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LITERARY NOTICES.

The Asiatic Journal, No. 82. October, 1836.
This number is unusually varied in its contents. We admire
the manifest care with which it is got up, and the extreme ac-
curacy of its extended statistical details. The minute attention
which its conductors pay to the important commercial interests
of the mighty empire in the East over which Great Britain
exerts her sway, must render this work an invaluable acquisition
to the man of business. Let not our readers, however, suppose
from this commendation, that this magazine is made up of dry
and uninteresting articles relating to business exclusively—so
far from this being the case, we scarcely know of any other pe-
riodical which contains a larger proportion of amusing reading.
The most conspicuous articles in this number are the following:
—On Oriental Translation, Laborde's Journey through Arabia
Petrw, the Aiswariki System of Buddhism, the Mate of the Wild
Swan, the Tea Plant in Assam, the Nepaul War, Steam Com-
munication with India, &c. &c. Its miscellaneous articles will
be found highly-interesting. We extract the following :
" HINDOO WOMEN.—A native writer, educated at the Hin-
don College, has given, in a series of papers on the domestic
manners, &c., of the Hindous, the following picture of the
married ladies of his country :—" The married women of the
Hindoos are a set of curious beings. As soon as the nuptial
day passes away, their souls become entranced in a multiplicity
of pleasures, Then is the time for them to learn all those prts
that may heighten their fascinations and captivate the hearts
of their husbands. Then is the time for them to polish their
locks with molteu wax ; to adorn their noses and foreheads
with thick spots of ink and red lead ; to beautify their persons
with powdered turmeric; to deck their necks with garlandi of
flowers, and make their lips and teeth, by messee, as black as
the wing of a raven. Rose-water, atar, matltagossa (a fra-
grant stuff for the hair,) and a variety of other odoriferous
things, are then lavished, to impregnate their hair with fra-
grance, and no means remain untried to monopolize all the love
and affection of their esteemed lords. In order to combine
in them all the charms of beauty, they glow with the ambition
to be ladea with barbaric pearl and gold, and are seldom found
sighing for cheeks of roses, eyes of stars, bosoms of ivory,
lips of ruby, voice of cuckoos, or for any other dear object of
poetical aspiration, in which the thoughts of many English
ladies are absorbed. Nothing can be of greater moment to
thaw than to spat kle in gems and jewels ; and as long as they
are not decorated from head to toe with all the ornaments Of
the country, their greedy desires and vexatious requests are
unsated. They are always wrapt in black or red-bordered
agrees, usually of ten cubits long, and have nothing to do with
trousers, sashes, gowns, or bonnets. Whenever they have to
go to any of their relations' houses, they are sure to be at-
tired in the finest clothes, of Dacca, whose gorgeous trimmings
loosely flow in the air, while they move all veiled with mea-
sured steps. Very few of them are to be found to possess so-
ciality ; their flashes of wit degenerate into levity ; and the
jokes which they crack with each other border, in most in-
stances, on indecorum and:indecency. Those who are capable
of reading their vernacular language amuse themselves some-
times with the voluptuous poems a Bedilasoonder and Chu ti-
derkaut ; hot those who have no knowledge even of their own
alphabet sadly spend their days and nights with gabbling and
gambling."

The Book of the New Moral World, containing the rational Sys-
tem of Society, founded on demonstrable Facts, developing the
Constitution and Laws of Human Nature and of Society. By
Robert Owen, London; Effinghtim Wilson, 1836.

We have only space to-day to mention that we have received
a copy of this extraordinary book. As its author seriously pro-
poses to sweep away all our existing institutions, and to remodel
society after a perfectly original plan, we shall bestow a few re-
marks upon this startling production in our next.

National Lyrics and Songs for Music. By Felicia Hemans,
Dublin: Curry, 1836.

This is a perfect literary gem—a treasury of the purest
thoughts and the most tender and spirit-soothing poesy. Those
who were strangers to the lamented authoress personally will
here find, embodied in the enchanting language of song, the
inmost thoughts of her soul. This book constitutes the best
memoir of her that can be written. It shadows forth the sweet-
est lineaments of her character. We shall often be tempted to
quote from this delightful book. The verses which we subjoin
were written by the fair authoress on receiving from her young-
est son a garland of wild flowers, which she viewed as an affect-
ing mark of attachment.

TIIE CHILD'S RETURN FROM TIIE WOODLANDS,

All good and guiltless as thou art,
Some transient griefs will touch thy heart—
Griefs that along thy altered face
Will breathe a more subduing grace.
Than even those looks of joy that lie
On the soft cheek of infancy.

Wilson.

Haw!. thou been in the woods with the honey-bee ?
llast thou been with the lamb in the pastures free?
with the hare thro' the copses and dingles wild ?
With the butterfly over the heath, fair child?
Yes ; the light fall of thy bounding feet
Hell not startled the wren from her mossy seat ;
Yet bast thou ranged the green forest-dells
And brought back a treasure of buds and bells.

Thou know'st not the sweetness, by antique song
Breathed o'er the names of that flowery throng ;
The woodbine, the primrose, the violet dim,
The lily that gleams by the fountain's brim ;
These are old words, that have made each grov,e
A dreaming haunt for romance and love ;
Each sunny bank, where faint odours lie,
A place for the gushings of poesy.

Thou know'st not the light where with fairy lore
Sprinkles the turf and the daisies o'er ;
Enough for thee are the dews that sleep,
Like hidden gems in the flower-urns deep ;
Enough the rich crimson spots that dwell
Midst the gold of the cowslip's perfumed cell ;
And the scent by the blossoming sweet-briers shed
And the beauty that bows the wood-hyacinth's head.

Oh ! happy child, in thy fawn-like glee !
What is remembrance or thought to thee ?
Fill thy bright locks with those gifts of spring.
O'er thy green pathway their colours fling;
Bind them in chaplet and wild festoon—
What if to droop and to perish soon ?
Nature hath mines of such wealth—and thou
Never wilt prize its delights as now !

For a day is coming to quell the tone
That rings in thy laughter, thou joyous one !
And to dim thy brow with a touch of care.
Under the gloss of its clustering hair;
And to tame the flash of thy cloudless eyes
Into the stillness of autumn skies ;
And to teach thee that grief hath her needful part.
Midst the hidden things of each human heart.

Yet shall we mourn, gentle child ! for this ?
Life hath enough of yet holier bliss
Such be thy portion I—the bliss to look,
With a reverent spirit, through nature's book ;
By fount, by forest, by river's line,
To track the paths of a love divine ;
To read its deep meanings—to see and hear
God in earth's garden—and not to fear !

COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE.

ualeutta price-currents have been received here to the Bth of
April
t.rade They contain the following returns relating to the in
digo

COUNTRY .
Imported to Calcutta to that date,PRODUCE
factory maunds 110,522
Ditto. to the same time, 1835

Excess on the year ending April 8, 1836 5,680
EXPORTS.
1835-6. 1834-5.
F
Great Britain....
.. Factory Maunds. Factory Maunds.
.. 60,74
Foreign, Europe ..... 23, 6732 50,374
United States 8.156 22,335
2142 Persian Gulf 6,181
1,
,936

Factory Maunds, 104,743 Factory Mds. 76,787
Showing a considerable increase of exports in that article. It
will also be observed by these statements that the season .ope-
' rations are now about closed ; a few \small lots might probably
arrive, but the whole year's imports were not estimated at more
than 111,000 maunds. From the interior the accounts of the
crops were favourable. There was no alteration iu silk good
or opium of any moment. The course of Exchange upon Lou.s
don was 2s. 2d. to 2s. 3d. Spanish dollars were worth 206 ru-
pees 4 annas, to 206-8 per 100 drs. Bank of England notes
were worth 9 rupees 14 annas to 10 rupees, per pound sterling.
Sovereigns were worth 9 rupees 12i mums, to 9 rupees 131
annas.

Bombay papers to the 12th June have been received here to-
day.
.They contain nothing political or interesting, beyond the
establishment of an agricultural association in that presidency,
the object of which was to encourage the growth of sugar, the
cultivation of the mulberry, and the growth of wool. The first
report is of a very encouraging character.

GREAT CONSERVATIVE DINNER IN NORTH.
AMPTONSHIRE.

NORTHAMPTON, FRIDAY.—The great Conservative dinner
for the town and county of Northampton took place in this
town yesterday. If any thing were wanting to prove the great
extent to which the principles of Conservatism have spread in
this county in common with almost every other county in Eng-
land, it would be only necessary to point attention to the great
assemblage of rank; wealth, intelligence, and respectability
which congregated at this dinner. Never did we witness a
more splendid affair, or a more fervid demonstration in favour
of any principle than that displayed by every one present. The
dinner was held at the George Hotel, and although the great
room, which is capable of containing upwards of 700 persons,
was crammed to suffocations_yet still there was not anything
like sufficient accommodation for those who were anxious to be
present at this splendid political festival. The conseqtience
was that between 200 and 300 persons were obliged to dine in
other rooms in the hotel, and there adopt the best means left to
be present in the principal apartment when the proceedings
were going forward. •
The chair was occupied by George Payne, Esq., of Sulby
Hall.
The cloth having been removed,
The Chairman proposed " Church and King," which was
responded to in the most enthusiastic manner.
The Chairman then gave, " The Queen, God bless her."
(Loud cheers.)
The Chairman next gave " The Princess Victoria." (Cheers.)
The next toast was "The Army and Navy." (Applause.)
The Chairman then, in a highly energetic speech, gave " Mr.
Cartwright, the county member," with nine times nine. (Loud
cheering.)
Mr. Cartwright rose to return thanks, but was unable to do
so for some time, owing to the enthusiastic greeting with which
he was received. When the applause subsided he said that he
was sure they would give him credit for not being able to ex,
press in adequate terms'his thanks for the kind and heartfelt
manner in which his health had been drunk by that influential
and highly respectable company. He was exceedingly grati-
fied.at it, because it was a splendid demonstration in favour of
our glorious constitution in church and state. (Loud cheers.)
He owned that lie had been most anxious to promote this meet-
ing, for he felt that it world have been a disgrace to Northamp-
tonshire if, after what had taken place in Lancashire, in War-
wickshire, and in other places, this county had not come for-
ward to bear its testimony,iu favour of the great principle of
conservatism. (Loud cheers.) There were other reasons
which influenced him in his anxiety to have this meeting. There
was at that moment a strong republican feeling abroad in the
country, and those- who professed that doctrine were using
every effort in their power to give effect to it. (Hear, hear.)
Now, were these persons to be active, and were the conser-
vatives of the country to be slumbering? (Cries of no, no.)
Let them look for a moment at the conduct of Mr. O'Connell
in Ireland. (Cries of hear, hear.) That individual had suc-
ceeded in putting down the Orange associations in that country,
and the only sin pf ;hose associations was, that they supported
the constitution in church and state. (Cries of " Hear, hear.")
Weil, having effected this, he then proceeded to concoct another
association, the object of which he (Mr. Cartwright) verily be-
lieved to be to put down for ever the protestant Church of Ire-
land. (Hear.) Now ought they, as lovers of the constitution,
as supporters of the protestant church, to quietly permit such
courses to be pursued without endeavouring by measures such
as these to show that they were ready to upholdr and defend both
the one and the other? (Cheers.) The House of Lords had
done its duty : lot the people of England do theirs, and Eng-
land was still safe. (Hear.) Let it not be supposed that in
the course which the House of Lords pursued they were influ-
enced by factious or unworthy motives. (Hear.) They did
not oppose measures for the sake of doing so • nu, they merely
exercised their constitutional privileges for die purpose of re-
jecting insidious clauses in hills which would unjustly give too
much power to the dissenters of this country and to the catholics
of Ireland. (Cries of " Hear, hear.") In doing this they acted
constitutionally ; they only in this instance placed themselves
-as a barrier against the encroachments of the people, as upon
former occasions they had acted similarly to prevent encroach-
ments on the part of the crown. (Loud cheers.) There
were also other circumstances that made him anxious for
this meeting. The radicals were at that moment impatient.
(Hear.) O'Connell had just issued his edict. He had, as it
were, fulminated his bull from the Vatican. (Hear, and a
laugh.) In the first place, O'Connell tells Lord Melbourne
that he must satisfy the radicals of England, Ireland, and Scot-
land. In the next place, he threatens a conflict with the House
of Lords. Now the question was, what would Lord Melbourne
do in this case? That noble- lord said he did not go to the ra-
dicals—they came to him. But did that so appear from what
had taken place upon the Irish church, bill? (Hear, hear.)
In a work which he held in his hand, Horne Tooke—who by
the way, used to be considered avery extreme reformer, 'but
who, he lived in the present day, would be looked upon as a
very moderate reformer indeed—that iudividual was reported to
have said that if his friends were anxious to go as far as Slough,
in their efforts for reform, he would accompany them to Houns-
low. But Mr. Coleridge, in his very able commentary upon
this passage, asks this very pertinent question—" Would a man
be justified in- going arm-and-arm as far as Hotinslow with a
man who was going to commit a robbery at Stroud ?" Now
O'Connell was hand and glove with Lord Mulgrave, and he
(Mr. O'Connell) was at that moment declaring his determina-
tion to rob the church. (Hear, hear.) He would take
what he could get at present, but that would not deter
him from taking more hereafter; on the contrary, he
avowed his determination never to cease until he had
effected the complete spoliation of the Irish church. (Hear.)
Now, did Lord Melbourne mean to say that he would go part
of the way with an individual who made the declaration of his
intention to go the length lie mentioned? (Hear, hear.) The
hots. gentleman, after alluding to the statement of Mr. O'Con-
nell, namely, that the English, people were, if not hostile to the
claims of the Irish, at least lukewarm in their cause, proceeded
to observe that there were three parties in the country, namely,
the conservatives, the radicals, and the whigs. (Hear, hear.)
Of the first class there were 300 in the house of Commons.
(Cheers.) Two years ago there was not half that number there.
(Hear, hear.) Was there not something cheering in this?
Was not this a proof that the cause of Conservatism was suc-
ceeding? (Hear.) For himself, he would say that although
he was not now able to be so strict in his attendance as he had
been heretofore, he was always present when an important
question came under discussion. (Cheers.) It was now nearly
forty years since he first came forward to represent that county
in parliament. During that period he had given his vote upon
many occasions in favour of those measures by which they hail
been enabled to defeat the foreign enemy (hear, hear)—and
all
he prayed for now was that he might be permitted to see the
day when the country would be equally successful against its
domestic enemies. (Cheers.) Before he sat down he felt it
right to say that in the event of a dissolution of parliament it
was his intention to ask their support again (cheers)—and he
could assure them that so long as his humble exertions should
be deemed worthy of support, so long would he be anxious to
serve them. (Applause.)
The Hon. Mr. Pierrepoint, in a complimentary address, pro-
posed the " health of Sir C. Knightley, the other tnember for
the southern division of the county." (Applause.)
Sir C. Knightley was received with loud cheers, and after ex-
pressing hii gratitude for the kind reception which he had met
with, observed that the meeting of that day afforded a source of
unexpected pleasure and satisfaction to him, for he had no idea
of seeing so vast an assemblage of all that was influential and
respectable in the county as that by which he was then sur-
rounded. (Cheers.) He did not think it. possible that such a
meeting could have been convened, unless some great excite-
ment was abroad. It was, therefore, the more gratifying to find
so vast an assemblage coming forward, influenced only by their
desire to uphold the constitution of the country. (Cheers.)--
What added importance to these meetings was the rancorous
assaults made upon them by the ministerial press, who, in their
efforts to injure the cause of Conservatism, frequently damaged
their own. There was no doubt the Radical press was losing
the influence which it once possessed over the minds of the
people (hear, hear)—and in the same degree that the ministerial
journals were losing their power, the Conservative press was
exercising a great and mighty influence over the minds of the
country (loud applause)—and upon his conscience he must say
that he attributed the present state of security in which the
country wasp to the unrivalled ability displayed by the writers in
the Conservative press. (Great cheering.) O'Connell was not ,
able to get the press with him in his cry against the House of
Lords, and it consequently became the subject of gross attack
from that person. (Hear, hear.) He contended that the end
and aim of the Radicals- was to destroy the Church thinking
that it was the weaker vessel; but they had not found' it to be
so (hear, hear,)—for, notwithstanding there had been a most
extraordinary mixture of Catholics and Dissenters, of ministers
of the crown, whose great boast was that they were the descend-
ants of those who fought and bled for the reformed religion, and
others; yet still they had pot succeeded in their attempts upon
it, and for this"reason,. that the _people loved and revered the
Church (cheering)s--and they determined to defend it to the last.
( Hear, hear. The Clitarch it-was that shed a halo round the.
darkness which at present, ainerwripassed them,-and- lie hail no
doubt that it Would hi the velar star that would enable them to
steer . the vessel of the constitution -.safely into the harbour of
repose. (Cheers.) .For himself he would say upon all'occasionr
he would be ready to stand and .fight the battles of the country'
so long as it would be their, wish to intrust the cause in his
hands. (Cheers.).
Mr. B. Leigh, in an able address, proposed "The- health* of
Lord Brudenell and Mr. Maunsell, the members for the northern
division of the county." (Applause.)
Mr. Maunsell was received with loud cheers. He begged to
return his sincere acknowledgments for the compliment which
had been conferred upon his noble colleague and himself; and
he could assure them that, although the county was divided,
there was but one feeling amongst the great body of the voters
of the whole county, and that feeling was a deteruanntion to
uphold the great principle of conservatism. (Lend cheering.)
He, in common with his constituents, were ready upon all
occasions to come forward its defence of the altars of the church
—(great applause)—and the noble institutions connected with
them. (Cheers.) They would never allow the monarchy to be
assailed, or the Houses of Lords or Commons be Weakened or
rendered worse than useless by being stripped of that power
which had of late been exercised by one branch of the legisla-
tureand stirring.
with so much advantage to the great interests of' the coon-
rY• (Loutl cheering.) To secure the institutions of the country
posts.
it was necessary however, that the conservatives should be up
(hear, hear.) They must not slumber at their
They must present a resolute and determined front to the
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It was for the constituency' this country to imitate the conduct
of the House of Lords. (liear:) 'lf. they:did so England still
was safe. (Loud cheers.)
The Chairman then gave "
Northampton."
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Northampton than he did. The long and eloquent speech of
this gentleman, for which we regret we have not room, was re-
ceived with loud cheers.
The Chairman then proposed "Sir Robert Peel, and the
Conservative members of the House of Commons."
Sir T. Fremantle, M. P., returned thanks, and regretted
that that duty had not fallen into the hands of ape who had
held a prominent position in the late Cabinet. (Hear.) He
thought he might
sum up the conduct of the Conservative
members of the House of Commons in this short sentence—'
they had done their duty. (Loud cheering.) Much
was due
to the leaders of the Conservatives in that assembly, (Cheers.)
The position of these leaders was a proud one, and they y were
ready, if it pleased the Sovereign, to take the reins of govern-
ment again ; but, if it was considered not expedient to do so,
then they were willing to give such support to the ministers as
they conscientiously could give,
.but at the same time, to resist
those measures which they deemed would lead to general an-
archy and ruin. ( Hear, hear.)
The hod, baronet concluded
a long and admirable speech amidst loud and continued cheers.
Mr. Cartwright, M. P., then proposed the health of the
Chairman, who returned thanks in an appropriate and eloquent
speech.
Several other speeches were made and toasts proposed, and
the meeting separated.