nation experienced by M. Coquenard, on discovering that the street of his glory had been transformed into La Rue Lamartine, is said to be very clamorous indeed, and has already manifested itself in the press. Nor is he the only one dissatisfied by such a metamorphosis, for a wag having quaintly enough observed that, as Coquenard has assumed the name of Lamartine, it were but just that Lamartine should henceforth bear that of Coquenard, le nom lui en est resté, and has given no small offence to Madame de Lamartine, who takes the matter most seriously to heart.

Monsieur Thiers and General Cavaignac are, at length, laying their heads together to find some efficacious means of really lending an helping hand to poor Lombardy. The former, whose warm sympathy for Italy is so well known, is bent upon ensuring some positive amelioration in the fate of that hapless country, and I have good reason to know, that at his instigation a national government, and a national army, with an archduke for governor or viceroy, will be demanded from Austria by Mr. Vivien; therefore the wind veers round to war again, for, will Austria adhere to such a demand without?

During the few weeks that the independence of Lombardy lasted, pieces of five lire were coined, bearing the following inscription," Italia Libera, Dio lo vuole." Radetzky has just had a certain number of similar medals coined, which he distributes amongst his friends, and upon which is the following cruel parody of the original piece, " Italia Vinta, Radetzky lo vuole." What volumes are in that one act of the barbarous old warrior!

The great question of the election of the president is now absorbing all minds, and leaves small space for foreign affairs. Paris begins to present a somewhat unusual appearance of agitation, and the different barriers admit sundry groups of ill-favoured looking citizens, that betoken anything but a duration of our present tranquil state. It is very generally whispered about, that should the Chamber vote against the law of universal suffrage, the "sovereign mob" will march upon the Assembly, dissolve it, and proclaim something or other in its stead. This is very generally believed by the terrorists, who, of course, form the majority of the population; but, there are sundry pieces of artillery drawn out in awful array in front of the ci-devant Palais Bourbon, and which seem to betoken that any such renewal of the 15th of May might perhaps turn out a somewhat hazardous undertaking in any way.

Should it so happen, however, that, notwithstanding the imposing military force of l'état de siège, any new political commotion does attend upon the result of the all-important question now under discussion, there is but one thing to be feared; but, that one thing alone is in itself enough to make the stoutest heart quail. As long as the army and the National Guard keep together, all will be right; but, will they?—there is the question.

From my own personal observations, no less than from what has been told me by those well able to judge, the spirit of the army is not only anti-republican, but, as far as the mere soldiers are concerned, is extremely Bonapartist in feeling. Now, what may arise in the event of a mob-army marching to the chamber to put down the Republic and proclaim an Empire, is more than the wisest of us can foresee; but in every case it threatens convulsion and bloodshed; for the National Guard—with the exception of some few legions-is either legitimist or

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Orleanist, and is not likely to submit tamely to the yoke of the young pretender, whom the army-mobo-military-may endeavour to cram down their throats.

A very good story is told, the truth of which is well known, and which illustrates pretty strongly the real value of la liberté du vote, for which the heroes of February fought. In one of the more distant departments it was well known that the peasantry had the full intention of voting in favour of Raspail, who had been represented to them as the friend of the people. The opponent of the socialist member, aware that such was the case, immediately formed and executed a scheme calculated to checkmate the movements of Raspail, and ensure his own nomination. Some few days previous to that fixed for voting, the inhabitants of the surrounding country remarked that several men, bearing the appearance of engineers, or land-surveyors, were busily employed in measuring the land in every direction, and in taking notes thereupon. Extremely puzzled as to the cause of such very unusual proceedings, a sturdy old peasant, upon whose corn-fields the surveyors were then at work, went up, and demanded what they were about, The answer was:-"As it is well known that Le Citoyen Raspail will certainly be elected in your department, and that immediately after his nomination he will carry into effect a law upon the division of property, we are taking measure of the land hereabouts, that as little delay as possible may take place in carrying the new law into execution !" The report immediately spread like wildfire, and the result was, that Raspail scarcely obtained a single vote, and that his opponent was duly elected répresentant du peuple. So much for the liberté du vote of Republican France.

MEMOIR OF CAPTAIN MARRYAT, R.N., C.B.

BY CHARLES

WHITEHEAD.

WITH A PORTRAIT.

THE subject of the following brief memoir, Frederick, was the second son of the late Mr. Marryat, the eminent West India merchant, and was born July 10, 1792. Having acquired the rudiments of education at an academy in the immediate vicinity of the metropolis, he was sent to a classical school at Ponder's End, kept by a Mr. Freeman. It is to be hoped that the discipline of the school, described by the hero of his earliest novel, is no true picture of the treatment he experienced at Ponder's End; but the following anecdote suggests that, of whatever punishments were in course of infliction at that seat of learning, he was likely to have come in for his due share. The master, coming into the school one day, saw young Marryat standing upon his head. Surprised at this reversal of the ordinary practice of mortals, he inquired the reason of it, when the lad with audacious readiness replied, "I had been trying for three hours to learn my lesson on my feet, but I couldn't; so I thought I'd try whether I couldn't learn it on my head." There is no reason to doubt him when he says, "Superior in capacity to most of my schoolfellows, I seldom

took the pains to learn my lesson previous to going up with my class. I was too proud not to keep pace with my equals, and too idle to do more." But he acknowledges that besides "a little Latin and less Greek," he made some proficiency in mathematics and algebra.

Withdrawn from this school, he was placed with a teacher of mathematics in London, under whose tuition he remained a year, and on the 23rd of September, 1806, he entered the navy as a first-class boy, on board the Impérieuse, forty-four guns, commanded by the illustrious Lord Cochrane. During his service under this gallant officer, which lasted till the 18th October, 1809, he took part in more than fifty engagements, in which many ships of war and merchantmen were cut out, off the coast of France and in the Mediterranean.

Having chased a ship into the Bay of Arcupon, which sought safety under a battery, Lord Cochrane resolved to cut her out, and young Marryat was one of the boarding party. He followed closely the first lieutenant who headed the expedition, and who at length, after his party had sustained a severe loss, succeeded in gaining the deck of the enemy. He had scarcely done so when, struck by thirteen musket balls, he fell back a corpse, knocking down his follower in his fall, who was trampled on and almost suffocated by his shipmates, who, burning to revenge their leader, rushed forward with impetuous bravery.

The vessel captured, an examination took place of the bodies of the killed and wounded. Marryat was numbered among the former, and being in a state of stupor was unable to deny the doom assigned to him. But soon arrived the surgeon and his assistants, and with them came a midshipman who bore no good-will to Marryat. This worthy youth, seeing the supposed lifeless body of his comrade, gave it a slight kick. saying, "Here is a young cock that has done crowing! Well, for a wonder, this chap has cheated the gallows!" This salutation, with its comment, revived the almost expiring energies of the other, who faintly exclaimed, "You are a liar!" a retort which, notwithstanding the melancholy scene around, produced a roar of laughter.

Shortly after this he was engaged in a rather "untoward" enterprise. His ship fell in with a vessel of a suspicious appearance. It was under French colours, which it soon hauled down, shewing no others, and threatening to fire into the English ship if it attempted to board her. Upon this, she was boarded and taken, with a loss of twenty-six killed and wounded on her side, and of sixteen on ours; and not till then was it discovered that she was a Maltese privateer, and a friend, who had made a like mistake in supposing her opponent to be French. After this unfortunate mistake, the Impérieuse proceeded to Malta.

It was while lying in this harbour that one night, a midshipman,-a son of the celebrated William Cobbett,-fell overboard. Young Marryat jumped in after him, and held him up till a boat was lowered to their assistance. For this daring and humane act he received a certificate from Lord Cochrane.

The road from Barcelona to Gerona, which latter place was besieged by the French, had been completely commanded by them, for they had possession of the castle of Mongat. On the 31st July, 1808, Marryat had a hand in the reduction and levelling of that fortress. This proceeding greatly delayed the transmission of the enemy's stores and provisions which were designed for their operations in Catalonia ;