relations are as cold and formal as those which he makes to strangers? Will it be contended that the General Wellesley, to whom the Marquess Wellesley, when Governor of India, addressed so many letters beginning with Sir,' and ending with 'I have the honor to be your obedient servant,' cannot possibly have been his Lordship's brother Arthur? But, it is said, Oldmixon tells a different story. According to him, a Popish lawyer, named Brent, and a subordinate jobber, named Crane, were the agents in the matter of the Taunton girls. Now it is to thrust themselves into so lucrative a job, and may, by pretending to interest at Court, have succeeded in obtaining a little money from terrified families. But nothing can be more clear than that the authorized agent of the Maids of Honor was the Mr. Penne to whom the Secretary of State wrote; and I firmly believe that Mr. Penne to have been William the Quaker." 66 Nothing can be more clear"-unfortunately, nothing can be less clear. There is no authority-so far as we know-for the assertion that "Mr. Penne" was the authorized agent. The "corrector" adds: "If it be said that it is incredible that so good a man could have been concerned in so bad an affair, I can only answer that this affair was very far indeed from being the worst in which he was concerned. For these reasons I leave the text, and shall leave notorious that of all our historians Oldmixon is the least trustworthy. His most positive assertion would be of no value when opposed to such evidence as is furnished by Sunderland's letter. But Oldmixon asserts nothing positively. Not only does he not assert positively that Brent and Crane acted for the Maids of Honor; but he does not even assert positively that the Maids of Honor were at all concerned. He goes no further than 'It was said,' and 'It was reported.' It is plain, it, exactly as it originally stood. (1857.)" therefore, that he was very imperfectly in"These reasons "will very much surprise formed. I do not think it impossible, how- Baron Macaulay's readers. "I firmly beever, that there may have been some founda- lieve" is no acceptable form of historical have seen that one busy lawyer, named Bird, authority. We firmly believe there are only volunteered to look after the interest of the two opinions on the subject of this singular Maids of Honor, and that they were forced charge against Penn-on one side that of to tell him that they did not want his ser- Baron Macaulay, on the other side that of vices. Other persons, and among them the the British public. two whom Oldmixon names, may have tried tion for the rumor which he mentions. We DR. LIVINGSTONE'S NEW EXPEDITION.The Royal Geographical Society resumed its meetings at Burlington House on Jan. 9. There was a full attendance. Among the strangers present was M. Jules Gérard, "the lion-slayer and traveller.' Sir Roderick Murchison, from the chair, after paying a tribute to the memory of the late Admiral Beaufort, referred to Dr. Livingstone's expedition to Africa. Lord Clarendon had expressed his wish that the Council of the Society should submit to the Foreign Office any suggestions respecting the expedition. The Council had approved of Dr. Livingstone's arrangements, and also of the persons he recommended as his scientific companions. Those persons are Commander Beddingfield R.N., well known for his exploration of the Congo and other African Rivers, and who had volunteered on this new expedition; Dr. Kirk, a well-known M. D., of Edinburgh, who will go out as the economic botanist of the expedition; Mr. Richard Thornton, of the Geological School of Mines, who is to be the mining geologist; Mr. Baines, who will go out as the artist, for which he is in every way qualified, being a first-rate artist, and having travelled in Tropical regions and in Australia; and Mr. Livingstone, Dr. Livingstone's brother, who will attend the expedition as an associate and companion, and take charge of the little establish ment which the Doctor hopes to fix for a time at the confluence of one of the tributaries to the Zambesi. Sir Roderick had further to state, that the Council has expressed a very decided wish, that, considering the unhealthiness of the delta of the Zambesi below Têtethat is for the last 250 miles-the expedition should be forwarded on from the mouth of the river to Tête in a decked steam-vessel, of light draught, and that the steam-launch now in preparation should carry the party on from that point. Mr. Montgomery Martin suggested that the Portuguese Government should be called upon to cooperate by appointing scientific men. But to this Dr. Livingstone objected: it would be unwise to appoint persons of different nations and languages. Besides, the proposed expedition will be composed of Englishmen, who are enemies to slavery, whereas whatever may be the feelings of the Portuguese Government, the Portuguese authorities in Africa countenance slavery and uphold it. Sir Roderick Murchison said that the Portuguese Government is favorable to the expedition. Had not the yellow fever appeared at Lisbon, Dr. Livingstone would have called there on his way, to be presented to the King, and to communicate personally with the Foreign Minister; as he will do now if there is time.-Spectator, 16 Jan. MISS HARRIET HOSMER. To the Editors of the Boston Daily Advertiser: THE interest I take in works of Art, and the still greater interest I feel in the free and full development of woman's faculties, have always drawn me powerfully toward Harriet Hosmer and the productions of her chisel. The energy, vivaciousness, and directness of this young lady's character attracted attention even in childhood. Society, as it is called, that is, the mass of humans, who are never alive in real earnest, but congratulate themselves, and each other, upon being mere stereotyped formulas of gentility or propriety, looked doubtingly upon her, and said, "She is so peculiar!" "She is so eccentric! Occasionally I heard such remarks, and being thankful to God whenever a woman dares to be individual, I also observed her. I was curious to ascertain what was the nature of the peculiarities that made women suspect Achilles was among them, betraying his disguise by unskilful use of his skirts; and I soon became convinced that the imputed eccentricity was merely the natural expression of a soul very much alive, and earnest in its work. This aroused in me a most earnest hope that the fire in her young soul might not expend itself in fitful flashes, but prove its divinity by burning brightly and steadily. Here, was a woman, who, at the very outset of her life, refused to have her feet cramped by the little Chinese shoes, which society places on us all, and then misnames our feeble tottering, feminine grace. If she walked forward with vigorous freedom, and kept her balance in slippery places, she would do much toward putting those crippling little shoes out of fashion. Therefore, I fervently bade her God speed. But, feeling that the cause of womankind had so much at stake in her progress, I confess that I observed her anxiously. The Art she had chosen, peculiarly required masculine strength of mind and muscle. Was such strength in her? I saw that she began wisely. She did not try her 'prentice hand on pretty cameos for breast-pins, or upon ivory heads for parasols and canes. Evidently, sculpture was with her a passion of the soul, an earnest study, not a mere accomplishment, destined to be the transient wonder of drawing-rooms. She made herself thoroughly acquainted with anatomy, not merely by the aid of books, and the instructions of her father, but by her own presence in dissection-rooms. She took solid blocks of marble to her little studio in the garden, and alone there in the early morning hours, her strong young arms chiselled out those forms of beauty, which her clairvoyant soul. saw hidden in the shapeless mass. She tried her hand on a bust of the first Napoleon, intended as a present for her father. This proved that she could work well in marble, and copy likenesses correctly. Her next production was a bust of Hesper, the Evening Star; in which poetical conception of the subject was added to mechanical skill. Soon after the completion of it, she went to Rome, to pursue her studies with the celebrated and venerable English scuip tor, Mr. Gibson. From that land of marbles, she sent us Medusa and Daphne, Enone and Puck. These were beautifully wrought, and gave indications of a poetic mind. They proved an uncommon degree of talent; of that there could be no doubt. But did they establish Miss Hosmer's claim to genius? In my own mind, this query remained unanswered. I rejoiced that a woman had achieved so much in the most manly of the Arts. I said to myself, "It was in you—yes, If that od-force of German Reichenbach, When I heard that she was modelling a statue of Beatrice Cenci, in her last slumber on earth, before the tidings of approaching execution was brought to her miserable cell, I felt that the subject was admirably chosen, but difficult to execute. I hastened to look at the statue, as soon as it arrived in Boston. The query in my soul was answered. At the first glance, I felt the presence of genius; and the more I examined, the more strongly was this first impression confirmed. The beauty of the workmanship, the exquisite Critics may prove their superiority of culture by finding defects in this admirable work, or in imagining that they find them. But I think genuine lovers of the beautiful will henceforth never doubt that Miss Hosmer has a genius for sculpture. I rejoice that such a gem has been added to the Arts. Especially do I rejoice that such a poetical conception of the subject came from a woman's soul, and that such finished workmanship was done by a woman's hand. finish of details, the skilful arrangement of Man doubts whether we can do the thing room. He'll see it, even by the starlight here. Testament. Dean of Norwich. An Historical Connection of the Old and New | has thrown a fuller and a clearer light upon the By Humphrey Prideaux, D.D., productions of the countries and the manners of the people mentioned in Scripture; the late discoveries of Layard and others have illustrated the Captivity. Mr. Talboys Wheeler has embraced all these points in his additions; he has also added analyses of Prideaux's subjects, and divided the text so as to read or at least to look less heavy: besides prefixing an historical re view of the whole period. Dr. M'Caul, Professor of Hebrew at King's College, has also prefixed a critico-bibliographical account of the Rabbinical authorities to whom Prideaux re ferred, and to other Hebrew authors. This is designed as an assistance to those divinity students who may wish to cultivate that class of literature.-Spectator. The publication of Prideaux's "Historical Connection," with new introductions and additional matter, under the superintendence of Mr. Talboys Wheeler, is the literary speculation of the week; followed as it is to be by Dr. Shuckford's work, originally intended to complete the story from the Creation to the Captivity, where Prideaux began. Shuckford's design, however, was left unfinished, as he stopped at the death of Joshua; the remaining period, was, some century afterwards, (1827-1836,) completed by Dr. Russell, whose work will also be included in the series. Of these three, Prideaux's Connection is by far the most important, as well in scholarship as utility. Born in 1648 and dying in 1724, AMONG the news by the West Indian mail Dean Prideaux was one of that band of learned are some tidings of the "free African emigra Anglican divines which formed the glory of the tion" of France. "A fresh batch of immiseventeenth century, and whose like "we shall grants had arrived at Martinique by the ship not look upon again." All that sacred, pro- Clara from the coast ef Africa. The mortality fane, or Rabbinical history could furnish, in his on board this vessel was much higher than in day, has been packed into his Connection, if any of the Coolie ships previously received. with less brilliancy or less classical taste than Out of 325, no less than thirty-five died during later times might supply, with sufficient clear- the passage, which lasted twenty-nine days, and ness, and with a fulness that literary skill a number of those landed had to be sent to the would designedly eschew. This extraordinary repository has the further advantage over Shuckford and Russell, that a large portion of the narrative deals with periods on which Scripture is silent. Indeed, beyond the beginning and the end, it is only the book of Maccabees that furnishes Scriptural guidance. The century and a half that has elapsed since Prideaux's labors has witnessed many changes in the mode of dealing with ancient history. Criticism and philosophy of a loftier and more searching character are required; geography hospital, where many of them have died. The Clara is described as a small vesse!, of not more than about 300 tons measurement. These were the first immigrants introduced by Regis and Co., of Marseilles, under their new con tract with the Government. It was mentioned that symptoms of discontent had been manifested by the African immigrants in the quarter of Lamentin, and an attempt at flight to the neighhoring island of St. Lucia had been discovered on the Château Lezard estate. The laborers of several estates were in the plot." From The Athenæum. History of the Campaign of 1815: Waterloo-[Histoire de la Campagne de 1815] By Lieut. Col Charras. (Jeffs.) THE plain of Waterloo will for ever be a landmark in military history. There was closed the immense account of slaughter between Napoleon and the world. There a medley of nations, under a great English captain, defeated the host of a mighty commander, who no longer represented a people. The event of that day is distinct enough, if measured by its results. The history of Europe struck into a new path from the moment of the British advance and the Prussian arrival; and yet the field has since been bitterly contested, as though several rivals had indefeasible claims upon its glory. We all know the French fable on the subject that the English were beaten, but would not acknowledge it. Most of us have heard the Prussian theory developed, which attributed the victory exclusively to Blucher. And who has not listened to the confident Londoner's belief, that the Duke was triumphant in all directions before the Prussians gave the French their first deadly, salute ? These points of disputation are gradually going out of sight. Happily, we are less exposed than formerly to loud explanations about "the Prussians coming up," the Duke being "surprised at Brussels"; the leviathan solidity of the English squares, and the exact moment-whenever that was-in which Wellington gave the word "Up, guards, and at them!" Much talking had made the topic fatiguing, and a tourist has felt grateful to a French officer for cutting short a Prussian harangue in favor of the national Blucher theory, by saying, "Then if the victory was gained by the Prussians alone, I am delighted to hear it. In that case, France can avenge herself whenever she pleases." In the book before us, another officer of the French army undertakes to treat of the campaign of 1815, and of Waterloo especially. Lieut. Col. Charras is not unknown. He belongs to the party proscribed in France. He is a practical soldier, and his services have gained for him the esteem of the French army. This narrative perhaps, will not satisfy the egotism of such Frenchmen as believe Napoleon the First to have been a faultless commander, and persist in identifying the eagles that fluttered in the blood-stained dust at Waterloo with the symbols sacred to the independence of a nation. It is a calm, close, rapid review of the entire campaign; and if it lowers the Bonaparte pedestal, it is still history, and must be refuted before it can be rejected. Such a work was wanted, particularly by French readers. In English we have Siborne, and a good many compilations; but the Paris libraries had been overloaded with grandiloquent accounts, based upon the statements of Napoleon and his followers. No one, perhaps, is qualified to compose a final history of Waterloo until it has been ascertained whether the vaulted room at Apsley House contains any documentary evidence; but, with this reserve, we may pronounce that Lieut. Col. Charras has written a most lucid and satisfactory narration. His object, as apparent throughout his pages, is to render ample justice to the commanders engaged, to the troops employed, and to the nations represented. Of course, as a military critic, he presents himself with certain set views, which may not find universal acceptance, and concerning which we have nothing to say. Indeed, minute anatomy might lay bare some errors of detail; but the spirit of the writer, as at once evinced, and his plan, which systematically connects his assertions with his authorities entitle him to our general confidence,— the more so as we find him avoiding the traditionary blunders of French historians. An English version of such a book is desirable. Lieut. Col. Charras in the main, avoids political discussion, although the politics of history necessarily intrude, at times, into his narrative. Thus, to account for the position occupied by the Emperor at Waterloo, it was requisite to pass into certain explanations; but these are characterized by moderation and candor, allowing, as we must do, for a slight, inevitable bias. In his treatment of Napoleon, however, we trace nothing but the sagacity of a military mind united with a determination to bring out the truth in defiance of "that mortallest enemy of knowledge "- -as it is called by Sir Thomas Browne-authority. The authority among the French has been the account dictated by Napoleon himself, and that says Lieut. Col. Charras, in many material respects, is false, although, "for more than thirty years, it has served as a basis for almost every recital of the campaign of 1815 signed with the name of a Frenchman.' He himself professes to and the defile of Genappe, through which "In the first period of the battle, the re pulse of D'Erlon's corps was determined by that arm, and it cost us nearly 5,000 men. In the second, the repeated and heroic charges of Milhaud's and Kellermann's squa drons, and of the Guards, failed not only through the resistance of the British and Dutch battalions, but in consequence of the able and opportune use made by Wellington of his cavalry." Towards the close of the battle the cavalry appeared in splendid prominence, whatever it was pleasant to write at St.-Helena. Lieut. Col. Charras denies-and he never rests on denial only-Napoleon's assertion that Wellington did not anticipate an attack upon his The conduct of operations by Napoleon, after his return from Elba, was marked by every species of fatuity. Lieut. Col. Charras considerably strengthens this view; but we propose at present, to notice chiefly his commentaries on the great battle which Byron dared not attempt to picture, even though his Childe wandered to that plain of blood-bedewed grass. According to Napoleon, and the majority of French writers who have servilely followed him, Wellington and Blucher owed their victory to accidents all but in-left. credible. "The dispositions of the English "That which proves that he was not unGeneral," wrote the Shadow on St. Helena, prepared is that, being attacked in that part were contemptible, or, to speak more plainly of his line, he found himself strong enough he made none. He so managed that it was to inflict a signal defeat upon D'Erlon; but impossible to make any." To this the reply is straightforward: "Wellington's dispositions were so good that his adversary found him constantly ready to repulse any assault, at whatever point along his line it was delivered. Giving battle, as he did, on the defensive in order, until the arrival of the Prussians, to maintain his army in the position it then occupied, he had to manoeuvre but little :-his tactics were well suited to the species of troops ranked under his command; but such manoeuvres as he did make were well conceived and well exe cuted." The point to be remarked in this is not so much the accuracy of the view enforced as the readiness with which a French Lieutenant-Colonel suggests a military defence of Wellington against him of Arcola and Lodi. The following sentence contains at once the pith of the hostile criticism and the rejoinder: "The position of Mount St.-Jean presented no worse difficulties in the way of a retreat than that which was occupied by Napoleon himself; indeed, it presented less." still more, what proves it again is, that after this first attack Napoleon directed his principal efforts against the Anglo-Dutch centre." When he resolved to give battle at Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington, remarked Ne poleon, founded his resolution simply upon the belief that the Prussians would join him, an event "which could not have occurred until five o'clock in the evening." This, Lieut. Col. Charras says, is inexact. Had not accidents intervened, Blucher might easily have been upon the field one hour after noon. But it must not be thought that the French soldier, commentating upon Waterloo, finds Wellington's strategy unassailable. On the contrary, he assumes that he has fixed upon "a great, an incontestable error, committed by the English general;-the detachment of seventeen thousand men at Hal, three leagues from the spot at which he assailed the enemy." The Duke had a reason for this movement, which he himself explained in his despatches, and Napoleon omitted to con demn it; we are incompetent, however, to object to Lieut. Col. Charras as a critic, and hasten to add what follows. A comparison follows between the facilities and difficulties presented by the roads in the "In spite of allegations as violent as they rear of Wellington-the forest of Soignes-are devoid of justice, it must be acknowledged |