The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-20 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

HAYMARKET THEATRE.

A one act drama, entitle 1 The Bastile, was p.-o-
duced. at this theatre last ev;:mir g. The see .e is 1 iid
in the early days of the reign of Louis XIV., when
the Queen-Mother was Regent, with Cardinal Maza-
rin for her Minister. Cardinal de Retz (Mr. Tilbury)
is intriguing with the French nobility to procure the
displacement of the Minister and the banishment of
Mazarin ; and among those actively engaged in this
intrigue is the Duchesse Montbazon (Miss Charles)who
has been exiled in consequence of her endeavours to
promote the objects of the faction of the straw,
that is to say, of the anti-Mazarin party. Louis XIV.
(Mr. H. Holl) is meanwhile amusing himself with
endeavouring to seduce the affections of Ninon La-
batte (Madame Celeste), a Gascon peasant-girl, whose
affections are divided between Fricandeau (Mr. Web-
ster) a restaurateur, and roasted apples. She is,
moreover, a great lover of sights, and the members of
the faction of the straw take advantage of this pro-
pensity to induce her to change clothes with the Duchess
who has secretly returned to Paris. Louis, of whose
rank she is ignorant, has meanwhile given her his
ring, telling her that that will procure her the entree
of the palace, and has at the same time given orders
for her incarceration in the Bastile, in order to have
her more completely in his power. The Duchess,
who has changed clothes with her, is arrested in her
stead,•and conveyed to the Bastile, and shortly after-
wards she is arrested as the Duchess, and conveyed
to the same destination, whilst poor Fricandeau is
forced to accompany her, because, unhappy wight, he
wears in his cap the emblem of treason—a straw.
The Governor of the Bastile belongs to the faction of
the straw, and plots with the conspirators to detain
the Monarch until he shall have consented to grant
all they ask. Louis comes, sees Ninon attired as the
Duchess, attempts in vain to seduce her affections, and,
overcome by her appeals to his magnanimity, consents
to her marriage with Fricandeau, and promises her
a-dowry. He quits the room for a moment, to pro-
cure the necessary documents for her release and
marriage, and during his absence Fricandeau, who
has overheard the plans of the conspirators, enters,
and informs her of them. She recollects the ring,
goes to seek assistance, at the same time desiring her
lover to remain and defend the King to the
last. Fricandeau hides himself behind a picture.
The King enters, and is soon joined by the
Duchess, attired in the garb of Ninon, and wear-
ing a mask. She promises to grant him all he
can desire, on condition of his signing the paper, she
proffers him--he signs without reading it. She un-
masks ; the conspirators enter ; and he finds he has
unwittingly signed a decree of banishment against his
mother and the Minister. The conspirators refuse to
let him quit the Bastile until the decree shall have
been executed. Fricandeau emerges from his con-
cealment, draws his carving-knife, and, with the King,
keeps the conspirators at bay until the arrival of Ninon
with the guards to his rescue. The conspirators are
punished, and Ninon becomes Madame Fricandeau.
The piece mainly depends upon Madame Celeste, and
admirably did she carry it through. In the earlier
scenes, where she stumped about in her sabots,
curtseying to everybody, and wondering at every-
thing, yet full of wit, she was the very beau ideal
of an espiegle French peasant girl, and then
as the fine lady, stumbling at every step from
the length of her train, she was magnificent.
Beautifully, too, did she act the more serious scenes
in the Bastile, and she well deserved the rapturous
reception she met with when she was led on at the
conclusion of the piece. She was well supported by
Webster, who announced the piece for repetition
with general approbation. The house was crammed
to suffocation—boxes, pit, and gallery, all were over-
flowing. Even standing room was at a premium.

liTnips3la; Momay..—Monsieur and Madame Van
de Weyer took tLir departure fro:n the Castle on
Saturday.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked in the
Home Park this afternoon, and her Royal Ilighne.s
the Princess Royal was taken an airing.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went on a
shooting excursion, attended by the Earl of Liver-
pool, Hon. Captain Duncombe, and Mr. George Ed-
ward Anson. The Prince returned to the Castle to
lunch.

Sir Henry Wheatley arrived to-day on a visit to her
Majesty.
Her Majesty and her Illustrious Consort walked
out again in the afternoon.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and Lady
Fanny Howard will join the Royal Circle at the
Castle at dinner this evening.
Covers are laid for fourteen. The Royal dinner
party is also expected to include the Viscountess Can-
ning, Hon. Miss Murray, Hon. Miss Devereux, the
Earl of Liverpool, Sir H. Wheatley,Viscount Sydney,
Hon. Captain Duncombe, and the Equerries in Wait-
ing on her Majesty and his Royal Highness.

Mr. Kay Shuttleworth had an interview with Sir
James Graham yesterday at the Home-office.
The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone has left town
for Hagley Park, Worcestershire, the seat of Lord
Lyttelton.

-Sir George Cleric left town yesterday morning on
a visit to the Marquis of Exeter, at his seat Burghley
House, Northamptonshire.
Sir Thomas Fremantle has arrived at Drayton
Manor, Staffordshire, on a visit to Sir Robert and
Lady Peel.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
There was no lack of business yesterday, but its chief
Interest centered in the Derby outsiders, some of which
which were backed to win large stakes. We may
select St. Valentine, the Languish colt, Chesterfield,
and Lucetta colt. About the first 50 to 1 were taken
in two or three quarters ; about the second, 2,000 to 40
once, and 1,000 to 15 repeatedly ; 1,000 to 15, two or
three times, 2,000 to 40, and Once only, we believe, 100
to 1 to a small sum, were booked about the next, and
against the last 5,000 to 50 three times, and 2,000 to
25. The betting was not confined to this lot, several
other outsiders having been fancied at the prices quoted
below. We heard nothing done about the favourite, and
only one or two small bets against Murat (who was not
in good odour). The Progress colt, Winesour, or Black-
drop, or Aristides, rose to 25 to 1, taken to nearly 2001.,
but the odds were offered currently at the close. The
following were the closing prices :
DERBY.
5 to 1 agst Scott's lot
8 to 1 agst Mr. Blakelock's A British Yeoman—
take 83-
20 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Murat
25 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Aristides—t and aft off
30 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Progress colt.—do.
30 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Winesour— do.
40 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Black Drop—taken
40 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Amorino and Sirikol
—taken in one bet and afterwards offered
40 to 1 agst Mr. Griffiths's Newcourt—t and aft off
50 to 1 agst Mr. Eddison's Chesterfield—do.
50 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Parthian—do.
50 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Oxygen colt—taken
50 to 1 Lgst Col. Peel's St. Valentine—taken
50 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Languish colt—tali.
50 to 1 agst Mr. T. Speed's EVerton—taken
2000 to 30 agst Duke of Richmond's Clara colt—taken
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Theobald's Humbug—taken
2000 to 30 agst Mr. Coleman's Jamal-2000 to 15 once
2000 to 30 agst Mr. Bowes's Cotherstone—do.
2000 to 30 agst Major Yarbu"gh's Dumpling—do.
2000 to 25 agst Lord Exeter's Lucetta colt—taken
1000 to 10 agst Mr. Bowes's Auld Lang Syne—taken
500 even between Dumpling and Parthian
1000 to 20 agst Aristides and Maria Day winning
Derby and Oaks—taken
OAKS.
25 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Laura filly—taken
28 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Egidia—taken

Viscount Ebrington, Sir Benjamin and Lady Hall,
Sir Robert Newman, Bart., and a party, have been
visiting the Hon. Newton and Lady Catherine Fel-
lowes, during the past week, at Eggesford, Devon.
Lord and Lady Carrington have arrived in town
from Gayhurst, Bucks. The Noble Lord and Lady
leave town in the course of the week.

MR. BREWSTER IN TIIE ABBEY PULPIT.----011
Sunday last, the Bev. Mr. Brewster, at the close of
the forenoon service, mounted the pulpit, while it was
yet occupied by the preacher on the occasion, and ad•
dressed the congregation at some length on the condi-
tion of the poor and unemployed. He depicted in
strong terms the sufferings to which these people are
reduced, and in his usual strain of impassioned elo-
quence called upon those who were influential to stand
forward, and use all their efforts to preserve the lives
of their fellow-men. It was observed that several who

have no great attachment to Mr. Brewster, left the
church when he began his address.—Glasgow Post.
•THE KING'S PARK.—It will be observed from our
report of the Town Council proceedings, that the
Lord Provost intimated that certain improvements
were about to be commenced in the King's Park—
that Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags were to
be enclosed, and that ultimately a deer park would
probably be formed. We confess, when we heard
of this, we participated in Mr. Macfarlan's
jealousy of the public being excluded ; but on in-
quiry, we have been led to believe that his Lordship
has been labouring under some mistake ; and
that the announcement of any improvements in
the Park must be at least premature. We cannot
learn that any idea of enclosure or of a (leer park was
ever entertained in any quarter; and though certain
plans have been transmitted to the Commissioners of
the 'Woods and Forests, no decision has yet been given
by that body. There is also some mistake about the
amount of money at the disposal of the Exchequer.
The whole sum now disposable does not, we under-
stand, amount to more than the fourt:i of that men-
tioned by his Lordship.—Edipburyh Courant.

SCOTCH BANKS.—As regards the general prosperity
of Scotland during the last fifteen years, the following
statistical facts were recently laid before the Glasgow
Chamber of Commerce :—"The first return of the
circulation was made in Scotland in 1825. In that
year Scotland manufactured 35,000 bales of cotton ;
in the latter 120,000 bales. In 1826, the produce of
the iron furnaces was 33,500 tons ; in 1840, about
250,000 tons. In 1826, the banking capital of Scot-
land was 4,900,0001.; in 1840, it was about
10,000,0001. Yet with all this progress in industry
and wealth, the circulation of totes, which in 1825
varied from 3,400,0001. to 4,700,000/. was in 1829
from 2,960,0001. to 3,670,0001.; and in the first
three months of 1840, to 2,940,000/. Now it does
not appear from this statement, nor is it imagined
that it can be shown by any other, that although
Scotland has certainly increased very much in her
commercial prosperity during the last fifteen years,
that prosperity can be traced to the simple circum-
stance of a circulation of 1/. notes, or, indeed, to the
general or particular increase of paper money. On
the contrary, it is a statistical fact, that while the
banking capital has been more than doubled in that
period, the amount of notes in circulation has very
considerably diminished, thus proving two important
circumstances :-Ist. That commercial prosperity
does not necessarily increase the circulation of bank-
notes; and 2d. That an increase in the number of
banks has a tendency to diminish the amount of the
circulation.—Atlas.

BRUSSELS, DEC. 18.—Yesterday morning at eight
o'clock salutes of artillery and the ringing of the
bells of the churches announced the celebration of his
Majesty's birth-day. The public buildings and the
vessels in the canal were ornamented with the national
colcurs. At noon Te Deum was performed in the
church of St. Gudule, at which the Ministers, the
Foreign Ambassadors, the civil and military autho-
rities, the two Chambers, and many persons of dis-
tinction were present.. After the religious ceremony
there was a review of the troops of the garrison
The Impartial, of Valenciennes, confirms the details
of the fatal accident on the railway. The inquiry
which is instituted will probably ascertain the cause
of this disaster; it appears that it was not at all the
effect of design, but that it was occasioned by a want
of care on the French line.

We are sorry to announce the death of Miss Mur-
ray, of the Adelphi Theatre. This fascinating actress
expired yesterday, after an illness of only a few days.
Her loss will be greatly felt by the play-going public.
MR. WILSON.—This favourite vocalist, who was
honoured by singing before her Majesty at Taymouth
Castle, and who has since met with continuous success
in Scotland, will make his first appearance for the
season, at the Music Hall, Store .street, next Monday
evening.

Thomas Thornely, Esq., M.P. for Wolverhampton,
who has been paying a visit to the United States, ar-
rived at this port on Wednesday last, in the packet
ship Roscius, from New York.—Liverpool
AFFIXTING STORY.--We find the following extra-
ordinary story in several of the journals :—" A short
time ago a melancholy event took place in the theatre
at Leghorn. A player on the bass named Gemmi-
niani, wishing to make his talent known to the public,
announced that he was to play a piece between the
acts of the opera. The connoisseurs, however, thought
but lightly of his talent, and assembled to laugh at the
performance. When the poor artist was playing the
rondeau of Lucia on a single string, conversation,
laughter, and noise drowned the sound of the instru-
ment. He exhibited marks of extreme emotion, and
at last his agitation became so great that be could no
longer do justice to his powers. When he arrived at
the phrase— Tu delle girje in servo, io della merle
(Thou bast joy in thine heart, and I death), he let the
instrument drop, remained a moment motionless,and
then fell heavily on the stage ! The people of the
theatre rushed from the side scenes, and bore him off.
Medical aid was applied, but in vain—he was dead !"
—Galignani's Messenger.

DRAYTON ALtNon.—Lord Fitzgerald and the Right
Hon. Henry Goulburn (the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer) arrived on Saturday evening on a visit to
Sir Robert and Lady Peel. The Earl of Aberdeen
was expected to have arrived on Saturday from Argyll
House, but the. Noble Earl has delayed his departure
from the metropolis, urgent business requiring his
presence in town. Sir Thomas Fremantle and other
guests were expected yesterday to join the circle.
The Right Hon. Baronet and Lady Peel intend to
receive a succession of visitors until the first week in
the ensuing month.

Ths memorial of the Church of Scotland, or, more
properly speaking, of. the minority of the clergy, has a
plain and' obvious meaning; and the meaning is, that
if their demands be not conceded by Government
during the next session of Parliament, those adhering
to them will secede from the Establishment. That
their claims will be granted by Sir Robert Peel,
Dr. Chalmers does not expect. It is impossible he
should do so. The Government knows full well the
value of the Church of Scotland as a political engine;
but we have no fear that they will purchase its favour
and support by conceding to it independence of civil
control. Besides, they are too much indebted already
to the moderate section of that ChUrch for the zealous
services they have rendered to the Conservative cause,
to sanction proceedings that would tend to crush the
principles on which they have taken their stand. The
Non-Intrusionists, therefore, must secede, or bring
down upon themselves the honest and withering in-
dignation of their most devoted friends.=-Atlas.

The Emancipation has a private letter from Amster-
dam, dated the 15th, which says that, according to
accounts from Batavia of 6th September, there had
been, on the 26th of August, a second fire at Soura-
baya, which destroyed 300 houses of the natives and
the Chinese.

A COMICAL CUSTOMER.—A facetious gentleman,
travelling in pursuit of pleasure, on arriving at his
lodging-place in the evening, was met by the ostler,
whom he thus addressed :—" Boy, extricate that
quadruped from the vehicle—stabulate him—devote
him an adequate supply of nutritious aliment; and
when the aurora of morn shall again illuminate the
oriental horizon, I shall award you a pecuniary com-
pensation for your amiable hospitality." The boy,
not understanding a word, ran into the house, saying,
" Master, here's a Dutchman wants to see you.'
Captain Wh itti ngh am, an A.D.C., has brought over a
new batch of standards taken from the Chinese. These
standards are much, larger than those brought over
before • they are yellow in colour, and have on them,
embroidered, a Serpent or Dragon—a sort of heraldic
monster, that would do for either—and no inscription
at all. All of them have the same device, and the
learned and curious in such matters are now puzzling
their brains to know what it means. These interesting
trophies are at present in the custody of. Lord Stan-
ley, as Secretary of the War department.—Chelten-
ham Examiner.

Yesterday morning about five minutes to twelve
a shocking accident took place at the Hungerford
Suspension-bridge, by the breaking of a crane, by
which two men had a narrow escape of their lives ;
one fortunately got off with only a ducking; the
other was not so fortunate, having his leg broken in
two places. He was removed on a shutter to Charing-
cross Hospital.
LIEPMANN'S PROCESS FOR PRINTING IN OIL-CO-
LOURS.—This process, which lately excited so much
interest at Berlin, and indeed throughout the whole
world of artists, i 3 now no longer a mystery, the in-
ventor having disclosed his secret in consideration
of a pension granted him by the King of Prussia.
Liepmann lately presented to the Emperor of Aus-
tria a copy of the work in which the process is de-
tailed, and has received a golden medal from his Im-
perial Majesty in acknowledgment of the presenta-
tion. We have seen in several of the German papers
descriptions of the process ; but, though in its
application it is said to be extremely easy and simple,
we must own that we have not as yet obtained
any very clear idea from the accounts to which we
rotor. " The most important point," says the Ham-
burgh Borsen Hale, "in which the new process varies
from all previous methods of printing in colours is,
that the body from which the impressions are taken
is not one upon which the colours have to be laid for
each separate impression, but is itself a coloured map,
of greater or less magnitude according to the number
of copies required, and presenting a kind of mosaic
representation of the picture to be manifolded. The
manner in which, this body of colours is prepared ad-
mits, not only of the sharpest contrast between two
adjoining ,colours, but also of a gradual blending of
the one with the other."

THE NOTTINGHAM TRADE.--It is with some sa-
tisfaction we state that the drawer and pantaloon
branch, so important to the town workmen, has so
far improved that several of the shops are em-
ployed ; still at the same time this is not gene-
ral, as some of the houses have little or no orders.
There is a shade more employment for the silk
knotted hands, but the workmen continue to be
much depressed. This branch of manufacture may
look out for a demand for China, as we have been in..
formed from those who have been at Canton, that
the Chinese will deal a little in that description
of hose, on account of their extreme elasticity, they
having discovered also that the stitches will not run as
in plain hose, whether knotted by themselves or by
the machine. It is most fervently to be hoped, if
orders should come, that the frauds practised in 1818
during the knotted fever, will be avoided of making
little .11c.se stretched out to a proper size by the leg
board. Such a fraudulent practice would anni-
hilate that trade at once, to so keen a people as the
Chinese, as it has nearly done to South America. The
silk glove trade, as well as the cotton glove trade, is
still in a most depressed state, especially the former ;
this is severely felt in the poor-rates, as silk gloves
are principally made in the town. The bobbin net
branch is extremely dull, and sales are with difficulty
effected ; at the same time, many hands have been
discharged.. Still we have heard of one extensive
machine owner having sold the whole of his nets,
though previous to which he was contemplating the
stopping some of his machines. The cotton hose
branch is somewhat improved, but not to an extent
to give much relief to the population.—lVidtinglianz
Review.

LITERATURE.

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 26, 1842.

THE _NAVAL CLUB. Caurn, London. 1842.
In these volumes, which are from the pen of
a gentleman named Barker, we have a collec-
tion of tales and professional reminiscences which
are supposed to be related from time to time by
a company of retired veterans who hold weekly
meetings in " a house' close by the river side,
with a Commodore's bay-window that projects
over the Thames, and looks not mdclAttilike the
new-fashioned round-stern to our lately" launched
men-of-war." "As this company," adds the au-
thor,
" is composed of naval men, it has assumed
by common consent, the title and style of the
Naval Club." The stories told by the members
of this club, as also their numerous sketches of
character, are exceedingly entertaining, and
many of hem wear all the appearance of having
been founded in fact. In the course of his in-
troduction, the author draws a clever portrait of
asuperannuated old wooden-legged jack-tar, who,
as he tells us, "took life as it came, rough and
smooth, without murmurs and complaints ; if
there was rain there was also sunshine, and one
dried up the other; thus like a bird, he hopped
the twigs or stalked along, and if occasionally his
legs stuck in the mud, lie had a stick in each
hand to help him out again."

PHIZVEAS QUIDD Y. 3 Yd.
Colburn, London, 1842.
This tale has already been published, from time
to time, in detached portions, in the New Monthly
Magazine, where it attracted considerable atten-
tion. It was also noticed monthly, as it ap-
peared, in the usual Magazine Reviews of The
Sun; and we may, therefore, content ourselves
on the present occasion with simply observing
that " Phineas Quiddy" is the production of Mr.
Poole, author of " Paul Pry ;" that it is deci-
dedly his best work of fiction; and that it is
dedicated to Mr. Sergeant Talfourd.

THE QUARTERLY REVIEW. No. CXLI.

The lion of the Review this quarter is the long
article on the Anti-Corn-law League, which we
have already adverted to, and which is a tissue of
inconsistencies and exaggerations. It is, how-
ever, perfectly harmless, and may for us hence-
forth roar unnoticed. All the other articles in
the Review are of a different charaCter, and con-
ceived in a different spirit. The first article, on
Bees, is worthy of Gilbert White, or Huber.
himself; and is full of curious knowledge, of in,
tense interest in this wonderful insect, and of the
most kindly and humane feeling. To relieve the
dulness of criticism, we will quote an anecdote,
and a piece of information which will be new
and strange to many town readers :
" A neighbour of mine, searching in the woods for
honey, slipt down into a great hollow tree ; and there
sunk into a lake of honey up to the breast : where—
when he had stuck fast two days, calling and crying
out in vain for help (because nobody in the mean-
while came nigh that solitary place)—at length, when
he was out of all hope of life, he was strangely de-
livered by the means of a great bear, which coming
thither about the same business that he did, and
smelling the honey (stirred with his striving) clam-
bered up to the top of the tree, and thence began to
let himself down backward into it. The man be-
thinking himself, and knowing that the worst was
but death (which in that place he was sure of), be-
clipt the bear fast with both his hands about the
loins, and withal made an outcry as loud as he could.
The bear, being thus suddenly 'affrighted (what with
the handling and what with the noise), made up again
with all speed possible : the man held, and the bear
pulled, until with main force he had drawn Dun out
of the mire; and then being let go, away he trots,
more afeard than hurt, leaving the smeared swain in
a joyful fear."
"The Athenians ranked the introduction of the bee
among their great national blessings, tracing it up to
Cecrops, the friend of man,'—the Attic Alfred; and
such regard is still paid to them in many parts of the
south of England, that no death, or birth, or mar-
riage, takes place in the family without its being com-
municated to the bees, whose hive is covered in the
first case with a piece of black cloth, in the two.latter
with red. The 10th of August is considered their
day of jubilee, and those who are seen working on
that day are called Quakers."

all directions, and the desperate cuirassiers were dash-
ing their fierce horses against those seemingly feeble
bulwarks. There stood they, dotting down theirob-
servations in their pocket-books as unconcernedly as
if reporting the proceedings of a Reform meeting in
Finsbury-square ; whilst in Spain, several of them
accompanied the Carlist and Christino guerillas in
some of their most desperate raids, exposing them-
selves to the danger of hostile bullets, the inclemency
of winter, and the fierce heat of the snmmer san."
Of Mr. Borrow and his book the Reviewer
speaks very highly.
We fear to bestow even a single phrase on an
article on " Todd on Anti-Christ," and therefbre
close by remarking that this and the puff for the
League complete the Review, which, on the
whole, is quite as interesting and entertaining as
usual.

The article on "Books for Childt'en" is chiefly
a show. up of some of the follies of American
works, particularly the " Child's Book on the
Soul,' by the Rev. T. H. Gaullaudet, and a Mr.
Abbott's " Child at Home." Productions for
juveniles is one of the quackeries of the day, and
the Reviewer is neither too severe on - the
authors he notices, nor do his observations take
too wide 4, ranee.. He might have included not
a few Englishmore cutting. Another article exposes • the
books, and made his remarks still
quackery of Brandy and Salt, Homeopathy,
and Hydropathy, and confirms the exposure by
a brief notice of some previous quackeries) which,
as the " faith in miracles and relics" went out
of fashion, and "as women and half-witted men
ran after receipts and
, physicians," ruled the
hour. If it be true tnat in "countries where
there are shrines and images, quacks are
despised," the Puseyites may not be irrational
in attempting to revive amongst us "monks and
confessors," as lesser evils than the race of St.
John Longs and Priessnitzes. Without any great
depth of learning, the article on medical quackery
is useful and well-timed. If the same or amore
vigorous pen were to do as much against political
quackery, a great benefit would be conferred on
the public. The author is as hopeless of putting
down medical quackery by enactment as we are
of putting down political quackery. Never-
theless both must be put down by the progress
of knowledge, before public prosperity can be
assured.

e learn for . the first time, from the
Review, that Lord Mahon has been amusing
himself by composing an " Essay on 'the Life of
the great Conde ' in the French language. It
may be correct in its facts, but it reads like a
work written in English and done into French
by a bad hand. When many of the memoirs of
that period are written with the most charming
naivete; Lord Malion's undertaking, even for
his amusement, is extremely hazardous, and only
flatterers, who have no intimate acquaintance
with the French, will say that the,-Noble Lord has
made even an approximation to success. The Re.
viewer may be set down as a person of equal calibre
with the Noble Lord; that is, second or third rate.
He vamps.up one or two old stories about Welling-
ton, a propos of Conde, that cannot be correct.
The expedition to Copenhagen, which the author
puts down in 1808, took place in 1807; and Wel-
lington, instead of having had a veteran second
in command sent with him as dry nurse, and
to restrain his vivacity with a mature judgment,
that expedition,
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a mistake is equally discreditable to the author
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ing d thehu et
have written a life of one of the most extraordi-
nary men that ever lived, in France, and, took
part in the stirring scenes Which occurred, as
the nation passed from an aristocracy to a
despotism, from gross superstition to a total want
of faith, and deprived it of all interest. We ad-
mire the diligence of the Noble Lord much more
than his ease or his genius.
An article on the "Bible in Spain," by Geo.
Borrow, is chiefly made up of extracts from Mr.
Borrow's work, and we shall imitate the Re-
viewer's example by quoting a passage which
speaks no more favourably than they deserve of
the reporters for the press, and which may perve
to make the public better acquainted with their
merits. The scene Madrid—the period. the
revolution of La Granja :
" Those men mean mischief, said I to my friend
of the Morning Chronicle; but what can
those cavalry fellows behind them, mean, who are
evidently of the other opinion by their shouting ;
why don't they 'charge at once this handful of people
and overturn them ? Once down, the crowd would'
wrest from them their muskets in a moment. You
are a Liberal ;, why do you not go to that silly young
man who commands the horse, and give him
a word
of counsel in time?

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:
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crowd, and mount to some window, where I can
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post-offiee was a large house, in the topmost story of
which we beheld a paper displayed, importing that
apartments were to let; whereupon we instantly
ascended the common stair, and,
having agreed with
the mistress of the etage, for the use of the front
room for the day, we bolted the door, and the reporter,
producing his pocket-book and pencil, prepared to
take notes of the coming events, which were already
casting their shadow before.
" What most extraordinary men are these reporters
of the English newspapers! Surely, if there -be any
class of individuals who are entitled to the appellation
of cosmopolites, it is these ; who pursue their avoca-
tion in all countries indifferently, and accommodate
themselves at will to the manners of all classes of
society ; their fluency of style as writers is only sur-
passed by their facility of language in conversation,
and their attainments m'classical and polite literature
only by their profound knowledge of the world, ac•
quired by an early introduction into its bustling
scenes. 'fhb activity, energy, and courage which
they occasionally display in the pursuit of informa-
tion are truly remarkable. I saw them, during the
three days at Paris, mingled.witheanaille and gamins
behind the barriers, whilst the mitraille was flying in