the industrious. Scenes of Life, or Shades of Character. 2 vols. ARTS AND SCIENCES. The The Progress of Society. By the late Robert |ably arrayed against the laws of God and man, Hamilton, LL.D., F.R.S., &c. 8vo. pp. 409. and their fatal effects both upon the idle and London, 1830. Murray. The tale is plainly but most A. B. LAMBERT, Esq., in the chair. Part THERE is a vast fund of knowledge in this affectingly told. We gather from it, that some of Mr. Hogg's paper on the classical plants of volume, and often put in an almost epigram- sort of fire-ball, which ignites amid the thatch matic way. But we would chiefly recommend or straw, is the engine used by the destroyers Sicily was read. There was also read a paper it for its extraordinary value in supplying food of agricultural property. We trust clergymen, Asiatic Society, on a particular species of palm by Lieutenant Bowler, communicated by the for the mind. There is hardly a question on magistrates, landlords, and the wealthy gene- found in the government of Madras. which the author treats and they are all im- rally, will look at this little work, and spread communication was accompanied by beautiful portant to society-on which he does not throw it where it may bring forth salutary fruits. illustrative drawings, a hundred years old. This a strong light, and challenge the powers of every palm was considered by the fellows and botareflecting man. nists present to be the same as the doum palm of Thibet (Hyphæne coriacea of Gærtner), and is remarkable as being almost the only species A VERY promising title, whose fault is, that it of palm with a branched stem: it was propromises more than it performs. What reader bably introduced by the Arabs into Madras. but would suppose he was to enjoy the perusal The stems are slender, and the fruit is a hard of a new work, instead of a collection of tales solid substance, which, after being steeped in and sketches which have already gone the water for a few days, is well beaten, and used round of magazines, newspapers, &c. Such a by the natives as brushes to white-wash their title is a complete ruse. It is true the preface houses. The leaves are very small and narrow, alludes to "some of the pieces having been al- and the stalk is denticulated with many sharp ready published;" but this knowledge comes curved thorns; from which circumstance the too late when the volumes are purchased. The natives say it resembles the back-bone of a honest title would have been," Selections from shark, and on this account the people of the the Literary Magnet;" avowing, in the outset, adjacent villages carry it in their hands when their previous publication in that now discon- travelling through the jungles, as a weapon of tinued magazine. Many of these papers, very defence, and also during some of their festivals. pleasantly written, and quoted at the time in The inhabitants look upon this tree as the divers periodicals, will no doubt be familiar to guardian of their jungle, and hold it in some a number of our readers; yet all who wish an degree of veneration, conceiving it has, as its hour to be passed agreeably in light amuse- Sanscrit name (kulpa vroochum) implies, the ment, may find in these and some half-a-dozen power of fulfilling the desires and wishes of of novelties which are added, the sort of grati- mankind; at least, such as from pureness of fication they seek. The publication in a dearer heart and morals have faith in its supposed form than the original, and with a deceptive virtues! title, is, however, another specimen of a very disingenuous system. Charges against the President and Councils of ours. Reign of Fashion. By T. Surr, author of a ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY. SIR JAMES SOUTH, president, in the chair. The Persian Adventurer; being the sequel to the "Kuzzilbash." By James Fraser, author Now, Sir James South is the President of of a "Tour to the Himalaya Mountains," the Astronomical Society, the superior merits &c. 3 vols. 12mo. London, 1830. Col-Society as associates, were two in favour of of which are referred to repeatedly in these Fred. Argelandu, director of the observatory burn and Bentley. charges; and being, as we have the pleasure to MR. FRASER gives an amusing reason for his the topographical department of Russia, and at Abo, and Major-General Shubert, chief of be, on as good terms as we desire with the leading members of both Societies, and with change of title. He says some one inquired of director of the great trigonometrical survey of the opposition as well as the governing parties, his publisher, "if the Kuzzilbash was not a the Russian empire. Mr. E. Rüppell and we are free to say that, in our opinion, there is cookery book?" To avoid similar mistakes, he several others were elected fellows. A long not only far too much of warmth and personal derstanding. We have not space for analysis and domestic scientific bodies, as well as from has adopted one more accessible to general un- and interesting list of donations from foreign feeling, but much calculated deeply to injure this week; and can only say, that a very lively various men of eminence, was also read. Sunscience in these proceedings. Not being parti- and pleasant preface ushers in a stirring period dry communications followed; namely,-on sans of either side, but independent friends to in the romantic annals of Shah Nadir's reign. the predicted occultations of Aldebaran for ten the scientific interests and honour of our native We shall return to these volumes next week. land, we must confess that it is lamentable to principal European observatories, by Mr. Macus to have witnessed such squabbles in its most lean; on a method of computing occultations venerable and highest institutions, and to see Mr. Kriel's paper upon the rectification of the approximately, by Mr. Henderson; a note to the march of intellect sadly impeded by the equatorial, by Mr. Gompertz; observed occultmarch of ill-temper and passionate controversy. We trust we may have occasion in this very A WRETCHED specimen of a wretched school. period of the variable star 6 Lyræ, by Mr. ations of Aldebaran, by Mr. Pain; on the No. of our paper to announce, that a more An ill-conducted and improbable story is made Birt; on the refraction at low altitudes, and truly philosophical spirit has prevailed; and the vehicle of personalities which would be the dip of the horizon, by the late Mr. Atkinson. that differences which would disgrace a parish offensive but for their want of information. vestry are composed in the Royal Society. The president announced, with regret, the Why it should be called the Reign of Fashion resignation of Dr. Pearson as treasurer, the we do not understand, unless it be for the sake duties of which office would be performed by The Rick-Burners, a Tale for the Present of a title, which is a complete misnomer. One Dr. Lee pro temp. He congratulated the SoTimes. Canterbury, sold by all booksellers. would think it very easy to copy a paragraph ciety on the probable extension and improveAND ought to be liberally distributed among from a newspaper; but it is curious to observe, ment of the Nautical Almanac, upon which the poorer classes in every shed and cottage in that in so many novels which quote extracts much time and attention had been bestowed the kingdom, by those who are able, and wish from the journals, they quote invariably pas- by the council, aided by several distinguished well to them and to the country. It is one sages as utterly unlike any thing that ever individuals; he also intimated, that the Adof those touching and admirable tracts which appeared as can be well invented. The vo- miralty had invited the Society to co-operate may produce much good; and traces the ma- lumes before us have some glaring absurdities in the visitation and inspection of the Royal chinations of the incendiaries, now so deplor- of this kind. We must also notice another Observatory. The Society's charter was likemost grave fault, viz. taking any individual, wise stated to be in a favourable train of settleloading him with all the vices that can degrade ment. We should far exceed our limits were we humanity, and then holding him up as the to give an epitome of the papers enumerated Mr. Gregory, the saint, above. specimen of a sect. We have pleasure, however, in referis at once a libel and a caricature. ring our astronomical readers to the judicious * See also our report of the proceedings of this Society, and its competition against the Royal Society with respect to the Nautical Almanac and the Royal Observatory. It is a young and, consequently, vigorous and active Society versus one which feels perhaps some of the lethargy of age. abstracts, made under the auspices of the Society, and published from time to time, monthly we believe, by Messrs. Priestley and Weale, its publishers. LONDON PHRENOLOGICAL SOCIETY. SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. as many of them are better fitted for being tensively acted upon. General taste would be studied in the closet, than comprehended when thereby improved, and the artists of all coun. heard at a crowded meeting. The following tries would be benefited by that comparison gentlemen were admitted as fellows: namely, which the juxtaposition of their mutual excel. -J. Brunel, Esq., Rich. Greswell, Esq., Philip lences and defects must naturally excite. To Pusey, Esq., and John H. Hawkins, Esq. render such a plan substantially effective, howMONDAY, Dr. Edward Wright, president, in The annexed were proposed as candidates for ever, it must comprehend works upon a larger the chair. Mr. J. B. Sedgwick read a paper on election: viz.-John Lee, LL.D., of Hartwell scale-affording a fair scope for the exhibition the character of the celebrated Duke Hum- House, Buckinghamshire; Isaac Wilson, M.D., of the higher qualities of art, and therefore afphrey, protector of England during the mi- physician to the royal hospital at Haslar; and fording a fit opportunity for the application of nority of Henry VI., in illustration of a cast of Wm. Hughes Hughes, Esq., M.P., barrister, the just canons of criticism. Of the pleasing his skull, taken from the original, in the tomb of Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. A number of trifles before us, our notice must be brief. at the abbey church of St. Alban's. The author donations of books and engravings were an- Portrait of the Queen of the French. Painted first dilated on the importance of the science of nounced, among which latter was one of the by Hersent; engraved by Thomson. As the phrenology, and the advantages to be derived late Dr. Wollaston, engraved by Mr. Skelton. resemblance of one so suddenly and unexpec from its application to the study of history. A paper was then read, on the nature of tedly raised to regal rank (if regal it can indeed He then gave a brief sketch of the life of the negative and of imaginary quantities, by the be called), and moreover of one of whose amiDuke of Gloucester, introducing such facts and president. At the close of the meeting, Mr. able qualities report speaks highly, this is an anecdotes as would tend to elucidate his cha- Davies Gilbert announced his intention of re-interesting portrait; although we presume the racter, and afterwards compared them with his tiring from the chair of the Society on St. most accomplished courtier could not pretend cerebral organisation, with which he affirmed Andrew's day. to find in it any personal charms.-Frontispiece. them to be in strict accordance. The organs Painted by Colin; engraved by Sangster. We of destructiveness, firmness, and secretiveness, ON Thursday last, this Society resumed its notice M. Colin's talents with praise. This is have on several occasions been called upon to were as much, if not more fully developed, meetings; Mr. Hudson Gurney, V. P., in the than in any of the casts preserved in the So- chair. A letter from Mr. E. Cartwright was sity. Painted by Roqueplan; engraved by an exceedingly agreeable composition.-Curio ciety's collection. The head, corresponding with read, respecting a stone coffin which had been Humphrys. Three sly young gypsies having his mental energy, was stated to be much above discovered within an enclosure of Chichester furtively possessed themselves of the cabinet of the average size. The intellectual organs were Cathedral; and which, although buried out- one of their companions, are eagerly devouring exceedingly well developed; the greatest pro- side of the church, appeared to have been that the contents of the various billets-dour with portional developement, however, was at the of a bishop of Chichester, from a leaden plate which it seems to be filled. The expression is posterior superior, the posterior lateral, and the attached to it. A letter from Mr. Crofton admirable, and the effect broad and goodposterior parts. The organs of amativeness, Croker was read, illustrative of a brazen hand Cromwell and his Daughter. Painted by De love of approbation, self-esteem, and combative- and arm which had been submitted to the So-caisne; engraved by E. Smith. A fine draness, were also pronounced to be all exceedinglyciety. This curious relic, it would seem from matic scene. The fit of abstraction into which large. Mr. Croker's communication, is unquestion- Oliver is thrown by the contemplation of the ably of Irish origin, and was probably a pagan portrait of the unfortunate Charles, and the idol of the fifth or sixth century. From rather vain attempt of his daughter to rouse hin THE suspicions we expressed in our review of an ingenious, although somewhat fanciful, chain from it, are well depicted. The Young Widow. Caillie's Travels in Africa, respecting the pro- of evidence, he presumes the bronze submitted Painted by Rochard; engraved by R. Graves. bable destination of Major Laing's papers, to the Society to have been the identical hand What can the fair mourner be thinking about? receive additional force from every new light which Smith, in his History of Cork, states was Not another husband, we are sure. The exe that is thrown upon this mysterious trans- taken as a superstitious relic from a parish in cution of this head is full of the characteristic action. We copy the following from the that county (the name of which we could not qualities of M. Rochard's forcible style. Hampshire Telegraph of last Saturday. -a catch) by the titular Bishop of Cloyne: from Dieppe. Painted by Harding; engraved by journal, by the way, which generally contains whom, Mr. Croker says, it was begged by W. R. Smith. One of those admirable ceast excellent intelligence of every thing connected Dean Swift for the museum of his friend Sir scenes for which our artists have of late years with naval affairs: "The Windsor Castle Andrew Fountaine. Mr. Ellis communicated a become so celebrated.-The Benediction. Paist was gone (this is the news by the Rifleman, in document respecting the prices of various ar-ed by A. Jobannot; engraved by E. Smith nineteen days from Malta) to Tunis and Tri-ticles in Westminster in 1580. The meeting The perusal of the story will probably give to poli, to settle some differences between the was hastily adjourned, from the anxiety which this plate an interest which in itself it does not British consul, who had struck his flag, and prevailed respecting the anticipated proceedings possess.-Lake of Como. Painted by C. Stanthe dey, arising from the fact of the dey havat the Royal Society. ing retracted a decision he had previously given between the British and French consuls, relative to Major Laing's papers, of which there is no doubt that the French consul had improperly obtained possession. The poor dey had been compelled to withdraw his decision by the threats of Admiral Rosamel, backed by a MAJOR LAING'S PAPERS. ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE. WEDNESDAY, the president, the Lord Bishop field; engraved by R. Wallis. A charming representation of charming scenery. We wish been somewhat less.-Portrait of Miss Crokerthe size of the figures in the foreground had Painted by Sir T. Lawrence; engraved b Thompson. This beautiful portrait is so wel known, that all which it can be necessary fr us to say is, that Mr. Thompson has been very French squadron. It is, however, unques- monastic libraries in France, which the writer successful in retaining, although on so small a tionable that these papers are lost to his friends and to his country: they have for a long time been safe in Paris." Were we not right in conjecturing that this was a dark business? LITERARY AND LEARNED. ROYAL SOCIETY. THE Royal Society resumed its meetings on Thursday last, when there was an unusually large attendance of members. Much time was occupied in the reading of the minutes of the preceding meeting; which being the last of the session, contained, of course, abstracts of all the papers which were then presented, and which were very numerous. The communication to the members of the contents of papers in this form is very advantageous, and often more satisfactory and instructive than when the papers are read at full length, especially had traced and examined during a tour in that FINE ARTS. The scale, the animation of the original. — Da Quixote in his Library. Painted by Bonington; engraved by Sangster. There are fer better subjects for graphic representation than the renowned knight of La Mancha. enthusiasm with which he is inspired by reading the marvellous adventures of Amadis de Gaul, or some other valorous rescuer of distressed damsels, is here amusingly portrayed. -The Chevalier de Lauzun and Madame de A NOVELTY of character is imparted to these Montpensier. Painted by E. Deveria; enembellishments, by the commixture of foreign graved by Bacon. An exquisite exhibition of and native art. We hail this friendly union the artificial elegance and mincing affectation with great satisfaction, and we wish the prin- of la vieille cour of France.-The Tuilleries and ciple upon which it is founded were more ex-the Pont Royal. Painted by T. Boys; en Illustrations of Le Keepsake Français, and The beautiful etching by Willmore of Byron's Dream, noticed in our report of the Artists' Conversazione, is, we are informed, from Eastlake's fine picture, and not, as we supposed, from Harding's drawing." graved by J. W. Cooke. From whatever poin: of view these fine objects are seen, they are picturesque. The Young Shepherd. Painted by A. Johannot; engraved by Chevalier. We SKETCHES OF SOCIETY. To the Editor of the Literary Gazette. certainly prefer the dog to his master. The lishers to have plates which shall produce a vast whose purity was sullied by the insults of a Young Savoyard. Painted by Decamps; en- number of impressions. Much also depends butcher, were irredeemably beflowered by the graved by Radclyffe. A rich and well-concen- upon the printing: we have artists' proofs so designing attachment of a baker. The preventrated effect, reminding us of some of the best superior to the publications as to look like dif- tion of such calamities, in a great measure works of the Flemish school. The Ass and ferent productions. the Reliques. Painted by Xavier le Prince; engraved by G. Corbould. Admirable! Neddy seems to be eyeing with just contempt the blockheads who are reverentially bending to the rubbish on his back. - Barnard Castle. Painted by J. M. W. Turner, R.A.; engraved by Wilmore. A noble view of this ancient edifice, seen under the glowing influence of a setting sun. The Swiss Girl. Painted by Colin; engraved by H. Rolls. From the arch and coquettish glance of this charming mountain nymph's sparkling eye, we are as certain as if we saw him, that her lover is close at hand. Happiness to them! To the Editor, &c. asserts the independence of our sex: ladies can now walk out with impunity, and are consequently relieved from the necessity of choosing between staying at home, or submitting to the caprice of their walking-sticks. In the same manner, sir, that ladies like myself are enabled DEAR SIR,-I cannot suffer my fear of intru- to go out by day without such encumbrances, siveness or female delicacy to suppress my pa- ladies not like myself are prevented by night triotic feelings-I venture, therefore, without from the disreputable display of their trade; preface or apology, to implore your attention, for I learn that the New Policemen have effecin the hope that your judgment will lead you tively diverted their lively attentions from to participate in my present despondency, and others, by having kindly themselves underexcite you to employ your acknowledged influ- taken to monopolise the exertions of this proence in averting a most melancholy national fession. You will not, sir, be astonished at calamity-I allude, sir, to no less a one than my knowing any thing of the nuisances to which the abolition of the New Police. If, in sub- our streets are subjected from beings of this mitting a few remarks on this subject, I touch caste, since you are well aware that we women 38, West Square, Nov. 17th, 1830. upon an argument you have heard ten times in respectable life gain every possible informaSIR,-You have admitted into the Literary Gazette a before, I trust you will not permit the repeti- tion on such and similar subjects, from the cirletter signed "Andrew Duncan," and have liberally stated that you will give insertion to one from me. Mr. Dun- tion to annoy you, but consider, that in so cumstantial details of depraved life so accurately can's communication has been dictated by a bad spi- doing, like the managers of many a barely-dwelt upon in the police reports of our newsrit, and contains assertions directly the reverse of truth. The engraving of the Orphans" certainly tolerated drama, I am actuated by the hopes papers. While on the subject, it is my painful was not done by me-nor was it the work of Mr. (as my Tommy explained to me during the duty to state that Mr. Goggins is in the habit Duncan; he engraved the figures, and a young artist Midsummer holydays) that decies repetita of returning home late from his club, and of high promise (Mr. Godden) put in the back-ground and some minor details: the whole plate was finished by placebit. My husband, Mr. Goggins, whose sometimes does increase the natural warmth of me; and I am sure your acquaintance with the art has authority on the present subject is unques- his heart by the additional stimulus of a very led you to know that this is a practice very general in the tionable, since his opinion in all parochial little brandy and water. Now, sir, I do not profession, of an engraver of experience and reputation going over" the work of one who is without these ad- debates derives great weight from his vigorous mean to attribute to the Police the preservation vantages. I hope I may be permitted to state, that, how- and efficient services in the vestry; and par- of Mr. G.'s moralsno; such a thought is ever little ability I may possess in an art in which i have don me, sir, if, in passing, I express my beneath me; but I really do think, once or laboured so many years, I am under no apprehension of being placed upon a par with Mr. Andrew Duncan. I regret that his exertions in the boudoir are of twice, upon such occasions, they have prebeg to add, that I know of scarcely one fine plate completed from beginning to end by one individual. I bea negative character; but, suffice it to say, vented his charity from being duped (a vircarne possessed of the plate in consequence of Mr. Sharpe though I do possess a little influence over tue, in his sober moments, never open to impobringing it to me, stating that he was dissatisfied with it, Mr. G. in his own house, he is a very great sition), and have been the means of securing and requesting me to improve it: I did so, and feel satis-man in his parish, and informs me that people his gold chain, watch, and four large seals, fied that no individual, whether a judge of art or otherwise, can look at the print as I received it and that after grumble at paying twice as much for the new from becoming, in like manner, victims to the it had passed out of my hands, without at once perceiving system as they did for the old, and that the fingers of female innocence. that, from being crude and defective to a very shameful Watchmen, sir, degree (considering that Mr. Duncan received the liberal majority seem inclined to have their pockets are not-and I never could bring myself to sum of fifty guineas for it), it became a plate by no means picked as formerly, rather than let it be done speak ill of those who are no more; but I must discreditable to any engraver. The "extreme blackness" to which you have alluded, is, I apprehend, the fault of quietly, in the present civil way. But this, say, such a set of useless, muffled, old vagathe printer, and may have been confined to your impres- sir, does not take into consideration the advan-bonds was never suffered to waddle on the face sion alone. I beg to submit, in support of my assertion, tages of being protected by day as well as by of the pavements. I leave the activity of the two proofs-one as Mr. Duncan left it, the other as night-on this point, I have silenced Mr. G.'s present system to contrast itself with the profinished by me. To Mr. Duncan's very impertinent observation about buying the reputation one does not opposition, by recalling to his recollection a lit-verbial torpidity of that which is past. I per possess," I make no reply-except to state, that if my re- tle circumstance relative to a butcher-boy, who, ceive, however, that the common council of the putation and ability were no greater than his, I must be very unworthy of the frequent praise with which you have as Mr. Goggins was going to a parish dinner, city of London still persist in opposing all athonoured me during a period of years, and which has sti- greased his best black silk smalls, by brush- tempts to introduce the new system: this, sir, mulated me to those exertions which have led to success. ing them with a leg of mutton; and upon the calls for explanation. Now, it was notoriously To the foregoing letter we most willingly rudeness, flung a handful of fat in his face, and Police swept the west end of the town of a dear man's mildly remonstrating against such admitted, that upon their first introduction, the give insertion; and we are bound in justice to offered to fight him--the remembrance of this great proportion of rogues and rascals, and that Mr. Rolls to state, that, on a comparison of the fact has reconciled Mr. G. to balance the ex- a similar increase was thereby made to those two proofs which he has sent us--the one taken pense, per diem, with the protection afforded by already in the city. This accession of congeimmediately after the plate had left the hands the New Police against the recurrence of such nial spirits to their numbers may satisfactorily of Mr. Duncan, the other after Mr. Rolls had alarms to himself, and similar assaults upon illustrate whence emanates the marked hos. gone over" it the mellowness and finish his best black inexpressibles; indeed, the non-tility to an efficient police, so strongly evinced resulting from the latter process, with reference popularity of Mr. Peel's young gentlemen with by the members of that august assembly.. I both to individual parts and to the general the rabble is a strong proof of their activity in shall here, sir, deprecate the design of making effect, are very striking. the prevention of such annoyances and outrage. the New Police parish officers: I shall hate "Extreme blackness" was not the expression I ask you, sir, whether, then, it is not cruel, the sight of one as long as I live. I had once which we used in the critique published in our first to smother poor dear Mr. Peel with com- a poodle-it makes my heart ache to think of 718th No. The words 66 were, very interest-plaints against the old, and demands for a new it to be brief, will you believe, sir, that as it ing, but sadly too dark and heavy" and, police; and when the prayers of the petitioners walked out with me one day, before I could making allowance for the probability that the are granted, to suddenly and violently change interfere, a beadle, with no more remorse than impression which came originally under our their minds, and bury him alive with petitions I would a rushlight, blew out poor Dowager's notice might be accidentally overcharged with to undo what was done at their own request;— brains? ink-too dark and heavy, notwithstanding its I could get no redress: he insuited as all petitioners conclude by promising, with me by saying-" he discharged his duty toge excellence in other respects, we still consider humility, to ever pray, so do they generally ther with his pistol; and that it was my this little engraving to be. It is a frequent keep to their word with unremitting fidelity. own fault for not keeping the little son of error in the prints of the present day; and we But I would observe, that pantaloons and petti-a dog muzzled on the dog-days." A Newhave repeatedly said so in the Literary Gazelle. coats are subject to sudden and violent changes, policeman might have taken Dowager into We well know, however, that in many in- as well as principles; I have myself had four custody; but I never will believe-till they stances engravers are induced to give to their of the latter submitted to sudden, violent, and become parish officers--that one among them works greater depth than their own taste and total conversion, from the contact of a chim- would have shewn the cruel want of feeling judgment would dictate, by the wish of pub-ney-sweeper-I will not mention my husband's of that relentless beadle. I must also take coat; but the same black silk smallclothes the freedom of asserting, that the New -I am, sir, &c. CHARLES ROLLS. Published in the Remembrance. DRAMA. DRURY LANE. 66 The every COVENT GARDEN. policemen have stronger claims upon the affections of their country than are due from affording civil protection alone, I allude We have to apologise to the translator of Hide to the claims, the irresistible claims, of the A MELO-DRAMA, called the Conscript, or the and Seek. By a singular accident, only the medals of Waterloo, which I perceive have Veteran and his Dog, was produced here on commencement of our notice of that piece was been won and are worn by some of the new sys- Wednesday evening. His majesty's servants printed last Saturday, and, deprived of its con tem: this subject ever kindles a glow in my seem inclined to turn the drama topsy-turvy in text, had an appearance of severity far from bosom. I had a cousin at that battle, who, every possible way; for melo-dramas are acted our intention. We repeat our assertion, that I lament to say, lost both his ears, in a charge nightly as first pieces, and full three-act operas the subject has been produced at all the minor of cavalry, and subsequently married a Dutch- commence just before midnight. The Conscript theatres in London, merely to add our ac woman; but such was the lasting impression is, we have heard, the production of Mr. Bar-knowledgment, that it has never been handled he made upon me in his regimentals, that Irymore, who is, seriously, too valuable a man so felicitously; nor has it ever had the adhave raised an urn to the memory of his muti-in a theatre, to be permitted to tarnish his vantage of such excellent acting. Miss Ellen lation-I could do no less in honour of my of this description. Last season, we had the itself; and she is ably supported by Keeley, as reputation by the production annually of a hash Tree's performance of Mrs. Mordaunt is nature cousin, and that cousin a cavalry officer: peo-Greek Family, from the same source. ple may sneer, and say I had three brothers the inquisitive servant Moses. Hide and Seek killed there; but they, sir, were vulgar fellows Dumb Savoyard is another crying offence; and is a light and pleasant trifle, likely to keep in marching regiments. My feelings towards still they ripe and ripe, and rot and rot." possession of the stage; and, as it is the first our military and civil defenders are such, that This piece is well named " the Veteran and his dramatic attempt of a young artist, we trust I cannot bring myself to think, even if the Dog;" for the incidents are those of its success will encourage him to further exerDuke were to command Mr. Peel's Police to melo-drama that has gone to the dogs since we tions. rob and harry the whole population, and quad- can remember; and the whole concludes with On Thursday Miss Taylor made her first ruple their numbers, as in that case would be the novel and diverting "ceremony of shoot- appearance in Rosalind, and equalled our most necessary, that my country-women could, satis-ing a deserter." Going to shoot," by the sanguine expectations. Triumphantly has she factorily to themselves, entertain the inclination by, we recommend as a variation in the bill, passed through that formidable ordeal, and we to offer resistance or complaint; for I put it to the next time managers need such an an- regret deeply our inability, at this period of the your conscience, sir, whether we do not owe nouncement, as, deuce take 'em! they never week, to follow her, step by step, through the our safety and honours to the bravery of the do shoot him. The only new incident in the character. We can only mention, as the most troops, and the military talents of the Duke of Conscript may here be honourably noticed in prominent points of her every-way delightful Wellington; and if such a consummation must its proper place. The reprieve is in this in-performance, her first interview and sudden be submitted to, surely the Duke, and those stance forwarded-by what means do our read-admiration of Orlando, unparalleled of late years who fought under him, have nearer claims ers suppose?—they will never guess; so we for depth of feeling and delicacy of execution; upon us than ever had the gens-d'armerie of will be magnanimous and tell them: the Vete- her description of Time's paces to Orlando in France, or the republican armies of Buona-ran, his daughter-in-law, and an intimate the forest; her "counterfeiting" at the sight parte: those who would perversely maintain friend, come post upon a piece of flying artil- of the bloody handkerchief; her cuckoo song, an opposite opinion carry their taste for foreign-lery!" We acquit Mr. Barrymore of all blame. the perfection of dramatic singing, and which ers to far greater lengths than I do. If he chooses to make his poor melo-dramas was enthusiastically encored; and the delivery In addition to other domestic advantages his affair. But that the managers should suffer Mrs. Jordan we have had no such Rosalind. foils to his excellent pantomimes, that is solely of the well-known epilogue. Since the days of derived from the New Police, my two maidservants assure me, that they now sleep so such a piece as the Conscript to be played at The whole play was most admirably acted, from free from the fear of crowbars and house- Drury Lane, and have the assurance to an- the inimitable Orlando of C. Kemble, to the breakers, that they would not mind nounce the next day in their bills, that, "having trifling part of Hymen, allotted to our little leaving the doors open, and are perfectly been entirely successful, it will be acted," &c. favourite H. Cawse. Keeley played Touchcontent in placing themselves under the when it was most vehemently and deservedly stone for the first time, and we have seen protection of two such polite gentlemen as hissed by every one who paid his money to none superior. We will return to this subject the new system supplies them with, and po- see it, is rather too much for us to pass over in at the earliest opportunity: in the mean while, sitively affirm that the old watchman was of silence. The orderleys in the boxes greatly gentle reader, go and see the play-we conjure use whatever to either of them; and outnumbered the sergeants on the stage; but you-for we are egregiously mistaken if it be that the change has proved, at least to them, it cannot be to the interest of the theatre to not indeed As You like It. of very great accommodation: and both Sarah paper up so worthless an article. The bipeds and Susan inform me that the policemen often did their best; J. Vining, Cooper, Webster, ON Monday the Water Witch was dramatised caution them against talking to men they do and Younge, especially. Cooper and Webster here by Mr. Bernard, the editor of Retrosper. not know, who, under pretence of stealing a were admirably drest. The dog was imperfect, tions of the Stage, and met with perfect success; kiss from them, are by no means unlikely to and his double a sad dog indeed. The inci- though it never struck us that Mr. Cooper's pocket my table-spoons, by way of a keepsake. dental dance was pretty, but too long; in com- thrice-told tale and rodomontading was pecu So great is the regard of these girls for the pliment to the principal character, it ought to liarly adapted for the stage. The piece, hoanew system, that I cannot persuade either of have been curtailed. Madlle. Guet improves ever, was as well contrived as circumstances Why does she not dance Taglioni's admitted; and what the author has done is police does not arise solely from the intrigues pas seul in Hofer? that which a Miss Angelica well done, considering that he had to yield so and jealousy of his Majesty's Lifeguards, whom inflicted on us last season. Mr. Gilbert is active much to make way for the clever and really the former gentlemen have supplanted in every enough, but he wants that untranslatable qua- surprising machinery with which his drama is area in the western regions of the metropolis.lity à plomb. Indeed, I cannot myself but attribute to the which gives a flapping, Pierot, air to his accompanied. The sea-scenes and shipping are police the improved condition of my maid-ser- dancing. Mrs. Barrymore has more taste and and the whole has gone off with éclat during wonderfully managed the acting excellentvants, who do not now wish to go gadding after fancy than any of her male competitors. A no even them that the threatened dissolution of the upon us. 66 He seems hung upon wires too, ADELPHI. sweethearts from home; nor, indeed, stand Miss Bruce made her first appearance about the week. The Wreck Ashore is as great i talking to any men in the street, except the half-past eleven o'clock (!), as Linda, in Der favourite as ever; and, indeed, one of the most police; and Susan's manners, instead of being Freyschütz. But we had fallen asleep a few interesting performances on the stage. those of a giddy, flaunty lady's-maid, are be- minutes before, and on waking, at a quarter to TOTTENHAM STREET THEATRE. coming more and more sedate, and her appear one, found them singing the finale. We will ance decidedly that of a matron. I have made allusion to a few such circumstances, in order that these extra-official services of the policemen may not pass unnoticed or unrewarded by their more influential advocates than, dear sir, yours everlastingly, EVELINA GOGGINS. take an earlier opportunity of noticing the Tables, increases, if possible, in popularity: it MADAME VESTRIS made her debut at this little theatre on Monday last, in the Lord of the Manor and John of Paris, and on Tuesday as the gay Don; and has continued playing to written expressly for her, under the title of Fra On Monday she is announced in a new opera, overflowing houses up to the present period. Diavolo, and founded upon the French piece of that name, for the purpose of introducing Auber's delicious music. The story of this piece, we remember, is very curious: the point is derived from a remarkable trial in the Causes Célèbres, in which an infatuated murderer, impelled by "that power Which unsubdued and lurking lies, makes a strange and unexpected exclamation, THE TYROLEAN FAMILY, MELGG. WE attended an exhibition of the Melgg family at Willis's Rooms, and were much pleased with their performances. The party consists of two young lads and two rather pretty girls, who, in their peasant costume, make an interesting appearance. They sing admirably in time, and their curiously wild and characteristic national airs have a striking effect. They were much applauded, and will no doubt enjoy a full share of public favour. VARIETIES. Persian Poetry.-The poetical works of the Shah of Persia, published under the title of "Poems by him before whom all the earth is prostrated in adoration,” has not, as far as we are aware, been reviewed by any critic of Persia! If we can procure a copy of the royal volume, we will, however, venture to state our candid opinions upon its contents! Salicine:-A simple process has been invented in France, by which this substance may be extracted in large quantities, and sold at half the price of quinine. Captain King. His Majesty has graciously shewn his sense of the services of this intelligent officer, by conferring on him the rank of a post-captain, immediately on his return from the survey of the South American coasts. LIST OF NEW BOOKS. of Europe; and the number of its inhabitants | Ruchal, comprising a period of Forty Years, viz. from Magnetic Equator.-M. Hermann, in the years 1829 and 1830, has made no fewer than seven hundred magnetic observations between the meridians of Berlin and Rio-Janeiro. He has crossed the magnetic equator during that period several times. The magnetic intensity which he has observed in various points corresponds exactly with that observed by M. Humboldt in the same places. Diorama Montesquieu.-The French papers speak in high terms of praise of a view of Rouen, by M. Huet, which is at present exhibiting at the Diorama Montesquieu, in Paris. Norfolk Land-owner, 12mo. 58. stitched.--Collection of Wind, S.W. and S.E., the former prevailing. Latitude...... 51° 37' 32" N. Prince Talleyrand. - The Prince is well known to be one of the wittiest men of his day,—and wit upon one's self is the best de-Longitude ........ 0 3 51 W. of Greenwich. fence against the satire of others. A newspaper Extracts from a Meteorological Register kept at High correspondent, giving an account of the prince's Wycombe, Bucks, by a Member of the London Meteorolanding at Dover, expressed his surprise at see- logical Society. September 1830. ing in Talleyrand, whom he had expected to look nothing but the cunning diplomatist, "the countenance of an open, candid, and honest character." This was shewn to Talleyrand, who coolly remarked, "It must have been, I suppose, in consequence of the dreadful seasickness I experienced in coming over!" Odessa. On Oct. 4th, several soldiers, at Asiatic Mountains and Volcanoes.-At a work in the fields, discovered, at the distance of recent sitting of the French Academy, M. de six leagues from Kertsch, under a well, an Humboldt presented it with a treatise on the ancient edifice, built of large stones. On exa- direction of the chains of mountains in the mination, it proved to be a tomb, in which interior of Asia, and on the volcanoes which they found a great number of vases of bronze, are found there. Various Chinese and Japansilver, and gold; and many other articles of ese manuscripts had affirmed the existence of admirable workmanship and great value, as these volcanoes, at a distance of four or five well for their archæological worth as for the hundred leagues from the sea. M. Humboldt metal. Among the most remarkable are three has collected new information on the subject, large dishes, four cups, and fragments of and has sufficiently established the existence of armour, of bronze; fragments of spears, arrows, volcanoes situated much more to the northward swords, knives, &c. two silver horns, with repre- than those hitherto known. M. Humboldt sentations of a ram; four silver vases, (three also remarks, that the Caspian Sea having eviof them gilt); three silver dishes; a gold gob- dently occupied in former times a more extenlet, with representations of several Scythians; sive space than at present, the volcanic mounthree crowns, adorned with figures; two mas-tains of Asia must have formerly been placed sive chains for the neck; several bracelets, under circumstances different from those of some gilt, some gold; a quiver, with the Greek their present state. inscription ПOP-NAXO; two large medallions, with a figure of Minerva; several medallions; a large ring; a metallic mirror; a whetstone, and a number of small articles. The weight of the gold is about eight pounds. Human Fossil Bones.-M. Renaud (Bull. Juillet) visited the grotto of Durfort, in the department of Gard, in 1820: it is two hundred to two hundred and fifty metres above the plain, and is entered by a passage, in which it is necessary to drag one's self along. The human fossil bones are deposited in the bottom, and are piled up from the soil to the roof. They belong to a later period than that attributed to them by Maral de Serres.-Le Temps. Comparative Population.-M. Moreau de Jonnès lately communicated to the French Academy the result of some statistic inquiries, having reference to the division of the population of various European countries into different series, each formed of individuals simul- M. d'Ornalius d'Halloy at Namur, and the taneously of the same age. It appears that in Prof. Kuhn at Freyberg, are both at work on France the number of children is less, com- a treatise on geology. pared with the population, than in any country respecting which there exists accurate information. The same is the case with adults, to twenty years of age. From that age to thirty, the young people of both sexes form, as every where else, the sixth part of the population. But in the following periods, France has a singular superiority over the other parts LITERARY NOVELTIES. Thermometer-Highest........ 68·00° Barometer-Highest 30-10 Number of days of rain, 18. Number of days of rain, 10. General Observations.-The month was uncommonly fine; the quantity of rain considerably less than during the last eight years; the mean temperature higher than since 1827, and the maximum above any observed at Wycombe in October during the journalist's residence: the barometer was also remarkably high, the mean being 29-9558 inches, and the maximum exceeding that in the corresponding month in 1825, which was considered extraordinary for the season: a rainbow seen on the 25th, about 3 P.M.: on the 28th and 29th the wind blew strong from the S.W. and westward, but could not be considered as violent gales. The evaporation 0-21250 of an inch. TO CORRESPONDENTS. fit for the Literary Gazette where the rhymes are con P. W. declined. We cannot consider that verse to be structed on so vicious a principle of divorcing nominatives from verbs, adjectives from substantives, and all sorts of governing or connecting from all sorts of governed or connected parts of speech. We look for Scott's new Tales of a Grandfather next month, and for Count Robert of Paris early in the spring. Glossary to the Waverley Novels.-As we expected, we have had a letter from the publishers of the new edition, who state, that Mr. Robert Jamieson has been long employed on this glossary, which will appear (where alone it could appear with propriety) at the conclusion of the work. We seem to have no great inclination for our job on the Puff System, since we are again induced to postpone it, by the pressure of, we trust, better matter. ERRATUM. In our last Number, p. 734, col. 2, line 55, for "granite," read" psamite." |