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London, England, 1844-05-09 00:00:00


ROYAL ACADEiIIY EXHIBITION. r
This popular exhibition opened for the season on
Monday last. The crowd, as usual, was tremendous,
filling every room to overflowing; and it was scarcely
Possible to do more than just take a hasty, superficial
ance at the different pictures. So far, as we have
yet been able to form an opinion, the Exhibition, on
the whole, is a good one, and vve are glad to see that
there are fewer portraits of anonymous gentlemen
than usual. Among the first paintings that catch
the spectator's eve in the east room, is No. 13, The
Otter Speared, which is from the prolific pencil of
Edwin Landseer. The animal is represented as held
up in the air at the point of a sportsman's pole, and
an immense number of otter dogs are barking vio-
lently, and making fruitless efforts to reach him. It
is astonishing what eager, natural expression the
artist has contrived to throw into the attitudes
and countenances of his dogs. 49, Portrait of
4'APartero, is a passable likeness, and deserves praise
for the richness, vet pereect chasteness, of its colouring.
67, Portrait of her Majesty, is by Newenham, and it
has been painted, it seems, by direction of the Junior
United Service Club. The resemblance is good,
especially about the mouth, and, what is still more
remarkable, there is no courtier-like flattery about
it. 182, Portrait of William Charles 211acready, by
the late H. P. Briggs, represents the tragedian striving
141*(1. but with a success by no means commensurate
With his exertions, to look contemplative and senti-
mental. The likeness may be recognised at a glance,
even though it has the fault of being too youthful.
187, The Day after the Wreck, is one of Stanfield's
'Pirited sea-pieces. 203, A Scene from the Decameron
Boccacio, by Chalon, is in the courtly, graceful,
an
highly finished style of Watteau. 351, Sancho
reenz-a in the Apartment of the Duchess, is less suc-
th:tful the management of the principal character,
of .'anch°, than we should have expeqed from
sueh a careful artist as Leslie. The squire is much
that grave hi his manner, and we altogether miss
he sly, oily expression of humour for which
e. was so famous. The countenance of the
grinning negro in the back-ground is capital.
3321 Shoeing, is one of the most masterly pictures in
the exhibition. The tone of colouring throughout is
tell but perfect, and the muscles in the hind leg of the
4trse, as the smith holds it up for the purpose of
s'aing, are developed with a spirit and anatomical
4eearacy of which Landseer alone is capable. 379,
.tr
alcthornden, is a most romantic scene, whose colour-
4eg, and well disposed lights and shades, exhibit the
skill of the artist, Sir William Allan, to great advan-
e. 388, Trial of the Seven Bishops, is an am-
bitious historical painting, by Herbert. The design
spirited, but* the picture is deficient in strongly
harked character. 426, the Ploughed Field, is one
tift. Lee's sweet, homely, sylvan landscapes. 428,
portrait of Thomas Carlyle, is an admirable likeness,
and the colouring is full of force and depth. 430, Venice
t(644, Ducal Palace, is one of Turner's grotesque pro-
ductions, The utmost we can say for it is, that itpr is
o-
ductions,ei quite so confused and unintelligible as some that
we have seen lately from his pencil. 581, Scene on
130,3
a Steamer, is replete with truthful and humour-
-1;14 expression. The countenance of the dandy, who
JU4t felt the first qualms of sea-sickness, expresses
Word, of melancholy anticipations. 552, the Tomb
of
.:, "rid, is one of Danby's splendid poetical concep-
t4als, Which please, in spite of the absence of all
bature. In the Sculpture-room, there is a graceful
andhighly-finished bust of the late Mrs. Oughton,
Y Sevier, and a clever group in marble, by Gibson.

GRAND WEEKLY

those very principles which they now carried into
effect, the Government did not supplant their preciee
INTI-CORN-L A.W LE IGUE I cessors. It was better that those who advocated the
reduction of those duties should not mix themselves
MEETINO up with any party considerations.—(Cheers.) Let
N.--X them endeavour, by their reasons, and by the mode-
IVENT-GARD-FN THEATRE. ration with which they proposed them, to gain friends
AT CO
to the doctrines of free trade from all parties whatso-
The usual weekly meeting of the League took ever. By that course they were most likely, within
place last night at Covent-Garden Theatre. Long a reasonable space of time, to carry their principles
before the hour appointed for the commencement of into effect. The greatest opponentsti whotiFn they
kihad,
cherseegsret I regretted h
d ttoe wr
say,
the business the theatre was filled in every part. At olNr.keirnegadasescseson
wo,ifth .tehewmoriddnlg
las e
half-past seven o'clock the chair was taken by H. classes, were unanimous in opposing those diffe-
Warburton, Esq., M.P. for Kendal, who was received rential duties and sliding scales the thing would
with loud cheers. Among those present we observed— be done at once.--(Cheers.) He could not conceive
The Hon. C. Pelham Villiers, M.P. ; Benjamin by what process of reasoning a portion of the work-
Smith, Esq., M.P. ; Richard Cobden, Esq., M.P. ; ing classes persuaded themselves they were benefited
Professor Lieber ; Robert R. R. Moore, Es q. ; Hon.
by monopoly. It really came to this sort of argu-
ment—the greater tne quantity of any commodity.
E. P. Bouverie ; Colonel Puckett; W. A. Wilkinson,
that was to divide among the whole of the com-
Esq. ; P. A. Taylor, Esq. ; W. S. Burton, Esq.; munity, the less a part of that community would
William Hawes, Esq.; William Graham, Esq.; John have. It would be just as if he were to say to them,
Evans, Esq. ; Dr. Cooke Taylor ; T. Sherwood, the larger the space in which that assembly was
Esq. ; G. Dunn, Esq. ; Chapman Esq. ; J. C o stl - col lteicetelda,r the i lei
ds less
aroom
titlheemr e. would
ohnee forro apnno:s'itdioneoifn
was .
thard, Esq.; C. J. Browne, Esq.; T. Poulter, Esq. ;
pa'ro just as absurd as the other. There wasp
John Lalor, Esq.; William Leaf, Esq. ; Major Reid ference whatever between them. If there was a
Revell ; Press Granger, Esq. ; Rev. E. Muscutt ; J. larger quantity of corn, sugar, and coffee, to divide
B. Scott, Esq., Manchester ; Thomas Allen, Esq.; among the millions of which the population of the
c oe
m m
tea greater
d facilitync t for introducing more of those
h
James Clarke, Esq.; Thomas Browne, Esq.; John United Empire consisted, and if there was every
Gibbs, Esq., Aylesbury ; William Starling, Esq. ; 3,ar
William Elliott, Esq.; Samuel King, Esq.; W. A.
grthat
ear abUndae would reduce the price, and
Smith, Esq.; Michael Seward, Esq.; Samuel Wat- the purchasing of any given quantity would be
brought more within the reach of every member of
son, Esq. ; A. Colquhoun, Esq.; J. Chalmers, Esq.;
John Brown, Esq., Wareham ; Richard Forest, that population.—(Cheers.) Let them be high or
Ec"; Henry L. Keeling, Esq.; Rev. Richard Tod- low, if there was a greater quantity divided among
man ; Rev. 11. Miratn ; Lawrence Rawatron, Esq., the whole of them, was it not clear every one would
con-
lassess of Manchester; Henry Rawson, Esq., Manchester; hma,.vieehmeoerret., ain Isreect,tioitns woafs tthhaetwoobkviious proposition
Samuel Harrison, Esq. ; James Brotherton, Esq. ; l''
vinced themselves, he knew not by what proces
William Henry Burke, Esq.; J. T. Burke, Esq., reasoning, to be unfounded. What effect could the
introduction of a greater quantity of coffee, sugar, or
Tottenham ; Thomas ' Turner, Esq., Bridgewater ;
11. R. Marriott, Esq. ;W. Thornborrow, Esq. ; W. corn have in depressing money wages ? A great
Geesin, Esq. ; John Macfarlane, Esq., Edinburgh ; authority—Sir R. Peel—had, on one occasion, said
S. Holbein, Esq. ;R. 0. Fuller, Esq.; Robert Bag- that wages were determined by the competition of all
Shaw, Esq.; Rev. W. J. Massie, Manchester. the labour of the world ; and that was the case. It
was manifest that the price of any article of general
Mr. Warburton, on taking the chair, was loudly consumption was regulated by competition. It was
cheered. the same with labour as with other commodities.—
The minutes of the last meeting having been read (Hear, hear.) There was another fallacy which he
and approved of, regretted found advocates among a portion of the
The CHAIRMAN proceeded to address the assembly. middle classes; not with many, because the greater
mass of the middle classes were with them. But
He said that, although this was the first meeting of
those to whom he alluded thought that a very large
the Anti-corn-law League in that place which he proportion of the prosperity of the middle classes
had had the honour of attending, yet they depended upon the high rents of gentlemen of large
were not to suppose from this circumstance fortune. It was easy by an arithmetical argument to
that he was a novice in opposition to the corn • settle that question. What proportion to the whole
laws—(Cheers)—for ever since the year 1826, population did gentlemen of easy circumstances, who
when he first entered Parliament, he had never failed lived upon their rents and incomes without following
any labour, business, or profession, bear—what was
on every occasion that presented itself, from express. their per centage to the whole population? Why,
ing his decided hostility to those laws.—(Loud cheers.) 31. It was easy to test that by the population
As this was the first opportunity he had had of meet- of 27 counties, partly agricultural, and partly
eir reenomre
ing them since he had been returned for the borough manufacttiring,.ofwhich_the detailsiht therefore,
fre
s,tan pre-
tho-
of Kendal—(Hear, hear)—he would beg to thank the sr
no umgeh lt )1 rl
at i nays e st the „o
sa
et egd T he
en tlemeyn ming easy y e
League, thus publicly, for the sympathy which they formed only 3-1- per 'cent. of the whole populetion
had evinced during the election in his favour. Not of those 27 counties, the proportion could not
that its aid was necessary, for he was happy to say be very different in the population of the whole
that the electors of Kendal were such decided free- empire. Could it then be supposed that the
itraders, &c. depended upon
prospe-
traders, and had so great an abhorrence for the corn- rity of all the shop-keepers,
the custom of only 3, per cent. of the whole
laws, that he believed any candidate who had come
population .It was really too absurd a propo-
forward as a free-trader would have been success- saw , n
to require refutation.—(Cheers.) The argu-
ful ; but, nevertheless, he was deeply sensible of went of persons who so reasoned, was very much
the sympathy which the League had manifested like the argument of the boy, who having
in his favour.—(Hear, hear.) The meeting had robbed his master's till, when brought
been so often lectured on the history of the corn- up for judgment, said--: C
h
Did I not lay out my
theee rasr
argument
e nl
ta laughter.)
ehdt e
by
.y)
laws, and all their abominations, that it was diffi- thi e v
preciselyin s
oa
ft t
te yoursa
mseh o
kind'ss
was (
cult to find any new topic connected with the subject those wclo would persuade them to let the landlords
on which to address them. He well recollected the rob them a little more, as they could get back the
introduction of those laws in 1815 ; at that time, greater portion of it by charging them a higher price.
when peace had just opened the ports of the Conti- when they got them to become their customers.—
nent, and when it was expected that the price of im- (Hear, hear, and laughter.) There was another fal-
ported corn would naturally be much lower than it lacy whi ch, however, had a certain portion of truth
in it. It was said that the agriculturists—meaning
had been during the war, the general belief of all thereby, he presumed, rather the landlords than the
thinking men, when these laws were introduced was, farmers—and manufacturers and traders of the country
that they were introduced for the purpose of throwing had all one common interest, and that, if by any al-
teration of the corn-laws, one class was rendered a
impediments in the way of the importation of fo-
little poorer, it necessarily followed that the other
reign corn, of giving an unjust monopoly to the
classes were rendered poorer. Why, certainly, if
growers in this country, and he was not aware that they all thoroughly understood their own interests,
the thinking men, from that time to this, had seen any and acted up to them, he would admit that, in that sense,
reason to take a different view of the matter.—(llear, they had all a common interest. So England and
hear.) He well remembered the agitation which France had a common interest. They ought to re-
mainres a thi
f they foolishly
peace,
ent t
theo w
commonarwitheach
that i nte -
had been put in motion against those laws ;to tof f both
that agitation he had lent his best assistance, and other.--(Hear, hear.) But no one could with
he had never relaxed in his opposition to them from reason contend that France could not reap ad-
that time to the present.—(Hear, hear.) The con- vantages in which England could not par-
duct of the landlords on this question reminded him ticipate, or that England could not reap some
of the saying of a certain General—" Give me advantages in which France could not participate.
money, and I'll get men : or give me men, and I'll Inn
tthhee
morew i de rr sees nt
rsiee, t
ed their
sense, intereststhey werewere thediffsearme
net ; but
t
get money ;" so with respect to the great landed could not be said that one party could not be robbed,
proprietors ; their large possessions gave them in- and that another party might not receive the proceeds
fluence over the acts of the Legislature, and of that robbery.—(Hear, hear.) It could not be said
their influence over the acts of the Legislature but that inns and other establishments on the mail-
they made use of for the purpose of adding to coach roads were impaired by the formation of rail-
their property.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") The ways. It was in this more particular sense that their
ovle%einterests,r,
to were
seeere thatnot a veryquite e theosnasrahmidee.ille and import-
of ew.ashapopy,
agitation against the corn-laws went on for a number h
of years, till at length, in 1840, the League arose, ant section of the landed interest, headed as it
) was
and gradually extended itself among the middle by such great names as that of Earl Spencer—
(e)—Lord Ducie—(Cheers)—Lord Kin-
Cheer
He in every town in the empire.—(Hear, hear.) (CheerVh—Lord Fitzwilliam—(Cheers)—Lord Rad-
He was very glad to find that the proceedings of the
nmairrd ( ceeornsd)—(Cheers)
ptrhoelongAeldarqeuhiseoinfo—Wwesrt-
League had excited antagonist proceedings, and that
minster—
(Lthere had been formed not only an Anti-League League, beginning to understand theirintereeste
own
er
but that protection societies had established them- Why, even it was lately promulgated, that it was in
ael farmingim world
selves among the farmers, for he knew that the more ccoun.tsuerqaulenpereodofuctehe firmetat decline in in the price oernfreeangtr—i-the subject was discussed, the better for the League ; I
thought of nothing but agricue wlt'uorl
prevented
that drainage was going on, and that thperyovwe
only let the question be reduced to argument, and
porting manure even from the other hemisapsheiriel .a—ll
im-
the League would triumph.—(llear, hear.) It was
hear.) Why, what was this but a proof
true that the great landlords, more than the farmers, (Hear,
were active in these societies and Anti-League that monopoly in the case of the farmers,
League, and that their cry was, "No surrender to others, led to idlenests
tahnodseigrenaolraandcvea,natand
argument ; but let us stick to our rights and privileges." would give them ? eeisea";llhiceharan?
But argument would make its way, despite the I t unassistedlva sgradually position presenting itself to their minds that'
weighty influence of the landlords—despite the ma- them from findingo
their real advantage was not to be found in protec-
jority which their power now gave them in the tive duties, but in their own industry and in their
Legislature.—(Hear, hear.) Everything showed own enlightened study of that branch of agricul-
that, however, by slow degrees, the principles of the ture which they were the parties to carvreyr intsoorerffectt.
League were making their way on to a triumphant —(Htheart,thhear.) He was,
np ho aa,retvieers,
who very ho-
result.—([Tear, hear.) But three years ago, a say,nest,, r thawishedt there eretowseer:
the decline of manufacturers—
large majority of the House of Commons
who thought that by reducing the magnitude of the
refused to grant even the insignificant con- manufacturing towns it was possible to make of
cession of allowing corn to be taken out of England a very Arcadia.—(Laughter.) They were
bond, for the purpose of being ground and of opinion that by certain measuresh.wihichvotuhleir wouldthrow
graduallycouradiscouragement
carryT uponi DtO effect,
manufacturing
baked into biscuits, not for home consumption,industry, they
but for exportation. Since that time, however, va- would introduce all the simplicity of agricultural life.
rious concessions, most important in principle, if of Now, how was it possible for a country like England
no great value in themselves, had been made.--(Hear, to enter into such a career as this ?—(Hear, hear.)
hear.) There had been abatements of duties made Why, their happiness depended, in a great degree,
which opened up the most gratifying anticipation for tvivpaosndtihmeiirisphoelditicaolgeorweciLanntrdieisf thatwo Ipdosl ittei c afl 0
rwa r powerd
the future.—(Hear, hear.) Look, too, at the recent and endeavouru to deprive them of theu ma:), advan-
budget.—(Hear, hear.) Hypocrisy, it was said, in tages which they possessed as a manufacturing power.
counterfeiting virtue, paid homage to virtue ; the mea- —(Hear, hear.) When they looked to the large
sures to which the Government had of late had re- masses of the population who were engaged in the
course, with reference to the principles of taxation, various branches of mantencturing industry, was it
were a clear acknowledgment by the Government and possible for them to throw any impediment in their
way without introducing the most dreadful state of
the Executive of the truth of the principles advocated pauperism into the country ?—(Hear, hear.) What
by the Anti-Corn-law League.—(Hear.) That had were the poorer classes to do ? Tbere was one mode
been done with reference to wool, for instance, in which of proceeding for the poor suggested—they might
they carried out to the full extent their doctrines of expatriate themselves to distant colonies. They
total repeal of all duties bearing injuriously upon the would thus be constantly called upon to exercise their
long arm, not merelyexpatriation
for the of their
interest and industry of the country.—([Tear, hear.) countrymen, but to defend them 'in distant parts of
They had got a material improvement in the reduc-
the world.—(Hear, hear.) How were they to
tion of the duty on foreign coffee, from Bd. to 6d. afford them that protection in distant places, unless
per pound, the duty on British colonial sugar being they were enabled to do so from the produce
4d. per pound. That, no doubt, was going in the of their commerce and manufactures which they ex-
right direction. As he told them before, it was a ported to distant countries, and which would enable
homage paid to their principles. It admitted that all them to pay the expenses of that protection ? They
they had been advocating was right. However, it had embarked in a course of manufactures; other
only went half way, and it rested with them, by countries had done the same; and if this country
continuing their peaceful agitation, to carry out, at lagged behind, those other countries would wrest
no distant period, a still further reduction in the case from England the superiority which she now pos-
of that article so essential to the comfort of the work- sessed—that which formed a part of the character
ing classes.—(Hear, hear.) Then, there was the duty of every Englishman.—(Hear, hear.) He believed
upon foreign sugar, which was reduced from 635. to that every man whom he now addressed would feel
345. per cwt., the duty on British colonial sugar degraded if he saw this country reduced to the state
being 245. per cwt. ; so that there was a protecting of a second-rate power.—(Hear, hear.) Therefore,
duty of 10s. per cwt. left upon that article. Still, he said it was essential to the greatness of England
however, they must expect a very considerable that her commerce and manufactures should be up-
reduction in the price of sugar, consequent upon held, and the most efficacious way for them to uphold
that partial reduction of duty. There were 200,000 it was by persevering till they succeeded in fully es-
tons of sugar imported from the British possessions, tablishing the system of free trade throughout the
and the whole of the sugar grown in those coun- country.—(Cheers.)
tries, from which, under the proposed change, sugar Mr. VILLIERS next presented himself to the meet-
was to be imported, amounted to 90,000 tons an- ing, and was received with the greatest enthusiasm.
nually—nearly one-half of the whole quantity that He commenced by saying that his Hon. Friend, Mr.
was imported from British possessions. It was pro- Warburton, had not asked him to address them that
bable that, owing to the difference of price between evening for the purpose of visiting upon them a long
those two descriptions of sugar, the greater portion of speech on the subject of the corn-laws, which he had
those ninety thousand tons would be subject to a too often done before—(No, no)—but in order that
higher rate of duty, be imported into this country, he might account for the absence of some friends on
and woad have a material effect in considerably re- the present occasion. As they were aware, their
Still"AsED MURDER AT HAMPTON COURT PALACE,
~.Tuesd
Mr. `"okley, I\l.l' at the Mitre Tavern, Hamp- i
was 1 during the price of sugar to the priirsh
consumer.
There another instance inwhich Durham, Mr.
friend, the Hon. Member for ,
..Bright,
ton Coo aY —r. . '•- .1
' into the circumstances ;
nouire
~..n
• male infant, por- to congratulate them on ; not only in having their that evening, but he regretted to say that he was pre•
itt,_
_art, held an inquest, L.
tio'nttiscloftit upon the death of a- newlv • o ' -,,d near principles acknowledged, hut also on having in the vented from doing so in consequence of a domestic
. _int). of the price of sugar to the consumer, affliction which had occurred in his family. Other of
to the whose mutilated remains had.' been'n.i found in ....
tie,' sewer belonging to Ham Court Palace. The par- - —.fling the benefit.—(Hear.) He theirearnestfriends weretohavebeen there thatevening,
Wsewer belonging reuse—.
eklee era y adverted to havin been narrated, n.. nsi pring , " e 'd * ally a the op- and
bee_ . obed that there was gftl t this child bad - . he thou iii
._amongst them their usual chairman, but they
no proo
ofia said that because
and t snureered, but where a coi •t. West iiL.l..9n pro- I were atpresent •
icealment birth.
took place, ' a nrospect 01
ition that the landlords and t ~, s ,
aid in Lancashire, in order to give their
_that Was followed b -horrid
t:lee would b that • 3 acts of mutilation, the in- po.s of free teeede, they, I and devote their best energies to
bbl"llichild I\lr.
e, it had been killed. He was of opinion victors gave to the principles procure the
b 8
not come from the Palace at all ; that ithard
ought not to bear too
upon a Minister Wii9 Or ' ste.ccess of a free-trade candidate, who had been
etee ten thrown into the barrel of free t ' 4ought ' 44,
ra P , IPIP field in consequence of the death
lih: Person from drain, and very likely by even but partially carried the principles
I t th tof the late itile "le r Tt
, rated for coming a distance. The jury, having de- . ff t (Hear hear.) He would not go n 0 9 . . FP ,P • woßld he p.seless he qt4tpliqw
kurii . a few minutes, returned a verdict of " Wilful i into eec . I *ion bi opposing AnPolis ile wPg Rs to 4f, ;mit of ONO *OW 14 , c
—r agamst some person or persons unknown." I question whether, on a former occii 7

Xll
LORD ELLENBOROUGH.
▪ IV following report of a speech made by his Lordship at
" C and Supper given to him at Calcutta is published in the
re
—wa Star. It is certainly a strange production if the
Pon is correct :
elteetlsir (said his Lordship. addressing the President), I thank
alfmw the honour you have done to me in proposing my
4lnd I thank all those who are present for the cordial
truoralener in which they have responded to your call. It is
wit ;what the Honourable Chairman has said, I had power
whLhfitlence in England—there was no measure connected
z 406. India in which I did not possess thegreatest influence—
I t'aPie come to this country to make their fortunes—but
ca
here to do my duty, and because I deemed that
mdia could be of" most service to the coun-
do..., I have met with opposition. • but I have put
duty ll opposition that may arise. I have done
sar I have never abused patronage. I am ready. to
for f°rtnne, my life if necessary.—(Vehement cheeering
Whoever
minutes.) I do not care for any man living.
ti rever best serves the State is my friend.—i Cheers.) So-
it,7v.here is in a strange state. There are peculiarities about
the '0 man here is idle, and no man is a politician. When
cares of the day are over, we are a social set.—(Cheers.)
pelit. e
•
—ave met to-day to be agreeable, and therefore I banishsh
eri". But I say again I have done my duty.—(Great
*arllg, and cries of " bravo," "go it.") Hitherto my mea-
te have all been triumphant and successful.—(Cheers.) I
te,ono credit for that. How far they may continue sue-
f,4:4l Heaven only knows ; at all events it will not bell my
deserve success—that's a fact.—( Cheers.) 1 e
02'4 out merit in the army, and rewarded it.—(Loud
y „—ra„) I intend to do so in future. I am come amongst
i°e,-;‘,aa an English gentleman among his tenants. If you
APo -„..•e,twe politely, well and good; if not, it is your fault,
(Tto,'"tae--(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I drink to you all."—
Dia -14 e off a bumper of Burgundy, amidst rapturous ap-
ustiord
eit have been in a state of considerable excitement
ile speaking, which is the only way to account for the
th:tsgerated tone of his reply. e have beard of more
am' One lady who was rather alarmed at the exhibition,
4 no wonder, when a friend of remarkable nerve and self-
possession could find, in describing to us his manner, no other
ITrallel than that of Coriolanus addressing the plebeians. The
physical force is rife throughout the brief address ;
.21nal ntion is made of the ladies who were present, although
aterially aiding in the effect of the compliment paid to
b?:dalt),:aker, and certainly the best part of that society assem-
• _ do
.hitn honour ; nothing prevails in the speech but a
• br
b;aoP4cAtion of eternal I's, and no rhetorical fiure is employed
the characteristic metaphor of the vole de faite. I
Why the neerof°
shim" Pposition—/ have beaten down opposition."
wiaieh so much fire ? What is
oppose ? Is t hull() • the dreaded " oppo-
much is said? Who is there here to
at a loss fors tbat he points at ? or—we are fairly
a query.

ENGLISH
WEALTH.'
If we turn our eyes within those circles which con-
titute English society, what a brilliant scene presents
itself.
tself. We find hundreds and thousands, and tens of
thousands, and hundreds of thousands, faring sunip•
111?oslY every day, and wearing fine linen. The be-
holder cannot but be amazed at the glittering vast
throng, as they pass before him in the pursuit
of , their pleasures or the toils of their business.
And would we ascertain who these goodly beings
Ze? and what their parentage, education, and pre-
bn!ilms ? The inquiry may be amusing, and must
e
o instructive. First, then, is the privileged class,
a„nlPosed of the Royal Family, with the bishops
4 others, counting 4,727 souls. What an immensity
;11"ivealth have they at their command ! keeping up
I_ue long, one strong and eternal pull, at the national
1,71 L Descending one step, we behold the clergy
I,' general and the Senate, a brilliant and strong
IZ,Y, counting 92,857 souls; and the splendour
el luxury in which they live tell with trumpet
Tnquence of the extent of the national wealth.
r„itice another step lower, a. class somewhat diffe-
rse-Tit seen, namely, baronets and landed gentry,
circumstance
356,164. Here again, in the pomp and
oltr,eumstance of their lives, is exhibited an-
*ger gorgeous specimen of the extent of the national
Another step lower we trace another nu-
Zerous family, designated the army and navy, num-
kusring 1,444,464. The equipments and continued
zutenatice would indeed drain an island so small as
so land, were it not that her mines of wealth ramify
beePlY and widely. Take another step down the
leggy of the view, and we find a broad phalanx, of
stss Pretension, but of steadier stamina, ycleped bank-
4r,rnerchants, and professions. This host may be num-
„e4,1,857,163. These ranks are of a more staid, so-
O' character but they are princes in their way, and
f nature of their daily transactions, and their mode
r ?, indicate distinctly the inexhaustible mine from
Trilwitson they draw their immense diurnal supply.
tiaN, lastly, we discover a vast array of other
w:Manta on the national store, numbering 2,888,888.
oese nia7 be termed the retailers of the nation's
their steady, substantial mode and tenor of
ofe proclaim aloud the depth and breadth of that well
var;rie.,hes which can supply a demand so enormous,
op: e,o, and incessant. Then we see a host numbering
p—rlY 7,000,000, possessing the power of indulging
40usely in the enjoyment of luxuries culled from
t err climate of the world, as well as those originated
ttai.i7Y tenoeinintartyive producer. A stranger coming. from. a
e.Y drew might well ask from what hidden mine
their glittering luxuries, and substantial
rings, in the midst of which they so wantonly and
Ctaft).4' revel? There can be but one simple answer
the -
cinkristr—the secret is to be found in the i., n
A
otable energieA pf her merchants and manu fac
tus ers
hacked with the imer-tiring industry of her
tifur
mnsaichnguistearyined by the mighty pnwpr of her beau.
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