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INotry, fading to the tomb,
_rth was not worthy :—perfected
alk with heaven, abov9 the sphere of sense;

his race of charity;
_Tip now falls the shroud of death ;
His look benign, that love and pity sway'd,
That beam'd the awful majesty of worth,
Is vanishing from time ;—yet long 't will rise
ring accents sound
name and deeds

His blest ca:

To Friendship's sin
In Friendship's ear

his ashes, gild his tomb,
ea fixed in Memory's shrine,
r. Sudden a voice gush'd forth,

bird of night's melodious song.
iagie seem'd not of the earth,
Nature's harmony:—it breath'd

2ail'd that huinan

SAML. lIUGGIN

TES OF A TRIP TO THE CONTINEN'I
ITALY, AND EGYPT.

No. IX

(Written for Me Liverpool Stanci

Since the printing of my Bth chapter. I have seen
Dickens's Pictures from Italy. Many of these are bril-
liant, dazzling, and poetical portraitures : others are very
bad ; and, to justify my humble protest, I need only
state his description of a French postilion's driving : by
the tedious repetition of the words " Crick-crack" thirty-
times in thirteen lines—his very derogatory compari-
)ry to a Guy Fawkes

Slovember—;

place, when the venerable fathe

pronounces the

assembled in the vast
thought he resembled

area of St. Pi

Mr. hicl

nd, as if these were not instances
, _lag, when he looked over the
-tins of the Amphitheatre of Verona, what was his
'e idea—his noble comparison—his sublime associa-
Why, gentle reader, that it very much resembled
the inside of a straw hat ! This I thought much worse
than his prototype and predecessor Smollet; who, strut-
ting forth from the Coliseum, the more vast Amphithea-
- of Vepasian at Rome, said, after all, it was only a
But these are only the crusts for
^,-entric men of true kenius will

A bad t

ztly glari

hu_qe cockpit"

live as long as our art of printing and the use of ouilan-
gunge exists. In these vastly inferior sketches of travel,
I only hope, if put into a portable form, they may some
day amuse, if not instruct, a fellow-voyager; and in, this
one circumstance the reader may confide, that facts only
will be recorded, to the best of my knowledge, ability,
4 L ' . I fear I have been too discursive—have
...way too much by my ever-to-be-remembered
-sit—to Rome—this chapter must wind up the subject,
perhaps rather abruptly, or I may never reach the end of

)elief
been led

my journey.
Many of my friends have said, " Is it the climate or the
diet that gives our countrymen so much content in Italy ?"
Ike exec e ling purit y of the air is certainly one great cause
of peace and content, and the diet, with light wines,
abundance of fruit vegetation, &c., another. A very long
-ter might be written upon the artists' studios at
John Gibson's lovely statues and groups, Mac-
life-like busts, and his masterly Ulysses, with his
dog's recognition ; Hogan's struggle
and life contrasted with many who have
.Aito obscurity, and the dark shadows of an early
e ! There are fewer English than French painters .;
Velati, the boar painter, :is a rare and gifted artist :
o hear him describe his hunting, being wounded by and
killing the wild boars, in the mountains and woof's near
Rome, before painting their portraits, is very interesting,
at one time seizing by the hind leg one of these tuskan,
bristling, brutes, while he despatches him, during his
-vied transit, being dragged down into and through the
1-I,n Landseer of Italy. Tmoff had just

Roine—,
ddnald's

g friend, the

Velati

,d a most lovely group, in clay, of Hagar looking
shing boy ; and Thorwalsden's giant
---„ ielding to the great destroyer of all
Ifings, :Time, when I many times walked through his
Itudios. It is delightful to see how much better, more re-
fined, kind, and polite the artists are to, and treat each other
than they do in London and Liverpool. One
tion is so much greater
jealous hate, the
the proud, super-
too much in our
coteries of art, is anything but credit-
-ur artists. Poetry, Sculpture, Architecture, and
g, sublime in their various walks, should induce
.heir votaries and followers to soar above the passions that
degrade the less gifted classes of mankind. True it is we
are the creatures of circumstances, in England gold is,
god of a vast majority of its inhabitants. We
her the climate, the purity of the air,
a. nor of the sky, *the mild, balmy,
7onducive to
than all the
stimulating

,pon he

,t reason of this is, the corn!
broad. Certainly t

A home than a

Tn, the mall
valry and de

:h6013

Paintin

which i

) profusely indulged in by
have we the solemn temples,
_, sparkling fountains, monastic ruins,
by hundreds of thousands that meet your
, hand in Italy, the very statues, the groups
ulpture—the finest works of Greece and Rome
must tend to soften, elevate, and calm the
)f men. The freedom of access to all these things,
their churches, altars, paintings, music, open every day in

and arde

le (If Brit

the year to the prinee and tl _
cost of what you please to give for it is voluntary contri-
that forms the great revenue of the Church of
_ , inliko the law officers, enforcing tithes from the
shopkeepers of London, regardless of their means or finan-
cings must all be taken into con-
inor details, that affect mind and

:e, anc

tuation

For the last four or five months in this island we have
Id, cutting, severe, damp weather. What a world
__!rence during these months at Egypt, Malta, Sicily,
and Italy ! and as now write, just entering the fourth
month of the year, we have cold foggy weather, with a
Lne penetrating the hazy atmosphere with
hours out of the twenty-four, say_ from

gleam of su
difficulty, fi

eleven until three.. Is it any wonder then that colds, ca-
tarrhs, asthma, and influenza prevail, things unknown in
ehappy climes ? Yes, it is of vast importance to
and mind, climate ! There a little charcoal serves
nr culinary purposes, otherwise you would seldom
I a fire. Here you must have a sea-coal fire
e months out of the twelve ; and how can the
o pounds per ton, the price this winter in
nty wages, with bread and potatoes
urely the aristocracy must

poor pay t
London, f

of their suierflux to the suffering people, and
ust," or a crisis may arrive.,
Carnival at Rome : Dickens's
Still, however, there are points
scrintion can adequately

not describe 'tl

Paint. Just fancy a long carriage, open, and wagon-like,
with four wheels, entwined and covered with laurels and
evergreens, a pair of horses richly caparisoned, the coach-
man and three or four gentlemen most richly and fantas-
tically masked ; grouped in the centre ; seven lovely girls
dressed in crimson gowns, black velvet spencers, velvet
Spanish hats and feathers, each a black masque only co-
vering partly the forehead and eyes, each with an elegant
basket of flowers, which, made into pretty little fragrant
bouquets, they gracefully cast around to merry and happy
receivers, as that chariot, with hundreds of others, and
amid thousands of people, rolled on slowly down the
crowded Corso—it seemed like the revival of ft

blic business vc

then don

ling but singing, drinking, playing, treat
inn. servants sitting with their masters a

,flowed ; ri

equal—nay, the slaves
ased, and to rally their

Perfect i

i old man withiour w

we now delineate Tin

,
lans built a temple to Saturn, god of the seasons : at
Saturnalian festivals they, contrary to their usual eus-
, sacrificed bare-headed. The horse-races during the
rival are too well known to require a word from me.
;ver saw the fierce strength of man exhibited so power.

horses, ht

hand : the rearing of the Horses

and punishm

he puffin;
faked arm

th their brawny, m

Vernet

represents.' While I wa
and restless hpfnrn gta

idea upon, he got up suffering more from si
In addition to the spiked bells that swim
is parts of their bodies, these poor
D 1 a.s t er s to

small spots of their skin
with gold leat, a perfect refinement of cruelt
only one that I ever observed anionn
could at ail justify Dick?'--' '

r and ruffianly—that they express
how ready they would be to hail a r
Lnd gladiatorial sanguinary combats

a of the b
Anaphith,

qOTICES

very
[e. has just pro

us pamphlet, bearing the above
led from the pen of the Rev. John

ul judi

lucation 1

ter of

attention of

Warehorne, Kent. The subject of
peculiarly within the province of the
; and,, at the present moment, the
are really interested in the welfare of
Iv industrial classes, seems to be

our raptuiy ....J....,
earnestly fixed upon this great question. Nor can we
wonder that it should be so. In a country and in an age
like ours, of high civilization and progressive science,
when the value of mere brute labour is every year being
depreciated, the only lever by which the industrial classes
can be raised to a more favourable position in society is
by the lever of education. Without education, those
classes, constituting as they do
_so vast a proportion of

' our whole population, must gradually sink lower and
lower, until they become little Letter than so many beasts
of burden, " hewers of wood and drawers of water," as
hopelessly doomed from youth to old age to one unvary-
ing round of toilsome drudgery, and as completely ex-
cluded from all possibility of amelioration in their social
condition, as the manacled felon of Norfolk Island. The
stupid booby, staring in amazement as the rushing train
is hurried past by the irresistible power of steam, is only
a fair illustration of the way in which the efforts of the
ignorant labourer are outstripped by mechanical force
scientifically applied ; and unless his willing hands and
sinewy limbs be aided and directed by the improved in-
telligence of an educated mind, the labourer's exertions
to earn his daily bread will every year be less availing.
We cannot wonder, therefore, that the philanthropist
should have his attention especially attracted by educa-
tion. it is the great question of the day. It is folly to
talk about feeding and clothing the people, and then
educating them. It is madness to attempt to stem the
torrent of increasing crime by building prisons and mul-
tiplying penal statutes. Educate the people, and they
will be all the better able to clothe and feed themselves ;
whilst statistical returns abundantly prove the close con-
nection existing betwixt ignorance and vice. We hail
Mr. Dufton's pamphlet as a most well-timed production,
calculated to render invaluable servi-,.e to this important
cause. It is the successful endeavour of a man of clear
and comprehensive intellect to grbpple with a really diffi-
cult subject. In supporting his own views, he exhibits a
rare degree of talent, combined with moderation ; and
the measures which he suggests are alike indicative of
sound judgment and of much practical experience. We
will attempt a brief outline of this clever pamphlet. Mr.
Dufton begins with shewing that the question at issue is
not betwixt education and. non-education, but betwixt a
good education and depraved knowledge. We have not
to enquire shall we, or shall we not, educate the people ;
but shall we educate the rising generation to be useful
members of society, or allow them to be trained and in-

:e," says

Mr. •Dufton,

" vice opens schools as well as virtue ;
crime has rewards for the zealous, and punishments for
the refractory, quite as efficacious as those at the disposal
of rectitude. Let this great truth be once thoroughly
apprehended ;—let it once be understood that we have
not to choose between education and non-education, for
the simple reason that non-education is an utter impos-
sibility ;—let it be not only known but felt, that our
choice is confined to education or mis-education—that
1 we have to decide between possible good and positive evil

—and nine-tenths of the controversies which have been
raised on the subject will be dismissed as sheer imperti-
nences." Our author next describes some of the lamen-
table consequences flowing from that depraved knowledge
commonly called ignorance, and by indisputable facts
establishes the necessity of national education. This may
be considered the first part of Mr. Dufton's pamphlet.
In the second part he enters upon delicate ground,
namely, the insufficiency and inadequacy of all existing
educational systems to meet the exigencies of the case.
This undoubtedly is delicate ground. But Mr. Dutton
writes in a kindly and conciliatory spirit. He is in
earnest, and expresses his opinions strongly and with
candour. Yet the tone and temper of his pages are far
from being offensive. He may convince : he cannot an-
noy : and our prejudices are not roused even when our
prepossessions are opposed. With the utmost imparti-
ality he lays bare the imperfections of the National So-
ciety on the one hand ; and on the other he adduces the
testimony of Dr. Vaughan to demonstrate the inability
of dissent to supply the universally-admitted deficiency.
In short, voluntaryism, whether it be the voluntaryism
of the National Society, or of the British and Foreign
Schools, whether it be the voluntaryism of the established
church or of dissent, he holds to be utterly inadequate to
provide an enlarged system of national education co-
extensive with the national wants. He therefore invokes
the assistance and interference of the state. " For the
same reasons," says he, " that state intervention is ne-
cessary in the dispensing •f national charity, in establish-
ing national security, and in enforcing general rights, we
hold that state intervention is necessary in national edu-
cation, not to supersede but to aid individual and volun-
tary exertion. The strongest advocate of poor-laws
never recommended the destruction of asylums, hospitals,
and infirmaries ; the firmest supporter of a police force
would not advise us to dispense with bolts, bars, watch-
dogs, and watchmen ; the greatest admirer of law will
not withhold his praise from private arbitration ; and in
the same way the advocates of state intervention would
not recommend a single individual to withhold his sub-
scription or contribution from the erection and mainte-
nance of schools." And again : "We invoke the assist-
ance of the state because it can alone interfere efficiently
and beneficially—it alone can escape the imputation of
mixed and unworthy motives. We trust the cause of
national education to the state, because the state is the
nation." In the remaining part of his pamphlet, Mr.

Dufton brings forward the 7.letails of the measure which
he submits for the adoption of the state. For these de-
tails we must refer our readers to the pamphlet itself,
merely observing that the proposed plan is at once simple
and comprehensive, practicable and efficient. Many
other subjects, to which we have not space for alluding,
are admirably discussed in these pages; such as the fal-
lacy of the cuckoo cry, " Will you separate religion from
education ? " and the paramount importance of giving
such an education as shall have a direct bearing on the
future career of the pupil. In conclusion, we beg to
recommend this pamphlet most cordially to all who feel
an interest in this important question, whatever their
peculiar views mey be ; and to tender our warmest thanks
to Mr. Dufton for his labours in this great cause.

Canada as it is ; or, the Emigrant's Friend and Guide
to Upper Canada. By the Rev. G. W. Warr. Painter,

1 most valuable work

emigrant to Canada should leave without
author, who is now incumbent at St. Savi

The rev
5, in thi

town, was formerly the minister of St. Jude's church
Oakeville, Canada West. During his four years

dence in that colony, Mr. Warr evidently became inti-
mately acquainted with the manners, customs, climate,
and professions of the country, and he has published the
result of his experience in this unpretending but useful
little book. The author gives every information that can
possibly be required by intending emigrants, from the
time of their departure to long after their settlement in
- r%f '

that country. -,se evidently is of opinion, that emigration
from England will benefit this country, whilst it will also
be of great advantage to that important colony. We
give an extract from the work elsewhere.

VARIETIES.

A NEGRO LECTURE ON THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—
" Look a hea, Jack, what you call dem ar ?" " Dem ar I
is pintin' to." " What! (scratching his head) dem ar posts,
wid de wires ?" " Yes, de same identical." " You see
-m are horizontal wires ? Well, de posts support de
-s ?" " Gosh, I takes you, niggar. But what de wires
, T, fault

wires ?" said the offer, completely
it, but suddenly lighting up with intelligence,
; to keep de post up."

for a mome
" de wires

. -
FRENCH COMPLIMENT TO ENGLISH BRAVERY.—The
loss of Ciudad Rodrigo was a stunning blow to the French.
They could not understand it at all. Herrasti and his

Spaniards had held out the place a month against Ney
and Massena, with thirty or forty thousand veterans, and
that in fine weather,

great advantage to the
iys, and in the depth of winter, Wellington re-
enty/thousand men, and opposed by a
The contrast was great, and quite in-
French. "On the 16th," wrote Mar-
r, " the English batteries opened their
tance. On the 19th the place was taken
and fell into the power of the enemy. There is
ng so incomprehensible in this event, that I allow
myself no observation. lam not provided with the re-
quisite information." No testimony could be mo
plimentary to the brave captors of Rodrigo

duced it, with tw

explicable to t

mont to Berthier

)m-
Blackwood.

,
LYCIA AND ITS ANTIQUITIES.—In all parts of the
country are found, in great abundance, the mingled ruins
of cities, palaces, theatres, temples, many of them of vast
extent, and in a state of high preservation. And side by
side, in the same locality, are seen the architectural re-
presentatives of different eras, and of different races—

bearing testimony, as distinctly as does the pen of the
historian, to the progress of conquest and of events in
lays. In this relic, may be discovered traces of
1 when the Lycians were a free and independent
ges of Persian taste and art.

r, or lonic column, or theatre
here, is found a lai
antine buildings.
liar of Parian marble, e

On on

Les, start,

t

thus recit
and his ig