sieurs,' he continued, addressing the crowd, [sacred life is threatened, and unjustly; be Mexico, the firmness and perseverance of CorI am deputed by the municipal authorities to that, however, as it may, it is my duty to tes were put to the severest test. carry Major O'Dillon before them immedi- defend his life to the uttermost-it is for you "So vast a calamity deeply wounded the ately. In their names, therefore, I demand generously to decide whether we are to live or heart of Cortes; and, despite his magnanimity that he be forthwith given up to me.' die together.' A buzz of admiration spread of soul, he could not restrain the tokens of his Never, 'tis false-where is your warrant? around-the scale trembled on the balance, affliction. In a gloomy mood he sat down He is ours, and shall die!' screamed, with can- when a deep voice exclaimed, in a key that upon a stone in Popotla; and there, as he cast nibal gesticulations, the nearest of the mob. rose high above the murmurs of the people-a mournful look on the shattered remnants of Come, you have ventured enough, and now Louis Laval-tried friend of freedom, live, his army, and reflected on the brave compaGod be with you and good night,' whispered and take from the citizens you have served the nions and the friends he had lost, the tears of O'Dillon, trying to shake the colonel from life of your parent; you are both brave, and sorrow flowed unrestrained down his counhim. I must do my duty, at all hazards,' merit the mercy of the bravest and most tenance. The death of Velazquez de Leon undauntedly shouted back the colonel, at the generous amongst the nations.' Ah! it's affected him deeply; for in that brave young same time taking a firm hold on O'Dillon's Barbu! it is he, notre petit Demosthène,' ad- man he lost not only one of his most able arm. In the name of the mayor of Paris, I miringly shouted many voices from amongst officers, but a dear and devoted friend. But to command you to attend me to his tribunal, the bloodiest denizens of the fauxbourg St. past disasters he was to add the gloomy anthere to abide sentence before the proper au-Antoine. 'Barbu is right let them live, let ticipation of future calamities; he beheld many thorities.' He turned abruptly towards the them live!' The chance was decided in their of his soldiers wounded, others enfeebled with Hôtel de Ville, which was nearly opposite; and favour, and Live! live!' echoed from those fatigue, and all dejected with their recent the suddenness and audacity of the attempt who followed only to fill up the cry, and who catastrophe. Cortes, however, felt the neces seemed for a moment to paralyse the lookers would have as readily yelped, 'à la grève!' sity of fresh exertion; and, whilst his heart on; but this flattering calm was dissipated by had those been the words supplied by the was breaking with anguish, began to form the an overwhelming storm of rage. With hideous prompter." ranks; and his soldiers, to use the words of threats, they rushed to snatch their victim, This Barbu's character is a very well-touched Robertson, observed with satisfaction, that, covering whose person Colonel Laval now de-sketch: indeed the individuality of each is well while attentive to the duties of a general, he terminedly stood, his good blade bared, and preserved; and we do think the Lost Heir will was not insensible to the feelings of a man.' flashing like a sunbeam before him. He is find a chief place among the popular favourites Amidst so many disasters, however, he felt a my friend, he once saved my life, and I will of fiction. The second story, the Prediction, comfort in seeing that his gallant captains, hold him harmless whilst life is left,' exclaimed occupies the third volume; but we have a most Alvarado, Sandoval, Olid, Ordaz, Davila, and the colonel, warding off the blows aimed at unanswerable reason for not reviewing it in Lugo, were alive, and that the faithful Doña O'Dillon, who, himself weaponless, thought this Number-namely, not having read it. Marina, and the interpreter Aguilar, as well only of his comrade's safety; but by one of Yet we will say that, if it is like its precursor as the venerable father Olmedo, had also esthose movements of generosity which often (and the author of that cannot write without caped destruction. Hernan Cortes, though find place in men's hearts even amidst the exciting both interest and applause), it must powerfully agitated by such an accumulation of wildest moments, hardly a stroke was designedly add to the claims of this work upon the public misfortunes, with a greatness of soul which stricken at the colonel; and many cautions, attention. And we are the more gratified in nature bestows upon few, now smothered his mingled with expressions of admiration and giving this opinion, on account of the writer's rising sorrow, and applied all the energies of concern, were constantly called out to him, having, in another way, greatly contributed to his mind to devise means for the protection of even by those most forward in the mêlée. Re- the public entertainment and delight; for these his followers. All the country around was in gardless of consequences, he was, however, deaf volumes are from the pen of Mr. Power, the arms against them. To take shelter from an to remonstrance, and, reckless of self, con- justly popular and admirable Irish comedian, immediate attack, he accordingly directed his tinued to make the most desperate exertion to who has here shewn that he possesses other march to Otoncalpolco, a temple which stood save the major. They had, in the course of talents than those which make one of the cle- upon a rising ground, nine miles westward this wild struggle, at length arrived within a verest and most successful mimes upon the from Mexico, and which was afterwards convery few paces of the desired sanctuary, the stage. verted into the celebrated sanctuary, or chapel Hôtel de Ville, when the blow of a hatchet of our Lady of Remedios, or of succour. from behind suddenly smote O'Dillon to the tached parties of the enemy attacked the Spaground. The colonel who, up to this instant, niards in this shelter during the day; but they had with admirable temper forborne using his were uniformly repelled by the vigilance of the sword otherwise than defensively, now gave WE had not given sufficient attention to this chief, as well as desperate courage of his the reins to his anger; and, bestriding the excellent little volume when we last week soldiers. Cortes naturally conceived that he fallen soldier, dealt about him with a spirit noticed its companion in the race of publication, could not expect to keep for any considerable and effect, that quickly cleared free space for a though its successor in point of numeration, time his position, as the whole surrounding good blade's length on all sides. Do not (C. M. No. L., Stebbing's Chivalry); and we country would soon flock to an assault, which spare him longer!-fire on him!—cut him now only turn to it for the sake of advertising he could scarcely hope successfully to withdown, he is a madman!' screamed the now readers of a very succinct and interesting nar- stand, deprived as he was of artillery. Tlasinfuriated assailants. At this instant a shrill rative of very extraordinary events. Cortes cala was the only place which seemed to offer a Whoo! whoo!' was heard, and, in a moment was a wonderful character; and we are happy safe retreat in this emergency; but that city after, Milligan was actively flourishing round to find a Spanish pen employed on the task of lay at a great distance, and in a contrary diand before his master, armed with a pike of rendering him and his actions familiar to the rection. Besides, he well anticipated that the formidable appearance. By his side moved a mass of English readers. With a leaning to- Mexican army would already be assembled in young soldier, wearing the respected uniform wards his hero, Don Telesforo has sought the road to cut off this last resource. Whilst of la garde Française; at sight of whose im- every fact that could illustrate his adventurous he was deliberating with his officers, a Tlascalan petuous advance the crowd had suddenly re- career; and, by citing his authorities, has shewn offered to conduct the army through by-paths coiled with mingled expressions of recognition that he was both a laborious and a faithful and secret defiles to his own country. The and admiration. My friends,' exclaimed the biographer. But it is not our province here Spaniards undertook this toilsome march young soldier, lowering his sword, and, with to sift the question-to decide if Cortes were through a dreary and barren country, in some his left hand, raising his hat, none here will cruel or politic,. - ruthless or ambitious, a parts marshy, in others rugged and mounaccuse me of treason against liberty.' "No! demon or a demigod,-if his faults were those of tainous; in all thinly inhabited, and scarcely no! you are a brave soldier-you it was who the age to which he belonged, or peculiarly his cultivated. The hardships which the Spalowered the first gate of la Bastille-your own, or if his abilities and good qualities niards endured in their progress were comrades were faithful to us-la garde Fran-elevated him to superior fame, or failed to vere as they were prolonged. During six çaise for ever!' This,' he continued, pointing counterbalance the atrocities which marked his days that they marched without intermission to the colonel, who, weakened from loss of conquests in the New World. Suffice it to tell, they were constantly harrassed and annoyed blood, and overcome by the appearance of that the author has presented us with a pic- by flying bodies of the Mexicans. An inces Louis, had fallen into Milligan's arms. This, turesque account of his early life, of his con- sant and painful watch, an undaunted reso fellow-citizens, is my father,'-his voice qui-quest of Mexico, and of the subsequent events lution, could alone guard them from thei vered with emotion as he endeavoured to of his voyages and death. We shall adduce numerous attacks. Nor were these the onl preserve the calmness on which alone, he felt only one extract, to shew how well the work is calamities which they had to encounter; other convinced, rested any hope of safety his executed. After the disastrous retreat from of a still more painful nature assailed them of 6 6 The Life of Hernan Cortes. By Don Teles- De as se The Adventures of an Irish Gentleman. 3 vols. London, 1830. Colburn and Bentley. THE appellative of this title-page might have been omitted, as "gentleman" is somewhat of a misnomer: the "adventures" are improbable and absurd, as well as coarse, and of a style and school quite departed, as the Americans say, slick right away.' Forresters. 3 vols. London, 1830. Whittaker and Co, WE may say of this novel, as of its predecessor, it belongs to a former school; still there is nothing to offend; and if the Forresters has no very striking qualification for popularity, there is nothing in its pages to call for either strict criticism or reprehension: its principles are good, and many of the remarks sensible and every side, and became daily more insupport- encounter. After four hours' fierce engage-jobservant, and straight-forward fellow; and able. To the danger of uninterrupted con-ment, Cortes beheld with dismay his army a plain narrative of what he did and saw, flicts, and to the toils of an incessant march, decreasing, and the rest of his followers almost would have been more appropriate than fine they had to add the evils of a barren country, unable to continue the contest, through ex- writing; and is, indeed, the preferable mode from which they could gather no provision, haustion and loss of blood. It was now he for all books of travel. The difference bebeing obliged to silence their craving appetite recollected to have heard that the Mexicans tween the route here taken and that of Cailwith the roots of the earth, berries, and other were thrown into confusion when they per-lié is, that the first run from Badagry, in the wild fruits. When they arrived at Zacamolco, ceived their general slain, and the standard Bight of Benin, by Yariba and Kano, in a they were reduced to such utter famine and borne away by the enemy. He formed the northern direction to Sackatoo, (where Clapdistress, that they eagerly devoured a horse daring attempt of trying the perilous expedient perton died); and Lander in returning verged which had been killed that very day by the as a last resource. He perceived Cihuacatzin, a good way towards Jacoba, Zeg-zeg, and other enemy. The Tlascalans threw themselves on the general of the Indian army, arrayed in a places eastward; whereas Caillié set out from the ground, imploring piteously the assistance rich habit, bearing a gilded shield, and carried the Senegal coast, and having reached the Joof the gods, while they fed upon the herbs of on a litter by some of his soldiers. The stand-liba, chiefly followed its easterly course to Jenné that earth on which they lay prostrated. But ard was tied to his back, and was seen some and Timbuctoo;-so that the two routes may in the midst of such numerous and appalling feet above his head. A select body of warriors almost be said to form a right angle, which, distress, there was one consideration to support were appointed to guard this sacred emblem, unluckily for the science of geography, was not the sinking spirits of the Spaniards. Whilst as well as the illustrious bearer. Cortes re- permitted to meet. We shall, in a future No. subjected to incessant dangers from the enemy, solved to strike the desperate blow, and desired probably select a few extracts, to exemplify and whilst labouring under the combined ca- his brave companions, Alvarado, Sandoval, Olid, Lander's work, which, in the interim, we relamities of thirst, hunger, and fatigue, they and Davila, to follow close, and protect him commend to all who are interested in the observed the looks of their magnanimous leader from attack; whilst he himself, with a few exploring of Africa. undaunted, and his fortitude unshaken at those resolute men, rushed forward, and plunged, dire reverses of fortune. His mind appeared with heedless impetuosity, amidst the thick equal to every difficulty-his frame adequate mass of his enemies. He seemed to have colto any exertion. He seemed to find new lected all the energies of his mind, all the resources in his own breast against the repeated powers of his frame, for that decisive attempt. blows that conspired to overpower him; and, He overthrew the enraged foes that opposed far from bending beneath the oppressive weight, his headlong career; and being efficiently seresolutely struggled against the unnatural conded by his companions, he at length reached pressure. The soldiers saw this; and the the centre of the army where the standard was noble conduct of their general produced a cor- seen. In a moment he came up to the general, responding influence upon their own. On the and with one stroke of his lance stretched him sixth day of the march, Cortes arrived near on the ground. One of the brave and selfOcompan, and he observed several flying bodies devoted Spaniards who accompanied Cortes in of Indians, who, amidst other terms of con- this daring exploit, quickly alighted from his tamely and indignation, constantly cried out- horse, wrenched the standard from the pos'Advance, advance, robbers, to receive the session of Cihuacatzin, and put an end to his reward of your crimes!' An extensive valley life. The enemy, discouraged by this reverse, was soon expanded to the view; and far as the were soon thrown into confusion, while the eye could reach, a thick mass of armed war- almost despairing Spaniards, feeling their hopes riors appeared. This prodigious army was suddenly revived, rushed to the conflict with composed of the soldiers of Mexico, Tezcuco, fresh vigour, routed and pursued the foe, and and Tlacopan, and headed by the nobility of achieved one of the most splendid victories the country. Whilst a detachment of Indians recounted in the conquest of the New World." had harassed the Spaniards in the rear, all the This example is quite sufficient to shew the rest of this innumerable multitude had pro- manner in which Don Telesforo de Trueba has THE evening assemblies for the season began ceeded directly to the plains of Otompan, which exerted himself to afford an animated history last week with Mr. Faraday's account of Chethey anticipated the enemy must pass in their of the great struggles and vicissitudes of Cortes; valier Aldini's apparatus for the protection of progress to Tlascala. At this formidable pro--and we should here lay down our pen, but for firemen and others who are exposed to flame. spect, the Spaniards were no less astonished the opportunity of one remark on the strange Previous to his entering upon this subject, Mr. than alarmed. Even the stoutest hearts began turns of human fortunes. The hero Cortes Faraday briefly recalled the attention of the to droop, and every one surmised that the was created Marquis del Valle, and another of members to the past season, and claimed their moment of their doom was approaching. Cor- the most famous Spaniards, Gonzalo de Cor-assistance for the present. It gives us pleasure tes saw the urgency of bold, prompt, and des- dova, achieved, by his victories, not only the to mention, that on this, the opening night, we perate exertion; and without allowing the minds of his men to speculate on the extent of the threatened danger, he formed the wretched remains of his army, flanking the wings with the few horsemen he could still command. Then, with a look of animation, and a voice full of enthusiasm, he cried aloud, The moment is arrived when we must either conquer or perish! Castilians, arouse your spirit, place your confidence on high, and advance boldly to the charge!' The conflict was terrible the Indians fought like frantic men, stimulated at once by superstition and revenge the Spaniards used the giant efforts of brave human nature on the borders of despair. The small but compact battalion of Cortes broke several times through the unwieldy and massy mitades that covered the plain. But this was of little avail, for whilst one side was routed and dispersed, another formidable body charged the Spaniards from a different quarter. The exertions of desperate courage, and the patience of fortitude, were inadequate odds against the renovated charges of enemies, all equally ferocious, and equally fresh for the title of Duke of Terranova, but the sobri- just. ARTS AND SCIENCES. saw no appearance of any want of zeal in the cause: several noblemen and distinguished gentlemen were present. After stating generally that Chevalier Aldini had for a long time been engaged in contriving and perfecting such defensive clothing for firemen and others as should enable them to penetrate and pass through flame, Mr. Faraday pointed to a few of these suits, composed of Records of Captain Clapperton's last Expe- asbestos and wire gauze, which lay on the dition to Africa. By Richard Lander, the table. He then, as briefly as possible, touched only Survivor, &c. 2 vols. post 8vo. Lon-upon the nature of flame, and the effect of wire don, 1830. Colburn and Bentley. gauze; explaining the principles concerned, HAVING so much of Africa in our present in so far as they bore on the present appliReview, from another publication, we feel the cation. Wire gauze, it was observed, quenches less called upon to go into the details of Mr. flame, by abstracting heat, itself acquiring Lander's volumes; and the more especially as a high temperature. Pointing out this cirthe substance of his African travels is already cumstance by experiment, he referred to the familiar to us in the form of an Appendix to second part of the Chevalier's clothing, which Captain Clapperton's quarto. As a separate consists of asbestos, and prevents the heat passpublication, we are sorry to observe it has ing to the body. Two magnificent specimens been polished into so ornate a style, that were of asbestos cloth, many feet square, were before we not previously assured the facts were au- the meeting. The difficulty with which this subthentic, it would be likely to throw consider-stance conducts heat was very clearly explained able doubts over them. Lander is a clever, by the lecturer, and contrasted experimentally gas. After many further illustrations, the strongest proof to which Chevalier Aldini's system could be put in a room, was given in the following manner: -an Italian fireman, who is practised in the use of the apparatus, put on an asbestos cap-mask, in which were holes for the mouth and eyes guarded by wire gauze, a cuirass and casque of wire gauze, and, with a shield of the same material on his right arm, he faced a flame produced from oil gas, obtained by opening the orifice of a condensed oil gas vessel, between two and three feet long: the flame was very bright and dense, and issued with terrific force from the vessel: in this posture he held his head and the upper part of his body, until the lecturer and the audience becoming anxious for him, shut off the Numerous considerations were then entered into respecting the intense heat of flame,the currents necessarily existing with it, the moral possibility of breathing the air from the middle of a clear, undulating flame of steam, &c., and an account of still stranger trials with the apparatus, which had been made in Geneva, Paris, Florence, and elsewhere, and which are to be given in London. The Chevalier Aldini was present; he is the nephew of Galvani, very aged, but, stimulated by his desire to make known to the world what he thinks will be of great utility, he has left his home to traverse Europe, and demonstrate the powers of his apparatus. The observations of Mr. Faraday were received with repeated marks of approbation; the feat performed by the Chevalier's attendant was in like manner loudly cheered. 22d 16h 36ma solar eclipse, invisible to the several other temples dedicated to this great Lunar Phases and Conjunctions. ... 15 D. H. M. O Full Moon in Leo.... Saturn in Cancer. D. H. M. 17 8 18 23 21 18 ... 23 23 0 2d and 24-Mercury stationary. 11a 11h 30m 1d Venus has 3 digits west illuminated. The Asteroids. Ceres, in the early part of the month, may be observed near à Libræ and a small nebula; Pallas is also in Libra, and near a nebula and double star; Vesta and Juno are too near the Sun to be seen. Jupiter is now visible as a morning star. 194 13h 33m-will pass within 40" north of 1 Sagittarii. The following will be the only visible eclipse of the satellites of Jupiter:third satellite, immersion 17d 18h 1m 59s, This position of the temple, in the midst of tombs, and the ceilings in the shape of vaults, of some of its halls, have recently deceived several travellers, and have induced them to think that the building was the tomb of Moris (Thothmosis III.); but all the details into which we have entered on the construction and destination of this sacred edifice, destroy such an hypothesis. Its divisions and accessories would make us acknowledge it to be a real temple, in the absence of the dedicatory inscriptions which formally declare it to be so. Even its decorations, and the subjects of the bas-reliefs which ornament the walls of the halls yet existing, have nothing in common with the decorations and the subjects sculptured on hypogaa and tombs. We there find, as in the temples and the palaces, pictures of offerings made to the gods, or to the kings, ancestors of the Pharaoh, the founder of the temple. Several bas-reliefs of the latter description possess great interest; as confirming the valuable details respecting the families of the earlier kings of the eighteenth dynasty. I would quote, in the first place, and with reference to that subject, several pictures, sculptured and painted, representing Thothmosis, the father of Thothmosis III., and the Pharaoh Thothmosis II., receiving offerings made by their son and nephew Thothmosis III.; in the second place, a long painted bas-relief, occupying the whole at the bottom of the temple, in which are reof the wall on the left of the grand vaulted hall presented the great sacred bari, or ark, of Amon-Ra, the god of the temple, adored by the regent Amenenthe, having behind him long detained a prisoner in Paraguay. We Thothmosis III., followed by a very young child, that country from his pen. The following is her as his daughter," the daughter of the king anticipate very interesting details respecting richly dressed, and whose inscription describes translated from El Universal, a journal pub- whom she loves, the divine spouse Rannofré." lished at Monte-Video, of the 13th of No- Behind the sacred bari, and as if receiving a portion of the offerings made by the two kneeling kings, are the pedestrian images of the Pharaoh Thothmosis I., of his wife Queen Ahmosis, and of their young daughter Sotennofré. Written history has no where preserved for us the names of these three princesses; and it was here that for the first time I read them. As to the title of "divine spouse," given to Moris's daughter, still of tender age, it merely indicates that that young child had been devoted to the worship of Amenenthé; being of the number of those girls of high birth, called Pallades and Pallacides, whose tombs I found in another valley of the Libyan chain. Deptford. J. T. B. LIBERATION OF M. BONPLAND. In the library were various presents in literature and art. Amongst the articles exhibited, WE have great pleasure in stating that accounts was an exceedingly beautiful portable astronomical circle, by Captain Kater; which Captain have just reached us of the liberation of this Grover brought to the library, and attended to celebrated naturalist, the companion of Humexplain its mode of application to those inte-boldt, whom the dictator, Dr. Francia, has so rested in nautical science. The certificates of about a dozen individuals were put forward by their friends for ballot in the usual course. MEDICO-BOTANICAL SOCIETY. vember : "M. Bonpland has at length obtained permission to leave Paraguay, and was at the time of the last packet's sailing from Buenos Ayres at Corrientes." Corrientes, we may observe, is a town in the province of Entre Rios, upon the Parana, and the nearest town to Paraguay. THE discreditable proceedings which we lately CELESTIAL PHENOMENA FOR FEBRUARY. ANCIENT AND MODERN EGYPT. This temple of Amon-Ra, terminating one of the valleys of the necropolis of Thebes, received at different periods, either restorations or additions, under the reigns of the different kings, who were the successors of Amenenthé and Thothmosis III. Indeed, I have found in stones taken from various parts of the temple, was a temple, dedicated to the great divinity of Thebes, Amon-Ra, the king of the gods, who was adored there under the especial de: 18d 14h 21m-the Sun enters Pisces according signation of Amon-Ra-Pneb-enne-ghet-en-tho, and used in no very remote times for building to the fixed zodiac; his true place in the hea- that is to say, Amon-Ra, lord of the thrones a wall, against which the jamb on the right of vens will be to the south of Ancha in Aquarius. land of the world. I recognised in Thebes Sic in orig. quære, Amon-Ra 1-Translator. the granite propylon at present leans, frag- its improvement, on a new principle, by Joseph | cerpta Historica is undertaken, and its object ments of inscriptions, mentioning embellish- Jackson Lister, Esq. communicated by Dr. is, in short, to collect whatever may present ments or repairs of the edifice, under the Roget, was read. Presents on the table: Ab- vividly to the mind the characteristic features reigns of kings Horus, Rhamses the Great, stract of the Characters of Ochsenheimer's Ge- of former ages." and his son Meneptha II., as if they were the nera of the Lepidoptera of Europe; Elements founders of the temple. of Experimental Chemistry; and a Volume of the Medico-Chirurgical Transactions. EXCERPTA HISTORICA; OR, ILLUSTRA- If adequately executed, and with sufficient research, especially into family papers, correspondence, &c. &c., we must reckon this work a credit to an age of too much superficial publishing.-Ed. L. G. FINE ARTS. To conclude: - the last hall of the temple, having served as a sanctuary, is covered with sculpture of a gross and mean character. But the surprise which I felt on looking at these despicable bas-reliefs, and comparing them with UNDER this name we rejoice to see what we the refinement and elegance of the pictures have long considered the greatest desideratum sculptured in the two preceding halls, soon in our literature at last projected; but it is a ON Monday evening the members of the Royal ceased on reading the large hieroglyphic in- gigantic undertaking, and we are almost sur- Academy assembled at Somerset House, for the seriptions, which shew that these petty restora- prised that any individual could have ventured purpose of electing a president, in the room of the tions were made under the reign and in the upon what would seem to require almost na- late Sir Thomas Lawrence. The election comname of Ptolemy Evergetes II., and of his first tional resources. Sincerely do we wish it suc-menced at about nine o'clock, and terminated wife Cleopatra. This is one of the thousand cess, and call on every public person to aid and in favour of Martin Archer Shee, Esq. Sir W. and one demonstrative proofs against the support it. Beechey's was the other name highest on the opinion of those who fancy that Egyptian art "It has been justly remarked (says the pro- first list; but we are informed that this eminent received any improvement by the establish- spectus) that England, though abounding in artist, whose works have adorned the last half ment of the Greeks in Egypt. talent, and excelling in various branches of century, declined the ballot in favour of Mr. Shee. I once more repeat it, -Egyptian art owes literature, is so far from possessing a complete Mr. Wilkie has been appointed Portrait Painter to itself alone all that it has produced of great, national history, that many of the most im- in ordinary to the King, a situation attended of pure, of beautiful; and, without meaning portant events in her annals are still enveloped not only by honour but by considerable emoluany offence to the learned persons who make it in mystery. The principal cause of this fact ments, as the holder is employed to paint the a matter of religion to believe firmly in the is, that the materials from which alone a more portraits of His Majesty, &c. for foreign courts, spontaneous generation of the arts in Greece, perfect history can be formed, are so extensive, and marks of royal favour to individuals. Thus it is evident to me, as it must be to all who so difficult to decipher, and so dispersed in have Ireland and Scotland divided the distinc have thoroughly seen Egypt, or have a sub- different repositories, that no individual can tions possessed by the English Sir Thomas stantial knowledge of the Egyptian monuments possibly devote sufficient time and labour to Lawrence. existing in Europe, that the arts commenced in their examination. Our historians, therefore, Greece by a servile imitation of the arts of availing themselves only of such documents as Egypt, much more advanced than is vulgarly have been printed, have generally proceeded in believed, at the period at which the first Egyp- one beaten track, copying each other's errors, tian colonies came in contact with the savage and perpetuating each other's misrepresentainhabitants of Attica, or the Peloponnesus. tions. BRITISH GALLERY. THE private view of the Exhibition takes place to-day; and we have only to say, that the collection of our native arts will be found to reflect great honour on the English school. NEW PUBLICATIONS. The Spirit of the Plays of Shakespeare. By Old Egypt taught the arts to Greece; Greece "Since the publication of the Fœdera,' no gave them the most sublime developement; effort has been made to form a collection of but, without Egypt, Greece would probably early muniments in illustration of British never have become the classical land of the history. It is perhaps to be lamented that fine arts. Such is my entire belief on this Rymer's work is confined to public instruments great problem. I write these lines almost in alone; since, as might be expected, the omisthe presence of bas-reliefs which the Egyptians sion of articles, which, for the sake of distincexecuted, with the most elegant delicacy of tion, will be termed 'private and domestic,' THERE is much inequality in Mr. Howard's workmanship, 1700 years before the Christian has had a sensible effect on subsequent histo- productions, as indeed must be the case with era. What were the Greeks doing then?rians, who, with few exceptions, have super- all works requiring high talent. In the two But it would require volumes to treat that ciliously neglected antiquarian information. numbers of his publication now under our noquestion; and I have only a letter. Farewell! An intimate acquaintance with the manners tice, there are several very inferior compositions; NEW PUBLICATIONS. and customs, the literature, the arts, and, in a but there are many of great beauty and power. Henry IV.; "the king returning from his coronation," in the second part of Henry IV.; "Iago abusing Othello's ear," in Othello; and "Lavinia making known her sufferings," in the horrible Titus Andronicus. Adverting to Othello, we confess that we are not quite satisfied with Mr. Howard's personification of the principal character, to whom he has given the appearance of a statesman, rather than of a soldier. We readily admit, that to represent the Moor as a vulgar negro, is erroneous in fact, and highly injurious to expression and effect; but we think that Mr. Howard has made him too dignified for one whose "rudeness" is self-acknowledged; and we also think that he has made him rather too Hall's New General Atlas. Part XVII. London, 1830. Longman and Co. WHEN a fine race-horse has it all his own way at the ending of a gallant course, it is exciting to witness the spirit with which he terminates his career, by the winning post; nor is it less gratifying to see an arduous literary or scientific enterprise brought to a like successful issue. We hail the conclusion of Mr. Hall's labours,-he has fairly won the match, and this concluding Part closes his de"The knowledge requisite for writing history sign with éclat. Palestine, Ireland, Canada, must therefore be gained from contemporary reand an extra map of Nubia and Abyssinia (the cords; and a perfect history of England never can four at the cost of three) are its liberal con- be written until a very extensive series of mistents; together with an engraved title-page cellaneous documents shall have been collected, and index-the whole completed in a style at illustrated, and printed. For this purpose no east equal to the original promise, and amply collection can be too diversified, since every serving of the public favour. The volume, con- article may, besides information on the subject ting of fifty-three maps, with divisions and to which it peculiarly refers, yield facts in corLindaries carefully coloured, is in every way roboration, or contradiction, of some other thy of the present state of geographical point of history; and it often happens that an or, for I am declined Into the vale of years;-yet that's not much.” ka ledge, of the skill of the artist, and of the entry in a book of expenditure overthrows the atation of the publishers. hypothesis from which important conclusions Sir T. Lawrence.-A lithographic portrait have been drawn; and that a single letter of the late President has just made its appearestablishes beyond contradiction how mistaken ance from the pencil of W. C. Ross, and exethe world has been in its estimate of the cha-cuted by Hullmandel. It is a very close, racter of some eminent personage, or in the though not so flattering a likeness as Sir cause to which some great event has been Thomas would himself have made on a siassigned. Under these impressions, the Ex-milar occasion. Mr. Bailey's bust is, we LITERARY AND LEARNED. ROYAL SOCIETY. THE resident in the chair. The conclusion of the paper on the Compound Achromatic These of Mr. Tulley, and suggestions for old: THE LITERARY GAZETTE, AND believe, the chief authority for this print, which stop there for final doom, wait to be call at SKETCHES OF SOCIETY. MISTAKES OF FOOLEE FUM FOOLA, During his Residence in England.-No. III. ENGLISH man not know what for often take no care for living body, make much care for dead body. Butcher-man, fish-man, tripeman, dirt-man (scavenger is supposed), tallow-man, and other man, call him trades-man, all die very rich man, often live like poor man, bury himself like gentleman,-oftentime as nobleman. pious, lawyer-man live very conscientious, March of Intellect make every thing out of relating to this person, and to his useful la- VARIETIES. to be preserved. When dry, warm the article melted virgin wax, and rub it over the article To preserve Steel from Rust.--Take some again, so as to get off the wax, and rub with a this means all the pores of the metal are filled dry cloth until the former polish is restored. By will not attack it unless it is very carelessly up, without injury to the appearance, and rust exposed to constant humidity.-Journal des Connaissances Usuelles. American provinces, it appears that up to the The Weather.-By letters from our North had been unusually mild. It is also worthy of all the severities of winter, the season there 2d of January, while Europe was plunged in Go to churchyard within ten mile of LonCome death take tallow-man, then tallow-naughty-man, call him Satan, call him debbel, don, find all the same, not one wicked. When man shamed of tallow-trade, nail up greasy come again for his own, find nobody, hab noshop, put up black cloth, burn no more tallow- thing at all to do within bills of mortality. light-hab hundred wax-light-for make lie in Tell me same in country. Suppose all good state! While alive, tallow-man, same with people die first, leave only wicked people for butcher-man, same with dirt-man, same with die last, give him time for repent. trader-man, never ride on horse-back-never ride in carriage. Come to be dead man, get him four-horse coaches, get him six-horse that most of all make money—make it very remark, that our last very wet summer was hearses, make grand procession, carry him Got no gold mine, got no silver mine--counterbalanced in the same quarter by a sumproud carcass to put him in the grave. of Intellect make plenty money out of old rag! many places difficult to be obtained, and the King George never mind him that. March mer so remarkably dry, that 'water was in got no money-go to March of Intellect shop, taneous fire. One man got no money, meet t'other man woods parched and burnt up by heat and sponask for pen and ink,- write scrap of paper, Pay me thousand pound three month. Man put him name. what ask favour, get 'tother man write yeshouse keep twenty clerk-look at scrap of Banker man keep grand paper, say "all right" count him down thousand pound! Then come under-taker man (call so suppose because take carcass under ground), put tallow-man in fine lace shroud, put him in fine coffin, cover all with silver nails, cover all with velvet-then come cover last of all, cover him with dirt. fast. money Mademoiselle Sontag, is a native of Corsica, The Count de Rossi, who has married and a relation of Buonaparte by the Romalino the court of Westphalia, where his sister was family. He was a staff officer of Jerome at married to the Prince de Salm. the Academy of Medicine in Paris a memoir Adulterated Bread.-At the last sitting of was read, on the adulteration of baker's bread ployed by many of the bakers to such an extent in the French capital; from which it appears, that the sulphates of copper and zinc are emas to render the bread highly unwholesome. Invited to grand funeral, see much for make laugh. Two tall men stand at streetdoor, call him mutes. Ask what for angry mutes make such loud quarrel? Answer, because hab only one gallon of punch twixt him both. Undertaker man very often hand about out rag make every thing. Rag make war— March of Intellect great politician. Find wine, whisper sad mourners,-" Better take rag make peace-rag make money. 'nother glass; remember, Sir, sorrow is dry." buy foreign soldier, Believe English people hab moral in every foreign enemy-foreign enemy enough to do thing. Suppose what for same reason dig deep keep t'other side water. foreign soldier fight hole, put cart-load lump of dirt on fine velvet live safe Englishman in him own little island— Own side the water coffin, for shew people at the grave"Vanity make rag conquer all the world! of riches." Growth of Silk.-The French government is Room full of mourners, then come lawyer- too much for time past. English nation long time for many year do cultivation of the mulberry-tree in France, so seriously occupied in attempts to introduce the man, loudly call him "Silence!" read dead not come man's will. Not make out for why-when read Brag very much wisdom of forefathers, never most extensive growth of mulberry-trees, and t-too much for time as to be able to do without foreign silk. For - do nothing much for time present. this purpose they have offered premiums for the legacy to man no relation hundred thousand alter no foolish thing-nothing what done long the largest quantities of silk; and some of the pound, man what get so much loud sob and time afore. Next take much care for posterity-ministers have given instructions to their stewcry. T'other man get ten thousand, sob and not so much care for him contemporary; too ards in the country, to plant several acres cry too. Man get hundred pound not cry long leave him for take care of himself! much-poor relation what hab nothing not cry at all. Think very strange; say to my antiquary. Believe what for, because English nation of cultivation, the mulberry may be brought to with this tree. self, he get large legacy-most cause for re- Brag of old family, proud of old mansion, fond years; and, as the wood is excellent for making It appears, that, with careful cause prefer every thing old. maturity, as to the yielding of fruit, in five joice-make laugh. nothing-most cause for weep. Don't quite of old picture, and mad for love of old black- the wine-two objects of national industry may He poor relation hab of old trees, old wine, old custom, more fond wine-casks, giving an agreeable flavour also to understand English people yet! Next come procession, put dead tallow-man all other old thing-show universal good feel- way than the regular planting, however, is letter book. One old thing much preferred to be accomplished at the same time. A readier in six-horse coach (like piano-forte cart), callinghim hearse. Shut him up. Follow ten coach friend! -never turn him back upon dear old recommended for the food of silk-worms. It all four horses. Six man ride before with staves. Great many men walk beside with name for him, "Auld Lang Syne." New in- cut off the young shoots and leaves in the Scotchman the sametruncheon. Suppose for guard dead corpse of vention, March of Intellect, by and by turn following year-to continue doing this as long got t'other good parts of America, the seed of the tree, and to is advised to sow, as in China and in some tallow-man from rogue,-call him resurrec-old custom out of door. Tell what new in- as fresh shoots are thrown out, and then root tion-man, steal dead carcass and sell him to vention do on t'other side the page! t'other man-call him doctor-man, to cut him up the plants, manure the land well, and repeat the process of sowing. It is found that housed, form good winter fodder for cattle. the fruit of the mulberry-tree fattens pigs and poultry rapidly; and that the leaves, carefuly into notomies! DRAMA. Seltzer Water.-A very economical mode of Ask great wit-call him Theophilus Hook- Very glad been to funeral, else not see former popular productions. Thousand men, thousand womans, great many children, put him in every churchyard, an active life in improving the southern parts The carbonic acid gas being first obtained from lime, and afterwards purified, this water is gas to mix equally with the fluid. The vater, is a wheel, that agitates it, and cause the then forced into a large cask of water, in vhich and sold during the hot weather in th streets are corked in the usual way of Seltzer water, thus saturated, is then put into bottles which at about a halfpenny per bottle. |