kingston chromciib stomteen skwingt and sixpence per annum if aent by mail twenty shilling tuhliahch vfury vatpfffim hv jurat jatftitiatr at liis office in frontsired kingston i nec kece nec polulo sep utroque vol 13 wo 18 saturday october 29 1831 from fraaers magazine progress of evening from yonder wood mark blueeyed eve proceed firet thro the deep and warm and secret glens thro the paleglimmering privatescented lane and thro those alders by the river side now the soft dust impedes her which the sheep have hallowd out beneath their hawthorn shade but ah look yonder see a misty tide rise up the bill lay low the frowning grove enwrap the gay white mansion mp its sidea until they sink and melt away like chalk now it comes down against our village- tower covers its base floats o cr its arches tears thedinging ivyfrom the battlements mingles in broad embraoe the obdurate stone all one vast ocean and goes swelling on in slow and silent dim and deepening waves literary from the albenttum some remarks oti the perso nal history op shakespeare and on the tradition of hi biographer professor porsons opinion of shaks peare was that of all writers ancient or modern here was not one whose geni us was to bo compared to his except perhaps homer of whom when and where he was born or whelher he was the sole author of the immortal poems attributed to him arc still points of con troversy- of shakspeare who lived at an interval of nearly three thousand years it is remarkable lhat of his per sonal history almost as utile is known rove his first biographer says the character of shakspeare is best seen in itis writings this is rue of his genius but his individual character or even the bias of his mind lo particular opinions will be there sought for in vain and none have been transmitted to us by his ihimmwutu opinion vfll be there sought for in vain and nono have been transmitted to us by his contemporaries except scanty general ities by ben jonson and individual re marks by hemminge and cordaliin the preface to their edition of his plays john shakspeare the father of the poet is variously represented whether fro was a glover a butcher or a dealer in wool or all by turns is very doubt ful and whelher he was a ruined tradesman in rtrteyear 1586 and so des titute lhat when a distress was issued to seize his goods he had no goods to seize seems not be more certain al though apparently supported upon do cumentary evidence one fact not sufficiently noticed clouds this state ment with suspicion he died in theyear 1601 and in 1596 he memorialized the earl marshall for a grant of arms and had the grant allowed in 1599 when the tecs of office were then as to the rela tive value of money the same as they are now and could not have been ob tained at a less expense than what would have been equivalent 10 fifty pounds of our nicwey exclusive of the picscnt stamp duty on the coat of arms it- sslf as regarfls the respectability of mr john shakspeare it is also to be re marked that he had a motto assigned to umn ww mz svwni d frtmre and a falcon displayed for a crest which in the reign of elizabeth indicated some rank as a gentleman i pass over ihe statement in the memorial in the heralds college that his greatgrand father for his faithful and approved ser vice to henry vi was rewarded with e grant of lands and tenements as those who contend for the inferiority of his birth an6 station consider that as a mere fiction of office which is rejecting written and contemporaneous testimony for conjecture beyond the ordinary bounds of credence all the facts known of shakspeare from contemporary authority are he was honest and of an open and free nature and an excellent phantasy brave notions and gentle expressions and that his mind and hand went to gether and what lie thought he utter- td with that easiness that he scarce ever made a blot in his papers this is all we know of his personal history except what can be gleaned from parish registers he was born at stratforduponavon april 23 1564 and married a farmers daughterwhose name was anne hatlia- way when he was little more than 18 years old and had three children two daughters and a son he left stralford and went to london where he became a player and wrote for the stage and after acquiring a small independence lie retired to stratford and died there in 1616 on ihe 23d of april the anniver sary of his birth of his three children his two young est a son and a daughter were twins the son died in his youth the eldest daughter whose name was susanna married a dr hall and died in 1649 waving one daughter born in february 1608 his youngest daughter judith married a mr quiney by whomshehad three sons all of whom died before her mother leaving no issue she died in 1662 the only daughter of mrs su sanna hall whose name was elizabeth j prevented me from profiting hy the opening was twice married first lo a person of the name of nashe and after his dealh to a sir john barnard but left no issue by either husband and upon her death which happened in february 1c70 shakspeares descendants became ex tinct all these persons together with mrs hart shakspeares sister who lived 30 years after him were capable of giving some details of his individual habits and character but not one word is recorded on their authority and rowewho first wrote his life at nearly a century after his death has quoted none of ihem for any of his facts belterton who was born nineteen years after shakspeares death is referred to by him as the au thority for the most considerable of the passages relating to his life but we have no evidence thatbetterton ever received any account of him from his descendants on the contrary the pro bability is lhat he never did or rowe would have slated that fact to give weight and authenticity to vague and im probable tales betterton appears to have been the garrick of his day and doubtless heard the current stories of his time but storytelling and even conversation asiny lord coke says is slippery and uncertain and no reliance can be placed on such authority the itorittf of deerstealing and of his leav ing stralford lo avoid a criminal prose- which her question afforded me for retrac tion yes said i my girl my roof shall shelter you till you cau he admitted into the magdalen she made no reply unresistingly she allowed me 10 draw her arm within mine it was the least suspici ous way of walkiog with her and in 0 quarter of an hour she was sitting in my parlour i bad now leisure and opportunity to ob serve licr she was an uncommouly beau tiful creature her eyes were full and of adeephluo her eyebrows two uiilnokcu regular arches surrounded hy an open fore head sufficiently high aod remarkably smooth nod fair her face was a perfect oval with a oosc lolmft hat between the grecian aud acquiline while au upper and tin uctlier lip where the masrerjine of the artest waved convincingly composed a mouti of exceediog delicacy aud expression her check was full of softues but nut a trace of the rose hut must unce hnve grown there was on it sorrow had plock- cd the flower had taken it up hy the roots though he wore her gown high at the neck and her sleeves reached to her wrists yet i could pee that she was finely formed she appeared to bej an inch or two above the middle height and a slight elevation of the skirt of her gown as she endeavour ed to dispogagc her hnndkerchieffrom her 1 f breaking with remorse for the misery she fchows used not you will you not tea her frequeotlyiovitcd to their homes whitt tecon appeal was ns fruitless as tny owing the humble station and homely m- firs1- he dever opc0 his lips hut kept oers or my family i always went alor t firml prmvct together without ah sir a young girl just entering off j i word with me he saw me life has need of a parents eye upon kev j my parents wera flattered hy my beiog r mined into society so much above tne fi always on my return inquired what c j ilcinanhad paid attention to me ioljj constantly ran in their heads lhat i tolj marry a man ofrank or fortune this wfcj me nspiring good souls it was only th love for me well sir attentions i ccj from gentlemen a minly did receive 0 many a fine thing was said to me but the j was one who was particularly assiduous in his civilities he used to make apo of seeing me home he always cootriv to find out what parties i was invited re aod if he happened not to be one of if company he was nevertheless sure to ejt for me when it was time to break up- professed a passion for me but for centf reasons which he told me i should leai hereafter he begged that i would keep v addresses a secret and i did so oh s young creatures aro fools to keep suf things a secret especially from those ww j they know siucerely love them ltu i confided in ray parent j mightt mizhi to the bottom of the stairs and stepping oo smartly before me he hastily opened the streetdoor i paused a third time vou are a father sir said i and you know your own dulyhest your child repents her of her errors and is uilliog to abjure thorn hero she could not go on fur weep to b cately turned aokle from such acorahi nation of personal requisite it was impos sible not i tniod and a heart in deed the whole demeanour of the poor girl bore testimony of their presence sheeo- eution or persecution tor it is doubt- tcrcd parlouras thoughshchad no light ful which or of his holding horses at tlio lo ihefw- 1 handed her a scat hut she door of the theatre for subsistence not re standing aod when i desired her mere fables are unworthy of credit j take u scarce occupied a third of a controversy has been sustained a- the chair the liht seemed intolerable to mnnp literary men whether ben jon- her but wta i prereived distressed her s ei i s mnat us inenrcscoco o mv i son was nnenvious of shakspeare s su- t wa j aircm j prnorgemus malone says he perse cuted his memory with clumsy sarcasm rtfracmiatttrtuwiot sumfcsitujafes su perior genius malone says ihe perse cuted his memory with clumsy- sarcasm and restless malignity while mr gif- ford contends that he was whollly without envy and facts are adduced no support their respective opinions tiiis how ever seems lo be clear on hem jonsons own showing that the players had a greater admiration of shakspeare than he had and that they thought him not entirely free from a disposition to under value his genius for when he said he wished shakspeare had blotted out a thousand lines ben jonson says they thought it a malevolent speech and when he relates a ridiculous observation of shakspeares he says there was ever more in him to be praised than to be pardoned which betray a frigid feeling and his recording for the in formation of posterity that he had small latin and less greek seems not to be speak that wartnih which processes to honour his memory as much as anv on thisside idolalry r f pocket jp order to wipe her brow which presently however she proceeded l i saw wm moist with agitaiiou discovered not relate the circumstances sir he wa to be a slflall well formed font and a deli- a villiao he was a coward oh tha vfljl onirics lnm tfnl n mlil- hlu hart itphh alllv 33 sunne us bk my body had been only as strong as heart he ought not to have lived mj hut shame is sometimes more poweniu than revenge i durst not tell ihe tale durst uotshow my face at home again was soothed too with promises of iosiaii reparation puocd agaio from the englishman magazine the magdalen bt a moik drahatrfft uffdea certain circumstances rhere is al ways a danger iu a young oiaiva playing ihe benefactor towards the other sex in his m ymtf a t mmv dmttar an do it by a second hand engage ihe ser vices of some kind aunt or female cousin v otf caonot extend protection without la kinf bq ioterest io the object whom you benefit and there is no telling whore the interest which we take in a woman bow slight soever it may seem to he at firet may terminato many a man who has entered opoo a speculation of tbe kind perfectly free hae presently found himself embarrassed by entanglement beyond ihe possibility of voluntary extrication but this is not one half of the question and not the more important half if in such a case there it danger to you there is another whostaodsin still more imminent peril a being io whose heart gratitude like every other virtue when once it takes root grows strong and where tbe more tender affections have not been previously excited uot infrequently undergoes transmutation and changes into love a result with a rather remarkable illustration of which i am about to present you returning from a party one night about eleven oclock in the autumn of 1610 an uofortunnte female accosted me io reply to a remark which i made declining her company she uttered a sentiment which would have done credit to one who had never forsaken virtue i was struck hy it a pity said i that a woman who feels as you do should follow an occupa tion m degrading i in reply she told me it wae necessary that she was uohiippv that she would give worlds to be rescued from her preseot mode of life i preceived at once that she was a girl that had recei ved an education aod her manner convin ced me that she spoke from her heart the idea of the magdalen hospital occurred to me i asked her if sho would avail herself of the refuge which that iostitutioo olfered to person of her description she declar ed her readiness to do so aud to put her sincerity lo the proof i proposed thai she should instantly abaudoo her preseot abode aod take up her residence in miue where f would place her under the care of a pru- denl and kind old woman who waited upon me she looked up inquiringly in my face and for a couple of minutes at least neither of us spoke a word m you serious sit she at length exclaimed- i felt that i bad acted rashly but something servant- i m m saiu j ntidrtttiog me latter i this is a voung friend of mine whom 1 have un wfcimmmwi most was the presence of my servant mary said i addressing the latter m is a young friend of mine whom i have unexpectedly lighted upon and find in unfortunate circumstances you shall take care of her for inc uotil i can restore her to her connexions at this tho gl slightly raised her bead i could not see ihe direction of her eye but 1 guessed it will occupy my room nod i shall sleep out make her ascnmfortahleas if she were your masters relatioo- what a look she cast upon me here li went to my soul j bnde her good evening aod lhat nicht she laid her cheek upoo no innocent pillow in my bed and i took a bed at a friends the next morning i saw her again thcro was tho same uneasy aod reserved demeanour as on the preceding evening she looked but once at me and that was when 1 entered ihe room but that once was enough she was gratefuli though she did notsny so i inquired how shchiid slept well if the servant had made her comfortable m yes if she regretted the step which she had taken no if she preserved in her wish to go into the magdalen yes after some time i asked her if her parents were alive she was silent 1 repeated the question she was silent still after a pause i repeated if again she burst into tears i felt dis tressed for her and vexed with myself i am sorry i remarked that i inquired after your parents i fear they are dead well forthemif they ore sir sir she exclaimed well for them if they arc alas that their child should say it their fpiitl ttfi whom they re life aod for the sake of whom it were well for them the had never been hornforshchasbroughi snr row and shame upon them t 1 never wit nessed any thing half so piteous os the ag ofly with which she uttered this twt tbrimiag add i felt too much affected ih speak besides thought it best to leavl her to her self her heart had been oj pressed almost to bursting with the feeling which my question had awakened iu it i nature had suggested to her the way toeasb it sh had given vent io what was lahoutv iog witli iu it and the gush if left to itsej would keep on i was not mistaken r would bave been uothiog sir she resuoi edt had they been uukiud to me hdf they ved me sir i was their only chiw the dearer to them for that happy cdf them ihey had never seen my face tn care they took of me tho pains ihe bestowed upon mo the sufferings the underwent for me for two whole month was i once confined to my bed and oiglff of moisting neverdid 1 open my eyes bdf the on or the other of them was wntchiui betfide nc aod their thnnkfuloe when i recovered that heaven had restored theif child fee them to break their hearts sh started up ill go back to the street a- gaio she exclaimed i ought uot to b allowed to repent repentance is ablosa iog a wretch like me should uot taste of ill quiit this roof where 1 have no business to remain the roof that is fie fur me is that ueder which vice aod infamy are re- ceived and cursiog themselves laku hel- ter slop said i sit down aou compoe yourself just now you know not what you are about compose your self and then remain or go as you please but sit down for the present- she resumy ed her seat one to whom ihe sense or error seems so intolerable could oever have been a svilliogtrespassor she appeared air aliened to recover her solfcoljecrcdoess she tuirned full round aod fixing opoo mc a look which demanded credit for the trnilv of wht she was goiog to say m i was no a williiug jtrespassor sir she exclaimed willou hear my story few words will suiffico to tell it horn it was postponed aod notfj and at last flatly refused dared to reproach and suffered the penah f my presumption in his utter desertion o me- i had now been three months froii home two days did i remain in the a pattment where ho had parted from nr without ever uudrcssing myself to lie doti j home two days did i remaia in the a- partineot where he had parte from me i without ever uudrcssiog myself to lie dowo or cveo so much as tasting food on the third the mistress of tho house came in to i demand the weeks rout he had left me without a shilling sir what was 1 todo i tremblingly confessed my inability to pay her she would not believe me accused tuc offtilschood and dishonesty ordered me iustaully to quit the house audeveu pushed me violently towards the dior i was desparate sir twas uigln i rushed from the house without hornet cloak thaw or any other kind ofslrtftcovoring and flung myself upoo the tpwn my for ever but sostroug is her sense oflhc wrong sho has inflicted upoo her mother and upoo yon she doubts the practicability of penitence how fnr your inflexibility may confirm her in her misgivings i du not preteod to calculate i have only ray own duty to answer for 1 have taken her under my protection aud i will save ber if i eao saying this i was iu the act of passing out when 1 felt myselfarrested and firmly though tremlously grasped by ihe hand i turned round and saw in the old mans countenance the workings of the fathers soul struggliog in defiance of na ture in preserve ihe man the contest had been kept up till the last moment it was impossible to maitjtaio it looger his tears were gushing he drew ne back in to the hall aod put to the door 1 thank you sir said he an old broken heart ed father thaoks you ill see my child and tell her so ill see her tomorrow for her mother is unable to accompany me to your house to day and tell her we for give her sir she has iodeed afflicted us shamed us but we have nothing else to live for she was our all sir aod fallen as she is she is still our all although she could forset lhat sho was our child she shall iill find that we aro her parents sir his voice here was entirely overpowered by his feelings and precipitately retreating lo the end of the bill he sat down upon the stair foot and sobbed as if his heart would hurst j could not stay any looger j let myself out and hastened home the manner in which tho poor girl re ceived ihe iutellieuee that her parents uero still alive that she should see them 1mm i could not stay any lougcr 1 let myself out and hastened home the manner in which the poor girl re ceived the intelligeuce that her parents were still alive that she should see them and be forgiven by them may he easily imagined and i shall leave it to be so ns well as what look place upon her meet ing with them on which occasioo oot daring to take her home with them least their tenderness for her should ioduce them to dispencewith the course of probation o which she had consented to submit aod ny amongat these the most remarknbh were an extensive and interesting serhs ofantograph letters and signatures of vari ous distinguished persons of the illustrious houso of medici comprising tho auto graphs oi lorenzo tbe magnificent pietro do medici leo the lotth and various o- tbers were knocked down for 27 and eight letters of leopold emperor ofaos tria thirteen of eleanor the princess fair of sigismooda djntpruck three of isabel la duchess of mantua one of ferdinand chahess the archduke brought only 4j the others in general brought good pri ccs speech of king henry in the year 1106 the followiog curious royal speech is tho first on record io the parliamentary history of eogland it was delivered in the year 106 hy king henry i the great barons of tbe realms whom he had summoned hy a royal mandate to meet at london he had dispossessed his elder brother ro bert duke of normandy of his right of succession to tbe english crown and being apprehensive of his injured brothers de- sigus against him he endeavoured by tho most ariful insinuations to eogage the ba rons in ids interest my friends aod faithful subjects both foreigners and natives you nil know very well that my brother robert was both call ed hy god and elected king of jerusalem which he might have happily governed aud how shamefully he rufused that rule for which he justly deserves gods anger and reproof you know also in many othor instances his pride aod brutality hecauso he is a man that delights in war and blood shed he is impatient of peace i know that he thinks you a parcel of contemptible fellows he calls you a set of drunkards and gluttons whom he hopes to tread under bii feet i truly a king meek humble and peaceable will preserve and cherish you io your ancient liberties which i have for mally sworn to perform will hearken to your wise counsel with patience and will 1 govern you justly after tbe example of tho i best princes h imghoto ml preserve and cherish you in your ancient liberties which i have for mally sworn to perform will hearken to your wise counsel with patience and will govern you justly after tbe example of tho best princes if you desire itj will strengthen this pro- raise with a written charier and all those laws which the holy king edward by tbo inspiration of god so wisely enacted i will again swear to keep inviolably if yon my brethren will stand hy me faithfully wa will easily repulse the stroogest efforts tbo all the weak threats of the normans will my protection aod solemnly assured hor that when her term of seclusion should have parents i know nothing atout tny pa- j expired they should joyfully receive her 1 a employ every means in their power to render her contented and happy to be continued rents for five years i have neither gone near them nor inquired after them i sup pose i have killed them and tf i have so much ihe better for them so much the worse for me it was a considerable time before i could restore her to aoy thing like a state of composure at length she was partly soothed i learned from her the addres of her parents and promised forthwith 10 make inquiries after them and if they lived to see them aod speak with them i then left her having first ex acted a solemn promise that she would oot attempt to quit the house till my return i set out on my erraod instantly i can not describe my fceliogs as 1 drew near their abode should the poor girls worst foeliog have been realised i forgot to mention that several years befe her mis fortune they had retired she tm me from business and resided in a respecteble houso at uf ir took a siau autl mil ihew in better than an hour when i reached the houso i look a brief survey of the out side as though i could gatherfrom its looks whether or dot its former inmates were its present ones at length i lifted tbe nocker with a beating heart twas answered all was right my agitation however did not subside when the servantmaid desired me to walk up into ihe utile drawingroom where the desolate old couple were sitting miscellames- no longer seem formidable to me u mjy parents gave me an education fa above mheir raok oflife- 1 contracted frieod- thips an school most of which worocoi m to me who had heard the relation of their child it was not difficult to read her story in their faces sorrow had traced them all over i dont recollect how i introduced my busioess hut i opened it as carefully a i could to prevent the shock of fa too sud den surprise at length by degrees i came to the point i had come to speak about their child from this moment neither the one nor ihe other of them spoke or stir red whilst i weot oo with my story but each bent ao earnest aoxious searchiug gaze upoo me which nnthiog but conscious inte grity both io intention and act as to the er rand i had come upon could have enabled me to encounter when i had concluded they still remained moliooless and silent and i was beginning to feel my situation hn exceeding uneasy one when the female rose l slowly from ber seat aod tottering towards me with the infirmity as i thought of age fell suddenly on her knees before mc aod the next moment wafl trciched in a swoon upon the floor thi had the effect of rousing the father who started from his scat and assisted me iu raisiog his wife tho sorvnnt was called and she and her master conveyed tbe still insensible mother to her chamber wbicb was only the next room in n jitte more than ten minute he re turned he made a motion with his baud as if he was cither unwilling or uoable to speak to me i took the hint and prepared to depart he opened tho roomdoor for me to show me down stairs as i descen ded i lecollccted that i had accomplished only half of my erraud i stopped aud turned round youll see your shild i hope p said i ho made no answer either by word or look i slowly descended an other stair or two aod paused again 4 sir said i your child was tho victim not of a seducer but off a rufhao she is metallic steamboat on monday e veuing no elegant steamvessel formed en tirely of ifron was launched from the engi neer works of messrsjobo neilsoosuo old bason and conveyed from the build- tog yard to the brnomiclaw a distauce of c re is o about one mile and n half the varioue ojsnrn alter eott s mojtuscriptsl preparations for removing the vessel on lestcrday a number of distinguished lite- 1 carriages were completed about halfoast rary characters collectors nod others eight und the steamboat was then moved were attracted to the rooms of mr evaos by tho workmen and a oumberof assistants in i rllmall it having 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the bride of lammermnor- brought 14- i4s purcha sed by captain basil hall making iu all tbe small sum of 316 4s after the saleof tho waverlymss was closed asplendid collection of autographs of prioces popes cardinal statesmen litorari aod artists from the 13th to the 19th eoutury was submitted to the conjn- is there aoy doubtof tho tame coating bet ing perfectly proof against the corrosive ef fects of salt water the machinery wearfr informed is in several instances totally dif ferent from any description hitherto appli ed to propel steamvessels and the boiler isformod on an entire new cunstruction the heat passing first through the centre aod outside of the boiler aod then through a tube of water 100 degrees below the boil ing point from the general coostnictjoa of the vessel and the machinery fc mr saving jsoxpeotfed to bo obtained in fublto- getber with an equally important result on thedorability ofthe boiler scotch paper conversation at a ditance one of ib poets has put into the mouth of a madman a petition to tbe gods k annihilate botb time and space but he object of the prayer seems almost to have been realfaeti io sober earnest on the liverpool railroad the miraculous powersofffliict we are now more than ever able to anticipate jt is nnw proposed that a tube shall bo carried along the course of the rail road through which a conversation between liverpool and manchester may be carried on man chester paper grammar vs orthodoxy a worthy young clergyman who has a respectable kirk in his eye was in company a few days ago with a vene rable matron ofthe old school who con gratulated tho reverend gentleman thus u sirs i hear yero com ing out to be a minister noo eh roan yell preach gude common sense and orthodoxy dinna fash your head wi grammar callant for a hantleof gram mar sermons dinna edify and the pu- pit und the warld were baith better when iiae grammer was heard tell o preach yc eudc common sense laddie and aboon a things preach orthodoxy scotstnan