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by th . red the r z ton l ie Boys , . .carriage r 3100 0 tees CIO Prod Ig - efifo llll l Maids e Lord R i g ht nt of. 616 mths. presen t liainents a Coo t ' ATY O ' x i of 1 / 1 roved 01 C o un cil a, U ri an tin, Lord ng. vow' Courts I.oftc:i 1 6 repo. ~~ n• he r Id ess tile to ning . c iscolu n t• to rro• wer ° of t 136 A t ° taal g , I'l3° uch o gmord h e li d aio 0 hi 4 0 1 ,5 0 O!' J o. i Of -~ MAGAZINE DAY. 13L4CICWOOli:§ MAGAZINE, .L. Mr: Jesse's Late amusing work on "tieOrge Seinta and.hts Contemporaries " furnishes tho -4tW,t intelligent critical noti c @ in PR .o umber of Bieckionott Thy lifitithVtr pourtrays Selwyn's dm- Meter with t, ascots-., out makes no mention tit the fact that, with . his acknowledged readi nem nparfee,- ap t a t ' %Nag core, and in. his old age was as ..lush avoided, as he .had once been - courted by the mercurial spirits of his day. We do not at ~ all wonder. at this, tor Many -de; (.I&wges best jokes Were stuilied, ato he had d trick of drawling them Ottt irt A 't - 0y prosy fashion. Moreover, he was • pothiiig kit a wit, and was limited to a degree tim range' of his conversational powers. .te Reviewer asserts that one of Selwyn's chosen kielich 'ii Sheridan, but this is not the case, for, in Ane first place, he regarded him f 1 ,3 a parvenu, and, • sacondly, he was jealous of his wit and drollery, the fame of which was fast eclipsing h's _own. We ex tract from this sketchy criticism a passing notice of the Miss Gunnings---the celekated beauties of the days of George the Second :-- "To the astonishment ; and perhaps to the envy, of the fashionable Wald ) those two unportioned young women made Ra *St fili4ticlid matches of the season. The Duke of aftilltOil fell in love with the younger at a masquerade, and Hiside proposals to her. '.The marriage was to take place 'within some months ; but his passion was so vehement, that in - two nights after he insisted on marrying her at the moment. Walpole tells us that he sent for • a clergyman, who however refused to marry-them without license or ring. At this period marriages were frequently performed in a very unceremonious and unbecoming manner. From the laxity of the last, they were performed at all hours, fre quently in private houses, end sometimes even in gaols, by pretended clergymen. The law, however, was subsequently and propett• rel s ormen. The Duke and Duchess are said to . hate been. married with a curtain-ring, at half-past twelve at It, at May-fair Chapel. This precipitated the marriage at Lord Coventry, a personage of a grave stamp, but who had long paid attention to the elder sister Maria. He married bQr about - three weeks after. Except that we are accus tomed to hear of the frenzy which seizes people in the name • of fashion, we should scarcely believe the effect which those two women, handsome as they were, continued to pro duce. On the Duchess of Hatidlten's presentation at Court on her marriage, th 6 crowd was immense; and so great was the curiosity, that the cotittiv multitude got on the chairs and tables to look tit her. Mobs gathered round their doors to see theni get into their chairs; people crowded early to Pie tltOttes when they h ear d th ey were to be there. Lady 4Vtntry's shoemaker is said to have made a fortune by sell ing patterns of her shoe ;. and on the Duchess's going to Scotland, several hundred people walked about all night round the inn where she slept, on the Yorkshire road, that they might have a view of her as she went off next morning. Yet they appear to have been strangely neglected in their edu cation ; good-humoured and good-natured undoubtedly, but little better than hoydans after all. Lord Down met Lord and Lady Coventry at Calais, and offered to send her Lady ship a tent-bed, for fear of bugs at the inn. "Oh dear ." Mid she, ". I. had rather be bit to death than lie one night rein my dear•Cor." She is, however, memorable for one etounkrie, which amused the world greatly. Old George 11., sOnversing with her on the dulness of the season, expressed a regret that there had been no masquerades during the year, UPI handsome rustle answered him, that she had seen sights enough ) and ehly one she wanted to see now was—" a coro hatioto The King, however, had the‘good sense to laugh, a.* tapeated it good-humouredly to his circle at s u pp er . Lady.Coyentry died a few years after of consumption, at the kge of twenty-seven. It was said that her death was has tened by the habit of using white lead as a paint, the fashion -able custom of the time." " The Heretic" is a review of a translation of a Russian novel of that name that has lately appeared In print. It is carefully written, and the extracts are numerous and well. selected. The " Prophecy of the Twelve Tribes " is a short poem, which evinces no in considerable grace and strength of versification. It is Signed " Havilah," and reminds us of Doctor Croly's Mauler. " A Bewailment from Bath" is a mock- Complaint by a spinster of the superior attention paid to married women in England, and the neglect with which old maids are treated. "Secession from the Church of Scotland" is as uninviting and hackneyed as its StNect, which_ is saying a great deal for it. " Sitting for a Portrait " is an entertaining- and sensible com munication_ from the pen of a frequent con tributor to this Magazine, who invariably ad dresses himself to a fictiti ous f r i en d, whom he quaintly styles Eusebius. In the piesent chapters of " Mar stn; or, the Memoirs of a Statesman, e meet with some graphic descriptions of the invasion of France, in 1793, by the Duke of Brunswick—whose military and diplomatic talents are absurdly overrated —and of the subsequent disastrous retreat of the allied armies. The tale improves greatly ininterest as it proceeds. BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY. title l f,r. Murray's metropolitan sketches, under the or "'Physiology of London Life," are happily klaPted for the perusal of country readers in the more remote districts—if, indeed, there be such a thing as remoteness since the institution of railroads—who Fill' naturally be.anxious to read about that mighty, plethoric Babylon of which they have heard such karvels, and 'which they live in the hope of one . dos visiting. The author, after describing the quaint locality of Leicester-sq uare , ma k es some Pertine n t a ll u sions .to the astonishing spread of London westward, and the incessant migration of all would-be people of fashion in that direction. 'rule "spread is indeed most marvellous, and we should not wonder it; in the course of some twenty or thirty years,- the West-end of the metropolis should have established itself in the neighbourhood of Houns low. Already it is travelling with a determined stride towards that suhurhrn snot; and the march of brick and mortar is no more likely to come to a dead halt than the march of intellect—of quackery—of capital —or any other popular onward movement of the day Speaking incidentally of Clare market, Mr. ,Murray tells us that it is in the immediate Vicinity of sundry- hospitals and churchyards ; but he does not add—which he might have done with per fect truth—that when the wind blows from the east, that - is to say, from the cemeteries right over the market, it must impart a fine aroma to the butcher's meathere, and greatly enhance its excellence in the eyes of epi - tures. The present chapters -of the " Scattergood /'amily" are a decided improvement on the last. Mr. Allied Smith is not very felicitous in dialogue, but his b arrative dialogue is almost uniformly interesting and 'animated. He prdsents us not merely with the outline of a picture; but with all its minutest details, as in his graphic sketch of the stage and green-room of a minor theatre, where the actors and actresses are all • crl their every-day dress, and a dramatist—of the tremendous Fitzball school—is edifying them by the Ilenisal of 16 last new melo-drama. In this vivid d escription there is force without exaggeration. We abould not omit to notice Leech's admirable illus ' tiation of a small actor's garret, which is evidently drawn from the life. "Dalton"—a fictitious name, we • • resume—give s us a s t r iki ng l egen d o f t h e Li nco l n F ens, n his prose tale, "The Dummy," which refers to a murder perpetrated there several years ago, under the m ost revolting circumstances that it is possible to conceive. The story is just. the sort of one to be rea d, on a d ar k n i g ht i n a c hi mney - corner, w h en t h e !Lock is on the stroke of twelve, the candles are low th • eir sockets, and the wind is howling like th e . I'LL'in e d i n the devil up the chimney. The moral may be ex words of Shakspeare " Foul deeds will rise 111 0' all the earth o'erwhelm them in men's eyes." • The " Happy Family" has much quiet humour l iod irony, The author,, after duly considering the Private lives and habits of several families who 'are _ l aid by their friends to pa ss th e i r li ves i n a s t a t e o f en viable .f e li c ity, an d • 'd iscover i ng, on exam i nat i on, th at the statement is without foundation, comes at 7 11- gth to the conclusion that the only truly happy t u kilY in all London is that extrao r di n ary co llecti, n 13 ' cats and mice, and owls and ferrets, who • be seen dwelling amicably together in a cage !ti T rafalgar -square. The' author concludes by this Just remark; " The grand secret must be let out. If treatedtreated, they would be equally quiet, easy, and corn •ble." the "En g lish Captives at Caubul" is full, Th -4 , l i ght be expected, of matter of exciting interest., Northern Tower" is a poem intended to be: 80"tnourous. It is, however ti , dull by mistake. We quote I °. e pleasing stanzas entled " Our Fathers ;" " Our others! Time its record bears To their unblemish'd fame, And every olden spot endears Some high and saintly name. arth teems with memories of those Whom ages guard in deep repose. Calmly they rest, those grey old men We fondly love to trace,- With rev're7nt mein, and sage-like ken, • • And cheerful beaming face; With locks as white as riven snow, And fturow'd, y e t un d aun ted brow. Where lonely stands the time-worn-church, The little hamlet's pride, There, stranger, ply thy curious search, And o ft entimes - beside The crumbling edifice thoult see Some rudely sculptured One'. Despis e it not that fragment brings A moralising theme, And o'er it, as the sunset flings It A warm and p ass i ng g l eam , may a light to thee impart, • Ti;dulgvh .a.m.akneto thought thi ne i nmos t h e a r t. eless2et we know that 'neath T hat cenotaph h as one • To Whom we owe a wreath in death, ..._uAnd not ourselves alone, 11 t those who - can but prattle o'er The greatness of their sires of yore! A ar_ . rior !--dan the patriot boa s t s om l- , llne age more pro u d? patient monk !—Hath Learning's host wisely be en en d owed? .11(11 %'.e•nt times rev i ve t h e spell eir own day, it might be well I ~'eheld'y on rain !—'twas a fane t Where o 2 aiquiet even, Would risentncllL- penitential s , (rain °f godly en to , heaven .. .• what braids w ho , - arrests thespoiler s sway? •-. r heart but mocks it in decay? A 1 4 1 1, 1 0 - hour, oe , Ily spent, nor f ew , ru 4„ stggles of th e m i nd for pow'r " those highDol2.ls Oa (We; • And we, unconscious of their might, Detive the blessing, theirs by right. Afactiel Outh we blush to name ; Art spreads an holocaust to sin, And scorns a virtuous fame. The darker ages do but prove How weakly man recedes in love! Our fathers !—foremost are ye still! We echo but the sound Of those rich notes of ancient skill, So joyous, vet profound 'The tha d'et the past is thrditti But dials the glory of our NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. The opening article in this Number, " Letters from Hong-Kong and Macao," besides being lively and spirited in the tone, is exceedingly well-timed, and will be pretty sure to be read with interest, public curiosity being just now specially directed to everything relative to China. The author, it seems, is but just arrived from Hong-Kong, whose -popula tion he states to have increased in a most surprising ration for in 1840, when it was first ceded to the British, it contained scarcely a population of 8,000 souls; and now, in 1843, it numbers upwards of 30,000 ! It is not a little curious that though the Government-House, and other public buildings in.. liong-Kong are as yet but half-finished, the "granite gaol" is completed, and furnished with every requisite for the accommodation of those who may feel disposed to qualify themselves for Admission. " Young England" institutes a good humoured, ironical contrast between the existing generation and its immediate predecessor, and shows how completely the learned children of the present day put to the blush their ignorant fathers, and hints at the expediency of the latter being sent 'to infant schools, in order to place them on a more equal footing --in point of knowledge—with their juvenile, unbe wiskered offspring. " Song of the Spirit of Poverty " is by Miss Cooke. There are some vigorous thoughts injit, but the subjt-ct is too repulsive for our taste. Poets —lady-poets especially—should forswear such grim, painful themes, which even the genius of Crabbe hardly rendered endurable. " Narrative of a Visit to to the Courts of Vienna," &c. ' is by the Marchioness . of Londonderry, who bewails in most lugubrious terms the sufferings she endured from dirt and ver niin while steaming down the Danube. We can imagine with what exquisite dismay the fair owner of Wynyard Park must have contemplated the mercurial movements of innumerable fleas—all in the healthiest condition— while seated in her squalid den of a cabin, and derive her sole consolation from the fact that the drenching rain which came pouring in through the roof and wetted her through and through, would also most probably give her insect persecutors their death of cold. The Marchioness writes clearly and with con siderable vigour, and the touches of aristocratic fastidiousness that now and then quite unconsciously escape her, are amusing, because characteristic. The "Monster-fleeting" is a broad quizzical extrava ganza, describing a meeting of all the monsters in creation, past and present, for the purpose of elect ing a president ; when, after much animated discussion, a i " honsist Pennsylvanian," was elected by general acclamation, as being theeatest monster of all The,' Good Old Plan" is a Drench tale of the days of the Grande Monarque, whose object is to show the impoliey of subjecting high-spirited boys to corporal punishment. " Behind the Scenes" con tains some able sketches of character. We quote the following passage, which alludes to the conduct of Prince Talleyrand during the memorable three days -in Paris, in the Revolution of 1830: " On the second day, the 28th, when the people were com bating against the Ding's troops for the possession of the Hotel de Ville, while the air was filled with the old and dreaded sounds, the cannon's roar, the tocsin'S boom, his confidence in the success of the King's power of defence for- - sook.hirn at once, and he then pronounced the memorable sentence which has since become familiar to the readers of French literature The cannon which is fired against the . people cannot but shake the sovereign's throne.' At the moment when the tocsin announced the triumph of the people at the Hotel de Ville, he looked at the clock upon the mantelpiece. It was then just upon the stroke of five. ' A few minutes more,' exclaimed he, and Charles X. is no longer King of France.' " One good instance of his presence of mind occurred at this very moment, for he turned to his valet-de-chambre, and bade him immediately collect together the men-servants of the hotel, and take down the words Hotel Talleyrand,' which flaunted in large golden characters over the gateway,, the feudal pride of other times. " I still maintain the perfect conviction that, even up to the very hour of which I speak, he was undecided as to the course he would adopt ; he was evidently waiting for the issue of the struggle. Public rumour has lent him a bon mot, which is certainly in his style, although I was with him the whole - day, and did not hear him pronounce it. " Hark ! the tocsin ceases—we triumph!' " We ! who, mon prince P " Chat, not,a word! I will tell you that to-morrow.' "If his secret wishes were really in favour of a new order of things, with his habitual prudence, he made it a duty to conceal them ; and he spent the whole of the second day fixed at the windows of the drawing-room of the hotel, which looks into the Place Louis Quinze, sending every now and then his emissaries into the divers quarters of Paris, to bring back accounts of the progress of the revolution. MM. de Broglie, Bertin de Vaux, and Sebastiani, were with him, and all, excepting the Prince, were of opinion that the King would attempt, before the morning, to re-enter Paris at the head of his troops. lie knew the character of the man too well either to hope or fear this decision. "On the 29th, however, when M, do Talley-rand began to be convinced that the cause of the revolution triumphed, that the Liberal Deputies, Casimir Fierier, Lafitte, Lafayette, all, not only pronounced themselves in its favour, but sought to direct the insurrection, and to place themselves at its head; he felt at once the immense advantage that such a demon stration would give to the Chamber of Deputies over the Chamber of Peers; and his only thought during the whole day was to collect together, at his own house, the few men of intelligence among the Peers of the opposition, in order to balance, in the public opinion, by some patriotic declara tion, the influence already gained by the Deputies, from the position in which theyhad placed themselves—that of De fenders of the Charter.' "But all the efforts of the Prince were unavailing. The great number of his friends, such as Pasquier and Mole, hesi tating to declare their opinions thus openly, in dread of the return of Charles X., declined taking a part in the protesta tion of the Deputies. M. de Talleyrand was pained to the quick by this want of decision, and foretold, with an accuracy which has since become manifest, all the bad consequences which would fall upon the Chamber of Peers from having remained passive during-this eventful crisis." THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDA Y MORNI Not, FEBRUARY 1, 1844 he employed the interval with the greatest assiduity in kindling a 'curiosity iu the public mind concerning me, which he inflamed to the highest . pitch :of- longing. When he tbeught . t,hot sufilqiently arow.ed, and the moment ripe for the event; li6 raintilVal 4 :c 4 .fli or his mana i.geriat trumpet - that rung thrOtigii tile. gifted ears of all Paris. The e night came, and c"1 "tiny With it What my emotions were, it would be a vain attempt to poartray; but I felt that the result decided my -eareer,•that I should reinain'a Cavoured and admired plant in this rich and coveted soil, or be nipped in the bud, and fall withered and forgotten, int o darkeA obscurity. Every thing was most juobeiously arranged by the_ vigilant - and sagacious difecteur, for he knew his Infest. would be greatly affected by the public ilecisign, A direet;s.lewat was got tip for the occasion, and it Walt so rit: l vi7,l that i did not appear until the public impatience was wound tip is ati ahnoSt intolerable point. It Was contriv e d th at I should appear with a dose • veil over my head and face, and which fell so amply down, as nearly to conceal my p erson . h t this shrouded fern' 1 ap peared on the stage, near to the lamps, and stood thus for a minute; whilst a- pantomimic colloquy was going on about . me. The houSe was silent, and almost breathless with ex pectation ; my veil was theowne,bizek, and instantly every opera-glass was levelled at my devoted head. I shrunk under the intensity of the gaze, so fixed and piercing; I fan cied I was burning under the ardent stare - directed so steadily upon me, As glass after glass was withdrawn,. the pent-up feelings of the house found relief in loud murmurs of satis faction, as I was told, being too anxi ous t o d e t e rwine the point for myself. My. dancing gave equal pleasure, and as the 'ballet went on 1 rose in public estimation, till at the • close 1 was called for, and received the heartiest tokens of admiration and good-will, more than I either deserved or expected; yes, far more. My success was, indeed, a prize for me. How much had I net to fear from the experienced judgment, the refined taste, of the . French public, and the SurpasSing merit of my rivals! Taglioni was then at the very height of her re nown; th e matc hl ess creation La S'yOide, had carried her reputation to the uttermost ends of Europe, and her nightly performances at the Opera were hailed with enthusiastic plaudits by her enraptured admirers ; and truly her.execution was supeib and faultless. Graceful as a swan, she glided majestically across the scene, leaving in her wake mute wonder, and delight. No one compre hended her perfection more fully, no one enjoyed it more heartily, than I did. Is it wonderful, then, that I trembled taken I stepped forth, night after night, to contest with her the coveted palm of superiority, and divide with her the spoils of public favour?" TAIT'S 111AUAZINE. En Mrs. Gore's tale of " Blanks and Prizes," which is resumed in this Number, we find many of those smart worldly touches of reflection which f l erm .so conspicuous a feature in her tales of fiction. The .narrative, - however, - is not 'one of her hest, and of the characters. introduced, there is scarcely one that she has not already pourtrayed. Nevertheless, •it reads otTeasily and trippingly enough ; and we have been struck with the truth of.this remark :—" The kins folk of modern times are apt to resemble crocuses, 'Which expand like globes of gold in the sunshine, but shut up their hearts again as soon as the skies are overcast." The " Song of the Starved by Law," is -a passable pqrody on Mr. Hood's "Song of the Shirt," which it may be remembered appeared a few weeks since in Punch. "Reininiscences of Mrs. .opie "--which we are pleased- to see are to be. con tint ed—contain an account of an evening spent by the authoress at Lady Cork's, in the memorable pear 1814, where she had the honour of an introduc tion to Prince Leopold, who had then just arrived in this country. The " Withered Flower," is a simple, unaffected poem, but our readers shall judge for themselves:— . " They brought her from the city vast, To this dim forest dell : 'Mould ease, they said, her pain to tread The path she lov'd so well. They led her forth by hill and spring, And down the flowery , den : They deem'd her childhood's haunts wo rld. bring Her childhood back again. The flower-buds glisten'd in the grass, . The bird sung in the tree : A few short summers since, alas ! She sung as blithe as he. O toll me not, in summer time, • Within this happy dale, That lady's eye could long be dim, • Her cheek could long be pale ! Yet momently they lost their light, Like stars, when day's begun,— Or bluebells sweet, which chill winds blight, When summer days are done. And, hour by hour, life'siwun sank low, A sunset sad and bleak— • For death crept quietly and slow, Like twilight o'er her cheek. 'Twas now the golden autumn time, The old age of the day, Each flowery cup was folded up, Beneath the parting ray; When, as the Sabbath's dying light Stole through the lattice in, That lady closed her eyelids bright, Upon this world of sin. Each flowret ope'd its silken bell, ' When merry morning shone ; But noon and evening came—yet still She silently slept on. The lilies grow beside her feet, The violets at her head ; An angel might not grieve to meet With such a blessed bed. They brought her from the city vast, To this dim forest dell : Here first it sprung, and here, at last, The Withered floweret fell." • HOOD'S MAGAZINE. This Magazine o v ens with a poem from the pen, we presume, of the Editor, in which occur some beau tiful touches of feeling. It is, however, too much an echo of the "- Song of the Shirt," but we can readily overlook this fault in consideration of the valuable moral it inculcates. The sukect of the poem is - the " Lady's Dream," and it describes a young female of rank and fashion who falls asleep, and in her dreams is visited by the ghosts of those wretched, hard-worked females who have worn away their lives in toiling night and day to furnish her, and others in her situation, with splendid apparel. We quote the closing passages of this vision. The lady herself is supposed to be relating it, and thus gives vent to - her tardy remorse " Of the hearts that daily break, Of the tears that hourly fall, . Of the many, many troubles of life, • That grieve this earthly ball— Disease and Hunger, and Pain and Want, But now I dreamt of them all ! " For the blind and the cripple were there, _ And the babe that pined for bread, And the houseless man, and the widow poor Who begged—to bury the dead; The naked, alas, that I might have clad, The famished I might have fed ! " The sorrow I might have soothed, - And the unregarded tears ; For many a thronging shape was there, From long forgotten years, Aye, even the poor rejected Moor, ilco rais'd my childish fears " Each pleading look, that long ago I scann'd with a heedless eye, . Each face was gazing as plainly there, As when I passed it ; - • Woe, 'woe for sae if the past should be Thus present when I die . ! , • ".No need of sulphureous lake, No need of fiery coal, But only that crowd of human kind • Who wanted pity and dole— In everlasting retrospect— • Will wring my sinful soul! "Alas ! I have walked through life • Too heedless where I trod ; Nay, helping to trample my fellow worm, And fill the burial sod:— Forgetting that even the sparrow falls Not unmark'd of God! "I drank the richest draughts; And ate whatever is good— Fish, and flesh, and fowl, and fruit, Supplied my hungry mood; But never remembered the wretched ones That starve for want of food! "I dressed as the noble dress, In cloth of silver and gold., B W , Turl i rt t hnih h lleaeni s lt n.ei l ofu k xruony , enlzr al sl d Imsa s e , f a o n l d d ; c os t y fins, with om e r remembered winter's e athihl d dra, t lss h ne e : aho n lred a ta k . r e a d ! limbs And yet it never was in my soul To play so ill a part : But evil is wrought by want of Thought. As well as want of Heart ." She clasp'd her fervent hands, And the tears began to stream • Large, and bitter, and fast they fell, Remorse was so extreme; And yet, oh yet, that many a Dame Would dream the Lady's Dream ! The lines which we have marked in Italic convey an impressive moral truth. The " Strange Student" is a somewhat fantastic story, and relates to the suicide of an imaginative young man who falls a victim to his own high-wrought fancies. The story is not ill written, but there is nothing in it that calls for par ticular remark. " Nature and Art consists of a cor respondence between two individuals, one of whom had gained a prize in the Art-Union Lottery, and describes the annoyance to which he was subjected owing -to - his acq uisition of that prize. The correspondence is divert ing, and quizzes picture-lotteries in a very whimsical and good-uaturedinanner. The" Installatiou" is a storp the scene of which is laid in Oxford, at the time when the Duke of Wellington was installed Chancellor of that Uriivfifsity. lie narrative is skilfully sustained. throughout. " A Word for Bores" is a defence these unhappy individuals, and is more ingenious. than successful. " The Struggle for Fame" contains some sound advice, albeit in rhyme, to a young aspirant after celebrity. The poem is one that can hardly fail to please from the ease and grace of the versification. Of the few remaining articles the best is a notice of " Gautier's Travels in Spain," AINSWORTH'S MAGAZINE. The intriguing character of the well-known Harley, Earl of Oxford—whom Swift has praised in such fulsome terms—is skilfully brought out in the chapters before us of Mr. Ainsworth's " Court of St. James," and there is much nature and propriety in the dialogue which he holds with Queen Anne, and in which he is interrupted by the sudden irruption of the Duchess of Marlborough into the royal pre sence. Nor is humbler English life less truly painted in thts story, as may be seen by reference to the entertaining conversations that take place between Sergeant Scales and the Queen's State coachman. There are one or two lyrics, we perceive, interspersed among the chapters, but they are certainly not in the author's most successful manner. The best is a humorous song, sung by the redoubtable sergeant, and entitled the "Boots of Marlbrook," which is full of pointed allusions to the Duke's victories over the French Marshals. The "Long Hours" is the con tinuation of a story, by Mrs. Hall, which was commenced last month, and is founded on the fact of the exhausting labours to which young apprentices are too often subjected in the metropolis and elsewhere, and the evil habits which they are apt to engender. " Oriana and Vespereila " is a species of fairy tale, with a dash of allegory mixed up with it ; hut we must con fess that it is not much to our taste. "John .Manesty,' the Liverpool merchant," is rather prosy this month, and the dialogue between the merchant and a Mo- ravian priebt - might have been ver y ' advantageously curtailed. The " Seven Sleepers of Ephesus"—as its title imports—is a prose version of the celebrated legend of that name. The sleepers, it may be re membered, were Christians, who one fine 'day fell into a heavy slumber in a cavern, and did not wake up till two hundred years had rolled over their un conscious heads. Had Mr. Robert Montgomery's poems been written in those days, we could at once have accounted for the sleepers' long nap, on the sup- - position that each had taken a copy of those drowsy productions with him into the cavern, and gone off " as fast as a church" in a vain effort to master their contents. Under such circumstances, the sleep would have been' no miracle, but the most natural thing in the world. " A Jar of Honey from Mount Hybla" is a light, graceful, critical essay, from the pen of Mr. Leigh Hunt, who is certainly one of the most cordial and discriminating of living critics. In the new series of the "Elliston Papers, which we are glad to meet with again, we find an entertaining account or a sort of 0. P. row, which took place in 1810 at the Surrey Theatre, in consequence of a professional dispute be tween two rival Columbines. Shortly after this row, the great lessee, says his biographer slily, [had " a chronic attack of a religious nature" .in other words, took to Methodism for a season—a distressing ma lady to which, it appears, he vvas at times pec u li ar ly liable. " James's Late Romances" is a very com mon-place criticism ; and the " Song of the Sabbath" is one of those mediocre poems which it is more diffi cult to read than to write. In looking about for ex tracts, we have lighted on the following description of Queen Anne's state coachman, which we quote from the Editor's romance : - . "On the morning after the ball at the Palace, and just as the clock of old Saint Martin's Church (for the present struc ture was not then erected) was striking eight, Mr. Thomas Proddy, the Quee n ' s coachman, issued from the Royal Mews at Charing Cross, and bent his steps towards Marlborough House. A little man was Mr. Proddy—a very. little man— but great, exceedingly great, in his own estimation; indeed, it may be doubted whether the Lord-Treasurer entertained a higher opinion of his post or himself, than did Mr. Proddy. Nature had been singularly kind to him, and if she did not actually design him for his exalted situation, she formed him in such a manner as ensured his elevation to it. She coloured his gills with the blushing hues ordinarily bestoWed by her on the turkey-cock ; moulded him after the fashion of the Bacchus on a rum-puncheon ; and kindly limited his growth to four feet nothing. Not insensible, it has been said, to these natural advantages, was Mr. Proddy. No man was prouder of his calves that he was, or set greater value on his paunch, or took more pains to nourish the genial tinting of his cheek. He felt it incumbent upon him to strut in Ids gait when called upon by necessity to walk; to nod slightly, very slightly, if he encountered a friend ; to eye disdain fully all other persons who might cross his path ; and to cock his nose, which, being small and snubby, suited the action well, and thrust out his under-lip and double chin in a manner that should leave no one in doubt as to his self importance. Great was little Mr. Proddy on his feet, but he was greater far on the box. To see him seated on the ham mer-cloth of the Royal 'state-carriage, in all the glories of his rich livery, his laced three-cornered hat, his bouquet, and his flaxen wig, contrasting so happily with his rubicund face, his little fat legs fixed upon the splashing-board, and his eight milk-white horses in hand—this was a sight worth beholding. All the dignity of all the coachmen in the king dom seemed then to be concentered in Mr. Proddy. He was deaf to the shouts of admiring crowds; but you saw a smile of ineffable consequence irradiate his cheek and chin, and twinkle in his round protruding eyes, while he now and then addressed a brief injunction to the grooms at the horses' heads in the tone of a general issuing orders to his aides-de-camp. Once, and once only, did he forget himself, and this was on the occasion of the Queen's recent visit to St. Paul's, to re turn thanks for the victory of Ramilies, when the name of Proddy being shouted forth in feminine accents near Temple Bar, he looked up for a moment, and recognising some fami liar face, winked in reply. But this discomposure was mo mentary, and is merely mentioned to show that the great are not entirely free from the infirmities that beset other less distinguished mortals. We must now follow Mr. Proddy up Pall-mall, along which he was slowly marching, or to speak more correctly, waddling, with one 'hand thrust up to the thumb in his waistcoat-pocket, and the other sustaining the stem of a yard of clay, from which he was drawing huge . whiffs, and expelling them at the noses of the casual passen gers. The hour being early, he was somewhat in dishabille, and wore only a white calico jacket, crimson plush breeches, and stockings drawn above the knee. His shirt was unbut toned, and as his little white wig merely covered the top of his head, it gave to view the back of a neck, precisely re sembling in colour and expanse the same region in a scalded pig. Then he had a velvet cap, bound with gold, with au immense neb." FRASER'S MAGAZINE. In a notice of some recent popular novels—more especially Mr. Lever's " Harry Lorreqner "—which appears in the present pages of this Magazine, the Reviewer, Michael Angelo Titmarsh, insists with extreme pertinacity on the inherent melancholy. of the Irish character. " All Irish stories," he says, " are sad, all humourous Irish songs are sad ; there is never a burst of laughter excited by them, . but, as I fancy, tears are near at hand; and froth Castle Rackrent downwards, every Hibernian tale that I have read,. is sure to leave a sort of woeful, tender impression." There is some truth in this assertion, but it is not true to the ex tent that the Reviewer supposes. LOver's first and best works, his " 'Legends and Stories of Ireland," are anything but melancholy. in their tone; Doctor Maginn's national sketches and magazine tales have not—so far as our recollection serves us--a spark of sentiment in their composition; Crofton Croker's " Traditions" are full of riotous humour; and as for the authoress of " Castle Rackrent" she appeals chiefly to our judgment and common- - sense, and seldom or never excites sensations, whether of laughter or melancholy. We do really and truly believe, however, that the Irish character is in a transition state, " from lively to severe ;" and if the present fashion for sobriety continues, and whiskey take its place among the luxuries "that once were,' we doubt not, but in a few years we shall find Ire land as grave, methodical, and business-like, as either England or Scotland. Whether such a radical change is now to be deplored or hailed with delight, we 'do `not undePtake to say; enough to say that it is in progress—thanks to Father Mathew and his Tem perance Pledge. " The Luck of Barry Lyndon, is a story penned in a light, easy,' conversational style ; and the character of the principal personage, young Barry, is developed, with much tact. The " Drama" is another attempt to account for the sad state of degra dation into which this great national amusement has fallen. The -author's explanations on the subject are' thoge of a man of common sense, but we think he hardly lays sufficient emphasis on the fact, that we have no longer a corps of actors whom it is worth our while to go to see. We have the Keeleys, certainly, and Farrell, and one or two others who are clever enough in their way ; but we have no longer any Kembles, or Keans, or Dowtons, or • Listons; and the very best we could now number are but second-rate. Then the daily habits of our lives are unsuitable to dramatic performances, and half the middle classes in the metropolis are only just. sit ling down to dinner when the prompter's bell is ringing for the drawing up of the curtain. He must be a .brilliant actor, indeed, who can induce a Londoner to dine an hour or two before his usual time, in order to hurry off to the theatre. The " Speculative Parricide' is an essay on the dialogues of Plato, 'in which there is a more than ordinary display of scholarship and ingenuity. In " Remi niscences of Men and Things" we find some dull old woman's twaddle about Prince Metternich. In the political article on " the State and Prospects of the Government," occurs the following opinion, in the justice of which we coincide : "If Sir Robert Peel trust for the preservation of order in Ireland to the law as it is, he must make up his mind to retain military occupation of the country— a measure. which will suffice, no doubt, to dissipate all apprehensions of rebellion, but which will neither satisfy the well-disposed nor conciliate the disaffected." From "Fanny Elssler at Paris," we quote this celebrated dancer's account of her debut in that capital : " I came into the opera at the close of Veron's career, but in time, fortunately, to benefit by his directorial skill and activity. Hearing of my success in London, he came over. to examine into my- claims. - Satisfied "that Tiva's nit dill- worthy transportation to the bright sphere he moved in mid controlled, be made very liberal offers for myself and sister, , which were accepted, and off we started for Paris. He deter , wined that illy debut ;Illould not take place immediately, and DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE. -One of the most agreeable articles in thii Number is a critical essay on the popular songs of the French poet Beranger, between whom and Moore the follow ing comparison is instituted :—' Moore's sentiment is enveloped in a vague and distant association ; the thought of Beranger is hare and has a definitive aim. The one resembles the sword of Harmodius, sheathed i n its myrtles ; the other is the palpable dagger of Brutus. Moore s style is elegant and pointed, while Beranger s is simple and concise:" 'The critic then proceeds to give translations . o f s ome o f B eran ger's best lyrics, and is, we thi n k, success f u l i n hi s versions . ' " Life of Gerald Griffin" is a laudatory notice of a recently published biographieal memoir of the gifted author of " GisiPPl"." " Arreh Neil, or Times of Old," is a tale from the pen of that most prolific of living novelists, Mr. James. , It is very tedious and languid in places, and bears marks of having been dashed off in breathleshai la . In the " Episodes of Eastern Travel" we meeMlf,some forcible sketches of the Nile, and the scenery in the neighbourhood of Memphis. UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL. We have here, among other papers, some sensible remarks on th 9 state of affairs in the East, under the title of "A Glance at India n Aff a i rs , R e t r ospective and ,Prospective." The writer is a stienuous defender of Lord Ellenboroughls course of policy, observing that he "had had great and unusual difficulties. to cope with, and it is no small credit to him to have surmounted them hitherto with success, and / to have extorted praise in some instances, even from those who would have gloried in his failure." A "Fortnight's Furlough" relates some interesting particulars respecting that Earl of Warwick who lived in the reign of Henry the Fifth. , The remaining articles are of an average order of merit. COLONIAL MAGAZINE. There is considerable tact and judg me nt displayed in the getting up of this Magazine, which—as may be guessed from its title---is exclusively devoted to the consideration of colonial matters. The informa tion it gives us on these matters is copious and well digested ; suld. the Number is embellished with seve ral appropriate engravinp. The article on the " Past and Present condition of the Cape of Good Hope abounds in curious statistic details. BRITISH MAGAZINE. A monthly register of religious and ecclesiastical information ; drawn up succinctly, and adapted to the tastes of clerical readers, for whom it is ch'efly designed. In the present Number occur some judi cious suggestions respecting the " Religious Treat ment of Lunatics." A , GUIZOT AM) THE CA4LISTS.—W e copy f rom th e correspondence of an Evening Contemporary ale following just remarks on the scene which took pl ace i n t h e F renc h Chamber on Friday :" The Legit imatist s, driven into a corner, turned upon M. Uuizot personally, and were joined by the 'Republicans of the extreme Left. Thus was presented thespec tacle of unprincipled immorality ln parties, combi ne d w i t h je suitism in religion. They attempted to beat down M. Guizot's voice'; 'to overwhelm, t o exhaust him ; they bawled, barked, menaced; browbeat, and interrupted—but they were, nobly punished. M. Guizot rehearsed, in brief terms, a con sistent life ; . and • when he challenged contradiction, the barkers and brawlers held their peace. 4, y ou maw,"' exclaimed the great orator, " heap calumnies upon calumnies; but you will never bring them up to the height of my disdain." Never was there such a triumph, even for Guizot—never was there such humiliation even for the Left—neVer did the unnatural combination of infidelity with priestcraft look ' so disgusting and hateful. Guizot rose above his opponents. lie rose above himself. He proved that he was as ready for the everyday work of ' debate as for carefully - meditated discussion—an adversary not to be taken unawares, and,. when assailed, not to be ex cited except I bran uninardy effort to beat him down by physical violence, and then , only to show how feeble and pitiable are vulgar mob weapons-against genius armed with truth and honour." . • CARDIFF.--RATHER MISTAKEN.--,--A certain gen tleman, who is well known to the commercial world in the localities of Cardiff, Merthyr, and Newport, had a meeting of importance to attend at one of these places on a Saturday evening some time ago, and having finished his avocations at a considerable distance from the place of the meeting, he to rest his horse. engaged a famous pony to convey him in h as t e t o th e place of appointment. He arrived at an in n on t h e road not 100 allesseltp with mNe go wb od ridg crea e, t a u b r o e utdusk, and alighted to regale comforts, and After tasting and trying a good quantity of that which the house produced, and toying with the ladies, till both alcohol and love made him feel rather bewildered, he was reminded at length of the flight of time , by his gold chain and watch, and getting up, and taking a hasty f arewe ll o f b right eyes and rosy wine, he straightway proceeded to mount his pony; but lo! when- seated, he discovered that his charger was minus saddle and bridle! Dismounting, as well as he could, ansdeebtehheold! they discovered that and in a towering passion, he reached the b ar i n a t w i n kli ng , and upbraided the landlord in a rnast p er o l n y y s :l i l t d u e t s i b ri A i d g i: i ik o il r to come o outta t fo h r e t :s hwithto went, our hero had actually mistaken a poor old cow fir his pony, g and had been on her back, in the idea of riding home qu ite comfortably, while she was quietly eating gra i ns f rom a pa il by the door. Th e pony was standin within a few yards, going oft' io :I quiet dose, from which be wt.,.. roused by the 1 loud laughter which pealed around, on discovering the gentlemalf3 queer mistake.-11.1b4.7;,cuth Main, COMPLETE SUFFRAGE. s• A meeting of the friends of the Complete suffrage move• merit was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern last evening, Sharman Crawford, E.q., was announced to take the chair. At half-past fie o'clock, and previous to the discussion, a lar,te party sat clown to tea. The large room was well filled by the ksitipanyi amongt whom were Dr. Buwring, Messrs JvA.yth Sturge. G. Goodrich, and A. Allright, of Bir mingham W. Tillet, of Norwich ; Dr. Thomas Price, the Rev. E. Miall, editor of the Noncomformist newspaper; the Rev. T. Spencer, of Bath ; the Rev. C. Stovel, and the Rev. E. lial!iday, of London ; Dr. Epps ; Messrs. Vincent, Davy, Gardner, Marshall, Woodyard, Hare, Clarke, of linares borough, &c. &c. . At seven o'clock Mr. T. Duncombe, M.P.,entered the room amidst great cheering. Mr. S. Crawford not havin entered the room at seven o'clock, it was moved by p r . Ye, and seconded by Mr. Me g g s ; and carried unanimously, that i Ir. Joseph Sturge should take the chair until he arrived. The CHAIRMAN Mtn opened the meeting, and called upon Dr. Bowring to propose tlie first resolution. Dr.BOWRING, who was received with loud cheers, said he was called upon most unexpectedly to propose for their adop tion the first sentiment of the evening—" The people, the rnly source of legitimate power, all other power not emanating frem them being essentially unjast in its origin. and tyrannical in its exercise."--(Loud cheers.) It was because the people had been forgotten that England had been delivered over to monopoly, political, commercial, and educational—that oppression was at that moment stalking un checked in Ireland. bringing about a state of things which no frieud to the country could look upon without alarm ; that an attempt was made in Scotland to cut up a State Church in dis regard of public opinion; and that the people of Wales were, many of them, now suffering the severe penalties of the law. If this ration had ever been great, if it had ever been illustri ous, if it had ever afforded an example and encouragement to the freedom-seeking portion of mankind, it was because the ground-work of the Constitution was the influence of thepeople, and that upon that influence the power of the country was erected.—(Cheer:.) They were approaching a period when every man would be compelled to come forward - either fur or against the people.—( Mr. S. Crawford here entered the room, amidst much applause.) It was a satisfaction to those who really represented the people to have an opportunity im mediately bet*, tre the meeting of Parliament of ascertaining the state of the public mind, and of deriving thence motives which should enable them to do their duty. Their duty might soon he perilous, but their strength was in the strength of the people, and their fortitude must arise from the people's support._ ( Cheers.) They ought not to band about violent words, to utter threats, menaces, and vituperations in relatioa to their adversaries, for they had a nobler work to do, and in that work they must exert all their energies.—( Cheers. ) Mr. S. Caa ',men then addressed the meeting. He first exp'ained the cause of his not being there earlier. He had, on Monday last, as was his custom before the meeting of Par liament, rendered an account to his constituents of his conduct during the preceding session, and the account being considered satisfactory, he had been invited, and had accepted the invi tation, to dine with them yesterday, and he had not been able to reach town in time for the meeting.—( Hear.) He counted it a high hunour to be called upon to take the chair on that occa sion. The time was one when all the friends of liberty should be on the alert.— ( Hear, hear.) What was now going on in Ireland was a sample of what they might expect in England. If the experiment which was now being tried there were sec ces-ful, it would perhaps, before many days elapsed, be tried upon themselves.—:( Hear, hear.) It was the duty of English men, therefore, to take measures for securing their liberties. He had taken the liberty of subrifting a plan of proceeding at this time to the consideration of the people of England and their representatives. He would ask that meeting, were the compla'nts of the people either heard or redressed by the House of Commons?—(Loud cries of " No, no.") When petitions were presented, Members were prevented from saying one word with regard to the petitions or their object; and when motions were made on the subject of the people's com plaints, the discussion was swamped by there being no House, and they had to begin over again.—(Hear, hear.) Now, be believed that there was a constitutional remedy for this. The rules of the House of Commons had provided, some hun dred years ago, that, on the motion that the Speaker do leave the Chair to go into Committee of Supply, any Member might discuss any grievance of the people. Let them have recourse to this right, and the grievances of the people must be heard. He concluded by calling on the meeting to suppert the people's representatives in the House of Commons. The Chair was then vacated by Mr. Sturge, and taken by S. Crawford, Esq. Mr. J. DUNCAN rose to second the sentiment proposed by Dr. Bowring. The occasion was most appropriate for such a sentiment. The time was come for the people to take advan tage of the diffusion of the doctrines of moral force to carry war into the camp of the oligarchy.—(Great cheering.) In the reign of Jan, when the Magna Charts was passed, the nobility laboured only to emancipate themselves. Similar in principle had been all the movements of the Nobi lity in relation to the cause of liberty. The revolution of 1688 simply transferred the Crown from James the Second to Wil lia.n the Dutchman.—( Cheers.) The public completely under stood now that Whigs and Tories had no care for anything but their own party interests. The principle for which they con tended was that the people' should be invested with national sovereignty. He then referred to the French revolution, and said the persons who prepai ed that :evolution were the oligarchy of France; and it was onlyebecause the English people were more patient and virtuous that a similar outbreak did not take place here, and that formed one of the strongest grounds for extending to the franchise complete suffrage—( A voice— " Universal")—well, universal suffrage.—(Cheers—Another voice —" The Charter"—Loud cheers.) Let them not intro duce verbal distinctions when a great principle was at stake.— (Cheers and interruptions.) He claimed for every man who contributed to the defence and support of his country the right of v sting. It was impossible that they could be worse go verned under a democratic system than they were under the existing Government ; and, considering the evils which now ex isted, he asked all classes to support the movement in which those present were engaged. The Rev. T. SPENCER, of Bath, rose to propose " The advocates of the people's rights. May the day not be far dis tant when their efforts shall be crowned with success, and the actual reprresentatives of the people sit within the walls of Par liament, to legislate for the well-being of the whole commu nity." This, he believed, was the sum and substance of all they sought. By the people, he meant all the men in England of twenty-one years of age. The people did not want the pro perty of the rich, but they did not like to have their own pro perty—the franchise—taken from themselves.—(Cheers.) He would equalise things by the taxation of real property, and then all would become more brotherly, and all would have their rights. A Government ought to be a terror to evil doers alone, it ought to be a praise to them that do well; and till ministers of religion preached this doctrine from the pulpit, they could not perform their duty. If he did not believe that the Bible was a book of justice, he could not believe it was true. Vas it just that a workieg man should be taxed - the half of his income, when the rich man was taxed only a thousandth part ?—( Hear, hear.) He was as great an advocate of peace as any man, but if the Government refused the people's rights, the people might justly seek redress, and if that redress were sought in the proper manner, it was impossible that it should not be obtained. Mr. C. His: nnev, M.P., in seconding the sentiment, said he had yet to learn on what ground the claim of the people to have a voice in the representation could be resisted. He was for universal suffrage.—(Loud cheers.) If he thought that this complete suffrage movement was a trick on the part of the middle clas.ies to exclude a large body of the people, he would strenuously oppose it; but he believed that it was an honest ai.d fair attempt to obtain the full rights of the people.—(Loud cheers.) The only ground of objection which he had heard wa', that the people were not sufficiently educated. If that objection were good as applied to the people, it would tell also against others besides them. He believed the people were al ready fully prepared to exercise the franchise, and that it could not, therefore, on any just ground, be longer refused. Mr. F. O'CoNsrou next came forward, land was received with tremendous rounds of applause, which lasted for a con siderable time, mixed with partial interruption. He said no , attempts to put him down would succeed. He was as anxious as any gentleman there to join in what he supposed to be the real object of the night. —( Cheers). As, however, one gentle man had been set down to address them at that stage, he would retire until that gentleman had concluded.—(Cheers.) Dr. Tiroatas PRICE rose to second the sentiment proposed by the Rev. Ni'. Spencer. He rejoiced that difference of opinion consisted with an entire and hearty consideration in common to one great object. When he saw large bodies moving under variegated colours, but with the same object, he wished them success. He was brought up with feelings of great reverence for the House of Commons, but as he had advanced in life, as he had looked back to past times, and traced the page of history, he had come to the conclusion that that House was a stranger, so far as honest sympathy was con cerned, with the people, for whom it had undertaken to legis late. It was now the nominee of the aristocracy, whatever it might have been in other times.—(Cheers). lie hoped a change was coming on, and that the effect would be to bring the HOUEIP of Representatives into a mere con• sistent position.—(fi ver , hear.) He looked forward to a peaceful revolution in that respect.—(Cheers.) This con summation was not, he confidently hoped, so distant as some imagined. The clear apd forcible, yet peaceful enunciations of great principles ' was to him an om e n of gre a t goo d. Wh en he saw the practical English people grasping with a firm hand certain great general principles, he felt gratified at the pros pect. Look at the peaceful character of this movement. He thanked God, indeed, that the time had been when the people had maintained their liberties against the usurpation of the Sovereign, and prevented him from becoming a military despot. Military force might accomplish a goad, but there was no good in the end—( Hear, hear)—coming out of it.—(Cheers.) If they would wrest from the hands of a privileged class the rights of which they had been deprived, let them be assured that it was only by firmly and consistently carrying them out that they could obtain their object.—( Hear, hear.) He augufed well from the diminution of party influence, The age of parties was nearly past. The Whig and the Tory, who bad long sttuggled for power, and divided the spoil, were about to give place to a new class, who were determined to re dress the grievances of the people. Parties were already breaking up. They were told that there was to be gathered together a party made up of all that had ceased to be practi ca4 recognised. He feared not such a party. Let the ad• vocates of monopoly muster; let them recognise the principle that those who were not with them were against them, and go on steadily, and in an enlightened manner to their end. The Cita flora si said he wished to speak on a question of order. Certain sentiments had been set down for certain speakers to propose, but it' it were the pleasure of the meet ing that arrangement would be departed from in favour of Mr. F. O'Connor. _ . It was proposed that, after Mr. O'Connor's address, they ad here to the pre-arranged order.—( Hear, hear. ) Mr. F. O'CoNNoe. said he trusted that the advice of Dr. l3owring in regard to vituperation would not be lost sight of. —( Hear, hear.) Howev:r they might differ on some points, they were all agreed on two—first, that great distress existed in the country; and, secondly, that means must be adopted to relieve that distress.—(Cheers.) He 'would ask the Chair man whether that poverty which he had so 'feelingly described in the House of (Ammons could be relieved either by charity Or p • lundeo If it could not, it was impossible to adh ere t o the present system.—( Cheers.) Let them consider what it was they were met for. Could they hope to pin the object they sought without having with them a majority of the working classes? They had been called physical force Chartists. He repudiated the charge. They were not looking to violent measures, but to the classes around them—the shopkeeping classes and the working classes, whose interests were inseparable. —(Cheers.) Let these two classes unite and they were in vincible. They had hitherto been impotent, because they were not united. They were called the Tory Chartists; he was tired of the Tories—(Cheers)—and he would - not be frightened by any hobgoblin held up to frighten them. Never could they destroy monopolies of auy kind until they united the people of all classes for one purpose undr.r one name. What did they see but starvation, distress, and suffering on all hands? Who would refuse, then, to join in a common principle' to remove such a state of things ? (Cheers. ) Let them now direct public opinion. The people would no longer listen to metaphysical nothings. They were all alike in principle; would they then refuse to unite in such a manner as to secure victory for the people's cause ? Was there a'Whhg in that meeting?—( Hear.) There was defunct Whiggery. Let it rest. He said that they had done nothing.— ( Cheers.) The people were maddened with distress. The interests of the middle classes, the shopkeepers, were bound up with those of the working classes, for the latter were their customers. If he could have twelve consecutive nights with the shopkeepers of Loedop, he would make them all jealous for the name of Chartists. Let the Committee say that they era ! braced his name, and he would go with them.—(A voice, " Principle.") Without the name, his whole party would de sert him.—( Renewed cries of " Principle. ") He would never desert the name, since he believed the principle must go with it. He trusted that advantage would then be taken of his ad, ice.—( Cheers. ) Mr. C. STOVELL next attempted to address the meeting; but the noise and confusion was so great for some minutes as to prevent his being heard. After a vain effort, he withdrew, and Mr. DUNCO3Ing, M.P., came forward, and was most en thusiastically cheered. He had attended the meeting withont any intention to address them, but it appeared to be their wish that he should say a few words, representing, as be did, a metropolitan district. This was the eve of the meeting of Par liament—all were stirring, from Sir R Peel to Lord Brougham. —( Cheers.) No doubt the Queen was rehearsing her speech, full of nonsen9e and nonenties. That apeeoh was being read at the Duke of Wellington's, and the other Minister's. They were up and doing, and it behoved the people to be so. The Chair man had told the meeting his plan, which was to stop the supplies till the grevances of the people were redressed. That was a constitutional step, but it required great con sideration. Had they got the materials for carrying out the measure ? If they told him they had the proper materials, then he was ready to j o i n th e pl an . Th e only thing which the people now valued was the franchise.— (Cheers.) Nothing, he believed, v-as calculated to produce that better than the Charter.—(Cheers.) He asked those who called the meeting whether they had a list of Members who would vote for stopping the supplies till they got the Charter? —(Cheers.) He was a Chartist, and was not ashamed of the name. Why, he would ask, should not that name be adopted because it had a charm in the breast of the working men ? ( Cheers. ) The present conflict ought not to be entered into unless they were prepared.. Had Mr. S. Crawford got forty, twenty, ten, or five Members pledged to support him in stop ping the supplies?—(Cheers, and cries of " Yes.") If he believed that by the course proposed good could be done to the country, ha svoulr!, as an humble individual, support them. Mr. STuaGE said that the present was not the time to dis agree about names. He was for no property qualification-- the vote by ballot—that every man 21 years of age should have a vote—and the payment of Members. They might call him a Chartist if they pleased, or a Richmondite he would not com plain of ; but when he could not agree with men, sooner than quarrel he would leave the field.—(Great confusion.) The Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving, " Success to the patriots in the House of Commons who were determined to exercise the constitutional right of refusing supplies till the grievances of the people were redressed." Now the question was, would the meeting and the people support them in that course ?—(The lion. Gentleman addressed the meeting amid the greatest noise and confusion.) Mr. SEILTOW then came forward to address the meeting, and was received with the most discordant yells, noise, and con • fusion, amid which cries were reiterated of " Vincent, Vincent." Mr. VINCENT here advanced on the table, and was received with great cheering ; and, after shaki ng M r . Sk e lt on cor d ia ll y by the hand, they both, at the suggestion of the Chairman, retired from the table. The CHAIRMAN wished to know what the wishes of the meeting were as to the mode of proceedino ?—(Great con fusion.) Unless the Chairman was attend e d ' to, it would be impossible to keep order. A certain course had been proposed that had been deviated from, and he wished to know whether it was their desire that deviation should continue ?—(Cries of " Yes, yes," " No, no.") Here another scene of confusion took place, several persons attempting to address the Chair at the same time. Mr. SKELTON then addressed the meeting, amid much noise and confusion, which lasted for some considerable time. Amid this Mr. DUNCOMBE came forward, and said that, as there seemed to be some doubt as to whether the majority of the meeting were Chartists or not, he would, with tile permission of the Chairman, take the sense of the meeting on the subject. On the question being put, that those who were in favour of the Charter should up their hands, a complete forest was held up, and but few for the complete suffrage movement. The meeting was suddenly broken up, amid the greatest confusion, the Chairman leaving the chair and the room in the possession of the Chartists. Three cheers were given for the Charter ; and after some time the immense mass of human beings dispersed. LITERARY and DRAMATIC FUND. Yesterday evening a meeting of the above Society, the object of which is to afford assistance, either by loan or donation, to the more distressed brethren of theliterary and dramatic professions, was held at the Sheridan Knowles Tavern, Brydges-street, Covent-garden. Mr. John Moore, of St. Martin's-lane, in the chair. After the usual routine business of the Society had been transacted in Committee; on the motion of several gentlemen connected with the fund, ne less than seventeen gentlemen were unanimously elected as members ; making thirty-seven el ec t e d within the last fortnight. The CHAIRMAN, in expatiating upon the philanthropic and kindly objects of the Society, said that it was formed for the express purpose of stretching forth the hand of fellowship and kindness to any member of those two professions who might be suffering from the fortuitous occurrences to which gentlemen connected with literature and the drama were more ordinarily subjected than those following the less visionary pursuits of every-day life. The constitution of the Society called upon the members to pay an annual subscription of 10s., which was to be entrusted for distribution, either by loan or otherwise, amongst the two classes to which he had before alluded, to a Committee chosen by the general body of the members from amongst themselves. But perhaps the point which would be most gratifying to t.be mind of any generous donor, as well as most likely to do away with any feeling of pain or degradation on the part of the sensi tive recipient was, that no person except those on the Com mittee were allowed to have cognisance of the names of those whose distresses were relieved. Such being the objects of the meeting, he trusted that the public would stand forward in sup port of the Fund, and that any temporary attempt which might be made to injure the Society would prove abortive. Mr. GEORGE CRANE, in an able speech, recounted the objects and acts of the Society, with which he was intimately acquainted, from the fact of having acted as secretary to it for some time. In many instances when grants had been made to members of the dramatic profession, who were labouring under temporary pecuniary pressure, to enable them to take advantage of provincial engagements, those gentlemen had at the earliest opportunity returned the sum so given, with many professions of gratitude, and thus the Society was enabled to appropriate this money to a double, and in some instances a treble, act ofphilan th ropy. Mr. FEATHERSTON having been proposed and elected a member, said his way of life was rather diverse from that of the generality of gentlemen who formed the Society. He could boast of no higher qualification to entitle him to the honour of admission amongst them than a sincere admiration of the purposes for which they were associated, and an anxious desire to forward those objects. He was the holder of a large tract of land in Somersetshire, which be farmed himself ; and therefore the gentlemen at present around him must feel the truth of his former observation—namely. that a practical farmer, residing 170 miles from London, could have but little intermixture with the class of persons of whom the Society was composed. still, admiring its objects as he did, and appreciating the philan thropic feelings by which the members were actuated, he felt proud and happy in being enrolled a member, and would do all he could to forward the interests of the Society.—( Cheers. ) Several gentlemen having addressed the meeting, Mr. G. FoaMAN In proposing a vote of thanks to the Chairman said the Society was deeply indebted to Mr. Moore for the strenuous exertions which be had made in support of it. He (Mr. Forman) would bear testimony to the good which the Society had effected in many instances andalso to the fact that many of those who had shared in the kindness of the Society had, when they got into engagements, at once refunded the money which they had received from the Committee. The motion having been seconded and carried with acclama tion, Mr. Moore vacated the Chair. CUSTOMS.-PASSENGERS' BAGGAGE. The Board having had under consideration the regulations which were adopted last summer at the Baggage Warehouse, Fresh-wharf, London-bridge, in regard to the landing, exa mining, and delivering of passengers' baggage; and a Com mittee of the Board, on the waterside and warehousing de partments, after having conferred with several officers, having represented that the regulations have fully answered the purpose contemplated, and recommended that they may be permanently adopted, and extended to the several other baggage - stations; it has been resolved that the recommen dation:of the'CommittOe is approved, and ordered that the same be adopted accordingly. The following is the principal portion of the regulations referred to : 1. That a . cettain label'or.ticket be affixed, with .paste or gum, to each package of baggage by weighers, under the directions of the baggage officers, as it is received into the warehouse, such label or tickets being numbered progres sively, front one uPwards, with the name of the ship and date of landing. 2. That so soon as the whole of the packages are deposited in the warehouses and labelled, the examining officer do mediately count the same, in order to ascertain that the number received do correspond with the highest. progressive number upon the labels affixed, and thereupon enter the total number in the baggage book. 3. That each weiglie - I•, — assisting in the examination of baggage, be provided with a pocket slate, to take down the uanie of the passenger., and the numbers upon the labels of each of the packages' belonging thereto, which the landing waiter is to enter in the proper column of his ledger, before he proceeds with the examination. 4. That upon .the examination of each package being completed, and recorded by the landing waiter, the label be forthwith stamped by him in red ink, " Examined," with a stamp, to be furnished for that purpose, having the name of the station thereon. 5. That a numerical sheet, printed in red ink, be supplied to the officer stationed at the door, and also a stamp marked " delivered," with which he is, in black ink, to stamp that part of the label previously stamped by the examining officer, in order that it may not be again used, and then stamp the number in his numerical sheet, corresponding with that upon the label affixed to the package, taking care th i pt : he does not allow any package to pass without being duly labelled and stamped. 6. That. the examining officer do enjoin the officers actin , '" as constables, or door-keepers, not to all ow any pac k age to pass out, upon which the label affixed thereto (Lies not - bear the impression of two stamp;:, as required by these regulations. These regulations will have the efiect of affording greater security to the baggage of passengers arriving from the Con tinent by steam-vessels at all hours. Steamers, as is per fectly well known, very frequently arrive in the middle of the night, and even when they arrive in the day time, there is, particularly in the summer season, a great number of loungers always collected at the steam-wharfs, some of them not of the very best character, and therefore this order will, in fact, be a boon to travellers, in consequence of the sur veillance which will be exercised by the officers of the Cus toms, and of the consequent additional secdrity afforded to their property. We have frequently heard complaints of delay in the Celivery o: baggage, parties saying that they are not attended to in their proper turns, &c. This will be remedied by the new regulations, which are extended to, and in operation at all the steam-wharfs. Sonic persons do not wish to take their baggage away with them, and are satis fied, on being assufecr of its being secure, to receive it on the following day ; but to many it is of great importance that they receive their baggage and effects as quickly as pos sible; to those we would suggest, that their object would be gained, if they were to take care that their baggage is placed nearlvat the top of the hold of the ship as possible, on their embarking for this country, as on the arrival of the - vessel, the packages are taken out in rotation, hoisted into the ex amining floor, ticketed as stated above, and delivered to the owners accordingly. • TRANSMISSION OF SILKS INTO EMMA ND.—One of the most important lots of rich silks and satins probably ever imported has just been purchased by Sewell and Co., Compton House, Soho. The goods arc of the richest qualities, and the patterns mo.3t recherche. Families returning to town will find this a desirable opportunity for p ur chasing.—N.B. Several cases of Lyons and Spitalfields Coloured velvets at prices truly astonishing. Nos. 44And 45, Old Compton-street, and 46 and 47, Frith-street, Soho. Another slip of the embankment near the olke stone viaduct has taken place, and a single rail has been re sorted to for the present, fer the up and down trains a 3 far Saltwood. IRELAND. THE STATE TRIALS. FOURTEENTH DAY. (BY EXPRESS.) (FROM OUR OWN REPORTERS.) DUBLIN, 'TUESDAY, JAN. SO, COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. THE QUEEN V. DANIEL O'CONNELL AND OTHEnS. At ten o'clock this morning the Judges took their seats on the bench. Mr. O'Connell and the other traverse's; having an sivered to their names, the jury were next called, and two being absent, a delay of about -five minutes took place. When all were assembled, Mr. FriZGIBBON, Q.C., rose and stated that in this case it was his duty to address the jury on the part of Dr. Gray, and from the course adopted by the Crown, in putting the eight individuals together upon their trial, it necessarily resulted that each of the traversers had the privilege of making a separate defence ; but, from the nature of the evidence, it was plain that as the charge was for a joint offence, the defence must also be joint. The accusation against the eight. traversers was for un lawfully, maliciously, and criminally conspiring together, and that seemed in its nature rather •a simple charge, • for even a single act might constitute the entire - offence, yet the Attorney-General had opened his case - - with a speech which occupied eleven hours, and between forty and fifty hours were spent.in reading evidence, not in examining witnesses. Was it fair to call upon the jury to read over such a mass of matter to arrive at a just conclusion upon a narrow issue? And who could be safe—who could be defended ? What was a man to do when a vast body of matter might be flung down without explanation at the feet of a jury, in order that they might arrive at my conclusion from such a variety of premises? -If Mr. Shell, conscious of his complete ablities, felt a difficulty in approaching this chaos of confusion, and was conscious of the magnitude of the duty which he had to discharge, what must be his (Mr. Fitzgibbon's) feelings ? Not those •of emo tion, but ofdismay. Eight gentlemen were now charged with the crime of conspiracy—an offence the most odious in every clime, and in every state of human society the most detestable. Who was the first of those eight gentlemen? A man pre-eminent in his profession —pre-eminent for his talents and for his many great virtues, and who, for a period of over forty years, was the ornament of the bar. Who had he (Mr. Fitzgibbon) next to defend ? The son of that. father—a candidate for success in the same profession, and just entering life, being not more than to enty-eight years of age ; and a third traverser, Dr. Gray, was also a member of another high and honourable profession. His opinion was, that the present prosecution was an unconstitutional, illegal, and unfair attempt now, in the year 1844, to devise a ministerial scourge for the purpose of lashing a free people. The three gentlemen who were highest in point of rank at the bar, and who were now pursuing the ob jects of the Government in this prosecution, he (Mr. Fitzgibbon) could speak of as gentleinen, severally ;and individually—" gentlemen," in the best and most fa vourable sense of the word, and " lawyers," also, in the best sense of that word. But when he thus alluded to those three individuals, he spoke of theM in ordinary matters, and in the ordi nary business of life. It - had never before fallen to his (Mr. Fitzgibbon's) lot to be concerned in, or to have witnessed in a Court of Justice, a State prosecution, but it had been his duty to read many of them ; and if the three gentlemen acting for the Crown had fallen from their moral dignity, they were only following the .• example of much greater men than any one of them. . . He said this without disparagement to them, but they had only followed the fate of Lord Coke, whose virtues and whose dignity could not preserve him from acting the part - of a Government lawyer in a State prosecution. His name had gone down to posterity with a foul_ blotch • on it, and no friend.of humanity could think of his at- . tack upon Sir Walter Raleigh without execrating the tongue that delivered it under the circumstances. ' The Attorney-General had, in his opening speech, observed that • the jury would take the law from tho Court, and so they would ; but the Court had not ' the slightest jurisdiction in the world to direct them upon the question of the guilt or the innocence of the traversers. That was a pure question of fact, with which the Judges had nothing to do. In the case of Hatfield. who fired at the King, in the theatre, intend ing to kill him ; he was taken in - the act, and yet the Court had nothing to do with the intent of the accused, for that was for the jury alone. The Judges had not even a right to express an opinion upon the subject of the intent, because a jury could only act upon evidence on oath. He (Mr. Fitzgibbon) did not . agree with the Attorney-General in the statement of the law as to what constituted conspiracy. Perhaps •it might be said that Mr. Moore admitted the law to be as stated by the Attorney-General ; but Mr. Moore stood here for the Rev. Mr. Tierney, who had a peculiar case, for he never attended more than two of the meetings, and therefore there was no necessity for applying his mind to the law of conspiracy. The jury bad heard a term used very much —" overt acts." The term was applicable to only, two offences, that of treason and conspiracy; and treason was a crime that a man might be guilty of withoutdoing any act at all—for if one imagined the death of the Sovereign, _ the forming the determination constituted the crime. In that case an " overt act would be an act from the the doing of which the intention of killing the King was .manifested. When the Attorney-General proceeded to state the overt acts charged against the traversers, he fidlowed him in the hope that he would stop and call their attention to some one speech which could not have been spoken unless •it bad been previously spoken by more individuals than the one who spoke it—that he would rely upon some one speech which could not have been spoken unless by conspirators, that is t o sa y, b y persons previously engaged in a guilty combination. He expected some of the speeches would have b'en selected ar.d 'shown to the jury as . speeches that could not have been the emanation of a - single mind, but concocted by more individuals than the man .who made it. Did the Attorney-General do any such thing? In the whole eleven, hours' during which he read much from old newspapers, did he point out a single sentence that must have been the result of a conspiracy ? Not one. Again, when he came to the acts of the defendants, did he fasten upon a single act and show that it could not have been the act of an indivi dual unless that individual had been previously en gaged in a criminal conspiracy? Again, he said the At torney-General did not do any such thing. How, then, did he attempt to argue there was a conspiracy? He (Mr. Fitzgibbon) would tell them—and he was sure he would not willingly misrepresent it—this was his train • of reasoning. Many meetings had been held that were Weald. meetings. These meetings were called by the defendants, and the defendants all concurred in calling them; and, pray, mind the word he used—concurred in. calling them. They all previously consented they should be called. They were illegal meetings; and, ac cording to the law of conspiracy, if two or more agreed to do a legal act, but by illegal means, they were guilty of conspiracy. If, then, these eight defendants did all agree to calf meetings, and, for brevity, he would select one—say the Tara meeting—that, said he, was an ille gal meeting; they had all agreed to call that meeting, and having so agreed, and the meeting being-illegal, they were all conspirators. If two or more persons agree to do a perfectly legal act, but do so by illegal means, these two ate guilty of conspiracy. Now, said the Attorney-General, they agreed to do a perfectly legal thing—te petition for a repeal of the union—but they agreed to do so by the illegal means of calling that illegal meeting and publishing these illegal speeches— and all of them concurring in the legal object of petition iug for the repeal of the union, but by illegal means, they were all, to a man, guilty of a conspiracy. This was his law, and this was the law he (Mr. F.) had to deal with. lie owned when he heard that law propounded in a court of justice, in a State prosecution, it startled him a goad deal. The Attorney-General did not conic there a ithout seine little books of authority behind him. He read the law from some of them. That he (Mr. F.) admitted— [Here the Learned Counsel ceased his address for short time, and was observed speaking to Mr. O'Connell, who sat behind him. After the lapse of a few seconds he resumed]—Gentlemen of the jury, Mr. O'Connell, whose countenance in this case I deem most advisable, and his assistance, whether to suggest, to me that which is neces sary, or restrain me, if I am wrong—has mentioned to me that be is obliged to go away, and I regret the cause to arise•from indisposition. Mr. O'Connell here left the Court, and— • Mr. FITZGIBBON continued—lle claimed the attention of the jury for a. moment. There was the indictment_; they were told that this was an indictment at common law,. the meaning of which was, that this case could have been sustained in the reign of Edward the Cea fessor. An indictment of the same kind had been sus tained before the Conquest. He (Mr. Fitzgibbon) told them this without the fear of being contradicted by the Court. When they approached the consideration of the question—guilty or not guilty—they ought to consider the tone, the country, and circumstances of every crime. Or alleged crime, which had been committed, and he was satisfied the jury in the present hastance would leave nothing undone to enable them to arrive at. a just, con elusion. This was an indictment against eight mem bers o f a political association ; against eight members of an association formed for the purpose of redressing an . alleged grievance—for the purpose of procuring the repeal of an alleged bad law. Would the jury not be surprised to hear that, from the reign of Edward the Confessor down to the year 1794, there never was in England one single instance of the members of any political association whatever, from the days of Wet Tyler down to the year '94--not one single instance could be found on record of an indictment for conspiraey against the members of a political association? Now, was not that, he asked, rather an astounding. fact? Was conspiracy a crime in those days. or not to be touched by the law? Conspiracy at a Very early period, indeed, beentne the object of great solicitude. it was regarded as a crime so dangerous, so infamous, that it was looked on as a scourge, and very early became the sul t iect of legislative and statutary legislation. He should mad a desniption of the crime of conspiracy, and the a affecting it, from a highhighauthority. Ile the n read la wn affecting extract from tat vol. of Hawkins' Ple as of t he i. n, he should consider, standing the nature of r0n 8 1"P" ..., of be , gouty the crime of first. who might be said t; , page 444. The writer said . that, , for the better under w offenders were punished. betted la than the 3d of In the first, there was no lll .Folwar,l the First, eommonly called the Statute conspiracy ; of Treasons, which be • (Mr. Fitzgibbon) said and, secondly, was. passed•to becenLe a_scourge - in the htnnla ()ethos* whom it ought to ( ~o verii and not to scourge. Hawkins cited the Act of Parliament, the intent of which was to` make a final definition of what. a .conspiracy was. The LE. , arnedeounel then read a long extract from the work which he IA ill , b baud--=whicil 145 to t4cteact thst •