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London, England, 1841-10-15 00:00:00

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:hat " the external evidence is such as would
support a verdict in a civil, nay in a criminal,
proceeding." His reasoning on this point is cer-
tainly strong, but it is by no means conclusive ;
and we admire its ingenuity rather than its force
when, in order to establish his hypothesis, the
Reviewer insists that Junius was no more of a
democrat than Francis. Now, if ever there was
A writer whose tendencies were decidedly demo-
cratic; who made it his chief boast that he wrote
for the people ; that his sympathies and preju-
dices were their's ; and that he regarded the pri-
vileged classes with jealousy, from their general
bias in favour of prerogative, Junius was that
'man. He respected Lord Chatham, chiefly be-
gallse he was disliked at Court ; and wrote up
Wilkes, because he was a thorn in the side of
Government. Nay, he objected to Home Tooke
that he was only half a democrat, and attacked
him with the ferocity of a savage, because he
pointed out a few Snots on the scutcheon of the
great mob-leader of the day ! There was nothing
of this stern democratic spirit in Francis. He
was not one to go the whole hog with the people.
He had a respect for established authority, and a
leaning towards institutions, no matter how de-
fective, provided they were old. In remarking
'on the inequality of Junius' writings, the Re-
viewer is equally unfortunate. The reasoning in
one Letter is neither better nor worse than the
reasoning in another ; the style is the same
tiroughout; and the invective not less monoto-
nons. The character of Burke is admirably
Pouttrayed ; but we demur to the assertion that
LI 1786 " his eloquence was out of date." On
the contrary, it was more popular then than it
had ever been, and never so much admired as
.4nringn
the first year of the impeachment of
W arre Hastings. Of this imposing- trial, which,
lt-ernay be remembered took place in Westinin-
tha
r Hall,
nrwich
we have the following description,
Scott never wrote anything more pic-
turesque :--.
Tile 1
ace was worthy of such a trial. It was the
great 'hall of William sounded with acclara Rufus; the hall which. had re-
kings; the hall wh'e of thirty
ations at the inauguration
of Bacon and the 1'
h had witnessed the just sentence
l
just absolution of Somers; the
where the eloquence of Strafford had for a moment awed
and melted a victorious party inflamed with just resent-
Court ; the hall where Charles had confronted the High
:ourt of Justice with the Placid courage which has half
deemed his fame. Neither military nor civil pomp
74 waristr ting. The avenues were lined with grenadiers.
eets were kept clear by cavalry. The Peers,
z7°,eel-to gold and ermine, were marshalled by the heralds
urte Garter King-at-Arms. The Judges, in their
law.; r State, attended to give advice on points of
of t4e tenar hiundred and seventy Lords, three-fourths
Walked in poi Luse, as the Upper House then was,
bunso.emn order from their usual place of assem-
Zg tke tribunal. The junior Baron present led the
rah dVa Reathfield, recently ennobled for his memo-
of Fran of Gibraltar against the fleets and armies
the niece and Spain. The long procession was closed by
teae of Norfolk, Earl Marshal of the realm, by the
KinCluitalies, and by the brothers and sons of the
by his fi alt of all came the Prince of Wales, conspicuous
wan, were"hPerson and noble bearing. The grey o
crow.,e, ung with scarlet. The long galleries were
feu: 01 by such an audience as has rarely excited the
to,..tillr, the emulation of an orator. There were gathered
rtr4:o. ;r, from all
p.nrous realm, parts of a great, free, enlightened, and
grace and female loveliness, wit and
event g, the representatives of every science and of
Nr.Yhaair)._it• There were seated around the Queen the
There •" Young daughters of the House of Brunswick.
Common-
wealthsthe Ambassadors of great Kings and
ot,egazed with admiration on a spectacle which no
rEikur county yin the world could present. There Sid-
inot,:in the Prime of her majestic beauty, looked with
I°ll on a scene surpassing all the imitations of the
• thoge. ght ofThere ;the historian of the Roman Empire
,thought the days when Cicero pleaded the cause of
hiti7 against Verres; and when, before a senate which
ettinstill some show of freedom, Tacitus thundered
by 4.;'t the oppressor of Africa. There were seen, side
the ` the greatest painter and the greatest scholar of
age.
easelthat
The spectacle had allured Reynolds from
ot, which has preserved to us the thoughtful foreheads
SO
nrso many writers and statesmen, and the sweet smiles
pen,' :Tny noble matrons. It had induced Parr to sus-
wh. Os labours in that dark and profound mine from
lee he had extracted a vast treasure of erudition—a
Wit
3ereyio often buried in the earth, too often paraded
01TInjudicious and inelegant ostentation ; but still
„cl6lle, massive, and splendid. There appeared the
luiPtuells charms of her to whom the heir of the throne
Wle secret plighted his faith. There, too, was she, the
tiful mother of a beautiful race, the Saint Cecilia,
art e delicate features, lighted up by love and music,
hth he rescued from the common decay. There were.
e embers of that brilliant society which quoted, cm-
ban-7, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock-
wangs of Mrs. Montague. And there the ladies
-,j' lips, more persuasive 'than those of Fox himself,
trit-uertrried the Westminster election against palace and
e—urYshone round Georgians Duchess of Devonshire.
to the Sergeants made proclamation. Hastings advanced
e
got bar, and bent his knee. The culprit was indeed
exigh.,llllWorthy of that great presence. He had ruled an
-""le and populous country, had made laws and
es, bad sent
do forth armies, had set up and pulled
Princes. And in his high place he had so borne
iiittithse:ll, that all had feared him, that most had loved
to,and that hatred itself could deny him no title to
t?, except virtue. He looked like a great man, and
deri like a bad man. A person small and emaciated, yet
eltiovdini dignity from a carriage which, while it indi-
ueference to the Court, indicated also habitual
nxorehead
-possession and self-respect ;—a high and intellectual
of ;—a brow pensive, but not gloomy ;—a mouth
• ,inflexible decision ;—a face pale and worn, but se-
Fe, on which was written, as legibly as under the
eat picture in the Council-chamber at Calcutta,
tiro.?fens:pa rdw.;—such was the aspect with which the
• Consul Presented himself to his Judges.
, The Letters on the Reign of William the
pittrp is an entertaining anceinstructive article,
but it presumes a more familiar acquaintance
1171 i the period, on the part of its readers, than
th4el33', we fear, possess. The mred allusion to
ritnt''.,heavy heart" of Willfam ask perfectly war
kited the memoirs of the time. Never did
„ g ascend an English throne with such hopes,
er•ex'
ve•periente such cruel disappointments. The
to r7in./P.l who brought him over were the first
bin—`"glie against him; Whig and Tory com-
hart to thwart his wishes; those whom he had
withediWith favours held secret correspondence
reitne exiled family ; and the last years of his
that. h clouded by the mortifying conviction
respect"'"cOuld trust nobody. Yet he deserved
prgAt and gratitude, for r,,if we except a few
pee:iicee, which it were scarcely to be ex-
tiv would leave behind him in his Int-
ranet. dykes--William was an upright, tole-
onvereign, and though on an emergency eittisilowed a disposition to stretch his prero-
rntove too far, it was because lie was forced
that severe measures by the desperate factions
then convulsed the country. Sinollett's
Teets• arater of this Prince is one of the chief de-
nf,bin a history full of blemishes. In the review
ePYs's Memoirs and Correspondence" we
Tic., we tan trace the lively pen of Leigh Hunt.
The
Portrait of the odd-natured Journalist is
t. etch
„PI with uncommon grace and spirit,
ftita.ltisi.i, like most portraits, it is somewhat too
• ering• Pepys's apostacy and servile courtier
C,?Pensities are not to be disposed of by a com-
trirreslona_te shrug of the shoulders. The adven-
the.c,`, who, commencing life as a trooper under
Into.''orlimonwealth, was among the first to ye-
• 11„ler going to Holland, to fetch home the
P 4 family, is, scarcely entitled to the gentle
a4rPellition of the " most harmless of turn-
" Noroan is " harmless" who sets a
•
example, whether in public or in pri-
' Nv.".11 life. The " Gypsies of Spain" is a review
L•,,`"ch ought to have been interesting, but which
linaccountably dry and tedious. The same
11,„Y be said of " Poor-law Reform," which
m's to have been written with a pen dipped
'inmen's,4l,adanum. " British Field Sports" abounds_
Inquant anecdotes, gathered from a variety of
Isn▪ i'l,rees• Here is one respecting Naylor, a well-
svaZwn whipper-in :—" Naylor is considered a
rntr, and while lie was at York a gentleman
‘lszne up to him, and addressed him thus ;__-
te.4,,) Naylor, you must mind what you are at
ye for Nimrod will be out, and will have
tettrin black and white.' Lord bless you, Sir,
Nred Naylor, I have forgotten more than
holnvixfod will- ever know.' " It is astonishing
Voritie,w really original sayings there are in the
sergeant big
repartee was first attributed to old
tqc,. Zit Maynard, upwards of a hundred years.
then Crwas then ascribed to Dr. Johnson; it
bp. -,;rpesed the Atlantic, and was assigned to
dveu.r
tioestley; then came back again, and was
*hipne. Pr. Parr.; and now we find a Yorkshire
Ttilk-V;;11 claiming it as his own property !
thfi"le travels of a Marco Polo ! They are
how4g,rto the travels of a joke. The following,
'elnte 0,„1, are new to us; and with them we
notice *—
the 'lll iee •
(„1141.,,,h, Yet that Captain W-- lost an eye through
,YlOucest:Ploss of his late Royal Highness the Duke
'little, ', Who, when the gallant officer gave vent to
"TkniPlatisl Aural irritation at the circumstance, used to
Wfete „-"ltt "Mr— made such a fuss about his eye."
nshod
....e.Ourreht anecdote, to the effect that a distin-
t eeilie4ruerel, who had gone through the whole of the
tW° cif threecainPaigns without a scratch, once received
sxoursion
shot in the legs during a shooting
"'le Who fired that shot ?" " I," exclaimed ' e°tlscious • e hand w offender. " Then hold up your hand."
~.IvlVoe es held up; .bang went the General's fowl-
d4taanorld,. sharp peppering (though at seventy
fowl-
s whie,
.about the wrist, gave the youngster a
is not very likely to forget.
,re to
betnortil remains of the late Lord Monson
....q4l4o4.parerke:osved on Monday next from Brighton tOr
istoolP- rreY• The. Earl of Warwick and Lord
who i's'anit attend. tho funeral, as also Lord Monson,
45righton.
szrovv°l.ktilen rt: are busily engaged in new paving the
kikl7s4lrds of St. James ' „
and coy 8 aam They are to be mac-
" 4 with gravel,