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XIII, NO. 377.]</b> + </td> + <td align="center"> + <b>SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1829.</b> + </td> + <td align="right"> + <b>[PRICE 2d.</b> + </td> + </tr> + </table> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + Loch Goil Head + </h2> + <div class="figure" style="width: 100%;"> + <a href="images/377-1.png"><img width="100%" + src="images/377-1.png" alt="Loch Goil Head" /></a> + </div> + <h3> + AND RESIDENCE OF CAMPBELL, THE POET. + </h3> + <p> + The Engraving represents Loch Goil Head, a small village in + Argyleshire, as it name imports, at the end of Loch Goil. It + is an exquisite vignette, of Alpine sublimity, and is + rendered extremely interesting as the residence of Thomas + Campbell, Esq. author of the "Pleasures of Hope," &c. and + one of the most celebrated of British poets. His + <i>château</i>, or retreat, is represented on the left + of the Engraving, and its romantic position has probably + inspired many of the soul-stirring compositions of the + illustrious resident. + </p> + <p> + In this parish are the remains of Carrick Castle, which is + said to have been built by the Danes. It stands on a rock, + and was formerly surrounded + </p> + <p> + The steam-boat on the lake is an attractive object in such a + district as Loch Goil—by associating one of the boasted + triumphs of art with the stupendous grandeur of the sublime. + </p> + <hr /> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page434" name="page434"></a>[pg + 434]</span> + </p> + <h3> + HILLAH ON THE EUPHRATES. + </h3> + <p> + The town of Hillah lies in latitude 32 deg. 31 min. 18 sec.; + in longitude 12 min. 36 sec. west of Bagdad, and according to + Turkish authorities, was built in the fifth century of the + Hegira, in the district of the Euphrates, which the Arabs + call El-Ared-Babel. Lying on a part of the site of Babylon, + nothing was more likely than that it should be built out of a + few of the fragments of that great city. The town is + pleasantly situated amidst gardens and groves of date trees; + and spreads itself on both sides of the river, where it is + connected by a miserable wooden bridge, the timbers of which + are so rotten, that they tremble under the foot of the + passenger. The portion of the town, or as it is usually + called, the suburb, on the eastern bank, consists of one + principal street or bazaar, reaching from the small + defenceless gate by which it is entered from Bagdad, down to + the edge of the water; this is deemed the least considerable + part of Hillah. On the other side, the inhabitants, Jews, + Turks, and Arabs, are much thicker, and the streets and + bazaars more numerous. + </p> + <p> + From the great central bazaar, well filled with merchandize, + branch off in various directions minor ranges, amongst which + are found the fish and flesh markets. In the former are + several varieties, and some of enormous size, resembling the + barbel. The fish in question is from 4 to 5 feet long, and is + covered with very large, thick scales. The head is about + one-third part of the length of the fish. They are said to + eat coarse and dry, but are, nevertheless, a favourite food + with the inhabitants; and are caught in great quantities near + the town, and to a considerable distance above it. The flesh + market is sparingly served with meat, for when Sir Robert Ker + Porter visited the town, he states that the whole contents of + the market appeared to be no more than the dismembered + carcasses of two sheep, two goats, and the red, rough + filaments of a buffalo. This display was but scant provision + for a population of 7,000. The streets are narrow like those + of Bagdad; a necessary evil in Eastern climates, to exclude + the power of the sun; but they are even more noisome and + filthy. In like manner also, they are crowded, but not with + so many persons in gay attire. Here are to be seen groups of + dark, grim-looking, half-naked Arabs, sitting idly on the + sides of the streets, and so numerously, as scarcely to leave + room for a single horse to pass; and even a cavalcade in line + will not alarm them, so indifferent are they, even when + travellers are compelled, at some abrupt turn, almost to ride + over them. A few sombre garbed Israelites, and occasionally + the Turks, attendant on official duties of the Pashalic in + this part of the government, also mingle in the passing or + seated crowd; when the solemn, saturnine air of the latter, + with their flowing, gaudy apparel, forms a striking contrast + to the daring, dirty, independent air of the almost + ungarmented, swarthy Arab. + </p> + <p> + A few paces above the bridge, stands the palace of the + governor, and the citadel, which was built by order of Ali + Pasha. This imposing fortress, externally, is a handsome, + smooth-faced, demi-fortified specimen of modern Turkish + architecture, erected with ancient materials. Within is a + spacious court, partly shaded with date trees. The whole of + the town towards the desert is defended by a pretty deep + ditch, overlooked by a proportionate number of brick-built + towers (all the spoil of Babylon) flanking the intermediate + compartments of wall. In this rampart are three gates. + </p> + <p> + As far as the eye can reach, both up and down the river, the + banks are thickly shaded with groves of dates, displacing, it + should seem, the other species of trees, from which Isaiah + names this scene "the Brook or Valley of Willows," although + the humble races of that graceful tribe, in the osier, + &c. are yet the prolific offspring of its shores. + </p> + <h4> + G.L.S. + </h4> + <hr /> + <h3> + CURIOUS EXTRACTS FROM CURIOUS AUTHORS, FOR CURIOUS READERS. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <p> + Hollingshed, who was contemporary with Queen Elizabeth, + informs us, "there were very few chimneys (in England in his + time) even in the capital towns; the fire was laid to the + wall, and the smoke issued out at the roof, or door, or + window. The houses were wattled, and plastered over with + clay, and all the furniture and utensils were of wood. The + people slept on straw pallets, with a log of wood for a + pillow." + </p> + <p> + Cambrensis, Bishop of St. David's, says, "It was the common + vice of the English, from their first settlement in Britain, + to expose their children and relations to sale;" and it also + appears, "that the wife of Earl Godwin, who was sister to + Canute, the Danish King of England, made great gain by the + trade she made of buying up English youths and maids to sell + to Denmark." + </p> + <p> + Lord Bacon in his Apophthegms, says, + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page435" name="page435"></a>[pg + 435]</span> "Ethelwold, Bishop of Winchester, in a famine, + sold all the rich vessels and ornaments of the church, to + relieve the poor with bread; and said, 'There was no reason + that the dead temples of God should be sumptuously furnished, + and the living temples suffer penury.'" Ingulphus tells us, + "For want of parchment to draw the deeds upon, great estates + were frequently conveyed from one family to another, only by + the ceremony of a turf and a stone, delivered before + witnesses, and without any written agreement." Andrews, in + his History of Great Britain, says, "In France, A.D. 1147, + the great vassals emulated and even surpassed the sovereign + in pomp and cost of living." As an instance of the wild + liberality of the age, we are informed, that Henry the + "munificent" Count of Champagne, being applied to by a poor + gentleman for a portion to enable him to marry his two + daughters: his steward remonstrated to him, "that he had + given away every thing," "thou <i>liest</i>," said Henry, "I + have <i>thee</i> left;" so he delivered over the steward to + the petitioner, who put him into confinement until he gave + him 500 livres, a handsome sum in those days. + </p> + <p> + Bede tells us, "Archbishop Theodore, when (in the seventh + century) he gave lectures on medicine at Canterbury, + remonstrated against bleeding on the 4th day of the moon, + since at that period (he said) the light of the planet and + the tides of the ocean were on the increase." Yet Theodore + was, for his era, deeply learned. + </p> + <p> + William of Malmsbury says, "Very highly finished works in + gold and silver, were the produce even of our darkest ages. + The monks were the best artists. A jewel, now in the museum + at Oxford, undoubtedly made by command of, and worn by Alfred + the Great, is an existing witness of the height to which the + art was carried. Curious reliquaries, finely wrought and set + with precious stones, were usually styled throughout Europe, + Opera Anglica." + </p> + <p> + Howel tells us, "In the education of their children, the + Anglo-Saxons only sought to render them dauntless and apt for + the two most important occupations of their future + lives—war and the chase. It was a usual trial of a + child's courage, to place him on the sloping roof of a + building, and if, without screaming or terror, he held fast, + he was styled a <i>stout-herce</i>, or brave boy." + </p> + <p> + Fitz-Stephen says, "Thomas à Becket lived in such + splendour, that besides having silver bits to his horses, he + had such numerous guests at his banquets, that he was obliged + to have rooms covered with clean hay or straw, in winter, and + green boughs or rushes in summer, every day, lest his guests, + not finding seats at his tables, should soil their gay + clothes by sitting on the floor." He would pay five pounds + (equal nearly to fifty pounds of our money) for a single dish + of eels. Once riding through London with Henry, the King + seeing a wretched, shivering beggar, "It would be a good deed + (said he) to give that poor wretch a coat." "True, (said + Becket.) and you, sir, may let him have yours." "He shall + have <i>yours</i>" said Henry, and after a heavy scuffle, in + which they had nearly dismounted each other, Becket proved + the weakest, and his coat was allotted to the astonished + mendicant. + </p> + <p> + "When William the Conqueror was crowned at Westminster, the + people (says Andrews) within the Abbey shouted, on the crown + being placed on his head, the Normans without, thought the + noise a signal of revolt, and began to set fire to houses, + and massacre the populace, nor were they satisfied that all + was well until considerable mischief had been done." + </p> + <p> + "Dr. Henry, (says Sulivan) who has made a very full + collection of the facts mentioned by ancient authors, + concerning the provincial government of Britain, supposes its + annual revenue amounted to no less than two millions + sterling; a sum nearly as great as that which was derived + from Egypt, in the time of the father of Cleopatra. But this + calculation is built upon the authority of Lipsius. Nor are + there perhaps any accounts transmitted by historians, from + which the point can be accurately determined. The Britons + excelled in agriculture. They exported great quantities of + corn, for supplying the armies in other parts of the empire. + They had linen and woollen manufactures; as their mines of + lead and tin were inexhaustible. And further we know, that + Britain, in consequence of her supposed resources, was + sometimes reduced to such distress, by the demands of + government, as to be obliged to borrow money at an exorbitant + interest. In this trade, the best citizens of Rome were not + ashamed to engage; and, though prohibited by law, Seneca, + whose philosophy, it seems, was not incompatible with the + love of money, lent the Britons at one time above three + hundred and twenty thousand pounds." + </p> + <h4> + P.T.W. + </h4> + <hr /> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page436" name="page436"></a>[pg + 436]</span> + </p> + <h3> + HINTS ON DRINKING. + </h3> + <center> + <i>Abridged from Mr. Richards's Treatise on Nervous + Disorders.</i> + </center> + <p> + Without any intention of advocating the doctrine, or of + commending the reputed practice of the Pythagoreans, ancient + or modern, I must be allowed to reprobate the abuse of + fermented liquors. Although wine was invented, and its use + allowed "to make glad the heart of man," and although a + moderate and prudent indulgence in it can never excite + reprobation, or cause mischief, still the sin of drunkenness + is an extensive and a filthy evil. Not only does it + demoralize, debase, and finally destroy its unhappy victim, + but it renders him incapable of performing the ordinary + duties of his station; constituting him an object of disgust + to others, and of pitiable misery to himself. It is well to + talk of the Bacchanalian orgies of talented men, and to call + them hilarity and glee. The flashes of wit "that were wont to + set the table in a roar;" the brilliancy of genius, that + casts a charm even over folly and vice; the rank and fame of + the individual, no doubt, increased the fascination of his + failings; but however bright and wonderful may be the + coruscations of his talent, while under the influence of + wine, his frame is debilitated, tottering, and imbecile, when + the stimulus of the potation has subsided. + </p> + <p> + But I do not proscribe indiscriminately all stimulus. Those + whose occupations are laborious, and who are much exposed to + our variable climate, require an absolute stimulus, over and + above what they eat. Dr. Franklin advocated a contrary + doctrine, and inculcated the fact, that a twopenny loaf was + much better for a man than a quart of beer; and he adduces + the horse and other beasts of burthen as examples of the + inefficacy of the use of fermented liquors. But all this is + founded upon decidedly erroneous premises. To enable a + hard-working horse to go through his toil with spirit, he + must have corn, or some other article subject to + fermentation. Now, the horse, as well as many other animals, + have stomachs very capacious, and probably adapted to the + production of this fermentation. So that corn is, in fact, a + powerful fermented stimulus to the beast. + </p> + <p> + Let us then assume, that stimulus in a certain degree is + necessary to sustain the strength and invigorate the frame of + the toiling man; and the best proof of its good effect is the + comfort and energy which it imparts to its consumer; but if + this necessary stimulus be exceeded, then it is abused, and + every mouthful in addition becomes ultimately poisonous. The + first effect which is produced is upon the internal coat of + the stomach, as we may learn from the warmth which we feel. + The repetition increases the circulation of the blood, which + seems, as it were, to dance through the veins; the pulse + becomes quick and full, the eyes sparkle, and the imagination + is quickened; in short, the whole frame is excited, as is + evinced by every word, look, and action. If the affair end + here, well and good; but we will suppose that the potation + goes on, and very speedily a new effect is produced. The + brain, oppressed by the load of blood thrown up into it, and + irritated through its quick sympathy with the stomach; + oppressed, also, by the powerful pulsation of the larger + arteries about the head, becomes, in a degree, paralyzed. The + tongue moves with difficulty, and loses the power of distinct + articulation; the limbs become enfeebled and unsteady; the + mind is deranged, being either worked up into fury, or + reduced to ridiculous puerility, and if the stimulus be + pushed farther than this, absolute insensibility ensues. Such + is a brief view of the physical progress of a debauch; and it + is needless to point out the effect of all this mischief upon + the frame which is subjected to it.<a id="footnotetag1" + name="footnotetag1"></a><a href="#footnote1"><sup>1</sup></a> + </p> + <p> + Although we have thus seen that fermented liquors, if taken + to excess, become pernicious in their effect, we must not + condemn their <i>use</i>, because their <i>abuse</i> is bad. + Why should we act and feel as if this bountiful world, + brilliant in beauty and overflowing with blessings, was a + collection of steel traps and spring guns, set to catch the + body and shoot the soul? Is it not much better and wiser to + avail ourselves of the many blessings which Providence has + placed before us, than to set ourselves to work to detect + poison in our drink, and God knows what in our meat? It + savours of learning, doubtless, to do all this; but <i>cui + bono</i>? where is the <i>real</i> utility which it produces? + Our grandfathers and their progenitors were well convinced + that a good cup of "sherris-sack" comforted the heart, and + aided digestion; and why the same opinion should not govern + us, I must leave to the dieteticians to decide. + </p> + <p> + The moderate use of wine and of malt liquors is exceedingly + grateful to our feelings, and abundantly beneficial to our + constitution; but ardent spirits are found to be so + pernicious to most constitutions, and especially to those: of + the inhabitants <span class="pagenum"><a id="page437" + name="page437"></a>[pg 437]</span> of crowded towns and + cities, that, excepting under peculiar circumstances, it is + better to discard them altogether. A glass or two of good + wine can never do any harm; neither can a cup of good, + genuine, "humming ale." The chemists tell us that the London + ale is a horrid and narcotic compound; and so, in truth, by + far the largest portion of it is. But there are two or three + honest men in the metropolis, who sell genuine Kennet, + Nottingham, and Scotch ales, from whom it is very easy to + procure it quite pure. If, however, malt liquor does not + agree with the stomach, or what is the same thing, is + <i>supposed</i> not to agree, it is a very easy matter to + substitute wine for it. + </p> + <p> + A word or two, here, with regard to <i>genuine</i> ale. Half + of what is sold under the name of Scotch, Kennet, &c. is + manufactured at Bromley, or elsewhere, according to + prescriptions adapted to the peculiarities of each kind. + This, perhaps, is nothing very enormous; but the publicans + "<i>doctor</i>" their beer, after it has left the brewhouse, + in a manner that calls loudly for reprehension. Salt of + tartar, carbonate of soda, oil of vitriol, and green copperas + (sulphate of iron) are some of the articles in common use; + and knowing this to be the case, it is really a matter of + importance to know where good, pure beer is to be obtained. + The best Kennet ale is to be had at Sherwood's, in Vine + Street, Piccadilly, or at Chapman's, in Wardour Street; both + these dealers have it direct from Butler's, at Kennet, and a + very superior article it is. Nottingham ale may be procured + in casks at Sansom's, in Dean Street, Red Lion Square; and + the best Scotch ale in London, whether in draught or bottle, + is at Normington's, in Warren Street, Fitzroy Square. + </p> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + THE SELECTOR AND LITERARY NOTICES OF NEW WORKS + </h2> + <hr /> + <h3> + VIDOCQ + </h3> + <p> + [In our vol. xii. we gave a few extracts from vol. i. of the + <i>Memoirs of Vidocq</i>, the principal agent of the French + Police, until 1827; which extracts we have reason to know + were received with high <i>gout</i> by most of our readers. + The second and third volumes of these extraordinary + adventures have just appeared, and contain higher-coloured + depravities than their predecessors. Some of them, indeed, + might have been spared; but as a graphic illustration of the + petty thievery of Paris, the following extract bears great + merit:—] + </p> + <p> + I do not think that amongst the readers of these Memoirs one + will be found who, even by chance, has set foot at + Guillotin's. + </p> + <p> + "Eh! what?" some one will exclaim, "Guillotin!" + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Ce savant médecin + </p> + <p> + Que l'amour du prochain + </p> + <p> + Fit mourir de chagrin. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + "You are mistaken; we all know the celebrated doctor, who + ——;" but the Guillotin of whom I am speaking is + an unsophisticated adulterer of wines, whose establishment, + well known to the most degraded classes of robbers, is + situate opposite to the Cloaque Desnoyers, which the raff of + the Barriere call the drawing-room of la Courtille. A workman + may be honest to a certain extent, and venture in, <i>en + passant</i>, to papa Desnoyers's. If he be <i>awake</i>, and + keep his eye on the company, although a row should commence, + he may, by the aid of the gendarmes, escape with only a few + blows, and pay no one's scot but his own. At Guillotin's he + will not come off so well, particularly if his <i>toggery</i> + be over spruce, and his <i>pouch</i> has <i>chink</i> in it. + </p> + <p> + Picture to yourself, reader, a square room of considerable + magnitude, the walls of which, once white, have been + blackened by every species of exhalation. Such is, in all its + simple modesty, the aspect of a temple consecrated to the + worship of Bacchus and Terpsichore. At first, by a very + natural optical illusion, we are struck by the confined space + before us, but the eye, after a time, piercing through the + thick atmosphere of a thousand vapours which are most + inodorous, the extent becomes visible by details which escape + in the first chaotic glimpse. It is the moment of creation, + all is bright, the fog disappears, becomes peopled, is + animated, forms appear, they move, they are agitated, they + are no illusory shadows; but, on the contrary, essentially + material, which cross and recross at every moment. What + beatitudes! what joyous life! Never, even for the Epicureans, + were so many felicities assembled together. Those who like to + wallow in filth, can find it here to their heart's content; + many seated at tables, on which, without ever being wiped + away, are renewed a hundred times a day the most disgusting + libations, close in a square space reserved for what they + call the dancers. At the further end of this infected cave + there is, supported by four worm-eaten pillars, a sort of + alcove, constructed from broken-up ship timber, which is + graced by the appearance of two + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page438" name="page438"></a>[pg + 438]</span> or three rags of old tapestry. It is on this + chicken coop that the music is perched: two clarinets, a + hurdy-gurdy, a cracked trumpet, and a grumbling + bassoon—five instruments whose harmonious movements are + regulated by the crutch of Monsieur Double-Croche, a lame + dwarf, who is called the leader of the orchestra. Here all is + in harmony—the faces, costumes, the food that is + prepared; a general appearance is scouted. There is no closet + in which walking-sticks, umbrellas, and cloaks are deposited; + the women have their hair all in confusion like a poodle dog, + and the kerchief perched on the top of the head, or in a knot + tied in front with the corners in a rosette, or if you prefer + it, a cockade, which threatens the eye in the same manner as + those of the country mules. As for the men, it is a waistcoat + with a cap and falling collar, if they have a shirt, which is + the regulated costume; breeches are not insisted on; the + supreme bon ton would be an artilleryman's cap, the frock of + an hussar, the pantaloon of a lancer, the boots of a + guardsman, in fact the cast-off attire of three or four + regiments, or the wardrobe of a field of battle. The ladies + adore the cavalry, and have a decided taste for the dress of + the whole army; but nothing so much pleases them as + mustachios, and a broad red cap adorned with leather of the + same colour. + </p> + <p> + In this assembly, a beaver hat, unless napless and brimless, + would be very rare; no one ever remembers to have seen a coat + there, and should any one dare to present himself in a great + coat, unless <i>a family man</i>, he would be sure to depart + skirtless, or only in his waistcoat. In vain would he ask + pardon for those flaps which had offended the eyes of the + noble assembly; too happy would he be if, after having been + bandied and knocked about with the utmost unanimity as a + greenhorn, only one skirt should be left in the hands of + these youthful beauties, who, in the fervour of gaiety, + rather roar out than sing. + </p> + <p> + Desnoyers's is the Cadran bleu de la Canaille, (the resort of + the lower orders;) but before stepping over the threshold of + the cabaret of Guillotin, even the canaille themselves look + twice, as in this repository are only to be seen prostitutes + with their bullies, pick-pockets and thieves of all classes, + some <i>prigs</i> of the lowest grade, and many of those + nocturnal marauders who divide their existence into two + parts, consecrating it to the duties of theft and riot. It + may be supposed that slang is the only language of this + delightful society: it is generally in French, but so + perverted from its primitive signification, that there is not + a member of the distinguished "company of forty" who can + flatter himself with a full knowledge of it, and yet the + "dons of Guillotin's" have their purists; those who assert + that slang took its rise in the East, and without thinking + for a moment of disputing their talent as Orientalists, they + take that title to themselves without any ceremony; as also + that of Argonauts, when they have completed their studies + under the direction of the galley sergeants, in working, in + the port of Toulon, the dormant navigation on board a vessel + in dock. If notes were pleasing to me, I could here seize the + opportunity of making some very learned remarks. I should, + perhaps, go into a profound disquisition, but I am about to + paint the paradise of these bacchanalians; the colours are + prepared—let us finish the picture. + </p> + <p> + If they drink at Guillotin's they eat also, and the mysteries + of the kitchen of this place of delights are well worthy of + being known. The little father Guillotin has no butcher, but + he has a purveyor; and in his brass stewpans, the verdigris + of which never poisons, the dead horse is transformed into + beef a-la-mode; the thighs of the dead dogs found in Rue + Guénegaud become legs of mutton from the salt-marshes; + and the magic of a piquant sauce gives to the <i>staggering + bob</i> (dead born veal) of the cow-feeder the appetizing + look of that of Pontoise. We are told that the cheer in + winter is excellent, when the rot prevails; and if ever + (during M. Delaveau's administration) bread were scarce in + summer during the "massacre of the innocents," mutton was to + be had here at a very cheap rate. In this country of + metamorphoses the hare never had the right of citizenship; it + was compelled to yield to the rabbit, and the + rabbit—how happy the rats are! + </p> + <hr /> + <p> + Father Guillotin consumed generally more oil than cotton, but + I can, nevertheless, affirm, that, in my time, some banquets + have been spread at his cabaret, which, subtracting the + liquids, could not have cost more at the café Riche, + or at Grignon's. I remember six individuals, named + Driancourt, Vilattes, Pitroux, and three others, who found + means to spend 166 francs there in one night. In fact, each + of them had with him his favourite <i>bella</i>. The citizen + no doubt pretty well fleeced them, but they did not complain, + and that quarter of an hour which Rabelais had so much + difficulty in passing, caused them no trouble; they paid like + grandees, without forgetting the waiter. I apprehended them + whilst they were paying the bill, which they had not even + taken the trouble of examining. Thieves + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page439" name="page439"></a>[pg + 439]</span> are generous when they are caught "i' the vein." + They had just committed many considerable robberies, which + they are now repenting in the bagnes of France. + </p> + <p> + It can scarcely be believed that in the centre of + civilization, there can exist a den so hideous as the cave of + Guillotin; it must be seen, as I have seen it, to be + believed. Men and women all smoked as they danced, the pipe + passed from mouth to mouth, and the most refined gallantry + that could be offered to the nymphs who came to this + rendezvous, to display their graces in the postures and + attitudes of the indecent Chahut, was, to offer them the + <i>pruneau</i>, that is, the quid of tobacco, submitted or + not, according to the degree of familiarity, to the test of a + previous mastication. The peace-officers and inspectors were + characters too greatly distinguished to appear amongst such + an assemblage, they kept themselves most scrupulously aloof, + to avoid so repugnant a contact; I myself was much disgusted + with it, but at the same time was persuaded, that to discover + and apprehend malefactors it would not do to wait until they + should come and throw themselves into my arms; I therefore + determined to seek them out, and that my searches might not + be fruitless, I endeavoured to find out their haunts, and + then, like a fisherman who has found a preserve, I cast my + line out with a certainty of a bite. I did not lose my time + in searching for a needle in a bottle of hay, as the saying + is; when we lack water, it is useless to go to the source of + a dried-up stream and wait for a shower of rain; but to quit + all metaphor, and speak plainly—the spy who really + means to ferret out the robbers, ought, as much as possible, + to dwell amongst them, that he may grasp at every opportunity + which presents itself of drawing down upon their heads the + sentence of the laws. Upon this principle I acted, and this + caused my recruits to say that I made men robbers; I + certainly have, in this way, made a vast many, particularly + on my first connexion with the police. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + CONSUMPTION OF EUROPEAN MANUFACTURES. + </h3> + <center> + <i>From the Memoirs of General Miller</i>. + </center> + <center> + <i>Second Edition</i>. + </center> + <p> + The aboriginal inhabitants of Peru are gradually beginning to + experience the benefit which has been conferred upon them, by + the repeal of ancient oppressive laws. In the districts that + produce gold, their exertions will be redoubled, for they now + work for themselves. They can obtain this precious metal by + merely scratching the earth, and, although the collection of + each individual may be small, the aggregate quantity thus + obtained will be far from inconsiderable. As the aborigines + attain comparative wealth, they will acquire a taste for the + minor comforts of life. The consumption of European + manufactures will be increased to an incalculable degree, and + the effect upon the general commerce of the world will be + sensibly perceived. It is for the first and most active + manufacturing country in Christendom to take a proper + advantage of the opening thus afforded. Already, in those + countries, British manufactures employ double the tonnage, + and perhaps exceed twenty times the value, of the + importations from all other foreign nations put together. The + wines and tasteful bagatelles of France, and the flour and + household furniture of the United States, will bear no + comparison in value to the cottons of Manchester, the linens + of Glasgow, the broadcloths of Leeds, or the hardware of + Birmingham. All this is proved by the great proportion of + precious metals sent to England, as compared with the + remittances to other nations. The very watches sent by + Messrs. Roskell and Co. of Liverpool, would out-balance the + exports of some of the <i>nations</i> which trade to South + America. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + SOUTH AMERICAN MANNERS. + </h3> + <p> + Whether it be the romantic novelty of many places in South + America, the salubrity of the climate, the free unrestrained + intercourse of the more polished classes, or whether there be + some undefinable charm in that state of society which has not + passed beyond a certain point of civilization, certain it is + that few foreigners have resided for any length of time in + Chile, Peru, or in the principal towns of the Pampas, without + feeling an ardent desire to revisit them. In this number + might be named several European naval officers who have + served in the Pacific, and who nave expressed these + sentiments, although they move in the very highest circles of + England and France. Countries which have not reached the + utmost pitch of refinement have their peculiar attractions, + as well as the most highly polished nations; but, to the + casual resident, the former offers many advantages + unattainable in Europe. The virtue of hospitality, exiled by + luxury and refinement, exhibits itself in the New World under + such noble and endearing forms as would almost tempt the + philosopher, as well as the weary traveller, to dread the + approach of the factitious civilization that would banish it. + </p> + <hr class="full" /> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page440" name="page440"></a>[pg + 440]</span> + </p> + <h2> + The Labyrinth, at Versailles. + </h2> + <div class="figure" style="width: 100%;"> + <a href="images/377-2.png"><img width="100%" + src="images/377-2.png" alt="The Labyrinth, at Versailles." /> + </a> + </div> + <p> + This charming labyrinth is attached to <i>Le Petit + Trianon</i> at Versailles. The palace and its gardens were + formed under the reign of Louis XV., who was there when he + was attacked by the contagious disease of which he died. + Louis XVI. gave it to his queen, who took great delight in + the spot, and had the gardens laid out in the English style. + The <i>château</i>, or palace, is situated at one of + the extremities of the park of the Grand Trianon, and forms a + pavilion, about seventy-two feet square. It consists of a + ground floor and two stories, decorated with fluted + Corinthian columns and pilasters crowned by a balustrade. The + gardens are delightful: here is a temple of love; there an + artificial rock from which water rushes into a lake; there a + picturesque wooden bridge, a rural hamlet, grottoes, cottages + embowered in groves of trees, diversified with statues and + seats—and above all, the fascinating MAZE, the plan of + which is represented in the Engraving. + </p> + <p> + Versailles, its magnificent palace and gardens, are + altogether fraught with melancholy associations. When we last + saw them, the grounds and buildings presented a sorry picture + of neglect and decay. The mimic lakes and ponds were green + and slimy, the grottoes and shell-work crumbling away, the + fountains still, and the cascades dry. But the latter are + exhibited on certain days during the summer, when the gardens + are thronged with gay Parisians. The most interesting object + however, is, the orange-tree planted by Francis I. in 1421, + which is in full health and bearing: alas! we halted beside + it, and thought of the wonderful revolutions and uprootings + that France had suffered since this tree was planted. + </p> + <p> + In <i>Le Petit Trianon</i> and its grounds the interesting + Queen Marie Antoinette passed many happy hours of seclusion; + and would that her retreat had been confined to the + <i>maze</i> of Nature, rather than she had been engaged in + the political intrigues which exposed her to the fury of a + revolutionary mob. In the palace we were shown the chamber of + Marie Antoinette, where the ruffians stabbed through the + covering of the bed, the queen having previously escaped from + this room to the king's chamber; and, as if to keep up the + folly of the splendid ruin, a gilder was renovating the room + of the ill-starred queen. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + RECENT BALLOON ASCENT. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>To the Editor of the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <p> + I trust you will pardon my feeble attempt last week, and I + wish you had been in the car with us, to have witnessed the + magnificent scene, and the difficulty of describing it. At + our ascent we rose, in a few seconds, 600 feet; and instantly + a flood of light and beautiful scenery burst forth. Picture + to yourself the Thames with its shipping; Greenwich with its + stately Hospital and Park; Blackwall, Blackheath, Peckham, + Camberwell, Dulwich, Norwood, St. Paul's, the Tower of + London, &c. and the surrounding country, all brought + immediately into your view, all apparently receding, and lit + up into magnificence by the beams of a brilliant evening sun, + (twenty-seven minutes past seven,) and then say who can + portray or describe the scene, I say I cannot. + </p> + <h4> + P.T.W. + </h4> + <hr class="full" /> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page441" name="page441"></a>[pg + 441]</span> + </p> + <h2> + THE NATURALIST. + </h2> + <hr /> + <h3> + BEES. + </h3> + <p> + The faculty, or instinct of bees is sometimes at fault, for + we often hear of their adopting the strangest and most + unsuitable tenements for the construction of cells. A + hussar's cap, so suspended from a moderate sized branch of a + tree, as to be agitated by slight winds, was found filled + with bees and comb. An old coat, that had been thrown over + the decayed trunk of a tree and forgotten, was filled with + comb and bees. Any thing, in short, either near the + habitations of man, or in the forests, will serve the bees + for a shelter to their combs. + </p> + <p> + The average number of a hive, or swarm, is from fifteen to + twenty thousand bees. Nineteen thousand four hundred and + ninety-nine are neuters or working bees, five hundred are + drones, and the remaining <i>one</i> is the queen or mother! + Every living thing, from man down to an ephemeral insect, + pursues the bee to its destruction for the sake of the honey + that is deposited in its cell, or secreted in its honey-bag. + To obtain that which the bee is carrying to its hive, + numerous birds and insects are on the watch, and an + incredible number of bees fall victims, in consequence, to + their enemies. Independently of this, there are the changes + in the weather, such as high winds, sudden showers, hot + sunshine; and then there is the liability to fall into + rivers, besides a hundred other dangers to which bees are + exposed. + </p> + <p> + When a queen bee ceases to animate the hive, the bees are + conscious of her loss; after searching for her through the + hive, for a day or more, they examine the royal cells, which + are of a peculiar construction and reversed in position, + hanging vertically, with the mouth underneath. If no eggs or + larvae are to be found in these cells, they then + <i>enlarge</i> several of those cells, which are appropriated + to the eggs of neuters, and in which <i>queen eggs have been + deposited</i>. They soon attach a royal cell to the enlarged + surface, and the queen bee, enabled now to grow, protrudes + itself by degrees into the royal cell, and comes out + perfectly formed, to the great pleasure of the bees. + </p> + <p> + The bee seeks only its own gratification in procuring honey + and in regulating its household, and as, according to the old + proverb, what is one man's meat is another's poison, it + sometimes carries honey to its cell, which is prejudicial to + us. Dr. Barton in the fifth volume, of the "American + Philosophical Transactions," speaks of several plants that + yield a poisonous syrup, of which the bees partake without + injury, but which has been fatal to man. He has enumerated + some of these plants, which ought to be destroyed wherever + they are seen, namely, dwarf-laurel, great laurel, kalmia + latifolia, broad-leaved moorwort, Pennsylvania + mountain-laurel, wild honeysuckle (the bees, cannot get much + of this,) and the stramonium or Jamestown-weed. + </p> + <p> + A young bee can be readily distinguished from an old one, by + the greyish coloured down that covers it, and which it loses + by the wear and tear of hard labour; and if the bee be not + destroyed before the season is over, this down entirely + disappears, and the groundwork of the insect is seen, white + or black. On a close examination, very few of these black or + aged bees, will be seen at the opening of the spring, as, not + having the stamina of those that are younger, they perish + from inability to encounter the vicissitudes of + winter.—<i>American Farmer's Manual</i>. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + THE ELM. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>To the Editor of the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <p> + I shall be obliged to any of your correspondents who can + inform me from whence came the term <i>witch-elm</i>, a name + given to a species of elm tree, to distinguish it from the + common elm. Some people have conjectured that it was a + corruption of <i>white elm</i>, and so called from the + silvery whiteness of its leaves when the sun shines upon + them; but this is hardly probable, as Sir F. Bacon in his + "<i>Silva Silvarum</i>, or Natural History, in Ten + Centuries," speaks of it under the name of <i>weech-elm</i>. + </p> + <h4> + H.B.A. + </h4> + <hr /> + <h3> + CROP OF BIRDS. + </h3> + <p> + Besides the stomach, most birds have a membranous sac, + capable of considerable distension; it is usually called a + crop, (by the scientific <i>Ingluvies</i>,) into which the + food first descends after being swallowed. This bag is very + conspicuous in the granivorous tribes immediately after + eating. Its chief use seems to be to soften the food before + it is admitted into the gizzard. In <i>young fowls</i> it + becomes sometimes preternaturally distended, while the bird + pines for want of nourishment. This is produced by something + in the crop, such as straw, or other obstructing matter, + which prevents the descent of the food into the gizzard. In + such a case, a longitudinal incision may + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page442" name="page442"></a>[pg + 442]</span> be made in the crop, its contents removed, and, + the incision being sewed up, the fowl will, in general, do + well. + </p> + <p> + Another curious fact relative to this subject was stated by + Mr. Brookes, when lecturing on birds at the <i>Zoological + Society</i>, May 1827. He had an eagle, which was at liberty + in his garden; happening to lay two dead rats, which had been + poisoned, under a pewter basin, to which the eagle could have + access, but who nevertheless did not see him place the rats + under it, he was surprised to see, some time afterwards, the + crop of the bird considerably distended; and finding the rats + abstracted from beneath the basin, he concluded that the + eagle had devoured them. Fearing the consequences, he lost no + time in opening the crop, took out the rats, and sewed up the + incision; the eagle did well and is now alive. A proof this + of the acuteness of smell in the eagle, and also of the + facility and safety with which, even in grown birds, the + operation of opening the crop may be + performed.—<i>Jennings's Ornithologia</i>. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + HATCHING. + </h3> + <p> + The following singular fact was first brought into public + notice by Mr. Yarrel; and will be found in his papers in the + second volume of the <i>Zoological Journal</i>. The fact + alluded to is, that there is attached to the upper mandible + of all young birds about to be hatched a <i>horny + appendage</i>, by which they are enabled more effectually to + make perforations in the shell, and contribute to their own + liberation. This sharp prominence, to use the words of Mr. + Yarrel, becomes opposed to the shell at various points, in a + line extending throughout its whole circumference, about one + third below the larger end of the egg; and a series of + perforations more or less numerous are thus effected by the + increasing strength of the chick, weakening the shell in a + direction opposed to the muscular power of the bird; it is + thus ultimately enabled, by its own efforts, to break the + walls of its prison. In the common fowl, this horny appendage + falls off in a day or two after the chick is hatched; in the + pigeon it sometimes remains on the beak ten or twelve days; + this arises, doubtless, from the young pigeons being fed by + the parent bird for some time after their being hatched; and + thus there is no occasion for the young using the beak for + picking up its food.—<i>Ibid</i>. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + MAN.—A FRAGMENT. + </h3> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i8"> + Man is a monster, + </p> + <p> + The fool of passion and the slave of sin. + </p> + <p> + No laws can curb him when the will consents + </p> + <p> + To an unlawful deed. + </p> + <p> + CYMBELINE. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS + </h2> + <hr /> + <h3> + THE CHOSEN ONE. + </h3> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "Here's a long line of beauties—see! + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Ay, and as varied as they're many— + </p> + <p> + Say, can I guess the one would be + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Your choice among them all—if any?" + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "I doubt it,—for I hold as dust + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Charms many praise beyond all measure— + </p> + <p> + While gems they treat as lightly, <i>must</i> + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Combine to form my chosen treasure." + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "Will this do?"—"No;—that hair of gold, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + That brow of snow, that eye of splendour, + </p> + <p> + Cannot redeem the mien so cold, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + The air so stiff, so quite <i>un-tender</i>." + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "This then?"—"Far worse! <i>Can</i> lips like + these + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Thus smile as though they asked the kiss?— + </p> + <p> + Thinks she that e'en such eyes can please, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Beaming—there is no word—like <i>this?</i>" + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "Look on that singer at the harp, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Of her you cannot speak thus—ah, no!" + </p> + <p> + —"Her! why she's <i>formed</i> of flat and + sharp— + </p> + <p class="i2"> + I doubt not she's a fine soprano!" + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "The next?"—"What, she who lowers her eyes + </p> + <p class="i2"> + From sheer mock-modesty—so pert, + </p> + <p> + So doubtful-mannered?—I despise + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Her, and all like her—she's a <i>Flirt!</i> + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "And this is why my spleen's above + </p> + <p class="i2"> + The power of words;—'tis that they can + </p> + <p> + Make the vile semblance be to Love + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Just what the Monkey is to Man! + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "But yonder I, methinks, can trace + </p> + <p class="i2"> + One <i>very</i> different from these— + </p> + <p> + Her features speak—her form is Grace + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Completed by the touch of Ease! + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "That opening lip, that fine frank eye + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Breathe Nature's own true gaiety— + </p> + <p> + So sweet, so rare <i>when thus</i>, that I + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Gaze on't with joy, nay ecstacy! + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "For when <i>'tis</i> thus, you'll also see + </p> + <p class="i2"> + That eye still richer gifts express— + </p> + <p> + And on that lip there oft will be + </p> + <p class="i2"> + A sighing smile of tenderness! + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "Yes! here a matchless spirit dwells + </p> + <p class="i2"> + E'en for that lovely dwelling fit!— + </p> + <p> + I gaze on her—my bosom swells + </p> + <p class="i2"> + With feelings, thoughts,——oh! exquisite! + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "That such a being, noble, tender, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + So fair, so delicate, so dear, + </p> + <p> + Would let one love her, and <i>befriend</i> her!— + </p> + <p class="i2"> + —Ah, yes, <i>my</i> Chosen One is here!" + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + <i>London Magazine</i>. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + TRAVELLING ON THE CONTINENT. + </h3> + <p> + The man whom we have known to be surrounded by respect and + attachment at home, whose life is honourable and useful + within his proper sphere, we have seen with his family + drudging along continental roads, painfully disputing with + postilions in bad French, insulted by the menials of inns, + fretting his time and temper with the miserable creatures who + inflict their tedious ignorance under the name of guides, and + only happy in reaching any term to the journey which fashion + or family entreaty have forced upon him. We are willing, + however, to regard such instances as casual, and proving only + that <span class="pagenum"><a id="page443" + name="page443"></a>[pg 443]</span> travelling, like other + pleasures, has its alloys; but stationary residence abroad + brings with it other and more serious evils. To the animation + of a changing scene of travel, succeeds the tedious idleness + of a foreign town, with scanty resources of society, and yet + scantier of honourable or useful occupation. Here also we do + but describe what we have too frequently seen—the + English gentleman, who at home would have been improving his + estates, and aiding the public institutions of his country, + abandoned to utter insignificance; his mind and resources + running waste for want of employment, or, perchance, turned + to objects to which even idleness might reasonably be + preferred. We have seen such a man loitering along his idle + day in streets, promenades, or coffee-houses; or sometimes + squandering time and money at the gambling-table, a victim + because an idler. The objects of nature and art, which + originally interested him, cease altogether to do so. + </p> + <p> + We admit many exceptions to this picture; but we, + nevertheless, draw it as one which will be familiar to all, + who have been observers on the continent. One circumstance + must further be added to the outline; we mean, the detachment + from religious habits, which generally and naturally attends + such residence abroad. The means of public worship exist to + our countrymen but in few places; and there under + circumstances the least propitious to such duties. Days + speedily become all alike; or if Sunday be distinguished at + all, it is but as the day of the favourite opera, or most + splendid ballet of the week. We are not puritanically severe + in our notions, and we intend no reproach to the religious or + moral habits of other nations. We simply assert, that English + families removed from out of the sphere of those proper + duties, common to every people, and from all opportunities of + public worship or religious example, incur a risk which is + very serious in kind, especially to those still young and + unformed in character. + </p> + <p> + <i>Quarterly Review.</i> + </p> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + RETROSPECTIVE GLEANINGS + </h2> + <hr /> + <h3> + ANCIENT FARRIERY. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror</i>.) + </p> + <p> + The following curious verses are copied from an engraving + which the Farriers' Company have lately had taken from an old + painting of their pedigree, on vellum, at the George and + Vulture Tavern. + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + If suche may boast as by a subtile arte, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Canne without labour make excessive gayne, + </p> + <p> + And under name of Misterie imparte, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Unto the worlde the Crafie's but of their brayne. + </p> + <p> + How muche more doe their praise become men's themes + </p> + <p class="i2"> + That bothe by art and labour gett their meanes. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + And of all artes that worthe or praise doeth merite, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + To none the <i>Marshall Farrier's</i> will submitt, + </p> + <p> + That bothe by Physicks, arte, force, hands, and spiritt + </p> + <p class="i2"> + The Kinge and subject in peace and warre doe fitt, + </p> + <p> + Many of Tuball boast first Smythe that ever wrought, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + But <i>Farriers</i> more do, doe than Tuball ever taught. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Three things there are that <i>Marshalry</i> doe prove + </p> + <p class="i2"> + To be a Misterie exceeding farre, + </p> + <p> + Those wilie Crafte's that many men doe love. + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Is unfitt for peace and more unaptt for warre, + </p> + <p> + For Honor, Anncestrie, and for Utilitie, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + <i>Farriers</i> may boast their artes habilitie, + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + For Honor, view, this anncient + Pedigree<a id="footnotetag2" + name="footnotetag2"></a><a href="#footnote2"><sup>2</sup></a> + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Of Noble Howses, that did beare the name + </p> + <p> + Of <i>Farriers</i>, and were <i>Earles</i>; as you may + see, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + That used the arte and did supporte the same, + </p> + <p> + And to perpetuall honour of the Crafte, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Castells they buylt and to succession left. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + For anncestrie of tyme oh! who canne tell + </p> + <p class="i2"> + The first beginning of so old a trade, + </p> + <p> + For Horses were before the Deluge fell, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And cures, and shoes, before that tyme were made, + </p> + <p> + We need not presse tyme farther then it beares, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + A Company have <i>Farriers</i> beene 300 Yeres!! + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + And in this <i>Cittie London</i> have remayned + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Called by the name of <i>Marshall Farriers</i>, + </p> + <p> + Which title of Kinge Edward the Third was gaynde, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + For service done unto him in his warres, + </p> + <p> + A <i>Maister</i> and two <i>Wardens</i> in skill expert, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + The trade to rule and give men their desert. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + And for utilitie that cannot be denied, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + That many are the Proffitts that arise + </p> + <p> + To all men by the <i>Farriers</i> arte beside. + </p> + <p class="i2"> + To them they are tied, by their necessities, + </p> + <p> + From the Kinge's steede unto the ploweman's cart, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + All stande in neede of <i>Farriers</i> skillfull arte. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + In peace at hande the <i>Farriers</i> must be hadde, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + For lanncing, healinge, bleedinge, and for shooeinge, + </p> + <p> + In Warres abroade of hym they wille be gladd + </p> + <p class="i2"> + To cure the wounded Horsse, still he is douinge, + </p> + <p> + In peace or warre abroade, or ellse at home, + </p> + <p> + To Kinge and Countrie that some good may come. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Loe! thus you heare the <i>Farriers</i> endelesss praise, + </p> + <p> + God grant it last as many yeres as it hath lasted Daies. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + Anno Dni 1612. + </p> + <h4> + G.W. + </h4> + <hr /> + <h3> + CURIOUS SCRAPS. + </h3> + <p> + We read of a beautiful table, "wherein Saturn was of copper, + Jupiter of gold, Mars of iron, and the Sun of silver, the + eyes were charmed, and the mind instructed by beholding the + circles. The Zodiac and all its signs formed with wonderful + art, of metals and precious stones." + </p> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page444" name="page444"></a>[pg + 444]</span> Was not this an imperfect orrery? + </p> + <p> + In 1283, say the annals of Dunstable, "We sold our slave by + birth, William Pike, with all his family, and received one + mark from the buyer." Men must have been cheaper than horses. + </p> + <p> + In 1340, gunpowder and guns were first invented by Swartz, a + monk of Cologne. In 1346, Edward III. had four pieces of + cannon, which contributed to gain him the battle of Cressy. + Bombs and mortars were invented about this time. + </p> + <p> + In 1386, the magnificent castle of Windsor was built by + Edward III. and his method of conducting the work may serve + as a specimen of the condition of the people in that age. + Instead of engaging workmen by contracts or wages, he + assessed every county in England to send him a certain number + of masons, tilers, and carpenters, as if he had been levying + an army. + </p> + <p> + In 1654, the air pump was invented by Otto Guericke, a + German. + </p> + <p> + 1406, B.C. Iron first discovered by burning the woods on + Mount Ida, in Greece. + </p> + <p> + 720, B.C. The first lunar eclipse on record. + </p> + <p> + Anaximander, the disciple of Thales, invented maps and + globes; born about 610 B.C. + </p> + <p> + 894, B.C. Gold and silver money first coined at Argos, in + Greece. + </p> + <p> + 274, A.D. Silk first imported from India. + </p> + <p> + 664, A.D. Glass first invented in England by O. Benalt, a + monk. + </p> + <p> + 1284, A.D. The Alphonsine Astronomical Tables constructed, + under the patronage of Alphonso X. of Laon and Castile. + </p> + <p> + 1337, A.D. The first comet described with astronomical + precision. + </p> + <p> + The first diving bell we read of was a very large kettle + suspended by ropes with the mouth downwards, and planks fixed + in the middle of its concavity. Two Greeks at Toledo in 1583, + made an experiment with it before Charles V. They descended + in it with a lighted candle to a great depth. + </p> + <p> + The Odyssey was written upon the skin of a serpent. + </p> + <p> + Formerly pennies were marked with a double cross and crease, + so that it might easily be broken into two or four parts. + </p> + <h4> + HALBERT H. + </h4> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + THE SKETCH-BOOK + </h2> + <hr /> + <h3> + SKETCH OF THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS. + </h3> + <center> + <i>By an officer engaged.</i> + </center> + <p> + The Leander, fitted for the flag of Rear-Admiral Milne, was + at Spithead, in June, 1816, when Lord Exmouth arrived with a + squadron from the Mediterranean, where a dispute had arisen + between the Dey of Algiers and his lordship, in consequence + of a massacre that took place at Bona, on the persons of + foreigners, then under the protection of the British flag. + </p> + <p> + When the particulars were made known to government, Lord + Exmouth was ordered to return to Algiers, and to demand, in + the name of the Prince Regent, instant reparation for the + insult offered to England. The squadron being still on the + war establishment, the crews were discharged, and another + expedition was ordered to be equipped with all possible + dispatch. The Leander instantly offered her services, and she + soon had the satisfaction to hear, that they were graciously + accepted, and never was greater joy expressed throughout her + crew, than when her Captain (Chetham) announced the + determination of the Admiralty, that she was to complete to + the war complement; an extra lieutenant (Monk) was appointed, + a rendezvous for volunteers opened on the Point at + Portsmouth, and in ten days she was ready for sea, with 480 + men on board. + </p> + <p> + The flag of Rear-Admiral Milne was hoisted, and the Leander + sailed for Plymouth, where she anchored in two days, and + joined part of the squadron intended for the same service: + the Queen Charlotte, bearing the flag of Lord Exmouth, soon + appeared, and on the 29th of July, the expedition sailed from + England with a fine easterly breeze. + </p> + <p> + The expedition arrived at Gibraltar in eleven days, when it + was joined by a Dutch squadron of five frigates and a + corvette, under the command of Vice-Admiral Von Capellan; + five gun-boats were fitted out and manned by the ships of the + line, and two transports were hired to attend with + ammunition, &c. All lumber and bulkheads, were landed at + the dock-yard; the ships were completed with water, and in + all points ready for sea by the 13th of August. The + Rear-Admiral shifted his flag into the Impregnable, and on + the 14th the combined expedition sailed for Algiers. The + Leander was ordered to take a transport in tow, and keep on + the Admiral's weather-beam, and the Dutchmen kept to windward + of all. We were met by an easterly wind two days after + leaving Gibraltar, and on the third day we were joined by the + Prometheus, from Algiers, whither she had been dispatched to + bring away the British Consul; the Dey, however, was apprized + of the expedition and detained him, as well as two boats' + crews of the Prometheus, but the Consul's wife and daughter + escaped, and got safely on board. + </p> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page445" name="page445"></a>[pg + 445]</span> The foul wind prevented the squadron making much + way, but the time was employed to advantage in constant + exercise at the guns, and the men were brought as near to + perfection as they could be; in handling them each man knew + his own duty, as well as that of the captain of the gun, + fireman, boarder, powder-man, rammer, &c. Each took his + turn to the several duties, and continued changing up to the + 27th. + </p> + <p> + The coast of Africa was seen on Monday, and as the day dawned + on Tuesday, the 27th, Algiers appeared about ten miles off. + The morning was beautifully fine, with a haze which foretold + the coming heat: as the morning advanced, the breeze failed + us, but at nine o'clock we had neared the town to within + about five miles; the long line of batteries were distinctly + seen, with the red flag flying in all directions, and the + masts of the shipping showed above the walls of the mole. The + Severn, with a flag of truce flying, was detached with the + terms of the Prince Regent, and this was a most anxious + period, for we were in the dark as to the feelings of the + Dey, whether the offered terms were such as he could + consistently accept, or that left him no alternative but + resistance. During this state of suspense, our people were, + as usual, exercised at the guns, the boats hoisted out, and + prepared for service by signal, and at noon we were ready for + action. + </p> + <p> + The ship's company were piped to dinner, and at one o'clock + the captain and officers sat down to theirs in the gun-room, + the principal dish of which was a substantial sea pie; wine + was pledged in a bumper to a successful attack, and a general + expression of hope for an unsuccessful negotiation. At this + time, the officer of the watch reported to the captain, that + the admiral had made the general telegraph "Are you ready?" + Chetham immediately directed that our answer "ready" should + be shown, and at the same moment the like signal was flying + at the mastheads of the entire squadron. The mess now broke + up, each individual of it quietly making arrangements with + the other in the event of accident, and we had scarcely + reached the deck, when the signal "to bear up" was out, the + commander in-chief leading the way, with a fine, steady + breeze blowing on the land. We ran in on the admiral's + larboard-beam, keeping within two cables' length of him; the + long guns were loaded with round and grape, the carronades + with grape only; our sail was reduced to the topsails, and + topgallant sails, the main-sail furled, and the boats dropped + astern in tow. The ships were now steering to their appointed + stations, and the gun-boats showing their eagerness, by a + crowd of sail, to get alongside the batteries. As we drew + towards the shore, the Algerines were observed loading their + guns, and a vast number of spectators were assembled on the + beach, idly gazing at the approach of the squadron, seemingly + quite unconscious of what was about to happen. Far different + were appearances at the mouth of the mole as it opened; the + row-boats, fully manned, were lying on their oars, quite + prepared for the attack, and we fully expected they would + attempt to board, should an opportunity offer; each boat had + a flag hanging over the stern. A frigate was moored across + the mouth of the mole, and a small brig was at anchor outside + of her. + </p> + <p> + At fifteen minutes before three P.M. the Queen Charlotte came + to an anchor by the stern, at the distance of sixty yards + from the beach, and, as was ascertained by measurement, + ninety yards from the muzzles of the guns of the mole + batteries, unmolested, and with all the quietude of a + friendly harbour; her flag flew at the main, and the colours + at the peak; her starboard broadside flanked the whole range + of batteries from the mole head to the lighthouse; her + topsail yards (as were those of the squadron,) remained + aloft, to be secure from fire, and the sails brought snugly + to the yards by head-lines previously fitted; the topgallant + sails and small sails only were furled, so that we had no man + unnecessarily exposed aloft. + </p> + <p> + The Leander, following the motions of the admiral, was + brought up with two anchors by the stern, let go on his + larboard beam, veered away, until she obtained a position + nearly a-head of him, then let go an anchor under foot, open + by this to a battery on the starboard side at the bottom of + the mole, and to the Fish-market battery on the larboard + side. At this moment Lord Exmouth was seen waving his hat on + the poop to the idlers on the beach to get out of the way, + then a loud cheer was heard, and the whole of the Queen + Charlotte's tremendous broadside was thrown into the + batteries abreast of her; this measure was promptly taken, as + the smoke of a gun was observed to issue from some part of + the enemy's works, so that the sound of the British guns was + heard almost in the same instant with that to which the smoke + belonged. The cheers of the Queen Charlotte were loudly + echoed by those of the Leander, and the contents of her + starboard broadside as quickly followed, carrying destruction + into the groups of row-boats; as the smoke opened, the + fragments of <span class="pagenum"><a id="page446" + name="page446"></a>[pg 446]</span> boats were seen floating, + their crews swimming and scrambling, as many as escaped the + shot, to the shore; another broadside annihilated them. The + enemy was not slack in returning this warm salute, for almost + before the shot escaped from <i>our</i> guns, a man standing + on the forecastle bits, hauling on the topsail buntlines, + received a musket bullet in his left arm, which broke the + bone, and commenced the labours in the cockpit. The action + became general as soon as the ships had occupied their + positions, and we were engaged with the batteries on either + side; so close were we, that the enemy were distinctly seen + loading their guns above us. After a few broadsides, we + brought our starboard broadside to bear on the Fish-market, + and our larboard side then looked to seaward. The + rocket-boats were now throwing rockets over our ships into + the mole, the effects of which, were occasionally seen on the + shipping on our larboard bow. The Dutch flag was to be seen + flying at the fore of the Dutch Admiral, who, with his + squadron, were engaging the batteries to the eastward of the + mole. The fresh breeze which brought us in was gradually + driven away by the cannonade, and the smoke of our guns so + hung about us, that we were obliged to wait until it cleared; + for the men took deliberate and certain aims, training their + guns until they were fully satisfied of their precision. But + our enemies gave us no reason to suppose that they were idle; + so great was the havoc which they made amongst us, that the + surgeon in his report stated, that sixty-five men were + brought to him wounded after the first and second broadsides. + </p> + <p> + About four o'clock, a boat, with an officer, came with orders + from the admiral to cease firing, as an attempt to destroy + the Algerine frigates was about to be made. Accordingly three + boats pushed into the mole, running the gantlet in gallant + style; they boarded the outermost frigate, which was found + deserted by her crew; and in a few minutes she was in a + blaze; in doing this the boats' crews suffered severely. The + smoke of our last broadside had scarcely left us, when the + Algerines renewed their fire of musketry upon our decks, + fortunately the men were lying down by the guns, and the + officers alone were marks for them, but one midshipman was + their only victim at this time. The masts began to suffer in + all parts, splinters were falling from them, and shreds of + canvass from the sails came down upon us in great quantities; + traces, bowlines, and other running gear, suffered equally; + the shrouds, fore and aft, got cut up so quickly, that the + rigging men attempted in vain to knot them, and were at last + forced to leave the rigging to its fate. + </p> + <p> + When the boats returned, we recommenced our fire with renewed + vigour; occasionally a flag-staff was knocked down, a fact + which was always announced with a cheer, each captain of a + gun believing himself to be the faithful marksman. The + Algerine squadron now began, as it were, to follow the + motions of the outer frigate; the rockets had taken effect, + and they all burned merrily together. A hot shot, about this + time, struck a powder-box, on which was sitting the + powder-boy, he, poor fellow, was blown up, and another near + him was dreadfully scorched. + </p> + <p> + Through the intervals of smoke, the sad devastation in the + enemy's works was made visible; the whole of the mole head, + near the Queen Charlotte, was a ruin, and the guns were + consequently silenced; but we were not so fortunate with the + Fish-market; the guns there still annoyed us, and ours seemed + to make no impression. A battery in the upper angle of the + town was also untouched, and we were so much under it, that + the shot actually came through our decks, without touching + the bulwarks, and we could not elevate our guns sufficiently + to check them. + </p> + <p> + As the sun was setting behind the town, the whole of the + shipping in the mole were in flames; their cables burned + through, left them at the mercy of every breeze: the + outermost frigate threatened the Queen Charlotte with a + similar fate, but a breeze sent her clear on towards the + Leander; a most intense heat came from her, and we expected + every moment to be in contact; the flames were burning with + great power at the mast heads, and the loose fire was flying + about in such a way that there seemed little chance of our + escaping, but we checked her progress towards us, by firing + into her, and in the act of hauling out, we were rejoiced to + see a welcome sea-breeze alter the direction of the flames + aloft, the same breeze soon reached her hull, and we had the + satisfaction in a few minutes to see her touch the shore to + which she belonged. + </p> + <p> + The guns were now so much heated by the incessant fire kept + up, that we were forced to reduce the cartridges nearly + one-half, as well as to wait their cooling before reloading; + the men, too, were so reduced at some guns, that they + required the assistance of the others to work them; the + aftermost gun on the gangway had only two men left untouched, + Between seven and eight o'clock, the fire of the + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page447" name="page447"></a>[pg + 447]</span> enemy's guns had sensibly diminished, and their + people were running in crowds from the demolished works to + the great gate of the city; they were distinctly seen in all + their movements by the light of their burning navy and + arsenal. The battery in the upper angle of the town, which, + was too high to fire upon, kept up a galling fire, and + another further to the eastward was still at work. To bring + our broadside to bear upon it, a hawser was run out to the + Severn, on our larboard bow, the ship was swung to the proper + bearing, and we soon checked them. At 45 minutes past nine, + the squadron began to haul out, some making sail, and taking + advantage of a light air off the land, while others were + towing and warping: the only sail which we had fit to set, + was the main-topmast staysail, and this was of too stout + canvass to feel the breeze; the boats of our own ship were + unable to move her, after a kedge anchor, which was run out + to the length of the stream-cable, had come home; thus we + were left, dependant either on a breeze or the assistance of + the squadron. An officer was sent to tell the admiral our + situation, but the boat was sunk from under the crew, who + were picked up by another; a second boat was more successful, + and the admiral ordered all the boats he could collect to our + assistance. At this time the Severn, near us, had caught the + breeze, and was moving steadily out; a hawser was made fast + to her mizen-chains secured to its bare end, which had just + sufficient length to reach the painter of the headmost boat, + towing; by this means the Leander's head was checked round, + and we had again the gratification to see her following the + others of the squadron. The small portion of our sails were + set to assist our progress; but without the help of the + Severn there we should have remained; our mizen-topmast fell + into the maintop, shot through. When the Algerines saw us + retiring they returned to the guns which they had previously + abandoned, and again commenced a fire on the boats, which + made the water literally in a foam; this fire was returned by + our quarter guns, but with very little effect. As we left the + land, the breeze increased; the Severn cast off her tow, and + our boats returned on board: at 25 minutes past eleven we + fired our last gun, and the cannonade was succeeded by a + storm of thunder and lightning. At midnight we anchored + within three miles of the scene of action; the report of a + gun on shore was still heard at intervals, but all was soon + quiet, except the shipping in the mole, which continued to + burn, keeping all around brilliantly illuminated. We now + attempted to furl sails, but the men were so thoroughly + stiffened by the short period of inaction since the firing + had ceased, that they stuck almost powerless to the yards; + after great exertion, the gaskets were somehow passed round + the yards, and the labours of the day ended; grog was served + out, and the hammocks piped down, but few had the inclination + to hang them up. + </p> + <p> + Soon after daylight we mustered at quarters, and found that + 16 officers and men were killed, and 120 wounded; the three + lower masts badly wounded, every spar wounded, except the + spanker-boom; the shrouds cut in all parts, leaving the masts + unsupported, which would have fallen had there been the least + motion; the running gear entirely cut to pieces; the boats + <i>all</i> shot through; the bulwarks riddled with grape and + musketry; 96 round-shot in the starboard side, some of them + between wind and water; the guns were all uninjured to any + extent, and remained, the only part of the Leander, + efficient. + </p> + <p> + The ship's company were again at work, clearing decks, + unbending sails, and making every preparation to renew the + action; but at noon we had the satisfaction to hear that the + Dey had accepted the terms which were offered him the day + before; at the same time that this information was conveyed + to the squadron, a general order was issued to offer up + "public thanksgiving to Almighty God for the signal victory + obtained by the arms of England."—<i>United Service + Journal</i>. + </p> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + THE GATHERER. + </h2> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "A snapper-up of unconsidered trifles." + </p> + <p> + SHAKSPEARE. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <hr /> + <h3> + THE RANZ DES VACHES. + </h3> + <p> + The Kurieholen, or Ranz des Vaches, the celebrated national + air of the Swiss, does not consist in articulated sounds, nor + is it accompanied by words; but is a simple melody formed by + a kind of guttural intonation very closely resembling the + tones of a flute. Two of these voices at a short distance + produce the most pleasing effect, the echoes of the + surrounding rocks reverberating the music till it seems like + enchantment; but sometimes the illusion is dissipated by the + appearance of the singers, in the persons of two old women, + returning from their labour in a neighbouring valley. + </p> + <h4> + INA. + </h4> + <hr /> + <h3> + NAPOLEON. + </h3> + <p> + During a tour through France shortly before Bonaparte's + accession to the throne <span class="pagenum"><a id="page448" + name="page448"></a>[pg 448]</span> he received the addresses + of the Priests and Prefects, who vied with each other in the + grossness and impiety of their adulation. The Prefect of the + Pas de Calais seems to have borne away the palm from all his + brethren. On Napoleon's entrance into his department, he + addressed him in the following manner:—"Tranquil with + respect to our fate, we know that to ensure the happiness and + glory of France, to render to all people the freedom of + commerce and the seas, to humble the audacious destroyers of + the repose of the universe, and to fix, at length, peace upon + the earth, God created Bonaparte, and rested from his + labour!" + </p> + <h4> + INA. + </h4> + <hr /> + <h3> + APOSTLES. + </h3> + <p> + In the diplomatic language of Charles I.'s time, were + marginal notes, generally in the king's hand, written on the + margin of state papers. The word, in somewhat a similar + sense, had its origin in the canon law. There are many + instances of apostles by Charles I. in Archbishop Laud's + Diary + </p> + <h4> + JAMES SILVESTER. + </h4> + <hr /> + <p> + When Voltaire was at Berlin, he wrote this epigram on his + patron and host the king of Prussia:— + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "King, author, philosopher, hero, musician, + </p> + <p> + Freemason, economist, bard, politician, + </p> + <p> + How had Europe rejoiced if a <i>Christian</i> he'd been, + </p> + <p> + If a man, how he then had enraptured his queen." + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + For this effort of wit, Voltaire was paid with thirty lashes + on his bare back, administered by the king's + sergeant-at-arms, and was compelled to sign the following + curious receipt for the same:— + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "Received from the righthand of Conrad + </p> + <p> + Backoffner, thirty lashes on my bare + </p> + <p> + back, being in full for an epigram on + </p> + <p> + Frederick the Third, King of Prussia." + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + I say received by me, VOLTAIRE. + </p> + <p> + <i>Vive le Roi</i>! + </p> + <hr /> + <p> + The church at Gondhurst, in Kent, is a fine old building, and + remarkable for several reasons; one of which is, that + thirty-nine different parishes may be distinctly seen from + it, and in clear weather the sea, off Hastings, a distance of + twenty-seven miles and a half. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + SPECULATION. + </h3> + <p> + Sir William Adams, afterwards Sir William Rawson, which name + he took in consequence of some property he succeeded to by + right of his wife, was one of the victims of the South + American mining mania. 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