The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-16 00:00:00

THE GREAT FANCY BALL,

By the ,iMare in the Moon."
• [CONTINUED.]
'Tis wonderful the inflnence a supper or a dinner, hag
upon the nervous system of a modern saint or sinner; a
wolf once at some shepherds managed a stealthy peep, as
the group sat down to dinner, on the quarter of a sheep--

he shook his head and frisltd about in melancholy. glee,

then asked a question of the wind—" what would these
men say of me, if they caught me at such work as that out
which they're now engaged?" and eoho answering forth,
with—" they'd be furiously enraged, and they'd hunt yot

to the death they, would, you brutish four-legged creature'

—he *hook his head and galloped off, crying " bravo
human nature !" Now wolves are only animals, and
animals must eat—not being vegetarians, they must fire
on other meat—such as lamb and venison, a rabbit nevi
and then,—a brace of plump fat capons, a turkey cock of
hen. Quite good enough such fare for wolves, methinks I
hear you say—they're not as good as horses, and horses
feed on hay—and you never heaia, murmur, about quality
of stuff—a good horse will be satisfied, if you give him tat
enough—not like some who're in the world, and cut s;
mighty dash, thinking the mere canaille ought to feed on
"gravel hash 1" My stomach's not capacious, yet I like
things very nice—a beef steak and some claret, all times
can, me suffice—the effect is found quite sedative, but
chiefly so at night; it puts one in good humour, to read,
to smoke, or write. Having sipped my pint of claret,—l
prefer it to champagne—l sat down to my lop.•z, anti
resume the thread again—of my discourse; where left
off the narrative so fine, and as I am a " full moon" now. 1
mean to take the shine.. Here comes a well fledged
Chinese, with a tail that's rather longer, than any told by`
Dickens, and smelling vastly stronger, than sloe leaves
mixed with Pekoe from the province of Foo-Choo--his
name smacks strong of Irish—its Paddy Too-ral-100 1 But
we're at war with China, and 'twas well for Mister Yeb,
that Bob Clough didn't grip him—he'd have given Min
his tea, without either milk or sugar, out of an earthen
mug, and have locked him in the black hole without
blanket, quilt, or rug. Next came nine and forty Hamlets,
quite green from Elsinore, and the devil such Hamlets
were• ever seen before—they talked philosophy on two
poiats—white flummery and dry toast, until their nerve*
were shaken by the spectre of a ghost—that might be alf
their fithers—he canned Such an alarm ; until the " great
big grand Turk" from Constantinople's harem; in all his
Eastern majesty; stepped. in amongst the group—inviting
them to coffee or a basin.of pea soup. This Mogul was a
figure, the finest in the room, and almost looked a very
Turk—until a little broom—girl,—whovae goittg to her
tea, just touched him with her beesoco—the ghost than
stalked away—and left them all in stupid chat, and so I'd
quit them too, and' join my friends King'Louie and Cardie
nal Richelieu. I found them rather testy,—'net down-
right absurd, so I turned on my heel and met my friend
old Dick the Third. We were speaking about Palmersio,2
—poor fellow's out of place—Dick was tapped upon the
shoulder, and then stood face to face, with his rival
"shallow Richmond," and they exchanged some bits, but
these did'ne do much harm, as their weapons were their ,
wits—and both were only second hand, without a point
at all, whilst, Jae Millar he stood grinning up against the
organ wall. " Bluff Hal "—oh gracious goodness—witte
Hector walked about; the old chap was all grace and
smiles, until a pinch of gout, paid a visit to his ankles and
then caught:him by the sleeves—and in despair he sought
relief from lovely " Anne of Cleaves " At this juncture --
Nancy Boleyn by accident passed by—she was a magnet
herself, and the' gay monarch's eye, was agitated like
needle—that never true north points—he quivered like sae
aspen leaf, with rheumatics •in his joints. He tried, and
was successful—put a smile upon his face, and said "good
e'en sweetheart,"--says she "your noble grace, I am
engaged already,—to a gentleman—a Norman"—"
matter darling" cried the king—" by jove I am a Mor
men!" And what is that? My lord, she asked, I'll tell
you love, quoth he—l've had two wives already, and you'll
make number three—she courtseyed low and trembling
with trepidation said—" give you up my heart, 0 king,
but won't you spare my head ?" This was rather sent'.
mental, and I thought I heard enough—so I turned from
" Bluff Harry," and met one Harry Bluff. This Harty
was a sailor, and much service he had •een,—between the
Landing stage and Egremont, in a steamer called th°
Queen—and had voyaged as far as Eastham, once or twill
in every year—his exploits you'll find printed in the Naval
Gazetteer. Tne French and Spaniards mustered strong,
with Alert° and tome Goths, with a sprinkling of yauclaiss
and two and twenty Scots—l'm almost ashamed to tell it,
but truth will never freeze—they had'nt a tack of clothing
on their brawny legs or knees. An army of generals, who
without any flattery, had done duty in the trenches---
before the north-end battery—when it was being erected,
they good service did no do :bt, for arnor patrie and Queen'
to keep the Russians out—of our docks and river, and au
must• now admire, their indomitable courage—before* •
good coale-fire. There was a colonel in par icular, ette°
especial notice claims; he was a K.C.B. of course, WTI
two and thirty namee, besides his patronymic—he
attracted marked attention, and the reason of this honour.
I think it right to mention. The time he was a little boy
.-he played Ili; boyish pranks; he enlisted as a soldier,
the ranks—by industry and courage-:
fret:: to run,_ though he heard six great she
gun 1 And now vast h t
hatiedn err wdasupko
cis strange the gres4
fired out of Ilorsfallte men ter
of honours are poured on his
There were captains u_
attraction 'tween iron and lead
exceptions claimed from the honoured nu:e—oksr `lna.nteee
dragoons too, and "majors " or tics same; the latter.n;
although the sergeant might "tap" them with isvit4stei
—an oak stick or shillelagh—it matters little whiee:
came from the Crimea of Abercromby-square—and
some heavy sieges, whilst doing duty there—the eneog
being -policemen, who in the kitchens lay—from whir
they issued in good time, and pounced upon the preye
The Spaniards, though all brigands, behaved unease:4e'
well—l only saw one Gesler, knocked down by Virdlitel
Tell—the Swiss peasantry, both lads and maids, applatla
loud the act—they did, upon my honour—it is as true a Ise
as that Bonaparte the First was there ; I shook him hid
fist, and as a tailor passed us hy, the Emperor whisper ,e,
hat--just twig the tape and shears—the laphoard and tr„
yard—he then took out his gold box, saying "here's Iri';
black-guard—l got it at old Lundyfoots and so I took
_.,'
pinch, your majesty says I, you are a " brick "—aye, eve'
inch 1" There were a few stray lawyers—l heard I
whispered up and down • that a store of legal knoweeds
would fonnd outside the gown, that fluttered on tee,,
backs that night, yet the rumour went as far, as to
they had:much practice at the pretty ample bar_that
found Inside the George Hotel—where discussions on toy
ed
slaughter, are legal sad by sherry—pate brand
cold water. I give another story—it is.not about Co, r,„,
how he wrote regarding Littleton—l really do got jokeo,
but as the tale was told to me, I 11 tell it you--'tis
although they dressed as lawyers, they were truly h 0 0,,e10
men. It may have been a paradox—"you'll swear oP`'n
the Bible"—(the Bible says, swear not at all)—weIl, the ;
I'll take my Davy the assertion was a libel. Here 0000
a horse jockey in tights, with whip and spurs and
and jacket of green velvet—a very knowing chap--in re,
assumed character ; no matter what his trade, by note lug
beyond all doubt for a jockey he was made—and noth _
though if that same ou told him on the 'Chaeg"
e;
he'd he'd look askew upon you, and think it more than strst„
or mayhap he would be talking big words to von ahou_lv
concerning a revolver—or a friend to ask you out—to bread
fast on a daisy field—and next day all your capers-0° et
be done by " penny-a-liners "--(for their breakfastlor
the papers—and then before John Mansfield, foe "die
brought up from gaol-and be sent to good for three moo pal
he's default of finding bail. The duke that's passing held
he's but a cotton lord—yet he's as good as any duke, -is
great was his reward—he was a cornet in the 11110'sgeJ
the war of speculation—he reaped both wealth
honour, by a trifling deviation, from a parallel of ti'td
line—and after all his pains—he's retired to a rouse
seat, he calls it " New Orleans "—after—oh, but_ter
comes, in gaiters loose and airy—the flower orb;eo
O'Shaughnessys, from the hills of Tipperary 1 He'd if be
in sixty faction fights—these little playful things ben
only got a clout or two at the princes or the kings--to°_„o.
would have lacked majesty. for he'd make empty thrc7o;,e
by consigning them to Etna, or to old Davy Ibeso
locker like the lightning; he'd have-banged their
roise
with scorn; to try if skulls were harder than Hibe to
Blackthorn. But Pat's heart was not so hard" are
duchess in a faint, he whispering asked, "my darlie,sferrf
you an angel or a saint ? " And then he spoke of eetisis
and the lakes of old Killarney—‘twas effective more,' tbo
vinaigrette—his brother and soft blarny—for it revic7;i, so
lady, who before was very ill ; he led her throomeel
Irish jig, and then through a quadrille—his legs nie
made of wires, as about the. hall he ran. ve.rY;i 511°
resembling Hoffman's au-to-ma-tan. Drotow A pie'
Romeo's came strong—a very Clan—some celebratene..of
—Don Caesar Bazau—himself and seven brothelv't to
to a thing or two, from a halfpenny at spoiled ~uniarlo
twenty shilling too. The " Monarch," he of Pe"eesit4
there, look'd extremely dull, as if he'd been lo°,r,t vel
on—" alas, poor Yorick's " skull—or his father's 1"00se
knocked off, one fine day by 011 y Cromwell—till, flew
up from his reverie by the fourth George s°
Brummel. There were some ancient gentlem.eeeeeile
Syria let loose ; and Pompeys stood by
Kings from Syracuse—all gazing on the beau_tYll the
certainly was grander. than the route once give!' °
gods—or the feast of Alexander. I don't to:
mea_ue
Russia, for he is gone to pot ; but the Prince °rle COt;
donia, who cut the gordian knot. There %,:eee...see°ol
lords and corn lords, as merchants in disget;riac.--'l,;
Laing when surats would fall, and foreign fl f
the -all re
I'm afraid I'll have to raise—myself tip ireTbie.
for to write another half hour, I find I am o°t_id_like
th
is luck in odd numbers—at least I heard it said 110'4
flinging of a stocking—oh that clutehingsehat to I°_,Li
with pains all in my forehead ; but what 1.“
ets het! Of
want—and you shall get it ; but till my head 01
'Tis something of the Fancy Ball, particulari
arid troe,;r„.
I shall finish up the whole affair, in al ne_esh do
third letter. A second time I take 121 Y 'savea° o
sigh or weep, for very like you're In the 131
for a sleep,

8-JdI7:EBY—WHAT IS SLAVERY ,

TO Tu.
a;? EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN
4 5y.74 MY last communication I was treating upon a
actiepectare and important subject—religion; and endeae
kteo ' far as I was able, to ,thew how abuses will even
ootnetimes into the church, which is deeply to be
lOkeW IPlerea
' and which too often arises from the inability or
11 dither
of her champions. Let us look further into
til disteter and disabuse ourselves of false impressions,
e
kip.sst ern, if it be possible, how and where the evil
the s 8' And first, we will turn to the heart of the
tee,
`ncl survey it in its most interesting aspect—its
be •
Ilitts With the sin which besets him. It is a noble
titee' tee one who is advanced so far in the practice of
kieitfas to be almost beyond the temptations of sin ;
etl4ll 0/Ll to see him stand as it were, in full.o^bsl
nleee', looking so bright in the lustre of grey.haired
oaf ter
tl!e fruit which Divine grace enables him to
!it toe painful effort of many years. But the
eltlitS4f this good man could furnish us with a nobler
Ttrlieraionlltis.. We might find it, perhaps, some. fifty yearst
lerepsii, too time of his youth, surrounded with the tears
V/tea'anoe, and the energies of sanctified resolve.
Ls; it 8 the hour of battle, when he fought for immortal
Zalewsas then he waged the severest warfare with the
:114'1411V determined that he would give himself to
`may4ltas setilif°r ever. In the. career of man towards an
he '
ure whatever heights of happiness and honour
reafter climb, there is nothing which can match
N 4 to eur with that simple but sincere resolve which led
ton, s abandon the paths of sin, and consecrate his heart
sosi .ereice of his Creator. Let us look at the great
Zaitriiii",riestance. as a holy example, and we cannot too
Nv"l of a man so truly heroic, and so truly excel-
Witltsto e are the inheritors of his legacy, and wherever
Ost: QaTrres are filled with the magnificence of his
Cass ''e audible sound of a thousand printing
Nese 'veal to us what has been done; the many-
‘tlett'at voice of freedom, rising above the billows of the
tkwkierlloatitie,.,(l,zutainctheeelirminegso;n the chivalrous endeavours of the
the deep. hum. which runs along
ateeees'acturing valleys, blending with the roll of the
nes":,e,el, and the shrill shriek of the steam-engine,
ale ,_"t great and good work both far and near.
'mous"" song of praise which catch our ear from a
ektilit'utidd °Pen-ssanctu-aries, where, fearless of interference,
elseeses grasp the open Bible, and their
i'utieCgiee dictates the only living God. Then, assuredly,
ill 4'l. these things tell us again what has been done,
.t
0,1
'Lenee us in reality that such
eles are the substantial
05tal uther's struggles—strug which, in point of
ii Grandeur, transcend every other. The vanguard
*ether and darkness met in that dreary cell where
itet, a was confined ; there the battle was fought and
ea 41 tlie events which have followed are the simple
*hichlif his mental conflict—the triumphal decorations
nave been scattered by the hand of victory.
Vestr,w, in the next place, let us envire how. abuses.
ree,l'eleu`,o look upon, really find their way into the
bla, In my last pages I laid before your readers in the
tc.'41,7,7 of honest truth, that m3ny digni.aries of our
blese-'3' and other places of worship, receive large
11;1'142 or, comparatively speaking, doing little or
save enjoying themselves
callingst aime pleasures of
,qiee--and regarding- their holy ingas ere sinecure,
Naetill.s lamentable indeed to reflect upon. But treating
etr
ilesestabject, we must not, omit to notice the poor
isee,;',"o, in realit does all the work, and let us draw an
sigtVe,ueetssseen the one and the other. How does he get on
ettey,e"rlst of turmoil and trouble? Does he meet with
gtitlee'mPathy and due compensation which he is fully
;1,41 taiotr°- ? What stipend does he receive for studious
e loin work performed ? Yes, sir, I may well ask
;NI ere ion, for in the whole category of slavery where
tkerate; fin(' a greater slave than the poor hard-worked
Meath Let, us then, occupy a short time and examine
I:iktimintre of his duties. Suppose, tor instance, he be a
14ho curate," and how multitudinous must indeed be
serilee ells; generally speaking, having to perform the
the church twice every day fat the week, besides
Zittsr;red duties which he has to tend to, such as
enatis-e`ngs, marriages, burials, and many more of equal
eslatec,-"ee, too numerous to mention. There are other
tTie ere' also, we must not pass over—those whose services
114gh, eged by many of our p ,pular preachers, and
14I,1"Ist," is too frequently the case, they may not be
e`ri ascend the rostrum and preach as often as they
I'o4i:l4B:4°i Yet they are inevitably expected to read, never-
th',4leasiand not only read, as a matter of course, the
betrY prayers in the sanctuary, but prayers. also at
ti,IY be of the sick, which in a large they
et''Lached to, must be onerous duties imposeddistrict upon
ees,`lle extreme; and, moreover, as we know
.tu
is? by cya nave other onerous duties to perform—to visi,
sluset the poorer class of the conereg Won that
Itrie church to which they may belo Ti
re eesn'otirs are never ended, and they 1
s_.tvo and toll.cßor
al
ek,sar.l"t pittance which even a common me.c lam
t41t,:,1170u1d refuse, as his hire, for works of his h. an,di
ia,i)inc,u4Vntttherasa e time, their dienified sup iriors—
timback into their easy ways of
tirate9ene and luxury,s— so little care they even about the
e'‘'e tf°- of souls, or the poor over-worked " extras ' who
;rats. endure all the drudgery. And what, forsooth, do
tei''s ge all this never-endine work, in the shape of
▪ Iselin!, lucre," as they are ever and anon reminded they
kitet consider it, after almost sacrificing their health by
qteslat Ministrations in the dwellings of the poor, where.
lalasat sickness of the most contagious charac!etr.enis.
.‘,1113, (lent, and running the great risk, as they unsina, t
0_
'Ger os of carrying away the infection into the circles,ll
t
ftilit101)" families. I ask again, what do they get for
etessant work? A mere paltry sum, as you know
the sir, is the case—pay, barely sufficient to keep
;?aet,Plt boiling" let alone to provide for the necessary
s'e.fo nftheir wives and families, and all this too in
.
roi'ed church! But here will quote an illustration.in
es'ecire e°hf what I have asserted, which I am taking verbatim
as Sesur own journal of the 19th ult. The paragraph
tatati`ulfs, under the heading of cheap curates—" a striking
fishes, a of the unequal distribution of clerical ' loaves and
iltate "as just come before the Ross County Court. The
Oaf nt. Hope Mansell, a small country parish in
Mee. of
appeared to answer to a summons after
la'sct teat for non payment of an account for groceries and
.I•,..etl'teens• The rev. defendant begged the Mercy of his
'"leSile,e,` With tears in his eyes, stating that he had. a wile_
children to maintain with the limited stipend
this,4s!
annum and that he was really unable to do
ass tat the same time keep up a respectable appearance.
alt• 's t defend-
s °floor expressed his deep sympathy for the
aeeg po.sition, and made an order for pa.yment o
tie' month, advisinz the rev, defaulter to avail
.himself
but r-ePtutection of an insolvent debtor." After this true,
the toil
statement, what more need I say in relation
e- and drudgery of the poor curate so. confirmatory()
fttlie- an evil system as this ? I think it requires n
aeZ C:3nanient as the matter peaks for itself.
Inth -e, Is one thing s however, we should not forget to
te
and that what the emirate has to undergo ere
eeleh,..e enlio sted'under the banners
ca of the chnrch.
he
as
w
t° mlw how the aspirant for ademie hoc ours h
e moats" and carefully initiated into all the school
haolV of the Anabasis, Herodotus, Horn. r, Horace,,
; t'h'oelicl, with perhaps a small allowance of " conics '
as t" t, ‘` Calculus.' And if he is not fairly " p " in such
he ;lei and with due attention to all the coilege coursethe
lia4leat-e4ellever calculate on a safe passage through
se
rete-."°use. College lectures, then, are no easy amu
d-
'elle loond wee betide him shroild he not be prerareeat.
.krn ,1c again at the immense cost of taking a deerehel
n‘r Cambridge ere the young student can take 3
tsisseelt-'0 do battle in a manner with "quadratics,".
'B4llp -81" Paral llograms " and other hard things, before
die months, ore perhaps' years of fight, he can come off
44:1°,218, and mount at the last, as he may do, the giddy
'oe Peak-
-1,,,•
,‘` Where fame's proud temple shines afar,"
ZN.I mei. ask, what do aulnlitahrese studious researehee
v point of view ? How
;!_ties"2.rne..astter all, inewaepeec
rorle ;vaulting orreeedeik, 1 dg appreciated if the office of his
nes not a higher remuneration that), the
eatt,hnifloant stipend of £BO a-year Mo,nstrtoilleslelsoslniet,
must be, is such a state of things. Yet,
IN." be Conceded by every thoughtful mind nevertheless,
young'
es: Must unquestionably receive a thorough well
grounded
V'eatiOrl before he can embark in the divine mission, for.
teeout such deep learning, and decision of character
how
tqeinn, there can be neither stability nor security..
else; hleasing hopeful, promising, well inclined young
:11..e?ensen have' been altogether drawn aside from the ways
sort
•s'a_un into the paths of sin, for want of maktag up
s-4Pt `f.'inds on the right side of the question ! A hesitating
0413;„Lingerine character is sure to be marked by the
hit lee:: and destroyer of men, and is almost sere to become
pe• He who is almost persuaded to be a Christtr,
eqltoe,se greatest danger of perishing for want of b.eitig
so At the time of Noah we may reason. within
-•i'as;l-hves, and. reasonably also, conclude that many lingered
le‘/etl•tet&',,a,,rk, and looked at it, and resolved to ask atlslnulst.:
tiee—elt ; but while they hesitated, the door was
musth
I‘•tvle.- rod came and destroyed them all. Then it
eekve apparent, that those who would secure the
ents
04tres of religiot'i and partake its eolid ensnYml
iand
s- i -4er • t 't With all their heart and sstu
anti every
ekse_4l,en4 50, every duty will be found easy.
110,ee eelSght, and, moreover, there will be real
mind, in a conscious
ee',`SeesiUn satisfaction
'il2 or that which worth all the world, and
se rrleat the world can neither give nor take away..
ceess Btriving. nevertheless, is the sole conditiono.. of
er°4e,se.; spiritual matters, as in worldly airs.
II! is
Oleto 'nine to fulfil our course, to solve life's sub ma
I and reap its ripe cultured fruits. No man
ita" tely:`,_d except he strive—the brilliant . crowns that
Heaven
terl4t prOW of' conquerors, demand their price.
titiNwv,ll°llso of refuge for. the
.indolent, nor a resort for
0,,'" are too inefficient and shiftless to find a home
ssig teete'n. Its rewards are reserved for hands that
_fairtly
lae'te ti""11 and its treasures belong to those who violeu y
t,',4er'-e°4 them. ThoughThoughtab
witho.ut labour—labour
it T"
us the whole being, and continues as long as life
att.4,l' • here will be time enough to rest when the struggle
10 Ives ' Ilere there is no rest. Happy is he then who so
ss as to win
e Christian reader, we have no time to
te4invtlt-no of 'life has already been idly wasted, and
1%;I1 ROW,
have usurped far too many of our
Oes'av tent,e.N it is time to awake out of sleep. The day
Pe and the night already casts its shadows upon
---11 night in which no more work will be done,

What we do in our Maker's cause, .it is very evident,
must be done quickly.
The achievements we propose are to be made soon, if
made at all ; for the sun will shortly disappear, the
twilight will come rapidly on, the clouds thicken, and
the light of day entirely go out. Then, it must inevitably
appear to us, that our strivings should be nobly great—
that what we at'etnpt to do, should be well done ; in
other words, so far to make life's business a duty, that all
these great thines may eventually be accomplished. But,
very likely, and as is too ;frequently :the case, we may
appoint a time for ourselves when we will venture out on
the Lord's side. Is it not so? We may reason that we
will do so by-and-by, perhaps this year, or next year,
or when we are settled down in life, or at ter we have been
successful in business, or, perhaps, when we are old, or,
possibly, when we are about to die. Pis not oftentimes,
however, that the resolve is accomplished—the time is
future, and how few are there who can gainsay it ?
Let us, in conclusion, ask ourselves, with due serious-
ness, this all-important question, so far as essentialy
regards futurity—a question of such vital magnitude per-
taining so immediately to every one of us, and a question
also that we should not lose sight of for a moment—if we
desire pardon and salvation in a future world ? Then let
us try and solva it most minutely, in order that we may
store for ourselves valuable instruction, not only for the
purposes of this life, but, moreover, endeavour to profit
thereby, and diligestiv and earnestly prepare ourselves
for a life hereafter.—Yours, &e., VERITAS.
Liverpool, March 14, 1857.