ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. NAVAL UNIFORM. epitome of the history of the world, which | fore the mind is stored with matter fit to be two of considerable magnitude are now near accuracy of narration and chronology would conformed. But, notwithstanding this defect, the centre. Some astronomers have hazarded render valuable as a book of reference, and in or rather redundancy, we are strongly inclined the idea, that there may be a connexion bewhich general views and reflections would re- to the opinion that this is the best book for the tween the frequency of this singular phenomemove the dryness inseparable from a mere purpose of learning the Latin language that non and the uncertain character of the seasons. enumeration of facts. As a portion of a Cyclo- we know. The plan of reciprocal translation Independent, however, of the want of a longpædia, it is to the historical volumes what in is excellent; for thus only can abstract rules continued series of observations, so necessary an atlas the map of the world is to those which be permanently impressed on the mind. The to form a theory, the opinions of those who follow it, representing in connexion what they exercises, we see, are drawn from Latin prose have attended at all to the subject are at variexhibit isolated, and displaying the relative writers, and are calculated to convey useful ance, some considering the spots as concomiproportions and importance of the several parts. information on history and the nations of anti- tants of a cold, humid season; and others, of excessive heat and drought. A long space of Its chief utility will be, doubtless, as a book of quity. time occasionally occurs when the sun's orb reference for those who are already versed in has been observed to be free from these appearhistory; yet it is hoped that even the tyro who ances;-from the year 1650 to 1670 scarcely studies it with attention will find himself, at any spots were visible: a similar purity of disc the termination of his labour, ignorant of few of the great characters and events which occur Ar a moment when our gallant tars are crowd- was noticed about a century since, so as nearly in the history of the world." ing in their new uniforms to pay homage to a to sanction the opinion of the bigoted persecuUseful rather than amusing, it is a well-sea-bred King of the House of Brunswick, it is tors of Galileo-that the sun was immaculate, contrived dictionary of dates and names; but amusing to look back, some eighty odd years," without spot or wrinkle, or any such thing." less adapted for reading than reference, for to the days of his great grandfather, to see the For some years past, the sun has exhibited which latter purpose it will be very valuable. state of our sailors' personal equipments at these spots, with scarcely any interruption, that time. We are indebted to the brave and and occasionally in great numbers and magniForeign Exclusives in London. 3 vols. 12mo. distinguished veteran Sir J. Saumarez for the tude. following original letter from Captain Keppel The occasional deficiency of brilliancy ob(afterwards so famous) to Capt. Philip Sau- served in the sun by ancient writers might marez, on the subject of dress,-important, it possibly be owing to the orb being copiously It is covered with spots. A.D. 321, the Chinese anseems, to heroes as well as to ladies. curious to find that there was no regular nals have an account of spots seen in the sun, visible to the naked eye. A.D. 807, a large uniform. spot was observed for eight days. In 1547, there is recorded a very general deficiency of the solar light, which might be owing to numerous small spots. These mysterious appearances on the central globe of the system have furnished a very plausible explanation of the phenomenon of variable stars. These are considered to be suns, which have large permanent spots unequally distributed on their orbs, that when, by rotation, that side which is least covered with these spots is turned towards the earth, then the maximum of brilliancy occurs; and that when that side which is most covered is similarly directed, then its minimum of light appears. A star in Sobieski's shield, of this description, is now in a favourable position for observation. This star goes through all its changes in sixty-two days. London, 1830. Colburn and Bentley. THE title of these pages is a mere catch, having neither the personality nor the know. ledge in London society, of its prototype. There is nothing requiring either much of censure or of praise. The Pulpit. Vol. XIV. London, Harding; Ix acknowledging the attention of our graver London, August 25th, 1747. MY DEAR SIR,-I received the pleasure of yours just as my Lord Anson was talking of you, and saying that he had received your letter, which he would answer, but in the mean time desired me to make some excuse to you for him, which I readily undertook. He at present has the troubles of the navy on him, as there are many days when they cannot form a board; so pray be easy till you hear from him. Your letter is so extremely polite, that I don't know how to answer it; but still write to keep up our intimacy, which I assure you gives me great pleasure. Tim Brett tells me you have made a uniform coat, &c. after your own fancy; my Lord Anson is desirous that many of us should make coats after our own taste, and then that a choice should be made of one to be general; and if you will appear in it Waverley Novels, Vol. XV.—A Legend of here, he says he will be answerable your taste will not be amongst the worst. Montrose. A singular circumstance has been noticed in solar observations-that the spots near the limb require the focus of the telescope to be shorter than for those near the centre of the disc. This has been attributed to the superior brilliancy of the central parts. The bright planets, Jupiter and Venus, require a different focus to the less bright planets Mars and Saturn. WE discover from this that we fell into a We reason variously on the subject of Bermistake in reckoning Vol. XIV. the con- gen-op-Zoom; the place still defends itself clusion of the series in twelve vols. 8vo.; and bravely, and the French do not gain an inch of we are very glad to have had another pleasure ground but what they undermine; but still I added to our list. The frontispiece is ably fear it cannot hold out above a week or ten engraved by a rising Edinburgh artist, of the days longer: I wish I may judge wrongly. name of R. Lauder; and the volume, with Only think what alarms we shall have, and 17d 23h 53m-the Sun eclipsed. This eclipse, introduction and notes, is certainly one of the how much our cruising will be interrupted, if though occurring at noon, will, owing to the most interesting even of the author's produc- any more invasions are trumped up, which great south latitude of the Moon, be invisible they will be in the winter, so that their Marti- to the northern hemisphere: it will prove a nico ships may pass safe without the English very small obscuration to the inhabitants of protecting them. high south latitudes: two digits only of the sun will be concealed. tions. A Practical Latin Grammar, in two Parts. mind, but will prepare the learner to reason logically and philosophically on any subject whatever. In the etymological part, however, the author enters too deeply into the niceties ARTS AND SCIENCES. CELESTIAL PHENOMENA FOR AUGUST. 23d 5h 7m the Sun enters Virgo. O Full Moon in Capricornus D. H. M. 4 0 57 10 20 17 23 8 53 26 2 3 The Moon will be in conjunction with Jupiter in Sagittarius Saturn in Leo Mercury in Leo D. H. M. 4d 8h 30m Mercury in his superior conof the language, and overburdens the learner, The Sun.-The solar disc has not during the junction. 84 18h-in conjunction with Sain the first instance, with too many forms, be- past month been free from spots. 28th July-turn. Difference of latitude, 39′. D. H. M. 1 9 42 | D. H. M. :D. H. M. 13 9 1 1 25 8 17 the meridian at 16h 32m. Pallas is near Boötis, and Ceres near 578 Libræ. 25d Juno in opposition 2° 13' north of 44 Aquarii. This small planet shines as a star of the eighth magnitude, is of a reddish colour, and free from that nebulous atmosphere that surrounds each of the other asteroids. This latter circumstance has given occasion for the suspicion, that if these bodies are the wreck of an exploded planet, Juno was the satellite of the destroyed world, and not a component part; but though no cloudy atmosphere is perceived, in its light, arising probably from its rotation, which is supposed to be performed in 27 hours. The elements and other phenomena of Juno proaching these lower regions. It is calculated pleased to accede to the Society's wishes, of ECLECTIC SOCIETY. The invention, JUNE 29. An address of condolence and conThe Asteroids.-5d-Vesta is near no par-seen a model, appears to be very simple as judging from the diagrams, as we have not gratulation was unanimously voted to his Maticular star to indicate its situation; it passes well as ingenious. It consists of a metallic Jesty King William the Fourth. composition rudder on each side of the ship's and more effectual plan of extinguishing fires; July 20. Mr. Jenkins read a paper on a new rudder, but cased upon the stern of the which it is not in our power to render intelli vessel, so as not to injure her way, and secured gible without figure. It cannot fail to have by a long bolt. Should the rudder be dis- struck every observer of fires, he remarked, placed, this bolt is withdrawn, and the substi- that the beneficial effects produced by the tute, released from its case, acts in its stead. present method of extinguishing them are rudders, ready for immediate use, with it to quantity of water consumed, and the skill and Thus the ship, as it were, carries two spare vastly inferior to the power of the engines, the sea; and all the dangers and delays hitherto There are but two happen, may be avoided. We are not aware incident to the service, when such accidents energy of the firemen. principles on which the extinguishing of fire what objections any seaman may entertain to atmospheric air, and the application of water: depends, namely, the cutting off the supply of this plan: we are told that many experienced with the first we have nothing to do here, inaspersons have highly approved of it. The ex- much as it will be for ever impossible to con pense, we presume, may be some obstacle; or, struct an extinguisher which will cover a house; perhaps, the idea that the necessary opening and the problem appears to be, as regards the might weaken a ship's timbers, may operate latter, to extinguish fire with the least labour still more forcibly: but as the design is obvi-and the least possible quantity of water. It is ously new and clever, we think its author de- evident that a dozen engines playing upon a serving of praise for his zeal and ability, and house in a state of conflagration can benefit the thing itself worthy of trial. this asteroid is liable to considerable variations are as follow: Sidereal revolution.. Y. D. H. M. S. 33.12 Mean synodical revolution .... 0 474 0 0 0 Longitude of ascending node.. 5 signs 21° 7′ 40′′.4 Place of perihelion 1.... 23 33 46 Eccentricity of the orbit, 65 millions of miles, or one fourth of the mean distance from the Sun. Inclination of the orbit. 13° 4′ 97.7 Proportional quantity of light and heat, the earth being 1 Mean diameter True diameter... .......14037 LITERARY AND LEARNED. ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY. little, if some are playing on the external walls, and some through a broken window, without method and without unison of design. Nine. tenths of the water either returns into the ..... 1425 miles. THE RT. HON. C. W. W. WYNN in the street, or never reaches the burning material; Owing to the great ellipticity of the orbit, chair.—Baron W. Humboldt, and several other or passing in one dense stream through the Juno occupies twice the time in traversing that foreigners of distinction, made various dona- flames, extinguishes truly all that it touches, part of its course most remote from the Sun, tions to the Society. Three papers were read: but quickly finds its level in the lowest part of that it does in describing the remainder. from one of them, by Mrs. Skinner, entitled, the building, where it remains inert and useless. Jupiter cannot fail to strike the most insen-"Notes on Cudapah," we select the following The only mode in which fires can be speedily sible spectator with its beauty and brilliancy, interesting account, relating to the heroism of and effectually extinguished, Mr. Jenkins conas it slowly ushers in the autumnal season: its a headman of the village of Chitway. This tinued to maintain, is by water falling from low altitude on the meridian affords an excel- village stands on a beautiful lake, which for above in a continued shower, coming into imlent opportunity of contemplating the almost three successive seasons overflowed its banks, mediate contact with every part of the burning infinite variety of position which the system and destroyed the crops of rice on which the material; and, by its incessant action, leaving assumes;-sometimes all the satellites to the inhabitants depended for subsistence. Dis- no chance of revivification to that flame which east of Jupiter, as on the 9th evening; or to heartened by these repeated visitations, they it has once subdued. His plan went to effect the west, as on the 21st-only two visible on went in procession to a temple of Siva to con- this by a perfectly simple process, which, he the 8th and 23d-conjunctions among them-sult the god. The oracle declared, says the stated, had been submitted to the test of prac selves, 9th, 21st, and 30th-clustering toge- tradition, that nothing would avail to stop the tice, and was found fully adequate to the end ther on the 15th and 22d. Every description ravages of the flood, unless some inhabitant of proposed. A model of a dwelling-house, with of elongation, transit, occultation, and station- the village offered himself as a sacrifice for the the apparatus of the pipes, &c. &c. was exary position, which is slowly developed in the sake of his countrymen. All was dismay, hibited, in corroboration of this. It was not, planets of the system, are here beautifully seen when the reddy, or headman, volunteered to be the inventor observed, the least advantageous in miniature, and in very short spaces of time. buried alive for the good of his native village; part of the plan, that fire in any separate floor The following will be the visible eclipses of the all he asked was, that his wife should be kept of a house may be extinguished, independent of satellites :in ignorance of his intended fate. On the day the rest, by simply attaching the hose of the appointed, accompanied by all the pomp of engine to that particular story. religion, he calmly proceeded to the spot, on the bank of the lake, where a grave was prepared to receive him. On his arrival, he was 14d 15h Saturn in conjunction with the Sun. struck at observing a second grave close to his Uranus continues favourably situated for own; he looked round, as if to ascertain the SINCE our last notice of Mr. Lough's Exhi telescopic observation. A lapse of six years meaning of this, when his wife rushed towards bition, he has added two admirable works to occurred between the discovery of the primary, him, exclaiming, "It is mine; we have lived the collection ;-the one a model of a monk, and the first observation of the second and blessed, and we shall die together!" Vain which is about to be reproduced in stone; the fourth satellites, and thirteen years before the had been the attempt to keep her husband's other a model of a sleeping child, the son of other four were seen. It is generally believed fate a secret to her, and equally vain were all Mr. Manning. The severe abstraction of the that there are other satellites belonging to this remote planet, but shining with a light too feeble to be seen with our instruments. D. H. M. 8. First Satellite, emersion .... 16 10 11 11 Second Satellite ............... 1 11 36 17 26 8 40 1 30 8 52 47 Third Satellite...... attempts to induce her to change her purpose. The comet of Encke will this month attain its aphelion, and re-commence its return to This meeting was the last of the season. this part of the system, and cross the earth's At a special general meeting, held on Tuesorbit in the spring of 1832. day, a vote of thanks was passed by acclamaThe comet of Halley has completed seventy-tion to the King's most excellent Majesty for one years of its period, and is now rapidly ap- the gracious manner in which he had been FINE ARTS. former, and the bold and broad style of its execution, furnish a striking contrast to the sweetness and simplicity of the latter, and the tenderness and finish of its beautifully undu. lating forms. We never saw infantile slumber more happily expressed. recently gave a description, is one of these prodigi usly effective means.-Ed. Lit. Gaz. Brathwaite's engine, wrought by steam, of which we ROYAL BAZAR. norama spread before us, tracing the numerous gar TO LUCY ON HER BRIDAL MORN. AND has the vow of mortal love been breathed upon thine ear? And hast thou pledged thy faith, O maid, to one of earthly sphere? And has that virgin heart, whose sigh like incense rose to heaven, Love's enchantment yielded, and to earth I cannot smile as others smile to see the pa- Of the dear twilight-star that shines more ten- MR. REINAGLE, the Royal Academician, has recently assembled an interesting collection of pictures, which has just been opened for public view at the Royal Bazar in Oxford Street. Illuminated Ornaments, selected from Missals They are above thirty in number; and, be- and Manuscripts of the Middle Ages. By sides two magnificent altar-pieces, copied by Henry Shaw. Part II. London, Pickering. To Mr. Reinagle himself from two of Rubens's THE second part of this singularly beautiful noblest productions, comprehend some very fine publication exceeds even the first in splendour. original works by Claude, G. Poussin, Bas- The specimens in it are almost entirely derived sano, Tintoretto, Paul Veronese, Guido, Ru- from the Harleian and Royal Libraries, in the bens, Vandyke, Correggio, Procaccini, Roma- British Museum. What a striking contrast nelli, Carlo Dolce, Giorgione, Mutziano, Par- does the patient labour of many months bemegiano, L. Caracci, Vernet, Westall, Gudin, stowed on the decoration of a single copy of a &c. The most beautiful picture in the room is work in former days, afford to the steam-press unquestionably" the Assumption of the Vir-expedition of the present times! It is the gin," by Carlo Dolce. It is as highly finished den, as compared with the field: the spade and And must that maiden lustre now so quickly and admirable a specimen of the master as we the rake have been exchanged for the plough pass away? [broader day? ever met with, and would of itself constitute and the harrow. Far be it from us to doubt That lambent radiance disappear before a an attractive exhibition. We were also much the value of the benefits which the world now It must be, for the vow is pledged triumphant struck with a modern work of great talent, enjoys, and which it will henceforth enjoy, "the loss of the Kent East Indiaman, by fire, from the cheap and wide diffusion of learning in the Bay of Biscay," by Monsieur Gudin. and science; but there is, nevertheless, a chaBut the most curious article in the collection is, racter, even in the merely mechanical exe"the celebrated antique Greek painting, the cution of ancient productions, which must Portrait of Cleopatra; a picture in encaustic, always command our admiration and respect. 1863 years old," presumed to be by Timoma- We should think it a great improvement if the chus, who lived in the reign of Augustus dates, or supposed dates, of the originals were Cæsar. Of the authenticity of this singular given. performance we understand that no doubt whatever exists. It is in extraordinary preservation, considering its age; and although it does not rank very highly as a work of art, is, nevertheless, not without its merits. Now that the more extensive exhibitions of the season are closed, we hope that this select little gallery will have numerous visitors. WEEKS'S MECHANICAL EXHIBITION. ORIGINAL POETRY. TO THE EVENING STAR. at thy side Young Edward stands, and claims thee for his Thy soft, thy lovely cheek, that erst a lonely And Hymen's orange-flowers and myrtle in the Then fare thee well!thy mother weeps to give thee from her arms, And prays, and hopes, and sighs, with all a Thy father holds thy hands in his, and with MILD cresset of Eve, in thy lustre appearing, emotion, THE admirers of ingenious and minute me- NEW PUBLICATIONS. waters, Resound to the praises and strings of the blest; Where the morn of content breaks, unclouded by sorrow, [springs, And joy blooms, unchilled, by the clear-flowing Panorama of Switzerland, as viewed from the And fear shrinks no more from the dark-frownSummit of Mont Righi. Drawn from Nature And Time dooms no parting, and Love has ing morrow, [no wings? by Henry Keller; engraved by J. Clark. Also a Circular View of the Country, by Oh! fain would we deem that the shades of General Pfyffer; with Descriptive Notices of the perished, the most remarkable Objects. London; Released from life's ills and the fetters of earth, Leigh. Smile thence on the hearts where their AT the hottest moment of the hottest day of memories are cherished, [birth; the last hot week did this tantalising Pano- And still fondly watch o'er the place of their rama meet our eye, and fill us with vain wishes And fain would we trust, that each nowto plunge into the fresh lakes, or ascend the mourning spirit, [our cares, frozen peaks, represented within its extensive When one darkness is spread o'er our dust and May hope, by those fountains of light, to in round. "O happy they! the happiest of their kind!" herit who, at such a season, are able to exchange A bliss unpolluted and lasting as theirs. Star! J. F. H. dear embrace; thy glowing face: But fare thee well!-the hour is come, the SKETCHES OF SOCIETY. Anecdote of Charles X.*-The present King of France, when a child, was one day playing from Auvergne was busily employed in scrubin an apartment of the palace, while a peasant bing the floor. The latter, encouraged by the gaiety and playfulness of the young count, entered familiarly into conversation with him, and, to amuse him, told him a number of diverting stories and anecdotes of his province. The prince, with all the ingenuousness of childhood, expressed his commiseration for the narrator's evident poverty, and for the labour which he was obliged to undergo in order to obtain a scanty livelihood. "Ay!" said the my poor wife and five children often go supperless to bed." "Well then," replied the prince, with tears in his eyes-" you must let me manage for you. My governor every month gives me some pocket-money, for which, after all, I have no occasion, since I want for nothing. You shall take this money and give man; in a position of much peril, it may be interesting to read At a moment when the king of France appears to be this anecdote of his infancy.-Ed. Of Mrs. Evans, a vocal débutante, we hope to speak in our next. ENGLISH OPERA, ADELPHI. Pop! we behold it on the boards of the Adelphi. after our excellent Queen, has begun to run, of which the announcement is very whimsical; being as follows:- "The Queen Adelaide! starts from the King's Arms, at Bushy, every morning at eight o'clock.” it to your wife and children; but be sure not The Papal Rose. It is customary for the to mention a word of the matter to a living pope to give every year a golden rose, ornasoul, or you will be finely scolded." On leaving mented with diamonds, to whichever of the the apartment, the honest dependant acquainted powers of Europe appears in his eyes to be the the governor of the young princes with the THE splendid opera Der Vampyr has been re-most distinguished for sincere piety. His counconversation that had taken place. The latter, vived here, and went off on Tuesday evening sellors intrigue deeply to obtain the preference, after praising the servant highly for his scrupu- with great éclat. It was followed by what the every one proposing his favourite nation. The lous integrity, desired him to accept the money, bills call "a dramatic foolery," entitled, Pop, or general of the Jesuits has carried it off this year. and to keep the affair a profound secret; Sparrow Shooting. This little sketch appeared And who do the public think is the prince adding, that he should have no cause to repent some time ago in the New Monthly Magazine, beyond all others the enfant chéri of Father of his discretion. At the end of the month and was never intended for the stage. The Roothan? Don Miguel! He will receive the the young Count d'Artois received his allow-author of Paul Pry, however, may not put his rose.-Le Mercure Etranger. ance as usual, and watching the moment when pen to paper with impunity, and accordingly New Coach.-A new coach, loyally named he was unobserved, hastily slipped the whole sum into the hands of his protégé. On the same evening a child's lottery was proposed, for the amusement of the young princes, by the governor, who had purposely distributed among the prizes such objects as were most likely to tempt a boy of the count's age. Each In answer to Mr. J. Barnett's note, respectof his brothers eagerly hazarded his little store;ing a report to which we gave currency last but the Count d'Artois kept aloof from his Saturday, we have only to say, that we were favourite amusement. The governor, feigning not entrusted with the name of "the young astonishment, at last demanded the reason of and popular composer," and regret that Mr. this unusual prudence:-still no answer from Barnett should have occasion to think himself the count. One of the princes, his brothers, the person alluded to. next testified his surprise, and at length pressed the young count so hard, that in a moment of childish impatience he exclaimed "This may be very well for you; but what would you do if, like me, you had a wife and five children to support!" A friend conversing with Talleyrand about the portrait of a ministerial personage not remarkable for eloquence, exclaimed-" What a striking resemblance! It positively wants only the faculty of speech." "No wonder,' plied Talleyrand" it was sketched in the House of Lords." re Parisian Drama.-Considerable excitement was caused amongst the playgoers of Paris, by the announcement of the clowns who were to appear at the Théâtre de Nouveautés; and equal disappointment was experienced when the manager unwillingly announced that the English mimes had been forbidden to appear, because this species of pantomime was not included in the privileges of the theatre; but permission to play a certain number of nights has been granted by the minister of the interior, who took into consideration the enormous ex pense of the proprietors. VARIETIES. A provincial actor performing the part of Augustus in the tragedy of Cinna, during the late severe winter, evinced his delicate sensibility to cold by the very un-Romanlike Natural History.-A letter from Hamburgh action of rubbing his hands together. A few states that great preparations are making there audible hisses from some classic spectators in the for the assembly of naturalists and other scipit reminded the performer of his want of noble entific men, which is to take place in Sepbearing. Nothing disconcerted, the actor ex-tember. The professors and students in natuclaimed, with a loud oath" Idiots! a Roman ral history on the continent have for some knows just as well as a Christian when the ther-years past had an annual meeting in some city mometer marks fifteen degrees below zero." DRAMA. HAY MARKET. of Germany, at which they form new acquaint Silk Shirts.A silk manufacturer at Berlin has presented to the Society of Arts in that city an article for shirts, which he calls toile de soie. Several physicians assert, that the use of silk near the skin is very conducive to health. Silk Worms in America.-A correspondent of a New York paper states, that he had obtained from 9,000 silk worms more than thirty pounds of fine cocoons, containing one-third more silk than those of Europe. He says, that in consequence of the success which had attended his and other experiments, the breeding of silk worms in the United States was likely to become general. Silk in Sweden.-A company for the production of silk in Sweden has been established at Stockholm. The prince-royal has made them a grant of land sufficient for transplanting 2,400 mulberry-trees, of from two to four years old, which are placed at the disposal of the society. Gold in Russia.-In the beginning of March last there arrived at St. Petersburgh a caravan with the gold and platina obtained during the second six months of 1829, from the mines of Oural, viz. Gold from the government mines...... 1783 lbs.. .......... 3025 ances or renew those of early life. At these The produce of the first half year of 1829 was have been almost turned, by the accounts of This A FARCE called Honest Frauds, from the pen of Mr. Lunn, was produced on Thursday last, and received with as much applause as the few persons scattered about the benches could pre- Mr. Buckingham. Owing to the delay in vail on themselves to bestow at twelve o'clock sending us tickets, we were not present at a on a sultry night, exhausted by the heat and meeting in which the plan of a philanthropic satiated with acting. A fourth piece was be- voyage round the world, under the command gun, positively after the stroke of midnight, of Mr. Buckingham, was brought forward, and that a two-act farce, The Happiest Day of under very high auspices. We have, however, my Life! This is downright cruelty to ani- seen the papers published on the subject; and mals, and ought to be punishable under Mr. have to express our hope that sufficient support Martin's act. Honest Frauds is unworthy the may be given by the benevolent and patriotic author of Roses and Thorns, and is evidently towards carrying this design into effect. At two pieces dovetailed together that have no present we abstain from discussing the details, natural connexion in style or plot, and perti- the difficulties, and the probable results; being naciously refuse the aid of the joiner. Why contented with the general excellence of the the farce should be called "Honest" Frauds, motives, and satisfied with the feasability of too, we do not exactly perceive. It may be doing much good. Louis XVIII. It is said, that a person very droll or very dramatic to trick an old The Camel. An attempt is making to intro. who was on terms of intimacy with the late gentleman out of his daughter, by making him duce the camel into the South of France. king of France, received from him, either as a suppose his son-in-law a man of great genius Several of the principal persons in the depart- legacy or as a deposit, several sealed letters, with and fortune, when the first is questionable and ment of the Landes, apprised of the useful a prohibition against opening them during the the second positively false; but we do not clearly designs of the government in that respect, have reign of his successor; and it is thought that see the honesty of the hoax. Mr. Horn sang offered to contribute all in their power to the in these letters Louis the Eighteenth has apa very elegant song, "The deep, deep sea," ,"naturalisation in that district of an animal plied himself to describe beforehand all the which will be sure of popularity, whatever may which offers so many resources, and whose political events which, according to his conjecbe the fate of the farce. services will be so beneficial. tures and experience, must take place in France, Swan River. The governor, Captain Stirling, it is mentioned in the latest letters, has sailed on board the Eagle for the southern coast, on a voyage of discovery. during the years immediately following his death. This is a singular idea; but it is conformable enough to the turn of mind of the prince to whom it is attributed. Parisian Dialogue between a Lady and her Servant." Madam, somebody has called upon you." "What is his name?" "He says, 501 of some assassins who were furiously attacking the house of a M. de Preissac and Madame de carrying on between the Pasha of Egypt and Condat, his sister; laughingly observed, "The the French envoy, M. Baron Taylor, who has The Pasha of Egypt.-A negotiation is they are giving them." This reminds one of pose of procuring for the government of France ladies of Condat love music; it is a serenade the title of King's Commissioner, for the purthe horrors of the revolution. madam, that that is of no consequence; he Algiers gives the following description of monuments of Luxor. The baron has written Algiers. An officer of the French army at Cleopatra's Needles, and the two celebrated one of those pillars at Alexandria, known as has brought a new number of M. de Jouy's it:-"To reach this place, we passed through to the minister of marine, on the success of his works." "Ah, mon Dieu! another! Will a country little worthy of notice-sands, hills, mission, in the following terms :-" The pasha, M. de Jouy never have done writing? Take and heaths, with laurel, myrtle, and thorns; unable to deny any request of the King of it, and pay for it." (The servant goes out, and but round Algiers the soil is very superior France, has eagerly embraced the occasion of returns immediately with two octavo volumes.) orange, lemon, date, and palm-trees, mixed presenting these splendid obelisks to his ac66 Madam, the man begs you will have the with the fruit trees of Europe, prove its ferti- ceptance.' goodness to give him something to drink." lity, although their sad condition shews the in- veyed to France forthwith. "Eh! give him the books, and let there be dolence of the cultivator. Near the town there They will consequently be conan end of it."-Le Mercure Etranger. pretty in their way, though the architecture is which it is stated, as the result of experiments, are country-houses, some of which are very French Academy by a M. Petri, a German, in Sheep. A paper has been presented to the sufficiently grotesque. The outside of the that by shearing lambs early, and shearing with marble and porcelain-they contain little finer fleece is obtained than by the present houses is whitewashed, the interior is lined them several times in the year, a thicker and furniture; but they have good fountains, and practice. every house has an excellent stock of poultry." -An important question relating to this place It is nothing less than deciding whether Alnow divides and perplexes the Parisian literati. giers, which is spelt in French Alger, should signed as an Introduction to Bland's Algebraical Pro[Literary Gazette Weekly Advertisement, No. XXXI. July 31.] be pronounced Algé or Alger, with the "eighth volume of his History; and as it will bring down Dr. Jamieson announces the Elements of Algebra, deThis puzzling question, respecting which au- the work to the epoch of the Revolution, it will be acblems; also a Key.-Dr. Lingard has sent to press the thorities are cited on both sides, will, says the companied by a copious index. Messager des Chambres, be in all probability referred to the Academy.* Fine Arts in England. -- His Majesty sat for an hour and a half to Chantrey for his bust, as a model for a new coinage. On Saturday the King went over the new palace at Pimlico, to which he has been pleased to give the name of St. James's Palace, instead of the various appellations by which it has hitherto been designated. The Duc de Bordeaux. This young prince, who received the rudiments of his education from his mother, by whom all his books were chosen, (most of them being in English,) is said to display great fondness for the study of military tactics, to the exclusion of studies more proper for his age. He is already half a mathematician, and designs very prettily. Paris Academy of Sciences. At the last forget the day of the month, or the day of the Absence of Mind.-Who does not sometimes sitting of this Society a child was introduced, week? It is said that M. de Bonnald, a wellwho had lost by gangrenous inflammation the known French academician, asked his own right cheek, the lower lip, and a part of the name of one of his friends when he was about chin. In this horrible state, M. Dupuytren to sign a contract of marriage. One of Napotook the child in hand, and by means of a leon's courtiers, talking to Louis XVIII. in portion of flesh and skin taken from the neck, the year 1814, began," Sire, your genius and and placed over the denuded parts, succeeded your victories. in obtaining a union, and restoring them, so is just now amusing the good people of Paris. A similar lapsus lingua that when the child was presented to the A peer of France exclaimed to his jealous and Academy, although disfigured, there was no- angry spouse, "I assure you-my dear Fanny!" thing repulsive in his appearance. same sitting a long discussion ensued, on the one whom the lady suspected of being her rival. At the forgetting that that was the name of the fair discovery of some bones of the extinct bird,-Le Mercure Etranger. which was known in the Isle of France, up to the year 1630, under the name of dronte and piano-forte maker of Ghent, has invented a new New Musical Instrument.-M. Lichental, a dodart. M. Cuvier took this opportunity of instrument, called piano-viole, in which, with stating, that among the animals now extinct, all the execution of the piano-forte, the sounds we may place two species of crocodiles, of of the violoncello may be obtained with the which several embalmed specimens have been same degree of continuity. From the descripfound in Egypt. Artificial Nose.-The Rhenoplastic operation is merely a modification of the piano exhibited tion given to us, however, we conclude that it was performed on the 21st ult., at the hospital here last year, in which the chords, which are of La Pitié, in Paris, by M. Lisfranc, with of cat-gut, are played upon with a bow moved The patient was a female, who had by the keys. lost her nose by ulceration. The skin was taken from the cheeks for the operation. Triumphant Column. - The French governHeat discovered in the Moon's Rays.-An surmounted by a pharos, in the Roan of Toument has resolved to erect a rostral column, American paper communicates the following as lon, to commemorate the national triumph at an experiment made by Dr. Howard of Balti- Algiers, of the canuon taken at which place it more. It is very similar to one, of which an is to be formed. account was some time ago given in this country. Dr. Howard says:-"Having blackened fallen in various parts of Italy. This phenoSand. Showers of reddish dust have lately the upper ball of my differential thermometer, I menon was, in the first instance, attributed to placed it in the focus of a thirteen-inch re- an eruption of Mount Etna; but it is now flecting mirror, which was opposed to the light believed to have been sand transported from of a bright full moon. mediately to sink, and in half a minute was The liquid began im- the plains of Africa by a violent sirocco. depressed eight degrees, where it became sta- of the encouragement given to native art in Fine Arts in France. It is a striking proof tionary. On placing a screen between the France, that a French artist, M. Eugène mirror and the moon, it rose again to the Isabey, was appointed by the king" Painter same level, and was again depressed on re- to the Expedition to Algiers." M. Isabey has moving the obstacle. This experiment was made, and sent home a number of drawings, repeated several times, and always with the which are about to be lithographed. same result." success. Barbarous Levity.-A French paper states that at Montauban, a lady hearing the shouts Travels, just republished, as affording the latest and best LITERARY NOVELTIES. Schmeller, has just published, at Stuttgard, a Saxon Goths; and it is a valuable publication for philology and first complete edition of this poem. The dialect in which poem of the ninth century, entitled Heliund. This is the for the history of German poetry. Klopstock was acit is written resembles the remains of the language of the its lyric rhythm, and says he frequently found in it expressions very poetical, but which unhappily have fallen quainted with this poem: in a letter to Gleim he praises into desuetude; he also speaks highly of the energy of its Bavaria.-One of the King of Bavaria's librarians, M. style. LIST OF NEW BOOKS. 23 ..2. Thermometer. From 55. to 74. Barometer. 30.16 30.14 57. 76. 30.08 30.06 30.01 30.06 30.15 30.16 30.19 Stationary 27 30.24 30.26 30.29 1 30.21 Friday cause the harvest to commence in neighbouring places; Longitude CHARLES H. ADAMS. .4 0 3 51 W. of Greenwich. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Philotas, if "a constant reader," must be aware how say no more on anonymous assertion, we know nothing, friends. Of the matter to which he alludes, and we can cautious the Literary Gazette is of being made the organ of any puffing, by the representations of parties or their except from the documents publicly circulated at the hen songs, we wish he would sing them to his dears; or, if he must effuse them in MS. to parties who do not care a farWhen G. W., of Manchester, chooses to write amatory thing either for him or them, that he would pay the post- lines on Happiness. col., line 31, for "reformation," read " information." |