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      The Late Henry Haixam. The Constellation...

      school which in history deals with principles rather than with persons ,, and in criticism deals with poems rather than vrith poets , books rather than , with authors . Mr . HaUatn , in striving to be . a classical , historian has shown but little ambition to be a popular one . His works are more for the student . than the idle reader . The student finds in them a mine of wealth —unbounded erudition , accuracy that has never been impugned , a wise judgment that almost always leaves one satisfied , a brevity of statement that prevents exhaustion , and ail elegance of style that draws him along . ¦ . in about 1778 educated at

      Hallam was bom or , was Eton , and from Eton passed to Christ Church , Oxford , ¦ where he took his degree in 1799 . After leaving the University he took up his residence in London , and acquired his first reputation as a contributor to the Edinhiirgh Review . He married , and we find him in 1811 rejoicing in the birth of his little Arthur , who was such a marvel of a child that at the age of seven he learnt to read Latin with fluency in a year . Amid this domestic happiness , in 1818 , he gave to the world the first and , perhaps , the greatest , of his works , the View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages— Which has since gone through a dozen editions . He waited nine years and then published his Constitutional History

      of England from the Accession of Henry VII . to the death of George II . Nothing can be more masterly than the manner in which he has here traced the history of the English constitution from its first faint beginnings to its perfect development ; it is avast treasury of political thought- —an armoury of political facts . After these publications Mr : Hallam turned from political'to literary history , and prepared to write a full account of the revival of letters . It was while engaged in this work , and while his heart was full of joy in the acquirements of his elder son , who , had just left college , and

      who , under his father ' s eye , wasnow studying the Institutes of Justinian and the Commentaries of , Blackstone , now writing short papers for various works , reviews of Tennyson for a magazine , biographies of Burke and Voltaire for the Portrait Gallery of the Useful Knowledge Society , that the great affliction came which seemed for a time to prostrate the historian , and whieh certainly gave a mellowness to his habits of thought as well as a "depth of feeling to his whole character that had the happiest influence on his critical disquisitions .: — Times . '

      No. 462, Jaitoabt 29, 1859] ¦ " , Tie Ii...

      No . 462 , jAiTOABT 29 , 1859 ] ¦ " , TIE III A DIB B , ¦¦ _ ¦ , . ;; . ;;; , ;¦¦ : ¦ .. : / ' ^; ' ¦ : . 13 fr

      The Burns Prize Ode. Miss Craig, The Suc...

      THE BURNS PRIZE ODE . Miss Craig , the successful competitor for this prize and poetical distinction , is a young Scotchwomanr—a native of Edinburgh , and for . two years past resident in London-Early left an orphan , she was reared and educated under the care of a grandmother not in affluent circumstances ; With praiseworthy industry , and self-cultivation of her intellectual powers , she early resolved to work out her own pecuniary independence . By occasional poetical contributions to the Edinburgh Scotsman she gained t he notice and kindness of Mr . John Ritchie , the oldest and principal proprietor of that journal , and for some 3 'ears she was employed by this early patron and friend on its literary department . In 1856 Messrs . Blackwood published in a small volume a collection of

      Miss Craig a fugitive metrical compositions , under the title of Poems by Isa . The author has also been a contributor under the signature of " C . " to the poetry of the National Magazine . In August , 1857 ,. on Miss Craig ' s first visit to a London friend , Mr . Hastings , the hon . secretary of the National Association of Social Science , engaged hor services in tho organisation pf the Bocioty , and to this association Miss Craig is still attached as a literary assistant . The published transactions of tho association owo much to her talont and good judgment . At tho Liverpool mooting in October last . Miss Crai

      g attracted general notice and commendation by her unobtrusive conduct and tact in the management of some departments of tho business . Miss Craig was absent at tho Crystal Palace meeting , really ignorant of tho success of her literary competition , and of tho award of tho judges . It had happened that she had not seen the mottoos on tho successful poom made public some days since . Tho chances of a young Scotchwoman against 021 male apd female competitors did not tempt her to attend , tho adjudication , and she was not informed of hor success till lato nftor the termination of tho mooting at Sydonham Palace .

      Revolutions. Considering The Freshness O...

      revolutions . Considering the freshness of the breeze and the degree of swell on , the result of the trial was satisfactory . It is expected that she will go out again . The Doris has on board all her heavy armament , viz .: on the main deck , twenty 16-inch Paixhans guns , usually known as 84 r-pouhders , and on the upper deck ten 58 cwt . 32-pounders ; she will also carry two revolving solid-shot . 18-inch guns , weighing 95 cwt . each . The ship is all ataut , and ready for-the pendant . The Daily News says : — - "We have already announced that there will be a considerable increase in the navy estimates for the years of 1859-60 , and we have now good foundation for stating that the increase in the Surveyor ' s department alone will be upwards of one million . "

      Captain Jones , R . N ., who has recently returned from India , has published his observations on the late campaigns , which must be considered as of value , coming from the pen of one who understands the practice as well as the theory of warfare . He remarks that our muchlauded En field rifle , " the Queen of Weapons , " has one very serious defect , which doe 9 not come out in a battle or two , but which is apt to cause very serious inconvenience — indeed , sometimes to bring matters to a dead-lock in a more protracted campaign . In one case , after firing seventy or eighty shots , " many bullets had stuck so fast that , after the . breech had been taken out , they could not even be forced back through the muzzle , and were obliged to be bored out . And it

      is evident that , long before they got so foul as to be utterly impossible to be loaded , it had become matter of time and great exertion to force the bullet home . That this is a great disadvantage in the -weapon is plain , and in disastrous retreats , like the affairs at Arrah , man y men lose their Iive 3 , and more their confidence and discipline , from their inability to load their arras quickly when pursued by a pursuing foe . " Captain Jones also noticed on another occasion that in a large number of instances the fuses failed in igniting the shells , and in others exploded whilst still in the air , thus doing more injury to the besieging army than to the besieged . His eas \ ' solution of this phenomenon is that they were old fuses , which had been so long in store as to spoil , and he recommends that for the future none but new fuses may

      be served out . Two privates of the Royal Marines , at Chatham , have been tried by court-martial for desertion , and found guilty . One of them , named Bealy , was sentenced to be branded with the letter D , to be impr isoned for 165 days , and to . be placed under stoppages until the sum of \ vhich he defrauded the Government is made good . Private William Smith was sentenced to . receive fifty lashes , and to be imprisoned for forty-two days , but the

      Duke of Cambridge remitted the punishment of flogging . Rear--Admiral Hope has been selected to succeed Sir Michael Seymour as Commander- in-Chief in the East Indies . Admiral Hope commanded the Firebrand during the hostilities in the Parana against Rosas in 184 : 5 and 1816 , and took part in all the operations in that river , during which he greatly distinguished himself ; he also commanded the Majestic in the Baltic during the late war . He obtained his flag rank in . November , 1857 . .

      " Heart of Oak " writes to the Times on the subject of national defences . He observes that " the French navy being nearly , if not quite , equal to ours , and they having scarcely any distant possessions to protect , it only requires a little judicious manoeuvring on their part to ensure their having at least a temporary superiority at sea at any time they may determine on . They might also form an alliance which would ensure , such superiority for some tirao . Taking these things into consideration , and also the chances of war , is it proper for us to trust tho whole safety of this country to oar ships ? Should wo not provide some efficient resource in case

      this , our first line of defence , were broken through ? And what better provision can wo make than by rendering tho whole pf our militia force so effective as to he ready for sorvice at a moment ' s notice , and by the encouragement of volunteers and ride clubs to create in all parts of tho country such a body of Englishmen skilful in tho use of their weapons as would render an invasion a vastly more formidable affair than it would bo at present , and would produce such well-grounded confidence in tho country as would free us from those periodical panics , which aro so unbecoming in the greatest nation in Europe ?"

      NAVAX . AND MILITARY . Hw Royal Highness two Duko of Cambridge , as tho general comraandlng-in-chlof , hold a lovoo on Wodnos-< wy afternoon at the Horso Guards , at which thoro was » wrgo attendance of offlcors . At is alleged that tho Govornmont have completed a OontrAot with three largo iron companies for a supply of ^ pounders as fast as they can bo cast . An important m , ra ( 5 fc foT ewnpowdor has also boon taken . Auo new aoriSw steamship Doris , 02 , which made an weppnmentai trip outsWo Plymouth Sound on Monday , « eUargq of Captain Risk , of tho Dovonpor ' t Steam * Worvo , ana of Mr . Dlnnon , inspector afloat of stpam ami o ry ' flttod wIth ^ 'wnk engines by Messrs . Pcnn «!*? i I ° * 800-horao power . $ ho attained an avorago epcoa-of U ^ fenofel ttflderanrosfluro of 201 b .. with C 2

      Testimonial To This Edxton Op The " Law ...

      TESTIMONIAL TO THIS EDXTOn OP THE " LAW TwiBB . " —A testimonial from tho Solicitors of England and Wales has just boon presented to the Editor of tho Law Times . It is a largo silver centre-pioco , consisting of a richly chased vase standing on a square plinth , with four panels for tho inscription and armorial bearings . It is supported by four heraldic horsoa in frosted silver . Tho inscription ia as follows !— TUo Testimonial of the Solicitors of England and Wales , to Edward William Cox , Esq ., presented in recognition of his unwearied and successful endeavours , as Editor of ' tho law . Timesf to promote tho mental , moral , and sooial advancement of their branch of tho Legal Profession . 1858 . " It was designed and manufactured by Mr . Motcalf Hopgood , of 202 , JWshopsga Jo-street , ou whose tnoto « nd skill it reflects wfldU , ¦ ' ¦

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      "The Oracular Words Of The Monileur" The...

      " The oracular words of the Monileur" the correspondent of the Daily News says , " have naturally been very closely scanned to-day ; . and the observation is in , every mouth that they do not deny the existence of a treaty offensive and defensive between France and Sardinia , but merely that such a treaty was the price of the marriage . The scornful reproof administered to the Union , for citing the p aragraph from the Independance Beige , does not , therefore , touch the real point which excites public afrxiety . Nobody doubts that the negotiations for the marriage have been conducted with sufficient skill to save appearances as much as possible . The Independance Beige was . seized on Tuesday , probably on account of its containing some answer to the equivocal , contradiction , in the Moniteur ^ of its statement . The Countess de Hatzfeldt has arrived in Paris from

      CONTINENT All NOTES . . FRANCE . ; . : ; ¦ - ' , Referring to the rumours published in the Independance Beige , and repeated by the Union , that Kong Victor Emmanuel consented to the marriage on the condition that ' an offensive and defensive treaty should be signed between France and Sardinia , and that such a treaty had in effect . been signed on Saturday last , the Mohiteur contradicts the assertion " as completely false , and insulting to the dignity of the two Sovereigns , " with a guarded emphasis in the following , paragraph , which deserves to be carefully noted : —" The Emperor must desire that his family alliances should accord with the . traditional policy of France ; but he will never make the great interests of the country depend upon a family alliance . " .

      Berlin . > Prince Mirza-Hamid-Ally Bahadoor , son of the King pf Oude , and grandson of the Queen of Qude who died in Paris about a year ago , has arrived at the Hotel Lafitte with a numerous suite . ; It is certain that France is engaged in extensive warlike preparations ^ and the arsenals of Toulon and Marseilles are alive with activity . TheJournal de : Cherbourg contains the following ne \ vs which smells wouridily of gunpowder " : —The Minister of Marine has just informed the authorities of this port that the necessities of the service' require that the line ships Arcole , Alexandra , and Donawerth , should join the Mediterranean squadron will accord

      as soon as possible . These three-vessels - ingly leave Cherbourg almost immediately . The steam frigate Sane , now completely armed , is coaling , and will probably sail for Toulon at the end of the week . The fast-sailing steam frigate La Souveraine is activelyarming . It is also said that the mixed vessel St . Louis is to be armed .. The Messages du Midi says : — -The French Government is seriously occupied with the defence of Marseilles . The mixed commission of public works has considered it necessary from motives of economy to reject the project of a breakwater , the cost of which was estimated at not less than 152 millions . That decision has had for result to bring under consideration , the erection of new batteries .

      The funeral of the Duke de Plaisance , Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honour , was celebrated on Monday with extraordinary pomp . The guns of the Invalides were fired , and almost all the disposable troops of the garrison of Paris were under arms . The Bourse on Wednesday was very firm and animated , in consequence of a rumour that Austria has accepted a diplomatic conference respecting the pending questions . Tho Monitettr de la Colonisation contains a , Ministerial decree of Prince Napoleon , dated January 6 , prohibiting all recruiting of immigrants on tho eastern coast of Africa and Madagascar

      Two French ships of the line have left Toulon for Genoa , probably to bring homo Prince Napoleon and his bride . The Independance Beige of Wednesday evening publishes a atatemont to the effect that the British Cabinet has addressed'tho French , Austrian , and other Governments , with tho object of reviving a , project proposed by Austria herself in 1848 to Lord Palmerston for satisfying tho requirements of tho Italians . This scheme establishes the administrative separation of tho Lombardo-Venetian provinces from tho other parts of the monarchy , and in consideration of certain financial con , dltions , assures them a quasi independence and selfgovernment based upon constitutional principles . The ImUpcndancc adds that Russia and France are willing to acepdo to this proposal ; but a reply has not , as yet , boon rocoiyod from Vienna . AUSTRIA .

      A despatch from Vienna , dated Monday , stated that tho Emnoror , in an address to the deputation of the National Bank , oppressed himself In terms calculated to tranquilHso tho public mind on tho present position of political affairs . _ . In a Vienna lottov wo road— " Accounts from Italy concur in stating that tranquillity is perfectly rq-oatablishod . The refusal to p » y taxes which , was « po «< m ° '» hits boon greatly exaggerated , Too taxed of 18 ou aro being paid as well in Lombardy as to any other part of tUw empire . "

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 29, 1859, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_29011859/page/7/