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; been ig the dinarl stock tching •olutne tvito' r tb-eOl as or l ad" high ; r, Thelife, and essentitilly belonging f.o p 72 tent day. ; fact none are 27):: to COACIII .he • • . , insi eta sameness of Lie existing sta: !: of s • to as those who are unable adequate! ° array Its nice peculiarities, which exhibit a thou sand different lights and sha le= though we will adm . t Chit th ey are not so broadly marked as in the olden Inle t A " Tale of the Wars of Marlborough' . is p a ssable narrative, from the pen of Mr. Curling. The Gaol Ch ap l a i n " contains a powerfully-written story. 11111 strative of the prodigious folly and atrocity of the Me'laws one of the few remaining relics of tht• ~,?arous feudal times. Justly remarks the author. Must be eagle-eyed, indeed, who could detect - 1 , "lase laws a grain of that Christian philosophy . /P °ll Which we boast that our institutions are founded.' it ti til e biographical sketch, " Eton Scenes and Eton ~e°" there are some twaddling personal remi Iseences of certain individuals, in whom nine-tenth , I 4Ol t h ° e publi c t a k e not the slightest interest. " Phy- B'Y of London Life" contains some sensible ob -BTh'frveattlOwoinng the subject of the House of Commons. passage may, perhaps, amuse our refe rs, and we subjoin it accordingly : - Members < take up' a thing, as the phrase is, to nitlic,- subject of th e i r researc h es. O ne ta k es u p th e Irish s p rin u t rell, nd annually knocks a ood many thickly eti coalumns of reports out of that ; another has an fornteal shot at the estimates ; a third makes a motion wene repeal of the corn-laws ; and so on. There is a tau'llnderstood division of labour in the House, every eastie holding his own sprat, whale, or herring, as the of 1 „:" Il Y be, by its own proper tail. The vast numbers es imi ,'". l Th„g rnen about both Houses of Parliament, but 0:-"zatlY • the House of Commons, is another leading esner t o atm., idea, that necessarily strikes the observant men There are few noble families in the land of rritorial distinction, who are not represented in . a 60iold manner ; by themselves in the Upper, by their I..llnexions in the Lower House ,• and the very young Members that crowd the side-galleries, and congregate Y e t b°dY below the bar, are generally of noble families.. i tilere are young and youngish men of distinction in , ia '" °Use who are plebeians ; these are generally of the f le 33 , ( I'vorking Members, who labour at the business o fisttiort, whereas the noble, gentle, and very often P al la P ii :/, ° lmg.gentlemen we have referred to above only n other l aw' - givers, as the do sometimes at soldiers. A . - th remarkable thing in the House of Commons is, d _wain of independent actions on the part of in a l ion eel m e , . to t h . rapers, and their almost military subord n t p rae ,! 4 ' leaders. It is a necessary thina., rhaps, for t a i tted l l eal purposes, that this discipline should be main- Veter it is, nevertheless, curious to see how corn ott 'me representative subsides into the partisan. sentsWoula imagine that the House consisted of repro of t h ti Tea of Lord, John Russell and Sir Robert Peel— any a n ., 4115 and Outs, rather than of the country ; nor i is take s —an in a more hopeless plight than the man him sel f i ndependent course of action, or refuses to bind othe r , t 0 the interests of one side of the House or the all i n , is sneered at and thwarted in every . way ; called glo r Prci ciiee6/e and left alone in his patriotism and his e h ts Y. This isolation results from the selfishness, the party ber s sl : 4 : l l l personal interests of the great mass of Mem consi.st'euey W ill not act, or vote, with men who are net itself nt to a party, as if a party is consistent with f the pt as if time, and the progress of public opinion, and i n the ass.ure of events, do not necessarily demand change, th e i r &Ids of men, often amountine• to the reversal of s or c ond --- -(4 and as they fondly thouglt, correct notion th . th e unre el ' A want of large and general sympathy with leadi ng ,'Presented, or badly-represented classes,. the thittt d e efect of the House ; but for this who can say xousHouse 1S to blame ? The electors chose the thei p . ' ls an,d thßy are selfish, or negligent, or coryupt eveeklmee ; if they choose their representatives for to be ~_g, or something, or nothing, except what . ought grity, the guiding motive of their choice—as i tri o e o d n i m nt o e n ty:opathiPeesrZth' d com th m e o fa n ul s t e? ls se in them, not in pZ th py send to the Commons' House of Parliament. site t o l og trait of the House is, its fairness and genero wowards any speaker who has business to speak, or h • tO got anythi ng t o say ; th e H ouse a l wa ys listens iz ahre a one w i th attention. A new Member, likewise, a era .aYs well receive -1, and his debut marked by consi ton for theg on first adclres,ing so formidable . 4 e ss r ern ! /3 , 1 Y ; cry of Ne Mwrnlir !Nev Memb him 'ear gives him confidence, and encourages .f nuild ? Proceed ; b ut unfortunately, he is tried, and li g u re eth nting, he w ill no t aga i n be heard with any de 'thinat,: marked attent i on. Th e H ouse i s hi g hly discri inithis respect ; a man of character, w,ight, li e 4 t itY, or information upon any particular point, is 4 4 , with general. attention ; a Member, on the con am.o*, who talks for talk's sake—and of these there are, reporter, too many, is not listened to, except by the gi rd th ; he crieth out in the House, and no man re Buri n him. If a phonometer, ,or instrument for mea esoneaeb,rpvciell`t'oiafez.rmcoulad be invenled, you would thereby be pretty accurate judgment of there -11,:_,, merits of the several speakers. When . Feel . or k ern e L u r are up, the noise is at zero; when middling rawiluetn°e from a the alki backbench there is a temlopud-talking, erate noise but es, foolish, igno lit , for ward Young f e ll ows , without information or abi - noT: e ' t elat in their own conceit, insist upon jawing, the rtai reache s t h e b o i l i ng-po i nt, an d th e Pra ter becomes, ni e e -.3' not silent, but certainly unheard. You cannot. a r a word he says, but you see his nether jaw hrat it guP and down like that of a donkey masticating a oa gh thistle." AINSWORTH' S 111AGAZ I2V Mr. Leigh. Hunt's p oe ti ca l criticisms_, E u . nder the Co nciliatory title of " A J ar o f Honey from Mount Ilybla," are here resumed. The critic, as might be expect e d, i s l av i s h in his praises of F 'etcher's Faithful Shepherde ss , w h ose pastoral propriety and simplicity, however, are sadly marred by the introduction of the Wanton Shepherdess, whose language, on one oc casion, is not only coarse, but grossly obscene, to is a t degree, indeed, hat is not surpassed by any dramat of that not very, refined or scrupulous age. The oem to o, notwithstanding its numerous descriptive beau ties, has much that is stiff, and cold, and artificial rt in of its tone. In his present chapters of the Queen Anne," Mr. Ainsworth gives us pacehe sketch of the trial of that bigoted quack, Dr. ‘a‘ Court ve rel, who, for some weeks, threw John Bull ,i, into s a a Perfect state of phrenzy. The " Hum of Men sm art satir e on some of the most notonous follies of the ci a „,. J In the notice of the " Story of fr a a F m e t a i t m he e ri a ' 4w,hich, it may be remembered,. appeared - wale in detached portions in Punch, occur some kindly Ml. judicious remarksl... Jerrold's writings.° "The audience at a play on the general character of ()f oir Jerrold's," says the Reviewer,. "is often worth watching. As the dialogue flings its shells nr a e n a d . crackers about the house, you detect the guilty of ti t vanities, and lusts about ef the world of pumps, th e ,_ and shar scorching joke, fle su- The explosion of the .13 heard in loud laughter ; but look, sharp, you will see rh ° • l3le ' neighbour, the satire -clr mirth. While it affects a . . w ince here and there, uneasiness shadowing 114 all°fleyed sweetness for them; but self-application, it ich th ey cannot sudde n ly avoid, a sany o presently turns ae 1 ,, a t° ' w ormwood." Mr. Jerrold, 04 Y see, who h as ever witnessed. the performance of no favourite with ~,..: of his searching comedies, . I%,""bedress-circles, and still less wi ls th the private boxes, tn win people of mark and likelihood . areso fond H o e f ii,.. seatiemg themselves. The reason is obvious.,. for t e n ,! t sufficiently smooth and conventional enough . - rn ,,"' He treats their elegant, too intolerant of Cr sensibility too rudely. He isw 11- bre I, dra wing glizlllr hypocritical common-placed aristocratic as ptions. He calls a rogue a rogue, whether he has gritd„„„ th e IfLeo at St. James's or St. Giles s, and has not l i e n eir s el e gh th te e st ie r g es a p f ec a t sn fo a r m e p v . en hi t i h s e knightly garter, if it t i , rit it the of the old adage th is productions atthe a r , e , enxackeeld rich a treat as is of unlovely ;" and it . as to see how tbe h r , e ,e,Ye of a philanthropist could d tannetc'ute, fastidious box-circle he Pierc e ' 4 as with the dazzling rapier of winces sl a re t ' h h i i s s witstinging tut,, through the thick coatings . of their v . a . ni h ty. ,1 , nou g h no %es d him with something Mr. great favourite amon the R I ' mho must regar 11 4 e n of ig th e e r aerr4,4„, with which children regard an ogre— Ret' 13 admired and appreciated by all a w n h d o N h vh av o e da a ot-iin_e heart beating in their bosoms, because it iri v'hilrn from humanity with contempt Paati'D,:aPPen to be clothed in rags and call . its a el t f al a a , sl, - `• The " Prussian Paddy Grenadier," is,, Life and ii"-clinz incidents may be found in the li nul l‘ di„.. file s of Frederick the Great.' The author . 111 rIeb, ~, ve a cknowledged the source to which he is esl:-'• Cruising for a Cutlet," is asprightly hints and sug g ".: Ir.:3ra Which we quote some amusing 'S'`,3,"ts‘letis r the benefit af diners-out. i ng 4 ~,/,,T4r conversation to your compan . y. up ;,., your k ent ri ' - ' c 'tes, have a certain number storea u 0 . 11 ; Respect.but b e ~,,I3P3r) ready to do their duty when called them Plar_4ttioalarly careful never to lug in one of out of opportunity 0, e 7 r , but be equally prompt, whenever a kr ns s ' to avail yourself of it. Thus, th.t_ n onversation I leard °Poo Wellington, you immediately begin—" I rent man lt tt , l .a most c haracteristic anecdote of the had 7,.., Commander Hall of her M tjesty's te, b e m° oe the State some service' in China, fights, upon an ocess?resented to the hero of a hundredywagacshat'nxwiohuos sti4atl 4in which the Duke went on boarderthw was min ed , e rt• The name of the command d to i n ' ° , l t he I ntke , s, h , said he should be dolighte . t ' c list ri n tr- "lleed to It'. g• ill tnt yacht, anti vurn_q a u l e 3 u m i c d t e , s ) ett4l!itrs %vent through the yacht, anti , v:is itttr„dtt w hen he turned round to the captain, to , k Allt e Il e'? me to your commander. The ceremony You and said, ere 4 4 I LIPpy to know you, C mamander Hall. il l e , rave fellow ; fsught like a hero in the , Nemesis, %t r. 1., Gallant, gallant. God bless you, 111 ding I v ~_l l5 hand at the same time. The son of Ni o . ptu n ne , ' 1 1. 4 1 Y 1 Rrasped the veteran warrior's . hand, exclaiming, A.rt.O. d rather have that blessrlg than that 01 i t ae_ .... , utsh o h • *tiler., Pof k,anteroury, and all the Bishops put o 4fter telling your story, wait (as the professed actors or 41::-)r li the zalipla.use, and do not be carried away by it, abl e to tell another story, until an equally favour si ti e, °PPqrtunity occurs. IF the subject turn 3 upon p . l .. i n 'Note Sheridan and the pure elector of that im ae Olat are about e borough of Stafford. " So, Mr. Sheridan, you Bn) to give us reform; that's right, only think, in nothe; roans there are poor fellows, I hear say, that get ts ref or '°s' at all for their votes; that an't right, and wants e t altogeth T. Talking of reform," you may . Mati e l , -00 ' "I must tell you a most extraordinary circum Paid i , that. oceurred during the last reign. Lord -- r \von; vise to Bedlam; among the inmates was a poor ' 0111' who happened to ask his Lordship his name, re p li ed the latter, 'l'm Dir. Smith,' giving A we THE STTN LO I O THURStiAIr MORNIX(4,_AUGUST 1, 1844. wood. " Young Scotland," one of the speakers, talks well, but he is not for an instant to be compared with " S,otland," so worthily repre,ented by Chris topher North. Then are several snatches of verse interspersed throu g h the dialogues, from amo n g which we select a poem on the " Interment of Tho mas Campbell," who, it may he remetnbered, wa , buried a month or two since in Westminster Abbey : See, what eager throngs are pouring inwards from the busy ~ f ---- " alt four o'clock in the afternuoa the battle seemed, indeed; to be against us ; some of our corps begin gra dually to fall back, and officers remarked .t vi story was not to be achieved against such an superiority, and that the e , inte.-3 was only maintained till night should enable us to make good on; retreat. ‘Ve. therefore, resolved to keep well together during the darkness, and not . to- allow the retrograde movement to break into a wild and confused flight. It seemed, in deed, impossible to effect anything against the imposing masses of the enemy, and for ten French shots we could hardly count the report of a single Prussian gnn. One of the field pieces near us had been dismounted ; and the sister, to conceal her affliction, perhaps, from public view, had discreetly retired. Our situation seemed gloomy and depressing beyond description, when a single quarter of an hour completely changed the aspect of. affairs. " Clouds of (hist were seen in rear of cur right wing; they were occasioned by forty pieces of Russian and twelve pieces of Swedish artillery, that had outstripped the slow march of the Crown Prince's army, and now arrived to our aid. Passing at a round trot through the intervals of our line, they unlimbered about a hun dred yards in our front, and opened a fire that seemed to shake the very firmament. The French, who proba bly thought themselves already victoriou:, were as much depressed as we were elated by this unexpected change. Our spirits rose, indeed, to absolute wilikess ; the drums beat the charge—as far as I could learn, without any order—the bugles sounded the advance, and the bands struck up ; joy and cheerfu!ness were boundless and universal. Every man urged his neighbour forward ; Hurrah ! now we have them,' was the general cry, and on we pressed in God's name. Exhausted as our bri gade was, the soldiers exerted their last breath in efforts to join the onset ; and, as if by miracle, the French were totally overthrown." street ! Lo, the Abbey's hush is broken with the stir of many feet ! Hark ! St. Margaret's bell is tolling, but it is no common clay, To that dull and rueful anthem, shall be laid in dust to-day ! ! In yon Minster's hallowed corner, where the bards and sages rest, Is a silent chamber waiting to receive another guest. There is sadness in the heavens, and a veil against the sun ; Who shall mourn so well as Nature when a poet's course is run ? Let us in and join the gazers, meek of heart and bare of brow, For the shadows of the mighty dead are hovering o'er us now. Souls that kept their trust immortal, dwelling from the herd apart, Souls that wrote their noble bein g deep into a nation's heart , Names that, on great England' forehead, are the jewels of her pride, Brother Scot, be proud, a brother soon shall slumber by their side ! Ay, thy cheek is flushing redly, tears are crowding to thine eyes, And thy heart, like mine, is rushing back where Scotland's mountains rise ; Thou, like me, hast seen another grave would suit our poet well, Greenly braided by the breckan, in a lonely Highland dell, Looking on the solemn waters of a mighty inland sea, In the shadow of a mountain, where the lonely eagles be : Thou hast seen the kindly heather bloom around his simple bed, Heard the loch and torrent mingle dirges for the poet dead ; Brother, thou hast seen him lying, as it is thy hope to lie, Looking, from the soil of Scotland, up into a Scottish sky ! It may be, such grave were better,—better, rain and dew should fall, Tears of hopeful love to freshen Nature's ever-verdant pall ; Better that the sun should kindle on his grave in golden smiles, Better than, in palsied glimmer, stray along these sculptured aisles ; Better after times should find him,—to his rest in homage bound, — Lying in the land that bore him, with its glories piled around 1 Such, at least, must be the fancy that in such a time must start, — For we love our country dearly,—in each burning Scottish heart; Yet a rest so great, so noble, as awaits the minstrel here, 'Bong the best of England's children, can be no unworthy bier. Hark ! a rush of feet ! They bear him,—him, the singer, to his tomb ; Yonder what of him is mortal lies beneath yon sable plume. Tears along mine eyes are rushing, but the proudest tears they be, That on manly eyes may gather,—tears, 'twere never shame to see ; Tears that water lofty purpose; tears of welcome to the fame Of the bard that hath ennobled Scotland's dear and noble name. Sadder, sadder, let the anthem yearn aloft in wailing strain, Not for him, for he is happy, but for us and all our pain ! Louder, louder, let the organ like a seraph anthem roll, Hymning to its home of glory our departed brother's soul! fie has laid him down to slumber, to awake to nobler trust, Give his frame to kindred ashes, earth to earth, and dust to dust! Louder yet, and yet more loudly let the organ's thunder rise! Hark !• a louder thunder answers, deepening inwards to the skies, — Heaven's majestic diapason, pealing on from east to west, Never grander music anthem'd poet to his home of rest. FRASER'S MAGAZINE. management of this Bill did not know anything about / at Brighton had not been effected `the :means estre , it. Where cruelty took place was not in the licen•ed Warner had proposed ; but h e (Ltd Ing),:thsi Tom_ yards in the City, but in those plases outside the town. nothing could be more compl e t e , a nd ther e was' riot; ilae , ' . .ar where the horses were kept before they were slaughtered. slightest appearance of the explosion having-lieeNs' The Bill then passel. _ produced by gunpowder.—(Cries 'of "If e seas CAPT. WARNER'S INVENTION. ! The subject of Captain Warner's inventionr-viirS' Lord INGESTRE said he could assure the House quently referred to a second Commitsiop. that he rose with the utmost reluctance to bring forward mission called on Captain Warner to" niake out an esti the question of which h e h a d g i ven no ti ce . I - Ic felt very. ! mate of the probable expense of a trial of his experi considerable reluctance on two grounds. The first was 1 meats, and he did so, estimating it at 2,500/. This sum his own inability to d o justi ce t o th e qu es ti on ; and-the was to purchase the hulk of a vessel, and to provide the next was, that he had always held the opinion that that use of a steamer for a period of a month. A long cor- House was the last place in which questions of that respondence then ensued between Captain Warner and nature ought to be discussed. The question of these in- the Commissioners, and the result was that Captain ventions had been more or less before the country for a Warner was offered 500/. to carry out his experiments. period of ten years. It was about five years ago that This, of course, Captain Warner refused, and then the he first became acquainted with the nature of Captain negotiation dropped. He (Lord Ingestre) contended Warner's invention. At that period he brought it under that Captain Warner had never shrunk from any oppor the consideration of the late Government, and he had also tuuity of making his experiments. Although he had on a subsequent occasion brought it under the considers- originally demanded 400,0001. for his two inventions, tion of her Majesty's present Government, in order that yet he afterwards consented to abide by any decision the the invention might be investigated, and if approved of Government might think proper to come to with respect secured to the country. Th ese inventio ns were, in his to his remuneration. He had done all he could to have opinion, of paramount advantage to the country. He had his invention fairly tested ; and he (Lord Ingestre) always thought so, and in consequence he had been as- thought that great praise was due to Mr. Soames, the sailed with every species of ridicule. Notwithstanding that eminent ship-owner, for having afforded the means ridicule , notvvithstandingthetalentwhichmightbebrought for the late trial at Brighton. That gentleman looked against him in debate, the obstacles which might be thrown upon this matter as a subject of great importance to in his way, he felt it his duty to bring forward this subject the country, and he said, " although the Government for the consideration of the House. He trusted the will not furnish the means of testing it, I will." House would give him credit for the motives by which He (Lord Ingestre) took that opportunity of he was actuated. Perhaps it would be convenient to the expressing his approbation of the public spirit which HOuse if he shortly traced the history of this matter. had induced that gentleman to make such a sacri- His attention had first been called to the subject by a fice.—(Cheers.) The experiment at Brighton needed paragraph which appeared in a newspaperin the year 1839. very little description from him (Lord Ingestre), as it In consequence of this information he was ultimately had been sufficiently detailed in all the newspapers. No introduced to Captain Warner, the inventor of these one could doubt the terrific explosive power that sifts projectiles. He then inquired a little into the history there used. He was prepared to state that those expe of the invention, and endeavoured to trace it to the best riments could be repeated in every variety of form, and of his ability. He was bound to say, having taken at all times of the tide. It had become a fashion to ridis the utmost pains in the investigation, that there was cute the importance of the invisible shell. It was said, great reason for further inquiry. For that reason he let us have nothing to do with the invisible shell—give had determined never to lose a single opportunity of ad- us the long range. He had no doubt, if a vessel wire vocating the cause, till it was proved- to be either of the to be placed outside of either of the harbours of Toulon greatest possible importance to them as a maritime and or Spithead, that by means of the invisible shell it Would commercial country, or a gross imposition ; one of these be impossible for any ship to escape destruction coming it must be, and he was himself convinced that it was the out of either of these harbours. Suppose we were to former of these appellations to which it was en- be at war with France—which God forbid—the French titled. The first information on the subject was might send a fleet to anchor off Brighton, and that town derived from a Mr. Lukin, a gentleman holding some might be laid in ashes'in a few hours. Now, by this in situation in the War-office. He happened to be in the vention of Captain Warner's, a hostile fleet could country when Captain Warner was testing the powers be prevented from coming within several miles of his invention. He inquired into it, and con- of any shore. He (Lord Ingestre) had only sidered it of so much importance that he reported now to beg pardon of the House for having occupied it to Sir Herbert Taylor, who laid the circumstances their time so long, but he had felt strongly on this sub before his late Majesty, King William IV. That re- ject. He had brought it forward from a sacred sense vered Monarch, who yielded to no man in his attachment of duty, and he trusted the House would give him cre to the maritime interests of this country, at once con- dit for having been actuated by no other motives.— ceived the idea of the vast importance of the invention. (Cheers.) The Noble Lord concluded by moving for After a great deal of personal investigation he thought the correspondence which had taken place between her it right to consult an officer of great eminence, Sir Majesty's Government and Captain Warner, on the sub- Richard Keates—a man whose distinguished ser- j ec t o f C a pt. W arner ' s i nvent i on. vices were well-known to that House and Sir R, PEEL—Sir, I rise for the purpose of seconding the country. That officer was deputed by his the motion of my Noble Friend, for lam determined at Majesty to inquire more fully into the subject, and his length that the public shall be in possession of the cor investigation lasted nearly through a course of two respondence respectinc , Captain Warner's invention, and years. He was given to understand that his reports they will then be enabled to judge what were the rea - had given the strongest possible opinion that sons, after that correspondence, which I hold in my this invention ought to be secured to the country; hand, had taken place, that Captain Warner was not in that it ought to be in the hands of the Prime vited to exhibit his invention before professional men Minister—(A laugh)—whenever the circumstances of calculated to judge of its merits. My Noble Friend re the country might require it, and that all the world presents Captain Warner as being placed under ciretime should know that the Government of this country was stances analogous to those in which the inventor o f in possession of such a power. The opinion of Sir gunpowder was placed—namely, of being treated with Thomas Hardy, whose name could not be mentioned ridicule, and that there was a wish on the by any one connected with the navy, but with part of her Majesty's Government to deprive extreme respect, was taken on the subject. him of the opportunity of bringing his alleged invention He considered it was most unfortunate for the country to a true test. Now I wish this House and the public to that the reports of those two officers should be mislaid. be enabled to judge whether that is a correct representa- What had become of them he could not say; but this he tion or nor, and whether her Majesty's Government have knew, that they existed at one time. He presumed that the not given to Captain Warner every opportunity which Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Captain Warner could expect, consistent with that pre- Department, who was then First Lord of the Admiralty, caution which I think every one will admit that her Ma would have no objection to state whether any report had jesty's Government should observe in a matter of this been made to him on the subject. With respect to the kind. I will make no reference whatever to what took magnitude of the invention, he contended, that because it place between Captain Warner and her Majesty's Go was extraordinary it was not to be supposed to be the vernment, previously to my accession to office, and my result of the brain of a visionary. Thirty years ago, to personal knowledge of Captain Warner's proposal ; but talk of gas would be considered madness, and years lam bound to say, from what I have seen of the previous before that the inventor of gunpowder had been looked correspondence, and after my experience of the proposal upon as an impostor. Much reproach h a d been cast of Captain Warner, Ido not believe, that her Majesty's upon Captain Warner on the ground that he never car- late Government did treat with Captain Warner in any tied out what he proposed. The Noble Lord then pro- other manner than the present Government 'has treated ceeded to defend the course that had been pursued by him. Ido not believe that they refused C a pt a in Wa r n e r Captain Warner during the administration of Lord Mel- the opportunity of exhibiting the effect of his invention. bourne, and observed that when the subject was re- Those connected with that Government, however, can ferred to Lieutenant Webster, who made a report, speak upon that point with greater cOnfidence and autho it was treated with contempt at the Admiralty. ray than myself. I may observe, in passing, that it is fie considered this was a most unwarrantable breach of totally beside the question to instance any opinion that confidence ; at all events, it was a most improper way King William might have expressed. Those who are of treating a confidential commun i ca ti o n. The report officially responsible must judge for themselves as to the of Lieutenant 'Webster corroborated in every particular merits of a subject respecting which they would have the reports which had been made by Sir Richard Keates to submit to Parliament the consideration of voting and Sir Thomas Hardy. Th a t report was treated by public money. My Noble Friend stated accurately that some persons with derision, and by, others it was stated in 1844 shortly after the accession of the Government to that Captain Warner and Lieutenant Webster were in office, Captain Warner's proposal was renewed. Captain collusion. He denied that such wa s the ca s e. Lieutenant Warner, stated that he was in possession of two instru- Webster had made that re p or t lik e an h ones t man , who merits of most destructive power ; one called the invisi was anxious to do his duty to his country. Then an in- ble shell, and the other called the long range. A speci sinuation was made that Lieutenant Webster was insane, men of the power of the invisible shell was given the and the same thing was said of Sir Ri c h a rd Keates. It other day at Brighton. I had an opportunity of wit was said that Sir Richard Keates was in his dotage, and nessing an experiment on a smaller scale in a pound at that Sir Thomas Hardy had yielded up his opinion to Wanstead, and I admit that the destructive power of the that of Sir Richard Keates, on account of their long instrument applied to the vessel I saw destroyed was habits of personal intimacy, and from the personal re- most formidable. I saw nothing whatever of the pre spect which he bore him. Now, who that knew the vious preparations. I saw a vessel blown up into the air high and honourable character of Sir Thomas Hardy as completely as if ten barrels of gunpowder had been could for one moment imagine that he would make such placed in it. That I certainly saw. I was told that it a report if he did not believe it to.be correct ?—(Hear, was blown up by an invisible shell brought under the hear.) Lieutenant Webster's report had been presented. bow of the vessel. I had no opportunity of examining to the Admiralty on the 16th of September, 1839. Lord any part of the vessel. I had no doubt that the vessel Melbourne had frequently gone and sent to the Ad- was destroyed in the manner stated. The invisible miralty for that report, but had never been able to ob- shell however always appeared to me to be a matter of taro it. In January, 1840, it was suggested that the much less importance than the long range. I think Board of Ordnance should be consulted on the subject. Captain Warner professed to be in possession of a pro- Sir Hussey Vivian, who was at the time at the head of jectile which possessed great power, which would enable that Board, treated the whole matter with ridicule ; he him to destroy fleets and towns at any distance varying said he was incompetent to decide on the subject, but from one mile to six. lam glad that my Noble Friend that if he were called on to give his private opinion, he has relieved me from all reserve on this subject. My would do so. He (Lord Ingestre) had called on Sir Noble Friend has appeared as the advocate of Captain Hussey Vivian on the subject, and it was evident that Warner, and I have no objection whatever to the pro- Si r Hussey Vivian thought that Capt Warner was mad, .duction of these documents. He moved for the co r r e . and that he (Lord Ingestre) was very little different. He spondence, and I will give him as much of the corre himself, however, had not as yet discovered such to spondence as will fully establish the relations between be the case, although he must confess be enter- Captain Warner and the Government. My Noble Friend tamed strong impressions upon this subject. He would felt himself justified in referring to the correspondence of now read to the House a letter which Captain Warner Captain Warner, and I will avail myself of the same ads had addressed to the Hon. Member for Hertford (Mr. vantage ; referring, however, to nothing which it is not Cowper) on this subject, the Hon. Gentleman at that my intention to produce. I mean to withhold nothing time holding the situation of private secretary to Lord which will enable this House to judge of the course Melbourne. (The Noble Lord here read the letter al- which her Majesty's Government has pursued. Captain luded to, which was dated Feb. 3, 1840, and in which Warner stated that he wasin possession of this projectile Captain Warner, after describing the various reports called the long range. I will give his own account which had been made on the subject of his invention by of it. He said, "It has a most destructive power, and its Sir Richard Keates, Sir Thomas Hardy, and Lieut. operation can be carried on with rapidity. I could bring Webster, and stating that in his opinion the knowledge it to bear on Gibraltar, and in a few hours not a man of the secret should be confined to the inventor, the should be left alive. I could in the highest sea, with my Prime Minister, and the Sovereign, observed with re- long range, destroy a large fleet. I could demolish , gard to the proposal, that the invention should be sub- Algiers—instead of damaging it only, as Lord Exmouth mitted to Sir Hussey Vivian—that if Sir Hussey Vivian's did with his splendid fleet—with a single vessel ; and decision was to be final, he would not object to commu- after having demolished Algiers, I could, with a Com nicate to him, in the presence of Lieutenant Webster, paratively. trifling refit, undertake to destroy Toulon." that portion of the invention which related to the land Now a person in possession of such wonderful powers, service.) Finding matters in that state, he (Lord In- ought not, on account of the apparent imPossibility of gestre), being convinced that the matter was worthy of the thing, to be set aside. I will treat Captain Warner investigation, had waited on Lord M e lb ourne on the on an assumption that all he says is true ; but this I will .subject, and had stated his willingness, a lth oug h politi- not do—l will not undertake to pledge myself to the pay cally opposed to Lord Melbourne's Government, to afford ment of a large sum of money, on account of certain the Government every assistance in investigating the things having been done. I will do this—l will appoint matter, and he besought his Lordship not to suffer that the most efficient professional men the country can fur which might be of great importance t o b e turned into nish, two or three from each department. I will not require ridicule. He was sure Lord Melbourne attached im- Capt. Warner to reveal his secret, but only to satisfy those portance to the matter, or he would not have allowed gentlemen of its mode of operation ; they must be per him (Lord Ingestre) to tease him so on the subject ; he fectly satisfied that all this can be done, and they must would have found some means of g etti ng rid of him, then make a report to the Government, or to me per or have said that he would have nothin to do with the sona lly, if C ap t a i n W arner d oes no t w i s h hi s p l an t o g o matter. lie tried in vain to procure for captain Warner further. This report must be on the following points: first an opportunity of testing his invention. He was re- as to the means of applying the inventions under adverse ferred from one to another until he became tired. He circumstances, both of wind and tide ; then as to possi4 then suggested to Captain Warner that he should try bility of making use of it with safety and security by an experiment ma a small scale, and undertook to re- those who are possessed of it ; then, as to how long it is quest the attendance of one or two officers of distinction probable the Government would remain in possession of to witness it. He requested the attendance of Lord it after purchasing it. Having received a communica- Hardwicke, and of the Hon. and Gallant Admiral, the tion of this. kind on these points, from these authorities, Member for Ripon, who was not at that time in Parlia- I shall, reserve to myself the power of determining remit. On the 28th of July, 1840, an experiment on a finally on the question. I do not want to know the small scale was made at Wanstead, and no person who secret, but I want to be assured as to how far it can' be witnessed it could doubt its efficacy ; and Admiral Cock- used with safety, and as to how long the Government burn recommended Captain Warner to apply to the Go- could retain it, having purchased it, either for the pur vernment, which he again did, but unsuccessfully. The pose of applying it, or suppressing it altogether. All this invention possessed, as well as extraordinary power, I want to know, but I will . not enter into a great applicability. His demands on the Government blind engagement of the kind wished by my were always postponed. In February, 1841, another ex- Noble Friend, that supposing a ship is blown periment was made at the instance of Sir Francis Bur - up off the pier at Brighton, Captain Warner e l : er,i t e o ann i d t d . , dett, and before a large number of men of rank and is to receive several thousand pounds for effecting it. .1 station. Sir Henry Hardinge, Sir George Murray, and will do no such thing, and Irwin not t s may-take his Right Hon. Friend, were present ; it, too, was per- place in this Hau s sethe s w ula' a ec te t v communication the y O lsT r L ail a e n r fectly successful. In September, 1841, he waited on Sir On receivinAeth Master-Generalon Robert Peel, who gave him a very courteous answer, I wrote t h and promised not to let the matter drop. It was far desired to the to communicate with the Admiralty Board from his wish to attack the Government, but he thought as to the s election of two gentlemen from their respec it an unfortunate thing that questions of this sort should tive departments ooffiere f s or o t f be hi p g u h sio purpose of ienhgaraaccotemrmaiasd be frittered away in their progress from one department sion. Two to another. Sir Robert Peel referred the matter to Sir personal honour were selected, Si r Th os , Hastings and George Murray, who proposed certain terms , to which Colonelasley : Captain Warner objected- to both of Captain Warner assented. The Gallant Officer then I P them. said, Very good, I think:the objection an , un read the document containing the views of Sir G . Murra y reasonable one, but that shall not prev e nt a f a ir trial'of relative to Capt. Warner's invention. There w ere three the expe!iment." Two other gentlemen were then sie• points to be attended to—first, its po wer —secondly, lected, Sir Howard D oug l as an d Si r Ed war d O wen. Si r the degree of safety and facility-with which it could be Edward Owen was s h or tly a ft erwar d s a pp o i n t e d t o - a applied to useful purposes, naval and military—thirdly, command in the M e dit erranean , an d Si r B eam M ar ti n the danger "of Foreign Powers becoming possessed of was chosen to fill hi s pl ace , an d t o ac t w ith Si r Howard the secret, in case the Governmen t ofGreat Britain ne- Douglas. Now, I ask whether it would have been pos- gleeted it. The document did full justice to the_ expen- Bible to com m it th e ex p er i men t t o t w o au th or iti es m ore diture of time, money, and mental e ner gy , on the experi- competent to investigate and decide upon it ? I will read meat of Captain Warner, a nd set forth that the Govern- to the House the first communicat i on these gentlemen meat were willing to make a certain pecuniary advance. made to Captain Warner, and I ask whether it was Subsequently a Commission was appointed consisting of possible to enter into an inquiry with fairer justice Sir Edward Owen, Sir Howard Douglas, and Sir Byam or more liberal spirit. The Right Hon. Gentleman Martin ; the latter officer, however, could not attend on then read the letter, in which the Commissioners stated the Commission, and Capt. Warner requested that Lord that they were required, in the first instance, to aicer- Ingestre or Lord Hardwicke might be appointed in his taro the expense of making the experiMent • that they stead. It had been said that Captain Warner had a s k e d propose d to ta k e fi rst t h e exper i men t o f t he powers of 400,000/. for his invention, but this was a mis- the long range, and then of the practical effect of the, take. A Gallant General (Sir Howard Douglas) i nv i s ibl e shell ; that, in both instances, the materials said he could .perform himself an experiment would be prepared on the scale that would be necessaky similar to that which Captain Warner performed for real service ; that they proposed to repeat the_ trial at Brighton, but this he (Lord Ingestre) did not of the long range six times, and that of the invisible believe. The Gallant General had frequently thrown out shell three times ; they requested to know what cannon sarcasms upon Capt. Warner's experiment, such as that. .4or artillery he would require from the Board of Ord he did not want to see a punt in a fish-pond, and such nance, and if he should want the assistance of any men. like taunts.—(Laughter,) He did not think it was In order to ensure greater secresy, they offered to let proper that any member of the Commission should, be- him select his own locality, in the most unfrequented fore the day of trial arrived, throw out any such taunts part of the country, that would present facilities for or inuendoes. Nothing could be fairer than the pro- forwarding the experiment. The house will see that I posals made by Captain W arner .. H e p ro pos e d to com-- d e p ar t e d. from the rule generally observed in these municate his invention provided the Premier would un-. cases—that those who have professed to have made dertake to obtain compensation for him from the Parlia- discoveries of this kind shall try them in the first meat ; and he declared that he would not expect or instance at their own expense. If that rule was not receive a farthing if his experiment did not prove en-. enforced, why, the establishment of the Board of Ord tirely successful, 'and every vvay answer the purpbse for nance would not be sufficient to attend to the demands which it Was designed. It was said that the experiment that would be made on it. This very day I have received 'l7 ceiling name. Nothing more occurred until a few months Lfterwarls, when the . - same Noble Lord Raid another visit to the same pl ice. - Ph woman alrealy alluded to loproached his Lo,Aship, and in a voice that savoured 'ittle of insanity, Y u gave rut a f:the name when 'sat you were 11 ,, re; but 'et the , . The kind warted nobl, , man assare 1 t;a , p .or sufferer that he had meant no harm. She proceed 1 , . No, you are too warm-head-Led to in-ao to act, unkiudiv; but will you do me a favour? lam ural—,4 fool it—l kno ,v it, although often I am perfectly collected, yet I should nit be safe at large; but will you tell the King, mad, insane as I often am, I never was half so mad as he was when he put his name to the Reform Bill.' " An electioneering anec dote or two may follow this; but be sure they are short and pithy—always hear in mind the Prince of Den mark's instructions to the players, vide H mkt. In some societies iOOO-e stories tell well. The best way of introdueing them is to mention poor James Smith, and the never-to he-forgotten rheodore. Then you may rattle off a volley of th,-ir best sayings—'• Walk ing one day with Ho k, in winter, we passed a shop with the name of Ha yes: sad Theodore, fine weather for the surgeons—a nice practice, I've no doubt, during the frost— ' Perpetual freezings and perpetual thaws, Though bad fir Hips, are good for Htwq: Before I had finished laughing. the name of Thurtell, the murderer of Weare, was named, Ay,' asked Hook, of course you know why he u:ed an air-gun ?" No,' I replied. Because he wished to kill Weare without Noyse ; or,' he continued, like an old coat ?—because he was the worse for wear' (Weare.) Our conversation then turned upon the burning of the Exeter Theatre. Ay,' said Hook, that's quite theatrical—enter a fire ; east a theatre,' (Exeter Theatre.) " Be careful of risking a pun as your own ; you can in troduce it in the following manner :—" A friend of mine said a tolerable good thing last week," then give your pun ; if it flashes in the pan, you of course add, " Well, I myself did not see the wit of it, though all the party laughed." If it goes off brilliantly, when asked, who's your friend ? you may say, " One's. often worst friend, myself." Reader, study the above axioms, and I have no doubt you will shortly become a truly popular diner-out. NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. In the continuation of the "Talleyrand Papers"— in which, by the bye, there appears to be nearly as much fiction as fact—some curious particulars, if their authenticity could but be relied on, are given of the closing days of Mirabeau. The Prince of Bene• ventum was at that time in the very prime of man hood, and was the bosom friend of the great leader of the Revolution, of whose worth as a man, and abilities as a politiciaq, he is here made to express himself in terms of the warmest admiration. Dissipated and unprincipled as he notoriously was, Mirabeau was yet not without his redeeming qualities. He was frank, generous, and ardent in his friendship, and we can easily believe what a powerful spell he must have ex erted by his wit, passion, and eloquence, over the mind of Talleyrand at an age when he must have been peculiarly susceptible of impressions of admiration. It was much later in life that this wily statesman adopted the " nil aitnirari" system, and we cannot wonder at his subsequent coldness and scepticism when we remember the startling vicissitudes he en dured at the commencement of his public career, the extraordinary scenes in which he was a chief actor, the brilliant adventurers with whom his lot was cast, and the odious and humiliating form in which human nature must too often have exhibited itself to him. In his old age. Talleyrand, who never throughout his protracted life knew what it was to have one really conscientious principle, was a confirmed cynic—po lished, indeed, and conciliatory in his bearing, but still a cynic. There was a bittern , •ss in his most smiling repartee:, and his sarcasms stung like scorpions. The attempt made in the " Papers" to prove that he was an amiable sentimentalist, is perfectly preposterous. " Lights and Shades in the Life of a Gentleman on Half-pay" is one of Mr. I .laxwell's dashing stories of love and adventure. In the ingenious essay on " People who always Keep their Word," occurs the following reflection, with whose truth we have been much struck :—" E lucation's earliest lessons should implant in the mind a sense of the sanctity of a pro mise. A child should never hear of an oath—that fatal knowledge kills the innocent security, in the simple word. If there were no necessity, real or sup posed, for oaths, there would be no lies. When the child has learned that the simple word is not enough for the ends of truth, it has learned the first lesson of falsehood." "La M tison Maternelle" is a heavy, prolix article, and the subject is not such as to warrant the wearisome length at which it is treated. The " Robertses on their Travels" is by Mrs. Trol lope. It contains some smart, satirical hits, but, on the whole, is not elevated above the dead flats of common-place. Tne " Tower of the Caliph" is a de scription of the towering structure erected by the late Mr. Beckford in the immediate neighbourhood of Bath. We subjoin Horace Smith's poem on " Camp bell's Funeral" in Westminster Abbey:— 'Tis well to see these accidental Great, Mr. Horace Twiss's recently published " Life of Lord Chancellor Eldon," which has attracted public attention in no ordinary degree, is reviewed at con siderable length in this Number, and with a tact and spirit that denotes the hand of a practised writer. The fairness and moderation, too, of the criticism are not among its least recommendations. We con fident] v expected—knowing well the high Tory charac ter of 'Fraser—to have seen it stuffed full of the most fulsome eulogiums on Lord Eldon ; instead of which, while it does justice to his merit, it points out his de fects frankly and boldly, with a conscientious regard to truth of portraiture. Commenting on Mr. Twiss's hasty remark, that the Chancellor's powers " were of that rare and standard order from which a whole generation is fain to take its impulse," the Reviewer appropriately observes, " his position was essentially one of resistance, and that only. It was impossible, then, that he could give an impulse to a generation. One might as well say that a breakwater gives an impulse to the billows, or the fortifications of a.city to the artillery discharged against it. This is an apt and faithful illustration of the character of Lord Eldon's political system. He deemed it his duty as a statesman, not to accelerate, but to check, as far as in him lay, the inevitable progress of events • to defend the existing state of things, and oppose him self to every species of innovation. He had no faith in Reform theories, whether legal or constitutional, but was desirous to leave the world in his old age in the same condition in which he found it in his youth. Had he lived in the days of witchcraft he would never have consented to abolish the statutes against it; would have maintained the legality of general warrants as an integral part of our " glorious con stitution ;" and would have given " one cheer more" in favour of the doctrine of constructive treason. That he was clever, learned, and conscientious all must admit, but none can say that he was a great man, in the comprehensive sense of ti.e term. The elements of greatness were not to be found in his composition. He had no enlarged conceptions—no generous enthu siasm—no foresight ; his views were limited—his na ture distrustful—and, instead of turning a hopeful eye towards the future, he was ever casting a fond look back upon the past. Abuses of every kind, pro vided they had antiquity to recommend them, always found in him a staunch supporter ; and he was ready to defend the most monstrous paradoxes, if they hap pened to accord with his political prejudices. A bet. ter man never lived—a worse statesman never influ• enced the destinies of a kingdom. Like his master, George the Third, whom he resembled in his worldly craft and inveterate obstinacy, his private presented a striking contrast to his public character—the one being as irreproachable as the other was glaringly defective. However, he is now gone to his account, and far be it from us to treat his memory with undue harshness. Throughout his long political career he acted uni t forinly according to the dictates of his conscience, and committed a world of mischief with the best pos sible intentions. Alluding incidentally to Lord El don's residence at Oxford, and the system of classical study pursued at that university, and also at our public schools, the Reviewer says—" As to the odes, essays, and the like, in Greek and Latin, we know no occupation on which the human intellect can be more lamentably prostituted." What, indeed, can be more absurd than to compel a boy against the grain to com pose Greek and Latin alcaics, sapphics, iambics, &c. We laugh at the idea of his being made an English poet on compulsion, and yet we strive to make him a poet in a dead language by dint of a strenuous process of flagellation ? This is a species of scholastic bigotry that needs a thorough reformation. The " Lectures of Professor Keble considered with refe rence to some of the Latin. poets," is a ram'sling essay, written in a fluent style, full of imagery, but without any direct object that we can perceive. In the article on the " Marquise de Sevigne," we have a biographical sketch of this accomplished lady, the heartless vivacity of whose famous letters—so illus trative of the character of the age in which they were written—Horace Walpole has imitated with marked success. " A Fine Day in Piccadilly " is a gossiping account of the numerous changes that have taken place in this fashionable thoroughfare. Among other singular metamorphoses, the well-known public-house, the " Hercules Pillars," where Fielding's Squire Western put up on his visit with Sophia to London, has, it seems, been transformed into Apsley House, the present town residence of the Conqueror of Na • poleon. Thus the site has an historical as well as a TAIT'S MAGAZINE. literary celebrity attached to it. The "Luck of Barry In his political article this month Tait, while hittin g Lyndon " is at length brought to a close. It is an equally hard at both Whigs and Tories, takes the amusing tale, and will, we suppose, be re-published opportunity of introducing the following compli- in the usual three volume form. From "Military mentary allusion to Lord Howick :—" His Lordship Tableaux" we quote an account of the battle of is a man from whom we expect much. He has Dennewitz, fought between the French and Prussians talent, courage, moral earnestness, character—all the in the year 1813 : well-wearing qualities of mind and heart on which a " Early in the morning an aide-de-camp of the Crown nation may rely. With strong hereditary claims to Prince of Sweden" (the reader will recollect that Berna the leadership of Reformers, he is establishing an dotte commanded the allied army of the north during independent title of his own, on the broadest and surest the campaign of 1813) " brought General Borstell an foundations." This compliment is not undeserved. order to remain in observation before Wittenberg; but Throughout the session, while the Whigs have been the roar of artillery, which had for some time been nodding night after night on the Opposition benches, heard in the direction of I)ennewitz, was now gathering thick h and fast upon the ear, and calling loudly upon us in a state of sulky inactivity and torpor, and the Tories have been playing the coward's game of ex- Htoirdiasuteesns,t,o saidthe aid of Generalour countrymen. pors t el to t `Tell h e staff-officer, t a h ff i s . oßffiocyearl pediency, rescinding to-day the vote of yesterday, ' that the battle is raging in the direction of Lower Gers and covering themselves with shame and obloquy, dorff ; there it is that the result must be decided, and Lord Howick has been distinguishing himself by his there my duty calls me in consequence.' Events jus zeal, boldness, and manifest sincerity in the cause tified Borstell's resolution • but his answer shows the of political and commercial reform; and the most little harmony that existed 'between the allied troops and enlarged, statesmanlike sentiments that have been commanders during the early part of the campaign of enuntiated in Parliament since its opening in Fe- 1813, the total want of confidence reposed by the Prus bruary last, are those that have fallen from his lips. sians in Bernadotte, as well as the low and dangerous He has gone far beyond the majority of his party ebb to which subordination had fallen in consequence —s in the manliness and prescient sagacity of his political evils - of which a skilful enemy might have taken the most utterances ; and, on the important question of the fat,a,l,tadevandtage. Irish Church, spoke out in the true spirit of an en- dierafwheroerinerthetoacmt or" was ic. crins butta instantly no t given, thleefsolo lightened statesman, who," sees, as from a tower, the soup was as t prepare, still less to enjr.,cyootheingu ; the e he was end of all." Alluding to the existing state of par- gal meal thrown away, and the half-boiled meat paekedinto ties in the House of Commons, Tait proceeds to camp-kettles, and the arms quickly grasped, Our course remark that Whigs, as well as Tories, are decidedly lay straight on, over stubble fields and broken ground, in a " false position." This is perfectly true. Both and almost always at a double-quick step, for every appear to be equally the hapless victims of circum- moment staff officers were arriving and urging us to stances, and fear to express themselves otherwise than speed and increased exertion. The roar of artillery was in a timid, hesitating, equivocal manner. The truth every moment growing louder and louder, dust and pers is, the age is rapidly shooting a-head of them ; they piration had already disguised every countenance be feel this, and know not by what means to retrieve n we eatth uu impenetrable masks, when, about eleven o'clock, themselves in popular estimation. While the business action.inthoedourselves on the right of the line, and joined Our arrival tended ereatly to revive the of legislation is conducted in ,:most every instance on spirits of the oth er brigades of Bulo;'s corp, no longer Whig principles, the Whigs themsel v es are in the able to withst an d th e continued assault o P i : 'such vastly lowest state of political decrepitude ; and t h e Tories superior foes. Before us we could see nothing, as the are regarded in no better light than as a set of slaves soldiers said, but the sky of the French ;' and we dragged sulkily and reluctantly at the chariot-wheels really perceived the enemy standing on several lines, of triumphant opinion. The " Earth Stopper" is a while to r* Lain an equal front with them we were obliged to bring not only our second line, but our graphic sporting sketch, apparently from the life, and reserve also is the production of Mr. Mills—the legitimate sac- into front line. The battle of Dennewitz certainly do es censor of the late Nimrod. The "Rose of Tistel o n ', the Prussian soldiers great honour, for the Fr enc h were o our number, as we had not more than is a notice of a tale tr a nslated from the Swedish of at least double4o,ooo men in the field. They were also superior sup er Emilie Carlen, and offends grievously in point of in artillery, for our brigade had generally fruintw to u elve s length. " Bon Gaultier and his Friends" is a series to twenty guns rattling at us, and could only reply with of lively aftei-dinner dialogues, written for the most two six-pounders that stood near our battalion, and with part with tact and vigour, but recalling too often the four other field-pieces posted some three battalions to recollection of the inimitable " Noctes" of Black- our left ; and, as stated, we fought without reserve. Noble by birth, or Fortune's favour blind, Gracing themselves in adding grace and state To the Inure noble eminence of mind, And doing homage to a bard, Whose breast by Nature's gems was stared, Whose patent by the hand of God himself was signid. While monarchs sleep, forgotten, unrevered, Time trims the lamp of intellectual fame. The, builders of the pyramids, who rear'd Mountains of stone, left none to tell their name. Tho' Homer's tomb was never known, A mausoleum of his own, Long as the world endures his greatness shall proclaim. What lauding sepulchre does Campbell want ? 'Tis his to give, and not derive renown. What monumental bronze or adamant, Like his own deathless Lays can hand him down ? Poets outlast their tombs: the bust And statue soon revert to dust; The dust they represent still wears the laurel crown. The solid abbey walls that seem time-proof, Form'd to await the final day of doom; The cluster'd shafts, and arch-supported roof, That now enshrine and guard our Campbell's tomb, Become a ruin'd shatter'd fame, May fall and bury him again, Yet still the bard shall live, his fame-wreath still shall MethouAt the monumental effigies Of elder poets that were group'd around, Lean'd from their pedestals with eager eyes, To peer into the excavated ground, Where lay the gifted, good, and brave, While earth from Kosciusko's grave, Fell on his coffin-plate with Freedom-shrieking sound. And over him the kindred dust was strow'd Of Poets' Corner. 0 misnomer strange! The poet's confine is the amplitude Of the whole earth's illimitable range, O'er which his spirit wings its flight, Shedding. an intellectual light, A sun that never sets, a moon that knows no change. Around his grave in radiant brotherhood, As if to form a halo o'er his head, Not few of England's master spirits stood, Bards, artists, sages, reverently led To wave each sepirating plea Of sect, clime, party, and degree, All honouring him on whom Nature all honour; shed. To me the humblest of the mourning band, Who knew the bard thro' many a changeful year, It was a proud sad privilege to stand Beside his grave and shed a parting tear. Seven lustres had he been my friend. Be that my plea when I suspend, This all-unworthy wreath on such a poet's bier. SOUTH SEA. HOUSE. A Quarterly General Meeting of the Proprietors of South Sea Stock was held yesterday at the south Sea House, in Threadneedle-street. _ Charles Frank, Esq., took the chair at twelve o'clock. The CHAIRMAN said that the object of the present meeting was to take into consideration the proposition of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The correspondence which had taken place with the Chancellor of the Ex chequer was printed, and he was sure the proprietors were aware of the nature of that proposition. Ile would, however, read it to the meeting. The correspondence was then read, by which it ap peared that the Government proposed to complete the guarantee fund, and to transfer 610,0001. to the Com pany for that purpose. After the reading of the correspondence the Cu tllt- MAN proposed a resolution approving of the completion of the guirantee fUnd and the transfer, on the basis of the correspndence. A short discussion took place on the resolution, some of the proprietors, Mr. Makatta, Mr. Manbert, Mr. Hammond, and others, advocating a dissolution of the Company, by which the Company would be saved the expense of management, amounting to about 6,000 L They contended that if the Company accepted the proposition of the Government the expenses of the management would fall upon - the Company for an indefinite period. They did not think there was any necessity for keeping up so large an establishment, when the Bank of England, or any other incorporated body, might pay the dividends at scarcely any increased expense. The CHAIRMAN said that they were then met for the purpose of considering the proposition of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and it would be open to them to consider on a future occasion what they were to do with regard to the Society. If they were to negative the resolution; :.:the effect of that would be that the proposition of the Chancellor of the Exchequer was unjust, and less than what they were entitled to. Sir J. L. GOLDSMID said that he would vote for the resolution on the understanding that a meeting was to be called on a future occasion with respect to the expe diency of keeping up so large an establishment. He thought, however, that the old clerks of the establish ment ought to be provided for. The resolution was then put and carried, after which the meeting separated. MEETING IN BIRMINGHAM. -- - - TUESDAY EVENING, FIVE o'CnocK.—Since Mr. Dun combo's disclosures in the House of Commons respecting the Grahamising, as it is termed here, of the letters passing through the Post-office, the utmost desire has prevailed amongst the working classes to pay that gentleman a tri bute of respect for his conduct in bringing to light what is deemed by all as a most gross violation of those rules which ought to govern so important a branch of our national esta blishments as that of the Post-office. With a view to carry out their feelings, a committee of working men was ap pointed last week to make the necessary arrangements, and they obtained the use of the Town- hall, and the consent of Thomas Weston, Esq., Mayor, that he would preside on the occasion of a public meeting to receive Mr. Duncombe. To day was accordingly fixed for the meeting, and at one o'clock the Mayor took the chair, amidst very great cheering, which lasted for some time. _ _ The MAYOR explained the object of the meeting, and paid the working classes some high compliments for their conduct. Mr. CLARKE came forward to move the first resolution, and in doing so, said they were met that day to do honour to the man who had presented a petition signed by three millions and a half of the men of England—the man who had in fact proved himself the greatest friend they ever had in the House of Commons. They were assembled to do honour to that man who, above all others, had done more towards exposing the oppressions of the labouring classes in the House of Commons than any other man who now occu pies a seat in that House. They honoured Mr. Duncombe not because lie was more honest than he ought to be ; but now that they had so few honest men in the House of Corn mons, they ought to appreciate the man who had courage to come forward as Mr. Duncombe had done. He had uobly, he had honestly done his duty ; and he (Mr. Clarke) felt great pleasure in proposing th e followingresolution :—" That we, the inhabitants of Birmingham, in town meeting assem bled, having with inexpressible pleasure the presence amongst us of Thomas Slingsbv Duncombe, Esq., M.P., take this opportunity of thanking him in person for the manner in which he has advocated the cause of the persecuted of any class or country, but particularly for the services which he has rendered the working and industrious millions of this empire by strangling that monstrous specimen of tyranny, the Masters and Servants' /3ill, and for his conduct in bring ing to light the most disgraceful act of which the honesty of our country speaks—nem:4v, the opening of letters in her Majesty's Post-office, which department, we consider, ought to be held as sacred as the innermost recess of the closet of pri vacy. And wefurther hope that Mr. Duncombe will not rest satisfied until there is a full and public exposure of all the circumstances connected w i t h t hi s mos t most disgraceful transaction." Mr. DUFFY seconded the resolution, attacking the Bir mingham Whigs for not having joined the working classes at the late election, when Mr. Sturge was candidate for that borough. But theymight taught the Whigs a l esson which they would never forget. de on it the people had pe end u p They would keep thi s p arty down now they were d own , and n ever, until they c ame forward in favour o f t h e grea t o bj ec t of the people's affectio ns , would they rece i ve th e su pport of the masses. Mr. DUNCOMBE, M.P., then came forward, and was re ceived with great cheering, which lasted a long time. He said the Mayor had told him the more he saw of the people of Birmingham, the more he respected them. Now, he (Mr. Duncombe) could assure them that the more he knew of the people of England, the more he respected them, and the more fully convinced was he that they were justly entitled to those rights and principles for which they were contending. He could not but feel extremely grateful for the distinguished mark of respect they had paid him ; and if he should at any time stand in need of a stimulus to renewed exertions, he would find it in the recollection of the exceeding great kind ness he had received at the hands of the working classes dur ing the last few days. Time day before, he met in the town of Sheffield thousands and tens of thousands of the working classes, all of whom were actuated by the most intense de-- sire to promote those great principles which had been so fully and forcibly laid before the people during the last four years. He could with great truth say he saw the day before an im mense demonstration —a whole riding turned out to welcome him, and do honour to those principles of which he had been the humble advocate. They might depend upon it the spirit of the people was most decidedly in favour of liberty, and it only required combination to insure success. The Hon. Gentleman then proceeded to the consideration of the two important points in the resolution they had just passed, namely, the Masters and Servants' Bill, and the Post-office delinquencies. In reference to the first measure, he said it was a most iniquitous attempt to tyrannise over the working classes. With respect to the Post-office regulations referred to in the resolution, the Hon. Gentleman said it had been pretty well ascertained that the Government, aye, that the Queen herself, had beers made instrumental in spying into the letters of unfortunate men, who desired the welfare of their own country. England had been, without all doubt, engaged in spying forforeign despots. But it was not only foreign letters that were opened; but he believed it had been proved before a Secret Committee of the House of Commons that letters had been opened in England. Yes ; in Manchester letters had been opened, in the year 1842, when the strike for wages took place amongst the working classes. Whatever might be the result of the Committee now sitting, it would yet be come a question whether the people of England would allow the Government to possees the power which they now enjoy, from an absolute and base Act of Parliament. This, however, they must make up their minds to do—they must resolve upon union.—( Hear, hear.) They must sink all small diffe rences. They must insist upon their representatives demand ingn thet cordiallyremoval work o e f t thosek togetherA c w t sht; which a hv n l ga d ac , ev a e b in o t e N o ' n e a a i nn l yl the Hs things, et it.ty t s they e h y ef that would have the effectof creating their lives.—(Loud cheers.) He Commons mostse cre could not say anything horror of the in their minds a greater iniquitous system which has been pursued by the Government, than what already existed; but he considered it right to tell them, that what ever' ht be the result of the Committee now sitting on the infa mouspower and teepen defrauding their might the Government should have the power they had been so long nextthe Minister,statute-b owokh,eeovrerthheye might would subject, it would still rest wi . th the people to say whether who t h r o a n w s u ct l ! dl o el n tiant s wes o riss i : in the habit of exercising. They must cause those Acts under which Sir James Graham took shelter to be repealed—they Hon. Gentleman, after delivering be, would not practise the same outrages upon their feelings. effective speech, sat down amidst repeated cheering, a very and was followed by Mr. RI CHARDS, who, have must n b o e security swept aw t a l i Y a t after briefly addressing the meeting, proposed a resolution in favour of the Charter; which having —(Great cheering.) been seconded, and Mr. F. O'Connor having addressed the meeting, the resolution was carried. from Tthhee Thanks having been given to the Chairman, the meeting separated: Thursday last; and from a re turnotnh sports of th e d ay , b u t w hi c h - W ORKINGTON ANNUAL ATHLE TIC MEETING.—This annual display of the str en g th and agility of the men of t length, it app ears th ere was no lack of competitors in the field. Th e pr i ze was f or li g h t we Cumberland, rew e have unable t r o et o oc k e ig placevievde of a weights, not ex:.eeding 14 stones ; and in the first round no less than 28 couples and an odd man were engaged ; in the second, 14 couples and an odd man; in the third, 7 couples and an odd man ; in the fourth, 4 couples ; in the fifth, John Ivison, of Carlisle, threw William Spark, of Threlkeld ; and Joseph Holloway, of Penrith, threw Jona than Robinson, o f Seaton ; and in the sixth and final round, Holloway threw 'viol). twice, and Wa.l cunsequeutly declared the yieter. IMPERIAL PA.RLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS ; July 31. The SPE tKtrt took the chair at Twelve o'e'ock. The Lords' Amendments to the Kingston -upon-Hull Docks Bill was read and agreed to. The Ramsden's Estate Bill, Lady L e D espencer ' s Es tate Bill, and Harris's Estate Bill, were severally rea d a third time and passed. Hough's Divorce B;11 was read a second time. The Grand Canal (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and passed. The Spirits (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and passed. The Piccadilly Improvement Bill was read a third time and passed. The Woods and Forests Accounts Bill was read a third time and passed, The Clerks to Attorneys Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion for the third reading of the Consoli dated Fund (Appropriation) Bill, Capt. BEItNAL rose to oppose the motion. He could not help complaining that they were required to attend there merely to register the acts of the Government. — (Hell', hear.) He referred especially to the circumstance of the House being counted out last night. He believed the motion for counting the House was directed particu larly against a motion which he had on the paper ; but so determined was he to bring forward that motion in the course of this session, that he would take every op portunity,pf obstructing the Government measures in order to accomplish his object. Sir J. GRAHAM extremely regretted that the Hon. Member should have taken offence at the circumstance which he referred to. So far as he was concerned. it was always his wish to do all in his power to give Hon. Members every opportunity of bringing forward motions which they had on the paper ; but it was extremely dif ficult to keep a House at that period of the session. Mr. AGLIONBY said the Right Hon. Baronet usually exhibited, he admitted, the greatest courtesy, but it was extremely inconvenient when Hon. Members who sup ported the Government moved that the House should be counted. Mr. M. GIBSON also complained of a motion which he had on the paper being delayed by the circum-. stance of the House being counted ; and said he thought the Government were responsible for the House being counted, if they did not themselves endeavour to pre vent it. Mr. CRIPPS denied that he was a Government counter.—(Hear, hear.) He wished to absolve the Go vernment from all share of responsibility ; but with a House of thirty-three Members, he thought it would not be right to raise an Irish debate, which would probably be of an angry character. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. The Report of the Tralee Navigation and Harbour Bill was brought up, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. The order of the day for the second reading of the Juvenile Offenders' Bill was read for the purpose of being discharged. The report on the South Sea Company Bill was brought up, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. The House then adjourned until Five o'clock. The House re-assembled at Five o'clock. Sir. C. BURRELL presented a petition from Sussex in favour of protection to agriculture. Mr. HARDY presented petitions against certain clauses in the Inscilvent Debtors Bill. Mr. T. DUNCO.MBE presented a petition from the nmates of Whiteeross-street prison in favour of the [nsolvent Debtors Bill. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL presented petitions from Ireland in favour of a repeal of the union. Mr. BOUVERIE presented a petition from Wilts against agricultural protection. Mr. SPOONER presented a petition from Uppingham against certain clauses in the Insolvent Debtors Bill. CHARITABLE BEQUESTS (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL gave notice that, on going into Committee on that Bill he would move several amendments. Mr. WYSE also gave notice that, on going into Com mittee on the same Bill, he should move a proviso re specting the visitors of the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth. FRENCH AGGRESSION AT OTAHEITE. Sir C. NAPIER said he wished to put a question to the Right Hon. Baronet opposite; of great importance to the character and reputation of this country. He had not given notice of bis intention to put the question, but it referred to a matter of such public notoriety, that he hoped the Right Honourable Ba ronet would be able to give him an answer. The ques tion he had to put was, whether it was true that the British Consul at Otaheite had been arrested under the English flag by the French authorities; whether the lights of the English residents were obliged to be put out at, eight o'clock in the evening by the orders of the French; whether the French had established strong for tifications there ; and whether, in consequence of these operations, Queen Pomare had been obliged to take refuge on board a British ship ? He also wished to ask whether, at the time these operations were going on, there was a British force at the island, and if so, to what extent ? Sir R. PEEL said, though the Hon. and Gallant Officer has not given me notice of the question, yet two other Hon. Members, the Noble Lord the Member for Dorsetshire, and the Hon. Member for Evesham, have notified to me that it is their intention to put a ques tion of a similar nature to that of the Gallant Officer ; they will perhaps excuse me if, as the Gallant Officer has the precedence of them, though he has not given notice of his question, I take the opportunity of answering my Noble Friend and the Hon. Member in the reply I give to the Gallant Officer. In doing so, I must limit myself to the statement of those facts which are of the most importance. Among these is the removal of the British Consul. We have received ac counts from Otaheite, and presuming on the accuracy of these accounts, which I have no reason to call in ques- tion, I do not hesitate to say that a gross outrage : accompanied by a gross indignity, has been com mitted.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") Her Ma jesty's Government received information to this ef fect on Monday last, and we have taken the first opportunity of making those communications to the French Government which we considered the circum stances called for. The outrage was committed by a person in temporary authority at Otaheite, and from what we know of the facts it was not committed in consequence of any authority given him by the French Government. Presuming that the accounts are accurate, I apprehend that the French Government will at once make such a reparation as we think this country has a right to require. I trust I shall not be pressed for any further information on the subject.—(Hear.) Sir - C. NAPIER said there was one part of his question which the Right Hon. Baronet had not an swered—whether a proper force was stationed at Ota ht•ite at the time, and whether the French had esta blished fortifications on the island ? Sir R. PEEL said he had given the Hon. and Gallant Officer all the explanation necessary. DROPPED ORDERS. When the dropped orders of yesterday were called on, for the purpose of being disposed of, Mr. WYSE expressed a wish to bring in the Art- Unions Bill at once. Sir R. PEEL hoped the Hon. Gentleman would give precedence to the motion of his Noble Friend, on the subject of Captain Warner's invention, which stood for yesterday, and which had been put off at the re quest of the Government, as he understood that there was a general feeling throughout the House that it would be proper that his Noble Friend should be afforded an opportunity of bringing forward his motion. POOR-LAWS (SCO'rLAND)—LUNATICS IN THE ISLE OF ARRAN. Mr. BOUVERIE asked whether it was the intention of the Government to introduce any measure during the next session of Parliament founded on the report of the Commissioners of Poor-laws for Scotland ? Sir JAMES GRAHAM had not had time to read the voluminous evidence attached to that report, and there fore could not pledge himself as to the course of conduct which he might think it right to pursue until he had had an opportunity of giving that evidence mature consideration. He would avail himself of that opportunity to offer to the House an explanation on a subject which had been adverted to during the discussion on the mo tion of his Noble Friend, the Member for Dorsetshire, on the subject of pauper lunatics. The Hon. Member for Lambeth had, during that debate, quoted a passage from the report which had been alluded to by the Hon. Mem ber for Kilmarnock, describing, in most feeling terms, the state of the pauper lunatics in the Isle of Arran. He had immediately called the attention of the Lord Advocate to the subject, and he had great pleasure in stating to the House that nine months ago active measures had been taken to redress some of these evils. The pauper lunatics had been re moved from Arran to the Glasgow asylum. Steps had been taken to bring to justice the offending parties ; in fact, criminal proceedings were in progress against them, and precautions had been taken to prevent a re currence of the evil. SLAUGHTERING HORSES BILL. On the order of the day for the third reading of this Bill being read, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said the Bill had undergone considerable alterations in Committee. He had made various inquiries of several parties connected with the business of slaughtering horses, and the House would be glad to hear that the statements of the cruelties which they had heard on the last discussion were unfounded. Those statements had been quoted from a pamphlet published by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ; but there was a rival society in existence, called the " National Animals' Friend Society," and it was owing to the rivalry of these societies that these exaggerated statements had gone forth to the public. He objected to the 4th clause, because it gave power to the police to call upon the inspector to accompany them to these knackers' yards whenever they pleased ; and he equally objected to the 6th clause, which imposed a penalty on the inspector of IA if he refused to do so. He thought it was uncalled for and unjust that the inspector should be at the beck and call of the police without any fee or reward. He should, move the striking out of the objectionable words of the clause. Mr. COWPER defended the clauses as they at pre sent stood. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment . 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