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London, England, 1819-07-12 00:00:00

():ABBE'S "TALE 4 OF THE HALL."

We have already riven some extracts from Mr. CamslWO
1101-11e41 Work. e.olllilitilllC of a sews of mica, chilly
f the inciden'a of basealele life
villas,. life mad scenery, Mr. Caning has already
• ,‘ .„I.s•s• eiesneil to supply subj' cis for the., Poems,
► .• distant mlervals, he has gratified the public.
'I. to.:, sof his muse have beets *either preette nor pro.
(i, osoptsir, hut not Iris arlitintrailal than Gold.
• .'„ yu.. is lidatslll, 111111 ussaspiring io hie style. and pre.
• . :a control to catch " the wiseacre living as they
cues to .!.•iieual rather upon theastrength than the novelty
•,, a ,tints,u. give them variety and interest. His
Sa1:11‘1, aiaa. 1., 11,.. 6411111 111 'very cottage, his squires upon
ei.'rV .101 ~,,, tail a ;,,saber is the most desperate hero or
min min, a' 11l it ran figure in his pages. His style Correa-
a
putts h ..ubj....1%, it is Simple, forcible, amtnatural—
it wools; ...• onsistoreinetil ,fit were more concise; ir the
00l eat, .0•3 .mind fairy grown% p. it is tiy.airlltoll and
.tfic,rre ; if ii i. not hurried by the magical Marion of cone-
mt. au aatuiralion of the least minohling
fr,is ufanrientehavairv. anti the most imbed acts or 'sale..
pl.: Ma, it I. at least ii.formed anal issirticted is the oidi-
Very tOriples of human idiots, as they are developed its
tfier:llia. anal ansupliodleated manners sof uteri) life —every
left sae Its moral, the frailties of human matsre are nther
cut ct sled 'me exaggerate.!, the fast precippla of trei uth are
ervestalk.l, mind even in the rerlain ponishwiess whichaitend4
eve, y sircac Aterraliun from the Meet laws of prohity and
•irtur, it -re is an attendant spirit of cestrition and cons-
µsante'', whirl% withont sittempliag to palliate the crime,
yt t ^seemly abaci& fro. unmanly veiig-rance the devoted
victim, mid ilerelopei Minna nature as good men wish to
it, bi kindlier turns.
Mr. Cassini, his " Tater of Ike exhibits an lia-
r, ',am', ea hug style which seldom Mirada a Poet after be
sesses ,hr im ridiaa of life. His thoughts are more elevated,
imiceised in a purer' aste ; the baoila of the vill
agea
akbi.nse are loathed upon, pm collect them from h 1.1.1! fratradedif which Waft. 11w floor the morning after
tier storm; the reader is not ititide. a 'Taxi:dor of the Mlll-
ei let ViUledee Or the clamormis combatasta; he is apprized
of all that is necessary to describe the scene, withoit being
shocked at witnessing as it were all its most offensive pees.
liariii: s. His narrative still retains its wonted detail
must fuliow hint step by step I. his story, yen must dwell
wills him as the twist trivial egrets instance of its least inte-
resting pail, pi the path is strewed with flowers, the 'tanta-
lise is couveyed in Busting numbers. she language awl versi-
fication are like the subject, purely I:ttglish. There arc out
those damiling flashes which the (mantissas taste of the Fre-
gent day r• gamer in descriptive pony, but there is mere of
real character, nod of mural truth and sentiment. It
Colman gr. ati. NI,. Casting's pictures has tint the dazzling
briglitiiesa of IluneNs, or is nut laid uti with the stormy
brush of TINTon ET, it has at least the mire defined precision
sir 'I
ENltas. ;mil, like his, conveys with fidelity •tol tenth
the aliarniugrep.esentattaus ishiCh it intends to embody.
Th- conclusion of the late of sir theta Dale, in the second
toloule, is rxonisitrly title; there are some pages in it which
fur truth ruts,: and dncCasy 11114111 vie vi,il6 any in Spatial/R.
The fullowti:a is a part of the drisciiptina of RUTH'. death,
in the first vistione.--•
" She came nut home to share our humble meal,
" flee father thinking what his child would feel
" Front his bard senteuce--still she came nut home.
" The isi7.lll grew dark, sad yet she was not come;
" The ca,l-wind ivied, the sea sel sorted the sound,
" Anil the rain fell as if the world were alrown'd :
" 'nitre were nu lights without, and my good man,
. "To Lindner., frighten'al, with a groat' began
" To talk of Ruth, anti pray ; and then be took
4, The {Mile down, and mid the holy book ;
" lie had training and when that was alone
" We sat its .deuce—w r could we run?
"W. said, and thin rusted frighteu'd faint the door,
" Va,r saT eadllai belle our own conceit at, more :
raii'.l ou neighbours—there she had nut been;
st %Vs. met .01111, W.lllalteetS—.ours they had nut *Cell
" W berried o'er the beach, both north and south,
" Then joist's, and wander'd bt owe haven's mouth :
" Where rualeil the falling waters wildly out,
" I seateely heard the good mast's fearful .bunt,
• ‘lll.l saw a something un the billow ride,
it ?Ind—Heaven have mercy on our sins! lac cried,
" It is my child ! and to the present boar
" Su be lielievea—aud spirits bare the power.

And she srsa zone 1 the waters wide and deep
6' o'er 111 V body as she 1.1 asleep.
" Si* Ii Aid nu more the sorry waves
" T.( Ard WO more the thresening of mankind;
•• Map, in (lath mit ds, the raw., of the idol to,
• 'Po the bard suck was borne lire comely form!

" But O ! what storm was in the mind? what skits
" That could compel her to lay down her life ?
o ror she was seen within the sea to wade,
" By uncut distance, when she grit had pray'd;
ss Thf ti to a rock within the hither shoal
►s Softly and •aith a fearful step stir stole;
0 Theo, when she gaiti'd tt, on the top she stood
O A n00n...* (till—and &opt into the Baud
• :u no ery'd tiredly, trot he cry'd in vain,—
" She !ward not ihris—she it card again!
" She had—pray 21rns'n !—she had that *told in
%t here frailty anercy finds, and wrong his right;
" But, snre, in It'd. ht► 'portion such has hero,
° Nell bad it still rcnisired a world unseen!"

A monument, by Cita tiTtri. has lately been
erected in All Saints' Church, Cambridge, to the
rueinory of HENRY KIRKS Wurrv.. An American
Ot1111C11141), named 'Woman enthusiastic admirer
of ilie poet's works, has been at the expense.
The o(ficert and privates of the Royal Welsli Fu-
siliers have erected a liandsuine monuinefit in Wor-
cester Cathedral, to the memory of their gallant
Commander, Colonel Sir H. W. ELIA', who tell
mu the plain* of Waterloo.
the last ten months HAZARD and Co. sold
Foust Prises of 110.0001. besides others of 20,0.391.,
&c. Ste. Mending • Prize of moot. in the Lottery jest
• Ittkil• 7he moll Lottery. with only 6,050 Tickets, wilt all
I,e tlrtten the 22J of this Month, coutaining Two Prizes of
40,0001. owl others of 2,01104 1,0001, Ste. tire.-eHAZARD
moi CO's Oakes, Royal Eschew Gate, W, Cornbili, and
321, oxr...mareet, Rajuiniug the Hope Fire-office.
Bristol Wool Fair on Thursday was the (11111-st
we hire t experienced for many years. there beit.g
few buyers, and consequently little demand for
Wool of any description. Flue Triode(' averaged
groin iSs. to 225. ; Corm from to 15s. ; and
for a piffle sample of Merino 255. win asked, and
stone sill at 244. Wool that sold last year at 38,
p"r stone, scarcely hrougbt 325. this year, but we
eni fideinly anticipate a mein price, iu cuti.equeitee
of the Lie duty on imported wools. The show of
caul.- was rather smell, but there were several re-
kAbly fine annuuls, and the prices much the
same as our lust fair. The Uprise roorket contained
le* animals of figure, and good hones were in
gle.,t request. Sheep sod rip sold well. At
Brampton Brno, four horsey were rode off lelo-
ithalsiy, but she owner of one of them followed the
itilow, recovered his horse. arid bestowed r Sound
slirialling upon the Orel*. The others escaped with
their bority.—i Berl/Ord Journal.)