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[ "1845.] EXPERIMENTS ON THE PLASTICITY OF ICE. 103 § 5. Experiments at Chamouni on the Plasticity of Ice. It has been shown that in order to reconcile De Saussure's theory of sliding motion with the ascertained fact that the centre of the glacier moves faster than the sides, it had been assumed that solutions of continuity or longitudinal crevasses were formed parallel to the length of the glacier, by means of which the central portion slides past that adjacent to it, and so on for successive strips as we approach the sides, the more rapid retardation near the sides being rendered mechanically possible by the increased number of these longitudinal dislocations. The result was therefore predicted to be, that the glacier would be found to move by echelons, or that strips of ice of a certain number of feet, or yards, or fathoms, would move either suddenly or by gradual sliding, but at all events so as to mark by an abrupt separation at the longitudinal fissure, that the one portion of ice has slipped past the other by a distinct measurable quantity. When I first learnt at Geneva, in August 1844, from Mr. Hopkins's published papers,* that this was really the author's meaning, it occurred to me that the proof between the rival theories was easy, and that it was only necessary to place a series of marks in a right line transversely to the glacier, and observe whether they were displaced by an imperceptible flexure, or whether they slid past one another by sudden dislocations. Such a proof was independent of any assertion as to the existence or not of such fissures as those contended for, about which different opinions might be formed, especially as they might be asserted to exist although invisible to the eye. Being satisfied in my own mind of the non-existence of such fissures wherever the ice is not violently dislocated and descends a steep place in a tumultuous manner (which, as already mentioned, is not the case which we consider), I had no hesitation in predicting that the result of the experiment would be confirmatory of my theory, and contradictory of the other ; that the transverse line * Cambridge Transactions, vol. viii.", "r F..-.-1— -,r - . PLATE IX Tig 2 . Reservoir- of Ceroey [Burguiiclj] p. 211 H.g.1. Versailles SaiLwaT \"0.211 Fig. 3.-£.215 Tig 5.J.217. figure tp.216 Sketch of a Shaving of Mails able Iron Showing planes of obtrusion. 1 \"Æscous staid, spreading 2 It gams a.Tieal 3 . A. areas e forms . lead lower i. AnewleacL sorn 5.Asecanicrea.s( Tig 7 The Shaving developed p. 219.", "254 ON GLACIERS IN GENERAL. The viscous theory of glaciers, as deduced from observa tion by the present writer, though now very generally accepted, had to struggle with numerous and strongly-urged objections ; of which the oftenest repeated was, that ice is by its nature a brittle solid, and not sensibly possessed of any viscous or plastic quality. In answer to this, it may be urged that the qualities of solid bodies of vast size, and acted on by stupendous and long-continued forces, cannot be estimated from experiments on a small scale, especially if short and violent ; that sealing-wax, pitch, and other similar bodies mould themselves, with time, to the surfaces on which they lie, even at atmospheric tempera tures, and whilst they maintain, at the same time, the quality of excessive brittleness under a blow or a rapid change of form ; that even ice does not pass at once, and per saltum, from the solid to the liquid state, but absorbs its latent heat throughout a certain small range of temperature (between 280-4 and 32° of Fahrenheit), which is precisely that to which the ice of glaciers is actually exposed ; that, after all, a glacier is not a crystalline solid, like ice, tranquilly frozen in a mould, but possesses a peculiar fissured and laminated structure, through which water enters (at least for a great part of the year) into its intrinsic composition. But, waiving the inferences from all these facts, the main argument in favour of the view now maintained is this, that admitting the preceding propositions as to the velocity of its parts (which no one now contests), the quasi-fluid or viscous motion of the ice of glaciers is not a theory but a fact. A substance which is seen to pour itself out of a large basin through a narrow outlet without losing its continuity, — the different parts of which, from top to bottom, and from side to centre, possess distinct, though related velocities — which moves over slopes inconsistent with the friction between its surface and the ground on which it rests — which surmounts obstacles, and, even if cleft into two streams by a projecting rock, instead of being thereby anchored as a solid would necessarily be, reunites its streams below, and retains no trace of the fissure, leaving the rock an islet in the icy flood — a substance which" ]

[ "TALES AND SKETCHES OF WALES. 161 During a hunt the hospitalities of any farm house on the route are offered in the freest manner, and anyone neglecting so to do earns thc name of a churl, aud lies ever after under a cloud. But, as a rule, the farmer visited is ouly too happy to spread his table, and to bring out the best things, eatables and drinkables, he has in stock, and if the hunt, after a good day's vigorous run, does not find itself at the close in the condition of Burn's character, \" happy and glorious,\" it will be no fault of the jovial old farmers amongst the hills. A great day also, in the neighbourhood of Llandovery, is the sheep-washing. AVhat a bustle of preparation there is in the morning ! AVith the first faint streaks of dawn the family are up, and Moss, and every other dog besides on the premises, having an instinctive feeling that work is brewing, are up and jumping about, and barking noisily. They have scarcely patience to wait for the breakfast to finish, and when it is over, the sturdy old farmer and his sons and servants set out, some for the river with their raddle and hurdles, and the rest with the dogs to the mountains, the excitement increases. Then when the dogs have the signals to gather in the flocks, what a splendid scene is presented. Far away little dots of snow upon the vast mountain-chain may be seen at rest ; but at the first bark of the dog there is a commotion, and if one were nearer it would be highly interesting to see the small delicate head of the mountain sheep raised, the eyes glistening, the whole attitude one of attention and fear. That far away sound is known only too well, the enemy is approaching, and soon the little dots of\" snow gather in a cluster, all in a state of the highest nervous excitement. AVhen the enemy, in the form of Moss with his tongue out, appears on the sccme, then the scamper is instantaneous, and the old routine of running away like mad, then swerving around as Moss gets ahead, is to be seen, the old dog working them well, and eventually bringing all down panting and troubled to the water's edge. How viA'idly comes back the picture of the far distant past, the gathering together of a mighty flock of sheep, such as one of the patriarchs might have owned with pride ; the excited dogs, proud of their prowess, and rounding the flocks with incessant haste and delighted bark of self-esteem. How, I repeat, comes back vividly the past. Then comes the real work of the day, and sturdy must be the arms to lift the struggling sheep and souse them in the water and restrain their frantic plunges to be free. The evening sun gleaming upon the little gathering down by the river, the scene of action, of thorough farm life, set in as it were in a frame-work of repose ; the lofty background of stern, solemn hills, unchanged since Adam ; the distant white-washed farm and surroundings. No \" rails \" in sight, no sound of steam heard in this hollow amongst the hills, all impress the mind of the \" Saxon \" stranger with pleasure, with wonder, and a profound sense of calm happiness, and it is no unfrequent matter for a visitor to wish that he could put office life or shop life on one side, and settle down amongst the eternal hills, and forget all of business and worry. L", "285 TALES AND SKETCHES OF WALES. and Lady Vaughan cried herself ill, and bewailed her weakness in giving her consent. But the young men had no sentiment in their composition. Natural feehng they possessed, a slight twinge of sorrow rested upon each face, but the blood coursed swiftly through each vein. The future, big with promise, gleamed before them. India, with its gold and its glory, was the beacon, and cast all sorrows and regrets in the shade. There was a fair young girl of seventeen summers at Dunraven that day. She had come from the Cowbridge valley to stay awhile with Lady Vaughan, whose particular favourite she was, and to whom, in that sorrowful hour, she was a consolation. The one mourned a son, the other a lover, one who promises to revive in his person, the glories of an old race, and bring back the old days that were gone. Even as from the grim ash, hollowed, and of ancient date, we see, not un frequently, a young branch shoot forth, and rival the best with its foliage and its fruit, so the good dame thought if fortune favoured the young squire he might return, and wedding the fair young girl by her side, renew a lustre which was now dimming fast. Tears, sorrows, that night ; a huskiness in voice that was generally cold, and stern, save when the wine flowed free ; but the night came with its solace, ushering in the dream world and its soothings. Grateful and wonderful is sleep. Portal of a new world where the beggar becomes a king, and he who has striven in misery all the day, tastes to the fill of substantial happiness ! where the hungry feasts on the daintiest food, and he who thirsts, laves in the choicest nectar ; where the criminal finds a rest that is not disturbed, and joys that the hard practical would deny flow as if from fairy hands to your feet. Grateful recompensation is sleep. The morning came, the sun arose, glistening on rampart and turret, and many a road away, falling on the traveller whom the quiet round of Dunraven was to know no more. The young squire was armed with an introduction to the family lawyer, and with certain important documents which authorised an addition to a slight amount, comparatively, of the burdens of the estate. The choice of the young men had fallen upon the navy, and a very short time — for the era was a stirring one, and England wanted the support of all her defenders — saw them holding positions on board one of the redoubtable wooden bulwarks of the country. It was the age of Elizabeth, when Sir Walter Raleigh's wanderings had awakened the spirit of adventure ; when Spanish gold in vast ships crossing the seas aroused the lust for possession ; when the Indies, like a land of fable lingering ever in the gleam of sunsets, tempted young and old, and on the eve of that grand encounter on the high seas, which established the sovereignty of England on the seas, and shattered Spain to her inmost core. Thus it was, that in selecting the navy, our young adventurers took the most direct course that was open to them. In the varied incidents of a naval career there was no knowing what land they might not visit, or what position attain.", "TALES AND SKETCHES OF WALES. 315 old lore, even into his dry soul stole a ray of light, and this came from the flashing orbs of a young lady whom he met, it is supposed, at Sir Hans Sloane's residence, a place, one of the few, which knew him as visitor. From the first moment that young lady smiled upon him, Moses lost his heart. Books no longer had any fascination ; he began to contrast the swathed mummies and queer Egyptian figures with the perfect grace and form of his beloved. He heard her dulcet accents in the mingled wail and cry and song of the city roar, and her pretty face came to him on the pages of his book, in his newspaper, at every corner. He was, in truth, desperately in love, and much to Alban's amusement, who thought such case one of the most unlikely to happen, told his story to his friend, and sought advice. Alban was a friend of the young lady's family, and was in the habit of attending there, so he was doubly interested, and seeing, from the symptoms of the disorder, that Moses was suffering from a very severe form of the malady, he counselled him to break the ice at once, and literally go in and win. But the studious old fashioned Moses could not screw up his courage to the sticking point ; he could neither make known his love by voice or pen. If he started on his way to the house, a glance at the building was sufficient, and he doubled, turned up another square, and got back again. If he sat down to write it was only to waste quires of paper with \" Madam, my adorable,\" and other extremes of epistolary modes and customs. At length, in his desperation, he begged his friend to make love for him, and it required all the facial power Alban had to resist breaking out into a fit of uncontrollable laughter when Moses told him ; but so earnest was poor Moses, so plaintive in his expressions, so eloquent in reminding Alban of the early life and of their strong attachment, that eventually, after several interviews, Alban consented. He would do the deed. One can picture the frightful state of nervousness in which Moses felt on the eventful day when he knew \" his case was on.\" In imagination he was there ; he could see his friend pleading, could hear her soft responses. Were they favourable 1 Woul 1 they give him hope or consign him to despair 1 That was the question. Some day he should be Rector of Llanwenog, that sylvan nook amongst the hills, that little green oasis amongst the stern storm haunted mountains, and she, his wife, the presiding goddess, the light of his home, the charm of his life, the kind almoner to village poor, the gentle guardian of the village school. So did Moses dream, and great was his nervous decrepitude as the day waned, and the hour came for Alban to make his appearance. \" Did he succeed t \" inquires the reader. No! How is it that invariably we get more of the storm than of the sunshine ; that the brightest hopes are rarely ever realised ; that when success and misfortune, sorrow and joy are put into the scales, those of misfortune and sorrow fall to our lot more frequently than the other ? A weird fate seems to prowl about the lives of many, and at a fitting moment to pounce upon and devour. Fragant is the orchard in early summer-" ]

[ "85 8 juin 1352, Glaris fut admis dans la Confédération. C'était le sixième canton (mais il n'eut plus que le septième rang après Tadmission de Berne en 1353). En 1386, les Glaronais prirent part à la bataille de Sempach. Le 9 avril 138S, aidés de quelques Schwytzois, ils remportèrent la mémorable victoire de Naefels. Dans le 15e siècle, ils aidèrent Appenzell à seccuîr le joug des abbés de Saint-Gall, et firent quelques conquêtes, de concert avec d'autres Confé dérés, entre autres, en 1441, celle des bailliages de Gastern et d'Utznach, qu'ils prirent avec Schwytz. Les Glaronais combattirent avec gloire dans di verses batailles; à Marignan, ils perdirent 400 des leurs. Zwingli fut curé de Glaris de 1506 à 1515. La Réformation, qui d'abord fut introduite dans la vallée de la Sernft, se répandit bientôt dans la plus grande partie clu pays. Le canton n'avait vu aucune armée étrangère depuis 410 ans, lorsqu'il fut désarmé par les Fran çais, le 17 septembre 1798. L'histoire du pays offre dès-lors peu de faits saillants. L'industrie eut ré paré bientôt les désastres de la guerre. Glaris a suivi, à Tordinaire, clans les Diètes une voie sage et modérée. Plus heureux que bien d'autres cantons, il n'a point été déchiré par des dissensions inté rieures. Constitution. — Le canton se gouverne comme une démocratie pure. La Landsgemeinde se com pose des citoyens âgés de 18 ans, et s'assemble le second dimanche de mai; elle exerce le pouvoir", "105 se trouvent dans un état de décomposition qui fait donner à ces montagnes le nom de Monts pourris {saule Berge). La chute la plus désastreuse est celle qui, le 4 septembre 161S, détruisit le bourg de Plurs, voisin de Chiavenne, et. coûta la vie à 2,430 indivi dus. — Le pays des Grisons est sujet à de fréquents tremblements de terre. Ce sont particulièrement les environs de Coire et la Basse-Engadine qui ont éprouvé le plus grand nombre de secousses. Antiquités. — Le pays qui forme aujourd'hui le canton des Grisons, portait du temps des Romains le nom de Rhétie. On fait remonter le nom des Rhétiens à une nombreuse migration de Tyrrlié niens ou Etrusques. Cette migration, d'après Pline, doit avoir été conduite par un chef nommé Rhœtus. On attribue à ces colonies Torigine d'un grand nombre de noms qu'on retrouve encore dans la Rhétie. Les ressemblances sont frappantes, et don nent beaucoup de poids à la conjecture qui vient d'être indiquée touchant la fondation de ces loca lités. Toutefois, on n'a trouvé dans le pays aucun monument antérieur à la domination romaine. On a supposé, mais sans pouvoir nullement le prouver, que le Lukmanier doit son nom aux Lucumones ou princes étrusques; que le Julier doit le sien à la divinité celtique Joui, soleil, ou dieu du soleil. Les deux colonnes de granit qui existent sur le sommet du Julier, ne portent aucune inscription qui puisse établir leur haute antiquité. On ne trouve en Rhétie que très-peu de construc-", "112 en avril 1622, le peuple des juridictions de Cas tels, de Schiers et deKlosters, saisissant les armes que leur fournissait le désespoir, attaqua intrépi dement Fennemi à coups de bâton et de massue, et le força à une retraite honteuse. L'indépendance du pays fut ainsi sauvée; Salis peut être appelé le second fondateur de la république rhétienne. Le peuple se fia trop tôt à une tranquillité trompeuse ; l 'ennemi revint avec des forces supérieures, et le peuple gémit de nouveau sous le joug le plus pesant. Les Grisons allaient être obligés de consentir à .a perte de leur existence politique, lorsqu'ils surent sauvés par le cardinal Richelieu. Une armée française pénétra dans les Grisons en même temps qu'un corps de Confédérés et une troupe de 1,100 émigrés, et les Autrichiens furent expulsés. Les victoires de Gustave-Adolphe et les armements de la France et des Confédérés, déterminèrent Tempe reur à faire la paix avec les Ligues, le 19 juin 1031. Une armée française marcha sur la Valteline et 1 iattit sur tous les points les Espagnols et les Autri chiens; toutefois, Rohan reçut la défense de resti tuer aux Grisons les anciennes provinces. Au commencement clu 18e siècle, la guerre de la succession ayant mis aux prises TAutriche et la France dans les plaines de Lombardie, ces deux Etats recherchèrent Talliance des Grisons. La lutte des partis fut très-vive. La guerre civile ne fut pré venue que par Tintervention d'une ambassade suisse." ]

[ "PREMIÈRE PARTIE. — LES ORIGINES DES COLONIES. 91 <c suivi Luther ou Calvin, mais s'il avait aimé et cherché la « vérité, » la responsabilité de Locke est à couvert, la disposi tion qui consacre le privilège de TÉglise anglicane ayant été Tœuvre de l'un des propriétaires, contre le gré du philo sophe. Telle était, dans ses traits essentiels, la constitution que Ten thousiasme des Anglais salua du titre de Grand Modèle, et à laquelle un admirateur de Shaftesbury promettait le destin et la gloire de régir tous les empires empressés de s'y soumettre. Elle ne réussit pas même à se faire accepter des colons pour qui ses auteurs avaient pris tant de peine. Quoiqu'en 1665, la couronne eût concédé à Clarendon tous les territoires compris entre le vingt-neuvième et le trente-sixième parallèle, territoires renfer mant aujourd'hui les deux Carolines, la Géorgie, le Tennessee, TAlabama, le Mississipi, la Louisiane, TArkansas, presque tout le Texas, avec une grande partie du Missouri et de la Floride, il n'y avait encore que quelques groupes d'Européens sur les bords d'Albemarle-Sound, et peut-être dans Tintérieur quelques familles errantes. Celles-ci auraient été alors les restes de T émi gration conduite, en 1652, par Robert Green dans la vallée du Roanoke et celle du Chowan ; les autres étaient venues des Bar bades treize ans plus tard, avec sir John Yeamans, et s'étaient grossies la même année d'un groupe de charpentiers provenant des Bermudes. Ils vivaient heureux sous un gouvernement de leur invention et dont les formes étaient tout à fait simples : un conseil comprenant douze, membres, dont six au choix des pro priétaires de la concession et six élus par eux-mêmes»; une assemblée composée du gouverneur du conseil et de douze délé gués des francs-tenanciers. Ils jouissaient d'une entière liberté de culte et se taxaient eux-mêmes. Lorsque le présent de Shaf tesbury et de Locke parvint à Albemarle, les propriétaires ten tèrent vainement de Timposer aux colons. Ils purent bien les priver de leurs franchises municipales, mais non les contraindre à prendre ce qu'ils leur offraient à la place. II fallut revenir aux premiers errements de la plantation : codifiés en 1715, ils ont régi encore la Caroline du Nord pendant plus d'un demi siècle.", "QUATRIÈME PARTIE. — PROGRÈS ET DÉVELOPPEMENTS. 381 Cette dette reconnaissait trois sources : les emprunts faits à la France et à la Hollande, qui représentaient 12 millions de dol lars, desquels TEspagne se trouvait aussi créancière, mais pour une somme insignifiante ; la solde et Tentretien des troupes, éva lués à 42 millions; enfin les sommes dépensées, pendant la guerre, par les Etats particuliers, pour construction d'ouvrages détensifs sur leurs territoires , pour avances de fonds à Tarmée ou fournitures de munitions de guerre et de vivres. Hamilton, qui était secrétaire du trésor, proposa de concentrer à la charge de TUnion et d'acquitter intégralement toutes les dettes, étrangères ou domestiques, contractées pour la cause commune; d'établir des impôts suffisants pour couvrir cette dette pnblique et Tamor tir; de fonder enfin une banque nationale, qui seconderait le gouvernement dans les opérations financières et soutiendrait le crédit public. Un grand historien Ta dit avec toute raison : ce système était seul moral, seul sincère, seul conforme à la probité et à la vérité, seul capable de consolider TUnion, en unissant les Etats par les finances, comme ils Tétaient déjà par la politique, et de fortifier le crédit des Américains par un grand exemple de fidélité aux engagements publics et par les garanties assurées à leur exécution '. Washington était étranger aux études financières, et on Tobsé dait d'objections dont quelques-unes ou troublaient son esprit, ou inquiétaient sa conscience, car le parti démocratique combattait avec ardeur, avec violence les plans d'Hamilton. La concentration des dettes lui paraissait contraire au principe de Tindépendance locale ; Tétablissement d'un système régulier d'impôts lui répu gnait, et par-dessus tout, il signalait chez le secrétaire du trésor des 'illusions économiques, ou, ce qui était pire encore, le projet de créer une aristocratie d'argent, la plus égoïste et la moins ma niable de toutes. En définitive, Washington ne s'arrêta point à scruter le fond des idées fiscales d'Hamilton, ou bien à con sidérer de trop près les abus qui pouvaient se mêler à leur mise en pratique : il puisa son inspiration dans la seule conscience, et comme elle lui disait que rien n'était plus juste que de déclarer • Guizot Elude historique, LXXVII", "544 LES ÉTATS-UNIS DE LAMÉRIQUE SEPTENTRIOiNALE. à Timmense dévergondage qui a envahi le roman actuel. Si on ne peut de la sorte se promettre de beaucoup intéresser ou beau coup amuser le lecteur, on ne court pas non plus le risque de le corrompre. On aurait le droit d'ajouter qu'il ne suffit pas heu reusement, pour faire naître chez lui cet intérêt et lui procurer ce délassement, de le conduire chez les phrynés du demi-monde et de le promener dans les tapis francs ou dans les lupanars. II nous reste un mot à dire d'Edgar Poë et de ses Contes extraor dinaires, que le malheureux Charles Beaudelaire a fait passer dans notre langue. L'épithète est bien choisie; encore caractérise t-elle d'une façon insuffisante les élucubrations de cet esprit halluciné et malsain, qui allait sans cesse de Tivresse à la folie et de la folie à Tivresse. Ces Contes ne sont pas un fruit 'naturel de Tesprit anglais. Ils ne relèvent point de Gulliver ou du Voyage sen timental ; leur filiation est germanique, et Hoffmann ainsi qu'Achim d'Arnim ont passé par là. Chez chaque peuple, Tima gination dérive de certaines de ses qualités les plus saillantes, en même temps qu'elle révèle ces qualités. Ainsi Timagination des Français est alerte, spirituelle et malicieuse; celle des Anglais est forte et volontiers fantasque ; celle des Allemands, lourde et brutale comme eux. Goethe a vainement tenté de fixer la. muse allemande dans les bosquets du Parnasse et sur les bords de la fontaine Castalie; elle est vite retournée au corps de garde et à la tabagie. Ce n'est point la bacchante de la Grèce : Qui danse les pieds nus et qui tient à la fois La joie pour la douleur, pour la joie un sourire. L'amour en sa mamelle et le pampre en ses doigts*. C'est tour à tour une walkyrie féroce, une nixe qui entraîne le nageur au fond de son palais de cristal pour l'y poignarder, un kobold qui égare le mineur du Hartz et le plonge dans les abîmes. Le génie malfaisant des races teutoniques n'éclate pas moins dans leurs mythologies que dans leur action sociale et leur rôle politique. 1 Vers que nous avons lus, avec les initiales T. G. (Théophile Gautier), sur le socle d une statue du parc de Fontainebleau." ]

[ "8 vidi un monte , per cui dipoi restò a quel luogo P appellativo di Montevideo , nome che non molti anni dopo doveva essere dato alla bella città metropoli della Repubblica dell' Uruguay. Dalla morte di Solis passarono dieci anni senza che la Corte di Spagna si occupasse dei paesi scoperti da lui, essendo tutta intenta alle guerre che in quel periodo di tempo dovette combattere; perciò il gran fiume Solis era posto in dimenti canza. .Ma cotesta inerzia della Spagna non era imitata dal Portogallo , che s' adoprava a tutt' uomo a fine di estendere i suoi possedimenti. Ciò bastò per isvegliare nella Spagna la memoria delle scoperte fatte da Solis, e continuarle. Perciò allestì nel 1526 due spedizioni, le quali dovessero navigare a seconda dell' esempio dato dal Magellano. Una di queste fu affidata a Sebastiano Cabotto nato in Venezia, ma figlio di quel Giovanni genovese (1) scopritore dell' America set tentrionale per gli Inglesi. A costui era serbato P onore di completare P opera del Solis , poiché rimontando il fiume della Piata fino al Paraguay , diede nome ai luoghi visitati , fissò i punti astronomici, eresse fortini a difesa dei luoghi conquistati, anche combattendo con quelle tribù selvaggie. Quindi inviò a Carlo V ricchi doni di oro e argento, come saggio delle ricchezze delle terre esplorate, e accompagnando i medesimi con alcuni indigeni che là abitavano. Arrivato dipoi egli stesso alla Corte amplificò talmente la bellezza delle regioni conquistate , P abbondanza dell' oro e dell' ar gento trovato, che gli fu conferito il grado di piloto mag giore del regno, e al fiume de Solis o mare doLce, fu dato il nome di fiume della Piata o d' argento , ché così suona questa parola nella lingua spagnuola, a ricordo della grande quantità di questo prezioso metallo colà rinvenuto. (1) C. Desimoni, Relazione sugli scopritori genovesi ecc. letta alla So cietà di Storia Patria di Genova. Ved. Giornale Ligustico ecc, anno primo, 1874. Genova, Tip. Sordo-muti.", "da lui, e lasciando tutte le cose nelP ordine primiero ritornò a Buenos-Ayres per occuparsi della fondazione di Montevideo. Era già passato P anno , senza che fossero arrivate dalla Spagna le famiglie che Francesco Alzaybar doveva condurre a popolare Montevideo; ma Zabala, sperando sul loro arrivo, procedette alla fondazione della città. E a mandare ciò in ef fetto, incaricò Giuseppe Gomez de Melo di togliere da Bue nos-Ayres le prime famiglie che desideravano recarsi alla nuova città. Nei primi giorni dell' anno 1726, diede commis sione al capitano dei corazzieri Pietro Millan di costituire la nuova popolazione di Montevideo; e questi adempì al suo mandato il 20 di gennaio di quel medesimo anno; sotto i nomi protettori dei santi Filippo e Giacomo (nome il primo dell' allora regnante sovrano Filippo V), collocando le pri missime sette famiglie di abitatori provenienti da Buenos- Ayres, alla riva del porto, e in luogo acconcio onde ripa rarle dalle intemperie. Eccone i nomi, la patria e il numero dei componenti ciascuna famiglia. 1. Giuseppe Gomez de Melo di Buenos-_\\yres , la sua sposa Francesca Carrasco e due di famiglia. 2. Bernardo Gaytan di Buenos-Ayres , aiutante di caval leria, la sua moglie Maria P. Carrasco e sette di famiglia. 3. Sebastiano Carrasco di Buenos-Ayres, soldato di caval leria, sua moglie Domenica Rodriguez e due di famiglia. 4. Giorgio Burgués di Genova , sua moglie Maria Carra sco e quattro di famiglia. 5. Giovanni Antonio Artigas di Zaragoza, sua moglie Ignazia Carrasco e quattro di famiglia. 6. Gio. Battista Callo di Nantes, sua moglie Isidora Dunda e due di famiglia. . 7. Gerolamo Pistolete, soldato di cavalleria, con la moglie della quale non esiste il nome. Pietro Gronardo. Dallo elenco di queste famiglie appare che un genovese ,", "19 Ora che abbiamo visto il posto che occupa l' Italia in con fronto alle altre nazioni , nel commercio d' importazione ed esportazione con Montevideo, credo necessario aggiungere un' altra preziosa notizia che trovo pure negli Apuntcs estadi sticos, la quale riguarda il numero delle proprietà e dei pro prietari per l'anno 1877 nel dipartimento di Montevideo, col rispettivo valore e nazionalità. I nazionali sono in maggior numero , essi sono 2,904 e possedono 4,982 proprietà del valore dichiarato di pezzi 40,831,785; valori in altri capitali 3,923,900: totale 44,755,681 pezzi. Quindi gì' Italiani, i quali sono 2,346 e possedono 3,200 proprietà del valore di 20,289,43 1; 84,200 pezzi in altri capitali: quindi un totale di 20,373,631. Il terzo posto è degli Spagnuoli; sono 1,572 proprietarii , hanno 2,349 proprietà del valore di 16,555,999 pezzi, altri 160,300 ne hanno in altri capitali: perciò un totale di 16,716,299 pezzi. Sono 971 i proprietari Francesi, e 1,308 le loro pro prietà valutate a 9,144,650 di pezzi; 55,800 in altri valori : perciò un totale di 9,200,450 pezzi. Ora le cifre si fanno ancora più modeste: 113 sono i proprietari Inglesi che hanno 251 proprietà del valore di 3,086,200 pezzi; 1,229,600 in altri capitali, quindi 4,315,800 pezzi in tutto. Sono 41 i pro prietarii Brasiliani ed hanno 68 proprietà; 78 i Portoghesi con 152 proprietà; 123 gli Argentini con 256 proprietà; 65 i Tedeschi con 121 proprietà; 31 Svizzeri con 37 proprietà; io Africani; 4 Danesi; 7 Nord-Americani; 7 Austriaci; e 4 altri: insomma tutti i proprietari sono 8,276, posseggono in tutti 12,773 proprietà, del valore dichiarato di pezzi 97,319,200; in altri capitali per 7,967,800 pezzi; quindi un totale di va lori dichiarati per 105,287,000 di pezzi. Ma ciò eh' io credo assai interessante a sapersi ancora è il denaro venuto ogni anno in Italia dall' America per mezzo dei Vaglia consolari, e che io pel primo faccio di pubblica ragione col seguente specchietto. -1" ]

[ "26 Poelvoetsheede , St. Jan ten heede (ten Heere) en Heede nisse tot ons kwam , een tijd van rust en welvaart te zijn geweest. Al heeft men hier, tot dusver, nog geene over blijfselen ontdekt van villa's of andere gebouwen, misschien later spoorloos verwoest of door de zee bedekt, zoo blijkt toch klaar , dat de Romeinsche beschaving hier niet onbekend was , en de gedachte is wel eens bij mij opgekomen , of en kele dier steenen, op genezing uit krankte kunnende doelen, niet reeds op het gebruik van zeebaden wijzen , als herstel lingsmiddel aan de Romeinen niet onbekend. De handel bracht te weeg , dat Britten , Saksers en Scan dinaviërs zich aan deze kusten kwamen vestigen, en, wat in die dagen uit zelfbehoud noodig was, zich in koloniën of gezelschappen vereenigden. Het zou kunnen wezen, dat het opmerkelijke verschil in voorkomen en zeden tusschen de bewoners van de onderscheiden deelen van Walcheren, bijv. tusschen die van Arnemuiden en Westkappel, hiermede eenigszins samenhangt. Dat aanzienlijke personen zich hier nu en dan ophielden, is waarschijnlijk, o. a. de groote keizer Septimius Severus, die herhaalde malen in Brit tannië oorloogde , het eiland der Bataven bezocht , en in 211 te York stierf. In 267 werd de zich tot keizer opge worpen hebbende Posthumus, na eene regeering van veer tien jaren, te Maintz vermoord, en sommigen meenen, dat deze // uitnemende tiran ,\" gelijk hij genoemd werd , zich als Hercules Macusanus aanbidden deed. In de derde eeuw kwamen de volken in midden Europa weder in groote beweging, wellicht onder den schrikwek kenden indruk eener ontzettende pestziekte , waaraan , volgens oude schrijvers, de helft van het menschelijk geslacht zou gestorven zijn. De bewoners der Walchersche kuststreek schijnen op de een of andere wijs in deze groote gebeur tenissen betrokken te zijn geweest; want dat de eerste muntenreeks van het Domburgsche strand met die van den ouderen Tetricus, a°. 273, plotseling ophoudt, wijst op de", "31 doch volgens andere overleveringen zouden het vorsten zonen uit Eriesland geweest zijn , die wegens overbevolking het land moesten ruimen. Zij beloofden hulp, en kregen daarvoor een destijds door de Theems gevormd eilandje, dat zij Thanet noemden, in bezit Nauwelijks is het ge rucht dezer vestiging bekend, of Saksers, Anglen en Eriezen stroomen naar het als rijk en vruchtbaar geprezen land. Zeer waarschijnlijk kwamen velen dier landverhuizers uit het dichtbij gelegen Zeeland, toen tot Eriesland ge rekend , en waar de bevolking zich zeker met moeite bukte voor het kort te voren weder met geweld gevestigde Frankische gezag. Het is opmerkelijk, dat een haven aan den linker-Scheldeoever, bij Hengst- of Hengistdijk , niet ver van het overoude Axel , tot in de middeleeuwen de Saxhaven werd genoemd. In plaats echter van de Britten volgens overeenkomst te helpen , verbinden de Saksers zich met hunne vijanden , en najaren van woedenden strijd, waarin Horsa en Hengist omkomen , zijn de indringers meester van een groot deel van Brittannië. Op het begin dezer worsteling laat de legende door de schoone Ronixa , de zuster der beide Saxers , en die de vrouw werd van koning Vortigern, haar zacht kleurend licht vallen, en later ontstaat bij die terugge drongen Keltische fabelminnende bevolking (fabulosi Britones) de zoo vermaarde koning Artur sage. Na de onderwerping wordt het land in acht koninkrijken verdeeld , als : vier van Anglen , drie van Saksers en een van Jutten , terwijl in Ierland , Schotland en Corn-Wallis zich het Keltische element handhaven bleef. Die kleine koninkrijken brachten natuur lijk onophoudelijken strijd te weeg, tot dat Egbert, om streeks 827 koning van Wessex (West Saksen) , het geheele land onder éen schepter vereenigde en Engeland noemde. Een der munten , op het Domburgsche strand gevonden , zou , volgens dhr. Macaré , aan de vestiging op Thanet herinneren.", "48 of luchter geplaatst , meer rook dan licht gaf; van de Romeinen namen de gegoedden het gebruik van lampen over. Hier en daar schijnt reeds vroeg gebakken steen als bouwstof te zijn aangewend, en waarschijnlijk heeft men in de achtste eeuw in Zeeland, evenals in Engeland, wel tichelwerken (Tigel-geweore) gekend , waar de reuzenklinkers , als Zeeuwsche moppen vermaard , vervaardigd werden. Niet veel later begonnen ook de zoogenoemde //harde daken\" van leien of pannen in gebruik te komen, en misschien werden er hier in dit tijdperk op door de Noormannen bedreigde punten reeds versterkte steenen huizen opgetrok ken , met blinde buitenmuren , een wachttoren en een gracht. De onderhoorigen eener hoeve woonden altijd in hutten bij het hoofdgebouw , waarvan de naaste omtrek door eene heining van palen en vlechtwerk omsloten was, een zoo genoemden //tuin,\" waarvan de benaming nog in het doop hek onzer Zeeuwsche kerken bewaard is gebleven. Het dagelijksch leven was weinig opgewekt, en er lag eene donkere schaduw over. Het bestaan werd door onze voorouders , gedwongen om te worstelen met een barre natuur, ernstig maar somber opgevat, en uit oude sagen en liederen klinkt maar zelden de gulle lach van een op geruimd gemoed. Ruwe wreede dapperheid en vechtlust werd de hoogste deugd geacht , zwakheid en vrees de schan delijkste oneer gerekend. De gesneuvelden, den //bloed dood\" gestorven strijders, doen den //heimgang\" naar Odin, en krijgen in het van goud blinkende Walhalla deel aan woeste drinkgelagen en kampspelen. Ongelukkig de man , door ouderdom of ziekte bezweken , want de // stroodood \" voerde naar Heia's gebied , het sombere jammervolle Nevel heim. Voor het arme verstompte volk, dat zwoegde, sloofde en leed , lichtte zelfs geen hoop in de toekomst , want voor de dikwijls als //vuiligheid\" beschouwde dorpers bestond, naar de aanzienlijken zelfs eeuwen later nog geloofden , geen gelukzaligheid. Oneindig veel is het volk aan het" ]

[ "A THOUSAND AND ONE GEMS. 14 And make one twenty in an hour, Of Æson's age before,\" When on upon my wayless walk As my desires me draw, I like a madman feU to talk And told me, \" That the bottom clear, Now lay'd with many a sett Of seed pearl, e'er she bath'd her there Was known as black as jet : With everything I saw. I ask'd some lilies, \" Why so white They from their fellows were ? \" Who answer'd me, \"That Cynthia's sight Had made them look so clear.\" \" As when she from the water came Where first she touch'd the mould, I ask'd a nodding violet, \" Why It sadly hung the head ? \" It told me, \" Cynthia late past by,\" Too soon from it that fled. In balls the people made the same For pomander, and sold.\" When chance me to an arbour led, Whereas I might behold ; Two blest elysiums in one sted, The less the great infold ; A bed of roses saw I there, Bewitching with their grace, Besides so wond'rous sweet they were, That they perfum'd the place. The place which she had chosen out, Herself in to repose : Had they come down the gods no doubt I of a shrub of those inquir'd, From others of that kind, Who with such virtue them inspir'd ? It answer'd (to my mind) : The very same had chose. The wealthy Spring yet never bore That sweet, nor dainty flower, That damask'd not the chequer'd floor Of Cynthia's summer bower. \" As the base hemlock were we such, The poisoned'st weed that grows, TiU Cynthia, by her godlike touch, Transsorm'd us to the rose. The birch, the myrtle, and the bay, Like friends did all embrace ; And their large branches did display, To canopy the place. ' ' Since when those frosts that winter brings Which candy every green, Renew us like the teeming springs, And we thus fresh are seen.\" Where she like Venus doth appear Upon a rosy bed ; As lilies the soft pillows were, Whereon she lay'd her head. At length I on a fountain light, Whose brim with pinks was platted, The bank with daffodiUies dight With grass like sleeve was matted : Heav'n on her shape such cost bestow'd, And with such bounties blest, No limb of hers but might have made A goddess at the least When I demanded of that well What pow'r frequented there ; Desiring it would please to teU What name it us'd to bear : The flies by chance mesh'd in her hair, By the bright radiance thrown From her clear eyes, rich jewels were. They so like diamonds shone. It told me, \" It was Cynthia's own, Within whose cheerful brims, That curious nymph had oft been known To bathe her snowy Umbs ; The meanest weed the sod there bare, Her breath did so refine, That it with woodbine durst compare, And eke the eglantine. ' ' Since when that water had the pow'r Lost maidenhoods to restore", "A THOUSAND AND ONE GEMS. 88 And after they have shown their pride, Like you, awhile, they glide Into the grave. I'U seek him there, I know ere this The cold, cold earth doth shake him ; But I will go, or send a kiss By you, sir, to awake him. Pray hurt him not ; though he be dead, He knows well who do love him, And who with green turfs rear his head, And who so rudely move him. NIGHT-PIECE TO JULIA. Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee, The shooting stars attend thee ; And the elves also, He's soft and tender, pray take heed ; With bands of cowslips bind him, And bring him home ; but 't is decreed That I shall never find him. Whose little eyes glow Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee ! No WiU-o'-the-wisp mislight thee, Nor snake or slow-worm bite thee ! But on, on thy way, Not making a stay, [thee. Since ghost there is none to affright [Nicholas Breton. 1555— 1624.) PHILLIDA AND CORYDON. Let not the dark thee cumber ; What though the moon does slumber ? The stars of the night Will lend thee their light, Like tapers clear without number. In the merry month of May, In a mom by break of day, With a troop of damsels playing Forth I went forsooth a maying. When anon by a wood side, Where, as May was in his pride, I espied, all alone, PhiUida and Corydon. Then Julia let me woo thee, Thus, thus to come unto me ; And, when I shall meet Thy silvery feet, My soul I U pour into thee. Much ado there was, God wot ! He would love, and she would not, She said, never man was true : He says none was false to you ; THE MAD MAID'S SONG. Good-morrow to the day so fair, Good-morrow, sir, to you ; Good-morrow to my own torn hair, Bedabbled aU with dew. He said he had lov'd her long ; She says love should have no wrong, Corydon would kiss her then ; She says, maids must kiss no men, Good-morrow to this primrose too ; Good-morrow to each maid TiU they do for good and aU, When she made the shepherd caU AU the heavens to witness truth, Never lov'd a truer youth. That will with flowers the tomb bestrew Wherein my love is laid. Ah, woe is me ; woe, woe is me ; Alack and well-a-day ! For pity, sir, find out that bee Which bore my love away. Then with many a pretty oath, Yea and nay, faith and troth. Such as sUly shepherds use, When they will not love abuse ; I'll seek him in your bonnet brave ; I'U seek him in your eyes ; Nay, now I think they've made his j;rave In the bed of strawberries. Love, which had been long deluded. Was, with kisses sweet concluded ; And PhUlida with garlands gay Was made the lady of May.", "A THOUSAND AND ONE GEMS. 563 THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. Ere the evening lamps are lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon the parlour wall, There is a Reaper whose name is Death, And, with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door ; The beloved, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more ; \"Shall I have nought that l<* fair!\" saith he ; \" Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these flowers is He, the young and strong, who cherished Noble longings for the strife, By the roadside fell and perished, Weary with the march of life ! sweet to me, I will give them all back again.\" They, the holy ones and weakly, Who the cross of suffering bore, Folded their pale hands so meekly, Spake with us on earth no more ! He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. And with them the Being Beauteous, Who unto my youth was given, More than all things else to love me, And is now a saint in heaven. \" My Lord has need of these flowerets gay,\" The Reaper said, and smiled ; ' ' Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where He was once a chsid. With a slow and noiseless footstep Comes that messenger divine, Takes the vacant chair beside me, Lays her gentle hand in mine. \" They shaU all bloom in fields of light, Transplanted by My care, And saints, upon their garments white, These sacred blossoms wear.\" And she sits and gazes at me With those deep and tender eyes, Like the stars, so stsil and saint-like, Looking downward from the skies. And the mother gave, in tears and pain, The flowers she most did love ; She knew she should find them all again In the fields of light above. Uttered not, yet comprehended, Is the spirit's voiceless\" prayer, Soft rebukes, in blessings ended, Breathing from her sips of ah. O, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that day ; 'Twas an angel visited the green earth, And took the flowers away. O, though oft depressed and lonely, All my fears are laid aside, If I but remember only Such as these have lived and died ! RESIGNATION. FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS. There is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ! When the hours of Day are numbered, And the voices of the Night Wake the better soul, that slumbered, To a holy, calm delight ; There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair !" ]

[ "ENLIGHTENMENT. 29 show his Assistant some of the tasks he found heart and leisure to essay out of those hours when he was serving her most gracious Majesty. Had any curious inquirers who wished to learn how far egotism will carry a man been wandering about St. Paul's Square on the Christmas Eve of 1879, he would scarcely have found a finer study than Mr. Trosdale, holding forth in that littered room held sacred to genius. Madge was securely absent, he had the field all to himself, and accordingly, mounted on the only hobby he cared to ride, he spurred straight on. Not a detail of any one of the wonderful things he had invented, perfected, been forestalled in, robbed of, lacked money to secure, was Selwyn spared. His young head ached with trying to follow his chief's rapid narrative ; but he was interested in the confidence, nevertheless, and flattered by it enormously. To those whose knowledge of life is limited, a discontented man always seems half a hero, and even if he had not known it before that Christmas-tide ended, Selwyn must have", "THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL. 204 bye, how do you stand yourself for promo tion ?' ' I'm very near the top,' said Mr. Kerry, with a gratified smile. ' There's only Webb before me.' ' Are you not aware Mr. Webb has got his district ? He went to Aylesbury last week.' ' Then I'm top,' observed Mr. Kerry. ' I do not think you'll be left there long ; but we shall see. Good-bye, good-bye. I've left myself hardly any time.' And with these words Mr. Dandison departed. Mr. Kerry was considerably uplifted by the last remark of his chief, which he naturally in terpreted as a kind of promise that his pros pects would be borne in mind by the man most capable of advancing them. He felt, too, that he had dropped good seed into Mr. Dandison's mind in another way, and done Selwyn a real kindness ; though he was quite aware that young gentleman might not so regard his interference. ' But why need he know anything about it at all ?' argued Mr. Kerry. ' He's just like a baby, poor boy, and he doesn't know what's", "CHAPTER XL AFTER YEARS. Mr. Harrison wended his way from the I nland Revenue Offices towards St. Paul's Square, the course of his reflections ran much as follows ' I think I understand who has been the traitor in poor Trosdale's camp. Was there ever a man who bore villainy more plainly written on his face than Cramsey ? I would give five pounds to know for a fact that he has been playing the spy. Better not hint such a thing to that active-limbed young Serle, though — I am vastly mistaken if he is not a very passionate young man. Impetu ous, I should think — just like Trosdale when he was young. He's a nice looking lad, but I must give him a hint not to be an ass, or" ]

[ "MEGHA DUTA, OR 26 Where dwell the Yacshas in their sparkling fields, And Si'va's crescent groves' 7 surrounding gilds, Direct thy licensed journey, and relate To her who mourns in Alaca,™ my fate ; 19 52 There shalt thou find the partner of my woes, True to her faith, and stranger to repose. Her task to weep our destiny severe, And count the moments of the lingering year ; 20 56 A painful life she leads, but still she lives, While hope its aid invigorating gives ; 21 For female hearts, though fragile as the flower, Are firm, when closed by hope's investing power. 2 - 69 Still, as thou ridest on the friendly gale, Shall widowed wives thy march advancing hail j 2 * And all whom no tyrannic laws control, 24 Shall bless thy shadows, deepening as they roll : The gentle breeze shall fan thy stately way, 25 In sportive wreathes the Cranes 16 around thee plaj ; (34", "ANNOTATIONS. 87 Note 34, page 27, verse 83. The beauteous Sylphs shall mark thee with amaze. Literally, \" the wives of the Sidd'has.\" The Sidd'has are ori ginally human beings, but who, by devout abstraction, have attained superhuman powers, and a station apparently inter mediate between men and gods : they tenant the upper regions of the air. Note 35, page 27, verse 86. Some mountain peak along the air is borne. Thus Lucretius (Good's Translation), Book iv. verse 140 : \" Mountains hence, \" And mountain rocks, torn from their base abrupt, \" Seem oft to hover, blotting now the sun.\" Also Book vi, verse 1S8 : \" For mark what clouds, of mountain bulk, the winds \" Drive through the welkin, when the tempests rave. Note 36, page 28, verse 87. The ponderous elephants who prop the skies. Each of the four quarters, and the four intermediate points of the compass, has, . according to the Hindus, a regent or pre siding deity. Each of these deities also has his male and female elephant : the names of them all are enumerated in the Amera C6sha ; see Mr. Colebrooke's translation. p 4", "ANNOTATIONS. 97 \" Oh thou, whose teeth enamelled vie \" With smiling Cunda's pearly ray, \" Hear how the Peacock's amorous ciy \" Salutes the dark and cloudy day.\" And again, in one of the Satacas or Centos of Bhartri Hari, where he is describing the same season : *' When smiling forests, whence the tuneful cries \" Of clustering pea-fowls shrill and frequent rise, \" Teach tender feelings to each human breast, \" And please alike the happy or distressed.\" Note 50, page 31, verse 150. Dasdrna's fields await the coming showers. No traces of this name are to be found in modern maps. It is enumerated in Major Wilford's lists from the Puranas, Asiatic Researches, vol. viii, amongst the countries situated be hind the Vind'hya mountains, and corresponds, according to him, with the Dosarene of Ptolemy and the Periplus. Ptolemy's map has also a Dosara and Dosaronis Fluvium ; and in the Pau ranic list of rivers there is also a Dosarna river, which is said to rise from the mountain Chitracuta. It may possibly corres pond, at least in part, with the modern district of Cheteesgef h, as the etymology of both words refers to similar circumstances. Cheteesger'h is so named from its being supposed to comprise thirty-six forts ; and according to Bharata, the commentator on our text, Dasdrna is derived from Dasa, ten, and Rma, a G" ]

[ "/' /' rr /■ / Scale of 1 Foot", "Fedala. 102 up here, but the exorbitant price given for them by some agents of European antiquarians, induced the Jews to imi tate them, which they did so correctly, that these amateurs were deceived; and lately people have fallen into the oppo site extreme, being now so over cautious as to dispute even the antiques themselves ; for this reason the Moors often sell them to the silver and goldsmiths, for their weight in silver. The last time I was in Africa, I collected a number of these coins, but the vessel, in which I was coming to England, sprung a leak, and foundered ; and although I saved some clothes, I could not get at the coins, which were stowed away in a secret part of the ship, to be secure from discovery in the event of our falling in with any French privateer. About twenty-five miles south of Rabat is a square build ing called (El Monsoria) the Building of El Monsor, it hav ing been erected by that sultan in the 12th century, as a refuge for travellers during the night; as the adjacent country is favourable to the depredations of robbers, and the people of this neighbourhood have been noted, from time immemo rial, as mischievous plunderers. Following the coast southward for 25 miles more, we reach Fedala; where a peninsula, which forms an indif ferent shelter to small vessels, has been called in some maps an island. The Emperor Seedy Mohammed, before he founded Mogodor, was desirous of building a city here. The situation, as to country and produce, is delightful ; and to encourage commerce, he caused the corn to be brought from the Matamores* of the adjacent provinces, and allowed it to be shipped here ; it being cheap, he induced the me r- * Subterraneous vaults, or holes made in the form of a cone, where corn is deposited, and being closed at the opening, it will keep thirty years or more.", "Plan for redeeming Captive 235 American ------- 5 . llllCl ICUU ------- Q Dutch, Danish, SAvedish, &c. - 3 Of the English vessels the crews probably amounted to 200 men and boys, who may be thus accounted for : Young men and boys either drowned, killed, or in- duced to embrace the Mohammedan religion - - 40 Old men and others killed by the Arabs in the first scuffle, Avhen making opposition, or defending them- selves ; also, drowned in getting ashore - - - - 40 Dispersed in various parts of the Desert, after a lapse of time, in consequence of the Consul making no offers sufficiently advantageous to induce the Arabs to bring them to Mogodor (Avhich should always be done as soon as possible after the Avreck, and a price given superior to that of a native slave) - - - - 40 120 Redeemed after a tedious existence among the Arabs of from one to five years, originating from various causes, such as a want of application being made through the proper channel, want of remitting money for their pur- chase, fye. fye. ------------ 80 If any nation of Europe ought to enquire into the mode of remedying this evil, it is certainly Great Britain, Avhose influ ence at the Court of Marocco might be made very consider able, and advantageous to the country ; a trifling sum Avould be sufficient at Mogodor, if deposited in the hands of the" ]

[ "CHAPITRE II. VÉRITABLE CAUSE DE LA MORT DU CZAR PIERRE Ier. — INTRIGUE DE LA CZARINE CATHERINE AVEC LE CHAM- BELLAN MŒNS DE LA CROIX. — JUGEMENT ET SUPPLICE DE CE DERNIER. - RÉFORME RELIGIEUSE OPÉRÉE PAR LE CZAR DANS SES ÉTATS. — DÉTAILS SUR LA FÊTE GROTESQUE DU CONCL.l VU, INSTITUÉE PAR PIERRE Ier A SA COUR. Le Czar Pierre Alexiewilch, connu sous le nom de Pierre Ier et sous le surnom de Pierre le-Grand (1), est mort à Saint-Pétersbourg, (1) C'est le même qui vint en France pendant Ia régence de M. le duc d'Orléans, c'est-à-dire au com-", "49 le Knes papa à son palais avec moins de pompe qu'il n'en étoit sorti. On fut obligé de le ramener, luy et ses car dinaux, sans connoissance à leurs maisons, et l'on se servit pour cela d' yswotchiques (1) sur les quels on les jeta comme l'on auroit chargé des bêtes mortes. De toutes les questions qui surent agitées dans cette assemblée, tant qu'il y régna un peu d'or dre et quelque apparence de raison, je n'en rapporteray qu'une seule ; elle suffira à donner une idée des autres. Un cardinal s'étant plaint que le vin qu'on luy versoit étoit mauvais, on en fit rapport au Knes papa, qui, après avoir envoyé de couchette en couchette pour recueillir les voix, ordonna que la pièce incriminée seroit mise à l'index ; qu'on s'informeroit par quel marchand étranger elle avoit été vendue et qu'il seroit amené en plein (1) Mauvaises voitures, charrettes, traîneaux de louage qu'on trouve sur les places de Moscow et de Saint-Pé tersbourg, et dont les gens du commun se servent, à peu près de la même manière qu'on se sert des fiacres à Paris. '<", "152 son pays qu'au dehors. II possédoit une si grande et si prodigieuse quantité de terres et de sei gneuries dans l'empire de Russie, qu'on y disoit communément qu'il pouvoit aller depuis Riga, en Livonie, jusqu'à Derbend, en Perse, en cou chant toujours dans quelqu'une de ses terres. On comptoit dans l' énumération de ses domaines plus de 150 mille familles de paysans ou es claves, termes synonymes en langue russienne. Ce ne fut pas seulement en Russie que Men chikoff acquit des biens et des honneurs. Le crédit qu'il exerçoit sur Pesprit de son maître luy en attira de la part de tous les princes d'Allemagne et du Nord. L'Empereur Charles VI le fit prince de l'em pire Romain et luy donna le duché de Kosel, en Silésie. Les roys de Danemark, de Prusse et de Pologne le nommèrent chevalier de leurs or dres (1) et attachèrent à ces titres des pensions considérables. (1) II avoit poussé l'ambition et la vanité jusqu'à aspirer à l'ordre du Saint-Esprit. II fit faire à ce sujet quelques ouvertures à la cour de France; mais, sans dire" ]

[ "134 GENIUS OF SCOTLAND. whom it would be desirable to give a full-length portrait. I refer to Dr. Candlish, certainly one of the most popular and effective preachers in the Free Church of Scotland. But I am not in pos session of the materials for such a portrait, having heard him preach only once, and being imperfectly acquainted with the events of his life. He is pro bably about forty-five years of age, rather short of stature, and not particularly imposing or prepos sessing in appearance. His face is rather long and sallow, but set off by an immense forehead, dark bushy hair, and a pair of fine black eyes. He stands bolt upright in the pulpit, and speaks in a clear, strong, deliberate, yet rapid voice. Judging from his published discourses, and the single speci men which I heard, I should think him destitute of pathetic power. He is evidently most at home in the regions of ratiocination. His language is copi ous, energetic, and harmonious. In clearness and finish it is decidedly superior to that of Chalmers, and little inferior to Robert Hall's. It possesses a stateliness, combined with a bounding energy, which render it very effective. His method is remarkably lucid, and his reasoning strong and convincing. In fancy, in touching pathos, in overwhelming energy, in the vivid lightning flashes of genius, he is greatly inferior to Chalmers ; but in clearness of definition, in compactness and purity of style, in strength of logic, and in completeness of arrangement and finish, he must be acknowledged superior. His discourses are highly evangelical. They abound in clear and instructive statements, and defences of", "151 GENIUS OF SCOTLAND. Sir W. — Young man, let's see your hand ; what gars* ye sneer? Patie.— Because your skill 's but little worth, I fear. Sir W.—Ye cut before the point : but, Billy, bide, I'll wager there's a mouse-mark on your side. This being the case, all are astonished at the old man's knowledge, who goes on to predict that Patie, one of these days, will be a rich laird. Elspa. — Hear, ye gudeman, what think ye now ? Symon. — I dinna ken ! Strange auld man, what art thou ? Fair fat your heart, it 's guid to bode o' wealth Come, turn the timmer to laird Patie's health. (Patie's health goes round.) Old Symon, by the request of the spaeman, goes out to meet him, and they have much conversation together. At length — - 11 Sir William drops his masking beard, Symon transported sees The welcome knight, wi' fond regard, An' grasps him round the knees.\" They converse concerning Patie, who is actually Sir William's son and heir, and agree to make known his true position. This is accordingly done, and produces great excitement among the parties. Patie is glad and sorrowful at the same time, and Peggy sees nothing in it but disappointment and grief. A gulf has intervened between her and Patie, and she feels that she must give him up for ever. But Patie assures her of his constant affec tion, and the \" puir thing\" absolutely \" greets for joy to hear his words sae kind.\" * Makes. t Good befall.", "227 GENIUS OF SCOTLAND. It is a sight that fillet h me With meditative joy, To mark these dumb things curiously Crowd round the guardian boy ; As if they felt this Sabbath hour Of bliss lacked all alloy. I bend me towards the tiny flower, That underneath this tree, Opens its little breast of sweets In meekest modesty, And breathes the eloquence of love, In muteness, Lord ! to thee. * * * * * The silentness of night doth brood O'er this bright summer noon ; And nature, in her holiest mood, Doth all things well attune, To joy in the religious dreams Of green and leafy June. Far down the glen in distance gleams, The hamlet's tapering spire, And glittering in meridial beams Its vane is tongued with fire ; And hark, how sweet its silvery bell, — And hark, the rustic choir ! The holy sounds float up the dell To fill my ravished ear, And now the glorious anthems swell,— Of worshippers sincere, — Of hearts bowed in the dust, that shed Faith's penitential tear. Dear Lord ! thy shadow is forth spread, On all mine eye can see ; And filled at the pure fountain-head Of deepest piety, My heart loves all created things, And travels home to thee" ]

[ "NOVEMBER.] MILITARY JOURNAL, 1777. 117 On the 4th of October, General Washington planned an attack on the main body of the enemy stationed at German town, near Philadelphia. The enterprise was planned with such judgment and skill, as to afford promise of a complete victory. The execution of it was conducted by his Excel lency, who attacks like a hero and retreats like a general, and whose presence infuses into the ranks the spirit of hero ism and enthusiasm. Were it not for some unfortunate inci dents, and the faulty conduct of a few individuals, his most sanguine hopes would have been realised. The enemy was actually taken by surprise, and in one point a party was routed and one hundred and ten made prisoners, but were after wards retaken. Almost the whole force of both armies was involved in the tremendous contest, in which British and American bravery were equally conspicuous, and sealed the fate of many valiant officers and men. \" The morning,\" says General Washington's letter to Congress, \" was ex tremely foggy, which prevented our improving the advantage we had gained, so well as we otherwise should have done. This circumstance, by concealing from us the true situation of the enemy, obliged us to act with more caution, and less expedition than we could have wished, and gave the enemy time to recover from the effects of our first impression ; and what was still more unfortunate, it served to keep our differ ent parties in ignorance of each other's movements, and hindered their acting in concert ; it also occasioned them to mistake one another for the enemy, which I believe more than any thing else, contributed to the misfortunes which ensued. In the midst of the most promising appearances, when every thing gave the most flattering hopes of victory, the troops began suddenly to retreat, and entirely left the field in spite of every effort that could be made to rally them. On the whole it may be said, this day was rather unfortunate than injurious. The principal impediment to our success was, that at the moment of victory, the enemy threw a party into Mr. Chew's stone house, who were in a situation not easily to be forced ; and had it in their power, from the windows, to give us considerable annoyance, and in a measure to obstruct our advance.\" A general officer who was engaged in the battle, says, \" Fortune smiled on our arms for hours. The enemy were broken, dispersed and flying on all quarters ; we were in possession of their whole encampment, together with their artillery park, &c. But confusion at last ensued, and we", "OCTOBER.] \"Military journal, 1780. 227 digious panic and gloom Avhich at this critical period must have pervaded the whole people, could scarcely have failed of being productive of consequences overAvhelming the phy sical powers and energies of our country. But we are saved by a miracle, and Ave are confounded in awful astonishment. In a private letter General Washington thus expresses him self, respecting this transaction. \"In no instance since the commencement of the Avar has the interposition of Provi dence appeared more remarkably conspicuous than in the rescue of the post and garrison at West Point. How far Arnold meant to involve me in the catastrophe of this place, does not appear by any indubitable evidence, and I am rather inclined to think he did not Avish to hazard the more import ant object, by attempting to combine tAvo events, the lesser of which might have marred the greater. A combination of extraordinary circumstances, and unaccountable deprivation of presence of mind in a man of the first abilities, and the virtue of three militia men, threAv the adjutant general of the British forces, Avith full proof of Arnold's intention, into our hands, and but for the egregious folly or the beAvildered conception of Lieutenant. Colonel Jameson, Avho seemed lost in astonishment, and not to have known what he was doing, I should undoubtedly have gotten Arnold. Andre has met his fate, and Avith that fortitude Avhich was to be expected from an accomplished man and a gallant officer ; but I mistake if Arnold is suffering at this time the torments of a mental hell. He Avants feeling. From some traits of his character which have lately come to my knoAvledge, he seems to have been sohacknied in crime, so lost to all sense of honour and shame, that AA'hile his faculties still enable him to continue his sor did pursuits, there will be no time for remorse.\" For the sake of human nature, it Avere to be Avished that a veil could be forever throAvn over so vile an example of depravity and Avickedness. Traitor ! you never can knoAv the precious enjoyment of a quiet conscience ! While you sleep, your heart must be awake, and the voice of Andre must thrill through your very soul. Though you may console yourself that you have escaped the galloAvs, a consciousness of your crimes and the infamy and contempt Avhich will forever aAvait you, must incessantly harroAV and torment your spirit, rendering you of all villains, the most wretch ed and miserable. The only atonement in your poAver to alleviate your poignant mental misery, is a humble and 20", "252 MILITARY JOURNAL, 1781. [APRIL, nobscot. It is added, that the general defended himself in the most daring and spirited manner, till he received a Avound and was entirely overpoAvered. See the particulars of this extraordinary affair, in the Appendix. I accompanied Dr. John Hart toNeAV Windsor, to pay our respects to Dr. John Cochran, Avho is lately promoted to the office of Director General of the hospitals of the United States, as successor to Dr. Shippen, resigned. We dined Avith Dr. Cochran, in company with Drs. Eustis and S. Ad ams. Dr. Cochran is a native of Pennsylvania. He served in the office of surgeon's mate in the hospital department, during the Avar between the English and French, which com menced in America, in 1755, and left the service with the reputation of an able and experienced practitioner. From that time to this, he has devoted himself to his professional pursuits in NeAv Jersey, and has been eminently distinguish ed as a practitioner in medicine and surgery. Finding his native country involved in a Avar with Great Britain, his zeal and attachment to her interest, impelled him to the theatre of action, and he proffered his services as a volunteer in the hospital department. General Washington, justly appreciat ing his merit and character, recommended him to Congress, by Avhom he was in April, 1777, appointed physician and surgeon general in the middle department. He is now pro moted to the office of director general of the hospitals of the United States.* Dr. James Craig, AA'ho now succeeds Dr. Cochran, as surgeon and physician general, Avas also employed in the French Avar of 1759, Avith General Wash ington, Avho held the office of major, and when a mutual attachment was formed betAveen them. By intelligence from our army of the south, under com mand of Major General Greene, affairs in that quarter are * Not long after the close of the war, Dr. Cochran removed with his family to New York, where he attended to the duties of his profession, till the adoption of the new constitution, when his friend, President Washington, retaining, to use his own words, \" a cheerful recollection of his past services,\" nominated him to the office of commissioner of loans for the state oi\" New York. This office he held till a para lytic stroke disabled him in some measure from the discharge of its duties, on which he gave in his resignation, and retired to Palatine, in the county of Mongomery, where he terminated a long and useful life, on the 6th of April, 1807, in the 77th year of his age. \" He united a vigorous mind and correct judgment, with information derived and improved from long experience, and faithful habits of attention to the duties of his profession.\" He possessed the pure and inflexible principles of patriotism, and his integrity was unimpeachable. It is gratifying to have this opportunity of express ing a respectful recollection of his urbanity and civilities, and of affording this small tribute to his cherished memory." ]

[ "OVER THE BORDERS OF 68 one else. After a good deal of squabbling, this deA-ice was agreed to ; and the Congress of Carlovitz assembled, according to the ar rangement of Maurocordato, who took great credit to himself for his ingenuity. By this treaty — which was ratified in 1698 — the SaAre became the boundary line of Turkey, and none of the fortresses were to be repaired, except Peterwardein and Belgrade. Modern diplomatists are celebrated for their courtesy and politeness ; and a person capable of such vulgarity as losing his temper, would, now-a-days, be considered quite unfit to represent any of the European powers. A hundred and seATenty-seven years ago people were not so mealy-mouthed, as it is called ; and the Pasha, getting into a rage at the pre tensions of Kuzini, caused a very interesting specimen of the old Turkish style to be trans mitted to posterity. \" Mr. Ambassador,\" cried he, address ing Buzini in the metaphorical style of a regular Eastern, \" it seems to me that you should not so exalt your horn, and speak so foolishly in the presence of the many wise", "CHRISTENDOM AND ESLAMIAH. 263 Janizaries in Belgrade were sorely troubled at seeing a Pasha openly take the side of the Christians ; for they perceived in this the realization of the Sultan's threat, who had wrarned them previously that he would raise the peasants. Gouschantz-Ali, an adventurer, whose only object in taking a part in the disturbance was to enrich himself, no sooner perceived Turnin_ that the cause of the Janizaries was thetables* desperate, than he opened secret negociations AArith the Pasha, and offered to let him into the town. The chiefs of the Janizaries, hearing that this man was treating surreptitiously with the besiegers, became greatly alarmed for their own safety ; and, taking their treasures with them, embarked furtively in small boats, and went down the river to Orsova. No sooner had they gone, than Gouschantz- Ali took possession of the citadel ; and, after plundering the town on his own account, opened, the gates to the Pasha. The Servians, however, declared that they would not be satisfied without the heads of", "OVER THE BORDERS OF 310 Pasha ; and it was a triumph of Austrian diplomacy winch guided these people accord ing to its own pleasure. Instead of helping the Hungarians, the Sublime Porte was forced to treat with its own subjects; and for a few months the Mussulmans and the Christian Slavs were united together for the same cause. A congress of Slavs, held at Travnik, was a copy of similar assemblies at Prague and at Agram ; but the animosity and hatred which distinguished the intercourse of depu ties, supposed to be animated with a friendly spirit, threw the greatest ridicule on their proceedings. Notwithstanding their declaration of war, the Servians took no part in these frivoli ties. Each tribe of Slavs wished to be at the head of the Confederation ; and Servian pride declared that it ought to lead and not to follow. The party of Kara George, fearing that Russia would reinstate the ObrenoAitch family on the throne, became extremely faithful to the Turkish Government ; and, during the" ]

[ "POEMS. r The tear did never leave her cheek, No other youth became her marrow j She found his body in the stream, And now with him she sleeps in Yarrow. B4", "POEMS. 29 Devoted to the Muses' choir, I tune the Caledonian lyre To themes of high renown No other theme than You I'll chuse, Than You invoke no other Muse : Nor will that gentle hand refuse Thy Bard with bays to crown. Where hills by storied streams ascend, My dreams and waking wishes tend Poetic ease to woo ; Where Fairy fingers curl the grove, Where Grecian Spirits round me rove, Alone Inamour'd with the love Of Nature and of You I", "H Y M N s \"3 HYMN VII. 1%/jESSIAH! at thy glad approach The howling wilds are still; Thy praises fill the lonely waste, And breathe from every hill. The hidden fountains, at thy call, Their sacred stores unlock ; Loud in the desert sudden streams Burst living from the rock. The incense of the Spring ascends Upon the morning gale ; Red o'er the hill the roses bloom The lilies in the vale. Renew'd, I" ]

[ "45 ADMINISTRATION. Colonel Gawler were in the course of payment in England, and found that had Colonel Gawler drawn bills for these precisely similar claims remaining unpaid in the colony, that then the creditors here would have been placed in the same position as those elsewhere ; when also I saw the distress which the non payment of these accounts was creating, I felt that I should be no longer justified in refraining from putting all the Govern ment creditors upon an equal footing. I accordingly have com menced drawing drafts upon the Lords of the Treasury for the payment of these outstanding claims ; and I trust that the line of policy I have pursued may meet with the approbation of her Majesty's Government. \" In order that your Lordship may be fully informed on this subject, I have enclosed copies of the letters of advice which I have forwarded to the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury. These contain detailed explanations of the nature of these outstanding claims. \" I have, &c. (Signed) \" G. GREY. \" The Right Hon. Lord John Russell.\" At the end of 1841, such was the activity with which the surveys had been conducted by Captain Frome, that all the claimed special surveys, thirty five in number, 4,000 acres each, had been completed, and the quantity of land open for selection to new comers amounted, moreover, to 306,000 acres, the cost of surveying which had been reduced to l\\d. per acre. Captain Frome also very handsomely consented to perform the duties of Colonial Engi neer gratuitously, by which the colony was not only saved the expense hitherto attending the supervision of that department, but secured the talent of which he is very generally allowed to be possessed.", "224 HORTICULTURE. George Stephenson, Esq., of North Adelaide also shewed some choice varieties. 5. Pears. Prize to No. 156, George Stephenson, Esq., North Adelaide. The Hon. Jacob Hagen, also shewed some very fine pears. 6. Sweet Melons. Prize to No. 122, Mr. A. H. Davis, Moore Farm. The sweet melon which gained the prize, was, in the opinion of the judges, the finest flavour yet produced in the colony. 7. Water Melons. Prize to No. 137, Mr. William Dinham, of the Torrens. It may be as well to state here, for the information of English readers, that so abundant is this delicious fruit in South Austra lia, that it may be had at half-a-crown the hundred-weight. The variety of appearance, sorts, and flavour, adapt themselves to all palates, and compensate for the comparative scarcity of tree fruits, but which give promise of soon becoming as cheap as in any part of the world. The quantity of melons consumed by all classes and ages would astonish the most lavish consumers of fruit in the mother-country. 8. Fruits. Best collection of, for which no prizes were sepa rately offered. Prize to No. 146, George Stephenson, Esq., North Adelaide. These fruits comprised the following : citrons, peaches, plums, almonds, figs, dried figs, pomegranates, passaflora-idulis, orange, banana, olives, guava, medlar, and pine-apple. All these fruits were not in season, but specimens were exhibited to shew their healthy condition. Amongst the fruits, we must make special mention of some beautiful almonds from the garden of George Stephenson, Esq., and a fine dish of sweet almonds sent for exhibition by J. H. Fisher, Esq. Vegetables, for the best and greatest variety. Prize to No. 1 60, Mr. Joseph Ind, Hindley Street. Other vegetables were shewn by Mr. George Clark, Walkerville; Hon Jacob Hagen, Echunga; Mr. A. H. Davis, Moore Farm ;", "278 THE MONTACUTE further; the object of this volume is, to give an account of what has been done in the colony ; the Swansea Sales lists will be the faithful chroniclers of what may be done hereafter. Some handsome specimens of the blue malachite, or hydrocarbon ate of copper, have been worked up and polished by jewellers, for brooches, &c, and look very well. No. 2. The Montacute Copper Mine. This mine is situated in the Mount Lofty range of hills, abutting on the Adelaide Plains ; it is distant from Adelaide ten miles ; from the port six teen miles. It was discovered by Mr. Andrew Henderson, the overseer of Mr. Fortnum ; being in search of a bullock who had strayed away during the night, he determined to climb that spur in the range, now known as the mine ; during his ascent he remarked the green colour of a perpendicular face of rock, and on reaching the summit of this, observed a singular mass of brown and green mineral, a piece of which he broke, and brought home a fragment. Mr. Fortnum, himself a chemist and mineralogist, at a glance recognized it as copper ore of a rich quality. The old saying, that \" discretion is the better part of valour,\" ought to have been recol lected by the discoverers ; the secret was entrusted to some, who again entrusted it to others, until it reached the Survey Office, when, of course, the ongi-" ]

[ "8 Years of Maturity, and tread in the glorious Steps of his Facher. I am, S i r, Your most devoted Humble Servants R. MkhlL", "10 Shall such a Man, of such uncommon Fame, Depart from hence a mere mere empty Name ? Or thro' Ingratitude sink down to Nought, An airy Dream become for Want of Thought ? No. He shall live — Can I forbear to sing ? Ye heav'nly Muses, sacred Succour bring j Inflame my Soul with true pathetic Fire, With fun'ral Numbers strike the sounding Lyre, Since real Virtue claims exalted Praise, To crown my Labour, consecrate my Lays j Let me awhile leave the Castalian Fount, And soar fublimer than Parnassus' Mount ; Let me aloft on Dryden's Pinions rise, Leave this fad Earth, and reach the golden Skies : Then like the Lark that springs up from the Ground, When her fad Nest the prying Churl has found, For while he rifles all her callow Care, Pois'd on her Wings, or mounting up the Air, She looks with Pity on the dismal Plain, And warbles loud her melancholy Strain. So I'll look down in my aerial Flight On Dorsetshire, (Oh ! miserable Sight ! ) And", "20 Oh ! may thy Son ( kind Heav'n indulge my Pray'r ) Exert his Faculties with daily Care, To fill with Honour thy lamented Place, And pass thro' Manhood with an equal Grace; For farther 'tis impossible to go, Thou wast th' Almighty's Glory here below. Farewell great Saint! enraptur'd I behold An op'ning Cloud enrich'd with heav'nly Gold ; Unnumber'd Angels with Impatience wait To hail their Brother to his glorious State. Thy Ears are charm'd with a melodious Sound, Celestial Music warbles all around — Cherubs and Seraphims divinely play — And Angels sing to harmonize thy Way. Thy Flight's so swift — thou'lt soon evade my Eyes, Thou hast already pass'd the liquid Skies ; Th' ethereal Entrance opens to thy View, The Saphire Portal shines with azure Hue, The fine-wrought Gate, more glorious to behold, Projects afar the purest Rays of Gold — It" ]

[ "21 ON THE WRITINGS OF DICKENS. of the \" house of Dombey,\" and the fad of his much boasted reputation, to chasten, and ultimately to humble, the false pride of his nature. Other authors, Jerrold for instance, would have crushed and annihilated him in the ruin of his house. But Dickens purifies by calamity and elevates by adversity ; and we take leave of the formerly cold-hearted man of business with mingled feelings of satisfaction that he has at length been made to appreciate and love his daughter Florence and take an interest in her offspring — and of sorrow that the frozen fountains of his heart did not sooner melt beneath the sunny and social influences of life. We have not space to touch upon the ndnor characters in the work. It would be a pleasant thing, to me at least, to speak of the peculiar character of Captain Cuttle and his friend Jack Bunsby — to take a look into the shop of old Solomon Gdls — to pay a visit to Dr. Blimber's establish ment, and have a word or two with Mr. Toots — to retail a few of the jokes of Joe Bagstock — and a few of the opinions of Mrs. Chick and Miss Tox — but these will readdy present themselves to the minds of those who have read with dehght the numerous characters in the work of Dombey & Son — and to those who have not, it is impossible to convey any idea of the author's witty, humorous, and ludicrous descriptions. CHAPTER IV. THE CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE CHIMES, ETC. I have refrained from mentioning the Christmas works of Dickens, not that they may be carelessly passed over, but that a consideration of them apart from his other produc tions suited better with the arrangement of these sketches. It would occupy too much space, however, to notice aU Dickens' s Christmas Stories, for there is sufficient and ample material in the five that have been published to form a volume. I shaU merely, therefore, confine my remarks to", "62 CHARACTERISTICS OF SOUTH DURHAM. \"gentle Md of mild declivity\" arrests our wandering steps, or some qMet secluded vale woos us to rest within its \" bosom of shade ;\" but hke the fitful rays of happiness, or the glit terincr o-leams of hope, they quickly fade before us, and we are again surrounded by the cold and cheerless picture that hath stamped its monotonous image on the mind. Some whose fortune it is to dweU in those particular places of rural beauty, which we know are to be found in South Durham, wdl perhaps consider our remarks a hbel on the \"land we live in ;\" but they must extend their vision beyond the limits of their own homestead, and take a general *.iew of the county, in which these bright parts of beauty sMne out as the redeeming flowers in the wilderness, and only cast more into comparative insignificance the portions that are without such recommendations of grace and lovehness. No one, however, wiU dispute that South Durham is barren of traditions, baUads, and legends. There are few spots in the world less Miked with past events and by-gone days of feudal glory than this same locality. It is true that the genius of Scott hath cast its haUowing and everlasting influence over the picturesque scenery of Barnard, and waked the sound of his harp, long years ago, by the waters of the Tees ; but how few are the strams that have sounded tMough the lapse of ages in praise of our native scenes ! How barren and unfruitful has been the soil in the production of minds that could make every haunt bright with associations, and clothe with the beauty of their own thoughts the Mils and dales that were the mute and unconscious objects of their early worship and inspiration. Traditions there are few, if any, that stand prominently out as belongmg distinctly to this particular locality, and the traveUer will find httle of that knowledge in South Durham which has been transmitted from one generation to another (without the aid of the scribe or the printer) tid eventually rescued from its precarious and uncertain existence by some wandering Ossian or daring Macpherson, who stamps it indehbly on the minds of the people. How far this imfrMt fulness of tradition is a loss, we are not, perhaps, able to estimate ; but we know that tradition has ever been the means of calling into action high powers of inteUect.", "98 THE YEAR. Though a deeper thought comes o'er me, Yet I pine not with regret For the spring-time gone before me, Or the summer sunlight set. But when Winter, stern and hoary, Brings his white sMoud for the year, And the last gleams of his glory May be seen tMough many a tear, While my heart may well be mourning, Then I hope for Spring again, That wiU come like Joy returning After many days of pain. MARY. Mary ! thou art gone from me, Now my joy is shaded : Mary ! thou art gone from me, Now my hope is faded. To other lips wid tMne be prest, To other eyes thine own wM turn, WMle in tins self-consuming breast, The quencldess Me of love will burn. Like the mornMg hght you came Soft and sweetly smMng, Bringing many a speecldess dream, Grief and care begMling : But, oh, since you have left me now, It seems as though the rosy light Had passed for ever from the earth, And faded into endless night. Mary ! thou art gone from me, Now my joy is shaded : Mary ! thou art gone from me, Now my hope is faded." ]

[ "14 THE SIREN. saved us from disaster or positive calamity. You were only just in time, when you sent the telegram, to stop his posting some absurdly tender and compromis ing verses. And. I know he has surreptitiously bought an engagement ring, and it will be no easy matter to avert the catastrophe as it is. How would you like to see this in the \" Warmington Wasp,\" or \" Biggborough Blue Bottle \" (for breach of promise is better, whatever it costs, than union with this girl)? \"Interesting case of heartless desertion.\" (This will probably be shouted out by the lively and imaginative boys, who add something sensational to their papers if they cannot sell them, and I think a breach of promise ranks next to a \" frightful murder,\" or \" appalling suicide,\" in the estimation of readers of the evening papers.) \" We are most happy to announce that Miss Elizabeth Vane, a young lady of great personal attractions and accomplishments, has just obtained a verdict with £1000 damages from a certain, or rather uncertain, Mr. Heartley Sweetinburgh (never was a man more misnamed), a heartless adventurer from the source of wickedness, London, who basely broke off his promise of marriage on finding her dower not equal to his mercenary expectations.\" Or this in the \" County Comet.\" \" The public will hear with great pleasure that a young lady, who is an ornament, not only to the school where she has been educated, but to the town in which she was born, has received very substantial compensation from a heartless and unprincipled person whom we might characterise by a very severe name. This would-be lady-killer will remember, in his diminished capital, that he cannot trifle with beauty and innocence, without having to pay for it afterwards.\" If Blodger has the ear of the editor you might expect something in this style or stronger (depending upon whether it was a before or after dinner lucubration ; mild remonstrances characterise the latter, stinging superlatives the former ; hunger, which adds irritation and gloom to our before-dinner conversation, has the same effect upon one's writing, of whatever kind it may be). Even this is preferable to an objectionable alliance. Mrs. Sweet. Oh don't, Mr. Knivett! You surely do not think such a thing possible ! And. Possible ? Yes ! he is on the verge of it. If she plays her cards well and we play ours badly, it is not only possible, but probable ; nay, I should say certain. But he must be frightened or bullied out of proposing, whatever the difficulties or consequences may be. Mrs. Sweet. Heartley will keep on saying that we do not understand heart instincts and real affections.", "86 THE SIREN. give him such a chase before he can inflict a well-deserved punishment. Why, you incorrigible young romp, what will you propose next ? Herr Kramme (with a grand and pretentious air). I have stooded a time ver long waiting for Miss Cherry's decision. Mr. Mount. Now Cherry, submit with a good grace. Turn up your face. I give you leave to shut your eyes, but no shirking. And. (aside). I don't half like the dear little creature being harried like this. What can Mountjoy mean ? [Herr Kramme puffs his lips out, smacks them loudly as if going to have a drink, tucks his sleeves up, ostentatiously advances with a heavy tread toward Cherry, who recoils in horror. Mr. Mountjoy is intensely delighted at her alarm, as Herr Kramme thunders slowly up, with chest expanded and arms posed en lobster-claw fashion. Andrew angrily rises, but catching a wink from Herr Kramme, sits down. Cherry (springing back and stepping quickly over to Andrew). Protect me, Andrew, for I am run to earth. I suppose I may take shelter on your knee, as I used to as a child, when I found Dick too much for me. Not grown too big, am I ? And. (suddenly, with feeling). Too big, darling ? I hope you will never be too big to be by me for the rest of your life. (Turning to Mr. Mountjoy). I intended to have kept back this confession till Cherry had left school, and then have made it in a suitable place, under proper circumstances, but my innermost citadel has been carried by storm, before I could get a single gun into position. I must call her \" The Siren of Warmington,\" with your permission, as the crow7n has certainly been transferred from Heartley's former queen, and placed on the head of one to whom it is much more suitable and becoming. To think of an antiquity like me, who knows old age is waiting for him behind the next turning, having a confession of love drawn from his tough old heart ! The young lady who can achieve this worthily deserves the title of Siren, for it is not what an ordinary girl could effect. Cherry (putting her hand on his shoulder). Don't call yourself old, Andrew ; you look fresher and more youthful than many men younger in years ; and I am sure your heart is much more tender than those of the puppies who pretend they are in love with me, as they hang round me at evening parties, but who are much older in feeling. Mr. Mount, (slily). One of the \" puppies \" might hang himself if not allowed to hang about you, if he were of a Werther turn of mind.", "THE SIREN. 91 And. A nice thought, and I hope you will often come and hear her sing in future days. Herr Kramme. There is one ver sweet custom in my Faderland — zat is when von young lady is engaged, her old friends have de privilege and pleasure to give her von lovely heart kiss of friendship. And. (laughing). I very much question the correctness of that statement, and I've no doubt you will find some other ancient usage that allows the same sort of thing the next time we meet. But mind it does not get beyond the salute of friendship, and it must be on the forehead — any other kind is between her and me. Herr Kramme. Ach, dat is so. And. (slily). But I will graciously allow you to salute her hand when you are overcome with admiration or affection. Herr Kramme. Yes, as a leetle overture to de sympony. And. You are incorrigible, and the worst of it is you have a knack of looking too solemn and staid for this kind of amusement when your features are at rest, and the Syntax-like twinkle does not come forth and disclose your real nature, and so innocent persons are taken off their guard. Herr Kramme. I must find, as you say, some beautiful custom of my dear Faderland. But I shall much miss Miss Cherry from the school. And. That I can quite understand ; she is a sunbeam that cannot be every where ; but, as I said before, I have no wish to shorten her education to suit my wishes. Speaking of the school reminds me of the creature, what has become of her? Herr Kramme. Oh ! she will be obliged to leave ; the girls would not speak to her, but she had made sure of ze German prize zis term and tried to brazen it out, but I am so pleased you took that prize from her last year, for she did learn languages better zan anyzing. And. We always have charades or theatricals at my mother's villa in St. James's Forest every Christmas, when the house is filled with as many of our old friends as it can hold without giving way, but it will never be so full as to exclude Herr and Mrs. von Kramme. I hope Cherry will then appear in some drama suitable to her gifts. In the meantime I have my eye on a little villa at Highstead, which I shall name \" Mountjoy Lodge.\" Cherry. Thank you, Andrew. (To Herr Kramme). Where you will be always most welcome. Herr Kramme. You will be soore of me at Christmas ; I shall not forget the blessed English custom of de mistletoe." ]

[ "LE DIX-HUITIÈME SIÉCLE. 101 Junon, Proserpine, ou bien la mère des Gracques, Cornélie. La noble tête ainsi tranchée conservait toutes les apparences de la vie éternelle. Elle était si belle ainsi, que notre jeune homme ne put résister à Tenvie d'emporter dans sa maison ce noble marbre. Du jardin et du palais de Versailles , passer dans une mansarde de la rue Saint-Jacques; après avoir été l'hôte du roi Louis XIV et Thòte du roi Louis XV , ne plus habiter que la chambre d'un proscrit, d'un prêtre, d'un condamné àl'avance: telle était l'histoire de ce beau marbre; niais, en ce temps-là , heureux qui savait où trouver une cachette pour la nuit, sauf à redevenir un vagabond le lendemain ! A la fin , après avoir bien hésité, notre jeune lévite s'empare de la tête brisée, et, la cachant sous son manteau, il l'empor tait, plus heureux et plus fier que le chevalier Desgrieux lors que la belle Manon T enlève aux murs de Saint-Sulpice. Arrivé à la porte du jardin, voici que notre jeune antiquaire est arrêté par un terroriste de Tendroit. « Que portes-tu sous ton manteau, brigand? » Et voyant cette noble tête venue de si loin, de Rome ou de la Grèce peut-être, pour être ainsi mutilée à deux mille ans de distance : « Ah ! s'écria le bandit, voilà la tête de la reine, c'est la tienne qu'il me faut en retour. » En même temps, l'abbé, tout tremblant, est conduit au district. « C'est fait de moi , se disait-il ; on va savoir que je suis un gentilhomme et un prêtre... » II entre. Le président Tinterroge. Le président cachait sous sa carmagnole un noble cœur, et une bonne tête sous son bonnet rouge. — « Qu'a fait ce citoyen ? demanda-t-il à Taccusateur. — - • II a volé une statue , répondit l'autre. — Une statue? répliqua le président, c'est impossible. Est-ce que tu porterais une statue, toi qui parles? II n'a pris qu'un morceau de marbre du tyran : laisse-le partir, et rends-lui son inarbre. » Revenons à M. du Sommerard. A force de soins et de re cherches tout empreintes de piété et de respect, s'était formée, dans la tète de cet excellent homme, une espèce d'histoire", "FONTAINEBLEAU. 193 jours TEmpereur. Une voix bien connue les vint tirer de leur stupeur : «Soldats! leur disait il, je vous fais mes adieux. Depuis vingt ans que nous sommes ensemble, je suis content de vous, je vous ai toujours trouvés au chemin de l'honneur! » Après quoi il embrassa les aigles et il remonta d'un pas ferme et tran quille ce même escalier de Fontainebleau, aujourd'hui chargé de fleurs. Ainsi se séparèrent, — à cette même place, — TEmpereur et la grande armée, pour aller mourir çà et là les uns et les autres, dans la même tristesse, dans la même gloire, dans le même abandon. Cependant pénétrons dans le palais de tant de monarques ab solus, et prenons garde d'avoir en nos mains le fil d'Ariane, car une fois entré là on se perd : c'est le plus merveilleux dédale qui ait jamais étonné l'imagination humaine. Ce ne sont que vastes galeries, salles immenses, amphithéâtres, escaliers de géants, mystérieux couloirs, douces retraites cachées dans le mur, balcons de marbre et de bronze. Tous les temps, tous les lieux, tous les arts, tous les monarques, sont représentés dans ces murailles. Le seizième siècle y a jeté tous ses caprices et toute sa poésie; Louis XIII et Henri IV ont laissé sur ces murailles leur empreinte italienne et française à la sois ; Louis XIV porta dans ces murailles sa royale et naissante gran deur; Tempereur Napoléon y vint attendre cette impératrice Marie-Louise d'Autriche, qui l'alliait aux rois de l'Europe en le séparant du peuple de France. Or, telle élait la majesté de ces murailles, que chacun des pouvoirs qui ont passé par là, — ne fût-ce qu'un jour, — s'est vu forcé d'ajouter une magnificence nouvelle à ces magnificences. Tel roi, pour signaler son pas sage à Fontainebleau, a bâti tout un palais pour faire suite aux palais primitifs ; tel autre a construit une église ; le troisième un théâtre , ou tout au moins une galerie ; ce dernier enfin eut à peine le temps d'y graver son nom et son chiffre, après quoi il 25", "L ÉTÉ A PARIS. 262 voici que vous revoyez tous les naïfs transports de votre jeunesse, tous les accidents heureux de vos vingt ans, tout Tamour charmant et maternel dont vous entouraient les beaux rivages de là-bas. Soudain, au milieu de la fête la plus brillante, la tristesse vous vient au cœur, vos yeux se remplissent de larmes mal contenues; vous vous dites à vous même : «Que fais-je ici , moi étranger à ces mœurs, à ces hom mes, à ces usages, à ces fêtes, à ces plaisirs? Que fais-je ici, plongé que je suis dans Toisiveté parisienne , moi dont la vie devrait être, à cette heure, si remplie d'activité, de zèle, d'ambi tion, de travail? Avec le remords arrivent les regrets de l'ab sence, votre mère qui vous appelle, votre père que vous n'avez pas vu depuis longtemps, votre aieul que vous ne retrouverez pas peut-être, votre sœur Ce qui m'a rappelé ma sœur, c'est l'histoire de notre musicien Schlesinger, c'est la musique de ce malheureux artiste, mort si vite, oublié si tôt! Certes, ses mé lodies étaient simples, mais elles étaient charmantes. Aux es prits indifférents, cette musique paraît à peine comme un écho lointain des mélodies de Schubert; mais pour celui qui Ta en tendue étant jeune , celui-là , rien qu'à retrouver quelques-unes de ces notes plaintives, revoit d'un coup d'œil toute sa vie de Tenfance. Sur cet air que personne n'écoute, nous, jeunes gens, nous avons écrit nos premiers vers d'amour, nous avons dansé notre première contredanse, aux accompagnements légers de cette facile et abondante musique. O bonheur! ma première valse, quand je tenais dans mes mains frémissantes la taille élancée de miss Fanny , cette valse était écrite par le musicien de nos beaux jours. Vous comprenez donc bien vite comment, dans cette dernière soirée si bien remplie, je retrouvai en moi même le violent désir de revoir notre chère Amérique — et de ne plus te quitter, toi, le inonde, qui es pour moi le vrai monde. Ainsi, la visite que j'avais faite comme une simple vi site du soir, fut réellement la dernière. Une seconde sois je pris congé de ces amis que Paris m' avait prêtés, car en fait d'amitié" ]

[ "THE WORKS OF HENRY FIELDING. 14 BOOK I. CHAPTER I. and of Mrs. Pamela Andrews. How artfully doth the former, by insinuating that he escaped being promoted to the highest stations in Church and State, teach us a contempt of worldly gran deur! how strongly doth he inculcate an abso lute submission to our superiors ! Lastly, how completely doth he arm us against so uneasy, so wretched a passion as the fear of shame ! how clearly doth he expose the emptiness and vanity of that phantom, reputation ! Of writing lives in general, and particularly of Pamela; with a word by the by of Collcy Ciliber and others. It is a trite but true observation, that examples work more forcibly on the mind than precepts ; and if this be just in what is odious and blame able, it is more strongly so in what is amiable and praiseworthy. Here emulation most effectu ally operates upon us, and inspires our imitation in an irresistible manner. A good man there fore is a standing lesson to all his acquaintance, and of far greater use in that narrow circle than a good book. What the female readers are taught by the memoirs of Mrs. Andrews, is so well set forth in the excellent essays or letters prefixed to the second and subsequent editions of that work, that it would be here a needless repetition. The authentic history with which I now present the public is an instance of the great good that book is likely to do, and of the prevalence of example which I have just observed ; since it will appear that it was by keeping the excellent pattern of his sister's virtues before his eyes, that Mr. Joseph Andrews was chiefly enabled to preserve his purity in the midst of such great temptations. I shall only add that this character of male chastity, though doubtless as desirable and be coming in one part of the human species as in the other, is almost the only virtue which the great apologist hath not given himself for the sake of giving the example to his readers. But, as it often happens that the best men are but Uttle known, and consequently cannot extend the usefulness of their examples a great way, the writer may be called in aid to spread their history further, and to present the amiable pictures to those who have not the happiness of knowing the originals ; and so, by communicat ing such valuable patterns to the world, he may perhaps do a more extensive service to mankind than the person whose life originally afforded the pattern. In this light 1 have always regarded those biographers who have recorded the actions of great and worthy persons of both sexes. Not to mention those ancient writers which of late days are little read, being written in obsolete, and, as they are generally thought, unintelligible lan guages, such as Plutarch, Nepos, aad others, which I heard of in my youth, our own language affords many of excellent use and instruction, finely calculated to sow the seeds of virtue iu youth, and very easy to bo comprehended by persons of moderate capacity. Such as tlie history of John the Great, who, by his brave and heroic actions against men of large and athletic bodies, obtained the glorious appellation of the Giant-killer ; that of an Earl of Warwick, whose Christian name was Guy ; the lives of Argalus and Parthenia ; and, above all, the history of those seven worthy personages, the Champions of Christendom. In all these delight is mixed with instruction, and the reader is almost as much improved as entertained. CHAPTER II. Of Mr. Joseph Andrews, his birth, parentage, edu- cation, and great endowments; with a word or two concerning ancestors. Mr. Joseph Andrews, the hero of our ensuing history, was esteemed to be the only son of Gaffer and Gammer Andrews, and brother to the illustrious Pamela, whose virtue is at present so famous. As to his ancestors, we have searched with great diligence, but little success, being unable to trace them further than his great grandfather, who, as an elderly person in the parish remembers to have heard his father say, was an excellent cudgel-player. Whether he had any ancestors before this, we must leave to the opinion of our curious reader, finding nothing of sufficient certainty to rely on. However, wo cannot omit inserting an epitaph which an in genious friend of ours hath communicated : But I pass by these and many others to men tion two books lately published, which represent an admirable pattern of the amiable in either sex. The former of these, which deals in male virtue, was written by the great person himself, who lived the life he hath recorded, and is by many thought to have lived such a life only in order to write it. The other is communicated to us by an historian who borrows his lights, as the common method is, from authentic papers and records. The reader, I believe, already con jectures I mean the lives of Mr. Colley Cibber Stay, traveller, for underneath this pew Lies fast asleep that merry man Andrew: \"When the last dny's great sun shall gild the skies, Then he shall from his tomb get up and rise. Be merry while thou canst, for surely thou Shalt shortly be as sad as he is now. The words are almost out of the stone with anti quity. But it is needless to observe that Andrew here is writ without an s, aud is, besides, a", "THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES. 413 Something like this, I believe, frequently happens, where the whole attention of two friends being engaged in the part which each is to act, in order to impose on the other, neither sees nor suspects the arts practised against him self ; and thus the thrust of both (to borrow no improper metaphor on the occasion) alike takes place. bride at that time of night was so extraordinary a proceeding, that it could he accounted for only by imagining that young Nightingale had re vealed the whole truth, which the apparent openness of his temper, and his being flustered with liquor, made too probable. While he was reasoning with himself whethei he should acquaint these poor people with his suspicion, the maid of the house informed him that a gentlewoman desired to speak with him. He went immediately out, and, taking the candle from the maid, ushered his visitant up stairs, who, in the person of Mrs. Honour, acquainted him with such dreadful news concerning his Sophia, that he immediately lost all consideration for every other person; and his whole stock of compassion was entirely swallowed up in reflec tions on his own misery, and on that of his unfor tunate angel. From the same reason it is no unusual thing for both parties to be overreached in a bargain, though the one must be always the greater loser, as was he who sold a blind horse, and received a bad note in payment. Our company in about half an hour broke up, and the uncle carried off his nephew ; but not before the latter had assured Miss Nancy, in a whisper, that he would attend her early in the morning, and fulfil all his engagements. Jones, who was the least concerned in this scene, saw the most. He did indeed suspect the very fact; for, besides observing the great altera tion in the behaviour of the uncle, the distance he assumed, and his overstrained civility to Miss Nancy, the carrying off a bridegroom from his What this dreadful matter was, the reader will be informed, after we have first related the many preceding steps which produced it, and those will be the subject of the following book. BOOK XV. IN WHICH THE HISTORY ADVANCES ABOUT TWO DAYS. CHAPTER I. surest way to human happiness ; because I am afraid we must then include poverty and con tempt, with all the mischiefs which backbiting, envy, and ingratitude can bring on mankind, in our idea of happiness ; nay, sometimes perhaps we shall be obliged to wait upon the said happi ness to a gaol, since many by the above virtue have brought themselves thither. 7*oo short to need a preface. There are a set of religious, or rather moral writers, who teach that virtue is the certain road to happiness, and vice to misery, in this world. A very wholesome and comfortable doctrine, and to which we have but one objec tion, namely, that it is not true. I have not now leisure to enter upon so large a field of speculation as here seems opening upon me : my design was to wipe off a doctrine that lay in my way ; since, while Mr. Joues was acting the most virtuous part imaginable in labouring to preserve his fellow-creatures from destruction, the devil, or some other evil spirit, one perhaps clothed in human flesh, was hard at work to make him completely miserable in the ruin of his Sophia. Indeed, if by virtue these writers mean the exercise of those cardinal virtues which, like good housewives, stay at home, and mind only the business of their own family, I shall very readily concede the point ; for so surely do all these contribute and lead to happiness, that I could almost wish, in violation of all the ancient and. modern sages, to call them rather by the name of wisdom than by that of virtue : for, with regard to this life, no system, I conceive, was wiser than that of the ancient Epicureans, who held this wisdom to constitute the chief good ; nor foolisher than that of their opposites, those modern epicures, who place all felicity in the abundant gratification of every sensual appetite. This, therefore, would seem an exception to the above rule, if indeed it was a rule; but as we have in our voyage through life seen so many other exceptions to it, we choose to dispute the doctrine on which it is founded, which we don't apprehend to be Christian, which we are con vinced is not true, aud which is indeed destruc tive of one of the noblest arguments that reason alone can furnish for the belief of immortality. But if by virtue is meant (as I almost think it ought) a certain relative quality, which is always busying itself without doors, and seems as much interested in pursuing the good of others as its own, I cannot so easily agree that this is the But as the reader's curiosity (if he hath any) must be now awake and hungry, we shall pro vide to feed it as fast as we can.", "THE WORKS OF HENRY FIELDING. 456 comfort. I apprehend no danger from Blifil. I have undone myself.' — 'Don't despair,' replied Mrs. Miller; 'you know not what a woman can do ; and if anything be in my power, I promise you I will do it to serve you. It is my duty. My son, my dear Mr. Nightingale, who is so kind to tell me he hath obligations to you on the same account, knows it is my duty. Shall I go to the lady myself? I will say anything to her you would have me say.' to him soon, during which Mrs. Miller said she hoped to bring him some good news from his mistress ; and Mr. Nightingale promised to in quire into the state of Mr. Fitzpatrick's wound, and likewise to find out some of the persons who were present at the rencounter. The former of these went directly in quest of Sophia, whither we likewise shall now attend her. CHAPTER VI. ' Thou best of women,' cries Jones, taking her by the hand, 'talk not of obligations to me; — but as you have been so kind to mention it, there is a favour which perhaps may be in your power. I see you are acquainted with the lady (how you came by your information I know not) who sits, indeed, very near my heart. If you could con trive to deliver this (giving her a paper from his pocket), I shall for ever acknowledge your goodness.' In which Mrs. Miller pays a visit to Sophia. Access to the young lady was by no means difficult; for, as she lived now on a perfect friendly footing with her aunt, she was at full liberty to receive what visitants she pleased. Sophia was dressing when she was acquainted that there was a gentlewoman below to wait on her. As she was neither afraid nor ashamed to see any of her own sex, Mrs. Miller was imme diately admitted. 'Give it me,' said Mrs. Miller. ' If I see it not in her own possession before I sleep, may my next sleep be my last! Comfort yourself, my good young man ! be wise enough to take warn ing from past follies, and I warrant all shall be well, and I shall yet see you happy with the most charming young lady in the world; for so I hear from every one she is.' Curtseys and the usual ceremonials between women who are strangers to each other being past, Sophia said, ' I have not the pleasure to know you, madam.' — ' No, madam,' answered Mrs. Miller, ' and I must beg pardon for intrud ing upon you. But when you know what has induced me to give you this trouble, I hope ' 'Pray, what is your business, madam?' said Sophia with a little emotion. — ' Madam, we are not alone,' replied Mrs. Miller in a low voice. — ' Go out, Betty,' said Sophia. 'Believe me, madam,' said he, 'I do not speak the common cant of one in my unhappy situation. Before this dreadful accident happened, I had re solved to quit a life of which I was become sensi ble of tlie wickedness as well as folly. I do assure you, notwithstanding the disturbances I have un fortunately occasioned in your house, for which I heartily ask your pardon, I am not an abandoned profligate. Though I have been hurried into vices, I do not approve a vicious character, nor will I ever from this moment deserve it' When Betty was departed, Mrs. Miller said, ' I was desired, madam, by a very unhappy young gentleman to deliver you this letter.' Sophia changed colour when she saw the direc tion, well knowing the hand, and after some hesitation said, 'I could not conceive, madam, from your appearance, that your business had been of such a nature. — Whomever you brought this letter from, I shall not open it. I should be sorry to entertain an unjust suspicion of any one ; but you are an utter stranger to me.' Mrs. Miller expressed great satisfaction in these declarations, in the sincerity of which she averred she had an entire faith ; and now the remainder of the conversation passed in the joint attempts of that good woman and Mr. Nightingale to cheer the dejected spirits of Mr. Jones, in which they so far succeeded as to leave him much better comforted and satisfied than they found him, to which happy alteration nothing so much contributed as the kind under taking of Mrs. Miller to deliver his letter to Sophia, which he despaired of finding any means to accomplish; for when Black George pro duced the last from Sophia, he informed Part ridge that she had strictly charged him, on pain of having it communicated to her father, not to bring her any answer. He was, moreover, not a little pleased to find he had so ;; warm an ad vocate to Mr. Allworthy himself in this good woman, who was in reality one of the worthiest creatures in the world. ' If you will have patience, madam,' answered Mrs. Miller, ' I will acquaint you who I am, and bow I came by that letter.' — ' 1 have no curiosity, madam, to know anything,' cries Sophia ; ' but I must insist on your delivering that letter back to the person who gave it you.' Mrs. Miller then fell upon her knees, and in the most passionate terms implored her compas sion, to which Sophia answered, ' Sure, madam, it is surprising you should be so very strongly interested in the behalf of this person. I would not think, madam ' ' No, madam,' says Mrs. Miller, 'you shall not think anything but the truth. I will tell you all, and you will not wonder that I am interested. He is the best natured creature that ever was born.' She then began and related the story of Mr. Henderson. After this she cried, ' This, madam, this is his goodness ; but I have much more tender obliga- After about an hour's visit from the lady (for Nightingale had been with him much longer), they both took their leave, promising to return" ]

[ "37 de Louvain. II institua trois dégrés de juridiction : la pre mière instance, Tinstauce d'appel et celle de révision, et il établit en outre un conseil souverain de justice, chargé de juger en dernier ressort. stoornisse geschiet tot Loven door eenige ierschmannen, 21 juin 1788. — Bries uyt Loven, 1 julii 1788. — Request opgedraegen door eenige theolo ganten van het seminarie filial aen de Heeren Staeten van Luxemburg, 29 junii 1788. — Lettre de Louvain, 30 juin 1788. — Représentation des théologiens et séminaristes des provinces belgiques au cardinal archevêque de Malines, aux évêques d'Anvers, de Gand, de Bruges, de Tournay, d'Ypres, de Namur et de Ruremonde, juillet 1788. — Verhael van den voorval tot Loven sedert 11 julii 17S8. — Votum cleri dicecesis Ganda vensis ac illustrissimum strages Gandensi, prœ reliquis diœcesi immi neret, 15 julii 1788. — Dépêche de LL. AA. RR. adressée aux États de Brabant, Ie 17 juillet 1788. — Représentation de Tarchevêque de Malines aux gouverneurs des Pays-Bas, sur la dépêche du 17 juillet 1788. — Mandement ou letlre pastorale attribuée à Tarchevêque de Malines avec des observations qui prouvent que cette pièce n'est pas de lui. — Notes apologétiques sur la lettre pastorale de Tarchevêque de Malines du 31 juillet 1788, en réponse aux observations qui tendent à prouver que cette pièce n'est pas de lui. — Requête des membres exilés de l'univer sité de Louvain présentée aux États de Brabant. — lre lettre de M. Le Plat à Tarchevêque de Malines, Bonn, 1788. — Mémoires présentés par lc cardinal archevêque de Malines à l'empereur en 17S7. — 2e lettre de M. Le Plat, 31 janvier 1788. — Décret du comte de Trauttmansdorff aux États de Brabant, concernant la surveillance du séminaire général. — Lettre d'un citoyen de Brabant à Tauteur des notes apologétiques publiées contre les réflexions-qui prouvent que le mandement du 31 juillet n'est pas de Tarchevêque. — Requête à M. Vandenelsken, présentée aux Élats de Brabant. — Declaratie van P. J. Huybrcchts over de geweldighedeu begaen tegens den heere Vanden Elsken, priester, ende lector van de Utrecht's collegie, 27 september 1788. — Requête présentée aux Étais de Brabant dans leur assemblée générale par les théologiens de l'université de Louvain, 1788. — Requête présentée à rassemblée générale des Élats de Brabant par les théologiens du séminaire de Malines, le 22 no-", "148 » Fait à Bruxelles dans Tassemblée des états , le 25 fé vrier 1790. H. C. N. VAN DER NOOT, Agent plénipotentiaire du peuple brabançon. VAN EUPEN , Secrétaire d'Étal. » Cette déclaration calma beaucoup de mécontents ; mais elle n'empêcha pas les bourgeois d'adresser aux états la pièce suivante : « Le peuple est très-étonné que les états se soient arrogé le pouvoir législatif de piano , sans s'être fait constituer par le pouvoir constituant. » Le peuple, pouvoir constituant, a senti que les circon stances demandaient une régence provisoire ; mais aujour d'hui il somme les états de déclarer à la nation qu'ils n'ont pris le gouvernail que parce que dans la tempête ils s'en trou vaient le plus près , qu'ils ne sont que ses représentants ad interim, et qu'ils remettront Tautorité souveraine au peuple, aussitôt qu'il aura nommé ses représentants et constitué une législature. b Le peuple est indigné du voile impénétrable qui couvre toutes vos résolutions; il attend que désormais vos séances soient publiques comme celles de Tassemblée nationale de France , qu'il n'y ait de fermé que le comité de guerre et celui des affaires étrangères. Le peuple veut la répartition égale de Timpôt pour tous les ordres et uniforme comme en France. » Le peuple veut la liberté indéfinie de la presse comme en France. Le peuple veut la représentation du plat-pays à Tassemblée nationale de Brabant.", "195 11\" Le pouvoir législatif appartenait au prince, après avoir consulté et entendu les états des provinces et les conseils souverains. (Voir l'art. VIII de la convention de La Haye , du 10 décembre 1790 , par lequel S. M. a reconnu la néces sité de publier les lois de cette manière ; voir aussi les lois , édits, coutumes, etc., du pays.) Sous Charles V et les princes espagnols, on entendait les états et le conseil de Flandre, toutes les fois qu'il était question de faire une loi générale , laquelle n'était exécutoire , qu'après avoir été publiée par ledit conseil ; et il est reconnu que de tous les édits publiés sous les princes susdits , il ne s'en trouve peut-être pas un , qui n'ait été demandé par les états et rendu de leur consen tement : aussi de toutes ces lois , il n'en est pas une qui ne soit encore considérée comme un chef-d'œuvre, et qu'on n'ait toujours observée avec plaisir. 12° Le prince ne pouvait rien changer, ni aux formes et règles établies pour Tadministration de la justice , ni à Tordre des juridictions, si ce n'est de commun accord avec les états et de leur consentement préalable. (Conforme à nos consti tutions , et la capitulation générale du 6 juin 1706 , et à l'art. XII de la convention du 10 décembre 1790.) 13° Les états des provinces et les administrations parti culières , avaient le droit de présenter par des députés , ou d'adresser par écrit à S. M., le double des pétitions et mé moires , et chaque sujet était libre de faire remettre en mains propres de S. M., le double des pétitions qui avaient été remises au gouverneur du pays. (Ce droit imprescriptible des sujets a été encore reconnu par dépêche de S. M,, du 18 mars 1793.) 14° Les souverains comme comtes de Flandre et ducs de" ]

[ "THE SIEGE OF OSTEND: OR THE NEW TROY 27 Si sa trop naive confiance fut trompee, il ne dut s'en prendre qu'a lui et Sir Francis Vere ne peut etre en aucune far/on accuse d'avoir rien fait de deshonorant. These are much the same words as Mr. Markham's : If the Archduke chose to assume that a surrender was intended it was his own look-out, and he little knew of what stuff Vere was made. The employer of the traitor Conisby was ' hoist with his own petard.' The evidence as to Vere's having kept entirely his own counsel, not even admitting Ogle into his secret intentions, is very conflicting. Mr. Markham in a note ' refers to Vere's own report in his letters to the States and to Cecil, and adds : ' The Council of War knew nothing of Vere's intention, nor did Sir John Ogle ; ' but Vere does not say so, and he, even in his letter to Cecil, says that what he did was ' in th' end with the good lyking of the Collonelles and Captaynes.' Copies of these letters, taken from the ' State Papers, Holland,' will be found in the Appendix. Vere received the help of 400 men and 120 sailors on Christmas Day, threw off the mask, and the parley came to an end. Further assistance was brought in by Marquette on Janu ary 19, and Duyck says that his instructions were to prevent any further parley, confirming a rumour spread by his enemies that he really meant to give up the town. Among the latter we must include Duyck himself. He had been a companion in arms of Maurice, and it is reasonable to infer that in his attacks on Vere he sometimes reflected the mind of his friend. His Journal does not extend beyond December 1602, and was published in 1862 by Captain L. Mulder. His account of the parley is as follows (original in Dutch) : The magistrates, Walloons, French and Scotch, alarmed at the idea of a surrender, remonstrate with Vere and say there are people enough yet to defend the town. Vere replies in French : ' Very well ; you do it, and I shall look on with folded arms, as I think it is useless,' but hearing the uproar, he then declares he only ' P. 323.", "THE SIEGE OF OSTEND ; OR THE NEW TROY 66 cier avec le conte de Schomberch et autres deputes du Roy. II m'a diet qu'en leurs articles il y a trois chefs-points qui sont ceulx cy. ' 1. Des lieues ou on aura exercice de la religion. ' 2. De la forme de iustice qui leur sera administree. ' 3. Et qu'eux par lespace de huict ans denomeront les gouver neurs des places venants ancuns a morir.' On July 2, 1601, he writes that the Archduke has left Brussels and has arrived at Bruges. His besieging Ostend is with him a point of honour, but he is conscious of its difficulties ; and on the 13th he advises them of his intention to erect in the West Dunes ' un hault et large cavallier,' ' and he cautions Governor Van der Noot as to the preparations of the Spaniards against his sallies — (in these the garrison failed signally from beginning to end). On July 22 Van der Noot writes to the States of Zealand, that as they are running short of ammunition General Vere and himself have decided to send them Captain du Camp to report. He understands from Agent Sailly's letters that the Archduke will persevere and is expecting troops from Savoy. Though De Saillyhad his spies in the camp, mostly disguised as sutlers, he naturally was obliged to send all his letters by sea. On August 30 he sends the States a plan of the camp, a copy of the one sent by the Archduke to the King of Spain (!), and he has also sent the Governor a copy — and then he adds : ' Le Roy sera ici demain . . . surtout ce qui les faict [the ennemy] desesperer, est que la terre des fortifications est potasse et ne faict point de bris.2 Et ce qui les a aussy fort estomaque est la commo dite de faire entrer dans la ville des batiaux par l'oost3 [East]. Us ont aussi pense faire des besongnes dans la mer, mais ceulx qui cognoissent sa violence s'en moequent.'4 CHATILLON. On February 10, 1601, Mr. Winwood writes from Paris to Sir Henry Neville : 5 ' There has been a speech that Prince Joinville would go into Flaundres to th' Archduke with 4m (thousand) Horse, but I think 1 This was done, but much later. We read a great deal about ' Monthullin,\" called by the besieged ' le Grand Chat.' 2 He had previously reported that their hope was to find the fortifications Bandy and crumbly. 3 Most of the French writers retain the Flemish designations. * All through the struggle with Spain Neptune sided with the Heretics. J State Papers, France (Record Office).", "THE SIEGE OF OSTEND; OR THE NEW TROY 85 compagner d'autres parolles, si non de vous requerir que luy don niez soy en ce qu'il exposera et que le veuillez recevoir avecq mesme diligence, seulement adiousterons que si pour veoir en nous une dis position Royale et prompte a prevenir les maulx qui ne nous re gardent que par accident, mais a vous aultres menacent de bien prez, vous vouldrez estre si mal advisez que d'en prendre occasion de nonchalance, faisant nfe bonte et vigilance vostre securite, et iecter sur nous le faix entier et soing de l'œuvre, vous vous trouverez non seulement trompez en cecy, mais aussy nous avoir donnez iuste occasion d'allentir la ferveur de notre bienveuillance vers vre bien. Donnez en nfe Maison de Grenwich le septiesme de iour de Juin l'an 1602 et de notre Regne le 44me. Vostre bien Affections, Elisabeth R.* The States of Zealand write (in French) to the (English) ser geant-major of Flushing : ' The galleys are on their way from Spain. Will he let them have the loan of 100 musketeers for a few days, to put on board their ships ? ' The sergeant-major excuses himself, owing to the absence of the governor, but he offers 50, provided the 50 sent to Biervliet are recalled. This is accepted. The same day they allow Captain Wipkul to make use of the Italians who had run away from Sluys with a ' chaloupe.' Let us mention here that, after a siege of two months, Maurice had taken Grave, and this was the source of much rejoicing in the States and at Ostend. Several medals were struck with both towns represented. In France, where they would probably be sighted first, there was a sharp look-out kept for these galleys, and the French King had given secret instructions that the English and Dutch agents should be at once ' advertised.' It appears, from a secret ' advertise ment ' from Brussels,1 that the Archdukes were anxiously awaiting the coming of the galleys and of the troops from Italy, fearing a general outbreak. As soon as they have arrived, the galleys being leur dernier refuge, they would undeceive the King of France, and on lui donnera bien aultre d entendre, so that one can understand Henry's anxiety to help his friends to destroy these formidable ships. Winwood writes to Cecil2 from Poitiers on May £f, 1602 : Frederigo Spinola's gallies doe passe.3 The nomber is advertized State Papers, Holland (Record Office), March 25 and April 10. State Papers, France (Record Office). 3 They did not pass till September." ]

[ "PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS, IN 1774. 23 — finally, that as the late Acts of Parliament have made it impossi ble that there should be a due administration of justice, and all law therefore must be suspended — that as the Govenor has by procla mation prevented ihe meeting of the general Court, they therefore request the advice of the Congress. ' Ordered, That this letter be taken into consideration to-morrow morning.' ' Friday, October 7. Resolved, That a committee be appointed to prepare a letter to his excellency General Gage, representing that the town of Boston, and Province of Massachusetts Bay, are considered by all America, as suffering in the common cause, for their noble and spirited opposition to the oppressive Acts of Parlia ment, calculated to deprive us of our most sacred rights and privi leges. ' Mr. Lynch, Mr. S. Adams, and Mr. Pendleton, are appointed a committee to draught a letter agreeable to the foregoing resolution.' ' Saturday, October 8. The Congress resumed the consideration of the letter from Boston, and upon motion, ' Resolved, That this Congress approve the opposition of the in habitants of the Massachusetts Bay, to the execution of Ihe late Acts of Parliament, and if the same shall be attempted to be carried into execution by force, in such case, all America ought to support them in their opposition.' ' Monday, October 10. The Congress resuming the considera tion of the letter from Boston, ' Resolved unanimous/y, That it is the opinion of this body, that the removal of the people of Boston into the country, would be, not only extremely difficult in the execution, but so important in its consequences, as to require the utmost deliberation before it is adopted; but in case the provincial meeting of that Colony should judge it absolutely necessary, it is the opinion of the Congress, that all America ought lo contribute towards recompensing them for the injury they may thereby sustain ; and it will be recommended ac cordingly. ' Resolved, That the Congress recommend to the inhabitants of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay to submit to suspension of the administration of Justice, where it cannot be procured in a legal and peaceable manner, under the rules of their present Charter, and the laws of the Colony founded thereon. ' Resolved unanimously, That every person and persons whom soever, who shall take, accept, or act under any commission or au thority, in anywise derived from the Act passed in the last session of Parliament, changing the form of government and violating the Charter of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, ought to be held in detestation and abhorrence by all goodmen, and considered as the wicked tools of that despotism, which is preparing to destroy those rights, which God, nature, and compact have given to America.'", "199 PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS, IN 1776. plied with gun-brushes, pickers, double-worms, screw-drivers, and oil ; and that it be recommended to the Committee of Safety of the said Colony to provide the same. ' December 28. Resolved, That six battalions are necessary to be immediately raised in Virginia, and that they be raised accordingly, upon the same terms, and paid as the Continental forces in the Camp at Cambridge, unless the Convention of that Colony can raise them on better terms. 'January 1, 1776. Resolved, That the President of the Provin cial Council of North Carolina, and of Georgia, be requested to procure committees of their several bodies to repair immediately to Charleston, and there to confer with a committee of the Council of Safety of South Carolina, upon weighty and important matters relative to the defence and security of these Colonies. ' Resolved, That it appears, the British Ministry and their agents have meditated and are preparing to make attacks upon Charles ton, in South Carolina, and several places in Virginia, and proba bly in North Carolina ; and that it be recommended to the Conven tions or Committees of Safety, of ihe two former Colonies, and to the Provincial Council of the other, by all possible means, to make a vigorous defence and opposition ; and that it be farther recom mended to the Committee of Safety of. Virginia, and the Provin cial Council of North Carolina, to meet together and confer and conclude upon such operations, as they may think most for their mu- tual interest. 'January 2. Whereas it has been represented to this Congress that divers honest and well-meaning, but uninformed people in these Colonies, have, by the art and address of Ministerial Agents, been deceived and drawn into erroneous opinions respecting the American cause, * * * * * * * # ' Resolved, That it be recommended to the different Assemblies, Conventions and Committees or Councils of Safety in the United Colonies, by the most speedy and effectual measures, to frustrate the mischievous machinations, and restrain the wicked practices of these men ; * * * * * * * * ' And, in order that the said Assemblies, Conventions, Commit tees or Councils of Safety, may be enabled, with greater ease and facility, to carrv this Resolution into execution, ' Resolved, That they be authorized to call to their aid whatever Continental troops, stationed in or near their respective Colonies, may be conveniently spared from their more immediate duty; and the commanding officers of such troops are hereby directed to afford the said Assemblies, Conventions, Committees or Councils of Safety, all such assistance in executing this Resolution, as they may require, and which, consistent with the good of the service, may be supplied. 'Resolved, That all detachments of Continental troops, which may be ordered on the business in the foregoing Resolution men-", "MILITARY CORRESPONDENCE. 299 of those in our possession, belonging to the army immediately under his command, and of my answer. * * * 'Phe number of prisoners according lo these returns is greater than we expecled. * * # * # ' I shall take occasion to mention, that ihose returns, made wilh such precision, and the difficulty lhat will attend the proposed ex change on account of the dispersed and scattered state of the pris oners in our hands, will clearly evince the necessity of appointing Commissaries and proper persons to superintend in such instances. This I have taken the liberty ol urging more lhan once,* as well on account of the propriety of the measure, and the saving lhat would have resulted from it, as lhat the prisoners might be treated with humanity, and have their wants particularly aliended to. I would also observe, as I esieem it my duly, that lhis army is in want of almost every necessary; tents, camp-kettles, blankets, and clothes of all kinds. But what is to be done wilh respect 10 ihe two last articles 1 know not, as the term of enlistment will be near ly expired by the time ihey can be provided. This may be exhib ited as a further proof of the disadvantages altending ihe levying of an army upon such a fooling as never to know how to keep them, without injuring the public or incommoding the men. I have directed ihe Colonel, or Commanding Officer of each corps lo use his endeavors to procure such clolhing as is absolutely neces sary ; but at the same lime I confess, lhat I do not know how it is to be got. I am, &c.' Lond. ed. vol. i. p. 273. Wash. Writ. Sparks, vol. iv. p. 121. General Greene to [Head-Quarters,] 28 September, 1776. ' I apprehend the several retreats lhat have lately taken place be gin to make you think all is lost. Do n't be frightened ; our cause is not yet in a desperate state. The policy of Congress has been the most absurd and ridiculous imaginable — pouring in militia men who come and go every month. A military force established upon such principles, defeats itself. People coming from home wilh all ihe lender feelings of domestic life, are not sufficiently fortified with natural courage lo stand the shocking scenes of war. * • # I say, few can stand such scenes, unless steeled by habit, or fortified by military pride. ' There must be a good army established; men engaged for the war; a proper corps of officers, and then, after a proper lime to discipline the men, every thing is to be expected. 'The Congress goes upon a penurious plan. The present pay of the officers will not support them, and it is generally determined by t! e best officers to quit the service, unless a more adequate pro- * See letters, Nov. S, Feb. 9, May 11, pp. 121, 122, 165, 227 ; also, Resolves follow ing the last. 39" ]

[ "2 Oft have I seen the darling creatures, Look shy at him as if to say : Don't you admire my pretty features, But the big stupid turns away ; So if I were not by his side, Then all these sweet kisses would be lost, So now you see why he can't do witnout me Pif But who comes here ? It is Ziz 1. 'Tis the inspector of our coast, he is hard, cruel and unjust, and should he find us here he would surely make us suffer, come let's away. Zezel O stop there, stay my charming friends. Before you go to fish, I want to question you; everyone shall have his turn, so I'll begin with thee. Pif Pray tell me what I've done that you begin with me. Zizei. Each one shall come in turn so I begin with thee my g(od friend Pilear. Of a dreadful offence, my grief is quite intense, yuu're guilty I find. Nay don't answer mind. An offence made like this requires a slight fine. So pay or to jail you will go. Pif But if to ask I am permitted, What offence have I committed? Zezel It has not been committed yet, that may be so, But you will offend some day I know. So pay the fine, give me the bail, or if not come to jail, ; (to Zelide) 'Tis now your turn. Come here my pretty one. Zelide Ob, dear me ! Zizel Of a dreadful offence ; (enter Zephoris) Back, 1 say ; Omnes Zephoris ! Zephoris Old man, by my faith if crime enormous there be It is this shameful trade carried on by thee ; Zizel Imprudent, ignorant man, do you wish me to quarrel with you ? Zelide Pity sir ; pity my brother don't let me plead in vain I Zephoris My sister ! cease to implore him, Plead no longer ! Not on his mandate my safety depends, Our generous king, whose arm is stronger, Will ne'er injure the brother who his sister defends. Chorus and All — Cease to implore, &c. Zizel To prison he must go, carry him away ; Omnes To prison ? Zelide Hear me, kind sir, do not harm my brother, he quite forgot to whom he was speaking ; He didn't mean to insult you, he knows well what respect is your due ;", "15 Why it is gold, and here is more. Surely now I must be dreaming, With wild thoughts my brain is teeming Yet my will they all obey, Tremble at each word I say. Great Brahma ! pray my wits defend, And tell me when all this will end. King Still he thinks, &c. Nemea O, King, deign to receive all the good wishes that my heart forms for you. Zeph 0, heaven, it is she I it is she ! Nemea Your majesty appears agitated. It is the first time I have been in your presence. Zeph No, no, it is not the first time (he takes her hand). Nemea (confused) But — Zeph Ob, d > not fly from me, stay here. Nemea Your majesty (to the King) my part is more embarrassing than I thought. King {stifling his laughter) Courage, you must conquer all that. Bring all your charms to bear on him. Nemea You wish it. Very well. SONG. I am afraid some dread fear your brain is besetting, No trouble can the future to you bring ; Your princely race are you forgetting, Come cousin, pray remember you are King. Of all the kings that reign in this fair land, Our Sovereign is by fortune favoured most ; Wit aod knowledge both come at his command, And we are blest that he should rule this coast. When all the world proclaims thy splendour, Let not thy brain more foolish thoughts engender. Say one word, a round of delights, Joys will fill all our days and nights. Yes, love, with her merry rites, at your wish will obey. Summer clouds are sailing high, We have many pleasures nigh. Why must we begin to sigh, or let sorrow stay, After the flower that blooms .o-day. Alas, quickly it may die. 0, meet not trouble half the way, alas, 'tis time enough. Zeph I listen to your words with rapture. I wish I could believe you, but, alas, I cannot, I feel that I am Zephoris, the fisherman, and this is a mirac'e. Nemea A miracle ?", "16 ZtPH A dream (aside) yesterday when thinking of her, before I fell asleep on the sand, I wished that heaven would make me a king and now I am a King. Surely this must be a miracle of Brahma. Oh, it must be. (aloud) I believe I am King. King (laughing) He believes it. Nemea What happiness. Zeph. Yes, I believe it Nemea and if the future effaces all past things from my mind, there is one that will never leave me, and that is the memory of when I first saw thee. Nemea What are you saying ? .Zeph It was on this day. King The Prince Kadoor arrives. Zeph (aside) Kadoor ; ah, I remember, it's that man who made me take an oath. Nemea Go on with your speech. Zeph I cannot (aside) King or Fisherman I ought to keep my oath. Nemea What does he try to make me understand ! King Come now, pay your homage to the King. Kad (gaily) Your majesty, I come to announce the council (looking at Zeph) Heavens ! My fisher's here, near her ! Zeph Ah, you recognise me. King What is this ? take care. Zeph (to Kad) Well ? Kad (with constraint) Which of us does not know your majesty ? Ziiph He also — How is this, do you not remember me. Kad There is the council (ministers enter.) Zeph The council can wait. Kad Impossible, they say there are grave affairs to treat of. Come Princess ! Zeph But — Nemea Women you know cannot assist in State affairs. Zeph But I shall soon see you again. Prince Kadoor I wish to speak to you later, and mind you bring the Princess with you. Kad I — I (the king signs) Yes, yes, your majesty, (aside) I'll take care he sees her no more. King Does the king wish to take his place on the throne ? Zeph My throne ? Since Brahma has given it to me it is my duty to occupy it worthily. Nemea (aside) That was well said. King (laughing) Yes, the poor fellow takes his reign in earnest. Do not laugh Prince Kadoor, at this moment he is really the King. Kad So be it; come Princess. ( All exit except the Council, King and Zephoris)." ]

[ "71 SPELL-BOUND. \" Follow the counsel of your hatred. That is an oracle which can never fail you. So, about a fortnight after Mr. and Mrs. Oakleigh landed, Norman Brinkworth stood also on the Australian shore. He had little difficulty in finding the where- abouts of those he sought, for the expedi- tion was much talked of in the colonies, and he followed, at a certain distance, Oakleigh and his party, like a wolf wait- ing and watching for his prey. His wits, as his mother had foreseen, provided him with a very good living, and found a wide field for exercise among gold-diggers and sheep-farmers.", "252 SPELL-BOUND. sooner believe in an impossibility than in Stella's forgetting me,\" answered Monica, persistently. \" You won't find Monica give up her opinions very easily, Miss De Vellembie, I can tell you from experience,\" said Mrs. Penlewin, glancing first at Wilford, and then at her niece. What with long habit — what with the love she bore Monica — what with finding that literature had not at all unsexed her, Mrs. Penlewin had grown to be proud of her niece as an au thoress ; but still she could not help some times thinking regretfully of what might have been. As for Charles Wilford, he was growing in his inmost heart to\" think (though he did not exactly say it openly) that it had been, on the whole, best for him when Monica refused to be his wife, and when her image", "276 SPELL-BOUND. their faces were now haunting her. She roused herself and listened. No, it was no dream. The voices of Armine and Stella were in truth sounding near her, and she was soon certain that they came from the salle a manger, but as the window was closed, she could distinguish no words. \" I will go to the little window and call them by their names. How startled they will be when they first hear my voice !\" Such was her quickly-formed thought. With this intention, and quite forgetful of Stella's late apparent coldness, in the joy of seeing her again, she rose, hastily threw on her dressing-gown, smiling, as she did so, at the idea of the surprise she was about to cause her two friends, stole quietly to the partition window, and drew aside noise lessly a little bit of the curtain, keeping her self, however, for the present, concealed," ]

[ "146 TRAVELS IN CENTRAL AFRICA. board. For the first time I witnessed the spitting salutation, but this they did in their own hands, waring them at the same time towards Petherick : it is only the chief who is privileged to spit direct in the hand or face of the one he would honour. I gave Shotbyl (for. so was the chief called) a string of the large pigeon egged bead, resembling opal, and, through the interpreter, ex pressed my sympathy for him and his ; my husband, also, taking his hand, assured him that previous to his request he had reported his hard fate to his Government, and, although it was far, far away, he had no doubt but that eventually relief would come, and punish ment would overtake the guilty. His reply, through the same medium, I give : \" Your words will ever sound in my ears, they are pleasant, as they console.\" Petherick ordered them a good supper ; and at sunset they retired to the wood, to return, as they said, in the morning. May 28th. — At dawn Shotbyl came down, and entreated Pethe rick to remain a little longer, as it was his wish to bring to Petherick another important chief of the Nouaers, who had also grievances to relate. The promise to remain until noon was given, and Shotbyl went off to seek his friend. We determined to give the fowls and animals a little liberty — the gazelle and his nurse — but we had our sheep only remaining, and these were sent on shore. Wood Ali, a hunter, and the corporal of the soldiers, started immediately when this resolve was made, in search of game. We attempted a stroll, but the ground was so marshy and treacherous that we occasionally sank to our knees in a morass; and so we returned to the \" Lady of the Nile \" (where the drying process was being carried on), and we got our lines and commenced fishing.", "JORRO, ON THE NAM OR KARDO. 253 shelter; while the men covered themselves with hides, and made themselves as snug as circumstances would permit, the rain pouring in torrents. When it ceased, the journey was continued; we passed through the same style of country, and before sunset arrived at the vdlage of Dugwara. Its stockade contained a larger area than had hitherto been seen, and, invited by the splendid tree standing isolated in the centre, we avaded ourselves of its shade. A double row of huts, equidistant from each other, stood in close proximity to the circular fence ; in front of the huts small plots of ground, bearing green tobacco, presented a cheerful aspect. The diameter of the enclosure on measurement gave four hundred and seventeen feet, and con tained one hundred and eleven huts, presumed to contain four individuals each, would give a population of four hundred and forty-four. In the neighbourhood were five similar settlements, in all estimated to give upwards of two thousand inhabitants in the district. To supply the locality with a never-failing supply of water flows the river Nam, called Kardo by the Djour. The soil is sandy and shallow, therefore the dourra and duchn grain is shorter in stalk than farther north, although its productiveness seems excellent. November 20th. — The chief Dochacka made an unsuccessful attempt to procure guides for us, excusing himself from the service. We started at 7.30 a.m., conducted as heretofore by our own men. At ten a.m., after marching through thick forests, it became more open; and for the first time large grey fine-grain granite boulders, nearly as high as the trees they stood amongst, were passed. Another hour brought us to the foot of a picturesque group of rocks, heaped wildly on the top of each other to tbe height", "40 TRAVELS IN CENTRAL AFRICA. \" Beurmann, under the name of Ibrahim Bey, was hospitably received by Sheikh Omar at Kuka during four or five months. ' He then left for Jacuba or Bauchi (twenty days' journey south-u.-l from Kuka), where his horse died. After his return to Kuka, he remained there a month to rest himself and prepare for a journey to Wadai. On the eve of his departure, with four free negroes, Sheikh Omar presented Beurmann with a fine black horse. He left a box, full of books, papers, and instruments, in the care of Mahommed Ben el Sag, of the Walled Suliman, and a chief of Arab horsemen in the service of Sheikh Omar, Sultan of Burnou. Beurmann met with no obstacle until he arrived at Maw or Mayo, in Kanem, where, with signs of friendship, he was detained and hospitably supported by the Khalifa Betshimi, or Mousa. This chief sent to inform Sultan Sherif of the character of his guest, who, after taking leave of Betshimi, was waylaid and murdered by negro horsemen, the slaves of Sultan Sherif. The whole of his effects and arms — comprising several double fowling-pieces, per cussions, double pistols, and a breech-loading rifle — were conv to the Sultan. \"Thus ended the account of Hadji Dries, who left my house, in continuation of his pilgrimage, on May 28th, 1864. \" In common with the generality of Africans and Orientals, Hadji Dries knew not his own age, and attaching little or no importance thereto, his recollection of dates was not trustworthy ; but his statements leave no doubt on my mind with regard to the certainty of the disastrous and melancholy fate of the unfortunate travellers, who, in the ardour of their zeal, fell victims to the stern and uncompromising fanaticism that stamps the character of the ignorant and barbarous Mahommedans who inhabit these regions. In the course of the month following the departure of Hadji Dries," ]

[ "12 MEMORIALS OF ANGUS AND MEARNS. William Fraser, and his spouse, Margaret Murray, had the thanedcms of Colly, or Cowie, and Durris, from David II., the first of which had previously belonged to Fraser's father. Robert, son of William Keith, Marischal, had a charter from Robert II. of the forests of Cowy and the Month, the lands of Ferachy, Glas- tolach, Cragy, and Clochnahill, \" which of old was in the thane- dome of Cowie.\" Long before this, however, in 1281, Thomas, son of the Thane of Kolly, is witness to a deed regarding the division of the lands of Nigg.p David II. granted John Gray five chalders of victual, and David Fleming, an annual, out of the thanage of Meikle Morphie.\" SECTION II. Castles : Redcastle, and its siege by Gray of Duninald— Black Jack— Origin of the present Castle of Glamis, and of the Paintings in the Chapel— Guthrie Castle — Affleck — Inverquharity, and a Royal License to Fortify the Castle — Broughty — Dunottar — Forter — Braikie — Newtyle — Balfour — Colliston — Ballantyne — Crathes— Balbegno — Careston — Inglismaldie — Muchals, &c. With perhaps the exception of the ruins of the ancient castle at Kincardine, in the Mearns, there is no certain trace of any stronghold which existed in either county before the fifteenth century, during which period, it is supposed, the square tower of three or four vaulted storeys was introduced into Scotland. Although a few of the castles present interesting architec tural peculiarities, and have been the scene of historical events, our limits will not allow us to enlarge upon these particulars here. This, however, is the less to be regretted, since notices will be found of the more important of them in different parts of the volume, with the exception of those of Redcastle and Glamis. As little has been hitherto written regarding Redcastle, while on the other hand, much fable has been circulated as to the age and origin of Glamis, a few facts respecting them may add somewhat to the interest of the one, and place the history of the other in its true, and not less agreeable light. * Robertson's Index, 60, 65, 117 ; infra, 103 ; Reg. Vet. de Aberb.. 1 ' Robertson's Index, 32.", "63 MONTROSL — TRADING BOUNDARIES. creation is attributed to the time of David I. ; but that could hardly have been, since the earliest charters to burghs in Scotland were not granted until the time of William the Lion, and these were not charters, properly so called, but merely protective writings, confirming certain privileges to communities held under the superiority of the King, and the inhabitants were consequently called burgenses regis. It ought also to be borne in mind that such towns as possessed a royal residence, were called King's burghs, and Montrose was one of these, from at least the time of King William. In later times, when it was found necessary to grant bonafide charters to burghs, these were either confirmations of the privi leges set forth in the writs of earlier monarchs, frequently con taining certain additions, proportionately great to the impor tance of the community of the place ; and of this sort the doubt ful charter of Montrose, just alluded to, may be taken as an ex ample. After confirming to the burgesses the prior grant of \" the whole lands of Salork,\" which were to be held for ever by them in \" free burgh,\" the charter not only narrates that they shall have \" all the rights of buying and selling lawfully pertaining to the business and office of burgesses and merchants,\" but it also de scribes the boundaries of their trading privileges as extending \" from the water of Thawhoke as far as Findoune, and from Findoune through the north parts as far as the water of Carudy, and so descending through the south part as far as the water of Deychty, as it runs in Drumtay.'\"* During the year 1369, King David was himself in Montrose on two different occasions, in the months of October and Decem ber respectively/ But previously, in 1352 (according to the charter just cited), he confirmed the reputed grants of David I. It is evident that in the course of the year 1369, he granted certain privileges to the burgesses, consisting of cruive and net fishings in the North and South Esks, common pasturages, and a right to mill multures, and customs, &c.,d which were confirmed and ratified by subsequent kings ; but no mention is made by them of the charter of 1352, nor of any such grants as those attributed to David I. There had been older undoubted grants b Charter in Panmure Miscel, MS., i. 5. c Reg. Mag. Sig., p. 70. J Ib., p. 66.", "160 MEMORIALS OF ANGUS AND MEARNS. wards, upon the King and Parliament resolving to disjoin the lands, patronage, and teinds, of the Abbey from the Crown, they were erected into a temporal lordship in favour of the second Marquis of Hamilton, with the title and dignity of a lord of Parliament. Subsequently the Abbacy is said to have \" belonged to the Earl of Dysert, from whom Patrick Maule of Panmure, gentleman of the bedchamber to King James VI., did purchase it, with the right of patronage of thirty-four parish churches belonging thereto,\"6 and these the Panmure family continued to hold until the forfeiture of 1716, when the whole reverted to the Crown. The above grant, however, did not include either the monastery itself, or \" the houses, biggings, yeards, orchyeards, and others within its precincts,\" for these, together with a yearly revenue of \"fyve thousand merks Scots money,\" were decreed by King Charles I. iu 1636, to be given, out of the first and readiest of the revenues of his Majesty's Exchequer of Scotland, to the bishop of Brechin and his successors in office — a grant which was ratified soon after the Restoration/ but reverted to the Crown at the Revolution. Ever since the attainder of the Earl of Panmure in 1716, the ruins of the Abbey have been owned by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests ; but it was not until a century after the forfeiture that Government paid any attention to their condition. In 1815 the sum of £250 was granted towards their repair, at which time the tower of St Thomas, a hundred and two feet high, was partly rebuilt, and the rubbish or debris removed, which had accumulated to such an extent, that it was nearly on a level with the base of the windows of the south aisle. The ruins were in that half buried state, and bodies were interred among the rubbish, when the Abbey was visited by Dr Samuel Johnson in 1773, who expressed himself so highly gratified with its appearance, even in that state, as to say \" he should scarcely have regretted his journey [to Scotland], had it afforded nothing more than the sight of Aberbrothock.\" The ruins have still a very imposing appearance, and seem to be of much the same extent as when sketched by Pennant, Grose, and Cardonnell the first of whom says that the year previous to his visit, \" a part * Spottiswoode's Religious Houses, p. 446. ' Acta Parl., vi. 432." ]

[ "HISTOIRE DU CONSEIL DE FLANDRE, depuis son érection en i385, jusqu'à l'an 1758 (1). Manuscrit autographe de Jean-François Foppens, chanoine de Malines. Louis dit de Maele, Comte de Flandre, étant mort à (1) L Histoire du Conseil de Flandre, publiée pour la première fois, se compose d'un Précis historique de cinq pages; de notices biogra phiques fur les présidents du Conseil, depuis Pierre Van den Zype, en i385, jusqu'au vicomte Charles- Philippe de Patin, trente deuxième chef de la Cour, en 1741; des biographies de tous les conseillers, de puis Henri de Mortagne, en i385, jusqu'à Wauthier- Bernard Pian, en 1758, dont l'article est resté inachevé. Cette troisième partie comporte 274 feuillets, fans tenir compte des pages non remplies. Une table onomastique de quatre feuillets termine le volume. Chaque notice est ornée en tête d'un écu d'attente timbré. Cette vignette gravée fur bois, que nous appelerons formule armoiriale , était destinée à recevoir les symboles héraldiques coloriés des prési dents & des conseillers. Cette lacune a été remplie dans un manuscrit", "193 HENRI MALASSIS. i6o5. Natif de..., devint conseiller avocat fiscal, à la promotion de Mr de Blois, par commission du ier décembre i6o5, &, ensuite par nouvelles lettres du 19 décembre 1610, il fut créé conseiller ordinaire, par le trépas de Mr Stalins. II est décédé le 3i mai 1617, enterré dans la chapelle de la S\" Croix, en l'église de S1 Michel, selon l'inscription qu'on y lit fur une pierre bleue : Sépulture van Mr Henderick Mallassys, fs Fians, in syn leven raedt-ordinaire van den Raede in Vlaenderen, overleden den leesten meye 1517, ende syne hoirs, ende van jonckv4 Marie Pollins, filia Jacques, syne huysvrouwe, overleden den 3 julii 1604. B. V. D. Z. JOSSE BALTYN. 1610. Natif de Bruges, étoit le dernier conseiller commissaire lorsque, par décret de S. M. du i3 novembre 1610, les conseillers furent tous égalez. Mr Baltyn fut avancé, par cette occasion, à l'état de procureur général au grand Conseil de Malines (1). (1) Voyez mon Manuscrit du grand Conseil, page...", "253 Madame Marie Élisabeth, archiduchesse gouvernante, par lettres-patentes, au nom de S. M. L, du 23 juillet 1726. II décéda à la fleur de Tâge, le n septembre 1732, laissant postérité de son épouse dame N. de Mey. THÉODORE DE JONGHE. 1727. Natif de Gand, étoit avocat postulant au grand Conseil à Malines, quand il fut pourvu de l'état de conseiller ordi naire en ce Conseil, par commission du 7 novembre 1727. II succéda à Mr Philippe Dominique Papejans. Après le décez du procureur -général de la Villette (junior), il fut nommé par S. A. S. l'archiduchesse gouver nante, pour lui succéder en cette charge, avec nouvelles patentes du i5 septembre 1732 & prêta un nouveau serment à cette occasion. BERNARD DOMINIQUE DE CABELIAU. Seigneur de Lavas, étoit natif de la ville d'Oudenaerde, d'une famille ancienne & noble. II étoit conseiller pension naire de la même ville, lorsqu'il fut pourvu de la charge de conseiller ordinaire en ce Conseil, selon l'ancien nombre réglé, par lettres-patentes de S. A. S. Madame l'archidu chesse gouvernante, dépêchées au nom de l'empereur son frère, le 21 mai 1728. Ainsi, il succéda à feu le conseiller Josse Van Steenberghen. L'an 1737, il embrassa l'état ecclésiastique & reçut l'ordre" ]

[ "13 12 c 643—620 Political History. Jewish Church History. Wars, Popular Move- ments, Catastrophes. B.C. 643 642 Amon E — 640 son, con- tinued idol-worship: was killed by conspirators. 641 64 O Josiah E— 609 son æt 8. Rome Ancus Martius grands of Numa E — 616, incor- porated the Latin cities : rise of the Plebs. 639 638 637 Lydia Sadyattes E — 625 son, Herod ; ? 629—617. 636 635 634 Media Cyaxares E — 593 (Herod), founder of Median Empire ? 635—595. Eising of Medes agst As- syria. Phraortes attacks Nineveh, is deftd and kd —633. 633 632 Egypt cir Psamatik i inde- pendent E— 610. Media invaded by Scyths. Later they invade Egypt, are bought off, and de- stroyedinPhilistia. Herod. 631 630 Cyrene monarchy estabd under Battus, lasts till 430. Gr cir Overthrow of the oligarchy at Megara by The- agenes (despot — cir 600). Josiah destroys the high places, groves, etc — 624. Lydian war v Miletus — 620 Herod. Egypt 1 Psamatik takes Ashdod after a 29 yrs siege. 629 628 Gr Periander despot at Corinth— 585. Gr Proclus despot at Epi- daurus. 2nd Median attack on Nine- veh. 627 626 625 Ass Empire ends, divided betw Medes and Babylo- nians. Lydia Alyattes E —568 ? 617—560. Gr Athenians accept the legislation of Draco. Ass Destruction of Nineveh by Medes andBabylonians. 624 S23 Temple restored. Book of the Law discovered. Jo- siah renews the Covenant and celebrates the Pass- over. Huldah* Prophetess. 622 621 620", "109 INDEX. Artabanus usurper 465 ; i E 211-19G ; n E 128-125 Bagosas 365 seq Bagradas B 49 Bakers Eoman 171 Artabazus revolts 356-354 Artaphernes general 490 Artavasdes E 56-34 Barca colonised 554 Baris Castle 108 Artaxata B 68 \"Baruch\" book 160 Artaxerxes 1 465-459, 445, 425 ; n 405-362 ; m E 359-338 Baruch prophet 604 Basilica Æmilia 50 ; Julia 46 Bassus Cæcil 46-45 Artaxias E 33 Artemidorus geogr, poet 103 Artemisium B 480 Bathyllus 20 Belibus E 702-C99 Asander satrap 323 Asclepiades med 91 Asculum B 279 ; taken 89, 88 Asellio Semp 134 Ashdod taken 630 Belshazzar E 540-538 Beneventum B of 275 ; fortified 268 ; colony near 180 Berenice Q Syr 249 ; Q Egypt (1) 81 ; (2) 58-55 Asias poet 753 Asmonians massacred 37 Berosus histn 276 Bessus pretender 330, 329 Bethone B 86 Asoka E 260-230 Aspasia 432 Aspendus B 390 Assaranadius K 699-693 Bethoron B 167 Bethsura B 105 Bias philos 593 Bibulus M C 59, 52, 50 Asshur-Lush E 753-745 Asshurbanipal E 667-647 Asshuremidilin E 647, 625 Bion poet 275 Bithynia V Pergamus 184 ; bequeathed to Bome 74 Assyrian Empire ends 625 Astures conqd 25 Astyages E 593-558 Astydamus tragedn (1) 398; (2) 372 Athenæum fortified 228 Bituitus K 121 Blisters 50 Bocchoris K 753, 730 Bocchus K 100 Athenion (1) 226; (2) 104-102 Athenodorus 30 Bceotia, Spartans in 378, 374 Bœotian Aristocracies 47 Athens besieged 404, 296, 268, 87-86 ; con- stitution 752, 714, 6«3, 594, 560, 537, 510, 478, 411, 403, 317, 256 Atlantic reached 136 Boii v Eome 238-230 ; 201-191 Bola conqd 414 Bomilcar exed 108 Bononia founded 190 Atomic system 400 Attalus i E 241-197 ; n K 159-138 ; in Bosphorus Kdm founded 480 ; Scythians inv 285 138, 137, 133 Atticus Pomponius 109-32 Attius 103 Brennus K 390 Bridge first Eoman 640 ; of Darius 508 ; of Xerxes 481 ; of Cæsar 55 Aufidius Cn 90 Britain inv 55, 54 Augurs Eoman 710-65 Augustus 63, 44, 43, 31 etc Aulus Furius 100 Bronze statues at Volsinii 205 Brundusium belongs to Eome 207 ; B 71 Brutus D J 137, 136 ; M 85, 44, 42 ; D 44 Bucephalia founded 326 Buddhism, 721, 593, 543 Aurelius general 252 Austria province 15 Auximum 157 Burial Boman 260 Aventine assigned to Plebs 456 Byzantium colonized 715, 657, 628 ; taken by Gks 477 ; besieged 341 B C Babius 40 Babylon taken by Cyrus 539, 538; by Alexander 331 Cadmea recovered by Thebans 379 Cæcilius comedn 197, 176, 168 Cæpio Q S 140 ; 22 Cære enfranchised 351 Babylonian empire ends 538 Bacchiadæ, oligarchy of 745 Bacchides 161, 156 Bacchus-worship 186, 180 Bacchylides poet 476, 450 Bactria Kdm founded 250 ; ends 150 ; Parthia conqs 138 ; Tartars inv 127 Cæsar, C J 100, 80, 07, 44 ; L 87 ; works of 57-51 ; C 20, 1 ; CI 10 Cæsarea 22, 10 Calah Palace at 745 Calendar 742, 715, 463, 368, 285, 263, 142, Bagoas 338, 336 135, 46, 45, 9", "INDEX 118 Euphaes E 730 Euphantus histn 246 Euphorion poet 274, 221 Euphranor painter 335 Eupolis comedian 429 Euripides poet 480, 455, 441 seq, 406 Eurydice 2, 322 ; Antipatris 297 Eurymedon B 466 Euthydemus E 222 Evagoras general 385 \"Evagoras\" 365 Evander philos 215, 185 Evil-merodach E 501 Gades founded 530 ; a Eoman Municipium 49 Galatia peopled 277; conqd 92 Galatians v Syr Edm 261 Galba general 151, 150; Emp born 3 Gallia Narbonensis, 118; Cisalp 43 Gallicians conqd 136 Gallius Equatius 296 Gallus C S mathem 168; L P 94; Æl 24; Corn 30, 26 Games Gk 748, 724, 720, 708, 688, 680, 618, 632, 591, 586, 566, 290, 228; Eoman 732, 672, 387, 367, 264, 249, 220, 186, 179, 17, 2; Isthmian 228 Gauda 104 Gaugamela 331 Gaul conqd 57-50 ; a province 51 Gaulonitis B 91 Ezekiel prophet 594 F Fabii 483, 477 Gauls in Italy 520 ; invd Italy 400 ; r Eome 389, 361-338, 350-319 ; massacred 266 Fabius E 485; Q Max 322 seq; Gurges 292; Pictor histn 225, 198; Buteo 216; Max (dictator) 217, 215, 209, 203 ; Q con's 121 Fabrateria colony 124 Fabricius cons 282, 279 Gautama 721, 543 Gaza taken 332, 98-96 Gelaliah 585 Gela colonized 690 Gelon despot 480 Genucius tribune 473 Geography 560 \"Fabulæ Togatæ\" 2L0 Falerii taken 395; Eome allies with 343 Famine Eoman 4/2, 411 Fannius histn 142, 122 \"Farnese\" Bull 275; Hercules 275 Festivals Eoman 220, 217, 212, 204, 173 Fetiales 640 Gerizim Temple 150, 129 Germans dftd 58 ; V Eome 27-24, 16, 12, 8 Getæ v Lysimachus 291 Gladiators 204 Glaucus metallurgist 619 Gold mines 71 Golden sculpture 104 Gomates K 522 Fidenæ revolts 665 Figulns C M 156 Fimbria gen 86-84 Fixed stars noted 243 Gorgias orat 459 Flaccus L V 184; Q F 181; M F 130, 125, 123; L V86 Flaminius C 232, 220, 217; T Q 198-194; LQ192 Fleet Athenian 489; Eoman 341, 260, 256, Gracchus T S (1) 215, 214, 179 seq; T S (2) 163, 133, 132; C 153, 126-121 Graccnris founded 178 Granicus B 334 Gratidiauus M M 86 253, 249, 241 ; Egyptian 222 Floods 22 Greece declared free, 190 Greek inscript 632; used at Eome 200; art 163 \"For the Ehodians\" 351 Fortification art of 281 Grotesque art 332 Gyges K 724 Gyiippus general 414 Gymnopædia 665 Forum Eoman 145; Gallorum B 4.3 Fossa Quiritium 640 Four hundred 412, 411 Franchise restricted 411 ; Athenian 404 ; Syracusan 404 ; extended 83 Fregellæ fortified 328 ; destroyed 125 Fresco Eoman 263 H Habakkuk prophet 606 Haggai prophet 520 Halicarnassus, Mausoleum at 352 Halycus Carthage boundary 383 Haman 474 \"Frogs\" 405 Fulvia 41 FulviusM 189; QF 135 Fundanius 243 Furnii the 36 Hamilcar general 398 seq; Barca 247, 242, 236, 228 ; general (2) 196 Han dynasty 206 Hananiah 605 G Gabii taken by Eome 534 Gabinius 57-47 Hanging gardens 575 Hannibal 236, 220-203, 195, 188, 183 \"Hannibalic War\" 121 Gadara taken 103 8 J." ]

[ "THE FIRE-FLY. 247 taining their number with accuracy : and I found it to be 1,000. I multiplied the number of insects found upon one square inch by the number of inches in a square yard, and the result was the number of insects contained on the surface of a square yard. The Snow-flea is perfectly black, and about the size of a grain of the finest gun-powder. But I had at the time no microscope, by which to examine its peculiar conformation. The Fire-fly, of all nocturnal insects, exhibits an appearance the most pleasing to the curious and contemplative mind. In the functions of this little being, we behold a wonderful example of creative skill. At one moment, its body is dark and opaque ; and, the next, it is brilliantly illuminated, as if by material fire. In the Summer nights they enlighten the whole country, and seem like a galaxy of sub ordinate stars, intended to point out the path of safety to the luckless wight Whose lot is cast to travel in the night. They are so numerous in every part of Lower and Upper Canada, that a person not aware of the unin flammable nature of their blaze, would imagine the woods and fields to be in danger of immediate con flagration. The Fire-fly belongs, if I mistake not, to the class of beetles ; it is of a very dark brown, with a straw-coloured abdomen, from which it emits the luminous appearance I have just described.", "LETTER XVII. HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS MELONS, CUCUMBERS, GOURDS, POMEGRANATES, AND SQUASHES RED PEPPER, BEET-ROOT, AND RADISHES CARROTS AND PARSNIPS CABBAGES, BEANS AND PEAS CELERY, ASPARAGUS, SPINAGE AND SEA-KAIL WHEAT, MAIZE OR INDIAN CORN, RYE, BARLEY AND OATS — POTATOES, TURNIPS AND PUMPKINS — TOBACCO, HEMP AND FLAX. ALTHOUGH the people of Canada pay little atten tion to horticultural pursuits, there are many fruits and vegetables found in their gardens, superior to the finest productions of our expensive hot-beds and flashy green-houses. Melons, the seeds of which are carelessly strewed over the ground, and covered without any atten tion to system or neatness, attain a degree of per fection, both as to size and flavour, that the North ern fruits of Great Britain can never acquire after all the artificial aid which they obtain. In Upper Canada they generally weigh 20 lbs., and the largest 50 lbs., affording one of the greatest lux uries, without labour or expence of any kind, to a people who are little capable of duly appreciating the delicacies which, their indulgent skies scatter round them with the most profuse liberality. If", "288 MANNERS IN writers. It is true, I afterwards met with indivi duals whose amiable character and private virtues would do honour to any society ; but the general character and disposition of the people very ill accorded with the flattering accounts which had been given of them. In short, the same jealousy, pride, and party feuds, exist in the society of the towns in Canada to which all small communities are liable. They are engendered by the know ledge of each other's origin and private history. Those who cannot trace their genealogy beyond a private soldier or a sutler in the army which con quered the country, are of course treated with contemptuous pride by others, who can boast of a long line of ancestors that sprung, perhaps, from the illegitimate offspring of some nobleman's valet de chambre or cast-off mistress. No great cordiality can be expected to exist between such opposite and heterogeneous materials, especially in a small community, where full scope is given to the opera tion of petty competition and private malignity. In a large metropolis, these contentions could not be felt, they would be lost in the crowd ; but in a small town, where every one knows his neighbour, and generously interests himself in his concerns, they act like the fire of a volcano, which, at one time, convulses the surrounding neighbourhood, and, at another time, preys upon its own vitals. — The increase of agriculture and commerce has caused several families to rise from poverty and obscurity into opulence and notoriety ; and the" ]

[ "THE AIR-MOTHERS. [TI. 156 with a high hand, and even summon the people who have set it wrong. And that is a power which, in a free country, must never be given to the servants of any private company, but only to the officers of a corporation or of the Government.\" \" And what shall we do with the rest of the water V \" Well, we shall have, I believe, so much to spare that we may at least do this : In each district of each city, and the centre of each town, we may build public baths and lavatories, where poor men and women may get their warm baths when they will; for now they usually never bathe at all, because they will not — and ought not, if they be hard-worked folk — bathe in cold water during nine months of the year. And there they shall wash their clothes, and dry them by steam ; instead of washing them as now, at home, either under back sheds, where they catch cold and rheumatism, or too often, alas ! in their own living rooms, in an atmo sphere of foul vapour, which drives the father to the public-house and the children into the streets; and which not only prevents the clothes from being tho roughly dried again, but is, my dear boy, as you will know when you are older, a very hot-bed of disease. And they shall have other comforts, and even luxuries, these public lavatories ; and be made, in time, graceful and refining, as well as merely useful. Nay, we will even, I think, have in front of each of them a real", "THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE. The more I have contemplated that ancient story of the Fall, the more it has seemed to me within the range of probability, and even of experience. It must have happened somewhere for the first time ; for it has happened only too many times since. It has happened, as far as I can ascertain, in every race, and every age, and every grade of civilisation. It is happening round us now in every region of the globe. Always and everywhere, it seems to me, have poor human beings been tempted to eat of some \" tree of knowledge,\" that they may be, even for an hour, as gods ; wise, but with a false wisdom ; careless, but with a frantic carelessness ; and happy, but with a happiness which, when the excitement is past, leaves too often — as with that hapless pair in Eden — depression, shame, and fear. Everywhere,- and in all ages, as far as I can ascertain, has man been inventing stimulants and narcotics to supply that want of vitality of whicii he is", "[viii. 192 GREAT CITIES opened to her neglect of these classes, without whose strong arms her wealth and genius would be useless, has put herself into a permanent state of confession of sin, repentance, and amendment, which I verily trust will be accepted by Almighty God ; and will, in spite of our present shame and sorrow,* in spite of shame and sorrow which may be yet in store for us, save alive both the soul and the body of this ancient people. Let us then, that we may learn how to bear our part in this great work of Social Reform, consider awhile great cities, their good and evil ; and let us start from the facts about your own city of which I have just put you in remembrance. The universal law will be best understood from the particular instance; and best of all, from the instance with which you are most intimately acquainted. And do not, I entreat you, fear that I shall be rude enough to say anything which may give pain to you, my generous hosts ; or presumptuous enough to impute blame to anyone for events which happened long ago, and of the exciting causes of which I know little or nothing. Bristol was then merely in the same state in which other cities of England were, and in which every city on the Continent is now; and the local exciting causes of that outbreak, the personal conduct * This was spoken during the Indian Mutiny." ]

[ "CESARE BODINI L'ABISSINIA DEGLI ABISSINI OSSIA LA VERA OPINIONE DELLA GRAN MAGGIORANZA DEL PAESE sul fatto e da farsi TORINO TIPOGRAFIA COOPERATIVA VIA AMEDEO AVOGADRO, 4 1887", "59 aspetto, ossia sulla base del diritto, che pur sembrami il primo ed il principale ad esaminarsi, riducendosi invece tutti a considerarla dal semplice lato della convenienza. Quelli poi, che nelle discussioni orali ho incalzato su quel terreno, non seppero contrappormi, che tre ben deboli e fallaci argomenti, ossia, da prima una malaugurata distinzione tra popoli civili e barbari, ad esclusione della da me propugnata eguaglianza di essi tutti dinanzi al diritto naturale ed impre scrittibile della loro proprietà, indipendenza ed au tonomia nel paese che abitano, e giustificazione dei due pesi e misure ugualmente adottati; secondaria mente le esigenze stesse della civiltà sovracitata e i benefizi recatine dai primi ai secondi, che larga mente ne compenserebbero la qualunquesiasi pretesa violazione; e da ultimo l'esempio di tutte le altre nazioni e l'interesse dell'Italia, che non le permet terebbe di star indietro e rimanersene a mani vuote nella curée, o corsa au clocher, ossia nella gara delle occupazioni affricane e nella caccia ai territorii in quella, come in ogni altra parte del mondo. Ma per far sentire l'enormità di tali principii spo gliati di tutta l'artificiosa fallacia delle argomenta zioni ed insidioso belletto della fraseologia, mi basterà di rappresentare all'onesto e spregiudicato lettore nei veri e reali suoi termini la questione. Che cosa sono infatti i popoli, secondo il diritto nazionale e la filosofia cristiana se non se altrettanti fratelli nella vasta famiglia del genere umano, di nanzi a Dio sommo padre ed autore, che li regge, li governa e li guida invisibilmente giusta l'ordine segnato e nelle vie della sua sovrana provvidenza nel mentre che pel compimento dei suoi disegni imperscrutabili e dei loro destini li lascia individual mente, e collettivamente affatto liberi delle loro", "106 occhi d'ogni osservatore, di inqualificabile ed imper donabile inconsideratezza. Il primo fu la noncuranza, il disconoscimento dei rappresentanti ed agenti uffiziali, od ufficiosi, delle Potenze, che, siccome ho già accennato, non pote vamo supporre a noi benevole, Francia, Russia, e Grecia, non che della Turchia; ma specialmente delle tre prime, le quali tramavano nell'ombra, a nostro danno, ed attivamente si adoperavano ad alienarci l'animo del Negus e de' suoi, e forza è aggiungerlo, l'altezzoso disprezzo dimostrato apertamente dal conte di Robilant ed in pieno Parlamento per lui, che, da sospettoso e diffidente vicino, non potè a meno di tramutarlo in deciso ed aperto nostro nemico. Questo disconoscimento e disprezzo dei nemici (ed anche un po' dei commilitoni), forza è del pari confessarlo, in generale è una deplorabile qualità caratteristica del soldato piemontese, che ha comune, insieme ad altre, col francese, il quale, al paro di lui, lo fa detestare, e che non ha contribuito poco, di conserva con la pedanteria burocratica, a susci tare nella penisola quell'animosità contro il piemon tesismo, per cui si disse impossibile il governarla da Torino, mentre tattica assai più accorta e pru denziale è per contro il mostrarne stima: giacché questa li mitiga e quello, ferendoli nell'amor pro prio, li rende accaniti ed irreconciliabili; e se questa può talvolta mancar effettivamente di base, non fa che rendere inutile qualche maggior precauzione, mentre quello, acciecando sulla propria superiorità, espone invece il più spesso ai più umilianti disin ganni ed alle più funeste e rovinose disfatte. Il suo antecessore Mancini, quale napoletano ed uomo di fòro, anziché di spada, più fino (e non fine), più scaltro e più morbido, se, cedendo alle generali aspirazioni degli Italiani per l'Affrica e per uno scalo" ]

[ "2 facilement gagner, car le Duc Philippe publia une or donnance en 1431, qui fait connaître qu'ils recevaient oultre et par dessus leurs gages ordinaires, plusieurs dons tant d'or, d'argent, vaisselle, chevaulx et draps comme cí autres choses. Le duc défend expressément cet abus. Cinq ans plus tard il introduisit encore plusieurs reformes , entr'autres que le Bourgmestre ne pourrait plus quitter le territoire durant ses fonctions, qu'il r.e recevrait plus, de même que le receveur général du Franc , que 200 livres parisis, et ung demy drap pour robes, par an. Qu'il n'y aurait plus que trois pensionnaires dont le premier recevrait aussi 200 livres par an. Chaque drap pour robe est estimé neuf livres de gros. Cette ordonnance contient encore plusieurs autres dispositions curieuses. Presqu'à chaque avènement il y avait des modifications ou changements apportés à la position des Echevins. Sous Philippe, sous Charles-Quint, sous Albert et Isabelle, de pareilles ordonnances furent publiées. Cette dernière, du -14 Février 1607, se trouve textuellement au 5e volume de notre précis analytique. Dans nos Mélanges historiques et littéraires, page 123 (1), nous avons inséré un résumé des vicissitudes subies par l'administration du Franc, d'après des documents authentiques. De Croy, de Montmorency, d'Aerschot, d'Aremberg, de Mérode , De Noyelles , De Nassau , sont des noms qui figurent souvent parmi les commissaires nommés par le (1) Imprime à Bruges, chez Vandecasteelc-Werbrouck.", "94 PAGES ID. V° 43 r» 44 R0 viter à sceller le dit traité. Absence un jour. 16 s. p. Pierre GilL-s est envoyé le samedi 18 d'Avril à L'Ecluse vers les bourgmestre, échevins et tréso riers avec une quittance pour recevoir d'eux le paiement échu de 300 liv. p. II fut absent pen dant deux jours, parce qu'il dut chercher et réunir les trésoriers qui n'étaient pas sur les lieux. 82 s. p. Somme totale, 135 liv. 2 s. p. (1) Frais de route des messagers du Franc, à raison de 10 s. p. par jour à F intérieur du territoire , et de 20 s. à F extérieur. Jean Van der Hove est envoyé le lundi, 19 de juillet, à Heyst, à Blankenberghe , à Ostende, au Hazegras et à Slependamme , pour apprendre des nouvelles relativement aux Anglais qui occupent la mer avec de nombreux vaisseaux. Absence deux jours, 20 s. Le même est envoyé le lundi 6 septembre à Snelleghem , vers messire Henri Van Meet- (1) II est à remarquer qu'à cette époque il existait une mésintelligence grave entre la ville de Bruges et le Franc, au point que le duc dut intervenir. Les magistrats du Franc s'étaient retiré à Jabbeke, de manière que dans le chapitre que nous venons d'indiquer, la plupart des messages sont envoyés pour prévenir ou inviter des individus de se rendre à Jabbeke auprès des bourgmestres et échevins lorsqu'il y a des affaires à traiter.", "214 anno 1623-Î624. COMPTE QUE RENDENT JACQUES VAN HAVESKERKE , SEIGNEUR DE SWEVE SEELE, BOURGMESTRE DE LA COMMUNE, ACHILLE SPRONCHOLF , CONRAD BODDENS, SEIGNEUR DE STRASEELE, SILVESTRE DE MATANCA, BOURG BESTRES ET ÉCHEVINS, ET CHARLES DE VOS, RECEVEUR DU PAYS DU FRANC, DE LA GESTION Qu'lLS ONT EUE DEPUIS LE 16 AOUT 1623 jusqu'au 15 aout 1624. Les recettes s'élèvent à 165,919 liv. 0 s. 11 d. PAGES. Payé à Jacques Vermeulen , en récompense des services qu'il a rendus en défendant le pays contre l'ennemi qui avait dépassé le nouveau creusement dans les environs de St-André, le 24 décembre 1623, et pour Tindemniser des pertes qu'il avait éprouvées, 600 liv. 121 RO Payé aux cu és de Varssenaere et de Stalhille , pour les services qu'ils avaient rendus en admi nistrant les sacrements aux ouvriers employés au creusement du canal de Bruges à Plasschen daele et aux soldats cantonnés le long du même canal, 80 liv." ]

[ "51 ground. He supposed that both places were sufficiently safe from any attempt of the enemy ; as the commanding situation of the heights he filled, and the domineering station of his artillery, seemed to denounce destruction on even the most distant approach of a hostile force. The allied troops, at this point, were as determined as the Russians were resolute. They steadily took possession of the village of Gorod itzka, and the mouths of the defiles leading to the dykes. Their right was commanded by Renier, and their left by Prince Swartzenberg. The former soon learnt from his reconnoitering parties that the Russian General had neglected to occupy Podubrie, as well as the wood cover ing the high road to Kobrine. Renier lost no time in profiting by this oversight; and taking possession of both, filled the former with cavalry, and the latter with formidable bodies of infantry and artillery. While these orders were obeying he apprised Swartzenberg of the omission on the part of the opposing General, and begged instant reinforcements, to enable him to attack the Russian left and drive it from its elevated position. The whole of the day of the eleventh of August was thus em ployed by the allied troops, in seizing the neglected advantages; and marching with the greatest caution towards the point which they deemed the most vulnerable on their adversary's side. From the concentrated position of General Tormozoff, and his supposed security in that position, the enemy found little difficulty in making all his movements unobserved. He placed a strong force on the left of the Russians, destined to issue from the wood at different points, and to form on the intervening ground ; whence they were to advance in firm battalion to put in execution the whole of their general's plan. Accordingly, at day break, on the twelfth of the month, Tormozoff was astonished by the information that the enemy was approaching from the wood on his left, and endeavouring to form on the low ground. The surprise was only that of a moment ; for the Russian General immediately seized on the only means to remedy the conse quences of his too great confidence in his position; and ordering a heavy battery to open upon the collecting ranks of the allies, sent to his reserve to advance in rear of his left, and present an intimidating front h2", "137 corps encamped around the city had their share in finishing the Avork of ruin. For eight days, without intermission, did this law of force continue. It is not possible for any imagination that has not seen the acts then committed, to form any conception of their variety of wickedness ; of their demoniac Avantonness of cruelty. It would be doing a violence to the human heart, even to recount them, or to read their register. Suffice it to say, that in the round of these eight days, the fierceness of the rage of the French legions at their defeats and miseries since they entered Russia, all fell upon the head of this devoted city. The soldiers who had crossed the Niemen gaily caparisoned, and high in hope of new glories ; who had anticipated the sight of kneeling provinces at the feet of their leader, and the abundance of their produce to enrich themselves ; when, instead of the realization of these expectations, they met Avith opposition, overthrow, and want; Avhat could exceed the depth of their disappointment, the fury Avith which they gave it utter ance ? First, in threatened mutiny against their leader ; and now, in sanguinary atrocities against a poor remnant of the brave people they could not subdue ! Thousands of these French ruffians, almost in a state of complete nakedness, Avithout shoes, or any clothing on their limbs, and scarce a covering but a few filthy rags flying from their bodies, were met in every direction; more like the banditto their deeds imitated, than the soldier, whose noble profession their enormities stigmatized with disgrace. In this wretched plight Avere all the folloAvers of Buona parte. His own personal guards were not better clad ; having nothing in their appearance that spoke their military order but the arms they carried. Impelled by a sense of the hatred they deserved, and the contempt that had lately been shewn to their demands for peace, they sought food at the point of the bayonet, and clothed themselves Avith the raiment of the murdered. The officers themselves, being not much better furnished Avith apparel, found no shame in displaying an equal baseness of mind; and casting humanity off at once, followed T", "§60 NOTES Le 18, ou a retablie les ponts sur le Borysthene, que l'ennemi avait brules ; on n'est parvenu & mastriser le feu qui consumait la ville que dans la journee de 19, les sapeurs Francois ayant travaille avec activite. Les maisons de la ville sont remplies de Russest morts et mou rants. Sur douze divisions qui composoient la grande armee Russe, deux divisions ont ete, entamees et defaites aux combats d'Ortrovna, deux Font ete au combat de Mohiloff, et six au combat de Smolenzk. Ney a que deux divisions et la garde qui sont restees entieres. Les traits de courage qui honorent Tarmee et qui out di tingiie tant de soldats au combat de Smolenzk, seront l'object d'un rapport particulier jamais Tarmee Fran$ais n'a> montre plus d'intrepidite que dans cette campaigne. ✓'✓V'y■✓'/V'yv^A/,' To prevent misapprehending who may be meant under these titles of Prince, Duke, &c. a catalogue of the French Generals' names and their titles is subjoined. FRENCH MARSHALS, GENERALS, &C. AND THEIR TITLES. Joachim Murat --------- King of Naples. Marshal J unot - - Duke of Abrantes. Marshal Victor ------- Duke of Belluno. Marshal Augereau ------ Duke of Castiglione. Marshal Lefevre Duke of Dantzig. Marshal Davoust - - - - - - Prince of Eckmuhl. Marshal Ney ------- Duke of Elchingen; Bessieres ------ Duke of Istria. Beauharnois ----- Vice-Roi of Italy. Caulincourt ----- Duke of Vinzenza. Maret ------- Duke of Bassano. Marshal Champagny ----- Duke of Cadore; Duroc (dead) - - - - Duke of Friuli. Marshal Mortier Duke of Treviso. Marshal Macdonald ----- Duke of Tarente. Marshal Oudinot Duke of Reggio. Jerome Buonaparte - - - King of Westphalia. Marshal Berthier (dead) - - - - Prince of Neufchatel. Marshal Massena ------ Prince of Essling. Marshal Soul t ------- Duke of Daimatia. Marshal Kellerman ----- Duke of Valmy. Marshal Marmont - Duke of Ragusa. General Sebastiani Count of the Empire. General Loison Count of the Empire. Rapp ------- Count of the Empire." ]

[ "70 MASTER OF HIS FATE. o'clock train made but two pauses on its journey to London — at Croydon and at Clapham Junction. At neither of those places could a man in a fur coat be heard of as having descended from the train ; and yet it was manifest that he did not arrive at Grosvenor Road, where tickets were taken. After persistent and wider inquiries, however, at Clapham Junction (which was the most likely point of departure), a cabman was found who remembered having taken up a fare — a gentleman in a fur coat — about the hour indicated. He particularly remarked the gentleman, because he looked odd and foreign and half tipsy (that was how he seemed to him), because he was wrapped up \"enough for Father Christmas,\" and because he asked to be driven such a long way — to a well - known hotel near the", "80 MASTER OF HIS FATE. done before dinner, but he went prepared to be questioned and perhaps rated. He was pleased to find that his mother seemed to have forgotten his promise as much as he had, and to see her in the best of spirits with a tableful of company. \" Oh, you have come,\" said she, present ing her cheek to her son ; \" I thought that after all you might be detained by that mysterious case you have at the hospital. Here's Dr. Rippon — and Julius too — dying to hear all about it ; \" but she gave no hint of the serious conversation which she said in her note she desired. \"Not I, Lady Lefevre,\" Julius protested. \" I don't like medical revelations ; they make me feel as if I were sitting at the confessional of mankind.\" Noting by the way that Julius and his sister seemed much taken up with each", "184 MASTER OF HIS FATE. with the sighs and groans, the disillusions and tears, of lost souls. The men sat transfixed with agony and dread, the women were caught in the wild clutches of hysteria, and Courtney himself was as if possessed with a frenzy : his features were rigid, his eyes dilated, and his hair rose and clung in wavy locks, so that he seemed a very Gorgon's head. The only person apparently unmoved was old Dr Rippon, whose pale, gaunt form rose in the background, sinister and calm as Death ! The situation was at its height, when a black cat (a pet of Miss Lefevre's) suddenly leaped on the top of the piano with a canary in its mouth, and in the presence of them all, laid its captive before Julius Courtney. The music ceased with a dissonant crash. With a cry Julius rose" ]

[ "[Act II. DURAZZO, 38 You think the living only can accomplish. GARCIA. Proceed — explain, DURAZZO. I know to imitate His written style, as glass or water send The features back, without a line neglected. In such a sort I '11 pen a grievous charge ; As if the gallant victim made complaint Of treachery, and fix it on Alonzo. GARCIA. Do that — succeed in that, and name the wealth That shall reward you. DURAZZO. Were the stock of Crœsus Within your gift, it could not bribe me to This desperate act. My longings are not sordid ; And, from the spring and upshot of my life, To this my growing prime, I owe the world Too much of ill to claim a balance on Whatever wrong I render. Should you still Persist in recompense, my terms are these, None other. If my fortune be to fail, Pursue me to the grave. I would not live ;", "Scene I.] A TRAGEDY. 65 Seeing the declaration must have helped His project more than silence ? GARCIA. That he saw not, But rather saw the opposite, and kept The pulse of his ambition down so low, That none could say \" he 's feverish ;\"— nay, he had Some reason, too. ANTHONIO. What reason ? GARCIA. Ere he changed Italian skies for Spanish, in pursuit Of his design, he task'd a beldam's skill To prophesy of the event. ANTHONIO. The taint Was in the race. What said his counsellor ? GARCIA. Foretold the prosperous issue of his cause, But one condition nam'd ; — that he should keep The secret of his birth as close as frost Knits up the waters, 'till by cunning, or By chance, he found admittance to the king, And then-to speak. I'", "DURAZZO, [Act IV. 102 SECOND CITIZEN. We did. ALONZO. I And .now, on the first show of danger, Before a sword is drawn, or a spear broken — Nay, even before an enemy appears — The place that gave you birth, that bred you up To man's condition, taught you trades to rise by, Was mother, nurse, instructor, patron to you, Is shunn'd like an infected house, because You hold the noble attribute of life Worth all the virtues in the calendar. FIRST CITIZEN. We know the city long, and love it well, But cannot bring it help. ALONZO. Not with your backs to 't.- I thought the sturdy tough plebeian heart Made, like the oak, for storms ; it used to be. Your bodies you should consecrate to death, Rather than shame them thus. What can you hope From flight ? to starve — to be pursued — be trodden In some dark ditch, like frogs, or wheezing reptiles, Where you had cough 'd and croak'd the night before From cold and terror. Is it thus you bring" ]

[ "Look on This Picture, then on That. 7 him in that beautiful country home in which his ancestors have chvelt for so many and many a generation. Indeed, Gaywater Park and its possessors formed part of the county history, and the earliest record of the Gay family dates back as far as the Conquest. A chum of Oliver's has returned from Eton with him ; but the boys have separated at Tor chester Station, where a high-AA*heeled, sporting looking dog-cart, with a trotter between its red shafts, was awaiting young Gay, while a cumber some landau had been sent to meet Master Richard Millcombe ; but then Dick's fussy old aunt, Mrs. Barbara Nutt, has arrived by the same train as her nephew, which accounts for the appearance of the family coach. * What a confounded nuisance !' cries Richard, AA'hen he appreciates the state of affairs. ' I Avish I were a lucky, independent dog like you, Gay, able to spin away with a jolly trotter, all on my own account, instead of being boxed up", "Oliver Gay. 14 short, for a discussion about money matters is thus satisfactorily evaded pro tern. Both father and son are so fond of money that they are apt to disagree on the tender subject of expendi ture. The ' bowdoor ' is uoav a modern apartment, furnished and hung AA'ith flame-coloured satin. It was a charming, octagonal chamber, but the quaint beauties of its form are all hidden by voluminous draperies now. Mrs. Millcombe is reposing upon a lounge. Her ample figure is tightly Avedged into ruby red silk. She is a fat, foolish, uneducated woman ; but she lovres and admires her husband and her children more than all the rest of the Avorld put together. She honestly believes that her geese are swans ! The fact of Joshua having made his fortune is a proof of his exceptional ability, of course ; and the prizes her Dick has AA*on at school could surely have been gained by no other boy of his age. Dick really is quick at", "The Mystery is Solved. 157 apart, He is a sensitive lad, and the horror of this revelation has been almost too much for him. ' Here is a clue !' cries Dick, and he stoops and picks up a heavy old-fashioned horn-handled knife with a hook at the end, such as is used for forcing locks or screws. A name is scratched on the blade. ' I will take possession of this,' says Sir Roland, suddenly assuming- his magisterial air, ' and if you will accompany me to Torchester gaol, Mr. Millcombe, I think we can elucidate this matter still further, and without much loss of time. In Torchester gaol taciturn Sam Hogg* is ex piating his share in the burglary at Deersdene. Sir Roland confronts the wretched prisoner, and Avithout any circumlocution he says ; ' Do you know anything of the owner of this knife, Sam Hogg ? It bears your name.'" ]

[ "FICKLE PHYLLIS. 30 have set up a matrimonial agency. I am goiug up to town in another month for my annual pil grimage to the shrine of Fashion, though good ness knows it's purgatory to me, but one must keep pace with the times. You shall go with me, but where the money is to come from for your dresses I don't know. That creature Jenkinson was actually impertinent to me the other day be cause I wouldn't settle her account.\" CHAPTER VI. A FEW weeks saw us established in rooms in Bloomsbury, in one of those dear old-fashioned wide, roomy houses, in which people of fashion used to dwell, and where even yet linger the hon extinguishers for links and flambeaux, and an occasional horse-block. My aunt came here year after year, and looked up all her acquaintances. She was welcome with her busy pushing manner and her scandal-loving tongue. Plenty of old Blackboroughites, now settled in town, who used to look down on her, did not mind sinking any difference in their position in the vortex of London where any one who is a novelty, a lion, or a Buffalo Bdl, is received and run after. Anything to stimulate the jaded palate of the professed pleasure-seeker. She introduced me as her heiress, and as her friends were only too pleased to have a fresh and pretty face in their rooms to attract the men, I", "FICKLE PHYLLIS. 71 themselves. I have known cases where these good, pious persons, who professed to be horrified at a risque' story7, have lived a double life, and where their death has brought to light vice and curious depravity. Remembering how such shin ing lights as these have thought of, even de nounced, me as a lost sheep, my soul has rejoiced exceedingly within me. The canker is not confined to one class. Not only the church, but the army and navy and the ranks of statesmen contribute their shameful quota to the story of how prone man is to fall at the bidding of the desire of the eyes. And these are the cases that have come to light. What of the others ? It makes one feel quite good by comparison. Anxious mothers always regard London as a sink of iniquity, and dread their sons' first plunge therein. Vice is rampant there — painted, well dressed, bejewelled, and set up in high places, truly ; but there are corners of the Augean stable in the country where she lurks, not so attractive, perhaps, but quite as deadly7. Given the will to \" go wrong,\" and opportunities will occur in the hamlet as well as in the Haymarket. To the fresh-minded is the bedizened harlot more tempting than the pretty, modest Chloe of the dairy or the stillroom ? No ; and the latter prefers a kiss and a present from the \"young gentlemen \" to the honest matrimonial intentions of awkward Thomas, the farm-bailiff's clumsy son. Moreover, Madame la mere, note well the un-", "256 FICKLE PHYLLIS. goaded beyond endurance. \" Cease your railing, or I w7ill grind you and your venomous tongue beneath my feet. Leave us ; your diabolical task is done. Go before I am tempted to tear you limb from limb. Go !\" and he pointed to the door with so threatening a gesture that I seized Catherine's arm and drew her away. She paused on the threshold, and said with a smile of malevolent triumph : \" Come to me, Ralph, won't you, for permission to claim your next bride ? I'll refuse you next time at the altar itself, where all the world will know your ignominy. Only Mrs. Vane prevented me this time.\" Certainly the servants had been listening, to judge from their scared looks when we got down stairs. Catherine, intent on driving in the sting deeper, if possible, said to them : \" There will be no wedding here. I have just been telling a few truths about Mr. Challoner, and Miss Stapylton has given him up. He is thoroughly bad, and the less any decent woman has to do with him. the better for her. If this house were mine, he would have been kicked out of it long ago.\" Swift and stern came Lady Woldmarsh's voice from above : \"Thompson, if those people do not leave the house at once, put them out; and, if necessary, fetch a policeman.\" I needed no further admonition, and dragged Catherine forcibly towards our cab. She would have stopped and remonstrated, making a few more disclosures if possible ; but I would have none of it, as I did not want to be mixed up in au" ]

[ "18 called St. John's chapel, is built oh a part of the site of this priory, of which there are now no other remains but the ruin of the steeple. PRIORY OF SAINT SAVIOUR. About the year 1202, William Mareschal, earl of Pembroke, founded this priory for Cistertian's friars, who gave it to the Dominicans in 1 224. It was situated on the North side of the river, to the East of the old bridge. Queen Elizabeth granted it to the duke of Ormond forever. It wasafterv.ards appropriated to the use of the lawyers, and called the King's Inns, from whence thelnn's-quay derives its name. Part of the ruins remained till the year 1776, when they were entirely removed, and a magnificent building is now erected on the site, called the Four Courts, for the courts of law and public offices. MONASTERY OF WITESCHAN. This monastery was erected on or near the Coombe for friars de Pænitentia, or Sac friars, who came into Ireland about the year 1268. PRIORY OF SAINT SEPULCHRE. The situation of this priory was on the North side of Kevin-street, It has not been clearly ascertain ed who was its founder, or the time when it was first built. From the plan of Dublin taken in 1 610, this priory appears to have been a large building, with a considerable tract of ground belonging to it, surrounded by a wall. In the wall were two lofty", "58 ITS POPULATION. The population of Dublin, for its extent, is, greater than several other large cities. For al though the streets are generally wider, and the 9pulent possess the most extensive concerns, yet a considerable part of the city is so much crowded, that in many houses every room is occupied by a separate family, and it is not uncommon in some to find three families in the same apartment. From a careful survey twice taken of Plunket street, it appeared that thirty-tAvo contiguous houses contained 917 souls. St. Michael's parish contains about 440 to an acre, and 16 to an house. That the number of room-keepers must be very numerous in Dublin is evident, when it is consider ed, that one charitable society, Instituted for the relief of the sick and indigent of that description, relieved within the space of one year, no less than 9959 families, containing 39,175 persons! And it is more than probable, that had their means beea adequate, more than double that number would have been relieved. In 1644, the inhabitants of Dublin were number ed by order of government, when it appears they amounted to 8159. In 1681, they had encreased to 40,000; and in 1753, they were estimated by Dr. Rutty, at 128,570. In 1798, the most accurate survey was made by the Rev. Mr. Whitelaw, vicar of St. Catherine's parish, when the number of per sons and habitations appear as following:", "130 Adjoining to the East colonade is the Rotunda, one of the noblest and most magnificent circular rooms iu the united kingdom. The whole suit of apartments are spacious and grand. The Ball room is 86 feet in length; the Card-room, 8fi feet; a Tea-room, 54 feet ; a great Supper-roem, 86 feet, and a lesser one, 54 feet. There is also a hall, 40 feet; a Waiting-room, 36 feet; four Dressing. rooms, 20 feet each; a Chairman's hall, 40 h-et, and a vestibule, 20 feet, besides an extensive range of Kitchen apartments and offices. Garden. — Through the Rotunda is a passage to the Garden, at the rere of the Hospital, wherein is a fine broad gravel walk and shrubberies. It is kept in good order. The whole is lighted with lamps. The Garden is frequently open of an evening, during summer, in fine weather, when there is a concert of music, and a brilliant assem bly of the first people in the city. Granby-row, Palace-row, and Cavendish-row, form a square round the Hospital, called Rutland square, after the name of the Duke, who, when Lord Lieutenant, contributed munificently to the improvements. Since the death of Dr. Mosse, there has been an election every seven years, for a Master of the Hospital, who has two assistants, and a number of pupils." ]

[ "79 contesté con el número 3.°, i tuvo por resultado el convenio que señala el número 4.° Las ventajas obtenidas han sido quedar en nuestro poder cincuenta i un individuos de tropa, dos oficiales de la guarnición i cincuenta i seis entre jefes, oficiales i ciudadanos que se halla ban en este presidio, i son los que espresa la adjunta lista. Del número que ella contiene solo han quedado los que se anotan, pues he querido dejar a éstos i a los capitulados en una perfecta libertad de dirijirse del modo que mas les ha convenido. También hemos tomado dos piezas de artillería gruesa en el castillo, que he hecho utilizar, 37 fusiles, dos cajas de guerra, todas las municiones, i cuanto habia en la isla perteneciente al gobierno, que lo he aplicado al consumo i servicio de la escua dra como igualmente un bote en buen estado. A los dos dias de estar en la isla, se me presentaron los tres oficiales que se nombran en la nota 5.a que contesté con la nú mero 6 pidiendo ser conducidos en la escuadra, i que en las costas de Chile se les echase en tierra, para irse a presentar a su gobierno, pues no pertenecían a los reos de estado. Como no hubiese estipulado nada respecto a esto, los puse presos como prisioneros de guerra, pues los mismos confinados me hicieron presente lo perjudicial que les seria el dejarlos pasar al conti nente i en la isla, de modo que pudiesen ir después a presen tarse al jeneral Prieto, de quien tendrían su perdón a costa de delatar cuanto habian oido en sus reuniones, pues habían estado presentes en las diferentes reuniones que tuvieron: siendo así que solo a éstos se les podria considerar como partidarios de la actual administración. Después de entregada la tropa por el gobernador de la isla, encargué de ella a tres oficiales de los mismos que estaban allí confinados, sin haberse hecho otra alteración que el cambio de oficiales: mas habiéndome dado parte éstos al dia siguiente que algunos soldados con un sarjento habian desertado, i hasta lle vádose algunos el armamento, hice embarcar todos los demás, para dejarlos en tierra la víspera de mi salida como en efecto mandé que los desembarcasen, i resultó que 25 de ellos no han querido hacerlo, pidiendo servir de voluntarios, i para verificarlo", "143 canoas que pescaban para los moradores de los cas tillos, fueron tomados por los nuestros i con ellos un guardia-marina i tres marineros que fueron lue go canjeados por el teniente González i los marine ros que con él cayeron prisioneros. (1) II Por este tiempo encontrábanse bloqueando al Callao únicamente la Libertad, el Arequipeño i la Valparaiso. La Monteagudo i la Confederación per manecían siempre en Chorrillos al cuidado de los trasportes i de la Socabaya convertida provisional mente en hospital. El Aquiles se hallaba estaciona do en Pisco i la Janequeo i Colocólo en Huacho. El 30 de octubre fué entregado el bergantin Arequipeño al Gobierno del jeneral Gamarra, reem plazándolo en sus funciones delante del Callao la goleta Colocólo. La barca Santa-Cruz debió ser en tregada al mismo tiempo a los comisionados del Go bierno del Perú, pero no encontrándose en el Ca llao a la fecha, acontecimientos posteriores vinieron a retardar este acto hasta el 23 de marzo de 1839. Réstanos solo agregar, que con la entrega del Arequipeño i de la Santa-Cruz, daba el Gobierno de Chile a los habitantes del Perú, la prueba mas elo cuente de los elevados móviles que lo indujeron a tomar posesión de esos buques en 1836. (1) Corbeta Libertad, al ancla en el Callao.— Octubre 21 de 1838. — Al señor Jeneral en Jefe del Ejército Restaurador.", "151 de tradición pobre también, hizo todo el gasto de la guerra contra la Confederación Perú-Boliviana, sin recurrir a ninguna contribución estraordinaria i contentándose con levantar en el país un emprés tito de 105,000 pesos (l). No es raro, pues, que no solo a bordo de los trasportes sino también de los buques de guerra escasearan o fueran desconocidas todas aquellas comodidades i recursos que hacen la vida agradable, aun a bordo, i a que indudablemen te estaba acostumbrado el comandante de la Ed mond, sirviendo, como servia, a un país de prover bial riqueza como lo era el Perú. V La rara fortuna con que se viera favorecido el jefe peruano, lo indujo sin duda a seguir al nor te en busca de las fuerzas que mandaba Bynon i que creía reparándose en alguno de los puertos de la costa. Con tal propósito, navegaba el 5 de diciembre mas o menos a la altura de Santa, cuando fué avis tado por el vijía del puerto. Pocas horas después anunciaba el vijía nuevas velas a barlovento i co mo en dirección al puerto. Eran éstas el Aquiles i demás buques que componían la fuerza bloqueado ra del Callao al mando del comandante Bynon i Cl) Campaña del Perú en 1838." ]

[ "2 hitherto have had and held with the said City and Town aforesaid, at Fee Farm, by the rent of forty pounds a year, ofthe Gifts, Grants, and Confirmations of divers our progenitors heretofore Kings and Queens of England, as by their several Charters, Gifts, Grants, and Confirmations doth more fully appear, which Gifts, Grants, and Confirmations to the Citizens and Inhabitants ofthe said City, were made not by one name ofthe Corporation, but by various and divers names, to wit ; some Grants were made to them by the name or names of Bailiffand Commonalty ofthe Town of Hereford, and other Grants were made to them by the name or names of the Citizens of Hereford in Wales, and other Grants thereof were made to them by the name or names of the Mayor and Commonalty of the City of Hereford, and other Grants were made to them by the name or names of the Mayor and Citizens of the City of Hereford, and other Grants were made to them by the name of Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of the City of Hereford . III. And whereas our loving subjects, the now Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of the said City have humbly intreated us, that We would graciously shew forth and extend to them our Royal Grace and Bounty in this behalf, and that We would vouchsafe to ratify and confirm to them the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of the said City, the Charters or Letters Patent of our progenitors or pre decessors to them or their predecessors made, with an addition and augmentation of certain Liberties, for the public good and better government of the said City, as to us shall seem expedient. We, therefore, graciously desiring the bettering of the same City, and willing that from henceforth for ever, in the same City continually should be had one certain and undoubted method for keeping ofthe peace, and for the good rule and government of the people therein, and that the said City from henceforth for ever, may be and remain", "3 a peaceable and quiet City, to the fear and terror of the bad, and to the reward of the good, and that our Peace and other Acts of Justice there, without further delay may be kept, and hoping that if the Citizens of the same City and their successors might by our Grant enjoy more ample Liberties, Profits, and Privileges, then they may look upon themselves more specially and strongly obliged to yield and manifest their faithful services to us, our heirs and successors : — Of our special grace, and out of our certain know- ledge, and mere motion, as well at the request of our well beloved and trusty Cousin and Counsellor, William, Earl of Pembroke, Chamberlain of our Household, and Knight ofthe most noble order of the Garter, as at the humble Petition of the now Mayor, Alder- men, and Citizens of the City of Hereford aforesaid, have willed, appointed, declared, ordained and granted, and by these Presents, for us, our heirs and successors, do will, appoint, declare, ordain, and grant, that the aforesaid City of Hereford from henceforth may be and remain for ever a City incorporate by itself, and that the Citizens of the said City and their successors from henceforth for ever, may and shall be one Body Corporate and Politic, in deed, fact, and name, by the name of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of the City of Hereford, arid them by the name ofthe Mayor, Alder men, and Citizens of the City of Hereford, one Body Corporate and Politic, in deed, fact, and name, really and fully for us, our heirs aud successors, We do erect, create, make, ordain, constitute, and declare by these Presents. IV. And that they, by the name of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of the City of Hereford, may and shall be in all future times, Persons qualified and capable in Law to have, require, receive, and possess Lands, Tenements, Liberties, Privileges, Jurisdictions, Franchises, and Hereditaments of whatsoever kind, nature, or species", "37 the Court of us, our heire or successors, or in any other Court whatsoever, those Goods, Chattels, Rights, and Credits, within tbe City aforesaid, Liberties, Suburbs, and Precincts thereof, or from thence for the future happening to be, shall belong to the aforesaid Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of the City aforesaid, and their suc cessors, for ever. And that it may and shall be lawful to the same Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of the City aforesaid, and their successors, by the Mayor of the City aforesaid for the time being, or by whatsoever other Officer or Minister of the said City, or any others, in their name to seize and take possession ofthe same Goods and Chattels, and the rest ofthe premises, and the same and all and singular other Profits and Forfeitures, of all and singular the Re cognizances aforesaid, and also all and singular other Profits, in the same Letters Patent expressed and specified, to the use and behoof of the same Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of the City aforesaid, and their successors, shall and may receive and retain, without impediment of us, our heirs or successors, or any Officers or Minis ters of us, our heirs or successors whatsoever; although the same Goods and Chattels, and other the premises, by us, our heirs or successors, by the Ministers of us, our heirs or successors, shall be first taken, possessed, or seized; and this without account or any thing therefore, to us, our heirs or successors, to be rendered, paid, or done. XXXIV. And further We will and grant, for us, our heirs and successors, to the aforesaid Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens ofthe City aforesaid, and their successors, for ever, that they may and shall have, hold, and keep in the City aforesaid, yearly for ever, in every week, three Markets, to wit, on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday; and also two Fairs yearly, in every year, for ever to be held. The first of the aforesaidtwo Fairs to begin on the twentieth i-" ]

[ "53 manner possible, certain reasons for my increasing that body, which, though obviousand unanswerable, I should have been most happy to have overlooked, until I had had time enough to become better acquainted with the province. Under such an excuse, however, I did not feel disposed to shield myself, and as this griev ance at least was admitted, I determined I would not be seen openly to refuse to correct it, but the em barrassing question at once arose, from which party should the increase be made ? I did not choose to join the Republicans : the Tories, who, fearing I was their enemy, had thought proper to join in petitioning the King against the very first act of my administration, were still almost in a body standing aloof from me. I did not, therefore, feel it right to advance towards them ; and, being thus obliged to be independent, I determined that the addition to my council should be made from the middle party, instead of from either of the two extremes. Accordingly, explaining my ob ject, I collected all the most respectable opinions I could, putting down every name that was recom mended to me, and finding that the name of a Mr. Robert Baldwin (a gentleman I had never seen) was repeated on my list infinitely oftener than any other, I sent for this individual (as will appear by the following despatch), and throwing myself upon his advice for the addition of two other names, I was led by him to select Dr. Rolph, who has since proved, next to Mr. M'Kenzie, the most wicked of the traitors.", "69 patronage of this province I can derive no advantage ; and that I can have no object in retaining undivided responsi bility, except that which proceeds from a just desire to be constitutionally answerable to his Majesty in case I should neglect the interests of his subjects in this province. With these sentiments I transmit to the House of Assembly the documents they have requested, feeling confident that I can give them no suter proof of my desire to preserve their pri vileges inviolate, than by proving to them that I am equally determined to maintain the rights and prerogatives of the Crown, one of the most prominent of which is, that which I have just assnmed, of naming those Councillors in whom I conscientiously believe I can confide. \" For their acts I deliberately declare myself responsible ; but they are not responsible for mine, and cannot be, because, being sworn to silence, they are deprived by this fact, as well as by the Constitution, of all power to defend themselves.\" The foregoing documents I forwarded to the Co lonial Office with the following despatch. No. 15. Toronto, March 22nd, 1836. My Lord, I have the honour to inform your Lordship that on Saturday, 12th instant, the six members of the Exe cutive Council suddenly and simultaneously resigned — that a majority of twenty-seven against twenty-one of the House of Assembly very resolutely espoused their cause — that all business in the House was sus-", "2 APPENDIX. I have had a slight opportunity of making myself ac quainted with the Indian character in South America, and from the above data, I have now the honour to transmit to your Lordship the following observations on the subject. Memorandum. The fate of the red inhabitants of America, the real pro prietors of its soil, is, without any exception, the most sinful story recorded in the history of the human race ; and when one reflects upon the anguish they have suffered from our hands, and the cruelties and injustice they have en dured, the mind, accustomed to its own vices, is lost in utter astonishment at finding that in the red man's heart there exists no sentiment of animosity against us, no feeling of revenge ; on the contrary, that our appearance at the humble portal of his wigwam is to this hour a subject of unusual joy. If the white man be lost in the forest, his cry of distress will call the most eager hunter from his game ; and among the tribe there is not only pleasure but pride in contending with each other who shall be the first to render him assistance and food. So long as we were obtaining possession of their country by open violence, the fatal result of the unequal contest was but too clearly understood ; but now that we have suc ceeded in exterminating their race from vast regions of land, where nothing in the present day remains of the poor Indian but the unnoticed bones of his ancestors, it seems inexplicable how it should happen that, even where their race barely lingers in existence, it should still continue to wither, droop, and vanish before us like grass on the pro gress of the forest in flames. \" The red men,\" lately ex claimed a celebrated Maimi Cacique, \" are melting like snow before the sun.\"" ]

[ "DESPAIR. 29 Though I stretch out vain hands to a form that evades me, And pine for a voice that is utterly still, Yet only in dreams her dear image upbraids me, And the hand of remorse on my bosom falls chill. Can the power that united us cleave us asunder — The forces that lured us, so suddenly part ? 'Tis the soul answers \" No \" on the echoing thunder ; But the moan of despair sweeps a desolate heart.", "41 LIFE. Oh, earth and sky, I live ! for love compelling Has filled the thirsty inlets of my soul. I feel the fount of song within me welling, And passion's frenzied billows slip control. For one fair woman's eyes, divinely tender, Mirrored in mine, have blinded them with love ; Then rose my sun, my angel, my defender, Where calumny with lonely weakness strove. I, who caressed the withered wanton Anguish, Supped off a sigh, and drained no toast but tears, Doomed in the dungeons of despair to languish, Counting each hour a myriad mournful years —", "82 TO NATURE. Oh ! many a time upon thy kind old breast I've eased my heart of persecution's quest, And, gazing awestruck over solemn skies, Sunk swooning into mystic reveries ; And often, when the bitter tears were blinding, I've felt thy gentle arms around me winding, And heard a zephyr whisper in mine ear : \" Child of the sun and sea, thy home is here. Where in the brake the fluted throstles sing, And homing doves are faintly hovering, Calm peace shall lay what human anguish lingers, And sweep the lyre with mild, angelic fingers. Then take thy wounded spirit from the world To where the heart of Nature is unfurled ; Where, o'er thy head, the trembling tree-tops close, And life is one long summer of repose," ]

[ "LINES ON GENERAL S©Fd©Fi's Bealh HIS AND T ■•-- ■ vfc v<S 'IT tub 55 k/\\\\ 1QC S O THE AUTHOR OF RHYMES FROM TBE COBBLERS LAPSTONE.\" PRICE ONE PENNY. (COPYRIGHT.) STOCKFORT: WM. BRAMHALL, \"ATLAS PAPER WORKS,\" HEATON LANE.", "Liqeg oq tge Death of general Cjoition. THOU mighty warrior ofthe Lord, Who drew, no more to sheath thy sword, Till thou in death shouldst Lay it down, And claim a well-won glorious crown. Thou friend of man ! thy earthly store Hath oft relieved the suffering poor, And from the grace through Christ received The burdened heart was oft relieved. Thou man of meek and humble mind, Noble and just, forgiving, kind, Thou cared not where or what thy lot, If only thou God's favour got ; Content alway, and glad to still Thine own desires to do God's will ; Wholly devoted to do good, Thou gav'st for peace thine own life's blood. At home, abroad in foreign lands, Thy record now immortal stands ; Thou'st gained, by seeking not thine own, Life, health, and wealth, and fame unknown. From north to south, from east to west, The scribe, the painter, and the rest, Contribute honours as thy due, Who fell in Soudan, brave and true. One plainly saw thy work was done, The Saviour called and thou art gone ; The Angels round the palace stood, Received and bore thy soul to God.", "4 He should behold whilst here below ; He felt that he at last might go ; He wept, he tried, but all in vain, To stop his tears — they fell like rain, For those he loved had led to God That they might keep the heavenly road. And when his burden he had poured Out to the Lord, the blessings showered Down on his soul : how sweetly blest Was he, and felt he now could rest ; And from his knees he rose and took His dearest treasure, God's own book, And sat to scan its pages o'er, When lo ! a step upon the floor Aroused him, and he turned to find His enemies were close behind. Betrayed he was, his now must be A martyr's death and victory. Ours is the loss and grief likewise. His is the joy beyond the skies ; He is not lost, but gone to reign Where sorrow ne'er is felt again. That soul that breathed in holy prayer Is now in heaven, whilst far out there His body lies in sweetest rest, Till re-united, fully blest, In heaven, where all God's warriors meet, Where war's no more, and peace is sweet ; 'Tis a full sea, not drops of grace, 'Tis prayer no more, but endless praise. ■jlT These Poems are to be had illustrated in seven coI'iil's, beautifully lithographed, at One Shilling each. Order of i,.e .Author, /./, Syfces Street, Rochdale. W. BRAMHALL \"A1LAS PAPER WORKS,\" STOCKPORT." ]

[ "45 brandenburgska statsmånnen i många frågor intaga, fbrefaller vid forstå påseendet sbkande, vacklande och obeståmd och fbråndras vid, som det synes, ganska obetydliga orsaker. Men bakom denna obe ståmdhet finnes ett medvetet mål, som ger enhet åt det bgonskenli gen planlbsa, och detta mål år att baiansera makten mellan gran narne så, att ingen må bli fbr måktig, men att samtidigt hbja sig sjålft till den dominerande maktstållning, som man ej vill tillåta nå gon annan att nå. Detta fbrklarar Brandenburgs politik vid många tillfållen och åfven uti holsteinska tvistefrågan. Fbr de brandenburg ska statsmånnen voro både Sverige, Liineburg och Danmark starka nog i Tyskland, och ingen orsak fanns att bnska någondera måktigare Sverige hade allt sedan trettioåriga kriget varit en synnerligt farlig rival. Huset Luneburg visade allt fbr tydligt i sin politik liknande tendenser som Brandenburg sjålft for att vara en behaglig granne. Danmark slutligen hade ofta nog i forna dagar ådagalagt, att det fbr de tyska staterna kunde vara lika farligt som hvilken annan makt som helst. Brandenburg hade fbljaktligen ej någon orsak att med synnerlig fbrkårlek omfatta någon af dessa makters intressen. Man torde dårfor rorande Brandenburgs hållning vid denna tid uti den mellan Danmark och Gottorp uppkomna konflikten komma sanningen ganska nåra, om man sager, att de brandenburgska statsmånnen opar tiskt sokte media mellan de båda fienderna. Denna opartiskhet har emellertid ej sin grund dari, att man i Berlin var bmmare om rått visan ån annorstådes, utan det beror dårpå, att Brandenburgs eget intresse fbr biltallet fordrade, det ingendera parten rbnte någon minsk ning i sina råttigheter. Kurfursten Fredrik Ilts Ibsen i den hol steinska tvistefrågan maste dårfor bli densamma som sjomakternas och kejsarens, fredens bevarande i de nordiska orterna. Om krig utbrbte, skulle nåmligen den segrande parten rikta sig på den bese grades bekostnad, men detta var just något, som de brandenburgska statsmånnen på inga villkor ville tillåta. Fbr att åter uppråtthålla jåmvikten i ett blifvande krig, maste Brandenburg gora stora upp offringar, utan att fbr desamma åga någon såker utsikt till ersåttniug. Basta mediet fbr tvistefrågans losning var dårfor en vanlig under handling mellan Danmark och Gottorp. De båda rivaliserande makterna, huset Luneburg och Branden burg, som hade så viktiga intressen att bevaka gent mot Danmark och Gottorp, hade också redan bbrjat att ågna allvariig uppmårksamhet åt den uppkomna konflikten. Hertig Georg Vilhelm af Celle anmo-", "90 slog Karl XI som forut 6,000 man, som skulle kåmpa i de allierades led, till dess konungen af Frankrike fbrklarat sig villig att återstålla de vestfaliska och nimvegiska frederna.1 Men K. M. forbeholl sig friheten att hemkalla dem vid slutet af hvarje års fålttåg samt åfven att återfordra dem eller behålla dem hemma, ifall Sverige hade att befara något fientligt infall. Som alliansen af 1683 stadgade, att hjålpsåndningen skulle utgbras af 6,000 man fotfolk, men en del komme att låmnas i rytteri, borde en rytfare råknas lika med 3 fot soldater. K. M. ville dårfor lofva att sånda 2 regementen rytteri om 792 man, som enligt proportion blef lika med 2,376 fotsoldater, samt dårtill 3,624 man fotfolk, hvilket allt tilisammans blef lika med de 6,000 man, som utlofvats. Kejsaren och Generalstaterna borde emellertid i betraktande af, att trupper nu voro mycket dyrare, ån då forbunden ingingos, till nåmnda 6,000 mans underhall låmna en månatlig »Beyhulfe« af 27,45175 rdr. Månaden borde hårvid råknas i 4 veckor. Alla anspråk på hjalp for den gångna tiden skulle hår med upphbra, och hvad sårskildt hjålpsåndningen till sjbs angick, borde, densamma på grund af de hinder, som legat i vågen for den, ej fordras. Emedan den skada, som tillfogats svenska undersåtar i handel och sjofart, varit en viktig orsak till hjålpens innehållande, hade man funnit for godt att ofver denna sak uppråtta en special akt. Enligt densamma skulle England och Holland medgifva Sverige fri handel och sjofart och låmna satisfaktion, for hvad som hår emot blifvit brutet. 2 Den 20 februari anhbllo de allierades ministrar åter om kon ferens och inlåmnade sina påminneiser ofver de undfångna projekten. Angående holsteinska saken anbragte de ej något skriftligt och hvad de muntligen foredrogo var ej af stbrre vikt. Stahremberg framholl, att avocatorier och dehortatorier borde utfårdas ej blott till Danmark, utan åfven till hertigen. Hvad den eskader angick, som sjomakterna skulle sånda, ansåg Heckeren, att det vore bast, om man ej laststållde något rorande skeppens antal, ty dårom kunde man ju sårskildt ofver enskomma i London eller Haag. Angående hjålpsåndningen anbragte de dåremot skriftligen sitt svar. Karl XI:s proposition, att hjalp skulle såndas mot Frankrike, forst då holsteinska tvistefrågan blifvit full- 1 »biss sich der Konig von Frankreich zu wiederaerstellung der Westfalischen und Nimwegischen frieden erklåhre«. 2 Relation med bifogade akter T U, W. Memorialer och relationer i utrikes årenden. SRA.", "136 såndebud Canitz i Hamburg kritiserade Ehrenschildts upptrådande och uttalade farhågor for, att han fbrvårrade hertigens sak i Kbpen hamn.1 Kurfursten låt dårfor genom Falaiseau gora allvarliga fbre stallningar infor danska regeringen. Då hertigen instållt sitt skan.s arbete, borde Kristian V till gengåld återkalla dragonregementet. Kurfursten gjorde upprepade påminnelser hårom och hotade åter med Sveriges ingripande. Uttalanden af Vellingk i Hamburg infor Canitz bkade de brandenburgska statsmånnens farhågor. Vellingk framholl nåmligen, att skansarbetet ej var något, som i ringaste mån anginge danska regeringen, och hertigen hade upphbrt dårmed blott for att gora medlarne till viljes. Men om man i Danmark fortsatte med sitt halsstarriga uppfbrande, menade Vellingk, att arbetet ofbrdrbj ligen komme att upptagas. I fbljd af dessa underråttelser sokte kurfursten åter formå Kristian V till eftergift. Man borde i Kbpen hamn betånka, att ehuru tiden for dragonregementets hemkallande ånnu ej var inne, det dock var mycket hårdt, att hertigen skulle gifva detta regemente fullt underhall, då det ej gjorde det ringaste nytta.2 Alla kurfurstens påminnelser voro dock fbrgåfves. Då medlarne i Hamburg i foljd af de uppkomna ryktena, att skansarbetet åter skulle upptagas, sokte formå hertigen att afstå från denna plan, gaf han till svar, att ehuru ej ett ord om dragonrege mentets tillbakakallande afhbrts, ville han dock ånnu några veckor låta arbetet hvila. Men om dragonregementet ej under tiden hem kallades, hyste han den fbrhoppningen. att det ej skulle uttydas illa, om skansbyggandet åter bbrjades.3 Något ofver en månad efter det hertigen afgifvit denna forklaring, infami sig Ehrenschildt åter hos medlarne och klagade ofver, att skansarbetet fortsattes. Då man hårom fbrhbrde sig hos WTedderkop, forsåkrade denne heligt, att ej det ringaste fbretagits utvåndigt på skansarne, om det också invån digt arbetades på baracker och dylikt. Han bad hårvid medlarne 1 Canitz till kurfursten Fredrik III 5 maj och kurfursten till Canitz 9/i» maj 1696. Danemark. Streit mit Holstein-Gottorp. BSA. 2 Kurfursten Fredrik III till Canitz 2* \"*j , \"/js juni uch Canitz till kurfursten 8 ocb 30 maj 1696. Danemark. Streit mit Holstein-Gottorp. — Kurfursten Fredrik III till Falaiseau 9/us maj 1696. Danemark. BSA. \"Canitz till kurfursten Fredrik III 12/22 juni 1696. Danemark. Streit mit Holstein-Gottorp. BSA." ]

[ "PAUL PATOFF 17 XVII features wrinkling in a contemptuous smile. ' I tell you I feel perfectly well. I have recovered.' But she had hardly spoken, and puffed a great cloud of aromatic smoke into the still air of the illuminated room, when the smde began to fade. Balsamides watched her narrowly, and saw the former expression of pain slowly returning to her face. He had not expected it so soon, but in his fear of producing death he had administered a very small dose of morphine, and the disease was far advanced. Laleli, however, though ter rified as she felt that the agony she had so long endured was returning after so brief a respite, endeavoured bravely to hide her sufferings, lest she should seem to confess that the Giaour was right, and that it was the presence of the devil in her heart which prevented the medicine from having its full effect. Gradually, as she smoked on in silence, Gregorios saw that the disease had got the mastery over her again, and that she was struggling to control her features. He pretended not to observe the change, VOL. Ill c ?-l", "PAUL PATOFF 273 XXIV ' Paul is gone already,' answered Alex ander, impatiently. ' There is nothing the matter. Paul will let him out.' But the other men were less apathetic, and had followed the brave man to the door. He had disappeared already, and as they came up a tremendous puff of smoke and ashes was blown into their faces, stifling and burning them, so that they drew back. ' Jump for your life ! ' shouted John Carvel, looking up at the window from which the voice had proceeded. ' Yes, jump ! ' cried Alexander, who had reluctantly followed. ' We will catch you in our arms ! ' But no one answered them. Nothing was heard but the crackling of the burning timber and the roaring of the flames, during the awful moments which followed. Stupe fied with horror, the three men stood staring stupidly at the hideous sight. Then sud denly another huge puff of smoke and fiery sparks burst from the door, and with it a dark mass flew forward, as though shot from a cannon's mouth, and fell in a heap upon VOL. Ill T", "274 PAUL PATOFF XXIV the ground outside. All three ran for ward, but some one else was there before them, dragging away a thick car pet, of which the wool was all singed and burning. O There lay Gregorios Balsamides as he had fallen, stumbling on the doorstep, with the heavy body of Paul Patoff in his arms. Hermione fell on her knees, and shrieked aloud. It was plain enough. Paul, with out the least protection from the flames, had struggled up the burning staircase, and had unlocked the door, losing consciousness as he opened it. Gregorios, who was not to be outdone in bravery, and whom no danger could frighten from his senses, had O O ' wrapped a carpet round the injured man, and, throwing another over his own head, had borne him back through the fire, the steps of the wooden staircase, already in flames, almost breaking under his tread. But he had done the deed, and had lived through it. He looked up faintly at Hermione, as she bent over them both." ]

[ "Martinique. 157 clique of sugar manufacturers in the country, and by the im position of extravagant bounties, throws a heavy weight on the poor consumers, and heavily handicaps the colonial producer. The produce of cocoa, coffee, cotton, spices, and tobacco is, with the exception of the former, steadily diminishing. The following table, necessarily incomplete in many particulars, shows the present state of affairs, and may be of interest as in dicating the position of the colony : — Of the total superficial area of the island (246,995 acres) — 61,643 acres are devoted to the cultivation of Sugar 1,765 „ „ „ „ Cocoa 723 „ „ „ ,. Coffee 265 „ „ „ ,. Cotton 12 ,, „ „ „ Tobacco 30,368 „ „ „ ., Cereals 37,500 „ Forest land not brought into cultivation, 50,000 „ uncultivated, but well capable of tillage, 64,769 ,, swampy ground unsuitable for cultivation. Commerce. — The commerce of Martinique seems slowly diminishing. In 1882 the number of vessels entering was 764, against 804 of the previous year, whilst the clearances were 752, as against 776. 'ocoa. Col tee. itton. rices. Tol >aceo. 01 a II £3 ■4 05 X) id cj Ph P s 2 o g ro *t3 II ft u a, . ■n a go • a ho.S ■< 3§ 11 ft o . T3 P. 0.2 M.E if +^ -- o o «1 03 t3 s§ 5 \"9 Pa 2 & ■u a a = al <i 1779 1789 1832 1835 1875 1876 1S77 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 2,950 1,130 1,508 1,740 1,735 1,747 378,207 361,660 616,000 770,000 600,600 1,127,060 1,109,900 1,355,200 506,000 1,538 7,705 6,815 428 88,000 94,600 5,720 12,320 10,560 9 592 6,600 13,900 82 Since 1875 the culti- vation has practically, ceased. 46,200 1,713 1,765 1,713 725 528 265 30, son 26,100 3,300 12", "Obock 261 the Maria- Thcrese thaler as the currency on the shores of the Red Sea. The commerce of Abyssinia and the Somali country is lan guishing for want of sufficient outlets. It is to Obock, then, that the trade of these nations is to be attracted. Its impor tance naturally will augment when the Abyssinians and Somalis find in this new French colony an easy market for their goods ; and, as the neighbouring tribes have shown themselves well disposed towards the French, there would seem good ground for hoping that its future may not be so colourless as is the present of so many other distant dependencies of the Re public. Let us now consider the value of Obock to the French as a commercial port, apart from the fact that it is in course of time to become the sole outlet of trade in the Red Sea. Its value as a port depends entirely on the worth of the coal which is said to exist in its immediate neighbourhood. Aden hitherto has been the coaling station for ships of all nations. The fuel being obtained from England, and being proportionately costly, owners of vessels have endeavoured so to arrange that sufficient quantities shall be shipped to enable the passage from Suez to Bombay or to Calcutta being performed without a break. By this means port dues are avoided, and the expensive coal of Aden left untouched. Still, mail steamers, with their large passenger accommodation, have been unable to accomplish this feat ; and steamers of all the great Eastern lines, such as the Peninsular and Oriental, Orient, British India, Messageries Maritimes, and Rubattino, have been in the habit of coaling at Aden. If, however, coal of good quality, and in sufficient quantity, is to be found in the near neighbourhood of Obock, a ready and enormous sale would be found for it. Not only would the merchant fleets of all nations run into Obock instead of Aden to refill their bunkers before starting on their passage across the Indian Ocean or up the Red Sea, as the case might be, but the ships of war in Eastern waters, our own East Indian squadron as well as vessels flying the German flag, would of necessity choose the cheap coal of Obock to the expensive Welsh coal of Bombay.", "Tunis. 283 setting himself straight with his Mahomedan co-religionists. Otherwise it is impossible to realize the attitude adopted by men of honour, such as the French Generals undoubtedly were. As we have seen, the Bey's verbal protests were of little avail. The French columns closed around on him, and on the 12th of May he resigned the charge of the Regency into the hands of the French General. On the following day M. Roustan was named Minister Plenipotentiary of the First Class, and Minister Resident at Tunis, and General Br^art was decorated with the Grand Cordon of the Nishan, or Tunisian order of chivalry. With the virtual deposition of the Bey French troubles commenced. The Arabs at once threw off all semblance of allegiance to an authority which they fully believed had sold them to a Christian Power, and the French Commanders found that they were face to face with a warfare similar to that which had afforded their troops such an excellent training ground in Algeria for more than half a century. The extreme heat of the season and ignorance of the country, however, soon put a stop to the irregular warfare which would be necessary in order to ensure the pacification of the country, and the Minister of War contented himself with placing powerful garrisons in Tunis, Bizerta, Kef, Tabarca, Beja, and other centres of disaffection, and in publishing an order of the day, which must have been highly satisfactory to the troops employed in this bloodless campaign. The \" Order of the Day \" was merely intended to throw dust in the eyes of the public ; the Minister was well aware that the French were masters of the various places they had garrisoned, the enemy masters of everything outside ; and he also knew that fresh and supreme exertions would be necessary ere peace would reign in Tunis. Anarchy was rampant everywhere, religious animosities were now fairly aroused, and, remembering Algeria, the French prepared to strike hard. Reinforcements were poured into the country, and in September, when the approach of the cool season permitted the resumption of hostilities, 40,000 French soldiers stood on Tunisian soil. Then, and not till then, General Saussier, the new Com-" ]

[ "58 The Wards of Plotinus. \" Thou art My sheep,\" she heard Him say ; \" For thee I did the ransom pay ; Within My book thy name I read, Then come and in My pastures feed.\" And now we lay her with the dead, Her soul from earth to heav'n is fled ; With Him she loves, her sufferings o'er, She hath true joys for evermore. Upon her grave the flowers we strew. Where she has gone we too shall go, And, palms of vict'ry in our hands, Shall stand where now our sister stands. As the last note died away a slave entered with a basket of flowers, — the flowers which had been gathered to adorn the shrine of Flora, — and each member of the company dipped in a hand, lifted a few, and deposited them in the niche where Acatia reposed. Then they passed out of the cave and left the mourners alone. \" In pace,\" wrote Plotinus with his stylus on the wall beneath. \" In peace leavest thou me,\" exclaimed Quintilia, falling upon her knees.", "96 The Wards of Plotinus. with mournful serenit}7, the earth beneath. Resting her harp upon the parapet of the broad roof which gives her shelter, she touches its strings and tells her grief, till there comes one who takes her in warm arms and speaks the words which the white moon seems ever going to utter, — one who feels for her when her heart is sad, and allures her by many sweet words of sym pathy to change the melancholy complaining of her harp into a hymn of resignation. Soon after the funeral of Acatia the mother of Lela died suddenly, and the alarmed dancer instantly ran to the house of Paulinus, where she was detained by Quin tilia while the physician went to inquire into the cause of the unexpected decease of the sick woman, and to make arrangements for her burial. Calvus, as usual, was standing on the threshold of his rotten portico, and no sooner did he see Paulinus than he cried", "The Wards of Plotinus. 306 best. The shadow of Claudius Bromius shall not darken thy threshold. In the heat of my success at thy rescue I called thee mine, but I retract the words. Thou art God's, and not mine. I am not worthy of thee. Forget me and be happy. Forget me, but before thou dost erase mine image from thy mind, utter one prayer on my behalf. The love of thee hath made me a better man. Loving thee hath led me to the love divine. I am a Christian. Farewell, and may we meet hereafter in the kingdom of God.\" He spoke, and turning suddenly, leapt into the boat which was waiting to convey him back to the shore. Quintilia was about to answer him, but he dare not trust himself to hear her speak. Nor did he once raise his eyes to observe her as the distance was widened between them. Bending forward, he hid his face in his hands, and did not alter his attitude until" ]

[ "126 CRYSTALLOGRAPHY. the parts to which the crystal is attached, in order to aid in its adjustment. The contrivances for the adjustment of the crystal are at p, q, r. To use the instrument, it must be placed on a small stand or table, and so elevated as to allow the observer to rest his elbows on the table. The whole, thus firmly arranged, is to be placed in front of a window, distant from the same from six to twelve feet, with the axis of the instrument parallel to it. Before operation, a dark line should be drawn below the window near the floor, paral lel to the bars of the window ; or, what is still better, on a slate or board, placed before the observer on the table. The crystal is attached to the movable plate q, by a piece of wax, and so arranged, that the edge of intersection of the two planes, including the required angle, shall be in a line with the axis of the instrument. This is done by varying its situation on the plate q, or the situation of the plate itself, or by means of the adjacent joints and wheel, r, s,p. When apparently adjusted, the eye should be brought close to the crystal, nearly in contact with it, and on looking into a face, part of the window will be seen reflected, one bar of which must te selected, or a cord stretched across the window, for the experi ment. If the crystal is correctly adjusted, the bar or cord will ap pear horizontal, and on turning the wheel, n, till this bar, reflected, is observed to approach the dark line below, seen in a direct view, it will be found to be parallel to this dark line, and ultimately to coincide with it. If there is not a perfect coincidence, the adjust ment must be altered until this coincidence is obtained. Continue then the revolution of the wheel, n, till the bar or cord is seen by reflection in the next face, and if here there is also a coincidence of the reflected bar or cord with the dark line seen direct, the ad justment is complete ; if not, alterations must be made, and the first face again tried. A few successive trials of the two faces, will enable the observer to obtain a perfect adjustment. After adjustment, 180° on the arc should be brought opposite 0 on the vernier. The coincidence of the bar and dark line is then to be obtained, by turning the wheel n, As soon as obtained, the wheel m should be turned until the same coincidence is ob served, by means of the next face of the crystal. If a line on the graduated circle now corresponds with 0 on the vernier, the angle is immediately determined by the number of degrees marked by this line. If no line corresponds with 0, we must observe which line on the vernier coincides with a line on the circle. If it is the 18th on the vernier, and the line on the circle next below 0 on the vernier, marks 125°, the required angle is 125° 18' ; if this fine marks 125° 30', the required angle is 125° 48'. Some goniometers are furnished with a small polished reflector attached to the foot of the instrument, below the part s q, and placed at an oblique angle so as to reflect a bar of the window.", "COLUMBATES, TITANATES, TUNGSTATES, MOLYBDATES. 357 POLYCRASE. Polykras, Scheerer, Pogg. lxii, 430. Trimetric. I: 1=95°, O: lt=134° 15' ; a : b : c=l-02655 : 1 : 1-0913. Observed planes as in the figure. 0 : 21=118°. 1 : l(mac.)=112° 32'. 0 : 1=125° 41£'. 1 : l(brac.)=106° 24'. 0 : Is =139° 59'. is: is(ov.ii)=U0°. Ir: l3(mac.) = 96° 40'. ii: 13=160°. I3 : l3(brac.)=152°. Crystals thin linear. Cleavage none. H.=5;5. G.=5-09— 5-12. Lustre bright. Color black; in splinters brownish. Streak grayish brown. Fracture conchoidal. Composition. — Near Polymignyte, but containing in addition columbic acid, pro toxyd of uranium, and but little lime with no manganese. B.B. decrepitates, glows and becomes brown, but infusible. Yields with borax a glass which is yellow in the outer flame and brown in the inner. With soda on platinum gives a weak re action of manganese. Dissolves imperfectly in muriatic acid, and perfectly in heated sulphuric. From Hitteroe, Norway, in granite with gadolinite aud orthite; crystals i to 1-J inches long. Named from jtoAus, many, and upaais, mixture. On crystallization of Polycrase, see Am. J. Sci. [2], xviii, 46, 47. ÆSCHYNITE, Berzelius, Jahresb. ix, 195. Trimetric. I: 1=90° 34', O : 11=145° 58'; a : b : c=0\"675 : 1 : 1-01. Observed planes, /, %2, 2i, 1\\. ii : iS=127° 19', (Rose), 2i : 2i(top) = 73° 34', H : l2(mac.) = 136° 36', (brach.) 83° 4', (basal), 112° 52'. Cleavage : ii in traces. Crystals usually stri ated and imperfect. H. = 5 — 6. G.=4-9 — 5-14. Lustre resinous — submetallic, nearly dull. Color nearly black, inclining to brownish-yellow when translucent. Streak gray, or yellowish-brown, almost black. Subtranslucent — opaque. Fracture small subconchoidal. Composition. — Analyses : 1, Hartwall, (Pogg. xvii, 483, Jahresb. ix, 195) ; 2, Her mann, (new anal. J. f. pr. Chem. 1. 193): 1. Ti 56*0, Zr 20*0, Se 16*0, Ca 3*8, Pe 2*6, Sn 0*5=97*9, Hartwall. 2. Ti 25*90, Cb 33*20, <3e 22*20, Ce 5*12, Fe 5*45, La 6*22, Y 1*28, H 1-20=100-57, H. In a matrass yields water, and in an open tube traces of fluorine. B.B. on char coal swells and becomes yellow, but does not fuse, though forming a black slag on the edges. With borax readily forms a dark-yellow glass, which is colorless on cooling, and with tin in the inner flame becomes red ; with salt of phosphorus yields a transparent colorless bead, which with more of the salt appears yellow and clouded. Affords some tin. From Miask in the Ural, in feldspar with mica and zircon. Named from am^yvii, shame, by Berzelius, in allusion to the inability of chemical science, at the time of its discovery, to separate the two unlike substances, titanic acid and zirconia.", "505 APPENDIX. Si Al Pe fig Ca fta fl 1. Sphragide, Stalimene, 66-00 14-60 6'00 0'25 0-25 3-50 8-50, Klaproth. 2. Fuller's Earth, Riegate, 53-00 10-00 9-75 1-25 0-50 24-00, K trace, NaCl 0*10, Klap. 3* \" \" Silesia, 48*50 15'50 6-50 1-50 0-60 25-50, Klap. 4- \" \" Maxton, 57-106 31-850 2-615 7-280, Thorn. 5. Potter's Clay, Silesia, 61- 27- 1- 11, Klap. 6. \" \" France, 57-0 37-0 4-0 1-7 ,'Aubert. 1- \" \" \" 60-0 30-0 7-6 2-4 , \"Berthier. 8. Onkosin, 52'52 30'88 3-82f'e0-80 1_6-38 4-60, Kobell. 9. Severite, 50- 22- 26, Pelletier. a Water excluded. Anauxite, Breith. — Anauxite is greenish-white, pearly, granular, with cleavage in one direction ; translucent ; H=2*3 ; G.=2*26. Plattner obtained, (J. f. pr. Ch. xv, 325), 55*7 silica, 11*5 water, with much alumina, a little magnesia and protoxyd of iron. A doubtful if not Jbad species. From Bilin, in Bohemia. Clintonite, p. 297. — Two recent analyses of this mineral by G. A. Brush, (com municated to the author, by letter dated Miinchen, Aug. 7, 1854), afforded, Si Sl Fe Zr Ca Mg Na K fl 1. 20*24 39-13 3*27 0*75 13*69 20*84 1*14 0*29 1*04=100*39. Oxygen, 10*74 18*29 0*98 0*20 3*89 8*34 0*29 0*03 0*92. 2. 20*13 38*68 3*48 0*68 13*35 21*65 1*14 0*29 1*05=100*45. Oxygen, 10*69 18*07 1*04 0*18 3*80 8*66 0\"29 0*03 0*93. These results of Mr. Brush give for the oxygen ratio of R, R, Si, 12*55 : 19*47 : 10*74 and 12*78 : 19*29 : 10*69. Adding the oxygen of the protoxyds and peroxyds, the ratio for R-ffi, Si becomes 32*02 : 10*74 and 32*73 : 10*69, or very closely 3 : 1, while the ratio for the oxygen of the protoxyds and peroxyds is 2:3; the former of which ratios, however expressed in a formula, appears to be the. characteristic of the species. Kobell's Disterrite afforded the oxygen ratio for R, R, Si, 11*24 : 21*26 : 10*60, and for R+R, Si, 32*50 : 10*60, which gives the same oxygen ratio. 3 : 1 nearly for the bases and silica. Both correspond to (R3, R)Sii-j-Aq, with R3 : R as 2 : 3 in the Clintonite, and 1 : 2 in the Disterrite. The water is nearly wanting in the Clintonite, according to Brush. If we regard one third of the. peroxyds in Brush's analysis as replacing silica, the oxygen ratio for R, R, (Si), becomes 12*78 : 12*86 : 17*12; 'or between the bases and the rest 25*64 : 17-12=3:2, giving the formula ($R3-f$R) (Si, Sl)$> which is the formula deduced on pp. 289, 297. Copper Glance, p. 46. — A crystal weighing half a pound has been found in the mines near Angina, Tuscany. The Mount Catini Mine affords Copper -Glance, and also Native Copper, Red Copper, and Copper Pyrites. Covelline, p.65. — The Covelline of Leogang, in Salzburg, occurs mostly massive, but affords minute crystals, according to Kenngott, which present faces of two hexago nal pyramids; the acuter pyramid has for its basal edges the angle 155° 24'; and the inclination of a face of this pyramid on one of the other is 150° 24'. Color: indigo-blue, with submetallic somewhat greas}* lustre, a little pearly on the cleavage face; streak black; H.=l*5 — 2. G.=4-636 — 4*590. Analysis afforded Sulphur 34*30, copper 64*56, iron 1*14. — Kenngott's Min. Notizen, No. ix. Deweylite, p. 285. — A variety from Fleiras (called Gymnite by the author, but correctly Deweylite as this is the earlier name) afforded von Widtermann, (Jahrb. k. k. Geol. Reichs., iv, 525), Si 40*82, Mg 36*06, water 21*72, Fe 0*42, C 0*59=99*61, agreeing closely .with Œllacher's analyses of this mineral from the same locality, (Anal. 4, p. 286). „ . .... . . An earthy variety from the same place affords Si 49*06, Mg 28*50, H 16*25, Fe 0*69, C 4*76=99*28, affording the oxygen ratio for B, ft, Si, nearly 3:2:6. Eliasite, p. 108. This species differs widely from Pitchblende in its lower specific gravity and the large proportion of water. 64" ]

[ "A. opisy i mappy Polski. B. krajiny z jakich się składała. C. rzeki. D. zamożność i produkta. E. politiczny podział. F. rozległość, osiadłość, ludność. G. duchowieństwo. H. skarb. I. siła zbrojna, wojsko. K. distinkcje.", "18 GEOGRAFJA. vincje Polski, rozsypały się. Razem uważane nosiły jimie Lechji, do których się i księstwo polskie liczyło. Ale w środku Polski, w Gnieźnie pozostał arcybiskup wszystkich Lechji biskupów, w Gnieźnie były złożone królewskie korony i miejsce koronacji, Polska nare szcie w osobie Przemysława , poczęła w jedno spajać rozerwane provincje, i powoływać niejako ludy le chickie do odnowienia braterskiej spójni : tym sposo bem jimie Polski państwu przywrócone było i ludy ro zmajite jimie Polaków przybrały. Odtąd Polskę wła ściwą nazwano Wielko Polską, a provincje krakowską i sandomirską, Mało Polską. Dom Piastów. W panującćj familji Piasta, był zwyczaj dziele nia państwa między synów królewskich. Dla tego Mie czysław I podzielił kr*aj między pięciu synów. Nie zniósł tego pierworodny Bolesław i wygnał braci chcąc nierozdzielność państwa zaprowadzić. Ale zaraz mię dzy synami jego Mieczysławem i Ottonem miała być o to niezgoda. Bolesław II nie dopuścił działu, ale z kraju ustąpić musiał. Bolesław III ostatecznie kró lestwo podzielił, bo odtąd familja Piasta rozrodziła się na liczne potomstwo. W całćj tedy zupełności rozwinęło się dziedziczenie po mieczu czyli męskie, i podziały. Z tym wszystkim, niezgody i niechęci braterskie, poczęły sprawować w dziedziczeniu odmęt. Wygnanie od braci i narodu Władysława II z monarchji, stało się zgorszeniem, że arystokracja krakowska przyswo jiła sobie prawo rugowania monarchów a wzywania jin nych. Aristokracja przeniosła tedy tron do najmłod szego z synów Bolesława III, do Kazimirza II spra wiedliwego, i w jego potomstwie dziedzictwo ustaliła. Skłonności i życzenia narodu, na toż samo przyzwo-", "82 GEOGRAFJA. ostatecznie jego kształt i statuta przepisał. Zawieszony jest na niebieskiej wstędze z lewego ramienia do pra wego boku. Kawalerów mogło być 72. W owe czasy działalność gminu szlacheckiego osłabła, znamienitych osób wyobrażenia odmieniły się, zwyczaj tedy i prawa umilkły, a order wziętosci i mocy nabrał. Stanisław August, 1765 7 maja jeszcze nowy order S. Stanisława ustanowił. Noszono na czerwonej z bia łemi brzegami wstędze, z ramienia prawego na lewy bok przewieszonej. Nie miało być więcej tego orderu kawalerów nad 100, wszelako w ciągu panowania Sta nisława Augusta liczba nad oznaczoną jilość znacznie się podniosła. Order krzyża wojskowego ustanowiony był przez Stan. Aug. 1792, w nagrodę rycerstwu, w obronie oj czyzny zasługującemu się. Na niebieskiej , z dwoma czarnemi prążkami wstążce, na szyji, krzyż z napisem virtuti militari. W roku 1793, zagrożony był skasso waniem. Tituły, księstwa. Księstwa były : 1 te których tituły brał sam król ; 2 posiadane od duchownych: Warm. Siewier. Łowić. Pułt. Sieluń. ; 3 kś. Kurland. hołdownicze : a przed czasy Pruskie tóż hołdownicze. 4 Radziwiłłowie utrzymywali, że posiadają kś. Słuckie; ale jich tituł książęcy był nie ziemski, tylko osobisty familijny. — Lubo rzeczpospolita, żadnych księstw w stanach swojich znać niechciała i prawa się przeciw titułom oświadczały, wszelako : 1 , liczne familje z kniaziów litewskich i ruskich pochodzące, poczytywały się za książęce, chociaż nie wszystkie ten tituł brały ; 2, zwy czaj dopuszczał pozyskiwania titułów książęcych nie mieckich ś. państwa rzym. Dali tego przykład Radzi wiłłowie, a po nich, Lubomirscy, Jabłonowscy, Sapie-" ]

[ "26 A Lawyer's Wife thirty, fashionably dressed, leaning also on the rails beside him. Brownie could not hear what they said, but she could observe the woman looking now at the river, and now turning to regard the man as she spoke. She could notice how his attention was fixed by what the woman was saying, how he caught all the points she made, now nodding approval and smiling till he laughed. He was evidently fascinated by her. She tapped him on the shoulder, and they turned round and walked away from the river up the gardens, which in the early noontide of Saturday were quite empty. Brownie wondered what they were in relation to each other, brother and sister, cousins, friends ; why could she herself not talk to a man like that ? And now observing her inattention Dagleish called out to her : — \" Eyes in the boat, Brownie ! \" \" Haven't I been steering all right ? \" \"You have done no harm up to now.\" Whereupon Brownie made alternate pulls at the rudder lines, so that the boat shifted from side to side. Now they were passing the barrack yard, and under the bridge. A military parade was being held, and some two score dismounted troopers were", "69 The Trivial Round And you expect me to wear something that a creature like that would have. And she has got a commission from the shop I suppose.\" It was true that Dagleish had been champion ing successfully a client, whose innocence was not attacked, but whose injuries were dubious. After receiving from her the most profuse thanks, he asked the client in his most stately manner, hoping to conceal thereby his shyness, to select for him this peace-offering to his wife ; and so his wife's answer having this approximate correctness, it nettled him, and he began to ex plain, and to argue. Mrs Dagleish, perceiving her advantage, became more and more un reasonable, as he became more and more argumentative. At last she burst into tears, and said hysterically — \"Do let me alone ! \" After dinner, rested and fed, she became quieter, and Dagleish, who took all things seriously, became happy, thinking that his sad wife had forgiven him. The next day was wet. She sat in front of the fire thinking, thinking about herself. Some woman's work lay in her lap, a stocking that had been months knitting; beside her lay the paper unread. From time to time a servant", "The Denial \"But tell me, please, Sir Henry, about the accident ? \" asked Mrs Dagleish. \"I was not present at the accident with him. I was here in barracks when the body was brought back by a Doctor Marsh of Old Windsor, and all I know is from him, but I don't think he actually saw the accident.\" \"Was there a lady with him?\" \"Yes, I was told that, but they did not say who it was. I believe that when Doctor Marsh came she had gone away. It was Mrs Durant, I think, told me it was you, but perhaps she was wrongly informed.\" \"I can see how that is. Captain Ogilvie had, it is true, asked me to go on the river with him several times ; I told Mrs Durant about it, but I did not think it quite right to go, don't you know? And now,\" smiling on him, \"there is a little favour I want to ask you. If — if you chance to find any letter of Captain Ogilvie to me, or of me to him, in his room, would you mind tearing it up unread, or sending it to me ? Not that I mind about myself, — but he was a little foolish about me — and my husband is so particular that I should not like anything about me to appear at the inquest ; and those lawyers s 273" ]

[ "20 sich besonders die präg« hohe Schule in zwei Partheien, welcher Zwle« spalt von d m anfgeregten Huß bei den Böhmen genährt und so immer der Haß zwischen den deutschen und böhmischen Lehrern Statt fand. Huß hatte zwar, als ihm sein junger feuriger freund Magister Hieronymus die Schriften Will ef's anpries, die er von Orfort aus England mitgebracht batte, diesem gerathen, sie in die Moldau zu wer fen, ab« spättrhin trat er selbst als Vertheidiger dieser Schriften auf, welche nicht geeignet waren, die Ruhe und den Frieden in Böhmen zu be günstigen und die empörten Gemüther zu beschwichtigen. Schon früher hatte Huß es bei dcm Kön'g Wenzel dahin zu bringen gewußt, daß den Deuischen die Stimmenmehrheit auf der hohen Schule benommen und da gegen den Böhmen gegeben worden. Hierauf verließen über 5000 deutsche Studenten mit ihren Lebrern die Stadt Prag und gaben durch diese Aus wanderung die Veranlassuug zur Gründung der Universitäten zu Leipzig, Ingolstadt und Krat au. Dies« Vorfall erwarb dem Huß viele Anhänger unter den Böhmen, die seine Grundsätze annahmen und sich dann — Hussiten nannten. Die präg« Bürger verloren bei dem Abzüge der Deutschen viele Vortheile; besonders litt dadurch der Handelsverkehr, indem viele von den in Prag studierenden deutschen Kaufmannssohnen in Geschäften ihrer Väter die Produkte ihrer Heimath gegen jene der Böbmen vertauschten. Von nun an und besonders da der Erzbischof gegen 200 Bände von Schriften, die gegen die katholische Religion und der Geistlichkeit geschrieben waren, verbrennen ließ, nahmen Uneinigkeiten und Haß allenthalben überHand. In Bautzen, in Görlitz und andern Städten wurden die Obrigkeiten ohne alles Recht von Unruhstiftern und Mißvergnügten abgesetzt und an ihre Stelle eigenwillig neue gewählt. Da griff Wenzel zur Strenge und vor ihr «starrten auf kurze Zeit die auf vielen Orten zugleich regsa men Aufwallungen rebellischen Uebermuthes. Dcr König ließ ohne Auf schub die neuen Bürgermeister und Räthe in gleicher Stunde entbaupten. In Prag wurde von allen Seiten der Ersatz jener verbrannten Schriften gefordert und der König vcrurtheilte wirklich den Erzbischof und alle, die ihm zu diesem Feuerwerk gerathen batten — zu dem verlangten Ersatze und im Weigerungsfälle sollten Güter und Einkommen in Beschlag ge nommen werden. Als die böhmischen Lehrer in den Besitz der hohen Schule kamen, ward Johann Huß zum Rektor gewählt. Bisher war Huß noch immer den Lehren der katholischen Lehre gefolgt, nun aber sing er an, einige Irr lehren bekannt zu machen und viele Böhmen für eine eigene Sekte zu gewinnen. Auf Anklage des pragcr Erzbischofs ward Huß nach Rom vor den Papst Johann gefordert, um sich wider die ihm zur Last gelegten ketzerischen Lehren zu vertheidigen. Ab« Huß mochte die Gefahr, welche ihm in Rom drohte, zu gut kennen, er weigerte sich standhaft und der König Wenzel, die pragcr Städte und die Universität brachten es endlich dahin, daß er an seiner Stelle Abgeordnete an den Papst schicken durfte. Diese wurden je doch bei ihrer Ankunft in Rom sogleich in das Gefängniß gebracht und", "171 Wald st ein hatte bald eine zahlreiche Armee und 20 Stück schweres Geschütz beisammen, mit welcher cr plötzlich am weißen Berge vor Prag stand ; dann ließ cr dic Stadt beschießen und Sturm laufen. Die Sachsen mußten sich aus dcr Stadt mit großem Verluste auf das Schloß ziehen; aber Wald st ein ließ sogleich dasselbe stürmen und nöthigte die Sachsen bald zur Ucbergabe. Hierauf vertrieb er die Sachsen aus ganz Böhmen und zog dem Schwcdenkönig in Deutschlaud entgcgcn. Indessen lieferte Tilly in Augsburgs Nähe beim Ucbcrgange üb« den Lcchftuß dem König von Schweden ein Treffen, in welchem Tilly tödtlich am Schenkel ver wundet wurde und dcn Sicg verlor. Wenige Tage nach dieser Schlacht starb am 20. April 1632 dieser treffliche Feldherr an seiner Wunde zu Ingolstadt. Dcn Blick auf das Kruzisir gekehrt, waren seine letzten Worte: „Auf dick, Herr! habe ich vertraut, darum werde ich in Ewigkeit nicht zu Schanden werden.\" Von P«son Wal Tilly klein, bager und voll Muskelkraft; fast immer gerunzelte Stirn, die Augen blau, tief liegend voll innern Feuers, starken Knebelbart, Haare kurz, röthlich, doch frühzeitig weiß. Nach 36 glüe! liehen Schlachten wurde cr bci Leipzig geschlagen, wo nicht er angreifen wollte, sondern Pappen heim. Der Tillp verstand sick auf's Kommandlren, Dem eig'iien Körper war er strenge. Dem Soldaten ließ er Vieles paffiren. Und ging's nur nicht aus Kaisers Kassen So sagt' er: Lebcn und leben lassen! Wald ste in stieß bei Nürnberg auf den König von Schweden, beide Gegner aber blieben neun Wochen lang in ihren verschanzten Lagern, ohne gegen einander etwas Entscheidendes zu unternehmen. Endlich kam es zwischen Waldstein und dcm König von Schweden bci Lützen zur blutigen Schlacht. Waldstein hatte den Pappcnheim mit einer bedeutenden Anzahl Trappendem belagerten Kölln zu Hilfe geschickt und schon war dieser in Halle, als steh die Schweden gegen Waldstein bewegten. Obgleich Waldstein nach Entfernung Pappen - Heim's nur 12.000 Mann der schwedischen Armee entgegen stellen konnte, die wenigstens 20.000 Mann start war, so wollte er doch dcm Feinde eine Schlacht liefern. Eilboten flogen dem Pappenbeim nach, um ibn schnell mit seinen Reitern zurückzurufen, Waldstein hatte seine Infanterie hinter schnell aufgeworfeue breite Gräben in fünf großen Colonnen aufgestellt. Zwischen den Räumen ragten mehrere geschlossene Batterien hervor. Die Reiterei deckte die Flügel. Die Fronte war gegen die Landstraße gelehrt, der rechte Flügel nordwärts von Lützen aufgestellt, dcr linke lehnte sich an den Floßgraben, dcr vie Elster mit der Saale verbindet. Isolani's Kroaten bildeten die Vorpostenkette an der Nippach. Waldstein ließ Lützen in Brand stecken, als die schwedische Armee in der Nacht der kaiser lichen Schlachtordnung gegenüber anlangte. Ein dichter Nebel verzö gerte den Angriff bis zur Mittagsstunde. Der König vor der Fronte sein« Schweden, und alle seine Tausende in Reih und Glied auf den Knien, sprechen das Morgengebet. Die Losung war: „Gott mit uns!\"", "244 Ritter die Insel Malta weg und strebte Ae gypten zn «obern, welcher Versuch aber mißlang. Im Iabre 1799 brach der zweite französische Krieg aus, der bis zum Frieden von Luneville l801 fortdauerte. Im Jahre 1799 nahm an dem wieder ausgebrochenen Kriege auch Kaiser Paull. von Rußland zum Erstenmale Tbeil. Ein russisches Hifsheer unter Suwa row's Anführung stieß zu dcr österreichischen Armee, die in Italien den Kampf begann. Schon im vorigen Iabre am 13. Dezember waren die ersten Schaaren der nordischen Krieger in Brunn angekommen. Die Franzosen drangen nach blutigen Gefechten bei Capua in Italien vor. Unter den ncapolitanifchen Truppen brach eine Empörung aus, durch welche der Vicekönig von Neapel Prinz Pignatelli gezwungen war, mit den Franzosen einen Waffenstillstand zu schließen. Damit aber waren die zahlreichen Lazzaroni unzufrieden und er regten in Neap el einen allgemeinen Aufstand, bemächtigten sich des Zeug hauses und der Schlöffer. GeneralM a ck entging kaum der Wuth des gereiz ten Pöbels und mußte sich den Franzosen gefangen geben, die ihn nach Frankreich schickten. Die tollkühnen Lazzaroni stellten sich nun selbst den Franzosen entgegen und wurden zurückgeschlagen. Unter einem blutigen Gefechte und gegenseitig« Erbitterung drangen die Franzosen in Neapel ein, welches zur Hauptstadt der parthenopeischen Republik von Frank reich erklärt wurde. Der Erzherzog Karl stand an der Spitze dcr Reichsarmee in Deutschland und kämpfte gegen General Iourdan, welcher durch die Engpässe des Schwarzwaldes gegangen war; er schlug die Franzosen bei Ostiach am 21. März und bald darauf am 25. März bei L ip tin g en und Stokach. General Iourdan ward dadurch gezwungen über den Rhein zurück zustieben. Am 16. Mai drang der siegbekrönte Erzberzo g Karl über den Rhein in die Schweiz. Die Franzosen zogen sich nach mebrcren für sie nachtbeiligen Gcfcchten bei Winterthur nach Zürich zurück, wo selbst sie am 3. und 4. Juni wiederholt geschlagen wurden und auch Zürich räumen mußten. So war in einem Feldzuge Deutschland und die Schweiz von den Feinden befreit. In Italien erfocht die kaiserliche Armee unter Kray und Melas noch vor Ankunft dcr Russen die Siege bei Pastrengo, bei Verona und bci Magnano. Am 6. April ernannte der Kais« den Feldmarschall Grafen Suwarow zum Chef der Armee in Italien, und dieser kam am 14. April mit der ersten russischen Kolonne in Verona an, wo wenige Tage nach ihm auch der russische Großfürst Constantin eintraf. Melas kommandirte die Oesterreich«, und die vereinigte russisch österreichische Armee ging in drei großen Heersäulen über dcn Fluß Adda. Am 27. April geschah die große Schlacht bei Cassano, in welch« die Franzosen unter Anführung des Generals Moreau gänzlich geschlagen wurden. Suwarow war der Held des Tages und dcs Sieges. Die kaiserlichen Truppen zogen am 28. April in Mailand ein, und Italiens Schicksal war entschieden. Am 30. April ward der Papst Pius VI. von den Franzosen gefan-" ]

[ "2 CROMWELL. Obad. [in a sanctimonious tone] Verity, but that the refreshment of the body is necessary and lawful, 1 would not abide within earshot of the profane ones. Lock. Nay, master Obadiah, for the matter of that, even thy sanctity is somewhat whispered against; men scruple not to say that thou hast turned leveller. (') Obad. Yea, verily, I have ; albeit I am not assured that the term implieth truly the thing, since the carnal minded defile propriety of language, and the taste of the elect cannot discern perverse things. Lock. Wouldest imply that I am carnal-minded ? [Obad. lifting up his hands, and attempting to speak.] Tush ! it matters not, man. Well, then, Obadiah Brad leigh, corporal and Fifth-Monarchy- man, thou dost not approve of the present state of affairs. Obad. Nay, of a verity do I not. Neither do I subscribe unto the wilfulness of the Parliament, which seeketh to suborn the righteous sword to fight the un righteous battle. Wherefore should we be sent unto Ireland, (2) even as enforced swine ? it is a very desert. Grace-beg. [reading aloud in- a drawling tone] \"And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness ?\" Obad. Brother Grace-begotten, thine interruption is not untimely ; Ireland is indeed a wilderness full of graves. Grace-beg. Verily, thou art right, most forcible judging Obadiah. Obad. Thy apt reading proveth clearly unto my seek ing spirit that it is forbidden for the elect to proceed unto Ireland. Grace-beg. Yea, it is forbidden; wherefore will we not go. We have no spiritual superiors; and the dis tinctions of worldly state are wicked devices of Satan. [Puts up his Bible. Lock, [aside] Well spoken, my other brave leveller.", "95 CROMWELL. I Thus, then, the checker'd scene shuts in around, And stricken greatness mourns me sad adieu. Re-enter Sir Philip. Warwick, my faithful Warwick, soon shall all Thy well-performed duties be absolv'd, And thy poor master lie more lowly still. Sir Ph. O sire, let fairer thoughts attend you now Ch. Why fairer, good Sir Philip, when the deeds, Illegal deeds, which sear me thus, are dark ? When treason starts into the frighted world, And, plucking the ripe majesty of kings, Chokes up the fountain of the sacred law, And teaches midnight villany to plot Against the peace of nations ? What have I To do with smiling thoughts ; 'twere fitter far I turn'd mine inward eyes upon my soul, To gaze upon the deep polluted spot Which did attract the lightning of His wrath Who is the only King. Sir Ph. 'Tis fitly said. Ch. The sacred name of king on earth imports The sum and substance of a nation's weal ; It is a people crowned in one man, The symbol of its wide prosperity : Pluck from the monarch's brow the regal crown, You thus uncrown the people, ruin the state, And violate the majesty of law. Each thought and act of kings, yea, ev'ry look, Must bear some ref'rence to their lofty state, And to th' examples they are bound to set, As the chief models of the time. Sir Ph. Ah, sire, A noble model have you always prov'd ; But that your fate has cast you in an age When ev'ry man his own exemplar is,", "115 CROMWELL. Are turned in the darkness which doth reign : Thou art the fiery pillar of our state, To guide our steps across the wilderness. Crom. Alas, I cannot guide mine own, which err Amidst my heart's devices ; and my faith, Albeit by illumination blest, Is slender for the mighty deeds we do ! We are the instruments of fate ; and men In thinking on our acts will e'er confound Our private wills and public duties. I Have sorefy gone against my heart, but know 'Tis full of craft and searching subtlety ; It fain would purge me of the godly sense Which doth pursue undeviating right, E'en to the detriment of peace. Fleetwood, Thou canst bear witness to the tears I've shed In bringing me to this ; thou also know'st With what strong oath I constantly refresh My wavering spirit. Har. Cromwell, well I know Thy noble heart; none can suspect thee e'er Of fainting in the godly cause. Fairfax, Backsliding Fairfax Crom. Nay, my good Harrison, Lord Fairfax is but weak, irresolute, And overburden'd with a kindly heart, Which, unsupported by a righteous zeal, Doth now provoke an inconsistency At variance with the deep necessities Of the great cause, which cries for blood to seal The covenant of all our holy hopes. — Enter Fairfax agitated. Good my lord, well met. Fair. Ill met, sir gen'ral ! No friendly greeting can escape these lips," ]

[ "21 значение лучшихъ учениковъ въ училища садоводства. По распоря жению же министерства обучали! некоторыхъ мальчиковъ ветеринар ному искусству, делали ихъ коновалами. До конца 1857 г. коновалы эти были въ полномъ раеиоряженга окружныхъ пачальниковъ и только въ последние годы, циркуляромъ 31 декабря 1857 года, за прещено было мальчиковъ, обучепныхъ коповальстиу , «подвергать обязательной службе и стеснять въ иираве свободно заниматься ре месломъ свопмъ». При землемГ.рахъ йалатъ также находились вы бранные ученики сельскихъ школъ для подготовления въ сельскге мерщики , которые и должны были выслуживать известное число летъ. Отмененъ ли и этотъ принудительный выборъ и обязатель ная служба — не знаю; что же дообучения ремесламъ, также садо водству п коповальстиу, то, года два спустя, министерство, по преж нему пршшавая пользу подобпаго обучения и по прежнему напоми ная объ этомъ палатамъ , нашло однако нужнымъ предоставить самимъ крестьянамъ, по пхъ усмотрению, отдавать или не отдавать Д4тей въ обученье но подобнымъ предметами Управлению предо ставлялось помогать крестьянамъ убеждениями , советами , всякаго рода содействиями, но отнюдь не допускать нпкакпхъ принуди телъныхь мЬръ. Въ техъ обществениыхъ садахъ, какие находят ся при сельскихъ училищахъ , где окажзтся возможнымъ и удоб нымъ, мальчики должны получать сведения о прйемахъ практиче ская садоводстка, но и. тутъ следовало отныне обычиоз напомн нанье, чтобы отнюдь не было допускаемо какихъ либо злоупот реблений , пли притеснений крестьянъ. Коновальство министерство признало свободнымъ ремесломъ И1 предписало палатамъ приглашать крестьянъ къ отдаче юношей въ обученье коновальнбму искусству въ земския конюшни , на пять летъ , на полное общественное со держание , съ правомъ носить волосы по крестьянски и бороды не стричь. При приглашении крестьянъ отдавать сыновей въ ученье коновалы: ому искусству, палаты отнюдь не им^ютт. права употреб лять принудительный меры, а предоставлять выборъ мальчиковъ добровольному распоряжению самихъ сельскихъ общесТвъ. Чтобы более и более разсеять въ народе предубеждения противъ действий администрации, признано полезнымъ во всехъ сельско-казенныхъ школахъ обучать крестьянскпхъ детей разбирать платежный книжки. Предписано не только приучать д-Ьтей къ пониманию условиыхъ зпа ковъ, но и вообще уметь вести платежный книжки. Такнмъ обра зомъ крестьяне, при посредстве грамотныхъ детей своихъ, могутъ", "53 неволи. ДЬвочекъ упорно не отдаютъ крестьяне. «Въ приходе около 2,000 крестьянъ и изъ нихъ если наберется 10-ть грамотеевъ, го ворплъ священникъ, то это еще слава Бону». Видилибье: училище сюда недавно переведено. Въ приходе 2,300 муж. пола 2200 жен. пола. Казенныхъ крестьянъ въ школе 24 мальч. 17 девоч. все это набрано изъ 15-ти деревень, самыя дальнйя изъ нпхъ верстахъ въ десяти; вообще ныньче стараются, чтобъ брать не изъ дальнихъ деревень. Въ видплибскомъ же приходе 2,268 душъ обоего пола временно-обязанныхъ крестьянъ; деревни ихъ близко скучены во кругъ погоста и между темъ изъ нихъ нетъ ни одного учащагоея въ ииколе. Отецъ Петръ замечаетъ, что желательно было бы, чтобъ устроились центральный школы, общия для крестьянъ, какъ казен ныхъ, такъ и временно-обязанныхъ; прнчемъ ребятъ последппхъ набирать такпмъ же образомъ, какъ набираютъ и ребятъ казен ныхъ крестьянъ; причемъ, по его мнению, съ временно-обязан ныхъ крестьянъ должны иидтн такие же сборы на школы, какъ и по ведомству государственныхъ нмуществъ Вообще отецъ Петръ убеж депъ, вследъ за большинствомъ духовенства, что, относительно устройства училищ*, пргенудгетельныя меры необходимы, безъ нпхъ ничего не пойдетъ, въ училищахъ не будетъ учащпхся, не будетъ книгъ, народъ копейки не пожертвуетъ добровольно. Но мы не разъ заявляли наше мнение по этому предмету: мы думаемъ, что дальнейший принудительный меры къ образованию крестьянъ еще более задушатъ въ нихъ сознание о необходимости отдавать детей учиться... Родители очень недовольны, что ребятъ ихъ учатъ; вы учатся грамоте, къ работе крестьянской не станутъ прилегать. «Вотъ кабы отъ подводъ ослабодили, пли отъ починки дорогъ, либо хлеба изъ магазеевъ давали бы побольше, не стали бъ обижаться, безъ обиды отдали бъ детей». Прп выборе детей въ ученье волостной сходъ, мйръ, останавливается на домахъ болыие-семейныхъ, въ ко торыхъ 3, 4 ребятъ. Еслп при выборахъ сходъ толкуетъ безъ ли цеирйятйя и не льстится на водку, то онъ назначаетъ ребятъ изъ болыпихъ семей безразлично изъ богатыхъ н бедныхъ *). Миръ не обращаетъ внимания на здоровье техъ ребятъ, которыхъ онъ на значаетъ въ ученье. Мне нередко доводилось видеть на списк'ахъ, *) Делаются изъятия, и то не всегда, только тем* больше-семейным* домам*, которые недавно выставили рекрута или состоят* на рекрутскойо череди, или, на- конец*, изъ которых* взяты уже парни на какую нибудь мирскую службу.", "57 хйальнаго пачальства, мпровыхъ учреждений, наконецъ палаты го сударственныхъ имуществъ. Безмездныя школки, вызванныя къ су ществованию палатою государственныхъ имуществъ, безспорно лучшйя въ ряду прочихъ безмездныхъ училпщъ, покрайней мере въ Псков ской губернии. Это объясняется темъ, что палата, имея остатки отъ училищнаго капитала, всегда могла въ избытке закупать книги и учеб ныя пособия и ими снабжать открывающаяся школы; съ большим* удобством* могла отводить подъ нихъ помещения наемныя или въ общественныхъ домахъ; наконецъ, въ то время, когда безмездныя школы, среди временно-обязанныхъ крестьянъ, съ трудомъ могли вызывать ребятъ, желающихъ учиться, палата, относительно напол нения безмездныхъ школъ своего ведомства, поступала также, какъ и относительно штатныхъ училищъ, т. е. делала наборъ чрезъ волостныхъ и сельскихъ властей и изобки безмездныхъ школокъ быстро наполнялись двумя, тремя десятками мальчпковъ. Такимъ образомъ, относительно а) числа учащпхся и б) относительно снаб жения училищъ книгами и учебными пособиями, безмездныя школы казенныхъ крестьянъ стоятъ выше однородиыхь школъ для вре менно-обязанныхъ крестьянъ. Къ этому же надо добавить, что самое обучение въ нихъ, въ болыиемъ числе училищъ, идетъ лучше, не жели въ такихъ же школахъ временно-обязанныхъ крестьянъ, вотъ почему: в) священники или церковники, учащие въ первыхъ шко лахъ, надеются, что за усердие въ обучении, школы ихъ изъ без мездныхъ возведены будутъ палатою въ штатныя, каковое возве дение и было для несколькихъ училпщъ въ Псковской губернии. Священникп же въ безмездныхъ школахъ, временно-обязанныхъ крестьянъ, только и могутъ расчитывать на то, что когда-нибудь мйръ, оценивъ ихъ усердие и пользу обучения ребятъ, положить, во лостнымъ приговоромъ, давать что йибудь учащему за труды. Но такъ какъ во многихъ волостяхъ, по бедности и не развитости вре менно-обязанныхъ крестьянъ, ждать этого еще очень долго, то мно гий школки, возникший по первому же призыву епархнальнаго на чальства и другихъ лицъ, теперь уже пустеютъ и ревность учить ослабела. Я говорю многгя школки, изъ этого еще не следуетъ, чтобы не было действительно такихъ труженпковъ, которые трудятся по ложительно безкорыстно, безъ всякой надежды на возмездие... Изъ безмездныхъ училищъ для казенныхъ крестьянъ въ Псковской гу бернии есть обоего рода школы и я, не имея уже места вдаваться въ подробности, отмечу здесь некоторня падающгя безмездныя" ]

[ "62 UNEXPLORED SYRIA. with source, as after heavy rains all the gorges dis charge surface water. The word Wady26 is usually translated by us 'valley,' instead of Fiumara or Nul lah : nothing, in fact, is less like our English valley than a Syrian Wady : the former word would be more fitly Arabised by Sahlah or Wata. The Wady, almost all the year round, is a winding broken line of bleached and glaring white, of lamp-black or of brown-gray rock faced with slime-crusted and water worn pebbles, and scattered over with large angular stones. It becomes a storm-brook or rain-torrent ; a raging, foaming, muddy debacle, which for a few days or hours dashes the boulders together, hurries down tree-trunks, and is certain death to man or beast that would cross it. Few travel in Palestine during the hot season ; and We saw the country at a time when the real and perennial river-sources are best shown. 26 In Hebrew nachal ( \"? n J ) , and in Greek ytinappoc;, storm-brook or rain -torrent. It is opposed to the Hebrew Ge (»j — for instance, Geben Hinnom) and the Arabic Fijj, a ravine prœruptum eoque neylec tum. About a score of years ago, when I ventured to translate Wady by Fiumara, objections were raised to naturalising the latter term : it was local, incorrect, unintelligible. But let the traveller in Southern Italy and in Sicily declare whether the mountains are not streaked with true Wadys, and whether the latter are not called Fiumare. The incon gruity of such expressions as the Brook Kedron and the Brook Cherith iWady el Kalt) — bone-dry lines of rock — must be palpable to all who see nature as it is.", "UNEXPLORED SYRIA. 214 to west, it is about 90 yards long, and some 4 feet deep. It does not outlast the year, and its highest A\\-atermark never exceeds four feet aboA\"e the actual level, Avhen it Avould flood the eastern clay -plain. South of the pool rises a bank of basalt, shoAA-ing tAvo artificial watercourses, AA-hich may have been made by the now ruined village, El Hubbayriyyah ; and on the north is a narroAV line of basaltic gravel and mud, like the floor of the Ghadir, here and there garnished Avith heaps and ribs of volcanic stone. The Avater was yellow, forming a green slime round the twigs Avhich had fallen into it, and it abounded in small diatomaceæ. The birds Avere Katas (Pterocles alchata), a Avhite-and black duck, and the desert par tridge ; Ave saAV tracks of Avaders, and we heard of wild pig. The vegetation Avas composed of the per fumed Shih (Absinthium), the alkali plant, and salso laceæ, AA-hose loAver growth Avas almost of mauve colour ; a shrub Avith a mimosa-like leaf, and knoAvn as El Kharayriyyah (^..jij5^) ; together Avith the con spicuous blue - floAvered 'Ghar,' so common to the Wadys of these regions. We spent an enjoyable fifty minutes at the Avater, AA-hich lies 3290 feet above sea-level, and when the watch shoAved 7.15 a.m., we began to retrace the", "THE HAMAH STONES. 341 to be older and of greater interest than any recent discovery of Egypto-Aramean or hieroglyphic characters.' Dr. Eisenlohr, Professor of Egyptology, Heidelberg, in a letter asking permission to publish these inscriptions, writes : ' Though I believe we are at present not able to give a translation of them, I am still persuaded they will be of the highest interest for the scientific world, because they are a specimen of the first manner of writing of the people of that country.'3 My conviction is, that the Hamah inscriptions form a link between picture-writing and alphabetic characters : and I would suggest, that the most feasible way of deciphering them would be by comparing them with the 'Wusiim' (,*}— j) of the several Bedawi families, tribes, and clans. These rnrirks are still branded on the camels, and are often scrawled or scratched upon rocks and walls, as a notice to kinsmen that friends have passed that way. I need hardly say that the origin of ' Wasm' is at present unknown ; it doubtless dates from the remotest antiquity, and it has probably preserved the primitive form of the local alphabets. For 3 I cannot, however, believe, with Mr. Johnson, that the bas-reliefs on the monument called Kaniu'a Hurmul (the column of the Hurmul village) can date from the same period. The people declare that it was built upon a basaltic mound to denote the source of the Asi or Orontes ; we (that is, Messrs. Tyrwhitt Drake, Palmer, and I) thought it the tomb of some hunter; our reasons being that, 1. there are no inscrip tions; 2. the rude alt -reliefs on the four sides represent weapons, and wild beasts wounded in the act of flight; and 3. the solid three storied building is near the ancient Paradisus (-TrapaSeuros, or hunting park), identified by Dr. Kobinson with the ruins at Jusyat el Kaclimah. Mr. Porter's Five Years in Damascus represents the solid square struc ture as it stood some twenty years ago — now the southern side has fallen to ruins, and the pyramidal capping will soon follow." ]

[ "ACCOUNT OF TWO REMARKABLE TRAINS or ANGULAR ERRATIC BLOCKS, IN BERKSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS, WITH AN ATTEMPT AT AN EXPLANATION OF THE PHENOMENA BY PROFESSOR HENRY D. ROGERS, AND PROFESSOR WILLIAM B. ROGERS. [Extracted from the Boston Journal of Natural History for June, 1846.]", "6 R.ogers's Account of two Remarkable less easily destructible, which occur for many miles north-west of it, smoothed and rounded by their mutual attrition, and mingled in the most heterogeneous manner, these trains con sist of one special kind of rock, readily distinguishable from every other in the region both by its composition and external aspect. It has a distinct greenish color, is excessively tough, and is partially, and in some masses almost entirely, crystal line. The fracture and composition plainly show it to be a rock altered by igneous action, and in that intermediate state towards full crystalline development, in which a determination of its component minerals is attended with some uncertainty. It contains much glassy felspar in apparently incipient for mation, a green mineral like Nephrite, and perhaps Picros mene. So well marked are all its external features, that the observer finds no difficulty in recognizing any isolated frag ment of it ; he perceives, at a glance, that the blocks do not belong to any of the zones of argillaceous or talco-argillaceous slates, vitreous sandstones, and semi-crystalline limestones, which the trains cross, but he identifies them at once with a particular hard and massive stratum found nowhere but in the very summit of the high ridge in Canaan, where it projects, as a narrow rib, along the sharp and somewhat broken crest. After tracing either of the two long and narrow belts of angu lar stones, north-westward, for many miles, across successive valleys and their intervening ranges of hills, and finding, as it were, no parentage in any of the strata beneath for these far strewn surface blocks, the geological traveller feels extreme amazement when, upon clambering to the torn and narrow crest of the Canaan ridge, he sees at last the separate source of each of these immense streams of stones. There each train suddenly terminates, and there, in the very crest of the mountain, is the material from which the whole collection of fragments must have been derived. As observed by Dr. Hitchcock, the very places whence the fragments were rup tured, are still visible. The observer is surprised to notice that each train originates in a distinct depression in the crest", "Trains of Boulders, in Berkshire, Mass. 7 of the mountain, each of the depressions being at the head of a very steep and rugged ravine, on its easterly flank, the long est train beginning in the largest depression. The knob, which fills the space between the two indentations, is not, as sup posed by Dr. Reid, the starting place of either of these trains. Gazing westward from the crest, we look in vain, down the declivity on that side, or upon any of the lower ranges of hills towards the Hudson valley, for a single block like those which so thickly sprinkle its eastern slope. Turning, however, to the eastward, and tracing the longest and most conspicuous stream of fragments, we notice that, while all the principal ridges and valleys of the district range about 20° west of south, the train takes a course which varies, in different parts, from 50D to 35° east of south ; and here it is essential to remark that this is the general direction of the diluvial furrows and scratches upon the strata of the district, and coincides with the direction taken by the rounded drift. It will be in structive to notice a little in detail some of the changes which this gigantic pathway of stones exhibits. Descending the eastern flank, the blocks, which are here of huge dimensions, are thickly crowded along the great gutter or ravine. They do not stream directly down the mountain, as if they had merely rolled to the foot by their gravity, but they take an oblique line, and cross the valley in a direction of about 45° east of south. At a point about three quarters of a mile from its commencement, and near a small Shaker village, the train inclines perceptibly (about 10°) more to the southward, and, in this course, it climbs the slope of the next mountain barrier, the Richmond range. On the brow of the mountain it re sumes its first direction, crossing, for a mile or more, its broad summit exactly over the highest point of one of its most con spicuous knobs, elevated nearly one hundred feet above the point in the Canaan ridge whence the train started. It then descends the eastern slope, in a line about 5° more towards the east, and here contains an unusual number of the larger class of fragments, there being, according to Dr. Reid, in" ]

[ "■20 WALDEN. know nothing about it. I will only hint at some of the enterprises which I have cherished. In any weather, at any hour of the day or night, I have been anxious to improve the nick of time, and notch it on my stick too ; to stand on the meeting of two eternities, the past and future, which is precisely the present moment; to toe that line. You will pardon some obscurities, for there are more secrets in my trade than in most men's, and yet not voluntarily kept, hut inseparable from its very nature. I would gladly tell all that I know about it, and never paint \" No Admit tance \" on my gate. I long ago lost a hound, a bay horse, and a turtle dove, and am still on their trail. Many are the travel lers I have spoken concerning them, describing their tracks and what calls they answered to. I have met one or two who had heard the hound, and the tramp of the horse, and even seen the dove disappear behind a cloud, and they seemed as anxious to recover them as if they had lost them themselves. To anticipate, not the sunrise and the dawn merely, but, if possible, Nature herself!- How many mornings, summer and winter, before yet any neighbor was stirring about his business, have I been about mine! No doubt, many of my townsmen have met me returning from this enterprise, farmers starting for Boston in the twilight, or woodchoppers going to their work. It is true, I never assisted the sun materially in his rising, but, doubt not, it was of the last importance only to be present at it. So many autumn, ay, and winter days, spent outside the town, trying to hear what was in the wind, to hear and carry it express ! I well-nigh sunk all my capital", "CLOTHING. 29 now.\" Of what use this' measuring of me if she does not measure my character, but only the breadth of my shoulders, as it were a peg to hang the coat on ? We worship not the Graces, nor the Parcæ, but Fashion. She spins and weaves and cuts with full authority. The head monkey at Paris puts on a traveller's cap, and all the monkeys in America do the same. I sometimes despair of getting any thing quite simple and honest done in this world by the help of men. They would have to be passed through a powerful press first, to squeeze their old notions out of them, so that they would not soon get upon their legs again, and then there would be some one in the company with a maggot in his head, hatched from an egg deposited there nobody knows when, for not even fire kills these things, and you would have lost your labor. Nevertheless, we will not forget that some Egyptian wheat was handed down to us by a mummy. On the whole, I think that it cannot be maintained that dressing has in this or any country risen to the dig nity of an art. At present men make shift to wear what they can get. Like shipwrecked sailors, they put on what they can find on the beach, and at a little dis tance, whether of space or time, laugh at each other's masquerade. Every generation laughs at the old fash ions, but follows religiously the new. We are amused at beholding the costume of Henry VIII., or Queen Elizabeth, as much as if it was that of the King and Queen of the Cannibal Islands. All costume off a man is pitiful or grotesque. It is only the serious eye peer ing from and the sincere life passed within it, which re strain laughter and consecrate the costume of any peo ple. Let Harlequin be taken with a fit of the colic and", "114 WALDEN. lulls us as a luxury and suffers the nobler faculties to sleep the while, but what we have to stand on tip toe to read and devote our most alert and wakeful hours to. I think that having learned our letters we should read the best that is in literature, and not be forever repeat ing our a b abs, and words of one syllable, in the fourth or fifth classes, sitting on the lowest and foremost form all our lives. Most men are satisfied if they read or hear read, and perchance have been convicted by the wisdom of one good book, the Bible, and for the rest of their lives vegetate and dissipate their faculties in what is called easy reading. There is a work in several volumes in our Circulating Library entitled Little Read ing, which I thought referred to a town of that name which I had not been to. There are those who, like cormorants and ostriches, can digest all sorts of this, even after the fullest dinner of meats and vegetables, for they suffer nothing to be wasted. If others are the machines to provide this provender, they are the ma chines to read it. They read the nine thousandth tale about Zebulon and Sephronia, and how they loved as none had ever loved before, and neither did the course of their true love run smooth, — at any rate, how it did run ,and stumble, and get up again and go on ! how some poor unfortunate got up on to a steeple, who had better never have gone up as far as the belfry ; and then, having needlessly got him up there, the happy nov elist rings the bell for all the world to come together and hear, O dear ! how he did get down again ! For my part, I think that they had better metamorphose all such aspiring heroes of universal noveldom into man weather cocks, as they used to put heroes among the constella-" ]

[ "THE ADMIRAL'S WARD. 167 sobbed AVinnie. ' I never dreamed of doing you a wrong ; I loved you always, I love you now — let nothing separate us. I wdl do anything you Uke, d you will only believe in me, and let me stay with you.' ' I do believe in you, AVinnie ; but I must be alone for this day at least. Leave me ; I must bury my dead alone.' CHAPTER XX. This day of clouds and thick darkness was full of bitterness and wrath to Reginald Piers also. Never before had he felt the same maddening sense of impotent irritation. The feeling that he had destroyed his own well-arranged plan of life by a moment's want of self-control — he who prided himself on clearness of purpose and firmness of will — was intolerable humiliation ; while he had the consciousness that for the first time accident, or circumstance, or what ever the apparently fortuitous combination of small events can be termed whicli constitutes luck, was against him. He had been so sure that Laura was safe out of the way for several hours, and he had not yet discovered what had brought her back so unexpectedly. He had lost her ! he knew that, and, despite his passion for her cousin, he felt that he had lost much. ' She would have made me a capital wife,' he reflected ; ' she is so thoughtful and capable, besides . . . then, how tremendously she will feel it ! If she were a prettier woman there would be a better chance of her replacing me, though I fancy she is one of the constant kind. AVhy is it that a woman cannot see that, from the nature of things, many — most men can love two at once ? But how long would my love for AVinifrid have remained ideal ?' Under all his real regret and uneasiness, and dim dread of possible mischief from Laura's resentment, was an under-current of vivid anticipation, a warm stream of hope, that sent its electric darts of fiery joy in sudden intermit tent thrills down every vein. But he must be prudent ; he must do nothing rashly. For every reason he must conciliate Laura.", "THE ADMIRAL'S AVARD. 361 always imagining how he must feel looking at her, hearing her voice, and knowing that he had sought her only to secure his plunder, and but for her overhearing his avowal to AA'innie would have sacrificed them both unrelentingly. AA'innie was all bright anticipation, and with Colonel Bligh, the only other guest, kept up the conversation and animation of the partie carrie without pause or effort. ' I must say it is rather hard lines to be carried off to a German Bad a week before the twelfth,' said Colonel Bligh. ' Why, you missed the Pierslynn partridges last year ! ' ' Oh, I shall come in for the grouse and pheasants,' returned Reginald, ' and reap the reward of my conjugal devotion — eh, Winnie ? ' ' You ought indeed,' said AVinnie, with a loving smile. ' But I do not think Reginald dislikes the idea of Austria.' ' I have long ago resigned myself to my fate,' remarked Reginald, with a slight laugh, ' and I try to get as much enjoyment out of life as my circumstances permit.' ' Hear him ! ' cried Colonel Bligh. ' His circumstances, indeed ! — the luckiest dog in Great Britain ! ' ' When we come back,' said Winnie to Laura, ' I expect you to pay us a long visit at Pierslynn. AVe can give you a studio, and you can paint lots of pictures before the Academy opens. Can't she, Reginald ? ' ' Of course she can,' said Reginald wearily. Laura wished them good-bye early, and went with the young mother to her sleeping baby. 'He is looking well, and greatly grown,' said Laura, ooking earnestly at the boy. ' Yes, thank God ! I sometimes wish there was nothing to take me from him ; but I enjoy going out, and being seen too. Ah, Laura, if I am but safe from one fear, life will be only too delicious. Do you see how ready Regi nald is to forego the shooting rather than return to Pierslynn ? ' ' AA'hen do you start to-morrow ? ' ' Oh, some time in the afternoon. We sleep at Dover, and take the Ostend and Brussels route.' ' Good-bye, dear Winnie. Write often.", "THE ADMIRAL'S WARD. 403 'Can you seriously propose such a thing?' interrupted AVindrid, drawing away from him in indignant amazement. ' Are you so blinded as not to see it is an insult ?' ' Please yourself,' returned her husband, shrugging his shoulders, '/do not want to be harsh or unkind if you let me go my own way ; only I do not choose to be held up as a fellow his wife can twist round her finger.' 'Are you influenced by so mean a motive?' exclaimed AATnnie, yet struggling for self-control. ' Suppose you were weak and heartbroken, what would you think of me if I left you to amuse myself ? ' ' It is quite different,' he said impatiently. ' Besides, it is business as well as amusement that takes me to Wielizka's place. You know I have set my heart on making the Piers lynn stables renowned.' ' And I have set my heart on your returning with me, dear Reginald ; you will not regret it once you are away from Paris. If you send me from you now, it will never be the same between us again !' ' Do not waste your energies, Winnie. I shall see you off on Wednesday or Thursday, and start on my own jour ney the day after.' 'With Madame Moscynska?' asked Winnie, in a low voice. ' AVhy not,' returned Reginald sharply, ' if she happens to be travelling in the same direction ?' AVinnie stood quite stid and silent : her husband looked at his watch. 'By Jove!' he said, 'I shall be late for dinner;' and he walked out of the room without another word. CHAPTER XLV. LAURA waited the result of Winifrid's interview with her husband in no small anxiety, although she did not greatly fear it. Reginald might be weak, vain, inconsiderate, but it was impossible he could be really cruel to so fair and sweet a wife as Winnie ! Moreover, Madame Moscynska seemed neither young nor impulsive enough to make the" ]

[ "IN THE MOOD FOR ACTION. 185 better than she has done ours — the master's and mine. I'm sorry to say as much, but I always speak of people as I find them.' ' Just so,' observed Aurea serenely; ' and then if other people do not always find them just as you speak of them, you cannot help it, can you?' The matron wasn't quite sure of the drift of this reply, so she fell back morally upon her husband, who had also appeared upon the scene. 'Well, Mrs. Daily,'- he said, addressing the old woman, who still stood irresolutely upon the threshold, ' we shall see you back here again before the end of the week, I don't doubt. You old ladies are capital hands at imposing on the feelings of kind hearted people ; but it takes a Board, I can assure you, miss, to accommodate itself per manently to the ways of these trying old paupers.' ' It's on account of her brother losing", "296 THE DAIL YS OF SODDEN FEN. tender, chivalrous respect Avhich distin guished him in all his intercourse with her. Once a peasant boy, trailing his thatcher's hook in the dust, confused by thoughts which he could not beat out, he stood before her noAv a man of talent and of action, conspicuous above others by his force and power, true of heart and firm of purpose ; and seeing the beauty of his countenance expressive of inner moral rectitude and of dominance of intellect, she was dumb before the yet greater beauty of his soul. '\"So long,\" ' he said, quoting in his thrill ing voice,' \" as our civilization is essentially one of property, of fences, of exclusiveness, it will be mocked by delusions ; our riches will leave us sick ; there will be bitterness in our laughter, and our wine will burn our mouth. Only that good profits us which we can taste with all doors open, and which serves all men.\" '", "THE DAILYS OF SODDEN FEN. 302 for I cannot hear your voice. There's a sound in my ears like the rolling of thunder, nearer than any thunder I ever heard. Sa)-, boy, does she love you well enough for that ? No doubt you're fit for any woman's choice, and you would make her a better mate than her first drunken master ; but you're deep, you're deep — you've kept your secret. You're cleverer than your father. Why didn't ye trust me, lad ? you might ha' trusted your own father.' A deep flush of righteous indignation burnt in Adam's cheek, even through the dye of Avind and weather. He staggered as though he had received his father's doubled fist in the eyes ; whatever he had expected, it had not been this — this hideous mockery of misconception. For a moment he was silent, then with a tremendous effort at self-control, he replied : ' It is true that you are welcome on the Fen, father ; but little else is true that you" ]

[ "5 Da erst orhielt der Blumen Pracht Bedeutung in dem Madchenbilde, Der Lilie Schmelz vom Nacken lacht, Aus Wangen bhihen Rosen milde; Wie Schwarz den Hyakinthos ziert, Die Locken diesen Glanz erwidern; Wie's Veilchen sich im Kelche ruhrt, Lacht's blaue Auge aus den Lidern. 7. Abendlied. Wenn schon die Schatten sinken, Wenn aus dom Meer ist Buh', Wenn fernen Schiflbrn winken Der Heimat Lichter zu, Wenn iiberall ist Schweigen, Dann von dem Inselstrand Fromme Gebete steigen Zum Himmel unverwandt: Maria, Stella Maris, Ave Maria! Wenn aus den stillen Wogcn Ein heilger Frieden wohnt, Dann zieht am Himmelsbogen Leise herauf der Mond: Mochte auch ins andre Lebon Wenn sich mein Ende naht, In meinen Gott ergeben, Wandern den Himmelspfad. Maria, Stella Maris, Ave Maria! Rolands Turin. Vou Latitia Elisabeth Landon. Gleich einem kampfesmut'gen Renner sturzt Der duukelblaue Strom des Rheins vorbei An jenem Eiland, klein und ganz verhiillt Von der Cypressen dunklen, hohen Wuchs; In ihrem Schatten langst vergessne Graber. Hier stand ein Kloster eiust, und du erkennst Noch Trummer jener Zeit, so Pfeiler wie Verfall'ne Mauern, doch so dicht bekranzt Von Epheuranken, dass du kaum der Zeit Vernichtend Wirken hier bemerkst. Wie ahnlich Dem falschen aussern Schimmer dieser Welt; So frisch und schbu sieht aussen alles aus, Doch Mehltau, Wurmer und Vermoderung Zehren an jedem innern Lebensnei'f. An einem Grab erschaust du selt'nen Schmuck, Hier hat Natur besonders lieb gesorgt, Hier bliihen tausend Veilchen duukelblau: Welch' bunte Fulle! Veilchen sind mir lieb, Sie bieten uns der Frauenliebe Bild: Beim fruhsten Friihlingshauch erwachsen sie, An Dust und Tau und Licht ist reich ihr Leben; Vergehen sie, erklingt ein Seufzerton, Ein leiser Ton durchzittert die Natur: Der heisse Juni hat den Dust geraubt Den lieben Blattchen. Bleibt die Blume auch, Das Schbnste fehlt ihr. Also klagt die Frau: Der Liebe reiner Hauch ist fort, sobald Von heisser Leidenschaft sie ist bezwungen. Am User gegenuber steht ein Turm, Jetzt nur Ruine, die verfall'nen Mauern Mit Moos, wie einem Trauerkleid, geschmiickt; Ihr Schatten trubt des Wassers Glanz im Schein Der Sonne, jenem Dunkel gleich, das oft Ein Ungliick wirft aus s junge, frische Herz. Ich sah den Stern an einem Sommerabend: Der Sonne letzter Strahl vergoldete Des Kornes reiche Wogen; weiter links Der Trauben Fulle, blitzend wie Rubine; Und weiterhin ein einsam Heideland, Bedeckt mit Ginster, dessen helle Bliiten Ein Sinnbild sind von diesen ird'sehen Freuden: Von fern so schbn, doch hast du sie gepfliiekt, Dann wird des Unkrauts falscher Wert dir klar. Steiler und wilder steigt an jener Seite Das User aus. Die stolze Tanne steht Gleich einem Krieger da, und wilde Rosen, Vom Wind gesat, genahrt von Sonn' und Tau,", "8 Die Gartenthiir zuriick sie schiebt, Entflieht mit freudigem Entsetzen. Es schwand die Nacht. Der Morgen graut, St. Pierre nach seiner Tochter schaut. Doch sie ist fort. Verzweiflung fasst Den alten Krieger, er erblasst. Einst kampfte er in mancher Schlacht, Stand mit Turenne am blut'gen Rhein, Aus Spanien er zwei Banner bracht', Um sie in Notre Dame zu weihn, Und jenes rote Ordensband Soldi einen Ritter selten sand. Den Sabel fasst er aus der Stelle, Er will sie suchen, greift zum Stab, Doch fallt er nieder aus der Schwrellc Und rust: „Legt mich, legt mich in's Grab! — ,Was steht Ihr, Madchen? Eilt ihr nach! „Sucht mir die Tochter, fort geschwind! — „0, Frederic, Du einzges Kind _Des armen Vaters, alt uud schwach, „An dem ich einen Trost noch find'.\" Und Thranen seine Stimm' ersticken. „Nie mehr wirst, lieber Knab', erblicken, „So viel Du rufst, die Sch wester lieb; „Kein Rufen bringet uns Gewinn; „Betraure, dies allein uns blieb, „Die Schwester, Deine Lehrerin!\" Von ihr allein nur ward der Kleine Beruhigt, dass er nicht mehr weine. Damals zum Abschied sie ihn ktisste, Fast wrar's, sis ob sie bleiben miisste: Die Thrane netzte ihre Wange, Gebeugt zu ihm, so stand sie lange. Doch sie ist fort, kehrt nicht zuriick, Mit ihr entfloh des Hauses Gliick. Da sitzt der Greis, den Sohn im Arm, Die Klage ihm im Mund erstirbt; Er, der getrozt der Feinde Schwarm, Er zittert, wenn ein Heimchen zirpt. Sie war so gut, als schon sie war, Ein schbn'res Madchen sah man nie, Sie war ein Engel wunderbar, Und wer sie kannte, liebte sie. Als Kind schon macht' sie jeden froh Mit ihren blanen Auglein klar Und ihrem vollen lock'gen Haar. Und als sie grosser wurde, war Die Maid von solcher Anmut, so Dass jeder schaute mit Vergnugen Nach diesen himmlisch reinen Ziigen. Melodisch klang der Stimme Ton, Er kam vom Herzen, ging zum Herzen; Doch schien's, ein innres Leiden wohn' Im Auge ties, ein heimlich Schmerzen. Sie war der grbsste Stolz St. Pierre's, Selbst Bayard hats gewiinscht, er war's. Sobald der friihen Sonne Strahl Sich aus des Hiiuschens Feuster bricht, Bis sich der Abend senkt in's Thai, Singt sie des Alten liebste Lieder; Er lauscht mit frbhlichem Gesicht Und denkt der alten Zeiten wieder. — Fur immer Jacqueline entschwand; Stumm hangt die Laute an der Wand, Nicht aus der Tropp', nicht an der Thiir Schallt elfengleich ihr Tritt hinfiir. Der leere Platz am Tische dort Sagt immer: Jacqueline ist sort! Nie wich sie von des Vaters Seit', Wanders mit ihm das Thai entlang, Erzahlte dann von alter Zeit Dort aus der niederu Rasenbank, Und jedem Wunsch kam sie zuvor. Des Abends stand sein Stuhl am Herd, Dort lag die Brille in dem Buch; Sie sorgte, dass er nicht verlor Die Dose, kbstlich von Gei-uch, Ein Stuck ihm iiber Alles wert, Und wenn der Sandmann heimlich kam, Zur Dose er die Zuflucht nahm. „Wo ist mein Kind?\" der Vater fragt, Urn's Schwesterchen der Bruder klagt. Dort steht ein kleiner Waisenknab': „Mein Stuckchen Brot ich noch nicht hab Dort durch das Stubenfenster schaut Die Lehrerin der kleinen Schar; Oft kam zu ihr die Maid, so traut, Und lobte den, der fleissig war. a", "14 zum See ausbildet. Dort fallen die Berge fast senkrecht nach dem User ab, den Weg einongend, der sich langs des Wassers dahinzieht. Nur wenige Schritte vom User entfernt erhebt sich hier iiber dem See der feste Turm von Chillou, aus einem Felsen erbaut, der nur wenig die Oberflache des Wassers uberragt, das gerade an dieser Stelle eine bedeutende Tiefe hat. Die von dem Turm nach dem User fuhrende Zugbriicke ist herabgelassen und drbhut unter den schweren Tritten der Manner und Pferde, die nach dem Felsenturm hinuberziehen. Bald kehren sie wieder zuriick, aber einer aus ihrer Mitte fehlt. Er ist in dem Turm, iu einer jener festen Zellon geblieben, dort soil er verborgen sein, lebend von der Welt verschwuuden. Es ist Graf Wala, der Vetter des grossen Karl. Aber der Kaiser ruht schon seit sechszehu Jahren in seiner Grust in Aachen; so lange er lebte und regierte, stand Wala iu grossen Ehren. Wenige Jahre vor seinem Tode hatte Karl ihn nach Italien gesaudt, damit er seinen Enkel Boruhard in der Verwaltung dieses ihm zugesproclienen Kbnigreichs unterstiitzte. Bei der Nachricht vom Tode des Kaisers kehrte Wala nach Deutschland zuriick. Aber Lud wig der Fromme glaubte die weisen Ratschlagc seines alteren Verwandten ent behren zu kbnnen Den neuen Freundcn des juugen Monarchen, unter denen Benedict, Grunder und Abt des Klosters Aniana in Languedoc, und mit Ludwig schon von Aquitanien her befreundet, die bedeutendste Person war. diesen golang es leicht, den Grafen vom Hose zu verdrangen, ihn, der, als der Machtigste und Angesehenste im ganzen frankischen Reiche von alien Vasallen zuerst dem Solme und Nachfolger Karls des Grossen den Huldigungseid geleistet hatte. Wahrend sein Bruder Adalhard nach der bden lnscl Noirmoutier an der Miindung der Loire verbannt wurde, musste Wala in das Kloster Korvey eintreten. Auch in jene stillen Mauern war schon der Name des Grafen Wala und der Ruhm seiner Thaten gedrungen, uud grossc Besorgniss erregte unter den Mbuchen dieser Befehl des Kaisers. Aber jeden Stolz verleugneud trat Wala unter sie hin, sass mit ihnen am demselbon Tische und iibernahm als Novize die niedrigsten und schwersten Arbeiten im Kloster. So gelang es ihm, sich in kurzer Zeit die Liebe und Achtung der Mbnche in so hohem Grade zu erwerben, dass sie ihn zu ihrem Abte machten. Wala fuhlte sich giucklich in dieser neuen Stellung, wo es ihm mbglich war das Gute, das er wollte, zu verwirklichen, und wro er in dem gelehrten Mbnche Paschasius Radbcrtus einen treuen Freuud sand, in dessen Herz er alle seine Sorgen ausschiitten konnte uber die wachsenden Unruhen im grossen frankischen Reiche. Liebevoll, wenngleich in etwas schwiilstiger Form hat dieser Freuud das Leben des Grafen beschrieben. Wir finden diese Vita Walae im zweiten Bande der Monumenta Germaniae. Inzwischen war die Kaiserin Irmingard gestorben, und Lud wig hatte sich zum zweiten Male mit Judith, der schbnen Tochter des bairischen Grafen Well', verheiratet, die bald einen grossen Einfluss aus den Kaiser gewann und besonders danach strebte, zu Gunsten ihres Sohnes Karl das alte Throngesetz umzustossen, wonach Lothar, der alteste Priuz, die Kaiserkroue, Italien und den grbssten Toil des Reiches orhalten sollte, wahrend seinen jiingoren Briidern, als Vasallen des Kaisers, Aquitanien und Baiern bestimmt wurden. Beruhard war vollstandig iibergano-en er hatte sich ompbrt, wurde aber verraten, gefangon uud geblendet und verlor bei dieser grausamen Strafe sein junges Leben Als nun die Unruhen im Reiche immer grosser wurden, da erinnerte sich Ludwig des verachteten und verbannten Freundes seines seligen Vaters Kaiserliche Boten kamen nach Korvey um Wala zu bitten, an den Hof zuriickzukehren; und er glaubte es dem Reiche schukbV zu sein dieser Aufforderung zu folgen. Jedoch den sehwachen Kaiser zu festen Entschliissen zu brinoen konnte ihm trotz seiner weisen Ratschlage uud w7iederholten Vorstellungen nicht oelin°-en- im Gegenteil, Judith glaubte in ihm den gefahrlichsten Gegner ihrer Plane zu sehen, und setzte es bei dom Kaiser durch, dass Wala fiir seinen Eifer dem Reiche zu dienen als Gefangener nach dom Turm von Chillon gebracht wurde." ]

[ "8 EDITH. Wak'st thou but o'er thy fate to grieve, And mourn the loss of one who ne'er Deserved thy sympathy or care ? \" He ceased. High o'er his ward he stood Like towering oak in ancient wood, That oft its surly shade will throw On weeping birch that bends below. His purpose, vague and undefined, With thrill of pain crossed Edith's mind, Who stood, to the stern warrior's sight, Like some fair statue, marble-white : 'Twas hard to stem affliction's tide, While in soft tremulous accents, blent With tones that suit the innocent, To his harsh words the maid replied : — \" 'Tis thine my inmost thoughts to know, Since now, bereft of parents mild, I owe th' allegiance of a child To thee, the parent of my woe. But why desire my lips to tell Of sufferings which thou know'st so well, Unless thou would'st my state deride, And wound the victim of thy pride ? Think'st thou, from friends and kindred cast I'd lose the memory of the past, Love's priceless gifts away would throw, And friendship's gentle grasp forego ? The dungeon dark can never blind, Nor chains enthrall the captive's mind.", "14 EDITH Thus day follows day, smiling still on his labour, In wild woodland scenes, 'midst the sweet warbling throng, And night brings his cot, and some blithe, friendly neighbour, To hold jocund converse or troll cheerful song. The light strain ceased, the latch was raised, The trembling minstrel stood amazed, Deeming, Cecilia-like, he'd drawn Some listening angel from her throne, Till Edith's well-known gentle notes Restored his startled, scattered thoughts. Hearts charged, electric-like, with grief, Touch other hearts, and find relief, And wakened sympathy extends Its hand to aid o'erburdened friends. Thus as her tale the maiden told She grew more firm, more free, and bold, And soon her terrors and her cares The woodman hears, the woodman shares. With no vain speech his lips replied — Her tears were his — his her distress , And gladly would he then have died T' insure that maiden's happiness, So fervent was the trustful prayer, Th' appealing form so passing fair. One hope, one only hope, remains ; Seek Wilton on St. Alban's plains,", "17 EDITH CANTO H. Now while the minstrel paused, the raging blast Around the hall its angry voice raised higher ; With noiseless steps th' obedient vassals cast More fuel on the half-expiring fire, Whose blaze relumed anew, while new desire Awoke to hear the bard's heart-stirring strain, That moved to pity, and aroused to ire ; And hark ! the harp-notes rise — he sings again A guiltless maiden's wrongs, a guilty tyrant's reign. The sun rose fair o'er Brantfell's height, And field and flood gleamed in his light ; A golden glow was on the hills, A gleesome music in the rills ; The rippling waves bright sparkles made And glistened all the dewy glade ; The browsing sheep-flocks crowned the heath, The oxen grazed the vales beneath; The floral troops of fell and field, Their charms displayed, their joys revealed ; Sweet warblers, perched on many a spray, Sung welcome to the god of day, And nature all, in plain and bower, Hailed his approach and owned his power." ]

[ "THE MOONSTONE 24 people wdio are really obliged to get their living, to be forced to work for the clothes that cover them, the roof that shelters them, and the food that keeps them going. But compare the hardest day's work you ever did with the idleness that splits flowers and pokes its way into spiders' stomachs, and thank your stars that your head has got something it must think of, and your hands something that they must do. As for Mr. Franklin and Miss Rachel, they tor tured nothing, I am glad to say. They simply confined themselves to making a mess ; and all they spoilt, to do them justice, was the panelling of a door. Mr. Franklin's universal genius, dabbling in everything, dabbledinwbathe called \"decorative painting.\" He had invented, he informed us, a new mixture to moisten paint with, which he described as a \" vehicle.\" What it was made of, I don't know. What it did, I can tell you in two words — it stank. Miss Rachel being wild to try her hand at the new process, Mr. Franklin sent to London for the materials ; mixed them up, with accompaniment of a smell which made the very dogs sneeze when they came into the room ; put an apron and a bib over Miss Rachel's gown, and set her to work decorating her own little sitting-room — called, for want of English to name it in, her \" boudoir.\" They began with the inside of the door. Mr. Franklin scraped off all the nice varnish with pumice-stone, and made what he described as a surface to work on. Miss Rachel then covered the surface, under his directions and with his help, with patterns and devices — griffins, birds, flowers, cupids, and such like — copied from designs made by a famous Italian painter, whose name escapes me : the one, I mean, who stocked the world with Virgin Maries, and had a sweetheart at the baker's. Viewed as work, this decoration was slow to do, and dirty to deal with. But our young lady and gentleman never seemed to tire of it. When they were not riding, or seeing company, or taking their meals, or piping their songs, there they were with their heads together, as busy as bees, spoiling the door. Who was the poet who said that Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do ? If he had occupied my place in the family, and had seen Miss Rachel with her brush, and Mr. Franklin with his vehicle, he could have written nothing truer of either of them than that. plain truth — not the ghost of an Indian came near the house again, through the weeks that passed before Miss Rachel's birthday. The jugglers remained in and about the town plying their trade ; and Mr. Franklin and I remained waiting to see what might happen, and resolute not to put the rogues on their guard by showing our suspicions of them too soon. With this report of the proceedings on either side, ends all that I have to say about the Indians for the present. On the twenty-ninth of the month, Miss Rachel and Mr. Franklin hit on a new method of working their way together through the time which might otherwise have hung heavy on their hands. There are reasons for taking particular notice here of the occupation that amused them. You will find it has a bearing on something that is still to come. Gentlefolks in general have a very awkward rock ahead in life — the rock ahead of their own idleness. Their lives being, for the most part, passed in looking about them for something to do, it is curious to see — especially when their tastes are of what is called the intellectual sort — how often they drift blindfold into some nasty pursuit. Nine times out of ten they take to torturing something, or to spoiling something — aud they firmly believe they are improving their minds, when the plain truth is, they are only making a mess in the house. I have seen them (ladies, I am sorry to say, as well as gentlemen) go out, day after day, for example, with empty pill-boxes, and catch newts, and beetles, and spiders, and frogs, and come home and stick pins through the miserable wretches, or cut them up, without a pang of remorse, into little pieces. You see my young master, or my young mistress, poring over one of their spider's insides with a magnifying-glass ; or you meet one of their frogs walking downstairs without his head — and when you wonder what this cruel nastiness means, you are told that it means a taste in my young master or my young mistress for natural history. Sometimes, again, you see them occupied for hours together in spoiling a pretty flower with pointed instruments, out of a stupid curiosity to know what the flower is made of. Is its colour any prettier, or its scent any sweeter, when you do know ? But there ! the poor souls must get through the time, you see — they must get through the time. You dabbled in nasty mud, and made pies, when you were a child ; and you dabble in nasty science, and dissect spiders, and spoil flowers, when you grow up. In the one case and in the other, the secret of it is, that you have got nothing to think of in your poor empty head, and nothing to do with your poor idle hands. And so it ends in your spoiling canvas with paints, and making a smell in the house ; or in keeping tadpoles in a glass box full of dirty water, and turning everybody's stomach in the house ; or in chipping off bits of stone here, there, and everywhere, and dropping grit into all the victuals in the house ; or in staining your fingers in the pursuit of photography, and doing justice without mercy on everybody's face in the house. It often falls heavy enough, no doubt, on The next date worthy of notice is Sunday the fourth of June. On that evening we, in the servants' hall, debated a domestic question for the first time, which, like the decoration of the door, has its bearing on something that is still to come. Seeing the pleasure which Mr. Franklin and Miss Rachel took in each other's society, and noting what a pretty match they were in all personal respects, we naturally speculated on the chance of their putting their heads together with other objects in view besides the orna menting of a door. Some of us said there would be a wedding in the house before the summer was over. Others (led by me) admitted it was likely enough Miss Rachel might be married • but we doubted (for reasons which will presently", "THE MOONSTONE 122 sheltered inland valley, on the banks of the prettiest stream in that part of Yorkshire ; and the farmer had a spare bedroom and parlour, which he was accustomed to let to artists, anglers, and tourists in general. A more agree able place of abode, during my stay in the neighbourhood, I could not have wished to find, \" Are the rooms to let ? \" I inquired. \" Mrs. Hotherstone herself, sir, asked for my good word to recommend the rooms, yesterday.\" \" I'll take them, Betteredge, with the greatest pleasure. \" We went back to the yard, in which I had left my travelling-bag. After putting a stick through the handle, and swinging the over his shoulder, Betteredge appeared to relapse into the bewilderment which my sudden appear ance had caused, when I surprised him in the beehive chair. He looked incredulously at the house, and then he wheeled about, and looked more incredulously still at me. \" I've lived a goodish long time in the world,\" said this best and dearest of all old servants — \" but the like of this, I never did expect to see. There stands the house, and here stands Mr. Franklin Blake — and, Damme, if one of them isn't turning his back on the other, and going to sleep in a lodging 1 \" He led the way out, wagging his head and growling ominously. \"There's only one more miracle that can happen,\" he said to me, over his shoulder, \" The next thing you'll do, Mr. Franklin, will be to pay me back that seven and-sixpence you borrowed of me when you were a boy.\" This stroke of sarcasm put him in a better humour with himself and with me. We left the house, and passed through the lodge gates. Once clear of the grounds, the duties of hospi tality (in Betteredge's code of morals) ceased, and the privileges of curiosity began. He dropped back, so as to let me get on a level with him. \" Fine evening for a walk, Mr. Franklin,\" he said, as if we had just accidentally encountered each other at that moment. \"Supposing you had gone to the hotel at Frizinghall, sir ? \" \"Yes?\" put up with it. Lord, Mr. Franklin, don't you know women by this time better than that ? You have heard me talk of the late Mrs. Betteredge ? \" I had heard him talk of the late Mrs. Better edge pretty often — invariably producing her as his one undeniable example of the inbred frailty and perversity of the other sex. In that capacity he exhibited her now. \"Very well, Mr. Franklin. Now listen to me. Different women have different ways of riding the high horse. The late Mrs. Better edge took her exercise on that favourite female animal whenever I happened to deny her any thing that she had set her heart on. So sure as I came home from my work on these occa sions, so sure was my wife to call to me up the kitchen stairs, and to say that, after my brutal treatment of her, she hadn't the heart to cook me my dinner. I put up with it for some time — just as you are putting up with it now from Miss Rachel. At last my patience wore out. I went downstairs, and I took Mrs. Betteredge — affectionately, you understand — up in my arms, and carried her, holus-bolus, into the best parlour, where she received her company. I said, 'That's the right place for you, my- dear,' and so went back to the kitchen. I locked myself in, and took off my coat, and turned up my shirt sleeves, and cooked my own dinner. When it was done, I served it up in my best manner, and enjoyed it most heartily. I had my pipe and my drop of grog afterwards ; and then I cleared the table, and washed the crockery, and cleaned the knives and forks, and put the things away, and swept up the hearth. When things were as bright and clean again, as bright and clean could be, I opened the door, and let Mrs. Betteredge in. ' I've had my dinner, my dear,' I said ; 'and I hope you will find that I have left the kitchen all that your fondest wishes can desire.' For the rest of that woman's life, Mr. Franklin, I never had to cook my dinner again I Moral : You have put up with Miss Rachel in London ; don't put up with her in Yorkshire. Come back to the house.\" Quite unanswerable ! I could only assure my good friend that even his powers of per suasion were, in this case, thrown away on me. \"It's a lovely evening,\" I said. \"I shall walk to Frizinghall, and stay at the hotel, and you must come to-morrow morning and breakfast with me. I have something to say to you.\" Betteredge shook his head gravely-. \"I'm heartily sorry for this,\" he said. \"I had hoped, Mr. Franklin, to hear that things were ail smooth and pleasant again between you and Miss Rachel. If you must have your own way, sir,\" he continued, after a moment's reflection, \"there is no need to go to Frizing hall to-night for a bed. It's to be had nearer than that. There's Hotherstone's Farm, barely two miles from here. You can hardly object to that on Miss Rachel's account,\" the old man added slily. \" Hotherstone lives, Mr. Franklin, on his own freehold.\" \" I should have had the honour of breakfasting with you to-morrow morning.\" \" Come and breakfast with me at Hother stone's Farm instead.\" \" Much obliged to you for your kindness, Mr. Franklin. But it wasn't exactly breakfast that I was driving at. I think you \"mentioned that you had something to say to me 7 If it's no secret, sir,\" said Betteredge, suddenly abandon ing the crooked way, and taking the straight one, \" I'm burning to know what's brought you down here, if you please, in this sudden way.\" \" What brought me here before ? \" I asked. \" The Moonstone, Mr. Franklin. But what brings you now, sir ? \" \" The Moonstone again, Betteredge.\" The old man suddenly stood still, and looked at me in the grey twilight as if he suspected his own ears of deceiving him. \"If that's a joke, sir,\" he said, \"I'm afraid I remembered the place the moment Better edge mentioned it. The farm-house stood in a", "THE MOONSTONE 150 just now — was a remembrance which it was important to you that he should recall 1 \" In saying those words, he had touched, of his own accord, on the very point upon which I was anxious to consult him. The interest I felt in this strange man had impelled me, in the first instance, to give him the opportunity of speaking to me ; reserving what I might have to say, on my side, in relation to his employer, until I was first satisfied that he was a person in whose delicacy and discretion I could trust. The little that he had said, thus far, had been sufficient to convince me that I was speaking to a gentleman. He had what I may venture to describe as the unsought self-possession which is a sure sign of good-breeding, not in England only, but everywhere else in the civilised world. Whatever the object which he had in view in putting the question that he had just addressed to me, I felt no doubt that I was justified — so far — in answering him without reserve. \"I believe I have a strong interest\" I said, \"in tracing the lost remembrance which Mr. Candy was unable to recall. May I ask whether you can suggest to me any method by which I might assist his memory ? \" Ezra Jennings looked at me with a sudden flash of interest in his dreamy brown eyes. \"Mr. Candy's memory is beyond the reach of assistance,\" he said. \"I have tried to help it often enough, since his recovery, to be able to speak positively on that point.\" This disappointed me ; and I owned it. \" I confess you led me to hope for a less dis couraging answer than that,\" I said. Ezra Jennings smiled. \" It may not, per haps, be a final answer, Mr. Blake. It may be possible to trace Mr. Candy's lost recollection, without the necessity of appealing to Mr. Candy himself.\" \" Indeed ! Is it an indiscretion, on my part, to ask how ? \" Mr. Candy sadly changed, and then to proceed on my way out of the house — my interest in Ezra Jennings held me rooted to the place, and gave him the opportunity of speaking to me in private about his employer, for which he had been evidently on the watch. \" Are you walking my way, Mr. Jennings ? \" I said, observing that he held his hat in his hand. \" I am going to call on my aunt, Mrs. Ablewhite.\" Ezra Jennings replied that he had a patient to see, and that he was walking my way. We left the house together. I observed that the pretty servant girl — who was all smiles and amiability when I wished her good morn ing on my way out — received a modest little message from Ezra Jennings, relating to the time at which he might be expected to return, with pursed-up lips, and with eyes which ostentatiously looked anywhere rather than look in his face. The poor wretch was evi dently no favourite in the house. Out of the house, I had Betteredge's word for it that he was unpopular everywhere. \" What a life 1 \" I thought to myself, as we descended the doctor's doorsteps. Having already referred to Mr. Candy's ill ness on his side, Ezra Jennings now appeared determined to leave it to me to resume the subject. His silence said significantly, \"It's your turn now.\" I, too, had my reasons for referring to the doctor's illness, and I readily accepted the responsibility of speaking first, \"Judging by the change I see in him,\" I began, \" Mr. Candy's illness must have been far more serious than I had supposed ? \" \"It is almost a miracle,\" said Ezra Jennings, \" that he lived through it.\" \" Is his memory never any better than I have found it to-day ? He has been trying to speak to me \" \"Of something which happened before he was taken ill ? \" asked the assistant, observing that I hesitated. \" By no means. My only difficulty in answer ing your question is the difficulty of explain ing myself. May I trust to your patience if I refer once more to Mr. Candy's illness ; and if I speak of it this time without sparing you certain professional details ? \" \" Pray go on ! You have interested me already in hearing the details.\" My eagerness seemed to amuse — perhaps, I might rather say, to please him. He smiled again. We had by this time left the last houses in the town behind us. Ezra Jennings stopped for a moment, and picked some wild flowers from the hedge by the roadside. \" How beautiful they are ! \" he said simply, showing his little nosegay to me. \" And how few people in England seem to admire them as they deserve ! \" \" You have not always been in England ? \" I said. \" Yes.\" \"His memory of events at that past time is hopelessly enfeebled,\" said Ezra Jennings. \" It is almost to be deplored, poor fellow, that even the w-reck of it remains. While he remembers dimly plans that he formed — things, here and there, that he had to say or do, before his ill ness — he is perfectly incapable of recalling what the plans were, or what the thing was that he had to say or do. He is painfully con scious of his own deficiency, and painfully anxious, as you must have seen, to hide it from observation. If he could only have recovered in a complete state of oblivion as to the past, he would have been a happier man. Per haps we should all be happier,\" he added, with a sad smile, \" if we could but completely forget 1 \" \"There are some events surely in all men's lives,\" I replied, \"the memory of which they would be unwilling entirely to lose.\" \"That is, I hope, to be said of most men, Mr. Blake. I am afraid it cannot truly be said of all. Have you any reason to suppose that the lost remembrance which Mr. Candy tried to recover — while you were speaking to him \"No. I was born, and partly brought up, in one of our colonies. My father was an Englishman ; but my mother We are stray ing away from our subject, Mr. Blake ; and it is my fault. The truth is, I have associations with these modest little hedgeside flowers It doesn't matter; we were speaking of Mr. Candy. To Mr. Candy let us return.\"" ]

[ "CATALOGUE OF THE MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY OF SIE C. SHARP, CONNECTED WITH THE Count)? of Qurtjam. 1829.", "14 XVII. 4to. Sunderland Genealogy. XVIII. 4to. Hartlepool Pedigrees XIX. 4to. \" Scraps of Pedigrees\" with Marriage Licences for 1724, 1725, 1726, 1727, 1730, 1731, 1732, 1733, 1734, 1735, 1736, 1737, 1738. MISCELLANEOUS MSS. Chaos A, Fol. Abstracts, of the Manor of Middleton— of the Ty thes of Osmotherley, (Co. York) — of Raby, of Tuddoe, of Monk Hesilden — of Houses in Darlington and Barnardcastle— Denton Colliery— Eggleston — Boundaries of the Forest of Teasdale, &c. Chaos B, Fol. Lambton Evidences — Richmond— Papers relative to the City Election, 1761, 8tc. Chaos C, Fol. Bowes Marriage Settlement, 1701, &c.", "17 St. George's Visitation of the County of Durham, (Cartridge Paper, unique,) Sunderland, 1821. Hutchinson's History of Durham, — Vol. 1, in which are various Additional Plates, — the Portraits of Allan and Hutchinson, — Sherburne Hospital, — Buins of Shincliffe Bridge, &c — Address and Queries, 1774,— - Address to Sub scribers, 1784, — Legend of St Cuthbert, 1777, — Origin and Succession of Bishops, 1779. Vol. 2, — consists of the Froof Sheets corrected by Allan and Hutchinson, — also the Introduction to the 1st Volume in Manuscript. Vol. 3, — has various Manuscript Notes. Spearman's Enquiry, 1729, 4to. interleaved— with ad ditional Notes by Randall. Poll Books for the City of Durham 1761, 1774, 1800, 1802, 1804, and 1813. Poll Books for the County, 1761, 1790, Knights and Burgesses ofthe County and City of Dur ham, interleaved with Additions, 1827. Granger's Agricultural History of the County of Dur ham, 1794, 4to. Allan's Tracts, — corrected 4to." ]

[ "103 Früchte gedeihen hier gewöhnlich besonders gut, was wohl zum Theil daher kommen mag, daß sie durch den Fürther Schloßberg und durch die Plestner Waldungen gegen die Stürme aus Westen hinreichend geschützt stehen. Zum andern Theil hat der daselbst wohnende Oekonom Ioh. Georg Truckenbrodt durch seine unermü dete Thätigkeit und rationelle Wirthschaft auf die Öko nomie der Umgegend und seines Vaterorts einen nicht geringen Einfluß gehabt, und, was Fürth in ökono mischer Hinsicht geworden ist, verdankt es hauptsächlich dem Vorbilde dieses energischen Mannes , der mit Recht als der Vater der besseren Oekonomie hierorts betrachtet werden kann. Er war der letzte Bambergische Schul theiß, und der jetzige Sachsen -Koburgische ist der Land «irth Ioh. Georg Engel, ein Mann von vieler Einsicht und regem Sinn für das Wohl des Orts. Als solchen hat er sich seit seiner kurzen Amtsthätigkeit schon auf mannichfache Weise beurkundet; denn die neue Chaussee vom Dorfe bis zur Mupperg -Mitwitzer Straße, bepflanzt mit einer doppelten Reihe stattlicher Pappelbäume*), ist im Jahr 1840 durch sein beharrliches Streben zur Ausführung gekommen. Ebenso hat er sich durch die Erbauung des Gemeindebackofens, der nun alle Privat backöfen des Orts in Ruhestand versetzt, und durch die neue geschmackvolle steinerne Fassung des einzigen Spring brunnens in Fürth ein bleibendes Andenken seiner wohl thätigen und verständigen Wirksamkeit errichtet. Es läßt sich überhaupt nicht verkennen, daß die Fürther Gemeinde ebenso, wie die Heubischer, schon \") Vom Gastwirth Herdan wurden diese Pappelbäume ange- kauft und dann unentgeldlich zur Verschönerung der Straße hergegeben. Schade nur, daß nicht statt ihrer Obstbämnc gewählt worden sind!", "264 wo die Gothaische Landestheilung erfolgte, wurde das Seminarium zu Hildburghausen die einzige Bildungs anstalt für alle künftige Volksschullehrer des Landes. Sie stand bis zum Jahre 1835 unter der ausgezeichne ten Leitung dcs Herrn Oberkonsistorialraths Dr. Nonne und führte den drei Meiningische« Schulen der Pfarrei tüchtige Lehrer zu. Einige Jahre darauf ist ein besonderer Schulrath, der Herr Konsistorialrath vr. Kießling, über das ganze Schulwesen des Her zogtums gesetzt worden, der bei seinem gründlichen Wissen auch überall ein entschiedenes Wollen für das Wohl der Schulen zu erkennen giebt. Da nun auch von Koburgifchcr Seite durch den Herrn Generalsuper intendcnten Di. Genßler in Koburg mit seltener Ener gie auf die Umwandlung der Präceptorate in ordentliche Schulen hingearbeitet wird; so stehet zu hoffen, daß unter Gottes Beistand den beiden Präcepturschulen der Pfarrei die möglichste Vollkommenheit gegeben wird, und in Heubisch und Fürth am Berg nun endlich auch be sondere Schulhäuser errichtet werden. §. 49. Die Hauptschule zu Mupperg. Sie war früher (in dcr katholischen Zeit) die ein zige des Pfarrspiels. Sie zählt jetzt 114 Schulkinder. Das jetzige Schulhaus, im Jahr 1734 erbaut, steht lunerbalb des Kirchhofs, auf der Nordseite der Kirche. (Schon 1569 findet sich hier ein Schulhaus.) Eucharius Eisentra udt istder erste bekannte Lehrer zu Mupperg. Ihm wird auf schriftliches Suchen von dcr Gemeinde im I. 1586 fünf Gülden Zulage bewilligt; dagegen „soll er die Schulkinder, reich vndt arm zugleich ohne einiges Schulgeld, vleißig vndt trew-", "322 XIX MarKgrat Hermann und seine Gemahlin stitten das Kloster Banz. I 0 7 I. 0. I_>l IVMIML - Z^IVO^L L^ MDWINIIL : - 8ciat et recozno8cat »anet» et univer8ali8 eccle8-2 . nualiter e^u Nermaunu8 marcbio et uxor mea r»_i comiti882 pro eterna^u^iter me-litantes »etributione . in Lan_:en8i ca8tro princ.pali vulelicet loco <*litioni8 no8tre <lomum clomino ereximu8 . in lionore beati ketri apU8tu!i et precio 8i mart^ri8 ll^on,8ii . nt in ea «to- miuo mou28tici8 cliücipliniiz perpetuu 8erviatur. et nu»lra uo8trorumc*!ue memori2 inmort2Ü8 babe2tur . H<I bunc er^o locum IVIu^^eburF cum omnibu8 pertinentÜ8 «UI8 mobilibu8 et iumobibbu8 . uilli» . «iluiiz . pr2tl3 . »reoli8 . p28eui8 . vÜ8 et invi>8 . exilibu8 et rec!itibu8 . et mu!eu<lini8 . et totum ?»u!_Fove et c>ui_!^ui-l inter ite«am et Zloiu 8>tum e8t . omnemuue «ilominicatum uo8trum in termin!8 iIÜ8 communi uoto . brma tracütione *äele^2uimu8 . Decim28 o^uoczue cle 8uburbani8 no8tri8 . l»oualibu8 et uinei8 . <lomiuicale8 c2pe_.2. nu8tra8 »NiclelNLIIKK et Hsseltereu . eum llotibu.8 . «!ecimi8 . et termiui8 8«i8 . 8icut ab anlic^uo po88eclimu8 . peipe- tuo ip8i eocle8ie tracli<limu8 . 28tipulaule et corru- borante «lominu meu ueneranili 82ncte wir**:«- burKen8i8 eccle8ie epi«copo . eo tempore «zuo eo a^ente et 8U8cipiente 6ele^2vimu8 a<l reliqui«,- 82ncti I^vliani u»2rt)^i!8 . prepo«itu»2m Nei^euuelt cum pertinentl!8 «ui8 . »unu 6omiuice inc2_u2-ion_. . IVI . I_XVIIII inclictione VII' lie^nante Neinrico IIII romanorum imperatore . 8ic clo tat2m et lunllatam ecclel-iam il>2m communic2tu cum mini8terialibu8 et _i<lelibu8 no8tri8 con8ilio beato petro" ]

[ "i :isr id :e :x: _ NORMANDY. Dept. Calvados — page Caen Bayeux ... ... ... ... ... ... 19 Villers-sur-Mer 26 L'Abbaye d Ardennes ... ... ... ... 27 Ouisterham ... ... ... ... ... ... 27 Uept. Manche — Avranches ... ... ... ... ... ... 31 Mont.-St.-Michel .' 47 BRITTANY. Dept. Cotes-du-Nord — Dinan ... ... ... ... ... ... rQ La Garaye ... ... ... ... ... ... 65 Chateau de Coninais and Fontaine-des-Eaux... 67 Lehon ... ... ... ... ... ... gg La Rance ... ... ... ... ... .. g. Dept. Ille et Vilaine — Saint Malo ... ... ... ... ... g-", "Normandy. 16 for ten such cities,\" with quarries that fence the gardens, orchards, paddocks, &c, for miles around with walls 10 feet high, that supplied our White Tower and many other London stately buildings, these fine old houses of that age were constructed of wood ? After the battle of Agincourt, Henry V., en maitre, sequestrated the quarries to raise royal edifices in Normandy and Brittany, so the much to be pitied inhabitants had no other resource save to use the more perishable and quickly adapted material. (See Musgrave's \" Ramble through Normandy,\" ch. xiii.) L'Eglise de Saint Pierre is reached after this luxe de richesses. Normandy, so noted for its cathedrals and churches, may boast of St. Pierre, Caen, as one of its most brilliant productions. Well might Pugin make tours with his pupils, to instruct them by means of these chef cl'œuvres of the Department of Calvados. The tower and spire are early 14th century, nave and choir 14th and 15th centuries, apse and adjoining chapels 16th century. This church points heavenward to the height of 242 feet. But why attempt to speak of its tower, its lancet windows, framed by delicate reeded mouldings, of those wondrous columns, at once so seemingly attenuated, yet so strong, surmounted by an open faced slender parapet, inclosing eight clustering bell-turrets, with tall shafts, between which the light freely passes, imparting such a fairy-like, classical and airy effect ? From the centre a beautiful octagonal spire rises 90 feet high, a clear space from standpoint to apex, through which the light pierces abundantly to within 25 feet or thereabouts of the top by means, on all sides, of itoiles a jour — one might call them, from the increased number of divisions, compound epuatrefoils. The masonry of this excellent work is said not to exceed five inches in thickness. The stones of St. Pierre appeal to the eye and sense of elegance far more eloquently than can be conveyed by any words. The same majestic grandeur pervades the interior of the nave, roof and choir", "Brittany. 66 corps of Mousquetaires. On the death of his parents he became possessed, early in life, of a large fortune, and married Mademoiselle de la Motte-Piquet, settling down. at the Chateau de la Garaye, which became a pleasure retreat and favourite rendezvous for the wealthy young gentry of the neighbourhood. After having been thrown from her horse, which might have proved fatal to the Countess, followed by a great family sorrow, this pair, quitting the gaieties of society, determined, without reserve, to consecrate their lives to the suffering poor. As a preparation, the Count studied medicine in Paris ; the lady also acquired a knowledge of both medicine and surgery, and became an excellent oculist. Re-entering their Chateau they transformed it into a hospital, the Count, assisted, at his own expense, by four surgeons, and the Countess, with the aid of several religieuses, managed the infirmary, distributing relief and dressing wounds. Not content with this, the Count endowed a free school at Taden, where this worthy pair sleep in the tomb as they were united in their useful, christian life ; he founded a Hospital for Incurables and a Dispensary for the poor at Dinan, and wrote works of repute on therapeutics and chemistry.* The Hospital was destroyed at the Revolution ; happily the benevolent founders were spared such a sad sight, having died a.d. 1755 and 1757. This spot, with its near buildings, alike dedicated to the enlarged requirements of suffering humanity, seems to be sanctified ground by the action of those who graced its walls, devoting their wealth, their energies, their knowledge in a ' Becueil alphabetique de pronostics dangereux et mortels sur les diff'erentes maladies de l'homnie, pour servir a M.M. les Kecteurs et autres \" (Paris, 1736). \" Chymie hydraulique pour extraire les sels essentiels de vegetaux, animaux et mineraux avec l'eau pure \" (Paris, 1746). N.B.— A dry extract of Bark, \" Extrait sec de Quinquina,\" retains the synonym in the French Codex of \" Sel essentiel de la Garaye.\"" ]

[ "2 THE CRIME OF A CHRISTMAS TOY. stared at the missive lying on the table, while the little old doggie, in seeming wonderment at the sudden motion which disturbed his comfort, sat upon his haunches and looked into his master's face in plaintive remonstrance. \"What a nuisance that man is!\" his lordship said at last. \" You told him that I was not at home? \" \" Yes, my lord,\" replied the valet ; \" but he answered that he knew your lordship was at home, and that he would wait, if he had to do it, all day to see you.\" Another pause — during w-hich the continued tapping of the forefinger was the only sound audible in the room. \" I had better see him, I suppose,\" said Lord Senfrey, whilst his eyes wandered hither and thither, as if to escape that horrid letter on the table. \" I vow I'll never do a service to such creatures again. It isn't my fault that she has disappeared. All I did was to help her to an engagement.\" He waited for a moment, as if expecting a word of approval from his servant. \" You know it, Morton,\" he went on bitterly, \" you know all about the business. You, of all people, know very well that I had nothing to do with the girl's disappear ance. I wish to Heaven that I had never had anything to do with her at all.\" The astute Morton, still keeping his eyes upon the ceiling, as if endeavouring to find there a solution of the enigma which bothered his lordship, said, in the quietest possible tone of voice : — \" If you were to ask my opinion, my lord — which, of course, I wouldn't venture to offer for the world without being asked — I would \" The valet paused, as if afraid of having overstepped the barriers of duty and service. \" What would you say, Morton ? — out with it,\" questioned Lord Senfrey. \" I would say,\" the valet rejoined, •' that it was a case of blackmail.\" Lord Senfrey sat upright. Sprat, for a second time in a short space shaken from his place, jumped on the table", "A NICE LIT I'LE CRIB. 125 \"O.K., Cocky Wax,\" rejoined the burly man. \"You've swallered the pepper box and got thirsty, you have. Gaw away, and try to be a little more politer when next a gennelman tries to teach you wot you don't know.\" \"Here! here, you two!\" shouted the landlord. \"Don't you go quarrelling in my place, else 1 chucks you both.\" \"Come on,\" shoute-d the big man, \"I'm a waitin' to be chucked.\" The landlord's ardour was apparently not thorough paced, for he maele no movement, but simply exclaimed : \"Well, then, behave yourselves. I don't want the row in my place.\" With this he disappeared behind the little door, which led most probably-, to his kitchen. I looked round the place, and quickly espied another door at the farther end of the room, and, without further ado, walked up to it and opened it. It led into a long and nearly dark passage. I had barely advanced half a dozen steps when I became aware of a peculiar acrid and medicinal odour, which lay- heavy upon the air and gripped my lungs punge-ntly. But before I had time to further investigate it, the door behind me was opened again, and the shrill voice of the little reel-haired minx was heard there. \" Eh, you there ! I like your cheek. Come aht o' that ! \" I pretended not to hear, and fumbled on, when the little minx ran after me and caught hold of me by the shirt sleeves. \" Where are you goin' ? \" she said. \" You ayn't got no bisniss 'ere.\" The parchment - faced man appeared at the opposite end at that moment, and I deemed a prolonged investiga tion unwise. \"'Ere — you! What are you walking about therefor? Out you come ! \" I re-entered the room slowly. \" What a fuss you're making,\" 1 said quietly. \" One would think you'd got something to hide there. I was doing no harm.\"", "THE CRIME OF A CHRISTMAS TOY. 142 enquiry, and twice or thrice he said, \" You've been very good to me, Mr. Grant. You risked your life for me,\" evidently eneleavouring to elicit an expression from me or a question ; but I always said, \" Don't mention it. All you've- got to do is to get better.\" Inspector Warder called every morning, and on the Sunday morning, after he had left me, Mrs. Rooney came running up to me in hot haste. \" Do you know who that gentleman is who come- to see you every day ? ' \" Of course I do,\" I answered. \" You elon't mean to say so! \" she exclaimed. \" I've ju-t seen Mis. Garrison, and she says that that gentleman is Mr Inspector Warder) and he's of Scotland Yard — one of the tip-top men.\" \" Oh ! \" I rejoined. \" Mrs. Garrison is indiscreet.\" \"But what's he doing here?\" asked Mrs. Roone-y. \" I ain't got no thieves nor no burglars in the house.\" \"Of course you haven't,\" I said; \"but you know poor Mr. Byrne has nearly been killed, and surely you don't want that matter to pass without being inquired into.\" \" Oh, is that it? You don't mean to say so. Of course you can't expect a poor widow with her old man elead these ten years \" \" Of course I can't,\" I said. \" Don't you trouble your head about it, and don't tell anybody who that gentleman is, even now- that you do know; especially not Mr. Byrne.\" \" Hush ! \" She put her finger to her lip in token of understanding and walked dow-nstairs, as if thereby putting her seal upon the promise of secrecy. On the Monday morning I was sitting in Byrne's room. He had got up and was turning out a number of odds and ends from his trunk. Sprat, who had become quite friendly with my neighbour, was prowling about the room, poking his little nose into this corner and into that, sniffing in all sorts of places. He had come across a little packet wrapped in brown paper, which was lying near the heap which Byrne had turned out of his box, and he commenced to" ]

[ "The, Forest of Arden. 13 bling Prince's metal, a kind of Aurichaleum.* A few miles south eastward of this camp was Ausona, or Avona, (Warwick,) where the Prefect or Commander of the Dalma tian Horse was posted.t I. CAMP. 2. DITCH. 3. ROAD. The Roman Post that has been referred to, lies about a mile and a half to the west of this last, on the right of the turnpike road leading to Birmingham from Henley-in-Arden. \\ Gibson's Camden, Thomas s Dugdale.", "The Forest of Arden. 29 In this district, we may, without any very large drafts upon imagination, suppose Shakespeare to have studied the originals of many of his most exquisite descriptions of rural scenery ; for he was, at the time, passing through the impressional period of boyhood. The beautifully wooded neighbourhood of Henley-in-Arden, within easy reach of that Stratford on which his fame has conferred an enduring celebrity, would furnish him with an ample store of images, from which in after years to pen those word pictures which yet vividly represent the prevailing characteristics of this part of Warwickshire. His frequent allusions to forest shades, to babbling brooks, and flowery meads, and leafy grove, and sheltered dell, accurately correspond to the present aspect of the locality in question. In how many spots may still be seen \"An oak, whose antique root peeps out Upon the brook that brawls along the wood ! Such as was its general appearance in the time of the \"poet of all hearts, ages, and climes,\" so is it now, with the exception that human industry has since done much towards fertilizing the once \"waste and solitary places.\" Where, formerly, were unfruitful tracts, there are now abundant crops of grain ; and, in the naturally more productive parts at each extremity of the district, owners and occupiers have united to effect improvements which will bear comparison with any similar efforts in other counties. Commercial enterprise has, too, effected its changes in the district of Arden. Canals and railways have been constructed, facilitating transit and .promoting intercourse. Where, heretofore, stood the moated inclosure and crenellated castle, we now find the peaceful security of the farm-house and premises ; where, once, the mailed warrior only trod,", "The Forest of Arden. 195 acknowledgment of some great preservation. This, on his return, he performed by building the religious house here, in fulfilment of his pledge, sometime in the reign of Henry I or Stephen, and giving for its support the whole of the lands in \" Wrocheshale,\" with lands and woods in the same place, the church of Hatton, and whatsoever belonged to it, as well as the land at Hatton which Aytropus had, and so much of the founder's royalty there as lay between the two brooks, with other property and privileges in that lordship. To this liberal endowment, many other persons added grants of land, advowsons, and payments from their estates, which king Henry II further enlarged by the gift of ten marks yearly rent, for the health of his soul, and the souls of his father and ancestors, to be paid out of his exchequer, until otherwise ordered. The fresh disposition of this grant occurred A.D. 1259, in the reign of Henry III, who assigned six marks of the original donation to be paid by the bishop of Worcester and his successors, and four by the sheriff of Warwickshire. In 13 th Edward I the nuns made a claim of court-leet, gallows, and waifs in Hatton and Wroxhall, which was allowed. In 1290 Gifford, bishop of Worcester, made a visitation to this priory, and in 1309 another was made by bishop Landavon, at which time there were twelve nuns on the establishment. The church at least, if not the whole conventual fabric, Dugdale considers was rebuilt, or considerably enlarged, previous to 13 15, as in that year Walter de Maydenston, or Maidston, then bishop of Worcester, consecrated the church and high altar. In 16th Henry VII, at the court of Isabel, then prioress, John Benet was admitted to a messuage and three crofts, to hold according to the custom of the manor of Wroxhall.* * Dugdale's Monasticon." ]

[ "XX CONTENTS GERARD HOPKINS page BARNFLOOR AND WINEPRESS . . . 313 GOD'S GRANDEUR .... 314 HEAVEN HAVEN ..... 315 MORNING, MIDDAY, AND EVENING SACRIFICE 316 ROBERT BRIDGES JOY . 317 SINCE TO BE LOVED ENDURES . . . 319 THIS WORLD IS UNTO GOD A WORK OF ART . 320 WHEN I SEE CHILDHOOD ON THE THRESHOLD SEIZE ...... 320 THESE MEAGRE RHYMES WHICH A RETURNING MOOD ...... 321 PATER NOSTER ..... 322 LAUS DEO. ..... 322 DIGBY MACKWORTH DOLBEN THE SHRINE ..... 323 \" OSCULO ORIS SUI OSCULETUR ME\" . . 324 REQUESTS ...... 326 ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON THE CELESTIAL SURGEON . . . 327 THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL .... 328 FRANCIS THOMPSON THE HOUND OF HEAVEN . . . 330 NOTES 337 INDEX 357", "238 LYRA SACRA Who will not count it true that Love, Blessing, not cursing, rules above, And that in it we live and move. And one thing further make him know, That to believe these things are so, This firm faith never to forego, Despite of all which seems at strife With blessings, all with curses rife, That this is blessing, this is life. Not Thou from us, O Lord, but we Withdraw ourselves from Thee. When we are dark and dead, And Thou art covered with a cloud Hanging before Thee, like a shroud, So that our prayer can find no way, Oh ! teach us that we do not say, \" Where is Thy brightness fled ? \" But that we search and try What in ourselves has wrought this blame, For Thou remainest still the same, But earth's own vapours earth may fill With darkness and thick clouds, while still The sun is in the sky.", "330 LYRA SACRA THE HOUND OF HEAVEN I fled Him, down the nights and down the days ; I fled Him, down the arches of the years ; I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind ; and in the mist of tears I hid from Him, and under running laughter. Up vistaed hopes I sped ; And shot, precipitated Adown Titanic glooms of chasmed fears, From those strong feet that followed, followed after. But with unhurrying chase, And unperturbed pace, Deliberate speed, majestic instancy, They beat — and a voice beat More instant than the feet ; \"All things betray thee, who betrayest Me.\" I pleaded outlaw-wise, By many a hearted casement, curtained red, Trellised with intertwining charities ; (For, though I knew His love who followed, Yet was I sore adread Lest, having Him, I must have naught beside) But, if one little casement parted wide," ]

[ "RAMAH DROOG. 10 Alminah. By me: — oft have I listened to the melancholy sounds which gave vent to your sorrows, till my heart vibrated in unison (raising her veil). Sidney. Charming creature! But how is it poffible Alminah. Be content to know the extent of my power, without questioning the means : enquire no further. At midnight Govinda shall come to you in your prison — he can remove every obstacle to your re lease — follow him in silence — he will conduct you to me, and we will fly together. Quartette. — Alminah, Orsana, Govinda, and Sidney. Sidney. Grateful, thus humbly bending, My thanks deign to receive, Alminah. Me, in return defending, My freedom you achieve. Orsana. Then, at the silent midnight hour, When the tiger prowls for prey, Govinda. Fearless of all but flavery's power, The moon shall light us on our way. [Exeunt Alminah, Orsana^ and Govinda. (Sidney", "RAMAH DROOG. 45 Liffey (aside). I'soith, it surprises me too. Rajah. I also appoint you commander of my armies — grand judge in my civil and criminal courts — chief of my elephants — purveyor of buffaloes, and prin cipal hunter of tigers. Liffey. Sir! Rajah. All these offices you may perform by deputy. Chellingoe (aside to Liffey). Now, my dear friend, appoint me your deputy; I'll take special care o* the fees. Rajah. I also nominate you admiral of my fleet. Liffey. Your fleet! — why, your Honor, I'm told you have no soips. ChELLIN'GOE. But his Highness intends to build some, and there's nothing like fixing on an establishment in time. — (Aside to Liffey) We can draw the pay and allowances in the meanwhile. Rajah. And to soew you the extent of my gratitude, I mean to invest you with the office of vizier. 7t Chel-", "RAMAH DROOG. 46 Chellingoe (aside). Then my fortune is made. Doctor, I'll go and get the commission ready to sign, while he is in the numour. [Exit. Rajah. Well, my friend, have you anything more to ask? Liffey, Nothing for myself, your Honor; but if I might say something for my friends Rajah. Speak boldly. Liffey. I ask the liberty of my dear countrymen. Rajah. You mean our Engliso prisoners ? — You are an Englisoman, I think ? Liffey. I am an Iiisoman, which is the fame thing. Rajah. The fame thing ! Plow is that ? Liffey. An Irisoman is an Englisoman with another name. Why now, for instance, there is my brother Tudy; his name is Tady, and I am Barney; my name is Barney ; but then our interests are the fame; and we are like my two arms, when one needs defence, the other naturally comes to his assistance. t5 Rajah," ]

[ "FATHER GODFREY. 141 obnoxious youth with being the accepted lover of Elfrida Foxley — Elfrida, whom he had believed to be his own wholly. His first impulse was to disbelieve it ; but she had not been to church for two days ! In a moment Mr. Summerwood was aware that he had not finally rejected her for himself. He remembered, with a sensation that was stinging, what a splendid match Wynford would be. He felt certain Elfrida's parents would favour him warmly. Probably they had invited him to Willesmere Court on purpose. What a fool he had been not to have seen it all from the first ! But it might not be too late yet—it should not be too late ! This man had a dauntless confidence in the power of his own will — a matchless capacity for persuading himself of the recti tude of his own wishes ; so, without a mo ment's delay, he took his hat and toiled up", "252 FATHER GODFREY. the agony of disappointed affection. She would be guided in the matter by the \"lead ings of Providence,\" she said to herself ; by which she meant that she would be guided entirely by her own judgment. In the world of \"the Church,\" Miss Bla grove was, as yet, a greater personage than Mr. Summerwood. The Rector of Willes mere by no means intended that they should always occupy these relative positions. As a man, it was, of course, open to him to pass her. Then he would patronise her. In the meantime, to be known as the friend and counsellor of Miss Blagrove — to be recog nised as having been instrumental in estab lishing that pious and well-known institution of which she was the well-known head, and which was formed without a flaw on the true mediæval model, was certainly a feather in his cap. It was one of the various steps by which he hoped to climb the Alp of pro-", "282 CHAPTER XVIII. AT THE PAPER-BAG MANUFACTURER'S. HELEN GODFREY had now been for some time domesticated in the luxu- rious abode of the paper-bag manufacturer. On the whole she was happy, and had even begun to consider Belvidere Mansion in the light of a home. Ada and Gertrude were amiable, idle, but not stupid little girls, who were always coaxing for holidays, and escaping from their teacher whenever they possibly could, with a view either to run ning wild in the grounds, or to erecting steam-engines constructed out of newspapers, in the school-room, for the purpose of rais-" ]

[ "65 AMBERHILL. theless, a secret shame in my heart for the pur port of our conversation. The day passed much more cheerfuby than usual for a Sunday ; and then Cyrd came in the evening, and we talked about the poem, and discussed the propriety of publishing it, and the amount of fame and money to be looked for from its success, tdl I went to bed singing instead of crying, and dreamt my father was a railway director, and that my uncle Jacob was buried under the cedar tree. Two letters the next morning raised my spirits to the springtide of delight, and made my father almost as meny for the time ; one was from my brother Lawrence, telbng us that he and a young friend were coming to spend a week with us shortly. The other announced a transient re-aqtion in the railway market, and told us that the unlucky shares were sold at a loss that was comparatively trifling. There fol lowed one of those gay periods in my bfe which Heaven has so often sent, perhaps for conso lation, perhaps for chastisement, for they have Jboth broken the darkness and increased its gloom. VOL. I. F", "169 AMBERHILL. His hands were trembling, I could see, as he seemed to wait my answer. \" You will be poor,\" I said, \" for ever — poor and powerless, Cyril — if one of these white cottages contents you now. I could live in a hut or a cavern, and die in peace there, but not till I had first been rich enough to do one great deed of good, if I worked for it till my hafrs were grey.\" He could not understand me. He could not know what I was feeling. He saw only that I did not feel as he did. We turned back and walked homeward by the lane again. We talked about indifferent things, but once he stopped, and said, pointing to a large bare bough, stib hanging leafless above the earlier verdure of the wood — \" Liban, I told you I shoidd write no poetiy „ again. I was a fool to say so. Look at that branch. A year ago it budded and covered itself with leaves. It. hung them out in the sunshine, making the world more beautiful, and it asked no payment. The world was not grateful, Liban. Cold winds tossed the leaves about and whistled over them till the bough", "175 AMBERHILL. somewhat better road through rich open fields ; we entered it at a sharp angle. We had been ascending for some distance, and my uncle, pointing down the verdant plains, showed me the village from which we started, and about half a mfle from it on a little hill, a grey, com fortabledooking house, which he said was the farm. I saw we had been making a wide semicircular sweep, and were a good deal far ther from it than at first. \" The house seems very near the vibage,\" I remarked ; \"is there no nearer road than the one we have come by ?\" \" Oh ! yes, there's a nearer road, two mde and a half nearer, but there's a pike on it and sixpence to pay. My neighbour there; he lives down behind the spinney ; he laughs at me because I go the long way about; says I wear out out a leather shilling to save a silver sixpence. It's the gig he means, you see. But I'd have bought the gig and the old mare and paid her keep for a twelvemonth out of what his tobs come to. Sixpence four days a week is five pun four a year. Five pun four a year ! But He don't know; he's like the rest of 'em.\"" ]

[ "CHAPTER VIII. COMPLICATIONS. Next morning Barbara was rather taken aback by Sir Harry begging her as a personal favour to himself to be the bearer of some necessary papers from his desk at White hall to the private residence of Lord Luf fington. \" It seems he took a tremendous fancy to you last night, and he declares you promised him a visit. It is a dreadful nuisance,\" he said vexedly. \"Shall you mind, Barbara? Don't do it if you really do mind, though it would be a kindness to me. Of course you must take a maid with you ; not Marie, she is too young. Take Mathers, she is old enough and ugly enough to chaperon any-", "Complications. 143 was taking on his behalf ; and that she need not lengthen her call a moment more than she felt fully inclined. \" Anybody would think the kind old man was an ogre,\" said Barbara merrily, as she drove off ; and in fact the much discussed little visit proved to be in no way alarming. Lord Luffington took the papers with an assurance that no princess could confer upon him greater honour than had Barbara in deigning to carry them, but his elaborate speech and undisguised compliments served merely to amuse her ; and she laughed out right—the blithe child's laugh which had so charmed his fancy upon the previous night — when in reply to her evident ad miration of an inlaid sweet-box which was lying upon a bijouterie -table near them, he begged her to delight him by an accept ance of it. \" It is very kind of you, but if you gave all your visitors all they admired, we should soon spoil your beautiful rooms,\" she said ; \"besides, I only take presents from my friends.\"", "Her Ladyships Tactics. 233 direst perplexity stole over her face, and she linked her hands together in the same appealing gesture he recalled so well. \" But I don't understand,\" she said sadly. \" Don't you want me to explain anything now ? I can't, Niel. I never knew clearly what you meant.\" \"Barbara, you will break my heart!\" Buchanan checked his passionate words, and imprisoned the shaking hands. \"There was a young man and a maiden,\" he began whimsically, and then suddenly broke off to say, that while she lay there and trembled like a babv, she should be treated as one, and told fairy tales. \" And this young man and maiden were greatly concerned in their minds as to the use of the sunshine. Probably they lived when school boards were not, and science-lectures an unknown factor in the land. So they left the gloriously golden fields and went into a dull house to argue the question. And when it was all discussed to their satisfaction, and they felt they could enjoy the warmth with a clear conscience, they R" ]

[ "■12 A HARVEST OF WEEDS. \" Take the portmanteau on to the house,\" he cried, as he strode off through the trees. Yes ; it was Aliss Leyton. She and Eustace had evidently just finished a game, for he was fanning her across the net with his soft cap. They were standing with their backs towards the avenue, so did not see Hubert as he crossed the gras*, and there was something in their confidential attitudes that struck the young man most disagreeably as he neared them. His heart ached jealously as he noted Eustace's magnificent figure and the splendid outline of his head, as he stood there in his flannels bareheaded to the afternoon sun. Hubert knew well that his uncle was just such a man as pleases a woman's eye, and was forced to acknowledge with a sigh of regret that his advantages did not end with his physique. He knew him to be honourable, conscientious, and self-denying — all qualities that would appeal directly to the heart of such a girl as Alercy Leyton ; qualities which Hubert feired he possessed in very minute degrees him self, and which he felt would give Eustace a big pull over him if it came to a trial of mettle between them. Mrs. Cheston, busily at work under the shade of a large lawn umbrella, was the first person who saw him, and she, for the first few moments, claimed his attention so exclusively, that he was unable to notice, as he had wished, how Alercy took his reappearance. Had he seen Eustace Graysbrook's face in the first moment of his surprise at his ward's speedy return, he might have made a discovery there and then which, as it wa*, was deferred for many an eventful month. \" Come and tell him he is a good boy, Alercy,\" said Airs. Cheston to her niece, as she came across the tennis ground with Eustace still in attendance. \"AVe neither of us quite believed you would keep your promise to come back again soon. AVe heard you were going to Scotland.\" \"Aunt Barbara, you must not take my name in vain,\" ciied Alercy. \" I am so really glad to see you back again, Sir Hubert ; but you must not believe what auntie infers, that we have talked of you continually and discussed your movements in your absence.\" It sounded like an intentional set down ; at any rate Hubert was humble-minded enough to accept it as such. \"I should not assign to myself so much honour,\" he said aloud in his best manner, and then he turned to his uncle. \" Vou have been unusually expeditious over your business", "A HARVEST OF WEEDS. 261 are very old friends. We were in the same office when — you understand. Old Clayton thought I had something to do with getting hold of the cheque-book, but I hadn't ; he managed it all by himself. His friendship ruined me, though. Clayton gave me a quarter's salary in lieu of notice, and would not give me a testimonial. It was then I first took to the brandy to comfort me. It was hard on me, too, for the only share I had in the business was helping him off when the row came ; and I did that more on account of his wife than himself. She was only a child, and they had been married just three months, and I felt soft-hearted about her sorrow, and a pretty price I paid for my soft-heartedness. When Mr. Clayton found out I'd helped them to get out of the way, he pretended to think that I was afraid of his being caught for fear I should be implicated by his confessions, and, as I've said, he sent me off without a character.\" \"And you've gone downhill steadily ever since.\" \" Ever since.\" There was a pathetic hopelessness in the tone of the two short words. They both sat silent for a few seconds. Then Austen raised his poor, purposeless gaze to the detective again. \" Mind, I'm not complaining about it,\" he said. \" As you know all about it, there can be no harm in my speaking of it to you, and so I'll tell you that he has been very good to me. He's often and often given me a sovereign, and sometimes he's even gone so far as to stand a note, when he's been very flush of money. He was always free-handed. Why, he gave me ten pounds the first time he came to see me after his long stay in foreign parts. That was the time he brought the newspaper with Lady Graysbrook's death in it to show me.\" Lovely started violently. Sulliman had been right, then, when he conjectured that Buxton was himself Lady Graysbrook's first husband. \" What did he want to show you Lady Graysbrook's death for ? What had it got to do with him ? \" \" She was his wife, and she had married Sir Eric Graysbrook, thinking her -first husband was dead. He had been away from England for eleven years, and was reported drowned.\" \"Very interesting. Quite a romance, in fact. Lucky thing for Lady G. she hooked it before this other turned up. He'd have made things rather warm for her, I should fancy. Six o'clock ! By Jove, I must be off. Have another brandy, Mr. Austen. Here, Polly ! another brandy for Mr. Austen. Good night ! See you again soon.\"", "A HARVEST OF WEEDS. 309 quietly, and then he was silent for a few seconds. He caressed his moustache thoughtfully, and gazed hard at a picture on the wall opposite him. When he next spoke he did not move his gaze to Mercy's face ; in fact, he never once looked at her until she said the words he had been wishing to hear. \" I felt quite lumpy about leaving the poor old fellow out there all alone, Miss Leyton. I've never had a brother, but if I had had I doubt if I should have felt leaving him so much as I felt leaving Hubert. It's astonishing how trouble seems to draw people together.\" \" It has not always that effect, though,\" said Mercy, looking at him with kindly eyes ; \" with some people it would act in a different way. It is because you are strong-hearted and thorough in your friendships, that this trouble of Hubert's has strengthened, instead of weakening, the attachment between you and him.\" \" Do you think so ? \" he asked, still looking at the picture before him, and still stroking his moustache. \" I wonder if women are like that, or whether trouble — to use your own words — weakens an existing attachment when it is a woman who is concerned.\" This was not what Mercy had expected at all, and she began to shake internally with wonder as to what was coming next. \" For women, generally speaking, I should be sorry to answer,\" she said, smiling a faint little smile ; \"but for myself\" — she dropped her voice sorrowfully — \"trouble has never weakened an attachment of mine yet.\" Jack grunted inarticulately bebind his hand. \" Have you heard of Hubert's latest plan for getting himself put out of the way ? \" For her life Mercy could not have prevented a little ejacu lation of pain and sorrow. \" Is it really, really true ? Oh, Captain Tollemarche, can't you do anything to prevent it ? \" Jack shook his head. \" You might,\" he said ; \"I cannot.\" Mercy looked at him with shining eyes and parted lips. \" Only tell me what I can do and I will do it ! \" she faltered, under her breath. \" Put your pride in your pocket, and marry him ! \" blurted out Jack, abruptly ; and then he brought his glance down from the picture and looked at her, as she sat with clasped hands" ]

[ "AN UNPLEASANT ENCOUNTER. 103 glanced at my gun, and while grasping it still more firmly, I felt afraid to think of using it, even in the strictest self-defence, while if I walked away, the man would probably again attack me. Several women now appeared at the doors of the hovels ; and, feeling that the most judicious thing to do was to talk, I called to them to come out and take their friend away. The women did as I told them, and after a little persuasion the man retired with them, muttering threats of what he would have done had they not interfered, and what he would do next time I came to \" rob his house.\" As I left the scene of this awkward encounter, I broke out into a cold sweat, as I thought of the serious complications which must have followed had I, acting in the strictest self-defence, been compelled to shoot this wretched fellow ; while 1 could not but feel devoutly thankful for that fleeting cloud that had darkened the earth, and thereby certainly saved my life. Next day the matter was reported to the police, and my assailant was had up before the court. It was proved that he was a noted bad character, and in a constant state of delirium, through drink, when he was quite unaccountable", "A \"LEOPARD\" ADVENTURE. 219 without apparent loss of interest in its result. The headman soon placed an inclosed pavilion at our disposal, and we started out with our guns. Owing to the gradual increase of the heat, the morning is not such a pleasant time for shooting in the tropics as late in the afternoon. The sun increases in power so rapidly that by eight o'clock it is too hot for enjoyment, and the birds grow scarcer. However, we knocked over several brace of bush fowl, and many more pigeons, which are, I think, the better eating of the two. Our only misfortune was getting into a leech swamp, and the howls of our bare-legged boy following with the game-bag, amused us greatly, until we found ourselves hopping about, slapping our legs and thighs, with the disadvan tage that our smalls prevented us getting rid of these troublesome pests. How different the mud hut looked when we returned. Two camp beds with mosquito curtains graced the sides, a small table with tempting fruit on it was neatly laid, while the delicious smell of newly-roasted coffee whetted our already sharp appetites. Despite numerous touches of fever and failing health, one could not but enjoy", "GENERAL EVENTS. 249 deserved. Nothing can exceed the judiciousness of such a step. It is, in a measure, teaching the natives the power of self-government, while it proves that the question of colour is not con sidered as it was some few years back. Every endeavour should be made to give self-reliance to the natives, for it is to them the colony must look for prosperity, since its climate renders a large white population an impossibility. Our native member, Mr. J. B. Pratt, who is now dead, exercised the greatest influence over a large section of the natives, and though his knowledge of English was very limited, his acquaintance with African customs and character made his presence in the Legislative Council of extreme utility to the Government. There is one anecdote with reference to him which deserves chronicling, and it created much amusement at the time. Very expensive har bour works were undertaken at Sierra Leone, which much improved the facilities for trade, though built at a heavy cost. It became necessary to raise an additional loan to com plete them, and the Governor brought the matter before the Legislative Council, explaining, as he thought lucidly, the objects and manner of" ]

[ "( € ) Hail favour'd Nurfery of Literature * By Sutton's great Benevolence defign'd. For Youth and Age each bleffing to procure, To cultivate and humanize the Mind. Fam'd Houfe of Mercv, honourable Pile, Houfe that HE did, and I fhall ever love ! Where Youth in all its Innocence may fmile, And Age its numerous Benefits may prove. 'Twas here his Youth drank in the Claflic Lore, Here Learning, to his Mind familiar grew ; Yet Truths Divine he labour'd to explore, Deternjin'd them unwearied to purfue. With Eruidition, Knowledge, Senfe replete, Oxford received him to her ancient Dome; Plac'd him in Lincoln's venerable Seat, Th' Inflruftor wife pf Ages yet to come. Here his attentive, zealous, tender Care, Rais'd various Lights in this benighted Land; HerVE Y to This did Teftimony bear, And White field own'd bis kindly foflering hand. The Knowledge of Ourfelves (by Nature blind) The confcious Knowledge of a pard'ning God, Repentance, Faith, and Holinefs to find, And Heaven, thepurchafeof a Saviour's blood: * The Chartereuic; ufually called The Charter-Houfc, where he firfl. received his Education; and for which he always expreHed $ very gffe&ioriatc Regard, Pardon", "C 8 ) / faw thy wond'rous harbinger appear, Whitefield a lov'd, a long remember'd Name, He thy approach announc'd : — and Thou waft near, Jesus, the Friend of Sinners to proclaim. Whitefield, who mounted like the morning Star, To fhed benigneft influence from it's Ray; To found the Gofpel Trump, Thy way prepare ; And ufher in a glorious Gofpel Day. Him /beheld, with energetic Zeal, As a refiftlefs Torrent pour along; To countlefs Numbers joyful Tidings tell, \" And Truths divine came mended from his \" Tongue.\" As the clear Sunfhine after rapid Showers, Breaks forth to chear, and make all Nature fmile, Thou cam'ft with ftrong, yet fweet perfuafrve Powers, And reap'd the HarveJl of his lab'ring Toil. What Numbers lift'ned to the welcome Cry, When Thou as Heav'n's high-favour'd Herald flood; \" Ho, everyone that thirds to God draw nigh* \" And find Redemption in a Saviour's Blood. Th' aflonifh'd Crowd drank in the joyful found Their wounded Spirits for Redemption fought, Pardon, and Peace, in Jesu's Name they found ; And thankfully receiv'd the Grace unbought. « His firft Sermon in Moorfields was from Ifaiah c, Iv. v. 1. The", "15 Hold on your Way my faithful Brethren dear, Ye you have known that Jesus died for you ; Caft off your Doubts, lurmount your every Fear, Take courage, and your Way to Heaven purfue. And ye who Labour in the blefled Strife, Honour'd of God his Meffage to declare, Go on, and profper, 'till you finifh Life, And rife viftorious Heaven with him to fliar'e. Altho' our Friend, our Father is remov'd, By Israel's flaming Chariots borne away, To the embraces of his beft belov'd, Soon may we meet him in eternal Day. Soon may our Warfare, and our Mourning end, Our Trials, Sufferings, Sorrow, Grief, and Pain ; And we with Joy upon our Heads afcend, Where Jesus, and eternal Sunfliine reign. FINIS," ]

[ "DOCUMENTS DE l'hISTOIRE CONTEMPORAINE L'EXECUTION DE GUSTAVE CHAUDEY ET DE TROIS GENDARMES PUBLIEE PAR EDGAR MONTEIL PARIS, CHARAVAY FRERES, EDITEURS 4, rue Furstemberg, 4 i885", "PREFACE Si je ne consultais que le desir ou setrouvent les republicains sinceres d'effacer de leur me\" moire des jours funebres durant lesquels, helas ! tant de gens ont souffert, et des suites desquels tam patissent encore, je commencerais par £loi gner de mon esprit un crime commis sur un publiciste, sur un de nos freres en Rdpublique que j'estimais personnellement. Mais je ne con sidere point comme m'appartenant en propre ce que l'Histoire peut d^poser entre mes mains durant le cours de mon existence, et, ma parole a part, je regarderais comme un vol fait a la critique historique de conserver pour moi seul ce que m'a laiss£ Pr£au de Vedel, qui fut fusille pour avoir particip£ a l'assassinat de Gustave Chaudey. Le recit de Preau de V<_del est d'ailleurs con forme k sa deposition devant le conseil de guerre, mais il est plus complet et plus d£tailld.", "PREFACE 6 Voici comment je recueillis ce que je publie : En 1 87 1, je me jetai dans l'insurrection lors qu'elle eclata ; je partageais avec les Parisiens quelques-uns des sentiments qui lui donnaient naissance. Une fois dans le courant, je le suivis, n'en voulant pas sortir devant le danger certain et grandissant a chaque heure, retenu par uri amour-propre absurde, puisque je condamnai bientot des actes qui allaient ddpasser tout ce que je supposais possible. Peu it peu, a mesure que jepublierai les pieces que j'ai entre les mains et que je ne veux pas produire tant qu'elles pourront nuire a certaines personnes, je m'expliquerai plus longuement au sujet de la Commune de Paris. Chaque chose ne doit venir qu'en son temps. Voila suffisam ment d'explications pour le moment, et pour faire comprendre comment, fait prisonnier le 24 mai, au matin, a la redaction du Rappel, comment, emmen. pour etre fusille avec des re dacteurs et une vingtaine de nos typographes, tous coupables d'avoir redigd ou imprime une feuille republicaine, j'echappai a la mort ; et comment je pus me rencontrer, en prison, a" ]

[ "26 HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND. changed to 'Middle Shires,' they being now nearly in the centre of his extended dominion. The extinction of the border feuds, however, was not completely effected till after the final union, in 1706, for long-cherished distinctions and prejudices are not easily eradicated. Prior to the union, the Borderers were in a wretched condition, as may be inferred from the many hundreds who were employed during the night, to watch and guard all the fords, passes, aud inlets to the valleys. Border Laws and Service. — As the borders were so repeatedly the scene of rapine and bloodshed, it became necessary to govern them by distinct laws ; consequently, in the reign of Edward I. a code of laws was enacted, and placed under the administration of officers of high rank, entitled, wardens of tlie marclies.* The English borders were divided into three, viz., the western march, which comprised Cumberland ; the middle march, which extended from Tindale to Reedsdale ; and eastern march, which included the country from Reedsdale to Tweedmouth. Though the wardens held courts, executions often took place without the formality of trial, and matters of difficult proof were generally decided by single combat. The English and Scotch wardens sometimes held days of truce for consul tations, but these often ended in bloodshed, for they occasionally assumed the power both of waging war and making peace ; and the border laws empowered either them or their deputies to pursue the moss-troopers (freebooters) into the neighbouring kingdom, by the hot-trod, — a pursuit maintained with a lighted piece of turf carried on a spear, with hue and cry, bugle horn and blood-hound ; and all who heard the alarm were expected to join in the chase. These laws, however, did not eradicate the evil, for many of the clans of moss-troopers continued their depredations till long after the union of the two kingdoms ; though a very great check was given to them by an edict, prohibiting borderers, \" except gentlemen of high rank and respect,\" from carrying weapons ; and by other statutes passed in the reign of Charles II., against \" a great number of lewd, disorderly, and lawless persons, being thieves and robbers, who are called moss-troopers. f In 1701, there were officers on the borders called country keepers, who, for a certain sum of money, insured their respective districts against theft and devastation. In 1715, many of the borderers were in arms under General Forster and the unfortunate earl of Derwentwater ; and some of them were amongst the adherents of the exiled House of Stuart in 1 745, for the Scots long cherished with chivalrous affection the recollection of their Scottish origin and name. Many of the nobility and gentry of the north, at this period, generously sacrificed both their lives and fortunes in the last attempt to restore the Stuarts to the throne of their ancestors, as will be seen at a subsequent page in the history of Carlisle, where will be also shewn that Cumberland participated in common with other counties in the miseries produced by the civil war between Charles and his parliament. • Wardens ofthe Marches, mean guardians or keepers of the confines or borders. The title of marquis originated in the office of warden of the marches. t Fuller says of them, that, \" they come to church aa seldom as the 29th of February comes in the Kalendar.\"", "53 ROMAN WALL. to this four-sold barrier ; and the southern mound was thrown up for an inner defence, in case of a sudden attack from the provincial Britons. Some authors affirm that Severus built a wall of stone, others a vallum of earth, and others, amongst whom is Richard Cirencester, avow that he only repaired the wall of Adrian, about the year 208, and that the solid stone wall which stretched from sea to sea, was erected after the year 416, by the Britons and the last legion of Roman soldiers sent to this country. Considering the length, breadth, height, and solidity of this great wall, erroneously attributed to Severus, it was certainly a work of unrivalled magnitude aud prodigious labour. On its north side was a ditch twenty-one feet in width at the top, and generally about fifteen deep. lt was faced on both sides with ashlar work, and in many places rested on piles of oak ; the inner filling stones were large, broad, and thin, and were set on edge obliquely, in mortar above the earth, and in clay beneath it. The height of the wall was twelve feet, exclusive of the battlements, which were four feet ; and its thickness, eight feet. A paved military way attended it every where, from oue extremity to the other ; and upon it were seventeen or eighteen stations, and eighty-one castles, besides about 324 watch towers or turrets. The stations were occupied by thc Roman cohorts, and were large and strong fortresses, strengthened by deep ditches and thick walls, having the the great wall itself for their northern boundary. These stations were not placed at regular distances from each other, but stood generally thickest near both ends and the middle of the walls, probably on account of those places being considered more exposed to danger. Without the walls of each station was a town, inhabited both by Romans and Britons who chose to dwell under the protection of the garrison. The castella or castles, were not so large nor so strong as the stations, being only sixty-six feet square, yet fortified as they were on every side by a thick and lofty wall, formed an almost impregnable bulwark. They were generally situated about seven furlongs from each other, each attended with a guard of one hundred men. The turrets or tmvers were much smaller stiU than the castles, being only twelve feet square, projecting out of the south side of the wall, at the intervals between the castles, and about three hundred yards from each other, so that the number was about 324 ; and being occupied by sentinels, within hearing of each other, an alarm or intelligence could be conveyed to all parts of the wall, with almost telegraphic dispatch. These numerous stations, castles, and towers, required a considerable body of troops to garrison them, and the following figures show the usual number of men engaged in this sendee, viz. : — Twelve cohorts of Foot, consisting of 600 men each 7,200 One cohort of Mariners, in the station at Bowness 600 One detachment of Moors, probably about 600 Four alæ, or wings of Horse, of 400 each 1,600 Total number of men 10,000", "135 CITY OF CARLISLE. The County Infirmary, near the canal basin, is the most important monu ment raised to benevolence in the city of Carlisle. This excellent hospital affords medical and surgical aid to the lame and sick poor, both as in, and out-patients, without regard to residence, on the recommendation of a sub scriber, but in cases not admitting of delay, without any recommendation whatever. The foundation stone was laid by Sir J. R. G. Graham, Bart., October 1st, 1830, but in consequence of some misunderstanding between the committee and the contractor, this noble edifice was not opened for the reception of patients, till 1841. It is a very handsome and extensive white free-stone edifice, having a portico, with four Grecian Doric columns, and was erected at the cost of £8356. 5s. IU., raised by subscription. A premium of £50. was offered by the committee for the best design, and Mr. R. Tattersall, architect, of Manchester, was the successful candidate. Its expenditure for the year ending 1st August, 1846, was £1417. 11s. 8c.., and its income during the same time amounted only to £1169. 17s. 10rf. \"The balance of £159. 4s. 9c?. due to the treasurer on the 1st of August, 1845, has consequently increased to £247. 13s. I Oo?.\" We earnestly hope that the urgent claims of this institution will be met by a corresponding degree of liberality, so that the income may be sufficient to meet the necessary expences. It has already received several large legacies and donations ; and amongst the rest, upwards of £6000. in stock and residue, the bequest of the late John Lamb, Esq., Newton ; and £1000. the bequest of the late Thomas Parker, Esq , of Warwick Hail. The earl of Lonsdale is patron, the duke of Devonshire and the earl of Carlisle are its vice-patrons ; the bishop of Carlisle is president, with six vice-presidents, five trustees, and a treasurer, A homas H. Graham, Esq. Henry Lonsdale, M. D. is physician; Mr. W. B. Page, surgeon; Mr. Evan W. Rees and J. Thwaytes, chaplains ; committee of management. Thomas, house-surgeon ; The Revds. and Mr. J.R. Donald, secretary lo the The following abstract of cash, i taking, to the 25th of March, 1841, from , may the commencement of the under be found interesting : — RECEIPTS. PAYMENTS. £. s. d. £. s. d. Bequests by the late Thomas Parker, Esq. Warwick-house 1000 0 0 Benefactions and Subscriptions 6208 8 0 Donations towards enclosing the ground 135 0 0 Penalties 3 5 0 Interest on Bank Account . — 546 3 6 Purchase money for ground sold to the Canal Company 240 12 6 Rent and grass of field 23 0 5 Balance 199 16 6 For purchase of land 793 15 0 Messrs. Robinson and Bennett, the contractors for erecting the budding 4875 15 11 Fittings, furniture, drc 680 12 2 Draining tiles, labour, &c 529 13 8 Inspection of building 345 11 2 Plans, specifications, and survey 222 3 6 Incidentals 163 17 5 Stationery, advertising, &e. . . 68 12 3 Loss on balance in the bands of Messrs. Foster and Co 19 1 5 Law expences 536 15 0 Balance of taxed costs paid to the Solicitor 117 8 5 £8356 6 11 £8356 5 11" ]

[ "42 WITHIN THE WALLS ; OR, that Don Frederick would immediately appear before the Avails of Haarlem. It was Sabbath, and in the Church of St. Bavon a great congregation had assembled — a grave and intelli gent congregation — of many of whom it might be said that they were able to give a reason for the hope that was in them. The whole of this vast assemblage joined as Avith one voice in the opening song of praise, while the rich swelling tones of the organ, mingled Avith the multitude of human voices. Then, after prayer, in which the people seemed to join Avith all their heart, Dr. Vandenberg read out the text from Revelation ii. lo : \" Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life ;\" on which he preached Avith even more than his wonted power and eloquence. This congrega tion was composed of persons of every rank, from the high-born lady and gentleman of title, to the old apple- Avoman, and the poor lame man who hobbled in on his crutches. I remember well of seeing the commandant that day ; his air of command perfectly laid aside, while he listened, as if receiving orders from a superior officer. Even the attention of the most thoughtless boy was thoroughly rivetted, and the blue eyes of Jacobus filled with tears, while Hans appeared to be drinking in every word. He, however, was always attentive, though, like a boy as he was, he never spoke of Avhat he heard. And truly soldier and citizen alike, had need to be re-", "68 WITHIN THE WALLS ; OR, bloody heaps, the face of a son, a brother, or a friend Avas distinguishable. A warlike spirit had taken possession of every citizen, even the naturally timid seeming to have become brave, so that there was scarcely a man in Haarlem who Avas not armed with sword, musket, and dagger. Great interest was excited at this time by the formation of a body of fighting-women led by Kenau Hassalaer, a Avidow lady of distinguished family, and the mother of Petrus Hassalaer, to whom we have already alluded, and from whom he had, doubtless, taken his fearless nature and delight in daring. \" It is for the men to fight in defence of their city, their wives, and their daughters,\" said my father, in a determined tone, as the news of this unusual proceed ing was first made known to him ; \"fighting is not women's work.\" \" So thinks not my sister,\" replied the Barber,\" she has joined the corps, and is armed with dagger, sword, and musket ; but the Schnecks, though I say it myself, are of a noble spirit.\" At this moment my mother appeared Avith the in formation that MevfrouAv Hassalaer had sent a message to ask if she Avould join her company. \" You shall not ! \" said my father, decidedly. \" Then I can help to the defence in a hundred other Avays,\" answered my mother. \" I can light the fires on the", "A TALE OF THE SIEGE OF HAARLEM. 95 tmue the siege til the town be taken ; I shall no longer consider him my son, whatever my opinion may have formerly been. Should he fall in the siege, I will myself take the field to maintain it, and when Ave have both perished, the Duchess, my wife, Avill come from Spain to do the same.\" Such language admitted of no evasion ; the assault recommenced, and was hailed with delight by the citizens, who daily made the most daring sallies. Their courage, instead of diminishing as danger increased, seemed constantly to gain strength. On one occasion, under cover of a dense mist, a company of citizens marched up to the chief battery of the enemy, attempt ing to spike the guns, all were slain at the cannon's mouth ; yet the destruction of this band did not deter others from enterprises equally perilous. Besides the love of country and of freedom, many now had the blood of near relatives, or even of their own households to revenge, and this gave a personal bitterness to the fighting, as well as a desire for the public weal. As February advanced, a rapid thaw took place, and ere the month closed, the ice had completely disappeared. Meanwhile Count Bossu had been busily engaged at Amsterdam in building a small fleet, which he intro duced into the lake, about half a league from that city. The Prince of Orange, however, had been engaged in" ]

[ "76 THE MAIDENS' LODGE. Rhoda had walked away. \"But I shall not ! \" answered Phœbe, softly \"Deary me, child ! \" said Betty, turning to look at her, \" don't you go for to fret over that. Why, if a bit of a thing like that'll trouble you, you'll have plenty to fret about at White- Ladies. Mrs. Rhoda, she's on and off with you twenty times a day ; and you'd best take no notice. She don't mean anything ill, my dear ; 'tis only her phantasies.\" \" Oh, Mrs. Betty ! I wish \" \" Phœbe ! \" came up from below. \" Fetch my cloak and hood, and bring your own — quick, now ! We are about to drive out with Madam.\" \" Come, dry your eyes, child, and I'll fetch the things,\" said Betty, soothingly. \" You'll be the better of a drive.\" Rhoda's annoyance seemed to have vanished from her mind as well as from her countenance; and Madam took no notice of Phœbe's disturbed looks. The Maidens' Lodge was first visited, and a messenger sent in to ask Lady Betty if she were inclined to take the air. Lady Betty accepted the offer, and was so con siderate as not to keep Madam waiting more than ten minutes. No further invitation was offered, and the coach rumbled away in the direction of Gloucester. For a time Phœbe heard little of the conversation between the elder ladies, and Rhoda, as usual in her grandmother's presence, was almost silent. At length she woke up to a remark made by Lady Betty. \" T hen you think, Madam, to send for Gatty and Molly?\" \"That is my design, my Lady Betty. 'Twill be a", "THE MAIDENS' LODGE. 154 \" I'm off! \" Molly announced to the world. \" There's Mr. What-do-you-call-him downstairs. Go and have some fun with him.\" And Molly vanished accordingly. Then Rhoda's unpacking had to be seen to by her self and Phœbe ; that is to say, Phœbe did it, and Rhoda sat and watched her. Betty flitted about, talk ing to Rhoda, and helping Phœbe, till her name was called from below, and away she went to respond to it. Phœbe, at least, missed her, and thought her pleasant company. Whatever else she might be, she was good natured. When the unpacking was finished to her satisfaction, Rhoda declared that she was perishing for hunger, and must have something before she could dress. Before she could make up her mind what to do, a rap came on the door, and a neat maid-servant entered with a tray. \" An't please you, Madam, Mrs. Betty bade me bring you a dish of tea,\" said she; \"for she said 'twas yet two good hours ere supper, and you should be the better of a snack after your journey. Here is both tea and chocolate, bread and butter, and shortcake.'' And setting down the tray, she left them to enjoy its con tents. \" Long life to Betty ! \" said Rhoda. \" Here, Phœbe ! pour me a dish of chocolate. I never get any at home. Madam has a notion it makes people fat.\" \"But does she not like you to take it?\" asked Phœbe, pausing, with the silver chocolatiere in her hand. \" Oh, pother ! go on ! \" exclaimed Rhoda. \" Give it me, if your tender conscience won't let you. I say,", "206 THE MAIDENS' LODGE. about to sustain : still, to my small estate, any other dealing would be of such mischievous consequence, that I think myself obliged to resign the views I proposed to myself.\" Phœbe tried to understand him, and found it im possible. \" This being the case,\" continued he, \" you will un derstand, dear Madam, that I thought myself engaged to wait until I might be honoured by some discourse with you : and meanwhile to abstain from any commerce of discourse in other quarters, till 1 had permission to acquaint you of the affair. I have indeed been in pain until I was able to wait upon you. I shall now be something eased. You, I am certain, dearest Madam, will contrive the business far better than my disordered mind would allow me; and I doubt not 'twould be more agreeable to all parties to communicate by that canal.\" \" If you wish it, Sir, it shall certainly be so,\" answered Mrs. Latrobe, who seemed to be under no doubt concerning Mr. Welles' meaning. \" I am yours to serve you in the matter.\" \" Dearest Madam, you are an angel of mercv ! The sooner I retire, then, the better.\" He kissed Mrs. Latrobe's hand, and came round to Phœbe. \"Mr. Welles, you have not seen Rhoda yet. I do not understand ! \" said Phœbe blankly, as he bowed over her hand. \"Madam, I have but just now engaged my self \" \" Phœbe, don't be a goose ! \" burst from her mother. \" You must be a baby if you do not understand. Cannot you see that Mr. Welles, in a most honourable manner, which does him infinite credit, withdraws all pretensions to your cousin's hand, leaving her free to" ]

[ "8 to a considerable conflagration, so it proved in this case ; presently the medical press joined in the fray. It is scarcely necessary to state that I entirely distinguish between the medical profession and the medical press. The latter asserted loudly that the leader of the Expedition was responsible for the outbreak of scurvy, inasmuch as he had refrained from carrying out some medical recom mendation or suggestion. A cry was raised for an enquiry, and a Committee was accordingly ap pointed with this object, the report of which, together with voluminous evidence, has just been presented to Parliament in the shape of a Blue Book. Such is a brief sketch of the course of events, from the conception of the Expedition to the present time. It remains now to fill in the outline. 9. — I have already stated my object in placing the following remarks before the public — briefly a justification of the conduct of the Expedition ; but it may be necessary in the first place to say that the commander has in no sense strictly speaking been on his trial. No naval officer can be tried for acts of omission or commission except by a tribunal composed of members of his own profession, where he has the opportunity of ■calling \\vitnesses, of cross-examination, and of availing himself of the assistance of counsel. 10. — The Committee alluded to were appointed to enquire into certain circumstances in connexion", "9 with the outbreak of Scurvy, and Sir George Nares like other witnesses simply replied to such questions as were put to him. The members of the Com mittee have made their report to the department of the Government which appointed them, but although they had no power to pronounce official censure, yet virtually in the eyes of the public it is considered a censure, and it is in this sense that I undertake to deal with it. The censure consists in this : that the Scurvy is said to have broken out through causes which were preventible by the Commander, and a sufficiently grave one it would be were there any shadow of foundation for it. 11. — But along with this official expression of opinion by the Committee, criticisms, more or less severe, have appeared in certain public journals, not only on the leader of the Expedition and those composing it, but on those who planned it, and it is with these that I propose to deal in the first instance. 12. — It has been urged that the Expedition was hurriedly prepared, that it left at too late a period, that it should not have returned so soon, that the sledging parties were failures, &c, &c. It is true that these statements have been made vaguely and without a sufficient knowledge of the subject, and that the authors of them have been generally name less, but it is equally true that they have misled great numbers of intelligent people who are also unable, from a want of knowledge of the subject, to form a correct and impartial judgment for themselves.", "28 randum, I would venture to substitute the following as regards sledge dietary, viz., the staple com modities of food for men employed in sledging operations must be — 1st. Pemmican, to cut up the daily portion of which an axe must be carried. 2nd. Navy Biscuit, which never fails, so long as there are teeth to masticate it with. 3rd. The much despised Rum, to keep up the circulation, and to induce sleep in a tent with a temperature of 30 minus which is essential. 4th. Tea, which is ex tremely refreshing when it can be made. 5th. As much Tallow or Spirits of Wine as can be carried , for thawing the above. If Arctic Exploration by sledges cannot be carried out on these conditions, the alternative is to let them alone. 38. — But the result of the third point of enquiry, which in some sense is the most serious, and in others the most ludicrous, is what has most sur prised Arctic navigators, and what will probably astonish the public most, when they are acquainted with all the circumstances, viz., that the leader of the late Expedition is censured for following implicitly in the footsteps of those who preceded him, and the published records of wrhose experience was officially furnished to him for his guidance ; censured because he failed to carry out a medical suggestion from home which was impossible of application, and which was known, or should have been known, to have been so. This suggestion is contained in a" ]

[ "BACK TO AFRICA. 5 hour — before him. So soon as the letters were delivered, I opened and sorted them, and while we were having breakfast in the library he would look them over, and tell me in what terms to answer those which he did not propose to answer himself. One Monday morning — I remember it as vividly as if it were yesterday, for it was an epoch in my life, and the date is fixed on my memory for ever — I went downstairs as usual, and finding that the letters were come, began to open them. One, which bore the -tKanzibar postmark, ran thus: — \"Jud o, line to say thai Herbert has been heard of. Afore by next mail. — Yours truly, \" T. Robinson.\" Though short, this missive was the most impor tant of the whole delivery, and knowing how greatly it would interest my father I laid it on the top of the pile, which I placed near his cover. He pounced on it at once. \" Herbert heard of ! George Herbert heard of ! \" he exclaimed, excitedly. \" He is alive, then. I was right after all. I would not give him up, though", "BACK TO AFRICA. 86 very day aster his discharge from the hospital. And then I bethought me of the question I overheard him ask one of the attendants : \" Who is that lady ? \" The attendant Mould almost certainly say some thing about \"that lady's\" husband— the celebrated Dr. Herbert. Anybod37 would tell him where we lived. George's attempts to hoodwunk me and play hide-and-seek with Mr. Smith had proved equalty futile. His motive for keeping out of that gentleman's Way must be powerful indeed, if, as I now began to suspect, Smith's appearance in London had a good deal more to do with George's sudden resolve to remove to Rashbrook, than concern for my health and his own, and a new-born sense of duty to his tenants. When we met at dinner he prang another surprise on me, which, unless I did him injustice, was due to the same cause — fear of being seen b3' Mr. Smith. \" I am going to Paris in the morning,\" he said in an off-hand manner, as if a journe3- to the French capital were as common an event as a ride in Rotten Row. \" Going to\"_ Paris ! What for 1 \" \" Carmel (an African explorer) has arrived there", "BACK TO AFRICA. 160 and hereditary predisposition. I pity him, and pray for him ; even at times yearn to see him again. For the better self of which he spoke and w-hich I, at least, believe to have been bis true self, had many noble qualities ; and I still love, and mourn, George Herbert, as the ideal husband to whom I plighted my troth. THE END. Cowan <i- Co., Limited, Printers, Perth" ]

[ "255 In quel tempo era capitano di Segna Pietro Krusich, sovrastante al presidio austriaco; ma essendosi questi dovuto allontanare dalla città coi suoi soldati, onde recar aiuto alla fortezza di Clissa in pericolo, Segna nella primavera del 1527 si rivolse al provveditore veneto dì Veglia ed ai capitani austriaci di Fiume e Pisino per ottenere assistenza armata. In conseguenza di ciò il capitano di Pisino Giacomo Durer entrava in Segna con 200 soldati. Notabile è un documento del 20 Giugno 1527, reperibile nello archivio del ministero comune di finanza in Vienna fascicolo M. N.\" 2 di atti dell'Austria interiore, nel qual documento la città di Segna — — esternandosi a Giacomo de Dur capitano di Pisino, facente a nome di Giovanni Abfalter capitano di Fiume, autorizzato dal re Ferdinando — dichiarava di voler esser fedele al re Ferdinando, però a condizione che Sua Maestà conservasse la città alla sacra corona d'Ungheria, e custodisse i suoi statuti e privilegi, le sue immunità, libertà, leggi e costituzioni. Gli Uskoki in Segna. Fin dal principio del secolo XVI troviamo usato nella Dalmazia il nome di Uskoki per indicare quei fuorusciti Slavi della Serbia, Bosnia ed Erzegovina, i quali, essendo stati quei paesi occupati dal Turco, avevano abbandonato la patria e trovato ricovero nella Dalmazia, donde per mare e per terra perseguitavano i Turchi con odio mortale e indo mabile ferocia. Tali individui militavano nella fortezza di Clissa, quando questa nell'anno 1537 fu presi dai Turchi. Di qui quella guarnigione di Uskoki fu trasferita dal re Ferdinando I in Segna, ove diede principio alla famosa storia degli Uskoki segnani. Circa 200 di quei formidabili componevano la guarnigione sala riata di Segna; ma presto il numero fu aumentato assai con volontari accorsivi, i quali si accontentavano di servire gratuitamente, purché fosse lor libero di corseggiare contro i Turchi e disporre del bottino. Questa milizia era vantaggiosa, perché costava poco e incuteva ai Turchi gran terrore. Erano corsari che arrestavano e spogliavano bastimenti di sudditi ottomani, preferentemente quelli che portavano ricche merci, penetravano nei porti nemici fino alle coste dell'Albania, e reduci depositavano in Segna il bottino, che poi si spartivano e ne davano una porzione anche al capitano, ai giudici e ad altri primari. La repubblica di Venezia vedeva ciò volentieri, finché era in guerra col Turco; ma poi, anelando a rianimare il suo commercio coll'Oriente, circa l'anno 1540 fece pace col Turco, nel quale incontro dovette obbligarsi di tener purgato il mare dai pirati. Quindi prese a frenare le scorrerie degli Uskoki nell'Adriatico, specialmente quando questi osarono aggredire e spogliare navigli mercantili ottomani in", "17 Con ciò si doveva considerare cessala la controversia; perché, in seguito alla sovrana, e quindi legale, interpretazione della legge ed all'espressa adesione della parte opponente, più non vi era dubbio sulla condizione politica di Fiume e del suo distretto, quale corpo sepa rato, immediatamente annesso alla Corona ungarica. In pratica lo stato politico della città di Fiume nell'anno 1809 era il seguente: a). Gli affari politici, di commercio e navigazione, il porto e la sanità erano diretti dal regio governo, il quale estendeva la sua attività sopra Fiume e Buccari, ed era tribunale di appello nelle cause decise in prima istanza dal regio tribunale cambio-mercantile e consolato del mare residente in Fiume. b). Gli affari economici della città erano peiirattati dal consiglio municipale sotto il presidio del governatore nella sua qualifà di capitano civile. e). Non esisteva luogotenenza croata né comitato di Severino, e gli affari del r. governo e del consiglio municipale andavano alla r. luogotenenza ungarica. d). L' amministrazione della giustizia, in quanto non fosse di competenza del r. tribunale di prima istanza e del r. governo, veniva esercitata dai giudici rettori e dalla sede giudiziaria municipale presieduta dal governatore, e questa era foro di prima istanza in cause criminali e foro di appello per le cause civili e penali decise dai giudici muni cipali; l'ulteriore appello, in seguito a sovrano mandato del 9 agosto 1777, era ammissibile alla regia tavola banale in Zagabria, indi al regio settemvirato ungarico in Buda. e). Le pubbliche scuole dipendevano dalla r. direzione superiore degli studi in Zagabria, la quale sorvegliava anche il londo dei Gesuiti, onde sostenevasi il regio ginnasio. f). Siccome le cause personali dei nobili ungarici abitanti in Fiume non erano di competenza del regio tribunale locale e non pote vano e;-sere trattate da lori civici, così, mediante intimato del r. u. consiglio luogotenenziale dd.a 9 agosto 1808, era calala una sovrana risoluzione, la quale disponeva provvisoriamente, sino alla sutura dietale regolazione dei fori di giustizia, che l'attività venisse affidata al comitato di Zagabria. Dunque nel 1809 la dipendenza dalle autorità croate si limitava all'appello in cause criminali ed alla revisione in cause civili, alle cause personali dei nobili magiari, alle cose scolastiche. In seguito alla pace di Vienna del 14 ottobre 1809 i paesi dalla Sava al mare, con Fiume, passarono sotto il dominio della Francia. Nel 1813 furono bensì ricuperati; ma la restituzione alla Corona ungarica", "144 I Il di lui figlio Gaspare era negoziante, ed aveva in moglie Teresa di Filippo Gelcich. Androcha o Androcca. — Nella città vecchia, in una viuzza che da un canto sbocca nella contrada dell'arco romano e dall'altro nella contrada dei Grigioni, v' è una casetta (N. 143), ove sopra la porta d'ingresso vedesi uno stemma avente in quattro campi un monte, un albero, una gru, ed il segno <^, ed ove sull'architrave è incisa la epigrafe: «In adverversitate constantia. Omnia si perdas, animam servare memento. D. Joannes Androcha f. f. a. 1635» In questa casetta abitarono per molto tempo gli Androcha. Primo in Fiume si trova il maestro Lorenzo di Arbe, ammo gliatosi nel 1605 con Bernardina Padoani. Suo figlio Giovanni, nato nel 1608, fu giudice in Fiume negli anni 1639, 1643, 1645. Michele, altro figlio di Lorenzo, ebbe in moglie Chiara Gladich e da lei i figli: Camilla, che fu monaca in Arbe, poi nel 1663 trasfe rita nel convento delle Benedettine in Fiume, — Francesco, canonico in Fiume dal 1650 al 1681, — Ottavio, consigliere municipale nel nel 1655, morto nel 1661, — e Michele, consigliere municipale nel 1664, morto nel 1695. Di questo Michele fu figlio Giovanni Michele, il quale intorno l'anno 1685 era amministratore del dominio di Buccarizza, poi del Vinodol, e nel 1689 prese in appalto per 9 anni la signoria di Ozalj presso Carlstadt ed i beni camerali di Buccarizza e Portorè, e introdusse a Fiume il commercio dei sali. Fu consigliere municipale di Fiume e pos sedeva qui una villa dietro il castello. Nel 1708, o poco prima, fu fatto barone col predicato de Andros. Morì nell'anno 1728. Il suo stemma è dipinto nel libro della cessata confraternita del crocifisso di S. Vito: scudo diviso in quattro campi, due dorati aventi ognuno una gru e due celesti con tre stelle dorate e due rami di palma, nel centro un piccolo scudo con campo celeste sormontato da corona. Francesco Ignazio barone, figlio di Giov. Michele, possedeva le signorie di Kostel, Zupnik e Krupp, ed ebbe in moglie Maria Enrica contessa di Windischgràtz, e da lei i figli Francesco Adamo e Adamo Ottavio. Francesco Ignazio e Adamo Ottavio morirono in Fiume: il primo nel 1752, il secondo nel 1762. In seguito non si trovano più in Fiume altri Androcha, ed il nome Androcha non è compreso nella serie uffiziale dei nobili dello stato, che abitavano in Fiume nel 1764. Argento. — Sin dal secolo XIII erano patrizi di Trieste, e si scrivevano Dell'Argento, e sin dal 1548 eran nobili del S. R. Impero e degli Stati ereditarli austriaci. Quindi si divisero in due rami, quello dei nobili, e quello dei baroni." ]

[ "ANTHOLOGIA ANGLICA. 182 Humbled by such rebuke ; so far beneath His confidence to equal God in power. Yet soon he heal'd ; for spirits that live throughout Vital in every part, not as frail man In entrails, heart or head, liver or reins, Cannot but by annihilating die ; Nor in their liquid texture mortal wound Receive, no more than can the fluid air : All heart they live, all head, all eye, aU ear, All intellect, all sense ;* and, as they please, They limb themselves, and colour, shape, or size Assume, as likes them best, condense or rare. Book VI. XXIII. THE INFAMY OF GLORY. < 'ancell'd from heaven and sacred memory, Nameless in dark oblivion let them dwell : For strength from truth divided and from just, Illaudable, naught merits but dispraise And ignominy ; yet to glory aspires Vain-glorious, and through infamy seeks fame : Therefore eternal silence be their doom. Id. * Compare Pliny's account of the divine nature : ' Quisquis est Deus, si modo est alius, quacunque in parte, totus est sensus, totus visus, totus auditus, totus animæ, totus animi, totus sui.' — Hist. Nat., i. i.", "ANTHOLOGIA ANGLICA 198 Pacing toward the other goal Of his chamber in the East. Meanwhile welcome joy, and feast, Midnight shout, and revelry, Tipsy dance, and jollity. Braid your locks with rosy twine, Dropping odours, dropping wine. Rigour now is gone to bed, And Advice with scrupulous head : Strict Age, and sour Severity, With their grave saws, in slumber He. We, that are of purer fire, Imitate the starry quire, Who, in their nightly watchful spheres, Lead in swift round the months and years. The sounds and seas, with all their finny drove, Now to the moon in wavering morrice move ; And, on the tawny sands and shelves, Trip the pert fairies and the dapper elves. By dimpled brook and fountain-brim, The wood-nymphs, deck'd with daisies trim, Their merry wakes and pastimes keep : What hath night to do with sleep ? Night Hath better sweets to prove ; Venus now wakes, and wakens Love. Come, let us our rites begin ; 'Tis only daylight that makes sin, Whioh these dun shades will ne'er report. — Hail, goddess of nocturnal sport, Dark-veil'd Cotytto ! to whom the secret flame Of midnight torches burns ; mysterious dame, That ne'er art called but when the draoon womb Of Stygian darkness spets her thickest gloom, And makes one blot of all the air :", "COWPER, 309 RURAL SIGHTS. Heee unmolested, through whatever sign The sun proceeds, I wander : neither mist, Nor freezing sky, nor sultry, checking me, Nor stranger intermeddling with my joy. E'en in the spring and playtime of the year, That calls the unwonted villager abroad With all her little ones, a sportive train, To gather kingcups in the yellow mead, And prink their hair with daisies, or to pick A cheap but wholesome salad from the brook, These shades are all my own. The timorous hare, Grown so familiar with her frequent guest, Scarce shuns me ; and the stock dove, unalarm'd, Sits cooing in the pine tree, nor suspends His long love-ditty for my near approach. Drawn from his refuge in some lonely elm That age or injury has hollow'd deep, Where, on his bed of wool and matted leaves, He has outslept the winter, ventures forth To frisk awhile, and bask in the warm sun, The squirrel, flippant, pert, and full of play : He sees me, and at once, swift as a bird, Ascends the neighbouring beech ; there whisks his brush, And perks his ears, and stamps and scolds aloud, With all the prettiness of feign'd alarm, And anger insignificantly fierce. Id." ]

[ "XIV peu démembrée par Taliénation successive des parois ses, de manière qu'il ne resta en dernier lieu que la seule ville et paroisse de Nontron, vendue à son tour par Alain d'Albret à Dauphin Pastoureau. A ce seigneur succédèrent Jean de Campnhac, Charles-Hélie de Co longe, Hélie de Pompadour, Jean-Charles de Lavie et Louis-Gabriel de La Ramière. Apparaissent ensuite les arrière-fiefs et autres sei gneuries subalternes qui existaient autrefois dans la paroisse de Nontron, savoir : La Chapoulie, la Franche rie, La Mothe, La Grange, Goumondières, Barouffières, Puyrigard, Tuzat, Brouilhac, Goulières et diverses métairies nobles. M. de Laugardière a joint à cet historique un état des revenus et des charges de la châtellenie et de la baronnie de Nontron au moyen-âge et depuis la Re naissance. Après avoir exposé d'une manière générale les an ciennes institutions judiciaires, il fait connaître la situation particulière de la juridiction de la châtellenie de Nontron. La baronnie une fois démembrée, chaque seigneur de châtellenies et même de simples paroisses eut sa juridiction séparée, sauf Tappel devant les juges supérieurs. On trouvera là Ténumération des revenus attribués au seigneur jusque vers la fin du xve siècle et l'état de son personnel jusqu'en 1700. Dans un chapitre sur les institutions civiles et com munales, notre collègue fait remonter au xie siècle la première mention des libertés et franchises de Nontron et montre, par des extraits de délibérations de ses habi tants, les attributions de la municipalité. Quelques", "9 l'étroit vallon donnant, au sud, issue a cette gorge, à laquelle le plan cadastral de la commune, section A, a conservé le nom de Combefadas (Combe des Fées). Nous trouvons aussi, sur le cadastre et dans la même section, une pièce de châtai gneraie et pâtis désignée sous le nom de la Font des Prêtres. On remarque encore dans cette dernière pièce et sur le bord de l'ancien chemin de Pot-Perdu, un amas de rochers et, parmi eux, une énorme pyramide couchée sur le flanc et qui a du être un menhir. D'où la conclusion que cet état de cho ses a été évidemment créé pour servir au culte druidique. 2° Roc branlant de St-Etienne-le-Droux {Sanctus Stephanus deus Ledros ; Sanctus Stephanus Le Drier), dont le surnom de Ledrez, Le Drier et Le Droux dénote suffisamment son ori gine druidique, sans parler de sa situation agreste auprès d'un ruisseau qui a conservé son nom celtique de La Doue. Voici, au surplus, quelle est cette situation que nous avons eu occasion de vérifier plusieurs fois. Dans une gorge sau vage et resserrée entre deux collines couvertes de bois et où l'on retrouve encore quelques blocs de granit, coule le ruis seau de La Doue, sortant du grand étang de Saint-Estèphe. Le cours de ce ruisseau a été recouvert par une longue suite de mêmes roches, superposées sans ordre, couchées ou de bout, comme si elles eussent été détachées du haut et des lianes de deux collines par quelque cataclysme ou plutôt par la main de l'homme. Dans le pays, cette chaîne porte le nom de Chapelet et, en tête, se trouve le roc branlant dit Casso- Nausillo, composé d'une vaste table d'un mètre environ au dessus du sol et renflée vers le milieu. Sur ce renflement a été posé un autre bloc de granit de forme ovoïde, qui s'est trouvé ainsi en équilibre et se meut facilement de l'est à l'ouest, malgré ses fortes dimensions de trois mèlresde hau teur, non comprise la roche de soubassement, sur huit mè tres quarante centimètres de circonférence. Mais à quoi ou à qui attribuer la construction de ces rocs branlants ? M. de Taillefer rappelle, à ce sujet, qu'un habile chimiste; membre de l'Académie royale de Madrid (M. Cha-", "235 Romains, étaient appelés judices pedanei ou magistri pagorum, avec cette différence que les centeniers, en tenant leurs pieds, étoient toujours armés d'une lance et d'un bouclier. Ils éloient les premiers juges après les com 'es. II est parlé de ces centeniers et de leur district dans une donation de Clovis Ier, au monastère de Réomans, proche Langres ; dans un élat de Childebert, de l'an 593 ; dans un autre de Clotaire II, de la même année ; dans une ordonnance de Dagobert, de l'an 630, et dans le chapitre 46 de la loi salique réformée par Charlemagne, en 798, faisant connaître que celui qui recherchoit une veuve en mariage devait la demander dans une assemblée indiquée par le dixainier ou un centenier. — C'étoit devant le centenier que sefaisoient, dans les villages, les donations dont la tradilion s'effectuoit par un fétu ou pelit bâton que le donateur jeltoit dans le sein du donataire. — C'étoit devant ce méme officier que se faisoient les abju rations de parenté. — Une ordonnance de Charlemagne, de l'an 802, en joint aux comtes et aux centeniers d'avoir un très grand soin de rendre la justice, chacun dans l'étcndue de leur juridiction, d'y protéger les pau vres et que, sans aucune négligence, ils punissent, selon la loi, les voleurs, larrons, homicides, adultères, magiciens, enchanteurs, devins et sacrilèges; il leur ordonne de juger selon les lois et nou arbitrairement. — Le méme prince, par une ordonnance de l'an 812, déclare que les centeniers pou voient connoitre de toutes sortes de causes, excepté celles où il s'agissoit de la perte de la vie ou de la liberté, et celles qui concerneroient la pro priété des héritages ou l'état des esclaves, â moins que cène fut en présence des commissaires du prince, missi dominici, ou en présence des comtes auxquels la connoissance de ces matières étoit réservée, en sorte que les centeniers ne pouvoient connoitre que des causes personnelles et mobilières. — Louis le Débonnaire ordonna, en 819, que les comtes ou leurs commissaires et les centeniers observeraient l'ordonnance qui leur défendoit de recevoir aucun présent pour corrompre la justice. — On ap peloit au comte des jugements des centeniers. — Enfin, les fçnctkms de centeniers ont dû nécessairement cesser lors de l'institution des fiefs qui commencèrent à s'établir dans le IXe siècle, à la suile des inféodations qui transférèrent à chaque seigneur le droit d'administrer et de rendre la justice en personne ou par leurs officiers. » Tel devait être l'état de la châtellenie de Nonlron, lors qu'elle fut donnée, à la íìn du vme siècle, par le comte de Limoges aux abbés de Charroux, sous l'impulsion desquels, et du ixe au xne, le castrum de Nontron dut être pourvu d'institutions communales , la religion chrétienne ayant tenu le premier rôle dans la rénovation et la d illusion des" ]

[ "64 cher et très aine frère et cousin Tarchiduc d'Autriche, son silz, d'une part, et nous d'autre, lequel traicté a esté accepté par notre très chère et aînée cousine Anne, fille aisnée de feu notre cousin le duc de Bretaigne, pour elle et ceulx de son parti , nous ayons restitué notre cher et amé oncle et cousin le comte de Dunoys, en toutes et cha cunes ses villes , places, chasteaulx , terres , seigneuries, possessions et biens dont il joyssoit par avant les diffé rends, et en ceulx qui depuis lui sont advenuz et escheuz, et lui en avons levé notre main mise et autres empesche ments à pur et à plain, pour ce est-il que nous vous man dons que le dist chastel de Blandy à lui appartenant , et dont vous avons baillé la charge, garde et gouvernement durant son absence et les dites guerres et différends, vous baillez et délivrez incontinent et sans delay à notre dit onde et cousin, ou à ses gens et officiers pour lui, sans y faire aucune difficulté , et de la garde et charge d'iceulx ensemble du serrement que vous ou autres nous en avez fait et baillé, vous avons quicté et deschargé , quictons et deschargeons par ces présentes signées de notre main . a Donné à Amboise le deuxième jour de décembre, Tan de grâce mil cccc quatre vings et neuf, et de notre règne le septiesme . a Signé: CHARLES. a Par le Roy, monseigneur le duc de Bourbon, les contes de Bresse et de Vendosme , vous (i), le marquis de Bothelin , les sires d'Esquerdes , de Baudricourt , du Bochaige, de Tlsle et de Grimault, et autres presens. « Signé : PBIMAUDAY (2). » (1) Le chancelier. (2) Archives de M. le duc de Luynes, comté de Dunois, liasse", "102 sommé le gouverneur, Tristan de Rostaing, de lui rendre la place; mais celui-ci avait répondu qu'il était trop vieux pour trembler; qu'il faisait volontiers le sacrifice du peu de jours qu'il lui restait à vivre, et il refusa d'ac céder à la sommation du duc. Le capitaine de Saint-Pol fut alors chargé de faire le siège de la ville; mais Henri III ayant envoyé du secours aux assiégés, il fut obligé de se retirer. Peu après, Rostaing ne put contenir les partis qui s'agitaient dans la ville, ni résister aux ennemis du dehors. Il abandonna la place, et les ligueurs y établirent leur domination. De grands troubles éclatèrent alors à Melun. Rouillard se refuse à les raconter. « J'ayme mieux couvrir, dit -il, cette piteuse tragédie du voile de mon si lence que, pour la vouloir exprimer trop au naïf, rafraî chir les douleurs qu'il vaut mieux laisser, ni refriquer des ulcères auxquels la longueur du temps semble avoir induict quelque cicatrice (ì). » Henri IV mit le siège devantMelun au moisd'avril ì Sgo, et il ne tarda pas à faire rentrer cette ville sous son obéis sance. Dans le cours de sa vie agitée, le comte de Soissons n'en habita pas moins, de temps en temps, sa terre de Blandy. Il y vint notamment en 1610, lorsqu'il se retira de la cour pour n'avoir pas voulu consentir à ce que la femme du duc de Vendôme, fils naturel de Henri IV, fût revêtue , au couronnement de la reine Marie de Médicis (i3 mai), d'une robe semée de fleurs de lis, comme les princesses du sang avaient seules droit d'en porter (2). (2) Mémoires du cardinal de Richelieu, dans la collect. Petitot, ae série, t. XXI bis, p. 43.", "V Avril 1214 (ì). Lettre du roi Philippe -Auguste sur V accord intervenu entre Adam II, vicomte de Melun et les moines de Saint-Martin des Champs. Philippus, Dei gratia Francorum rex. Noverint universi pré sentes pariter et futuri quod, sicut ex autentico dilecti et sidelis nostri Adami vicecomitis Meleduni cognovimus, Johannes prior sancti Martini de Campis Parisiensis et ejusdem loci conventus partiti fuerunt nemus et terram que est in parrochia Blandiaci in quibus octavam partem habebant, assensu eorumdem et assensu predicti Adami vicecomitis, in octo partes. Idem autem Adam vi cecomes relinquit partem versus Roableium, sicut mete dividunt, et illa pars predictis priori et capitulo sancti Martini remanet ab ipso vicecomite et ab illis qui de ipso tenent libéra et quieta, et alie partes eidem vicecomiti rémanent ab illis et ab ipsis qui de eis tenent libère et quiète. Dictus vero vicecomes hoc eis tenen dum concessit bona fide et ipsi ei. Nos autem, ad petitionem pre dicti Adami vicecomitis fidelis nostri, dictam divisionem predic torum nemoris et terre, sicut supra dictum est, ratam habemus et volumus, ita quod, si abbas Cluniacensis vel alius per dominum papam sive alio modo nos super hoc habere faceret dampnum atit laborem, dictus vicecomes nobis concessit quod nos inde ca peremus ad feodum quod de nobis tenel, donec universa dampna que propter hoc haberemus vel alius pro nobis ad plénum es sent nobis restituta. Quod ut ratum habealur et firmum, sigilli nostri auctoritate presentem paginam consirmamus. Actum Pari sius, anno ab incarnatione Domini millesimo ducentesimo quar todecimo, mense aprili. Le sceau de Philippe-Auguste. (.) Archives de l'emp. Sect. dom. S. i344- Triage des anciens titres, n«2. 12" ]

[ "Notes of ©tabel. 65 variety of ancient and modern buildings. Near to a pine in the Colonna garden, a conspicuous object from afar, there is an old square tower from which Nero may have witnessed the burn ing of the city, while he sang to his lyre. Further to the right the Capitol towers high above the Venetian Palace. SS. Peter and Paul look down from the columns of Antoninus and Trajan, on which they were placed, as the in scription tells us, \" after they had been purified from all defilement.\" Janiculum is painted in violet tints, together with the stately Aqua Paola, and the convent of S. Onofrio, where Tasso ended his unhappy life. The Vatican rises like a giant out of the mists of the valley of the Tiber, and Hadrian's immortal monument stands like an armed warrior in the gathering darkness of twilight. The sun is already sending its last beams through Michael Angelo's window in the Pan theon. Now it sinks into the twinkling sea, and the sky forms a wide golden background, on which the cupola of S. Peter's and S. Angelo are defined in outlines of indescribable delicacy. A soft and refreshing breeze whispers F", "Notes of ©rabel. 141 bleed at the mouth, staggered and fell. A kind of hangman slunk out from behind, and thrust a stiletto into the animal's neck, which died at once. Five mules next entered the arena, decked with gay trappings and bells, and dragged out the fallen horses at a gallop, and then the bull. Sand was strewn over the traces of blood, and a fresh bull-fight began. Eight bulls were killed in this way, one after another. Twenty horses were left dead in the arena, and many others were led out frightfully wounded, one bull killing eight horses ; but the men were not injured. It is true that the quality of the horses is such that they would be sent to the knackers to-morrow, if they were not killed by the bull to-day. Good horses are not employed, partly because they are very costly, partly because they cannot, even when blindfolded, be induced to await the attack of the bull with out shying or bolting. The bull is greeted with the loudest applause in proportion to the horses he kills and the peril to which he exposes the men. One bull could not be incited to the attack, but ran tamely round the arena amid a volley of curses, until there was a general", "Notes of ©tabel. 151 and as early as seven o'clock on Thursday morn ing we went by special train to Paris. In addi tion to the local authorities who accompanied us, the Imperial aide-de-camp, Count Toulon geon, was in the saloon carriage, and the eaiyer Count Riancount, who, with M. Labedoyere, gentleman-in-waiting, had been commanded to attend upon the prince. In Picardy la belle France is very uninterest ing, and it was only enlivened by an excellent breakfast at Amiens. (You will remember that we slept at that place on our return from Boulogne, and visited the cathedral where S. Martin divided his cloak.) As we approached Paris, the limestone rock became apparent, and we passed through the beautiful valley of the Oise. On the right rises the fine cathedral of Pontoise, built upon a steep rocky cliff, and in the distance we could see the heights of Montmartre, with its houses and windmills, and Mont Valerien, and on the right was St. Denis, with its splendid gothic church, which once contained the tombs of the kings of France, but there is now only a medley of royal bones, since during the" ]

[ "VIII ILLUSTRATIONS. Page Louis XIV. Frontispiece Mazarin ... ... ... ... ... ••• 3 Turenne ... ... ... ... ... ••• 5 Guillaume III \" Jean Bart 25 Louis XV. 27 Law 29 Maria Theresa ... ... ... ... ... 37 Frederick the Great ... ... ... ... 43 Turgot 47 Beaumarchais ... ... ... ... ... 49 Lafayette ... ... ... ... 51 Mirabeau ... ... ... ... ... ... 53 Necker ... ... ... ... ... ... 57 The Storming of the Bastille ... ... ... 61 Marie Antoinette ... ... 69 Dumouriez ... ... ... ... ... 73 Robespierre ... ... ... ... ... 89 The Temple ... ... ... ... ... 93 Cathelineau ... ... ... ... ... 101 Marat ... ... ... ... ... ... 105 Hoche ... ... ... ... ... ... 119 Bonaparte.... ... ... ... ... ... 123 Pitt 129 Barras ... ... ... ... ... ... i^.**- Masséna ... ... ... ... ... ... Ic*3 Waterloo I(Jg", "Chap. IX.] JEAN BART. 25 la 55 comme un ours, est extrêmement vraisemblable. Bart parlait peu, n'écoutait pas, ayant toujours sa guerre en tête, quelque chose devant les yeux. Quelle ? La mer, la Jean Bart. mer de Hollande, la grande mer aux harengs. II en avait un sens parfait, profond. II savait que c'étaient là les vraies mines d'or qui soldaient la coalition.", "Chap. IV.] HOCHE EN VENDÉE. 119 Championnes, Lefebvre, Ney) voyaient distinctement le génie de la France, Tétoile de la victoire, étonna dans TOuest par une longanimité étrange et inouïe. Dans ces pays sauvages, dans la guerre d'incendies, de vols, d'as- 10 Hoche. sassinats, il apporta une chose nouvelle, le respect de la vie humaine. Les premiers mots qu'il dit, empreints de son grand cœur, étaient touchants : \" Français, ren trez au sein de la patrie ! Ne croyez pas que Ton veut" ]

[ "136 HISTOIRE MILITAIRE Dans la campagne de 1709, les Prussiens entre tiennent 19 bataillons et 39 escadrons à l'armée des alliés. Ces forces prennent part au siège de Tournai ; le comte de Lottum y dirige l'une des Irois attaques, celle de la porte de Valenciennes, entre le haut Escaut et la Citadelle, et pratique en vingt-un jours de tran chée ouverte (du 8 au 28 juillet) une brèche assez spacieuse pour donner Passaut à la ville, ce qui en gage les assiégeants à battre la chamade; il assiège ensuite la citadelle, qui se défend jusqu'au 3 sep tembre. Le prince héréditaire de Prusse, depuis Frédéric- Guillaume 1er, était présent au siège de Tournai ; pendant la bataiue de Malplaquet, livrée peu après fil septembre 1709), il figura également au milieu des rangs prussiens, lans cette action, le comte de Lot tuDi et le comte de Finck se distinguèrent à la tête de Pinfanterie prussienne, rangée à l'aile droite sous les ordres de Marlborough ; Finck força le premier les retranchements français et soutint par deux fois la cavalerie impériale repoussée. Les pertes des Prus siens montent, pour cette journée, à 309 morts et 89/| blessés (1 ); parmi les morts citons un officier qui avait eu la veille le pressentiment de sa fin prochaine, M. de Derschau, colonel du régiment d'infanterie du prince royal (2). L'année suivante (1710) les Prussiens, aux ordres (l, Quincy, HiU. mil. de Louis le Grand, l VI, p. 208. (2) Mémoires de Pœllnitz, t. 1, p. 342.", "265 DE LA PRUSSE. Prague, et que, dans ce but, il faisait déjà préparer des magasins à Beneschau et même dans le cercle de Chrudim. Cette manœuvre tournante indiquait une manière large de comprendre la guerre, car, si elle réussissait, Frédéric eût été obligé ou de faire un long détour pour regagner ses États, ou de livrer bataille pour se faire jour, et ses troupes , fatiguées par la position critique dans laquelle elles se trouvaient, eussent été plus aisément vaincues qu'en tout autre moment; aussi Frédéric 11 résolut-il de l'empècher, et le 8 octobre il repassa la Moldau à Teyn, puis vint réoccuper son ancien camp de Tabor, afin de donner au général Du Moulin, détaché à Neuhaus, le temps de rejoindre. Le manque de subsistances forçait donc les Prus siens de rétrograder ; d'ailleurs, en présence du mou vement projeté par l'ennemi, la garnison laissée à Prague était beaucoup trop faible, et Frédéric le sen tait à merveille. II était important d'occuper, avant les Autrichiens, le poste de Beneschau, qui était inattaquable, car sans cela on n'aurait plus eu d'autre ressource qu'un passage fort incertain de la Sassawa, dans le but de tirer des vivres de Pardubitz. Une marche rapide du maréchal de Schwerin, à la tête de 15,000 hommes, décida l'affaire : les Prussiens s'emparèrent du camp de Beneschau et des magasins qu'on y avait amassés pour les Autrichiens. Le 8 octobre, le roi quitta Wodnian, atteignit Ta bor le 12, et y resta plusieurs jours. Le 18, il se", "Pi. i : ffùtotre m£àéaér& de la, PntfSe par ïd. de lii Baxre Ihçarcíj:" ]

[ "CANADA: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. 157 The Amount which the Canada Company had been allowed out of their payments for \" Public Works and Imjjrovements\" on the 1st of February, 1838, was as follows : — Date when cost of work having been submitted and ap- proved, was or- dered to be cred- ited to the com- Description of Work. Cost. pany. £ s. d. Opening a sleigh road between the townships of Wilmot and Goderich 64 miles Building four log bridges Opening a road from the Goderich line to the township of London, 35 miles at £38. 10 Making 2872 rods of crossway at 12s Erectino* 4 bridges Turnpiking the London road 8609 rods at 7s 6d Extra work on crossways Opening the road from Wilmot through Gode- rich to Lake Huron, the full width, or 66 feet, being 64 miles, making the necessary crossways and log bridges Turnpiking the road from WTilmot through Goderich to Lake Huron Opening the Bayfield line of road through the 1st and 2nd concessions of Goderich, 1 3f miles Making* 873^ rods of crossway Two bridges Opening 6 miles of road from Hicks 's to the lake on the centre road through Goderich, at £11. 10 Making 383 rods of crossway, at 1 Os Opening 5f miles of road through the town- ship of Tuckersmith or mill road, at £30 10 Laying and covering 101 perches, at 10s .. \" \" 120 \" 12s 6d Extra work on approach to bridge near the mill - Amount expended towards the erection of an Episcopal Church at Guelph 1748 10 5 220 0 0 1347 10 0 1723 4 0 145 1 0 3228 7 6 39 14 0 10289 1 10 7409 15 3 227 8 0 441 16 4 8 17 0 Nov. 30, 1830. Nov. 23, 1833. May 5, 1836. May 26, 1836. April 13, 1837. 69 0 0 191 10 0 April 13, 1837. 175 7 6 50 10 0 75 0 0 3 0 0 April 13, 1837. 100 0 0 July 16, 1839. Total £27493 12 10", "248 CANADA I PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. (pig) produced from this furnace was five tons per day of very supe rior quality ; and it was found that the probable cost of manufacture, in a blast of longer duration, would not exceed three pounds or three pounds five shillings per ton. \" Owing to some difficulty between the directors and a portion of the stockholders who had refused payment of their stock, the works were stopped after this experiment, and will not probably be re sumed for a year or two, unless the Company succeed in leasing the premises to some practical person ; a course which they would pre fer, rather than carry them on in future on their own account. \" The premises of the Company are very extensive, and comprise (in addition to the blast furnaces, and several large houses for storing charcoal) a large stone building with trip-hammer, for the manufac ture of bar iron, of several stone buildings and houses used for shops, boarding houses, &c, and about twelve frame dwelling houses, occu pied formerly by the workpeople of the establishment, and which are now rented out to various parties. There are also a flouring mill, a saw mill, and a building formerly a tannery, but now about to be converted into a clothing and fulling factory, all driven by the same stream (which is capable of propelling three or four times as much machinery from the same head), over which a very handsome and substantial bridge was last year built. A church (Roman Catholic), built of stone, and of very neat construction, is situated nearly oppo site the bridge, on the western bank of the stream. All of these buildings are on the property of the Company, and form together a compact and flourishing village, in which is a post office. On the north side of the village, and also on the property of the Company, a town plot has been laid out, and a few lots sold, on which build ings are now being erected by the purchasers ; but the whole of the grounds on which the buildings above described stand is intended to be reserved by the Company for the purpose of leasing to tenants. On the south side of the village is a well cultivated farm, with hand some dwelling houses and suitable outhouses, gardens, &c, also the property of the Company. \" The ore bed (or rather the main ore bed from which the furnace was supplied, for there are many valuable beds of magnetic iron ore in the neighbourhood, and some of bog ore,) is situated on a high bank on the shore of Crow Lake ; it is mined easily, and loaded on board scows for transport to the works, from which the ore bed is distant about three miles and a half. The ore is a magnetic oxyde, very rich, three tons yielding two tons of iron. Excellent cast iron", "CANADA: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. 341 \" The Little Chaudiere may without much difficulty be approached from the Lower Canada shore, and the spectator, standing on a level with the top of the fall and on the brink of the yawning gap into which the floods are headlong plunged, surveys the whole length of chute and the depths of the cavern. A considerable portion of the waters of the falls necessarily escapes subterraneously after then precipitation, as a much greater volume is impelled over the rock than finds a visible issue. Indeed this fact is not peculiar to the Little Chaudiere, but is one of those curious characters of this part of the Ottawa of which other singular instances are observed ; the waters in various places being swallowed by deep but narrow renta and fissures, leaving their natural bed almost dry, to dash on through some subterraneous passage that defies the search of the explorer. There are in the Falls of the Chaudiere materials for much geological speculation, and the mere admirer of nature's scenic wonders and magnificence will derive great gratification and delight by the survey and contemplation of their manifold beauties.\" We will now present our readers with a sketch of the same section of country, as it exists at the present day, in a more advanced state of improvement ; with a little cultivation from the hand of man added to the wild charms of nature. The statistics of the lumber trade carried on upon the Ottawa and its tributaries we shall give with the details of Bytown. \" The great basin or region drained by the Ottawa and its tributaries lies in the heart of the United Province of Canada, and occupies nearly one quarter of its whole extent, having an area of 80,000 su perficial miles, exclusive of the Island of Montreal, which is situate between the mouths of the Ottawa. It is called the Ottawa Country from the head of that Island upwards. \"Although the country is the chief seat of the Lumber Trade, and contributes very largely to the supply of the principal staple of Cana dian exports, and notwithstanding its commercial importance, it is but little known in Canada, and is almost wholly unnoticed even in the recent Geographical and Statistical works published in Great Britain. \"That it should be so is not very surprising, when we consider that the current, of immigration does not pass this way, and that of this vast region one eighth part only has been surveyed and organised into Townships and Seigniories, which are yet very thinly settled, and that another eighth added to that would include all the extent over which lumbering operations are carried on, leaving three-fourths" ]

[ "12 CARDINAL POLE. envoy from the Pope to England, and made ac quainted by this discreet messenger with the Queen's gracious intentions towards him. But with characteristic humility he declined them, alleging that, apart from any other considerations, his age and infirmities forbade him to think of marriage. Her Majesty, however, he added, might count upon his zealous assistance in the great work she had before her, and the rest of his life should be devoted to her service. Appointed legate from the Holy See to the Queen of England, the Emperor, and Henri IL, King of France, with full powers and credentials, Pole set forth on his mission, but by the Empe ror's order he was stayed at Dillinghen on the Danube. After some delay, he was suffered to proceed as far as Brussels, where he received a letter from Mary, telling him that matters were not yet ripe for his advent, and that his appearance in England might lead to a religious war. The Emperor also peremptorily enjoined him to remain", "114 CARDINAL POLE. \"Nay, I know not,\" returned Jack Ploliday. \"Whoever the fellow might be, he went away quickly.\" \" From the glimpse I caught of him, he looked like the French Ambassador,\" observed Huttoft. \" His Excellency is in Southampton. I saw him this morning.\" \"The French Ambassador!\" exclaimed Rodo mont. \" Nay, then, my suspicions are well founded. Gentlemen, we have been conversing with the Prince of Spain.\" Expressions of incredulity arose from the whole party. \" If it be the Prince of Spain, I would not give much for your ears, Rodomont,\" said Simnel, laughing. \"Bethink you how disrespectfully you spoke of the Queen.\" \" I but affirmed the truth in saying she was not a beauty,\" rejoined Bittern. \" Ay, but the truth must not be spoken when", "CARDINAL POLE. 189 street. Philip was never seen to greater advantage than on horseback, and his stately figure now commanded universal admiration. As he went on, he descried many a comely damsel at the windows, but she he most desired to behold was not visible. Passing through the triumphal arch reared across the street, which, now that it was completed, had a charming effect, he dismounted at the Gothic porch of Holyrood Church, near which the English nobles were ranged to receive him. Internally, the church presented an imposing appearance, being richly decorated for the occasion. The aisles were densely crowded, but the broad nave was kept clear, and along it a crimson cloth was stretched. The pillars were also covered with embroidered cloths, and ornamented with paintings. Superb vessels of gold and silver, chalices, reli quaries and pixes, decked the altar, above which stood an image of the Virgin, then but newly set up. Large tapers burnt on either side. Priests" ]

[ "359 tion qui a été depuis vivement controverséc dans les assemblées législatives. Un officier de la garde nationale peut-il être en même temps membre d'un corps municipal? lzambard, qui avait été élu lieutenant-colonel de la garde nationale, se trouvait également notable à la Municipalité ; il crut devoir donner sa démission de ces dernières fonctions, et le District approuva hautement sa conduite par l'arrêté suivant : « Considérant que les Conseils généraux des Communes sont en surveillance permanente ; que leurs mem bres ne peuvent être à la fois agentsen requérant la force publique et patients en exécutant la réquisition; est d'avis qu'il y a lieu de déclarer que les nota bles de la commune d'Arras ne pourront être en même temps membres de la garde nationale, et qu'il devra être procédé au remplacement de ceux qui se trouvent officiers dans la garde nationale. » Au reste, malgré les dangers de la patrie, les gardes nationaux d'Arras ne demandaient pas mieux que de s'affranchir le plus possible du service qui leur était imposé. En effet, le 16 mai 1793, on voit le citoyen Simencourt, secrétaire du bureau de la garde nationale, venir au Comité de surveillance, et se plaindre de ce que les gardes se montent trop souvent, « même une fois par semaine, tandis qu'Arras contenait au moins cent seize hommes de garnison. » Ce nombre de troupes était si restreint qu'on comprend parfaitement qu';l ait été demandé un ser vice supplémentaire à la garde nationale : aussi le comité déclara que l'affaire n'était pas de sa compétence, et la renvoya au général Tricotel, « pour faire ce que sa prudence exigera » (t). Le Directoire du District pourvoyait également à la distribution des locaux dans l'abbaye de Saint-Vaast entre les différents services qui se dis putaient ces vastes emplacements. Le 19 février 1793, il décidait, sur la demande du Tribunal de commerce, que ce tribunal établirait provisoire ment son siège dans la salle vis-à-vis celle des Juges de paix, et que la pièce au-dessus serait destinée à recevoir la bibliothèque de PAcadémie. Après ces travaux, le District put prendre quelque repos. Le 1er mars, son Président lui donnait lecture d'une lettre du Ministre de l'intérieur, du 27 février, qui engageait à faire cesser la permanence des Directoires de District : en con séquence, il fut déclaré que cette permanence se terminerait le jour même pour celui d'Arras. Le théâtre ne causait pas moins de souci aux administrateurs que les églises. Dans tous les temps d'effervescence, c'est là que les opinions oppo- (1) Registre du Comité de surveillance. Archives départementales.", "184 c'était trop peu, et, le 24 Pluviôse, elle répondait : « Vous nous avez envoyé, le 19 de ce mois, une circulaire par laquelle vous réclamez de chaque com mune la liste des cinq personnes les plus riches qui les habitent. Nous pen sons que c'est par erreur que cette lettre nous a été adressée, et que, si vous voulez avoir la liste des personnes riches de notre, commune, il faut la faire plus complète. » Le 1 Ventôse, le Conseil général s'occupait de dresser une autre liste non moins menaçante : c'était celle de tous les ci-devant nobles. Les débats qui eurent lieu à cette occasion sont curieux et donnent des dé tails intéressants sur les principales familles d'Arras ; mais il serait trop long de les reproduire (1). Pour plus de scandale PAssemblée dé cida que la discussion serait publique. L'Agent national, Lenglet, dit : « Le Représentant du Peuple, Joseph Le Bon, voulant s'assurer de l'exécution de la loi du 17 septembre dernier, surtout relativement aux ci-devant nobles, agents et fermiers d'émigrés, a chargé les Départements du Nord et du Pas\" de-Calais, de lui adresser la liste de tous les ci-devant noblesde leurs arron dissements, comme aussi des pères, mères, fils, filles, sœurs, agents ou fer miers d'émigrés ; il a chargé les administrateurs du District de déclarer, à côté de chaque nom, si la personne dont il s'agit a été arrêtée, et si elle a constamment montré son attachement à la Révolution. II a invité les admi nistrateurs de se souvenir qu'il ne leur est point demandé si des personnes ne se sont point montrées inciviques, mais si elles se sont montrées civiques.» Cette dernière recommandation peint bien l'époque : on ne se contentait pas d'exiger des citoyens qu'ils vécussent paisiblement et sans faire d'opposition au régime en vigueur, on voulait encore qu'ils étalassent leur patriotisme et qu'ils prissent part aux excès révolutionnaires. A eux aussi on disait : La foi qui n'agit pas, est-ce une foi sincère ? C'est d'après ces errements que furent prises les décisions du Conseil géné ral de la Commune d'Arras; on juge ce qu'elles durent être, surtout si on pense qu'elles avaient lieu sous le feu des interruptions de la galerie. Les arbres de la Liberté ne pouvaient manquer d'être en grande faveur auprès de \"citoyens animés de tels sentiments. Le 19 Ventôse, je District, conformément à un décret de la Convention du 3 Pluviôse, or donnait que, dans toutes les communes où ces arbres auraient péri, ils se raient replantés avant le 1\" Germinal; l'entretien en était confié aux bons citoyens. Les communes qui en firent la demande furent même autorisées à (1) Voir procès verbaux des séances du Conseil général de la Commune. 2* R gistre.", "187 l'obliger. » On voit par là à quel point les partis étaient encore surexcités à Arras.Si les faits annoncés dans cet article sont vrais.il faut en conclure que le jacobinisme était loin de désarmer ; s'ils sont faux, il reste établi qu'il continuait à être un objet d'épouvanté. C'est au milieu de ces dispositions politiques que s'ouvrit le procès de Joseph Le Bon (1) : les circonstances étaient donc peu favorables au terrible proconsul. Quoique plus d'une année se fûtécouléedepuis sa chute, les haines étaient encore aussi vives contre luiqu'au premier jour. Aussi, était-il à crain dre qu'il ne rencontrât pas dans ses accusateurs et ses juges l'impartialité à laquelle ont droit même les plus grands coupables. Nousavonsvu que le décret du 21 Messidor an II, rendu sur le rapport de Barère, avait mis Joseph Le Bon à l'abri des responsabilités que déjà on voulait faire peser sur lui. Q uoi que le 10 Thermidor eût bien changé les tendances de la Convention, il vi vait pour ainsi dire sur la foi de cette espèce de chose jugée, et croyait, ou affectait de croire, qu'il ne pouvait plus être poursuivi. Mais il fallait une ré paration pour tout le sang qu'il avaitrépandu, et, s'ilétait déjà biendifíieile de sauver ceux qui l'avaient aidé dans sa redoutable mission, il était impossible de le soustraire à la vengeance des deux départements qu'il avait fait si longtemps trembler. Le 15 Thermidor an 11,(2 août 1794) il siégeait à la Sohier, ex-religieux, déporté. Prouveur, ex-carme, déporté. Soualle, ex-vicaire de Saint Etienne, déporté. Quarré, ex-prêtre, déporté, déclaré tel par arrêté du Département du 15 Flo- réal an IV. Soualle, ex-curé de la Chapelette, dé- porté. Rambure, ex-curé de Saint-Jean-Ron- ville, déporté. Tabary, ex-curé de Sailly-en-Ostrevent déporté, rentré et déporté de nouveau hors du territoire de la République. Ramette, ex-vicairó, déporté. Régnier, ex-religieux, déporté. Tabary, ex abbé d'Arrouaise, déporté. Rémy, ex-vicaire, déporté. Théry, ex-chanoine d'Arras, déporté. Trévoux, ex-professeur du Séminaire, Roussel, ex-bénéficier, parti d'Arras en septembre 1793, se prétend fonction- naire public. déporté. Richez, ex-curé de Tilloy aux Fosses déporté, actuellement dans la maison d'arrêt de Saint-Omer. Vanier, ex-recollet, reclus . Vasseur, ex-curé de Saint-Nicolas en- Lattre, déporté. Venant, ex-chanoine d'Arras, reclus. Wallart, ex-vicaire de la Madelaine, dé- Sénéchal, ex-bénéficier, reclus. Sibille, ex-vicaire de Saint-Jean, dé- porté. porté. (1) Voir la relation du procès de Joseph Le Bon, par la citoyenne Varié, deux volumes in-8 avéc cette épigraphe. Amiens,imprimerie des associés. Grands Dieux exterminez de la terre où nous sommes Quiconque avec plaisir répand le sang des hommes." ]

[ "PTOLEMY AND OF THE ANTONINE ITINERARY.\" 7 comes to Venta Belgarum, which I have in my former paper (XXXII., 221) placed at Cæsar's Camp, Aldershot (in Iter's VII. and XV. of Antoninus), where coins have been found. But I have since learnt from General Sir J. H. Lefroy, F.S.A., that the coins found by his brother in 1828 were neither found at Cæsar's Camp nor Roman, but were French and Anglo-Saxon, and found some two miles from the Camp, in the parish of Crondall ; that individual coins are occasionally picked up all over that region ; that some 60 or more years ago a Roman villa of some pretension was found in a field half-a-mile from Crondall Church, but it was ruthlessly destroyed. In the south part of the parish of Crondall another \" Pavement \" is marked on the Ordnance Map. All this seems to indicate a Roman settlement thereabouts. He also states that the parish of Crondall was of great extent (in fact, giving its name to the Hundred), and that King Edgar, a.d. 976, bestowed on the (now) Cathedral of Winchester a grant of land, situate \" loco celebre qui Grimdelus noto appellatur vocabulo \" (Keinble, No. dxcv). Now, what should have made Crondall a locus celeber a.d. 976 ? I am induced, therefore, to think that Crondall, and at Crondall Ewshot (and not Cæsar's Camp), is the site of Venta Belgarum ; but the exact spot in. this wild region has yet to be discovered. Unhappily, my days for active exploration are passed, and it is a long way from me ; otherwise, I should have been upon the ground before this. I arrive at the name of Ewshot thus : the Romans called it Venta, i.e., Uenta or Wenta ; the Saxons called it U-shot, or Vshot (as it is written in Speed's map) ; and Venta was a locus celeber. Going still westward, we come to another Cæsar's Camp, near Wickham Bushes, in the country of the Bibroci. This lies between two places called Hampstead; and Armis-stead and Hamp-stead are not very unlike. Next in the list we have Ardaoneon — Arda-Oneon. Now, we have all read of Oneon's Hole and Oneon's pennies at Silchester, in the country of the Segontiaci. Here, then, we have the origin of that hitherto inexplicable word, and also the Roman name of Silchester. I need", "PTOLEMY AND OF THE ANTONINE ITINERARY.\" 11 Miba Bitterne Hants. Mutu-Antonis Romsey Hants. CANTÆ. Lemanis Lymne Kent. Dubris Dover Kent. Duroverno Cantiacorum Canterbury Kent. Rutupis Richborough Kent. Durobrabis Rochester Kent. Londini London Middlesex. DOBUNI. Tamese Henley-on-Thames Oxon. Brinavis Chipping Warden Northampton. Alauna Alcester Warwick. CORNONIL Utriconion Cornoninorum Wroxeter Salop. (The division into tribes is my own, for the purpose of better illustration.) Going back to Farley Heath, I may mention that some time since, in looking over Speed's Map of Surrey (1610), I noticed the words, \" The Regni,\" in a locality that showed at a glance that the Romano-British settlement at Farley Heath was intended. In his time the signs of settlement were no doubt more patent than now. I had previously to this decided in my own mind (and so in formed Mr. Martin Tupper) that this settlement was the \" Neomagus \" of Ptolemy ; at which I had arrived by the comparison of his longitudes and latitudes of Bath, Neomagus, and London, given in his Tables (\" S. A. 0.,\" XXXI., 30, 31). Long. Lat. Aquæ Calidæ 17-20 53-40. Neomagus 19-45 53-25. Londinium 20-0 54-0. In a discussion upon Iter XV., I was referred by a well known antiquary to Warne's \" Ancient Dorset,\" for the sites of Sorbiodunum, Vindocladia, and Durnovaria. On referring to this work I find that he gives for them the names undermentioned. But these, it will be seen, will not do at all. The distances of these places (from Antoninus) are given below ; and the actual distances by the Ordnance Map of Warne's places are also given, and it will be seen they do not correspond in any degree, and consequently they cannot be admitted as correct allocations.", "PTOLEMY AND OF THE ANTONINE ITINERARY.\" 13 Venta Silurum, 9. Isca Silurum, 9. Caer Went, Caer Leon, 9. 3. Iter XIII. Silchester. Calleva. Calvepit. Spene, 15. Spinis, 15. (Lost Stn.), 15. Durocornovio, 22. Glevo, 14. (a), 15. North Cerney, 22. Gloucester, 14. (a) North Farm between RaydonandWanboro', where Roman remains have been found. Iter XV. Calleva. Silchester. Calvepit. Vindomi, 15. St. Leonards hill, 15. Venta Belg, 21. Ushot, 21. Brige, 11. Alton, 11. Sorbioduno, 8. Alresford, 8. Vindocladia, 12. Otterbourne, 12. Durnovaria, 9. Nutshalling, 9. Moriduno, 36. Wareham, 36. Isca Dumnomorum, 15. Dorchester, 15. Although I protest against altering Antonine's figures merely to suit theories, I can see no objection to supply a seeming omission, when such appears necessary to explain or make good a total distance as stated by him, which is evidently necessary in Iter XIII., between Duro cornovium and Spinæ, and even to alter a total some what, if necessary to make it agree with a supplied omission. Accordingly I think I can explain a difficulty and discrepancy in Iter XIV. between the total and the sum of the separate distances. Reynolds' \" Antoninus \" came into my hands about the same time as \" Richard of Cirencester ;\" and, after a careful study of his commentary upon this Iter I agree with him that Verlucio is at Spy Park, Wilts. The dis tance from Bath is satisfactory with Antonine's figures; and what is more, there is a name in connection with that locality which is still more satisfactory and in accordance with the name of Verlucio ; for I find on the map the name, outside the Park on the west, of \" Bewley \" Common (to say nothing of \" Bowden \" Hill and \" Bo wood\" Park), and the Roman road runs through Spy Park. It seems to me that changing, as we see and know was constantly done, the V into B, there is not much difference between Berlucio and Bewley. Perhaps" ]

[ "LETTERS FROM PALESTINE. 55 of Syria introduces him to objects, that have no re semblance to those with which he has been hitherto associated : the vegetable kingdom, the brute creation, and even his own species, are in appearance greatly dissimilar, and seem to point out that he is alighted on a new and distant planet. The first sensations, therefore, which fill the visitor of Palestine, are those of lassitude and dejec tion; but as he progressively advances in these sacred precincts, and perceives an interminable plain spread out on all sides, those sensations are eventually suc ceeded by feelings more exalted. A mixed emotion of surprise and awe takes possession of his faculties, which, far from depressing the spirit, braces the mind, and elevates the heart. The stupendous scenes that are every where unfolded, announce to the spectator, that he surveys those regions which were once the chosen theatre of wonders. The burn ing climate, the impetuous eagle, the blighted fig tree — all the poetry, all the painting of the sacred writings, are present to his view. Each venerable name reminds him of some mysterious agent ; — every valley seems to proclaim the warnings of futurity — every mountain to re-echo the hallowed accents of", "66 LETTERS FROM PALESTINE. close of the 7th century, Jerusalem still bore the name of Ælia. Some partial commotions appear to have taken place in Palestine under the emperors Antoninus, Septimius Severus, and Caracalla. Jerusalem having become a pagan city in her latter years, at length acknowledged the God she had renounced : Constantine and his mother threw down the idols, that were reared over the Messiah's sepulchre, and rescued the hallowed relic from further violation, by erecting the sacred edi fice, beneath which it is now enshrined. Julian assembled the Jews about forty years sub sequently, and made a fruitless effort to rebuild the temple. The men laboured at the work with instru ments of silver, and the women carried the earth in the folds of their richest robes, when suddenly balls of fire were seen to issue from the foundation, dispersing the workmen, and rendering it impossible to proceed with the undertaking.1 i The writer has purposely omitted citing the authorities on which much ofthe preceding statement is founded: they will easily occur to such as are familiar with ancient litera ture, and the English reader would probably look on a list of references as an unnecessary incumbrance to the page. But the event which defeated the intention of Julian, is on every account entitled to the fullest examination. It will, perhaps,", "■LETTERS FROM EGYPT. 323 Whether such conjecture is well or ill-grounded, the historians, who describe the reign of Diocletian, afford no cine to discover the name of this magistrate, and consequently it is quite impossible to supply the trifling hiatus, which remains in the inscription. Its date, if we allow the foregoing arguments, may be ascertained within a few years. M. D'Ansse de Vil loison assigns it to 302, and supposes it to refer to a very plentiful distribution of bread, given in a season of severe distress to the impoverished citizens, by the personal bounty of the emperor — -an act of liberality, which might justify the character implied in the word woXii^oe. The difficulties of this famous inscription thus appear to be completely removed — it remains only to give the characters in modern use, and to subjoin a Latin translation : Tov dtrioirarov avronparopci Toy 7ro\\i5i^ov 'AXtlardpliae. AioK\\riTiavbv tov aefia^bv TlofiXioc. .... iirapyOQ A»yi/irr«.] Sanctissimo Imperatori Patrono Conservatori Alexandria;, Diocletiano Augusto, Publius .... Præfectus Ægypto. i Some word must of course be understood to govern the accusative, which we may suppose to be either IMam," ]

[ "WITH THE AUTHOR'S EYES. 151 next quarter of a century, and leave his coin to somebody else at the end. I should think, on a moderate computation, I have had a dozen and a half telegrams to the same effect in the last five years, and he's on his perch yet. The excitement wears off when one is used to it, you see,\" Eaif adds, explanatorily, and Irene does not seize the opportunity for a homily on veneration due to old age as a virtue ; being only a sinner herself, not much better — not much worse, than her fellows, and having a fellow-feeling with them. \"How very exasperating,\" she says, sympathetically. \"And must you always go?\" \" Beggars cannot be choosers,\" he answers, bitterly, adding, with a laugh that is not pleasant, \" to please him in the nick of time would be quite worth the railway fare.\" \"How nice it would be,\" says Irene,", "WITH DORA'S EYES. 197 \" They may be wrecked, but we are bound to go down,\" Frank hazards. \" Men's liA*es need never be wrecked ; they know where the rocks lie, and they can steer just where they like,\" I say, argumentatively. \" It is women who can only sail in certain channels, and then they are generally tugged.\" \" I suppose when a man is wrecked it is never a woman's fault,\" Frank says, savagely. \"No,\" I replied, stoutly. \"That is all Lorelei rubbish.\" \" It is growing chill, I shall go in,\" my eldest sister says, getting up, and Frank positely offers to carry some of her para phernalia. \" I am going to see old Betty, will you come ? \" Irene asks, and Ave start for the cove. The sun has gone now, and the day is folloAving surely and swiftly. Betty has been reading by the fading light,", "264 KISMET. \" It does not matter much,\" she says, as one to whom all lots are growing even, as things look when seen from a height. \" It could not have been for long.\" He does not contradict her ; they have thrown masks aside now ; they are face to face with truth — neither veil nor shadow between. She is leaning wearily back as one who wiU soon be at rest from the toil and the strife ; but for him the struggle will be long, the battle will be hard. He stays on — and on. They will not say good-bye yet, they wiU drink the bitter sweetness to the dregs. Soon all that is sweet will be gone, and only the bitter remain. Would we love the rose so much if it did not fade. Their time is up at length ; a small white winged vessel dots the blue bay — Eaif sees it. \" My wife will soon be back,\" he says, with bitter emphasis, and the words seem to hurt like a knife. \" Irene, Irene, when the dark gulf" ]

[ "The Girl Musician. 18 loved to explore these hidden treasures, and, whenever she could escape the vigilant eye of her aunt, she was sure to be ensconced near the quaint dormer window, with her feet doubled under her, in Turkish fashion, and her mind wholly absorbed in some old romance, long since banished from the prim shelves of Aunt Crosbie. A careful mother would have watched over the girl, and removed all weeds, leav ing none but the choicest flowers with which to charm the child's fancy and cultivate her taste. But Queenie had no mother, and must perforce grow up as best she could. But, somehow, these strange old books seemed to do her little harm. The evil in them she was too young and innocent to understand — hence it passed on, harmless, and took no root in her mind. Still the atmosphere was not wholesome for", "GRASPING THE HEAVY BOWL WITH BOTH HANDS.", "The Girl Musician 144 richer than she had been for many days. Such an episode as this was not likely, however, to pass unnoticed. The young musician's delicate touch, and her air of refinement had arrested the attention of a passer-by, a musician of some standing, \" Surely,\" he said to himself, \" this young girl can be no ordinary street player. Here must be some strange history.\" Approaching the girl, he said, — \" Your music is very good. How is it that one who plays so perfectly should be reduced to playing in the street ? \" Queenie flushed. \" Oh, please ask me no questions,\" she said. Seeing that inquiry was unwelcome, the Professor withdrew to a short distance, but still kept his eye upon the girl, and when he saw that she was about to depart he" ]

[ "J,i{Ac * tfJ r_-__&_-^_$___^- -^„__w<> 07 THE TOMB OF THE MARTYRS .", "THE TOMB OF THE MARTYRS. The following inscriptions are now displayed in and about the sacred premises. First.— The Portal to the Tomb of 11,500 patriot prisoners of War, who died in dungeons and pestilential prison-ships, in and about the City of New-York, during the War of our Revolu- tion. — The top is capt with two large Urns, in black, and a white Globe in the centre. Second. — The interior of the Tomb contains thirteen Coffins, arranged in the order as observed in the Declaration of Independence, and inserted thus — New- Hampshire, — Massachusetts, — Rhode Island, — Connecticut, — JVew- York, — New- Jersey, — Pennsylvania, — Delaware, — Mary- land.— Virginia, — North Carolina, — South Carolina, and Georgia. Third — Thirteen beautifully turned posts, painted white, each capt with a small Um, in black ; and between the posts, the above-named States are fully Lettered. Fourth. — In 1778 the Colonial Congress promulgated the Federal-league-Compact, though it was not finally ratified until 1781, only two years before the peace of 1783. Fifth. — In 1789 our grand national Convention, \" to form a more perfect Union,\" did ordain \" the present Constitution for the United Stales of America,\" — tobe One entire Sovereignty and in strict adhesion to the equally necessary and sacred State Eights. Such a Republic must endure forever ! ! ! Sixth. — In the same year, 1789, in the City of New-York, Washington began the first Presidential career. The wide-spread Eagle of Union, with a gilded Sun and Star in his Beak, and standing erect on a Globe, is now represented as waiting on Washington's command, and then as instantly raising his flight in the heavens, — and like the Orb of Day, speedily became visible to half the Globe. Washington had appeared, uncovered, before the majesty of the people, under the canopy, — in front of our City Hall, — when Chancellor Livingston administered to him the oath of office, — and then proclaimed, Long live George Washington ! The air was rent with shouts of acclamation, and our goodly ship Union moved on her ways, a model for the Universe ! ! — A witness to this scene declared that it appeared to him that the hosts of heaven, at that moment, were looking down with approbation on the act. — That he was deprived of utterance, and could only wave his hat among the multitude ! — I was also a witness to the scene ! — Then it was, at that moment, when our State Sovereignties, — not our equally sacred State Right, ceased to exist, and the Sovereign power was proclaimed to be invested in the whole people of the United States, one and indivisible ! ! ! Seventh. — The Constitution of the United States consists of two parts, — The Supreme Sovereignty, and the unadulterated State Rights, one and inseparable. It has no parallel except the sacred Decaloguo by Moses, which proclaimed our duties to God and man, one and indivisible, — six thousand years ago Eighth. — In the Antechamber to the Tomb will be arranged the Busts, or other insignia, of the most distinguished deceased Military men and Civilians ofthe Revolution. The Governors and Legislatures of the Old Thirteen States, will confer a great favor by sending them to Benjamin Romaine, No. 21 Hudson-street, City of New-York. In 1776 our Colonial Congress proclaimed the Union of Thirteen British Colonies as \" Free, Sovereign and Independent States.\" Our old Step-Mother (Britain) having determined to tax these Colonies \" in all cases whatsoever,\" and without representation. The daring act of Inde pendence, done in the face of full thirty thousand British and hired European troops, who had crossed the Atlantic ocean, and were encamped on Staten Island, within nine miles of this city,— in full array, to commence the scene of blood and conquest. Here we ought to name the heroic majority of our Colonial Congress who then proclaimed and sustained our first title deed of Inde pendence.", "5 integrity, from foreign attack, and internal aberration. Not only was every State right made sacred, but vast additional powers and influences were guaranteed to them for ever ; — a free press, a full share of representation in both houses of Congress, to guard the general and local interests of each State, and the free instructions to them in the Councils of the nation. The Senators from each State control the President in all our foreign relations, and in his nominations to office, both civil and military, which appertain to the Government of the United States.. Are these things, and a thousand more, \" the giving awa'y of State Rights ?\" Each State now stands erect, as a mighty column, \" consolidated\" in the fabric of Union, and is protected by the whole power of it! That which injures one State, must injure all ; and no unjust or unequal law can be long sustained, having such tendency, if it be possible to afford relief; and be assured, tbat none of the states would yield their proud original, present eclat, and elevation in the eye ofthe world, (and their own united power,) for all the individual state Sovereignty blessings ofthe old confederation compact. Six thousand years are said to have passed since the creation, and the United States is the first instance of a great nation, in a time of .profound peace, whose religion was of their own choice, whose politics were derived from their own experience, freed from the power of personal despotisms, and from the superstitions of the old world ; — and thus choosing their form of Government. Then it was, that our sages deliberated, and by the most happy combination, they finally arranged, entwined, \" consolidated,\" and formed our general Government, and WHOLLY BY AUGMENTATIONS OF POWER ADDED TO THE INDIVIDUAL STATE GOVERNMENTS ! ! If the states had intended to retain their Sovereignty, they would have so instructed their several delegates in the Convention, or have refused to sanction the Constitution, as the words State Sovereignty are not even mentioned in it ; but it is declared by the Convention, to be \" obviously impracticable in the government of the United States.\" What is the general government, but the aggregate of state rights ? The state authorities, legislative, judiciary and executive, are in the constant exercise of those retained rights, to sustain their united Sovereignty. It certainly borders on the ridiculous, even to suppose this united Sovereignty to seek to injure or destroy the state rights by which alone that Sovereignty can continue to exist! Nevertheless in every individual and state aberration, the first we hear, is state Sovereignty, and a vast concern about the infringements on \" paramount\" state rights. The convention having finished the work assigned to them, by their separate state Sovereignt- ies, did on the 17th day of September, 1787, — ■*• Resolve, that the preceding Constitution be laid before the United States in Congress assembled, and that it is the opinion of this Convention that it should afterwards be submitted to a Convention of delegates chosen in each state, by the people thereof, under the recommendation of its Legislature, for their assent and ratification.\" In conformity to this resolution the Convention finally closed their labors, by the following (in part recited) address to the President of Congress. Sir, — u We have now the honor to -submit to the consideration ofthe United States in Congress assembled, that Constitution which has appeared to us the most advisable.\" \" The friends of our country have long seen and desired, that the power of making War, Peace and Treaties, that of levying money and regulating commerce, and the corresponding executive and judicial authorities should be fully and effectually vested in the general government of the Union. It is obviously impracticable, in the federal government of these states, to secure all rights of Independent Sovereignty to each and yet provide for the interests and safety of all\" \" In all our deliberations on this subject we kept steadily in our view, that which appears to us the greatest interest of every true American, the consolidation of our Union, in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence. This important con sideration, seriously and deeply impressed on our minds, led each state, in the Convention to be less rigid on points of inferior magnitude, than might have been otherwise expected. That it may promote the lasting welfare of that Country so dear to us all, and secure her freedom and happiness, is our most ardent wishes.\" With great respect, we have the honor to be, Sir, Your Excellency's most Obedient and Humble Servants, George Washington, President, By unanimous order of the Convention. Sept. 17th, 1787. His Excellency, the President of Congress. The Convention also declares it \"obviously impracticable, in the Government of these States, to secure all the. rights of independent sovereignly io each, and yet provide for the interest and safely of all.\" Here the Convention affirms the abolition of the State Sovereignties, as an act" ]

[ "30 ANNALS OF ted more by what he considered his duty to the English government, than governed by his own private opinions. He could but view therefore with regret, those acts of the British Parliament which were goading on the Americans to resistance by force. His sons-in-law, Colonel Guy John son, and Colonel Claus, and his son Sir John Johnson, especially Guy, and Sir John, espoused the cause of the crown with great ardor. Possessing large estates and occu pying splendid residences along the eastern boundary of the county, they presented a formidable barrier to the transmis sion and circulation of general intelligence relative to exist ing differences. If they were not individually possessed of the influence and reputation of Sir William, they made up the deficiency by their zeal and activity. In the early part of the disturbance, they formed sagacious plans to prejudice the Six Nations against the American cause, and also to se cure the co-operation in favor of Great Britain of their nu merous dependants and friends. Among tbe latter were John and Walter Butler, who lived near Caughnawaga a few miles from Johnstown, and Joseph Brant,* all of whom visited with such dreadful massacres the settlements of western Pennsylvania and New-York. The inhabitants of Tryon County friendly to the American cause, were not idle. They in common with their friends of this, and the other provinces, had viewed with alarm and indignation the enact ment and operation of the oppressive acts of the English Parliament, and warmly sympathised with the inhabitants of Massachusetts. They hailed with joy the proposition for calling a continental Congress. A meeting for Pala tine district was called the 27th of August, 1774, which was attended by a large number of the inhabitants. It was said by * See Appendix— Note C.", "6 APP ND1X TO ANNALS OF ceed in it. Our success answered our expectation ; but we were not well begun, when Corlear stopped us from going on. Had you permitted us to go on, the French would not now have been able to do us the mischief they have done — we would have prevented then sowing, planting, or reaping. \" We would have humbled them effectually, but now we die. The obstructions you then made now rain us. Let us after this be steady, and take no such false measures for the future, but prosecute the war vigorously. (Giving a beaver skin.) \" The brethren must keep good watch, and if the enemy come again, send more speedily to us. Don't desert Sche nectady. The enemy will glory in seeing it desolate. It will give them courage that had none before. Fortify the place ; it is not well fortified now : The stockadoes are too short ; the Indians can jump over them. ' (Gave a beaver skin.) \" Brethren ! — The mischief done at Schenectady cannot be helped now ; but for the future, when the enemy appears any where, let nothing hinder your sending to us by ex presses, and fire great guns, that all may be alarmed. We advise you to bring all the River Indians under your subjec tion to live near Albany, to be ready on all occasions. \" Send to New-England ; tell them what has happened to you. They will undoubtedly awake, and lend us their helping hand. It is their interest, as much as ours, to push the war to a speedy conclusion. Be not discouraged ; the French are not so numerous as some people talk. If we but heartily unite to push on the war, and mind our business, the French will soon be subdued.\" The magistrates having returned an answer on the twenty seventh, to the satisfaction of the Indians, they repeated it all", "54 APPENDIX TO ANNALS OF that those orders were all founded upon his previous sugges tions, and they afford demonstrative proof of the views en tertained by him, at that early day, of the practicability and importance of canal navigation. He was likewise directed to cause armed vessels to be built, so as to secure the mastery of the waters of the northern lakes. He was to judge of the expediency of a temporary fortification or intrenched camp on the heights opposite Ticonderoga. Captain Gray don visited Gen. Schuyler early in the summer of 1776, at his head quarters on Lake George ; and he speaks of him, in the very interesting Memoirs of his own life, as an officer thoroughly devoted to business, and being, at the same time, a gentleman of polished, courteous manners. On the 1st of August following, he was on the upper Mohawk, providing for its defence and security, and again in October we find him on the upper Hudson, and calling upon the Eastern States for their militia. There can be no doubt that the northern frontier, in the campaign of 1776, was indebted for its extraordinary quiet and security, to the ceaseless activity of Gen. Schuyler. At the close of that year he was further instructed to build a floating battery on the lake, at the foot of Mount Indepen dence, and also to strengthen the works at Fort Stanwix. In the midst of such conflicting and harassing services, he had excited much popular jealousy and ill will, arising from the energy of his character, and the dignity of his deport ment. He was likewise disgusted, at what he deemed in justice, in the irregularity of appointing other and junior of ficers in separate and independent commands within what was considered to be his military district. He accordingly, in October, 1776, tendered to Congress the resignation of his commission. But when Congress came to investigate his services, they found them, says the historian of Washington," ]

[ "110 LA FRANCE. Louis XIII et orné d'une belle façade, à laquelle on reproche cependant de n'avoir pas tout à fait assez de hauteur. La salle des Illustres, placée au centre du Capitole, est ainsi appelée parce qu'on y voit le buste des Toulousains qui se sont rendus célèbres. La plus ancienne église de Toulouse est celle de Saint-Saturnin, bâtie en Thonneur du premier évêque de cette ville, martyrisé v,Brsl'an 250. La cathédrale, commencée sur un plan magnifique, si Ton en juge par le chœur, qui est des plus remarquables, ne présente dans ses autres parties rien qui soit digne de celle-là. L'église des Cordeliers, transformée en magasin, avait des ca veaux dans lesquels les corps se conservaient sans avoir été sou mis à aucune préparation. Ceux qu'on y a trouvés pendant la révo lution de 1793 ressemblaient aux momies d'Égypte. Toulouse a des fabriques de draps , de soieries , des filatures de coton, une fonderie de canons, une manufacture de tabacs. Sa position à Tentrée du canal du Midi rend son commerce très-flo rissant. Ce canal, creusé pour établir une communication entre TOcéan et la Méditerranée, va de Toulouse, où il se joint à la Garonne, j usqu'au port de Cette. Paul Riquet, directeur des gabelles du Languedoc, en eut le premier Tidée et la soumit à Colbert, qui la fit approuver par Louis XIV. Cet ouvrage, digne des Ro mains, fut construit en quinze années et donna une grande acti vité à Tindustrie et au commerce de cette province. Muret n'a rien de remarquable. Saint-Gaudens est très-agréa blement situé près de la Garonne, sur une colline d'où la vue em brasse une riche vallée et la chaîne des hautes Pyrénées. La Mala detta, couverte de glaces et de neiges éternelles, est un des som mets les plus élevés de ces monts ; les poètes, les peintres les touristes ne manquent pas de le visiter, et Timmense panorama of fert à leur curiosité les dédommage amplement des fatigues d'une longue ascension.", "196 LA FRANCE. Les antiquités romaines y sont nombreuses et considérables. Digne est située au pied des Alpes, sur un mamelon surmonté d'un roc qui porte l'église. Elle formait autrefois deux parties dis tinctes, la cité, qui existe encore, et le bourg, qui fut détruit pen dant les guerres de religion. Digne perdit en 1629 la plus grande partie de ses habitants, moissonnés par la peste. Barcelonette, une des plus jolies villes des Alpes françaises, re monte à une haute antiquité. Baymond-Bérenger IV, comte de Provence, la fit reconstruire en 1231 et lui donna le nom qu'elle porte, en souvenir de Barcelone, ville espagnole, dont ses ancêtres étaient originaires. Sisteron est une place forte bâtie entre deux montagnes, au pied d'un rocher sur lequel s'élève une citadelle dans laquelle Casimir, roi de Pologne, fut détenu. Forcalquier et Castellane étaient autrefois fortifiés; ces deux villes sont assez industrieuses et font le commerce de soie, de cire, de fruits secs et confits. Les pruneaux de Castellane sont re nommés. Le département des Basses- Alpes n'est séparé du Piémont que parles montagnes; les deux défilés les plus faciles à fran chir pour aller de France en Italie sont ceux de Louget et de la Madeleine, qui se trouvent à deux mille quatre cents mètres au dessus du niveau de la mer. Outre les poètes qui Tont rendue si célèbre au moyen â°-e, la Provence a vu naître Nostradamus, médecin et astrologue fameux du xvie siècle; Adam de Craponne, habile ingénieur; Mascaron et Massillon, orateurs chrétiens; Tournefort, savant naturaliste; Pu^et, l'un de nos meilleurs sculpteurs; Thiers, historien et lit térateur; Barthélemy et Méry, écrivains et poètes; et Masséna, prince d'Essling, un des plus illustres généraux de TEmpire.", "278 LA FRANCE. v faisait sa résidence. Lunévillea un vaste quartier et un immense Champ de Mars ; ce qui a fait fréquemment réunir dans cette ville un camp de cavalerie. IV. VOSGES. Le département des Vosges doit à la chaîne de montagnes dont il prend le nom l 'aspect le plus pittoresque. Le sol de la plaine donne des céréales et des graines oléagineuses ; celui des hauteurs nourrit de nombreux troupeaux, fournit des bois de charpente, de la térébenthine, des plantes rares et du kirsch, qu'on extrait du fruit du merisier. Les montagnes renferment, en outre, des mines d'argent, de fer, de houille, et même des mines de cuivre, d'or et d'azur; mais ces dernières sont trop peu abon dantes pour être exploitées. Épinal, Bambervillers, Remiremont sont de jolies petites villes, industrieuses et commerçantes. Saint-Dié , détruit entièrement par un incendie en 1756, fut rebâti, embelli et doté de plusieurs établissements utiles par le bon roi Stanislas. Gérardmer fabrique des fromages anisés , connus sous le nom de fromages de Gérard mer ou de Géromé. La Vologne , qui arrose cette ville , forme, avant d'y arriver, une cascade qu'on appelle le Saut des Cuves. Elle traverse un beau lac, entouré de roches abruptes et de collines verdoyantes , s'engouffre dans un ravin profond, rebondit sur d'énormes blocs de granit et retombe dans de larges ouvertures qu'elle s'est creu sées et qui ont la forme de cuves. Entre Gérardmer et Remiremont , près du village de Sapoix, est la cascade du Bouchan , la plus belle du département. L'eau s'élance à une hauteur de quarante-trois mètres sur les flancs d'un rocher et roule dans une gorge très-resserrée. Le bruit de" ]

[ "LITERA TURE AND SCIENCE II 101 of human nature. But I put this forward on the strength of some facts not at all recondite, very far from it ; facts capable of being stated in the simplest possible fashion, and to which, if I so state them, the man of science will, I am sure, be willing to allow their due weight. Deny the facts altogether, I think, he hardly can. He can hardly deny, that when we set ourselves to enume- rate the powers which go to the build ing up of human life, and say that they are the power of conduct, the power of intellect and knowledge, the power of beauty, and the power of social life and manners, — he can hardly deny that this scheme, though drawn in rough and plain lines enough, and", "II LITERA I URE AND SCIENCE 115 knowing, and to relieve and rejoice it, that, probably, for one man amongst us with the disposition to do as Darwin did in this respect, there are at least fifty with the disposition to do as Faraday. Education lays hold upon us, in fact, by satisfying this demand. Pro fessor Huxley holds up to scorn mediæval education, with its neglect of the knowledge of nature, its poverty even of literary studies, its formal logic devoted to ' showing how and why that which the Church said was true must be true.' But the great mediæval Universities were not brought into being, we may be sure, by the zeal for giving a jejune and contemptible education. Kings have", "146 EMERSON in to you in the flesh, speaking to your bodily ears, a present object for your heart and imagination. That is surely the most potent of all influences ! nothing can come up to it. To us at Oxford Emerson was but a voice speaking from three thousand miles away. But so well he spoke, that from that time forth Boston Bay and Concord were names invested to my ear with a sentiment akin to that which invests for me the names of Oxford and of Weimar ; and snatches of Emerson's strain fixed themselves in my mind as imperishably as any of the eloquent words which I have been just now quoting. ' Then dies the man in you ; then once more perish the buds of art, poetry, and science," ]