Star.
London, England, 1818-10-03 00:00:00

THE APPEAL.

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The following passage is extracted from Mr.
GALr's interesting Tragedy, The Appeal, lately per-
formed with great api louse at the Edinburgh Theatre*

Ilittoenr. Why looks my Ariette so sadly pale?
Attune. The sulima magic of this poet's verse
rochants my spirit into pleasing wonder,
Tinctur'd with holiest awe. His every thought
Huh, like the halo round the sainted hoad,
A heavenly and r••liglous intimation.
Iluo. What is his theme?
Att. • A rude pathetic tale,
lbw a poor damsel hopeler. died in•sin.
Tier mind was tender as the lacy film
Woven at morning in the hawthorn blossoms
And deck'd with gems of dew, which the soft gale
That breathes but fragrance, or the gentler stir
Oft!! food linnet nestling with her young,
Shakes frum the weeping houghs. Oft as the moon,
Round, fun, and golden, fae'd the glowing west,
An evil spirit, faithful to the time,
Came with persuasive dreams. I,ong she withstood
Ills soft seduction, and with flowing eyes,
That glimps'd like dew-drops in the muon's chute light,
She pray 's' her guardian angel to be watchful.
But there are times, akthe sad poet sings,
When our celestial guards go up to heaven
With their account of that which we have done ;
And in the interim, the unguarded hour,
Few can resist the instigatirg fiends. -
flue- Alas! %is wren so!
Aar. Sir, you seem mov'd.
Hun. There's an infection in such mystic telex,
Which taints the heart with strange infirmity.
Lead them no more; take books that treat of life,
The mind soon sickens that still feeds on verse,
The fruit of thriftless and distemper'd brains..so
AU the endowments of the poet's mind,
That rich effulgence of bright-tinted thought,
Are bred by taints in his corporeal franc,
As the gay glories of the tulip flower
Spring from disease engender'd in the road.
Ant. If this sweet poet be not one inspir'd,
Surely fond Nature In some beauteous error,
Did reckless frame for such a world as this,
A mind so inexpediently fine.

GAIIRTELLI, formerly one of the most Celebrated
singers in Eurore, is still alive in Italy, and has
nearly reached her ninetieth year.
An article from Naples in the French Papers, says
the marriage of the Princess LOUISA CIIARLOTTI,
daughter of the Prince of CALABRIA, with the Infant
of Spain, Don FRANets PAUL, is deferred till the
return of the*KING from his journey to Rome.
MOURNING FOR A QUEEN.—AII the dyers houses
in London, and generally through the country, have
been for a considerable time in full activity, dying
black. Garments of every description, in male and
female attire, have been sent to the dyer's to be dyed i
black, in contemplation of a certain event daily ap-,
prehended in the Royal Family. It has, however,
been recently discovered that purple, not black, is
the Court Mourning prescribed on the demise of a
British Queen. It will, therefore, be necessary to
send the black back to the dyer's to be dyed purple.
It is now eighty years since the death of a reigning
Queen (CAROLINE) in England. The ignorance of
the present generation with respect to the mourning
to be observed on such an.occasion, is therefore the
more excusable. The Gentlemen's dress, we believe,
is purple coat and waistcoat, with black breeches
and stockings.
A r EELING HEART the reduction of hands be.
longing to the diving-bell vessel, in Plymouth-dock-
yard, East t:ek, a person of the name of Seale was
discharged, whose pay, trilling as it was, supported
himself, a wife, and six children, and an aged mother.
On this being known, a noble fellow (a tar) of the
name of Johnson, stepped forward and observed to
an officer, "I am young, have served in the Navy,
and may get into that service again; let me be dis-
charged in the room of Searle, who has a large fa-
mily to support." His request was complied with,
but we are happy to learn' this gallant devotedness
did not pasfunrewarded, as through some gentlemen
of Plymouth, Johnson is likely to get another birth.
MANUSCRIPTS OF VOLTAIRE.—The Aristerque
nampenois contains the following article of literary
intelligence, which appears authentic, and is not
destitute of interest :
" It was stated in the Journals, that nn the 25th of August, the
day of the re erection of the Statue of Henry IV. a dedication of
the Henriade, addressed by Voltaire to Louis XV. was to be read
by the Secretary of the Academy. This was the finest homage
that a literary body could render to a great and good King—the
Bard was worthy of thediero ; but this hope has not been realized.
" Count Francois de Neufchateau well knew that this piece
bad. esisted, for, at a very early age, he had heard it read, but
be believed it to be lost past recovery, al well as the papers
which had belonged to Tlurot, front the long inquiries winch he
bad unsuccessfully made, and the silence of the possessor of the
papers. Grimm also was persuaded that this collection was de-
stroyed, as may be seen froth what he states in his Correspondence,
tome ii. p. Francois de Neufchueau, however, continued
his investigations, and his perseverance was rewarded the dis-
covery that the manuscripts were in the hands of Jacobson,.
Mayor of Nolnuoutiers. M. Jacobson possesses all that Thinit
received from Voltaire, and this valuable collection consists of.-
" I. The Dedication already mentioneg. This piece is in the
band-writing of Voltaire, with his erasures. If reliance may be
placed on the opinions of the men of letters who have heard this
Dedication read, it is the most eloquent discourse ever written
by Voltaire.
" 2. A considerable number of letters in the band-writing of
'Voltaire. They have never been printed, and are the more cu-
rious from their having been written conadentially. They are
full of anecdotes and historical traits of a highly interesting nature,
" 3. About 50 pieces in verse, all remarkable for that grace
and facility which characterise the fugitive poetry of Voltaire.
" 4. Fragments of a tragedy, which Voltaire composed at the
n: of twelve, and which is entitled AmuLies and NUMUTOII."
The manuscripts are soon to be printed, and it is
sup _posed will form an octavo vol. of about 800 pales.
KLSPONSIBILITY or TEAcitERs.--One of the Pro-
fessors at Harrow School having accidentally entered
a day school kept by agood woman, heard her repri-
mend a child, about five years old, who Was reading
to her ; but as he hesitated in spelling some word
rather difficult, the old dame broke out in these words,
" Will you qualify me that word, you imp r and
upon the child's saying he did not understand her,
oho rejoined, " come, Sir, don't give me none of your
animosities, you Jack Ass ; surely you must be noir
comps;" then perceiving the Learned Gentleman,
sbe exclaimed, " 0 ! Sir, what a deal us that teaches
has to answec for r'

The favourite Opera of 4, Guy 'Wallowing° was per-
formed yesterday evening, to a numerous audience.
It introduced a new candidate for theatrical honours
in the person of a young Lady, who made her first ap-
pearance on any Stage in the character of Lucy Be,-
tram. Her name is CROWTHER, and it is understood
domestic misfortunes have reduced her unexpectedly
to the necessity of risking an appearance as a public
singer. The great success which has attendee the exer-
tions of Miss STEPHENS in this part, makes it no
easy task for a Toting performer completely to satisfy
an audience. She, however, had the good fortune
to be honoured with universal applause in singing
her first song, and she obtained an encore in " 0 ! rest
thee, babe. Her voice is not so powerful as that of
Miss STEPHENS, but it boasts considerable sweetness,
and experience will make her a valuable addition to
the vocal strength of the Theatre. She sustained her
part in the dialogue with correctness and much spirit.
Mrs. YATSS repeated the character of Meg Merrilies
with increased force and energy. Mr. Pima was the
Harry Bertram of the evening, and was eminently
successful : in the song, I'll love thee, night and day,
Love! he was unanimously and deservedly encored ;
he afterwards introduced, unaccompanied by music,
the air of Love's young dream, the beauty of which
has been fully acknowledged by the lovers of har-
mony—it is simple and beautiful, and Mr. PYRE
gave it its full effect, without unnecessary decorations.
The Opera, upon the whole, comprehending, as it,
did, the talents of Lisroy, EMERY, BLANCHARD, AB-
BOTT, WITS. DAVENPORT, and Mil: Maeriews, went
off in a very good style.—The Farce of The
Walker followed, followed, in which Mr. J. RUSSELL in his
imitations, particularly in that of IscLetroe (though
greatly caricatured), was much applauded.—The
House was full, and the company happy.

Bow-srnaer.--Chr Friday several persons who had
purchased tickets for the English Opera on Thursday,
but had been excluded in consequence of the great
overflow usual on benefit nights, applied to this
Office to obtain redress. One Gentleman stated that
he had taken p:aces, but on proceeding to them,
found the box full, and the Boxkeeper could not pro-
vide him with others. After waiting a considerable
time in the lobby, a Gentleman was pointed out to
them whom they were told was Mr. Grove. and to
whom they complained without success. They were
afterwards told that they would be shewn into a pri-
Sate box, and a door was opened to them, after pass-
ing through which, instead of entering as they ex-
pected into a box, they found themselver, to their
mortification, in the street. The Gentleman stated,
that he was aware he must look for re-payment of
the price of the tickets from the person from whom
he purchased them, and not from the Managers
but he came to support, as a witness, the complaint
of the other two Gentlemen and a Lady, now present
in the Office, who paid their money at the door on
an assurance that there was plenty of room, when
there was not a seat to be got. On demanding that
their money should be returned, it was refused. Mr.
Peake, the Treasurer of the Theatre, and 'the Box-
keeper, were sent for. Mr. Penice, with regard to
the latter case, regretted that the money-taker had
refused to return the money, and pail over the 15s.
to the complainants; as to the other case, he was
sorry for the inconvenience which the Gentleman
and his family had experienced, but in the situation
of the House it was impossible to find them accom-
modation. The MAGISTRATE informed the Box-
keeper, that he ought to have taken measures to turn
the persons out of the box who had improperly ob•
tained possession of it.
George, Beck, who was sentenced to transportation
for burglary in the October Sessions of 1814, andl
who sailed for Botany Bay with other convicts in the
ship Fanny, was charged with being at large before
the expiration of his sentence. The prisoner's de-
fence was, that while the Fanny was lying at anchor
five miles off Rio Janeiro, one evening he was lean-
ing against the head-railing, which broke, and he
fell overboard unobserved by any person on board ;
that he swam for six hours and a half with an iron
on one leg, and reached the opposite shore, but did
not know the name of the place. He returned to
England in a brig, the name of which he did not re-
collect, and landed at Liverpool. lie wa; committed
for trial, and the parties bound over to prosecute.
MARLIOROUGIISTREET.—EIeanor Bryan, against
whom a verdict of wilful murder was found, for
giving a child a quantity of spiritous liquors, in con-
sequence of which it died, was
'yesterday fully com-
mitted for trial, on the Coroners warrant.
Untosi HALL.—Yesterday William Smith, a most,
daring robber, was brought before the Magistrate,l
by Lewis, a constable of Camberwell, and was iden-1
tified by several persons as the man whose numerous
depredations have caused considerable alarm in the
neighbourhood of Camberwell and Peckam. The
following charges were preferred against him :—On
Saturday evening about seven o'clock, as Mrs. Tyler,
lof Peckham, was crossing a field near vLothbury-
house, she was stopped by the prisoner, who, with
imprecations of the most dreadful nature, demanded
her money ; she begged him to use no violence and
he should have all the money that she had in her
possession, and handed 10s. 6d. to him ; he then
seized her hand in the most brutal manner, and
forcibly stripped a ring from one of her fingers, and
in so doing bruised and hurt her hand so violently,
that it had been in a state of great inflammation ever
since. He then made off. On Monday, he stopped
Mrs. Powell, of Camberwell, at an early part of the
evening, and took from her an umbrella ; her cries
hastened the approach of Mr. Powell, who was some
distance behind, and the prisoner escaped, notwith-
standing great exertions were made by Mr. Powell
to take him into custody. On Tuesday night, about
eight o'clock, Mrs. Downes, of Kennington, was
stopped by the prisoner on Kennington-cemmon ; he
thrust his hand into her pocket, and took out all the
money and a silver fruit-knife, and ran off; threaten-
ing at the same time to return and murder her if she
made any noise. On Thursday morning, at eleven
o'clock, he accosted Mrs. Jones, of Rosemary-branch-
lane, Peckham, in a field near Peckham, and before.
Ishe had time to reply to a question which he asked
her about the time of the day, snatched an umbrella
from her hand, tore a ring from her finger, and de-
manded all the money she had about her, and threat-
ened, with horrid oaths, to murder her if she offered
the smallest resistance. Mrs. Jones was in the act

of &awing the money from her pocket when he ea-
served the approach of some persons and made oil:
Information being given to Lewis, the constable, of
the above daring robberies, he procured assistance,
arid commenced a search after the perpetrator. Per-
ceiving the prisoner loitering about in a field, he took
him into custody on suspicion; and upon searching
him found in his possession the ring that he had
taken from Mrs. Jones, and a pawnbroker's dwitcate
of an umbrella, which was ascertained to be the one
belonging to Mrs. Powell, and in another field the
umbrella belonging to Mrs. Jones was found con-
cealed under the hedge. In the pocket of the priso-
ner were found numerous religious tracts, waming
most impressively the readers from an evil course of'
life, and containing in front the representation of a
man upon a gallows. The prisoner made no defence :
he was committed.
Sftwowxu---A Gitosr.,—Mrs. Jervis, of Regent-
street, Poplar, applied to the Magistrates on Thurs-
day lait, in consequence of frightful noises being
every night heard in her house, the cause of which
cannot be discovered. These noises have been heard,
she said, for three years past, and mobs now assemble
in the street to hear the ghost. Possession having
been taken of the house in this strange way, no tenant
can be found, and it remains on the owner's hands.
The Magistrates immediately directed some Officers
to occupy the house, and to apprehend, as soon as
possible, the evil spirit, which, however, they have
not yet been able to catch.
AGGRAVATED Ournam—Monday morning, be-
tween the hours of five and sir o'clock, an outrage
of a very aggravated nature, was committed near to
Milt street, in the neighbourhood of Cork. A gang of
fellows, under the pretence of having a Decree, re-
paired to the house of an industrious man of the name
of M'Carthy, the doors of which they broke open,
and the family being in bed, commenced collecting
every article • they could,' including the garments of
DlCarthy's wife, near the bed, which would have left
her completely naked. Upon her endeavouring to
detain her cloak, to cover her for the moment, one of
the gang presented and fired a pistol, which blew
off the upper part of her head and her right eye, after
which they retreated. Intelligence of the transaction
having reached BARRY Correa, Esq. a neighbouring
Magistrate, he, attended by a number of country
people, the tenants of himself and Dr. WALLI% com-
menced a pursuit, and having traced the lawless of.
fenders to a house where they 'had shut themselves
up ; after an ineffectual attempt at resistance, five of
them were taken, and lodged in the Bridewell, at
.Milli twcof the number having escaped.
• Ixnuesrs.—An inquisition was taken yesterday at
the Black Horse, Chandos-Street, upon the body
of Michael Cockering.—Several witnesses were exa-
L mined as to the cause of the deceased's death. It j
was stated that he was very often in liquor, or rather
very seldom sober. On the preceding evening he was
drinking at a public-house in New Round-court, in
the Strand, and was so mach intoxicated that he
I was nearly insensible ; he had been drinking without
cessation for three days ; he was taken home, and
though in the situation described he wanted more
. liquor, which was refused him. He afterwards be-
, came perfectly insensible from the effect of the li-
-1 quor, and expired. The witnesses were of opinion j
, that he was suffocated by the excessive quantity of
liquor which he had drank.—Verdict, Died from ex-
; cessive thinking.
Another. Inquest was taken at the Sugar Loaf,
Garlick-hill, Thames-street, upon the body of a poor
woman who obtained a subsistence by selling matches. ,
Her name was not known. She had swept the cros-
sings at St. Margaret's-hill, in the Borough, on a
Sunday, for more than thirty years.—Mr. Thomas
Page, ofVintner's Hall, said, the deceased had served,'
the Hall with matches for a number otyears ; she
came to his house on Wednesday afternoon, and the'
girl bought two pennyworth of matches, which she
paid for ; in about fire minutes afterwards she was
found dead in an alley, opposite his house, and she
was conveyed to the vestry of the Church. The de-
ceased generally carried a wood box about her,
which she put her money into. Neither the box nor
the two-peace paid by Mr. Page's servapt, were found
in her basket; it was supposed they were carried
off by a bone-gatherer, who was with the deceased
for same time after she fell on the ground, before
any one came up.—Verdict, Died by the visitation
of GOD.

Another Inquest was held at the Lord Hood, Rich-
street, on the body of George Cowderoy, aged three
years and a half, son to Mr. Cowderoy, china mer-
chant, of Rich-street. It appeared that the deceased,
who was. at play with another child, saw a mug con-
taining fly-water lying on the window-ledge, and
liking the appearance of it he drank it off; his screams
brought assistance; the child's mouth was burnt
dreadfully, and on opening the body after death, the
coats of the stomach were tOtind Inmit in a shocking
manner. It being proved that the deceased drank
it of his own accord, the Jury returned a verdict of,
Accidental Death. •
Yesterday an Inquest- was held at Guy's hospital,
Southwark, on the body of Owen Bryan, who died
in consequence of his falling into a vat of alkaline
salts. It appeared that the deceased, who was em-
ployed as a coke-burner, by Messrs. Cleavers, Nar-
row-wall, Lambeth, on Friday evening last, one of
his fellow men and deceased quarrelled ; deceased
stepped towards the man, who rose, when the de-
ceased reeled backwards and fell in the vat. He was
taken to Guy's Hospital that evening ; he lived until
Thursday, when he expired. It did- not appear that
any blows passed between the parties, nor was any
malice conspicuous on the part of the man who quar-
relled with the deceased. The Jury almost imme-
diately returned a verdict of—Accidental Death.
LIBEL—A trial for libel, Rippingh am versus Lunen,
took place in the Assize Court, Kingston, Jamaica, on
the sth of August last. The plaintiff is well known,
having delivered lectures on elocution and public
speaking at the Surrey Institution. The defendant
is the printer and publisher of the Kingston Chronicle,
the Journal in which the libel appeared. Mr. Rip-
pingham pleaded his own cause, though opposed by
two eminent Counsel, who were retained for the de-
fendant. The damages were laid at £lOOO, and It ver-
dict for 2301. was obtained. Mr. Lunan was not the
author of the libel, but became the object of thy pro-
secution on account of his refusing to deliver up the
real writer. The object of the libel was chiefly to
im-
I peach the talents of the plaintiff, but did not contain
any attack on his character or general conduct.

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I THE APPEAL.
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formed yesterday el
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The following passage is extracted from Mr. f°i*ni. introduced It a new
1 GALT'S interesting Tragedy, The Appeal, lately per- in the person of a yon
formed with great ampearance on any Sta louse at the Edinburgh Theatres •
—_—• trmnt. Her natne is
Unclear. Why looks my Ariette so sadly pale? domestic misfortunes
Amens. The ',ultras magic of this poet's verse to the necessity of ri
Fatherly' my spirit into pleasing wonder, singer. The great sac
Tinctur'd with holiest awe. His every thought tions of Miss STEPII
'lath, like the halo round the sainted hoed, easy task for a youm
A heavenly and r•4iglous intimation. an audiences She, 1
MIA. What is his theme? to be honoured with
Ass. • A rude pathetic tale, her first song, and sl
How a poor damsel hopeler. died imsin. thee, babe. Her vi
Her mind was tender as the lacy film Miss STEPHENS, but
Woven at morning in the hawthorn blossoms and experience will i
And deck'd with gems of dew, which the soft sale the vocal strength of
That breathes but fragrance, or the gentler stir part in the dialogue
Of da food linnet nestling with her young, Mrs. YATES repeated
Shakes from the weeping boughs. Oft as the moon, with increased force
Round, fun, and golden, lied the glowing nest, Harry Bertram of ti
I An evil spirit, faithful to the time, successful : in the so
Came with persuasive dreams. Long she withstood Love! he was unanit
Ills soft seduction, and with- flowing eyes, he afterwards introdi
I. That glimps'd like dew-drops in the mnotes chaste light, the air of Love's yon
.
She pray 's' her guardian angel to be watchful. has been fully ackn
•
. But there are times, akthe sad Tact sings, tnony—it is simple
. . When our celestial guards go up to heaven gave it its full effect,
With their accout of that which we have done ; The Opera, upon tl
And in the interim, the unguarded hour, did, the talents of Li
, Few can resist the hateratirs fiends. - BOTT, Mrs. DAVENP
i , Thum. Alas! 'tis even so! off in a very good st
ALL Sir, you seem mov'd. Walker followed, it
nue. There's an Infection in such mystic tale[, imitetioas, partictilai
Which taints the heart with strange infirmity. greatly caricatured
; Read them no more; take books that treat of life,
The mind soon sickens that still feeds on verse, House was full, and
I
I . . The fruit of thriftless and distemper'd brains.- BOIT-STREET.-01
AU the endowments of the poet's mind, purchased tickets foi
That rich effulgence of bright-tinted thought, but had been exclu
Are bred by taints in his corporeal franc, overflow usual on
As the gay glories of the tulip flower Office to .obtain reds
Spring front disease engender'd in theta*. ' he had taken pLice
Aut. If this sweet poet be not one inspied, found the box full, :
Surely fond Nature In KWIC beauteous error, vide him with othei
Did reckless frame for such a world as this, time in the lobby, a
A mindthis,
so inexpediently fine. them whom they sliq
whom they complai
GAIIIHELLI, formerly one of the most telebrated afterwards told that
.
- singers in Eurore, is still alive in Italy, and has vate box, and a don
• . nearly reached her ninetieth year. mg through which,
• pected into a box,
An article from Naples in the French Papers, says mortification, •
in the
the marriage of the Princess LOUISA CUA RLOTta, that he was awarte
daughter of the Prince of CALABRIA, with the Infant the price of the tick
. 41 of Spain, Don FRANCIS PAUL, is deferred till the .
ne purchased them
i i return of thel‘lNG from his journey to Rome. but he came to sup
MOURNING son A QuEEN.—AII the dyers houses
of the other two Ge
in London, and generally through the country, have in the Oifsee, who
• been for a considerable time in full activity, dying an assurance that
black. Garments of every description, in male and there was not a.seal
female attire, have been sent to the dyer's to be dyed their money should
black, in contemplation of a certain event daily al3- Peake, the Treasure
prehended in the Royal Family. It has, ,
been recently discovered that purple, not black, is
keeper, were sent f
the latter case, regi
• the Court Mourning prescribed on the demise of a refused to return th
British Queen. It will, therefore, be necessary to to the complainants
send the black back to the dyer's to be dyed purple. sorry for the incoi
It is now eighty years since the death of a reigning and his family had
Queen (CAROLINE) in England. The ignorance of of the House it was
•/ \ the present generation with respect to the mourning modation. The ll
to be observed on such an•occasion, is therefore the keeper, that he oug
more excusable. The Gentlemen's dress, we believe, the persons out of I
is purple coat and waistcoat, with black breeches tamed possession of
and stockings. George Beck, wh
)A FEELING /I EA RT !—ln the reduction of hands be- for burglary in the
' longing to the diving-bell vessel, in Plymouth-dock- who saed for Bota
0 • yard, last [seek, a person of the name of Searle was ship Fanny, was ch
discharged, %%hose pay, trilling as it was, supported the expiration of h
himself, a wife, and six children, and an aged mother. fence was, that whi
On this being known, a noble fellow (a tar) of the five miles off Rio J
name of Johnson, stepped forward and observed to ang against the he
an officer, "I am young, have served in the Navy, f
and may get into that service again; let me be dis- that
charged in the room of Searle, who has a large fa- on one leg, and rem
but we are happy to learn' this gallant devotedness England in a brig,
ell overboard
sb:aalrnd
for u nosbi
slily to support." His request was complied with, not know the name
. did not pasfunrewarded, as through some gentlemen collect, and landed
of Plymouth, Johnson is likely to get another birth. for trial, and the p:
MANUSCRIPTS OF VOLTAIRE.—The Aristarque MARLBOROUGH-:
Mampenois contains the following article of literary whom a verdict c
intelligence, which appears authentic, and is not giving a child aqu
destitute of interest: sequence of which i
••It was stated in the Journals, that on the 25th of August, the miffed for trial, on
i day of the re erection of the Statue of Henry IV. a dedication of UNION HALL.—
the Henriade, addressed by Voltaire to Louis XV. was to be read
•daring robber, was
by the Secretary of the Academy. This was the finest homage ~a . ,
uy Lewis,...e coastal
that a literary body could render to as great and good King—the
Bard was worthy of the keno ; but this hope has not been realized. tithed by several pe
" Count Francois de Neufehateau well knew that this piece depredations have
, •
hatiesisted, for, at a very early age, he had heard It read, but neighbourhood of
he believed it to be lost past recovery, as well as the papers el, • .
yo..owang Char es s
i• which had belonged to Thum, from the long inquiries which he
f had unsuccessfully made, and the silence of the possessor of the Saturday evening a
papers. Grimm also was persuaded that this collection was de- of Peckham, was
stroyed, as may be seen froth what he states in his Correspondence, house, she was st
tome ii. p. 31.2. M. Francois de Ncufchateau, however, continued i. • ,-
mprecations Of the
his investigations, and Ida perseverance was rewarded by the dis-
covery that the manuscripts were in the hands of Al. Jacobson, her money ; she be
,
1 Mayor of Noirmoutlers. 14..Taeobson possesses all that Thinit he should have al
received from Voltaire, and this valuable collection consists 0r... possession, and h:
" 1.• The Dedication already mentioned. This piece is in the •
1 seized her hand i
il° hand-writing of Voltaire, with his erasures. If reliance may be
placed on the opinions of the men of letters who have heard this forcibly stripped a
Dedication read, it Is the most eloquent discourse ever written in so doing bruises
by Voltaire. that it had been in
"2. A considerable number of letters in the hand-writing of since. He then m
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Voltaire. They have never been printed, and are the more cc-
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dons from their having been written confidentially. They am
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fun of anecdotes and historical traits of a highly interesting nature, evening, and took
•'• 3. About 50 pieces in verse, all remarkable for that grace hastened the apprc
sad facility which characterise the fugitive poetry of Voltaire. distance behind, a
" 4. Fragments of a tragedy, which Voltaire composed at she
n: of twelve, and which is entitled Ascetics and NUMUTOII." standing great exe
The manuscripts are soon to be printed, and it is to take him into c
i supposed will form an octavo vol. of about 800 pages. eight o'clock, M
Reseohistattarst OF TEACHERS.—One of the M. stopped by the pri
111 fessors at Barrow School having accidentally entered thrust his hand ini
a day school kept by agood woman, heard her repri. money and a silve
mand a child, about five years old, who Was reading ing at the same iii
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to her ; but as he hesitated in spelling some word made any noise.
rather difficult, the old dame broke oat in these words, o'clock, he accost(
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( 44 Will you qualify me that word, you imp ?" and lane, Peckham, it
, t upon the child's saying he did not understand her, she had time to re
she rejoined, " come, Sir, don't give me none of your her about the time
animosities, you Jack Ass ; surely you must be noir from her hand, to
oompos ;" then perceiving the Learned Gentleman, manded all the nu
ik vied, with horrid
-'I she exclaimed, " 0 ! Sir, what a deal us that teaches
Isar, to answer for r the smallest resist
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