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LACE AND BONNETS.
THE ASSIGNEES of Mr. RUSSELL 1660,
OXFORD-STREET, Laceman and Haberdasher, have sold
the whole of his valuable stock, in one lot, for cash, to
R. WILLIAMS, 57, MORTIMMI-STREET,
Where it will be sold off at less than half the original prices.
Amongst other goods, there is a large stock of the following :
Bonnets of the best quality and newest shape, in Leghoms, Tuscans,
Dunstables, and fancy straws; gimps, fringes, haberdashery, hosiery,
gloves, worked muslin collars, cuffs, capes, chernisettes, stomachers,
habit-shirts, and Elizabethans; French cambric handkerchiefs (plain
and trimmed); mourning millinery and collars ; silk, muslin, and
alpacca aprons; corded skirts, long-cloths, diapers, hollands, Irish
linens, table linens, and shcctings ; napkins, toweling, flannels ;
baby-linen, ladies' and children's under clothing, and stays ; trim-
mings in scollops, insertion, and flouncing% worked on mall, jacconet,
cambric, hook and French cambric (some soiled, very cheap) ; plain
and fancy muslins ; French coloured and. white tarlatans, and drawn
inuslins ; Swiss ditto (two and a half yards wide) ; ladies' robes,
ribbons, lace, capes, collars, veils, falls, sleeves, cuffs, berthas, and a
quantity of very wide) lace for flouncings (white and black); parasols,
umbrellas, flowers, can de Cologne, &c., &c.
v.. The whole of the above must be sold without reserve.

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MAGAZINE DAY.
BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE.
Mr. Louis Blanc's " History of Ten Years," dating
from the last French Revolution of 1830, forms the

is a brief biographical sketch, accompanied by an
estimate of the character of these three eminent in-
dividuals. The article is lightly and pleasantly hit
off, is sound in criticism, and abundantly seasoned
with anecdote. " A Few Pages from my Journal"
is a diary of Mr. Fynes Clinton's recent travels in
Greece, of whose gradual improvement he speaks in
most encouraging terms. The " Philosophy of De-
lusion" is a smart, ingenious, desultory paper, by a
writer who quaintly signs himself " An Irish
Whiskey-drinker." " Baron Von Pfaffenburg" is a
very so-so affair. IVre subjoin an account of a dog-
show from the " Philosophy of London Life
" A friend of ours is a dog-fancier, and we accom-
panied him one evening to, of all things in the world, a
dog-show. We had heard of agricultural shows, horti-
cultural shows, tulip shows, dahlia shows, and fifty other
shows ; but we never dreamt of a dog-show. However,
there it was, on a printed paper, pulled by our friend out
of his waistcoat pocket, in black and white, with a long
list of presidents, vice presidents, secretaries, treasurer,
committee-men, judges, conditions, prizes, and so forth.
On entering the show-room, whose proximity was audi-
bly made known to us by the reiterated barking of the
competitors, and the howling which followed the applica-
tion of the whips of their owners, we could hardly avoid
laughing, not less at the assembled bipeds who crowded
the room, than at their quadrupedal friends upon the table.
One old gentleman, with a white waistcoat and black
silk smalls, relieved by a huge bunch of gold seals de-
pending from the most prominent part of his person,
held a pug under esch arm, whilst he criticised the
points of a remarkably beautiful little terrier then
upon the table. A tall, thin, sickly-looking man,
who, as I was imformed, was a peer of the realm, was
busily engaged in discussing the comparative beauties
of a black and tan, and a red and white spaniel of the
King Charles's breed, who, to do them no less than jus-
tice, appeared to enter completely into the spirit of the
thing, and growled, and barked, and flashed fire at each
other from their large, round, antelope, eyes, "with all
the apparent jealousy of two contending beauties at an
assize ball. Running about our feet were all sorts and
sizes of the canine race ; bloodhounds, Irish grey-
hounds, terriers, wiry and short-haired, silky-legged
spaniels, but not a cur of low degree ; all had their pe-
digrees, and well-attested certificates approved their ho-
nourable birth.
" Notwithstanding the ludicrous nature (to us, at least),
of the exhibition, not a muscle, either of the dogs or
their generous protectors, was discomposed! all was
conducted in a business-like English manner, with true
John Bullish gravity and decorum; nor, when a very fat
man, with a red carbunclated nose, uncovering a quart
pot, which he had hitherto concealed with a silk hand-
, kerchief, placed it on the table with a little stunted dog
peering out, was there a single countenance in the room
irresistibly disposed to laughter, save our own. The little
stunted dog himself, to all appearance a puppy of three
weeks old, but who was, in fact, arrived at the respect-
able age of two years, having recovered his liberty,
scrambled over the hedge of the quart-pot, and with
great gravity waddled round the table, paying his re-
spects as he went to other little stunted dogs, who, how-
ever, not being quite so 'stunted as himself, appeared to
regard him with no great cordiality.
" Of the extraordinary force of the sporting passsion
among even the working, or business classes of London,
we may take as an illustration the revelations of Mr.
Basil, in evidence before the Commissioners of Bank-

s far as I know, none of his relations, who are people of
good property, ever came to Sweden. Had not the King
adhered so firmly to this principle, a great number of
Frenchmen dissatisfied with the government of the elder
branch of the house of Bourbon, would gradually have
found their way to Sweden to importune their former
general with applications for appointments, the granting
of which would have been mortifying to the Swedes.
" Though the King, as I have already observed, gene-
rally lay long abed, he was attentive to his health, rarely
rode on horseback, scarcely ever went 'A.-hunting, and in
general exposed himself to as little fatigue as possible,
still he could upon occasion, in spite of his age, endure
more than even the younger of his attendants liked to
encounter. In great manoeuvres, I have seen the King
for several successive days, passing eight or ten hours on
horseback, and distinguished by his noble military bear-
ing, and the great simplicity of his dress, among the
brilliant uniforms of his numerous staff. Ms frequent
journeys to Norway were often performed with the ut-
most celerity, in winter, in the most intense oold, and on
roads, which at that season are not always the best.
" I shall here introduce one trait from Bernadotte's
life, which does him great honour, and attests as well his
integrity as his powers of persuasion, and the influence
which lie always exercised upon those around him. At
the breaking out of the revolution in 1789, Bernadotte
had recently been appointed sergeant by his captain.
This captain, a native of the same province as himself,
and who wished him well, had often reproved him for his
fondness for the revolutionary ideas which were gradu-
ally gaining ground, assuring him that they could not
lead to any good ; and declaring that he was une man-
vaise tete,' and, in spite of his superior education and
acquirements, he would come to nothing. When the
troubles actually commenced, and order and discipline
were banished from the army, several regiments deposed
their officers,- or refused to obey them, and elected others
out of their own midst. The regiment to which Berna-
dotte belonged followed this example, arrested its colo-
nel and its officers, and unanimously chose Sergeant Ber-
nadotte for its commander.

subject of a critical notice in the present number of
Alaga. The criticism, as might be expected from the
Cory politics of Blackwood, is of a most severe and
searching character, and accuses Mr. Blanc of being

no better than a downright anarchist. This opinion
is certainly anything but a just one. The historian
—who, we may add, by the way, is a popular French
journalist—is opposed to the system of policy at pre-
sent prevailing in France, and is by no means vio-
lently enamoured of the principles of the bourgeoisie,
but he is no advocate of anarchy and confusion, and is
merely desirous that Louis Philippe should adhere
ionscientiously to his pledges, and carry out into
practice the principles which he professed when raised
to the throne of the barricades. In fact, so far as we
can gather from an attentive perusal of his history,
which is penned in an eloquent and animated style,
AL Blanc maintains the same opinions which were
maintained by the late Armand Carroll, who, though

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AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT,
and under the Direction •f the Imperial Authorities, irrevocably on
the 12th of October, 1844, will take place,
The SALE, by SHARES, of ESTATES, STOCKS, and BONDS,
besides the CASINO at BADEN, with the GRAND HOTEL a la
VILLE de VIENNE, estimated at
ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND FRANCS,
The pleasant country seat of Adolphshithe, near Prague, with two
castles, grounds, gardens, &c.
The two vineyards, Schubertka and Prekinka, half a mile distant
from Prague, comprising a surface of about eight rods, or sixteen
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granted by the Aulic Treasury of his Imperial Majesty.
The accessory Prizes consist of Francs-7,000, 6,000, 5,000, 4,000,
2,000, 1,000, &c.

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Wincle, and Kettleshulme, and parts •,)f the townships of Lower
Withington and Births, in the parish of Prestbury, in the county of
Chester, containing together upwards of I,.tventy-two Thousand Acres.
Particulars may be had (gratis) at the Master's Chambers, ii
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a republican, was no anarchist in the Tory accepta-
tion of the term. A " Night on the Banks of the
renesiee" is a spirited American sketch, evidently
. .

the production of a writer who is familiar with the
Localities and characters which he pourtrays. The
Execution of Montrose" is a passable national ballad,
in which we think we can detect here and there an imi-
tation of Macaulay's manner in his Legends of Ancient
Rome. " National History of Man" is a grave and
complicated theme too‘ much se, perhaps, for
the pages of a magazine—treated in a dull,
prolix style. In "Poems by Coventry Patmon"
Christopher North wields the crutch with a vigour and
heartiness that seem proof against the infirmities of
Ige. His criticism is, in truth, a most truculent one,
And in some respects is not undeserved, for not a few
of the extracts quoted by the Reviewer teem with
sillinesses and affectations that would be unpardonable
even in a school-boy. " It is no Fiction" is a painful
story, turning upon madness, and supposed to be re-
lated by a lunatic. The " Burns' Festival" is a de-
scription of this recent holiday-making on the banks
of the Doon, in honour of the memory of the poet
whose genius has immortalised that stream. " Mar-
ston, or the Memoirs of a Statesman" improves in in-
terest es it proceeds. In the chapters before us we
have a glowing description of a war debate in the
House of Commons, where Pitt, Fox, and Burke are
the chief speakers. The manner of each of these
illustrious orators is pourtrayed with much exactness
—that of Fox especially, who is painted to the life,
just as we find him represented in the pages of
Wraxall, and other contemporary memoir-writers.
We prefer quoting, however, a sketch of the depar-
ture of the Guards for Holland on that memorable
expedition which the Duke of York commanded, and
which was attended with such insignificant results :
" All now was excitement and activity. The intelli-
gence of the French advance into the territories of our
,Ad and very helpless ally, awoke England at once. The
feeble and perfectly fruitless negotiations, by which the
slide from disgust into war is generally managed, had
produced their effect ; and France, furious for its prey,
and England, steady and stubborn, for the first time
were brought face to face. The summons, so long wished
for, at length reached us ; and the Guards were ordered
for embarkation. We received it in the spirit of a jubilee.
All had been prepared. And on the night before our
anal parade, I received my appointment to a company.
Our parade, next morning, was one which I believe was
never forgotten by any individual who had the good for-
tune to witness it. Of all the striking ceremonials which
I have ever seen, it was the most striking. The King
had given notice of his intention to be present, and bid
us farewell. At six o'clock, the three regiments were
drawn up in front of the Horse-Guards, a body of three
thousand men, and finer-looking troops never bore arms.
All the avenues to the Park were crowded with the mul-
titude. Exactly at the half-hour, a rush of the people
towards the parade, showed that the King, always punc-
tual, was at hand. Ile came, surround:d by general
afficers, with the Prince of Wales, then a most chivalric
figure, in the uniform of his regiment of Light Dragoons,
and the Duke of York, as a field-marshal. The enthu-
siasm of the troops could not be restrained, as this bril-
iant staff approached the line ; and three cheers were
riven with all the zeal of honest loyalty.
„There are
imes when tears are the only substitute for speech ; and
Lhe King, one of the most kind-hearted of men, visibly
hed tears at this reception. Another cortege now ap-
proached ; they were the carriages of the Queen and
Princesses. The scene now became almost painful
There was many a tear from royal and noble eyes—the
impulse of high emotion, not of sorrow—or, if tinged with
the thoughts which always shade the name of war, yet
undegraded by weakness. The multitude caught the
feeling ; the shouts subsided ; and all was weeping and
waving of handkerchiefs. The King, put an end to this
embarrassing sympathy. He rode forward, and, taking
his station in the centre, gave the word to ' march.' He
was answered by one gallant from the line, re-
peated by the thousands and tens of thousands who now
moved before and around us. Our bands struck up, and,
with the Monarch and his sons at our head, and the
Queen and Princesses following in their equipages, we
marched through streets, crowded to the roof, echoing
with acclamations, and wishing us all good fortune as we
passed along, until we left the mighty metropolis behind.
Even then, it was only to meet the new multitude of the
country. The road to Greenwich, whore si'ejvcre to cm•
bark, exhibited a population as countless, 'enthusiastic,
and full of good wishes as those with whom we had just
parted. The King still rode in our front ; flags, ban-
ners, and every kin of joyous testimonial met our eyes ;
and if ever there was a triumph before the victory, it
was in that honest and generous display of the true heart
of England. The embarkation took place within a few
hours ; and on that night wo slept on the element which
Britain has so long made her field of battle. The wea-
ther was serene, and we fully enjoyed the freshness of
the air, and the brightness of the view as we rounded the
coast. At the mouth of the Thames, we had met a strong
squadron of the line of battle, appointed for our convoy,
and bringing numerous transports with troops. Our
fleet had now become extensive, and as we moved out
from the land, the sight became continually more ani-
mated and exciting. The dispatch of the look-out fri-
gates, the constant change of signals, the firing of guns
to regulate the sailing of the great convoy, the ma-
noeuvres of those floating castles, the seventy-fours and
three-deckers, the harmony of their bands as they passed
us, rushing along under a cloud of canvas, with the hum
of the thousands on board—all formed one of the most
heart-stirring combinations that could exist to the eye,
or even to the heart of a human being. I stood gazing
from the poop of our transport the entire day ; and even
when twilight came, there was but a change of interest
and beauty. We moved on a moving multitude—a frag.
Within the horison which now
monettlliteor a m
faceoigfhthtye 11(1a:40.11—almost a nation of ourselves,
lay beneath my glance, smooth as glass, and shining in
of th
indefatigable
departing
perseverance
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complished o
be-
fore gathered ; what bold hearts ; what
werelligence ! a force inferior to the one f
ore than once changed the fate of the
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hopes
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THE WRITER of a LETTER, posted at the
New-mt on Saturday last, is informed that no steps shall be
taken to discover him for the valuable Information he offers to glee.

" Having accepted this new dignity, he assembled the
regiment and thanked his comrades for their confidence,
of which, he said, he felt and would prove himself worthy.
" Above all,' he thus concluded his speech, I must
impress it upon you, that without discipline no military
body can subsist, and if I am to command you, and to
operate efficiently for your welfare, you must promise
me absolute, implicit obedience.'
" ' That we will,' cried the men, with one voice.
" ' It follows of course then,' resumed the sergeant-co-
lonel, ' that whoever does not instantly obey my orders,
shall be punished according to the laws of war. Do you
swear this ?'
" We swear it !' responded the soldiers,
" Bernadotte immediately took a company—the one to
which he belonged, and on which he could reckon impli-
citly—put himself at its head, led it to the prison, and
brought out the officers, with whom he proceeded to the
front of the still assembled regiment.
" Soldiers,' said he, taking the hand of the colonel,
you have, of your own accord, conferred on me the
command over you, and sworn obedience to me : I now
command you to recognise again your former colonel
and officers. Let us not disgrace a good cause by rebel-
lion and disorder. My command is at an end—l resign
it to our. former chief.'
" The latter, however, had seen too much, and was too
well informed of what was going on in Paris, and
throughout all France, to accept the proffered command
again. lie declined it, and with most of the officers
quitted the regiment, of which Bernadotte then assumed
the command."

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John Atkinson, Esq., Well-street,'
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John Richards,jun., Esq.,F.S.A.,
Mayor of Reading.
George Alfred Walker, Esq., St,
James's-place.

rup"
Mtcy.r. •
. Basil stated that he was a bide and skin mer
chant in Leadenhall-market. On the evening of the 18th
May last he went to the Swan Inn, in the Old Kent-
road, where he drank with Mr. Calf till eleven o'clock,
and then went afterwards together to the King's Arms,
in the Kent-road, where he had more drink ' • from thence
they went to a house called the "Waterford Arms, where
deponent had 71. in Champagne ; at four o'clock in the
morning proceeded to a gaming-house, 11, King-street,
St. James's, where he lost, at hazard and roulette,
172/. 10s., when he paid 1221. 10s., and gave an I 0 U
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informed that Flash was the proprietor ; and, when he
afterwards met him at the Royal Mortar, in the London-
road, telling him what he lost, and that it was unfair,
Flash did not deny that he was the proprietor, but
laughed, and said I had had it.
" The witness underwent a long and severe cross-
examination, wherein he stated that he had, from twelve
years of age, been accustomed to play at skittles, and
toss for Si. or 10/ ; he had even tossed for a quantity of
wool, and whether the parties were to gave him 5001. or
nothing, and he fortunately won 1 He even played at
skittles when a man at each side of the frame held a fine
string at each end, so contrived as to pull the pins down
as the ball was thrown, so as to make it appear that the
pins were thrown down by the ball. Ile always carried
1,0001. in his pocket, and was ready to toss for a cool 100/.
at any time, and once engaged to go in a balloon with a
man of the name of Snooks, and would have tossed for
100/. in the balloon ! lie knew that gaffing' meant
tossing, and that a halfpenny with two heads or two tails
was called a gray.' but never used one. He was a
married man, and had had two wives ; he was the father
of six children—indeed he was a grandfather."

NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE.
We have here another record of " Conversations
with the late Mr. Beckford," but the record is of
little public interest, consisting chiefly of slight,
sketchy criticisms on the Fine Arts, remarkable
neither for vigour nor ingenuity. The author of
" Vathek" scarcely deserved the literary celebrity he
acquired, and which continued unimpaired up to the
close of his long life ; for, though clever and accom-
plished—as hundreds of English gentlemen are of
whom we hear nothing—he was decidedly not a man
of genius, and his far-famed Arabian romance is
chiefly worthy of note from the early age at which it
was written. It exhibits the fancy and animal spirits
of boyhood, but is common-place in point of construc-
tion, feeble in the delineation of character, and in its
descriptions evinces more of exaggeration than of
graphic energy. Moreover, it is too much an echo of
the Arabian Nights, and its incidents are constantly
reminding us of the marvels related by that queen
of story-tellers, the Princess Scheherazade. The
"Miners" is a narrative of deep tragic interest, and
illustrates the injurious and demoralising tendency of
the old combination laws. Its chief defect is that the
characters are all of a repulsive order; the heroine, in
particular—the deliberate assassin of her husband—is
a personage with whose sufferings it is impossible to
sympathise. In the " Robertses on their Travels,"
we find one or two animated scenes, touched off with
Mrs. Trollope's usual breadth and coarseness. " Lights
and Shades" are the recollections of a veteran officer
on half-pay. They are replete with bustle and
variety, but are by no means scrupulous in their
adherence to probability. "Confessions of an Italian
Innkeeper," though professing to be founded on fact,
have, we suspect, much more to do with romance
than reality. Many of the incidents refer to the ex-
ploits of the brigands of the Abruzzi—a trite theme,
which has long since lost the gloss of novelty.
" Social Piracy" is a lively satirical narrative, in
which the lash is deservedly applied to that very nu-
merous class of individuals who are constantly spung-
ing on their friends for dinners, invitations, &c., and,
in fact, prey on them with the voracity of sharks.
These human leeches may be found in all great towns
and cities, and are the pests of the social circle in
which they move. The " Non missura cutem nisi
plena cruoris hirudo," of which Horace speaks, is an
exact description of their character. " Society for
the Encouragement of Hearts" is a graceful little
essay, penned in a kindly and catholic spirit, and in
the fanciful tone of its speculations not unlike Sir
Thomas Browne. We have been much pleased with
the following remark :—" There is no crevice so nar-
row that good will not ooze through it, and gather and
augment slowly, until it can force its way by degrees,
and flow in a full broad stream. Once set good
going, and who can say where it will stop." From
the " Reminiscences of the late King of Sweden"—
one of the best of those numerous military adven-
turers who issued out of the school of- the Revolution
—we quote an entertaining-anecdote or two :
" Bernadotte's way of living was extremely simple. To
his established habit of temperance he owed the astonish-
ing conservation of his person and his robust health.
Very often, indeed generally, he passed great part of the
forenoon in bed, where, however, from eight o'clock, he
gave audience and transacted business. About two, he
generally rode out in fine weather, and frequently re-
paired to his favourite retreat, the elegant little palace
of Rosendal, built by himself in the park, and tastefully
fitted up and furnished, where he sometimes dined. lie
rarely visited the table of the Queen, who regularly
dined-with the gentlemen and ladies in attendance on her.
In general, the King dined in company with only two or
three men, courtiers of distinction, high officers of state,
scholars, foreigners, and other interesting persons, with
whom he wished to converse. lie seldom went to the
theatre, chiefly because he was not sufficiently conversant
with the Swelish language. The last hours of the day
he spent either in writing, or in the family circle.
" With pleasure and with just pride, the thoughts of
Charles John dwelt upon his earlier career, and he fre-
quently spoke with fondness of the time when he held the
very lowest military rank. Lorsque j'etais sergeant,' or
' A cette epoque je venais d'etre nomre‘ offieier '—were
expressions which I have often heard him use. He had
an astonishing memory for old comrades and acquain-
tance, and when I was first introduced to him, I had to
give him all the information I could concerning a great
number of his old companions in arms. On many of
them, who fell into distress, he conferred substantial fa-
vours, but he adopted the re
prudent solution,.not tp er-
mit any of them to come to Sweden. On this point he
has been so consistent that he had about him but a single
Frenchman, his foster-brother, General Camps, and that

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Y'S 2IIISCELLANY.
" Physiology of London Life,'
whlinchMfro.rMmusrrtabye's
most attractive feature in this
there are some amusing reflec-
tionsmonth's Miscellany,
newspapers, and the great and
which they exercise over the
fmasitn.ai a suggested
communityEiesatged influence
atpowe large. Justly remarks
the writer, " the moral rofthe public press in
this country is not the less
so? erushes the bud many a pro-
mising absolute from being un-
acknowledged. ' What will
morein oer lenses7hspealdpeirns check
by job. The knave, the swindler, er the profligate,
and the debauchee are all
we do so and
by a salutary fear of seeing themselves reported in
the newspapers. If the ambition of one half the world
is to keep out of the newspapers, the account Ps fairly
balanced by the desperate efforts of the other half to
get in. In fact, all people who court publicity through
these, the great dispensers of it in our day, work upon
the newspaper's blind side ; they
wish the paper to
have no eye for anything but their claims, their
abilities, and their virtues." Within the last twenty
or thirty years the
I influence of the ress has been all
but omnipotent. t was the press p
that carried the
Reform Bill, and brought about
that state of public
feeling which bled the • -
enabled
strike the fetters off the limbs of the Catholics and
the Dissenters. In the present chapters of the
" Fortunes of the" Scattergood Family" we find a
forcible " description of a destructive fire in a
country village.
,Choice Fruit, or the Ba-
lanced Account, is a humorous poem, some-
thing thing after the _
_qu_a manner of Peter
Pindar which would__ have been more effective
had it 'been shorter. The " Gaol Chaplain" contains
an impressive tale, illustrative of the demoralising
effects of the game-laws, of which the writer thus
speaks :—" These laws are bringing about a state of
oppression and tyranny on the one hand, and of re-
sistance and crime on the other, which would dis-
grace a land inhabited wholly by heathens. Poachers
are hunted down by landowners and their game-
, keepers as keenly and fiercely as the early settlers in
America hunted down the natives. The upshot is
the scaffold and the hangman, the drop and the noose,
the dying struggle, and the death shriek. And all
this for what? A partridge or a pheasant! But the
. gentry 7)221,4 have them, it is said, on their tables,
because game is rarity, and because it is nice and
delicate eating!" " Selwyn, Walpole, and Brujimel,"

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