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JSncs jfoin rarnassus. — JS'u. IL 



[Kob. 



Regf'nt, a set of tracts, superbly bound, 

 accompanied with an appropriate ad- 

 dress, were also transmitted. J-ord 

 Sidmoufh, into whose hands tiiej'^vvcre 

 delivered hy tlie chairman and trea- 

 surer of the committee, perused th:- 

 address with apparent satisfaction, and 

 promised to take an earlj' opportunity 

 of layinjj; them before the Prince, 



Such has been (he origin and progress 

 of the Society for tiie promotion of Per- 

 manent and Universal Peace; a society 

 of the purest and most expansive bene- 

 volence, the sole t'-nde.ncy of v.hicii is 

 to describe tiie baneful consequences of 

 war, to divest it of those hrillirmt and 

 fascinating cohiurs wiili Mriicii pi)e(s 

 and historians have disj.Mii cd its sa- 

 vage and ferocious character ; to pre- 

 sent its hideous features in all (heir 

 native deformity, to the [tuidic view; 

 and, if possible, (o iiiduce mankind to 

 contrast the blessings, security, and 

 advantages of peace, with the poverty, 

 wretchedness, and desolation Avliir-li a 

 d liferent system lias invariably ])ro- 

 duccd, from (he earliest periods of his- 

 tory. 



We are assured, in the beautiful lan- 

 gua<r:> of inspiration, that a pe- 

 riod will arrive when " nation shall 

 no longer lift up a sword against na- 

 ticm; neither shall theylcivrn war any 

 more," The prospect is asnodiing and 

 delightful one ; a cheering oasis upon 

 which the mind can ex])a(iate v. ith 

 pleasure; and we foudly hope, (hat like 

 the morning spread upon the moun- 

 tains, the dawn of that auspicious day 

 has already beanu'd upnn this favoured 

 country. All tliat is great and beauti- 

 ful, every thing which adorns and 

 improves humanity, has been progres- 

 sive, the progress of truth, thougj] silent, 

 is certain as the light,and we are assured 

 from all which has ))receded, and still 

 moves around us, that the abolition of 

 war will also be the eti'ect, " not of any 

 sudden or resistless visitation from 

 Heaven on the character of men — not 

 of any mystical influence, working with 

 all the omnipotence of a spell, on the 

 passive hearts of (hose who are the 

 subjects of it, but it will be brought 

 about by the philanthropy of thinking 

 and intelligent christians. The pro- 

 phecies contained in the scriptures 

 Mill pass into efl'ect and accomplish- 

 ment by no oilier influence than the 

 influence of its ordinaiy lessons on the 

 hearts and consciences of individuals ; 

 and thus, by scriptural truth, conveyed 

 with power from one people to another, 



and taking its ample round among ;).!1 

 the (ribes and families of the earfli, 

 shall we arrive at its magnificent re<,ult 

 of peace (Uronghout all its provinces, 

 and security in all its dwelliag- 

 places.'^* 



J^et us then unite with heart and 

 baud in t!ie benignant work of pn)- 

 inoting " Peace on earth, and good- will 

 tonvm;'" the blessing of Heaven will 

 descend upon it, and the sure word (.f 

 yirophecy has told us (hat it cnnnol 

 fail. " Eui)0(iA. 



For the MorJldij Mfurrrzinf. 



NEWS FROM PAllXASSUS. 



No. II. 



MlilASDOLA, A TKAOKDY, BY UAURY 

 CORXVVAIiL. 



IF, indeed, th',» opinion of Hume were 

 correct, tliat thore is u certain \><i 

 riad in tl;e fortunes of literature, after 

 attaining v.-hich they nainrally bCfjin (o 

 deteriorate, we should cer'aiuly be in- 

 clined to believe that the tragic dranijv 

 in this (ronntry has long since reached 

 t'le meridian of its gloiy, rnd that for 

 many years past it has been on the (]^- 

 cline. — Siiakspeare stands on (his pin- 

 nacle of excellence, surrounded by men, 

 who, tiir,ugh far iiif.nior (o him, are yet 

 inimeasiirably above (lie dramatists of 

 lafcr days. It is not very probable that 

 even the latter will be surpassed in our 

 own days, and ii would perhaps be un- 

 reasor.ahle to hope that the great mas- 

 ter of our drama will ever be compelled 

 to own a superior •' in the tide of ti!!U^" 

 — We are told, however, in the prologue 

 to this first effort of Mr. Barry Corn- 

 wall's (ragic muse, that v.'e may exj)ect 

 at lengtii a revival of the ancient 

 strength and simplicity of our elder 

 drama, and we arc given to understand 

 that Mirandola is an attempt to hitro- 

 duce a higher style of dramatic writing 

 amongst us. — This at allevenis is boh!, 

 and the success which the " dramatic 

 scenes" experienced probably encou- 

 raged IMr. Barry Cornwall to the at- 

 tempt. There is, however, a consider- 

 able difference between producing a 

 single scene, where one pre-eminent 

 passion alone is dwelt on, and com- 

 bining a fable which out of various and 

 conflicting materials is to form one 

 great and harmonious whole. This 

 difference we have no doubt the autlior 

 of Mirandola has fully ack nowleilged. — 

 In the expression of line and delicate 



• Dr. C'liahners's Sermon on iiie subject ^f 

 peace. 



sentiinent. 



