New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-12-28
NJ The subject Of Mr.. EvEREr7's Lecture

the great French revolution. The whole was
running commentary on the political events that
transpired between the abdlcation of Napoleon
and the Three Days of Paris, The struggle
between the Inflated Bourbon family and the
people, or rather between their rank ro7alst SEN
tlrnents and the principles of freedom, was clearly
and forclbly traced through all the changes that
succeeded the Bonapartean dynasty. The Bour
bon,hke the Stuart family, whom they resembled IN
character and fate, could never learn from the
schoolmaster Experience ; though as Carlyle
says he does charge such dreadful high wages.
The different political measures, illustrating the
great contest going on in the heart of France be-
tween the People and their Sovereign, was brought
connectedly down to the mad ordinance issued by
Charles X. and which hurried in the three" ter
ribe days This ordinance, dssolving the Cham
Der of Deputies before they hadfairly assembled
striking down the right of representation, and de-
stroying the freedom of the Press, caused the eS-
plosion, the materials of which had been so long
gathering. The independent course taken by the
Press in refusing in the first place to suppress its
journals, and in the second place. to recognise the
authority Of the agents of the Police who came to
seize its property, caused the first open demonsra-
ton of the People.
Two things in the Lecture, however, a little
surprised US. The first, was placing the two
great French Revolutions on the same ground
originated by the same causes-viz the in
creased civilization Of the People, and hence
clearer knowledge of their Rights. This is
doubtless true of the last Revolution, but not of
the first. Increased suffering, not increased
civilization, lay at the bottom of the first. The
earthquake that opened under the Bourbon
Throne and let down whole dynasty of Kings,
was set in motion by human Suffering, and not
by Human knowledge. The source of that
awful power that shock in pieces the prison.
house in which Humanity had groaned for cen
turies, was Famine. Foulon, the first man hung
at the Larnp-Post, was hung for saying in reply
to the Peoples clamor for bread, Let them eat
grass" and the first Mob was against those
who made light of their starving condition.
Said celebrated actor in those scenes, in
writing to friend % Tout on Jien, &c.-le
peuple manque du pain" All goes well; the
People lack bread" The clamor arour d the
Legislative Chamber, Shorter speeches and
more bread"; the storming Of Versailles by
thousands Of excited women; and the devourng
of dead horse within sight of the Royal Palace,
reveal the true causes of that terrible CONFUSION.
1t is true, men learned their civil rights fast in
time of awless freedom, as they always do The
other thing that surprised US was, when, in refer
ring to Cromwell, he said Cromwell, like b.
naparte, the admiration, terror and scourge of his
Country''-two men, we think, as dissimar IN
their characters as tile struggle for unlimited
power, and the struggle against it. The Lecture
closed with I most beautiful eulogy on Lafayette,
which was received with great applause.
FRo1ssaRT's CHRoMcLEs.-The Chronicles
of England, France, Spain, and the Adjoining
Countries, from the latter part of the Reign of
Edward L. to the Coronation of Henry ". BY
Sir JOHN FRoIssARr,' have been issued in one
ample volume by J. Winchester, Perhaps we
have no other SO vivid, truthful and fascinating
picture of the later Middle Ages, when Feudal
:
most brilliant colors to die. Those who have
read the modern Historical Novels of that period
will be surprised to learn how much sweeter is
the fountain than the turbid and shallow streams
has hitherto been inaccessible to the mass of read
ers from its price, and we feared the enterprise of
Winchester, in giving it to the American public
with its hundreds of cngravlngs at cheap rate,
would not be appreciated apd sustained We
believe, however, that we were mistaken, and
that the numbers have met liberal sale, which
the complete and compact work will be sure to
double The edition before us is neatly printed
and bound.
THE Book OF COMMON PRAYERs.-H. w. Hew-
Ell OF this city has just completed his illustrated
Edition OF the Book of Common Prayer which in
point OF typography, and general finish and execu-
ton, will avorably compare with any book ever
printed IN the United States. The volume is of the
large royal octave size and Is illustrated by about
seven hundred engraviugs on wood, most of them
very spirited and their execution highlycreditabet to
MIR. Hewett. Altogether it is oil the most ex-
pensive books to the publisher which has issued
from the press this season. and We are indebted IN
all probability 10 the system OF publishing in parts
numbers for The appearance OF this splendid book,
as the expense of getting up the entire work before
receiving any avas from it would have required the
outlay of small fortune.
SECURITY AGAINST RoBBERs.-We have been
shown by Mr. H. c. JONES of Newark, n. J. a new
Combination and Formulation Lock, designed TO
protect Stores and Safes from the depredations
oibuglars and amateur locksniths This Lock is
so constructed that none but man who saw it
locked cen unlock ii, even with the proper KEY to
which ii opens at a touch from the right hand Even
the maker of the lock himself cannot open it unless