ORACLE OF ORIGINS.-No. III. The opprobrious title of bum bayliffe, SO constantly bestowed upon the sheriff's officers, is, according to Judge Blackstone, only the corruption of boundbayliffe, every sheriff's officer being obliged to enter into bonds and to give security for his good behaviour, previous to his appointment.

The three blue balls prefixed to the doors and windows of pawnbrokers' shops, by the vulgar, humorously enough, said to indicate that it is two to one that the things pledged are never redeemed, were in reality the arms of a set of merchants from Lombardy, who were the first that publicly lent money on pledges. They dwelt together in a street, from them named Lombard Street, in London, and also gave their name to another at

Paris.

The games of marbles, played by boys, are of great antiquity, and originated in the more manly games with bowls. In early times, before the invention of grinding marbles into a perfectly round form was known, boys used nuts in their stead. It is said of Augustus, when young, that, by way of amusement, he spent many hours in playing with little Moorish boys, cum nucibus, with nuts. This trifling circumstance presents us with a pleasing trait in the juvenile character of the greatest of all the Roman

emperors.

"TO BE CONTINUED."

I

wise, Mr. Editor! Let not the wisdom of Easter pantomime, because we know, by sad
Solomon, edged with the wit of Swift, pre- experience, that for nearly half the season
vail on you to send that paper to the press they are sure to be continued;" the knock
which, like a scorpion with a sting in its of our tailor with his bill pierces us through
tail, concludes with a "to be continued." and through like a drawn sword, for no
To the flames with it incontinently, or the other reason but our conviction that day
tenure of your chair is not.worth a week's after day, until the rascal is paid, it is "to
purchase. Let any devil take it, but the be continued;" we could endure one day
printer's devil. Were it an essay of my and even two, of that fellow with the monkey
Lord Verulam, your Magazine would not or hurdygurdy, but what uncenters and
survive it. For myself, at least, I hate it as unmans us is our consciousness that, un-
did Horace garlic,-Voltaire, Piron,-Mira- less we assassinate him or procure his assassi-
beau, a bishop; I abhor it as churchmen donation, his performance is far more certain
Cobbett,and the boroughmongers the memory" to be continued," than our practice of break-
fasting or dining. I could go on through
is at the bottom of half our calamities.
of Jeremy Bentham. "To be continued,"
half the woes that afflict humanity; but
Irish tithe-system was tolerable, until Mr. of all our grievances of the "to be con-
Stanley informed us that it was "to be con- tinued" class, there is none so hard to bear
tinued:" the aggravating feature of the Mar- as an article in a Magazine; for which
quis of Londonderry's fooleries in the House reason it is, Mr. Editor, that this paper,
like the rottenborough system, and (I think
of Lords is, that from session to session, and
I may add) the Bench of Bishops, is not
from night to night, they are "to be con-
"to be continued."
inued," we shudder at the thoughts of an

The

CLAREMONT PARK.

Thomas Holles

I know not whether Beelzebub ever contributes in person to the Magazines-we ali know that he writes by proxy in one or two of them-but were he to do so, there is not the shadow of a doubt upon my mind but that he would break off his article with a "to be continued," in italic characters, between brackets. It is an odious phrase, and worthy of all reprobation, that "to be con tinued." I hate it as I do the gentleman THIS Park is situated near the village of | so well known for his taste in laying out have just named. I eschew it as I do-not Esher, about five miles from Kingston grounds, but who used to consider himSatan, but the author of Satan-and all his and seventeen from London. Sir John self as of still greater skill in architecture, works. How many Magazine readers has Vanburgh, so well known for his parti- to build him a house and model the it prepared for St. Luke's; how many Ma-cular style of architecture, bought some grounds without any limitation of exgazine proprietors has it committed to the land here, and built a low brick house, pense. He performed the task much to Fleet; how many innocent Magazines them- for his habitation, upon it. The spot he the satisfaction of his lordship, who did selves has it caused to be gathered prema-chose was in low ground, without the ad- not regard the cost, which is said to have turely to the Spectators and Tatlers, and the others fathers of periodical literature! Oh! vantage of prospect. you never ending, still beginning" writers. Pelham, Earl of Clare, bought it of Sir who, like the evil genius that haunted John, and was created Duke of Newcastle, Brutns, cannot leave us at Sardes without Aug. 2, 1715. The Duke adorned the promising to be with us again at Philippi, park by many plantations, under the diwere there any wholesome discipline in the rection of Kent. One of Kent's most coinmonwealth of letters, a winter in Siberia, and a speech of Sir Charles Wetherell common designs at Claremont was a small daily, would be the sure recompense of lake, edged by a winding bank, with your misdeeds! I wish I were an auto-scattered trees, that led to a seat at the crat for your sakes. Willingly would I end of the pond. On a mount in the see the British constitution overturned to park he erected a building in the shape of reach you. To your accomplices-I mean a castle, and called it "Claremont," those who print and those who read you from his own name, by which the place I bear no malice. To the former I wish has been known ever since. a cell and a keeper; to the latter the guardianship of my Lord High Chancellor, the proper protector of unhappy individuals whose foreheads are inclined to the horizon at the angle of hopeless idiocy. Are you

After the death of the Duke, it was purchased by Lord Clive, the conqueror of India. When setting out on his last voyage, he gave directions to Mr. Browne,

been more than 100,000l. Browne had
been often employed to alter houses, but
this is said to be the only complete one he
ever built. It forms an oblong square
of forty-four yards by thirty-four. On
the ground floor are eight spacious rooms,
besides the hall of entrance and the great
In the principal front, a flight
staircase.
of thirteen steps leads to the great en-
trance, under a pediment supported by
The situation is
Corinthian columns.
well chosen, commanding various views of
the water and plantations in the park.
In 1816 it was purchased by Government
for the country residence of his Serene
Highness Prince Leopold, and his consort
the Princess Charlotte.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS.

W. W. will much oblige us by procuring Agents
in the several towns through which he says he
shall pass on his route to Falmouth. A few such
active friends are highly desirab.e.
To Z.-certainly not.

R. P. is thanked. The packet of engravings shall

be taken care of. The young gentleman who writes "Stanzas to a Carrion Bird," must not expect to crow in our pages. His lines are trashy.

most iniquitous, most atrocious, most
base and detestable traffic, which, under
the name of the slave-trade, has long dis-
graced the shores of Africa and New
South Wales. Sir John has not hitherto
had time to make himself master of this
important subject, but pledges himself
most solemnly, should he continue to be
favoured with the Society's countenance,

F. E., W. N., and others, must stand over until and obtain his seat, to bring in a Bill for

our next.

THE TOURIST.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1832.

ALL the world knows that a certain Society called the Agency Anti-Slavery Society has lately, from time to time, published certain Schedules, A, B, and C, containing the names of candidates for the ensuing Parliament, hostile or friendly to the immediate Abolition of Slavery. The measure was original: and not less bold than original; it has, of course, been largely discussed, and as it is not unlikely to become a precedent, we will take the liberty of taking a part in the discussion.

"It is an unwarrantable liberty with my name," cries one in Schedule A. We were about to describe him, but we should bring a hornet's nest about our

ears.

"I insist on your omitting me," shouts another of these luckless wights, "I have just avowed myself a friend to abolition!"

the immediate emancipation of all the
inhabitants of Liberia and Kamschatka."
To be serious, we know not any plan
that could have been devised better cal-
culated to expose the ignorance, as well
as the insincerity, of those pretensions
which have long-far too long been
palmed upon the anti-slavery public. We
are very apprehensive of touching the
spear of Ithuriel. The Globe and the
Herald have got into a terrible contro-
versy on this point. Mr. Tom Macaulay
will, perhaps, in charity, set us right, if
we err: so we will venture.

to mention

represented, not the sweet eloquence of Mr. Wilberforce, nor the pointed argument and energetic sincerity of Mr. Buxton, could obtain even the decency of tranquil attention. We hope these things will be managed better hereafter: and the way to secure it, is to learn beforehand the character and feelings of those we send to Parliament. How can this be done, except by recourse to the plan adopted by the Agency Committee? We mistake if Dr. Lushington himself, in some of his Anti-Slavery speeches, has not most strongly enforced the necessity of distinct, specific, and most clear AntiSlavery pledges; but cui bono a pledge, if not to be published! We hate those "private" and satisfactory assurances," those very "clear understandings," which are perfect enigmas to all mankind besides, that are daily given from friend to friend, and will not bear the light. Have they not been given again and again? Would it not be easy to point out many, who have thus beguiled the real friends of the cause of abolition, and wormed themselves into the confidence, even of Buxton and Lushington, who nevertheless have failed at the pinch, and slided out of "clear understandings" and "private assurances" with as much facility as an eel from the fisherman's grasp? No, no! we have had enough of this; the man that honestly means what he says, and understands what he means, wants no privacy -no convenient "understanding. The English language is not so poor, but his heart can find expression; and expression -, whose letter we have just sketched is that which honesty desires. But, say as fancy paints it, know not the difference some of our cautious ones, your Schedules between Slavery and the Slave Trade; make enemies-they deter would-be and, with almost antideluvian simplicity, friends-they convert indifference into have loudly professed their determination hostility, and give a bias to the doubtful to terminate that, which 1807 abolished, scale. Is it so? We rejoice to hear it. and 1811 made felony! Again and again We seek not to alienate, but to convict have we heard solemn protestations, rethese men. Never did good arise from ligious professions, and pious ejaculations doubtful allies. The fellows hover of Christian abhorrence, all of which, by round the field of battle like carrion some political hocus-pocus, far exceeding crows-watch every turn-not a movethe legerdemain of Smithfield fair-(take ment escapes them-they shift from side, ;care, all ye Aldermen-candidates, we avow with wonderful agility, as either side preourselves cocknies!)-became converted ponderates, and thus create alarm a huninto "Oh! ohs!" and gruff uncourdred times beyond their actual strength. teous Hear, hears," and sometimes These are the men for Schedule A: we into actual "coughing," as wish to fix them; to nail them down; Buxton's honest energy and Lushing- we despise them as enemies, we distrust ton's animated vehemence are heard in them as friends, and this is the use of reprobation of Slavery's crimes. No one scheduling them. We ask the question who has not witnessed it, can conceive calmly; we know full well the value of the studied and contemptible confusion, a vote, come from whom it may ; but for the satanic sneering, the not half-supour own part, we declare that we should pressed growls of affected disgust, but entertain better hopes of the cause, if we real annoyance, with which HE has to saw Buxton and Lushington, Evans and "Sir John feels unbounded gra- contend, who hitherto has dared, in a O'Connell, dividing alone against all the titude to the members of the Agency British Parliament, to declare himself House, upon the simple abstract question Committee, individually and collectively, the friend of humanity, or the foe to phy-of slavery or freedom, than if we found for the high and unexpected honour they sical oppression:-Galway Martin could them supported by a vast majority, enhave done him, in scheduling his name with difficulty assert the claims of brute cumbered with all the twaddle of equitwith that noble list of distinguished phi-life to pity; though here no personal in-able arrangements, regard to property, lanthropists, whose names will be immor- terest interposed :—but let the oppressed talized as the determined foes of that and voiceless negro have His wrongs

"No falsehood can endure Touch of celestial temper." We are very far from ascribing a celestial temper to the Agency Committee; but we do impute "falsehood"that is, political insincerity-to a vast portion of professed abolition Members, in past Houses of the Commons. It would be difficult any public topic on which so much ignorance and so much hollowness have been exhibited by our worthy representatives, as on this. We have ourselves "How dare you presume to pass conversed with men, public men, otherjudgment on my opinions without hear-wise well informed, who, like Sir John ing them?" exclaims a third, whose opinions nobody knows, cocking his hat on one side, and stroking down the sleek convexity of the epigastric region, with a leer that would have done credit to old Falstaff, when sipping his sack at the Boar's Head in Eastcheap! But Schedule C has, no doubt, been sought with an anxiety, scarcely less amusing, than the angry remonstrances of the enfans perdus of Schedule A.

"I entreat you to remember Mr. A., our liberal candidate for the borough of Bhe has, to my knowledge, spent the last month in getting your Reporters by heart; he will bear catechising as well as a charity-school-boy."-"The Committee of Lord beg respectfully to state that his Lordship will be bound hand and foot to support any measure which the Agency Committee think right, tending, in any degree, to effect any object, or to assist any purpose, however remotely connected, in any way whatever, with the abolition of Colonial Slavery."

800n as

vested rights, and due preparation! And what Anti-Slavery man, acting on prin

tables; and against the south wall on the inside, is a rude figure in stone of a knight templar, with the front part of his helmet in the shape of a cross. For many years the roof of this building was covered with thatch, but in 1790 it was removed and a covering of tiles substituted. At that time also the bell, which had previously hung in a tree, was placed over the west end of the building.

This chapel is a donative of exempt jurisdiction, but appears to have had no stipend for the officiating minister until it came into the possession of Mr. Daniel Disney, who being a Presbyterian, appointed a minister of that persuasion to perform service there, with a salary of 301. per annum. This gift he afterwards confirmed by his will in 1732, and in addition, bequeathed to the trustees the use of the chapel and chapel ground for the same purpose. On the death or alienation of the minister, the trustees were to present the names of two to the lord of the manor, who was to appoint one of them, and on his neglect or refusal, the trustees themselves were to make the appointment. Ministers continued to be nominated by the prescribed form until the death of Mr. Dunkley. On that occasion the present owner took possession of the estates which had been conveyed to the trustees, and appointed to the chapel a minister of the Church of England, paying him 301. per annum.

again to stir beyond the bills of mortality.

Your affectionate nephew,
"FRANK STAUNTON."

THERE'S MUSIC IN A MOTHER'S VOICE.
There's music in a mother's voice,

More sweet than breezes sighing;
There's kindness in a mother's glance,
Too pure for ever dying.
There's love within a mother's breast,
So deep, 'tis still o'erflowing,
And care for those she calls her own
That's ever, ever growing.
There's anguish in a mother's tear,
When farewell fondly taking,
That so the heart of pity moves,

It scarcely keeps from breaking.
And when a mother kreels to Heav'n,
And for her child is praying,
O, who shall half the fervour tell
That burns in all she's saying!
A mother! how her tender arts

Can soothe the breast of sadness,
And through the gloom of life once more
Bid shine the sun of gladness.
A mother! when, like evening's star,
Her course hath ceased before us,
From brighter worlds regards us still,
And watches fondly o'er us.

underbred pleasure in tiring, or trying to ing, however, came the post, and with it a tire, the London stranger to death. letter it was from Frank Staunton, and "Sad was the hour, and luckless was the day, ran thus:When first from Schiraz walls I bent my way," "My dearest Aunt: There are some temptathought Frank, as he toiled up the half-mail passing by my path proved so to me. I tions that are irresistible; that of the London dozenth hot hill, for the sake of the prospect, called to the coachman, got up by the guard, and which he alone was expected to admire- was miles on my journey before I remembered the others, as they observed, having seen itaught but the happiness of a return to town. little wood; the stump of an old oak looked prettiest of the new Annuals this year: but I've so often. At length they returned to the shall ever retain the most grateful recollection of your kindness; I will send my cousins the very inviting, and there Frank was about to 'made a vow, and registered it in heaven,' never sit, when his second cousin, William, caught his arm, exclaiming, “Mother! you have laid the cloth close to the wasp's nest." All hurried off-but not till Staunton's left hand was as an armoury, in which a score of wasps had left their stings. All hurried off, the gooseberry pie dropped in the scuffl; two or three dishes and plates broken, also but as soon as they were seated, due attention was bestowed on Frank's wounds: a key was produced from Mrs. Selby's ponderous pocket, destined to extract the stings; and when, in spite of the universal declaration, "that it was the best thing in the world," he averred his conviction that it was the worst, and withdrew his hand, it had ner proceeded; all seated themselves on the just the appearance of a honeycomb. Dingrass, nobody knowing what to do with their feet or their plates, Christians not being so handy as Turks. There was some romping, and a great deal of laughter excited by that local wit which is so utterly unintelligible to and drank like a Saxon: he was one of those a stranger. Mr. Selby ate like an Abyssinian true-born Englishmen whose morality is beef, and whose patriotism is ale. The repast was concluded, and both he and his wife dropped off in their accustomed nap, with the mutual exclamation, "Frank, we have a water-party in store for you to-morrow." The party dispersed: Staunton saw the receding figures of his two fair cousins with THERE is a species of entertainments pecu- the two young meu; one of whom was enliar to our islands, called in Wales " grass tertaining his companion with the history parties," in Jersey "milk parties," and at of his brown mare's cold, and the other was Greenwich and Richmond "PIC-NICS:" they being eloquent in praise of his liver-coloured are days devoted to all those inconveniences pointer; the ladies, however, seemed very which at less-favoured periods would, to well entertained. The wind had changed. use an expressive Irishism, “set you mad." and it was one of those raw, piercing evenYou give up the comforts of civilised life-ings which pay November the delicate flattables and chairs are DE TROP-one glass does the work of many-and your dinner is spread on the grass, for the benefit of the ants, earwigs, and other insects. It was for the celebration of one of these mistakes (for they are called pleasure) that the Selby family assembled in a large cart, without springs, destined to traverse the roughest of roads that ever destroyed your nerves, and threatened your joints. Two young men joined the party, and, quite as matter of right, appropriated the seats by the two eldest girls; and Frank was jammed into an inconceivable small space between his uncle and his aunt, both of whom maintained an unceasing flow of discourse-one touching his turnips, the other touching her turkeys; while the younger children kept up an incessant and Babelish din. At length they arrived at a nook in a wood: the father and mother, with the four younger ones, stayed behind to get dinner ready, while they enjoined the others to go and walk for an appetite; an injuction Frank, at least, thought very needless. However, off they went, under a broiling sun, over hedge, ditch, hill, and dale; while to Staunton it was obvious that the two young men took an

A GYPSY PARTY.

tery of imitation: there was a melancholy
1ustling in the leaves, a dim mist rising from
the lake: and the visitor walked "the green-
wood glade" alone, his teeth chattering, and
a small chill rain beating in his face. This
small rain gradually took a more decided
form, and a heavy pelting shower. Mr.
Selby's voice was heard calling on the party
to assemble together: they did so, and again
the cart bore its crowded company. Sud-
denly it was discovered that Staunton was
missing. To make short of a long story,
they called, they hunted, but in vain: it
was now getting dark, and home they were
obliged to go-but minus their cousin. One
supposed he was drowned, and another that
he had fallen into some old gravel-pits; a
third suggested that murders had been com-
initted ere now. The evening closed in on
a collection of those lugubrious tales that are
the delight of an English fire side.
the next day they were, indeed, seriously
alarmed; for no tidings could be learned of
Frank Staunton. A ghastly fear seized on
the whole neighbourhood-he might have
been Burked! Sacks and pitch-plasters were
that day the sole topics of discourse in the
neighbourhood of Ulleswater. Next inorn

But

THE HOUSEWIFE.

"A stitch in time."-OLD ADAGE.

HOW TO KILL SLUGS.-Take a quantity of cabbage-leaves, and either put them into a warm oven, or hold them before the fire till they get quite soft; then rub them with unsalted batter, or any kind of fresh dripping, and lay them in places infested with slugs. In a few hours the leaves will be found covered with snails and slugs, which may then, of course, be destroyed in any way the gardener may think fit.

DOMESTIC YEAST.-Ladies who are in the it is) of making domestic bread, cake, &c., are habit (and a most laudable and comfortable habit informed that they can easily manufacture their own yeast by attending to the following direc tions: Boil one pound of good flour, a quarter of a pound of brown sugar, and a little salt, in two gallons of water, for one hour. When milk warm, bottle it, and cork it close. It will be fit for use in twenty-four-hours. Que pint of this yeast will make 18lbs. of bread.

TO MAKE THE BARK GROW ON TREES. - When a branch is cut off a tree, or otherwise wounded, make the place smooth with a sharp knife; and if the tree be cankered, either cut away the part affected, or scrape it out until you come to the sound wood. In all cases, make the surface as smooth as possible; then put half a pound of tallow into 2lbs. of tar, and warm it over a fire, till the tallow is just melted in the tar; when 1 oz. of saltpetre should be added, and the whole stirred well together. The composition must then be laid on the parts that you want to heal.

Among the cheap publications, one claiming particular attention has just appeared, in the form of a large and comprehensive "Map of London," at the low price of sixpence. It is on a large sheet of drawing-paper, about three feet long by two wide, and has the useful appendage of three hundred references. We conceive that no one would be without this most excellent

guide in their walks round "town." It is published by Lacey, St. Paul's Church-yard.