Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-20 00:00:00

.LITERATURE.

Ward: & Co., Paternoster-row.
" holds its distinctive place, as usual;
among the perionicals',Of the month. , Midway between the
grave review and theimerely popular miscellany, it contrives
to enliven' the Solidity of the one by the variety and
attractiveness of the other. Art, science, literature, and
even graver and deeper subjects, are represented with
judicious selection in its pages. The opening paper, " The
Epochs of Painting Charactrised," is a clear, comprehen-
sive, and vigorous grouping of the several great ages of art.
The writer has no great reverence for forms, schools, or
conventions, and pays as little regard to tradition when
opposed to probability, as he does to the doctrine
of a 'Royal Aeademician, when contrasting with the
teachings of nature. He seems to us- on the whole correct
in his discriminations and distinctions, although somewhat
too trenchant to be alWays entirely, reliable. He is no
•pre-lfaphaelite, and sees clearly the errors, while he is
willing to admit the genius and the merits of the leaders
-of that eccentric band of brothers. A writer, however,
,so clear in his distinctions on subjects relating to art,
should hardly speak of 'Albrecht Durer as embodying or
fore Shadowing in his tendencies to mysticism the genius of
" Richter, Goethe, and Fotique. " What tendencies to
mysticism had Goethe ? And what conceivable point of
affinity makes a writer. connect Itichter, Goethe, and
Fouque together in one sentence ? Is it not somewhat like
saying that the genius of some early English painter reminds
the modern student' of Goldsmith, Shakespere,,and Professor
Longfellow ? The second article in the number is, one
which comes with a peculiar and a painful, appropriateness
at the present moment. " The Austrians in,-Italy "is a
title which must' attract every eyes. The paper, is -empha-
tically an, important and an abl€4, one.' Its 'details are told
with a calpipesa which removes all -suspicion of exaggera-
tion.: a suspicion which such an article coming from a less
authentic source,- and less minutely substantiated, could
scarcely fail to ,arouse. We do 'tot worider, that passages'
from this' article have been largely quoted by the press
of this country.... The writer wisely leaves his facts
for the most part to carry' their own moral
with them,' and allows no Sentimentality, no
angry partisanship, scarcely even any vehement expression
of emotion to impair the result which the reading of this
singularly.: effective paper must have upon. ,nyery mind.
The other, articleS which the number ,eontanis, if of less.
immediate significance and :weight than.that we have just
mentioned, are in every instance instructive and interesting.
" Reverie and Abstraction" enters With ease and clearness
upon a diffieult subject, and suggests an explanation (not,
however, for the first -time put forward) of that singular
`double action of the brain, by which we sometimes seem to
remember things just passing before our eyes as having
occurred in. °the 'same sequence and order upon
'some former occasion. " Babhicembe to Hope's Nose '
is a charming ramble along part of the exquisite shores
of southern England—the Devonshire of which Mr. Kingsley
is so raptured an admirer. "An Evening with the Micro-
scope" "A Recent Visit to the Holy'Land,"'" The Ascent
of Mount Rosa," and other articles which we cannot even
pause to indicate by name,,show that in the conduct of the
'periodical:a steady ,:attention has been paid to the fact that
in such a miscellany yariety and the due proportion of each
class of reading 'are no less important than ability,•judgment,
and style in the articles themselves. The story of " Town
and Forest " is continued, we should mention,: and
with an interest which grows and deepens. There is
nothing of the poetic in this number, nor in any
other of the " Eclectic" that we have seen. There
surely might be room found for the " idle rhyme,"
as well as for graver contributions. Magazines in general
now teem with the feeblest of poetic imitations ; why should
not the " Eclectic " hold up something better in this as in
other instances, as an' example ? An example and a worthy
model, for imitation the. periodical is in all its leading
features; in its variety, its ability, its brilliancy of style, and
more than all, in.the healthy earnest tone of thought and
spirit which is the pervading and the uniting life, animating
and directing the whole. It is refreshing and improving to
read such a periodical in days when mere smartness, eccen-
tricity of style, and London humour of a peculiar cast, seem
to be reckoned as the vital elements of a popular literature.

Tin ECLCTIC

" The gelectie

THE MARGATE SEASON.--This-favourite watering place
is already beginning to assume a g•ay and animated appear-
ance, the note of " preparation" is being sounded in every
direction, and confident hopes are entertained that the
season will be an unusually brilliant one. It is currently
reported the Prince of Wales intends honouring the town
by a three months' sojourn there, with a view of benefiting
his health by the pure and invigorating breeze for which
Margate has been so long celebrated. Should the report
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prove correct, two houses n " Royal Crescent" will be fitted
up in appropriate manner for his Reyal Highness's reception.
—lent Herald.

THE OLD SWAN,

YESTERDAY.

During Saturday, there were many rumours as regarded
another riot—by the Orangemen—on yesterday, at the. Old
Swan, and although the lesson taught the ruffians on the
previous Sunday, by the admirable conduct of Messrs. Sellers
and Fowler (the superintendents of police) and the men under
their command, was deemed sufficient, yet it was thought
prudent to be prepared for any attempt the incendiaries
might- make to create another riot, and, therefore, the
above named officers had again a large body of efficient men
in attendance at the station at the Old Swan. A large
body of the borough police were also in readiness on the
borders of the borough boundary, and would have been in.
co-operation, if necessary, immediately with their brethren
of the county force. About two o'clock, crowds began to
collect about the turnpike gate at the end of Edge-lane,
and for two hours afterwards people flocked together from
all quarters, and there must have been, at one time, some
three thousand persons, in all directions, but particularly
about the gate alluded to, up the lane by the Catholic
Chapel, and from that to, and about the. place where the
"unfortunate Argyle" was taken off his perch on
Sunday, the 12th of June. The majority of the.
crowd consisted of the very seavengering of society.
-thieves, pickpockets, ticket-of-leave men, . burglars,
,passers and fabricators of base coin, bullies, and
bludgetters, with the dregs of the lowest Orangemen.
Some very celebrated thieies, known to the police, wore
orange handkerchiefs about their necks, and others had
white chokers, most of them hail sticks in their hands, and
short black pipes stuck in their, mouths, whilst their caps
and the cut of their hair told plainly enough, that they had
only been a short time off the mill—in fact such a collection
of ruffians, blackguards, and thieves, was never before
witnessed at the Old Swan, and we are pretty certain, that
many depredations will have been reported to the police
this day, after the visit of the above confraternities meeting
of yesterday. It was reported- that all the Orangemen uf
the town would visit the Old Swan yesterday, and no doubt
hundreds of them were .there who did not show any colours,
but in a word, such a scum of wretches could not have boen
collected in another part of England. However, they were
without any leader, except one of the persons who is under
bail, for trial, for having assaulted the Rev. Mr. Bennett,
on last Sunday, but we shall not dignify him by giving his
name. He made his appearance abouthalf-past three, and
spoke tb a sergeant of police;who with a number of men, were
on patrol along Edge-lane, and whatever the sergeant said to
him seemed to operate wonderfully, for he cut and ran instantly,
and was seen no more. -The crowd was very great from
three to half-past four, and before the former hour Mr.
Sellers had sent out strong guards" of police, who marched
about Edge-lane arid other places, and their presence had a
very damping effect on the above described people. There
were a cousiderable number. pereons , who seemed
respectable, and who evidendY came out of curiosity to see
what would happen, but such persons kept aloof from the
biickgnards ; but it was rather laughable .to see how such
respectable persons were hustled in amongst the ruffians, so
that the latter might claim acquaintance with them, either
as companions or for the purpose of picking their pockets.
Two or three of our able and well-known detectives marched
up through the crowd, and it was very. funny to see how the
thieves and burglars ran away .at :their approach. It is to
be hoped that, in future, no respectable person will, out of
curiosity, or any other feeling, 'go aniong,st a crowd
of such miscreants. The crowd was ' greatest about
four o'clock, but there was no one to go on with
`he " word," and, consequently, there was no
There could be no mistake that the blackguards
were stung to the quick at not having a r0w...0f some sort.
A ticket-of-leave-man, xvho was the most prominent, with
an Orange handkerchief about his neck, was heard to say,
" Well, the b— Papists have it all their own way now,
with the' Popish police .albeit the police are respectable
ProtestantS) at their 'back ; but we will come some day when
they will not be prepared, and take vengeance on them !"
This is by no means unlikely; and the authorities should
bear it in. mind. Soon after fear, there being no appearance,
of a row, the respectable, portion of the crowd began to
separate, but the Others lounged about for some time, and
then began to -disperse. We saw one of our borough
magistrates, with a regular good cudgel in his fist, march
down Edge-lane, and through the pike gate, and along the
road towards Knotty Ash, and it was amusing to see how
the pick-pockets ran away at his appearance. Many of the
crowd had been heretofore before him, and many
will be in that position again, probably this morning.
We would ask, is there not some way of putting a
stop to the-.nuisance and annoyance that the inhabitants
of this locility must suffer; by being disturbed and put
in fear of their lives and properties every Sabbath afternoon
by the collection of such villainous clans as have collected
there for the four last Sundays, and who have already com-
mitted such, gross .and, wanton outrages in the name of
religion ? The authorities should look to it. There was
no actual -violence yesterday, 'thanks to the excellent
arrangements of Mr. Sellers, Mr. Fowler, and the police.