" GUISEPPE. The article will require much gram A man being capitally convicted at the Old Bailey, was, as usual, asked what he had to say why judg-matical revision, but it may appear. ment of death should not be passed upon him? Say," replied he, why, I think the joke has been carried far enough already, and the less that is said about it the better. If you please, Sir, we'll drop the subject." "Mr. Sheriff," said the compassionate Judge, " you may let the subject drop." MARION.-Accepted. Of course she can " do what she likes with her own." MOTHERLY LOVE.-Last among the characteristics of woman is that sweet motherly love with which nature has gifted her; it is almost independent of cold reason, and wholly removed from all selfish hope of reward. Not because it is lovely, does the mother love her child, but because it is a living part of herself the child of her heart, a fraction of her own nature. Therefore do her entrails yearn over his wailings; her heart beats quicker at his joy; her blood flows more softly through her veins, when the breast at which he drinks knits him to her.-Herder: Mrs. Austin's Fragments from German Writers. RESULTS OF READING.-She often exhibited an acquaintance with books which could hardly, by acdent (it would appear), have been thrown in her way; and how she acquired, so early in life as she did, an insight into those subjects of foreign lore which she afterwards displayed an acquaintance with, was little short of a mystery. At the period to which we have now arrived, she was well read in French, and almost equally well in Italian literature. She had, in truth, been an indefatigable reader; and while triflers in society listened, expecting that her talk would be of moonlight and roses, they were often surprised to hear her-unless mirth happened to be her object, and satire and mystification her choice-discussing the character of a distant age, or the rise of a great nation; the influence of a mighty genius upon his contemporaries; the value of a creed outworn; or some historical event, a judgment of which demanded-what she would not fail to exhibit, if she spoke at all-an insight into the actors, the policy, and the manners of the time to which it related. Her studies, in short, put her in possession of great advantages, which her excellent memory enabled her to turn readily to account.-Literary Remains of L. E. L. TO CORRESPONDENTS. AN ELDERLY LADY can keep her fifteen-pence in her pocket, or set up a magazine herself, to suit the young friends she speaks of. We wish her success in such an undertaking. VERB. SAT. We have seen the handwriting before. ARCADIAN. We regret to receive so melancholy an epistle from this correspondent. Whatever may be his griefs, he has our sincere sympathy and best wishes for the future. CLEON. The tale and verses are both on our accepted list. EULALIE.-Accepted. H. G.-Accepted, as is his explanation. Courtesy is due to every one. MARION (second edition).—We know nothing of the lines this correspondent enquires after. WILLIAM R. The lines shall certainly appear. Soro-Is a fool; bis effusion cost us a laugh, but himself a penny. Which has the worst bargain? objection to its acceptance. J. E. H.-The poem being in blank verse is an BEDELIA R.-The poem is on our accepted list; its only fault is in its extreme length. A. A. L.—We shall be happy to meet this writer's wishes. JOHN P.-Accepted with thanks. J. W., Sidmouth.-The sketch shall appear. Mr. S.. Liverpool.-We shall be most happy to receive communications from this gentleman-but we do not insert pieces that have been previously set to music and published. ALPHA. We shall be happy to receive the offered poems, and insert them if they are equal to the specimen we are favoured with. ELLEN W.-Declined. ANONYMA. We cannot find the MS. Probably it has already appeared, if it ever was accepted. MARY W., Sligo.-Accepted. give them what correction we may. CONSTANCE-Accepted. W. M. K.-The verses will not suit our pages, X. Y. Z.-Accepted. HENRY W.-The poems are sadly too long for our purpose-cannot he contrive in future to curtail them? PROSE TALES.-Correspondents who favour us with prose tales are requested to write only on one side the paper, and to paragraph the same ready for the printer's hands. Ten pages, without a break, are more than our patience will stand. It is quite enough to read MS., even for approval, without having to prepare it for the press. All Communications, Reviews of New Books, &c., to be addressed to the EDITRESS, care of MR. ALGER, No. 24, Norfolk-street, Strand, where ALONE communications for this Work will in future be received, post PAID. Office, No. 24, Norfolk-street, Strand: sold by Berger, Holywell-street; Steele, Paternosterrow; and by all Booksellers in Town and Country. Printed by Joseph Rogersen, 24, Norfolk Street, Strand, London. |