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EAL AND THE IDEAL. 2 Vor.s.
1,, Saunders and Utley, London, 1840.
t: 14 nere is too much of the rhapsodical in these
"nes', which, when Italy is the theme, is very aptd
"arY one ; for so many works, both in prose an.
tc,r3e' have been written of late years about this
'l4:t,r)., and so much panegyric lavished upon it,
difFrtne very mention of the subject induces in-
rlnit ence, which is pretty sure to end in disgust,
Noess it be treated in the most masterly manner.
‘‘'' unfortunately, this cannot be said of the
healf and the Ideal," which is written in a sort
arild)°etie prose, as far removed from true feeling
/t.,
as can well be ; and discourses about
i 4441, its landscapes, ruins, pictures, sculptures, &c.,
hy f:lBllic'n which ;we cannot fitter describe than
itc,-Ydil?, that it is exaggerated common-place.
read ,eying
chapter in the volumes which we have
`t with any thin° like interest, is the one headed
the Nings in the'Colisceum"—which, by the bye,
tqllt,hor calls s' Colosseum," evidently thinking
e nuge building in the Regent's Park—wherein
to of of reflection, suggested by the brutal gladia-
fotkia, fights of which the ancient Romans were so
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Pursued, creditable to the author's sense of
uianity.
CRA ItIN G CROSS HOSPITAL.
Th (ALSTRACT FROM THE LAST REPORT.)
Committee have the satisfaction of stating to the
the f:"rs and supporters of this hospital, that during
Wire St, Year as many as 6,943 poor afflicted persons
ad Year
on the books for relief ; of these, 1,151
who, 1-411'ttients, and 5,785 were out-patients, (many of
eh,: t visited at their own homes.) These, with the
74,24 recorded in former Reports, make a total of
FatedB; sick and needy individuals, who have partici-
tettp, In the benefits of the Institution, from its corn-
pit4rntat, to the 31st December, 1840. (The hos-
t founded in 1818, and erected 1831.)
tLici'neir last statement, the Committee furnished a
b 6fthe cares of accident and sudden injuries, which
111,1 ten brought to the hospital in the preceding year.
1114 eta3e, have, during the last year, amounted to up-
gerou-s°' twelve hundred ; of which 291 were so dan-
Patien; 43 to require to be immediately admitted as in-
Pitti The following is a brief enumeration of
In 1-48 admitted for relief during the last seven years :
1,n0974,' the total number of cases was 3,681, cost
3,874" t°B. 9d. ; 1835, 4,472, 1,481/. 15s.
-lid.; 1836,
18,2i' 1,9334 14s. ; 1837, 5,757, 2,2311. 6s, ;
2,66,;, 6,439, 2,3741. Is. 1 lid. ; 1839, 6,655,
T; 1840, 6,943, 2,528/. 18s. 2,1 d.
1,4 e total number of cases of accident for the last
1835°
,„Years were as follows :—ln 1834, 424 cases ;
4139'
1i2361836, 975 ; 1837, 1,093 ; 1838, 1,414 ;
; 1840, 1,238 ; total, 7,245
cement
The total
4)13e7r of out-patients since its commeement, was
and in-patients 6,091.
WOOL
—WICH—TUESDA Y.

Ser ROYAL MARINES.
h geant-Major TayloN of the Woolwich division of the
l'iCe)ll Marines was presented with a medal for long scr-
-1104 end good conduct on Monday ; and in addition to this
°Wrebie mark of distinction he obtained a 151. gratuity.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
The '-' b • C. B ,
g,s . subscription originated by Captain Horn by,
.•
11,‘,Ptker_ntendent of the Woolwich dock-yard, for the relief
uve widows and children of the seamen arid marines
1,,,:: vere lost in the Fairy, now amounts to about .300/.,
,"4 further sums c°nttau© to be forwarded for that praise-
"urthY object.
The W* • ROYAL ARSENAL.
%t or_ illiam and Daniel barges are loading military
,3 to be put on board a vessel in the docks for Malta.
he William, brig of Newcastle, is loading old shells
4,19L0t1., dard and CO.'
130 Ebenezer, ordnance sloop, finished loading about
\'illaDeaeS °l' powder, 6 thirty.two-pounder guns for the
Pn„"ercl, and others for the Rapid, and sailed to-day for
-I,'`louth.
ktui he Sir James Kempt, ordnance-sloop,. the Little Ben,
itito 'everal other vessels have been obliged to be taken
ltp,hdPk on account of the large quantities of ice moving
The down the river with the tide.
to, a e Queen, ordnance sloop, took in ballast, and sailed
day for Purfleet, for a cargo of gunpowder.
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asleep, after having had their fortunes told by the
conjuror ; and here the author leaves them
forlv
awhile in order to introduce his hero,
illiam Fitzosbert, alias Longbeard, an uncom-
PihrTnisin' Chartist, like Feargus O'Connor,
uu who put not the slightest faith in the
rtnan Reform Bill. This furious mob-leader
w 41t,' it seems, the son of a London tradesman—
r
h-etfiaPs a tailor, hut having a soul above cabbage
h ,
e ~ Went to Palestine, to distinguish himself
under the bannzrs of the cross," where, notwith-
shiantinig that he formed only a ninth fraction of
4as 't
fl
Inny, he ‘‘performed prodigies of valour, and
r,nighted on the field of battle by Richard
(Fur de Lion 1"—an incident in the life of a
city lu:demon's son, which we are induced to
mention, because it passes the borders of the
:'inPrphable, and trespasses on the miraculous. For
this Warlike Cockney, who to his other recommen-
,rt,'"; add,:d that of a hump-hack, Jordan
144'4 long entertained a sincere affection ; and doubt-
', they would have ht en married in the sixth chapter
of the first volume, had not Longbeard, one fine day,
got up a public Meeting of Saxons at Paul's Cross,
n'itch was attended by all the Chartists of the time,
atild was ushered in by such a stunning chime
of triple bob-majors, that " the bells pealed as if
each or.e had been endowed with life, and was ready
!o burst its iron sides in an agony of fear !" It
Is satisfactory, however, to know that the people
kicked
far less frightened than the bells, for they
Licked IT a prodigious rumpus, and even dis•
retsed the city train-bands and beef-eaters, leaving
battle, and
of these fat heroes dead on the field of
and offering the most unheard-of insults
,i." 3 the awful person of the Lord Mayor himself !
'inotediately the skrimmage was at an end, the bells,
recovering from their justifiableapprehensions, took a
taentimental turn, "and kept up their monotonous
" if wailing and groaning for the deeds of
t-ugnter that had been done"—an instance of
intinnabulary tenderness which we firmly believe to
"'ittiont a parallel ! But not thus affected was
he
to moon' for she—cold hearted jade I—happening
look out a few hours afterwards, shone " as if
all unconscious of the dreadful events of the depart-
zng day!" Early next morning, tidings of this
PPalling bobber were brought to the Archbishop
of Canterbury—but not before his Grace had read
e " latest particulars " in the second edition
or the chronicle ; whereupon the vener-
able Prelate " rose from his table, and proceeded
towards the window of the old Monastery of St.
,Piugustine, where lie then resided." Here he
looked about him with much interest, and was
sPeeially delighted with " the sparkling twitter of
numerous sparrows ;" and being " deeply alive to
the poetry of nature"—as most Bishops are—" he
felt soothed and refreshed by the view !" When
his Grace had been sufficiently refreshed, he an-
nounced his intention of consulting with the Queen
and the Earl of Moreton on the sad state of
Pug affairs, and then coolly sate down and
PlaYd a game of chess with one Father Ambrose,
wall°, being a discreet dog, strugled hard to all
appearance to win the game, but invariably allowed
iself to be beaten 1" Meanwhile the Chartist
Longbeard made his escape from London ; and
i'°°n afterwards the two Miss Jordans were walked
Ef,h with by the wicked Norman Knight whom we
ave already spoken of, and who incontinently
°PPed them into his castle hr Kent, where, with
;I/ effrontery that speaks no better for his mo-
,l:' i! than his good sense, the monster actually
hsi ed the one sister to be obliging enough to assist
rer the seduction of the other; and when she
used to do so, he professed extreme surprise and
n:Cast at her want of ordinary politeness I Ulti-
,tely the sisters went liberated from their im-
, trilsontnent, when the elder married Longbeard,
third went abroad ; and at the close of the
oftrd volume, we find all the virtuous personages
hs. the story made happy, and all the vicious
r&erable,
which is just as it should be. Such
sr Longheard, Lord of London—a romance
°' so feeble and ridiculous a character, and evincing
Period
,deplorable an ignorance of the nature of the
cietiod of which it treats, that serious criticism is
hu."'ll away upon it. Mr. Mackay, the author,
abaos !' Pretty taste for poetry, but his prose is
thee' are ; and as for his powers of fiction,
Beneath contempt. Invention, descrip-
ttit°lantaacirieroibneine
of dialogue, and knowledge of
esse:cterall these requisites, Which form the very
e °f Present voluromance, are diligently omitted in the
tinedmes, which at no distant date are des-
, We suspect,
to line trunks, and wrap up
u lectionary.

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WaRIC}NRR'S INQUEST.—On Saturday an inquest
and ac on the bodies of the two men killed on the Mid-
la,, Counties Railwa on the revious day, the particu-
J 4 hih have already appeared in The Sun. The
il
aft
evidence by J.
NI er an able summing up of the
dert:7' Esq., the Coroner, retired, and after a consi-
thi,W" of about four hours returned a verdict of. " Ac-
Sir,,l death with a deodand of 300/. on the engine.
nllavid Wilkie is now at Constantinople coin-
F g a portrait of the Sultan for her Majesty Queen
letoria.