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1ng very finest mould ;' and the mouth is more capable of J 1", meanin than an I remember to have seen, except 131‘:th of ' J‘Vdinury sense of that term as a plied to the mouth.

ssnour.—-rnz sraians. ; ' d fleets had made a also attack-in figmmvfith the object of landing the Turkishl troops, andEnglish and Austrian marines. To ex- plain the nature of this thlse attack, to readers not versed in warlike maneuwes, let us (for we love all homely instances) resemble it to a run-away knock, i athing' so well understood in this city. ' We ], the Admiral gave a run-away knock at

Ibrahim’s door at Beyrout; Soliman, the porter, as

I "II." ‘l . . . mmmfli’eghdaszfsgg‘tldgggwtfie Ammowmziof good-humoured irony, or bitin

i in the thicf-takin language, called a, ‘sneak.’ The Admiral, h§g in his sleeve, sailed away, and snugly smuggled the Turkish army ashore some seven or eight miles ofii The army so hap- pily hndod were instantly packed up in an intrench- ment, Commodore Napier having himself taken a shovel in hand toassist in fencing them in. The

as of the fleet commanded the road by which Elohim must march to attack them, and it may confidently be said that the allied army is sqfe, which is a great thing ,to say—safely planted, so 'long as the wind does not blow on the shore, In which case

' the fleet must leave the roads—we meanboth that

road on shore, and the road at sea,—and clawpfi' the shore, for its own safety, instead of clawing Ibrahim Pacha. Thus the success of our operations depends in some sort upon the wind, which in November, will be very apt to favour Mehemet Ali.

But the Syrians—ay, t e Syrians—came in large numbers, and showed a laudable eagerness to. take our arms. All the accounts of their enthusiasm, especially at Djibail, were excellent; but we confess, that we do not like the circumstance, stated in the despatch of Captain Martin, that large bodies of men whom we have armed have returned to the moun- tains, as they say, to blockade a very fine Emir that the know ofin a convent. . _

is to be regretted that Captain Martin did not begthem to 've us the pleasure of their company, instead of gomg after the desirable Emirin a con- vent.

It is a happiness to reflect that there are no pawn- brokers’ shops in Syria; but still we wish it were quite certain that those excellent Syrians would come back with our arms. We pray that the Emir me not be too strong for them.

hat the Syrian insurrection may turn out as well as the fondest heart can desire of insurrections, we b no means would dispute. The revolt may re- ize all the rose-colored anticjlpations of Lord Pal- merston, and for burning an destroying, bloody surprises and massacres, it may come up to the beau ideal of such thin and leave nothing to be desired. It is seldom fit any of the devilsguns flash in the pan. For be it from us to damp any ho s of a fierce rising in the sacred‘cause of liberty an Turkish government. All that we mean to _say is, that the thing was not done, was not quite finish- ed, not quite settled, when the last news came away; but the next arrival will, probably gladden _us With the intelligence of progress both in restoring and destroying the Sultan’s towns. So, too, we shall be stirs to hear of the arming of more Syrians; but we In more impatient for the tidings of the use they have made of our arms.

At resent we may content ourselves with the proud eat of the hero in Tom Thumb—

" Thus far with conquest have our arms been crowned,

Because we’ve found no fee to fight withsl."

-—Etmn¢r.

LORD Lrnnnuas-r. (Abridged/him the Britannia.)

Next to the Duke of Wellington, Lord Lyndhurst is the most influential man in the House of Lords. He is as much feared by his 0 ponents as he is res- pected and valued by his frient 5. Like his younger coacl'utor, Lord Stanley, he, too, enjoys the honora- ble distinction of being well hated, and few men have been more virulent] abused by Mr. O’Connell and the Whi His in uence in the House, how- ever, is of r. different kind from that of the Duke. The latter is a moral influence, grounded upon the respect universally entertained for his fprobity, expe- rience, fiction] turn of mind, and un inching hon- esty. rd Lyndhurst’s influence, on the other

hand, is founded more especially upon his intellec-

tual pro-eminence, in greater ower as a debater, and the stern, unliesitating etermination with which he brin those powers to bear upon the ques- tions under ussion. But the influence which sprin from fear is never so great as that which re- sults in respect. A practised and powerful deba- ter must always have enemies, either among those who envy him for his talents, or among thoae who have smarted under his lash. He must, therefore, necessarily be more owerful as a partisan than fiful as a guide. \ hat we would submit to from for whose long-tried sagacity we feel an habi- tual reverence that has become interwoven with our intellectual and moral system, we should resist from another with whom we had been in the constant ctice of conflict. Yet Lord Lyndhurst is very far

in being a mere partisan. On the contrary, he is possessed of more political wisdom than the great majority of living politicians; but it is as a debater that he has shone the most, and he is, therefore, always looked upon in that character more than as an originator of the course of policy pursued by his

party.

Lord Lyndhurst’s rsonal pearance is an in- dex of his mind and c cter. t is strikingly mas- culine. Considerany above the middle height, he

would appear tall, but for the breadth and muscular ‘

development of his frame ; and there is that in his mall, and somewhat stately 't, which would com- man your respect, even be you no knowledge of his big reputation. His carriage, indeed, is peculiar to himself; and is as distinct from the easy amble of Sir Robert Peel, as from the staid rave paces of Lord Aberdeen. His chest is expan ed; his tread is firm a_nd natural ,'. and (O rare accomplishment in

Englishman!) his arms fall into their right place

thout any appearance of effort. His countenance is not less remarkable than his mind. It is capable of an inconceivable variety of expression, and all high] intellectual. When in repose, it has the dig- n' gravity that becomes the judgment seat, en- lightened and made grand by the serenity of deep thought. In this phase of its expression, it might have been taken by an antique sculptor as his model

fits the ideal of wisdom. But when animated by the bea

.smcitement of public debate, how indescribably viva-

;ep i; now radiant with goo

with ' andssrt'astic. I-Iisforehead is h' h, broad, and inte] actual; his eye is full, clear, intell eat and expresgive; the contour of the whole face is in the

humour, now

mund can. It is not handsome, in the

are none of the lines of upid about it. But = es up for the want of beauty in the possession

lwant ofan English one) protru

sion of the li so that the 00mm“ ‘3 “99' we 'h°"(“¥;y°...""...“.°£".':f:‘.:'32.‘l“i§ much and deeply. 0 (Sea both ab?“ mid below 'vin some countenance an exI)resalon . e the siérfildigfil ofthe lion. Thus it becomes, P0135 large and broad, the most conspicuous mm m. a face, even when Lord Lyndhurst is not speakinr- B in the excitement of debate, it assumes to”l Y ldi erent characteristics, obeying msmmli’ "9‘7 lmotion and thought of its owner. In the expresglqn

sarcasm, It IS alike re-eniinent. There is a fle_x1 ilityabopfi the muse es rarely witnessed. A smile Will anticiPa‘i an ar ment, or a sneer refute one. Frequently have nown before-hand, from the expressmn of the mouth, what Lord Lyndhurst was about to say, all,“ I have as often observed an antagonist put out in his attack by the peculiar meaning Visible on the coun- 'tenance of the noble and learned lord, as some start- ]in proposition was enunciated. The influence which he wields in this manner is sin-pnsing. Though he sits in a remote part of the house, he seems to be the centre, of all observation ;' and a smile, a sneer, a scornful laugh, or an ironies] uhear! hear !” seems to run like the electric fire through the assembly. ,

But, if thus formed by nature to command respect, even without exerting himself to that end, how much more influential is Lord Lyndurst when addressing the House of Lords on any of the great questions that come before them, or when makin one of those searing attacks on ministers which ave pro- cured him from his enemies so much of the res ct that springs from fear. I do not exaggerate when say that he absolume commands their intellect; Even his opponents, however reliant on their own v'nws of thin confess, in their faces, now pale, now flushed, and in an twitchings of the frame, his inyiisuble power. 1gb);- his ability is precisely of that kind With which a supercilious critic can find no fault He does not aspire to excel in the mere arts of oratory —in the laborious climax, the remembered Wit, the prepared peroration; therefore he cannot be saeered down as superficial, as Lord Brougham has been. Nor does he attempt to dazzle with brilliant lan- guage or poetical imagery, like Mr. Macaulay, and so be a fine speaker, and nothing more. Nor, with all his sacrcastic power does he ever betray even the appearance of ill nature; therefore his enemies cannot fix upon him the imputation of malignity, which O’Connell has cast at Lord Stanley. No: all that lhlls from Lord Lyndhurst is massive argu- ment, sound common sense, logical analyis, set off by a species of humour that is quite legitimate, as it serves more to exemplify the arguments than merely to wound the feelings of the antagonist ; for the noble and learned lord, if ever he allows himself the use of sarcasm, expends it upon measures, not upon men. With him it is the corruscation of the intellect, pointing and vivifying and relieving from the dull solemnity of debate, not, as with others, the forked lightning of passion, searing and wouiidin , blinding and exasperating. His most favourite styfie of sarcasm is a milder mode of expressing that feeling of the mind. He ever and anon indulges in a vein of delicate, natural, unpre ared irony, which has all the effect of ridicule in tickling the risible faculties of an auditor, while at the same time it rather excites shame than anger in the objects of it; because, while it is perfectly good humoured, it carries with it conviction, growing, as it irresistibly does, out of the point of the argument it embellishes.

Let us suppose him taking a review of the events of a session. He proceeds, in a voice sonorous yet clear as a trumpet, and in the very evo'on of simple manly e oquence, to catalo e t errors of the year. He first lays the foundation by a statement of events, lucid, and unencumbered by a single unnecessary word. Facts, dates, causes, efiects, all follow each other in aclear, unhesitating nnn'ation, combining the minuteness of the politician, with the dignity and perspicuity of the historian. Some speakers encumber this rtion of their addresses With useless details, antimdigressions dictated by uncontroulable party feeling; and they refer ever and anon to piles of papers, the very sight of which fi'ightens and wearies the house by anticipation. Not so Lord Lyndhurst. His mind is a magazine wherein all the stores are arranged in due order, and are at instant command. His intellect, accustomed to analysis in the severe exercises of the law, distils the essence and rejects the crude material. You have all that you need to know, and are saved the confusion of too much information. Having thus stated the foundation of his arguments, Lord Lynd- hurst then proceeds to the attack, not with the virulence .of party feeling, or the vain desire of displnywhich acsuates so many orators, but in an unsophisticated exposure of what he conceives to have been .crrors, intended and calculated to prevent their repetition. It is not in isolated brilliant efforts that the charm of Lord Lyndhurst’s oratory consists ; it is in the sustained, concentrated ower that reigns

of a compact, muscular, practised athlete quells your phySical courage, and beads on in submission, because all hope of competition is at once negatived. _What is the cause of this spell exercised upbn your intellectual nature? It is, as I set out with saying, the unvarying, natural, inborn self-possession of the man. He is one of nature’s aristocrats. Wherever his lot had been cast, still he would have swayed the minds of his fellows. This peculiarity, which he enjoys in an eminent and unequalled degree, forms the key to his character and his success in the political world. .

Lord Lyndhurst made the best Lord Chancellor this country has had for many years. In the court he was . respected, because his legal knowledge was. universally admitted. In the house he was admired, and his authority submitted to withou a murmur, because, with that tact and instin ve self-respect which belongs to such sterling charac- ters, he never exceeded its due limits.

To those who are curious in rsonal de ' ' may be as well to add that LorSeLyndhursttmilss'fil7t years of age, but does not look more than five-and- forty; that he wears a brown wig, which fits so well that it does not look like a wig at all; that, in private life, 'he is one_ of the most agreeable men living smkin all political differences in a pervading spirit,

of wig the ladies; and that, after bein left a widow r be has united himself to a oung lad? of considerable, ' uty and unusual inte lectual accomplishments, With whom he enjoys all that happiness which a man experienced in the ways of the world knows how to extract out of the marriage state. I regret to add however, that his recent severe illness has very much impaired his personal health.

u lePEBANCE REFORM IN IRELAND.

extraordinary vaqLili‘tli'lt‘in of modern esis nowm ro ssin ' d

the labours of Theollialgre Mathew, and,h1:m|l‘)‘l:dbl:l{

eloquent Roman Catholic Priest, of Cork. If; two

When in repose, there is that comma.

years ago, any one bad redicted that bef close of 1840 more than twii million ‘ ofou‘ii

throughout, that subdues your inte lect, as the sight 11'

-fellowship; that he isauniversa] favourite M

' ‘ that ‘ n] to form habits of sobriety, ibdgb‘miiig‘ehlre and would bathe sceiligos‘vzm cis] revolution unparalleled in history, at this

' d a visionary enthusiast; have bhiiigggslfbility has been accomplish by Hi: :Ports of a single individual, and the good examp

' es in the father land has_exerted a fiiostilhayriiilyliiilflgence on the Irish and theIi‘iildescen; dents in Great Britain and America. I ilsmgsrpz- chan e in the moral character ofa peop e t m- sult from no fanaticism or mania. A grea an“ jority of those who have received the temper on-

led'e from Mr. Mathew have done so in c . p g the improved health and cir-

f witnessing _ 23%]:lmgs of friends and neighbours who havef joined 'the society; the extraordmary success 0

' ' o be attributed to the personal influence :fhlt‘li; lsfdunder on all who attended the meeftinlgs he addressed, and on the peculiar character _0 t 16

opulation, who were willing at once to glye up ilieir besetting sin when the contrast between intem- perance and sobriety was fairly presented befOre Them. The extent and influence _of the rest Tem- perance Movement in Ireland Will be _ st under- stood from the following history ofns pro r985, which we compile fi-om a recent number of an s Edinburgh Magazine and other sources, and from a recent speech of Mr. O’Connell before the British and Foreign Temperance Society, appended to this

ticle. m. The first attempt to establish a Temperance So- ciety in the South of Ireland was made in Cork. by some members of the Society of Friends. It was attended with little or no success; and Mr .Mafhew was solicited to commence one on similar principles, his friends rightly judgin that twenty ears zea— lous performance of the. ones of his o co, which had gained for him the enviable reputation 'of being the poor man’s friend, was the best of qualifications for an apostle of temperance. , Mr. Mathew was not sanguine of the success of his undertaking. At its first commencement, he would have thought him- self fortunate in obtaining five hundred members. A meeting, however, was held and the society formed on the widest possible basis; the only form requisite on admission being a repetition of a pledge by each person to abstain from all intoxicating liquors, unless recommended for medical purposes, and to discou- rage, by all means in his power, the practice of intoxication in others, Mr. Mathew adding, ‘May God bless you and enable you to keep your promise.’ At first, but few converts were made, and those chiefly from Mr. Mathew’s influence with the lower orders, whose confidence he had previous] gained; but a great improvement taking place in t e health of those who had discontinued the use of spirits, it was immediately supposed that some healing power was possessed by Mr. Mathew, of which the disciple received the benefit. This gave a great impetus to thegsociety, and the halt, the maimed, and the blind, crowded to Cork, to take the pledge'and be healed. Mr. Mathew at once discountenanced this delusion, and the society was left to rest on its own merits; but there remains a strong impression that the pledge administered by him is su erior in eflicacy to that administered by others. 'IPhe rapid increase of the sooiety soon attracted public attention, and several] applications were made to its thunder to visit distant towns to make converts. These he uniformly re- fused, alleging that all who were in earnest would come to him, and that the fati e and privation in- cident to a long journey, especially if made on foot, would be likely to im tress the occassion of it deep- ly on their minds. he first exception to this rule occurred when he visited Limerick to preach a charity sermon; on which occasion troops were called out to prevent loss of life from the mere pressure of the thousands who crowded to take the pledge. Mr. M was subsequently requested, by his eccleSiastical superiors, to visit Waterford and Clon- _mel, as the numbers of country people who flocked into Cork were, in many instances, overreached and plundered by designing individuals, who professed to accommodate strangers. It thus appears, that afier the first establishment of the society, no further measures were required, on the part oer. Mathew than the enrolment of the crowds who daily pre.’ sented themselves for admission.

To make this clear, the ivriter of the article to Which we have referred, in Tait’s Ma azine, gives the testimony of a number of the re ormed, who had, Without an exception, been induced to join the Temperance Society. by observing its beneficial influence on their fellows. Alter formino associ- ations in the principal large towns in theainterior M" .Ma‘he“! .1385, Within a few weeks, visited DPblln, and it is expected that he will soon, in com- pliance with the earnest solicitations of the British Ivivnfii Foreign Temperance Society, go to London, ready to take his pledge as soon as the can r ' it from his hands. On the 28th y e we in t e Irish metropolis, “september' file

he preached in the Catholic

the Marquis of Lansdowne a Cabinet M‘ ‘ the same time forwarded to ,Mr. Mathew alhldiied-i‘dzd pounds, to be used for the advancement of the great reform. This countenance by men ofhigh station and great political influence, is a testimon of the value which the intelligent portion of the people place upon Mr. Mathew’s labors.

It has been

. . of con ' statistics, and, accordingly, w; “gaffe” "8

decrease of the duties on'spirits, in the provmce of

su er, and other articles of more

intrinsic value ut the I. reports of the su rinten- dents of hospitals, almshouse cominissioiizrs, and

police magistrates, furnish the most gratifyin ller, principal _ es in Ireland, ties

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mine ; and, in many other towns and districts, the

been ldedylvhi‘sikey shop}: had for the I ' ce seven cig he. In som gage towns the ordinary constabulary force had

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5’ says she.

‘ of the Wesleyan Min-- 1 the past year more than on mumbeenaddedtoihe . ., a million and a quarter base been #1:, by sale or grant. One hunth'ed and A: numerary preachers and two . widows, in England'nnd Ireland, V ted to the new auxiliary fund, In . - sums of different amounts have b... é lieve particular cases of each have been ranted this year A ers, who have it placed. on ’ list, through age or infirmity; .. om with the usual allowance for the _ 1 children of preachers, and tbs- nv I g n' the sum of £12,000. By a statistical g. state of education amongst the W . It appears that, as compared With the , 1a considerable increase had taken, . ’department of school.operations, and were adopted for carrying out f ' eflicient plan in reference to this 0 .. three grants towards annual defici