It appears that Don Mantez either did not know, or did not sufficiently allow for the fact, that the negroes, though they never obtain a proficiency in any language but that which is native to them, can, sooner than any other beings on the face of the earth, acquire a smattering of any. The black boat's crew had heard and understood sufficiently the implied compact between Mantez and the immaculate convict.

the Silver Spoon that could interest me; but, as I wished still to keep my incognito, I remained till he had finished.

It appears that the master of a small coasting vessel, hearing that an Englishman had been left behind from the Santa Caritada, had, much to the annoyance of William, taken him on board, and brought him to the very port where she was, and at the very time that she was disposing of her slaves. He kept himself out of sight till Don Mantez departed; he then shipped on board an American South Sea whaler, went afterwards to New York, spent all his money in gross debauchery, and actually became, like Cain, a vagabond on the face of the earth. Hard necessity had forced him again to risk serving under the very man who had attempted his life fourteen years before. He concluded his story with a moral, which makes me suppose that, when he was courting Mary East, he was not altogether unacquainted with the contents of a circulating library.

'Now," said he, "you'll all reckon up this here-that hif I had only had a precious sight less wanity vhen I was a young un, and a very little more honesty, I might myself, this blessed moment, instead of being kicked all over the world, from ell to ackney, have been Lord Mayor of London myself, and my Mary have been Lady Villiam Vatkins, instead of Lady Josiah Gobblego."

As they improved in Spanish, being still treated as a boat's crew, and as such, mingling with the seamen, they began to wag their dark visages, elongate their massive lips, and chatter strange things about the disappearance of Don Diego and William Watkins. Directly this rumour reached the ears of Don Mantez, he was prompt in his measures. Not wish ing to lose six of his finest venture, nor choosing to let reports, that might eventually endanger his life, be circulated among the surrounding planters, he speedily contrived to get up a squabble with these six, accused them of an attempt upon his life, and ordered his surgeon, or some of his instruments, so to mutilate their tongues, that their life might not be endangered, and yet that their speech might be for ever destroyed. This was done, and they were then thrust again down into the hold to be disposed of with the other lots. My faithful friend, Jugurtha, was one of these. I trust that the kind hearted reader will not deem that a horror like this is impro- When the cockney sailor's tale had conbable. We trust that, if related of the pre- cluded, it was nearly the middle of the sent time, it is, and will be so for ever middle watch, about two in the morning, after. But were it not for the too much and taking leave of my company without enlarging this work, I could quote scores being discovered, I repaired to the quartand scores of cases of infinitely more er-deck, where I found our newly-made wanton cruelty, that have been well authen-knight, Sir David Drinkwater, keeping the ticated before municipal authorities and courts of justice. It seems, also, by what this convict said, that in those remote Spanish settlements, it was no uncommon punishment to slit the tongues of the slaves, both male and female, when they had been thought guilty of impertinence. However, this operation did not seem to deteriorate much from the value of Jugurtha and his companions in the market, for they were well sold; and Mantez, in prosperous wickedness, and laden with wealth, disposed of the vessel, and went and took possession of his brother's plantation, living like an independent sovereign, until the revolution in Mexico, and the cry of "Death to the Spaniards!" made him fly for his life, and threw him once more upon his own exertions and talents for his subsistence.

Thus, by the means of William Watkins, the whole life of this villain, that aspired to be my brother-in-law, lay exposed as on a chart before me. Not a link was wanting. I was thus armed with a dreadful knowledge; but it was a weapon that, as yet, I knew not how to wield with advantage. I had heard all the adventures of

watch. Perfectly secure from interruption, I confided to him all that I had heard. The honest fellow seemed utterly dismayed, and confessed that our situation was all but hopeless. He was of opinion that Mantez had some suspicion that he knew Jugurtha to be one of the boat's crew whom he had mutilated, though probably not which of them; for he, the mate had always observed Mantez give the negro, what seamen call a wide berth, as if fearing some sudden rush upon him.

"And why not?" said Sir David, whose notions of chivalry were not yet quite perfect. "Would not the black do it at your bidding?"

"Do it!-too gladly. I have the greatest difficulty to restrain him."

"Then why, in the name of the precious safety of your father, mother, sister, yourself, and your friends, restrain him?”

"I cannot be accessary to assasination."

"But the rascal is himself an assassin ! -a deep-dyed murderer!-a brother-killer! I'll tell you what it is, Master Troughton, if your father and mother, and that blessed angel upon the waters, your sister, get

their throats cut, won't you call them as- | commended to me; I tried it, and it did sassinations? And when you do not use the wonders. means in your power to prevent them, don't you call yourself an accessary to them? Come, come, let the black man have his revenge, and you your safety."

"No, no-you do not even tempt mebe not offended when I say so, you almost disgust me. Let us not be the first to begin a round of murders. We must wait the attack, or the demonstration of it. What have you got, my friend, for our defence?"

"Not amiss, as far as that goes. You'll see plenty of bits of blue ribbon to-morrow morning if you look sharp for them; and if you ask them the meaning of it, they will tell you that they belong to the Ablewhackit Club."

"Able-whackit Club-what is that? it is a singular sounding name."

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Ay, to a landsman. I hope, when we come to play it, all of our party will contrive to stand able, when they come to finger the good books. But, I fear me, the game will be played out before we shall find time to initiate you into its mysteries." "You will find, landsman that I am, when we come to the point, that I possess a strong hand."

66 Wrong at once-you should say, flipper," said he, laughing; "but bid me good night, for surely you must want rest." "Good night, or rather, good morning."

(To be continued.)

THE VISION OF NEW LONDON.

A SKETCH.
I see it-

But what's beyond it?

OLD PLAY.

One afternoon, under its soothing influence, I sat musing on my favourite subject, when a tall, harlequin-shaped, shabby-genteel man in black, whose long legs were preposterously thin, entered my apartment. Three strides, as long as Amen-corner, brought him up to me; and then did this human spider stand silently bowing and working its limbs, until it extorted from me a look that indicated compliance with its as yet unnamed request. It turned out to be a collector of subscriptions for what was called "Upper London."

He hastily drew forth, from a pocket of immeasurable depth, a prospectus of uncommon length for building an appendage to my favourite little city, to be called

Upper London." "Indeed," said my visitant, "it will in fact be a rider to it-a top'o'graphical desideratum."

The idea electrified me-the very thing I had so vainly sought for! I snatched the paper from his hand, and read as follows:

"Prospectus for building Upper, or New

London.

"Did not the theory amount to a practical certainty of execution, the scientific projectors would shake in their very shoes, and deserve to die in them, if they misled the public in the present undertaking. As an earnest of success, it is submitted that the works of the Thames Tunnel have suffered delay, and the Railroads have flagged, from a fear of being rendered useless by competition. Architects, engineers, and builders, are already engaged, whenever subscriptions (even now considerable) shall be of sufficient amount to warrant its commencement.

"To gratify a curious, discerning, and enlightened public, we subjoin a small sketch of the stupendous project.

"This upper, new, or second London, is LONDON increases inevery thing but ac- intended to be built perpendicularly over commodation. It is tumefied by popula- the site of the old one, or London as it is. tion, wealth, and consequence, until it be- Building for building, and street for street, comes inconvenient to itself, and almost in duplicate as they now stand. Convea plague to the circumjacent neighbour-nience may, however, suggest some devihood.

ations; as, for instance, it is proposed that the city courts of law should try all causes in Upper London, whilst our friend Alderman Hammer-bother, may proceed to knock down the effects in the auction mart below.

The littleness of this great city has often afflicted me. How have I gazed on it in a map, scarcely bigger than an alderman's thumb-ring, and insufficient as waste paper to top a gallypot, or cover a china | saucer! how have I cogitated by day, but to no purpose! how has the silence of night been given to reflection, until sleep was nearly destroyed! Unhappy London! before my eyes all day, and at night, an incubus or succubus, it destroyed my rest. I sought alleviation in wine and spirits, diluted and neat. I malted it. I swallowed chocolate, coffee, milk and water, and strong tea, black and green, single and "The various churches, chapels, meetmixed, but without effect. Opium was re-ing-houses, &c., will be surmounted by si

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"Over the Bank of England it is conceived that a subscription-house might be advantageously erected, as a kind of castle in the air, for the use of its proprietors, whenever the national debt shall be paid off; until which happy event it is to be used as a singing academy where the frequenters of the rotunda may acquire the art of speaking in unison.

milar buildings, as a sort of halfway-houses | one person should ever laugh at-all merfor the elect, where the Unknown Tongues chants paying more than thirty shillings my be continually spoken. in the pound, by law expenses or otherwise-and all persons betraying a maniacal, or morbid and unhealthy state of mind by absence at the accustomed feasts and jollifications of old London.

..

Here it is proper to observe, that in honour of the naval heroes reposing in the cathedral church of St. Paul's, a spacious salt-water lake or reservoir will be formed immediately above it, for the re- "As these wards, it is supposed, will be ception of turtle and white-bait in summer, but scantily occupied, and consequently and live sprats up to the 9th of November very cold, the commissioners of the New in each year. This extraordinary addi- Bankrupt Court will be respectfully invittion to civic comforts will be recorded by ed to use them, whenever a press of busithe additional title proposed to be confer-ness should make it desirable. red on the lord mayor, namely, that of 'Lord High Admiral of Upper London!" "A museum of stuffed specimens of natural history will occupy the regions over the Guildhall, under the able and scientific care of Messrs. Gog and Magog, who will no longer preside as heretofore, except when their various specimens are permitted to descend, in order to keep up their insides, at the expense of the city.

"The site of Upper Newgate might in part be occupied as a new debating society; and the other part might be used on foggy mornings as an auxiliary to the lower drop. under the name of the Derry of Upper London.'

"Over the Mansion House it is proposed to raise a Subscription Theatre on an extended scale, for the private recreation of the lord mayor, aldermen, and common council, where they may annually rehearse their parts, and ascertain the strength of their gastronomic powers preparatory to the 9th of November. Mr. the esteemed marshalman, will be appointed clown to the turtle, and Mr. the stage manager elect, will have an eye upon him, and see that he does not overeat his part.

"The present London University will be discontinued, as too distant for civic utility; and instead thereof, an edifice will be erected over Smithfield market, where clerks and others deficient in their accounts will be forwarded in the science of making them up. As classical knowledge will not be omitted, it is merely hinted to the resident apothecaries, that a professorship of gallipot Latin is already instituted; and for the accommodation of numerous individuals of great capacity and small acquirements, neither will the New London Premier' be overlooked. This substitute for the London University will be named 'Cockney College.'

"The National Debt Office will have its duplicate in a similar building, for the use of the Commissioners appointed for reducing the size of the earth."

"Old London, ever jealous of its most valuable privileges, will be gratified by a return of its Bedlam, over the site of the old one, divided into proper wards for the reception of all civic officers, from the lord mayor downwards, known to possess more sense than their duties absolutely require, or to utter any wit, that more than

"The New Bankrupt Court will be impended by the premises of a Joint-stock Æronaut Company. It is privately hinted that the official assignees will undertake the gas at the lowest possible figure. An immense balloon, named 'public credit,' is nearly built, wherein the learned commissioners themselves propose to make the first ascent from New London, to show the stability of the concern. But should its descent cause a panic, it is warranted to keep clear of Lombard street.

Many important considerations arise on this undertaking. It will be found absolutely needful to establish a Smoke Company in Lower London, in order to consume their whole manufacture of this article, otherwise they must be respectfully solicited to stop up the whole of their chimney-pots. Should any little difficulties occur on this point, it is submitted, that Upper London should at once open its cocks and drains upon any unneighbourly fires below, burning and smoking to the prejudice and annoyance of their friends above.

"In cases of fire or incendiarism, the balance of safety in favour of Lower London would be immense; as a general union of the inhabitants of Upper London would at once extinguish them, without unusual trouble or expense; the mere suggestion of this important fact, it is presumed, will conciliate all opposition and obviate every difficulty.

"Two known facilities of approach to the upper district already exist, viz. the ascent to the top of the Monument and to the ball of St. Paul's cathedral. The architectural dream that suggested them, prophetically referred to an age that should bring them into utility.

"The various companies are hereby informed, that New London will, by way of bonus, take their poor off their hands for nothing. A spacious walk will be assigned them, designated by the name of The New London Flats."

"Holders of shares in the associated companies of Lower London are invited to exchange them for new ones in the present undertaking, upon fair equivalents; the old shares being never expected to rise, and the new ones, it is confidently known, will never come down.

"A numerous and fashionable assemblage of shareholders, surveyors,_cockneys, and others, took place on Friday

thou left,

But though peace flies thy bosom, thou art not bereft

last in the ball of St. Paul's cathedral, | Now, abandoned by all, not a friend hast from whence, after some discussion, they issued forth in orderly procession, headed by the Lord Mayor or some one extremely like him, (in his state robes,) who exercised the custom, for the first time, of beating the bounds of New London. His lordship looks very elevated and in high health.

"A resolution was then passed, namely, that the first stone should, on the 31st day of February next, be laid upon the top of the Monument, and that the importat ceremony should take place in a full court, to be previously summoned.

"After a substantial dinner of all the delicacies of the season, the proprietors descended in safety, and returned home every way gratified with the business of the day."

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Of that blessed hope which is granted to

prayer,

And exhales, by its sunshine, the tears of despair.

Oh! years of deep anguish must hasten away,

Ere forgotten by man is the fault of a day, But thy God and thy Father requires but the tear

Of contrition, the soul from its frailty to clear.

CLEVELAND.*

Thus, thought I, will this little, dingy, bustling, undersized great city rise in magnitude as it has risen in importance. We have already spoken of a sum of Everything so practicable, so easy of ex-money bequeathed to Charles by his maiecution; the buildings, advantages, and improvements, all of them so perspicuously

detailed and delineated.

I was lost in an ecstacy of pleasure. Renowned London! Duplicated seat of wealth and industry!

den aunt. Though with the commencement of his love for Marianne he had terminated his dreams of ambition, and resolved to settle down in the quiet comfort of a private gentleman, and though the bequest of his father and the little fortune And so I cogitated in silence when I ob- of Marianne formed a fund sufficient for served that my visitant suddenly shot up so unambitious a way of life, yet, as his taller and taller, without increasing in aunt's bequest lay unproductive at a bankstoutness. Heavens! thought I, he is go-er's, and as an opportunity offered for ining to Upper London; up and up he went fantastically stepping upon nothing; his head was first out of sight, his body, his legs successively disappeared, and then he took his flight altogether.

A chimney-sweep had ascended the flue of my chamber.

London remained in its incurable parvitude, and I never afterwards chewed opium.

THE BETRAYED.

BY MAURICE HARCOURT.

THERE's a blemish that sullies thy once
spotless name,

And thou seekest to hide, in retirement,
thy shame;
And while tears of repentance bedew thy
pale face,

By the world thou art branded with scorn
and disgrace.

Frail, but penitent maiden! lament for the time,

When thou, falling from virtue, wert hurried to crime,

And when, lured from the home of thy youth to depart,

Thy desertion had broken a fond mother's heart!

vesting it in the wine trade, in which one of his schoolfellows was very extensively engaged, Charles consulted the clear-headed Mr. George upon the subject, and the end of their consultation was, Charles's conviction that he could do no wiser thing than close with his school fellow's offer, and receive a very large per centage on his money as a sleeping partner, instead of merely five per cent. as a proprietor of Bank stock, in which his paternal fortune was already invested.

Charles had accordingly written to London to appoint a day for the completion of what seemed so desirable an arrangement, when a fall from his horse rendered it impossible for him to move from Springton. It was consequently arranged that Mr. George should go to town in his stead, and settle the business, so far as related to withdrawing from the banker's the money, which he justly declared to be too large in amount, to be suffered to be so little productive a single day longer than

could be avoided.

With Mr. George, whether in business or in sport, to resolve was to act; and on the very evening on which it was determined that he should go to town, he deposited his rotund person in the mail, and was speedily bowling along Londonward, at the rate of ten miles an hour.

* Continued from p. 313.

If we were to state in what precise words Mr. George Elford vented his displeasure on finding that the bankers were now bankers no more, but only bankrupts, it is very probable that our readers would give us more credit for correct reporting than for correct taste. Certain it is, that on being admitted to an interview with the unabashed Mr. York, our friend's words were far more emphatic than complimentary; and, really good-natured and good- If passion and matutinal claret had humoured as he usually was, his anger on somewhat obfuscated Mr. George's usuthe present occasion gave his vast person ally clear head, the jolting and jumbling of so truculent and dangerous an appear- that genuine "infernal machine," a hackance, that honest Mr. York blessed him- | ney-coach, had entirely sobered him be