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P 0 E T 11. 1 DECEM it heart CARDINAL DE RETZ, POPJOY, Esq For the Liverpool Standa e of Austria and the tre she—wiped away, aueen, into which we introduce is reader, a the 'mains I oak, and the •iod. Anne of atches which nts did not )rows and her clasped several tirr s, making signs ed she had no were not of a Jen, who no ore. Her fear absolutely in vhen the Queen, yielding to her, threw from her, with ' H earing re that aces to spy den, in a lovi n, " I come by nized her, add is, " Ah ! is it i her in a conversa tess approached the I )found courtesy, while ling stretched ut not being near enough to enter into the er )sure wherein " said she, familiarly pointing to one ch certain great ladies of the court " Sit down, t to occupy in her p friends habits and rigorous y the Queen, added, Sit dowr e are alone— agth obeyed, with clasped maid of honour for which mirth was pre th slid in the affected tone of fami- ds Herr I have ever confidence in you, a are wise beyond your years, maids of ho-nourthinli ig my actions, for the purpose of to their lovers, who take part_with nemies. If any ords that have just er pleased, and, per- appositions which they would But as for you, I know that you rs, and it is that which gives me assuran,:c in The maid of hor her el 'ter head to hide the Queen conti that you need with have no lo ` This e myself; for you one in that gallant day si signal a ser t h from us yeste to you to .e is a certain gentleman who is are said to be w& rice in whom you 'roves true to his neither of you titude. "But," morel her thanks word, and shall hay C "let us quit serious tone, , es you I have sent for that I wish to see DU, my C ila your ad- venture of yesterday. M. D'Hocquincourt was so exas perated in seeing the rabble insulting persons of quality, and outraging the royal authority, that he does not dis tinctly recollect any thing that took place. The poor girls that were with you appear to have fainted away : you alone can tell me all that passed, if my conjectures are well founded. Come, speak out with frankness ; is it not true that those who stopped you on Pont Neuf wore the yellow scarf, and were the partizans of the Prince of Conde ?" hither "Madame," replied Elizabeth, with modesty, but with canting in that respect I owe to h if I allowed your suspicions to firmness, your majc and to rest upon persons who do not merit them. I must tell you, then—in fact—l did see persons wearing the yellow scarf in the crowd which surrounded the coach, but I can truly d not behave in the least un- I took no part in the rough 'impelled to submit." affirm t counee treatm o which w n, with some little a me thi me of shames foot, " I cannot but tell you that you alone give , n, and that the reports that have reached present the Prince as the author of this " repeated she, stamping her I this disturbance, believing ladies proceeding to the axis. He it is a nobility, the Ile it is who allow him to do so, and who he poor Cardinal." The As soon as she seemed 1 -)ntglat replied with an _ . that I my.elf Wa.% amongst Carmelites to celebrate the who encourages t people, and the p will ruin the state h which nt over would ba Queen sr air of cool " I trus almer, _ 11 forgive me for giving ex pression to my opinion ; but I should not, I think, be acting correctly if I did not tell you all I know. It does your . M " Hare it is not become me to s with which your hut I can assure von thlt day I saw nothing which he participated in so dis. Madame, the llow scarf." of of t pearing " That you must discover," said the Queen, drily. is the time for the grand reception. Go ; you can traverse Paris, if you please, to find your knight-errant. I give you permission to absent yourself for the rest of v not how properly to , the day." Then, with a return of affection so natural to her fickle and capricious character, she held out her hand to the young maiden, who kissed it with much respect, and mur- " That will do," said Anne of Austria, waving her hand ; " be careful that not a word of this interview es ca tell Madame Chevreuse, as you go out, her previous to the reeeption-bu no," added she, after a moment's reflection," she would question you without doubt ; bid Roche de-Main to come Elizabeth left the salon with all the speed that etiquette would permit, forgetting one of the three courtesies exacted by the court ceremonials. In the adjoining room. where the women of the bed chamber assembled, as Elizabeth delivered the Queen's commands to Mlle. Roche du Main, she felt her robe slightly pulled. She turned round, and perceived the little ple who had ushered her into the presence of the Queen. The boy drew her, with a mysterious air, into the deep embrasure of the nearest window. " Well, what now, Monsieur de Masi?" said Elizabeth de Montglat, with impatience ; " my duty calls me else where, and I have no time to jest." " L sten to me, beautiful Montglat," whispered the lad with a sly gesture ; " if you will give me a kiss I will give you something that will please you. " Monsieur de Bassi, I repeat, that time presses— and—" " Well," said the page; your lover. If I thought— "it is a letter, perhaps from This supposition, hazarded by the boy, brought blushes of the deepest hue into the cheeks of Elizabeth. " A letter ; where, oh I where is it ?" " It is here, in my pocket ; you shall have it when you have paid for it. It was brought truly by a singular sort of lacquey. He had a black dress, and an abominable ugly face. He was talking tp one of the guards as I was passing along the corridor. They saw me, and called me to them. The, entleman in black insisted upon thrusting this letter into my pocket. I really had half a mind to hit him a few blows with the flat of my sword ; but as the letter was for you. I ghdly took charge of it." " But this letter, where is it ?" asked Elizabeth, with impatience. Elizabeth cast a rapid glance over the superscription, and uttered a cry of joy. She recognised at once the hand-writing of Fabien. " And this man—the bearer of this letter—where is he ?" asked de Montglat, with ea gerness. _ " Below, with the guard, near the entrance to the kit chens." The maiden made a sign of thanks to the page, and darted through a doorway, and along a passage which led to that part of the building. " And my kiss, you little rogue," cried de Bussi, run ning after her. " - When next we meet," " I must see him exclaimed Elizabeth, disap- All is not yet lost." SELECTIONS Majesty rept throughout t could lead rr graceful a Cavalier who rescued us wore tl kad do you not perceive that was a stage trick—a " cried the Queen, with some ious►y arranged [I not allow von the adventure one of the Prince's gen- n, to turn away suspicion in Paris, the air of a y will excuse my boldness, " said hat that picion it, nn continued the maiden, " that the gentleman to ri I implored protection, ;elf into the heart of the r deliverance, could not have received any ORIGIN OF QUARRELS. —The sweetest, the most clinging effection is often shaken by the slightest breath of unkindness, as the delicate rings and tendrils of the vine are agitated by the faintest air that blows in summer. An unkind word from one beloved often draws blood from many a heart which would defy the battle-axe of hatred, or the keenest edge of vindictive satire. Nay, the shade, the gloom of the face familiar and dear awakens grief and pain. These, in the elegant words of the Preacher Seed, are the little thorns which, though men of a rougher form may make their way through them without feeling much, extremely incommode persons of a more refined turn in their journey through life, and make their traveling irk some and unpleasant. Oh, how careful ought we to be - . said the Queen ; " Oh, calm yourself, not to darken over and mutilate the sweet images of hope, foolish child, there was no blood shed in the affair ; I have and joy, and peace, that might gild the current of our very certain information on that point. He of whom you own and of our companions' life, by suffering these spots speak was saved by Mons. Le Coadjutor : only no one to mingle with them,—these shadows of upas-leaves to be knows what is become of him." reflected in the stream ! Of all cruel words and deeds, "Is it possible ?" exclaimed Elizabeth, her countenance the word or the deed that would darken hope is the most at once brightening up, while she clasped her hands with cruel. Upon old Latin models we see Hope delineated strong exhibitions of emotion, hope, and joy. in the act of drawing back her garment, that her foot " But what has become of this young adventurer ? It steps may not be impeded; and it is also worth remark is very singular that he should have appeared at the very ing, that she is always drawn in the attitude of motion, — apropos moment to save you; but that he should vanish she is always advancing. Sweet traveller! who would like a dream is still more remarkable." have the heart to stop thee, albeit in this world thou wilt " Madame, Ido not think but that you will soon hear never find the garden to which thou art journeying l Go of this gentleman, since he is safe." on, with thy flower in thy hand, and may the blessing of " I hear of him ! Of what are you thinking, child ?" God go with thee !—Fraser's Magazine. " Has your Majesty forgotten that brave and devoted FANNY ELSSLER AT THE HAVANAH.—" THE SEC young man of whom M. De Croissi spoke, and for whom OND ACT."—The second act was to decide my fate and he went into the country ?" t h e i rs. I f e l t t h e pu bli c were no t w ith me ve t : th e y were "Is that the man? Is he the cavalier who rescued you cold almost indifferent. This piqued me, and I decided yesterday from the brutality of the populace ?" on attacking them vigorously. The moment came, and "Aye, Madame, and who would die in your Majesty's my efforts were not unavailing. "Mes pointer" aston service, said Elizabeth, in a voice of strong emotion. ished them, and the applause was vehement. I quitted The mother of Louis Quatorze regarded her with an air the stage pretty well satisfied. It was now the time of of irritation. the " sylphides." They began, amid the silent wonder of " Whence comes this sadness, Countess De Montglat ?" the house. For a while they observed order ; but some she inquired, dryly ; " but I recollect," continued she fatal evolutions threw them into confusion. Sylvain again, smiling' " you do not approve of this project which shouted at them, " Right," " left !" from the side scenes ; might save the state, because it exposes to dangers this but this only confounded them the more. They looked rustic beau for whom you are so much interested. It is at each other in dismay; the audience began to hiss, and not my fanit that you were taken into my confidence ; but away they went in a scamper right off the stage. One De Croissi has insisted upon it that he had need of your luckless creature was too heavy and short-winded to keep aid. Montglat, Montglat, take care! Thou knovrest a up with the rest ; she got fairly distanced, or perhaps, weighty secret, and if thou betray eat me"— was not aware at first of the decampment of her compan " Madame," said Elizabeth, with resignation, " you ions. My eye fell upon her as she stood in the centre of know that I had no alternative but to do as Mons. De this great stage. Horrified at finding herself quite alone, Croissi bid me ; and that be has unworthily deceived me she set off on a brisk trot to the right; but then changed on the subject of the enterprise. It was I that induced her mind, wheeled round, and broke into a wild gallop of Fabien de Croissi to put trust in his mortal enemy ; lit her own composition. This was too much for the house ; was who induced him to come to Paris, where soon, per- they fell into convulsions of laughter that I thought baps, he may meet with a shameful death, as a reward for would never end. I was heartily vexed, as fearing it a desecrat e d ee d ! If you did b ut k now , M a d am e, how wou ld b e di sas t rous to me ; but who could retain gravity I loved him ? If you did hut know how many sacrifices I with such a grotesque event to overturn it ? and I laughed have rnaile for your Majesty, and how many scalding tears a l on g with the rest. It was ilopossible to bring the house they have cost me"— ^k t( • - - . +Le sight of these yellow faires at once rn 1 unmasked, and o and who so br crow d instructions from either the Prince or his uartizans." know him, Mademoiselle ?" <now him, Madame ; he was once a dear —Elizabeth could with difficulty restrain her And it is, without doubt, to this circumstance Alen a victim to his courage; for it is said lassacred by the people after he had effected our deliverance, and that his " I did 1 friend emotion,—' that he has that he was body was thrown into the Eiden could no longer withhold her pent up tears, and, covering her face with her kerchief, she sobbed audibly. sacred bacb. ,o Less Montglat w as a b sor bed i n gr ief. The infecte sobriety ; Lut. , rcd touched. d them, and the ballet proceeded amid a badly suppressed titter.—From Fraser's Magazine, Lo! with tt Now, a The t Or madcap e Where fi Inner n THE THE apartir Mademoisel coats an decorations Austria was had been br ..711G of vex nature to reassure th trembled still more t crcased to y continued the in an an; to bra your Majesty's c The Queen ha tone relapsing I sent f Anne made her of the foot alone had 1 my clear, arid I aeth, a customs of et with im and I ha z Countes hands a Anne an instal dorni liarit " Liste ant, and becaus' discree of nothing but the fact other than escaped from not serup have no 1 your fide! s subj f Austria regarded her t with an air in but in a mo your M portion of the comedy quick' . amo actors of t to be harmed by the peopl must have a closing scene, and to alniest founded ; I am c blushing, and low Kit( tuu. Who is adam," " Come, co terest with a show of in- if the 6 an is com- promise that, either in one way or another, I will reward his zeal and thine." ":Madame," murmured the young Countess, "would it not be better to chose for this mission a rnan more ca- Le vengeance o pable than he is to ex( that Fabien, '.Madam , cute it I have already told you this gentleman, has passed his youth in the country ; that he is frank and simple in his That is to say, a little stupid," said the Queen, with ,cent; "but that is precis . what we want, Croissi, who has selected hi or this enter and who is a sort of relation, I think, of his, has so a scornful ac my dear sity for a IthceUix, but 1' a resolute temper, and one who we want a youth only can he of edient t tither the Dathw ose wh " And I—l hnpe," said Mlle. Montglat earnestly, "he will not be found such an one as his brother has led you, madame, to believe!" _ _ _ nother ?" asked Anne of Austria, astonished voune man the brother of M. de Croissi ? " " He is, madame; as Abel was the brother of The Queen became thoughtful e, after some reflection, " In this case," said may be sure that Croissi will towards Conde has made me fearful of a similar f .Iseness to us, but I think we may now trust him. The adventure of yesterday proves at least that he has not been mistaken in his brother's courage, and I am pleased tl the young e has so much warmth in my service. I assure you, that he shall be well rewarded for it." ." replied Elizabt.th despairingly, " I pray t upon the dreadful fate to which you perhaps a simple but a loyal man, to whom no alterna- our anger and he consummation of k, abound J. JON Montglat, " Mida you refl ive is left between " A crime, Mademoiselle!" " Of a crime, madame!" replied the young girl, with out appearing alarmed at the irritated voice of the gueen. " Oh, I know the whole truth ! M. de Croissi "let the whole of it escape his lips in my presence ; and if Fabien de Croissi should refuse to take part in an action that ar to him an hononrable nn , he will despis me—l that have been the means of drawing him into it; and his contempt of me would be worse than death itself. If he consents to do this deed, I in my turn shall despise him, and when he has completed his horrid contract, I shall reject his hand with disgust, though power and dth came with it." enough ! Moniglat," said the Qneen, in a an lg with no little show of passion ; " you forget that you yourself consented to assist, to the utmost haughty t said El abeth, falling r knees at the feet of the Queen ; " I did not know at first what was required of this unhappy young man ; but, after a little time, I saw into what an abyss he was about to fall, and I have felt a poignant regret for having entrapped him into the participation of an enterprise in which he must lose either his honour or his life. Oh, a mission in which he might nobly shed his blood for you, and I would stake my life that be would be one of the foremost wherever danger existed. Take pity on him, take pity on me Anne of Austria was imperious, obstinate, and self op;nionative ; but the despair of the Countess de Mont- Oat, who knelt before her, with her eyes bathed in tears, had its effect upon her: she stooped, and taking in her and think you that I have never n compelled to sacrifi the unpitying tyranny of necessity nitn have not loved, and that I my best affections to You ove him • e are but too happy to be beloved. As for me, there is nothing left but to hate; but I hate as you can love—with palsion, and with fidelity to its object ; and I as fervently pray that my bate may be satisfied, as you wish that your love may triumph. In fact, mademoiselle," continued she in a somewhat calmer voice, " I consent that this young man, whom you seem so highly to regard, shall not take any part in this enterprise, provided that some one immediately he found to occupy bis place, and pro vided also that M. de Croissi has said nothing to him on the subject; for if he has a knowledge already of the well to it—if he c his liberty, if not his li y not his ins ictions, he may forfeit g, she rose from her chair to dismiss the sup. nt, and took several steps with an air of fatigue and inks, Madame, thanks, for the weak hope that ajesty has given me," replied Elizabeth, fervently; here shall I find Monsieur Fabien de Croissi ?" THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. CHANGE OF MANNERS IN IRELAND, AND THE CAUSE. —There is no need to be an old man to remember the was considerea a matter of ger, even of boast and exultation to the enterprising tra veller who accomplished it. Now, intercourse across the sea, between the two countries, is as free and frequent as ys, ant between two neighbouring towns in our own. As we mingle together, the rough prominences which marked us are rubbing off. Fights in the streets, robbing in dark entries, gambling over felons' coffins, bucks, bull-baiting, duelling, abduction, drunkenness, and a thousand other degrading peculiarities, which marked the higher as well as the lower classes, have disappeared, and the order, de cency, and decorum which have long been the boast of our English neighbours, have begun to mark our national character. It is, therefore, with deep concern, that every lover of Ireland must see th pains which have been taken to arrest the progress of improvement, and excite the bit terest prejudices and animosities against those, to our friendly intercourse with whom we owe so much, and have reason to look for so much more.—Dublin Univer sity Magazine. GENTLEMAN PALMER.—In the summer of this year (1797), the awfully sudden death of John Palmer, the circumstanes of which are too well known to be recapitu lated, took place during the performance of The Stran ger, on the Liverpool stage. The subject of this memoir always stated that John Palmer was the best general ac tor he had ever seen. Palmer played everything, and everything well. He possessed the advantages of a tall and well-proportioned figure, and expressive countenance, melodious voice, and most persuasive manner. Mrs. Siddons once observed, so naturally insinuating was he in Stukely she felt at times off her guard, and, fora moment, could hardly help fancying that his propositions were real. He carried this with him into private life ; which obtained for him the name of " Plausible Jack." It is said that on one occasion, having an invitation to dinner, he knocked by mistake at the next door, where he found a large party assembled in the drawing-room. Not per ceiving his host and hostess. he concluded they were in some other part of the dwelling, and commenced conver sing familiarly with the company. The master and mis tress of the house plainly perceived there was a mistake, but were so fascinated by his powers of conversation that they suffered him to proceed until dinner was announced, when they pressed him earnestly to let it be no mistake, but to remain and be their guest. Jack Palmer was im provident and always in difficulties; he, however, con trived to keep the bailiffs in good humonr by orders for the theatre.—Memoirs of Munden, by his Son. EVE OF THE BATTLE OF CAPE ST. VINCENT.—It Is believed that Sir John Jervis (afterwards Earl St. Vincent) did not go to bed that night, but sat up wr iti ng; . . In the course of it is certain e executed I)is wil Irst and middle watch the enemy's signal guns were distinctly heard; and, as he noticed them sounding more audibly, Sir John made more earnest and par icular in quiries as to the compact order and situation of his own ships, as well as they could be made out in the darkness. Long before the break of day he walked the deck - in more than even his usual stern silence. When the gray of the morning of the 14th enabled him to discern his fleet, his first observations were high approbation of the captains for " their admirably close order, and that he wished they were now well up with the enemy, for," added his confi dence in his force, and his thoughtfulness for his despond ing country, "a victory is very essential to England at this moment." The morning was very foggy ; as the mist cleared in the distance, the Lively, and then the Niger, signalled " a strange fleet." The Bonne Citoy enne was ordered to reconnoitre, but very soon afterwards the Culloden's signal guns announced the enemy. At 20 minutes after nine o'clock the signal was made to the Culloden, Blenheim, Prince George, and shortly after to the Irresistible, Orion, and Colossus, to chase. The Commander-in-Chief still walked the quarter-deck, and as the hostile numbers were counted they were duly re ported to him by the captain of the fleet. "There are 8 sail of the line, Sir John." " Very well, sir." " There are 20 sail of the line, Sir John." " Very well, sir." " There are 25 sail of the line, Sir John." " Very well, sir." "There are 27 sail of the line. Sir John," and this was accompanied by some remark on the great disparity of the forces. (The English fleet consisted of fifteen sail in all.) " Enough, sir, no more of that, the die is cast, and if there are fifty sail I will go through them," was to this, in sharp tones, the silencing answer, which so de tp r i • _ 1_1„1, " • the Com lighten ...ptain Hallowell, walking oeside th, omman der-in-chief, that, in the ecstacy of the moment he could not help patting his Admiral's back, exclaiming, "That's right, Sir John, that's right; by G—d, we shall give them a d—d good licking."—Memoirs of Earl St. Vincent. What " a licking" the Spaniards endured on that occasion, we need not pause to recapitulate, nor de scant upon the glorious participation of Nelson and Col lingwood in the action. IMPEDIMENTS OF SFEECH.—These, says Mr. Years ley, generally commence between the third and fourth year. Many patients date the first manifestations of them from the fifth and sixth year; some few as late as the eighth year; and in one case, wnich I have recently seen, it was said not to have commenced until the fourteenth year. It gradually increases in severity as age advances. From eighteen to twenty-five is the period in which it is seen in the most severe and distressing forms. After this age the stammerer begins to acquire a cunning which serves him in evading the infirmity to a surprising extent This is done in a -f ways. 0- , f lc' variety o o. ,ne principal means is the use of synonyms, or the employment of another word for the one which he knows before hand he shall bungle at. Another mode is dropping the conso nant. Two or three examples will serve as illustrations, On asking a patient his name and residence, he replies with ease *awes *illiams, *anchester,—Jarnes Williams. Manchester. A certain officer could never give the word of command, fire. He got over it by suppressing the f. But it is said that on one occasion he felt confidence in his ability to master the difficulty, or, at all events, he resolved to try. " Make ready, present,—f-f-f."--no it could not be uttered. At last, boiling with vexation at his failure, he shouted, with the utmost vehemence, pre facing it with an oath, " your eyes, you know what I mean—shoot." A patient of the institution never, on any occasion, could ask for "a pint of porter." He over came the difficulty by asking for "two half-pints of por ter."—The period of maturity, which has the credit of chasing away or setsibly ameliorating most cbronicdiseases and bodily infirmi'ies, appears to exercise no influt nee on stammering. As stammerers advance in years, they grad ually lose all traces of the affection. I have been min ute in my inquiries, and though I once heard of a case in a patient between sixty and seventy years of age, I nevi r saw an elderly person who suffered from stammering, and I much question if the case alluded to was not one of paralysis of the vocal nerves, rather than of true stam mering.—lt is of rare occurrence in the female sem, the proportion of female cases being not more than 7 per cent- The statistics of my own practice agree, as nearly as possible, with those of M. Colornbat in this respect. A PEEP AT THE FAIUIES.—Most of the supernatural beings of Oriental fiction have been reproduced in. the fairy literature of other lands. Its genies, however, stand alone in their vastness—peculiar to the bold fancy of the Persian fiction-weaver. I n the magi of eastern taie,.how ever, are to be found the prototypes of the enchanters of other lands. The ogre of ours is nothing else than the ghoul of Oriental story while it is equally clear from. the per; of India sprung the fairy of Europe. And, in this particular, we cannot but think that we have improved upon the original. Beautitul was the per;—pure in mind, high in aspiration, rich in affection. Yet is there some thing still more delicate in Oberon and Titania.. They are what Campbell called humming birds— " Atoms of the rainbow fluttering round." How glorious was their moonlight revelry beneath the broad-leaved oaks !. How deftly they tripped it, and yet hurt no blade of the dewy grass, which grew the greener from their touch k Mortal eye might not view them, except the eye of genius, which once beheld and recorded the vision of a " Midsummer Night's Dream.." But although Titania was bewitched by the love-plant, ere dawn the spell was broken, and the delicate pageant faded with the starlight ! The fairies of the more northern countries of Europe were less exquisitely delicate beings than their compeers of the sunny south. They were capricious— spiteful; they envied men their condition, and often wrought them evil ; their state was splendid, yet it was deceptive? and when the court rode forth. with "bit and bridle ringing,." no mortal whose dazzled eyes beheld the scene could guess that its glory was delusion—that the green-robed throng were anxious and unhappy, spite their pretended gaiety, for every seventh year a tribute was to be paid to hell—that their shining palaceswere grim caves —their prancing steeds, ragweed switches--their broad pieces, clipped leaves. The fairies of the Ariel and Tita nia mould dwelt " under the blossom that hangs from the bough," and warbled low melodies to the nightingale ; but the king of the northern fairy—the Danish ballad in forms us— " —Wonned within in the hill, And like wind in the porch of a ruin'd church __. His voice was ghastly shrill." —The northern elves were woodland in their predilections ; they loved the forest and the deer, but though they pro tected wild, they persecuted tame animals, and no farmer's cow was safe from their flint-hearted arrows, unless shielded by the magic influence of a branch of the rowan tree. Thus we see in the more peevish, deceitful, and gross northern fairy, the influence of the less sunny and the sterner and more gloomy cast of, thought of the Teutonic nations. Let us go farther north still, and amid the snows, and stormy firths of Norway and Lap land, we shall find that the fairy entirely disappears, or degenerates into a mis-shapen and malignant elf, haunting sepulchral caverns, or the dreary galleries of deserted mines. The imagination of the bards of Scandinavia were as vigorous as they were gloomy ; they sang— " Round the shores where loud Lofoden Whirls to death the roaring whale; In the halls where Runic Oden, Howls his war-song to the gale ; " and they attuned their lays and legends to the stern sce nery which surrounded them. Continually engaged in the war or the chase, they well knew the value of iron, and it is a characteristic attribute of their supernatural creations, that the elves were all cunning workmen in metals—that they laboured by the lurid glare of unearthly fires in forg ing swords and battle-axes, before whose dints weapons and armour framed by human hands cracked and splintered like glass. The domestic tendencies of our own land bred up a peculiar species of household goblin,__ occasionally useful, but more frequently troublesome. He was a sort of supernatural servant of all work, and had no objec tion to dirty work; such were the brownies of Scotland. We are not aware whether their English brethren rejoiced in any distinctive generic appellation, but Miltoa has drawn their portraiture, and— " Tell us how the drudgin goblen sweat, To earn the cre im-howl duly set, When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, his shadowy flail bath thrashed the corn That ten day-labourers could not end Then lays him down the huh' er fiend, And stretched out all the chimney's length, Easks at the fire his hairy strength ; And crop full out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin Tipp." —llluminated Magazine. COBDEN'S CALUMNIES, Mr. Cobden, in his " great fact" speech at Covent garden Theatre, on Thursday week, said, as reported in the Times : " No fewer than ten incendiary fires were reported in the Globe of Saturday last. In another paper he (Mr. Cobden) saw an account of one to this effect : —An in cendiary fire took place last week at Stotfold, by which the whole of the property belonging to Mr. 11. Gibbing was entirely destroyed. Great credit,' says the Bed ford Mercury, 'is due to the inhabitants of Baldock, Radwell, and Shefford, for their engines and their praise worthy exertions. It is impossible to calculate what might have been the result had they not acted as they did, as the Stotford people stood ignorantly looking on, indifferent, and abusing any one that spoke to them, and enjoying their cannibal-like meal on the poultry roasted in their feathers, and the potatoes they were scrambling fcr in the ashes.' (Hear, hear.) How much of misery, despair, vice, and irreligion must be in those breasts and those districts wherein such delight prevailed at the de struction of the property of others !" (Hear, hear.) These assertions have produced a letter, addressed to the Times, from the Rev. A. W. Chatfield, the vicar of Stotfold, the place mentioned by Mr. Cobden. The rev. gentleman says— " 1 feel it my duty to testify, as I can do from personal observation, that whencesoever derived, whether from ignorance or malice, the whole of the above statement, as it respects the conduct of the people of Stotfold, toge ther with Mr. Cobden's superstructure of misery, despair, &C., IS UTTERLY FALSE. " To speak of the probable origin of the fire would be premature • it may have arisen from private spite or froM a morbid imitation; but it certainly did not arise from any spirit of discontent in the village. The Stot fold people, men, women, and children, worked exceed ingly well, and showed all zeal and good feeling on the calamitous occasion. There were but few people who misconducted themselves, and those few chiefly, or en tirely, strangers. [Query, Leaguers P] " Having no engines in the village, of course we were much indebted to the kind and effective aid of our neigh bours ; but, while we gratefully admit this, we indig nantly repel the unjust charge of indifference from our selves. "what is said about the cannibal-like meal on the poultry and the potatoes scarcely deserves notice. These could not be reached till the fire was abated ; and what may possibly have been done by one or two idlers or strangers it is unjust and absurb to lay to a whole popu lation. I again say, the whole statement is false ; and there fore all that Mr. Cobden would build upon it falls to the ground. " We have no discontent among the poor of this parish. Though not so well off, in some respects, as we could wish, yet they are content, well-affected, and improving. (A ten years' residence and ministry in this place enables me confidently to make this assertion.) Nor is there any fear of disaffection among them, unless it be through the self-interested, false, and incendiary doctrines so zea lously put forth by the League." MR. COBDEN'S RECEPTION AT BRADFORD Mr. Squire Auty, of Bradford, gives the following account of the recent league meeting at Bradford, in the Wakefield Journal of Friday. " The league has been at Bradford, and have not for got to leave the marks of their doings behind them without any mistake. They called a meeting of the in habitants of Bradford, a ticket-meeting as usual, of course, and took every precautionary measure not to issue even the tickets for the gallery until the morning of the day on which the. meeting was to be held • and also charged the tickets for the body of the hall 6, and the gallery 3d each, thereby thinking by every possible means to shut out the working classes. " But all would not do, the working men mustered in great numbers, and gave the pet man, Cobden, a regular drubbing, until he was as white as a sheet, and some of the parties commenced putting the lights out, for the champion of free trade said he would go on no longer. " He was, however, persuaded to proceed a litttle longer, and a working man of the name of Smith put three questions to him. " Ist. How was it that in 1797 the wages of the hand loom weavers was £1 Gs. Bd., the amount of cotton ma n ]factured was 23,000,0001b5, and in 1540 the wages of the hand-loom weavels ss. Bd., and the amount of cot ton manufactured was 460,000,0001b5. " The other questions were of a similar kind, so that you may guess what a predicament this apostle of free trade was placed in, and see how he shirked the ques tions. In the first place, he said he would answer the questions, but instead of doing this he commenced a furious tirade against the Irish, F. O'Connor, and the chartists. But as he had promised to answer the ques tions put to him by Smith. the man was preparing for a reply, and was getting his papers ready in the front of the gallery. He was perceived by the gentlemen on the platform, amongst whom were a number of meek and devout dissenters. They laid their heads together, as Smith could see distinctly from the gallery ; the conse quence was, that a number of long-pledged teetotal lickspittles of the league were sent from the body of the hall to drag Smith out of the gallery ; a regular tight ensued, and in the affi•ay Jacob Smith was struck at and kicked most severely, until they thrust him out of the doors—and this is free discussion, yes, this is free libe rality, and a e gre4t fact' This is the way Messrs. Cobden and Co. answer questions. They durst not allow Smith a regular discussion, or he would have de molished their one-sided, flimsy arguments, and show the low, mean, and despicable crew that, instead of being the poor man's friend, they are his greatest enemy, for they want an extension of trade for the purpose of aggrandising theillselves, and the working clasees• may be sent, as before time, if possible, lower than earth itself. That this may never be the case is the hearty wish of an enemy to the-oppressors of the poor.:' SCOTCH SETTLERS IN- ENGLAND AND ENGLISH IN SCOTLAND.—The English residing in Scotland are in more striking quantity in. proportion to the Scottish po pulation, than are the Scotch residing in England. For our small population of 2,620,184 to contain 37;706 per sons of English birth,. is very remarkable. It could not have been believed upon any but statistical evidence, that 15 per thousand of the inhabitants of Scotland are English, while only six per thousand of the population of England are from Scotland—a difference as five is two. There is actually a sixteenth of the whole population of Scotland of English or Irish birth. This shows that Scotland, while sending off adventurers to every other part of the world, receives also a number of adventurers from the two other kingdoms. Of the English in Scotland, nearly one fourth are in Edinburghshire, and somewhat lese. than an other fourth are in Lanarkshire. We trust that none of these results can be the subject of invidious. or jealous feeling in any quarter. The Irish are acknowledged to be a useful, though occasionally unruly, set of people amomist us. The Scotch in England are, we believe, ge nerally appreciated for their steady conduct in affairs which require thought and powers of management. We only speak a general sentiment when we remark, that the English settlers in our northern regions are-generally held in esteem. They are for the most part tradesmen engaged in lines of business, hitherto little known in Scotland ; a considerable class are teachers ; there is also a large num ber of working mem of superior skill. Any. one who casts his eve along one of the principal streets of the New Town of Edinburgh will remark the surprising number of shops occupied by persons with English names. As far as we are aware, these intrusions amongst us are regarded with anything but a hostile feeling.—Chasabsrs's Journal. ARTFUL TRICK.—While Sir Richard:thrnie was mag istrate at Union-hall, previously to his going to Bow- Street, a workman picked up a £lolsnote in the Borough, and, not knowing the owner, placed it in the hands of Sir Richard, that it might be restored to the loser when he came forward to claim it. The note was advertised sev eral times in the papers, of course without mentioning the number or date, and a few days after a very respec tably-dressed man presented himself to Sir Richard, and stating that he had lately lost a note of that amount, in quiring it the note advertised was then in Court? Sir Richard replied in the affirmative. " Perhaps then," said the applicant " your Worship will oblige me by examining the note, when, if it he the one I have lost, you will see two small marks I invariably make in any notes I receive, just under the figures." Sir Richard looked at it very closely, but could see no marks, and told the gentleman so. They are very minute your Worship." "Yes," said Sir Richard, "so you said before, but I can't see anything of the kind." My eyes are younger than your Worship's, and perhaps you would allow me an instant's inspection of it ? " Certainly," said Sir Richard, hand ing the gentleman the note, and quite sure at the same time there were no such marks as the other had described. The applicant glanced at the note in a careless way for a mere instant, pronounced it not to be his, returned it to the Magistrate, thanked him very politely for the courtesy shown him, and bowing left the Court. A few hours after another gentleman, equally respectably attired, made a similar application, stating that he had seen the adver tisement in the papers, and had no doubt the note was his. "In that case," said Sir Richard, " you will of course, be able to state the date and number of the note?" " Most assuredly; the date was so-and-so, and the num ber such-a-number." " Exactly," replied Sir Richard, " those are the date and number; there can't be a doubt that the note is yours, and if you will give a receipt for it and discharge the expense of advertising, you may take it with you." The gentleman acceded, pulled out an ap parently well-stocked purse, paid what was demanded, gave the receipt, tucked the note into his pocket-book, and returning his thanks, took his leave. Next day the real Simon Pure applied for his note, when a very awkward explanation, as may be imagined ensued between the worthy knight and the loser, the former strenuously en deavouring to persuade that it was no fault of his the note had not gone to the right quarter, and the latter in high dudgeon at the loss of his property, and pretty audi bly expressing his opinion of what he considered Sir Rich ard's stupidity. It is needless to say the first two appli cants were in league with each other, and that the mere cursory glance he had been favoured with was sufficient to enable him to carry away the number and date in hi s h ea d, and his comrogue the note in his pocket. Sir Richard used frequently afterwards to relate this anecdote with great unction at Bow Street, when a parallel case came before him, and was almost of opinion that the ingenuity of the plan deserved the success it had obtained,—Lon. don Paper. THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION-DISTRIBU TION OF PRIZES. The interesting ceremony of distributing prizes to the successful candidates at the Collegiate Institution took place on Tuesday last, in the Lecture Hall. Every part of the theatre was crowded on the occasion, the lower gallery being chiefly occupied by ladies, and the body of the hall and a portion of the platform by the pupils of the institution. Including the scholars, there could not have been less than 3,000 persons present. The boys were all habited in their scholastic gowns. Shortly after twelve o'cLc:c the Lord Bishop entered, accompanied by the Mayor, the Rectors, and a great body of the clergy of the town and neighbourhood, together with the Principal of the Institution, the Rev. W. A. Conybeare, the Vice- Principals, the Rev. Dr. Booth and the Rev. J. H. Brown, and many of the other offieers and teachers. The pro ceedings having been commenced with the singing of ye nile exultemus. The LORD BISHOP rose and said,—Ladies and gentle men—lt must be a gratifying thing, I am sure, to those who remember the origin of this institution, to come to it at the end of a year, and find it is thus answering the ex pectations, however great, that were formed respecting it, especially with regard to that great point which we always look upon as the foundation principle of the institution, namely, that on an occasion like the present—a joyful occasion—an occasion upon which we must all look with pleasure and satisfaction—still our proceedings begin with the praise of God ; showing that we desire, in all we do, to have him with us,—(hear,)—and that we consider our measures only so far right and proper as they are in ac cordance with what we believe to be his will. (Cheers.) It is certainly a satisfactory occasion on which I have the pleasure of meeting you—an occasion on which we are about to distribute the prizes to those who have most distinguished themselves during the past half-year. I hape no one will suppose, that, in aistributing prizes of this kind, we desire to encourage anything like a false or improper emulation. We are doing nothing more than that which must be found to be the order of things through life. We are rewarding talents ; and such is our life, that talents will rise and find their ascendancy. It is so in the senate; it is so at the bar; it is so in all the learned pro fessions; it is so in trade and commerce. In every situ ation in which man can be placed, talents will prevail. Therefore, when we thus distribute prizes to those who have given proof of talent, we are but following the order of Him by whom talents are assigned: because the as cendancy of talent to which I have alluded is not that which man prescribes ; it does not come of his ordinance : man can neither order that it should be so, nor prevent its being so. (Hear.) It is therefore the order of Him who diviileth to every man severally as he will. (Hear.) And so long as we follow the order of Providence, we cannot be wrong. However, lam well enough acquainted with the nature of education to be aware that we do not reward talent alone. We are rewarding talent united with industry. (Hear, and cheers.) Otherwise we should be rewarding that which in no way depends upon a man's self, but has been bountifully bestowed upon him. In his industry his own will must co-operate: and whether in the great world around us, or in that little world, or mi crocosm, a school, it will be found that industry, with very moderate abilities, will prevail more than great abi lities without industry. (Much cheering.) How often do we say concerning such a one, that had he but made use of he powers bestowed upon him, he might have been great instead of being despised—rich instead of being poor—high instead of being low! (Hear, and applause.) Merely because he had not made use of his natural capa bilities for the purpose for which they were given him. Therefore, in giving our prize, we desire to he humbly imitating Him who has told us, in one of his parables, what it is the intention of God should be done with the talents he has bestowed, namely, that they should be em ployed for the purpose for which be has bestowed them— that they should be made a good use of. We reward him who has made his one talent into two; him who has made his five into ten ; him who has made his ten into twenty, instead of neglecting and hiding them within him. (Lear, and cheers.) So that when our much-valued Principal brings forward those young persons who have succeeded in the race they have been running, I shall consider them as those whom God has gifted with ability, and who have used that ability for the purpose for which it was design ed, and fulfilled the will of their Maker by adding indus try and diligence to the abilities he has bestowed. (Loud cheers.) UPPER SCHOOL The Principal then called upon Master Farrar, to re ceive the senior divinity medal of the Upper School. He had much pleasure in presenting him to his lordship for this prize. He had obtained a number of prizes the last half-year, and he had been equally industrious this. He had the greater satisfaction in presenting him, because he was one of those whom he should have'to present on a more solemn occasion next year, as candidates for con firmation. The Lord BISHOP said.—ln presenting this medal, I have great pleasure in stating that it is the prize given for high proficiency in the divinity examination. There is something very melancholy often attending our reflections regarding learning, founded on that verse in the Psalms, " Man returneth to his earth, and all his thoughts perish." This is perfectly true. Very much of that which is and which must be learnt in childhood, and followed up in youth and age, perishes at last, because it has no concern beyond this present world. This is net the case with the knowlege tp which the present prize refers—the know. lege of religion. This does not perish with the using.. It begins here a degree of knowlege which, if we may trust one of our greatest philosophers,. may be increased even in eternity. (Hear, hear.) In giving this medal, let me express my satisfaction in knowing, that the sub ject for the divinity prize last session was the Epistle tO the Romans. Making that Epistle one of the first sub jects to which the attention of these boys has been called serves certainly to show that we were not wrong in our belief that the religion taught here would not be of a meagre or superficial nature. (Cheers.) Whoever has mastered the Epistle to the- Romans has certainly gone deep for his religion, and founded it upon pillars that are not to be shaken. There. he has learnt what first he should learn, the humiliation of man—his fall : and there he has learnt what it is equally desirable that he should learn, how he may be exalted through the Saviour, who came to remedy that fall. (Hear, and cheers.) Who ever, therefore, is well acquainted with the Epistle to the Romans has placed his religion on a right and true foun dation; he has learnt what he is by nature, and what through grace be may become. (Applause) , In present ing you, Farrar, with this-medal, .I trust you will always bear in mind what the Epistle to the Romans will teach you, namely, that " if we live after the flesh we shall die; but if through the Spirit we mortify the deeds of the body, , we shall live." (Applause.) Master Farrar then received his prize,. but remained upon the platform to be again presented with Master A. Wilson, the former to the senior historical, and the latter for the senior mathematical medal. His LORDS-HIP. in addressing them, said,,—lt was very well that he who gained the historical prize should in the first instance have gained the divinity prize. And the historical medal now given to Farrar Inas.likewise refer ence to the same important truth ; because I understand the historical subject for examination was the Reformation. in Germany. (Hear.) That Reformation was the be ginnin,-, of the Reformation elsewhere—of that purification: of the Christian faith which disencumbered it of the rust which, daring many ages, it had been covered with.. I am glad you are well acquainted with the Christian Reforma tion, and that you, Wilson, are acquainted with the crigin at least of what we call exact knowlege. I trust you will find in that Scriptural knowlege which I believe you also have, a corrective against anything that might lead you to expect demonstrative proofs of religious truth. You will find in life, that we must depend, not upon demonstra tion, but upon. evidence and probability. (Much cheer ing.) Masters Farrar, Andrew Wilson, Ridley, sen., and Clime, were nest called upon, to receive rewards as the head. boys in their respective classes in the Upper School.. The Right Rev. PRELATE said,-1 am glad to address you as the head boys in your respective classes, the first on the list having obtained the Egerton scholarship, the others prizes of books. You are an exemplification, espe cially Farrar, who stands first, of the advantages obtained by talant and industry. Ile has obtained that which will materially assist him towards the expense of his educa tion, which is worth far more than any pecuniary recom pense. lam glad to find that all of you are determined to make the most of your advantages ; and I hope you will persevere its the way in which you have begun. The books having been distributed, the boys retired, loudly cheered, as were their successors, on their descent from the platform. The Principal then intimated that before proceeding with the special prizemen of the Middle School, he would read over the names of the remainder of those to whom prizes had been awarded in the Upper School. The following is the list : Junior Divinity.—j'oseph C. Reddish,—(Book.)—Ju nior Mathematical.—Thomas ilson,—( Book.) Extra Prize for Ancient Geography.—( By Dr. Booth.)--Stewart Jones.—Extra Prize for Latin Composition.—(By Mr. Ainger.)—Prescott. FIRST CLASS.—Certificate.—Duncan• _ SECOND CLASS.—Certificates—Burdon, Josias Booker, Stewart Jones, (for proficiency in Ancient Geography.) THIRD CLASS.—Prize.--2d. Maliaby , Junior. FOURTH CLASS.—Prize.—Reddish• Certificate.— Buckley. FIFTH CLASS.—Prize.--2d. Gardner, senior. Certi ficates.-Ist, William Jones. 2d. Harrett. MIDDLE SCHOOL Master W. G. Wilks was then called up to receive the senior divinity medal in the Middle School. The follow ing boys were next presented JC• Leather, for the head-master's mathematical prize ; W. J. Wilks, for the first geographical and historical prize; and E. A. Pearce, for the first French medal. Messrs. C. Seddon, J. B M'Quie, T. Webster, James Inglis, Thomas Roydon, E. Smith, L. M'Coy, R. H. Derbyshire, G. Orme, and G. Lowcock, were presented as the heads of their res pective classes in the Middle School, the first being the successful candidate for the Potter scholarship. The Rev. Principal then read over the remainder of the list for the Middle School, as follows MATHEMATICS AND ARITH Ni vrtc.—Medals.—lst, H. Gerrard. 2d, R. Hitehman. 3d, John Knowles. 4tb, E. Timewell. sth, G. F. Poole. GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL Book.— George Smith. . _ _ _ Rodgers. 3d, J. H e b son . Falricri.—Medals.-2d, I. Certificates.—F. Robinson. j. S. Leggett. DRAWING.—MedaIs.-Ist, W. H Fisher. 2d. W. Proctor. 3d. J. W. Humble, WOlTlNG.—Med a ls.—lst 11. Clelland, 2d, W. C. Frodshatn, 3d, Robert Shorthotts7. 4th, Alfred Patter son. sth, 11, Vale. Mr. Humes English Prize.—G. ter :th e ru l e o f th e co l- Smith. Transferred to T. Webs lege not permitting any bov to bold Conway,ore than two prizes. Mr. Wils on ' s Cl ass i ca l Prize.—J• C Mr, Sharp's Mathematical Prize.—Charles Birch. Doc. 26, 1841 FIRST CLASS.—Second Prize.—Charles Lea ke • C C! ' tificates.—lst, W. J. Wilks. 2d, Arthur Pearce. rert i, SECOND CLASS.—Second Prize.—J. E. Jones. ficates.-Ist, C. Shackleton. 2d, Thomas TYon• b THIRD CLASS.—Second Prize.—Thomas Horn Y . ' Certificates.—lst, T. I. Smith. 2d, J. Rodgers. , MOO FOURTH CLASS.—Second Prize.—John Certificates.-Ist, John Ogle. 2d. W. S. Davies. , er , FIFTH CL tss.—Second Pi ize.—John Hebson. tificates.—Jas. Overend. 2d. Edward Brownbill.. jot, SIXTH PRESS.—Second Prize.—James idu Certificates.-Ist, Robert Shorthouse. 2d, J. " • ble SEVENTH CLAss.—Second Prize.—Alfred Pattersoet Certificate..-Ist, W, Holmes. 2d, W. Parlane. 400 , SEVENTH CLASS.—Second Prize.—James Ash' • Certificates.-Ist, E. B. Roose. 2d, L. Moss. 13 0 . 1 EIGHTH CLASS.—Second Prize.—Thomas Certificates.-Ist, G. F. Poole. 2d. F. Wilde. non . EIGHTH CLAss.—Second Prize.—J. E. F a r ma Hall Wright. 2d, E. Pritchard. LOWER SCHOOL. ' 0 the Master Jordan received the senior divinity Rri.fe I ~a Lower School. To Masters Roberts, Robinson, sae Miller, were severally presented the first historical,...lel, the first arithmetical, and the first penmanship Prl'..„4 Masters Yates, Candlin, Gray, Brazendale, Tay.lor, r.",„ Wright, received prizes as heads of their respective co' oley sea—the first, the certificate of the Molyneu x s ch the FIRST CLASS.--M olyneux Se 1 h' ship, the others, books. The other prizemen Lower School were as under : o ars ip. • t h bis William Miller. This youth also received, alone ' 5l Bp certificate of scholarship, a handsome book, dl. con's Essays," and a silver medal, for a beautiful sl3;e. men of penmanship. Master Yates also gained a P.",,, r Medal " Historical Prize.-2d. Thomas Atkinson. —First ?rile! Arithmetic.-2d. R. Shaw. • Coati SECOND CLASS.—Second Prize.—O. Owen , Die n i , i V• of Geography. Certificates.—lst. J. R. Adams; "' H. Fisher. tnola - THIRD CLASS.—Second Prize.—W. Bateman, (- g, smith and Beatie.) Certificates.—lst. Gasket(, 2d. S. Griffiths. 2d Prize in Penmanship L M S . Kent* LreyS, FOURTH CLSS.—Second rize.—R. . El - m""' oa r (Polar Seas.) A Certificates.— Prize R S. U rI . (Polar Seas.) Certificates.—lst, R. Leslie; --' Dal' mer. r lc FIFTH CLASS.—Second Prize.—W. Dooley' (George lin's Life.) • Certificates.—lst. J. Neale; 2d. Holmes. (Fri° l. SIXTH CLASS. — Second Prize.—T, Formby'- 2d. mer's Natural History.) Certificates.—lst. Farris: Burgess. The Rev. Principal having signified that tion, as far as his lordship was concerned, was note - pleted. Ajt rS hi The Lord BISHOP proceeded to address the su- -° Lei general. What I have hitherto said (he observetiaLeo, been chiefly addressed to the younger part of this ito ut bly ; but I cannot allow the opportunity to pa ss er sup' saying a few words to parents, friends, and otu er ist ion t porters of this institution in the extremeof a") w ell de' which what we see must show to beY eta served. We have, indeed, a real cause both for cougt.ime lation and thankfulness. It seems but a very sborti:obie since the first stone of this building was laid. wir e ,: s it to lord who is held in high favour here, as he la " rest' whom be is known,—(cheers),—gave us a most interest' ing discourse on the theory of education. Now ( Hex w e seen that theory carried into successful ctice. g r pra _ _„ Now we have seen the building, not only raised to 3 w _ s , have been ;16 nificence that at that time could scarcely pected, but also crowned with that which can al eee n giog real importance to a building, with the success belosoich to its intent--answering, that is, the purpose f°, r 8 ob• so much was done. (Applause.) This not on'Y beca use ject of congratulation, but of encourageme,n,t' 4100 this undertaking was begun on a sound, a realty re, ich I s principle, and has by example proved, that that u se of so projected and so based, will in the common cou g uf is s things . receive the blessings of him who can alon e It is s ~ ston blessing to any undertaking. (Hear arid cheers.) ' 6 matter of just surprise, not only that the foundat'e- the at , has not been laid above three years, but b a yea r opening has not in fact taken place so much s s e been ago. One of the authors to whom these boys re d years introduced speaks of one who may live a huna re brie and yet be a child. But this institution seems %oil grown up without any childhood : it has neve r 'a It the dis_treiobtatt: what it is to be an infant. (Laughter and cbeeti•ionce seems to have gone beyond youth, and reached t g u t tbs C the vigour of manhood ; and not only the vigour , vig or; which does not always accompany manhood en d nt tbs . ! it seems to have also the discretion and judo be belong to man. (Loud cheers.) For we mar . be ibe de, that an institution like this could not flourish in vv ithoo° gree it does, and show us what we have seen, of t hose great discretion and, a grea t swell a judges great t t on the Par t ° ar rviog who preside over it, v i g our ir , - s o; ca the suggestions of judgement and discertion into deal e` tion. (Much applause.) I have known a gres i t ife; sad this kind of education in the early p a rt of nIY j aster s ' lam well aware how much depends on the er et whether the schools shall be such as we see tb e ls bas a very different kind. (Hear, hear.) Thereforeierity of a be e e o n oo w t e r l y l s i a s id th o e n oannloythseprpslusubjseectt,hathtat kingsthe oPrlsetneese3o,ll. ought to receive or to be proud of, so the bes t ro of I t ments as we are now witnesses of. (Loud mum that we can give to the masters or g overn ° , „ a rt• school is such success in its various objects en d s ° r e s v .) 1 ebe i _ ea n SO can only express it will proceed, a greater and a greater blessing:. and e e my sincere hope, that as it haVbe ill' tisfaction of seeing their children enjoy habitants of Liverpool and the neighbourhoo e t he s f li pecially to parents, who. will year after year b e k v e nent e a public education, together with the advants,g_ e p s r ing o d ing to private superintendence. (Much en';, esPeds, t s h ii e a bdl dangers n f g o e r rs its a o n w d n difficulties sake. e ven have no doubt, from what I have seen in inY, ° e 0 " 95t e nu the u be long; enee, that public education is in e lf re b y p n : ill : ri render - e el] ; : e l a e d w r s eed o r g e :: f attending ifiittswe cessary by circumstances. Still, every n ee -s etil eati° r l S: Here you have the advantages with but little of t" , cher"; (Hear and cheers.) I will not further detain Y° ' e the bon to r fore, except to express once more my s i n cere ly c o fi g the blessings at present enjoyed and so ju st y b el° . i ot plated by the inhabitants of this great town , 11 see not continued to them, and that hereafter they : v i , l ,, v s ee t bel the promise, but the performance. Novi 1 ",7,: u .t, , io r promise of their young children ; hereafter, i ce ''" the l '", - eer will see no less the performance. Now they s t 0 019 'd e , sum ; hereafter may they see the fruit; and ' I L- wi l l r ot but reap it, in the gratification they theros e Li; clil'ithe rive from seeing their children ursuing tu'i n 'nod, Paths of life in the fear of God and the con' - , i itli ' - 'of Holy Ghost; having learnt to begin everythini.e:wiedgthe and knowing that all knowledge without thu d l .' s both, him is without avail. but that the fear o f G l is cse•i be o beginning and the end of wisdom. (Great P aP s vere tt is Jubilate Deo. and the National Anth ere o ced tb t e be re sung, after which, Rector Brooks. who ann°,ltotioe, :1 bf the morning and evening schools of the I n ncloueleV were 1030 persons receiving instruction, ee Tile. a 191 proposing a vote of thanks to the Dish"' , carr! e in is- H. M'Neile seconded the motion, which vv a ' i d d' s had acclamation. His Lordship returned thn e VA l l l l 73d t ° . sed the assembly with his blessing. Ti' e .. c ed L ' e-1 not been presented with their prizes rer e-' receive them. • co '''.------.-:-----(llls._6:l„tied ti:.: 8 nx—t. :3 i lli ti t 0 ion wait m ed a u il p . on T t i l l i e e y i t n h e t, o great nd a deputation by C t ° ll m e outgoing u u tNglocin WITH TILEna eaP 4-- l loss of the East India.not le ts of enabling the theircoerchnts, le London but in the province to answ er tar 0f the t bona government, that measures should be taken to an object so d • esirahle. f) oS ci d" Loss OF THE cnir - fr - EAST INDIA PACKET--,o,creC,- 0, —lntelligence total has been received of the s'6 l / o rd , e o io s i mender C • Captain Marshall t packet- h with a 01°S, iruita cargo, while on her " • oget er ~ , ere Le it a t maiden passage lc 1 , pn bu i London. The ship was quite new, ha4fing " e ". 621 t°,4 South Shields a twelvemonth since. She s 'rs o tt, L" burden, the property of 'lb and c street ship-brokers, in - _ l , St. Beaet's lace Gracet.i ~....,,, ca and stood A 1 at Lloyd's. The Oxford sa iled li:',., foul' eutia on the Ist of July, havin besides her o i ' - , 7 0 'ho leg o pas b Tigers, and a cargo consisting of ugar , i u r t 'is rr f ilk, hides, and other pro erty to the v alue', ..oltn e ported, of nearly X 24,000. pNo Mishap occurre°:i'eg, the Ist of September, when, at about 4 in the mc.lll,,,,strtieli: ship under press of sail and harp breeze of sc r ,'"" dr igues• violently on a reef of roc a sthe •ind of P , ° „,y,aiDe di ks off is 3 1.... ea to the eastward of tbe Mauritius, where she . an d rn i notwith • standing the efforts used by the caP"'n - Oct, n' and shortly became wreck. For the 5 d ; a telf a complete i ost loin"' ' the the passengers, s c o., the boats were a ro . .. 10,,0 _ unc e la hd, and when it was found iinpos,llole t" %j o g w ship, the crew left d vessel belonP.oce, and got on boar a • a short d'" 1 0 0 Glasgowwhich , happened to be within . • The and w • Inch safely landed them at the Mauritius. s._,,ege, of the vessel was at first attributed to improper .t tl e c " e re but afterwards it was clearly ascertained not to _ll,,iralti stilted from that cause, but from a defect insthenar e 0 Al' The Oxford has since gone to Piec e a The !l A . quently is totally lost, together with her cargo. ~..ets,,, liance Insurance-office has, we are given to un'r l to the insurances on the ship and part of her cargo amount of £17,000. --Oi l t•l• CLEVER IMPOSITION, n TECTIO ~..0_,,, AND SMART ,E .i. e L., w, Monday last, a young man and woman went to L,. m tb,! mercial Bank, `fain, and presented an order tuudeposit National Bank, Dingwall, for £4 9s. firl•, and 03 3 . 'P e receipt for £2OO, wishing payment of tbe sbelfa Witlii order and receipt were in the name of Miss Isa _„ e ot kintosh, Taira, which personage the female reP7retosh herself to be. The order was paid, and Miss Mact ile te• acknowledged the same by her cross, or marl , . _ f 005 t. ,! g ceipt was forwarded to Dingwall, and by return of p ato remittance came, when the amount thereof g as a' pilie and the parties said they were about to proceeV,ein ble rice. On Wednesday night they accordingly ler t i . Tb„ the Inverness mail, under the name of CarnPoe', panii! succeeding day, a letter arrived at the Nationalise tot, from the real Miss Mackintosh, stating her sorr h,g0116 the new deposit receipt and her interest for theu6,olr! year had not been remitted. This at once led the e 0 0 95 to see that they had been imposed upon , an d t t he i/ prompt steps were immediately taken to detec stoop postors. Having made inquiry at Inverness, it wa.,,,lie e ' that Miss Mackintosh, accompanied by her ace.ort'ilere, her brother, a journeyman tailor in Taira, wa5....,5t,1,1.,hur0; and were to leave by next morning's mail for r-,01,7 theo The parties having made their appearance to ta ti l idee E r a es * c. l e o i : a d ipon, seats in the coach, were instantly apprehended' A ° a n tb el j tified ; and in a trunk or box which they had , an" - I - goi° persons, £174 of the money was got. In place 0 0 pito to Edinburgh, the parties had a morning's driv e t r co. r ; It should be noticed, in conclusion, that the lette oi, taming the order and receipt was addressed t,04, Isabella Mackintosh, and was delivered, of so urce P h s take, to the person who so adroitly turned it to e o' 1;' 0 4 vantage for the moment, but her ultimate di,,.Pocnilet , worthy pair had taken their seats to Edinburg(' II" 1 name of Grant.—Ross-, hire Advert i4er.