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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-10-30 00:00:00

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ging him for heaven's sake to stop, wrote his leading
theme upon the black coat, and drove the owner before
him (humming the note as he went along) to the park-
gate, when he obtained pen, ink, and paper, and copied
the whole. With this treasure Hasse hastened home,
and the principal parts of the Te Deurn were com-
pleted. On the following day he went to Gruna, car-
rying a present of a dozen of wine for the obliging
peasant whose black coat had been of such essential
service to him.

A QUEER SPECIMEN OF AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN.
—The low beach rendered landing (at point Manabique,
near the Gulf of Honduras, in Central America) an
easy task, and we were soon in the rancho of an old
and ugly herculean negro, known in the country far
and wide by the name of " Tata Puss." This singular
specimen of mortality is an unique human inhabitant
of that part of the coast, and has lived there for many
years, feeding on fish and wild fruits. He had the
care of an immense heap of cocoa nuts, destined for a
merchant from Belize, and was mounting guard before
his treasure with a rusty old sword and a ridiculou s
air of self-importance. We had a brief discussion with
him before he would allow us to land on his domain ;
he even shammed showing signs of fight, but a glass
of aqua ardiente and the promise of an old shirt to
cover his black nakedness soon put us in his good
graces. I was not a little surprised by hearing him
address me in broken English; and on inquiry I dis-
covered that he had, in his younger days, served as a
sailor in the British navy, and had actually been
engaged at the battle of Trafalgar. I was much
amused by his telling me, striking his breast vio-
lently, " Me gentleman-buckra, me Englishman, me
no Spaniard, me no Carib, me no nigger, me true-
born English gentleman." It was the most curious
specimen of an English gentleman I ever met with,
as, soon after, he boasted of having eaten his own
mother, and of having murdered a whole family of
natives who had settled in his neighbourhood. He
was all over scars, received in fights and quarrels with
the inhabitants of the nearest settlements, and, being
covered with vermin, was certainly a most disgusting
object. It made me feel queer when I looked at him
and thought that " all men are brothers.---Fraser's
Magazine.

FREDERICK 11. OF PRIISSIA....-Frederick, though
sometimes superb in his expenses, was habitually penu-
rious. He seems to have thought that war was the only
thing on which it was worth his while to spend money.
The salaries of his gentlemen and attendants were all
on the narrowest scale. Lord Malmesbury observes,
that even the Prince of Dessau's marriage, at which
he was present, exhibited this penury. All the apart-
ments, except those immediately used for supper or
cards, were lighted with a single candle. The supper
had no dessert ; the wines were bad ; their quantity
stinted. On his asking, after dancing, for some wine
and water, he was answered, " The wine is all gone ;
but you may have some tea ;" and this was a pecu-
liarly distinguished party. He saw the King himself
directing the servants in lighting up the ball-room,
and telling them where to put the candles. Whilst
this operation was performing, the Queen, the Royal
family, and the company, were waiting literally in the
dark, as the King did not begin this ceremony till
supper was finished, and no one dared to give orders
to have it done. Frederick, when a young man, was
intended for the husband of a British princess. This
was a match of his mother's construction. But the
old King, who hated George 11., threatened to cut off
his son's head for his presumption. The English King
called the Prussian "my brother.the sergeant ;" the
Prussian retaliated by calling the English King " my
brother the dancing-master." This hostility amounted
to a mixture of the profane and the ludicrous. When
the old King was seized with his mortal illness, he
asked whether "it was necessary to forgive all his
enemies." On receiving the proper answer, he said to
the Queen, " Dorothy, write to your brother that I
forgive him all the evil that he has done me ; but
wait till I'm dead first." A good repartee of Sir
Andrew Mitchell on the battle of Quebec is mentioned.
" Is it true," said the King to him, " that, after all,
you have taken Quebec P" " Yes, sire," said Sir
Andrew Mitchell, the envoy, "by the help of Provi-
dence." What !" said the King, "is Providence
among your allies ?" " Yes, sire," said the envoy,
" and the only one among them who demands no
subsidy."

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BUSINESS IN CAlRO.—Wheat " e
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small mills worked by buffaloes or el the
of the baker is somewhat different ally rs lea
inc, with us. The loaves are usuallYA'
the customers, and brought at state"l,lles th,e7
twice in the day, to the baker, who Pa" jell afe -rec.
oven, which is always kept heated, 0140 lieb*Aeti
returns them sufficiently baked, for ,to tlie,4ol
a small sum. I had to advance illone)all rPfor
purchase flour, as he would not incur acoce, „09
self, and also to pay him in part in,.3„,is,ssinef,
labour. I inquired why he was so eal°l"`botila
have the bread for his security till he 6a 011,ed,
his pay. His reply was, that he wallt,ie to ola!',e $111"
not bread, and that I might only inten'al vractriet;i
of him. I found this to be the usli,t,;ooll
tradesmen, who will not do work to 'of le:
few piastres without receiving a Par,,t al;er
advance. I sent my boots to a aloe"' ed re
paired, by my servant, who soon retnrllloloo
for four or five piastres, without which:), -.g,#),`'tiOt
to undertake them.--Olin's Travels " fe2,
A PORTRAIT OF SHERIDAN:4 ba°11ior101))117
time an opportunity of seeing this ,re,'"fo€, 551
He was then in the prime of life, P°4'ooocogyi.,,
powers. His countenance struck we a' ilifieff ifl;
most characteristic I had ever seen. di#o,..; diirek
much, but 1 thought that I co° he
physiognomy every quality for which
guished ; the pleasantry of the man el, o&t,e`'
keen observation of the great drainati.as`L,fes,l),
ness of the daring first-rate orator. P;rftilL'
fine, but their combination was so ?tiled
tual, that at the moment when he twit" s'
you, you felt that you were looking e'
highest order of faculties. None of i"
of his day had a physiognomy 5° •
Burke's spectacled eyes told but little;
grand outlines of a Greek sage, had 00:
ture ; Pitt was evidently no favotal
goddess presided over beauty at his birLi.
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dan's countenance was the actual in
most glowing, versatile, and vivid uliau-
His eyes alone would have given esPisreso
of clay. I never saw in human head erys'if
intense a black, and of such sparkling
manners, too, were then admirable ; ea s ,
ligence, and respectful as the guest av •
without a grain of servility. He temptss
that affectation of epigram which
cannot help knowing that his good tli:-
AGED GENEIIALS.—" Do not supe
youth is genius ; all that I say is that
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young, is divine. Why, the greatest
ancient and modern times both conquered
Youth, extreme youth, overthrew the r(
Don John of Austria, won Lepanto at 25'
battle of modern time ; had it not been ~,en
of Philip, the next year he would have
of Mauritan. Gaston de Foix was a' -
stood a victor on the plain of itsvenfoe w,a-
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members Conde and Rocroy at ti ne,-his caPc'';
vus Adolphus died at 38. Look a' 36 Whee',l
wonderful Duke of Weimar, only les, dl
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Baner himself, after all his wiraie be
Cortes was little more than 30 wnellgatil
the golden cupolas of Mexico. whilea t,l
ony died at 32, all Europe acknow",l-s,st stal
the greatest captain and the profotin"- hut
the age. Then there is Nelson, Cli,erhere
warriors, and perhaps you may - • the
things than war. Ido not ; I worshT'
Hosts. But take the most illustrious ao.crie,
civil prudence. Innocent 111., the 't 37,
Popes, was the despot of Christendom 9. rajoi
Medici was a cardinal at 15, and GniAcr;foi
baffled with his craft Ferdinand af
He was Pope Leo X. at 37. Luther robbed
of his richest province at 35. Take
with
and John Wesley—they worked
Ignatius was only 30 when he ade 111'
and wrote the " Spiritual Exercises.
great work at 16, the greatest of Frencliglio
at 37. Ah ! that fatal' 37, which °Tor.
Byron—greater even as a man than a wr,,,elod
experience that guided the penile Rai); A))
painted the palaces at Rome ? dieu Well, the°, of
lieu was Secretary of State at 31. bet of
are Bolingbroke and Pitt, both minister dente
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