The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-29 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 29, 1851

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LI RATTIRE. -.• • zechtt,he'dunidnerrinietarentbyenfstiPll4l.l briptelywTeiclisneraltltsel I
------ the return of the embassy to Meseow. lie died of typhus i
Catherine Frio! A soeel. By Mae. STSWARTi. Atstior flier on the lit of March, 1699_,:in the 44rd year of his eget. I,
of " The.PrOletkog;" a..r.. rye. T. C. Newby. et but one son cw ftsnry. young man of grca ,
proinise, who died in 1:92, in his 19th year.
A certain dims of past writers a.l. con- The Emperor was residing at Woronege during Lefort's 1
stantiv turning to the past for their golden inkier', ants" and sent messengers reealarls,' every day to bring
and tfieir poetic sighs. Charitably they weep over hjus an account of his health ; but, from unwillingness to
the present, as though it disclosed butt he ashes of a grieve his master, Lefort concealed his danger until the
glorious world faded away. They shut their eyes to very lait moment. W,hen Petaenrdhear the sad news, he
reclaimed, in a voice
the stern facts of the " good old days"—to the blots bur?
brostenintyaWnhS, io.hitve lost my best friend! Oh, how
that blacken its every page—the dire deeds, the wrongs necessary he was to me! Where can I ever again find a
and murders which are often its only landmarks- second self?" Without waiting to settle any of his
a.ffsim,
Pleasant and clever, yet full of this spirit is the lady he went at once to Moscow, where,
braa public funere. as
writer of these volumes. She thinks her sex were magnificent as if a great sovereign died, he testified
his
.ffireatteufnuelirrembcsresfloncegethLibelovedt friend he had. lat•
better off once than now. " Submissive and reserved
T
in private life, in public, woman was supreme—at I' I
the captains, andP
walked with aPepike in hiss gand, as •
tilts and festivals, on the battle field, her favours lieutenant, which rank he had held in Lefort's regiment. I
were displayed, and she would have rejected with Those ministers who happened to be Russians by birth
contempt, in lieu of this stately homage, .
the elegant were not very sorry for Lefort's death. They would have 1
left the house of. the deceased before the Emperor wss dis-
,-- 1
flippanmes of familiar intercourse, and the lisping
posed to quit it, had he not prevented them by *gyms
adulation of a gilt-edged beau." This longing for
" You did not value him while he lived, and now von want I
the spirit of by-gone ages, can only be received by thhee to go home to rejoice over the high admiral's death. You I
really familiar with medimval history, as the yearning are afraid to stay in the house of mourning. lest your prc-
of all excitable, half-educated mina. As, however, tended grief should betray your hypocrisy in my presence;
f?rey,imitrhejoor
myin yoturhe
we art. probably indebted to the romantic tendencies and amrtsas faithfuliu were gainers by
i
of Mrs. Steward's mind for " Catherine Erlof," it th
It was greatly to Lefort's honour that he never abused I
would ill-become us to criticise severely the founda- the confidence of his sovereign. Ile might easily have ca-
tion of so plc-aoing • result. Catherine Erlof is a ricked himself ; but hen id not leave money enough for his 1
work far alcove the common run of novels. It is an fu ne cal expend , whichwere
ter thatp d by the state. lie was i
impassioned, thoughtful, elegantly-written story of
so truly devo to mashe never thought I
had merged, en personal interests. llis habit of invariably speaking 1
when religion., wars
the stirring times, awn
simple truth, without the slightest approach to flattery. I
into in ganisesl robberies, and refugees flocked from whenever he addressed the Emperor, gave him such inttu-
Germany and Irelaud to foreign countries. The race over his mind that he very often controlled Peter's I
story of "Catherine Erlof," is one in which natural irritability by a word, or even a look, of judi-
the fortunes of a refugee Irish merchant and cious remonstrance and, from their being so constantly 1
frequent opportunities of exercising this 1
• remarkable member of the " Sacred Band" ritertaihrcor,uhruzebead.
' are linked. The plot is intricate, well-sustained, and -
The humility with which Peter the Great could '
I carefully worked out. The character of the heroine
receive a merited rebuke is shown in many chase- I,
is well balanced; not altogether original, perhaps,
teristie anecdotes. Ikre is one :
but so well proportioned as to give a strong human I
interest, which never abates through the various for Lisdiusizzu:is
airsso.
Proclamation
requiring :
" The EmperorA
tunes which are her lot. In too position of one the nobles to send their suns to Soukheroff's tower, i
wrongly accused, Catherine is powerfully painted. moicow, to be instructed in naval tactics. Notwith- I
viii °allele or Tile mesenritest. standing this order some of the parents placed their eons 1
" }'all hack; the l'rinee of Holstein enters. Saints in the school at the convent of Zaikonoepaek. Peter, irri- I
guard us!" he ejaculated, in an under-nine, "the crosier is bated beyond measure at such open defiance of his com-
reversed—she is doomed !" monde, sent the young nobles to St. Petersburg, and, to 1
With step,. measured to the solemnity of his announce- mark his displeasure, employed them to drive in the piles e
ment, the bishop entered, preceded by combs-hearer, in the Moika, which is the name of the great canal there. I
and followed by the renatore—The eta was reversed, and lie was deaf to all remonstrance and entreaties ; Apmxin ,
grays din the left hand. Although the awful signal was alone could appease his anger, and to do so he had re- ,
generally under•tood, yet was every eye fixed upon the couree to a stratagem. Ile ascertained the precise time i
tribunal, when the prelate took his seat. when the Emperor was expected to pass near the place 1
" Catherine Erlrof," said the president, " prepare for where these young men were at work, and managed to be I
doom ; you are adjudged guilty of having compiewed this himself near at hand. The moment he perceived Peter
atrocious murder, by means of a subordinate agent, whose approaching be took off his coat and began to work like
escape you favoured. Death—public death, is awarded by the rest.
the hand of the common executioner!" " What !" cried the Emperor in astonishment, " is that I
The falling or fainting of some pereon near the tribunal you Count ? Can it be an admiral and a knight that I 1
interrupt's) the sentence. Several of the foreign deputies tee 'driving piles ?" 1
left their stalls, and, crowding mend the throne, hid the " Sire," answered Apraxin, "my nephews and my
object of eueli emblenly-awakined interest from the general grand-nephews work here; why should not 1 ? Relation- I
gaze. Hugh l'irrel had been foremost in tendering assist- ship admit* of no privilege. &sides which, Ido not dis- I
since ; be bad caught up the prostrate figure, and now, aided honour either my uniform or my order, for I have taken 1.
by the link, of Friedland, bore it, still senseless, through a them off, and there they lie."
'thesid-don, from the hall. Peter instantly pardoned the young nobles, and sent I
t 1,11.1•0. of this disturbance being removed, and order them to pursue their studies in foreign countries. 1
restored, the president again Wetted to the amused, who Vl' e chance which threw the ball of Fortune at '
the
had riven and advanced to rail. 1
the foot of Prince Menchikoff—which converted the i
" In pity to your youth, and because of your sem-
'dance of conipunetion, the extreme de of torture are confectioner's apprentice ultimately into an aspirant 4
r-mitted ; hut pa
y's
u are sentenced to the conscience-teat, for the dukedom of Coarland—lS another illustra- i
which you will undergo during the nights that intervene tion of the Romance of Real Life :
I
betwe, n doom and execution, until you absolve yourself Tile CUNFECTIONEIeiI APPIteNTICE. i
from further test by discovering your associate in this Lefort was one day walking in the streets of MOSCOW
. .... when he met a conlettioner's apprentice selling cakes.
Catherine listened like one suddenly braced to meet the There was something in the boy's appearance that attracted
harshest crisis.: extending her open across the rail, she said, his notice and induced him to speak to him. Ilia intelli-
with an energy, touching, yet rep,roachful." gent answers to a few common-place questions convinced
"My petition is then rejected. Lefort that he was born fur some better occupation than '
.It is : because we perceive that you have no fear of that of selling pastry, and he at once offered to take him
death in itself, but
only of its manner and kind. Confess, into his service, to which his new protege gladly consented•
and your request is instantly conceded—you shall have This boy was Alexander Menchikoff, the son of a peasant. '
hut one witness of your dying agony—a female executioner." The Emperor was in the habit of frequently visiting Lefort
" And the eonscience-test," said Catherine ; " may I at his own house, and there he accidentally saw the young
know what it means?" Mencliikoff, who was about his own age. Ile was so much '
" It is a test," replied the president, "long fallen into struck by his appearance and demeanour that he inquired
disuse, but now revived, in order to extort the confession who lie was and whence he came. Lefort immediately gave
you so stubbornly withhold. You shall be conducted at an account of his first acquaintance with the young man, and
midnight to the scene of your crime, and there remain till added that he was a remarkably intelligent servant. This
daybreak." was quite enough to excite Peter's interest. lie took him
Catherine shrank and cowered. Every word seemed to home to his palace, and made hint his valet de chambre.
strike her lower and lower to the earth. The ghastliness In this capacity Menchikoff was in daily attendance upon
of horror darkened her face. the person of his sovereign. lie had a most tenacious me-
" In tin- name of Oud, ye cannot mean it!" she faltered. mory and great natural quickness, which enabled him to
"To that chamber ! ye cannot mean it," She tamed a execute commissions with extraordinary fidelity and prompt-
-1 rapid look around the hall : it expressed neither humility nem ; his temper, too, was not easily ruffled, and he pa-
nor entreaty, but the silent appeal of an oppressed woman tiently bore with the Emperor's frequent bursts of violence.
to the common feelings of humanit.—" Ye will not suffer All these qualities ingratiated him with Peter so much that
me to be tiniest. il thither, will ye ?" in a short time he became the depository of his master's in-
" Until eonfession be extorted, you will pass every night, most thoughts; and as Peter's affection for his new favorite
alone, within the chamber of your murdered uncle," said
the grandees of .
Catherine rose from her knees ; there was somethingassociate
resented his appearance in their company us an intrusion,
awfully grind in the flash of her dark eyes— but others sought his frienilsliip with the hope of turning it
I shall meet a softer judge in yon mild heaven!" she to their own account. On more than one occasion the de-
ejaculated. tails of a conspiracy against the Emperor were confided to
" Lead her away," mid the president; "she oath °heti- him by some of the conspirators themselves ; he pretended
nately refused our mercy." to approve of all their plans, but without losing a moment
The word "sentenced" rang through the hall, and was wentstraight to his sovereign anddenouneed their treachery.
received by the rabble with an uproar of applause. l'eter, warned in time, defeated their intrigues, and a deep
How the clouds pass away after the storm, it is sense of gratitude henceforth added to his sincere re •
the province of the authoress to tell for herself; but
and
faorm-ark e
col;itins good opinion Peter placed him in his
we may commend her irupaasioned and eloquent fie- new company of guards. called Poteschnais, which was
lion to lovers of imaginary pictures of the past almost exclusively.com
ski posed of persons of high rank
ma, and
--- when the Preobrajen guards were organised he de him
• one of its sergeants, in which capacity he served at the taking
of Asof, in 1696.
aleuchikoff accompanied Peter in his travels, as his per-
sonal attendant and companion. When they were in Hol-
land he learnt the trade of a carpenter, in imitation of his
sovereign, and the certificate that his insider gave him,
stating his progress in ship-building, is still preserved in
the archives at Moscow. But he was by no means so good
a workman as the Emperor, who, on account of his handi-
ness and skill, acquired the name of " Master Peter" in the
I workshops at Saardam, a title which fluttered him more
I than that of Majesty.
When Lefort died in 1699 Menchikoff took his place as
Peter's greatest favourite, and rose rapidly to be the first
potion at the Russian court.
Kamen.ski draws a very graphic
..portrait of I
Golovin, so well known for his avarice and his
meanness ; and in the course of his biography quotes
from the memoir's of De Berkholz that description

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the west of England will take the lead, while the coarser
fabrics will include tartans from flalashiel. and the High-
lands, blankets from y and Itochafale,
`an
boric-
cloths and railway raga from Chipping Naorton and
Kendal, The Y.xhibition, as far as the silk trade is con-
cerned, has laboured under some disadvantages, especially
those arising from the pr,nie superiority
sod supeority of Yrench ma-
nufacture* in this department- Ibe diaplay, however, will,
it is said, he more satisfactory than could have been anti-
cipated; and Manche ter anti Miseeltitield will be worthily
represented by their !eluting houses. In leather, skins, and
fun the exhibitors are numerous, although the spare occu-
pied is not gnat. The chief feature in this class will be
Nicbulay's collectiou of (um, which, it is expected,
will attract much notice. The shoemakers will muster in
great tome; and. included in the show of paper manufac-
tures, will be displayed a very beautiful envelop! machine
by the Messrs Delano:. In glass and pottery, Jut in the
latter especially, out principal native manufacturers have
come forward, and will worthily support the industry
and skill of the country. 'Mineral manufactures,
including bricks, tilts, and other substance., are
aid overlooked in the general display. Hardware, the
most tatenOve of all the
artmanufacunng classes, will be re-
presented by the leading
housta Birmingham and Sher-
held, and will, it is said, amply vindicate the reputatian
we enjoy in the products of the forge and the anvil. The
display of goldsmiths' work anal jewellery is expected to
be very coretidemble, and, in certain kinds of barge and
costly work, such as racing plate, to be excellent; but, in
the more cunning and artistic products of this class, our
weighboare acne. the Channel will, it is believed, greatly
surlier us. lu Winery, Nottingham and Leicester put
forth all their strength. In the hat trade we are pro-
mixed a highly interesting illustration of the process by
which our Leads are made !Allowably hideous. Hair-
dressers and tailor. in the general representation of in-
dustry are not to be forgotten, and at is satisfactory to'
think that a /int to the Ealtibition will enable the world to
know how Lest luddness an
he C 01143 4lvd, and nakedness
clothed. The fair sea will he delighted to bear that e
manufacturen of Coventry inteud making a splendid t
d
is-

play of ribauds.
Let us now glance briefly at the contributions from
abroad; and first of Switzerland. Thence come embroi-
dered mush., yacconets, east P. muslius a es. in coluurs
rers
a to Jacquard, merino., silk stuff-, from 42 manufactu
of the canton of Zurich, 2,bl l speihnelis of ribbons from
Dade, curious applications of leather mid straw, vk
aryisngad
,
cabinet work, and last, but above all the rest, cluc
watehmaking. The licrtusin collection includes mineral
product. from Prussia, aud chemical preparatious used in
maaufactur.; also porcelain and stoneware • glue from
Frankfurt, with speciaimis of typefountling and letterpres
printing. 'fhere as a large display of textile fabrics, tusnu-
factured in some it...lances trout British yarns. Speull
ci-
mens of dressed leather mad paper, and a f
illustration of the Ile din iron manufacture, and
of high.class works iu bronsc. Front Saxony vans
rich silk stuffs for tapestry, furniture, carriages,
satius, damreks, brocatelles and couture, laces said em-
broideries, woollen manufactures, llama Manuel.. oilcloth*,
hosiery, and gloves. There .111 be a great display of musi-
cal and philitoophical austrutucnts, and speciineus uf por-
celaiti loon the royal manufactory at Meissen. Nt 'n-
ieces:rig sends watches, clocks, and musical instruments,
various slim:Mama of textile fabrics, manufactures in
leather and paper, curious toys, and coufectiuntry. liens
minds, among other dump., iuterestifig specimens from
the salt and peat works at Salzhatran, and from Darm-
stadt and oth utoich we have urolaniental iron, gold, and
silver work. The Gentian collection includes stained
glass, and carving in wood and ivory among the crimples
of fine art. From IlatiuSer the einitrilnitionli are mull
select than numenius. From Nassau conies a great dis-
play of mineral wealth and miuing industry, also mineral I
manufactures, such as 'licked, silver, marbles, and clay
pipes. llamburgh shines is the Hermon collection from
the multifarious character of its contributions ; those
include kettle-drums, printed and painted tablecloths, oil
cake, pianofortes, mousseliu de trine cravats, birdcage.,
elect:wilco/utile clucks, and embroidery. From Lubeck
aiine preserved Vegetables and eatables, embroidery, guns,
leatlo-r. Tu.% besiile• a hlie display of interestmg ob.
jecis commuted with the habit, auk imailieri of the country,
sends user a splendid display of dried fruits and other yew,
tahle productions. &tribute contributes merino wools, raw
silks, olive oil, and mineral productions in great variety:
velvets, silk plush or bats, eiuloruidertst cambric handker-
chiefs, ornamental furniture and sculpture, from ( Seoul'.
Watches, musical instrUilielits, and specimens of carving,
from Turin. Greece scuds marbles from llytuettus, Fenteli-
ism, and 'fripilima, nog entice. from Scutari, emery pots's.
hou, lithographic stones, ilicenieluillui and soap earth, silk
sashs, mosquito carte"us and handkerchiefs, specimens of
silk in the raw state or 1,1 thread, and dremes and works of
art from Athens. From Denmark the leading features of
the coutriliutions is a rich aasortrocot of purr...lion, from the
Royal manutactory at Copenhagen. Rolland send; raw
materials and machinery til a must useful and practical cha-
racter. Among other thinlys torisarded thence is a power-
ful steel magnet, with an attractive force equal t041.101b. Its
linaiiMactures are ropes, blausca, woollens, coverlets, bed-
ticking, with a few carpets, awl slat:inn:us of embroidery
and mill. The United :Oates' contributions to the F;xhibe
bition have, fur the most part, arrived, hut have not at pre-
vent Weil unpacked, and the feeling am
ong the eshibiturs
appear. to be rather to hang back %Mut to push forward
their preparations. howls is hardly in motion yet. The
Austrian collectiou will be strops it' furniture.

LONDON PLACES OF AMUSEMENT.

O,II,IfIuNALLT.

Greenwich lllnpital, free 011 Monday and Friday ; Society
of Arta Sluacum, W. thicaday ; Untialt Muecum, Great
liamacll..tret, M.milay, Wcdmaday, and Friday ;
Sa
Muamint 14 Geology, Alderm,ati.-atreet, Thurathry; Eaat
India ('ompany). Mmamiu, Saturday ; Museum o f Econo-
mic Geology ; tina.ham Wedneaday, Thunday,
and Friday ; Hampton Court, Monday, 'faraday, Wednes-
day, Thurmlay, and Saturday; National Gallery; Monday,
Tuimday, and Thuraday ; Venom Gallery,
Marllmmugh Ilutne ; Kew Gardena, daily; Loudon Mis-
on.try Mitacuin, Illnonitichltrect, Finahury ; l'antheon,
Gaford.atrect ; St. Kathcrine'a Docks., London Mali., West
India Dodo., and Cuatom

(IitATV
Ey trcket., to br ert.unr.l I re-tociAble rtalionerp, of meiribris of
tby vernal lorUtotrums.

Cul-
Antiquarian Museum, Guildhall, daily: Achburton
daily; Siwieuni. New Burlington-
loco, Monday, NV cilncrilay, ;11l Friday ; Botanic Gardens.,
Chcbaa, daily ; Botanic. Garden+. ItegroCr-park ; College of
Simplot., 51%104'11111, Monday. "tutialav, Nmin...lay, and
Thumilay ; Dulwich Gallery, Monday, fuendAy,WtAuculay,
Thunalay, and Saturday ; Entomological Humans, Bond-
atreet,'Cuciolay : On wri. wir iallery. I lige, irir•rc tior-ctrivt,
daily ; Horticultural Gardena, (lin." irk, daily Ilutitcrian
Museum, t'ollege of Surgeon., daily: lannaan Collections,
Faihwiquare, daily; Itoyal Inctitution MU,clllll, Ail/VlTATlV-
atrvel, ; United Service Muwinn, Egotland-yard, daily
Sir John *one ei Toenail and Friday;
Hall and the Hulvum. University Conk*? ; Noncom of
fillnl• College ; ltoyal Veterinary College, MUIR.= ; Anti-
quarian Society's 'al .. on .um, Scerict ; Geological
Society, Sosuerwt

CM•IIUR rug AUlll.ltlllO,l,

Botanical Garden.. iit'AVV,nol. Chelwa Military
Academy, Friday; British hastittaion, Pall Mall, daily;
daily; Cosmorama, Colowauni, Diorama.
and S.civty of Arta, Adelnlii; Monday, Tuesday. Thursday,Friday and Saturday ; Molame •rus.aud 111211 SM.., Baiter-
strret ; Burford', l'anorama. Polytechnic Institution, rano-
rams of the Nile, St. Paul's Cathedral. told Thames Tunnel,
itotherhithe, daily; the Tower, daily; Westminster Algal,
daily ; Woolwich Ananal, daily; landogival Gardens, Re-
Wt'wpark, daily ; Surrey 'Zoological tiardeua, daily ; Dank
England ; thuldhall Couusil ROOM.

Kamensk
Preface by Ives 00LOTIN.e
T. C. Newby.
The age of Peter the Great was in one respect like
the age of Napoleon—it called forth from the lower
walks of life men destined by nature to be ever-
nor,. Napoleon's generals and counsellor., all picked
by his keen eye from the vast crowd of gaping aspi.
runts that constantly surrounded him, remind the
historical student of the similar men, with minds
shaped in a massive mould, who were beckoned about
the imperial throne of the first Peter. I.cfort, the
son of a wholesale druggist of Geneva, was picked
from behind the chair of the Danish ambusaulor at
Moscow, by his imiterial master ; Prince Menchikoff
I was first met by .efort selling cakes as a eunfec-
-1 tioner's apprentice, in the streets of Moscow, and,
I
through Extort, attracted the Emperor's attention ; .
Peter the Great first met Baron Schatfiroff sere- oi
eland
shop, whence he promoted him. A RUSSIAN CHANCrLLoit'S 110UsEM0Lis.
lag in a Moscow
On the sth of July, 1721, the Duke of Rolando paid a
The following is an amusing anecdote, illustrative of
visit to the Chancellor Golovkin, who came out on the atair-
the terms of intimacy the Emperor maintained with
his confidential advisers, and the readiness with
case to meet his Highness, and conducted him into his
room, the principal ornament of which was a long red wig,
which he admitted their propositions : hanging upon a nail in the wall. From motive. of economy
the count never wore his wig in the house. This wig had
oatois or 105 sn'Astini 01 Ton POTESCHNAIA. foreign
been brought to him from some country. sadly
All parties being satisfied with this arrangement, Lefort against hit will, by one of his sons ; perhaps, tors, it was
took up his abode with peter, and very soon became
.the • present ; for, when the conversation turned upon this
friend and preceptor of the young monarch. One morning, famous wig, he said that he was not only too poor to
when he was describing to his pupil the court of
Denmark, have bought it himself, but that he credit not make up
and more particularly the king's guards, Peter ad him his mind to wear it constantly lest it should be worn out
to tell him frankly what he thought of the Russian too soon. Count Golovkin ir. tall sad extremely thin ;
sunlit 1 . he dresses very shabbily, an", seldom wears anything hut
•'I think." said Laud, "that they are fine-looking men, an old coffer-coloured coat, made iu the French fashion.
and that if they were properly trained, they would be as
If ha does not surpass Mo.:111.0'r Piarpagon by his parsi-
good soldiers asi any in Europe; but their long robes,which molly he is at least his equal. Ilis wife is still more
are more Asiatic than European, are not well calculated for penurious ; but he has 'two - charming daughters, ono of
Rine 811
oOIeGSI6. —The ecylsos Timex OTC% the military .„;„..- whom is said to be the b ,:st dancer in St. Petersburg.
following acisoint of rifle ahooting by Comte de Belloy and .• But can you not give me an idea of a more suitable
hi. friend., Wawa Salaman. rehard, and Oilier, in that kind of afto, , • demanded Peter.
Mond • " The two Mks use
were made in Paris, and o 1 wince what can be done," was Lefort's answer. The learned Dolfis wouki was a man whom Peter
the Great thorizb ly appreciated, anti to whom he
had each four grooves, and did not appear to differ in me went directly to the tailor of the Danish embassy, willingly defe in matters where he felt that his
of uniform • o .
weight or length from the rifles in common use. A target, and had himself MCAMITed for
two, suite . . ,bone
y subject was more competent than himself to judge.
about 6 feet square, woi pitched on the wa-road of the like that wow by the Danish pains of the king s
Gable face, which was, when we approached, placed at the guard, and one like a private soldier's. That Dolgorou,
our distance of 9.00 yenta from where the gentlemen Two days after this he dressed himself in the captain's thoroughly, ar ,si felt the greatness of his master
e¢erm
d had faith in the nobility of his cha-
practising stood. Of course a tripod stand was used, on unifuem, and presented himself to the young emperor,. who every act of his career amply testifies ; but
which, in a groove, the rifle we. placed as a rest. After did ass recognise him until he spoke. Pet v laugheod,
witoenitie several shots from the stand. we left for the heartily at the change in his appearance, thanked hire f r-
.‘,riacrthaerin
.......
woo c mom than the following :
target, near which three artillerymen wive stationed. To his promptitude, and admired the style of his new
repsdss. isoLOoIiOURI AND TILE ESIrEROR.
oar surprise, we none. d that afihough the bull's eye was A few days later Letort appeared in the uniform of ri- On one • ~,,aiioo, when there ~,,,, a
not pierced, there were several shot holes in a good direction vete soldier, which pleased Peter so much that he readily in St. Pir Leesburg. the senate resolved to levy a tax of so
great scarcity of corn
above it, as well as below. Perforating the inch planking of , entered into his friend's plan of forming • company of nil many PO an& of flour a head upon the inhabitants of No.
which the target was made with a well-defined round hole. I young men, to be trained and clothed in the Danish angora , the province nearest to the capital. The Em-
similar to what a common rifle would make at a distance of `some shon. Lefort purchased the necessary materials from tk.rot. overwhelmed with business, and fearful of not
100 )reds--e proof of the enontioua range and power of the Iso foreign tradesmen who bad shops in Moscow, and en- bares , a supply in time, went to the senate on the day
of 4 is decision, and consented to the measure without
rifle. end. Vs'e may instance a curious fact in acoustic" on gaged as many tailors as he could procure capable of work-
this invasion. On leaving the firing place for the target, \mg under his direction. When all ybe went at caw Ay comprehending its nature. The necessary prods-
nilf don was prepared and signed lay all the senators, ex-
when stoat 200 yards off, we heanl the rush of the ball. the head of his new company to the kremlin, and had the
who on that day happened to be
followed at a perceptible interval by the sound of the rile; drum beaten before the door.
.Peter came to the window, cm kit D,) 40 next
.:nt. Theday, so soon as he appeared in his place,
ruins (wilier off, OK Pcri'idhctwcin the two 10,11,4'60,1Y and was most agreeably surprised with th appearance of sr
ecreased, until at the target the sound of the explosion ' the youthful band. Heappointed Lefort to be its first capsi • the proclamatiaa eeeeethietz the tat was handed te him
leached us before that of the bell. Sound of course would I min, aud all the other sateen were selected from among*, f„, his signature. Re read it over, asked fee some ...Hun
wax, and, without tasking any remark, sealed it up, with
trawl at its accustomed rate of 1,080 feet a second, but , the highest nobles. The Emperor also declared is
Mbar_
guard 1 "liiir a all the papers connected with it, put the packet deliberately
where the balls had, it a range of 900 yards, the velocity ' non of becoming himself one of the near
necessary to pierce an inch plank, and fly far beyond it. a'.
;was see anxious to gain his own promotion step by step th at into his pocket, and went to mass.
ne- The other senators, surprised, and even offended, by such
would be a fair preaumptiou that the velocity would even . he put his name on the list of private soldiers, and ease
be greater than sound. We state, however, the fact, which gun try being a drummer. unaccountable conduct, sent to inform the Eumetor of what
-
may be learned at future experiments by any one : laded called his little troop " the guards of the The zsch. had axurred. Peter, who was just then occupied at the
who has no objection to place himself with those who nala,“ which in the nomi,at
language means "hoer RUM' Admiralty, went without loss of time to the senate. Not
woes\ the et, albeit in rather close proximity to the ment." At a later period this tempany was messy anted seeing Dolgorouki there he sent to look for him ; the
of
nage the yr ' ' messenger. The marvel of the test ! with the regiments called Sentionovski and rreener sielarlsi, messenger found him in church, and explained to him
mi•
cm, c.dNt in the form sad make, of the bell used. ' which last took its name from Peter's country taw e, where that it was his sovereign's pleasure to see him at tho
lligie Inn Weis the shape of • fir cone, rather smeller it was first organised. senate.
*est& loss, awl with • hollow orifice in the NOM ma- i The anecdotes of the magnanimity and
Before lame the tall ia
!Ma the Win I° the aP"' Be P do ,of the Emperor's character, of his respect greatness I hear," said Dolgoronki, but without showing any in-
for moral clination to move.
theprose s moll ego& of iron is slightly Peter sent again, and received no other answer. At last,
--Lar glf Or Yellow is **boil, which is thee Sows. crowns and intellectual capacity, " -his steed). a third messenger went to announce to Dolgorouki that he
. ads fie Adz? Illidesian of course forces the AM friendship toward. all who served hips err the state, would incur the Emperor's displeasure if he did not muse
abound in Hanionskis biographies of 0
is op dio Med* of the hollow in the boa, and lc Emperor's diately attend to the summons.
, daw a .E.A. the .4,4 whisk of .......,012*„..t. associates and advisers. Peter's code act upon the .. Render unto Corsar the things that arc Omar's, and
Seems eikdo la^ ImPain th. wilde kis.' e'"'"'"'"" death of lA:fort—to whom his deb; of gratitude was unto God the things that are God's," answered he, conti-
=silage
"the
"et
4 th=eil: wilkell4Ordinary anrdilltillos. sr authike diligi"efilis oertoWAY largo—W worthy of the orterion : Wog his prayers.
The rarer charged to deliver the Emperor's orders M-
inns Olin poosist. Thu invades le eimple,but Tau InarnliOß At TSB attli10.:11 GRAIIII. gaited what answer he should take back.
highly semis*, es we 'have shown." Convinced of Lefort's prude's°e mat sincere affection, " Tell his Majesty exactly what you have seen and
ADMIZALTY, MAIM 28. ArrourraLSTs.—• Peter made it • rule never to embark. in any undertaking heard," said Dolgorouki. •
Ideal George Colville, to the Emilia's. without find consulting him ; but he vas not destined long When mass was ended he quietly walked to the senate as
Clerk W. J. Stevens to the Peoskr. to mat by the counsel* Of this eulleateued friend. Lefort's if nothing unusual had happened.

Peter met him at the door with a drawn sword in hiss Now, Doctor Twaddles was a gentleman who had fortu- ± group as one to be viewed at every point of the corn-
, band, and cried in an angry voice, 1 nattily been Meowed with a remarkably imposing appearance. pass, and for having been chary of minute orna.
o You shall die for having disobeyed your sovereign." I :Nature had been most bountiful to the Doctor. Ile had me
ntation the sole of de•stittite sculptors. 'Ellis
.. Here is my heart," answered Dolgorouki. "I am not an intensely "•
fine bald head of his own"—round and hair- •' • beli •v refuge
destined to stop the art-
y afraid to die in a just. cause. Strike ; but remember that less as an ostrich's egg ; and this attractive exterior had Muhl° is, M e Cer
' -yOU will be Alexander and I shall be Clitus." : been wortio S thousandfold more to hint than the interior sightly gap left be the vacant and companion pedestal
At these words Peter .drew back, and gently inquired ever could base been, even liss4 it been " full of brains as •to that on which lieorgelV. stands erect in Trufulgnx-
who had induced him to set the imperial summons at de- cm,. vgg is said to be full of weat. Had the Doctor de- • sauare.
pendW foor his advancement in h.':
*wee ? •ithout a crust; hut, I c rit
on his skill, he might 1 -. --..-
. You yourself, sire," Dolgorouki replied. " have you have remained without a patient and Ss..he 1 bees able to' NaR. J. .:TATT'S EQUESTRIAN STATC/t OF ERINefl
Bat ordered your ministers to tell you the simple truth, and so to speak. standing on his bald head, ALBERT.—" Days follow, but unlike one
never to think of anything but the good of your subjects, ; drink his wine dmly, although he certainly was ." no con- another," is
, the Gallic adage. The same is apparently the case
which is in reality your own happiness. 'Sou know my , juror."
motto. ' Truth is the monarch's r
efse iend.'" I 'the head, to which Doctor Twaddles owed so much, in sculpture. Evidently alive to the inconvenience,
He then so ably explained his rasons for opposing the and which had won for him such a number of hatbands .in an artistic point of view, of having a statue placed
decision of the senate that Peter, convinced by the justness .from departed patients, was fringed with silver, for the 'on a lofty arch Mr. Wyatt has this time endea-
of his remarks, thanked him cordially, apologised for his little hair that still lingered round it was white as driven ,
1 Toll to design a piece of sculpturalequestrianism,
redy
-
own violence, and ordered the proclamation, of which the snow. His features were prominent and statuesque. His
legality was questionable, to be at once set aside. I coat, which was always scrupulously clean anti dustless, 1 which, to be seen at all, should he seen on
The career of Count James Bruce under the pro- i was black and glossy as that of a mourning-coach horse ;In level with the eye ; the consequence must
and be so far clung to the manners of the old school, as to' be
tee lion of Peter the Great will be interesting to an !inevitable. The horse. a pure .I.rah, scents
in the net of foundering. Minus this drawback. the
English public ; and to the historical student it will ' awTewr ehtili c nt'sv. the
ree r flaTe=t6 • too
dmseiscr enTisnloill' to
air Foltd‘ibukcZl'e7s,
horse is executed with considerable spirit. The same
be csp ecially welcome, as additional evidence of that 1 Ms legs,ywhich—to do ?Section. Twaddles justice—were
lofty pa triotism which marked every action of one of I exceedingly well shaped, and perhaps accounted for the Doc- i cannot be said of the figure of the Prinec, which has
the greatest men who ever grasped the reins of tors still clinging to the obsolete fashion of exhibiting them, • all the lack-c.-daisical air of those diminutive litho-
were veiled by a pair of very thin gossamer•like black silk I graphic effigies which embellish the newest Polka.
power. stocking", through which the flesh showed with a pinky hue ; Init..
boots, the coat, and other garments, the sculptor
so that the medical gentleman's calves, as he sat with them i has we
sive the foremost an I enst we believe, had from the most authentic and un-
Finally, the impression this
.. .

exceptionable sources. .
performance leaves is that a single caper of the spi•
cited animal would instantly eject the rider fro:a
his scat.

COUNT JAMES DRITIL
Count lame.' Bruce was descended from one of the most
ancient families in Scotland. Two of his ancestor's the
celebrated Bober t Bruce and his son David, were kings
of Scotland at the beginning of the fourteenth century.
His father quitteel Eneind for Russia in the time of
the coramonwealth—e ntered the Russian army, became a
colonel, and died at M oscuw in 1680. He left two
sons—
Romanus, commandant of St. Petersburg, who died Ia
1717 ; and James, who we s born in the year of his flither'il
death.
James Bruce entered the army as an ensign, and made
the two campaigns of Crimea mat Azof. In the first siege
of Azof he served as an engineer officer, and in the second
he wait employed in the navy. While yet very young he
rose to the tank of colonel, in consequence of his services.
When Narva was attacked by the Sweden, Bruce received
I orders to proceed thither, by a certain day, with all the
troops under his command. It so happened that his soldier'
were at that time dispersed in different quarters, which
made it impossible for hint to collect them together and
conduct theta to Narva within the prescribed time. His
enemies took advantage of this apparent neglect of duty to
injure him in the opinion of their sovereign. Peter be-
came irritated, and Bruce was quickly deprived of his
military rank. But the firmness and dignity of his cha-
racter never gave way under these trying circumstances ;
before a year had elapsed his innocence was most satisfac-
torily proved, and the Emperor restored him to his favour,
openly acknowledged his hastiness, and, to make amends
fur his injustice, appointed Bruce governor of the province
of Novogurud, whit:ll,Am he held during the next tour
years. In 1701 the Emperor placed Bruce at the head of
the artillery, with full power to reorganise it thoroughly
and Bruce acquitted himself so well that he raised that
branch of the service to a far higher degree of perfection
than it had ever attained before.
Bruce commanded the artillery at Kalish, Lesno, Put-
lava, Riga, and on the banks of the Truth ; and during
the campaign in Pomerania and Holstein he added greatly
to his reputation by the skill he showed in superintending
the Saxon and Danish artillery, besides the Russian.
Peter had the most perfect confidence in Bruee's inte-
grity and good judgment. lie sent hint into Germany on
a private mission to select as many experienced officers and
artists as he could prevail uplift to enter the service of
Russia, in order that they might contribute, by the exer-
cise of their several tektite, to the improvement of that
country. On his return Bruce was elected member of the
senate and president of the school of mines and manufac-
tures ; he also received the title of Count of the Russian
Empire, and in the course of the same year he went, in the
capacity of prime minister, to the congress of Aland, to
mke a treaty of peace with Sweden. At u later period
he assisted at the congress at Neustadt, when a second and
final treaty of peace, on very advantageous terms for Rus-
sia, was concluded between the two countries. When the
treat of Neustadt was ratified the Emperor presented
Bruce with a large sum of money, and an estate with
five hundred houses and peasants upon it.
A short time after this period, when Catherine the First
succeeded to the imperial throne, she instituted the order of
Saint Alexander, of which Count Bruce was the first
knight. Early in the following year Bruce perceived at the
court some symptoms of t4te dissensions that arose at a later
period amongst the nobles, and especially. amongst the offi-
cers of the crown ; and not wishing to join any party, he
determined to ask permission to withdraw altogether from
public affairs. The Empress acceded to his request, and at
the same time conferred upon him the rank of marshal.
Being now at liberty to spend his time as lie liked best, he
retired to one of his estates near Moscow, where he em-
ployed the remainder of his life in assisting his poorvaer.
neighbours and in improving his own mind by prite
study. lie died on the 10th of April, 173 i.
'lbis excellent man contributed more than most of his
contemporaries to improve Russia by peaceful mensares.
The Emperor, for whose use he wrote an abridgement of
the rudiments of geometry, commissioned him to translate
several elementary English and Dutch works into the
Russian language, for which he was admirably fitted, from
, his extensive information on scientific subjects. Bruce also
I planned the publication, on his own account, of a detailed
geographical description of the Bosnian empire, illustrated
by accurate maps of each province ; and, with the hope of
rendering this work cues perfect, he proposed to the senate
that each town should be ordered to furnish the necessary
materials; but his other occupations were far ten au-
=mous and important to admit of his carrying out this
useful idea.
In compliance with the Emperor's wish Bruce began a
correspondence with the celebrated Leibnitz, upon the
origin of the Russian nation ; but the death of Leibnitz oc-
curred before either he or Bruce had arrived at any impor-
, tent conclusion.
The group of eminent men who helped the Em-
peror to fight his battles and cousolidate his empire,
who followed hint to Saardum as cheerfully as
they waited upon him in the Palace of St.
i Petersburg, are dwarfed by immediate contrast
1 with the great and brood man they served.
athe life of Peter the Great we have
• of kingly biography almost unparalleled.
marriage, his pure youth, his ready forgiveness,
Ma lofty simplicity of character, make up a life the
more remarkable for itagreatness front the atmosphere
of systematic despotism in which it was nurtured, and
which it vanquished. Kamenskis " Age of Peter
the Great," illustrating as it does these characteris-
tics, is therefore a book which all who can dwell
with pleasure upon the career of this great matt
will welcome. We may heartily say that Ivan
Golovin has done most acceptable service by translat-
ing this book, and Mr. Newby 13 entitled to thanks
for presenting it in an English dress to an English
public.
18.51. The Adventures of Mr: and Mrs. Nandboys, he. By
RESAT Meeitew an Ozonise CILUILIAnIiANK. No. 111.
Rogue.
The third part of the amusing .adventures of this
couple shows them in divers comic and " effective"
situations. The farce proceeds apace, here and there
interspered with legitimate touches which redeem
the coarser character of 80111 e of the incidents. The
opening character of this number, for instance, is de-
voted to a description of a makule imayitirtire of the
present day, with svhom Mrs. Sandboys comes in con-
tact. Here is her portrait with that of her doctor :
A PATIENT AND NED DOCTON.
Mrs. Blanche Quinine certainly dressed the part of the
invalid to the life—or, rather, to the death. Robed from
head to foot ia the purest white, she managed to look ex-
tremely well and ill at one and the same time. She wasgot
up with the greatest possible regard to medical effect ; for,
although Mro. Quinine was naturally a plump and strong-
built woman, she was costumed so artistically, and looked,
as she languished on the couch, so perilously delicate, that
one could not help fancying but that, with the least shock
or jar to her nerves, every bone in her body would fall
asunder, like the skeleton in the k'antoceini, at the sudden
" bomb" of the drum.
Her complexion—which could not have been called florid,
even at her healthiest moments, was rendered still more
pale by the " bloom" of " babies' " powder with which she
never failed to indue it, previous to leaving her chamber.
Her eyes—they were of the Irish grey kind—she always
kept half-closed, as if from lung want of rest—put then
Nature had blessed Mrs Quinine with long, dark, sweeping
eye-lashes, and these were never seen to such perfection as
when brought into contrast with her white skin. Her
upper lip was drawn up slightly, as if in continual pain—
but then Mrs. Quinine was gifted with a "remarkably fine
set of teeth," and was sufficient " woman of the world "
to know that there was no use in her having such
things unless she showed them. Moreover, the fa-
of
vourite, because the mast touching, posture
Mrs. Quinine, was with her head slightly drooping,
and her cheek resting on her hand—but then the lady
prided herself on the smallness of her extremities (die tips
of toes could be just seen at the end of the couch, peeping
front beneath her robe); and, with her arms raised, she
knew that the blood could not circulate so freely in her
fingers, and, coasequently, that she would be saved the
trouble of continually rubbing them, in order to improve
their whiteness.
And, truth to say, the illness of Mrs. Quinine was as
agreeable to herself as it was interesting to her doctor and
acquaintances, and inconvenient to her husband. Mrs.
Blanche's prevailing belief was, that she was buffering from
extreme debility, and that if she had nut the very best of
food to live upon, accompanied with continual change of
air and scene, she felt satisfied she had but a short time to
remain in this world.
is this conviction Mrs. Quinine was fully borne out by
theerefound opinion, most gravely delivered, with the
hid a pulse in one hand, and •his goldxepeater in the ether,
by r medical adviser--ehat "dear, loveable old man,"
Doctor Twaddles—who Added, that ante* she mesa keep
herself quiet, and refrain from making the least exertion,
and omdd at the um time bo mewed perfect pesos of miss{
at home, without being thwarted in the slightest wish—u
he said this, the doctor knitted the grey, bushy brows
' which hung down about his eyes like a Skye terrier's, and
looked death-warrants at the husband of the lady—he would
not take it upon himself to answer for the consequences.

crossed one over th; other. so as to
extra plumpness, bore a strong resemblance iu colour to
black currant jam.
The only ornaments that the Doctor wore, were a diamond
pin, " set transparent," and so pellucid as to be scarcely
visible on the white neckcloth that it fastened; and a aeries
of mourning rings on his third and little fingers, as osten-
tatious marks of respect from some of the most illustrious
and wealthy patients he had buried ; while from below his
waistcoat their dangled a bunch of gold seals, almost as big
as the tassel at the end of a bell-rope, and these the Doctor
delighted, as he leant back in his chair, to swing up and
down, like a muffin-WI, while delivering his opinion.
Doctor Twaddles was wont to increase the importance of
' his opinion by multiplying himself into many, and suhstitu-
ting, in his discourse, for the plain, humble, and honest I,
the pompous. imposing, and presumptuous We,---the special
prerogative of monarchs and editors. Certainly this style
of discourse was fraught with souse few attendant adViLa-
tages, oven beyond that of leading the bearer to believe that
the verdict pronounced was not the judgment of one soli-
tary individual, but the unanimous opinion of an indefinite
number; for when the doctor, after due feeling of pubic and
knitting of brows, said to his patients that we must take
blue pill and black dose, it appeared to the invalid as if the
generous physician intended to swallow half his own
medicine.
Itut, on the other hand, some of the doctor's plural edicts
had a particularly shwa's. sound with them Inc when he
told his lady-patients that we must put our feet in hot
water, it seemed as if he intended indulging in a joint foot-
bath with them. Equally strange and %turtling did it sound
when he said, that " we really must go out of town ;" or,
stranger still, when in a mysterious manner he declared
that " we really must go to bed as quick as possible."
Dr. Twaddle% was a great favourite with the ladies, by
whom he was invariably described as a "loveable old man."
His manner was gentle and polite as a well-fee'd pew-
opener. His voice he always subdued to a complimentary
sympathy, and he was especially tender in his handling of
hi, tale patients pulses. He was, moreover, " remarkably
fund of children." for whom he generally carried in his
pockets a small canister tilled either with acidulated drops,
"refined liquorice," or "black currant lozenges." In his
habits, too, he was quite a family man, and never failed, if
in his visits he found the more healthy members of the
family at a " hot lunch," of seating himself good-humouredly
at the table, and declaring that he mast really have a bit of
the pudding, for he was happy to any that he was still quite
a boy in his " love of sweats.
Nor was the "advice" usually given by Dr. Twaddles of
a less attractive character.
'rho Doctor invariably acted upon the apparently
disinterested plan of objecting to the use of
physic—excepting, of course, in the moat urgent cases.
Formerly, according to the old fable, corners were
prone to insist there was nothing like leather, but of late
the contrary, and far more lucrative, practice has sprung
up among us ; and now-a-days lawyers counsel their clients
on no account to " gu to law,"—with the greatest possible
success ; and physicians rail at the exhibition of physic—to
equal advantage.
-With Doctor Twaddles, "diet was everything "—all
maladies proceeding, accoraing-to his popular pathology,
from the stomach; fir patients, he had lung ago discovered,
never objected to being fed into good health, however
strong an aversion they might have to being dosed into con-

ENGRAVING.—Messrs. Lloyd, of 22, Ludgate-hill,
have just issued a large print, executed in the line
manner, and representing " Harvey demonstrating
to Charles I. his theory of the circulation of the
blood." The novelty of the subject, and its effeetivo
treatment, were some two years since the admiration
of those who visited the itoyal Academy. The pe-
culiar crispness and finished execution of the original,
painted by Mr. Hobert Hannah, have been very
faithfully rendered by Mr. 11. Lemon; while the in-
tense expression in the several faces eenterinF round
the venerable anatomist, brings back to mind the
minutest details of the original composition ; we arc,
at the same time better enabled to judge of
the value of its chiaro-scuro. Indeed, on the
whole, we arc rather inclined to give the
preference to the mere black and white me-
dium, fen• an abuse of greenish tones threw a
melancholy veil over Mr. Hannahs otherwise beau-
tiful picture. The strong contrasts of light and shade
enabled the artist to work out all details of the
dresses of the period, and so faithfully handed dam
to us by the graver of Holler, and canvass of Van-
dyek. The bland king, the young prince, the prosy
courtiers and scientific enthusiast all are here, true to
the historic page.

Tut: ROYAL ACAOEM Y.- —Now is the active time
with painters; now is the time of finishing strokt,:,
of heightening seumble and subduing glaze; it is
said that CAIIVASSCA of unusual dbuensions, and in
unusual numbers may be expected. Rumour abo
asserts that Landseer further displays his ver-
satility this year by the choice of "Oberon and
Titania" for a theme. While on Shakespearian
themes, we may add that a " Hotspur and the Fop,"
by Mr. Elmore will, it is also said, he found to cx-
ci,ed his former gallant deeds. Mr. Frith has chosen
for subject, " Howarth brought before the Justice of
Peace for sketching the Gate of Calais." All
will remember the incident which has been
treated by himself. Mr. Daniel Maclisc is paint-
ing a life-size subject from Caxton's annals.
Mr. Ford Madox Brown, whose " Death of I,ciu"
and " Death of Harold" are fresh in the remem-
brance of exhibition goers, has chosen a snltject of
the same epoch, " Chaucer at the Court of Edward
the Fourth." In size and skilful treatment it is said
this work will be conspicuous.

valescence.
Another mode of insinuation that the Doctor adopted was
to explain to the invalids, in language that they rout.' wit
possibly understand, the cause of the malady for which he
was prescribing, and the reason for the remedies he adopted
this he did in short family physiological lectures, which he
loved to illustrate by the most ordinary objects. Ile would
tell the astonished and half-affrighted patients how tho
greater part of the food taken into the system acted simply
as coals to the vital fire,--how the lungs were, if he might
be allowed the expression, nothing more than the grate in
which the alimentary fuel was being e,,n.umed, and keep-
ing up a continued supply of caloric fur the human frame,
tor, that the selfsame operation was going on in the human
chest as in the stove beside him.
George Cruikshank does right manfully his part
towards making the Sandboy family popular. This
mouth he gives a some before the curtain of the
opera, such as manager never dreamt of or actor ever
played.

STATUE OF NICOLAS Poussts.—The little town of
Andelys, in Normandy, which all travellers will
easily recollect as that in which the very loftiest
' feminine head-gear is reared, has at length deter-
mined to erect a statue to the man to whom this
little town is indebted for lasting celebrity, Nieolas
Poussin. The Lith of June is announced as the day
of inauguration by the French journals, and a Mr.
Brian as the sculptor of the statue.

GARDENING OPERATIONS FOR TILE

ENSUING WEEK

(Pram the Inser's (.7trorskle.l

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.
Speech of Sir Robert Pert. delirereci us the Home qf
Commons, March 15, 1851, on the Pepsi Agresiion.
Westerton.
Belgravia, a Poem. Weßtertion.
Tlba FlaxVorrosent, Important-0 andl Ad*Warn. By
eLLIA4IO4. Effingham

ronetNo ligealtragar.
VINEILIF-a.—Attend regularly to stopping and tying
the shoots and thinning the berries. In regulating the
bunches, it is well to consider whether a few very largo
ones will or will not he more desirable than a greater num-
ber of smaller bunches. Gardeners usually find Geis, of
a moderato size, averaging little more than a pound in
weight, more generally useful than very large ;taws, frau
the greater facility with which they may be set on the (b i-
sert dishes. For this rewein the long, diffuse shoulders ~f
very large show, should be removed ; and the loss in Oa,
weight of individual bunches will be amply compeie.g. a
for by the greater number of useful ones, and the lore r
'nee of the berries. Examine the state of the lushly boob is
as regards moisture ; and in this do not be atitiai• A
with the Appearance of the surface, which is e•—
quently kept moist by syringing, but examine the ail I i
or 12 inches lower down. Ifnecessary any water is h• •
BY MR. manure water at ISO deg. If the border has become trial. r
EQUESTRIAN STATUE or' TIIE QUEEN,
TtiottaliCtion.—Mr. Thoritycroft, whose mune has dry, the impulse given by this will be itnmednitely vb(!..,
hitherto been completely merged in the labours of in the vigorous and rapid expansion of shoots and
p. Ceach-houses.—Take care that the in borders do (, '..
g,,,,ettthu:slaz
otnittaipply them with liquid manure as oft. n
tr,ixuaymitx,re,switrat, iteirearliloin,al.l,,,rifauthlitinbogrt., Mrs. Thornyeroft, the graceful and talented scut
trews of the Royal Children, has just completed a
surface that thiethweaTeirl
ilittis%jazieieeme°dote' ls:tu.lapntuelreueisstrit'lTtimstaatteuley °tor thbo° (Ctlaustt"ili; equally. The period between the sitting and the stoo.1.::
,yd during
etrhraiturt,i,„ince,,tt,l(?,
°stetted firiuo!'t be is laiureriritt.idealfo'rMrdaal
bronze—a Suit which mast be borne in mind,
in order fairly to estimate the relative
merits of the composition. So many of our ishesyeeaunr.eZ"yasia
lialibt•ltitit cawsituttinrdfzimit..;
thlt
mafterrhtlii,,is
tott,
'They delight they
a high, humid atmoaaphert:!l‘..
as
equestrian effigies have from time immemorial been /An..
made subservient to the perpetuatitm of hideotta cos- tompanied with abundant ventilation. Cherries and air,.
tumes and mire execrable art, that we hail with Where
fruit is swelling, maintain a nit tempi ra
pleasure a successful attempt to lift the noble art of tare of 511 deg. Give abundance of air, donm tine after-
brass-ctetting from its degradation and but too well awn°atresr clThta•stes°fnisitics"rtrilin7riongiewintisomnr,ditately wit!xiti(rn
arid • high night temperature should be .calar;:'aeoid't
merited contempt. Those pitiable performances which
,Stelons.—Pits or frames heated by linings, will require
disgrace our stretts and squares have nevertheless
they leave a warm state should always he in readimAs to natee
one great merit, which is, that by their marked in- to be well watched, and some stable-litter and leaves a
the are,
wholly
the heat is perceivial to he declining.
feriority and resemblance to each other,
back.
an.
d.
3.4kt:e.t.d.' ttlltr,lif.sth, o.uldilfieniatauliciitit.feet;t
theypaths
are
, pit
welcomed here a few weeks hence can, with the most
assiduous gaze at our Ix:pedestaled notabilities, carry should be bout eat deg.
toe 70 deg. by
night,nh with litho
away with them but very imperfect and hazy notions ventilat nanod HO deg. 9O deg. by S at durt
of our successive kings and successive statesmen. day, with a freer admission of air, acconling to the 4.a, of
the extreme atmosphere, and with a bottom heat of ma d' z.
This is not the case with Mr. Thornycroft's right to 87 deg. The soil, which should resist
of fmili loans of
royal performance, in which majesty is written in medium strength, that has been sweetened hy capeute to
the atmosphere for two or three months, should not la:
every line. It is intended, we believe, for the Great
l'Altibition of all nations, and may well side with sLatcwrtidwam,uncich,
the
soilthis early,o peri.slur 1 thrt.,,,,v,a,:ou,n.
Baron Nlarochetti's best equestrian statues, though moisturt, the health. the becomes snared
mwirll. soo)ii' sutli r ism'
he hus not, that we arc aware of, vet attempted medially. l'revious to watering ascertain the ~t.,..• of
the surface only requires feminine ones. He will, however, doubtless, sustain the soil to some depth, and if, us it will generally to. :.:und
the finite of France in this department at the forth- moistening, it should be ..pr.:.slcd
li
coming Exhibition. with a syringe or ne-ronal pot at shutting-up tine but
hut
when the entire lied of soil becomes too dry, it shoe:
now of those which are l th, n
Mr. Thornycroft has manifestly striven to combine be thoroughly watered. Attend to the thinning And P guy
the severity characteristic of Greek sculpture, parti- hating of the shoots ialv i....ue
eularly in the Phidian ern, with the bolder imugin- keeping the tfhnieilt'itlittesrallasts a considerable di;bluTi;* ~.:,..',',..
Tugs of metal-casters. The capabilities of such an
had hew,
as Aplteitr, a :nu Ifid sufficient nsuemenl:crtsofbyferugiutitshossaltee, nlewtitr L
amalgamation, and on so large a scale,
large surface of foliage exposed
yet untried, at least in Englund, and they seem justified spread freely, so as to cover the space allotted to them • ea
by the result. The lines and forms ars executed to the full action of
itto...i,
with due regard to the utmost requirements of severe Lits,h,:umrttlo'etii7,.g fruit. dedouwirilolwgniyelagrriettetrasizact °Li. 1:„.1:
sculpture, and a life-like boldness is given by the
lofty bearing of the queen, and the erect pos- under the centre of each light until they reach the to:. .1 in close to the' front of the pit, anfl train the Tembn,l ,!," .4
tare of the horse, both of which, form a their trellis, when they arc stopped, and the laterals all-.
graceful whole. Her Majesty is represented in
the act of riding, and is not a mere lay-figure shadows its neighbour.
to flll up the remaining spaces, taking care that no leaf ‘e•:'
placed on a hobby. The figure of the Queen, with rcowra GAIRDEN A 141) slitttlißElLlP.,‘,.
out-stretched arm, has the air of commanding an I dividing large hatches of herbal, 'i
affectionate homage. The costume is that of a rewrj,,e Rl;rlt,!,', aeittil kinds, including hollyhocks... -
simple riding habit, only. rendered fully subservient Finish planting out biennials and perennial% from
.t!
liainnin.ms, dre., must be carefully guarded •sgainq t ,
to sculpture at once by. its yielding folds and the attacks of snails, by forming a ring of soot and 1..;',
tight-fitting body, girt with the rind, which thus round the plants, and scattering a little over the.sau,rtt,
...,
assumes the shape of a corset-vierge.
faithful transcript of a recent portrait executed front
The head, a of
othe soil.,
be
decaying '1 and ten levelledonfeartf r.:
life by Mrs. Thornyeroft,evincesin the treatment of the ma 'destroeynwavn; 'Narking' places se:job
t eno,.!
y have about the crowns of the platita. The bor.!:
them,
was be
Ihair and delicate chiselling of the features, intimate hoe k is now becoming a general favourite in the 1.1.*::.
acquaintance with the fairest proportions, and strikes garden, owing tu the pains which florists hv:!
_le' 'i7,
one by. its impress of truth, like those unfading
marble images of former empresses, which are now grow taken to improve upon the old commoot,t ra:::::'',r?
andwltfhTt e gin perfectionaboutun a dos"t'lll'evpollrteplarsitsii ot art.,
the tenants of the Roman Capitol. The horse, which
is an accurate representation of her Majesty's pet well-rotted dung; and, during the growing Se UV, fl, Yl.,,hes
akarer, " Hammon," is, perhaps, too anxiously dig plants have frequent watcrings of liquid manure. ~,C! .
to this description, let it be improved by Mining in ‘'''''
playing his fine points, and the hind lege seem too o,l.Tied ber,bove.or Pants
1 att atestc ftilly arranged howr
feeble to support the superinctmibent weight. This, height and tof L
o u, colour, and season ofnnita;
however, is a defect which the more endurable but, owing te.a want of attention to these partifolol,, br...
material of bronze may mitigate to a certain extwat. of this kind ars generally coloidered dull aod uniet,„ ••••,,,r4..,
Phidias only dared to employ the caracOl in the bear It is impossible to effect a proper arraement of the 1.1,;
reliefs of the Panathenaic prize. lir. Thornycroft unless some means be adopted of dis,%grtenrsttilt
will:ja
when they are in a dormant state, by
goes the whole animal, so to speak. Lands .1
them an they come into flower, and taking mem
~..
But if for naught else, Mr. Thorn croft would their height, colour, season of flowering, and otherP,
deserve high commendation for considering his liarities. cry appropriate and Mau

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