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Eckrich, David Garcia,<br /> + and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team</b></center> +<br /> +<br /> + <hr class="full" /> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page353" name="page353"></a>[pg + 353]</span> + <h1> + THE MIRROR<br /> + OF<br /> + LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION. + </h1> + <hr class="full" /> + <table width="100%" summary="Banner"> + <tr> + <td align="left"> + <b>VOL. XIII, NO. 372.]</b> + </td> + <td align="center"> + <b>SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1829.</b> + </td> + <td align="right"> + <b>[PRICE 2d.</b> + </td> + </tr> + </table> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + Epsom New Race Stand. + </h2> + <div class="figure" style="width: 100%;"> + <a href="images/372-1.png"><img width="100%" + src="images/372-1.png" alt="Epsom New Race Stand." /></a> + </div> + <p> + We do not wish to compete with the "List of all the running + horse-es, with the names, weights, and colours of the + riders," although the proximity of our publication day to the + commencement of Epsom Races (June 2), has induced us to + select the above subject for an illustration. + </p> + <p> + The erection of the New Race Stand is the work of a company, + entitled the "Epsom Grand Stand Association"—the + capital £20,000, in 1,000 shares of £20 each. The + speculation is patronized by the Stewards of the Jockey Club, + and among the trustees is one of the county members, C.N. + Pallmer, Esq. The building is now roofed in, and temporary + accommodation will be provided for visitors at the ensuing + Spring Races. It is after the model of the Stand at + Doncaster, but is much larger, and will accommodate from 4 to + 5,000 persons. The style of the architecture is Grecian. + </p> + <p> + The building is 156 feet in width, including the Terrace, and + 60 feet in depth, having a portico the width, returning on + each side, which is connected with a spacious terrace, raised + ten feet above the level of the ground, and a magnificent + flight of steps in the centre. The columns of the portico are + of the Doric order, supporting a balcony, or gallery, which + is to be covered by a verandah, erected on small ornamental + iron pillars, placed over those below. The upper part of the + Stand is to have a balustrade the whole width of the front. + With reference to the interior arrangements, there are four + large and well-proportioned rooms for refreshments, &c.; + a spacious hall, leading through a screen of Doric columns to + a large and elegant staircase of stone, and on each side of + the staircase are retiring rooms of convenience for + gentlemen. The entrance to this floor is from the + abovementioned terrace and portico in front; and also, at the + back, by an entrance which forms a direct communication + through the building. The first floor consists of a splendid + room, 108 feet in length, and 34 in width, divided into three + compartments by ornamental columns + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page354" name="page354"></a>[pg + 354]</span> and pilasters, supporting a richly paneled + ceiling, and having a direct communication with the balcony, + or gallery; and on each side of the staircase there are + retiring rooms for the ladies, with the same arrangements as + those below for the gentlemen. The roof will contain about + 2,000 persons standing; affording, at the same time, an + opportunity for every one to see the whole of the race (Derby + Course) which at one time was considered doubtful. + </p> + <p> + The architect is Mr. W. Trendall; and the builder Mr. + Chadwick. + </p> + <p> + By a neat plan from a survey by Mr. Mogg, the "Stand" is + about ten poles from the Winning Post. It must have a most + commanding view of the surrounding country--but, anon, "may + we be there to see." + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + HISTORY OF COALS. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <p> + Coals are found in several parts of the continent of Europe, + but the principal mines are in this country. They have been + discovered and wrought in Newfoundland, Cape Breton, Canada, + and in some of the provinces of New England. China abounds in + them, and they are well known in Tartary, and in the Island + of Madagascar. + </p> + <p> + We find (says Brand) express mention of coals, used as a fuel + by artificers about 2,000 years ago, in the writings of + Theophrastus, the scholar of Aristotle, who, in his book on + Stones, gives the substance; though some writers have not + scrupled to affirm, that coal was unknown to the Ancient + Britons, yet others have adduced proofs to the contrary, + which seem, to carry along with them little less than + conviction. The first charter for the license of digging + coals, was granted by King Henry III. in the year 1239; it + was there denominated sea coal; and, in 1281, Newcastle was + famous for its great trade in this article; but in 1306, the + use of sea coal was prohibited at London, by proclamation. + Brewers, dyers, and other artificers, who had occasion for + great fires, had found their account in substituting our + fossil for dry wood and charcoal; but so general was the + prejudice against it at that time, that the nobles and + commons assembled in parliament, complained against the use + thereof as a public nuisance, which was thought to corrupt + the air with its smoke and stink. Shortly after this, it was + the common fuel at the King's palace in London; and, in 1325, + a trade was opened between France and England, in which corn + was imported, and coal exported. Stowe in his "Annals" says, + "within thirty years last the nice dames of London would not + come into any house or roome where sea coales were burned; + nor willingly eat of the meat that was either sod or roasted + with sea coal fire." + </p> + <p> + Tinmouth Priory had a colliery at Elwick, which in 1330 was + let at the yearly rent of five pounds; in 1530 it was let for + twenty pounds a year, on condition that not more than twenty + chaldron should be drawn in a day; and eight years after, at + fifty pounds a year, without restriction on the quantity to + be wrought. In Richard the Second's time, Newcastle coals + were sold at Whitby, at three shillings and four-pence per + chaldron; and in the time of Henry VIII. their price was + twelvepence a chaldron in Newcastle; in London about four + shillings, and in France they sold for thirteen nobles per + chaldron. Queen Elizabeth obtained a lease of the manors and + coal mines of Gateshead and Whickham, which she soon + transferred to the Earl of Leicester. He assigned it to his + secretary, Sutton, the founder of the Charter-house, who also + made assignment of it to Sir W. Riddell and others, for the + use of the Mayor and Burgesses of Newcastle. Duties were laid + upon this article to assist in building St. Paul's Church, + and fifty parish churches in London after the great fire; and + in 1677, Charles II. granted to his natural son, Charles + Lenox, Duke of Richmond, and his heirs, a duty of one + shilling a chaldron on coals, which continued in his family + till it was purchased by government in 1800. The collieries + in the vicinity of Newcastle are perhaps the most valuable + and extensive in Europe, and afford nearly the whole supply + of the metropolis, and of those counties on the eastern coast + deficient in coal strata; thus— + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i2"> + "The grim ore + </p> + <p> + Here useless, like the miser's brighter hoard, + </p> + <p> + Is from its prison brought and sent abroad, + </p> + <p> + The frozen horns to cheer, to minister + </p> + <p> + To needful sustenance and polished arts— + </p> + <p> + Hence are the hungry fed, the naked clothed, + </p> + <p> + The wintry damps dispell'd, and social mirth + </p> + <p> + Exults and glows before the blazing hearth." + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + <i>Iago's Edge Hill</i>, p. 106. + </p> + <h4> + P.T.W. + </h4> + <hr /> + <h3> + ALEHOUSE SIGNS. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>To the Editor of the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <p> + Two of your correspondents have puzzled themselves in seeking + the origin of the old Cat and Fiddle sign. The one has been + led away by a love of etymology—the other would string + the fiddle at the <span class="pagenum"><a id="page355" + name="page355"></a>[pg 355]</span> expense of poor puss's + viscera. Now laying aside conjecture and the subtleties of + language, suppose we consult plain matter of fact? It is then + generally allowed that the tones of a flute resemble the + <i>human voice</i>: those of a clarionet, the notes of a + <i>goose</i>: and, all the world knows that a well-played + violin (especially in the practice of gliding) yields sounds + so inseparable from the <i>strains of a cat</i>, as not to be + distinguished by the mere amateur of musical science. + </p> + <p> + In conformity, therefore, with this last truth, the small + fiddles which Dancing-masters carry in their pockets, are at + this day called <i>kits</i>. But our etymologist will readily + perceive this to be a mere abbreviation, and that they must + originally have been known as <i>kittens</i>. + </p> + <h4> + E.D. Jun. + </h4> + <hr /> + <h3> + ANACHRONISMS RESPECTING DR. JOHNSON. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>To the Editor of the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "I am corrected, sir; but hear me speak— + </p> + <p> + When admiration glows with such a fire + </p> + <p> + As to o'ertop the memory, error then + </p> + <p> + May merit mercy."—<i>Old Play</i>. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + In justice to myself and the readers of the MIRROR, I must be + allowed to offer a few apologetic remarks on the almost + unpardonable anachronisms which I so inadvertently suffered + to occur in my communication on the subject of Dr. Johnson's + Residence in Bolt Court. But when I state that the + chronological metathesis occurred entirely in consequence of + my referring to that most treacherous portion of human + intellect, the memory; and that it is upwards of seven years + since I read "Boswell's Life of Johnson," or "Johnson's + Poets," it may be some mitigation of the censure I so justly + deserve. Yet I may be suffered to suggest to your + correspondent, who has so kindly corrected me, that my paper + was more in the suppository style than he seems to have + imagined; and that I did not assert that Boswell, Savage, and + Johnson, met at the latter's "house in Bolt Court, and + discussed subjects of polite literature." The expression used + is, "We can <i>imagine</i>," &c. constituting a creation + of the fancy rather than a positive portraiture. Certain it + is that Johnson's dwelling was in the neighbourhood of Temple + Bar at the time of the nocturnal perambulation alluded to; + and that it was Savage (to whom he was so unaccountably + attached, in spite of the "bastard's" frailties) who enticed + the doctor from his bed to a midnight ramble. My primary + mistake consists in transposing the date of the doctor's + residence in Bolt Court, and introducing Savage at the era of + Boswell's acquaintance with Johnson; whereas the wayward poet + finished his miserable existence in a prison, at Bristol, 21 + years prior to that event. Here I may be allowed a remark or + two on the animadversion which has been heaped on Johnson for + that beautiful piece of biography, "The Life of Richard + Savage." It has hitherto been somewhat of a mystery that the + stern critic whose strictures so severely exposed the + minutest derelictions of genius in all other instances, + should have adopted "the melting mood" in detailing the life + of such a man as Savage; for, much as we may admire the + concentrated smiles and tears of his two poems, "The + Bastard," and "The Wanderer," pitying the fortunes and + miseries of the author, yet his ungovernable temper and + depraved propensities, which led to his embruing his hands in + blood, his ingratitude to his patrons and benefactors, (but + chiefly to Pope,) and his degraded misemployment of talents + which might have raised him to the capital of the proud + column of intellect of that day,—all conduce to petrify + the tear of mingled mercy and compassion, which the + misfortunes of such a being might otherwise demand. + Nevertheless, as was lately observed by a respectable + journal, "there must have been <i>something</i> good about + him, or Samuel Johnson would not have loved him." + </p> + <h4> + **H. + </h4> + <hr /> + <h3> + DREAMS. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + We see our joyous home, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Where the sapphire waters fall; + </p> + <p> + The porch, with its lone gloom, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + The bright vines on its wall. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + The flow'rs, the brooks, and trees, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Again are made our own, + </p> + <p> + The woodlands rife with bees, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And the curfew's pensive tone. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Peace to the marble brow, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And the ringlets tinged dark, + </p> + <p> + The heart is sleeping now + </p> + <p class="i2"> + In a still and holy ark! + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Sleep hath clos'd the soft blue eye, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And unbound the silken tress + </p> + <p> + Their dreams are of the sky, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And pass'd is watchfulness. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + But a sleep they yet shall have, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Sunn'd with no vision's glow; + </p> + <p> + A sleep within the grave— + </p> + <p class="i2"> + When their eyes are quench'd and low! + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + A glorious rest it is, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + To earth's lorn children given, + </p> + <p> + Pure as the bridal kiss, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + To sleep—and wake in heaven! + </p> + </div> + </div> + <h4> + <i>Deal</i>. Reginald Augustine + </h4> + <hr /> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page356" name="page356"></a>[pg + 356]</span> + </p> + <h3> + SCOTCH SONG. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Gin Lubin shows the ring to me + </p> + <p class="i2"> + While reavin' Teviot side, + </p> + <p> + And asks me wi' an earnest e'e, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + To be his bonny bride. + </p> + <p> + At sic a time I canna tell + </p> + <p class="i2"> + What I to him might say, + </p> + <p> + But as I lo'e the laddie well, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + I cudna tell him nae. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + I'd say we twa as yet are young, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Wi' monie a day to spare, + </p> + <p> + An' then the suit should drap my tongue + </p> + <p class="i2"> + That he might press it mair. + </p> + <p> + I'd gae beside the point awhile, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Wi' proper laithfu' pride, + </p> + <p> + By lang to partin', wi' a smile, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Consent to be his bride. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <h4> + C. Cole. + </h4> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + The Sketch-Book. + </h2> + <hr /> + <h3> + THE LOVER STUDENT. + </h3> + <center> + <i>A Leaf from the Reminiscences of a Collegian</i>. + </center> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <p> + ——He was but a poor undergraduate; not, indeed, + one of lowest grade, but still too much lacking pecuniary + supplies to render him an "eligible match." Julia, too, + though pretty, was portionless; and the world, which always + kindly interests itself in such affairs, said, they had no + business whatever to become attached to each other; but then, + such attachments and the world, never did, and never will + agree; and <i>I</i>, from fatal experience, assert that what + people impertinently call "falling in love," is a thing that + <i>cannot</i> be helped; <i>I</i>, at least, never could help + it. The regard of Millington and Julia was of a very peculiar + nature; it was a morsel of platonism, which is rather too + curious to pass unrecorded; for as far as I have been able, + upon the most minute investigation to ascertain, they never + spoke to each other during the period of their tender + acquaintance. No; they were not dumb, but lacking a mutual + friend to give them an introduction; their regard for decorum + and etiquette was too great to permit them to speak otherwise + than with their eyes. Millington had kept three terms, when I + arrived at —— College, a shy and gawky freshman; + we had been previously acquainted, and he, pitying perhaps my + youth and inexperience, patronized his playmate, and I became + his chum. For some time I was at a loss to account for sundry + fluctuations in Henry's disposition and manners. He shunned + society and would neither accept invitations to wine and + supper parties in other men's rooms, nor give such in his + own; nevertheless his person seemed to have become an object + of the tenderest regard; never was he so contented as when + rambling through the streets and walks, without his gown, in + a new and well cut suit; whilst in order eternally to display + his figure to the best advantage, he was content to endure as + heavy an infliction of fines and impositions, as the heads of + his college could lay upon his shoulders. He was ruined for a + reading-man. About this period he also had a perfect mania + for flowers; observing which, and fancying I might gratify my + friend by such a mark of attention, I one day went to his + rooms with a large bouquet in either hand. He was not at + home; but having carelessly enough forgotten to lock his + door, I commenced, <i>con amore</i>, (anticipating the + agreeable surprise which I should afford him) to fill his + vases with fresh, bright, and delicious summer flowers, in + lieu of the very mummies of their race by which they were + occupied. My work was in progress when Millington returned, + but, oh! good heavens! the rage, the profane, diabolical, + incomprehensible rage into which he burst! I shall never + forget. Away went my beautiful, my fragrant flowers, into the + court, and seizing upon the remnant of the mummies, as yet + untouched by my sacrilegious fingers, he tossed them into a + drawer, double locked it, and ordered me out of the room. + Dreading a kick, I was off at his word; but had not proceeded + half way down stairs, when a hand from the rear, roughly + grasped mine, and a voice, in a wild and hurried manner, + asked pardon for "intemperance." I should have called it + madness. We were again firm allies; but I resolved to fathom, + if possible, the mystery of the flowers. I now observed, with + surprise, that Millington never quitted his rooms without a + flower in his hand, or <i>boutonnière</i>; which + flower, upon his return, appeared to have been either lost, + or metamorphosed into, sometimes, one of another description; + sometimes into a nosegay. Very strange indeed, thought I; and + began to have my suspicions that in all this might be traced + "fair woman's visitings." Yes, Millington must decidedly have + fallen in love. He was never in chapel, never in hall, never + in college, never at lectures, and never at parties; he was + in love, that was certain; but with whom? He knew none of the + resident gentry of ——, and he was far too proud + to involve himself in "an affair" with a girl of inferior + rank. Many men did so; but Millington despised them for it. + Accidentally I discovered that he adored Julia, the young, + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page357" name="page357"></a>[pg + 357]</span> sweet daughter of an undoubted gentleman, who was + not yet "come out." She was a lively, pretty brunette, with + brownest curling hair, only fifteen; and to this day, I + believe, knows not the name of her lover. From an attic + window of a five storied house, this fond and beautiful girl + contrived, sometimes, to shower upon the head of her devoted + admirer sweet flowers, and sometimes this paragon of pairs + meeting each other in the walks, silently effected an + interchange of the buds and blossoms, with which they always + took care to be provided. Several weeks passed thus, Henry + and Julia seeing each other every day; but long vacation + would arrive; and on the evening preceding his departure from + ——, the lovelorn student, twisting round the stem + of a spicy carnation, a leaf which he had torn from his + pocket book, thus conveyed, with his farewell to Julia, an + intimation that he designed upon his return to college next + term, to effect an introduction to her family. Julia's + delight may easily be conceived. I remained in college for + the vacation to read, and had shortly the pleasure of + informing Millington that I should be able, upon his return, + to afford him the introduction which he had so much at heart, + having made the acquaintance of Julia and her family. Two + months elapsed ere Millington deigned to notice my letter. + His answer to it was expressed in these terms:— + </p> + <p> + "Freddy—I'm married to a proper vixen, I fancy; but to + twenty thousand pounds. Ay, my boy, there it is—no + doing in this world without the needful, and I'm not the ass + to fight shy of such a windfall. As for Julia, hang her. By + Jove, what an escape—wasn't it? Name her never again, + and should she cry for me, give her a sugar plum—a + kiss—a gingerbread husband, or yourself, as you please. + I am not so fond of milk and water, and bread and butter, I + can assure her. + </p> + <p> + "Ever truly yours,<br /> + Henry Owen Millington. + </p> + <p> + "P.S. Capital shooting hereabout—can't you slip over for + a few days?" + </p> + <p> + Poor Julia! I certainly am not clear that I shall not marry + her myself; but as for that scoundrel Millington, he had + better take care how he comes in my way—that's all. + </p> + <h4> + M.L.B. + </h4> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + Manners & Customs of all Nations. + </h2> + <hr /> + <h3> + WHITSUN ALE. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <p> + On the Coteswold, Gloucester, is a customary meeting at + Whitsuntide, vulgarly called an <i>Ale</i>, or <i>Whitsun + Ale</i>, resorted to by numbers of young people. Two persons + are chosen previous to the meeting, to be Lord and Lady of + the Ale or Yule, who dress as suitably as they can to those + characters; a large barn, or other building is fitted up with + seats, &c. for the lord's hall. Here they assemble to + dance and regale in the best manner their circumstances and + the place will afford; each man treats his sweetheart with a + ribbon or favour. The lord and lady attended by the steward, + sword, purse, and mace-bearer, with their several badges of + office, honour the hall with their presence; they have + likewise, in their suit, a page, or train-bearer, and a + jester, dressed in a parti-coloured jacket. The lord's music, + consisting of a tabor and pipe, is employed to conduct the + dance. Companies of morrice-dancers, attended by the jester + and tabor and pipe, go about the country on Monday and + Tuesday in Whitsun week, and collect sums towards defraying + the expenses of the Yule. All the figures of the lord, + &c. of the Yule, handsomely represented in basso-relievo, + stand in the north wall of the nave of Cirencester Church, + which vouches for the antiquity of the custom; and, on many + of these occasions, they erect a may-pole, which denotes its + rise in Druidism. The mace is made of silk, finely plaited + with ribbons on the top, and filled with spices and perfumes + for such of the company to smell to as desire it. + </p> + <h4> + Halbert H. + </h4> + <hr /> + <h3> + ANCIENT FUNERAL RITES AMONG THE GREEKS. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <p> + The dead were ever held sacred and inviolable even amongst + the most barbarous nations; to defraud them of any due + respect was a greater and more unpardonable sacrilege than to + spoil the temples of the gods; their memories were preserved + with a religious care and reverence, and all their remains + honoured with worship and adoration; hatred and envy + themselves were put to silence, for it was thought a sign of + a cruel and inhuman disposition to speak evil of the dead, + and prosecute revenge beyond the grave. The ancient Greeks + were strongly persuaded that their souls could not be + admitted into the Elysian fields till their bodies were + committed to the earth; therefore the honours (says Potter) + paid to the dead were the greatest and most necessary; for + these were looked upon as a debt so sacred, that such as + neglected to discharge it were thought accursed. Those who + died in foreign countries had usually their ashes + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page358" name="page358"></a>[pg + 358]</span> brought home and interred in the sepulchres of + their ancestors, or at least in some part of their native + country; it being thought that the same mother which gave + them life and birth, was only fit to receive their remains, + and afford them a peaceful habitation after death. Whence + ancient authors afford as innumerable instances of bodies + conveyed, sometimes by the command of oracles, sometimes by + the good-will of their friends, from foreign countries to the + sepulchres of their fathers, and with great solemnity + deposited there. Thus, Theseus was removed from Scyros to + Athens, Orestes from Tegea, &c. Nor was this pious care + limited to persons of free condition, but slaves also had + some share therein; for we find (says Potter) the Athenian + lawgiver commanding the magistrates, called <i>Demarchi</i>, + under a severe penalty, to solemnize the funerals, not so + much of citizens, whose friends seldom failed of paying the + last honours, as of slaves, who frequently were destitute of + decent burial. + </p> + <p> + Those who wasted their patrimony, forfeited their right of + being buried in the sepulchres of their fathers. As soon as + any person had expired, they closed his eyes. Augustus + Caesar, upon the approach of his death, called for a + looking-glass, and caused his hair to be combed, and his + fallen cheeks decently composed. All the offices about the + dead were performed by their nearest relations; nor could a + greater misfortune befal any person than to want these + respects. When dying, their friends and relations came close + to the bed where they lay, to bid them farewell, and catch + their dying words, which they never repeated without + reverence. The want of opportunity to pay this compliment to + Hector, furnishes Andromache with matter of lamentation, + which is related in the Iliad. They kissed and embraced the + dying person, so taking their last farewell; and endeavoured + likewise to receive in their mouth his last breath, as + fancying his soul to expire with it, and enter into their + bodies. When any person died in debt at Athens, the laws of + that city gave leave to creditors to seize the dead body, and + deprive it of burial till payment was made; whence the corpse + of Miltiades, who died in prison, being like to want the + honour of burial, his son Cimon had no other means to release + it, but by taking upon himself his father's debts and + fetters. Sometime before interment, a piece of money was put + into the corpse's mouth, which was thought to be Charon's + fare for wafting the departed soul over the infernal river. + </p> + <h4> + P.T.W. + </h4> + <hr /> + <h3> + SINGULAR MANORIAL CUSTOM. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <p> + The Manor of Broughton Lindsay, in Lincolnshire, is held + under that of Caistor, by this strange service: viz. that + annually, upon Palm Sunday, the deputy of the Lord of the + Manor of Broughton, attends the church at Caistor, with a new + cart whip in his hand, which he cracks thrice in the church + porch; and passes with it on his shoulder up the nave into + the chancel, and seats himself in the pew of the lord of the + manor, where he remains until the officiating minister is + about to read the second lesson; he then proceeds with his + whip, to the lash of which he has in the meantime affixed a + purse, which ought to contain thirty silver pennies (instead + of which a single half crown is substituted,) and kneeling + down before the reading desk, he holds the purse, suspended + over the minister's head, all the time he is reading the + lesson. After this he returns to his seat. When divine + service is over, he leaves the whip and purse at the manor + house. + </p> + <h4> + H.B.A. + </h4> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + The Contemporary Traveller. + </h2> + <hr /> + <h3> + MEXICO, OR NEW SPAIN. + </h3> + <p> + The name of New Spain was at first given only to Yucatan by + Grijalva and his followers; but Cortez extended it to the + whole empire of Montezuma, which is described by the earliest + writers to have reached from Panama to New California. This, + however, appears, from more recent researches, on the + accuracy of which Humboldt relies with reason, to have been + larger than the reality justified; and the whole of + Tenochtitlan may be said to have been contained in the + present states of Vera Cruz, Oaxaca, Puebla, Mexico, and + Valadolid. In addition to the name given by Cortez, that of + the capital was extended to the whole kingdom of New Spain; + and since the revolution and the establishment of + independence, the several provinces form separate and + independent states, confederating together and constituting + the nineteen United States of Mexico; viz. Chiapa, Chihuahua, + Cohahuila and Texas, Durango, Guanaxuato, Mexico, Michoachan, + New Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sonora + and Cinaloa, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Vera Cruz, Xalisco, Yucatan + and Zacatecas. Old and New California, Colima, New Mexico, + and Tlascala, though forming members of the federation, + declined having state governments, on account of the + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page359" name="page359"></a>[pg + 359]</span> expense, and are designated territories. The + whole republic, according to Humboldt, occupies a space of + 75,830 square leagues, of twenty to an equinoxial degree; on + which there are to be found every inequality of surface, and + every variety of soil and climate, the two last of which are + dependent in most cases on the former. + </p> + <p> + The republic of Mexico, taken on the grand scale, may be + considered as a succession of small mountain-plains at + different heights, separated by mountains, and increasing in + magnitude as the coast recedes on both the eastern and + western sides, until the great centre plain be reached, + which, though much broken by mountain ridges, tends to the + north, maintaining nearly an equal elevation. The snow-capped + mountains of Orizava, and the volcanos of Puebla and Toluca, + are among the most splendid objects in the world. The + Mexicans divide the regions of their country into <i>Tierras + calientes, Tierras templadas</i>, and <i>Tierras frias</i>, + according to the climate. Throughout the whole country there + is a lamentable want of water, and of navigable rivers. The + lakes, too, appear to be yearly decreasing in extent, the + immediate consequence of which is, that the elevated portions + of the interior are nearly stripped of vegetation, and the + soil covered with an efflorescence of carbonate of soda, + there called <i>Tequisquita</i>, resembling very closely the + plains of the two Castiles, and recalling to the Eastern + traveller the desolate wastes of some parts of Persia. + </p> + <p> + The effect of elevation on the temperature is most marked, + and it is no uncommon thing to be shivering on one side of + the street in the city of Mexico, and to be literally + scorched by the rays of the sun on the other. Changes are + upon record of 55° of Fahrenheit within three hours, on + one of the mountain-plains at the same height with the valley + of Mexico. + </p> + <p> + Notwithstanding the volcanic character of Mexico, earthquakes + are by no means so frequent there as in some of the + neighbouring countries. One of the most memorable on record + occurred on the 14th of September, 1759, when the volcano of + Jorullo, with several smaller cones, forced the surface of + the soil, destroying all before it. + </p> + <p> + The infinite variety of climate and soil fits this country + for the production of the fruits of all regions, from those + of the hottest within the tropics to those of the severest + cold, where cultivation can be carried on. But the want of + ports, and of navigable rivers on the Atlantic, opposes the + advantages that might result from this variety of production, + though on the Pacific there are a few admirable ports, such + as Acapulco. The prevalence of the "Nortes," or northerly + winds, at certain seasons, seriously affects the navigation + on one side, while that of the "papagallos" is as + inconvenient on the other. + </p> + <p> + The Mexican population is commonly divided into seven + classes:—1. European Spaniards, commonly called + "<i>gachupines</i>." 2. White Creoles. 3. Mestizos, + descendants of Whites and Indians. 4. Mulattoes, descendants + of Whites and Blacks. 5. Zambos, from Indians and Negroes. 6. + Pure Indians. 7. African Blacks. But this classification may + be reduced to four:—1. Whites. 2. Indians. 3. Blacks. + 4. Mixed Races, the various gradations of which may be + considered almost infinite. + </p> + <p> + The Indians consist of a considerable number of distinct + tribes, differing in many points of appearance, and + speaking—not dialects but—languages entirely + different. No less than twenty of these have been traced, and + of fourteen of them there are already grammars and + dictionaries. The Indian population is chiefly centered in + the great plains, and towards the south; and Humboldt thinks + that it has flowed from the north to the south. The history + of four great migrations is preserved in the annals of + Mexico, which are worthy of more detailed examination than we + can bestow upon them. The great body of these people live + apart from the other races of their countrymen, in small + villages, full of ignorance, suspicion, and bigotry, and + displaying an apparent phlegm, from which it would seem + impossible to arouse them. This phlegmatic temperament + lessens the credit of the men with the females, who uniformly + prefer the European, or the still more vivacious negro. "The + indigenous Mexican is grave, melancholic, silent, so long as + he is not under the influence of intoxicating liquors. This + gravity is peculiarly remarkable in Indian children, who at + the age of four or five years display more intelligence and + precocity than the children of whites. The Mexican loves to + attach mystery even to his most trifling actions; the + strongest passions do not display themselves in his + countenance; the transition is frightful when it passes + suddenly from a state of absolute repose to that of violent + and unrestrained agitation." Slavery with them has engendered + guile. They are obstinate in all their habits and opinions; + their religion is one of mere ceremonial, justifying the + observation of a priest to Mr. Ward, "son mui buenos + Catolicos, pero mui malos + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page360" name="page360"></a>[pg + 360]</span> Cristianos" (very good Catholics, but very bad + Christians.) Deception in this, as well as in every thing + else, is the order of the day; and the Indian Alcalde now + oppresses the villagers as much as he himself has ever been. + </p> + <p> + Humboldt considers the Mexican Indian as destitute of all + imagination, though when to a certain degree educated, he + attributes to him facility in learning, a clearness of + understanding, a natural turn for reasoning, and a particular + aptitude to subtilize and seize trifling distinctions. + </p> + <p> + The music and dancing are as dull as might be expected among + beings so full of phlegm. The Mexican has a turn for painting + and sculpture; and retains the same fondness for flowers that + struck Cortez so forcibly upwards of three centuries ago. The + "Indios Bravos," or Wild Indians, are said to display more + energy; but our information respecting them is remarkably + scanty. + </p> + <p> + Among the active vices of the Mexican Indian, that of + drunkenness prevails to a most lamentable extent. In the + upper districts, <i>pulque</i>, or the fermented juice of the + aloe, is the principal tempter; sometimes a spirit, distilled + from the same plant, called <i>Vino de Mescal</i>; while, in + the hotter districts, the same effects are ensured by the + <i>chinguirito</i>, a very coarse kind of rum. Combined with + this disposition to intoxication, the Indian is + constitutionally indolent; and, now that he is a free man, he + will rarely work, except to obtain just as much as will + afford him the means of enjoying his greatest + luxury—that of steeping his senses in oblivion. This + last tendency is much to be deplored, as, in the larger + towns, we know that every Sunday (which is the day of + greatest indulgence) assassinations, to the extent of six or + eight each day, are the melancholy consequence of its + indulgence. Humboldt states that the police were in the + practice of sending tumbrels round, to collect the unhappy + victims of intoxication. The punishment was, and we believe + still is, three days' labour in the streets; but it does not + seem to be very efficacious, for generally within the week + the delinquents are again in custody. + </p> + <p> + There is something characteristic in the indolence of these + sombre beings. They will travel immense distances; but to + steady labour they are, generally speaking, not prone. It is + told of them, that in one of the most fertile districts (the + <i>Baxio</i>) it is not unusual for an Indian, on receiving + his wages, to get thoroughly drunk, go to sleep, and on + awakening renew his potations and repose, until the + exhaustion of his finances compels him to return to labour. + In some parts, however, there are exceptions to this + observation. + </p> + <p> + Education has been more attended to, by some of the leading + personages, than could have been expected in a society that + had been so much kept in the shade. We apprehend the + advantages are chiefly prospective, and may be well defined + in another generation; at present they are but small. The + whites have been, and still are, the most educated portion of + the Mexicans, owing, no doubt, to their greater opulence, and + having access to official rank. The mass of ignorance, + however, among all classes, is inconceivable to any one who + has only moved in the principal countries of Europe. Nor is + it confined to the lower classes, but finds protection among + the highest in the community. We heard a reverend canon of + the metropolitan church gravely inquire, whether it was + possible to reach London except by sailing up the Thames. And + we knew a very pretty, agreeable young lady, moving in the + first circles, who could not write a single letter at the age + of seventeen. She has been since married, and has, we are + informed, been taught to write by her husband, who is not a + Mexican. The religion of all classes resembles too much that + of the Indians; and the practical morality and general tone + of society are by no means refined. If one half of the + scandalous tales in circulation be true, the former ranks + with that of Paris in its worst periods, and the latter is + assuredly gross to a degree that would surprise even an + inhabitant of Madrid. The familiarity with which <i>every + subject</i> is treated at first excites emotions in an + Englishman of the most unpleasant kind, which gradually + subside, from the frequency with which they are discussed by + young and old; by high and low, of both + sexes.—<i>Foreign Quarterly Review</i>. + </p> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + Notes of a Reader. + </h2> + <hr /> + <h3> + SIR WALTER SCOTT'S NEW WORK. + </h3> + <p> + We detach this little descriptive gem from Sir Walter Scott's + "Anne of Geierstein," just published. An outline of this very + delightful novel will be found in a SUPPLEMENT with the + present number of the MIRROR. + </p> + <p> + "The ancient tower of Geierstein, though neither extensive, + nor distinguished by architectural ornament, possessed an air + of terrible dignity by its position on the very verge of the + opposite bank of the torrent, which, just at the angle of the + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page361" name="page361"></a>[pg + 361]</span> rock on which the ruins are situated, falls sheer + over a cascade of nearly a hundred feet in height, and then + rushes down the defile, through a trough of living rock, + which perhaps its waves have been deepening since time itself + had a commencement. Facing, and at the same time looking down + upon this eternal roar of waters, stood the old tower, built + so close to the verge of the precipice, that the buttresses + with which the architect had strengthened the foundation, + seemed a part of the solid rock itself, and a continuation of + its perpendicular ascent. As usual, throughout Europe in the + feudal times, the principal part of the building was a + massive square pile, the decayed summit of which was rendered + picturesque, by flanking turrets of different sizes and + heights, some round, some angular, some ruinous, some + tolerably entire, varying the outline of the building as seen + against the stormy sky." + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + THORWALDSEN. + </h3> + <p> + Since the death of his illustrious contemporary, Canova, + Thorwaldsen, born at Copenhagen in 1771-2, has occupied the + public eye as head of the modern school. The character and + powers of this master are doubtless of a very elevated rank: + but neither in the extent nor excellence of his works, do we + apprehend his station to be so high as sometimes placed. The + genius of the Danish sculptor is forcible, yet is its energy + derived more from peculiarity than from real excellence. His + ideal springs less from imitation of the antique, or of + nature, than from the workings of his own individual + mind—it is the creation of a fancy seeking forcible + effect in singular combinations, rather than in general + principles; therefore hardly fitted to excite lasting or + beneficial influence upon the age. Simplicity and imposing + expression seem to have hitherto formed the principal objects + of his pursuit; but the distinction between the simple and + rude, the powerful and the exaggerated, is not always + observed in the labours of the Dane. His simplicity is + sometimes without grace; the impressive—austere, and + without due refinement. The air and contours of his heads, + except, as in the Mercury—an excellent example both of + the beauties and defects of the artist's style—when + immediately derived from antiquity, though grand and + vigorous, seldom harmonize in the principles of these efforts + with the majestic regularity of general nature. The forms, + again, are not unfrequently poor, without a vigorous + rendering of the parts, and destitute at times of their just + roundness. These defects may in some measure have arisen from + the early and more frequent practice of the artist in + relievos. In this department, Thorwaldsen is unexceptionably + to be admired. The Triumph of Alexander, originally intended + for the frieze of the government palace at Milan, + notwithstanding an occasional poverty, in the materials of + thought, is, as a whole, one of the grandest compositions in + the world; while the delicacy of execution, and poetic + feeling, in the two exquisite pieces of Night and Aurora, + leave scarcely a wish here ungratified. But in statues, + Thorwaldsen excels only where the forms and sentiment admit + of uncontrolled imagination, or in which no immediate + recourse can be had to fixed standards of taste, and to the + simple effects of nature. Hence, of all his works, as + admitting of unconfined expression, and grand peculiarity of + composition, the statues of the Apostles, considered in + themselves, are the most excellent. Thorwaldsen, in fine, + possesses singular, but in some respects erratic genius. His + ideas of composition are irregular; his powers of fancy + surpass those of execution; his conceptions seem to lose a + portion of their value and freshness in the act of + realizement. As an individual artist, he will command + deservedly a high rank among the names that shall go down to + posterity. As a sculptor, who will influence, or has extended + the principles of the art, his pretensions are not great; or, + should this influence and these claims not be thus limited, + the standard of genuine and universal excellence must be + depreciated in a like degree.—<i>Meme's History of + Sculpture, &c.</i> + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + SIGN OF THE TIMES. + </h3> + <p> + One of the singularities of the time is an unwillingness to + tell the truth, even when there is no ground for suppressing + or perverting it. It is so frequently under or overstated by + most persons in this country who speak and write, according + to the side they have espoused, or the inclinations and + political principles of those by whom they are likely to be + read or heard, that they at last persuade themselves there is + a sort of impropriety in presenting facts in their proper + colours.—<i>Quarterly Review</i>. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + A DUTCH TALE. + </h3> + <p> + A ballad of <i>Roosje</i> is perhaps the most touchingly told + story which the Dutch possess. It is of a maid—a + beloved maid—born at her mother's death—bred + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page362" name="page362"></a>[pg + 362]</span> up 'midst the tears and kisses of her + father—prattling thoughtlessly about her + mother—every one's admiration for beauty, cleverness, + and virtue—gentle as the moon shining on the downs. Her + name was to be seen written again and again on the sands by + the Zeeland youths—and scarcely a beautiful flower + bloomed but was gathered for her. Now in Zeeland, when the + south-winds of summer come, there comes too a delicate fish, + which hides itself in the sand, and which is dug out as a + luxury by the young people. It is the time of sport and + gaiety—and they venture far—far over the flat + coast into the sea. The boys drag the girls among the + waves—and Roosje was so dragged, notwithstanding many + appeals. "A kiss, a kiss, or you go further," cried her + conductor—she fled—he followed, both + laughing:—"Into the sea—into the sea," said all + her companions—he pushes her on—it is deeper, and + deeper—she shrieks—she sinks—they sink + together—the sands were faithless—there was no + succour—the waves rolled over them—there was + stillness and death:—The terrified playmates + looked— + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "All silently,—they look'd again— + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And silently sped home— + </p> + <p> + And every heart was bursting then, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + But every tongue was dumb. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "And still and stately o'er the wave, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + The mournful moon arose, + </p> + <p> + Flinging pale beams upon the grave, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Where they in peace repose. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "The wind glanc'd o'er the voiceless sea, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + The billows kissed the strand— + </p> + <p> + And one sad dirge of misery + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Fill'd all the mourning land." + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + <i>Foreign Quarterly Review</i>. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + ENGLAND AND HER COLONIES. + </h3> + <p> + The discouragement of colonization is certainly not the + feeling of the great majority of the people of England, and + it is equally certain that it is not the policy of this + empire. Whatever may be the fate of the several British + colonies at some future and distant period, it is something + at least to have spread our laws and language, and moral + character, over the most distant parts of the globe. The + colonies that speak the language of Old England—that + preserve her manners and her habits—will always be her + best customers; and their surplus capital will always centre + in the mother country. It was not the opinion of our + ancestors, that colonies were an incumbrance; + they—good, stupid souls—imagined that colonies + enlarged the sphere of commerce—-that commerce required + ships—that ships created seamen for manning the royal + navy, and that the whole contributed to individual wealth, to + the national revenue, and the national strength; and such we + believe still to be the opinion of men of sound practical + knowledge, whose minds are unwarped by abstract systems and + preconceived theories, to which every thing must be made to + bend. Such, too, was the feeling of that extraordinary man, + who, with the solitary exception of England, exacted homage + from every crowned head of Europe. This man, in the plenitude + of his power, felt that something was still wanting to enable + him to grapple with one little island, invulnerable by its + maritime strength, the sinews of which he knew to be derived + from its colonies: he felt that, deprived as he was of + "ships, colonies, and commerce," England was able to stand + alone among nations, and to bid defiance to his overwhelming + power. That cunning fox, too, by whose councils he was + occasionally guided, knew too well the degree of strength + that England derived from her colonies, which he described to + be her very vitals, and which could only be reached by a + powerful navy. He designated them as the sheet anchor of + Great Britain—the prop that supported her maritime + superiority—the strongholds of her power. "Deprive her + of her colonies," said Talleyrand. "and you break down her + last wall; you fill up her last ditch."—<i>Fas est et + ab hoste doceri.—Quarterly Review</i>. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + INVITATIONS. + </h3> + <p> + As a certificate of your intention to be punctual, you may + send your friends, a similar billet to the following:— + </p> + <p> + My dear Sir, + </p> + <p> + The honour of your company is requested to dine with + —— on <i>Fry</i>day, 1828. + </p> + <p> + The favour of a positive answer is requested, or the + proffered plate will be appropriated as it was when— + </p> + <p> + <i>Sir Ill-bred Ignorance</i> returned the following + answer:—"I shall be quite happy to come if I possibly + can." Such words the committee voted were equivalent to + these—I'll come, if in the mean time I am not invited + to a party that I like better.—<i>Dr. Kitchiner</i>. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + GENEVA + </h3> + <p> + Has very little, as a city, to recommend it. It is + characterized by much active industry within doors, the + <i>savans</i> and <i>mechaniciens</i> being pent up in their + closets and ateliers, and very little gaiety pervades the + promenades. Some parts of the town are sufficiently + picturesque; the overhanging roofs, for which it is + remarkable, are, however, too lofty to screen the pedestrian + from the rain, especially + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page363" name="page363"></a>[pg + 363]</span> if accompanied by a high wind, and form no shade + from the sun. The pavement of the streets is bad, and their + irregularity is a considerable drawback from the internal + appearance. The pavement of the inclined plane in the Hotel + de Ville, by which we gain the arduous ascent that conducts + to the Passport office, is a curiosity of its kind, and + perhaps unique. The city is tolerably well fenced in with + walls within walls, draw and suspension bridges, and gates; + while stakes and chains secure from surprise on the part of + the lake. The small canton of Geneva, though in the vicinity + of the Great Alpine chain and the mountains of the Jura, + includes no mountains. The name of the city and canton has + been traced by the etymologists to a Celtic origin; + <i>Gen</i>, a sally-port or exit, and <i>av</i>, a river, + probably because the Rhone here leaves the Leman lake. The + eagle on the escutcheon of the city arms indicates its having + been an <i>imperial</i> city; and it is believed the key was + an adjunct of Pope Martin V., in the year 1418. The motto on + the scroll, "Ex tenebris lux," appears to have existed + anterior to the <i>light</i> of the Reformation. The number + of inhabitants may now be estimated at about 22,000; but it + appears, by a census in 1789, to have been 26,148. In this + moral city, it is computed that every twelfth birth is + illegitimate. The number of people engaged in clock and + watch-making and jewellery, may be safely rated at 3,000. In + years favourable to these staple manufactures 75,000 ounces + of gold are employed, which is almost equally divided between + watches and jewellery. The daily supply of silver is about + 134 ounces. Pearls form an article of considerable value in + the jewellery, and have been rated at no less a sum that + 1,200 francs daily. 70,000 watches are annually made, only + one-twelfth of which are in silver. More than fifty distinct + branches are comprised in the various departments, and each + workman, on the average, earns about three shillings + a-day.—<i>Mr. John Murray's Tour</i>. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + HANDEL. + </h3> + <p> + Some folks eat two or three times as much as others—for + instance, our incomparable and inspired composer, Handel, + required uncommonly large and frequent supplies of food. + Among other stories told of this great musician, it is said + that whenever he dined <i>alone</i> at a tavern, he always + ordered "dinner for <i>three</i>;" and on receiving an answer + to his question—"Is de tinner retty?"—"As soon as + the company come."—He said, <i>con strepito</i>, "Den + pring up te Tinner <i>prestissimo</i>, I am de gombany." + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + BAD WRITING. + </h3> + <p> + <i>From one of Dr. Parr's Letters</i>. + </p> + <p> + His letters put me in mind of tumult and anarchy; there is + sedition in every sentence; syllable has no longer any + confidence in syllable, but dissolves its connexion as + preferring an alliance with the succeeding word. A page of + his epistle looks like the floor of a garden-house, covered + with old, crooked nails, which have just been released from a + century's durance in a brick wall. I cannot cast my eyes on + his character without being religious. This is the only good + effect I have derived from his writings; he brings into my + mind the resurrection, and paints the tumultuous + resuscitation of awakened men with a pencil of masterly + confusion. I am fully convinced of one thing, either that he + or his pen is intoxicated when he writes to me, for his + letters seem to have borrowed the reel of wine, and stagger + from one corner of the sheet to the other. They remind me of + Lord Chatham's administration, lying together heads and + points in one truckle-bed. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + WINE AND WATER. + </h3> + <p> + The same quantity of wine diluted intoxicates sooner than the + same quantity drank in the same time <i>without</i> dilution; + the wine being applied to a larger surface of the stomach, + acts with proportionably greater quickness—though wine + <i>diluted</i> sooner <i>intoxicates</i>, its effects are + sooner over.—<i>Dr. Kitchiner</i>. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + NEW SOUTH WALES. + </h3> + <p> + Of the total population of New South Wales, which, in round + numbers, may be taken at 40,000, the Free Emigrants + </p> + <pre> + amount only to about ............ 7,000 + Native Children ................. 5,000 + Emancipated Convicts............. 8,000 + Convicts in Servitude .......... 20,000 + ______ + 40,000 +</pre> + <hr /> + <h3> + OMEN. + </h3> + <p> + As Cooke, the solicitor-general, was beginning to open the + pleadings at the trial of Charles I, the king gently tapped + him on the shoulder with his cane, crying "Hold, hold!" At + the same moment the silver head of the cane fell off, and + rolled on the floor. + </p> + <hr /> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page364" name="page364"></a>[pg + 364]</span> + </p> + <h3> + COTTAGE GARDENS. + </h3> + <p> + The comforts and benefits to be derived from a well + cultivated garden, by a poor man's family, are almost beyond + calculation. What a resource for hours after work, or when + trade is dull, and regular work scarce! What a contrast and + counteraction is the healthy, manly, employment which a + cottage garden affords, to the close, impure, unwholesome + air, the beastliness and obscenity, the waste of time, the + destruction of morals, the loss of character, money, and + health, which are the inmates of too many common + ale-houses!—<i>Gardener's Mag</i>. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + PAINTING. + </h3> + <p> + Painting, were the use of it universal, would be a powerful + means of instruction to children and the lower orders; and + were all the fine surfaces, which are now plain, and + absolutely wasted, enriched with the labours of the art, if + they once began to appear, they would accumulate rapidly; and + were the ornamented edifices open to all, as freely as they + ought to be, a wide field of new and agreeable study would + offer itself. A person, who thoroughly understood the + well-chosen subjects, and was qualified to explain them to a + stranger, could not be devoid of knowledge, nor could his + mind want food for constant contemplation. The sense of + beauty has hitherto been little cultivated in Great Britain; + but it certainly exists, and shows itself principally in + laying out gardens and pleasure-grounds with unrivalled + skill.—<i>Edin. Review</i>. + </p> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + Spirit of Discovery. + </h2> + <hr /> + <center> + <i>Hydrophobia</i>. + </center> + <p> + In the <i>New Monthly Magazine</i> for October, 1826, is the + following statement of the efficacy of the guaco for the cure + of the bite of a mad dog, published by the gentleman who + first made use of the plant in South America, as an antidote + to that scourge of human nature, hydrophobia; his words are, + "I shall simply state, that during my residence in South + America, I had frequent opportunities of witnessing the + direful effects of hydrophobia, without having in any one + case that came under my care been successful in its cure by + the usual modes prescribed in Europe. It fortunately occurred + to me, that the guaco, so celebrated for curing the bite or + sting of all venomous snakes, might prove equally efficacious + in hydrophobic cases. How far my idea was correct that an + analogy existed between the virus of a serpent and that of a + rabid dog, I leave to others to determine; but such was my + opinion, and I acted upon it in all subsequent cases with + complete success." + </p> + <p> + We understand the same gentleman has received from South + America two plants which he was in the habit of prescribing + for insanity and pulmonary consumption, with the happiest + effects; and as it is his intention to give them an immediate + trial, should they be found to answer in Europe, as in South + America, of which he has not the least doubt, the discovery + may be considered as of the first consequence in medicine. + </p> + <center> + <i>Mutton Hams</i>. + </center> + <p> + The <i>Journal Des Reconnaissances Useless</i> gives the + following method of curing legs of mutton like ham:—It + is necessary that the mutton should be very fat. Two ounces + of raw sugar must be mixed with an ounce of common salt and + half a spoonful of saltpetre. The meat is to be rubbed well + with this, and then placed in a tureen. It must be beaten and + turned twice a day during three consecutive days; and the + scum which comes from the meat having been taken off, it is + to be wiped, and again rubbed with the mixture. The next day + it should be again beaten, and the two operations ought to be + repeated alternately during ten days, care being taken to + turn the meat each time. It must be then exposed to the smoke + for ten days. These hams are generally eaten cold. + </p> + <center> + <i>Potato Chestnuts</i>. + </center> + <p> + A mode has been adopted to prepare potatoes as food, which + has at least one advantage—that of economy. The + potatoes are roasted in a kiln or oven, and are thus + prevented from sprouting, (which injures their quality so + much at this season of the year,) and are thus preserved for + some time in a fit state for consumption. They are better for + being again heated before they are used, and though it is to + be regretted that persons should be reduced to such food, yet + they are cheaper and more wholesome than the bread usually + given in times of scarcity to the poorer classes. + </p> + <center> + <i>New Pyrometer</i>. + </center> + <p> + A new air-thermometer has been invented by M. Pouillet, for + the purpose of measuring degrees of heat in very high + temperatures; an object hitherto of very difficult + attainment. By means of this instrument it has been + ascertained, that the heat of melted silver is 1677°; of + a melted mixture of one part gold and three parts silver, + 1803°; and of melted pure gold 2096°. + </p> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page365" name="page365"></a>[pg + 365]</span> + </p> + <center> + <i>To Destroy Slugs</i>. + </center> + <p> + A correspondent of the <i>Gardener's Magazine</i> states, + that after in vain trying salt, lime, and dibbling holes for + preserving young cauliflowers and cabbages from slugs, he + succeeded by spreading some well cut chaff round the plants + under hand glasses, and some round the outsides of the + glasses. The slugs in their attempt to reach the plant, find + themselves immediately enveloped in the chaff, which prevents + their moving, so that when he raised the glasses to give the + plants air, he found hundreds of disabled slugs round the + outside of the glasses, which he took away and destroyed. + </p> + <center> + <i>To make Kitchen Vegetables tender</i>. + </center> + <p> + When peas, French beans, &c. do not boil easily, it has + usually been imputed to the coolness of the season, or to the + rains. This popular notion is erroneous. The difficulty of + boiling them soft arises from an excess of gypsum imbibed + during their growth. To correct this, throw a small quantity + of subcarbonate of soda into the pot along with the + vegetables.—<i>From the French</i>. + </p> + <center> + <i>Beet Root Sugar</i> + </center> + <p> + Has now become an article of some practical magnitude in + French commerce; since the annual consumption is between + seven and eight million pounds. + </p> + <center> + <i>Silk Trade</i>. + </center> + <p> + It was lately mentioned by Mr. Huskisson, in the House of + Commons, as a proof of the flourishing state of our trade, + that British Bandanna handkerchiefs were in the course of + shipment to India. In addition to this fact, we can state of + our own knowledge that they are now exporting to France, in + no inconsiderable quantities, not merely as samples, but in + the regular course of trade.—<i>For. Quart. Rev.</i> + </p> + <center> + <i>Electricity</i>. + </center> + <p> + It is curious to take a retrospective view of the mode in + which the effects of the Leyden phial were announced to the + world, on their first discovery. The philosophers who first + experienced, in their own person, the shock attendant on the + transmission of an electric discharge, were so impressed with + wonder and with terror by this novel sensation, that they + wrote the most ridiculous and exaggerated account of their + feelings on the occasion. Muschenbrok states, that he + received so dreadful a concussion in his arms, shoulder, and + heart, that he lost his breath, and it was two days before he + could recover from its effects; he declared also, that he + should not be induced to take another shock for the whole + kingdom of France. Mr. Allemand reports, that the shock + deprived him of breath for some minutes, and afterwards + produced so acute a pain along his right arm, that he was + apprehensive it might be attended with serious consequences. + Mr. Winkler informs us, that it threw his whole body into + convulsions, and excited such a ferment in his blood, as + would have thrown him into a fever, but for the timely + employment of febrifuge remedies. He states, that at another + time it produced copious bleeding at the nose; the same + effect was produced also upon his lady, who was almost + rendered incapable of walking. The strange accounts naturally + excite the attention and wonder of all classes of people; the + learned and the vulgar were equally desirous of experiencing + so singular a sensation, and great numbers of half-taught + electricians wandered through every part of Europe to gratify + this universal curiosity. + </p> + <p> + It is on the nervous system that the most considerable action + of electricity is exerted. A strong charge passed through the + head, gave to Mr. Singer the sensation of a violent but + universal blow, and was followed by a transient loss of + memory and indistinctness of vision. If a charge be sent + through the head of a bird, its optic nerve is usually + injured or destroyed, and permanent blindness induced; and a + similar shock given to larger animals, produces a tremulous + state of the muscles, with general prostration of strength. + If a person who is standing receive a charge through the + spine, he loses his power over the muscles to such a degree, + that he either drops on his knees, or falls prostrate on the + ground; if the charge be sufficiently powerful, it will + produce immediate death, in consequence, probably, of the + sudden exhaustion of the whole energy of the nervous system. + Small animals, such as mice and sparrows, are instantly + killed by a shock from thirty square inches of glass. Van + Marum found that eels are irrecoverably deprived of life when + a shock is sent through their whole body; but when only a + part of the body is included in the circuit, the destruction + of irritability is confined to that individual part, while + the rest retains the power of motion. Different persons are + affected in very different degrees by electricity, according + to their peculiar constitutional susceptibility. Dr. Young + remarks, that a very minute tremor, communicated to the most + elastic parts of the body, in particular the chest, produces + an agitation of the nerves, which is not wholly unlike the + effect of a weak electricity. + </p> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page366" name="page366"></a>[pg + 366]</span> The bodies of animals killed by electricity, + rapidly undergo putrefaction, and the action of electricity + upon the flesh of animals is also found to accelerate this + process in a remarkable degree. The same effect has been + observed in the bodies of persons destroyed by lightning. It + is also a well-established fact, that the blood does not + coagulate after death from this cause. + </p> + <center> + <i>Transplanting Shrubs in full Growth</i>. + </center> + <p> + Dig a narrow trench round the plant, leaving its roots in the + middle in an isolated ball of earth; fill the trench with + plaster of Paris, which will become hard in a few minutes, + and form a case to the ball and plant, which may be lifted + and removed any where at pleasure.—<i>French Paper</i>. + </p> + <center> + <i>Freezing Mixture</i>. + </center> + <p> + A cheap and powerful freezing mixture may be made by + pulverizing Glauber's salts finely, and placing it level at + the bottom of a glass vessel. Equal parts of sal ammoniac and + nitre are then to be finely powdered, and mixed together, and + subsequently added to the Glauber's salts, stirring the + powders well together; after which adding water sufficient to + dissolve the salts, a degree of cold will be produced, + frequently below Zero of Fahrenheit. But Mr. Walker states, + that nitrate of ammonia, phosphate of soda, and diluted + nitric acid, will on the instant produce a reduction of + temperature amounting to 80 degrees. It is desirable to + reduce the temperature of the substances previously, if + convenient, by placing the vessels in water, with nitre + powder thrown in occasionally. + </p> + <center> + <i>Microscopic Examination of the Blood</i>. + </center> + <p> + By the aid of Tulley's achromatic microscope, and under + highly magnifying powers, it has recently been discovered + that the globules of the blood congeal into flat circular + bodies, and arrange themselves in rows, one body being placed + partly underneath another, and in like manner as a pile of + similar coins, when thrown gently down, would be found to + arrange themselves. This curious effect has been attributed + to the vitality yet remaining in the blood, during the act of + congealing. At any rate it is a most singular fact, for + although we might naturally conceive that the flattened + circular plates would place themselves in juxtaposition, yet + we never could have supposed that they would have partly + slipped underneath each other. In order to make this very + curious experiment, it is necessary that the blood, as + freshly drawn, be slightly and thinly smeared over the + surface of a slip of crown, or window glass, and be covered + with a very thin slip of Bohemian plate glass; and thus some + slight inequalities in the thickness of the layer of blood + between them will be produced, and which are necessary to + succeed in producing the very curious appearances + abovementioned.—<i>Gilt's Repository</i>. + </p> + <center> + <i>To make the Liqueur Curaçoa</i>. + </center> + <p> + Put into a large bottle, nearly filled with alcohol, at + thirty-four degrees of Baumé (or thirty-six) the peels + of six fine Portugal oranges, which are smooth skinned, and + let them infuse for fifteen days. At the end of this time, + put into a large stone or glass vessel, 11 ounces of brandy + at eighteen degrees, 4-1/2 ounces of white sugar, and 4-1/2 + ounces of river water. When the sugar is dissolved, add a + sufficient quantity of the above infusion of orange peels, to + give it a predominant flavour; and aromatise with 3 grammes + of fine cinnamon, and as much mace, both well bruised. + Lastly, throw into the liqueur 31 grammes (1 ounce) of Brazil + wood, in powder. Leave the whole in infusion ten days, being + stirred three or four times a day. At the end of this time + taste the liqueur; and if it be too strong and sweet, add + more water to it; if too weak, add alcohol, at 30 degrees; + and if it be not sweet enough, put syrup to it. Give it + colour with caramel when you would tinge it.—<i>From + the French</i>. + </p> + <center> + <i>Subterraneous Growth of Potatoes</i>. + </center> + <p> + A mixture of two parts Danube sand, and one part common + earth, was laid in a layer an inch thick, in one corner of my + cellar; and, in April, thirty-two yellow potatoes with their + skins placed upon its surface. They threw out stalks on all + sides; and, at the end of the following November, more than a + quarter of a bushel of the best potatoes were gathered, about + a tenth part of which were about the size of apples—the + rest as large as nuts. The skin was very thin; the pulp + farinaceous, white, and of a good taste. No attention was + given to the potatoes during the time they remained on the + sand, and they grew without the influence of the sun or + light. This trial may be advantageously applied in fortified + places, hospitals, houses of correction, and, in general, in + all places where cellars or subterraneous places occur, being + neither too cold nor too moist; and where it is important to + procure a cheap, but abundant nourishment for many + individuals.—<i>From the French</i>. + </p> + <hr class="full" /> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page367" name="page367"></a>[pg + 367]</span> + </p> + <h2> + Retrospective Gleanings. + </h2> + <hr /> + <h3> + CHILTERN HUNDREDS. + </h3> + <p> + The three Hundreds of Desborough, Stoke, and Burnham, in + Bucks, are called the "Chiltern Hundreds," and take their + name from the Chalk Hills which run through Bucks and the + neighbouring counties. The property of these Hundreds + remaining in the Crown, a Steward is appointed at a salary of + 20<i>s</i>. and all fees, which nominal office is accepted by + any Member of Parliament who wishes to vacate his seat. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + PEG TANKARDS. + </h3> + <p> + At Braintree and Booking, in Essex, when topers partake of a + pot of ale, it is divided into three parts or draughts, the + first of which is called <i>neckum</i>, the second + <i>sinkum</i>, and the third <i>swankum</i>. In Bailey's + Dictionary, <i>swank</i> is said to be "that remainder of + liquor at the bottom of a tankard, pot, or cup, which is just + sufficient for one draught, which it is not accounted good + manners to divide with the left-hand man, and according to + the quantity is called either a large or little swank." + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + CHIMNEYS. + </h3> + <p> + Has the precise period been ascertained when chimneys upon + the present mode were first constructed in England? It was + apparently not sooner than Henry the Eighth's time; for + Leland, when he visited Bolton Castle, in Yorkshire, seems to + have been greatly surprised by the novelty and ingenuity of + the contrivance. "One thing (says he) I much notyd in the + haull of Bolton, how chimneys was conveyed by tunnills made + in the sydds of the waulls, betwixt the lights; and by this + meanes is the smoke of the harthe wonder strangely convayed." + </p> + <p> + The front of St. John's Hospital at Lichfield, presents one + of the most curious ancient specimens extant of this part of + our early domestic architecture. This building was erected + 1495, but it is possible that the remarkable chimneys may + have been subsequently added. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + OLD LONDON. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <p> + In a collection of Epigrams written by Thomas Freeman, of + Gloucestershire, and published in 1014, is the following, + entitled "London's Progresse:"— + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "Why, how nowe, Babell, whither wilt thou build? + </p> + <p class="i2"> + I see old Holbourne, Charing Crosse, the Strand, + </p> + <p> + Are going to St. Giles's in-the-field, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Saint Katerne, she takes Wapping by the hand, + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "And Hogsdon will to Hygate ere't be long, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + London has got a great way from the streame, + </p> + <p> + I thinke she means to go to Islington, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + To eate a dish of strawberries and creame. + </p> + <p> + The City's sure in progresse I surmise, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Or going to revell it in some disorder, + </p> + <p> + Without the Walls, without the Liberties, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Where she neede feare nor Mayor nor Recorder. + </p> + <p> + Well! say she do, 'twere pretty, yet 'tis pitty + </p> + <p class="i2"> + A Middlesex Bailiff should arrest the Citty." + </p> + </div> + </div> + <h4> + W.C.R.R. + </h4> + <hr /> + <h3> + AVVER. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <p> + The word "Avver" has doubtless the same origin as the German + word <i>"Hafer" "Haber"</i> which signifies in English, + <i>oat</i>. + </p> + <p> + In some parts of Germany a pap of oatmeal "Haferbrei" is very + common as breakfast of the lower classes. Of "Haferbrod" + oatbread, I only heard in 1816, when the other sorts of grain + were so very scarce in Germany. + </p> + <p> + <i>A German and Constant Reader of the Mirror</i>. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + THE HALCYON + </h3> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <p> + So often alluded to by the poets, is the bird called the King + Fisher. It was believed by the ancients that while the female + brooded over the eggs, the sea and weather remained calm and + unruffled; hence arose the expression of Halcyon days. + </p> + <h4> + R.N. + </h4> + <hr /> + <h3> + SIR ISAAC NEWTON. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <p> + Woolsthorp, Lincolnshire, a little village on the great north + road between Stamford and Grantham, is memorable as the + birthplace of that illustrious philosopher, Sir Isaac Newton. + The house in which he was born, is a kind of farmhouse, built + of stone, and is, or was lately standing. The learned Dr. + Stukely visited it in 1721, and was showed the inside of it + by the country people; in a letter to Dr. Mead on this + occasion, he says, "They led me up stairs, and showed me Sir + Isaac's study, where I suppose he studied when in the + country, in his younger days, as perhaps, when he visited his + mother from the university. I observed the shelves were of + his own making, being pieces of deal boxes, which probably he + sent his books and clothes down in upon these occasions." + </p> + <h4> + Halbert H. + </h4> + <hr class="full" /> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page368" name="page368"></a>[pg + 368]</span> + </p> + <h2> + The Gatherer. + </h2> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "A snapper-up of unconsidered trifles." + </p> + </div> + </div> + <h4> + SHAKSPEARE. + </h4> + <hr /> + <p> + When Dr. Johnson courted Mrs. Porter, whom he afterwards + married, he told her "that he was of mean extraction, that he + had no money; and that he had an uncle hanged!" The lady by + way of reducing herself, to an equality with the doctor, + replied, "that she had no more money than himself; and that, + though she had not a relation hanged, she had <i>fifty who + deserved hanging</i>." And thus was accomplished this very + curious amour. + </p> + <h4> + W.G.C. + </h4> + <hr /> + <p> + On the Dorchester road from Sturminster, is a public-house + called the "King's Stag," its sign displays a stag with a + gold collar around its neck, and underneath are the following + lines:— + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + When Julius Caesar landed here, + </p> + <p> + I was then a little deer; + </p> + <p> + When Julius Caesar reigned king, + </p> + <p> + Round my neck he put this ring; + </p> + <p> + Whoever shall me overtake, + </p> + <p> + Spare my life for Caesar's sake. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <h4> + Ruris. + </h4> + <hr /> + <p> + When Lord Norbury was applied to by a collector of one of the + local taxes for the amount of tax, his lordship said, he had + already paid it, and on looking to his file, discovered a + receipt, signed by the same collector who then applied for + it. The tax-man, confounded, apologized in the best manner he + could, stating his regret that he did not recollect it. "I + dare say," said my lord, "you are very sorry you did not + <i>re</i>-collect it." + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + IN KENSINGTON CHURCHYARD. + </h3> + <p> + "Here are deposited the remains of Mrs. Ann Floyer, the + beloved wife of Mr. Richard Floyer, of Thistle Grove, in this + parish, died on Thursday the 8th of May, 1823. + </p> + <p> + "<i>God hath chosen her as a pattern for the other + Angels</i>." + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + IN DUNDEE CHURCHYARD. + </h3> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "Here lies the body of John Watson, + </p> + <p> + Read not this with your hats on, + </p> + <p> + For why? He was the Provost of Dundee, + </p> + <p> + Hallelujah, hallelugee." + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"></div> + </div> + <hr /> + <h3> + NEW MEASURE. + </h3> + <p> + Shortly after the introduction of the New Weights and + Measures, an innkeeper in a market-town, not far from + Sudbury, in Suffolk, sent his ostler to a customer with a + quantity of liquor, which he delivered with the following + words:—"Marstur bid me tell ye <i>Sar</i>, as how 'tis + the New <i>Infarnal</i> Measure." + </p> + <hr /> + <p> + A farmer calling upon his landlord to pay his rent, + apologized for being late, by saying that his illness + prevented his attending earlier, and he did not know what his + disorder was. The gentleman told him it was "Influenza." + Returning home he was met by the schoolmaster of the village, + who inquired after his health, "I am very poorly," replied + the farmer, "my landlord tells me my complaint is <i>Humphry + Windsor</i>." + </p> + <hr /> + <p> + A witness on a trial being interrogated by Judge Willis, in a + manner not pleasing to him, turned to an acquaintance, and + told him in a half whisper, "he did not come there to be + queered by the old one." Willis heard him, and instantly + replied, in his own cant, "I am old 'tis true—and I'm + rum sometimes—and for once I'll be queer—and I + send you to quod." + </p> + <h4> + H.B.A. + </h4> + <hr /> + <p> + An exciseman whose remarks and answers were frequently rather + odd, riding at a quick pace upon a <i>blind</i> pony, was met + by a person who praised the animal much, "Yes," replied the + officer, "he is a very good one, only he <i>shies</i> at + every thing he <i>sees</i>." + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + SIR WALTER SCOTT'S NEW NOVEL + </h3> + <p> + A supplement published with the present Number, contains an + outline of of the Novel of Anne of Geierstein, OR THE MAID OF + THE MIST; With Unique Extracts, &c. + </p> + <hr /> + <p> + LIMBIRD'S EDITION OF THE<br /> + <i>Following Novels is already Published:</i> + </p> + <pre> + s. d. + Mackenzie's Man of Feeling 0 6 + Paul and Virginia 0 6 + The Castle of Otranto 0 6 + Almoran and Hamet 0 6 + Elizabeth, or the Exiles of Siberia 0 6 + The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne 0 6 + Rasselas 0 8 + The Old English Baron 0 8 + Nature and Art 0 8 + Goldsmith's Vicar of Wakefield 0 10 + Sicilian Romance 1 0 + The Man of the World 1 0 + A Simple Story 1 4 + Joseph Andrews 1 6 + Humphry Clinker 1 8 + The Romance of the Forest 1 8 + The Italian 2 0 + Zeluco, by Dr. Moore 2 6 + Edward, by Dr. Moore 2 6 + Roderick Random 2 6 + The Mysteries of Udolpho 3 6 + Peregrine Pickle 4 6 +</pre> + <hr class="full" /> + <p> + <i>Printed and Published by J. 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