21. NOTES OF THE MONTH. 



happily executed that the eye is almost deceived ; the effect of motion and 

 uproar in the "abundance of waters" is ably given ; and by the judicious 

 introduction of a partial gloom in the distant sky behind the rapids a proper 

 degreee of force is bestowed upon this mighty object. The warmly tinted 

 clouds, which seem congregating for stormy purposes, harmonize luxuri- 

 antly with the rich autumnal foliage of the nearer trees, and form a striking 

 contrast to the coolness of the river. We have no doubt that the public 

 patronage will warrant the opinion that it is the most interesting and ma- 

 Panarama that has been exhibited for some time. 



NOTES OF THE MONTH. 



THE TARTAR'S TRIUMPH. Mr. Cutlar Ferguson has called 

 upon ministers to remonstrate with the Emperor of Russia, on be- 

 half of the unhappy Poles with what success, may be supposed when 

 he appealed to a house the most subservient of all that has preceeded 

 it to the most craven of leaders. If England would but raise her 

 voice, not in the pitiful sneaking way she has hitherto done, but with 

 the bold bearing befitting her strength and station, the bearded dogs 

 could no more continue their atrocities than dares the coward wolf 

 attack the bold hunter that seeks him. But the fear of war is thrust 

 upon us by our pusillanimous ministry, as an excuse for our per- 

 mitting treaties to be trampled upon and is the British nation at last 

 brought to quake before an impudent bully, that a blow from an 

 oaken cudgel would fell to the ground ? 



The power of Russia is the most splendid humbug of modern 

 times. It is a modern huge cast-iron colossus, that would take a 

 crow-bar only to shiver to atoms. Russia cannot go to war with 

 England she dares not. Her dealers in tallow and hemp, or, as they 

 waggishly call themselves, nobles, exist only by their trade with 

 England ; and if their traffic were put an end to, the sea swept of their 

 ships, and their ports blockaded, they would immediately take the 

 short method of raising such blockade, by strangling their master. 

 Such a process is not new to these gentry. 



KNOWLEDGE THE VITAL PRINCIPLE. A negotiation has been 

 pending between the French and English postmasters, relative to the 

 quicker dispatch of letters between the two countries. Some diffi- 

 culty, it appears, has arisen on our part respecting newspapers, which 

 seems rather extraordinary, inasmuch as the free postage would be 

 in our favour, if we may judge from the bulk and weight of our 

 journals, compared with the French. We hope the directors of our 

 establishment may not be adopting the plan of the travelling John 

 Bull of the present day, who, hearing so much of French extortion 

 and finesse, by way of guarding against imposition, invariably bids 

 about half the worth of every article he wishes to buy, and is conse- 

 quently now considered the most beggarly curmudgeon under the 

 sun. Newspapers are as necessary to our comfort as food and 



