Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. III, No. XVII, October 1851Various
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Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. III, No. XVII, October 1851
Various
American literature -- Periodicals; Civilization -- Periodicals; Culture -- Periodicals
Alderman Salomons, the Jewish representative of Greenwich, whose
forcible exclusion from the House of Commons was noticed in our last,
has been honored with a public dinner by his constituents. He declared
his belief that public opinion would demand the rescinding of the
obnoxious oath, but declared his purpose to commence a systematic
canvass of the country for the purpose of hastening that event. He
assures his constituents that, with their support, he "will not be got
rid of" by the government.
The management of English railways is generally supposed to be so nearly
perfect that accidents never occur. Though their police is, as a general
thing, superior to that of the American railways, recent accounts
chronicle a very large number of serious mishaps. On the Great Western
road, a train, having broken down in a tunnel, was run into by another
which was not warned of the danger. On the Lancashire Railway, near
Liverpool, part of a bridge had been taken down for the purpose of being
repaired. A luggage-train was suffered to come up in the night without
any notification, and of course ran into the gap. Several minor
accidents in various parts of the kingdom are chronicled, showing very
culpable negligence on the part of the railway police.
The leading authors of England have petitioned the Master of the Rolls
for leave to examine the records of the realm gratuitously. Their
request has been granted. At a time when the historical records of the
past enter so largely into the literary productions of the day, this is
a boon of decided importance.
Mr. Jerdan, who was for many years the editor of the London Literary
Gazette, is said to be engaged in preparing his Reminiscences of
Literary Men, and his Correspondence with them, for the press. His long
connection with the literary circles of England must have given him
unusual facilities for making such a work valuable and interesting.
Among the London announcements of new books in press we observe a novel,
entitled "Marian Withers," by Geraldine E. Jewsbury, the author of
_Zoe;_ one of the most powerful novels of the day.
The London _Examiner_ states that Haynau, the notorious Austrian
General, has taken up his residence upon a large estate which he has
just purchased in Hungary. It is said that he omits no opportunity of
making himself popular with the Magyars; that he pays assiduous court to
the nobility, many of whom were sentenced by his courts-martial; that he
joins the Hungarians in denouncing the Austrian attempt to monopolize
the sale of tobacco, and says that throughout the Hungarian war, he was
only the tool of the Austrian government. He declares that there is no
country in Europe he likes so well as England, and speaks of the beating
he received there with perfect complacency. It is difficult to believe
all these statements, though the _Examiner_ vouches for their accuracy.
FRANCE.
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