Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 1, 1875, Page 3

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. MAY 1, 1875—TWELVE PAGES. LITERATURE. MACREADY, REMININIENCES, AXD i Lrcrsns, Edit L,y 0 2 This momair of ono of tho famous actora of tha provent contary, who for forty years hold & 1nading placa I his profossion in England, could not fail to offer au abundauco af entortainment, iuatraction, and, perchanco, food for reflectivi Tt hoa boon prepared with slall and Judginend, tlio editor kneping Lis own sharo of tho work seruptlonsly in the backgronnd, Mr. Macready had written an antublography of (hs first thirty- throe yonrs of hiw lifo, and thiy, with oxtracts frow his jonrnals and correspondonce, and o fow pogea fram tho oditor connocting ud complet- fng tho whole, composaw a rica and valueblo Liatory of a distinguished cironr, The sutobiography reflecty the diznity, and gerionaness, and thoughttulneas, that marned Meo JMacresdy’s characler,” 1t not only gives usan tomigbt fnto bis own gouius aud tho fenor and Tinbits of Lis Jifo, bu it abounds in candid and jutelligent criticisms of tho various maslerpieces «f dramatie literaturo, and of the talont and art «t tho illustrions netors contemporary with him., %'a tha lovers and tho votarics of tho fhoatro, iL 1.0 moat uacful pod Letpful trentiso un the aims, ti.0 work, nud tho character of tho Englich viage. 910 eelections from tr. Macrendy's disries show wn moro plninly thie funer heatt of tho man, ro- voulug itw socret workings, its ambition, its wetkneas, ity purlty and poodoess, and tittlo- wewd. It touches ours moro nearly, awukoning i 1, and sympathy, admiration snd regret, bt {t i1 moro narrow in Intorest, aud lesy protitable, iz the earlier portion of tho memoir. Tho Jut: 3ro aro not nunterous, and Are grave and eir- enwapect, iu keoping with all that their aushor soe mplinhied. Ve Macready bad excullant abilities, not of tho highens order, and, with untiring industry, su bonorablo pride, and a noblo rerclution to “do 1w tho best manner whatever was to bo done,” ha obiained onunenca a8 an actor and waivirsal reepect a9 8 gontlomaun, But ho did nat Lyve his art, To tha last hour that Lo stood befora tho footlighty, he was nyhamed of Lis profe aslon, and felt mortifled and humiliated that it el srred him from n presentation at Court, and f: om othor privilogos of the sort that bin eivied acquatntance enjoyed. When ho had tinally loté the stage, and it was st tho onrlicst momeat that his pecuniary cirenmstancea wonld perinn, Do cxulted In tho feeling that he could at Tast ¢ look Wi follow-mou, of whatever sta- tion, by thio faco and assert hin equalily.” His childten were mot suffered (o -sea—him piay until at tho very closa of hiy eriintlo career, Ilo could mot bring him- a1t to appear heforo thom in the character of un actw. Hig first-born, & danglter, in whom hir alfcctions wero centrod, died at tho ngo of I8 witl ot hayving wituoused an exhibition of hiw ure in pubile, Bho was, with Lor brothoi and keiory, promsed tho opportunity of recing Tiiin act in somo ono patt before hw abandonsd 14 tave forever, but the gratifieation wan with- held until, for ber, it was too late. Thik wmat- twist hente wan & lamentablo woaknewa in tle charact r of Macready. It testiiies that ho licked vxalted goniug,” Iad it baan Lis endow- muent, b woultt hava folt a sccure conrciounners that its axarclso olovated him nmong the Lings of the e irth, no matter what place tho customs wud prejodicon of socioty accordod him. MMuch 24 wa m 1y admire Macroady, his storhng worth, and biv gemmno talont and honest aspirations, wa pity in more for the misery his prond avd weusitivo eplrit perpetually suffered from the ulmadvzutages of his yocation, Ko conld not re- suect bitizelf 8o much an not to mind the peity Tuek of rapoct that ho fancied might be felt for Dis ktnoag the more favored elasmes, He nover gleried in is art, aud it was impoustble that Lio runald reflect the brightest glory upon it, To seliieyo the oftiost succens in any work, the wholo iyt anct soul must bo consocrated to it. Thoro 1sust ba no fear, no doubt, no abame, no regrot. wly attained dosorvod renown, but ho never elitabed to the hoighta whero calmlystond Fiddona, Gurtick, and Talma, who bad falh in i elvos and faith in their art, and wera un- ditnzbed by tho position and pretenses of tho 1eft of th world. Willinm Charlos AMacready was born In T.on- aton, Meurch 8, 1703, 1Rts father won o manager «f y rovin 4al theatres,~a peraun of xoupumnfvla (-kitlon nmong his class, but of a violent tem- er, wlich hia son unforiunately in- erited. His mother was a gontlo, smi- 1o wonan, whoso loss ha sustalned when dut10 ye.ra old, and whose memory hé over oi exinhed with tho tondorest affection, Willlam was placed in school as 8 very ontly age, and, ho- foud «f atudy and a docile pupil, made rapld uhenco i education, Bofore ho had finiahod Lin Oth l;un- ho was sont to Jtugby, whoro ha rewnmod antil ho was 15, At this timo hiy r e Inboflllf tinder financial ditlicultios, ‘illl: m, who had long before resolved wpon catenng 1o I2w, offored t9 go imwediately upon t4o o and relievo his parent of furtlior ox- Lorse in s education, His genorous propomal Was neeey ted, and tho youth bogan the work of prepacaticn wich foncing lessons and a study of the m.thi du of tho best actors then in the Lon- don thea‘res. I wan not aware,” he writes, “iu takiv 7 it, that thls stop In life was a doacont frem tba oquality in which I lind folt mysolf to ktund witis thoso of fanuly and fortune, whom our ailuce tou had mademy companions, I lind to live to loirn tuat an ignorant oflicor could refusy tho enietiction of & goatloman on_ the geound that Liu s ppellant was a playor, and that, whilss Ruy of L) wbove-naniod vooutians, whatover tho lvm'mo of aracter, might be roceived at Court, ‘1o 1wavil yge of nppeatingin the sacred precinctn Y34 toa eiclusive for any, however distiuguishe L ou thostage, In giving oucoa very hiberal ript.on to & charity, Macklin was awkod t uun,s way to be placed befora it * Why Lereited, *according to law I bollove it should Lo * Chnt'es Mackiln, vagabon t you may eater v Ly courtosy, C, Macklin, Esy'" [n tuuco santences wo plainly doloct tho stuart of a wounded nrida that rofused to ba healed, Waen . lucroady took up the profersion of netor, ©oteoatre flourishod in avery Eoyglish town Gl Theso provineial piay-honsos wero il intd what was called civeuits, onch efrcuit vin; 8 suflicient uumber to vccupy a cotn- pany travoling ot statod intervals ficin one to gucther (bo oolive year round, Thus thers weie tha circuits of Liath, York, Kont, Man- 21, €40, in any one of whicli a rospectablo 1 lsyer could fod constant busiess ob 8 salury ef " froa £70 to X300 per sunum, n to this, the rexulority of roleatsel s with which nlays, genoratly balong- “rogular drama," were produced, 3 rdd Ing to t " tuimed & school for him from which ho might hope to bu promoted as thoroward of praticiensy to Covent Gardon ot Drury Lano, The oxpenan and futirno of traveling by coach or earnogze— tho onlyo cans then practicablo—rondorod jouse ey to Ljudon comparativoly rare, and the gons tlefolks o tho country repaired to the Unpital of their county for tho wintor songon, and gathe- teed thers duting racoa and awn fzes, wnking e avsienrhily-100ms and theatres tha plaoea of fanlionul lo” resort. Alr. Alacrondy msde hiv thbut ot Hirmwgham, in Nomeo,—Ars, Youny, from Drisry Lane, playiog the part of Julicf. w porf. rinance was n signal success, After o 1ad recoy ored from tho stago fright that at fint ressed i, ho outered futo tue spirit of the chrracter and onacted It with pasalou. At the ull of theenrtain, awmld frioudiv congratnlasions, 8 laddy aniied, *Well, mix, isow do you feel naw P "L tec) s §f T should ko to ‘mct it all over again,” a8 his boyish anawor. A rouud of ractern uow muccooded, and the youthful actor Yoy Lurly lnnuchiod **upon a soa of troubles,” ns Lo Later (xpressed it In bla diligent etforis to nequivo v command of lug parts, Mucroady adopt~ € tho enatom of going fo tho ticntro after mom- g vervics on Haudays, tho ouly day b the wepk N be could hwve the house to himeelf, and Fa mracticlug for hours togethor, pacing up und Qm.:ma stago, loarniog L0 msusge exits nnl entyancos, and vonirol every varlaty of geture and uttitude ; rehuarsing his charactors xtl revsdng his wpescheos i stropgth wus ustad.” This habit was sustafued for many 14 the cloam of his first woasom, llincrwly #snmiuc] the part of Hamlet, on the nigit of hiv beuctit. Jurelating the circuunstanco, ho sy, Tho s ritia who had mado n atudy of (hix mios terjices of Bhakspears wonld predict with sonti- donca s falluro du such mo ozperiatent, but ho wenld not have taken into account the sups pact {o the young aspirant supplied by the 4 viuns of the poet, Thero is an intorest Ao deep wad thrilling iu the story, such power in tho s~ uatior 8, sud such a cbann la the languago, thut with vu actor possosned of euergy, u toleratls ¢loon.ion, aud somio grace of depoitweont, the 103ter will sutiiciently interprot iteoll to thio tity of au undicuca to win for its represoute % avo, from Lhole delight, the reward of applause 7 due to the poot's excellence, A total fall- ure i3 Hamlot lu of rare oceurrence, Evory the- utrica Loro takies i up, aud yet how mauy lave 1lier) been, appoaring and catrying off applause iu the part, who have beon utierly lnoompetont $9 luveuligate the apriugs of omotlon which agle tatoond porplez this emiable, rofloctive, and mrnitlve boingl My etnda susay, thoea of mauy othiers, ¥as prononncad & siccres ; Lt the probing inaniry and Iahorious stady of my after hfe havo manifexiod to rmn bow hittlo wan s to iy own alall in_thet early pereonation.” Io bis wnturs yeara Macroady conmidored thia one of the most finisbod, thongh it was naver {mlu of tho most popitlur, cliaracters in huy ropere oftn. Duiringz tha socand year of his novitiate, the young otor, onle uow 19, wad eallod apon 1o support Mra. Yiddons & couplo of mahits, vlaying tha characters of fenecly and Aoreal. “The ordeal was savero, and in proat trepidation the yonsh norved himeelf up for it. On going to ior liotel to relicassn tho ucenox with tho great actress, hin nervoueneds was no apuarant that shio remuatked, ju * bor grand but govd-naturen manner," ¢ 1 Lopo, Mr. 3acrcedy, you have brought norta haituhiorn sud water with you, as Tom told you are terribly frightoned st mio.” Tu the avenng'a performanca he ko far overcamu ltis fuse that, o the last seone of the * Gas Lo, on utterng the words, ** My wife aud Bis- tor ! woul, woll ¢ There iy buz one pang moso, sud then fuzewell, world," Mrs, Sididons, waitiug for lier cun nt tho vz, cluppd her Liands loudly nud callud, ** Bravo | pir, bravol”in sight of the nudience, who jomed in lhor ouplinse. At tho cloea of “Douglen,” 3irs. Suldous seut for Noreal, as ebu had » few words of 1AvIco to give lim, ** You aro (n the right way,” kho wald, “but remember what 1 way; eludy, nindy, windy, and do not wacry Gl you nro thirty, 1 remember what it viza to be ob: study at nearly your ago with o young nboiit mo, Luwara of thats keeo your i o yonr art, do not remit your study, and yout wie uto to puccead,” Mr, Yincraady played on sover: Detty, **the yorng Lveciun™ who bad now re- gumed the stoge aftkr comploting his alucation, in witnerring his illustration ** of paseazes with all the uriginality and tirs of geniun." dMacready waw convinced that, had he noi tocontend againgt thowmewory of bis hoyish trumphs nud a foulty meunor dersed from freguent earcless 16peti- tiony, o would havo may 1 8 distinguished position in his ntetiror yoars. 1n 1814, Macioady went up to Londox tn con- rult with the manager of Covout (inrden ahout tho terms of i enygagowout thnt hud been offored i, Ko agreciwent wan effectod it Macready improved tho opportumty to nee Konn an Nichard 111, and Miss ’Neill su Jutiel, Meetlops Koun at dinner, aftor his performunch of Jacherd 1L, Macionly gives the followiug deseription ot the greut nclor: nat may with what fntenae serting Tragarded 0 huoks ieadu 6 our 3nutual fulsoduction, The mid aud modect expression of hls Iaikan features, d his unsssuebigy twsuoes, wbich §right perlaps Jualy dusciibe us § asteking su somo degred of shynoes, ' aud Tremarked with spocial e te tign withh whish i endured flie ful- sama tlaltecien of Pope, fe was very apaning of worda during, and for sonie time affer, supper : but about | w'elocki, whoen the glasa bad cirenlated preity frealy, ho bocrme unimated, fueut, and commuuicative, " Hix uniedotes wera Telated With s lhely ssnee of the ridiculous; In the tnclodies he eaig thera waw u totching grace, amil Lla powers of mimicry were st humorously znd “layplly ozeried fn oo pdinirsble imitatlon of Breum; ond in n story of Incledwn acling Steadn’ the Quas ker, nt Rocliester, without any rehesrsal,—whare, iu winjing the favority nir, Vhien o lads of tio ‘vi- Ja50 80 merrily, olil ¥ lie heurd hiinself, la Ll and consternation, accomparded by a singio cof his volce, hin perplozity &t etch vo- curring sonnd of the Lissoon, his endertona nmal fions on tho rolf- i habits, all wero it o witn ios that cqualod Ui buat o made, sud almodt conviised us i L 3 memorably cvening, e el ud laut 1 10 private with this extriorainary man "'y Jiwn O'iNeill pu Juliel Mr. Macroady paya & gouoroun tributo ; T charming pleture alie prosented wan ono tkat tima coukd not efisce from the tueu.ory, It wie niot altopetlicr tho tnatchless beauiy ot furm anid fac, but ths splrit of perfect innocence and purlly that neomed to gliateu ocenrionn with wited mtsiclnn, the pecnlfvril, tnmar and b i her apealing eyes aml Dbroatho_ from her chiscled lfps, To her might Jusily bo azcrlied tha nepalive prabie—in my Tind ua bighest commcudation that, sa wit srit, mon or womun cun Tecelso—of % total alesieq of any approach th affesiation, Thera wes in ez Jouk, volce, alid mauncr an artkEsnecs, un Appars ent uncoiaclovsnewe, #o forcizn fo tho geperaiiy of tuge performers, that Invitwd the s - 4+« Throngh my wholo experionce only Toprosentation of Jubict I hnvo seer:; and as the ocurtain fell 1 Jolt wy exat W the orchutrs vith the wordeof Techiaio i my mind, * ARl of her that i out o dour, misat Tkl .y Blo o alune tho drabian liars waa the M. Macrendy declinad the terms for the proy- ant propoged by Covent Garden, and romainod ouother two years in tho country thealrea, At tho end of this poriod his inercosing roputation enabled bim to wmako # favorable arraugemont with the Londou tueatre, mud ho nigned o con- tract for five yonrs at Covent Garaeu, at tho rate of L£16 n wook for two years, Li7 for two years, and .£18 for tho clowng vear, Tho in- camo lioro offered wan lcag than that which tho proviucinl theutres lad yielded hiw, hut the Hactl oo profossional advantages of & motro- rolitsn_opgagomont far outwoigbed in his cano tho question of oalury. M. Mae croady wmado bhis firet appenrance in Lon- don a Oregles In the “Distrossed Moth- er" with Charles Kowble in tho part of Dyrrhus. Tho lond and long plandite of the audionce sesured tie dabutaut of his trinmph befure tho play wro euded, sud tha mannager grooted bim whon the curtain droppod with tho encouraging remark: **Well, my boy, yoa hove dovo capilally § and, it yon could eatry & play along with such a cast, T don't know what you eantiot do I The * boy" who bad thus brill- 1antly openod bis Loudon earcer, was ouly 2, Dot Baven years of hand study aud conatant practico i tho Lighost rango of dramatic clisr- v bad matured hin powe:s moch beyond s vyears, Among tho corps dramatizue whe wits nessod his st performance, Kenn wag rowmarked iu a private box, and was obsorved to ba very livernl of bis appiauso. Had perconal yanity beou one of Mr. Macreadi’s strong traits, ho would have witthed under the fraok commonts upoa Lig bomely features thas foll from peoplo’s Jipo, and reappaarod fu the newspapers atter lis debnt. Intitusiions wero given in the moat fu- vorablo eriticisms that his faco wos not well “cajoulatod for tho wtag Tha ANewa bognn e roview wih: *XNr, Macremly 1 tho plainest and most awlkwardiv-made man that ever frod tlho stago, bnt he 11 au actor whom in nowo reapocts wo profer to Ar, Keat,” An eveuing or two later, dr. Mac- rerdy overlisard a conple disouselns his porsoual disquunlifientiony, one Inquiring "0f tho olbor whothior ha had ** peen thonew actor,” What, Macroady? No, T have not neou him yot; Iam told Lo i3 & cupiial actor, but o devilish ugly fot- Jow; thoy eny ho is wn ugly ltkenens of Listou " Lhe young sctor was !onunnwll; not vulnerablo at this point, for, av ha says, I had been enrly vilicd into thinking humbly of mysolf {u regard to nersonal nppearence,” 1t would bo impoisiblo in the spaca st our cotamand to futlow v, Jacready in ail Lho sty of his subzaquont stago carser, Iivorv oue im Jan hioard his unna ia wware of tha profensional cignitios and honors which bo spoedils acquivad, il to tho ond maintained, rod wn st be sat- itiod with room ut the motoout for a fow ont of tibomultitndoof interesting incidanty that enrich Lin remivivconcey, During Macrendy's second geasou in Covent Gardon, hlr, Jolin Kemblo tooli loavo of tho pulliv, On tho occasion ol Churlen Iemble's Lenofit, he awp- peared in the charucter of Macboeth for tho laet thine, and Mra, Siddous wos in- duced to leava hior retiroment and ounct tho part of Lady Macheth, But e firs of hor goniug wad utterly oxtinot, and in xil tho play thers was not ono tlask of its past splendor visible, Tho morite of John Komble are summed up by Mrneready fu tho foliowing words ¢ Hls peraon wiw east In tho Deroto wold, and, oy may o s cives spleudid puetraite of ‘Wi " und ¢ in " Cordulaun: Hnila,” ruvestod tho moxt pecfos wandy boauty, Lt be hud sotious disadyant igen to contend with u s very disee grecable valre, husky wil unmnsble, and in o “consti- tutlonal midhina Mt mecersitated @ prolouged sl Taboriouk fdraught of tis breat, aud obliged him for thie pako ef distineine o 10 zidopt i elaborats tede of niterance, entneinbing ovary letter dn every word, Iy Hmbs wero not aupylo—td stutely baaring worged on slifuess, and Lix atyle, mors wuited to tho (ko lofty, oud the sictn, then the pathetic, Tuaplly, inrospoct 10’ Lis mavetenta o bo teruied " ptatucayie, Mrs, Blddoun, speaking of him to Ii.ynoldy tha drawatist, zald, # 31y brothae Jaln fo bis taost bapetiouws bicrat’ vaiways carofud (o avold dixsomp-anry of his dress or deportusent; hut in th whirlwind of passien 1loss 1l thougbt of vuch mxatters,* und this frgeifulos o sulf wau one of tun elementa of Liessurjwicluy power, s o In ollbo did, the stwly wav apgvceut, e “ars oolave artem,” withut bis seat talent e did not reach 3 b Le cotapelivd tha reapcet und gamirae Hon whore ho did natescite thewsinjathics of hia sudionos, Xits noble fonaund alately Learitge etivact wd und Bxod obuervatfun, and his sudioid cornstuwme retalned atlentiou; Lut it the torrents uud teinpusts of presion b liad not thestutatned povor of Yol Rean, but, like 3 Rombrendt pletus s porfuridanse, far raout briikant offec ), worked cut which only ey, o 1ty hia managcnient ho wak s atiict dinciplliarian, fol- Juwing shw traditional theatrical obsorvaiices; und i slago was greatly dudabicd o bim for tho setrmation Lo effected in”the urbarous costutae (lomsny with powdered heads sud laice-brucchios) that was 1 vogue uutil bis day, Busido this picture may sppropristoly La plased Macroadv'y porteait of ‘Talma, whoso playiug ho witnessod in Paris, in 1832 ¢ Tho guning of Valwa tosuatoveall the conventionali- tycfachovly, Ei lr{ turn asul mmovement 2 betrod thy. wlaiga might have gl ven u moilel for 1o wsulplora art, and yet 3l waa eucted wilh such sprarent atseace of propurstion se made bl secm uttuzly Gloouuclaus of 1% Gigutied snd gracemul stiitudon L yrcacnteds 1is yolco was fexible und poworful, and his deilvory ar ticalste to Lhe tinest t, without & treceaf lllh". Those wad au edse And fréadom, whelbar calinguy, {n lofty delicestiou, ot L prave ab L uf uprncdiLitlin 10 wicry seutancr, ban of the Lignont o Leveasita of tue b rionie art, 'Ttis & curton with many aciore Lirpessly 1o roach thor dresaing-roouse In fikt In order tnavold the nsreaisnces which walth £ thele onteance ocrasione, Tt Tolma would dreas some tins 1.0 . meka thio pronliaritlen of Lin | ¢ of pansion, tiat itin s feuling of bia q ¢y o) thet T fre. rised great Lenefit from i, 1 or anryicise Dy Irolated of< s 2im3 ba put ou the mati, fnateat traft that mivht h hitu, To my Judipment 1.awan the most Labahed aetint of bls G, nob below Eoan 0 bia tnoat eitergetle displays, 3nl far sbove Lim in the retine- of s tavta'snd calint of bis ruwarch, equaling 1n dignity, unfetered by bix slitfoess and for- 5. 'liny tor'y declares: $No ona but s eriat ticido the worls of an artit.” The judg- mowtn of Alr, Macreuly 1pon his feliow-nstors, at a'l timna delivared with eandor and Impartinl- ity. nta of great valus in anlightontng and gutde ur opanions of their telent. At1ho agn of 31, Mr. Mucready considorad himselt in ecircumstunces tual warranied hin marrying, and ho cemeuted hiv nnion with n yonug and tovaly girl taward whom lis hoart hiad for many yrary fnclmed. The incedent of his firut moeting hier who was vo destined Lo b his brido i wo lotercating nu to werrant repeating. Wisle performiug an engngeufent at Glasgow, u 1515, a protty littla gitl, U years of ago, was srnt oh ot aliort noticn o tako & child' part o * The untoc of the \ Not bavlog Lima to atndy her lines, rha delivered themn imporfectly, aud, an leaving tho atagra, diacready, Who wan ever impaztont’and hot {fompered, chid tho unhappy blitndernr po auveroly thal ghe sliod wauy bitrer tears, %1z yoars later, at Aberdeen, bo recos- nized in tho attractive girl who ptaved irginia to his Virginius, and ook his tuucy completoly captive atlirat sight, tho child whom he Jind ri~ biked years bafore in Glasgow. Her beauly, in- telligence, uud artieasneas so offectod him that ho nought & corienpcmlsoea with Lior, with nviow to askirling Lerin her profassional atudied. It wan ot long ero ha discuvered that bis faelings were not tieraly thoes ol an lder friend, as ho Lad innocently” supponsd, and ha woord the baantiful girl for his wile. The unfon was ain. gutarly happy, and Macready’s devotion to har, wibom hacivess spoks of 08 ““my Cathierine.” and to tho wany children tbat ehe bore bim, was fond aud uuremistin Intho fall of 1816 Mr. Macreadv mado bin fimt visit to tha Unitad Sinten, necompanted by hus wife and stiter, ilis tour minong the thoa- tres wad gratifying to lnmn 1w every winy, end ho rotiined to England bauring plessaot inemories of tha country, and of many of its distinauibed citizane with Whom he hisd contracted a life-long friondabip, _ Tho Bosery Thostza wi opened while Mr, Macready waw in New York, aud Mesurs, Conway, zud Torrest wero motnbars of ita company. 3Ir. Macrecds raw tho letwr per- sonate Mdrk Awlony, and thus eketclios the actor: 11 was o ve oung 1mat, nat more, 1 belleve, than na or iwo-std-twenly, Tho * Bowery Inda,” 2a they were Lermed, tnede [reat kecoint «f him, and he cur- tatuly wan e of remarkahle quallfentions. Iz figure wak good, though pwrkiares Bitle too Leavy; hic free mizbt be considered handsome, bis volcn rzeellunt; hin won pifted with extruordinary sirsugsh of limb, to which bo omitted no _oproriunity of gising prominence, He had receved on- Jy the commonest olucation, but in his Zeadiug of tha text he showed the dircernment and oul &enno of un intellect much upos » lond with that of Canwas bt Lo bad more eneryy, 2ad sean altopuibor dintlogbshed by powers that, unier rroper direction, might bo produciivo of groat eifeet, * Luaw Nim agaln o WHlam Tell,” Hin performance was starked by vabnienca aud rude forew that takl npon iiin heazorn; hut of pathas in the offecting interviow wlils Lijw wott $Lerg was Lot the pigiteat toticl, and 2 viss ovideut Be lad uob rightiy umdereiosd woime Jasnores in his towr, Ay observaiten uvon him wos not hastlly prosounced. My frapreadon waa thal, [rcrmedur sataral ssuriztienin o antiuary dagron, i 1zigit, tnder curotul diseipline, lonk forward 10 eninence in Lis profeseion, 1 Lie woukd mivs Limeelf up 10 8 suvere study of hinart, wud fuprove hitwsell Ly the practice by could obialn bafore the audicaces of the prinefpal theatren of Grust Britka, those of Ed- fulnrg, Liverpool, Mapchestor, elo. {the good dramatie rchiouls), ho might moke Bmaclf o firsi-rate actor, Dut to pick & conrn of kelf-denying train- o I was cortun ke nevar woukl kubioll, ms its meceealty woull uob bo mede nprare et 10 Liicy The fujudicions and igorant guit.cs, 2ud the £2tous applause of I yriced theatrex, would il hix phrie, g 1o s deficiency in fasto rnd Jidgment, and sathfy iy venity, coufirning hin self-optnion of 3ttxinal perfne- tion, T spokie of him cunsautly ns n yocug mon of unqiestionatie promire, but I doubted lits sunmisslon to the Inezorabia couditions for resching oxcollence, Tin event hud been us [ antieipated, Uin robuatioun sislo gafin epplues ju tho coatee melodrimun of GSpzrtaran™ wnd ¢ Metemora®s bt the trajta of charactor n Bhakepesta and the poutey of {he lngiti- mats drama are boyond his graap. Aty forsbodings were prophitic, Whon 3r. Ilncready tot the United taton, 10 1818, it was 1 sowo intontion of making a pormanent residence here; Lut tho malovolenco that wus oxcited seninet him smouy; tho frnends of Mr. Morroat, and thut culmi- onated in the diegraceful riot ot the Astor Pinco ‘Theatre, Now York, oceasioned a rovulsion of faeling, ond bo gludly omburked for Loglaud agadn, Tetlcoting with joy an e gzed on the re- coding #lojos that it was the last timo he shonlil wover look on thic kcene boforo him. The zecount of this most unhappy oxperience in America is given by Mr, Macready in o spirit of commond- able moderation. Thora s no unduo bitterness or meverity in hin expression, bus sll is trouted with tho calm dignity ol & noblo mind, In looking over the saeicclious {rom Mr, Inerendy’s dinry, tho ehiel feeling in of wondes at the nuxioty and distress tho writer sufored in his profession, Evory circwmatance connected with it harcaseed bim. Continual records hke tha following, taken at randoin, ahow whal pow- er Littlo tuiugs haed to upset him; **Jone 28 (1849), nctad {Tawlot under vory dintrossing, in- cepacitating circimatancos : » drogs not titing mo; my heie Ido nok know how ; & aword overy inute vticking in my shoes and brenking in mv Tinud, vihiew tryfwg to uso ft, —sliogetiior minet- aviz, but I did” iy bose under thecs dinadvanta- rou" Me nover got uver a narvous Hutiering of ha hoart at sceing his noma on tho piuy-billa, and often crossed tho streas to avold onconntir- jug 1. 1o bwlo farewoll to tho staza in 1851, at tho mgo of 57, and hia foclings on retiring to private lifo were nuch as a galloy-slave might harbor on golaing s literty, 1t is pitiablo that oue weal elemen: i i us- ture should buve 50 poisoned lis tappmess, o wag gifted with wany talonts nud virtuey, and earned by them distiusnhed bohor aud pros- perity $u s professton, bat bo coid not enjoy contont or peaco so long as be had tin rauk of oo actor, Afier his farowoll w tho public, In the port of Macbeth, ab Deury Lans Phoatro, Fob, 26, 21z, Macready neverappearsd on the stago ayain, Yrom this timo until bis death, Annl 37, 1873, I lifo was unoventful. Iu 1362 by buried hin beloved Catherme, who for 20 years bhad tilled his home with suolight, s marriago with lus gocond wife wook placo in 1860, and oue ton was the fruis of chin unfon, Soven elildron, all dearly 1ovug and carly mourned, precogoed bum to the orub, . Tho dramotic charncters in which 3Ir, Ma- cready partienlarly oxcolled were Virginius, Qlenvy IV, Hamlel, sund Macheth, Mo sisnwed 1l tha great poelathat in his time wera popular on tha utaye, golug through with the entive list of Shukspouta's heroos. Cardinal olsey ro- nisined wlwozu ong of hiy favorito casuuiptious, Fouz poriraits of Mzcready, two in chaiootor and twoin citizon's drees, embollilh his mewoirs, Tho volutno 1 preuented to American roadars at an unusually low prico, V/ONKING-GIALS, PLiA Yol TE Workria-GinLs, MOy ity M, D,y ¥pechal Commiesinuer of v tion for 1l Slascaciinacits Haveau of Bta- tstics ar Labur, et3, 30mo,, pp. 168, Luaton s Jomes , Osgaed & O, Auother cainast appeal for the eafcguard of tho health of Autarican woman Is 1oado by & hu- monemembor of tho moaicul profession, who in studying tho causes of discase has been cone strained to cry out agalnst certain of tho fruft- ful wource of thiu ovil from which young pirls particularly suffor. The plon ls oue of the diract results of thoiuquiry of Prot, Clarke iuto the influence of **#ex upon Education.” Tho pub- o nttoution belng stropgly lmpalled by tho abave ossay {0 o conulderation of tha undeniably asfoobled conditicn of Amurican womon, luveas “tigation has been pushed in many quartera to find what other forcos, bosldos thoee orerating in our schualy, nre acting sgsiust tho develop- wunt of our girls into hale und vigorous womau- hood. The Massachuaotts Bureau of Btatiutice of Lebor extondod searchivg inquitiea into the conditions of the homes and employrents of working poople. Dr, Ames wasappointed the Chlef Gommissioner of tha Duresu, uud in this capaclty came upon many facts rovealing & giant wrougs In the rolatlons of sex to indusiry. A portion of thuso facts was embolied In the snuusl report of the Duroan fortho curreni year, bus, a8 through $hils medium their circula tlon is Yimited, Dr, Anies was induced to gublish them in conucesion with auch avguments s would explaln thoir desp sigmileanco in a foray universally accoesible, Henco tho presont wmonograply, which, though brlef, i3 freightod with mattor of tho most serlous import, To prosecutivg bus stuidy of tho pbysiological tondenciaa of tao lndustries which womon chielly follow, Dr, Ames has proved to his aatlefaction that in wulmm In which it is &% prege eab pursusd, work ln fdotosles, ab ype-detilng, I i &t tolography, mounoy-counting, Lanket-woaving, 4t tho ewin, mcling, in siaoil, 2l tan occupa- tivia that domand rapid mental and maoual pro- 0onsed, of soguira an attoudanco npun tanchin- o1y, regular and sustained, albeit not o them- malves try maovements, quickly impairs the norvoun .{ vital foreem of womnsn, wducing permancnt direaso, If not promaturs dest itimany on the wubjoct in wurpris alarming. It touas Lo the ennclusion that either the manner of conducting theso industrics munt e matariatly ehanged, of the Goors leading to thom ot bo uhut apon women, elss tho dos generation, Lo deatruction of the Aracrican na- ny opouly in the frer, 10 potut of viow, the tarmination of thow inquiries looks like s eroul coatraction of the aphiers of woman's labor. Regarded trom a highor and truer position, it I8 witnply mclosing hor witiun the bounds whora hier netire has st hier, snd from which she han unbappily been daven by tho falen sod porniniona views of lifa hiat frorvada and deratiga tho entire stzictura of Aworican wicioty, It is contimng ber cureer to the aronn of hore, aud to the s7atuer ey opan out uf ditege life end to o are erecntially wornanly in their el Nuv: that fovestigaiivny have purened with repard to the sifeot of sovete work i nelio!s utd 1o various Industries upon the lenlth o ramn thurough tuganies be ovor what effscs the idlo and frivalony ives of woman of fasbion heva upon their norsois and muscular orgunizations, Lot & budy of satimics by geihoted to rhow the average hvgioutc condition of thots women who win tu be simply ornaments of the porkor, sud dizouraein of » rich man's income. Al.a, Yot us have data oxhibiting tho degree of hoaith eajoyed by wotmen who sre mot ¥ denuizes, bul who porform a reasonable swoun| ol hu:echiold labor daily, Untit e olnain full of thn condition of Leelb previlng il ciamson uf women, idie; tudents, and woriers, wa have not a completo onders ntandinz of the reletion of aex to education and o i . and capnot form a round indument upon tha ivrivun queations Involved in thewm, LUr, Auen bints ut tho tight solntion of the prubiors of woman's worl, but does litle wore. 110 aubject will bo agitated, wa ventire ta pro- dict, nuntil tho eyes of mon nnd woincn Kro opened o sra that every dullar thato wife, s daugliter, or a kistor carus I8 a luzs to the Siate, st 1t reprosouts a certain amount of force, alove r. imonetary value, diverted frum its proper 80 in establishing, snd improving, nud hallow- ing tho Liows. When—in the da7a of tho 3Nil- louninm—mnon sud womon are cuntented with ritapls living, aod do not buy reepoct aud Iricud- 1 ld\'llh rual or pretouded ricles, thes wives i iitera will be eatisfiod with tae thimgs hashand end father esn provide for them, and will diftusa contuntal healib aod hap- il arannd them as they falill the dignitied, respaudble, aud envinbiefidestiny of taw fome- CAINTE-ZEUVE'S ENGLISH E 1 Yopzuatrs, By C, Al i French Acadeiny, Belectetand Transiated fre tiie * Canvetles do ¥ Tutrods Cliapter un Fainte-Bow Pioiv, New York: Henry Molt & “Cnusencs do Lundi” (londsy Cbats) Ia the titlo given by Eaute-Louve to & sorivs of wookly papera bezun in 1819 aud extended over o period yeors, They weeu publishod in Le Coarlitutionnel, and gained for their wutbor a greeter popuiatity than anything ho had Lefore produced, They contained tho wxture opiutona of tha celebrated critie, carefully elaborated, tod {n polincld lauguaps and in n vid of tho affociations that lLad ciwe figured his provions writlngs. Iiul oasy and free aw was tholr flow of thought und word, they were comyiosed with lmost unoxawpled paiuw and effost. As M, Scheror, tho friond sud biographer of Sminto-Beuve remarits, “thoy issucd from & Bonedictine cell.” The work of preparing cach one bhegan repus laxly Mouday morning and proceeded necording to zn iuvariablo routine. Meving aclocled 1ds mubjoct, to which hie iriven ruich reflection, und which e Lad fu unollier fora, bn detaled u rough outiine of thn attive, fliug in blanks and mabuig additions with L~ own lieod, This firat dralt wes then copied, To- vieed, uild omotisies writieu over nguu. Jur twclva hoars dally, from Monday t Thuredas, ho Liborsd in hin Atudy, refusng to receivo visitors or to b bncerrupied 15 any way, aud taking no relazation till the eveningg, Dy Friday tho manuscript waa ready for fls priuter, 3nd on fhat day Sulute-Druve went anil ol aver what ba bad composed 10 Dr, Veron, whino Judgment b valued for & roakon resembiing tizad which iutuod Mollera £ revpoct the verdict of nis oid how-o- Tosper, Alfter profiting by Dr, Veron's aujgestions or abjortous, be ad the articly pub intype; ulier tha Proof vl been subjected toa revialon as minute cnd oeareling a6 that which tie mauusciipl had wnder- sout, 1 wes prononnced ready fur pullication on Sondoy. Viheu it did appear, tho wcnsacy sl api- Titsa of every quotation, L1 correcinesn of ayery’ naite sud dxle, were 2n nuteworthy as {ta gencral duisl and otfcet an b wiole, What might not aoy writer accomplish who liad the leisuro nud patieneo to toil liko this over every compositign? Pure resolution, unaided by telent, should, at the cost ot puch prodigione labor sud prolongod vicctice, praduco work of n hizhly respecinble ‘quahty. ‘'Lhe reinuncration whichi Baiote Boave received from Le Consiitu- tionnel was 60 for ench article, smaunting to an annual Falary £1,120, Tho * Causorics ds Lundi " fill tweutv-five volumes, and theso form Lut sbout ona-half lus collectod writin, The papsre iuvcluded in the pro:ent volumn under the head of “Englisk Potir * have the _following {itlo: Mary Queen of Scots: Lord Chostorileld: Benjauin Frankling Ed- werd Gibbon : Willinm Cowpar; Fnghsh Liter- aturz, by JL Taine; ud Popo s o Fuol. They aro sclocted by the ediior a> fair specimens of tho most pleasing of Sointe-Bouve's writinga. An such the English reader may feel free to fort fiom thiem an ostimate of the genius snd charaeter o oue who hes for vears Locn ac- countad the foromost mun of lotters In Fraace, ‘The papers are prefacod by an extonded roviaw of {he Life aud wtings of tho aathor of **Causo- rica do Lundi.” SCIENCE RECORD, AwyrAL Rrcomp o BCIENOR AND IXDUSTRY rom Wi, Edital by Bepworn ¥, 1inD, with the Au- latance of Eminent Men of Kelenze, 14 mo,, py. 665, New York: Murper & Meotbers, It fu ploasant to note, with sach appearanco of {his usofa! work, tho introdnction of new fea- tutes, and the constant enlaigemont and im- provomont of the origiual plan. The present number, Vol. IV, coutains nearly 100 pagos more than the precoding volume, while the * Geu- eral Summary of Progroess " hay incroased from 16 pages for 1871, 50 for 187% 1% for 1833, to 204 for 1674, Tho * Record * fa divided futo two distinctive parte, tho first ecomprising historical summarics of progross dutlug the paet year, and the sec- oud petogrephs complunicating in briof tho resuliy of investigations in spocial depatte wents of setence, It in interesting to ebsorve tlu gomparativo #pacs occupicd by tho record ot disvoveries wu tho vorlous branches of seienco ead industry. ‘Tho develovmonts in Matheinat- o nud Astronowmy ju the past uweivomonth ind rouin for concse meution 1w 46 puged ; the dizsoverios in Terreatrinl Phseics and Meteorols ogy iill 121 prgos ; thoaa In Goneral Physics. 74 paged s in Goography, 40 pages; Mineralogy sl Gooloky, 48 pagos § fu Natural Ilistory nua Zoology, 78 pagos; in Botany, 20 puges ; Do- meatic” aud Hoaroliold onomy, 49U pagisi eultare sod Raal Ecunomy, 44 paysea ; ele,, ete, Yor tho firat tinie a list of tho ntore promi- nont ueiontido pubtications {hut Lave sppearad quring tha yoar is appauded to the * Necord.” 1t 19 ntendon aoncofurils to meko tho Biblogra- ihy o teustworthy gulde to tha best works, und critical comments will bs »iven in counvction witl somie of tho most valuable, g DProforsor Balrd hag been gszisted in the tasic of compiling tha * Xceord " by wnuy of tho mors abla sciontiste in our country, Tho result of tlicao unitod labors is a_ compandioas lustory of the sdvance of ecionco withia 1574 that will bo of service not only to the upecialist, but to the Fuuornl rosder. ‘The bool should have o place i ovory hibrary bosido tho other aunuals tlat ex- hibit tha yearly wnaterial aud ntental progrow of civihized nalions, DANISH DAYS, 3y Daxter Dava 2 Wirit A Guance AT T HIsTORY, TRALITIONS, AND_LITKBATURY UF THE OLD SuMTits run_CousTny, 0, W, Guurway, lte United Hiatea Consul af z }i‘fmunaa«m, Autnor of ¥ Siudivs fu Litorature,” etc, Lizan, pp, 297, Pudladelplila, Trice, 31,50, Despite the fact patont i ths very bogtening that the Mierary merit of this work {4 not above that of & schoolboy’s compasition, wo porsist in tue task of roading It, iu tho strong hopo that, whera thore is so good an opportunity for the writer to convey solid information, he will uot fail altogosher of improviug it. o undoubtediy deserves the credit of dofog hla best, e had an bionest aspiration to set (orth sdequately tho charmning traits of tha poople, tho litrature, the Listory of Donmark, which tolim vore s wource of dolight during soveral youa' ofiicial residonce at Copenlingon, Whal was wanting to tho wuccans of his uitomps wae mmply the ciaft of the oputhor, lLiducation and biabit had not prepared bim for tho effeciive ude Of tho wmatenals oud tha implemouts lio hos taken up. ‘Chus his orudo wutk botiaye &t ev- ery point his hn&‘-:lty. Had ha shows a clear underslanding of tha snbjecls undés breatmeunt, tho awkwerdness manifest in hisatyle and moth- od nught be overlooked, but, unfortunstely, wa cannot trust in tha sagacity aud discrotion of h:a opinionn, I.ITTLE CLASSICS. Lartis Crasyice, Nluth Vol £iited by Rowsrern dutiean, COAEDY. 17, Boatou: Jamen 1, Gegonlt & L Of tho aiplt atoriea that Mr, Jolinson has re- lected to illumirate Cometly, not one in by an Awerizan outhur, 1fas oo humorist this side of the water produced taio or sketch worthy to bo ineluded in tho eallection ? It acema somathing like a reproach enst upon our literaturo that not a fingla specimen has Levn chonen (or found?) to 1eproeant itin this number of tho Little Clns- mca. However, we cannot coroplain of o table of enntenls that embraces sketcues by Lover, Thacaeray, Howits, Cinilas Tleedo, Jolio Galt, Horaco Ywith, aud Ssmuel Forguaon, BOOKS RECEIVED, Tite, YaTws Ofrraw § 0%, AWIET 13 TP ATREFTR, 137 Bustacis ALGER, 3k, Author of * Rezaed Dick, n 120, 1, 25, Eoston: Loring, Frice, 3! A drrLk ProwenOienes von Counrar Hosza A PRACIICAL GUIDE JUR EVERY LAY, Ly Ciiantra Baianb, laper, Dowon: Lorug. Frion 25 rinte. Wauorxrn's Branpanp Waops Tautes: Suowitu ChMPUTATIONS OF \WAGLS FOR ANY NTURER OF Hours, rROM 0Nk TO Rxry, Ar RATES Fnos SL T €5 PERWEES S APVLICADLE WHERESES LAROR ix EstoLoven, Comphod by D, B, WidorxcE, At thor of = Bookkeapimg Siplifind, ! oto, Vrice, 31, Phisdelpbiaz D, B, Waggenor & Co, Tite 1D or Thy. TALE; on, Tik TrLaxp Pasvcess, irv. Zatzea D, E. N, BouTiwon 1010, 1Py s, Folerson & Brothitee, PaiLapcLrnis AND Trr Exviaons, Paper, Price, 10 ceuta, Pufiadeiphlat 3.3, Lippitcott & Co, Wite awp $pum, Iy (zoar E. Wastxa, Br, (fo-- 1y Gojomel of the Fourth Miseonrd Cavalry, U, 8, Maiuly Reprinted frow the AL antie, Biiary . Bostan ; James B2, Urgond & Co, TEArsizs or VExua: A POPCLAR ACCOUNT OF JArT AND Utk TRUNKITS, FROX TIR FINRT ORVERVED Y 1toauocks, A, D, 165, 10 ThE TRASAIT OF A, D, 11ARD A, Biiocron, 1. A, Camnb,, An- “turn, tebs, With 20 Mt (i enred) and 47 Wood Cuis, 13mn,, pja 232, New York: It, Wortkingtou & Co, BEearra oF THE KANCTUH: AX INSIDE VIEW OF AR Futtons Li, Ly A, ¥y Uitt, Author of % 0ar Tioy . 13mo., pp, 913, Phildelpbis: Ciaxton, Luiuson & Tafelfiger, PERIOD'CALS RECZIVED. Penn Monthdy for May (Fenn Monthly Asso- ciation, Putadelphia), Contanta: *“The Mouth;" 4 National Education,” IV.: * Wingad Quadmn- nedas® “The Ancient City;™ * Lsuros s toryof Hawmanits:" * Darwia Auswerod ;" *Tho Anti-Slavery Protest of 1635, Phrenological Journal for May (Hamuel I, Wella, Newr York)., The Orat article is a skotch of tho Yfo of Prof. fiatbau Sleppard, of Chu- eago, with a portrait, Kanitarian $or May (A. N. Bell. ¥aw York). Voice of Masoury for May (Jobu W, Brown, Clucago). NORTHERXN M{ A Itnuh 1o Pre-cmpt Indian Lands Re- ®tored to pmcstend-Entry. Specudd Correspumitrceaf The Clacage Tribune, Karavazoo, Mich,, April 27.—1 Lave just ro- turued from a trip to Traverse City, which place I vigited ot tho tane of tho opening of thie Land Q:fice for the pro-cmpting of the indian Nesarve lands, which & recont act of Congress reatored to homeatesd-entey and market, The final act was passed March 3, 1575, 1t opens to boua-fide bomestend-ueitleis over 100,000 acres of Jauds. Alt the lands, iu fact, of the Indian Reservation, afcer nllowing pateats o icsno to 320 mombers of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indiauw of Michi- £an, sre aubject to entry nuder tho Homestead laws for uno year fvom (Lo pasenge of thn sot as abose; * and tha lande remaining slill ba of- ferod for kalo at o price not exceoding $2.50 por acre," Since tho peaeage of tha act, there hzs beon gront activity smong the woldiers aspecially, though tho fever was not conflued alono to them ; and thero Los beeu a gront deai of laud- lonsing snd sclection of * descriptions," The railroads leeding rorth frot this placo havo car- ricd no aud of apocniators to Clam Lake, Petos- key, Littlo Traverse, Traverse City, and othor points, Tho offico was to bo opened at Traverse City on ths 13th of April; and, of course, those vho desired to secure good locations hod to bs 1bero on fiwo, The hotels in that Liyporborean city were, theceloro, crowded to ticir utinost capacity on the dsy and night of the 1dth, Every incli of floor, every niche and coign of vantage, was ‘' roated.” The city was fnll for once, sud the talk wns all about *‘descriptione,” 2ationg,” aud * bomesteadore,” ning came, aud & cold, sonsing ratn recom- Vory oarly the wile-awake laud- re n3tir, and * pointed™ throogh the w tha Lood Olfice. As carly ax o'clueii, parties vet out for the place; bu: aven thees fonnd on $he ofico-steps still * oatlier birdsa,” 'Uhoro was n toll, gouut fellow, franpiog iu his hend the door-kuod of the ofiee-acor; for a friend In the city Lad written to hitn thaz, il hie wauted to mako suro of his **deacription,"” hio must ges into Lhe oltice tho tirst one, There woro croitching foruws upon the door-steps, and othuis uuder the troes, watking, to keap warm, in slish over a foot in “denthuess,” DBeforo it was 9 o'olock the crowd hadl becoma very large, And it becume o joliv oue, tou,—n real zood-natarad, philosop(hpic erowd. Bougs made the walkin g Sharp sazings eod witticisms paesod trooly earrcut; nid vory ofien a bottle of invizorating tunl wonld alwo bo pawsed. Thers wize saveral charseiars horo which I would lika to porirav, but kaven't the time, * Disordeily Bill of Kal- coskea” was the boss. e waya good wingar, with & voieo liks & Mohammodan mitezzin, a4 fll of fuo an he conld carry, The man who Liold con to the door-knol was ““worked™ upon & good deal, but he held to lus post. 1t wia b o'vlock before Registor Moflatt arrived to opon thoe oftice, Al this timo the crowd had boou incrensing, aud the rain Liad desconded. When the Rogister wow the crowd, and looked them over, he toois in the situation. ~Hiy ofilce waa & Lttt 7-by-0 toom, and no wonld uevor be through if he tricd to take applicaiions ashe hrd proposed,~grst cowe, firet served, So bond- drossed L's sudioncy, and eaid be would taka ap~ plica.fons from the window—thoke who had “de- seriptionn " with their names attachod wonld be enterad a3 ho wok them frotn the verson hand- ing them to bim, Fhon (he nowse, aud the push- iz, and the, ezoitemunt, begau o ity intenscst form, The Ilegistor took the pioceaof paper and rerd them, and they wore duly recorded by tho clexlt, Thees who bad sevcral ** deserip- tiou " {n their banda werw battar off shan thoso who hind one , for then, I their dret-chosou wus captuved by noino ono alke, thos had snosher to fall vback on, Owr dour-knob {riend, who stood by tha door till aftor 9 a'clock, was scen to leavo with disgust dopicred upon his countonance. Hoe told me, A d—d fool has Just watioad off with my description, bafora I conld get wy paper 1o, 1 wacted that pieca or nothuny, ea it gives me A sploudid lake-trout to lanaa L already ova, ‘Phuu the wotk wont on wll day, notwitistand- ing tho fact tnat & turivaz spow-ytorm und galo charnctorized the afternoan, ‘Tha Regior could do nothing moro than recolve aud entor applics- tions, Hince thot duy tho oflive Las beou busy in taldug applications and wakiug papors. The Jaud reatored ¢o ontry is in Gcoson, Ma- won, Aluckinuw, Loilruaw, Giand ‘Troyverao, Cbarlovoix, and Finmewe Countios, sad id very excellont land for farmiog purposes. The wine ter i8 ot moro savets thers thon hore, The £00w eantes on i Novomber, beforo the ground s frozon, and lies, as sceuro covering, till about thu middie of Ayl or May ; thes poea off, and wpring 18 fall-tledged, oud farming operations bogin, AMuch of_this faud is ju tho vicinity of Littio Traveree Day, und witnin tho Frale Boll, ‘e thmbor is splonaid. The «fraams ave cloar wia caol, and niled with epeclied trout, The best patatoes in the worid are rawsed here, Whest yiolds 60 buabals to tho arco, and Loth corn and spring wheat can be reised. Taore is no doubt tha this movenont will huvo a punor- ful 1utluenco in opaniug that countey to agricul- ture, aud wil contributo grostly to tho treda of OChicago. Lo rals bo the North utill continues ; and the traiog on the Grand Rapids & Indians Ratlroad are contributing datly to the number of Jand- lookers woo are now prospecting tho roatored Iands and making staugenients to locate, = S JIIGAN. A Porticular Fleu. Linaston (N, 1) Freeman, Capt. Jeeob W, Dubois bas & hen of tho golden pheasant brond which is very particalar su {0 bor placs ot laying. Hho alwavs comes iu tho housa aud iuslkiud for a cortaiu closot, where who arrauges a newt, oquictly copesits ber spe, and goca off with a haupy, .omented litide cuckle. If ko Auds the doors or windowd closed, lio will welk around trom vne Lo the uther until sho sttracty souo ono's btontion atd iy admiuad, Wiien 6o conen into the houso she vebaves in tha woet virouruypoct wanner, like & woll-bred fowl, as sho I8, andd never says auythiog toany- Lody, or g in uuy ouo's way., Tho hon buiss wato ina httle rocstor, who Reovwpauics hes about tha promises, escorts her to tho houdd, and quietly waits for ber until she malos her oxit, sad then wanders off Lappy and proud la bar compauivasbip, FAMILIAR TALK. LUDICROUS STAGEINCIDENTS. Probably overy netor of experiouce can racall many a Iudicrous Incldont that, onoroff the atago, bun atruded fteclf into the midst of & play aod severaly tried the solf-control of the perforinore, if 1t did nnt coavulae the sudicnce and convert & worious situation into & ridicaloua farco. In husinteresting raomoirs, Macready ro- Iatea moveral of tha soit that ecenrred to him fa tho couree of his theatrical carcor. casion he*wua plaging Virgind On one oc- n & provinclal thoatro without having rehiemised tho part with tha company. Ilis unhappy temper was sorely tarmonted anring the firat two acts of tho trage- dy by rcenic doficioncies and tho inaccuracies of theplayers, But, in the third act, where the body of i ered on & bier with agronp of woldiera mourning over 1t, his misery wad cromned by finding that the scone was to bo given with the Homan Achliles lyiog on thoe graund and two men stand- ur Dentcfus vhoall bLs diszov- lugnoar, The seneitiva, captiona actor 10fised fo go on and give countenanca to 8o absurd a representation. ' 0Oh, pray, =ir." urged tho maoager, *‘go on ; tha men Lave rebaarsad the reens, end yon will find it sll right.” It is e2ay Lo conceive how Macready raved and storined, for atb tho mont favorable timee ho must have been a diicalt unbjost to manazo, with bis oxceasive norvoase nees mind fastidious nodions, He now argued that it was impossible for tha two men *to carry off the old man " acaarding lo tha direc- tions of the p'az. *Ou, voa, indeed, nmir," re- itarated the manager, * they perfectly undor- stand [t." Fanally Macrowly subasitted to tho neceselly, and the curtain was reog up, discloe- Ing the desd moldier aud tha pair beede lum, Tha tragedisu strods oo asod ponred out Lis laweontation osor tho prosl:ale vetoran, con- cluding with tho order, *Txko uy tha budy, bLear it to the camp." 'To hLis horror he tiwo men stooped down, erd, palting so arm ander each ghoulder, lifted the daad Steciua to liw fces, Lo procervivg B corpeo-like rigidity, with oycs d thrown back, and fins tho tro e, awid roars of laughier from tha speciators. In the Leginoing of Macreads's professional lifo ie acted for o £02808 in the capacity of mansger iu ousof tho thoatres leswad by Lis father, 1llaving put ou tho buaris tho graud Ballet of Action of Macbeth, whieh requnod vory complicated machinery, La was mant busy on the first representacion supermicuding the movement of atlzirs and urging ou tho per- formors, After the scone ol Juncaa's murder there was but & buiried moment for Macbetn aud his Lady to wash their bloodstained hands. Conway, wito was too 2lacbeth of tho eveoing, rushed off the ntage in oxcized baste iu search ot by dresuer, who aliculd have been on band with water nad vowels. Meoling Macrerds, Lo ox- clamed, *OL, my dear sir, my dressor is uot Lera! What slall I do?" * Hae," Alwreads, *“come bora," and dragged the sctor iuto s uewr romw, where he plunged bLis Lande jute & watei-pitcher. **Ihere is no towel my deor, oil exclrimed Coawst,, with porved trepidetion. Muercady woatehed up a piece of stutt of sune kiud Jral lay witnin reach, und Conway dried Lia half-wastied bands and dunshed back $o the stags, No wouner wna he Qinpetehed than Aady Machch apyeared it auz- ivts quet of water aod towels, wud, mesting acreads, was served 1n Wio rame Lisaty maunac a8 ber iliustrions paricor. Leving frot ovor the atrnir, Mesrendy thonzlt nu loure about it, and, the play beiug Lappily recaived.io trudged to his lodgings turough a deop wioy, with acheerful spuit. Next morning he was mot by tho slave-mauager, wizh & doloful mgu- wer, remarked to him, " T am vary sony to tell yoa there are thioves in the theatre.” “Good heaveus!™ rempouded Macroady, ** it postible? Let overy inguirs bo mnade, that they may bo punished, ur ns leazc turnsd out of tho placa, What hasbeon sioloa 2" Why, air, Mdr. Simkin's brecches! Whon ho wont to drexa bim- self atthe ond of the ovening, hin 8 were gune, aud ke was walk lome to hLis lodgings soow without suy." Tho search was institnted after the lual breoches. and every paing wad takon to discover and punish tivs thief, " Finally, Mncready iuquired what kwnd of email clothes Bimkin wore. Deiug told ihoy wera broan kersesmcre, 1t dushied upon him that ho had seized them to gasisfy Conmay's dewoud for 2 tawel, and, after they had been usad to dey tha Lands of both 2azbedis and Lis bloody Queen, bo Ll thrown thewm under a table tu his oiwn room, Tuo:e thoy were found. eod Stukn's loss was mndo goodl; bt itaeaa Joug befura Macready heatd ths lng of tuz maall clothes. BRITISH PERIODICALS, ‘The most popalar and valusbio of the eheap pariodicals that sprinz inta being 1o auswer to the domnand for tha sproad of edusstion excited by the political straggleaof 1331 wara tae Cham- bers' Journal and tha Penny zine. The firat of theso was foinded by William Clismbers of Edinburg, who issuod tho 1nitial uumber in February, 1832, It was tho object of tho aditor and publishier to provide in tlua esrizl n wholo~ some, inviting, sod ructiva litorature ot a price that shonld briug it within tho means of the humblest laborer in the Dritish dominions, Tho alm was a noble one, It wad carriold out with the enterprise, segacity, nud sarcwdnoss that marked all Mr, Chawmbars’ trausastions, and was rowarded with immediste snd gratifylog success. Iu a few days alier tho appearanuce of the new work it had ln teotland elono the un. precedented sale of 53,000 copies. With tho third pumber, when copics wora cou- slgned to an pgent in Loudon for distribn- tion in Engiand, thosalo ruse to 80,000, A number of low-vriced sorials had proviously beon established in London and Edinburg. The hestof thoso circulatiog in Heottand was the Cornucopio. & four-paze foilo published by Goorgo Mudio, and so!d fur threo half-pence, Al of thom congieted for tho most part of ex- tracts from boaks, clijpings from current peri- odicals, old stories, sud wtale witllclsms, As soon as Chambers’ Journal antered the flold, of- tering original, carcfully-propared, and attrac- tive matter for the samo sum that tho othor cheap nnd fnferior payem cost, tho latter quickly dissppesred, oud tho Journal was left with searcoly acompoii:cr, Tho serinl owed much of itu populanity in it earty doys to the leading asticles by onert Chambers, which consisted of essays upon Frientille aud litorney topics, wuitod o tho onderetunding of tho magsvs. For & tiua it was _couducted by the two bruthors, 1lobers aud Willuum, alons, but artorwards it colisted the earvices 6fsoma of tho 1nost promising vounis writers 1u Beotiand, who wero glad to find fu this widely-circulating periodical o medivm fur the communication of their fresb il vigorons idew:, Chaners’ Journal wes ot tiiae u £best folio, but waa aubsequontly roduced to a quarto, and finale Iy to an eetavo forni. When thy last change taok piaco, in 1845, the eslo of the paper had roached 90,000 eoplea, It stitl romaluy, under the managewont of Mr. James Payi. ono of the mont succsesful and instructive of the cLoap pa- rlodicals, Bix weoka atter {ho first number of the Jour- nal e-poared in Edinbury, she Penny Magasine wan sturtod 1n Toudon uuder tho enapiced uf tho Ditfusion of Urefnl Lnuwledge Socivty, Tha naw portodical owed its origin t & suppedlion mudo by 2le. Rowland 11l iu a convorsation with Chiarles Knizbt, at the timo Alseugur of tha Uses < e fosletr, > Let un,” oxelaimed Mr, Hill, after discussing tha wrowiied chinraoter of tho clieap printy of tho period, “lat us see what somothiny sheap aud 0 xd can accomplish! Tt us have a ponuy miszosinol™ **And what whull bo the titlo 7" usked Kniuht, "tho Peany AMugazine.” On voing conrnliod, Lord Broughi wm, Yrosidont of the Seciety, cardially approved of tho project. A fow gontlemon on tho Committeo regarded the proposed price of the mAeatine ks boueath the divnity of the Soclety, bt tho Tisk of the publication Wway wssuned by Mr. Kuight. who waa sppointed its editor, Ao Youtura mot nith pmazing ruccows, liv tha ctodn of 1833 it had reaciod s exlo of 200,000 in ook d mouthly parte, Among ihe cuntribe ntorn Loug, Do Morgan, Creswick, Alliy Cunningham, Thomay Piinule, aud Dr. Kitto, Aftor tha firet articla contributad Ly the lattor writor, who was known in the literary world as “'ho'Deat Traveler,” r. Kitto was rognlarly engazod by Mr, Knight to assist him iu hiy editorial work, at a salacy of L£16 3 mouth. Not- withutanding ita uniniorpted wuccess, tlha Py Megazine torpuuuted 1t sxistouco in Do comsbier, 1835, As Aniyli's Penny Maguzing the perindical wns continudd fur a while longas, but, Toving barely remuuerative, ft wos suspsudod v the publiviter, who daclared it ebould uot be 23id of hioy, **Supurilaons Iags the voteran on the stsgo.” THE FlJI ISLANDS. Thore are in all about 223 of the Fiji Islands, 80 of which ure sald to ba ihabited, On uearly 80 of the lslands white settlers are establishod, to the muniber of 2,000 ‘persons, chlofy adults. The estimates of the talal native popnlation Yary frous 75,000 to 160,000, Tho ialands are so fectile and productive that they are able to rase tain sowe milliona of Inhabitaute 1 perfect comfort. Under tho late precarious govern- ment, 5o lews than €3,250,000 were inveated In agriculture and trede by English, Gormen, and Amorican capitalists, Quite 300,000 bias been sxpendad in starting pleutations, chielly for augar. Tha rest is davatad to houde and road proparty, Ineluding sugar milla that ars in active operalion, Colton, 8L tho ygosent rate of labor, is not profitable, but tho culture of Indwn corn for eipost to Ausiralin snd New Zealand 19 & paging and rapldis-incranning industry, Tobacco prom- lecy to be atill more remnunorative, Tho teimper- ature of tho islands varios trom €0 dog. to 95 doyz. in the sbade at noon, Lut, during the nins mouthi of tho yoar that tue trada-wind proe vails, 1t in never ovorpaworinaly hot. For the artinan Fiji js judt now & varitable 74 norado, goad living belug cheap, and wagen very bigin, Oug enterprising Eoropoan family la cloarivg £2,60¢ abuually by takiug iu washiog, A KITE-CARRIAGE. In Jacready's * Rominisconces™ we maot witli o novel acesunt of & kito-carriago, While tho celobrated tragedian was making his weddiug tour, in 142}, he wos one day contémplating Lho Dinidical rotunlng nt Stonehengo, when his at- tention wos called to Lho round of music rapidly approaching from the distanee, It proved to ba tho aiaine of u bugla, well-played, and, looking in tho direciion whoneo 1t cams, he percotved a rudo curlago, consisiing of litle more than a squwio box on four wiicolg, eapuble of ho'ling thres ar four por- sots, It way travelinz dowa the jucling of the road with extromo veloeity, without any motive powor visible. Maceea:ly gazed upon tho vehicle with amazomant, but as It cams noar ha dise’ easored that it was mitached by strong. light cords to thrao targe Lites, one ab)vo another, st 0. jual dimauces, Aa the carriage dro.w p Lo the Druidical temptle, 1ts owner turned it aide Lo tho drangut of the kitos, and, having fasteued 1 the carth au auchur or grapphug-iron, pulied i the kiies, which were of uiled silk, 0r some sitnilac msterial, and hetween Gaud 6 feot in heigut, ‘ive yewss nisarsards, Macready again encuine tered LLe KA10O CBLTil on a joarnay from Col- ciiustar to London. Althuugh on tho two eens- ivng mantioned the euparizneut of terreainicl navinntion by aenial courcers waa perfostly auo- cenninl, Mr, Macrvaly statos thet Lio never vaw auy puiia notics of it, A HUNMANZ MEDICAL OPCRATION. An tpetient reilectiug ceedit upon the bumane ity of medieal students ltely came to light dar- ing an inquest Leid on the budy of a policemnan, at Birmiughem, Eugland, maen had been stabbed in tho-neck duming & stroot riot, sud wad taken to thw Quoan's iospital. The wound Lisd puncturod the Internal carviid artery, eans- ing & perilous effusion of Llcvd. After consulta- tivn, the surgoons decidod to try to reduco and regalate tue dow of Llood by digital compres- eion of thecommon carosid artery, instead of resorting tu a daneerous eperation. Tho los- pital students voluatestad to porforin tho dell- cato e siduois duty. A ward waa cleared for the patisit, end for thirty-theee hours tie stud- oute touk titrns in holding tho srtery closo with their Hugass. Luo work of compression was then disconsaued for s time, 34 the patient donanded roat, It was ufterward rosunied for a period of eeventoen hours. Tha effort proved unavailing 3 il Licamo nezcerary to ie tho uriery, sad after tuo overation the patient died. LUMBERING IN WESTERN MICHIGAN. Corveapondence of The Chicago Trilune, Tanasrox, 2licl,, April 27.~1'1at River and two tribiturics had, ten days ego, upon tioir bank, 100,100,U04 feet ot pinoe lugs wmithia 156 miles of this place,—~chiclly owned i Grand Heven. Log ruuning was etarled noout the 10h; but, owing to low water,—which is uopreccdented at this reazon of (he year,—very littlo Ly Loon dono. Unless wo have heavy rains soon, nmearly the wiiole drive will ba Lung up Lefore starting, The siver and ity banks, from ste liead at the Six Lukes for a distanco of 12 miles, or nearly down to our village, 1 golidly packed wilks logy. Grand it Ia woli-knowvu, gels its Bupply of logu tat and 2lupio Rivers, both tributarics of into’ Luke Micaigan st 0iid the dry weathor continue, tuoir supaly will be virtually cut oif for tha sca- . aod tbelr nulls huog up afior cutlivg Lo 1oaly rlu:mu'zy of lugs lett over from last peaaon. Loseibly o fow lots from tho lower eud of the drive may reach thom. I understand that tho 03 of uu{x.xlv elong the eaut shore of s are licely to bo cut off for tho iy—vory low water iu all the sireany 5 wiow of tho winter wout oIl gradual iy, wathont ruin, aud oiost of the water, there- fore, paszed away before tho ice melted in the rivoni, o. S —— [ADUSSINENDER RHEINWEIN, Toar out the brigut nectar, T lay tho zh weelrs Thiat turks 10 1o depius uderlying our mirth; riel fur s ndnute “Laan Lifs BaA aoght i Baveall that Ja fuir ou thie face of the earth, Outstrip melanchaly, Ceateds B dung £y, And with her 4y 0 Lot kingdom taks wing; And gay mongs and dauces Stk banlel our faucics, That 1o L a burdan or love bias & sting. 0utr friends Cara and Sorrow 2y fud us fo-monon, To-night it oy ek e wo'l drown (liem in wine, And +1f our troublos Bleall dis with the bubbles That floxt on 1ho feuniluglife-stream of the Rhina, —— An Activo Princes Tho Prince of Wales canoot bo accused of be- ing au inert, lazy wan, especiaily whon i Varis, Thie otber Gay he left bis wifv and babies, sud touk n few days’ outing on the Mediterranean guast, incoguttu, e was soon braced up, snd, just to show what ho was eapablo of, dropped in on s Peris fuiends on hiw way Lowa, On Saturday ho dined at the Cnfe Auplris with Gustav Dore, whbo thon took Iim to the Gaito Theatro to sca ‘Cherces in “Genevieve de Brabant,” by Offcnbach. Pe- tweon ac's he visited with ex-Qucen lsabella and bor daughters. “Tha day following,” sayw tha discroct eorrespondent (it wos Bundsy), Lo waw two plays ur the Louffce, and at tie oud hasteucd to take pnct fu tho bouso-warm- ing of M. Audro, n bachelor, who has just oroned a palatinl residenca fn tho Doulovard Tuuremann, Audro bad talkieu great pains to guther tho old beautics of tho Napoloonio era, vo thal,.** an tho Pruwe ontercd through files of Leantifully-dvoseed and gruceful woueo, Lo might hove lugined that timo Lad stood etill since 1807.% 'The wweetness of youth was !"fi' plied by American maidunhiond,—Irench moth crs not taking thetr daurhiors to Lachelors® house-wariaingd, At 1 o'ciock. fays the vo- racious ropoctur, the Mince of Wales was takon 1o ball givon in bis Lonor by ana of the old fenulics, tho Duke of Larachofoucanld-Hissao~ clu, whoro he remajuod till 4 o'clock Mondny piomming. On Tucsday Le was back {n Loodon, opening 3 new wchuol with the Princoss; on Woduowday launeliug 3 New mOMILOF, ota. in tho oid hum-drum fastion, 1bv London papera sunounolug bis health ne ¥ axtiroly rocovered.* An Incideag in Cbharlotte Uushman's inrly Lilo. ¢ ovian Adcocate, Moro than fifty vears ago. a Loy, some 16 or 17 yeurs ug uxe, was a: work one altoraoon ou thd old '+ Hivghum Stition Packat,” wihicl will bo remamtorod hi seme of our citlzens o for yoard oceupying o beri: ot tho Liead of the dock todtreot Llxk now stands, 14 wos At afteznoon whet theio was noschool.and & girl, somewbiat youngor thau tuoe Loy alfuded to, viaa paesing th half-holiday fu play near the #toro of her fatlut. Venwuring tou nosr tho adyo of the duck, shs miesed hor footing and falf overboard, It Goiug bigh water at tho tine, sho disappeared, Mo oue saw hor fall, but, by sccidunt, the Jad woticed somie bubbled 1 the watur, and, kaving just- bofore wseu the listlo misy on the wharl, Listantly 00l 1 the silua- tion, Bpringiug futo the nator, be succeeded in bringiug Ber to tho surface, aud, ealling for aid, slta Wi takou un sboro aud restorod £o hier pa- rout, This oot of heroisu saved tho life of ous who Ly bocowmo the wmuss distinguished Amerls can aotrass of tho uge,—3 lady as highly ro- spacted for Lior worsi words sud irioproncuanis PEIVSLe cisaractos wa 5L 18 ruuwnud Bl over the world for ler owmant bistrivnio acbievementa. EHer roecuer ia bu-day ous of Qur 1003t astunable oitizens, sud loas (bao & yaar a?u moquainted lady withs the oircumistances of her deliverance fro & watery gravo throogu his justromentality —a fact sho well romembered, altheughi Ul thea iguorunt of the nsoie of Lot |reserver. Oote veliua Lovell Lsd saved laelle of Chariekle Gusluman.