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London, England, 1858-05-03 00:00:00

'N, MONDAY EVENING, MAY_3, /858,

mag /Aeon tl yadorn ed and beautified. Remembering
hat wa are net talking of an idle day dream, but of
an actual reality, that may he any day undertaken
and rapidly completed by means of an expendi-
ture of no more than 3,250,000/., we cannot
but hail with satisfaction the production of the
report announcing these gratifying particulars to
the House of Commons, the preliminary report
but just now laid upon the table of the House,
and authenticated with the signatures of the eight
Royal Commissioners.

TEST NEWS.

THE

Blackwood. —Tile third artic!e on " Food and
Drink" contains some curious statistics respecting
the nature and properties of various kinds of food,
and their adaptability.to different constitutions and
climates. The writer, in treating of M. St. Hilaire's
theory of the suitability of the " viaude de cheval"
for human food, tells an amusing anecdote. A
Frenchman was one day remonstrating against the
contempt expressed by Englishmen for French
beef, which he for his part did not find inferior to
the beef of England. "I have been two times in
England," he said, "but I nevare found the bif
so superieur to ours.• I find it vary convenient
that they bring it you on leetle pieces of stick for
onepenny, but I do not find the bif superieur."
" Gliod heavens, sir !" replied the Englishman,
"you have been eating cat's-m Oat." The writer
contends that it is a wholesome and palateable food,
but we very much question whether many will be
inclined to follow the Frenchman's example. The
comparative quantities of food consumed by differ-
out races or under different circumstances will
attract the curious. The increase in the degree of
atmospherical heat is generally supposed to dimi-
nish the quantity of food consumed ; but this asser-
tion is contradicted by the statements of Barrow,
in his Travels in Southern Africa, who telli us that
the Hottentots are the greatest gluttons on the
face of the earth. "Ten Hottentots ate a middling-
sized ox in three days ; and three Bosjesmans had
a sheep given them about five in the evening,
which was entirely consumed before noon of the
following day. They continued to eat all night,
without sleep and without intermission, till they
finished the whole animal." The objections against
attempting to reduce the myriads of varying indi-
vidual peculiarities to a few rules, or systems, are
just and sensible. " What Will He Do With It ?"
brings before us this month its more pleasing per-
sonages ' the ill-fated Jasper Losely does not
appear, but we are favoured with the presence of
the refined and intellectual Darrell. In the course
of the narrative he gains upon the attention by the
deep feeling expressed more in his actions then his
words, and the interview with his young kinsman
Lionel is very affecting. On the eve of a change
in his plans, he considers himself bound to disclose
some portion of the past to his young relative.
The tale which was told was indeed a sad one ; his
life was a mistake from the commencement—a dark
shadow rested on his path from youth onwards,
which, deepening at its meridian, suddenly dimmed
the splendour of his public career, and darkened
the brightness of his home for ever. Darrell's re-
appearance in London society was the source of
much excitement and interest. All watched what
party he would join, which cause he would espouse;
for although he had bean absent from the metro-
polis so long, his fame had remained behind him,
and kept his memory verdant in the minds of the
generation he had so adorned, and which had handed
down his triumphs to its successor. His visit
to the house is an interesting one, and is thus de- I
scribed :

" Oace he was teen in the arena of his old triumphs,
on the benches devoted to strangers di-ainguishcd by the
Speaker's order. Ther,.., recognised by the old members,
eagerly gazed at by the younger, Goy Darra 1 liQtened
calmly, throughout a long field night, to voices that mu t
have roused from forgotten graves, kindling and glorious
memories t voices of those—veterans now—by whose side
he had once struggled for some cause which he had then,
in the necessary exaggeration of all honest enthus;asm,
identified with a nation's lifeblood. Voices, too, of the old
antagonists, over whose routed arrangements he had
marched triumphant amidst applauses that the next day
rang again throughout England from Fib to side.
Hark, the very man with whom, in the old battle day 4,
he bad been the most habitually pitied, is speaking now 1
His tones are embarraassd—his argument confused.
Does he know who listens yonder ? Old members think
so—smile, whisper sack other, and glance significantly
where Darrell i.its."

Au article on the "Antiquities of Kertch" traces
the exploits and achievements of which it has been
the scene. A paper entitled "C )lleges and Celi-
bacy" takes a very just and seusible view of a ques-
tion of some social importance, and the various
branches of the subject are discussed in a straight-
forward and practical manner, which recommend it
to the notice of university reformers and legislators.
The sixth and seventh chanters of Captain Burton's
interesting narrative, "Two Months' Experience
in East Africa" brings it to a conclusion." "The
Poorbeah Mutiny" is continued from the February
number, and gives a spirited account of the out-
break and its suppression. A lengthened history of
the fate of the 55th Native lnfautry is given, as
showing the way in which mutineers were
treated in the Pusjaub. In speaking of
the stern military -justice exacted from the
traitors, the writer says, with truth, that " when
the excitement shall have subsided, and such acts
have become history, some men, perhaps, will read
of them with horror as deels of ruthl-ss cruelty,
uuwotthy of a Chlis,ian people. But no one who
Taus pcosed through them, whatever be his tempera-
ment, will ever regard them otherwise than as acts
of stern necessity for the safety of those who were
still alive. Either their lives or ours was the sad
alternative. Mercy at such a moment would have
been mistaken for weakness or fear, and all would
have been lost. It was in this spirit that stera
justice was dealt to the rebels; there was nothing
of harsh,unfeeling cruelty, much less ought appreach-
ing to revenge, that prompted to the firm uncompro-
mising course adopted at Lahore and Peshawar,
under that master-spirit who at Rama Pindee
saved the whole Puujaub." Au article, en-
titled " Italy —of the arts, the cradle, and
the grave," will attract the lovers of? art.
It is written in a somewhat high-flown and
grandiloquent style, but the subject is a fair
excuse for enthusiasm ; and the criticism on the
early schools of Byz twine and Roman art display
a familiarity with the different characteristics of the
rival styles. A paper on " Cade" tells us in a
lively and agreeable manner of their claims to our
veuer itien and respect. " Nineveh looks like au
old fellow when you go to the British Museum and
gaze upon his disinterred remains; but the people
of the winged bulls were but mushreoms_compared
to the Hindus." The conduct and character of
these descendants of antiquity do not, however,
keep up the romance. They do not adopt the motto,
"Noblesse oblige," but their age reminds us f rreihly
of a more homely proverb. This article concludes
a number in which there is perhaps more instruc-
tion than entertainment.

Dublin,.—" Gerald Fitzgerald" presents more
1p an he y
attraction for the reader, in this month's number,
ohfad first
ho has left the gloomy Alice
din a whichcon,
found a refuge, and has join e
stroll-
ing players. " Marietta," the girl he lad before
soon, is a very interesting character, and is possessed
of feelings and ideas not in accordance with her po-
sition. The last chapters are exciting in incident,
and vivid in description. The scene in the Tuscan
police court merits attention. "Rscent Historical
Revelations," is an article of considerable interest.
It enforces the necessity of giving the greatest pos-
sible publicity to original documents and corres-
pondences, " They will gradually become a neces-
sity of civilised nations, they lay bire the sources of
history ; they are the life-blood of historical science
—they unravel the true nature of men and their
deeds ; they greatly facilitate the future labours of
the historian, whilst they satisfy the doubts and
hesitations of the public." Farther on some very
interesting details are given of four remarkable
episodes in Italian History, "The Sicilian Ves-
pers," the "Rise of Rienzi," the "Sack of Rome by
the troops of Charles the Fifth," and the "Insurrec-
tion of Masaniello." It is observed thet the reader
of history can now obtain a clearer insight into
these events, and form a more correct judgment of
their cause and effects, asmany errors and exaggera-
tiOns have been removed from theirrecords. The tory
of "Life and death in Tipperary," is concluded. It is
written with great power, but its incidents are very
sombre in their nature, and the sequel is mcst
melancholy. The sad fate of "Nelly" is a warn-
ing to those who attempt more than is desirable,
and trust too much to their own exertion, instead
of following the safe path of duty, and leaving the
result to Providence. The older Dillon furnishes
an instance of what blind prejudice and ungovern-
able rage will produce. "Competiiiva Examina-
tions" contain some judicious remarks oa a sub-
ject lately much dwelt upon. After citing the vari-
ous arguments on both sides, the writer, gives the
the opinion of the author of "Latter Day Pam-
phlets." " Who are available to your offices-in
Downing-strt et ? all the gifted souls who are born
to you in this generation. These are appointed be
the true eternal divine right, which will never be-
come obsolete, to be your governors and adminis-
trators, and precisely as you employ them, or
neglect to employ th rn, will your state be fevoured
of Heaven or disfavoured." A paper is devoted to
the cmeileration of " Trinity College, Dublin," in
which it is said that this university stands in much
greater need of the influence of public opinion hen
either Oxford, or Cambridge. Some verses on the
subject of " The Battle," by Jonathan Freke
Slings.by, are a welcome introduction ie the midst
of 'grave reflections on various maters. The follow-
ing lines are descriptive of the s illness that reigns
ou the eve cf the fight :

BEFORE THE BATTLE.
"The pall of the night falloth down on the plain
Where the weary hosts lie 'till the coming of day,
And death-like their sleep, till the trumpet again
Shall wake them to muster in haste for the fray.
"No sound, ewe the challenge at internals given,
Ne light,,save the watch-fires that fitfully burn,
And the silence of earth and the darkness of heaven
But prelude war's thunders and lightnings at morn.
" But hearts in that silence are voiceful in prayer,
And souls find a light in the gloom of th sky ;
While ministrant angels are watching to bear
The cry of each suppliant spirit on high.

".And de4r one! home, thrl tho dark, silly
Keep vigil of
.prayer in the abed,:;
Ana the plea ;hip of heart:, though far-aevered, unite
With the warrior's prayer at the throne of their God.

Fraser. —That universal enemy the east wind,
which has been anathematised by proverbs and
prose writers, and which requires the poetic imagi-
nation of Mr. Kingsley to discover its merits,
is attacked with some of its own malioity
in the
which is sketched of tPe remorseless
and übiquitous tormentor, the infallibility of its
victory over stoicism and resignation, and the hope-
: less state of the sufferer, is amusingly drawn.
When the writer diverges from real to metaphesical
hurricanes he is not so successful. A lengthened
criticism of the tragedy of " Oulita, the Serf," by
the talented author of " Friends in Council," fol-
lows. The account of the work which it gives, and
the scenes extracted, will send m any readers to
the onsinal volume, if the author's high and de-
ssrved reputation has not already doue so. An
essay on "Our Indian Mutinies : our Past and
Fuiure in Religion and Colonisation," treats of a
subject which, in spite of the thrilling sympathy it
awakened some mouths since, the historical
fame of our great soldiers, and the excite-
ment of a political question, is fast becoming
wearisome to readers of Magazines and Quarterlies.
This article, like another at the close of the num-
ber, is the production of an Anglo-Indian, and may
therefore be entitled to some share of att. ntiou,
though scarcely laying claim to novelty. Burger
and the translations of his famous " Lenore" are
reviewed in an interesting paper. It is somewhat
curious, in examining the different speci-
mens, to notice how few verses possess any
intrinsic merit, even when they faithfully represent
the meaning of the original. They cannot even
claim the questionable compliment paid to Pope's
"Iliad." A professional painter continues his
criticisms on the Taste of the day, and attacks in
this, his third paper, the architecture of our houses.
Any one who has noticed the smart gentility of the
buildings in our pretty suburbs, where there is
so much space for the development of taste and
design, wilt coincide with his strictures on English
residences. We are afraid that some time must
elapse before much improvement will be visible in
this respect. " Squire Bolton's Transgression" is
continued with some degree of interest, though not
with any vivid originality or excitement. Oar English
stiffness and want of coutinintal ease and friendli-
ness to strangers, is the subject of a severe censure,
ridiculing people who live on the same floors of the
same house and pass each other half-a-dozen
times a day, yet cannot say "Good morning,"
because they have not ben introduced. Tne
nature and habits of Gulls are described at length
in an ornithological paper, one of that series on
Natural History which has been continuing for
some time. It will interest the naturalist, though,
like most of its predecessors, it is somewhat too
lengthy and elaborate for the general reader.
" Passports and Turnpikes" are classed together
by a Grumbler, who has certainly on this occasion
some rational cause for complaint. These two very
unnecessary evils may well try the patience of a
nation less proverbially discontented than eur own.
" The Ancient Name of the Island of Mersey" is
the title of a somewhat unattractive paper ; and
an article with the curious title of "B tie-hotel-1"
reviews a work published some time since, which is
one of those volumes of local interest which have
tsc .ntly become the fashion. There are some poe-
tic tl contributions of no great merit. We must not
omit to mentisin an imitation of the manner of
Spenser, by the veteran Leigh Hunt, which will
afford much pleasure to the thoughtful and eul twat d
reader. It contains fine imagery, and reveals the
elements of real poetry.
This agreeable paper concludes a number of more
than average interest.

Colburn's New Monthly Magazine.—" Public
Works in Egypt" is the title of the firs, paper that
meets the reader of the New Mon' hly. The various
plans and speculations which the dry and unpro-
mising di,triets of Upper Egypt have given rise to
are recorded atlengtb, and those who have turned
their attention to this subject will find the article
repay perusal. The author of " Ashley" contri-
butes one of his usual tales, .animated in style and
lift like in. character, but strikingly improbable,
and invariably tinged with the horrible. The
frightful series of crimes, accidents, and awful
occurrencs which have appeared in his catalogue of
works would fill a Chamber of Horrors far more
alarming than Madame Tussaud's. In the present
instance the catastrophe is merely the death of
a gentleman in a boat race, Which wfll not there-
tore startle the reader m )re than usual. We regret
the more to see this writer encouraging that morbid
love of the horrible. Which is only too common,
because the stories are of a superior tone, and evi-
dence some degree of ability. Mr. Froude's third
arid fourth volumes of the " History of England''
receive a lengthened criticism which is not devoid
of interest. An autobiographical ta'e is commenced,
under the singular title of " Hans Ernst Mitter-
kamp," giving a vie wof Germsn life and character.
An article on the "Fall of the Monarchy in July"
is founded on M. Grapier de Cassagnac's recent
work. It is remarked that English historians
seldom write contemporary history, but con-
sider it necessary for the leaders in the
strife to have passe I away, and for the
calm retrospeo ion of posterity to have taken
the place of the animated discu sions of the
day. Our continental neighbours are of a different
opinion ; "journal histories" appear every day, in
which a judicial appreciation is taken of events
hardly yet consummated, and of the characters of
public men still in the full vigour of political ex-
istence." "A Sad Story," relates a melancholy
episode
in a doctor's experience. " A Missionary
in Texas," relates the vmiqsitudes and hardships
encountered by the Abbe Domtneeh. It is an in-
teresting paper, interspersed with numerous ex-
tracts. Tile recent memorials of Shelley come
under notice in a brief paper. An amusing sketch
by Heberden Milford, is entitled, " Northern
Lights," and is followed by a picture of railway
literature abroad. "Shottery, a poet's day-dream,'
transports us to the days of Shakspeart. and Anne
Hathaway, and draws a glowing picture of " The
future Lord of Fame," wooing the village maids-n.
The idea of the gt eat, dramatist discrtvering all the
qualities of the fair creations of his fancy in the .
simple co.tager, is a new and happy one. We,
subjoin a few verses.
" Lovely shapes and fair prefigured
In her form's symmetric guise, -
And the light of lives celestial
Gleaming in her gen le eyes.
Fawn-like Imogen affrighted
In the haggard cave's recess :
Pale Miranda shifting covert
Glances from the shifting chess :
Tender Juliet from her casement
Bending as some rose of June;
When like Jessica's her blushes
Glowed beneath the silver moon :
Pensive Viola dissembling
Passions nought but pride commands :
Wanton Cressida coquetting
'Mid the din of hurtling brands :
Lost Marina 'mid the bilows
Lille( in dead maternal arms :
. Lorn Helena as a pilgrim
Veiling all her idle charms :
Patient Dasdemona sadly
Sighing for her tawny lord :
Frolic Lady Percy buckling
With a jest her hero's sword :
Meek Ophelia 'mid the willow
Dazed in virgin faith forlorn:
Fitful Rosalind all Ruth-like
Rustling through the rippled corn :
Sad Cordelia crooning softly
Ditties for her dying sire :
And brave Joan a Are appearing
Radiant 'mid the ruthless fire :
And sweet Perdita with blossoms
Purpling in her lily hand :
And voluptuous Cleopatra
Gliding o'er the golden sand :
Dainty Are recumbent
'Heath the foxglove's freckled bell:
And Titania still enamoured
By the fay's puissant spell :
Wondering Beatrice embowered
In the thicket's woven shade :
Dreaming Silvia at twilight
Startled by a serenade."
The account of " A Visit to Iceland, in the Sum-
mer of 1857," by Mr. Bashby., gives atnharterta-
ing description of the peculiarities of desolate
region. The statistics of the Eruptions. of Mount
Hecla will interest the curious. The earlie-t known
eruption took place in 1104, and since then there
have been no' less than seventeen, the las'
in 1846, some of them being of frightful violence.

Colburn's United Service. —Many readers will,
doubtless, be pleased with a sketch of the cireer of
the distinguished individual, who has recently ar
rived on our shores to represent the ,Vjaies,Tv ,l';
France. Mandial Pulissier is well known.' to4ith-e
English army, from hiving foi ighu .1-
with the
allied forces on the Gimean battle-fields. It is
observe l that in him "we receive the representa-
tive of a friend and an ally," and we a
believe that, in seleuting him, as so reawlivilling to
of ;he
French journals az-sert, the Emperor has -j
especially
had in view the re-establishment of friendly un_
derstanding between the two Another
paper, on a subject connected with our
neighbours, is. entitled "The French Con cripti",,,
which system, it tells us,
is, as well adapted to the
,piritand constitution of the country, as our own
method is to the different character and social ma-
chinery of England. Th
to the demands of cous;°rri.ptaiorne mWaYh,exictiePstoii)nnes
iteitsseec m ity. As at:er of course
in we e ttlwithtigseveralarticles on topics c-nnectt-d
with Indian government and Indian life. Among
teem are rapers
the S.kh 3" " on "Sir Joseph Thaekwell and
2
"The Acquirement of the

? native langoag,es," and n " Lord Dal-
housie's administration." This mag,zine, h-
ever, never restricts itself to a iimitA rangeow of
subjects ; it treats of the home questions of the
day connected with the two services, of the
principles of military campaigns, of the treat-
ment of naval matters by those iu authority, and,
in addition to those foreign subjects which
we have previously mentioned, it transports us to
the Celestial Empire, to Aden and the disputed
island of Perim, givinz us au account of the Egyp-
tian revolu'ion of 179.3, and a description of the
Party Politics of the United Sta'es during the last
three years. In addition to all this varied and com-
prehensive iirelligence, we meet with the "Editor's
Portfolio," containing all sorts of useful scraps of
news and criticism, literary notices, a full list of
promotions and appointment 4, and of the stations
of the army, navy, and militia. It is, therefore,
evident thAt all readers who are in any way in-
terested in the naval and military defences of our
country will find the information, the statistics,
the criticisms they require in this serial, while
those who do not feel any particular interest in the
details of sails and swords may yet derive both
pleasure and profit from consulting the pages of
this sensible and ably written serial.

Bentley's Miscellany. —This serial maintains its
lively character, and attempts with its usual
success to entertain the superficial reader, or to
amuse the leisure hour of one wearied with graver
subjects. The number before us is above the ave-
rage ; it has several articles of sense and substance.
The usual anticipatory criticism of the Exhibition
of the Royal Academy for this year opens it, and
gives an interesting summary of the prominent
pictures. The continuation of the story of " Rush-
ing headlong into marriage;" appears undef the
title of " Three hundred a-year," and continues the
catalogue of the misfortunes of the imprudent and
extravagant Captain Courtenay and his wife. There
is a great deal of truth in the details of domestic
mismanagement and lavish expenditure, and many
who lament the smallness of their income would do
well to regulate their appearance by their posses..
sions. Monkshood's new book notes are devoted to
Sir Arch. Alison's recent volume. " Our Country
Quarters," is the title of an amusing story of love
affairs and picnics, pleasantly told. We are sorry
not to ba able to commend Mr. Thornbury's Napo-
leon ballads as we should wish to do. He has
displayed so much ability in some of his former
woks, both prose and verse, that he has now a
character to maintain. Guizot's memoirs are the
subject of an interesting paper, which enables the
rea ter to comprehend the so pa and character of
the volumes. " Glimpses of Harem Life" will at-
tract the admirers of Oriental life and manners.
The view given of Eastern domestic life is more en-
tertaining than attractive. Thanatos Athanatos is
continued in its rambling strain, now mournful,
now discursive, now eccentric, interspersed with
anecdotes and quotations. A paper on Bageneil
Dawison will very probably be the first introduc-
tion of many readers to that notability. He is a
new actor, who "has carried the whole of Ger-
many away before him, and is universally allowed
to be the fintst performer the century has pro-
duced." Very probably, according to dramatic
and artistic custom, he will give English audiences
an opportunity of judging of his powers. He is of
Polish origin, and his parents were very poor. By
degrees he has educated himself, and by the force
of perseverance and talent has struggled into fame.
A criticism on recent poetry treats of the respec-
tive merits of Wilberforce, Thornbury, and
Blanchard. The continuation of Mr. Dudley Cos-
tello's elaborate romance brings the number to a
conclusion.

Tait.—This magazine always yields us the ex-
pectation of meeting something of a refreshing and
pleasant character, and the present number does
not at all disappoint us. " The Memoirs of Bee-
thoven" are concluded, and afford much interest-
ing information respecting his private life and
public works. We learn that he left a voluminous
collection of voaal compositions, masses, operas,
and oratorios, amounting to 300 pieces, and that
his personal appearance was not good, being short,
of a compact muscular figure, with a head out of
proportion and too large for the rest of his body.
His features, however, were strongly marked and
inteiligi-nt, and his face expressive. One peculi-
arity he had which is rather confounding in its
nature—that of not being able to dance in time.
Had this been the case during only the latter part
of his existence, it might reasonably have bean at-
tributed to his dearness ; but as it distinguished
him while young, and a devoted follower of Terpsi-
chore, it cannot be accounted for ; but it must ever
be regarded as a curious anomaly that a great and
perfect composer, the leader of orchestras and di-
rector of musicians, "could not dance in time."
The series of articles, entitled " Woman and
Womanlnpod," gives us this month, one on "Spin-
sterhood,' in which there is much that is whole-
some in tone and amusing in style. Few will dis-
pute the truth of the following remarks :

An intelligent man wants both a companion and a• house-
keeper; an unintellectual man simply wants a house-
eeper, and finds his companion in her ; but it stands to
reason, that, if we have neither good housekeepers, nor in-
tellectually trained women, neither intellectual nor unin-
tellectual men can be mated satisfactorily to themselves.
Very young men don't seek for either housekeeper or
intellect. A pretty face pleases—they fall in love—
propose—marry, fancying they can live on twopence per
hour, or some sum equally small; weekly bills prove the
fallacy of the supposition; debt and duns form an unplea•
sant episode in married life; the lady does not know how
to mend the matter—for her spinsterhood was passed in
unproductive idleness, and she now reaps its curse.
Spinsters have a fatal notion that useful occupation may
be deferred until they are married. As well might the can-
didata for university honours begin to study when called
up for examination. It may be, and it is, a very simple
thing to learn the simple detail of housekeeping, but it is
not at all an easy or a simple thing to undo the habits of a
lifetime, and learn how to order, and regulate, and control
a household. All this must be the consequence of experi.
enc. 3, and if the gaining of it be commenced on the wedding
day, there will in all probability be a weary scene of disorder
and mismanagement in the household of the young wife,
which will not tend to raise her in the estimation of the hue-
band, if he be indeed a man whose esteem is worth gaining.
And if he be not such, his disorderly and reckless habits will
suit well with her own, and she will find out sooner or
later, that she has made a grand «i ,take, and had far better
have qualified herself for making a good wife, and thus
have gained a better husband, or have remained in the ob-
jectiouable and yet preferable state of "old maidism."

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The author concludes his excellent essay with a
few words on the various causes of " Oldraaidism,"
and says :

Man's heartlessness and perfidy—man's fickleness and
instability of purpose—man's desertion and cruelty may,
and does, cause misery to thousands, and force the lot of
singleness on them.

Women of England may have to thank themselves for
very much of the disappointment which falls to their
share ; but they are not exclusively to blame, and pro.
bably this might, may be fullyproved if we were to deal
as truly with man and mankind as with woman and
womankind.

A discussion on "The Banks and the Law of Eng-
land and Scotland" is worthy of close attention.
It bandies plain facts in a plain way, and places
the spirit of speculators in awkward Juxtaposition
with the principle of integrity. It treats of the
working of banks very impartially, and constitutes
a valuable tre'itise on the important subject. There
is a pleasant bit of gossip on " The Streets and
Street Nuisances," which meets the absurd topic
now so much dilated on in the shape of " Organ
Grinding" with well-merited expostulation and
ridicule. The writer says—

It is nothing new to confess to an attachment to " the
streets ;" men of catholic feeling have always been fond of
them—their sights, their incidents, their humour, their
pathos - the latter not unfrequent to quick eyes, what-
ever may be said of English reserve. I am. myself,
an inveterate " mooner when abroad, and have, in-
doors, such an inclination to look out•o'-window, as
seriously interferes with my otherwise industrious habits.
I think, indeed, I must be a born street-enjoyer, for I have
never been able to work myself up to any of those heights
of indignation about street nuisances to which others so
naturally reach. Ido not wish to bo uncharitable ; but I
should be inclined to suspect a great smeller-out and putter
down of street-nuisances for a selfish man.
Ho concludes thus—

I should be glad to see passed, in that Parliament of
Good Nature of which we are all members with more or
less of property qualification, an Act of very stringent
powers to poWors to put down a most real and dangerous
street nuisance—namely, the reckless strewing of footpaths
and public places with pieces of orange peel. lam totally
at a loss to understand how any one can ba guilty of this
cruel earalessnesa. A ceidents frequently occur from it, and
are duly reported ; yet it continues. So great is the dead
paese-s 'n which I am Area 1, but I haveto remove somebody's
weighs of stupidity and selfishness in the world. NOladay
(range peel from the pavement, and sometimes from stairs
to boat places,
&c. where it is exceedingly clangorous. I
do not complain of' the labour ; I do not ask for a salary ;
I do not even ask for the honorary dignity of Orange Peel
Dispeller in Ordinary to the Public; but I should like to
see a higher tone of virtue prevail in regard to orange peel.
If he who would make a pun would pick a pocket, I cannot
but conceive tint he who would strew orange peel
on pavements would drop sparks on bedclothes, and
there you have all the fires in the metropolis accounted
for at once. Brethren, let us see to our eranga peel.
I do not say, preserve it and sell it to the grocers
for candy. I do not say, treasure it up in yew
pockets, like Dr. Johnson. But Ido say, throw it
into gutters, down gully-holes, or disused areas ; and above
all, never drop it on door-steps. Lay no flattering unction
to your souls in this matter. Do not say, if you see in the
papers that a father cf. a poor family fell down on Friday
and broke his thigh, in Great Russell-street, and died of
coneueeion of the brain, that, because you dropped your
Orange peel on Tuesday, and on the Edgware-road, that
you are free en this matter. Consider the example. Road
Palsy on general Consequences (nor. and P. Phil., b. 1,
8.) 1: out share the guilt ; there is some fraction which,
if settled, would denote your proportion of it. Therefore,
throw no wore orange peel about—let this battle commence-
meet of a new life to you in relation to small things affect-
ing the welfare of others. Shut doors which aro intended
to be shut. Direct letters plainly. Give as little trouble
as you can. Do hot wear creaking boots So ranch for