Servants of Death, alike we sweep On wild Chabanga's frozen plain !'" they loved each other truly; they read the ceeds to clothe or drape it. All statues are same books, thought the same thoughts, prized modelled naked and then clothed: this insures the same friends, and like bones of the same accuracy of proportion and gracefulness of shape, bosom, were at peace with each other, and had without which no drapery will hang with eleno wish to be separated. Their residence was gance, and fine workmanship is thrown away. in the Via Felice; and all who wished to be To obtain a natural and flowing drapery, a distinguished for taste or genius were visiters cloak or robe of the same texture of that to be of the sculptor's humble abode. Patrons now represented is put upon the lay figure-the began to make their appearance: the author of figure itself fixed in the proper position, and the Homeric designs might be countenanced the robe adjusted till it falls in the desired with safety." These designs were the well-manner: the general idea of the drapery-the known and noble series to illustrate the Iliad chief leading lines are already determined, and Odyssey. and from the robe the detail is copied. In On his return to England, Flaxman found these great essentials-proper conception of Banks, Bacon, and Nollekens, in full employ-sentiment, posture, and drapery-Flaxman was ment; but he immediately entered upon the a master. When the model is completed, a highest branch of his art, and cultivated it with mould in plaster of Paris is then made over the such success, as to acquire the foremost rank of figure; and all the clay and frame-work are them all. In his forty-fifth year he was made removed. The mould being made in two parts "There is yet another hospital for minor a member of the Royal Academy; and his is readily washed and placed together; the cast wits, which, in wideness of circulation, falls future life was spent in private esteem and is then formed of a finer plaster than the mould, only short of the Quarterly Review; in elepublic honour; his productions, full of poetry and irons are put up the centre to support it. gance of exterior, surpasses the most splendid and magnificent ideas, nobly sustaining him at With a wooden mallet and a blunt chisel album; and which, from its judicious mixture the pinnacle which his genius had reached. formed like a wedge, the artist removes the of useful information, elegant literature, and The account of his various works and the in- outer mould, which peels readily off; when the blank paper nicely ruled, is the peculiar favourcidents of his life, is ably written; but we must plaster statue is entirely cleaned down, it is ite, the chosen companion, the faithful conrefer to the original for the gratification of then fit to be dried in a hot stove, and copied fidante, and depository of secrets for the young, perusing it, and content ourselves with one into marble. Had Flaxman made his models the fair, and the tender-hearted. Alas, my farther extract, which curiously describes the full size, he would have been no loser of time; dear I fear you have been so ill educated that sculptor's process in working in marble. and certainly in fame, of which he was justly you do not at once perceive that I allude to "It was the practice of this eminent artist more careful, he would have been a gainer. Gledge's Royal Engagement Pocket Atlas to work his marbles from half-sized models-a The process of rough-hewing the marble from and Almanack,' a work which has the distinsystem injurious to true proportion. The de-a full-sized model, is quick, and easy, and safe, guished merit of gathering up the smallest posfects of the small model were aggravated, at compared to using the lesser size; and in carv-sible sparkles of human intellect; which affords the rate of eight to one, in the full-sized mar-ing the artist sees his way far better, where a twelve month's immortality to many whose ble; and such is the nature of the material, every fold, however minute, is clearly made names would otherwise have never been rethat no labour, however judicious, can effectu-out and defined. The simplicity and accuracy peated out of their own families; which offers ally repair so grievous an error. It is true, of the new pointing instrument furthers labour to our notice scenes from popular novels unthat one with an eye so correct, and a taste so greatly, and transfers the minutest part of the known to any review; prints of villas, to well determined, was unlikely to make great original plaster-model with mathematical pre- which the nearest ale-house-keeper could hardly mistakes; but all those acquainted with work-cision to marble. Flaxman latterly became shew the way; fashions which she who follows ing in marble know, that the removal of one sensible of the advantage of large models-his does it at her own peril; and poetry, which defect is often the means of discovering two, Archangel Michael overcoming Satan was made Milton himself would have found it necessary and that any change is like cutting a tooth out in that manner, and so were several of his to imitate, if Milton had sought the applause of a nicely balanced wheel. By working in lesser works.” of milliners and young apprentices. Let it that way, indeed, time is supposed to be saved, not, however, be supposed that there is no also some expense-and chiefly the difficulty is distinction of rank in Gledge's paradise, or eluded of raising up a large structure of wet that the higher distinctions are not here, as clay, and preserving it in just proportion till COPIOUS as were our analysis and illustrations elsewhere, the exclusive inheritance of talent modelled and cast in plaster. But little labour of this work in our last Gazette, we are induced and of toil. To carve a snuff-box requires, and little thought go to construct a skeleton of by its interest to add yet a few columns to the indeed, less genius than to produce a Laocoon wood, in the shape of the figure to be made, notice. or a Farnese Hercules. But even in snuffround which the modelling clay is wrought-a "In a review of Sir John Malcolm's History boxes there is a great difference; and much constant practice with those who feel it to be of Persia, which appeared in the Quarterly, diligent study, and many sleepless nights, are wiser to work in a soft and pliable material Mr. Heber introduces a prophecy of the death requisite before we can hope to receive a prize than commit themselves with small models in of Timour, or Tamerlane, who, after found- pocket-book for the best charade, and to prothe difficulties of marble. By means of this ing an empire more extensive than the life duce a logogram on which our fame may rest skeleton of wood, the naked figure is raised; of any other man has sufficed to traverse, was in profound security. So, at least, I am asand farther frame-work is constructed to sup- arrested, like a tyrant of later days, in his sured by a young acquaintance who overtook me port hanging draperies. Wire and bits of wood schemes of universal sovereignty, by the rigours some time ago in the streets of a great merwill suspend arms or folds; while the whole of a premature winter, which prevented his cantile city, where he had a few years previous skeleton is kept in its position by an upright march to China.' He died at Otrar, seventy-been placed by his parents with an eminent piece of timber, resembling the mast of a ship, six leagues from Samarcand. This event,' he conveyancer. I had known him before as a which rises out of the centre of the turning-observes, almost naturally slides into poetry.' youth of very pleasing manners and exterior; banker on which the statue is modelled. When the skeleton is ready, and the modelling-clay nicely beat up till it is pliable as the softest dough, the artist places the sketch which he means to copy before him, and cutting the square lumps of clay into long thin slices, works it round the frame-work and beats it solidly in, so as to leave no crevices in which water may lodge and endanger his labour. The clay wrought with tools of wood, and with the hand, gradually grows into the desired form: the artist turns the figure round and round-{ proves it in strong and in weak lights-compares it with living and also dead models; and when he conceives it to be true in proportion, and expressing the wished-for sentiment, pro-f . LIFE OF BISHOP HEBER. Timour's Councils. Emirs and Khâns in long array To Timour's council bent their way; But one there came, uncall'd and last, of good temper; of lively talents; and, at least, as well informed as the majority of lads who pass from the school to the counting-house. I was, therefore, not surprised that, while pressing me to dine with him, he enforced his request by the offer of introducing me to some very agreeable literary characters, with whom he had been so fortunate as to form an intimacy. I felt, however, I knew not why, something like a cold shudder when he further informed me, that these able and amiable young men were in the habit of meeting in an evening to read their own works to each other. But, as I was able to plead a previous engagement, I went on to inquire with some interest, and much personal tranquillity, into the nature of those studies to which his friends were club, by revealing to me the secrets of his own sities, and many similar avatars of bounty and chiefly addicted, and of the compositions which eminence, and procuring for me' Bysche's Art patronage.' were thus produced for the common advantage of Poetry and Complete Rhyming Dictionary.' We have spoken of Heber's serenity of mind of the society. Oh, sir!' was his reply, we Of course you are well acquainted with the and gentle gravity, yet how innocently gay!— are all, like yourself, zealous votaries of the work; but those who have not seen it would thus he writes at sea, after sailing for Calcutta: muses. Many of us have repeatedly obtained be quite astonished to find how easy it is, with "Of the sea, on which so large a part of my the prize for charades and riddles; I have such a guide, to write poetry.' Has Mr. future life must be passed, (more particularly if myself made so much progress as to have Mudge,' I inquired, favoured his friends with I carry my Australasian visitations into effect,) written three letters in verse to my parents, any poetry of a different description from logo- I have already some means of forming an opiand you will perhaps think me vain-but I am grams?' 'Has he not?' was the reply; 'I nion, and so far as I am myself concerned, we now just engaged in a logogram, which, even should like to repeat to you hisWeeping seem likely to suit each other perfectly. Though Mudge himself assures me will be very toler-Window,' and his Answer to an Invitation we have had a good deal of contrary weather, able. Mr. Mudge,' I said, is, I presume, to a Strawberry Feast.'" We had by this and our full allowance of the noble game of the most formidable critic of your society.' time arrived at the point where we were to pitch and toss, I have not been unwell even Oh, sir, he is all in all with us. He is, separate, but the temptation was too strong to for an hour; and between the various occuindeed, a man of extraordinary talents, who resist; I turned down his street, and became pations of reading, writing, walking the quarhas been, for some time, the main support of his willing auditor, endeavouring, at the same ter-deck, watching the flying fish, and learning the Royal Engagement and Pocket Atlas,' time, with all my power to commit the pre- Hindoostanee and Persian, I have not as yet and whose contributions, under his assumed cious morsels to memory. The first, unhap-felt any of that vacuity of time of which I was name of Asphodel, have been solicited with pily, in a great measure escaped me; and I most apprehensive, and of which others have propitiatory presents by half the stationers in can only remember that a window-glass, on complained as the worst calamity of a long seathe kingdom. Poor Mudge,' he continued, a rainy day, was called the amorous pane of voyage. The only want I feel is of exercise,— he is, indeed, an enthusiast in logograms! a despairing lover.' In my report of the a serious one, and which I know not how to It was only last week that, after a restless second I can answer for my own accuracy, remedy; merely pacing the deck is nothing. night employed in intense meditation, a heavy though I must despair of doing justice to the I cannot (salvâ gravitate) amuse myself with slumber fell on him, from which he awoke luminous comments with which my friendly running up and down the shrouds as the young under the strangest circumstances imaginable. reciter accompanied them. He begins,' said cadets do;- and though I have a most majesHis pulse beat high; his skin was feverish; he, as you will observe, in a playful style: tic and Patagonian pair of dumb bells (after a word, of which he felt, as it were, the the manner of Bengal), I cannot use them in weight, seemed bursting from his soul, and my cabin without endangering my wife and a conviction flashed on his mind that this child, and have not yet reconciled myself to word contained the elements of the most exhibiting them on deck, or among the hen extraordinary logogram in the English lancoops. My resource, I apprehend, must be to guage. He sprang from his bed, he thrust indeed?' said I. 'Oh sir, said he, im-live more sparingly in proportion to my neces his head through the window. Immediately patiently, observe the invocation which fol- sary inactivity; but, as my northern appetite a stream of words extractable from this one lows:) still subsists in full vigour, even this will rushed on his memory, and he has already be by no means an agreeable remedy; while it made out a list of five hundred and seventyis one of which my shipmates seem to have no six, without one obsolete among them (Strawberry wine, you know, is but nasty notion. Most of them every morning begin at When I had recovered from the whimsical stuff) half-past eight with a breakfast of cold ham, contrast which this logogrammatic Berserksmutton chops, or broiled herrings; renew the • Friend Higginson, I've understood ('Why, Hail, strawberry! thou fruit divine! With Branker's patent suavity! gangr presented to the parallel exploit of (Branker, you will observe, sells patent war at twelve with biscuit, cheese, and beer; Coleridge, who wrote his Kubla-Khan under sugar) the effects of opium, I inquired if this prolific 'Mater Lectionis' was a very long one. Only four syllables,' he answered, with a smile; 6 Such parties do I daily sec At Phoebe Brown's, by aid of thee, But, Higginson, upon my soul, Though much I love the spoon and bowl, * dine at three in a very substantial manner; tea it and toast it at six; and conclude the day at nine with a fresh lading of biscuit and cheese, and a good tumbler of grog or wine and water. before dinner-time, and are only present in the cuddy at dinner and in the evening. Yet I hear the clash of knives and forks going on with great spirit behind the bulk-heads; and have every reason to believe that the weaker sex finds at least as much need of a full and generous diet as the colonels, majors, and captaius of sea and land. And this (I am assured by many persons) is the custom of India, where to eat little and often' is recommended by the best physicians. The often' they have certainly hit off to a nicety. Of the 'little' I will only say, that if this be the abstinence of the but perhaps, sir, if you are not much in the (Phoebe Brown sells strawberries. Now comes The ladies, indeed, do not leave their cabins habit of composing logograms, you can hardly the apology :) conceive how many words a single well-chosen noun may be coaxed into. For instance, how many are there in steam-boat?' Two,' I rashly made reply, steam and boat.' 'Aha!' said he, with a laugh of good-natured superiority, have I caught you? Are there not Extract of the cow! ha, ha, ha!-meaning to be framed out of these letters, beast and cream; ha, ha! But you are in a hurry: boast, and toast and oats, and beam and Good morning. Let me see you if you coine meat?' 'Oh spare me!' interrupted I, you into this neighbourhood again. - Extract of have perfectly convinced me.' 'I thought so! the cow! There's for you!'" and do you know that this is my own logo- Speaking of his Majesty's trip to Scotland gram, and that I have already gotten eighty-in 1821, Mr. H. truly observessix words, and hope to find more?' This,' "I rejoice exceedingly that the king's expe- East, it is no matter of wonder with me that said I, 'is indeed vastly clever and curious; dition is to take place. If, after some folks leave their livers there. Though but what (I speak ignorantly) has it to do visiting Ireland, he sails in his yacht to Glas-now decidedly within the tropics, and with the with poetry?' Surely, sir,' was the reply, gow, and thence returns by Edinburgh and sun to the northward of us, we have no heat 'you do not think that Gledge would admit York, he will have done much, very much, to- to complain of; and though most people on into his pocket-book any thing which was not wards regaining a positive and personal hold on board have assumed linen or camlet clothes, it in verse? No, believe me; we are obliged not the affections of a people who are naturally has been, I think, as much from fashion as only to describe our original word enigmati- more inclined to admire and serve the stately necessity. Till within these few days, indeed, cally and poetically, but to give each of its figure whose smiles and bows they have shared the weather has been decidedly cold; and, dependent terms in a separate couplet, and in, than the abstract term which they have while in the latitude of Lisbon and Gibraltar, under the like mask of a riddle. Let me tell only known as G. R. on the top of a tax-paper, the captain more than once complained that, if you it is no easy matter to give a figurative or which they have seen embodied in the vile it had not been for the 'blue water,' he might and allegorical account of eighty-six words caricatures of Hone and Company. I verily still have fancied himself amidst the cold and successively.' I here lifted up my hands and believe the Welch could hardly have rejoiced dirty' weather of the Channel or the German eyes, which action my young companion ob- more if Arthur had risen again, than in the Sea. Of this blue water I had heard much, served, and continued, It would indeed, as prospect of seeing him; all those who handle and it certainly does not fall short of my exyou may think, be impossible without long harp or organ anticipating royal applause, and pectation. In bright weather it is, as compared practice; but my friend Mudge, who is far all those who write dissertations and publish with our green sea, richly and strikingly beauabove any paltry jealousy, has put it in my archæologies, looking forwards to the establish- tiful, and the flakes of foam streak it like lapis power to make a progress beyond any of the ment of British professorships in tiae univer-lazuli inlaid with silver. Even in storms it has THE LITERARY GAZETTE, AND a warmer and richer tint than that of the couple of gabbling ducks to enliven the dreary | professional knowledge, to bear upon the ques waves which chased us from Ilbrees land to-yard. The small tents which had been sent tions. Need we add, that his book is one of wards Parkgate, and enables me to understand on last night were so soaked, that if you marked utility? more fully than I ever did before the wine-touched the roof with the tip of your finger, vocate. faced sea,' ova ovrov, of Homer. For the rest, it immediately attracted a stream of water Parochial Law. By Alex. Dunlop, Esq., AdI have seen dolphins, flying fishes, and a gram-which ran down your sleeves; they were perpus; a whale and a shark have paid the ship fectly pregnant with rain, and at the slightest a visit, but I was not then on deck. flying fish are, as yet, very small; and the all thoroughly soaked, though covered with The motion given emitted a sluice. Our beds being flocks in which they skim along the surface of oil-cloth, we were obliged to turn into the the waves gives them so much the appearance of palanquins, which were, perhaps, the best of water-wagtails, that a repeated and attentive the two, as one is quite secure from rain in view is required to convince a stranger of their them." actual fishhood." As an appendage to this, we cannot resist a sketch of him in one of his journeys in India, written by his companion Mr. J. Lushington. September.-Hume and acquaintance are incompatible towards any that admiration human being; but the more I know of the Bishop, the more I esteem and revere him— says cujus amor tantum mihi crescit in horas, Quantum vere novo viridis se surrigit alnus. He seems born to conciliate all parties, and to overcome what has before appeared impossible. Most great talkers are sometimes guilty of talking absurdities; but, though scarcely an hour silent during the day, I have never heard him utter a word which I could wish recalled. "Futtehpoor.In coming through a brook of water running across the road, the Bishop's horse thought proper to lie down and give him a roll; with his usual kindness, instead of kicking him till he got up again, he only patted him, and said, 'he was a nice fellow.' 66 ing these volumes to the public. THIS handsome volume concludes the poems Personal Memoirs; or, Reminiscences of Men of this kind. Though of little use as a book of THE able work of an able writer on subjects 8vo. pp. 416. Edinburgh, 1830. reference on this side of the Tweed, it must possess great value in Scotland; and we could well wish to see a similar epitome in England. The History of the Church, from the Creation of the World, &c. By the late A. S. Paterson, of Aberdeen. Revised, &c. by the Rev. J. Brewster. 2 vols. 8vo. THE worthy author began soon enough with Clark and Son; Edinburgh, Oliver and Aberdeen, 1830, Boyd; London, Whittaker and Co. his history-the creation-when there was no church! Nevertheless, in the way of question sacred history from the Bible, and, in later and answer, this is a genuine deduction of times, from Calvinistic divines and authorities. Traits of Scottish Life, and Pictures of Scenes and Characters. 3 vols. London, 1830. WE really cannot award very high praise to Whittaker, Treacher, and Co. the present author-his pictures want force, for the subject to give him any assistance in and his characters originality; while the ground he has taken has been too thoroughly beaten, the way of novelty. Sir Ethelbert, or the Dissolution of Monasteries; SANTO SEBASTIANO was a very popular novel a Romance. By the Author of "Santo of our younger days, and these volumes posSebastiano,' &c. 3 vols. London, 1830. sess the same interest of story, kept up by Longman and Co. historical detail, and the minute accuracy of undeveloped mystery; while somewhat of our modern school is visible in the exactness of manners and costume. added industry to invention, and united a due Our author has thus portion of research with his romance. : The Sailor Boy; or, the Admiral and his Protégé a Novel. By Rosalia St. Clair, Author of "Banker's Daughter of Bristol," &c. &c. 4 vols. London, 1830. Newman and Co. THE very miscellaneous reminiscences of an Bentley. Kuleanpoor.-Notwithstanding the threatening appearance of the skies, the Bishop and old gentleman, who has seen much of the I set off to ride a long sixteen miles. We had a traveller, and an observer of what passed world as an officer of marines, a soldier-officer, sent on all our clothes, hoping it might clear around him. It is a book to be taken up and up; but had scarcely rode a hundred yards mode of reading is more of the business order, when a rain came on that wet us to the skin; i. e. straight forward, we shall defer our notice laid down with great amusement; but as our and as we had not a dry rag to put on had we of the work till next week, when we shall have returned to the tents, we faced the pelting the pleasure of exhibiting a selection of its storm, which, by the by, was straight in our eyes, most manfully. We staid not for medley contents to our readers. brook, and we stopped not for stone,' but dashed on to Pulliampoor, which we reached Conversations on Religion with Lord Byron and in about an hour and a half,his lordship's horse knocked up, and he was -at least I did; others, held in Cephalonia, a short time prenot up for half an hour after me. vious to his Lordship's death. By the late There was no standing on ceremony, and I rode on and James Kennedy, M.D. Medical Staff. 8vo. got a fire lighted in a wretched serai. Perhaps THIS interesting publication has reached us too pp. 461. London, 1830. J. Murray. the smoke and stink, &c. kept out the cold, late for a detailed criticism. The author, though which I thought I must have caught after of the class called evangelical, describes Lord standing so long in drenched clothes. The Byron as having only "a slight tincture of inscene was rather good when the Bishop ar- fidelity." His error, he contends, was levity, rived. There was the Lord Bishop of all the but no deliberate denial, or rejection, of reli-A NOVEL of the old school, with as many inIndies sitting cowring over a wretched fire of gion; in short, “ he was like all those nominal cidents as pages; and really very amusing. wet wood, the smoke of which produced a Christians who are unregenerate." bleary redness about the eyes, surrounded by a unsettled-not happy, and wished to be con-readers will feel much interest in the pains and group of shivering blacks, some squatting, some vinced of the truth; but rejected the appella-perils of the sailor hero. He was We doubt not but many of our novel-loving half afraid to come further than the doorway tion of infidel, which he said was a cold and of the hut; and in the back-ground, close to chilling word. There are some curious anechis head, my horse's tail, with a boy attempting dotes in the volume. to scrape off some of the mud with which the poor beast was covered all over. were of inud, and the roof of rotten smoked The walls bamboo, from which were suspended two or three Kedgeree pots. We cut jokes upon the ludicrous figure we were conscious of making, and were comfortable enough as long as we were eating, which we did with ravenous ap-A MORE interesting subject, or one less under-you and all your's do well, we have altered as petites. But in a short time we began to be stood, could not be brought under public dis- you see our road and are gone from Dublin sufficiently wretched, worse far than the stout cussion; and we are glad to see a physician of instead to Liverpool to Edinburgh we intent gentleman' on a rainy day—for the 'traveller's Dr. Conolly's skill apply his talents to its elu- to stay a few weeks longer in England, and room' leaked like a sieve. and oxen, and tattoos too, all standing and liable to many conflicting definitions, and to country for ever!! to this country to which There were camels, cidation. Like hydrophobia, insanity appears then we are obliged to say good by to this crouching to be rained upon; and one solitary still more numerous nostrums prescribed as we are so much indebted and to which we cock, with his tail drawn up by the wet into a certain cures. single feather; but there were not even a strong artillery of common sense, as well as pyness in our old days! it is most painful for Dr. Conolly has brought the have to thank all our wealth comfort and hap 6 ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. THE RAINER FAMILY. An Inquiry concerning the Indications of In- [In a recent L. G. we inserted a very characteristic epistle of the elder Rainer to a friend; and we have been so much interested by the following, from and to the same parties, as to find a place also for its appearance.] My dear friend,-I received your letter at Edinburgh, June 5th, 1830. Dublin, and have seen with great pleasure that us to leave this country where we have meet rod vibrates, is extended into a closed line, announced to the public the existence of browith so great encouragements and we are proud depicting the orbit of the end of the wire. By mine in the mineral springs of England: a disto say a great many of truly good friends; drawing a violin-bow along various parts of covery similar to that which had been prewho from Royal George through all ranks the wire, so as to produce different sounds, or, viously made by others in many analogous protected and advised us as we came to Eng-by merely tapping the bottom of the wire, situations on the continent. His reason for land ignorant of the world and the English beautifully formed and regular luminous figures offering the present communication to the Royal language, but the good and hospitable people are seen, rendering every vibration of the rod Society is, that he has examined on the spot a of England received us so that we never shall visible. Co-existing vibrations of various kinds great number of mineral springs, and endeaforget it in our life and we will feel always were here shewn. voured to obtain, wherever it was practicable, thankfull and obliged to England and her most At the close of the lecture, Mr. Faraday an approximation to the proportion which gentlemanly population! I hope to have the referred to some very curious observations on iodine and bromine bear to the other ingrepleasure to see some of our friends in our the means of contriving the rectilineal motion dients. He has also aimed at forming an esti own country, and we will with great pleasure of a body having great velocity, with that of mate of their comparative frequency and abunddo every thing in our power to make their the eye at right angles, or an inclination to it, ance in the several rock formations; an object stay as pleasant as possible, yet dear if you so as to produce the appearance of a compound of considerable interest in geology, as tending or any of our friends shall coming to our country motion and apparent deflections of the moving to identify the products of the ancient seas in you have not need to enquire in large Towns body. It was stated, that hopes were enter their most minute particulars with those of the for us, no, you shall ask for the small Ziller tained of making these the foundation of a present ocean. The results of his inquiries Valey and for the like small Village of Fügen method for measuring extreme velocities occur- are given in the form of a table, in which the and there you will find us amongst our family ring only in short spaces, or through small springs, whose waters he examined, are classi and relations in small houses build of wood arcs; but as these are at present undergoing fied according to the geological position of the happy and comfortable I hope!! investigation, we do not now consider it expe- strata whence they issue, and of which the dient to enter more at length into the theory. several columns exhibit the total amount of It is gratifying to find that the exertions their saline ingredients; the nature and promade at this Institution continue to secure portion of each ingredient, as ascertained by their reward; and that every season adds former chemists, or by the author himself; and, many to the number of its friends. The lastly, where they contained either iodine or managers, it appears, have announced an in-bromine; the ratio these substances bear to tention of founding a quarterly scientific jour- the quantities of water, and likewise to the nal, to be called "the Journal of the Royal In-chlorine also present in the same spring. He stitution"-not as a matter of profit to the In- finds that the proportion of iodine to chlorine stitution; but whatever accrues above the ex-varies in every possible degree; and that even penses incurred by the managing committee to springs which are most strongly impregnated be expended on the continual improvement of with common salt, are those in which he could the work. We trust it will succeed, and be of not detect the smallest trace of iodine. The such a character as to invite the scientific of same remark, he observes, applies also to broour own and foreign countries to support it. I have no doubt but that we could life here in England by all means good and comfortable but my dear friend if I look on the other side on the watter I see my old beloved father weeping for anxiousness to see us I see my dear wife her face towards the sea and I hear her calling out, felix my husband come in the arms of your wife as soon as possible you wife has no other wish in this world then to see you and to life with you! and this is sufficient to make me sorry for every one day that I must spend abroad. Now I beg your pardon for tresspassing so long on your time and I send, in union with my sister and brothers, our sincerely respect and good wishes to you and all yours, belief me I am your truly friend, FELIX RAINER. Shall anything coming to you for us be so kind to send us to, Newcastle upon Tyne, in which place we will be in a fourthnight, we leave Edinburgh to moro for Aberdeen I would feel obliged if you would write me a few lines to Newcastl, good by. ARTS AND SCIENCES. ROYAL INSTITUTION. LITERARY AND LEARNED. ROYAL SOCIETY. mine; whence he considers, that although these two principles may, perhaps, never be entirely absent where the muriates occur, yet their relative distribution is exceedingly unequal. The author conceives that these anaTHE President in the chair. Several interest-lyses will tend to throw some light on the coning papers were read, and some others enume-nexion between the chemical constitution of rated. The President informed the meeting, mineral waters and their medicinal qualities. that, in pursuance of an arrangement entered Almost the only two brine springs, properly so into between the council of the Society and the called, which have acquired any reputation as trustees of the British Museum, relative to the medicinal agents, namely, that of Kreutznach exchange of the Arundel MSS.; he, although in the Palatinate, and that of Ashby de la not bound to do so by the noble donor of the Zouch in Leicestershire, contain a much larger THE last of these agreeable evening meetings MSS., had consulted with his Grace the Duke proportion than usual of bromine, a sub. for the season took place on Friday se'nnight. of Norfolk, his representative, and had received stance, the poisonous quality of which was The subject was on the laws of the co-existing the assent of his grace to such exchange, pro- ascertained by its discoverer, Balard. The vibrations in strings and rods; being one of vided the trustees of the Museum preserved author conceives that these two recently found that series of illustrations of the philosophy of the MSS. by themselves; putting certain principles exist in mineral waters in combinasound, contributed by Mr. Wheatstone, and marks upon them to shew whence they had tion with hydrogen, forming the hydriodic and delivered by Mr. Faraday. Such parts of the come. The President therefore examined the hydrobromic acids, neutralised, in all probapreceding lectures on this exceedingly interest-books in the British Museum, a portion of bility, by magnesia, and constituting salts, ing subject, as had reference to the vibra- which were intended to be given in exchange; which are decomposable at a low temperature. tions of strings, either in the lowest mode as but although the value of duplicates in that He has no doubt that a sufficient supply of a whole, or in the higher mode when sub- Institution amounted to about 10,0007., still bromine might be procured from our English divided into aliquot parts by nodal points, were there were not in the collection more than brine springs, should it ever happen that a touched upon by Mr. Faraday, who then 600%. or 700l. worth of books at all suitable to demand for this new substance were to arise. shewed the co-existence of these modes of the Royal Society; thus leaving about 2,600. At the last sitting, on Thursday, the Society vibration in the same string. The experi- or 2,7001. of a balance on the value of the adjourned for the long vacation. ments were performed with rods, the different MSS. yet unsatisfied by the trustees of the laws applicable to strings and rods being also Museum. On this point the President last pointed out at the same time; after which, the Saturday met the trustees, and they came to HUDSON GURNEY, Esq., in the chair. Mr. means of rendering visible the paths traced by a resolution of disposing of certain duplicates, E. Hawkins exhibited to the Society a gold strings or rods, when vibrating either in one and of laying out the funds accruing there- medal found in Bedfordshire; Mr. Dawson or several modes, were stated. Dr. Young's from upon such scientific works as the council Turner, a curious brazen enamelled dish; and experiments upon the reflection of light from and fellows of the Royal Society should choose, Mr. Britton presented some beautiful drawings the strings of a piano-forte, were next noticed, from time to time. This arrangement ap- of the architectural details of the chapel of and then the phenomena under consideration peared to give the meeting great satisfaction. Henry V. at Westminster. The Rev. John made evident upon a much larger scale by Skinner's disquisition on the site of Camelomeans of Mr. Wheatstone's kaleidophone. This dunum, and the Roman remains discovered at instrument consists of an elastic rod, or wire, Cammerton, was concluded. A communicafixed firmly in a vice at one end, and furtion was read from John Gage, Esq., director, nished with a bright metallic bead at the other; when in the light of the sun, a candle, or lamp, a spot is reflected by the bead, which, as the The following is an abstract of a paper lately read; it is entitled, "On the occurrence of Iodine and Bromine in certain mineral waters of North Britain." By Charles Daubeny, M.D. F.R.S., Professor of Chemistry in the University of Oxford. The author lays claim to being the first who SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. Mr. Babbage has circulated a printed answer to Dr. Roget's explanation; in which he reiterates his charge respecting the Society's minutes. being a short history of St. Olave's Church and ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY. H. the report detailed the works printed during jesty Queen Charlotte. W. Grimaldi ; No. 461. FINE ARTS. EXHIBITION OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY. On Saturday the anniversary meeting of this Institution took place; Sir Gore Ouseley in the chair. Colonel Broughton read a statement of the Society's affairs during the past year. In noticing the present volume of the Society's Transactions, particular allusion was made to the article and plates descriptive of the Arabic globe in the Society's museum. This globe was given to Sir John Malcolm by the religious chief of the Bohras, a sect found in great numbers in the Rajpoot states; they are said to be the descendants of the followers of the Sheikh ul Tubal, or old man of the mountains, renowned for his exploits during the period of the Crusades. The auditors' report exhibited a balance in favour of the Society to the extent of 5241. Sir Alexander Johnston addressed the meeting in the name of the committee of correspondence, and detailed its operations for the past year: from his address we gathered, that the committee had directed its attention to a comparison of the languages or THE miscellaneous character of the contents of dialects spoken throughout Polynesia; and in this apartment might, if it were well lighted, No. 475. Paris; Review of the British Army this branch of its labours acknowledged the give it a greater interest than any other portion marching past the Emperor Alexander and the valuable assistance and co-operation of Baron of the Academy. In its present sombre state, King of Prussia, led by the Duke of WellingWilliam Humboldt and Sir C. Colville. Ano- however, it can be considered little better ton. G. Jones, R.A. We regard this dimither point was the subject of the early com- than as a lumber-room, into which things of nutive sketch as a promise, which we trust munications, commercial and warlike, which all shapes and descriptions are thrown, and Mr. Jones will not break. It would be very had subsisted between Europe and Asia. huddled together ;-a perfect chaos of pictorial gratifying to see a picture of the termination of Thirdly, the committee had turned its atten- materials. Of these materials, the prints, the arduous and glorious struggle from the tion to the history of the institution of pro- drawings, and miniatures, are, generally speak- hand of this able artist. perty in law and slaves, and of marriage among ing, the most important; and we shall select a No. 477. The Colosseum, and part of the all the various classes of inhabitants throughout few of those, and of the other items, which Campagna of Rome, from a Sketch by Miss Gubthe whole extent of India. Lastly, the history come within the range of vision, and which bins. W. Westall, R.A. Very poetically of the various settlements of foreign nations in deserve remark. treated; and the Byronian figure introduced India, the circumstances under which they in the foreground is in strict accordance with took place, and their effect upon the original that feeling. inhabitants of the country, was spoken of: on this point Mr. Baber, Mr. Milman, Lord Prudhoe, Colonel Briggs, and several other individuals distinguished for their learning and talents, were mentioned as coadjutors. The various reports were received with much satisfaction; and the usual ballot for officers having taken place, the meeting separated. ORIENTAL TRANSLATION FUND. Anniversary meeting; Earl Amherst in the chair. The right honourable chairman of the committee read a report for the past year. It alluded, in general terms, to the flourishing state of the Institution, and noticed his Majesty's donation of fifty guineas for two royal medals. The absence of Colonel Fitzclarence was much regretted by the committee; but it afforded an opportunity of descanting on his arduous exertions in the cause of oriental literature during his sojourn at Rome, with a freedom of eulogy which his presence would necessarily have limited. The treasures of the Vatican library had been thrown open to the committee by the liberality of his Holiness the Pope, the services of the eminent scholar Signor Maï had been promised, and a branch committee formed at Rome. The report expatiated on the advantages likely to arise from this accession to the committee's strength; and mentioned that the prospectus would be translated and published in Italy. The establishment of the Oriental Institute at St. Petersburgh, and of the Branch Oriental Translation Committee at Calcutta, were next adverted to ; after which, No. 449. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, painted by Sir T. Lawrence; No. 450, John Soane, Esq., painted by Sir T. Lawrence. C. Turner, A.E.-Engraved in mezzotinto, and in a style which for clearness and brilliancy cannot be surpassed. No. 491. A Spanish Señoritta, with her Nurse of the Asturias, walking in the Prado of Madrid. D. Wilkie, R.A.-This slight sketch is fuller of meaning than many a more laboured producNo. 983. Portrait of the late Archbishop of tion. Patrician haughtiness and plebeian huYork, from a Picture by Hoppner. J. Heath, mility were never more amusingly depicted. A. E.-On looking at this admirable line en- No. 488. The Sketch from Nature. J. Wood. graving we were forcibly reminded of "auld-Why is this gay, spirited, and highly finished lang syne," when, in the illustration of such drawing called merely a sketch? works as Bell's Poets, and the Novelist's Ma- No. 553. Design. S. W. Arnald. The subgazine, Mr. Heath's graver was distinguished ject is from the Revelations" War in heaabove that of any of his contemporaries; and ven." Groups of figures are complicated in we rejoiced to see that, after the lapse of so every possible way, calculated to shew the anamany years, his powers were in no whit tomical knowledge of the artist. abated. No. 572. View of the Eddystone Lighthouse, No. 984. His Grace the Duke of Wellington from a Sketch made on the spot. H. Parke.on horseback, engraved from the original Picture A very clever drawing; exhibiting one of the painted by Sir T. Lawrence. W. Bromley, A.E. triumphs of art over difficulties apparently inThis is a masterpiece of the British school surmountable. of engraving. As far as the situation in which it is placed will allow us to examine its texture, Mr. Bromley seems to have most happily introduced all the tasteful variety of execution requisite to express the several materials of which the picture is composed. No. 457. Portrait of a Gentleman on the summit of Mont Blanc, on the 25th of July, 1827, at two P.M. W. S. Hastings.-A whimsical description. Probably the picture was not painted on the spot yet it conveys an idea very like truth. No. 578. Graystock Castle, Cumberland, a seat of the Hon. Henry Howard, M.P. T. C. Hofland. This view evidently possesses every desirable quality in landscape composition; but the skill of the artist is rendered entirely unavailing by the situation in which the picture is placed. No. 584. Mount Etna, seen from the road near Syracuse. H. Parke.-A scene of solitary grandeur; and, as a drawing, executed with a skill that shews great practice. No. 513. Portrait of Miss L. E. Landon. No. 459. Enamel Portrait of a Lady, painted D. M'Clise.-Merely as a work of art, this from the original Picture by Sir T. Lawrence. drawing would do great credit to the artist; W. Essex; No. 460. Enamel Portrait of Mas- but it is much more: it is a faithful resemter Bunbury, Page of Honour to her late Ma-blance of one whose genius, whether displayed |