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      THE TVARSIXG . ¦ nensxe ! The Israelite of old , who tore T he lion in his path—when , poor and blind , jje gaw the Messed light ol Heaven no more , Shorn of bis noble strength , and forced to grind In prison , and at last led forth to be ^ pander to Philistine revelry—U pon the p illars of the temple laid Ili 3 desperate hands , and in its overthrow Destroyed himself , and with him those who made A cruel mockery of his sightless woe ; The poor , blind Slave , the scoff and jest of all , Expired , nnd thousands perished in the fall ! IJwre is a poor , blind Sampson in this land , Shorn of nfc strength , and bound in bonds of steel , ffho may , in some grim revel , raise his hand , And shake the pillars of this Commonweal , Till the vast temple of our liberties A shapeless mass of wreck and rubbish Be 3 .

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      Robert Owen ' s Journal . Part 4 . Clayton and Son , Strand . The pretent part is unusually interesting , as containing a portion of the autobiography of the Patriarch of English Socialism , in the shape of two letters to the Bean of York . It appears that the Dean is publishing in Colbum's A eu 7 Monthly Magazine a memoir o the late Sir Robert Peel ; and , l > y way of proving the piety of the deceased baronet , relates an incident which , if true , would only

      prove the ignorance and ill-manners both of himself and his father , the first Sir Robert . The stery , as given by the Dean , is briefly this : —While he was resident at Drayton , with the first Sir Robert , they " received many visits from the somewhat notorious Mr . Owen , of Lanark , " of whose present existence the dean now condescends to state his ignorance . The late Sir Robert , then a young man , was in Ireland , and , hearing of the circumstance , wrote to his father , saying , "that Mr . Owen ' s religious opinions made him an

      ineligible companion for Sir Robert ' s children . " The consequence -was , that on Mr . Owen again making his appearance , about the dinner hour , in his carriage , at Drayton , old Sir Robert " desired the servant to keep Mr . Owen s carriage at the door , met his visitor in the drawing-room , and expressing sorrow that Drayton House was full of company —[ a " white lie" ]—declined the honour of receiving Mr . Owen : the renovator of human happiness was obliged to depart impransus [ dinnerless ] , —and little pleased . We saw no more of him . ' '

      This tale—which bears the special stamp of priestly malevolence and sectarian animosity , and which , if true , would reflect far more discredit on both the Peels than it could upon Mr . Owen—is shown to he a pure fabrication by that gentleman , who , while exposing the ignorance and mendadly of the Dean in a qniet ehrle of cutting irony and ridicule , remarkable at his years and frem his pen , —seizes at the same time an opportunity of giving a few chapters of his valuable and eventful history , foil of the deepest interest and instruction . "VVc wish that other Deans would tell equally ally or malicious stories of other parts of his varied career , in order to draw from the "

      man eloquent" other portions of his autohiogruphy . They would form invaluable contributions to the history of social progress during the last half centnry ; and , indeed , without seeing how the influence of the " somewhat notorious Mr . Owen , of Lanark , " has per-1 faded and silently influenced the currents of I public opinion , literature and action , few can form any correct estimate of their origin and t

      tenancy . The price at which " the Journal" is pub-\ ushed , places it within the reaeh of all our I readers ; and we , therefore , the less regret that p we cannot transfer to our columns the whole I of these two exceedingly interesting and ad-I mirally written letters ; hut as we have given I the gist of the Dean ' s story , we must give the I Pith of Mr . Owen ' s re ply .

      I In 1810 , Mr . Owen drew up the first bill for I the regulation of labour in factories ; and , at 1 £ e £ nggestion of Lord Lascelles , got the firet I Sir Piobert Peelto father it in the House of I Commons . He had afterwards cause to regret I this selection , for Sir Robert allowed the . bill to he grossl y mutilated and altered , to such an ex-1 tent at completely to neutralise the benefits it I was intended to confer upon the factory opera I taw . It was , however , this bill which led to I the first personal interview between old Sir § Awbert andMr . Owen—both of them , at that I tune , eminent and successful cotton sninners . result

      ^ fne was , that a close intimacy and friendship grew up between them , and that , enrjog Mr . Owen ' s intercourse with Sir lu-Lert , " which was almost daily for several ^ ars , he was confidential with" Mr . Owen <* most subjects / ' But Mr . Owen ' s visits Vfre always made in Upper Grosvenor-street , I ard never at Drayton , except on one occasion . I va that occasion , instead of being " obliged I J « W itnpraasus , " he was-althongh in-I 2 ^ 8 to leave again immediatel y , in order IS t :: to America the next morning from II ^ VQ ? o ° l—compelled by his host to stay all )| «> . jjght , for the pnrpose of showing the late * - " ¦ Hobert the plans and working drawings he flf ^ ry ing with him , for the inspection of . ^ Wernment of the United States . Here

      8 . Ott-en ' a account of that visit : — at ^ ^^ ng at Drayton Hall , I found Sir Robert 1 inSu ^ !* gaT ^ a most cordial welcome . a ; av , hln > the object of my visit ; and we imme-* ent I P inenced the examination of thepians , and in . an " " - ly m f * examination * f the 200 workse ^^ gs , which interested him extremely ; but , tltT *! ,.. ext ent , and the important object which ajj T « s intended to effect by forming a scientific Qjr . arlI ? ent forthe whole of soeieiy . —he saiJ : Mr . % " staTv " - consent to remain wiih me to-night . Jne ajj " £ *« i n here , and is out with two of his iavfi ^ j . J iiev * il' return to dinner ; and after we !* € < % . " ^ will see if we cannot mak e some im-• ttW » . btrt t 0 induce nim to attend to the

      v ° i ? i' a aC Ul « 'cno ne nas oecn very mncnoptaTea ^ Py jonr staying over the night we shall 1 cJn ^ M , td do Justice t 0 these drawings . " ! 0 : a 6 iam ! r- toreniain - for the cuaD <« of making net miEM a upon the son » ? no was now a caoi " ^ thefMi' ^ o that I might have more time Mr . i » j T er consider the drawings in detail . j * -r » ard

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      a 1- ^" exammation the principles and practices which Mr . Owen advocates . But I have long considered both , and am deeply interested in promoting hem . From my experience lam prepared to state nat , great as Mr . Oweo ' 8 expectations are of the ( enefite they will produce to the world , my convictions are lhaUhey will much exceed any statement yet made by Mr . Owen ; and I wish I could induce the government to attend to and adopt the plans which he proposes . " The conversation continued , bnt-with no better admission on the part of Mr . Peel and his friends ; although it has seemed to me that that conversation was long aftmrards remembered by the late Sir tlobert , who in his latter years became a different and a very superior character from the mere young and nesperif need ambitious politician . Jll ^ n !? l ° ! > . . ^ P " * ntfPJ ^ a"d practices

      We have confined our summary entirely to the main incidents ; but , collaterally , the letters are , as we have already said , full of interest on a variety of topics . We observe , in the "Notices to correspondents , " it is stated that , at the request of several friends , Mr . Owen proposes , from time to time , to Continue his reminiscences . The other contents of the part are pregnant with matter , for consideration by all Societarian Reformers .

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      Tfte Girlhood of Shakespeare ' s Heroines . Tale II . Helena ; the Physician ' s Orphan . By Mary Cowdejt . Clarke . London : Smith and Son , Strand . We have alread y noticed , at some length , the preceding tales of this series , and regret that the pressure of intelligence , incident to the Parliamentary Session , prevents us from according more space to this , the moat beautifully and artistically designed and conducted of those already published . The plot is very simple , but all sufficient for the story , for a true artist knows how to make a slender thread bear the weight of a long train of thought and circumstances .

      Gerard , the son of a rich merchant , who is being educated to become a physician , falls in love at a rustic fete with Gabrielle , the daughter of a fanner , but whose acquaintance with the old cure of the village—a second fathergifts her with knowledge and habits beyond her station . The father of Gerard—a coarse , sel fish , man—disinherits him , for disappointing the hope that the son would elevate the family above the trading class . Gerard , whoso love has suddenly transformed him from a yielding boy into a resolute man , adheres to his choice and marries Gabrielle , who loves him too fondly to suffer his poverty to influence her

      affection . They might have lived in quiet happiness at the farm , but Gerard resolves to win fame and wealth for himself , and applies to his godfather , a taciturn physician at Narbonne , and obtains his aid to perfect his studies . Gabr ielle , a rare combination of wisdom , gentleness , affection , and simplicity , such as , perhaps , none but a woman can adequately paint , though grieved to quit her happy rustic home , will not balk her husband ' s desire . They go to Jfarbonne . Gerard becomes skilled ,

      but remains poor . A daughter is born to them — " Helena ; the physician's daughter . " Gerard , by his skilful treatment of the Count Rousillon , enters the avenue of wealth and distinction . He is just about to gratify his wife's ardent wish and retire to the old house , from which he took her , when a long increasing weakness , arising from change of air and habit , unobserved by the husband and concealed by the wife , so that she might not draw aim too soon from the sphere of his activity , ripens into disease and she dies .

      Her death throws a chill upon the heart of Gerard , from which he never recovers . He devotes his whole energies and fortune to the poor . The cbild is almost forgotten , and totall y neglected , till the father is awakened to a Bense of the wrong he is doing the girl , and then , conscious of his own nnfitness to tend her , procures for her the protection of the Countess Rousillon , at whose chateau she thenceforth resides , with Bertram , the young

      Count , a fiery haughty boy , selfish and exacting , not so much from a defective nature as from early indulgence , and want of thought . There she lives growing in beanty and goodness , till the old Count Rousillon and her father die , and her heart begins to warm with concealed affection to the young Count ; and then Monsieur Parolles makes his appearance in the scene , and Mrs . Clarke stops reverentl y at the threshold of the Drama of her great master—Shakespeare .

      We may remark , as a peculiarity—we hardly know whether it is a defect , a beauty , or a necessity—that in the three tales which have appeared , the early death of the mothers of the heroines forms a part of the story . But apart from that , we must express our admiration of the skill with which each incident is used , to develope the character of Helena . Hereditaril y she has her mother ' s gentleness , and her fattier ' s firmness—her mother ' s

      simplicity , Eprinkled with her father ' s ambitionand Gabrielle ' s quick perceptions , mingled with Gerard ' s power of reflection . Her mother ' s affection is made to lay the basis of a cheerful temper . Her father ' s neglect habituates her to endurance ; and the young Count ' s domination , and her affection for him , trains her to bear with thoughtlessness and harshness ; and thus she is skilfully brought up to the point at which she becomes the Helena of the Drama .

      We conclude with a few extracts , to enable onr readers to judge for themselves , and , perchance , to tempt them to the book itself . The first is the introduction of little Helena to the eccentric old doctor , her father ' s benefactor . It happened to be the doctor's birthday , or saint's day ; and in observance of a national custom , Gerard stopped m the market-place , and bought a bouquet of flowers , which he might take with him to present to his godfather , when he wished him joy . He gave the nosegay to Helena , while he carried her up the six flights of steep stairs which led to the doctor s attic dwelling . He set her on her feet , when they reached the door of the raansarde , and opening it , bade her take in the flowers , and soubaiter le Ion jour a JFondeur .

      The child obeyed ; running across the room , looking up in the old man ' s face , and presenting the birthday offering , with pretty smiling looks , and tolerably articulate words ; for Helena was not at all shy with strangers . 1 What d ' ye want here , child ? Who are you ?" " She is my little daughter ; " said Gerard . " I thought you ' d like to see her , sir , now she ' s no longer a baby . Helena , sir ; my cbild . " "Child ! What ' s the use of a child ? Go away , child ; " said Doctor Dubrusc . Helena did not move , but stood there , staring at the old man , as he did at her . " Do yon hear me , child ? Go away J" repeated the doctor ; but in a less gruff tone than before . Still Helena did not move . She gave a short little nod ; then another . " Ess ; I hear you ; " she said .

      "What are you nodding at > child ? " said the doctor . "At you ! " she replied . "What d ' ye stand nodding at me for ? Go !" said the old man . *• Ess , I ' m going ; " said Helena with a succession of rapid little nod ? , as she turned towards the door ; then suddenly coming back , she went close to the old doctor , leaned against his knee , held up her mouth towards him , and said : — «• Ess Nenna 'fore she eoes , "

      "Kiss ye , child ! Get along with you 2 " But though the old mnn said this with much surprise , there was no harshness in his voice , nor did he draw back from her as lie uttered the words . The little girf jud gin g , as most children do , rather from manner than words , and findin g no very formidable repulse in the former , proceeded to clamber on to his knee , repeating : — "Kiss Nenna 'fore she goes ! Well then , kiss Xenna 'fore she goes !" The old doctor gave a little stealthy bashful g lance at Gerard , and seeing him apparently absorbed in the contemplation of a map that huns

      sgamst one of the dnsty walls , he ventured to let his face stoop towards that of the child ; who , hugffin ? him round the neck , and giving him a hearty kiss on his wrinkled cheek , slid down from his knee , saving : — "Not ansry with Xenna ; sl ; e go now " She went to her father , put her hand in h s , and led him towards the door , looking back at the old man with a repetition of her series of short nods , as she said :- " Good bye , good b ye !• An 4 then she and her father , who repe ated hersalutation . quitted the mansarde , leaving Doctor Dubrusc ftaring silently after them . And the little Helena , drawn by some

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      strange sympathy to the old doctor , goes again and again with flowers . Here is a description of the next visit . Not very long after this transaction , as Doctor Dubrusc was sitting as usual ' in his solitary mansarde , poring over his book , he heard a stamp , — creak , —stamp ; stamp , —creak , —stamp ; coming up his crazy stairs , as if « ome foot approached , that was only satisfied when its fellow foot was planted safely on each stair , as it was gained , at a time . He listened ; then he heard a pattering to and fro on the landing-place outside his room door , as if a pair of little feet were trotting about in some uncertainty . A pause ; then came a dubious pt , as of A small open . hand ; then the spread fingers were closed , and a more assured thump , as of a littlo clenched fist , made itself heard . " Come in ! " said Doctor Dubrusc . strange sympathy to the old doctor , goes again

      Sobody came in , and nobody answered ; but ft dull , though somewhat heavier thump than before , was to be distinguished on oue of the lower pimels , as if some short individual had applied the most ponderous portion it could find about its person in a still more vigorous appeal against the door . 11 Come in , I tell you J" repeated Dr . Dnbrusc . "I can ' t ! " said a childish voice ; "I can t reach the lock ! Come and open it for me !" In astonishment more than in hesitation , the old doctor remained seated where he was , while ho heard the dull thumps renewed ; lumping and bumping between every word , as if the short individual were determined to push its way in , and take no denial .

      "Come—an < I open—the door ! Come ( thump ) , and open ( lump ) , the door ( bump ! " ) Then followed a series of sullen , silent , resolute thump-lump-bumps , tnat threatened to effect a breach in the worm-eaten door that guarded the entrance to Doctor Dubrusc ' s den , in spite of the diminutive size of the battering-ram that was now applied so unrelentingly , against the crazy portal . "I do believe it ' s that persevering toad of a child ! " exclaimed the old doctor , beguiled by wonder into a longer speech than he had uttered for years .

      But though Doctor Dubrusc said this amidst a torrent of pishes and pshaws , it was remarkablo that his face glowed with a look that it had not worn for many a day ; and his furrowed cheeks , lean and sallow with hours of solitary study and brooding disappointment , were lit up with an expression that made them look almost smooth and comely . He aro ? e from his chair , with this look beaming in his eyes , while on his lips lingered : — " Hark , how she keens on ! She'll have the door down ! She'll burst it in ! And then the brat'U fall through , and hurt herself !"

      It was curious that , this idea did not appear to afford the old doctor so much pleasure , as , to judgo by his mode of speaking of her , it might have done ; on the contrary , he hastened his step towards the door , though he continued to murmur , " ¦ I never met with so persevering an animal as this child is , m the whole course of my life 1 " Considering that Doctor Dubrusc had met with few children in the course of his life , and even among those few , had been slow to form any acquaintance with their dispositious and habits , it was not wonderful that he had never happened to encounter one so persevering as his godson ' s little daughter .

      _ But ui truth , Helena was singularly giren to persist in any point that she bad once resolved upon ; and without being either obstinate or wilful , she was remarkable for perseverance , and unswerving pursuit of that upon which she had once set her heart . And so , day after day , did this little creature come trotting out to bring the old man ( to whom she seemed to have taken a strange fancy ) a nosegay from the market ; day after day she would come tramping up the old creaking stairs ; day after day she bumped at the door until Doctor Dubrusc came grumbling to open it for her , when she would toddle in , give him the flowers , hold up her mouth , saying : — " Kiss Uenna 'fore she goes , " and then toddle out again , nodding and bidding good bye . The first interview between little Helena and the future Count Rousillon opens up a mine of child-like character .

      "I want room to build a castle , " replied the boy , giving another clearing nudge . Gubrielle removed the . basket to the other side of her , and put the knitting ball into her apron pocket , without speaking , that she mi ght observe the children . "What pretty hair you ' ve got ! " said Helena next ; after having looked with admiration at the boy ' s curls , which hung down , glossy , dark , and thick , upon his shoulders . " How bright , and how long , and how soft it is ! " added the little girl , touching it , and smoothing it down with her fingers . Don't ! you ' ll tangle it ; " said the boy , drawin " away his head . " Fie . master Bertram ! " exclaimed his Bonne ; " let the little pirl admire your beautiful hair !" " I shan't ! Let it alone ! " replied master Bertram .

      After a pause , during ¦ which Helena had shrunk to a little distance , when she tried to peer at what he vas doing , she said : — "Are you buildinc a castle 1 " " Yes ; don ' t you see I am ?" " I can't well see so far off ; may I come nearer 1 " asked she . " Take care you don't jog , then ; " said the boy . Helena conies a little closer ; gets a better view of hia operations ; becomes greatly interested in the tottering fortalice , which with much careful piling together of pebble-stones is gradually rearing its walls beneath the boy ' s hands . She leans forward , watching breathlessly ; when , being a little too near for master Bertram ' s convenience , his sturd y little elbow is suddenly stuck in her chest , to remind her to keep farther back .

      She obeys the warning for an instant , but forgetting caution in her eagerness to watch the progress of the castle ,-she leans too forward , and again receives a hint in her chest that she is in master Bertram ' s way . The blow this time is directed with such unmistakeable earnestness of reproof , that the little girl reels back , falls , and bruises her arm . The Bonne exclaims ; Helena ' s mother picks her up , and asks her if she ' s hurt . "So , he didn ' t mean it ; did you , little boy ? Here , kiss it , and make it well ! " said she , holding out her arm , where the skin , soiled and grazed by the gravel , bore sufficient evidence of her hurt . " It ' s bloody and dirty ; indeed I shan't kiss it , " said the boy , turning away to finish building his castle .

      Again the Bonne said : — " Fie , master Bertram !" And again she was satisfied with saying it , and with the sli ght effect it produced upon master Bertram himself . For presently Bertram w as as busily engaged as ever in the erection of the pebble stronghold , nnd Helena was again leaning over him , forgetful of the late consequences of her vicinity to the sturdy little elbow . It made one or two lunges at her , irom which she had the presence of mind to withdraw in time ; but as she always bad tbe hardihood to return to her post of observation , the boy at length said : —" Don ' t worry , little girl . Don ' t you see the wall of my castle is nearly built up to the top . Don ' t jog so . Go and pick up some more stones for me . I shan ' t have half enough for the high tower I mean to build here . "

      And accordingly , for some time after that , Ilelena patiently trotted to and fro collecting stones in the skirt of her frock , and bringing them in heaps to Bertram , who went on with his edifice now , in peace , and much faster ; and he signified his approval of this state of things hy graciously accepting her contributions , bidding her deposit them on the bench ready to his hand , and then to go for more . We take one more extract for the contrast of style which it presents . Helena ' s father has been to the farm house , where first he met his lost wife , and his grief , subdued by hia devo « tion to his profession , revived by old memories , bursts forth again with such violence as to threaten his reason . Helena walks out into the park to meet him on his return .

      She had reached the extremity of the park , and was hesitating whether she mi ght not miss him , by passing through the gate , and proceeding farther , when she perceived approaching at a distance a figure that ehe at once recognised to be his . She hastened towards him uttering his name . He did not answer ; his face was rigid and deathly white ; for an instant he looked wildly in her face , then suddenly he caught her in his arms , and burst isto a passion of tears . To behold the weeping of a man is always terrible ; to behold that of a father , to feel his frame torn and shaken by the strength of an irresistible emotion , to find herself clasped to his bosom convulsed and swollen with the fierce strife between anguish and the desire to control its expression , — how overwhelming to a daughter , a being like Helena !

      She strove to compose him , to control her own agitation that she might the better soothe his . At length he found voice to say : — " Be not alarmed , my Helena ! Forgive me , my child ! It was beyond my power , or you should not have ¦ witnessed this ! But it has saved your father , nelena ; it has relieved his bursting heart , which else must have broken ; and you will pardon your own pain , that it has assuaged his . " As they returned together , she gathered from his

      broken words that he had been drawn by an invincible desire , to visit once more the old p avilion ( the farm itself had long since passed into other hands , on the death of Gabrielle ' s father , ) before he quitted , probably for ever , the vicinity of a spot so hallowed to ; his remembrance . The scene itself , however , had iiwakened . so many tender memories , so many bitter regrets , had re-opened such cruel wounds , that . Gerard had been thrown into a kind of swoon , "from which tie had only recovered to stagger forth in renewed misery from a place that

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      Heh ? dSi « v S ° m ? ch anguish of recollection . JJiS » h W . back somehow , scarcely i-eschHd ? nTf at { ' 5 S >^ : * hen , the sight of his » ush of L hr ° 'Ja < I mercifully brought forth the & , wW hl 0 h ha , a 11 Fobabifity preserved mm fro m delirium or death niS AHr ^^ < fcalfc ,-the sentence had ter Had . ai ° W- tlraely adVont of his dauShhadinJeaR ? ^ . mediate . result , yet Gerard pavilKambT hlS mOrtal Str ° ' m that Old What w e have quoted , however , will failto convey . adequate idea of tho work , for Shakespearian in its aim and purpose , it is true to Us character in execution , and is made up ot small touches , forming altogether , a beautifuL tale ,, but incapable of being aeparated without the eftect being marred . was fraught with « n m ., ^ i ., ^ -,. - JZIZ ^ rr

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      The English Republic . No . II . February . London : Watson . u ^ t ? l 5 » « "Hthring memoir of Joseph Mazzini , the Triumvir of the Roman liepubhc ' occupies a considerable portion of ( his number of Mr . Linton's periodical . Tli n- 7 V J documents as yet issued by the tentral . European Democratic Committee are also collected and published in regular order , for reference . Following this , we have an el * - 7 < °£ r' If . fc sim P aQd ¦ easily worked P lan of Kftpubhcan Organisation , addressed to all

      JHingnshmen who call themselves Republicans . " The Editor is evidentl y in earnest himself , and that is the first requisite for making others in earnest . . The immediate object of the associations recommended in this artiele would be propagandism , carried on in such a manner as to be most effective' within the sphere of each separate association , and yet under such regulations to break none of the lawB which , though seldom invoked , are yet on tho statute

      book , ready to boused whenever , those in power choose to have recourse to them for putting down obnoxious opinions . , The number closes with an excellent and carefully written" Historic Summary of the First Republican Campaign , " during tbe last three years .

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      The National Instructor . Part I . and II . New series . Pavey , Holy well-street . The principal feature of these two parts of this improved and enlarged periodical , is a series of articles by the Editor , under the head "What should a People ' s Parliament do ? " The ignorance of some classes , and the deliberate misrepresentations of others , as to the objects of those who urge democratic changes in our representative system , has produced an amount of unreasoning hostility to their proposals , which it is most desirable to

      remove . It is equally desirable that the people at large should have definite ideas aa to the use to be made of political power when it is attained ; of the nature of the reforms demanded by the exigencies of the age , and of the order in which these should be taken . The Editor of the National Instructor has endeavoured , in this series of papers , to combine both these objects , and to supply , in a brief and cheap form , a political handbook for the people . Besides these purely political papers , the parts contain an immense amount of varied and interesting matter . The account of the " Great Mississippi Bubble and the career of John Law , " throws into the shade the

      railway mania and George Hudson . "Austrian Sfcato Prisoners , " is a deeply affecting narrative of the treatment to which Count Confalonieri , Silvio Pellico . Maroncelli , Andryane , and others were subjected in the fortress of Speiiburg , under the immediate directions of the Emperor of Austria , for political offences . The facts simply , stated are calculated to do more to produce hatred and detestation of despotism , than the most impassioned and vehement denunciation of the crimes of tyranny . The department headed "New Books" is a great addition to the attractions of the Instructor , and affords glimpses to its readers of the current and

      popular literature of the day , which , otherwise , they would , in the majority of cases , be unable to obtainv The "Autobiograph y of Mr . O'Connor" is continued with its usual variety of topic and interest ; and the " Labour and Co-operative Record , " chronicles briefly the current movements of the industrial classes in relation to the protection of their labour , or towards new modes of securing to themselves a greater share of its products . The National Instructor maybe safely commended to the support of all who take an interest in political and social reforms , and also as an agreeable , varied , and instructive companion for the family fireside of the workin » man .

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      OLYMPIC THEATRE . A long drama , of a kind not usual in this country , but familiar to the frequenters of the Parisian Theatre Historique , was produced on Monday night , with that sort of success which is peculiar to a new sensation . The celebrated Pope Sixtus V . R ives the name to the piece , which is nominall y founded on tbe well-known artifice by which that formidable Pontiff obtained bia dignity , But the real hero is a young kinsman of Hie Pope , named Adrian Peretti , whose zeal and complicated difficulties in securing for a wife a lady of the noble house of Colonna make up the lubatance of the work . Scarcely an obstacle can be named which is not presented to Adrian , and gallantly surmounted . In the first place the

      lady is intended b y her father for a member of the hoass of Orsini , that the two great families of Rome may be cemented together . To escape a hated match Bianca ( so is she named ) flies to her lover , and is married to him by a mysterious monk . The father and brother pursue her , and , the latter being killed hy a trusty soldier , named Hugo , a friend of Adrian' , ? the father removes his . disobedient child to a convent . The year of her noviciate elapses , and sbe is actually taking the veil , when her husband appears , attended by bis friend , and drags her frora the altar . The convent party , proving the strongest she ia confined in a crypt , and a body of soldiers is appointed to guard tbe edificp ; ' Still Adrian does not lose heart ; he contrives to enter the convent diseuiaed

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      as a vendor of wine , and upsets the senses of the ! guard with drugged liquor ,. having with the assistance of a party , of Zingari , made a subterranean passage for Bianea ' s , escape . Again is his plan defeated , and ; Bianca is just on the point of being burnt b y the Inquisition , when the elevation of Cardinal . Montalto to the Papal chair , under the name of Sixtus V ., brings all to a happy conclusion , for the Pontiff is able to benefit his kinsman and demulish his enemies . He has , in fact , watched over Adrian s destinies throughout , and was tbe very monk who united him to Bianca . This nulling of the plot will by . no means convey a notion of tlie effect produced by the piece . It is not inappropri-. . , . -

      ately , termed a ¦ romance , " and it is written with the evident object of presenting as manv pictures to the eye as possible . In the dialogue there is no aim at poetry , but it is perfectly free from tvaddlo ami well adapted to . the situations . The characters are rather figures in a series of tiblemix , than pe . rsona « es requiring any g , Ml exerciSeof the actor ' s art Mr W . Farren is the aged cardinal ; Mr . Leigh Murray Li gall 8 n S devoted Il ) V ^ i Miw How . nl i , the lovely cause of ( he . complicated tumult ; and Mrs . j * igb Murray „ her mother , tbe Countess Colonna , 2 ? - t 0 set a » Bin fire to We he

      , ^ . - , on dZJL ^ ° nly individlIal "ho comes out with gelded prominence as a character is Adrian ' * blub * comrade , a reckless soldier , constantl y lasting of IB played b y Mr . Henry Farren with a great deal o rough jov . al . ty Th « decorations ol the piece « e of Je most complicated kind . After a tumult of ap . BouJfi ? Vm raiSed f 0 r the a ^ or . andMr . ¦ of ESS i" Damtd by Mr - Norlon - Thetitle of the Branch p . ece from which Sixtus V . is taken , is , if we mistake not , L'Abhaye de Castro .

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      PlRAMlDAL Cemetert . —The Leicester Mercury describes a largo model of an immense Pyramidal Cemetery , deaigned by Mr . Thomas Wilson , architect of that town , and to be sent up to the Great Exhibition . Mr . Wilson thinks that the present suburban cemeteries in the neighbourhood of London will , in the course of a few years , become very much crowded , and that it will be found difficult to obtain additional traots of land of sufficient size to prevent the necessity of a recurrence to tho evils of intramur . il interment . He proposes the construction of aftational Metropolitan Cemetery on Woking tommon , Surrey , of from 100 to 200 acres in extent . In the centre of this he proposes to erect bis

      great pyramid mausoleum , occupying an area from eighteen to twenty acres , and rising in s uccessive stages of catacombs ( ten feet high and arched ) to the height , of 900 feet-each stage , of course , gradually diminishing—until the apex is reached and on the top of that the plan furt her embraces the elevation of an astronomical observatory in the ? SRHSL ?? ° } em - Thia PywnUi would hold above 5 , 000 , 000 bodies , and "large as the cost would be that need not be an insuperable objection , Bince tbe erection of the vast edifice would proceed stage upon stage , as one became filled—and the money paid for catacombs would probably defray the cost of each stage . '

      The Lord Chancelmr ahd the WelsiiLanguage . —Some short time ago the Lord Chancellor presented the Rev . David Jeffrey , curate of Neath , in South 'Wales , to the rectory of Tir Newydd , in Anglesey , vacant by the death of the Rev . Rhys Hughes . Mr . Jeffrey is a Welshman , and well acquainted with his mother tongue ; and in reference to this subject , it is asserted that the Lord Chancellor has expressed his intention of not-bestowing any of his Welsh patronage on ministers who are not thoroughl y proficient in and masters of tho Welsh language . This was the first Welsh living which , had fallen to the Chancellor for disposal , and the fact that it was given to a Welshman whose superior qualifications in bis native language wero well-known is considered evidence of the Lord Chancellor a intention that clergymen shall understand the language spoken b y tbe great majority of their

      Mr . Macready and TnE Oxosuss . — The authorities of the University of Oxford threw open their academical theatre to Mr . Lumley , for a concert , of which Jenny Lind was the star . They have refused their theatre to our greatest dramatic artist , in the accomplishment of a noble and notional purposea Shakespeare reading , of which the entire receipts were to be devoted to the completion of tbe fund for the purchase of Shakespeare ' s house for the nation , and the whole expenses generously incurred by Mr . Macready himself . The dignitaries are startled from their propriety into devotion almost Anacreontic by tbe foreign opera singer , but are impenetrable to the fascinations of Shakespeare , even under circumstances tho most honourable . — Literary Gazette .

      An Extraordinary Case of Bitions Attack , Indigestion , and Flatulency cubed nr Hoilowai's Pills . — Khniratee Khan , a natiye merchant of Patua , in the East Indies , suffered for jtarsftom bile , indigestion , nna flatulency ; and although he consulted the most eminent surgeons of . the province , yet he derived no benefit from their treatment , but gradually became more debilitated Havim ? : one daya severer attack than usual , he determined tot- T ¦ HoUowaj ' s •• Pills , and this line medicine , which' hasobtancdsuchh . g . repute throughout the World W l ^ n reinstated him in perfect health , and in naiitude fcr ft * benefit he desires this wonderful eure ma ? W ? deSaHrl

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      Paradox . —The li « bt tax is considered the heaviest by the people who pay it . W hy is a rejected councillor like a bad key ?—Becav . sc he does n ' t suit the ward . a waggish candidate coming , in the course of b canvass , to a tailor ' s shop- " What we look for t ™ ' iT d he are ^ sures , not men . " it I said ° i \ L Y ? ? S *»»< " >« of the day £ ™ f L j ? . « is on foot ror the recovery of SSriSf ° Se * e' «» theh-dlaf Bau .-An assembl y ; for the ostensible purpose of dancing , where the old ladies shuffle and cut against one another for money , and the youn g ones do tho same for husbands . Goob Comparative . —A minister having preached a very long sermon , as was his custom , somo hours after asked a genUcmau his opinion of it ; he replied , that" 'twas good , but that it had spoiled a goose worth two of it . "

      Brazil Tea . —Several samples of tea grown in Brazil have been received in New York , and are described by the Journal of Commerce as being much superior to tbe worse qualities of Chinese tea , though , inferior to the best . Mns . PAimNGTosf . —Oa hearing a clergyman remark , i hat "the wi : rld was full of change , " Mrs . Partin ^ ton ob served , that she could hardly bring her mind to believe it , so little found its . wav into her pocket . The secret of rendering animal substances hard as sume , is said to depend on their immersion , for soroe time in water , holding in solution bichloride of mercury and hydrochloratc of mercury . > A 1 alkativk Member of Parliament was reproaching one of fan colleagues for not having opened his mouth during the whole session .- " Son we mistaken , " he replied , " lor I yawned through all your speeches .

      Anticipation of Storms . —Dr . Merry weather , of Wlutby , intends , on the occasion of the Great Exhibition , to promulgate for the first time , and " for the benefit of all nations , bis discovery of the means of anticipating storms . " A Wuktch .-H ^ Why , dear me , William , how time ilie 3 ! 1 declare we have been married ten years to-day!—IIretch : Have we , love ? I nra sure I thought it had been a great deal longer . —Punch . Burns . —A gentleman a few evenings since waB expatiating eloquently to a young lady on tbe merits of a poetically inclined acquaintance , " who , he said , hud Burns at his tongue ' s end . "O la ! " said she , " I ' ve bad burns at my tongue ' s end many a time . "

      ' The Dim on coffee , " says an American paper , "by the new British tariff for the Colonies , is , on green coffee , twopence per Ib . ; ground coffee fourpence . Tbe Yankees take it over roas ' . cd , and so , duty free—it being neither green nor giound . " Sir Joshua Rkynoi . ds , in his Discourses on Art , saya— " The more extensive your acquaintance is with the works of those who have excelled , the more extensive will be j our powers of invention ; and what may appear still more like a paradox , the more original will be your conceptions . ' To Gardeners . —In collecting scions for grafting , remember that the principle is to cut them before the sap begins to circulate . They should be kept in a Cellar , or a cool damp place out of doors , until the sap in tbe stocks , for which they are destined , is in motion .

      Making a Conquest . — " Tom , " said an impudent wag , to a conceited fop . "I know a beautiful creature who wishes to make your acquaintance . "" Glad to hear it—fine girl—struck with my appearance , I suppose , eh ?"— " Yes , very much so . She thinks you'd make a capital playmate for her poodle dog . Out of the Bible . —a reverend gentleman , while visiting a parishioner , had occasion , in the course of conversation , to refer to the Bible ; and on asking for the article , tbe master of the bouse ran to bring it , and came back with two leaves of the book in his hand . " I declare , " said he , " this is all we ve sot in the bouse ; I'd no idea we were so near out 1 "

      Standing On ,. —An oil dealer sold some winter oil that was warranted to stand the severest cold , but it froze stiff . The purchaser went to the vender with , loud complaints . "I told you it would stand the coldest weather , " said he ; ' " ' I didn ' t tell you it would run . You see that it stands perfectly still , and you can't make it budge . " The Man op the House . — " I recollect , " says Mr . Croker , in his Researches in the South of Ireland , " orce trying to convince a peasant that he might , with very little trouble , improve tbe state of his cabin by building a shed for bis pig , and banishing him from tbe chimney corner ; but be coolly answered , ' Sure , then , and who has a better right to be in it ? Isn't he the man of the house ; and isn ' t it be that will uav tbe rim V "

      What Half a Uenu'ry has Done . —During the last half century the population of England and Wales is estimated to have increased from 8 , 870 , 000 , in 1801 , to 18 , 000 , 000 ; Scotland , from 1 , 500 , 000 to 2 , 870 , 000 , and Ireland , from 5 , 000 , 080 to 8 , 130 , 000 . The total _ increase is just 100 per cent . During the same period our imports have increased more than threefold , our exports more than eightfold , and our productions above tenfold . —The Reporter . A Clerical Weathercock . — A gentleman inquiring his way to the chapel of a celebrated minister in the vicinity of the metropolis , received the following direction : — " Go straight forward till you come to the hospital , then take the left-band road ,

      and you will presently arrive at a large building like a church , and on the top of it you will see a figure exactly resembling the reverend gentleman himself . " On nvnving before the building , he found it surmounted with a weathercock . Deceit . —When once a concealment or deceit has been pr&ctisetl in matters where all should be fair and open as tbe day , confidence can never be restored , any more than you can restore the white bloom to tbe grape or plum that you have once pressed in your hand . How true this " is , and what a neglacted truth by a great portion of mankind ! Falsehood is not only one of the most humiliating vices , but , sooner or later , it is most certain to lead to the most serious crimes .

      Co-nct . it at a Discount . —An Irish clergyman ' s servant , having a strong desire to try hi * hand at pulpit oratory , managed , during the indisposition of his master , to get possession of the pulpit . The congregation was very large ; so large , indeed , that Pat , who was " unaccustomed to public speaking , " stood in the pulpit , with his head hung down , and looking as sheepish as possible . Desperation at last inspired him with courage , and lie bawled out— " If any of ye has got any consate about praiohtng , yo bad better come up here . ' '

      A portable gas apparatus has been invented by an ingenious mechanic , which is admirably calculated for lighting dwelling-houses , factories , churches , &c . It is constructed on a very small scale , consisting of a furnace , retort , and a vessel for purifying—tbe whole occupying a space of not more than nine square feet . The material used for making the gas is the mere refuse of the kitchen , such as greese or fat of any description , and it produces a brilliant white light . At the cost of 33 d . the apparatus will supply gas for one burner for twenty-four hourB . It may be seen in operation at 103 , Newgate-street . Not Reauing far Enough—A member of the

      Society of Friends happening ono day to meet two Oxford Scholars , one of them remarked to bis companion that they would have some sport with " Broadbrim , " and immediately gave him a ship on the cheek , sajing , " Thou Quaker , it is written , ' If one smite thee on the ri ght cheek , turn to him the other also . '"— " Thou hast not read far enough , " said oar friend ; " turn thou over the other leaf , and there thou will find that' with whatsoever measure thou metest , it shall be measured to vhe © again , '" at the same time giving the Oxonian a " whack" that sent him reeling to the other side of the road .

      Thr Pump Supersbdbd by the Syphos . —A most important application of the sypbon "was lately made to the draining of the large granite qtnrry of Ballyholland , about a mile from Newry , in Ireland . The pumps , although worked day and night , Laving proved ineffectual in draining the accumulated water , sypbon pipes , of three inch bore , were laid on ; and the air having been drawn out by an airpump , the water commenced running , and continued to run until tbe bottom of the quarry was completely drained . This novel application of the syphon may prove of the greatest importance in all nncing ope *

      rationB . Sud-soii . Plough . —Jjord James Hay has lately brought into use a new sub soil plouph , which caa be purchased for about four guineas ( the old plough costing about £ 15 ) . and can be held by the ploughman with much more ease . It consists of a simplo beam and a pair of handles of malleable iron and the shank or coulter is bo placed as to have the whole of the beam in front , and the handles risinc directly behind it . Each side of the proiectinl point of the coulter is furnished with a slight implement to stir the loosened sub-soil ; and the shank is so contrived that it can be moved higher tn or lower downi m ito position , so as to take either a deep or shallow hold of the subsoil . New Food for Horses . -The Independence of Brussels says , that a M . Korean has inventrd a Oread tor hones , which is very nutritive ami economic ; n is made as follows :-Four-tenths d' oaten tli-ur , ground like rye , and roughly bolted ; threetenths of flour and wheat straw ; one-tenlh of flour ot barley , or maize , ground in the usual w ; . y ; onetenth of rye flour , if the bread is to be pn served freal ^ and one-tenth of flow of borse beans . Tbe flour is kneaded in the usual way with a certain nrqr , __ ., » portion of yeast and salt . The dough is baS 8 USSi » « i « W » oven , and placed in iron moulds , square in forinJJifg ) V . R . slightly conical ; tbe crust must ; not be i ^ '' ^ TTS ^ i l'fx \ too much baked , and neither cinder , no ^ , bW «|[ J ^ fgx coal , must att ach to it , as they ( iisninty ' jj )? " . ''!' . ^?' . . ^^> v ^ Th&straw , before being ground into flouyffi T ° K ^ . ' " ^^ v ^* w upveryfine . PfW ^ XSEP ^ sadV . iS'ft ' - *^

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      TIME'S mTCH -ffOHD . BT C . CHACSCET BURR . " On , on for ever ! " hear it roll The cry of man ' s insatiate soul—The brave old battle-word sublime , StiU roaring in the ear of time , " On , on for ever !" TJp -with the fire-thoughts that blaze like suns along life ' s ancient ways , It comes—aa some great world at prayer-Like God ' s old thunder in the air , " On , on for ever 1 " Man bnilds him shrines for endless wear ; But through the lofty windows there , Eternal destinies look ont , Over tbe crumbling walls and shout , " On , on for ever !" The red man through these forests strayed , In these old brooks his children played , And all things seemed as natnre iast . Bat he has heard the cry at last , " On , on for ever I " Delirious white men proudly stand , And shout , ' tis onrs , the Indian land I " Their revels too -will soon be past , They'll hear it like a thunder blast , " On , on for ever !" Nations shall fall to rise no more ! Tet sounding on old ocean ' s shore , Atni 4 tlic dark infinitude , Is God ' s eternal interlude" On , on for ever !"

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      PRINCESS'S THEATRE . Mr . Bartley has for so many years been esteemed for his qualities as a genial actor , and as an excellent member of society , that his farewell performance on Monday night may be regarded as an important vneaVrical event . At the end of Henry IV ., in which he had played Falstaff , he was led on by Mr . Kean , and enthusiastically cheered as he crossed tbe stage

      QUEEN'S THEATRE . A grand historical drama , from the pen of T . Mildenhall , Esq ., entitled Black Ferrand of Flanders , or the Battle of Bovines , was produced on Monday night . De Courey ( Mr . E . Green ) a young soldier who has spent his fortune in the service oi the King is enamoured of Clemantbe , the Princess of Navarre , ( Mrs . C . Boyce ) , but owing to bis broken fortunes , he conceals his love from the fair one : she , however , is sfiitten with the gallant youth , and re » solves to follow him as a page , her attendants imitating her example . The evil genius of the lovers is a rejected suitor of the Princess , named De la Roche ,

      who , at the battle of Bovines , joins the enemy : the victory , however , is won by De Courey , De la Rocbe is taken prisoner , tried and condemned , but on his way to execution is rescued by Black Ferrand . De Courey is rewarded by the King with lands and titles , Clemanthe reveals her love , and a grand entertainment is held to celebrate the event . De la Roche , Black Ferrasd , and their followers appear as maskers , and attempt to assassinate De Courey , but are prevented by the pages of mystery , who vanquish the traitors , and the curtain falls on a magnificent tableau . The under plot famishes the comic

      portion of the piece , which was well supported b y Messrs . Bigwood and Willis , and tbe ever lively Miss F . Hamilton . Mr . E . Green and Mrs , C . Boyce acquitted themselves in their usual clever style . We must not omit to mention tbe acting of Miss C . Gibson , who , as the forsaken one , was much applauded . This piece , like every other novelty , is well put upon the stage , the tableaux are effectively ar . ranged , and a martial dance , and a combat of sixteen performers at the same time received the hearty cheers of the audience . The splendid pantomime still continues to be a source of great attraction .

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      the world , and at length obtains his Jather ' s reluctant »? L t 0 depart wiUl the caravan for tha citv ol Memphis . In the second act we find Azael in Memphis , a victim to tbe temptntions of a licentious city , and immersed in luxury and dissipation . Here we have feasting and dancing , and a scene of the secret orgies of the priests and priestesses of Apis , within the temple of the idol . The prodigal being discovered in the temple , a profane spectator of its mysteries , and partly because the liver is in want of a human V ' v i he iS Seized and doome ( 1 1 » be tbroffn into the Nile , a sentence which is executed , but not till he has succeeded in saving the life of Ma betrothed who having , with his fatherfollowed him to

      DRURY-LANE THEATRE . ' . Scribe and Auber ' s new opera , " L ' Enfant Prodigue , now running its triumphant coarse at the brand O pera , lias furnished the materials fora n n T g fM operalio 8 P « ctBcle , " called •' Azael the Prodi . i , produced at Dmry-lane on Wednesday night , and so far as beautiful scenery , rich decorations and dresses , brilliant dancing , and imposing tableaux , ; were concerned , we have scarcely ever seen anything so gorgeous and magnificent in an angluh theBtre . The first act is laid in the tent of Reuben , the chief of the Hebrew tribe . Azael , bis son , though loving and l « ved by his cousin , Jepihele has a burning desire to leave the secluded vallev of his birth , and mingle in the scenes and pleasures of

      , Memphis , has fallen into the hands of the priests and is also about to be sacrificed . In the third uct / feaefhas been fished out of the Nile by a camel driver , who has made him his slave , and treats him cruelly . Miserable and repentant , he resolves to seek bis native valley , and the denouement is the prodigals return . The dialogue is respectabl y written , and the principal characters were well acted ; Azael by Mr . Anderson , his father by Mr . Vandenboff , and Jepthele by Miss Fanny Yining . Some of the scenes were very eifective , particularly the return of the wanderer , which was really im . theuc . But the attraction of the piece lies in iia

      spectacular qualities . Reuten , as represented b y Vandenhoff , has the grandeur of the old painters the worn ™ have the true Eastern look , the atiendauts are costumed with so much accuracy and taste as to fill up the wild sublimity of the picture ths repast is served with antiquarian accuracy , yet with the finest pictorial effect . The splendid dresses ot the Memphian travellers shed an artistic brilliance on the picture , and the introduction of camelstransports the imagination at once to tbe torrid regions . The scene of tbe desert is well painted and has a harsh and arid look that , under the setting fiun , suggests a wild and grand idea of loneliness tn

      tne imagination . The tent itself is trul y eastern in us appearance . The portion of the piece in which the action takes place at Memphis is the moBt imposing . Probably there has never been seen on the English stage sueh . an effect as that of the grand debauch in ihe Temple of Isis . A flight of steps , occupying tbe whole breadth of the stage , and rising nearly to the top , is completely occupied with carousing personages in every variety of position , and when these from the effect of their potations suddenl y fall asleep , a new variety is produced . Only a large stage could give its full brilliancy to a scene like this , and Mr . Anderson has well understood and emploved his advantage . The grand pas de poignards drew down thunders of applause . Another scene , less novel and gorgeous , but scarcely less pleacinar , is the

      concluding representation of the prodigal ' s homea view of rural life most elaborately " set . " And let it be observed , ihat even in the minutest details there is not the slightest appearance of slovenliness or neglect . The excellence of the dancing contributed greatly to the success of the spectaele . Mile . Victorine Leprain created a tempest of applause ; Madame Louise , the mistress of the ballet , was well received , and Mile . Palser ( her . pupil ) was enthnsiastically encored . Altogether the whole work is a maguificent specimen of perfect stage production . U is rotmy \ eats since so grand a spectacle on so large a scale has been presented to a London audience . On the fall of the curtain , the house , which was crowded , called loudl y fo r Mr . Anderson , who gratefully returned his acknowled gments .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Feb. 22, 1851, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1614/page/3/