "Dangerous , " for the especial benefit of young ladles , -who frequently hurt themselves by venturing too often on thc ice . —Ibid . Extraordinary Event in * Ihon Lipe . —Last week , at St . George's Church , wasmarried a young lady of rank . '—and the Duke of Wellington did not give her away 111—i 6 iii .
covjRTsmi ? asd Matrimony . A Poem in Two Cantos . CANTO THE FIBST—CODnTSIllP . Fairest of earth I if thou wilt hear my vow , Lo ! at thy feet , I swear to love thee ever ! And , by this kiss upon thy radiant brow , Promise affection which no time shall sever ; And love which e'er shall burn as bright as now , To bo extinguished—never , dearest—ncrcr ! Wilt thou tliat naughty , fluttering heart resign ? Katlicrinc ! my own sweet Kate . ' wilt thou bo mine ? Thou shalt have pearls to deck thy raven hair—Thou shalt have all this world of ours can bring ; And wc will livo in solitude , nor care For _. _iue-litsavcforeacli other . ¦ We will fling Away all sorrow—Eden sball be there 1 Andthou shalt be my queen , and I thy king ! Still coy , and itiil reluctant ? Sweetheart , say , When shall we monarehs be ? and which thc day V' **
• AKTO ME SECOND—MATIlIMONr . Now , Mrs . Pringle , once for all , I say I will riot such extravagance allow ! Bills upon bills , Rnd larger every day , _Enough to drive a man to _Qrinl ., 1 vowl Bonnets , gloves , frippery nnd trash—nay , nay-Tears , Mrs . Pringlo , will not gull me now . 1 say I won't allow ten pounds a week ; I can ' t atlbrd it—Madam , do not spunk I . In _ivcMinj * : you , I thought I had a treasure ; . I find myself most miserably mistaken ; Ton rise at ten , then spend the day in pleasure ;—In fact , my confidence is slightly shaken . Ha ! what ' s that uproar ? Tliis .- ma'am , is my leisure Sufficient noise tlic slumbering dead to waken ! . _I-seolt retirement , and I find—a riot ; Confound those children , but I'll make them quiet !' Ibid .
" Extraordinary Monetary Spkcuutio . v . "—It was stated very recently , under this , head , in the Morning - Chronicle , that , "for some time past tlie copper coinage of William IV . has been eagerly purchased up by persons who are said to be Jews , and a report has in consequence gained ground that gold is contained in it . AY hat success attended thc Jews in this new monetary speculation of their ' _s wehave not yet heard ; but this wc can inform them , that if they were to pay a visit to Saxo Cobuvg , and buy up ( which they would find no difficulty in doing , they may rest assured ) the last silver coinage issued by the late reigning . Duke , not a great many years ago , they would find something mixed up with the silver of quite a iliiiercnt character to what they might expect .
Tub En . vric Peer . —Brougham is taunted by lhe Timet for being ten . timos on his legs in the course of one debate , the other evening , aa if that were anything extraordinary for him . Had he appeared tor once only on liis head , we should have thought there might liave been something in it . His lordship's forte , however , is tergiversation , rather than tumbling .
the eternal talker . When Bbougham emitted tlio ill-bred remark , That Devon had once been thc House of Lord ' s Clevis , . . This smart replication the _Cooetnev flung back—* " If I onco was its clerk , you now are its etaefc . " ' "An Over True Tale . "—On account of thc multiplicity of railways , all going on at thc same timo as . thc _moi-niiig sittings of the House , the Times denominates the present a _"hen-aud-cmckens'Parliament . " Wc may demur a little to tho " chickens , " since out of the vase number of legislative cgss in the course of the session few havo arrived at that interesting stage . The labour of "hatching" has , nevertheless , been prodigious , and the continual " cackling" a decided nuisance .
¦" _iMore than LiK . ELY . " -Dan Oallaghan fold Fagan , of Cork , the other day—alluding , wo suppose , to the blackguarding that was dealt * out to lum hy the " Liberator" at thc banquet— " Be mo sowJ ! a man may have a vow rcgisthered in _Ilivin , widout bavin ' common honesty on earth . " Fine _Lanouaob . —A fashionable lady , being inquired of how she liked the dinner at a distinguished party , her reply was— "The dinner was sweet , but my scat was sopromoto from the nicknaefcs , that I could not ratify-my appetite , and the pickled cherries had such a defect upon my head , that 1 made a motion to leave tho tabic , but Mr . —gave mo sonic hartshorn , dissolved in water , which bereaved nie . A Pertinent Question . —Miss Jane Van Vlecfc odits the Star of Freedom , a liberty-paper , at Niles , Michigan , United States . An \ 1 m \ 1 a 11 ly male editor asks , " Who docs her knitting and sewing ?"
SirATiEiior _. DERS . —Mr . James Walker , on being examined by a parliamentary committee , and the question put to him , whether two competing lines through Wales could both be profitable ? " ' Shareholder- ' , " said he , " can now be got for anything . "
rinTiNo the best construction . " Thc smartest compliment , " said _Publ , " That e'er was paid to man—I feel Was paid by _IVaklet to myself , When I—instead of _icos-A _* i ) i < r thein—Laid sundry bills upon tlio shelf , Said Ton— ' Why , Bon is B or . K-ing them ! ' ** _Trrn _Junci * and tub Jokkk . —A certain judge having . been called on at a public dinner for a song , egrotted that it was not in his power to gratify the company . A wag who was present observed _fcl-ixt ho was much surprised by thc refusal of tlic Learned Judge , as it was notorious that numbers had been tranmrtcd by his voice .
l ' _iiu Constaw . 1 . Axn Tin . Commonwealth . — An American coastaWe , when serving . 1 precept , got well shaken . Tho offender apologised at their next meeting . " You know , Jake , " . said he , "I would not have served you so iff had been duly sober . " " As tothoslij' . 3 ; iiig , " said Jake , "J don't bear any malice ; I don't value it a cent , on my own account . Put as an officer , recollect-, next time , Jim , whoever shukes me , SHARKS THE COMMONWEALTH I " " Wilt thou _rkmiuihi-. i mk ?"—An unfortunate fellow wont to a miser and asked for a garment , saying that his object was to have _Kin . ctktr _. _g to _lvmi-niher him by . "My friend , " said thu miser , " . is thy end ia to remember mc , I shall give thee _iiuthing ; for I am sure thou wilt remember a _tvjfusal much _, _longer than a gift . "
Tuk _Win-Dixo Day . —W _llli-vm _sal-mlnvry was latel y married at I ' rampton church . Tho parish clerk " , lieiiig als : _> parish-constable ( and thus _repi-ci-cit tingboth Church and State ) , performed Iwo servicrs for the bridearoom in one day ; for shortly after saying "Amen" to the _marnnge-ceranony , ' lie served a summons upon him for an ass-Milt , ami top '; him to tho petty sessions at Boreheaf er . Ho was there fined £ 2 S 3 , -id ., and in default of payment sent to _jiaol for a month . A Pout ' s Will . —William Humus *? , a Gentleman of tlie Chapel , under Kdivard tho Sixth , ami _n ' , _1 . _•! -. wards Chapel Master to Queen Elizabeth , left behind him tho following whimsical will : — To God my soule 1 do _beiiiuathc _, _UecauBo it is his own ; My _lioily to be layd in grave , Where to my _IVitmils best knowen . Kxfcuut . _'ivs I will 110-. 10 malic ,
i hereby great siryfc may grow ; Bcc : iu _.-: c the goods that I shall leave Will not pay all I owe , _riKoixvi . v : ; E . _* . _* _ai . v . —The _iViiw York Tribune records Hie ni'ivringc of a widow , aged oniy _liis ' _i'lci-ii j _•'»! ' : ¦ * and _;• b ; _ilf , who was united to her ' Ant _spouse i : ; lair eleventh year ! _Mi-ASi-r . ; : " _emexicscD . " ¦ ' 'flir . iv ; physic to the dor » s ! " redes V 7 : l ! ., j ' . v . ti Gii- . ) .-iuics , to tliat counsel _st ' _.-iiily , _TImt-. t ¦ ::. bis n . 'iii . eoii . « pl ! Tsic _Jliil , _AUliOiigU * _druvshi liad . ' ov .: ; lioen ready : K . _VG-Aivn ' s _Vs _' oonu . v VfAixs . —A railiiu : is _bc-iiijrptit up r' _* : ml fhe _AVei ! i : .: ; _' . o ! i _slrAii *! r . ;«> _ss : U' the _i-.: r , al _Kschiinge . Tlie sl . r ,: iliy bonn'h : ' - , _h-iv _/ _cvc-r . _? : iii r _[> n-. ' 11 U .- S r . T . intl tho . _Vulson _colim : * . We * . ! i ! :: k , a ! '* . cr t ! ic hn-: i }<; m _:: r _nvw _.-t _offliolinipi-i-orof R _; : _s _^;» . V : _? , y _suijiht !; : ve hound this work of art iv . _i _- . ' . _'i-. - iv- . ' . iin _;* lM . tf-.-i * Urn plain HomU . A cui : _* . ! r .: i _( ioci ; : ¦ : _•' . ir . iprovo . :::: v ni ' r !* e th : ; i rwv . 1 wine . !; v W _.-. _k-ir kr ' .. i'"j
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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/ns4_26071845/page/3/
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