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A SCHOOLMASTER IN CORNWALL
establishment, says, "Every boarder must be supplied I Caledonian
with a bible and a prayer-book, a knife and fork, "---- D
towels, and a silver desert spoon ; all of which, excel
books, become the proprietor's perquisite on tl

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to think that the bible and prayer-book may be well f.
the pupils—he prefers, however, the steel and the silver

W.O37IAN'S L-Auon..—A woman has no nat
more bewitching than a sweet laugh. It is like

of flutes on the v

It leaps from I

Leeds Norther

_
bathed in the cool, exhilirating spring. Have you eve
pursued an unseen fugitive through trees led on by he
fairy laugh, now here, now there, now lost, now found
We have. And we are pursuing that wandering voice t
this day. Sometimes it comes to us in the midst of can

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Crystal Palace

or sorrow, or irksome business; and then we turn
and listen, and hear it ringing through the roc-__
silver bell, with power to scare away the ill spirits of tl

the prose of our life into poetry, it flings shOivers of su
shine over the darksome wood in which we are travellir
it touches with light even our sleep, which is no more
image of death, but is consumed with dreams of the da
shadow of mortality.
EVERY MAIDEN WILL BE WED —if she can. 1

Wheat
Barley
Malt ..

sooner has time trotted her into her teens, and she has
shed her short frock, than she begins to think about ma-
trimony ; and the more she thinks about it, the more she
feels—she don't know how. Still she dreams of beaux,
Cupids, doves, darts, sentimental moonlights, and all such
fancy goods. Her pretty little heart flutters in its prison
like a butterfly in a bushel 'basket. She sighs for some
thing—'tis nothing of any consequence; for somebody—
'tis nobody in particular. At last her fond affections ar
clenched,llouble-rivetted to an object in trousers and stil
shirt collar —she is fast ; and, as for making her let gc
you might as well undertake to whistle a grape vin
from a white oak. Have him she must, and have him sh
will, be l►e as poor as poverty itself, as ignorant as a Hot
tentot, and as odd looking as a blue pig with a saffr(
coloured tail. Poor creature ! v

_ . e r near& an
empty head" she rushed forward to the goal, not only hopiul
but actually believing, that she will there meet with harm
ness unadulterated with the vile ingredients that make u
the compound of every maidenly joy. What a shadow
what deceit !-- Yankee Humour.
A FROLICSOMIX Gnosr.—During a recent sitting of
private circle in New York, consisting of &.r.
beside cif, th

..,.ttes myse, ~ne 0
In about five minute

,owing ctethonstrations occuire
after the circle was formed I 1

to feel distinct touches from some object reseml

human hand. These touches were first 'felt on the gee,
then on the arm, and at last on the forehead. After I had
felt a hand laid on my forehead five or six times, I sud-
denly reached forth to see if I could clutch it. I caught
hold of an object resembling the wrist of a person. As
soon as I had fairly clasped it, I was drawn from my chair

M room

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A or ten

Meanwhile I

holding on with all my strength, and the object wh,
held on to was making much effort, apparently, by wrint,
ing or twisting the arm and hand, to release itself from
my persisting grasp. When it touched my forehead I
could distinctly feel the fingers and even tie very nails
upon them. The hand felt to be smoother and even less
moist than a human hand ; in fact no Parian marble could
be polished to such perfect smoothness. I also held a
closed fan up as high as I could reach, and it was taken
from me, though no person was within several feet of me
at the time, and I was fanned for nearly a minute, and so
were the others in the circle, each one in turn. My shoe
was taken off my right foot and thrown across the room,
and the bottom of my foot was tickled excessively. My
porte-monnaie was taken from my pocket, the bank notes
removed from it, and laid around on the heads of the
members of the circle. They were then replaced from
whence they were taken, and the porte-monnaie returned
to me. Indeed it was slipped back into the pocket of my
pant, opposite to the one out of which it was first removed,
it being the furthest off from those who were sitting with
me in the circle.—New York Spiritual Telegraph.
A PUNGENT PROTEST AGAINST HALL•DOOR BELLS.—
A hall-door bell is a leveller of all social distinctions, and
leaves you utterly defenceless, throwing, as it werez your
portals open to the invasion of all mankind, without
enabling you to discriminate between the most aristo-
cratic finger and the sooty paw of a chimney-sweep. The
tongue of a bell is like the tongue of a parrot ; it has but
the one note for all. occasions. ' The same monotonous
' tinkle, tinkle,' announces the approach of a duke or a
dun —of an archbishop or an opera-dancer. But a knocker,
sir,—a knocker !ah ! that is an instrument of the most
varied significancy, which responds to and reflects with
the most wonderful nicety the status, temper, object, and
thoughts of the manipulator; £0 that he who is skilled in
its language can know in a moment what manner of man
he is who seeks to gain an entrance into the secret pre-
cincts of your dwelling. I will venture to affirm that
durinc, four-and-twentv hours I would not be half-a-dozen

nberg.,Nottingliam
and E. Junction....

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Lanc. and Yorkshir

The show of Wheat is moderate; at present there is not
much doing—prices are nominally unchanged. The high
pretensions of holders of Foreign checked business. Barley,
Beans, and Peas, as yet are held very firmly. The arrivals of
^•tts are very large, and the trade neglected. Fine
and Foreign are quite as dear. flour unchanged.

ARRIVALS

English
3614
4290
4028

Irish. Fo rei

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SECOND Risrotrr.—White Wheat sold at about 2s. per qr.
decline from the prices of this clay week, or rather better
than the terms of F& iday last, but .Red could not be realized
within 2s. per qr. of those rates, and the greater part remained
unsold. Scarcely any business transacted in Foreign, but no
alteration since Friday. A large supply of English Barley, of
which a considerable portion remained unsold towards the
close, although offered at a reduction of fully Is. per qr.
Beans and Peas met a fair enquiry, at about last week's rates.
Oats are slow of sale, at 6d. to is. decline. Value of Flour

SONG

A MAID reclined beside a stream

At fall of summer day

And, halt awake and half a-,

She watched

She marked

e ripplespia:

The deepening shadows throng,

And heard, as darkened down ti

The river's babbling song,

And thus it sung, with tinkling tongue,
That rippling, shadowy river—
" Youth's brightest day will fade away

laughter as biensiance would permit; and some of them,
no doubt, " exclaimed mentally," as well-bred people do in
novels, that there was a royal English girl, who had most
unquestionably a heart and a will of her own—and may
God bless both !
From the quotations given it will be readily
apparent that Dr. Doran's book is replete with
readable matter, is well considered in its illus-
trative tableaux, and is a mine of wealth to the
social and literary gossip, while the train of
reflection suggested in its pages is at once whole-
some and invigorating.

For ever and for ever

Pulmonary Consumption, Bronchitis, Asthma,
Chronic Cough, and various Diseases of the
Lungs and Air Passages, successfully treated
by Medicated Inhalations. By Alfred B.
Maddock. M.D. London : Simpkin, Marshall,
and Co.
Of the work before us it might be sufficient to
state that, having reached its fifth edition, its
extensive popularity has been so far demonstrated
and established as to be beyond the reach of
damage or benefit from praise or blame bestowed
on it. Claiming, however, as it does, the earnest
desire to both alleviate and cure the most fatal of
maladies, by which our country is scourged, it is
entitled to some further consideration at our hands.
The author's object is to urge the value of one
___..._____ mode of treatment, that of inhaling medicated
vapours, in combination with other therapeutic
rs
with Remnants.
of Record agencies, as a means of arresting the ravages of
of both By Dr. Doran. consumption. His earnestness of manner tells
mtley.
much in favour of his recommendation, showing,
_ since we were called on to as it does, that he is himself a thorough convert to
0.. Igly a work of Dr. Doran's, which, his faith. His observations are practical and
reset. ment of a quaint title, dished up simple, and they are generally characterised by
_.,is a rich and varied banquet, in which clearness of apprehension and soundness of judg-
substantials and fascinating trifles were furnished ment. The value of his particular remedy we
in abundance, and mingled with elegance as well leave to be determined by his professional brethren,
as liberality. By way of dessert to that literary and shall do so by simply observing that au
feast, he now presents us with a melange of taste- extended experience of its importance has only
fully displayed dainties which tempts by the deli- tended to confirm Dr. Maddock more and more
eacy of its bouquet, and gratifies by the rich mel- fully in his conviction of its utility. In a chapter
lowness of its beauty. In the writings of the devoted to " The Causes of Diseases of the Chest,
doctor we are pleased with the airy sprightliness and the Means of their Prevention," we find the
,-. ‘o4eh he sets before us homely truth, following.

and are g

last, the moon at last

Rose brightly o'er the night ;

Each ripple gleams beneath her beams,

As wro

,ght in :silver bright

The heaving ratera glide along,

But, mingling

The nightingale now pours

And makes the s
And thus he sung

That bird beside the

;one. to

T and for ever

f space

tilled a

wisdom by which

Dublin University Magazine

the reflective

OBSERVATIONS ON DRESS.

Lie surrounds the routine occur- Clothing has great influence in creating a predisposition
rence of every-day affairs. In his previous book to diseases of the respiratory organs, and ought to be
made his way to the heart and understanding regulated according to the temperature and the season of
the year. In this variable climate, at all times, flannel
medium of the stomach, selecting as
be
be worn next tldie skin; which keeps the surface
field of operations the dining-saloon, and as his prevents thee the p pores reels of
etehues skinen c
weapons the skill and resources of the maitre de being cloggyed np warmby and
absorption
cuisine and the clerk of the buttery; in his present aqueous secretions which are constantly exuding from the
he reaches the sympathies and stimulates the body. In some persons, flannel produces too copious a
judgment through the instrumentality of the cos- perspiration ;in such cases, merino or elastic cotton may-
tumier—appending morals by necklaces, and elimi-
be advantageously s übstituted. But while guarding our-
selves against the impressions of a variable temperature, nating character by shoebuckles and head gear. we must be equally careful not to fall into the opposite ' To the charms of a lively style of gossip Dr. Doran extreme of employing an undue quantity of clothing,
adds much shrewdness of observation, obviously which, by retaining too much heat, inordinately stimu-
extensive reading, a playful fancy, and a well-c - fates the nerves of the skin, and consequently the internal
disordered by being thus deprived of their
tivated taste. He evidently considers agreeable- organs
nalber me
mess. of person and manners as indispensable in tnhelii.rahenalfiviyouLenncetfouns,. and
Theof thee power of performing
are el
securing esteem or regard, and their opposite in applicable to overheated rooms, and to warm, soft beds,
being nearly equally effective in producing a re- which, however comfortable they may be to our feelings,
pulsive result ; this portion of his philosophy he relax and weaken the frame, and render the lungs and
wraps nicely up and presents in the following_ air-passages much more susceptible of injurious impres-
pithy observation. " ' Tut !' said St. Romania' sions from without.
' filthy habits are the anchors by which holy her- When we thus find an author judicious, tempe-
rate, and intelligent on subjects with which we are
mits are kept fast in their cells ; once let them
le
dress well and smell nicely, and worldly peo to some extent familiar, we naturally place a higher
P will invite them to their parties.' " degree of confidence in those strictures which he
makes upon matters beyond our sphere of know-
Having enunciated his theory as to the first
ledge, and in this point of view Dr. Maddock of presentability, he goes on through
places himself prominently and favourably before
many anecdotical illustrations of the effects of dress the general public. He writes like a man of sense,
under various circumstances and in different situ-
and enforces his arguments as if he believed in their
ations, showing how taste and even morals may be
affected through its medium. In the following ex-
truth, and was merely desirous of having that truth
tract we have a curious illustration of how perverted established.
taste may assist in initiating a pernicious fashion The Poetical Works of William Shenstone. With
m _Life, Critical Dissertation, and Eaplanatory
Notes, by the Rev. George Gilfillan. Edin-
some ladies took their footmen with them into their burgh : James Nichol.
the
,play ; others married actors, and their noble The volume now before us, forming the eleventh
edthey would have more willingly pardoned of the interesting series of Nichol's Library Edition
gad they married lacqueys rather than •
of the British Poets, contains the poetical labours
,f the Earl of Abingdon married
of whom George 111, made a I of William Shenstone, who long occupied a conspi-
-iet Wentworth did actually cuous as well as an honourable place amone, those
__. ......,.,,,. —..„...ig her footman,—a madness I poets who, from the peculiar construction of their
that had much method in it. This lady, the daughter of poems rather than from the subjects of them, were
Lord Rockingham, transacted this matter in the most d •
enommat ed "pastoral poets." Like its predeces-
business way imaginable. She settled a hundred a-year
for life on her husband, but directed her whole fortune sors in the series, the volume opens with a brief
beside to pass to her children, should she have any ; memoir, which concludes with an equally brief
otherwise, to her own family. She moreover " provided critical dissertation on the practical merits of the
for a separation, and ensured the same pin-money to Da- author. Mr. Gilfillan thus sharply sums up
mon, in case they part." She gave away all her fine
clothes and surrendered her titles : "linen and calico SIIENSTONE'S POETICAL CLAIMS.
gowns," she said, " were properest for a footman's wife ;" After all, Shenstoue, although possessed of great accom-
and she went to her hu*band's family in Ireland as plain plishmenta, much true talent, and a distinct, although
Mrs. Henrietta Sturgeon. * * * * * The es- narrow vein of poetic genius, has done little. His life
teem of the ladies for their liveried servitors does not ap- I was uneasy, uncertain, and in a great degree useless. He
pear to have been in all cases reciprocal, if we may believe I never understood, and therefore never did his work, as a
which took place at Leicester House, man. He first found, and then forgot and abandoned the
2 a.
-c Wales, in 1743, when ; sole Pat, which hi 7.

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and Lady liar

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one of His Royal Highness's
the maids of honour. was a

vlo used to driv

ably to pursue.

as a poet, w ins genius was qualified profit-
Yet his memory shall always survive, as

fired pc

ids upon condition that he

the sweet singer of the two -simple strains we have
been just panegyrising, (" The Schoolmistress" and "The
Pastoral Ballad.") And then there is his great little work,
—the Leasowes ; but, alas ! of it, only the ruins remain,
and while they preserve the recollection, they also preach
the lesson of the weakness of this honest, but indolent
—this true, but self-stunted poet.

married a r

Dr. Doran is, as might be expected, great in the
minutiae of attire, and quite an amateur as well as
an artist in the mysteries of the toilette, his skill
and science in the treatment of both of which he
demonstrates in numerous pleasant ways.
The modes of salutation which prevail in differ-
ent places, and which have formed distinguishing
characteristics of differing nationalities, form a
pleasing topic of discussion in the doctor's mode of
handling them. Kissing, of course, forms a racy
as well as a tempting subject for the treatment of
such a practitioner, and, culled by his industrious
as well as cunning hand, we have presented to us
the observations of several learned authorities on

TUB OLD EN

These observations, although to some ears they
may sound harsh, are, in reality, a vigorous indica-
tion of the character and quality of Shenstone's
works. His poetical writings are often adorned
by great natural tenderness of sentiment, but that
is sadly marred by a strained conventionalism of
manner and affected singularity of language, de-
fects which he cultivated with considerable assi-
duity, and unfortunately with great success.

Orr's Circle of the Sciences ; Part X. London
and Liverpool : W. S. Orr and Co.

Three
.foreign

iiers in England have pleasantly
“Fon an old custom which would now be con-
Adered more honoured in the breach than the observance.
The custom alluded to is that of kissing. Chalcondyles,

The tenth monthly part of this elegantly-elabo-
rated series of scientific treatises is before us, and
by its beauty of typography and illustration, com-
bined with its intrinsic excellence, it fully sustains
the high character it set out by aiming at. In
the present part, the volume devoted to the
mathematical series, viz., simple arithmetic, alge-
bra, and the elements of Euclid ; together with
the science of planes, spherical trigonometry, series,
logarithms and mensuration; and also Practical Geo-
metry is brought to a close, and furnished with title-
page and index, while other portions of the general
series are carried forward.

Greek, who visited
and

:enturie

respected ancestors between
I,go, was highly surprised, delighted,
novel mode. He says of it :—" As
h females and children, their customs are liberal
xeme. For instance, when a visitor calls at a

Len a d

t follow the

e custom, and no one sees anything
Nicander Nucius, another Greek
also adverts to this osculatory

o kiss his friend's wife ; he
Persons meeting in the

improper in the action
traveller
fashion

moe English," he says, "manifest much sim-
plicity and lack of jealousy in their habits and customs as
regards females ; for not only do members of the same
family and household kiss them on the lips with com-
plimentary salutations and enfolding the arms round the
waist,but even strangers when introduced follow the same
mode ; and it is one which does not appear to them in any
' The third commentator is Erasmus,
suing how lively the Dutchman becomes
• • • ~,,hiPet. Writing from

;coming.

WANTED to know the exact length of the rope used
when a man is tied to time.

" Union is not always strength," as Sir Charles Napier
observed when he saw the purser mixing his rum and
water.

have a cast
ed. On yo

s unctuously

braces ar

THE CRIMEA AND THE WELSH FUSILIERS.—Thirty
centuries since the Crimea was the hunting-ground of the
Cimmerioi, a people who, on the invasion of the country
by the Scythians, fought a desperate battle among them-
selves on the question of resistance or non-resistance ; and
their having very probably become hors de combat.
abandoned the land to the invaders. This circumstance in
itself seems sufficient to identify the Cimmerioi with the
Celtw, whose valour was so often and so fatally expended
on internal quarrels. This was ever the great error of the
Cymry, or Welsh, who thus appeared to be one in name
and manners with the ancient Cimmerioi. The traditions
of the Cymry point to the Gwlad yr Haf(Summer Land)
or the Crimea, as their original home, and that they
emigrated under their leader Hu Gardarn, seeking a land

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distribute kisses amongst ihei
they greet

a with

once tasted t'

is evident

ave That(

Like man

Falling

4GaG vusy WUILL UW Gaa _ cLLlLuues
to the Gwald yr Haf having become the scene of war and
bloodshed ; and their wanderings are stated to have con-
tinued until their arrival in the Island of Britain. After
the revolution of ages a mighty expedition has sailed from
Britain and landed in the Crimea; and in that expedition
some of the descendants of the Cimmerioi have returned to
their mam-wald (mother-land), where many of them, with
that "heroic gallantry" which had conquered on number-
less field of fame, have fought and died, and been covered
with earth among the barrows of their " old fathers."—
Notes and Queries.

ASSYRIAN EXCAVATION.—A private letter from Mr.
W. K. Loftus, dated Mosul, Aug. 22; 1864, says :—" You
will be pleased to learn that I have at length been success-
ful at Nineveh. Within the last fortnight I have struck
upon a palace, or part of a palace, twenty feet below the
level of any yet discovered. High UD among the rnhhiall

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are beautiful fragments from the north and latest palace
which was supposed to contain the perfection of Assyrian
sculpture. You may conceive my satisfaction when I tell
Li_ 1

you that they can bear no comparison, with these just
disentombed. The figures are in high relief, and have
less of conventionality than usual. The designs are full
of vigour and spirit, the execution is admirable, and the
minuteness of the details almost requires a microscope.
'e are still following along one side of a chamber. The

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led into three compartments, of which the

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