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SUPP: . 1 1 41 ' 1 , At hand. 'But -she was exceed with hay and' instruments of 4 t ' the workmen, many in number, ",, house, were set to cleanse and 'a 4 , she would not suffer her eyes slumber, till she bad purified the made it an habitation fit for the tlifte ulle o the resolution to wstore the he t Church, which some fourscore d 1 2 7 •• • ........ She then sent her sons ut : ut ter to th e Bi s h op, i n f orm i ng hi m qesi ring it mi g ht b e confirmed by I ritY of the Bishop was further • Ghaneery, under Lord Coventry. aishop gave notice, that he would MY, and give them a sermon; and Towers, Dean of Peterborough, ) Liddin g on the occasion_ Divine ni gheutin the Cathedral manner, llishop preached a sermon adapted te afternoon, gave confirmation to o desired it. Visit of -consequence paid to (Charles I.) set out on . his jour- Pr ogress-he stepped a little out o tu ing, in Huntingdonshire. The Majesty at the extremity of the Poe event, the Kin ' s Close, and, ._ession, conducted him to their 1 4 great pleasure. He enquired l e Particulars of their public and v e ,.,_ sul . alf( iis ni t nnth, they always had Holy 1,,Ve tt . 41 , ered by the clergyman of the t td th e ,ftasisting as deacon. All the 0: to,b,`-oiainunion, when dinner was . ile - i,, 3 ,._ 41 341 on that day dined with ~,'l l4 , 11,,Tiy• When the early de --,‘,, ti', 4 ? they Proceeded to church '4114 Be hoolmasters, in b lack 4- two ; tt• Perraes grandsons, clad )1 1ett, i n t Z , her son, Mr. J. Ferrer, a fi. nd s quare e p s a:lne dress; then Mr. L. and all b e - 4 1), sometimes leading wo. and.t e r daughters, two awnads 3) all the Nal "e* dressld n otwo-and ' Chur e h , ea t elu rso r n e , made due aPPOinted place!).e WAS no less regular : Went to the oratory for prayers ; ?, hour—for every hour had_ i t r s . " 1 11, 4 :01 4ce ...ie • o p r o d rlion ofthe a Gospel,till A , chapter of that r' 4 t AyNs.4 the nCe' when Gospel. Then k, tk e l/k v a, re Portion of the t tk h o ap t , Deated some passages of scripture,. , N 1 t0 4 8 4 ,;': eilma, •ch to matins. At seven, said ii t 4 1 , 0, 4 4t t i ,g Deopi a „ Soloq hymn, and went to break ('liipk'iit `Q3 to char repatred to their several places ~,, t e, :els_ wurch, to the Litany. inAt eleven, Yy b l4 l , o d f u r u o ere regular readings rotation, ‘kikt„ i 0 .7 Itr. kthe Book of Martyrs, and from ' N 1104 C. R e ' r rar, and adapted to the purpose Alil I , 4veltilled till eat was permitted till one; i t ll tt ee t i or goill'itjhree ; church at four, for - I'N, 4,tetot., e a ales six. Diversions till e ig ht; I tts u t ' 4 . 1 3 and afterwards all retired to their It ligation ‘N , o .th e , s _, 0 not the night : ii, "k,,lkitililitileh,rusnl d ai la o a f constant doable te \ i & watchothr 41 14 1 4 elt h et (l i lisis t of. two or w m oin or e e n p a ersons. That 0 . 4 4 ,,ateh il „ a ,t nine, and end at one in the IE, 14 say ov e „ raid, in that four hours,. care h, . rep eat . e Whole Book of Psalms, m the c, °c 4Vitii i ng one verse, and the rest the 1 kti h ). tellkAtiti ou r r pry t. i ll eaders what was the end IkNANIN tare Puritan rebellion broke iti‘qttf 4t o t Yred, and certain of the t '' , wa riii ld for Gidding. Fortunately, biZSNIN . n g, and fled. But... , iIE'°:POA-Nit , 41 1 1 / 4„tki Lo l tihtithtl:erage of what they called . 0:41lc -, , 11 , , ;,_ a. church and house. In doing 80„ lit E ,X7 Pite at the organ, This they ke , tnetteW l Made a great fire, and thereat 'lthi L 'etai"Q th‘liey 13!leeP, which they had killed in eh )„. f ei?,. ey. jeized on all the plate, furniture, 1 4 n 'erit,74itato,lll(l-conveniently carry away. tk t ,, tei, -4 a betite.riaslied those works of Mr. I ,Y .i?..t,,, 1 te. ' A4 7,,,, '4' th L I V .13 'e x 4 ' e , ify• XVIII. Dublin 11.1 '' ,11 4 ' ele rte l vet 4,'' Whi Pellodic• 14 which has just /1 04 al eli the orat paper on " The W riter, while evincing 1. 1 .7 [ll et i f 4.44 '161,e , rer, 4 ; Arki , J. ti,,°44i,,f,4 A : 1 ; 11? ' M ''''.7 t e-42.:4)4 f0 1v't111 ,rilo 001 e teile:iiicis&lie t 4 l to ' and r if iO S i 1 / 4 1 '4 ' C TINe • 11M .10. dot a e , rt, '''l F t• t ith,: qarn int tV as tel:t° ' he ' „ 1 N 1 4 44113 io r A , tp t't .44 Sle . / 4 3- 1 1 'll 5 , ti c r. ee .01 °tt 8t '44 t'osLth:l. Iti l t° 4le .14 1 ; g e A l 11 5.. 0 4 S11 ; 11' The H' 1t.4 d, • e 1t',4 , 4 14 „ i h0. ,, i 1 "he sle e 0ta %44 f ,h 4v t5,1 4 ; ) , 1 4 4 4, . I 'lt titl ttl ig tY I )l4 l ke 'Dti ee G' ( 1 1) )1141eliVleiWPetiht 1 / 4 kt it h l; v ' e °l4 t f''°Th f •14„, ,, ee p: ed or it oto, foil .fir st 11 ;41!!' 1' 4..r of" tt ri k l i , vlio 4°E l'e`l2ain'etA,v4lo' th e 4 the-44 the 4112 3 ra t, at 0 7 i tor o ci4 4e re a,;111444-11:11th.eatt71 oti l4 qa / 1 ; - , 1 411 ; m e-e rbood 'Ps. Co' .4 1 e h sell' h,, et 52 1 7. 44 ts ! 06. Ca ke 15x itaa "it" Pr; Ya 411 took 1%71,% to a. ''t b' 1 , 98 ,41,e ; otio ) 41 14 are ka 6 1 1 81) w h o( to Aq,l,e 4 li, .9 e g. 1.4 11etril iMENT TO THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. that truly cosmopolitan spirit which must ever actuate thelorer of literature for literature's sake, shows a somewhat strained feeling in his endeavours to place the American poets on &pedestal, which even he, him self, seems doubtful of their right to occupy. He claims for transatlantic poetry not only the highest present place, but insists on its future occupancy of a yet more exalted position. So long as he maintains his theory in general terms, it may probably be unnecessary to interfere ; and we should feel inclined, in the language of Scotch heraldry, to " let the deed show :" but when he tells u s that these great expectancies are founded on the ennobling and spiritual character of American philosophy, we are constrained to look somewhat more narrowly into the subject. In doing so, we find . that the so-called spiritualism and philospphy of America, so far as these can be gleaned from her most popular authors, leans heavily towards materialism, and specially favours its consequent help mates, scepticism and infidelity. This knowledge, con nected with the reviewer's averment, makes us pause before trusting ourselves to his guidance ; as, however, he has only half treated of his subject in this present paper, and defers entering critically into the merits of the poets, whom he merely eulogises, it becomes un necessary, on this occasion, to do more than protest .against the conclusion with which he somewhat singularly sets out. The other papers in the number are generally interesting, and embrace discussions upon marry 'important subjects, displaying varied scholar ship and the possession of right feeling. Stories from a Screen. By Dudley Costello. London Bradbury and Evans. This is really an amusing as well as a clever book. It abounds in smartly-delineated sketches of men and manners in different countries, dashed off in the easy style of a master. They are generally short, and in the stories of a screen we have an almost endless variety of lively reading. Such a book for a sea-side companion is invaluable. Possessed of it, the most listless may defy ennui, and the " man upon town" may for the nonce safely shut himself up in a her mitage Plain Directions for the . Purch ase , Ch o i ce , an d Management of Horses in Health and Disease. By James Mills, M.V.C.S. London : Dean and Son. In this small volume the amateur of " horse-flesh" will find much useful information conveyed in popular language. He will here find disinterested counsel upon a subject more beset by artificial difficulties than are to be met with in probably any other course of study. The book is well written, carefully prepared, and very cheap. --. Hogg's Instructor. Edinburgh : James Hogg. The July number of this periodical sustains its cha racter for varied utility, and pleasing as well as harm less amusement. It opens with a cleverly-written essay on " The Poetry , of Alfred Tennyson," from the pen of Gerald Massey, in which that clever writer reviews, suo more, the claims of Tennyson to public favour, concluding by demanding for him and for his writings a proud, niche in the temple of fame. The other paper,s in the number are of the usual order. Sharpe's London _Magazine. London : A. Hall, Virtue, and Co. A long period has now elapsed since this periodical was last submitted to our critical inspection, in which interim it seems to have undergone considerable change in its contents and arrangement, without, however, abating its claims to favourable consideration. It still continues, judging from the July number, to be a repertory of nice original tales ; to be well garnished with selected matter ; and it concludes with fairly got up notices of new publications. The present number is embellished by an illustration from the prolific etching-needle of George Cruikshank. Our Magazine : containing Original Compositions in Prose and Verse. Birkenhead : .Ward and Parker. The possession of a respectable magazine in any locality is a step of advance in the way to intellectual culture, which deserves countenance and commendation from all right-minded members of the community. The object sought in establishing this serial, which has reached, its fifth monthly number, is, we are told, for the purpose of publishing " original compositions in prose and verse, on any subject, except such as are purely theological, or inconsiamt with Istria morality." A FIRST APP.EARASCE ON ANY STAGE, WE had been urging my grandfather to tell a story in his turn—it was a great many years ago, before he was attacked by that illness which ultimately caused his death—and after much presuasion, he had consented. The old gentleman smiled, took off his spectacles, and thus began : " What I am going to tell you is an adventure that happened to myself. It took place when I was quite a youth—not twenty years of age— and travelling through Germany for my pleasure. You have heard me speak of Muller, my trusty German friend and tutor ? Well, he was with me at this time, and we were pedestrianisin„o• together through the states of Central Germany. It was about midsummer when we reached the fertile little duchy of Saxe-Weimar, where we took up our quarters at a snug inn on the borders of a forest, which was very romantic and pleasant. Now, Muller would read and smoke all night, and lie in bed late in the morning; but I was an early riser then, and loved to be out in the woods and fields by break of day, to see the sunrise from the hill-tops ; so, as you may imagine,, we had not much of one another's society till the afternoon. On this particular morning of which I am speaking, I had started earlier than usual, meaning to have a long ramble through the green forest, and bidding Muller come and meet me at his leisure in one particular spot, which we had discovered a. day or two previously in the very heart of the solitude—a wooded hill, down which a foamy cascade leaped merrily, and mingled' with the waters of a little winding river that threaded= the intricacies of the forest. At the foot of this hill, just raised from the level of the surrounding ground, and quite set round with leafy trees, was a semi-circular piece of lawn ; like a natural amphitheatre, through which the streamlet took its way, still bubbling and eddying from the agitation caused by the tiny cataract a few paces beyond. Altogether, it was a delicious place ; and here, with a volume of Shakspeare in my pocket, I went that morning with the intention of reading As You Like It, in a spot as fair and lonely as even the Forest of Arden. I used then to be somewhat of a naturalist, as you ar e aware. I was easily led away by a fern, or a flower, or any fragment of quartz or crystal that chanced to fall in my path ; and this day, happening to get in terested in a peculiar variety of the lichen race, which seemed here to bound, I so loitered by the way that it was almost noon before I arrived at the point of ren dezvous. But my surprise was great when I found it already occupied, and, apparently, for a very singular and amusing purpose. The party in possession consisted of some sixteen or eighteen ladies and gentlemen, and about half-a-dozen servants in gray and silver livery. All of them were young and well dressed. The gen tlemen wore a kind of hunting-costume, and the ladies looked charming in their light summer gar ments. The servants were busily occupied in erecting a temporary theatre, formed of canvas and p a i n t e d wood-work ; a pile oicushions and cloaks were laid in front upon the Award, for the accommodation of the spectators ; and everything was being prepared for a dramatic performance in the open air. Something seemed, however, to have gone wronc , in their arrange ments ; for they had all gathered together round one young man of commanding height and agreeable aspect, with whom they were consulting in hurried and anxious tones, and who, by the troubled expression of his countenance, seemed no less puzzled and dis concerted than themselves. All at once every eye was turned upon me, as I stood in silent wonder just at the opening point among the trees. There was a joyful cry—a clapping of fair hands—a burst of merry laughter ; and to my immense tonfusion,,l was in a moment surrounded by the little company, and questioned by ,a dozen voices together. Can you act ?' Do you know the comedy of Die Burgomeistre Will you take Herman for us P' Can't you contrive to read the part ?' Anyhow will do, if you would but consent to: oblige us !' Startled and bewildered, I looked from one to an other, not knowing how to reply or whom to answer first, when the young man whom I had before ob served advanced towards me, and said with much politeness and good breeding 3 .5