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Odds And Ends Of Wit And Humour.

Willie , contemptuously , " the man is crack't . " Dunlop patted him on the shoulder Avith a quiet remark , " Willie , ye'il often see a light peeping through a crack !" ( To be continued . )

Contemporary Letters On The French Revolution.

CONTEMPORARY LETTERS ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION .

[ Wo beg to note that a little confusion has arisen in the dates of the letters , owing to the fact that with some no dates are given . ] Paris , Feb . 26 th , 1790 . THE death of the M . de Favras is the conversation and admiration of all Paris .

His execution is looked upon with horror by every one , let their political tenets be Avhat they may . The Chatelet , tojustif y their sentence , have promised to publish the evidence on Avhich thoy formed their judgment .

The Grand Seigneur whom he mentions is the Prince de Luxembourg , brother to the Duke . You may be assured that the Avife of M . de Favras told one of the confidential servants of Monsieur that her husband Avas offered his

11 / b and 100 , 000 livres if he Avould accuse the Queen and Monsieur . The King is Much discontented and displeased . His Ministers had endeavoured to persuade him , and he nad constantly refused to go

to the . National Assembly since the 13 th November , ' 89 . He at last consented in the hopes that the Executive Power would be re-established . He finds himself disappointed , and he UOAV refuses to quit his prison . The violent Aristocrates declare

that Avhile he resides in the Thuilleries shall look on every act as null . If ever the King is restored to freedom , or obtains any share ot poAver , Neckar is ruihed . The engaging the King to go to the Assembly has entirel y lost him the

King ' s good opinion . The Democrates despise him and the Aristocrates accuse his weakness , and the delush'e hopes he gaA'e the King as the cause of their ruin . One of the resources of the Ministers Avho were appointed at the tims of Neckar ' s

disgrace , was to have instituted a commission for the enquiry into the malvei sations of the revenue , as slso to have rehnboursed the anticipations , at the same sum as was paid into the Eoyal Treasury . The same

step was taken by the Regent , and is de tailed in the memoirs you have . It then occasioned a compromise amongst the capitalists , who , to avoid retrospective enquiries , subscribed the enormous sum of 400 million livres ( about J 16 , 000 , 000 sterling ) . They calculated it Avould now

have produced 600 millions . I Avas at the Assembly on Monday and Tuesday , the tAVO great days on Avhich the Laws relative to the publick tranquility were debated . Monsieur de la Fayette took a decided

part against the people , or rather for the establishment of some laAv to restore good order . The Galleries at each end of the Assembly , Avhich are filled with the loAvest orders of the people exprest a dissatisfaction , he is not accustomed to meet Avith . Willinsr

to manage both parties , he sided with neither as to the law to be adopted . It Avas hinted to him that his popularity might suffer by the part he had already taken . He therefore absented himself from the Assembly on Tuesday , as did Monsr . Baillie . I believe I have before remarked to you

, that the leaders of the Democrates ( who govern the Assembly Avith absolute SAvay Avhen any law is proposed Avhich affects the Regal Authority or the ri ghts of the nobles and the church ) exert themselves in vain Avhen they find it necessary to propose or

support any decree Avhich may touch the middle orders or re-establish the perception of the taxes . The majority of the Assembly is composed of IOAV ignorant , violent , and I may almost add blackguard tradesmen , but of that- insolent race Avhich you meet

with only in France , and which to those AVIIO are unacquainted Avith the manners of the people I should in vain attempt to describe . When any doctrine is advanced by their leaders Avhich seems favourable to the

cause , or rather the licentiousness of the peojfie , they begin clapping and make signs to the Galleries above them , AVIIO join in applauding as they are commanded . When any of the Aristocrates mount the Tribune , at least of those whose eloquence they fear , tbey immediately vote for closing the

debate or interrupt them so often Avith exclamations and murmurs that they cannot be heard . I can only give you r proof how difficult it is either to forsee , oa argue on the probability of the event of s debate . The whole of the Aristocratea embraced the Loi Provisoire proposed by

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Monthly Masonic Summary. Article 1
SONNET. Article 1
THE WILSON MANUSCRIPT CONSTITUTION. Article 2
AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF MASTER AND FREE MASONS. Article 7
AIMEE. Article 11
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF SCOTTISH FREEMASONRY. Article 11
LINES Article 14
THE ANTI-MASONIC VICAR Article 15
TO A SNOWDROP Article 17
"MILKLAT "—THE CITY OF REFUGE. Article 18
ODDS AND ENDS OF WIT AND HUMOUR. Article 19
CONTEMPORARY LETTERS ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. Article 24
ORATION Article 26
THE OLD FOLKS' PARTY. Article 28
BENEFIT MANKIND. Article 32
CURIOSITIES OF THE POST OFFICE. Article 32
THE WOMEN OF OUR TIME. Article 34
BRO. DANIEL COXE—THE FATHER OF FREEMASONRY IN AMERICA. Article 36
THE ORIGIN AND REFERENCES OF THE HERMESIAN SPURIOUS FREEMASONRY. Article 39
HALF-WAY DOIN'S. Article 42
GODFREY HIGGINS ON FREEMASONRY. Article 43
THE SITE OF SOLOMON'S TEMPLE DISCOVERED. Article 44
NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ART. Article 46
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Odds And Ends Of Wit And Humour.

Willie , contemptuously , " the man is crack't . " Dunlop patted him on the shoulder Avith a quiet remark , " Willie , ye'il often see a light peeping through a crack !" ( To be continued . )

Contemporary Letters On The French Revolution.

CONTEMPORARY LETTERS ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION .

[ Wo beg to note that a little confusion has arisen in the dates of the letters , owing to the fact that with some no dates are given . ] Paris , Feb . 26 th , 1790 . THE death of the M . de Favras is the conversation and admiration of all Paris .

His execution is looked upon with horror by every one , let their political tenets be Avhat they may . The Chatelet , tojustif y their sentence , have promised to publish the evidence on Avhich thoy formed their judgment .

The Grand Seigneur whom he mentions is the Prince de Luxembourg , brother to the Duke . You may be assured that the Avife of M . de Favras told one of the confidential servants of Monsieur that her husband Avas offered his

11 / b and 100 , 000 livres if he Avould accuse the Queen and Monsieur . The King is Much discontented and displeased . His Ministers had endeavoured to persuade him , and he nad constantly refused to go

to the . National Assembly since the 13 th November , ' 89 . He at last consented in the hopes that the Executive Power would be re-established . He finds himself disappointed , and he UOAV refuses to quit his prison . The violent Aristocrates declare

that Avhile he resides in the Thuilleries shall look on every act as null . If ever the King is restored to freedom , or obtains any share ot poAver , Neckar is ruihed . The engaging the King to go to the Assembly has entirel y lost him the

King ' s good opinion . The Democrates despise him and the Aristocrates accuse his weakness , and the delush'e hopes he gaA'e the King as the cause of their ruin . One of the resources of the Ministers Avho were appointed at the tims of Neckar ' s

disgrace , was to have instituted a commission for the enquiry into the malvei sations of the revenue , as slso to have rehnboursed the anticipations , at the same sum as was paid into the Eoyal Treasury . The same

step was taken by the Regent , and is de tailed in the memoirs you have . It then occasioned a compromise amongst the capitalists , who , to avoid retrospective enquiries , subscribed the enormous sum of 400 million livres ( about J 16 , 000 , 000 sterling ) . They calculated it Avould now

have produced 600 millions . I Avas at the Assembly on Monday and Tuesday , the tAVO great days on Avhich the Laws relative to the publick tranquility were debated . Monsieur de la Fayette took a decided

part against the people , or rather for the establishment of some laAv to restore good order . The Galleries at each end of the Assembly , Avhich are filled with the loAvest orders of the people exprest a dissatisfaction , he is not accustomed to meet Avith . Willinsr

to manage both parties , he sided with neither as to the law to be adopted . It Avas hinted to him that his popularity might suffer by the part he had already taken . He therefore absented himself from the Assembly on Tuesday , as did Monsr . Baillie . I believe I have before remarked to you

, that the leaders of the Democrates ( who govern the Assembly Avith absolute SAvay Avhen any law is proposed Avhich affects the Regal Authority or the ri ghts of the nobles and the church ) exert themselves in vain Avhen they find it necessary to propose or

support any decree Avhich may touch the middle orders or re-establish the perception of the taxes . The majority of the Assembly is composed of IOAV ignorant , violent , and I may almost add blackguard tradesmen , but of that- insolent race Avhich you meet

with only in France , and which to those AVIIO are unacquainted Avith the manners of the people I should in vain attempt to describe . When any doctrine is advanced by their leaders Avhich seems favourable to the

cause , or rather the licentiousness of the peojfie , they begin clapping and make signs to the Galleries above them , AVIIO join in applauding as they are commanded . When any of the Aristocrates mount the Tribune , at least of those whose eloquence they fear , tbey immediately vote for closing the

debate or interrupt them so often Avith exclamations and murmurs that they cannot be heard . I can only give you r proof how difficult it is either to forsee , oa argue on the probability of the event of s debate . The whole of the Aristocratea embraced the Loi Provisoire proposed by

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