not so Undertaker, (whose similarity in name would make some folks believe there was some connexion;) no, his affairs are calculated to a wonderful nicety, and every tear is priced. Underwriter is a speculative genius, and—­but the less we say of him the better. Underrate is a character I cannot avoid mentioning, though I wish with all my heart he was dead:  his greatest pleasure consists in detracting from the good qualities of his neighbours.

I have only mentioned the English part of “Our House,” although there are even some of that branch, whom I cannot at present call to mind, except Underdone, a lover of raw beef-steaks, and Undervalue, a person who has proved himself a great friend to custom-house officers, having some of the cunning of Underhand, but not quite so much luck, and subjecting his goods to seizure, for having tried to cheat the king.  But I must leave this subject, and take my leave, till a fitter opportunity occurs for giving you further particulars of the “House of Under;” in the meanwhile, believe me, courteous reader, yours, sincerely,

UNDER THE ROSE.

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THE SELECTOR; AND LITERARY NOTICES OF NEW WORKS.

FRENCH REVOLUTION OF 1830.

We quote a page or two from the second and concluding volume of Paris and its Historical Scenes, in the Library of Entertaining Knowledge, which gives the best account of la Grande Semaine that has yet appeared.  The editor has taken Lord Bacon’s advice—­to read, not to take for granted—­but to weigh and consider; and amidst the discrepancies of contemporary pamphleteers and journalists, his reader will not be surprised at the difficulty of obtaining correct information of what happens beneath our very window, as one of the great men of history confessed upwards of two centuries since.  In this respect, mankind has scarcely progressed a jot, though men be more sceptical in not taking for granted.

Our extract is, we hope, to the point: 

“It is curious to what an extent opposite feelings and opinions will colour even material scenes and objects to the eyes of different observers.  Count Tasistro was also present at the capture of the Tuileries; and gives us in his narrative a description of what he witnessed of the conduct of the people after they had established themselves within the palace.  Before presenting the reader, however, with what he says upon this subject, we will transcribe part of his account of his adventures in the earlier part of this day.  ‘The morning of the 29th,’ he says, ’was ushered in by the dismal ringing of bells, the groans of distant guns, and the savage shouts of the populace; and I arose from a long train of dreams, which defied recollection as well as interpretation.  The rabble, headed by a few beardless boys just let loose from the Polytechnic School and other seminaries,