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      Beauties Of Byron. 50. T. "Esglish Bauds...

      BEAUTIES OF BYRON . 50 . T . "ESGLISH BAUDS ASD SCOTCH _BEVtEHUHS . " It is matter of notoriety to all men that Bnto . _v ' s first work , the " Hoots of Idleness , " was mercilessly criticised in the pages of the Edinburgh Review , at that time ( 1 S _03 ) the censor-in-chief of the literary world , and the most dreaded , as the most powerful of the critical journals . In criticising the "Hours of Idleness , " the reviewer thus commenced : — " The poesy of this young lord belongs to the class which neither gods nor men are said to permit . Indeed , we * do not reeoBeet to hare seen a quantity of verse with so few deviations from that exact standard . His effusions are spread over a dead fiat , and can no more get above or below the level than if they were

      so mnch stagnant water . " The whole article was written in the same sarcastic and contemptuous style , the reviewer advising _Brno . v to " forthwith abandon poetry , and turn his talents , which are considerable , aud his opportunities , which are great , to better account" The entire article will he found in _Mvriut ' s one volume edition ofthe poet ' s works . The Edinburgh reviewers little imagined , however , what sort of man they had to deal with . Their merciless critique _nrascd _' him to rage and resistance , and he retaliated with a force and purpose that fairly * ' bowed down tliose who had hitherto held a despotic sway over thc pnblic mind . " He produced his " English Bards and Scotch Reviewers , " and the world immediately and rightly pronounced hima poet . Though causing—and justly—a _ _wondrqns excitement at the time of its publication , _Ihis satire

      _excites now comparatively little attention , _lius arises partly from the fact that Biros himself lived to modify , or altogether change , most of flic views therein expressed of the writers he assailed ; and partly because the personalities which made tbesatire " spicy , " and therefore keenly relished at tbe time , are no longer interesting to the public—most of the assailed , like the assailant , being long since withdrawn from the stage of life .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—shadowing the mighty things the author was destined to accomplish , "English 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 tke -satire , -we must refer the reader to the poem itself . The following Vines open the poem : —

      Still must I hear ! * * * * * # _* * » * And I not sing , lest haply , Scotch Teriews Should dub me scribbler , and denounce my nurse t Prepare for rhyme—1 * 11 publish right or wrong : Fools are my theme , let satire be my song . Oh ! nature ' s noblest gift—my grey goose quill ? Slave of my thoughts , obedient to my will , Torn Irom tlry _jtarent bird to form a pen , That mighty instrument of little men ! The pen' _forcdoom'd to aid the mental throes Of brains that labour , big with verse or prose , Though nymphs forsake , wad critics may deride _. The lover's solace , and tiie author ' s pride . "What wits ! what poets dost thou daily raise ! How frequent is thv use , how small thy praise !

      Condemn'd at length to be forgotten quite , ¦ With all the pages which ' twas tluue to write . Hut thou , at least , mine own especial pen ! Once laid aside , but now assumed again , Our task complete , like Hamlet ' s shall be free ; Though spumM by others , yet beloved by me : Then let ns soar to-day ; no common theme , No eastern vision , no distemper _ed dream Inspires—our path , though full of thorns , is plain Smooih be the verse , and easy be the strain . _AVhen Vice triumphant holds her _sovVeign sway Obej'd by all who nought beside obey ; When _Follj , frequent harbinger of crime , Bedecks htr cap with hells of every dime ; When knaves aud fools combined o ' er all prevail , And weigh their justice iu a golden scale ; EVn theu the boldest start from public suecrs , Afraid of shame , unknown to other fears ,

      More darkly siu , by satire kept m awe , And siirink from ridicule , though not from law . Such is the force of wit ! hut uot belong To me the arrows of satiric song ; The royal vices of our age demand , A _kt-ener weapon , and a mightier hand . Still ihere are follies , e ' en for me to chase ; And yield at l _? ast 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 stratus of great and small , Ode , epic , elegy , have at jou all ! I too can scrawl , aud once upon a time 1 pouiM along the town a flood of rhyme , A school-boy freak , unworthy praise or blame ; I printed—older children do the same . 'lis pleasant , sure , to see one ' s name in print , A book ' s a book , although there ' s nothing in't .

      Moved by the great example , I pursue The self-same road but make my own review JSotseck great Jeffrey ' s , yet like liim will be Sett-constituted judge of poesy .

      i » Ofi _iBclOtHCg * { From the Time Mercury . ) TBE HF 3 LV OF G 1 _ESCALV 1 B . When ye make many prayers , I will not hear : your hands are full of blood 1 _JLearn to do well ; relieve the _oppressed , judge the fatherless , plead for tllC WldOW . _IsAIAU . Wc kneel upou the bleak hill side ; AU other shelter is denied ; So stay , no refuge now we see : Our only hope , oh I Lord , is thee J

      Upon thy holy name we call ; Thou did ' st create us " brethren" all ; rut forth thine arm—for we are thrust Bv ' a by our "brethren "—in the dust ! Thou hast stiU 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 bad we mixed in such a scene , We know what our deserts had been !

      We know , oh , God ! tbat thou wilt bless The hand tbat helps the fatherless ; That raisetli the poor sons ol 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 against the stones ? T . D

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      Douglas Jerolfs Shilling Magazine. Augus...

      DOUGLAS JEROLFS _SHILLING MAGAZINE . August . London : Punch Olfice , 82 , Fleet-street . The contents ofthis number are , with the exception ofthe poetry , imexccptionably good . A good purpose is contained also in thc poetry , Irat the purpose is not well carried ont—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 everv dav . The Editor ' sstorr , " St . Giles and St . James , " is continued , and contains several striking scenes , enriched » _vith those rctlections on the monstrosoties ofour social system whicli have made the name of , Jekrold famous . In the previous number , the story described the arrest of St . Giles on a charge of murder ; from th-t awful charge he had been released by the fact that the roan was not murdered , ; though wounded , but not by St . Giles . The writer thus pictures

      THE CBIME OF _POVEBTT . And now' , thinks the reader , ' St . _Gilesisfree . There is nocbarge against him ; he is not the murderer , men , in his wretchedness , took bim for . St . James , with his injuries upon him , has withdrawn himseHj and once again the world lies wide before St . Giles . ' Kot so . There _^ tin remains , to Ws confusion , a hard accuser . St . ¦ Gilts is destitute . In the teeming , luxurious county of _Ktnt * _anidst God ' s promise of plenty to man , be is a guilty interloper . He may not grasp a handfid 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 , be _pmushed for bis intrusion . _JEreryrag _' he caniesis an accusing tongue : he isdestitute and wander ing : he has strayed into tlic paradise of the well-to-do , ; and must be sharply reproved for his whereabout . And , ) therefore , St Giles will be committed for a season to the _> county gaol as a rogue and vagabond . The rogueiy is

      not proved upon bim , bnt it has been shown that whilst decent people hare goose-beds and weather-proof chambers , he , at the best , has straw and a bam . It is , too , ¦ made a misdemeanour against mother Earlh to sleep ¦ upon her naked breast , with only thehearens above the sleeper ; and as St . Giles has often so offended—he could not deny the iniquity—he was , we say , committed to gaol hy Justice Wattles , as a rogue and Vagabond . How , to punish a mau for _haviimtnothtng , is surely a sport invented _bjiUfl _^ l- \ nhfo / iae pleasure of the rich ; yes , to -whip a rascal for Ms rags is to pay flattering homage to cloth of sold . Sotting was proved against St . Giles but want ; which , being high treason against the majesty of property , that large offence might be reasonably * _upposedto contain every other . ' Something , I ' ve _nodoubt , will be brought against him , * said Justice Wattles ; 'in Hie meantime , he stands committed as a rogue and vagabond . *

      A murder , however , lad been committed , though St . James wasnot lhe victim , nor St . Giles the slayer The following portrait of a lawyer—a barrister _employed to defend the accused , will be readily recog nised . In many of the leading features the portrait is a fair likeness of more than one felon's friend . One peculiar feature , however , sufficientl y points Otlfctbe original to be Mr . _Jpplqfy WhaCs-Ms-mme?—no miller—here is theportrait of A _LiWiTEB . Happy was tlie evil-doer , whose means might purchase the good offices of Ah . Montecute Crawlcv ! ° There was

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      no man at the bar who coidd go oomnletely ertract the stain of blood from amurderer . Had . he defended Sawny Bean , dipped a hundred times in infanticide , he would hare presented him to the bar as a . shepherd with the Woom and fragrance of Arcady upon him I Worthy man S What a constitution had Mr . Montecute Crawley , to stand the wear and tear of his own feelings ,, racked , agoniied , as they always were , for his innocent , his much-perse cuted client , tho homicide or _highwayman at the bar . ' Happily , his emotion was always so Tory- 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 , so earnest a gentleman , when he not only Touched ior the innocence ofthe unfortunate accused , but wept a shower of tears in testimony thereof . Tears ,

      in fact , were Mr . Montecute Crawley ' s great weapons but he had too true a notion of their value to use them save on extraordinary occasions . With all his tenderness , he had great powers of self-restraint ; and , therefore , never dropt a tear upon any brief that brought him 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 aud stony-hearted brethren at the bar , had ,, inthe envy and brutality of their souls , nicknamed Mr . Montecute Crawley , the watering-pot . But 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 , and that only the angels knew them to be false .

      The same lawyer is the bully in the following : — . SCENE IK A CBIM 1 . SAL COBET . The trial began . One witness swore that in the evening of the murder he heard a gun fired ; and immediately he saw the prisoner at the bar rush from the direction of Cow Meadow . The ball had heen extracted from the murdered man , and found to fitagun , theprisoner's property , subsequently discovered in the farm-house . Every face iu 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 iu his eye—what a weight of 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 hehad spoken : his senses were distraught , lost * , he would scarcely to _hiinselt answer for his own consciousness , so much was lie _bewildeied , flung about , made nothing of by that tremendous man , Mr . Montecnte Crawley . — " Answer tne , siv , " thundered the indignant counsel - , " were you never in gaol for felony ! Answer , sir . "—Thc man paused for a moment . He never had been in gaol for felony—Mr . Crawley knew 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 he ventured to reply that he never bad 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 jou ' ve never heen caught poaching—eome , I shall get something out of you ? Speak up , sir ! Upon youi oath —liave jou never heen caught setting wires for hares i " roared Mr . Crawley . — "Never , sir , " stammered the witness . "Ifever caught in my life . "— "Ha . ' you ' vebeen lucky , then , my fine fellow , " said tlie counsel , * ' l ' ou haven't been caught , that ' s what you mean , eh ? " And at this humourous distinction , 3 Ir . Montecute Crawley laughed—the prisoner , out of gratitude to his champion , laughed—all men iu tlie 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 . — "J believe , sir , " he continued , —" come , sir , leave off twiddling your thumbs , and look at me—1 believe you ' ve been mixed up a little iu smuggling ! Come , you don ' t think there ' s much harm in that 1 You knowhow to run a tub or two , I suppose !"— "Ko , Idon'V answered the witness , with new confidence , — "Blessme , " criedllr . Crawley , " you ' re a very innocent gentleman—very innocent , indeed . " And then , with much indignation at the unspotted character ofthe witness , he thundered , "Get down , sir ! " Now this seeming uncharitablcness was , it may be hoped , very repulsive to the kindly nature of Mr . Crawley ; but what he did , he did for the benefit of his client . To Serve his

      client it was—beheld 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 thc bar might stand out 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 ofhis client—he was sometimes compelled to wear his gown , the solemn robe of the champion of truth , as the privileged garment , holdiug safe the coward aud the bully . He was a gentleman—a most perfect gentleman—with au almost effeminate sensa of honour when —his 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 ,

      For the result of the trial , in winch St . Giles was a witness , we must refer our readers to the Magazine , wherein they will also learn of an improved turn in St . Giles ' 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 people ofthe Rhenish provinces , their mode 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 . We shall watch his contributions , and , if worthy , -will give them prominent notice in this paper . The "Hedgehog Letters" comment tills month on Mr . Moxcktoj _. * Milses's Bill for private

      hangings , and the Jews' Disabilities Removal Bill . The recent horrible atrocity committed by the French in Algeria—the burning of the eight hundred Arabs inthe cave of Dalira—is commented upon in severe terms in a short article on that eternally infamous act . "A History for Young England" traces the leading facts of the reigns of Stefiie . v and Matilda . The reviews of new works have but one fault—their brevity . Much as wc 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 . _Mscbelet ' s important work on "Priests , Women , and Families . " We are 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 Dorothea , Consort of George I ., the reviewer says : —

      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 centuiy . With George thc First , who was accused by his son of destroying two wills made , and who himself quietly took possession ofhis father ' s and pocketed all the legacies ; and who also sought to debauch a young lady of great beauty and worth—one ofthe 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 , aud " spitting in the dishes to prevent their eating . " The King of _Toland , previously Elector

      of Saxony , left three hundred and fifty-four children by innnmera We mistresses , and expended upwards of fifteen millions sterling in absurd entertainments . Whilst Denmark was kinged by Christian the Seventh , a young man of weak mind , debauched habits , and unprepossessing appearance , who was completely in tlie 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 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 misgovernment of millions !

      What wonder , indeed ? Tho " revolutionary savage " , here spoken of is Marat , 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 eontemplate ; 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 , too , not privileged plunder _er and brigands—but the hard-toiling helpless masses . Uad the fearful remedy suggested by Marat been tried , it might have saved the lives of thc millions destroyed subsequently by Nafoleox , and his antagonists . Be it understood , we would not choke even an aristocrat , unless he came at us full-mouthed like a mad dog , and then . We believe , with the

      conductors of Jerrold' s Magazine , that the pen is mightier than the sword , - and to the means ofwhich the pen is the symbol , wc look for the deliverance of mankind . Nevertheless , thc destruction of 300 , 000 aristocrats would have been a cheap price to have paid for the deliverance of nations , provided tliat 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 thc mere annihilation of their oppprcssore , as other oppressors wiil , by cajolery first , and force afterwards , assuredly take the places of those destroyed . That mental and moral regeneration ol 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 .

      The Traveller's Magazine — Avocsr. Londo...

      THE TRAVELLER'S MAGAZINE — _Avocsr . London : T . C . Newby , 12 , Mortimer-street , Cavendish-square . Wc like this number better than its predecessors . The articles , though fewer , are lengthier , and more complete . Wc have been much amused by the Editor s very entertaining "First Pilgrimage and Last Tour . " The oddities he encountered in his German _, peregrinations are admirably Mt off , and __ wc cannot decide whether to laugh most at his pencil or his pen and ink sketches ; both are ¦ admirable . Though not partial to " continuations , " we hope tlio Editor ' s " pencillings by tho way" may be long " continued "—a wish , we are sure , that will be warnu }' joined in by the readers of this Magazine . Here is

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      _aspecimemof the delights of travelling is Pttssia , with a capital anecdote appended : — At the second post we were _overtaken-by a Russian courier , and-his leathern hag of letters , . _his-swiwd and person was- quickly introduced into our . carriage ; he occupied the seat opposite mine , and presently began to load his pipe ,- the howl of which was about the sire of a _pistol-barrel _. wMh some of the vilest tobacco J have ever had the misfortune—not in deed to _. smokc—but to swallow and inhale the smoke , coming , as it did , through tbe decaying teeth , and frowsy yellow moustaeho of-the courier , right into my face , at every puff ; and yet ho had the face to tell me it was-very good tobacco—light and Hollandish —there he sat , this blue-eoatcd , silrer-buttoned , demimilitary , half-civil smoker ; his face of a uniform , brickdusty , red-vealish colour , tainting the pme air with his vile pipe—the very essence of selfishness-personified . Presently the Cole awoke ; he bethought _him-of his pipe and bag of tobacco also , and the pair exchanged rival

      whifs , and kept up a perpetual spitting and hawking to match ; how I- longed for a pipeful of _assafetida , cr sc * SiC such rile smelling drug , that at the risk , of being smothered I might choke the courier and annihilate the Pole with a single whif . I once lieard an anecdote related by ono ofthe th , concerning the glorious exploits of some- brothers in arms . They occupied fiv « of the six . 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 eftect , and at last when they were half-choked with their own . smoke , the stranger awoke , and looking round him placidly observed ill a Yankee nasal voice , " WeU , now , I thought I did smell tobacco , " and forthwith producing a short pipe , he began to smoke some of the _vilust Mundungus , the stench of which quickly compelled the officers to open the windows at once .

      In Mr . Johnston ' s "Narrativeof a Voyage along the Eastern Coast of Arabia , " is given an interesting account ol Aden , or rather of that place ' s past histoiy and greatness . "Jose Ramon , the Piper of Amposta , " is a singularly impressive story , by the author of Jonathan Sharp . Whether truthor fiction , wc 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 audi _contributions as " The Piper of Amposta" could not fail to ensure the success and establishment ofthis Magazine . The poetry , like most Magazine poetry , is rather flat ; the following , though not first-rate , is an exception : —

      _MlB-EL-KADO TO THE ARABS . Sons ofthe Desert ! guard your own , And round your white tents rally ; The drums arc beat , the war . truuips blown , On every hill and valley . Shall scornful strangers lightly tell How we , the sons of Ishmael , rerish'd before the infidel ! On ! shout AllahiUllah ! Sons ofthe Desert ! guard your own , Our foemen lightly deeming , The Arabs , routed—blighted—strown , May fall while they are dreaming . Our brothers' benes unblest remain

      Ou every hill , on every plain They cry , —and shall they cry in vain , While Arab spears are gleaming ! Sons ofthe Desert ! guard your own , Repel the fierce invader—The faithful ne ' er shall be o ' erthrown , IVhen Allah is their leader . Beneath tliis glorious star-lit dome , Our fathers humbled lofty Borne , — On ! let the desert be the tomb , Or throne , of _Abd-el-Kader I

      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-honietraveilers—will all do well to become purchasers of this emporium of the experiences and wonders of travelling—the Traveller ' 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 wc have been agreeably occupied . Some of thc tales , particularly those by Madame De Ciutelalv , are well written and very entertaining . There arc some good articles under thc heads " London viewed ' bv a Foreigner , " and "Walks through London . " The "Recollections of Switzerland , by an Alpine Traveller , " are 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 thc ' * 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 forthe purpose of ascertaining whether the famous lovers Heloise and Abeilardehh any child behind tliem , Tiie result of liis labQurs was , that he ascertained from tbe records of the convept , that " _AsmALADE ( born at Palet in 1110 ) , tiie son of Heloise and Abeilardc , was the tliird Abbot of ffauterive ! " The same writer contributes a description of the College of Jesuits at _Fribourg . We quite agree with this writer . When speaking of tllC Jesuits ho says * . — " If ever a crusade iii favour of civilization deserved to be preached , it would bo ono whoso aim should be to annul tbe underhand mischief wliich

      these hypocritical scourges of humanity are . 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 . [ We had selected an extract from the July number , but arc compelled to omit it through want of room . " ) Equally good , though of another order , are the articles on " Contemporary French Writers . " Tlie writers already described are Madame Desbohdks-Valmor , Yillesiaix , _Lamaotine , Beraxgeii , Alfred de Musset , and Jules _Jaxin . The theatrical criticisms , though limited , are 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 fair sex .

      We have two faults to find . First , that one half or more of the last two or three numbers has been printed in French . This change has been made , it is stated , in compliance witli the wishes of a number of tucsilbscribers . If thesesubseribcrsform 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 wc think it very bad policy to give the sketches of French writers in _French , as is the case with that of Jules JAKIM . French readers and readers of French hare plenty

      of sources from whicli 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 . Wc object , too , to the tasteless heading wliich 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 page 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 . "Villemai . v , the French author and statesman , the writer says : —

      In his _fVdlcmain ' s _] fine biography of Byron , he has distinguished the poet from * lic man , and carefully avoided touching npon ihe _eormirfioii of heart discemable _i » the latter , and only attacks the license of his imagination , when a stricter investigation of such corruption , but too xcell _outfienticaled , would help , we think , to show some light on the unfathomed mysteries of genius , and the numerous anamolies ofthe human mind , etc ., itc . The words we have marked in italics are those we abject to . Thc assertion that Byuox was corrupt in heart , and that that corruption is ivell authenticated , we pronounce to be as untrue as it is ungenerous . But we will not merelv place our assertion against that of the edition of The Pandora ; wc will call 2 vidcnceinto court , whose testimony we fancy , uot even fhe Editor of The Pandora will attempt to gainsay . We summon Sir Walter Scon . On the news oi _Btrox's death , Sir Walter wrote an article on the subject , which was published at the time in one of thc Edinburgh papers . In that article the writer

      says * . — The errors of lord Byron arose neither from depravity of heart—for nature had not committed the anamoly oi uniting with such extraordinary talents an imperfect moral sense—nor from feelings dead to the admiration of virtue . No man hadever a kinder heart for sympathy , oramore open hand for the relief of distress ; anil no mind was ever more formed for the enthusiastic admiration of noble actions , providing he was convinced thatthe actors had proceeded on disinterested principles . Not another word is necessary , we would hope , to convince the Editor of The Pandora of his gricvious mistake . With these remarks , we recommend 2 / ie 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 the olden time .

      Memoirs Of An Umbrella, Bv G. Hehiiei;R ...

      MEMOIRS OF AN UMBRELLA , Bv G . _HehiiEi ; r Rodwell—Part I . London : E . Mackenzie , 111 , Fleet-street . In the Star of July 19 th wc cave an article from Punch , entitled "Punchand the Pickereand Stealers , which artiele we , in thc main , approved of , otherwise it would not havo found a place in our columns unless accompanied by comments setting forth our objections . We say we approved of that article in its main points , but ii did not altogether satisfy us : an' ! i a subsequent articleon thc same subject whicli appeared iu Punch , being in the like manner somewhat _objeciional-Je . we will here explain what our objeeS _^ on is .

      Memoirs Of An Umbrella, Bv G. Hehiiei;R ...

      We heartily approve ofthe scourging Punch has given the ; pickers * and stealers , " who rob him of his productions , and undersell him in the market with his own wares . The _stage-thieves , and the ap . _proprietors of tho Oaudlt Lectures generally , deserve too , the worst flagellation Punch can give them _, ihey are sneaks ; - , cheats , and robbers ; and to spare them would be- mercy misapplied . But , we confess ,. we do not see . what /« , V ground of complaint Punch lias in declarin g war against those who merely imitate him m outside form _v whetlwr sold at the same , or at . aJowerpnce . In animadverting on Joe Miller ,-we said nothing aboutnhe form in whicli Joe appears _.-or . the price at which -Joe is sold ; nor do we think _ttiesematters fair ground of complaint . The ground we opposed Joe Miller > on was , that Jot began his career

      by commencing a war of scurrilous personalitiesabusing parties _wkofor their noble works are worthy of universal admiration ; and tbat , in so doing , he cave currency to- doctrines most disgusting and damnable . ' As to Joe appearing in the same form as Punch , and selling for three-halfpence instead of three-pence , of tliat we said nothing ; and in alluding to it now , we must say , that although ire are no admirers of the " cheap and nasty" system , still threehalfpence against threepence is perfectly legitimate according to all the recognised rules of competitive society . Punch , too , is , if we mistake not , something pf a Free-Thader ; he cannot , therefore , consistently find fault with any rival on the score of " cheapness . " As compared with Joe Miller , Punch has still less

      fair ground ot complaint against this publicationtho J / _ewoiwo / _aji Wmbrella . True , in form and price _,, tins publication is similar to Punch , but there all similarity ends . Neitlier without ( except in mere form ) nor withm , is there any resemblance between the two ; and * we do not , think it just that the author ofthe Memoirs ef an . Umbrella should be classed 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 such announcements . _Wo-have had " cabinet , " "pocket , " and other " editions" of the works of our novelists and poets , repeatedly , advertised as "similar in size , form , and price"to the " Waverley Novels , " or " the works of Byron , " _dsc ., dfc . ; and we confess we can see no " picking and stealing" in this .

      Wehave the highest admiration of Punch , and that admiration we have- often expressed in no stinted terms , * but we love- truth too well not to object to our favourite , when we believe him to bo in the wrong . To come now to- the legitimate subject of this notice—The Memoirs of an Umbrella—of thc first number from whicli we gave some extracts , wo expressed our approval , and that approval of the three succeeding numbers we are bound to repeat . The story is good , and in some parts of more than average merit , and contains somo well-drawn , though queer , cliaractcra—not wanting a spice of caricature in their composition—witness "the benevolent bill-sticker . " In the third number is a powelully-writtcii scene entitled "The Fatal Truth , " which wc only regret is too lengthy to transfer to our columns .

      Thc illustrations aro excellent ; that in the third number of Alice and TreviUian is truly beautiful . In the fourth number is a picture—perfectly exact—of Liston _' s house facing Hyde Park , on thc Knightsbridgc-road . The arch of the bridge , with the black sky in the distance , the black waters underneath the arch , and the hand of the drowning suicide alone visible , as if making a last appeal to heaven against the deeds of earth _y are exceedingly striking . Thc first part contains in all twenty illustrations . The Memoirs of an Umbrella have our hearty recommendation .

      Tiie Balloon; On, Aerostatic Magazine. N...

      TIIE BALLOON ; on , AEROSTATIC MAGAZINE . No . I . August . London : B . Steill , 20 , Paternoster-row . The project ofa 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 ., ) appears to be an enthusiastic lover ofthe science of Aerostation , and to be , moreover , a practical Aeronaut . He indulges ill 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 sort , not very profound , but on that account perhaps the more amusing . This number is mostly occupied with an account of Mr . Hampton ' s monster balloon , recently destroyed by fire in Dublin . There are also short reports of Mr . Green ' s recent aerial trips , from Hoxton and Chelsea , illustrated by two well executed engravings . The Balloon , we are told , is designed to prove instrumental in furthering the science of Aerostation , and giving publicity to the exploits of its votaries . All we can say is , we hope the Balloon will" go up . "

      The Education Of The Working Classes: Ah...

      THE EDUCATION OF THE WORKING CLASSES : ah address delivered by Dr . Smiles , tothe members and friends of the Leeds Mutual Improvement Soeiety . Leeds : Hobson , 50 , Briggate . This little pamphlet , by the editor of the Leeds Times , which we have been prevented noticing before this week , wc 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 few extracts wiil illustrate this : —

      HATlQ'XA'b _EDUCA-raN . I have long been impressed with the conviction that thc people of this country will not be educated unless they take 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 , but to keep tliem in quiet bondage . The Governments of the Continent have all employed education for this purpose ; and there seem already to bo symptoms that the Government of England is but too ready to follow in their footsteps . Should wc ever obtain a national system of education in England , it must he

      under the control of the people , aud not of the Government—under the management of districts nnd 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 joung mind of England put in the leading Strings Of any ascendant sect or party iu Church or State . I should fear that then education would be employed ns 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 Lethc-lilic torpor and a non-resisting compliance with tho demands , it might be , of arbitrary power , —as is actually the case in Austria and China , the two "best-educated , " and yet among thc most despotically governed , empires in the world !

      POWEIl OF THE PEOPLE TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES . It is not Governments , then , hut the people who must educate the people ; otherwise education will neither effect social progress nov mental freedom . And the people who have already been able to surround the whole earth with the emblems of tlieir power , —who have created the greatest commerce in the world , —who have embraced the globe in a net-work of steam communication , aud 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 , nnd yearly send forth missionaries to convert the heathen in thc remotest quarters ofthe globe , —surely , I say , the people who have been able to do all this , arc able also to famish tho means oi education for themselves , and to educate every , even the humblest , member of their own community . THE CIIAND OBSTACLE TO _EPUOATIOK TIIE FCTUKE .

      It must he confessed , with deep regret , that thero is one most serious obstacle to the education of the labouring classes in this country ; but it is one which , I cannot help thinking , is at present iu 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 tliey can snatch a few hours for the purpose of mental improvement ; and on the seventh day the law and the custom of the land step in , and close the avenues of _iustruction against them . Surely this cannot he the end of our boasted civilisation—to keep the mass of thepeople mere two-legged beasts of burden , toiling from day to day , and from j-aar to year , for a bare physical subsistence , ani 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 multi ply the productions ofthe loom , and to produce infinite quantities of hardware , toys , cotton cloth , and other manufactures ? Is it the triumph ofour vaunted science and art that man should he the mere slave and drudge ofthe steam-engine!—that lie shall be sacrificed to it , and all his waking hours bo spent in watching the machines thatit drives' ? Surely no ! It is not an infinite multiplication of fabrics that is our highest desideratum , but leisurefor the toiling classes to educate and improve themselves . . What is the great idea that has seized the mind of this age ? It is tlie grand idea of man—of the in . portanca of . man as man : ; -tliat every human being-has a great mission to perform—has noble faculties to cultivate , gppat rights So assert , avast destiny to accomplish . And the idea has also seized hold

      oi tin . ' puhhc mind , that every human being should have the _mraiis and the opportunity of education—and of _exercising _ii-i'i-lv - all the powers , faculties , and affections of his gi » t . ii : fc « _iiiituro . What signifies it that eur machines and our fabrics arc improved and multiplied , if our men are m . t _bi-ttun-d ia condition ? What matters it how much . t _.-nm . powi * ' - we employ , if it keep 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 these prervaiio n ofhis health ;—leisure to think , leisure to read , leisure to enjoy ; and the _tl'UC _, tlie _lieilCl'Olcilt _, the humane , the Christian , application of James Watt ' s stupendous discovery of the steam-engine , would be—to abridge , instead of increasing tho toil of the labouring classes , and enable them to employ the time thus setfree _^ in the cultivation and enjoyment of the highest faculties of their nature . This would be the tsue _improvement of James AVatt _' s spicngid gift toman , I believe that such

      The Education Of The Working Classes: Ah...

      views a » _thit are now becoming diffused throughout the country ; and I earnestly trust- that ere long we may see them carried into practical'realisation ., Comment on the above would be superfluous , as we agree with every word . Weea _* _nestly recommend this tract to our friends , and . _'shall be glad to hear of its being extensively circulated ;

      Tbe Cordwainers' Gompanion-Auoust. Londo...

      TBE CORDWAINERS' GOMPANION-Auoust . LondoB : Strange , Paternoster-row _; Cleave , Shoelane . __ Ir th » 7 » n » ber is a charming , tale by Lswh Hunt , entitled " -The Shoemaker of _Veyiros . " The remaining contests consist of reports of meetings and strikes , correspondence , & c , in connection with the boot and shoemaking trade . Wo are- gLad to see that this number is entirely free fronv _. party and personal _£ q , _uabbliog ; that quite an improved feeling exists betwixt tie Editor and others of jiis craft with whom he was heretofore at war , is evident from the contents oftthis number . We recommend . this publication to all Cordwainers ; they will find _it-an instructive and entertaining Companion .

      THE TRUTH-SEEKER AND . ' TEMPERANCE _ADVOCATE .. Wehave received the " extra . number , " Parts I . and IL , ofthis publication , dated July 30 th . These parts are mostly filled with ably-written controversial artieles , in which the doctrines contended for by the Editor , Dr . Lees , arc argued with much warmth and telling earnestness . It would appear to be no joke to have Dr . Lehs for an antagonist . " His very words , like Highland swords , Divide _baith joint and marrow , " and he lays about him with right , good will . Our teetotal friends , and indeed the public generally , will find much interesting information iu these parts of the Truth-Seeker .

      Pubucatioss _Rkoeiveo *— " 6 ases , and Observations on Spinal Deformity , " by SamuelHare , surgeon .

      " ¦ M ~—~— *' " ———»—»——.~»I Ii I Legal Triumph Of The Women Of Hv-Tvr

      " ¦ m _~—~— * ' " _———»—»—— . _~» i ii i LEGAL TRIUMPH OF THE WOMEN OF _HV-TVR

      In A Recent Number Of The Stan Wo Gave A...

      In a recent number of the Stan wo gave a short account of the doings of the Cheshire magistrates in Hyde . Five women , and the husband of one of them , were sent to gad for a month , with no other charge against them than , as expressed in . the warrant of commitment , " walking _upaiuldown the highways and . _'byeways in tlic town ol'IIukinlield aforesaid , and mailing a great noise and tumult , to the great annoyance and molestation of divers of lier Majesty ' s liege subjects . " There was no doubt whatever but that these _jioor women ( one of them was actually caught dancing in the middle of tho street ) hnd been rather excited , and " holloed" rather loudly as they

      walked " up and down the highways-and byeways m the town of Dukiiifield aforesaid . " 'Jlhey had gained a victory 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 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 I to dare to make a noise when let loose from their hell ! And so it happened that , ¦ while they were all shouting together , " divers oi her Majesty ' s liege subjects" ( that is to say , Ashton and Sidcbottom , the magistrates ; little , the police inspector ; and Messrs . Swires and Lees , the coalmasters ) " became annoyed , and felt molested as

      aforesaid ; and ordered the disturbers ot the public p eace 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 the charge was not a legal offence . It might be unpleasant fov _pavtics to hear a noiso 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 we can 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 thc peace ! Then they must pay tlie costs ; and if they don ' t pay the costs we'll send 'em to prison for a month ! That ' ll teach 'em : that'll make ' cm know . " There was lots more

      of ifc . At last the women procured their _sureties , and tendered them ; but they were told that they must also pay six pouxds fob costs . Mr . Roberts again made an indignant appeal for justice ; but it was of of no use . Tlte women were sent togaol at Kmitsford . Mr . Roberts followed them , and procured copies of tlieir warrants ; and , thus prepared , immediately went to Stafford . There ho brought the matter before thc judges on tho circuit , who immediately granted writs of habeas corpus ; and on Monday week thc question was argued at Shrewsbury . Mr . Huddleston _appeared for thc women , anil Mr . Seijcant 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 , and _obdeheb the immediate libenATION OF ALL TIIE _miSOXEnS .

      Tho scene of unbounded joy that followed beggars all description , and the " shouting" and " noise " wercZoudcr than ever I We believe , however , that no fresh wan-ante have been issued by " divers of her Majesty's Jiegc subjects . "

      Ivnauesnonouon Weavers.—These Men Are St...

      _IvNAUEsnonouon Weavers . —These men are still on strike . The masters are still obstinate , and the men as determined as ever . This is the ninth Week Of tllG strike ; ami , if they can get any support at all , they intend to stand as many months rather than yield . Wc trust that all friends who can render them any assistance will do so . They will have at least thc

      thanks ofthe ill-used Weavers of Knaresborough . Meeting of Miners . —A public meeting of the Miners of the Berwick district was held on Saturday , August 2 nd , on Unthank Moor , which was addressed at great length by Mv . Daniells , on the advantages of Union and Restriction of Labour . After 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 pledge ourselves to stand by and assist to carry out the principles of the said Association . " Mr . D . has also addressed other meetings in tho district during the week .

      Tub Manchester Spinners . —This body of operatives arc seeking for an advance of wages . To this end they have sent to each firm awl _Cffl-ployer tho 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 compliance with our urgent request , you advanced our wages ; and you are no doubt aware , that a very many other towns , namely , Bolton , Chowbent , _Tyldeslcy , Leigh , Bedford , Astley-bridge , Chorlcy , and Blackburn , liave already given a second advance , and several other

      towns are on the eve of obtaining it ; and wc do venture to hope that the employers of Manchester will manifest the same disposition . Again , when the duty was put upon cotton wool , cur wages were materially reduced , and in a memorial sent by US , to Sir Robert Peel , some time since , we stated , that wc hnd long struggled to ameliorate our condition , but believed that there were other causes , than thc mere will ofour employers , that operated against _«§ , and the duty on cotton wool was ono . We subjoin a paragraph from thc said memorial , from which it will be seen that we believed that its repeal would materially benefit us as a party : —" Some idea may be formed how heavily this tax presscss upon this branch of our trade when it is understood that one spinner , working on an average size of Mules , proauces no less than _SOOlbs . of 40 s . ; 7501 bs . of 30 s . ; lOOOlbs . of 20 s . ; 20001 _bs . of 10 s . of yarn per week . Thus shewing that this tax did exceed m amount the actual

      earnings ofthe operative spinner upon the coarser yarns , which is equivalent to a bonus lor 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 we are willing to believe that you will , allow us some share in the "present prosperity o _& our trade . But there are other considerations wliich have induced us to solicit an advance of wages , we allude to the growing scarcity ef p iecers , and the effect that such a scarcity must have in raising thc wages of this class of workers ; indeed , during ihe 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 cmploymant . Believe us , tho only way to ensure thc respect ; of the labourer , and make the employer andthe eraployedmovethrongh life in harmony ( a circumstance alike desirable to . both } ,, is , —First , bv rewarding industry ; secondly ; , by cultivating a kind , generous and sympathetic feeling towards each other , thus scouring to youraelves , inviolate , . the affections ofthe millions , who would stand around you ami yours in ihe dark hour of peril ; and this would make peace and contentment dwell alike in the mansion and the cottage , ancl capital and labour could rejoice together . In conclubemadcin

      sion , wc hope thai this appeal willnofc vain . Often has . it been said that you will not give us any increase , of wages except by force ; we cannot , we will not , believe this . You have often told us that you woreopposed to reductions , that if the state of trade _wauld afford it , you would much rather advance wa » es , * and believing that you now have , owing to the _present _stsvte of trade , an opportunity of proving the fcincority of your assertions , xvc hope you will cheerfully , and at once , grant the reasonable request wo aow mako , namely , ten per cent , upon pur present wages . We trust that the present amicable feeling which now exists between you and us , may not soon bo broken , but cemented the more firmly . We are ; yours , most obediently . The Hand Mole _Shsseus and _Sew-Actixg Wi . wbus

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      A Lugot Speculator.—Considerable Sensati...

      A Lugot Speculator . —Considerable sensation has-been excitcdin the upper and lower circles in the West Eiul , by a startling piece of goodfortune which has befallea James Plush , Esq .,. lately footman in a respected family in Berkeley-square , One day last week , Mr . James waited upon his master , who is » banker intlw city ; and after a little blushing and hesitation , said he _' had saved a little money in service , was anxious to retire , and to invest his savings to advantage . Ilia master ( we believe we may mention without offending delicacy , the well-known name of Sir George Flimsy , ofthe liouse of Flimsy , Diddler , and _Flashy ) smilingly asked Mr . James what was the amount of his saving " wondering _considerably bow , out of an income of thirty euincas—the main part of

      which he spent in couqucts , silk stockings , and _perfumes '—Mr . Plush could have managed to lay by anything . Mr . Plush , with some hesitation said lie had been speeulatingin railroads , andstated his winnings- to have been thirty thousand pounds . He had commenced bis speculations with twenty , borrowed from . a fellow-servant . He had datedhisletters from _, the house in _Berkeley-square , and humbly begged pardon ofhis master for not having instructed the Railway Secretaries who answered his applications to appl y at the area-bell . Sir George , who wasat breakfast instantly rose , and shook Mr . Plush by the hand ; Lady . Flimsy begged him to be seated , and 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 tbat Miss Emily-Flimsy , her beautiful and accomplished seventh daughter , paid the lucky _gentlemanmarfedattentfon . We near it stated that Mr . Plush is ofa very ancient family ,. ( Hugo de la Pluche came over with the Conqueror !; and the new Brougham which he has started , bears thc ancient coat of his race . He has takan apartments in the Albany , and ia a director of thirty-three railroads . He purposes to Btand for Parliament at the next general election on decidedly conservative principles , which have always been tho politics of liis family . Report _sajs , that even in his humble capacity Miss Emily Flimsy had remarked his high demeanour . Well , ' none but the bravo , * say * wc , deserve the fair . '" This announcement

      wdl 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 t * he Millionaire borrowed the sum on 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 lato ; if wealth have not rendered its possessor callous ; if poor Maryanne be still alive ; we trust , we _tiuist , Mr . Plush will do her justice . JEAMES OF _HUCKLET _SQUiltB . —A _BECIOT . Come all yc gents vot cleans the plats , ¦ Come nil * ye Indies maids so fair-Tile I a story vil relate

      Of cruel Jeahes of Buckley Square . A tighter lad , it is confest , Ncer _valked vith powder in bis air , Ov vore a nosegay in his breast _. Than andsum Jeames of Buckley Square , 0 Ems ! it vas the best of sights , Behind his Master's coach and pair , To sec our Jeames in red plush tights , A driving hoff from Buckley Square _, lie veil became his hagwilctts , Ho cocked his at with such a hair ; His calves and viskers vas such pets , That hull loved _Jkaheb of Buckley Square He pleased the hup-stairs folks as veil , And o ! I rithcrcd vith dispair , Hisses would ring the parler bell ,

      And call up Jeames iu Buckley Square . Both beer and spwrits ho abhord , ( _SpcrriU and beer I can't a bear , ) You would have thought he vas a lord Down in our All in Buckley Square . Last year he _visper'd , " Maey IlAKif , Ven I've an under'd pound to spare _. To take a public is my plan , And leave this hojous Buckley Square . " 0 how my gentle heart did bound , To think that I his name should bear . " Dear Jeames , " says I , " I've twenty pound , " And gov thorn him in Buckley Square . Our master vas a City gent , His name ' s in railroads _everywhere ; And lord , vot lots of letters vent Betwigst his brokers and Buckley Sguare . ' My Jeames it xvas the letters took ,

      And read ' em all , ( I think it ' s fair , ) And took a leaf from Master's book , As bothers do in Buckley Square . Encouraged witli my twenty pound , Of which poor / was uuavaro , He wrote thc Companies alt round , And signed hissclf from Buckley Square . And how John _Pouteb used to grin , As day by day , sharo after share , Came rnilvay letters pouring in , " J . Ptusii , Esquire , in Buckley Square . " . Our servants' All was in a rage-Scrip , stock , curves , gradients , bull and bear Tith butler , coachman , groom , and page , Vas all the talk in Buckley Square . But O . ' imagine vat I felt Last Vcnsdy _veck as ever wero ; I gits a letter , which I spelt

      "Mis Iff . A . _Uogowb , Buckley Square . " He sent me back my money true _^—He sent mo back my lock of air , And said , " My dear , I bid » jcw To _Mautl Hann and Buckley Square . Think not to marry , foolish Hank , With people who your betters are ; James Px . usij is now a gentleman , And you—a cook in Buckley Square . " I've thirty thousand guineas won , In six short months , hy genus rare ; Yet little thought what Jeames was on , Poor _if-Aitr Hash , in Buckley Square . I ' ve thirty thousand guineas net , | Powder and plush I scorn to rear ; Aud so , Miss Mart IIann , forget For hever Jeames , of Buckley Square .

      Thc rest ofthe MS . is illegible , _bdisg _litMSiy washed in a flood of tears . —Punch . Tm Dukb and the _Pboverb . —The Italians say , " Every medal has its reverse . " The Iron Duke seems resolved to illustrate the truth ofthe proverb . Hence , thc Waterloo fighters have "the medal , " and the Peninsular veterans , " the reverse . "—Ibid . _Maehucb i . v _Hioir Life . —We hear _thatamatrimonial alliance is on the tapis between Daniel O'Connell Esq ., M . P ,, and Mrs . Molly Maguire , of Maguire ' s Grove . The estates ofthe interesting couple are contiguous ; and we hear there aro to be bonfires over the wholeeountryin celebration ofthe event . —Ibid .

      Do Speak English . —A medical witness Who was lately examined in the Orown Court , stated thatthe prosecutor had sustained a compound fracture ofthe lowerjaw , and 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 . " Ths 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 .

      GnincisM _Extjjaoiiwwart . —A venerable lady , while reading our last notice of Dubuffe ' s picture of Adam and Eve , now exhibiting in Grey-street , Newcastle , observed that , " if Adam had 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 !" As 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 thc iish _iiye days in succession beforo lie bought them . HiGii _. _PnicE . of " Yakns " . —The Manchester Guav _& an . says that there is at present a considerable

      demand-far gams , and that they produce good prices . It is . not only in Lancashire that this is the case . O'Connell is traversing Ireland , and spinning yarns at every place of importance , and no one can deny that he receivesa good price for his commodity . At Westminster the supply is somewhat greater than the demand ; . although , to judgo from recent expo sures ,. priccs have been well kept up in that immaculate locality . However , asgrouse-shooting commences on the 12 th of August , and , of course , the prorogation will previously take placofor their accommodation , since Honourable Members cannot be expected to attend to public business , however profitable , after that important time , wo may consider the yarn-market as nearly over for thc season .

      PARLiAMBSiAnv Pyrotechnics . —The Palmexston Sessional llocket will go up next week , about ten , in St . Stephen's Chapel . It is expected , ho will , ai usual , mako a very brilliant ascent , after which the ' * stick" will bo seen to drop . Tho Premier ia rather nervous with respect to its effects , Lord Stanley on the contrary has got rid ofhis gout out of dclighfc at the anticipated treat , which he will view in security . Ekousd ' s Foittonx IIoPE .-Should the emergency ever arrive for calling out Peel ' s fifty thousand halt and nriaimed , " tho most appropriate word of command would be , " Go it , you cripples !" The "Governor" so _Govbuxoh . —Frank Seymour familiarly calls Prince Albert , tho " Governor . " This coming to the ears of tho good-natured Prince Consort , ho took occasion to say . " Ah ! Seymour ! * my poy . ' I may be as you tink do Gobernor , but de debil of it is , I hab to deal with the Governess . " Seymour shuddered .

      A Hint io a Fearful _Tbadesjuk . —A traveller over thc Ains does not find it needful to be incessantly contemplating the precipices or perils he sees around him ; _hefceepsh ' _a eye upon tho track _athisfeet , and 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/ns4_09081845/page/3/