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London, England, 1847-09-11 00:00:00

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4 '1.4 p LITERATURE. tures does not increase with the quantity of aspect of such creations cannot be matter of amaze- THE LATE FAILURES. f little required, and the sale
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""-..Y. ERS , or , the STAGE OF LIFE. ground travelled over by the narrator, but, on the ment. It is rather matter of amazement that with , In the corn market yesterday the business trans- ! f r BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM- to only 100 puns et is
withrmdwe ichasepri
ilkoesvesateetidtidht.
for
reo i si
is ace
lelfAa_iaarrtdq upalrsneltsai,
i, Nnsid • -13,Y T. J. Serle. 3 Vols. contrary, it rather diminishes. One traveller has such a catalogue before them the artists were not ;acted was larger than usual, and an improvement in PANIES' STOCK.
there is
taicnedinthethneeharoemste valueor e pool::
$ profeeßiering Mr.
Serle's close connexion with that described, in two volumes, a " Journey Round altogether baffled and bewildered. Honour, price took place to the extent of from 2s. to 3s. on the From tie Official List,
4 bid tyth (:_ni it is not surprising that a novel from the World," another has filled one volume with however, to those artists, to J. W. Wright, rates of Wednesday last. Notwithstanding this ire r DIMMED EVERY TuEsDAT AND FRIDAY ,vEms.e.
;r its e.Bll°lild be indebted to " the Players" both a " Journey Round a Room," and the latter would to W. P, Frith, to A. Egg, to J. Hay- eumstance, however, the day did not pass over with- LONDON. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,
DAnnividumend.
1 41.sp, wil.iiite e and for its chief attractions. Neverthe- doubtless be the more interesting. The reason is ter, to E. Corbould, to A. Johnston, and to out the occurrence of further disasters, the failure of -----eme--_
4 t,peitt,. anxious to exhibit to us the stage as it simple; in the one case the author only glances at the Kenny Meadows, for the appreciation they have , Thomas Usborne and Son and of Hastie and Hut-
.._ ZOINT-STOCH BANKS.
ut all
%arp i' behind the curtain, he has evidently been surface, in the other he observes and examines every evinced of the exquisite grace of the originals I Nor chinson, having been announced. The liabilities of
111 oflame of Company. per
AZ: t '
Shafer.
°J the br; "Ying too much, and revealing the secrets object. Now, every one can glance over the sur- should Mr. Heath and Mr. Bogue (the publisher) be Mr. Usborne are somewhat under 100,0001., and al- Paid. Price
t,_ k 4,18 tlit'el°,,ii•hOUSe. On this account he has fixed face, but very few can observe and examine for denied the praise to which they are entitled for the though the fallacy of sush statements is now unfor- •--
d 11-11tejto °' his narrative at a somewhat remote and themselves. For a traveller, and more especially for taste and enterprise they have displayed in the pro- tunately a matter of notoriety, we may add that a
At atealasla .......... X a. d. X s. d. for home consumption at 3
40 0 0 40 0 0
51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0
111tte 4efinite period ; for he tells us that "a different a writer of travels, there are few things more essen- duction of this graceful and almost national volume. strong belief is entertained by those who have in- Br ha hNorth American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 4-5
ilate'cinF. the drama now exists to that which is de- tial than the faculty of observation. This is what spected the accounts that the assets will be sufficient, ;loir atnercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 i.-
.-Jol onial.
I)eiat in
his Pages." This arrangement, while it distinguishes the fool from the philosopher (among THE REVOLUTION in the GRAND or nearly so, to pay 20s. in the pound. The house, Lo acin and Westminstr Cl. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - Sir under these rates. 1
gt .„ e.s the risk, of all personal allusions, does not travellers) ; the one, according to the adage, "goes DUCHY OF LUCCA. it has kept itself free from speculation of
appears, Lo udon Joint-Stock .• • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 00 ' 161.6 -
p its and Gin there is no i
8 to Rome," and returns as wise as he set forth ; the The following is extracted from the Corriere Li- every kind, its present position having arisen entirely He tropolitan
I)rocin interfere with the chief object which he hadPr rvincial of Ireland • • 81. per- cent. 1050
O PosedSALTPFTRF -To-
other cannot move a step without finding matter for t'orne.se of the 2d of September:- from the dishonour of claims which it holds on Lesleyday, at
tette , to himself, namely, not so much to deli-
Ne A.. Provnelal •• Eng. j 51. par cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 --
1 )Itto, New....... • . 81. per cent. 10 0 0 r 0 g 0 -191,4 cutta b ' - •old at 29s 6d to 30s f
her, individuals as to pourtray " the man- interest and investigation and instruction. But be- " LIVORNO, Sere% 2, 8 o'CLocK, A.M. Alexander and Co., and other suspended firms ; and Na tienal of Ireland .. Si. per cent. 50 0 0 20 00 1 - •
ooanni As plentifullart nahF Otomeoulfsrl Although Brand
urmaatprbnpded 1
cent refraction, and which i
the han
rd ideas of the various sections of tween these two extremes are a vast number of per- "At five this morning we received by extraordinary it is stated, moreover, that the immediate circum- i Wto, New. ••••• • • . ' 51. per cent. 20 0010 0 0 t taken in at 31s for manufacti
e sons capable of appreciating much of what is beauti- express a supplement of No. 12 of the Italia. W e stances connected with the stoppage are such as will cee oie of Australia.. • . 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 ' -
fill ii,r°le3Bi"." To do this the more effectu- INDIGO. The quarterly SE
'Ol of London.- ! 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 o
ful, or marvellous, or humorous in what surrounds have hastened to republish it, for the more speedy and maintain rather than diminish the honourable charac- urt' i - Oct ober, and the quantity
he introduces us to both extremes-we 'e - remes-w e go -
1 iotra the seen • them, but incapable of discovering those attractive universal diffusion of the joyful news. Our brethren ter which Mr. Usborne has hitherto borne. pected to be large, amountin
we .es in one of the large London houses, CANALS.
, ;et share in the adventures of a band of strolling qualitiesln
both for themselves. For instance, hundreds of of Lucca are replete with joy and eethusiasm. We, The suspension of Messrs. Hastie and Hutchinson - • sent 10,439 chests arc decla
lat. -ut cases people might read these volumes of Colonel Max- who have sympathised in their griefs, exult in their is said to be one of a similar description. The house N rmes of lEi IDividencl .; Dividend scriptions met with littlo a
i -bit
ii Ito we are initiated, to a certain Names of
per Price. the home trade, although
p ' )4 , ' n-0 the mysteries of the craft ;in both cases well's with much pleasure and much interest, who joy. has only been in the corn trade about eighteen CO •il vanies. 2, per i Price. companies.
• M • in- months,a: Annum.' Annum.
~c under the July sale; price
1, hi }3,,,1. Pathise with the difficulties of the actor • and would have passed through the very same scenes and " The popular agitation in Lucca had been the senior partner having previously to that . -- pected to be much lower, as t,
6 th '" eases. •' • h met with the very same adventures which he de- creasing for some days ; to-day it had become ex- time carried on business as a Scotch factor at -Wap- x x
e many
more especially do we sympathise with was in the past season ; themenacing.
Ash o,v-d-la-Z 113 4/. - Mntgemrysh 100 Si - importation smaller, and prici
fade "ether in hi h • • ' •single kindlyemotion or pleasant thought. A " ihe Council of State accordingly assembled, and The imediate cause of suspension in this case was
a
ed 0 g life or in lo w life, his troubles arequired, and the limited bust
most persons by determined to send a p .
de utation to the Grand Duke the stoma e of DennyDenmo
Perp" verwheltning. In the one case engaged in a great deal of amusement is lost to ,ppg- ny and Co., of Glasgow, and was invstoke.., - - Neath ...... 100 201. 340 barely former rates: at two
Na. tial civil ate of affairs to H. R. A. the liabilities are su
an inattention to trifles ; and " trifles," be It rem.em- in order to represent the state e . f
.d. , pposed to be between 50,000/. and Brk rik.icAbrgllso 5/. 85 Nottingham. 150 12/ - sold at 2s 6d to 3s 4d for mid(
wer-now endeavouring to convey a ".;roitnBJrd.. • • 'lOO 141. - I'eak Forest. 78 3/.. 40
tiered, "make the sum of human things. ' Figu- and to acquaint him with the nec ssity o provi ing 60,000/. Dlla Icy
ha!'.eous rejection to some uha th •100 41. - Regent's •.• . 33 11. 4s. 20 COCHINEAL.--This afterni
4yin ppy au or, now
ratively speaking, it may be a bad practice to " make against it by granting , . .
seasonable reforms. The de- Another failure,
was also mentioned, but it was not Ellale•se•eii's IZ
V,: 63 Rochdale ..• •85 41. 54 supplied with Cochineal, an
rigfre.e. gto force an obnoxious " art" upon some1 Shropshire • - 125 81. -
tt k tort' actor,which last P d' is one
procee ing mountains of mole-hills ;" but, literally speaking, potation, compot.cd of the 'resident, Signora Max-Maz- of sufficient importance to call for special remark. E:e Nash •• • 100 321. - Somrset Coal 150 71.105. 130 public sale amounted to 929 1
Ls tieh difficulty' such a practice would be far from uninteresting-a zarosa, and of the Councillors, Signors Fascetti and With regard to the assets of Lesley Alexander and For t,h & Clyd 100 4/. - Do.LkEd St 12 6/. p. c. - desire shown to operate, and
1 to ca and of such frequent recurrence,Gra .ndJunctn 100 6/. 80 Stfird &Wore 140 281. 275 under previous rates.
01)a 4. use him, in bitterness of heart, to l h'll on close inspection, is more wonder- Brancoli, proceeded to the Duke's villa. The people, Co., it seems now to have been ascertainedthat, '
mole-hill, e- i , in- nrc aid Union 100 I/. 10s. 2lh Shrewsbury.. 125 151. - OILS.-This afternoon at p
ful than a mountain. However people will not find a large concourse of whom had awaited the result of stead f having o been under- estimated when it was 'ill: caorgnsh. 172 13%1. - Stourbrldge- 145 20/. 305
Nor Cr the da •- when a manager "should ' •ofthe Council in the Place, followed Oil were sold at easier rates
,' X eCßrkl • 100 - - v
fen 15 first and it this out for themselves. Thoughts and feelings the deliberations -
lie w;,.,_ man to carry on a banner, see and obliged the carriages to move at a
pass through their minds and hearts, but they disre- the deputation, - Severn and 251 to 251 1 Os, brown 241
lave the a word l" In his opinion nothing could pound, they were represented much too favourably, HuCidersoeld 57 - - Wye Rail. j 26 1/. Bs. -
Cocoa Nut sold at the stiff ra
e but such gard them, they are but " airy nothings .1
the slow ace. The Dukepromised to follow the ex- and that •
' until p . , tit would hardly be safe from present appear- tie] frit & Avu 39 7s. 6d. 5N Trnt& MI
4de Drama except " aer fect eualityso 30/. - cwt.
ills -'eratli ' - established,s he finds to poet's voice has given them a "local habitation and a ample.of Tuscany, by conceding the of the epees to rely upon a dividend f than one-third
o more t La•ac aster .• •, 47 1/. 10s. - sey • .
h._ Cost, in is not to be a „
andthe nationalguard,and liberation ofthe Le( sis &Livrp 100 341. 505 Thams &Med 15 - - TALLOw.-This afternoon
troubles f different kind wait upon his
etabler er, es o a name, when the dullest can comprehend press, a - of that amount. The entire circumstances connected Leicester ll4O 101. 75 Worcstr &"1 North American Butchers' M
78 2/. 41h
coldest respond to them. As the poet is to the world prisoned, &c. The populace returned to Lucca ex- with this failure form a sub'unfavourable Lei, ;str &Nth,' 831 41. 36 Birming.s
~`a eh; ru-oth 11. b d
,ether the manager of the stro ing an ;
Go, ighboroghll42l 70/. i 530 Wilts& Brks 67 11. 11
of imagination so is the keen observer to the world of ultingly, with poplar branches in their hands, and comment.-Times.
' 'e' difficulty is obtain a resting-place. In
eta (lir,. , to
sense-wonders are around us, but we heed them chanted the "Te Deum" on the Place. Some of the
'fir 'etion there is a deficiency of spectators-a -- DOCKS.
y n not; we pass on one way, till he arrests us, till he inhabitants of Lucca despatched a special railway POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. -
ill ecessary of theatrical entertainment;lMPßESSlONS 0]
another . portiona Dividend , Amount
a rival company have been beforehand ; • with the gladsome news The joy of
in points them out, till be bids us find " sermons in train to Pisa wi g . During the past week a highly important invention Name of Compaay. per of Paid. Price. AT MANC
tititthird the magistrate threatens forcible detention. stones," and shows us "good in everything." Such our city beggars description. has been added to the numerous works of mechanism Annum. Share.
1 TO THE EDITOR OF THE M
lies 1,11,°t withstanding these and many other difficul- a suggestive spirit is what we especially desire to " The following is a translation of the proclamation and art in the museum of this establishment. It - Sir,-I am not what is cz
4 a. d. X is. d.
fore, when the heading of tl
th e'ee'",e little band t 1, dth hft find in a work like the one now before us, and, to a issued by the Luke of Lucca :-
siirugg e on, an , ugh oen re- consists of an apparatus for propelling carriages up Co aimercial ... - _
h-1. `, to v...- _l_ . - -- 41,- -3,-1- .._ ~,,.”f.,1.-, ~-.4..-,4- it -1. to he found here. Short as is "l• PROCLAMATION. inclined planes on railroads, and is invented and 1:"r..:%,!.
,11,2,,,N+N",e,5t India , 6,1; p,sr,.c_at.
~,,?tlk.,, - 126 you must not set me down
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the
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rer supply
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tit I TERAT URE
; or, the STAGE OF LIFE.
By T. J. Serle. 3 Vols.
iltiirof",:,l,luieurning Mr. Serle's close connexion with that
, it is not surprising that a novel from
.t3tlP-t " should be indebted to " the Players" bote
hi, 11,ame and for its chief attractions. Nevertsh
it-
ttp-p'ealvniie anxious to exhibit to us the stage a
lea -I.3abehini the curtain, he has evidently been
of "Ying too much, and revealing the secretsd
the Prison-house. On this account he has fixed
1.11its1;41.; of his narrative at a somewhat remote and
1t1tt,,,-tklefinite period ; for he tells us that "a different
iictv'ecitfth.e drama
,n, now exists. to that which is de-
tby '" his pages. This arrangement,. while it
in,,tes the risk of all personal allusions, does not
propose.ail interfere with the chief object which he had
i,d to himself, namely, not so much to deli-
Ze to
as to pourtray " the man-
the and ideas of the various sections of
Ptrofession." To do this the more effectu-
i
ne ntroduces us to both extremes—we go
!o• diad , the scenes in one of the large Londonhouses,
eet We share in the adventures of a band of strolling
si:r3h: ,In both cases we are initiated, to a certain
ihto the mysteries of the craft ; in both casesn,
,
VotillPathise with the difficulties of the actor; h
oases more especially do we sympathise witha
ttik anY perplexities of the much-abused manager
tadr in high life or in low life, his troublesarae
pere:cl overwhelming. In the one case engaged in
tnettaal civil wit—now endeavouring to convey
o,a'''.eous rejection to some uhappy author, now
'srisfi„,a3lllB to force an obnoxious "part" upon some
tory actor, which last proceeding is onee
tileh difficulty and of such frequent recurrencto,
t° cause him, in bitterness of he,a,rsti,lould
ckrtit, L,°r the day when a manager
it 34 Lus first man to carry on a banner, and.ng could
see it
itav without a word !" In his opinion nothing
4de Drama except a perfect equality," but
finds tobut such
hiBsideratuin is not to be established, as he
humble' , Troubles of a different kind wait upon his
44-r nrother, the manager. of the strolling band ;
0' 'ef difficulty is to obtain a resting-place. In
clo!direction there is a deficiency of spectators—a
„tY necessary portion of a tkeatrical entertainment ;
k" not a rival company have been beforehand; in
h,,t,hird the magistrate threatens forcible detention.dffiooh
tr,, notwithstanding these, and many other
t1:82 the little band struggle on, and, though often re-
on the whole to
krl4;l/4:4 to very short allowance, seem
441),.3' themselves better than their.mbrethren of higher
:°
Their perseverance, indeed, is
imost praise-
1131111Y, and thir ingenuity, more especially in making
ion •mpany of six d.o duty for the whole dramatis per-
,,,(11 is most amusing. In portraying this section of
•khe Players," Mr. Serle was, doubtless, more at his
end ttBe being less liable to make any invidious allusions,
• it is in consequence, perhaps, that this portion is
re more anaimated and entertaining. But a novel
ti three volumes contains, of course, something more
than sketches of any profession, however interesting
lie
sketches may be. Turn we now to the story.
e are not over-fond of detailing all the mysteries of
°I
plot, a proceeding which necessarily destroys much
the interest of the perusal ; nevertheless, it is
kenerally
tin requisite to explain at least some por-
ua) in order to convey an idea of the merits
the whole. Briefly, then, Marchmont, the Nlr dian of the hero, and one of the most interest-
vs characters characters of the tale, had in early life been,
s innocently on his part, led into a quarrel with
In 'mpanion ; the result was a duel without witnesses,
Wll,ieh Clairfait, the aggressor, fell by the hand of
o a 'rlend• The Whole affair having been secret, no
_tte
etispected Marchmont, but he considered himself
olouratderer. His natural disposition heightened his
toted Y thoughts. As a trifling expiation, he consti-
of cia;craself guardian of Eustace, the orphan child
it, and the hero of our story—he constituted
of th"" rlis guardian, and by advancing large sums
bttuit; le redeemed his almost ruined fortunes,
ts, and in all o res
end solicitoushi for his interests,th heer could ects,
not
%else, bis sight. He could not bear to look upon
feelinid he had made fatherless. Hence his agonised
trenigh' Illay be imagined on discovering that an attach-
5akh,.,,"44 sPrung up between Eustace and his own
snlad ',14.17---between his child and the child of him he
•44ern n• lie hastily separates the lovers, he forbids
Yotin even the happiness of hope, and Eustace,
to hig) rich, and friendless, seeks refuge in the,
Le Illttil.Peculiarly, perilous world of London. Here
411t1 ee.s with an old schoolfellow, a warm-hearted
bid
.vaYtoPathising friend, and an actor. Through
becomes-lataCe is -introduced behind the scenes, and
ery acquainted with " the Players," and a
Sept agreeable companionship he finds it. " Ex-
therre Crowded with aristocratic dangler,
Vise; s,
sets 11° Place so truly social as a green-room
f: Serie. " Indeed, how should it be oth er-
t,e,hte
stoeiasiss; " when all who have educated them-
-41 ea please exert their unconstrained powers to
4, -
eb other." Here we are told that Eustace
nag e`-' in vain for that hate known only to the
Players- With which Byron has branded the poor
441ot„1-1-e saw, indeed, that things essentially
"lnes,„ 'ne Public were as essentially fame and for-
titsiv'e comfort and competence to those who had to
cc,4 for thern. Every one was as selfish about a
:r bad part as a merchant might be about a
ustacr,, bad bargain. The world called this vanity.t,
4bspir that it was more probably ir.iteres .
I"laye-, ','Y his constant intercourse with the
drew Eustace fulfils an ambitious dream—the
f"trigedv- His
an ambitious youth—he writes a
'eelin2;*4•4liB own hopeless love, his own disappointed
44%07," Burnish the theme, and, speaking of this, the
aPiees tiverY beautifully observes, " The crushed
t't. the Poet give forth odour are, indeed, the emblem
gt F°et the greatest feel and become wise enough
n.eralise. They use passion as experience, and
Yourof e to others as a colour or a line in painting.
ig poet in his first song utters the revealings
'"ose fang
; next, he paints portraits of himself, and
Perha "earest to his affections—changes the events
ant no but maintains the characters. He is the ser-
the all c't the master of his subject ; he does not conjure
11••itaca,„Pea hoPon the magic glass—he only sees them."
cite ,wever, meets with other companions, not
Pow he:" honourable as his friends " the players."
Ile is enticed to the gambling-house, and how
tioatim_efrauded, and even ruined, is only the recapi-
aecou"nn of an oft-told tale. And so, indeed, is the
thelosst cl the first appearance of his play ; never-
always' •t`")ugh often repeated, such incidents are
%riles, interesting, at least when narrated in an
phis brief
anittlated manner, as they are here. From
varietriey sketch it will be seen that there is plenty of
jin the narrative. The second volume is full
114,7renture, while the most interesting point,
fa,trlY, thetus
facttaeeo,f is
ether ofMarchmontonly having killed the
p":),se th the
revealed near
keeing up the interest till the
Withal Ivan' the heroine is a very beautiful, and
f.rorn,ie obeys h
draw„ She nat
!'ated- Eustaceu,ral character, very delicately
tr father's wishesshe is se pa-
her damask cheek." disappointment "preys Pon
ller, at last 134,,,i adopts fler father, tenderly attached to
an expedient that may ensure her
ne.", when we have said enough • we are
11„,.g Into the error to which we have alluded, and
relit-. •
1--ve•;g the interest of the denouement. We will
Cli4e c it undisturbed, merely observing en passant that
onduct of Eustace somewhat disappointed us—
Li; sc, much his conduct, perhaps, as the pourtrayal of
for Bentitnents. But no wonder we were disappointed,
for We had anticipated too much. We had looked
Rodrigo
another scene akin to that in the " Cid," where
thlsdrigo is placed in a situation somewhat similar to
t. 4t of Eustace. When torn by conflicting emo-
long, perce jusqu'au fond du cceur," he alternately
).h.i°cls to opposing influences. " Pere-maitresse.
-"neur -amour." He passionately demands—
"Faut-i/ laisser en affront impuni
/IA then__

" Faut-il punir le pore de Chimene ?"
atru:','lll37, inimitably, has Corneille pourtrayed that
AtteeT Perhaps it is as well that Air. Serle did not
—P4 t' 0 follow him.

tures does not increase with the quantity of
ground travelled over by the narrator, but, on the
contrary, it rather diminishes. One traveller has
described, in two volumes, a " Journey Round
the World," another has filled one volume with
a " Journey Round a Room," and the latter would
doubtless be the more interesting. The reason is
simple; in the one case the author only glances at the
surface, in the other he observes and examines every
object. Now, every one can glance over the sur-
face, but very few can observe and examine for
themselves. For a traveller, and more especially for
a writer of travels, there are few things more essen-
tial than the faculty of observation. This is what
distinguishes the fool from the philosopher (among
travellers) ; the one, according to the adage, "goes
to Rome," and returns as wise as he set forth ; the
other cannot move a step without finding matter for
interest and investigation and instruction. But be-
tween these two extremes are a vast number of per-
sons capable of appreciating much of what is beauti-
ful, or marvellous, or humorous in what surrounds
them, but incapable of discovering those attractive
qualities for themselves. For instance, hundreds of
people might read these volumes of Colonel Max-
well's with much pleasure and much interest, who
would have passed through the very same scenes and
met with the very same adventures which he de-
scribes, without having in consequence experienced
a single kindly emotion or pleasant thought. A
great deal of amusement is lost to most persons by
an inattention to trifles ; and " trifles," be it remem-
bered, " make the sum of human things." Figu-
ratively speaking, it may be a bad practice to " make
mountains of mole-hills ;" but, literally speaking,
such a practice would be far from uninteresting—a
mole-hill, on close inspection, is snore wonder-
ful than a mountain. However people will not find
this out for themselves. Thoughts and feelings
pass through their minds and hearts, but they disre-
gard them, they are but " airy nothings" until the
poet's voice has given them a " local habitation and a
name," when the dullest can comprehend and the
coldest respond to them. As the poet is to the world
of imagination so is the keen observer to the world of
sense—wonders are around us, but we heed them
not ; we pass on one way, till he arrests us, till he
points them out, till he bids us find " sermons in
stones," and shows us "good in everything." Such
a suggestive spirit is what we especially desire to
find in a work like the one now before us, and, to a
certain extent, it is to be found here. Short as is
the journey of which the author here relates, and,
unimportant as were the adventures which befel him,
there is no lack of amusement or interest in his nar-
rative—the surrounding landscape, a fishing excur-
sion, a casual rencontre, a historical souvenir or
poetical association, or some tale or legend connected
with the neighbourhood, each in its turn gives rise
to some sober reflection, some lively remarks, or some
interesting episode. But let us only enumerate some
of the topics touched on in these "sketches." First,
there is the voyage from London to Berwick, in which
our author favours us with a few remarks on travel-
ling companions in general. " Snobs" are his pe-
culiar aversion—the town snob in particular. "In
rural delinquencies," he says, " they being chiefly
confined to dress, you feel disposed to pity and pardon
the offender, but your city snob being gifted with
detestable presumption, you find yourself irre-
sistibly impelled to offer him sixpence a day for
life, to keep out of your sight for ever."
After these general remarks follow some particular
details of two travelling companions the Colonel met
with in this voyage—one a poor dupe whom a bubble
scheme had defrauded of all his fortune, the other
Ninette St. Aubyn, a young French lady, who forth-
with makes the Colonel acquainted with all her
history, a passing strange and most improbable one.
On arriving in the north, we have, first, an account
of a Scotch funeral, and the sober silence which ac-
companied it appears to have offered to the Irish
Colonel a favourable contrast to the noisy "wakes "
of his own countrymen. Then follows some descrip-
tion of Norham Castle, something about cannon balls,
an amusing account of a struggle between our
Colonel and a superb salmon, ending in the victory
of the latter, and the discomfited angler re-
turns to his inn just in time to enact the part
of "father" at a run-away wedding about to
take place there—being on the Borders. This
will be enough to show the very various character of
these sketches. Intermixed with them are many
legends of the " Cheviot and Lammermuir," and
these are necesssarily most interesting ; for of all
species of composition, old traditions and legends
possess the most enthralling interest, attributable
perhaps to their imperceptibly and inseparably com-
bining much of truth and much of mystery. The
two principal traditions here narrated contain a due
allowance of mysterious interest and the proper
accompaniments of a murder and a ghost. One of
the most interesting, " A Legend of the '15," gives
some details anent " the Earl's rising," namely, the
rising of the young Earl of Derwentwater in the in-
surrection of 'l5. In another place in these volumes
we have also a brief account of this gallant and un-
fortunate young nobleman, showing the disastrous
issue of his ill-omened attempt, and
How the young Earl had given his soul unto Heaven,
Still bright with the freshness of youth,
And his last prayer was said, on his cross-hilted blade,
For the King, and the cause, and the truth."
Another very interesting, but mournful, episode,
suggested by the neighbourhood of the Farn Islands,
is a brief allusion to the loss of the Forfarshire and
a touching account of the wreck of the Pegasus, in
1843. This ill-fated vessel had struck upon a rock
and sunk rapidly; by some mismanagement the boats
were swamped as soon as lowered, and all hope of
escape was cut off from those still remaining on
board—they had only to wait for death. Then it was,
we are told, that Mr. Mackensie, a clergyman, who
happened to be on board, " true to his vocation, col-
lected those about to die around him, and as they
knelt, obedient to his wishes, poured forth a parting
prayer in words of such fervid eloquence, that the
few survivors declared that his supplication for mercy
to the throne of grace seemed rather the language of
inspiration than that which is breathed from mortal
lips." Bailey, one of the sailors who escaped, just
before leaping from the vessel; cast a farewell glance
at the devoted group. " I saw the water just about
touching them," he relates, "but they all remained
fixed to the spot as if too deeply engaged with God
to be disturbed by that element which was to
bring them nearer to their Heavenly Father." One
of the best of the illustrations with which Measom
has adorned these volumes commemorates this scene.
Besides these legends and these episodes, Colonel
Maxwell has given us a brief historical account of
the men and manners of the Borders. After the
union of the crowns of England and Scotland their
warlike habits were in some degree modified, but
they seem to have been at best but a lawless race.
" Poaching," we are told, " was carried to an im-
mense extent, and a spirit of gambling was inveterate.
It was not unfrequent, when harvesting the crops, for
farmers to stop upon the highway with their laden
carts, and decide by a game at cards which farmyard
should possess the double load, and the loser would
assist in stacking the corn he had lost." However
agreeable Colonel Maxwell's style may be, there are a
few faults to be found with it, faults which are easily
attributable to his easy and perhaps hurried mode of
writing; of these is the repetition of quotations, and
the confusion (though only in two instances) of proper
names. In one of these an Irishman is relating an
adventure, and whether the mistake is attributable to
him or to the author we know not, but the hereise of
the said adventure is spoken of first by the name of
" Honor," then " Biddy," and then " Judy," all in
the same page ! But the greatest cause of complaint
that we find with Colonel Maxwell is the manner in
which he continually, and quite unnecessarily, throws
a stone at the Irish—his countrymen. Even sup-
esuhpaprgoseintghernthawt
ithth, eysuchmefiriiptpailintoraellutsliloanns
hs
so con-
stantly recurring- are, to say the least of it, in very
bad taste.

" We, Charles Louis de Bourbon, Infanta of
Spain, &c., D. G. Duke of Lucca, to our dearly be-
loved subjects,—
"' We wish to reign over you, not by fear, but by
love—not by force, but by beneficence, and we,
therefore, open to you our paternal heart. We are
accordingly disposed to take into consideration, in the
first instance, all matters which may tend to promote
your welfare, following the traces of those measures
which are being successively matured in the neigh-
bouring Grand Duchy of Tuscany, so as to enable
you to enjoy, by anticipation, the advantages that
may thence result. Meanwhile, we announce the
establishment of the. Civic Guard, necessary to insure
public tranquillity, and we have already given the
requisite instructions to our Council of State, all the
members of which are animated by the best sentiments
to propose to us, with the greatest solicitude, any reform
which may tend to appease your just demands, and to
satisfy our own most ardent desire to render you
happy now and for ever.
" Repose, therefore, full reliance on these affec-
tionate words of your father and Sovereign, who
is animated by a sincere wish for the welfare of you
all, and who is taking counsel for that purpose With
those of your fellow-citizens whom you most love and
esteem.

During the past week a highly important invention
has been added to the numerous works of mechanism
and art in the museum of this establishment. It
consists of an apparatus for propelling carriages up
inclined planes on railroads, and is invented and
patented by Mr. Galloway, the engineer. In the
centre of the road, and between the rails, is fixed a
strong baulk of wood, with a grooved rail firmly
fitted on it, for the purpose of receiving two hori-
zontal wheels, one on each side. These wheels are
in communication with the engine, and when the
train arrives at the bottom of the incline the wheels
are put in motion and takes it up with great facility,
and in its downward course also acts the part or a
break, the whole being allowed to descend with any
given amount of velocity; the principle is beautifully
illustrated in the model, which is daily exhibited and
explained by Mr. Crisp, in the great hall of the in-
stitution. We understand that it has been tested on
the Great 'Western Railway, and that trial fully
proved its practicability on the large scale as
well as in the model, a result not always to be de-
pended on in engineering inventions. There are also
several other means of transit on railways explained,
offering to the public a very agreeable and instructive
means of becoming acquainted with the different
methods by which this great national work may be
accomplished.

" ' Given at San Martino, in Vignole, this Ist day
of September, A.D., 1847.
" ' CHARLES LOUIS."

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—From inquiries made at our house in
Watling-street, relative to your " Worship-street"
police report of yesterday, may we request the favour
of your noticing that the " Charles Clayton, per-
fumer," there named is in no way connected with our
house.—We are, Sir, yours obediently,
WILLIAINI CLAYTON and Co.,
Wholesale perfumers.
72, Watling-street, Sept. 10, 1847.

11144"'SME AND BORDER
SKETCHES.
4n
13y mil. Maxwell 2 Vols.
ratio „ agreeable and amusing style or manner of nar-
soe4,a at oil times advantageous to anyv,.b.oorokk
lwv'hhiacth-
Poas iS more especially essential to af
romance,
11,1„ en_sses neither the intrinsic interest o
dist importance which attaches to an aaccount of
gueharlt countries. In a series of fragmentary sketches
Ind: as fill these two volumes, notwithstand.ingt:
etmhe_
sei:vidual interest of some of the fragments in h
,hiees, the success of the whole, as a whole, depends
°Pun the good arrangement of those fragments
qu,tve°ll,," the string which binds them together" (to
aMtls• fro
a happy simile of Marmontel's).
_An
re .11.1 g and agreeable style is then an absolute
ai;lettisite for the author of such a work, and those
hardly familiar with Colonel Maxwell's writings need
eare4 ue reminded that his style,. natural without
Pleasantness, animated even to vivacity, sparkling with
deekrr,lY, and brimming over with good humour, is
lire:'` 37 a most amusing and par consequent a moat
th_ able one. He is, therefore, well-qualified for
e table L
lind,u, he has undertaken. Nature, he says, had
by s utetlly designed him for a traveller, whether
eQner land it matters not, his qualities lo-
filledfor
tion are so extensive ; if so, he has certainly ui
vlai his f
mission. lie assures us that had he the
th4ar ambition of inscribing his name on glass,
of e is not a window ten years old in any house
t},atelltertaintnent from the Seine to the Neva
Pell::°111d not bear his patronymic and Christian ap-
prpeelves• I have smoked the night away," he
la jcis, " in a Persian caravanserai—been martyred
1100:"Panish venta—lived a week in an Irish shebieene
Yarilec---and survived the insolence and extortion of a
tho,. ee colonel in Kentucky." But great traveller
he agsll Colonel Maxwell has been, in these volumes
ao
mush not tell us of very extensive wanderings, and
'°l the better—the interest of a book of Oven,

FINE ARTS.
THE HEROIN Ea
rSt OF SHAKSPERE. Part XV.
engravings—the imaginary
a volume of forty-five
This fifteenth
female characters in he
portraits of the principal
r dramas of Shakspere. The
work, which has been produced uc!ld under the direction
yemllnaently beautiful. Its
terminatedvwpeezilleiarl
of Mr. Charles Heath,
publication could scarcely
peculiarly
oppo r
tmoreopportune,
successfully, or at a time more
seeing that the attention of the
now directed to the preservation of the. nation
is
just
little. house at
Stratford-upon-Avon which tradition
the birthplace of the great poet. We mipisotmrtesm
out as
that that old dwelling-house is to be venerated not
merely as the birthplace of Shakspere, but as the
t
birthplace of his matchless creations—for in the infant
soul of the poet there were his plays in embryo. What
beauty, what grandeur, what pathos, what wit, what
daring, what pleasantry, what heroism, what grace,
poetry, elevation, and diversity there is lavished in
abundant and melodious numbers in those plays, this
volume of " The Heroines of Shakspere" reminds us.
It reminds us of scenes, and dialogues, and soliloquies,
of stirring incidents and passionate adjurations. It
calls to our recollection Anne Page and Anne Bullen.
Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, the Princess of
France, in Love's Labour Lost, and Portia, the wife of
Brutus. It brings to mind the forms of Queen
Katherine in Henry VIIL, and the Princess
Katherine in Henry V., of Lady Grey and Lady
Macbeth, of Lady Anne in Richard lIL, and Joan of
Arc in Henry V L, and Lady Percy in Henry I IT.
Above all, it summons before our memory that long
and immortal list of heroines—Miranda, Julia, Silvia,
Olivia, Maria, Viola, Isabella, Mariana, Hero,
Beatrice, Titania, Jessica, Portia, Rosalind, Celia,
Audrey, Helena, Katherine, Mopsa, Perdita,
Constance, Margaret, Cressida, Virgilia, Cleopatra,
Imogen, Lavinia, Cordelia, Juliet, Ophelia, and
Desdemona. That there should be occasionally
a failure in the conception a the outward

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West Middlesex . • • 51.15a.prent. 63 12 9 120

• little required, and the sales during the week amount.
to only 100 puns at is lid proof with certificate,'
whilst there is a fair quantity on offer, and holders are
disposed to sell at present moderate rates. The
market for Leeward Island has a dull appearance,
and the nearest value of proof strength is 2s 3d to 2s 4d
per gallon. Of Rum several parcels have been
received. Although Brandy can be obtained upon for-
mer reduced rates, still there is no improvement to 13o-
tice in the home or export demand for any kind, whilst
there is a plentiful supply, especially of old landed.
Geneva for export is held for 2s 8d to 2s 9d, and fine
for home consumption at 3s 3d to 3s ed per gallon, as
the supply is small, but all sorts have 'een operated in
with caution. For forward delivery thew are, however,
sellers under these rates. In the value of English Corn
Spirits and Gin there is no variation at present to make
known.
SALTPETRE.—To-day, at public sale, 372 bags Cal-
cutta sold at 29s 6d to 30s for fine strong grey, 34 per
cent refraction, and which is 6d lower; 72 casks vez.e
taken in at 31s for manufactured, 9i per cent.
INDIGO.—The quarterly sale is fixed for the 12th of
Oct ober, and the quantity that will, be offered is ex-
pected to be large, amounting to 16,000 chests; at pre-
sent 10,439 chests are declared. East India of all de-
scriptions met with little attention from exporters or
the home trade, although there are sellers rather
under the July sale ; prices are, however, not ex-
pected to be much lower, as the stock is smaller than it
was in the past season ; the deliveries are larger, the
importation smaller, and prices lower. Spanish is little
required, and the limited business done privately was at
barely former rates: at auction 23 serous Guatemala
sold at 2s 6d to 3s 4d for middling to good.
COCHINEAL.—This afternoon the market was well
supplied with Cochineal, and the quantity offered at
public sale amounted to 929 bags; there was not much
desire shown to operate, and a part only sold Id to 2d
under previous rates.

OlLS.—This afternoon at public sale 126 caskes Seal
Oil were sold at easier rates ; straw at 251 15s, yellow,
251 to 25l lOs, brown 241 lOs to 24/ 15s. 65 pkgs
Cocoa Nut sold at the stiff rates of 50s 6d to 60s 9d per
cwt.

TALLOW.—This afternoon at public sale 150 hhds
North American Butchers' Melted Tallow sold at 45s 6d
to 465, and 787 boxes South American at 47s to 47s 9d
per cwt for fine, which are lower rates.

IMPRESSIONS OF JENNY LIND