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Limbird, Publisher. 148. Strand. + </center> + <hr /> + + <h3>THE</h3> + + <h1>MIRROR</h1> + + <h3>OF</h3> + + <h2>LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT,</h2> + + <h3>AND</h3> + + <h2>INSTRUCTION:</h2> + + <h3>CONTAINING</h3> + + <h2>ORIGINAL ESSAYS;</h2> + + <h3>HISTORICAL NARRATIVES; BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS; SKETCHES OF + SOCIETY; TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTIONS; NOVELS AND TALES; + ANECDOTES;</h3> + + <h2>SELECT EXTRACTS</h2> + + <h3>FROM</h3> + + <h2>NEW AND EXPENSIVE WORKS;</h2> + + <h3><i>POETRY, ORIGINAL AND SELECTED</i>;</h3> + + <h2>The Spirit of the Public Journals;</h2> + + <h3>DISCOVERIES IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES;</h3> + + <h3>USEFUL DOMESTIC HINTS;</h3> + + <h3>&c. &c. &c.</h3> + <hr class="short" /> + + <h2>VOL. X.</h2> + <hr class="short" /> + + <h4>LONDON:</h4> + + <h4>PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY J. LIMBIRD, 143, STRAND,</h4> + + <h4>(<i>Near Somerset House.</i>)</h4> + + <h4>1828.</h4> + <hr /> + <span class="pagenum">[pg iii]</span> + + <h2>PREFACE.</h2> + + <p>Each volume of a successful periodical miscellany resembles + Seneca's "one good turn—a shoeing-horn to another;" and + the Editor of THE MIRROR, in prefacing his <i>tenth volume</i> + with this comparison, hopes that he does not over-rate what the + present patronage of the public encourages him to expect. + Indeed, he would fear the suspicion of ingratitude on his part, + were he not thus to acknowledge the long-extended success which + has attended his labours, from their commencement to the + present moment. At the same time, lest vanity should be thought + to have mastered his better judgment, he assures his patrons + that he does not claim the undivided merit of his good fortune; + since, beyond his own taste of adaptation and selection, he + "misses nothing he can fairly lay his hands on;" so that, the + multiplicity of his resources being considered, his success is, + perhaps, more complimentary to the discernment of the public, + than it is laudatory of his individual exertions.</p> + + <p>As many readers would yawn over a long preface like so much + Latin, the Editor will not, in the present instance, subject + them to so extraordinary a stretch of <i>ennui</i>, by any + lengthy comment on the character of his last volume. He hopes + that its contents will be found equal to either of its + predecessors; and, if any superiority be observed, he begs that + it may be attributed to the "march of mind," in whose rank and + file he may be allowed his proper order.</p> + + <p>Like the well-graced actor, who, at the conclusion of a + play, bows to the performers before he addresses the audience, + the Editor first returns his acknowledgments to his several + Correspondents, who <i>have contributed</i> to the public + entertainment in his last volume: perhaps this class may be + very small, although in the usual proportion of good and evil + which is scattered up and down all paths of life. To the other + and more numerous class, <i>viz.</i> those whose Communications + (from various motives, generally explained) have not been + inserted, the Editor is equally indebted,—for intention, + if not accomplishment; and he hopes that the performance of his + critical duty has been such as to conciliate their respect and + good-will. As a pleasantry, he would remind a fair proportion + of his readers, that,</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i6">As the young and forward bud</p> + + <p>Is eaten by the canker ere it blow,</p> + + <p>Even so by love the young and tender wit</p> + + <p>Is turned to folly; blasting in the bud,</p> + + <p>Losing his verdure even in the prime,</p> + + <p>And all the fair effects of future hopes—</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>for he would not affect the fickle guide on so extended a + scale. For graver matters, or such as are beyond the surface of + the heart, <span class="pagenum">[pg iv]</span> the Editor + thanks his Correspondents on subjects of <i>Art</i>, in its + antiquarian and modern departments, of whose researches he has + frequently availed himself. With a view to keep pace with the + Spirit of Philosophical Discovery which characterizes the + present day, the Editor has been his own Prometheus in + introducing his readers to the "<i>Arcana of Science</i>," the + object of which has already been fully explained, and he hopes, + to a certain extent, realized.</p> + + <p>The Editor is not disposed to indulge too freely in + anticipation, lest he should lose sight of his object: + accordingly, he must be brief in his professions for the + future. Improvement is contemplated in the general execution of + the Embellishments, as far as the Proprietor and Editor have + control; but, anon, they will be at the bar of public taste. To + use a parliamentary phrase, other new "features" will be + introduced from time to time, so as to continue to reflect in + THE MIRROR the characteristics and curiosity of the present + day, aided by some of the bright lights of past ages.</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i4">LONDON,</p> + + <p><i>December</i> 24, 1827.</p> + </div> + </div> + <hr /> + <span class="pagenum">[pg v]</span> + + <h2>LIST OF ENGRAVINGS.</h2> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p><i>PORTRAIT of His Royal Highness the DUKE of + CLARENCE.</i></p> + + <p>1. Pony Phaeton of his Majesty.</p> + + <p>2. Emblematical Design for July.</p> + + <p>3. New Church, Regent's Park.</p> + + <p>4. Archers.</p> + + <p>5. Royal Archer of Scotland.</p> + + <p>6. Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle.</p> + + <p>7. Garrick's Mulberry Cup.</p> + + <p>8. Croydon Palace.</p> + + <p>9. Hadley Church.</p> + + <p>10. Emblematical Design for August.</p> + + <p>11. St. Thomas's Hospital, Canterbury.</p> + + <p>12. Duke of Devonshire's Villa.</p> + + <p>13. Ancient Powder-Flask.</p> + + <p>14. Town-Hall, Liverpool.</p> + + <p>15. New Prison, Norwich.</p> + + <p>16. Emblem of September.</p> + + <p>17. Dublin Post-Office.</p> + + <p>18. Hammersmith Bridge.</p> + + <p>19. Monge's Mausoleum.</p> + + <p>20. Ancient Grecian Sepulchre.</p> + + <p>21. New Palace, St. James's Park.</p> + + <p>22. Plan of Improvements in the Park.</p> + + <p>23. Triumphal Arch, Hyde Park.</p> + + <p>24. Temple Church.</p> + + <p>25. Kew Palace.</p> + + <p>26. Kanemboo Market Woman.</p> + + <p>27. Shouaa Woman.</p> + + <p>28. Bristol Cathedral.</p> + + <p>29. Emblem for October.</p> + + <p>30. Central Market, Leeds.</p> + + <p>31. Palace at Stockholm.</p> + + <p>32. Brambletye House.</p> + + <p>33. Moated House, Brambletye.</p> + + <p>34. Elsineur from Hamlet's Garden.</p> + + <p>35. The Camelopard.</p> + + <p>36. Body Guard of the Sheikh of Bornou.</p> + + <p>37. Lancer of the Sultan of Begharmi.</p> + + <p>38. St. Martin's, near Canterbury.</p> + + <p>39. Hanover Terrace, Regent's Park.</p> + + <p>40. Emblem of November.</p> + + <p>41. Haddon Hall.</p> + + <p>42. Autographs of the Conspirators in the Gunpowder + Plot.</p> + + <p>43. Navarino and the Island of Sphagia.</p> + + <p>44. Plan of the Attack at Navarino.</p> + + <p>45. Castle of the Seven Towers, Constantinople.</p> + + <p>46. Fisherman of Bornou.</p> + + <p>47. Musician of Mandara.</p> + + <p>48. Caxton's House.</p> + + <p>49. Bushy Park, the Seat of the Lord High + Admiral.</p> + + <p>50. Design for December.</p> + + <p>51. Greek Armament.</p> + + <p>52. City of Old Sarum.</p> + + <p>53. The Clarence Cup.</p> + + <p>54. New Steam Carriage.</p> + </div> + </div> + <hr /> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="pagei" + id="pagei"></a>[pg i]</span> + + <h2>MEMOIR</h2> + + <h4>OF</h4> + + <h3>His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence,</h3> + + <h4><i>LORD HIGH ADMIRAL OF ENGLAND.</i></h4> + <hr class="short" /> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Ye sacred arks of Liberty! that float</p> + + <p>Where Tamar's waters spread their bosom wide,</p> + + <p>That seem, with towering stern and rampart + stride,</p> + + <p>Like antique castles girt with shining moat:</p> + + <p>Should War the signal give with brazen throat,</p> + + <p>No more recumbent here in idle pride,</p> + + <p>Your rapid prows would cleave the foaming tide,</p> + + <p>And to the nations speak in thundering note.</p> + + <p>Thus in the firmament serene and deep,</p> + + <p>When summer clouds the earth are hanging o'er,</p> + + <p>And all their mighty masses seem asleep,</p> + + <p>To execute Heaven's wrath, and judgment sore,</p> + + <p>From their dark wombs the sudden lightnings + leap,</p> + + <p>And vengeful thunders peal along the shore.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i10"><i>Forget Me Not</i>—for 1828.</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>The recent appointment of the above illustrious individual + to the head of our naval administration is a gratulatory topic + for every Englishman; and we doubt not the measure will + contribute as largely to individual honour, as it will to the + national welfare. In the abstract, nations resemble large + families, of which kings are fathers or guardians; and the + subdivision of this guardianship or paternal government, among + the sons or younger brothers of the sovereign is calculated to + promote unanimity among the governors, and to engraft with + affectionate loyalty the hearts of the governed. Indeed, the + tutelar presence of princes seldom fails to inspire courage, + and to support the patriotic sons of arms even in the extremes + of danger; and, although the princes of our times have seldom + been distinguished in the camp of war,—we should + recollect that</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Nihil sunt foris arma nisi est consilium domi.</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>The DUKE of CLARENCE, who is next brother to his present + Majesty, was born at St. James's Palace, August 21, 1765, at a + quarter before four in the morning, and in the following month + was baptized by the name of WILLIAM HENRY. It is said that in + his childhood and youth, it was the frankness of his + countenance and behaviour induced the king to devote him to the + naval service: added to this, he surpassed his brothers in + corporeal strength and constitutional hardihood; although he + was exceeded by them in the more refined acquirements of study, + to which he manifested comparative indifference. With a mind + naturally framed for peril and enterprise, and aware of the + subordinate rank and laborious stations through which he must + pass to distinction, he appears to have been enthusiastic and + impatient for the service long before he entered the lists, + notwithstanding he commenced his career at the age of fourteen, + by joining the Prince George, a ninety-eight-gun ship, recently + built, and named after his present majesty. In this ship, under + the command of Admiral Digby, his royal highness bore a part in + the great naval engagement between the English and Spanish + fleets, commanded by Admiral Rodney and Don Juan de Langara. + Previous to his leaving the Prince George, he was also present + at the capture of a French man-of-war and three smaller + vessels, forming part of a considerable convoy; but in neither + of these instances was an opportunity offered for any + distinguishing effort of bravery. On this occasion, the Spanish + admiral, Don Juan de Langara, on visiting Admiral Digby, was + introduced to his royal highness. During the conference between + the two admirals the prince retired, and when it was intimated + that Don Juan wished to return, his royal highness appeared in + the uniform of a midshipman, and + <span class="pagenum"><a name="pageii" + id="pageii"></a>[pg ii]</span> respectfully informed the + admiral that the boat was ready. The Spaniard was surprised + to see the son of his Britannic majesty acting in the + capacity of an inferior officer, and emphatically observed + to Admiral Digby, "Well does Great Britain merit the empire + of the seas, when humble stations in her navy are filled by + princes of the blood."</p> + + <p>We have next the pleasing duty of adverting to two signal + exertions of his royal highness in the cause of + humanity—conduct which</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p class="i10">is twice bless'd:</p> + + <p>It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes:</p> + + <p>'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes</p> + + <p>The throned monarch better than his crown.</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>The first is thus narrated by a midshipman of the Torbay, in + a letter to his friends:—</p> + + <blockquote> + <p>"<i>Port Royal Harbour, April</i>, 1783.</p> + + <p>"The last time Lord Hood's fleet was here, a + court-martial was held on Mr. Benjamin Lee, midshipman, for + disrespect to a superior officer, at which Lord Hood sat as + president. The determination of the court was fatal to the + prisoner, and he was condemned to death. Deeply affected as + the whole body of the midshipmen were at the dreadful + sentence, they knew not how to obtain a mitigation of it, + since Mr. Lee was ordered for execution; while they had not + time to make their appeal to the Admiralty, and despaired + of success in a petition to Admiral Rowley. However, His + Royal Highness generously stepped forth, drew up a + petition, to which he was the first to set his name, and + solicited the rest of the midshipmen in port to follow his + example. He then himself carried the petition to Admiral + Rowley, and in the most pressing and urgent manner, begged + the life of our unhappy brother; in which he succeeded, and + Mr. Lee is reprieved. We all acknowledge our warmest and + grateful thanks to our humane, our brave, and worthy + prince, who has so nobly exerted himself in preserving the + life of his brother sailor."</p> + </blockquote> + + <p>In the same year, 1783, the prince, then a fine midshipman, + visited Cape Francois, and the Havannah, where the second + instance of his generous humanity occurred. It should be + premised, that some of his countrymen having broken their oath + of fidelity to the Spanish government, were in danger of + suffering under sentence of death. The governor of Louisiana, + Don Galvez, offered, at the intercession of the prince, to + pardon them; and the enthusiasm which he manifested in this + "labour of love" cannot be better illustrated than by the + following letter addressed by his royal highness to the + governor:—</p> + + <blockquote> + <p>"Sir,—I want words to express to your Excellency + my just sense of your polite letter, of the delicate manner + in which you caused it to be delivered, and your generous + conduct towards the unfortunate in your power. Their + pardon, which you have been pleased to grant on my account, + is the most agreeable present you could have offered me, + and is strongly characteristic of the bravery and gallantry + of the Spanish nation. This instance increases, if + possible, my opinion of your Excellency's humanity, which + has appeared on so many occasions, in the course of the + late war.</p> + + <p>"Admiral Rowley is to dispatch a vessel to Louisiana for + the prisoners. I am convinced they will ever think of your + Excellency's clemency with gratitude; and I have sent a + copy of your letter to the king my father, who will be + fully sensible of your Excellency's attention to me.</p> + + <p>"I request my compliments to Madame Galvez, and that you + will be assured that actions so noble as those of your + Excellency will ever be remembered by</p> + </blockquote> + + <p class="author">"Yours, sincerely, WILLIAM P."</p> + + <p>On June 17, 1785, after a service afloat of six years and + three months, his royal highness was promoted lieutenant of the + Hebe. In ten months after this we find him serving as captain + of the Pegasus; next in the Andromeda and the Valiant; and on + December 3, 1790, his royal highness received a commission as + rear-admiral of the blue, having then been about eighteen + months a peer of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by the titles + of duke of Clarence and St. Andrews, and earl of Munster. From + this period till the year 1814 his royal highness remained on + shore. On April 19, in that year, he hoisted his flag on board + the Jason, as admiral of the fleet; and on the 23rd of the same + month he sailed from Dover, with several other ships, to escort + Louis XVIII. to the coast of France; + <span class="pagenum"><a name="pageiii" + id="pageiii"></a>[pg iii]</span> and having seen him to + Calais, returned to the Downs on the night of the 24th, and + struck his flag a few days after.<a id="footnotetag1" + name="footnotetag1"></a><a href="#footnote1"><sup>1</sup></a></p> + + <p>During the period between the 25th of May and June 28th, + 1814, (when his royal highness finally took leave of the sea,) + his flag was hoisted, successively, in the Impregnable and + Jason, and again in the Impregnable, and from her transferred + to the Magicienne; in which last ship he sailed on the 26th of + June, and having escorted the allied sovereigns to the + continent, struck his flag, and came on + shore.<a id="footnotetag2" + name="footnotetag2"></a><a href="#footnote2"><sup>2</sup></a></p> + + <p>His royal highness' service at sea may, therefore, be stated + as follows:—6 years as midshipman; 11 months as + lieutenant; 3 years and 10 months as post captain; and 7 weeks + as admiral of the fleet: making a total service at sea of about + 10 years and 9 months.<a id="footnotetag3" + name="footnotetag3"></a><a href="#footnote3"><sup>3</sup></a></p> + + <p>The intimacy of the prince with the gallant Nelson is well + known as one of the most interesting incidents of the duke's + life. They first met at Quebec in 1782, when Nelson was in the + Albemarle off that station, and whence he was ordered to convoy + a fleet of transports to New York. From this time they became + much attached, and their separation was the cause of mutual + regret. At the close of the war they met again, both being + appointed to the Leeward island station. Nelson soon had an + opportunity of witnessing the prince's resolute obedience to + orders, amidst great personal danger, and strong temptations to + avarice, the circumstances of which are briefly as + follow:—The law excluded all foreign vessels from trade + and intercourse with our West India islands; and America, being + now independent, and as much a foreign nation as any other, + Nelson, the senior captain on the station, ordered all American + vessels to quit the islands within forty-eight hours, on pain + of seizure, and prosecution of their owners. Four vessels at + Nevis remained, which he ordered to be searched, and on being + found American, they were adjudged legal prizes. This + proceeding placed Nelson in considerable difficulty, but he + ultimately triumphed; and though the thanks of government for + protecting its commerce were given to the admiral of the + station, who had in fact opposed the measure, Nelson was + conscious of having done his duty, and enjoyed the approbation + of such as were disinterested witnesses of it. Among these was + Prince William, who thus notices Nelson's conduct on this + occasion in a letter to a friend: "It was at this era," says + the prince, "that I particularly observed the greatness of + Nelson's superior mind. The manner in which he enforced the + spirit of the Navigation Act first drew my attention to the + commercial interests of my country. We visited different + islands together; and as much as the manoeuvres of fleets can + be described off the headlands of islands, we fought over again + the principal naval actions in the American war. Excepting the + naval tuition which I had received on board the Prince George, + when the present Rear Admiral Keats was lieutenant of her, and + for whom we both entertained a sincere regard, my mind took its + first decided naval turn from this familiar intercourse with + Nelson."</p> + + <p>It is also worthy of remark, that while the prince spoke + thus highly of Nelson, the latter estimated his royal highness + in correspondent terms. In a letter to Captain Locker, about + the same period, Nelson says, "You must have heard, long before + this reaches you, that Prince William is under my command. I + shall endeavour to take care that he is not a loser by that + circumstance. He has his foibles as well as private men, but + they are far overbalanced by his virtues. In his professional + line he is superior to near two-thirds I am sure of the list; + and in attention to orders, and respect to his superior + officers, I hardly know his equal. His royal highness keeps up + strict discipline in his ship, and without paying him any + compliment, she is one of the finest ordered vessels I have + seen." These opinions, it should be recollected, are quoted + from private correspondence—a circumstance which adds + materially to their value.</p> + + <p>On July 11, 1818, his royal highness was married at Kew to + her serene <span class="pagenum"><a name="pageiv" + id="pageiv"></a>[pg iv]</span> highness Adelaide Amelia + Louisa Theresa Caroline, princess of Saxe Meinengen, eldest + daughter of his serene highness the late reigning duke of + Saxe Meinengen. The ceremony, as is usual on these + occasions, was performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, in + the presence of all the royal family. By this marriage his + royal highness had one daughter, who was born March 27, + 1819, and died after a few hours. In 1823, his royal + highness was made a general of marines; and within the past + year the duke has been appointed lord high admiral of + England.</p> + + <p>It is not our intention here to enter into the supposed + causes of the duke's long seclusion from public service, viz. + from 1790 to the present time, except a short interval in 1814. + At the commencement of the war with France, the late Duke of + York took an early and active part by land; hence the question + arises as to the non-appointment of the Duke of Clarence to a + similar position by sea. The consequence has been, that the + most vigorous portion of the duke's life has been lost to his + country, whilst his royal highness has remained in comparative + obscurity, amidst one of the most brilliant periods of our + naval history. It is, however, gratifying to know that the + duke's inactivity cannot be attributed to apathy on his part. + On the contrary, he was anxious to be employed, and even sought + appointment, as appears by the following letter, written by his + royal highness to Commodore Owen in 1812:—</p> + + <p class="author">"<i>Bath House, Saturday night.</i></p> + + <blockquote> + <p>"DEAR SIR—This evening I received your letter from + Deal, and in answer to it, I beg to observe, that I have + made both a public and private application to the king, + that I may be permitted to hoist my flag, and relieve Lord + Collingwood in the command of his majesty's fleet in the + Mediterranean. There cannot be any secrecy in this thing; + because, before more than fifty brother officers, I + declared my resolution at Portsmouth. Until I have the + order to hoist my flag, I cannot be certain; but I am very + much inclined to think eventually that I shall have the + honour and the happiness of commanding those fine fellows + whom I saw in the spring in the Downs, and lately at + Portsmouth. My short stay at Admiral Campbell's had + impressed me with very favourable ideas of the improved + state of the navy; but my residence at Portsmouth has + afforded me ample opportunity of examining, and + consequently of having a perfect judgment of the high and + correct discipline now established in the king's service. * + * * I could not resist what I felt; and reasons, both + public and private, urged me to make the offer I have + already mentioned, and I hope I shall be gratified.—I + remain, dear sir, yours, &c.</p> + </blockquote> + + <p class="author">"WILLIAM."</p> + + <p>These zealous sentiments are, however, further corroborated + by a recent declaration of the duke to the Goldsmiths' Company, + on their presenting him with the freedom of their society.</p> + + <p>Having sketched the principal circumstances which appertain + to what may be termed the <i>public career</i> of his royal + highness, it is our less pleasant, though equally important, + duty, to notice his <i>domestic life</i>; for obvious reasons + our details will be less perfect. It is a portion of the duke's + life which cannot be entirely passed over in silence, since it + must be conceded, that much of his unpopularity may be traced + to this source. Neither the court nor the people of England are + so ascetic as not to extenuate the indiscretions of royalty; + but this charitable estimate of misgivings does not extend to + approbation of any culpable dereliction of social and moral + duties. The fact of his royal highness having a large family, + by a lady now no more, is too well known to be concealed; but + the odium attached to his royal highness for his participation + in a certain scene of license and poverty, has doubtless been + over-rated; but his proportion must be left for the biographer + of a future age to settle; and we sincerely hope that, to quote + a contemporary, "when the time arrives that the historian shall + feel himself at liberty to enter into details, and sift matters + to the bottom, his royal highness will come out of the + investigation, (not without some blame, for which of us is + faultless, but) with a character unsullied <i>even in this + respect</i>, and in all other respects irreproachable." Mankind + are, more or less, the children of error; but + <span class="pagenum"><a name="pagev" + id="pagev"></a>[pg v]</span> their propensity to exaggerate + human frailty deserves to be reprobated for its cruelty and + wickedness.</p> + + <p>The happy marriage of his royal highness, to which event we + have already alluded, has, we trust, been the means of clearing + away the prejudices which the duke's former conduct may have + engendered.</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>There is a tide in the affairs of man,</p> + + <p>Which taken at the flood leads on to fortune.</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>This period of his royal highness' life has probably + arrived, and his appointment to the important office of Lord + High Admiral will doubtless accelerate the beneficial effect. + The public are perhaps sanguine in their expectations; but from + early and subsequent proofs of the duke's devotion and + attachment to the service over which he now presides, we have + reason to think they will not be disappointed. It has been + shown that his royal highness neither wanted zeal nor ability + at any stage of his life, and the ardent assurances which have + been quoted from one of his most recent declarations, bespeak + that he still possesses the vigour of manhood, tempered with + experience; and it must be truly gratifying to his royal + highness to know that the honour and authority of the office of + Lord High Admiral, have been revived, after the sleep of a + century, as if to compensate him for past neglect, with their + investiture.<a id="footnotetag4" + name="footnotetag4"></a><a href="#footnote4"><sup>4</sup></a> + In truth, the alacrity with which the duke has already + entered into the duties of his office, and the lively sense + of justice he has manifested in dispensing its honorary + rewards, must be gladly hailed by the service, and the + country at large.</p> + + <p>His royal highness's present emoluments may be stated as + follow:—</p> + + <table summary="Emoluments" + align="center"> + <tr> + <td align="left">Income on the Consolidated Fund, + previous</td> + + <td align="right">£.</td> + + <td align="right"><i>s.</i></td> + + <td align="right"><i>d.</i></td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td align="left">to the death of the Duke of York:</td> + + <td align="right">26,500</td> + + <td align="right">0</td> + + <td align="right">0</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td align="left">By the death of the Duke of York</td> + + <td align="right">3,000</td> + + <td align="right">0</td> + + <td align="right">0</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td align="left">Additional grant, February, 1827</td> + + <td align="right">3,000</td> + + <td align="right">0</td> + + <td align="right">0</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td align="left">And to the Duchess</td> + + <td align="right">6,000</td> + + <td align="right">0</td> + + <td align="right">0</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td align="left">As Ranger of Bushy Park</td> + + <td align="right">187</td> + + <td align="right">9</td> + + <td align="right">8</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td align="left">Halfpay as Admiral of the Fleet</td> + + <td align="right">1,095</td> + + <td align="right">0</td> + + <td align="right">0</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td align="left">Pay as General of the Marines</td> + + <td align="right">1,728</td> + + <td align="right">15</td> + + <td align="right">0</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td align="left">Salary as Lord High Admiral</td> + + <td align="right">5,000</td> + + <td align="right">0</td> + + <td align="right">0</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td></td> + + <td align="right">———-</td> + + <td align="right">—-</td> + + <td align="right">——</td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td align="right" + valign="bottom"><a id="footnotetag5" + name="footnotetag5"></a><a href="#footnote5"><sup>5</sup></a>Total + Annual Income</td> + + <td align="right" + valign="bottom">46,511</td> + + <td align="right" + valign="bottom">4</td> + + <td align="right" + valign="bottom">8</td> + </tr> + </table> + + <p>The Duke of York is acknowledged by Mr. Peel, in his speech, + Feb. 17, 1827, to have had £50,000. a-year.</p> + + <p>We subjoin the following characteristic anecdote from the + New Sailor's Magazine for December, 1827, sketched with + fidelity and in that rich vein of humour by which stories of + the service are usually distinguished. It exhibits the + character of his royal highness in all the glowing generosity + of buoyant youth, and proves him to possess a warm-hearted + sympathy for the sufferings of his fellow-creatures—</p> + + <h3>THE ROYAL REEFER AND BOB CLEWLINES.</h3> + + <p>It was on one of those December days, when the wind, blowing + from the northward, acts almost like a razor on the surface of + the skin, and when, accompanied by small sharp rain, a mixture + of damp and cold produce a chilling effect upon the frame and + spirits, that a <i>ci-devant</i> midshipman, his hands in his + pockets, and</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Whistling as he went for want of thought,"</p> + </div> + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="pagevi" + id="pagevi"></a>[pg vi]</span> + + <p>crossed London-bridge, which at that time was an asylum to + the footsore, the pauper, and the weary of heart. The day had + fallen, and every thing looked dull and dreary; the foot-path + was encumbered by mud, and porters carrying weights, as well as + other busy passengers, were jostling each other to obtain a + footing on the dirty pavement: a fellow heavy laden came in + contact with the <i>royal reefer</i><a id="footnotetag6" + name="footnotetag6"></a><a href="#footnote6"><sup>6</sup></a> + so powerfully, that he took a lee-lurch, and got foul of one + of the seats in the arches. "Avast there; luff up, you + lubberly rigged son of a gun," cried middy; "couldn't you + hail ship before you were aboard of us?" The fellow, + however, waddled on; but the middy had to turn about in + order to regain his course, when suddenly he beheld a + middle-aged figure, perishing with cold, a red night-cap on, + an old jacket and trousers, a pair of shoes in rags attached + to his legs with a rope's end, no shirt, no stockings, nor + any other attire; the face was climate-struck, it had braved + the equator and the pole, the battle and the breeze, the + scorching heat and the petrifying cold,—it was, as + might be expected, thin, and moreover almost lost in a + profusion of hair on each cheek, so that it would be + difficult for the oldest acquaintance to recognise the + features after long absence; nature had made the lips to + smile, the eyes to beam in kindness, the fine high forehead + to command respect; but time and hardships, disease and + disappointment, had quenched the fire of the organ of sight + and intelligence, the mirror of the soul,—had + prematurely furrowed that front of honest English high + spirit and candour, and had taught the lips to fall in + dejection and the treasured silence of woe: upon the whole, + the figure had something fierce in it, but it was truly + manly; the warrior's arms were folded together, and his + face, bent towards the ground, was still half up-turned, and + seemed to say to rich merchants and venders passing by on + foot and in carriages, "There ye are, ye liers upon beds of + down, ye feeders upon the poor man's toil; often have you + slept secure, and safely enjoyed your wealth, whilst poor + Jack rode out the gale, hung on the rigging betwixt life and + death, and endured the storm which held him every moment + betwixt the chance of clinging to a fragment of the wreck + and sinking into eternity: but, now the war is over, + smart-money paid for a sharp wound, and neglect and + oblivion, are the seaman's portion." The expression of his + face and eyes seemed to speak thus; indeed, it spoke + volumes; but its mute appeal was lost on the worldlings, who + brushed by him, and who, bent on love of gain, scarcely were + aware that their fellow-man was starving by their side, too + feeble and too much an outcast to work, yet too proud to + beg; the middy's heart, however, was of that texture that it + leant towards a brother-sailor, meet him where it might, and + he naturally looked round at poor Jack on his beam-ends: he + had but one penny in his pocket, and that the plaintive + voice of a blind woman had drawn, as if by magic, from its + deep recess. What was to be done?—for he should have + liked to have taken this wreck of <i>a man of war into + tow</i>. The reflection caused him to examine more closely + the shivering seaman, when a small scar, occasioned by a + splinter, on the <i>bridge of the nose</i>, brought to his + remembrance Bob <i>Clewlines</i>, who had served in the same + ship: the tar recognised him also; but, so far from making + himself known to him, he hid his face in his hand: the + reefer, however, was resolved to bring him to. "What, Bob + Clewlines!" cried he, "do I not hail an old shipmate in you, + a quarter-master on board the ——, the bravest + heart of oak, the best reefer, and the merriest steersman of + the whole ship's crew; and," said he audibly, that every one + passing might hear and value fallen courage and fidelity, + "and <i>as prime a seaman as ever trimmed a sail, or served + a gun</i>; why, what has broke up your old hulk this way?" + The man could not find utterance; remembrance of + <i>unrequited services</i> and other associations checked + him. The middy stretched out his hand, which the + <i>broken-hearted sailor</i> ventured not to take. "Come, + Bob," cried the other, "no subordination now: we are + <span class="pagenum"><a name="pagevii" + id="pagevii"></a>[pg vii]</span> all equals on life's + <i>quarter-deck</i>, and when my <i>fellow-man</i> suffers, + he <i>rises</i> a peg in my estimation. Why?—because + <i>unfeeling lubbers</i> slight him. Come tip us your + <i>fin</i>. Your hand may be dirty, but your soul is as kind + as a new sail in a sunny day. I'll show it against any + lord's in the land. Come, heave a head; follow me, old tarry + breeches; I'll soon set your <i>timbers</i> and + <i>rigging</i> to rights; you shall have an entire refit. + Come, bear a hand; <i>set</i> all your <i>canvass</i>; it's + all in <i>ribbons</i>, I see, and <i>shivers</i> in the + wind; but I'll keep out wind and weather for you."</p> + + <p>Thus saying, he walked proudly with the poor tar, astern of + him, until he came to a slop-shop, near Wellclose square: it + was a Jew's. "Here, Moses," quoth the middy, who detected the + Israelite bending looks of disdain and mistrust on the poor + man, as if he considered the contents of his shop in danger: + "come, Moses, a regular built <i>outrig</i> for this + <i>gentleman</i>," laying great stress on the word gentleman. + This was <i>pitching</i> it strong, but his heart was carrying + <i>royals, sky-scrapers, moon-rakers</i>, and his <i>pulse</i> + was <i>sailing</i> at the rate of <i>ten knots</i> an hour at + least; so elate was he to serve a brave man in distress, and + above all, a son of the ocean: "come, let us have every thing + good, and spic and span new."—"Pray, <i>Shair</i>, who's + to pay?"—"<i>Myshelf.</i>"—"O, your honour, that's + right." The poor man retired to a back-room, and stepped + forward clad from head to foot, and with two changes of linen + and a pair of shoes (by the midshipman's order) tied up in a + pocket-handkerchief under his arm. BOB CLEWLINES looked with a + blush on his old clothes, and at this moment an almost naked + boy passed by: the midshipman duly appreciated and truly + interpreted one look of the tar. "Bob, I say, heave that + overboard, and let the poor boy pick it up: one good turn + deserves another." The payment was the next. "Three pounds + fifteen.—Is that the lowest?"—"O, yesh: I don't + gain five shillings by the whole deal."—"Well, then, do + you take the case of my gold watch, and weigh it, and give me + the produce of it."—"Let ush see: it's vary pretty, but + not vary heavy; it's all fashion you see: indeed, it's a great + pity to part, the vatch and the caish; watches are a drug now, + or else I'd buy it; but just to oblige you, I'll see what I can + give."—"Don't trouble yourself, Mosey; just do as you are + bid: you take the outside case, and I'll keep the + watch."—"I shall lend you four pounds upon it," resumed + the Israelite; "and you may depend upon my honour to return it + to you, when you bringsh me de monish."—"No, you won't, + Mosey; you'll do just what I bid you."—"It will spoil the + watch"—"Not a bit; she must work without her + <i>jacket</i>, as my friend has often done in all weathers. I + shall sell the outside case to serve a shipmate in distress; + but the watch was left me by a dear friend, so I shall keep + her: a metal case will do as well for a little time, and when + fortune's breeze springs up again, <i>the case will be + altered</i>."—"Vel, shair, you shall be obeyed: five + pounds, five shillings is just the price of the weight; there's + the money."—"Good morning, Master Moses; but do you, + <i>Clewlines</i>, set sail again; I want to get you into port: + it is only what I owe you. Were you not the kindest creature to + me in the world <i>when I was confined to my berth with the + yellow fever, and not expected to live a day?</i> Come, come, + you must take your cargo in; you must be <i>victualled</i> as + well as <i>refitted</i>. I have got a chalk at a house near + this,—another shipmate who is set up in business in a + public line: call for what you want, and here's the loose + change to keep your pocket until something turns up." Poor Bob + got a <i>good dinner</i>, a <i>good bed</i>, and a <i>snug + hammock</i>, that night; and shortly afterwards he obtained a + birth in an Indiaman, and is now doing well. The royal reefer's + heart bounded with joy at performing this noble action to + recover which he put himself for a month on short allowance. + But this is only one of many such traits in the character of + this heart of oak whose name the writer could scarcely venture + to state, but who will here remember this scene.</p> + + <p class="author">HARRY HATCHWAY.</p> + + <p><i>H.M.S. Perseus, off the Tower, Nov.</i> 1827.</p> + <hr /> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="pageviii" + id="pageviii"></a>[pg viii]</span> + + <p>By way of a <i>tail-piece</i> to this already extended + memoir, we present our readers with an accurate engraving + of</p> + + <h4>THE ROYAL CLARENCE CUP,</h4> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:70%;"> + <a href="images/14.png"><img width="100%" + src="images/14.png" + alt="" /></a> + </div> + + <p>given by the gentlemen of the Thames Yacht Club, in honour + of his royal highness the Lord High Admiral having condescended + to become the patron of the club, on Thursday September 27, + 1827. A steam packet was engaged, to accompany the match, by + the Club for the accommodation of their friends, among whom we + had the good fortune to be numbered. It was altogether a most + grateful relaxation from our land labours. The distance sailed + was from off Blackwall to Gravesend and back, and the muster of + the fleet almost unprecedentedly fine. The whole of the vessels + were admirably managed throughout, the match, which towards the + close, became intensely interesting. At length it was decided + by the <i>Lady Louisa</i>, (Mr. Thomas Smith, owner) arriving + first at Blackwall, distancing eight others, but gaining the + victory with only a few minutes to spare. If we recollect + "right well," the day was fine for the advanced period of the + season, and on board the several vessels packets, and on the + banks of the river, there were the usual humours of an aquatic + spectacle without any of its vulgarisms. The cup, weighing 85 + oz. and standing nearly two feet high, is of silver, elegantly + chased, and as our engraving imports, of classical design; and + its exhibition, with the customary ceremony of presentation, + toasting, &c. appeared to afford much satisfaction to the + assembled company, and the victorious claimant of the prize, + and equal credit to the taste of the artist, Mr. Hyams.</p> + <hr class="full" /> + + <h2>INDEX.</h2> + <hr class="short" /> + + <h3>VOL. X.</h3> + <hr class="short" /> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>ABERNETHY's lectures, 207.</p> + + <p>Accomplishments, value of, 199.</p> + + <p>Actors, reminiscences of, 106, 166, 296.</p> + + <p>African Eloquence, 124.</p> + + <p>Ali Pacha, palace of, 92.</p> + + <p>American Travelling, 108.</p> + + <p>Amulet, the, for 1828, 420.</p> + + <p>Annuals, Spirit of the, 409.</p> + + <p>ANECDOTES AND RECOLLECTIONS, 68, 87, 139, 168, 183, + 397.</p> + + <p>Appetites, royal, 458.</p> + + <p>ARCANA OF SCIENCE, 253, 262, 272, 289, 318, 349, + 384, 398, 432, 449.</p> + + <p>Archery, 41.</p> + + <p>ARCHITECTURAL ILLUSTRATIONS, 193, 313.</p> + + <p>Ark of Noah, 48.</p> + + <p>ARTS AND SCIENCES, 40, 78, 111, 127.</p> + + <p>Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle, 49.</p> + + <p>Assassination, singular, 290.</p> + + <p>ASTRONOMICAL OCCURRENCES for the Months, 11, 84, + 154, 233, 310, 362.</p> + + <p>Auberge, the, 337.</p> + + <p>Aurora Borealis, 282.</p> + + <p>Australian Importunity, 189.</p> + + <p>Australian Patriotism, 175.</p> + + <p>Author and his Coat, 12.</p> + + <p>Authors and Editors, 360.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Bachelor's Portrait of a Maid, 397.</p> + + <p>Ballad Singer, 374.</p> + + <p>Bathing, Hints on, 35, 126.</p> + + <p>Battle Hymn, by Korner, 267</p> + + <p>Bernard Barton, 146.</p> + + <p>Bijou, the, for 1828, 423.</p> + + <p>Bilderdyk, the poet, 87.</p> + + <p>BIOGRAPHY, SELECT, 70, 199, 388, 432.</p> + + <p>Birds, age and incubation of, 64.</p> + + <p>Black Beard, story of, 101.</p> + + <p>Blue-bottle, the, 115.</p> + + <p>Books, ancient, materials of, 61, 123.</p> + + <p class="i2">and Bookworms, 380.</p> + + <p class="i2">new, 90.</p> + + <p>Brain, the, 98.</p> + + <p>Brambletye House, the editor's visit to, 265.</p> + + <p>Breakfast in Newgate, 131, 150.</p> + + <p>Bridget Trot and Tim. Green, 194.</p> + + <p>Bristol Cathedral, 225.</p> + + <p class="i2">Institution, 111.</p> + + <p>Buckingham, duke of, 381.</p> + + <p>Bull-fights in Spain, 170.</p> + + <p>Burmese Boats, 205.</p> + + <p class="i2">Execution, 181.</p> + + <p class="i2">Thieves, 216.</p> + + <p>Burns, Gilbert, biography of, 70.</p> + + <p>Bushy Park, 425.</p> + + <p>Butcher, the, 82.</p> + + <p>Byron and other Poets compared, 2.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Calais, account of, 339.</p> + + <p class="i2">living at, 357.</p> + + <p>Cambrian Conviviality, 155.</p> + + <p>Cameleon Sketches, 226, 243.</p> + + <p>Camelopard, the, 289.</p> + + <p>Canning, Mr., Death of, 100.</p> + + <p class="i2">lines to the memory of, 131.</p> + + <p>Canterbury, St. Thomas's Hospital, at, 97.</p> + + <p class="i2">St. Martin's, at, 304.</p> + + <p>Carlisle, Sir Anthony, 88.</p> + + <p>Carriage, grace of, 110.</p> + + <p>Carrier Pigeons, 119.</p> + + <p>Cartoons of Raphael, 184.</p> + + <p>Cavalry School in France, 110.</p> + + <p>Caucasian Tribes, 190.</p> + + <p>Caxton's House in Westminster, 377.</p> + + <p>Celebrated Persons, 83.</p> + + <p>Charles I. Execution of, 189.</p> + + <p class="i2">Trial of, 247.</p> + + <p>Chinese Almanack, 77.</p> + + <p>Chiswick, 113.</p> + + <p>Christmas Customs, 427, 443.</p> + + <p>Chronicles of the Canongate, 282, 324, 341, 364.</p> + + <p>Churchyard Scene, 67.</p> + + <p>Circassian Women, 188.</p> + + <p>Cleveland, Marquess of, 245.</p> + + <p>Climates, contrast of, 203.</p> + + <p>Cloughna Cuddy, 135.</p> + + <p>Club-houses, London, 370.</p> + + <p>Coalheavers, 293.</p> + + <p>Colton, Mr., Anecdotes of, 50.</p> + + <p>COMMON-PLACE BOOK, 118, 138, 180, 198.</p> + + <p>Confidence and Credit, 82.</p> + + <p>Constantinople described, 278, 361.</p> + + <p>Cooke, the actor, 105.</p> + + <p>Coral Islands, 102, 279, 389.</p> + + <p>Craniology, 160.</p> + + <p>Cromwell, 95.</p> + + <p>Cross Fell, Westmoreland, 242.</p> + + <p class="i2">Roads, the, 180.</p> + + <p>Croydon Palace, 65, 100.</p> + + <p>Curral, the, in Madeira, 93.</p> + + <p>Cuvier, Mademoiselle, 323.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Damp Beds, 216.</p> + + <p>Dead Trumpeter, 51.</p> + + <p>Debtor and Creditor, 226, 243.</p> + + <p>Devil, buying and selling the, 268.</p> + + <p>Devonshire, duke of, his villa, 113.</p> + + <p>Diet, 99.</p> + + <p>Dirty People, 246.</p> + + <p>DOMESTIC HINTS, 126, 159, 223, 254.</p> + + <p>Drama, the, 292.</p> + + <p>Drinker, Edward, 95.</p> + + <p>Dublin Post-office, 161.</p> + + <p>Dumb, hospital for, 159.</p> + + <p>Dust Cart, the, 405.</p> + + <p>Dutch Painters, present state of, 134.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Early Rising, 331.</p> + + <p>Edinburgh, ride through, 387.</p> + + <p>Elise, by L.E.L., 228.</p> + + <p>Elizabeth, queen, letter of, 211.</p> + + <p>England, on leaving, 102.</p> + + <p class="i2">past, present, and to come, 267, 395.</p> + + <p>English Character, 69.</p> + + <p class="i2">Dress, 309.</p> + + <p>Englishman's Prayer, 227.</p> + + <p>Epicurean, the, by T. Moore, 5.</p> + + <p>Etna, Mount, 56.</p> + + <p>Expeditions of Parry and Franklin, 263, 272.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Faculty, anecdotes of the, 204.</p> + + <p>Fancy, 195.</p> + + <p>Festival of the Moon at Memphis, 60.</p> + + <p>FINE ARTS, 15, 66, 111, 134, 167, 184, 195, 210, + 233, 372, 439.</p> + + <p>Fire of London, 146.</p> + + <p>Fireside Engagements, 140.</p> + + <p>Forget-Me-Not, extracts from, 414.</p> + + <p>Fortune-telling, 191.</p> + + <p>Foy, General, 434.</p> + + <p>France, painting in, 195.</p> + + <p>French Millennium, 315.</p> + + <p>French and English compared, 77, 371.</p> + + <p>Friendship's Offering for 1828, 418.</p> + + <p>Fruits, English, 231, 295, 300.</p> + + <p>Fruit-eaters, caution to, 36.</p> + + <p>Fugitive, a Scotch tale, 426.</p> + + <p>Funerals, African, 218.</p> + + <p class="i2">Roman, 358.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Gallantry, 250.</p> + + <p>Gaming-houses in France, 305.</p> + + <p>Garrick's Mulberry Cup, 57.</p> + + <p>Gas-lighting, history of, 449.</p> + + <p>GATHERER, the, in each number.</p> + + <p>Gems of Genius, 181.</p> + + <p>Geneva, living at, 298.</p> + + <p>George the Fourth's Phaeton, 1.</p> + + <p class="i2">letter of, 2.</p> + + <p>Ghibellines, the, 43.</p> + + <p>Giddiness, causes of, 126.</p> + + <p>Glasgow, great bell of, 195.</p> + + <p>Gloaming, 90.</p> + + <p>Grecian Sepulchre, 185.</p> + + <p>Greek City, 409.</p> + + <p class="i2">Song of Victory, 410.</p> + + <p class="i2">Greeks, the, 57.</p> + + <p>Guillotine, the, 7.</p> + + <p>Gunpowder Plot, 333.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Haddon Hall, 329.</p> + + <p>Hadley Church described, 81.</p> + + <p>Helen, Memoir of, 348.</p> + + <p>Hamlet's Garden, 281.</p> + + <p class="i2">story of, 299.</p> + + <p>Hammersmith Suspension Bridge, 169.</p> + + <p>Hampton Court, 373.</p> + + <p>Hanger, Colonel George, 228.</p> + + <p>Hans Holbein, 233.</p> + + <p>Harvest-home, the, 99.</p> + + <p>Heir-Presumptive, the, 8.</p> + + <p>High Cross, Leicestershire, 162.</p> + + <p>Hop-harvest, 130.</p> + + <p>Horse Chestnuts, use of, 291, 348.</p> + + <p>Horse-launching in America, 121.</p> + + <p>Houses, to warm and ventilate, 173.</p> + + <p>Household Servants in 1566, 103.</p> + + <p>Howard, John, 95.</p> + + <p>Human Credulity, 79.</p> + + <p>Hydrophobia, the, 98.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>IDLER'S ALBUM, 179.</p> + + <p>India, landing in, 64.</p> + + <p>Indian Maiden's Song, 427.</p> + + <p>Insects, 35.</p> + + <p>Irish Grandees, 355, 374.</p> + + <p>Irishmen, United, 437.</p> + + <p>Italian Women, 198.</p> + + <p>Italy, 228.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Jeu d'esprit in verse, 152.</p> + + <p>Jew's Harp, the, 123.</p> + + <p>Jewish Customs, 197.</p> + + <p>John, King, death of, 379.</p> + + <p>Journey, preparations for, 186.</p> + + <p>Judges' Salaries, 3.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Kanemboo Woman, 217.</p> + + <p>Kangaroo Waggery, 109.</p> + + <p>Karpians, character of, 197.</p> + + <p>Kean, Mr., his first appearance, 239.</p> + + <p>Kew Palace, account of, 209.</p> + + <p>King's Feet-bearer, 139.</p> + + <p>Korner, the German poet, 199.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Lady-bird, lines to, 142.</p> + + <p>Languages, Latin and Greek, 139.</p> + + <p>Law and Lawyers, 115, 456.</p> + + <p>Leaves and Flowers, 78.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>LECTURER, The, 98, 126, 175, 207.</p> + + <p>Lee, Capt., Letter of, 366.</p> + + <p>Letter from Newgate, 366.</p> + + <p>Leeds Central Market, 236.</p> + + <p>Leland, the Antiquary, 388.</p> + + <p>Leopard-hunting, 90.</p> + + <p>Letter-writer, the, 53.</p> + + <p>Liberty, picture of, 304.</p> + + <p>Lilliard Edge, 380.</p> + + <p>Lilly Bells are wet with dew, 84.</p> + + <p>Liston, French and English, 435.</p> + + <p>Literary Pocket-Book for 1828, 424.</p> + + <p>Literary Souvenir, extracts from, 410.</p> + + <p>Liverpool Town-hall, 129.</p> + + <p>Living Authors, No. 1., 146.</p> + + <p>London Improvements, 236.</p> + + <p>Love-letter, poetical, 330.</p> + + <p>Love, origin of, 448, 456.</p> + + <p>Love's Victim, 15.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Malaria and Fevers, 252, 392.</p> + + <p>Malt Liquors, 254.</p> + + <p>Man-eating Society, 277.</p> + + <p>MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF ALL NATIONS, 57, 70, 181, + 197, 217, 297, 357, 368, 430.</p> + + <p>Maria-Louisa, 31.</p> + + <p>Marikina, or Silken Monkey, 143.</p> + + <p>Markets, London, 236.</p> + + <p>Marvellous, Anecdotes of the, 302, 372, 435.</p> + + <p>Matches in Teens, 221.</p> + + <p>Melancholy, 144.</p> + + <p>Melrose Abbey, 445.</p> + + <p>Mental Derangement, 175, 240.</p> + + <p>Midnight Adventure, 190.</p> + + <p>Mississippi, sailing up, 374.</p> + + <p>Monge's Mausoleum at Paris, 177.</p> + + <p>Monsoon in India, 109.</p> + + <p>Montpellier, 139.</p> + + <p>MONTHS, THE, 9, 34, 89, 99, 130, 153, 169, 232, 320, + 400.</p> + + <p>Moon, address to, 138.</p> + + <p>Mosaic, art of, 439.</p> + + <p>Mountain Story, 269.</p> + + <p>Mutiny, the, a tale, 212.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Nancy Lewis, 268</p> + + <p>Napoleon, Scott's Life of, 4, 17, 47.</p> + + <p>Napoleon, attempt at suicide, 47.</p> + + <p>Napoleon's birth, 19.</p> + + <p>Napoleon's death, 32.</p> + + <p>Napoleon's divorce, 29, 407.</p> + + <p>Napoleon's early life, 19.</p> + + <p>Napoleon's first exploit, 22.</p> + + <p>Napoleon's first marriage, 23, 30.</p> + + <p>Napoleon's funeral, 32.</p> + + <p>Napoleon, personal character of, 59.</p> + + <p>Napoleon's proposed invasion of England, 24, 25.</p> + + <p>Napoleon's voyage to St. Helena, 31.</p> + + <p class="i2">Foy's account of, 237.</p> + + <p>Navarino, Port of, 345.</p> + + <p>Nautical Phrases, 364.</p> + + <p>Negro Wit, 224, 255, 328, 343, 344, 456.</p> + + <p>New South Wales, 156.</p> + + <p>Newspapers, London, 322.</p> + + <p>Niagara, Falls of, 6, 391.</p> + + <p>Night-attack, 37.</p> + + <p>Nightingale, the, 37.</p> + + <p>Noche Serena, 14.</p> + + <p>Norwich New Prison, 145.</p> + + <p>NOVELIST, THE, 12, 43, 72, 85, 103, 135, 163, 201, + 212, 269.</p> + + <p>Novel writers and novel readers, 118, 202, 277, + 437.</p> + + <p>Nuptial Charm, 210.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Oaths, on, 381.</p> + + <p>Old Manor House, novel of, 142.</p> + + <p>ORIGINS AND INVENTIONS, 14, 51, 163.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Painting in England, 66.</p> + + <p>Palace, the New, in St. James' Park, 257.</p> + + <p>Parting for the Pole, 367.</p> + + <p>Peacock, the, 36.</p> + + <p>Peasant's Lament, 367.</p> + + <p>Peter's Pence, origin of, 317.</p> + + <p>Phantom Hand, the, 382.</p> + + <p>Philosophical Kitchen, 303.</p> + + <p>Phillips, Sir Richard, his boyhood, 114.</p> + + <p>Pitt, character of, 125.</p> + + <p>Plantaganet, Richard, 438.</p> + + <p>Plants, habits of, 79.</p> + + <p>Police Reports, 92.</p> + + <p>Political Economy, advantages of, 251.</p> + + <p>Porson and Sheridan, 454.</p> + + <p>Portuguese Ball, 94.</p> + + <p>Powder-flask, antient, 120.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Quackery, 247.</p> + + <p>Questions and Answers, 94.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Radiant Boy, the, 179.</p> + + <p>Rafts and Rhine Scenery, 415.</p> + + <p>Ramsden, the Optician, 80.</p> + + <p>Raphael, 210.</p> + + <p>Reaping in Devonshire, 169.</p> + + <p>Regent's Park, New Church in, 33.</p> + + <p class="i2">Hanover Terrace, 313.</p> + + <p>Review, the, 201.</p> + + <p>Retrospect, 308.</p> + + <p>RETROSPECTIVE GLEANINGS, 103, 148, 182, 211, 247, + 310, 333.</p> + + <p>Robinson Crusoes, 238.</p> + + <p>Running a Muck, 122.</p> + + <p>Robespierre and Marat, 17.</p> + + <p>Robin, stanzas to, 267.</p> + + <p>Roman's, economy of, 310.</p> + + <p>Rome, Protestant burial-ground at, 371.</p> + + <p>Romeo Coates, 338.</p> + + <p>Rosalie Berton, 72, 85.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Saddled and Bridled," 276.</p> + + <p>Sailor's Song, 41n.</p> + + <p>Salmon Kippering, 243.</p> + + <p>Sarum, Old, 441.</p> + + <p>Scots, Mary, Queen of, 184, 206.</p> + + <p>Scott, Sir W., his Life of Napoleon, 4.</p> + + <p>Scott, Sir W. Chronicles of Canongate, 282.</p> + + <p>Sea-sickness, 111.</p> + + <p class="i2">tale of, 183.</p> + + <p>Season, "good night to," 121.</p> + + <p>Seasonable Relics, 348.</p> + + <p>Sepoys, character of, 120.</p> + + <p>Sergeants Wife, drama of, 182.</p> + + <p>Seven Towers, Castle of the, 362.</p> + + <p>Sheep, names of, 119.</p> + + <p>Sheppey, Isle of, 314.</p> + + <p>Sheridan, 68.</p> + + <p>Signs of the Times, 327.</p> + + <p>Skeffington, Sir Lumley, 245.</p> + + <p>SKETCH-BOOK, THE, 51, 115, 131, 150, 166, 221, 274, + 337, 383, 402.</p> + + <p>Snewberg, 158.</p> + + <p>Song for Music, 143, 162, 221.</p> + + <p>Sour Cakes in Lanarkshire, 316.</p> + + <p>Spatolino, the robber, 321.</p> + + <p>Spectre's Voyage, the, 352.</p> + + <p>Sphynx, 51.</p> + + <p>SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, 15, 37, 53, 74, 90, + 105, 120, 140, 154, 170, 186, 202, 218, 228, 245, 293, + 321, 405, 434, 452.</p> + + <p>Stanzas, 69, 413.</p> + + <p class="i2">to poverty, 166.</p> + + <p>St. James's Park, improvement of, 261.</p> + + <p>Stockholm, Palace at, 241.</p> + + <p>Stay-at-home, the, 454.</p> + + <p>Steam Carriage, Gurney's New, 393.</p> + + <p>Stephens, Miss, her first appearance, 239.</p> + + <p>Storm in the Indian Seas, 213.</p> + + <p>Stratford-upon-Avon, 455.</p> + + <p>Suett, the actor, 107.</p> + + <p>Superstition, 95, 274.</p> + + <p>Syrian Looking-glasses, 175.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Taverns and Club-houses, 87.</p> + + <p>Tea, 291, 378.</p> + + <p>Temple Church, 193.</p> + + <p>Theatre, English, described by a Persian, 63.</p> + + <p>Tiger-taming, 122.</p> + + <p>Time, to Kill, 323.</p> + + <p>Tobacco-pipe controversy, 276.</p> + + <p>TOPOGRAPHER, THE, 162.</p> + + <p>Tottenham Cross, 448.</p> + + <p>Translations, original, 349.</p> + + <p>Transport, arrival of, 143.</p> + + <p>Travelling, 96, 216, 294.</p> + + <p>Turcamese Schoolmaster, 172.</p> + + <p>Turks, the, 430.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Ugo Foscolo, anecdotes of, 229.</p> + + <p>Unknown Region, the, 402.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Van Halen, adventures of, 190.</p> + + <p>Veil, ceremony of taking the, 138.</p> + + <p>Voice of Nature, 339.</p> + + <p>Volcanoes, phenomena of, 67.</p> + </div> + + <div class="stanza"> + <p>Waits at Christmas, 447.</p> + + <p>Waterfall, African, 109.</p> + + <p>Waterhouse, Rev. Mr., 256.</p> + + <p>Waverley Novels, portraits from, 341.</p> + + <p>Weather, signs of, 96.</p> + + <p>Wee Man, the, 356.</p> + + <p>Welsh, the modern, 197, 208.</p> + + <p>Westmoreland, tar-barrels in, 316.</p> + + <p>Whitsun Eve, 51.</p> + + <p>Widowed Mother to her Child, 3.</p> + + <p>Willy M'Gee's Monkey, 218.</p> + + <p>Wines, receipts for, 223, 454.</p> + + <p>Winter is Coming, 363.</p> + + <p>Wit, theological, 79.</p> + + <p>Wolfe, Gen. death of, 174.</p> + + <p>Women, conversation of, 87.</p> + + <p>Wood King, the, 103.</p> + + <p>Women of Kanem and Shouaa, 217.</p> + + <p>Woodman, the, 154.</p> + </div> + </div> + <hr class="full" /> + + <blockquote class="footnote"> + <a id="footnote1" + name="footnote1"></a><b>Footnote 1:</b> + <a href="#footnotetag1">(return)</a> + + <p>"Naval and Military Magazine," No. 3.</p> + </blockquote> + + <blockquote class="footnote"> + <a id="footnote2" + name="footnote2"></a><b>Footnote 2:</b> + <a href="#footnotetag2">(return)</a> + + <p>Ibid.</p> + </blockquote> + + <blockquote class="footnote"> + <a id="footnote3" + name="footnote3"></a><b>Footnote 3:</b> + <a href="#footnotetag3">(return)</a> + + <p>Ibid.</p> + </blockquote> + + <blockquote class="footnote"> + <a id="footnote4" + name="footnote4"></a><b>Footnote 4:</b> + <a href="#footnotetag4">(return)</a> + + <p>Beatson, in his <i>Political Index</i>, designates the + Lord High Admiral as the <i>ninth</i> great officer of the + state; but in ancient times this office was usually given + to some of the king's sons, and which, in twelve different + instances, has been filled by the king in person.—The + present patent to his royal highness the Duke of Clarence + was stated by the Lord Chancellor, in parliament, June 15, + 1827, to be "similar to that of Prince George of Denmark, + with this difference, that the <i>Droits</i> of the + Admiralty were reserved from Prince George by an express + covenant, while in the present circumstances they are + excepted in the commission."</p> + </blockquote> + + <blockquote class="footnote"> + <a id="footnote5" + name="footnote5"></a><b>Footnote 5:</b> + <a href="#footnotetag5">(return)</a> + + <p>Naval and Military Magazine.</p> + </blockquote> + + <blockquote class="footnote"> + <a id="footnote6" + name="footnote6"></a><b>Footnote 6:</b> + <a href="#footnotetag6">(return)</a> + + <p>Prince William Henry, the present Duke of Clarence, when + a midshipman.</p> + </blockquote> + <hr class="full" /> + +<div>*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 13899 ***</div> +</body> +</html> diff --git a/13899-h/images/1.png b/13899-h/images/1.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..4334c39 --- /dev/null +++ b/13899-h/images/1.png diff --git a/13899-h/images/14.png b/13899-h/images/14.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..5815dcc --- /dev/null +++ b/13899-h/images/14.png |
