The Press. — London, England, 1854-07-08 00:00:00

THE PRESS. JULY 8, 1854. Rumours have been flying about that we are to have a change of commanders. Between ourselves, it won't be a bit too soon. The present set, with all their gagging, are mere muffs, if not worse. Some of them, I'll allow, are good hands at " taking a lunar," and can navi gate very near the wind. But I doubt if one of them knows what plain sailing means. Then the Premier has been noticed exchanging false iignals pretty often lately. To be suro, the old Commodore is purblind, but Mr. Argyll, his flag-lieutenant, has sharp eyes enough. and ought to know what's what. When are we to have an Admiral of the true-blue heartnfoak stuff again? Wouldn't we then show them the real " Nelson touch "—pitch old Gordon to blazes, and blow every other Russian stick clean out of the water ! Yours, &c. OUR GUY FAWKES. I sing of one who office took to better our condition, By sinking party strife in one harmonious Coalition ; Each measure they would pass with ease, great blessings there would be on it, But they've not done so yet, because—no two of them agree on it. Our Guy Fawkes, Puff and patter's all the stock of our• Guy Fawkes. When England moved to help the Turk with warlike proclamation, Our Minister was first and fierce to aid the preparation; That is, he would have been—and told the Czar he took no part with _ him, But a little thing prevented him—he really was in heart with him. Our Guy Fawkes, Precious damp the powder is of our Guy Fawkes. When news came from the war and showed the Russ enough had had of it, Our Minister sang out " Io! triumphe! lam glad of it; " That is, I mean, he would have showed right loyal true affections, But a little thing prevented him—a life time's predilections. Our Guy Fawkes, They then found out in Parliament our Guy Fawkes. So finding great mistakes about his views gained circulation, He set the public right on it by a later explanation, That is, I mean, he would have done, and nothing more have heard of it, But a little thing prevents him—not a soul believes a word of it. 146 4141., 0 • Guy Fawkes, Th ' still a rod in pickle strong for our Guy Fawkes, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 9 !aIbSOCIETY OF ARTS. [Ontitted from the Ac unt of Tuesday Night's Soirée.] BY LORD JOHN RUSSELL—" An Elementary Work on the German and English Languages in their Philological Relation as Understood in Translations made at Berlin,' showing that, according both to Berlin German and Ministerial-English, every Sentence containing an Abso lute Promise, Assurance, or Undertaking, has the word, 'if possible,' understood." By Sir WILLIAM MOLEBWORTH—ModeI of the " Reporting Tele graph," by which a speech or lecture reaches the Reporters' Gallery of the House of Commons in fairly-written manuscript as soon as it is spoken. Also—" A Lecture in Support of the Undergraduates' Prayer for a ' Blessing on those who Invented Dictionaries,' showing that M'Culloch and Giles Jacob are Sufficient Authorities on every Subject of Commerce and Law." This work is anonymous, but will be recog nised by the motto taken from " The Dunciad"— " For inde:•learning turns no student pale, Yet holds the eel of science by the tail." By the DUKE of NEWCASTLE—ModeI of the "Ethometer," an In strument to Test the Character of Candidates as used at the Colonial.office, and also in the case of some Irish Appointments.— [This invention is yet in its infancy, and by no means correct in its decisions]. By the Earl of ABERDEEN —" An Account of the Model School of Diplomacy as it existed at Vienna, Metternich Master, with an Appen dix showing how the obsolete system of writing in cipher of the age of Louis Quatorze came to be superseded by sending only one's 'kind remembrances.' " By the LORD CHANCELLOR—" A Narrative of the Reforms in Law and Legal Education carried through by the Present Government " a blank folio, handsomely bound. Alin—A Model of the " Skotonoscotpe," or Glass of Darkness, by which the Proposals of Lord Brougham when " looked into " and " considered " by the Chancellor receive no assistance. By the Duke of ARGYLL—" A System of Plain Rules for Keeping the 'Temper." By Sir JOHN Yorrin—" A New System of Mnemonics, highly emu fortable to Coalitions, by which Hansard may be suddenly sent into Oblivion, especially as relates to the Irish Church" (used with effect on i Wednesday night). THE "TIGER." A letter from Odessa of June 16th states:—" A few days ago the English steamer Teased*, ran into these roads and brought the wife of Captain Giffard, to whom General Osten-863t0n gave the permission, with a quarantine guardian, to visit the grave of her husband, who commanded the ill-fated steamer 719er. . • • • She remained twenty-four hours oolleeting particulars of her husband's dying momenta, which were those of a hero meeting his death in his eountry's cause." Beneath Odessa's foreland, Washed by the Russian wave, Shattered and black an English ship Rots in her sandy grave. The seashell clogs her cannon, The seaworm eats her oak, And the seaweeds dank cling to the plank Whence English thunders spoke. Behind Odessa's foreland, Under the Russian sky, That noble vessel's noble chief In bloody grave doth lie. Not bravely in fair battle Cut down upon his deck, But driving lost on an iron coast, And shot on a helpless wreck. Unto Odessa's foreland Who comes for vengeance due ? A legion bold in steel and gold— A fleet with seamen truo ? Alas ! no sworn avengers, But a gentle lady there, Sitting alone by an uncarved stone Weeping her wifely tear. Oh, black Odessan foreland, Only his widow there ! Oh, lonely, lonely, sepulchre, Only one falling tear ! Why roars no rage of cannon ? Why rings no levelled gun? With sword and spear—not sigh and tear— England should mourn her son. She to that fatal foreland Came o'er the stormy wave; Shall women for the one they love Alone be bold and brave ? How, England, shall thy captains Die bravely in thy strife When Giffard's rest no mourner blest But a woman and a wife ? Far from Odessa's foreland His vessel's jack was ta'en; Oh ! for the death its champion died Win back that flag again. Plant it with shot and sabre Above the Russian's best ; And the conquering shout, as the flag flaunts out, Shall lull his soul to rest. E. A. A SKETCH FOR THE " PORTRAIT GALLERY HANDBOOK " OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE, APTEB THE MANNER 01 THAT PUBLICATION. LORD ABERDEEN, Diplomatist, Man of Letters, Philosopher, Orator, Connoisseur, Coalitionist, Plaoetnan. (Born in Scotland. Educated at Vienna. Still Living.) [Extemporaneous Premier ! What shall we say of him? Born amid the sympathies of Northern rule, Lord Aberdeen had become early frozen against the entrance of consti tutional fallacies. Hearing from his earliest youth the despotic maxim that "he is waur than a fool wha wells wi' the laird o' Knockdnnder," he contracted that regard for existing power which he has displayed towards Muscovy with such glory to the country and advantage to himself. Being early fated to travel in Greece, he contracted ideas of beauty, on which he published a rare work, in which the ignorant). of Edmund Burke is deservedly chastised, and a new idea enunciated of what constitutes " smoothness," which quality he variously illustrates by the examples of " • polished building," " the sky in a lake," and the " skin of a beautiful female " ; is supposed to have pursued the same principle of smoothness in political affairs, with the exception of one or two incidents, when he " blundered into common sense." Has been Ambassador at Vienna, where be learned diplomacy from Metternich, from whom whatever overtures he now receives, he merely sends him in return " his beat remembranoes "—what remembrances these are being doubtful. Had nothing to do with the treaty of Adrianople, except proving that Turkey ought to be dismembered, for which fact see a recent speech and despatch. Praised and abused 1)om Miguel. Frayed fir the defeat of the Belgian revolution, and hailed the Belgian constitutional throne. Spoke for and voted against the corn laws. Became finally the lay-figure called Prime Minister in the Coalitian Ministry, from which position he is daily threatened to be driven by Doctor Layard, but, though of a theorem temperament, has at length taken courage to treat with indifference motions which are perpetually withdrawn.] ' 637