The Consul, and all those collected by Dr. Cervantes, the professor of natural history; besides other curious specimens. We may here mention, that Mr. Allaman, the present Minister, and a man of science, who has been in try, and to him the public are chiefly indebted for the antiquities brought over. He had some of them dug up at the proceedings of Mr. B. that he furnished him with his the expense of the government, and was so pleased with own drawings to copy, and to confirm the intercourse, was the means of obtaining for him, gratuitously, a silver mine, which that gentleman is now working under now entering upon to work the long disused and ruined the superintendence of his son. mines. The great mine of Valenciana is now English property (we believe Messrs. Barclay's): it has proof old, the profits are said to have been a million and duced more than any mine in the world; in some years, a half sterling. Europe, was Mr. Bullock's great patron in the coun the conquest by Spain, obtained possession of when seen in their true forms and propor- wealth and importance as a nation. early manuscript and other records of the tions, excite an astonishment which descrip- mineral kingdom is, nevertheless, more promost remarkable kind, and apparently of tions and pictures cannot create. A white fuse and valuable, than rare and beautiful. the highest antiquarian value. Of some of gourd, like a bludgeon two feet long, may be What there is, Mr. B. has been fortunate in these things it shall be our "hint to speak." instanced as one plant which struck us par- obtaining. His cases comprise the whole It is now 300 years since the discovery of ticularly; and we also remarked strings of a collection of the Conde de Valentiniana, the Mexico by the Spaniards, yet, owing to the nameless fruit resembling our ropes of onions, crystals, &c. of Mr. Wilcox, the American narrow policy of the conquerors (who com- but four or five feet in length, and more closely pletely succeeded in shatting out the know-studded with cherry or plum-looking berries. ledge of this most splendid portion of the Prodigious cactus, which with us yield no new world from the rest of Europe,) the ac- fruit, are here of the size of mis-shaped chair Still, however, to us the most interesting counts of its ancient inhabitants and their bottoms, and set round the edges with a parts of his acquisitions remain to be demetropolis (the scene of the extraordinary scarlet fruit like our largest pears; and the scribed: We allude to his manuscripts and feats of Cortez and Montezuma,) as well as torch thistle, three feet in thickness, and religious emblems, &c. :-historical documents of the present city of Mexico, though the thirty feet high, is seen with its massy stem, of the time of Cortez, in the shape of rude most regular and beautiful in existence, are covered with flowers and fruits. Also, maize pictures; pictures still more rude, detailing to the present day but vague and obscure. of extraordinary fertility and rich colours, (obviously, and quite intelligibly to the mind The laws of the land doomed every stranger and above sixty gourds in all the varieties through the eye) the early, perhaps original, found in the territory to death; and the dif- of form which fancy could suggest. migrations and settlements of the Mexican flculty of access by its ports, situated in the To models of these and many others, Mr. tribes; emblematical writings; maps; casts Gulf, aided this barbarous system: so much Bullock has added specimens of all the pro- of the stupendous idols which they worshipso indeed that Mexico had never, we believe, ductions that could be preserved in their ped, and the lesser idols themselves, so cubeen visited by any Englishman of science, natural state; and has brought with him (toriously and elaborately carved in the hardtill the opportunity, offered on the expulsion enrich the Flora of England) a large collec est materials, that we wonder how they of the Spaniards, was promptly and happily tion of living plants, and seeds of the rarest could possibly be executed with the native seized by the enterprising individual whose and most beautiful flowers. These are now tools; and a multitude of other extraordiname heads this notice. The dispersion of committed to British earth, and as their nary things, the bare enumeration of which his former unrivalled zoological collection had habitat was principally the table-land to the would extend this paper to an inconvenient left Mr. Bullock at liberty to pursue new pro- north of Mexico, a temperate and congenial length. We therefore conclude for the prejects; and he sailed for Mexico in 1822, accom-climate, it may reasonably be hoped that sent, and promise our friends another article panied by his son as draughtsman. Having their cultivation with us will be successful, on the same subject. completely succeeded in his object, he re- and tliat in a few years we may not only see cently returned in his Majesty's ship Phaeton, them naturalized, but extensively adorning having, through the favour and assistance of our gardens and shrubberies. the existing Government, been enabled to bring with him the treasures, which we have mentioned in a summary way. These will elucidate the state of the country, and its ancient population, before the discovery of America; and also its present situation, its cities, arts, manufactures, commerce, natural productions, &c. &c. With this view, Mr. B. is now busily arranging them for exhibition in the spring; and he appears to have every material that can assist the historian, the man of science, the naturalist, and the merchant. The fishes of Mexico and its coast are also There is an elaborate panoramic drawing of little known, Mr. B. has preserved a great Of Agriculture, Gardening, and Domestic Economy. the magnificent capital of New Spain, taken variety, very singular in form and beautiful [We propose in future to furnish our readers from the top of the cathedral. It compre-in colour. His catalogue embraces between with some remarks in the way of Kalendars, rehends the whole of the celebrated valley of two and three hundred species. trospective as well as prospective, of Agriculture, Mexico, the lakes of Tezcuco and Chalco, and Mr. B. also brought with him several living Gardening, and domestic Economy. We intend the great pyramid of St. Juan de Teotechan, animals, but they have not borne our cli-Saturday of every month; and it will include to give our Kalendar of Agriculture on the first the snow-capped volcanoes of Pepocateptl,&c. mate; they are new, or little known in Eu- remarks on the weather, operations, and proThere are also perspective views of the same rope. Among these are the Acolott!, or ductions of the terminating month, with anticicity; of Puebla de los Angelos (containing Wild Dog of Mexico; a miniature species of pations for the month to come. Our Kalendar 70 or 80,000 souls, and rich in public build dog, scarcely the size of a rat, which of Gardening we shall give on the 2d Saturday of ings;) of Xalappa;t of Vera Cruz (now no burrows in the mountains, in the neighbour-every month, and it will be similarly arranged; more;) of the most celebrated mountains and hood of Durango;* a new species of Deer, as will our Kalendar of Domestic Economy, to volcanoes; of the most beautiful landscapes; Armadillos, Currassows, Flamingos, Parrots be given, as nearly as practicable, on the middle of the most striking subjects of natural histo- (undescribed), &c. &c. In charge of these Saturday of every month. Our observations ry; of agricultural instruments; and in short, and other marvels, is a young Mexican In- and hints will be chiefly taken from, and calcuof whatever belongs to the external forms of dian, probably the first who has visited Eu-lated for, the meridian of London; but with a moderate allowance may be applied to any disthe country and people. rope since the days of Cortez, and certainly trict of country. We intend to avoid the dull the first who has visited Britain. He can routine of the ordinary" monthly directions of read and write the Mexican language, and work to be done;" and rather to seize on partieven partially interpret the MSS. cular and characteristic features, and so to direct While augmenting the stores of the vegeta-attention to them, as that our pages may present ble and animal kingdoms, it was not to be permanent instruction and rational entertainimagined that our enthusiastic countryman ment, as well as local and temporary advice. But would neglect the mineral world, in which we shall leave the details of our plans to speak Mexico is, perhaps, richer than all the uni- for themselves, and proceed at once to our] verse besides. Her mines form her distinguishing character; and will soon, in all likelihood (since British and American capital has been set to work upon them,) renew her But what affords a more perfect notion of Mexico is a series of models, in full size as well as in little, of the fruits and vegetable productions. We never approached any thing so like the idea of a tropical climate as these give at one glance. The doubted hand tree, with its fruit resembling the human hand; the gigantic and clustering shapes of the palms, bananas, plaintains, paupaws, avocatas, annonas, and hundreds of others whose forms are totally unknown to us, render credible the veriest stories of travellers, and It has the richest churches perhaps in the world' The architecture is gorgeous, and the interior so rich, that in some the rails are of massive silver, as thick as A man's leg. + Whence our name of jalap. It grows there. In natural history, his collection of preserved specimens seems to be as numerous, new, and interesting, as in botany. Of nearly two hundred species of birds, the greater number are undescribed!! Many of these are humming birils of exquisite plumage and surpassing brilliancy; resembling the glittering and dazzling products of the mines round which they fly. Of these, Mr. B. had, at one time, seventy alive in one cage, and studied closely, their motions and habits. Among his stuffed animals are, a frog of the bulk of a tolerable tortoise, which is contrasted by this dog, much less than the frog. On looking at them together, one fancies that the reptile could easily swallow the quadruped! KALENDARS Great contracts are Kalendar of Agriculture for January. The weather of the ending month has been, till near the close, singularly mild and dry, and therefore highly favourable for the operations of tillage; for continuing light stock upon dry These, from the pen of one of the most intelligent and experienced observers in the country, will, we trust, be found eminently useful to farmers, to the lovers of gardening, and to the domestic circle generally: a con leaves pastures, and for the young wheats and arti-peared a new and very pleasing invention for Tall and green turrets for the fragrant bells ficial grasses and herbage plants. A moderate the gratification of youth and cultivation of Which the bees love so,-bound with the young price for hay and fodder, and a consequent small taste. It consists of sixteen slips or sections rise in the price of live stock in Spring. may of various landscape on cards, which may be Which has called forth an odour like the scent Of the sweet briar, sparkling with the rain, therefore be anticipated. As much ground will almost infinitely combined so as to form many Floating around the coast of Araby, have been ploughed in December that is often millions of different views. Partaking of the Till the rich sails are heavy with perfume. not touched til February, an early spring nature of a game, it thus affords a fine amuse- I have read somewhere, in far Indian lands, seed time, and clean well-worked fallows for ment for both old and young; and is well cal- That maidens write a whole fond history [ters. 1824 may be expected-at least from the ac- culated to make the family party happy in In braids of leaves and buds, love's best love-letwinter evenings. The original idea belongs to And read you thus my history in my wreath: The operations to be performed this month a Mr. Brès of Paris; and we have observed Just as these flowers have in the sunlight sprung are, ploughing when dry and mild, carting from the journals that it soon became quite a To a most sweet existence, so your love out dung when it freezes severely, threshing fashion in that capital. We have no doubt it Has called my feelings into sunny life; during rains and snows, and draining, ditch-will be equally popular in this country; and And as the wreath will fall away and fade, ing, hedge-making, road-making and mend- that, as these scenes are capable of great and So my heart, severed from its home, your love When gathered from the green and natural stem, ing, in all weathers that men can stand ont picturesque diversity, we shall all become Would pine and wither. in. Live stock of every kind must be care- to a certain extent artists in the style of fully attended to, especially lambing ewes. landscape. tive farmer. The agricultural productions of January present nothing remarkable. Hens and ducks begin to lay eggs; though, if they have been well fed and kept warm, they will begin in December, or sooner. tinuation of the Astronomical paper, on the last Saturday of the month, under the title of Evenings' Amusements, will complete a constant round of papers in every one of our publications, which may blend valuable instruction applicable to the passing time, with the entertainment and pleasant occupation of the young and studions of all classes -Ed. ORIGINAL POETRY. Gleamings of poetry,-if I may give LAMENT FOR THE PAST YEAR. Farewell, thou shadowy Year, farewell! That passing wind thy funeral moan. Glorious was the blue midnight, How many clouds were on the wind, The following is the subject of the Hulsean dissertation for the present year :-" The Doc-Now there is storm upon the sky, trines of our Saviour, as derived from the four trines of St. Paul, as derived from his Epistles." Gospels, are in perfect harmony with the Doc FINE ARTS. LODGE'S PORTRAITS. The clouds hang heavy, as with care; Ended as it begun, in tears, A desolate and darkened scene. THE fifth part of this noble collection has LOVE'S WREATH. It is an April wreath: blue violets, MYRIORAMA. SONG. Oh meet me once, but once again, It is not much, of all thy vows, Oh meet me when the evening star Just while the lark sings his last song,- I know that when to-morrow's sun Lights up the vale again, You'll lead your fair Bride to the church, But this last evening is your own,→ L.E.L. ΖΩΗ ΜΟΥ ΣΑΣ ΑΓΑΠΩ. Οι-Ζωη μου σας αγαπω. Before you've been in Greece a week (Unless, Sir, you're extremely slow) You'll learn as much of modern Greek Ας-Ζωη μου σας αγαπω. Fair land! that hast fair teachers plenty What should he say? but Ayanw. SKETCHES OF SOCIETY. GREENWICH HOSPITAL. "WHY as for the matter o' that, (said old Jem Breeching, knocking the ashes out of his pipe, and preparing to recharge,)--As for the matter o' that I've had all sorts of acquaintances, from Bet Blowsey, the bumboat woman, down to the Duke of Wellington; aye, and I've been among Roya's too. Why, there was the Duke of C-, him as took command in the Downs at the first of the Peace, when all the Hemp-he-roars and Kings came to pay our honour'd Majesty a visit under that 'ere thing-um-eye they've got at Woolwich now for a rot-under. There was a sight! We wouldn't look at your com roader as eve N Wh mon lords and ladies then. I remember old and very gratefully acknowledged. The flip to the bar, the landlord on his right, an Blue-cheer_landing, and Play-'toff and the was brought. "And now (says Ben) I'll Tom Butt on his left. Well, what is you Prince of Easy-Humbug, for I belonged to tell you a rum story, that happened about complaint?' said Sir-C-ter. Why, pleas the yacht that took old Loo-he-de-sweet to twenty years ago this very day. Why aye, your worship, I hired this here fellow France; and so we saw 'em all for nothing. that was one of the rummest rigs that ever I horse-Fellow! (says Jack) who do yo But, somehow or other, there warn't one to seed; zounds, it put all Portsmouth in a mu- call fellow? I've got a collar to my shirt a beat our own good old George; and then tiny!"-Hoot, hoot! (said old Hameish,) well as you.' Don't interrupt him, m there was that lovely flower of British growth, dinna mak twa bobs at a cherry, mon, but friend,' said the mayor. There, (replic our own dear Princess Charlotte, so like her gie's the account, and let's hae it wi' muckle Jack, slueing round to the landlord,) doesn Royal Grandfather. There, messmates, 1 glee; only bearing in memorial that 'tis ane his honour call me friend?-and shiver m won't say another word about it; I sees o' the rules of this Saucyation that nae ane is old tarry trowsers if I wont be a friend to you you're all affected. Some an you remem- to indulge i' the flights o' fancy, vulgo a lie, worship as long as you live. Well well, le bers the Countess of Elgin hired cutter, com- without its being barefaced, in contradistinc- the man go on.' So I hired him a horse manded by Mich. C-ford, when Bobby H-tion to the naked truth. Be aisey, Ha- That's a cracker (says Tom Butt) seeing was Master. Well, d'ye see, Mich was ashore meish, (says Teddy,) and don't make a bo-how it was no more like a horse than you at Deal, with his jib howsed chock a block, theration. How can he lie while he sits? honour, but a broken-back'd rattle-trap out and turning the corner in Middle-street with And as for lying at full length, och don't mare; and, belike your worship- I mu fresh way, he come stem on, right into the mention it-he'll never do that again. Isn't insist on one speaking at a time, (said th Duke's hull. Halloo! halloo! (exclaimed he getting as straight as a ram's horn? Arrah, mayor) and first let me hear the man's con His Royal Highness,) what ship do you belong Ben, my darling, get on, and don't stop; plaint.' Why, please your worship, the to?No ship at all, (hiccup) my Lord-do the thing dacently-begin in the middle, hired my mare, as capital your Majesty, I mean. Do you know this and make both ends meet.'-"Why, d'ye was backed, thof I say it myself; she co Officer?' enquired the Duke, turning to Cap- see, (says Ben,) it was that 'ere time when me-But that has nothing to do with th tain A-. Know me, (said Mich, making most of the channel fleet were at Spithead, concern,' exclaimed the magistrate. another tack towards him,) aye, to be sure and liberty-men were ashore every day. Well, your worship: Well, yesterday they bring he does.'Tis the Commander of the cut- the old Barfleur was going to be paid off, and her back again, both knees broke, and her fad ter,' said Captain A—. 'You're drunk, Sir,' what does we do, but determined to have a cutto pieces, and so I threw her on his hands, continued the Duke. Beg your pardon, grand sheave-o before all hands separated. make good the loss, but they refuse to satist (hiccup) your Royal Highness-I am as sober So we sends despatches to Fareham to have me.' What do you estimate the worth (hiccup) as a prince.'I say you're abo- a good dinner ready for us New Year's Day, the beast?' Thirty pound, your worshi minably drunk, Sir.''Well, well, an't with oceans of grog and mountains of bacca; and little enough too. Well, my frien please your Royal Highness, I may be (hie- and so we muster'd that 'ere morning to the and what have you to say to that?' cup) about half seas over.'-Then, Sir, my number of sixty or seventy, some on horses, if you pleases (says Tom Butt) I'll overha orders are, that you keep half seas over for some on donkeys; and as for chaises and the whole matter, for my messmate is rath the next week to come; so go on board, get gigs, there was a pretty set-out. Well, we taut bound about the upper works. L under weigh, and craize at the back of the weighed with a foul wind from Capstan- me hear it then as clear as possible. Wh Goodwin till recalled.'-Aye, aye, an't square, and after making a great many tacks, d'ye see, we met to have a bit of a jollific please your Royal (hiccup) Highness, I'll be hove to before the Admiral's, and saluted tion, as all hands were going to be drafte off the Good-un directly; and away he him with three hearty cheers. Harry Cole into different ships. Well, your worship, th started. Poor Mich was a jovial fellow, but was mounted on a Jerusalem poney, that fleet weigh'd from the town, and the con Death grappled him at last. He was a great backed astarn right through the window of a mander in chief made the signal to make a favourite with all the Captains, and obtained pastry-cook's shop. There was a dish of possible sail, and so they crack'd on, that his commission partly through merit, and Hummery, pies, and tarts, rolled in all direc- and Jack here were left hall-down aster partly on account of a humorous Poem ad- tions; it soon made a-bun-dance among the Well, your honour, being willing to drag dress'd to the Lords of the Admiralty. 1 small fry-barbers and sweeps, bricklayers with the rear squadron, we carried a ta recollect once falling in with his vessel off and tailors, my eyes! there was precious press, but a sudden squall threw us slap abac the Texel. How are you, Mr. C-?' says work! Well, old Harry dismounted, and and Jack's vessel being crazy and leak our Commander, hailing him. More troubled taking his hanimal on his shoulders, walks withal, turned the turtle with him, and, su with the wind than the weather, Sir, (replied deliberately out, and sets him down in the enough, stove in the animal's bows, and ca C-,) for my spirits are terribly low. Can street, ordering 'em to send in their bill, and ried away part of Jack's cutwater, and sundi you spare me a few nervous drops ? he'd make good the damages. At last we other damages. Well, 'twas a blessed thi: aye; let's have something to put 'em in.'- clear'd the town, and formed the order of that the squall did happen, for the fleet we "Thank ye, Sir, thank ye; I'll send my Joey sailing in two divisions. Black Jackson, the obliged to shorten sail; and so some an 'e (a three-gallon bottle to which he gave that captain of the main-top, commanded one, and was ordered to take him in tow. name)-I'll send my Joey.' The boat was Jem Crampton the other, and the wind com- as the rain abated and the wind lull'd, the lower'd down, and Joey came aboard. The ing favourable, the signal was made to crack carried on, and we got to Fareham in go Captain, without noticing its size, ordered on all sail. It was a fine sight to see the time. Jack Tempest made sail to the doctor the Steward to fill it. What are you about small craft scud out of our way, and the road for six yards of plaster, and so we parcell there below, Steward? (said the Commander;) was lined with speckt-tatoes to gaze at the and woulded the shiver'd parts in both t What makes you so long?'-'I harn't half fleet. Well, d'ye see, Tom Butt--you remem- beast and my messmate, giving 'em a go filled the bottle yet, Sir.' Not half filled it! bers Tom Butt, a comical crojack eyed fellow, lick of tar; and then we brought him to -why how much does it hold?'-Three or as dry as a biscuit when he was well soak'd? court-martial for losing his ship, but after four gallons, Sir.'-'Confound the fellow! Tom Butt had got a dull sailer, that wouldn't Countess a-hoy!' Halloo!'-'I say, C-ford, answer her helm, and so he and Jack Moberly, if ever you send your Joey aboard of me whose craft was every bit as bad, were left again, and I don't break his neck, there's no astern. Tom, thinking she was out of trim snakes in Vir-ginny. Why he's nearly swal- and too much by the head, gets out of the low'd all my grog!"" saddle, and shifts ballast farther aft; that "Ah, (says old Ben Marlin,) them there was worse, for his vessel lufft right up in the were glorious times! But, howsomever, we wind, came athwart Jack's bows, and cap- Let 'em come in,' says the magistrate. T are never satisfied. When we used to drink sized him in an instant; but that warn't the doors were opened, and in came Joe Jarve Malmsy Madeira out of a bucket, the toast best of it: however, we had a glorious day, leading the ould mare. My eyes! there w was always Better luck still.' Touch the and next morning toss'd up our anchors for a bobbery. The animal was strips of plast bell, Dick Wills."-Aye, aye,' says Dick, Portsmouth. Well, poor Jack Moberly was from stem to starn, and looked in a state rattling the poker and tongs together. "Land- taken before the Mayor by the rogue of a starvation. I dare say the crows always fo lord, (said Ben, as he enter'd,) it's a sad landlord that hired him the horse, and all lowed her. Howsomever, Joe begins heart as never rejoices; and so, d'ye see, hands attended as witnesses; indeed it made Look here, your worship, my messmate having received a present of rhino from an such a kick up, that hundreds were in attend- in limbo for breaking this here creature old friend, why bring us in a bucket of flip ance outside the court. Jack, his face plas- knees; now I say she ought to be clapp'd for all hands." This was extremely welcome,tered and patch'd in all directions, was put limbo for breaking my messmate's face, i Aye, As so close flistigation of the case, he was honou ably quided, for it was fully-At this m ment there was a terrible rookery and noi outside the court-See what's the matt there,' said the mayor. The hubbub continne and the officer returned with a report that was some sailors had brought another witnes DRAMA, DRURY LANE. that ere genus there said she had been over he has once vaulted into the air, or tumbled passed off in one scene of " inexplicable the road hundreds of times; now Jack had down a ladder, or jumped over a table, there dumb show" and utter confusion, the accusnever steered that course before; which is an end of him for that scene, and all his tomed holiday offering of a new Pantomime ought to know best, your worship? But to attempts at humour come heavily and tardy was presented to the public. This Theatre prove the roguery of the thing, look, your off. A similar remark will apply to Mr. has been, for many years past, so justly disworship, one bridle-port is fast jamm'd and Blanchard's Pantaloon, and much more for- tinguished by the excellence of its producbolted in her head, and the other hasn't been cibly, because his great activity is entirely tions of this nature, that a failure would be opened since. Then she had an ugly knack misplaced; his part being, as he should re- considered by the younger part of the audiof stopping, and swinging one leg all manner collect, a representation of imbecility and ence, at least, as a calamity of no slight imof ways, like a dog-vane in a calm. We of- amorous dotage: in fact, throughout the portance; and we almost doubt if many fered to make reparation, but he would'nt whole of the evening he is more of a Clown children of a larger growth do not look foragree to it, and swore he 'd bring a civil ac- than the Clown himself. Upon the whole, ward with more interest than they are willing tion against Jack for the recovery of the beast. however, as the Manager himself announced to acknowledge, to the humours, the vagaWhether this is a civil action to clap Jack in the other evening from the stage, this is pro-ries, and the extravagancies of the motley limbo I leave to your worship to judge; and bably "the best pantomime that has been hero and his attendant companions. To deas for the recovery of the creature, didn't we produced at this Theatre;" and when cur- scribe minutely or to criticise severely one of try all we could to recover her? Didn't we tailed, may make a tolerable stand against these ancient compounds of fun and frolic, fish her game-leg and do the needful, and its more comical and entertaining neighbour. is quite out of the question. They are bound hadn't she strong beer to drink, while all the On Monday evening, Mr. Kean took a by no dramatic laws-they are subject to no rest had water? and did'nt we bring her temporary leave of a London audience in the dramatic penalties-they are enfranchised home in a coal-waggon, riding all the way? character of Shylock; that part in which from all restraint, and rapidity and variety are and if that warn't enough to recover her, why he first appeared before his metropolitan the qualifications for which we admire them she'll never be better.' Old Joe's appeal, friends, and which he sustains with a more the most. In the present instance, the auand the sight of the mare, did the business; equal degree of excellence than any other thor (if we may call him by that name) has we were ordered to pay five pounds and the within the range of his performance. At very judiciously chosen his subject from the doctor's bill, and then all hands adjourned to first he seemed rather languid and dispirited, earliest amongst the Tales of the Nurserythe Sally-port, where we drank success to the and was probably labouring under indispo- the story of the "House that Jack built," is ould mayor of Portsmouth and the ould mare sition, but when occasion called upon him one of the very first that we are taught to of Common-hard. "AN OLD SAILOR." for greater exertion, as in the scene with lisp; and the able illustration it has now reTubal, where he laments the loss of "his ceived from the machinist, the painter, and ducats and his daughter," he worked up his the scene shifter, will, we presume, add passions to the very highest pitch, and gave greatly to the pleasure of its young ada most powerful and fiend-like representa-mirers, and realize the brightest conceptions AT this Theatre, the London appren- tion of the feelings of avarice and revenge, by of their infant minds. The scenery, which tices being either sufficiently reformed, or which he was alternately controlled and is an affair of paramount importance, is the given over as incorrigible, the old holiday overpowered. In the Judgment Scene, also, most beautiful we have ever witnessed: play of George Barnwell was abandoned for he was quite himself; and his sarcastic re- "the perspective landscape and surroundJane Shore; after which a new pantomime plies to Portia and the Duke were biting ing country," by Grieve; "the Village of was produced, under the title of Harlequin and severe. Mr. Archer, who for the first Gandercleugh, by sun rise," and the Movand the Flying Chest. The story upon which time personated Bassanio, showed his utter ing Panorama of the different views between the introductory part of it is founded is taken unfitness to be put into parts of so much con- London and Paris, by the same artist and from the Persian Tales; but we cannot con- sequence." He strutted and bellowed," and his sons, are master-pieces of scenic display; gratulate the pantomimist, whoever he may split the ears of the groudlings," and was whilst some of the representations of partibe, upon his judgment or his taste in the any thing and every thing but the "sweet cular streets in London and the neighbourselection of the incidents, as he has carefully Bassanio." His love was boisterous, and his hood, are executed with no less fidelity and avoided the most entertaining parts of it, grief was noisy. Mr. Brown's Gratiano was skill. The Eclipse of the Moon, in the first and retained only such as are heavy in re- completely the reverse of this; it was quiet of these, and the Transit of Venus, are presentation, and uninteresting in detail.- and unobtrusive, yet at the same time fop-managed with a correctness and accuracy Another palpable defect in the construction pish, quaint, and humorous. This gentle- that are really surprising. The incidents of the piece is, that no one incident from man is evidently making a rapid progress in are all of them, from first to last, decidedly beginning to end has the slightest connexion the good opinion of the public. Liston's comic; and of these, the Skating Scene in with any that may have preceded it, and Launcelot was extremely laughable, but we the Park-the Interior of Jack's Cottage, consequently each individual scene becomes doubt if his Shaksperian characters are those with the Rat, the Cat, and the Dog-and the isolated and uninteresting. The scenery is in which he most excels. His coming on first appearance of the "Priest all shaven some of it extremely good, other some but without his hat when Lorenzo bids him pre- and shorn," who at day-break is summonindifferent, and some with nothing but glare pare the dinner, destroys the application of ed from his bed by the crowing of " the and glitter to recommend it to the notice. one of his repartees. These things, trifling early Village Cock," are probably the best. The best specimens are the "Castle with the as they may be thought, should be strictly The Harlequin and Pantaloon are both of Hundred Gates," by Marinari, and the Dio- attended to. Mrs. West's Portia, as far as them excellent; and we wish we could say ramic views, as they are called, by Stanfield, her scenes with Nerissa and Bassanio go, is as much for the Columbine; but, in truth, which are really admirably painted, and a pretty piece of acting; but as the doctor she is deficient in grace and spirit, and her produce a very pleasing effect. There are learned in the law, she wants dignity and figure is ill suited to a character that should likewise some good transformations, but the force. Mr. Horn and Miss Povey, in Lo always appear so light, so joyous, and so men who work them are sadly dilatory in renzo and Jessica, amused themselves with airy. Young Grimaldi, for the first_time their operations, and often set the magic the introduction of two or three modern songs assumed the arduous part of Clown, and notpowers of the party-coloured hero at com- and serenades, the words of which were by withstanding the recollections associated with plete defiance. A new Columbine was intro- no means suited to either of their situations. his name, made a most successful debut. He duced to us in the person of Miss Smith, a If it be necessary that they should sing, they has not the breadth of humour that characpupil of Miss Tree. Her figure is small and might surely find some of the songs or son- terised his father, as who, indeed, has? for delicate, and she dances gracefully enough, nets of the Author, many of which have been Grimaldi the elder is not merely a Clown, but she wants the sprightly expression that lately set to music, that would be much bet- but literally a great Comedian; and many of should accompany the part, and is conse- ter adapted to the purpose. We have no his efforts might be ranked as amongst the quently not so prominent a character as she wish to see Shakspeare profaned by the in- most happy and successful of the histrionic ought to be. Howell makes a tolerably good terpolation of the trash and nonsense of the art. Who, that has ever watched the changes Harlequin, and displays considerable agility song writers of the present day. of his countenance, whilst opening the large in many of his leaps. Paulo's Clown is disoyster, previous to the Duet, or whilst maktinguished by great activity of limb-he has ing his amorous advances to a housemaid, the "thews and sinews for it;" but when or a barrow-woman-or seen his representation of sea sickness, or twenty other things we could enumerate, without being struck COVENT GARDEN. On Friday evening, after the Tragedy of we have said this we have said all. In other Jane Shore, which, owing to the ceaseless qualifications he is miserably deficient. After tumult of "Men below and Gods above,' " Statistics. 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