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royal brass foundry of the Bavarian capital,_ des(

especial notice, on account of a new method of chasing
which has been resorted to in this case. It is known that
newly-cut brass possesses a strong lustre, which destroys
the mellow aspect of the work, on which account artists
have resorted to the expedient of producing a sort of firti-
ficial patina by the use of mineral acids. For the sake of
imparting to the above work a uniform mellow appearance
without using acids, Inspector Muller has resorted to the
method of deed chasing. This bas been perfectly success-
ful ; and the uniform tone %hich has been obtained in the
whole work bids fair that the patina, as it will appear in
due course of time, will be also uniform. By the use of
different sorts of flits a really different grain of the metal
has been cut out, which the artist was able to produce in
accordance with the nature of the part thus treated. This
method is said to be a real advance in the mechanism of
the bronze-founding process.—The Builder.
GOVERNESSES.—In Russia the governess is held in such
respect that she is led forth as au honoured guest, taking
precedence of the pupil whose education she has completed.
In England it would be difficult to ascertain her posi,ion—
charged with the sole care of the " precious jewels'? of an
illustrious house—considered competent to cultivate their
minds—to form their manners—to enlarge their views, that
they may keep their position, and become all that is desired
in Engl sh gentlewomen—the person who does all this, if
admitted into society at all, is thrust, unintroduced, into
a corner, and expected to retire when the younger children
are sent to bed—slighted by the servants, who consider

her a servant—and looked upon as a person to be dis-
missed as soon as done with by the mistress ! Fer one
governess who receives a pension for past services—services
which can never be repaid—there are, protected and pros-
perous, a hundred ladies' maids; it is not at all uncom-
mon to meet with pensioned servants, but a pensioned go-
verness is a rara avis ; we find them in hospitals or work-
houses, when they are overtaken by ill health, or faded
into old age.—Art Union.

THE FReNCH REVOLUTION AND THE PRESENT
Cnists OF ENGLANP.—In days like ours, which begin
to familiarise men with the chances of political convulsion,
it may be well worth while to listen to the conceptions of
one who better knew the nature of the French Revolution
than perhaps any among the great actors of the time.
Napoleon was sitting by his fireside, in St. Helena, on
the 3d of September :—" To-day," said he, is the anni-
versary of a hideous remembrance, the St. Bartholomew
of the French Revoluion—a bloody stain, which was the
act of the Commune of Paris, a rival power of the legis-
lature, which built its strength upon the dregs of the
passions of the people. * * * We must acknowledg
that there has ben no political change wit' ' "'

ut a fit of

popular vengeance, as soon as, _
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—.-- Now let us dispassionately, and with fairness and
the mass of the people enter into action. * * * Ge- impartiality, look to the value of this random shot fired
neral rule :—No social revolution without terror ! Every off by the Corn-law League to frighten good men out of
revolution is in principle a revolt, which time and success their reasoning faculties. The consequences about which
ennoble and render legal; but of which terror has been the Dukes of Richmond and Buckingham have alarmed
one of the inevitable phases. How, indeed, can we un- themselves so much, at length seem to have arrived at
derstand that one could say to those who possess fortune fever heal. They proclaim, first, the fearful fall in the
and public situations, ' Begone, and leave us your for- produce of the soil, indeed, to so low a scale as not to af-
tunes and your situations,, without first intimidating ford a remunerating price to encourage the honest farmer
them, and rendering any defence impossible? The reign to toil while he has such a dismal prospect before him ;
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`or any

when privileges, nobility, tithes, the remains of the feudal
system, and the fortunes of the clergy. were done away
with, and all those remains of the old monarchy were
thrown to the people. Then only did the people under-
stand the revolution, because they gained something, and

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good men and true must become hal-ruined, and give up
their farm to a bidder class of successors, but net essarily
at a lamentable discount on the rental. It shall be our
business to oppose facts to the suppositious c.ses—these
inventions—these sallies of a disorganised brain. In our
recent observations we told the public nothing bad yet
occurred that could guide our reason as to the important
/I—if land had been or had not been depressed by Sir

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wished to keep it, even at the expense of blood." Ti
language is memorable. It ought to be a lesson to En

,olitical revolution is

iublic robbery

Privileges may

be the pretence, but the real object is plunder , and the
progress of reason may be alleged as the instrument, but
the true weapon is terror. In England we are preparing
the way for a total change. The groundwork of a revolu-
tion is laid from hour to hour; the aristocracy, the church,
the landed proprietors, are made objects of popular libel,
only nrenaratory to their being male objects of public

Robert's measures. We then said, in an addenda,tirti
nothing of much importance had yet been in the market,
and that we must wait patiently before we decided. for
George Robins's long announced sale of the Net estate in
Warwickshire, the Willen Hall estate. Before we arrived
at a conclusion—we premised that this would be a safe
criterion whereon to build our hopes or fears. Well, the
eventful day—the long-looked-for 16th of June arrived'in

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of the Commune of Paris, nor have the nobles, the clergy,
and the bankers been massacred in the prisons; but when
once the popular passions are kindled by the hopes of na-
tional plunder, the revolution will have begun, and then
farewell to the constitution. The habits of England, we
willingly allow, are opposed to oohlio cruelty ; and in the
worst exc,sses, the France of 1793 would probably leave
us behind. But the principle in every nation is the same
—the possessors of property will resist, the plunderers of
property will fight ; conflicting banners will be raised,
and, after desperate struggles, the multitude will be the

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due course, and now le,. u.
The rental of this compact property is exactly £1,550 a
year, to a tenantry without leases, and who have paid the
rent for ten years without a murmur, or one solitary
guinea of arrear. The estate is cne of the most compact
in Warwickshire, the soil west congenial for money pet-
tiny—the
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surpassable—it is
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tithe-free, and with this, the grand desideratum, it is
fair case from which to draw a just result, but we aay
with the French farmer " Mule au contraire." It is the
very thing to open our eyes, as the result will show—Mr.
Robins, in surveying this estat-

•"A In order to arrive at a
sound knowledge of its annual value, suggested that it
would bear an additional £l5O a-year extra rent. New
to show that they have throughout been giving a fair price,
they declined to pay anything in addition, consequently

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the sale must to viewed as one indicative of its real an-
anal value. Well, then, now is the time to see what was
the determination of the tenantry. It must be rtmarked
that every one a'ked for a lease, fearing a new landlord
would add 10 per cent. to their rent, and this was not
conceded. All were willing to pay the same, hut no
more; but their countenances, however, showed but too
plainly their fear at separation. Thanks to their fortu-
nate stars, all is right (as will presently be seen), and they
continue in their uninterrupted happy state of occupation.
And now for the great result—the Auction Mart was filled,
and only by considerable capitalists. The rental, it h.as
been stated, is £1,350 a year exactly. And now for the
proof of depression; now for visible signs of the ruin
brought on the agriculturist by Sir Robert Peel; now for
the uncertain tenure of land. Hear this, " Oh, ye of
little faith!" and especially those who deli::

ned, the last-named is that at

t to- find a
gifted Mi-
their fate and

uister, whereby to cavil

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valueless opinion is fast approaching to become manifest.
The first offer made was £40,000., but it is known that
Mr. George Robins, ever since his memorable sales of
Lord Ormonde, in 1825 (which he sold for, 5007000
guineas), has adopted the system of always selling in
guineas, so that be was obliged to ask Mr. Whickena,
wbo made this offer (the agent of the Earl of Craven) to
increase—his bidding—to guineas. That was cheerfully
done, and then commenced the pleasing task of comPetl"
lion. Soon it was discovered that Croesus, the bead of
all bankinv establishments. was in the field he bid cau-

tiously, but still like a buyer; then came James Mellor,
Esq. (one of the rich tenants be it known), and bid with
much earnestness and spirit, opposing the other rich dons,
until he reached 48,000 guMces, when he retirid from the

favour

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let anything separate them, and promised leases at the
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that this declaration diffused on their countenances may
be imagined, but it would be very difficult to describe it.
In conclusion, let us see what a fearful reverse in value is
to be laid at Sir Robert's door. The rental now (and to
be continued) is £1350 a year, and the pric6 given by
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raven is 30.4 years purchase. When this fact be-
comes known, as it must do, what will the slam ists say
to this? Facts are exceedingly troublesome things to
deal with; they are not quite so easily controverted as as-
W. sertions are made. in this case facts must prerlil ; and
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their disappointed army, let them now conft:ss their
faults, and ask of Sir Robert to fortive them. It is a
proud refutation for him, after th