Here old John Randal lies, Ale was his meat, Ale was his drink, In the Church-Yard at Datchet, near Windsor. chief. the cloud. I looked back; I look forward. I heard the Big Knives had made you our chief. I was told to turn my back upon the smooth-faced I closed my ears; I was no longer deceived. I heard of your arrival. I am come, accompanied by some of my warriors, to see you. I have listened with attention to your words-such as I have never heard be Who when in life wish'd his neighbour no evil; fore. I will remember them, carry In hopes up to jump, When he hears the last trump, And triumph over death and the Devil. Epitaph on William Prynne. Here lies the corps of William Prinne, INDIAN ELOQUENCE. THE following specimen of Indian eloquence is given in a letter from Major O'Fallon, U. S. agent at Prairie du Chien to Governor Edwards. Logan is dead! but our readers will discover that the fire which animated his soul still lives among his descendants.-American paper. On the close of a grand council that I held, a few weeks since, with the chiefs and warriors of several bands of Sioux, residing on and near the St. Peter's, one of them rose and addressed me as follows :—^ 'American chief! since my remembrance, my heart (medal) has been that of an Englishman; I have borne it upon my breast: I have worshipped it as my God; but the Big Knives (the Americans) returned again masters of my land. The red coats (British) appeared no longer gay. The greedy, but timid wolf (still in allusion to British) sought the thicket for a hiding place. I became ashamed! I tore from my neck the unfaithful heart; not to destroy it-I kept it until the last wanetoo (winter), when a difference oc them to my nation, and recount them to my people. this liberal confidence. All the coined silver which was brought from Peru to Porto Bello in the year 1654, was found to be adulterated, and to be mingled with a fifth part base metal. The Spanish merchants, with their usual integrity, sustained the whole loss, and indemnified the foreigners by whom they were employed. The fraud was detected, and the treasurer of the revenue in Peru, the author of it, was publicly burnt. A YOUNG RAW PREACHER. (From Bishop Earles's Micro-Cosmography, A. D. 1659.) A YOUNG raw preacher is a bird not yet fledged, that hath hopt out of his nest to be chirping on a hedge, and will be stragling abroad at what peril soever. 'American chief! you have hung His backwardness in the university hath upon my neck an American heart; set him thus forward; for had he not mine feels glad; from this day it is truanted there, he had not been so hasty your's. American chief! you talk of a divine. His small standing and time visiting our land the ensuing spring. hath made him a proficient only in I will be glad to see you-my nation, boldness, out of which and his tableI am in hopes, will treat you well; book he is furnished for a preacher. but, my friend, believe not that I speak His collections of study are the notes of for my mighty nation, which, I am sermons, which, taken up at St. Mary's, sorry to say, is too much divided, cut he utters in the country. And if he up into small bands, which are scatter-write Brachygraphy, his stock is so ed over an extensive tract of country, much the better. His writing is more and most generally headed by chiefs than his reading; for he reads only what whose ears are closed against truth, he gets without book. Thus accomand whose eyes are blind to their own plished, he comes down to his friends, interest, and whose hearts are attached and his first salutation is grace and to the designing British. It is not for peace out of the pulpit. His prayer is myself alone to speak, but also for conceited, and no man remembers his those few adherents who have followed college more at large. The pace of his me to see you. I have said enough. sermon is a full career, and he runs I have done. I am going. I will wildly over hill and dale, till the clock try (to influence my tribe in your fa- stop him. The labour of it is chiefly in vour.') his lungs; and the only things he has made in it himself are the faces. takes on against the pope without mercy, and hath a jest still in lavender for The Spanish galleous destined to Bellarmine. Yet he preaches heresy if it supply Terra Firma, and the kingdoms come in his way, though with a mind, of Peru and Chili, with almost every I must needs say, very orthodox; his article of necessary consumption, touch-action is all passion, and his speech ed first at Carthagena, and then at Porto interjections; he hath an excellent faBello. In the latter place a fair is culty in bemoaning the people, and opened; the wealth of America, is ex- spits with a very good grace; his style changed for the manufactures of Eu- is compounded of twenty several men's, rope; and during its prescribed term only his body imitates some one extraof forty days, the richest traffic on the ordinary: he will not draw his handkerface of the earth is begun and finished chief out of his place, or blow his nose with unbounded confidence, and the without discretion; his commendation utmost simplicity of transactions. No is, that he never looks upon book, and, bale of goods is ever opened, no chest of indeed, he was never used to it: he treasure is examined; both are received preaches but once a-year, though twice on the credit of the persons to whom a-Sunday; for the stuff is still the same, they belong; and only one instance of only the dressing a little altered; he fraud is recorded, during the long pe- hath more tricks with a sermon than a riod in which trade was carried on with taylor with an old cloak to turu it, and COMMERCIAL INTEGRITY. He They lead the four suits- piece it, and at last quite disguise it matters of ceremony he is not ceremowith a new preface. If he have waded nious, but thinks he owes that revefurther in his profession, and would rence to the church to bow his judgment. Esther, Angine, Pallas, Judith. show reading of his own, his authors are to it, and makes more conscience of postils, and his school divinity a cate-schism than a surplice. He esteems The above names are yet on the packs chism. His fashion and demure habit the church's hierarchy as the church's of cards in France. Knaves are valets. get him in with some town precisian, glory; and, however we jar with Servetus Burn tells us, that in Saxon, and make him a guest on Friday nights. Rome, would not have our confusion knafa, or knapha, signifies a servant. You shall know him by his narrow vel-distinguish us. In symoniacal pur- The Spaniards, notwithstanding the chases he thinks his soul goes in the trefle, call that suit bastos. Accordbargain, and is loth to come by promo-ingly we find the ace of clubs at ombre tion so dear. Yet his worth at the and quadrille called basto. We, translength advances him; and the price of lating thence, say clubs; and the thing his own merit huys him a living. He we call spades, is evidently a pike's is no base grater of his tythes, and will head; but we do not mean a gardennot wrangle for the odd egg. The er's spade, we mean a sword, from the lawyer is the only man he hinders, by Spanish espado. whom he is spighted for taking up quarrels. He is a main pillar of our church, though not yet dean or canon, and his life our religion's best apology: his death is the last serinon, where, in the pulpit of his bed, he instructs men to die by his example. vet cape, and serge facings, and his ruff, next his hair, the shortest thing about him. The companion of his walk is some zealous tradesman, whom he astonisheth with strange points, which they both understand alike. His friends and much painfulness may prefer him to thirty pounds a-year, and this means, to a chamber-maid with whom we leave him now in the bonds of wedlock. Next Sunday you shall have him again. A GRAVE DIVINE. A Grave Divine is one that knows the In PLAYING CARDS. CARDS are mentioned as the diversion Jews, Original Poetry. TO ERIN-ST. PATRICK'S ANNIVERSARY With a health to George the King" And a-health to George the King" In glory, without war; OH DEAR TO ME! When twilight dies along the sea, And, as her dreams upon me steal, And watch the flight of many a keel. Steels softly o'er the ruin'd tower ; Its mail-clad chiefs my eyes behold. When night comes down on lake and fell; It also signifies a youth. And young lips breathe those murmurs sweet, In silent grove, and none are near. When twilight dies along the sea→→→→ SAM SPRITSAIL. UNCHANGING LOVE. Ir may be that when some are parted, Through all life's changes shall abide; To aught of wrong or fault in me,- Thy joy to soothe another's woe- To cling with firmer truth to thine! Camporese, Mrs. Bellchambers, and, indeed, the whole vocal strength of the house, were brought forward to give effect to the different parts. It is a singular and very unequal composition; it concluded with a beautiful quartetto, by Madame Camporese, Miss Goodall, Mr. Braham, and Mr. Cutler, with the novel accompaniment of thirteen harps. These formed three orchestras, occupying the whole breadth of the stage, and were played by Mr. Bochsa and twelve of his pupils, eight of whom were young ladies. The effect was very striking, and the quartetto was loudly encored. After the second act, Mrs. Salmon and Mr. Brahamn sung the echo duet with a thril as to induce Mr. Ebers to take a short COVENT GARDEN.-' Richard is himself again. Every admirer of ShakeDRURY LANE.-Who will now deny speare will rejoice to hear, that the mathat we are a musical people, when no- nagers of this theatre have brought forthing but operas is popular. Love in a ward The Life and Death of Richard Village and Artaxeres are the only the Third,' as written by the bard of pieces now performed at this theatre. Avon, retaining only so much of CibOn Tuesday night, in consequence of ber's additions as were necessary to the sudden indisposition of Miss Wil-connect some of the scenes. Mr. son, the part of Rosetta, in the first mentioned opera, was undertaken at a very s y short notice, by Miss Povey, and that of Lucinda by Miss Cubitt. Both these ladies acquitted themselves very well under the circumstances, and Miss Povey was encored in the Echo Song. Macready did not appear to us to that advantage which we had anticipated; but, in the principal scene now restored to the stage, that of the council, in which Richard orders Hastings for immediate execution, he was very fine. The artful vehemence with which he The second Oratorio, at this theatre, stunned the council, when he showed for the season, took place on Wednes- his own wrongs in his withered arm, day night. The first part consisted of was a fine combination of art and judgHaydn's Creation, in which the comment. Indeed, if Mr. Macready did bined talents of Mrs. Salmon, Miss not strike out many new beauties, he Goodall, with Messrs. Braham, Pyne, discovered no inconsiderable degree of Nelson, and Cutler, displayed that discrimination and good taste. richness of harmony and strength of Egerton spoke that immortal monuexpression which the style of this di-ment of poetic inspiration, Clarence's vine composition requires. The second act was a grand Requiem, composed, expressly for the occasion' by Bochsa, in which the distinguished vocalists we have named, with Madame dream, in excellent style. We must have mistook this gentleman all the while, for we now find him a marvellous proper man,' since he can do so much justice to the delivery of pas ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.-Mr. Mathews at Home.-On Thursday night, Mr. Mathews brought forward his new budget for the season, which consisted of his travels in air, earth, and water. At so late a period of the week, we can only give a slight outline of this enter The sages of such great poetic beauty. Mr. Abbott and Mr. Yates played Richmond and Buckingham, in a very spirited manner, and Mrs. Vining is intitled to much praise, in the character of Lady Anne. The tragedy was received with that enthusiasm to which the productious of our im-tainment. The public have, for some mortal Shakespeare are intitled, and days, been informed that Mr. Mathews, was announced for repetition amidst with the desire of rising in the world, thunders of applause. had ascended in the air, and he now The Oratorios commenced at this first presents himself to the audience theatre on Friday week, under the di- descending to the stage in the car of an rection of Mr. Bishop. The first part immense balloon. He assigns his reaconsisted chiefly of selections from sons for rising, being the assurance Handel and Haydn, with a grand Te from those who write his pieces, that Deum, for the first time in this coun- there was nothing new in the world to try, composed by Andreas Romberg, afford another season's entertainments. expressly for the Emperor of Austria. He, of course, meets with various adIt was deficient in sublimity, and was ventures and personages, particularly not very well performed. Miss Ste- Major Longbow, a modern Munchauphens gave a solo from Handel in a sen, who has almost out-done the baron rapturous style, and was encored most in his miraculous adventures. enthusiastically. The second part was major accompanies the aeronaut, and, exclusively from the Messiah, and the with the aid of a good telescope, not third part was miscellaneous, ending only sees the performance rehearsing at with a new grand Triumphal Ode,' the Opera House, but by drawing it consisting of a chorus and trio. The out another joint, hears Madame Camwords are by the Poet Laureat, Mr. porese sing. At Putney Bridge, they Southey, but will not raise his poetical met with a patient angler, who has talents. The music is by Mr. Bishop, only had one bite and a nibble in a and does him much credit. Mr. Ste- fortnight, but consoles himself, that phens sang 'If o'er the tyrant Love,' the steam-boats and balloons are the from the opera of Artaxerxes, most de- cause in frightening the fish.' They lightfully; and Miss Povey, who is also meet some cockney sportsmen, engaged here for the oratorios, sung who had shot a jack ass for a jack daw, very prettily. Braham and Mrs. Sal- and mistaken a cock-chafer for a cockmon are also engaged for some of pheasant. Two songs, on Air-balloonthe forthcoming nights, when we hope ing' and the First of September,' finish to meet with more novelty and variety the first part. The second commences than Mr. Bishop (under whose direc-with the descent of the aeronauts on tion the oratorios are,) presented us Margate Pier; a humourous descripwith on the first night. tion of a dejeuné à la fourchette, &c. One of the best drawn characters here introduced, is that of Paul Pinnacle, the quality tag,' who cannot speak to any one under the rank of a baronet, in Picadilly, but who will venture to recognize a more humble acquaintance in the Strand. We have also an amusing donkey driver-the disasters of the non-aspiration of an H.-Daniel O'Rourke's dream, in which he visits the moon, and descends on the back of one of his own country wild geese, but finds, when awake, that he had thrown himself out of his own window into a carpet, which some men were beating, and who tossed him in it. There is also a Mrs. Guffin, who always car ries an album about with her, in which she has the autographs of cheesemongers and tailors, and the mark of Sam Swelter, the engineer of the steampacket. This lady has recorded the SURREY THEATRE.-The Lord Mayor of London has, for once, at least, shown good taste; we do not mean gastronomic taste, for all citizens possess that long before they reach the civic godship.' We allude to his ordering the performance of Mr. Dibdin's far-famed Heart of Midlothian, which has been revived. We beg pardon, it can never die; but which has been played two or three nights to splendid houses. All the old performers acquitted themselves with their usual excellence. A young lady, we understand, not more than seventeen years of age, played Effie Deans with much feeling; and an old lady danced and sung through Mrs. Glass, admirably. Meg Murdochson, in the bands of Miss Norton, Huntley, as Robertson, and Bengough, as the Duke of Argyle, gave powerful effect to the piece. two first lines of the song of Tom Tough, as Lord Byron's, and given, I'm a brisk young lad, just come home from sea,' to Samuel Rogers. Her collection of epitaphs are equally common place, although, she says, she deems them much finer than Shakespeare's elegy in a country churchyard.' The last and the best part of Mr. M.'s adventures are the pleasures of a sea voyage in the Polly Packet, with the following passengers: Mr. Theophilus Tulip, a novice on the ocean. Mrs. Tulip, his maternal mama. Monsieur Jeu-Singe, French artist in dancing dogs and monkies. Isaac Tabinet, a Jew merchant. return. Daniel O'Rourke, steward of the Polly. These varied characters are represented with a fidelity and a rapidity in the change of voice, dress, and appearance, which is really astonishing, and drew forth the most unbounded plaudits from a very crowded house. The whole of the entertainments were completely successful, and strikingly displayed Mr. Mathews's extraordinary talents. Literature and Science. The new comet is now visible to the naked eye in the west, till eight o'clock in the evening. It is a little to the westward of Algenib, and nearly the height of Saturn, at a distance to the right of him. American Imposture.-In the National Intelligencer of the 18th January last, there is the following advertisement: 'Walter Scott's new Poem, Search after Happiness, just received, and for sale, at the Subscribers Book Store, Bridge Street, G. DAVIS.' Georgetown. How cruel in Walter to let the Yankies thus have the start of us! 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