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LITERAT URE.
MAIDS OF HONOUR. 3 Vo's. H. Colbgrt4
I h:s is an amusing tale illustrative of the C orti,
George the Lila Perhaps in all our history thtof
is no reign more uncongenial with the feelings f
Englishmen ; our glorious country was ruled nv,.,er, c,
a German Prince whose heart was in his own ri:ieds
torate, and who was unacquainted with the fee
customs, and even with the language of his 1101,"seeri
jects. In the work before us his character is P his
in no favourable light; his quarrels with his sneer,
national prejudices, and his subservience to his ,01
man favourites are minutely described. Thor tie
aspiring to such a dignity, this book may be ITolll,,tiv
in a philosophical sense, by helping to unnlB"o4
empty splendour of regal pageantry—to show
"all is not gold that glitters," affording, as it d°e,,slll)i
mournful spectacle of men, great in titles, wei:,(
and power, wanting only in true nobility of s°A° oti
men of learning and genius, whose brilliant ~o;
only rendered their moral depravity more conspicill
such were the brilliant courtiers of this corold
age. But, however correct in an historical
view, there is a fault in the arrangement of the 9°,
itself. The author seems well aware of the rnog.l",ii,
a name, he Las given real names to almost every Inbief
vidual. Of late years truth has become the col
e
basis for all works of fiction ; the great charaeters for
important events of history form a fitting the
the pen of the novelist; but it is hardly fair dire
the
the names of private individuals to the- heroes to
imaginary tale. The heroine of this story i5OOO
beautiful Mary Lepel, whose charms bave
celebrated by all the poets of her time, oven ifebber
ing Pope and Voltaire. We are unacquaintedwlloof
private history, her fame only exists in the ve're 0
the poets ; yet this lady is made to experitl)-011f
many dangers and misfortunes as if ibe were real
a creation of the author. It is the sagle;ivell
the other characters—they all boast some 11811,!;.,Y
known in story, and thus attract an interest
to themselves. Notwithstanding this objecti°ll'd
an amusing work, and the interest is incress:to
the introduction of many celebrated anecdotes o_,al itof
eventful times. There is an account of the 79
the gifted but unprincipled Duke of 'Wharton .ty
Robert Walpole, when, under pretence ofjnini ,113g"fed
Government, that accomplished hypocrite de‘7ll?
the unsuspecting Minister, obtained possession o'
plans, and then hastened to the House to tuol
weapons against himself. We also read of tbe Ssiols
poet at his villa at Twickenham, and his teroll
interview with Lady Montagu, that fatal even
" Froze the genial current of his soul," Aleo
when his fervent devotion was repulsed with heleol
ridicule, and the glowing feelings of the poet's 001
were turned to hatred and despair ; that brief filar
changed the character of his life, and infused a V 0
I ness into all his subsequent writings. It is 11(1/00
I io
original portions of the work that its chief stet
lies—in the descriptions of the Court, the
of the King and his favourites, and these Wiesit°
anecdotes of real life, there is far more
atEiO
than in all the hair-breadth perils and escar-nelitt
adventurous heroine. The third volume °Le
with an account of the King's death after reanoill
letter written on her death-bed by the lid°
Sophia Dorothea, who spent more than twentibte
in a gloomy prison by her husband's orders,:,
from her family and friends, while he, des
voice of humanity, reigned over a generous19 t;i
unquestioned and undisturbed. Truly, it o°4
said, "The King's name is"—no, happily the titae 00
changed, but in those days—the King s
.ndeed, " a tower of strength."

ST. GILES'S MURDOti„.O.,il
Mr. Wukley held the adjourned inquest 00 ....-01Plii
of Mary Brothers last evening. The inquiry "roil 16
confined to the conduct of the police in coale°.- °,4
A
11
the arrest of the prisoner Connor. la
Police.constahle Latham asserted that he o°ll.fig r,
taken Connor into custody on the day tolloviglopetr.,
murder, had he been permitted to do so is'i 't,iti.,'
tendent Pearce, to whew he communicated eerwelVes
formation which he had received, and who 01evece±d
quainted with the person of the prisoner. -1. idsr:if
the other hand, denied that he had received of„f
tion from .LA r
ham. It appeared that Insper , 1,14
.ornr
had failed to communicate to Pearce the I.°'
1 ribehos4
supplied to him by Latham. 6
Mr. WAKLEY said he had written to Sir -4: fel
respecting the production of the prisoner beicsotstipi
and that in his reply (which he read) he orAgineroset,,,A
police from blame, and doubted whether the 710
any power given to him to cause the Pris:,eesediA
brought before him. He (Mr. Wakley) 02t.rbri99
intention, with the concurrence of the jury, been Or,
question before. the Queen's Bench, having ttlir
to obtain a habeas corpus from Baron Rolfe Oa
do
bring up the prisoner.
The jury being unanimously in favour of teord,
the inquest was further adjourned until the 30'-'""
gAO
FALLACY of the ORGANIC V.-fly, O.'
" MEDICAL ADVICE MADE A TILA,,VAT li
TO THE EDITOR OF THg '- -.: Pd
, „ Contending, as we do, that the Sir.,—Contending, dipioser
alio j
tine only operates as a protection tfc„frraintithergi
medical treatment, we think it right to 01"---„, the IA
that the filthy advertisements which disga"os, A 0
papers proceed from men possessing diPl4!be 11
therefore, saves them from prosecutions. royey
scarcely two doctors agreeing in any ease P to J
the diploma is not a proof of qualificatiod Ati ri
Diplomas do very well to sell,
ing article of the Tunes of the Bth inst., and. 00
Hygeists contend that every man should be hisrosicli)
sician, and once do away with such poisonsasP ~,i0 p
arsenic, and other anti-medicinal preparatioee‘voliti
we maintain medical advice is matte a comPlet It 9
and this grand desideratum will be obtained,: tios isA
as exemplified Int; or
this principle that Hygeists have been 005"150101
1004 doctors for the last twenty years, and they Oa wv,
tim., is not far distant when it will be crow
cess. Everything goes to show that doctorlos pill
inort themselves, which is proved by the Prcor,,
es before Parliament. We beg also ' wbg-hos,:lit
public against being led astray by the sPe...-0 Tott,
are made at public meetings by erai.nent,P!„s,, te',/4
port of hospitals under the present Weel'-the trj
Such persons confess they do not enter idt° "fectirfri
as to whether the theory of doctors be 01.'6 Stolid
and, therefore, we submit that by such suPteperdev
only deceive themselves, but also teed to r„refrii
false theory upon mankind. The articles, tP" iliti
, ...ope
such subjects which appear in the nocsrof
nothing—they may be termed the indirect Oki
ductors.—We are, Sir, your obedient scrvarltt
Is )BISON and MO. Ig`'
For and on behalf of the body 0'
British College of Health, New-road,
. I,

London, April 9, 1845. "
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SACRED HARAIONIC SOCIETY.---Tue, ritei
Neukomm's oratorio, David, was performed ilk nes( 044
last evening. This work was written for, eau 'esti:AlD
the Birmingham Festival of 1834. Its greet row-
lies in the choruses, all of which are ably c°ll6%'llo:6lAv
some of them contain grand masses of harraoni..,,' preer ';;,
has also shown consummate skill in the merml'eetiA
instruments and production of orchestral Jed id
symphony of wind instruments, which introduees,,ootp
panies the soliloquy of Saul at the conitoene,- till,/
second part, is full of beauty, and heightens gr.:the s
pression of the recitative. The finest passage:"tbe , . I
is the chorus of Israelites, "0 Israel, mourn!' atbete,,c)•
tion for the fatal day of Gilboa: it is deerlY Pir
triumphal march and chorus in the first part, " foli)
of warlike instruments, would require a stairitOs d
cipal singers were Messrs. Manvers, Allen, 1,0" ites
orol
Miss Lucotnbe and Miss Barrett. The oratorio old. 1,
applauded, and sm.; of the movements were Oct tjrild
del's Solomon is to be performed on the 23d o_,.,ediv 2
when Miss Birch will appear for the first 61011" Py
8:0)
absence on the Continent. , •Oil (
STATE OF TRADE.—ThEI market -°ll,.der t° ij
ceedingly dull both for goods and yarn, and 10410 50, 64
sales to any extent, lower prices must have beowefrbt,
to. Many of the spinners and manufacturers, buy 101' 'el
still under contract, and stocks being univereaA the tto
has been little disposition to press sales, air ogrev 4
done has consequently been very limited. 11en. iitt 0,0 .
of the stoppage of a spinning and manufactnnet; ore
standing in this town, whose engagements 01. be 0 ,f
about 28,0004 Their failure is understood t°o
iiie9
losses incurred some time ago.—RocliDAoro4o9'. 1,4
MARKET, MONDAY, AFRIL 7.—There is no ililAeueo_,te
the piece market;to-day ; the demand still 10013;40'
and prices low. Wool may be quoted rather
--Manchester Guardian.
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BIRTHS. %re( StePel 1 1
On the sth inst., at Chesham, Bucks, • ...---
of a son. 54' , /
On the Gth inst.,_ the lady of James Shari', - 0
Grosvenor-street West, Eaton.square, of aTis°ll/,.: ivill"
On the 6th inst., in Eaton-place, the ."°-.. 2
of a son. ,f Ar.- IF
On the 6th inst.. at Cambridge, the WV " do'
Macleane, Esq., Trinity College, of a son. ,_ 0815 01
On the 6th inst., at Park-row, Green wiesl
~,00, /
Smith, Esq., of a son. NeWillivolt.
On the 31st ult., at the Cottage Stoke istert
dlesex, the wife of Edward Hedge,btirr
still- born. , 0
JIABBIED. tbeff4o/
On the Bth inst., at Wentworth, Yorkshire, t
Farish, of St. Mary's, Sheffield, to AlarlOrest'
daughter of the late James Upton, Esq" -
street, Bloomsbury.

DIE././. „ ~i,a tett
,j 0
On the 24th of January last, at ratl'6.- ° 17- ir
Indies, Ensign William George Cooper, of the ii,ct
II ll'
Native Infantry, aged 20. Marti ' d
On the Ist inst., at Pinner, Mrs. Sophia - Sit,
late Dr. Alexander Martin, of Sincapore- woolstifor A
On the sth inst., at Enfield-wash, Johl!,:„beth,"
.04,,,
On the sth inst., at Buxted, Sussex, E'P'. , pEa
Rev. William Falcon. (000
On the 6th inst., Mrs. Ann Abraham, 0- pdagfed:bir
On the 6th inst., at Leicester, Thomas kla ,atits, #'
On the 7th inst., in York street, Portraar"
Sterling George Barrett Lennard, Esq. varylic/"-- de
On the 6th inst., at Sutton Coldfield, " Op I
ward Croxall Willoughby, Esq Ott* /
• .r.„ fah, Cal J 1
On the 20th of February, at Ja°W" ' Eel% -knOf 9,
Catherine, wife of Peter Mellish Stayers, now
On the 2d inst., at Milverton Lodge, L'
Smith, Esq., aged 72.n0 Bovine' 9614.0
On the 3d inst., in Guernsey,
On'
Thomas iv
half-pa
the , 94th ith Fo Jersey
t.?Palst., at Belle VIA
rtb'
Lieutenant-General Le Couteur. ivsivio
On the sth inst., at Carter-street, ,
Hickson, Esq., aged 70.

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