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It is on occasion of this letter that Mr.

Raoul Rochette has been induced to address to Lord Aberdeen two letters, in which he examines, one by one, and repels the assertions of Mr. R. P. Knight. The general impression which results from the reading of these letters is, that Mr. Knight has suffered himself to be carried rather too far by the desire of taking from the inscriptions of Fourmont all authority; which alone can explain how inaccurate and false assertions can have escaped a man so ingenious and so well in

formed.

After this introduction Mr. Letronne en

cooled

more remote Spitzbergen, to chase the white | There did I stretch my arms for thee;
bear, &c.
Then, as the silver radiance of the moon
Played on my forehead, and the night-breeze
The fever of my brow, then thou wer't mine;
Then thou wert truly mine! and then I felt
Thy near approach, and Sappho's image swam
Upon the light and lovely clouds of heaven.

After the brig had reached 72° 2' North latitude, and 50° 8' East longitude (irom Greenwich,) and had surveyed some points of the coast, the season for navigating those seas being passed, she returned to Archangel. In sailing in different directions between the ice, the brig reached 73° 26' North latitude, in longitude 48° 54′ East from Greenwich, on the 9th of August. The thermometer of Reaumur fell on that day from half a degree above, to two and a half deg. below zero. Three of the crew died during the voyage; and on their return to Archangel, on the 4th September, O. S., there were only six of the sailors able to do the duty of the ship, so that the officers were obliged to perform the duty of sailors.

ters into a detailed examination of Mr. R.
Rochette's refutation of the opinion of Mr.
Knight; he thinks that the author of the
letters has shewn Mr. R. P. Knight's objec-
tions to be ill-founded. It must be observed
that Mr. R. Rochette does not in any way
The name of Grillparzer, though not very
prejudge the question of the authenticity of familiar to English ears, is heard with plea-
the inscriptions of Fourmont. The form of sure in the literary circles of Germany; and
his work is wholly negative; he combats the though the author is a young man, he has
arguments that have been used against their made considerable progress in public opi-
authenticity; he merely seeks to place the nion. Of all his productions, that which
question on the same footing as it was be- seems to have excited the greatest admira-
fore an unfavourable prejudice had arisen tion, is a tragedy founded on the classic
and taken root. He wishes it may be be-story of Sappho and Phaon. From the en-
lieved that Fourmont was a man of no great thusiasm with which it has been received on
ability, but not a forger; leaving it to a fu- the continent, we are gratified in being able
ture time to furnish positive proofs of the to announce that a translation of it is on the
veracity of that traveller.
eve of publication, by a gentleman whose
name is not unknown in the literary world.
We have been favoured with the following ex-
tracts from this play, and submit them to our
readers, in the supposition that they may
create an interest in them to peruse the
whole. Phaon is giving an account of the
impression which the first sight of Sappho
made upon his mind—

And when my father sent me to the games
Of famed Olympia, how some inward voice
In whispers told me Sappho should bear off
Th' immortal wreath of music and of song!
How my heart burned within me with desire,
To see her lovely form! My courser sunk
Exhausted ere Olympia rose before me.
The wrestler's art, nor the disk's joyous game,
1 came; but not the rapid-coursing cars,

I

cared not who might bear away the crown; Could entrance win into my prisoned soul. was to gain the lovliest and the best,

I

GERMAN DRAMA.

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

RUSSIAN EXPEDITION TO THE FROZEN

OCEAN.

Lieutenant Lasarew, of the Imperial Navy, who made a voyage last year into the Frozen Ocean, with the brig Nowaja Semlja, has just published an account of his expedition. The brig was fitted out at Archangel. The crew consisted of fifty persons, including the Commander Lasarew, two lieutenants, a inidshipman, a surgeon, pilot, &c. The brig sailed from Archangel June 9th, O. S. The plan was, to go first to Waygatz Straits, and then to sail round Nova Zembla, and take a survey of the coast. After incredible difficulties, with which they had to contend owing to the immense accumulation of ice, they at length reached the entrance of Waygatz Straits, on the 27th of July; but were unable to enter it, on account of the ice. The coast was frequently seen from the vessel; but it was so blocked up with solid ice that it was impossible to go on shore. The continued fogs and the cold proved injurious to the health of the crew. The navigators did not discover any sign of vegetation the country was covered with snow. It seems indeed that there is a greater accumulation of ice in that part of the sea than there formerly was; for the Russian hunters do not go to Nova Zembla, but rather to the

I cannot but remember that thy form
In godlike attributes still stood before me,
Whene'er this trembling hand dared touch the
When, mid the joyous circle of my friends,
lyre.
Within the precincts of my parents' hearth
I sat, Theano, my good sister, brought
Thy songs, enshrined among the household gods,
To sing thy glorious minstrelsy, O Sappho !
Howquickly childhood's self was mute, and how,
How the girls circled round, solicitous
That not one honied syllable be lost.
But when she, breathless with emotion, sang
In glowing numbers of the love-sick youth,
All the fond praises of the queen of love,
And of the maid who wept the livelong night,

In seeing her who was the crown of women.
But when the great and awful day arrived,
Destined to view the rivalry of song,
Alcæus and Anacreon stood forth,
But sang in vain; they could not loose the spell
That bound my senses up.

voice

But, hark! the
Of mingled murmur rises from the throng,
That separating leave a vacancy.
She comes! she comes and in her hand a lyre
Of polished gold. Above the multitude,
Mute with astonishment, she stood: her robe
Of white, that flowed down to her delicate feet,
Showed like a streamlet o'er a bed of lilies.
Green palm of laurel interwoven, formed
The border of her robe, and imaged glory.
Happy device! that thus at once expressed
The poet's object and his recompence.
And, like the crimson-coloured clouds of morn,
Veiling the bright pavilion of the sun,
A purple mantle flowed around her shoulders;
While thro' the raven tresses of her forehead,
Shone her white brow, whose arch of majesty
Proclaimed superiority and triumph.
Something within me whispered it was she:
It was thyself! How the rejoicing throng
Confirmed my fond imaginings, and raised
The name of Sappho to the clouds of heaven!
Then came thy song, and with it victory.

And, in the moment of extatic rapture,
When from thy hand the lyre down dropped, I

rushed

Through the close multitude, and caught thine
eye,
Then shrunk abashed, and covered with con-
fusion.

Thou know'st the sequel better than myself,
For still I seem wrapt in a reverie,
And ask myself what is reality,

And what the splendid colouring of a vision!
The other extract is from the last scene,
where, previous to her precipitating herself
into the sea, she generously gives the hand
of Phaon to her rival.

Each bosom with desire; how did they chide
How did attention charm each ear, and swell
Each breath of air that seemed an interruption!
Then did Theano, resting on her arm,
With eye upturned on vacancy, exclaim,
What are the features of this wond'rous woman?
Methinks e'en now I see her: by the Gods! The gift of song, and all its inspiration;
I'd point her out, though mingled with a thou-A heart to feel, a mind to think, and power

sand.

Then was the chain of every tongue set loose, And each one put his fancy on the rack To deck thee with some lovely attribute: One gave Minerva's eye, one Hebe's arm, This is the opinion of Messrs. R. Rochette A third the magic girdle of love's queen. and Letronne; from whom, with all due humi-But I alone arose, and wandered forth lity, we beg leave most essentially to differ. Into the silent solitude of night, Where Nature's pulse seemed sweetly bering;

Edit. L. G.

ye, the sacred denizens of heaven!
Who have endowed me with such numerous
blessings,

To image to myself a form like his.
Ye have endowed me with these noble gifts,
And for these blessings, I return ye thanks.
Ye've sown my poetry in distant realms,
To bud and blossom to eternity.

My golden songs are on the tongues of strangers,
And only with the earth my fame shall perish.
I thank ye! Ye have given your poetess
slum-To sip, but drink not of life's flower-crowned
cup.

JOURNAL OF THE BELLES LETTRES.

Lo! here I stand, obedient to your mandates, IRON BOAT.-A passage boat of malleable And from my lips dash down the flower-wreath-iron now plies on the Forth and Clyde Canal. ed cup.

I have e'er done as you commanded me;
Deny me not life's final recompence.
Those who belong to you know not disease,
Know not the weaknesses of mortal sickness;
In the full prime and blossom of existence,
You summon them to your celestial mansions.
Grant that my destiny be like to theirs!
Oh, suffer not your priestess to become
A name of scorn unto your enemies,

To fools, who in their own conceit are wise! You have destroyed the flower-break now the stem!

Oh let me finish life as I began it;

Preserve me from the terrors of this trial,
I feel myself too weak to wrestle longer;
Give me my crown, acquit me in the field,
(With an air of inspiration.)
The flame of yonder altar burns more bright;
Aurora bursts from the unfolding east;-
At last my prayers are heard; ye gods, I thank
ye!

Come Phaon and Melitta here!—A friend
From a far country kises thee.

(Kissing Phaon's Thy mother From the tomb sends this kiss to thee. (Kissing Melitta.) And now,

Here at the altar of immortal Venus.
Let the dark fate of love be consummated.

It is called The Vulcan, and succeeds to admiration. The length is 63 feet; beam, 13 feet; depth, 5 feet; draught of water when launched, 22 inches abaft, and 19 inches forward-when fitted with cabins, &c. 37 and 25 inches-when laden with 200 passengers and their baggage, under 48 inches, on an even keel. The weight of iron employed was twelve tons, 114 cwt. which is less than a wooden vessel of the same dimensions. The iron is of the kind called Scrap.

Dr. Marcet has confirmed by experiment Dr. Wollaston's hypothesis, that all seawater contains a small portion (say 1-2000th part) of potash. Dr. W. thinks it exists in the state of sulphate.

AMBER.-Dr. Brewster maintains, from a multitude of examinations, that amber is an indurated vegetable juice.

Coal Gas.-Mr. Clegg has contrived a new apparatus, by which he can produce brow.)25,000 cubic feet of coal-gas from one chaldron of Newcastle Wall's-End coal, without generating either tar or ammoniacal liquor; being 15,000 cubic feet more than was for merly produced. The coal is introduced by a mechanical process, in strata, not exceed(Hurries towards the altaring half an inch in thickness. In this way [Rhamnos, one of her attendants.] the retorts are kept at a uniform heat, and What do I see? what inspiration breathes the coal is completely and rapidly decomOver her features? The celestial splendour posed; so that the whole of the hydrogen Of the immortals seems to circle round her! combines with the charcoal, constituting olefiant gas; and the matter which usually escaped in the form of tar and ammoniacal liquor, is also perfectly decomposed. The expence of producing 50,000 cubic feet of gas in 24 hours, on the old plan, is 38177.; upon the new plan, 11237.; and the expence of producing an equal quantity of light from oil, 19,0107.

[Sappho hurries to an elevation of the shore, stretches forth her hands, and blesses

the Lovers.] Give love to men and reverence to the gods! Enjoy your blessings, but forget not Sappho ! Thus I discharge the final debt of lifeBless them, ye Gods! and take me to yourselves! [She precipitates herself from the rook.]

ARTS AND SCIENCES.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Hydrophobia. Signior Salvatori, at Petersburgh, asserts that the inhabitants of Gadici have discovered a remedy for Hydrophobia. Near the ligament of the tongue, it is said, of the creature bitten and becoming rabid, pustules of a whitish hue make their appearance, and open spontaneously about the thirteenth day after the bite; at which period the first symptoms of true hydrophobia occur. If these pustules are opened on the ninth day after the bite, the ichor spit out, and the parts well washed with salt water, the fatal effects of the disorder are prevented.-Bibl. Ital.

Natural Phenomena.-On the 3d of August the shock of another earthquake was experienced in India. In Java, on the 8th of March, it rained so heavily for 24 hours, that many hills in the territory of Diagorogo burst with the weight of water with which they were saturated. On the 29th a severe earthquake was felt. The shock, thrice repeated, was so violent as to clash the sabres hanging on the walls of the barracks against each other, as if persons were fighting with

them.

LEARNED SOCIETIES.

OXFORD, APRIL 1. In a full convocation holden on Thursday, March 23, it was decreed, for the purpose of recording the grateful sense entertained by the University of the many acts of favour and munificence which his Majesty has been graciously pleased to confer upon it, that a Term should be granted, to be considered and counted as statutably kept for any one Degree for which the Candidate may wish to claim it, to all those who were actual Members of the University, on the 29th of January, being the day of his Majesty's accession to the throne.

On Wednesday, March 22, the Rev. T. Loveday, M. A. Fellow of Magdalen College, was admitted Bacheor in Divinity. On Monday, March 27, the last day of Lent Term, the following Degrees were conferred :

Doctors in Medicine.-Jeremiah Gladwin Cloves and Francis Willis, Brasennose Col. Masters of Arts. Rev. Archibald Charles Henry Morrison, Wadham College; Augustus Asgill Colville, Student of Christchurch; Frederick Dawson, Oriel College.

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The whole number of Degrees in Lent Term was-D. D. three; D. Med. three; B. D. ten; M. A. incorp. one; M. A. twenty; B. A. thirty-four. Determiners one hundred and ninety-nine. Matriculations, one hundred and sixteen.

CAMBRIDGE, MARCH 31.

Sir Charles Smith, of Trinity College, was on Friday last admitted to the degree of Honorary Master of Arts.

FINE ARTS.

HISTORICAL PORTRAITS.

The present exhibition of the British institution in Pall Mall, is to be followed by another, which will prove highly gratifying to the public. The Directors intend to form a collection of the portraits of as many of the eminent characters connected with the English History as they can get together; of course they do not profess to be able to obtain a compleat series; but from what we learn, a sufficient number has been already offered to insure a highly interesting exhibition. We imagine that every person who has a well authenticated portrait in his possession, of any distinguished ancestor, will be ready to lend it for the purpose

above-mentioned.

ring another week. The British Gallery will continue open dr We intended to have concluded our critique with some notice of the sculpture, and a few general remarks ; but our limits forbid.

ROYAL ACADEMY.-Sir Thomas Law

rence has been elected President of the Royal Academy, in the room of the late Mr. West. Though more generally known as a portrait than as a historical painter, the extrinsic beauty, grace, and character which his individual likenesses so often possess, seem to raise them to a higher rank than is usually assigned to that branch of the art; while his Satan furnishes a noble example of the extent of his powers were he to devote them to works of the grandest kind. We might notice here, that portrait painting is rather viewed anomalously by men of different opinions; and between the extremes to which its pretensions are exposed, hardly obtains that just medium award to which it is entitled. The mass look upon it with more than its fair proportion of favour, as its preponderance in all our exhibitions fully proves; but, on the other hand, many deny it the honour which it justly deserves; for excellence in this kind requires no mean talent, nor slight cultivation. Rembrandt, Vandyck, and Reynolds, would be immortal through portraiture, had they never done any thing else; and if the greatest attainments in perspective, chiar-oscuso, expression, attitude, colour, draping, foreshortening, design, contribute essentially to the formation of a master, there are none of these which may not be carried to perfection by a painter of portraits.

THE DRAMA.

We are informed, that the new President | And Donnelly's bid the world "good night." is likely to put forth his titles to the dis- So to thee we look now, scientific Martin, tinction he has reached, in a striking man- To shew the coves the tricks thou'rt smart in. ner, at the ensuing exhibition, by presenting to the public the celebrated pictures which he has been executing on the continent. Seven or eight of the most renowned and elevated personages in Europe, of the life size*, and in Sir Thomas's best style, are, we understand, ready for Somerset House, where they will undoubtedly add largely to the interest of the approaching annual display.

VARIETIES.

Grand Image.-When the Peishwa's baggage was captured at Nassick, in May 1818, a golden image of the idol Vishnu was found among his family gods and jewels. It was DRURY LANE.-Humlet. The young gen- made in 1707, of the fmest gold of Ophir, tleman whom we mentioned a fortnight since, and weighs 370 tolas. Vishnu is reposing performed Hamlet at this Theatre, on Thurs-on the five-headed serpent (eternity); whose daya day too late in the week for detailed heads are spread into a kind of canopy over criticism in our publication. He seems to the deity; and from each mouth issues a be new, at least to a large stage; and con- forked tongue. Vishnu is contemplating and sequently his bye-play is often ungraceful. willing the creation of the world; and the The mortal remains of Mr. West were A stoop, almost habitual, adds to this im- creative power, Brahma, in his usual fourpublicly interred in St. Paul's on the 29th perfection. In person and countenance the faced form, is seen springing from the umult. The funeral, owing to the circum-new actor is otherwise well suited to the part; billical region on a lotus. On his right stances of the times, was not so splendidly being tall and genteel, with an expressive breast is a gem named Bhuguilita. attended as it would otherwise have been. face and a fine dark eye. His great deficiStill however it was an impressive, solemn, eney, however, for a task of the magnitude and gorgeous spectacle. and difficulty of that which he undertook, is

*These are portraits of the Emperor of Russia, Emperor of Austria, King of Prussia, Count Nesselrode, General Czernitscheff, Prince Metternich, Prince Schwartzenberg, Prince Hardenberg, the Archduke Charles, the Pope, Cardinal Gonsalvi, the Duc de Richelieu, &c. &c. The likenesses of the Pope and Gonsalvi are, we hear, remarkably fine. The countenance of his Holiness is one of the noblest ever seen. That of Gonsalvi, though nearly a mass of red, (his dress being scarlet, and himself seated in a common chair, with a crimson cur

tain or drapery) is represented as wonderfully harmonious, and by no means offensive to the eye by its glare. His Majesty, for whom these pictures have been painted, will, we have no doubt, with his accustomed liberality and royal favour towards the arts, grant permission to have as many as the rules permit in the next exhibition.

ORIGINAL POETRY.

the want of passion and force. He struck
out little of the fire of Hamlet, and seldom
rose so high as to merit even partial plaudits.
On the other hand, he displayed, in a consi-
derable degree, the rare merit of acting na-
turally; and thus made an impression on
the audience, though far removed from that
which a master in the art would produce. In
the management of his voice he was unfortu-
nate; and, probably endeavouring to pitch it
to the extent of the space around him, he de-
livered himself in three or four several keys,
from the base of an assumed falsetto, to the
altitude of his own tones. His play-scene
was the best; but, even that finished ineffec-
tively: the rest were similarly unequal. The
reception was kind.

COVENT GARDEN.-On Monday a pantomime, originating in the famous nursery tale of Cinderella, was produced at this Theatre for the Easter Holidays. It is a very brilliant and superb thing, and meets unanimous and deserved approbation. The introductory part, before the Harlequinade To Mr. Martin, the Baker, on his late Victory begins, is excellent; the fairy-godmother, over the scientific Cabbage.

[By Correspondents.]

BY MR. BREAKWINDOW.

Thou Master of the Rolls, whose potent fist
Has swept the garden stuff clean off the list,
Accept this tribute without jeer or gibe,
From one fond votary of the milling tribe:
Long mayst thou, man of crumb, make claret
flow,

And bury thy fist in flesh as well as dough*;
Knead all the coves as tight and close
As the Cabbage who did gather
Himself compact, to avoid the blows,
Like chickweed in rainy weather.†
Since Randall's mighty genius gone,
The ring's scarce worth the looking on;
Cribb gets the gout,

And can't come out,

And Turner's now too fat to fight,
And Carter's slum

No more can hum,

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the best fairy we ever saw upon the stage;
and the prince's saloon, where the ball is
given and the adventure of losing the slipper
ensues, one of the most beautiful scenes
imaginable. As a punishment for the neg-
leet of her injunctions, the fairy transforms
the parties, and they roam about performing
the usual tricks, till the slipper is found. No
correction is attempted in this branch of the
business; and the pantomime adds another
to the long modern list of such as depend en-
tirely on machinery and dancing, but are de-
fective in what ought to be their grand prin.
ciple, viz. a motive for the various devices,
shifts, and acts of the dramatis personæ.
We cannot see why a piece of this kind
should not be contrived, in which an assign-
able reason might be given for all the mis-
chievous inventions of the clown, and all the
transformations of Harlequin. So construct-
ed, a pantomime would be far more amusing
than it is, when a mere jumble of senseless
scenes.

The Monastery has already furnished a
piece (arranged by Mr. T. Hooke) for Co-
vent Garden Theatre.

recently digging a cave in the environs of the
Phænician Navigators.-Some workmen
Cape of Good Hope, discovered the hull of
a vessel, built of cedar, and supposed to be
the remains of a Phoenician galley. Should
this hypothesis be verified, it would prove
that the adventurous Tyrians had reached
the southern point of Africa.

discovered in the interior of Iceland.
The largest cataract in Europe has been

found its way to the Hebrides, in 1817, and
A morse or sea-horse, ten feet long,
was killed. The inhabitants considered it as
a supernatural creature, between their ima-
ginary entity, the Each Nisg, or Water
Horse, and a non-entity, the Seilch Nisg,
said to be seen in some of the island lakes,
and 12 miles in length.

At Glasgow, an institution is about to be formed for the encouragement of the fine arts. An Annual Exhibition, and Gallery form parts of the plan.

METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL.

MARCH, 1820.

Thursday, 30-Thermometer from 31 to 60.

Barometer from 30, 11 to 30, 20.
Wind S. W. and N. bW -Clouds passing
till noon, the rest of the day clear.
Friday, 31-Thermometer from 29 to 62.

Barometer from 30, 17 to 30, 15.
Wind N. and W. 5. S. 1.-Generally clear.
A white frost, and a fog in the morning.
APRIL, 1820.

Saturday, 1-Thermometer from 31 to 59.
Barometer, from 30, 20 to 30, 15.
Wind W. b. S. 1. and 4.-Generally cloudy,
sunshine at times.
Sunday, 2- Thermometer from 42 to 64.

Barometer from 30, 24 to 30, 27. Wind W. b. S. 2. and -Clouds generally passing, clear at times.

Monday, 3-Thermometer from 45 to 65.
Barometer from 30, 36 to 30, 33.
Wind N. and E. b. N. -Cloudy till the
evening, when it became clear.
Tuesday, 4-Thermometer from 31 to 60.

Barometer from 30, 18 to 50, 07.
Wind E. b. S. 1.-Clear.
Wednesday, 5-Thermometer from 31 to 70.
Barometer from 30, 01 to 29, 82.
Wind E. and S. b. W. 1.-Generally clear,
clouds passing at times.
Edmonton, Middlesex.

JOHN ADAMS.

TO CORRESPONDENTS. The Editor can, he fears, do nothing in the matter mentioned by L. L.: certainly nothing with his present information, which does not enable him even to advise.

Mr. Galt: C. J. R.: Alpaus, &c. in our next. Erratum.-In our last Number, in the Epigram translated from the French, last line but one ; for Rascal's term, 7. Rascal's a term.

Miscellaneous Advertisements,
(Connected with Literature and the Arts.)

British Gallery, Pall Mall.
The Exhibition of the Works of Modern
Artists will, by particular desire, continue open
until Saturday, the 15th instant.--(By order)
JOHN YOUNG, Keeper.
Admission 1s...Catalogue Is.

MR. HAYDON'S PICTURE of "Christ's Entry into Jerusalem," is Low open for Exhibition, at Bullock's Great Room, upstairs to the right, from ten till six.Admission Is Catalogne 6d. "Fear not Daughter of Zion; behold thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt."

Artists' General Benevolent Institution.

THE Subscribers and Friends to this Insti

tution will celebrate the Sixth Anniversary in Freemasons' Hall, on Wednesday, the 12th of April next, his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, Patron of the Institution, in the Chair. Dinner on Table at half past five. Tickets at one guinea each, to be had at the bar of the Tavern, of the Stewards, and of the Secretary, No. 65, Upper Charlotte Street, Fitzroysquare. This Institution, founded in 1814, has no limitation, no exclusive privileges; its Members consist

of Benevolent Subscribers, whose object is by an appeal to public liberality, to extend relief to all distressed Artists, whose works are known and esteemed by the public, and to their Widows and Orphans. Merit and distress form the only claim to its benevolence.

(Signed) JOHN YOUNG. Hon. Scc.

MUSIC.-The new very highly admired pa

tent portable Harp, called DITAL HARPS, con

structed upon quite a new principle of action, and which produce all the brilliancy, sweetness of tone, and entire effect of the Pedal Harp, although not one third the size; they accompany the voice, also the Piano

forte, &c. most charmingly, are very elegant, and so easy to learn, that, (by the directions published for learners) Ladies completely instruct themselves in a very little time. The above instruments are constantly ready, in beautiful variety, for the inspection and choice of the Nobility, Gentry, and polite Musical World, at Mr. LIGHT's, the inventor and patentee, No. 8, Foley Place, Cavendish Square. The prices of the Dital Harps are but from 16 to 20 guincas, handsome cases included; and their weight on the average only 141b. which renders them so extremely convenient in travelling abroad, &c. N. B. Ladies who may choose to take a few Lessons, may be attended either at Mr. L.'s own house, or at home; the Piano-forte, Singing, and the whole Theory of Music, likewise taught.

CHRONOLOGICAL CHART, shewing in

A one view, "The Cotemporary Sovereigns of Europe, from the Norman Conquest of England, to the Price 58. plain, 7s. finely coloured, and 10s. 6d. Canvass and Rollers. Published by B. J. Holdsworth, 18, (south side) St. Paul's Church-yard, and may be had of all booksellers.

present time."

+++ As a companion in the study of Modern History, we can strongly recommend it as useful to aflix on the walls of a library or school-room.---See Monthly Magazine, April 1, 1820.

IN order to guard the Public against the shame

less Deceptions, spurious Imitations, aud gross Imposi

Valuable Library of Books.

By Mr. Bullock, at his Egyptian Hall, Ficcadilly; on Wednesday, April 26th, at one precisely, very Valuable and Splendid LIBRARY of Books, and Books of Prints, a part of the property of a private gentleman, in the best condition, and chiefly in elegant bindings: comprising, in folio and quarto, Woodburn's rare Portraits, 2 vols.; Watts' Works, 6 vols.; Costumes of Hindostan, Turkey, Austria, Russia, and Great Britain, 6 vols.; Lord Valentia's Travels, 8 vols.; Lord Orford's Works, 5 vols.: Penant's London, 2 vols.; Smith's Antiquities of London; Walpole's Royal and Noble Authors; Ireland's Hogarth; Church's Cabinet of Quadrupeds; Histoire des Plantes, Grasses, 2 vols.; Johnson's Dictionary, 2 vols.; Handel's Songs, 9 vois.; and Salt's Views.

Octavo, Malone's Shakespeare, 16 vols.; Holcroft's Lavater, 4 vols.; Parliamentary, 108 vols.; and many other interesting and valuable Works.

To be viewed two days preceding, when catalogues may be had.

Pictures.

By Mr. Bullock, at his Egyptian Hall Piccadilly, on Thursday next, at one precisely. valuable Collection of ITALIAN, FRENCH, Flemish, and Dutch Pictures, the property of a private gentleman, recently brought from the Continent, among which are specimens by Tinhoretto, Luini, A. Elsheiner, Bloemart, Poussin, Van der Werf, Van Uden, P. Brill, Ruysdael, Berghem, Boul & Bodwin, Van Dyck, Jordaens, Teniers, Brauwer, Dusart, Mans, F. Bol, I. Steen, V. der Ult, Heemskirk, Wynants, Artois, Gainsborough.

To be viewed and catalogues had two days preceding.

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