The immense wealth of England-Steam doubled their profits-Calico Peel's immense
fortune-Mr. Rogers, the immensely rich banker and poet-Party at his house-Eng-
land and her debt of four thousand millions, and constantly increasing-Mr. Rogers
marries Grace Bruce-Napoleon's war of twenty years-England's expenses one mil-
lion eight hundred thousand dollars every day-Duke of Devonshire has an income of
two and one-half millions annually-Mr. Mitford, the banker, worth ten millions-His
daughter goes upon the stage-She rejects the offer of Cardinal Wiseman-Eugenia,
daughter of the Spanish Minister, the richest nobleman in Spain-Mrs. Rogers a de-
scendant of King Robert Bruce, who died in 1329-The failure of the great banker,
Samuel Williams, in London, formerly of Boston-Pamela Rivers and Louis Phillippe-
Lady Grosvenor and the Duchess of Devonshire-Nearly all the incidents of the work
are facts recorded in our authentic history.
Lord Ashburton's party-The great bank of India, by which Mr. Overard makes untold
millions-The bank owns all the valley of the Mississippi, now worth more than the
debt of England, or four thousand millions-The stock advances to ten times its cost-
On the failure of the bank, the valley of the Mississippi was sold to the United States
-It is so large that one river flows four thousand one hundred miles through its soil
-Mrs. Gaines recovers her suit and eighteen millions of dollars-The greatest specula-
tion ever known extended over France and reached England-The bubble burst, and all
the nobility were ruined-Mr. Rogers despised corporations, and escaped ruin-Napo-
leon's star was rising, and his empire extending over all Europe, crushing out civiliza-
tion, and destroying five millions of souls-Conspiracy of Napoleon and the Pope to
destroy Protestantism-The horrid consequences of Popery-Popish priests calling our
best men liars-Irish habits and vices-Miss Pamela Rivers the agent of the Irish re-
bels-French fleet to invade England-Pitt and Burke.
The party at Sir Hubert Mitford's-Lord Byron-The Kemble children; the amateur
play in which they first appear upon any stage-Miss Mitford's great genius-Mr.
Sheridan recommends literary pursuits and the stage-Mr. Rogers deeply interested in
Miss Kemble's success-Vic. Kemble relates to Mr. Rogers the affecting story of her
begging for her parents in the street, and their painful death by starvation !-Vic. and
her brothers obtain an engagement from Mr. Coleman-Their great success-France
murdering their King and Queen, and all the royal family-A Spanish fleet joined the
French fleet for the invasion of Ireland, and the destruction of England-One hundred
thousand persons walking the streets of London in a state of starvation, and destroy-
ing millions of property-No person dares to speak to his neighbor, for fear he may
be a Catholic, and stab him to the heart-Lord Fitzgerald offers his hand to Miss Ri-
vers, and is finally accepted.
Party at the house of Mr. Cout's-All the nobility are assembled-White slavery, and
the sale of beautiful Circassian girls-Greek Revolution, Lord Byron, and sale of New
stead Abbey-Powers' Greek Slave may be seen alive at Constantinople-The misera-
ble Turks now hold all the places dear to the readers of the Bible, and classic litera-
ture-Great talents of Miss Kemble-Mr. Rogers requests Mr. Coleman to be a parent
to Miss Kemble; he promises her protection, but allows frequent visits to the green-
room-The pernicious effect of had plays on national mora's-The engagement be-
tween General McDonald and Eugenia, and Mrs. Barbauld's view of marrying men-
Mrs. Rogers is alarmed by the increase of rich men without titles-Mrs. Barbauld asks
Mrs. Rogers if emigrants die an easy death, or linger in torments, in the Indian coun-
try of America-Great liberality of the Boston merchants-Mr. Bates, of the great
house of Baring, Brothers & Co.-Josiah Quincy, senior and junior, and Daniel Web-
ster- John Q. Adams makes a speech not previously reported.
Great party at the house of Mr. Rogers-Great prosperity of the United States-Napo-
leon's desire to get the United States into a war with England-His success, and the
fatal consequences to England and the United States-Erie Canal contemplated-Great
prosperity of New York, and the certainty of its being the largest city in the world-
Prophetic allusion to the great men who have appeared-The Pope and Napoleon, and
their hatred of Protestantism-Presentation of chaplets to Vic. and her brothers John
and Charles Kemble, with speeches-Bishop Heber's view of the hierarchy-The Ca-
tholics have destroyed fifty millions of Protestants-Mr. Brady and the Catholic reli-
gion-The English Government bonds fall to forty-five pounds for the hundred-The
great events that nearly destroyed England-She was sustained by Rothschild-The
American privateers taking all the English merchant vessels-The United States lose
all their carrying trade, worth one hundred millions-All Ireland breaks out in open
rebellion; Pamela Rivers detected in negociating for France and the Irish rebels--The
Address of Invisible Sam-The religion of lawyer Brady.
An old ship at the dock in London-Mrs. Bright engages her passage; her beauty and
misfortunes-Mr. Bright's misery and promise of reformation-The Manchester sails
-Astorm, and great danger of shipwreck-The brutal conduct of the captain-The
cholera breaks out on board the Manchester-Twenty persons are thrown overboard
every day, and some of them before they were done breathing-Mrs. Bright attacked;
her pathetic address to her husband-The funeral-Mr. Bright arrives in New York,
and takes an attic-He is murdered by McFlippin and Mr. Quirk-Mr. Hay's visit to
the den containing hundreds of robbers and murderers-Schuyler, Reid and Thorndike
managers-Ellen Rogers and Dr. Lightner, Baker and Pool, and dozens of their party-
Carson and Live Oak Fillmore and Houston to be murdered-McFlippin's defence of
Popery, and his view of the Bible-The murder of Mr. Hays, and the reward of five
hundred dollars by the brother.
Mr. and Mrs. Putnam of New Haven-Emma Putnam with her mother visit Mrs. Phelps
in the Fifth Avenue-They visit the public buildings, the fashionable stores, and Wall
street-They meet Mr. Brown, Mr. Collins, and Mr. Haven, who have lost their chil-
dren-Mr. Pease charges the suffering and starvation to the stores licensed by the city
fathers-Death of Mr. Jones-Fillmore and Law for the Presidency-Great wealth and
talents of Commodore Vanderbilt and our merchants-Great liberality of Mr. Swift,
Mr. Hoffman, and Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, A. T. Stewart, &c., &c-Tiffany's rich store-
Genin, Ball, Black, Gale, Lord & Taylor, Haughwout, and others-Emma Putnam sees
the children sweeping the streets and selling apples, and is interested in one with
black eyes-Novels and their injurious tendency--Mrs. Putnam indulges her taste for
astronomy-The chronometer that varied but one minute-The earth may be destroy-
ed by the orbs of Heaven-Light moves one hundred and ninety thousand miles in
one second of time, and requires eighty-one years to reach the fixed Stars-Horrid
condition of Catholic Europe-Bishop Hewe's and Ive's view of the reformation.
The Rev. Mr. Cox calls on Mrs. Phelps-Mrs. Putnam returns to New Haven-Emma re
quests her aunt to walk with her to Broadway, where she had seen a child with black
eyes-They find the child, and converse with her, and the next day call on Mrs. Ward,
with whom Isabella lived-Mrs. Ward was found in the most abject condition; she
proved to be a rejected daughter of one of the most respectable merchants in New
York!-Mrs. Phelps pays Mrs. Ward a sum of money, and places Isabella in a ragged
school, under the care of Miss N.-Emma returned to New Haven, and soon after
takes Isabella home, and they attend school together-For years they were insepara-
ble-At the age of sixteen Emma again visits her aunt Phelps-Receives visits, and
walks by moonlight in the Fifth Avenue with James Cope-Mrs. Phelps gives Emma
her opinion of the young men who are suitors for her hand, and recommends James
Cope, of Philadelphia, who is wealthy, and a member of one of the first families-
His apostrophe in front of the cold water temple-He offers himself to Emma near
Mr. Cox's church, and is accepted.
Judge E, the Spiritualist, walks in Fifth Avenue by moonlight with James, and dis-
cusses the new laws for the improvement of the morals of the city-Judge E is in
deep despondency, and is partially deranged-He argues that all the vices and three
fourths of the sufferings might be avoided by better institutions-He discusses the
necessity of observing the laws till they can be changed, if they require changing-In
one of his paroxysms, Judge E- has a vision of a cold water procession, and sees
all the men who have labored to fix free institutions on our soil-In another vision he
sees a procession of fallen angels emerging from a house built with brandy in the Fifth
Avenue-He sees, at the same time, a throng of men and boys, in a condition that in-
dicates great demoralization, and he fears that among them are men who are, or should
be regarded as virtuous men-McFlippin appears to him in his vision, and presents his
views of freedom, and a virtuous community-In the height of his paroxysm, Judge
E acknowledged his spiritual experience-James Cope visits Mrs. Putnam, and is
received as the suitor of Emma.
Mrs. Phelps offers Emma a wedding at her house in the Fifth Avenue, and she writes to
her parents at New Haven-Her parents reply by letter, and allow Emma to accept
her aunt's kind offer. Invitations to the wedding are sent to Philadelphia, Boston,
New Haven and Albany-Mrs. Phelps' high standing in the social circle-The wed
ding-The Rev. Dr. Cox marries Emma and James-At the wedding party, all the
most eminent gentlemen and ladies of New York are assembled, among whom are Pe-
ter Cooper, G. W. Curtis, Fanny Fern, Washington Irving, Dr. Nott, Parson Green,
Messrs. Coleman and Stetson, Mr. Leland, S. P. Townsend, R. W. Howes, Mr. Hyatt,
M. O. Roberts, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Coles, Mrs. Townsend, Mrs. Bartlett, Mrs. Parker,
Mrs. Cooley, Mrs. Penneman, Mrs. Vanderpool, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Carnes,
Mrs. McElrath, Mrs. Van Dusen, Mrs. Randall, Mrs. Bayard, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Pierce,
Mr. Valentine Thompson, Taylor, Wagner, Judge Beebe, Mr. Leupp, Mr. Gilsey, Thos.
Morton, L. L. Squire, D. B. Keeler, Lawyers' names who have no respect for character
-Half the ladies in the Fifth Avenue attend the wedding party-Hundreds of Know
Nothings are among the guests, including Mr. Bancroft, Edward Everett, and Mr. Cre-
rar-Forty of our richest men are seen together, whose aggregate wealth is one hun-
dred millions-Judge Campbell gives his views-Mr. and Mrs. Cope visit Philadelphia,
and on their return take possession of their house on the Fifth Avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Cope return to New York-The ladies of the Fifth Avenue call on her-Mr.
Bancroft, the eminent historian, calls on Mrs. Cope-Novels and their pernicious ten-
dency-Mrs. Cope asks Mr. Bancroft to write a novel, and he declines-The condition
of society-Mr. Bancroft condemns Spiritualism and Catholic priests-Mr Bancroft
gives Mrs. Cope a sketch of Mr. Everett's conversation-The population of the world
is eleven hundred and fifty millions-With every oscillation of the pendulum of a clock
one person dies-The whole world is seen marching to the grave, in solid column, to
nature's music-Thrilling scene-Eleven hundred millions in column !-Bishop Huggs
marches with the column, and receives his doom at the Throne of Judgment-Many
march by wrong paths-Napoleon at the Day of Judgment-Certain persons there.
Mr. and Mrs. Cope passed their summers at Newport and the springs, and their winters
in the Fifth Avenue-Mrs. Cope's son was born-Mr. Wiggin writes Mrs. Cope in great
anxiety respecting Popish invasions, and Wiseman's dangerous union with Rome-
England in great danger of losing her national existence-The great antiquity of Lon-
don-Mrs. Cope writes her pareuts, and invites them to visit Europe with her, and
without her husband-The rich and eminent T. P. B., called on Mrs. Cope, and is of-
fended by the coldness of her manner-She questioned him on all his schemes by
which he acquired half a million of dollars-He consents to reason the question of
the high respectability of showmen. He is perfectly satisfied that all showmen are
conscientious and well entitled to the respect of a virtuous community-The mermaid,
the woolly horse, Lieutenant Fremont and the base frauds-The great liberality of
T. P. B.-Mrs. Cope offers to write an epitaph for his mausoleum, with its gorgeous
minarets pointing to the skies-Her offer is accepted-The poetic beauties, and the
truthful hits at past virtues.
The Beekman family are descendants of the Puritans-The singular conduct of Kate
Beekman-She is married to Augustus Bayard, a rich merchant, and removes to the
Fifth Avenue-Mrs. M- refuses to call on her, which produces a social war--Mrs.
Brevoort and Mrs. Phelps expose Mrs. Mas the propagator of numerous scandalous
stories in the highest circles-Affecting interview between Mrs. Cope and Mrs. Schuy-
ler-The death of Mr. S.-Budd's lake in Jersey-Hyde's Hotel in Sudbury, Vt., pat-
ronized by the aristocracy-Scenes at Newport, and their pernicious tendency-Names
of individuals who have been driven from society by certain habits-Kate and Oscar
Bayard-The great Manhattan Park and Mayor Wood-The habits of young men who
visit the highest circles-Conundrums-Mrs. Cope, Mrs. Bayard and Mrs. Phelps ride
daily in their own coach-Mrs. Cope's ill health and growing despondency-Mrs. Bay-
ard invites to her house all who are to embark in the ill-fated Arctic, and offers to in-
troduce Mrs. Cope to all of them.
Anna Cora Mowatt, Mr. Ritchie, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, Wallack, Burton-Mrs. Cope's
party assemble, and among them are nearly all who were lost in the Arctic-Mrs. Cope
introduced to Mr. and Mrs. Day-Mr. Sanford, Mr. Benedict, Miss Brown, and others-
Mrs. Cope's nervous anxieties-Mr. Torrence of New Orleans is introduced to Mrs.
Cope by Mrs. Bayard, and proposes to visit Europe with Mrs. Cope, and without Mr.
Cope he offers to elope-Mr. Torrence and the Governor of Louisiana-Mrs. Bayard
discovers that James is indisposed-Mrs. Cope involved in the deepest distress-Dr.
Bogert is sent for, and gives no encouragement-Mrs. Cope sinks into despondency-
She calls on Mrs. Murray-Mrs. Murray is an advocate of Women's Rights, and defends
free love, and gives the men a deserved castigation.
Mrs. Cope is in great distress-Calls on Dr. Tyng for advice, and asks him if it will be
right for her to embark for Europe in the Arctic, without the consent of her husband
Dr. Tyng urges her to give up her strange desire to visit London for the medical
skill of Sir James Clark-Mr. Bright, now a Member of Parliament, advertises for his
grand-children, Isabella and John, who left London secretly in 1842-Mrs. Cope called
to part with her son and sister--Her deep despondency-Mrs. Bayard calls almost dai-
ly, and found Mrs. Cope gradually approaching madness!-Writes to Isabella that she
had formed the fatal resolution, and in her own coach takes the letter to the office-
Isabella arrives at Mrs. Bayard's without the knowledge of Mrs. Putnam-She is bro-
ken-hearted-They all embark in the Arctic without the knowledge of friends or rela-
tions-Mrs. Cope sees the wreck of the Arctic in a dream!-Her affecting interview
with Mrs. Bayard, and her message for her husband-Mrs. Cope on board the Arctic-
The touching address of Invisible Sam.
OH could my mind, unfolded in my page,
Enlighten climes and mould a future age;
There as it glow'd, with noble frenzy fraught,
Dispense the treasures of exalted thought;
To Virtue wake the pulses of the heart,
And bid the tear of emulation start!
Oh could it still, through each succeeding year,
My life, my manners, and my name endear;
And, when the poet sleeps in silent dust,
Still hold communion with the wise and just !—
Yet should this Verse, my leisure's best resource,
When through the world it steals its secret course,
Revive but once a generous wish supprest,
Chase but a sigh, or charm a care to rest,
In one good deed a fleeting hour employ,
Or flush one faded cheek with honest joy,
Blest were my lines, though limited their sphere,
Though short their date, as his who traced them here.
In the early part of this century there was living in London an eminent merchant, by the name of B. Rogers. Mr. Rogers was a merchant of great wealth and rigid integrity. He owned vessels, shipped merchandise, bought goods for continental houses, and loaned money as a banker.
The manufacturers of England were in the full tide of suc
Steam had been introduced into all their factories, and by reducing the cost of manufacturing, had added largely to the profits of the manufacturers.
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