THE INCONSISTENT.

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down, a capital head of Jairus and his Sank in the waters screaming. The great sea cess be ever happy, and protected from daughter, in humble thankfulness ; a sweet Bared, like a grave, its bosom silently, danger. After offering you my sincere good figure, though we should have preferred na- Then fell and panted like an angry thing, wishes, I have the honour to inform you tural shadow to the brown flesh-colour which, With its own strength at war : The vessel flew

that, at the happy period in which we live, owing to the rawness of the whole, the Towards the land, and then the billows grew

and through the great mercy of the Almighty. painter has felt to be requisite in this indi- Larger and white, and roared as triumphing, vidual, placed where she is on the canvass. That shone like bright snow as it passed away.

the gardens of the two great powers proScattering afar and wide the heavy spray,

duce fresh roses, and that the difficulties The Mount of Olives is in the distance, with At first, the dolphin and the porpoise dark

which had risen ip between the two courts, a brilliant sky of Palestine. The multitude Came rolling by them, and the hungry shark

are now removed by a sincere reconciliation is represented by an ocean of heads, at once followed the boat, patient and eager-eyed,

and union ; all who are connected with these picturesque and magnificent. On one side and the gray curlew slanting dipped her side, two courts, acknowledging the great bless, are two pillars, on the other a building. And the hoarse gull his wings within the foam; ing, will never cease to maintain amicable reSuch are the prominent features of the Tri- But some had sunk-the rest had hurried home. lations and correspondence between theın. umphant Entry. If we do not dwell on the And now pale Julia and her husband (clasped

“Now that his excellency Mirza Abdul elegance, grace, and interest of the female Each in the other's arms) sate viewing death ;

Hassan Khan, the ambassador to the grand groupe ; on the grand manner displayed in She, for his sake in fear, silently gasped, the Centurion and Woman of Canaan ; on

court of Russia, is about to depart for the And he to cheer her kept his steady breath, the feeling and pathos in Jairus and his Talking of hope, and smiled like morning.- capital of that empire, I have resolved to

There daughter;" on the fine character in John; on They sate together in their sweet despair :

open the gates of friendship with the key of

this sincere letter; and, as it is an ancient the boldness of the invention, in regard to Sometimes upon his breast she laid her head, custom, conformable to the principles of the innumerable faces ; and on the excellen- And he upon her silent beauty fed,

friendship and cordiality, that friends should cies of the whole composition, it is only he- Hushing her fears, and 'tween her and the storm send presents to each other, I beg of you to cause our limits are too small for that ade- Drew his embroider'd cloak to keep her warm ; accept a few of the finest products of our quate eulogy to which we consider the work She thanked him with a look upturned to his, country. I hope that you will refresh with to be so justly entitled.

The which he answered by a tender kiss, a few drops of friendly correspondence the
Pressed and prolonged to pain! her lip was cold, garden of a heart which sincerely loves you.

And all her love and terror mutely told. I entreat you will favour me with some com-
ORIGINAL POETRY.
-The vessel struck.

missions, that I may enjoy the pleasure of B. C.

fulfilling them. May heaven preserve your A STORM.

(By Correspondents.]

days serene, happy, and glorious !" EXTRACT FROM AN UNPUBLISHED POEM, BY

(Here follows the signature.) A DISTINGUISHED AUTHOR. When I sent you my melons, you cried out with sisted of a pearl necklace, weighing 498 ca

The presents sent with the letter conThere was a Tempest brooding in the air,

scorn, Far in the west. Above, the skies were fair, And the sun seemed to go in glory down;

“ They ought to be heavy, and wrinkled and rats; five Indian shawls ; a casket, a writing yellow ;"

box, and dressing case, furnished with every One small black cloud, (one only) like a crown When l'offered myself, whom these graces adorn, necessary; and five pieces of brocade of the Touched his descending disk and rested there :

You flouted, and called me an ugly old fellow. most superb manufacture.
Slow then it came along, to the great wind
Rebellious, and, altho' it blew and blew,

Savoisi AXD THE UNIVERSITY OF PARIS, Came on increasing, and across the blue EPIGRAM, IMITATED FROM THE FRENCH. –The university of Paris is certainly an Spread its dark shape and left the sun behind. A certain specious German vender,

admirable institution; but, like most priThe daylight sank, and the winds wailed about A Jew-by trade a money lender;

vileged corporations, it attaches more imThe barque wherein the luckless couple lay, At cent per cent, received from Paul

portance to the extension of its rights than And from the distant cloud came scattering out His last sad pledge, his little all.

to the maintenance of salutary and impartial Rivers of fire: it seemed as tho' the day

“ Here !” said the profligate young man, Had burst from out the billows far away. “ Rascal! now do the best you can,

discipline. The Rue Parée Saint Antoine No pilot had they their small boat to steer Give me the cash, I say you must,

was once the theatre of an event, which, Aside from rocks; no sea-worn mariner, And to your conscience, Sir, I trust."

had it occurred in our times, would have Who knew each creek and bay and sheltering Abraham, now being left alone,

been immediately repressed, without being steep, On Paul's advice began to drone ;

attended by any deplorable excess. Piganiol And all the dangers of the turbulent deep. “ Rascal's term,” said he, “I know full well; thus relates the principal circumstances of a They fled for life,—(for happiness is life,) What conscience MEANS, I swear, I cannot tell.” curious contest, which was kept up with aniAnd met the Tempest in his hour of strife

March, 1820.

A. A. mosity for upwards of a century. Abroad upon the waters : They were driven

“On the 14th of July, 1403, as the proa Against him by the angry winds of Heaven;

SKETCHES OF SOCIETY.

cession of students was passing through the Or thus it seemed :-The clouds, the air, the

Rue du Roi de Sicile," on its way to the sea,

ORIENTAL PRESENTS AND STYLE.

Church of Sainte Catharine, Duval des Rose from unnatural dead tranquillity, And came to battle with their legions : Hail

St. Petersburgh, Jan. 21st.–The Persian Ecoliers, one of the servants of Charles SaShot shattering down, and thunders roared Ambassador, Abdul Hassan Khan, on his visit voisi, who had been watering his horse, aloud,

to this city, was directed to deliver to the em- made it gallop across the street, through the And the wild lightning from his dripping shroud | press mother an autograph letter, accompa- procession, by which one of the students Unbound his arrowy pinions blue and pale, nied by several magnificent presents, from was covered with mud. The student struck And darted through the heavens. Below, the the wife of the Sehah:-the Russian journals the servant, who called the rest of his masgale

have published the following translation of ter's domestics to his aid. They pursued Sang like a dirge, and the white billows lashed the letter.

the students to the door of the Church of The boat, and then like ravenous lions dashed

“ As long as the elements of which Sainte Catharine, where one of the servants Against the deep wave-hidden rocks, and told of ghastly perils as they backward rolled.

the world is composed shall last, may shot several arrows into the Church, one of

the august lady of the palace of gran- which flew to the grand altar, during the The lovers driven along from hour to hour,

sued Savoisi rigorously for this insult; and by a decree of the council of state, at which the king presided, with the princes of the blood, it was ordained that his house should be demolished; and he was condemned to pay a fine of 1500 livres to the wounded, and 1000 livres to the university. Three of Savoisi's servants were condeinned to perform penance, stript to their shirts, with torches in their hands, before the churches of Sainte Genevieve, Sainte Catharine, and Saint Severin; after which they were whipped at the cross-roads of Paris, and banished for three years."

Two years afterwards the king permitted Savoisi to rebuild his house; but the University obstinately opposed this act of royal clemency. It was not until twelve years had elapsed, that they suffered Savoisi to rebuild his house, on the express condition, that the sentence pronounced on him should be engraven on a stone, and placed above the door. The inscription was made, but the stone was fixed up against a wall in the garden. (French Journal.)

THE DRAMA.

METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL.

Thursday,

MARCH, 1820. 16-Thermometer from 43 to 53. Barometer from 30, 53 to 30, 56.

Friday, 17-Thermometer from 28 to 51.

Saturday,

Barometer from 30, 46 to 30, 42. 18-Thermometer from 31 to 46. Barometer from 30, 53 to 30, 49. 19-Thermometer from 34 to 45.

Earthquakes. On the 6th of October ny Post Bag," &c., is we hear to make its last, a violent earthquake took place at appearance before the Fudge Family in Italy, Martinique. The shocks were more re-which was previously announced. markable for their duration than their force. No accident however occurred. The earthquake took place during a violent gale; and in the Antilles this singular coincidence between the geological and atmospheric phenomena is by no nieans unfrequent. In the West Indies and the United States, the yellow fever is attributed to the vapours which rise from the cracks occasioned by earthquakes; and it is asserted that the dis-Sunday, ease was unknown in Jamaica previous to the year 1692, when the city of Port-Royal was destroyed by an earthquake. This opinion is not however confirmed by facts: for the last eighteen months no earthquake has taken place at Martinique, and this intermission, which has been much longer than usual, has had no influence on the yellow fever. It has continued to rage during the above interval with more or less violence.

A lithographic caricature, just published at Paris, represents John Bull leading his wife to Smithfield market with a balter about her neck, and with his other hand giving liberty to a female negro his slave. This fancied great delight to the French.

Monday,

Barometer from 30, 45 to 30, 39. 20-Thermometer from 33 to 47.

Barometer from 30, 44 to 30, 40.

Tuesday, 21-Thermometer from 30 to 49.
Wednesday,

Barometer from 30, 33 to 30, 12.

22-Thermometer from 35 to 52.

Barometer from 29, 66 to 29, 99.

Thursday, 23-Thermometer from 41 to 52.

Barometer from 29, 58 to 29, 28.
Wind S. W. 1 and 3.-Clouds generally pas-
sing, till the evening when it became clear.
Rain fallen,(5 of an inch.

Friday, 24-Thermometer from 31 to 5).
Barometer from 29, 27 to 29, 10.
Wind S. W.-Generally cloudy, with sun-
A fiue ha'o formed in the evening.
Rain fallen ,025 of an inch.

shine.

This being Passion-week, there have been incongruity of national characteristic affords Saturday, 25-Thermometer from 31 to 51.

no performances. We observe from the Guardian, Sunday News-paper, that Mr. Young is making a triumphant tour in the provinces; and from the Bath Chronicle, that Conway has had a benefit worthy of his great talents at Bath, where his acting is so much and so justly admired.

VARIETIES.

The annual quantity of salt raised from the bowels of the earth in Europe, by salt mines and salt springs, is calculated at

between 25 and 30 millions of Cwts.

St. Patrick's Day was observed with due festivity by the Irish in the French capital: and the Journalists, with their usual accu racy in British names, inform us that " Sir Themas Moer," was among the company.

The Pasha of Egypt, it is said, is about to send several young Arabs to Europe, to study the languages and sciences of this quarter of the globe.

Canova has left Rome for Naples, in order to superintend in person the placing of his statue of Charles III., upon the horse, by the late Righetti. The human figure is cast

by the son of the last named artist.

Sepia-colour from peat. The stagnant In the language of Ava, the letter r is gewater in peat-bogs affords, on evaporation, nerally softened into y; and only proa substance whence a colour may be extract-pounced by the priests upon very solemn ed equal to that of Sepia.

occasions.

Barometer, from 29, 36 to 29, 73. Wind N. and N. b. W. 1.-Generally clear, with clouds passing.

Sunday, 26-Thermometer from 24 to 50.
Barometer from 29, 92 to 29, 83.
Wind S. W. 3.-Generally cloudy, with rain
and hail attimes.
Monday, 27-Thermometer from 45 to 51.

Barometer from 29, 90 to 30, 00.
Wind S. W. and 2-Generally cloudy.
Rain fallen ,05 of an inch.

Tursday, 28 -Thermometer from 35 to 59.

Barometer from 30, 15 to 30, 22. Wind S. W. and 2-Generally cloudy, with

sunshine. The greater part of a halo formed
between 8 and 9 o'clock this evening.

Wednesday, 29-Thermometer from 41 to 60.
Barometer from 30, 26 to 30, 22.
Wind S. W. 1.-Morning and noon cloudy,
the rest of the day generally clear.
Edmonton, Middlesex. JOHN ADAMS.

TO CORRESPONDENTS,

concluding lines.

to the inspection of the King, by Mesdames of W's Poem to Sophia, we can only insert the
Dering and Zettelly. It is said that this ma-
chine can travel at the rate of twelve leagues
an hour without horses, and upon ice six-
teen leagues. Among its admirers, the
Proprietors announce the Persian Ambas-
sador, who must consider it a fine invention
for caravans traversing the deserts.
haps, like the dandy-horses, it will not last
beyond the period of exhibition.

Edin. Phil. Journal, No. III. A carriage with sails has recently been ANECDOTES.-Buonaparte always consi-exhibited in the Garden Marbeuf, at Paris ; dered Moreau as his enemy. To beget a the model having been previously submitted more friendly disposition, he tried to attach him with the bonds of relationship. He with this design caused an article to be inserted in the papers, circulating a report, that Moreau was to marry Napoleon's sister Caroline. Buonaparte purposely put this paper into Moreau's hands, and asked him what he thought of it? Moreau said nothing, but spoke of something else. From this it appeared clear to Buonaparte, that Morcau declined the offer. The relator of this anecdote affirms, that had Buonaparte succeeded in this manoeuvre he would have declared himself Emperor directly after the battle of Marengo.

After the battle of Jena, in which Davoust gained his reputation, somebody asked a French officer who was acquainted with him, what kind of a man he was? he answered, C'est le Duc d'Albe de notre Philippe.

LITERARY NOTICES.

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Memoirs of the Court of Westphalia under Jerome Buonaparte; with Anecdotes of his Favourites, Ministers, &c. London. 1820. 8vo. pp. 271.

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and belonged to a family in easy circum-amongst the phlegmatic Hessians, bringing
stances at Paris. His youth had been passed with them their inconstancy, vices, and fol-
in very dissipated society, and there was lies, was not a scene by any means unworthy
scarcely any office calculated to minister to the pencil of an acute observer.
the pleasures of Jerome, that he had not
the credit of performing since their intimacy
commenced. Such was the grave personage
who signed the first organic laws of an austere
and religious people!

Amongst the other individuals who accomaccount of the six years' reign of Mr.panied the king, were Lec.... afterwards Jerome Buonaparte in Westphalia. Were Count de Furst.... and secretary of state; the time not so long, and were there Bouch.... prefect of the palace; Mor.... not bloody episodes in it of individual and Gir..... two aid-de-camps. Lec.. wrong and general suffering, we could originally from Martinique, possessed no fancy the whole a farce, wherein the other talent except that of being a good action was bad and the actors infamous. courtier; he was very intimate with his inaster, whose confidence he contrived to • Jerome having borrowed something gain, as well as the place of first chamberlain. more than 80,000l. at Paris, set out for Bouch.... had sold toothpicks and sushis kingship, and in December 1807, penders in the coffee houses of Hamburgh; arrived at the capital, Cassel. Our au- his family had been formerly acquainted with thor thus describes some of the circum- that of the Emperor, in Corsica: he was by no means devoid of good nature, though in other respects, full of vanity and ostentation.

stances...

Some individuals of the household went on before, to Cassel; amongst whom was Laf..intendant of the civil list, and Meyrin grand marshal of the palace, and subsequently count Wellingerode. Laf....belonged to a mercantile family of Marseilles, and might be fairly considered as one of the most negative and inefficient characters in the kingdom. Beugnot having once shewn him an elaborate essay on the political and statistical situation of the kingdom, he examined it with a vacant stare, and on some one present calling his attention to a notice of the establishments for public instruction, he asked, doubtless out of mere distraction: "Well, what is

all that about ?”

The capital had already become better lighted than formerly, the internal police was also improved; restaurateurs, coffeehouses, plays, and concerts, not to mention other objects of luxury, were substituted for the dull monotony of the old system. The worthy Germans thought all this very fine, but they were astonished at seeing gambling-houses and other receptacles, hitherto unheard of, at the residence of their sovereign. Habit is, however, a second nature; the young women who had only felt an interest in their domestic concerns, and the cares of house-keeping, now thought of the Theatre, and seemed anxious to feast their eyes with the lascivious dances of the French ballet.

The persons attached to the court had not, however, as yet publicly manifested the excess of their turpitude; the hypocrisy of a number of corrupt courtiers, in the midst of a laborious and sober people, was an involuntary homage which vice rendered to virtue. They plainly saw that this was not their proper ground; and if there were any orgies with the theatrical gentry, or intrigues with the nymphs of court, they contrived at least to save appearances.

Jerome himself seemed almost a saint; those in his confidence could no longer recognize the same person, with the exception of a few trifling errors.

While

There was a crowd of needy adventurers Westphalia at this period, attracted by the hope of making fortunes; they came from all parts of France, as to another land of promise. Cassel was encumbered with these sort of people, and it was not without considerable uneasiness that the Germans viewed this flock of expectants, like so many hawks, hovering over their prey. Such were the circumstances under which Mr. D.... found his way to Cassel: we shall have to present this adventurer to the reader's notice partizans, and followers, it is not surWith such companions, counsellors, under the successive titles of clerk in the war office, commissary, inspector of reviews, prizing that this short reign was one of chief of division, counsellor of state, intend- immeasureable folly and vice. Meyr....had been a cabin-boy on board ant of the treasury, &c. &c. Some persons, Napoleon expressed every stiver from a Marseilles coasting vessel; nor is it known then at Cassel, had formerly known D... Westphalia, for his ambitious purposes; how he became patronized by the Bonaparte at Paris, in the humble employment of a poor Jerome re-squeezed the lees for family. He had certainly accompanied Je-writer in the office for lighting the streets. means to provide his pleasures, support rome during his naval exploits, and obtained Having subsequently become a contractor, his actors, gratify his prostitutes, and he failed of success, and being dunned by his The king and queen reached Napoleons- creditors, he came to hide himself in the pension their relatives and husbands. höhe on the 20th of December: this place ariny of Germany. Certain persons, whom At the end of the first quarter, three nothing escapes, well remember how sudden-quarters revenue was anticipated ; jews ly he became a great personage, and the worn-out olive coloured surtout which he wore on his arrival, the sole and only coat he then possessed. Such was the debut of this ambitious character, whom we shall soon see performing one of the most important

his confidence.

being about half a mile from the capital, they did not make their grand entry until next day. Immediately after the event, a royal decree nominated Simeon to the ministry of justice and interior; Beugnot to the financial department; Jolivet to the treasury; General L...... to the war department; a briefless barrister of Paris, who had come to take his chance in Westphalia, was made director general of the police, in a country of which he did not understand the language; a person named M..... was appointed secretary of state pro tempore, in the absence of M. Müller, who had been already nominated. MI was about the same age as Jerome,

VOL, IV.

parts in these inemoirs.

A little further on we are told......

Cassel now presented a singular spectacle; foreigners were introduced in the midst of Germans; a French colony of both sexes, every age and condition, many of the individuals composing it, crowding in from Paris,

raised loans, swindlers levied contribu-
tions, mountebanks burlesqued official
duties, and harlots revelled on the ac-
minister in every department so quickly,
cumulated spoils. Minister succeeded
that though his Majesty's rule was ex-
ceedingly brief, he made as many state-
the longest reign.
dignitaries, in his time, as monarchs of
Among these, how-
ever, figured Bulow, afterwards finance
minister of Prussia: Simeon, now the
minister of the interior, in France; and