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still! which gild the ruined temple, the broken, crumbling
relic of the past; or softly shine upon the tender flower,
or clustering curls upon the infant's brow ! which
gloriously adorn the sacred pile—stream through the
painted glass, and shed a holy radiance round the holy
place ; which glance upon the sculptured tombs, where
sleep the dead ! or softly touch the snow white robes
which mark the ministers of peace!
" In every place, at every time, those beams are bright
and beauteous, but shining in softened radiance in a
church, the sunshine seems the smile of Godl"
The author, however, evinces an affection for nature
under every guise. Here is a pen-and-ink picture of
a landscape covered with snow :
" It was, indeed, a glorious sight. They stood upon a
rising ground; beneath them lay the broad expanse of
country, now white with the untrodden snow, which
served to mako the remotest distance visible. Although
the hand of art had done nothing here, the scene seemed
scarcely natural—rather, it was a glimpse of fairy land.
This was far different from the glowing sunset, the
smiling beauties of the verdant plain ; but it had other
eharms—it was the very emblem of purity and peace.
Alas! of earthly purity and peace, for the same sun, but
just come forth in brightness, for a short while increased
its beauty, and made it more apparent ; but that same
sunbeam should, in a little time, melt that fair beauty,
and destroy it all! Thus is it with our peace and purity
—the sunshine of the world's prosperity shall dissipate
the one, a breath of the world's slander sully the other's

day are touched upon with some adroitness, and
always in a manner remarkable for its liberality :
The Ten Hours' Bill, the Corn-laws, Ireland, the
Allotment System, the Game-laws, the destitution of
the agricultural labourers, and divers other subjects
of a like description. Turn we, however, to the brief
but cordial mention of Sir Robert Peel's resignation
—that resignation which is unprecedented for the
glory and popularity with which it surrounded the
retiring Minister :
"Rousing himself from these meditations, he repaired
to the vicinity of St. Stephen's, not so much to hear the
formal resignation of Ministers, about to be proclaimed,
as to witness the reception of Sir Robert Peel by the
people he had so nobly and so triumphantly befriended.
And right glad was Arbridge that he had come, when
he beheld the heart-stirring scene. It was an appro-
priate and a touching tribute to the retiring Minister.
For two hours the crowd had assembled before the Par-
liament House—for two hours it continued increasing in
numbers and in eagerness, till the anxious, excited,
human line extended along the whole course that he
would have to traverse. Ignorant spectators stopped to
inquire the cause of the unusual and universal anima
tion. Is the Queen about to pass?' No; only S:r
Robert Peel!' cnly Sir Robert Peel—only the Minister
about to resign in the senate-house his official post, aptl
to receive from the people's unbiassed and cordial ap-
probation a more gratifying distinction—a more honour-
able reward than the peerage he had been offered and
bad refused. He came!—the pensive smile on his pa!e
and placid countenance expressed the emotion and the
satisfaction he must have felt. The eager multitude
closed round him—their glad shouts resounded in the
air. Such was the downfall and defeat of him—scl f-
sacrificed for the people's cause! Arbridge joined gladly
in the enthusiastic cheers, which proclaimed how the
multitude responded to their Minister."
" Evelyn Stuart" is a novel, which, while it fasci-
nates the attention, cannot fail to arouse all our dor-
mant love for fatherland, and to deepen our interest
in the welfare of our poorer brethren. The author
has spoken in a voice of simplicity, but with an ear-
nestness which is thoroughly heartborn.

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whiteness.
" But not of this thought our friends, gazing with ad-
miration on the scene ; and, indeed, well worthy was it
of admiration. What various forms the snow assumed,
and yet how beautiful in all! There it seemed, one un-
broken mass of spotless white; here it just tinted, slightly
and gracefully, the withered boughs of many a noble tree,
clothing them, as it were, with a new foliage. There
were the cottages, clearly defined by that fair outline,
and here the village church, the village graves—how
meet that snow-white robe of purity seemed for the

sacred place!
" At a slight distance might be seen a ruined tower,
the weight of ages in its crumbling form, the frost of
winter on its hoary brow. It seemed like some grim
hermit looking upon the youth and strength around—
some mighty record of the past, telling of what had been,
and showing what all must, alas! soon become. But the
most beautiful sight of all was where the hills abruptly
stopped, and by a rugged precipice descended to the
plain; along the height a gentle stream had flowed, then
in a wild eataract had fallen down the steep declivity.
The stream was now all frozen—the very waterfall was
there in ice, as though congealed even as it fell. A tree
that grew on the hill side, hanging across, had bathed its
branches in the falling shower, that shower congealed
now hung suspended from its trembling boughs. It all
seemed magic, it was as though the enchanter's wand, in
one short instant, had transfixed the whole. And it was
magic—surely no potent wizard was ever so wonderful,
so powerful, so amazing, as gentle, genial, kind, yet
awful Nature!
As a contrast, we transcribe the following vivid ac-
count of a most moving spectacle—a monster meeting
of the Anti-Corn-law League in Covent-garden
Theatre, and the welcome of the great apostle of free
trade, Richard Cobden.
" They arrived early at the theatre, in order to avoid
the crowd ; and seated in their private box, had an ex-
cellent view of the whole house. Evelyn was amazed
and delighted. She had often been at the theatre to see
the reguiar performance, but never had she beheld a
scene like this. Wherever she looked, was a vast sea of
human heads ; beneath her the crowded pit seemed one
compact mass, and all around, even to the very roof, was
the same assemblage of eager earnest countenances. And
there, before her—upon that stage which had erst re-
bounded with the actor's tread—which had been wont to
exhibit in its mimic show, great kings and mighty
heroes, battles and victories—to revive with its magic
power the glorious events of history, or pourtray fancy's
most divine creations—there, on that stage, was assem-
bled the mighty body, whose power was great as any
king's, and marvellous as any hero's ; whose battles, al-
beit with other weapons, were valorous and desperate as
the hard-wcn fights of old, and whose victory—whose
crowning, matchless victory—was already shadowed
forth, its glory beaming bright amid the darkness of
futurity. The gorgeous memories of the past—the fair
imaginings of the poet—all, faded to nothing, before the
present majesty of reality and truth. Before he was the
League!—the all-puissant League, whose power, ema-
nating only from the people, was employed only in the
people's cause. The ' great fact' never looked more im-
posing—and yet the assembled thousands were as no-
thing, compared with the high principles that inspired
them.
" The chairman addressed the meeting, in his own
mild and impressive manner, but Evelyn heard him not:
she could heed nothing but the crowded multitude around
her. These then were the people of England, the objects
of her aspirations and her dreams. How interested, how
earnest, how animated did they appear—with what
breathless attention did they listen to the speaker—how
their cheers rose in unison! But while she thus watched
them, one universal spirit seemed to pervade the whole.
The mighty multitude arose, even to a man—their deaf-
ening shouts sounded like thunder—living thunder! and
scarcely could they die upon the echoing walls, ere they
were again and again renewed. Evelyn was amazed—at
first almost alarmed—she could hardly believe this
tumultuous exultation was what she had often read of,
designated "(cheers)." There must be some cause for
such extraordinary excitement—some great speaker was
about to address them ! They shouted his name ! and
Evelyn turned eagerly to behold him—him of whom she
had heard so much—whom she had so long desired to
see—and she saw him! Standing near the front of the
stage, behind a little green-covered table, waiting till
the enthusiasm which had greeted him, subsided. Tall
and thin, slightly bending forward, one hand resting
upon the table—he appeared far from strong, indeed in
ill-health—but his expressive countenance bore the stamp
of a great mind : the power of high intellect was en-
throned on his thoughtful brow.
" He spoke l and the mighty thunder changed to a
death-like silence. Evelyn listened with earnest atten-
tion : she had never heard a public speaker before, and
at first she was rather surprised—it hardly seemed like
a speech. There was no studied voice, or affected man-
ner, no formal exordium, no rounded period ; in fact,
nothing forced, strained, •or unnatural. The speaker
appeared rather to be talking to her, and to every one,
individually, in the most easy, unstudied, natural man-
ner possible. There was an almost colloquial freedom
in his eloquence, yet how effective was it ! A style so
simple and so perspicuous, clear to the humblest com-
prehension, convincing to the most sceptical (if unpre-
judiced). Unanswerable facts followed one another with
startling rapidity ; luminous arguments varied with
lively anecdotes enchained the attention and kept alive
the interest : logic had here a peculiar triumph ; by her
aid, dull things became clear, dry matters all-attractive.
The cheers of the audience attested their approval, their
undivided and animated attention evinced their deep in-
terest and sympathy. Evelyn listened with delight,
never had she felt so thoroughly convinced, so charmed,
so captivated by human reasoning. She marvelled how,
after hearing him, any one could doubt. She believed
all, and could have listened on for ever."
But that our columns are pre-occupied, we would ex-
tract the entire of the fifth chapter to the second
volume ; it contains an affecting interview in the
garret of the sempstress, which should be perused by
every one, from the gentle lady and the statesman
downwards. We cannot refrain from giving a few
simple but suggestive sentences relating to the Em-
peror Napoleon, the latter part of which recalls to our
recollection some similar remarks in " Tom Burke of
Ours," by Charles Lever.
" And the receding shores of France were viewed with
heartfelt grief by one, whose fortunes were as momentous
as the Scottish queen's, whose power and glory were
greater far than hers whose fate was as appalling. What
must have been the feelings of the proud conqueror and
mighty monarch,—the obeyed, the beloved, the adored,—
as hastening from the scenes of his grandeur and tri-
umphs, to wear out his prisoned life on a barren rock—
he beheld for the last time the land of his heart, the home
of his glory. In the fresh ardour of early youth, the
young Corsican first landed on the shores of his adopted
country—the country he was to rule, and to lead fore•
most among nations; and now the brief and bright
career was ended; conquered and captive, from the
deck of an enemy's vessel the eyes of the hero last be-
held his beloved France. One of the companions of
that melancholy voyage thus describes the touching
scene:—
" ' The coast of Brittany threw off the clouds which
concealed it, and presented itself to our eyes, as if to
receive our last adieu. France! France! was the spon-
taneous cry which resounded from one end of the deck
to the other.
" ' The Emperor stood still, looked at the coast, and,
taking off his hat, said, with emotion, "Adieu! Terre
des braves, je to salue! adieu! France, adieu!"
" ' The emotion was electric: even the English in-
voluntarilytihsiathpaergee aumumonegvetdh;e mAolslt bhittehr
voef
hhei '
uncovered themselves with religious respect.'
sa
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must
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contemplate what we cannot comprehend, and who shallma
dare to analyse his feelings ? Who shall say what
undefined sensations bound his soul to that beloved
land ?
i "His history was twined with that of many nations.
The Ausonian skies shone o'er his early glory ; the
Italian plains witnessed the dawning of his high ambi-
tion. Amid the burning sands of Africa, ho overthrew
the desert chiefs, and was hailed by the wondering
moslems, ' Sultan of fire.' On the shores of Asia he led
his daring army, and by the walls of Acre he ' missed
his destiny.' At Vienna, the capital of the haughtiest
of empires, monarchs waited in his ante-chamber. Amid
the snows of Russia he led the obedient host ; in the
little isle of Elba hope again inspired his heart. Yet
which of these countries could compare with France? Not
here had he fought his battles and seen the foeman fly ;
but dearer, better far, here were the murmurs of a
people's praise, the rising incense of a people's love.
Other kingdoms laid down their arms ; this gave its
heart's devotion ; here had the diadem been placed upon
his brow,—here, in the hours of peace, he had earned the
statesman's, the legislator's, noble fame,—greater, far
greater, than his soldier's glory : and here, too, had he
enjoyed the happiness of domestic life ; here had his
heart first beat with all a father's rapture, over the
promised successor of his greatness, but alas ! the heir
of his misfortunes.
ere
" And now the increasing distance removes that
owfisehtleisitstu mbeembourryiedis
country from his sight—for ever! But even in the land
thdeeraer_to,
auhimmi;lieounedoefs his last
his
mighty
at -ant .....13G .-3.'
uncon-
sciously addgrestysin
Francais quo •' - t '; 4
spiriti departed, after almost uncon-
And on the bed of death,
head, the last word thsa son,-
and alluding to the army's
dying lips was,
All the most importtahnntg
' France!' "
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questions of the

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TNEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
THIS EVENING

Will be performed Lavenu's new Opera, entitled LORETTA ;
A. Tale of Seville. Don Carlos, Mr. Harrison ; Ferdinand, Mr.
King ; Philippo, Mr. Borrani ; Provost Marshal, Mr. Howell ; Don
Juanito, Mr. Weiss ; Loretta, Madame Anna Bishop ; Florinda,
Miss Poole ; Gaetana, Miss Rebecca Isaacs.
After the Opera, will be presented a new grand Ballet, called
THE WAGS OF WAPPING (performed at the Academic Royale,
Paris, under the title of " Betty.") In which will appear Mdllcs.
Sophie Fuoco, Louise, Benart, Madvme Giubilei ; MM. Baguet,
Adrien, Paul, Tell ; Messrs. Howell, Priorson, &c.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAY MARKET.
Under the Management of Mr. B. Webster, sole Lessee.
THIS EVENING

Will be performed an original Comedy, entitled LOOK BEFORE
YOU LEAP; or, Wooings and Weddings. Mr. Oddington, Mr. W.
Farren ; Mr. Rashlcigh, Mr. Hudson ; Mr. De Were, Mr. Hull ;
Mr. Brandon, Air. Howe ; Mr. Hardman, Mr. Rogers ; Jack Spriggs,
Mr. Webster ; Tom Tilley, Mr. Buckstone ; Miss Brown, Mrs.
Glover ; Claribel Oddington, Miss Fortescue ; Mary Oddington, Miss
P. Horton ; Elinor Mortimer, Mrs. Yarnold ; Fanny Hardman,
Miss Julia Bennett.
After which a new Farce, called SPRING GARDENS. Lord
Courtington, Mr. Holl ; Sir Arthur Love], Air. Howe ; Scoreup,
Mr. Buckstone ; Lady Clarissa, Mrs. Buckingham ; Mrs. Scorcup,
Miss Julia Bennett.
During the evening the Band will perform the Overtures, " Pre
aux Clercs," and "Les Travestissernens ;" Clementinen" (Ma-
zourka) ; " Camcllion " (Galop) ; and the " Esterhazy" (Walzer).
To conclude with the Comic Drama, entitled TILE IRISH POST.
In which Messrs. Bland, Tilbury, Hudson, and Mrs. Ilumby,
will appear.
Box-office open from Twelve till Four ; under the direction of
Mr. T. Archer, Box Book-keeper.

FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Lessee, Mr. John Mitchell.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed Le Brun's Petite Comedic of LES RIVAUX
D'EUX MEMES. Derval, M. Rhozevil ; Folleville, M. Langeval ;
Dupont, M. Dumery. ; Lise, Mdlla. Brohan.
After which, LE COMEDIEN D'ETAMPES. Dorival, M. Per-
let ; Madeleine, Mdlle. A. Kkin.
To conclude with Regnard's admired Play of LES FOLIES
AMOUREUSES. Albert, M. Cartigny ; Eraste, M. Felix ; Crispin,
M. Lucien ; Agathe, Mdlle. C. Vallee ; Lisette, Mcille. Brohan.
Boxes, 6s. ; Pit, 3s. Gd. ; Stalls, 35.; Gallery, 2s. Doors opened at
half-past Seven, and the performance commence at Eight.

THEATnE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE.
THIS EVENING _

Will be performed a grand Fairy Spectacle, founded on the Ballet
of LA GISELLE, entitled THE PHANTOM DANCERS ; or, the
Wilds Bride. Principal characters by Mr. Wright, Mr. P. Bedford.
Mr. 0. Smith, Mr. Cullenford, Madame Celeste, Miss Marian Taylor,
Miss Emma }larding, Miss Ellen Chaplin, and Mrs. Laws.
After which the original Domestic Drama, called THE WRECK
ASHORE ; or, The Bridegroom of the Sea. Marmadukc Magog,
Mr. Wright ; Alice, Mrs. Yates.
To conclude with a Bozzian Sketch, in one act, called MRS.
GAMP'S TEA AND TURN-OUT. Principal characters by Messrs.
Cullenford, Worrell, Ryan, Wright, Munyard ; Miss M. Taylor,
and Miss Ellen Chaplin.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
J. M. Maddox, sole Lessee and Manager.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed an original romantic Opera, in three parts,
entitled THE NIGHT DANCERS ; founded on the Story of
" Giselle." The principal characters personified by Miss Georgiana
Smithson, Madame Albertazzi, Miss Flower, Miss Somers, Misses
Marshall; Messrs. Leffler, Allen, Bodda, Walton, T.llill, Homer,
Peren, E4r.c. •
To conclude with the Opera of ROB ROY. Rob Roy, Mr. J. R.
Scott ; Rashleigh, Mr. Hughes ; Francis Osbaldiston, Mr. Barker ;
Bailie Nicol Jarvie, Mr. Compton; Dongal, Mr. Ryder; Diana
Vernon, Miss Smithson ; Ilelen Macgregor, Mrs. Fosbroke.

OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Mr. George Bolton, sole Lessee and Manager.
THIS EVENING
Will be produced an entirely New and Original Comedy, in five
acts, entitled LIFE. Mr. Orstan, Mr. Archer ; Frank Orstan, Mr.
Leigh Murray; Sir Thomas Menton, Mr. Walter Lacy ; Sir Jacob
Smaliwit, Mr. George Bolton; Sir Robert Folair, Mr. J. Cowell ;
Cancers, Mr. Wilkinson ; Lady Bait, Mrs. C. Jones ; Fanny Archer,
Mrs. Walter Lacy ; Emily Orstan, Mrs. Gordon.
After which, Shakspere's History of JACK CADE. Jack Cade,
Mr. Maynard.
To conclude with a new grand BALLET DIVERTISSEJIENT.

DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Lessee, Mrs. Frances Davidge.
TIIIS EVENING
Will be performed a new melo-dramatic Tale of Enchantment,
called GISELLE ; or, The Phantom Night Dancers. Maximilian,
Mr. Pelham; Peterkin, Mr. Webb ; Caspar, llerr Deulin ;
Mrs. Saville ; Dame Bertha, Mrs. Daly ; Myrtha. Miss Terrey.
After which, the VIRGINIAN HARMONISTS Will sing their po-
pular Negro Melodies, and perform their celebrated Railway Overture.
To followed by the popular Ballet of LA STATUE BLANCHE.
To conclude with a new Drama, entitled QUENTIN MATSYS ;
or, The Smith of Antwerp. Quentin Matsys, Mr. Saville ; IVilliewig,
Mr Heslop ; Clemeutina, Mrs. Saville ; Dame, Mrs. Daly ; Joan,
Miss Terrey.

ASTLEY'g P.OYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty.
Patronised by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Prince
Albert, and Royal Family. Immense attraction and double spec-
tacle. " The Demon Horse" and " Waterloo." First Week of
the appearance of Mr. Gomersal as "Napoleon Buonaparta."
THIS EVENING
Will be performed a grand new Magical Equestrian Romance, en-
titled TIIE DEMON HORSE ; or, Tiv Twelve Wishes and the
Charmed Bit. In which will be- introdsoced the Syrian Camels and
trained Deer, and the Wild Stag-Hunt.
Entire change In the Scenes of the CIRCLE. In which will ap-
pear Herr Amidio Nuperte, the great Dutch Bottle Equilibrist.
To conclude with the grand Military Spectacle of THE BATTLE
OF WATERLOO. Napoleon, Mr. Gomersal.
Rox-oftice open from eleven till 11,74 o'clock.—Doors open at six
and commence at half-past six o'clock.—Stage Manager, Mr. W.
Broadfoot.

ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE.
Immense success of the alteration of the prices of admission to one
general level, so that all parts of the house shall bear a just and
liberal proportion—viz., Boxes, is. ; Half-price, 6d. ; Pit, 6d. •
Gallery, 3d.—and first week of " The Black Doctor," with great
scenic effect.

THIS EVENING
Will he performed THE BLACK DOCTOR. In which Miss Vin-
cent, Mrs. G. Lee, Miss L. Pearce, Mrs. It. Barnett, and Messrs.
Edwards, Bird, Searle, Forman, &c., will perform.
After which THE MILLER'S WIFE. Ecky M'Craw, Miss Vin-
cent ; Crumpy, Mr. Forman.
To conclude with the Burlesque of FAYRE ROSAMONDE ; or,
The Bowers of Woodstock. Fayre Rosamonde, Mr. Forman.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE,: NOVEMBER 24.
TLIERMOMETER, Lowest, 48; Highest. 54 ; Noon, 55,
BAROMETER, 29.64.—W1ND W., rainy.

HIGH WATER. AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY.
Morning .. 9 minutes after 5. Evening 33 minute, after 5.

THE SWN, LONDON, TUESDAY E VENING, NOVEMBER 24, 1846

suffered from that ebullition of popular feel-
ing, which it had, in no overt manner in-
stigated, and in which it was in no overt
manner implicated. And now, because it was
thus passive, because it was the victim of the
insubordinate Galicians, and because it has al-
ready suffered much from their reckless and
desperate proceedings, its neutrality is to be
laughed to scorn, its freedom is to be ignominiously
torn from it, its independence is to continue
no longer a barrier to the extension of
northern despotism. And from whom does Cracow
receive this villanous treatment ? Why, from her
protectors ; from the gigantic protectors by whose
presumed magnanimity and integrity Europe had
guaranteed her existence !
An act so opposed to all the principles of public or
private morality cannot pass without evoking some-
thing more than the mere reprobation of mankind.
The other great nations interested in the maintenance
of the treaty of -Vienna will not remain unmoved ;
they will, if they value the preservation of interna-
tional law, assert the sanctity of that code, and main-
tain their own respective dignity. It is scarcely a
matter of much consideration whether France protests
alone, and England does the same, and Sweden and
Spain and Portugal, so long as they are coincident
in their detestation of this act, and are united in their
resolve to call the offending Governments to a strict
account. Then the honour of humanity will be vin-
dicated, and the five nations already enumerated will
be individually and collectively—
" The helper of the helpless, and the saviour of the
free."
In the indignation which has been already aroused
in England and France, and especially in the great
capitals of London and Paris, against those who are
implicated in the lawless annexation of Cracow, the
long-dormant patriotism of Poland seems to have at
length found national sympathisers. The spirit of that
buried empire seems no longer merely to "revisit
the glimpses of the moon" in the enthusiastic fancy
of some penniless refugee, but is visible to the nations
at broad day.
Since the accession of the present Ministry to
office the affairs of the Foreign Department have
been singularly complicated and embarrassing. By
the Montpensier marriage the entente cordiale was
splintered to atoms ; by an unfortunate combination
of circumstances, the negotiations with the vagrant
Government of Rio de La Plata have been ren-
dered altogether nugatory; by the unforseen weakness
of the military forces under GUOOLAB SINGH, the
continuance of tranquillity in India is again rendered
improbable; and now, by the seizure of Cracow, and
its incorporation with the Austrian empire, the whole
aspect of Europe has been changed. In the ability,
the promptitude, the decision, and the diplo-
matic skill of Lord PALMERSTON we have
every confidence. From no Minister should we
be more sanguine of beholding energetic and
decisive measures. While that Right Hon. Secre-
tary will maintain with a jealous anxiety the honour
and dignity of Great Britain in its relation with fo
reign countries, he will respond to the spirit of
civilisation; and to the ultimate consequence
of those great commercial acts which he aided
in their recent passage through Parliament ;
he will respond to -those consequences, and to that
spirit by endeavouring to allay all international
animosities, and to prevent the state of Europe, if
possible, from being seriously embroiled. War has
at all times been regarded as the dernier ressort ; that
sentiment was never more universally maintained
than at this moment. With the advancement of know-
ledge the love of battle has retrograded. The recent
acts of the Northern Powers have, however, rendered
some bold and unanimous response necessary. In the
hands of Lord PALMERSTON are reposed the destinies,
and the dignity, and the honour of England.

Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN has begun to shake his
feathers—and, more—he has promised to shake them
regularly at intervala. He has written one long let-
ter—he has undertaken to write more. The series
has commenced. All thislis mighty sagacious. Mr.
Siam' O'BRIEN is sensible that his plumage is very
much out of order, that it is no longer what it was.
Shrewdly suspecting that his first shake might be a
failure, that his primary effort to spread his wings,
after the torpid plight in which he has for some
time lain, would render apparent to the spec-
tators that his feathers were in a very ragged
and disordered state, he assures them that his flighty
experiments will be regularly renewed, with the view,
we presume, of making them believe that he is merely
" moulting " for the present, but that hereafter he
will become quite sleek and full of the most attractive
hues. We think, however, this strange bird will find
himself deceived. He puts us in mind of one of those
wretched•looking, undersized eagles, that are chained
to isolated fragments of rock in some fanciful public
gardens, which no ems would ever dream of noticing,
or would know even was near his path, if the air
were not occasionally rent by a piteous scream. The
visitor turns round, observes an exceedingly quaint
object, with a very wild eye, giving one or two
ricketty hops, and then instinctively passes on in
search of some worthier object of attraction. But, to
be serious, Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN has really written a
letter, and in a right royal strain. It commences
with "My Lords and ;Gentlemen," which is un-
doubtedly very imposing language.lThe writer is evi-
dently prescient of his high and future destiny. He
takes no leap in the dark. "I must be
a king !" he exclaims, " sic fata desinunt. The
regal style best becomes one, so I adopt it at
once." The " physical force" ukase is dated 17th of
November, Cahirmoyle. It is addressed to the
" Landed Proprietors of Ireland." The Nation pub-
lishes it to the world. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN takes
up his old trade. He knows it will be all up with
him unless he creates bad blood, or keeps up stale
animosities between the English and the Irish. He
therefore dashes off in the following strain :

" In your hour of danger and dificulty, you find your-
selves abandoned by the power in which you trusted.
The Premier taunts you with neglect of duty, and leaves
you to your fate. The English press faithfully repre-
senting the public sentiment of England, reviles you as
the authors not only of the mischiefs produced by the
union and by. British misgovernment, but even of the
calamities inflicted by the hand of Providence. In the
opinion of a large portion of the people of England there
is not a more noxious, contemptible, and abject creature
than an Irish landlord."
What a heap of trash have we here. The English
press is grossly misrepresented. So far from England
having abandoned Iteland, almost the last Act of the
last session has conferred most extraordinary powers
for raising money to alleviate Irish misery. So far
from the Premier leaving them to their fate, the un-
wearied exertions of the Executive to effectuate the
intentions of the Legislature have drawn the warmest
encomiums from Mr. O'CoNNELL. Lord Jour; RUS-
SELL is next popped at for not having summoned
Parliament together. " A wise and bold Minister
would not have; shrunk from the performance of
their imperative duty, but it appears to have been
thought more prudent by
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mightuurnlemsps Governmentrnhofhdaeivuefollowedtnwhichbhdea ietyn ctasaat
taught
verygrtit
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foolish
command a majority in Parliament to avoid the risk
of losing their places." Such is snarl the second.
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document. " The Minister would have been told by
by the example of Sir ROBERT PEEL, that it is the
shalllaws be
supply and demand are deranged by a great and
dsuudtydenofeaa Government,icalamity,
to
take whencare
that ordinary

placed within the reach of every individual, and that

all abstract theories must bend to this necessity."
This is snarl the third. Sir ROBERT PEEL will not
feel flattered by the invidious comparison drawn be-
tween him and Lord/jam RussEl44. Praise from some
is frequently less acceptable than the keenest of cen-
sure, Thy titan-113611as in which the Premier has
been
placed; as far as regards the question of fainine,
are widely difteient, botn as to time and extent, from
those ender N. 1,1110 Si; gODEAT PEEL had to govern.
Everybody knows this perfectly well, the Member
for Limerick excepted. After growling and grumbling
on through several more tedious paragraphs, out
starts the mouse from the mountain's side. Energetic
and intelligent men, together with the Irish repre-
sentatives, are recommended to assemble in Dublin a
month before the meeting of Parliament, to discuss
how their country can be extricated from its present
difficulties, to prepare Bills, arrange to have them
brought forward by Irish Members, &c. This idea was
_promulgated by Mr. O'CONNELL himself long before

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