The Family Companion

... age wamilp r 6.o llppaioll . ORIGINAL AND ,i,,CTED. PUBLIC POSITION 0li JOE IGHT. a (F1rom tltea hiis,;3 b We have long observed with great admiration the V straightforward and dauntless career of Mr. Bright, in connection with the fice trade agitation both within and -without the walls of' parliament. In-the honest devotion T of his great talents to the cause which he has more par- r 'i ...

ORIGINAL POETRY

... OIITINA.L POETRY. REFLECTIONS tON TIHE FUNEIRAL OF TIlF LATI'a MARQUIS OF DOWNSIIII AT ILI.LSBOUOUGH. BetouT and beautiful is the morn Tho opening bud and the bursting thorn, Clothed in their April robes of green, Are shedding their freshness o'er the scene; ''he violet turns her cye of blue On her sister primrosc mwet wvith dew; To eveiy blade of'grass is given A diarmoud from thE mine of ...

Poetry

... 10ortrP. A CASE AT SESSIONS. Testerday, at the Sessions held in Buckingham, The Rev. Simon ShatWood, famed for tucking ham And capon into his appointed man, tiravely discuts'd a (testly breach of law, And then comnloitted to the county jail (After a patient hearing) Wila Flail: For that he, Flail, one day last wveek, Was seen maelcionsly to sneak And bend his body by the fence Of his own ...

THEATRICALS, &c

... T1!E&TRICALS, &c. ?? --0 The art itself is nature.-SHAR&PE l LyEcum. -A novelty has been produced here, in two acts, originating either from the Germatl or French stage; it is entitled, on DsY4, and what little plot it con- sists of may be thus told. It turns upon the attachment of Count Jowensteits (Mr. Vining) to a mute, the Ba- roness Laldorf, who acts behind the scenes, and who has a very ...

UNPUBLISHED POEM OF CAMPBELL

... - ' O P UNPU tBLISHIED l'OEMI OF CASMPBELL.. 51 ho fullowirrg poemn, said to be tile composition of (I tire Inc I IronaMs Campbell, wvas fouild by -Mr. Wal- C lace t1110otg thle apers of llentiellasset, accompriranied h% thC' latl gerltlrrllalrl's ?? m1us11ic. It has tevter btee pu I blisri a in ihis court1try, so far as we believc, rid -lis oilly appeatdci, wtlhin a shiutt tilme, in a New t Y ...

GOOD DEEDS SELF-REWARDING

... .'OOOD DEEDS SELF-REWARDING. | Byi RICHARD DOWITT Ty (From Hood's Maga2ineJ). . Our neighbour's gate, an old man said, A ll anxiously upon his bed, -Stood open wide, yet when I passed [ At eve, I did not make it fast. I Some evil, or some'careless folk So left it,he continuing spoke; 3 And all his cattle ere the morn Will revel in his standing corn. How could I pass it thus, and see A ...

LITERATURE

... LICENTAStUE TRE IMPROVISATDOE; on, Llare IN lIALY. From the Danish of Hans Christian Andersen. Translated by MARY HowlTr. London: Bentley.-Mary Howitt has already afforded to the public much amusement and satisfaction by her Swisdish translations. We now are Introduced to the Danish. Our eyes have been long turned towards Northern Europe, life is there fresh, hopeful, hardy, and fu.l of ...

THEATRICALS, &c

... TREATEUICALS, &c. PRnINcoss's.-Aubei's opera, Le Duc d'Oioooe, was pro- duced here on Monday evening, andc does not diminish the reputation this theatre has obtained for the excellence of its musical prodoctions. The plot is simple and soon told Gaspard, Dufe d'Oierae, having been warned by his friend, the Chevalier Vilhardouio, that his intention of carrying over two regiments under his ...

The FAmily Companion

... ;te dealniutt Q60o1paiaOm. I OR IG~IVA2. Z~SEAGTRD. ?? ?? ,. ' THE CHILD OF E I The subject of this poem, by Mrs. Norton, is the con- dition of thle labouring poor in England. She desires to 1 bring rich and poor into closer communication, by kind- her sympathies, and a larger admission of the elaims of poverty. Slh w ould resiid hlleem that, whoetler thtiou-h ] Eden or the Dcsert, the home ...

Reviews

... iblie ~IOUGLAS JERRIOLD'S SHILLING MIAGA- ZINE-APRIL. ,Bravely is thle promise to make every article in this Magazine ''breathevvith at purpose fulfilled by thle editor and his clever assistant contributors. 'Thereo is not a solitary page of this publication that -does net fully redeeni thle pledges given in the pro- j aSpectus, and realise all the expectations which wereI entertained by ...

LITERARY VARIETIES

... J1TMRaRY VAREETSES. ie There be some that can pack the cards, and yet cannot e play weell; so there be some that are good in cnnvasses and leotions, that are otherwise weak men.-Lord Baconj. e NAPOLEON'S OPINION Or THE PRESS--A journalist, said the great Napoleon, is a grumbler, a censurer, a giver of' advice, a regent of covereigns, a tutor of nations. Four hostile newspapers are more to be ...

The Court and Fashion

... f)Q Court ano a40!Ion. * THE QUrEN'S VISIT To IRELAND.-The Naval and .Tlilitary Gazette says--' The Queen's viqit to Ireland is said to be fixed for the 6th July, and it is generally be- lieved that to celebrate it a brevet Nvill be issued. A battalion of the Guards is expected to arrive in Dublin next month, contingent upon the Royal visit, also the 8701 Fusiliers from Scotland. The Duke of ...