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London, England, 1853-05-28 00:00:00

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the rising sun, and the cool air is refreshing
after the heated supper-room. For the ten
thousandth time the contrast between the calm
beauty of nature, and the stir and noise of
feverish passing life comes 11)1011 US, 111111 the
heart is touched. But as we are passing down
this narrow street leading from 3ennyn-street,
what noise is that? Ha! there is a riot in
yoader house, and the door is suddenly opened,
and % oou,pl.e of fellows, looking like bandits in
servankti' livery, kick out into the street, amid
profuse imprecations, a cheating blackleg.
Yes ! it is a gaminghouse.
Ascend tit* stairs, walk into the second-floor
chamber, and'isok /at the horrid scene.
You .few fret. Amsterdam is a gamester,
noted through Einvo ! Near him is an Irish
veer, staking the rtmains of his rack rents.
There is Lord EgremotA, who thinks the whole
set around a pack of pickpockets, but still
plays on ; that fine young -Ilan, with frenzy in
his face, Hushed with *.verish rage, is
Prince of Blood Royal—the: Duke of York.
Aakd there is Fitzpatrick, exhatisted in body,
Mid, excited in mind—and, oh shame !
there .is that Fox on whose burniiw, words
• the seetate lately hung enraptured ! lhere is
that Fox • from whose lips we heard the cords
of virtue, the precepts of the purest morality,
and the fialltering accents of enthusiastle.
philanthropy ! .see him now, half maddenetl
with the avri :Nora filmes. See the gnawing
misery in his Ofaggard features, and hear
hint but no ! We cannot look on. The
hero of our man. Our
dream of a varnishes.
We will not . gambler
stagger home we found
him last noon Ited. We
Lave for the whining
sentimentalist Alas ! poor
human nature

So euds our , of Fox."
It will of itself llDill was,
from first one his
equal but ._ great in-
tellect. Darker :, but we
have revealed ' reasons why,
amidst the people of
England, Fox lths, and
Pitt counted , of years !
The personnel , fatal to his
party and himself. .., summing
-
up upon the effects of that exttraordinary
man's career, and upon his place ia history,
we will reserve for another paper. i

India as it May Be. An Ontlint of ye Proposed
Uovernment and Policy. By George Camp-
bell, Author of " Widen' India." ILondon :
Murray.
I.lAen renewal of the charter of the I:iast India
Company has called into existence iimmerous
plans for the future government of oiar Indian
territories, and several of them havd not been
without considerable merit. 'l'h present
volume is, however, entitled to dile especial
consideration of the student of the lindia ques-
tion, not only as coining from the; pen of an
experienced civilian in the Compa4's service
and an able writer, but because it 44 rumoured
that the author, in many portions, of his pro-
posed scheme, has adopted the vi6ws of a very
learned member of the House elf Peers. Ile
this ns it may, the book is, filer se, a good
hook, and is entitled to take its stand on its
own merits ; and, however nu ch we may
(Infer from Mr. Ciunpbell in some of his
broader view* and many of his more minute
details, we can conscientiously recommend it
to our readers as indispensable to every one
desirous of mastering the immense subject of
India, and of 'suggesting or discussing pro-
posed measures of reform in the system of its
government. Mr. Campbell, previously to the
publication of the present work, gave to the
world an admirable treatise on the whole
system of the Indian civil goveniment.*
" Modern India" was the necessary precursor
of the present volume, and should be carefully
perused before entering upon India as it
May Be." It is written with great moderation,
and though we find throughout the fond lean-

0 Modern India. A Sketch of the System of Civil lloverip
merit. To which is prefixed some Account 44 the Natives and
Native Institutions. By (iporgo Campbell, 1.1141., Bengal Civil
Service. SW. Loutiou,lo32, Jam Murray..

idolatry %has fallen to a Ins
philanthri )pic demigod vi
wait to sec
.the ruined
to to the lodg ngs where NN
on ; our feelin vs are revolt
moment no pa 'once with a
List who wouk cry, " Alu
Ire!"
our chronicle of " A Day
itself explain wl such a i
t 4) last, compt red by
scarcely his 811 nior in ;
trker tints might:4l)o used,
red enough to show to ream,
grave and decor ns is
?ox held office for town'
cd his power by decad .s o
tel of Charles F illi fox Wat
thuself. But our judieia r