my wife and children, and I hope you will like us all well enough to come often again. But I must go and inform the head of our department of this happy circumstance, and ask leave for the remainder of the day; will return to you in a moment." I these words, that for the moment I forgot | ex-minister of state, who sat next her. As the scene of the Opera Comique, the inso- for the young lady, she seemed dull and lence of the door-keepers, and all the difficul- tired of the company. After the desert, we ties I had encountered ere I could gain ac- withdrew to the salon to take coffee; but cess to Dupré, and once more heartily em- here again polities formed the only subject braced him. He appeared astonished;"My of discussion. Dupré found it no easy task dear friend," said he, with affected dignity, to endeavour to conciliate opposite opinions, This language of the heart-these expresI am exceedingly glad to see you; I hope and above all to avoid compromising him- sions of cordial friendship, delighted me, and you are happy and in good circumstances. self. The Baron proposed cards; but dis- I recollected with shame all the trouble I had For my own part, I am pursuing a brilliant putes ran so high that no one was inclined taken to gain an insulting interview with the and rapid course; the eyes of all Paris are to play. The ladies withdrew to the piano; haughty Baron de Courville. I waited a fixed on me. But alas! the favours of the but it was in vain, music could not be heard whole hour, and Dumont had not yet made court, the ear of the minister, honours, titles, amidst the tempest. For my own part, I his appearance. I began to be alarmed.— rewards, all do not constitute happiness. was not then in the humour either for music At length he returned in great haste, and You know I am not ambitious; I was born or politics, and I would willingly have made apparently agitated.-"Oh, poor Dupré !" to cultivate the arts and philosophy. I de- my escape, but that I was anxious to ask he exclaimed." What has happened?" said test the busy world, and am resolved one one question of Dupré. It was difficult to I. "There is a report of the resignation, day to retire to the country." "To Cour-seize a favourable opportunity of addressing and probably the disgrace, of the minister: ville, perhaps," said I.-" Óh, I dont know,' him; for since my arrival Dupré had not his Excellency has not appeared at the counrejoined Dupré, somewhat confused, with deigned even to honour me with a glance. cil these three days."" Alas! what will tastes like mine, may not a man be happy After waiting a full hour, an opportunity become of you?"-" Of me? ob, I shall still any where?" The clock struck." I am occurred. "Baron," said I, coolly, "will be a secondary clerk, as before: such is the very sorry my dear friend, but you see, my you do me the honour to inform me where advantage of a humble post. Nobody will moments are counted with such scrupulous I may find our old friend Dumont ?" "Du-dream of turning me out, until I am unfit exactness!—Come and dine with me on Sun-mont!" replied he with an air of embarrass-for service. But poor Dupré ! how will he day, in the Rue de Bourgogne-no refusals-ment, I really do'nt know, I have not seen him avert the storm that is gathering over his I insist on it-I will then introduce you to this age." "Is he not in Paris?" "Oh, head?" Madame de Courville and my daughter-yes-he is in Paris-and I rather think he is You shall see how I live-in a style of mo- employed in our office." "In your office, desty and simplicity.-Adieu !" Baron and you have not seen your old friend this age?" "I cannot see every body you know; I am overwhelmed with business: besides, Dumont is such an original-30 full of romantic notions. But you will find him somewhere in the office, if you wish to see him." On the appointed day, full of curiosity, I proceeded to the Rue de Bourgogne. I was ushered into a spacious apartment, furnished in the richest style. Pictures, bronzes, mirrors, and chandeliers of glittering crystal explained to me in a moment the philosophic tastes of the Baron. About twenty guests, magnificently dressed, had already arrived, and two ladies were conversing together near one of the windows. Dupré advanced to receive me :-" Come, my old friend, we are just going to dinner. Gentlemen, permit me to introduce to you my countryman, the companion of my studies; you know how sacred are the bonds of college friendship; one cannot grudge to make a little sacrifice for it." Stunned by this compliment, I muttered something which nobody could understand, and retired to a distant part of the room. More company arrived: Dupré introduced them to the ladies, and thus I learned that one was the lady of the house and the other her daughter. Dinner was announced. The banquet was splendid; but I had lost all appetite. I sat at an obscure corner of the table, between a half-pay colonel and a clerk of finance. From the latter I learnt the real situation of the Baron de Courville. "Your friend, said he, has advanced in the world by rapid strides; but he treads on slippery ground, for he depends on the favour of a minister, and I sadly fear that in spite of all his adroitness, our poor Baron will fall at last. He is a slave to ambition; he aims at being a counsellor of state and a member of the Chamber of Deputies." The dinner was lingering aud tedious. No gaiety, no general conversation. Dupré's attention was wholly engrossed by the gentleman who sat on his right, and who I understood was one of the most distinguished members of the Chamber. Madame, on the other hand, conversed only with an Full of rage and confusion, I made one effort to depart, but turned again" Since Dumont is employed in your office, Baron, perhaps you can inform me what situation he holds ?"-" He is a secondary clerk, as well as I can recollect." We set out, and directed our course towards the Champs-Elysées. Our friend's misfortune was long the subject of conversation. I proposed leaving Dumont until the hour of dinner, in order to call once more on Dupré. 66 I arrived; all was in disorder at the Baro de Courville's; the servants were engaged in packing up the splendid furniture and orne ments which had so dazzled me on the pre ceding day. I found Dupré in his closet, surrounded by a dozen creditors. He was pale and dejected. Dupré," said I, "if" I were in distress your purse would be mine No, my friend, I do not stand in need of this last lesson; my wife's diamonds have paid for all. Adieu! forgive me.-Go to Dumont, and tell him to forgive me also. Pity me-and, if you should ever be elevated! by fortune, think of poor Dupré." With, these words he abruptly left the room. Next morning I called on Dumont at his office. No insolent porter refused to admit me, or to enquire whether an audience had been granted me. The first person I met at the top of the staircase was Dumont himself. He immediately recognized me; and, from the hearty expressions of joy with which he Full of melancholy reflections, I proceedran to embrace me, I felt convinced that Ied to the residence of Dumont. had now met with a sincere friend. I related to him my adventure with Dupré. He smiled, for he had himself experienced similar treatment. "Truly," said he, "our unhappy friend is to be pitied; Fortune uses him like a spoiled child, and I fear she has some sad reverse in store for him; he is now on the highest point of the wheel; but one step more, and he will share the fate of all who have preceded him. I have never lost sight of Dupré in his brilliant course; and I am sure that the faults with which he is reproached, the repulsive manner, and the cold formality, by which he makes so many enemies, are to be attributed solely to the vertigo occasioned by his unlooked for elevation." My first visit to Dupré had taught me the impropriety of intruding on the valuable time of men in office, and I was about to depart. "No, no," said Dumont," we will spend the day together. You shall come and dine with me; I will introduce you to Three apartments, neatly furnished, in which the only ornaments were a few drawings, a ba rometer, and the bust of the king, sufficed to accommodate Dumont, his wife, two children, and a servant. "I have another room," said he, which I call my Louvre ; we will visit that after dinner." Larochefoucault would not have said there never was a happy marriage, had he seen the family of Dumont. I scarcely ever saw a woman more affable, or of manners more graceful and prepossessing, than Madame Dumont. She was the mother of two beau tiful boys, to whose education all her care was devoted. The dinner was cheerful. I was the only guest; Dumont did the honours of the banquet in the most hospitable style. We crank to the better fortune of Dupré, and the eter nal preservation of all the secondary clerks in the kingdom. After dinner I requested my friend 1 introduce me to the mysterious apartment he ESTIMATE OF THE PROVISIONS CONSUMED IN PARIS DURING LAST YEAR. Value in Italian Lire.* Large works in all branches of science Religious books and missals.. State and Government papers. 2,720,613 560,320 470,220 499,200 500,000 450,000 Total, 5,200,353 had mentioned. He opened the door; it was portraits painted: I suppose at full length?" the Bibliotheca Italiana contains a complete a library, containing upwards of a thousand No," replied Gleim, that is only for view of all that has been done throughout Itaselect volumes, the works of Homer, Vir-knights, that we may see their spurs: wely, in 1819, for the sciences and fine arts, for gil, Moliere, Corneille, Racine, Voltaire, have no occasion for this; for with us the agriculture, and manufactures. The followMontaigne, and Jean-Jacques-all the great head is the chief thing." ing is the general view of the book trade, geniuses of past ages, to whose society Du- Novelty in Resurrectionary Sacrilege.- and of the periodical publications in Italy, in inont was indebted for his happy philosophy. At Frankenthal, near Manheim, a piece of 1819. In Lombardy alone there were I was somewhat surprised to find that he ground has just been granted to the Jews, printedpossessed a strong passion for literature, for a burial ground. According to their which the ill success of his early studies by religious customs, they immediately conno means promised. "For this taste," re-secrated it by the sacrifice and inhumaplied he, and the information I have been tion of the finest cock which they were able to acquire, I am indebted wholly to the able to procure. The savory appearance of post I occupy. Being engaged all day in bu- the victim having tempted a dozen poor Hesiness of a nature purely mechanical, I feel brews; they assembled in the night, profaned the necessity of exercising my mind by way the asylum of the dead, dug up the cock, of recreation. The imagination of Jean- and put him upon the spit. This singular Jacques was most fertile, when he had co-theft was not discovered till some days afterpied music for a whole morning: and thus, wards, to the great scandal of the whole (pardon the vanity of the comparison) after synagogue. having mechanically guided my pen for six or seven hours, I feel that I am fit for study, and I experience a kind of inspiration on leaving my desk. I do not mix much in society; and you may well suppose that a poor devil like me never dines with the ministers; 70,819 oxen; 3,561 cows; 2,918 milk but I sit down to table with Molière, be- cows: 67,719 calves; 329,070 sheep; 64,822 tween La Fontaine and Chapelle, or I drink hogs; 291,727 cheeses; sea-fish amounting with Horace the Sabine wine, with which to the value of 3,165,520 fr.; oysters, Mecanas was wont to regale himself. Some-821,618 fr.; fresh water fish, 502,780 fr.; times I myself take a poetic flight. I have poultry, 7,161,402 fr., butter, 7,105,533 fr.; already written two tragedies." eggs, 3,676,502 fr. I applauded Dumont's literary enthusiasm, and requested that he would favour me with a sight of his productions. "Come tomorrow," said he, "and I will shew them to you; but, in the meanwhile, tell Dupré, if ever you should happen to converse with him on the advantages of my place, how I bring up my family, and make myself happy with an income of 3,600 francs per annum. Tell him that I practise economy, and that I have always something in store to relieve the distresses of a friend." 805,499 hectolitres of wine; 43,849 of brandy; 15,919 of cider and perry; 71,896 of beer; 20,756 of vinegar. The printer Silvestri, in Milan, printed alone in 1819 no less than 46 volumes, exclusive of almanacks, pamphlets, &c.; Ricordi, in Milan, engraved no less than 145 musical works; whereas Girard, in Naples, published only 25, and Lorenzi, in Florence, only 31. He has now extended his dealings in musical publications even to Odessa. This great consumption of paper, and the buying up of rags in Italy by the English, caused the price of paper to rise 35 to 40 per cent, Naples received, in 1819, in addition to its Enciclopedico and the Bibliotheca, the Annali d'Agricoltura Italiana, edited by M. Gagliardo. At Rome, the Giornale Enciclopedico, which expired without regret in 1819, after six months existence, was succeeded by Memorie Enciclopediche Sulle Antichitá and Belle Arti, by M. Guattani; and the Giornale Arcadico, subsisted through the year with credit. At Bologna, the Opuscoli Scientifici, and the Opuscoli Letterari di Bologna, were very well received; but of the Giornale della nuova Medicina Italiana, only three numbers have yet appeared. In TusPrecocity-The rage for juvenile prodi- cany, the learned journals have not been gies seems to have revived. Besides Made- very successful for some years past. The moiselle Bergami, on whom the Times Giornale del Genio hardly supports itself; pronounced such a flattering encomium, and and the Saggiatore chose a subject which is described as having attained so many accom- out of fashion. A journal in the manner of plishments at seven years of age;-besides the Spectator would certainly be good, if the young Roscia of Brussels, whom we Addison and Steele wrote it. At Genoa, the lately noticed ;-a phenomenon of another" Correspondance Astronomique Geograkind has appeared on the horizon of Milan. phique, Hydrographique et Statistique," by This prodigy is a young lady, ten years of Baron Zach, appears regularly, and without age, who is known by the name of Iphige-interruption. The Annali di Viaggi of M. nia, and whose extraordinary memory ex- Bertolotto, which were advertised, have cites universal astonishment. The Iphigenia of Greece never inspired so much interest as this Iphigenia of Milan. She is thoroughly acquainted with ancient history, and answers the questions put to her with intelligence and accuracy. Her father has a list of thirty thousand questions, all of which the little living dictionary answers with the utmost readiness. It is to be hoped that the father may not prove another Agamemnon, Since I sketched these portraits, I have learnt that Dupré has again appeared on the political horizon; but I doubt whether any thing could render the happiness of Dumont more complete; and I am certain that, in all great cities, men are to be found whose destinies resemble those of my two place men. VARIETIES. B. L. On the 21st of April, two of the Monks of Saint Bernard rescued from death a poor Italian soldier, who fell from the top of a steep rock, as he was returning to his family from Siberia. He was much bruised, and had passed a whole night among the snow. What a contrast is here offered between the mad ambition which led him to Siberia, and the fine humanity that saved him on his re turn. Anecdote.-The celebrated German bard, Gleim, once got a painter to paint his own portrait and that of his friend, the poet' Jacobi. Happening to dine about this time with the Dean of --, a nobleman in the company, who was the friend of both, said to Glen," I hear you and Jacobi have had your Forage.--7,822,640 bottes of hay; 11,054,371 of straw; 923,022 hectolitres of oats.-French Journal. The French sloop of war the Urunie, which was sent on a voyage of discovery, under the command of Captain Freycinet, has been wrecked upon some rocks on her passage from New-Holland. Fortunately all the crew got ashore in the port of Serkley, and the instruments and manuscripts belonging to this expedition have been saved. and sacrifice his child to the desire of com pressing the materials of a folio into an octavo. LITERARY NOTICES. ITALIAN LITERATURE. The first number of the 17th volume of not yet appeared, but are to commence in February. Turin has not had any periodical journal since its Caleidoscopio broke. 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London, 1820. 4to. pp. 285. nity, with its inseparable compatibility, has PRICE 8d. long my existence more than I had made up my account for. I shall not make my exit from this stage sooner than nature shall please to ordain; but such procrastination secution of Voltaire. does not fail to become irksome to me; for "I have a proposal to make you. II have no longer any thing to transact here. request the same service from you, which A disgust for every thing consigns me every To such of our readers as do us the you have received from the Vicar in Savoy, day more to indolence and inactivity. My honour to remember the volume of the that is to say, to receive me in your house, physical ills alone put me a little on the Literary Gazette for 1817, we need not without remuneration, for two years; to alert. The spot which I inhabit, although say, that we consider this correspondfurnish me with lodging, board, fire and can- sufficiently salubrious for others, is injurious dle. You are the only person, who can to my state of health; this is the reason ence to be an exceedingly pleasing ad- conduct me, in every respect, to felicity, and why, in order to avoid the ill effects of the dition to that interesting species of Li-teach me to die. The excess of my huma- air, and the importunities of the idle, I terature to which it belongs. Our only wander from one place to another, during regret in perusing the volume, is, that the fine season. But when winter sets in, it does not contain more of these prowhich in this part of the world is very severe ductions, which display so many celeand very long, I am obliged to remain at brated characters in new and various home, and to suffer. I have a long time lights. The quarrel between Hume and thought of changing my abode-but whither shall I go? how arrange matters? I labour, Rousseau, which made so much noise at at one and the same time, under the inconthe time it happened, is to us the least venience of indigence and wealth; every sort valuable portion of the work; but even of care affrights me; the carriage of my the letters on this subject are curious rags and of my books over these mountains and entertaining. The Countess of is painful and expensive. Is it worth my Boufflers appears to great advantage as while to think of quitting my house, when I am in the daily expectation of quitting my an epistolary writer; and not only the letters of Hume himself, but those of body? Whereas, by remaining where I ani, I enjoy delicious days, wandering withthe Earl Marshal of Scotland (Keith), out care, without project, without occupaunfold a number of little incidents and "I apprize you, that I am become deaf, tion from wood to wood, and from rock to anecdotes, which are perhaps more at- in consequence of a fall: nevertheless I hear rock, always ruminating, but never thinking. tractive at the present day than when very well with the left ear, without its being I would give any thing in the world to be they were first recorded. necessary to elevate the voice, provided that versed in botany; it is the genuine occupaone speak slowly, and close to this ear. At tion of an ambulatory body, and an idle a distance I maintain a conversation, with mind. I would not even promise that I the greatest facility, by means of signs, should not be foolish enough to study which are very easy to learn, and which I it, if I knew where to begin. As to my si you see is absorbed for upwards of two years. It is this circumstance which compels me to share your bread during the said interval. You will have no cause to complain of me: I am very temperate; I like nothing but, vegetables, and am very little fond of meat. I can dispense with almost every thing, except soup, which I am in the habit of taking twice a day. I cat every thing, but never ragouts dressed in copper vessels, nor those refined ragouts, which poison. It will strike every one, that the manners both of English and French society have greatly changed since these letters were written; and that nearly as mark-will teach you, as well as your friends. Ituation, with respect to my resources, do ed a revolution has taken place in the style in which persons of the higher class, and of different sexes, address each other. The formal gallantry of the old school may look antiquated to us; but we question if, considering the matter philosophically, it was not preferable to the familiar freedom of modern life. People when dressed in their holiday clothes, behave better than when in their common habiliments; and it is not improbable that a considerable improvement in our civil and social relations might be introduced by a slight recurrence to old fashioned etiquettes; which, though denounced as restraints, were (when not carried to ridiculous excess) far from being inconsistent with the most refined enjoyments. But this en passant :-we now proceed to let the publication speak for itself... am not curious; I never ask questions; I in the course of conversation.' The whole of the letter, (adds Rousseau) is in the same strain. You will tell me, that all this is nothing more than a silly joke. Granted; but I perceive that even in joking this worthy man makes me his continual theme and object, and this, Madam, tends to no good purpose. I am convinced, that I never shall be suffered to live in peace on this earth, till this man shall have forgotten me." not be the least uneasy on that head. I have as yet not been in want of the needful, and probably shall not want for a long time to come. Far from finding fault with your offers, Madam, I return you my thanks for them; but you must acknowledge, that these offers would be ill, applied, were I to avail myself of them, before I really stand in need of them. 66 You asked for details you ought to be satisfied. I am very satisfied with yours, with this one exception, that I have never been able to make out the name of the spot you inhabit. Perhaps I may be acquainted with it; in that case, how agreeable it would he to me to bear you company, at least, in imagination. For the rest, I pity you that you have got no further than to philosophy. I am much farther advanced than you are, Madam with the exception of my duty and my friends, I have come back to nothing. VOL. IV. The following is the translation of part of another letter from Rousseau to Madame Boufflers, dated Motiers, 26th August 1764. "You have the goodness, Madam, to wish to be informed of all particulars relating to myself. What shall I say? Nothing can be limited than my projects. I make the most more uniform than my life; nothing more of the present day, without taking thought for to-morrow; or rather, I contrive to pro "I do not find the Chevalier so unreason- able, since he amuses you. |