up my head, my eyes were met full by those of Mary Ogilvie, who was gazing upon me with one of those searching looks, which seemed to speak a thousand things This glance was the last which I obtained, or which perhaps I could have borne from Mary on this trying day: its unutterable expression is too much for me even now to think of. I rushed out of the room-mounted my horse, I know not how-rode home as if I would have broke my neck; for I knew not whether my own mind or the minds of those I left behind were in the greatest state of confusion.

to me, which could not be uttered.

We must here take our leave of this natural and affecting tale, as the present number of the Kaleidoscope terminates our fourth volume. The second chapter of Mary Ogilvie is not quite so interesting as the portion we have selected. George marries a fine lady, and is not very happy. The author, however, contrives that George's wife and Mary's husband go "the way of all flesh," and thus, every impediment being removed, two lovers are made happy in the sequel. Upon the whole, we coincide in opinion with a very able and impartial critic, who says of the Tales and Sketches, that they may be classed among what are called "the minor Scotch Novels," and that they are, in some parts, equal to the very best of those clever compositions. "The first tale" (continues the same critic) "is much in the style of Mr. Wilson's beautiful stories in 'Lights and Shadows,' and scarcely inferior in any merit which can give value or interest to a fictitious narrative." This is no ordinary encomium, and it is in our opinion no more than justice to a work of which we must now take our leave.-Edit Kal.

The Drama.

THE THEATRE.

"Were the theatre under certain regulations, a man might go to it as he goes to church, to learn his duty; and it might justly be honoured with the appellation which it has often

assumed, and be called the school of Virtue."-Vicesimus Knox.

ment.

elected, adopting the public for their constituents; on great, he is a good, tragedian; and as the hero of comedy,
whom, nevertheless, they are wholly dependant. Amena- the stage cannot boast his equal. Who, for example, can
ble, therefore, as they are to the general voice, it behoves sit unmoved to see his Mirable; Charles, and, though of
these kings in miniature, these master spirits of a little somewhat more dubious pretensions, for we recollec
world, to demean themselves in accordance with the Dowton's,-his Falstaff? Add to these Romeo, which
known wishes of those by, and for, whom they exist: he played on Wednesday, in his bappiest manner; and
for though, like most “official great men," they may not to-night we anticipate much gratification from his
be particularly desirous of having their measures very formance of Faulconbridge; more especially, as we p
scrutinizingly scanned, yet must they, occasionally, sub-ceive Vandenhoff, who has ably supported Mr. Keible
mit to the mortifying ordeal of having their "collective during the past week, among the dramatis persona for
wisdom" questioned, if not of absolutely rendering an King John. Mrs. Ogilvie, too, a lady well recommended
account of their stewardship.
by the London press, this evening makes her first courtesy
to a Liverpool audience in the part of Constance.

ness.

We are not, altogether, disposed to be angry with the management; nor can we, sincerely, compliment them over-highly on the corps dramatique they have this season introduced to us. Probably they could not procure a more efficient one: they could not, certainly, have selected one of less general, or much greater individual, ability; as the performance of Macbeth, designedly, we presume, at once exhibited to us. With the exception of one or two of the greatest names that ever did, or belike ever will, distinguish the list, our present company is decidedly beneath mediocrity: the poor remains of its former greatWe well remember the period when our bills announced, coupled with those of Vandenhoff and M'Gibbon, such names as Cooper, Browne, Tayleure, Davies, Loveday, Payne; Mrs. Loveday, Mrs. Payne, Miss Grant, Mrs. Garrick, Miss Greville, and others. There was, indeed, a time when Liverpool proudly challenged preeminence with even the metropolitan theatres; nor is it long since gone by. But things are very much changed," as Tonson says. As, however, there are few things bad, which do net admit of being worse, philosophy dictates our patiently bearing "the ills we have;" to which the representation of Cato hath almost reconciled us, as it must have done most who witnessed it. And, after all, the managers may not be blamable; nay, we dare say they are not. The worthies above enumerated could not be detained here against their will, and policy would dictate the necessity of finding the best possible substitutes for them; ergo, the managers have been unfortunate, not culpable, unless it can be shown that they have despised alike their own obvious interest, and the respect due to a liberal public.

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To many, and amongst them ourselves, the very name of Kemble has magic in it; for, albeit the great founder of that name's distinguished pre-eminence was probably the most artificial actor of his time, yet was he likewise the most highly-gifted, physically as well as mentally. Endowed by nature with a corporeal exterior peculiarly commanding, and possessing a richly-cultured mind, Mr. John Kemble "fretted his hour upon the stage, the master spirit of his day;" indebted more, we think, to the majestic display of a remarkably fine person than even to his acknowledged scholastic attainments. And now that he is seen and "heard no more," now that the tomb has closed for ever on his mortal career, he lives enshrined in our remembrance as one to whose memory is consecrated much of our past pleasure. His fame lies not buried with him; but, like that "affection which the grave cannot sever while the survivor lives," still exists; and can never die, until the British drama, shall cease to have "a local habitation and a name."

per

We could be well contented to suffer Mr. Kemble's Hamlet to pass on to oblivion, for, truth to say, we like it not. In most characters of profound research, Mr. Kemble's efforts are generally unfortunate; not by reason of incapacity, for the man is not now alive more capable of justly estimating, or vigorously embodying, any, the most difficult of Shakspeares superhuman creations: but he is so unaccustomed to this the topmost range of the drama, that he cannot for the life of him fully execute his own conceptions. He made his selection of diametrscally opposite pursuits, and must be satisfied with the high eminence he hath attained as the chosen discre of Thalia: it is now too late to woo Melpomene, or we should the rather say, to court her most lavish favors, for Mr. Kemble has not been wholly an unsuccessfal suitor. But it is not enough to denounce Mr. Ke ble's Hamlet, simply because it did not absolutely satisfy ourselves, for we have never yet seen the man's that did. Hamlet is an intellectual, not a corporeal being, and exists only in the mind's eye,” of a much higher order order than a mere melancholy Dane, though a royal one; for kings are but men, often very fochish men, and Hamlet is something more than man. Mr. John Kemble's performance of the character approached bearer to perfectibility, perhaps, than that of most met, and yet his scarcely exceeded a laboured exhibition of tinciy wrought pantomime. Mr. Young's is methedirally sermonising, abounding with interpolations, and such far-fetched reading as it is a damned ghost that I have seen;" when no one questioned his having seen a “ghost," though all doubted, probably, that it was "a damned" one. Mr. Charles Kemble's is fantastical, evincing little taste, and less judgment, the very reverse ef what might be expected, from his known refinement of the one, and soundness of the other. We have not space for examples, or they might be plentifully given.

Mr. Andrews merits our congratulations on the “palpable hit" he has made in Copp (Charles II.) which we should have much pleasure in awarding him at greater length (for he is of our own company, and we like to praise our own, happening so seldom as it does that we can do it honestly) had we not already trespassed too lang, as well on the columns of the Kaleidoscope as on the patience of our readers. June 28.

From THE COUNCIL OF TEN to" His Majesty's
servants of the Theatre Royal," greeting. Ladies, our
decemvirate "salute you with a kiss as warm and holy as
an Apostle's." Gentlemen, we are right glad to see ye.
To each and all we vouchsafe a hearty welcome, pledging
ourselves to none, or for commendation or forbearance;
only as the one may be merited, and the other exercised
with mercy,―attempered justice; or, being altogether on
sufferance, we should, perhaps, say as the Kaleidoscope
may permit. We possess sufficient" of the milk o' hu-
man kindness," however, to abhor the wanton cruelty of
“breaking flies upon a wheel;" and rather regard with
compassion than resentment the modest unsuccessful
efforts of those for whom stern necessity, the result of an
adverse destiny, may, very possibly, plead ample atone-
But this our virtue must not, shall not, with our
acquiescence, extenuate the vices of higher quarry, nor
militate against the just chastisement of more stubbornly
resolved offenders. Common sense and decency should
not be for ever outraged with impunity, from a misplaced
lenity towards those forced upon our notice by their
matchless impudence alone; who are without one saving
characteristic to avert the impending lash, and would fain
Mr. Charles Kemble (now here) possesses, in a very
palm themselves upon this credulous world as "marvel. eminent degree, much that contributed to the great cele-
lous proper men," through sheer effrontery. Much less brity of his exalted predecessor, with the addition of an
can they expect to escape our reprehensive hostility, whose infinitely superior voice; for his brother's was much im-
devoirs are oftener made to the jolly god than to the paired by the lamentable effects of an asthmatical malady,
gentler and more intellectual dames of heathenish idola- which ultimately hurried him prematurely from the
try; for such, in sober truth, there sometimes are. Let stage. It is no wonder, then, that the surviving heir
them beware, if any such be here amongst us; for, though to many of John Kemble's rare excellencies, even to
we hold it not criminal to be destitute of brains, we con- but a limited extent, should also have acquired very consi-
ceive it doubly so to supply such vacuity by an intoxicating derable histrionic fame; and, in verity, he well deserves.
draught that but serves to render the lack of them more it.
glaringly apparent.
than his brother's, may not be equally peerless; but it
All theatrical governors are, in the outset at least, self- will be scarcely less permanent. If not an absolutely and we admit his claim.

THE COUNCIL OF TEN.

PLOT OF THE NEW COMEDY CHARLES II. or the MERRY MONARCH.

OF

as unnecessary as it

instigat,at of The plot turns wholly upon a Wapping adventure, into the Queen, a supposition, by-the-bye, at Wappinge was unlikely. The young Page has fallen in love with the introduces himself to her in the disguise of a music creased to This was dexterous enough. But as his passion increased confident of his patron, this patron, too, Lord Recher The latter mentions the Wapping beauty to the mem Monarch, as the author has called him, with such a that the King runs into the snare, and he sgn of the

His reputation, being of a more varied character night's adventure, that they should visit the sign of the

* ELLISTON here reminds us that he yet treads the st

The Political Economist.

THE RICARDO LECTURES-(CONTINUED.)

PAPER CURRENCY.

dium of exchange, and to the universal adoption of the precious metals, gold and silver, for that purpose. He had also explained the laws which affected the exchangeable value of money, according as it was brought to market by free competition, or subject to a monopoly. In the former case he had shown that the exchangeable value depended, like the value of all other commodities, upon the cost of production; in the latter case, when the issuing of money was monopolized, its exchangeable value depended upon the proportion of the supply to the demand.

MR. RICARDO'S BULLION PAYMENTS.

commerce.

The Bouquet.

REVIVIANA.

MONTAIGNE

MICRO-COSMOGRAPHIE; or, a Piece of the
WORLD DISCOVERED; in ESSAYES, and
CHARACTERS. By DR. JNO. EARLE. The
Eighth Edition. London: printed by R. D. før
P.C. 1664.

ECONCLUDED FROM OUR LAST.)

ous, and the issues of paper by all bankers in the texture and engraving of Bank-notes. were much increased. It was quite evident, This was proved by the almost total dis that when more paper was issued than was appearance of forgeries in Ireland since 1814, required by the increased quantity of other when Mr. Oldham's improved notes were Mr. M'Culloch began by giving a short commodities in the market, the value of such adopted. The same inference was afforded and clear repetition of his last lecture on paper would be diminished. This might be by the United States. By improving the money. He had stated the circumstances conceived to proceed so far that a ten pound manufacture of Bank of England notes to as which had led to the use of money as a me-note would be the price of a quartern loaf. great an extent as was possible, he contendTo prevent this evil it was necessary to check ed that forgeries could be prevented, as effecexcessive issues of paper, by making it con- tually as the counterfeiting of gold and silver vertible into the comparatively invariable coin. metals. The practical application of his observa If the issues of paper could be sufficiently tions on money, all who were conversant with limited, it would be the best possible medium the subject knew sufficiently well how to of exchange. But no individuals were ever make; and he would not, therefore, dwell trusted with this power who did not abuse it. longer on the subject. He would next proTo act otherwise would be to attend to the ceed to treat of commerce, or the territorial public interest, and to neglect their own. To division of labour. The advantages of the prevent this abuse was the object of resum-home trade were too obvious to require illus ing cash payments. But the necessity of re-tration. In the next lecture he would, there This latter view of the causes which regu-ed the adoption of payment in coin. verting to cash payments by no means impli-fore, proceed at once to the subject of foreign lated the value of the circulating medium had not till lately been ascertained. It was, however, of the greatest importance, and led to The necessity of issuing a sum of probably results of the highest value. According to twenty millions of gold coin in payment of "I have here only made a nosegay of culled flowers, and hang this doctrine the issues of Bank of England Bank of England paper, really occasioned a brought nothing of my own but the thread that ties then." notes were beneficial or mischievous, not as loss of the profits on that amount of capital. they were or were not convertible into gold It was not an answer to this objection that the or silver, but as they exceeded or equalled Bank sustained this loss for the profits of the the proper supply, If the supply of Bank Bank, when not made at the expense of the notes were exactly adapted to the demand, it rest of the public, were clearly a part of the was no matter whether it was at all conver-national wealth. By the unprofitable issue tible into gold, or whether gold or silver ex- of from twenty to thirty millions of gold coin isted at all as a standard. When the Bank by the Banks of England and Ireland, there Restriction took place, in 1797, the dividends was a loss of profits to the nation of £1,200,000 78. A SUSPITIOUS, OR IEALOUS MAX is at the Bank and the taxes being payable in or 11,500,000. To this came to be added one that watches himself a mischief, and Banks notes, Bank paper really became the 15,000, annually expended at the Mint, be- keeps a lear eye still, for fear it should escirculating medium; and while the Bank made sides the wear and tear of the coin actually in cape him. A man that sees a great deal no excessive issues there was no depreciation. circulation. To remedy these disadvantages, more in every thing then is to be seen, and For three years no change took place, to the and withdraw the precious metals entirely yet he thinks he sees nothing: His own eye surprise both of the advocates and the oppo- from circulation, Mr. Ricardo had devised stands in his light. He is a fellow commonly nents of the measure. a plan as simple and practicable as it was guilty of some weaknesses, which he might effectual and convenient. It was to oblige conceale if he were carelesse: Now his over. the Bank to buy gold bullion of assayed diligence to hide them, makes men pry the weight and fineness at €3 17s 6d. and to give more. Howsoever he imagines you have it in exchange for their notes at £3 17s 10td. found him, and it shall goe hard but you must per ounce. To prevent unnecessary and abuse him whether you will or no. Not a vexatious trouble by retail dealers, who were word can be spoke, but nips him somewhere: the most apt to create a run upon the Bank, not a jest thrown out, but he will make it hit he had proposed to make the least bars of bul- him. You shall have him goe fretting out of Mr. M'Culloch here entered into a very lion weigh 20 ounces. company, with some twenty quarrels to every elaborate and most perspicuous disquistion, Mr. M'Culloch here gave a history of the man, stung and galld, and no man knows less to prove that the discounts of bankers de- well known course by which cash payments the occasion then they that have given it. To pended not upon the sufficiency and conver- were resumed, and Mr. Ricardo's plan in part laugh before him is a dangerous matter, for tibility of the securities, but upon the rate of adopted. He regretted that it was departed it cannot be at any thing but at him, and interest taken at the Bank, and the rate of from by the Bank withdrawing all their 1 to whisper in his company plain conspiracy. profit in the market. This he followed up and £2. notes, and substituting gold coin. He bids you speak out, and he will answer with a quotation from Mr. Ricardo's work, There was great advantages in Mr. Ricardo's you, when you thought not of him. He ex which stated that when the rate of discount plan, as preventing a panic from causing a postulates with you in passion, why you was 5 per cent. and the rate of profit in the run, as a panic was generally confined to the should abuse him, and explains to your igno market was 8 or 10 per cent. the Discount-retail dealers and poorer classes, and they rance wherein, and gives you very good fee office was besieged with applicants: but when could not go to the Bank for such large sums, son, at last, to laugh at him hereafter. He the rate of profit was reduced below the rate without taking time to effect concerted ar- is one still accusing others when they are not of interest, the clerks in the Discount-office rangements. had nothing to do. From 1808 to 1815, when the depreciation was greatest, the rate of profit was very high, and consequently the applicasions for money upon discount were numer

It had been contended that there could be no excessive issues by bankers who discounted only on good securities, convertible into cash at short dates. As this argument involved the question so much agitated from 1800 to 1819, during which period the depreciation of the paper currency existed, he would fully examine its force and bearing.

The facility and frequency of forgeries were probably the reasons for recurring to a metallic currency. But forgeries were to be rather imputed to the want of improvement

guilty, and defending himself when he is not accused: and no man is undone more with Apologies, wherein he is so elaborately ex cessive, that none will believe him, and he is never thought worse of then when he bath

ven satisfaction: Such men can never have ends, because they cannot trust so farre: d this humour hath this infection with it, nakes all men to them suspitious: In consion, they are men alwayes in offence I vexation with themselves and their neighirs, wronging others in thinking they uld wrong them, and themselves most of in thinking they deserve it.

Miscellanies.

LORD BYRON.

: following speech, addressed by a Greek General to Idiers, on the occasion of Lord Byron's death, has sent here from Missolonghi:

have Helenists-A painful duty calls me before you %. I come, to strew with flowers, the tomb of a man has sacrificed his fortune and his life in our sacred His great soul, thirsting after glory, was withheld obstacles. Notwithstanding that nature brought orth on the humid banks of the Thames, he trathe seas to come and brave, in our climates, the ing fires of the sun. Gifted with a soul full of geity and ardent love for liberty, he hesitated not a ent after he heard that the descendants of Leonidas Themistocles, shaking off the chains which had led them down during three centuries, had made a effort to reconquer liberty, and wrest their unfortuountry from the ferocious Mussulmans. Like anTyrtaus, he conceived the bold project of leading us ory by the sound of his melodious lyre; but, alas! has snatched him from us at the moment when he out to add to his poetical crown the flower of hoEwhich is gathered on the field of battle. Weep, Helenists, over the ashes of this great man, whose 7 was the whole universe. If this land, which he red and rendered illustrious by his residence, be not ted to keep his mortal remains, at least we shall his heart, which beat so warmly for liberty: it atch over us in the midst of the combat, and sustain he arduous struggle in which we are engaged. Like beacon-light which guides the mariner bewildered npests, the torch of his genius will point out our hrough the storms of revolution. Brave Helenists, 2 union that the strength of the people consists; let fle every private resentment, and only think of reat work we have undertaken. Let us prove to e that our courage has been strengthened by advernd that we are still worthy of the rank held by our ors. If we should fail in this noble attempt, what will it not bring on our country, upon which the f the universe are now fixed. If vanquished, how we bear to live in a land so full of the great deeds of cestors? The first step has been taken; it is now e to retract. See the heroes of Thermopyla rising ody from their tombs and crying to you What! are frightened by the number of your enemies? did not we, during three days, check the progress ⚫ innumerable host of Xerxes? We fell over ed by numbers, but at least we sold our lives dearly, hereby saved Greece from the yoke of the stranger.' Helenists, this is not a time to be lost in useless You know as well as I do the situation of our ry. Let us imitate the example of our forefathers. s swear upon the tombs of Lord Byron, of Bozzaris, f all the brave men that have perished in our cause, ze will never lay down our arms until our native soil be purged from our enemies. Let us drive back Mussulman Lords to the deserts which vomited them and let Greece, raised from her ruins by the hands r children, serve as an example to those people who Il, owing to a disgraceful indolence, kept under the soned daggers of tyranny."

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SIR,-Being in some degree interested in education, I went to Mr. Hamilton's lecture on Monday evening, and was, as most of the company were likewise, highly gratified. Mr. Hamilton's system is now before the public, and will, doubtless, receive that attention it deserves. It is utterly opposed to the reigning manner of teaching, and therefore is likely to meet with much opposition. Of its superiority over all the plans I know, and I am acquainted with those of Perry, Lancaster, and Bell, I will give you a striking fact. Being myself in a slight degree skilled in French, I thought it unfair to draw any conclusions from my own personal experience, and I called imImediately after the lecture on a friend, who knew nothing of the language in question, and commenced the lesson in the way prescribed by Mr. Hamilton. In a few minutes I perfectly succeeded in teaching the portion of St. John's Gospel treated of in the lecture, and had the pleasure of hearing my pupil read and construe the French as readily as I could myself.

Dr. Bell sets out with one grand principle-mutual tuition, or instruction by means of the scholars themselves. This is what he lays claim to as his invention; and so far it is generally conceded to him; the benevolent Dr. Briggs, of this town, when mayor of Kendal, having introduced this peculiarity into the Blue School of that place, some time before Mr. Lancaster did the same thing in his school at London. Whatever there is more in Dr. Bell's system, and there is much and excellent, Mr. H. arranges under the head of general laws; and whether these be more or less different to those the Doctor approves, still there is no new invention, but merely a variety of application.

SIR,-The subject of education has of late years experienced the attention of all classes as one of growing importance, and its general diffusion will mark the present The system of Mr. Hamilton is applicable to the maera in a very distinguished way. The first statesmen in thematics, geography, and all other oral instruction, as the country think it not beneath their talents to investi-well as to the languages; and I must add, it interferes gate the affairs of the parish-schools, and every day seems materially with that of Dr. Bell, and contradicts some of to throw new light on a science which is still in its in- his favourite positions; but wherever it does so, it mani fancy. I was much gratified on seeing the account of the festly has the advantage. meeting lately held in London, at which the Marquis of Lansdown presided, in order to bring into more general notice the subject of schools for infants, or those children who are too young for admission into our common charityschools. I know not what degree of attention has been paid in Liverpool to institutions of the nature I am advocating, but I am certain that a little reflection will at once show their desirableness. I had lately an opportunity of viewing one of the earliest of these interesting establish ments at Bristol, and of conversing with its intelligent superintendent, Mr. Goyder, who has published a work on the subject of infant day-schools. Every thing I saw convinced me of the truth of Mr. Brougham's remarks at the meeting I have alluded to. The fact is, that the education of the poor is seldom commenced early enough to counteract the impressions made between the ages of two and sir, when it is now proposed to receive them. Few of us can fail to recollect the effects of impressions at this early period of life, during which time it is that, among the lower classes, children are seldom taken care of as they ought to be; for, with the best intentions, the parents, from a variety of causes, are commonly unable to do it; and hence habits are formed and confirmed which no subsequent treatment can overpower. The visitors of our common schools can attest this from every day experience. The eagerness with which mothers press etty and Handsome.-A pretty woman gains, at first forward to obtain admission for their children into the your tender affections, as a handsome woman, by Bristol Infant School is a convincing proof of the estiLs, commands your respect; for she often carries, mation in which it is held, whilst the happiness, comfort, egularity of features, a sternness in them very incom-and security of the children is the theme of admiration e with the rapid attractions of sweetness and affability. eap and authentic History of England. We can confidence recommend to the attention of our readers 7's publication of Hume and Smollett's History of ind. It is well printed, of a handsome size, and by e cheapest national work we have ever met with.

among all visitors. Here every thing of a vicious ten-
dency is far removed from them, and the first dawnings
of reason are watched and made available for the most
valuable purposes. When at an age for removal to other
and more advanced schools, the children are found per-
fectly prepared for a severe discipline; and, having been

So far Mr. Hamilton does not come in contact. But Dr. Bell lays down as a law, and places no slight stress upon it, that "it is not what is done for a boy, but what he does for himself, that is of any benefit to him." This Mr. Hamilton controverts in toto, and says every thing ought to be repeatedly told the pupil, till he is perfectly master of the subject in hand. Here Mr. Hamilton is decidedly right; and if some of our best scholars were to teach in this way, their pupils at the University must, in the nature of things, stand far before others taught in the usual way; for this reason,-because the knowledge is much sooner communicated, and I think equally well retained.

Mr. Hamilton's method, it will be perceived, throws the onus from the pupil on the tutor; therefore teachers will probably oppose it. But parents ought to look to the benefit of their children, and not to the comfort or ease of their schoolmaster. If Mr. H.'s system is grafted into Dr. Bell's, which it very easily may, it will be a great improvement, and much more work may be accomplished, and much better, than is the case. Mr. H. will, I think, perform all he engages in his advertisements, if he does. not go beyond it,

rious communications for your fifth volume, and that they
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In the meantime, we wish you health, wealth, and
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most sincerely, yours,

HOMO, STUDIOSUS, SPERANS, and Co.
Liverpool, June 22, 1824.

That these observations may have their due weight, Majesty, and we understand proceeds to London immediI wish it to be understood that I know nothing more of ately after the concert. Our limits will not allow us to say Mr. Hamilton than what I saw at the lecture. I never spoke as much as we could wish, on a subject so truly interestto him, and it is not likely I ever shall. He seems a man her short stay in Dublin she has been visited by upwards ing to the musical world. We understand, that during of great modesty, and of uncommon urbanity and gentleness, or he would not so quietly, and yet so completely of 20,000 persons, amongst whom were some of the pric cipal of nobility. This prodigy of science is only three have reproved that pert gentleman who pretended to know years and seven months old; her powers of execution on so much of French pronunciation. As this person is by the harp are said to exceed belief; and in her per no means incognitus, I will only remind him that he came formance she evinces proofs of extraordinary memory, into the room free of expense; and that in the beginning which seem almost supernatural. Some of our readers of the lecture, Mr. H. disclaimed every thing like supemay doubt our statememt when we say that this infant, who weighs only twenty-nine pounds, performs with mas riority of information. It was the manner, not the matter been speaking to a gentleman fully competent to form a terly execution, long and difficult concertos; but we have which he took in hand. However, as it happened, Mr.spondent, Leigh Waldegrave, and myself is so very in-judgment on the subject, and we have no hesitation in Hamilton was unquestionably right.-Yours, &c. reporting thus favourably of this singularly-talented infant.

Liverpool, June 24, 1824.

PRECEPTOR.

We think Preceptor is somewhat too severe in the term he has adopted here. We recollect the circumstance perfectly, and although we thought the interruption somewhat uncivil at the time, we should not have so deemed it had not the person who offered the interruption been at the same time wrong in point of fact. We must, however, observe, that we know Frenchmen who fall into the same error, and persist in it, that when the preposition avec is followed by a consonant the final e is not sounded; but the word pronounced as if it were avez. The person who maintained this in Mr. Hamilton's room, no doubt thought he was right, and that he was not violating the rules of decorum, by delivering his opinion; and we repeat, that had he been correct in point of fact, we could have pardoned his want of ceremony on the occasion; because a person, who comes before the public with such high pretensions as Mr. Hamilton, must expect to have those pretensions questioned; and must be prepared to put down cavillers by argument. In this case he did so, and we were very much pleased at his conduct upon the occasion to which we allude. As there may be some of our readers, who may not be aware of the point at issue, and as it relates to a query in pronunciation, we shall briefly state it. Mr. Hamilton's pupils were repeating, at his dictation, a chapter from the New Testament. When they came to the words avec Dieu, they pronounce the final c (avek Dieu.) A gentleman present declared that this was incorrect; as the final c before a consonant ought not to be sounded. The proper pronunciation was therefore aves Dieu. Mr. Hamilton very cooly observed, that the gentleman who had interrupted him was decidedly in the wrong. The preposition avec, he stated, was originally written avecques; the finals had first been omitted, when it became avecque; after which the que was dropped, and the word was written avec with an apostrophe. This apostrophe was now discontinued, but the final e was still sounded as before. This explanation is very satisfactory; but we wonder that there could have been any doubt upon the subject, as Chambaud's Dictionary decides the matter. Avec being there written avck. As this is a word of perpetual recurrence, we have thought proper to enter thus at large upon a point which ought to be well understood.-Edt. Kal.

TO THE EDITOR. SIR,-Perceiving in your notices to correspondents that you have received a communication from a Mr. Sperans, we must beg leave to remark that this gentleman does not belong to our firm. We do not mean this as the slightest disparagement to the said person, but merely for the sake of suum cuique; since it is certainly not he who has sent you the translations from Laun, or the vindication of Kotzebue.

LORD BYRON.

TO THE EDITOR.
SIR,-The difference in opinion between your corre-

To Correspondents,

L'HERMITE EN ITALIE. The pleasing work of M. Jony, an

original translation of which has appeared in the Kaleido scope before it has been published in London, consists of two volumes. The first volume has been completed, and the second will commence next week with the first punber of our fifth volume. When it is completed, our readers will have an original translation of a work of one of the most popular writers of the age, the French copy of which cost more than two-thirds of the price of the whole volume of the Kaleidoscope. We merely mention this as one proof, that, in the conduct of our own work, we do not lose sight of our motto, “ Utile dulci.”

considerable, that I should scarcely have deemed a reply
needful, if the main purport of his letter had not been
to implicate you for giving publicity to my sentiments on The day for the concert will be announced in the Liter
the character and tendency of the writings of the late pool Courier.
Lord Byron. I am, therefore, called upon to say, that,
so far from your opinion being in accordance with my
own, I believe it was your intention to have devoted a
in admitting my humble communication, you merely did
corner of your paper in honour of his memory; and that,
so out of the fairness of your editorial capacity; for which,
Sir, allow me to return you my best acknowledgments,
particularly as I now find there are those in the world
that would not act so impartially as you have done, through
motives, as I should consider, of false delicacy. The
term is certainly harsh; but can it be otherwise than false
delicacy, when a man tells me, that, while living, he
execrated-mark! Mr. Editor, execrated the Noble Lord
for his writings; and now, because he is no more, nothing
is to be said or heard of him but what is replete with
high-sounding praise? This is precisely what I am most
desirous should be condemned; for it ought to be remem-
bered, that, although the man is dead, his works are yet
alive, and the result of them equally injurious to morality.
Nay, indeed, I may venture to go further, and say, they
are likely to be much more so than they ever were,
because of the many virtues that have been ascribed
to him by several of our journalists, and the very tender
manner in which his faults have mostly been touched
upon :-tenderness that is altogether incompatible with
the public weal, and against which I have already entered
my protest, although Leigh Waldegrave would fain it
had not been so. As for the other remarks of your cor-
respondent, they are of minor importance, and a word,
in conclusion, may suffice. That we are not Egyptians,
I can also thank God; but then, if, in the particular to
which in my former letter I referred, the Egyptian code
had been acted upon by Englishmen, I think, truly, the
reputation of Voltaire, and many others of like feeling,
would have been in the shade long ago, and, in my judg-
ment, very justly so too.-Yours, &c.
Liverpool.

LOVE AND HONOUR.

NO CYNIC.

THE HAMILTONIAN SYSTEM.-We have received a long letter on this subject from Sedulitas, to whom we would suggest more sedulous attention to the construction of his sentences. As an excuse for the obscure parts (of which he appears himself aware) he pleads haste: but we cannot admit the plea. If a man is so pressed for time as not to be able to do a thing properly, he had much better not attempt it at all: but we cannot conceive how a person who has received a liberal education, and professes to write upon grammar and languages, could pen such a sentence as the following, however pressed he might be for time. For our own parts, It appears to us that the sentence is so very circuitous and obscure, that it could not have been written off hand. but must have been studied for the purpose of puzzling us. The following is a literal transcript: "I went (to Mr. H.'s lecture) with a mind prejudiced by the dictates of common sense, and came away with the same prejudices doubly intensed." We have met with many strange literary speelmens in our time, but few surpassing this: and, we must also observe, that we cannot conceive that a writer, whose mind is prejudiced, and whose prejudices, by his own confes sion, are doubly intensed, is a very fit person to enter upon a dispassionate consideration of any system of education. THE LIVER BIRD-A very beautiful stuffed bird has been brought to our office, where it will be permitted to remain for inspection the whole of this day. The individual to whom it belongs, calls it the Liver Bird, from which some antiquarians derive the name of our native town. We know nothing of ornithology ourselves; and we have been taught to regard our corporation bird as the crea ture of fiction, like the renowned Phoenix. The specimen which we now invite our readers to examine, may be fami liar to naturalists; but we must be permitted to observe, that if there be such a bird as the Liver, this must be one of the species, as the resemblance it bears to our best represen» tation of that bird is most remarkable. It is about two feet high, and of a most elegant and symmetrical formAs this specimen has excited much curiosity, we hope some person, versed in this branch of natural history, will take the trouble to call and look at it, whilst the opportunity presents itself.

The circumstance has induced Your Reader to propose, that, in order to avoid confusion for the future, your old friend, L. Man, shall henceforth be exclusively charged with our articles, and that he shall transmit them to you in his own name. We are, indeed, not quite so convinced of his abilities as your politeness has sometimes urged you to assure of yourself, and we find still much to desire in him; yet, when we consider his long services, and the strong attachment which he has always shown for every one amongst us, we must declare, in the full sincerity of our hearts, that we often deeply regret our inability of making him quite so comfortably situated as we could wish. Our regret is even strengthened by the exemplary delicacy with which he refrains from making us any reproaches. We cannot deny that he might, onviction, if a better should be offered.Yours, respectfully, Several communications are unavoidably postponed to our

some occasions, have accused us of a palpable neglect of his interest; but such is his good will towards us that he always finds means to ascribe such occurrences to untoward circumstances over which we had no control.

Not wishing, however, to annoy you with our private affairs, we conclude with informing you that we have commissioned our abovementioned agent to prepare va

TO THE EDITOR.
SIR,-One of your late Kaleidoscopes contained a query
(love and honour) to which I have in vain looked for an
answer. For want of a better, I beg leave to offer you
my opinion upon the subject. When a man, after he is
engaged to one woman, is so unfortunate as to fall in
love with another, he ought to do his utmost to conquer
this second affection. If he cannot do this, he ought to
acquaint the lady with the unfortunate circumstance; but
still adhere to his engagement.I give my opinion
with great diffidence, and shall be always open to con-

Bury, June 21, 1824.

MUSICAL PRODIGY.

P.

We congratulate the lovers of genius on the arrival in our town of the Infant Lyra: we learn that this phenomenon stays expressly for Don Celestino Bruguera's Concert. This singularly-gifted little girl cannot fail to attract notice. She is on her way for presentation to his

FILTERING MACHINE. Next week we shall introduce the description of the filtering machine, noticed by Dr. Traill his lectures. It will be illustrated by an engraving.

next, amongst which is the Haunted Chamber, which shall most assuredly have a place in the first number of our 5th volume;-P. of Bury-Philoand X. F. Z. are also reserved for our next.

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