The Sun. — London, England, 1842-02-01 00:00:00

INS §F, MAGAZINE DAY. ti ` i ii IL4 art icle CI under i47O Op the 9S head of Z " I T I‘ e -E n Years ar l , l l ; Ili gs," which is continued from last month, all ilere brought to a close, the writer gives ven t to . that reckless party spirit, so characteristic of tl lis hi g h Tor's' periodical. He tells us, for in e'txailliTee„), tbat the Whigs, as a body, are wholly - " ---- an absurd idea, as the events of the icalee!arlintontli p ‘;i o ll show. Whigzism did not De .. 'with LOrd Melbourne's Cabinet,. 1111 1 lives associated with the great prin.- (•i o L,,, „,_ •., lii` - , '''' °T . - free trade, national education, which i t " ell Y of conscience: - There are reforms i i i /l s Yetto carry, anthwill most assuredly carry s ii. t ue long run, notwithstanding all the oppo 0 inn that• 'forvisin ,may bring to bear against e " h• The Whie:s can only seriously injure lotetaselves by coalescing with the Tories. So t 1 1 g ..11 5 . they keep aloof from these insidious e e t4 t e l ls). acid boldly advocate such an enlight flip- prieeiple as that of unshackled commerce, 1 e ,Y need never dread extinction, for they will r ti a i kir e td:rally round them a large and influen of Portion of the community. In another part t. ii„111i-8 Political diatribe, the writer observes 0 e4 , , a - ud, that ." it must be Protestant, or it will swe -e to i n t . p ' ) ' -1 Prosperous; religious error mut be th',7 'rum the soil, before it can be peaceable; _ th e Jungle nitiKlie cleared, before the vapours of I,:is be r ear( cease to poison the land." The 'kit all b I R of this is, that the Irish Catholics must 4intic,r3. converted or exterminated; other _ e. t the re ...,,, It be no chance of prosperity for the It ti a strange method of tranquil peotl a nation, ti make hypqcrites . of its t ° . h e i' Q a nd) in case - of their aversion such -- process, to massacre them 1 Yet ,c,i'ra v - , q ' s the scheme for improving - Ireland, ce rltti ` 3' Proponnded by a Tory in the nineteenth ° vet t rYI w hen - Catholicism . is making inroads itsel f! ° I . : the established Protestant feligion t helou. ' T hings il the Day" contains some ju- Whi oi - lentarks on the. present Law of Libel,. lol tsa ~tne au thor - justly, scouts its a most 'adieu vitleeal?lintelligible law adding, " we are cop . - lin t si t'at the Conservative Governm'ent Collid. Wis,r,gnaliZe its acceion by any act at once essent'lajute l'atifying to, the country, and more sYsteo.,,t° Justice, than a revisal of the entire 4 serv at Z: l ibel." We cordially agree in these . n eat t o h ogs; for, as the- law , now stands, it any otl4l, possible for a JOurnalist, or indeed public 0 11 41 , to to h ow _ , , , w whether,' in speaking of l'e i i ! e. 's) Ite is; (iris not, perpetrating a libel. at elate J udge Bolland, - who was perfectly (14 4 F: 9fthe defects of the existing law, laid it it tliit . Is - all a xiom , that libel lurked in every co- P4 lle l' I r ev t e l b i e, ri the advertising sheet of a news- Purpor.t o Roadside Sk etc h es " are j us t w h at t h ey 'ti er short, o ff-h an d s k etc h es co ll ecte d 4 1 1 111 t ua '''shle. " Protestantism in Geneva" is ra te,' .tedious article, whose very title will ope l'e4tCs a scare -crow to warn off the majority of I vitli -rs ' lite ". WOrld of London" is continued e o4i . tinahated spirit'. The theme is a fertile and writliel eltensive one, and it will be long ere the tibir, r.exhausts it---if indeed it be not inexhaus , . ci ub ertiaps the cursory observations on 3 ohj o . Pe nille" . may: amuse our readers. We It ,in in their accordingly : the'P triil Ynstonishino. hew the contagion of fashion, bf thfelike imitation of our betters, _swells the full tide t er wii:ll4fteless in -London.: there is not a man who, with t1 e414 out pretension's to the title calls himself a gen : I le b . rl ,; w ho would not be ashamed to confess himself, di tie ;' or word of mouth, . a tenant of Lambeth, Pad turn, Pinalico, or Pentonville : a gentleman must be kt:litiPtoillieda,nat least, to•live at the West-end ; anti as every cannot. possibly live in that enviable quarter, dress n. club together for a common presentable ad cli44:-hence th e w i se and b enevolent institution of ftiv''' in the centre of the most fashionable and expen e4j*rt of, the town, these societies of communists pur e,l „7" r erect a splendid palace, and establish themselves th e T: B4 ' :.here they lounge in the drawing-rooms, flatten eli 11 : 1) ses against the windows, write their letters on the 'Paper, seal them with club wax, impressed with el b 1 • ' dices- 4 'sea ; dine, if they have the wherewithal, on laort,!*und-ninepenny joint of the day,. sip a pint of th„7 l h. solitary dignity, then, lighting . their cigar, wend , tol+al-hAY home to a thn3e-pair-back in some part of the ,'"' never • named to ears polite, where they can be' ste '"onnodated for seven- shillings' a-week, attpidanee IS v e. 1i., - Ilott ask where they-live ?-rat , the Club ;riiiilw till ~, tri o " ---- by the carte of the - Club :: : what areth-thbei,rstoft k,,:A4.?-the opinions of the Club': who are . wh: in the world ?,,-Tom, Dick, - and' Rogei , o d t , tlte Club: Cli i t: e . is the best wine in London to be-had?—at at : the ii i iie s r _i.,,tlilriliilplaapler the.to whitest cravats and-themia Id c s t . plush t own?,--waiters at the'Cltib: where is the be had for the pocketing?—at the 1n5(4, 4 1,j7 °est soeiety?—at the Clnb• What is the most 4 t ' n e1111: rn"de K't obtaining terrestrial felicity?--4ecotne c44 ' sr. " '' I 'l , Club !All this; howeter, is to be taken nie b --4 ° , th e c i . th r n k•rs of ti) ob is a very good plsee—no-better fur '" e 'libra ry .': "`,\l4e committee, the dinner committee, senile,e° wl " a - ,, lll ' E tee ? and the other committees : these Of IQ -`e 11S14111' old soldiers, in the economical "al t he ter m Y . I. te rs Un ~,„ --, make their own of - the Club : the t " tt.er , 4- ' - 'and the the tradesmen understand them, Plea* e`arY underst In d' 1- .. the -do whatever they th , and n o 0 ,,, an s ) . I',,t, 'C d r ,,,• ctunary member can do an thing, eat any i s - ;;; 13, 1 1 ,, e. e o Za t n t, y ... thing, but how and:as they please. " the Club is a home—to all others it It ri s ,: e eoul alas 34 1 :: eteilewhere they are tolerated i the committee Eltt • l ' i rs, th e members guests : the committee are the 1401!"klt,rm'e.e•Y-41.11rbesotnetheorpotpwuolace ; and . although there brawling tribunes of the -4,64, it gru ',_er.eould find out that they made anything a4, - 1 11 4 tt,a„lll,.uhng agitation. There can be no greater , Its ltt q, I. to sag that, by being ballotted for and tr ;tet y ti4oli get into the , society of a club; whatever . uat'sakitli met be in the sparkling lights, the cheering t o 0414.seZtuters in red plush breeches and win.te.clra tyti,nti,°Y; i f , Ser iPtion gives you the undoubted privilege karj e l fri er ,dri a. re friendless out . of doors, you are the, 4 extt eti B ln a club, where, in truth, you are re (l(lai i s ilo ~ Y i n the ratio of the number of your - friends; r -11t ane. e ..c . 14 .0 place for making up to or scraping ac , 11110,.,41,5i0n ants Your fellow clubmen; there is a . pride of tt ly " 4 1 t e ll "„I"ag gentlemen in these societies, as- if they (10 4 ,' )0 (1 f e l l ° o ll by their looks, " If you have no friends, tat ti Zir you C o'l have—if you . want acquaintance, I - shi -• -° 'ne here to fasten yourself upon - mei . your Allud• P I s no pe o ,,, -.i n , letter of recommendation.. irt ut'Lle)'' the t ° what he calls " utterly homeless to o 4 glel i, e writer makes the following remarks, kio U ttlei t w , f ear, painful as they are, there is_ 04, , L ruth:_,, arid th e Nobody who has not lived Bite tratidsl)°°r, has any idea of the extortions ti e de. -, Practised on them by all classes of ti 4, Qrs. rp, Per Non, t he poor man can afford but a of ; , e Qnt, h ,' nod for this lie pays two hundred Iv el :' i bo o ;' ° re than lie who can pay for the rent kl ut ) ait (' Il e gets in his coals in pounds Shires h ii , , : for these, the worst of their kind, he 11 1 l It' t . l er price than the Duke of Devon t is .. th a ,*-- e ver , (tic same with his groceries—his c 4tl n, th o 3 thin,. The poor man pays more it 'e •Priee aarged to the rich, simply be i, is ,„ Pr .e 'e ' 'llls' !OUP." The " Northern Cireuit"—. P 1 Q.B • In g ti 1 . Ithi , Of h „ , t.e—is the commencement. of . , a f 4 i r ub, jo7r.x3nal sketches, apparently from life, th e t u be n g f lng from the present specimens, bid tit) 4n tliC" .ra ctive. Here and there, however, 4,1 , 1, a s iri e deals a little too much in exaggera-. trjgiabbeichis sketch of the exterior of 'Samuel of Mader • "De Cresci '' is a poem by -- no ger l y e . lellt in vigour of thought, and grace This .**-114'NTLEY'S .111ISCELLANY. °lli , : - 01 , -11. utuber o ens spiritedly _gh with ItZitels t h i _ li e!° l l l "Y' c l P D ain u u t s n i i ilg er g i e v i i i l d n e s. ll o 2h: p s ot t;b n a -4bilD•B.4.l.llasi - „ eelt _ e b a y . two r be p ni l if t l i i n ted at sa t i b lo e rs fo b n e t a n i f beating l b °," * o st ",,_,° ballSbUry , / dead. 44 4„ - ; ~ une of the sailors, who saw the , _ 11184141 pVelily engaged, unfortunately recog 4144 4',.1. 1141, ti1e ghost of- a drummer horn . he P 1 1t4, 4 ° ,w4151 : on the head many years before; . ma t' kii• - iV t il:lu . y of remorse and apprehension i a le t • ke' ""lgitilich an unexpected apparition, _ 13400 W:.-ecknlession of the crime to his coin f re Q ;') who, while listening to the horrid tale, sZIi.IY gave vent tii his astonishment and 'II ~,,-.° nIY uttering "an exclamation that ended 4ipeZ.6B," as the chronicler of the legend as- f niis7,4. ,as to say, the ablest portions of 41,,oladegen,d are the more serious and unimpas ''' fee.Lwoei•eiii IngoldSby strikes a'deep chord . lior t -'11,9; quite unusual with him. The descrip the ot.the murderer's remorse and horror after by Ce(), tiiraission of the crime will not suffer, even • Araeparison with Hood's " Dream of Eugene ,,he ' Si l i ta °l' Crabbe's " Sir Eustace . Grey. T 4 1 4,, 4 Malimond and the Georgian Slave," is 4eeti-tory by Miss Isabella Romer, who U h l er k i lov v i,,' lialts on this side extravagance . in the Iler b .,„'"g and impassioned narrative. Adile,_ N °7 ''',„ ri v , 1 5 a Alithoinetan slave, who is secret] *l 4 - ' "Y a young Greek. On one occasion the ii:Qttending on her mistress, Asme Sultana, ll'llo-:**ett without a veil by Sultan Mahnio . o th,t ins falls in love with her, but, finduig 4Akithet.eatt make no impression on her heart,. lie n V- ' s Et SPy to watch her conduct, and d Ise illitlebut too soon that he has a rival, lie deter the.,m t o ii s e e rter the most approved Turkish fashi. 9 tti 1 theirn both up in a sack, and so consign bo th ;io the tender mercies of the fish of the iloivr,s)°rus• Before this can be accomplished, I kiir t i v P, the Before this lover relents, and by par- Itritti,_,l)Oth parties, succeeds in winning the i P'th e ll9e, and ultimately the love, of Ad . i . e. oeth.'Ptedhreast of Aquitania" is a fanciful tlqifil,,,l;43r, S ha t quaint scholar, Father Pro.ut---as is B,7Nlits to intittile himself. The versification ek4e7,3?tli and sprightly enough, but we d0..n0 . l'llrtl , anderstand how it applies to Mr. Anis hop h !) . to whom it is addrassed. The " Philo or j*Of Drinking," is chiefly The by reason ett,b'T grotesque illustrations with winch it 4stellished. The sketch of the short-gaiter is ed 14411 , with his fly-away hat, his bell and , Majes t i ) f tho. s e f on, th e 3 of th e Y• AI? )ooke" alf-P3° shovel, and the glass of gin in his hand, is ca pital. We must have seen the original in the street, standing beside his cart at the door of a public-house, a hundred times. The Wooden legged street-sweeper, too, is not amiss; his hat is just what it should be, passing an description —like an Irish hodman's castor—but his counte nance is too grave and thoughtful, as if he were revolving some great truth in political economy, instead of devising by what means he might raise the Wind for a supper in St. Giles's. The " February Saint" is a lively lyric in honour of St. Valentine—the most sentimental saint in the Calendar, but who, despite his sanctity, is uni versally detested by postmen. In the " Standard Footmen" we have one of Albany Poyntz's amusing sketches of character. He thus de scribes the fashionable London Footman The appropriate place for footmen is the pavement, whence they meet in parliament on the coach box, over the opposite corners of whose ham mercioth the twin Mercuries swing their legs and canes on either side of Coachee, like genii perched on the marble angles of a monument in Westminster Abbey. There they talk of the state of the nation, the state of their lords and ladies, the state of ladies wh o l ove th e i r l or d s, and f lords who love their ladies. They know everything--they say everything. With them no delicate hints—no slight insinuations—no - shirking a question, or diplomatizing an answer. They are in everybody's secrets. My lady can only surmise the mysteries of my lord, or my lord those of my lady. Their footmen are at the bottom of both." " Richard Savage," gives an account of the hero's first introduction to literary life, and of his acquaintance with a broken-down 'author. Some of the dialogues' are cleverly dashed off. From the " Legend of the Dead Drummer," we quote the sailor's confession of 'his murder, and his rude, blunt companion's com ments on his narrative : "'Twas done:!--:-the deed that damns me—done I kno*;notliow . --I never knew ; And Hiril StOOd . :-4ut not alone,— : The prostrate Boy my madness slew, • Was by my Side—hmh, feature, name, 'Twas HE ! !-Lanother—yet the same. 31 , * * * " Away:! away ! in frantic haste Throuo o tout that live-long.night Away ! away ! across the waste, — I know not hoW—I never knew My mind was one wild blank—and I Had but one thought,—one. hope—to-fly. " And still the lightning ploughed_the ground, Thethurider'roaredand there would come Amid its loudestbursts.a sound Familiar once—it was—a dram ! Then ca'ue the-morn,--and lightand then Streets, houses, spires —the hum of men. " And Ocean rolled before me—fain Would I have whelm'd me in its tide, At once - beneath the'hillowy main My shame, my guilt, my crime to hide But HE was there !—HE crossed my track,— I dared not pass—HE waved me back ! " And then rude hands detained me—sure Justice had grasp'd her victim—no ! Though powerless, hopeless, bound, secure, A captive thrall, it was not so ; They cry, The Frenchman's on the wave !' The press was hot—and I a slave. " They dragg'd me o'er the vessel's side ; The world of waters roll'd below ; The gallant ship, in all her pride Of dreadful beauty, sought her foe ; Thou saw'st me, William In the strife— Alaek ! I bore a charmed life ;, " In vain the bullets round.me fly, In vain mine eager breast I bare ; Death shuns the wretch who longs to die, And every sword falls edgeless there ! Still HE is near, and seems to cry, Not here, nor thus, may Matcham die " - Thou saw'st me on that fearful day, When, fruitless all attempts to save, Our pinnace foundering in the bay, The boat's-crew met a watery grave,— All, all save ONE—the ravenous sea That swallows all rejected ME ! " And now, when fifteen suns have each -Fulfilled in turn its circling year, Thrown back again on England's beach, Our barque paid off—HE drives Tu.. Here! I - could not die in flood or fight-;-- HE drives me HERE ! !" " And sarve you right ! " Mika' bilk your Comftiander!desart—and then rob? And, go scuttling a poor littleDrunnuer-hoy's non ! why; thy precious eves ! what a bloodthirsty swab ! • There's old Davy Jones, , • WhO cracks Sailors' bones For his jaw -work, would never, I'm sure, s'elp me Bob, Have come for to go for to do sich a job ! Hark ye, Waters, = or Matcham,—hichever's your pur- ser-name, —T'other, your own, is, I'm saxtain, the woreername,— 'Twelve years have we lived on like brothefand brother ! Now your course lays one way, and mine lays another !" NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. This Number reached us, as usual, at so late an hour, that we are compelled to glance briefly at its contents. There is no lam of variety, and some of the articles of a very superior character —such; for instance, as Mr. Poole's " Phineas Quiddy," which brings out the complex nature of its hero in a masterly manner. Phineas is bo mere fancy sketch, but is the result of that quickness of observation which constant inter course with society begets. A secluded student, however lively his imaginative powers, could never have conceived, much less executed such a portrait. .This story, as it is the most con tinuous in point of interest, so is it also the cleverest that its author has yet produced. It is shrewd, but not cynical; and worldly in its tone, without being deficient, when occasion serves, in quick and generous feeling. The " Tower of .Lahneck " is one of those stirring legends which are to be picked up by scores along the banks of the Rhine. The editor, Mr. Hood, has not marred its effect by any attempt at fine writing, which is greatly to his credit. " A School for Scolds" is a learned and inge nious commentary on the personal qualities of that paragon of wives, Xantippe, whose tongue, as her philosophic husband, Socrates, found to his cost, realised the idea of perpetual motion. " Foreign Sporting" is entertaining in its way, but we have rather too much of it. Four or five pages would have been quite enough on such a subject. " Recollections of Eton" are clearly the productions of a genuine Etonian. The description of the cricket-match Eton cricket-matches are proverbial for their spirit —is cleverly hit off. "On the Usefulness of Inutilities" is an ingenious paradox treated with corresponding ingenuity. " Graduates and Under-Graduates" gives a lively account of a young student of Oxford, Charles Famington, who tried hard for University honours, and gained in his third year, the Newdigate English prize poem—" the most popular of all prizes." " Christmas day in Norway," is sufficiently ex plained by its title. It is a richly coloured de scription, but apparently not over -charged. " Short Rides in an Author's Omnibus " are a collection of aphoristical remarks from the fer tile pen of Horace Smith. There is much justice in these remarks on prejudice :—" A cat has nine lives, but a prejudice has nine times nine. It dies by inches, and at the rate of an inch a cen tury. If it assume the form of religious intoler ance, it never dies entirely, though its virulence may be modified by public opinion, and the pro gress of time. Long and dreary is the interval between the first religious roasting of a fellow creature, and the last Test, Corporation, and Ex clusion Act. The last ! We have not yet reached that era, for the Jews still labour under civil and other disabilities. We have still many worthy successors of the orthodox old lady, who died because she would not swallow a dose of bark, or anything else that came from those horrid Jesuits." From Mr. Douglas Jerrold's picquant satirical sketch of " Bajazet Gag," we extract an account. of this great theatrical manager's at tempt to tamper with the conscience of a eiiint, who was exhibiting himself in a twopenny show van : Gag and Duckweed were silently contemplating the marvels before them, when the proprietor of the van re turned from the steps into the body of the vehicle, and smiling upon Duckweed, proffered to him the expended twopence. " I beg you pardon, Sir, I didn't recollect you l at first, but you' re qu i te f ree , y ou an d your think, Sir, of charging a brother of the profession." _ And with t hi s lib era l sent i ment , the proprietor forced the two penny pieces into the hand of Duckweed, and re sumed his place on the steps, there to exhort the enlight ened British public to bless their eyes with a sight of wonders hitherto unknown, unseen. " Now' s t h e t i me, " said Gag in a whisper, "now, while the fell ow ' s talking ; offer the giant f i ve po unds a week for a m ou th, and a bed under the stage. ' "Really, you are a magnificent specimen—a very mag nificent specim en ," sa i d Duckweed, opening the negotia tion with the Colossus. " The tallest, the strongest, and the handsomest man on the earth," said the modest giant. " No doubt ; but what a pity all such noble advantages should be buried in the obscurity of a van. You require a larger stage," said Duckweed. " Why,- I am devilish cramped,here sometimes ; but I can't complain—l've been shown in smaller places ; and so as I get plenty to eat and to drink, and my nice re freshing walk in Copenhagen -field s at midnight, what more should a man wish for ? God help me I I might have been one of them Albinoes, or that there Spotted B o y ' - or worse than all, th a t h eathenLascar that's doing duty fora Chinese—and; see, on the contrary, what I am," and the giant showed the muscular vanities of his leg and arm. " Now, listen to me," said Duckweed, " for we haven't much time to lose, and your master may overhear us. I suppose you are under en engagement to him." • T _ E 111 :4 5 :T ll-J, " Yes, for six more months," answered the giant. " Well, then, I have a most liberal offer to make you. Never mind the engagement—break it—a giant like you can break anything—and I offer you five pounds a week, with unlimited length and breadth of bed,. and—" " Stop," cried the giant ; " I believe Mr. Noah, the gentleman as is now calling on the steps, returned. you your twopence." _ " I can't deny it—he did," answered Duckweed. " And yet for all that, you'd come and basely inveigle away the crack article of the van. Here, Mr. Noah," roared the giant, " stand aside r Bajazet Gag, fearing from the "fine frenzy" of the giant's eye that he meditated some sudden.act aviolence, made his escape into the street. It was well he did so ; for in a second, Duckweed was flung in a very ball frem the van, and descended upon an apple-woman's barrow. Never did the giant at once more triumphantly illustrate the. strength of his arms and The integrity of his principles. The apple-woman screamed as Duckweed, descend ing, demolished her paper-lantern, and scattered her pip pins in the road. Are you hurt—re you hurt cried Gag to la man of business. " The. savage ! My back's broken ! Hadn't we better call the police ?" said Duckweed. "I'll call something much better," answered the ma- nager. He called a cab: racter," he adds, a is . dvinced by the manner of shaking hands! First and foremost, there is the good, honest shake of the hand, that displays a free and open nature, wishing you well from the inmost of the heart. Then - there. is the cold, phlegmatic shake, that tells yOnplainly, I don't care a straw for you.' Then you have the pre tended squeeze, which would make you believe that you are the dearest of mortals to a selfish fellow who would not walk across the' street to save you from being drowned. Next, you have the vulgar• minded man, who shakes hands with you in a friendly manner, wishing you to under stand, however, that you owe such extreme kindness to his great condescension only. There Ces p ee re n c s e io d n en i e s e , are so many modes of' displaying vulgarity in in the world, that it i s not easy to determ i ne others, perhaps,atphse, the most offensive." N ot so, i t is simply the which most ridiculous. In remarking on marriage, the itsho entitled ta o k n e d author observes, " f ortune-hunters, m e n of low and second-rate character, make love for money only, and marry for money ; but no gentleman, no man of gallant feeling ever sold himself for Mere cash." We like much the tone of this re mark, though it is not in accordance with the money-crating propensities of the age. " A Letter from Barney lirallaghan to Oliver Yorke" is the composition of one who has taken prodi gious pains to be dull and tiresome in his almost unintelligible prose. We must do him the jus tice,- however, to say, that in hunmurous verse he shows to great advantage, and his version of the song of Brian O'Linn in Greek, Latin, and Englisli:-is ingenious in no ordinary degree. "My Life and Times" is a c on ti nua ti on of im rod's Autobiography. We subjoin his sketch , of his,.mother, which conveys a vivid idea ofthe Peculiarities of the lady of the old school, who is now seldom to be met . with, except in the come dies and novels of the last century:— Her sense of female propriety was a little too strict for the advancing spirit of the age, even in its then young days. Not only would some of her broad hints be con sidered as unreasonable, if not uncalled-for checks to youthful mirth and gaiety, but she would, in her regard for female propriety,- and, perhaps, for the benefit of her daughters, occasionally have recourse to somewhat of the authoritative in her manner. For example, if she saw flirtation going on between a young couple, at a ball or elsewhere, pressed, as she considered it to be, a little too far, one of her " hems (!)" would act like elec tricity upon the happy swains,—at least, prove a damper for the moment. Then, upon another point associated with female propriety, she firmly resisted what I have termed the advancing spirit of the age. I allude to ladies calling their husbands by their Christian names, a practice only coming into use in my younger days. " How horrible is it," she would say, "low like any state but the married state, to hear the woman call the man whom she is bound to look up and respect, .by the fami liar and vulgar appellation of Tom, or Joe!" And she was fond of enforcing her argument by an anecdote, on record, of a Duke of Somerset, of days long since gone by, who was remarkable for his observance of punctilio in the marriage state, as well as throughout his entire domestic economy. His second Duchess, on some occa sion, in public, familiarly tapped him on the shoulder with her fan ; when he turned round, and, with a look of marked displeasure, said, " My first Duchess was a Percy, and she never took such a liberty." In her own deportment—l mean in the carriage of her person—there was a stiffness and formality observ able in the lady I speak of, which would attract notice at the present day, but which, I conclude, was in cha racter with those to which lam alluding. I believe, un less in illness, she was never seen in what is called a lounging position in her chair, neither did she ever touch the back of her carriage with her back,—a striking con trast this to the lolling, I was near saying indelicate, position in which some of our modern ladies present themselves in their carriages to the admiring spectators of the present age—on a warm summer-day especially. .But it was not only to the daughters of her wealthy and aristocratic neighbours - that my good mother would occasionally offer her advice, as to the propriety of their conduct; she would occasionally lecture the poor, who might apply to her in their distress. One scene of this description which I witnessed furnishes me with a point true to our frail nature. A poor married woman was telling her of some domestic troubles, which she in great part attributed to the irregularities of her husband. " Well," said my mother, "you have brought these troubles on yourself ;• I told you not to marry him. I was sure he would not make you a good husband." "He is not a good one, to be sure, Madam," replied the woman ; " but he is a power better than none." The " History of a Wet Afternoon" gives the author, who seems well versed in English litera ture, an opportunity of much pertinent poetical criticism. He overrates, however, Tickell's Elegy on the Death of Addison, which is a very common-place, prosaic affair, notwithstanding it has been honoured with the approbation of Goldsmith and Johnson. Tickell was a shrewd, lively man of the world, who could toss off a hu- mourous poem—as we have seen in his once ce lebrated political satire " Anticipation" —as well as the hest of his contemporaries; but he had not a spark of genuine poetry in his composition. He was a passable humourist—nothing more. " A Day and Night among the Mountains" is a tale told with feeling and simplicity. r their political character by the same colours, and marking those of a neutral character in black; together with a statement of the num ber of stamps issued to each, and the amount of advertisement -duty paid during the year ending the Ist of January, 1841. This table is well printed, and, owing to the variety of colours, presents .a very beautiful appearance. It will be found very convenient for reference, as the in formation under the different heads may be ascer tained at once with the utmost facility. The new feature in the present edition is the division of the newspapers into their several counties, and the total amount of advertisement-duty paid by the different publications for twelve months. This information, added to that which at first characterised this publication, renders this edi tion a perfect guide to the Newspaper Press of the United Kingdom. AINSWORTH'S MAGAZINE. So far as we can form a judgment from a first Number, this Magazine promises well, and we are the more inclined to augur favour ably of it, from the singular circumstance of the Editor indulging in no lavish pro, fession in his "Preliminary Address." He is, in truth, modest and reserved to a degree very unusual in the editorial character, which is cer tainly by no means remarkable for any uneasy and oppressive sense of bashfulness. He hints, however, that he may possibly at times be meta physical—that is to, say, " as occasion serves, he may institute bold and original inquiries into the great ends for which books were written, and into the mind which they feed and fashion." Now there is no earthly use in instituting metaphysical in quiries into a question of this sort, for it is an swered and explained in a word. Books, what ever might have been the case formerly, are now written tbr no other purpose than to ensure the writer a handsome sum from his publisher. As for " feeding and fashioning" the reader's mind, they are—with a few exceptions—intended only to enable him to pass away an hour or two that might otherwise hang heavily on his hands. The majority of us no longer read to be instructed, but to be amused ; and a periodical, to be suc cessful, must deal almost exclusively in matters of entertainment. With these few preliminary remarks, we pass to a consideration of the Maga zine before us. It opens with a tale entitled the " Miser's Daughter," which is from the pen of the Editor: The incidents of the narrative are supposed to have occurred towards the close of the last century, and they are entered on at once without' any formal note of preparation being sounded. The sketch of the Miser's house, or rather den, is marked by many of Mr. Ains worth's minute, graphic touches, which give the fbrce of reality to his narratives—in fact, are their redeeming excellence, for, generally speaking, he is not happy in his attempts at discriminating character. Yet we must confess that Jacob Post bids fair to be an exception ; and we suspect that pretty, plump, little Thomasine, the mercer's daughter will become a favourite with novel readers. " A Flight upon Flying," is a fanciful, rambling prose essay " upon everything and no.; thing," by Mr. Martin Tupper, who exhibits no mean powers - of thought, though he is apt occa sionally to be vague and crotchety in his ideas. As there is nothing new on earth—he should have made a reservation in favour of new taxes, with which we are threatened—he tells us that that he will take a flight into the air; and at the word, he is off among the clouds, where he dreams and speculates in a manner very suitable to his locality. "Sultan Stork" is a lively Eastern story, of a bustling and comic character, and concerns the fortunes of a Persian King and his Premier, who, from some neglect of duty, were transformed into storks, and compelled to hop through life on one leg in a truly grotesque fashion. The metamorphosis of a Prime Minister into an ass or a rat is nothing remarkable; modern English history abounds in instances of such transformations; but the present ingenious me tamorphosis is new to us. The . " Snow Storm" is a simple, well-narrated domestic 'story by the author of " Ferrers." The " Tour of Love and Time" IS an elegant little poetic allegory ; and the lines to an "Andalusian Beauty" contain some graceful thoughts and images neatly and pointedly expressed. A word now on Cruik shank's Illustrations. The serious ones have much less stiffness than is usual with him, and there is both vigour and character in the sketch of the old Miser—especially in his earnest atti tude of inquiry. • 14 Rosamond's Pond," too, is a pleasing picture, not wanting in picturesque effect. The grouping of various figures in the Mall ar rest attention by their ease and propriety. But the three dancing Storks is our favourite illus tration. With what a coquettish, languishing air the female stork eyes her partner in the waltz ! And how vigorously he pirouettes on his left foot, by way of showing off before his feathered sweetheart ! By way of quotation we select a passage from the " Miser's Daughter" descriptive of a fashionable pedestrian lounger in St. James's Park, in the year 1774;-•, Having passed through the Gate House, they entered the Park by a small door at the end of Prince's-court. It was now noon, and.a warm and genial da_y, The paths between the avenues of trees th en ex t e nding between this point and Rosamond's Pond were crowded with per sons of both sex, and of all ranks, summoned forth by the fineness of the weather. Randulph was greatly amused by all he Saw, and gazed with much curiosity at all presented to his view. Pass ing by the Decoy, the party skirted the great canal,:and, leavingliosamond's Pondon the left, proceeded towards Buckingham House.. Just at this juncture, Uncle Trussell caught sight of a gay party approaching, and exclaimed, in a joyful tone, to his nephew, " As I live, we are nr,st.fortunate. There is the leader of the fashion, Beau Villiers, coming to wards.us. You shall know him, nephew--you shall know him. The ladies he is walking with:are Lady Brabazon and the Hon. Clementina Brabazon : a fine girl, Clemen tina—a remarkably fine girl; perfect in style and Man ners quite a toast among the sparks. The old fellow at her side, Sir Singleton Spinke, was a great beau in his time, though never equal to Villiers,•who far surpasses even his prototype, Beau Fielding, in style and . taste. You shall know them all." " And nice acquaintances you will make," remarked Uncle Abel, sneeringly. " Never mind him, Randulph," whispered Uncle Trus sell. " If you kno w thi s set, an d t h ey like you, you may know whom you please. Beau Villiers commands all society, from the highest down to—to" " Mr. Trussell Beechcroft," replied Uncle Abel. " Well, down to me if you please," rejoined Uncle Trussell, "and that shows it does riot extend too low. But, Randulph, I beg you to look at the beau. Did you ever see a finer man?' " He is very handsome, certainly," replied Randulph, " and remarkably well dressed." "He is a great coxcomb, a great rake, and a great gamester, Randolph," sa id Uncle Abel ; " beware of him." " Tush, never mind what he says," rejoined U nc l e Trussell. who re a lly w i s h e d to h ave the eclat of intro ducing his handsome nephew to the great beau. " Come along!" So saying, he took his nephew's arm, and hurried hint forward. Pushing their way through the throng, when near the sentry box opposite Buckingham House, they encountered the party in question. Beau Villiers, who i Ns n 'a t s h , e in e d x e tr e e d m , a rem ityor a t r h k e ab in ly od h er m d ,o s r o e m a e li in gl a it n :bl a u n e d em d b r o e s s s s ed d velvet coat, embroidered with ' silver, with broad cuffs similarly ornamented; a white waistcoat, of the richest silk, likewise laced with silver; tawny velvet breeches, partly covered with pearl-coloured silk hose, drawn above the knee, and secured with silver garters. his dress was completed by shoes of black Spanish leather, fastened by large diamond buckles, and a superb Ra millie periwig of the lightest flaxen hair, which set off his brilliant complexion, and fine eyes, to admiration. He carried a three-cornered hat, fringed. with feathers, and a clouded 'cane, mounted with a valuable pebble. Near the beau walked Lady Brabazon, a gorgeous dame of about five.:and-forty, and still possessed of great per sonal attractions, which she omitted noaneans ofdisplaying. She wore a hoop, and a white and silver satin sack. Struck by Randulph's figure at a distance, she had pointed him nut to the beau, who thereupon vou c h sa f e d to l oo k to wards him. Behind Lady Brabazon came her daughter Clementina, a very pretty and very affected blonde of two and twenty, with an excessivelydelicate complexion, fair hair, summer blue eyes, and a very mincing gait. She was exquisitely dressed in the last new mode, with a small escaloped lace cap, her hair curled at her sides, a triple row of pearls round her neck, and a diamond cross attached to the chain; and though she pretended to be interested in the discourse of the old Knight, it was evident her regards were attracted by the handsome young stranger. As to the old beau, he was, indeed, supremely ridiculous. He was attired in a richly em broidered cinnamon-coloured velvetcoat, with fur cuffs of preposterous size, each as large as a modern muff. His pantaloon 'legs were covered with pink silk hose; his wrinked features were rouged and bepatched; and his wig was tied with a large bow, and had such an immense cue to it, that it looked as if a great dragon Ity had perched on the back of his neck. Lady Brabazon was attended by a little black page, in a turban and eastern dress, who had charge of her favourite lap-dog. Fl? 4SER' S MAGAZINE. We are glad to meet with Captain Sabertash again. whose lively essay "On Manners, Fashion an d Things in General"—a comprehensive range subjects—is one of the most a greea b le pap e rs , present Number. The Captain Is spe ciallyktihneg go a o n d a old custom of indulges in , ionftie l min ute and copious in hi s remar k s on d,,i Courtshipv ershak i ngssa g e and re Ifi e LionsL L ove-making, vemon a hands," which be assures us, is " now declining even in England. Row much of cha- TAI T'S tVAGAZINE. This Magazine never reached us last month, and we missed it not a little, for it is pretty sure to contain some shrewd, vigorous political writ ing, and not unfrequently some pleasing snatches, by way of contrast and relief. The Number now lying on our table opens with some speculations on the " Next Move of the Reformers," who.are strenuously exhorted to union, as the only means whereby they can make an impression on the vast Tory force banded against them: Speaking of the Corn-laws, " if ever public opinion," says the writer, " was decidedly expressed on any one point, it is at this juncture against the Cern-laws, and for their astant repeal. The array of moral force, the justice and wisdom of the measure, and the urgent necessity of allaying the alarming dis contents of the .fathishing millions, must have some • influence even with the Monopolists; and yet we greatly fear that the prayers of the Peo ple will he. if: not openly scouted, then eluded, and-finally refused. The aspect of the people of Britain at this moment more resembles that of the Americans at the breaking out of the Revo lutionary war than anything in the recent history of political movements in this country. There was great enthusiasin—hearty, honest enthusiasm 4. ---for the Reform Bill; but that movement, if intense, was much less com pre h ens i ve t h an t h e present agitation." There is not too much truth in these'remarks, however unpalatable they may be to the Tories. "Thoughts on Anniversaries" sets out with some truisms respecting the natural, but scarcely confessed disinclination which mid dle-aged gentlemen have to keep anniversaries, and their kindness to look on them as "imperti nent reminiscences." In this essay, the writer alluding incidentally to the immortal Don Quix otte, speaks of him as being " the most respecta ble fool on record." It is not in this light that the generality of readers regard the chivalrous Knight of La Mancha; and sure we are that Cervantes never intended that his finest charac ter should be that of" a fool." "He shall be a Soldier" is a tale whose scene is laid in Prussia. It is penned with spirit and even elegance. " Catlin's North American Indians" is a review that does justice to the merits of a very entertain ing publication. Prom the " Sony of the Months" we select a fanciful little poem, entitled " The Song of February Weave, weave me a chaplet that's meet for my tears. Woe is me—woe is me—woe is me ! Weave, weave me a chaplet. The Vernal sprite hears : The snow-drop, the crocus, the starwort appear,; ; The hellebore waited to see me and die,_ ....,.........„....... ....____ ... , a o c f h g a l p a l d e n t e : s ; ? but m w y 'hy he s a h r ou i i s a h i i l ' , N,,, cr r e s T o h e w And sWeet polyanthus peeps up at the sky • e e a m v b e le m n e is To the sleet and the tempest, and cold as the moor Where shivers and shakes the poor child of the boor. Submerged are the pastures,—the shepherds complain,- Clouds cover the mountains, —fast patters the rain, I am wayward and weary, what can I but mourn ? Woe is me—woe is me—woe is me.! Bleak demons possess me, • . They howl round my walls ; No festivals bless me, No mirth in my balls : My days will be shortened, I haste to the bourne, — Woe is me----••vvoe is me—woe is me l _the tit's at the rillon_shbrieing. What so painful as pleasure to hearts that bewa th il e ? vale ; the hill ; is mld de,— Woe is me—woe is me—woe 'There the ee rree ii s ssk life songf e t hienr inet the t s eh splendour --moths pal water—there woodlands, e n r d s o_u r th — er m i sn t l d i lv s jac;ym spangleth o n in the gale The robin forsakes me The noisy rook waketh the hoary-faced m orn ; The plover returneth—the sheep leave the corn. But wherefore this rapture? My wet weeds will bring Back the wild winds of winter; thou mockest me, §p • - Though thy voice fills the air in the tardy Dun morning and evening still echo but mine. If I breathe, thy fair blossoms are icy Woe is me—woe is me—woe is me 1 They . pass from the meadows Like hope that deceives, Ere dance to their shadows The merry green leaves. Fit emblems to furnish my premature bed. Woe is me—woe is me—woe is me 1 one large sh eet, and con- PARLLIAIRNTART AND l ' orw sPAP,Ra LIST. Clarke and Lewis, of Crown-court, Thread• wneiethdlte-hsistrtieetlte,.halvteispiunblished a ve r y useful work tains the following lists :—Members of the House 'of Commons in the second Parliament of Queen parties for the coml. which an nre given the i t n h e blue, ir ou House d of the co mLsmilbvpioeetnerhast iltvsbei if total w Victoria, distinguishing the polit i cs ofatnhaelyAslisemo; bers, by printing the names of the Co nservat i ves number of each red h i n ti u es m a b il e d ra ho of ro t u h g e h r s e , in the House ; a complete list of the newspapers published in the United Kingdom, distinguishing THE MASONS' STRIKE. An extremely large public meeting was held last night in the large room of the White Conduit House Tavern, for the purpose of taking into consideration the present position of the masons, and also for the purpose of con sidering the best means to be adopted in supporting them in their present struggle. Mr. Wakley was one of the first who ascended the platform. Mr. DUNNING, a bookbinder, was called to the Chair. He said that in taking the chair that night lie felt the greatest pleasure. The strike had then continued 20 weeks. In the strike there bad been 375 persons, of whom oul) five had proved false to the cause. The cir cumstances peculiar to the trade which then solicited their support, rendered that support at that moment the more essential, as the masons, at that time of the year, were generally out of employment from one end of the kingdom to the other. Therefore it became those of the other trades to come forward and assist them (the ma sons), which would enable them to get over the present period ; and when that period was got over, there was no fear as to the result of the struggle, because the New Royal Exchange, the Museum, and various other public buildings, would be commenced, and when that took place they might depend upon the•victory.—(Cheers.) He need not go into the case of the masons since their strike. They had taken a high moral stand—a stand the result of education. He hoped they would still adhere to the cause, and soon bring it to a successful termination. He would conclude by calling on Mr. Golton to move the first resolution. Mr. GOLT.:::, painter, said he rose with much pleasure to propose the following resolution:—" That it is the opinion of this meeting that the steady, upright, and manly conduct of the . masons during such a long and arduous struggle pre-eminently deserves the utmost praise, and our additional support."—(Cheers.) He would endeavour to lay before them such facts as would, he was sure, cause them to carry out this resolution, and which would not only prove to them that the masons deserved their applause, but all the support they could possibly bring to them. It had been stated to them that 375 men were on the - strike, and of that number not one had broken the laws of his country. They had never seen any police reports inserted in any of the papers respecting them. Their struggle was founded on Chris tian and humane principles, to resist the oppression of a being who was not worthy the name of an Englishman, who had been raised to his office for the sole pur pose of pursuing a system of slave-driving. He (Mr. Golton) would endeavour to show that the masons' interest was the interest of the masters. He then went into the various details relative to the strike, and which finally led to the men leaving their employment, all of which details have appeared in our reports of the various speeches delivered at the earlier meetm c ,ms of the masons. He concluded a ve r y l ong s p eec h b y calling on them - to use their utmost exertions in supporting the masons, and then they would not have to return to their work com fortably with Allen, as Mr. Grissell had last Wednesday said they would. He had said that "in the course of three weeks they will be all comfortably back again. " But," he had also added, " I must confess these men of principle were the best men I ever had in my life." Mr. WAK.LEY briefly seconded the resolution, which was put and carried unanimously. Mr. CLARKE, a painter, said he felt great pleasure in calling tbe,ir attention to a subject of the highest im portance to them as men—a subject they had met that evening to advance—that of obtaining for the working man that moral, that social, and political standing, the the sons of labour, the'creat.ors of all wealth, were so fully, fairly, and justly entitled to. They had been opposed by the combination of capitalists, but, owing to the united efforts of the trades, they bad been able to stand against theni—(Hear, hear) —and if they still held together, they must, and would be successful. Many perhaps at this moment would ask " what have we to do with that strike, we are not masons—we have nothing to do with stone," but he would endeavour to show that they had to do with it, that they were attacking the strong hold of corruption, and what was the masons' situation then might be theirs to-morrow. Let them come forward and break the chain of tyranny asunder. Let us unite with hearts sincere in truth, Our mental might to this enabling work, The mind's regeneration, and become Messiahs in the cause of liberty, Nor cease until from out the book of life We.blot the name of tyrant and of slave.—(Cheers.) The resolution he had to propose was, "That it is the opinion of this meeting, that the bold and decisive con duct adopted by the Quarry-men, in nobly refusing to prepare stone for the supply of Messrs. Grissell and Peto, until justice has been conceded to the injured masons, thereby sacrificing their employment, deserves our cordial thanks, and creates in us a greater stimulant to exertion." Air. THOMAS briefly seconded the resolution, which, on being put to the meeting, was carried amidst loud applause. Mr. Feargus O'Connor then entered the room, and was received with a tremendous burst of cheering, which lasted a considerable time. Mr. BUTLER said he could assure them that he had always anticipated success with respect to the question at issue, and he was now still further confident of the re sult from that meeting. The resolution he had to propose - 'was something of • a political character " That it is the opinion of this meeting, that the partial conduct of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, and the Board of Admiralty, in assisting Messrs. Grissell and Peto, against the masons now on strike, clearly proves that the Government is determined to oppress the working classes ; and therefore it is abso lutely necessary that extensively organised unions should exist for the purpose of protecting ourselves against the combined efforts of those who live upon the fruits of our industry."—(Loud cheers.) H e did not think he need be under any apprehension in that resolution being received by them. They knew perfectly well that Lord Lincoln and other great men in the Government had done all in their power to starve the men into submis sion, but he trusted the good men of the trades of the metropolis would never allow them to become the easy tools of such a base faction.—(Cheers.) Mr. BAKER seconded the resolution without comment. Mr. A. WavroN rose to speak to the resolution. The resolution just submitted to them, condemnatory of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests and the Board of Admiralty, he trusted, would meet with their entire concurrence. He rejoiced at their again assembling on that occasion. It was a proof that they felt the deepest interest in that struggle—that they were fully sensible of the fact that the Commissioners of Woods and Forests and the Board of Admiralty had rendered their services to Grissell and Peto, fOr the purpose of oppressing the masons. They (the masons) wrote to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, and they sent an answer to the letter, stating that they could not interfere, while they were actually • holding a secret correspondence with Grissell and Peto ; and when a deputation of the masons waited on the Earl of Lincoln, for the purpose of explain ing the stri':e, he said they were decidedly opposed to trades unions or combinations. Grissel and Peto were left to do what they thought proper and they were pro tected. The quarrymen heard of the conduct of Allen, and immediately refused to produce anymore stone until he was dismissed. The Commissioners of Woods and Forests immediately wrote a letter by their.. agents, Messrs. Burgess and Walker, stating to Messrs. Grissell and Pete, that they might get 'stone from any part:of the , country they chose. He (Mr. Walton) called their at tention to the systematic union :amongst. those..parties, whilst the Earl of Lincoln was condemning union amongst the workingclasses. The Times had said that if they could not get stone from any part of England they could get it from South America. He (Mr. W.) thought it would be rather an unprofitable speculation.—(Laugh ter.) The Times had recommended the Government to re-enact the combination laws, but if ever they attempted to crush trades' unions, that would raise such a tem pest round their heads as would with some difficulty be quelled.—(Cheers.) The Government ought not to have interfered ; and, if they did so, they should have made inquiries into the merits of the case. The masons had at all times been ready, and were so still, to submit the case to arbitration ; and if the reporter of the Times was , in that room, he trusted he would take that declaration, and let them know the fact. But they would never get justice from the present Government, nor would they ever get justice from their representatives, until they were made responsible to the people for their actions.— (Loud cheers.) They might as well expect to find the sun in darkness—they might as well expect to find the great universe acting in opposition to the established laws of nature, as expect the Government to have any thing like sympathy for the people while that Government was based upon a system of class legislation. He would endeavour to show to them the extent of union which existed amongst them, as they could appreciate the value of union as well as the Government. He would endeavour to show them the absolute necessity of uniting for their own protection. All classes of society, except the working men, were protected by law. He would take for instance the solicitor, the physician, the surgeon, a ll these were under the protection of the law, and no one could practice in either unless he had taken his degrees. But where was the protection for the honest and indus trious working man ? He would tell them wh a t t h e i r protection must be. It must be union —union which would tend to their own welfare and be the mean s o f b e ttering their condition, and which would be th e instru ment of their own regeneration. For this union it was indispensably necessary that delegate Committees should exist as in London through the provinces. In every town in England they should be formed, and the whole of these unions, directed by intelligence, would show to the world that they were not that bloody and sanguine mob they were represented to be, but an upright and generous people determined to be free.—(Loud cheers.) The resolution was put and carried with loud cheers. Mr. DUNBAR proposed the ne x t reso l ut i on: —" Th a t this meeting do, individually a n d co ll ect i ve ly, d ec l are their determination to assist the masons while the strike lasts."—This resolution was received with loud cheers. Mr. TRIBE seconded the resolution. Mr. ANDERSON having spoken to the resolution, it was carried unanimously, and with vehement cheering. The CHAIRMAN then stated that a meeting would be held every Monday evening at the Craven Head, Drury lane ; and every Tuesday evening at the Prince's Head, Prince's -street, Westminster. Mr. WALTON said it was the intention of the Com mittee to have had a ball on Wednesday week, but, as that was Ash Wednesday, the landlord gad been threat ened with the loss 'of his license, and therefore the ball was postponed till the Monday following. Perhaps it would be thought strange that they came so far from the centre of the town, but the proprietor of the room had given it gratuitously.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. WAKLEY then presented himself, and was re ceived with cheering, which continued for some minutes. As soon as silence was restored he said he could assure them that he had attended there that night for the purpose of witnessing their proceedings, with unspeakable satisfac tion. Nothing could be more grateful to his feelings than that of discovering that a large portion of his countrymen were struggling for their rights with a fixed determina tion of being victorious. In the speeches they had heard, which had been delivered for their information, were the details of grievances which the men employed ,on the Houses of Parliament had endured ; and he would ask them, and he was bold to make the appeal not only to them but to the whole of England, whether it was possible for one man to possess an honest English heart who did not sympathise with the hardships these men had en dured? It was an easy thing for those who had capital, which had been accumulated by the labour of the people, to say that unions were mischievous, and that the working men were acting tyrannically. They had heard of physic being protected by law ; they might go further, and say, the Church also ; in fact, the aristocracy of England were united as one man against the interests of the working man. If they wanted a clergyman for their parish, could they have him ? No ; he was set down as a black.—(Laughter.) The Church said they would not have your black, but would have a black of their own.—(Cheers and laughter.) Take the law, of which Mr. F. O'Connor was a member, and they knew how he had taken up the cause of the people, and, so the law sent him to Coventry.—(Cheers.) SuppoSe they wanted him (Mr. Wakley) to plead their cause in any court of law, could they have him ? No. It would be a very bad thing for them if they did. But that was not to the point. Could they exercise their own will and judgment ? No ; because the benchers would denounce him (Mr. Wakley) as a black in law ; they would not have his coif and gown, as it would not be according to their liking.—(Laughter and cheers.) Take the practice of physic, and look to the Apothecaries' Com pany. They were a voluntary company at first, but they had a charter granted to them by James, and then came the 53d of George 111., by which Act any man who dared to prescribe a dose of rhubarb or jalap, unless he was a member of the said society, must forfeit 20/. for that very grave offence. Yet the parties who created these unions denounced the working men of London as tyrannical be cause they had the sagacity to stand up for their own protection. Who did not feel the spirited conduct of the men at the two Houses of Parliament ? they had taught even hospitality to Grissell and Peto, for they had had a dinner party, and one thousand seven hundred of their workmen had dined at the Horns Tavern, at Ken: nington, and those men obtained a goo d dinner by means of the masons' strike.—(Loud cheers.) He never could believe that nearly 300 men would throw them selves out of employment, at a season of privation and distress, without feeling that they were right in doing so. The Hon. Gentlemen then went on at considerable -length, urging upon them each to subscribe a weekly sum, so that the masons might have a permanent income that would last as long as the strike lasted. He was willing, as long as had a shilling in hi s . p oc k et , to contribute his share. The political unions in the House of Commons were such, that he had seen , in close divi sions, the leaders of a d verse factions bring in idiots and lunatics to give their votes. He pledged his word and honour that he had seen idiots and lunatics voting in making laws for this empire. These were the men who had denounced their unions, and were prepared to de nounce them still, and who would, if they allowed them, pass laws for the abolition of all Trades' Societiei. The Hon. Gentleman then went into very lengthy details re specting the Dorchester labourers, and his exertions in their behalf. The Hon. Gentleman concluded an ex tremely long speech by calling upon them to assist heart and hand in the masons' cause, and then to form associa tions for the purpose of obtaining Universal Suffrage, and 'never to rest till they had obtained it. Mr. FEARGUS O'CONNOR then rose, and said, if the concluding advice of Mr. Wakley had been taken and acted upon some few years ago, the masons would not have been in the painful position of being obliged to look to that meeting for ‘ su pp or t. H e rejoiced in making one of them there that night. He rejoiced the more in consequence of the last sentence he had heard from Mr. Butler, when he (Mr. Feargus O'Connor) entered the room. He told them that the motion bore something of a political complexion, and this it was that gave him (Mr. Feargus O'Connor) so much satisfaction. As Mr. Wakley had said, it was not so much the aristocracy who pressed upon the working classes as the middle classes of society, who trampled on the people.. No truth could be plainer than the rights of these 400 men who had given up the sources of their own maintenance rather than injure their trade, or allow these tyrants to have the victory over them. He had told Lord Grey, Lord Brougham, Lord Stanley, and the rest, at the time of the Dorchester labourers case 'was_ brought before the. House of Commons, that they ought to be in the convicts' dress, and going on board the hulks. They were now in a'position to assert their rights, and to go at oncc to the root of the class legislation. Mr. Wakley would be going down to the House of Commons, and he hoped he would stand there the leader of those who were master-arm of the na tion. Union was necessary in order to effect triumph. The King of Prussia was go i ng d own to tha opening of Parliament, and would sit by the side of the Queen in that House of Incurables. What would he think if he was told by Mr. Wakley, that in the other House idiots and lunatics voted in making the laws ? He would think that one was an Hospital of Incurables, and the other an Hospital for Lunatics. He (Mr. F. O'Connor) had been in the Queen's Bench, and he never found a man there that was in debt; he had been in York Castle amongst thieves and vaga bonds, and he never found a thief or a vagabond there yet; and so in the House of Commons and the House of Lords, they would never find an enemy to the poor. The present time put him in mind of that when Charles James Fox accepted office. They then contended for all the six points which he (Mr. O'C.) did, but when , they got on the other side of Downing-street, all they did was to remove a few contractors from Parliament, and deprive revenue officers of their votes. It was like the old lady when she got her feet on the fender, she did not think the poor people could be cold, So when C. J. Fox and his party were in office they thought the state of the nation was not half so bad as when they were out. lie concluded an extremely long - speech; of which we are only able to give the heads, by expressing a hope that those men who had taken the place of those in strike, would get the new Houses of Parliament built by the time the Reformed Parliament was ready to take possession of it.—(Loud cheers.) A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. [ADVERTISEMENT.] TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Srri—ln the Times of Wednesday last, the 26th inst., there appeared an article from its Editor replete with scurrility and misrepresentation respecting the means we have taken to prosecute, to a successful issue, our strike. In reply to this, with a view to disabuse the public mind, an article, of which the following is a copy; has by its professedly " fair play" editor, been refused insertion. We, therefore, respectfully solicit you to • favour us with its insertion in your next edition.—We are, (Sir, yours respectfully, THE MASONS' SOCIETY, THOMAS SHOHTT, Hon. Sec. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. • Sir,—Our attention has been arrested by an article from your pen, in reference to our strike at the' New Houses of Parliament, and other public works, which ap peared in your columns of Wednesday,. the 26th inst., prejudicial to the cause of humanity, in vyhich we are en gaged, and not strictly true; we, therefOre, now what in a spirit of fairness-sve rely +on your giant viz., permission, through the sauce .zolumns which - your article appeared, to lay before the public the ot her :and true side of the question. • Whether our efforts to annihilate cruelty the most consummate " has been simply defeated" in London or not—whether " open houses are provided by the union" for the quarrymen who, in various localities, manifest such a humane 'feeling towards their cruelly ill-treated fellow-men or not—or whether our delegates proceed from place to place in the performance of their " labour oflove," "mounted" or otherwise, are questions upon which we shall riot waste our time, or seek to occupy your pages in animadverting upon. Suffice to say, that, satis fied with the justness of our cause, we are as determined now as at the first moment, and shall persevere, by every lawful means, to succeed. To " die of atrophy," that is, from the want of nou rishment, is what we do not fear, the period of a "con summation so devoutly wished for" by our opponents is " very remote ;" and respecting " club law " or " new police" law, the one we abhor, and the other we have no intention to offend. It is by sober, reflecting, and purely moral means, by " surround ing those" who, in ignorance of the sacred duties of man to man, passively submit to insult and cruelty, " with a moral and social influence" that we intend to pilot ourselves to the desired haven. Contrast this with the following paragraph in your article :—" But for such a movement as the present, founded on misre presentation, and forming part of a systematic at tempt to establish a dangerous and unconstitutional tyranny, we have no compassion or sympathy ; and repeat, that it must meet with no compro mise, but be put down thoroughly and unflinch ingly, even though its progress were only to be checked by a general stoppage of trade throughout the country." Our business now, Sir, is to show that we have not used " misrepresentation." We preferred several serious charges against George Allen, foreman to Messrs. Grissell and Peto, our late employer, and which they re fused to redress. We then courted, by every means at our disposal, public inquiry into them, and preferred, through the medium of The Sun, Morn ing Advertiser, and other of the daily and weekly press, to submit the whole case to arbitration; a deputation waited on Mr. Grissel, and informed him that if he would concede our request, if by the evidence of Allen's victims and others who had witnessed his unfeel ing conduct, we proved that his conduct towards us had been such as we had attributed to him. Mr. Grissell refused, asserting that he had lowered his dignity in deigning even to hold converse with them ; and this, Sir, is not much like " misrepresentation" or a desire " to esta blish a dangerous and unconstitutional tyranny." The following, Mr. Editor, are the charges we allege against George Allen; we are prepared to submit them to any just arbitration, and to be content with the result:- Ist. Locking up the pump, or rather the door leading MiIVFT-N to it, to prevent those under his control from getting a drink of nature's beverage, with a view to compel us to buy beer of an inferior quality from a house he visited, and until we strongly remonstrated, was the only one per mitted to bring beer on the works. 2d. One of our shopmates had the unwelcome in telligence from Manchester of the decease of his mother; he informed Mr. Allen (the foreman), of his wish to go and see her interred, stating that he would lime to be absent for a week or a fortnight ; when Allen informed him, if that was the case, he might stop away alto gether ; with an assertion that he (Allen) would not keep a job open for any man that length of time under such circumstances. 3d. It has also been quite customary for Allen to order, in the most domineering manner, many a good tradesman to " pick up his tools and be off," before he had been many hours on the job ; also for the most trifling mistake, have been discharged at a moment's no tice, without the least consultation as to whether they were blameable or not. Again, one of the men had his leg broken, by a fall from a scaffold, and on his return to his work, expected, of course,--as he had been lamed in the service of his employers, that they would continue to give him work. But, No : Allen immediately dis charged him, with an execration that he wanted none such d-d hobbling fellows as him there. 4th. The same foreman told one of our shopmates, who had been at home ill for some time, and whose wife, was also very ill, on his return to work, to go about his business, as he (the foreman) did not want any men there of hi.: description. We immediately made a col lection for him, to enable him to procure food for him self and his sick wife. sth. Another of the men had been called from hip work to attend the death-bed of his wife, and when he came from that scene to his work, he was told to go back and die with her, and be damned. In fact, his g eneral conduct has been so bad, as to be quite unbear able ; and, to terrify us, he has made a practice of thkeatening to discharge two or three dozen of us at a ti e, if we even complained of such conduct These, Sir, are facts which we are at any time pre pared to prove, and, as there is convened on our behalf a public meeting to be holden at the White Conduit House, on the evening of Monday next, the 31st instant, we solicit the attendance of Messrs. Grissell and Peto, George Allen, or any of their agents in their behalf, when and where every facility shall be afforded them to lay their own statement before the public. We are, Sir, yours respectfully, THE MASONS' SOCIETY. THOMAS SHORTT, Secretary. _ FACTS FOR THE SABBATARIANS. (From the Edinburgh Observer.) So far back as the beginning of the month of De cember 9 a circular was s en t t o th e super i nten d ents of police for several of the great towns in England, in name of the Commissioners of Police of this city, the object of which is sufficiently indicated in the subjoined queries. Whether this was truly a proceeding by the Board, or why the result was not communicated to the public, may be matter for consideration of the Board it self. In the meantime, we subjoin the queries, an d th e answers in the case of Manchester, and are given to understand that the answers were similar from New castle and Carlisle. Facts like these are worth a mil lion of speculations. Let the men who sit quietly at home on the Sunday, in the luxuriant enjoyment of their hot joints and well plenished decanters, and yet de nounce the poor man's excursion to the country as Sab bath desecration,—who 101 l in their horse-drawn car riages, yet anathematize the railroad train, answer this document if they can. Be it remembered, that the queries were propounded, and the answers obtained, — not by the Sunday travellers—but by the most rigid Sabbatarian querists _ _ _ " Manchester, Dec. 18, 1841. Sir,—in answer to your letter of the 16th instant, I have to state, for the information of the Commissioners of Police of the City of Edinburgh, to the first query— ` Whether there has been any increase in Manchester, and-its neighbourhood, of drunkenness, rioting, or other offences on Sundays, in consequence of railway trains running on that day?'—Most decidedly, No. "In reply to you‘r second query- 4 if the country pa rishes, on the lines of railways, make any complaints in consequence of such trains being run on Sundays ; 'and if they have experienced inconvenience by parties and others visiting those parishes who have been conveyed by railways, and getting drunk, riotous, or committing other offences on that day, and thus tending to demoralise the rural parishes ?'—l beg to say, I have had my at tention constantly turned to the travelling per railway on every day of the week, as well as on the Sunday ; and, from my experience here, I do not believe that any ,inconvenience has been felt by parties and others visiting the adjoining parishes, who had been conveyed by rail way on Sunday-, by their getting drunk, riotous, or any other offences on that day. .• "In answer to your third query- 4 Whether running of railway trains on the Sundays swords facilities for the escape of depredators, and of the properties or goods which they may have stolen on Saturday :nights or. Sun day mornings, and thus being' enabled to get the start of a day and escape r- 7 -I admit railway trains facilitate the. . escape of depredators every day .of the week, but not so much On . the. Sundays as on other days. I consider there -has been 4 complete revolution in public matters since the eStablishMent of railways; owing to there being upon -an average 9,000 Passengers daily arriving bi Manchester. " In reply to your fourth query—' It will be obliging if you will furnish me with any statistical, or other infor mationor facts bearing on the subject of railway travel ' ling on The Sunday have to state that the railway Directors in Manchester are men of the highest moral and religious character, and would not permit any dese oration of the Sabbath, which they could possibly pre vent ; and I know their orders are most strict to their servants, to permit no drunken or riotous person to travel by the trains. In conclusion, I beg leave to add, that, as a matter of police, I am decidedly of opinion, in which I am supported by the very oldest officers of the force, that the more facilities there are offered to the labouring classeS for innocent recreation, the fewer cases of crime are brought before the police. • " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, • (Signed) " CHARLES SHAW. " J. Thomson, Esq., &c., &c., Police-office, Edinburgh," THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO BRIGHTON.—The preparations at the Pavilion at Brighton, which have been in hand for a considerable period, have received an . impetus since the announcement of the intention of her Majesty and Prince Albert to visit the town, by the em- . ployment of a large number of additional workmen, who are required to work early and late, in order that the necessary arrangements for the reception of the Royal party may be completed by the time announced for their arrival. A meeting of the inhabitants of the town is convened tor this evening (Monday), for the purpose of considering in what manner the Queen and her Royal Consort shall be received, so as best to demonstrate the loyalty of the town. MELTING ICE WITH SALT.—During the Con tinuance of frost or snow it is a very common practice for persons to get:rid of the slipperiness of the footways opposite their dwellings by sprinkling a quantity of salt thereon. The practice, we have reason to believe, is productive of an evil at least as great as that which it professes to remedy, and has beyond doubt been the fruitful source of aggravated colds. Professor Faraday thus speaks of it:—" Persons are in the habit of sprink ling salt upon snow before their doors. They could not do a more silly or injurious thing.. The result is, to change dry snow or ice at the temperature of 32 deg. to' brine at 0. The injurious effect of damp upon the feet at this excessive degree of cold is likely to be ex treme. If, then, any one does sprinkle salt upon snow in the street, he ought to feel it a matter of conscience .to sweep it away immediately." CIIRISTENING Or THE PRINCE OF WALES. L ! ---In Liverpool itself there was every disposition on the part of the public to treat the event in a manner be7 iv - 4 corning the interest it excited and the respect due pot. Sovereign and her family. But this dispositionniOMOrffiv 710 seconding on the part of the authorities, 100 MOFOJ 'I i interfered iu a way to spoil. the general holyday, n.ti.i ~treating it'in so doubtful a manner that no, ; ene A cpuM -,, make his flAki4..i!fa whether it would really beiabolyday.. F , .mot,;:and Ale., day, eventually, was one of idleness, without, being, as it ought to have been, a day of . free enjoyment. This is rather an ominous beginning of the Tory dynasty, which plumes itself on its high loyalty and generous feeling. Discontent is generally felt and expressed at the conduct of the chief magistrate. People contrast it with what was the conduct of the - Liberals when in office, on the occasion of her Majesty's corona tion and marriage. It i s n o t, t o b e sure , ever y one who can be expected to rival the princely hospitalities of Sir Joshua Walinslev on the latter occasion ; but some little indication ot the existence of a chief magistrate in to be expected from every Mayor, especially a wealthy Mayor. Never, we believe, since Liverpool was a Cor poration, would the windows of the Town-hall have been dark on such an occasion as that of Tuesday. If the Mayor did not choose to step out of his way to give a more general entertainment, the least that was to be ei pected from him was to have set an example of hospita lity and of loyal rejoicing by drinking her Majesty's health and that of the young Prince, to as select a party as lie pleased, at his official table.—Liverpool Journal. An appalling occurrence took place at the Bowery Amphitheatre, on Saturday evening. Mr. Da vid Watkins, of 743 Fourth-street, visited the establish ment on that evening with his wife and child, a little girl of about four years, and being unable to get through the crowd at the Bowery entrance, passed around to the en-- trance on Chrystie-street, intending to enter the Amphi theatre through the Menagerie. Among the animals in the collection was a young leopard, which was supposed to be so tame that it was kept uncaged, and hadno se curity except a chain of some eight or ten feet in length. As Mr. Watkins and his family were passing the leopard, it made a sudden spring, and c a t c hi ng the c hild' s head= in,lits mouth, dragged her from her mother's arms. Mrs. Watkins instantly swooned, and fell to the floor: Quite a!mniaber of people were in the Menagerie at the time, and their shrieks brought one of the keepers to the spot, who forced the animal to let go its hold upon the child- The poor creature was found to be dreadfully lacerated about her head and face, one of her eyes nearly torn: from its socket, and the flesh torn in a shocking Int i t - ner. Every possible assistance was rendered to the 11 tle sufferer, and some hopes are entertained survive re covery, though her eye is gone, and should s he The exPosur e " she will remain greatly disfigured. their visitors to the attacks of such a ' sbe severes t re. by the proprietors of the concern, lnerl. the anim a was ai. prehension. The condition in which l' e, f .. received &letter from the Tro 1 3 1 1 o uv s f s w h a e anim r he r lowed to remain, admits of no, extls 4. carelessness.—New York raper of .r an. , THE LATE:WA 2 C I C'O FF "winos... T he owners of the 'Milian Alexandre, lately French Consul at b ß ri ri ga g s picked up o ff . Brighton, deserted by her crew. The h nt to in n e ha letter states that the vessel and cargo were insured, and that nothing has been heard of the crew, wham ..$ iii f e ared have perished. t he r 0 firer re' or rt ioo , v 9 1 " 1 901 gi; 6 ) 1 1°v. kl,°! ..".-~ i I Im