and one of our own countrymen figured. ence of the Kislar-Aga, only to enquire correct account, of an adventure in which | jammed up against the wall, and the button whence came the best black eunuchs. Had they been in company with the Grand Mufti, they certainly would have asked his honest opinion of the mission of Mohammed; they would scarce have neglected the opportunity, had it offered, of enquiring of the Sultan himself, whether he was legitimate heir to the Califate, as he asserted. In consequence of this straight-forward system, I was every moment obliged to interfere, and to pledge myself for the guiltless intentions of our travellers. The statistics of the empire, its governinent, politics, finances, &c. indeed, they troubled themselves little about. All such things they thought they could learn much more compendiously at home from the Leipsic gazetteer; but the botany and mineralogy of the country were what they studied both body and soul. Every day we brought home from our excursious such heaps of what the ignorant chose to call hay and stones, that the wags whom we met on our way used to ask whether these were for food, and lodging; while the more fanatical among the Turks swore we carried away patterns of the country, in order to sell it to the infidels; and one party, by way of giving us enough of what we wanted, was near stoning us to death. Herenpon, to elude observation, my cunning travellers determined to dress after the country fashion: but this only made bad worse; for they wore their new garb so aukwardly, that the natives began to think they put it on in inockery, and were frequently near stripping them to the skin; independent of which, whenever they went out, they got so entangled in their shaksheers and trowsers, their shawls and their papooshes, that our progress might be traced by the mere relics of their habiliments which strewed the road. Sole manager both of the ped to survey the lonely fair one, whose aphome and foreign department, I however" And I am to make it the rule of my beha-pearance seemed to invite a comforter. The He soon arrived, and, as I expected, stopaware that his pantomime was more intellibait took. My friend, on his nearer approach, versal language: he held up a sequin,—his gible than his idiom, had recourse to the uniregular fee on all occasions, and my acceptance of which encourages my shepherd to to unveil me become more enterprising. He now wishes promise for keeping concealed my features, shew my necklace, my bracelets, my girdle. I resist but by way of coinIn an infantine manner I slip the manacles panion, and, before his suspicions are arousfrom my own wrists over those of my comed, have the satisfaction to see him fast tion: This operation performed to his satisfac- of good solid brass; and with a soft lisp wish bound in chains, not only of airy love, but creant," whose contents I thought it right nioned. "It was No. 5, " coolly said the mis-him joy of being at once handcuffed and pito comply with first; as being written by one drew out my handjar. Seeing him disposed of my countrymen, and because I make it a to remonstrate, "No noise, It was now I shewed my face, and rule, in every species of business, to get the you die; but return me the receipt." Unworst part over first. Had you understood able to stir, my prisoner in a surly tone bade » cried L, our language as an interpreter by profession me take it myself. I did so, and thanked ought-you might have known the certificate him; "but," added I, in question to be a solemn adjuration to all here-as with you-all the conveniences for the writer's countrymen, to treat you as I writing, accept the acknowledgement of the 60 as we have not have had the pleasure of doing; and all that poor and illiterate:" saying which, I drew regular receipt, such as I may have to shew." form, neatly but indelibly, with the buttonremains for you to perform, is to give me a the holy mark of the cross after the Greek The pistol was still tickling my throat, I,maker's own sequin, on his clumsy forehead; maker six feet high, and as strong as a horse. All therefore I could do in the way of he the Tergiumanic life. It also encreased my my turn, at least here below! I therefore This first experiment gave me a taste for out my brains at once;-after which, adieu roism would have been to have let him blow means of success in that line. Until I took signed, had the satisfaction of seeing the reup my residence at Pera, I had little inter-ceipt neatly folded up and deposited in a little Franks, except through the stray specimens was offered a sequin for the exercise I had course with that odd race of people yclept red morocco pocket-book with silver clasps, that now and then crossed the harbour, on a afforded, took the inoney, and, leaving the visit of curiosity or business to Constantino-button maker to write home what mean rasple. I now got acquainted with their ways, cals the Greeks were, departed fully impreswhile they became familiarised with my per- sed with the usefulness of learning languages. son. vantage of seeing and serving in my new caThis gradually procured me the adpacity, samples of almost every nation of Europe. Thus I formed a sort of polyglot collection of certificates of my own ability and merits, which I filed very neatly according to the order of their dates; and to a sight of which I treated every new comer whom I thought worthy of that distinction. used to walk from Pera, where he had his lodgings, to a merchant's at Galata, from Almost every evening the man of buttons whence he frequently returned home pretty late at night, without any escort; trusting to his small pocket instrument, and to his own colossal stature, for his safety. A dexterous thrust, at an unexpected turn, might easily imperious tone of an English traveller, newly for just revenge. I wished to inflict a shame Once, however, the lofty manner and the would not have sufficed to assuage my thirst have sent him to the shades below; but this arrived, completely deceived me. From his more deep, more lasting, than my own, and fastidiousness I made no doubt I was ad- which, like Prometheus's vulture, should dressing some great Mylordo. It was a but- keep gnawing the traitor's heart while he ton maker to whom I had the honour of lived. His great ambition at Constantinople bowing. He came red hot from a place was to boast the good graces of some Turkcalled Birmingham, to show the Turks sam-ish female,-young or old, fair or ugly, no ples of his manufacture. Unfortunately matter! On this laudable wish I founded Turks wear no buttons, at least such as he my scheine. dealt in; at which discovery he felt exceedingly wroth. My ill fated back was destined to feel the first brunt of his ill humour. After spending nearly two hours in spelling every word of every one of my certificates idiom, which he fancied to be French, "is ་་ دو an tried to give all possible respectability to viour?,” The fortnight of their intended stay having elapsed, they were all impatience to depart. Out of pure regard for science, I contrived to prolong their sojourn another fortnight, by various little delays, which with a little industry I brought about in the most natural way imaginable, but which I joined them in lamenting exceedingly: and when at last they set off-which I saw with very sincere regret-I was left by them in possession of a most flattering written testimonial of my zeal and fidelity. As to their behaviour to me, its liberality might be sufficiently inferred from the change in my appearance. I looked a different person. The continuation of this course affords us a droll, and we dare say, not very in 64 covers the figure of the Mohammedan fair, or poured into the wound some of the gunpow-one passage, in which the author seems to A troop of Calcondjees of my acquaintance, reeling home from a tavern, happened to come up just as I retired, and took all that I had left. The next morning the man of buttons departed from Constantinople without sound of trumpet, before sunrise; and never since has been heard of in the Turkish dominions, (To be continued.) ANALYSIS OF THE JOURNAL DES SAVANS centre of the commerce of the Arabs with India and China. The notes on this chapter, though very interesting to the lovers of oriental literature, are not susceptible of analysis. Sir W. Ouseley, when speaking of the isle of Ceylon and its productions, and referring to a curious passage of the Nozhat alholoub, a work by Hamd-Allah Kazwini, frequently The remaining part of this volume will be quoted by the name of the Persian Geogra-examined in another article. pher, employs a long note on the mineral Art. V. Tresor des Origines, et Dictionnaire substance called in Persian Sunbadèh. Our raisonné de la langue Françoise, par Ch. author having quoted what we find in the Pougens. Specimen. 4to. Tarkang Djekanguiri and in the Burkhan kati, on the Sunbadeh, or Emery, adds: "These notions appear to be partly borrowed from Hamd-Allah Kazwini, who in that part of his work which relates to mineralogy, describes the Sunbadèh, as a sandy rough stone Art. IV. Travels in various Countries of the hard stones, and "when pulverized and of which the lapidaries make use to pierce East, by Sir William Ouseley. Vol. 1. 4to. rubbed on beards that have decayed through We have had of late such frequent occa- age, it serves to restore them." The meansion to direct our attention to Persia, in ing of the original is this: "It is reduced to noticing the travels of Mr. Morier, Lieute-powder, and applied to inveterate wounds, nant Col. Johnson, &c. that in the great and it cures them." This property of emery press of other matter, we have hitherto is certified by the Greek physicians; and the omitted to notice the present important whole passage of Hamd-Allah appears to be borrowed from Dioscorides, whose text seems, however, to want some correction. (Dioscor. de Med. Mat. lib. V. cap. 166.) Sir W. Ouseley has been led astray by the double meaning of the original word, which signifies both wound and beard. work. Schiraz. Sir Gore Ouseley, the author's brother, having been appointed Ambassador Extraordinary, and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Russia, it was natural that Sir William Ouseley, who had applied himself for many years to the study of the language The second chapter contains the voyage and literature of Persia, should take this op- from Ceylon to Bombay, the stay made in portunity of visiting a country the history the last place, the visit paid by the traveller and antiquities of which were the constant to the ancient monuments of Kineri, in the objects of his meditations. He was, conse-island of Salsette, and to the subterraneous quently, attached to the Embassy as private temple of Elephanta. The text of this secretary to Sir Gore Ouseley. We shall chapter appears to us to elicit nothing. pass over the descriptive part of the voyage, new; but the notes, as in the preceding, conand merely say that this first volume termi-tain various learned researches: for instance, nates with the arrival of the Embassy at on the loves of Joseph and Zuleika, which is a subject handled by many Persian poets; on the Banian tree; on the similarity that has been observed between the divinities of India and those of the Egyptians and the Greeks; on the period to which the monuments of Elephanta belong, &c. At the end of the second chapter, Sir W. mentions the Parses or fire worshippers, to whom, and their religion and customs, the whole third chapter is employed. Sir W. is of opinion, that the Trinity of God was at all times a principal point in the religion of the Persians; but if we examine the affair with full impartiality, I fear we shall find some exaggeration in the favorable idea which Dr. Hyde, and after him Sir W. Ouseley, have conceived, of the religion of the Parses. When speaking of the Parsès, Sir W. takes occasion to do full justice to the labours of Mr. Anquetil du Perron, and expresses much regret that Sir William Jones did not perceive the value of the services rendered to literature by the learned Frenchman. This volume is divided into six chapters: let. from England to Madeira, Rio de Janeiro, and Ceylon. 2d. From Ceylon to the coasts of Malabar and Bombay. 3d. On the Parses and Guebres, the worshippers of fire. 4th. Voyage from Bombay to the Persian Gulph and Buschire. 5th. Encampment of the Embassy near Buschire. 6th. Journey from Buschire to Schiraz. The nature of the antiquarian and erudite researches founded on the travels of Sir W. Q. and which, according to the author's intention, were to constitute its chief merit, appears in the first chapter, in the notes by which it is accompanied. The ancient name of Tapiobana, the other ancient and modern names of Ceylon, the principal productions of that island, the commercial intercourse of the ancients with China, inquiries relative to the situation of Ophir, an ancient expedition of a Persian monarch against the inhabitants of Ceylon, romantic adventures of Alexander, the visit of that prince accompanied by the philosopher Belinas to Adam's Peak, and many other accessory, objects, are treated of, either in the text or the notes of this first chapter. What is most curious in these researches, are the quotations from a great number of oriental writers, always given in the original language, and translated with great accuracy. We have, however, observed In the fourth chapter the author resumes the thread of his narrative, from the departure of the Embassy from Bombay, to their landing at Buschire. The most interesting part of this chapter, on the historical and geographical details relative to Ormuz, and the other islands in the Persian Gulph; and also to the maritime city of Siraf, which under the reign of the Abassides was the We shall not enter into an examination of this specimen of the immense labours of Mr. Pougens, but merely state some circumstances relative to them. Mr. P. intends to publish, 1st. a Tresor des Origines, &c. in six volumes in folio; 2d. an and 3d. a great Dictionary of the French abridgement of the same work, in 3 vols. 4to. Language. These three lexicons will contain the results of the learned researches in which the author has employed upwards of forty years. When we are informed that Mr. Pougens has been wholly deprived of his eye-sight since the age of twenty-three, we must still more admire the extent of his labours, and the powers of his memory. We can hardly conceive how he could collect and so happily distribute so many facts, testimonies, and words of all languages, in his Tresor, and so many classical texts in his grammatical dictionary. The number of authors consulted to compose his Tresor, is above 4200. This specimen cannot but increase the eagerness of the learned to be soon in possession of these most important works. Art. VI. Esprit, Origine et Progrès des Institutions, judiciaires, des principaux pays. de l'Europe, par S. D. Meyer. Tome ler. A highly important and interesting work, to which we may probably return when the subsequent volumes are published. ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. ASIATIC LITERATURE. St. Petersburgh, 30th November.-The literary collection of the Imperial Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburgh has been enriched, this summer, with a treasure which deserves particular mention in the annals of the Academy, not only on account of its novelty and value; but also of its importance, and the great influence which it may have in future, or the cultivation of a department of science, which has long been neglected in Russia. A collection of near five hundred Persian, Arabic, and Turkish MSS. has been added at once to the treasures already possessed by the Asiatic Museum of the Academy. They were collected in Syria, Mesopotamia, and Persia, by a person versed in those languages, namely, M. Rousseau, formerly the Consul General of France at Aleppo, and since at Bagdad, and taken to France, where they were immediately purchased for Russia, be fore any competition arose from other countries, His Majesty the Emperor has now made a present of them to the Academy of Sciences. It deserved to be acquired for Russia, and the first learned institution of the empire may be proud of having this treasure confided to its care. Its Asiatic Museum, which was already distinguished by its fine collection of Chinese, Japanese, Mantchou, Mongol, Kalmuck, and Tungusian writings, as well as of Oriental coins and antiquities, has by this sudden and great addition of Musselman MSS. gained in utility as much as it has acquired in higher rank among similar collections in foreign countries. For this new collection, contains, in each of the three languages, and in almost every science, a number of the most distinguished and classical works of Islamism, which it would be in vain to look for in the whole continent of the Russian empire, in the libraries of the most learned Mollahi among its Mahometan inhabitants. Professor Froehn has published, in an extraordinary Supplement to the St. Petersburgh Gazette, a valuable report upon this measure, of which the above is the in troduction. THE ORPHAN HOUSE OF LANGENDORFF IN of divine protection. Some time had elapsed, It was with such slender means, but with Pray and work: this was his principle: according to this he regulated the habits of his pupils, that they might, above all things, imbibe the fear of God; and then that they might learn to provide themselves for all their wants. Instruction, according to him, should tend to give to man the knowledge and the use of his own powers. duce of their labour is employed in increas ing their own comforts. They are tanght reading, writing, and arithmetic, with a little history and geography. Religious instruction is particularly attended to. Most of the teachers are former pupils in the establishment, assisted in their functions by the eldest of the present pupils, who, together with the directors, keep the books, and make the reports to the government. At the age of fifteen they may quit the house, and choose themselves a profession; but they still continue their connection with the director, who pays for their apprenticeship on account of the establishment. † The girls are put out to service in good families, and keep up, until they are of age, a correspondence with the director, a highly respectable man, and indeed their father; it is by this name that the teachers as well as the pupils call him. The merit of having brought back to its true des tination, an establishment so interesting in its origin-a truly Christian charity; a great deal of simplicity, which does not exclude firmness of character; great talents, and indefatigable activity, tempered by a patience which is proof against every trial, eminently distinguish the Rev. Mr. Wurker. LFARNED SOCIETIES. OXFORD, Dec. 25. Mr. Editor.-The importance of ameliorating the education of the people becomes every day more evident: all governments are sensible of the necessity of it, but most of them are still far from placing this object in the first rank, as they will probably be obliged to do sooner than they are aware. That vaThese principles, which he exemplified by luable time may not be lost, it is to be de- practice, produced the happiest effects. sired, that till governments give the effica- Poor, but ardent in the cause of truth, per- The whole number of Degrees in Michaelcious aid which they alone can give, the severing in the conviction that he had found mas Term was-D.D. three; B. D. one; friends of humanity may not relax in their it, Bucher made his enterprize succeed. In B. C. L. two; M. A. thirty; B. A. sixtyendeavours to prepare the way. In England, 1720 his pupils amounted to fifty-one; and five. Matriculations ninety-five. it is true, benevolence does not want a spur he then received some assistance from CAMBRIDGE, Dec. 24. when any plan is brought forward which af- the Duke of Weissenfels, and a hundred There being two of Sir William Browne's fords even but a plausible prospect of reliev-crowns per annum, with exemption from Medals, (the one for the Latin Ode, and the ing the distress of our fellow-creatures. But certain taxes, from the Elector of Saxony. other for the Greek and Latin Epigrams,) we are so used to do things on a large scale, Dunkel the gardener remained faithful during which have not been disposed of in former that we are, perhaps, not sufficiently aware his life to his first resolution, and bequeath-years, it is the intention of the Vice-Chanof the good that may be done with very limited to the establishment the fruits of his cellor to give them to such resident Underel means, and how often a single seed, savings. graduates as shall produce the best compoplanted in confidence of the blessing of hea- Bucher died in 1729. The simple and sitions of the above description; viz. one ven, has been gradually reared into a stately just ideas which had guided him, were aban-medal for the best Latin ode in imitation of tree, producing the noblest fruits. The fol-doned after his death. It was desired to do Horace, and one medal for the best Greek lowing is a remarkable example, and will better: the Directors introduced the study and Latin epigrams, after the manner of the doubtless interest your readers." of the dead languages, and the school of Anthologia, and after the model of Martial, Langendorff suffered by it. It was not till respectively. the year 1811, that the spirit of the founder resumed its influence. At this period the orphans of Langendorff were united with those of Torgau, and the two combined establishments were placed under the direction of the Rev. Mr. Wurker. Subject for the Latin ode: Ε: Αγάλμα "Optimos nos esse dum infirmi sumus.” Christopher Bucher, a Saxon by birth, had from his youth felt an irresistible inclination to devote himself to the education of children. His benevolence was particularly directed to orphans. Serving as hostler at the inn at Weissenfels, he took pleasure in teaching some poor children, and often went to talk upon subjects of education with the The number of pupils is now a hundred clergyman of his village, who encouraged and sixty ninety-eight boys and sixty-two him to follow his impulse. One day he girls. The former cultivate a piece of ground was at Leipsig, without money and without of 130 acres, and make their own clothes It seems singular that natural history is means to procure any. In his distress he and most of the instruments which they use: not included among the branches of instruction. retired into a corner of the stable, and throw- the girls are employed in the internal eco-To initiate children into the secrets of nature ining himself on his knee, implored the divine nomy, and in the labours belonging to their creases their reverence for the Creator; and, for assistance. Finding himself strengthened by sex. This education is directed by the in- those who labour in the fields, it renders agrithis pious act, he went to take a walk out of fluence of the good examples which they re- culture doubly interesting; and consequently, the gates of the town. A paper, containing ceive from their superiors, and give to each tends to make them love the station which God some pieces of money, which a passenger other, without any emulation but that which needed them, might be found at Hofwyl. has assigned them. Proofs of this truth, if it had dropped, caught his eye; the sum was proceeds from the desire of doing well, havsufficient to relieve him from his embarrassing neither rewards nor punishments. Idleness ment; he made inquiries, but in vain, to dis-is represented to them as the most dangerous cover the owner; and thought he saw in this enemy to man; and this is a maxim which combination of circumstances a manifest sign they soon comprehend, because all the pro-be the best consolidated. ment till the age of twenty-one years, serving +At Hofwyl, they remain in the establishtheir apprenticeship before they quit the sphere, where the good results of their education may The subject of the Hulsean prize disserta- | protected from total destruction, and this | One fatal blow dissolv'd the bond of years; tion for the present year is-The Importance master-piece of human genius preserved. of Natural Religion. FINE ARTS. FRESCO PAINTINGS. We translate the following from a respectable Italian Journal. Frequent attempts have been made to separate Fresco Paintings from the walls on which they are executed, in order to rescue them from the destructive effects of time and weather; but all have been unsuccess ful. PETRARCH'S MONUMENT. It is therefore intended to erect another It has been suggested that a pure inscription would be sufficient: if this plan be adopted, the task of selecting one will devolve on the Royal Academy of Belles-lettres. (French Paper.) ORIGINAL POETRY. Antonio Contri, of Ferrara, was the first who made a public attempt in the beginning of the 18th century at Mantua. He succeeded in taking several heads of Giulio Romano from the wall, and transferring them to canvas; these were sent to the Imperial Court of Vienna. But this work required long and difficult preparations, which were besides only calculated for even walls, and for taking off smaller paintings. To this it must be added, that the labours of Contri, as well as the later trials in France and other countries, were confined with more or less success to transferring paintings, piece by piece, from walls or linen to new linens, and never to pannels. Such attempts have lately been renewed in Naples, Modena, and other places; but the result has not yet A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF A RELATIVE proved fully satisfactory. Subsequently, the mode of sawing the paintings from the wall was adopted; this method, however, which was always attended with danger, was only applicable to pictures of a small size. Steffano Barezzi, a native of Milan, has the honor of having been the first to render an essential service to the Arts, in transferring to pannels, by a most simple, expeditious, and safe process, Fresco Paintings of whatsoever size from the wall, whether level or not, without doing the least damage to the original design. His method consists in laying a piece of prepared linen against the wall, which extracts the painting, in such a manner, that the artist, with a sure and uniform motion, can draw off the linen in a perfect state with the painting, so that the wall itself remains quite white. This linen is then stretched upon a pannel, and again drawn from this, so that the painting itself remains fixed upon the pannel without sustaining the smallest injury. Mr. Barezzi has in this manner already transferred several paintings of Luino and Marco d'Oggione, which are exhibited to connoisseurs for their inspection. The Ro. man Government, in consideration of the importance of this discovery, has come forward to animate the efforts of this artist, by assigning him the Church della Pace, (now shut up) where he can apply his method to some greater paintings of Marco d'Oggione. By this discovery, it is to be hoped that we shall see the last supper of Leonardo da Vinci, the remains of which are in the refectory of the monastery of della Grazie, AT TRICHINOPOLY. Death, thou art fearful; she we lov'd is gone! She left for ever-'twas a powerful spell- tear; And yet she wept-it was her last farewell. In wedded love,-her husband and her boy Sooth'd ev'ry care, and heighten'd ev'ry joy. shed? Thy loss is stern-yet bow to heav'n's high will; Was left more lonely than e'en thine was Jeft. Yet sweet to think, tho' one was call'd to die, One after one appearing thro' The moon rolls in her silent car. MARIA, VERS SUR LA MORT D' ATTILA. IMITATED. Of Attila, so famed in story, BIOGRAPHY. F. W. ELLIS. enters into the composition of national cha-ed; while Mrs. Edwin, Mrs. Harlowe, and Calcutta Journal, THE DRAMA. JACK AND THE BEAN STALK-the pantomime at this house, is the best they have had for some years; no great compliment, by the way, and so we must mend it by adding, that it is a very passable production as matters of that kind are to be estimated. For the information of such as may not be acquainted with the fact, we shall mention, that Jack the Giant Killer, is a nursery story of considerable antiquity and celebrity in this land of learning. An author of "maThe information of the death of Mr. Ellis chinery, tricks," &c. could hardly take a more at Madras is confirmed by the Gazettes rcfamous model; and it is but rendering justice to the present work to say, that it proceeds ceived from that Presidency. The Editor of upon one of the most dignified, romantic,inthe Madras Courier, in speaking of this teresting, and perilous narratives of adventures event, says: It is with unfeigned concern within the whole compass of early literature. that we announce the death of Francis Whyte Whether it may or may not be sufficient to Ellis, Esq. of the Honorable Company's determine the question between the AristoteCivil Service, and Collector of Madras. It DRURY LANE.-On Monday the annual lian and chivalrous dramas, so eruditely is unnecessary, and indeed it would be out dose for the edification of London shopmen carried on at this time by the greatest schoof place, for us to eulogise the merits of a and apprentices, George Barnwell, was dis- lars in Germany and France, it is impossible gentleman so generally known, and where carded from this theatre, and the Dramatist to anticipate; but it does seem to us to comknown so greatly loved and valued, as the substituted in its stead. As we never con- bine so much of historical truth with the deceased. In our obituary we trust we shall ceived the effect of Mr. Barnwell's profli-wild and poetic of imagination, and so much have to record from some able pen the great gacy and hanging to be of a decidedly moral unity of action with the want of all regard loss sustained by the government and the tendency, we can part with this lesson with- to the other unities, as to offer a powerful public. The general acquirements and learn-out regret: but, we think, that another tra- argument in support of the theories of ing of Mr. Ellis were very respectable; but gedy, rather than a comedy, should take its Messrs. Schegel. With regard to the plot, it the object of his chief and unwearied pursuit place. Considering the composition of the is simply consistent with the ancient history; was oriental literature, in the knowledge of audience at this holiday period, and not for- except that the renowned Jack mounts the which he was equalled by few. We believe we getting the pretty general addiction to noise bean stalk, which reaches to the skies, and may say, without fear of being accused either and oranges, and munching and drinking; on the top of which is the wicked Giant's of partiality or exaggeration, that no European we are of opinion (we urge the point with castle, only once, instead of the mystic thrice, gentleman was ever so well acquainted with all the humility its dubiety and import and owes his preservation not to Mrs. Ogre, the science of Hindoo law, and with the theo-ance impose,) that a deep, deep tragedy is but to a waiting maid upon that illustrious logy, habits, customs, and general literature the thing; and for these reasons: Primo, personage, called Janetta, who is kept for a of the Hindoos. Many of our readers will because a large proportion of the visitors bonne bouche. The hero kills the Ogre and remember with pleasure the learned and in- would rather pay their money to see prin- becomes Harlequin, and Janetta, Columbine, teresting lectures delivered by him lately to cesses and heroes in distress, than persons under the auspices of a good Fairy of the the Literary Society of Madras; and we nearer their own acquaintance in the world, Harp: while the Ogress raises two evil spimention with regret, that at the very time bustling about in the midst of common and rits, Pantaloon and Clown, to pursue them when his melancholy death took place, he likely occurrences; secundo, because obstre- for the murder of her bulky husband. Then was actively engaged in researches to enable porous interruptions spoil a comedy entirely, follows the usual train of adventures. Of him further to elucidate the subjects which but very little, if at all, injure a tragedy; the changes and mechanism, the most amusthose lectures embraced. He has been cut tertio, because tragedy contrasts much bet- ing are the growth of the bean; the animaoff in the prime of life, and in the midst of ter with, and is, therefore, better adapted tion of a sculptor's warehouse, whence issue his literary labours, many of which we know to set off the succeeding pantomime; quarto, gigantic legs, arms, torsos, and various clasto be highly curious and interesting, and in-but, we need not go on; three reasons are alcal figures; the wild-beasts at Exeter an unfinished state. Change let loose from their cages; and the transformation of a tea-equipage into a brilliant display of fire-works, in which the Clown and his senior partner are whirled round, to the infinite delight of the young and the old. The best scenes are the Gates of the Ogre's Castle (Dixon); the interior of the same (Marinari); and a Sea-view (Andrews.) There is rather a sameness in some of the tricks, such as the return of an inscription wherever any of the harlequinaders vanish; and the counter-changes depending on puns, or jeux des mots, of a steamshaving apparatus into a lawyer (close shaver); a Daniel's life-preserver into Death, and again into roast beef and porter, the true life preservers, &c. There is also somewhat too much of fine singing. The Ogre was represented in the grandest style by Mr. Hudson, a genuine giant we believe, for we, The Editor of the Madras Government Gazette notices that this melancholy event took place at Ramnad, on the morning of the 10th of March. This writer adds: In Mr. Ellis was united, with great activity of mind, an uncommon versatility of genius. The pursuits with which he was unceasingly occupied, were various and often dissimilar; but on whatsoever his talents were employed, whether the subject was enjoined by duty or prompted by inclination, he manifested the same ardour and the same happy sufficiency. Even his failures exhibited a mind fraught with intelligence and information. With the languages and literature of the Hindoos (par, ticularly the nations of Southern India) lie was eminently conversant, and of their institutions, civil and religious-of the habits and modes of thought of all, in short, that ATCAL enough for any thing on earth, and at least |