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sail from the most distant of the rivers where the depôts of this detestable traffic are established.

when I was awakened by persons coming in. | At the king's hut I had some yams and part
No women slept in the hut; and after eating of the fowl for supper; the rest I brought away
some roasted yams, the new visitors lay down with me. Near this place is a large piece of
and went to rest.
clear ground, used, as I understood, for general
Friday, 9th. By daylight the natives were assemblies of the natives.

feast offered to him.

By letters dated early in February last, we learn that he was at that time at the settlement of Accra, on the Gold Coast, and was there informed by the commandant that poor Clapperton's servants had very recently arrived at Whydah, after a tedious and perilous jour-stirring, and one of them, I believe a priest, Sunday, 11th. Went with Canning more ney of eight months from Soudan ;-and that began to make hideous noises, while all the rest into the town than I had been before, and, to he afterwards saw them on board the Esk, and crossed themselves in different parts of the body. my great surprise, saw a child, not exactly received from them the painful details of his After this ceremony, he gave them clay where- white, but of a pale yellow colour. The mofriend's sufferings and death. Col. Denham with to rub themselves. An old woman then ment he caught a glimpse of me, he ran and was on his way to our newly acquired pos- brought in some boiled yams in a basket, and hid himself in a hut, seeming to be much more session on the island of Fernando Po, in some greens in an earthen dish, which the host | frightened than the other children. Canning order to informs himself of its capabilities as served out. They appear to feed sometimes in took me further up the hill to another patch of an improved settlement for the liberated Afri- one hut, and sometimes in another. When huts, where I suppose he lives; a mess of yams cans, for which its geographical position very any individual enters, nothing is said to the and greens being brought to him as soon as he strongly recommends it, being only a few days' intrusion: whoever comes has a share of the was seated. After he had eaten his meal, he went to another hut, and took down a calibash, After the yams were eaten, the native who in which were some bracelets, and into this he particularly accompanied me, and whom I put his knife. They were very anxious to Our letters do not allude to the recent ap-called Canning, took me to the king's hut, have my knife; one old woman, in particular, pointment of Colonel Denham to the sole which was larger than that in which I slept, continued teasing me the whole time I was government of the colony of Sierra Leone, but not enclosed. The king and a number of there, and would have given any thing for it. for which his visit of inspection to Fernando his principal chiefs were seated round, as were We stayed a good while, and then returned Po naturally accounts. And we cannot but also his wives and children; and they all shook the same road we came, followed by women feel some regret on his account, after having hands with me very cordially. There were and children shouting. We stopped at a hut, seen it mentioned in the papers that his stay twenty and sometimes thirty natives in the hut, situated about midway, which I believe belongs in that unhealthy climate would not exceed for the weather was very rainy; and we had to the old chief that visits the ship; in this nine months, that he is now charged with a yams five or six times during the day. The were hung up one of the hats and cloaks preduty and responsibility which, we are sure, he king's wives and families slept in half-a-dozen sented by Captain Owen, An elderly man is singularly qualified to fulfil, yet which must adjacent huts. There was no sign of poultry came in, and gave me three yams; as I was compel him to remain there for a lengthened or meat (fowls or sheep); but towards evening hungry, I told them to dress one for me. period. If it shall be the will of Providence that a large rat was brought in, and roasted entire, After finishing my repast, we went to the Denham should return, now poor Clapperton without skinning, or cleaning of any kind. I king's hut, where a party was eating yams: in has fallen a victim to his sincere and arduous was glad to say adieu before it was devoured as fact, from sovereign to peasant, all live on exertions in the cause, he will be the only sur- a dainty. The presents of axes and iron from them: it is a great rarity to them to have a viving officer of the three missions sent out Captain Owen to his majesty were shewn with kid or goat. We then adjourned to another by our Government since 1821, for penetrating much parade; and I was importuned to bring hut, in which the inmates were engaged in into the interior of Africa;-in which we have knives and pieces of iron when I renewed my roasting a rat, and an animal of the badger to regret the loss of six enterprising individuals, visit. I returned to my old abode to sleep. kind, but much smaller. They were cooked whose courage and whose fate alone should Saturday, 27th.-At daylight the priest re- whole, without skinning, and then hung up; claim distinction besides the too great probabi-peated his religious duties, drinking freely of not being intended to be eaten that night. I lity of the death of Major Laing at Timbuctoo, topy (palm-wine). In an hour, a woman brought did not see any palm wine in the town to-day, and Dr. Dickson in Soudan, of whose existence seven or eight pieces of yam, and part of the therefore suppose it had been sent to the ship; scarcely a hope remains. rat, which the king had specially sent to me. but the women brought a good supply in the I got credit by handing it over to my friends. evening. The king soon after left the assemMaking signs for water to wash, a boy was bly, and was quickly followed by Canning: the despatched with calibashes to fetch it. The chief in whose hut I slept, took me home also. natives were exceedingly surprised to see my On the road I saw two white children (Alablutions, as they never wash themselves. I binos)-one a boy, the other a girl. then made them comprehend that I wanted to wash my clothes; upon which they took me to a brook, where I performed that operation, and hung my garments on stakes to dry: they were not touched all day.

The climate of Accra is described as greatly preferable to Sierra Leone, which would lead us to infer favourably of Fernando Po.

Thirty-four thousand ounces of gold dust are said to have arrived at that place alone during the last six months: and if peace can be kept with the Ashantees, a great increase may be expected.

FERNANDO PO:

Seven Days' Residence with the Natives. [From a Journal of a visit into the interior of our new

settlement, we have made the following selections, in the hope that, after what we have already stated concerning it, they will prove interesting to the majority of readers.-Ed. L. G.]

I went.

Monday, 12th.-I was now so sick of yams that I could hardly touch them; the king sent boys out, after a consultation, to catch a fowl for me, which they did, and having brought it in, plucked it entirely like Plato's man, and I walked about to several huts, and, like the only killed it on my making signs for them to people themselves, was quite at home wherever do so. They were then going to broil it whole, Made signs to Canning as we passed but I had it cut up, and gave them the entrails along, where a fowl was tied to a hut, that for their pains. The rat was also roasted I wished to have one: he said something to again, and they pressed me much to partake of THURSDAY, 8th Nov.-Walked a long way up the inmates, and carried it to another hut, it; but I made them believe that Capt. Owen the mountain in company with some of the na- where the king and a number of chiefs were would cut my throat if I did, so they ceased to tives, and at length came to their huts-mostly assembled. They had got a kid, which they persecute me. On walking out, after this, I square buildings, with the sides of split wood, were about to kill. Two of them held it up by saw a white woman (another Albino)—a fat, interwoven with palm leaves. The fire in the the legs, and the king cut its head off, and then hideous figure. She walked away immediately. centre is kept up during the night as well as smeared the blood about the chiefs. A priest I again went to the brook to wash my clothes. the day. My new friends were very harmless: in the company was preaching all the while; A great many children came to look at me, one carried my hammock; another my bag, but when the decapitation was over, the body and one little fellow approached and helped me which they kept feeling to ascertain if there was given to my friend Canning to skin, which to wash. When I had finished, I spread out were any knives in it, the objects of their great he managed very speedily, cut the kid into my clothes before the hut. The chief told me desire. The path was slippery and fatiguing, pieces, and laid them before the fire. The the king wished to see me; so I carried my but they assisted me in every way they could. priest presented a piece to each, which they The hut in which I slept was about five yards put on the fire, entrails not excepted, and all square, and very dry and clean. For supper I was consumed indiscriminately. had some yams; my companions had a dish of greens chopped up with some fruit and oil, which I thought very nauseous to the taste. After supper, I went to bed and slept awhile, * One to Bornou, performed by Oudney, Denham, and Clapperton; one to Timbuctoo-by Major Laing

alone; one to Sackatoo, by Clapperton, with three companions.

One of the king's wives came to the priest and shewed her wrist: he took hold of it, and pinched it very hard for a time, and then motioned as if he had extracted something from it and charmed the disease away. Rubbing the part with clay, this extraordinary and skilful cure was completed.

papers to his hut, and wrote a little, which I explained to him was intended to be read. A lamb was then brought in, and some of it roasted; part being hung up for me to carry away: they ate it without vegetables, but a piece of yam which I left in the morning was given me; and they begin to see that I like meat and yam together. We had plenty of palmwine, and I was presented with a small cali

bash to take home.

Tuesday, 13th.-Breakfasted on the lamb portion to the distance from the former, or has been remarkably unequal in different parts and some yams; and afterwards went to the principal, seat of concussion. They appear also of the town-some streets having only partially king's hut. I roamed about by myself a to have been sensibly felt at Bonn, Dusseldorf, suffered, while others are totally destroyed. good deal to-day; but durst not go far from and Dordnecht, on one side, and at Flushing, Amidst this widely spreading destruction, it is the huts. I was left in the charge of a stupid Middleburg, and Dunkirk, on the other-al-fortunate that the loss of lives has been very old man, who sat singing to himself the whole though they were not perceptible at many of inconsiderable, being, in the city of Bogota, time. I had nothing to eat during the re- the intermediate towns. Slight shocks were also limited to only five or six persons. mainder of the day, till the chiefs came home: experienced at several of the frontier towns of It appears that the earthquake was not felt I suppose they had been hunting, as they France, as Avesnes, Commercy, and Longuyon; much to the north of Bogota; but to the brought in two young deer. Wherever I went, as also at the coal-mines near Liège, at the south the devastation has been most extensive. I was sure to have a score of women and chil- depth of from fifty to sixty toises; in which Throughout the whole of the plain of Bogota, dren following me; but if I offered to turn latter case they were accompanied by a hollow as far as the towns of Purificacion and Neiva, round, they all ran off directly. sound, resembling that of a heavily laden wag- there remains no church or public edifice of gon. The direction in which the shocks were importance that has not been either overpropagated appears to have been from east to thrown or materially damaged. In the towns west. of Purificacion and Ibogué, the shock was so For some time before the earthquake the powerful as to throw down many houses conweather had been fine; but it became cloudy structed of cane, with thatched roofs. In on the evening which preceded it, and conti- Neiva, not only were all the public buildings nued so for several subsequent days. At Brus- destroyed by the earthquake, but torrents of sels the barometer had fallen during the three rain conspired to increase the havoc. Even preceding days from 29.421 inches to 29-044; straw huts were levelled with the ground; and on the night before the earthquake it had risen the roofs of some of them taking fire, added to to 29-126; and a few moments after the event, the horror of the scene, and to the extent of it stood at 29-233. It continued afterwards to the calamity. Great part of the plain of Neiva rise; and on the 27th it had reached 30.166. was inundated: this was productive of consivery low after the earthquake. At Liège, however, the barometer remained derable loss of lives, particularly on the banks of the Magdalena, the current of which was at first considerably lessened; but a great flood succeeded, and swept down vast quantities of mud and other substances, emitting a strongly sulphureous vapour, and attended with a general destruction of the fish.

Wednesday, 14th.-After walking a little way, I saw some persons within an enclosure: they proved to be the king and a number of chiefs, and were digging up the ground with large stakes: four of them thrust their stakes into the soil, and then prized it up: they did not dig up the whole, but only the spots they intended for planting. About noon they left the place, and I could not learn what they were going to set.

[It was afterwards rather solemnly intimated by his sable majesty, in a court of council, that a great many knives would be very acceptable; and our friend was dismissed. On the morrow he set off, accompanied by sevesafety. We have other journals of this kind, which we ral chiefs; and on the 15th reached his ship in perfect shall abridge for insertion.]

LITERARY AND LEARNED.

OXFORD, May 10.-On Thursday the following degrees

were conferred :

Masters of Arts-Rev. J. Simpson, Queen's College; Rev. F. Dobson, Merton College; Rev. W. Fawssett, M.A. of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, incorporated of Magdalen Hall.

Bachelors of Arts.-T. E. Withington, Brasennose College, Grand Compounder; T. Child, W. Boulton, Queen's College; W. Mayo, Magdalen Hall; R. Ellis, Jesus College: J. M. Elton, Balliol College; H. W. Torrens, Student of Christ Church; E. Green, Scholar of University College; E. Blencowe, Scholar, P. Barrett, J. Davenport, Wadham College; Hon, J. J. Carnegie, C. P. Golightly, J. F. Christie, L. C. L. Brenton, Oriel College; A. B. ryer, Exeter College; H. W. Gmstrong, St. John's College; W. W. Champneys, Scholar of Brasennose College; A. Neate, B.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge, incorporated of Trinity College.

CAMBRIDGE, May 10-At a congregation on Wednes-
day last, the following degrees were conferred :-
Masters of Arts-Rev. H. W. Bucke, J. H. Hawkins,
Trinity College; T. C. S. Kynnersley, St. John's College;
Rev. D. Laing, Rev. C. Rockett, Rev. H. West, St.
Peter's College; Rev. A. Hussey, Corpus Christi College;
Bachelors of Arts.-G. Coleman, Christ College; C. T.
Carpenter, Sidney College.

T. Ramshay, Queen's College.

At the same congregation, J. Ball, M.A. Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford, was admitted ad eundem.

The shocks lasted about eight or ten seconds. There have been experienced, since the 23d of February, slighter shocks; and these also were preceded by a great depression of the barometer.

These and other facts render it probable that Another communication was also read, giv- some volcanic eruption took place in Tolima, ing an Account of some Particulars concerning an old volcano of Tocaima, from the mouth of an Earthquake experienced at Bogola, and in which it is reported, that of late dense columns the Cordillera between Bogota and Popayan, on of smoke have been seen to arise, and more rethe 16th of November, 1827, and the following markably so on the day of the earthquake; as days. Contained in a letter from Colonel also from the ridge of mountains of Santa Ana Patrick Campbell, Secretary of Legation to in Maraquita, and the Paramo of Ruiz, which James Bandinal, Esq. of the Foreign Office. is a part of the same Cordillera, and contiguous Communicated by Captain Sabine. to that of Tolima.

The earthquake is described by the narrator Popayan, which is 200 geographical miles as occurring suddenly, at half-past six o'clock in S.S.W. of Bogota, has also suffered much from the evening, whilst he was at dinner. It was the same earthquake; many houses having announced by a loud rumbling noise; the fallen in consequence of the violent shocks whole house shook with violence; the decan- that continued to succeed each other every ters and glasses on the table being thrown six hours up to the evening of the 18th, which down. The family ran for shelter under the is the date of the latest intelligence from that door-way of the principal floor, which they had place. The torrents of rain with which they no sooner reached than they witnessed the fall are accompanied, have proved a great aggravaof the towers of the cathedral opposite to them, tion to the misery they have created. At with a dreadful crash. The whole tremor Patea, still farther to the S.S.W., the devastaMAY 8th, a communication was read to the lasted about a minute. The first shock con- tion has been still greater: some of the largest Society, containing some Particulars of the sisted of a long, undulating motion; the next trees having been thrown down by the concusEarthquake felt in the Netherlands, and in was quick and violent; and the party found it sions. It is hence inferred, that eruptions have some of the Frontier Towns of France, on the difficult to preserve their balance, and were taken place at the same period in the volcano 23d of February last. Extracted from a let- affected as if from sea-sickness. The damage of Pasto; and the wide crevices which have ter to Captain Sabine, from Professor Quete-sustained by the town of Bogota is immense, appeared in the road of Guanacas, leave no let, Director of the Royal Observatory at Brussels.

ROYAL SOCIETY.

doubt that the whole of the Cordillera has sustained a powerful shock.

and has been estimated at about two millions
of dollars, independently of the destruction of
the cathedral, which had been completed about In the plains of Bogota considerable crevices
nine years ago, and the building of which cost have also opened, and the river Tunza has
800,000 dollars. The government palace, and already begun to flow through those which
almost all the public offices and barracks, have have appeared near Costa. In other parts of
either been rendered useless, or severely shat- the Cordillera, although the earth has con-
tered. Of the churches, only those of the tinued in motion for a quarter of an hour
Capuchins, Carmelites, and the chapel of the without intermission, the movement has been
convent de la Ensenanza," can be said to nearly insensible, and observable only by means
have escaped without injury. Few of the of the compass or the pendulum.
houses above one story high are habitable, and

The number of earthquakes which are on record as having been experienced in the Netherlands, for many centuries past, does not exceed six or eight; and none of them have been productive of disastrous effects. Within a space of ten years, during the last century, three only took place, one of which happened in 1755, immediately after the great earthquake at Lisbon; and the last was in 1760. The one which has lately occurred was particularly felt along the banks of the Meuse; and its greatest vio- even many of the low houses have been thrown lence was felt in the towns of Liège, Ton-down. The whole of the upper part of the IN our last we shortly mentioned the first gres, Tivelemont, and Huy: many of the walls Barrio del Rosorio, consisting of buildings of general meeting of the subscribers to the Fund and buildings of which suffered considerable this latter description, now present nothing for the Translation of important Oriental injury-but, happily, no lives were lost. In but a heap of ruins. Many habitations which Works, of which a description was contained the adjacent towns of Maestricht, Namur, Lou- had withstood the first shocks, have given way in the Literary Gazette about three months vain, and Brussels, strong shocks were also ex-under those which followed, although incom- ago, (see No. 574,) when its prospectus was perienced; but their violence diminished in pro-parably less violent. The injury to dwellings originally issued; and we now go on to

ORIENTAL TRANSLATIONS.

Abyssinian Church. Translated by T. P. Platt,
Esq. A.M.

This ancient Ethiopic work is unknown in Europe, and contains many very curious opinions.

A.M.

6. The Bustan of Sadi. Translated by James Ross, Esq. This is a much-admired Persian poem, consisting of Tales, &c. illustrative of moral duties.

Class II. History, Geography, and Travels.

7. The Tareki Afghan. Translated by Dr. Bernhard

Dorn.

fulfil our pledge of giving a more detailed guineas are to be allowed any of the works so 5. The Didascalia; or, Apostolical Constitutions of the account of the proceedings. The chair having published, to the amount of the subscription, been taken by Prince Leopold, Sir Gore Ouse-at the cost of half the price at which they are ley, as chairman of the Committee to whom sold to the public. With regard to the second the subscribers had delegated the power of proposition, of selling to the public a proporarranging the infant association, and laying tion of every edition, it is estimated that it the basis for its future labours and prosperity, will tend materially to lighten the common read a very gratifying report of what that expense. Committee had done. Among other matters of peculiar weight and interest, coming from a body of men not only of the highest talents, learning, and acquirements, but most of them conversant, by study and experience, with oriental literature, we notice with pleasure several statements which afford great promise of what the public have to expect from this Institution, in unfolding both ancient and modern Asia to the knowledge of Europe.

tury.

lor Von Hammer.

son.

1622 and 1692; and includes accounts of the Turkish

After congratulating the subscribers on the This is a Persian History of the Afghans, who claim to prosperous state of the Fund, and the encoube descended from the Jews. It will be accompanied by raging prospects which opened on every side, an account of the Afghan Tribes. the report went on to mention, that voluntary 8. The Travels of Evlia Effendi. Translated by Counseland unbought aid had been tendered by many This work contains an account, in Turkish, of the traeminent orientalists in this country; and ex-vels of Evlia in all parts of the Turkish Empire, and in pressed a confident belief that, in addition to Turkestan, &c. in the early part of the seventeenth cenenjoying the honour of fostering an important 9. Naima's Annals. Translated by the Rev. Dr. Henderbranch of learning, and rescuing the national character from the charge of neglecting eastern This Turkish History comprises the period between literature, in the cultivation of which this invasion of Germany, the Sieges of Buda, Vienna, &c. country is above all others interested, the 10. Ibn Khaldun's History of the Berbers. Translated by subscribers would annually receive books greatly exceeding their subscriptions in value. The circulation of the prospectus has already induced competent individuals to undertake translations of oriental works, and has attracted much attention to Asiatic literature. Thus, Sir Alexander Malet has presented the Committee with a valuable collection of eastern MSS., made by his father, Sir Charles Malet, during his residence in India.

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The publications are to consist, generally, of the texts in the original languages, with English translations; but in peculiar cases, with translations of French and Latin. Committee is empowered to give annually, for such works as it may consider deserving of distinction, four rewards in money, in sums of from 50l. to 1007. each, and four gold medals, of the value of fifteen guineas each.

From the liberal support already received, the subscriptions amounting to 10997. 7s. per annum, the Committee feel assured of the most important results being produced by this undertaking. To accelerate, improve, and complete the objects developed in the prospectus, corresponding committees are establishing in various parts of Asia. The Royal Asiatic Society, several directors of the East India Company, and the English Universities, have severally stepped forward in favour of the plan. It has been communicated to Turkey, Persia, Egypt, and the Barbary States, whence assistance of every kind may be anticipated; particularly in rare manuscripts and other productions which are likely to throw a light upon the earliest ages of the world, and upon the religions, customs, manners, and pursuits, of its inhabitants at all times. Not an Indian court, from Ceylon to the confines of the Punjab, Tibet, and China, but will learn what is the intention of this subscription; and no doubt many Although, in selecting works for the press, of them will in like ways contribute to promote the principal object will be to increase historiits universally beneficial purposes. Turning cal and general information, we rejoice to hear from these regions, our marts and settlements that works of fiction are not to be altogether in the Eastern Ocean offer similar facilities for overlooked. These will gratify many tastes intercourse with the most distant islands of which more grave and recondite reading does its Archipelago and the coasts of China and not suit, and give a pleasing variety to the Japan; while the various missionary esta-series. But besides, the East has furnished blishments in Palestine, the Caucasus, and many highly interesting specimens of this spethe Malayan peninsula, and the enlightened cies of literature, which materially illustrate agents of the Russian government along the the customs and feelings of the people; and its whole southern frontier of that immense em- apologues and romances are nearly as much pire, to the farthest limits of Kamtschatka, com- entitled to consideration as its more directly mand the means of making the existence and the useful and elaborate productions. The followobjects of the Society still farther known anding remarkable list of curious works, some of appreciated. That immense literary, and consi-them already nearly prepared for the press, derable pecuniary, assistance will flow from shews with how much discrimination and judgthese well-directed exertions, we are firmly ment the Committee have made their selecpersuaded; and it is also certain, that the tion:governor-general of India, and the governors of its component departments, as well as the learned bodies at the three presidencies, will join with hearty zeal in furthering the progress of an institution at home, which is countenanced by so many powerful and influential

persons.

The only alterations which appear to us to have been made since we first stated the constitution of the Oriental Translation Society, are- 1st, the creation of a second class of subscribers; and 2d, the sale of a certain number of each of the works printed at the expense of the Fund. As the subscribers of ten guineas each are to be entitled gratuitously to a fine-paper copy of every publication by the Committee, the class now proposed of annual subscribers of five

* Another pillar of strength is, that his Majesty has become patron of the Fund; and almost every member of the Royal Family, together with the Ministers of the Crown, and many of the most distinguished Nobility and persons of consideration connected with India, its ardent supporters.

Class I. Theology, Ethics, and Ecclesiastical History.

Southern India.

1. The Cural, a work on Ethics. Written by Tiruvallu-
ven. Translated by Richard Clarke, Esq.
This ancient work, written in the purest style of Tamul
poetry, possesses a very high reputation in the whole of
2. The Annals of Elias, Metropolitan of Nisibis. Trans-
lated by the Rev. Josiah Forsball, A.M.
This Syriac chronicle contains chronological tables of
the principal dynasties of the world-brief memoirs of the
Patriarchs of the Nestorian church-and notices of the
most remarkable events in the East, from the birth of
our Saviour to the beginning of the eleventh century.
3. The Akhlak e Naseri of Naser ud Din of Tus in Bu-
charia. Translated by the Rev. H. G. Keene, A.M.
This Persian system of Ethics is an elaborate composi-
tion, formed on Greek models, and is very highly esteemed
in Persia.

4.

A Collation of the Syriac MSS. of the New Testament,
both Nestorian and Jacobite, that are accessible in
England. By the Rev. Professor Lee.

This collation will include the various readings of all

the Syriac MSS. of the New Testament in the British

Museum, and the Libraries at Oxford, Cambridge, &c.

The probable effect of this association, in exciting our young civil and military officers in India to a close study of the oriental languages, is another advantage not to be forgotten.

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14. Meher va Mushteri.

The part of this Persian work selected for publication is that which contains the history of Persia, from Kaiomurs to the death of Alexander the Great. Class III. Belles Lettres. Translated by Dr. Bernhard Dorn. This is a popular Persian poem, which celebrates the friendship and adventures of Meher and Mushteri, the sons of King Shapur and his grand vizier. 15. Hatim Tae.. Translated by Duncan Forbes, Esq. A.M.

This is a popular Persian romance, which narrates the seven perilous adventures of Hatim, an Arab chief. 16. Ferhad va Shirin. Translated by James Mitchell, Esq.

This Persian poem contains the tale of Ferhad, a celebrated statuary, and Shirin, Princess of Persia. It also includes several curious legends relating to Adam, Mahommed, &c.

Want of room compels us to postpone the conclusion of this report till our next Literary Gazette, when we trust to throw some very curious light upon the literature now existing in India.

FINE ARTS.
ROYAL ACADEMY.

BEFORE proceeding to the School of Painting (by far the most interesting portion of the present Exhibition), we shall notice some further attractions in the Great Room. We left off with one of Mr. Collins's pictures; we will recommence with another.

No. 86.—Taking out a Thorn. W. Collins, R.A.-Interesting, as well from its simplicity as from the skill with which it is executed. The little rustic group, accompanying their suffering companion, and the aged operator, are all in keeping with the scene. Every thing is unaffected, and as it should be.

No. 33. A Bull of the Alderney Breed. J. Ward, R.A.-This, and No. 223, A Cow of the Alderney Breed, by the same artist, are among the wonders of the Exhibition. At least, to those who are unacquainted with all the mysteries of feeding and breeding cattle, they certainly appear to be phenomena.

No. 52. Jan Steen taking down his Sign, and resuming his Profession of a Painter. J. Van Regemorter. We refer our readers to the quotation in the Catalogue, from Campowyerman's Lives of the Dutch Painters. It is curious, as illustrative of the character of the artist, the

Morland of his day; only that his subjects
were derived from the brutish of human beings,
while those of Morland were drawn from the
natural in animal life. This picture is Flemish
in its execution; and is well treated both in
colouring and chiaroscuro. It suggests one
observation, however, which we cannot refrain
from making; namely, that if Jan Steen had
lived in our days of multitudinous art, we
think he would have paused before taking down
his sign!
No. 17. A Mother caressing her Child. R.
Westall, R.A.-In expression, Mr. Westall is
rarely deficient. Subjects of flesh and blood,
however (such as this is), require truth in the
representation of them; and will not bear to be
refined away, on some imaginary principle of
delicacy, until the stamp of nature is wholly

effaced.

the less they are inspected, the better for the
reputation of the artist.

which we expressed of it in the Literary Gá sette of the 26th ult. Mr. Martin seems to No. 248. Henry the Third of France. R. P. have exhausted his invention, and concentrated Bonnington." Who put my man i' th' his talent, on this magnificent production, stocks?" said the indignant Lear, after having which comprehends all that is gorgeous in hufound his faithful adherent in that unenviable man splendour and mighty in human strength, position. With a similar feeling we say, Who with all that is sublime and destructive in put this picture here? Why is the pain of elemental commotion. It is impossible to imastooping till one's back is nearly broken to be gine any thing more awful and imposing than inflicted as the price of the pleasure of looking the whole spectacle. Intensely powerful in at this able performance?-a performance which its general effect, the minuteness and variety it would have done credit to the judgment of of its details are so curious and wonderful, that the Academy, had they placed it in the best we fear they will fail to be appreciated by the situation the rooms afford. Besides possess spectator without the aid of an opera-glass. ing a harmony of colouring which would be It is a picture on which a volume, instead of a honourable to any school of art, the subject is paragraph, might easily be written. treated in a most masterly manner. As a graphic illustration of the character and habits of the French monarch, it may be ranked with some of the well-described scenes by Sir Walter Scott in Quentin Durward, or any other of his historical novels.

ARTISTS' BENEVOLENT FUND.

above 10007.

SKETCHES OF SOCIETY. THE LITERARY FUND ANNIVERSARY.

Or all the Funds instituted for benevolent purposes in this great metropolis, it is not too much to say that this, which has for its object the relief of literary distress, is the most deserving of public patronage. We would institute no invidious comparisons between it and

THE anniversary of this Institution, on Satur No. 54. An Old Bridge at Hendon, Middleday last, was very numerously attended, and sex. F. Watts. We do not remember noticing had the Lord Chancellor in the chair, sup the landscapes of this artist before; but we ported by the Duke of Somerset, Lord Godehave now to compliment him on a performance No. 243. The Vicar of Wakefield reconciling rich, Lord Farnborough, Lord Grantham, Lord which, if it does not belong to the exalted or his Wife to Olivia. G. S. Newton.-We should Durham, Sir T. Lawrence, Sir J. Swinburne, classical in that department of painting, is at have said "endeavouring" to reconcile his Messrs. Phillips, Daniell, Bailly, Mulready, least natural, pleasing, and picturesque. wife; for the matter does not seem to have Etty, R. A.'s, &c. &c. The subscription (in. We leave, for the present, the Great Room, been accomplished. The picture is, however, dependently of 5007., a moiety of the price with its mass of splendid portraiture; and replete with the pathos and expression which paid to Mr. Mulready for an engraving from enter that which contains a far more diversified belong to the subject,-one of the most touch-his picture of the Wolf and the Lamb, which and generally interesting assemblage of pic-ing passages in one of the most admirable that artist has generously presented to the tures. And first of the first, in awful grandeur novels in the English language. The figures Fund) amounted, as the newspapers state, to and appalling ruin, standsare certainly too tall; but, with that slight exNo. 340. An Attempt to illustrate the Open-ception, the performance throughout is highly ing of the Sixth Seal. F. Danby." Chaos is creditable to the talents of this distinguished come again," would be an insufficient motto for artist. this extraordinary production. It is, indeed, a Now for The Drunkard, as he is represented stupendous scene. The sublime description in in No. 322, by G. Clint, A., "being the first the Revelations has suggested to the artist, as picture of an intended series." This performthe materials of his work, the wreck of a world; ance has dwelt upon our minds, and haunted lightning, volcanoes, earthquakes, falling rocks, our imagination, from the moment we first saw yawning chasms, and all the other dreadful in it. Mr. Clint's Drunkard is no maudlin, stagdications of "the wrath of the Lamb." A pic-gering ideot, the object merely of ridicule and the multitude of other most praiseworthy asture like this is scarcely amenable to criticism. contempt; he is a ferocious maniac, exciting in sociations, whose humanity and charity are an It violates no probability; for in such circum- the beholders terror and detestation. This honour to the English nation, but simply stances, what can be considered improbable ? graphic sermon may, in their intervals of rea-point out, that all these are limited in their Still, Mr. Danby has so far adhered with fidelity son, teach those who are addicted to the dis-sphere to particular cases or classes, whilst the to what we have experienced, that all his varied graceful vice of intoxication, to see, mark, calls upon the Literary Fund are as widely difeffects of livid light or bursting flame have evi- learn, and (we hope) inwardly digest, the useful fused as literature itself, and as universal as the dently been derived from their prototypes in lesson it conveys. From this mental wreck, existence of letters. The patient to a fevernature; although we have never before beheld this perversion of humanity, we turn to a work hospital, the sojourner in a work-house, the them in such terrific accumulation and array. of a very different character, gay and exhilarat. widow and the orphan of an asylum, the blind, The foreground is rendered visible by cold the deaf, the diseased, the aged, the forlorn, gleams from the upper part of the picture (rethe destitute of every description the mechanic presenting "the heavens departing, as a scroll and the trader, the actor and the artist,-may when it is rolled together,") and exhibits every each possess their separate sources where to seek frightful shape of desperation and death: the alleviation of their several sorrows and suf"Amazing period! when each mountain-height ferings; at the same time, under other circumOutburns Vesuvius; rocks eternal pour stances, and in another character, as authors, Their melted mass, as rivers once they pour'd; Stars rush; and final Ruin fiercely drives they may all bring their distresses before this Her ploughshare o'er creation."-Young. Society

On turning our back upon these pictured horrors, we are confronted by the gaieties of a scene as opposite as the antipodes; namely,

ing, and which, nevertheless, by an odd coin-
cidence of situation and circumstances, is in a
certain way connected with the subject of our
last notice: we mean No. 274, The Hop Gar-
den, by W. F. Witherington. Scenes of more
animated character can hardly be imagined
than those which are afforded by the vintage
and the hop-gathering; and yet, owing to the
perverseness of human nature, how often are
they productive of the most baneful conse- "Claim kindred there, and have their claim allowed."
quences! We must not, however, confound It is another consideration of much moment,
the use of a good with its abuse; nor reject and one that ought to have great influence in
moderate enjoyment because excessive enjoy-directing the favour of the high and wealthy
ment is pernicious. But not, by our further towards this charity, that those who advocate
reflections, to rob these excellent artists of the
praise which is their due, we hasten to say,
that in composition, character, and colouring,
both Mr. Clint and Mr. Witherington have
shewn the greatest skill, and exhibited their
talents to the utmost advantage.

No. 262. Boccaccio relating the Tale of the Bird-cage. J. M. W. Turner, R.A.-On land, as well as on water, Mr. Turner is determined not merely to shine, but to blaze and dazzle. Watteau and Stothard, be quiet! Here is more than your match. If Mr. Turner had called his picture of last year "a sketch," in the manner of Rembrandt; or if he had called the present production "a sketch," in the manner of either of the above-mentioned artists, it might have been supposed that, although he IF any thing could add to the reputation of had overshot the mark in glare and glitter, yet this extraordinary artist, it would be his Fall that, had he proceeded, he would have added of Nineveh, the exhibition of which was opened those redeeming qualities without which such to the public on Monday last; and our second tinsel is an offence, not only against the prin- view of which fully confirmed the high opinion ciples of art, but against common sense. With The mantel of the Great Room would have been the respect to the details in this gaudy experiment, proper place for this picture.

THE FALL OF NINEVEH.

its cause are not interested in its success, except by feelings of compassion and philanthropy. Many other institutions are actively and productively befriended by parties who have a prospective benefit to look to in their prosperity: they are to aid a joint-stock fund, of which they are members, or to help their brethren or themselves, should they unhappily fall into trouble or decay;-but the poor man of letters-the lowly drudge in the laborious duties of the pen-the unfortunate aspirant to fame-is not the founder or supporter of the Literary Fund;-strangers must plead for him, with sympathy only for their fee and reward. For these among other reasons, we think the ap

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DE BEGNIS' CONCERT. ON Monday this popular performer had a morning concert at the Argyll Rooms, which was very fully and fashionably attended. The grand attraction of the day was the return of Madame Ronzi de Begnis, who looked like She took a an angel, and sang like a seraph. part in a duet with the Signor, and gave an aria from Mozart;-was so enthusiastically received, and loudly applauded, that she was almost overpowered by her emotions. The rest of the entertainment was extremely well arranged, and supported by a great display of musical talent. Caradori, Brambilla, Mesdames Puzzi, De Vigo, Stockhausen, &c., were heard to much advantage; and several of the principal male singers in town exerted their best efforts for their brother artist. Signor Puzzi the whole went off with great éclat. gave an admirable fantasia on the horn: and

peals made on behalf of this charity are more de- | saw a fair proportion of the leading publishers | ing, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Mr. Hobhouse, serving of attention than any other. The objects of the kingdom, near where we sat in the room, Dr. Lushington, Sir W. Clayton, Mr. Adolwhose miseries it is directed to relieve, are diffused including partners of the house of Longman phus, Mr. Blanshard, severally spoke, as toasts throughout the whole mass of civilised life of and Co., Mr. Murray, Mr. Harding, Mr. Black-called them up; and by them all, the same beneall others, they are, perhaps, the least suited to wood, Mr. Butterworth, Mr. Duncan, Mr. volent train of ideas was pursued and enforced buffet with the busy world and command suc- Harris, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Ainsworth, &c. by various apposite illustrations. To crown cess;-of all others, their hopes have been the Mr. Maunder was one of the stewards; and the whole, Dr. Yates reported subscriptions to highest, their imaginations have been warmed other booksellers, prevented from appearing in the amount of £700: and a day of much by the gayest and most deceitful dreams of for. person, sent their donations. gratification to all who witnessed the protune and of glory;—and of all others, their fall His Grace the Duke of Somerset, president, ceedings, was happily concluded by the auspifrom the pinnacle of such bright delusions into took the chair soon after six o'clock, and about cious promise of the following names to comthe dark abyss of disappointment, penury, pain, 120 sat down to dinner. The cloth being re-mence the list of stewards at the next anniand wretchedness, is the most helpless and de- moved, “ The King, our munificent Patron,' versary:solate. Their endeavour has been to serve and always the first standing toast of the Society, Lords Shrewsbury and Goderich; Sirs Geo. Duckett, enlighten their fellow-men, and in their sad was drank with acclamations, and followed by dent of the Royal Academy); Davies Gilbert, Esq. (PrexiThomas Phillips, R. H. Inglis, and T. Lawrence, (Presiestate, surely they deserve pity and consolation the usual loyal bumpers and songs. "Prosperity dent of the Royal Society); Rev. Dr. Sleath (Head Master from those for whom, however unwisely, they to the Literary Fund," was also given with of St. Paul's School); Messrs. Sams and Jennings (Bookdevoted their talents and their toils. great applause; and Mr. Fitzgerald recited a Although the anniversary meeting of Wed-poem, in which the benevolent purposes of nesday, at the Freemasons' Tavern, was not the Fund were enforced. His exertions were so numerously attended as might have been ex- thanked by a toast from the president. The pected from the prevalence of these sentiments, it Earl of Shrewsbury, in a brief speech, comwas, nevertheless, adorned by the presence of plimentary to the noble chairman, and warmly some eminent personages, who expressed them- approving of the Society and its objects,* gave selves on the occasion in language which re- the health of the Duke of Somerset ; for flects lustre on the highest station, and pro- which his grace returned thanks. Lord Godemised their zealous support to the Fund here- rich, in an eloquent, manly, and feeling adafter, in a manner that cannot fail to be produc- dress, paid a tribute to the genius, patriotism, tive of great future advantages. Among these, and virtues of Mr. Canning, who, but for his we ought in justice to particularise Lord Gode- lamented loss, would have presided this day; rich and Lord F. L. Gower; and also Lord and proposed a tribute to his memory, which Shrewsbury, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Mr. J. was drank in solemn silence, and with deep Cam Hobhouse, and Dr. Lushington. emotion. His lordship's observations, indeed, We observe several of the newspapers, in produced a powerful sensation; and while he giving an account of the meeting, intimate a taught his hearers how to love and honour the regret that comparatively few of the distin-dead, he also did what was not his intention guished authors and eminent booksellers, whose he taught them to admire and honour the duty it is to befriend this excellent Institu- living. His lordship's own health was accordtion, were amongst the company. In some ingly the next, and loudly cheered by every respect this reproach is merited, and we would voice. Lord F. L. Gower, also, on receiving a not save those to whom it can apply from one similar compliment, returned thanks in a very MR. CYPRIANT POTTER'S CONCERT. stripe of its just infliction. To be callous to impressive manner, alluding with appropriate THE first movement of Mr. C. Potter's sinthe misery which this Fund alleviates, by tem- felicity to Mr. Lockhart's Life of Burns, to fonia, which opened this concert, was so good, pering with a providential hand the wind to support his reasoning on behalf of the un- that it made us wish for the second; and we the shorn lamb, is unworthy the character of fortunate, for the relief of whose wants they hope the cordial reception it met with from any man pretending to a love of literature, had met together. In the course of the even- the public, will be an inducement to bring it and far more unworthy of the prosperous culforward on a future occasion as a complete tivators of that field which has proved so They are thus forcibly described in the address printed piece. Mr. P. also displayed much talent as sterile and thorny to their unfortunate fellow-by way of preface to the book-list of subscribers: "It is not the purpose of the Literary Fund to reward a composer, as well as taste and execution as labourers. But it ought to be remembered, able authorship, which should look for its reward to the a performer on the piano-forte, in his conthat business, illness, and many other insur- nation; nor to encourage bad authorship, nor to sustain mountable reasons, may keep good men from as far as it may, between the meritorious and those ca- à-la-militaire. the idle, nor to indulge the profligate: but to interpose, certo with rondo à-la-chasse and his rondo Miss Stephens sang sweetly attending; and we have little right to pro- lamities against which no rank of merit can be always a in "Softly sighs," from Der Freischütz, and nounce opinions, where we cannot know the security; to lift up the honourable and cultivated mind also in the duet with Mr. Vaughan, "Qual crushed by misfortunes that defy human prudence; to save those from falling whose fall would be a scandal to anelante," by Marcello. Caradori was delightthe literary honour of the country; to help those who ful in Pacini's aria from La Schiava in Bagbeing wholly ruined; to prevent casual poverty from dad, "Sommo Ciel ;" and Brambilla pleased cannot help themselves; to save the half-ruined from being degraded into desperate privation; sickness from us much in "Alma Rea," from Rossini's being turned into death; and, where death is inevitable, and orphan of the man of genius will not be cast loose to Italia, "Oh guardate," also gave scope to the to soften the dying hour, by the feeling that the widow Sigismonda. The quintetto from Il Turco in this in a multitude of instances; and if it have not done Curioni, De Begnis, and Pellegrini. Literary Fund takes proudly to itself, that it has done powers of these ladies, in concert with Signori Signor it in all, it is neither from narrowness in its principle nor De Begnis displayed his accustomed humour, defect in its conduct. It has restricted its hand by no both in this quintet, and in the duet " D'un invidious limits of class in society, religious persuasion, party feeling, or place of birth. It receives all claims bell' uso," from the same opera. Mr. Oury alike; desires no other attestation than the evidence that received much applause for his performance its bounty is necessary, and then distributes to the utmost of its means. Since its commencement in the year 1790, on the violin; and Mr. Nicholson executed a fantasia on the flute in his very best style. The overtures of Beethoven and Mozart were exceedingly well performed.

grounds of action, or rather, in this matter, of inaction. And if some were away, who ought to have been with us, both for their own sakes and the sake of humanity, there were yet a number of distinguished literary characters present; and as far as regards booksellers, we

the bitter chances of the world. It is a praise which the

It may not be so generally known as we wish to make it, that in order to promote the interests of this Fund, many of the Members of the Committee of Management (at which Sir B. Hobhouse efficiently presides), and other friends of the charity, form a Club, which meets monthly for about eight months of the year, in London; and that a more general meeting is annually held at Greenwich. At this meeting, which, though of a social kind, does not repress the great object of the Society, valuable Stewards the Literary Fund has relieved, in an essential manner, for the following anniversary are often enlisted in the upwards of one thousand cases; some of them of a remost agreeable way; and gentlemen, previously unac-markable nature, and in which the result of the relief quainted with the Institution, have, from pleasantly was immediate and public. But the few instances which mingling with its friends here, become themselves its may have thus escaped into observation, can furnish no ardent supporters. Foreign literati are also frequently estimate of the actual extent of service. How vast a THE MASTERS SCHULZ, FROM VIENNA. brought to this rendezvous, and share with no small mass of lonely misery the bounty of the Fund may have MANY of our readers may remember these delight in our English custom of holding festival (with lightened, or even extinguished; how many sinking white bait, and all appliances to boot"); and combining spirits it has cheered to new exertions; what sick beds it young musicians, who, by their performances with it the best feelings of the heart: for the Committee has made the beds of health; what years of helpless on the piano-forte and guitar, delighted sits in the early part of the afternoon to administer relief decay it has made years of comparative comfort; what to the wretched; and its close is devoted to the same agonies of mind among a class of men whom the habits royal and fashionable circles some few years end, while enjoying the pleasures of good-humoured re- of their whole lives, their education, and intelligence, ago. Since that period they have been malaxation. Having said so much, we ought to advertise render most vulnerable in the mind, have been healed,turing the talents then so strikingly displayed, those who are, and those who wish to be, benefactors of must be beyond human record: but they will not be for- and have returned with increased claims on the Literary Fund Society, that the 18th of June is the gotten where it is most important for men, and even for day fixed for the Greenwich sub-anniversary. Institutions, that they should be remembered." the attention of musical amateurs. Immedi

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