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BEAUTIES OF BYRON . : = .. • - ¦ SO . V . , . " . ENGLISH BABDS AXD SCOTCH REVIEWERS " It is matter of notoriety to all men that liinos ' s first work , the " flours of Idleness , " was mercilessly criticised m the pages of the Edinburgh Iteview at that time ( 1 S 03 ) the censor-in-chicf of the literary world , and the most dreaded , as the most powerful of the critical journals . Iu criticising the "llours of Idleness , " the reviewer ; thus commenced : — " The poesy of tliis young lord belongs to the class which
neither gods nor men aresaid to permit . Indeed , we do not recollect to have seen a quantity of verse with so few deviations from that exact standard . His effusions are spread over a dead flat , and can no more get above or below the level than if they were so much stagnant water . " The whole article was written m the same sarcastic and contemptuous strle the reviewer advising Bykox to " forthwith abandon poetry , and turn his talents , which are considerable , and his opportunities , which are great , to better . account . " The entire article will be found in Murray ' s one volume edition of the poet ' s works .
The Edinburgh reviewers little imagined , however , what sort of waa they had to deal with . Their nier-Cilcss critique roused him to rage and resistance ^ and he retaliated with a force and purpose that fairly - " bowed down those who had hitherto held a despotic sway over the public mind . " lie produced his " English Bards and Scotch Reviewers , " and the world immediately and rightly pronounced hima poet . Though . caM 3 in «— -and justly—a wondrous excitement at the time of its publication , this satire excites now comparatively little attention . This
arises partly from tue fact that Btbox himself lived to modify , or altogether change , most of the views therein expressed of the writers he assailed ; and partly because the personalities which made the satire " spicy , " and therefore keenly relished at the time , are no longer interesting to the public—most of the assailed , like the assailant , being long since withdrawn from the stage of life . Still , as a piece of vigorous writing , for-r-shadowing the mighty things the author was destined to accomplish , " " English Bards , aud Scotch Reviewers" will always hold a prominent place in the poet ' s works .
Our selections from this poem will be but few , and the portions selected will be mostly of a general character . For the personalities of tfee satire , we must Jcefcr tho reader to the poem itself . The Mowing lines open the poem : — Still must I hear ! * # * * And I not sing , lest haply , Scotch reviews Should dub me scribbler , and denounce my nurse ? Prepare for rhyme—I'll puWUll ri jjllt or WTOllg : Foot are my ttieme , Ut satire be iny son » .
Oh ! nature's noblest gift—my grey goose quill ! Slave of my thoughts , obedient to my will , Torn lrom thy parent bird to form a lien , That mighty instrument of little men ! The pen i foredoom'd to aid the mental throos Of brains that labour , big with verse or prose , Though nymphs forsake , and critics ma ; deride , The lover ' s solace , and the author's pride . What wits ! what poets ( lost thou daily raise ! How frequent is thy use , bow small thy praise ! Condeniu'd at length to be forgotten quite , IVitb all the pages which ' tons thins : to write . But tliou , at least , mine own especial pen ! Once laid aside , but now assumed again , Oar task complete , like Ilainkt ' s shall be free ; Though spurn'd by others , yet beloved by me : Then let us soar to-day ; no common theme , So eastern vision , no distemper'd dream Inspires—our path , though full of thorns , is plain ; Sxnooth be the verse , and easy be the strain .
n hen ^ ice triumphant holds her sov reign sway Obey * d by all who nought beside obey ; AVhen Folly , frequent harbinger of crime , Bedecks her cap with bells of ev « sry dime ; When knaves and fools combined o ' er all prevail , And weigh their justice in a golden scale ; E ' en then the boldest start from public sneers , ' Afraid of shame , unknown to other fears , 3 Iore darkly sin , by satire kept in awe , And shrink from ridicule , though not from law . Such is the force of wit ! but not belong To me the arrows of satiric song ; . The royal rices of our age demand ,
A keener weapon , and a mightier hand . Still there are follies , e ' en for me to chase ; And yield at least amusement in the race ' . laugh when I laugh , I seek no other fame ; The cry is up , and scribblers are my game . Speed , Pegasus!—ye strains of great and small , Ode , epic , elegy , have at you all ! I too can scrawl , and once upon a time 1 pouril along the town a flood of rhyme , A school-boy freak , unworthy praise or blame ; I printed—older children do the same . 'Tis pleasant , sure , to see one's name in print , A book ' s a bouk , although there ' s notbin" in't .
Uoved by the great example , I pursue The self-same road but make my own review : Sot seek great J effrey's , yet like him will hi : Self-couititutcd judge of poesy . : iHofc 3 SfMt $ , ( Prom the Tyne J / cwury . ) THE HVilX OP GLEXCALVIE . " When ye make many pravers , 1 mil not hear : vour hands are full of blood ! Learn to do well ; relieve the 01 > i > ressed , judge the fatherless , plead for the .-widow . Isaiah . We kneel upon the bleat hill side , All other shelter is denied ; ; Ho stay , no refuge now we see : " Our only hope , oh ! Lord , is thee ! Upon thy holy name we call ; Thou did ' st create us " brethren" all ; Pat forth thine arm—for we are thrust—Ev ' n by our " brethren "—in the dust ! ¦ ¦ - ¦
Thou hast still bid us , Lord . " to do To all as we'd be done unto . " We hail the covenant , oh , Lord ! As written in thy holy word . We never made the widow cry ; Kor thrust the aged forth to die : But liaa -we mixed in such a scene , We know what our deserts hs > d been ! " We know , oh , God ! that tliou wilt bless The baud that helps the fatherless ; That raiseth the poor sons ol toil , And iu their wounds pours balm and oil , Will not th y vengeance shut the door On those who dare to starve thy poor , And plough up their forefathers' bones And dash their babes against the stones I T . D
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DOUGLAS JEROLD'S SHILLING MAGAZINE . August . London : Punch Office , 1 * 2 , Fleet-street . The contents of this number are , with the exception of the poetry , unexceptionabl e good . A good purpose is contained also in the poetry , but the purpose is not well carried out—in plain words , the poetrv so called , is not the genuine thing ; but we must " not grumble—genuine poetry is a thing not to be had evcrv dav . The Editor ' sstory , " St .- Giles anil St . James , " is continued , and contains several . striking scene enriched with those reflections on the monstrosotics of our social system which have made the name of Jeurold famous . In the previous number , the story described the arrest of St . Giles on a charge of murder ; from tb > t awful charsc he had been released by the fact that the man was not murdered , though wounded , but not by St . Giles . The writer thus pictures
THE CS . IMB Or POVERTY . ' And now * , thinks the reader , St . Giles is free . There is no charge against him ; he is not the murderer , men , in his wretchedness , took him for . St James , with his injuries upon him , has withdrawn himself , and once again the world lies wide before St . Giles . ' Sot so . Thero still remains , to his confusion , a hard accuser . St . Giles is destitute . In the teeming- , luxurious county Of Kent , amidst God ' s promise of plenty to man , he is a guilty interloper . He may not jjrasp a handful of the soil ; he cannot purchase one blade of wheat ; he is a pauper and a vagrant ; a foul presence in the world ' s garden , and must , therefore , be punched for his intrusion . Every rag he carries is an accusing tongue : he is destitute and wander ug : he has strayed into the paradise of the well-to-do , and innst be sharply reproved for his whereabout . And , tiserefore , St . Giles will be committed for a season to the county gaol as a rogue and vagabond . The roguery is
not proved upon him , bnt it has been shown that whilst decent people have goose-beds and weather-proof clianu osra , he , at tba best , has straw and a barn . It is , too ! made a misdemeanour against mother Earth to sleep npon her naked . breast , with only the heavens above the sleeper ; and as St . Giles has often so offended—lie could UOtdenj the iniquity—lis was , we say , committed to gaol b Justice Wattles , as a rogue and vagabond . Sow , to Punish a nun for having nothing , is surely a sport inrented by Eeelzebub for the pleasure of the rich ; yes , to vjUip a rascal for hia rags Is to pay flattering homage to « ota of yold . Nothing was proved against St . Giles but **«; which , bajnghigh treason against the majesty of Pro l * rtr , that large offeace might be reasoaufclj snprS ? 4 * 1 contain everyothsr . ' Somoxliing , 1 ' tb nodonbt , ^ Ik brought against him / said Justice "Watties ; 'In ! eiD&autune , h » stands committed as a rogo * and
raga-A murder , however , had been committed , though ^ '• 'OMa was not the Ticthu , nor St . GiUs . tiip slayer , ¦¦• ho lollowicg portrait of a lawyer—a barrister emp . ojed to defend tho accused , will' be readilj . recog-? « d . Li many of the leading features tho portrait is a foir likeness of more than one felon ' s friend . One peculiarfeature , however , auffieientlv points . out the Wigiiial to be Mr . Applepip Wnut ' s-kis-name < — no ' f'utur—hereis titejtorlraitof
A IAWTEH . . 1- 1 T ? was the evil-doer , whose niear . s might jwchass t- ^ c tol offices ci J 3 r . Mwiteesie Cra-n U ^ ' . There ' was
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^^ Vwr ^ Wh ° ? d so completely extract the stain of blood from a murderer . Had he defended Sawny Bean , dipped a hundred times ininfanticide ^ he would have presented him to the bar as a shepherd with the bloom andfragranceofArcady upon him ! -Worthy man ! « uat a constitution had Mr . Montecute Crawley , to stand tUe wear and tear of his own feelings , rackeo , agon : sed , as they always were , for his innocent ; iiis much-persecuted client , the homicide or highwayman at the-bar ! Happily , his emotion was always so very natural , and so very intense , that again and again it . touched the bosoms of the jury , who could not—simple creatures '—but believe so eloquent ; ?„ earnest a gentle nan , when he not only vouched tor theinnocenee of the unfortunate accused but wept ashower of tears in testimony thereof . Tear * '
iu fact , were ilr . Montecute Grawley ' s great weaponsbut he had too true a notion of their value to use them save on extraordinary occasions . With all his tenderne ss , he had great powers of self-restraint ; and , therefore , never dropt a tear upon any brief that brought him less than live hundred guineas . He had heard of " the luxury of woe ; " and-was determined that with him at least the luxury should bear its proper price . His coarse and stony-hearted brethren at the bar , had , in the envy and brutality of their souls , . nicknamed Mr ; Montecute Crawley , the watering-pot . Hut he-good , silver-tongued wan—heeded not the " miserable jest . He talked and wept , and wept and talked , as though he . fcit assured that all the world believed his words and tears , and that only the angels knew them to be false
The same lawyer is the bully in the following : — SCENE I . N A CBIJUSAt COURT . The trial began . One witness swore that in the eveuiug of the murder he heard a gun fired- and lnmiwliately he saw the prisoner , at the bar ' rush from , the direction of Cow Meadow . The ball had been extracted from the murdered man , and found to fit a gun , theprisoner ' s property , subsequently discovered in the farm-house . Every face iu the court—even the face of Mr . . Moutecute Crawley—fell , darkened at the direct , straightforward evidence of the witness . His was then handed over to be dealt with by the prisoner ' s counsel . What awful meaning possessed his features
, when he rose to turn inside out the witness ! What lightning iu his eye—what a weightof scorn at his lipwhat thunder in his voice , terrifying and confounding the simple man who had spoken a simple truth . Poor fellow ! in a few minutes he knew not what he had spoken : his senses were distraught , lost : he would scarcely to himself answer for his own consciousness , so much was lie bewildered , flung about , made nothing of by that tremendous man , Mr . Monteeute Crawley . — " Answer me , sir , " thundered the indignant counsel ; " were you never iu gaol for felony ! Answer , sir . " —The man paused for a moment . He never had beea iu gaol for felony—Mr Crawley knew that well enough—nevertheless the
question was put : with such vehement confidence , that , honest man as he was , thewitness wasfor &time uuaule to answer . At length he ventured to reply that lie never had been so imprisoned , which reply he again and again repeated , warned by his counsel—as by the trumpet ot judgment—that he was upon his oath . " And you ' ve never been caught poaching—come , I shall get something out of you ! Speak up , sir ! Upon yout oath —have you never been caught setting wires for hares !" roared Mr . Crawley . — "Never , sir , " stammered the witness . "Sever , caught in my life . "— "Ha ! you've been lucky , then , my fine fellow , " said ' the counsel , "You haven't been caught , that ' s what you mean , eh 1 " And at this humourous distinction , Mr . Montecute Crawley laughed—the prisoner , out of gratitude to his champion
laughed—all men in the court laughed , and the pretty ladies giggled . Assuredly there is no place in which the Very smallest joke goes so far as in a court of justice . There , a farthing ' s worth of wit is often taken as though it were an ingot . And , accepted after such value , Mr . Montecute Crawley was a tremendous wit— " I believe , sir , " he continued , —^ " come , sir , leave off twiddling your thumbs , and look at me ^ -I believe you ' ve , been mixed up a little in smuggling ! Come , you don't think there ' s much harm in that ? . . You knowhow to run a tub or two , I suppose !"— "No , I don't , " answered the witness , with new confidence . — "Bless me , " cried Mr . Crawley , " you ' re a very innocent gentleman—very innocent , indeed . " And then , with much indiguation at the unspotted character of the witness , he thundered , "Get down , sir ! " Now this seeming uncharitableness was , it may be hoped , very
repulsive to the kindly nature of Mr . Cra \ vley ; but what he did , he did for the benefit of his client . To serve his client it was—he held the obligation as his forensic creed —it was his duty to paint every witness against him the blackest black , that the . suffering ill-used man at the bar might stand out in caudid relief to the moral darkness frowning against him . Poor Mr . Crawley ! In his heart of hearts it was to him a great sorrow that—for the interest of his client—he was sometimes compelled to wear Ids gown , the solemn robe of the champion of truth , as the privileged garment , holding safe the coward and the bully . He was a gentleman—a most perfect geutlemau—with an almost effeminate sensa of honour when —Us gown was off . But when he robed himself , he knew that there might be dirty work to do , and if it must be done , why he did it as though he loved it .
I * or the result of the trial , in which St . Giles Was a witness , we must refer , our readers to the Magazine , wherein they will also learn of an improved turn in St . Gilt /' s fortunes . ' ' In this number is contained the first of a series of articles entitled "The Englishman in Prussia , " containing some very interesting particulars of the pco- pie of the Rhenish ' provinces , their mode of life , and dc « rad \ n « Sup&vstitUHj . The faiaous " Holy Coat of Treves" is spoken of , in fitting terms . by the writer , who , judging by his first article , gives promise of some important revelations of the state of Prussian Germany . "We shall watch his contributions , and , if worthy , will give , them prominent notice in this paper . The "Hedgehog Letters" CQuHuent tins month on Mr . Moxcktox AIilxks ' s Bill for private
hauglugs , and the Jews' Disabilities Removal Bill . The recent horrible atrocity committed by the French in Algeria—the burnm < : of the eight : hundred Arabs inthecaveof Dahra—is commented npon in severe terms in a short article on that eternally infamous act ; " A History tor Young England" traces the leading facts of the reigns of Siei'hex and Matilda . The reviews of new works have but one fault—their brevity . Much as we think of most of the articles in this number , we could have dispensed with some of them to have had a more extended review of M . Michelet ' s important work on "Priests , Women , and Families . " "We arc glad to see that the Editor of this Magazine has taken his stand against those priestly conspirators and mind-destroying intriguers —the Jesuits . Reviewing the Memoirs of Sophia LorotJua , Cousort of Georie I ., the reviewer savs : —
If nothing else were gained by its perusal , a hearty hatred of the monarchy of the day might be gained , for Europe seems to have been horribly " monarched , " in the last century . With George the Tirst , who was accused by his st > n of destroying two wills made , and- who himself quietly took possession of his father's and pocketed all the legacies ; and who also sought to debauch a young lady of great beauty and worth—ons of the maids of honour , Miss Bellendcn—by bribing her with a few gui-. icns . In Prussia , Frederick William played such pranks " as make the angels weep : " nearly starving two of his children , and " spitting in the dishes to prevent their eating . " The King of Poland , previously Elector
of baxony , left three hundred and fifty-four children by innumerable mistresses , and expended upwards ' ¦ of fifteen millions sterling iu ausurd entertainments . Whilst Denmaik was kinged by Christian the Seventh , a young man of weak miild , debauched habits , and unprepossessing appearance , -who ifas completely in' the hands of a little coterie of female relatives . As these northern potentates can be well matched by the debauched Louis the XVth and other Southern monarehs , who can wonder there was a fearful uprising of common human nature against such domination , and that a revolutionary savage should ask for the heads of 300 , 000 aristocrats , to destroy for ever the possibilities of such outrageous misgovern .
ment of millions ! What wonder , indeed ? Tho " revolutionary savage " here apuken of is Marat , of whom , by the bv , all that's told must not be believed ; but supposing he did make sueh a demand as that imputed to him , we cannot regard it as very savage or very shocking . TJie sacrifice of three hundred thousand human beings—even aristocrats—is no doubt dreadful to contemplate ; but it . is still more dreadful to think of , ma the thousands , but the millions whom aristocrats have slaughtered and caused to be slauchtered , and will « lo again—the victims , too , nut privileged plunderers and brigands—but the hard-toiling helpless masses . Had the fearful remedy suggestcd ' by Miu . vt been tried , it fln «/< t have saved the lives of the millions destroyed subsequently by Napoleon ' , and his antagonists , lie it understood , we would not choke eten an aristocrat , unless he came at us full-monthed
like a mad dog , and then . We believe , with the conductors of Jerrold ' s Magazine , that ttie pen is mightier than the sword ; and to the means of which the pen is the symbol , we look for the deliverance of mankind . Nevertheless , the destruction of 300 , 000 aristocrats would have been a . cheap price to hare paid for the deliverance of nations , provided tkat means would have accomplished the desired ond . It would not , ¦ however , have dono so . ¦ Tyrants way be exterminated , but unless the masses tlicmselTss can be regenerated mentally and morally , they will be no better for the mere annihilation of their oppprcssors , as other oppressors wi ; l , by cajolery first , and force afterwards , assuredly take the places of those destroyed . That mental and moral regeneration of the masses is now going en in England , and in that rege neration is town the seeds ot the sure and certain enfranchisement and lasting freedom of the British working people . ; -.- . . . ..
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THE TRAVELLER'S MAGAZINE — Avgvst . London : T . G . Xowby , 13 , Alortinier-Btreet , Ca-Tenduh-squarc . We like this number better than its predecessors . The articles , though fewer , are lengthier , and more complete . Wehave been much amused by the Editor ' s ycry entertaining "First Pilgrimage and Last Tour . " The oddities he encountered in his German peregrinations are admirably hit off , - am ! we cannot decide whether to laugh most at his peueil or Ju s pen and ink sketches ; both are admirable . Thoujih not partial to " continuation ? , " we hope the Editor ' s " ]> c-sici !! iii « $ by the way" may be ' loiig "cojit »; aeil "—! i wish " ,, we are sure , ihatv / ill ljp wannly joined iu by iii-c svadei-i of ibis . Magazine . Here is
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aspecimcaoff bhe deiyits of-. iraveJHng in Prussia , withacapital . anecdotc appeiiaed :-„ ££ * rf : ? Wf ^ « overtaken by a Prussian Conner , and his- leathern hag ' of letters , his sword and person was qmcUiy iivtvodmed into our carnage heedcupied the sea ? epposite mine , and presently began to loadlnsp . pe , the Wl < rf . which was about the siaU" a pistol-barrel wiaisom e 6 f the vilest tobacco I lmveever had the nusfortune- ^ otinaeed to smoke-but to Swallow and inhale the smoke , comin g , as it did , through the decaying teeth , and frowsy yellow moustache of the cornier , right into my lace , at every puff ; and yet he bad the face to tell me it was very good tobacco-light and Ilollahdish —there he sat , this- blufr-eoateu , silver-buttoncd , deminulitary , half-civil smoker j his face of a uniform , briekausty , red-vealish colour , tainting the pui e air with his vile pipe—the very ' essence of selfishness personified . Presently the Pole awoke ; ha bethought him of his pipe and bag of tobacco also ; and the pair exchanged rival
whifs , and kept up . a perpetual spitting : aud hawking to match ; how I longed for a pipefiil of assafotka , cv ? c . ~ such vile smelling drug , that at the risk of being smothered I might choke the courier and annihilate the Pole with a single whif . I once heard an anecdote related by one of the -tli , concerning the glorious exploits of some brothers in arms . They occupied five of the Sis places inside ah Irish stage coach , the sixth being possessed by a saueamish-loqking individual—a stranger —who fell asleep , while these valiant men produced thencigar boxesand cases , shut up the windows , and resolved to smoke the stranger out : They smoked for a considerable time without producing the desired effect , aud at last when they were half-choked with tbeir own smoke , the stranger awoke , and looking round him placidly observed in a Yankee nasal voice , "Well , now , I thought I-did smell tobacco , " ana forthwith producing a short pipe , he began to smoke some of the vihst Jlundungui , the stench , of which quickly compelled the officers to
open the windows at once . In Mr . Johxsto . v ' s "Narrative of a Voyage along the Eastern Coast of Arabia , " is given an interesting account ot Aden , or rather of that place ' s past history and greatuess . , " Jose Ramon , the Piper of Amposta , is a singularly , impressive story , by the author ot Jonathan Sharp . Whether truth or fiction , we will not pretend to decide ; but most assuredly , if the latter , never was romantic narrative penned with more seeming truth . The story is most interesting , and cleverly written . A few sueh contributions as " The Piper of Amposta" could not fail to cnsure the success and establishment of this Magazine : _ The poetry , like most Magazine poetry , israther flat ; the following , though not first-rate : is an exception : — > ¦
ABD-Et-KADEK TO MX AlUBS . Sons of the Desert ! guard your own , And round your white teuts rally ; The drums are beat , the war . trumps blown , On every hill arid valleyl Shall scornful strangers lightly tell How we , the sons of Ishmael , Perish'd before the infidel ? On ! shout Allah il Allah ! Sons of the Desert ! guard your own , ¦ Our foemen lightly deeming , The Avabs , routed—blighted—strown , May fall while they are dreaming . Our brothers' bones unblest remain On every hill , on every plain ' ¦¦ ' ¦' ¦ ¦ They cry , —ana shall they cry in vain ,
. While Arab spears are gkainimj ? ' ; , Sons of the Desert ! guard your own , Repel the fierce invader— ' '' ' Tho faithful ne ' er shall be o ' erthrown , . "When Allah is their leader . . Beneath this glorious star-lit dome , Our fathers . humbled lofty Rome , — . On ! let the ' desert be the tomb , Ortlirone , of Aba-el-Kader ! ' ¦ '•'• Travellers in this country , and travellers in foreign countries-those who have travelled , and those who intend to travel-aud last , not least , tarry-at-hometravellers—will all do well to become purchasers ot this emporium of the experiences and wonders ot travelling—the Traveller ' s Magazine . .-. ¦; ., <
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THE PANDORA :., a Fashionable , Theatrical , Literary , and Artistic Journal . London : Joseph Cnndall , 12 , Old Bond-street . ¦ : l This periodical , which formerly appeared weekly , lias since the 1 st of January , last taken its place with the monthly , publications . We have received the numbers from the lGtli of November last , and must say that m looking through their contents w have been agreeabl y occupied . Some of the tales .- particularly . those by Madame De Chatioain , are well written and very entertaining . There are some good articles under the heads " London viewed by a foreigner , " and "Walks through London . " - The Recollections . of Switzerland * , by an Alpine Traveller , " are also very interesting . But the best of the contents are the articles by the Editor , particularly those entitled "M llomari Tablets" ami
y , the Gallery of Contemporary French Writers . '' In the . - Recollections of . Switzerland , we are informed by the author , that he spent twelve days in the convent of Alta Ripa [ Ilauterivel in examining the archives ior the purpose of ascertaining whether the famous lovers Jleloise and Abeilarde left any child behind them . The result of his labours was , that 1 m > aaccvtaittcd from the records of the convent , that AsiiuiABB ( bom at PaUt in 1110 ) , the sou of JIdoiseand Abeilarde , was the third Abbot of Horn tefwe . '" The same writer contributes a description of the College of Jesuits at Fribourg . We quite agree with this writer . When speaking ' of the Jesuits he says : — " If ever a crusade in favour of civilization deserved to be preached , it would be one whose aim
should be to annul the underhand mischief which these hypocritical scourges of humanity are incessantly working . " The "Roman Tablets , " by the Editor , give some striking sketches of social life in modern Rome . \\ e can assure our readers that they may read many a book of travels , or fashionable tour , without learning half so much of Italian life as they will from a perusal of these unpretending articles . [ We had selected an extract from the July number , but are compelled to omit it through want of room Equally good , though of another order , are the articles on " Contemporary French Writers . " The writers already described are Madame Dssiiordes-Valmou , VauaiAix , Lamahtin-e , Bekaxgeu , Alvms ' d n « Mdsskt , and Jblbs Jasin . . ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦
. The theatrical criticisms , though limited , arc well written , and appear to be impartial . The fashionable intelligence is most corrcct ,-and this department of The Pandora cannot fail to give full satisfaction to the fair sex . We have two faults to find . First , that one half or move of the last Uro or three numbers has been printed in French . This change has been made , it is stated , in compliance with the wishes of a number of the subscribers . If thescsubscribersform the majority , well and good ; but of course such an arrangement will be utterly distasteful to all who cannot read French , and we think must tend to curtail , or at least confine , the circulation . At all events we think it
very had policy to give the sketches of French writers in French , as is the case with tlmt of Jules Jasix . 1- rench read ers and readers of French have plenty of sources from which to draw information respecting French authors ; the information to be worth anything in an English periodical must be . imparted in tile common language of the English people . We object , too , to the tasteless heading which has been adopted for The Pandora since the 1 st of May last . The chaste and modest heading which previous , to that time graced the first pagn was much more appropriate . Our second objection is much more serious . In the number of The Pandora for the 21 st of December last , in the sketch of M , Villkmain , the French author aud statesman , the writer savs : — -
In his fvillemain ' s ] fine biography of Byron , he has distinguished the poet froiu ' the man , and carefully avoided touching -upon the corruption of heart diicernahlc in- ffto latter , un
says : — •¦> Tiie errors of Lord Byron arose neither from depravity of heart—for nature had not committed the anamoly of uniting with such extraordinary talents an imperfect moral sense—nor from feelings dead to the admiration of virtue . Ko wan lad eeer a kinderhtartfor sympathy , oramore open itand for the relief of distress ; ami no mind was CTormoio formed for the enthusiastic admiration of lioblo actions , providing he was convinced that the actors had proceo Jed on disinterested principles . ¦ Not another word is necessary , we would hope , to convince tho Editor of The Pandora of his grievious mistake . With these remarks , we recommend The Pandora to our readers ; they will find that lady ' s " box" much better stored than they would expect , judging of her by the stories told by the poets and mystery-mongers of tho olden time .
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MEMOIRS OF AN UMBRELLA , Br G . IIhbiniRT Rodwru . —Pabt 1 . London : E . Mackeimo , 1 , ' Fleet-street . In the Star of July 10 th we gave nn article from Piinf / i . cntitlcd' . 'Punchandthci'ickeraamlStcalei-s , " which article we , in the main , approved of , otherwise it would not have fonmVa place in our columns unless accompanied by comments setting Forth our . objections . . j We say we approved of that article in its main j points , bjt ii did not altogether satisfy us : and a ; snbsrqii cut article on the same subject winch aivpcaved ! in / V . >; . 7 i , bpjRir h ; tl-, e like manner somewhat oliiccv tiQji-,, bK \ y , -. j will here es ^ laia what our objection is .
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g ^ - ^ MTW'SfiSS f ^ y ^ isss ^ SLftW % ellatiqn ; W . J . SI them wLl n aks Chc ! l ^ ^ d- «»» bors . ; and to spare ™ W » ™ ° n »? misapplied . But , ' we confess , h-iJmlo ? - What / af ^ ground of complaint J ' unch Ihnfn n . ng ara , lllstthosewll ° ' ci yimitate a Wn ^ ' ^ ^ i iei : soid afc tllc sai » e . or at aiotter prcce . In animadverting on J 6 e'Miller we said nothing about , the form in wlbdi Jappea ' s , o the price at winch Joe is sold ; nor do we think these matters / cur , ground oi complaint . 'Die ground Vo opposed Joe MUer on was , ' that ' Joe be ' » an his career by commencing a war of scurrilous persomilitiesabusing parties-who for their noble works mis worthy
ot uuivcrsal admiration ; and tliat , in sodoin- ' -hc gave currency to doctrines most disgusting ' and damnable . As to Reappearing in thesainc form as lunch , -, and selling ior three-half pence instead of three-pence , of , that \ vC said nothing ; and in alludiii " toit now , we must say , that altliough we are no ad " linrcrs Ot the" cheap ami nasty" system , still threehalfpence against tliree-pence is perfoctly legitimate ZulUS \ ° nl l l le re . ° » SP «^ rules of competitive S ' ; ^ , ! ' ** » , * . ' we mistake not , some-¦ ShWv fintf" ^ f hC CailllOt ' tllei ' efOi : e ' » - "Sa ^ ei !" ' a Wtirany VlVal ° ^ tllC " **¦<>* . As com pared with Joe . Miller , Punch has still less /«»• ground otcoinplaint against this
unhlinntinnuio Jumurt ofoH Umbrella : True , fa iwmam Br ce this pubheation is similar to Punch ] but S z \\ similarity ends . Neither without ( except n mere fonn , nor within is there any resemblance betwe n SfS f P- ^«? ¥ J " st thilt tljo author wy ^ e ^ Xrfan ^ sS ^ : >" ' bC ^ .. True , avo believe , this publication . was originally ' advertised to appear thc . sarae 8 iM ,. fonn , aiul price as Punch ; " but hero 1 S nothing uncommon in such announcements : Wo'havehad " cabinet , "" nockct " aud other ' . 'editions " . of the works , of our novelists and poets , repeatedly advertised as " similar in size form , and price" to the " Wayeriey Novels , " or " the works ot Byron , " Ac , &c . ; and we confess we can see no picking and-stealing" in this .
We have the . highest admiration offuneh , and that admiration , we have often expressed in no stinted terms ; but we love truth too woli not to object to our favourite , when we believe him to bu in the wrong . r ;¦ . .. . ; . . ... . , . To come now to ., the legitimate subject ef this notice—The Memoirs of an Umbrella—of the first number from which we gave some extracts ; we expressed our approval , and tliat approval of the three succeeding numbers yve are bound to repeat . , The story is good , ami in some parts of more than average merit and ' contains ' some well-drawn , though queer charactere- ^ not wanting a spice of ' caricature in their composition—witness "the benevolent bill-sticker . " In the third number , is a . powelully-written scene entitled "Tho Fatal Truth , " which we onlv regret w too lengthy to transfer to our columns . " '' "
lhe illustrations ave excellent ; that in' the third number of Aliceand Trevillian is truly beautiful . In the tourth number is a picture—perfectly exact—of Listos ' s house facing Ilyde Park , oh the Knightsbridge-road . The arch of the bridge ; with the black sky in the distance , the Wack waters underneath the arch , and tllO . hand of tho . drowning suicide alone visible , as if making a last appeal to heaven against the deeds of earth , are exceedingly' striking . The first part contains in all twenty illustrations . The Memoirs of an . Umbrella , have our hearty recommendation . ¦¦¦ ¦ ¦ ¦
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views as this- are now becoming diffused throughout the country ; andil onvitestly trust that ere long- we niay sec them enrried intO'jiKu . 'tical realisation .- ' ¦ ¦ ; Comment o » the above ' would be superiluoiis , as wo agree with eTeny word ! We earnestly recouimend this tract to our Mewls , anil shall be glad to hear ol its being extensively circulated . ' ' '
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vrvL ? ^ ° ^ 0 R . AEROSTATIC MAGAnssK iso .. I . August . London : B . Steill , 20 , .. Paternoster-row ... ; . ¦• -... ' . ' The project of a monthly journal of " Aerostation is certainly a novel one ; whether , however ,-it will beiis successful as novel is . questionable . . The 'Editor ( Henry Wells , Esq ., ) appear tp . be an enthusiastic lover of the science of Aerostation , and to be , moreover , a practical Aeronaut . He indulges'in bright visions of the future triumphs of ballooning , predicting all sorts of important . uses ami purposes to which it will be applied—and that toohe thinksat no verv
, , distant day . ' The Editor ' s style is of the chit-chatfree-and-easy sert , not very profound , but on that account perhaps the more amusing . This number is mostlyoccupicd . witli an account . of Mr . Hammos ' s monster ballooii , recently destroyed by fire in Dublin . There arc also short reports of Sir . Gkrkx ' s recent aerial trips , from Iloxton and Chelsea , illustrated by two well executed engravings . Tlio Balloon , we are told , is designed to prove instrumental in furtherin " the science of Aerostation , ami giving publicity to the exploits of'its votaries . AH we can'say is , we hope the Balloon will " go up . "
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THE EDUCATION OF THE WORKING CLASSES : an address delivered by Dr . Smh . es to the members and'friends of the Leeds Mutual Improvement Society . . Leeds : Jlobson , 50 l ) ri <' - : S f- V ; - •»•'•¦ ¦•¦¦ ¦¦ :. ¦ .- • ° This little pamphlet , by the editor of the Leeds Times , \ Yiiicll we have boon provonted noticing bciovt this week , we liavc perused with much pleasure , lhe sentiments therein contained are highly honourable to Dr . Smilks , and his ideas on this all-important subject appear to us to be perfectly sound . A lew extracts will illustrate this : —
NATIONAL EDUCATION , " I-have long been impressed with ' the conviction that the . people of this country will not be educated unless they talte up the question themselves ; and I do believe that especially the worliintf classes will not he educated unless they bestir themselves in the matter . It is vain toloolc to Government—indued I shoul d be most jealous of . any Government education . Hear that its education would bu a servile . one—not calculated . ' to make men ' s minds free , but to keep them in " quiet bondage . The Governments of the Continent have all ' employed education for this purpose ; and there seem already to ho symptoms that the Government of England is but too ready to follow in their footsteps . Should we ' cvev obtain a nntional system of education in England , it must bu
under the control of the people , and not of the Government—under the management of districts and parishes , if you will , hut not of centralized power—free and open to all , and not exclusive and sectarian , whether as regards teachers or taught . I should deplore the day that saw the young mind of England put in the leading strings of any ascendant sect or party in Church or State . 1 sliould fear that then education would be employed as a Wml of stereotyping process—to mould the public mind , through the . intellect of childhood , 'in tiiedogmas of mere civil and religious subserviency—to producu a Lethe-like torpor aud o uon-resisting compliance with the demands , it might he , of arbitrary power , —as is actually the case in Austria and China , the two "hest-ediicated , " and yet among the most despotically governed , empires in the world ! .. --.. ¦
. _ POWER OF THE PEOPLE TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES . It is not Governments , then , hut the ' p eople who must educate the people ; otherwise education-will neither eftect-social-progress nor mental freedom . : And the people who have already been uMeto surround the whole earth with the emblems of their power , —who have created the greatest commerce in the world , —ivho have embraced tho globe ina net-work of steam communication , and thrown \ ip numerous lines of railroad far more wonderful as works of art than all the architectural ' wonders of antiquity—who have given liberty within our own dav to 800 , 000 Slaves , arid ' yearly send forth missionaries * to convert tlu > . heathen in the remotest quarters of the globe , —suvely , I say , the people who have been able to do all this , are able also to furnish the means of ' education for themselves ; and to educate every , even the humblest , member of their own community . .
THE GRAND OBSTACLE TO EDUCATION—THE FCTCBE . - itmust . be confessed , with deep regret , that tla-ru is one most serious obstacle to the education of tlic labouring classes iii this country ; but it is one which , I cannot help thinking , is at present in process of reformation . 1 allude to the long hours of labour . I say . this is ' -deeply to be deplored , as the working classes , during six days of Vie week , are so constantly occupied in t » i ! , ' ihat it is ' with the utmost difficulty they c-an snatch a few hours for the purpose of mental 'improvement ; and on tl , u seventh day the law and the custom of the hmd . step in , and close tho avenues of instruction against thtm . Surely this cannot be the end of our boasted civilisation—to keep the mass of the people mere two-lpggcd beasts of burden , toiling from day to day , and from yaar to year , for si bare
physical subsistence ; ani this , loo , while the country is overflowing yith nil the elements of . wealth . In ' the sole end of civilised society to accumulate - riches fov ' u limited class ? 11 ns man no higher end than toil ? Is it the thief Him of civilisation to multiply the productions of the loom , and to produce infinite quantities of hardware , toys , cotton cloth , and other manufactures V Is it the triumph of our vaunted science and art that man sliould be the mere store and drudgo of the steam-eugine 1—tlmt he Shall be sacrificed to it , and all 1 , U waiving hours be spent in watching the liiHChincs that it drives ? Surely no ! it is not an infinite multiplication of fabrics tha t is our highest desideratum , but leisure for the toiling classes to educate and improve themselves . What is the great idea that lias seized the mind of this ago « It is' thu grand idea of man ^ -of tlie importance of man a 3 man- that ovory human being has a . gvurt mission to perform—has noble facultios to cultivate , great rights to assert a . rist to And the
destiny accomplish . idea iia 3 also seized hold of Hie public mind , that- evory human behfr should lihVtf the means and Uw owwtanty of educatloii-und Of exercLsmg fWly all thu powers , ftwulties , and nftVctioiw of his god-like nature . What signing it that eur nm-mnas and our fabrics arc improved arid multiplied , if our intu are not bettered in condition ? ' What matter ' s it how much 8 tetvm . poww we omploy , if it keep man ; more than ever yoked to the car of toil ? Man , 1 insist , has a right to leisure—for the improvement of his' mind » a " well as * i > e . su prerrnrioi . of his health ;—loisure to think , leisure wreml , leisure to enjoy , and thctruo , the benevolent , me humane , the Christian , application of James--Watt ' s stupendous discovery of the sieam ' cmsme , ' Would bs-tc abridge , instead of increasing the toil ' of the ' laVourlna classes , and enable thorn to employ tlio time thus-set free " » iUie cultivation and enjoyment of . Uiu huhest facilities • •! their nature . Tlr . s would Ik- Ok- . tvi . t ; iinpruv ( : ii : i-iic 0 James Wall ' s snlcuud u ift . to man , I Idwve that sad
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THL CORDWAINERS' GOMPANION- ^ Auoust . London : Strange , Paternostcr-row ; Cleave , Slioe-¦" huio . : ¦ In tl > J 9 m'mberi 8 . a ' charming tale by Leioh Hunt , entitled '' The Shoemaker of Veyros . " The remaining contents consist of reports of meetings and strikes , correspondence , &c , in connection with the boot and slioemaking . trade . Wo are . glad to see tliat this number is entirely free from . party and -personal squabbling ; ^ hat quite an improved feeling exists betwixt the Editor nmVothers of his craft with whom he was heretofore at war , is evident from the contents ot this number . We recommend this publication to all Conlwaincrs ; thcy . will find it an instructive and entertaining Comjxtmon . .
THE TRUTILSEEKER AND TEMPERANCE ' " , ADVOCATE . ¦ ¦ Wo have received the ?» extra number , " Parts I . and II ., of this publication , dated July 30 th . These parts are mostly . filled :-with ably-written controversial articles , - in which the doctrines contended lor by the Editor , Dr . Lees , are argued with-inuch warmth and telling earnestness ,- ItwoilUl appear to'beiio joke vo have Dr . Leks for an antagonist . ¦ : ¦ . ;¦¦ " Hig very .. words , like Highland swords , . : ¦• . ; : Divide baith joint and marrow , " i and he lays about hini with right good will . Our teetotal Mends ; and indeed the public generally , will find much interesting information in these parts oltha Truth-Seeker * ? L
Publications Received . — " Cases and Observations on Spinal-Deformity , ' - ' -by Samuel llare-isurqeoni
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'LEGAL THIUMPir ' OF TEE WOMEN OF ¦¦ -: - . . ¦ ¦¦ hyde . In a recent number of the ' Star we gave a short account of the'doings of the' Cheshire magistrates in Hyde . Five women , and the liu . sband ofone of'thetn , wore sent to ga cl for a month , with : ; o other charge against them than , as expressed in the warrant of commitment , " walking' up and down ' the highways and byeways iu the town of Duk ' mfield aforesaid , an making a great noise arid tumult , to the great annoyance and molestation of divers of lifer Majesty ' s liege subjects . ¦ ' There was no doubt whatever but that these poor . women ( one of them was actually caught dancing in the middle ' of the street ) had been rather excited , and " holloed" rather loudly as they walked " up and down the highways and byewavs in the town of Dukinfield aforesaid . " " They hiul gained
a victory at the petty sessions at Aslitou , a few miles off ; aud the occurrence made . them joyful and uproarious . The factory children camefrom their work about the same time , and they . shouted ; and that , as one of the witnesses for the ' prosecution solemnly deposed upon oath , " made the noise louder ! " ¦ Poor tilings ! What a sin ! to dare to make a noise whe » let loose from their hell ! . And so it happened that , while they were . all shouting together , "divers of her . Majesty ' s liege subjects" ( that is to say , Ashton and Sitlebottom , tlie magistrates ; Littl-. , tllO police inspector ' ; and Messrs . iSwires and Lees , the coalmasters ) " became annoyed , and felt molested as aforesaid ; and ordered the disturbers of the public peace into uandcunVanil custody . A . warrant was issued—a summons would have appeared . like " conniving at ' a breach of the peace . " O , ' yes ; a summons would have been " far too lenient a course »
At the trial , Mr . Roberts for the defendants , concluded that the charge was not a legal offence . It might be- ' unpleasant for parties to hear a noise who did not like it ; but the making a noise was no crime , lhere was no law against it . - The reply was , " Ah ! but then we cart do this , Mr .-Roberts '; - We can do this , Mr . Roberts ; yes , ' that we can , and we' will too : we'll bind them-over to keep the peace t Then they must pay the costs ; and- if they don ' t pay the costs we'll said ' em u > prison , for a month ! That'll teach ' em : that'll make ' em know . " There was lots more of it . At last the women procured their , sureties , and tendered them ; but tlieij weretold thitlt&j must
also pay six pounds fob costs . Mr . Roberts again made an indignant appeal for justice ; but it was of ot no use . Thtivomm were sent to gaol at Kimtxford . Mr . Roberts followed them , and procured copies of their warrants ; and , thus prepared , immediately went to Stafford . There lie brought the matter before the' judges on the circuit , who immediately granted writs ot habeas ' corpus ; and on Monday week the question was argued at Shrewsbury ., Mr . llnddleston appeared tor tlie women , and Mr . Serjeant Talfonrd for the magistrates and the " divers - o ' f her Majesty ' s liege subjects ; and after a tough and hard . fought contest , the judges decided that themagisirata had acted illegally , and ordbkeu iuk immkuiate
liue-RATIOS OP A 1 X THE PR 1 SQXKRS . The scene of unbounded joy that followed begcaw all description , and . the •' shouting" and > l iioiso " were louder than ever ' .. We believe , however , that no fresh warrants have boon issued by " divcra ot her Majesty ' s liege subjects . " '
'"^^"'''¦•^^^•••^^^^ y ^ y ^^* . " ' ' KsAREsnonouoii Wkavkks . —These men arc still on strike . . The masters are still obstinate , and the moil as determined as ever . This is the ninth week of the strike : and , if . they can get any support at all , they intend to stand as many months rather than yield ' . We trust that all friends who can render them anv assistance will do so . They will have at least the thanks of the ill-used Weavers of Kunrcsborough . Mektixg of Mixers . —A public meeting \ of the Miners of the Berwick district was held
onSatur-, day , August 2 nd , on Untliank Moor , which was addressed at great lcngtk b y Mr . Daniells , on the advantages of Union and Restriction of Labour . Alter which the following resolution was unanimously passed : — " That we consider the Miners' Association eminently calculated to promote the interests and defend the rights of Miners ; therefore , we pletW ourselves to stand by and assist to carry out the principles of tho said Association . " Mr . B . has also addressed other meetings in tho district durinthe week . °
_ iik Manchester Spixsers . —This body of operatives arc seeking for an advance of wages . To this end they have sent to each firm and employer tlio following circular , as the statement of their case : — We trust you will pardon the liberty we talte in thus addressing you , on the subject of another advance of wa « es .-. You cannot be surprised at this question being again brought before you , inasmuch as in times of depression of trade , we have almost invariably to suffer reduction in our wa » es ; and it is but reasonable to expect that , in times of groat commercial prosperity , we ought to reap some of its advantages . About nine months ago , in compliance with our urgent request , you advanced our wages ; and you are no doubt aware , that a very many other towns namely , Bolton , Chowbeilt . Tyldesluy , Leigh Bedford , Astlcy-bridgc , Ghorley , and lilackbnm , have already given a second advance , and several other towns are on the eve of obtaining it ; and we do
venture to hope that the cmp | oycrsof Manchester will manifest the same disposition . Again , when the duty was put upon cotton wool , rur wages were materially reduced , and in a memorial sent by us , to Sir Kobert Peel , some time since , we stated , that "We had long struggled to ameliorate our condition , but believed that there were other causes , than the mere will of our employers , that operated against us , and the duty on cotton wool was one . We subjoin a paragraph from the said memorial , from which it will lie seen that we believed that its repeal would materially benefit us as a party : — " Some idea may lie foi-mcd how heavily tins tax presses upon this branch of our trade when it is understood that one spinner , working on an average size of Mules , produces no Joss
than aOOlbs . of Mi . ; ToOlbs . of 30 s . ; lOUOIbs . of 20 s . ; 20 _ 001 bs . of 10 s . of yarn per week . Thus shewing that this tax did exceed in amount the actual " earnings of tlie operative spinner upon the coarser yarns , which is equivalent to a bonus tor the em-oiirci'nmient of manufactures in other countries . " The tax h now abolished , and we know that in consequence thereof , together with the improved state of i \ w . market , the late openings to our commerce the hi » h price of yarns , and the low price of cotton , that vou can and we are willing to believe that you will , " allow us some shave in the present prosperity of our trade , hut there are other considerations wh ' eh have induced us to solicit an advance of wages , wu allude to the growing scarcity ef peers , and the effect that such a scarcity must hare in raising the mures of this clftss of workers ; indeedduriii " . the last-twelve
, months their wages have been considerably augmented , and there is no ' doubt hut that they will obtain still further advances , owing to tho facility with which young persons can obtain better pay , and equally accessible employment . Believe us , the only way to ensure the respect of the labourer , and make the oiiiployer and the ' emiiloyedinovo throngli'life in harmony ( a circumstance alike desirable to both ) , is , —First , by rewarding industry ; secondly , by cultivating a kind , jicncrons , and sympathetic feeling towards each other , thus securing to yourselves , inviolato , the affections of the millions , who would stand around you and yours iu the dark hour ol peril ; and . this would malw peace and contentment dwell alike in tho mansion and the cottage , ami ea ' pital and labour conld reioico tocether . In
conclui sion . we hope that-this appeal will not be made in j . yoiu . -.. Qften has hbcwi saidthat you will not giro l ' U 8 aiiy increase of wnjjes except by force ; we cannot , | we will not , believe this . You have often told us I 'that you were opposed to reductions . Hint if the stato ] : of . trade . would afford it , you would much rather nd-. Taijce wages ; anil believing that you nowhavo , owing to the present state of trade , an opportunity e-i" proving tho sincerity of rour assertions , we hope you will cheerfully , and at once , grant the reasonable request , we now liiake , namely , ten per cent , upon our present wajes . We trust that the present amicable feeling which now exijts between you and us , may not soon I be broken , but cemonted fho wore linnly . " Vi ' c are , | you ; - * , nmst obediently . Tin ; ii . u ;; Muii Sm . \ X' : j ASD § 323 . r-At"rl 3 O Wl 5 Wi ;! S
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A Lucky Specuiatc 4 u—Considerable . sensation has been excited in the upper and lower circles in the West End , by a startling piece of good fortune which has befallen James PJush , J £ sq ., lately . footman in a , respected family , in Berkeley-square , One day last week , Mr . James waited upon his master , who is a banker in the city ; and alias a littie blushing and hesitation , said he ' liad saved a little money iu service , was anxious to retire , and to invest his savings to advantage , llis master ( we believe we may mention without offending delica / T , tlie well-known name of Sir George Flimsy , of thu house of Flimsy , Didiller , and Flash , ) smilingly asked Air ; James what was tho amount of his savin ' s " wontlcrinsr con .-iilci-ablv how .
out ol an income of thirty guineas—the main part of which he spent iivcouqnets , silk stockings , and perfumery—Mr .-Plush could-have managed to lay by anything . Mr . Plush , with some hesitation sai ' d he imixcn speculating in railroads , arid stated his winnings to have been thirty thousand pounds : - lie had commenced his speculations ' with twentv , ' borrowed from a fellow-semnt . lie had dated hislcttere front the house m Berkeley-square , and humbly beifged pardon ot his master for not having instructed the liailway . Secretaries who answered his applications to apply at the area-bell . Sir George , who wasatbreakast instantly rose , and shook Mr . Plush by the hand ; Lady I- limsy begged him to . he seated , and nartnkc of tho breakfast which he laid on tho table : and has
subsequently invited him to her « rand dejamer at jielimond , where it was observed that Miss Emily Hirasy . her beautiful and accomplished seventh : daughter , paid the lucky gentlemanmctrtulauattion . \ ) e hcar . it stated that Mr . Plush is of a voi-v ancient ; family , ( Hugo dela Pluche came over with ' the Conqueroi- }; and the new Brougham wbicli he ha 8 started , boars the ancient coat of his race . He has taken apartments in the ; Albany , and is a director of thirty-three . railroads ., lie purposes to stand for 1 arliament at the iicxt general election on decidedly conservative principles , which have always been the politic ^ of his family . ' Report says , that even in his
humble capacity Miss Emil y Flimsy had remarked Ins high demeanour . Well , ' none but the brave , ' say ' we , ' -deserve the fair . "' This nnnouncvnienf ; will explain the following -lines , wlm-h have been pub into our box with a a West-end jiiat . iiinrk . If , as we behove , they are written by the young woman from whom the Millionaire borrowed the sum ou which he raised his fortune what heart will not melt with sympathy at her tale , and pity the sorrows which she ' expresses in such artless language ? If it be not too late ; if wealth have not rendered its possessor callous ; \ H \) Qov'M&ryimi \ ebettillalive ; wo trust , wo trust , Mr . Plush will do her justice .
JEAMBS Or BUOKLKV SiJUAltE . —A HKMCT . Come all ye gents vot uk-ans the plate , Come all ye ladius maids so fair Vile I a story vil relate ¦ Of cruel Jeames of Muekli'y Square . A tighter lad , it is contest ,-Keer valkeil vitli powder in his air , Or voro a nosegay iu his breast , . Than midsum Jeames of Uuckley Squnre . - 0 Evns ! it vas the best of sights , Behind bis Master ' s coach and pair , To see our Jbames in veil plush tights , A driving huff from Buckley Square . ' Ho veil bucnine his Iiiigwilctts ! , He cocked his at with sw : h a hair ; llis calves and vhlters vas such pets
That hall loved Jeames of Kuclsley Square . He pleased the hup-stairs folks as veil , And o ! I vtthcred vitli ilisnair , Misses tooiiW rinsr the parlor hell , And call up Jujies in Uuckley Square . Both Ueev ami spcrrits . be abhord , ( Sperrits and beer 1 can ' t a bear , ) You would have thought he vas a lord Down in our All in Duckley Squnre . . Last year he visper'd , " Mauy Hann , Vcn I've an imOcr ' il posiiid to sjiarc , To take a public is my plan , . . Anil leave this hojous P . uekiey Snua .-c . " Ohow my gentle heart did hound , To think that I his name should bear . " Dear Jeames , " says I , « t I ' ve twenty pound , " And gey them him in liucklcy Square . Our master vas . i City gent , ¦
His name ' s in railroads everywhere ; And lord , vot lots of letters vent
Betwigst llis brokers ami llucklcy ? qu : ire ! My Jeames it was the letters look , And read ' em all , ( I think it ' s fair , ) And took a leaf from Muster ' s hook , . As bothers ( io in JJuc / iley Square . . Encouraged with my twenty pour . d , 01 " which pour J was unuvare , Ho wrote the Companies all round , And signed hisself from liuek ' . ey Square . And how John Pobteii ibed to grin , As day by day , share after share , Came railvny letters pouring in , " J . Tlusii , Esquire , in liuckWy Sqnaie . " Our servants' All wus in u . rage Scrip , stock , curves , grndicutg , bull av . d bcav Vitli butler , coachman , groom , and page , Yas all the talk in JJuekiey . Square . ; But 0 ! Unacinu vat 11 ' clt
Last ViMisdy veek as ever were ; I gits a letter , which I spelt "Mis JI , A . Houcixs , Euekley Square . " He sent me back my money true He sent me back my lock of air , And said . " My dear , I W , J tfvve To Mary IIass and Jiuckley Square . Think not to marry , foolish Hans , With people who your betters are ; James Plush is now a gentleman . And you—a coo ); in iiuckU-y Square . " I ' ve thirty thousand guineas won , In six short months , by gi-nus rare : Yet little thought what Jeamks was on . l ' oor MauwIIass , in liuckley Squnre . I ' ve thirty thousand guineas net , Powder ami plush 1 scorn to vear ; And so . Miss SIaiiy IIanx , furget Voi'hevtr . lKAMKS , ot UuuUiw Square .
# ¦ # # * ? * The rest of the MS . is UlegibU-, bwng literary washed in a flood of tears . —1 ' tmch . Tub Dukk and tiik Puovkkb . —The Itaiiim ? . snv , livery medal has its' ' reverse . " Tin .- hon ! -uko seems resolved to illustrate the truth of the yroverij . notice , the Waterloo Hgktew have "the JHwl ; il , " and the Peninsular vctvnms , " the-revci-so / '—Ibul AlAnttiAOE ix lliiiii Lifk . —We hear that a matrimonial alliance is on the tojth lictween Daniel O'C ' i > mlioil Esq ., ¦ M . P ., ami : \ lr . s . Molly MaL-uire , of Maguire ' s Grove . The r > lates '"' 6 F tlie interesting couple are contiguous ; ami we hear there ave to be bonfires over the whole country in celebration of tlio
event . —Ibid . Do SrKAiv ENiiLisn . —A nicilical witness wlio w , ig lately examined in the Crown Couvt . ' stateu that the prosecutor had sustaineda compound ' fracture of tho lowei-jftw , Kiid the bone was inueli eomniifiuted . The Ji , d g ' e— Youinean hrol ; en in sin nil j'iicc ' es' { " "Wi tness— " Yes , my Lord several tectii ' ' w ' ere"detached . " T / ie Judge—l » y - which you mean' the ' leoth were Knocked out ? Witness— "Yes , ' - iny Lord . " Tim Juihje tlieif told tlie witness ho Jiad belter use jilain language , intiin : itin < r , very j > rojii ; ilv , that medical inen as well as others ou » ht to » ive ' their testimony in intelligible terms—iu fact ; that they were tuMieaic KiiL'lisli . ¦
Cihucism ExTiuoifDixAisr . —A ' vHirrablo Jady , while readiric our last imtice of DubuhVs piutnre ot Adam and Eve , now exhibitintj in to-ey-stii'i-t . Newcastle , observed tli . it , " if Mom had refiiH'd to > io to the devil with Mich a beautiful liein ^ ns fhv , ltd deserved to be kicked out of Paradi > i > , ouuh or no apple !" A . v Imsii FisiiMOxoKi ; . —A householder , to whom an Irisitnian had sold some stinking niitckarc ) , took him to task , on the occasion of his next e ;> ll , for pntting upon him so foul an imposition ; Tlfciimn t-onlly replied that his customer had himself to Maine Ik ettmg him cry the lish live days in : succession before he buujjlit them . Iliuu . PniCK of " Yaisxs " . —The JWifti / di- Gvnr ({ fan snya that thero is atm-eseina cotisulerable
demand for yarns , ami that they produce uooil prices , it is not only in Liineashire ' that tliis is the c ; vse . O'Connell is traversing Jreland , and , sp . inniii !; yarns at every place of importance , : uul no one c-aii deny tlmt he receives a yiiod pritn fur llis Cimiinodity . Afc >\ estminster tho supply ' is soiiiewlwt gvoater than tlie demand ; niMiougfi , to jiid-jc iVorii- ' Teccnt « sposures , prices have been well kept up in th ' nt immaculate locality . However , asgroiisc-shootingcoimiiciices on the 12 th of August , and , of course , the " prorogation will previously take place for their accommodation , since Uonourable i \ IciiiIm ! 1-s cannot Iw exueetwl tO atteiid to public business , however profitaljle , after that important time , we may consider tliu jani-niiir-Uct as ' nearly over for tho season . • "
- Pahli . \ mkstauv PviwrKcnxics . —Tho Pnlmm-ston sessional Rocket will go up next week , about ten . m ot . SU'nlioii ' s Chapel . It is executed , he will , on usual , make a very brilliant ascent , aftor wbicii tho " stick" will be weu to drop . The 1 ' mnieria raihernorrons witli «« poct Jo Hheffects , I . O » t Stfttilev on tlic contrary has s « t rid of his gout ont of deligliib at the jiDticipaietl truai , which l . o will ikvr in
security . England ' s Forlorn TIopk . —Should the emergency ovor amvo for calling out Peel ' s lifty tfednsuml " halt and maimed , " the most appropriate wwd of comni'vuil wob !( 1 'I » , "Goit , you cripples ! " - ¦ Tint "Govhihou" so Ootho tms —Fr ,, ] , k Sevmourfamiliarlvcalls I ' rineo Albert , the " ( invtraw " This coming to the cars of tho- gonUatuiwI Prince Consort , he took occasion to s » ny . " \) , ; Seymour ' my po » ! I «« , l , e ftS you tin !; do CJobcVnor , ' hut do Ichilot it w I hab to deal with the « W « . " Seymoiirshiiildei-L'd . A Hint to a Frabfui . Tbadrsm-w .-A traveller o > er the Aips does not find it , nmU \ i ) to be inews :. « tly contwupiniing n « yKuvim or pi-iils horrw nrounil li . tu : ho - rtp-. \ m eve upon the track at liisik-t , and lH'occ-eds in saiety .
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Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 9, 1845, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1327/page/3/
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