The National Register. — London, England, 1821-01-07 00:00:00

THE SACRIFICE. -"110.•• • [Prom Gold's Lotion Itiagaz:Nej The Coast tdiserto was a powerfut Italian nobleman, wire possessed, is an eminent degree, the peculiar clusrac teristin his ratios. Proud in his disposfi itin,liberal in his wetablishment, hut revengefal in ir's nature; his temper was perpetually ruffled, from the want of that amiable propen sity which induces Its possessors congaed the petty failures of isituskital, as objects rather of pity than disgust. Thousis naturally high-spirited, and even rmag.notimuus whets his prejudices did ism interfere to thirst: his better feelings, he was witsjected to occasional Its of the darkest malevolence, I and the dereliction of Ms favoarite daughter, Marion, who bad placed her affections open au object iufiaitely beneath the Count's consideratioa, had iudam^d his mind to a Wile of irrioation that bordered upon phreway. Raol.r.az with the remembrance of her last intervievr, when with tears awl burning bluilies she cosafessed her attachment, he called her into an apartment remote from the iatrasion of strangers. and imprecated on her head the bitterest anathemas of revenge, if for an hotrod she wi hiseld her compliance of discarding her lover for ever from her sight. Terrified at tie menaces of her father, and shrinking from the malicious expressiou of his dark criervenaace, she poor girl knew scarcely what reply to make. The thoushis of the young leas Shown came across her imagination; she recalled his last looks—the iusiestatisig tenderness of his voice—the resit-viral deference of his attachment, anti the reflection inspired her with adult Moat courage. Ins voice fault-tin.; with emotion, and with eyes bent towards the earth, she endeavoured to mitigate the phrensy of her iinii ,aaot parent; but when she found that riven the tears of a favouriie child were ant proof against the pride of a parent, she ,s fused to comply with his request, and left the spat meats, with the imprecations of the Colossi Überto hamming her imaaMatioa as she withdrew. Oa crossing the threshold of the great palace-wall, she was addrewd by Juan, who eagerly in quired what success she had met with from her father.— When informed of his barbarity, and she duet request that accompaaled it, be pressed Isis Ireloved still closer to his bosom; and as she conjured him by all that he held most dear epos earth, to avoid:the pala, e her father, as Ise would the resort of an enemy, promised implicit obedience, and with a soul deeply lacerated with the fears of eteruel separatioo, seluctliustly withdrew. Time, that soother of &Melina. rolled en, but brought as balm to the depressed spirits of Matioo. She bad received no intrlligesee of Juan; and her clespoodinz Macy, sod. deniogevery thing with its own gloomy colours, remplated the probability of his departure. Her family cool and ho difereal to her happiness or misery provided her asarriage brought with it an accession of wealth and homer. were but ill calcels.ed to wean her from the care that hung around her ; and as the Count, whenever be addressed bee, spoke with the voice and cornsmod of • tyrant. her Mobs Hooves became irretriesably wretched. ..soch was the ease of her mind, when, one notirssin, while the rest to the fa mily were employed in their differeat i a message was delivlred to Marion, co.nonanding her imm ediate at. Modellex in the library of her father. U.. ratertni the MHO she discovered blot waled is a moody sternness by the win dow. He had scarcely noticed her ms ,her entrain-0 o bet motioned with his hand to a seat After a short pause be again addressed her on the subject of their late interview, and with more softness than he bad hitherto used, gently seized her hand, and besought her compliance with his oisbes. " Discard that tease-born churl, my Marion," he esclaimed, and the heart of a father will be satisfied. Tra-aig'•t you will be introduced to the only sod of the powerful fake di I Aran= ; and remember"—his couritenaw e darkened as he contiuued,—" and reusemher, Marion, I expect that you should receive him as your husband. He is noble, ciiiiral.ma, and patriotic, and has cionJescended to no lour on • family with the oder of his alliance. Acce i rt hint, and the itlessings of an affectionate parent, the gratitude a fond family, will shower eternal happinem on your head; but dare for at. in• staut to refuse, and take with you no your exile film the beam, for no rebellious ingrate thall ever lodge Roder the same roof with Überio, the deepeiit curses of your father; of that father, whew existence the inkras.. ode of his child will how to the tomb. Hui nu, my Mathis, I cannot, will sot believe, that the murder of a parent can be perpetrated by his child; yous averted countenente, your tearful e: , es, read a tale of softness; and so confirm the favourable has pressioss, to restore a daughter to her duty, the proud, the haughty I..lberto, whose knee was never yet bent to snot al man, now humbly supplicates obedience from his cls:•d. See s on his knee, se sues,"—" Father, dearest father," frantically exclaimed Marion." bead nut thus to me, I cannot, wiii asst bear it; I ant wholly your's,make of me wont:you v ill; fee my widowed heart bus no more to loose, and lily no more to to offer. I will discard at,..,, ; add greet as M t:te st .mule, will accept Manta fur my husbard. Have you any fur ther sacrifice to exact ? Speak I and I will perform' it all.— But oh, dearest, dearest father, author of my being, and all that lite holds sacred. rise from that supplicant posture, nod let a daughter see forgiveness, turd humbly isasplure compassion. " Now. my Marion! you are indeed the daughter of Uherto," be replied, as be folded her nii .7.ionately ho his embrace; " and thus let me seal our remiiims nith a kis , Bus swear to the fulfilment of your premise, fur di.ty. my love isbut a feeble barrier, when the sensil,ility 'adore is opposed to it." Trembling, and twills eyes tilled with teats the poor girl sealed the penance that tore her for ever from Juan, and. with a soul racked with. anguish retired o the solitude of her chamber. In the evening olio was introduced to hMs vs hit was be..ce• furtb to be her husband. He was coacil;iitigg and gclinut ; but oh huw unlike that softness, tempered a h.' tangly dig nity ; that generosity, regulated by fer;1111, that o..".giited her in the dispositioa of Juan. to spite of her ea avows to the contrary, comparisons detrimental to .! masa were perpetually raising in her mind ; and white she dwelt on her lust love and hieghted prospects, ber fair and delicate ruins soak daily beeinith the struggle. tier eye Itht its brigh:ness, as/ her heart its native elasticity ; she was never happy but whew a owes aid w hen alone was always iu tears. She had berme meth hot the feller tine that cut her to the beset, was the apparent desertion of her lover. To leave, and tit such a moment. too, when friends and relatives, and even her own family, hail conspired to neglect her. The thought was wormwood, and sowed the first seeds .•f that Ji mm i e , which death show could terminate. Poor misguided woman, the child of innocence, the imrs. ling of loveliness, nom little thinks when he courts thee • thine hour of pride,that thou bast a heart that,can feel, • 'Mod that ran inspire attachment. He woos thee a wanton zephyr that frolics with the summer rose, and leuves it to wither on its stein ; and when be hos impel thee wole sentinsents of love, consigns them to perish ' they 1.1.9010 rd. Ilr lutl, Ibiakt that the cheek thit blcockd at hi, low oath, the hunt that is todulturcut •••• ~, THE NATIONAL REGIS= alleatioas, the baud that relates in his grasp, may be wailed with a love that is entwined with the hennaing% though the pride of virgin modesty prevents its avowal. Lovely. hot misguided woman! the tear that has never yet been shed for man, eel glis.c.l s.• the eye, v. hoe it recvlls the memory of thy worth, GI beauty, ats:l thy sot :vas. Hard indeed mist WPC Ilse heart that can ineict on thee who art so lovely a , 41 so gentle, nee pa.el of resoone. one animal of anxiety out ander still the disposition of that seducer, who cau define by hi uebuly puniest the most beanie! work of God. it was evideat, from the deprr.rsiun of her spirits, and the Neal: • le rigour of be' ft as& Curt the poor girl was gradually dying assay. tier coas.itnial tonic its lose of action from her 'outdo ad their united op-ra . 04 hurried the lovely vie sits , 13 eusibly to the :outs. sser Camay she was ever quiet and UM strapla:oing, rod it was uoly when left alewife the solitude of her room, that she wept fur the desertion of :se.- lover. Her for.rer favour ite amusements w arglected with a sigh. or cwt.:eyed with iudillfnenec ; but she world stand for noun is the 0., abbery where she had last met Jana, li.:ea as t:se night stied moaned among the (sees, sad and the twiliOst crept over the fare of the lardscapes-- Each circumstance of their former love was then recalled, and one thedalling relleciioe, that they had parted to meet a mote. The evening before her inteuded carriage with Di Arasiza, while the place rung with the sotteds of festivity, and the light tones of music echoed from a mowerons bridal assembly, she hastened from the mese of gaiety, soh retired to her favourite tumweer-hosse, that termi nated the shrubbery, where she hoed goalie's to wander. It was a clear cloudless night, sparkling in all the beauty of an Italisit sky, and studded with a million tin's uf rich seas. The iliNfaco :,nle had contonuced her song of sue -141,44;01y, god the evening breeze, as it wafted at its wings her distant mites of b..ftioess, struk with a set.satiou of deeds to •ae w ;dewed heart of the mourner. She re called the past with a sigh ' and reineasherrd, ahem hang ing fondly o . the tons of Juan, she hod discoursed with hiss on the si'very loveliness of the night landscape. But I ark I welt k-nee voice arrested her attention ;.the 1,40' 118 u appio... bung footsteps was heard, and in an in smot 'ocr lover was at the feet of his Hattie% " And did you :wok," la passionately exclaimed, as he kissed the sin-oing tears from her eyes." " Did you think, sweetest ;iri, that Don Juan would desert you ? He retired indeed tor a time, but it was only to return with lemon, and sa tisfaction. The death or an uncle has left hits the has. cointested heir of a title and estaie, sad the noble Count Julia Shogarrow sues for tee homier of an alliance with the iseuntiiul daughter of ()acne." " Joao, toy beloved," replied Marion, it must not— Lat..tot lie-. 4141 oath of horrid import has bees swore, and .u. sorrow must the penance be fulfilled. Another poe. senses the rights that I have so often presaged should be 'ours only ; and though my heart will be for ever thine, toy person must belong to Di Arainta. But he will not re tain it long—for if there is truth is say dying woods, the hour of my detested nuptials will be the boor of my de cease.',—" Marion, deceitful Moduli," replied Shortage, as his cutintrtiance glowed with indignation. 6 ' is 11116 the reward you promised me whet, last we met and parted?— Is this the gratitude I expected, when I gave np life and Mate, and hope ; and all for you ?—Cruel, deeeitfnl wo man, we here meet for the last time to converse iii the accents of kindness. Me you will see no more. I shall roam to other climes, and in the presence of other weasel: may forget the one who has deceived me." " Stith toe—by from me for ever. But let us part at least is kindoem. Ilk 1 Juan, did you know theints that have been practised to weau me from thy side; a father lueeling at my feel, aad meaty for obecteace. you would pity, but you would sot condemn me. And must we ;art is a..ger, here, even here, where we have we have so often met in fotsdoesst 1..0k amend, my beloved, and gaze 4,41 t he scenes of our termer Limitless; bete is She sweet shrubbery where we first met, aad here is the terrace where we last parted. Here too is theissonmer-bmee 0.11 brat echoed with the imagism Is of our afectios, mod replied to the mead of our des.iair." " Yes! bete 'Weed they are," rejo'sed Sbovirro,sorceseu by this appeal to his affection ; " and here will they ever remain, none emblems of the incouttaoty of woman. The The mow still rolls on unchanged ti.rou.;ia the firmament; the breeze still sighs amid the sluntbei aescias ; the slats still shed their mild tanuence on the righo siewa I but t'.e heart of Matins Is deluged, and the sweetness of her lure de. trued."—•' Oh I do cot speak so cruelty," replied Marion; 66 I am .ii ne—fur eve. data.. 'I he moon may change hi her course u: of i 4 l .l.tiess ; the summer breeze 4.05) dy far away the Lilts of toe a est, a.iti vele a tom no more —dust toy heart will be sail h.t. psdeq..." —" Thea rove with me Ma . ...0n, to saute same Mau. out clime t where, removal hem toe steers of 011 i a:Legion, we ',tit forgesithat weever sot room., p 1 ..: live etime Mr love." ris a crier; strts;gle. Juan but it w.II be over swat —l bike not lung to live, and my c bosi,', immesh meat never he sull:eo by disobeateoce. Fateviel—rorgive—torget me if pinsible, roid, in the arms of some happier woman. think no snore of Marion. hut if you should ever recall her to sour Wad, speak of her with fondness, nod say that she died to serve y.m. But Mark ! the lights are is the guide.. nod the absence of Ala • is discovered. Fly, Juan, tly. and be this :his ;parting kin the lust I shall ever imprint toot year lips. Joan had but sulSicient lime to elfect his escape, when the pale featured girl 1110discuvered.asid conveyed iu a seamless condition to the crust ded ball of the palace. The following 1114, g was ushered in by the ringing of the hells of the palace of Uherto nod the unhappy hi-kilos was led 111 the altar by the gay Duke Di Amu. nod the ceremosy troceedt d, interrupted only al times by the aided sighs of the victim. The cereismay was at length coacluded, and -Marisa was was the wife or 1 /i Animus. As the party wa• preparing to quit the chapel, she motioned them to stay ; and addressing her father with solemnity. exclaimed. •• Dearest author of my being! the promise is ful6lled, and the victim may re tire with hoover I have performed sour wishes—l leave married Di Ammo ; but there 4 a stronger 114Mhf that claims ate. mid tells NW I am the ►ride 44 death." She ceased, and casting on her father one look of the MINI resigned expres►ion, dropped lifeless at hi. feet. Tires raised her from the ground, but Ilrf genik heart was broke, and her pure spirit ►ad passed awns. 7 1. • . Poem Arousot..in consequence of the in. terferenoe of mutual friends, the violent and unpro• yoked assault committed by Thomas Horton, Esq. one of the magistrates of the West Riding, upon Mr. Lewis Alexa , ,der, solicitor of Halifax, }as been compromised without an appeal to the King's Bench. By this arrangement Mr. Horton was required to make a public apology to Mr. Alexander, on Saturn day se'nn;ffit, at mid-day, in the magistrates %Ace. and to koy the sum of 501, to the General Divers. tory in that place. As the hour for making the apology stomached, the inhabitants of Halifax (whom this ornament of the bench had lately stig. matiaed as cobblers and tinkers, for presuming to dissent from an ultra-royal address i.f which he was the author) began to assemble in considerable num• hers, and at twelve o'clock the office was crowded to excess, when Mr. Horton entered, and read &kW the &glowing apology : " I de hereby acknowledge, fully and unequivocally. that I acted in a most improper manner, IN assaulting Mr. Lewis Alexander, as I did on Saturday, the Id t)ecember, 1590, in this town, he having given me no provocation la call forth sac* violent and autjustiflable conduct. And I am anxious this may be accepted as an apology, as str as owe gentleman cats make to another."-Aeed and signed in open coon, at Halifax, in the presence of four 'aegis. Crates. —As soon as the apology was read, Mr. Horton pail to Mr. Alexander 301 which that gentleman imme diately handed over to William Rawson, Esq. the treasurer of the General Dispensary, to be applied to the use of that institution. On Wednesday night, about eleven o'clock, a gentleman on the top of the Birmingham mail, whilst passing over the Swillgate-bridge, 'mar Tewkesbury, heard the groans of a person in distress, and entreated the coachman to stop, when "pc proceeded to the art, and found a man who had fallen into the brook in a state of intoxication. Though it was such an inclement night, the gentleman got into the water, and, with the assistance of the guard, dragged the sufferer out, and took him to the Hermitage turn pike. Here this humane character gave money to some persons to induce them to take the poor fellow to Tewkesbury : he was nearly frozen to death, bat with proper assistance it is to be hoped he will rens ver. His name is Probert, late of Cliciwnlusna. eel Sdnglay lest the Earl of r_..:.‘.re presented the fig .nan Catl.gOic Chapel of Enniskillen with a handsome Cross, eusiously manutetcgured, and orna mented with several devices, grmiblematic of the Crucifixion, &c, &c. His Lordship ace u mpanied this rare and valuable present with a tolite note to the Parish Priest, the Rev. Mr. Mating, that it occurred to 14 - n, on his journey th;coN-h. the Holy Laa.l, that a Come mrgie the 'stings at Bethle. nem sr'.,itt br acceptable to i is Cathul;c Ilre.hren of Enti;:lilted, and that he aceur.l=r t .y upp!iel t 3 the Sui , esior . f tlu Covent at Jerwelerq t., ~btail one. 11 Lou lnhip states, has !iced lir 41 1 .2 ex pressly by ...der .'f the Supe7i-r, and t...,01 v, " I . l v an axe ,able offerir3.. It wan iv the con. g_e;,-atism with lively exi.reb.;.o gastit,,,le, and rea '•nents ..f respect fur lin Lire's:o . .l's kind cement brarce, v..Xich -romped the pte , er,t with pd t litional value. IMATC:I 101 lOU GOINILAS.--A at New market has a wager ol te 'u•. 'ten guess wits Mr. Bland, well-know • ttie oaf, tat he will vittcure person to strait a tonsures; rile tvi ice (or he :.elected stme where tti • it. twent; wiles of New• tarket) i • :he space of three toi tvses. Tl:e piece s.: . ice on v.itieh tile match is to be v encort est is to Ie selecs-t1 by Lite ge•ttletnan wi.o backs the perb.r• ,a•tee, and 48 hours ntvice is to be give. • y the stake.' liter of the ice st • selectee It;; rg iit a fit cat; to pert •it t • ' tarty to un dertake the match. II the attempt is not mane within the it 3 hours, the mosey is to Ix forteites. so Mr. &. Bets have isesT I made to a considerable r noun. already on Vie:cern, and it has, itt tle.it.hi of other iutert:t, at this season, strongly excited the si).•:t of svectilJtion in the spurting world. Ihe greater t MO' er seem dn. oosed to i..ack :he !terformatice ete wren time.— fhe rate of a mire in three nth•sates has ono ascertained to above two, if not nearly tutee parts um of four of a thorongh-hre:l hnrae, said far sur i sstimes !te Noted of the first lista races. There will nu ili•obt, be a strong mus ter of the fancy at Newmarket th s weak to witness the race, which it is exlsccted will take place on a well known sheet (slice s.ti the fens, wietii: tw, or three days COWARDLY ASSASSINAr.viI IN PARIS.---A yOinit; man. from Nantes, came tit Paiis, id ostler to make some purchases far his approaciiing and went one ev • gto the play. Bt was there instilled by a person next to bitn, Iskause he took snuff nut of a stud box with the chaster on it. A thirst person interposed, and offered himself to be second in c Lat. The youttA TAD who was insulted consented to have no (alter Verllllll preSCIU. %Vile,' they cruse so the "round tat the log, the aggressor, las mired by the 100, dr •w tint sit missed his adversary. Tlie litter wit to lire in has tom, whets the wretch who played .he ,'art fired a pistol at I wind: tie hash la Id etiii:e.llol. gendarmes fait tip at ti,e time , anti (*mobil the s ictim of all imprudent lovalty al tainting. Toe ruing matt hours, 1 I 1 .- . . lee in . g1i..1......L... •••;•••••, il• ...... a.. •••1••• •••,-.• • ••• 1 •• •• —-- -... - -- • . rviveil lire hours. and w.IS Alt ill make a declarititut J r!l, I.ti and NATt/RAL CURIOStrI".•—A tenant of the Rev. J. sufficiently circumstantial to make 11$ i$01):: that the as. a 4 the Cottle, of Warwick, i4:3 just presented to him a id sliest sassins shall not escape the vigilance of justice. They „ Tired part of the solid bat: of un ash tree, containing Red so quickly, that the gendarmes could not perceive ..h.. re within it the skull of sonic animal (unknown.) It them. Some papers state that the yotmg matt Was mis- ts tin- was in the part of the tree, nine feet above the liril at the same time; others shit,. ;hat the as.i.rtiun is tt o h is 6tound, and was pttfeitly tau:lost-4 in sulid timber. •5 , illwat tuitiolattutt• . , - • - amilpi- . . ~_._ , ••• , . ~,- . I