The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-09

oDd WhtCA have 0itou no more - 40 with tho oen'
struction Of our higher and spiritual inteutg.ace,
than have the vapcfs that rss iom the ocean to do
with the great world Of waters. beyond Q throwing
on Of its worscr and more evanescent PARTICLES Bit
of the truth Of the above remark, OF there being
many things belonging to nature schick actually
Mm. We have physical, a. wei % N 'rai demonstra-
ton for, have we not (though perfectly useless TO
there) the germ Of all GU faculties, pa wions. aud
feelings In our mothers womb and may il not be-
that the very highest Intellectual preeminence that
the efforts or ambition IT can attain TO In this
lie, may be compared with the perfection he 10 des
tined to arrive ut in future and eternal state quite
as embryo and Hndeveloped as were the elementary
and component attributes Of his nature prior to his
terrestrial BIRTH And oh may 1t not also be the
comparatively narrow confines OF its present sphere,
that occasions all the throes. struggles aud chafngs
OF the future great and emaucipated spirit, aud
causes il to consider the said thr0es struggles and
chsfngs as so many trials, Affections and even IN
just prosecutions. for want Of broader light to
view them by, which would show that each and
cry struggle but the termination Of the unborn
angel2
The following incident, founded on fact which
was published some two years ago In Lincoln
paper, presents the modern Shylock under rather
different aspect from the old
THE JEW AND THE GENTLE
"And now. ladies and gentlemen" continued Mr..
Kirby, pointing with his hammer to the finely.
carved altar table ard chairs, this first lot that
shall present to your notice is not only unique,
may fairly say throughout Europe, for its intrinsic
beauty and worth, but derives an additional l had
almost said sacred value, from the circumstance of
their late iamented owDer having piously intended
them as gilt TO his parish church, noby preferriny
toembellish place Of public worship to selishy
serving them, as many might have done and in
deed would have been quite justified in doing, for
the decoration OF their own private chapel. feel,
ladies and gentlemen, that it Is absolutely giving
them away; but shall |, as commencement, say
9e0y"
Seventy |" cried the Archdeacon.
Eighty" from Mr.. Ponsonby Ferrars.
A bow, frst to one aud then to the other, from
Mr.. kirhby; when Jacob Jacobs stood forth, and
stretching out his hand towards the auctoneer, as
he bowed round the room generally to the assem-
bed crowd. requested to be heard.
Rascal" mlttered the Avchdeac0n; "unfortu-
nately we have no Jews Disabilite, Bill here, and
the fellow Is on his own ground Of chafering and
cheating"
Utterly unconscious Of this murmured pauegyric,
Jacobs, In q rich, clear. and admirably modnlated
voice, adore ssing himaelf to Kirby, saii-
al cannot but regrets regret in which feel
sure hat all now present will most fully and cor
daily participate-that this lot should ever have
the intentions Of the late owner respecting it, mpar
to 1t sacred character, which surely should have
been in itself sufficient guarantee against sacr
ligious appearances here to-day My creed. as need
not inform you, ia not yours; but worshipper Of
the ONE. SANE, rRus, AND ONLY GoD, ! cannot
allow sny vessels originally destined for His Tenn
pie, to be further profaned; therefore, herewith
beg to purchase this lot for fS5, and will myself
its original destination, it should never have been
turned aside" AS he finished speaking, and
firmly deposited the bundle Of notes on the auc-
tioneers desk. loud "hear, heas!' clapping of
cries Of "Dravo!" "well done, Noses !" and other
calculations of applause, ran around the room, in
which even Mr. Krkby, not to be out Of the fashion,
joined; but as he himself said, business is bust
sooa opAh a fInrof 60 ~ocs~c NJ.
Jacobs offer, 80 handsomely made. But really,
EDS was too little for Q lot that in the natural
course OF events must have gone up to G300 or
G4OO." -
II is quite enough said Jacobs, firmly enforc-
ing the assertion by knocking his stick somewhat
On thoifioor, "quite enough for what
every one viii readily own should nerT have been
hereN
& Cove know no writer
who gets up what may be termed the mise en- scene
of history with greater effect than Miss Strickland
In reading her descriptions it seems as II there were
passing actually before eyes the gorgeous pro-
cessicns, the splendid costumes and the brilliant
tournaments Of the feudal times. Her profound
acquaintance with every branch Of historical litera
ture, from the earliest monkish records down to the
quaint chronicles of Froissart and Monstrelet and
the facilities of that she has had to all the
rare manuscripts existing in European libraries,
enable her to give to the characters of her &C.
tons, as well as to her biographies life.like as
pect, which render the former portraits, almost
az truthful and valuable the latter. With these
double attractions, it is impossible that Miss Strick
land should produce dull historical novel, although
we know that great efforts were at one time made
to dissuade her from attempting works Of this sort
better proof be desired of the erroneousness
Of the opinion that would have deferred her from
task 80 congenial to her powers than the collec-
ton OF tales presented to under the above title
1t abounds in incidents Of the most stirring interest
and perhaps gives more faithful reflection of the
ideas and manners of the epochs at which the
scenes Of the different stories are laid than any mo-
dern work Of similar character. The following is
the origin Of the famous Pilgrimage to Walsing-
ham, in which an emperor, two queens, cardinal,
archbishop, besides dukes, earls, and maids of
honor, bore the scaop she'll and formed the goodly
company for whose contentment and edification
these tales are supposed to have been narrated -
All those who are versed in historical antiquities
will remember that the town of Walsingham, in
Norfolk, was celebrated throughout Europe for a
chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, which was
only second in fame to that Of Lady of LOretto
and Queen Catherine attributed the signal success
with which she had conducted the government
during Henry's absence, in his French campaign,
the glorious victory of Floddcn Field and the death
Of the invading Scotch monarch, to the especial ia
vor Of our Lady Of Walsnghsm, to whose shrine she
had already made one pilgrimage, and in the fervor
Of her gratitude had vowed another, in the name
OF herself and her royal lord. With Henry our
Walsingham Lady appears TO have been q favorite
saint; for the chronicles and traditions Of Norfolk
record. "that he visited her shrine in the second
year OF his reign, walking barefoot all the way from
Baisham, a peighboring village, to present the
image with costly necklace"
The artful Charles was perfectly aware of those
circumstances, when he named our Lady Of Walls
lngham as the peculiar object Of his devout vene-
ration; and rightly calculated that nothing would
be more fattcring to Henry's superstitious preiu-
dces; since avorite saint in those days. was ador-
ed with truly partisan spirit and it was point
Of ambition in the votaries Of Lady of Wasing-
ham, to win as many worshippers to her shrine as
The rival fame OF Thomas Beckett could boast. II
was well known that Henry was zealously bent on
asserting the superior sanctty Of the Walsngham
shrine to TINT of Canterhnry in which III ere was