The New York Herald Newspaper, November 19, 1854, Page 2

NOTICES OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Tux Pas or Lirs—Long Brothers.—This | fresh effort 0‘ Lady Scott's pen shows a considerable | improvement upon her last production. The plot is more artistically constructed, the dialogue is more | pointed and vivacious, and the delizeations of cha- racter are more carefully studied and life-like than the insip'd and vapid cr-ations composing the ele- meats ofthe “ Henpecked Husband.” It, howevér, beiongs te a class of productions which, whatever maj be their currency in Eaglish circles, are at pre- seat bardly calculated to attain much popularity | amongst American readers. Tales of English fash- iomable life had at one time a certain sort of attrac- tioa for vulgar minds here; but our own follies and vices are 80 fast outstripping those of European s0- ciety, that their familiarity has bred contempt for fictions of this character. The domestic novel,with its portraiture of homely scenes and homely virtues, ite bigh moral purpose and its encouraging influence upon the better instinc's of our nature, has deserved- ly displaced them in popular estimation. Besides, | tae former are, after al), but exotic, and unless stamped by genius of a very high order, have but little ovance when placed in competition with the many well-written works of flotion which are | daily issuing from our own press, and which, if that be avy test of their merit, are pirated 8 acon aa they appear by the English pub- lishers. Notwithstanding all this, Lady Scott's book will possess an interest for a certain class of readere—a limited one, it is trae—which may com- peasate ‘or the cost of reprinting it. Is hase good ccalot iterary dash about it, and is evidently the production of @ person who possesses the confidence | of eocksl success in the circles in which si0 is ac enstomed to move, This will account for the suc- cessful cua whieh it is said to have had in England. | to The folowing amusingly portrays the effect pro- ducsd by tae mesalliance of one of its members oa | the feelings of an aristocratic Eagliah family: — To attempt to describe the consternation of the Eveleym family, absut a fortnight after the abcapt departuze of Mordaunt, even a lett-r arrived from nim, aasouncing—not his entanglemeat—not his ipteations—not even bis eee oe, a tually shock on Mr. Eveleyn was a slight pacalytic seizure, plungi .< the family still more deeply, if possible, inte corfusion and affliction. a with ; and in order to amuse his tear- fal bearers as much as he could, he made the sub- ject of his discourse his new assistant. “The very strangest, wildest fellow that ever took to pestle and mortar!—fulicf practical jokes that really make me shake in my shoes, and with no more idea as to how to manage a sick patient than I should have were I calied in to atten 8 dyin; par- rot! g, though, and I don't to judge im either ly or ha-tily, but certainly it never has been my fate to bave dealings with any human being so utterly ignorant of all the commonest bs ie of society.” ° low little did the lous and worthy doctor think that every word he uttered was a “two edged aword” ia the breast of those who listened with such sorrow struck faces to his goasip!—how little could he dream that the creature on whose vagaries he had been dilating was at that very moment Mor- daant Evelyn's brother-in law. ‘That night not a bed in Heron Cpurt was tenanted. The hcusehold were all sitting up for the London doctor, and the mother atd her daughters were keeping. & gad watch by the side of ir invalid, Lord Alexander Aylmer arrived in the course of the evening, having been sent for by telegraphic , and Sir Alan Gore was gone up to tuwn to gee what tidings he could learn of his unfortunate brother-in-law. Meanwhile Mr. Evelyn rallied sufficiently to speak cé what had happened, and his etate of anguish was pitiable to witteas. The ignorance, too, ia woion they were all kept with regard to the cir- cumsteaces of the case, only aggravated their sat- fering, and how they should ever break the hu ni- lating news to the establishment was an adiitional soorce of pain and perplexity. ‘To be despised by your superiors is bad enough, bas to be brought low ia the sight of yoar inferiors is infinitely worse. And the Evelyns, too, woo had from time immemorial held their heads so high! —to be dragged from their altitude by one so re. spected ond beloved as Mordacnt had hitherto been! “How we are ever to look up agaio, I doa’t know,” cried Lady Alexander, in an agony of grief sad iadigaation, “ unless, it » We go sbroad till wt bas blown over. If we remain in Eagland we caa never notice his wife. We must either give up oux country or our brother.” “ I consider the latter alternative by far the most agreeabie,”’ said Lord Alexan er; “I don’t see why we should anffer for Mordaunt’s sins. I suppose ph ad father will cut him off, and there’s an end it” “Never; papa would never cut off Mordaunt, even if he bad the power, whi-h he has not. Mor- daunt must have his ehare of the money like all the reat of us, and.asto Heron Court, that, of course, he must come into.” + The daughter of a lodging house keeper mistress of Heron Court!” said Grace. “We must give the man some other profession thaa that,” pursued Lady Alexander; “during the tame that the subject occupies the attention of the worid, xe must make the best of it; when Alan comes back, we shail hear more; till then, we can do nothing but deplore Mordaunt’s conduct, and the only thing that 1 bitterly reget is the absence of Lord Arlington! Nowthat tne mischief is done, [ oan re all fifty hints of Mordaun;’s changed habits, that Felix ased to give me! and I took uo beed, for Thad auch confidence in his se(f-eateem !—oh, Grace, we have a great deal to reproach ourselves with! If we sad but meddled more in his affairs, this degradation might have beea spared us.” The sezt moring, by the earliest train, the doc- tor from town arrived, and at the same momenta well-known and welcome face appeared over his shoffleer. “Qh, Felix!” cried all the sisters in a bresth, “ how giad we are to sce you, bat at what a momeat have you arrived!" — As usual, Lord Arlington kaew everythiag. The momeot he found bimseit alone with the family, he sat down surrounded by them, and avswored their eager questions with true and ep warmth. He was Mordaunt’s dearest friend, and they cluag to bim accordingly. “ Did you kaow of it? did you ever suspect it? had you an idea? and why dia you never put us on our gua. ere questions that fell from their lips in ragia succession, and his narration in reply was aise balm to their blistered hearts. ‘knew nothing damgerous until the othe: day, but | aave iong bad my tears shat the fascinatioas of ‘he danghter would soon divert Mordanat’s inter eat from the father, and s%tract it towards herself ; i have warned him over ana over again, and I even went go tar, when I found that Sir Aian had aacon- ssiously acd uniaten‘iovaily d iven him into the Loa’s mouth, as to advise him to be ans verable for ® year’s rent, and withdraw before it was ‘oo late. Wherever [spoke these «aations, be etter laugaed at my fears or became anuoyed, aud so after a tae I ceased from troubiing him; tous you sce there come 3a interregnum, aud my own affairs took m> away into the weet of Eng.ano, where I slumbered in total ignorance of all that was going on in the world, until all of a sudden who should crop down ‘apom me bat Combes, Mordaun:’s valet, and he told me that he was pens “‘ Combes, Combes discharged !” ex.laimed Lady Gore ; why, he was Mordauni’s right hand!” “Combes was discharged witn @ fall quarter's pa ata day’s nctice; and ao singalar, 80 liberal, 80 unexpected an arrangement surprised aim to that degree that he ieft no stone unturned until he discovered enough to alarm him as to Mordauat’s analy ant then he came off 4t ouce to me” “ And what did he tell you 7” “That Mordaunt was at Hampstead, in apart- monts bired for a fortnight; that ho was in the and fields from morning till night with...... lady he has since marries....... .and that he firaly , unieas I made every possi vie exertion, taat something dreadfa! would happen; these were his own words.” ec “ And this, then, is the light in whica oa: bro- thee’s nuarrlage ia looked on, even by his valet?” eaid Lady Alexander claspmg hor hands, aad wringing them together. ‘ Well, my lord, waat next?" T lost no time, a8 you will T am eure do ms tho juatice to believe, and 1 went up te town imae jiate- iy; L reached Lordoa in #ix hours from the nm neat came to me@, acd im one Hour more T was ay empewes; I prowled anout tae wo eday,for {had ng Clae to guide me as to were I should und bia, aod at dusk 1 waa rewarded; [ met aim arm if arn with he lady;......++ face to face inde, aad he never jost bis self poseeanoe for ® moment. | was 6d struck damd uryoeif at fiadig all my (ears has realized, that I stood route, ike # fool; 01) his we dnc was ocol wud composes; he shook my hand rd are too late; to-morrow, |: ii ou ne Power cried the sisters : bs as, } mado 0 peiah of &: I cow Mian sive him- to Necet beaatifal gi-—saring’youy presence, ever on Saag re oy do not joke on such ne py ntl ‘words themselves should be full of tears, as our eyes have been ever since the news | reached us !”’ “But I hope before I leave you you, to make more reconciled to his fete; believe me when I tell u that when you see your new sister, you will find 1 ditioalt to discover » fault in her, a8 far as her appearance goes. I give you my word that she is .. + -L-will not Pay ege yl Mordaant Eveleyn!” healing on his wings;” and he began by to recon: the Tveleyns to the ems member of their family. estone; and now, imagine, they are abroad.” “And just picture to yourself our fe culated 1D alomande, with a sudden impulse, “what our feelings will be wken the marriage 1s an- paar eo ng T assure yon I look forward to with “See it then at once, and accustom yourself to the sight,” said Lord Arlington, ‘‘forI have brought you a on purpose. I wrote the adver- tape goals; ence vousibles Tt 1S howe ‘and 8s unpresui as 7 and he read ar Piel “At St. —— Church, on the 27th instant, M. Eve- leyn, Eaq., to Saverell-Anne, only daughter of Phos, Muggridge, Esq.” “You observe, Lady Alexander, that I have put no Chrrstian pame to Mordaunt’s patronymis, as I thought the teas attention attracted towards it the From the presence of the sisters, Lord Arlington | Was very soon summoned to that of Mr. Eveleyn, and ae the bral was a ce Dalah reparedl at every point to meet great dif- fails as far as sere ol Re = was not prepared te see the old man broug! down 80 low. It showed him how ex mast bave been the pride that, once struck, could 80 com- pletely have gee Se its possessor. Of course, there was not a word uttered by Lord Arlingtvn that did not deeply interest the parents; but their greatest anxiety appeared to be to learn the character of the people who had thus ‘-entrap- ped ” Mordaunt. “That is the very word I knew you would natur- eae said Lord Arlington; ‘“‘but when I have told you all, you will, I am sure, in common justice, recall it. Mordaunt was not entrapped. The deed ‘was entirely his own. He had no counsellor, and he acted in vehement defiance of the lady’s father, who, from the moment he suspected what was going offered the most strenuous opposition to the on, match,” It was now Mre. Eveleyn’s turn to be indignant. Could any voice be found presumptious enough to raise objections to a match with herson? Lord Ar al See must be joking. . “On the contrary, Mrs. Eveleyn, I have had more trouble with him than you can e. He wasin @ state bordering on distraction when I first saw him, and I left inconsolable. Remember that, though Mordaunt has contracted an objectionable alliance, you have still your son, while this poor man has lost his daughter as completely ag, though death had taken her—and be felt it.” “1 capnot cee it,” said Mr. Eveleyn; ‘we have equally Icat our son. At this moment it seems t) me perfectly impoasible that I can ever receive him again, upless pogo gate by this woman.” Lord Arlicgton could hardly refrain from smiliag. The term strack him as go singularly inapplicable to Saverell. The idea of calling that gentie, elegant, child-bke c:eature, “this woman !” “TI trust you will think this over again,” was, however, all he said, ‘‘for I assure you there Is something in the young girl's a _pearat-ce more win- ning and attractive than I can express. She is one who, with the sinzle epg oye of ber uafortuvate hncage, might be supposed to belong to any station, however high; but will you let metak to you now ot her parenta? Shall I be kind or cruel if { pursue the eubject for a few minutes longer—just t» tell you what I have thought it best to do, for the advantage of ail parties 7” ’ Trese worde were spoken in a whisper to Mrs, Eveleyn. The sorrow-strack father could bear bat little ata time, and as eleep seemed creeping over his eyelids, Lord Arlington passed with his com- panion into an adjoining apartment. “Teli me,” said Mrs. Evelyn; “when my husband is better I can repeat it to him. What have a done, or rather, what was there to do—has Mor- caunt left us room to azsist him to extricate himself in ony way from his frightful position?” He cannot be extricated exactly, but what I am desirous of doing is, to make it apnear in the eyes of the world in tho best possible light. You are, of course, aware that the father of ——, what may I call her, Mrs. Eveleyn?”” “Cal her Mra. Mordsunt Eve'eyn,” was the haughty reply, “since she has a right to the name.” ¢ father of Mrs. Mordaunt Evelyen is the owrer of the house in which Mordaunt had a suite , of apartments; thus, of course, when ple begin to make inquiries, they will gladly seize -upon title of ‘ lodging-house keeper,’ or something equally opprobrious +++ people are so gcod-natured, Mrs, Eveleyn! .... so I betzought me of suggesting to Mr. Muggridge that be should not return to this house for some time—perhaps uot at all—but that be should renrain at Hampstead, and it be sup- poeed that that is his real abode “The world will soon ferret ou' Mrs. Eveleyn, bitterly. “Yes,a part of the wor'd—the lower world—but not the wor'd you live in, Mrs. Eveleyn. [ have a good story cut and dried ready for it—a fact con- tected with Mr. Muggridge’s birth, with which, per- hops, you are not yet acquainted .... be is an legit mate son fd “ Gocd heavens !”’ ejaculated Mrs. Eveleyn, She said nothing but this, aimost in a groan, aod then clasped her bands over hereyey. {he action was more expressive than words. “.... Butthe sou of a peer-—an Irish peer— Lord Kevanegh.” Mrs, Eveleyn looked up quickly, with an expres sion of great relief. “Tt mekes it better!” she exglaime’: “ yes, it really dces make it bethr; you give me new life Felix.” Loid Arlington smiled. How pisinly in tigose words spcke Mordaunt’s mother—it was Mordauat’s own sentiment, breathed long before he ever guessed that he should arrive at this termiaation, “Tt certainly makes it better,” she continued; “but give me the peerage, for I never eveu heard the tivle—” “ He lives, and has lived all hie life, in the wild of Treland. Mrs. Mordaunt Eveleyu is his grand- davughter—and this ia what I propose carefully whispering about.” “ You are right; we can do nothing better, though very bad is the best. But I see by tuis peerage that Lord Kavanagh has had legitimate caildren—he has bad a daughter . died an infant, you see... .. end a son, died 18 « that is seventeen yeara ago. How old #, Mordaunt Eveleyn ?”* iz Ab that age, 1 should say—or she may be older. “ Is there no hope of being able to prove that the Eari was legaily marvied to her grand motier ?”’ “Not the faintest. She was the laun!ry maid, and died in giving birth to Mra. Mordannt’s father. Had she lived, Lord Kavanagh would, in roba- bitity, have married her. I nave been told that he hated bis oply son. Mr, Muggridge has to. d me, in- deed, that they were noi on terms, whivh may pos- sibly account for the Earl’s haviog doce more for bim than could have been expected.” “Why, what bas he done for him?” “THI Jast year be allowed him aa annuity; but that was disconinaed when he presented pim with thie house in town, which will no doubt prove more than an equivalent.” e truth,” said “ Well,” said Mra, Eveleyn, after a long pause, ia | which’ pride and grief seemed bbe a ory hod the mastery, aud, as she apoke, stretching out her hand to Lord Arlington; ‘* Tam obliged to you, Fetix, for all you bave done. You have behaved to us lke a son—ro- Iam wrong—ae more thao s son—and I thank you more in my heart than by my lips. I have ouly ove more question to ask. You say Combes has been discharged—do you 20 think be 18 a dapgerons ,ersoa to be at large ?—he mnst be porseseed of very rouch information which it is onc interest should nt touspire, Can we rot make seme arrangement to purc bis silecse? A senall spavel bum i ofte n when aifsire of this kind pequire } “You are figh warmly os over, and sad, ‘If yon come to | Gertrude, who | foc ba nart | but, now that you are here, stay with us.’ out of sight of the starting domestics, comme: d I have alr t, end | trut Indeed, 1 iter tioa of C: him beck—the Mor- eaunt and he will eerve 4 a bright ic ‘ I hope Mo Felix, not rue | friend, in a season of sorrow. You have seer us humbled, but we had rather have been so before you than apy other living being. We shall always be rateful to you; and all I implore is, oling to us atill—do not desert Mordsunt even mow. What our plese rageniing Sis are to be, of course we hardly at present—we must wail letter— “Then “T pave, air; but he won't stir. He's drenched to the skin, and says he cannot go home without bis cister—Mra. Mi seems to be g, sir.” “ Confoupd her and the boy too!—am I to be pe | sued ahout my own house in this i him it he does not go, measures ehall be taken to make manner? Tel him. It is out of the a ible, that Mre. Eveleyn cl woe Beret te aeck atime of right as this—say 20, Combes, and s+y the sball come the first thing inthe morning. Now 0,and remember if you that boy into the | house, it is as good as your place is worth.” | Combes knew i8-was, yet ‘still he felt “ compunc- | tious” as he called it. felt sympathy for that little bearheaded boy, attendance at the | great man’s door for a glance of his own sister, and a dying mother at home, and s0 .... he had given him an umbrella !—for the boy was apparently de- bantom from his brain, and of Duchees’s carriage to take himself and Lord Alexander to Lady Gore’s as his usual courteous ease. Saverell bad soended from her room where wi her toilet, but she was te follow in thenext carriage. Lord Arlington was detained by the loss of his hat, and was still searching for it im the hall, when an ded and said, ‘“ Mor- vision lightly descen tomer ently “Tt ia I,” be answered. “ Where is Mordaunt, my lord?” “ Just gone with Alexander Aylmer” zs Gone aed cus! and he has one of my Naaneiean ay pocket! a bracelet I cannot do with- out “Tam going myrelf this moment—I will the bracelet and meet you at the door with it.” as And as he said the words, the street door was ned for him and his carriage loudly called. Far above the cry for the » & tiny piping voice atthst instant exalted ite)f, and reeety on the stairs turned to see from whence it . At the door stood Lord Arlington still to “his cloak was a diminutive figure in an im) attitude, vociferously endeavoring to make beard, ard throwing the whole hall full of wondering domestica into con! le Saverell had tumed—and not a lapsed before she had flown down the last flight of stai:s, ana stood in the cold drafty age, Clasp- ing in Ler arms the drenched lit sw roupaing darkness, and served to guide her as to their ide: tity. “ Ob Savercll, Javerell!” cried the little boy; “Thbave been here eo lopg! Iam so wet and 80 cold! 1 bave tried and tried to get to you, aad no body would let me, and now, don’t turn me aray, tor motber’s dying!” “Turn you away, my Crea) !’ cried Saverell, in a passin of grief and bewilderment, ‘‘ who shall dure turn you awsy from this door? Mother dying ? What co you mean? what bas happened? what is it »}l abou: ?” Ard almost stupefied with the sod*en shock, Le @ Arlingtzn led her hastily into the dinin; coo ere mde h-r drink @ glass of wine, whilst her little lvother, t smbling with cold just as violently as she did from agi'ation, detaited all that w.s passing in their saddened home. » in the meantime, no Leal dreading his master’s presence or his anger, brought the child a tumbler of hot wine and water, end locked the door upon all chance of in- trasion. “But how can I sit here listening?” cried Saver- ell, dashing away the tears which were blinding her sight,—‘‘all this I could hear as we go towards Asmpstead, for, of course, 1 mutt instantly. How shail I go? what shall I do? act for me, Felix, for my brain reels!—oh Mother! mother! how d.endful to think that poor futher came for me at twelve o'clock today, and Mordaunt never told me !—crue} !—crael!—oruel! how have I pi the intervening hours? In heartless Bevety, and my mother lyizg on her death-bed !—Fclix, { shall go mad! act for me!” Lord Arlington saw the urgent necessity for her immed'ately starting to Hampstead, but at the same time, be did not lose sight of the expedien2y of con- ducting it all 80 quietly that those giddy, thought- leas friends. now thronging the drawin; rooms up stairs, should rot be al to carry the story to Lady Gore's ball roms, and there detaulitfor the amuse ment Of idle ears. He wished, too, so to arrange that Mordaunt_s:.ould not be able to reproach him when he heard what nappended, so, swiftas light, he called up bis own carriage—or rather, cab. “Go home,” said he, gud come back qith the brougham. Wheo Lady Herou’s carriage is called, euewer,” and be then returned to Saverell. “You must change your dress,” said he. “Not an article of it! what significs dreas, and my mother éyieg ?—Cime with me, Felix.” * Teanuot—-l may follow, perhaps, but I must stay to explain to Mordaunt and Lady Heron. Bat don’t be aiermed, Saverell—you are going in Lady Heron's carriage-- she will have mine in exchange— I will eettle it wlt— God bless you!” snd he rolled her in 6]l the clcwks he could find, and shut her iato the b.ougham with her ihtle brother, both more dead thsn alive. He thes returned to the drazing room. How vain ene pi kheving seemed a1! the glitter and show to hia giieved bewit! He drew Lady Heron asi’e acd quiedy teld He said she must either detain rer gueets or get rid of them, and say she was uot quite ready. At ail events, she must wait till bis carriage retorved, eo that the people might not dis- cover she crtond cn which ber own had been seat aay, acd sse mut take him to Lady Gora’s with ber. About the time that their fet were ascending the flower decked ctaircase of the house of rejoi ivg, Soverell’s, satic-clad, were darting across the damp gorden in frout of tae house of mourning; but no sooner bad ebe entered it, than her heart failed ber Jen e siruck & deadly chill cver her, and she rai Gown ou the ascrow wooden flight which led ap to the Ledrocms. “If rbe shoald be gone!” she gasped, “if T should be too late !-go up, darling, and tell poor | circumsta’ces to father I am here.” The next mowent, in silence, she was in his arms. “Am I too Jate ?” ss No; we think she has not drawn the last breath et.” The words had no sooner left her father’s li than she wes up the stairs like lightniag, aad in ¢! chamber of death; then down on her kaees by the bedside, shrieking her mother’s name on that ear, now 0 dulled by a; proaching death, as not to be startled by the agonized tones. “Oh mother! mother darling! Iam here—I am not the wicked wretch I seem--I was never tol they never esid a word to me, darling mother wake—cpen your eyes—one losk—wake her!” and she tarned on to the priest, who, eer over the bed, was holding a cracifix to the parte lips-—* speak, Father Eraest—is she gone?” He shor k his bead. “ Not quite,” he said; “ life yet lingers—wait.” Bresthiessly Savereil rose from her knees and bent closely down over her mother’s face: she kissed the icy | pa, and once more, but in a whisper, breathed ber vame, Uhat geutle voice seemed at once to rouse the dy- ipg woman where the vehement tones had failed, | ant Mre, Muggridge opened her eyes, “ She is avake, * i mother! the icgtamt I koew, | cams! oh mother, one word!" “ Stag,’ eald the priest: cently interpos: area and reocgn'zes you; abe ts going—bs satisfied — you must leave Ler how to mm” “ ERBSES f object whose yellow legs bud m:st fortunately shone out of the | y . Collection, ene thousand dol! | P affiicted, they went astray; bus | etlons of tho z i i 3 i E i i eg 5 BReie A Ht ah ate Ped MEE : if H 5 Bg & e F f teetiity, at Pe fe i ge : ae Gui i ont accept permission to remain here— tnaistar d.”” x Mr. Derby, of Nassau street is, we understand, to quences,” whish, if all we hear stated of its contenta be correct, will be one of the most curious and edi- fying works that has for many years issued from the preas of this country. It will not only present the American public with the Chevalier’s own version of his very remarkable and piquant love affair, and ita unromantic and disagreeable results, bu’ it wil) embody the fruits of his reflections on everything and everybody of note, that have fallen under his observation in the course of his strange and eccentric career. Socially as well as politically, therefore, the Chevalier’s book will possess a peculiar interest for all classes of readers; the incidents of the episode which has called it forth, being as chequered and exciting as those of any modern romance, and the charactera who played a part in it being some of the | most distinguished religious, political, literary and financial celebrities of the age, comprising amongst | others, His Holiness Pio Nono, the Chevalier’s old London acquaintance, Louis Napoleon, Thurlow Weed and Joshua Ba‘es. The Chevalier’s connection with the English government, respecting which #0 much doubt prevai’s, will also, we presume, receive | some light from his confessions, and we shall thus learn some of the secreta of the political wire-pull: ing which, in England as well as in this country, occasionally leads to so much mystification and jugglery. Lord Palmerston, that most slippery and wily of modern stateemen, also conms in, we are told, fcr bie share of illustration at the Chevalier’s bande. Their relations were, as the French say, de plus intimes, ao that, with his well known frank. ‘ Bee if ty wap SES é § : ag ee u ‘Be H se t i r i) if ep i Ft 2 e a5 fF at 5 re z i 3 ‘ & g i 5 E z . i } ie i é F i ERE § a i F i é H | i fi H 33 E i if iW i iH i 8 5 : z 3 A g é E R| F f ag h i: EF iy Bz : H : f 3 a i E ¢ f i E E E 4 i i E 3 z BE Ei | i i i i f | E t ¢ | ¢ g é iF gy i & if i f Ef ' f i 3 | +e Fe Hie cee Hs Rg E au Fs l E $ $ 2 3 j i E it Fe F Epes HEE £ F g aval 23 oFE FH : is g 332 re 35 Q i i Hi i i i Hi 5. g E e F ad wido hours that intervened befere the comi: ter. But see her now the pathizing visiter, pleading t! mains may not be buried ee Oy otters’ field. She implores that he may in a spot where she may visit bis grave, and shed tears of affection and sorrow over hia remains. Now do you chide us for introducing you to ascene 80 paintul? We almost «hide ourselves, but can con- sent to apologise on no other conditions than toa: ou double the amount of your donations the com- 1g year. We have reason to fear that the coming | winter will be one of more than ordinary 8 ness and absence of reserve on such matters, we | On account of the prevailing epidemic of the oF ' have no doubt.that the Chevalier will do fall jastice | summer, numbers have been to his quondam political patron. Altogether, his | book promises to bearich treat to the lovers of rocial and it may be unfair treatment he has met with, it is not to be expected that the Chevalier will be over nice in dealing with the conduct snd motives of the personages who, it is said, protracted, if the: not contiibute to his incarceration. have the work before us we are, of course, not in a itical scandal; for, after the rough and Uatil i osition to auy opinion a the facts. | We therefore await with curiosity ti pearance | of these remarkable confessions of one of vhe most | erratic and notorious of modern kniguts errant, Appiz10n & Co., have just issued their new cata- logue of American and foreign books. This volume, of 242 pages, comprises an alphabetical list of more than 8,200 different works, by nearly 5,000 authors, of whcm 1,500 are American. The number of female authors is 294, one-half being American.’ Here is truly a “feast of reason,” from the “ Thumb Bible”, two inches square, to the ample my of “ Boydell’s pala oot two feetands It by two feet in size! choiye specimens of typography, there | ng is one, printed for house, from tne smallest type yet used in America. It is a credi duction of modern art. The prices of books ‘nthe i stulcgue range, we observe, from that of Anthon’s fos Eatechinga’ 64 cents, to. Hoefnagel’s Pictorial lars & kee Acd the wide range of topics reaches from the fossi fixed stars, from utilitarianism of earth, to the heaven of poetry, and from spiritualism to common sense. ‘The Female Assistance Society of New York. | FORTY FIRST ANNIVERSARY MEETING. The'forty firet anniversary meeting of the above tociety was held yesterday, at noon, in Hope | Chapel, Broadway, and was very well attended. A Jarge Lumber of pews were filled with ladies, whilst | many gentlemen, old eupporters of the society, | filled the seats near the reading desk. At half-past twelve o'clock the Rev. Dr. Warart- LBY gave prayer, and read a portion of theScripture, The Rey. Mr. Patmer then reai the annual report of the :cciety, which fully exhibits the success and | exertions of the body during the past twelve months, The document r: ad as follows:— The pros; ie curing the past year. We have nothing to re ort :aiculated to aishearten the friends of the in- stitution, but mach to encourage renewed exertions | 1u ite sustainment. Though io theesxercise of our vocation a8 visiters, a lage amount of human saf- teripy bes been urged upon our attention, beyond our ability to meet, yet when we review what has been dene, rather than what might have been dove we thea:k God and® take courage. We have seen aged saints, who have endure i tne blasts «f time over clgnty winter standing on the margin of their heavenly inheritance, in triumph awaitia; the ri:b glories of the fatare. And we have heard them thank God for the sid afforded them through the srciety. We are not unfrequently brought into Imow that Go: hath choson the ovr of this world, rich in faith and heirs of the kirgdom. Of others we learn, that before tiey were by the kindly reli- instructions of visiters under God, have en induced to return to the Shepherd and Biebop of souls, The grativude arising from having their vepee woents relieved, and the heart bei made tender by the chastening hand of God, bad prepared the way for the receptioa of pious council. The viatory of the society from year to year, pre sents om) cases of this sort. And it is thus that mony families bave not only been redeemed from penury, but have shared ia fhe various benefits of godiicese, which is profitable to all things, And others there are, who have snared in the b-nefita of this society, the gratitude of whos3 hearts ms: never more be outspoken in time. They have le: the land of tke dy {og and have gone to the land of the living. Some of thess were found by visitors of the society, in baunts of poverty, variously dis: | teeseed in tooy and mind. Bat not oaly nas the | band cf the visitor peeu open to relieve temp ral | want, but her svmpsthizing heart has also been | open, ond the sofferer has been p»iated to the cross of Christ, and thorogh the croas hea sees the par chase of 8 glorious iaheritance, made sure to every 5 | believin, ,” ered Saverell, hope now rmsbisg into her breast, ‘she is fockiog at me, se sea me | — darling nother, I am here! they never toid me | you Were even Li—see m@e-see my drets, my own | snper— Whore sickness, sorrow, pain and death, Are felt and feared no more. He believes) And though his body dies, bis api- rit enters upoo the shores of etecra’ !ife, aad there, in ever adoring gratitude ty God be waits acid the ministering angel torong, to receive invo ever ig, Kahe | lnoting hebreskne, | temporal meceatities on earth. Tho roads te ey Present the cases of many a taove “br ministered to his | of the | more | the last few montbs, threatevin, did | we | | we do im visiting ils to the” i tie Lungry. lowed and orphaned and enfeebled in health. The exorbitant prices ot food, rent, and fuel, will also increase the sufferings + and make the demands on our treasury operative. Many have been the life, health, and fortune, Will not those ‘who have been left un- wrecked amid these perils, yield to the claims of ititude, and scatter with a far more liberal facie gered nce caaphaneer gayi gue ese hint: lavo-ed. As ever, our valuable suxilliary, New York Dorcas Scciety, has nobly aided us. So noiseless, yet efficient and needful, are its co-operations with us, that we recognise it as a part of our bod ra'e—s part of ourseivese—without which we should be materially crip; in our efforts. What chilly cellars and attics of the sick poor, had we no present to the balfclad shi plied to four hand by the unremitting and patient industry of the ladies of the Dorcas Society. thi they have placed at | the past year they aa cemeig our disposal 1,1: garments and 90 com! Puase Pater, Cor. Sec. ‘The report seemed to give general satistaction to the members presert. Rev. Mr. Palmer then read the Treasurer’s report, which showed:— A balence on band at the end of the year of $330 06 Coilected in churches, &c., since 58 25 Subscriptions and donations. Making a gross receipt of.. The society expended during the year in relieving worthy objects, work given, donations, &c., KC........ 6.2 c cece eee $2,353 21 Leaving a balance on hand Of... .sesveees $218 99 Afterwards was read the TREASURER OF THE DORCAS SOCIETY'S REPORT. Balance on hand November, 1853. . + $125 85 Subsctiptions and dovations. +» 462 50 + $588 35 Balance on hand Nov. 17, 1854............ $195 10 Ove thousand one hundred and fifty garments anc ninety comfortables were given by the Dorcas to the parent society during,the past winter. Rev. Dr. WHEATLEY afterwat ds addressed the meet- | ats of the Society have been favora- | it g \u au eloquent speech, baving for its object the doption of the report both in let‘er and spirit. He ‘ferred to the amount of human suffering existing vid to be relieved in the city. Ia this respect the seport was merely a preface to the amount of sileat Ufferirg which wasin New York, but was known orly to the eve of the Eternal. Te report had only | entered at the vestibule of the huge temple of want | «hich wes reareo in our midst. The sick t— sick and poor--what an association of affliction ! There are the aged, with their morning, day, and »'terboon gone; whey are in the evening of life, with my lo ks and bended forms, and in poverty, and they reach out trembling hands to this society vegeing pot to be cost off. Another class of ‘strargere—strangere ina far land; aad chari- ty to them {is enjoined by God. Widows—widows, their protectors gone—a widow has in her name something which Eien gerard it to our sympatty. Jesus Cbrist manifested his pecu- lisr fondness for widows, for he had, in three cases, raised widows’ sons the grave. Orphans— lonely and up; many claims also, Sick childkocd 8 peculiar demand on the fuods of the society. He approved of the society for its Ca- tholt: apirit, whicn relieved all without reference to clime, color, religion or language. Its arms were extended to ail, whether they were Germans, brews, Inish, French, or of any other race, hi not matter if the epplicant were a Jew or Greek, bond or free, it would extend its arms to them all, always takiog care that the funds subscribed were applied to the proper object. This wou'd be secured by tle excellent — of visiting, which always put a stop to fraud, in this and other cases. , ener eee oaeeta ene Many cases of imposition, and attempted tion, otised oa bimeelf ana others, i py In this society the son's of the recipients were looked sfter; and the jewel cared for, as well as the cutket for the soul, can be reached for purposes of | ocversion from sin, by attention to the wants of | the body, Ladies should go forward in their :hea- ven-bv gotten work from the ratare of religion and Goe'siove. Tre teac ing o tee Bible, the changes ot the d»y, and the reverses of fortane, which show us that ibe rich of today may require ite aia to- itrangers in the | be buried ils of | i i af i .E i Fl i i ef & i i i E i i if il ere E ni 4 Ne | i I ral times for his life before, and once was ac' fastened to the “banqnillo,” or little seat on whi criminals sit to be shot, but was released on account, of his youth. But his confident hope was to be dis- ‘The prieata kept talking to them ax now. ibe wale slong an t their eyes in order to fix attention. 5 ‘wee @ Darrow board for a seat; quillo.” On theee the pr were seated, with their backs to an old rain, which would Cg bd be: bullets, and on their left were the high w: oft The crime, and the ry melice ard perjury, and hopicg to meet his enemies vp the other world and take vengeance on them. They were then blindfolded. At this time I got into the church, and finding » platform which is carried in the street ogo” door, Looking “¢bectiy. ou, the, glaoaers, 4 on mounted It and from this time had a { ree be of the whole scene. The national composed ® scere of terror and confusion. The people fled, ecreaming, in bet direction, throwing each other down, and trempling wemen and children under foot. It seer almost @ miravle that none were been | freely supplied to lim, (I was told be drank fore glosses at the stake,) bu! {wo soldiers stepped a to blow out his brains. After this he drew sever: lopg breaths, at intervals of abvus ten seconds, and then was still. The other died harder. At the first fire, a bullet » 398 25 | morrow, for many who Grove in their carriage « | abort time since now g> on foot. Ladies, il rast day | should ever coms, it will gladdem cour hearts | tras Bitar el Pe bed Slee ‘the anked 8 femule sex contributed tho ma and fod | deeply impressed by the feet. piace his neck, and in an iostaat the arterial ood gusbed out in such a stream asto dye com- pletely his white robe, irom top to bottom. The carotid artery must have been severed, and yet he lived nea» ly or quite ten minutes after. Seeing he Woe not cexd, ceveral soluiers alscharged their gans | st bis body; but be lived still. Then the captain pointed to the right breast, and ba-e a soldier fire there; but he still etruggied. Tuen the priest pointed with the crucific in vis hand to the centre of the b esst, newr the throat, and bade a soldier fi:e there; but still he struggled. Then another dis- chargea Lis piece; but the man did not die—toea peo paid he lived Pet breathed pretty 1, at every breath o puff of smoke is ued from a bole in bis chest, showing that a wad on fre was inside. The guus were held ac near tha bod, ae to blacken it with powder. At last, after eight se abots had thas been tired, the so! siers Gesiated as if in despair, and let nim die, Dariag Lis whole scene I stood within a few feét of the Vv ctigs, 80 nesras to observe eve.y change in their features even; bat we it was horripie, 90 errible that I pay God I way never look oa | another such deed, yet I had reasons for eniariog it through, and noting every circuustan e ut it. 49 s00n as this Isat man wee dead, his brother forced nis way through ihe soldiery, seized thy. body in bis arms, embracing and kissiag it, wailing ard screaming all the while at tre top of bis voice. Then he sap away, aud ina few minutes returaed ) with a good coffin (for @ native one,) aud the sot. diers allowed him to put the body ia it, and carry it away. The other body was tumbled into tne rough box, which is used to carry the boaisa of pan. pera from the hos: ried off and buried, I presw After the bodies were gose, throng, a father and four daughters, the oldest puret neeta” Saeathcaet te thems the marke of tos 8] em marks of the porid Fee that remained, aud read to them the inscriptions om the stakes. I thonght it strange that he could bear to briog them to #uca a acens, or they to be Ua pet it poe’ the ome | aud degrse of rT even these wao regard toewsel res se inthe iaeet class here, ~ I watched car: fally the feclings of the people on this occation, ind am satisfied that to effect on them, is, on the whole, ssiata y. [had expected to see something of the riviouy bzntality wrioh gash a reene would be atlended hy in New York, but there was nothing of 't The people wers aut deisk— they were very quick aus crugr'y; a deep feelng of Swe termed 'O pe Vide the mulittade, Could tep Daye veen alithar [eav, they would have deen ex- cited to violeve) cerbaps; out few of tyem contd see anything—thes omy knew tuat two men were ba) IDR the just, thongh drend hl elsity of Orims, ord they acquiesced in is quietly, aod Woot awag believe thas thug execution will prevent many murder:, J,R.