prejudice has feasted with delight |O why did fortune make her rich? And thought the bliss secure ; Successful woo'd, for ah ! which, in the shape of history, bio-I met the lustre of her eye Her cheek outvied the mountain snows, Love bade his arrows lurk, to wound Why sweetly tott'ring mov'd the maid But stood with downcast eye- When Hansi mov'd, all other grace I Far from my breast my reason fled, I have been in the Indian lands, My heart's sweet liberty. EMERALD NOTICES. Dolabella (who was then Pro-consul in Asia, and before whom the cause was brought), unwilling to ac. In looking over the late English newsquit a woman of two crimes, which papers we have taken such articles as she had fully confessed, and at the seem to us in any way interesting to our readers. In a more particular mansame time loath to condemn a mo-ner than any other journals ther who avenged the murder of her They show the body of the times Not an occurrence takes place, and son, transmitted the decision to the Its form and pressure. court of Areopagus. The judges, sympathising with the embarrass-hardly is a thought suggested but is im ment of Dolabella, decreed, that "The prosecutor and the culprit should appear before them again at the end of one hundred years, and then judgment should be passed on the criminal. DIVIDE ET IMPERA. A YOUNG Counsel, Mr. S****, walking in Guildhall on a Saturday, when the place was crowded with bankrupts at tending upon the commissioners, was met by an attorney, who, after the usual salutation, expressed, in the manner of Dowling in Tom Jones, a wish, that he could split himself in two pieces; for he had two commissions of bankrupt to attend, both of which were fixed for the same hour. "Oh," exclaimed the barrister, "if that's what you want, go to the first set of commissioners immediately, and let them make a dividend of you. EPIGRAM. Never complain to Strangers. Curio, whose hat a nimble knave had snatch'd, Fat, clumsy, gouty, asthmatic, & old, Panting against a post, his noddle scratch'd, And his sad story to a stranger told. "Follow the thief," replied the stander-by ; "Ah, Sir!" said he, "these feet will wag no more!" "Alarm the neighbourhood with a hueand-cry." [could roar." "Alas! I've roar'd as long as lungs "Then," quoth the stranger, "vain is all endeavour, [sue: Sans voice to call, sans vigour to purAnd since your Hat, of course, is gone for ever, I'll e'en make bold to take your Wig -Adieu!" mediately embodied in some editorial paragraph. The motion and very looks of the great are watched and recorded, and the complexion of their countenance and the colour of their clothes descend to posterity on the same page which perpetuates the diplomacy of the cabinet or the progress of war. We wait for La Belle Assemblée, to give our female friends correct intelligence from the fashionable world. Morton has written a new comedy, called Town and Country. It promises to be equally successful with his other pieces. Its original representation in London was assisted by some elegant scenery, among which was a cotton mill by Whitmore, an Egyptian scene by Phillips, and a Welch cottage by Hollogan, which are said to be chef de auvres. The pathetic powers of Kemble and the comic talents of Fawcett are put in requisition. A new musical piece called the Young Hussar, has lately been brought out at Drury lane, the music of which is said to be exquisite. Bell's Messenger, March 1st, says, We may confidently assert that the Cabinet or Monthly Report of Polite Literature is a periodical publication which for splendor, elegance and novelty has not been often excelled. The portrait of Mr. Elliston in the HoneyMoon, and Henderson in Macbeth are exquisite performances, The following questions are proposed at Cambridge (Eng.) for Latin prizeexercises this year: For the senior Bachelors. Utrum mores civium emendet aut corrumpét commercium ' For the middle Bachelors. Utrum literis prosit librorum quanta nunc est editorum copia? MADAM CATALANI, who is said to be the first singer in the world, received five hundred guineas! for performing three times at the ladies concert in Argyle street. Her engagement for the season at the Opera will produce £7000 sterling. The following quere has been stated in some of the papers: Is this lady to pay an income tax, or by putting her property into the British funds, is it to be exempt as the property of a foreigner? It is said a case has been made up for Counsel on this point. This lady has been introduced to the Queen at a public drawing room. Etchings are published of the Miseries of Human Life. Few who have had an opportunity of being acquainted with these miseries will purchase them, as they must in general possess them in their memories deeply engraven. A great number of females have applied at the States' office for permission to accompany their lovers to Botany Bay. Love doubtless transports women as well as men. A London paper of the 8th of Feb. ruary states, That a yellow Italian jessamine tree in a garden near Shrewsbury had been in bloom for nearly five weeks past. Miss Lee, the writer of the Chapter of accidents, a play that for a long time has kept possession of the stage, produced a new piece at Drury lane this season, called the Assignation. The patience of the audience was exhausted in the second act and the piece was assigned to obscurity. by the friendly concealment of all but the initial letters. We know not whether to consider as an evidence of increased immorality and vice or of the earnest desire of the London editors to embellish their paper with strange and wonderful accounts the numerous details ofhorrid murders barbarous cruelties, robberies, prosecu tions for crim con. &c. which are found in the columns of their daily journal Every day and almost every hour of the day sends forth a newspaper from one or other part of the city and each e them contains some dread ful account Of hair-breadth scapes the immines deadly breach; of moving accidents, by flood and fiela. They present a melancholy displaye danger and death in every quarter of the kingdom. of a very competent judge, pays a proThe following extract from a letter per tribute to the genius of a most valuable correspondent: Looking over a file of Emeralds, I again express my matured approbation of the Wanderer, No. 45, on Intemper From the following article from Bell's Weekly Messenger it seems that pugilistic contests are not exclusively confined to the deliberative assemblies of our country, but like most other of our customs is founded on English authority.ance. Parliamentary fracas. The following unpleasant occurrence took place at Bellamy's Tavern, House of Commons Mr. A. S. having accused Mr. B. of being influenced in his duty by a noble Duke, the latter gave the lie direct, which was acknowledged by a severe blow with a cane. The parties have since been bound over in £ 500 each to keep the peace by Mr. Graham of Bow-Street. The English editors in giving their accounts of these ungentlemanlike actions are generally more considerate than printers this side the Atlantic.While they give a sufficient description to point out the parties among their acquaintance, the disgrace that would attach to their names is kindly diverted The ease and vivacity, that charms us in the Lay Preacher, are not merely imitated, but equalled. The immortality of Addison is principall owing to his having been à moralis without formality; a reprover withou austerity. This grace, of all others the most appropriate to periodical produc tions, the writer has imbibed. paragraph in particular, which begins with, "The wild sallies, &c." is an stance of a writer's happily amplifying without wandering from the subjec The and has some reflections at once dest! tory and profound. Vol. I. page 229. We hear the CURFEW is to be per formed for the benefit of Mr. Usher the present season. Mr. Wanderer, rioting in the luxury of wealth, and THE following story is said to be inscribed in a Mosque in the city of Bagdat. The credulous suppose the circumstances actually happen-condemned to the obscurity of solied, while the wiser part believe it to be an allegory for their reproof and instruction. It is forwarded to you with a wish that it may be amusing to some of your readers. THE STORY OF HAFIZ. D. The peasant Hafiz dwelt on the The lamountains of Giorno. bor of industry supplied him with food, health gave him cheerfulness, and innocence spread the palet for repose; he had no wish beyond the boundary of his mountain, and hardly knew but it was the limits of the world. An occasion however called Hafiz to the city and displayed to him all the wonder and wealth of the capital. He found some in the dignity of power, whose wishes were anticipated by their slaves, and who had only to command and be instantly obeyed. He found others VOL. II. S tude while others not more active are In this state of mind Hafiz pass- he trembles at its progress and dies daily in anticipation of the time, when it shall disrobe him of authority, and perhaps deprive him of life. with delight the prattling infant that had just learnt to lisp out his name. One day he sat watching the flocks on a declivity of the mountain and musing on the contrast between But, said Hafiz, though power is himself and those who had raised exposed to danger, what harm can his discontent; absorbed in contem- result from the possession of wealth? plation he did not observe the rapid- Look there, said Aladdin-Thou ity of time, and it was night ere he sawest the splendid equipage that thought of returning. Aroused how- drove through the city--the servants ever by this neglect of his duty he who followed in obeisance-the rewas preparing to depart, when a spect that it commanded and the figure of commanding attitude ar- envy that it raised-Behold there rested him in his progress. He its miserable owner-He like thyseemed to move in a path of his self once enjoyed competency and own light without extending it to contentment-but fate directed toany distance round the atmosphere. wards him the current of wealth Hafiz started at the sight and found and he partook largely of the stream himself incapable of farther motion. But what was wealth without paKnow me,said the figure, as Aladdin, rade? The regular hours and sothe genius of thy life. I have watch-briety of temperance were thrown ed over thee from the first dawn of down; the appetite was pampered existence, and it is now permitted me to show thee the error of thy thoughts, to reprove thy discontent, and to punish thy folly. Hafiz felt himself controlled by a superior power and yielded to his authority. Immediately the darkness rolled away from before them, and they appeared to view the very city that created in the nind of Hafiz all his distress. His with every variety of food. See'st thou said Aladdin, who it is that tumbles on that bed of down? I know him, replied Hafiz, for the caliph Benhadad. But mark, said the genius, the caution which sur- In his neighbor you may see the rounds him, every door is bolted, anxiety of enterprise; while the and guards watch at the portal. He quiet minds of the city are enjoying has heard this day of a conspiracy, repose the man of business is enbut cannot detect the agents; rest-gaged on plans of future greatness, lessness sits upon his brow, and or endeavouring to do away the sleep flies from his pillow; his pow-misfortunes of a disappointment in er cannot control the poignard of some object of the first expectation. the assassin, nor can his authority There again you may see the give ease to his mind. He is ele-short lived nature of popular favour. vated to power and is therefore exposed to the shafts of his enemies, the jealousy of an opposing faction embitters every moment of his life; The candidate for honours whom you envied for the great talents which controlled the multitude has been supplanted by an intriguing |