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      BEAUTIES OF BYRON . KO . Y . " " EXCUSE BARDS ASD SCOTCH REVIEWERS . " It is It is matter of notoriety to all men that Strom's i first vr first work , the "flours of Idleness , " was mercilessly _« crifici criticised in the pages of the Edinburgh Review , at i that t _tlat time ( 1 S 0 S ) tlie censor-in-chief of the literary world world , and the most dreaded , as the most powerful of i the c : the critical journals . In criticising the "Hours of Idleni Idleness , " the reviewer thus commenced : — " The poesy poesy of this _yovuag had belongs to the class which neith neither gods nor men aresaid to permit . Indeed , we

      do nc do not recollect to have seen a quantity of verse with so ft so few deviations from that exact standard . His _effusi effusions are spread over a dead flat , and can no mow more get above or below the level than if they were so 11 so much stagnant water . " The whole article was writ written in tie same sarcastic and contemptuous style , the : the reviewer advising _JSrnox to " forthwith , abandon poet poetry , and turn his talents , which are considerable , and and his opportunities , which are great , to better _accc account . " The entire article will be found in Muubat bay ' s one volume edition of the poet's works .

      T The Edinburgh reviewers little imagined , however , whi -what sort ofman they had to deal with . Their mercilc cilcss critique roused him to rage and resistance , and he he retaliated with a force and purpose that fairly ** b " bowed down those who had hitherto held a despotic _swi sway over the public mind . " He produced his ¦ " ] "" English Bards and Scotch Reviewers , " and the we world immediately and rightly pronounced him—-a -a poet . Though _causing—and justly—a wondrous -es -excitement at the time of its publication , this satire < s -excites now comparatively little attention . This 4 ii -arises partly from the fact that Bybo . y himself lived t < to modify , or altogether chauge , most of the views t ! therein expressed of the writers he assailed ; and

      $ _j partly because _thepersonautieswhichmadethesatii _-e "' "' spicy , " and therefore keenly relished at the time , a are no longer interesting to the public—most or the a assailed , like the assailant , being long since witli-(] drawn from the stage of life . Still , as a piece of _y vigorous writing , for—shadowing the mighty things t the author wa 3 destined to accomplish , " English j Bards and 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 the satire , wo must refer the reader to the poem itself . The following lines open the poem : —

      Still must 1 hear ! * * * * * * * # * * And I not sicjr , lest haply , Scotch reviews Should dub me scribbler , and denounce my nurse Prepare for rhyme—I'll publish right or wrong : Fools are my theino , let satire be my song . Oh ! nature ' s noblest gift—my grey goose quill ! Slave of my thoughts , obedient to my will , Torn Irom thy parent bird to form anen , That mighty instrument of little men ! The pen ' foredoom'd to aid the mental throes Of brains that labour , big with verse or prose , Though nymphs forsake , and critics may deride ,

      The lover ' s solace , and the author ' s pride . What wits ! what poets dost thou daily raise ! How frequent is thy use , how small thy praise ! _Condemned at length to be forgotten quite _. With all the pages which 'twas thine to write . But thou , at least , mine own especial pen ! Once laid aside , but now assumed again , Oar task complete , like Ilaralci ' s shall be free ; Though spura'd by others , yet beloved by me : Then let us soar to-day ; no common theme , So eastern rision , no distemper'd dream Inspires—our part , though full of thorns , is plain j Smooth be the verse , and easy be the strain .

      When Vice triumphant holds her sov ' reign sway Obey'd by all who nought beside obey ; "When Fully , frequent harbinger of crime , Bedecks her cap _wiili bells of every clime ; AVb . en knaves _ai _. d 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 , llore darkly sin , by satire kept in awe , And shrink from ridicule , though not from law . Such is the force of wit ! but uot belong To me thearrows of _satiric song ; The royal rices of our age demand ,

      A keener weapon , ana a mightier hand . Still there are follies , e ' en for me to chase ; And y ield at least amusement iu the race : Laugh when I laugh , I seek no other fame ; „ , The cry is op , 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 3 _ponrM along die town a flood of rhyme , A sebool-boy freak , nnivorlhy praise or blame ; 1 printed—older children do the same . 'lis pleasant , sure , to see one ' s name in print , A book ' s a bookalthough there ' s nothing in _' t .

      , * * * _llovcd by the great example , I pursue The _selfcsame road bat make my own review Sot seek great 3 _enrey ' s , yet like him will be Self-constituted judge of poesy .

      ( irom tlie Ttme Mercury . ) THE HTlOf OF G & EXCALVIE . " _Tfhen ye make many prayers , I will not hear : yoUl ' liandsarefullof _Wouill Learn to do well ; relieve _il ) c oppressed , judge the fatherless , p lead for the widow . Isaiah . "We kneel upon the bleak hill side ; All other shelter is denied ; _~ So stay , no refuge now we see : Our only hope , oh ! Lord , is thee ! Vpon ibj holy name wc call ; Thon did _' st create us " brethren" all ; Put forth thine arm—for we are thrust—Ev'b by our " brethren "—in the dust 1

      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 ; _Xor thrust tho aged forth to die ; But bad we mixed in such a scene , "We know what our deserts hud been ! "We know , oh , God ! that thou wilt bless The hand that helps the fatherless ; That raiseth the poor sons ot toil , And iu their wounds pours balm and oil , Will not thy vengeance shut the door On those who dare to starve thy poor , And plough up their forefathers' bones , And dash their babes agaiust the stones ! T . I )

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      DOUGLAS _JEROLD'S SHILLING MAGAZINE . August . London : Punch Office , 02 , Fleet-street . The contents of this number are , with the exception of the poetry , unexceptionably good . A good purpose is contained also in the poetry , but the purpose 5 s not well carried out—in plain words , the poetry so called , is not the genuine thing ; but we must not grumble—genuine poetry is a thing not to be had crcrr day . The Editor _' sstorr , ' / St . Giles and St . James , " is continued , and contains several striking scenes , enriched with those reflections on the monstrosotics of our social system which have made the name of Jeuhold famous . In the previous number , the story described the arrest of St . Giles ou achavge of murder ; from that awful charge lie had been released by the fact that the manwas not murdered , though wounded , hut not hy St . Giles . The writer thus pictures

      IHE CBHE OF _PVEETI . ' And now ' , thinks the reader , « St . Giles Is free . There is no charge 3 _gainst hira ; lie is not the murderer , men , in bis wretchedness , took him for . St . James , with his injuries upon him , has withdrawn himself , and once again the world lies wide before St . Giles . ' _Jfot so . ' ' There still remains , to his confusion , a hard accuser . St . Giles is destitute . In the teeming , luxurious county of Kent , amidst Cod ' s promise of _p'enty to man , lie is a guilty interloper . He may not grasp a handful of tlie 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 , bepuuished for his intrusion . Every rag [ hecarriesisanaccusing tongue : he isdestituteand wander ing : he has strayed into the paradise of the well-to-do / -and mustbe sharply reproved for his whereabout . And , therefore , St Giles win be committed for a season to the I -comity gaol as a rogue and vagabond . The rognery is \

      not proved upon him , but it has been shown that whilst decent people have goose-beds and weather-proof chambers , he , at the best , has straw and a barn . It is , too , made a misdemeanour against mother Earth , to sleep vpon her naked breast , with only the heavens above the sleeper ; aud as St . Giles has often so offended—he could not deny the iniquity—he was , we say , committed to gaol " oy Justice Wattles , as a rogue and vagabond . _Xon ; to punish a man for having nothing , is surely a sport in-Tented by Beelzebub for the pleasure of the rich ; yes , to ""hip a rascal for Ins rags is to pay flattering homage to < lothof goia . Xotbing was proved against St , Giles but want which , oeuvghi _gn treason against the majesty of _property , that large offence might he reasonably supposed to contain every other . ' Something , I've no doubt , will be brought against him , * said Justice _"Wattlts ; _« in _ttemeanfime , b « stands committed as a rogue and _vaga-Txma . "

      A murder , however , _& h _* been committed , though _£ u fit _* asnot _the , ictIm _f ™ r & . Giles the slayer . _Thcfollonir . _" portrait of alawver-a barrister employed to defend the accused , will be readily recog psed . In many of the leading features the portrait is a fair likeness of more than onefelon ' sfriend . One peculiar feature , however ; sufficiently points out the original to be Mr . _Apptepi p What ' _tJiis-mmt ? —no matter—htrcu thtportrcdt of

      a zi _* m , Happy was the _edl-doer , whose mca » s might purchase thegood offices of Mr . Montecnte Crawley ! There was

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      no man at the bar < who could so _completely , ' extract the stain of blood _fronvajmirderer . Had he defended Sa way Bean , dipped a hundred timcB in infanticide * he would have presented him to the bar as a shepherd with the bloom and fragrance c _» Arcady upon him ! Worthy man ! Whataconstitution bad Mr . Montecute _Craw 5 _eyr to stand the wear and tear of his own feelings , racked , agonised , as they always were , for his innocent , his much-persecuted client , ihe homicide or _fci _gJiwayman at the bar ! Happily , bis emotion was always so very natural , and > . o very intense , that again and again it touched the bosoms of the jury , who could not—simple creatures!—but believe so _eloquent , so earnest a gentleman , when he not only vouched iortheinnocenceof the _unforiunateaccused , but wept a shower of tears in testimony thereof . Tears ,

      in fact , were Mr . Montecute Crawley ' s great weapons : hut he had too true a notion of their value touse them save on extraordinary occasions . With all his tenderness , he had great powers of self-restraint ; .-and , therefore _, never dropc a tear upon auy brief that brought llim less than five 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 tha € nvy and brutality of their souls , nicknamed Air . Montecute Crawley , the watering-pot . Hut he—good , silver-tongued man—heeded not the miserable jest . He talked and wept , and wept and talked , as though he felt assured that all the world believed his words and tears , aud that only the angels knew them to be false .

      The same lawyer is the bully in the following _i—SCtNE I . V A _CBIJn . NAL C 0 U 2 T _, The trial began . One witness snore that in . the evening of the murder he heard a gun fired ; aud immediately he saw the prisoner at the bar rush from tlie direction of Cow _Meadow . Tho ball had been extracted from the murdered man , and found to lit a gun , the prisoner ' s property , subsequently discovered in tlie farm-house . Every face in the court—even the face of Mr . Montecute Crawley—fell , darkened at the direct , straightforward evidence of the witness . He 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 in his eye—what a weight of scorn at Ins lipwhat thunder in his voice , terrifying aud confounding the simple man who had spoken a simple truth . Poor fellow 1 in a few minutes he knew not what he had spoken _rhis senses were _distraught , lost : lie would scarcely to _nnnseU answer for his own consciousness , so much was he bewildered , flung about , made nothing of by that tremendous man , Mr . Montecute Crawley . — " Answer me , sir , " thundered the indignant counsel ; " were you never iu gaol for felony ? Answer , sir . "—The man paused for a moment _, lie never had been in gad for felony—Mr . Crawley kucw that well enough—nevertheless the question was put with such vehement confidence , that , honest man as he was , the witness was for a time unable to answer . At length be ventured to reply that

      he never had been so imprisoned , which reply he again and again repeated , warned by his counsel—as by the trumpet of 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 youi oath —have you never been caught setting wires for haves « . " roared Mr . Ciawley . — "Never , sir , " stammered the witness . "Never caught in my lite . "— "Ha ! you ' ve been lucky , then , my fine fellow , " said the counsel , * ' You harcn ' t been caught , that ' s what you mean , eh f * ' Aud at this humourous distinction , Mr . Montecute Crawley laughed—the prisoner , out ot 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 , 3 fr . 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 barm in that ? You know how to ran 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 indignation at the unspotted character of the witness , he thuudered , "Get down , sir' . " Now this seeming uncharitableness was , it may be hoped , very

      repulsive to the kindly nature of Mr . Crawley , bat 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 Mack , that the suffering ill-used man at the bar might standout in candid 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 his gown , the solemn robe of die champion of truth , as the privileged garmeut , holding safe the coward and the bully , lie was a geutlemau—a most perfect gentleman—with an almost effeminate senso " of houour when

      —his gown was off . Hut whenhe robed himself , hcUnw that there might be dirty work to do , aud if it must be done , why he did it as though he loved it . For the result of the trial , in which St . Giles was a witness , wc must refer our readers to the Magazine , wherein they will also learn of an improved turn iu St . Giles ' s fortunes . Iu this number is contained the first of a scries of articles entitled "The _Eng- 'ishman in Prussia , " containing some very _interesting particulars of the people of the Rhenish provinces , their moile of life , and degrading superstition . The famous " 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 . "\ Ve shall watch his contributions ,, and , if worthy , will give , them prominent notice in this paper . The "Hedgehog Letters" comment this

      month on Mr . Woxckton Mrxes's Bill for private hangings , and the Jews' Disabilities Removal 13 il ) . The recent horrible atrocity committed by the French in Algeria—the _burning of the eight hundred Arabs in the cave of Dabra—is commented upon in severe terms in a short article on that eternally infamous act . "A History ibr Young England" traces the leading facts of the reigns of _Stewies and _Math-da . 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 . _JvIicnELEr ' s important work on "Priests , Women , and Families . " _"VYc are glad to see that tlie Editor of this Magazine lias taken his stand agaiiwt those priestly conspirators and mind-destroying intriguers —the Jesuits . Reviewing the Memoirs of Sophia Dorotlm , Consort of George I ,, the reviewer says : —

      If nothing else were gained by its perusal , a heartyhatred of tlie monarchy of the day might he gained , for Europe seems to have been horribly " monarched , " in the last century . With George the First , who was accused by his sun of destroying two wills made , and who himsel f 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—one of the maids of honour , Miss _Bellenden—^ by bribing her with a few guineas . 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 Sasony , left three hundred and fifty-four children by innumerable mistresses , and expended upwards of fifteen millions sterling in absurd _enterfainmc & ts . Whilst Denmark was kinged by Christian tlie Seventh , a young man of weak _mlud , debauched hahits , and unprepossessing appearance , who was completely in the hands of a little coterie of female relatives . As these northern potentates can be well matched by tlie debauched Louis the XVth and other Southern monarchs , who can wonder there was a fearful uprising of common human nature against such domination , and thst a revolutionary savage should ask for the heads of 300 , 000 aristocrats , to destroy for ever the possibilities of such outrageous misgovernment of millions 1

      "What wonder , indeed ? Tho " revolutionary savage " here spoken of is AIarat , of whom , by the by , all that's told must not be believed ; but supposing he did make such a demand as that imputed to him , We cannot regard it as very savage or very shocking The sacrifice of three hundred thousand human beings—even aristocrats—is no doubt dreadful to contemplate ; but it is still more dreadful to think of , not the thousands , but the millions whom aristocrats have slaughtered and caused to be slaughtered , and will do again—the victims , tooj not privileged plundereis and brigands—but the _hard-tbiling helpless masses . Had the fearful remedy suggested by aIaiut been tried , it might have saved the lives of the millions destroyed subsequently by Safolbos , and his antagonists . Be it understood , we would not choke even an aristocrat , unless he came at ns full-mouthed like a mad do _< r . and then . We believe , with the

      conductors of Jerrold ' s Hagasinc , that the pen _^ js mightier tluvn 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 have paid for the deliverance of nations , provided tftat means would have accomplished the desired end . It would not , however , have done so . Tyrants may be exterminated , but unless the masses themselves can be regenerated mentally and morally , they will be no better for the mere annihilation of their oppprcssors , as other oppressors wis ] , by cajolery first , and force afterwards , assuredly take the places of those destroyed . That mental and moral regeneration of the masses is now going on in England , and in that regeneration is sown the seeds of the sure and certain enfranchisement and lasting freedom of the British working people .

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      THE TRAVELLER'S _MAGAZINE — _Accusr . London : T . C . Newby , 12 , Mortimer-street , Cavendish-square . "W e like this number hetter than its predecessors . The articles , though fewer , are lengthier , and piove complete . We have been much amused by the Editor s Tcrv entertaining "First Pilgrimage and Last Tour . " The oddities he encountered in his German peregrinations are admirably hit off , and we cannot decide whether to langh most at his pencil or his pea and ink sketches ; loih are _adfflirab . e . Though not partial to " _conirat » tions , " w & hope tho Editor ' s " peneillinp _bj the way" row be long " continued "—awish , _wfta & _snse , _that'll be _wararfy joined in bvthe _teadeaof tfi » Majpzine . " l _& Kes

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      a specimen of the deli _ghis-of travelling in Prussia , with a capital anecdote appended : — At the second post we were _.-overtaken by a Press / an courier , and his leathern bag-.-of letters , his sword and person was quickly introduced 'into * our carriage ; he occupied the seat opposite mine ,. ami presently bogan to load his pipe , the bowl of which wa » about the size of a pistol-barrel , with some of the _viiast tobacco 1 hare ever had the misfortune—not indeed _tosmoke—but to swallow and inhale the smoke , coming , as it did , through the decaying teeth , and frowsy yellow moustache of the courier , right into my face , at every puffi ; . and yet he had the f » ce to toll mc it was very good tobacco—light ami Uollandish —there he sat , this _hlue-eoated , _sHvev-builoucil , _demimilitary , half-civil smoker ; his face of a uniform , brickdusty , red-vealish colour , tainting the puic air with his vile pipe—the very essence of selfishness personified . Presently the Pole awoke ; he _bothought him of his pipe and bag of tobacco aisc _, and the pair exchanged rival

      _wliift , and kept up a perpetual spitting and hawking to match ; how I longed for a pipeful of _assafejti & l , OY fiS . " f 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 th , concerning the glorious exploits of some brothers in arms . They occupied five of the sis places inside an Irish stage coach , the sixth being possessed by a _squeamish-looking individual—a stranger —who fell asleep , while these valiant men produced their cigar boxes and cases , shut up the windows , and resolved to smoke the stranger out : They smoked for a considerable time without producing the desired effect , and at last when they were half-choked with their OWll Smoke , the stranger awoke , and looking round him placidly observed in a Yankee nasal voice , "Well , now , 1 thought I did smell tobacco , " and forthwith . , producing a short pipe , he began to smoke some of the vilest Jlundungus , the stench of which quickly compelled the officers to open the windows at once .

      In Mr . Johnston ' 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 greatness . " Jose Ramon , the Piper of Amposta , " is a singularly impressive story , by the author of Jonathan Sharp . Whether truth or fiction , wc will not pretend to decide , but most assuredly , if the latter , never was romantic narrative penned with morcsceming truth . The story is most interesting , and cleverly written . A few such contributions as " The Pipev of Amposta" _cou'd not fail to ensure the success and establishment of this Magazine . The poetry , like most Magazine poetry , is rather flat ; tlie following , though not first-rate , is an _exception : — ABD-EL-KABEll TO THE ARABS .

      Sons of the Desert ! guard your own , And rouud your white tents rally ; The drums are beat , the wav . _tvumps blown , On every hill and valley . Shall scornful strangers lightly tell How we , the sons of Ishmael , _Perish'd before the infidel ? On ! shout Allahil Allahi Sons of the Desert ! gunrdyour own _. Our focmen lightly deeming , The Arab ? , routed—blighted—strown , May fall while they are dreaming . Our brothers' bones _unblest remain On every hill , on every plain They cry , —and shall they cry in vain , While Arab spears arc gleaming !

      Sons of the _llesertl guard your own , llepel the fierce invader—The faithful ne ' er shall be o ' erthrowu , When Allah is their leader . Beneath this glorious star-lit dome , Our fathers humbled lofty Home , — On ! let the desert be the tomb , Or throne , of Abd-el-Kader ! % Travellers in this country , and travellers in foreign countries—those who have travelled , and those who intend to travel—and last , not least , tarry-at-homo tvavcllers—will all do well to become purchasers of this emporium of the experiences and wonders of travelling—the frawHcr ' s Magazine .

      The Pandora: A Fashionable, Theatrical, ...

      THE PANDORA : a Fashionable , Theatrical , Literary , and Artistic Journal . London ; Joseph Cundall , 12 , Old Bond-street . This periodical , which formerly appeared weekly , has since the 1 st of January last taken its place with the monthly publications . We have received the numbers from the 10 th of November last , and must say that in looking through their contents we have been _agreeably occupied . Some of the tales , particularly those by Madame Dc Ciuteuis , 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 au Alpine Traveller , " arc also very interesting . But the best of the contents arc the articles by the Editor ,

      particularly those entitled " My Roman Tablets , " and 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 [ Hautcrive ] in examining the archives for tlie purpose of ascertaining whether the famous lovers _Heloise and Abeilardcteft any child behind them . The result of his labours was , that he ascertained from the records of the convent , that " AsTnALABE ( born at Palet in 1110 ) , the son of Heloise and Abcilardc , teas the third Abbot of Hautcrive'" The same writer contributes a description Of the College of Jesuits at Fribourg . Wc quite agree with this writer . When , sneaking 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 arc incessantly working . " The "Roman Tablets , " by the Editor , give some striking sketches of social life in modern Rome . We 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 . jWc had selected an extract from the July number , but are compelled to omit it through want of room . l Equally good , though of another order , arc the avtieles on " Contemporary French Writers . " The writers already described arc Madame _Dksbordes-ViVtliOK , _VlLLKMAI . V , _LAMAKTl . Vf , _RjJRAXGEll , _AlFKED de Musstr , and Jules _Jaxin . The theatrical criticisms , though limited , ave well written , and appear to be impartial . The fashionable intelligence is most correct , and this department of The Pandora , cannot fail to give full satisfaction to the lair sex .

      We have two faults to find . First , that one half or ihore of the last two or three numbers lias been printed in French . This change has been made , it is stated , in compliance with the wishes of a number of the subscribers . If thesesubscribers form 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 bad policy to give the sketches of French writers in French , as is the case with that of Jules Ja _, vi . v French , readers 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 the common language of the English people . We object , too , to the tasteless heading which lias been adopted for The Pandora since the 1 st of May hist . The chaste and modest heading which previous to that time graced the first page was much more appropriate .

      Ouv second objection is much more serious . In the number of The , Pandora for the 21 st of December last , in the sketch of M . _Villemain , tlie French author and statesman , the writer says : — In bis fVilleinain ' s _] fine biography of _Byvon _. hchas distinguisbed the poet l ' rom the man , and carefully avoided touching upon the corruption of heart discemaVlc in the latter , and only attacks the license of his Imagination , when a stricter investigation of such _corrtiptfon , but too mil _aiutaticated , would help , we think , - to show some lig ht on the unfathomed mysteries of genius , and the numerous anamolies of the human mind , < tc , Ac , The words we have marked in italics are those wc

      abject to . The assertion that Btros was corrupt in heart , and that _thsteorruptimiatvellatttltcntieated , ive pronounce to be as untrue as it is ungenerous . But we will not merely place o « v assertion agaiust that of the edition of The Pandora ; wc will call 3 vidence into court , whose testimony wc fiuicy , uot even the Editor of The Pandora will attempt to gainsay . We summon Sir Walter Scoit . On the news of _Brnox ' s death , Sir _Waweb wrote an article on the subject , which was published at the time in one of tho Edinburgh papers . In that article the writer says : —

      The errors of Lord Byron arose neither from depravity of ? _icart—for nature had not committed the anamoly of muting with such extraordinary talents an imperfcctmoral sense—nor from _feelings dead to Vic admiration of virtue . Kb man had eeer a kinder heart for sympathy , or amove open hand for the relief of distress ; and no mind was ever move formed for the enthusiastic admiration of noble aetioits , providing he was convinced that the actors had proceeded on disinterested principles . Not another word is necessary , we would hope , to convince the Editor of The Pandora of his griovious mistake . With these remarks , we recommend Ihe 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 my 6 tery-mongcrsof the olden time .

      Memoirs Of An Umbrella,. Br Of. Hek-Bert...

      MEMOIRS OF AN UMBRELLA ,. Br Of . _Hek-BERT RonwKLi—Pari I . London : E . Mackenzie , III , Fleet-street . In the Star of . July 19 th we cave an article from _I u « e 7 _i , entiUcd"PnnchandthcfickersandStcalers , which article we , in the main , approved of , otherwise it would not have found a place in our columns unless accompanied h y C 0 ESailfi » t _3 Betting forth _OUf objections . We say r / e approved _afltliat article in its mbmi joints , but It did not altogether satisfy us : and a subsequent article on tie saore subject which _agpsared m Punch , being m _ttelOta- manner _somewhat _ofyectionahfcv we- will _haa-ejsjjaih what our ob _^ atwaa is .

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      _„;? 2 _f * rt _^ , PP rove oftIie scourging Pvmoh ,, has given the " pickers and stealers , " who _robhinvof Jus-prodnetions , and undersell him in the _jaarkat mm , bis own wares . The stage-thieves , and the ap . _projnators of the Caudle Lemres generally , d _«» m too , the worst flagellation Punch cm give _them-, ihey are sneaks , cheats , and . robbers ; andtospnre taeniwowiu be mercy misapplied . But , we confess , we do . not see what fair ground of complaint Pmch _iias-ip . declaring war against those who merely imitate mm . in outside form , whether sold at the same , or at . a lower price . In animadverting on Jot Miller , we said , nothing about the form in which Joe appears , " o » the pmco _al which Joe is sold ; . nor do wc think thesa matters fair ground of comnkunt . The cronnd wo

      opposed Joe Miller , on was , that Joe began _hisearear * by commencing a war of scurrilous personalitiesabusing parties who for _theinioble works are worthy _, of universal admiration ; and .- that , in so doing , he cave _eurrojey to doctrines most disgusting _andfiamnable . As to Joe appeariag in , the same form as-Punch , and selling for three-halfpence instead of three-pence , of that wc said nothing ; and in alluding to it now , we must say , that although we are no admirers of the ' * cheap and nasty" system , still thrcehallfiencc against three-pence is-perfectly legitimate according to- ail the recognised . rules of competitive society . Punch , too , is , if we mistake not , something of a Free-Trader ; he cannot ,. therefore , consistently find fault with anv rival on the score of . " cheapness . "

      Ab compared with Joa MiUer , Punch has still _lcBft fair ground of complaint against this publicationthe Memoirs of an Umbrella . True , in form and price , this publication is similar to- Punch , but there all similarity ends . Neither without ( except in mm fonn ) . nor within , is there auy resemblance between the two ; . and wc do not think it just that the author of the Memoirs of an _Umbrdla . should be classsd with the " pickers and stealers . " ' True ,, we believe , this publication was originally advertised to appear " the same size , form , and price

      as Punch ; : but there is nothing uncommon in Buck _, announcements . Wo have-had " cabinet , " "pocket , !' and ether " editions" of the works of our novelists and . poets ,. repeatedly advertised as- " similar in si _» e ,, _foiini _, and price" to the " Wavericy . Novels , " or "the works of Byron , " _dsc ., _dsc ; . and we confess we- can see no " picking and stealing" in this . We have the highest admiration of Punch , and-that admiration we have often expressed in no stinted terms ; . but wo love truth too . well not to object to our favourite , when wo believe him to be ia the wrong .

      To come now to the legitimate subject of this notice—The Memoirs of an Umbrella—of the first number from which we gave some extracts , wc expressed our approval , and that approval of the three succeeding numbers wc arc bound to _yepeat . . The story is good , and in some parts of more than average merit , and contains some well-drawn , though queer , characters—not wanting a spice of caricature in their composition—witness "the benevolent bill-sticker . " In the third number is a poweAilly-. wriitcn scene entitled "The Fatal Truth , " which we only regret is too lengthy to transfer to our columns .

      The illustrations are excellent ; that in the third number of _4 « ce and Treviilian is truly beautiful . Ill the fourth number is a picture—perfectly exact—of Listos's house lacing _fl y de Park , on the Knightsbridge-road _^ The arch of the bridge , with the black sky in the distance , the black watevs underneath the arch , and the hand of tho drowning suicide alone visible , as if making a last appeal to heaven against the deeds of earth , are exceedingl y striking , TllO first part contains in all twenty illustrations . The Memoirs of an Umbrella have our hearty recommendation .

      The Balloon; On, Aerostatic Magazine. No...

      THE BALLOON ; on , AEROSTATIC MAGAZINE . No . I . _Avg-ust . London : B . Steil ) _, 20 , Patcrnoster-roiv . The project of a monthly journal of Aerostation is certainly a novel one ; whether , however , it will be as successful as novel is questionable . The Editor ( Henry Wells , Esq ., ) appeal's to 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 and purposes to which it will be applied—and that too , he thinks , at no very

      distant day . The Editor ' s style is of the chit-chatfree-and-easy _sert , not very profound , but on that account perhaps the move amusing . This number is mostly occupied with an account of Mr . ILuiptos _' s monster balloon , recently destroyed by five in Dublin . There ave also short reports of Mr . Gkeen _' s recent aerial trips , from Hoxton and Chelsea , illustrated by two well executed engravings . Tho Balloon , wc arc told , is designed to prove instrumental in furthering the science of Aerostation , and giving publicity to the exploits of its votaries . All wc can say is , we hope the Balloon m _\\ " go up . "

      The Education Of The Working Classes: An...

      THE EDUCATION OF THE WORKING CLASSES : an address delivered by Dr . Smiles , to the ' members and friends of the Leeds Mutual Improvement Society . Leeds : liobson _, 00 , Briggate . This little pamphlet , by the editor of the Leeds Times , which ' we have been prevented noticing before this week , we have perused with much pleasure . The sentiments therein contained are highly honourable to Dr . Smiles , and his ideas on this all-important subject appear to us to be perfectly sound . A feiv 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 tahe up the question themselves ; and I do believe that especially the . working classes will not be educated unless they bestir themselves in the matter . It is vain to look to Government—indeed I should be most jealous of any Government education , I fear that its education would be a servile one—not calculated to make men ' s minds free , hut to keep them in quiet bondage . Tho Governments of the Continent have nil employed education for this purpose ; and there seem already to be symptoms that the Government of England is but too ready to follow in tlieir footsteps , _SllOUld WC _CVCt' obtain a national system of education in England , it must be

      under the control of the people , and not of the Government—under the management of districts and parishes , if you will , but not of centralised 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 . I should fear that then education would be employed as a kind of stereotyping process—to mould the public mind , through the intellect of childhood , in the dogmas of mere civil and religious subserviency—to produce a Lethe-like torpor and a non-resisting compliance with the demands , it jni _^ ht be , of arbitrary power , —as is actually the case in Austria and China , the tiro "best-educated , " and yet among tho most despotically governed , empires in the world !

      POWER OF THE _TEOPLE TO EDUCATE _THEJfSElVES , It is not Governments , then , but the people who must educate the people ; otherwise education will neither effect social progress nor mental freedom . And the people who have already been able to surround the whole earth with the emblems of their power , —who have created the greatest commerce in the world , —who have embraced the globe in a net-work of steam communication , and thrown up 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 day to 800 , 000 slaves , nnu yearly send forth missionaries to convert the . heathen in the remotest quartets of tile globe , —surely , 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 tltehumblest _, member of their oivn community . THE CRAKD OlISTACIE TO £ DaCATIO!?—THE rnTVBE .

      it must be confessed , with deep regret , that there IS one most serious obstacle to tlie education of the labouring classes in this country ; but it is one which , I cannot help thinking , is at present in process of reformation . I allude to the long hours of labour . I say this is deeply to be deplored , as the working classes , during six days of the week , are so constantly occupied in toil , that it is with the utmost difficulty they can snatch a few hours for the purpose of mental improvement ; and on the seventh day tltc law and the custom of the land step in , and close the avenues of iustruction against them . Surely this cannot be the end of our boasted civilisation—to keep the mass of the people mere two-legged beasts of burden , toiling from day to day , and from yaar to year , for a bare physical subsistence , ana ! this , too , while the country is

      overflowing with all the elements of wealth . Is the sole end of civilised society to accumulate riches for a limited class ? Has man no higher end . than toil ? Is it the chief aim of civilisation to multiply the productions of the loom , and to produce infinite quantities of hardware , toys , cotton cloth , and other manufactures ? Is it the triumph of our vaunted science and art that man should be the mere slave and drudge of the steam-engine 1—that he shall be sacrificed to it , and alibis waking hours be spent in watching the machines that it drives ? Surely no \ It is not an infinite multiplication of fabrics that is our highest desideratum , but leisure for the toiling classes to educate and improve themselves . What is the great idea that has seized the mind of this age ? It is the grand idea of man—of the importance of man a 3 man- ; , that every human being has a great mission to perform—has noble faculties to cultivate , groat ri ghts to assert , a vast destiny to accomplish . And the idea lias also seized hold

      of the public mind , that every human being should have the means and the opportunity of education—and of exercising freely all the powers , faculties , aad affections of his god-like nature What signifies it that euv machines and our fabrics are improved and _multiplied , if our men arc not bettered in condition ? What matters it how much Steam-power we employ , if it top- man more than ever yoked to the car of toil ? Man ,, I . insist ,. has a right to-leisure—for the-improvement of his mind ns well as those prervation < rf his health;—lehuire to . ttnnk , leisure to-read , leisure ts > enjoy ; and the true ,, the benevolent , the humane-, tho Christian , _amplication of _Jamo » Watt ' s stupendous . 3 i 6 _cc-vory ' of tno stenm-engbiCj would be—to abridge , iastead of increasing : the toil of the- Ubouring classes , andi enable them to . employ . the timetbas set free ; in the _aultisiatioa and enjoyment- oft the _, l % Siest ftcultie * ofth « _JM-na , _Wel . _! Tluiwould . be tie tri « toproyemeht of Jarso * Watt's , _spliniiw gift , tn . _jaan _, ' 1 _UsSere that _juch

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      _wews as this arc now besoming diffused throughout the country ; and I earnestly trust that ere long we may sec them carried into _practicali-realistttion . Comment on the abova-would be superfluous , as we agree with every word . We earnestly recommend thi s , tract to our friends , and shall be glad to hear of its being extensively circulated ;

      The Coudwainers' Goiyipanion-August Lond...

      THE COUDWAINERS' _GOiYIPANION-August London : Strange , Paternostcr-row ; Cleave , Shoelane . In this number is a charming tale bv _Ltiou Hunt , entitled " The Shoemaker ofi ' Vcym . " The remaining contents consist of reports of meetings and strikes , correspondence , & c ., in connection with the boot and Shoemaking trade . \ Ve are glad to see that this number is entirely free from party and personal _gabbling ; that quite an improved feeling exists betwixt the Editor and _othaus of his craft with whom he was heretofore at war , is _^ jvident from the contents _bfi'this number . We recommend this publication to all _^ _orclwiajner _*; they _wilhh _' ndit an instructive and entertaining Companion .

      The Trutii-Seekea Am Temperance Advocate...

      THE _TRUTII-SEEKEa Am TEMPERANCE ADVOCATE . . We have received the " extra number , " Paris I . and II ., of this publication , dated July 30 th . These parts are mostly filled with ably-written controversial articles , in which tlie doctrines contended for hy the Editor , Dr . Lees , are-argued with much warmth and telling earnestness , It would appear to be no jjoke to have Dr . Lees for an antagonist . " His very words _> . likc Highland swords , D ivide _bavth joiat swul imarr ow , " and he lays about him with right good will . Our teetotal friends , and indeed the public generally , will find much interesting information in these parts of the Truth-Seeker .

      Publications Ltuceisren.—" Cases And Obs...

      _Publications _ltucEisrEn . — " Cases and _Obsewatiom on- Spinal Deformity " by Sanmel Hare , surgeon .

      Legal Triumph Of The Women Of Hyde.

      LEGAL TRIUMPH OF THE WOMEN OF HYDE .

      In A Recent Number Of The Star We Gave A...

      In a recent number of the Star we gave a short account of the doings of the Cheshire magistrates in llyde . Five women , and the husband of one of them , were sent to gaol for a month , with no other charge against them than , as expressed in the warrant of commitment , " walking up and down the hig hways and bye-ways in the town of'Dukinfieid aforesaid , and making a great noise and tumult , to the great annoyance and molestation of divers of her 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 byeways in the town of Dukinfield aforesaid . " They had gained a tiicton / at the petty sessions at Ashton , a few miles

      off ; and the occurrence made them joyful and uproarious . The factory children came from their work about the same time , and then shouted ; and that , as one of the witnesses for the prosecution solemnly deposed upon oath , " made the noise louder ! " Poor things ! What a sin ! to dare to make « noise when 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 Siilebottom , tho magistrates ; _Litth-, the police inspector ; and Messrs . Swires and Lees , the coalmasters ) " became annoyed , and felt molested as aforesaid ; and ordered the disturbers of the public peace into handcuffs and custody . A warrant was issued—a summons would have appeared like " conniving at a breach of the peace . " 0 , yes ; a summons would have been "far too lenient a course . "

      At the trial , Mr . Roberts for the defendants , concluded that tho 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 . There was no law against it . The reply was , " Ah ! but then wc can do this , Mr . Roberts ; we c «« do this , Mr . Roberts ; yes , that we can , and we will too : we'll bind them over to keep the peace ! Then they must pay the costs ; and-if they don ' t pay the costs wtill send ' cm to 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 they were told that they must also pay six _iwvds ron costs , Mr . Roberts again made an indignant appeal for justice ; but it was of of no use . The women were sent to gaol at Knutsford . Mr . Roberts followed them , and procured copies of their warrants ; and , thus prepared , immediately went to Stafford . There he brought the matter before the judges on the circuit , who immediately granted writs of habeas corpus ; and on Monday week tho question was argued at Shrewsbury . Mr . Iluddleston appeared for the women , and Mr . _Seijennt _Talfourd for the magistrates and the " divers of her Majesty ' s liege subjects ; and after a tough and hardfought contest , the judges decided that the magistrates had acted illegally _,, ' axd _obuebed the _imjikdiatjj hueratios OF AM . THK rSISOXKRS .

      The scene of unbounded joy that followed beggars all description , and the " shouting" and " noise " were louder than ever ! Wc believe , however , that no fresh warrants have been issued by "divers of her Majesty ' s liege subjects . "

      Lvxaresnouoiigh Weavers.—Those Men Are S...

      _lvxAREsnouoiiGH Weavers . —those men are still on strike . The masters are still obstinate , and the men as determined as ever . This is the ninth week of tlie 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 any assistance will do so . They will have at least the thanks of the ill-used We . i rets of _Kmrcsboroush . .

      Meeting ok Miners . —A public meeting of the Miners of the Berwick district was held on Saturday , August 2 nd , on Unthank Mocr , which was addressed at great length by Mr . Daniclls , on the advantages of Union and Restriction of Labour . After which the following resolution was unanimously passed : — "That we consider tho Mind's' Association eminently calculated to promote the interests and defend the rights of Mineva ; therefore , we pledge ourselves to stand by and assist to carry out the principles of the said Association . " Mr . D . has also addressed other meetings in the district during the week-.

      The Manchester Spinners . —This body of operatives are seeking for an advance of wages . To this end they have sent to each firm and employer the following circular , as the statement of their case : — We trust you will pardon the liberty we take in thus addressing you , on the subject of another advance of wages . 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 wages ; and it is but reasonable to expect that , in times of great commercial prosperity , wc ought to reap some of its advantages . About nine months ago , in comyliance with , ouv urgent request , you advanced our wages ; and you are no doubt aware , that a very many other towns .

      namely , Bolton , Chowbent , Tyldesley , Leigh , Bedford , Astlcy-bridge , Chorley , and Blackburn , have already given a second advance , and several other towns are on the eve of obtaining it ; and wc do ventureto hope that the employers of Manchester will manifest the same disposition . Again , when the duty was put upon cotton wool , our wages were materially reduced , and in a memorial sent by us , to Sir Robert Peel , some time since , we stated , that wc 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 . Wc subjoin a paragraph from the said memorial , from which it will be seen that wc believed that its repeal would materially

      benefit us as a party . — " Some idea may be formed how heavily this fax prcssess upon this branch of our trade when it is understood that one spinner , working on an average size of Mules , produces no less than 5001 _bs . of 40 s . ; 7501 bs . of 30 s . ; lOOOlbs . of 20 s . ; 2000 m 3 . of 10 s . ofyarn per week . Thus shewing that this tax did exceed in amount the actual earnings of the operative spinner upon the coarser yarns , which is equivalent to a bonus for the encouragement of manufactures in other countries . " The tax is now abolished , and we know that in consequence thereof , together with the improved state of the market , the late openings to our commerce , the high price of yarns , and the low price of cotton , that you can , and wc arc willing to believe that you will , allow us

      some share in the present prosperity _of-our trade . But there arc other considerations which have induced us to solicit an advance of wages , we allude to the growing scarcity of p iecers , and the effect that such a scavcity must have m raising the wages of this class of workers ; indeed , during the last twelve months their wages have been considerably augmented , and there is no doubt but that they will obtain still further advances , owing to the 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 employer and the employ cdmove through life in harmony ( a circumstance alike desirable to both ) , is , —First , by rewarding industry ; secondly , by cultivating a kind , generous , and sympathetic feeling towards each other , thus securing to yourselves , inviolate , the affections of the millions , who would

      stand around you and yours in the dark hour of peril ; and this would make peace and contentment dwell alike in the mansion and the cottage , and capital and labour could rejoice together . In conclusion , we hope that this appeal wiilnotbemadcin Train . Often has it been said that you will not givo lis any increase of wages except by force ; we cannot , wc will not , believe this . You have often told us that you were opposed to reductions , that if tho state of trade would afford it , you would much rather advance wages : and believing that you now have , owing to the present state of trade , an opportunity of proving the sincerity of your assertions , we hope you will cheerfully , and . at once , grant the reasonable request we now make , namely , ten per cent . . upon _ourprcsent wages * Wc trust that the present amicable feeling whicb now exists between you and us , may not soon _be-Kroken , but cemented the more firmly . We are , yours , most obediently . Tub Hand MuUi SrWNJSRS _W _» SelWActt . vo Winders

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      A Lugitv Srecmjkofc—Considerable Sensati...

      A _LuGitv _SrEcmjKOfc—Considerable sensation has been _excitodin the upper and lower circles ia tte West End , by a startling piece of good fortune which has befallen James Plush , Esq ., lately footman in a respected family in Berkeley-square , One day iasc week , Mr .. James waited upon his master , who m a banker in th « city ; and after a little Mushing ana hesitation , said he had saved a little money in service , was _an-mious to retire ,, and to invest his savings to advantage .. His master ( we believe wc may mention without efl ' eixling delicacy , -the well-known name of Sir George Flimsv , of the house of Flimsy , Diddler ; and Flash , ) smilingly asked Mr . James what was tho amount of his saving ; " wondering _considerably how , out of an income of thtrtv guineas—the main part of

      wluchhe spent m couquets , silk stockings , and perfumery— Mr . Plush couid have managed to lay by anything . Mr . PJush , with some hesitation said he had been s » ec » fatin 9 i > i railroads , and stated bis winn _^ _- ing 3 to have _bcim thirty thousand pounds . He had commenced his speculations with twenty , bonwed from a . fellow-servant . He had dated his letters from the house in Berkeley-square , and humbly begged pardon of his master for not having instructed the Railway Secretaries who answered his applications to apply at the area-bell . Sir _Gcotge , who was at breakfast instantly rose , and shook Mr . Plush by the hand ; Lady Flimsy begged him to be scaled , ami partake of the breakfast which he laid on the table ; and has subsequently invited him to her grand dejeuner at Richmond , where it was observed that Miss Emily Flimsy , her beautiful and accomplished seventh daughter , paid the lucky gentleman marked attention We hear it stated that Mr . Plush is of a very ancient

      family , ( Hugo de la Pluche came over with tho Conuueror ); and the new Brougham which bo ha _» started , bears the ancient coat of his race . He has taken apartments in the Albany , and is a director of thirty-three railroads , llo purposes to stand for Parliament at the next general election on decidedly conservative principles , which have always been the politics of his family . Report says , that even in his humble capacity Miss Emily Flimsy had remarked his high demeanour . Well , ' none but the brave , ' say ' we , deserve the fair . "' This announcement will explain the following lines , which have been put into our box with a a West-end _postmark . If , as we believe , they are written by the young woman from whom the Millionaire borrowed tlie Slim on which lie raised his fovtuue 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 ; if poor Maryannc be still alive ; we trust , wa trust , Mv . _Plttsh will ilo her justice .

      JEAMES OF BUCKLEY SQUARE . —A 1 IELIGT . Come all ye gents rot cleans the plate , Come all ye ladies maids so fair-Vile I a story vil relate Of cruel Jeamus of _lluckley Square . A tighter lad , it is contest , Keer rallied ritb powder in his air , Of vore a nosegay in bis breast , Than nndsum _Jeambs of . Buckley Square . 0 Evns ! it vas the best of sights , _llehind his Master ' s coach and pair , To see our _Jeajies in red plush tights , A driving lion' from Buckley Square _, lie veil became his _hagiviletts , lie cocked his at with such a hair ; His calves and vUkers vas such pets ,

      That hall loved jeames of Buckley Square . He pleased the _hup-stairs folks as rell , And o ! I vithered vith dispair , Misses _irouW ring the parlcr bell , And call up Jeajies in Buckley Square . Both beer and spemts he abuord , ( _Spcrrits and bucr I can ' t a bear , ) You would have thought he vas a lord Down in our All in Buckley Square . I . B 5 t year he visper'd , " Mauv IIann , Ven I ' ve an under'd pound to spare , To take a _i > ub ) ic is my plan , And leave this hojous lluckley Square . " O how my gentle heart did bound , To think that I his name should bear . " Bear Jeasies , " says I , " I ' ve twenty pound , " And gev tlicm him in Buckley Square . Our master vas a City gent ,

      Ills name's in railroads everywhere ; And lord , _vot lots of letters vent _Bctvvigst his brokers and Buckley Square My Jeames it was the letters took , And read ' em all , ( I think it ' s fair , ) And took a leaf from Master ' s book , As Mothers do in Buckley Square . Encouraged with my twenty pound , Of which poor / was _unuvave , He wrote the Companies all rouud , And signed hisself from Buckley Square . Aud how John Pouter used to grin , As day by day , share after share , Came ruilvay letters pouring in , " J . rwsu , Esquire , in Buckley Square . " Our servants' All was in a

      rage—Scrip , stock , curves , gradients , bull and bear Yith butler , coachman , groom , and page , Vas all the talk hi lluckley Square , But 0 ! imagine vat I felt-Last Vensdy vcek as ever were ; I gits a letter , which I spelt " . His M . A . Hoggins , Buckley Square . " nc scut me back my money true—He sent me back my lock of air , Aud said , " _AIj- dear , I bid ujow To Mauv IIann and Buckley Square . Think not to marry , foolish _Han . v , "With people who your betters are ; James 1 ' _iirsn is now a gentleman , And you—a cook in Buckley Square . " I've thirty thousand guineas won ,

      Ik six short mouths , by genus rare ; Yet little thought what _Jeames was on , l \> or siAiiy Hans in Buckley Square . I ' ve thirty thousand guineas net , | Powder and plush I scorn to vear ; And so , Miss Mauv Hans , forget For hevcr J eases , of Buckley Square . * * # * ' # •_ ' * The rest of the MS . is illegible , being literary washed in a flood of tears . —Punch . The Duk . v . _asd inv . 1 ' novEim . —The Italians say ,

      ' Every medal has its reverse . " The Iron Duke seems resolved to illustrate the truth of the proverb . Hence , the Waterloo fighters have "the medal , " and the Peninsular veterans , " the reverse . "—Ibid . Markiaoe ix High Like . —Wo hear that a matrimonial alliance is on the tapis between Daniel O'Connell Esq ., M . P „ and Mrs . Molly Maguire _, of Maguire's Grove . The estates of the interesting couple arc contiguous ; and Ave hear there are to bebonfircsover the whole country in celebration of the event . —Ibid .

      Do Speak English . —A medical witness who was lately examined in the Cvovn Court , stated that tho prosecutor had sustained a compound fracture of tho lowei ' jaiv , . nnd the bone was much comminuted . The Judge— " You mean broken in small pieces ? " "Witness— " Yes , my Lord several teeth were detached . " The Judge—By which you mean the teeth were knocked out ? Witness— "Yes , my Lord . " The Judge then told the witness he had better use plain language , intimating , very properly , that medical men as well as others ought to give their testimony in intelligible terms—in fact , that they were to speak _English .

      CnincisM _ExTnAonDisAnY . —A venerable lady , while reading our last notice of Dubuffe ' s picture of Adam and Eve , now exhibiting in Grcy-strect , Newcastle , observed that , " if Adam hud refused to go to the Devil-with such a beautiful being as Eve , he deserved to be kicked out of Paradise , apple or no apple !" An Imsn Fishmonger . —A householder , to whom _, an Irishman had sold some stinking mackarel , took him to task , on the occasion of his next call , for putting upon him so foul an imposition . The man coolly replied that his customer had himself to blame for letting him cry the fish live days in succession before he bought them . _HiciH . 'PiiiCK of " _Yakxs " . _—Thcilifotcftcsftrffuardian says that there is at present a considerable

      demand for yarns , and that they produce good prices . It is not only in Lancashire that this is the case . O'ConncIl is traversing Ireland , and spinning yarns at every place of importance , and no one can deny that he * receives a good price for his commodity . At Westminster the supply is somewhat greater than the demand ; although , to judge from recent exposures , prices have been well kept up in that immaculate locality . However , asgvousc-shooting commences on the 12 th of August , and , of course , the prorogation will previously take place for their accommodation , since Honourable Members cannot be expected to attend to public __ business , however profitable , after that important time , wc may consider the yam-mar ket as nearly over for the season .

      Pam . iamkj , tarv Pvrotechnics . — Tho Palmerston Sessional Rocket will go up next week , about ten , in St . Stephen ' s Chapel . It is expected , he will , a ? usual , make a very brilliant ascent , after which tho ' * stick" will be seen to drop . The Premier is rather nervous with respect to its effects , Lord Stanley on the contrary has got rid of his gout out of delight at the anticipated treat , which he will view in security . England ' s Forlorn Hopb . —Should tho emergency ever arrive for calling out Peel ' s fifty thousand " halt

      and maimed , " tho most appropriate word of command would be , " Go it , you cripples I " _Tns "GovERNon" no Govbb « or . —Frank Seymour familiarly calls Prince Albert , the " Governor . " This coming to the ears of the good-natured Prince Consort , he took occasion to say , " Ah' Seymour . ?? _Pyj . } ma T ' J ? y <> u tiak de Gobernor , but do debilof it is , J nab to deal with the Governess . " Seymour shuddered . -A _HiarioA Fearful _Tbadesmax . —A traveller over the _Ains does not fmdit needful to _beiuceMantlr contemplating tho precipices or perils he gees around him ; hekeepsLUeje « pan _thetrackathintest ,: _*** proceeds in safety . ' ¦¦•• ¦¦

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 9, 1845, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_09081845/page/3/