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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at <a href = "https://www.gutenberg.org">www.gutenberg.org</a></pre> +<p>Title: The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 284, November 24, 1827</p> +<p>Author: Various</p> +<p>Release Date: March 2, 2004 [eBook #11407]</p> +<p>Language: English</p> +<p>Character set encoding: iso-8859-1</p> +<p>***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION, VOL. 10, ISSUE 284, NOVEMBER 24, 1827***</p> +<br /> +<br /> +<center><b>E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Chew-Hung Lee, David Garcia,<br /> + and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team</b></center> +<br /> +<br /> + <hr class="full" /> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page345" name="page345"></a>[pg + 345]</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. X, NO. 284.]</b> + </td> + <td align="center"> + <b>SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1827.</b> + </td> + <td align="right"> + <b>[PRICE 2d.</b> + </td> + </tr> + </table> + <hr class="full" /> + <h3> + NAVARINO AND THE ISLAND OF SPHAGIA. + </h3> + <div class="figure" style="width: 100%;"> + <a href="images/284-1.png"><img width="100%" + src="images/284-1.png" + alt="Navarino and the island of Sphagia." /></a> + </div> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page346" name="page346"></a>[pg + 346]</span> As our victories, though managed by the hand, are + achieved by the head, we feel little disposed to meddle with + what Burke calls "the mystery of murder," or "the present + perfection of gunnery, cannoneering, bombarding, and mining;" + and inveterate as may be the weapon of the goose-quill, we + trust our readers will not suspect us of any other policy + than that of pleasing them, the <i>ne plus ultra</i> of all + public servants. As our title implies, we are bound to + present or reflect in our pages certain illustrations of + popular topics, <i>veluti</i> IN SPECULUM; accordingly, we + hope the accompanying <i>View and Plan of the Bay of + Navarino</i> will be received in good season, <i>quod rerum + est omnium primum</i>. + </p> + <p> + Thus far, the political or present interest attached to + Navarino: with the recent event which has raised, or we may + say resuscitated such interest, our readers have doubtless + become familiar, and leaving the ephemeral glory to the + <i>Sun</i> of all newspapers, and meaner "chronicles of the + times," we shall proceed to the sober duty of describing the + Bay of Navarino, as, it will be seen, a place of some + interest in the annals of ancient as well as of modern + warfare. + </p> + <p> + With our usual <i>literary honesty</i>, (we trust a + characteristic of our whole conduct,) we have to acknowledge + our obligations to the "Travels" of M. Pouqueville for the + preceding view. "The port of Navarino, certainly one of the + finest in the world," says Sir William Gell, in his + interesting <i>Journey in the Morea</i>, "is formed by a deep + indenture in the Morea, shut in by a long island, anciently + called Sphacteria, famous for the defeat and capture of the + Spartans, in the Peloponnesian war, and yet exhibiting the + vestige of walls, which may have served as their last refuge. + This island has been separated into three or four parts by + the violence of the waves, so that boats might pass from the + open sea into the port in calm weather, by means of the + channel so formed. On one of the portions is the tomb of a + Turkish saint, or santon; and near the centre of the port is + another very small island, or rock." The modern name of the + island is <i>Sphagia</i>. + </p> + <p> + Navarino, called by the Turks <i>Avarin</i>, and the Greeks + <i>Neo-Castron</i>, is the Pylos of the ancients, and the + supposed birthplace of the venerable Nestor—standing + upon a promontory at the foot of Mount Temathia, and + overlooking the vast harbour of the same name as the town. It + is surrounded only by a wall without a ditch; the height + commanding the city is a little hexagonal, defended by five + towers at the external angles, which, with the walls, were + built by the Turks in 1572, but were never repaired till + after the war with the Russians in 1770; the Turks having + previously taken it from the Venetians in 1499. At the gate + of the fortress is a miserable Greek village; and the walls + of the castle itself are in a dismantled condition. + </p> + <p> + "The town within the wall," says Sir W. Gell, "is like all + those in this part of the world, encumbered with the fallen + ruins of former habitations. These have been generally + constructed by the Turks, since the expulsion of the + Venetians; for it appears, that till the long continued habit + of possession had induced the Mahometans to live upon and + cultivate their estates in the country, and the power of the + Venetian republic had been consumed by a protracted peace, a + law was enforced which compelled every Turk to have a + habitation in some one of the fortresses of the country. But + the habitatations," says our traveller, "present generally an + indiscriminate mass of ruins; they were originally erected in + haste, and being often cemented with mud instead of mortar, + the rains of autumn, penetrating between the outer and inner + faces of the walls, swell the earth, and soon effect the ruin + of the whole"—it must be confessed, but sorry + structures for the <i>triple</i> fires of an enemy. Sir + William, on his visit, found the commandant in a state of + misery not exceeded by the lot of his meanest + fellow-citizens, except that his robes were somewhat in + better condition. He received him "very kindly in a dirty + unfurnished apartment," into which he "climbed by a tottering + ladder from a court strewed with ruins;" here he gave him + "coffee," after which he took his leave. What would a first + lord of the Admiralty say to such a reception? and it must + have been somewhat uncourtly to our traveller. + </p> + <p> + The soil about Navarino is of a red colour, and is remarkable + for the production of an infinite quantity of squills, which + are used in medicine. The rocks, which show themselves in + every direction through a scanty but rich soil, are + limestone, and present a general appearance of + unproductiveness round the castle of Navarino; and the + absence of trees is ill compensated by the profusion of sage, + brooms, cistus, and other shrubs which start from the + innumerable cavities of the limestone. + </p> + <p> + The remains of Navarino Vecchio, or ancient Navarino, consist + in a fort or castle of mean construction, covering the summit + of a hill sloping quickly to the south, but falling in abrupt + precipices to the north and east. The town was built + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page347" name="page347"></a>[pg + 347]</span> on the southern declivity, and was surrounded by + a wall, which, allowing for the natural irregularities of the + soil, represented a triangle, with the castle at the apex or + summit—a form observable in many of the ancient cities + of Greece. + </p> + <p> + The foundation of the walls throughout the whole circuit + remains entire; but the fortifications were never of any + consequence, though they present a picturesque group of + turrets and battlements from below, and must have been very + imposing from the sea,—an effect which those of the + modern city have recently failed to produce. From the top is + an extensive view over the island of Sphacteria, the port, + with the town of Navarino to the south, and a considerable + tract of the territory anciently called Messenia on the east, + with the conic hill, which, though some miles from the shore, + is used as a landmark to point out the entrance of the port. + Mr. Purdy, in his <i>New Sailing Directory for the + Mediterranean Sea</i>, says, "from the sea, a frigate might, + in two or three hours, batter down the walls (of Navarino); + the artillery of the place (in 1825) consisted of forty + pieces of cannon; the greater part in the fort, eight on the + battery at the entrance of the harbour, and a few in some of + the towers along the city." It should be added that the port + is said to be capable of containing 2,000 sail; and the + population of the town is about 3,000, the most of whom are + Turks. + </p> + <p> + To the curious <i>dilettanti</i> in dates, &c. (such as + our friend <i>P.T.W.</i> &c.) the following almost + coinciding circumstances may not prove + uninteresting:—The recent engagement took place on the + anniversary of the memorable battle of Salamis, 480 B.C. when + the invading army of Xerxes was defeated by the Greeks; and + on which day Euripides, the Greek tragic poet, was born: + Nestor is said to have been born at Navarino, as we have + already mentioned: and, lastly, the attack, of which the + subjoined plan is illustrative, was made on the eve of the + anniversary of the glorious battle of Trafalgar, in which + victory the vice-admiral of Navarino, then captain of the + Orient, was engaged. + </p> + <div class="figure" style="width: 100%;"> + <a href="images/284-2.png"><img width="100%" + src="images/284-2.png" alt="Plan" /></a> + </div> + <center> + REFERENCES. + </center> + <p> + 1. The English Squadron.<br /> + 2. French Squadron.<br /> + 3. Russian Squadron.<br /> + 4. The combined Turko-Egyptian Fleet.<br /> + 5. The boat sent by the "Dartmouth" to one of the Turkish + Fire Ships, in which Lieutenant G.W.H.F. Fitzroy was + killed.<br /> + 6. and 7. Turkish Fire ships.<br /> + The other figures denote the depth of water in English + fathoms. + </p> + <hr /> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page348" name="page348"></a>[pg + 348]</span> + </p> + <h3> + SEASONABLE RELICS. + </h3> + <center> + PART OF AN ANCIENT SONG. + </center> + <p> + The following is part of an old song which I have faithfully + copied; it was, I am told, sung at Wakes in the north of + England, and also previous to Christmas: from the appearance, + little doubt is left as to its being of northern composition. + </p> + <p> + I have seen in former volumes of the MIRROR, specimens of two + ancient ballads, and as they are a curiosity, I have sent + mine as being, I think, equally so. There is an old ballad + which I have met with and purchased, entitled "The Outlandish + Knight," but it is certainly greatly altered, though the tale + is preserved. + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + This ean night, this ean night, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Every night and awle, + </p> + <p> + Fire and fleet,<a id="footnotetag1" + name="footnotetag1"></a><a href="#footnote1"><sup>1</sup></a> + and candle lyght, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And Chryst receyve thy sawle. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + When those from hence dost passe awaye, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Every night and awle, + </p> + <p> + To whinnye moore thou com'st at last, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And Chryste receyve thy sawle. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + If ever thou gav'st either hosen or shune, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Every night and awle, + </p> + <p> + Sit thee down and put them on, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And Chryst receyve thy sawle. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + But if hosen and shune thou never gav'st nean, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Every night and awle, + </p> + <p> + The whinnes shall prick thee to the bare beane, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And Chryst receyve thy sawle. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + From whynne moore then thou may'st passe, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Every night and awle, + </p> + <p> + To brigge of dread thou com'st at last, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And Christ receyve thy sawle. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + From brigge of dread that thou may'st passe, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Every night and awle, + </p> + <p> + To purgatory fire thou com'st at last, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And Chryst receyve thy sawle. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + If e'er thou gav'st either meate or drinke, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Every night and awle, + </p> + <p> + The fire shall never make thee shrynke, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And Chryst receyve thy sawle. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + But yf meate and drinke thou never gav'st neane, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Every night and awle, + </p> + <p> + The fire shall burn thee to the bare beane, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And Chryst receyve thy sawle. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + The next I give you is an extract from the Court Rolls of the + Borough of Hales Owen, of the + </p> + <h3> + <i>Custom of Bride Ale.</i> + </h3> + <p> + "A payne ys made that no person or persons that shall brewe + any weddyn ale to sell, shall not brewe aboue twelve stryke + of mault at the most, and that the said persons so marryed + shall not keep nor haue above eyght messe of persons at hys + dinner within the burrowe, and before hys brydall daye he + shall keep no unlawfull games in hys house nor out of hys + house on payne of 20<i>s</i>." + </p> + <p> + Besides "Bride Ale," there was the Church Ales, and Easter + Ales, Whitsuntide Ales, and a quantity of others which we + have no accounts of. I conclude this short notice with the + hope of soon supplying you with a fund of information against + Christmas. + </p> + <p> + W.H.H. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF HELEN. + </h3> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Princess Helen was born of an egg, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And scarcely ten years had gone by, + </p> + <p> + When Theseus beginning to beg, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Decoyed the young chicken to fly. + </p> + <p> + When Tyndarus heard the disaster, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + He crackled and thunder'd like Etna, + </p> + <p> + So out gallop'd Pollux and Castor, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And caught her a furlong from Gretna. + </p> + <p class="i4"> + Singing rattledum, Greek Romanorum, + </p> + <p class="i6"> + And hey classicality row. + </p> + <p class="i4"> + Singing birchery, floggera, borum, + </p> + <p class="i6"> + And folderol whack rowdy dow. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + The newspapers puffed her each day, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Till the princes of Greece came to woo her, + </p> + <p> + Then coaxing the rest to give way, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + She took Menalaus unto her, + </p> + <p> + So said they, "though we grieve to resign, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Yet if ever you're put to a shift, + </p> + <p> + Let your majesty drop us a line, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And we'll all of us lend you a lift. + </p> + <p class="i4"> + With our rattledum, &c." + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Menelaus was happy to win her. + </p> + <p class="i2"> + But she soon found a cure for his passion, + </p> + <p> + By hobbing or nobbing at dinner, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + With Paris, a Trojan of fashion. + </p> + <p> + This chap was a slyish young dog, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + The most jessamy fellow in life, + </p> + <p> + For he drank Menalaus' grog, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And d—me made off with his wife. + </p> + <p class="i4"> + Singing rattledum, &c. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + The princes were sent for, who swore + </p> + <p class="i2"> + They would punish this finikin boy; + </p> + <p> + So Achilles and two or three more, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Undertook the destruction of Troy. + </p> + <p> + But Achilles grew quite ungenteel, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And prevented their stirring a peg, + </p> + <p> + Till Paris let fly at his heel, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And he found himself laid by the leg. + </p> + <p class="i4"> + With his rattledum, &c. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + The Grecians demolish'd the city, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And then (as the poets have told) + </p> + <p> + Dame Helen might still be called pretty, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Though very near sixty years old. + </p> + <p> + Menelaus, when madam was found, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Took her snugly away in his chaise, + </p> + <p> + So Troy being burnt to the ground, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Why the story goes off with a blaze. + </p> + <p class="i4"> + And a rattledum, &c. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <hr /> + <h3> + HORSE-CHESTNUTS. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>To the Editor of the Mirror.</i>) + </p> + <p> + In a recent number there was a notice of the uses of the + <i>Esculus Hippocastaneus</i>, or horse chestnuts; but a very + important <span class="pagenum"><a id="page349" + name="page349"></a>[pg 349]</span> one was omitted, namely, + its substitution occasionally for Peruvian bark in cases of + intermittent fever. This disorder, known better by the name + of ague, had been formerly epidemic in Ireland, where the + humidity of the atmosphere is continually increased by the + exhalation of the lochs and bogs with which the country + abounds. In consequence, however, of the formation of the + Grand and Royal Canals, and the drainage of the waters in + their vicinity, the tendency to this disease was greatly + lessened; and about twenty years ago the disorder was so rare + in Dublin and the neighbourhood, that the medical students + often complained that they graduated without ever having an + opportunity of seeing in the hospitals a single case of this + once almost universal disorder. In consequence, however, of + the extreme wetness of one summer and autumn, agues again + resumed their ascendancy, and the hospitals and dispensaries + became crowded with intermittent patients, and all the bark + of the druggists and apothecaries was put into requisition; + but to the surprise and disappointment of all the medical + men, this infallible specific was altogether inert and + powerless, and after repeated trials and disappointments, it + was abandoned as useless. It was now a matter of importance + to ascertain the cause of this extraordinary failure, whether + it arose from the altered character of the complaint, or from + the deteriorated quality of the medicine; and it was found to + be the latter. In consequence of the long cessation of + intermittent fever, bark had been little used or called for, + and the stock had remained so long on hand, that it had + become effete and worthless. It was necessary then to try + some substitute. Quassia-wood, the acorus calamus, and other + bitters and aromatics, were tried; but that which seemed to + succeed best was the bark and kernel of the horse-chestnut. + The nut was moderately dried in a stove, so as to be capable + of being powdered, and in that state was exhibited in + substance with cayenne pepper and other aromatics. The bark + was taken in infusions and decoctions with quassia, and the + effects were sometimes very decided and satisfactory, forming + a providential substitute for the only kind of bark then to + be procured in Ireland. + </p> + <p> + W. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + SONNET. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror.</i>) + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Say what repays the gamester's nightly toil, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Can hell itself more hideous woes impart? + </p> + <p> + Can glitt'ring heaps of ill-begotten spoil, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Appease the cravings of his callous heart? + </p> + <p> + For this alone he severs every tie, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + For this he marks unmov'd the orphan's tear, + </p> + <p> + E'en nature's charms, a smile from beauty's eye + </p> + <p class="i2"> + No longer can his blasted prospects cheer. + </p> + <p> + But now prevails the dice's rattling sound, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + The loud blaspheming oath, and cry of woe, + </p> + <p> + From tables set with spectre forms around, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Hurrying with frantic haste, th' expected throw! + </p> + <p> + Than this no greater foe to man remains + </p> + <p class="i2"> + This is the mightiest triumph Satan gains! + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + E.L. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + ORIGINAL TRANSLATIONS. + </h3> + <p> + (<i>For the Mirror.</i>) + </p> + <center> + Horace.—Ode xxx.—B. 1.<br /> + TO VENUS. + </center> + <p> + <i>He invokes her to be present at Glycera's private + sacrifice</i> + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Venus! leave thy loved isle, + </p> + <p> + And on Glycera's altar smile; + </p> + <p> + Breathing perfumes hail the day, + </p> + <p> + Haste thee, Venus! haste away. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Bring with thee the am'rous boy; + </p> + <p> + The loose-rob'd Graces crown our joy! + </p> + <p> + Youth swell thy train, who owes to thee + </p> + <p> + Her charms, and winged Mercury! + </p> + </div> + </div> + <center> + ODE xxvi.—B. 3.<br /> + TO THE SAME. + </center> + <p> + <i>He renounces Love.</i> + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Not without renown was I, + </p> + <p> + In the ranks of gallantry. + </p> + <p> + Now, when Love no more will call, + </p> + <p> + To battle; on this sacred wall, + </p> + <p> + Venus, where her statue stands, + </p> + <p> + To hang my arms, and lute commands; + </p> + <p> + Here the bright torch to hang, and bars, + </p> + <p> + Which wag'd so oft loud midnight wars. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + But, O blessed Cyprian queen! + </p> + <p> + Blest in Memphian bow'rs serene, + </p> + <p> + Raise high the lash, and Chloe's be, + </p> + <p> + All e'er proud Chloe dealt to me! + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + W.P. + </p> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + Arcana of Science. + </h2> + <hr /> + <center> + <i>Smoke of Lamps.</i> + </center> + <p> + A recent number of Gill's "Technical Repository," contains a + simple mode of consuming the smoke that ascends from the + turner of an argand lamp. It consists of a thin concave of + copper, fixed by three wires, at about an inch above the + chimney-glass of the lamp, yet capable of being taken off at + pleasure. The gaseous carbonaceous matter which occasionally + escapes from the top of lamps, is thus arrested beneath the + concave cap, and subsequently consumed by the heat of the + flame, instead of passing off into the room, in the form of + smoke or smut on the ceiling and walls. + </p> + <p> + [The "Technical Repository," may + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page350" name="page350"></a>[pg + 350]</span> have the credit of introducing this contrivance + to the British public; but it is somewhat curious that it had + not been previously adopted, since scores of lamps thus + provided, are to be seen in the cafés and + restaurateurs of Paris. <i>Apropos</i>, the French oil burns + equal in brightness to our best gas, and as we are informed, + this purity is obtained by filtration through + charcoal.—ED.] + </p> + <center> + <i>Caddis Worms.</i> + </center> + <p> + The transformation of the deserted cases of numberless minute + insects into a constituent part of a solid rock, first formed + at the bottom of a lake, then constituting the sides of deep + valleys, and the tabular summits of lofty hills, is a + phenomenon as striking as the vast reefs of coral constructed + by the labours of minute polyps. We remember to have seen + such <i>caddis-worms</i>, as they are called by fishermen, + very abundant in the wooden troughs constructed by the late + Dr. Sibthorp, for aquatic plants, in the botanic garden at + Oxford, to the cases of which many small shells of the G. + Planorbis Limnea and Cyclas were affixed, precisely in the + same manner as in the fossil tubes of Auvergne; an incrusting + spring, therefore, may, perhaps, be all that is wanting to + reproduce, on the banks of the Isis or the Charwell, a rock + similar in structure to that of the Limagne. Mr. Kirby, in + his "Entomology," informs us, that these larvae ultimately + change into a four-winged insect. If you are desirous to + examine them in their aquatic state, "you have only, (he + says) to place yourself by the side of a clear and shallow + pool of water, and you cannot fail to observe at the bottom + little oblong moving masses, resembling pieces of straw, + wood, or even stone—of the larvae itself, nothing is to + be seen but the head and six legs, by means of which it moves + itself in the water, and drags after it the case in which the + rest of the body is enclosed, and into which, on any alarm, + it instantly retires. The construction of these habitations + is very various. Some select four or five pieces of the + leaves of grass, which they glue together into a shapely + polygonal case; others employ portions of the stems of + rushes, placed side by side, so as to form an elegant fluted + cylinder; some arrange round them pieces of leaves like a + spirally-rolled riband; other species construct houses which + may be called alive, forming them of the shells of various + aquatic snails of different kinds and sizes, even while + inhabited, all of which are immovably fixed to them, and + dragged about at pleasure. However various may be the form of + the case externally, within it is usually cylindrical and + lined with silk."—<i>Introduction to Entomology, by + Kirby and Spence.</i> + </p> + <center> + <i>Engraving on Glass.</i> + </center> + <p> + Cover one side of a flat piece of glass, after having made it + perfectly clean, with bees' wax, and trace figures upon it + with a needle, taking care that every stroke cuts completely + through the wax. Next, make a border of wax all round the + glass, to prevent any liquor, when poured on, from running + off. Then take some finely powdered fluate of lime (fluor + spar,) strew it even over the glass plate upon the waxed + side, and then gently pour upon it, so as not to displace the + powder, as much concentrated sulphuric acid diluted with + thrice its weight of water, as is sufficient to cover the + powdered fluor spar. Let every thing remain in this state for + three hours; then remove the mixture, and clean the glass, by + washing it with oil of turpentine; the figures which were + traced through the wax will be found engraven on the glass, + while the parts which the wax covered will be uncorroded. The + fluate of lime is decomposed by the sulphuric acid, and + sulphate of lime is formed. The fluoric acid, disengaged in + the gaseous state, combines with the water that diluted the + sulphuric acid, and forms liquid fluoric acid, by which the + glass is corroded. + </p> + <center> + <i>Habits of Seals.</i> + </center> + <p> + The brain of this animal, observes Dr. Harwood, is I think, + doubtless, of greater proportionate magnitude than in any + other quadruped, and not only does it exhibit in its + countenance, the appearance of sagacity, but its intelligence + is in reality far greater than in most land quadrupeds: hence + its domestication is rendered much easier than that of other + animals, and it is susceptible of more powerful attachment. + The large seal, which was exhibited some time ago at Exeter + 'Change, appeared to me to understand the language of its + keeper as perfectly as the most faithful dog. When he entered + at one end of its long apartment, it raised its body from the + water, in which it was injudiciously too constantly kept, + supporting itself erect against the bar of its enclosure, and + wherever he moved, keeping its large, dark eyes steadfastly + fixed upon him. When desired to make obeisance to visitors, + it quickly threw itself on one side, and struck the opposite + one several times in quick succession with its fore-foot, + producing a loud noise. The young seal, again, which was kept + on board the Alexander, in one of the northern expeditions, + became so much attached <span class="pagenum"><a id="page351" + name="page351"></a>[pg 351]</span> to its new mode of life, + that after being thrown into the sea, and it had become tired + of swimming at liberty, it regularly returned to the side of + the beat, to be retaken on board. Such examples might be + greatly multiplied; and I cannot help stating, that aware of + this disposition to become familiar, and this participation + in the good qualities of the dog, it is astonishing that + mankind have not chosen this intellectual and finely + organized quadruped, for aquatic services scarcely less + important than some of those in which the dog is employed on + the surface of the land.—<i>Quarterly Journal.</i> + </p> + <center> + <i>Gas from Resin.</i> + </center> + <p> + Mr. Daniel, the meteorologist, has contrived a process for + generating gas from resin; which he effects by dissolving the + resin in turpentine, or any other essential oil, and then + allowing the fluid to drop gradually in a heated cylinder of + iron. + </p> + <center> + <i>Liquorice Paper.</i> + </center> + <p> + A mode has been discovered in France of fabricating paper + solely from the Glycyrrhiza Germanica, or liquorice plant. It + is said that this paper is cheap, that it is of a whiteness + superior to that generally made, and that size is not + requisite in its manufacture. + </p> + <center> + <i>Tachygraphy.</i> + </center> + <p> + A mathematical instrument maker at Paris, of the name of + Conti, has conceived the notion of a portable instrument + which he calls a tachygraph, by means of which any person may + write, or rather print, as fast as any other person can + speak. M. Conti, however, like many other ingenious men, is + not rich; and he has applied to the Académiè + des Sciences, for pecuniary assistance, and a very favourable + report has been made upon his request. + </p> + <center> + <i>Valuable Discovery in Agriculture.</i> + </center> + <p> + One of the most recent of useful discoveries in agriculture + is to mix layers of green or new cut clover with layers of + straw in ricks or stacks; thus the strength of the clover is + absorbed by the straw, which, thus impregnated, both horses + and cattle eat greedily, and the clover is dried and + prevented from heating. This practice is particularly + calculated for second crops of clover and rye-grass. + </p> + <center> + <i>Pine Apples.</i> + </center> + <p> + The largest pine ever grown in this kingdom was cut lately + from the hothouse of John Edwards, Esq. of Rheola, + Glamorganshire, and was presented to his Majesty at Windsor. + It weighed 14 lbs. 12 oz. avoirdupois, was 12-1/2 inches + high, exclusive of the crown, and 26 inches in circumference. + </p> + <center> + <i>Sea Couch for preventing Sickness.</i> + </center> + <p> + An elastic or swinging seat, couch, or bed, for preventing + the uneasy motions of a ship or a carriage, has recently been + invented. To effect this, the frame of the seat or couch is + suspended on juribals or joints, turning at right angles to + each other, and an elasticity is produced both in the seat or + cushion, and in the swinging frames, by the use of spiral + metal springs. These springs are made by twisting steel or + iron wire into the form of an hour glass, that is, like two + cones united at their apices. The lower points of their + springs are to be sown to the canvass or webbing, and their + upper parts secured in their proper situations and erect + positions by pack-thread or small cords, tied or braced from + one to the other, crossing like a net. On the tops of these + springs the usual covering of canvass is laid, and then a + thin layer of horsehair or wool, upon which the outer + covering is bitted. Sir Richard Phillips, in the <i>Monthly + Magazine</i>, describes the following successful experiment + for preventing sea-sickness, made on his crossing from Dover + to Calais, a few years since. He caused an armed chair to be + placed on the deck of the vessel, and being seated in it, he + began to raise himself up and down, as on horseback. The + passengers laughed at his eccentricity, but before they + reached Calais, many of them were sea-sick, whilst Sir + Richard continued to enjoy his usual health and vigour. + </p> + <center> + <i>Bites of Venomous Reptiles.</i> + </center> + <p> + M. le D'Record, sen. discovered, during a long residence in + America, what he considers a sure mode of preventing mischief + from such bites. "It is sufficient," he says, "to pour a few + drops of tincture of cantharides on the wound, to cause a + redness and vesiccation; not only is the poison rendered + harmless, but the stings of the reptiles are removed with the + epidermis that the bladder raises."—<i>Med. + Journal.</i> + </p> + <center> + <i>Naval Schools of France.</i> + </center> + <p> + In France, the system of mutual instruction among the working + classes prospers in the bosoms of the ports, and schools are + founded for the particular instruction of the sons of the + inferior officers of the arsenals, in the elements of + calculation, of geometry, and of design, as far as necessary + for the plans of ships; also the principles of statics, so as + to enable them to judge of the action and effect of + machinery. Prizes of gold medals and special promotions are + the rewards of the most deserving students. Brest was + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page352" name="page352"></a>[pg + 352]</span> formerly the only port furnished with these + schools; since the peace, however, libraries are forming in + each of the others; and in almost all, cabinets of natural + history and botanical gardens are enriched at every voyage + undertaken by French ships, either to foreign coasts, or to + those of the French colonies. An observatory has been given + to Toulon and Rochefort. In both these ports naval museums + are formed, in order to preserve types of the most eminent + vessels, whose originals either have been, or soon will be, + destroyed by time. Models of ingenious machines, + representations of interesting manoeuvres, a methodical + collection of raw materials, of tools, and of the product of + all the arts exercised in a dock-yard—Such are the rich + materials collected in these interesting + repositories.—<i>From the French of M. Dupin.</i> + </p> + <center> + <i>Antiquity of Locks.</i> + </center> + <p> + Locks were known in Egypt above four thousand years since, as + was inferred by M. Denon, from some sculptures of the great + temple of Karnac, representing locks similar to those now + used in that country. A lock resembling the Egyptian is used + in Cornwall, and the same has been seen in the Faro Islands; + to both which places it was probably taken by the + Phoenicians.—<i>Quarterly Journal.</i> + </p> + <center> + <i>To increase the odour of Roses.</i> + </center> + <p> + Plant a large onion by the side of the rose-tree in such a + manner that it shall touch the root of the latter. The rose + which will be produced will have an odour much stronger and + more agreeable than such as have not been thus treated; and + the water distilled from these roses is equally superior to + that prepared by means of ordinary rose leaves.—<i>From + the French.</i> + </p> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + The Selector;<br /> + AND<br /> + LITERARY NOTICES OF<br /> + <i>NEW WORKS</i>. + </h2> + <hr /> + <h3> + THE SPECTRE'S VOYAGE. + </h3> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "I see a hand you cannot see, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + That beckons me away, + </p> + <p> + I hear a voice you cannot hear, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + That will not let me stay." + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + There is a part of the river Wye, between the city of + Hereford and the town of Ross, which was known for more than + two centuries by the appellation of "The Spectre's Voyage;" + and across which, as long as it retained that appellation, + neither entreaty nor remuneration would induce any boatman to + convey passengers after a certain hour of the night. The + superstitious notions current among the lower orders were, + that at about the hour of eight on every evening, a female + was seen in a small vessel sailing from Hereford to + Northbrigg, a little village then distant about three miles + from the city, of which not even the site is now discernible; + that the vessel sailed with the utmost rapidity in a dead + calm and even against the wind; that to encounter it was + fatal; that the voyager landed from it on the eastern bank of + the river, a little beyond the village; that she remained + some time on shore, making the most fearful lamentations; + that she then re-entered the vessel, and sailed back in the + same manner, and that both boat and passenger vanished in a + sudden manner as they arrived at a certain part of the river, + where the current is remarkably strong, within about half a + mile of the city of Hereford, + </p> + <p> + This singular tradition, like most stories of a similar + character, was not without a foundation in truth, as the + reader will perceive who takes the trouble to peruse the + following narrative. + </p> + <p> + In the turbulent reign of Edward the Second, when the whole + of England was one theatre of lawless violence, when might + was constantly triumphant over right, and princes and + soldiers only respected the very intelligible, if not very + equitable principle, + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "That they should take who have the power, + </p> + <p> + And they should keep who can," + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + the city of Hereford was distinguished by the zeal and + patriotism of its citizens, and by the unshrinking firmness + with which they adhered to the cause of queen Isabella, and + the young prince her son, afterwards the renowned king Edward + the Third, in opposition to the weak and ill-fated monarch + who then wore the crown, and his detested favourites the + Spensers, father and son. Sir Hugh Spenser, the younger, was + a man of unquestionable talents, and possessed virtues which, + during a period of less violence and personal animosity, + might have proved honourable to himself, and useful to his + country. + </p> + <p> + The discontents of the queen and the barons were not vented + in fruitless complaints or idle menaces. They flew to arms. + The king of France, the queen's brother, assisted them with + men and money; the Count of Hainault, to whose daughter + Philippa, the young prince had been contracted, did the same. + The king was driven from London, and forced, with the elder + Spenser, whom he had created Earl of Winchester, to take + refuge in Bristol. Being hotly pursued to this city by the + Earl of Kent and the Count of + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page353" name="page353"></a>[pg + 353]</span> Hainault, at the head of a formidable army, he + was obliged to flee into Wales, leaving the elder Spenser + governor of the castle of Bristol. This fortress was + immediately besieged, and speedily taken, as the garrison + mutinied against their governor, and delivered him into the + hands of his enemies. This venerable noble, who had nearly + reached his ninetieth year, was instantly, without trial, or + witness, or accusation, or answer, condemned to death by the + rebellious barons; he was hanged on a gibbet; his body was + cut to pieces and thrown to the dogs; and his head was sent + to Winchester, the place whence he derived his title, and was + there set on a pole, and exposed to the insults of the + populace. + </p> + <p> + When the news of this catastrophe reached the younger + Spenser, he was at the head of a fine army, which had sat + down before the city of Hereford, for the purpose of reducing + it to obedience to king Edward. The formidable force which he + commanded had struck terror into the hearts of the citizens, + so that notwithstanding their attachment to queen Isabella, + and their detestation of Spenser, they had shown symptoms of + their willingness to yield to the latter upon reasonable + terms; and he, desirous of obtaining possession of the city + without any unnecessary effusion of blood, had granted a + truce of a week's duration, to give them time to decide upon + what conditions they would open their gates to him. The + disastrous intelligence which he received from Bristol, + however, made him doubtful whether he should hold inviolate + the truce which he had granted to the besieged. He did not + doubt but that the Earl of Kent and his troops, flushed with + conquest, would hasten to his destruction, and to the relief + of Hereford, and that unless he could possess himself of the + city and castle, and by shutting himself up in the latter be + enabled to bid defiance to his enemies, the fate of his + father must inevitably be his own. + </p> + <p> + The favourite recreation of the inhabitants of Hereford was + then, as it is now, to make excursions either alone, or in + parties, upon their beautiful river. This amusement had + become so much a custom with them, that the most timid + females were not afraid to venture alone and at night in a + small skiff, with which almost every family of respectability + was provided; and on a bright moonlight night, the bosom of + the river was beautifully diversified by the white sails + glittering in the moonbeams, while sweet female voices would + be heard warbling some popular melodies, the, subjects of + which were usually the praises of prince Edward, or + execrations of Spenser and those who had corrupted the king. + It was on such a night, that the incident with which our + narrative commences occurred. The moon was riding in an + unclouded sky—unclouded except by those light fleecy + vapours which hovered round the form of the queen of night, + increasing rather than diminishing her beauty. The river + seemed one sheet of silver, and numerous little vessels + passing and repassing, gave it a delightfully animated + appearance. In one, which seemed to be venturing nearer to + the camp of the enemy than the others, might be seen a light + and delicate female form, and on the shore which she was + approaching, a little above the village of Northbrigg, stood + a soldier, whose accoutrements bespoke him to belong to the + army of Sir Hugh Spenser. + </p> + <p> + The lady landed, and the soldier hastened to meet her. + "Dearest Isabel," he said, "blessings upon thy generous + trusting heart, for this sweet meeting! I have much to tell + thee, but that my tongue dares not utter all with which my + mind is stored; and if it dared, it is not on such a night as + this, so bright, so beautiful, that tidings dark as mine + should be communicated." Isabel, who had laid her head upon + his breast when they met, started from him, and gazed with + the utmost terror and surprise at the unwonted gloom which + darkened his countenance. + </p> + <p> + "Walter, what means this? Come you to break the trusting + heart which beats for you alone? Come you to cancel your + vows—to say that we must part for ever? Oh! better had + you left me to the mercy of the wave, when its work of death + was half achieved, if you reserved me only for the misery + which waits upon a broken heart, and blighted and betrayed + affections?" + </p> + <p> + "Sweet, dry these tears!" replied the soldier; "while I have + life I am thine. I come to warn thee of sure but unseen + danger. The walls of Hereford are strong, and the arms and + hearts of her citizens firm and trusty; but her hour is come, + and the path of the destroyer, although secret, is like the + stream which hides itself for a time beneath the earth only + to spring forth more strongly and irresistibly than ever." + </p> + <p> + "Thy words are dark and dreadful; but I do not know of any + cause for fear, or of any means of avoiding it, if it + exists." + </p> + <p> + "Fly with me, fly!—with thy heart and hand reward my + love, and think no more of those grim walls, and sullen + citizens, with souls as iron as their beavers, and hearts as + cold as the waters of their river." + </p> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page354" name="page354"></a>[pg + 354]</span> "Oh! no, no, no! my father's head is grey, and + but for me alone all his affections, all his hopes are buried + in my mother's grave. He hates thee and thy cause. When I + told him a stranger had rescued his daughter from the wave, + he raised his hands to heaven and blessed him. I told him + that that stranger was a follower of the Spensers'; he + checked his unfinished benediction, and cursed him. But if he + knew thee, Walter, thy noble heart, thy constant love, + methinks that time and entreaty would make him listen to his + daughter's prayer." + </p> + <p> + "Alas! my Isabel, entreaty would be vain, and time is already + flapping his wings, loaded with inevitable ruin, over yon + devoted city and its inhabitants. Thy father shall be + safe—trust that to me; and trust me, too, that what I + promise I can perform. But thou, my loved one, thou must not + look upon the horrid face of war: and though my power extends + to save thy father from injury, it would be easier to save + the wall-flowers on the ramparts of the city from the foot of + the invader, than one so fair, so feeble, from his violence + and lust." + </p> + <p> + "Whoe'er thou art," she said, "there is a spell upon my heart + which love and gratitude have twined, and which makes it + thine for ever: but sooner would I lock my hand with that of + the savage Spenser himself, when reeking with the best blood + of Hereford's citizens, than leave my father's side when his + gray hairs are in danger, and my native city, when treachery + is in her streets and outrage is approaching her walls." + </p> + <p> + These words were uttered with an animation and vehemence so + unusual to her, that Walter stood for a moment transfixed + with wonder; and before he recovered his self-possession, + Isabel, with the velocity of lightning, had regained her + skiff, and was sailing before the wind to Hereford. "Curse on + my amorous folly!" he exclaimed, "that, for a pair of pale + cheeks and sparkling eyes, has perhaps ruined a better + concerted stratagem than ever entered the brain of the + Grecian Sinon. I must away, or the false girl will wake the + slumbering citizens to their defence before the deed is done; + and yet, must I devote her to the foul grasp of ruffian + violence? No, no! my power is equal to save or to destroy." + As he uttered these words he rapidly ascended the rocks which + skirted that part of the banks of the river on which he + stood, and was soon lost among the wild woods that crowned + their summit. + </p> + <p> + We shall not enter into any detailed account of the events of + that night. The royalists, by means of an unexpected attack + during the truce, and aided by internal treachery, hoped to + make themselves masters of the city of Hereford. The + citizens, however, had by some unknown means obtained + intelligence of the designs of the enemy, and were prepared + to repel their attacks. Every street was lined with soldiers, + and a band of the bravest and most determined, under the + command of Eustace Chandos, (Isabel's father,) manned the + city walls. The struggle was short but sanguinary—the + invaders were beaten back at every point, their best troops + were left dead in the trenches, and above two hundred + prisoners (among whom was Sir Hugh Spenser himself) fell into + the hands of the citizens. The successful party set no bounds + either to their exultation or their revenge. The rejoicings + were continued for three successive days; the neighbouring + country was ravaged without cessation and without remorse; + and all the prisoners were ordered, by a message to that + effect received from queen Isabella, to be treated as felons, + and hanged in the most public places in the city. This decree + was rigorously and unrelentingly executed. The royalist + soldiers, without any distinction as to rank or character, + suffered the ignominious punishment to which they were + condemned, and the streets of Hereford were blocked up by + gibbets, which the most timid and merciful of its inhabitants + gazed upon with satisfaction and triumph. + </p> + <p> + Sir Hugh Spenser, both on account of his rank and of the + peculiar degree of hatred with which each bosom beat against + him, was reserved to be the last victim. On the day of his + execution the streets were lined with spectators, and the + principal families in the city occupied stations round the + scaffold. So great was the universal joy at having their + enemy in their power, that even the wives and daughters of + the most distinguished citizens were anxious to view the + punishment inflicted upon him whom they considered the grand + cause of all the national evils. Isabel was not of this + number; but her father sternly compelled her to be a witness + of the dismal scene. The hour of noon was fast approaching, + and the bell of the cathedral heavily and solemnly tolled the + knell of the unfortunate Spenser. The fatal cavalcade + approached the place of execution. A stern and solemn triumph + gleamed in the eyes of the soldiers as they trod by the side + of the victim; but most of the spectators, especially the + females, were melted into tears when they beheld the fine + manly form of the prisoner, which seemed better fitted to + adorn the royal levee, or a lady's bower, than for the + melancholy fate to which he was about to + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page355" name="page355"></a>[pg + 355]</span> be consigned. His head was bare, and his light + flaxen hair fell in a rich profusion of locks down his + shoulders, but left unshaded his finely-proportioned and + sunburnt features. He wore the uniform of the royal army, and + a star on his breast indicated his rank, while he held in his + hand a small ivory cross, which he frequently and fervently + kissed. His deportment was firm and contemptuous, and, as he + looked on the formal and frequently grotesque figures of his + guards, his features even assumed an expression of + risibility. The sight of the gibbet, however, which was + raised fifty feet high, seemed to appal him, for he had not + been apprized of the ignominious nature of his punishment. + "And is this," he said, as he scornfully dashed away a tear + which had gathered in his eye, "ye rebellious dogs, is this + the death to which you doom the heir of Winchester?" A stern + and bitter smile played on the lips of his guards, but they + remained silent. "Oh, God!" he continued, "in the field, or + on the wave, or on the block, which has reeked so often with + the bravest and noblest blood, I could have died smiling; but + this—" His emotion seemed increasing, but with a + violent effort he suppressed every outward sign of it; for + the visible satisfaction which gleamed on the dark faces + around him, at the state of weakness to which they had + reduced the proud heart of their foe, was more galling to his + soul than the shameful death to which he was devoted. + </p> + <p> + By the time he reached the place of execution his face had + assumed its calm and scornful air, and he sprang upon the + scaffold with apparently unconcerned alacrity. At the same + moment a dreadful shriek issued from that part of the + surrounding booths in which the family of Chandos sat; and in + another instant a female, deadly pale, and with her hair and + dress disordered, had darted on to the scaffold, and clasped + the prisoner in her arms. + </p> + <p> + "Walter!" she cried, "Walter! can it be thou? oh! they dare + not take thy life; thou bravest, best of men! Avaunt, ye + bloodthirsty brood! ye cannot tear me from him. Not till my + arms grow cold in death I'll clasp him thus, and defy the + world to sever us!" + </p> + <p> + "Oh! Isabel!" he said, "it is too much; my soul can bear no + more. I hoped thy eyes had been spared this sight—but + the cold tyrants have decreed it thus. On! leave me, leave + me!—it is in vain—unmannered ruffians, spare + her!" While he spoke, the soldiers forcibly tore her from + him, and were dragging her through the crowd.—"My + father! save him! he saved thy child!—Walter! + supplicate him—he is kind." She turned her eyes to the + scaffold as she uttered these words, and beheld the form of + Spenser writhing in the air, and convulsed with the last + mortal agony. A fearful shriek burst from her heart, and she + sank senseless in the arms of those who bore her. + </p> + <p> + Isabel survived this event more than a twelvemonth; but her + reason had fled and her health was so shattered that final + recovery was hopeless. She took scarcely any food, refused + all intercourse with her former friends, and even with her + father, and would sit silent and motionless for days + together. One thing only soothed her mind, or afforded her + any gratification; and this, as she was an experienced + navigator of the river, her friends indulged her in—to + sail from the city of Hereford to that spot on which she used + to meet her lover. This she did constantly every evening; but + when she landed, and had waited a short time, her shrieks and + cries were pitiable. This practice one evening proved fatal. + Instead of steering to the usual landing-place, a little + above the city, she entered a part of the river where the + current is unusually strong. The rapidity of its waves + mastered and overturned the frail bark in which she sailed, + and the unfortunate Isabel sunk to rise no more! + </p> + <p> + The tragic nature of these events made an impression on the + popular mind which two centuries did not efface. The spirit + of Isabel was still said to sail every night from Hereford to + Northbrigg, to meet her lover; and the beach across the river + which this unearthly traveller pursued, was long + distinguished by the name of "The Spectre's Voyage." + </p> + <p> + <i>Neele's Romance of History.</i> + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + IRISH GRANDEES. + </h3> + <p> + Conspicuous amongst the most conspicuous of the stars; of the + ascendant, was a lady, who took the field with an + <i>éclat</i>, a brilliancy, and bustle, which for a + time fixed the attention of all upon herself. Although a fine + woman, in the strictest sense of the term, and still + handsome, though not still very young, she was even more + distinguished by her air of high supremacy, than by her + beauty. She sat loftily in a lofty phaeton, which was + emblazoned with arms, and covered with coronets; and she + played with her long whip, as ladies of old managed their + fans, with grace and coquetry. She was dressed in a rich + habit, whose facings and epaulettes spoke her the lady of the + noble colonel of some provincial corps of volunteers. A high + military cap, surmounted + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page356" name="page356"></a>[pg + 356]</span> with a plume of black feathers, well became her + bright, bold, black eyes, and her brow that looked as if + accustomed "to threaten and command." The air had deepened + her colour through her rouge, as it had blown from her dark, + dishevelled tresses the mareschal powder, then still worn in + Ireland—(the last lingering barbarism of the British + toilette, which France had already abandoned, with other + barbarous modes, and exchanged for the <i>coiffure + d'Arippine</i> and the <i>tête à la Brutus</i>.) + Her <i>pose</i>, her glance, her nod, her smile, all + conscious and careless as they were, proclaimed a privileged + autocrat of the Irish <i>bon ton</i>, a "<i>dasher</i>," as + it was termed, of the first order; for that species of + effrontery called <i>dashing</i> was then in full vogue, as + consonant to a state of society, where all in a certain class + went by assumption. + </p> + <p> + This lady had arrived rather early in the field, for one + whose habits were necessarily on the wrong side of time and + of punctuality. She came bowling along, keeping up her fiery + steeds to a sort of curvetting gallop, like one deep in the + science of the <i>manège</i>—now deranging the + order of march of the troops, by breaking through the ranks, + in spite of the impertinent remonstrances of the out-posts + and videttes, at which she laughed, at once to show her teeth + and her power;—and now scattering the humble crowd, + "like chaff before the wind," as giving her horses the rein, + she permitted them to plunge head-long on, while skilfully + flourishing her long whip, she made on every side a + preliminary clearance. Many among the multitude announced her + as the famous Kitty Cut-dash, and nodded knowingly as she + passed them; but the greater number detected in the beautiful + charioteer, the equally famous Albina Countess Knocklofty, + the female chief of that great oligarchical family, the + Proudforts—a family on which the church rained mitres, + the state coronets, and the people—curses. + </p> + <p> + Beside her sat, or rather lounged, another dame of quality, + bearing the stamp of her class and caste as obviously, yet + less deeply marked, than her companion. More feminine in her + air, more foreign in her dress and entire bearing, her + faultless form, and almost faultless face, had all the + advantages of the new democratic toilet of Paris, (adopted by + its court, when more important innovations were still fatally + resisted;) and she appeared in the Phoenix Park, dressed much + in the same costume as Marie Antoinette and her female + favourites are described to have worn in the gardens of + Trianon, or in the bowers of St. Cloud,—to the horror + of all old <i>dames d'atours</i>, and all the partisans of + the ancient regime of whalebone and buckram! The chemise of + transparent muslin, or <i>robe à la Poliynae</i>, + <i>chapeau de paille à la bergere</i>, tied down with + a lilac ribbon, with + </p> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "Scarf loosely flowing, hair as free," + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + gave an air of sylph-like simplicity to one, whose features, + though beautiful, were marked by an expression foreign to + simplicity, evincing that taste, not sentiment, presided over + her toilet, and that, "<i>chez elle, un beau desordre fut + l'effet de l'art</i>." + </p> + <p> + This triumphal car was followed, or surrounded, by a host of + beaux; some in military uniform, and with true English faces + and figures; but the greater number in the civil, though + uncivilized, dress of the day, and with forms and + physiognomies as Irish as ever were exhibited in Pale or + Palatine, to the dread of English settlers and Scotch + undertakers. Ponderous powdered clubs, hanging from heads of + dishevelled hair—shoulders raised or stuffed to an + Atlas height and breadth—the stoop of paviers, and the + lounge of chairmen—broad beavers, tight buckskins, the + striped vest of a groom, and the loose coat of a coachman, + gave something ruffianly to the air of even the finest + figures, which assorted but too well with the daring, dashing + manner, that just then had succeeded, among a <i>particular + set</i>, to the courtly polish for which the travelled + nobility of Ireland were once so distinguished. Such, in + exterior, were many of the members of the famous <i>Cherokee + Club</i>, and such the future legislators of that great + national indignity, which had procured them a contemptible + pre-eminence in the black book of public opinion, by the + style and title of the "<i>Union Lords</i>." As they now + crowded round the cynosures of the day, there was something + too ardent and unrestrained in their homage, something too + emphatic in their expressions and gestures, for true + breeding; while in their handsome, but "light, revelling, and + protesting faces," traces of the night's orgies were still + visible, which gave their fine features a licentious cast, + and deprived their open and very manly countenances of every + mark of intellectual expression.—<i>Lady Morgan's + "O'Briens and O'Flahertys."</i> + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + THE WEE MAN. + </h3> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + It was a merry company. + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And they were just afloat, + </p> + <p> + When lo! a man of dwarfish span + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Came up and hail'd the boat. + </p> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page357" + name="page357"></a>[pg 357]</span> + </p> + <p> + "Good morrow to ye, gentle folks, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And will you let me in? + </p> + <p> + A slender space will serve my case, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + For I am small and thin." + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + They saw he was a dwarfish man, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And very small and thin; + </p> + <p> + Not seven such would matter much, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And so they took him in. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + They laugh'd to see his little hat, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + With such a narrow brim; + </p> + <p> + They laugh'd to note his dapper coat, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + With skirts so scant and trim. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + But barely had they gone a mile, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + When, gravely, one and all, + </p> + <p> + At once began to think the man + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Was not so very small. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + His coat had got a broader skirt, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + His hat a broader brim, + </p> + <p> + His leg grew stout, and soon plump'd out + </p> + <p class="i2"> + A very proper limb. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Still on they went, and as they went + </p> + <p class="i2"> + More rough the billows grew,— + </p> + <p> + And rose and fell, a greater swell, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And he was swelling too! + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + And lo! where room had been for seven, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + For six there scarce was space! + </p> + <p> + For five!—for four!—for three!—not more + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Than two could find a place! + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + There was not even room for one! + </p> + <p class="i2"> + They crowded by degrees— + </p> + <p> + Ay, closer yet, till elbows met, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + And knees were jogging knees. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "Good sir, you must not sit a-stern. + </p> + <p class="i2"> + The wave will else come in!" + </p> + <p> + Without a word he gravely stirr'd, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Another seat to win. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "Good sir, the boat has lost her trim, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + You must not sit a-lee!" + </p> + <p> + With smiling face and courteous grace + </p> + <p class="i2"> + The middle seat took he. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + But still by constant quiet growth, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + His back became so wide. + </p> + <p> + Each neighbour wight, to left and right, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Was thrust against the side. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Lord! how they chided with themselves, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + That they had let him in; + </p> + <p> + To see him grow so monstrous now, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + That came so small and thin. + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + On every brow a dew-drop stood, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + They grew so scared and hot,— + </p> + <p> + "I' the name of all that's great and tall, + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Who are ye, sir, and what?" + </p> + </div> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + Loud laugh'd the Gogmagog, a laugh + </p> + <p class="i2"> + As loud as giant's roar— + </p> + <p> + "When first I came, my proper name + </p> + <p class="i2"> + Was <i>Little</i>—now I'm <i>Moore</i>!" + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + <i>Hood's Whims and Oddities Second series.</i> + </p> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + Manners & Customs of all Nations. + </h2> + <hr /> + <center> + No. XV. + </center> + <h3> + LIVING AT CALAIS. + </h3> + <p> + Calais may, for various reasons, be looked upon as one of the + dearest towns in France. An excellent suite of furnished + apartments may be had in one of the most respectable + <i>private</i> houses in Calais, consisting of a + sitting-room, three bedrooms, and a kitchen, for twenty + shillings a week, and smaller ones in proportion, down to + five shillings a week for a bachelor's apartment. This, + however, does not include <i>attendance</i> of any kind; and, + with few exceptions, the apartments can only be taken by the + month. The price of meat is fixed by a <i>tarif</i>, at a + maximum of sixpence per pound for the very best. It varies, + therefore, between that price and fourpence; and this pound + contains something more than ours. Poultry is still cheaper, + in proportion, or rather in fact. My dinner to-day consists, + in part, of an excellent fowl, which cost <i>8d.</i> and a + pair of delicate ducks, which cost <i>1s. 6d.</i> The price + of bread is also fixed by law, and amounts to about + two-thirds of the <i>present</i> price of ours in London. + Butter and eggs are excellent, and always fresh: the first + costs from <i>9d.</i> to <i>10d.</i> the pound of 18 ounces; + and the latter <i>10d.</i> the quarter of a hundred. + Vegetables and fruit, which are all of the finest quality, + and fresh from the gardens of the adjacent villages, are as + follow:—asparagus, at the rate of <i>8d.</i> or + <i>9d.</i> the hundred, peas (the picked young ones,) + <i>3d.</i> per quart; new potatoes (better than any we can + get in England, except what they call the <i>framed</i> + ones,) three pounds far a penny; cherries and currants + (picked for the table,) <i>2d.</i> per pound; strawberries + (the high flavoured wood-strawberry, which is so fine with + sugar and cream,) <i>4d.</i> for a full quart, the stocks + being picked off. (This latter is a delicacy that can + scarcely be procured in England for any price.) The above may + serve as an indication of all the rest, as all are in + proportion. The finest pure milk is <i>2d.</i> per quart; + good black or green teas, <i>4s. 6d.</i> per pound; and the + finest green gunpowder tea, <i>7s.</i>; coffee, from <i>1s. + 3d.</i> to <i>2s.</i>; good brandy, <i>1s. 3d.</i> per quart, + and the very best, <i>2s.</i> (I do not mean the very finest + old Cogniac, which costs <i>3s. 6d.</i>) Wine is dearer in + Calais than, perhaps, in any other town in France, that could + be named; but still you may have an excellent table wine for + <i>1s.</i> per quart bottle; and they make a very palatable + and wholesome beer, for <i>1-1/2d.</i> and <i>2-1/2d.</i> per + bottle—the latter of which has all the good qualities + of our porter, and none of its bad. Fish is not plentiful at + Calais, except the skate, which you may have for almost + nothing, as indeed you may at many of our own sea-port towns. + But you may always have good sized turbot + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page358" name="page358"></a>[pg + 358]</span> (enough for six persons for <i>3s.</i> and a cod + weighing from twelve to fifteen pounds,) for half that sum. + As to the wages of female servants, they can scarcely be + considered as much cheaper, nominally, than they are with us. + But then the habits of the servants, and the cost of what + they eat, make their <i>keep</i> and wages together amount to + not more than half what they do with us. + </p> + <p> + It only remains to tell you of what is <i>dearer</i> here + than it is in England, I have tried all I can to find out + items belonging to this latter head, and have succeeded in + <i>two</i> alone—namely, sugar and fuel. You cannot + have brown sugar under <i>8d.</i> and indifferent loaf sugar + costs <i>1s. 3d.</i> And as to firing, it is dearer, + <i>nominally</i> alone, and in point of fact, does not cost, + to a well regulated family, near so much, in the course of + the year, as coals do in our houses.—<i>Monthly + Magazine.</i> + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + ROMAN FUNERALS. + </h3> + <p> + The ceremonial of the funeral of a cardinal is considered as + one of the most imposing at Rome, which is a city of + ceremonies, and yielding only in magnificence to the + obsequies of royal personages. The burial of the Mezzo-ceto + classes is conducted rather differently. The body is exposed + much in the same manner, at home; but the convoi, or passage + from the habitation to the sepulchre, is generally considered + as an occasion which calls for the utmost display. Torches, + priests, psalmody, are sought for with a spirit of rivalry + which easily explains the sumptuary laws of the Florentine + and Roman statute-books, and which, unnoticed but not + extinguished in the present age, in a poorer must have been + highly offensive to the frugality and jealousies of a + republic. The religious orders, the Capucins particularly, + are in constant requisition; not a day that you may not meet + two or three of their detachments in various parts of the + city:—-the religious or charitable fraternities, such + as the Fratelli della Misericordia, of which the deceased is + generally a brother or a benefactor, or both, think it also a + point of duty and gratitude to swell the + <i>cortège</i>, and in the greatest numbers they can + muster to attend. Their costume, which is highly picturesque, + is always a striking feature, and adds much to the brilliancy + of the display. They wear a sort of sack robe or tunic, which + covers the whole body, girt with a rope round the waist, and + with holes pierced in the <i>capuchon</i> for the eyes; their + large grey slouched hat is thrown back, much in the manner in + which it appears on the statues of Mercury, on their + shoulders; their feet are often in zoccoli, or sandals of + wood, and sometimes, though rarely, bare. The colour of their + dress varies according to the rule of their society; at Rome, + I have noticed white, blue, and grey: at Florence they prefer + black. The corpse is dressed up with great care, and often + with a degree of luxury which would become a wedding; the + best linen, the richest ornaments, are lavished; garlands are + placed on the head; the hands crossed, with a crucifix + between them, on the bosom, and the face and feet left quite + bare. Sometimes, through a capricious fit of piety, all this + is studiously dispensed with, and the body appears clad in + the habit of some religious order, to which the deceased was + especially addicted during life. In this manner the + procession begins to move after sunset, preceded by a tall + silver cross, beadles, &c.; friars, priests, &c. + chanting the De Profundis through the principal streets to + the church where it is intended it should be interred. + </p> + <p> + The effect, with some abatements for boys following to pick + up the drippings of the torches, and the perfect indifference + of the assistants, for neither friends nor relatives attend, + is certainly very solemn. The deep hoarse recitative of the + psalm, the strange phantom-like appearance of the + fraternities, the flash and glare of the torches which they + carry, on the face of the dead; the dead body itself, in all + the appalling nakedness of mortality, but still mocked with + the tawdry images of this world, in the flowers and tinsel + and gilding which surround it; the quick swinging motion with + which it is hurried along, and with which it comes trenching, + when one least expects it, on all the gaieties and busy + interests of existence (for at this hour the Corso and the + Caffés are most crowded)—all this, without any + reference to the intrinsic solemnity of such a scene, is + calculated, as mere stage effect, powerfully to stir up the + sympathies and imagination of a stranger. On the inhabitants, + as might be apprehended, such pageants have long since lost + all their influence; and I have seen a line extending down a + whole street, without deranging a single lounger from his + seat, or interrupting for an instant the pleasures of + ice-eating and punch-drinking, which generally takes place in + the open air. Whether this passion for bringing into coarse + contact, as is often the case, both life and death, the + gloomy and the gay, be constitutional or traditional, I know + not; but a traveller can scarcely fail of being struck with + the prevalence of the feeling and practice amongst southern + nations at all periods of their history, and finding in + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page359" name="page359"></a>[pg + 359]</span> the modern inhabitants of those favoured regions, + frequent resemblances to that strange spirit of melancholy + voluptuousness, which travelled onward from Egypt to Greece, + and from Greece, together with the other refinements of her + philosophy, into the greater part of Italy. On reaching the + church, unless the wealth and situation of the departed can + permit the consolation or the vanity of a high mass, the body + is immediately committed to the tomb. Such at least is the + practice at Rome; and there are few who have not witnessed + with disgust the indecent haste of the few attendants by whom + this portion of the last rites is usually despatched. In the + country, and in smaller towns, the corpse is usually exposed + for at least a day: I know few exceptions, from Trent to + Naples. It is generally an affecting ceremony. One of the + most touching instances of the kind I can remember, was the + exposure of a young girl, who had just died in the flush of + beauty in a small village in Tuscany. I was passing through + at the time, and stepped by chance into the church. The + corpse was lying on a low bier before the altar; a small lamp + burnt above. Her two younger sisters were kneeling at her + side, and from time to time cast flowers upon her head. + Scarcely a peasant entered but immediately came up and + touched the bier, and, after kneeling for a few moments, rose + and murmured a prayer or two for the spiritual rest of the + departed. All this was done very naturally, and with a + kindliness which spoke highly for the warmth and purity of + their affections. A similar custom still continues at Rome. + The day after the execution of the conspirator Targioni, who + suffered in the late affair of the Prince Spada, flowers and + chaplets, notwithstanding every precaution on the part of the + police, were found scattered on his tomb. He has been + refused, for his contumacy in his last moments, Christian + sepulture, and was buried in a field outside the Porta del + Popolo. It is remarkable that, very nearly in the same place, + the freedmen of Nero paid a similar tribute of affection to + the mortal remains of their master. Garlands and flowers, the + morning after his death, were also found upon <i>his</i> + tomb. + </p> + <p> + <i>New Monthly Magazine.</i> + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + SLAVERY IN THE EAST. + </h3> + <p> + The slave in eastern countries, after he is trained to serve, + attains the condition of a favoured domestic; his adoption of + the religion of his master is usually the first step which + conciliates the latter. Except at a few seaports, he is + seldom put to hard labour. In Asia these are no fields tilled + by slaves, no manufactories in which they are doomed to toil; + their occupations are all of a domestic nature, and good + behaviour is rewarded by kindness and confidence, which + raises them in the community to which they belong. The term + gholam, or slave, in Mahomedan countries, is not one of + opprobrium, nor does it even convey the idea of a degraded + condition. The Georgians, Nubians, and Abyssinians, and even + the Seedee, or Caffree, as the woolly-headed Africans are + called, are usually married, and their children, who are + termed house-born, become, in a manner, part of their + master's family. They are deemed the most attached of his + adherents: they often inherit a considerable portion of his + wealth; and not unfrequently (with the exception of the + woolly-headed Caffree) lose, by a marriage in his family, or + by some other equally respectable connexion, all trace of + their origin. + </p> + <p> + According to the Mahomedan law, the state of slavery is + divided into two conditions—the perfect and absolute, + or imperfect and privileged. Those who belong to the first + class are, with all their property, at the disposal of their + masters. The second, though they cannot, before emancipation, + inherit or acquire property, have many privileges, and cannot + be sold or transferred. A female, who has a child to her + master, belongs to the privileged class; as does a slave, to + whom his master has promised his liberty, on the payment of a + certain sum, or on his death.—<i>Sir J. Malcolm's + Sketches of Persia.</i> + </p> + <hr class="full" /> + <h2> + The Gatherer. + </h2> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "I am but a <i>Gatherer</i> and disposer of other men's + stuff."—<i>Wotton.</i> + </p> + </div> + </div> + <hr /> + <h3> + LEVEES. + </h3> + <p> + Secretaries of state, presidents of the council, and generals + of an army, have crowds of visitants in a morning, all + soliciting of past promises; which are but a civiller sort of + duns, that lay claim to voluntary debts.—CONGREVE. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + PERVERSE PUN. + </h3> + <p> + The other day as Kenny was dining at a friend's house, after + dinner wine being introduced and Kenny partaking of it, was + on the instant observed to cough immoderately, when one of + the company inquired if the cause was not owing to a bit of + cork getting into the glass; to which Kenny replied, "I + should think it was Cork, for it went far to <i>Kill + Kenny</i>." + </p> + <p> + P.K.R. + </p> + <hr /> + <p> + <span class="pagenum"><a id="page360" name="page360"></a>[pg + 360]</span> + </p> + <h3> + AUTHORS AND EDITORS. + </h3> + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p> + "Do you hear, let them be well used." + </p> + <p class="i2"> + SHAKSPEARE. + </p> + </div> + </div> + <p> + Accustomed as our readers are to the quips, quirks, and + quibbles, of the <i>Gatherer</i>, we doubt whether the + following loose reflections will not be received as + egotistical, or out of place. But we are induced to the + hazard by the recent appearance of "The Tale of a Modern + Genius," (stated to be by Mr. Pennie,) and an interesting + paper in the last <i>London Magazine</i>, entitled "Memoirs + of a Young Peasant:" in which productions the fates and + fortunes of genius are set forth with very powerful claims to + the sympathy of readers. Indeed, we recommend their perusal + to many of our "neglected" correspondents, in the hope of + their becoming more reconciled to the justice with which + their contributions are rejected. In the comparison, their + works will be as "the labours of idleness," listlessly penned + under first impressions, or, at best, with the fond + anticipation of appearing in print. Vexatious as the + disappointment may appear, what is it compared with the bare + fate of genius, stripped of the bare means of sustenance by + the unsuccessful result of a literary engagement, or the + non-completion of a purchase, on which probably depended the + very day's existence. The subject is trite and hacknied; but + all that has been written about the illusions and misgivings + of genius will not alter its complexion. It is true that such + details have raised a spirit of sympathetic forbearance + towards the distresses of men of letters, except in the + breasts of the most barbarous and vulgar. But their + sufferings are doubly acute, and their perceptions doubly + tender. In their intercourse with mankind, they become + <i>flattered</i> by associates, and it not unfrequently + happens that men who are the most ready to quote such + ascendancy or superiority in society, are the first to break + the charm they have created, by some act of extreme rigour. + Such conduct is cruel and unchristian. + </p> + <p> + Again, the sufferings of men of genius are increased by their + own reflection on them, and in addition to real woes they + thus inflict on themselves thousands of imaginary ones. A + loss in trade may be repaired by the profits of the + succeeding day, and all be set right, where gain is the sole + idol; but when fame is mixed up in the pursuit, there is a + suffering beyond the hour, the day, or the year—mixed + up in the defeat. Hope is crushed; and after her flittering + shade spring up misanthropy and despair. + </p> + <p> + Light and fickle as is the public taste for literature, we + are disposed to think that, (barring the influence of great + names) the chances of success are as frequent in this as in + any other field of human ingenuity; and we can assure the + public that our repose has not always been on a bed of roses. + But it seems to be with certain literary candidates as with + nations: there is a certain point of fame which men seem + content to reach, after which, in return for the darling + caresses of the world, they kick at their patrons; and if the + maxim work true, that the fame of authors suffers by our + known contact and conversation with them, Sir Walter Scott's + recent avowal is a dangerous step, unless he was tired of his + fame. Of course, we have not yet arrived at the above point, + so that our readers need not fear our ingratitude; and we are + willing to abide by the condition, that when we forget our + patrons, may they forget us. + </p> + <hr /> + <h3> + CURE FOR ENVY. + </h3> + <p> + Bishop Berkeley (that acute reasoner) contrived a lucky + antidote, for the suffering of envy. 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