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London, England, 1841-06-09 00:00:00

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LITERATURE a T1":10,,,i
!LIGHTS, SHADOWS, VD ft -FLECTIOI"
OF WHIGS AND, TORIES._ JO
.Boone, London, 1841.
The spirit that pervades this work is a torat
and enlightened one, and evidently the result ny,
long habits of reading and reflection. In soTi
of his chapters the Author goeS ,over precisely
the same ground that Lord Brougham had trae:
yelled before him ; but we du not trace- 'its
plagiarisms from his Lordship's " Charaeters,cl.
Distinguished Statesmen ;'' fat Otherwise,
hook is clearly written from the Authors orie
vivid impressions of men and tWugs. -
expresses himself strongly, because it Is iliac.'
fes: that he feels steonglv ; and fixes attentio%
because he argues from conviction. Th°4,.,
his woek has a decides_' Whig tendem-Ti teen
t
is nothing of the thick-and-thin partial ')-`l°t'a
it. The ANhor is sup:n:4)r to such Pe.til•
considerations, and passes jiadgment ',a,
statesmen whose characters he discusses. I°. of
equitable, uncompromisin spirit, to the bas
his abilities. W gith most of his indgments ;1()0,
cordially agree, but. we think he has
lenient towards the notorious Duke of Newea:2afr
the contemporary of the elder Pitt, esPecl3
when-he asserts that " the abuse of his (-=l' 0:
proves nothing- but the inherent baseness 9`
ankind," thereby making it appear
that thy_Duke was a martyr to his own sense of what 177 f ,
ust and enliglnened -7!°w
ever there was a narrow, agetty, ~
o cmpetent statesman, disqualified alike bYrrjae.
ture and edueation, for holding any offi.r:e
sponsibility, the Duke of Newcastle vi•lsaa''•
one. He :was a mere fussy, restless
"
body, ,one leading .feature of whose cL`liira.cti
ter was an insatiable, 'desire for place, W-11,41
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he stuck to with the tenacity of a horse-leer
Smollett has left us a sketch of this polit''-
inibixile and Marplot; which though Ogle-
what too overcharged in its colouring; is curt
rd..
in the main. The author's character of
1-;:kte, though severely, is justly, draWii.;,,e'M'l
we acquiesce also in the strict prePr7a;:
of the verdict which he has parsed PP-;;,!
George ti2e Third, of whom he deg.'.
religion he was a bigot ; his soul 'was
potic; his heart false, ht knew ,tot 1°11;„
nor friendship; pity nor remorse. Cral.`Y,
tle, vindictive, he was never sarpriseek
sincerity, but when his faculties gave way,. e
a King of Greet Britain lie ranks among a).
worst of her monerchs; the hollowness of CO. b:„.f
the First without Ills liberality or taste; the. 1;
gotry of James the Second without his sinceritys,„
The place in which lie appeared to the greatey
advantage was at a _Levee or Drawing-rottt.
there alone he sunk his politica? feelings, and
equally courteous to Whig and Tory ; even t.'i/j-
-profligate demagogue Wilkes was received wlbe
:urbanity." 'We may add, that George tep
Third understood the temper of his co:illtr.F.Whis
better perhaps than any man of his day, t
is the reason why, in an age, compara':_.ivteile
speaking, of political ignorance, he retainea
respect and love of the undiscerning
down to the very last moment when he /4't
withdrawn from public life. in his P:)rril7;reit
of Burke, the author states it as his he'l
that the far-filmed Letters of Junius were /,,
production of this eminent statesman. Few tSCb
agree with him, who are at all conversant vo,„
13 tirke's Weitings, which are as different from th°="e;
11J unius as; can well be imagined. The fornis
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though he can be concise enough on oceasielli;
delights chiefly in amplifications; the lattef,eit
uniformly Sententious and epigrammatic. In
t"al
politics, Burke was a Whig of tik.e strait
old school Junius a demagogue, whose jueti.
*.ended to republicanism. We subjoin the
thor's critical sketch of this great unknolvn
which we close our notice of his light, desult°';',,'
and amusing volume.:-" No writer _vaslia
period, or in any country more popular 'fiet
Junius. At this day, seventy years since Ile,vit)
appeared, his fame is as enduring as ever.
a power of condensation unequalled sieee ,y
citus, a stab in every
.sentence, a sting e°o.
question, a darkness of colouring almost
palling, occasionally relieved by the scoreh,li,fi
blaze of a vivid indignation, he sometimes PI;
with his victim, but only to tickle him to deateu"
lie combines the sporting ferocity of a tiger `',../1.0
the noble daring of a lion. His Letters e%‘
I'out
brevity without obscurity, strength
coarseness, elegance without feebleness, grsia
depth with extreme clearness." Junius filaY ii
be coarse in expression, but lie frequently'
iiibits great coarseness of idea, as may be see
passim, ia his attacks-on the Duke of Graftoh',,
MRS. HALL' S,IRELAND.—Part, Vat •
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How and Parsons, London, 1841.
In this number of the most popular woric
Ireland that has yet appeared, we find Ore:
exceedingly curious .particulars respecting, ,
state the lace-trade in Litneric!-, whose
says the Editor, '3-tes•
" may vie in aelict-cy and befiell'i
of finish with anything of the 'kind Wr°'ltg
at the present time in Europe; while "ad
infinitely less costly than that manufacteleee
in France or Belgium, and considerably ebete.
than that Of Noidngliatn, or either of the A
districts of this. cormtry." The great nttractioo„,,,
Limerick, however, adds Mrs. Hall,
jestic and beautiful" river Shannon. of Whie,4,oo
have an interesting account, together with Ott
pertinent extracts from Mr. Rhode:3's --Reeroe
on the-subject, of the Navigation of this.•ll"the
stream,
.whose natural advantages, up been
is its ‘'11.;),
present time, have been altogether ,-,eo
lected ; its munificent wealth having.
" suffered to lie as utterly waste as if its Mess:be
were only to an unpeopled desert." The y 01, of
is embellished .with a clever engraviL4j,rei
King John's Castle and old Thomond.-Orl
and also with a map of Limerick and the e
cent county of Clare.
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LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS I) hr
LONDON, JUNg 9.—Wind this day at noon, light
from the northward, cloudy. 4rri'ed
DEAL, Just. N.N.E., strong breeze.--:;,,,
from the river and sailer. the 11ewlywn, for Mauritius; IH
Antigua ; remains the Ploreutia, for Sydney. .01111
PLymourn, Jest: ti.—Wind N. N. E.—Arrived the
Brown, from Loneon PT Port t..delaide ; William Torne!„,,i4
r
Lady Kennawsy. for Sydney.
FALMOUTII, Jvrz 7.—Wind N. E. to N., fresh byctfif.

Arrived the Argo, Asttom, from Bahia, stied 2.4z12
Sailed the Royal Tar steamer, for Vigo. , 'ter,
PENZANCE, MAY. 30.—Arrived off the Adolphe, I"'
from Haven
Lail for Hr. men. 1• .4°4
Orr THE LAND'S END .—The Mary and Jane,
for smurgh. • ev'
DILOVERb. —A/ rived off Pioneer, Clark, Badanore for Brett: wiatt:
CA ant Fr, J.; NE 7. Sailed the Norfolk, Hero, for Cer° ••-
t#
nople ; Clifion, Alalaga vOlv
armourn, Jusr. 7.—Arrived the Arab, from
New Zealand, with loss of main and ft retopmasts andJof
during a squall this morning oft the Isle of Wight. 00'4
Livrnroor., JUNE B.—Wind N.E. moderate.--/S'ied °
the Rapid, Alexaneer, from Rio de la . Hoche. Aw
Ulverstone and Hannah Kerr, for Bombay ; Coaxer. ry-tiolin
Good Hope; Splentiiti and New Yolk, 'stew York-I"! Orr
P. Cope, l'hila.delphia; Clarborne, Boston ; Messenger' pte
michi ; Orontes, Newfotiodland ; 3.lToti on, Labradalf% 14°'
packet, Zante ; Eliza, Mes.sina ; Wateriily, Leghorni,,lt't:os4
Quebec ; .13aritel Grant, Lima; Racer, Hayti ; Ilarr
Messina. Arrived off, the Forth, from Buenos Ayres,' ~31(f'
burgh. The Lotus, bound to Savannah, bus put bacsi‘ellsr'
CORE, JUICE 7.—Arrived off, the Cherokee,' 31c
from Calcutta. Sailer; the Elizabeth, Grimmer, for -,.
drew's; New Brunswick. • 111.1°1"10;
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L ELTIf. -- Arrived the •Tigress, Morrison, from
Grave, White, Grenada. -
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Hutt., JUNE B.—Wind N.E.-.—hailed the Sattlut4;si-).,
for Lima. . •
fr. ciiso
WATettFOIRD, JUNG 4. —The Juliet, arrived here •• °
Lund:and, reports the Atlantic to be very full of ico
a fortnight locked up in it without seeing a drop of '."1"
,std l
NOTICE„TO MARINERS.
Extract of a letter received:at Lloyd's from Hanaborgeo.,
" Arrangements have been mule that the signal vft!tarft's7
Schulau, which carries a flats during tile day, and aii;stia•
the mast at night, shall be, there during ;the summerSo-
THE MARKETS.—(TVIS DA
CORN EXCHANGE'. the e%eefs
The arrivals s'nce Monday have been sintll, with
lion of Oats. The Wheat trat:e firm at htst quotati°l7ely spry
la
little doing in Barley, Beans, and Peas. Oats esttre ion.
„ as
in sale, and Monday's terms cannot be obtai tied. L
reported. :et°
NEWGATE AND LEADENI TALL. sod
The supplies of meat were good, the deman I brisk',o actagrif
the same as last quoted.- Poultry in fair supply, tri fgss er
live'y, but in prices no alteration was obse bs,g
good supply, demand moderate, and prices ss. to
120, for English, and 4s. per demi fir Plovers.
COLONIAL MARKirT. ties
rot. .beer.
The public sales were of littie moment ; by P ,rjo.
the business done was on a small scale, either for !It'sdit,te''
port, and in several cases rather tower rates 'were su
The arrivals of produce were fa;r from most parts' 0016
TEA MARKET. 'n free goof t,
There was but a limited business transacted .1 cog° 0,
Tea, but holders were firm, and would not sell loa•_ qtl
cash under 2s. 2d. per lb. The speculative market
"
but Company's Congou firm at 2s. 2Ad. cash.
TALLOW MARKET.
Prices cf Russian were supported, but the market I:lslsltt'e;
both slap-makers and,' chandlers operating witbh,td I°o.
P. Y. Cat.dle on the spot, however, was not to he,_„." 475'
465. 3d. and for delivery in less than three wont',
was asked.
INDIGO MARKET. ket e
/star „iretit
Prices of East India did not. give way, but the id, es%lia%
dcgauuulaltr,itobenro:tyh shippers and the home'trade operating, the eols_,.ws
The quantity that Win be Offered at. ',. deli
small. sale is expected
_to be 10,000 chests, ti"
110'
A verY 'O4
BOROUGII OF' SOUTHWARK.-- ,„rough of $
mesons meetin,s.r of the eleetors of this inaportattiriee,lo,3st
plant last evening, for the purpose of securing th for bal11;Ie
Liberal candidate. The' ineetintr was convenedt.e, tbel.cess•
eight, but the chair was not taken until nine, iv,'!„l fill
r' om of the Duke of Su,sex Tavern was el:0-'1'4 theply
Resolutions were proposed and passed, expressiv:au_d.
confidence in her Majesty's present Governmettio
,ispscestory of the factisus opposition (*red,
slc. s s ,17-:_,.tputo`,;(o3B
t.f the " wolf in sheep's'elothing," the
himself of the repreae
'Nottingham, to possess preseesn,ato

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