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BIlwor's Inaugural Address at Glasgow.

The literary Baronrt ha, just been III
stalled Lpr.l Rector o: the University Of
Gla>yuw.--Ilis inaugural address, although
mcrci!e>>!y rilicued by the London Times
as inappropriate and trashy, is really, says
the Louisville Courier, IA very spirited AMI
brilliant ding. 1t treats chiefly Of The re-
lativc advantages OF ancient and modern
toMgUe* i'll ,l;r light oil Il most apt aui clo-
quent appeal to the national pride Of the
Young A:at!ciniciaus. The Times, blinded
by political luminosity exposes its own stu
lit!iiE hv suggesting University reform us
particularly lifting theme for such IN oc-
ca>:on, which is much as if one should cen
sure tn" i:lausHral OF an American Presi
dent tor emitting to discuss the theory of
the government. Bulwer knew far better
than this what was due to the occasion and
to himself rs the triumphant rcsul: of his ef-
fort :.Julila:lly shows. His address,
its lca,iin" topic, is almost universally adj
milc'l to have been surprisingly fresh and
beautiful. We present an extract or two.
An cXhortation to carneslness ofpurposc is
thus happily enforced.
Take. vr instance, the House of Com
mons is I'll" highest type OF IA popular as
senl5y. What is the greatest secret Of sue
cess there : luu remember that Demos
tlyl.,,s pace, the tlrccIold art of the orator
in delivery. think the word lie used was
act;ug or :lage play. Eut though delivery,
no dyUh;. is the appropriate excellence as
the lnclc orator, the thrceto!d gift of the
Parliamentary speaker is earncstness.
Have h;!. fair sense and competent
knowic'-: - q your subject, and then be
thoroughly in earnest to impress your hon
c,t cyHv:ci!un upon others, and, no matter
What your delivery. though your gestures
shockr'l every rule in Quintillian, YOU
woN,i c',"!uamt the ear and Influence the
dehay, t.: the most accomplished, the most
tas!:"'.. :.:.'1. take it together, the noblcst
ASSEMBLY "l' !cr.ncn in the world ; while
some :"::l:, i'll whose delivery no fault could
be detected, cxrcp, the one defect Of that
cari.rs1 conviction which Roscus himself
could ;i"t eacl, if the man has not got it,
wou. l'c Indeed admired as Il ircwork, but
wound l.rv,r guide like Il star. AS it is the
l!o,:$" yE Cp..mon,, which is but the rep
rescnta!;vc "?tic national mind, so it is
with Ill lie throughout this nation. The
earnest ,Aan wins WAY for himself and
carncsHcss aid truth 60 together.
- i''''N tii- pam atN lCC - "Oltu "uOlc
rr;unirs -: o;1!i!cd twadd.e:
Never effect 70 hc other than you arc
either richer or wiser. Never DC ashamed
to say i - not know" Never be asham-
ed 10 s::y. whether aSapplcd to thine or
mon"E, =! cannot afford tt cannot al
ford ~ waste an hour in the illcncss to
which You invite me- cannot afford the
guinea yt.!, ask me to throw away
N"cc e-.a('i>h Yourself and your mode
oi Ii. rs Ma! they really are, and your
foot is Oh Su;i,! ground, whether for the grad
ual step onward, or for the sudden spring
over Il rr"c:ricc. Cheers. From these
iraA::..' 4 me Gc,iucc anolhcr-lcarn to
say 49,, with Lrc:-ion Whenever it resists
temptation : "lrs" with caution when
ever II implies Il promise. \ promise once
given is Il bonl inyiolablc. Chcers.] A
man Is already OF consequence in the world
when II Is known that we can implicitly re-
lv upon him. lave frequently seen in
life :; r:r*on preferred to a long list OF ap-
rIicant&, for some important charge which
Ifs :.!::i IL o.iee into station and fortune,
merely because he has this reputation, that
when he says lie knows a thing he will do
it. Mus, gentleman over these maxilns
, them, for when you haze added them al
together The sum total looks very much
like !. Sco;chman.
Tie Journal continues? 'Thosc who
h:Ne ic;yl The Caxtons" and ''My Novel"
do no. need the assurance which these cx-
tract, inrnish that Bulwor can he wise as
well brilliant lie affords, indeed, an
extraordinary instance or morbid man
Of gan.us who has wholly enancpated him
self from the thrallom OF false sentiment by
tho sheer strength Of native sense. Be
tween the author Of Pelham and author
OF the CaXtors there is as wide difference
rs there is between cloud of nebulae and
tuil-orbed planet. Bulwer the literary man
formed himself ont Of the shapcIess expe-
rle"cca OF life. lie is the finest living ex-
ample G! Il sclfmade man.