Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-06-24
FROM BLAcKwooDs EDINBURGH MAGAZINE.
NEW PROPOSITION.

FROM BLACKwooD's EDINBURGH MAGAZINE.
NEW PROPOSITION.
Letter from London.
We are all I'M great bustle in town here STILL
Foreign and domestic, fresh novelties are coming
out every day. There's a new plot from Russia,
for the "Chronicle,' arrives regularly every morn
ing; and the story of another Jew cutting his thoat
on the Stock Exchange gives interest to the "Tra-
weller" every afternoon. Then the bankers have
been failing; and the elephant is dead and the silk
weavers are all going TO the work house; and Mr..
Cobbett is going to save the nation by coming into
Parliament. People are altogether so busy, that
there were two men hanged at the Old Baily last
Friday morning, and not above half the usual num-
ber OF seats were let by the shopkeepers opposite,
to witness the execution.
Parliamentary affairs since the opening of the
session, important, but something dull. Hume's
joke--the calculation how long the halfpay Off
GERS would live, and limiting those ofsxty to two
years-was rather pleasant. People said abroad
that he counted as if he were still their physi-
clan.
Courses of depletion put me in mind to tell you
Mr.. Haynes gim-cracks-Mss Foote'S Mr.. Hayne
are selling, or sold, by auction at Philips's. Whit
blessing it is, in the economy Of human AFFAIRS
that money should have natural instinct to gravi-
tate from the hands of those who don't know how
to it, into the hands ofthose who do. There is
the "dressing case,' with the gold shaving pot, and
the penknfe set with emeralds and rubies that dis
encumbercd the happy purchaser-as we hear
Of seven thousand pounds and the carriage, by
adams Of the Haymarket," which an old woman
said she supposed was "made to carry it," The
general show is common place enough. Furniture
gaudy-toys trifing-and pictures good for no
thing. But, among the books, there was one point
that rather redeems the owners character-a set,
from the very first number, of Blackwoods Ma
gazine. They are much worn with constant
reading, that they could hardly fetch great deal;
and as it must have been cruel cut to the poor
fellow to part with them, hope some friend will
buy them in.
And really-ths instance of correct taste warns
on Haynes behalf-one hears a great deal said a
bout dissipation" and "extravagance. protest
that scarcely conceive greater instance ofdis-
interestedness and public spirit than genteman's
defeasins himself of couple of hundred thousand
pounds--his whole earthly means!--in the course
Of five or six years. Talk of making speeches in
Parliament at public metngs-I say, ifa man is
patriot let him show it by giving up what he has
got And really think it rather disgrace to the
long since founded specific charity for the relief of
such persons could show that they had possessed
say 1000 poundsa year, and beggared themselves
(under thirty without specializing in or attempting
any useful or profitable pursuit.
am quite sure, that peculiar alms-house for
this purpose-under some more imposing title
ought to be established in England; and that, ifit
were so, the example would be followed instantly
in every other country IN Europe.
bit Of ground might be granted-governmen
in these liberal times, no doubt would assist-some-
where by Misunderstanding out upon the
Park; and neat row of little places run up n the
modern style, with white washed fronts and French
windows. Mr.. Cacraft, perhaps might draw the
plan, and Mr.. Maberly would furnish hint, or oc-
casionally superintend. A couple wings might be
appointed for the reception of decayed footmen,
who would thus have an opportunity, many of
them, of waiting upon their old masters over a
gain; and an hospital added behind for bankrupt
tailors-if in these times any such beings should
be found.
protest cannot imagine any prospect more de-
lightful to humanity than the little court yard or
garden in front of such an establishment as this
would present in summer,-with all the coat
horses and wig blocks, and curlingirons and boot
trees, and such other appendages to spruceness as
the inmates, to their very last hours, no doubt,
would retain-set out to freshen all, and take the
air, and glory in the sunshine And then to observe
the inmates sthemselves-each the personifcaton of
some peculiar, though now by gone fashion-what
Il volume Of reference upon costume and decora-
ton such institution would always be! One
brother would die as the representative OF some
particular shoe-te--another be eminent as the
original inventor of peculiar rise in the sleeve
third would go ON from year to year making
some nice regulations to the length of the boot
top-a fourth exhibit to the curious of 1924 the
S~Ts l..