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1 . Correspondence of iirn wished THOMAS WATSON " TERMS. ' U. jTiircc Mars per annum, payable in advance. I sirrivp.1 here from the Par s about two yet hail time of course have not as J the snlenour'anlr.affs, na&nificence and! Journal oj Commerce. London, December fOth weeks I 5 1833.- since, to survey one mud. not have been able tlo com- and half nf thia vast CitVi plete the round pi thej marvellous even by the broad liffht of the sun, much le& through ,th;it Inrid Wloom' which here disc jlour ani coniounas au-onjpetto the curiotja and im latu nt eye. There is no sky here witli its soft -iin3 yielding lepths of blufj-rbut instead iheredf, Me Vifsr, ajpshlo tying clourl or emke, so th1kiharthtirs'aendjtlieir watch-t awers unseen, and ,ten the, u ;ninc.orni)i (my appears go si torn ol its beams, "Uiat yon .-oncei ve it is meie!y thd rnoon lihgennfj.alove" the ljorison. Yet I have, found in this' plyce of gIoi)m,ond spot of light and chWrluI comfort; 4t is a ood Coal fire in the North and South American ConVs Hou?. This excellent estahlish- ment. i find is, pt longstanding, and has a renuta tiriti enualiV emmem ana ucaerveu. l he Lahi lord ig ooe'of Uiose whole eouled ien that ydu like to meet with, Whether af h6me or abroad! He is ever at your service, and appears more solicitous ahrtut your com fort;! nterest aiici happiness, tnau any pecuniary return for his aitentiokt. His wife, in spirit, devoted- nes3: and actioii, is so like him, that you would say thev were hot; flesirneu pngiuaiiy ny nature to head an estaltlishmenlt ol thjs kind. I find in the reading room Vhich isy((ry spacious, elegant arid well liglited, papers from everv part; ol pe world. Yipu can hardly name! a 'duntryi r Community, that has not the offer ings of its press hfre. The house is near the Royal V. vAkn (re the v if yoii are a mem spfjetator, you may stee all London pass vithin the hours. of the day. Any American . who jpay wanner to tms city 01 noise ann cioud, will find, ;t I have done, a cheenpg reluge in the North and South American Coffee House. The Kinir is it Brighton so 1 shrill not see" the gre-it Refbrmer, -whose popularity 01Isthe noblest fealni .The Cubinet strange to sa) have been tunninff down ailittle 'red tailed fox, that after all cot away j from- them, to be chas2d. again) perhaps, by A , 1 LLI Iff . 1 . I - , U . L. - some iruou ui nyuie x"trt;r, wiiii iiuuuub. wincu iijey s iy, can put-seed the! lightning. " The Nobility are in the countr3r, j or onj the Continerit,; vith here and there line lingering behind, like the l-st representa tive of'ii lallen dynasty. jjNqt being able to' see the Kingf I went to see a near relative of Major Andre to whyin I was ihtroiluced by Dr. B. an' eminent phy t?iciaii of this citjj". . Wfe ifli?coursed some time bn the .leycnts pf our Revolution, especially that one in Which iiis3 liiinented kinsman jfelFa sacrifice to his royal da" , ring. He spoke with hiuch good sense and affection ate remembrance, andj'l involuntarv responded, with thkt (indefinable grief jwhih one musi (eel in seeing J sb.uoljte, a being Fall a vicfira to the majesty of a se-! Vcre but Kiluttry law.) Aj- .' j :- ! Th'e balloon, from which I espectet to look down upon the " cloud '(japped towers and gorgeous palaces" of this , city, being laid aside in its winter quarters, I took to the opposite jextreme, and wsnt under the Th unes, through a long, spacious jgalWry, splendidly archeid and lighted, "and which is vulgarly called a XiinnQl, though it ooks like a place designed for a mys terious communication1 between two sundered worlds. While standing there, With massive ships drifting ! aboverie, I fe!t as many fathoms down, as he who (Ic-cmds to the si adesof Avernus.. Though the pre- sent is an ace of unprecedented enterprise, yet this wopk under the'Thames notches forward a century. I hope it will be .Completed, for it ii now like the Tower of Babel when :the builders ceased their iwork , V ten in the. Tower, I gave three shillings to see the IpiWn o! George the I V. It is verily a most bril liant bauble, and never were five millions of dollars jtnore foolishly squandered.1 What must the thousands say loj'it who are starving for bread 1 Were some of ihrm to steal it, aiid barter it for food, if II were their juds;4, upon a charge Of thefl, or burglary, neither hang them, nor send; them to vnt; evu mseparapie irom a monarcmai govern mem, wiiii an aristocracy; is anirresistiDie passion ior enow cing and carrying them. An alte ration form Bill is spoken but how or in what point, whether the extension of the franchise, p i.cuwfai ui me uausc winuu rciiuers vne payment oi rates the ground of qualifications, I have not been able to ascertain. That some change must be made there can be no doubt j and that it must embrace either one or both of the above named evils, I am most aeciaeaiy oi opinion. I he Jate ferment about the as sessed taxes was considerably cumstance of those who were Completely disfranchised. It is presumed that in the Borough of Marylehone there are 5.000 electors in this annoying predicament.' '' - . j,'' : . - , The next measure will be the very ticklish jne of Church Reformi and which has already excited the Tories,. and called forth their dread and indignation. The organs of the Church and King's party brc al ready sending forth the note of alarm, and endeavour jng to convince thcountry. 4h4fRel'igtbii dust be endantrered. iTeveii a sihele etilvlweh ehmilH vltr.- egiously removed from the walls of the establishment, put this will, not do-J-the; toscin i will be sounoed in vain. ;j The people of England have at last discover ed, that Religion does not consist of the pompbf epis copacy, or piety in the number of fox-hunting parsons, and clerical justices' They like to have their own clergymen and their own church-, aid they begin to fonsider it a very erroneous burthen, a positive Oppres sion,, to be forced to pay towards the building of an edifice which jthey never enter, and support a minister Whom they never hear, and whose doctrines they day conscientiously oppose. . The country, therefore, will be with the government in this: questioh," and though a violent opposition may be made by the con jverSuitive Peers, and the bench of Bishops, yet the voice of the people will succour- support, and make the ministers successful ''- " ,;; ! h d' ; :' I t . j When the Church shall have undergone a thorough reformation, the Municipal corporations will nave to submit themselves to the knife. This question will be a highly interesting tbne, and ill(give rse to many important debates in both housesL But as the Com mons are entirely under the control of the Treasury, the Minister will be enabled to carry his bill to the Lords, where, it is expected it will be very roughly handled, if not thrown out. Very heavy bets have been made, and even odds' offered, that neither the Church hoi Corporation Reform Bills' will' be permit ted to reach the throne. In the event 'of such a di lemma taking placej;the Ministry must retire, unless hey caji manage to get the House pf Commons jfo pass 1 vote of approbation and confidence j but when we consider the present tone of the radicals, and feelings of the Irish opposition, numbers may be very (evenly balanced, and perchance a minority may be the "fate pi the- government, i The repeal of the assessed Taxes would have appeased the radicals lor a time, and a little gentleness in Ireland, anthe withdrawal of the Barret prosecution, Would have soothed the repealers. But owing to! the impolitic 'conduct pfjthe .'Chahcellar pf the; Exchequer, such" an advantage has not been procured, and unless he has in store 'a sop for Cerbe- rus,' nis uays as lviinister are unquestionably num- NEWBERN, FRIDAY, MARCH, 2l 1834. -i x i-4-l--i.'lL:. M- t . in tlje Iteltrmendoussh toojc place; ladies ios their shoes, IE?SS V the!5 (neffiubtcutte ise, or the the sake of thwrtonUtcVnnH 2 . u r and loua commuedTreads. I had managed to1 6&h SSrfT,r a8 I could, and when the move njeimmencedj regularly birbe along Avith out any other difficujy or detriment than t that X- u - i "u rvar etunuea me Witn tie T,lc' lastihojveyer I was thrust through !the uoor, anu irom the pressure behind was foced, with a dpzen others. doWn three he four ny benches, to the sacrifice of some blood from my conducted inquite ducetnents held out to the young men in Pur country to study a while in Paris, and xvhich I hope will op erate to bring more of our, cpuntfydeh here tb com plete their studies. 1 ; ' v -j p: ,..h.-: r (!'.... r"'. Among other things ol interest at present is the celebrated " Cleopatra's Needle," which has recently arrival in th Seme, and only, waits for the river to rise, in order to come up to this City 'where it is to be re-erected. The expense of bringing this from Egypt has been immense, and the difficulties in the way would have rendered the undertaking impossible, with any other than the FrenchiU'ak4.-'-'V 1 I have been much amused th id forenoon by a visit to the Boy rse, or Royal Exchange. where business is tome. The bud a throne ."r.icq diat feckless prodigality (jive ma rather I would Botany Bay. bered. i :.' :;-! A'. i '." j These are the principal and most important mea sures which must occupy the attention ol the! lorth coming,Farhament, and it is impossible to say wheth er the Lords may not avail themselves of an opportu- L-: i: . .: :! 1 1 ? ai' miy to siir up u nine mure luigcuiei, anu u ppssioie, add to their iniquity and unpopularity. The absence of thb: genius of evil, the Duke of Cumberland, : may pern ips preveiituie energies oi me uura pany Demg direted to any specific? object, as without his royal highness, I firmly believe tliat their opposition would only consist of a fanfaronade. The j Law of Libel jmust also undergo a change, as must the one relating to debtor and creditor.! jLord Brougharns Local Court Bili will again be bro'iight forward, and, 1 think, will this time be successluU 1 1 be Chancellor is pledged to4he measure, and he has not vei got over the net- n nni7t minnip tThWf' Dl - I if and eIevateu Wstejslrotn the street-and quite hoi .l nose who followed came pouring m, and most of dated from any other building; ' The projecting roofis them suffered, the same orla worseiate than myself, supported on two sides by 15; ahdlibirthe otherttwb It was some time before any thing likeiorder could, be .sides by 20 beaotiml-Corintan' columns, and exter restored, and when It was; finally obtained, and the nally this l.uilding presents, perhaps, the most per agony which I was eiduiiri had become less violent, feet specimen ol modern architecture in "the world. 1 Dean to surv he place -and-thei extraordinary Its whole proportions are kymdeterical unique--scene whiclr attracted my puridsity. j l found myself and in perfect accordance With , good taste. J eball in a very lofty robmaboM four hundred feet tonWnd never be satisfied with gazing upon it. The inte oiie hundred in widtft, its Extremity terminating iriaii rior of the building is not only"equalIy 'tasteful -but archway behind jwhscfv was a lesser1 room of a semi- admirably-adapted to the object for which it wa circular form, filled qp with tiera of benches, rising built. I -v : i jA-ip j ;' v above each other, fjnd, papable of accommmlating A superb flight of stone steps leads to the galery, spraehree hundred iersons. The whole building is from either side of which you cait1 look down upon the neat in its architectui;e, painted white, and the greater ampitheatre; where1 the business principally con portion of it fitted up in the isame manner as ordinary ducted. This presents a most animating and busy places of worshirj. A large-glass cupola was the only scene. , In the centre of thej court or ampitheatre, window, (if so it maybe called,) which lit up the build- is a cirfeubr Enclosure about 15 feet diameter,- which ing, and suspended from the eehtre ojT its summit Vas is again surrounded at about 4 feet distance by 'asiro a very handsome calrved. gilt chanaelier.T Beneath ilar railing. I In the very centre are the stock-brokers, the arch which I ;havfe mentioned, a platform is ferject- or " political gamesters :M for! ! here ithe -buvihff and ed, covered with redjcloth, and having much the lap- selling of stocks amounts to gambling in every sense pearance ot a L)ais.- It jis ascendcd( by twelve steps, J of the word. Between the inner and the buterenclo which run completely round it, and on which are sea- sure areata tioned a number pf persons, who commu ted, at certain distances,- as many persons, who are l aicate with the brokers, and also with the people who uvuufumouertEuiis, , . j j , j L M 1 j j ., crowu aoouij ine outer encipsureM . so great is the j Upon the elevated spot and on itsj extreme right, a number of persons talking, that every word is uttered bronzed, pedestal is erected,' which is peculiatly cjas- in a loud voice, sohat r !l appears disorder, confusion sicalj in its appearance.1 and is far from beingunlike and jargon, to aperr-rn in the gallery.! People are the small altars of incenseVin use by the ancients.! The shouting, taking memorandums,; beckoning to others, tbp pf it is covered with ajvery beajutiful cushion in and answering questiv;valli in one 'breath, and at stamped scarlet yelvet, ahdiuport thitja large closed the same instantliuUno6ubt diilibns of francs .unvjutuic, oupciuij- uuuiiu, wasconspicuousivpiacea. cuaiige nanasevery aay ,m j tins little ISanel. lhe In "a handsome chair, modelled from the curule, and other parts of the room are pecupied by those who have in the centre ot the site of dignity, gat the great lion business of other kinds , to trausact--none of whom of the place the Rev. Edward Irving. "He wasjat- seem to hear or be at all disturbed by the stock brokers, tired in full dress black, find "his well made legs we e The scene, asl before remarked, is i a singular one; stretched out, dispiayiugjtheir silk and symmetry up- the hum of human voices from below the constant on a splendidly ! cushioned footstool. His head-re- waving of several thousand hats (for you cannot see cjined upon his right hand, and his long black curling the bodies in so crowded an assembly,) is very exci hair hung over his shouldees, in !a manner which ting and amusing. ; . M jr J ' looked , peculiarly wild, and unquestionably contribu- In the gallery is presented! another pcene and of al ted considerably j to the effect. Behind the getter up together different description. This is the .female of this theatical concern, bind at a shr distance! Irbm exchange. Not a buying arid selling otiadies, either the platform, six seats, pr chairs oflan antique form whilf'oz colored, buta female stock exchange ! Hun were placed, and, all of thetri were occupied by those dredof women attend here dailv,' and buy and sell among the followers of the chief, who had either been stocks on their own account ! r This you ! will scarcely remarkable for their violence of belief, or the extern believe -but it is realfv m. r I ! i 1 r . . . a . i . . . .- : - . I . , . I : :, . i - :t ,i i vol their pockets and credulity. These persons are . In my description of the building, I omitted to men- tiieu emcre, uruuicis aiii exnorters. r j - tion mat tne interior is covered by! la roof beautifully j I had scarcely concluded my inspection of the place, and deceptively painted with different scenes, which bet ore the senior ot these personages arose from his appear to be statuary m reheve,-and so well execu-r seat with much solemnity, and afteif reading aloud a j ted that one can scarcely believe his senses when as verse in the Bible, proceeded to deliver an exhortation sured of the! fact. The whole is lighted by a centre upuu uioi ijr lit. wcia diculous figures issue forth, wild for their favorite di-. version; ! Characters they can scarcely, be called, ' since there is no attempt at supporting, or even look ing theraeither in the corso in the rribrdnxror the. festino (the masked ballon the evening, j ?Their on ly aim is to dress'themselves, and "to fool it to the top of their bent" and they do both to admiration . They assume rich, picturesque,' grotesque, or, nunwu costumes according as it is their object to XCite ad miration laughter, or love.' They may assume any disguise but what is connected with religion or Ev . eminent. They, may heithcrf be cardinals, prierff j . nuns, pilgrims, hermits, friars, 'magistrates, or minis ters. In general, the moltley multitude is made up of indiscribable monsters: but bunch, -and hiirlequBft The dol-.- ping of del eat j he will therefore try his best to us nnai liiiu compiei iriumpn. succession, and the basis of their their discourses, luuowea py an tne others m sk' iignt, so tnat no windows are points of Scripture as sides of the building. The room required on the around the hall who selected p; observations. On jthe conclusion of or court, and under the gallery, is divided into smal eacn lasting about a quarter of an ier; apartments, and occupied as public offices. hour, the High Priest got up from his luxurious posi- J Externally, Paris is a "very uninteresting place tion, advanced to the bible, and opeding it, read a TheTstreets are generally narrow; dirty, and without verse lor his text! and commenced jus sermon. HeJ sidewalks, and while walking in them one is frequent- nao jnoi proceeiiea more, man ten rn mutes, belcre 1 ly obliged to step into a gateway, or stand close to the was startled and! horrified with one- of the most al- i walls of a house, to prevent being overun by ! the ve- arming shrieks ljever heard, rapidIyfoHow;ed by some hides which drive with great rapidity. Besides, the unknown sound,'in a powerful and shrill female voice, gutters run in the middle of ihe street, so that one. is (I presume) .1 an sure to be splashed -with the mud, if he walks any dis- pad expected to tance in Paris.. In the night they are j lighted by ' ' i t i i secure ana then graaoaiiy dying away in lmenoea iransiauon. loougn i The imjwrtant question of Triennial Parliaments hearj the " tongues," and was perfectly prepared ! for lampsjsuspended over the centre by lines fastened to will be forced !upon the government, as Colonel Evans the member for Westminster, has plejdged himself to bring jthe subject forward. 1 It is generally believed that a conmfomise Will be entered into, and that five years, instead of seven, will be the allotted period for the" sitting of future: Parliaments. The Corn Laws some outlandish cries and screaming, gibberish, vet I assure i wasquite iernncwnen tnesetunearthly sounds with a beautilul Uhurch, or jtnumphal fell upon my ears. I cannot give any accurate idea public building; but infgeheral the i . r . in the mere glitter oi tne republicanisd ivith all its frugal ity , simplici ty ,a nd contempt of ad venti tious actions. Otir countryman. Mr. Colton. in his icans and Tiour of our Northern nniti ,iii,,'c nu irtipressiou nere. ne nas passeu uic ordeal of many of heReriews, and code off not on ly wjthout:a broken bo'pe, but with many offerings of eneeh arid admiratioii. iHe 4ias consigned Capt. Hall to the dust a lid silenceof the upper: shell,!. and buried-Madam IVpllope in the grave of forgetful ness. They must the builningson either side. Now and then vou meet arch, tr some appearance f of their nature, character or effect. heard they cannot be described. I was not alone in my Sensations. will befrequently discussed but not revised The shrieked, many fainted, some got into; hysterics, and ers the Louvre, and other institutions which I have greater portion ot the Administration are landed pro, the men appeareu so completely paralized, that it belore alluded to, and last hjit not least, the passages, things is not imposing. its redeeming qualities are the Boulevards, which surround the city, the public- Several females gardens, decorated with fine trees, shrubbery and flow brietors and are too much interested in the present sys tem to be sincere in the desire fbrja change. I, there fore, do not ahticioate an v alteration from the UVhiari li tliev should do so. it !w ill be. bv orce. as thev are unmovea, anu wnen mose wno were ingntened had necoimnuea nis was j a few minutes before they were capable of ren denng the sufferers any i assistance. Durin the whole of this extraordinary scene, . i . .. rt-.r. wtxiatPT onH An Avpru f hihrr na it ! been removed anu a u lie restored r pipnpft Ot infi w tci ivfvicv wi i: uiainu) uuu.uv. .v j , i . j - - .- i litis liiv urcjscii-us iu uic u r ai.PB a ma l were, only upon compulsion. ne Assesseaf a axes " """"" Vi vr""! 1VC "uy.-i that every opportunity is i win oi course iorm nnntem in ine ueoniw, nu x pic- ...Kww. , chned to gaiety, or wno- St will be carried. Mnnind mipn. the Barinffs. and thd Lthpr fund ho dersi have no oreat ndm rat on Of such vy o uiviiv i xi. irviniv I ci p.-..-. . 1 - p,- - ... T-Tit t t nr an impost, and if they can prevent it, they will never ; inu Tue coming Session Iof AND ! i- PARLIAIENT ITS DOINGS DANGERS. V - ; -I. ' London, Dec. 16. or Ai cades as we should call them,; with their splen did shops, and the Gales, where you get delightful the speaker stood coffee and chocolate. ! . ! ! i j - ,- ; Tneed not recount to you the attractions which this city presents to the gay. j You know fall well offered lor those who are in- are viciously disposed. And bume, will be repealed. A property tax wjll be brought i were these--", Clieios Chctos CheiosZegara-- yet there is a remnant in Paris who 'fear the Lord, forward by Mr. Fergusson, but it is not inougnt mat - "TT '-c?' '"fr-"" i ura." and who, notwithstanding the irreligion around them, .:n u .ijiti..A-in .wAnr;nm. rAhA And then bursting forth " IT FLOWS-IT h.. ,i. 'if u .u: ' i-:r..r.1L ts.--.i :J tax themselves. t A Mpt their liffht shine so as to crlorifvi their Father in 7- 5 - - ri j r ; ' HE ij YJl. tLUUlLU LET IT FLOW ,et "fonf Pmtpstnnt fThiirnhRH haVe hpn nblichpt. nrrd . ,t . t n . 1 t ;- 1 ; , . njioxouei u now. i naye enaeavorea, oy under- further efforts are making for the extension of true scoring this nonsense, to, show you how the cadences relirioh. I vesterdav atttended service in an English v The. busy note of war is soundini. thrbuirh the coun-' ! viuidnuncs a're on the vive; jthe papers are lull of military and naval intelligence, and we are all ' oi opinion that there Nwork to be achieved. The J-m-t I8 eIated atthe thpught ; every soldier is panting w uie sound that shall summon him to the field, and all the barrack's and depots are being filled, the froops carefully inspecteil, and the arms and munitions minutely examine-!!. '.At the various arsenals a still RreateV activity is observable ; more Jiantls have neen thrown into the doqk yarkei, several new ships are to be immediately completed, many now lying in ordmaryare tobe forthwith commissioned, the new sie;)m Ingates are to he in wadinpae land thp nsnal l ;"afzvous are opeheirfor the enlistment of marines, f. Vf the irapressrae it of sailors. -; w Manges BVpeharopboO, HU, and Kesident, 2 now lying at Portsmouth : the Calcutta, 84, Min- V dei), .74, and Portland!, 52,1 at Plymouth ; the Blen liemi, 74, and Wo Tester, 52, ait Chatham ; rare the yessfls that have been commissioned, and a very snug 'little fleet thi y wil dake. It j is expected that they will sent to increase the already very large force s,ir Pulieney Malcolm ' This vigorous display is I'Uen-ied to back certain remonstrances iddressed to the Cznr, relative to the late treaty with Turkey, and to show him'that England will support -;the "1de lndence of Turkey.'! This demonstration is, 1 fear, lltUe bit too late. I The domineering power hasai- force in the Black Sea, one in the But Ql l nere are pmer important measures wnicii i caw-1 weri arranired but vou r idaennatibn1 mikt fill nrinr Au u T ; "r " j !u t find time or sbace to dilate ubon. and which must ) werearra, Church in the Champs Elysie, and m the afternoon occupy the most serious dr -of Bologna is a great man : -and Pagiia- iacciox a !sort of ilown or tbot, dressed all! in whit, even to "the dask Is me most popular of j k TurkF, Jews, bakers, cooksand catoericre? are cprnmon. iThc female costumes oi the Italian peasantry,1--respcciaity of the Vicinity, imitatcd.in gay spangled inaterials. are the favorite dresses of the young women Some, however, rro as Jewesses, Imcause '. thcit they may ac cost whom they please, without any breach of deco rum. Afany, of both sexes, are dressed entirely i L.k:. ,'.J;.. -. K- TUWfctionKpri1'ri lints? mhllV ' , m black dominos, their heads covered with a black . silk hoodj which is a complete disguise ; and many, perhaps the majority, weal no masks ut all, but appear, in gay dresses. The proportion J of masKs, f here, holever, 13 fiir greater than at Naples. yhcn a carriage contains masksj tlie servants, and tome times the horses, are often roasled also, and the coach man generally appears in. the shape of an bid woman. f The carnival is just terminated, and we found it as v amusingi here as it was stupid last year in iapies au Florencet- Even Venice, I hear, has lost her ancient pre-eminence in its diversions! : nor is !it wonderful that, pining; as she is under a mortal atrophy, she" ( should want the spirit for gaiety now. Rome ie tne place in which it is now seen to the greatest perfec tion; and for a day or two it is really an amusing 6Cene.' iThe jjarnivftl,' properly speaking, begins alte Christmas-dayand ends with the commencement Lent- and during that period the operas and theatres are licensed ; but it is only during the last eight days," -allowirig for the intervenihgi Fridays and Sunday, -that inaskinigr is allowed in the streets.! The corso, is ihesceheof this curious revelry : The' tyindows and balconies are hung with rich draperies,jand fil led with igaily-dressed spectators. The; littte raised iroumrsioy tne eioe are set pui w11" iaire yivw are let, and occupied by rows masks.! The street is, beside crowed with pedestrians masked and un masked ; and two rows of carriages,5 close behind each other, made a continual promenade. Notwithstand ing the crowd, the liarrowness t01 the. street and the multitude of loot-passengers intermixed witntne cpr riaces. no accident ever happens! and though a few of the horse-guards are stationed at intervals ' to pre- serve order, and prevent me carriages irom ieavin . their line1, 1 never saw any occasion for their iinterfcr- ence. i ! . - .j.. - .. - - -v?----'1' ' Both the masked and the unmasked carry on the, war by pelting each other with large j. haudfuls . of what ought to be comfits ; but these beihg too cosily' to be used in such profusion, they are actually noth ing more thnnipazzalana covered with plaister, and manufaeured for1 the pUrposej under the name , oi" confiti dei eso X plaister.) ,This coiticg flies off into lime-dust, and completely whitens the figures ef the combatants ;-bpt I its pungency someUmee does mischief to the eyes, though otherwise ' it is quite . harmless. -- r ' L;f -1 : ' -' ' ";'" 'i- Strangers seldom attack you, but those who know vou as jldod let vou escape ; and we, being unmask ed, and in an open carriage, lvere genemlly most unmercifully pelted by masked antagonists. We took care to return the compliment with j interest,-- abundance of this material, which may be called the wit of the masquerade, being on sale, so that you can never pe at a toes ior urepariee. j ; r ! Sometimes, indeed, we were assailed by an unex pected volley. from some passing'pedestriau mask,-Pit wnom we couia, at me nme inoiciiiQ retaliation j duv" we never failed to mark him as! a subject for future re tribation, when the.course of the promenade brought him agaip within bur reachJJ; ! ! r ?:. It often happens, in the many stops pf the can ia-1 ges, that twain the Opposite lines begin the assault,', and quantities'of ammunition being, poured in, a fu rious pitched battle is carried an, until the cavalcade being put in 'motion: again, separates the combatants. We sometimes received a discharge olreaL qomfits : but they came "like angel vUitsjfe(v, and fart olween.;r Half a dozen masks were often hanging together on the back ofoiir carriage, ch&ttering to. us in all lan guages j and in many pf them, we recognized our English or foreign acquaintance. But1 the Italians communicate with each other less by words than signs. It is wonderful with what rapidity and facility they can carry on this intercourse at any visible distance ; : and they thus converse through the medium of tiie eve, not the ear. Whether this custom originated in" that ancient jealousy wmcn Eeciuueu xicumii women . i - T i .'. ii .'.1 ! . . . i tint nnn'timp nr ennrp. in n mrp nnnn. nnn w ( i muM ' .. . . . .. viiw w.v-t- MWV : ..-r-r " " - rL ij Ifnt ' tne ear, irom tne very scanty ana trivial miormation I heard the Revd Mr Wilkes rireaeh pxcellent occunv the most serious attention of the House pf Com-. . . I kii u .i T . 1 nearo tne t-eva. nir. yv iiKes preacn an excellent :rtor1 -Ti,af5jffi-n,H mi.h Min,W w 11 have'! VIM" r.. VZ " sermon to a emaff but attentive audience.; Lt, at 1 I 1 1 M LM9m I MXIt 111 Oli Ll Illllfll I. Wi b 111111 - m. A W' M mJ W " .L . UL . I Wmn n. A ItTIAn n-T-W 9 Mm . A. L . I . , - . - so rigorously f rOiii crovernment 1 which to encounter, will be an explanation ol their lmaraous 0 ,,. conduct towards Turkey- This they will find it no ' i " i easv matter to perform, as public opinion is certainly , ! ! " onnosed to this rjortion of their foreign Dolitv. and ma- f ! The Editors of the Mercury have ri 1 . - , si . . t i .i . , m ny of their most ardent admirers, bota among mem- - with the following letterJ dated bers ot farnamenti ana tne press, nave opemy ue- j nounced the apathy of Lord Palmerston, nndare m-J j AUhough thisj visiUo dignantat the insolent attitude of the Russian Auto- made fo busine- r i . w.' MBv. tii 1 1 t-v . : i.v. .t a r rt rt t nnnn .- ... " . i .;. Paris, been favbn ed Dec. 16, 1833. the capital of France was purposes in the pursuits ot crat. i The session win oe a ousy one, auqx uo which ray tim has been almost who iy engrossed that it may contribute to the stability ot the govern- 7 r:-R-if in : i , 1 i - " . 1.1 . w ..u.V . V iuin . . . U. i Jti9 W. & ... 1 1.1 f a I A I I n . a .1 4k. kA .Ia nnH f ha vr ?iVovt-. . . . 1 ' . :t , ment, tile Bauaiauuuu ui iuc jjcupic, wiivi uw of the country. ready a very large tic,. and another in the Mediterranean. Bu Me iviuscovite nav' I have no dread, and 1 think our , tars: would be but too nappy to commence broadsides, t is said that the large fleet how fitting out at Toulon, ' destined to co-operate with the British squadron. ParlianiPnt necoinlntort iVia nt Aif that is. the I U)rjj Cbnimissioned took their seats upon the throne,! summoned the HniiReibf Hommons in the Derson of ?neofthe Clerks, ahdireaH his Majesty's pleasure for , is further prorogation to the fourth of February. It 11 then njeet for the dispatch of business, which it is pected will be greater and 'more laborious than at t any Preceding session.! - Ministers intend to bring for- jvard dome very important measures, and are willing ; stake their renuttxtion upoa. their mode of jntrqdn- UNKNoWN TONGUES. ! ! i ! ' . .' London, Decl without meeting with some object j therefore an attractive cjra ratter. ' ;I have visited this city before as of - a novel and you know, and THE REV. EDWARD IRVING AND THE eeen almost all the ."Lions" of the metropolis; though 1833. ; to examine the objects of curiosity and the collections i n i1 it'll U m WiaIi AkArtnJn in V . AniMn.4i... MAn ui aiv wiinyii it, auuuuua, 111 a eaieiaitutjr iiiau- ner, would require years of diligent application' On Sunday last ' I visited the place where Irving ' The Ixuvret for instance, with its numerous Halls holds forth, and 1 will endeavour, in as few words as filled with the choisest specimens !of painting and I possibly can, to' give you a faint idea of what I heard statuary of the ancient and modern schools ; the vast and witnessed Driven from the macnificent edifice ; and boundles variety, of ithe collections in the Museum and attachment of his followers had of natural history and which the piety and attachment story and mineralogy ; the antique and erected, he ebught: refuge for himself and his doctrines naval curiosities, dtc would well repay the attentive in obscure places in different parts of London, until he examination of months, j This, like most other objects succeeded in iuducing a weak minded but wealthy i of a like nature, is ut-der the direction of Government, broker, whose name Is Drummond, o purchase two , and is open tq the public daily. A st ranger has ;;on Inrro hiMtcoe ntmminrt oapli nthoV in Nfttvham street. ! Iv to show -his nasi! no rt and enter his name on a. book. and throwing them into one, he has produced! a tolcr- the latter place, much to my surprise, the Revd. Mr. Abeel, who has been laboring in Chjina and Siam for several years as a missionary; The poor man has returned for his health, and looks miserably. fj- I notice by the New York papers that a mutual friend of ours has beta drilling the militia, i. e. ta king them off. , His descriptions are true to the 4ife, and no caricature. -I hope j something will soon be done to remedy this miserable system of ours ! At present it is a complete mbckery-4reflecting much disgrace on our country. ,i- -, ; The following, amusing description of the Carnival at Rome, is from a late publication styled " Rome in the Nineteenth Century," written by.an English lady. As a lively picture, of a novel scene,! it wilf doubtless please its readers. - j-f ' : : i v ;- ! - 'r:- -THE CARNIVAL AT ROli E.l r I : TheRomans, ifl throwing off the shackles of moral restraint, do not seem to have gained much gaiety or pleasurp by their release. JVothing -is more striking to a stranger than the sombre air which marks every countenance, from the lowest to i he highest, in Rome. The faces even of the young are rarely lighted up ly to show his passport and enter his name on a book, with smiles : a laugh is seldom heard, and; a merry 1 t to have the free and undisputed right of examining i countenance strikes us with amazement, from its bnnpl. On enterini? 1 everv Dart of this noble ' institntidn. The French na- novelt v.., Rome looks like a, citv whose inhabitants the gateway, I had to go through a long passage, un- tion certainly deserve the gratitude! of the world ! for ; have passed through the cave t of Trophonius. Yet, til ctnnnmt hv a Uaifh nPtmor txmrV Kpvnnd which 1 their endeavors to cultivate the. finel a'rtssJ nndto .nro--will it be believed that this serious, this unsmiling . WtrfK w W V. V . . . 1VI1VI F . ' . " ' - J , ' ' were, closed red baize doors, lor the entrance oy me moic uuu uueri&n a taste ior Known ana lnrtiateo. . , . , , , , n v cui uoo uscu pareu twit one - for addinf? to the nnmprnns or two hundred persons were already waiting in the Government to all who wish to improve their minds saturnalia; and, by a strange annual metaBrorpho- space between the gate and the door just mentioned, in science or arts. The Royal Library for example, sis, from the most graye and solemn, stfOdeniy be and as many more were crammed into trie staircases, groaning under the weight of its tens-of thousands of come thomost wild and extravagant oeSole in the which on the right and left led up into a small balcony, ; volumes, is open-at an times to ail persons whether creation, jxi seems us u suine buuucu ucimum uuu opening upon the gallery of the Chapel. The voice j French or foreigners, wfio wish to read, study or ex-" seized them. All ranks, classes,; ages, and sexes, of some one within, and a hint from the doorkeeper, amine. Then there are the medical and law and under the same intoxication of spirits, parade tlie convinced me that the .crowd -were waiting until a omer scnoois, wjiere lectures are-aeiivered gratis, dv streets, i uc jwr Biarve, wwk,hwu, ueg, uorrow, society, br in that inquisttonal still - renders freedom of speed dangerous, I shall not enquire j but it -struck me. that though at all times much m use amongst an clas ses, it is still more practistd durinj; tbe carnival thUn at any other period; ;. Every ' day of the masquerade the corso becomes more crowded, or more animated, till, on the last j the number and spirit of the masks, the skirmishes of- sweet-meats ana jime-oust, ami the ehc-uts rarid ecstacies of al4 surpass descriptien; The whole ends hy putting out thecarvinal Just, before dark all the masks appear withe a lighted ta per, labouring to blow out their neighbour's candle, and keep in their own. I can easily believe that you cannot conceive thefun of this unless you were in the midst of it ; but ridiculous as ii may appear, I assure you we laughed ourselves merry at this absurd scene ; and that tridy, great philoeopier M.; . t nearly xxTfrtt into convulsions. I am told the masking during the carvinal used to. be far more splendid in former tiroes than it how is.--tliat eastern monarchs, followed by- their Ethiopian slaves ; Roman processions, nttd the triumph of Bacchus surroupded by Silenos and all his crew of drunken fauns and possessed bacchantes, vised to parade the corso. Bui; nothing so classically magnificent is i now to be seen. . On the lat da indeed, tfiis year, one large car attracted 'every ho-. dy's attention: It was covered with! tapestry, and adomed with immense branches of laurel, araorigpt)' which were seated eight , or jten black domihos,ci demons, sheltered by their own evergreens from the pelting ol the pitiless storm, Jdealt their4 fury merci lessly round in showers of rattling hail. y. . ' . Every day of the masquerade there is aTTaco run by small spirited horses, without jirillers. vheir impetu osity in the race, however, ia not so much owing to their natural spirit, as to me agony ol me goads, or cans, coyereawiia snarp spaces oi meiaj, suspeiiucn from their backs, which, at every motion, fall heavjIyr over their bodies horrible to behold, oome or eight of these goads are beating their bl at once, ana as 11 uus were tioiionn-ii is likewise applied to them, so inatf1 lunous under these tortures, oue r icai prayer had been concluded, and not from any want of the most able and talented men, besides, numerous' steal, do any thing to procure a mask and a dress: ' by the -lorce of eight or cnni accommodations-within. After an hour and fifteen ojher insutnuons' wnicn i1 might name, havm a ana wnen me oen oi me capitoi, aiternnd day, gives: cords which conhne 4 reign ol lolly to commence, the most n- thedEChar.sr5 .01 .cannoii,y minutes had elapsed, the doors were ppeDe, ag.d a jEimilar object hf v'xv? These- alone are- great . in - license to the : 'J
Newbern Sentinel (New Bern, N.C.)
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